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7. tsego Journal. L M. DEITZ. cents additional, as we shall be obliged to pay pos- ase in advance on all papers leaving the county. ersqns finding & cross before their name on the in will understand that their subscription ed and that a renewal is necessary, ‘equld be pleaged ta recleve items of news rom all neighboring towns and a copy of the paper [- 'Will be sent free to regular correspondents. 0 TERMS OF ADVERTISING. hon 1 week, ..$ column, 8 months, $ 6.00 % 20 .TB) 9 64 6 6 10.00 1 year,.... 18.00 6 months, 18.00 : 1 year.... 80.00 8 months, 20.00 6 * 80.00 1 year,... . 50.00 Business cards nve Iineg.omess, $5.00 per year « All bills for advertising payable quarterly, For all nnslent advertising payment must be made in ad- vance. Jos Prowtma.-we have good facllities for exe- suting allkinds of work in a neat and tasty manner, Address all communications, Editor JOURNAL, Gllhenevllle. Otsego Co., N. Y. « Business Gard$, ALVIN BENNETT, Attorney & Counselor at Law And Notary Public, MT. Urrom®, Chenango co., N. Y. lam giving special attendnn to Pension claims, Persons having business of that nature will do well to consult me. §27-Office in PostofMce building. dtojant A. G. W 4 S H B O Ny, Attorney at Law, ancésvme. N. Y. 14 TEAMING. TM. M. NEWMAN would announce that he ' will continue to doteaming from Gilberts- vilte to Mt. Upton. Goode will be enrried to and from the depot at reasonable rates, Express packages re- ceive Prompt attention, I will also keep for sale atmy residence in Gil- ville, the best quality of Salt, Feed and born, - yor sale at the lowest Cash Prices. \ By1 Yours, &c., WAL M NEWMAN. NEW JERSEY - 'SULKY PLOW Attachment. ;!:HIB BULKEY ATTACHMENT is very popular in the West, and Is certain to become ao in the t when farmers wee how ensily it is managed,and How thoroughly (t does its work, ATTACOEES To ANY PLOW. 'The Farmer may have on hand ; will do good work on Jand whether level or consideranly rolling, to fact _on any slope where a mowing inachine would not be to tlp over. 'The wood work in the best quality of hickory. 'This machine consists of one large wheel. which runs upon the land side, a smaller one under the beam, and another that rans in the furrow --; «--- behind the plows These wheels carry the wontht of j- mgo m and 1 Id and depth nf‘flg n e’\ the plow, entirely removing the friction upon the e _ width _| ~ 00d and eas seat. enablln his plow an Itis provided with a the driver to have at all times bot team under his control; Price of attachment only $20-delivered at your residence. Parties desiring attachments call on or address, J. 8. MABTERS, Mt. Upton, Agent for the towns of Butternuts, Morris and TUoadiils, img Executor's Sale. HE UNDERSIGNED Execntor of the last will and testament of John Wetmore, deceased, will gelat Public Auction ATTHE HOTEL OF ASA DAY in the village of Cilbertsville, July 5, 1879, at $ o'clock in the afternoon, all that piece of land rituate In said village in the town of Butternuts, bounded as follows : Bef- ming tn the centre of the Hew street at the south-west corner of formerly James T. Gadaby's lot, thence south 14 degrees, 30 minutes, east three chains fifty links to a stake, %hence north 81 di east six chains, Sfty links toa stake standing In the water Tine on the west bankofmecgmtnmce wine cava north 36 degrees 80 mim four chains ffty Inks to the south- unmet of said Gadsby lot, thence on said Gads- by south line south 74 degrees, 40 minutes, west four chains \rainy-seven to the place of be- two acres nineteen and 14-100 lece to extend one rod \of the east line of the abort piece mwmngselgnwen rods of iand. KRT, Executor. Bantam: RESTAURANT. P. L008, Proprictor. f Bistersfiotorcoidgn Hours Smoking and chewing 'TOBACCOS, a ime assortment of cigars, collars and calls, A BARBER sHoP the Restaurant where you can be msmmm 22« W museums. P. fingtrg, Two Sides of a Story. .! 'The one that is whispered here and there, 'The burden of somebody's woe ; Each adding a word before unheard, Tokeep the ball rolling, you know ; And It gathers dust and dirt and slime, And-it gathers up grief and pain, lll it ruins not ouly lives, but souls, Never, never, to strive again. - How many listen with eager ears, ,. Tothe words so falsely spoken, * Till the last frail link of faithful love, Lteth quivering and broken, How many turn with a silent prayer, Seeking still for some better side, To find perhaps, death, clamor and strin, That an angel doth low abide, It may be true that our neighbor fell, When his feet were sorely pressed, Yet, may be worthier heaven,;thauyou, Even now, God knoweth the best. Te sees all the midnight despairing, That cometh alone to the true, And numbers him in with the faithful, For what he wanted to do. Then how can you strew thorns for pillows? That may be wet with tears now? |- \~> And how can you credit the whispers, That furrow the sunniest brow ? Oh, this life has not so much loving, And the day has not so much sun, That we may o'erciond it with sorrow, For eveh the lowhest one, Don't add to the cross of your brother, Don't sneer that your slster may fall, D thivg o'er the faults of each other, Nazism weak are we all. And thiffk not the downtall of any,. Can add the least to your glory, But mind as you listen In pity, Always two sides to story. Qar gm up grim“ OLD POGER. It was late one afternoon in December when John Webb left the train at a wayside station in New Jersey. ''There is a stage to Seaport ?\ he naked of the loungers on the platform. 'Yes; there's Symes a harnessin' up the team now.\ The \team\ consisted of a pair of stout mules and an ope Wagon.~Webb hurries over to Bymes. \ What is your fare?\ \Two dollars.\ An old decrepid man stood near patting one of the mules. His bleared eyes watered, and his thick under lip trembled with palsy. Not two dollars for a poor old beggar like me ?\ he whined. \Two dollars for this boss here; but you won't charge me nothm Hey, Mr. hymes P\ \*Two dollars, T tell you.\ John drew out his pocket-book and took from it a five dollar bill. It was all he bad. A month ago the firm for which he acted as book-keeper bad failed, leaving him without work and with very little money. ° Webb was an educated man, full of energy and courage. He was not ashamed of any work which. would keep his. wife and two. little ongd from want ; but the city was filled with men like bimself seeking employment. He struggled on for a rhonth, the prospect growing darker with every day. At the end of that time a friend wrote : '* A district school teacher is needed in Sea- port, a fishing village on the Jersey const. Go down and apply for the place. The salary is emall, but it is better than nothing.\ So John was on his way to Seaport with five dollars in his pocket, He banded it to the driver, who fumbled in a greasy leather bag for the change. The old man patted Symes on the arm, eyeing the money hun- grily. ** You dear young man, what a lot of chink you have! You'd not ask two dollars from an old man tottering to his grave? I'm sick, an' must get to Seaport to-night, and if you don't give me a lift I've got to walk.\ \ Walk?\ said John. \How far is it, driver ?\ Twenty miles.\ \An' through the pine woods, with bun- dreds of paths crossin' each other I\ cried the beggar, turning quickly to John. \Tl die by the way! as God sees me, I haven't a peony !\ dragging out his ragged pockets. ** I've not tasted meat for months; I've eaten nothing since yesterday but a crust of dry bread !\ \Can this be trae?\ driver. ** 1 #tpose it is,\ he said grufily, \Old Poger is about the poorest man nigh Seaport. The stage belongs to a company, or I'd gmzhima lift. Come on, sir; Im ready.\ John climbed into the wagon. It wasa cold, cloudy day, and snow was lying on the ground. The wind was rising, and blew in wild fierce sorces pice which) stretched away before them. The old man buttoned his cost about bis, and with tottering atepafollowed the wagon. Waw“ bk‘hckthnbenflgfi: Tot see asked John of the lost in an hour. Besides-\ He looked at Poger with a significant laugh, and, stopped suddenly. © They drove on. Webb looked back again presently. | The lean stopped figure was still in sight, and the long white hair hanging over the tattered clothes. < My father's hair was like that,\ thought John whohad been a most lovipg son. \'Stop Symes!\ he said ; \I can standthis any longer, 'Take the old man in; I'll pay for him.\ - \Just as you please, sir,\ and again Symes gave the significant chuckle. Poger climbed into the wagon, thanking Jobn, but giving him at the same time a queer, quizzical glance. It occurred to the young man that both Poger and Symes thought he was a fool. ''No matter; I did what was right,\ he thought, his face growing red. They drove on. Poger talked incessantly of his terrible poverty and his diseases, push- ing closer to John as: he did so. No dout he was an exceediugly dirty, disagreeable old man. The smell of his breath and clothes, fairly sickened Webb, who was pamculmrly datoty in his own habits. But the sight of the white hair and palsied hand chocked every sign of impatience. He listened patiently, and answered kindly. He grew bitter cold. 'The wind blew into the wagon until John shivered in his warm overcont. Asfor Poger his tecth rattled and his limbs shook. He grew silent and abut his his eyes, drawing the thin rag of a coat reross his breast. John glanced at him, saw to his horror benenth the coat the bare skin. * «You must be freezing; man!\ he said. \I-I am very cold, sir,\ he muttered. \I'm a very poor man. I haven't a penuy in the world.\ His lips were ashen, his pale eyes fixed on John with a strange glare. \I can never wear it again,\ be thought with a shudder of dis- gust, \and I cannot buy another.\ But the next moment he dragged it off and wrapped it around the old man, who scon fell aslcep, and grunted and snored all the rest of the way. It was late at night when Syimes-stopped near a wretched hut. - Herc's your dug-out, \ Clear yourself now.\ _ ~**How can you speak to. an old. man so rudely ?\ said John sternly. Bymes laughed, and Poger, rousing him- self, eyed John keenly. \ Here's your coat. Much obleged.\ *No,\ said John, \hesitating \I do not want it again.\ A nausea which he could not conquer overcame him. \*I spose you are rich, ch ?\ No; nearly as poor as yourself.\ ** You've likely hearn tell of Matthew Poger before ?\ \Never. Drive on, Symes.\ *'Good-night! good-night!\ called Poger, standing in the door of his cabin, wheezing and looking after thein. I reckon old Poger hasn't been treated like a human bein' before for twenty years,\ grumbled By mess-as-he shipped the- mules.\ ~ _ '' Why not ?\ \Because he ain't human, that's why !\ doggedly answered the driver, - - Poger,\ he said. John had too much to think of to argue the point. In a few moments they reached the low house which served as hotel for sportsmen in sumer. He wrote to bis wife that night, but he said nothing about the two dollars or the overcont. He knew how the dear, patient little woman would look when he went shiv- ering through the rest of the winter. Bup- pose he did not get that situation? He had but one dollar left. \I did what I thought was right,\ he said, trying to sbake off the gloom that weighed him down. But he was not yet done with old Poger. Before daylight he was awakened by the land- lord. 'There's a miserable old scamp that lives in the pines has sent for you, sir. He says he's dying, and that noboby ever was as kind to him as you were to-day.\ \Is there nobody else to go?\ muttered John. pulling on his clothes. \*No; he's got neither kith or kin. It's the first time in thirty years he's asked anybody into that vile den of his.\ The old man had been taken suddenly and dangerously ill from long exposure and want of proper food. The hut contained only a filthy pallet on the floor, on which he lay, a table with three fegs propped against the wall arid a broken chair. Wood was to be had for the gathering, so that John soon bad a blazing fire. _ He waited on Poger that night and the next day, hiding his repugnance. Sotectimes the fiith seemed more than bemddbw but he worsed the old éreatare Eaitfifally. At noon Poger rallied. \Now go away, young man, ma seed Nugent bero-Bean Nugent the biscksmith Doa’tmkmwB‘en? Teflhm’Pogs wants No doub| “Veg sorry, Mr. Webb Ithink you would Tiled us exactly, but we closed with a Ian named Johnson this morning. just an hour too late.\ was his reward for his kindness to. a John Webb walked down the street i .1 \head bent, and teeth sct, feeling he had pi (d too dearly for what he had done. When, {he—thought. of going back to Mary emptyEhanded, the tears stood in his eyes. li Bnt T did what was right, anyhow,\ he said, {gym}: to find comfort in this, and set- ting big cap straight on his head. \I will go, apd see how the old man is, then for 119 e. I shall have to foot it.\ Nugent met him at the next turn of the sandyfroad: --* Poger's dead,\ he said, blunt- #} You were kind to the old man, You {m an honest Christian, and that sort's @@ enough, Mr. Webb. I'd be glad if { come to my house and take supper, a Thank you heartily, but I must go home at onge. I applied for the situation of teach- er hqre ht did not succeed.\ b; you ~did, ~did you ?> scanning-hin Bhugpjy **Well now, there . might. be other chanbea here. 'Buppose you take supper ‘tlil:%1e. Something may turn up for you in Béaport.\ Se ~ John consented. He was ready to catch at any straw. There was nothing to look for- ward to at home but utter want. He stayed with the friendly blacksmith that night and the next day. No chance turn- ed up. In the meantime Poger was buried. \ The old man took such a fancy to you,\ said Nugent, \ that it seems as if you ouglit to go to the funcral. He'll not have much of a follerin'.\ \* They wou't bury him to-day ?\ Loves, \Yes; why not? He' as dead as can be, and there's no friends to mourn over him.\ Late that afternoon, therefore, poor old Poger was laid in a pauper's grave at the ex- pense of the village. Mailf a dozen men, among them were Pike and Amory, store- keepers, postmaster and school committce, walked after the rude pine coffin. 'When they had left the graveyard and reached the road, Ben Nugent called a halt. ® Gentleman, old Matthew Poger sent for mehe day he died, knowin' [ had considera- blisks it In the hands of Pike and Amory.\ © Yes,\ said Pike, drawing out a grensy slip of paper, \ Poger made a will, and left his table, bed and other propesty which his hut might contain, to Mr. Webb here, who Lad paid for his fare, ange gnve him his over- cont, and nursed him faithfully. He says: *If it had not been for him, 1 might have died in the woods. Iam afraid Mr. Webb, the legacy will not help you materially.\ John siniled, remembering the filthy bed and table. \It was kindly meant, at least,\ he said, and took leave of his new friends; but Nugent did not leave him. Suppose* we look into your legacy ?\ he said, leading the way to the hut ** Poger was & careful man and spent nothing, I've heard [r report T that be was not as poor as he seemed. Let's look about us a little.\ They went to the old house. The black- smith threw some wood on the fire, which blazed up, illuminating the cobwebbed walls, the broken window filleC with rage, the wretched flock bed. Ben shook the bed to pieces, broke up the table, punched holes in wall about the chimney. \* Are you looking for hidden treasure ?\ said Jobn, Inughing, *I don't know,\ peering into an iron pot. \What would Poger make a will for, if he had nothing to leave ?\ John joined in the search, joking as he did it; but it proved vain, and they turned to leave the but. \Pll take the table and chairs for firewood, with your leave,\ said Ben, gathering up the broken table-legs. ~ John picked up the chair. How heavy it was. He looked at the seat. Burely that was a false bottom. The blood rushed to his face. Ben, no less excited than be, seized a club and struck a blow at the old chair. Out fell a shower of silver coins and notes upon the floor. \I thought as much !\ cried Ben, wipitig his forehead. 'Here isa handsome sum I And I'm glad of it! You're sn honest man, Webb, and you deserve it.\ John's fortune was not made precisely. The miser's hoard amounted to nearly fifteen hun- dred dollars; all told. But with that John bought a little farm in Virginia, to which be took Mary and the children. By hard work - they have been able to live comfortably, and to help their poor neighbors. ** Te is not often,\ Jobn tellshis boys, \that Providence throws a hidden treasure in a man's way; hat bard work and right Diving naver fall to find oue.\ The Eimire Gazte says: When a yourg mmhMmofimhngJfi-uhh % fimwfiamm maxim: tree nowledge. add I drew.up the.will. I put fing to Words of Wisdom. a- . Belf-sacrifice is the only power that can plant or build. c Earnestness of purpose can spring-only from strong convictions. There can be no true thankfulness where | there is' no benevolence. No indulgence of passion destroys the spirit- ual nature so much as respectable selfishness. Human life defined by & line is as uncom- fortable as would be the human figure defined by a wire. The object of all ambition should be to be happy at home. If we are not happy lthere, we cannot be happy elsewhere, Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal, and he may properly be charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it. All skill ought to be exerted for universal good ; every iman has owed much to others and ought to repay the kindness that he has received. Mortality is an event by which a wise man can never be surprised ; we know that death is always near, and it should, therefore, al- ways be expected. ~Pride-is-scidom delicate ;-it-will please it- self with very mean advantages; and envy feels not itg.own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others. Great works are performed, not by strength but by perséverance; he that shall walk with vigor three hours a day, will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.\ _ A Lares OrGnano.--The largest orchard in the world is doubtless that owned and worked successfully by Robert McK inistry, of Hudson, Columbia county. The orchard is situated on the east bank of the Hudsonriver, on high rolling land, and contains more than 24,000 apple trees, 1,700 pears, 4,000 cherries, 500 peaches, 200% plumas, 200 crabs, 1,500 vines, 6,000 currants and 500 chestnuts. The soil is dry, rolling and gravel, with some lime stone. 'The trees are planted twenty feet apart, and do not by any means seem -to be crowded. The ground is plowed several times in the year, and kept fallow, except when thought advisable it is seeded with clo- ver. The apple crop of last year was $0,000 barrels, Twenty-four men and fourteen horses were employed hauling out the crop or in plowing, The success of this orchard has not been achieved, no?'ls It fhalfitained, with- out the closest supervision and most indus- trious work. Buckers and sprouts nre re- moved as soon as seen; borers are watched and followed with vigor. Wires are used to reach them in their burrows, and the damaged bark is removed with chisels. As trees fall others are planted in their places, and the orchard is constantly renewed in this manner. A Sneer's Froit wiru a Migros. -Quite s commotion occurred in a farmer's house, a short distance out of Rome, Monday after- noon. >They were cleaning house, and left open doors leading to all parts of the house. In one of the rooms was a large: mirror, reach. Me foor. ~ On the premises is a sheep wh Jeud is graced with horns, and which is very tame, entering the house whenever an opportunity is presented. This woolly ani- mal got into the house unnoticed. When first discovered it was standing face to face with the mirror, shaking its head fircely. Before it could be reached it jumped back for a good start, and then plunged its head Into the mir- ror, Instead of coming in contact with some other animal, as it expected, it demolished a fifty-dollar mirror. The crash so frightened the animal that in its endeavors to Escape from the screams and attacks of the women of the house, it found a place of exit through |. a French window.-- CHica Obserser. Wrat Pozzisn Hiu.-A young man with the blush of country life on his cheeks sold out his produce on the market yesterday. and entered a shoe store and said he wanted a pair of shoes for his wife. \ What number?\ asked the clerk. The young husband scratched his head. looked very much embarrassed, aad finally said : \Well I've been married eight months, but this shoe business stmmps me. I don't hardly believe she wears 'levens, and I don't think she kin git Into fives. I guess if we split the difference we'll hit her pretty close.\ + He was given a pair of eights, and after squinting slong the soles be observed : \I guess them'll do. | She's awfully proad, and I know she'll squeeze into 'em for all she's worth.\ ~ Pam Grzxs.-The safest way to spply this is in solution. | We have beard of several instances of animals being poisoned by brows Ing in a fieldwnaemepufismhflmm whilenmbemgmfiedupwtbepmwm If itis Impossible to cart sufficient water t6 the field, Mammflhspfld m7 w, A Murderer's Perilous Exploit. | Asa Broughton, who killed Covert Ban croft in Medina, N. Y., on May 14th, anti v was arrested in Canad formed,'in effecting his escape ito Canada, 'one of} the most perilous feats on record. Broughton has a remarkably handsome wife;. and he was desperately jealous of- Covert - Bancroft, a prominent business man of Me- dina. - He had forbidden his wife to speak to Bancroft. - On the day of the ton went home. . His little boy was eating an © apple and the father asked the boy where ho obtained the apple, and the child replied that. Mr. Bancroft had been there and had given him the apple. - This led to a quarrel between his. wife, and he drove hor ' Later he went to the real= ° ~ dence of Bancroft, summoned him to the door, and demanded to know where Mrs. Broughton had gone. A quarrel ensued, and Bancroft, with the nid of & hired man, put Broughton off the piazza. - Broughton drew a pistol and shot Bancroft dead. 'He then went home bade his children good-bye, and\ went away. ~ ~~Broughtom wont to his cousin's in the town of Hartland. On the Friday after the mur- der the cousin saw the account of it in nnews- ' paper. * He refused longer to give shelter to Broughton.._The latter started at onee for the Niagara river. - At Lewiston a suspension - -- bridge formerly spanned the river. - Some of. the old wires still Extended neross the streang of - an elevation of 1C) feet above it. Brougham confident that officers were on his track, reached the site of this old bridge. Fearful that by trying to cross the river at Suspension Bridge he would endanger his safely, The de- termined to gain the Cauda shore hy means of the old wires. | He sat on the bank of the river all night Friday night, aud at daybreak on Baturday began his perfious crossing. Hand over hand, suspended in the air one hundred feet above the river, he made his way toward the opposite shore. The wire swayed to and fro with his weight. Several times he had to pull himself up and clasp his legs and arms around the wire to rest his hands which are badly blistered aad cut. When about half way over, Broughton says he thought be must lose his hold, so nearly exbausted was he. By frequent rests as stated, however, he finally completed his perilous journey. | When he landed on the other shore he was unable to proceed further: JQNWG 't hoar. Officers Fuller sod Allen, of Medjna, who were in pursuit of Iiim, arrived ou one river bank as Broughton landed on tho other. He went to Hugersville, Ontario, where he was apprehended on Wednesday. Hereturn- ed to New York State without making oppo- sition, He suys he killed Bancroft in self-do- fence. Kiruzo rt Dirskiso Corr. -A Curlous case that has just come to light at Nosthbridge of the death of two persons and the expected death of two others, all in one family, from the effects of cider drinking, will reluforce the _ arguments of those who condemn the practice. 60, mother, 56, and two sons, 85 and 81, bave ° drank since fast fall between 40 and 50 bar» rels of cider. 'The mother was taken 'with: fits six weeks ago yesterday and died the next \ Thursday. The youngest son was taken with fits like the others, and Friday night his physi- cian gave him up. 'The father to also in m very bad condition, \sees snakes\ nearly every night and runs about the house crying \\fire\ at the top of his velce, doubtless suffering from delirum tremens. All parties suffered greatly. No cause but the cider.drinking can be found. -Springfidd Mass. Republican, May 27th. f A Catastroru®..-The neighbor's ont M clawed the baby, sod the man was going out to the woodpile with his axe over his shoolder and the cat under bis arm. \* Carom mo back to the house,\ said the cat, whoappearpd to be chalk full of emotion, \'that ought not to cotitl:\. it was only a scratch.\ The man took 11130113 and looked thooghtfal. \True he sud, \ and this is only an accident.\ And he Taf the feline acress the block and held it down with his foot, and swinging the axe above bead, brought it down with dreadfal force, There was a moment of dreadfnt glance, then, w hile the cat, from her high ®
