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& I ; | E. A. PraBoBy, - _Cbr Vol.l. No. 37. film (fibtaegu Enurmal. WILL M. DEITZ, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR _0_ Temms.-$1.00 per year in advance; if not paid until the end of the year, $1.25 will be charged. | Those living out of the Coun: ty must send $1.10, and they will receive the paper free of postage, as we shall be obliged to pay postage in advance on all pa- pers leaving the County, 0 'TERMS OF ADVERTISING, 1 in. 1 week, $ ,50! 1-4 col'n 8 mo. $ 6,00 \ 2 \ .75 £069 10,00 \ 3 \ 1,00 © 1 year, 18,00 \ 4 \ 1,25 (1.4 \ 6 mo. 18,00 \ 8 mo. 8,50) \~ 1 year, 80,00 \ 60\ 5,00 ' 1 *~ 8 mo. 20,00 \ \ 4,50 | 00 n 30,00 1 year, 50,00 \ 1 year, 10,00| © I Business Cards, five lines or less, Three Dollars and Fifty Cents a year, JOB OFFICE, complete, is ready to attend orders. Cards, - Business CHARLES F. HORTON, R cExERAT AgEXT For Globs Mutual Life Ins. Co., BUTTERNUTS, X. Y. 30m6 EMPIRE HOUSE, (Gilbertaville, A. Y. O. E. GarpxER, > '- Choice Ales, Wines, Liquors and Cigars constantly on hand, . A good livery is in commection with this Hotel. lMoct-tf \ ens nen n goop z -- OoTsEGO HOUSE, MORRIS, N, Y. a* Proprietor. Wm. Deitz, Proprietor house is pleasantly located, has good rooms, and is first-class in every res: pect. oct4if ~ CENTRAL HOTEL, Gilberszille, N. Y. Proprietor. {&~ A first-class hotel located in a pleas. ant part of the village with best of accom. modations. octl1tf DR. L. M. STANTON, Eclectic Physician & Surgeon @GILBERTSVILLE, N. Y. WILLIAM C. BENJPLEY, CcoUXSELLOR 4T L4 W, * Gilbertsville, N. Y. The Daily Times, OxLY 65 CENTS PER MONTH, POSTAGE PAID. TRY IT. - Gso. R. Edwards, Prop. t&, Address the Daily Times, or Gordon W. Treadwelf, Managing Agent, Bingham ton, N.Y. THE SUN IS MY SERVANT. PHOTOGRAPHS. PICTURES like the Day of Repen- RHostry. [For the JOGRNAL AUTUJVKN. \'Things grow ripe when Autumn comes,\. Or Autumn comes when things grow ripe ; . I care not which=-like him that hums In happy mood, with glowing pipe Some old, familiar, love-lorn tale- How he was young and warm as May, And she had not begun to fail, Whose hair was then like tangled ray Of Autumn sun. Yet things grow mpe with Autumn's hour ; The pumpkin yellows with its face The corn-field lot; the summer flower, Shakes down a shower of purple grace, And naked stands, till winter time, With whirling snow or pelting rain, Shall clothe it with a robe divine, Or diamond chain. And men growripe with Autumn days, The promised land beyond they view, Although three-score, the good. book says, And ten years more, are to us due ; But eager lay them down to rest. For things are transient here below, Their souls attest. But there no Autumn cer shall come, But smiling Summer ever be- The shivering cattle standing dumb, And golden leaves stripped from each tree.- The soul shall never ripen more, But all perfection stand in grace, To that dear place. G. A.T. ._. Wiscellnneons. [For Trg JourxaAL PREJUDICE OVERCOME. BY AGGIE BRISTOL \Heigho!\ said Jessie Challmer, \Aunt Dorothy advertises for a com- [is preferable. Wonder how I'd do. Auntie May says she would be perfect. ly horrified at the idea of my entering her domicile. 'Well, fortune has smiled on my ef- 4 forts so far. . Possibly Aunt thinks I am nought but fashion's butterfly; yet she goes into cestacies over | the - pro- ductions of my poor pen in the Ga- zette. Itis well I remau inceog. ot she would deny that the least particle Auntie )-'s prejudice must be over- come. I've long wished to take a trip to the city, and this promises to be a most favorable opportunity.\ Jessie Challmer was a brunette of 'the richest type, with lips as deep in coloring as the reddest coral, eyes a soft, JIuminous hazel, while jetty braids of luxuriant hair crowned - the - small | but regal head. An elderly woman, called Auntie May, a sort of a duenna, with the servants and Jessie, compris- ed the household. . Mr. Challmer held somme position abroad. and troubled himself but lit- tle about his family. _ Miss Dorothea Brennen was the deceased Mrs (Chall- mer's ofily sister, but, owing to some family difficulty. they had not met for vrears. - Now Jessic longed to remove the trouble, and, like womankind in general. also possessed a good share of { curiosity, and upon discovering her ; Aunt's advertisement, decided to av- 'ply for the situation. {to her numerous friends, she hied tance are often put off too long iaway to the city for a few months. NOW I3 to secure a good likeness when the now is on the ground, the light good and the chemical effect fine. make Good Pictures as cheap as any- one. Cheap pictures that will fade and are worthless I don't care to make. Samples of my work can be seen at my Gallery. - Come early for the light is better at 9 o'clock in the morning than at 3 in the afternoon. I make the celetrated (rerman fimsh. (opr and enlarge o'4 pictares, paint them THE TIY¥E j I will| None knew of her mission, yet many wondered what new freak possessed their favorite. In the reception room of a siately mansion sat a lady. rather aged. with a large traveling satchel. Her hair was well silvered. while a cap of nowy muslin is just discernable beneath the drab ponnet, and soft dark eyes peer through the huge spectacle with an unusually benign expression. | Neat eaiton gloves enver the small ams» i cratic shaped hands, while the sober either in (hl. Water Colors or India hued travelling awit clings with an ai. Ink. Farm produce taken for par and I won't refuse greenhacks, Respecaly Your 35 w. Baxspoure Sauith. 'most tender grace to this daintv of daintiest oid ladies, She aprears *o he anwone'y await ng amos ore, and mses erpectant's at che seand of an And never wait for Winter's snow, | 1 ' \~|'\\'ill‘1ll admirer of my niece, Come, blessed time ! unbar the door | panion, one about fifty-five she says Bidding - adien: opening door in the adjoining apart- ment. ° Suddenly what appears to be an cle- gant piece of tapestry, moves from its place. and a majestic looking woman: uppears upon the scene, grecting the,; stranger with a cool nod, meanwhile tuking a keen survey of her features ; the result appears to be satisfactory, and breaking the silence in a deep, stern voice. she says : __ he- \I suppose you called in answer to my advertisement ? - You'll, do I guess. Drothea - Brennen - seldom makes mistakes, and something télls me to retain you, Now by what name shall I address you ?\ \Mrs. Clinton,\ said the sweet voice of the little old lady, \and perhaps you wish for references ?\ \Not any,\ Miss Brennen promptly replied, \and if you give satisfaction you will never regret making your! hgmc with me.\ \'The days rolled away and Miss Drothea became more and more pleas- 'ed with her companion, and finally a [visitor was daily expected to bless | their lonliness, an unheard of wonder in that house. o Miss Brennen favored Mrs. Clinton with a bit of his history and ' conclud- cd by saying, \Mr. Darlington is a essie, my unknown niece I should say.\ «Have you never seen her?\ Mrs. Clinton queried. Never since she was a child. Yon may well look surprised, but I hold to ald manners and customs. 'These new fangled ideas I never could abide, and ; I suppose Jessie is a beauty and a belle. Well if she fulfills the promise of her childhood she must be a very handsome woman.\ The crimson surged over Mrs. Clin- tons features and then receded leaving her as pale as death, all unnoticed by Miss Drothes, whose thewghts were far divay n some pist, from which she was awakened by the arriv- al of Mr. Darlington himself, Upon being presented to Mrs. Clinton he smiled significantly, avatching her curious]?! the while. Miss Brennen observed his peculiar behavior, und upon the first opportunity, assailed chim with questions. His replies must have been satisfac- tory, and judging from appearances, intensely amusing. i i Late that might Miss Drother was | taken suddentyll. Upon summoning; Mrs. Clinton she became, so alarmed she forgot cap, spectacles, and also to powder her hair, and hustened away to the aid of the sufferer an dishabilts.\ A smothered laugh arrested her prog-) re«s, while Miss Brennen cooly ex- (claimed, \Whither bound, Mrs. (Him, ton, alias Jessie Challmer ?\ Mr. i saying. -_ am very glad Miss Jessic has con- l’chulcd to appent as her natural self unee more.\ ; __ Nlowly Jessie recovered from her be-} | wilderment, acknowledging she had . ; proven her qwn identity. Miss Drothy! {gladly pardoned her nicce for the de- 'céption she had used, thinking the} 'end justified the means employed, and ' was more thorougly charmed with Jes-| sic the two remaining weeks of her, 'stav. than ever before, As for Mr., Darlington, he became more enchant- | ed every hour with ABfgs Brennen's' companion. 1 One beautiful June day when the; roses were in full bioom a happy trio entered Jessie's connutry home, nearly upsetting Auntic May in the midst of her afternoon nap. scattering her; senses to the winds at the sight of the grim Drothea. whom she had always dubbed one of the seven worders of the world. During the year Jessie became Mrs. Darlington. Among -the wedding presents was found the deed of an elegant city residence with all the nec- essary appurtences from Drothea Brennen to her bess beloved niece. Jessie Dartington. ---o Ata sstnon or the New Haven rail- ones Off started the gentleman send- ion .. roa l, the other davy, a man and woman ing in the footman whenever \not at -o. came tnto the car. Every seat had out A LIVE LOCAL PAPER. Cilbertsville, Otsego County, N. Y., Wednesday, January 17, 1877. Nothine lost by Christian Charity. One of those toil-hardened, true- hearted chaps often read of in ro: mance madehis appearance on the Campus Martius yesterday, and his sympathies were at once aroused by the sight of three or four old men standing around with their buck-saws | and wailing for work. AlL be hanged if isn't . tough,\ he replied when they told him that they hadn't had any work for a month. \How would you like some oysters?\ 'They smacked their lips by way of reply, and he gathered up a crowd of eight, marched them to a restaurant and ordered oyster stews for each one. \It just does my heart good to see them eat!\ he said to the owner of the place as the cight got to work. \Yes a beautiful sight,\ was the reply. \It makes me feel good in continued the stranger, laying: hand on his heart. \A good deed brings its own re- ward, was the answer of the res- here,\ his taurateur as he calculated his profits. ) a e nC [fag neglected. , 4 he pairs,\ once form» - \I can't rest here. I must do fur- ther good,\ said the big-hearted stran- ger, and he rushed out and brought in three negroes, a chimmey-sweep, two boys and an old woman, and or- \dered more oysters. - The fifteen people went for the oys- ter soup in a manner to amaze, and their guardian nudged the restaur- ateur in the ribs, and said: ©Soe the gentle lumbs! Ob. that I could feed the poor of all Amerie You are a good man, and heaven will reward you,\ replied the propri- etor, as he filled the dishes up again. 'The stranger said he wanted to bring in just five more, so as to say that he had fed an even score, and he rushed out after them, while the res- after more oysters and crackers. 'The stranger dida't re- turn. - Tiv was last seen climbing into a furmer's sleight on State street and guiding his team to the wost. - The fifteen in the restaurant licked | their plates clean and departed in joyful procession, and the last one had pass- ed out before the man who furnished | the soup had got through waiting for the return of the big hearted stranger, 'There were oaths and slang phrases tand watchwords and expressions, de- livered in the purest of English, but what mattered it to the fifteen soup- devourers who drew up in line oppo- site and \Resolced That them oysters just touched the spot. \ - Detroit Free o---- He Was young mar- lOf talent lay in my composition. | Now | Darlington quietly joined the group, | ried man of extremely jealous disposi- tion recently visited one of the most famous clairvoyants in the city. Being far from home, he wauted to know whut his wife was dong. \She is looking out of the window evidently etpecting some one,\ \That is strange.\ said€Benedict: \who can she expect?\ Some one enters the door, and she caresses him fondly,\ went on the clairvoyant. \It can't be !\ cried the excited hus- band; \my wife is true to me. 'Now he lays his head on her lap and looks tenderly in her eyes.\ \It's false, 'll make you pay dear'y for this * velled the jealous husband. ©Now he wags his tail\ said the medium. The green-eyed monster subside]. and Mr. Young husband cheerfalis naid over his five dollars. O---- trvoiver in het hands. A genticman in Boston was going out in his carriage to make some calls with his wife, when he discovered the* he had left his visiting cards. He to his footman. recently come into hi servige,. to go to the mantle-piece an' bring the cards he should see there. 'The servant ran upon a pack of play aca: ing cards and thought these were t home ' occurred. - As these were ver: one or twa oecrnpanta | He put her namerous he turned to his footma~ into ome seat. which was in part ne- w 'A the quesnen: med, and he took another just op- posite The person whom he sat with offered to sof the lads mais hase raat seat together. [TOM t es at waver,\ he repued,| . \ L Orme ano mented,\ <awhere, an that he and of hearte is all that remai \How many cards have you left?\ , Well,\ said the footman, \the a« & \The deace evelaimed his master.\ #I left the dence at the last house but one.\ wes the repiy. Igo} wateh and chain. i $1.00 a Year OMNIBUS HORSES IN PARIS, The omnibus horses of Paris are al- most invariably animals of exceptional size and beauty, strong. white and ° dupple-gray | stallions, selected with great care in the markets of Norman- dy, Perche, or Brittany. - They are well fed, carefully trained, and never overworke1. - Each omnibus has ten horses belonging to it. . These horses go out every day; thus during the fourteen hours' service, the horses are changed five times. - Being thus care- fully managed their strength and speed endure during long years of service. It is not uncommon to see horses that have been in the service of the com- pany for fifteen years, and they are still capable of going through their regular daily task. | (ireat care is ta- ken not to oxerstrain | their strength. At the foot\df each of the hills that ldivorsifv the surface or the streets of (there are - thirty-one ot these hills) in horse : aFsin wait- ing to aid in dragsing the heavy ve- Shicles up the | Nov is ine mort [at side.so'to speu'.of the horse's train- t cod. nre never separated, save in case , of accident or sickness: they occupy the samo stall ind feed from-the samo manger divided by a partition into | compartments. 'They thus become al- most a unit in gait. movements and [ impitlees. and being always driven by ! the same coachman, get to understand perfectly his words and motions. _ By \ this system the intelligence and docil- ity of these beautiful animals have be-* come almost proverbial, _ Thé ense with wluch they thread their way through the crowded streets eneum-, bered with vehicles, thronged with foot passengers,and in many instances searecly wider than one of our narrow alleys. and the readiness with which start again, are sinply marvellous. NE¥t to the petted carriage horses of the rich,. the omnibus horses of Paris are certainly among the most favored of the equine tribe. -Lippincolt's Mag- azine. ~----0 A Brave Girn.-Mr. Close and his fmunily had gone out in the afternoon, Seaving no one at the house but a girl who is a servant in the family and whose name nnfortunately, the repor- ter did not learn. - She also went out for a fow mirtutes, and when she came buck found a burly looking man stand- ing on the porch. _ She usked him what he wanted, and he answered that it was none of her business. She then ordered him away, and he retort- ed that he wonlin't go until he got ready. - The girl became frightened and slipping in the hall door closed it tin the man's face, locked it and put the key in her pocket. - She had been iin the hease but a minute ot two ; when she heard a noise up stairs far hich she thought was coal fallin : from a grate. - She went up to attenfi to it. hut on reaching the reom doer, (which was standiug open) from | whence the noise proceeded was aston- fished and frightened to see a thief | rummaging among the bureau drawers. She retained enough presence of mind {not to ery out, as ninety-nine women {out of a hundred would have done ibut stepped. away cautiously. Re- imembering that in another room was a revolver belonging to Mt. Close, she got it. amd walked into the hall to wat the coming of the thief The latter, perhaps having heard her, came lown also in a minute or two with his hands and pockets full of jewelry, and , was astonished to find himself confron- ted by the brave giri with the cocked She asked him what he had been doing. and ordered him to lisgzorgo. - He refused, but the curl trembhiac and erving woth exorte- sy te _ sod tem ned, coid hin sho won a cea com thr- fime, ad c ne doin t <1 Bec sue woth ioe aly she thim. Ths ms se fo oa dos aon ~, touefo me wad goa card cliamc hare was cn a pe- from whic. esape from the threaten ng Tevolver ana Ganaog gor ted. and . id s hrace ons was bres «able. rap f: , - piiander. Con Ae. te ime vals of #0000 The ogur thon threw him loer-kesr ard or levred h mie Gdetam. Tthoo ke dot se oof fame -Pute cng Ga- fete, they stop at maword and at another, - ¥
