o j egioga dant agitator
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~er Dr. Rope drug store, on Tuesday evening, on or
~,lo r o tire Full Moon, tlt 7 o'clock I'. M.
oetlA WIAPTER, No. 194, R. A. NI., meets at the
lkihou Thertatty evehing,on or before the Full
%ken, et 7 o'clock P. M.
vd.)tt COUNCIL, N0.3411..4 S. MASTNItS, meets nt
11:01, on the third Friday of each calend.tr
3.vtith, at 7 o'clock P. M.
IVIA6IIfON CONIMANDINIX, So. 28, orli: NIGHTS
TEIIPLAR, and tho appendant orders, Meets at the
HAL on the tlrgt. Friday of each calendar nion Eli, at
,;clock I'. M.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
IVILLINII fl. SMI.TIII,
,TIORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
tuArance, Bounty and Pension Agency, Main
-treat Wasbaro, Pa., Jan. 1,1868.
MI, GARREITSON,
EY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Public anti Insurance Agent, Bless
:,arg; Pa., over Calilivell'e Store.
GEO. W. MERRICK,
A rr oitNE y AND C6UNSELLOR AT LAW
u3co w ith IV. 11. SMith, Esq., Main Street,
,ppoite Union Block Wollbboro, Pa.
j u ir 15, 1868.
0. TEI{BELL ikt CO.,
AoLESALE DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
i,ilpaper, Kerosene Lamps, Window Glass,
i'erfuniery, Paints and Oils, .to., Ac.
~ruing, N.Y., Jil i n. 1, 1868.--ly.
J. D. NI trs
WILSON & NILIEs,
ifORNEYS 4k. COUNSELORS AT LAW,
yvt door from Bigoney's, on the Avenue)—
\NI gland to business entrusted to heir care
n the couutios of Tioga add Potter.
‘ticlisboro, Jan. 1, 1868.
JOHN I. IWITOIIELL
CTORNBY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
‘Vollsboro, Tiog Op., 1 3 4.
Haim Agent, Notary Public, and Insurance
t:eat. lle will attend promptly to collection of
?dr.ons, Back Pay and Bounty. As Notary
?..ule he takes acknowledgements of deeds, ad
-I.;i2ters orths, and will net as Commissioner to
7.ArOlTicn over Roy's Drug Store,
.:,:laing Agitator 30. 1367
'Sohn Guernsey,
,iioRNEY AND .1013NSEI.011. AT LAW.
I,rint; returned to this county with a view of
,iktng it hi. 3 permanent residence, solicits
..Are.of public patronage. All business on
aided to his care will be attended to with
ruraptness and fidelity. Office 2d door south
Farr's hotel. Tioga, Tioga
opt. 2.6.'66.-tf.
40114 N K. SfflAiriSP.FA 10E,
AND TAILOR. Shop over JOllllll
..,,ten's Store. la)" Cutting, Fitting. nod
done inotoptly and in bot-t :A) lo
.V,•11.1,0'r0, Pa... Jan. 1,1868-1 y
+l4 RIO G Vit7 AGN E
Mot.. hr.M uurtli L. A,
; . -iY . olltting, Futing,nn , l flora ir
i•Aryvirtly rind %%.;11.
'a., Jan. I,IISAS.-Iy.
/ 01 1r1 ,Flll=ll.,
tit,Olt A r 1 ,14 C . t.)Tireit, hos opened a
o ['rat ton street, reit'. of Seat: A Dei shoo!
i. , .. where boils prepared to iiintinfat lure gar
...,at+ to order in Llio most. sUbsta nun I iu.inlier,
with di-ip.Ltelt. l'Artieular •ii ten I ion pa id
i'uti tog :Lott ',Fitt lox .r . t : l a reh 'lli, 13
rot. O. 4r.. Thompsoa.
LivELLsßoltoucif
4ttoid to Profesainnal calls in the villalr.o,
\Nellsl7a and elt-ew het C.
91.. c and Iteri(knee On State St. 2d d.,(.1
going Ettat.. 2.1, Ib6B.
I WON M 1.10.)1.1 :pi Pa. °avail y, afl,r
• years of army hervice, %t ill' a huge
11,1 d and lit,pital practice, ham opened al/
'l , t tro. piArtice of toodkino and surgery, In ali
Poi, , ons from 31 diritanCe Call find good
llio l'ennalcatipt Hotel whet) deslt ed.—
.1 j.h:: 41.4 con4ullatlou, or to
otaratioin.l. r:.) up
‘l',.lld , oro. l'a.i.Nlay 2,
Wm. B. Smith,
011\11,1X, Pit. Pendon, Bounty, and In
Agent. Colannit4a(imis :lint to the
e.uldresa will receive prompt attention
moderate. Lidli 8, 1868-13 J
Thos. El.Bryden.
tPVEYOR DRAFT,SAIAN.—Ortturs left at
rook„ l'ownsend Uutpl,llzboro, gill
with pnaapt attention.
,13. f.
R. E. OLDIEV,
EALER It, cocKs JEWELRY, !SILVER
i:iI.ITE WAR E, z3pectuclos, trinw,
• , l'a. and Jaw
rOiiiirctd. l:ug'aviuh d , mu in plain
and German, I 1 1 t6i ly.
Hairdressing
4—muver Willcox & tarker's Store, Wctlis•
: 5 -1 , 1 , Particular attention paid to Ladies
Shaulpooinis, Dyoing, • e. Braids
anti swiebos on 1)4113 rtiO l / 4 ado to or.
1. JuilliSON.
. DORsEy
5. G• PIITNArrI,
ILL W 1.(4 11T—A gent t -1111 , the Los
TURBINV 1v4.T.F4 W ELe‘. Ms(
“teaart's Oscillating Afoitutneni for Gang ant
ty Saws. I
;a, Pa., ktig.•7; 18GS, ly
`C. L. w' I LCOX,
"' 2, Dit 00 DS 01;111 kinkls, HartOure
:•],i inl;eo '_';utic,n,;. Cur tts - utttneut is large
.` ,l lprlons low. Stnro in Union .1.3100 k Cull
gehtleamn y 20 I SOS—I y.
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PETROLEPI I II 410USII,
isi HELD, CA., OEORON CLOSE, Propri
..!: A new Ifutel conducted OD the principle
%.7 (et Itve, fur the accoinnioilntion
I,l4lille.—NOV. 14, ISChrly•
HAZLETT'S *HOTEL,
10 0 TI 0 C.CA \COUNTY, PA
i_ tblirg , atpinlied, and an, attentive hos
i'akrays in aitpntlii l n.: l 3.
t; W. 11A7,L I ETT, . . . . irorriletor.
. HILL'S HOTEL, •
L•rrIELD Borough, Tioga Co. Pa , li. U
ilCd, qatetor._ A now and e4llllllodiOU
with 'ln the rootlets improvements
,', wait c:Ny drive:; U 1 th hest hunting and 11 , 11 .
,round. Northern Pan . Conveyance
Terlll3 11,11der“:o•
3,lm;S-Iy.
.1
1 :4.1.ti1i %VA I,'lrOtii HOUNE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
C. V P.lOl ItYEA., l'nup'u.
• ”..s Itutcl lug nicil %‘•itbin tict.:e••:-\ of the
1111 4 . an.l Ituritiog gtottuth iu r Nurtil•
Nu pains tvlil lil k , :parc+l
Iccuauttu,Littut, 01 pie..surt.
t‘uliug public. 1.1:111. I. 1S68.:1
I:utility and Pi: , .‘nsion. A‘tency
klts•; r., , , ) ,,i;ietilatt i wittpLft.ll. I .) : f..:Ati 0 to
tiq'''Xtr k lemilty alloweil b) the a:4 .1114.1141
I =' 1, 6.111.1 11,ring oti 11:111+! :1 hit g.• -iippl . % of ,{1
-.“, 1 .1L1113.•+.1 AM propitivil to iirti , ociili p ll licit
',',', b , iunt) claiiii , t , which may be ',heed In my.
" I. ^C , n.i.irillg at it ill.italici.citii i:o1,11111,111Ientl,
'' ,- Nyb tt •rottut their eemitiliiikai ki"- will l'('
ilv 0...% , 11,11. tr.ll. If . S '4l'l'll.
'' ' '' 6 '-' , Q..) - tiibi. r 21,1 816 .
lIIRKNESS LL RILEY,
007 AND SHOE MAKERS,
r(run (f. Van Vatken bitry'R Store, i u th,
r"out bat* / oceupied by .1;,-s,j. Sceby.
I utiTS AND SHOES bf all kinds made in
cyder anti In tho host manner.
4 EPAIItING el' all kinds done promptly and
tiive us a eall. •
JOHN HARKN SS,
Wvilibal, Jan. 2, WM. MILEY.
1868-Iy. ,
(P.O .VAMI'ELDEI.
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AT I.'OI:',NP.V COUNSELOR. AT I,AW, Tioga
Po. ()Ince with C. 11. Seymour, E-q. Bushles:,
attended to with promptness:. opr. 7tll, '6971y.
DEALER IN I)RY GOODS, 'Groceries. Hard.
ware, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Cups, cot
tier of Market and era floe streets, WeUsher.
Pa. Jan. fi, 1•1:8.
..•_
. Perkins. M. D.
fe,p.ctfully ttititottlirett t I p ritile;vt of Ea:t
ch.t.ile4t,ttt it , : ttiti, that ho c‘c.t.thl he
atelttl tut thoir ptUun,tru. ofti,o at the
1. 4 ~r nod 1..1.1ch .Nl.O 13.
:•.‘M I Isaviss;:l.ll.lms-est Issst4 , l
1 00 1' 01 ) 1 :s1( 1 ) Is‘ S-suitis Istss ,
I6ors•siLlsl) Iss , csi ,sl-1 ussis stuct•sl-
SIPA] uu ilsu ts.svislis :s s-ssiseriesr
Ina sass's% 11,51,11 ..1111.-I< s ) 1).
SA I; I N I LI,E, Tiogo4,:ounty, J. Itrltettu,'
l',ls 'tutor, Vot,‘ et.i - eirl to the
tolattol, iu 1 ioga Co. El: ?ling 'tartlet , :loon
moda tea with ‘•onl u.,:a entertain -
toelit for watt a n d Iteot.t. june
ralll . 6:tutlert-'w , el ha , • Otto; up Iho °la F oti -,_
dry building, near the I;rowery,
and is uow prepare , l 4 lo turn • olti fine cull; hip,
e t whifle, and hat leather in the best wan
ner. Hide: tantit , l Cti,ll paid fur
WditiliOr", 'Jet • !.1,
UNION HOTEL.
MINER. W ATK I NS, PRormr.i.oß
HAS'INti I'o up a thcnite
Utaito, li"tol, lately th Aro ,
l ul u now remly r•eeive and entertain guepts. The
Union Iliad wai Inteti , ted for a Teinporance
and t Proprloti,r believe -I it cnti be SUP taillt
glOg. An tUe II th e h0,t1.1 itt attpliihtpeo '
Wellsburo, June , -
GROCERY AND RESTAURANT,
One door above the Moat Mqrket,l
- • • • • •
WELLSftO it 0 , ENN'A,
RESPECTPULLX announces to the trading
public that he has a desirable stock of Oro
curies, comprising, Toni Coifees, ?Pico, Sugars,
illiolasses. Syrups, and all that constitaites a first
clasp stock. Oysters in every stylo all F2,t
sodable 'Joins.
W'ellsboro,Jan. 2, ISJiY-tf.
rh:A [A:I44 IN
lIARDWA 11E, IRON, STEEL, NAILS
s7'o 1 7 1 , 5, 11'.1-A 1 - • 11 7 .4 1?-1e,
LUTING, SAWS, CUTLERY
Carriage and Farness Trimmings,
1111,NES6ES, SADDLES, 4c.
C.,rnit,g. N. V., Jan. 2,
REAR YE 1 HEAR YE 1 iIEA. ,X 1
Kupt constantly ..n hand, and furnished to or
der, by
\V: T. MAT.T7.I.EBS,
at hi, new ,tiro, orir a blii>e ltny'y
Well,boro. (June 10, 16.138.)
TUE Iliad. 11.1 Harm Scales, all ordinary
A7as, tar heavy, and counter use, may be
found at the Learn More of Wm'. RobertF . ,
Wellshm o. 14 :4e:6113S Tlf-artiin—Vair,ban pat:
out and have no :.nnerior anyyliere77TATFY nro
made in tlie-beq s vie and hai.e.takeyi fito premi
um at all ttie great exhiliiti(Mq:
I have the Qole agem.y Seale: , in this
region. \V 11,1,1' A NI ROBERTS.
Wellaboro, Feb. I'2, 0(18.
New Tobacco Store !
r 1111 s subeeriber baB tho rooms ail
." joining I). ?. Roberti Tin flint Srovi Store
for If:. wanufaetuf rilid ;ale ..1
Maradrs), Fiti;cp end compaqi,
S,ILVIONO TO 11 A CC 0, Mich igan Fine. CO
(.'!L 1{ (It and all kind:: of ,
11,4:0 TOBACCO, PIPES, and the ehoi•
eevi Brand v . TO AJ:S.
IMI
set: I;,r
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Nlv. 11, ISW: tf:
I.IC RUN P-I,ASTER.----We hereby certify
_11,4 that we. u-ed I Pf.i,der manufactured
l,ernauor, at their wot lc: , on Elk
towmdlin. and we Denovo it to be
equal if not :+uperior to the Cayuga Plotter.
DiNitl Smith 5 M Cenable A P Cone
M It Cobb It E Siotn o J Bernauer'
17 W Barker A.sa Smith H Strait
S I 3 INvls Albert King John C Miller
111 Watrotis WII Watrous LI. Marsh
Ii M Smith 0 A Smith H M Foote
J I) Stiait. 1' C Van Gelder J J Smith
Jared pal* J F Zimmerman '0 L King
L I. Smith.
N. B.—Plaster always on 'band at the Mi 11...—
Price 85 per ton. Nov. 4, 1868. '
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OLD MO Up:T:t4N,VINP,
When flie nigtQatiMil "cold trio - moor and
the weld,
.Tlien fey thoughts, flap' the Imp!),
'fill in fancy I stand in my dear native land„
On the hills by my old mountain,ltome.
And-I list to the brook in the green shady nook,
Making music so softly and low,
And the snug of the bird which my infancy heard,
'ln that beautiful time, long ago.
B 7 • •
ut there's ono simple sang Ichieli has lived all
along,
For it fell in such smooth-flowing lines ; „
'Tis the song of the breeze, coming up from the
seas,
the boughs of Ow cold mountain pines.
I hear its refrain in the first-falling rain,,:
NV hieh.bents on the shingles to night,
And if ioothes me to rinst like a 'tong from the
blest, ." r 1
br n gale front the islands of light.).
Oh my mcmory twines round the beautiful pines,
Waving green in the glory of spring—
Standing proud and alone on the mountain's high
throne,
Where the winds thro' the long summer sing.
At the close ptcbc• yonr ,mtketi ..tlfo. l forests were
s ere;
And be bp;ttutif i al viitorCh44l 114,41;
When tho sirepuist easeth:fo4l4.)w ° 'nild the ice and
the snow—
All the trees of the valley,were dead.
!ho
Then 'twos ,pleasant to EeC this old mountain tree,
Thro'the'the snow lift its evergreen form ;
And to come from ilie•Liast; vietoritamat fest; 1
Over tempe4; thqnight and the storm:t
. .
And long may it eland, an emblem so grand
• ' or the home 'tolire's,wanderer
Which the weary Foul finds mid' the betfutiftal
- I,lnt:F,
Vu tho golden savannas of lieriv'n
AN IDLE WOR.
1 5 .
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' IN e vie r
Old mob. Ray hissed out, the words
betweel his set teeth, with a malicious
light itOhis dull eyes as they rested on
the talligraceful figure of the girl who
wasililixing bread on a wooden tray at
the table beyond.
' No,' he added, watching with a cool
deliberate malice the oval I've, 'My son
shall never be your husband.'
Ithehel Miner's cheek crimsoned.
' Ilia he loves me for all tht,' slie
i"aid, passionately.
' .i,ove !' mocked the old man, in a
sneering tone. 'Love! An old wife's
song—a tale told long ago. Bah ! what
does it. all unto tint "!to ? I ferbert Pay
shall never-marry a servant, girl.'
' Mi. :Bay,' said Bachel,_ turning
round short and, sharpi be,! ,Silept—You
have instilled nie', tar Cnotigli•= . too tar.
If'l live I will be revenged on you!
For—'
She ,;hacked herself suddenly, for
close to the doer Adoniram Jenkes' tall
figure loomed tip at'the same instant.
Mornin,' Farmer Ray,' said that
I nd ivid Lull with: a curious glance at'the
two excited colloquists. 'flow Wye do,
Miss Rachel? vie come to see 'bout
them apples ye wanted took to the vil
lage. Uncle Josh is goin' down with
the ox team early to-morrow morning,
and he can take'em, just's well's not.'
' Come out in the storehouse and look
em,' said Farmer Ray, rising slowly
and with difficulty from his cushioned
arin-chair., And together they went
out, leaving Rachel Miner alone.
,She was a tall, lovely girl, with. jet
black hair, huge eydS full gf,4Sentheo
languor, and cheek deliektelyNnted
like newly opened peach-bloSsoths:
;Hardly had the two men disappeared
than she shook the flour from her beau
tiful hands,and armS, and began t. 45 pace
slowly up and dowpc tbe color corning
and going on her checks, and a steadet st
light burning in her dark eyes.
He does love me,' she muttered, yo
herself, and I love him.' No power '
earth can part us, when God. has sealed
the union of our hearts ygt hiS father
dares to talk of separating,: us 'because
Mary Wecallmin has monoy l .and thave
none—because her father lap..ludge, and
mine I never knew. But Herbert is not
like this strange, saturnine told man—
he will be true ~t o me' throbgh every
thing, I must strive to do as 'he
would counsel me, were he here—wait'
and etulura in such patience as I can
command.' • •• -
With ti long, shuddering sigh,— she
went back la the old tableland the
moulding hoard, Mahn tringto rierSelf.
'At all events, I' haVe not long to
wait. Ile will be home B(3011- my
Herbert
Her voice softened to an accent like
the coo of the dove as she uttered the
last few words,
and a tender, dewy
light stole into her eyes. Yes, it was
very evidelltArkt Rachael Miner loved
=this nianiTtif Whom he thoughts were
full.
M. A: IaIRIF
' Farmer Ray to hum?'
The afternoon's sun of .the . next day
wns low in the west, tracing its golden
fretwork on_ the kitchen floor, when
Adorkiram Jenks! px, team halted at the
cloer, and that ru4ic cliarii - Iteer ' hailed
Rachael; EIS Sh 6. 'sat sew iii.the shad
,ow of the quip vine that draped the
widow.
' No ,' said 'Rachel, quitly, 'lie is not.
I have not.seen him all day.'
' - lsnt't he up stairs?' • 1
' No,' he is nowhere about: the prem
ises:- He went up to bed as usual last
night, anti I Have not seen him since.'
The dickens you havn't,' quoth hon
est Ad4,nirtpii ,`)y,heikdo you s'pose he
‘.1 1 4? , ,-
' I lialje not he least idea. You know
- q
t
how strange 1 e is. Perhaps the freak
has'seized kin to
,go away for a dayor
'
two., I ,'flare
,1-.4 he will' be' baek in
ti
, , me . Of
• You don't seem much worried about
it, anyhow,' said. A.Onirrun; with a
short laugh.,—, , .. 'l'; .:
. ' No,'' said 'ltaehael i k•quietly,A am
not.' - • : • .
_ .
So Adonirain went away, muttering
under In'eath that, "it vas mighty 'queer,
ally how.'' '
I al'ays was afeared 0' that Muck
no hired gal o' his'n,' he pondered as
he drove 'hawing' and `geeing' along.
"foe airy fin iter place, a deal, accordin,
to ray way o' thinkinT •
But as the days went by, and old
Jacob
_Ray did not return, the neighbors
bega'n• to:locilcht one 'another and ask
questions Which nobody could answer.
And one night the village constable
walked in and arrested Rachel Miner,
`on suspicion, of murder."
' 'Murder!' suspicion,
Rachel, turning as
white as the wall. "Mere:Hull-leaven !
whein on earth hould 1 murder""
Come, none i ' that,' • said' the man
of office ; `you know as well as we do
that it's old Mr.L.Ray. - When did you'
do it? and what have you done with
the body ?) ,
` Mr. Bay,' slowly repeated Rachel.
.But why should you suspect 9nc?'.. .
4 There's reason enough,' spoke up
one of the accompanying neighbors.
`Wasn't you•always a quarrellin'? And
didn't Adonirarn Jenkes hear you say,
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WELLSBORO, PA.;:AITGUST 11 5 1869.
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tlf tat! fONV. elAp 414at.;yout„u A) - le
e n ge - d• bittflid iiobtl Mini; i r : the
night before he disappeared ?'
'Stop,', said Ittiche l l,, with r her trim
hlinglitind= toiler forebetid, 'Tet me re
member. Yes—yes, I did say that;
hut I never meant aught but an idle
word.? „ • .
' sb,' aid' Adoniram
with a shrug - of his . houlders ; 'but
where's old Jacob? Tha s the question.
Come, Rachael Miner, y , u may as well
confess.'
t I caniit,""cried Michael, trembling..
"I am as i unocent of,this crime, if crime
there is, as the babe unborn. But he
is not dead ; ,lie will surely be back one
clay. Only wait.'
We've waited just aboutlong enough,'
said the constable, gruffly, and you'r
my- prisoner.' ' So; come along; the
quieter the better.'
Herbert will be on to night, won't
he?" gitestioned Adoniram.
Yes,' if 'hei, got, the telegram,' an
swered another.. ! what's up?'
For Racha.,el had sunk on a chair, with
a slight agonized- cry, as the words
reached her , ear: Herbert Ray to come
home, nd find'her under arrest! And
on suspicion -of having murdered 'his
father! Oh, could it all be' au awful
dream?
` It is impossible ! it cunt ,bo I' she
wailed wildly. 'Oh, let me go. Ho
will come pack again, You Will SW)
laowinirotindbd:alPyour fears haVe been
-L-let me go!'
. And with sobbing moan, she fainted
away.
' lt's better so,' said the constable,
phlegmatically, !Iwo'd a hada sepne„ if
she'd ha& lien senses. 'Woman. ha'h't
no self-contrOl. Lend a hand, Adoni
ram, and we'll get her in the wagon.
Time enough to bring her to afterwards.'
When Rachel Miner, returned to her
Senses, she lay on a warm pallet -in one
Of the most decent rooms in the village
'lock up,' with the keeper's, wife • delu-;
ging her forehead in burnt vinegar and
hartshorn. and a tender face bending
over her own.
'Herbert!'
Yes; L Lie still Jar
king—dont look so terrified
• But Herbert, do you know—"
' I know it all, Rachael—and I know
too that you are as innocent as a lily
bud, my poor outraged darling, It
will , all- come right in time. My poor
father'sanurderers must be traced, and
you will stand forth in the sight of the
world as pure as you really are.'
She sank back ,on her pillow, while
a look of unutterable peace came over
her pale countenance.
' I don't mind it any longer,, Herbert !'
slie murmured softly. 'Let theni all
call me guilty, as long as you believe
iu•.lny innocence!' '
ThO,vilingo of Weeksdalo had its nine
days' wonder; the stream of gossip was
at high tide now That Herbert, Ray
shoulo persist the hineeene of the
girl who undoubtedly had' 'tilled his
father—that he should not even hreak
t left marriage engagement—surely the
idle tongue of rumor needed no more
delicious morsel than this!
Rachael murder, my father !' he
cried contemptuously. Why, Rachel
never hurt sn'much as a butterfly in all
her i re. '
Well, then, who did it!' persisted
Adoniram Jefikes; heerd her myself
say she'd be revenged on him, only the
night afore he disappeared.'
• it -was ctiil id.fo -n 10011.1.
said Herbert, with a slight cloud on his
frank, open brow, Phu t shoneyer meant
it. I ivOuld 'stake •rny own life on
Rachel's innocence.'
The.time of trial drew near, and still
nought phone upon the'dark and troub
led mystery; and a day or two before
the sitting of the court, Adoniram
.T,enkes stopped his ox team once again
before Farmer Ray's door. Old Goody
P,ark, who 'kept an eye to things,' was
out-in the hen' yard, gathering' her
apron full of eggs, and Adonitam went
in straight into the kitchen. '
Thelire was - ,burniag:brightly on the
hearth, before its ruddy glimmer, with
stair and bundle beside him, and worn
shoes all dusty with the tokens of travel,
sat-old Jacob Ray in-his wonted chair.
Adobirtun SenkeS 'uttered 'a choked
sort of 'cry. He was 'not superstitious,
yet attliat moment he fully believed
that he saw before him the ghost of the
murdered man.
What ye a' (31.ciakin' at?' demanded
Jacob, in his ordinary abrupt mood. •
Where'sßachael?, W hat's old Goody
Parker doin' in my hen yard ? Why
don't you speak instead o' standin'
starin , there?'
' Well, I am beat,' said Adoniram,
dAbbing at his forehead with the crown
of his hat. 'So ydu an't murdered,
arter all.'
;,,,Murdered ! ;, but Ivle come as near
it as a man need to come.'
And old Jacob Ray told the tale of
hoir, trudging td" town in the early
morning to deposit in some bank a.,
Board of ready-money ; he had' contrived
to accumulate, be' had - been knocked
down and robbed by ruffians, who,
scenting the money, had dogged him
somedistance, and how his' body, the
liffitotally,extinet as they, believed, no
dpubt, had been left.on the beach, hid
den under a pile 'of overhanging rooks,
Where the.first tide would' bear it off to
sea like some-useless bed of - driftwood.
But a •crafthound to Havana. picked
niebp'withits boatAust as I was ,lifted
ofrthe Sand by the'incornin tide,' went
on bid .Theob While Adoniram listened
with wide open ears and mouth / . 'and
sign:whew there .was a;bit o' life the
old-hulk yet;- and afore we'd got down
fuel' comb to. And the first port we
stopped at, I. come off 'again, for they
was fnrrinerS, and I' Couldn't no ways
make 'the' understand, nor, they me.
And.l've worked - : my way home the
best way I can, ,and = —that's all,' eon
eluded-Jacob Ray, rather abruptly.
'And then Adoniramlenkes had his
story.tbrelatc„ no less electrifying .to
Jacob,Ray, than Jacob's had been to
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•GeV me . my, hat and stick, quick
cried the old-man, starting nix 'Rachael
whosaheart was soft as a robin's'!
Are kyou all fools, the whole pack of ye?
I was alwaYslarcl on that poor' girl—
too liard, yes too hard. Give me- my
hat and stick., I say l'
:And.away he trudged,- before- Adon
irani fully knew what he was about.
• 1 Rachael !' he cried, bUrsting into the
deSolate Where- the pale,
lively girl sat with he faithful lover at
her side, talking over • the dread possi
bilities. that,lay,b,efpre tlfoin all a
lie! 'l' hey ri.e t treafeil . typti" tib Arne fill I y ;
but I'll make amends for it, see if I
don't.'
"'Father,' cried gerhert.
` Mr. : Ray!! broke from Rachael's pale
,
And then old Jacob had to tell his
story all over again.
1 knew it,' cried Herbert, trium
phantly, 'I knew all-along thatshe was
innocent.', ,
might theyall lial•knoln; a set
of gibbering idiots,' cried . the old' man.
'.13,1t Herbert, you shall :marry - her to
morrow—my' poor little girl ! l'll oppose
it no longer.'
He kept his word. Herbert Ray and
Raehael Miner were married the, next
.day, and the old farm-house bears a
homelike look again:' Butliachael has
never forgotten the deadly peril that
once overhung her future, in conse
quence of having Spoken--One
word.'—New York Ledger.
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Josh, .Ttninia anti the Wolves.
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Josh Stayer, loved Semima Pineapple.
LoVed her, Ohl I say Love was no
Hattie for, it. Whenever ho saw her, his
heart bounded up so violently that he
was thrown to the grountl, Cold chills
would run all over him, as he expressed
it, ,'from, the sole of his head to the
crown Obis, foot.", Jemlina was pretty,
to_ Josih ; her hair,' "red as the seas"
large eyes, which had the faculty, of
looking ways opp,Osite each other at the
same.time, and a I'M() which looked as
if it had been lengthened by the addi
tion of several others.
Now Josh had never escorted Jemitu r a
home, for, she lived two miles froth
Fiedshfirg y She came to meetin' every
Sabbath night, and would walk across
tho, fields all alone, not. in . the least
afraid of the wild beasts which at that
time ; infested the country. • But one
night our hero resolved to bear the dam
sel company, and accordingly prepared
for, his, nocturnal journey. He got his
grandfather's horse-pistol and loaded it
to,the muzzle, and thrust a large butch
er knife in his bosom, which thrust
didn't hurt him much, for it was the
bosom of his coat. A lantern complet
ed his "fixings." •
The meetingclosed, and Joshua, with
Seminio leaning on his arm, like a large
gourd hanging from a tall vine, set out
for the Pineapple mansion.
" We are in the woods, now, Jemima,"
Said Josh, as he assisted hispartner
over the fence of
. the last field, "and
now comes the tug' of war. bet a
dime that these woods are full of wolves."
"I think they will not atlack us; but
if they do, oh, Joshua, on thy arm I
will recline, and breathe my life out
sweetly there." And she gave such a
sigh that Josh started,' thinking it the
half-smothered growl of a bear.
"What is' the matter Josh?"
"Oh, nothing." And gaining new
courage at-the sound of Jemima's voice,
lie squeezed her ari till she nearly
screamed aloud.
• Suddenly a cry ',choed through the
woods. -
"Wolves !" shouted Josh.
"Bears!" re-echoed his partner. '
' "Come, Jemima, let tis g4t." Aud
they got.
Through the woods they went, Josh
really dragging Jemima along. The
foe Was approachinm, the couple could
hear his footsteps in in the leaves, for
they had wandered from the path.
"Josh, I can't go any further;. we
must tree it," said Jemima, ay she paus
ed for breath.
"By gosh, we must. Hero is a ree
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wi h limbs nigh hanging on the grot nd.
Cli - I, tb it .1 emi ma ! _here I go. Clods!
If 'he animal, climbs the tree, what
the !" and with a bound the terrified
,Josh climbed up the. tree, leaving Je
whim to follow. him 6y be devoured by
the terrible pursuer tt-. few feet in their
wake. :t •
Bht Jemima was au oh climber, and
was soon beside Josh, ivho was perched
on one of the highest' branches of the
tree.
"Listen Jeminu►, hear the horrible
thing gnawing at the tree. It's wolves,
surer'n shootin. They will gnaw the
tree down in half an hour.''
"I fear so, Joshua."
"But hold, Jeinima, I've got a pistol 1"
said our hero, thinking for the first time
that night of his weapon. "Now, just
kel still, while I shoot."
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poi cal it - down through the branches
where their pursuer was pawing among
the leaves, and fired. It was adestruc
tive shot, and'Jdsh went spinning thro'
the air like greased lightning. He had
loaded his pistbl so heavily that it kick
ed him from his perch into the jaws of
the animal below. But fortunately he
alighted on his feet, and in an instant
lie was again in the tree, hatless, his
red locks catching in the branches,
:which cruelly tore them from his head.
"r was a durnd fool, Jemima, to
have loaded that pistol so heavily, and
it kicked me right into ,the wolves'
mouths; but thank Moses, I escaped.—
Just feel my head."
Jemima placed her hand upon Josh's
cranium, and withdrew it, wet with
gore.
- "That is my blood shed for you, Je
mima, and I am willing to shed more,
dagoned if I ain't."
"Can the wolves climb?"
"Climb like rabbits, Jemima; and
every minute I am looking to see them
come up here. I do believe my shot
killed half a dozen of them. Listen at
them gnawing. If we could only keep
them gnawing at something else beside
the tree till daylight, we would be safe."
"May be they are like bears, Joshua;
they wilt eat anything you throw at
them." .
"Well, I'll • try" 'them ; so first here
goes my boots, and taking off his fine
boots, Josh groped bis way out on a
limb.
"Farewell, dear boots, bran new ones,
cost eight dollars this blessed morning.
Farewell, I sacrifice - you to Jemlma,"
and the splendid boots were soon gone.
For a while the animal ceased gnaw
ing the tree, and gnawed the boots, 4sh
cursing inwardly the while. At last
the gnawing re-commenced. .131itst
him ! he ain't satisfied with eight dol
lars worth of leatber,, so I'll have Ito
give him eighteen dollars worth of
cloth," and away went his coat; it was
soon afterward followedsby his vest and
stockings, and Josh declared his "un
meationable" raiment would follow the
rest, at which declaration Jemima
blushed, and said :•
"oh ! Joshua."
"Blast if I don't, Jemima." He spoke
determinedly and would no doubt make
his word good.
But the vest satisfied the animal be
neath the tree, and a few hours later,
Morning dawned. •The.lovers, for such
they were now, descended from the
tree, when lo ! to their 'astonishment
th::.y beheld Jemimrt's pet cal( chewing
at the coat. All was' realized in an in
stant. It was_ the calf which followed
them, and not the wolves. The gnaw
ing they heard, was the harmless ani
mal chewing at some undergrowth
which lay plentifully around. 'Josh's
eyes filled with tears as he look d a
round. There lay the boots, bt t in
somewhat damaged condition—her the
coat and vest partly chewed up.
They said nothing but proceedet to
the Pineapple mansion, where they old
a doleful story about being treed by
wolves,; how Jcishua batlsaerificed his
clothes to save • their lives; how he
slaughtered forty of . the ravenous ani
mals, &e., &e.
Old Pineapple' said such bravery and
devotion should not go unrewarded, and
placing Jernima's hand in Josh's,
him to take 'her as his mate. They
were married, and now live in a little
hut with one room and a garret, near
Flensburg, now a flourishing "burg" on
Turtle creek.
N. B.—.Teutima's pet calf wasinever
seen after the night ittreed the doiroted
couple. We rather guess it wasn't.
" Alice," said Androw,," what letter
in the alphabet do you like best?"
Alice didn't like to say, but the young
man insisted. "Nell," was the final
answer, as she dropped her eyes, " 1.
think I like U best."
Henry Ward Beecher days it will
never do to " preach cream and prao
floe skim milk." •
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LETTER• FROM THE PLAINS.
•FORP SANDERS, July 17, 1869
Col respondonro of tit Agitator.
In my last let er, I promised that, my
next should tell you something of the
changes. a year has wrought, in the
social and pont cal condition of Lar
amie City. When I canto to this coun
try a year ago, the track of the U. P.
R. R. ended about twenty-five miles
west of this post; only construction,
trains • being allowed to run beyond
Laramie ; which, was then the great
point for the shipment of goods, and
the delivery of stock; the principal
contractors made it their headquarters,
and purchased their outfits and sup
plies of Laramie merchants. The pop
ulation at that time, was about 2500;
.who found - shelter in tents, and adobe
huts ; there being but two or three
frame buildings in the place, land they
were occupied as stores. Two hotels
met the wants of the traveling public,-
while about a half-dozen eating houses
fed the greater portion of the populace,
at the rate of one dollar a meal. Near
ly every place in the city had a bar,-
over which the worst kind` of liquors
were dispensed for twenty-five cents a
drink, cigars the same price. The great
resort at • that time, was known as the
" Big Tent," devoted to gambling, and
occupied by as great a set oftogues, as
ever did credit to a hangman's skill;
there, a " fool and his money, soon part
ed," for woe be to the luckless -wight
who exposed money in that place ; for
did he escape the wily gamblers with
in the tent, he could get but a few "steps
from the door, till lie would be set up
on by foot-pads, and relieved of his val.-
uables in a more summary :manner,
for this class of thieves did not scruple
to use revolver or knife to quiet their
victim and secure their -booty; their
necessities knew no law, and there were
no policemen to protect the unwary or
preserve peace. . A half-dozen Dance
Houses were kept running, and drew a
great deal of custom i but, I will not
attempt a description of these dens of
infamy, now that the place Is so nearly
purged of them. As the road advanced,
many of the saloons and brothels were
removed further west; to Green River,
Bryan City, and Wasatch. Then com
menced the ellbrt to organize a city
government, that would be a credit to
the place ; men of means were invest
_ing capital in Laramie, realizing that it
would become a principal point for
business, next to Cheyenne; a local
Vigilance Committee was organized,
and made short work with those of the
gambling and thieving fraternity who
did not quit the country on short no
tice ; .their mode of operating I de
scribed in a previous letter.
During the fall, the railroad company
erected a very tine hotel, capable of ac
commodating 200 guests ; a freight de-
pot, (round house), to accommodate a
dozen locomotives—and a machine
shop, allording employment from, fifty
to seventy-live men ; also a hospital for
employees ; the only one on the road.—
These improvements by the company
gave an impetus to the business of Lar
amie, which it still maintains; a bank
was established by -Rogers kl: Co., of
Cheyenne, Which is doing a splendid
business, in the hands,of their very ef
ficient agent, Col. Dmilalan. The Col.
is erecting a very tine two-story, stone
building on 2d St., which will be ready
for ottellpylng in a few wuoks.; the 'first
or ground floor, will be used for bank
ing purposes, and the second, as a Ma
sonic Lodge, which will be organized
this fall ; two Churches, an Episcopal,
(frame), and a Catholic (stone) are rap
idly approaching completion. Air ex
cellent city government has been or
ganized, and an efficient police fpree
appointed to look after the safety of
the lives,
and property of the inhabi
tants. A. daily paper, the " Laramie
Sentinel" advertises the business of the
place, and publish a himl column,
and summary of tel graphic news from
the EaSt. An Odd Fellows Lodge, En
gineers Protectivenion, and a Turn
A,v erein Society have een organized un
derl) favorable ausphes. The amuse
: ment of the people "has also been con
sidered in the establishment by Aug.
Srabing, Esq., of a theatre, with a well
selected variety company, giving a style
of entertainment, devoid of all vul
garity, and patronized by the best
_so
ciety. On thelbth of June, " Dan Cos
tello's Circus and Menagerie" gave two
exhibitions to crowded audiences ; on
the 13th of J uly, Tom Thnmb and wife,
with Com. Nutt and Minnie Warren en-
tertained the people. " Langrishe's
Dramatic Troupe" open on the 18th, for
one week, and on the 26th, the "How
son Opera Troupe" from San Francisco,
commence a,) series of entertainments.
Nor was the Fourth of July forgotten ;
meetings were held, and arrangements
made to.bring the people of Cheyenn?,
and Laramie together, on -the 3d, at
Sherman, (Sum in it of the Blaelt Hills),
for .a grand pie-nic ; excursion trains
were run, bringing the parties together
about 10 A. M., ; each delegation being
accompanied by a band of music. At
11 A. AE., the ceremonies were com
menced with the reading of the Decla
: ration of Independence, by Judge Mill
er, of Cheyenne, from the top' of Castle
Rock i • (the highest point in the Rocky
Mountains, traversed 13$ the U. P. R.
R.) The orator of the day, Mr. E.M.'
Lee, Secretary of the commonwealth of
Wyoming, then deliver'd a patriotic and
rather political address, which was fol
lowed by remarks from Mr. Gurbanati,
of the ' Cheyenne Argus," and others.
The balanee of the day was spent in
fgathering geological specimens, trout
ishing, (in Dale Creek), and dancing,
until 4 P. M., when the Cheyenne - ollts
started for home ; at 0 P. M., the Lara
mie train came along, and very soon the
delegation from our side of the Black
Hills, (among whom was your humble
servant) were at home; all apparently
well pleased with the first Fourth of
July festivities given ; patriotically In
Wyoming Territory. On the sth,' a
local celebration was given in Laramie,
by the Turn Verein Society, which
passed off pleasantly, and ended the
6th of Jul', as far as could be for 1569.
" WANDERER."
Mr. C. was in the habit of asking his
children to repeat the text, on their re
turn from church, to prove that they
gave attention. One sabbath the text
was, " Why stand ye here all the day
idle? Go into my vineyard and work,
and whatsoever if 4 right I will pay thee,'
Charlie came home, and Was asked to
repeat the text. lie hesitated a mo
ment, and then, as if iL just came to
him after much thought, he said :
" What are you standing 'round here
nothin' for? Go into my barn
yard and go to work, and I'll make it
all right with you." '
An apprentice boy in Pithilield, who
was exceedingly fond of mince pies, was
told by a lady that she would give him
ono if he would sit upon the stove
while she counted one hundred. He
got-the pie and two big blisters besides.
" The soldiers must he au awful dis
honest set," said an old lady, "for not a
night seems to pass that some sentry Is
not relieved of his watch."
: I .Phe man who tried to get up a eon
edyt with the band-of a hat, is the same
gollius who, a few weeks since,
.played
Om the affections of a lady.
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WHEELING HAS A GHOST.
Haunted houses having become too
common, the Wheeling Videlligenecr oc
cupies over a column in telling a story
of a haunted tunnel near the city, on
the Hempfield mild. After laying the
ground work of the story by reciting
the number of murders that have been
committed in the tunnel, the Intel
gencer proceeds to 'relate •the experi
ences of four men who passed through
the tunnel on Thursday evening, about
six &elect . , as follows: -
r.k!he dar 'mess of the cavern had set
intp an alailing storm, but still they
hob! their vay. boon groans and sup
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pliNtions for mercy fell upon their
stiliVed eats. The usual cavernous echo
Was ;doubly apparent, as the tone of the
voic4 was unnatural and sepulchral—
the men stood transfixed with horror
and fright; the atmosphere was close
and stilling. All at once issuing from
the solid rock which forms the ceiling,
directly over the spot where the murd
erer slaughtered his victim, a ghastly
form appeared. All around as we have
said, was impenetrable darkness, but
the spectacle itself was as clearly visi
ble as in the noonday. It descended
feet first till it reached a place about
equidistant from the floor and ceiling
of the tunnel, where it stopped and re
mained for a few seconds. Although
covered with the slime and earth of the
grave, the features of the ghastly spec
rtre were distinctly visible, ciad in the
diabiliments of the tomb. , Its appear
;mice was horrible in the extreme. With
one arm extended, and the bloody fing
ers of the hand hanging: half severed,
'from their r stems, with the forefinger of
the other hand it pointed to a gaping
[wound in his temple. The wound
seemed fresh, but the drops of blood
seemed clotted and stood out in bold re
lief on the face of the ill-starred wretch.
Without a movement of the lips, a voice
apparently issuing from the throat of
the ghost, exclaimed in a tone so un
natural as to be totally indescribable
" let the dead rest !" The horror strick
en witnesses of this appalling spectaele
rushed from the scene. At the mouth
of the tunnel they 'met other parties
tv hose credulity was not sufficient te be
lieve the story of the witnesses. They
therefore obtained- a lantern and re
turned to the spot where the apparition
was first seen. They were not long
waiting when the spirit, in the same
place repeated the words he had before
used, in, if possible, a more horrifying
tone, and glided rapidly through the
air towards the western mouth of the
tunnel. The individuals thus made
sure of the authenticity of the appari
tion, were deprived of the power of
speech for some hours, and even after
the intervention of days their fearful
recollections are so vivid as to render
them ahNost afraid of speaking t on the
subject. • I '
The persons who witnessed this ap- 1
palling ' sl ectacle in the tunnel 'being
men of respectable and truthful char
acters, their statements create l_ 1 a wide•
spread anti profound, sensed° i in the
eastern part of the city.where they re-
side. This was intensified by facts
which were disclosed yesterday morn
ing by a gentleinan who lives a couple
of miles east "of the city, and which arc
related as fellows : lie was coming in
to the city afoot, by way of the railroad,
, late in the e, , ening and was; approach
ing the tunnel on the east, and had no
ticed a couple of perconB walking about
a hundred yards ahead. lie was a short
distance this side of the school house,
walk ing_on the track and looking l down
to guard his steps, when he suddenly
felt a strange shiver and sensation of
horror , and looking up, saw a man
standing a few yards ahead directly
over the stone culvert (where Ulrich 's
body was hidden). ilia arms were
held up above his head as if guarding
against apprehended blows, and the
blood was streaming down his face and
neck. There was an awful stony glare
in the eyes, which rooted the beholder
to the ground. His first thought was
that it Was one of the men who had
been walking ahead of, him who had
been assaulted by the other ; but before
he had time to follow out the thought
he glanced %past the horid spectacle,
and saw the two men just about to pass
into the tunnel. At, that instant the
man, spectre, or whatever it was, van
ished, and was nowhere to be seen. Ut
terly confounded the frightened and
horror stricken beholder stood gazing
at the vacant air, trying to comprehend
what lie had seen. 1n a moment or two
lie had recovered sufficiently to think
connectedly. He looked carefully
around. Nothing. whatever was to be
seen, though it was still light enough
to see objects with perfect distinctness.
He says hp thought at one moment of
running iforward and telling the men
who weal ahead, and asking them
they had feen anything, but he reflec
ted that of course, the apparition was
not there..when_ they passed, and re
membered that he had been looking for
ward over the very spot where it stood,
in the alternations between looking
ahead and down the track. Besides he
felt sure he would he ridiculed, and
called a fool for his fright. Lie found it
impossible however, to go forward over
the spot, and turninv, about he returned
home (we judge with a good deal of
precipitancy). Yesterday morning he
came . into the city by the pike, and
hearing of the. appearance in the tunn
el, told one or two friends in c infidence
whalt he had witnessed. He is au in
\
telli *ent person, and not given cre
dulic , but he expresses himself unable
to ex duin, the mystery. His a !omit
of thy apparition corresponds sit -tan
tiallylwitir that of the murdered haul
Ulrich.
CUT THIS OUT AND KEEP,lT.—Frank
lin ny re, a highly respectable• and in
telligent farmer of Galena, Kent Co.,
Maryland, gives the following as a sure
cure for the bite of a mad dog. As will
be seen, he has tested it with the most
gratifying results :
Eleeampane is a plant well known to
most persons, and is to be found in
many of our gardens. Immediately
after being bitten, take one and a half
ounces of the root of the plant—the
green root is perhaps preferable, but the
dried will answer, and may 'he found in
our drug stores, and was used by me—
slice or bruie, put into a pint of fresh
mill:, boil down to half a pint, strain,
and when cold•drink it, fasting at least
six hours afterward. The next morn
ing. repeat the dose fasting, using two
min id the root. On the thitd morn
ing take another dose, prepared as the
last, and Phis will lie snilivienlA It is
rieommended that a fter•tacli dose noth
iiig he eaten for at least six hours.
I have a son who WaS bale), by a
mail dog eighteen years ago, :cud Jour
other children in the uighb.orhood
we•t_i also bit, - .en ; they took the above
dose, are alive an d well to this . day.—
Anti 1 have known a number ot 'others
who were bitten and applied the same
remedy. '
It is supposed that the root contains
a principle which, being taken up by
the blood in its. circulation, counteracts
or neutralizes the deadly effeets of the
virus of hydrophobia.
I feel so flaelk confidence i,n this
simple remedy that I am willing yon
should give my name in connection
with this statement.
Two convicts escaped from the Clear
field county jail last week.
JOBBING DEPARTMENT.
The proprieterahSveratooltedtheestabliihin
with a now a vane somnolent of
JOB AND CARD TYPE
AND FAST PRESSES,
and are prepared to execute neatlyand promptly
POSTERS, HANDBILLS, CIRCULARS, BILL.
HEADS, CARDS, PAMPHLETS, &0., &a.
Deeds, Mortgages, Lenses, and a full airsortment
of Constables' and Justices' /Ranks on band.
People living at a distance oan dependon hav
ing their work done promptly and sent baok to
return mail.
THE CALIFORNIA FLYING-MACHINE.
—The "Avitor," as it is called, or
terial s caiTiage, is a balloon, shaped like
a cigar, both ends coming to a point.—
It is thirty-seven feet long, eleven feet
from top to bottom, and eight feet in.
width. • Around the balloon is a light
framewor , of wood and cane, strongly
)
wired to ether and braced. Attached
to this fr me, and standing up as they
l ic
approach he front of the carriage, are
two win s, one on either side. They
are each five feet wide at a little back
of the centre of the carriage, and do
not commence to narrow down until
they approach the front, where they
come to a point. These wings are made
of white cloth fastened to a light frame
work, which is braced securely by
wires. To the frame at,the hind part of
the carriage is attached a rudder or
steering gear, which is exactly the shape
of the paper used in pin darts, four
vanes at right angles. This, when
raised or lowered, elevates or depresses
the head of the carriage when in mo
tion, and wheniturned from side teside r
guides the carriage as a rudder does
boat. At the centre and bottom of the
balloon is an indentation or space left
in the material of _which it is built, in
which the engine and machinery are
placed on framework. The boiler and
furnace are together only a little over a
foot long, four inches wide and - 'five or
six inches in height. Steam is gil)iera
ted by spirit lamps. The cylinder is
two inches in diameter and has a three
inch stroke. The crank connects by
'means of co g-whee ls, - with : tumbling:,
hods lead out to the propellers, ne L reofthe,rrj
rop ell ers - ar e each two-bladed, four feet
n diameter, and are placed in the
ramework of the wings. The boiler is
wade to carry eight pounds of steam.—
When not inflated, the carriage weighs
eighty-four pounds. The balloon has a
capacity for 1,360 feet of gas. - When
inflated and ready for a flight, it is cal
culated to have the carriage weigh from I
four to ten pounds. Its first pubtio tri- i
al at Eau Francisco, on the 4th inst., re
sulted in complete success.
PROVERBS OF ALL NATIONS :^GOd
cures and the doctor takes the fee.
Go into the country to bear' what
news there is in town.
Go to bed with the lamb, and rise
with the lark.
Give neither counsel nor salt until•
you are asked for it.
God help the poor, for the rich can
help themselves.
Grieving for misfortune is adding gall
to worm wpod.
Give a clown your linger, and he'll
take your whole hand.
Give a child his will, and a whelp Mg
1111, - and neither will thrive.
o not for every grief to the physician,
nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor
for every thirst to the bowl '
Health is better than wealth.
Health and mirth create beauty.
that serves tile public obliges no
body.
—Lie who gives to the public gives to
on ,e. i
,He who marrieth for wealth sells his
his liberty.
He that wants health wants every
thing.
Humility gains often more than pride.
He is handsome that handsome does.
-He who has no shame has no Con
science. , • ,
tie' that bath an ill Name is half
hanged. • .
. ,
He is poor indeed who can promise
'nothing.
He that will steal a pin will stealA
better thing,. _
He who avoids the temptation avoids
the sin. . •
He wbo wants i content can't find au
easy chair.
HO that knows himself best esteems
hin4elf least.
A BAD Jol3.—Mr. Trimble was a well
to-do man of the world, but he made
his money by means that had ,forfeited
all the friendship of those who believe
in square dealing ; and, though he roll
ed in his carriage, ho could not count a
dozen that he might call his friends.— '
At the close of his life the_ number of
these had diminished, and when he lay
at last, shelved, the paint on his lintel
was not worn by the multitudes of those
solicitous to render aid to the afflicted.
It was before the clay of hearses, and
bearers were depended upon to carry
the deceased to the grave, which, when,
the way - was long made the service
very onerous, though it was never re
fused. The son of the deceased TriM
ble and a poor relative were to make ar
rangements for the funeral, the latter
to look after and procure bearers. Ile
Ni , ent among the people, and while sev-'
dial said they would assist, "with pleas
ure"—laying stress upon the word—the
most of the people were so busily, en
gaged-they could not attend. It seem
ed, to that poor relative, that there nev
er was such a busy time. as then pre
vailed, and without seeing half enough,
returned to make his report. He found
the young man in a barber's shop.
"Bill," said he, with a very ruefulex
pression, "I can't and any bearers.
Bill looked at his coadjutor' with a
half wonderful and half funny .'express
ion, and said :
"Well," Joe, that's.bad ; but I have
succeeded Worse than you haVe, for I
can't !hid any mourners."
THE LUXURY or GRIEF.—I begin to
understand what I never understood un
til now,—what people mean by the lux
ury of grief, No, lam sure that I nev
er understood it, because my pride suff-„
ered as much as any part of me in that
other time. 1 would no more have
spent two, consecutive hours , drifting at
the mercy of my thoughts, than I wo'd
have 'nit My 'head in the furnace fire.
The right to mourn makes everything
different. Then, as to mother, I was
very young, when she died, and father,
though I loved him, was never to me
what Roy has been.
This luxury of g-ief, like all Luxuries,
Is pleasurable. Though, as I- was say
ing, it is only the shallow part of One'S
heart I imagine that the deepest
hearts. have their shallows—which can
be filled by it, still it brings a shallow
relief.
Lecit.be con fe-sci 1 to this honest book,
that, driven t , ) it by desparation, I
founa in it a wretched sort of connt.
Belli!. r zi little s[FOnger WM' phySief Ily,
4 1e
1,,,h a 1i try to be a little braver ; it vill
tip ao harm to try. :•:o I seem t see
that it was the content of poison,—salt
walter poured baween shipwrecked
lips.
At any rate, I mean to put the book
away and lock it up. Roy used to say
that he did not believe in journals. I
begin to see why.—From "The Gates
Ajar," by E. STUART PHELPS.
At a church where there Was a call
for a*minister, two candidate 4 appeared
whose names were Adam and Low.—
The latter preached an excellent dis
course from the text :
" Adam, where art thou ?"
Ili the afternoon Adam preached from
these wordi
" Lo, here am I."
A beggar woman coming into the
house where Nellie was sitting alone,
asked for`charity. I guess we are most
out.