6,4 e 4 0 a gnimiy
Is Punlibbed every Wednesday Morning at 2,00 a
Year., itivariablyln advance, by, t I t-
COBB & VAN GELDER.
lli • U. COBB.]
- j S 4.3:› 9 7:VaVriSXXSTOr
TEX, ?arelio*; Squial
No. c --- it' ...- ' - S - i --- P -- s. l in. Sins
81,00 82,00 s2,r $3,00
2,00 3,00 4,00 8,00
10,00, 15,001 17,001 22,00
1 18.001 26.00 1 80.001 40.00
1 square, ...
2 Squares—.
Iralf Col.—.
One Col
im.Bubinoss Cards, inserted at the ate of Ono Lul
lat. a line per pear;
,but mine for lea ! ! sit Alien $5,00.
ti ..Special net lea, Fiftemeents per lino; Editorial
or Local notices, Twenty Clitte per lino.
BUSINESS • DIRECTORY.
W. 0.-TERBELL & CO.;'. .
IirIIbLESALE DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lamps, *Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils, .i.e. e 3^e:
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1866.-Iy.
WILLIAM H.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
I Insurance, Bounty and Pension Agency, Main
Street We'taboo, Pa., Jan. I, 1566.
S. F. WILSON
WILSON 41c NILES, •
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT • LAW,
(First door from Bfgoney's, on the 'Avonne)—
Will attend to badness entrusted to their carp
in dm counties of Tioga and Potter.
IVellsboro, Jan. I 1866. -
D. imGELL & Co., _
MANUFACTURERS of, and Wholesitle and lie
tail Dealer in Doors, Bash, and Blinds. Also
Planing and Turning dono to order.
Knoxville, Tioga Co., Pa., Jan. 16. 1867-1 y ..c
GEORGE WAGNER,
TAILOR, Shop Grit door north of L:A.lieara's
Shoe Shop. Vir•Cutting, Fitting, and Repair
ing done promptly and well.
Wolleboro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1888.—ly.
JOHN B.,SIIMISIREARE I I
DRAPER AND TAILOR. Shop over John R.
Borten's Store. Or' Cutting, Fitting, and
Repairing done promptly and in best style.
Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 1,1868-1 y
WM. GARRETEION,
.ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT" LAW,
Notary Public and Insurance AgOnt, Bloss
burg, Pa., over Caldwell's - Store. -
- ZOUN L DIZTCUELL
ATTORNEY AND
_CO UNS4LOR-41‘ LA IV,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa.
- Claim Agent; Notary Public, and Insurance
Agent. Ile will atlend promptly to collection of
Pensions, Back Pay and Bounty. As Notary
Public be takes acknowledgements of deeds, nd
ministers'ortbs, and will act as Commissioner to
take testimony. figrOffice over Roy's Drug Store,
adjoining Agitator Offlce.—Oct. 30. INT
.IZAAIL WALTON 117 SE,
Tioga County, a.
V ERAILYEA .1- REXFORD, PROM'S. This is
a new hotel located within tasy access of the
. beet fishing' and hunting grounds in North
ern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared
for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and
the traveling public. 6 . a [Jan. 1, 1868.]
PETROLEUM HOUSE,
)VESTFIELVt, PA., GEORGE CLOSE, Propri
; etor. A new Hotel conducted on the principle
of live and let live, for the accommodation of
the public.,—Nov. 14, 1868.-I.y.
OEIO. W. RYON,
ATTORNEY tt - couNsgLoß AT LAW, Law
renceville, •Tioga Co., Pa. Flaunty, Pension,
anti Insurance Agent. Collections promrly
attended to. Office 2d door below Ford "lonia.
Doc. 12, 1866—1 y
•
flr! R. E) OLNEY,
.:: i) ALER in CLOCKS .t. JEWELRY, SILVER
-if
;I • PLATED WARE, Spectacles, Violin Strings,
Se., ,k.c., Mansfmld, Pa. Watches and Jew
. elry neatly repaired. - Engraving dime,in plain
English and German.- llsopt67- Iy.
,
'FARR'S HOTEL
: 1 .
TIO(A, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.,
Good nabling,'atk l
aebed, and an attentive !Jos
tler always in attendance.
R. S. FAllit, . . . . Proprietor. -
riairdresting & Shaving.
Saloonpver Witlcix. Darker's Store, WAls
bnro, Pa.i Parti6ul r attention paid to Ladies'
flair-cutting :Shampooing, Dyeling, etc. D,raide,
Nitre, coifs, and slvichos on hand a,nd made'to or
der.
H. W. DORSEY J. JOHNSON.
D.BA.CON, M. D., late'oc Pa: Cavalry, after
neatly four years of army service, with arlarge
riperienee in Rely and hospital practice, has operfed au
yFite for the practice of medicine and surgery, in all
te branches. Verf r ot. is from a distance can find good
I , m - din at the noineylvanta Hotel when desired.—
li-at any part V the State in conenitatiou, or to
{_•u dur eorgrrd operations. No. 4, Union Block, up
Wcilithoro. Pa., May - 2., 1866.—1 y. •
N EW TICTIJ4E GALLIntY---
,
FRANK, SPEWCEIL _
nas the pleasure to inform the citizens of Tioga
,uoty that he has completed his
NEW PHOTOGRAPII GALLERY, -
i xLd ieyn hand)to take all kinds of Sun Pictures,
'rod) as Ambrotypes, Ferrotypes, Vignettes., Cartes
is Visite, the Surjrise and Eureka Pictures; also
tatucular attention paid to copying and enarg—
aq. Pictures. Instructions given in the Art on
negotiable terms. Elmira St., Mansfield, Oct. 1,
ATTENTION SOLDIERS.
WM. B.' SMITH, Knoxville, Tioga County,
11 Pa., (U. S. licensed Agent, and Attorney
hr soldiers and their friends thronghent all the
1-fal States,) will prosecute and' collect with nn
mailed success, . ,
SOLDIERS' CLAIMS AND DUES
141 kinds. Also, any other kind of: olai
tpinst the Governmunt before any of the Di:
Flrtmcnts or in Congr is. Terms moderate,' A
4 { l Ail tinntinications sent o the abovoaddioss will rtk
seiro, prompt attend° . Jan. 17, 1566.
U. S_ CLAIM. AGEGY,
• For the Colliction of
• Army and Nair Claims and Pensions.
THE NEW BOUNTY LAW, passed July 28,16,CE, gives
two and qtree years' soldier! extra bounty. 'fiend
fc your discharges. •
OFFICERS' EXTRA PAY.
Three months' extra pay proper to volunteer officers
who were In service March 3,1b6.5. -
• PENSIOR INCREASED •
To all .ho have lost a limb and alto have been Perma
gent/y and totally disabled.
Allother Government chaos prosecuted.
JEROME B. NILES.
Wellsboro,Octo r 10,15G6-tt
E. a MITH, M. D.
slyßoEolc.
fIPERATES successfully for Cataract, Stra
k./. bismns, (cross eyo) Re'rnoval of Tutriers,
Bare Lip, Varicose Veins Club Feet, 3e.
Particularattention paid to diseases of the Eye
Ltd General Surgery. • '
Consultation t ethos free.
Refereiaces gi en to operations recently per
f=ed.
Offtee hours front 12 M. to 3'P. M.
(Vice at his residence;Maris fi cid, Tina County,
Pa. . . March 27, 18157-Iy."
NORMAN STRAIT,
AGENT for the National Series of Standard School
Books; published by A. S. Barnes & co.in-i
wiLtiara, corner of Jobn Street, ' :. Y., keeps constantly
tfell ' • - Iy• filled. Cali on or
N. STRAIT.
L ,
•
GENT for ARVIN DO'S FIRE AND
A
BURGLAR. PROOF SAFES.
Wellsboro, September 25, 1867.
-
J. G. ptITNAM,
•
NULL WRIQRT—Agout for nil the be.“
.1.11. TURBINE WATER WHEELS. Also -
LI Stowort'F Oscillating .Movetn out for Gang and
guilty Saws.
Tioga. Pa., :Aitg. 7; 1567, 1 . 3 i: - . 2 '' ' .. . 7 • '
I3ounty 'and Pension Agency.
A VI . NG received definite instructions fu regal d to
the extra bounty allowed by thee'act approved
"OF 23, 1,500,and baring on band a largo supply of 011
'" ,lo qtry blankn , l RILL prepared to prosecute Au p.n.
and bounty claims which tinny be placed In toy.
Persons living et a distance can corniannicate
km, Inc by leteer, and their communications ,svilllbe
i r^, ahtly animated. -SMITH.
Wellaboro.October 2#,ISCG•
FALL 111100 K COAL.—The undersigned
, haring make arrangesents to_ furnish Coal
'ldle TON or CAR LOAIn coarse or fine, solid i
the patronage of the public.
ALSO—has constantly on band, a large - stock
PARRIAGE BOLTS, 4ce., at Wholesale and
tetftn • BLACKSMIT.IIING of all -kiniis
done in the best makroer. 8 . M..GRER.
Tioga, Dec:l,lBB6—d.
[P. C. CAN (311.D.CR
,3 Moe. 6Moe. 11-ear
=
$7,00 $12,00
1200 18,00
20,30 50,00
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J_ B. NILES.
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VOL. XIV.
BE CLOTHED:
T osErn nvOrtAM & SONS, two neiles
0 o f Fnoxiile, Tiogu . County; .Pa., are pre
pared to manufacture wool ; by. the yard or on
ebares, as way be detqro.', TheT • tilake..i.• _ ,
FLANNELS, FULL cLoTils,: CASSI
• . ItIERES, DOESKINS,.
and cart promise to otisfy customers. They pay
phrticular atteutioti to - .
ROLL : CARDIisTer . it- CLOT H-DRESSIN G.
Twenty years experience in the business war
rents them in expecting a generous patronage.
No shoddy-cloths made,.
Deerfield, June 12, 11167-41. , • • • ,
•• JOHN BUHR,
wouLD announce to the citizons of Wellsbo
re and surrounding couptry, that' be has'
opened a shop on the corner of Water arid Crof
ton streets; for the purpose of manufacturing all
kinds of .. • .;,
CABINET FURNITURE,
REPAIRING: AND TURNING DONE
to order. COFFINS of rill kinds furnished on.
short notice. All work done promptly and" war-
ranted. , Wellshoro, June 2r, 'HOG.'
HUGH
Agent for the
E Q TAE
IIJFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
TIIE UNITED- STATES'. •
your Lilo at a llemo Agency' s s ,
Wellaboro, April 17, 1807.4
3. s. numnitnr. '
SURGEON,DENTIST,'
CHERRY PLATT% TI CO.
OPERATES crith,cbloroform, Ether, and thy_
kfi celebrated Spray,Prodtlcer.
June 19,'1887-Bm. ' ' - •
. •
UNION HOTEL.
. _
• WATKINS, PROPRIETOR.
HTING I#4 up, neirliotel building 00, the site
of the Union Hotegledely deetroyett - by hro,
1 am now read td rev - Hie and entertain gneSts.' The
Union Hotel !was intended for p Temperance Home,
and the Proprietor believes It can be sustained lA - attune
grog.' An net entice hostler in attendance.
WellsbOro, June 26,1887;
TOWNSEND HOUSE. '
TO WNWD, • PROPRIETOR.
Tig - A1'11 , 14 longed for a term of yearetthe popular aml
IFJ well known Hotel etund lately occupied by A. 'AI -
Hazlett. I am prepared to furnish the traveling and
locallpublic,,witle the best accommodattOns to be pa I.r.
cured in the country. A good hostler always l ip ut•
tendunce. ; Teams furnished to fishing parties.'
Hellebore:), June
Julia W Gttprnsev‘,l
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
•llacini returned to this county with a view of
making it his permanent residence, solieits.a
share of public- patronage. All business en.
trusted to his care will be attended to with
promptness and fidelityl.,-,Office Id door south.
of E. S. Farr's Ilifga;Tiogri Co., Pa.
sept. 26.'66.—tf.
E. R,.
GROCERY AND RESTAURANT,
Ono.1:door above the Meat Market, -
• W S.p. 9 RP 'A .
RESPECTFULLY - atinriunces to ttlic'thuling,
pubpc that he hag a desirable st,,ek et tire,
curies, comprising, Teas, Coffees, Spices. •..'u;:ar, , ,
Molasses. Syrupl, and all that con,titutcs a lir:t
class stock. Oysfers in every style at `all sea
sonable hours.
Wellsboro, Jan. 2, 1867—tf.
---------T----
THE -PLACE TO BUY DRUGS.
AT the Lawrenceville-Drug Stot e. where you
will find every thing properly belonging to
the Drug Trade
CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHEAPEST,
arid of 't.bo best quality for Cask'
Oils, Varniehes, Lamps, Fancy Notions. Vi, lio
Strings, Fishing Tackle, Window Glass. c.
Cash paid for Flax Seed.
C. P., LEONA RD
Lawrenceville, May 8,1867,
B. B. B01{1)EN
2 1 .10ciA,
ETAS just returned from tLe Citywith a large
and desirablo stock of goiOld condi:ging of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Yankee 'Notions, of every de-cription, °lads and
Plated-Ware; Wall Paper, Pau) ts and 011 e, use
Siuffs,:Behnol Books; Groc.ctiOd - , ittol , finally jivery
thing that is Bier kept in a Drag and ' , lotion
Store, I would, also call the attention of the
public to our Stock of GERMAN' I 3!PS, une
qualed in the wide world, and also that I am
Agent for the "Morton" Gehl Pen, and'shall al
ways keep a largo assortment.
Tidga, May 8, 1867—tf. B. -B. BORDEN.
Glen's Falls Insurance Cam any,
. GLAN'S PALLS, N. Y.
Capital and Surplus $373,637,66. ,
•
FARM .RLSKS, only, taken.
No Prernium.Notes required.
It is LIBERAL. It pays damages by Light
ning, whether Fire ensues or not.
It pays for live mock killed by Lightning, in
barns or, in the held.
Its ratee are lower than other Companies of
equal responsibility. 1. C. PRICE, Agent,
, Farmington Centre, Tiugn Co." Pa.
May 29, 1867-1y1."
, •
C J.: RANDALL, r
SURGICAL AND 31ECIL4 NICA.L
DENTIST.
OFFICE at his resi.lettec on Wellsboro street,
Tiognotheru ho na) be found from the Ist
until the 12th, and fr.on the Hlth until the 25th
of each month. "Will be'io 131o,!-Ikurg: at the
United States Hotel, from the - 17.th until the 18111,
and in Lawrenceville lit SiGefq,fl'E Hotel, from
Lhe 2Ctb until the last day r.f each month.
All operations connected with the dental ero
fePsion, whether surgical or tueclianit.al, will re
calve, especial attention.
flaring an itnprorni c liAaiti _twit apptiriltue fot
1
barmen ing the gums, he i? pre pared to extract
teeth w thout pain, and in a manner harmlees in
the TA ient, yet no .. , t.ip , -fitcti: , ri. dromiiness or
nause4t,ifollows the operation. Ether or Chloro
form vilill be adtainii4teli..., if ads isil,lo, yili en r d c ..
sired. -
Artificial Teeth of ail kinds inserted in the
most substantial ar.d I.t tnalmer.
Call and ace apatdintit- nreThiinicakcientiatry.
Tioga, pa:i May 1, '
WALRER . LATUROP,
=1
HARDWARE, Ilia \, STEEL, NAILS,
, S7O VES,
BBLIING, 4SIII.
WATER • I,IM E,
A OR ICU LTVI3 I AI PLEM ENTS.
Carriage and Harness Trimmingli
JiMINESSES. SA'IiIII.I. Ac
Corning. N. 'Y., .1
MUSICA INST)'; , tj.:‘;'l.6 D . sb aki
p ear ,
_deal° 'r i4okcer ct., _Brother -'.and
littinesA . p' ku tolc, St.,son Hamlin cab—
inet'orgun. rent, lim,ey
the B. Shouinger tneloilo , ns. Room over
Botren'i storm Sept. 12. 1868.
CAS . II PAID TOR' BUTT
t WRIG
18AL.,, -
T fly- IVA 1?E,
=I
1' 4 67-it
AT
T 2 BAILEY'S
=I
=
Mil
GriTc Provision jst9iei,
CORNING, N. Y.
CJ. i. SIFT..,
_
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DV.4% LER
j r ! ;IP ' 1 0 °115 ,0 k`,.)3
WINERIES, PROVISIONS,
tiquois and
Cigars,
FOREIGN kGßtitl
DRIED FRUITS,
CANNED •''FRUITS' AND
VEGETABLES,
•
WOOD & WILLOW WARE, GLASS &
CROCKERY WARE,
f
CHILDREN'S q‘ARRIAGES, CABS. &
PERAMBULATORS, TOYS, &c ,
'A full and
.completo assortment of the above
mentioned goods of the best quality always on
band.
'Particular attention . paid to Fine Groceries
Denten) awl eotkolnors will find it t. their in
icrcst tuxainine hie Stock 'before buying..
"Corning, N. Y., March 27, 1867. '
8 kVING - S 'K.
OTHERWISE
GARIJNEfz'S
GROCERY AND:_VROVISION STORE
T_HE
, .
OLD saying that a peany saved is a penny
kJ earned, justifies GARDNER iu naming his
T.9,tablißlnont a Savings Bank. . Economy is
Wealth, said some old chap 'mimeo name I bate
forgotten; and it is economy to trade where tho
SLAUGHTER '
of high prices is being Firrecuted with vigor and
without; reprieire. • „I can! sell Sugars, Teas,
lip; lassos,
lassos, Fieh, Pork,i Flour,Corn Meal, Coffees,
Fruits, Spices, an everything intended
for family use, giving the buyer the benefit
OF' THE
CALM' thn—nuirketier ~z •nr..
Cin led by overybody;eaCepting only those verdant
• ,
INNOCENTS
%ciao prefer PROMISING-TO :PA one bun.
dyed per cent. profits to, thk sonar, to PAYING
twenty live per cent. leash - cry delivery; of the
I shalt offer my stock - Of goods at fair
prices
.2-- EVERY MONDAY, ---
x,f,./ EVERY TUESDAY;
--zr •
i • EVERY WEDNESDAY,,-
Y ' '
EVERY THURSDAY,'"''
''
, , EVERY - FRIDAY, - , /
10311
EVERY SATURDAY,
and fill up as fast as Lien out.
Welleboro, Jun )2, 1887
:.DRY - 00P§ SlOlll
TOLES. & 13ARKCR,
(NO. 5; UNION BLOCK.)
WE bare just recelved our - now and very
large stock of • •
i I '
DRY- GOODS,'
I such uo
SIIEETINGS, SIIIRTINGS,. PRINTS,
CLOTHS,_: "CASSIMERES, TVEST-1 1 •
INGS, READY -MADE • CLO
THING, - furs CAPS,
:BOOTS; Ara., SitOES;
nleo'a,large Attd, welt €4lslctel , :t4ook of ,
CROCKERY, HARDWARE, WOODEN
WARE, S,TON'E.. WARE, KERO
SENE OIL, PAINTS & OILS,
SUGARS; TEAS, - COFFEES, •
- • - - SYRUPS; 'MOLASSES, •
prq",DTc" ETC.,
We are hit•iii to'oilor our 'custoinefi\the'bisiic;fit
of the ' ' • • -
•
LAST DECLINE OF PRICES
• ,
b,
4 toe Now York Alarket,,our Stock having been
purobaSed slnee tbo gient decline in Goods.
TOLES tt-BARKER
tit eiisboro,Aly 4..3,1867.
at, EASTMAN,
SURGICAL dIECIIANICAL
DEAT T S T -•
ISlpermanently located at *onshore, (Office
over J: It. lloiven's Store, vbere he is• pre
pared to exccateQn)l r work :pertaining to hic,pro
feseion iis'a superio'rratin
ner. ‘•; i ' • ' ;
Teeth extracted without pain 4y the use of
lately Imprevy Spray Produ'eer. *Chloroform
and li,ther administered when desired. All work
warranted. Satisfaction guaranteed or no char-
July 3, 11367.
11A_RICN (ic
BOOT , AND . SHOE -MAKERS,
Ilriteon & Von Valkenturies Store, a the
rjoru lately occupied by Benj. Seeley.
BOOTS AND SHOBS of all kinda.roade . to
order and in the beet manner. • •
leIII'4.IILING all - Itinda'doha piomptly and
g") 4.1. give tit , atall: - -.--- - -
.7011 - HARKNESS,
WM. RILEY. -
Wallsburo, Jan. 2,1867 ly.
MENU
ME
11111
- L. A. •(.4,II'iDiTER
WELLSBORO PA DECEMBER 4 , 1867. '
CITY BOOK BINDERY
AID
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY,
1 8 Baldwin Street, ; • ;
(SIGN OF TICE BIG. BOOK, 2D
,iL6OR,)
ELMIRA, N. Y:
coves wro,litro.
GOOD as TUE BEST, CHEAP es TUE CHEAPEST
. 1 .
BLANK BODES
Of every description, in all styles of Binding,
and as low, for quality of Stock, as any Bindery
in 'the State. Volumes of divery deScription
Bound in the' best Manner and in any style or=
dered.
ALI, KINDS . Q GILT WORK
Executed in the best manner. Old Books IT
bound und o nnltiegoctssfnen! l ' • •
SUE ,LEUEM 1611,40E1M
COMPLETE TOUR SETS;
asa prepared to furnish back numbers of all
Reviewkor Magazines published in the United
States or Great Britain, at a low price.
BLAlsai. BOOK, & OTHER PAPER,
Of all sizes and qualitiis, on hand, ruled or plain.
BILL HEAD PAPER,
Of any quality or size, on hand and cut up ready
for printing. Also, BILL PAPER, and CARD
BOARD of all colors and quality, inboards or
cut to any size.
STATIONERY,
Cap, Letter, Note 'Paper, Envelopes,
Pens, Pencils, &c.
am'sole agent for. . • '
Prof. SIIEPARL:S NON-CORROSIVE STEEL
_ PENS, or VARIOUS srzes, FOR !..ADIRS
AND. GENTLEMEN,
Which I will warrant equal to Gold Peas. the
best in use and no mistake. • , '
The above stock I will toll ut the Lowest Rates
at all times, , at a small advance on New York
prices, and in quantities .51.9 suit purchasers. All
work and 13tock Warranted as represented.''
I respectfully solicit a Aare of public patron
ag6'. Orders by mail promptly attended to.—
Address, LOUIS KIES,
Advertiser Building,
Sept. 28, 1887.-ly. Elmira, N. Y.
To the Public
, f .Wellsbo
1
SULROUNPING COUNTRY 1 •
N .
,'ASHER,
MAKES tbie method of notifyingthe People
tbat the Stock of
SPIIING CLOTHING
is on band, and offers it lower than before
•The Storo is well stocked with the most fash
,ionablo
COATS, PANTS ANTI VESTS,
uiso, a large assortment of
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS,
consisting of • • .
•
e
WHITE AND CASSIMERE . SHIRTS,
COLLARS, NECKTIES, SUS
PENDERS, SOCKS,
• -
and a goud large lot of the most fashiottablo
BA TS AND CAPS,
over - Y;rought to this-marget.
TRUNKS, BAGS, -ANT) UMBRELLAS,
which you Can buy low for cash, at the Cheap'
Clothing Store of N. ASHER, Ist door east of
You Valkenburg's Flour Store.
11 ell-born, Ser:t. 11 1,
FARMERS' EXCH ANGE.
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To 4 XCHANGP. for Fatal produce and Coalb . on
I' the rineiplecthat `even exchange is sno
robbery."
PORK, HAMS; SHOULDERS, WHITE
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SMOKED HALIBUT,
FLOUR, CORN MEAL, 13UCKWITE.AT
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We have no ambition to got rich faster than
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ere we des,irousof running all creation that we
may have more to eat, drink, wear, and
To Lay By for a Rainy Day.
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As an evidence that we deal fair* a.nd square
ly with our customers, we point to the fact that
our run of custom has steadily increased. from
the first, and promises to row considerably ler
. • 't ger' / ,
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.
We pap CASH for PRODUCE, and keep up
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.11; 180—tr.
The American - Cooking Stove. .
A FTEletwenty years eiperionce in the man.
A
ufaeture of stores, wo became Convinced,
senio six years since, that a, 'vast".a.mount.„of
'money was being expended by the peoplo of this
country, in buying cheap and worthless stoves, a
large portion ; of ; 'which -was „wasted; • and - that
true economy, consisted in buying-the best Stoves
that could bo made, notwithstanding the price
was higher.. With _this view we proceeded to
construct the American Cooking Stove, and
spared: tie pains or expense to make, it the'best
'and most perfect stove that could be made. ,And
we 'have :experimented. with it, and carefully
watched its operation for the last, Ilia years,and
who:Lan:improvement suggested itself, we have
at Once, adotited It, and We have several of these
itepreyeusents secured .by letters -patent.- In
this manner we do net besitilie to, say, we "lave
brought it. to, a higher state • of: perfection than'
has, heretofore 'teen attained in, cooking stoves.
The recent improvements in, Chia stove ~has
added largelylo its convenience and effective-,
nose. In all the varieties of stoves we mane=
facture,we• study asofiiineas, durability, conve
nience and 'economy in operation, rather than
cheapness in price, and in b 0 doing we are satis
fied' we itudy, the interest Of -those purchasing
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bore,. Pe. 1%, • iBseptB7-4m.'
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,of Lath. Orders promptly filled.
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They are coufidentlY bilieved.to bri'lbe-best pilbt
for family use that have ever been made. They
are so mild and pleasant in their operatitp and
yet so effectual. that it would be quite impossi
ble to supply the demand for ;theul_ were they
more generally known.
,The ryhele story is told
in. 40 Airgetiorse which `lCouiptnji each box.
Price 25 Cent 4. For sa)e Roy's' Drug Store.
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-Oct. 12.•
selta oetr.
BE MERCIFUL IN:JUDGIMNT.
Wiara'cr
be troubled path may be,
. _
To Lord's'sweet pity with her ,1
The outward waywat•ct life we see,l6-
Thu hidden apririg we may not know.
Nor is it , given us to discern
What threads the fatal eittter's spun;
Through what ancestral years has run
Tho sorrow with the woman born;'
What forged her ernelehain of moods,
With mingled madness in the blood;
A life-long discord and annoy,
'Water of tears with oil of joy, ' 1
And hidAvitbitithe folded bud "I
Per Versifies of flower and fruit. '
It is not - ours to separnte
The tangled skein,of will and fate,
To slim what metes and bounds should stand
Upon the soul's debatable land,
And betsgeen choice and providence
Divide the circle of events;
Bpt ho who knows our frame is just,
Merciful and eompassiyate,
And full of sweet assuracees
And hope for all language is,
That He retembereth we aro dust!
Bisttilantous.
=SEM
THE, LOST WILL.
I Thescenes I am about to' describe oc
curred about the yearlB6o, to a respect
able family by the name of Culverton,
in Orange county, New York.
'The Culvertons had lived in old
family mansion and enjoyed the rev
enues of the . family estate for many
years,,without the slightest doubt that
they had a right to it, when suddenly
there started up from goodness knows
where, an.. individual who laid claim
on the property, and seemed likely to
prove his claim to all but the Culver
tons themselves.
It was certain, Jabez Hardy was the
nearest relative, and certain that Mrs.
Culverton was• only - -a grand-niece of
Hiram Hardy, deceased ; but the Cul
vertons had lived. ith the old man for
years and he 'had promised, time and
time again to leave them everything.
He had even declared that his will was
made in their favor; and that such a
document was actually in existence
Mr.
,Culverton .could not doubt; but
.diligent search had been made in vain,
and Jabez Hardy, whom the old man
never caw, was to take-the place of peo
ple he loved so fondly, and who - had
been his comfort in his last hours. -
"It was a shame!" said every one.
"A cruel wicked thing!" sobbed Mrs.
Culverton.
And Mr. (Yulverton, who had never
expected a:reverse, was quite crushed
as the pending lawsuit progressed,
• A thousand times a day he said :
."How providential it would be if
uncle Hiram's will would turn up at
this moment."
"I wonderhow he - rests, - poor man,
with such. injustice going on."
But no matter what they said, or how
they managed, no will was found, and
Jabez rubbed his hands in triumph.
It was • Strange • that, while matters
interested as Mrs. Culverton necessarily
was, should dream of anything else;
but dream she did, night after night, of
an entirely different subject.
Inevitably,ifor a week at least, she
had no sooner closed her eyes than she
found herself in an intelligence office,
full of employees.of al ages and nations,
and face to face with a girl of small
stature, with white Scotch features, and
singular blue e - ye,s,i wide apart and star
ing, who desired the situation of cook.
At first she did not like the girl, but
in every dream'she found her aversion
vanish.
After a few moment's conversation,
and invariably, it had . began to melt,
when the girl looked at her and said :
"I'd likes to hire With you ma'am."
It was . always thesame.office—always
the[ saute words were, uttered—until
Mrs. Culverton began to think there
must 6e something in the dream.
"Though it can't come :true," she
said, "for while Johanna remains here
I shall never hire another cook."
And just as she said this here was a
screamin the kitchen, and the little
errand girl ran in, frightehed out of her
senses, to tell how Johanna, lifting the
wash boiler, had fallen with it and
scalded herself.
Mrs. Culverton followed the young
girl into the kitchen, and found Johanna
in a wretched condition ; and the ,doctor
being sent for, she was put to bed land
declared useless forber domestic capacity
for at least a month to come. A tem
porary 'substitute must be had, and Mrs.,.
Culverton, that very afternoon, went
to New York to find one at the intelli
gence office. •'
•,;, Strange to say, in tb bustle she bad
quite forgotten her dream, until she
suddenly stood face to face with the ,
very, girl ate had seen in it. A small
young woman with very singular blue
eyes in a, white face, and whose features
betrayed Scottish origin. She had ris
en—this girl,,-•from a seat in the office,
and stood before ber twisting , her apron
strings and courtesying.
"I'd like to hire , with you, ma'am,"
she said., • •
The very words of the dream, also.
Mrs. Culverton started, and in her con
fusiou could only say : •
..iwhy. .
The girl bhished.
"I don't know.," she said, "only it
seems to me I'd like to liv4oy4th you."
It seenied a fatal thing , ,Cul
verton, but she put the usual queitions
and received the most satisfactory au-
Tivers, except as to references.
"But I, can't:.. employ . you without
ieference," said Mrs. C., knowing that
fate had decreed that this girl should
take a place in her kitchen.
"If you can't I must out with it,"
said the girl "There's my lady's name,
ma'am. .She will tell you lam honest
and capable; but she turned me off for
frightening the family."
"How ?" asked Mrs. Culverton.
"Seeing ghosts!" replied the, girl.
"Everylday I saw a little child in white
playinZabout the house; and all said
there was no such child - there, though
there had been one 'once, but he was
dead. Mistress said'l pretended, to see
it for the sake of impertinence, and she
discharged me, but I knew by her trem
bling that She, tholught I had seen, a
ghost: I went to a- doctor and he called
it optical delusion, and it • would soon
pass away ; and sure enough, I have
not seen it since I left the house."
It *as a queer story I; but Mrs: Cul
verton believed it, and • befOre she left
the office, had hired Jessie to fill Johan
• ma's place; for the space of one month
from that day. That evening she came
and Went to work with a will.
Dinner time passed comfortably and
tea-time came. The Culvertons never
ate anything but a biscuit or a cake at
this meal, and cups were havided about
in the sitting room-. Jessie came in at
the appointed hour with her tray, served•
eVery one, and then stood smiling be
fore Airs.;Culverthri,as she said :
"Please ma'am ' let me pass you, the
old gentleman has not yet been helped.
Yes, sir, in a minute."
- "The—old—gentleman!" eri.W . Mrs.
Culvertoti. •
"Yei;m&am!--behind yoU in the cor
ner thew, please." -
"There's. no gentleman, young or old,
there,! said, the lady.. "I can't imagine
what you look for one."
The girl made no answer but turned
quite white and left the room. Mrs. C.
tidlewed.
Atfirstshe
but by and by the girt 'declared she saw
au old gentleman sitting in an arm
,chair n the corner, - who beckoned to
her, a d she fancied in a hurry for his
tea:. •
'What did he look like?" asked Mri
Culverton.
"HO was thin and tall,"said thegirl—
"bis hair was white and very long, and
I nOticed that one of his knees looked
stiff, and a itick gold-laded cane be
side him." • .
!'Uncleiram?" cried. ,Mrs. Culver
ton; "upon my word you've' described
3 ;
W
my. great rand-uncle, ho has been
dead for tw my years.".,
Jessie be an to cry.
"I shall piever keep a place," she said.
will turn me away now."
"See asany ghosts as you please,"
she said, " hnig as you don't bring
them befo emx eyes,"and went back
p s
to her tea vith6ut saying a wordto any
of the family on the subject,
.although
she was extremely mystified.
Surety if the girl bad never seen her
uncle - Hiram—which was not likely,
considering that he had been deadnear
ly her• whole life time L---she must have'
seen something in thtt, „ghost line; and
if indeed, it *ere tinclifM.iram's spirit,
why Should'henot come to aid them hi
their trouble? Mrs: Culverton had al
ways had a little superstition bidden in
her soul, and she foon began tb believe
this version of the case. 1
The - next mornint she went Into the
kitchen and shutting the door, said to
Jessie:
:"My good girl, I do not intend to dis-
Miss you, so be quite frank with me. I
do tat believe that these forms are op
tical (illusions, I feel sure that they are
actual spirits. What do iron think '?"
"I think as you do ma'am," said the
girl. "Our folks have always seen
ghosts, artiligrandfather had the second
sight for ien'years before he died."
"If you should see the old gentleman
you told of again," said Mrs. Culvertun,
"be sure and tell me. keep the story
from theoung folki, and Mr. Culver
ton would only laugh at it ; but you
describe my dear old grand uncle, and
my belief is you saw him."
The girl promised to mention any
thing that might happen, to' her mist
tress; and from that day an interchange
of glances between them and a subse
quent conference irk the kitchen was of
frequent occurrence.
The girl saw her ap&rition seated oit
the sofa in the
. parlor, stated at the din
ner-table, walking in .the garden, and
so life-like was it that She found it lm
possible to refrain from passing plates
and cups an&saucers to it, to theiniinite
amusement of people who saw only
empty air in'the same spot.
By and by she invariably spoke (if
her ghost as the old gentleman, and was
no more greeted by his presence than
by that Ora living being. If it was an
optical illusion it was the most singular
ou record.
But all this while—ghost or nb gh
—the figure never spoke, and never di
Jl•n _
their dilemma, and the lawsuit was
nearly terminted, without the shadow
of a doubt, hi Jabez Hardy's favor.
In three days all wouldANyer; and
the Culvertons who had earned their
properly, if ever mortals did, by kind
ness and attention to their aged rela
tive—wlioin they truly loved and hon
ored—would probably be homeless.
One morning, Mrs. Culverton sat
over her breakfast after the' others had.
left theyoam,_thinging of this, when
JesSie came hi.,
"I've something to tell you ma tu
she said. '"There's a change in the old
gentleman."
“What do you mean?" asked Mrs.
Culverton:,
"PVC' Seen hrhl twice at the foot of my
bed in the night," said the girl ; "and
though be always, befcire me, has•been
kind and pleasant looting, now .lie
frowns and looks angry. Ho beckons
me torge somewhere, and I don't dare,
i*the bightlime."
"You must," said Mrs. Culverton.
',' . 1 - know he will come
,again t and I'll
sit with you all night, and go where you
go. It may be of glint use to us all,
Jessie."
"I shan't' be afraid, ma'am, If I have
company," 'said Jessie, in the most
matter-of-fact manner, and carried out
the breakfast' things.
All day they never spoke on the sub
ject; -but, on retiring, JeSsie found- her
mistress in her bedroom wrapped in a
shawl.
"Pm=ready, - you see," she said. And
Jessie merely loosened some buttons
and hooks and lay down, dressed.
Ten &sleek passed—eleven=—twelve.
Mrs. Culverton began no doubt, when
Suddenly she saw Jessie's eyes dilate in
a most peetiliax manner,and, in,an
..in
stant more, the girl said:
- "Why here he is, ma'am Pk •
"There's no one there," aid Mrs.
Culverton.
"Oh, yes, ma'am I I see him," said
the girl.
"Reds in great excitement, ma'am;
he's taking out his watch tolook at, and
the chain is made of such bright 'yel
low hair, I thoughtat first it was gold."
"Hlls wife's hair," said Mrs. Culver
ton. ' "It-was buried with -"him.' You
see old Uncle'lliram. Does lie look at
me?"
Yes inteam," said JesSie. '
"Uncle," said Mrs. C., "do/ou know
me after all these years ?"
"He nods," said the girl.
"Have you come to help us—dear
uncle ? said the lady. •
Uncle Hiram was described as nod
ding verylcindly and beckoning.
"He wants-us to follow him," said
the lady, and took the light. 'The mo
ment she opened the door Jessie saw
the figure pass through it. -
_Mrs. Culverton still could see nothing.
Obedient to the girl's movements,
Mrs. C. descended the stairs and stood
in the library.-
The ghost paused before-a book case.
"He wants me to open it," said Jessie.
"Do so," said the lady.
- "He signs to take down the books,"
said the girl'.
'And Mrs. Culverton'.ii own hands
went to work. Book after book was
taken down—novels and romances, po
ems and plays.
:A.pile of volumes lay upon the library
carpet and still the ghost pointed to the
rest till they were all down. .
"He looks • troubled,, nia'am. lie
seems trying to think," said the girl.
"Oh, ma'am, he's gone to the other
easel"
'And so, to cut a long story short, the
four great book cases were emptied
without apparent result.
Suddenly Jessie screamed :
"He's in the air: He's risen, ma'am
to the top of the case. He wants me to
climb up."
"Get the steps," Jessie," said her
mistress—and Jessie obeyed.
• 1 On the very top of one of the case's,
and.covered by cobwebs,she found an
old German book, and rought itdown.
"This was there," she said. Mrs.
Cnlverton tool it in her hand, and from
between the leaves 'dropped a folded
paperlastened with red tapeand seared.
The lady. picked it 'up, and read on
the outside these wordsi:
"The lase will and teeiconent of Hiram
Hardy."
For a little while she could only weep
and trendMe ; soon sho found words:
"Uncle," sle said," "In the name '
my husband and my dear children, 3
thank- y u rem my sou - l. Does lit•
hear me, esiie?"•
"Yes; e nods and sullies," said the
girl.•
"Will du let mei see you, un le?" -
said M Citivertoni a
"Re as gone," said the girl., e
has ki sed his hand and gone."
An so he had for good; for from that
moment be was never seen again ,by
tuort.O. eya.
Nolhody believed the story of his ay
peskranee., But the will had been dis
covered; without doubt, and the Cul
vertons were no longer in danger of ex-:
puision from their old home. There
they lived and died, and Jessie remained
until she married; and all_ her life re
ceived every kindness from the family,
who were indebted to her singular pe
culiarity for their comfort and happi
ness:
Whether Uncle Hiram's spirit really
came back to earth or not; isa question;
but Mrs. Culverton always asserts that
it 'did, and, quarrel with every one
who ventures to doubt the assertion.
LETTER FROM COLORADO
DENVER, C. T. Sept. 28, 1867
(Correspondence of the Agitator.) ~
The mineral belt. of Colorado is .now
known to extend over an immense area
of country, and the supply of gold and
silver bean lig .. rock is inexhaustible.—
The quartz r rdek is in veins, varying
from a few inches to fifty feet in thick
ness" and of unknown width, piercing
tfie earth in directions varying from a
verticafto every angle of the quadrant.
The ores in the 'different veins are as
varied.in charaeteras they - arb in posi
tion. One vein wilt be galena, where
lead predominates, another only a few
yards or even feet off will lie suiphurets
with iron pyrites, while another' will
contain asoffhoney-comb quartz, easy to
crush, andapparentlyat one time hav
ing been subjected to an intense heat.
To reduce these different - ores by a
process whereby all the gold may be
sad is a 'question—that has engaged
thCnttention of chemists, not - here
alone but in Europe al well, but nth
yet With Perfect success; though it is
hoped and believed that in time the
great problem will be solved, and . then
maywe look for a. greater yield in one
year than is now 'produced in ten.
The first mills erected for the reduc
tion 'of , ores were of the most primitiVt
kind, and consisted metely of two huge
stns es fattened to the projecting arms
of . n upright shaft revolved by animal
or - aterpower, and resting in the cen
tei . of Ili wooden circular box with a
s ie bottoin in which the ore was placed
an gradually pulverized by the revolv
i
in stones. Next came small water
mills, and when eastern capitalists be
gan to realize the enormous wealth of
our mines, mils driven by steam anti
frequently ' containing one hundred
stamp, were brought into existence,
and now the heavy blows of a thousand
-.:- n bolts are heard day and night e fts
1....... a...a Nekth crtishiug.foree and
compel the rock to lose its .precious
metal. Many , devices for overcoming
the refractory ores have been invened,
seat, with partial success and others are
total failures; and it is owing to the
fact that companies just orgasized 'arc
constantly buying some expensive land
untried machinery, hoping ' thereby to
avert the trouble that has overtaken so
many others, that the long list 'of fail
ures can. be ascribed. A brief sketch
of a stamp mill and I will leave the
stenyquestion. We will take that of
the Black Hawk - Company which
though not toe largest, is perhaps as
well managed and profitable as any in
the mountains. Theniain building is
about, one hundred feet square on the
ground with large engine and ~ wood
house attached. The .machinery liside
from the engine is simple but of• neces
sity 'very strong to stand the strairp; fin-'
parted by a one hundred horse power
boiler. Beginning with the crushing
aparatus we find a revolving iron, bar,
five inches in diameassing_at regu
lar intervals through the center of an S
shaped casting - which acts on a project
ing rim of the upright stamp weighing
eight hundred pounds, and with each
rOvolutiop of the axle raises this pon
&Rts bar twicelo the height of six
teen inches when its falls on the quartz,
• which by means of a short/ •slide is
brought ; between it and a cylindrinal
shaped iron of twice its Own ~,weight,
and, placed in firm wood work beneath.
A stream of Water carries the tiutirtz its
'fast as pulverized through a fine sieve
to the tables covered with.sheets Of cop
per, with frequent riples in which-are a
'deposit of mercury. Each Cleanfpiliti
ele of gold is retained by theqdgereury„
while the residue is carried off ,by the
current of water. 'l,.L'
The main object is to fhoteugbly
clear the minute grains of gold freinthe
associated rock, and to aced4lloiis
result the reduced ore is carrisd.l.Tfrom
the tables to twin shaped iron albs,
where itils subjected to the attritiafitpf
huge arastras which are constructed on
the same principle as
,were the early
mills of "the miners.. Again the, finely
pulVerized ore is mixed with. mercg.r.yr
but the gold is net
. yetall - saved, for
when the Ratings Arelexposed to the
atmosphere for a few yea.raa large ~percent. can be obtained: -•,-,... ,--- ;7;,
The mill from which V litifir-taken
this important sketch is funning sixty
eight stamps day and ;night. Before
the present superintendent took charge
of it the stockholders were losing mon
ey every week, now the weekly returns
are over eight thousand dollars in gold
of which fifty per cent, is net profit. A
fair example of what energy and skill
1 will.do when turned in
- the right direc
tion. - -: , • -
The gold and silver yield 6f Colorado
during the,past year is.not precisely
known, as adarge =quid wis curried
away in dust by miners not represented
In a company. A careful, estimate by
competent judges put Et at thirty seven
millions of dollars of lvhich one-third
was the result of surface washing.—
Many 'mills are - being erected during the
present season and, another year
produce a much larger. restilt. The fear
that our mineral wealth 'AVM become
exhausted need not 'for a moment, be
entertained.
There arc thotisands of g leads
already discovered, and thousan more
will yet be found. Our people are learn
ing to rely on themselves for capital,
provisions and every thing our soil or'
climate will produce. Two great lines
of railway arc approaching, 'es at the
rate of two miles per day ; and when
tlicise iron sinews meet we as a nation
: will just have learned the power of our
latent Strength,
And hew in the fur west under the
most adverse circumstances a territ9ry
if, fast becoming settled by, those Who
find within its bread ho:111erh all the el=
ements necessary to make• it soon rank
with the
.older Matey in developed
wealth and everythink necessary t: - .4
make a prosperous and happy home for
the homeless of every- nation clinic and
whir, C. A. P.
NO. 49)
►BBING DEPARTIBENT.
op el qt or;hav estockeithe ita tablahment witty
Assortment ofmodierDsOyes
JOB AND CARD TYPE
AND FAST PRESSES,
prepared to escalate neatly, and promptly
,lIANDOILLO, CIRCULARS, O ,JARDia Mit
i.mys ; LETTER ILEA.DS,STATEMEN7B,
ORDERllota•)da •
t. Mortgages, Leases, and a fall itsfortment of
, lea' and Juattcatelllanlta,conitaritly on band. -
Peoplelivingata,4jetsucecskntiepenilontiasingtheir
work donepromftlir 3 an d esSrapack inreturs mall.,
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ItliiOrrzc—Roekbreek,SatondFloor
Lion Shooting•
The lioness left her lord, stopped for
ward about two yards, her eyes flaring
upon me, with noisy demonstration of
rage and hate—very different to the/
male beast, -which springs silently, seem
ing to husband all his breath for the ,
coining struggle. • She stopped, erouch
lug low upon the ground, and planting
her feet firmly to get a firm footing,
from whence the spring upon me waste
have been . made ; I watching for my
opportunity. ' , Her footing gained, she
began to wiggle' herself as a cat does
just before she springs upon the helpless
mouse. I knew she was coming, and
felt very mouse like as I- stood before
her, dot more than ;eighty_ yards be
tween her fore paws and my feet. A
sudden flash of additional fury gleamed
from her large eyes, her head.was slight
ly raised. That was my time—now or
never. ' In an instant I sighted and
Tailed. There Was no spring. No ,
movement told what had beert.done.
Charlie looked anxiously, qiiivering•
with his intense anxiety, thoughtl had
missed, and that she was still about, to
make the fatal bound upoh me. I heard
him say mournfully, "My God ! he has •
missed., No wonder ; to stand as he
does would shake the nerve's ofany one.
God help him, and still my trembling
hands, that I may fire. well !" "Don't
waste powder, Charlie she will 'never
want another shot." " Great God ! is
that possible ?" cried poor Hastings,
and fell down as 'if shot himself. In
the revulsion of feeling he had fainted.-
I could not turn toward him, for the
lion was advancing. With my eyes fix
ed upon the infuriated brute, I Called to
the servant, "Throw water uport your
master's face," and stood like -a tree
awaiting my next turn.- As I was bid
ing my time, grimly as grim Death him
self, I noticed that-the lioness remained
motionless, rigid—like astonesculpture
--he had not varied her position one:
hair's breadth. I could 'see one slight,
thrillteshiver—nothing more.
The fearful looking eyes were . , fixed
upon, nie, seeming to be •startyng fro&
theiKSockets. I knew she couldnot yet
be deW t --only " spaehel ess . ," as my Irish
servant would have said if ho had been
there 4 but I could not watch her—an
other claimed nay attention. All this
takes long to tell, but it was briefly en
actel. On came the lover, burning for
revenge, bent upon having it to satiety.
We were one to one now ; I eared not
for him or all he could do ; it - must be a
poor. useless creature of a man who is
not-equal to a lion, single-handed. To
think with him was to - act, and his
thoughts seemed to be parallel with my
own, only reversed. He clearly thought
it must be a poor lion that could notset
tle a man ; that did not trouble him,
but he - could not understand his lady's ,
quietude, it was new to him. He look
ed at me ; that look plainly said, "You-•
have done this—had you a million lives,
all would not ba,worth her dear one; but
I would have them all." So I read.it.:—
The roar he gave was terrific it helped -
to bring poor Charlie's wandering sens
es back, and with this all his apprehen
,sions on my account. Poor fellow, he
trembled from head to foot violently,
'more for me than him Self. I could not
turn my head, but I heard him shaking:
To reassure him I used a silly boast: "I
shall double that fellow up, and put
him in my pocket in two minaes take
out your watch and m'ark the time."
Hearin e' nce speak in that earnlv,s style
seemeo to give tom hope • but the lion
moved. He made ono bounding' step
forward, then he was checked by a low
groan from the stricken one, and stood
as it' transfixed to the earth, tittering
criesiwhich seemed those of tender en
copragenient. Lions are always good
inisbands,''as lovers arc devoted, as fath
ers earefiil and tender. The smitten la
dy Was Silent, and he came on again,
again to-he checked by 4 another deep
_noan-411Ore deep in anguish than in•
sound. eager for vengeance as het
vas, he ebilkilot suffer moan 'from
' ler e pagS - tinheecU•d. Once more he
,urned-liit head to ldok his last upon
:he object , of his love, though he knew
not that it was to be his last. -The last
- fond look - the lion gave cost him his life,
saved mine, and probably that of
Charlie ; the.servant would have fled.
Ten ip•N',lo
A Good Stor y .
They tell a story of how the Rev. Dr.
Bethune—now dead—a wit, a scholar,
ang an eloquent divine—was once put
in a queer position,by an intimate friend.
The doctor at the timewas settled over
a congregation in Brooklyn, and was
very popular. A Conn. congregation
gave him a call, and "called" a thous
and dollars per annum better than the
Brooklyn people. But he had formed a
strong attachment for his parishioners,
and thinking that his sphere of action
•could not be changed to advantage, he
was not tempted by tin increase of sala
ry. So be remained, to the delight of
his people.
All the doctor's parishioners were not
saints. 'There were a few sinners ann-..
tong them', else why preach the gospel
•And among the last- was•a jovial pew
=holder, fond of lust, and aptratill times
to get more than he could coritreniently
carry. Neither was he particular: at
what time of the day he got drunk. He
suited his inclination and had no meth
od in his cups.
Bilkins—well, that was not his name,
but it will do—Bilkins heard of the doe
tor's refusal and he was delighted. In
th . .e_very height of his pleasure ho cross
ed - Fulton' Fein: carrying a quart 'of
brandy. •
Dr. Bethune crossed in the same boat
carrying an umbrella.
The brandy carrier happened to catch
sight' of the umbrella carrier, and' at
once staggered toward him, exclaiming
in his loudest tone
"How do you do, Dr. Bethune ? Let
me take your—hie, hand, my dearslr-r!
I am proud to testify yi-yi my respect
for you r sir."
' "Speak a little , loWer, , sir, if - you
please, Mr. Bilkins," said Dr: - Bethune.
"Yes-v-s, sir ! -Ou've stood bY our
pulpit.like a man. Them cussed nut
meg grinding, ham carving Yankees
wanted to take you away from us—offer
ed you a thousand dollars a year More--
did they ?" -- _-2-
By this time the attentimry of the
crowd was fixed upon the couple. Dr.
Bethune's face wax always florid
now it was on fire. ,
His interlocutor continued : I
"Our people have got tOmake up that
thousand dollars—got to! If they don't,
I'll do it myself,—s-s-s-see if I, don't."
" But, my dear- sir," emozistrated
1
the;doctor, sotto voice, ','. Peak a little
lower. You ale draiVing
" Yes-s-s," interrupted the other, " I
I ---
know what you said. Y u spurned the
offer: You s-s-:s-said'you wouldn't go—
not an inch. You told them, as a good
and pious clergyman ought to, that
you'd s-s-see 'em d—d first." • .
• .
An anecdote by Sir William Hamil
ton, in his account of the clearing away
of sonic demolished houses after a Sicil
ian earthquake, evinces the strength of
maternal affection. -Beneath the ru
ins," says he, "the men were discover
ed in an attitude of resistance, and the
women in that of prayer,. saving only
he' mothers, who were inyaii ably found
brooding 6i:el. t ihir Children.",
The man who lives for himself, lives
for a mean fell w.