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COCXTV OFFICERS.
i'rob'ate" judge Jacob V. Mell."
l'rosccuting Attorney E. 1,. Wltm.
on nty Auditor W11.LI a ji C'.binxell.
' County Treasurer GnfTAVT? P; Bfel"!,!i,.
' Clerk of Courtt AKpizr J ACIKON.
SherilT Otis .. Paine..
I1KC01I0EB G. W. BAKKKTT.
County Commissioners IIEXBT J. Xoblji, PfE
ky P. Uattlev, Jo&rO.
. . (Vironer LnrHEB II. Pabvelee.
Surveyor Chaklk8
li rectors of County Infirmary J. C. Beattt,
liriAK Clements and L. C. Dodge. '
MAYORS OK iXCOBPOBATKft.TOWXS.
Kavenna Royal Taylor.
Kent t. VT. Stcabt. i
'. , Uarrettsville Francis.' ia.i'''
, : : JUSTICES OF XII 8 PEACE.
Atwater J. It, Con rati and Sylvester A.
Ilimnan.
Amwa Renlicn P. Cannon and Worthy Taj-
' i ' or. vi' 'f ' in:' Tul. " H-f.
r.i-imfleld Joseph L. CanrleriDd-iSi.il. Ksn
pliare. '
Decrflcld C. S. Tibbal and John H. Hoffman.
. . Jvlinlmrgh pmitli Sanronland Asa Bingham.
I hiirlcjftowa Aitfuta Muirri arrt athan
V II. Smith.' ' " ;
' i " Franklin Joel Davis.Alvin Barton, I. Archer.
J.,, FreedomTTLynia''n. JJryant ; -nd,-)Avillus,j C.
' - jUrainBlSusulto aptTBicbard M. liank.
Mantua A. N. Farr and Henry Cobb.
Nelson James Ashald and A. F. Hannahs.
Palmyra John J. Williams, Orrin Stereas
and Enoch Morgan ' ' " ''" ' .
Paris A. B. Merrill and Brainard Selby. Jr.
Ka'a-3-Wm-Colmaa1tWwrn K. Kobin-
son and Cliarles IS. Stowe.
Handolph James P. Cole and S. C. Bean, i
; Boitston-nA.:n:-'f jknfl. aw'j-
moiir. t
Sllnlcrsville Samnel G. Eldridgc and William
C'arlton4) ,.1M, ' "nt . '
Strcetelmro E. M. SUnton and James II.
Nichols...-..,. . .-,-,, ,. , '
Siiffield n. It; Martin and Wm. Paulmv .,
Windham E! S; Woworth and Oomaihi J.
' Frary. . -r'
' Business ,', Cards!::
C. BEN. FltANKLINi';; 1
Licensed Auctioneer, Kavenoa, O. Leave-all
orders lit tlieOUiccoi'The UenraeratHsPrasf,"
stating tho day on wh'h toeate is to, take
place. Terms, Ac, may Iw obtsuted at she
same place. ;; ; : , - li yn'l , 'SPrtf-
I.. V. BIEBCK. . . THOMA8.
,BIERCE & THOMAS, !
Attorneys' at law; BavsnuaV liiib. tMBcm
Empire jlitildinr. 41 -ly. ,
E. O. WORTH,
Attorney at Iw and Notary Public. Of-
' flee in I'benix Block, over store of Beecher t
11 Heymour,, Ravenna, Ohio.1 '-' '"" i
May 187, 1800. 80-lJj. ' ' ",:fia "
11ENBBY 0. BAVKEV; : r.mfi P. IltHlUI
RANNEY & HATFIELD, i " ,
. Attorneys at Llw, Ravenna,
over the First National Bank.
Ohio. Office
Sepa, '88. ly.
e n. tirtoi;33 oD J'ncSl p. horton.
TAYLOR & HORTON.
Attorneys and Counsellor at Lnw, Itaven-
, . n, Ohio. Uilieeiu Phenix BWck oven 6eo--i
oud National Bank. .-i-.i-r i. Ir.:(p
i:, May 0. 188i. 38-ly. : r. : i l.r.fr: -i;.- -i
: ,,, . , a.; j., kyer, I
1 Attorney at taw, Ravenna, OhiO.iOlrico 'iB
' Empire Bullding. tip stairs. ''""'' "' "' !
June 84, 18U9,4!l-!y. """" " '- '
EDGAR W. MAXSON,
Attorney at Law, Notary and Iaeuraae
i,, Aawnt.' CuJleution and! all other huiJiiof
the profession, promptly attended to. '
Ollice. east end 'or Baekeye Block, Garrett.
ville. Ohio. Septn ly. :
M. STUART, !
Counselor at Ijw. Ravouna. Ohio., .Oifiee in
East Eod of Phenix tBrick) Block. i
, Dec. 8, 1888. y. - ::: ; n 'i. i
-S.D.NORTON, ,"-' 1
Attorney and Counsellor ; at ; :isw, "and
Jieal Kstate Agent, will attend prematly
to all business in his profession. Ollice in
Kwilt's Block, over E. B. Waite's Jewelry
Store, Ravenna, Gliio. Sep3 IjUg- ly.
(!:; 'ANSON ; WISEMAN; 1 !
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and no
tary. Ollice. cast end Phenix Block, (over
' Bec.kley's Stove and Xln'ShspjJ Raenn4, 9.
- Collections promptly mitde.Septa, 888?1'. :
D. L. ROCKWELL,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Deuel
. Block. Kont, Ohio, -..ii f,fn" ft! I
. lec. 10. 1868.1y ; ,!),' . . !
GEORGE SADLER. Mi tJ'"' ' I
"Physician and Surgeon, Kavenna, Ohio.
oiiien with W. 11. TlHimas. Esa.. Emuire Block.
Residence on. Walnut, soponilr dfo, southi of
' 3Ialu Street. ' . ' . 4f. .
'' J DR. A.' k. POSTER'S, !
Kdeetle Physician and Sarjfeon, Roots town,
iibm rinntv Ohio. Chronic aud Private
IihImi tweated sncoessfullvt F?iK4-Next
.door south of Green &
isarrows store.
Deo. 31, 188. ly
A. BEI.DING. M. D. C. O. STEP 31 AX, X. .
BELDING & STEDMAN, ,
phniriim ml Bars-eons. Office over Beld-
ing A Brother's Drug Store, Main Street, Ra
venna, Ohio. Dr. Belding's residence first
jWaiiinw twi,-th of. KinnirA Rnildinv. , Dr.
iteduMin' residence seouuil: dweiiing vrtast of
Gillette House. Nov. 1, 1868. ly.
Fliys!
Itesideucu on Van Burea Street, first House
it;r;Hiiu-
cast of Union henool, .
. Kt Itavenna. U? Sepfc I8t8 lyi if jj'ljiffl
Dr. A. W-AIX!OUN,
rhrslctan aiul Sargaoa. Office Main St
one door west of Etna Block
Ravenna, Sept. 10. 1888. ly.
POE & BROTHER, Y.'AU
. Druggists' and A-pothesaries, Main StrJS
ltavenlitt, O. ';! ) ' : i I
i M ;ii l" WEDDELU HOUSE,
Cleveland Ohio. tS.10 per OslW 'K.' 'iL'ett
I.KTTE Wi, aTOiiiietora. M i
'Dec.. 1HB8. ly.
T. L. PARSONS,
Dealer in Green aosd Dry "Gro6eriTe,
.t offee, Sugar. Canned. Pniihs "Of bU,JhiuI,
- Hams, I.ard. Dried Beef, Salt, kc. c.
No. 0, Phenix Block, Rarenna, Ohio. . 1
. .June 10th. 189. 4V-1.V..-' Y) i. .A JII' I
J.O.'lfASOW, ' ' I' .'W. SMHTB.
(lute firm Bishop, Afasoa AEoJ'Ail l.'ll i
'i (MASON; iSMITH & CO., !
Importers and-WholesaliiDwilrV ' In
W incs and l.iniiors. No. 85
Water Street,
i;icvcinnn. i.inio.
Nov. 5, 1808, ly.
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PETER FLATH. . . i i 1- ( i",J,-,'f
FLATH & POE, rT
Clothiers and Merchant Tailors, Hats. Caps
t and Furnishing Goods. . Poe's Building, Mtrin
Street. Ravenna, Ohio.
Oct. 15, ia8, ly.
. M . C..S.STARR,'Ui Vr
.Manufacturer and Dealer in Saddles, Har
ness, Bridles, Collars, Whips, Trunks, Valises,
Traveling Bags, Jfcc,, Mailt- Street, Rs. venial,
..Ohio." J-'
Feb. 11, 1869, 24-1 y.
CnAS. W..COE. t JOBfJCEBBIAH-y 0.
' COE, ' MERRlkil fecd.,
OfO. BPS I.
rBOPBIETOBS OF
Commercial ,-Elevtpsi
film-t (jr C General CottmimHon XerehanU,
BRICK WAREHOUSE,
189 to 20? B! er,Stset , Poek)k 1
Cleveland, Ohio.
. - Aay S7; 1869, .S9-Kwf'
Karni for Sale.
TDB undersigned having, other businettj Ije
uulring his atteution. on'ers lus fiinni fcr
sale. Is situated mile from public s4uare,
contains about 124 lucres line arable and grazing
;. ...i i,i ..,. iv., it tin wr. a never fail.
"I'ZiLw -,.tei .toirI house, with 10
rooms, 8 good Barns and tr.er.oMtlwildii.gs.
i i... .i...ni; the ent re milk tratle of
R avemm. which, as the city SLUL.a h.
more profitable. This property offers greatm,
.TmsenUts for a pav V. UU ":!w?i;
caire iii very profitable bimhiess mrlhe farm w
4ie sold with a moderate payment in hand and
sumcieut time out.., ua.ai.ee. j BKyMOirU-
n,. venna. Mav 20. 18B9, 38-tf.
f n5' RICHABUSOJI
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LATEST FOZDIxa SOOT-JACK,
. ' I i: 1 . I li ( I I i '
.,! l.li'.M.'!..i' ,...uti..i contrivance of the kind
by which relrai tory booto can lie taken off with
ease. When not m use ii. mm
of tho room couscijucutly, uover
.'Tta.uiaa.to of happy families arc . now" using
it, and no well regulated lauiiiy sw
'itluitir. ii..
; bold by agenU only.-.
Call on or address
Jareh 4, 1869, tt :
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HO'
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ill QuiM.'fc:
at
Are nssexessipv counterfeited at the pres
ent time than ever before.
.HTkeittplrwIul JriiwlDmiMMialMkttlta've in
oueef many unprincipled dealers to iniport-Ju
.1.11 ui it &o uillllBM) v JM1 HiJIW.
Thafofors-those .yishing to purchase the genu
ine watch shonld liuv onlv (iC.wHahle Loi-ul
Agentx. We have now a full line of all the dif
ferent styles in Uold and Silver which for finish
aid price are more des entitle than alrVtMlg bc-
WJlreJi!His llra4rliitstii (jrtlii Aisol
GEFT'S WATCH AT OXLY $75
LADIES COLD WATCHES,
At equally low prices. JV'e are sellina fliief nil
Jewelled ttunuug
relied IttinUUg CassB uMO. OQmQOf ".tHO,
STEM WTSDISO WATCH.
A new thing and a good thing. Call and see
them at E. B. WAIT'L .
Is equal to any watch of American or European
manufacture. We have the exclusive arencv for
the county, and guarantee them to give satisfae-
."ggj,sr--CT-r,.iro?a uroim
Tlie Celebrated i
Orekte snsd Alsnstlsuam Watches
Are. not quite KQLTALTOGOU bHteost mo
let "a-c-leuT ttiCfn-xt alMHit-n'e-liuIT New
York yriee, and have the choice of style; or we
will scad them bv express on receipt of the
t HS4ioep.- f fact! yow "want anything in
tlie wav of a watch, call and get posted as to
style and prices, as we are sure we can suit you
irom so vouu. .
S -Mi E-R'GWD S . j
In Silver Ware we have all the new styles
many neAiex. befogs pJIesed to fhe peofde of Port-tl
uiuuv) . n c ust v ail lut: paLiierus VI '
SOLID SILVER SPOONS.
Forks. Knivev Ladles. Ac. rA great sariety of
seouwssi rinMuiMhta Brtf i yff X IT
Holiday or Wedding Presents,
.., ,wh,'r,iraJS'elt;Xnf attnctrT prixes. ig ,
S .,LV(ER ,HOLLO VT'VfA. U
Tea Sets, Castors, Baskets. Ice pf triers; Cu ps.
Goblets. Wine Stands, Waiters, Butter Dishes,
Fruit Stands, Ac. Also, an ennless variety of
Forks, Spoons, Knives. Ac. all of which are
made by the best establishment in the country,
and warranted to be treble-plated, with full
wgnbof silver i the best AlrfbAta aid White
Metal.? fOarferfcesf are very low t tin? qaaliiy
of our goods. We do not sell trebl jiatti
Spoon forfi IS, but do not propose to be under
sold by any establishment in Ohio. i
Call and see, at E. B. WAIT'S. '
Bciitobft'iETsr 1 ;
Ws have some fine sets of the best mannfae
ore, and will furnish any sosiety in the couut)
with Communion Service ,at wholesale prices.
clocks; CLOCKS, CLOCKS.
Those who cannot afford to wear a watch can .
earily carry a t2 30 Clod. i;
(IIU!-' l 'i'f V'li "'OYtJ 1-1 'rti-IT 7 -.t! ; .
GO Ll PENS',-'- GOLD" PENS.
We have a large stock of fine goods, and sell
fttraAaaa atal .luM am ohaanasr
,WM -v-4Vi rHV..V
aiWfhe ohlv'oretiES for the celebrated
Dancashire Leps. Call and try them.
POCKET BOOKS, ' , , j
Xf.vr .v.v fOGKET KNIVES,
RAZORS.
In great variety, very cheap-
In Filial &WelJf
We have all the W styles. Setts. Pins, rings.
As. ear-goods, aro. too- well known jthsonghout
Vui dbuntmri to neMianydHyucosninenda-
ion. As heretofore, they are fully warranted as
recom ntenaea. .
A. NEW THI-NGi
Anv one who has been in the Jewelry trade a
few years will readily understand the impossi
bility of always getting what you bargain for
when purchasing roods from Eastern manufac
turers and importers. Having experienced much
difficulty In this way, we have established in
Kavenna Jn maaBtsc4nriof aertaiu .styles of
goods, and are now'getringXHif "
RINGS, CHAINS, &c,
of stvle and finish equal to any eastern .work,
wntcttiwe oaa ' rDMramW equal' to"eoia,' 'and
which will oompare favorably m price with
anything in the market.
Wholesale price list furnished on application.
.n;.n't... E, KUWAIT'S.
Kepairiiig and Engraving.
We have several first class workmen, and atl
the new and improved machinery and tools for
doing work in the best style known to the trade
All work entrusted to our care shall be done
iromptly and in the best manner. Full saasfan
ion guaranteed to all.
E, B. WAIT.
- Havenna, Dee. V). lass.
i
I have Cor sale at ray store. White Lime at the
following prices :
TEN BARREL LOTS. SI ,50 per barrel, i
SINGLE BARREL, S1.60.
Akron Land Plaster,
The best in market, at 1,0 per Ton. Als
BUCKWHEAT, for seed,
DRAIN TILE, lJanfi inehtin j
'WJllPSj tiawriee6 to close out,
WILLOW BASKETS, at cost,
.f"rr;r-M3'i .
WALL PAPERS
The hast assortment in town, at very low prices,
FLOTTR,
CORK MEAL,
AJ
i-;i irit m..-A i-.ilf? i
V f'Jlul a .'tS' ?--lllt I .rt til f-rtlT
ok! -iiiJ una tn-i.:msVf jiriiiaiil '"till II
of ttie fiest hltMrtjl Wlewprtec. ' r1""
.j.ia.i. IX ill.i fti 1j B-xi. .ir..I v:
PORK AND LARD
and retail
B. LITTLE.
V'V Lfirtli. . ..'f-VtvMY2T.','v
OTICK. Wisirrng to Close my misim
s in
Kavenna, J offe my, fetore and Lot for sale.
Also, my Stock-in trade. A better opportunity
for a young mat to engage in
uusiucss, cauuub
ue lounu.
B. IrlTTLE.
c.v-; . ii.u
kavenna, 'f aV a, 1869, 36-tf.
Soap ! Soap ! !
The subscriber is manufactnrinK. at Camp-
bclls ports, a flrst rate article of
SOFT 3 O -A- F ,
Soap.
All orders left at Becklev's Stove and Tin Store,
11.
will receive prompt ggtto.& CAMPBELI-;
Campliellsport, April . 1869, 8o-ly.
Farm for Sale.
Avery'arS6lerm'of cigiity' aews lorat
ed on the town line of Bavenua ami Boots
town. A good bnrn on the premises, and plen
ty o( young f'WjrS1rowj,f,-'-"'"1
tioii. S.lso"fottr bctcs W-iastunS land situated
on north Chestnnt street, in the village of Ka
venna, lust the thing for a man wishing a place
t3 pasture a cow or two. 'or terms and a par
ticular description of the premises offered for
sale, enquire at the nfflcc of ...to. ,j
K-vsasnrjt.'HATii'ita.iii
Mty 13, 189, 87-tf.
CH. COTTKRi
Silver and Brass Plater,
BELI.-IIAXGEB, lA;i-4WrTH
AXD KEV-FITTKlt,
Chestnut ,'Veuth of Main,
KAVKJfA, OHIO.
OBDEBS KK3M!6rTPLtV 'sOMClf ED.'
All kinds of Jobbing done on Short Nnlieo
.Baiennii'scpt., 10, 1868, y. ..:;. m
OTlSSjlOTrM-KB AAl!: : 4
,Overiiiyyeragain,
r 'No matter-wnirn way f turn,' .
I always find in the Book of Li fe" ' ' '
Some lesson I ha ye to learn.
1 Tmust take my place at the mill;
Jviust grind sat I he golden grain.
f muff, work at aiy task with a resolute will,
uver and over again.
We cannot measure the need
Of "even fl.e tiniest flower.
Kor eheck tlie flow of the golden sands
) IHat run throagba single hour.:;
1 ..Bilt.the morning dew mast fall t L . : .-
auu ine s.uo ana tne summer ram
Mt&i do" (beir part and perform it all ,;: "
,-Over and over again. -
V-7ver and over again. ' ''.'"." ' :
': "yrhe brook in the meadow flows.
y--And over-find over again ' -. ;'
The-ponderons nfiTf-wheel goes. .
i fSsee doing will not snare,1
lit Though, doing -will not in vain',"' -H
Aada-blessingfailing usonceor twice, -i
.May rone if -try gaitt.'ii r
'4The"path that has ne been trod '' "
. Is bevet sd rough to. the feet ; ; -
I -And the lesson we once have learncil -' - ' '
' Is aeverWtwrd to repeat.
. iThongh rruwut tears may fall,
.t And tbehaxrtto Its depth be driven "
With Htovra and tempest, we need tbem all '
To render us meet for heaven.
HO? I mm WON A PARDOK.
hff Witt yon ever: gHelvp those
J trips, Torrfence ? It is so Ipnefy-; stay-
tug' here nights ; and, besides, I am
feariiil that some ,6ne will break- in
and roUthe house aiul; murder ns all.
I aeveo attf my p ravers and go to bed
without 'trembliiig' for' fay; own' life
"ind th lives f'pf the. fchndren." And
the little woman hung, upoitjhe. arm
of tJe ystrpu rpaiV Jbescged .him
witif tearful eyes to gire up his wan
dering. U re hat -of a peddler) and set
tle clown.--.,,, i
a " As sooa a I have gathered enough
together to bay.. me a bit -of ground,
orr what would be better stHl, to emi
grate to America that blessed land
of freedom, where as the song says,
.' there's bread and work for all,' and
the bright sun is always shining III
gladly give up carrying the pack, for
it's no easy work at thei best,"
XH Only tliiuk of the money you have
in the hous? now, husband dear ; snre
ly.there is enough to take us across
the sea you and ' I and the children,
and Bridget, too, if she likes to go."
. Bridget was the. servant girl who
belped the wife of the peddler, and
was her sole companion when he was
away, and ber eyes snapped with per
fect delight when she heard the prop
osition. But she-said nothing, and
the master continued : -
- i" At is tru tor you, jvauiieen, mat i
have, a matter of a hundred pounds or
so, trhich I shall leave for you to take
care of ; and if I have luck this time I
MHsnwtsr yoffto Temafnat borne or go
to America,-bless- her. It's a good
friend she has been to Ireland, and
many is the poor. soul , she has kept
from -starving, So take care of the
children. arhieenvmi anil .Ttrlrlirot
iintu i come back , and he kissed
his wife and bright-eyed, curly head
ed babies, gave Bridget the good-bye,
shouldered his pack, and strode stout
ly away, .whistling merrily,
Terrence O'Brien was a peddler by
profession' and what was called a fore
handed man. wniS" family consisted of
a goojL yi wo- children . boy of
scarcely three years and a babe rand
the girl pf. all work, Bridget, . At the
start of Jus marriod life lie had rented
ajittle eottage that stood .in a lonely
out of the way place ; although he
had increased Chi stores, he had re
tained possession pf jt on the score of
economy.
A brave, athlonc man, an4 ue v?hq
was -afraid of nothing human, he
could atofc understand the terrors of
his wife Kathleen in fact, gave them
littlcf thofrght c Besides, robbery was
a thing i almost unknown -among tlie
peasantry, aud who would ever dream
of bis haviug a large amount ' of mon
ey in his wretched cabin ? But it was
uot las custom to ' do so. Usually . he
deposited it in a secure place. So be
gave the matter no further thought
than io ,'promise himself ;. that this
shpul4 be his last journey,' if he did
as well as he anticipated, and tugged
around'' flattering . the rosy cbeeke4
girls into purchasing.-.. finery - with
which to dazzle ' the 5 eyes of their
beaux" at the next fair, . '.
His heart was light, his form strong,
be had none of the fears of his wife,
and was looking forward joyfully to
the time when he would have a little
home, a pig and a patch of pratees,'
tbaV ouid belong to himself alpne
and of which no- hard-hearted steward
or non-resident landlord could claim
control, although he would willingly
pay his tithes to the chnpcb,
itb t Kathleen,? bowevcF, :it was
fttrHiIffcrene.L-iA8 the- night began to
1 .
draw near, and the wind to creep
around, the corners of the cabin, and
whistle down the chimney with a
maurpfultM undheTiethought berself
of the sovereigns her husband left,
aud taking the bag in which they were
kept from the cupboard over.vhe fire
place sfie tucked it between the' beds,
remarking at the same time to Bridget,
"that no one would ever think of
looking for H there.' : : : .
" No,'; was tbe reply ; " it would be
a smart man, sure, that would-ho look
ing nnder'the . children: to find gold."
Tbe. tea , oyer, for they were . early
sleepers andjearly. riser, the girl re
quested that'ahe might be allowed to
pass the evening with her sister, who
resided about a mile distant ; and the
anxious wife and mother, although
loth to do so, at length consented, in
sisting upon -an early return: lt ' ''
' But you will be back curly, Bridg
eti" J:.": "," "":
'" "Av course I will that same. But
don't be nrter fretting;" and the girl
departed.
Tho. loue woman busied herself as
best she might until a late hour, but
the girl did not return. : In a fever of
aixietv slio watched until about an
hour had passed, altbough it appeared
to her like half a day ; and theu, con
sideling it useless to remain up iof)g
er, sought her own pillow, after com
: : 1 . . . i ' Tt-- --'-"-V.--..g "it ' 'H"i'n
EAYEKXA, O. THTJE
mending herself to Ilnii' who is the
protector of the widow and the fath
erless.: But; she had. not closed hen
eyes before there was a loud rap. upon
the door. ' .' '..
" Is flint y on, Bi klget V, she. asked
hopefully. ...
"Xo," was : the . answer, ; and her
heart sank like lead within her; "' no,
1 1 am a stranger; I have lost my way.
and you must let me in.".
: -ul cannot, cannot! ' I am a poor
lone woman. ; I dare uot let yon in."
"Ton needliave iio fearl As there
is a God iu i Heaven, I will not harm
you.:-1 am an escaped convict an in
nocent one and.' as you have mercy"
in your heart, open the door.", . , . . ,
. When was such an .appeal . made : .io
an Irish heart in vain ? An escaped
convict, and wanting succor! ' That is"
talisman to 'open every , door to
have the best potato or piece of bread
forced into the hungry mouth. -Yes,
iris truly the--open sesame io 'an Irish
heart, and it .operated so in this case.
The woman arose, opened , the door,
gave the fugitive food, and,, having
again received 1 the assurance that lie
would do her no' harm, but, on the
contrary, protect her; and haviug also
seen " him stretch ' himself rrnon the
floor before : the remnant of the peat
fire, she again sought tlie side of her
sleeping children.' But even then she
was not allowed to rest.. At first herJ
fears kept, , her awake,: then came an
other loud rap ! for admission, and
both she and her ' stranger visitor
arose. ; . '. '';'' - ".'." ' ,7'' ',"
"Is this, part of your gang 27 she
asked, in-trembling whispers. '
" I call Heaven to witness,' he an
swered solemnly, "that such is not
the case. ' Ask them what they want."
She did so, and was told' that they
knew she had money in the bouse, 'and '
were determined to have it. "
u Tel! them," Vhispered the, strang
er, that you have a friend with you,
and that it will be dangerous f6r them
to enter." '' ' - '' - -
" I have a friend here," she said go
ing close to ,' tile door, " a man who
will protect me, and you had better
uot try to get in."
know betterlauglied a female
voice, that .of Bridget j the servant
girl ; "I know there , is no one in the
bouse except yourself and the chil
dren." 1 ' ' ' "' .
What shall I do? What shall 1
do ?" the poor woman asked, wring
ing her hands. . :
Tell them," again whispered the
stranger, "that I have pistols, and
will shoot the first, one that dares step
his foot within the door. , God heln
me ! I would not have blood on my
hands ; but I promised to protect you
with my life,' and I will. Warn them
yet once more." ,: . ;
" Bridget I" shouted ; Mrs. O'Brien,
"the friend I have : here has pistols,
and will certainly kill 'you. 'I warn
you to go away."
Again me doiq, pad . laugh ot the
servant girl rang out, and her voice
could be heard urging -them "on.
"Itoonly talking she is, Pevil a
One is. there iu the cabin but the chil
dren, Break down the door and be
done with it. : I tell yon there is more
than a hundren pounds hid between
the beds," ' ' :' :'V'. V ; . .
" Stand back," whispered the con
vict to the hostess; "their blood be
upon their own heads!" !i ' :
Scarcely had the words been utter
ed before heavy blows fell : upon the
dopraud made jt tremble upon its
hinges, The selfrapppinted prqtector
stpod 4 little one side, ' calm and firm.
Iu either band was a pistol, and his
manner showed that he was no strang
er to their use.
"Down with the door !" shouted
Bridget, " or else stand aside aud give
me the axe.",. , :'-; :"', i
.. A shower of heavy blows and it
fell.' The !fhlse" servant' girl entered
and dropped dead with a bullet buried
in her biain. The foremost of the
men met the same fate,- and the oth-
era fled, They bad quite enough of
hlond aherl- , '"- '
' To leave the helpless woman thus
was not to be thought of by the kind-
hearted stranger; and,; though prison
or tranipei'tatipu stared him in the
face, be comforted her as well as pos.
sible, . straightened , the corpses,, and
tnen naatenea to tne nearest magis
trate nd told the entire stony not
eyen denj-ing who and what be Avas.
The facts were, too evident to bear
even questioning, and, as a reward for
his braveryi the convict was pardoi)
e4, subsequently found to have been
convicted innocently, and, wben the
husband and father returned, he was
readily persuaded with his family to
emigrate to the United Statos, ' :
Now, in one of the Western States,
Terrence O'Brien has a house by the
side of a beautiful river,, and not far
from ft 1b another where the once fu-
giye tpnyici tas . 'Wife : and children
of his own to prqtect, and .both will
give as an heirloom- -to their deseend
ants tho little but true strry of how . a
pardon was won,' ' '.. ,
A blikd horse wandered into Wliite
river, at Indianapolis, aud getting be
yond his depth, swam around in a cir
pje to find his way out : His distress
attracted another horse not far away
from the bank, who first went to tho
.water's edge and tried to direct tho
blind horse by neighing. Failing iu
this, he took to the water and1 swarm
out to his relief, and after swiriimin
around him for nearly a quarter of an
hour he finally got the blind' horse to
understand in what direction the land
lay, and tho two horses oamo to tho
shore side by side, ainid the ehcoi a of
upwards of one hundred pcrsous,'wlio
had become spectators. ,! Hud the
"spectators ? gone to the relief of tho
noble animals', they too would have
been worthy of cheers ; as it was, tho
horses alone deserved such a tribute
r-the men something (julte ttic oppo
site.' '' " ' .''
SDZIJ SOltMGO
.7 C
-- W&EEi'lXGHASf l'K feBtrST." ,u
;The Whelliug autelUgencer occu-'
pies u column in telling a . story of a
haunted tunnel near the i-ity on the
nenipfield ' road; .After laying the
groundwork, for the story by. reciting
the number of murders that have been
itt i r ..n.,ni vn Tfaii:
UU.llIIIlllCtl ill llIC IU1I1IC1, IUC llireut-
, , , ' , .
gencer proceeds to relate the expert-.
ence of four men who passed through
the tunnel on Thursday evening about
six o'clock, as follows : . ' "; ' '
The darkness of the cavern had set :
into an appalling storm, but still they
held their way. ' Soon groans and
supplications for mercy fell upon their
Startled ears: (,Tbe: usual cavernous
echo was apparent, as the tone of
voice was unnatural aud sepulchral
the men stood 'transfixed with horror
and fright ; the atmosphere was close
and, stifling' - A' ' at once, issuing
from the solid rock, Which forms the
eeiling, directly over the spot where
the murderer slaughtered bis victim, a
ghastly form appeared. ; All around,
as we .have said,; was impenetrable
darkness, but the spectacle itself was
as clearly visibie as in the noonday.
It descended feet first until it reached
place about equi-distant from the1
floor aud ceiling of the tunnel, where
it stopped and remained for a few sec
onds, i Although covered; with ihe
slime and earth of the rave, tlie fea
ture? of the ghastly spectre were dis
tinctly visible, clad in the habilinieirts
of the tomb: ' Its appearance was Lor- i
rible in the extreme. With biie arm ex
tended, and the bloody fingers of the
hand hanging half severed from their
stems, with the forefinger of the other
hand it pointed to : the gaping wound
in his temple. ; The wound seemed
fresh, but the drops of blood seemed
clotted and stood out in bold relief on
the. face bt .the, ill-starred wretch. ,
Without a movement of the lips,. a
voice apparently as6uiug from the
throat of the ghost,' exclaimed in a
tone so unnatural as to be totally in-.
descnbable, "let the dead rest! TThe
horror-stricken witnesses of this ap
palling -spectacle - rushed from . the
scene. At the mouth of the, tunnel
they met other parties whose credulity
was uot sufficieut to believe the story
of the witnesses. They therefore ob-'
taiued a lanteru and returned to the
Spot where the apparition was first
seen, , They were not long waiting,
when the spirit in 'he same place, re
peated the words he had before used,
in, if possible, a more horrifying tone,
aud glided rapidly through the air to
wards the western mouth of the tun
nel. The individuals thus made sure
of the authenticity of the apparition,
were deprived of the power of speech
for eome hours, aud even after the in
tervention or days their fearful recol
lections are so vivid as to reder them
almost afraid of speaking on the sub-
ect. : ... -
The persons who witnessed this ap
palling spectacle in the tunnel being
men of respectable and truthful char
acters,. the'ir - statements created , a
wide-spread and profound sensation
in the eastern part of the city where
they reside. This was intensified by
facts which were' disclosed yesterday
morning by a gentleman who lives a
couple of miles east of the city, and
which are related -as follows: He
was coming to the city afoot, by
way of tlie ; railroad, . late in the
evening aud was approaching the tun
nel on the east, and had noticed a
eouple of persons walking about a
hundred yards ahead, , lie was a short
distance this side of the sohoolhouse,
walking on the track and looking
down to guard Ins steps, when he sud
denly felt a strange shiver and sensa
tion of horror, and looking up saw a
man standing a few yards ahead di
rectly over the stone culvert (where
TJlrich's body was hidden). . His arras
were held up above bis head, as if
guarding against apprehended blows,
and the blood "was streaming down
his face and neck. There was an aw
ful stony glare : in the eyes, '.which
rooted tlje heboider ft) the grQlind,
His first thought was that it was one
of the men-who had been 'walking
ahead of bim who bad been assaulted
by the other ; but before be bad time
to fqllqw Wit the thought he glauced
past the horrid spectacle, and saw the
two men just about to pass into the
tunnel. At that instant the man, spec
tre, or whatever it was, vanished, and
was nowhere to be seen.- Utterly
confounded the frightened and hor
ror-stricken beholder stqqq gazing, at
the vacant air, trying to comprehend
what he had seen.- In a moment or two
he bad recovered snffipiently to think
connectedly.' - ' He looked carefully
around. Nothing whatever was to be
seen, though it wag 8tl light enough
to see" o"bjects. with perfect distinct
ness. '.lie says be thought at one mo
nicnt of running lorward and telling
the men who were ahead, and asking
them if they had. seej anything i but
reiiected that ot courso tne apparition
was not there when' they passed ; and
remembered that be bad been looking
forward over the very spot where it
stood, in the alternations between
looking ahead and down at the track.
l-Bcside be felt sure he would be ridi
culed and called a fool for his flight,
He found it impqssibtoj bow ever, to
so forward over the spot, aud turning
about, ho went homo iwe judge with a
good deal1 of precipitancy). Yester
day morning be came into tho elty by
the pike, and bearing of tho appear
ance in the tunnel, told ono or two
frieuds iu con 11 deuce of what he bad
witnessed. He is an intelligent per
son, and not given to oredulity, but
ho expresses himself unable to ex
plain the mystery; His account of the
appearance of tho apparition corres
ponds substantially with thai of the
murdered man Uilrich. L' , ,
V A school coinuiitteeinan writes :
"We have a sclioolliouse large enough
to accommodate four hundred pupil"
four stonea high.
. . " ...(: )!) -I'll
-5 '( :
serrHwgw AFBict, , , . , "
A ASetr Keonlc Diaeevrert-!-A ' Haw Xike
. tne : A ngio-.Saxoa i of ..Asiatics-Origin '
'Their lteligiim Splritnnl Tlieir fiovern-.
' inent Moimrvhical -
... ' V ') i Crrom tue P'jservcr.j, '( ,(
Iu the southwestern portion of Af
rica is a tract of about 300 miles iu
breadth from uorth to south,' and be- :
Jrtrt ftSv . ' , i, : .(
tween 400 and fiOOiu length, from cast
- . . .. , '- . -
to west, . laid down , oa the maps .(is
Herero .. Land or , Dainara ; Land. It
extends from the Cucne river, on the
north to Walflsch Bay: pw the sontb,
and from the'eoast to Lake Ngaini,! in
the interior, - , Vers few- Europeans
have visited it; three elephant hunt
ers billy) between lS37and 1864, 'An
derson, whose works on1" lAke,Nga
nii," &c, are so well , known, Green
Smuts. Anderson was so much pleas
ed with the country, that he bought a
large : tract of .land; there, and raised"
.thousands of cattle. He died there fn "
tlie early part. of .the -present year; ..
- There are two races- inhabiting' the'
CoOutry-the 'Bechuauas,wh jbcciipy
some kraals' or y Usages iii i , tli'centl-al
and northern part,- but who are. in a
dependent condition, and the Ovas of
several tribes, ' (Ovambo, O varkercis,
Ovambautiem, . Ovaniguaii, Qvakue
nama,' Ovambiierre, &c.Ji a;, red rape,
with long hair, curly, but never wool-'
ly, regular features and fine form's. "
These are tbe ruling "race, and exhibit
nign , aegree , ot jnteiiigeuce, .aua
many characteristics which indicate
their Asiatic origin." i They, are gov
erned by 'a king Tjikongo of the
Ovambo race,.' who resides at .Oudoii-,
ga. lie is assisted in tne government
by a- couucil, withont whose oonsent
he cannot execute' any measure: JTCach
tribe has itspriiice and its territory,
and the princes are sdbject to the king.
and council, by .Which, for any. offense
against tbe laws, they may be deposed-
or put to death. EacK principality js
divided , info i districts, governed ., by .
chiefs, who are amenable to the princ
es, but have an appeal to the king mid
council.' Their , roads are excellent.
and eacb has an inspector, whose busi
ness it is to see that every perron eo ru
ing into the kingdom : i& fctopped and
entertaiued until his name and pur
pose can be for warded to the king, and
permissioned .' obtained : , for, .biiu-i .to
travel: through iho countryJ.In the
case of explorers!- au'd! hunters; there
is usually little difficulty .but traders
are required to procure . some respon-.
sible citizen ot the country to be their
guarantee that they shall deal honora
bly, and pay all. the debts they con
tract. ; , " ,, ,' , .. ..
The religion of. the ;ountry.iR, in
many respects so like that of the Par-
sees, as t& induce the 'belief that' the
Ovas belong to that racej ohave been
under its tuition.- -They are not idol
aters, but believe iu a Supreme Being,
the Creator, who is omnipresent, om
nipotent and omniscient, and whose
symbols are thesun-aud fire, and to
these they pay. homage as his rspre-
3entative8,- but offer no sacrifices to
them. :They keep the sacred fires conr
stautly burning and the princes, .who
are also priests, entrust to their daugh
ters, and sometimes to their wives, the
duty ot superintending-' these ' sacred
fires. , The QvaB also , believe in the
existence of a very powerful evil spir
it,; who : is -not, however, omniscient
nor omnipresent ; -and to his interfer
ence they attribute :their misfortmies
and, accidents, but they brTer no sacri
fices to him. They are said to be hon
est, industrious and temperate people,
far more regardful of their word, and
more 0DservanT .ot goou morals, man
most of tho African .nations.
THE STRENGTH OF -MEJf, ANIMALS
: ..AND-INSECTS. ; ,,....,,'
A man of thirty, ' weighing ; on an
average' a buudred.and thirty pounds,
can drag, according to Reginer.- only
a hundred and twenty pounds. The
proportion of the weight drawrii' to
the weight of .his 'body',: is . no more
than as. twelve to, thirteen., A draught
horse can exert, only for a few instants
au effort equal tq about two-thirds of
his own . proper weignt.. ; , 1 ne i ; man,
therefore, is stronger than, ; the, , horse.
But, according to Plateau, -the:. "smaller
insects drag i without difficulty, five,
six, ten. twenty times its owj weight.
The cickpiale' tlravs' fpiivteen. times
?i ' : ' .i . " l . . . . '. . . l . ..
Its own weiguij nuu,, uiute,. ;; uuier
eoleoptera arc able to put themselves
into equlibiium with a force1 of trac
tien reaching', as 1iigi ' as , ibrty-two
times .'.their Jowu weight'.' Insects,
therefore, when eompai,ei with the
Teptebi'-ata Which we employ as beasts
ot draught, have. enormous muscular
r . - t r , : . T ,1 . . - l
power. .11 a nursu uan tuv sauio. rem-
live strength aa a douaolal the traction
itcould exercise would be -equivalent
to some sixty thousand pounds. ' M
Plateau has - alsd ' adduced,. '.evidence
of t h o . fact , that, ,.in ...the same
group of insects, if you compare: two
insects, notably differing in weight,
the 8maleraii4 lightoi1 will inanifest
the greater strengtb,.; , .':.iM . ,.
An. old. fisherman states that if a
man wants to Catch fish" whenever he
visits' the river, ;. let biin ' not ; pick
out., the full. moon , to do it in. He
gives a philosophical reason ' for this
advice' which is aa follows:' When
the' htiooa , ii full ;the nights' being
bright, enable the fish to do all . thoir
foraging iu tbe night time; : Of course
having their wants supplied, they die
up all tiny, and consequently there is
a scarcity of '" bites.''.. .Under a, new
moon season, the flak have to sleep all
night and work by day ; that makes
the dinerence in. tho fish string.',
- . i .; v-,- : '
1 ' A pRUJiKEN5 mini-walking along the
stict' at iiight, with his head thrown
back, looking at;tbe moon with sove
reign contempt, was heard to exclaim
Yori needn't be so : proud, ' inadam
rnooii. - You lire' ful,! ouco a. month,
aud I every night." , . i f. . : : .:
The New Orleans Times, says that
the so-called eentnry' plantblossoms
in that vicinity every few years.' "
1 r ir,
O. 48.
From tlielhetroil 1'ost. .
''A SKELETON BEBFEttOTi-.
Jr. has been often stated that every I
bousebold has its' skeleton, and this
was doubtless true e ven before the iu- j
troduction of hoop skirts. ; A, young
business man of this' city discovered j
one. on, Saturday in a nioro tangible
form, and under more startling cir
cumstaiiees than usually attend their
advent.' The gentleman referred to
bad- beeiv absent fiom tlie city for
fsome days, and wheu. he returned on
ruaav evening, was warmly. welcom- : goddess used tew leave in the bottom
ed bya half dozen friends, nnd the Uv the . tumbler, when Jupiter stood
party passed a Very agreeable night i4reat on Mount Ida. ..,-rf.-r.,
snigiiig , "We won't ger . home '.till j There .is . many, breeds ov this de
morning; aud they kept their vocal j Hghtful vegetable, but not a mean ,one
promise, : daylight finding them sing-! j the bul lot. ... : ...
nig, the same tune. The cigars or
something made the hero of this arti
cle sick,, and, be expressed a desire to
go. to bed, au4 was taken; to. the .room
pf oue ,pfthe,,party, where ,io was
soou l'ast asleep, without even going
.through the ..formula of. removiuar his
boots... Several hours passed, and his
boou companions, went to the room
where he lay," and found him .still
sleeping the sleep that knows a head
ache, awakeuiug,, . and tlie t cigars or
something suggested the idea of trv-
the-strength of bis nerve. A skeleton
was procured from a neighboring doc
tor s office and carefully laid, by, bis
side, the grinning. sfenU placed within
a few. inches, of the sleeper's , face.
This accomplished, the jokers quietly
sat down in the back part of the room
to 'await the result, and though their
patience was well nigh exhausted, yet
they1 avow-' that- they- never -waisted
time more satisfactorily :, ior suddenly
his eyes unclosed, 'and his mouth fol
lowed suit. !;For one moment he pre
sented a rare -specimen of a fine open
couutenancer; "thenj'with : a j-ell tliat
wO'uld have been distinctly audible ait
Hie :pcace jubilees-rivaling, even Du
ball's log :ti umpet,'and causing the
very teeth of his unwelcome' bedfel
low, to chatter, an I, witli a.bound tliat
would have surprised Pfaii, be, alight
ed in the. middle, of the room, while
shouts of laughter greeted his; exploit.
For a time he could not comprehend
the situation, but as the ludicrous fact
became apparent,be joined bis friends
in the general laugh, and they soon
oined him in' an order of f'Soda for
seven. .- ... . ... . ,..
,1... :,.; SUNSTROKE. ''
Sunsti-oke, like hydrophobia,, is al
ways a doubtful subject as 'to ;what it
eally is, aiul how caused. ""The forms
of medical treatment . in the case, of
sunstroke are as varied as the theories
advanced of the charaeter of the mat
ady.i In England such cases arc con
sidcred as-- arising from direct over
heating of the blood, and treated ac
cording v. At . home some doctors
consider it a poisoning of the blood,
and follow a treatment analogous to
that in snake poisoning. Indian doc
tors believe that it is occasioned by
the direct action of the sun's rays- up
on the hair, "-or perhaps upon the me
dalld oblongata. But how is this ef
fect caused ? ,What rays of . the : sun
thus affect f it cannot be the illumiu
ating rays, nor can it be the' heat, for
firemen, 'puddlei-s, glass-blowers, &c,
endure much greater heat, and at still
greater disadvantage. But iu the solar
rays we have the " actinic" or (chem-
ical rays, and It is the actinic which
acts most powerfully oii organic . na
ture ; and the actinic rays are surpass
ingly energetic ' iu the tropics. En
gineering Journal. :; "'; '
: i ' :: ABSENT-MINDED. ' ' ' i
A good story" is told by the Con
cord (N. H.) Statesman, as follows t
i Our State, though not one of the
largest iu tlie Union, takes precedence
of them all iu many remarkable. things
besides its enduring granite.-. It. has
recently come to light that we bear off
the palm for tlie. most abscut-minded
man on record, - This gentleman,
whom we will call Mr. Lethe, resides
in a towii near the center of the State.
One of his neighbors died,, and Mr.
Lethe' was called upon to prepare the
corpse for burial and superintend the
funeral." It: had been ' detirmined
that, the dead man Should appear in
his cotUn m -, bis lull , bunday suit ot
black. Mr. L. hung up his. coat on a
convenient nail and - went to : work.
The task being completed, he resumed
his coat, and soon after found' that' a
wallet was missing from bis "breast
pocket. The alarm was, immediately
giy;en and the stillness of the bouse
was broken , with tlie cry.; that Mr.
Lethe bad lust or been robbed of his
pocket-booki Afte r every conceiva
ble place had been; searched, aud more
than one of those present had been
subjected to suspiciously scrutinizing
looks, some oiie discovered that Mr.
Lethe's coat, wallet and all, was oil
the corpse, while the dead man's gar
ment covered the back of the, absent
minded and sorely-distressed under
taker.,' ' .', ' .; '' .
.' .THE, ApVAXTAOK OF APtTKE LlKK.-
If you look into the earh' vears of
truly helpful men, those who . make
like' easier or nobler to those who
come after them, you will almost in
variably find that they lived purely in
the days of their youth. In early life
the brain,-though abounding in vigor,
la sensitive aud very susceptible to in
jury and thi8 to such a degrco that
a comparatively briof and moderate
Indulgence in vicious pleasures ap
pears to lower the tone and impair
both tho delicacy and cUioioncy of the
brain foi life. This is not preachiug,
boys it is tho simple truth of science.
rA gektlemant of liochcstor saw an
advertisement that a recipe for the
cure of dyspepsia might be had. by
scudiug a postage stamp to tho adver
tiser, He sont his stamp and tho an
swer Was, "Dig in. your garden and
let whisky alone." , ; ".
How should thelinrbsof Iho law bo
clothed ? In breeches of promise,
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finin, or leaded, or in double column, or rule and
tijfure tvorkr"will lc charged tifty percent, addi
tioiiid. C-sI .tit i. t f i; -i
JOSH BILLINGS -
STKA WBrBfeXES.
The strawberrv i, one uv natur's
.i She makes' tlVemVvorth
i'iftx'. onntt - f dlA Tl I il 1." ft D ourl
nevei allows.theni.to be sold at a mean
price.
The culler uv the strawberrv iz like
the setting sun under a thin cloud,
with a delicate dash of tlie ruin bo in
it ; its fragrance is like, the breath of
a baby v when '. it. first begins-, tow eat
wintergi-een lozzingcrs; its .flavor is
like the nectar which an old-fashioned
..I ..think i hev stolen them, , laying
around loos, without any pedigree, in
somebody's tall grass when , I was ; a
lazy schoolboy, that eat dreadful easy,
without white, sugar ou , piem,, aud
even a bug occasionally ;mied. with
them in the. hurry.of.the momeat'
Cherrys is, good but they, are ;tew
much like sucking a ; marble with a
handle tew it. Peaches is good,, if you
don't get any. uv the pin feathers n
tew.iyour; lips. i; "Watermelons.- will
sute anyboddy who iz satisfied - with
half-sweetened drinks ; but the .man
who kan eat strawberrys, besprinkled
With kream (at someboddy else's ex
pense,) and not lay his hands on his
stumuck, and, thank: the author uv
strawberry 8 . and : stumucks, aud the
pheliow who pays for thestrawber
ryi, iz a man with a worn out eou-
sciens a man , whose, mouth . tastes
like a hole iu the ground, and . don't
care what goes down it. .
They have been three years boring
an artesian well uear St. Louis. The
depth reached is 3,832 feet, or only
138 . feet less' than three-fourths of a
mile. ."But "fid. pure . water has been
reached at that depth, and it' is how
proposed to plug the hole np and lose
S(H5,O0Q the cost 0 far.' The boring
was done at the rate of about thirty
feet per month: , The artesian well at
Grenpble, in France, is one, of. the
most famous in the world, and was
begun in 1$33, with the expectation of
reaching water at a depth of not more
than twelve or fifteen hundred jfeet.
Iu 1841, at a depth of 1,793 feet, water
was at last found, and has flowed ever
since at the. rate of rive huudred thou
sand gallons in twenty-four .hours.
There, are numerous, wells In other"
parts of Europe and also iu this coun
try, but the deepest one .in the world,
except that now under consideration,
is at a, sugar refinery at St Louis, be
gun inutile spring of 1840, aud con
tinued until 1854,' when the work
stopped at the depth' of 2,199 feet.
The supply of water procured is com
paratively small " in quantity,' , and
strongly impregnated with sulphur.
'A. coLlegk ; professor was being
rowed across a stream in a boat. - Said
he to the boatmau :
.."Do you understand philosophy?"
- " No, never he'rd of it,"
I " Then one-quarter of j-our life has
gone.; Do you understand geology?"
'" No."; ;.-f:!iij
:i " Thcn:one-half of your life's gone.
Do j'ou understand astronomv!" :
"No." ' ' '-. ' ,
" Then three-quarters of your life is
gone." ''rl-' :
..; But presently the boat tipped over
aud spilled both in the river. : Says the
boatman'! ' ' "'' '"'"'.';
"Can you swim?' ,,: '-;
.,.4N0." : .;. . , . -. .'
, "Then the whole of your, life is
gone." ;..
Jay Cooke made about $20,(XTO,()00
in manipulating the . bonds. He ar
gues that the National Debt is a Na
tional Blessing; spends the summer
in bis magnificent villa on the . beach,
rejoices iu a ' thirty thousand dollar
turn out, and is . a veritable example
of how au American citizen cau eujoy
the " blessing." , Jay Cooke sustains
the.? National" Bank swindle; and .is
in favor of having the people pay the
last cent of tlie public debt iu gold, if
all men,' women and children are
made slaves by it. He is acoutributer
to .the Imperialist, aud a warm, en
thusiastic supporter of Grant and the
Treasury. . . ,t.!T
11 athek a Mistake. The other flay
.a -young lady stepped into 'a Well
known establishment in the Bowery,
and inquired of a handsome clerk'?'
Sir, have you any ' monsecolored
gloves?"- ' " '
' ' "Mouse-colored, miss?" ' '"''"'''"
" "Yes; a sort of gray the 'color of
your drawers," meaning tho store
drawers, which were painted gray.
"My drawers,' miss?" ejaculated the
young man. glancing down at his dress
to see if everything was right' and
tight. " My drawers, miss? ; Why,l
don't wear anv !"" ; " 1 ' ' '
Foksky, who is probably the big
gest humbug in : A in ericau political
life, is now looking for elevation to
the Federal Senate- as a Senator: for
South Carolina. He has attempted
about every other dirty scheme,' with
out attaining the desired result;: he
will therefore next try the carpet-bag
dodgo. Chicayo Times. ', . :
.. A native Bostou youth accosted a
boy of decided Afiican lineage, a few
days since, and inquired of the! cable
lad why he had so short a nose.-.' The
reply Was:. " I spect's -so it won't
poke itself into , other people's bbusi
ness,". ;,..u : !.., -,t.-i.i.i i-i
"' X laiiy went but with her little
girl and boy, and purchased the latter
a rubber balooii, wliicli escaping him
went up into tlip. jir. '.Noticing bis
tears, the littlo girt said ; , . ;
'.' Never mind, Neddie ; when you die
aud go to heaven, you'll dit it.; ,,t
A dandy iuqnired'at a fruit stall,
"Are those apples "fit for a hog to eat ?"
"Try 'em aud sec," said the wonlau.
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