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is.alia Canna Ci lines or less, $5,00 per year.
C. LUTOILRLDEII. T. •. .1013:1180al.
Batchelder & Johnsen,
Ischisars of Monuments, Tombstones, Table
It, Colraterg, &a. 1411 and see. Shop, Wain at.,
3atte Foundry, WeMbar°, Pa.—July 9, 1972.
A. Redfield,
.NEI, AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.—Colleet
i promptly attended to.—Blosaburg, Ttoga couu-
Peau'a., Apr. 1,1872-9 m.
C. H. Seymour,.
tsp AT LAW, Tioga Pa. All business en•
ted to bl 3 care will receive prompt attention.—
L 1872.
Geo. U. Merrick,
my 4i LAW.—Office in Bowen it ;Cone's
aoe hall from Agitator Office, aa dour,
'bore, Pa.—Jan. 1. 1872. '
Mitchell & Cameron,
'NEES AT LAW, Claim and Insurance. Agents.
in Converse di
We brick block. over
io a Osgood's store, Wellaboro, Fa.—Jan. /,
William A. Stone,
4E! !a LAW, over O. B. Kelley's Dry Goon
Wright a; Bailey's Block on Alain Area.
'no, Jan. 1, 1872. '
Josiah Emery,
[Ey AT law.—Office opposite Court House,
utdfs /Rook. Williamsport , Ps. All business
1 1 attended to.—Jan. 1, 1872.
J. C. Strang,
rst AT LAW tz DISTRICT ATTORNEY .
Atli J. 12.1illes, Eaq.,Wellsboro, Pa.-Jan. 1,'72
C. N. Dartt,
• T.-Teeth made with the NM milimoNstistzt.
Ore better satiliaction than any thing else
. Ofßee in 'Wright do Bailey's Block. Wells-
Ott. 16,1612.
J. B. Niles,
LAW.—Will attend promptly to bus-
Amsted td his care in the counties of Tiogn
Ater. Office on the esenue.—Wellsboro, Pa.,
1872.
Jno. W. Adams,
my AT LAW, ManeflelCl, Tioga county, Pa.
30/U3 prompty attended to.—Jan. 1, 1872.
C. L. Peck,
Mr AT LAW. Allclalms promptly collected
:tth W. B. Umiak, llskorille, Tioga Co., Pa.
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C. B. Kelly.
In Crockery. China and Glaass ware, Table Cut•
Id Plated Ware. Also Table and House rur.
• Goods.—Wellsboro, Pa., Sept. 17.1872. •
Jno. W. Guernsey,
iEY AT LAW,—AII business entrusted to him
pyromptly attended to.—Odies let door south
Abian &. Vexes gore, Tloga, Tioga county, Pa.
1, 1872.
Wm. B. Smith,
)11 ATTORNEY, Bounty and Insurance Agent.
aunleatfons sent to the above address will re
prompt attention. Terms moderate.—linox.
Pa. Jan. 1, 1972.
B. C. Wheeler
raptly attend to the colloction of all claims In
county. Ottee with Henry Sherwood & Son,
Ide of the public square, Wellaboro, Pa.
1872.
.Barnes & Roy,
ITERS.—AII Linde of Job Printing done on
, tice, and in the best manner. Otheeiu Bow
ie's Block, 2d floor.—Jan. 1, 1872.
Sabinsville House.
Tioga 00., Pa.—Benn Bro'B. Proprietors
a has been thbroughly renovated and is
:cod condition to accomidate the traveling
a superior manner.—On. 1, 1873.
D. Bacon,
,:s AND BURGEON— y be found at his
Ist door East of Miss Todd's—Main street.
attend promptly to all calls.—Wellsboro, Pa.,
1,1972.
A. M. Ingham, M. D.,
.OPATHIST, Office at his residence on the kr ,
—Wellslx)ro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1872.
Seeley, Coats & Co.,
Knoxville, Tloga Co., Pa.—Receive money
:posit, discount notes, and sell drafts on New
',Lay. Collections promptly made.
BEELET, OeCeol.6. VINE CIIANDALL;
I. UM. ' DAV/D COATS, Knoxville
D. 11. Bel,laer,
l'Ac TUBER and Dealer in Tin, Stoves, Copper
Sheet Iron Ware. Job work promptly attended
First door below A. B. Eastman.—March 11,
Petroleum House,
ELI), PA., Cleo. Close. Proprietor.—Good
ac
'Mation for both man and beast. Charges rea
''e, and good attention given to guests.
I. 1Y,72.
M. L. Sticklin, Agq.,
In Cabinet Ware of all kinds which will be
•er than the lowest: lie invites all to take
:hie goods before purchasing elsewhere.—
ner the place--opposite Dartt's Wagon Shop,
Street, Welleboro. Feb. 25, 1871-Iy.
Yale& Co.
lafacturing several brands of choice Cigars
Will sell at prices that cannot but please
)mere. We use none but the best Connect
mink and Yam Tobaccos. We make our own
Ma for that reason can warrant them. We
Nneni assortment of gcod Chewing and
TobaUcl, Snuffs, Pipes from clay to the
;eerechatun, Tobacco Pouches, &c., whole ,
tetalt—bec.2t, 1812.
In R. Anderson, Agt.
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k RETAIL DEALER IN HARDWARE,
,• 1 . Star/. .1411 s, Ilonse Trimmings, Me
`Mi. Agricultural Implements, Carriage
as, Springs, Mini. ko., Pocket and Table
ated Ware, Guns aud Auununi tion, Whips,
zood and iron—the best in nee. Manufac
lealer in Tin, Copper, and Sheet-iron
ng In Tin and Iron. All work warrant
-973.
SllOllO HOTEL,
LAili ST. et '1.11.k.. AVMME,
ELLSBORO, PA.
LIDAY, Proprietor
mated, and is in good condition
'aveling public. The proprietor
make it a first-class botuei All
lepart from this house. Free
Sober„andindustriou host
ice.
ator's Notice.
tratlon on the estate of La-
Idowilnug, Toga county, Pa.,
grimed to Harry EiIIII, residln
State aforesaid, to whom all
?state are requested to make
` l ll claims or demands will
tout d •
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RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
tgatingMM
Biossburga Corning it Tioga R. R.
Time Table Tu. 32.
Tams Effect Mouday Julia 3d, 1872.
DEPART FROM CORNING. ARRIVE AT amosestato •
No. 1...... 800 a. m. No. 1 10 45 a. m. 3 735 p. ua. " 3 1020p.m.
"15 220 p. to, "15..... 6 .25 p. to.
DEPART FORM bLOSSIBURO. AVOLVE AT CORNING.
No . 245 p. in. No. .5 35p. zu.
.. 7OS p. " 4...... 10 00 a.u2.
720 a. in. No. 8... 11 45 a. In.
A. H. GORTON, Sup't B. & O. R. R.
L. 11..811ATTUCK, Sup't Tioga R.ll.
1 Col.
$ll 00
16 00
18 00
2.0 OJ
28 00
35 09
60 00
100 00
Cyrus D. Sill,
Foreign and Domestic Liquors
WINES, &c., &a
,Agent for Fine Old Whiskies,
Jan, 1, 1872. COWING, N. Y.
THE NEW 'SEWING MACHINE
- ""'ETIQX°C:O3Et.."
Latest Improved, hence THE BEET.
HAS NO SPIRAL SPRMGS.
SirEVERY MOTION POSITIVE.
Has Self Setting Needle and Improved
THE VICTOR
, .
WILL be put out on trial for parties wishing, and
sold on easy, montbly payments.
Befort , purchasing, call and examine the VICTQR,
at L. F. Trtgeatt's store in Wellalmro. Pa.
Machine Silk, Twist, Cotton and Needles of all kinds
constantly on hand.
N. B.—Machines of all kinds repaired on reasonable
terms.
NOV. 9, 1879-6 na.
Mrs. A. J. SOFIELD
WOULD respeetfullyannoauce to the public that
she has now a
FRESH STOOK OF
4illinery and-Fancy Goods!
of every description, for the ladles, consisting of
Hats, Bonnets, Cape, Gloves, Hosiery, subias, Shawls,
Suits, Merino and Muslin Underwear, Germantown
Wools, Zephyrs and Furs. Thankful for the gener
ous patronage of the past, she hopes to merit a con
tinuanoe of the same. Jan. 1, 1872..
$l,OOO REWARD !
fit= A reward of One Thousand Dol.. "
(.• - lara will be paid to any Physician
• ; who will produce a medicine that ; '
wul supply tho wants of the people better
Oa n the article known as
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Dr. IP. Fa,hrney's
Blood. Cleanser or Panacea.
It must be a better Cathartic, a better Alterative,
a better Sudorific, a better Diurectic, a better Tonic,
end in every way better than the Pan•a-co-a. No mat
ter haw long it has been in use, or how lately discov
ered'. Above all it must not contain anything NOT
PIIIIELY TEGETADLEf
A reward of Five Flundred Dollars will be paid for
a medicine that will pernaanehtly cure more cases of
Costiveness. Constipation, Sick or Nervous Headache,
Liver Complaint, lillious Disorders, Jaundice, Rheum
atism, Gout, Dyspepsia._ Chills and Fever, Tape
Worms, Boils, Tumors, Tettiirs, Dicers. Sores+Faina in
the Loins, Side and Head, aud Coaretenrre,
than
which is used more extensively by practicing physi
cians than any other popular medicine known.
11g-Prepared by P. Fabrney's Bros. & Co., Wanes-
Opro, Pa., and Dr. P. FAIIRNEY, 30
"tA North Dearborn Street. Chicago..
/ X , Price. $1.25 per bottle, for sale by';:,,
: Wholesale and Retail-Dealers,and ..
by Hastings & Coles, Wellsboro,iPa.
flan. 31, 1873-6 on.
General Insurance Agency,
Life, Five, and Accidental.
Alemunia, of Cleveland. Ohio 1
436,033,14
New York Life and Fire Ins, Co ....21,000,000
Royal Ins. Co., of Liverpool 10,616,601
',
Lancashire, of Manchester, Capital,l. 10,000,000
Ins. Co., of North America, Pa .$3,00,535 CO
Franklin Fire Ins. Co. of Phila. PA ....... .....2,087,462 • 25
Republic Ins, Co. of N. Y., Cajiital, $760,000
Nia , ara Fig - Ins. Co. of N. Y . . ..... _1,000,000
Farmers Mut. Fire Ins. Co. York Pa ... . .. .• • 909,989 15
Phamix Mut. Life Ins. Co. of llarfford Ct.. 5,081,970 50
Penn'a Cattle Ins. Coof Pottsville 000,000 00
4
Total..
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Insurance promptly effected by road 'or otherwise,
on. all kinds of Property. All losses promptly adjusted
and paid at my office.
Al/ communications promptly attended to—Office or
75fi1l Street 2d door from Main st„ Knoxville Pa.
WM. B. SMITH
Agent.
Jari. 1. 1873-tr.
PLFASANT and Improved rooms Washed with
all that can be had to give one pleasure instead of
pain, are found at
A. B. Eastman's Dental Office
whereihe new liquid Nitrous Oxide is continauly ad
ministered with the happiest results ; also Ether
Chlorokrm and the -Narootic Spray is used when pre
!erred. ' •
from one to an entire set, inserted on short notice,—
special attention given to diseases of the mouth.—
Preservation of the natural teeth a specialty. Work
warranted and terms reasonable, Opposite Cone
louse, Welisboro, Pa. Feb. 4, 1878-tf.
General Insurnce Agency,
NElsos, Trott Co., Pe.. 1
J. 111. &J. D. CAMPDIELL
AItE issuing poUcles In the following Companies
against tire and lightning ,in TiOp. and Potter
counties
QUEEN, ... Assets, S/0,000,0 00 .00
CONTINENTAL of New Y0rk,........, —2,509,326,27
HANOVER, of New York 983,381.00
GERMAN AMERICAN, New York.. ..... 1,272,000.00
WyOMMI, of Villkos,barre, Pa 219,698%42
virn,T.TAMRPORT, of INnesport 113,066.00
All business promptly attended to by mail or other
arise'. Losses adjusted and paid at our °Mee,
Nelson, Dec. 10, 1872-I,y.
$45 TO $2O p a er or a taktog
Agents wan ted!
young or old, make more moneir at 'w of either eez,
ork for us in
their spare moments, or ail the time, than at anything
else. Particulars tree. Address G. Stinson & Co.
Portland, Maine. Sept. 26.1.872-17.
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WHOLESALE DEALER IN
SHUTTLE.
E. JENNINGS; Agent.
CELEBRATED
$5OO REWARD.
DR. FAITRNEY'S
Blood Cleanser or Panacea,
KNOXVILLE, TIOGA CO., PA
ASSETS OVER $65,000.M.
ASSE're Or C:05trA1412.8
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ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
CO.Li-VIA,
FLOUR, PLASTER,
co - vv-F-E]ox),
Buckwheat Bran,
CORN MEAL,
Ashton & Onondaga Salt
AT THE
WELLSBORO WAREHOUSE
AND
COAL YARD.
ALSO kept couistautly uu baud and for sale
DOORS. SASH, BLINDS,
LATH, SHLNGLES, BRICK*
Cement, Lime„ct Fire Brick.
On and after this date, I shall sell Antrim Coarse
Sareened Coal at $3.00 per Ton, at the - yard, or 1:4.00
per Ton, delivered in the village.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage that I have
received in the past, I beg a continuance of the tame.
I remain a faithful friend of the public.
Respectfully,
W-ellsboro, Jau. 28, 1873.-3 m. CHARLES MAGEE.
,P. 8. Puttee intending to use Vaster tbo coming
season would do well to purchase now, as the supply
is likely to be limited.
New Boot, Shoe, Leather
AND FINDING STORE.
C:1. N7ST . Eitievore.
IN THE FIELD AGAIN
News Shop, New Stook, and' first-
class Work I
A METING from a Rand Cack to a Kid Gaiter. Best
AA. line of
Ladies' Kid and Cloth Bay
morals and Gaiters,
Ditto Childreiils
dad Misses.
Gents' Cloth, Morocco, and
Calf Gaiters. Oxford
and Prince 4/Mart
Ties. -1
A good hue of OVERSHOES, and a full Ilno of
FINE ; BOOTS,
ranging In prico from $4,00 to $7,00, pegged and sewed
CUSTOM BOOTS
from $5,00 to $15,00, end worth the money every -lime
Leather and Findings
at tha lowestrates, as usual
The undersigned having spent twenty years of his
life in Wellaboro—rilach of the time on the stool of
penitence. drawing the cord - cf affliction for the good
of soles, believes rather in hammering than blowing.
Wherefore, he will only remark to his old customers
and as many new ones as choose to give him a call,
that he may be found at his new shop, next door to B.
T. Van Horn's ware rooms, with the best and cheap.
est stock in Tioga county. C. W. SEARS.
Wolleboro. April 24, 1872.
WISHART'S PINE TREE
CORDIAL,II
NATURE'S GREAT REMEDY
FOR THE
Throat and 11.4uncrs.
It 10 : gratifying to us to inform the public hat Dr.
L. Q. C. Wishert'S Pine Tree Tar Cordial.for Throat and
Lung Diseases, has gained an enviable reputation
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coaat,and from thence
to some of the first i'mailies of Europe, not through
the press alone, but Illy persons throughout the States
actually benehtted anti oured at hie once. While he
publishes less,•so say our reporters, ho is unable to
supply the demand. It gains and holds its reputa•
tion—
Fist. Not by stopping cough, but by loosening
and assisting nature to throw off the unhealthy mat
tor collected about the throat and brorre N hial tubes,
which causes irritatim,. •
Secinstl. It removes the cause of Irritation (which
produces cough) of the mucous membrane and
bronchial tubes, asab3ta the lungs to act and throw off
the unhealthy secretions, and puritle.s the blood.
Third. It is free from Bonilla, lobelia, ipecac and
opium, of which most throat and lung remedies are
composed, which allay cough only, and disorganize
the stomach. It has a Boothiug effect on the stomach,
acts on the liver and Wile; s, and lymphatic and
nervous regions, thus reaching to every part of the
system, and in its invigorating and purifying 'effects
it has gained a reputation which it must hold above
all others in the market.
w.icbizix4Dm:
The Pine Tree Tar Cordial,
Great American Dispepsia Pills,
AND
WORM SUGAR RROPS
Being under my immediate direction they shall not
lose their curative qualities by the use of oheap and
impure articles.
HEM R. WISHART,
PROPRIETOR.
Free or Charge.
Dr. L. Q. C. Wisbart's Office Parlors are open on
all Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a. frt.
to sp. m., for consultatthn by Dr. Wm. T. Magee.—
With him are assooiated two consulting physicians of
acknowledged ability. This opportunity is not of
fered by any other institution in tho city.
All letters must be addressed. to
L.Q. C. Wishart, M.D.,
No. 232. N. Seond street,
PffiLADEMPER4.
Nov. 10, 1872-Cm
WELLSBORO, TIOGA. CO., PA., TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1573.
Blind Bartimem
Near Jeriebo's bright City.
At the close of a summer day,
Blind 13artimeus, son of 111:11GUS,
Sat by the dusty way; k,
And the stoniest heart was softened.
As he turned his sightless eyes
To the blue hills of Judea,
Crowned with her matchless skies
And the neighbors paused a moment,
With pityincr look or word.
As they thought of their bright-eyed `children;
But one, whose heart was stirred ,
W)th more thtm pitying kindness,
Stopped on his homeward way, , ,
And sat by the side of the beggar,
To tell him the news of the day.
How meu and women were talking
or n %ontit-Tfull Nazarene,—
, A man of bumble lineage,
Of meek Bud lowly mien;
"And his followers are the poorest,
Itartinteus, 'inch as we;
Laborers from the vineyards,
And ftshern,ti from the sea.
. / \,,
••Aud the beautiful plains beneath them,
Stretching so far before,
With the lilies, their bright cups lifting
To my happy eyes once more?"
Hark ! there's a sound of voices,
And the tramp of many feet
Heavy of men and women,
And pattering of children sweet.
"What la it f" Bartnneus quest:cad,:
'Tia the teacher of Galilee."
"0 Jesus. thou Sun of David,'!,
Re crieth, "have mercy ou me."
But the multitude ausw•er, not coldly,
"Our teacher is always kind;
But who ever heard of a mortal
Who could open the eyes of the blind?"
But louder he calleth to Jesus,
"Son of David, have mercy on ma!"
"Be of good comfort, Bartimeus,
Rise, tor He calleth thee."
Then quickly the bills bent downward
To meet his wondering eyes,
While closely above and around him •
Seemed pressing the radiant skies,
And the beautiful plains of Judea
Stretched onward whole leagues before,
Uplifting their golden lilies
To his eager eyes once more.
But lost to him are their grandeur.
Their beauty, and all their grace, •
For his open eyes see only
The love in the Master's face.
And throwing Lis garment from him,
lie Joins In the surging tide,
Only pressing more closely
Than any the Master's side.
For surely Ho it the Messiah
Did He not heed his call?
And giving him sight and freedom,
Has He not given him all?
Oh, Saviour! teach, us this lesson.
To cast away doubts and fears,
And come to Thee, though, in blindness,
We see Thee only in tears)
Though the world may entice with its grandeur.
lts loveliness, or its grace,
Over all, and through all, to see only
The love Divine in Thy face..
" Harriet, do you think you can make my`
meetion' coat last another year?"
The speaker was a tall, grizzly man, and
looked not unlike a patriarch. " Sister Har
riet" took the threadbare garment, and hold
it at arm's length, gave it a long and
critical examination. But while they are
peering about the button holes and sighing
ever the secession of warp from woof, let
us look about•the house 'a little. It does
not differ materrally from other farm houses
in Rhode Island. It is very old, with a
long, low roof. Outside, large boulders of
almost colossal siie everywhere greet the
eye.
One stands at the corner of the fence,
and is used fur a horseblock. Within the
house how very primitive is every article of
furniture. In that great fireplace wood has
cheerily cracked for more than a hundred
years in delightful unconsciousness of stoves: -
Oh, well,_ it rests my eyes to look into that
old-fashioned apartment. But the most an
tique thing of all is that giant man so anx
iously eyeing his Sunday coat, > He might
have come over in the Ark; indeed, now
that I think of it, he does resemble Japheth
in Rossitor's painting of Noah and his fam
ily, which I once'hed the pleasure of see
ing. But he is dressed in a blue and white
overfrock, is barefooted, and holds his'ox
goad over his shoulder, from which is sus
pended a pair of boots.
" Will it dew, Harriet?" The sister, a
true New England woman, and fertile in the
art of " making do," probed the wounds in
the forlorn garment, and spoke hopefully of
its recovery. " I guess I can make it last a
spell, Gideon; I'll try." And taking down
her hears,' she went at her work with the
zeal of a martyr. Gideon Lamb, unlike the
original Japheth, was an old bachelor, Jior
was he as poor as his nervous anxiety about
his Sunday coat would seem to indjcate; for
if you will follow him on his journey you
will see that he has a good yoke of oxen,
and a load of ship timber which he is draw
ing' to " The Ktig"—the nearest seaboard
town. On he trudges, for he is too thought
ful of the oxen to ride; now speaking a
kind word to old Duke, now an admonitory
one to old Darby, and then relapsing into
silence, and perhaps thinking of " Harriet"
at home, or, may be, of some old sweet
heart, What! was Gideon Lamb ever in
love? Did he flirt with Sheriff) wife, or
could that sparkling brunette, Mrs. Ham,
have played the coquette with him before
the flood? No, bht there is a willful maid'
living all alone half a mile, back from the
road who persistsl in saying that now she
might be :.N.lrs. Gideon Lamb had she not
shocked blui by the extravagant habit of
wearing a pink silk neck ribbon. And now,
as he goes past th,n — bars and sees' the lane
that leads to her,fOnely dwelling, lie gives a
little sigh, prompied, it may be, by pity for
her—it maybe by-a stronger emotion. He
trudges &wiz, pitying the poor oxen, won
doling if the birds are going crazy with
their singing, wishing -' folks waren't a
trarab ant, and then there wouldn't be so
much want," until he comes within sight of
" The Pint," and then lie begins an elabo
rate toilet. He sits-down on a stone findt
draws on his hoots; lie takes oft the blouse
and displays a second Sunday coat that baf
fles description; lie runs his fingers through
his grizzly hair, jumps on his load, and is
away. Having disposed of his timber, he
walks into the bank—don't be alarmed for
his sanity, dear reader. He is a bank di
rector, and owns shares in this and other
moneyed institutions to the amount of thirty
thousand dollars, and his head is a little
clearer in financial matters'than any one's
else. And so, his business done, he starts
for home, stopping at the old familiar stone
to take off his boots; and then eating his
luncheon, he and the Vixen trudge along in
right good fellowship. On his arrival Har
riet triumphantly displayed the coat.
"There, Gideon, mOther couldn't have
beat that; now could she?"
"'Wa'al, now, Harriet, I b'lieve you've
got a knack at dewin' things. I like to look
respectable, but I tell you what, I don't
want to he extravagant. You know It says
in the Bible, ' Consider the lilies of the
field, they don't stand thin' up—thev put
on just what comes handy, and yet Suforaola
in all his glory weren't arrayed like 'one on
'em.' Some might , have thought his allu
sion to the gorgeous raiment of the lilies
very unfortunate, tint it did not strike Har
riet so. She patted a johnny-cake on a
board, and put it down before the coals to
bake,_ she hung the iron teakettle over the
fire, and busied herself with her brother's
suppeti. "Harriet," said Gideon, " Vve
seen Elder Cole down to " The- Pint" to
day, and guess what he wants us to dew.—
He wants us to give him an outline of our
family history—our father's and mother's
death—for somethin' he's gittin' up. I
knew I couldn't make nothin of it, but I
knew you could, Harriet—you can do any
thing l' -
" Why Gideon!" said Harriet; "but then
if he wants it we'll both try."
There had been a time when this now
lonely house had been quite a sheepfold,
for the family of Lambs was originally nu
merous,`but these two were all that now
survived. Harriet, in the eyes of her broth
er, was the embodiment, of all that was de
sirable in women. There was nothing she
couldn't do that was worth doing. He had
never denied her anything, but her wants
were as simple as his. She was fifteen years
"They say that He tescheth the simple,
That He lot , eth the children to bless,
That He even neuieth the sick folk,
As the multitude throng press;
And each wotu, as a gen 7 moat precious,
As it falls Awn His lips Ls caught:
And some venture to say Messiah
By whom they are bee ed and taught."
"Ali, yes!" replied Hartinieus,
"He way teach the ignorant mind,
He may help the sick and the weary:—
Can he open the eyes of the blind
Can Ho bring nbaiu the grandeur
Of Judea'a bills to mine eyes.
Crowned with the blue and the purple
Of her own eve r-arehing skies'?
GIDEON LAME.
Younger than be, with a clinging, dependent
nature that was winding itself' every year
More closely around this giant brother until
they two seemed to be one. So after supper
they began to talk over what year it was
that sister Sally died, and brother Jostina,
and then the dear old mother, and what
father said last, and altogether it ended in a
lit of weeping,. Parsimonious as Gideon
Lamb was, to his praise be it said, no one
in the neighborhood ever lacked a loud of
wood or a plenty of meal; but velvet bon.
nets for the minister's wife., and.gold watch
es as a surprise gift to the minister, Mere
his especial abomination.
The family history progressed slowly, for
Harriet's pen was uncouth, but when it was
done Gideon said, "It couldn't be beat."—
It-was an honest statement of facts, with a
strong undercukent of emotion running
through it. It told how Deacon Lamb and
his wife walked with God—how one went
'quietly through the river, and the otherlad
a wonderful vision of Heaven while stand
ing on its bunks. It toitl who preached the
funeral sermons, and what hymns were
sung; where the bodies were laid, and what
was written on' the tombstones. It was a
very simple story, and webbing for its
quaintness, Gideon carried\ it down to
"The Pint," and showed it to tike minister,
who, us !Gideon told Harriet, ?i4aid, "It
couldn't now ays ba bettered." 'Harriet's
face must once have beta very faiOatt
she sat in the arm ehalc, busy with her
patching, dressed in antique habiliments,
one would simply call her tt, plain-looking
woman, wearing on to rniddle \ life. Butshe
still preserved her girlish smite, when shas
talked with her giant brother, and had so
much real delicacy that to him she was ." a
thing of beauty—a joy forever."
But years pass away, bringing with them
life's stern changes. Children had grown
up; old people, like autumn leaves, had
dropped off and gone to decay. Passing
years teach some hard lessons to - all. Gid:
eon Lamb has just returned with his oxen
from "The Pint," but he sits alone in that
great room, for Harriet is dead. Loneliness
steals over him, It oppresses him; but how
can it be relieved? He thinks of that will
ful woman that always boasted she could
marry him, but he shakes his head. Har
riet's place would still be empty. Then
there was poor old Widow Lane; but he
said to himself, "ho b'lieved he'd ruther
find her in wood and meal, and let her stay
where she was." As to young girls, they
were out of the question. "Tpey'd jest
laugh at him and use up his money. , No,
indeed, he wouldn't be bothered with one
on 'em." '
It happened one day that Gideon was
down at the bank in h 1 usual style. He
had been reckoning up his accounts to see
how much he was worth. I must be
wuth," said Gideon, "not fur from fifty
thousand dollars. I wish I hadn't got so
much. What shall Ido with it?"
At last the rebellion broke out, and it was
really a godsendlo poor Gideon. Ho loved
his country, and now, in its sore tribula
tion,,he tookit to hisbeart. True, he could
not tight for it, for one foot had given out,
and every joint had a touch of rheumatism,
but he could worry about it, and pray for
itt-feir Gideon was truly a praying man.—
As far as an - idea could, it seemed to fill
Harriet's vacant place. At last he made up
his mind to give all his income for one year
to the families of volunteers, " purvided,"
'as ho said, "they'd promise not to be ex
travagant." Every day he went to "The
Pint" to get the news. It happened that
just after the defeats on the Peninsula, be
ing sore at heart, he stepped in at • Elder
Cole's to get a little "medicine for the
mind." " I tell you what, Elder, things
look pritty dark. I'm almost glad Harriet's
out of the world afore she h:now'd shout
ills trouble. Wa'al ten year ago or so it
Wasn't a bad time to die." " You're just
the man I wanted to see," said the minister.
" You've got a clear head, and here's a case
I want you to look through. There was a
member of my church by the name of John
Clark who felt it was his duty to enlist.—
He had a wife and six bright children. He
said he felt called of God to go and fight
the rebels, and I think ha was. After he'd
brz.l gone three months...his wife got sick
and died, anti now poor John. has just been
killed at Malvern Hill. He died like when),
too. Isiow what's to be done with the little
()near -
—The Churchman
"Is it fur over there?" said Gideon. "No;
do you want to see them?" " Wa'al sposin'
we walk over there?" S 4 they ,went to an
humble dwelling in the7o4skirts of the
town, and there' they saw the six orphans—
the eldest, Amy, a girl twelve years of age,
doing all the work, and everything about
looking so poor. " Wa'al," said Gideon,
" there don't seem to be nothin' extravagant
about 'em.. b ' lieve I'll take 'mu home
with me—and save the Government a pen
sion. A penny saved is a penny aimed, yQU.
know; and besides, ever since Harriet died"
—here the voice began to falter—" it's been
kinder ionesente!"
So the children tied up their scanty bun
dles, and jumping into the ox cart, rode
home with him that very day. I dare say
it never occurred to them as they watched
the_old man, barefooted, and limping along
with his rude white - oak crutch, that there
was anything singular in his appearance.—
They rather liked his looks. Grave and
thoughtful as his face was, the curves of his
lips had their bits of dry humor about them
that told as plainly as words that - he had nbt
forgotten his boyhood. He asked them if
they loved but'nuts, and if they 'sposed they'd
know huckleberries if they was to see 'em!
When at last they reached the old home
stead their delights knew no bounds. They
frolicked and laughed as much as they
chOso, for theme was nothinin Uncle girl
eon's manner,
a silent man though he was,
that: rebuked them.
Uncle Gideon took great pains to tend
the children to school, for, as he told them;
" A little hook larnin' conies good, for who
knows but one of these days some on you
will want to be writin ) . up a family history
of your own, jest as sister Harriet did?"
It is Sabbath morning, and old Uncle
Gideon has on his "meetin' coat."- It is
the identical one that his sister mended ten
years ago, and looks about as fashionable
now as it, did then. Amy Clark is ailection
ately brushing it, very much as Harriet
wood have done. A kindly look lights up
-Uncle Gideon's benevolent gray eyes. He
gazes on the little group, and fancies he sees
in each child a "Kitlo loot• like Harriet."
Who will say that our venerable friend was
not in the highest sense a patriot? And it
we had a regiment of the same stamp,
would it not be a blessing to our country
Per:4nd Pansoript.
Rattlesnakes and their Habits,
/Ordinarily the rattlesnake.
sluggish, and unless molested there i.' little
to tear from it during the greater pOrtion of
the year. Just before end just after its
winter sleep, however, it is were active, and
often assumes the odet,sive, In order to
strike, it must lie in 24 close coil, Witli_itst
head and neck erect.' In this position it
throws itself forward about three-fourths its
length, supporting its weight entirely upon
the remaining fourth. N 1 hen molested or'
alarmed, or when about to attack, the rattle'
is violently shaken; but practically this
serves little purpose as a warning, since
when excited the creature strikes at the in
truder with the quickness of lightning, and
almost simultaneously with the sound of the
rattle. The statement that the noisejof the
rattle is peculiar, and once heard will never
afterward be mistaken, is emphatically de
nied, the writer averring that he has known
the opinions of those who had frequently
heard the sound " divided as to whether a
certain ominous clicking arose froth the
grasshoppers, which were there in great
numbers, or a rattlesnake." Contrary to
common belief, the reptile also often leaves
its hole and moves about after sundown, not
seldom crawling into tents,
and even into
beds, during the night. The notion that
venomous t..uakes ao not bite twice in im
mediate succession is also pronounced erro
neous, the writer mentioning a case where
he saw the rattlesnake strike three times
with electric quickness, each time leaving
the marks of its fangs on the trowsers of
the person attacked.
But with all its quickness and irritability,
the snake frequently refuses to bite, even
when crowded to the closest quarters'. it is
related that often when trod on it falls to
retaliate; and one remarkable Instance is
given where a gentleman on coming - out of
the river Platte -after a bath, and entirely;
naked, sat down upon a rattlesnake, and'
discovering his mistake suddenly resumed
l his legs, withont'SnlTering any harm beyond
a severe fright. The peculiar odor ol the
rattlesnake is vouched for, and we are told
that when one is irritated and made to' bite
the rake or hoe with which it is intended to
kill him, the implement will retain these=
unpleasant smell for months. Once known,
the odor is always recognizable.
The bite of tho rattlesnake, according to
the observet's experience, is neither so rap
idly fatal nor so' incurable, as most people
sup - pose. Of thirty persons bitten by the
rattlesnake, he states, that all recovered but
I one, and he lived twelve days after the ac
cident. - Of the whole thirty, this was the
only case which received surgical advice;
but whether it Was the bite or the advice
that killed the patient we are nut informed.
Whisky the writer regards as a specific
for the bite of the rattlesnake, and relates
numerous instances which illustrate the
wonderful power of this agent :when ad
ministered in sufficient quantity. It is well
known to physicians that persons suffering
from diseases attended with severe pain
will often tolerate much hlrget`doses of opi
um or other narcotic than could otherwise
be borne. Persons poisoned by the bite of
a rattlesnake manifest a similar tolerance
for immense doses of whisky, quantities
sufficient to make a well person stupidly
drunk, or even to destroy life, often produc
ing no visible effect upon the sufferer - from
snake-bite, Yet, to be of any service to
the patient, it is asserted that he Must be
male thotloughly drunk before it is safe to
suspend the administration of the remedy:
A quart or mole of raw I.vhiskl is frequent
ly required to bring about this. condition;
\ but when once it is attained, no further dan
ger need be apprehendea.
'While the rattlesnake is found spread
over a large portion of North America, It Is
much more:a bullifiant in some localities than
in others. Texas probably holds an infi
nitely larger ploportion of these ; reptiles
than any other Stet): in the UniOn. The
.district lying •betwedn the Rio Grairde and
Neuces, two StrClifflS 1041 Chow in the same
direction, and some sixty -o£ seventy miles
apart, is a desert region lit ally swarming
with poisonous serpents 'hi summer,
says our writer, " one calm tgo fifty yards
in this locality without seeing a rattlesnake.
In other arts:of the State the moccasin is
the prow;entsnake; while centipedes, scot . -
1 7
pions, to antulas, and alligators infest vari
ous localities, and ,are each a terrible
scourge."
All writers have hitherto concurred in
saying that rattlesnakes are never met with
at an elevation of more than 6,000 feet above
the sea level. The surveying party of Mr.
Morley killed numbers of them last year at
an elevation of about 8,000 feet; it is add
ed, however, that they were never found so
high before. The mountain snakes possess
more vivid colors than their brethren of the
prairies, and of the two are more dreaded
on account of their supposed ferocity.
Galaxy.
A Russian Romance
To Louisiana, in the beginning of the last
century, came an old German emigrant with
his only daughter, and settled there. She
was young and very beautiful, and attracted
much attention, especially that of ono Dan
band, an officer in the colony. This officer
had been in Russia, and what struck him,
upon seeing the young lady, was the very
remarkable resemblance which she bore to
the late wife of Czarowitch Alexis, son of
Peter the great. c The history of this Prirti
cess had been a very sad one, Though sis
ter-in-law to:Charles VI., she had been treat
ed by Ler husband as though she had been
his slave. Ile had attempted to make away
with her by poison, and at last he struck
her with such violence, when far gone with
child, that he had caused.the death both of
herself and of her infant, After a great
lapse of time the CzaroWitch himself died,
and to Dauband's watchful eyes 'it seemed
that the intelligence of that Prince's de
cease was received by his fair lodger with
such snspicious interest and excitement that
he taxed her with being the unhappy lady
whom all the world thought to be dead and
buried. If such was the case, he declared
himself devoted to her service, and,prepared
to sacrifice his prospects in the colony In
order to escort her to Russia.
Then Charlotte Cushinan : SoP - liia de Wolf
enbuttel (for such had been her maiden
name) narrated her pitiful story. She was
indeed the personage he had imagined, and
had made use of a fraud to esd'ape from the
cruelties of her late husband. The blow
that had been given to her had almost cau.s
ed'death, but she recovered. .13y,the help of
Cchintess lionigsmark, mother of Marshal
Saxe, she gained over, the women of her
bed-chamber, so that it Was given out that
she was no more, and,a funeral was arranged
accordingly. Then being conveyed to a se
cret place, she was carefully tended, and
when strong enough 'removed in the guise of
a peasant girl to Paris, under the guardian
ship of a trusty German who passed as her
father, and finally from France to Louis
iana.
' Having heard her story, Dauband renew
ed his oiler to furnish. the means of her re
turn to that sphere from which she had fled
under such pitiable circumstances; but the
young widow thanked him, and said that
the only. service she required was that he
should maintain an absolute secrecy regard
ing her. He endeavored to obey her, but
his aflection for her was stronger than his
loyalty. • He was young and handsome,' as
well as impressionable, and perhaps - the ex-
Princess was not sorry when, her pretended
father dying, Dauband offered himself to
her as her husband. If she had really re
nounced all thoughts of resuming her rank,
he argued; why should she not wed an bon
eat man who loved her? •Though not a
queen, in him she should ever have a devo
ted subject. _She consented, and in so do
ing afforded one of the strangest vicissitudes
of fortune that history has recorded—the
marriage with an humble officer of infantry
of one who had been destined for the throne
of Russia, and whose sister was actually oc
cupying that of Austria. The marriage
was a happy one, and bore fruit in an only
daughter.
Alter ten'Yeare, Dauband being troubled
with some disorders which the practitioners
in Louisiana could not cure, removed with
hiS wife and child to Paris to get medical
advice, and on his recovery obtained from
the Government an appointment in the Isle
of Bourbon. While in Paris the wife and
daughter went to walk in the Tuileries, and
conversing in German . ; were overheard by
Marshal Saxe, who stopped to consider
them. Madame Dauband's embarrassment
confirmed his suspicions, and his recogni
tion of her was complete. She persuaded
him to promise secrecy. He called on her,
however, the neat day, and often afterward;
and when she had departed for BoUrbon, he
informed the King of what he had discov
ered. Orders were sent to the island that
the 'greatest respect should be paid to her,
acrd the King of Hungary was also made.
acquainted with the position of his aunt.—
He sent a letter inviting her to his court, but
on condition that she should quit her hus
band, which she refused to do. In 147
Dauband died, having been preceded to the
grave by his daughter, and the svidoW came
to France with the intention of taking up
her residence in a convent. In place of do
ing so, however, she hved'in great retire
ment at Vitri, about a league front Paris,
where she died in 1772.—ehanibers' Journal.
So.degrading..
Forrest was an excellent story-teller, and
liked nothing better than to tell the 'follow
ing anecdote in the green room, if he found
all the ladies of the company assembled.—
In his hotel at St. Louis there was a colored
.barber who always shaved Mr. Forrest, and
was an intense admirer of the great trage
dian. While performing his functions .one
morning the following conversation ensued:
" We's goin' to play Othello to-night,
Massa Forrest." ''
"Wel What do Sou mean?" .
"Me, ear, and de odder colored gemmen;
I 'wish you'd come and see us, stk .: " ,
" Well, perhaps I will if I han , -t . c.— , •
Where do you play?'
' "Down in -I de servants' hall, Gar. ' e'se
got a good company:"
"On, indeed! , Good company!' Are your
actresses good?" .
"Well, Massa fOrrest, dat's just whar
de trouble is. We ain't got no actresses."
"No actresses!" ,-
"Well, sar, we can't get no colored Izicl
to play on top of 'de stage."
"INlaynot?"
"Dey won't dodt; day think It's so de
grading, au!"
Mr. Forrest al ways told thiS with immense
point, aunt thoroughly enjoyed the indigna
tion with which the actresses invariably re
ceived it.
Queer- Epitaphs. ,
A. correspondent Sends the following to
the Boston Jcwrnal
From a "Book Of Epitaphs', Quaint,•Cu
rious and Elegant," recently published in
England,,l select a few which may he new
and interesting to some of your readers.
The nece&sity of rhyme is well illustrated
by the following. touching epitaph:
"tinder this stoup, a.f.fpft piree-eeeni•end•ten,
Lie the remains uf Wood-Hun."
N. B.—For lien rcdd I 'Ock ('tick would
not come in rhyme.
Epitaph:
• •• Hors lie 4 John Buun, .
,Wlu) tt as killed by a guu. •
Bla LIM(' t•,asn't Bunn. but hl4 real name was Wood;
But Wood woutdt 't rhyuu• s.ith gun, thought
Built' would.'
sAtiother:,
• " This little hero that lies here
WIV4 conquered by the aiarrbeer."
Tn ii
churchyard near Newfoundland lie
buried the two wives 'of Toni Sextpu. On
the tombstone of or els the following: :'
•• Hero lies the 1)4 of Sarah Sexton---.•
She was a wile who never vomit cos.
I can't say so much for t_ie one on the next stone."
In 'Westminster Albhey, on Samuel. Foote,
the oomedian:
Here nee one Focre, whose death may theusauds save;
For death has 1.101 . 1 one /hot within the (3-rave."
Here is a curious specimen, fotind in the
Old Grey Friars, Edinbiargh: i‘ -
"Here snug in grave { ray wife cloth Ile;
Now she is at rest, and so am 1."
The following is a beautiful instance of
conjugal affection:
'Here Iles itty at r wae Eni
. a Fad dlat te/u d shrew:
If 1 said I regrett 1 her, 1 sbould Le, too."
On a lawyer 'n a churchyard in Norfolk:
"God works a wonder, now and then;
though a lawyer, was an hunest man."
In St. Michael's CluirchyArd, Coventry,
on a wife •
•' She was—
But words are mantmg
To say what.
Look what a wife should,be,
And the was that."
On a talkative old maid, (1750)
- Beneath this silent stone is laid
A noisy, antiquated maid,
Who from hercradle talked till death,
And ne'er befor.i nag out of breath."
On Mr. Box:
" Here lies one box within another•-.
The One of wood W 11.4 very good;
We say so much for Vother."
I will select but one more from the very
large collection before me, and would spe
cially commend-this for the imitation of all
your readers who may desire a- similar eu
logy: •c
. An honest fellow hero is laid;
Ms debts in full he always paid;
And, what's more atrango. the neighbors tell ue
He brought back borrowed umbrellas."
r obibition and Stimulation.
A report from the board of health of the
State of Massachusetts develops the fact
that the effort to. enforce, by legal enact
ment, the prohibition of one class of stim
lents has caused an alarming increase in the'
use of another of quite as dangerous a char
acter to the community, morally and physi
cally. In the report, according to one di
gest, "returns from, twenty-four cities and
towns of Massachusetts show that the con
sumption of opium is practiced to an alarm
ing extent. In some places the habit has
been acquired from using physicians' pre
scriptions during sickness, but the - drug is
mostly taken as a stimulant, and as a sub
stitute for intoxicating liquors.
" In one town the reason given for its use
is that the drug ' is more genteel' thttlailico
hol, and in another because the con e
are not willing td risk their reputation%
temperance by taking alcoholic 'beverages
In Charlestown there are two people wh
each consume thirty ounces of laudanu
per month, and several others who use from
ono to 'eight ounces per month. In Boston
opium eating is general, one wan consum
ing an ounce every secular day, and two
ounces on Sunday. A regular customer of
one druggist there is a temperance lecturer.
But the champion opium eater would ap
pbar to be in .Swampscott, where that dru'g
is used by many people in place of rum.—
One man theie consumes two ounces daily
as a stimulant, and attends. to his business
"
The report also says that in most of the
places mentioned opium is in general use as
a stimulant, either as a substitute for the
prohibited alcohol or because the latter
could not be taken without publicity. A
.physician in Worcester affirms that the
alarming use of the drug in that town is
" in consequence of the restricted use of al
coholic liquors."
These facts indicate the existence of a
craving l for somo artiflci`al stimulant among
a large mass of the community, and the in
ferences must commend themselves to seri
ous consideration. The indulgence in opi
um eating may not be so apparent as liquor
drinking, but its ultimate results are quite
as demoralizing and more deadly, and the
general substitution of the former for the
latter, would only make a nominal gain to
the cause of temperance.--Pila, Record.
•
Effects of Public Corrupt' n.
There is no end to the evils of a agitious
example. We must believe ther were a
few men who voted for the salary robbery
who would not have done it if they had re
flected upon their act.
Think•of what it means. It is not only
robbery in fact; but to the public mind it
is robbery. It is known and regarded, as
just oce big steal. The tutored' and the Un
tutored mind alike consider it public steal
ing—bold, defiant robbery. What an ex
ample! It is a stimulant to every scoundrel
in the laud. It keeps villainy in counte
nance everywhere. It prompts men to take
money they have not earned and do not
own wherever they can get a chance. The
bank officer or the clerk of every grade, in
every profession and every pursuit, who
thinks he is insufficintly paid, under the
shelter of this example, will consider he too
may rob his employer at will. If Congress
men may march up in a body to the Treas
ury and rob it of 0,000 apiece because
there is nobody to prevent thefts, then' any
body and eYerypody Oise! in eircurnstan . Ces
of temptation may ,do 'the same. And,
stimulated by this high example, they will
do the same. , Congressmen will thus infuse
fresh vitality into thievely and corruption
all over the land. All the gafroter wants is
your money; he garrotes for money. All
the carpet-bagger Or the South Carolina ne
gro is after is money. Ile wrecks a State to
get money. Are Lot he and everybody kept
in countenance and inspiration by the ex
ample of a major by of a United States Con
gress, who robe treasury and disgrace a na
-1 tion in order to get money—N' Y Tribune.
Ten thousand human hciings set forth to
gether on their journey. - A r ten years
one-third have disappeared, - t the middle
point of the common measur of life but
half are Bi ill upon the road. Faster and
faster, as the ranks grow thine r, they that
remain become weary, lie down, and rise no
more. At three-seore-and4ten a band of
some four hundred yet struggle on. At
ninety these have been reduced to a handful
of thirty trembling patriarchs, , Year after
yetr they fall in-diminishing numbers. - 9ne
lingers, perhaps, a lonely marvel, till the
century is' ovqr. We look again, and the
work of death isjlnished.
A GrsuricE SOAP MINTL- The Pueblo
Chkfiain thus discourses over a soap Indite:
"The other day one of our citizens %vent on
a prospecting tour, and at a certain point
noticed some rocks of a peculiar formation.
He broke off a piece, and plunged it into
the water for the purpose of ascertaining
the consistency and grain. What vas his
surprise to see a lather formed; and with a
vigorous rubbing the stone proved to have
saponaceous qualities; in fact, possessed all
the cleansing virtues of the most excellent
soap. Greatly surprised, our discoverer
hastily gathered up a few specimens and
brought them to the , drug store of Dr. P.
Thumbs; where they are now on exhibi-
tion. The stone is 'of about the hardness of
chalk, and forms a perfect lather, while it
effectually removes all, stains and grease
spots from clothing. It leaves the skin soft
acid smooth, while the odor is quite pleas
ant."4-/feto Mervioan.
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ITEMSCi GENERAL roprinuiri
Ekt i
The Stale Senate has passed-L-`% itur
.M.'Clure's bill for the better regulati .- fg`
the police force in Philadelphia, pro t,
ing their participation in politics, exec 'in
their individual votes; for granting of 4itil•
als for meritorious services, said, medals-to
entitle them to ten dollars -additional 'pay
monthly, and giving an annuity of S5OO W
married and $lOO to single men retired from
the force on account of disability contract
ed iu the line of duty.
The correctness of the statement that the
aggregate appropriations made by Congress
for the expenses of the Government for the
next fiscal year exceed those for the present
veer by $54,000,000 is denied jby General
ii-ialleld, chairman of the House appropria
tion committee. He says the account has
not been made up, but that it will not prob.
ably show an excess of more than 05,000,-
000. Of-this amount the largest single item .
is iorfpublic buildings, for which the appro-
priations 'exceed those for the present Baud
year by about $6,000,000.
Charles W. Hermance, of Schuylervillel
New York, has recently invented anew and
novel steam engine, which, acCordinetothei
best naVal engineers and experts to whom it
has been submitted, is calculated to mar! a
radical change in the future construction of
steam engines for marine and stationary
purposes. This engine, witheqnal pressbret
and area of piston, will transmit twenty par
cent, more power than any-other reciprocat
ing engine in existence; in the beauty of its
design, proportions and finish will be_ wig'•
out fault; and in price much less than other
first-class engines.
Democratic editors and politicians, *to
are wont to cry themselves hoarse over AO- .
called frauds in election districts largely fie
publican, are respectfully referred to the
startling developments in the Luzerne con
tested 'election case. It has been proves
that in the fire precinct, the Twelfth warA,
Scranton, at the October election, the az .
one hundred andsix names on the tally pi
per are in the exact 'alphabetical order,tn
which they appear- o - the registry list, n
kr.
for name—followed - fop or five bun
other names; and tb .re are on b
same tally'paper, closing t e list, one htl4-
dred and aix 7111M69 exactly same as the' fit
one hundred and six. I . ~t,
~,.
it is stated that not less than sixty -
roads have been built In various parts' ,
Pennsylvania under the-present general -.
road law—most of them in the oil and
ing regions. The effect of the passageLif
Senatorll'Olure's bill, to which we referred
last week, would be to crush every one'-et
them. This bill not only effeettially id -
vents the . construction of new roads under
the general law, but is so framed AS to, ruin
those already in operation. It is a monopo
lizing scheme that the Legislature should
condemn whenever it is brought up.—lheris
Co. Intelligencer.
OE
A suit was recently brought by a resident
of, Philadelphia, named Scull, against the
Kensington Bank to recover the value of 39
United' States bonds, of $l,OOO each, that
were stolen from the vault of the bank by
burglars a year or two ago. The bank re
sisted ori the ground that it was not respon
sible for the safety of private boxes depos
ited in its vault. The Court appeared toe
lean a good deal toward this view, but the
jury rendered -a verdict for the plaintiff for
the full amount of his loss. This case has
attracted considerable attention among the
banks, aid it seems to establish a responsi
bility which most of them do not care to
assume.
Since the census of 1880 Pennsylvania
has ranked second' among the States as to
population. By the last census, 1870, the
population is 3,521,951. The State, from its
most easterly point to 'ita , western border, is
800 miles, and from its southern to its north- 1
ern line 150 miles. It contains 44,817 sqUarel
miles, or 27,862,880 acres. The number of •
acres under actual cultivation is 11,515,805.
Connected with farms are 5,740,854 acres of
woodland, and 737,371 acres of other unim
proved land. The aggregate value of the ,
farm land is $1,643,481,812, or an average
value of $27 98 per acre. .The State is di
vided into 66 counties. It ranks in wealth
second only, to New York. The aggregate
valuation of real and perstmal property was
in 1870 '08,808,310,112. The 'number of
taxable inhabitants is 811,964. •
The famous gas well on the Carter farm,
Mercer county, 13 actually supplying fuel to
run no less than 89 wellS on the Galloway
farm, with enough still unused to supply
ten or a dozen 'more. This singular well
was put down early last summer, but has
never produCed any oil,. though gas was ob,
tained in such immense quantities as to war:—
rant carrying it through a two-inch pipe to
the Galloway farm. About 85 wells were
thus furnished with fuel till some time in
December, when the bursting of the feed
bag cut oll: the flow of gas from the Carter.
The well was cleaned out and torpedoed
lately, and is since gassing more freely thaw
ever, although not pumped or agitated in
any manner. The gas flows steadily, with
immense force, and is utilized two miles
from the source of supply. Altogether the
well is a rare phenomenon, and a profitable -
speculation for the fortunate ownera.—Ska
ron Herald.
According to a recent statement by the
Washington Chronicle no chan,ges were made.
by Congress in the rates of• letter postage.'
The effort to reduce single postage to two
cents did not succeed. The *vial* re
quiring the prepayment of newipaper,post
-5
age, when the papers are mailed; alsol ed
to pass. Daily papers will continue t be
charged thirty cents, and weekly papers ve
cents per quarter, to be paid in advan at
the office of delivery. A. clause attached to
the postal appropriation bill provides !for
the repeal of all laws for the free transritia
-6011 of mail matter after the 30th of \June
next. This cuts off the free delivery of
weekly papers within the:counties In which
they are printed, and postage on these will
have to be collected by the postmasters.—
All newspaper exnhanges, which have pass
ed through the mail without charge from
time immemorial, will also be subject to
postage at the same rates as other matter.—
Congress has consoled itself for the aboli
tion of the franking privilege by making a
liberal appropriation' of money to meet the
postal expenses of its members and all the
executive departments,' but so far-as the
general public arc concerned the screws
have been considerably tightened.
.-- It is quite refreshing to note the comments
of the opposition press on the result of the
Credit Mobilier investigation. To read some
of these journals, one would think that.,
they were the exponents of a party that
never sinned, that held in its keeping all
the public and prtvate virtue in-the land.—
Democratic editors who never had a word
to say against the sin of the rebellion; who
defended Tweed and his brother thieves as
high-toned gentlemen and model public ser
vants; who have grown rich by using their
columns to advocate and justify the schemes
of a corrupt lobby, suddenly assume an air
of saintly innocence, and proceed to lecture
the nation on the sins and shortcomings of
the Republican party. '
The spectacle is a novel one, and we trust
these self-appointedi guardians of Public pu
rity will keep at thdir work ;and give their
hard-shell readers a daily lecture on the
beauty and necessity of politicalhoneety.—
It will do good both to-writer and reader.,
The Derilocratic editor may Infuse Into his
own system a little genuine honesty by con-
thaw:lily exercising his brains over honest
sentiments. - His subscribers, who take their .
intellectual food at his table, may think the
conversion genuine, and be thus led to, hon
est reformation themselves. 7 :
- So kleep up your show of virtuous Indig
nationgentlemen; you can do no harm to
the Re üblican party, but may s bce,cd in
i
penetr ting the sin-toughened hie of De
mocra y with a feeling of remo e that will—
awake some of its leaders to ke' efforts
- to save themselves, if not the p y they ad-
here to. If this Credit Mobilier business .
leads our Democratic neighbors to a closer
intimacy with their long-neglected Bibles,
and forces them to look over a few chap--
tent on honesty to know what. it, rea ll y.
means, and how to write on the sUbject, we
may reasonably expect, as the logicalffsult,
a general brefiking up of-the DeinoOratici.
party during the next - four years. If the
Republican party, by investigating theahoit- -
comings of a few of its members, 'can .start
the Democratic party In pursuit of baneeV, •
wily , should not the world zefolce?+7:Ze .41$. . •
Paw. •
HOLE NO. 1,002„:,
J.z.,PoMimi Morality