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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,
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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. . . •
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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.
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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, -
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'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.
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Jan. 1; 1870-tf.
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AND • `
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY;
8 Baldwin Streit,
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I am prepared to furnish back numbers of all
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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.
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an. a, MUISTIIONG.
: f:Armstrong
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AriviriOßNMYS-AT'LAW;
_ MILLIAMSPORT, PENN'A.
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-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
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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
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