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glfmorut. PoWaheJ Every Monday. >t WESTON, LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA, JAMES W. WOFPINDIN, FPITOB AND PIorBICTOB. TERM8 or SI7B80BIPTI0N Three Month* *...$.50 Sis Months 1.00 One Year 2.00 fcajr-I.w.vniADLV ix Advaxce.-^i Jerry'an' Me. No matter how the chances aro. Nor when the wind* may blow, My Jorry tluro ban led the bca With ail itM Inck an' wo* ; For who would try the aca at all, Must try it lark or no. Th< y tolil him-Lor', men take no can How word* they apeak may fall? They told him blaut, ho wu too old, Too alow with oar and trawl, An' thin ia how ho left the ?ea An' Inck an' woe an' all. Tako any man on noa or land Out of hia beaten way, If hv ia yonng't will do, but then, If ho ia old on'gray, A month will bo a year to him, Ik* all to him yon may. Ho nit* by me, but moat ho walk* The doorman! for a deck, An' ecana tho boat a-goin' out Till sho hecomoa a a pock, Thon turna away, hia faae aa wet As il aho were a wreck. Tho mun who haul the net an' liuc Aro never rich; an' you, My Johnny here?a grown-up man ia mau an' baby too, An' wo liavo naught for rainy ilaya, An' rainy data aro dne. .My Jorry, diffident, abroad la roHtlcaH an a brook, An' when ho loft iho boat an' all, Homo had an empty look; lint I will nin him by an' by To liko tho window-nook. I cannot bring him back a^ain, Tho day# when wo were wod, lint ho nhall uoror know -my man? Tho lack o' lovo or bread, While I can cast a atitch or fill A iioodli'ful o' thread. (tod pity me, I'd moat forgot How many y?t there bo, Whoso oodintn full aa old as mum Aro Homenhcre on the *oa, Who ho?r the breakin' bar an' think O' Jerry homo an'?me? JOHN" RANDALL'S WIFE. " Will yon let mo have it, John 7" '?No. (feorey, I can't." Julia Ihu'lall ii'tored hi* rcfinal of his wife's roqui'41 very decidedly, ax il ho felt tho request wa* unreasonable; and yet there wa* nu undercurrent of pricvc<i im patience in bis voice, and a look of pet idcxity nml Pelf di?.*ati?faction in hu eyes, lie wniited to see hi* wile r<M? Iroin tlie breakfast table, nnd thereby signify her noquie?cci ce in Ills decision, before he trcnt oil lur In* moraine walk to the mill. Ocoigy, however, did not ilse. Iler look* <11 not express acquiescence. She was a prcttv woman?rery pretty; ta I, ??light, vry ftir, with large,' clear, steady ey?? and proline brown hair. Beside* hor beauty, she had an air of delicate, graceful composure rather peculiar, a- d a voice that summed alio Unto notes. F r all this die was simply tin* wife ol u mister machinist in the great llalihiivton Print Works ol .Millrillo, ami mi* tress of one of the small. white factory ten.menta,wlioae Ion?, orderly rows constituted M illville proper. Mut Ocoigio di'! not oelung to the fac tory element, although ale had married into it. She bad been broucht up by a relative, upon whom sho had been left ?le l-cndonk, jitid whom sho called Aunt Ap jrfeton. Annt Appleton lived at the o,thcr end of Appleton? the west end?among the Mali burtons, the Dilloways, and the Ver*t*. Pcrbi|*, under tho circumstance*. Oeorgy might have looked a little higher than John Itamfall. Ilut then John was n? good a* gold?strong, steady, manly, tru*. Aunt Appleton had the seme ta rejoice at the reception ol her pietty nrqfcge, aid the generosity to give her a liberal outfit ?her furniture, a complete wardrobe, a nice wedding. It bad been very aga-cal/le to Oeorgy to bare these things. She wc* fastidious to the core. She eujoyed advantage* ?f post lion?her good clothes, her prostijeamong the other wive* of the other official* in the print work*. She was fa*tliiiot??perhaps n little to Millions for her place. John Randall had reached his last hut ton?a Mime what shinv button on a some what shiny coat He bid acithcr time nor pretext lor I npering. At tbts last mo. mint hii wile laued her eyea, clearly, un flinchingly, to hi* lace. "Why not 7" she aiked, In her own sweet voire. It i.s never pleasant for a mm to l>c call ed to nn account?about monoy(and ol ?out>e it was raaney, and money only Oeorgy wanUd) by a woman, and tlr1 woman his wife. John's lace flashed i little; a Lot ictort pricked the very tip ol his tongue, but he did not utter it. II? was ii very patient mm, naturally; aid then he had that deep, pure love lor bis pretty wife which OTcncache* all sltgU shock*: ?? I have exceeded my salary eveiv month s;i;ce we were married, (Jeorcv,'1 he said. " Tbe flist of January will le here in a few week*, and I shall not Le alili* to meet all inj bills thac pie due. I don't led that we ?ught to trille away a penny ol money. I don't believe you do, either." " | -hall say no morealiout It,'' she re turned. " I ought to wear a urw pair ol gloves ?o call on Paul's bride, but if yo>i ran't give them to me 1 must do wit hoot them." John Randall's braiu was fine enough to understand that this was not tho acquks cetico ho wanteJ. He would like to ib dnlge her, but there was tbe fact that, I lie begun it, be sbou'd be always bebiodl hmd, always poor. This was bis (art. Oeorgy bad her*, also ?that ihe was always to be denied and disappointed, Sbe didn't mind so much wealing tie old gloves on tb;a occasion j that which troubled bir, which was wedg ing itself painlully Infci her convictions, was that she w uld have togiveupall thebaic luxuries and elegancies that she so craved; that her fotate wa< to*In? a plain matter of-fact routine, deprived af those gratifi cations in who?e absence sho lelt a sort m moral starvation 41 It don't seem aa if yen ought to be disappointed, Oeorgy," said the husband, finally. ?? You know |u?t what mv salary is, and Jn*t how lar It will go. We used talk about savin* something every jcar, so tint I might better mysell one of these day* J don't like to deny you." *? Never mind," sbe said. mint. She was one of tboae women who say loo little yatber than to tnneh. John went oil'to his work. Bridget,the rfirl-of-ill-wurk, came In to clear the table. Oeorgy dusted the parlor, and made the pudding, fed ihe nmarv, and then placed tho sewing machine iu the window, lacing flic <lull, leaden light ol the Xavembe r (lav, and sat down t-i stitch wristbands. She ha J twin married more than a year, and wis mnkixir h?-r tii*t shirt fur John. She was very thoughtful,?a dogged paiu on her lace all the while. " IVrhai* I shall stay to Aunt Apple-1 ton'* to tea," she rain to her husbaud at the dinner-table. " Jf 1 do you will oomo lor tne. won't you 7" We reflected a moment. " I told you last night. (Icorgy, that I hould have to bo /ron? noine an hour oi two this evening. There is to ho n meet ing ?/f the officials of the mdl at half-post seven. 1 should bo too tired to dies* and g? up to jour aunt'* afterward*." " I have forgotten," she Mid quietly; so quietly that be thought sho did not cue. When he was gone she went to her bed room to atraiifte her toilet lot tho rail. She had $ genius for dress; and, despite the mended clove*, she looked as sh iish as she Jid pretty. Just u* she approached her aunt's ga'e aid Mrs. Ila'.iburton, in her velvets and ?tcelest ol stcebcolond silks. was be iiig handed from her carriage by her son. Flic Halibuttons were tho owrcrs of the mill in which John Randall was employed. Stephen tho ?tily son, had just returned ftom a five yeai V residence abroad. These two facts caused Georgy to scrutinise the nothcr and boii somewhat clo?ely; and do ng so, Stephen Ualibuiton raised hm hat to lur, '?A pretty face," he remarked, careloss y, to his mother. 141 suppose it is some >nc I have known or should know." Old Mrs. Haliburton, with her keen lyes and beak no-e glanced sharply back ouartl flcorcy, whom she tiad not perceiv ed, and noddwd. "It is that young person whom Jane \pplvton brought up. Slie is married now one of our men, I believe." fleorgy found Paul Appleton and his nide holding n sort of formal reception. PLo rooms?where her own wedding had >een soletnnlged a year before?were quite lllod with guest*. A very dainty aid racefal bride was the new "Mrs. Paul, in er lavender trim and point lice shawl. Icorgy tried not to feel the least tinge ol nvy u sh? looked at u :r. Aunt Appleton had always seme of ratitudc toward* her protege Tor having >rboruc to fjscinntc either of her own lari liveable l?oys, nml this gratitude crop ed out in active kindness under the exul lion she felt over Paul's inntcli. (icorgy moved ensily about the well irnished rooms; somowbnt sho Beemed ist fitted for snah surroundings. The nbdited, well-bred manners, tho faint erfumcs, the refined luces, and the rich rcses, were liko n stimulant to her. She eeded such quickening to ho fully ersilf. Her composed, dellcato beauty nfolded to p. rfectlon in this atmosphere. She bad been talking to one and anotb r, taking in shapes and trimmings with er quick artist'* eye, and in a pnuso was ist reflecting upon tlio bang of the new urtslHS when a voice said near her: " 1 Heoni not to be ablo to recall van at II, Mrs. Randall. Vet I must have known mi before I went awav. My mother has ist told me your name, and I have come ) reclaim acquaintance If yon will permit 10." *? I remember yon porfectly, Mr. Ilall urton," fleorgy returned quletlv. " 1 as bardly grown up when you left ns, re years ago." "Five years? All, true enough I *on't you tako this cbulrWlmt a love lily! Why, It i? not real?" "No; these whx llowera aro very liko ature, though ? almost a plagiarism; ui't you thluk so, Mr. Haliburton?" ?? Why, yes. It must be quite dlftlcnlt > make them. 1 daro say they bring a sod price." Under her sereno smile n quick thought ent through Oeorgy Haudulls's mli.d. ho begau to exitmlue the gentleman be ire her with Interest. Stephen Haliburton was a gentleman by uhlt, and a man of the world by a force f circumstances. Hut nature Intended in lor a diligent,- painstaking, perser jring man of business. Jf ho was not a great or a very good an, It was because lie had so much time, > much money, so much flattery, lie as spoiled by his opportunities, yet be eeded only tho right influence to elevate Itn beyond himself. Ho was thirty years Id now?he was past tho ago when a man isdains to bo led by ? woman. Hut tephon Haliburton had never disdained . He had always been led by the keen ved, beak-nose woman In steel silk, who, s Oeorgy talked with tho heir, sat bold ig her wine-cup up to tho firelight not fur The heir seemed to like Mrs. RandalFs alk: perhaps because there was so little f It. In return ho was rathor unreserved -gossiping about bis plans and his pros iects. He said that ho was glad to get lome. He meant to settle down at Mill* lllo now; look after his factories and he operatives,aud Introduce somelmprov flagstones. The dull isovet was almost gone. Mr. Haliburton rose also. plashing drops were fulling upon me flagstones. The dull November daylight was almost gone. Mr. Haliburton rose also. Ilalibiirton heir, should traverse the leugtL of Miilville to take homo thid young person, who had married one of the Hali burton employees. tietrgy stood sutnoved. a littlo con cerned as t? whether her last dress and bonnet should walk or ri le, not at all concerned a9 to her own disposal. The factory bell bad done ringing, and John IlaDdtll was in sight ot home just as tho carriago of his employer stopped at the door, and Ills wifo strpixd- from it. He did not, however, overhear her say to Stephen Halibnrton, " If yon call to-mor row afleraooti, 1 will show you what I moan." 44 Had you a pleasant afternoon?" rho husband asked, by-and-by, as they sat at tire tea-table. aVery pleasant," she said, thought fully. 44 It was very polite in Mrs. Halibnrton to bring you home." ?? Yes, I should have spoiled my dress." It was always with a little effort that John Randall could get his wifo to talk, and she seemed peculiarly silent to-uight, and absent as well as silent. Her oyos wero brighter, too, than com mon?hor faco a littlo flushed. Ho was too generons, too uaseltisb a man to be grudge her even a happiness In which lie had no part ; but something in her abstraction filled him with uuwwiness. The uneasiness was not decreaied wken. reaching homo a littlo before the usual hour tho following aftornoon, ho met Stephen Ualiburton ju!?tleaving tho house, nor when ho found Qeorgy with tho namo brightened eyes aud Lightened color ns the night before. That was tho beginning ot Jelin Han dall's trouble. It was not so ranch common jealousy? a man's instinct of revolt at another miffs admiration of his handsome wife?as it was a fear?a desperate, deathlike fear that Georgy needed something ho ceuld not giro to make hor happy. Ho could never give her any luxuries. Ho could never sav such things ns ho fnncled Stephen Halibnrton must be able to say to woman. Hut he loved* her bo I 0 heavens I he loved hor sol How could lie endure that anything should como between them? 141 won't wrong hor and tcaso her with suspicions." ho said to himself, in tho depth of the night. ,4 I'll jnst light my way the best I can against it. I'll keep on stoady. Perhaps sho'll soo it right by and-by." Poor fellow 1 he did not roallze how liis own determination implied tho dreary thought that her heart was turned from him. Ho raised hlmsclt on lila ann.s to look on hor as she slept; and all through what followed ho retained tho pure, calm face, as it pressed tho pillow, whitened by the moonlight that glinted tho frost ou tho window-panes and flooded the room. She seemed colder to him after this,and he kept silent. Ho know that she mot Halibnrton n her aunt's; ho know that when sho went to the scnsido tho ensuing summer, for a week's visit to Mrs. Pa?l Applcton, there ho was also. Ho knew that sin seemed to bo living a life apart from him; nnd once?that was when tho iron entered his ?oul, when ho went Into her little desk, a presont bo had tnado her dnriug their en gagement?for a sheet of note paper, and found it locked anil asked her careleasly enough for the key, sho flashed and said she would got the paper for him. But ho kept trno to tho promise ho made himself. Mo kept on '?fighting his way against it as bust ho could,,' hoping, with a sick heart, that sho 41 might sco It right bj-and-by." Tho raontlm woro away. Tho second year of their marriage was nonrly com pluted. John had been very careful?as careful as Georgy herself?that there should be no outward or viidlde sign of mis understanding or coldness between them. No suspicion had come to any that the second year of their married lifo had l>een less happy than tho first. Nor hnd ho ever omit'ed to give her any littlo ludng genco within his power. He had prepared a surprise for her on tho coming anniver sary of their wedding during the year. The anniversary fell npon Sunday; and so their little commemoration of the day innst como the preceding ovonlng. No (illusion had been mode to any celebration by either of them; bnt John felt sure, some way, that sho could not lot tho time pass without somo sign. For his own part, be had half resolved to attempt some explanation of their estrangement. Anything, ho thought, wonld bo better than this chilling reservo. With his mind divided between the anticipation of relief and joalous dread, ho went to tho count ing house that Saturday night to receive his money. Tho Cashier looked up with a ccrtain embarrassment at tho approach. "Ah, Mr. Randall?tho accumulation yon have left in my hands? To be sure! And, by tho way, Mr. Haiiburton spoke to mo to mention to you that t!*ro wero to bo sotso changes made, and?and?but there he Is himself, sir." John Uandall turned, with a feoling akin to desperation, to meet hlsomployer. It had gone through him like a thunder bolt, as the oashlor spoke, that he was to bo displaced. Stephen Halibnrton simply said, as John faced him. I'll not detain yon now, Mr. Randal1. I shall call this evening to let you know of tho changes I feel obliged to make." And tho owner bowed, nnd leftliiin. With the money in his nervfcss hands. John Randall walked hotnoward like a man dazed. Ho was to lose his placo. For what reason ho could not coojectnre. But to lose it was to loso reputation, courage?everything. Ho had nover im gineu ench a possibility as thnt. The monoy that ho carried?ho should not dare to make a present of It to Georgy now. llo might have to wait for other employment. It might bo noeded for their bare overy-day bread, before he got work again. A chill like death struck to 1,1 Georgy, evidently, had not overlooked tho re occnrenco of their wedding day. The cosy rooms of the cottage all woro n little air ol festivity. Some slender vase? held the gleanings of the flower-beds, i chrysanthemums?blood-red, white and purple?verbenas, and scarlet geraniums, ' Site catne to the door that tr meet hlm-ono of her ?? company dressei on. some knots of velvet fastening lie. collar, nnd seeming to give a glow nm brightness to her white ?kin. Hu took liei I hand; sho rals.d lierface, and with a wil. heart-boand he kiMed It, as he had notfot [years before. She whs coming back tc | him ngam I That was tho thongla thn , thrilled him. Her infatuation?ir ?ticli i , | had been?wa? at sn end} upon hlsnov happlneae, came tlio dreary recollection of his lost situation. Ilo thrust the money in hii? pookct. By-and-by lie would tell her a" ''You won't inlnd waiting supper for an honr, will you, John?*' alio asked, iw she led him in. "1 am going to give you something nice, by-aml-by, and-1 think Mr. lialiburton will bo in." John Randall'* bh>od fro?.o ouce more. It wan aot for him, then, that all theso preparation* wero mat\e. (leorgy had never spoken Mr. Haliburtoii's name to him before. lie could feel that the wan embarrassed as bho did so. "I want yon to dress, John," she added, coaxingly. u I have laid everything out for you. It seemed to him that ho would have turned upon her, but that ho felt sobrok en by the thought ol losing his placo, aad resented her gayety, her indillurence, her secrecies?all that "had made him so mis erable through this long year. Uut ho had uot the spirit. lie went to dress as she had asked him. When ho returned to tho parlor Stephen Ilaliburton and his wife sat upon tho sofa side by him. It was rare indeed to see fieorgy's fair faco so illuminated. Her chceks wero glowing, her eyoB woro spark, ling. As for Mr. Ilaliburton ho was always tho quiet gentleman, with no sens# of being out of his plare, no apparent suspicion ot what was rankling in tho heart ot his em ployee. What a nieo littlo supper (ieorgy had ready. Yet nobody ate. Finally the nipper was over, and they Hint Imck to tho junior. (i?'oiey disappeared for a moment, and, retnrnita, approached her huslmndsglnne ing shyly ut tho same timo to her guest, whose lace brightened beyond its wont as he riugtit her eye. " We meant to make It all very forma,1 John; l?nt I see Mr. Ilaliburton thinks I might as well tell it at once in my own way.'' She paused aud a sober pallor overspread her hu*bind's face. What was coming 7" his eyes asked, with no faith that it wa* anything to lighten his secret burden. (Jeoray nervously folded and nnfoided a slip of paper which she held. "Thisis lor you, Jobu ami she held it shy l.v towards oiu. *'My anniversary eift. I have been working for Mr. Ilali burton, t?K>, this year. And I have thirty guineas hero?the price ol the designs I nave made from tho calicoc." fieorgyl" '?You never suspected it? I did not want you to till I knew whether I could succeed./ John Randall had no voice in which to word his amazement or his gratitude for his restored faith, which, though bis wife did nor suspect it wn* by far his most precious anniversary gilt. She went on:? ?lI could always use my pencil nimbly, you know, John. And it hail occurred to me one day h by I couldn't do something with it for profit. I spoke to Mr. llalihur ton, and he wai ro kind?you must thank liitu, John?he took so mich trouble with my crude attemnta; he did so much to encourage me. And now I am fairly in iho way of work. I shall work better, to know that you know ol it. I want to design for carpets by-and-by, as lor print*; that pays so well?a percentage on the sale." She stopped short' suddenly conscious ol how much sho was saying. u I have a surprise, aluo, for you, Mr. Randall," added Stepaen Halibut ton, quietly. " 1 hope it, to , will prove sgreo aide. The universal testimony ol the mill officials, as to your efficiency and trust tiiic**, make me feel that I aui notshowing you a proper approbation, and I desire to give you a somewhat more responsible position, with an increase ol salary P The very glory of heaven seemed to be opening a way to John Randall out of all his trouble. " I am too happy. Mr. Ilaliburton to talk much," ho said in his straightforward way. " 1 have been depressed lately?the sudden removal of all causcs for low spirits?'' lie stopped short. The big teats rolled down his chceks. Stephen Ilaliburton alone perceived what Ot-orgy never aus peetcd, that her secret bad inado her hus band jealous, lie grasped John's hand. " My dear fellow, it'o too bad I 1 feared It a little once or twice. Ol course I could not hint it to Mrs. Randall." " What,John I" What Mr. Ilaliburton?" "Nothing, Gcorgy, that you will ever know" Thcv were alono together, by-and by, with their new-formed hapoincss. Perhaps CJcorgy equally believed that there was no more need for mystification u What over made you think of It, Georgy 7" her husband asked. ??Why, John, it was that day about the gloves. I set myself considering why you should have all the toil, and all tho indul gence. 1 pondered how I could made or snve something " I am happier than 1 ever thought T could be again, dear." ?' I)o you know, I have fancied you were unhappy lately, John, because you thought 1 was longing lor thing* you could not give me / 1 could hardly wait lor lo.night to come to tell you all-' uMv darling!" Ami he folded his arms about her, with his face on her shouldir; and in the bright tiess and silence of the room, with its odot ol llowers and glows of leavos, they lelt their way through the coining future, safo coi fldent. out of the reach ol any nittei trouble, since they loved and trusted one another. Ujotci) States Census.?'The eensui bttrenn makes public some valuablo stn tistics iu reference to coal miniug in Uic United States for tho year ending Jnnt 1, 1870. At that dato tho number ol coal minjng establishments in tho Union was 1,050; hands employed umlorgronnd 04,440; nbove ground, 20,300; total 02,800. Capital. $80,087,201; wngesnaid S43,047,118. Number of tons of bitu mimma eoal mined, 10,071,418; value $12,000,424; number of tons of nnthr.i cite tulued, 15,770,171; value, 838,707, 403. Total tonago of eoal mined, 31, 843,110; vnlne, 8*1,240,710. IIoiiheh Fcrx?A veterinary observe] writes to The I'rnlrie Farmn that it is r mistaken notion thata borao is better fot . having largo feet. He looks upon Jorge t feet either in horso or man as an indicu 11 tion that nil the b'>nes of the animal art soft aqd pormts. I (leu. fcrniffortli Speak*. J In hi* letter on the campaign, Gom. 11-aruHworth, n known Republican,who is out for Greeley and Rrown, any*: I The advocates of the election of (Jen. Orant object to Mr. Greeiov because lie is supported by Democrats ami former Rebel*. Ihit hewaj, IlkeGrnnt, I nominated by Republicans. The Dem joerats and Rebels didn't put him in tho Held-had nothing to do with j naming him ah u cnndidake, and they ! would have supported almost any other capable Republican who was honestly i and sincerely in favor of a needed re form In this Government, had he been brought ou< by the Republican Con vention at C'lnelnnail instead of Mr. Greeley. To my mind the fact that the former Rebels of the South and the Democratic party support him is the most gratifying spectacle that has been presented since the war, for It shows that they accept the verdict ?l the war nnd are willing to ubide by it and by its legitimate results, only ask ing in return honesty in the adniinis (ration of tho Government, and the same rights of self-government which the citizens of the Northern States en joy. If tho election of Mr. Greeley I will hrlnir pcace, good order, nnd fra ternal jiood will in the South. it Is cer tainly a "consummation devoutly to lie wished." I think It will. The mom ? intelligent people of tho South, and I those most interested In tho preserva tion of good order there, say it will. I A large and intelligent jjortion of the Republican, anil, the entire Democratic party of the North Hay it will have that oflect. Tho present Administra tion has failed in this, and is there any promise in it? continuance for another four yenra of a better result? It ia now neveii years since tho termination I of the war, and what do wo see ? The i advocates of the election of Gen. Gran, are fighting tho battles over again, re-1 pcating the fame old, state denuncia tions, and threatening- to hung Jell". I Davis on a sour apple tree. In m.vj opinion, it Is high tline we should give our attention to issues which concern the present and future weifaroof the country. Mr. Greeley is a true typo of thoself educated, -elf-made American Repub lican. With Chase, Sumner, and Hale, alul Julian, ami many other apostles of the Anti-Shtvery cause, who are now, r am glad toseo. in favor of hit election, iie helped to form tho Repub lican party. From theso men I re ceived almost my tlrst lessons in poli tics, and I havo less distrust of my own Judgment in thin matter from the fact that I am still In their company. Mr. Greeley Is thoroughly familiar with the history of our country, politi cal, industrial, educational, airl legis lative. He has been successful in his own business. Ills education ami pro fession did not instill any of tho ele ments of aristocracy. They were es sentially Republican in their inilueiice. M.o is confessedly tho uhlofJournalist in America, ami it does seem to me that that profession is (pilto as good a preparatory school for the Presidency, especially In time of peace, as an edu cation at a military aeadomy and the profession of arms. Who would not prefer tlje counsel or advice of Horace Greeley n|>on a political question to that of any onoof the great military chiefs of tho country? Who is a more I competent Judge of the statesmen and statesmanship o/the country than he? I will not compare. Tho friends of the present Administration, it seems to me, are indiscreet in challenging comparisons. There are many reasons why there should be a change of Ad ministration. I have been a member of Congress 13 years, and truth compels mo to say that during that period tho most wasteful and extravagant use of tho public money, and the least ac countability of those who havo dis bursed, have been during tho present Administration. There can and will be no genuine Civil Service Reform under this Ad ninistrntion. Ttie fee ble apparent efforts which have been made in tiiat direction are a standing Joke in Washington among the chief friends of tho Administration, and have only increased tho methods of " how not to do it." Indeed, when they de clare that iho Administration fa in favor of this much-needed reform, It is done with a wink of one eye at the grimnesB of the Joke. There should be a chungoof Aduilstration in order to arrest the tendency of Federalism and centralisation, whither this one is rap idly hastening. Oreelty In ?it Hampshire. At Lancaster, N. H., during his visit, Mr. Greeley wus callod upon for a speech and said: Ladies asd Gcrrtjaaor, Fhiknds and FKLLOTr-Crnzfcxa: It has never before been my happiness to visit this hcantifal village, and yet a notivo of this Stato. 1 have often remembered the dav when, more than hdf a century ago. \ left in pursuit of opportunity and possible for tune elsewhere. Tho years that I have passed away from it have boon full of important nnd remarkable events, nnd with somo of them my name has been somcwhnt connected, as possible it may be in the future with other events. 1 can only say that from tho beginning to the end I havo tried to pursue that course which seemed to mo consistent with eternal justice, and therefore calcu lated to advance tho prosperity of ray country and its people. Erring often, ; doubUess?for human wisdom is at best short-sighted sometimes harsh when it would have been wiser and jnstor to have been temperate and kind?I can only say that from the tirao when I first entered upon tho discussion of pnblio affairs to thifr hour, I have not ranch regarded party, considering party always simply a mean to an end ten times moro impor tant to tho well being and the npnght conduct of our jjoveruinout, of our poo pie. Always noting upon thatconviotion, I have somotimes alienated friends on this side and friends on that side, now hero ami now thero ; hut this was indis pensable to on indopeudent and honest political conviction, flo man has cvei yet pursued a thoughtful, obsorvont, manly and independent course without something offending and alicuatmo friends hero and there. Ho must do it il ho is to bo entirely and rightly faith ful to his highest convictions. Well, friends, thero is much said about aspira tion and ambition in this country of ours, nnd it is well that they should no sspir iag nnd it is not ill tliut otir countrymen should bo ambitions. The grand re*nlt the forwardm nt of mankind, is created by tho Agitators, by tlio men who stand out. by the men wno daro to bo wisoj to day than their fathers were day before vcsterday. (Applunso.) I can only say for that class, tie class of whom I am ? representative, the class who are said to bo ugitators, this: Tliat many times when a man is )t ?bMfl>iiiB ambition he lias bceu thinking. llio plaudits ot the multitude, not of tin chances or the prospects of personal " Very ofton Ida uiouthleye lias lieeu fixed on sraao cottngo in the laud of his boy hood, where sits an aged mother, ? tu owed, perhaps, gray, wrinkled and tot i,.ring, dividing her attention hcUcon that book wherein are gathered all hqf hones ot blissful Immortality and thow journals ot records wherein she reads the itory of her son s efforts, possible achievements, and hopes for the ? when lie may return ioid find her still living to greet and honor him as no shouts of an applauding multitmlo ever enu do. So I siy that tens of thousands who nro misiugded ot looking for granil opportunities tor themselves or advance meats for themselves, nre thinkingonly of some spot where fond affection kucpj watch over its loved ones career, and hopes that it may be, if not ?l,nt least useful to the country. Friends and neighbors, I am in tho d? ino ot life. I have [tossed my sixtieth jinr. Many ot the preceding years have been years ot agitations and trouldo and ilo spondcncy sometimes, or rather ol the failure of tlio sunlight of hope. These veo'rs have made their impress ution me. "I am older tlmu I w.s when onr hito tci rililo trial began much older in fcelag and In years; but, old aslun, Ihavo an ear still. I think not deaf to the call of ilntv; 1 have a heart which I trust docs not foil to beat respotisivo to the im pulses of patriotism; therefore I am glad to see this company ot people hero to night. Many of them doubtless dis agree with me in the present or have disagreed with me in Itie past, or may disagree with me in the future, for wo cannot read tho fntnre but X trust the most of them believe that * ?'' have done, unwisely it may be, harshly it may lie, 1 have done in faith and lov? lor the best good of my country aildlier people, fu that I trust. trends of my nntffe State. I- greet yon in that lm?t I hope yon will follow 1110 ill the tiituro as you have followed me in tho pa?> Jlidgo mo kindly if you may. Xf some times 5011 ore obliged to co'ulcmn m . judgo ino kindly, and lioliovo that what erer of hitman error or impcrrcction l may have exhibited in the past, and may exhibit in tlio present, I still r'loice that here, in my liirtivo State, I nm "PI"";' nlci-that if my lot should liear me luck In this, my native Sl?M<> ?r?J hero my latest yeors-lf such future sliould befall mo, I shall spend them among those who have looked upon m , many of them klndlv, from boyhood, and 'will be glad ct lesst to welcome me smong thorn whenever 1 h"0 "11? tuoe to spend here, and rejoico with ton that through my effort* and their ellorls or in spltu of my ellorts or their <morts, our conntry Is great, prosperous and free, and onrpcoplo, I may say 01r ' linod in the future to mark out a mag aificcnt destiny, which siuill ho a guid ing light for tho nations ot mon through all coming time. ? ft. Crati Brown's Accfplottce. Tin Dlmtcl, P?hli?h? tho corrospundcuco between J. B. Doolitt i uud I). Oral* llrown respecting tho nomination ot tho latter forV ?v>re i dent by the Baltimore Convention, llio letter of Mr. Brown Is as follows: tientlemeu of the Commltteo: I have tlio houor to acknowledge tho loeeipt of vour communication advising mo that I had been unanimously nominated iw candidate for tho Vice-Presidency of the United Stntos at Baltimore, for this Lark of confidents) en the pari.of so large a representative body of my fellow - citlzoni, i cannot too deeply express rnv gratitude. The distinction la one which I /col to be In a groat merusnro nnilo served, whero >0 many more su table could have been found; and jetj ahould vonr action ho confirmed, 1 shall en ' iteavor to discharge tho duties of that high placo with fidelity to your, trust, with devotion to tho pnbllo interest, ami with inflexible resolution to proto not unworthy of such choice Tho tact that It deposes also noon the declaration of principles ofHrmcd by the I Liberal Republicans at Cincinnati and proclaimetl without amendment bythe Democratic Party at Baltimore, gnes ' assumnco that in this combined expres sion there is nought only 1 ot tho nation from a present great pent to its peace and liberties. Tothat end all minor considerations have been sub ordinated, and an illustration proMiiU'd ' to the country of unselfish patriotism rather tlun any stickling for partv ad vantage, which shonld convince nil of the perfect sincerity of this movement. It lias involved no surrender on either part of any former 00 motions. It has not been negotiated or bargainel lU origin was from the people. Tbjugit ililTering in the past on some great m: gnituite, yit, now that tlioy are settled, there i? hearty concurrent# be tween as all upon the, vital agitating tho pnbbo mind, "hateon i duct ot national affairs that involve^ vonr Convention bin well aot forth 111 i s nlatform, and lt? tmo accord with lie bemocrntlo ideas that gn ded onr carl er administrations is tho best guarantee that I it will restore cqnnt right., tranquil do vclopment, ami constitutional ra'?- . Permit mo also, (rentlpinon. throTIKh yon to express my Hianta to tho great masses of yonr pnrty who have slue, ratified the action with snoh signal, una nimity, and to say to them that In ac cepting this, their nomination, I done believing there is nothing in houor' o. inomoionee that should prevent th< moat cordial co operation henceforth it liehalf ot tho politics prewnted. Ir conclusion, it in proper to severe illness has Intervened since hi reception of your eommnnlontlonjWUIct has delayed this reply until my refcoverj and rotnrn home. With very great respect, yours tmly, r B. 0n?T? Buowx Sir ItonnTell Palmer'sliTof 8150,OOJ for attending to the Interests ol: Urea Britain at the Ooneva Conteronce Is sati , II bo the largest single fee ever paid t . ? British lawyer. There 1 several instances id the Dulled Shite , I where 81i>0,00<l linvol*en pahl, Clorks." I'N. rottorlmvinff Veroivpa tmitiee in I j railroad ease, and llorierul Sickles -j slindar rum for ousting the O011I ) I (lynnnty from JTftf Jcmaaiit. RuLTES OF,"AD\,'FaiTISIN<S On>>R<iiuro.tooUueaorl?<a.oucln0<>rtloQ...|l, For eitu ?nba<><|urnt insertion ?*' Ou<- Square, l'J months Oue-fourth of a column, l'J mouth* -J "V ?>r.e-balf a Column, 12 luoatha /...JJ J? <>nocol.iiiiii, l'J mouths 75 0 I/valnoiUciTJOrcnUiier Hue, which inu#t be paid in advance, l'lva doUarn will '?*> chargcd foraanonnrliiRuandidatuii forcoou tjr. and ten dollara fop Suto and United HUtcaofflccB.r^iiKthj-ubituarjruotlcfaniu^t lx> laid for. a j-AllluKnluotlrrNiro flhaw to the attoriu )*i>tvii<-iitlng them. S^xiallhilttluitartltiilen'riHguunlhuHiurt?lvi n JOB PRINTING V.atlyatidProwptlyKxooutcdit tbla Offer. Furls ami Fancies. More than forty raftsmen Imvo been drowned In the Wisconsin Itiver the present season. A Lumpkin (fl a.) watermelon lias boon found to weigh M-venty-threo and a quarter pounds. Burdock, milkweed, thistles, and 'very other rank-growing plant should ho eiit down stud burned before the seed ripens. A Washington lady protested ngalnst tlio digging ox a gas-pipe treuchi n front of her house, "because it looked ho much like a grave." Tlioro is more truth than poetry in tho following line from an advertise ment: "Babiesafter having taken ono bottlo of my soothing syrup will never cry any more." The following notice is posted eon snicnonaly in a newspaper oilier out Went: "Shut tho door, aud rssqpti ns you lmvo dono talking bu ivies, setvo your month iii tho sanit xray." Six hundred Couimuumt prisoner . who, sinco their conviction hnvo been in the military prison on tho inland of Aix, sailed ou *he transport Guronuc for New Caledonia, where they an? to serve out their sentences. The man who does not sport a swallow tailed coat in u watoring-plaeo ballroom stands a poor clianco of dancing with the ??//', wliilo a drummer on a salary of ten dollars a week, if his coat-tails are bifurcated and he can waltz, mingles with tho good and the beautiful as he chooses. Filty of the leading shoe manufactur ers in Lyuu have pledged themselves not to employ any ono controlled by Crfrniii associations. Tho Crispins, in retaliation, have voted to withdraw all tho money standing to their credit in the Lynn savings b.iuks? about $1,000,000? which, they claim, is largely controlled by tho manufacturers in their business. Ono State has dono something to pre vent people from hoing killed for fun. Michigan hus passed a lawmaking it a uiisdemcauor, punishable by line and imprisonment, to nim a tlrearm at any person, whether it bo loaded or not, ami if harm comes of such nn act, the perpe trator is responsible criminally and pecuniarily. This is a salutary statute, aud should bo adopted in ovory State. Then the jok of mining guns at people's heads would lose its point. A WAitswa.?1Tho Pull Mill (Jazelh says: " There nro few person* biposed at present to greater temptations than hairdressers. Such is the demand for I hair from thoso who cro dolleieut in the article that not only will a rich crop of hair fetch an enormous price, but even stray locks have their market value. Under these circumstances it behoves ladies blessed with line heads of hair to keep their wits about thorn when they enter a hairdresser's shop, otherwise they may Hud on leaving it that some of their abundance hus been surreptitiously ab stracted to relievo the wants of tho necessitous. Recently a hah dresser hi lii'minghnm was charged before tho stipendiary magistrate in that town with an assault. It appeared from the evi dence of the compl iinant,a girl of four teen, that she went to tho defendant's shop and asked to have her hair' thinned and shampooed.' The defendant said it would not pay him to shampoo her hair, but ho agreed to thin it. On leavii g tho premises she felt 'a conviction' that the work had not l>ccn dono properly, and on examination of her head by her relatives it was discovered thut, instead of tho hair being 'thinned,' several patches had been cut off evidently with a view to their future use for tho manu facture of chignous or*French curls.' J Tho liair was ultimately given *p to the l father of tho girl; e.tcn tress was about an each in thicknoss, and ono in particu lar h id been ' tied at tho top with an elastic.' Tho magistrate, in giving his decision, spoke iu very strong terms of the hairdresser's conduct, and (bu d him ?5, including costs, or in default two month's imprisonment at hard labor. Diuxkiko Water.?Drinking wine is a habit, so is drinking spirit*, ale, cider col foe and water. Tho last is thought a necessity; but to drink much is a lial/it. Some peoplo drink little not because their constitutions require less than others; it is their habit* Thoso peoplo never perspire so much as those who drink more. The more that is drunk, tho more water passes away, or the system would suffer. As it is, tho atrain cfleets It. The skin, tho kldnoys, bowels, lung--, all are drawn upon. Tho result Is, as may ho nat rally expected, exhaustion. For this reason, tho man who drinks much water, particu larly during tho Summer and in tln> hot test weather, is less ablo to endure fatigue, tho water is of nn benefit to him?thut is, tho excess. It must pass away, mid this requiror an effort of tho sVltotn, which is the sweating process. lla?l ho not used tko excess of water, ho would not have per spired so ; it would not hare been there for the system to expel. It is a habit to drink water so much; a falso thirst is created. We should drink only what is neoded. The habit of drinking inoro will soon he over come, and tho person will feel much strong er and more capable of bearing fatigue. In Winter, little fluid is needed beyond what our food furnishes; in Summer some more, but not much. Tun Comet.?For the benefit oi those of our readers who may have been alarmed by the report that the caitli would Ihj de stroyed in a short time, through collision with a comet, It may bo proper to soy th.it a Tcrv jjffat difference of opinion exists upon the suhject among tho host-known astronomers of the age, a circumstance, which of Itself, should hnvo a reassuting cllect upon the mind* nf the timid. The coiidusioni of tho Italwn astronomer, Donatl, ire most comforting. Ho i? ol opinion that tho fears of the savants bavo been grounded upon the return to peri helion ol Bicla's comet during tne month of August, However he does not share wi'b them in tho belief Hint there Is to bu a collision with tho earth, for the reason that It will at no time approach nearer rhan one hundred aud ten millions of geo graphical miles. The Belgiari Government has prohib ited tho importation of cattle from Germany and Rus?la owing to tho prov alenco of the rinderpoirt. in those countries.