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QRecorbcr, J . B . H A I il,, E d itor and Proprietor. ) Mail aud i>ia«, in adtance...............$2 25 \ETtMSiK'lubsofTen “ each. . 2 00 J Tillage Sabsciibcrs, by Carrier..;.. 2 50 K a tes ol'A d v c r tisinss 1 inch space (12 lines Nonpareil), per year ......... $8 00 2 i n c h e s - 2 i “ “ “ “ .......... 15 00 a “ “ 3S “ “ “ “ .. . 20 00 4 II “ 4s “ “ “ II ........ 23 00 a m i a i D N E Y C E O W E L L , A t t o b n e t and Counsellor at laiy, Prattayille, Greene Co. A C - G R I S W O L D , A t t o r n e y AND Counsellor at Law, Catskill. Office on TTill- iam Street. npHOMAS FORD, J r ., D eputy A Sheriff and Constable, Hnnter, toeene Co. ■REISrj.P. BARKLEY, S heriff op A ' Greene County, Office at the Court House, Catskm. P. O. Address, Jewett, Greene Co., rt. Y. TdlY GIBBONS, D eputy S heriff ^ Idcensed Auctioneer, 4sc., Greenville, Greene Co„ K. Y. _____________________ Tjl' L . I N G E R S O L L , P h y s i c i a x A-i • and Surgeon, and Coroner. Office in IMeech’s New Building, William st., Catslrill. _____________ W M . n . M Y E R S , L i c e n s e d A u c - ▼ ▼ tioneer, Catstill, N. T. Charges moderate. ( Y S B O R N & G I V E N S , A t t o r n e y s and OounseUors at I aw , Catsiill, OfBce in Meech’s Building. A, M. O s B o n N , ______________ C. C. Grvmis. ■nANIEL P. BENNETT, U nder Sheriff and Jailor, Catsldll, Greene Co., N. Y« Q T E P H E N P O S T , D eputy S her - iff and Constable, and licensed Auctioneer, Coxsackie, N. Y. * V O L U M E 8 0 . C A T S K I L L , N . T . , F l i l D A Y M O R N I N G , N O V E M B E R 2 4 , 1 8 7 1 . N U M B E R 4 7 . A SENSIBLE COBFSE. B . S L I N G E B L A K D ^ S b i l l i a u d ro o m In now Brick Building, opposite Catskill House, UP STAIRS. • Good Tables, and Blbow Boom. Good accommodo- tions, reasonable prices. T A M E S W . H I S E E R D , A ttoeney and Coimsellor at law , CoasacBe, Greene Co. J O H N A . G R I S W O L D , A ttorney ^ and Counsellor at Law, Catskill, Greene Co. J J U F U S W . W A T S O N , A ttorney A v and Counsellor at Law, Catskill, Greene Co. W . W E T M O R E , P hysician , ' » Surgeon and Oculist. C?^articular atten- A U G H S T U S H I L L , A ttorney and Connsellor at Law, Cairo, Greene Co. p H .W E T M O E B ,P hysicianjind Surgeon, (formerly o f Leeds.) Residence near foot of Main st., Catskill. _______________ tdeclS* W M , * ▼ CoCoudsellor E. LEETE, A ttorney and at Law, Coxsackie, Greene Co. J A S . B . O L N E Y , A ttorney and ^ Counsellor at Law, Catskill, Office over Meedi, Sage & Cowles* store. (^L E E Y .& K I N G , A ttoriibys AND Counsellors at Law, Catskill. Office one door below Tanners* National Bank. D. K. O lnbt , B. H. K ing . J ) H E N R Y D A L E Y , A ttorney • and Counsellor at Law, Prattsville, Greene 1VTEHEMIAH S. EASLAND, A t - ’ tomey and Counsellor at I>aw, and Licensed Auctioneer, X<eeds, Greene Co., K. X. ^ c d a l atten- tion paid to the coUectioa of Accounts. ■ p M O R E , A . W . N 1 C O L L , P . J . A - i* p i t c h , Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 1 ■Warren si. (1st door West of Broadway), New York. maraily ______________ Q - E O . W . H A I C O T T , D r i i E R is BOOKS, SIKTlEOy, UW OlillKS, P a p e r R a n g in g s, Shades, K e r o sene Lam p s, OZD, &c., 5 doors above Tanners* Sank, Catskill. A L E X A N D E R M E E C H , WITH GARBUTT, GRiCGS & CO., W holesale G rocers and T ea D ealers , 27os. 168 and 170 Cbambers st., cor. Geenwicb, new YORK. E lmek H. G ahbctt , D e L acy L ohcks , F erdinand H. G siggs , Jsumi. D elasiatbb , J, E dwin P odgs . W I N T E R & S T A F F O R D , * » Manufacturers of COACHES, CARRIAGES AND SLEIGHS, SC H O H A IO E , N . Y* B^None but the very best materials used. Fin ish and Durability is our aim. J H . B A L D W I N , D ealer in ^AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLES, GBANITE, &C., Catskill, H. T. Manufacturer o f every variety of C esietehy W obk , such as Monuments, Head-Stone, Posts, &c. 3 . ~ w I i T ^ V I L I d A G E S E X T O N ^ , , to oil calls in his line sandffdelit^. ap 20 *C 6 . Will attend, as heretofon witb promptnei J ^ w 7 & B. WrWOLPE, ‘ carpenters and builders , CA T S K U d L . Shop on Hill st., opposite John Clarke''s Blacksmith Shop. iJ l work done well and promptiy. Catskill, Feb, 17,1871, ly J]DGERLY & COMFORT, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS, C A T S K H X . ITew Firm, at the old location, (near Court House,) and old workmen retained. Good work, best mate- terial, and satisfaction certain. War. E dgerly , Catskill, Jan 12, 1871. _________ Wai. C qmvqbt . ] J W. GRAY, WITH 'W M . E D G A R B I R D , ■Dnporter of BRW , BOMS, BINS, WINES, k , And Dealer in F ine Old Bourbon and T tye 'Whisliies* P. O. Box 3185. Xo. 61 Front st., ITew York* J ^ R E D . A . S T A H L , Sliavinpair Dressing & Dyeing Saloon, 6 6 M AIN ST R E E T . 6 6 Opposite Tanners* National Bank. A fine assortment o f HA'YANA AND DOMESTIC CIGARS, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, Collars, Cuffs, Bosoms, Neckties, Bows, Scarfs; Hair Dyes, Soaps, Perfumeries, &c. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case. Don’t for- get the number, 66 Main st., opposite Tanners* Bank. J ? A M S D E L L & H U B B E L , (Successors to 0 . 0 . Sage & Bro,,) FROIT, VEGETABLES, asd COHFECTIONERY. TAMES M. EGNOR, at E unor & \ Lynes’ old stand, 3 doors below the Post-Office, is in constant receipt of a large assortment of goods in the Epicurean line, which he offers for sale at reasonable rates. He will keep on s d e a large vari ety of seasonable articles, to which he invites public attention. Frcsliy Preserved and Dried Fruits> ^ Oysters, Pish, Poultry, Game, Vegetahies, Crackers, Cheese, and other snbstantials* and lu x u r ies. ___________ Catahill, Deo. 20,1870. FRUIT i D GONFECTIOliFRT STORE, Comer of Main and Tbompson streets, Catskill, JJE N R Y SELLECK, HAVING made large additions to his extensive stock, now offers to the public the * 't * ' eign and Domestic FRUIT I P M G E C O B H S , Dealers in Batter5 Cheese^ L o rd, HopSj And General Merchandise, 336 Greenwich st., New York, E lecius B amsdell , H eitby W. H ubbel . j g L A M P M A N , CARPEIITER UD ROILDER, W a ter St.j C a tslull, N . Y- Sash, Blinds, Doors, Balusters, Newels, Scroll Sawing, Turning, Planing, Tongueing, and Groov ing, at E. Lampman’s Siaain Sash aad Blind FactoijE warren’s Fire-Proof Eooflng furnished and applied. _________________ Catskill, Feb. 22,1871. W M . S . D A N I E L S , a t * * B. A. Browere’s Store, Mafu . Street, willrecei ...... . ’— ' “ — “ — k work wbi ' entire sc MuDKtlAIiil. CatskiU, May 11, I l O E T O X & S T V m H , F N V ' I T E A T T E N T I O N to theik complete assortment of DRUaS, MEDICINES. FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES. Also, to their large stock of PaintK, Oils, ISraslies, TPlndovr Olass,^ dS-cw A foil line of Lorillard’s SnioMng and ClietTiiig Tobacco, Snuffs, &c. A splendid invoice of genuine imported Cigars, just received. Catskill, April 14,1870.________________________ W A T E R S & S M I T H , * • (Successors to Amos Story,) C A K P E N T E K S a n a E U X L O E R S , And proprietors of the CatskiU Steain Sash, Blind & B o o r Factory^ Upper Main st., Catskill. Scroll Sawing, Mouldings,. Balusters, Hand EailSr Newels, &c., done to order, promptly. Genem Shop Work, such as Door and Window- Frames, Water Tables, Comer Boards, and all styles of Comice, done in a satisfactory manner. CatskiU, June 9, 1871. Gzo. W. W atebs , I^BEn’K. T. S mith . VAN VALKENBURGH & RONK. PB D D D C E C D llSSm iS , J J U T T E R , C H E E S E , W O O L , Hops, Malt, Flour, Grain, Beans, Seeds, Eggs, Dried Fruits, Leaf Tobacco, &c., N o . 181 R e a d e N e w Y’ork. B. F. V an V alkenburgh , ________ H. JL S ons . Carriage, Wagon ani Sleigh Manufactory. ■j$) & P , M . D U M O N D , HAYING J l - • ^xected new and spacious Ware-Rooms and. i/K ops, nearly opposite the Catskill House, announce »k*t they are prepared to manufacture to order every »fc<cfiption of Carriages, Wagons and Sleighs, in the p i lest Styles, and o f the most substantial and dura- iifc. materials. !I^ey employ superior workmen, and »ore determined their manufactures shall not be surpassed. C^^obbingandEepaiiingdoneashere- tofore. PHILIP DUMOIH), CataMl, Jan. 17,1868. PETER 31. PPMOND. lICH-litKM6 AND ENDRAIO! T H E H^ERSIGNBD TAKES pleasure in announcing that he has secured th€» services o f a F i r s t C la ss E n g r a v e r ! estaDhshment will be rmgravi ,isithin thirty minutes’notice. fcw\ watches and Jewelry Repaired, as usual J, F. SYLVESTER, Jeweler, Sept. 1 ,187L ■ 58 Main Si.. CatJklU. S C A R L E T AND W H I T E T A B L E k-/ dam ask s , and NADKEIS to match, just re- “ - - POST-OFFIOE, public the larges variety of For- ic FRUIT I H o m e -M a d e , Fresh CONFECTIONERY! Breudy Cakey CrackerSy TolaccOj CigarSy Pipes. Vegetables in season, and innumerable other ne cessaries and luxuries, ever offered in this market. In connection with the above is a well-regulated ICE C E E A a i SAJLOON, which is novT open, and conducted in unexception- able style. ____________________________ mylOly ( V S B O R N H O U S E , A thens .- R. D-Woi.coTT.Proj, £eLO_. fi^S^Enlarffedti ( J A Y ’S G R E E N E C O . H O T E L , comer Main and Gin-ch Bts., Catskill, N.Y.— Pm rip C. G av , Proprietor. C^“Only Stogo House in town. V A U E S T E R N H O T E L , H e a d o p * ' Main st., Catskill.—M artin F. SairrH, prn- prietor. This well-known House is in thoroi order, offering good accommodations to the tra^ ing public. The present proprietor having pur chased the above Hotel, pledges himself to leave no effort untried to render comfort and satisfaction to his guests. ___________________ May 25,1871. J R V I N G H O U S E , C atskill .- -A- H estbt a . P ebson , Proprietor. This large, new Brick Hotel is one of the handsomest and most con- throughout. The Furniture is also entirely now; the location is pleasant and accessible, and the pro prietor will aim to keep a FIRST CIASS HOUSE, to the entire satisfaction of the traveling public. TERMS REASONABLE. BS^Good Stabling attached. Nov. 5,1870. f l J - U N N ’S N E W H O T E L , c o r n e r Main aud Bronson sts., Catskill.—E nos G unn , Proprietor. New House, New Furniture, Superior AccommodatiDns. Omnibus and. Stage facilities. CatsMU, Oct. 20, 1870. m i l f jJ it d iitjj Rn. C abgilx ^ H. B. Axnnios. C A ltG IL t & ALDRICH ’S Hew Livery StaMes! IN NE-W BRICK BUILDINC, A P P O S I T E T H E C A T S K I L L House, Main street, Catskill. This is the most extensive Livery in town, and can furnish lUgs in all styles. Headquarters of the Omnibus Line. Order Slate I tne omce. June 9, 1871. B A R R IN G E R BROS.’ CENTRAL LIYERY STAELES, M a in S t., C a ts k ill. J i ^ I R S T C L A S S T U R N O U T S , i n every style. Office at the Jewelry Store oppo- site Tanners* Bank, and at the Brying House. je9 G E O R G E W . LOUD’S First Class NEW LIVERY, TH O M P S O N S T R E E T , C A T S K H iL , T > E A E O P V I N C E N T ’S D E U G store, in the New Stables. B E S T TU R N-OUTS IN TO W N ! Passengers conveyed to all p arts of the country, jeO ccivedatthe Catskill, April 20,1871] G. R ichs ’ t a i c D kion S pring B ed ! T H E B E S T B E D evee I N V E N T - ed. 1st Premium at American Institute, Octo ber, 1870. It is perfectly and nnlformly Elastic.. The Springs cannot become misplaced. NO NOISE. NO REPAIRS. NO BUGS. NO DIRT. Can be rolled up in small compass for transporta tion. Address METALLIC UNION SPRING CO„ janI31y _______ ^ ________ P qugttceepsib , N. Y. T LTTTLEW OOD,N o .3 1 3 W ak - ^ • ren st., HUDSON, N. Y., sole agent for STEINWAl’S PIANO-FORTES! Otner manufacturers* Pianos constantly on Hand. Prince & Co.’s C elebrated Organs and Ule- lodeons, ^ h e c t M usic and M u sical M erchandise, o f th e h e s t k inds. B^TP ianostohiee , OldPianostakeninexchango fur new. Pianos and other musical instruments Tuned ^ d Repaired. Every Instrument warranted to give perfect satisfaction. _____ May 28,1871, B L A C K S M I T H I N G ! ;e.) JOBBING, . CARRIAGE AND SLEIGH LRONINO. CatsMl, 3Iay25,1870. Q W E E T C I D E R ! — C anned pee - fectly sweet, at _________ SHALEB & POX’S. X E V T C O A L Y A R D ! f^UBSCRIBER haspurchasedtheCoal Yard of D. C. O vebbaugh , at the comer of Cornell, Horton, Black & Co.’s Dock . —— whereo h will continue the business of supplying all of LACKAW A M A COAL! A t t h e Very L o w e s t Pxvccs. My Coal shall be well screened and every effort Sadeio give a good article. Please call and see .qtialities and getprices before purchasing elsewhere. Cargoes arriving and on the way every week. CatskiU, Jtme 30,1871. JOHN DOANE. WHY RUIN YOUR EYESIGHT! W H E N Y O U C A N I M P R O V E * * it by using the celebrated Patent Improveil Spectacles & Eye-Glasses! For sale by J. F. SYLVESTER, _________________ Jeweler, 58 Main st., Catskill. Ready-Made Oners, Sasli and Blinds. B . D U N H A M HAS gone into hiug first class, Ready- ,, for this section. Th the business of fomishii MadeDooi wood Qsed ity—all kiln-dried, and warranted not to shrink no: warp. Mr. Dunham receives them per railroad di rect from the manufacturers, and offers th^m at lower rates than heretofore. Catskill, May 6,1871. LU iT O R Y A RD! BUSIMESS STJLLJ. tiO lN tt ON ! A LL KINDS OF BUILDING MxV- _ TERI.iL, at prices that would attract purchaa- ers i f they only knew it. 'Mjmufacturers of D O O R S ! S A S H , B L I N H S , W IN D O W FR A M E S ! &c., &c. Inside \Work generally, got out with dispatch. Our OoorB a ll K iln-Driccl! WELL MADE PANEL DOORS FOR $1.50. CATSKILL REAL ESTATE AGENCY, (Office over Olney 4; King.) ■ p A R M S AND V I L L A G E P R O P - ERTY for sale. J. HALLOOK, July 29,1870. _______ Attorney and Counsellor. TaliiaLle Real Estate F O B SALE! ' T H E U N D E R S I G N E D O F F E R S all his real estate in Catskill for sale upon ad vantageous terms—consisting of 1. RESTAURANT PROPERTY, between the two Banks, better known as the ^‘Egnor place,” 26 feet D:ont and 120 feet deep, with buildings weffi adapted to business. 2. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, andHOUSE IN REAR, directly opposite No. %. lx>t 2 6 feet front, 100 feet deep, with outlet of 10 ft. alley on Bridge St, 3. DWELLING HOUSE AND LARGE LOT, ad joining No. 2, and situate on. corner of Bridge and Franklin Sts., in front of tho Court House. House in good order, and fitted for two families. If not sold on or before Fob. 15th, 1872, the above described property will be let, to suitable tenants. For further particulars, Inquire of WM. H. HAIr LENBEOK, at the Restaurant. Catskm, Nov. 16,1871. _____________________ T T O U S E , L O T a n d S T O R E , 1 1 4 L liain st., for sole or rent. Terms made easy. Apply to Catskill, March 30,1871. Dn. E. R. MAOZEY. T T O U S E A N D L O T F O R S A L E ! Corner of Hill and Bronson sts., Catskill—13 It. L st. aud 83 ft. on Bronson st. Large house, n t lot, aud desirable location. WBl be sold on reasonable terms. Nov. 3 ,1871-tf Mns. HABR.TET RUSSELL. on Hills! exceUe; JelmS BUCK B KB & BROW N, Coxsackie, Greeno Co., N, Y. REYNOLDS & lONGENDYKE, ^ SURGEON DENIISIS, 108 Main st., ratskill, N. Y., ■ W O U L D C .L L L A T T E N T I O N ' ’ to thrir Increased facilities for doing work, and particvilarly to their new base for Artificial Teeth, The CELLULOID BASE! .W... .. ............. VUMU AUUUCA. J.UO niOAU ICO- tures of this new base are as follows: 1st, it is lighter and stronger than rubber. 2d, its color is very near that of the natural gum, and vrlH not change in the mouth, as it is furnished entirely free from all color ing matter, leaving it Bemi-^twnaparent or amber like. 3d, it is entirely free from all unpleasant taste, 4th, it is not in the least affected by the acids of the mouth, and will last a-life-time. 5th, it is not inju rious to any mouthy even the most sensitive, which is n o t true of rubber. Call and see i t for yourselves, W*e p u t u p Rubber Work as usual, u sing the best material the market affords. CS^Bmahes, Powder, Preparations for Cleansing Plates, and in fact everything pertaining to tte pro fession, o f the very best quality. Teeth cleaned, polished and made white without injuring the enamel. Every piece of work is warranted to be os repre sented. Office directly opposite Fieio’s Dry Goods store. Open day and night. ____ Our BranfiTi Office In ATHENS will be open on Wednesday, and in COXSACKIE on Thursday of each week. REYNOLDS k LONGENDYKE. Catskill, July 6,1871. T ABIES' PRUNELLA CONG- reas Gaiters, only 95c. ?? pair, at MOTT k GAYLORD’S, 107 IJain st„ CatsMU. 'TRY OUR ORO COFFEE, 26c. per pound. SHAI<ER k FOX, 73 M ^ st. ■pARM FOR SALE.— T h e F arm known as the Linsley Farm, near Acra, in the Town of Cairo, is offered for sale. It contains 100 acres, weU adapted to fruit, groin or grass; has two Apple Orchards in full bearing, with an abundance Of small Fruit. The laud Is so situated as to be free from cold, sweeping winds. The farm is iu excel lent condition. Applications may be made to Doct. J. B. Cowles, Dm ham; Charles Cornwall, Catskill * James Linsley, on the premieea; or by letter to tho undersigned. G. H. LINSLEY, nov3tf ________ Jersey City, N. J. ■ p O R S A L E OR T O R E N T I— T h e largo andpleasantiy located Dwelling on Jeffer son Heights, now occupied by Mr. Samuel AUeu. luqr*re Catskill, March 8,1871. Inqui o f ____ RUFUS H. KING. ■ n B S I R A B L B P R O P E R T Y F O R SALE!—Soitaulo for keeping Summer Board ers. Large new House, and can accommodate 20 Boarders. Fineviewa,$i:dpIeasantIylocated. Farm comprises 100 acres, in good order. About 300 young Fruit Trees, some in beariug. Good Outbuildings, and in excellent condition. Situated 2 miles West of Leeds. Leeds, Oct. 20,1871-tf JOHN LAMPMAN. v a l u a b l e E A R M F or S ale .— ▼ The Farm o f the late C sa 2 X. 2 S H. O’S aua , in the Town of Greenville, 2 miles IVest of rrcehold, containing53 acres, in«good stale of cultivation; Dnildings in good repair; two Orchards of about 300 Apple trees and 60 Pear trees, well protected from the North-West wind. Also one House and U o t, vrith a good, variety '/f t •ees. Two-thirds of the purchase money ct 'i remaJu against the place, if desired. For particrJqrs, iaqui 'e of JOHN GE- RAGHTY, adjoining, or P. TiEltNEY, Adams Sta tion, Albany Co., N. Y.—Greenville, Oct. 12,1871. q A K A T O G A C O U N T Y F A R M ^ FOR SALE.—Containing 181 acres, adapted to both grain and grass; well fenced; water in every but one: 16 acres of woodland, 2 Apple Or- igs,14i A2.VU4 BallStOu lO^JOty »iAV4 TTA.UtU /i JAIAICO V templated railroad from Boston to Oswego. Price, S13 per acre, or would take in part payment a small farm, near church aud school, or a Village house apd lot. For particularj, apply to or address tbe sub scriber, on the premises. GEORGE LYON. Mosherville, Saratoga Co., N. Y. octlSmC* • p A E M I N D U R H A M F o r S a l e . A —q^he undersigned. Executors of the estate of 3S S erbino , deo’d., offer for sale the Farm lately ipied by deceased, situated ou tbe Turnpike, Ues from East Durham and 3 miles from Dur- i ; containing 115 acres, with Dwelling and ne cessary out-buildings thereon. A desirable form, pleasantly located.—-October 12,1871. %/wAi J —, A04A. A? s 1 b RIKG,}- f T O U S E F O R S A L E o r T O L E T -* A —Comer Summit avenue aud Grand st. The House has 13 large rooms, and is eligibly situated. Large Garden, and Carriage House. For full par ticulars apply to H. B. AIDBIGH. Catskill, March 3,1871. ______ T ) B S I R A B L E B U I L D I N G L O T S A ' for sale, to parties desiring to build—in sizes to suit purchasers, on High, Spring, North and Allen sts. Also 35 acres of LandLimprovedr under fine cultivation, on tho border or the Corporation, between Spring and ARen sts., with Orchards, peve~ failing brook, and splendid viewB—a desirablef loca tion. Terms made easy. Apply to Catskm, Jan. 13, 1871. _______ THEO. A. COLE. fpOR SALE. —^T he R esidence op A ]U j 3. L' vdia O. S 2 £XTH, in the Village of Cats kill. It is situated on the Easterly side and near the foot o f Main St. The Lot is large ; the House aud Barn are of good size, convenient, and in good order, and the grounds neatly graded and laid out. sep21 Inquire of RUFUS H. KING. v a l u a b l e PROPERTY FOR ’ SALE!—The House and Lot of Mrs. L orinda P eck , on the comer o f Main and Livingston sts., in the Village of CatsMU, ore offered for sale. The lot is 82 ft. front and 151 ft. deep, Tho House is large, In good order, and well arranged for keeping Board- augl*70 Apply to RUFUS H. KING. C o r n e r . ■pOR SALE OB EXCHANGE!- A »n 2 e W ebsteii H ouse , at Cairo, is now offered for sale. The House is new, 36x42 feet, 3 stories and attic and basement—containing 28 rooms, with mod ern improvements, cooking range, hot and cold water in Mtiffien and bath-room (on two fioors), and sta tionary wash-tubs in basement. The place has 13 Feb. 24,1871. Cairo. N. Y. V O R A of the finest and mo£ in CatskiU, on William St.; i dwellings. ^ aul8 SALE, ON EASY TERMS, ONE of the finest and m ost eligible Building Lots sufficiently large for two M.W. STAPLES. S A L E . — B uilding L ots in deep^, or in lots o f any size to suit purcLiuacio. T erms ; One-third cash, two-thirds on mortgage. Apply to SA3VIUEL PENFIELD, or to JOSEPH HALLOCE, Feb. 16,1870. Office over Olney k King. v a l u a b l e r e a l e s t a t e ^ FOR SALE.—The valuable property in the lower part of the vmage, belonging to the Beach es tate, and kno-wn as tbe ‘‘Stone Jug,” is offered for Bale. Mao the property on Hill at,, known aa the “YeUow Row.” Inquire of Catskm, Feb. 18, 1870. GEO. E . PENFIELD. COTTAGES TO RENT 1— P r o s - pect Terrace. Three pleasant Cottages to rent. Possession given immediately. Inquire of Catskill, April 27,187t GEO. W. HALCOTT. FOOTE, COlING & CO. W HOLESAUE AND K E T A IL u 11ILEIS! 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LAZARUS & MOPRIS, Manufacturing Opticians, Hartford, Conn . _ 'y y H B N YOU LEA V E TH E G O K I G H T t o S tems ' H otel and D inm B ooms , 3 1 6 iuid 3 1 8 G r e cnwicli S t., N e w Yoricj Between Reade and Duane Sts., AND GET YOUR BR E A K F A S T ’, © IN N E R , o r T E A , At Reasonable Brices, and of the Best Quality. 15 0 R o o m s , - - 5 0 nnd. 7 5 cts. per N ight. VALL a n d WINTER DREBS -A- GOODS at reduced prices, at MESIOK’S. p U O T H E S W R IN G E R S .—U ni - vorsal Cloth'WringerB; Colby’s Cloth cb Wring- «rs, at SHALEB & FOX’S. gray. WAITING FOE THE OHIDEEN. A P -'EM POn TH \ iTKSdIVINa. I t is Thanksgiving mormug, And, n ear and far away, ’ Tho glad church bells are ringing To hall T hanks^ving day. With their silvery entreaty They call the heart to prayer, From traffic and from labor, P^om merriment or care. And in one ancient dwelling, Whoso walls, time-Btaincd and Remember in their silence The bnUets of that day. When from X.exington to Concord A thrilling message ran, And behind each hedge and tree-hole There lurked an earnest i x ^ : A man wbose life was ready, Held in unshrinking hand, To be offered u p for Liberty, For God, and Kative-I.and— lui that time-honored dwelling An ancient conple wait, TO hear their children’s voices Make music at the gate. “Are all things ready, M aby ?” The old man’s eyes are dim, And the face h e sees is lovely With girlhood’s flush to him. It was Thanksgiving morning, Just fifty years ago. When o'er that ancient threshold, • In raiment white as snow, With cheeks rose-red with blushes, And eyes as violets blue, And|face as fresh and innoc^t, Aud heart so leal and true, A fragile little blossom That brightened a t h is side, She came there first beside him— . He brought h e r home h is bride. “AU things arc ready, B iohabd ,” She said; and then she thought Of their fifty years together. And the <ffianges they had brought. She remembered how fier babies Had played about her there, With the sunshine’s shifting splendor In their curling, golden h a i r - And when they tired of playing, And slept upon h e r breast, What prayers she said above-them, WhUe she luUed them to their rest. Where are those chUdreu’s faces ?— She almost thought to see Blue eyes and golden ringlets StiU glinting a t h e r knee. The years have wrought strange mavels— The chUdren are no more— No more their frolic footsteps Fly through the open door. Five men, toil worn and weary. Five women, bowed with care— Are these the m erry children, With the sunshine in their h a ir 7 She tries to smile. Thanksgiving 10 the time for joyous cheer— And the old man docs not see her As she wipes away a tear. “Had you thought about it, Richard, How the childreu have grown o ld; How they’ve left their youth behind them. Like a story that is told? ^‘Last lime I saw our M abtsa Her hair was grey as m ine; IVii.t.’s chestnut curls are tuiulng. And RALfH is forty-nine. It’s all the better, Richard, IVe shan’t bo long apart: In the land where we are going I Bometimes think my heart ’’will miss the children’s voices. And be lonely til! they come: But wo shan’t b a re long to wait, dear. For the children copiing home.” In tfio bright Thanksgiving morning, Fifty changful years ago. She had crossed that ancient threshold. In her raiment white as snow. Now h er husband led h e r onward, A bi In youth-time, hand in hand, Till they crossed another threshold— Entered on that other land. Where tho fountains flow forever, Where tbe many mansions he, , And the fm it of life hangs glowmg From the bonghs of erery tree. 'V In the cold November sunshine. In the middle o f the day. Sons and daughters stood in silence, Gathered there from far away,- ’Neath the old familiar roof-tree; ^ t they dared not mourn or weep For the two they found together— Those dead faces as sleep. Silently they kissed each other. Silently they knelt to pray, Lifting up their heartfftp Heaven On the blest Thanksgiving day. Years are short and cares are heavy— Soon they’ll lay their burden down; He who helps the cross to carry Shall be first to T ----- ' 0 wear the crown. They shall keep their best Thanksgiving, When their tired feet ce^tse to roam. Where tbe parents still are waiting For the children coming home. LOUISE OHA17DLER UOULTOK. M O T H E R P A T E R ’S P U M P K I N . A Tlmnksgivinir Story. Long ago, in a year lyhen pumpkins were very pheap, and sngar cost but little, and nearly everybody conld buy flour, and butter t o s not more than twelve cents a pound. Thanksgiving-day approached. On the outskirts of a small village, there l i v ^ at that time an old woman named Mother P a t e b . In her-garden was a pumpkin vine, on which had grown quite a number of pumpkins ; but as the old lady only desired two of these vegetables, she had picked off all the rest when they were but little green things. “One of these punkins,” said she,“is for my Thanksgivin’ pies. The other is a sinking fund.” - By this she merely wished to convey the idea that if one of these pumpkins failed at the festal period, she would fall back upon the other. I do not know whether she always made herself under stood on the subject or not. At any rate, one of these pumpkins did fail— failed jnost decidedly, and died ; so all Ler hopes were centered on the other one. Her son T rttaat , a Hne boy of fourteen, unusually old for his a^e, tended this solitary vegetable (or fruit, whichever it was) with all possible care; but when the day, which was three days before Thaonksgiving, arrived, it became evident to Ms mind that “that sinkin’ fund punkin” would not be ripe in time. (It may be here remarked that Thanksgiving-day used to come a good deal earlier in the year than it does now.) 'When Mother Pater came out and looked at her pumpkin, it be came evident to her mind that her son Isham was right; there was no hope of the pumpkin ripening in three days. Mother and son looked at each other. ■What was to be done ? They were both persons of resolution and energy, never accustomed to giving way to obstacles. Folding their arms as they stood in the little garden, they busied themselves in thought. In a few moments they both came to the same conclusion—there was nothing to be done but to ask tbe Gov ernor to postpone Thanksgiving day. Accordingly, Mother Pater went into the house, put on her mob-cap, her spectacles, her Sunday short-gown and petticoat, and with her umbrella in one band, and her trusty staff in the other, she set off for the Governor’s house. As she went out of her little gate, her son pnt into her hand a card on wMch he had written the earliest date at which, inhis opinion, the pumpkin could possibly ripen. The old lady put tMs in her pooktet, and told Isham that were she in his place, she would gravel the front path, and whitewash the fence that morning. “To be sure, said she, nobody may come, but although the Governor will believe me, of course, when I tell him about my punkin, still, to satisfy the people at the State House, he may have to come and see it Mmself.” So off went she, trudging bravely along the road, but as for Isbam, he only waited until she was ont of sight, and then, instead of trying to fix up the old homestead, he ran off to tell aU the viUage that Thanksgiving-dUy was to be put off. When the people heard that Mother Pater had gone to the Gov ernor to have this done, they mourned from the bottom of their hearts, for they knew that she never undertook anytMng that she did not carry out. And what would become of them?— Everything prepared, or nearly so; in some houses the pies even made,_ and the turkeys and geese already killed and hung up to “ tender,” and all ar rangements made to celebrate the fol lowing Thursday. If Thanksgiving-day was p u t off, a gloom would settle over the entire community. So, from every hill-top, bonfires blazed and bells were rung, and horns blown, and men motmt- ed in hot haste and rode Mther and thither to arouse the populoce, and bring them together to condsider their impending fate. Everything was short ly in an uproar; aU business was neg lected, and the roads were crowded by the country people hurrying into town. In the mean time, Mother Pater walk ed by the most direct road to the town, and marched up the main street to the Governor’s house. On the way, she met a good many persons whom she knew, and when they asked her what brought her to town, she told them right out. If possible, the town-folks were more excited about the matter than the coun try-people. They rang their alarm-bells, and fired off cannon on the ^een, and shut up their stores, and the ciroiilating library closed, and free lunch was given at all the taverns, and the firemen got out their apparatus (for who knew what might happen ?) and the schools were closed. Such a hubbub as arose in that town, in about an hour, you never heard, ■Wlien Mother Pater reached the Gov ernor’s door, she knocked on the knock er, and then, straightening herself up, she waited to be let in. In a few min utes an Hish girl came to the door, and Mother Pater informed her that she wished to see the Governor. “And where’s your card ?’’ said the servant. “My card ?” replied Mother Pater, “How in the world you should have found out I had one, I don’t know, but here it is. What do you want with it ?” “To take it to his honor, sure, and see if he’ll see you,” said the g irl; and leaving the old lady in the haU, she went np-stairs with the card which Is ham had given his mother. Before she reached the Governor’s study, she looked at the card, which was one of an old pack that Isham and his mother used to play cribbage with before eight of the hearts and six of the clubs got lost. * < “Ararh !” said tbe girl. “The Queen of Spades, is she ? If I ’d known that, I’d taken a betther look at her. ’Tisn’t every day that the Queen of Spades is to be seen walkin’ about with an um brella.” ■When she handed the card to the Governor, he glanced at it and turned pale. Being a profound man, he felt sure that the card meant that a game was about to be played—^iu other Words treason —and that it would ripen in twelve days ! Hastening down to meet the mysterious messenger, he found it ■was Mother Pater.- When he heard what she had to tell him, though* relieved, he was still Very much troubled, especially as he saw the matter had got out, and that the street and green in front of his house were filled by an agitated crowd. What to say to satisfy the old lady he knew not, and he asked her if she was sure her pumpkin -would not be ripe in time. ’•I’m as sure as sure can be,” she re plied, “ and 80_is my son Isham ; b u t if you’re not satisfied (for tho cabinet had now come down-stairs,) you’re jlerfeot- ly welcome to come a n d look for your- selves.** So the Governor thought it ■would be better perhaps, to go and see exactly how the thing stood; and he therefore called together a committee composed of gentlemen from the Legislature, a couple of clergyman, some merchants, aud a president of a bank, and they all went out to look at Mother Pater’s pumpkin. When they reached ^ h e garden, es corted by Isham and his mother, they saw in a moment that the old lady’s story was correct. Even if laid in the sunniest part of the sunniest shed in the village, it would be utterly impossi ble for that pumpkin to ripen by the folio-wing Thursday. Without a word, they looked at each other, and dismay sat upon every countenance. Then, assuring Dame Pater that her case should receive his earnest attention, the Governor, followed by the committee, returned to town. ^ 'When he got home, he found all the citizens, together with all the country •people who had come to to-wn, anxious ly awaiting his report. When he told them what he and the committee had seen, such a commotion arose as never before was known in the town. For a wbile tbe Governor tbong^ht tbat there •was danger of a riot, and he had the mjlitia-beU rung. As.most of tho dis orderly persons belonged to the mi litia, and had to go to, their halls to put on their uniform when the bell rung, comparative quiet was soon re stored. Then to the sensible people who remained, the Governor said that, as far as he was able to judge of the matter, he could not see how he could help putting off Thanksgiving-day; but if any of them could thmk of any other expedient, he should he happy to hear it.' For a time silence reigned, and people looked at each other with blank faces. At last, a happy thought struck a citizen, and he cried o u t: ‘ ‘Ze< somebody give her a pumphin!’’ Like a flash of electrioily, this idea ran through the crowd, and altogether they set np a great shout: “Give her a pumpkin!” The very lightning-rods trembled, and all the weathercocks turned round, so tremendous was the burst of enthu siasm. Then every man of the citizens rushed home aud got a pumpkin, and hurried away \with it to Mother Pater. And every man among the countrymen mounted his horse or his mnle, or ran as fast as \he conld and got a good pumplrin from his pile, and hurried with it to Mother Pater. About sun set they began to arrive, and in an hour Dame Pater’s garden, her front yard, her back yard, her cellar, her parlor, her kitchen, her bedrooms, and her gar ret were all filled ■with shining yellow pumpkins. In the wood-shed. Mother Pater and Isham had to eat their sup per, and in that shed, although the night was cool, they had to sleep. The next day, these two arose to look at their pnmplcins. A Hue large one was selected for the Thanksgiving-pies, auri the rest JDame I*ater determined, to give to the poor. So she sent out Isham on Mr. S co t t ’ s horse and gave L ity . the dinner-hom, and he went all over town and country for two days and invited the poor to come and eat pumpkin-pie on Thanksgiving-day. Hearing of this, a great many folks gave flour, and sugar, and butter (for, you know, they were all plenty and cheap in those days,) and all the women set to work, and every one of Mother Pater’s pump kins was baked into pies. And on that Thanksgiving-day there was not a poor person within twenty n^es who had not as much pumpkin- pie as he could eat, and even the small est child had a whole one. Everybody who was rich could eat dinner that day ■without thinking that anybody else was suffering; and everybody who was poor had no occasion to miyy the rich. All looked happy and gay. Joy sparkled in every direction. I suppose the folks could have got up a Thanksgiving-din ner for the poor, even if Mother Pater’s pumpkin had ripened; but then, you see, they didn’t think of it. As for the Governor, ho \was weD sat isfied-with the way things had turned out; but he did not want to put Thanks- gi-ving-day in such jeopardy again. So the next year he made it come a good deal later, when everybody’s pumpkins would be sure to be ripe, and it has been that way ever since .—Hearth and Home. LOVE-MAKIHa IH B a BHZST. There lived near Mexico, Me., some forty years ago, a family of some ten members, and among them were three danghtera ; they had gro-wn to -woman- hood and were in Biddeford at work in the milL One of our most wealthy and prominent men had just then mov ed from New Hampshire to this county and taken charge of a lai-ge, landed es tate, owned by his father. He had met these young ladies frequently, and had determined upon securing a wife, and decided u^on one of the trio jaentioD- ed, as a suitable person to join his for tunes -with, ho set out for Biddeford. When he reached there he went to tho mill and told a clerk there he wanted “to see Miss ----- he did.” Miss ------ appeared shortly and was told, “tain’t you I want, tain’t, ’tis your sister, ’tis.” This girl returned and another one came to him. His first words to her were, “tain’t you I want, tain’t, ’tis the other one, ’tis.” Sister No, 2 returned and sent sister No. 3 ; to her he said, “I came for you, I d id ; I want a wife, I do; -will you go home -with me ? I come ■with a team, I did, and want you to go now, I do. ” The young lady went •with nim, they were married right away and are now living near this place—not more than twelve miles away. The same straightforwardness and pointed ness is a characteristic of hiru to-day, and he knows his o^wn “biz.”— Lewis ton Journal, t ^ A marble-cutter recently receiv ed from a German an order for a tomb stone, ■with the following epitaph: “My ■wife Susuit is dead; if she’d had life till next Friday she’d been dead shnst two \weeks. As a tree falls so mush she stand. All things is impossible mit God.” S e l e c t LASS MODES OF MAEIE AHTOINETXB. But the end of all was at hand—^her trial and death. No one could be found bold enough to deW d her, and the tri bunal was obligeditself to appoint coun sel. It was on a dull October morning that she was conducted from the Con- ciergerie through the dark \winding pas sages of the ancient monastery in which the trials were held. The Hall of Con vention is a large, gloomy apartment, with sparse and narrow \windows thro’ the dusty panes of which the dull yel low light without creeps sluggishly. A few dimly-lit lanterns are scattered here and tKere, but tbe atmosphere is heavy and foggy, aud half the hall is indis- tinct and full of shadows. On the lower benches sit the butchers vdth their blood-stained aprons, and long, sharp knives gleaming in their belts. Above them sit the, (rieotewses—terrible as the Parcss—wea'ving tbe weft of F a te; some have cards in their hands, upon which, by the prick of a pin, they count the votes for and against as they are de clared from the Tribune. Everywhere are scattered scowling faces eager for the blood of the unhappy woman. From without come the murmurs of the sav age crowd, threatening death to those deputies who dare to vote against the condemnation of “(’ Autriohienne and as the doors open and shut, their stir and fierce cries surge heavily into the Court. The trial lasts three days. On the last day the proceedings begin at no(m and last until four the next morning. All these hours the Queen of Franee stands in the hot polluted at mosphere, without aught passing her lips._ Burning with thirst, she begs for a drink of water ; no one dares to stir, lest he should be marked as a suspect, Faiut and exhausted, she asks a second time, and then an officer of gendarmes, in whose heart a spark of humaniiy yet lingerSjputs a cup of water in her eager, trembling hands. A- howl of disappro bation follows the act. He \will be dis missed, but history will immortalize him. The indictments against her are numerous, some absurd ; for instance, one charge is the number of shoes she has worn o u t ! The money she has dis tributed in charity is charged against h e r as bribes to buy over th e people.— To aUher answers are calm, simple and concise. At length H e b e b t acenses h e r of having corrupted her own child. At that horrible charge a shudder runs through the Court. She is^, silent, but the musoles of her face quiver. The question is pressed, and then, \with a heaving breast, she turns upon her ao- ousers -with snblime indignation, crying, “If I have not answered, it is because nature itself revolts against such an ac cusation brought against a mother. I appeal to-all mothers who are here—^is it possible?” A murmur rims through the Court—even-the furies of the guillo tine are softened by that pathetic ap peal. Calmly she listens to the sentence of death, and leaves the Court -without a mtirmur. I t strikes four as she is con- ducted back to her cell. A few hours more, and the tumbril takes her to the Place de la Revolution. There, facing. the gardens of the Tuileries, the guillo- ‘ tine raises its grisly head ; and there, facing that palace, whither she had been conducted by a Eing amid tbe ac clamations of a nation, surrounded by adoring nobles who would have risked their lives a thousand times to -win a smile from her lips, consort to the heir of the most splendid throne in Chris tendom, young, dazzlingly beautiful, splendid in jewels, buoyant with happi ness, kno\wing sorrow only as a name, a prematurely-aged woman with white hair, a pallid, worn face, furrowed by tears, f ttired in filthy tatters, lays her w ea^ head beneath the-knifej-amid-tho obscene songs, the execrations of the idlest of the human race; and the body of her who for thirty-five years had re posed upon velvet and satin is thro\wn into a ^feh, and there consumed with quicklime .—Temple Bar. O0EIOSITIE3 or IfEHOBY. J ohn K umbii B used to say that he could learn a whole number of the Morn ing Post in four days ; and Gen. O heis - xiK made a similar assertion ; but it is not known how far either of them veri fied this statement. R obert D illon could repeat in the morning six columns of a newspaper he had read over night. During the Repeal debates in the House of Commons thirty-seven years ago,one of the members wrote out his speech, sent it to the newspapers, and repeated it to the House in the evening ; it was found to be tbe same verbatim as that which he had-written out. J ohn F ol - iiEB, a land agent in Norfolk, conld re member every word of a sermon, and ■write it out correctly after going home; this was tested by comparing his \writ ten account with Qie clergyman’s manu script. S eamobb conld repeat a hund red verses or more after having read them a single time. S en e c a comd re peat two thousand words on hearing them once. MAomABECOHi, who had a prodigious memory (he must have had to remember his name) was once pnt to a severe test. A gentleman lent him a manuscript, which was read and re turned. The O'wner, some time after, pretending he hadlostit,beggedMagli- abecchi to write Out as much as he could rcmemBer ; *wliereupozi the latter, ap- pealing to his memory, wrote out the •vYhole essay. Cxnus, i£ some of th e old historians are to be credited, could re member the name of every soldier in his immense army. There was a Corsi can boy who could rehearse forty thou sand words, whether sense or nonsense, as they were dictated, and then repeat them.in the -reversed order, without making a single mistake. A physician of Massachusetts, about half a century ago, could repeat .tbe whole of “Para dise Lost” without mistake, although he had not read it for twenty years.— E uler , the great mathematician, when he became blind, couldrepeat the whole of V iboil ’ s “.fflneid,” and could remem ber the first line and the last line on every page of the particular edition which he had been accustomed to read before he became blind. One kind of retention of memory may be considered as the result of sheer hard work, a de termination towards one particular achievementi-without reference either to cultivation or to memory on other sub- j eot3._ This is frequently shown by per sons in humble life in regard to the Bi ble. An old beggarman at Sterling, known some forty years ago as Blind A l e c k , afforded an instance of this.— He knew the whole of the Bible by heart, insomuch that, i f a sentence -were read to him, he could name book,chap ter and verse ; or, if the book, chapter and verse were named he could give the exact words. A gentleman, to.test him, repeated a verse, purposely making one verbal inaccuracy; Aleck hesitated, named the place where the passage is to be found, but at the same time point ed ont the verbal error. The same gen tleman asked him to repeat the nine tieth verse of the seventh chapter of the hook of Numbers. Aleck almost instantly replied, “Thereisuo such Verse —that chapter has only eighty-nine verses.” A correspondent of the London Times says : Mrs. SronoNS was a lady’s maid, T believe, to the Duchess of An- oaster, a relation of th e G beatheads .— She was at Guy’s Cliff when young Greatliead broke b is leg. He was a re markably clever boy, and the Duchess’ maid, for his amusement during the te- dioTis hours of bis recovery, used to read Shakspeare to him. The boy was delighted, and insisted upon Siddons going do\wn to the dra-wing room to read before the Duchess and the party stay ing at the house. Her Grace remon- stiated. She had no idea of her maid being brought so prominently forward, but the boy would not he refused. He was furious at the denial, aud,-with more zeal, perhaps than discretion, he re torted upon his noble relative in these words : “My lady. Duchess Siddons is one of God Almighty’s nobles, and that is, more than your Grace can say for yourself.” ■W ho is O ld ?—A wise m an ■will nev er rust out. As long as he can move and breathe h e -will be doing for him self, his neighbor, or for posterity.— W ho is old ? N o t th e m an of energy, not the day laborer in science, a r t or benevolence ; b u t he only who suffers his energies to waste away, and the springs of life to become motionless ; on whose h a n d s the h o u rs d rag heavily, and to whom all things are gloomy. SERVANTS IN HOLLAND. There is no scarcity of excellent ser vants in Holland. Emigration thins the number of either sex but little; and as there are but few manufacturers, the younger rustic females are not drained off for handiwork in the large towns. A girl, therefore, who longs to escape from the hard labor of field work—for a heavy portion of this is done by females—considers berself fortunate in deed if some kindly disposed house keeper should take her in and teach her some domestic work. Few servants are kept, and, indeed, there is not work enough for many. For, in the first place, the ladies of the house do the chief portion of the household work in the early morning, and throughout the day disdain to bave done for them wbat they can do for themselves. You never bear an everlasting running up and down stairs, and ringing of bells, and “bring this,’’ and “go up to my room and fetch that,” and “shut the ■window,” and “put on some coals,” which, after all, is nothing more than finding work for an otherwise omamentiil servant, and a fanciful luxury for a laZy mis tress. And, in the second place, the quantify of furniture in each room, though the rooms themselves are gen erally spacious and high, is by no means great, so that household work is readily accomplished even by a domestic who knows little more than how to'rub and ■wipe. The housemaid however, of a newly married couple, has rather a hard berth of it for the first few months; for the top of the new dining-room table is sent to its purchaser in the rough, and has to be polished every morning for a couple of hours or so \with linseed oil and plenty of elbow grease. The effect is brilliantly glorious, and lasts a life time. No plates, however hot, can dim its glories, and it will continue to shine to the end of its existence, 'with little care, clear and bright as a mirror. Then, again, the last finish to household work is probably done by more delicate hands, for until “coffee-drinking,” at 12 o’clock, a \risitor must seldom expect to see the ladies. The pickling and pre serving, the preparation of fruit for the table, those mighty dishes of beans and peas, tbe side disbea and other delica cies of the day, all bear signs of delicate touch and a cultivated intelligence. In the season of shrimps, the fish are brought all alive and kicking, to the house, the p rettiest of fingers are em- ployed for a couple of bours a t least, in preparing a dish which is surely never seen out of Holland. Fancy a 12 o’cl’k “coffee-drinking,” when the center of the table is ocoupied by a large dish \with an elegant pyramid of a peck or so of ready-shelled shrimps, which you eat wholesale \with a spoon! And very fine eating they are, too. E xfebihghts with D halih . Some recent experiments with this new explosive, made on a section of the New York and Boston Railroad, near Tarry town, N, Y., seem to prove that, ■while i t is somewhat less powerful, i t is far safer thau nitro-glycerine. The experiments were 'conducted by Mr. A. C. B and , of the Laflin and Band Powder Oo., N. Y., in the presence of many gentlemen interested in the em ployment of blasting agents. In order to demonstrate the non-ex- plosive nature of the compound \without the aid of a fulminator, a keg packed ■with the material was elevated by a der rick to a bight of about sixty feet, aud then allowed to fall on a rooky surface. The conoussion produced no more effect than would have followed had the keg been filled with common earth. As an evidence of its extraordinary utility in subm arine work, a broken package was thro\wn carelessly into a pond of water, and sunk ■with the aid of a large stone, having first been connected by means of a wire with a powerful electric bat tery. On being fired it exploded with tremendous force, almost completely lifting the entire body of -water into the air, and tearing away the earth for a distance of several feet at the bottom where the package, containing not more than half a pound of the “ dnalin,” had been deposited. A similar quantity, when placed on the surface of an im mense boulder,having been first covered ■with a little earth, was exploded with the fulminating cap by electricity, blow ing the rock to atoms. A moderate charge of poivder tamped into a hole six inches deep had previously blo'wn’out \without affecting the solidity of the stone. Other satisfactory experiments were performed. ' The effectiveness of the dualin as com pared with powder was proved by plac ing an ounce of the latter in a mortar loaded ■with a ball weighing over fifty pounds. On the charge being fired, the ball rose lazily in the air to a height of perhaps not more than twenty-five feet. An ounce of dnalin was then carefully weighed and placed in the mortar under neath the balk The battery ha-ving been applied, the iron missile was sent flymg toward the clouds, reaching an altitude of at least four hundred feet. The dualin, which, as our readers are aware, is a preparation of finely com minuted wood and nitro-glycerin, in ap- pearaneeresemblespulverizedvegetable matter, and is a remarkably light sub stance. On coming in contact -with fire, whether the quantity of dualin be large or small, it burns rapidly, with a fierce ilame, evincing no explosive features wliatever. A bos iilled *witli th e com- pound was thrown into a bonfire, and, on being i g ^ t e d , passed offi* in a volume of flame, leaving the receptacle almost intact .—Hcientijio A m e r ican. E ocentsioities A bout C offins . A man who can have his coffin made while alive must look at death philo sophically. \We hear of a case in point in Person county. Mr. R ichard H ar gis , who lives near B radsher ’ s store, thirty-odd years ago,turned out a sassa fras tree to grow for the purpose of making himself a cofiSn, and about twelve months ago the old man had it out down and got some one in Boxbor- ough to make his coflSn out of it. The old chap occasionally gets in it and stretches himself out by way of show ing his neighbors “a good fit.” He paid the maker of the coffin in wheat, so h o is one living man who 'wiU have no fuss over his grave about tbe cofiSu when dead. This reminds us of an old coon in Murfreesboro, N. C., wbof bad a coffin cast of iron before the war. He had his grave dug, also, and walled up ■with brick—\with a magnificent tomb stone setting forth his name, date of birth, aud fixing his death “ somewhere about the year 1861.” But he was alive and kicking in 1863.^ The old chap kept his cast-iron coflin in his corn-crib and used to shell com in it. The crib need ed no lock at night, for you couldn’t get a negro to go near it after dark. How \Ws. Go TO S leep . The order in which the muscles lose their power is worth knowing. The muscles which move the arms and legs usually become relaxed before those ■which maintain the body in an erect position. In relation to the social sen ses, that of sight is first lost, the eye lids forming a barrier between the retina-and the external world, but inde pendently of eyelids—if they had been removed by the surgeon, or could not be closed by disease—the sight is still the first sense whose function is abol- isb.ed. Some animals, as tlie liare, do not shut their eyes -when asleep, and in cases of somnambulism tb e eyes remain open, although tbe sense of sight is temporarily lost. The other senses are not altogether abolished, but their acuteness is much lessened. Taste is the first to disappear, and then smell; hearing follows, and touch is the most persistent of the senses. So, converse ly, a person is most easily awakened by the sense of touch ; next in order by sounds and then by smelL 2®“Do not he above your business, no matter what that calliu'g may be, but strive to be the best in that line. He who turns up his nose at his work quar rels with his bread and butter. He is a poor smith who quarrels \with his o^wn sparks; there is no shame about any honest ealling; don’t be afraid of soil- ingyour h jnds; there is plenty of soap to be had. All trades are good to traders. Above all things avoid laziness. There is plenty to do in this world for every pair of hands placed upon it, and we lEust SO work that the world \will be richer because of our having lived in it. ' JKa?”All women, let them be never so homely, axe pleased to hear themselves celebrated for th e ir beauty. WASHINGTON AND ANDSB. Many years ago I made my first 'visit to W ashington ’ s headquarters at old Tappan To\wn about h ^ a mile from the “Seventy-six House.” The ancient edifice was, more than 120 years old, and, although built of stone, seemed almost totterhig to its fall. It had had four roofs, one on top of the other, and from the first lower layer of cedar shin gles I selected powdered specimens, which pulled out easily, and have them now among my revolutionary relics. I entered with my friend, whose guest I was at the time, and who was a res- ident of tbe immediate neigbbarbood. We were courteously welcomed by its tben occupants, two elderly ladies, wbo were bom in tbe house. Nothing could be in more perfect keeping \with the mansion than these two venerable women. Their name was V an B ruxck ; and I was the more inter ested in them because I had recently become acquainted in New York with a relative o f theirs of the same name, a promising*young painter, who was fast inoreasingfhis reputation as a very nat- ral artist and a keen observer of the picturesque.^ One of his most admired sketches, I soon saw, was a most life like picture of this same old house. One of the two ladies was over eighty years old, and her sister seventy-five. They, were very lively for persons so aged, and were obligingly communica tive. ‘ ‘Did you ever see Gen. W asbington ?” I inquired of the oldest old lady. “Oh, yes—many and many a time,”- she answered, “in this very room. He often used to hold me in his lap. I re member it just as well as if it was but yesterday. He was a lovely man, Gen. Vyashin^on was. And here,” she con tinued, going to and opening a \wide cupboard, “he used to keep his ‘things. ’ These blue-and-white chany cups and sassers he used to drink out of; and here’s the very bowl he used to make his wine sangaree into; and they used to pass it round from one officer to an other when they’d come to see him, and they helped themselves. He seen a good deal of company, Gen. Washington did, ” “Did you ever see Major A ndre ?” I asked. “ Oh, yes-—more’n fifty times. He was a beautiful man. He kissed me t'wice. I was a little girl then. I seen Mm the very morning they took him on to the top of the hill to hang Mm. • The day before, in the morning, I took him up some handsome ripe peaches. He thanked me so kind, and broke one of ’em open and put it into bis moutb and tasted of it; but somehow or ’nother, be didn*t seem to bave no appetite.** I asked how Gen. Washington seemed to feel on the occasion. “ Oh, he must have felt dreadful I He walked back*ards and for’ards all tbe morning in this very room; and I ’ve hear’n P op B lauvblt say that he never seen bim feel so bad afore. He kept looking at his watch every now and then, and was oneasy till the time had come and Major Andre was hung. I seen Major Andre myself 'when he was a-swingin’ in the air, and I seen Mm when he was dug up and took away; so did you, Pomui, too, didn’t you?”— MppineotCs Magazine. T hbelow W eso on L ssislative P oeitv . T huhii OW W eed discusses legislative purity in Harpers' Weekly, concluding ■with these very interstingreminiscences: In 1826, J aseer W ard , a senator from the co-onty of Westchester,was charged ■with having been bribed to vote for a bank charter. A committee of investi gation \was appointed. At the close of the investigation^ severap of General Ward’s colIeaguesTbelieving th a t th& testimony against him did not call for his emulsion, avowed their readiness to sustain Mm; but they at the same time said to Gen. Ward that their efforts would be wholly imavailing if the chair man of the committee (S roA s ‘W e ig h t ) should report against Mm. Gen. Ward, therefore, made a strong appeal to Mr. Wright, after'listening to all the accus ed senator could say, remarked that he had carefully examined and weighed the testimony in all its aspects and bear ings, anxiously hoping to reach the con clusion in wMch Ms sense of public duty would not conflict -with Ms personal feelings. He added that were he sit ting as a judge or juror in that case, the testimony would be insufficient to justify a \verdict of guilty; hut that in his judgment there was a -wide dis tinction between legislative and judicial proceedings, and that in Ms judgment the facts and circumstances proven af fected the character of the accused so • unfavorably as to require the senate, in vindication of its digmty and purity, to adopt the resolution which he should submit on the following morning, un less Gen. Ward’s resignation \was receiv ed before that order of business was reached. That resolution (\which was banded to Gen Ward), it is 'scarcely necessary to say, was in favor of his ex pulsion from the senate. Nor is it nec essary to add that Gen. Ward’s resigno-' tion will be found recorded on the jour nal of the senate. In 1868, the charges of bribery and corruption were so rife against A bner C. M attoon , of Oswego, tbat a commit- te e o f in v e s t i g a t i o n 'was in d i s p e n s i b l e . Mr. H ale , of Essex, was chaiman. The testimony, when reported to the senate, proved imequivocally and over whelmingly that the accused was rapa ciously and shamelessly guilty. This, in effect, if not in express languge, was admitted by the committee in their re port ; and yet no expulsion was recom mended by the committee, and no ac tion was taken by the senate. The ac cused senator, who sold his vote as of ten as he could find a purhaser, was permitted to occupy his seat in a now disgraced senate until the expiration of Ms term. A F akobs A uctioneer . The most efficient auctioneer who ever lived, probably, was G e o r g e R o b in s , of London, who flourished thirty or forty years ago. His advertisements were marvelous pieces of composition, which none of Ms successors in the same bus iness have ever succeeded in imitating. He was a very “Admirable C r ic h t o n , ” a man of universal knowledge, never at a loss, and 'with a power of magmfying the good quality of the wares he was selling such as no auctioneer, before or since Ms day, has ever possessed. It was a literary treat to see and hear him sell a library; but the place best fitted for the display of his abilities \was the sale of ‘a fine country house. In 1820 the magnificent FontMll Ab bey, o'wned by the brilliant B e o k e o r d , came to the hammer. 'I’hat it would be knocked down for a quarter of its real value, seemed ineidtable; but Robins was equal to the emergency. Taking advantage of tbe great fame of Beok- ford, and the rumors which described the bouse as surpassing tbe ^andest palaces of the Bast in sumptuous ele gance, he announced that'no one \would be admitted to •view the house who did not purchase a catalogue—^price, one guinea. The fasMonable world felt bound to see these wonderful sights, and rushed in crowds to buy catalogues. Eight thousand of them were sold, and people jo'omeyed from all parts of the kingdom tp feast their eyes on the mar velous BoiitMll. In the height of the furore the Bale began, and lasted thirty- tliree days. The Abbey was knocked down for ii330,000—a third more than its worth. Pictures, furniture, etc., brought fabulous sums. R aphael ’ s “ St. Oatharina” sold for £2,500; and the con tents of the house realized the enormous sum of £1,000,000. Once Robins had to sell, among the effects of a deceased merchant, silverware amounting to over six hundred ounces. Duplicates of the pieces had been made in Sheffield ware, for daily use, and by some accident the real silver, on the first day of the sale, was knocked do'wn as plated. * The next day, the Sheffield ware being p u t up, its real character was at once discovered. The purchasers of the silver disap peared, and Robins promptly paid the loss out of Ms own pocket. JS©”The Springfield Bepublican tells of a Rhode Island deacon whose piety was as fervent as Ms temper. 'I’his latter quality led him into frequent quarrels, iu one of wMch a godly'brother turned upon Mm \with the pertinent query: “ Who are you, to talk so to me!” “ Who am i?” screamed Rev. Dr. M abvin \ ’ s great exemplar—“who am I? I ’ll tell you who I am, you rascal I I ’m a poor, humble, unworthy Christian, O—d d—n y e ! ” J ack B udob of the M uj -S oow K a !^ e . J ohn H ay and B eett H aete are evidently not the only ■writers ■who are exceedingly clever a t what may he called the dialectic style of poetry. The follow ing is a remarkably good thing of the kind—though we admit that the kind is n ot wedded to ■very good taste. It is peculiar and characteristic, and hence we give it as one of the best specimens of the period: Oh yes, 1 know’d him like a book; I know’d h im both root and b ranch; And there waru’t a better-hearted cuss Went loafln’ around this ranche. X guess you’re a stranger in these parts. For it’s gettin’ mighty late To tell the story how bold J ack B udge Saved the staunch old mud-scow K a te, He warn’t no common slonch» yon b e t! Se*d the heart of a roarin' lion ; And his hands was as h ard as knotted oak, Aud h is h eart was as tough as iron. He’d take no cheek, but as quick as thought \Would out With his flashin’ knife, And rip it Into a feller’s ribs, The most nateral thing in life. I ’ve seen him gouge out a sucker’s eyes, And chew off the end of his noSe; Then put six slugs through his tamal hide, As easy as “hero she goes I” Yes, Jack was a nohle-hearted boy, Thar’s no discount on t h a t; And h e laid out his critter every time That he made u p his m ind for a spat. Lor’, I ’ve seen bim mash his dad in the jaw And slap his old mother’s snoot; And i f they chinned him bock again. Black both their eyes to boot. He cussed and drank like a bully boy. And I wish we had him back. Ah I if ever a Christian went aloft. That Christian was poor old Jack. But I ’m clean forgettin* the mud-scow Kate, That Jack Budge chanced to save. With cap’n and crew and passengers, From a sartin watery grave. I ’ve heerd him swear, if the time should come And he should be aboard, That he’d die to save the brave old scow. If i t snaked him afore the I i OED. And this is the way i t was, you s e e : ’Twere a starless n ight in Ju n e ; He was p la^u’ the drum on a shipmate’s head, Below, with a stone spittoon, When the cap’n called all hands on deck— For the waves was risin high, And the a ir was full o f angry sounds, And & storm was in the sky. The barometer hung on the binnacle mast, And i t made a dreffle show. As fhe mercury fell, and fell, and fell, Till i t never fell so low. What did Jack do as he saw i t fall ? He gave an orful frown. And seized the darned jigamaree in a flash, And turned it upside down. As h e held i t tight in a deadly grasp, He shivered from ■top to toe; For the storm fought hard to have its way, But i t hadn’t no sort of s h o w - died out. And the sky once more was clear. B u t he still h eld th a t barometer. The do-wn side up, as you’ve heard, And stopp’d that storm a cornin’ ou. To be just as good as hin word. And be never let g o that bold of And he never again drew breath, Lor strugglin’ With thunder and ligUtnin* so Had made bim freshmeat for Death. Yes, he got his ticket to see the show, When his last hrave fight was fit. And Jack Budge handed that ticket in At the gallery, not the pit. And h e is an angel now, sore pop. In h is home of eternal rest, And is totin’ around with the saints above, Ju s t as good a saint as th e best. THEATRICAL ANECDOTE. ■Wlien S tephen K emble -was manager in Newcastle, England, and the house ■was rather flat, no less a personage ar rived in toim than the Prince A nnam - ABOO, \svho offered Ms service for a very moderate consideration. Accordingly, the MUs of the day an nounced that “between the acts of the play. Prince Annamaboo would give a lively representation of the scalping operation; he would like'wise give the Indian war whoop, in its various tones, the tomahawk exercise aud the mode of feasting at an Abyssnian banquet.” The evening arrived, and many peo ple attended to witness these princely imitations. At the end of the third act Ms Mghness walked forward, \with dig nified step, flourisMng his tomahawS, and cut th e air, exclaiming: “Ha ha—ho ho _ Noxt“-ontered.-e.^mait vraib- Ms-func-t blackened and a piece of bladder fas tened to Ms head \with gum; the prince, ■with a large earring knife, commenced the scalping operation, wMeh he per formed in a style truly imperial, hold ing np the skill in token of triumph. Next comes the war whoop, wMch was a combination of dreadful and discor dant sounds; lastly, the Abyssinian banquet, consisting of raw beefsteaks; these he made into roUs as large as Ms mouth would admit, and devoured them in a princely and dignified manner. Having completed his Cannibal repast, he flourished h is tomahawk, exclaiming “Ha ha—ho ho !” and made Ms exit. Next day, the manager, in the mid dle of tjie market-place, espied the most puissant Prince of Annamaboo selling pen-knives, scissors and quills, in the character of a Jew peddler. “W h at!” said Kemble, “my prince, is that you? Are you not a pretty scoundrel to impose upon us in tMs manner ?” M dses turned round, and, -with an arch look replied: “Prince be d—d ! I vash no prinfie; I vash acting like you—you vash kings, princes, emperor to-night, Stephen Kemble to-iiiorrow. I vash humpugs, you vash humpugs, and all vash hum- pugs.” A M iner ’ s anecdote . Some ten years ago Virginia City, Nevada, was a mere camp of rude cab ins, rough houses, and canvas tents. The old Empire canvas lodging-house will be remembered by early settlers. This ftirnislied the only convenient place in wWcli oui’ p ioneer Metliodist brethren conld •worsnip. Hro. H oonev •was then the preacher. A man more fond of giving or reeei\ring a good joke among private friends conld rarely be found. On a hot Sunday morning, Bro. Rooney began Ms discourse to the as sembled sinners. The curtains were carefully drawn in front of the berths, one above anotber, wherein were several tired miners reposing, \with latest yellow covered literature which had come to the camp. Iu the midst of the sermon the horrid braying of a donkey was commenced at the side of the tent, directly imder the bunk of a miner, which was enough to dro-wn all that priest or prophet might proclaim. The miner in the bunk could endure it no longer, and pushing aside the can vas curtain, and staring the donkey in the face, bawled out, “Dry up, confound you I one at a time is enough!” . This was too much for the fun-loving audience, and a general snicker went around, in wMch Brother Rooney Mm self was compelled to join ; but the mo ment he could command Mmself, he solemnly remarked that “as soon as our friend gets through talking to Ms broth er, we will proceed ■with our discourse. Remtnlw;encc of tbe Bock Scttleinents. Now that there corpse (said the \under taker, patting the folded hands of the deceased appro\ringly) was a brick— every way yon took him was a brick. He was so real accommodating, and so modest like and simple in his last mo ments. Friends wanted metallic burial case—nothing else would do. I could n't get it. There was not going to be time—anybody could see that. Corpse said never mind, shake hini up some kind of a box he could stretch out in comfortably, he wam’t particular about the general style of it. Said he went more on room than style, anyway, in a last final container. Friends wanted a silver door-plate on the coffin, signify ing who he was and where he was from. Now you know a fellow couldn’t roust out such a gaily thing as that in a little town like this. lYhat did coipse say; Corpse said, wMtewash Ms old canoe and dob Ms address and general desti nation onto it \with a blacking brush and a stencil plate, ’long \with a verse from some hymn or other, and p ’int Mm for the tomb, and mark bim C. O. D., and just let him sMp along. He warn’t distressed any more than you be —on the contrary, just as calm and col lected as a hearse-horse; said he judg ed that wher’ he was going to a body would find it considerable better to at tract attention by a picturesque moral character than a natfy burial case with a swell door-plate on it. Splendid man he was. I’d druther do for a coipse like tliat? tkan any I ’ve tackled, in Beven years. There’s some satisfaction in bnryin’ a man Iffie that. Yon feel that what you ’re doing is appreciated. Lord bless you, so’s he got planted before he sp’iled, he was perfectly satisfied; said his relations meant weU, but all them preparations was hound to delay the thing more or less, and he didn’t ■wish to be kept layin’ ’round. You never see such a clear head as what he had— and so calm and so cooL Just a hank »f brains—that is what he was. Per fectly a\wfnl. It was a ripping distance from one end of that man’s head to t’other. Often and over again he’s had the brain fever a raging in one place, and the rest of the pile didn’t know anything about it—didn’t affect it any more than an Injun insurrection in Ari- zona-affects the Atlantic States. ‘Well, the relations they wanted a big funeral, but corpse said he was down on flum- meiy—didn’t want any procession — fill the hearse full of mourners, and get a stern line and tow him behind. He was the most down on style of any remains I ever struck. A beautiful, simple-minded creature—it was what he was, you can depend upon that. He was just set on ha^riug things the way he wanted them, and he took a solid comfort in laying Ms little plans. He had me measure him and take a whole raft of directions; then he had a minis ter stand up behind a long box \with a table-cloth over it and Ms funeral ser mon, saying; “Angoore, angcore!” at the good places, and making Mm spratch out every bit of brag about Mm, and all the hifalutin; and then he made them trot out the choir so’s he could help them pick out the tunes for the oc- casi<m, and he got them to sing “Pop (roes the \Weasel because he always liked that tune when he was down hearted, and solemn music made him sad; and when they sung that -with tears in their eyes, (because they aU loved him,) and his relations grieving around, he just laid there &s happy as a bug, and trying to beat time, and sho-wing aU over how much he enjoyed i t ; and presently he got worked up and tried to join in, for mind you he was pretty proud of Ms abilities in the sing ing line ; but the first time he opened Ms mouth and was just going to spread Mmself, Ms breath took a walk. I never see a man snuffed out so sudden. Ah, it was a great loss—it was a power ful loss to tMs poor little one-horse town. WeU, well, well, I hain’t got time to be palavering along here—got to nail on the lid and mosey along with him, and if yqu’U just give me a lift we’ll skCet Mm into the hearse and meander along. Relations bound to have it so—don’t pay no attention to dying injunctions, minute a corpse is gone; hut if I had my way, if I didn’t respect Ms last wishes and tow him be- Mud the hearse, I ’d be cuss’d. I con sider that whatever a corpse wants done for his comfort is a little enough matter, and a man hain’t no right to deceive him or take advantage of hinn ; and. whatever a corpse trusts to me to do Fm a going to do, you knovc, eveuif it’s TS^PiRrfaim affd paint h im ,^ ^ e r Aud_. keep him for a keepsake—you hear me ! He cracked his whip and \vveiit lum bering away -with Ms ancient ruin of a hearse. T he s « uibb ’ s I nvestioation . Old Squire H ----------- was a very suc cessful and substantial farmer in an in terior town in Massachusetts, and a more amazing eater never lived in any to'wn anywhere. And especially much did he eat when fresh pork was to be his nourishment. WeU, at a certain time one of Ms hogs had been killed. The next morning there was to be fresh pork for breakfast, and the old man eat most wondrously. In the course of the fore- noon he ate Ms Itmcheon, consisting of bread and butter, mince pie and cheese. At noon his dinner consisted of fresh pork, pickles, mince pie, and the usual accompaniments. His afternoon lunch was Kke that of the forenoon. 'OTien he came home to supper, bis favorite tiU fresh pork was added to the sub- stantials. He ate voraciously as usual. In the evening he toasted some cheese, buttered and ate it. Just before going to bed he roasted a couple of apples and ate them. In the evening he was taken \with a severe colic; the doctor was -with Mm tiU morning, and nearly -wrought a miracle in the old man’s life. The next dayBoLLEsW ., one of Ms neighbors, went into condole ■with the old Squire. ‘ ‘Paithf ulBoUes, ’’said the old worthy, “I liked to have died last night. I ’U never eat another roast apple as long as I l i v e . I n e v e r did. l o v e tb.em v e r y w e ll; and last n ight I ate only two, and they nearly killed m e.” How IS T his for H ioh ? The Detroit Post teUs this on Colonel G reen , editor of the Boston*Uosi .• The Post building is seven stories high, and the Colonel’s sanctum is situ ated upon the very topmost floor. One day, an emaciated indi\ridual who look ed as if he was just walking around to save funeral expenses, stepped into the casMer’s office and enquired for Colonel Green. “On the top floor,” said the clerk. “But,” feebly remonstrated the man,' “I ’m in poor health, and don’t know how in the world I ’m ever going to get up.” “WeU,” remarked the clerk, impa tiently, “go up as far as you can and then knock at some door and send up for the Colonel.” The attenuated man sighed plaintive ly, b u t started on his way. Tip, up he ■went, until almost fainting with exer tion, he pushed open the nearest floor, and in a \flpioe hardly audible from want of breath, gasped out: “Is—is G od in?” The poor feUow e-ridently imagined that he had reached a Mgher altitude than the facts warranted. A@“A painter was employed in paint ing a West India ship in the river, sus pended on a stage under the stem. The captain who was going ashore in a boat, ordered the boy to let go the painter. The boy instantly went aft, and let go the rope by wMeh the pain ter’s stage was held. The captain sur prised at the delay, cried out, “Ho, you lazy lubber, why don’t you let go the painter ?” The boy replied: “He’s gone, sir, pots and all.” . 8SS““I’m not used to beggmg,\ said New York little girl to a lady of whom she had askeH alms, “ ’cause only two weeks ago my father was a merchant!” “Why, child, how could yon he reduced to poverty so soon ?” ‘ ‘My father took a bad $2 biU at his peanut stand, and it ruined him,” sobbed the chilcU said L e t M e T u r n O v e r . I was a passenger on a steamer from Panama to San Francisco when the rush of travel on that line was immense. We were badly crowded, and there was .no room for chairs or tables, yet we were bound to have our game of “ oldsledge.” A Baptist minister, smitten by the lust for gold, had deserted Ms flock, and occupied a sleeping place on the cabin floor. Being a large, corpulent man, and finding him a sound sleeper, four of us squatted around him, and com menced to play on Ms broad stomach, scoring the points of the game on his black vest. We played for several hours undisturbed, except by an occa sional snore of uncommon force. I had won considerable, and one of my op ponents, J im D oyle by name, becoming excited at my turning np Jack, brought down his fist on the lower part of the ppson’s stomach -with great force. The pious old gentleman was awakened thereby, and looked np -with some sur prise ; but seeing the state of the affairs, ke exclaimed: “(3-o on ’witk youx game^ boys; but if you are going to pound me in tkat manner, you kad batter let me turn over.” J8®“A mamma in the ru r a l district lately gave h e r five year old hopeful an outfit of fish tackle. Soon she heard a shout from W illie , and, running out, found one of her hest hens fast -winding up the line in her crop, wMther the hook had already preceded it. Willie, observing the troubled look of his mo ther, quietly remarked: “Don’t worry, mother,; I guess she \will stop when she gets to the pole.” An intoxicated man saw two tram way cars passing Mm the other evening ■with red and blue lights in the front and rear. His fuddled brain compre hended colored lights, and he was heard to say to himself, “ Must be pret ty sick—sickly h e re; they are running ckemists’ skops a b o u t o u wke—■wkeels.” wky don’t you speak ?*’ asked little J ake , ‘ ‘Why don’t you say suthin’funny?” “What can I say? Don’t yon see I ’m busy frying dough nuts ? Say suthin’ funny, indeed !” “ Wal, yer might say ‘Jake, \won’t yer hev a cake ?’ That ’ud be fuimy for you.” fi©”A Berkshire papa observed to Ms daughter’s beau: “J im , if you want Tia you can have h e r ; b u t I don’t ivant you hanging around xmless you mean busi ness. If you intend to many her hur ry up, for I can’t be kept awake nights much longer.” A@^An oldlady up iuNew Hampshire, who lived uear the river, was asked if she wasn’t afraid that some of the chil dren -would g e t drownedj and answered, “Oh, no ; we’ve only lost three or four that way.” Jl©\A p erson was boasting th a t he came from a M gh family. “ Yes,” said a listener, “I ’ve seen some o f the fam i ly so high th a t th e ir feet would n o t touch th e g round.”
