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Ve.epeclal notices, Fifteen Cents per line;' Editorial
or Local Notlees,Twenty Cents per line. •
BUSINESS DIRECTORY!,
W. D. TERBEIM dr, CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, and deal* in
Wait Paper, Kerosene Lamps, Windoe& lass,
• Perfumery, Paints and Oils, &a., do.
Oirning, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1808.-Iy.
tiVILLIIAI►I H. &malt,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Insurance, Bounty and Pension Agency 7 Main
4 Street Wellsbnro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1569.
B. F. WILSON. J. B. Ntu:s,
\ WILSON it NIALICS,
A.TIbRNE7S & COUNSELORS .AT LAW,
(First door frbm Bigoney's, on . the Avenue)--
Will attend to business entrusted to their care
in the oounties of Tloga and Potter.
Wellsboro, Jan. 1, 1888.
HILL'S HOTEL,
WESTFIELD Borough, Tioga Co. Pa., E. G.
MB, Proprietor. A new and commodious
building with all the modern improvoinents.
Within easy drives of the heat hunting and fish.
lug grounds in Northern Penn's. Conveyances
furnished. Terms moderato.
Fob.ls,lB6B'—ly.
GEOJWE WAGIVIcat 4 _
TAILOIAL Shop first door north of LtirSeorel
Shoo Shop,„7.47•Clitting, Fitting, and Repair
ing done promptly and'ivoll.
Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 1,1808.71 y,
100111 B. SBAKSPEARE;
DRAPER AND TAILOR. Shop over John R.
Borten's Store.' 70" Cutting, Fitting. and
Repairing done promptly and in best style.
Wellsberu, Pa.. Jan. 1, 1868—ly
VIM GAREETSON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Notary Public and Insuranco Agent, Bloss
burg, Pa., over Caldwoll'e toro.
.Toura I. MITdUELL
fTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
/ - 1 Wallsboro, Tioga Co., Pa.
claim Agent, Notary Public, and Insuraneo
Agent. Ile will attend promptly to collection of
Pensions, Baok Pay and Bounty. As Notary
Public he takes acknowledgements of deeds, ad
ministers orths, and will act as Commissioner to
take testimony. 02—Office over Roy's Drug Store,
adjoining Agitator Offico.—Oct. 30. 1367
John W• Guernsey,
ATTORNEY AND - COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Having returned to this county with a view of
making It his permanent residence, solicits a
' share of public patronage. 'All business en
trusted Ito his care will be attended to with
promptness,and fidelity. Office 2d door south
of E. S. Fair's hotel. Tinge, Tioga Co., Pa.
Sept.
!MAME& WALTON HOUSE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
HORACE C. VERMILYEA, Paot.'n. This is
a now hotel located within easy access of the
best fishing and hunting grounds in North
ern Pennsylvania. No pains will -be spared
for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and
the traveling public - . `• [Jan. I, 180.1
PETROLEUM HOUSE,
-WESTFIELD, PA., GEORGIE CLOSE, Propri
etor. A new Hotel conducted on the principle
of flue and let live, for the accommodation of
thd'publio.—Nov. ' 4,1806.—1 y.
GEO. Vir. RYON,
ATTORNEY 4; COUNSELOR AT LAW, Law.
renoeville, Ticga Cu., Pa. Bounty, Pension,
and Insurance: , Agont. Collections promptly
attended to, OM o2d door below Ford .11out'b.
Doc. 12, 1287-1,
OLNEY,
S k, JEWELRY, SILVER
Specuolvs, Violin StriDg:+,
I, Pa. Wateliee and .low
-1. dont , in plain
1110007.1 y.
DEALER in CLOC:
PLATED WAR,
ttc., Manpfiel
eery uoatly ropairo .
Englitt and Gerw
FART{'
S HOTEL,
A. COUNTY, PA.,
and, and un attentivo hos
nco.
•
. . . PropTimor.
ilng & Shaving.
TIOU A.. TIO
Good stabling, atta
cle - always In nal:me.'
E. S. PARR,
Hairdress
Sitluon uctr WUlca
born, P. Particula
Hair-cutting, Shamp
Puffs, coils, nud swiu
dor.
Barker's Store, \Vella
attention paid to Ladtea'
°Mg, Dyeing, etc. Braids,
of, on hand and made to or-
H. W. p ORSEY
I - 1 8.-1130 N, IL. IL, lau of the 2d VA. Cavalry, atter
4_l •
nearly four yeare of army service, yYltli a large
egperlonce in field and Losliltal practice, has opened an
Ale* for the practice of timid-mu and eurgtry, in all
its branches. Persona from a distance tdu nud good
its
at the Pennsylvania- Hotel when desited.—
Will visit any part of the State In consultation, or to
lerform surgical operations. No 4, Union likek,
talre. Well:flow, Pa., May 2, ICC.al.—ly.
STEW PICTURE GALLERY.-
1
FRANK SPENCER
has the pleasure to Inform the citizens of Tiuga
county that he has completed hia .
NEW PHOTOGRAPH oALLy.ity,
and is on hand to take all kinds at Sun Pictures,
li
such afAmbroty pea, Ferrotypes, Vigne tes, Cartes
do Visite, the Surprise and Eureka Pic urea; also
pa.rtiouler attention paid to copying a d enlarg—
ing Pictures. Instructions given in the Art on
reasonable terms. Elmira St., Mansfield, Oct. I,
lotio.
.
Win. D. Smith,
KNPINILLE, Pa. Pension, Bounty, and In-
Ammon Agent. Communications :.uut to the
itimvo address Will receive prompt attention.
TennB nthderate. DATI 8,1868-1 y)
U. S. CLAIM_ AGENCY,
For the Culletthm of
Army and Navy Claims ane. ar,slons.
rpHE NEW BOUNTY LAW passed July 28, lEGG : ,7I‘
I two and three years' soldiers extra bounty. Send
U. 4 your discharges,
OFFICERS' EXTRA P,l Y. _
Three mouths' extra pay proper to volunteer oU;cers
who were lu service March 3, 180.
PEN.SIONS ISCI?EASED
To all who have lost a limb and who have been perma
nently and totally disabled.
All other Government claims prosecuted.
.11.0tOME B. :NILES.
•
liVeltsboro.Octoher 1041886-0
E. SMITH, M. D.
S URGEON.
OPERATES suoeestfully for Cataract, Stra
bitunus, (cross eye) Removal of Tumors,
Miro Lip, Yaricooo Veins, Club Feet, ,te.
Particular attention paid to' disC:IPCS of the Eye
and General Surgery.
Consultation at omee free.
References given to operations recently per
formed.
Offiee bours from 12 M. to 3P. N. '
Office at his residence, Mansfield, 'Mega County,
Pa. , March 27. INlZ—ty.,
NO MAN STRAIT,
GENT.for the National series of at t nl.ird School
ti nooks: puhlinited by A. S. Harnett & Co. 111 dit 11:t
William, corner of John t.4re,t, N. 'l.. kePps constantl3
It foil supply. All orders promptly ou or
etddress. by Inail. N. STRAIT.
Osceola, Pa.. Jnno 10. 1867-Iy.
Q, B. KELLY,
A 6ENT for MARVIN & CO'S FIDE AND
BURGLAR PROOF SAFES.
Woltthoro, Suptember 25, 1567.
J. G. PUTNAM,
AT I t 11 1 13 V R I T V -At
t Vfar
E 1 1 h
far Stewart'n gecfllnting Movetnem fa , r. nn.i
Mtklny Sawa:
Tioo„ Pn., Au:;. 7, ISGi, 1 a•.
Bounty and Pon si on A gon ev.
u - AVIS° receleed definite lash actin. pad to
tho extra bounty allowed by tho act svproced
3fily 1808, and having on band a large sapid.% of all
ae , :essary blanks. I am ptepnrrd to prmacute all pan.
flul blunty claims wLieli may ho placed in my
limuh.. Personalising at a distance -an communicate
With me by letter, and their rommanications nlll to
prM'A li omptly answsi ed. ' WM. 11. SMITH.
thoro.:Oetober 24 Md.
For Salo
18 sPLENtan BUILDING 'LOTS, in the
Borough of Welishorn, and a TIMBER
TRACT of 400 acres in Delmar, three mike freni
this eity—wheavilfr timbered. Terms
Jen, 8, 1868. - WRIGHT A BAILEY.
[Y. O. VAN OILDEII
VOL. XV.
BE CLOTHED:
JOSEPII INGHAM Jr; SONS, two miles cast;
of ICnoxvile, Tioga County, Pa., are pie -I
pared to manufacture wool by the yard or ,on
shares, as may be desired. They,mahe
FLANNELS, FULL CLOTUS, CASSI
MERES, DOESKINS, •
and can promise to satisfy customers. They ji:.y
particular attention to
ROLL•CARDING & CLOTILDRESSENG
Twenty pars experience in the business u•iir
rants them in expecting a generous patron:lilt
No shoddy cloths made.
Deerfield, June 12; 1807—tf. •
WOULD announce to the citizens of WeL,Lo
re and eurroundiug country, that hu has
opened a shop on the corner of Water and Crof
ton streets ; for the purpose of manufacturing ail
kinds of
REPAIRING AND TURNING...DONE
to order. COFP M.B ofpil kinds furnished on
short notice. All work ono promptly undo+ er
r:into& " Wellsbore, Juno 27, intiti.
UNION HOTEL. • •
MINER IVATKINS, PRortuvriat.
Tir AVING fitted up a new hotel bniid ng on the Aire_
UJ,_ of the old 'Union lintel, lately destroyed t.t arv.
I um now ready to receive and entertart guett4.- 1 he
Union Hotel was inttfrtnied for a Tern emir, 11
and the Proprietor believes it can be 1.11 tainel ithbet
grog. An attentive hostler in 'Menden o.
Weikboro, June 23,180.
TOWNSEND . HOUSE. „ '
. ;
WILLIAM; TO WA'WEND, PR 0 PI:I ETO P.
HAVEC° leased for a term Of years the pop: lat. and
wull known note' stand lately occupied t y .14 )i..
1
Ilazle•tt I am pre'pared to fornielt the trsvci lig ilia
local public 4 with the beet accommodations 10 b. Pt e•
cured In tile c.ountry. A good hostler aluit3• in at- ,
tendance. Teams furnished to flitting partiee, '
•Wellabore, June 26,1867.
GROCERY AND RESTAURANT,
One door above the Moat Marlse!.
\VELLSBORO, PENN'_ ,
Ml* ESPEOTFULLY announces to the trading
_L - IL, public that ho has a desirable stt.H.:k 01 Gro
ceries, comprising, Teas,,Coffees, Spice•. Sugars,
Molasses, Syrups, and all that'conAtitutes
class stock. Oysters in every style at .111 ..ea.
sonablo hours.
Wellsboro, Jan. 2, 1887-tf.
THE PLACE TO BUY DRUGS
AT the Lawrenceville Drug Store. whole y•at
will find every thing properly 1. , to
the Drug Trade
CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHE.t. PESV,
and of the hest quality for Cash. A Is , l'airits,
Oils, Varnishes, lmps, 'Fancy Vii
Strings, Fishing Tackle, 'Window CIA,. am
Cash paid fur Flax Seed,
C. I'. 1, 4 .44N.k kit} , 4
Lnwrencevino; Nay 8, 1567. •
Glen's Falls Insurance Company,
GLEN'S FALLS, N.V.4 ' •
.
Capital and Surplus $373.637,66 ,
FARM ItiSKS, only, taken. •
I\4l Premium Notes required.
It id 1,111131{A1. It pay: , (ininap, • I Light
ning, whether Fire ensues or not.
It pays for live stock killed by't.i
barns or in the field.
Its rate are lower than other •
equal responsibility. LC. PRICi:
Farmington Centre, Tim
May 29,
DEALERS• IN
EIARDW ARE, -IRON, STEEL NAI LS,
BELTING, SA4S, CIJILERYs
.1. JOHNSON
Carriago and Ilarness Trimmings
C.abing, N, 'Y., Jnn:2, 1867L.11.
SAVINGS 8.1 K
GROCERY AND PROVISION
oLL saying that a penny tialeti le a penny
earned, justiftas GARDINTE in Hauling Lis
e*tablimhtnent a Savings Dank. Evonntny •is
Wealth, said s one old chap name I have
forgotten; and it is economy to tra , lo it here the
SLAUGHTE I-t
of high prices is being prosecuted pith vigor and
without reprieve . I can sell Sugars, Teas, Mo.,
lasses, Fish, Pork, Flour, Cdp) ;deal. Utlffees;
Canned Fruits. Spices, and everything inttn.led
for family use, giving the buyet the lit•nvtit
_ _
OF ' TI-IE
' . I
fall of the markets, an dvanlagc illiY appro.
eiated by everybody,esee Ling only tiv,sc verdant
I
INNO NTS•
1: 1
who prefer PROMISLV ‘TOI P.-I .1". ”ne but v
dred per cent. profits to t itt r..414. r . t 6 t ti. ! t_l 7 /N.7
twenty-five per cent. cas onl ciel , v, Ty of the
goods. I shall offer my stock 'of ..!....1- at fair
prices
_ _
AND
EVERY SATUROA V,
and fill up as fnst ns I sell out. •
L. A. (iA1if;81;
Welh-born, Juno 12, 1867.
C 46 9 411 L
' -41,,,Asmitemovedi
111 a
11 #reei.
:nit. A. 13. EASTMAN has i removed Irma the
old stand to his new office, No, :tt
Wellsboro, l'a., (two doors 1 10/osv - 1! .s
where be iLill perform all operatiat s c 4141.1.4.1. d
with the profession *A Dental Surgery .1
rior manner—having fitted up 6uital I, • .••.It, and
prepared himself with all the imi:f. , vco.v.de of
the day.
In addition to the NARCOTIC Sl'l. A Y.. Ether
and Chloroform. which he has titilhin 11-4•, he t.f.
furs to the public the NI ritou i s 44,1 A.
which is perfectly Fla(' even for the ,pt.:44i4 to..
ing free from all altar EfithilS,
ant hint: or scent, and by far preferal.h. t 4 any
thing I.4.duru offered. Please Citil tilot
epecimens of Aleebanieal DentikTy. •
January 8, 1888, •
PHYSICIAN S: SURGEON. (Jradu,,ie the
University of Buffalo, N. Y. Class Stil
Having located in Wellsboro„uffor hi rei vie
es to the sick and afflicted. Haring 1t4,l 'ouch
experience In Surgery, be will perform all "'-
orations entrusted to his skill to a zatiAae.
tory' manner. Office at bis residence oh Fend
street, two doors below the residence of Wili
iam Beebe, can be found , by enquiring at
ther Drug Store. pan. 8, 18tH ,3m] -
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CABINET . FURNITURE,„':
E. R. KIMBALL,
WALUER & LATHROP,
STOVES, TIN-W.l E,
WATER LIME,
AGRICULTURAL L.MPLInI
HARNESSES, SADDLE"-, 1
OTHER WISE
GARBNER'S
113131
EVERY MONDAY.
EVERY TUESDAY.
EVERY WEDNESD A 1'
EVERY THURSDAY,
EVERY FRIDAY,
F. D. TUTTED.. IYI, D.
II
CITY BOOK BINDERY
AFI '
' BLANK -BOOK 31ANUFACTORY,
tl 8 lawin Street,
i:,1(1;s: 9F 41; DOCK, 21) FLOOR,)
E LIVI -
, OUR IvIOTT9
0(1011 AS 'till; ItEST. 11W. ell l' EST
BLANK BOOKS
tii •040.,1 ail st3le,
and :is cootlity 01 Stoels. n /my Bindery
to 41 ' , ' tale. V“ltittle , tit),vrirtion
1;,,111..1 iu the best 111:11111(11* :1•1311 in atiy t , tyle ore
Lk!
AI,L KINDS OF GILT IN't)llk
ENtietitea 'to the belt wanner. old flunks re.
bann,l and tui.tic g(. 0 ,1 cis riev,..
1114,a4 on M34.51.i110
PLETE VOllll SE PS,!
I nni prepared tn.inriiisli back nutnberP of all
Iteeirw, o. Mogninek.: publiAed in tho United
State!. or tireot ittitain, at a tow price,
BLANK BOOK & OTHER PAPER,
01 oil Aze: , 01hued , ruled or plain.
I;ILL II E I) PAPE I,
or ;my ith and tlttl III; rola)
lor prlntiog".Alsn; BILL PA mill CABO
HO A BO ol iNilors and iamxt Els or
eit to ally ,ivo.
' - • -STATIONERY, -,r'-'
It '
Cap, Lefler, Mute Paper, E ti , elopes,
Pens, Pencils, &c. , I
f'ain JAC. ugeta for +'
Sil.fil i qilYl'3llo . NColl.llo4lVE
PEN: 4 , OF VAritOVS Si74;B, FOR. l.AfilnS 's!
' AND bENTLEVEN.
IVLI , b I (v i ti ritni Gold Th ' d •
hest iI, a•c•and ,-•
ulmve stuck I wlll reit at the ho'we4nateb .
t' all timer. Jlt :4 small advance on "Neiv!rark,
itt 'titlatititiet4 to suit purebasers; ' 'Ali,
111,41..100, warranted as rbpresonied.
. I rtlypeotfully eoliait a sham of public putrim..;•
uge. 16rtlerk , Or tuttil promptly attended ta.-- 1 .
Addfors, LOUIS KIES,
Adveri.iser Building,
•
' Sept 28, Elmira, N. 'I•
Grocery 'and Proviston ; ,Store, •
CORNING, Nr.
4D. eStiMaX..a,
WIIOL,ES'ALE. AND RETAIL
in all kindd'of
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
Witness, Liquors and
-Ci4,-atrs 9
FOREIGN .86 ' DOMESTIC, 011 Milk 4
i iii FRUITsj
CA A' _AI D t," l 7:8
SIEGE Ar 3.1.1,
WOOD WILLOW WARE, GLASS &
CROCKERY
,WA.111%,
CIIILDREN'L 4 CARRIAGES. CABS &
PERAMBULATORS. TOYS, Sc ,
A lull .1101 o,lopietu i oittuel tut Cho abo%e
inentint,ed id O w tiIW(I)A oL
hand.
Paitiodar paid t. , Fine. tirtweries.
Dealers and 6 , n-timers-will (ilia it to Choir in
terest to I,:cainiTi6 hip Sowk haw.° ;buying.
Warning, N. Y.. Match 27, 1:3117.'
NEW Ma
.610Q,DSISTORE.
TOLES BARKER,
(NO. 5, UNION BLOCK.)
E htJe j u received cur new and very
large , tock of
DRY GOODS,
SIIEETINGS, SII IRT I NGS„ PRINTS,
CLOTHS, CA &SIM EitES, VEST-
I NHS, .11.11ADli- *ADE CLO:
THING,. HA l'S 86.
BOOTS ANI) SHOES, ,•••
also it large and well selected stock of
CROCKERY, , ItARDWARE, IVOOREIst
vvVRE, will NE WARE, KERO
SENE & ofix,
SUGARS, TEAS, COFFEES,'
SYRUPS; MOLASSES,
ETC,. DTC- ETC.
We ,ire ablo to Otter our cumotnert ~the benefit
of the
LAST DECLINE OF PRICES
in the New York Market: our Stock tiring been
purvha.ed knee the gre.it decline in doods.
TOLES BARKER.
Wen.1),,,,,..1111.1.:
11.111KNESS s 11.441iY,
BOOT AND SOU gAKERS,
Orel. II ih.wr d rfur rnikrubn; y'4 Store, in thr
hal I : 1 by le , nj. Srclry•
- DUO S1101 , ::4 all 6itA4 made In
t , r.11.1 atilt in ILu hcrt mitmer.
ti 1; l'.l llt \l: .111 kiwis ilotie promptly and
g"mt. Give a coil. -
JOHN 11,11 NESS,
w m II L
vc:.1111 , bur4.,.1. 1 1, 2. 16117 h.
E\V 0C E 17
I i l .l I cttlou,ctWt
T l'W:wit s ( Is Eli this Evitti±,l ti hew
k.utOcria & PitovisioN STORE
•
At, the chore th.itut ! d place, there he propuece to
turriu-b iu bit , line cti••ap.
Nlarct prier's. paid to Farm Prodoee, either
hi cash or trade. Ihe n al!e of the public is
respectfully solicited. ‘• 'AL-BERT TIPPLE,
Charleston, Doc, 11, q67-tf.•
, ;
, ,
sticil :le
WELLSBORO, 1A . 1 MARCII 4, 1868.
sacct gottrij.
irronAllo Atlantic Manibly.l
JOHN 0',T111481.11T/11;r.
Szarrg. . 1 ! ctne;v;lo makes or e(fects rinything."—
'Wnu&rErt:
Down hi Um vale where the ruavih . sings
And the brook is turning an old-time wheel„
From morning till night , the, anvil rings
Where John o' the Smithy is forging steel.
My lord rides out at the castle gate,
My lady is grand in bower and hall,
With men and maidens to cringe and wait,
And'John Vibe _- , 7ntithy must pay for all.
The bishop rides in a conch and four.
' Ills ;rooms and horses are fut and sleek;
lie bias lnelteyslichind and lackeys before;
' lie rides at a hundred guineas a week.
The anvil is singing its " ten poiind ten,"
' The mavis pipes from a birken spray;
And this is the song'tbat fills the glen,
• '" John o''tbO Emith'y•his all to pay."
John has a daughter rosy and sweet,'
My lord has a son with a wicked eye ;
When cho.henii the sound of his horses' feet
Iler heart beats quicker,—she knows not why.
She Will know very wellt,helorn the end;
.shO W.lll IV° rrr ro — ffelett "their rtio. p.
When she has the4oung lord'd Labe In tend, I
While the daughtei beromett Lid Ididb
- r
it I •
There 1 1%1 o story to tell
1 . .0,f ) IVIIIIC/11.
tyV5 pi placer: high;
Ahighop thptleetbi of
The priest and the Levan pas!dng by.
And the father may how littt frosted head
When he t•ecs the young bridti 'up at the hall,
And say 't were Letter his child were dead;
Bnt John o' the'Stnithfinust bear it all.
The.smith.suid ids daughter will pass IZAVIS',
1 i And another will make-the anvil ring''
li
For the dailyrail and the•hodden gray t - ' •
lint' the lira " shall go tq the priest awl king;
And ovtrthe We world, day by day,
The smiths shall,waken at ely morn !:
Each' to his tusk in the old duel way, - '
..
i •To tread'a.measure of priestly corn. '
Arid tbeimithsshall livo on tl o coarsest fare '
•••,With little that thoy inay,ca I their own;
While the latter isdke from w. rk and care,
• For the best of all shall go to the drone. ' '
And.the_smith complains of the anvil's song,—
Complains of the years Ile haswro't and pined;
For the priest.) and rulers are ewift.to wrong,
, And tlie mills of 'God are elow-to grind. - •
Eutrielcar strong voice from ovcr.the scan
Is piercing, the murk of the moral night:
Time is, tinni,tvas.i, and time shall be , .' . _
That John tr' tho • fimithy will have his right;
And thtse.who have worn the mitre and crown,
Who have pressed him sore in body and soul,
Shall perish from earth when the grist is ground
, 4lnd the,.Mighty iro; claimed his toll.
G. W. SiLlts.
Viisecitaticoito Ittatituo.
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;THE /TAUNTED 'iCOUSE.
' I?I',~ZAXtY'EYLF DALLAS, `
Haunted houses there are in plenty
if stories are to he believed. Therefore
it may, notlsmiriso you to hear that in
gertain portion of Staten Island,:
wl►►ch•shall he .nameless, there stood
and statute an old farm-hopsewhich,
tte('..ording to the;beliefof:the..Wchole vil
lage,
.was positively.haunted.
It - belonged "to' a gentleman who,.
though/enormously .wealthy, !was, re
puted to boexteedingly, careful; if not
tniscrlj ,' In ' pecuniary :,thatters,. and
whcge foiidnes for money was so great
that he had disowned a spendthrift on
and a daughter who had married a!poor
man, lest they should ',claim assist:OW
at his hands, and how lived alone,,mel
aneholy and unhappy, ns one might
suppose, but as deeply attached as ever
td his money bags.
A more rapacious ' landlord never
lived. His runts were collected the
very moment upon which they came
due, and nothing troubled him 130 much
ti. 3 to be requested to make repairs. At
thirt, particular house to which we have
Allotted being - surrounded by _several
acr6'of land, and much the more val
uable portion (if his real estate, wus nat
urally the object of hip greatest affec
tion. •
It was a gloat joy to'Moses Pocketful! ,
to ride to bank with his rents on quarter
day—perhaps the very sweetest he bad
ever known.
To hear evil tales about your best and
dearest is not pleasant. You would not
like to hear your children slandered, -or
your brother, or your wife. As you
might feel shoiald any one scandalize
those relatives to you, old Moses Pock
etfull felt when one quarter day Mrs.
Ruff, tenant of his• best and dearest
house, said as she took his receipt:
"I shall bear It no longer—l can't,
, Mr. Pocketfull; I must leave this aw
ful house."
"Awful house!" cried Moses. "Why,
What is the matter with it?"
"Matter!" cried Mrs. ltuft: - "Oh, if
you only could live here a night and a
day ! It isn't the repairs. The garret
leaks and we' need. plastering! but I
don't wish to move for these reason:o
"What reasons have.you then? crick!
old Pocketful!. r -
"M - Lii,") said •Mrs.-
i
"belie Ve me or not—the place is hann-'
Tot 17
YOu've t " said MoseS. •
I "It's haunted, sir, said Mrs. 'Ruff:
And then came stories of noises .heard
at midnight,' of loaves of bread and
'pitchers of 'milk vanishing as though
by . magic— , of groana and moans and
knockingS„ 'and at last an awful object
#en by'Mrsl Ruff herself at midnight
a • tall spectre, of which she. could
not, •spettlif Without terror,--a woman
-who carried , a baby in her arms, both
'wailing woefully,
"And stay Gaul, Mr.. Pocketfull;"
said the lady ; 'ts . o I'm going to-morrow;
and shall sleep, at my sister's to night,
hecim , ..#.6lltstbost . oath I never will. '
So. rave as Nose.
- UtateVA/1
and vow as he might that the woman
was mad and that noghost. do crossed
the threshold of one of his hOu`ses, away
the Ruffs moved, and,. moreover, the
neighborhood was on the qui vive, in re
gard to the ghost story. -No one per
haps really felt convinced that anything
had been seen ; but the house was un
der an evil ban from that day, and
Moses Pocketful! ibund it hard to let
it.
At last, however, a German with a
large family arrived in the place, and
without question hired the house .of its
owner. He knew no one and had -nev
er heard the.gbost story, - and-being a
fat. rosy,fellow,. with , no imagination,
was as safe a tenant fir a house 'full of
odd noises as could be imagined. ,
He paid a month's rent in advance,
brought to the dwelling his frau and
'ten children, his chairs, tables, clothes
presses,.trombnne, piano, and fager beer
kegs, and declared his intention 'never
to move no more so long as never vas."
Mose s was happy. Alas! a week
from the payment of the first advance
the tenant arrived at • landlOrd's
dwelling with his 'rtibieutid face pallid
with terror and With anger flashing_ in
g
his eye; and standinbefore :Moses,- he
demanded that. he should—'
• "Give hack de rent and let me gq."
"You must be crazy," said Moses.
"Yak" said the German, "I makes
crazy Vt'll I lives mit a ghost Vat, for
you-never tell_ in dis house .of yours
pt.'its a 'ghost?"
"Pshaw I" said Moses. "Those igno
rant et itters have been telling, you lies."
"Nobody tells me," said the German.
"I goes in mine house'and I beep com
fortable; I has mine good friend and ye
drinks lager and : shmokes our =Leer-
schnum and plays my trombone and
sings, and goes to iced; and in de night
my friend comes to my door—`Mr. Spra
genhausen,' he says mit me, 'you comes
here—you mit Mrs. Sprauenhausen.'—
Den me conies. 'What did happen ?'
me say.
"'I see a ghost," says he. •
"`You got little too much lager, mind
friend," says I. Says he,
"'No. It vas a ghost.. must go dis
"Away he goes. Me laugh so as never
vas.. Me say dis is de lager in his head.
But next night Ye laughs not—comes de
ghost again; $ • Avornan Mit a childs. Mrs.
-
Spragenhousen sees it. She says jshe
stay no more. Den she tells •de neigh
bors, 'Veil, veil, dey say; say, Mr. Pock
etful! knows it. He know dere is a
ghost dere yen lie let his house.' Gif
me back mine monies; you are one
cheat!"
"You're only skeered," said Mr.
Pocketfull. "There rant any such
things, as ghosts—in this un try a ny-
But though the month' rent never
Was returned, the German oved next
day. And to eut'a long story short.
Mr. Pocketfull's house w 0 thereafter
occupied by, no one longer thati a week.
Strangers would hire it, and,witnessing
the strange sightand hearing the strange
rounds, leparted in terror—Persons
ig
norant about this, or -tempted by the
low rent, to which the dwelling came
through its reputation. ,Even a clergy
man, who, being of the Methodist be
lief, protested that if even Satan were
there in proper person, he would "pray
him out," moved in evident trepidation
on the third morning of his residence,
utterly refusing to tell-what had driven
him away, and endeavoring to lead peo
ple to the belief that damp and nothing
else caused him to fly the spot. The
effort ,waa useless; every one knew that
the Rev. had seen the ghost, es
pecially when he preached on the next
Sunday a furious sermon against super
stition. 1
At last no one would approach the
house. and old Pocketfull, at his wits'
end, with his house profitless and his
felings'deeply injured, went toa lawyer
for advice.
How should lie let his house—how
gain for it, its old comfortable reputa
tion as a respectable dwelling, void of
.ghosts.
"Pay some one to sleep there," said
the lawyer. "Let this be known, and at
a moderate rent you caiLlet your house
at once."
And Moses decided to act upon the
advice. He offered ten dollars to any
one or two who would sleep there
without misadventure. Noone appear
ed. He offfered ten ; then twenty.
still he only advertised the fact that
the house wits too terrible a place to be
ocenpied on any terms. ' He had due
more harm. than good, and in despera
tion he advanced from twenty, thirty,
to fifty, to seventy-five, to one hundred.
Then there marched into his room l one
morning three young fellows, strangers
to the place, who stated that they had
seen the advertisement and were afraid
of nothing; and overjoyed Moses! gave
them the keys and bid • them do their
best, even if the rats did squeak and
rattle behind the wainscot not to fancy
ghosts behind them. And that night it
Was knowti that three strangers wore to
sleep in Moseses Pocketfull's haunted
house, to prove that the ghost either had
departed or never had beep there at all.
•=-They Were young mon'i full of fun
and not in the least apprehensive of
any supernatural visitation. To secure
their comfort they conveyed into the
haunted house a large mattress and
sundry blankets, and having eaten a
hearty supper In the desolate kitchen,
retired and slept.
Their slumbers were deep, and the
rats scampered and the shutters flapped
without awakening them for a long
time.
But at last the soundest sleeper of the
three was started from his slumbers by
cries of terror from his twocompanions,
and when sufficiently awakened to
know what was passing around lam,
found himself alone. Something had
evidently alarmed his comrades, for
they had flown, leavinghim quite alone.
.Starting fb his feet, be followed them,
overcome with terror, whilek 4+e- eould
not explain, to himself, longing for hu
man presence for relief and not daring
to remain alonein theempty room. lie
descended the stairs, calling upon his
friends, but hearing no reply and upon.
at Instill the empty kitchen. The moon
light lay across it, for the window and
door were both wide open t and in the
mellow beams stood an object which
curdled the blood of the spectator. The
spectral form of a woman, tall and
gaunt„holding a babe to her bosom,
and looking at him with hollow eyes
which seemed to pierce him through
and through. •
The young man Stood still.
"It is true, then," he thought, "such
things are seen by mortal eyes. Will it
speak to me 7 Will it approach me ?"
and even as these thoughts were in his
mind the spectre moved, corning toward
him with a swift, gliding step, keeping
her eyes upon his face, and vanished in
the darkness;
But. the Moment it passed him he
stretched out his hand and caught at it.
His fingers closed upon substance—upon
the rough fringe of a woolen shawl, and
on the 'lnstant his courage returned.
He followed the flying figure and saw
It descend the cellar stairs, then he se
cured the door and went to search for
his companions, whom he found hid
den in a haystack in a state, of delirious'
terror.
At first no explanation could induce
them to face the ghost, whom they
were fully persuaded was at theirheelsi
3„. y ty• " - Nr - KM 11 MO*
from the sheltering hay and listened to
the assertion that the ghost was a living
woman, and was now imprisoned in
the cellar ; descend thither, however,
they wouldn't until Moses Pocketfull,
several persons of importance and au
thority and a little throng of curious
neighbors had been summoned to the
spot. Then, rendered courageous by
numbers, the, door was opened, and the
little procession, provided with lamps
and clubs, penetrated to the recesses or.
the cellar.
It was'a damp, wretched hole, unused
fiii.'years because of its condition, and
extremely dark—a ,ghostly place enough ;
and, as their eyes descried a gaunt fig
ure at the farther end, the braves felt a
strong disposition to retreat. But Mo
ses Pocketful', furious in his anger
against the being, who had been the
cause of such great pecuniary loss to
him, advanced and seized the shrinking
,form in an iron grasp, and held her—
her babe wailing in her arms—as the
'rest gathered around :
"Who are you?" ho cried, "and what
are you doing here?"
And a faint voice answered,
"Don't you know me, father? It is
yOur daughter Ann."
And Moses Pocketful' staggered back
with a groan.
So the ghost was laid and the truth
knOwn at last. The miser's daughter,
to whom, because of her marriage with
a poor man, he had refused aid and
sheltsr in her widowhood, driven to
desperation, had concealed herself in
his deserted cellar with a babe but a
few days old. There, for a year, she had
been bidden, subsisting on such food
as she sould purloin at night, and sleep
. ing on a bundle of straw in the damp
and' unaired
_place, until bad air and
starvation hadmade her ghastly enough
to be taken for a spectre. A helpless,
useless sort of woman, she had never
thought it possible to earn her own
bread, and had, t 4 the best of her abll4,
encouraged the terror of those who in
habited the house, hoping in the end to
become its sole occupant.
She was worn to a skeleton, . and
seemed to have but rttle 1)01;1 upon life,
t
and her piteous tale xeited much sym
pathy in the breasts r her listeners that
populat'. opinion plow too strong for
even old Aloses to resist. And so, of hiS
large possessions, he made provision for
his daughter and herchild, and installed
them comfortably in the house they
had so long haunta4 to which, witli all
the rest of his real estate,, they became
heirs at his death, which occurred short
ly afterwards.
NOT A DROP MORE, DANIEL
Daniel Akin had become a common
drunkard. So fully had he come under
the dominion of his appetite that he
was perfectly miserable when he could
not obtain the means of gratifying his
thirst. --110 had itesieted his tinnily
till his wife's father had taken her and
her children to the parental roof. He
had spent all his substance for drink,
and was kept front the pour-house only
by performing menial services for his
food, and by the kindness of Thomas
Edgerton, a member of the Society of
Friends, who had knitwn him from his
youth, and had a strong hope that in
the course of time he would see his fol
ly and turn again into the right path.—
The leading merchant of the place had
let him have drink as long as his mon
ey lasted, but would trust him no lon
ger._ He was loafing about the store,
one bright moonlight evening, pleading
with the merchant to'trust him for a
drink. His reply was, " Not a drop
more, Daniel." He remained a while
longer and-left. As the cool air of the
evening fell upon him, he all at once
began to give utterance to his feelings
in the following strain :
"Not a drop more, Daniel. Am I
drunk, or am I sober. I am sober.—
Not a drop more, Daniel. Did Has
kins think a drop more would hurt me ?
No 1 but my money is gone. He has
got everything I had. He has got the
Bible mother gave me. He has got the
shoes which my wife bought for Jennie,
and paid for with her own earnings.--
Not a drop more, Daniel. Daniel,
what say you to that? I say so too.—
I once had good clothes, and now have
nothing but rags. Not a• drop more,
Daniel, till I have others as good as
when-Mary and I were married. I
once had a good watch, but that too is
gone. Not a drop more, Daniel, till r
have auother as good as the onel pawn
ed to Haskins for drink. I have seen
the time when I had a good horse and
buggy, and could ride into the village
in as good style as any man in the place.
Not a drop wore, Daniel, till I own au
other horse and buggy as good as I once
had. I once had cows which furnished
my family with bitter• and cheese, but
Haskins has got them. Not a drop
more, Dania till those cows of others
as good as those are wine again. I once
had this wallet full of bills, but now
there is not a cent. Not a- drop more,
Daniel, till tWs wallet is well filled
again.' .
By this time he had reached the place
where lie had formerly resided, and he
stood and leaned against the fence, and
mused for it long time in silence. lie
viewed the desolateness of the scene by
the light of the moon, and his eyes
ranged over the house and' barn once
his own, which had hccorne out of re 7
pair.
He then said, " Once I Owned this
house and farm. Here I was born.—
Here my father and mother died. I
was the pride of their hearts,-but I
brought down their grey heirs with sor
mr to the grave. Here I commenced
y married life, and all that heart could
wish was mine. Here Mary - and I took
comfort till Haskins came here and
opened his ruin shop, and now he calls
it his. In that south room-my-children
Were born ; and there. my Jennie died.,
0,.h0w sorrowful she looked when she
HaP me take the shoes and start for the
isibire to pawn them for rum, while she
lay sick ! And then, how she begged
me, before she died, never to strike her
mother again ! I can see her now, h'er
pale face, her wasted form, but she can
not come to me again. And 0, my
wife, how shamefully have I abused
you! It was not your Daniel thatl did
it. No ! it was that cursed rum jthat
HaskinS sold me. No wonder you Were
taken from me by those who loved lyou
aNd would not see you abused. They
won't have me in the house. They will
not let me live with you. Not a drop
more, Daniel, till this house is mine
again. -Not a drop more till these broad
acres are again in my possession, and
that wife and the children that are liv
ing are in yonder rooms, and we are a
happy tinnily once more. Not a drol
more, Daniel, so help me God, till all
these things_are accomplished. - I than
you, Haskins, for those words. I shall
not forget them."
He had become sol much occupied
with his thoughts, and spoken in a tone
so loud, that he had not heard the wag
on, which by this time reached the
road, in which was seated the kind
hearted Quaker who has been mention
ed. He stopped his horse, and heard
distinctly the language which Daniel
used. As he closed his soliloquy he
turned and saw Thomas Edgerton, who
said, "Daniel, does thee mean to keep
thy vow ?"
He answered, "I do."
" Thee has . promised a great many
te.es that.thpe wrwila ri
hat males thee think thee will keep
thy vow ?"
" I know, Friend Edgerton, I have
often vowed to drink no snore, but now
I feel different from what I ever did be
fore. Illy heart is broken, .and I feel
my weakness, and I believe God will
help me this time."
" God grant it , may be se. Daniel,
get in and take a' seat. Thee must_ be
hungry ; go home with me.'
On the way the Quaker drew out of
him all that has been written ;' and he
advired him to go to California, He
told him to go to New York, l and work
his passage around the Cape. He de
ternained to do so. The Quaker fur
nished him 'with suitable aplel.
"Thee wants to see thy vife and
children before the goes."
" Yes, Friend Fdgerton, I. do, but
they have become estranged from me.
If .I went perhaps they would not be
lieve what I say. It is better that I
should not see them. Indeed it is bet
ter that they should not know where I
am. I want to surprise them, as I hope
to do, by coming back a sober man, and
with money enough to make them com
fortable. 1 prefer that you and your
wife should be the only persons in the
place who should know where I. am
and what I am doing."
Thus while riding toward the quiet
farm-house of the Quaker, the whole -
thing was arranged. W Iten they reach
ed the place, the horse was put in the
barn, and they entered the house. He
said as they took seats before the fire.—
" Amy, thee may put on another plate;
Daniel will stay with us a few days,
and then he will go to California."
The benevolent Quaker was confi
dent that Daniel Akin would keep his
resolve.
( i
U
At length when everything 'was it'
readiness the old horse was harnessed,
and before daylight Daniel Akin was
on his way to a railway station. He
had not been in the villageil since the
night when the words "Not a drop
more, Daniel," were uttered. He was
missed from his customary haunts, but
it was supposed he had gone on a
spree, and so nothing was thought of
his absence. His wife's father lived in
the adjoiningtown, and some thought
he had gone there.
No inquires were made, for all were
rejoiced Abat he was missing, and cared
not for his return.
He had been gone somewhat?'inore
than a year when the Quaker IVas hi
the store of Haskins and remaiii[ed that
he wished to hire a pasture for' the com
ing season. " I have got one I will let
you have free of rent if you will put up
the fences on the place."
" - Where is it ?" said the Quaker. °
" On the-Akin farm."
" If thee will let it at that rate, thee
must have let it get out of repair."
"It is so indeed ; I cannot leave the
store to see to it. The house is poor,
and the family that lived in it last were
too shiftless to buy wood, and burnt iti ,
all the I.:lib:. % I. had rather sell it than
rent it."
" What will thee take for it ?"
" It cost me some $1,000."
"Y frs, but thee•
_paid in goods, and
charged thine own price on them."
" To•be sure I did ; Akiu could not
get trusted anywhere else, and I felt I
was running a great risk in letti i ng him
have goods, and I charged accordingly
just as everybody else would under the
circumstances."
"Thee has not told me what' thee
would take for—the place ; I will give
eigl t hundred for it if that is any ob
jec to thee."
ci i
I-• askins thought long enough to eon
'elude that the interest of eight hundred
dollars was far better for him than the
farM,for the use of which he realized
scarcely anything, and said, " you can
have It."
"Thee can make the deed to-morrow,
and thee can have thy Money. By the
way, does thee know what has become
of Daniel Akin ?". -
No. He has not been in the yiliage
for more than a year. At at any rate I
have not seen hint." ,
We may tell4he reader what Haskins
did not know. The Quaker had that
dayireceived.a letter from Daniel Agin,
stating that lie was at the mines ,',,bard
at work, and was sticking to his inot to,
" Not - a drop more Daniel," and thad
he had laid up a few hundred dollars—
and desired him to inquire what the
piace he mice owned could be bought
for. Mr. Edgerton bad taken the meth
od abo:fe mentioned to find out Haskins
views. So confident was he that Dan
iel Akin would come homea sober man,
with money in his pocket that be ven
tured to purchase it, i for the purpose
of keeping it for him, „
'lie wrote to Atkin what he had done,
and about three months later hp receiv-.
ed a letter stating that, by express he
had sent kive hundred dollars In gold to
a banker in New York, with orders to
sell it and remit proceeds to him, tp go
toward the farm. Gold commandkd a
large premium ; and the five' huifired
became more than eight hundre(Pode
fofe it reached Friend Edgerton's hands.
Akin requested him to draw_a deed-giv
ing the whole dvoperty to his wife Ma
ry, and have it duly recorded and lefi
with the Register of Deeds.
In his letter he said : "if perchance
I should eveti break my resolution, I
shall have secured a home for my wife
and children ;'I prefer, however, they
should not knoh.v any thing of this at
present. if I live toicotne home, I will
give Mary the deed with my own hands
--if not you do it. Now that the
farm is bought, ybu had better stock it,
for I shall stick to my motto, " Not an
other drop Daniel."
Another year passed. By this time
Friend Edgerton had stocked the farm
with young cattle and sheep. The fences
were put in repair—and everything
about the house wore a tidy appeartu6e.
Another retnittauce came which pa;ii
for all the, stock, with an overplus
with whieli to repair the house.
Carpenters were busy, and the villa
gers-who happened to pass that _way
found that extensive repairs were go
ing on ; still no one presumed to ques
tion the Quaker with respect to his
plans. .
These repairs all competed=furniture
found its way to the house. A yoke of
cattle was seen on the farm. The villa
ders were astonished to see the Quaker
riving al elegant horse and riding in
a new buggy.
He received thin alma note one day :
" I have arrived all safe and sound. Cio
and get Mary and thesehildren."
He rckle . over to the adjoining.town,
and called at Mary's fatlnir's and invit
ed her and the Children _to vo borne
with him and make him and liis wile a
visit. They accepted the invi tat ion and
he took them home, •
The next afternoonTheisaid, "Mary I
have to go to the railroad station ;
thee and the children can stay with
Amy." Ilje went and got Daniel Akin
and did not reach home till after dark.
He left Daniel in his own house nice
ly., furnished to which place he had pre
viously conveyed provisions, and left
him there'to pass the night.
The next Mornig-he said, "Mary, I sup
pose thee has heard that I have bought
thy old place. I have got it fitted up,
and I want thee and the children to
ride over and see it after breakfast. I
think thee will like it." -
They rode over and were surprised to
see the charges which had taken
They could scarcely believe thelir own
I,llu lUW u
rooms drat. Over thcmaiitle in the sit
ting-room was a franie, and under the
glass in large letters were 'these word
" NOT ANOTHER DROP DANIEL."
Mrs. Akin said, "0, if Daniel could
said those words and stuck t. the ,
11
onlythis beautiful place might have be p
his."
Tho Quaker said, " Then thee doesn'
know where Daniel is?"
" No, I have not heard a lisp iron
him for more than three years."
ts Thee would like to see him ?"
" Yes, indeed."
" Let us walk up stairs." As they
,t .
wtent up the front stairs, Daniel Akin
siltired down the back ones, and took
ili. stand in the sitting-room. When
tifey returned, Mrs. Akin noticed a
stalwart man standing in the room
with his back to the hall door, and
shited back foran instant. ,The Quak
e said "It is a friend Mary," Upon
tl
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:15 D p oi a l' i t l . i :y e -o l t t i u l l t m n e o a w 1 1 ) 0 111 :1 1 :ir a : 1 ? (I -in
the
n an with heavt beard and moustache,
si e did not recognize her hustiand.
y u lomotten your husband?"
We 1e the the reader to imagine what
the meeting was. Friend Edgerton
said, " I must go•and •get Amy. Mary
this house and Cann are thine, Daniel
Las the papers for thee. Thee can stay
here as long as thee iiVCA. Thee will
live happily now—for that (pointing to
the frame over the fire-place)N; T AN
OTHER DROP DANIEL, is his nip 0 now,
au.o will be during his life." Ne
Enjoy the blessings of this SctY it God
sends them; and theevils bear patiently
and sweetly. For this day only isourm ;
we are dead to ^yesterilay, and we are
not born to-morrow. I
NO. 6.
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How the Its !•:411. well. isz y
If anything mo niverh - Wanted to give
us an idea of Roman magnificence, we
would turn our eyes from public monu
ments, demoralizing games, and grand
Processions ; we would forgetthestatues
in brass and marble which outnumber
ed the living inhabitants, so numerous
that one hundred thousand have been
recovered and still embellish Italy, and
would descend into the lower sphere of
material .-life—to those things which
attest luxury and taste—to ornaments,
dres:;es, sumptuous living, and rich fur
niture. The, art of using metals and
cutting precious stones -surpassed • any
thing known at the present day.
ei. l te u r t ta h i e n c i t e c n or ts a , t i l l o i n ct o )o f h ke o ry u , se n s, ie i n n o s m oc a i n a s l \
w 're remarkable. The mosaics, signet
ri igs, cameos, bracelets, bronzes, chains,
v ; il 88 8 , couches, banqueting tables,
la vs, chariots,-colored glass, gildings 4,
in rrors, mattresses, cosmetics, per-,
fumes, hair dyes, silk robes, poSteries.,
all attest great elegance and beauty."-i
The tables of thuga root and Delia* ,
bronze were as expensive as the side/ '.
hoards of Spanish walnut, so much ad-.
mired in the great exhibition at Lon
don. Wood and ivory were carved .as
exquisitely as in Japan and China. Mir
rors were made of polished silver. Glass
cutters could imitate the colors of pre
cious stones so well that the Portland .
vase, from the tomb of Alexander_ Sev- -
erus, was long considered as a genuine
•ti,rtionix ; brass could be hardened so as
to cut stone. •
• The palace of - Nero glittered Witif
gold and jewels. Perfumes and flower&
were showered from-ivory ceilings. Tht;
halls pf Heliogabaltis were hung with
cloth and gold, enriched. with jewels.
His beds were silver and his tables of
gold. Tiberius gave a million of sester
ces for a picture of his bedroom. A
banquet dish of Daeslllus weighed dve
hundred pounds of silver. The cups of
Drusus were of gold. Tunics were em
broidered with the figures of various
animals. Sandals were garnished with
predious stones. Paulin Et wore jewels,
when she paid visits, valued at $BOO,OOO.
Dilnking cups were engraved with
scenes from the poets. Libraries were
adorned with busts and presses of rare
woods. Sofas were inlaid ,with tortoise
shell, and covered with gorgeous pur
ple.
'ihe Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined
float golden plate, drank from drystal
cups, slept on beds of down, reclined on
luxurious couches, wore , embroidered
robes, and were adorntd with precious
stones. They ransacked the earth and
the seas for rare dishes for their ban
quets, and ornamented their houses
with carpets from 13abylon, onyx cups,
cups from Bythinia, marbles from .N u-
Midis, bronzes from Corinth,
statues
from Athens—whatever, in short, was
precious or curious in the most distant
countries. The luusries of the bath al
most exceed belief, and on the. walls
were magnificent frescoes and painting
exhibitiug in exhaustible productiVe
ness in landscape and mythologie t al
scenes.
IN;' ; 3E.A.T.ZCH. OF A : RETAIL
green-arpeariilenins. on liter first visit
to Boston, otlE•erved a sign over a store
thus: " - Wholesale ond• Retail -Store."
He worked his way through the crowd
of 11“3,ies until he faced one of the clerks,
who \i'ati exhibiting borne articles to a
young lady, when - he broke out :
" Well, is this a retailing store."
" Guesslron understand your trade?' - '
" Oh, yes," replied the clerk, wrap
ping up a bundle for his customer.
" what can I do for you ?"
" Well, us the cold weather is Outing
on I thought r moat as well come apd
gil;'e you a Job."
" I don't understand you, slr," r4k
plied the clerk, who began to think tho
fellow had got in the wrong box.
" 'Zaelly so;, well, I'll tell you."
" mister, who's boss here?"
"The proprietor has just•stepped gut,
ER
"Explain Nv h t you Mean, n y
friend," sidd dip clerk, as he saw him
pr o duc e bundle from under his coat.
" Well as I said before j the cold
weathe' is coining on, and I thought
might as well be fixed for it. Come
mighty near freezin t'other winter,•l
tell you I did ,•" bul-" •
" I hope you will tell me what you I
want, so I may serve you."
" Certainly, squire certainly ;- I al
ways do business in a hurry, and just
as quick as. the old master will let you,
I want you to retail these old shirts—
let 'em conic down -about tai the .knees,.
kase I don't wear drawers."
-The effect can be imagined, but as
the novelists say, can't be described.
TREATMENT OF DIPHTHERIA.—An
exchange says that diphtheria in its
early stage may be recognized by any
persoloof, ordinary capacity by two
marked symptoms—the sensation of a
bone or hard substance in the throat,
rendering swallowinr* b
difficult and
painful, and a marked factor; unpleas
-4
ant smell of the breath, the result of its
putrefactive.tendency.
•
On the appearance of these symptoms,
if the patient is old enough to do se,
give a. piece of gum camphor the size of
marrowlat pea - and let it be 'retained
in the mouth, swallowing slowly Vie
saliva charged with it until it is &pie.
In an hour or so give another,' and:at
the end of another hour a third; a foiirth
will not usually be required; but if the
pain and unpleasant breath are not re
lieved, it may be used two or three
tlme:4 more, at a little longer interval,
dap two or three liouro. 11 thU ptllla is
young, powder the eatriphor, which
,teirry one by adding a drop - or
two of spirits Of alcohol , ' to it, and with
an equal quantity of loaf-sugar, or bet
ter powdered rock candy, and blow it
through a quill or tube into its throat,
depressing the' tongue with the haft of
a spoon.
CrT THESE Or:T.—For a long tithe
hydrophobia was thought to be incura
ble, and persons affected with it I were
either strangled or smothered to death.
Bulea German f,bresteroiying few
years ago, made known a life secret by
which tic had saved many lies, and
which may serve a good turn to some of
our readers. Bathe the wound constant- .
ly with hartshorn, and give three or
four doses diluted during the day. The;
hartshorn decomposes chemically the
vilus insinuated into the wound, and
immediately alters ariq' destroys its
deleteriousness.
A poultice of 01110119, applied morn
ing., noon, and night, will cure a felon.
No matter how bad,, the ease, lancing
the linger will be unnecessary if this
poultice he used. The remedy Lsasure,
safe_ and ispeedy one. So flays one who
has tried it. No cure, no bunt.
Not a great while ::go the sehool.com
mittee of a town ill a neitglibbring state,
met tor till purpwe oxamining
candidate who presented himself flEi
preceptor, to teach the young idea how
to shoot. After some interrogatories,
the col ow ing geographical question was
asked—
"111 what zono do yoll live?"
"Zone—zone—do you!.think a man of
i
my education lives n ,ft zone? I live
in a house." •
How to make a pair of pants last.—
Make the coat and vest fix t.
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