II
II
VOLUME XVII.
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR
II PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING BY
VAN GELDER & MITCHELL.
P. C. Van Gelder.
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S u bscr!p Hon, (p er year)
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One Cdt '1 16.00 1 26,00 1 30,00 1 45,00
gr. Special Notices-15 cents per line; Editorial or
Local 20 cents per line.
Tralisfeat advestising MUT be paid ror in advance.
~tl3?c Justice Blanks, Constable' Blanks, Deeds, Jutlg
nieuA Notes, Marriage Certificates, &c., On hand.
BUSINESS CARDS.
Van Gelder &-'llllltehell,
Book, Plain and Fancy / Job Printers. All,work
promptly and neatly eireouted.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Smith & MrilCk;
Attornoys 14 Counselors at Law. Insurance,
Bounty and Pension Agency, Office on Main
Street, Wellshoto Pa; opposite Union Bleck.
Jan. 1,1870. W. IL SMITH.
0 ep. W. Mitnarei.
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- Seeley, Coates & Co.
BANKERS, Knoxville, Tioga, County, Pa.—
Receive money, oh deposit, discount notes,
and sell drafts on New York 'City. Collect
ions promptly made.—Deo. 15,18139-Iy 4 -
duo. W. Adams,
Attorney' and Counselor at Law, Mansfield, Tioga
county, 'a. Collections promptly attended
to. Jan. 1, 1870. :
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Jnoo. ) Mitchell,
Attorney and Counselor at Law: Claim, and In
ratance Aiwa. Office over 11,reea' Drug Store,
adjoining Agitator Office, Welleboro, Pa,
Jan. 1,1870. ,
Wilson - & Niles,
W,
,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law. ;4111 end
promptly to business entrusted to their clue in
the counties of Tioga and Potter. Office on
the Avenue. Jan. 1, 1870.
13.8.Wtt.50N.)
John W. Guernsey,
Attorney and Counselor at Law; AU business.
entrusted to him will be promptly attended to.'
Office 2d door south of Hazlett's Hotel, Tioga,
Tioga County, Pa.—Jan. 1, 1870. ) ,
Wm. B. Smith,
Pension, 80 - nay and Insurance Agent.' Com
munisations sent to the above address will re
ceivo prompt attention. ,Terrea moderate,
iiville, Pa.—Jan. 1,167 u.
Seymour & Horton,
Attorneys 'rind Counselors at . lan, Tioga Pa.
All business entrusted to their care wilt receive
prompt attention.
C. 11. SEYMOUR
W. D. Terbell it Co.,
Wholesale Druggists, and dealers in Wall Paper,
Kerosene Lamm Window Glass, Perfumery,
Paints, Oils, fr.o., &u.—Corning, N. Y. Jan. 1 '7O.
D. Bacon, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon. Will attend promptly
to all calls. Office on Craton Street, in rear of
the Meat Market, Vi'ellsbero.--Jan, 1, 1870.
E. S. Perkins, M. D.,
Respectfully announces to tie citizens, of gast
Charleston and vicinity, that he Would begrate
ft4 fur their patronage. .Jan. 1, 1870.
A. M. Ingham, AL D.,
Homoeopathist, Office at his Residence on the
Avenua.—Jan. 1, MO. . .
George Wagner,
;,Shop first door north of Roberts t Bail-
Eardware Stores Cutting, Fitting aud Re
igdone promptly and well.—Jaml, 1,870.
Tailor.
cy'e Hi
pairth
John Ether,
Tailor and Cutter. shop opposite Dent's Car
riage Shop, Main St.,where he is prepared, to
do work promptly an neat.—. Tap. I, 1870.
Thomas B. Bryden,
Surveyor and Draftsman. Orders left at his
room, Townsend House, Wellaboro, will meet
with prompt attention.—Jen. 1, 1870.
B. E. Ouley,
Dealer in Clocks and Jewelry, Silver and Plated
Ware, Spectacles, Violin Strings, Watch
es an Jewelry neatly. repaired.. Engraving
done in plain Engli and German.,--Manefield,
Pa., Jan. 'l O 1870.
Petroleum House, fl y '
Westfield; Pa., Gro. CLOSE, Propriet..w.la new
Hotel conducted on the principle of five and
let live, for the accommodation of tho public.
Jan. 1., 1870.
Hazlett's Hotel,
Tioga, Tioga County, ka. Good stabling attach
ed, and an attentive hostler always in attend
aneo. Geo. W. Hazlett, Prop'r.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Bill's Hotel,
Westfield. Borough, Tiogas Co., Pa. E. G. Mil,
Proprietor. A now and commodious building
with all the modern improvements. Within
easy drive of thii best bunting and fishing
Grounds* in Northern Ponn'a. Conveyances
furnished. Terms moderate.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Smith's Hotel,
Tioga, Pa., E. M. Smith, Proprietor. House in
good condition to &minium:fate the traveling
public itt a superior manner.4—Jan. 1, 1870.
John lllclntool,
Dealer inNermont• and Ita'lila Marble, manu
facturer of Monuments, Tomb• Stones, dr.c., cor
ner Market and Cedar Ste.. - Dorning, N. Y. All
orders promptly and noatlY executed. An
drew Van Dusen, Agent.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Farmers' Hotel.
B. MONROE, Proprietor. This house, formerly
occupied by E. Fellows, is conducted on tem
peranco prinoiplos. Everyi accommodation
for man and boast. Charges 4.asonable.
March 30, 1870.—tf.
Union Hotel.
Wm. 11. Vun Horn, Proprietor, IVellsburo, Pa.
This house is pleasantly located, and has all
the conveniences for man and beast. Charges
moderate,—May 4,1870-Iy. •
wri-X3ll Cw-333331i1E!
M. M. SEARS, PROPRIETOI4
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WIMRE deliCious Ice Cream,
,Fren oh Cop
lectionary, \all kinds of fruits in theft
season, a nice dish IV Tea, Coffee, or Chocolate,
and Oysters in their season—can lie had at all
boors, served in the beat style. Next door be
low Itobbrts h Bailey's Hardware Store, Maim
Street,
Wtdisi:;pro, Jan. 1, 1870.
HOWARD SANITARY AID AS
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—SOCIATION,' L. l
vc,r the Relief and Cute of the Erring and Unfortunate,
on Principles of Christian Philanthropy.
ESSAYS ON THE ERRORS OF YOUTH, and the Fol.
Sea of age, in relation to MARRIAGE and SOCIAL SAILS,
With Sanitary aid for tho afflicted. lent free, in 'sealed
envelopes. Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATICN,
-May 4,1370-Iy. Box P. Philadelphia, Pa.
Notice.
TLe Chaeston Sohool 'iwill at
the Young's rl school house inßirectora Charleston, ru on pet
the
30th day of April 1&70, to hiro teachers end con
tract for wood. Contract for wood at 10 o'clock
L. w; Hire teaohera at 1 o'clock P. at.
Teachers are requested to bring their certifi
°atm JULIUS BAILEY,
April 13, 1870-2 w. . -
Stac'y,
MONEY MADE BY FARmprn,
Which can only be dons by proem good
genuine used. I have a low bushels left
of the genuine Ramsdell Norway Oats,''sAhiob I
will sell at $5 per Bashel.., I also have for sale
the justly celebrated Buckley Seedling Potato,
a seedling front tho ohili•at $2 par bushol k
The potattiell can be procured here, and at my
farm in Middlebury, Pa.
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GROVER & BMWS
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ELASTIC sTrgcx
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SEWING MACHINES,
594 BROADWAY NEW‘ YORK.
Points of Exc4lience.
Beauty and Elasticitylof Stitch.
Perfection and 'Simplicity o t Machinery.
Using both threads directly from the spools.
No fastening of seams by hand and no waste
of thread.
Wide range of application without change of
adjustment. „::
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The seam retains its beauty a d flrinubss •af
ter washing and ironing.
Besides doing all kinds of wor done bY ;other
Sewing Machines, these Machines execute the
most beantiful and permanent Embroidery and
ornamental work.
Rit`The-bighost Premiums at all the fairs
and exhibitions - of—the United Stites and
Europe, have been awarded the Qrover Baker
Sewing.litehirtes,,anA.the work by them,
wberevaicelthititted
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The very highest prize' ' THE CROSS
OF 'XIIE LEGION OF HONOR, was conrerred
on the representative of the GroVei ,41 Baker
Sewing Machinds, at the Exposition Uniiterselle,
Paris, 1867., tbne attesting :their great ouperier
ity'aVer ail other Seivi p i Machines
Jan. 1,1870-if: ' '
New - Tobaoco Store 1
TllE l qubsoriber,Pas flttp&ttpthe Stor i elirst
door,eaatTbolitas Harden's dry goods store,
for the manufacture and sale Of
CIGARS, (all grades), F doicy and Common
SMOSINGT,GBACCO,4itig anPine Cut
CHEWING, - cf .. nd alt kinds of
PLUG iOBACOG,2'..PIPES, find ilich.;i
cest Brand of CIGARS.
;pit= Call dad see for Yoars‘lveii:
, J„OHN,W. P i IIRSEL
Wellsboro, Jan. 1, 1870,=tf. ' '
New Tannery
PRE undersigned has fitted up the old Fowl
dry building, near the Brewery, Welisboro,
and is now prepared to turn colt lino calf, . kip,
cowhide, and ,barnesa leather in the best man
ner. Hides tanned on shares. : Cash paid for
hides. MARTIAL A. 'BURT'S,
Wellsburo, Jan. 1, 1870.
Wollsboro Bakery.
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y BURGIN would say - to tbo, citizens of
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1123 lsboro and vicinity that he is' pre.
pared t supply them with ,
BREAD, PIES AND CAKES
of the best quality. We also servo meals to
those who wish. OYSTERS always on hand,
for sale, and served If desired. Call at the old
Stevens' stand. -T. J. BERGiIN.
Feb. 9,1370-1 -
NORWAY 'OATS - volt: sEEp-
Iy HAVE twenty-five bushels of the genuine
Ramsdell Norway oats, being part of flfty
bushels raised from one bushel sowing. The
seed from which the above oats were raised,
was bought in New York City from- the solo
agents of the genuine Ramsdell Norway Oats.—
Price. $5 per bushel. Address,
HIRAM BROOKS,
Feb. 16, '7o—tf. Wellsboro, Pa.
TINA DRUG STORE r
BORDEN imps constantly on
.11r - hand: X'ura Drugs' and Meditipes,
Chemicals, Paints and Oils Lamps,
, : J l. Stationery, Yankee Notionsdr.c.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
H. H. BORDEN.
Tioga, Jan. 1,1870.—1 y
1870. FOR SALE. 1870.
- .1 BY
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r T. B. STONE,
(formerly B. C. Wickham's Nursery)
TI f I A E N ' TrINDANAgETTEU A
60 1 000 Apple Trees,:
10,000 Pear Trees.
A gcod supply of PLUM, PEACH, CHERRY
and ORNAMENTAL TREES dc SHRUBBERY
The Fruit trees .are composed of the tihoicoat
varieties, good, healthy, some of them large and
in bearing. Anyone wishing to got a supply
will do well to call and see my stock before par
obasing elsewhere. Delivered at the depot,
Wellsboro, Mansfield, Lawrenceville and Muse
burg, free of charge. All Orders promptly filled.
Address, T. B. STONE,
Tioga, Pa,
Tioga, Doc. 8, 1869-Iy*
PAINTS,
01liN AND BRUSIMS,
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`d" .For the Million, at
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aPert l A I 0 W. 6. KRESS.
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I nouse and' Lot for Sale
SOUTII of Mansfield ) Tioga county, Pa , with
in easy walking distance of the churches,
Stat° Nnrmal School, dtc. HOW() in good order,
goo d size, and convenient. Excellent well and
cistern ivator rluse to dhe door. Lot contains
about acre, and has a dumber of choice fruit
trees, grape vines, ito. A pleasant andsleslrable
home, and will be sold at a low figure.: Address
or inquire ofJ. BIXBYN. B
* Mansfield, March 23, 1870. tf
Rom • Lot for Sale.
A.
House and an, on a lot of two
. acres, within tou minutes walk of the
Court liouee, Wellsboro, is offered fbr sale. In
quire of John P. Mitchell, Esq., Wellsboro.
Jun. 25. 187(1Lti
-MANSFIELD
AHNEIRAL PAINT,
For sale by
March IG, 1870-tf
BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR STRUG
. GLERS AND TRIUMPHS OF
P. T. BARNUM.
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WRITTEN Hi 'lima= ,„
TN ONE LARGE OCTAvo VoLUXE—
NEARLY' EGG PAGE-s—r.EINTYD IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN
-83 ELEGANT { FULL PAGE ENCIRAVINOb:
It Embraces Fpm , y xAlea BECoLLECTIoNs of his Busy --
Life, as a Merchant, Manager, Banker, Lecturer and
r bowman. end gives accounts of his Impilsonnietti,
his teeth:ire, his buCcessfut European Tours, and im
portant Ili.torical and Petsonal Rentiniicencee, 're
plete with Limner Anecdotes and Entertaining Narra
tive, No book published Po arceptal.lo to all classes.
Every ono wants it. Agents are selling from to to 100
a week. We offer extra terms. Our illustrated Cam
logne and Terms to A gents sent free.
J. B,Btiftft & CO., Publishers, Hartford, Conn.
POTATOES FOR SEED
Ihave a quantity of eailly Rose which I will
warrant genuine, also, Clyinax, Eresse's Po
litic, Excelsior and several other varieties which
will be Sold at reasonable prices.
April 18,1870—St' • Wm. HARRISON.
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ATTORNEYS'AT-LAW,
wILLuimsPoRT,, I , ENN'A:va ,
Aug. 4 4 186943 y : ,
'IE t‘r***Y . ' STORE:
; AirsTnizz* rozizz
who has long been neat.-
/ A% 2 ' ; ' , l l 4 b 'hiked In the Jewelry bust
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cb ' , t,.cries,a in 'Wellaboro, has al
-40/;g ways 'on sale, various
=l / 4 016: ' kArids and prices of
AMERICAN WATCHES,
GOLD OR SILVER CLOCKS, JEWEL
=RY, GOLD CHAINS, KEYS, - RINGS;
'PINS, PENCILS; 'CASES,'
sTEF,I, PEWS; Tit - Mum,
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SPOONS, RAZORS,' .PI;A.
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TED WARE,
'SEWING- - _, MACHINES,
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trapot Other•artieles uegally,, kept, irk such
establishment, which is sold low for
. •• • ••.- • . •„- , ~;
Repairing done neatly, and promptly, and on '
abort NOTICE.' •• A. rPiEY.
Jar!uary:s; 187'0-1 y
'PRE "a l ncleralgisßcl is 110 W preprlTO to exe-
Jl.. cute all orders for Tomb Stones andiMonn
tnents of ,either
ITALIAN OR RUTLAND MARBLE,
of the latest style and. approved :sr rknia nehir
and with dispatch.- .-
He hoops constantly on -hand - both kinds of
/Warble and will bo able to suit all who may fa
vor him with their orders, on as reasonable terms
as can be obtained in the oountry.
Tioga ,Jan.l,lB7o—tf.
Wanted;
3 000 CORHS ' hamlock hail:, at the Tioga
tannery 2 For goad, merchantable
barn, four feet rtiiig, and well cured, five dollars
per cord will he paid. if delivered before Nov.l,
1870. - if JOHNSTON dLO WELL.
Tioga, March,23, 1870. 6w
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3 cloo-c? ti vtl ine h a i l ._,} ? a ::! t . , wanted at
YYr. f......
which s4' 50 per cord will be paid,', If.delivered
in as good condition and at same time na above.
As fin in'decein'ent to peel bark, We ;will - buy a
few 'hundred thousand feet of hemlock Ogs, de
livered at our mill,'at the Mallet prize.
0. B. LO WELL & CO„
I!.fa.'re6 23, 1870. 6w .
HARKNESS ,Sz,-
- BOOT AND SHOE A!AKk?S
Over Wilson & Van Valkenbary'e n the
room lately occupied by Benj. Seeley.;
BOOTS AND SHOES of ,nll kinds made to
order and in the best manner.
REPAIRINGof all kinds doneprompthand
good. Give us a call.
• JOHN HARKNES
WM. REILEY..
Wollsboro, Jan. 1,1870.—1 y.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Administra
tors and Guardian named below have filed
their accounts in the Register's Offiee for Tioga
county, Pa., and That the said accounts will be
presented to the Orphans' Conrt for said 'county,
ht a session of said Court to be held at Wellsbo
ro, on Monday, the 30th day of May moat, at 2
o'clock P. Di., for confirmation and ellowanoe :
Administration account of-the estate,Of Theo
dorotts Larrison, /ate of Jackson township ,dec'd,
filed by John IV. Guernsey and Benj, Wells, Ad
ministrators of 0. B. Wells, deceased, who was
the Administrator of said estate.
Administration account of the estate - of liary
otte A. Rose, late of Rutland township, deceased,
filed by Daniel G. Stevens, Administrator of
Ezra I. Stevens, deceased, who wee tho Admin
istrator of said estate.
• Account of Daniel G. Stevens Administrator'
of the estate of Ezra.l, Stevens, late of Middle
bury township, deceased.
Account of Caleb S. Graves, Administrator of
the estate of Ira Graves, late of Covingtcin town
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deceased.
Account, of John B. Van Name, guardian of
Grace Theo Van Name, • llonry.M. Van,Name
and Herbert C. Van Name, minor children of
Charles Van Name, late of ,Tioga,.deeealcd.
D. L. DEANE, Regi*,ter.
Wellaboro, May 4, 1870, • . „
ritIOGA CO.' COURT PROCLAIM-,
TION. Whereas, the lion. liObert CI. White
President Judge for the 4th Jut:tidal ; District
of Pennsylvania ) and E. T. Benny, and C. F.
Veil, Esq's, Asimeiate Judges th Tioga County,
have issued their precept, bearing date the 9th
day of April. 1870, and to me direeted, , for the
holding of Orphan's Court ) , _Court of Common
Pleas, General Quarter Sessions and Oyer
Terminer, at Wellabore, for the County of Tioga,
on the.fah Monday of May (being'tbe 30th day,)
1870, and.to.cotilinue two weeks.
Netlee is therefore hereby giveh, to the Coro
ner, Justices of theßeaCe, and Constables in and
for the county of Tioga, to appear in their own
proper persons, with their records, inquisitions,
examinations and remembrances,_ to do' those
things which of theisliotilees and la their behalf
appertain to be done, and all Witnesses and oth.
or persons prosecuting in behalf of the Common-
wealth against any person or, persons,, arc re—
quired to be then and there attending, and not
to depart at their peril. Jurors are requested to
be punctual in their attendance attho appointed
time, agreeably to notice.
Given under my hand and seal at the Sheriff's
Office, in , Wellsboro,,the 4th day of May in
the year of our Lord clue thousand eight bundeod
and seventy. 4.13: POTTER, Sheriff,
May 4,1870. .
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'.' I WI,ELLSRO PA. , WEDNESDAY AfORNING MAX 'lB, 1870.
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Tioga Marble Works;
FRANK ADAMS.
Register's Notice.
MI
cbild,
:1:1034 to ass thy tbaskattelP, • • ,
To Mare thee to my bosom, witcl
gtief;unlinowa to men ;
Save those who know . the Weights
Of early sorrow on the mind, ,
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'go lost, so lone, so idato , '
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That even Nature tkeemstmitipd.
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And yet it le,net thus, we know; ;
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, For,.,thelbeauty of the world
• She loth On such he'we bestow ;
,A 1 free* tia4 flaisfinfuried '
Detli Catch' the ,hreezt that Wafts alon g
With odors of the to era rife,
Or, laden with harmonious gong, • • . ,
Attunes the minor chords of life.
Without, the, spotless•suari,lies
The stars shine down serenely fair,
The moon her, silent yigil keepsi
And robes the landscape everywhere
In beauty, so sublinely grand
That all the realm;f God can lend
No lovelier. scene, on sea or land,
Than this tonight, - perfection's end.
But what is beauty now to me I
• It is the ghost of memory,
' More cruel than aught else'eould be—
ThcLapirit's deepest mockery.
Thal sun'has lea' its wonted light,
Th 4 myriad stars their olden sheen,
• Th 9 moon, that once dispelled the night,
Nob seems it shadow • in a'dream. •
Away oft' where the angels weep
• • Over The Metherloss daughters hero, .
A Itillabp.ediOes sell:lnd - sweet
Echoes a mother's ,ceasciess.eara; •
Flowers bloom Wile scented field,
Golden 'swish ine gilds the day,
The MothOr Watches'therii to Shield
guide., the, bira, on the way.
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titiordiatteeito' gtaditiff
The animated conversation which
liairbeeirgolng on in the Parlor of Mrs.
Grant, ceased for a few moments as
that lady introduced to the seated guests
the wealtny and aristocratic Mrs.. Met
vlyn, whose husband had recently pur
chased an elegant seat in the environs
of the town, and removed there from a
neighboring city. A few had already
made her acquaintance, all were eager
to do so ; and so some fifteen minutes
'Passed before' there was any ope allu
sion to the topic on the carpet as she en
tered, It might not have been resumed
at all, had not old Mrs. Grey, with the
persistency of age, after the cordial sal
itlations of the stranger to herself were
over,..tiirned to her neighlior-tad con
tinued the subject, beginning at the
word flhe had closed with. For awhile
she spoke in a suppressed voice, but
soon, growing earnest, as folks are -apt
to when discussing the affairs of other
people, she exclaimed, aloud, " Well,
my heart aches for her—what she . will
do,,is, more than I can tell l"
"And so_ does mine," chimed in the
- lady with whom sne, was conversing;
"what will sliendo?"
And now'tlie question became' gene
.and every voice echoed, 'hi
earnest tones;;" What:will she do ?"
" Of whom speak ?" asked
Mrs. Merwy D.
All we're ready to answer ; and amidst_
the miniature Babel that ensued, she
almost despaired of elucidating any
thing. But in the course of a half ho r,
by strict attention and a few inquiries,
she learned thus winch : They spoke of
MM. Wilson, a very amiable and intel
ligent woman, who had been, under
circumstances .peculiarly afflictive, de
piived of an affectionate husband, and
left destitute with six children on her
hands, the oldest only fourteen, and the
yoUngeSt a Dube of six months. Since
her marriage she had been accustomed
to a life of ease, - and almost idolized by
a huSband every way worthy of her
heart's holiest affections, and blessed
with bright and beautiful children, had .
enjoyed, until a year previous, much
domestic bliss. But then came a re
verse—the firm with which Mr. Wilson
was connected failed, and so desperate
ly that there Was no retrieving its lost
credit. A long and severe illness, accel
erated by the ruin of his pecuniary
hopes, brought the poor merchant nigh
the brink of the grave. Forced 'to re
turn to labor, ere he had half gained his
strength, or else behold
. his loved ,ones
suffering for the ; necessaries of life, he
embraced what seemed to him a profit
able agency a' Western State and
after an anguished parting, donbly,sad,
because forced, not only to leave his
family in such` straitened circumstan
ces, but to leaVe the; fearfulface of his
wife upon the pillow of illness, with a'
babe of but three weeks slumbering on
her bosom. He reached safely his die
hint home, and all the hearts Of those
he left behind were Soon gladdened by
`intelligence of his arrival, arid byjhat
cmaterial aid "se essential to their _Com
fort., ;For a few t ,weeks encouraging let
ters were brought by almost every mall,
and the poor Wife' flattered herself that
.brighter days'Were dawning. - But,'alasi
A fortnight elapsed without a line, and
then came an almost illegible scrawl,
telling her that a severe attack of fever
had completely prostrated him, and just
when passing . the 'crials'of that; symp•
toms ofithe disease hereditary on his
mother's side, qUick consumption, had
appeared. As soon as possible heaho'd
'endeavor to return. The hope of life
he had given up entirely, but the hope
of reaching her and dying in her arms,
was all he could desiire.
With rare, yet praiseworthy generos
ity, the new friends he had made in
that western world bore the expenses of
his illness, and raised a sufficient sum
to defray those of travel, with enough
beside to bear him to the grave and give
his widow a month's time to 'weep.
The dying husband's wish'was /ran
ted. :With his head pilloived on , the
bosom of her who was so dear, he took
a last farewell of his weeping little
ones, spoke a few holy Words of counsel
to them, and then drawing the pale
cheek of his wife to his purple lips,
breathed upon, it with his last breath,
his fondest kiss.
1 And ,now what was she to do? What
could she do? If these questions exci
ted such earnest discussion among her
old friends and neighbors, how sorely
they must have troubled her oWn sad
heart. Alt, the midnight and the day
long agony of the desolate widow .and
mother, can only be feebly imagined-by
those who have never passed in reality
thrOugh a like stern, maddening ordeal.
Many plans were suggested by the
ladies, who 'had been invited to Mrs.
Grant's party, but none' upon mature
gaiflick'l i:oiliirij ! .'
_, ~.,,. c -~
(For the Agitater.)
TO CLARA.. ''
. • •
WHAT WILL SHE DO ?
BY MRS. CAROLINE A. SOULE
consideration seemed feasible, The
truth vas, severe toil, and
they all feitiliat she was in 'no 'condi
tion to endure that, toil that death
would soon ensue were she - to attempt
it. None,seerned to think Ulnas a'duty
for their,: to Step in and' bear' apart of
her burden ter her,' to OM generously
of their own large means; •and thus
cheer the heart of -their sneering sister,
and give it time to grow.strong and ga
ther up again that hope and courage
without which life is so weary.
"I think," said Mrs. Merwyn, as fi
nally there ensued a pause in the con
versation, and her low, sweet, musical
vele° arregic the attention of, every
lady, and sornehow seemed to' 'touch
•each soul witlinew and intense'feeling;
"I think you all, except 'myself, have
proposed some plan by which to ameli
orate the condition of 'your afflicted
friend. I have now (me to offer, if you
will hear it."f
Of course all• were ready and eager to
hear what thel rich and aristocratic Mrs.
Merwyn
,shoild have to suggest, and
expressed themselves accordingly.
"I do not propose giving her any
work-=the mother 'of six 'children, and
one of thein, as you tell the, a feeble
babe, has certainly work etiough; espe
clallrif for years she has not been. ac
customed to labor, and is worm out with
anxiety of mind and depression of
health. The time may come—lt will, If
my plan Is acted upow-when
.she will
be in a situation to labor for .her own
children's maintenance ;, if, not, it,
never come, but she will go down to the
grave, as have thousands like her, Tor
the want
,of those crumbs which fall
froth the rich man's table. '
" T propose, as we are all wealthy
our . husbands well established in
business; and with investments paying
largely, that we, now, on'this*dry,spot,
draw up a subscription paper, and give'
what we feel we can. A little from
each one will amount to much. We
shall never feel it, or if we - do, feel it
with such a thrill of •joy that we shall
wish we had done more."
An awkward silence ensued. It is
easy to be interested in our poor and af
flicted neighbors, when thatintereatin
volves only the use of the tongue—when
one does not have to put his hand into
his purse. Had auy one but the 'weal
thy stranger made the suggestion, it
would have passed unheeded, or they
would have excused themselves under
some of those many pleas 'which are
ever present when charity Is the topic.
But all were anxious to be entered on
her "list of friends," and were flattered
by being known to her as persons of
wealth ; and each one aearetly resolved
she would . give as much as Mrs, Mer
wyn, even if she had to go With one
new dress the less the coming.summer.
" Silence is Acquiescence," observed
the lady, gently ; - ate; waiting a few
Mciments for some audible response.—.
" May I trouble you, Mrs. Grant, for a
sheet of paper ?"
A proper and very beautiful introduc
tion was 'penciled by her in a moment,
ing ten &liars, Acek the money from
ber purse and laid. It beside the paper
-.upon the center table, and withdrew to
a distant seat.
Every lady started when she SSW the
sitm. Five dollars had been the ligh
est they had supposed would be given ;
but all were too proud to seem 'mean,
even .tf-thex felt so, and when the last
had retired'arid - MusMerwyn had coun
ted the money, she arinou ed that two
hundred dollora was the generou g* t
of the twenty ladies present:
" I must thank you for responding so
nobly to my suggestion," said she ear
nestly. "It gives me very great plea
sure to know that my life henceforth
will be among such a generOus people.
And now that we have done our part,
we will just hand this to our good hus
bands when they come in, and give
them, too, a chance to be happier, be
cause instrumental in a holy deed."
After the tea had been passed•and the
guests were dispersed in groups arqund
the spackius parlors, Mrs. Merwyn took
an opportunity When alone 4 moment
with her husband, to, explain theimat
ter of the afternoon,.and have him sug
gest it to the gentlemen.
He did so in a very happy manner;
and•the gentlemen being as anxious to
secure his good opinion as the ladles
were his wife's, they all 'applauded the
plan as a capital one, and one to which
all should generously respond.
"II perceive," said he, as he seated
himself by a table and drew the paper
to him, " the ladies have all, to a man"
—here they all laughed merrily, and he
meant they should ; folks -are always
more disposed to good works when they
feel merry, and a laugh is the index of
a heart that is right ;—" have,' to a man,
given ten dollars, Well, if they can do
so much; we certainly can do more ;"
and he wrote his name, and after it
twenty dollars, and took the bills from
his purse. Of course, each that follO,w
ed, Wrote twenty and gave it, ; and thus
six h undred dollars..-were .eollected, in
less than eix hours, and 'without any
trouble, any noise, and not one a whit
the poorer.
Then came plans as to the best and
most delicate manner of presenting the
noble gift. Mrs. Merwyn did not sug
gest any till all had finished, nor then,
till she was requested to. Then she
said :
"Let us take the bills, not the paper,
and seal them up, and on the envelope
pen the lady's name, and below it, these
few words, 'lt is more blessed to give
than to receive,' and send It to her door
this night. I would not wait till morn
ing: She will rest so much the sweet
er, and surely we shall, too."
There was no dissenting voice, and it
was done. The generous donors did not
hear it, but, all night long, a low, ear
nest tone went up from the quivering
lips of the widowed mother, imploring
Heaven's best and choicest blessings
on the hearts and • homes of those un
known friends, who had aided her in
her hour of need.
What will she do, is merged now in
".What did she do?" She watched for
some weeks; as only a mother can, be
side the sick crib of her youngest,. the
little golden-haired baby boy, that bore
his father's name ; then closed his eyes
and followed him to his 'little - grave.—
She watched 'calmly, patiently, know
ing that she could afford to do so. Then
she cook time to rest, to reCruit lerwas
ted energies of mind and body, and pre
pare herself for the course of action she
had purposed.
Her maiden life 14td . been passed In
the school room, and having from choice
always superintended her children's ed
ucation; she had not, as , too many wo-
men do, lost the acquirements of early
Years, but found herself well,qualifled,
when time bad given her strength and
hope again, to assume the vacant _prin.
cipalshiP of the flourishing academy
Joceted in the town.
. .
Patience, economy, and a rigid adhe
rence to duty, did the' rest. lier little
'fathOleas flock were trained to be a com
fort and hotior to her and to the com
munity, and when the years of maturi
ty had come, to be the most influential
—for good, .w e mean—men and women
In the town. And the heart of many a
gray haired father and mother was
blessed, by the worthy lives . of those
once pauper children, and they would
whisper one to another, " it was money
well invested."
Origin of the North American
' Whence came the inhabitants of the
darker regions of the NOrth, HOW the
domain of our republic, is an open ques
tion. : It has never been answered by a
satisfying fact, and probably never will
be. Nearly all investigators have trav
eled from the same starting point.. As
suming the unity of the human race to
be a fact, according to popular biblical
interpretation, and, considering the gar
den of delight, spokenof in Holy Writ
as the did iomestead of the Whole hu
man familY, andents, reversing the bet
ter order of logic, have been,busy with
guesses and in u hunt for Plausible hy
potheses, for more than three centuries:
And often fanciful and foolish have
been theses hypotheses. Rejecting as
heterodox the idea of Lord Dames and
others, that the old Americans may
have been an indigenous race of men,
and regarding the Most beautiful crea
ture of earth, who first breathed In the
garden of Eden, as the mother of us all
—barbarian and civilized man—schol
ars' have earnestly sought for coinciden
ces of language, traditions, customs and
crania, for proof that the first dull-red
people of this continent were tawny
im'nigrants from Asia.'• They have ci
ted some mystic poetry of 'the half-fab
ulus bards, or the dark, oracular say
in sof the priests and seers aud philo
i
so hers of ancient days, to show that
our continent was undoubtedly known
to the early navigators of the Mediter
ranean sea, and was naturally peopled
by them or their countrymen. They
have cited, in proof, passages - from He
aled and Homer. They .have pointed
to the narratives of Ham - 1$ the Cartha
genian explorer of the seas, ' They have
argued nervously from dialogues of The
opompus, and sentences from' the sto
ries of Diodorus Siculus, Plato and Ar
istotle. They have strained common
sense to its utmost tension, in the ar
rangement of fancied evidences that the
aboriginees of America were descend
ants of the Phoenicians, or of the Chi
nese or Japanese family of Mongolians,
or of the Egyptians, or The Hindoos;
and writers like Grotius, Thorowgood,
Adair, Boudinot, and others, have ar
gued, without showing a single premise
of solid fact, that the fathers of our bar- •
barian brethren were the men of the
- L(Jbrl ~... of T.rael,”-- who "took.
counsel to go forth into a further coun
try, where never makind dwelt." Cot
ton ..Mather—sturdy Parson 'Mather—
who believed in witches, and seemed to
have an intimate acquaintance with
Lucifer, guessed as forcibly, saying,—
" And though - we know not when or
how the Indians first became inhabi
tants of this mighty continent, yet we.
may guess that probably the Devil
[whom he called the ' old usurping
andlerd of America') decoyed these
miseriible-sa ages hither, in hopes that
the gospel of t 1. A. Jesus Christ
would Inever come here to et o or
disturb his absolute empire over them.
Might not mere theorists find a good
example in Mather, who, when satisfied 1
that the delusion of witchcraft had I '
made a fool of him, declared that the
subject was " too dark and deep for or
dinary comprehe sion," and referred
its decision " to th Day ofJudgment" ?
Mather's idea th t the red race is mo
rally devilish, an 1 not fairly human,
except in shape, se ms to have been a
prevailing one with the, civilized man,
especially of the type of the belligerent
settler, and the selfish trader, contract
or, and other promoters of frontier wars,
ever since his first contact with that
race. He accepts the theory as the
most agreeable and profitable solution
of the question of the origin of our
barbarian brother; for it gives license
to the free action of the mailed Hand,
whose warrant for its wrong and vio
lence is the doctrine of the oppressor In
every form, that Might Makes Right.—
It gives countenance to the opinion of
an eminent British author—an opinion
that seems to'be largely prevalent in the
pulpit, in legislative halls, and around
the chairs of state l 'in our country—that
they are " animals of an inferior order,
incapable of acquiring religious know
ledge, or of being trained to the func
tions of civil life." It justifies the as
sertion that the Indiarr's way of life
" surely affords proof that he is not des
tined by Providence, permanently to
exist."
As all the civiliied nations were once
more or lesi barbarous, and some of
them savage, may we not reasonably
conclude that, if the red members of
our common household had been treat
ed by their conquerors and holders of
power over them, as MEN and as breth
ren, and not as creatures void of reason
and without the i pale of international
rights, and beeu taught righteousness
by perpetual extbinge, they might have
acqtiired as clear a charter for perma
nent existence as other children of the
All-Father . ?—Har. Mag.
The following example was recently
given to one hundred teachers at Mer
cer county Institute, and, out of seven
ty-five answers handed in, only three
were found to be correct. A certain
agent was employed by a town to take
charge of a liquor office. Received, on
taking charge of the office, $32 17 cash ;
received, at the same time, $57 54 in
liquor; sold liquor during the year,
$lO2 97 ; paid for liquor during the year,
$59 91 ; received as salary, $25; return
ed in liquor on leaving office, $3l 37.
Does the town •owe the agent, or the
agent owe the town ? and' how much ?
.1 A married gentleman, every time he
Met the father of his wife complained
to him of the ugly tempe't and disposi
tion of his daughter. At last upon one
OCCabiOn, becoming weary of the grum•
tiling of bis son-in.law, the old gentle
map exclaimed : "You ,are right; she
is an impertinent jade, and if I hear
any more complairs of her I will dis
inherit her." Th, husband made no
more complaints. s.
A SINGIULAR CASE.
It would seem, from the frequent oc
currance of remakable incidents, that
there is certainlYnothing of an improb.
able nature, judging from thopilowing
wonderfully 'strange and hardly credit
able story which came to ourearsn few
days since: -
- In the spring of 1849, • when the gold
fever was at its highest possible state of
excitement in California, there lived in
the State of Virginia on the banks of
the York river, a few !miles below YOrk
tow n,l• a gentleman of Culturswhose pa
rents were in moderate circumstances.
It was during the 'gold exetterbera he
left the comforts' of a home ' his.lfriends,
relatives, a loving wife be bad led to
the alter but a year since, nd'an only
child—a daughter of two m nths—and
took up his - lonely journey ? seek his
fortune in the wild distant Vest, over
and beyond the Rocky Mountains, where.
the bright and golden sun sinks down
to rest amid the blue waves of the grand
Paelfiel. ,
•
After years of tail, tirndgety, and re
verses of fortune in the mines he game
to this,clty and engaged in business.
He being successful, soon amassed a
Immense fortune. His beloved 'wife
had died during a prevailing epidemic
while on a visit to some relatives dur
ring the yellow-fever season at New Or
leans, as at the time did a little girl of
•another family of the same name and
age as his little :daughter. He visited
the States, but could find no clue to his
deceased wife's sister; he thought, nat
urally, she, too had died. He returned
to the Golden State, and time and the
whirling excitement of
.business soon
healed his sorrows, effaced, apparently,
all reccollections of his old home on the
banks of the placid York.
Shortly after the completion of the
Pacific Railroad ahere arrived at this
city a gentleman, his wife, and a bean'-,
tiful, well educated, ari l l graceful younglady, Just blooming i to maidenhood,.
apparently and really about 18 sum
mers. J t was by Chance the young lady
and widower met—and to meet was to
love. They were duly married after a
short acquaintance; the ceremony
being celebrated •with great eclat and
creating ndlittle flutter in the fashion
able and wealthy circles of our city.—
The fact that both parties bore the same
Christian name excited no comment or
inquiry, as it was one almost as com
mon as that of Smith or Brew».
A few weeks after the as the
husband and wife naturally inquired
into each other's past history and ante
cedents, and were gradually becoming
better acquainted with each other, the
denouement came—they were father
and daughter—man and wife : the In
stinctive love of the parent for the
child, and the dabghter for the father ;
had ben superdeded_ by the strong
emotional passion of sexual love. Both
innoeentlat heart, but foully riminal in
the eyes Of 'man and God.
His daughter was not dead as he sup
pc:l46d ; but, after the death o his wife,
was kindly -taken in charge by his sis.
ter-in-law, who married and moved to
a distant State and who also, with'her
husband, accompanied his wife's daugh
ter to this coast to meet as strangers,
lovers, and subsequently parent and
child, as-they were, cultivated, passion
ate love changed into filial and paren
tial devotion.
Wonderfully strange, indeed, are the
fortuitous circumstances which control
and guide the footkeps of erring and
susceptible in ort als.—San Francisco
?Tribune.
TOMATOES—How To RIPEN THEM
EARLY.—First, have ste4, tapering
1 at v . by giving them plenity of , room,
sunlight, a 'r from the comm .nee
men tof trowth. ' t tt-etusl hab
you 'will see . tri_
ant, tint
ES
the main stein it throws out at intervals
long rough leaves ; kind at a latter' per
iod, from above the junction of those
leaves with the stem, start out seconda
ry Stems, with the same habits as the
original. These continue to multiply
themselves until you have a large vine,
and plenty of small green fruit, neces
e3sarily late in ripening, .for the reason
that the force of the plant has; been
spent in producing vine. Do mit wait
thus long and think to remedy the mat
ter by slashing off' the vine at random
to let in sunlight, as is a common prac
tice. Begin with the plant in time, and
train to suit you.
The time to begin trimming is just
when the first cluster of flower buds ap
pears. This will generally be at-the
junction of the further fifth leaf men-.
Cloned. At this time the secondary
sterns will just, be starting above the
junction of all the leaves below. Here
begin your work. Pinch them off all
at once ; and when they start out again,
as they Ssiil, pinch off again ,until you
conquer. You have now stopped the
making of Vine below this cluster of
flower buds, add all the strength and
juices of the plant are sent upwards,
pushing, forward the clusters of flowers
and the secondary stems above. , After
a 'little, commence your work , above,
and pinch off all these secondary stems,
except enough to leave five. or sik clus
ters of fruit. Your vine, so long as you
continue to pinch off
, the stems, also
checked at both top and bottom. Keep
it tied up to a strong stake, and in due
time - your vine will be almost aoMplete
ly hidden by a mass of ripe fruit, all in
the sunlight.
1337 this process, I have not failed for,
several years having my first ripe toma
toes the last of July, and last year on
the Zith. A little observation and skill
will supply what further might be a , d
ed but for making this paper too lo ig.
Rich soil can do no harm to the'toi a
toes.—.Rural New Yorker.
Old Thad. Stevens was an original.—
He desired a simple tablet laid level
over his grave, but said, " I suppose,
the rest of the fools, we shall have
to get something stuck up in the air;
let-it be plain." He wished flowers
planted at once .above his remains and
renOyed often,' and for this purpose he
left $lOOO. For flowers he had a passion
—he phlnted them palways upon his
mother's' grave; als%for music, though
he said, " I'll be hanged if I know one
tune from another." When urged not
to talk about the matter of his funeral
and the arrangements of his grave, his
reply was, "Why not? lam settling
up my busines,"and this is business."
Senator Nye curies in his pooket,
book a note from theist° President Lin=
coin,' written in pencil on, the fly-leaf
of a book, which runs as follow:s "Dear
General: Come up to-night and swap
Jokes. fitneolu."
NUMBER 20.
The Poor Old Piddler.
One beautiful summer day there was
a great festival in the large park at Vi
enna, Thisjpark is 'called by
. the peo
ple the:Prater. It wits almost doVered
with crowds of people;Among the
number Was an old musician. had
once been a sOldier, but hie 1*#1 1 101,2 wa_a
not enough to live on: Re hail a goo d,
faithful old dog along With hibi, which
lay at his feet and held an old bat inhis
mouth, so that passers by might cast
coins in it.for the poor old man. •
On the day of the festival, which I
have now mentioned, the dogsatbeffire
him, with the old hat. Many people
:went by and heard the old 'musician
playing, but they didn't: throw much
He looked sad enough, as he saw mul
titudes, pass, in their strength and youth
and, beauty; but whenever they laugh
ed, it was like a dagger to his soul, for
he knew that on that very evening 'he
would have to go to bed supperless, hun
gry as he was, and lie on a straw couch
In a little garret room. He placed his
violin down by his side, and leaned
against an d old tree. Not far off' stood a
gentleman in fine clothes who had a
kind heart. He listened to the old mu
sician, and when he saw that no' one
gave him anything, his heart was tou
ched with• sympathy. He finally went
to the dog, and looking into the hat saw
only two little copper coins in it. He
then said to the old musician :
" My good friend, why don't you
play some more ?"
"Oh," replied the old man, "my
dear sir, I:cannot ; my poor arm is so
tired that: I cannot hold the.bow ; be
sides, I blame bad no dinner, and have
little prospcet for supper."
The kind gentleman gave him a piece
of gold, and said : -
" I'll pay you if you will loan me
your violin for one hour." •
" Very well; you call do what you
Will," said the owner.
• The gentleman took the fiddle and
bow, and said to the old man, "Now
my mato,. you take the money, and I
will play. lam quite sure people will
give us something." The strange gen
tleman began to play, and every note.
was like a pearl . / By and by the people
began to drop money into the hat, and
it became so h7avy that he could not
holdit any longer.
"Empty your hat, old man," said the
people, and we will fill it again for
you."
He pulled out an old handkerchief
and wrapped the money in it, nd put
it in his violin bag.
The stranger kept on playi4, first
one tune and then another—even chil
dren seemed carried away with the rap
ture. At last ho played that splenilid
song, "God bless the Emperor' Fran
cis !" All hats and caps flew off their
heads, for the people dearly loved their
Emperor. Thesong finally came to an
end. The hour was ended, and the mu
sician handed baok the violin to the old
man.
" Thank you," he' said. " May God
bless you !" And he disappeared in the
crowd.
" Who ie he? Who.is lie?" eaid the
people. "iWhere does he come from , ?"
A certidp..personsitting in one of the
coach es,'said
" I know him. It is Alexander Bop
cher, the istinguished violinist. it is
just like lirn. He saw that the old
man need , d some help , and he deter
mined to eip him in the best way he
could."
The people then gave three cheers for
Boucher, and put more mOney in the
old man's hat. When he went home
that evening, he was richer than he
bad ever been before.
A Pretty Temperance Story
tandei in the vicinit
well knoWn drin •I = • oon a few days
agci, noticed a man considers' y intox
icated, who was accompanied by 'a
handsome English coach dog. The
man pursued his devious course, closely
followed by his four-footed companion,
until at length he approached the door
of the saloon referred to, and was about
to enter, wrien, to the' surprise of all
who witnessed the affair, the dogjumped
up and catching tin, skirts of the man's
coat, sought to prevent him from going
in.
The inebriated biped spoke in angiy
tones to:the beast, but without avail
'until at length a more than ordinarily'
severe command induced him to relin
quish his hold, and I the Man hastened
inside, followed by his faithful com!pan
ion and would be protector. •
Actuated simply by curiosity, we, in'
company with several others, went in,
and as we gained a position near the
bar, we saw in close proximity thereto
the beast and his master, the latter
striving to reach the bar, and the for
mer standing on his WO legs, with his
fore paws ,placed against the man's
breast, vainly endeavoring, even at the
eleventh hour, to prevent him from in
dulging in the intoxicating cup.
To the credit of the bar tender be it
stated, that lie refused to funkish the
man with aty more liquor, and tears
were drawn, from eyes that had long
been unused to the melting mood, as at
each refusal the undoubtedly heart
- stricken catiiiie would bestow aloo& of
intense gratitude upon the dispenser of
cocktails, "slings" and "tods," and
then turning, would, with a most im-
Pldring look, mutely beseech his liquor
loving master to abstain from "pressing
his peppermint."
At this juncture we left the scene,
and while quietly wending our way
officewards, could not help reflecting
what a powerful argument in favor of
prohibition could be drawn from the
above incident.—Boston Times.
Cyrus W. Field is trying to get a
charter from Congress for tin ocean tel
egraph line from California to China
and Japan, via - the Sandwich . Islands.
The distance from California to the Isl
ands, is little over two thousand miles.
From thence to Japan, or to Shanghae,
is about four thOusand miles, or a little
more. Between the Sandwich Islands
and Japan or China, and on the direct
route, there are many r _islands, which
could be used for intermediate stations,
'if the distance should Vs found too great
for a single cable.
41 countryman stopped'at a telegraph
window, where a young lady was TO
dispatches, and, after
,looking
on a moment, called to his companion :
`Say, Bill, just come and see 'em make
paper collars! Don't she know her W l '
hey, Bill?