m mm mil JAMES JB. iCHAMBKKSi Editor, PIBtlSHED EVERY SAxikiAlT AT GAINESVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, OHIO. "Counting Boom and Publication OJRre Xlockwell Souse Block, No. 114 Maiu iC. Yearly , by norarrier.. 42,00 . 1,35 Six Months, by mail or Carrier..... rw,w if . I. .. . t 'jiiriur I UTVK JLUUVIW, ' UMUui . - -- SfcJf- Unfile In all cant Adranr I'aymtnit lO is require. . - ; .;.' JOB IEIAR.TMENT "r Book and Blank Work, Circulars, Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Cards and e very description of JoKWork, executed with dispatch a4 m the neatest stvle of the art. . Having an entire new outfit oflypes, tresses, and Machinerv, together with a force of compe tent and skilfull workmen, we feel that our fa cilities are second to those of no other establish ment in the place. DESOLATE. 1 strain my worn-out sight across the sea, I hear the wan waves sobbing on the strand, My eyes grow weary of the sea and land Of the wide deep and the forsaken lea ; Ah! love return! all! love, come back to me'. As well these ebbing waves 1 might command To turn and kiss the moist-deserted sand! The joy that was, is not, and cannot be. The salt shore furrowed by the loam, smells sweet. , . Ah ! blest for me, if it were not my lot To make this shore my rest and hear all strife Die out like. von title's faint receding beat; . II he forgot so easily In life, " I may in death forge( U.ui Ijaprgot-jr " - StTNEIOKTrf' "! i'-Im-st. . . - -.4 44H sii i A ldac4msein titeUstaBMUes, ,j. v . The crisp green meadows are newly shorn. Cloudless drifts in the summer skies, - Birds are-ioud in the fragrant thorn. . -: The leaves, like lovers, kiss the breeze; And over the field of glossy wheat, Like ripples glanciug on the sunny seas, Light winds dance on their fuiry feet. The river, glimmering to the snn, Like a forest of templar lances shows. Motionless as a kneeling nun, The gray spires shine from cottage rows. Swifter than swallows down the wind, o'er the bridge and through the vale, The engine rushes, ami far behind Wreaths of luminous vapor sail. To one long pent in city lane Soiling the spring by slow degrees. Of summer little but warmth and rain, What magic in such morns as these! The breast expands as to night dew. Wood violets spring in haunts of dove, Bone brightens to their brightest hue, , Ami the heart glows with faith and love, i t it & " ' ' .!!, rBEAs v,w mtm , Twl. 'Ix'i. . : " t 1 . ; i t , it utsiit tuu cioi- -iM - . . i'. Jv ' i . ,,,w fc Two travelers start'ed1 a oar, !'. : With Trust ami Knowledge laden ; One was a man with mighty braiu, "".' , And one a gentle maiden. They joined their hands, and vowed to he Companions for a season. Tiie gentle maiden's name was Faith; The mighty man's was Heasou. He sought all knowledge from the world, Ami every world anear it; All matter and all mind were hit But here was only spirit. If anv stars were missed from heaven, ilia telescope could llnd them, But while he only found the tars, She found the Uod behind them. He sought for truih, above, below, All hidden things revealing; Hhe only sought it woman-wise, Aud found it in her feeling. He said this earth's a rolling ball, And so doth science prove it; He but discovered that it moves, OAe found the springs that moved it. He read with geologic eye . The record eo-agiBS t? Unfolding strata, he translates 1 KrK VoRfwr-wrttteti pages.'-' H He&igs amirmi uanmmtaiu 1' -Must measures re wiui sinmnw; i.j She leaps it with a single bound. And stands upon tiie summit. He brings to light the hidden force In Nature's labyrinth lurking. And hinds it to lits onward car, To do his mighty working. lie sends his message cross the eni-th. Ami down where sea gems glisten; jS'Vs sendeth hers to 4,od himself, Who bends His ear to listen. All things in science, beauty, art, In common they inherit; But he has only clasud the form. While elt has clasped the spirit. God's wall inlinite now looms up Before Faith and her lover; But while he tries to scale its height, She has gone safely over. He tries from earth to forge a key To ope' the gates of Heaven: That key is in the maiden's heart. And back its bolts are driven. They part- Without her, all is dark, - His knowledge vain and hollow; For Faith has entered in with tiod. Where KcaSDs osiinet follow.- CONTINUED. . OX THE CONTINENT. K" the card which Mariam gave Mrs. L,e IJUlllap were traced the i words, "1 will send my carriage ' to-morrow at four. Come to me if you would give comfort to the wretched." -..... "What does this mean?" asked her foster-mother, reading it in wonder. "I know not unless you are capable of assuming two characters atone and the anm time " said Mariam. liansiiis-asraiii as she hurried to rejoin Frederic in the bower, "for truly as 1 live I can hardly believe you are not tne very person i met just now dpwu stairs-have you a sister, mother" " "I had one,?' 'replied Hnj Le Dtutlap, in. tt cold,'' bitter" tonej" "but 1 was rob bed of Her-r'Wbuld. to .God ilr had . been my death alone never . wind, Mariam, leave me by myself, I am writing," she added, somewhat petulantly. " "Doubt less," she went on, as Mariam vanished, "something with reference to this dear girl, about whom my soul has absolutely wound itself some casual remark some petty scandal perhaps J I myself am know known and suspected. Could I but irrevocably bind her to myself could the marriage be consummated, and now, she would return with us. Yet still, the mother the mother, and her ignorance of her exalted station, and my ininiHnAtiwiinl her nn tin nil nine be weighed. I began with good inten- tions lor the nrst time lor years I eniov the peace of a good conscience shall 1 disturb It now? never, tiod helping Precisely at the stroke of four, next day, the Btrage!!BatTiagHliove up to the dooc Mrs. Le Dun lan alone, and Tiht without rniclr.lriri: entered .mil Ws driven to a hireo-and. stately j mansion, wherfe'a-serysjnlhitroditced her -into -an apartment pnncely, in 1 adornment, and darkened, sufficiently to impart' a rich jmd splendid- sbmbrenesS to the! beautiful furniture. -i ' - i "How like mvown taste." she thons-ht. glancing at the graceful designs of the pattern on tne wan, tne cnaste sculpture, the extremely beautiful paintings, the light and trailing pattern of the carpets, the easy and elegant disposal of couch and ftitontj "cn,nlr tliofA la nnthinir rial. man in all this it is purely English who ean this mysterious ei'sonage be?" Tne door opened sue sprang to ner feet, and stood as if paralyzed at the re flection ot her own image. Aot so the other she eame forward with trem bling, and anxious step, held out her hand irresolutely, then dropped it, while the tears gathered in her eyes, and in another moment she sank, as if fainting, upon a seat. There was a silence, broken first by $Irs. Le Dmilap. - ' "If my twjtt sister sbadj j&pt for years she was about to Aifcj, ' whe)'i jjrith "ae6ld elrill eaine the .consciousness, it, had never. stntCK Her so forcibly before,) that in no grave had that fair body been laid, that- even the silent waters' had never ffiven back the beautiful, dead form. "Hear what I solemnly assert," cried the other, holding forth her arms, her cheeks glowing like the snow, "that in the town of Bradley I have, if he be liv- ing, an old father, by name Abel Gold finch, a sister called Ruth " "Gracious lieayen J I am she !" cried Mrs. Le Dunap, falling within her sis - ters extended arms. No, it cannot be vou are not and vet mv heart tells me it is mv own blood that beats iu yours. Still, how shall I believe? Oh! my sis ter. mv sister, it is indeed you, and God has nermitted it all." l'ale, and cold as marble, were the lips ivi nasskmatelv nressed.-and lor a few moments nothing ws heard but low sobs.. : "JS it thus that you receive me?" mhr mured the .other faintly, .'.'I Who ."dis graced you, mv sister .1 dare not be lieve it it is too much too much happi ness," "Bettve that I love you have always; loved yvi will love you till I die; be lieve that iujthus finding you I gain new, life new hop&T-pew joy; that earth looks no longer ,o)ate that the one void iu my heart, o Jong vacant, is Jllled y;itb such delicquii jliness that lESVILiLE , :A yOLUME I. t:l',rt i t .n.JiHBti- -. : c I, a criminal a much a you, am at last forgiven by that heaven agai at which I so reckleMly. sinned. But explain thin visfcb,r is it sot a sweet dream from which L shall, awake by-and-by? .Tell me) all, how. you escaped us why you are here tell me quickly." ; , . , "It is long since ( reverted, to these metancholly years," said the sister, lov ingly holding the other's hand, "at least by language; for never has memory al lowed it to be absent from my mind no, for the yery moment when sleep has vis ited we like an uneasy ghost., , During that terrible .time ; language can , never express what . were my feelings ;' there seemed lodged Jn my breast a burning, watliiug irott that made me gasp for breathy tliat drove me to the. distracted thought of . self-destruction, from which I could not tear myself. .. Many a night wheu. you, pale watcher deemed me sleeping, ,1; have been In that torture wkich i know only lost spirits, can feel, o; exquisite , in its infliction that the racked flesh torn by butruments, would have felt a palsied sense of anguish com pared with it.. Lt last it drove me nearly dUtracted. . X o expiation seemed to my burning braiu sufficiently, equal to my ertmn..,.w,i Jiadheeju, AO .tenderly cared for I had from my Infancy been so- well ami Clearly shown the evil effects of crime I seemed hideous to myself a blot on nature. At last I resolved to rafehly throw my life away. Xight after nht I laid awake maturing my plan ; and when I had prevailed on yon for the first time, to leave me and seek a night's quiet rest I knew my babe," she paused, violently agitated, " would sleep sound ly,, nor betray its vile mother. . So I afose, weak as I ' was ; a new strength seemed to be infused gradually into my poor limbs. I knelt first by my babe, ad solemnly vowed that never would J loof n port 'Its' dear 'face' again ;'iiever, never would I behold the parent whose gray hairs I had sprinkled with a sorrow that would carry him to the grave; never would I behold "you, or the scenes of my infancy. I severed my curls from my liead prond "that ' I : had been of their glossy sheen I gathered my letters, my little mementoes, and left them for you Then t kissed the babe I thought how. you. would care for "it how it would never know from your kind lips the se cret of its birth how it would never be cursed by the presence of its wretched mother I kissed it oh, heaven! the memory of that moment! Then softly I stole from that dear home of my birth, venturing only to look iu, where slept my father and, oh ! Ruth, I could have shrieked at the expression that moment crossing his features: and he groaned groaned in his sleep and the thought that 1 bad Drought this heavy sorrow on the happiest household thati was its blight. 6$' destroyer! gjve -.yihgsrto my despair. I held my breath and tied from the house: soon I found myself on the banks oftne deep ttverj whose tide flows o strongly to the ocean. I threw oft'my hat, my inantief i took off my shoes, and was just plunging in, when Ruth, I shall believe it to my dying day I saw fir t her, clad as she was iu her coffin, rising from the solemn wave, and throw ing lief hands forward, as she said, in a hollow voice, back, child, back.' ' I seem tobehohLher this moment, with glisten ing eyes, and clear, polished brow, the tnoou shining through and through her fwondrously white garments Ruth, I Bnio her, and she saved me. God sent her to save His lost child. I know I knelt down theremy limbs last all their power of motion till she had faded laded away, Then my will grew strong again; I sprang to my feet: I essayed to plunge, when I felt her cold hand on my shoulder, and I fled on the wings of tear irom that ternDie spot. . Ruth, 1 think I must have ran so till morning., I only remember it was broad day when I found myself in a little cottage, miles I from mv home, where evervbodv about me was., wondering who I was, and I pvas gazeu upon as some icanui tiling. aneara mem speaK 01 my nair, anu nine thajf Tfirlsftliave made my escape from some mau-nouse, anu so tne nrst cnance ;I could get, I sprang from my bed though my feet were bare and sore, and made my way 'fron,the hOuse. After that, it seems to me, I wandered months through woods and vallies, living on berries, laughing and talking 'to myself, shun- ning my kind, crossing rivers, I know uotliow, until. Again . I forgot life in in sensibility. ,, Ruth, 1 had been mad, but I knew not -until one morning, I remem- ber I felt like a little hifant, so weak and ..:-i ,i- w ... strangest tlioughts thronging through my shattered mind. I found myself, as I recollection and perception grew stronger, in i grands large room, fur- nished with the utmost splendor. I was conscious that some one was near; 1 strove to speak to sigh, and J was suc- icesslnt. A hand moved aside the light ! curtains, and a face that looked like a ! glimpse of heaven broke upon my lone liness, it was tne lace oi a middle-aged man ; its whole expression was renued intellectuidity', the hair was parted over tha forehead, lightly . sprinkled, with grey; the eyes - were -.large,' deep and j placid in short, you see the face before I vou." and she Domted to- a Dortrait. J closed in a massive frame. "I threw my- I el uu .uiuruv uiu wiieii, in ins 1 peculiarly soft voice, he -asked of me I my insiury, torn mm. uui it j. was I grieved, 1 was -not ashamed to tell him, i he seemed - so like a mediator; to my Incited fancy, he was as the blessed I Saviour himself; but remember I was I very weak-r-I.,was in . that .state in which actual things take the hue of visions I could not tell whether it was L living i and -thinking, or whether some other soul had entered into my iraine. uniy one tnougnt was real to me Iliad left my child forever that brought tears imd-sohc, and for awhile emotion threatened my life. Although several tunes repeating my sad history, 1 never gave a clue to my name or residence. " " -- "Your tears, your penitence are j ing voice, 'a contrite heart he will not enougn, my poor gin, saiu mar, meii - despise. I will ask of yon no further oi your. -sad : history, but here you are welcome to remain. Matilda." he added. turning from the bed, and at sound of her name a mild-faced woman came to my side, and teuderly laid her hand on mine, "be like a mother to her while 1 ainrgone,;' he said, -"she is a repent - ant juaguuieue a sinning oemg, wnose sin, let ns humbly hope, has been for - given." This he spoke held his hand out, and gently shook mine, and was gone. l Very slowly I recovered first to walk j feebly about my new home, then tj 1 move out upon tne oaicony, men the 1 open green. Tne housekeeper, Matilda, ever forbore to question me, cared for 1 me in a tender and motherly way, and I when I was quite recovered, though I 1 uesungire ner - witn tears to let me go and work with mv hands for the bread of winch I was unworthy, she would hear ' nothing of it. - - 'I am lonesome - 1 nere,:, sne invariably added. 'I once 1 had a daughter like you at all times I you remind me of her so you must j stay. And as to work, why there is 1 plenty to do."- Here are jellies and pre- 1 serves oi an kiiius to put up the poor 1 to look Alter Mr. Guilame, our good - master's orphan school to attend to. Oh! 1 trust me, yon need never be idle here. i "Well, sister, five years chastened 1 my grief; I became through the silent working of 4 power that the most hard ened reverence if they do not obey a Christian. Not once had I broken mv resolve though night and day one name was on my heart-tne name of my child and as if a blessed boon were per- mitted me. because of my weary hours! of repentance and suffering it seemed ever to me as it the babe still hovered about me. I have at times so distinct- ly felt her presence, that .my heart trembled as it asked the question, is the babe an angel? oh, my sister, if that uranium itciiik yMieiuiiy w, n iiimc uauu in my grasp inriiieu eery nerve FAMILY PAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE, PArrSTESVILI-E, LAKE COUNTY, OHIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1871. in my body with a subtle, but exquisite pain, if she be my child it is not so; I see by your look, your manner, and my little one has gone went early; am I not right?" ' "She was scarcely a year wheu she died," answered Ruth, much' agitated, yet as much astonished at her sister's calmness. A lone silence intervened, ' during which the other seemed struggling to keep her composure, and when she SXke I she said, "I thank God that he took her to himself in her innocence she did not not live to blight instead of bless society she is a dear lamb before His throne but, sister, tell me of yourself how well you look how blest you are in the love of such a child tell me all from the mo ment I left you." "First tell me if this good benefactor still llvest" inquired her sister. "STo he died seven years ago, after blessing me with his love in wedded happiness only three. - Alas! what have I not lost in him?" "How singular that our fortunes should be so much alike?" responded tlie other sister and she related tier own life, while the other listened with her hand still in hers. - . It had grown nearly dark when this strange, unlooked for interview drew near its close. Again and again did these newly-found . sisters embrace at their leave-taking and it was settled that a soon as Ruth's important mission, the nature of which, by-the-way, she did not so much as hint at, was concluded, they should again meet; or, perhaps, Bose said, she would accompany her sister to the home of her birth, though she shrank from recognition by any of her family. ' . - ; ' i - XIV. : i - -' -.. : " , THE LOST FOUND. ' In a richly furnished room, on her couch, reclined the Lady Walden. Beauty no longer gave radiance to her face, but the pensive, careworn look that lingered among the ravages suffering and sorrow had made, imparted to her countenance a purely spiritual, saint-like expression. Her hair was so white that one could hardly distinguish the line of silver that parted it from herpale brow. ' She wore a cap of fine material a cambric rohing gown, and as she lay, she ever and anon pressed her hands above her "eyes, as if she would fain, for the moment, exclude the light of day. ' She had evidently been weeping, and the cause seemed to be her husband. He sat by her side- his head bowed on both hands, his pos ture one of deep humiliation. , A low,; trembling voice broke the still ness of the room, as the lady said, ?'It would ill become me, perhaps, near the grave as I am, to deny forgiveness to an erring 1 fellow-creature. ; Henry,- if you had only told me this before our mar riage! ' I loved you too well not to for give, even then and oh! ' I believe heaven has punished me for my idola trous affection but had -1 known all, tliis double sin ' had been prevented. Now I will not chide you you have suf fered, oh! how much more than myself, poor Henry." . ., ; "You were an angel!" whispered a broken voice. ' "No, only. weak mortal, and yet heaven strengthens me to do my duty. Do not sob this way, dear Henry, I can not bear it.- I feel we have both been very sinful thus to mourn : for eighteen long years thus to defer the exquisite happiness of forgiveness. We both needed chastening yet our selfishness has prolonged it, and but added torture. Coine, cheer up, God has not forgotten us. Look at our son, noble, beautiful boy! I, at least, deserved not such a treasure, for I have lightly cherished it. Come, let me tell you what I intended to do this morning- Neither of us have many years to live let us then improve what little time remains. .Look how the Wind steals over these roses, catching perfume before it flies, to bear to other banks of sweets so let time pass over us, bearing the perfume of good deeds to the better home. To-morrow is our boy's freedom day. We must forget the past in order to be benefited by the future and I would have no sombre memory darken to-morrow's festival. .From to day, therefore, I have determined that not a word of our misfortune shall ever pass my lips. Is it a thing to mourn over the thought that our beautiful girl has been these eighteen years among the blest in heaven? -'No! rather to rejoice, c" l"v 7, i-TT, Z What do you say, my dear husband, that while we feel her gentle ministrations. A silent pressure or the hand was the baronet's only response, and clasping his wife to his bosom, he hurried with a lightened heart to his own room, there to thank liod lor His many mercies. 'Did you ever see Lady Walden look ing so well before since her great mis fortune?' asked a noble lord of an old dowager, Who had in her turn expressed surprise on the same account to snudry persons. No, , replied the old , lady, "1 was saying a arreat manv times that it was marvellous she gave this party on Lord I en-t'Henrv's -freedom day: let. me see res. I this is-the very first time, since ; and I i urn men sue is cnangea cuangeu on: Lyes Lady Walden is changed very 1 very," sue auueu, dropping ner voice, and repeating the word after the manner or good old ladies. . V "lxird Henry is a nne young man. "Yea-but l fancy he has grown a trifle thin since he travelled; and mercv! did vou see him' start? No I wonder, there is irresistible attraction in that voune nerson's face who is she? 1 1 mean the one just entering with that t noble-lookins woman : arood heavens! f what a likeness !" 1 "Likeness of whoni where?" I w hy to the Waldens to Lord Henry. I for instance; look at them now look. l look did you ever meet with anything I so striking?" I "Y-e-s," said the other, hesitatingly. 1 "tnere is a a yes, a striking resem blance, as you say; by the way I must nnu wno sue is anu the little, youthful old man tripped' away, keeping time to the music or the nanu outside. Mariam (for it was she) soon found her self an object of immense interest ; this :and that one peering irom all sides- some giving a stealthy, well-bred glance ; 1 othevs forgetting politeness in their en - riosiry, and staring as it has neen said 1 only Yankees can stare: but vouns America sometimes nnds more than nor match in old England ; there is not so much' dlnerence as some ..suppose, es pecially in the matter ot rudeness, rne excitement at last became so in tense that it attracted the attention of Lady Walden They say there Is quite a wonder of beauty and youth present, in the person or a younggirl, she said to her husband, "what does it mean? w horn have we in vited out of our circle?" 'Nobody," Tenlied the baronet, "this is a young American girl whom Lady Manget has brought; it seems she is known to no one but her; really quite a sweet young creature, but why she has chaperoned her 1 cannot Imagine. How ever, she must be a person of distinction, or "My dear Lady Walden, let me Intro duce you to my new acquisition," said a sweet voice, interrupting the baronet, cd the beautiful girl, remarking as she did so, "My young American friend has become quite a bene." a sweeter vision never crossed my path," said . Lady Walden, mentally, feasting her eyes upon the speaking features the rich tints of the cheek, the snarkllnsr eves of such clear, deert blue. and, stranger though she was, she took both hands In hers, and gazed with a sad kind of searching look into the angelic I countenance. For an instant a sudden paleness oversnread her features, and she shut her eyes with a slight moan i oui ainiosr. ns nuicKiv recaininir enmno- sure, sne led the youn? creature to seat, and sat herself beside her. 1 should not keep von from the dance," she said, in a low and remark ably sweet tone. - "You do not detain me at all," replied 3Iariani, "I much prefer to be quiet awhile; I know not why," she added, mentally, "but I feel so strongly at tracted "toward this lovely woman." "1 want von to tell me all ahout America and American Hdies," said Ijuly AValden, with gentle earnestness, "it seems to me that your men are all brave, and your women all fair." "ou do us honor," replied Mariam, blushingly; but it was not wholly the compliment that called out the rosy red. She saw not far from her, leaning against a draperied pillow, the noble young heir, Lord Henry, regarding her with passionate, soui-searchiug glances fire in his eye, a bloom on his cheek that added new beauty she knew the light and the flush were kindled by her presence, and a pang shot through her heart as she thought perchance he could not conquer his ardent love. But soon rallying, she delighted Lady Walden with a vivid description of some parts of her country, the customs and prejudices, the virtues and follies of society. Her listener expressed herself highly- gratified, and gazed with growing won der on the eloquent young girl, when looking suddenly up she descried her son standing in the posture of one who would seek farther acquaintance. (TO BE CONTINUED). THE EXPRESS BUSINESS. Its Origin mmA HlUy. BY JAMES HALE. There is a business in this country. wlucn, in its various ramincations, is unparalleled in the history of any pri vate enterprise of any nation; the use and necessity of which has become so great that we could as well dispense with our DanKiiig aud insurance sys tems, as we could with the express, in its inception and infancy its first steps were very similar to those in the rise and progress of the cheap postage sy tern, and its presence or absence is sen sibly felt by .every man, woman and child in the community, even more so than the labilities lor posting letters. V e can occasionally, if requisite, get a Iriend tocarrv a note lor us, in an emer gency, but who will transport the bale, bundle, trunk or oanuDox? Jf any ot my young mend- vtsti to enjoy a dcughtiul entertainment at home, of a winter evening, just let them persuade grandpa or grandma to tell them how they used to get their errands done at a distance wheu they were young, and of the modes of old-time traveling. mev would learn in detail mucn more than can he given in this brief article, how fifty or sixty years ago it was the practice of the country merchants, in the fall ot the year, to come to the city and spend some days, and perhaps weeks, in making his selections ot goods and the purchases, aud then have them shipped on board the sloop, so that they could . reach , home before the river closed, or the sound was full of drifting ice, or by the heavy wagons, before the roads became impassable; and in the spring he would make another journey city-ward, to secure his summer and fall supplies, to be started oft" as soon as the nver opened or tne roaus could be trav eled. His stock could be renewed only twice a year, xnis is the manner in which country traders with New York and oaier large places were supplied. and it will be realized how much was necessarily added to the price of their goods by so much increased expenditure of time for traveling, and for cost of trans portation in merely domestic matters, our friends in the country were often compelled to wait until some neighbor or acquaint ance was going to the city or to the near est large town, in order that the bonnet or dress, or some article ot better quality or newer fashion than at their country home, could be obtained from other quarters. This trouble was almost in variably attended with a great amount ot indirect blessings Irom the traveler, whose trunk would frequently be crowd ed with goods not his own ; and as to oandboxes, wnere is tne man that did iiot always have a horror of them or woman either, unless they were her own r The same difficulty was constantly staring in the lace ot city loiks, when they wished to send some little matter to their country mends, or a few good tilings irom Home to jonnuy or ftaran at school in some distant village.. It was a cause ot. universal perplexity m town aud country to find the how and when. In the country, where there was a stage running weekly, or oftener, the usual mode ot getting small articles be tween one place and another, was by employing the ready services of the local stage driver. The good man or woman would watch his coudng, the stage man would stop and receive his message, nine times ui ten only verbal. aud frequently loud enough to be heard over a ten-acre lot. and drivers in those days must have had wonderful memo- ries. jxowever, me suige jogs uioug, and the passengers have another pleas- ant opportunity of gossipiug about their neighbors' affairs. On the return trip of the stage, the looked-for bundle or package would be pulled out irom under, the driver's seat and handed to the person waiting at the gate; and it a package oi goods had been purchased with the driver's funds, the bill would be tucked under the string, and the next time the stage came alrtrwr tliA nitiiniif. nf f-lA Itill -n-rtiilfl n handed up, with an extra quarter or half dollar lor his services. Many of these old stage drivers were men of consider able wealth, and generally their social position was as good as was tnat ot their customers. They were, as a class, very good-natured set of men ; for none of tuem would have been annoyed or displeased if occasionally aked to keep the stage waiting lor a lew moments, to enable the good woman who was to be a passenger, to take her batch of bread out of the oven, or gather in her week's washing irom the clothes-line. After a lapse of some years, steam boats began to ply upon our waters, and 1 then many of the most important orders were intrusted to tne captains and cierKs while many little errands in humble life were done by the deck hands and firemen, then came the railroad car. aud similar services were performed by conductors and other employes on the road. Aud now, how all is changed! To day, if the merchant of Cincinnati, Buf- lalo or Boston requires certain inerehan dise from New York or Philadelphia, he caii either come to the city in a few hours, purchase his goods, and have tlv'iu at his home within four or five days, at any season of the year, or he can send lus orders ny mail or telesranh aud receive them promptly by express! without any interruption to home an ties. And if a lady iu Boston or Phila delphia should this morning have called at a store iu either of those cities, and desired to purchase an article which the - 1 shopkeeper did not happen to have on nana, lie might say, "Madam, it you will call in to-morrow morning, the goods you desire will be here." He need only send a few words to the tele graph olnce, and by the tune the lady customer was at her lunch, the required goods would have lieen purchased packed, and on their way to the express ontce, and on the next morning would be ready for delivery. In all our streets, on all our docks, in every lane and avenue, in Iront ol ou warehouses, banks, offices and dwellingi everywhere, and tit, all business hours I can be seen these strong, handsome and I well-annolnted conveyances of the ex- ; press companies, drawn by the finest I unimais wiiicn can ne nurcnasen. and a loaded high with costly merchandise either lor delivery in the city, or for shipment to every habitable part of the globe, and we also see many other of those light and trim vehicles in and from hich are received and delivered the smaller . class of packages, to the bank ers, brokers, jewelers and others. , Some ol my younger friends may therefore be surprised to learn tliat this huge machine, which is run by more than regiments of horses, and guided by many thousand men ; this great power, hose power is leit in every city, vil lage and hamlet in our vast country. hich in each and every year transports merchandise and other property more than double in value of our whole na tional debt ; this immense and all-powerful giant is as yet hut a mere youth, being only about thirty years of age. in the year i(W7 a newsroom was .kept by me in the old Tontine Coffee House, corner of Wall and Pearl streets. The subscribers and visitors thereto were merchants, bankers, brokers, and othei business men. There was then no line of railway running into New York, but there was steamboat communication with New Haveu, and a daily line of steam boats to Providence, from whence pas sengers went by railroad to Boston. The Western Railroad was then only completed between Boston and Worcester There was never a day but inquiries were made at the newsroom if we knew any person going to Boston or Provi dence on that day. Some would wish to send small parcels to their friends ; oth ers had packages of letters or circulars (this was seven years betore cheap post- ge days), nut the most troublesome ekers lor victims were the money brokers, who every day were obliged to forward packages of Eastern bank notes to Boston for redemption, and exchange for New York and "-Southern notes. If an acquaintance happened to be found going on tlie boat, he was pounced upon without ceremony, and saddled with more or less of these packages, some times amounting to many thousand dol lars, and it a mend did not make his appearance such parcels would not in frequently be handed to an entire stran ger, with tlie superlatively modest re quest that he would deliver them as soon as he arrived, forgetting tliat perhaps the traveler woidd like to make his ear liest call upon his own family, his friends, or attend to his own important business. - It would be hardly safe to in trust sucli packages to strangers now-a-days! At about this time (IH.ii ) Mr. William , Harnden called upon me at the news room, and stated that he had been a con- uctor on the Boston and Providence Railroad, and that the duties had been so arduous that his health was much im paired. He wanted to obtain employ ment in some other business, and de sired my advice as to what he had better do. I bethought me of the daily inquiries, Do you know anybody going to Boston to-day?" and remembering well the nice little perquisites ot the old-time stage drivers, and also in view of the experience which Mr. Harnden had as a railroad conductor, I answered him at once: "Yes, I'll tell you what to do travel between New York and Boston, and do errands for otlter folks." Now, this would be rather a long title by which to designate one's business, and I therefore recommended that the new en terprise should be called "The Ex press," which would suggest the idea of peed, promptitude, dispatch. Mr. Harnden hesitated a while, as he was doubtful if it would pay, but at last concluded to try the experiment. He bought a carpet bag, which would hold hardly halt a bushel, and a slate was hung up in my newsroom, " waiting or ders." My subscribers gave him his first business, and circulated his scheme among their friends. But the get-your-work-done-for-iiothing theory prevailed to a great extent, and all the parcels re ceived for several weeks were none too many to be carried in the small carpet bag. He made three trips each week to and from Boston, and at the end of a couple of months was inclined to aban don the experiment, as his expenses ex ceeded his receipts. . At that time the writer was the busi ness agent of an opposition steamboat ruuning to Providence, and was author ized by the captain to pass Harnden at much less than the regular rate of pas sage, xnis saving oi expense saved the express, as business began to increase. and as some customers objected to keep ing tneir packages over lor a day, he was advised to employ some one to travel on alternate days. A young man named Brigham, who was then out of employ ment, volunteered for this duty, with no other compensation than his board. The daily express induced new business, and the carpet bag was multiplied by two. and three, then a large trunk was sub stituted, and soon a larger one. . it then Decame necessary lor Harnden to remain in Boston, and Brigham. hav ing become a partner, took a desk in New York, employing Pullen and Da mon as their first hired messengers Subsequently, Harnden s brother Adol- phus was a messenger, until he was lost on the Lexington, which was burned ou Long island bound. The business had now become so vast that it was necessary to have a crate on board on each steamer. This was a small hand car about five or six feet sauare. and was looked upon as a real wonder, as it snoweu wnat a great thing the exnress business was. In a few months, there- tore, when it had become an established fact tlie greatest obstacles having been surmounted and the public trraduallv admitting its utility then, as in letter- carrying, other enterprising jiersons ctarted in tlie same line of business, but shiefly on short routes leading out of uosion. At about that time, too. Mr. Georere Pomeroy, of Albany, called unon me to advise with him as to the feasibility of running an Albany express by the river boat?. I knew but little of the wants of that section of the country, but showed him the opjjositioii he would have to en counter by the opposition of steamboat captains and clerks who were doing the same kiiiu ui uusuiess, anu with wtiose perquisites he would materially inter fere. But he was plucky started his machine and was successful, first as Pomeroy Sc Co., and then as Pomeroy, Wells & Co., witli some other chancres. until, finally, it grew into the present American .express vompany. , One of the small Boston exnressesrhad been purchased by Mr. Alvin Adams, of Jtoston, but the sphere was too limited for his ambition. He therefore started an opposition to Harnden between New York and Boston, but going over the new route of the Norwich and Worces ter Railroad, which was then iu opera tion. It was first called Adams' Ex press, then Adams & CoJs, and now, as ii corporation, is known as the Adams Express Company. Harnden died in 1848, and an annuity was secured to his widow tor the continued use of the name but she never had any business control of the concern. Thus began the two largest express companies now in opera tion m tlie L nitcil .states The University of Kentucky, estab lished in 18511, at Ashland, the old home of Henry Clay, and surrounded bv the associations connected with the career of that distinguished man, is already well-endowed institution, ami provided with a good corps ol olllcers. Last year it had ar0 free pupils, 100 of whom re ceived compensation for lalxir iu the University grounds, while MX) more paid hut ten dollars a year for tuition. Its endowment, including the estimated value of its land, is $1,000,000, and thirty teachers compose the ! acuity, it has lino experimental farm and agricultural school Last year, irom twenty cows there was sold tfZ,i)OU worth of milk. A effort is now making in Kentucky to raise luntis lor the erection ol new build ings, and to lay a foundation so broad that the best education shall be tree to all JOURNA AGRICULTURE, AND GENERAL NEWS. A5ECBOTC9 OF PI BLIC MEN. BY COL. J. W. FORNEY. NO. ' XXX1I1. Steam is your real revolutionist. It has altered the physical geography of the civilized world, it has bridged the seas, partially annihilated space and time, opened new highways into and redeemed the wilderness, neighbored far-distant States, converted old cities into new ones, changed deserted villages into thriving towns, leveled the forest, crossed chasms and connected moun tains, and elevated skilled labor into 'a science. Imagination is baffled by its present and vain attempts to anticipate its future triumphs.. But in nothing has steam so transformed the face of the country and the habits of the people as in the substitution of railroads for turn pikes. While I was preparing my last sketch, in which I recalled tlie genial Zenos Barnnm, of Baltimore,. ' to the thousands who knew him in by-gone days, the famous hotel and inukeepers of the past rose before me, with the stage coach, the Conestoga wagon, and the ancient system of land transportation. Where are they now r VY ho that has passed his half century does not remem ber them with pleasure? In my young manhood their decay had begun, but it requires no strong enort to revive the long train of canvas-covered wagons passing through my native town on their way to ' and from ; Pittsburg and Philadelphia carrying -the produce oftheWestin change for the merchan dise of the East, with their hale, rough drivers, and their long" leather whips, the coronal of bells on their horses, and their stoppage at the old taverns for food and water. They were to the more os tentatious stage-coach what the baggage tram is to the ngntning express ot tne present day; And when these coaches dashed into Lancaster, and rushed down the streets, the driver winding a merry air on his horn, accompanied by the crack of his long whip; women, children and dogs rushed out to greet the meteoric chariot as it drew up with its foaming steeds at Slaymaker's old hotel, - on East King street, and began to throw off the mails, while the passengers alighted, thirsty, hungry and covered with dust. It was the event of the day. Repeated at every other station and in every other town, it was one of a thousond similar pictures in other States and countries. Old England's great highways were made jocund with post coaches, fast horses, daring drivers, uniformed guards and jolly passengers. It was a favorite amusement for the no bility to mount the box . and hold the reins with four or six in hand, and to course along the level road, excelling in feats of daring drivership. They were as ambitious to lead iu this sort of exer cise as their descendants are in boat and foot races, in pugilistic eneounters, and general gymnastics Of these scenes the central figure was always the iunkeeper, who did not hesitate to stand in his door way, engirthed in his white apron, to "welcome the coming and speed the parting guest." . That class is nearly ex tinct, though happily not forgotten. The old-fashioned publican aspired to be a gentleman, and was generally the asso ciate of gentlemen a. connoisseur of wines, a judge of horseflesh, a critical caterer, and in politics so unexception ably ; neutral, that, when the probable votes ol a town were estimated, it was generally "so many Whigs, so many JJemocrats, anu so many tavern-Keep- ers." These sir ioger ue ijoveneys for they were men of substance and hos pitable to tlie extreme have given' way to a generation as diff erent as the Cones toga wagon differs from the locomotive, the old stage-driver from tlie car-conductor, the railroad Uirector from the stockholder ot the turnpiKe company. They are tlie dilletanti of the hotels, and like the Pontiff's robe rarely seen and much wondered at. Living in gorgeous private residences, away from the splen did palaces which bear their names, they iu fact vicariously feed, room and care for more human beings in one day than the men of the past did in six months. One of these men was called John Guy, who may be' called the hero of- three cities known ' alike in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, though better appreciated tn Baltimore. Born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, I believe, he was the rounder or a family of unrivaled hotel-keepers. He still lives in Guy's, on Seventh street, Phila delphia, now in course of rehabilitation, and soon to expand into an ostentatious establishment on the European plan, and in the unequaled Monument House, nearly opposite Barnum's in Baltimore. When I think of him I think also of Dor rance and Pope Mitchell of - the United States Hotel, of Joseph Head of the Man sion House on Third street, of Dunlap, of the City Hotel, of Hartwell of the Washington House, and Jones, of the old Jones' Hotel, in Philadelphia; of Gadsby n Washington, stetson ol the Astor House, in New York, aud many, many more. There is hot a State in the Union, north or south, which could not furnish anecdotes of its representative inn-keep ers, of their relations to public men to Calhoun in South Carolina, to Webster in Massachusetts, to Clay in Kentucky, to Sergeant S. Prentiss in Mississippi, to George D. Prentice in Louisville, and to the lawyers, divines and orators who for half a century dominated in those sections. If these Bonifaces could have kept records of their experience, what anecdotes they could relate of the giants of the past, of their private troubles, their public ambitions, their contrivances and their caucuses, their friends and their foes! I knew many of them, and could relate many interesting incidents if I had space and time. ' i.et me recall one in regard to this same John Guy, sometimes told by my friend Dougherty, when we can win him to social familiarity and make him forget professional responsibilities. Guy bore a striking resemblance to General Lewis Cass, and while he was proprietor of the National Hotel, in Washington, the Michigan Senator was anion? his favored guests. Guy dressed like Cass, and although not as "portly, the face, in cluding the wart, was strangely similar. One day a western mend of the house came in after a long ride, dusty and tired, and walking up to the office en countered General CasS who was quietly standing there. Mistaking him for Guy, he slapped hiin on the shoulder and ex claimed: Well, old fellow, here I am; the last time 1 hung my hat up in your shanty, one of your clerks sent me to the fourth story; but now that I have got hold or yon, 1 Insist upon a lower room." The General, a most dignified person age, taken aback by this startling salute. coldly replied : "You have committed a mistake, sir. l am not Mr. tiny; 1 am General Cass of Michigan," and angrily turned away. The w eswrn man was shocked at the unconscious outrage he nau committed ; mil uctorc he had recov. ered from his mortification, General Cass, who had passed around the office, conironted him again, when, a second time mistaking him for Guy, lie faced hiin and said: "Here- you are at last. I have just made a devil of amis- take ; I met old Cuss and took him for you, and I am afraid the Michigander has gone oft' mad." What Ocneral Cnss would have said may well be Imagined, ii tne real uht nau not approached anil rescued tlie innocent offender from the twice-assailed aud twice-angered states man. - K. K. K. AN 1.MKHNA1. OHOAM.A TIOK. AH Euroiie, accustomed as it is to rev olutious and their almost inevitable out growth secret socleties is alarmed, or professes to be, liecause there is well au- thentlcateu evidence tliat there now ex. ists all over the continent a nivsterious political organization havlnir for its ob ject the overthrow of 1'eigimig dynasties and governments, and for its means murder and assassination. The members of this infernal institution are sworn not only to the assassination of ministers and soverigns, but to the removal of such of their fellows as betray the secrets of the order or refuse to obey the commands of the chief. . Organizations similar to this have existed in Europe for hundreds of years, to the terror of kings and the horror of honest pilgrims. It is only natural that they should be found in des potisms, but that such a conspiracy could be transplanted to the United States and in tlie nineteenth century is a matter al most beyond belief. However this may be. and however averse the average American is to coming to such a conclu sion, he can rest assured that some of these days, when the future Bancroft eomes to write the history of the period we are passing through, he will treat of an organization more terrible in charac ter than the Carbonari of Italy aud more horrible in its deeds than any offshoot of such fanatics as Orsini or Pietrl. The reader 'by this time must know that I refer to what is commonly known as the Kuklux Klan, and, to the initiated, as the "White Brotherhood," "The In visible Circle," 'The Invisible Empire." "The Knights of the White Camelia," &c. The Kuklux Klan will, I believe, be awarded precedence over any society of assassins ever organized. The ex cesses of the commune is the only in stance of extensive crime that can be charged upon any' of the European models. They have generally contented themselves with attempts upon the lives of . rulers or ministers and favorites, nearly all of which have been failures. The outgrowth of the peculiar civiliza tion and consequent society at the South had no single tyrant or oppressor to as-I sassinate, but a great political party, numbering in the aggregate, if agricul tural or political statistics are reliable, nearly four millions of voters, and being in a majority of a few hundred thousand. These four' millions had whipped the Kuklux on the battle-field, and whipped them so badly and treated them after ward so generously that had they been anything else but ignorant and depraved as a body, they would have gone to work after their thrashing, like good citizens and honest men, to heal the schism that had been created ih the nation, and to effect a practical reconciliation between the two sections. Such an intention, however, never entered their mindB, or if it ever did was early banished there from. Having failed to accomplish their purpose by open -warfare, and being im pressed with the egotism that they were the flower of modern chivalry and fit followers of Sidney and Bayard, they set about securing it through seceret mur der and intimidation, concealed behind masks and other mediaeval mummery. The precise spot of its birth is unknown, as is also the man who can lay claim to being its author. I am rather inclined to ascribe its paternity to the whole Southern people For three or four years it has been very active in most of the lately insurrectionary States, and is now no doubt in many of them in Sec tions remote from telegraph wires and railroad tracks. Its crimes would fur nish incidents for a whole school of sen sational novelists, and keepevery gallows in the country busy for a month, were they and their perpetrators known. In many Southern communities the terror inspired by the organization, its myster ious notices, ana apparent immunity irom detection and punishment, has impressed the entire white population from the age of twenty years into its ranks. The fin ite mind of the South, which looks upon tournaments.where knights in homespun jeans and paper helmets ride plow horses and tilt witn pine-Kiiot lances, as tne representative amusement or tnis practi cal, mental, as well as- physical age, is charmed with the idea of taking an oath upon the bended knee, surrounded by a dozen masked individuals in black cam bric gowns, and 'with numerous revol vers pointed in the direction of the swearer's head. This is Kuklnxism, and this the secret of its success at the South. Divested of its hyperbolic oaths, its mid night meetings, and its masks and mum mery, and with all the prevailing hatred of Yankees and negros, it would not last a month. ' ' ; ' But, -perhaps, all this is tiresome, and I know it is only a repetition of what has been written before. For tangible proofs of the existence of the Kuklux, uie country win nave w ucpeiiu upun the records of the United States courts iu the Southern States, the dockets of which, if the marshals do their duty, will Boon overrun with the names of con victed Kuklux. I believe that at present no sensible man of either party North or South doubts the existence of the organ ization, Its dangerous character and wide spread crimes. - jno journalist wno has gone into the South : to investigate the subject, ana wno nas conscientiously ana thoroughly performed his duty, pretends to such an untenable position, or at tempts to misrepresent the situation. Chimerical as may be the design of the Klan, and terrible as are its assassina tions and murders, evidence enough has been accumulated to show its reality. At the proper time this evidence ' will be made public, and then we ' will learn how, in this boasted land or liberty, in an enlightened age, and with power enough to erush -out a great rebellion, we have tolerated for year a- secret so ciety pledged to murder ana violence, and hesitating at neither. It will be an indictment not against any one political iKirtv. but against a whole people, which has heard but not heeded the voices oi the victims, and allowed tlie systematized murder and intimidation to De practiced unrestrained and uninterrupted. A similar society, more powerful, but not half so dreadful, and aiming at the death of but, one man, is detected In a monarchy; and although bound by oath to obey the orders of their chief, and sworn to secrecy on pain of death, as here, its members are convicted and ex ecuted! What a reflection, what a dis grace is presented in this contrast. KKW EPITAPHS. The follow! njr collection of epitaphs bavins been prepared expressly for the Boston Commercial Bulletin, that jour nal cautions all persons against using them without oDtauilng consent: Epitaph for a Liar In life he lied while he had breath, Ami, strange to say, lite etll in dentil. . For an Angler Waiting for a rise." For a Baker He kneads 110 more on earth. . . For a Betting Man" Better off." : For a Brewer A well-known brewer lietli here; ' His ails are o'er; he' on his Met-. For a waiter " Only waiting." For a Doctor AVaiting with patients For a Beggar I asked for bread, and tuey cave me a stone. For a .Bootblack With the shining ones. For a Potter ' ' f ' On earth he oft turned roy to delf, " . . But now lie's to clay himselC . For a Bnzor Grinder Under around, For 11 Dressmaker " For the fashion of this world passeth away." 1 For a Musical Im rector In beating Time his life was assed, Hut Time has beaten him at last For a Sailor Anchored. ' For an' Auctioneer Gone.' ; For a Watchmaker Stopjied. ' " For a Barber Sent a-head. For a Wheelwright Tired of life. For a Telegrapher Dispatched. For a Scalcuiakcr Mis weigh were wavs of pleasantness In all life's fitful dream. He struck a Iwlanre wit h the world. And Uieu lie kicked the ueaui. For President Grant not smite thee by day. -The Svn shall An old lady, on hearing of the pedes. trlan's great feat, wondered why they didn't luteiieio with his fast walking NUMBER 9. LIST Or FAIRS. ' Ohio State Fair Sept. 25-9, at Springfield; Wm. Lan ir. President; J. H. Kilpuart, Cor. See.; H. S. Babbitt, Eec. Sec Allen Co. Sept. 20-8, at Lima; J.fJt. Hughe, Pres.; G. W. Overmyer, Sec, Ashtabula Co. H. J. Nettleton, Pres.; E. 3. Bette, Sec Athens Co. Sept. , at Athens; Isaac Stanley, Pres.; J. M.Goodspeert. Sec Auglaize Co. Oct. 4-6, at Wapakonetta; J. Kellev, Pres.; O. T. Dicker, Sec. Belmont Sept. S7-9, at St. Clainvllle; David Brown, Pre.; Alenix Cope, Sec Brown to.--Sept. 5-8, at Georgetown; John E. Brose Pre; Wm. Hays, Sec Butler Co. Oct. , at Hamilton; Fergus An derson, Pres.; W. R. Cochran, Sec. Carroll Co. Sept. S6-98, at Carrol ton; Alex. Simpson, Pres.; Thos. Hnvs, Sec Champaign Co. Sept. 12-15, at Urbana; 'Dan iel Blose, Pres.; W. A. Humes, Sec Clark Co. Sept. 5-S, at Springneld; Peter Sintx, Pres.; Quincy A. Petts, Sec Clermont Co. Sept. 12-15, at Boston; i. L. Weaver, Pres.; VV. E. Hears, Sec Clinton Co. Sept. 8-8, at Wiumington; C. M. Walker, Pres.; Levi Mills, Sec Columbiana I o. Sept. 20-22, at New Lisbon; John L. Cro well, Pres.; J. F. Benner, See. Coshocton Co. Sept. 12-15, at Coshocton; John S. Elliot, Pies.; L. L. CantwelL Sec Crawford Co. Oct. S-o, at Bucyrus; Joshuah Holler, Pres.; George Keller, Sec Cuyahoga Co. Oct. t-S, at Cleveland; D. L. Wightrnan, Pres.; A. B. Chamberlin, Sec Darke Co. Oct. 8-6, at Greenville; George D. Miller. Pres.: J. X. Murtc, Sec , Deiiance Co. Oct 8-6, Defiance; Vf . D. Hill, Pres.; Charles P. TitUe, Sec , Delaware Co. Oct. 3-6, at Delaware; Larris S. Felkner, Pres.; Fred M. Jov, Sec Erie Co. Oct. 8-6, at Sandusky; C Caswell, Pres.; S. M. White, Jr., Sec Fairfleld Co. Oct. 11-14, at Lancaster; BJW. Carlisle, Pres.: John G. Reeves, Sec Fulton County .-Sent- 27-29, at Wanseon, H. R. Boony, Pres. ; H. L. Morely, Sec Gallia Co.-At Gallipolis ; SIcC'os Ralston, Pres. ; J. C. Vandne, Sec . Oeauga Co.-Scut. 13-15, at Burton ; Luther Bus sell, Pres.: H. C.Tnttle, Sec Greene Cc-Sept. 12-15, at Xenia; David Mill en, Pres.; J. B. Carruthers, Sec Guernsey Cc-Sept. 21-22, at Cambridge; J. C. McClellaud, Pres.: C. B. Hutchinson, See. Hardin Co Sent 18-15, at Kenton; James M w nite, ires . ; L m strong sec . Haneock Co.-Oet 6-7, at Findlay; Hanks P. Page, Pres.; D B Beardslee, Sec Harrison Co.-Oct. 4-6, at Cadiz; 8. Duron, Pres.; Jacob Jarvis, Sec Henry Cc-Sept. 20-22, at Napoleon; J. A. Stout, Pres; A. H. Tavlor, Sec Hocl Ag Co- jet. 5-7, at Logan; C. Clowe, Pres.; H.X. Wright, Sec Holmes Cc-Millersburg; George FNewton, Pres.; B. Herzer, Sec. Huron Co. Sept. 1U-21, at Norwalk; J. C. R. Eastman, Pres.; W B Wolverton Sec. Jackson Co Sept 27 -49, at Jackson C H; Green Thompson, Pres; J A Sells, Sect t - . , - V : ..... i, , ii ... i ov, 1 1 It. . , uifiaiiimiiuiii Knox Co. Sent. 26-28. at Mt Vernon: Hubert MiUer, Pres.; C. E. Critchfleld, Sec, Lake Co. Sept. 27-29, at Pninesville; John Warren, Pres.; D.'W. Mead Sec. jjwrenceco. ironion; x,insoii, i-res.; mos, Murdoch, Sec ' Lickuiir Co. Oct. 3-6, at Newark; Joseph White, Pres.; I. W. Bigelow, Sec Logan Co. Oct. 3-6, at Belleiontaine; D. W. Harris, Pres.; E. J. Howenstine, Sec. Lorain Co. Sent. 19-22. at Elrria: Cbas. 8. Mills, Pres.; G. P. Mctcalf, Sec. ijucas co. sept, rc-w, at iuieao, js, v. -xnomp- son, Pres. ; F. K. W arren, Sec, Madison Co. No organization. - - -Mahoning Co. Oct. 8-5, at Canfleld; Richard Fitch, Pres. ; F. W. Beardslcy, Sec. Atniin Cn Oct. 11-13. at Medina: Gavlord Thompson, Pres.; N. H. Bostwick, Sec. Meigs Co, Sept. 13-15, lit Bock Spring; Abner Stont, Pres.; E. S. Branch. Sec Mercer Co. Sept. 21-88, at Celina; G. TV Randaburgh, Pres; J. Milligao, See. Miami Co. Oct 4-1, at Tro no fi It Ornrv. Sec Monroe Co. Sept 20-22, at Woodsttcld; A.. 11. Covert, Pres,; D. Okev, Sec. Morgan Co sept, xi-sbi, ac juconneiisvuie, f . A, McConnell, Pres. ; J. S. Adair, Sen, Morrow Co. sept. 20-0, at t. Miieaa; 1. . Talmadge, Pres.; E. C. Chase, Sec . .. Muskingum Co. Nnlila Co. Sent. 20-22. at Sarahs ville: John'M. Ronnd, Pres.; J Danfonl, Sec. Ottawa CO. J. 1 . l.aruniore, rres. Paulding Co. W. H. tinook, Pres.: G W. Cox, Bee. . " ' ' Perrv Co.-Oct 4-6, at J. ew Lexington ; i-.awartl Mose, Pres; T. P. Skinner. Sec. Pickaway Co. Sept 19-23, at Clrcleville; V. F. Decker, Pres; A. K. Van CleaCSec. , , , ,r ; Pike Co. No organization. Portage Co. Sept 25-27, at Bevanna; Peter II Bean, Pres; J Meburg, Sec. , ProHlafVv - V ' --.. It' Putnam Co Sept 27-9, at Ottawa; Wm Blod- gett Pres; G D Kinder, Sec. RicbAnnd Co Sept 19-32. at Mansfield; W S liickox, 1'res; J w myers, ec. Koss Co Sept 10-18,at Chillicotha: L G Delano, Pres; P G Griffin, Sec SanaUSKy 14) Oct 4-l, at. r remunt, tt 1111am . Haines, Pres: W H Andrews, Sec , Scioto Co o organization. . . Seneca Co Oct 10-13, at Tiffin? Wm H Gibson, Pres; U F Crmer,'Sec. , Shell) v Co Sept lfl-22, at Sidney; J R Kendall Pres; H Black, Sec - stark co sept at uinion, J 11 uair, Pres; J F Clark, Sec - ' Summit Co Oct 8-6. at Akron: Jas. Hammond. Pres.; S. H. Pitkin, Sec. Trumbull Co. Sept 19-21, at Warren; Harmon, Austin, Pres; H F Austin, Sec. Tuscarawas Co Oct 8-6. at Canal Dover; 8. Harmount, Pres; E 8 Singluff, sec. Union Co Oct 3-6, at Mnrysville; Philip Sny der, Pres; L Piper, See. Van Wert Co Sept 15-16, at Van Wert; N Hat tery, Pres; L H Robinson, See. ... v inton co .so organization. - - "Warren Co Sept 20-22, at Lebanon; Geo W Carv, Pres; E Warwick, Sec. Washington Co Sept 20-2, at Marietta; W F Curtis, Pres; J Palmer, Jr, Sec . Wayne Co Oct 8-6, at Wooster; Corneliu Smith, Pres; I Johnson, Sec. Williams Co Sept 19-21, at Bryan; E I Evens, Prss; R N Patterson, Sec. - wood co uct4-, at jxntogany;as w j&oss, Pres; G Powers, Sec. Wyandotte Co Oct 11-13, at Upper Sandusky; McM. D. Carey, Pres; A Kali, sec. Deceased. '"- ' ' ' - ,. , LONDON. Fig-urea which Convey Senm Idea f tlie Dimensions of the Ureat Me tropolis. A surprising Idea indeed of the great dimensions ol London is conveyed . in the statement that this single town has one-eleventh of the entire population of England and Wales. London proper, or " the city," as it is termed par. ex cellence, that is, the region within the municipal limits, returns a population 01 74,732. within tne .Parliamentary ooun- daries, however,-tire population is 3,- 008,101, and within the police circle, which is really the proper . limit, the enormous total of 3,883,092 persons is reported. How' portentous a city this makes can best be seen by a glance at the number of our largest urban popu lations it takes to make up this unexam pled sum. Thus the account stands on the British and American census re spectively of 1870 and 1871 : .- -: American Cities. 1. New York.. ,L..-a 2. Philadelphia S. Brooklyn i 4. St. .Louis... , 5. Chicago ; 6. Baltimore.. ..L-..-... 7. Boston 8. 4 Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . , 9. New Orleans T.nmVm. .t,tS,W2 ft27,4!W 1 ... lii.i.TX'O UI'..09T'' ... ai2,ta , . . 2IH.87II . .. StSMHB .. 258 054 .-. 21K.900 1M,6.SS . lfASM : .1 118,050 , . .S,KW,57S . . ia,iisr 10. San Francisco 11. Buffalo... ' Total. Allegheny City, Pa.. .. 3,8ft .760 London's excess 1,832 Here it will lie seen tliat London is larger than our eleven cities, wilh Alle gheny llty, I'emisylvania, the nearest the amount of the' deficit, thrown in. urtlier still, to take this migbty me tropolis to our comprehension, it is more populous- than thirteen of our States: Arkansas, tSvlifornia, Connecti cut, Delaware, Florida, Kansas,, , Jlmiie sota, Nebraska, Xevada, New Hamp shire, Oregon, Bhode Island and Ver mont, with the Territories of Arizona, Colorado,' Dakota, Idaho and Montana thrown in. 1 Coming to - the larger States, but one (New York) exceeds London, which is as "great as Illinois, that giant of the West, with Kentucky's thirteen - hundred thousand souls to boot. Manchester has a population of o'.iu.llH, ana lies nuuway between our Philadelphia and Brooklyn, while Liv erpool has owi.oio, anu veils its neati only before our two greatest cities. New York . and . Philadelphia, Excluding London, tlio population of hugland is thus divided : Kural. 12.045.779; urban. 1,506,625. The urban districts have grown twice as fast as tlie country dis tricts, but the rate of increase In the country districts is twice as great as it was iu 1851-61. OIGH The English language is a terror to foreigners, from the various use to which the words are put, and the differ ent pronunciations.; Here is a puxxled Frenchman's description of the dreadful termination "ougn, ' put into verse: Wife, make me some dumplings of dough. They're better than meat for mr cough t ' Pray, let them be boiled till doue through, Bui not till they're hcavv or tough. Now I must be or to my plough, And the boys (when they've bad enough), Most keep the flies on with a bough. While the old hoi-se driuks at Hie trough. . ADVIj'RTIKINQ RATEP. sr ace. 1 1 w. ) 8 w. I 6 w. 1 8 m. m. It 1 inch. I $1.00 I fl.00 I tH.50 1 $S.S I ttOO I ftlt.Oa 2 " . I 1.75 1 8.00 1 5.25 1 7.00 1 12.00 1 1T.0 8 " I 2.50 1 4.00 I fi.OO I 8.30 1 15.00 1 M.W f 8.25 5.00 I 7.00 1 10.80 17.00 as.0 1 8.75 1 6.50 j S.75 11.00 1SJ0 M.Ob j col. I 4.50 1 7.00 1 lo.oo 1 14.00 1 23.no i mm I 5.25 I 8.00 I 12.00 16.50 25.00 4u.l hi " I a00 I 12.50 I 1B.50 I 91.00 85.00 SS.0 X " I 10.60 I 16.00 I SI.00 j 85.00 ) 65.00 H6.00 1 " I 12.00 I 20.00 I ai.00 I 41.50 I I DW.i , Business notices in local columns wiu beuurK ed for at the rate of 15 cents jier line for first insertion and eight cents per line for each sub sequent insertion . Business cards $1.25 per line per annum. Yearly advertisers discontinuing their alTr tisements before tlie expiration of their contracts will be charged according to the above rates. Transient advertisements must invariably bo paid for in advance. Regular advertisements to be paid at the expiration of each quarter. s MEXA-IVGIJ. A model institution the Patent Office. ' ; A Detroit dog was killed by a drove of rats. ... A California suicide boiled himself to deathinavat. ,, ,.,..., The female barber 'out . West' has re tired from business on account of the ar rival of a 'little shaver.' Mrs. Bliss Smith, of Londonderry, N. H., has followed the trade of a shoeing- ker for forty years. She lasts well. , : - . t What evidence is there that there wa beer in the ark? The kangaroo was seen to go in with hops, and Bruin soon fol lowed. The young lady who was caught smoking by her mother excused herself by saying it made her smell like there . was a man about. , , . 1 : . The Courier des Stats Vnis has coined ' a new word, . carhomicidomanie, which means the 'mania for committing mur der on passenger cars.' ' - 1 It is asserted that every married mau lives twelve years more than a bachelor, but whether it means years of actual ex perience has not been discovered. . ! Icebergs are very plenty hi the North Atlantic. Two of them, each estimated ' to be half a mile In length, recently pass - ed near St. Johns, Newfoundland. ' Tlie Arkansas horseflies are masters of the situation. ' The fanners are obliged .. to plow by night, while the flies arc resting from the labors of the day. ' ' ' A sensible lady, of mature years, says that it don't look well for a young law- yer to put his arm around a girl at. a cir- . ens and comb her lutir with his fingers. ' A fttrnlral ni nn mi-i ili(i niBnn vnmii are so fond of writing letters is that they . rejoice in the opportunity of saying all they wish without the possibility of an' Trying to do business without adver tising is like winking at a pretty, girl r ngna pair oi green goggles. vou . know what von are iloinir. hut no body else does. ' ' "' '' ' - A magnificent blue , crane four feet high, with wings spreading six feet, came to grief recently, at the hands of a sportsman ot -tgawam, wno encouuterea huu ou the banks of the Connecticut. . , , The fall and winter crop of fehial. lecturers bids fair to lie very heavy.. All sorts of subjects will be introduced. 'How to Keep Down the amuy is announced by a 'beautiful Indiana liidy of twenty-. fiVe.' , . -.,,,( ,- ; ; , A bitter -quarrel has been caused in a Church iu Maine,. by the practice of some. . of the members taking their dogs to church with them. The choir have re- . fused to sing if the dogs are not excluded from the sanctuary. - . ' The largest rose bush in France is it' Toulon, ... It covers, a wall seventy-fivo feet long by eighteen 111 height, and near the root measures two feet eight Inches round. In the months of April and May it produces fifty thousand roses. '.. A' man who' has -just returned front Magdalena, Lower California, thus sums up the country; 'xnpusanus 01 acres ot sand, hundreds of thousands of , cactus plants, millions of rattlesnakes--rattle-snakes that are not able to get away. In an epitapli whicTi we have not found in any of tlie collections, the composer met ingeniously, the impossibility of making the dead man's name rhymat with tlie cause of his death : - 1 ' '' 'Here lies Richard Dunn, - xi ; .Who was killed by a gun; : mis name was i-ryme, ... , But that wouldn't rhyme." - ... The Cheyenne Leader tells of a woman who stops ata town pleads poverty, and raffles off a gold chain, 'a gift which sho prizes highly,' to enable her to reach her friends East. After realizing forty or fifty dollars on the chain she decamps, and the lucky winner discovers that it is made of bogus metal. - . j Southern inventors continue to en thusiastically devote their attention to new beauties 01 breech-loading rities aud other things of that ilk. If they would allow a little ot their spare genius to wander offin the direction of agricultural implements, it would be just as good aft not for their own welfare.-; i A lady, impelled by the demands nf fashion to seek recreation in the country during the summer months, wrote back despairingly : 'Did you ever revel in thr gayeties of a half-grown torpid village. where a walk to the grave yard was - the) only recreation, and where,' if you in dignantly refused to walk, you wer shudderiiigly reminded, 'Ah, poor child, you may ftap to go there soon. A reader sends us the following speci men of home wit : 'Mama,' said a youth ful scion of our family, 4-ecently," 'you know what ale X means, don't you? Whr, yes, child, it means ale of a supe rior quality. - 'Well, then, mama,' con tinued the young .hopeful, 'don't .you think on the same principle one might call Mr. Darwin an ape X (apex) ? to have taken place between a merchant and one of his Customers v 'Sir, your ac count has been standing for two years ; I must have it settled immediately.' An swer: 'Sir, tilings usually do settle by standing; l regret that my account is an exception. If it has been standing too long, suppose you let it run. ' A lecturer on the "moral sentiments' in Philadelphia remarked that the 'dearest ship in the world was friendship,' when a young man arose from among the con gregation and stated tnat ne knew anoth era dearer ship still and - that was courtship. : The - young- man had once been a defendant f n a. claim for breach of promise of marriage . "A white haired old negro preacher in New Orleans thus addressed oue of th meetings of the dissatisfied darkies last week : ' W hat are you grunibliug about ? Yer all better off than ye ever speoted to be dan ye deserve to be. Did yer tink, wheu Massa Linkum guv . yer freedom, he was gwin to buy tickets in the Louis iana State lottery for you beside V 'We don't like rhilip Phillips, th Singing Pilgrim,' who sang at the How ard Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday, says a California paper. 'He filter all his hymns through his nose, and has an unpleasant way of repeating the last lin of each verse over and over again. Th eflbct of -'His bowels; melt with love, was not pretty .when sung thus: Hit bowels melt with love. His bowels melt with love. His bow-wow-wow-wow-wowels melt with low.' A Syracuse man chopped down a giant hickory tree, over seventy-five feet nigh, and bearing the ring 'marks of aixty years. His surprise may be imagined oil finding under the tree an old brick cis tern iufpertect shape'and in a splendid state of preservation. Indeed, so strongly were the brick and mortar cemented, that picks and crowbars were required to dig them out. . How long ago and by whom was this cistern built ? Who made the brick and where were they made? The way to quarrel with a wife -is . to wait until she is at her toilet preparatory to going out. She will bo sure to ask'you if her bonnet is straight. Remark that the lives of nine-tenths . of the ' women are passed in thinking whether their bonnets are straight, and wind up with the remark that yon never knew but one woman who had common sense about her. Wife will ask who that was. You will, with a sigh, reply, 'Ah! never mind.' Wife will ak why didn't vou marry her. You say abstractedly, 'Ah, why, indeed V The climax in reached by this time, and a regular row i sura to follow. ........ e. e, j