, • 4 li , ,:. -: •g: • ,-.? „• •41 , -. v, AI:• ~ !,.. ci •:--- 2 ! i',-,, '..;!' 41 ,-. r „ , .. d ..,- „:,:.„ 0 . ~ o t:, i ~ ,1,-,,:.7„.,..:: , ..' ~,,, _ , - . .7.14.1 , -,-. 1( 4,:-0'.:•, : ,, , z,i ,i , ~. -,-.4.,v,. :: ..,,. 1., ~i.• .1- r' ' . . • . • i' • r,i ~v =-__; . 3 , -. / .r , .. 4 _:-:;„ '.! .V; ii, _.,7 L .11 - ''• •' '''' .. i_•' • ' b • , --• -'' -..;":- ''.- ' • - ' ' - t ' I ,- ..,-..-,iti.,:i 5v ..,, , ,,,,, , ,r;L-.1 a . !,,. f t , . , '' , VOLUME XVII, . . , _L" -- - - WEL - 18330AD / '..'';;1 3 .4.1'•'"' - ' , AItirTADNESDAY:'.' MORNING • FEBRUARY.: .2, - -..18.7.0:,. .. . A s , „...,....,,, ~....,•: . .. , ,....— . . , . , , ~..- .-.. ,„-..~. -. , TiOGA nAtua u mina Trin THE liubh buuraiiibi IA Fut YIIBLIyiIIiD EVERY WEDNE3DaY . MOUfINQ BY V - AN GELDER & MITCHELL. P. 0. Van Geldir. I Jno. I. Male& TERN OF SUESORIPTION INVARIABLY IN.ADVAIICE. subscription, (ue'r gr) J V 2,00 RATES OE ADVERTISING. TEN LINES OF Allmon OR LiR9, MAKE arts SQllit, Sq'rs.--- I 1 In. 3lus 4 Ins I 8 Mae I srpmre, ... $l,OO I $2.00 1 $2,50 I $5,00 I $7,00 1 18 00 I '4 1 3 GO 1 4 , 00 8 , 00 I 12 , 00 usres r : ,0 0 _ _ 110,00 I i 5,4561 17,001 22,00 1 30,00 1 .5 0 . 00 Half 6 0,0 0 11G --- WO 0 0 — e ow 1 15.00 12500 woo aa tom- Special Notices 16 cents per line; Editorti or Local 20 cents per lino. 41 Transient advestislng mutt be paid for in advance. oe..instice Blanks, Constable Blanks, Deeds, Jndg. Went Notujterriage Certificates, &c.,on hand. BUSINESS CARDS. Van Gel,der Mitehell, •; .• , • Book, Plain and.Finoy Job Pribtera. Ail i►or promptly and n- executed.-7Jan.).;-1870. Smith & Merrick, 7.• yttorneis• & Cotinsolors at Law. Insurance, Bounty and Pension Agency,' Office on Main Street, Wellsboro Pa, opposite Union Block. Jan. 1. 1870. W. H. Shire. • G zo. W. MERRICK. Seeley, , Coates & Co. . . • • r BANKERS, Knoxville, Tioga, County, Pa.— Receive money- on deposit; discount motes, .and sell drafts on New York City. CoHeat ing promptly mode.-Deo. 15, 1869-Iy* • Jno. • IY. Adams, • 'Attornoy and Connsel4 at Law, Mansfield, Tioia ' county, Pa. Collections promptly attondod to. Jan. 1, 1870. - _ Jno. I. Mitchell, . • Attorney and Mimeolot at Le 4, Olaito, inciT:ln tontine Agent. °Mee over Kresit'Orug-Sior t e, adjoining Agitator Office, Wellsborci, Pa. Jan.l, • Attorneys and Counselors at Law. ' Will attend promptly to business entrusted to their care in the counties of ridge. and Potter. Office on the Avenue. Jan../, 1870. S. F. Wasos.) -- 11:1C-ftrus:- John W. Guernsey, Attorney and Counselor at Law. All business entrusted to' him will he WI - Aptly attended to. Office 2tirdooi sciiith of liailett'a hotel';' Tinge, Tioga County, Pa.—san. 1, 1870. Wm. B. Smith, Pension, Bounty and Insurance Agent. Com munieationwsent to the above address will re ceive prompt attention. Terms moderate, Knoxville, Pa.—Tan. 1, 1870. John C. 'Lorton, Attorney and Codpselor at Law;Tioga, Pa.— 0 flee with C. li. Seymour, Esq. BuLdness at tended to with promptness.—Jan. 1. 1870. , W. 1 r : Terbol & Co., Wholesale Druggists, and dealers in Wall Paper, . Kerosene Lamps, Window 41ass, Perfumery, Paints, Oils, Jr.c . —Corning, N. Y. Jan. 1 '70.. Dr. C. K. Thompson, WelMoro, Pa., will attend to Professional calls is this village of Wellsboro, and elsewhere.— ; vffiee and ltesidence on state st., 2d door to right going oast.—Jan. I, 1870. D. Bacon, M. Physician and Surgeon. Will attend protnptly to Wallis. Officoon Crofton Street, in rear of the Meat Market, Wellebero.—Jan. 1, 1870. E. S. Perl64 l M. D.) Respectfully announces to the citizens of East Charleston and vicinity, that he would bo grate for their patronage. Jan. 1, 1870. 1. M. Ingham, M. D., . Iletnocopathict, Office nt hip Reeidence on the Avenue.—Jan. 1. 1870. \ George Wagnor, _ radur. Sh 4 first door north . of Itobetts dr. Bail 3's Ilatdware Store. Cutting, Fitting and Re pAning done promptly and well.—Jan.l,lB7o, - John Muer, and Cutter. Shop opposite Dent's Car riage Shop, Main St., where ho is prepared to do work promptly,an neat.—Jan. 1, 1870. ThOmas B. Dryden, Surveyor and Drafts Man: Orders left at his .room, Townsend norms, Wellsboro, will moot with prompt,attention.—Jau. 1, WO. IL E. 'Onley, Dealer in Clocks and Jewelry, Silver land Plated )yare', Spectacles, Violin Strings, 4,..C. Watch er and Jewelry neatly repaired. Engraving throe in plain English and German.—Alansfielti, Pa., Jan. 1, 1870. Petroleum rllouse, Westfield, Pa., OF.O. Cioaa„Proprietar. A new Hotel conducted on•the principle of live and. let live; for tho accommodation of the public- Jan. 'l, [B7O. ilazleWs Hotel ) - Tioga, Vega County, Pa. Good t.tabling attach (ld, and an attentive boitler always in attend ance. Geo. W. Hazlett, Prop't.—Jan. 1,1870. Hill's Hotel, •• Weitfteld Borough, Tioga Co., Pa. E. 0. Hill, Proprietor. A new and commodious building with all the modern improvements. Within easy drive of the beet bunting and fishing Grounds •In Northerri Peun'a. Conveyances furnished. Terme moderate.—Jan. 1, 1870. Smith's • Hotel, Tioga, Pa., E. M. Smith, Proprietor. Howe in good condition, to accommodate tho traveling public in a supeilormanner.Jan. 1, 1870. Keystone Hotel, Sabiasville, Tioga Co., Pa., J. ,B. Bonn, Prop'r. Good entertainment for man and beast. Con venient to the best fishing grounds. Parties accommodated with conseynnees.—Jan. 1, '7O. John Mclntosh, Dealer in Vermont and Italian Barble, W31:10. laeturer of Monuments, Tom b Stones, .to., aor ner Market and Cedar Sts.. Coming, N. Y., All ordets promptly -and neatly ez.eouted. An dres Van Dusen, Agent.—Jan. 1, 1870. , thiloi Hotel, Miner Saucing, Proprietor. The traveling pub fin'd this a comfortable — and convenient huts to stop .at. Good stabling, and an at tentive hostler:' , Jan. 1, 1870. rri--30Wa-larM, 31. 31. SEARS, RoraLTon. _. : ... T; _ UTIIERE delicious Ice Cream, Fieneh Cue !) feotionary, all kinds of fruits in their " 1 . ,011 , a niee'dish of Tea, Coque, or Chocolate, ..L,l Oysters in their 6eason—can bq Lad at all fv...rs, served in the best . style. I , Ze4t doer ,“?. Roberts tl, Bailey's _Hardware Stole. Math Street. Wellsboro, .14C1. 1, 1870. • HARKNESS & RILEY, - • 'BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS, Or , r fPilcon A: Van Vatkenbary'N Store, in the room lately occupica by Beit,i• SeeItY DOUTS ANT snoEs of all kinds wade to I) order and in the best tnanwer. REPAIRING of all kinds doreepromptlyand 4 ° o d. Give us *call. JOIII , I6iIARKNES W.ll. REILEY. Wellaboro, Jan. 1,1870.—1 y. E. It.. KIMBALL, GROOEItY AND. RESTAIIRAtIT, - One door above the Meat Market, WELLSBORO, PENN'A, R ES PECTFULLY announces to thetrading public that he has a desirable stock of Oro ttrleS, comprising, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugars, %biases, Syrup - S, and all that constitutes a first eisss Stock. Oyiters in every style at all sea sonable hours. We llsboro,Jan. 1, 1870—tf. - - ,• ~ , , ~; - ;,.. -_- .4 , , •-, -,• „ ~q:,„.:. ~, ..,,,.,, , ..„7, ,, , ~.-,-,.- - •- , 4 - - - -.--;.- - -•, ••----,•,,,----.,•..---..., ,: - :„:- ..", ~ ~.,7, ~.- ~ 7 % . ,.. 7 -. ',.. '.7.%= ,, ,...r ,. 4';'! -.. ';'..,r . ,' " v- ‘.' -,..-., .!'''.'''' - - .... ',', ' ' . 4 : - . - ' - '' ' ,': ' '''''ff , : i i:"..f:' ''^:"'- '''` ''''' " :- ' 7 1: V T. 0,7,- .n ‘ ,-.1 4 '. , S. /".. ". '..-.- • ..5... '''l' L :''' - ' V;:- .0 ~ V ' ' '''', l 'ti , P -. } - 1 - 4 ...t i i:,. f t , i ' ' ~• • ''..'': --'".- ' - . ~. : • . ' - . .'..‘ ' '''' ...,, • ' -'. -',:"' . 4 . 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No fastening of seams by band and no waste of thread. - Wide range of application without change of adjlistment., The seam retains its beauty acid firmness' of ter washing and ironing. Besides doing all kinds of work donis:by`Otlitir . Sewing Machines, these Machines' execute the most beautiful and permettitint Embroidery and, ornamental work. • • •' • ". ..,b - The highest Premiums at all the "fairs and exhibitions •of the 'United . States and Earope, have been awarded the Grover 44 Baker Sewing Machines, and the work done ,by them, wherever exhibited in competition. ' The very highest prize, TILE OEOSS OF TILE LEGION OF HONOR, was conferred on. the representative of be Grover Jr. Baker Sewing Machines; at the Exposition Paris, 1887, thus atteitirig• theii greet lauiSilor ity over all other Sewing Machines . Jan. 1; 1870-tf. CITY BMA BINDERY AND • ` BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY; 8 Baldwin Streit, (6IGN , OI I ' TUB BIG BOOK, 2B I',LOOR,) E OUR MOTTO z GOOD AS TEE BEST, CAF:AP I'S THE CHEAPEST. BLANK BOOKS Of .3 very description, in all styles of Binding, and as low, for quality of Stock; as any Binder y in the St&to. VolaineirliUftweiy desekiptitin: Bonny in the bestintinper and in iauy7atyle or de•red;:'' ALL KINDS OF GILL' WORK Executed in the best 'limner. Old Books re bound and made • • ILLeftikKiltnll 111114,L3111Z COMPLETE YOUR SETS! I am prepared to furnish back numbers of all Reviewsor Magazines published in the United Staten or Great Britain, at' a low price. BLANK BOOK & OTHER PAPER, Of all sizes acid qualities,on bond, ruled, or flain BILL HEAD PAPER, Orally quality ttr,pize, on .band and °Strip ready for printing: Also, ,B1LT„, PAPER, and CARD BOARD of all colors and quality, in boards or out to any size. - STATIONERY, , • • - Cap, Letter, Note Paper. Envelopes Puns, Pencils, ezc. law 'sale agon t tor. ' • • • ' Prof. SIIEF'ARD'S NON-CORROSIVE STEEL PENS, of rattioos SIZES, FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Which I will Warrant etiatil to Gold Pone. Tho best In use.and no mistako., . , The alq.ove stock I Will sell at the Lowestßates at all times, at a small advance on New York prices, and in quantities to suit pUrdhasers. All work stock warranted as represented: respeetfally solicit a share of public pAtittta-. age w OrdersAy_ . mail promptly aitendod t 6.— Addre.is, LOUIS KIES, Advertiser Building, Jan, 1,1970.—1 y. Y. WALRER & LATHROP, • DEALERS IN 4 HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, STOVES, TIN- WARE, BEILTIk MS , CETLERY S WATER- LIME, AHRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Carriage and /Marries' Trimmings, HARNESSES, SADDLES, ac.. Corning. N. Y., Jan. 2, le7o-Iy. New Tobacco, Store I 111; subscriber has fitted up the Store first T door east Thomas Ilarden's dry goods store, for the manufacture and sale of CIGARS, (0 yrad4,Fancy and Common, - SMOKING TOBACCO,Michigan Fine Cut CHEWING; and-all kinds of PLUG DOBACCO, PIPES;and thechoi cest Brandd - of CIGARS. XII— Call and see for yourselves. JOHN' N. PURSEL. Wellsboro, Jan. 1, IS7O tf. New Tannery THE undersigned has fitted up the old F0u7.1- dry building, near the ttroxvery, WellabOro, and is now prepared to turn out fine calf, kip, cowhide, and harness loather the hest man ner. Hides tanned on shares. M. paid" for hides. ' • M. A. DURII?. Wollaboro, Jan. 1, 1870. • Great Improvement in Densistry. z4,10.p.r, HAVING parchitied tho' exelu fe lave right of Dr. Fols'onei -• Im alba proved patent A tmomberie Dental Plate; for'lioga County:- I -now take pleasure in offering it to the public ai thelgroatest covner 'yet male in • • . • Mechanical Dentistry. By the use of Whicb;we - can overcome any any and all difficultica which have heretofore baffled the skill of the most . praCtical Dentist in the world. Plates constructed upon this pluu re main perfectly firm under all circutnetance4 or condition of the mouth, as no air, or particles of possiblyget under them.-- Those having dr styles, Bold or Rubber Plates,,-can, at liulf the cost, have the Improvement applisid to t4liin answering in every , respect the same purpose as - as a new sot. Perfect ,aatisfactiontzueranteed in every case. C. N. DARTT, Dentist. • Well4boro, Jun. 1, 1509; - . This 14 to rertn- that wo are now using the improy• ed Dental Platt i a with perfect tlattsfactiatqjfaving " 4 " the old stale of plates fiirpea fe tbitli till thetrdnbles cud inconvonleucees known iu the use ofsochylatesi we eheet ly r•Tonuuend the Itoproled Plates as far stipertot to anything, yet known. E.. 11% .I{I3IIIAIL CUAS. IVI I,LIA MS. TILE EMPORTUM. _____o____ A- New Stoke &New Goods. (One door below Webb h Batting's Drug Store,) -0- IWOULD STATE td those whoto it may co earn, that I havojuo rcturnod from to City—bought carefullY and (dove, o Cull assort ment of GROCEIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR AND FEED, &C., &C. Como and prico my TEAS, SUGARS AND SYRUPS, Before you Purchase. V. P. BIOONY. Walborn, Jan. 4, 1870-tf. , • • an. a, MUISTIIONG. : f:Armstrong •• • • _ AriviriOßNMYS-AT'LAW; _ MILLIAMSPORT, PENN'A. - _ -74 _ 71'100A liliUg' $llllltE ! 1!IMIMMI . • BORDEN keeps n 411100 9, nm hand r 'Pero 'Drugs and Bledieinesi• • Chemioals, , Paints and Oils, Lamps,- 'c* AI.-- --Stationery, Yankee Notions &c. • ~f Ps.lnscrtivrtoss, C4nEr uLLy Oca!royAinEp:•,,,, Tioga,-jon.l ,1870:—]q 1870: .'FOR ' ', _SALE. . , , . •T. B. (formerly 13. C. Wiekhem'sNursery) ' 'T HIS NURSERY OP FRI3IT'AND. OR;: NAMENTAL TREBS;IN TIOO - A • , .60 • 000 'Apple 10000 Pear Trees. A of PLUM, PRACH,,P.LIERRY , and ORNAMENTAL TREES d¢ SHRUBBERY ,• , ' The Friklt trees are cotnimsed 'of the ehoiciast varieties, good, healthy, some 9 f theta large ;did in bearing. Any one wishing . to.,,,get a 'sappli will de well to call and soe my'stook b.efore -ohaaingelaewh ore.- Delltretted at Hie depot, Wellsbar.6,-Mansfield, lorovrenoeville and.Blois• barg e free of charge. .411 orders promptly filled. Address,' *T. •13 STONE, - • , • ' ' , Tioga, Tioga; Doe: 8 , 1889-Iy."' ..',••• • PRUPAREfOItifINTItit!.' A -ND don't neglect to 'secant. rfitaimikov ,e 1 a first clasp" CUTTER:OIi . $i jj u.,• 11. W. DARTT, has on band' the latestistyleS aiM will make to order and warrant to' salt.. All kinds'or 491,1P1404 tice. Also, d ; •_c l • k and Horse-Shoeing. •- ' 4 Please call and examine and be convinced ,that better workmanship or material is not fur nished elsewhere at more reasonable prices. • Main Street, Wellsbord, Pa.' • , - Nov. 24, 1069.-4 f. . 11. W t J:11/1.RTT. • Get the.ltest!--- Mrs. A. J. SOFIRLD; is agent for that - sst; perior SLOWING MACHINE; the WILECQX*. .0413.138, - • which everyliodylilles who tries it:. It is a beau tiful Machine, nev# gets out of order :with fair usage, sews rapidlr and strong stitch;" and is perfectly noiseless t, i.- ; : • Machines rented by tho'-week. Nor.'l7, \ • • Mrs ; -.J. SQ-Flite JEWELRY STORES • ,k , ', ',- . ANDREW ~ FOLEY; .. . • _, ' who Inis long been ostriii -. :: - .C .1 ';,\ ,1 '''; I liaieil in Ilia Joicetry buni its, f:\ - . 1. - ~.,: / " . ;.4 .4 ,.. : • 1 : i" , nw e t : 5. s n on lVel t l a i. l b o o , ro, li - v o n s ri 1 0 1 1 : : .) .. <' . - ?...4 ' , . kin 3 clo. anti prices ot ~ (~ AMERICAN 'WATCHES, GOLD OR SILVER CLOCKS, JEWEL RY, GOLD CHAINS, KEYS, RINGS, PINS, PENCILS, CASES, GOLD dr STEEL PENS, , THIMBLES, SPOONS, RAZORS, , PLA TED WARE, -With most oilier articles usually kept in. such establishment,,vibieb is sold low fn;' Repairing dono neatly, and promptly, and .on short NOTICE . , A. FOf,E,Y. Jannary 5, 1870-Iy. - ; : - 1) . 1,1CKHAIII , & ,F,444,',5, NM WINETR DRESS, FANCY GOODS, can nave a gond pereCtdage, ICs NS 0 Must matte room for other MI • 11. 11.1.11,011 DEN., NV - r. ,4 .4 - L,r;o rs•<› - i"vv:F; tx 4, ;-N.:; ; SEWING MACHINES, &c., &c„ &c C A S Ha GREAT REDUCION IN • PRICES, ' e . '2 r: ~ c 3 ~'. . _ r, _ r _ ~.,-~ -, 'AT- - Tioga, MI time° wishing AND GOODS. Jan. 5,1869-tf. gOgt 4 '(s (ur*x- , .; • t • 4'l IC.; i` . . • „. - ~ c, ONGRI -Orlatgt " • , • - Wh'en ;than was lmade..lkpliitle,dlSatan much • So soul and.beld.y.he'could - win - ; • So heinented wainda and,With each - ' ' A soul 'endowed her', idi . e .. Wits'iui:a to' sin • • And onceget.Adaait'nridt:ne'aili the , Satan .was certain , Lluan,Would , fall, . , But then 'another'difficultiiiT' oL.' ,IloW:ta get ;Adorn to . ac . copt his bride? , This he eereame, ns pverlbOdy..knows, • By sending hied to sleep,;•tben by hia'sida. Placed Eve. Forflainulthow this' mtteli'of That, ivido awalie,lkieetieirer talie tteWife. : NftiorOinitton, ,graditm. ' And so you: have really and, truly enjoyed this month -in the country, cousin "Clive?' ' rive iinieed; ''gio - tenee,. and the only-thin at takes the sting from regret at leaiiiing old plaCe, is the thought' that you are to rn with me, and may try my utmos o make you'enjOy the next month as have • • , iTo :Introduce 'me into seeiety--40 bring me out, I suppose?',Faid Florence 71 13ut don't you think r int:6 rather old for that god of thing? I have . .seen twenty,. v,ousin Clive.'' Without one season in Thiladelphit4 l said he; 'without one admirersave the clownish young men of the neighbor hoed, withbut t a single offer of mmTiage, .thistsLko not, Floy. - 'lt is really shacking to bury your beauty' for so !bug insueh a remote place as this.' As 'to offers of marriage, yeti'are Wrong';'replied the young:laijy, laugh= ;log, ir have been honored by two, one from Mr. Sam Gregory,. v/ho,- With, a great deal of bashfulness nnil fidgettrig about, asked my consent to he Mre. Sam, and the other from the Reverend Wealt rop 'Deane, a poor curate, who couldn't Sound his r's. I didn'k.. accept either.' • Mr 4 Clive Hardinge lifted his band with s,:gesture of disgust; And - shaking his head, replied dolefully, 'it Will eventually come to, perhaps, if you are not quickly lifted out of this medi ocre class into that higher grade of so ciety,to'which you are entitled. -I am very glad you are going to my' mother 'fora little time; for although there IS not, my dear cousin, a m l oreperfect lady in all Philadelphia than' you; yet the -constant companionship Of thii3"So-called ;upper class of the villagemight In time _cause yen to forget that your•stiperior high:precluded the possibility: or yotir ever, choosing a husband from among the young men of the families,,yon. are in the habit of visiting ; for it would beseem the blood of a Hardinge to mate ` . w i ith one beneath her." ' • -The hot blood flew up'in a torrent ,tg the 'girl's face as her cousin Uttered, these words, for she knew her. Mother had been so considered to demean ' lier;', selt-W-hen.-twc.-am1..t....... . - ,she dissobeyed the commandSof a stern 'parent and sterner brother, and protiOy placed herself in the strong, warm grasp of a man who had no sin.agaiust- him ,but t 4,is povery, his ambitious 'day- . dreams, and his love for 'her., _:She re membered how, in this secure spot, they had eked out his meagre pittance; how the glorious productions of art, that his glowing Ininiagipation had viv ified into almost living breations, had passed away, and had Ileft the, noble -face drawn and sad, andtbe large, elo-_ quenteyes, that had fought so' bravely for them, a closed volume of blindness and death. • Then the struggle for life, for existence, the long years of suffering and sorrow of her early life, and subs- quently the riches that some unknown relative, dying; left them. She had never seen a single Member 'Of her inetlier fanaily,, 'until - a few 'Months before, when Clive Hardinge, son of that brother who had sealed up 'his father's heart against lils sister all the years of his life, came suddenly upon them in, their quiet country home,' was struck with the refinement that perva ded the atMOSphere in Which his, aunt and cousin lived, and'charmed with the rare grace an d !fresh beauty of the Young girl. - . - He hastened to create an, amiable understanding between his mother and Mrs. - Lysie, which, being,easilieffected; e.e.Mrs. Hardinge entertained no feeling of resentment against a woman she had •never seen, he suddenly feneied • ' that the cold fresh breeies of Hillside might have a-beneficial influence on his town bred constitution ; and therefore, with out • much circumlocution, he' gave a broad - hint to that effect. ; His aunt tOk the hint and invited him., During his stayhe and Florence had' been 'a great deal thrown together, and; with' A cOnstant, : interchange' 0 thought and opinions passing between them, grew Ina month pretty well to know and appreciate eachother.; -..-• ~ . f Clive. Hardinge was 'neither , 'hand some,, nor young; but he ' possessed that which people,•and women -especi-' ally, value more in men than .correct ness. of feature, or even youth-strength, courage ;-- Mid - manliness:' Y Fiye l :aii'd 7 ' thirty years had, xpllecl„oxer, his', ihroiv-zi head, rind left the wavy hair stilibrown,. and the . 'ilrik:i7 'eYea,` , 2oo4itenied in ~ the fire of 'their.' boyhood.. He conidered4 himself a middle-aged man no ; ' and if any Midsummer .daYklieam ever had tinged with a transient brightness the even tenor of his life,_it was Jong,sinee rolled up', hi the - forgotten pest. " - H© to* an interest in,-Florence, a deep ,iii;• terest f by-reason.of;her beauty, .her in nocence, and! her unprotection. , Man of the - World 'as he 'wfig,"thoroughly' ' un - - d.erstanding all the, inkand outs-of so= eiety-, he felt : that-liis cousin 'was no common-girl—that:she- was at once adapted to fill a higher position than in , whiCh she had'yet ruOyed. , He took this interest to heart, and acted rather , ,„ ~, vaguely e upon it: '. ' , - - IP the pause than succeeded his 'last' remark 1114 keen diseerntrieht' instantly detected theinsult hehad unintentional ly offered her, and with a slight embar rassment in his face, he ,:bent .forward, and said, earnestly, "Forgive me,' Floy ;' do not misunderstandlny Meaning. - I am referring to yourself. You will be 'engaged before you leave, Philadelphia. Mark my wowls.'. - , : , The flush died out of her fie; ' and a merry sparkle danced in her eyes as she said, gaily, 'What in one Month ! My good, cousin, how quickly you are going to diSpose 'of Me! Make 'no such 'rash prophecy, thou 'oracle of evil.' ' But I do,' said Clive. ,'Let me bet you a dozen pair -of gloves that my pre diction-comes true.' ' =3l =I Against what ?' she asked. ' Against—a kiss,' he replied. Sir, you eutpilse me I' said Florence. TXM WAGER. -!•But'yOn„wolild . lose your bet.' c"lftloose I will pay,' said• he, 'and -:4;4A* '9Nlkoii . .niust pay.' - •Llttitl shall riot lose, cousin Said - Ficirenee.,.'l am sure that . none . ortii;,g4iitlebipli.to whom you introduce- Me OW satisfy ,My fastidious taile;"; , ,;' . I ',W-alt untilyott. see:them, --dear . Citild;'•-sald Clive; , t'You are very un 'oolll3(4!ated, I .O . IIIY - fear they . wiil too' etiskjegreSS - to that little un 'Oled heart of yours;' , •, •• ..She laughed a laugh that had •q• ring . f SCOrh inlook, up . witha puzzied•expre3slen,its though 'be could not -quite; fathom ''hei: i lig she left the ',room. • * * * i•;* Mrs.-Earldale's saloons were crowded ,With'lhsliion, beauty`' 03d wealth.' •It was her last ballet' thif 4egori, and, the most brilliafit'she .had gi<ren. Among the assembled lcidlenit Was evident that one was the centre 'of attraction, • the, 'dazzling star around which the Smaller ittirs cease to• shine. • She wail quite surrounded by - gentlemen °blind - Vs 'in. their attention , . 'and tireless in' their flattery : ,_ShaSeenied to feel it:Acutely ' - , as ehe stood, with heightened color and • disdainful lips; ;mutely in theilmidst.' 1 • She scarcely lifted the curling,' lasheS froth her dark black .ey,es„ or 'gave least movement to the htiii that Covered her white shotilderti like a golden veil. She was perturbed and distressed,• and warittd id get away from their'. • All' the evening she had been herself merry 'and gay ; but her most careless glance hail been metby one almost passionate -in its admiiation, her )aughing tones 'answered by the most fulsome flattery, that, angry with herselfand then—hav ing aptly-learned in three short weeks to heartily despise the, hollow mockery of ;what the world calls pleasure—she now stood this ,last hour' in the ball room in anything but a happy -frame Of mind. At last there was a break in the circle, and the low tones, of the 'votaries of fashion ceased for a mement,, as a young man of quiet,-gentlemanly bear ing made his way up to the young lady. 'Miss Lysle,' said- he, 'permit me to conduct you to the conservatory. You were speaking . • They, ad passed through the . rooms, acid idle turned to thank him for bring ing her away. • But where is Clive?' she asked. 'And nre we not soon going home? I an! so tired, Willie.' :• :'aired of dancing,. or of dissipation, Flprence,, which?' he asked. B oth,' She' replied.' ' Wetildn't live here for worlds; ill am' to - be - dragged about night after night like OAS.' '.Then such a life ha's no charms for you?' he said. No, indeed.' was the reply. am disappointed in. Clive Hardinge. thought him superior to such frivolity. He seems to like it.' ' 'Thereyou mistake, Floy,' said her companion.' 'lt is society that' courts him ; nOthe who courts society. 'As you, say, he is superior to it.' sn li t r i kk . 4 OAR ba . larn into. it,..solnuch.?' 'lle is performing a sort of penance.' was the reply; 'and mixing in gaiety; which he detests,'' for the, sake of one whom he cares for much, ti l t see if the pure gold of spirituality In her heart will stand - the test of,the_scheming She looked upiinto the clear dark eyes of Clive's dearest - friend ; but beyond the smile upon his lips, and the slight pressure of her hand upon his arm, she could refill nothing. • am going home ht five days,' she said, as they passed through the rooms. Are you sorry, or'glad ?' he asked. .` I shall be very glad-to see my moth er again,' she replied ; 'but I shall be sorry to leave my aunt, and she' has been so kind to, me—and—and cousin Clive.' Ile Is rattier old, - don't, you think, Floy? Something of the old bachelor about hirn, 7 -tOo old to marry, in fact.'--- ` Who—Clive?' she said. 'lle is not old, is ho? I never noticed it. His hair is not gray, and bis face is not wrinkled. Ho is very handsome, is cousin pllve.' ` Handsome, Flog Yoti , must have put on Love's spectucles,.stirely ; friend as he is I could never -call him_ hand 'sonic yet.' • bon't talk nonsense,'' Willie,'. said Florence, pettishly_ , 'repeat, Clive Hardinge is handsome 'be has more strength, might, and majesty,, n countenance than a dozen ..ordinary men. Here he comes; now judge' for yourself'' If a very weary- look and pale face denoted a handsome physique, Clive Hardinge certainly possessed it at, that mement. He came forward to Flor r ence. - -.1 - Would you hke'gonow said he, kindly ; 'my mother, is, already °leaked, and waiting for the oarriage4 - She quietly took his , proffered arm, and extending her hand.to clivo's friend bade him good-night. . r Miss Lysle sat at work' in her aunt's dressing-room, the day• before her..de parture home. The blue cashmere robe she wore suited well the , pO - rity of her complexion Find' the rich curls of . her. glitteringlair.' Silo looked:marvelotis ly pretty, and so thOught Clive Har dinge, es - he made pis . ,- ,e - ,apecitik - uslifesa to visit the rOtim'tlitit morniicig. B,ut her eyelashes were wet; she looked as if she had been shedding a tear . or two, silently there to herself; and perhaps the softness and tenderness in her face made her appear more .beatitiful still: Clive . earried a lobg narrow box -in his hand, of blue -entimeLand gift,-'and placed it under her eyes. • := ' The bet, Florence,' .said he. !Had you forgotten. it?„ You liaVe won it quite 'fairly, or will have done so ' to-morrow, for thre remains yet one more day be - - fore the month is eiVripleted: 'Now will you tell me why Yon have se coldiY. declitied-the_two offers of marriage -you have been honored -with since yOur stay with us `P, ' 4 1 did not feel myself henored:' - . -- sba. replied. • 'One was from a spendthrift and ' a debauchmk; ' the Othei-, froth. brainless fop, • who possesied- but •one idea in the world—tliatofidmiring his own figure." .• But - You have repelled admiration ec, persistently,' said Clive'`Others, who cerulinly.admired you, Might have—' ' Thank you, cousin 'Clive, for the bet. May I leek 'P Interikipted Flor ence, as the put out her .hand for the box. ' Certaiqly not , until to-tnorrow,' was thwreply ; 'then you wear home the prettiest pair of gloves the bo.t. contains, lf you like ; and when - you are gone, perhaps I shall be able - lo get back my resttigain, and my appetite: You have robbed me of both since you have been here.' she , exclaitued,; ' tatty you have robbed; me !of ,botlii 7 repeated Clive; -,,Before I: saw : . you o I Wile able to.etitliko any other mortal;, f\ xunumz.,. but:now the dazzling things t the:table are not the plate and crystal, , k t . a, pair of bands that keep-moving and dowtr,lnuf mesmerize my eyes to . k at them. • _Before you camo,lconlasleep sonuttly enough atnight, and wake rq fresbed in Abe morning; but, now nay dreams , are wild and - feverish, of be- . .wildering eyes / . acid glittering golden , hair t And one ef i ljejcesl form that comes between me and slumber) ~ , 4 Pleasedoult cousin Olive t ? said Flor , . said 'Oh, you shall fairly Winiyqu bet, 'My little Ploy.' I arn baehelor Ciousin ; 'but for all that; I Mean' to tell you that 'l' love you with tillmy heart and,sobl.' Her head drOpped down suddenly; - and the long hair fell' over her hot cheeks, and her hands trembled and clasped. themselves together on her lap. There was a painful pause, and when Florence dared to lift her eyes :elle saw Clive face. buried : in his folded arms, quiet and still ! • ,She, rose hestMtiigly, and then _Went up. to pliteing.pue c?f•tliazid head, While with the other she' eileri4 0' the uno pened ' • " . want year gl4ves, coiisiir Clive,Y she said ' - • "Why aot beiasked,'Llaohislied. • BeCanse I have lost my bet,' she re plied, turning' way her shy face. Florence—my darling Floy, have I .won it?' *6.'claiMed,' rapturously, starting npand catching her had. Yes, and me too,' she murmured, as, she lifted ber'iloshing face to his, and his aims clasped her in a tight embiaee. - -Phitactqpiia Cit:g - , 41e . , Agitator.] One Thousand _ Niles over the RoCks . of Tioga County.,', DV ANDRENV SAERWOOD, AV9TSTANT i 45E01.00MT 074 TIM OHIO EitYRCFS. ;CHAPTERIII. TH.E DEVONIAN AOE. " Forthwith the sounds tind - seciF, each creek-end bay, . r ! with fry innumerahla swarmed." , „ We have now arrived, in the ascend-, lug order,' to the nextzreat .era in geo logical history—the Devonian, or, Age 'of Fishes.., This system was so named 'by Sirßoderick MurchiSon and Prof. Sedgwiek,•front the county of Devon shit'e, in England, - where;it abounds in organic remains.,• It also forms .the surface-rock over large portions of Rus sia, Ireland And .Scotland. In the. lat tc country lkhas beet, rendered classi cal through. the writings of I.luuh. Mil ler—one of the greatest men this ,world -ever produced:, The name of that lm -mortal -Scotsman wi , l yet be sung in' every laud, and-the eternal truths which he uttered .are destined to awaken the 'eelioe's of the world.. Of him it was that would give nut rigor hand to possess such-powers-of descrip tion ; 2 ' and We laza has Well U,nittlevin ha erg,. lie went : a Mystery—. , A mighty vessel foundi'ired in the calm, Het: freight helLgiven to the, wcT)tl. l ", • In,. the United States, Naa:of. the Devonian Age occur in pdris of Penn sylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and lowa. They are most largely developed in -New York, 'and have been divided by the geologists of that State.as follows : first, the :Or— iskany period; second, the Coruifer ens period ; third, the Ham i I ton period; fourth, the Chemung period ; and fifth, the Catskill period. The Chemiang and Catskill beds form the surfade-stratum ever a great extent of Tioga county. As was 'remarked under " The 'Silurian 'Age," the rocks have a regular dila to the 'south across the State of New 'York; arid all the inferior formation, up to the middle of the Cheniung gioup,ihavo passed be neath the surface at Corning. 7`This pitch of the strata to the south, may be observed hear the villagementinned, iii a cut of• the `Tioga Railroag;l:alSo, in thelrail road-Cut; opposite the village of 'Tioga. But et the mOuthof MM Creek, two, miles" aboVe, the: rocks assume horizontal pokition, which they main tain for about half 'a mile, when they rise out' to the south—fohning a basin, Or synclinal axis. At this point the Catskill group—the upper member of the Devonian' --; is Overlaid by nine hundred feet of SubcarboniferouS sand- Stone and - shales. The rise of the strata to the: south may be seen at Lamb's Creek,' in the west' bank of 'the Tioga River; where the Catskill , formation is is exposed ; also, in James R.-Wilson's limestone quarries, the Mansfield iron ore diggings, and at the Village. of Wellsboro—all belonging to , the Che mung group., About one mile above: :rl , 4s - freid, the, strata 'commence. Mad tch: to •the•sbuth. again—forming •an anticlinal; line of axis, which begins beyond Towanda; in' Bradford county, and 'passes through" : ManSfield 'and Wellebbro,Aerminating in - the=vicinity of Pine - Creek.' ' , The 'strike ife'unititer fupted- from 'Manstieldf to liltifisburgi where the strata . again-rise 'out-form lug another - trough, orisYnclinial similar - Ito the one - which" crosses - the Tioga RiVer at Mill Creek.' In fact, the whole Appalachian range is -niade , up of a series of -upheavals and depressions similar to those Which cross the county of Tioga:•• •The general direction of these folds is northeast. and southwest; and though% Many of: them are of very great _ length, others are only a few miles in length—for while- some •folds ate rising, others -ate . disappearing, so that few, if any,-run, through the en- j tire course of the 'Alleghenies. • If we rightly understand this sys tem of plications, we haven key which I* ill unlock - the coal fields of Penn y ' Van is—as_ we shall see, hereafter.. T ley • • filso_forrilsh us with a theory in re and to, the 'parturition of mountain-chi ,Whieh 'IS at once both _rational- nd 'philosopbical. We can 'no roliger—be,_ lieve that Mountains were lifted' up cn mane during some graq convulsion of nature ; certainly not when we take ' into consideration the fact that all mountain systems are made up of a series Of flexures analogous to those found-in the Alleghenies, and that this condi tion we'd naturally follow from the con fraction of a cooling globe. Mountains,. 'then, are the result of lateral pressure, produced by the - tefrigeration and con seqUent contractibn of the earths crust; and, - instead of being supported on a treacherous sea of-lava, we may regard them as having very final - foundations. The process of elevation was doubtless very gradual, and required many ex- =EI 111111 tended`cYcles for ' - • The contour of neon ntry depends in• a: gfets4 4 . ' niettettte- non the natnre.and position of the underlying l- rodkal• and tiniS It is that the folding, of the strata, in ages long gone .by, has rendered Pennsylvania' classic '.grotind to the poet .. and. the painter. • Other States :may excel, in wide add fertile plains; Jut Pennsylvania surpasses them inthe quiet beauty'of her landseap s. In . her ypel:- ribhed • mountains, which have .Witnessed the storms and heard the thunder of a million years, we have a picture ,of the sublime in nature.: . In her peacefUl glens and long withdraw ing glades, where a thousand happy rills wander through the silent woods, there is a dreamy loveliness, which we Tay in vain s.eelc. - to express. In her pastoral valleys, where luxuriant orch7 ards bend with delicious fruitage, and the green grain twhisp — ersin the tidal wave of summer, there 'is lowing of contented herds; and there " Peace'and Plenty walk amid the glow And perfume of full garners." - inaugural Address of John W. Geary FELLOW CITIZENSI—Having "beefi honored, a second time,' by the volun tary suffrages of my' eiountrymen, as their choice for Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of. Peinnsylvania, I have, in the presence of i God and of this assembled multitude, renewed the sol emn and binding obligation, required of meby la*, to support, the State and National Constitutions, and to perform witn'Adefity the dutieEi devolving upon me as•GOVernor: It'shall be' my con stant ann'and most ciirn4t effort to ob serve the very letter as 11:1e1l as the full spirit, meaning and intefit of the obli gation I have just takenJl Deeply Impressed with the most pro found gratitude, I can but express my mosthearty thanks to the good citizens of this Commonwealth for,. the gener ous confidence and partiality they have repoSed-in me by re-election to.the most honorable and most responsible position, in their gift. I3uttkiiowing iwell their exactions and requirements of one who occupies a positiOn so exalted, it is with extreme diffidence I again undertake responsibilities of such vast importance, which even the boldest and most gifted might hesitate to assume. - And howev er determined may be my endeavors to realize the expectations of my friends in support of the right, and to battle against whatever, in ,my judgment, may wrong, still I am conscious of the necessity for some sustaining pow er; and therefore I unhesitatingly ac knowledge my dependence upon the en lightened support and , patriotism of my fellow citizens, and my firm reliance upon the unerring wisdom and never billing aid of Him who• controls alike the destinies Of individuals and of na tions. The set t lement of the vexed questions growing mit of the armed con flict 'with treason, I lei•olves a mighty responsibil ity on the loyat men of the land. Arm- Teuentuu %V 1.115 algnedly orlitshod liy dice ,foyee of arnieti loyalty, rind the govern ment has triumphantly established its ability, successfully to. suppreSs domes tic insurrection, however gigantic.-The war itself has served to stimnlate our people to fresh energie, and to the de velopment of new enterprises. Ofir manufactories have multiplied, plenty has smiled upon 'our fields, and blessed the labors of the husbandman. Peace has restored our people to' their homes, and cheered our firesides. The rates of taxation have been reduced, and are en tirely abolished upon real estate for the use of the Commonw a h. Our State debt is being steadi • •and surely liqui dated. Immensejsums have been paid for pensions and/ other charities. The cause of education has advanced, and the institutions for the support. and tui tion of the soldiers' orphans have been liberally supplied. Railroads have been constructed, and new material resources developed. And thus ou r State and Na tion :ire rapidly progressing:jn . the at tainment, of those elements;' of great ness which have already placed our mi l itary lrt the foremost rank of the' powers of the earth. The great railroad which bi ds our guite to the Far West, audit in turn 'to the oriental nations, has been 'completed; and all our efforts to add to our material prosperity have been. crowned with unparalleled sue- It was my privilege to announce from this stand, three years ago, the princi ples which would guide me in the ad ministratiAn of the office of Governor. At that time I dwelt upon and express ed my views in reference 'to all ques tions then occupying a share ofpublic i attentioin. I have'since, from time to time, in Messages to,the Legislature, set forth the condition of-the State, recom mended such measures as Ideemed ex pedient and calculated to advance her interests, and expressed my views upon the, various topics of the day that were of State or Wational importance. And having fully reflected thereon, I am the more confirmed therein, and know of no reason why I should not endorse and reiterate'them as fully on this occa sion as if I again promulgated them; Word for wortl, At now, acknowledg ing my responsibility in its broadest sense, as a repreSentative, to 'my con stituents,alai considering the magni— tude of .thb interests which have again ! I been comOt ed to my charge, I feel it is, due to t le mople and inf.lumbeut up on myself td, refer them to the &len— meats indicated . for ai outline 'of the i r general polle-• which A intended as a guide for the incoming administration, rather than encumber. this address, or unnecessarilY delay this audience with their repetitiOrt.. I have no neW pledges to make, but: confidently refer tto the recOrd of my , 'past life, as evidence at least of my zeal and devotion 'to the' best interests of my State and country, and fpr * tite rectitude of. my: intentions. ,And although tbeability which I bring to the disebarge of such high duties may be limited, I shalt confidentially rely upon the kind indulgence of my fellow= citizens and upon a conscientious effort to iiiitiold,Atublemiblied,• and transmit untarnished to ' iiir - stiecessor in ollee, and to posterity; the fair fame - and-go:A name of our magnificent old, Common wealth, '- - Difficulties of no ordinary character constantly surround your Executive of ficer in the, discharge of the many du ties devolving upon him, concerning each of which there may be conflicting clan , It hei tig, _therefore, • impossi ble to satisfy; all,' his only safeguard Is to adopt r , and act in aceoreauce with those sterling and beneficent Maxims fewhich the early fathers gave utter ance, which have been 'sanctioned by wisdoni - and experfence i , and resulted MI lEil MI NUMBER 5. in the'veeld growth_ and prosperity of our institutions,- and the liberty and happineke of our people. - -• The Ceetatitution vets " the supreme EieeutiVe power" pf the State in - the Govekiner, and directs that "he shall take care that the Jaws be faithfully ince vented." ; ' The supreme earthly authore i ty recognized by us, therefore, is the lavie-ethe,eighti4 lly determined will of tee people. " o citizen is so exalted as to_he!above, and none so low as to be beneath its poiver." The Executive Is as much the subject of the State as the hum/ lei indieldual 'within its borders. pursuance of thes e e principels, and int he' ,execution of the Jaws, I have en deaVereil, during my term of - office, faithfully to discharge - every official duty with a lull reference to my sworn obli gations; and as I shall answer at the last great day. - It shohld_ be our earnest effort to faith fully discharge all our obligations and responsibilities, both as citizens and Magistrates, 'We should cease to tolme ate anything - as " politically right, that is morally wrong," and actively pioe scribe the corruption which, too - tree' quently, marks the administration of public affairs—an evil to which 'atten tion cannot be too frequently or too foroi bly invited. -Nosignxia ore certainly indi cates the - doWnfall of free institutions than the indifference of the people to the moral depravity of those in author ity. All history warns us to hold•to our integrity as we value our national ex istence. Forcibly impressed with these ideas, I call upon all legislators, and upon all other good citizens, and espec ially:upon the conductors of the pubic press—the ever faithful sentinels of a free people—to aid in giving that tone to public sentiment which shall purify our State,. and relieve her from the re proach of even countenancing those who , would make a traffic of their offices in violation of their obligations. Look to it well and closely, fellow- . citizens, and' begin at once to teach your servants that the "public will" must be-obeyed, and that the "public weal" is i the first ob ject to be attained in a free government. If you permit spectators to enrich them selves out of the public Treasury, and at the same time to corrupt the law making branch of the government, you pave the way to anarchy, you see the example with tempts to crime, and - offer to the world an evidence, most conclu siee, that self government is a failure. Owing to the many efforts made on the part of free traders for the abolish ment of the natural and wholesome protection now afforded to our home industry and to labor, I consider it a subject which cbkinls a portion of our time and attention. - ,If our national industry and natural productions, rep resented •by thousandF. of Oteries, mines and other sources of laborYtire - -to be preserved, there should be no, re duction of duties which shall enable the underpaid and overworked populit ' 'on of the Old World to flood our States , . the Woduct of their_mittes and /workshops at the cost of our destruc tion. ' The articles thus admitted would undersell the products of our artisans at our very -doors, and our factories would be Closed, as heretofore, by siin liar causes. This will throw out of employinent thousands of industrious men, and entail ruin upon 'them and their families, merely for the benefit .and aggrand i zement of foreign manu facturers and capitalists. As soon as our industrial arms Are parttlyzed 'and competition is destroyed, the nionopo lit, can command his own price, and it is? thus clear that the policy of free trade can never perreanently benefit any country that will sanction its adop- - tion. Impelled by every feeling of in terest, humanity and justice for our artisans and laborers we should unhesi tatingly set our faces against this heresy. We slellid, therefore, not only earnest ly legislate for the benefit of capital, but for the toiling sons and daughters of our Country. It should be our con stant effort to! improve their social con dition, to advance their intellectual status, and above all to shield them from the destitution which is threat ened by the enemies of profeetion to our pursuits. In my several messages to the Legis lature, I have taken occdsion to refer to , : a• subject which I regard as of para. rnoun eimportance to the prosperity and even the stability of our government- No. nation can long exist that attempts to 'violate any of its obligationS. The , most' prominent among these is the faithful payment of all its indebtedness. No good 4.asen can be given for the repudiation of a single farthing. I said in my message of January, 18GS, "The .people of Pennsylvania, ever true to the Union, and unswerving.in their de termination to preserve its honor, in, tegrity and perpetuity, are proud and free to assert the sacredness of the na tional debt, and that its ultimate pay ment in full muse be secured." In my Message of 1869, I called attention to the came subject, in these words:— " The voice . of Pennsylvania, as well as that of a majerity of the States, has at the ballot-box proclaimed to the world that all our national indehted ness, ,'no, matter how heavy the burden, will be paid according to the letter and spirit of ' the agreements made and en tered into at the time the debt was con tracted ; and that in this, as in all oth er respects, our individual and national honor must and shall be preserved." These sentiments, so clearly expressed, I have taken frequent occasion to reit erate, and it affords me great, satisfad tion to observe that many Who have heretofore been hostile to, or silent on this most important subjecteare becom ing warm in their advocacy - of the prin ciples here enunciated.' Those who saVed this government from the destruction designed by trea son;- are they. who will perpetuate it as a blessing for future generations, All that is asked °fell° people is to strength en and uphold the hands of the men who baye been called to dc• the work of reconstruction, and when,that work is finished in the spirit in it has been begun by the present National Administration, we will have a govern ment and ri coup try mighty in theirmu nificence, glerious inAheir prosperity. tlii — presereeefion of.. the peace and qielee of our emiiitry,--tnaintaming *un sullied our national honor,anitth: r miony of the - Union at.e amo ng our high est duties. Let us encourage every branch of home industry,rvance the true interests of moral p ysical and intellectuallebor, and reaching forward to the prize of the manifest- destiny of our glerious Commonwealth, we may hope for hereluereaslng prosperity; naid, above all, for the stulleiof an approv ing Providence. earnestly Invoke a continuance of 11 II
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