The Tioga County agitator. (Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pa.) 1865-1871, August 14, 1867, Image 1

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    6lje giogi.Orit* Igititttrr.
l a published uvory Wednesday Morning, at $2,00 a
y e ar, invariabb in ediance, - by
COBB & VAN GELDER.
y. 11. comi.)
Nrmivr s et }3..es2rn s
TEN LINES OP MINION, OR IESB, MARE ONE BAURBE
0. of q're. 1 3,lns. 61ne. h OS. 6 Mos. 1 YOar
$l,OO $2,00 $2,60 $5,00
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10,001.05,00 17,00 22,00
18,00 1 '20 oo 80 00 40 00
1 e.quare,
:".quarns
ilalf C 01...
One Col--
oa.ilainess Cards inserted at the (tato of One Dol
la a line per year; but nonefor loss sum than $5,00.
ra.Special noticosiFifteen Cents per line; Editorial
or Local Notices, 'twenty Cents per line.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
W. D. T.F I RBELL. & CO.,
WHOLESALE DIO:JGGISTB, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lainps,, Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils, .to., A°.
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 1,1866.—1 y.
Eli
R. A. Alloßol.B
NICHOLS & nirrosELL,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.
Office formerly oolepiod by Tames Lowrey, Eq.
War. A. NicHoLs:, Jowl I. MITCHELL. •
Wellaboro, Jan.;l, 1666-Iy.
•
H. SMITH,
ATTORNEY ANY", ,COUNSELOR AT LAW
Insurance, Bounty iind Pension Agency, Main
Street Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1866.
S. F. IVmsoe. J. B. Nitan.
VILSOi &NILES,' • '
ATTORNEYS k COIINSELORS AT LAW,
(Firet door ttota Bigoney's; on the Avenue)—
Will attend to business entrusted to their care
in the counties of Tioga and- Potter. -
Wellsboro, Jan. 1, 1860.
D. aNGELL & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS of, and Wholesale and Re
tail Dealer in Doors, Sash, and Blinds. Also
Planing and Turning do,no to order.
Tioga Co., Pa., Jan . . 16. 18137-Iy.4*
GEORGE WAGNER,
TAILOR. 'Ohop'ftrat door north Oflr. A. Sears's
Shoe Shop.. Or Cutting, Fitting, and Repair
- ing done promptly and Well.
Welleboro, Pa., Jan; 1, 1866.-Iy. ,
JOHN B.;SHAILSPE ARE,
DRAPER AND TAILOR. Shop over John R.
Bowen's Store. laY". 'Cutting, Fitting, and
Repairing done promptly and in best style.
Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 1, L866-ly
JOHN I. MITCHELL.
AGENT for the collectiottof bounty, back pay
, and pensions due soldiers from the Govern
ment. Office with Nichols and Mitchell, Wells
buro, Pa. tn3o, 'l3O
WIN. GARRETSON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
, Notary Public and Insurance Agent, BloA
burg, Pa., over Caldwell's Store.
WIAt TON".IFIOIUSE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
VERMILYEA. Rt.XFORD, I;iiritqr s fi. This is
a now hotel located within easy access of the
best fishing and hunting gronnds(in North
ern Pennsylvania. No pains wilt be spared
for the accommodation.° f pleasure seekers and
the traielifig public. [Tan. 1, 1866.]
PETROL UN HOUSE,
WESTFIELD, PA., M.-,,ORGE CLOSE, Propri
etor. A new Hotel conducted on the 'principle
of live and lot live, for the accommodation of
• the public.—Nov. 14, 1866.—1 y.
J. C. STRANG.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Any business entrust—
ed tv his care will receive prompt attention.
Rclossi Pd., NuV. 14,12566.—U.
GEO. W. RYON,
ATTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW, Low
' rencevilla;LTioga Co., Pa. Bounty, Pen:q. , n,
and Insuran,co Agent: Collections promptly
Attendebtll 4 Mc() 2d door below Fdrd llouro
Dec. 12. 18fill—ly
.C. •F. SWAN,
AGENT for the Lycoming county Tnsurance
Compaay, at Tioga,
June 5, 1865.—gm
FARR'S -HOTEL,
Tl . O A, T couNT:y, PA ~
Good stabling, attaohed, and an attentive hos
tler always in attendance
E: S. FARIt, . .
7 - 4 -- . ------
Hairdressing dz . Shaving.
Saloon over Willcox k Barker's Stern, Wells
*or°, Pa. Particular attention paid to Ladies'
flair-cutting, Shampooing, Dyeing, ote. Druids,
l'utls, coils, and swiciles on hand and made to or
der.
If. W. DORSEY. J. JOHNSON.
GOLD received on depoefte, for which oortifi
i eggs will be issued, bearing interest in gold.
E. W. CLARK .k UO; Bankers, I
No 3b south Third street, Phila.
DBACON, M.D., late of the 2d Pa. Cavalry, after
. nearly four yenta of army service, with H largo
.rberienco in field and hospital-practlce, hes opened an
bike for the practice of modiclne and surgery, in all
ice branches. Persons from a distance con find good
te,arding at the Ponnsylsamd Hotel When desired.—
Will visit any part of the state :in consultation, or to
ler(orm bnrgleal operations. hn .4, Union • Block, up.
Wellsboro; Pa., May 2, 1800.—Iy.
\IEW PICTURE/ 6AI 4 ILERY.-
I
• FRANK .spE fICER
ti 34 the pleasure to inform - the citizens of Tioga
county that he has complqed hie . •
NEW PIIOTOGRAVII GALLERY,.
and is on band to take all kinds of Sun Pictures,
PLICII as Ambrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vignettes, Cartes
Ie Visite, the Surprise and Eureka Pictures; else
partieulai attention paid• to copying and enlarg—
ing Pieares. Instructionsliven in the Art on.
re..sonable terms. Elmira S Mansfield, 0ct...1,
1668.
- avrmiTioN soLDIERs.
M. 11. SMITH, Knoxville, Tiogn County,
IV Pa., (11. S. lioonsed Agont, and Attorney
fur ioldiers and their friends thronghelit all the
••wal States,) will prosecute and collect with un
nvtlled soonest),
SOLDIERS' ,CDAIMS AND DUES
• all kinds. Also g any other kind of claim
4gaiaat the Governnient before any of the De
p.rtments or,in CongresA._ Terms moderate; All
communications sent to the, aboveaddress will re
oar° prompt attention. ' Tan. 17, Md.
-el • IDENTISICRY.
•
C. N. PAR TT,
WORLD say to the public that he is porins
nanny located in Office at hi:.
residence, near the Land Office and Episcopal
otiorch) whore ho will continue to do all kinds of
work confided to his care, guaranteeing compleie
titisfaction where the skill of the Dentist
amil in tho management of eases- peculiar to the
:ailing. Ho will furnish
" ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
sot on any material desired.
I FILLING & EXTRACTING TEETH,i
tended to on sliorfeat notice, and dein° in the
host and mast approved style.
1 1 1 EETIT EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
4 the the use of Anwstbutics which are per
fectly harmless, and will bo adfninistered in every
-ate when dosirod.
WyUsher°, Jan. 1, 1866-Iy.
E. SMITIT, M. D
SURGEON.
OPERATES buccessfully fur Cataract, Stra
1../ bibtuus, (CrObi" eyo) Itornoval ~ f 'funn.rc,
Hare Lip, Varicose Veins, Club Feet, ,1:4.!
Particular attention paid to dicedect—i It", r, ? ,•
alvi Getic-ralSnrgory.— _
Consultation at Ake free. •
Refurencee given to operatbins recently per
ft.rro co hour/4 from 12 M. to 3 ,P. M.
(Ace at his residence, Mansfield, :liege County,
Pa, MATO 27, 1867-11.,4
NORMAN STRAIT,
A.GP.NT for the National Series of Sturuhoil School
)45 oks; published by A. S. Barnes .4 Co. 111 .4 113
cortiol a JOllll St root, N. Y., keeps rop..tautly
Ildrelull
as b apply, All orders promptly allett.
STRAIT. CaII on or
y mail. N.-
Osceola; Pa., Jour 19, 1867-Iv.
. nittacu & wiLLzams. •
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Office on Main
A
ttreet, next door to Harden's Store.
C, G. WILLIAMS, C. W. BEACH,
Ilsbore, Juno 5, 1867—tf.
, -
CHOICE LOT OF GRAIN BASH for sale
cheap! at WRIGHT &, BAILEY'S.:
Wells Toro, Julio 5, ISM .
=ZIIMMEI.I
[p. c.viri GELDiR
$7,00 $12,00
12,80 18,00
scot) 90,00
60 00 90.00
FARMERS
O. G. VAN V:
ll G n ii
A :i r e i r b I porch
Wii
supply east° i ors wi
PORK, HAMS,
JOIIIV I. MITCUELL,
FLOUR, CORN .111E4L, BUCKWHEAT
FLOUR, 'FEED, AND ALL .
FARME -
Will find It to
,th'eir
our Stock before pa
G
MAIN STREET,
Feb, 27, 1867-tf.
John • Guernsey,
ATTORNEY 41 , 1 II COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Having returned ci.this county with a view of
making it his per ..nneut residence, solicits a
share of public tatronage. All business on.
trusted to his Ire will be attended to with
Promptness and dolity. Office 2d door south
of E. S. Fares hotel. Tioga, Tioga Co., Pa.
Sept. 2fl.'66.—te.
• R :R.
GROCERY.. A
Ono doortAb
-,\VELLSB
RESPEOTFUL
pubic that h
cries, aoiriprising, '
Molasses, Syrups, a
class stook., Oyste
sonable hours.
Wellsboro. Jun. ~
WOULD annon ce to thociti7.ens of Wellrlm 7
- ro and shrro siding couistry, that ho had
opened a shop on t a cornet..of 'Mite/doll Crof
ton streets, for the purpose of manufacturing all
kinds of
CABINE
REPAIRING
to. order. COFFIN
short notice. All w
ranted.
E Q U
LIFE ASS
. Proprietor
THE U
Insure your Life
Wello,l}ro, April
JOSEPII INOff •
of Hopile,
pared to nuoufaetu
eharoe, ca may be d
FLANNELS; F
MERE'
•
and r,an promise to fltisfY customers. They pay
particular attention to '
ROLL-CARDIN & CLOTII-DRESSING,
Twenty years 'ex
runts them in expel
No shoddy cloths in
- Deerfield, Juno 1
SUR G* 1 , . 1;V : . .1).4 1 . NX15.7,.. , :
CHERRY FLA i'TS, . TIOGA. CO. PA.,
OLPERATES ..with ChlOroform, Ether, and the
celebrated ,Spr,y Producer,
J I
no 19; 1867-6 t.
' -•-
, • .
i UNI I N HOTEL,
,
,
' M INER, - NY TKIN§; PROPRIETOR.
•
HA
VINO fitted up a, new. hotel building on the', site
of the old Unity Ilutal,lately destroyed by, 'fire,.
I atn now readno - re rive - alai ciirertairt guests. The
Upton Hotel watt intended — for a Temperance House,
1
and the Proprietor 1, lima it can be sustained without
grog. Au attentive ostler iu attendance. •
Wellshoro, June 2G 1867. • •
TOWIT
WILLIAN rcq
HAVING lensed Ice
well know u lloi
Liaziott I am prepay
luenrpnblie,with the
ctt ed in the onntry.
teuthineu. let,
Wellsboto,,lntie 261
ATRS. MIT.IID
Itl the attention
generally, to call a
SUAIIVS:
consisting 0'
BONNETP
ERENCH
BONS,*
An gr.
ir.g to the
n't enro. Everything belong-
Trade of the
- LATEST IMPORTATIONS,
can. i.c f.aind at bur Rooinis on Dread Stree'
wt ich would invite an early call.
Mrs. E. D. MITCHELIi.
It.---Pdrtieniar attention paid to Bleaeiiing
and Cli,tuni Mork.
'I ing:t, Jone,.s, 1,867-tf.
91111 E Sub.,criber win sell or runt tbo. following
valuable property, to wit: j
One tavern stand in Lawrencovlle.
One farm, un uhich ho. now iesidus, one•hall
mile from dime churches, two School Houses,
tw grog ehops, and one railroad, and about the
same (1611111 Ce from the line of the Wellsboro and
Imoronceville Railroad. The form contains 160
neres.of good land; b 0 acres' tithbered, well Awn
tered, and's;ery irodnetive!-• - It requirts'thitt-tWe
seed; should be sowed and planted. however, to ensure a harvest.
Ono farm ip. Ja kson township, 175 acrps:
first•rate place for cheese factory.
Alsw—fur saic— gnyles, 75 sheep, find
.other
stock, cheap on reasonable terms,
• , M. s". BALOW
7, ISo7—tf.
Lawropee, Apr. 1
LAMPS'. --A now kind' of lamp for gement,—
no breakage o chimneys—at FOLEY'S.
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EXCHANGE.
1 sad the Store lately °eau
,m Towngend, are ready to
:11 • •
•HOULpFRS, WHITE
EREL, CODFISH, •
D HALIBUT,
FISH. MAC
SMO&
Q-B 0 C:fl?lES,
HEAVY
E AND RETAIL,-;"
W HOLESA
and at
eneonable prices
S & OTTLERS
:thiatstagei to call and look:at
chasing nliewboro. • '•
R ewe:
Fber the place,
TOVNSE
I D'S OLD STAND, t.,
IVErLSBO.RO, PE2I;A"I
• KIA E BALL, D •
STAURANT_,
,ve the lent Market, •
ORO, PENN"A,
Y•announces to the trading
bas a desirable stock of Gro-
Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugars,
d all thatconstitutes a first
• in every style at all sea-
' 1567-tf
JOll
mum
FURNITUR, ,
ND TURNING DONE
.: of all kinds furnishoqn
rk done promptly and war-
AVellsboro, June 27. MO.
U.G i Y p.U,
A.:ont for the
TABLE
AN GE SOCIM
CEEM
ITED , STATES.
t a home Agoney
-37, 1867-11. •
OTHED
BE C
M & SONS, two miles net
ioga County, Pa., aro pro
o wool by tho
aired. They make
•
LL CLOTHS, OASSI
DOLiSKINS;
perience in . the business war
in .a a generous patronage.
MEM
inEuiticu,
ri3
,
' l_
END HOUSE.
IkASEXD, PR ON(IETOR.
fu it tut Ili.° f yettt 8 Iho popular unci
)tel titandlEttely occupied by A. M.
rd to furititits the trikvelin g and
o
best ccounnenintione to be pro
.l
A itOod Jnontier always in at
nii4liett to littltilig• pat lieu.
1 - 8117. - , ---
'MTLLINEIIY~~
SU ADM
iil4 would partici/lolly invite
f•• her friends andlhopublie
d eee her now collindlon of
ER, GOODS,
novelties of
(K: JOCKEYS,
LACES, &e., , .
Real 'E*tate
'"
BURG gc BRO.
•
AOLESALE.ANA RETAIL
,pEALER
ME
GROCERIES,AOTISIONS,
Wines, Lign.foys
Cigars,
&
. •
CANNED :FRUITS' AND
W4jiDl r & NTLI.OW WARE , GilaSS &
CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, CABS'
4 . A full and completo assortment of the' above
mentioned goods.of tho best, qualay elways, on
hand. -
Particular attention paid to Fine Groceries.
Dealers and Consumers will And it' to their, in
tarok to examine his Stock before buying. " '
Corning, N. Y., March 27, 1867. ' '
WELLSBORO FOUNDRY AND
MACHINE SHOP.
MM . : subscribers having procured sib/Mona'
mkchinery aro now ready to furnish to order
all sorts of
PLOWS, CULTIVATORS, FIELD
ROLLERS, 'MILL GEARING,
simott.'snoEs, W o o B.
• SAWING MACHINES,
&c., &c., &c.
. . t
WOODWORTH PLANER,
for custom and jub work, We aro also prepared
to do
SLITTINO 'cre B.O4QLL, AS'ATITINQ
NG,
Having a first•class screw-cutting Lathe, we
aro prepared to mako
CHEESE PRESS SCREWS,
to order, , 'of Choeso rectories ere ni ;
quested to examine our work. We manufacture
the , ' ,
.
Champion . Plo*,
ono of tiro finest iniplemputs in tho market.
,
Qiudi paid far. oLpIIR9If. • ' ,
• ; ; ,CHARLDS WILLIAMS,
F. L,'SEAIIS. •
• Ikro; May 15, 1867-if. - I
Buffalo Scales, '
PATFI!IRM COUNTrit SCALES, con,
stantly on band at manufaetureN 'prices, at
SMEAD'S STOVE WARE ROOMS.
, •
Alto, just received, a lorg,e stock -of
.H AR D W ARE 1 ..,
• . -
which I selected with care and am ,selling as low
for Cash as eau be bought in any market.
COMUON AND. CaO/CIE TABI;WND
POCKET CUTLERY, - • ,
A . WS, (1 4 2 , ,kinds;)
AXES, ADZ, HATCHETS. HAMMERS,
• LOCKS. : KNOBS, „LATCHES,'
• 'HINGES; BUTTS, BITTS,
' ' SCREWS;)-AUGURS,
,
'9 III'S! 5,,,. •
• OUGES, , .
ICICS, SPADES,,,SIIOVELS,' SOOPS,
,• FORKS, RAKES, SCYTHES,
NAILS, COMMON, '
ING AND .CLANCII,
14 • 11INDS,
CARRIAGE DOLTS, FROll'l.-4
X 1 1-2 TO 1•2 X 8, umnatz,.•
• ~ • . ,
, • .
For further particulars , calt and see. _•
Tioga, May 15:156T—tf. • E. A. 81$1EAD.'
niFFICE.at his iosidence on Wollsbero!'sereet,
Tiogrk, where ho Loaf be found from the Ist
until the 12th, and frona the 19th until the 25th
of each month. Will lie in Blossburg at the
United * States 1104 from the 'l3th until the 13th,
and in Lawrenceville at 'Blostain's Hotel, from
the 26th until the last day of each month.
Air operations connected with the; dental 'pro
fession, whether surgica),or mechanical, will re
ceive especial attention.
110. ring an' ieurbvedliquid and apparates for
'benumbing the gurns,lii is prepared' to extract
teeth without pain, and in' a manner tarecleseto
tte • patient, yet no stupefaction, drowsiness or
nausea' follows the bporotion. ther or Mote
lorm will be adminiftered if advisable When de
sired._ • . • = i .•
' Artificial l'ectli'of 'II.IIY- kinds inieittfl in the
ri9st bubstantial and koantiful.raanfier.
Glen's Falls • 'lnsuiance Com p a ny,
—' - GLEN'S' ALLS N..
Capital and Stirling $373 1
37,66.
...FAO RISK'S, oplyAulten. .
Nu Premium Notes teositstl.
.It is LIBEILA.L. , It pu,y,s 44thuguk by `Light
ningovhethot Firet.ensnos or not. , , f
It.pnys,fst Goo stook killed by I.igblitingln
barns ot in, thu. lit•ifl. . • . • ~ !, • .t
Its, ruble aro ;lowerOak oilier Coinpanies,of
actual responsibility., I. C,,1'11,1d.E,, Agent,
Farmington Centro, Xioga, CO. P 1.,..
May 29, 1867-Iy*
44 . 'Whip Thought • los;
Grocery and, Provision
C9 III4I( VW.'
EOM
CI. ID. MBILEX..a,
DRIED FRUITS,:
VEGETABLA'S, .
=I
CROCKERY WARE,
PERAMBULATORS, TOYS, •&c , &c
CASTINGS,
lEFEEM
We have also a
-•••• .
to order.
J. ': . RANDAIL,
SURGICAL AYI) JiIECTIATIcIAL
DENTLgT.
Call and 4a spi36irilens of mbchanical dentistry.
Tfog:i; Pa., May 1, 1 1867. • '• •
ME
WELLSBORO; PA.;
tstr.qt attrg.
THEI ;SWORD OF Bi7NHEII2
Ho lay upon his dying bed,
Jiilkeye was growing
WherCwith'ei feebleiivoiemho
His weeping son to him;
" Weep not, my the veteran said,
" I bow to Heaven's _
• But qui t iltly from yon antlers bring
,
The SwardAMßuniter-Iblf.
The sword was brought, the soldier's eye
; Lit with h Sudden flame;
• And as he grasped,the ancient blade,
lie murmured Warren'O.ma, ;
Then said : "My boy, I leave you gold,
But what is richer still, ;
. I leave you, mark me, mark me, now,
The Sword,of Bunker •.
" 'Twas on that dread , immortal day,
I dared the Britod's'baad,•
A Captain raised his blade on me,
I torn it from his hand:
And While the'gloridus'battlo raged,
It lightsupa Freedom's will;
For, boy, the God of Freedom blessed
The Sword of Bunkor Bill."
" 01 keep the' sword," his tkaciente brae,
A smile , and he was dead;
But his wrinkied-harid still grtisPed the blade
Upon the dying bed. •
The son remains, the swoi4 remains, '
Ifs glory beitreing still''
And thirty millions blessed the sire,
And Sword of Bunker,llill.
Mistalanegus.
..THE DETECTIVE'S STORY.
BY AMY RANDOLPH:
It was a dull, rainy day, towards the
end of AUgupt-Fope , of;th,ogie gays when
earth and sky alike tlie'gray'and dreary,'
and the rain-drops pattering against the
windo*Sound like. human, sobs. The
clock that hung dgainst the wall point
ed to the hour of three in the afternoon,
and I was sitting by myself in our little
inner office, lociking out at the expanse
of dull, gray wall that formed my only
prospect from the not over-clean win
dowS„ and thinking. I had read ever '
s9uare inch of type in the newspapers;
I h4d made out all the necessary paper
and documents, and now with, literally
"ndthing to do," I was •musing alien
Kitty Elton, and wondering how lon
it would be before I should be able t
marry her.
Dear little Litty! she was' swee
and patient as it was in the '-nature o
woman to be, but I knew it was a har
life for her in that over-crowded milli
ner's work-room, day after day an
month after month, and I longed to se
her free from the monotonous captivity
She was a pretty, blueeyedgiri,oftwen
ty, with a dimple in her' chin, and th
sweetest roses on her cheeks that eve,
inspired the pen of poet. I was so poor
yet I think I understood and appecil
ated all her womanly grace and delicate
beauty as'fully as-if my heart'sthoughtS
could shape themselves into verse. And
it was of them,l was thinking when,tne
door opened, and Mr. Qlenner came in.
Mr Milner was our "eidef"—a dark,
,silent little man, with a - square, stern
mouth and colored. gray eyes, wmch
aPpeared almost expressionless when
they were turned .full upon you, and;
yet which seemed, to see everything at'
one comprehensive glance. Heat
down.beside me. ;
"Meredith," he said, in the quiet,
subdued tone that was natural to him,'
"diditlt you say you were getting tired
of doing nothing •
' • • •
"Yes, sir."
.."Well, I have something now for you
to' . do:"
"What is it, sir ?"
"Something that will bring you both
credit and • fritinds, •if you manage it
skillfully: I had intended togo myself,
but circumstances happened untoward
ly, and I shall send you instead."
,Bending his head towards me and
speaking scarcely above a 'whisper, die
told me the special business on which I
was to be sent. • Theretad been, there
seems, very heavy forgeries lately com
mitted, with a boldness .and audacity
that fairly`seemed to set the authorities
at defiance; for some tithe he bad been
in.doubt as to the exact perpetrator; of
the crime; but after much quiet investir
gation and casting hither , and-thither,
he , hlid detected the hidden spin --tone
Perley Matteson—who "-had skillfully
eluded all piftsnit and-Yivtia .noW: settle
where hidiog\in,Viemorth-eastern por
tion of the State. HIS whereabouts had
been a§eertained as nearly. as • possible,
and it was•for me now to go quietly up
and apprehend him, before lie should
beeinne aware of our knowledge of ail
his movements.'
I sat listening to the Varibus'detalls of
our plan •as they were sketched out by
Clenner. -• The reward that , had
been., offered was high : 4,lo,
heart leaped as I reflected how. iniuch
nearer it Wdulabring rue• to; Kitty' El
ton,—nor, dl4l , he„VuterlirOd peeni(3iar
tieularly difficalt:ll,C;accompliali: - ;
"Do'you think ;you eau :do. it?" , Mr.
Olenner
.ask ed after the .. .whole thing
had been laid before me.' . •
"Yes, sir. When shall .1 start ?". •
"New—within half an hour!"
Within half an' hiinfi43lrl 2 -
"Yes'; why not?" "• • - r.
I could think of no sufficient reason
except one, which • I did not care to
communicate to my•superlor—the long
ing wish to see' itty once More before
I started. r ,
"JuSt a 4 3 1 '611 iieeide; Mr kl — leriner, of
course,"" said,"rising. "If I take the
fomNo'elock express, I shall be there by
daylight to-morrow - morning."'
"Yes,, and thlit 39 altogether .the'•best
plan. He wiltnot rernainleng fn 'any
one place just fit present, .depend Upon
it, and what - you have to• do, must. be
done iminediately, "
:ZAll through that long night 'journey,
'I roused upon the task that lay -before
Me:: The' houSe ttl'which Iwasdirected
was in_ the midst of woods; abOnt halt
mile beyond the village'of Downville—
the , residence of Mrs. Matteson,. the
Mother of:the audacious forger. If help
was needed I was fully authorized to
call for it upon the .constabulary of
Crownville; but' I exPected to' need
none. i;i',?) •
The rosy dawn was just flushing the
eastern sky when lalighted, stiff, veary
and jaded_from the train; .at the, littlo
way station of,Prewnvillt-,
,‘ ,
`Can you d irect me to Mr 6: MatteSoesr
place?", I asked of tht ,sleepy station
mastetilwhCAVas yaWnlitig behind th 6
little aperture of the, ticket office.
• "Matteson-7-Mrs,.. Matteson I don't
know, her, 'but I guess likely I can tell
ypti where she lives: , Juste you follow
the main , street of the village .out, about
half a trifle, and ye'll come to a patch o!
woods; with ' bars at , - the fence; Go
through themlitirs,alittle ttiay further
`on, end you'll see .?,:little yaller:lbotviy;
just the last:place in„ tie woild••-whete
you'd ;expect to seed a' house. , ThaVs
where Mrs. Matteson lives.”
I thanked my Informant - ranabet4tmt
on a brisk walk; carrying mytravelling
bag: " . It 'was: •qulte 'a d'i'stance - ereIII
emerged froni 'the suburbs er the' !Main
streeVlllWil l qUiet'and Seelndedpountry
road, or rather lane.
rt3so• . "JESeglAciata.ilia.s cyi'•.
~!~~~
111=
AUGUST ' 14; 1867.
i. , ,1i •",t,
-The Patch o' woods with thebare, and
tbelittle yaller house—a cream colored
cottagepliterally overgrown with honoyl.
suckles7:-duly - rewarded my search, and
as I knocked. at the door, a. clock some. ,
where,inelde struck seven.
. A -decent-looking, elderly woman in
widow's weeds came to the door.• '
Mls Mr. Matteson .in ? Mr. Perley?"
t,‘,`No,',",she answered quickly, with,
as.l Imagined, rather. a.. confused, look.
I didnot believe her and asked, quiet,
,
~A4 W hen do you expect him home?',;
.."Not at present."
- Apparently : she expected I would go
away, bpt, instead, I stepped, in.
"Mother," asked a soft voice at . the
head of the stairs, , "who is. it?" , •
And. hen for the first time I becauie,
awarelhat some one bad been watching
oureollonny from the head of the stairkir-- ,
a young girl dressed likeithe mother in
deep black, with ,very ,brilliant
and a profusion' of. Jet-black , ringlets.,
"Some. one to see your brother.,.
.Slieoathe half way down, the, .stairti,,
pushing .back .CJlrls :with one hand,
and looked at me•with wondering P.Ves. ,
Even then her beauty • struck me es. I
stood gazingnt her..,.,, , • .; •
"Percy is not, p.t home," • She said,
hurriedly. "ReiNtras gone away. We
•
do not to:Low:wiled he will return." ,
Evidently the mother and daughter,
were in. Ur, :secret of Matteson!s vii-
lathy., and, doing their , : best to • screen.
him froter its„consequence. ,My, heart ,
bled for both of:them ;. but it was /14
time fdtvindulge lin sentimental pity.
Speaking 'es briefly. as I could, I told
them that it was my duty to compel
them to remain where they,Were, while
I searched the house; „r ; .;; •. -
Mrs., Matteson sat. down pale ! and,
trembling; her daughter colored• high.
• "Mother,'?. ,she said,, "why do you
stand by and listen to.such slander? It
is false! Let this Man search, the_ house
if he will; my brother Perely is 'Us. in r ,
nneent as I am,". .
•
No ,opposition . was offered to my
search. ,- It was entirely fruitless, how-
ever; there were nowhere truces of, the
flown bird.' : Nevertheless I concluded
to remain there quietly aday or two,
to see:what a fittlg waiting w,ouid!bri»g
forth.:. ~,,- -. .. ~,,- 1, -, „
The samelafternoon. Clara - A atteson
came'in, and I sat by .tbe .piaz .a win
dow, keeping a quiet watch on 1 all -the
surroundings:: ( . - • 7 „.. ; ,
"1114 Meredith,":shesaid, softly, "mo
ther-thinks I have been. very rude to
you. ' She ,says it is not your fault,
personally, that you are sent, here,, on—
on such , a- mistake,- and- perhaps, she is
right. lam very sorry if I have hurt
your feelings."
The pretty, penitent - way in N - vhich
she spoke quite won my heart, and a
few questions on. my part seemed to
unlock the hidden recesses, of her confi
dence. _ She talked ..at first shyly, but
afterwards with moxe asSuranee, of her
self the absent brother auddher mother,
giving me -a thousand artless , little
family details which I ,almost dreaded
to hear. - That twilight talk was one ,Of
the pleaeants. episodes of by my no
means universally pleasant, life, and I'
was considerably annoyed hen it was
broken in upon by - the arrival of' the
Drownville constables who were to
watch through the night. e At thesound
of their: footsteps on the piazza flour
Clara rose up and sat down again, con
fused and frightened. •
‘-'o', - 'l4r.'-Steredith—those ;non—"
• , 4 'Be easy,. •
.MlB5 --Matt•oasna," 4 . bats;
"you shall 'a t m) way ,be 'annoyed by
them. Your privacy shall not be bro
ken in upon, believe me."-• '
•"I know am silly," faltered Clara,
"but oh! it seems so dreadful 1" • 1 •
My orders to the men were brief ' and
succinct. I stationed them as seemed
best to me, and then returned to spend
the evening with Miss Matteson. And
when I was at length left alone, I could
not help thinking—God 'forgiVe me—
how much more winning and graceful
she was than Kitty Elton.
At length an ansWer'eameAck by re
port to Mr. Clenner,it Was short and
to the purpose:
"Come back. - Yon are only losing
time. If the bird .has flown we must
looli elsewhere for him." •
I read the brief missive' with a pang,
Clara Matteson's cheek deepened in
color as.' announced my departure to
her. •
"You have been far kinder than we
dared to hope, Mr; Meredith," §he said,
as I held her hand in mine.
"You will think something of -me
Clara.?"
The reader will easily perceive how
our intimacy had progressed.. • .S4e
Smiled, hung her' head, and taking a
pair of Scissors from the table, severed
one bright black curl fro M' the abund
ant tresses that lititipt*V6i her forehead.
"Keep this ; Mr. Meredith, in memory
of me."
Was I foolish to press the jetty ring
let to my lips ere Ilaid it closely against
my heart. Clara evidently' ( thought I
was---for she laughed,• bit did not seem
displeased.
Mr. Clenner seemed annoyed when
got back to the Bureau—rather an Un
reasonable proceeding; on his part, for I
had certainly done all that • man could
do, under the circumstances. -. • . , •
"We have been 'mistaken all the way
through, it seems," he said , biting his
lip. "Strange,—very Strange•Hl never
was mistaken before 'limy calculations,
Well, we must try again."
I went to Kitty' Elton's that night.
She received me With' a Sy,re.et, shygiad
ness of welcome, that should'have .made
me the happiest man in all the world;
but it did not. Clara Mattesou's dark
beauty seemed to stand between me and
her like a visible barrier., When I took
leave, there were, tears 14,40/ bine eyes,
.
"Kitty, you are ; crying !". .
"Because you are chaledi: 'Edward.
You do not love me as We l as you did.."
"Kitty, what'nonsense ."
. I was vexed with her, simply becauSe
I knew her accusatiun wastrue.-But I
kissed her once More, and feel: my
leave, moody and dissatisfied.
:When I reached the office neat Morn . -
ing Mr. Clenner vca4 not there. ; . •-1
"He has gone .to Drownville," said
my fellow detective ; ','he went last
night." --• •
' "rro Drownyillel" -; • -
I was seriously lifineyed, • Did klfr.
Clenner distiost the accuracy of my
reports? Or did he imagine that I was
unable to institute a theroUgh and com
plete investigation og the premises?- „
"It's - very strange,"l mused aloud,
Jones laughed.
"Well," he said,. "you know Clenner
has a way of doing strangethings. De
pend upon it, die. dna good! .reasons for
his conduct." .
was sitting 'at my' desk; two days
subsequently, when the door glided
noiselessly open •and !Clenner himself
entered. • . • . •
' are back again, and what
luck ?"
"The best." '"
' • •
"You don.',t 'say' got,
hiffor'
"I do mean Edward
dith , I knew .co uld.nOt. he so - e. 414 r.e4
mistaken.' Parley -Matteson is 410.,,the
'next room—half an hour( from. +now, he
will be in•prison4" • • it
'pit myselfl Alternately-flu Sh. ;find
grow pale. • 4 ,
'lWhere yokk apprehend him_?"
• i,At, born 9, hp) h?Auo,"
But•--r--ft _ - • •
"He was there' all' the' time
lescicoaxL. 77
mained there. Ned, my boy, yoti've
made a blunder for once; don't,.let it
happen again."
"What do you mean sir?"
For reply he opened the door of the
private inner apartment, hisown special
sanctum. A slight boyish figure leaned
against the window emokingacigarette,,
with black curls-tossed back fiom a mar
ble white brow, and brilliant eyes. ' He
mockingly inclined his head as I stared
athim, with a motion not entirely Mt
faniiliar to me. •
"Clara Matteson!" . ' ' ; ;" '
"Yes," he said, in-a , ?soft, sarcastic
voice, , •`.`Clara Matteson, or.Perly Matte
son, or ,whatever you choose to call me.
Many thanks for your politeness, De
tective Meredith ; ' and if you would like
anoth9r lock bf
' I turned away, burning scarlet, while
Mr. Clenner closed the door. • •
"Never Mind, my boy; it will be a
lesson to you," he said, laughing;
makes a very pretty but I gm opt
at all susceptible." .
- "What'a double-dyed fooll had been
I had lost the reward—falleniin the esti-
mation pf my fellow-otlieers- 7 and be-
hayed like a brute to poor Kitty—and,
all' for whitt?"
'T went to tctuytind.toldsher the whi3fe
story, and to my surprise the dear,
faithful little creature loved me just
as Well as ever.
"I won't - be jealous of 'Perly Matte
son, Edward," she said, smiling, "what
ever I might be of his sister. ; And,
dearest, don't be discouraged. I'll wait
as' long as you please, and you will be
seoend Mr. Clenner yet!" ' • ,
She was determined•to look upon the
bright side of things, this little Kitty of
mine! But I feltthemortification none
the less keenly, although, as Mr. Clen
nor said, it would undoubtedly prove a
good lesson to me.
Perly Matteson's girlish beauty is
eclipsed in Stap's Prison now—nor do
I pity him. The stake for Which he
played was high—and he lost ! •
. All about Meerschaum
11'HAT IS IT i-WIIERE FOLESD-110W COLORED
This !trtiele, which,is so much este-Pin
ed by the tobacco Smoker, is not the
foam of the sea, as, many stippose, but
isn'hydrated silicate of magnesia, but
asthe compound is not crystaline its
constituents are variable, and silicate of
iron: and alumina occur with it ; these
affeet 'the color of the meerschaum,
which, when pure, is quite white. The
presence of silicate of iron imparts a
tint varying from yelloW to deep IN own.
Good meerschaum is soft and yields
readily, to the knife, especially after
having been melted. The fracture i§
usually earthy, seldom conchoidal. The
state of Saggeration is so variable as to
give rise to various densities—some
kinds sink in water, others float on its
surface. 2 Those of medium density are
preferred by the pipe maker, the light
varietieSare porous and even cavernous,
and the heavier kinds are often! made
.up artificially. Most of the meerschaum
is from Asia Minor. It is dug -princi
pally in the peninsula of Natoli, near
the town of Coniah, but it is alsd found
iu Spain and Greece. The articles found
lb those sections, however, are of a
veinous nature, and' are not used in
manufacturing. It is oxported in the
shape of irregular blocks with ohtnse
angles and edges. Much care is re
(Mired in ,reinovine• the 'irregularities
acid rautty portions,. anti. even then it
may contain various defects, such as
different minerals diffused through it;
also a hard variety of meerschatim,
called by manufacturers chalks (kreid
enmassen), which occasions much diffi
culty in the carving. In some cases the
meerschaum isloughly fashioned into
bowls on the spot where the material is
dug, and they are more elegantly carved
in Europe. • Vienna is celebrated for
this Manufacture. ' 'ln 'forming 'a bowl
the meerschaum is prepayed for the op
eration bysoaki,ng. in • a comps:lefties of
wax, oil, and fats. The wax and oil
absorbed by the_meerschaum are'tlie
cause of color produced by smoking ;
the heat of the burning tobacco causes
the wax and fatty 'substances to pass
through the stages, of dry distillation,
and becoming associated' with the pro
ducts Of the instillation of the tobacco,
are diffused through the 'substance of
the bowl, - and produce those gradations
of tint which are so much prized. In
some cases the bowls are artificially
stained by dipping them before being
soaked in wax in, a solution•of sulphate
of iron , either alone or mixed with
dragon's blood.
I In Austria alone more than five thou
gand,(s,ooo) people, who labor only for
export, support themselves from this
manufacture ; and in France, where the
Manufacturing of ''Meerschaum 'tom
menced • only In the' year 1850; and
where' the expert is not very extensive,
five hundred (500) people support them-
SeiVes; and these only working foy do
mestic use.' The first manufactdrer of
moersehaum pipes was a Mr. Nagy iii
,pesth, 150 years ago.• The first in this
country were, Messrs. Pollak & 'Son,
likewise from 'Pesth. In 1857 the first'
pipe was manufactured for and owned
by the late D. Bethune, who died in'
Italy but'a few years since. The verita
ble pipe is still a,legacy, being relive- .
seated lii surviving Thotographs' where
the doctor ,appears In dressing-own,
cap,' and' ' slippers, with the - familiar
fishing-tackle fastened on 'the wall of
his snug study, enjoying a habit' to
Which ho was somewhat addicted. The
The original Picture was taken and is to
be' seen at — Williamson's gallery in
Brooklyn. Since the laSt ten years' the
imports:in the United - States of meer-
Schanm goods 'amounted yearly to near
a minion' of dollars, on which 75 per
- dent. 'in gold duty is paid.' The 'raw
material is onlS - taxed 25 per cent.' San
Francisco, Boston, Buffalo anti New
York are 'the principal importing 'and
•t - nainufacturing centers. • "
• •
• •
. .
Tilt FATAL MINCE FIE.-C. LA,PTEIt
T;—blie throw herself upon • his • breast
and' wept., . ; •
CHAPTER IL—As she ceased weeping.
he groaned audibly.. There they sat en
tu,ined in each others arms for about
r.,344iours, anau'one of .ern spoke. •
_.„ •
::•;C#APTEit voice fractured the
'Sdiertin stillness of the air.. ".Harriet,
,TOOwn loye, if I but, had a minee-pie
itd4at." Then she lifted her tear
;di '" med eyes' to the starry heavens,
'cusped her hands wildly, and exclaim
ed!: "Come 'with me to the kitchen,
loVe, and thou shalt eat thy rill; for
there were three of 'em left at dinner."
They 'clasped each other by the hand,
arid rushed tO the pantry. •
CH.A:PTERIV.—Two *nee iiies"hu4:
diSappeared;' rah d the third was• about' tt)
share the same fate, when a stealthy .
step wag 'heard. '" Fly ? my angel--firy
beau! the old 'woman I know." ,
And she fell fainting at his' feet. ""
' , CIIAPTER wp man. sto9kl , l
face to face with Eugene;" and sheaked''
liim at he'd been doin? to the gal ;
and
. he said he hadn't done nothin'.—
She grabbed the remaining pie,. and.
with tbeleree4 of, a tigress chucked it.
'4t '" , • .1. • •
CIUPTEIt VT.=-Her' aim had been
'too true.' She'llit'him in the pit Of the
:F..itomaeh,nrid`he fell at her feet s; coipAe.
They buried them both in One grnve ;
*eve& thn village 'maidens
7 filant onions or)er 'pla"eo where lie
the lovers, at last'initted: ' • 7 ' . • '
,„
,e ,
Mr. and Mrs.- Smith's Headaches—A
Lesson for Somebody
"Such 'a heidache as I havel" groan
e Smith, as he entered the breakfast
rOom, with his hair rumbled, his chest
collapsed; and his back rounded out in
the shape ,of the letter C. " Such a
headache!" .1-.1 - '
• " PerhapS it was the cake you ate, be
fore going to bed," remarked his wife,
as she? tired the coffee. '
r
"Ca : ? there's nothinif More 'whole
some th ii 'bike before going to bed,: 9s
peclally i prum-cake," answered Smith,
dropping into a chair.
Mrs. Smith, feeling indisposed at that
rnatitutinal houil for an argument, as
sented. . •
, .
" Try a little tek" suggested she.
" Tea !:an t old mard's remedy ; no tea
,
forme."
" Well, '.
eon l e e
' . .
"don't think Lwant anything,"
groa ed Smith. " Oh, dear !ll'm going
to hve a day Of it !" • '
. .
M .s. Smith had it on her tongue's
end o say ; .
" Veil, that is the usual result of a
nigi t of it;" 4 but she closed her teeth
and it Off the exasperating and truth
ful rejoinder.
" Isn't this room awful hot ?" asked
Smith, opening six doors, without wait
ing for? her reply, whieb, if uttered,
would have been that she was shivering
with the draughtg
- Then seating himself at the table:--=
i'..l think. I wilipave tea, Airs. Smith;
it. will be sure to,upset or
. .eure me ;,it
don't matter whifh," he adds, with a
despairing groan ; " and I inhy as well
eat :a pieee otC , i 4 7, beefsteak,' whilq. I'm
about it—' in toi' a penny, in ifor a
pound ;' oh dear'!" ' •
"I think I'll 'come and sit iii your
room, Mary,?" sail) Smith to his wile
after the tea and taeaklast htid gone
down. "Yt looks nice and pleasant
here, and I like to stay with you when
I have the headache.'
Mary ;turifed • her back, that he need
not see , the smile lurking round her
mouth at the conclusion of his sentence,
and brotight a pillow to the sofa for liis
disorganized head. • t
• " Not that—no, not that ; it will only
heat myhead, oh, dear !' Mary, (solemn
ly,) do you know I think I made a mis
take in eating that beefsteak ?"
Mary, with a heroism which should
place her name in "Fox's Book of Mar
tyrs," did not reply :
" I knew it at the time, Smith,
"and
mr only chance of preventing you frOm
eating, was to refrain from asking you
not to eat ; so I didn't say so."
" MarY," said Smith, as she seated
herself to sewing, "Don't you think I
should feel better if I had ajug of boil
ing water at my feet ?"
" Perhaps you would," said Mary,
dropping her spools and thimble and
buttons on the floor to hunt i up the jug
and hot water herself,. for Smith had
the opinion that , a wife4hould attend
personally to these things, although
three great servants might sit sueltini;
their thumbs in the kitchen and cook
ing their heels on the range.
Perhaps you would."
" Mary,"•asked Smith, after this ar
rangement was carried out. " don't you
think this bottle mightte pushed a lit
tle closer? I don't _feel it, except on
one foot." "
" Yes;" said Mary, dropping her work
once more: "Is that right?"
• " Oh;yes," answered - Smith, rolling
his left eye in eestacyois thq heat pene
trated the soles orNms feet 'how nice
it is to have you round when I inn
sick." •
The• same funny look came again
round the corners of Mary's mouth, but
Smith, bless his obtuse soul, didn't see
" Mary;" said Smith, " I think I
could g 0 to sleep now if you would close
those curtains and things and carry
that d d bird doWn stairs, and shut
out the light."
•- " Yes," said Mary, " and I'll taliJ my
sewing in ; the next room." ;
"Do," said Smith. ,
And gathering , up her work-basket
and Smith's pants, that had several vi
-tal buttons missing, and which he wish
ed replaced, Mary departed.
'"" Mary," said Smith, suddenly' ap
pearing at the door of the room where
she had' seated herself, with 'his hair
rampant, and blanket shawl sticking to
his back, "" it's no uke. I don't feel
bit better.. I'm sure I don'tknow what
to do. Do you really think it was the
eake?"
Mary's patience was waning. ‘4
knoW it, John—it always • makes ye
sick: - Don't you recollect I
.asked yo
not to eat it tit the time?" •
"Well, all T can say is, " said • Smith,
" T don't believe ' it. Oh dear, where
are the morningpapers?" •• ' •
That was another way of asking Mary
to read theaeto him, which she . did,•and
without saYing, as Smith did on similar
occasions:
." Oh, tl:
___, there's nothing in the •ptipers
this morning but 'the same old tariff
discussions ; in fact, they are quite dull
—here• they are—pqrhaps you can pick
out something for:yourself. '
. . _
.131essed he the Lord ! At twelve,
Sniith sank into the•arms of Morpheus,
acid slept tillqhree ; but alas ! waking,
•begged , for his wife and a washbewl.—
Both were forthcoming, as also the ex
.peeted result. The rest of the day, till
dark, the blinds were opened and shut ;
the bottleof hot water on and oil' duty,
and Mrs. Smith stayed byte see him be
sick: About seven in the evening' he
despairingly signified his wish to retire,
adding :
"I suppose, of
.coufse; you don't feel
sleepy at all ?"
"N-o," said Mary, looking front ie
window at alo•Vely moon that was just
" N-o. notvery."
. "Well," said Smith ; " don't come, if
you don't want to, but I can't sit up any
longer, and I have an idea I shall get to
sleep." •
So Mary went to bed with her beard
ed baby.
A week had elapsed: Smith was hi
good' health and spirits. He could
smoke. The world wasn't a charnel
house, after all. Mary was flat on her
back with a nervous headache. '
" Sick ?" asked Smith.
" Shocking pain in my temples," said
Mary.
" What a pity!" answered Smith, par
ing his nails at the "window, without
turning his head. "It's •going to
,be
such a lovely day—quite dike spring.
Have you the least idea where my gray
pantzi are?"
"No," said,Mary, faintly, feeling for
the pillows„ think, in the closet."
"So—strange," said Smith, "about
those gray pants ; I don't think they've
worn very well—do you ? And do you
ktioW, Mary, about the milk bill, wheth
er it I 4 right or not ? And, by the way,
did" my shoes come home last night:'
andhas that man been to fix the. front
:(1 obi. ‘?"
":My head aches so bad," said Mary,
." Eh:l4 can't remember anything.—
Biddy will tell you." ,
i' in sorry for yon," said Smith,
tying' hi",s cravat at the glass. The very
hest thing for you is to keep quiet, and
l'll,take myself out of the, way. Bleep
is the thing for you." So Smith put en
his Jfeaviost pair of hoots, and went all
'over the house, and let the doors bang,
and whistled the ," Stars and Stripes,"
antl,ate his breakfast, arid then came up
to, her to discuss the reiipeetive elaitns of
perk and beef arid ehieken for that day's
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NO. 33.
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JOBBING DEPARTMENT,.
Th.propriotoyehaveatockod thoewthi.thment With
a large assortmCntor moderuf3tYles
JOB ARM CARD TYPE
AND PAST PRESSES,
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aid are prepared to execute neatly, an d pro rip
POSTER 8, II Alf DRILLS, CIRCULARS, CARDS BILL
HEADS/LETTER II EADS,STATEMENT •
TOWNBMP ORDERS, &c., &c.
Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, and a full asSoitment of i
Constables' and Jnatiees' Blanks, constantlyo i n band.
Peoplethilng at a distaneeetindependonbt4lngt heir
work donepromptly,and sent back Inrpturn R'
8/I*()Fricz—noy't‘block,Socondliloor
dlnlief, closing by another recomthend-
atioifto keep quiet and not bother her
self about nothing. ct,
," No better ?" asked Smith, reproach
ftillyt six o'clock that evening ?
"thoughtyoUld he well, certainly, by this'
tirpe;_afti3r a day's quiet." Quiet? She
had had the whole kitchen retinue aft
er her all day, asking more questions
than there are in the assembly's catech
ism ; and the front door bell ringing. as
if• by order of the fire department •, but
she had said nothing at all about that ;
if she had, Sthith "would have replied
with that lordly wave of -his hand with
which men dispose of such matters ;
" You shouldn't allow such trifles
trouble you."- -
.
•
"No better, than ?" Smith inquired„ s ,,.
as if in gratitude to him he really de, .
served a modification. of her fOrmer re- •-•:
ply—" no better-? Well, slep . p,iafter all,
is the best thing; and, as I can't do
anything- for you, I think it is such a
lovely night that I will stroll out awhile.
There, there," patting the end of the
blanket "go to sleep now;" And, close
upon his retiring heels she heard the N.
thundering bang of the front dok.
After divers and many comparisons
between male and female headaches,
anti the seeming. incongruity in -the
male mind of the same course of treat
ment for bbth, Mrs. Smith felt asleep,
to be woke about twelve by Smith, who
thtnnped up stairs in his boots,, made a
raid after the cork:serew in the closet,
and a particular tumbler of a particular
shape, he wanted in connection with
it; and advised her again as tolhe effic
ietteyof sleep, in cases of female head
aehe 1: then tilled the house with the -
nauseating- fumes of tobacco, at an hour
when it was impossible to air it. Then
—Smith went to bed, and slept thesleep
of the just, with not a glimmering of an
idea that he was not the unselfishesf
and lovingest of husbands. Indeed,
had his wife questioned it, he wo'uld
have pointed her to that column in the
daily papers, where accounts are given
of husbands who make it a practice to
crack their-wives' skulls once a week ;
and placing ills arms akimbo with a
stern look, would have asked her with
his nose close to her face : . .
" What if she had such a-husband as
that ?"
The Bottom of the Sea
'Tr in vest igations go to show that the
roaring waves and the mightiest bil
lows of the ocean repose, not upon hard
or troubled beds, but upon cushions of
still NV111.01'; that everywhere at the bot
tom of the deep sea the solid ribs of - the
earth are protected, as with a garment ;
from the abrading action orits currents;
that -the cradle of its restless waves is
lined by a stream of water at rest, or so
nearly at rest that it can neither wear
nor move the slightest bit of drift that
once lodges there. The uniform aP
pearanee of these microscopic shell% ,
and tlui almost total absence anion g
them of; any sediment from the sea er
foreign matter, suggests most forcibly -
the idea of perteet repose at the bottom
of the s "a. Sonic of , the specimens are
as pure and es free from sea sand 'as the
fresh fallen snow flake is from thedhst
of the earth. Indeed, these so,undings -
almost prove that the sea, like the anew- -
cloud with- its flakes in a calm, is al
ways letting fall upon h its bed shadows
of these minute shells ; and we may
readily imagine that the wrecks which
strew its bottom are; in the process of ,
ages, hidden under this fleecy covering,
presenting- the rounded appearances.
which is seen over thb body of the trav
eler who has perished in the snow •
storm. The ocean, ,especially within
and near the tropics, swarms with life.
The remains of myriads of moving
things are cerveyed by currents, and
scattered and lodged in the course of
time all over its bottom. This process,•
continued for 'ages, has covered the
depths of the ocean as wit c h_ a mantle,
consisting of,,organisms as delicate as •
hoar-frost, and as light in' the water as
down in the air. The tooth of running ,
water is Very-sharp.. See how the Ni
agara has cutiits way through layer after
layer of solid rock. But what is Niag
ara, with all the fresh water courses of
the world, by the side of the great cur
rents. of (wean? And what is the press
ure o water upon river beds in compar- '
ison with the pressure of ocean water
upon the bottom of - the sea? it Is not
so great by contrast as the gutters in the
_streets are to the cataract. Then why
have.not the currents' of the sea worn
its bottom away? Simply beeause they
have not been perinitted to get down to
it.—All the Year Round.
A wonderful doctor with a wonderful,
sun-glass is in Hartford. Bythesimille
use of a wan-glass the rays of the sun, •
lie has-effectually removed, lifelong de
formities from the faces of a number of
persons ; and but little pain is caused,'
A gentleman in - Windsor, one half, ,of,
whose face was badly .discolored front
his birib, was made to rejoice Ina whole
Clean fele ; and a young lady who suf
fered from an unsightly excrescence on
her chib wziS similarly relieved. A
1, lea. similarly
mole bijrned with au actual little blaze,
tied diSappeared°with a slight
"'kw?' ;Or explosion. The patient suf %
ferediClittle pfiln after the tirstmomen ,
tare tinge." ,Another man writes that
the doctor's glass cured hirn•otan
obtati
nitte cancer.l:llit had been. twice re
inovad by surgeons. Burned out bythe
Dotittesi glass it stays out, or at least' it
ha.qista!ed out for upwards of a year.
_
AkTit'En. PILLows.----" Is it best to
use tpillow for the head ? If so, 'what
is tlid,\best material ? I.re feathers in
jurioul,l?"
If a \person sleeps upon his back, no
pillow Is needed. If one 'leepsupon his
side, a,\‘pillow 'shoUld be' used thick
enough 'to support the head in , direct
line with the body. ,No more. Curled
hair is one of the best materials' for
lows. FeatherS should never be allow-,
ed about a bed in any form. .For
lows they are especially injt4rious; :r:
they partially surround the head ',atta',
keep it over-heated, which weakens thy'
scalp and produces a tendency to Mire>
out of the Ilair,.and . cogestion : orthe
head and:headache. , Then, again`, the
effete 'emanations which are always be
ing thrown off froni feathers are taken
directly in the lu_,no - g wit i h the' inspired
air.—Journal of .ffagth. '
Our• Wilkesbarre friend, Walker,
went to a dutel tailor and had his mea
sure taken for '11; pair of pantaloons. Ho
gave directions 'to have them madelarge
and full. Walker is a heavy man and
likes his clothes loose, and when he
came to try on the new unmentionables
found that they stuck tight to his legs,
whereat he thus remonstrated : "I told
you to • make these pants full.", After
some objurgatory expressions of 'a pro=
lane nature,•the tailor ended the contro
versy. by deelairing, "I dink.•dese pants
is full . enough ; if dey was. any' fuller
dey would sphlit!
They have patriarch in Taunton,
Mass., who says that- he once raised a
flock of wild ducks from a pond, when
he took aim at them with 'his gun: and
fired. • The3t a ,tlewt : away with Mlle h
clarnor,' , and, stirprised to find that none'
of then.dropped, he 'examined the field
of battle,. -Ye picked up four bush •ls
of. legs. There waa , a touch of patl oS
'in the old man's voice as ho added: " I
fired too-low."