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\ A *}■ i A t GEO. D. A, BEIDGMAN, Editor and Proprietor. V O L U M E L TEEMS '.““Two; Dollars per Tear if paid in] Advance P E N N T A N , N . Y .,,'S A T U R D A Y , JU N E 1866 . N U M B E R 11. i W t t :tn LOCAL DIRECTORY. .3L3 PENN YAN, YATES COUNTY, N. Y. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, ' B Y GEO. D. A. B R I D G M A N . „ n vy J TERMS: • **** » To’ Office and Mail Subscribers, payable in ad- vance, per ycar,% j - v - - - $2 00 To Village Subscribers who receive their papers by the Carrier, per year, - - - - $2 50 TERMS OP ADVERTISING t ; [A “ Square1* is equal to one inch o f Space.] One Square 1 week $1 00 \ do do do - _ \xlo ■’ ’ n SI o do r- do . do r . do do y do * __ / do do Two Sqs. do 'do jSor -** do*'' do «< tc «( M onths 2 3 4 5 2 3 4. 6 6 7 8 9 12 1 week 1 month 3 fU .• .'6 f«v ? g « — 12 “ u (( «< ic i} «c (i 1 50 2 00 2 25 2 50 3 00 4 00 5 00 5 50 6 00 ** 7 00 7 50 8 00 10 00 1 50 3 50 6 00 9 00 12 00 10 00 Quar. Col. 1 week do do do do do do 1 2 3 6 9 12 io nth IC cc Cl t ^ IC Half Col. 1 week do do do •do do do One Col. do do do do - do 1 month .2 “ 3 “ 6 a 9 “ 12 “ 1 week 1 month 3 “ 6 V* * 9 ' 12 “ $5 00 7 00 8 50 10 00 15 00 20 00 25 00 7 00 10 00 12 50 15 00 8 0 0 0 38 00 45 00 10 00 15 00 30 00 45 00 *85 00 80 00 P E N N Y A N POST O FFICE. THE MAILS AERIVE AND CLOSE • AT THIS OFFICE AS FOLLOWS: ARRIVE. New York Mail, daily,. 9:22 A. M. & 8:26 P. M. Way Mail from the East, daily; . Western Mail, daily, Prattsburgh, daily, Dresden, daily, Sherman’s Hollow, Saturdays, Bath and Hammondsport, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, CLOSE.* > New York Mail, daily, . Way Mail, East and South, daily, Western Mail, daily, Prattsburgh, Bluff Point, Branch- Port, Italy Hill, Italy Hollow, daily, Dresden, daily, Bath and Hammondsport and Bar rington, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Sherman’s Hollow, Saturdays, The Voyage H om e. LOST AND SAVED. 8:20 P. M. 8:10 A. M. 11:00 A. M. 7:00 P. M. 10:00 A. M. 5:00 P. M. 7:30 P. M. 7:30 A. M. 7:30 P. M. They were almost home, the passengers o f the charming little ship, Blue Wave. For months had the ship been urging, its way homeward from the land of gold, gliding down the peaceful Pacific coast, past capes and islands, named after all the patron Baints that early navigators feared or loved, coaxing with its prettiest wiles the baffling winds of Cape Horn, passing in safety Atlantic bil lows and Atlantic storms, until the gateway of the old mainland lay just before them. A few hours o f fair wind and cloudless skies intently, eagerly, on Mrs. Willard as she an swered Daisy.\ / ..... / ‘ Time wore on. * The ship plunged more and yet more. * The flying cloud-pickets * o f he Ordered a living the storm came^ inter sight, showing to eyes experienced that the grand army lay just in the rear.« Bravely and truly the little ship prepared to meet its stubborn foe. The sails that had long sought the home bearing winds were furled away that the ship might keep off the shore, that the sea might roll its broad waves, between it and the gateway of t the land, o ': . . : •. * the familiar features by lantern4 light. f 'He ordered a hot bath and some restoratives.— The men looked at him as they would had Z' * • % # % \ 9 « % I # * • * * « man thrown overboard. Only one was ready to “obey without an in stant of delay. Long and tenderly the young sailor boy, who had loved Carl Finley tried to restore life. Patiently he rubbed the lifeless hands. c Patiently he watched for one motion of that silent heart, others looked on and murmured of disturbing the peace o f the dead. ; — many) heard the sound o f the orders given on tain, in spite of the stor 12:30 P. M. 8:00 A.M . 9:00 A. M. 12:30 P. M. 1 S. H. WELLES, P. M. Business Cards of five lines, or less, inserted at $5,00 per annum. f t t ~ L egal Notices, —Notices required by law to bo published will be charged at the legal rates. O b ituary Notices, —Obituary Notices, embrac ing more than the ordinary announcement of death, and Obituary Poetry ten cents per line. M arriage Notices. —Fifty cents each. J 0 . Special Notices —At fifty per cent, in addition to regular rates. _, * . Business Notices in Reading Columns— ten cents per line for first insertion, and six cents per line for every subsequent insertion. No Business Notices inserted for less than one dollar first insertion, and fifty cents each subsequent insertion. Privilege o t Advertisers. —The privilege of Annual Advertisers is limited to their own immediate ■business, and to the particular business which is the subject of contract, and advertisements concerning any other matter will be charged for at the usual rates. ' * * ~ JOB PRINTING. We ar.e prepared to do all kinds of Job Printing in ihe neatest style, on short notice, at reasonable terms.— 'Qur Printing Material is all now and of the latest stylesr We flatter ourselves that we have better facilities for do ing Job Work than any other^Priirtih^ Office-In this section of country. ( - R A I L R O A D T IM E -T A B L E S . NEW YORK CENTRAL. TRAINS PASS CANANDAIGUA AS FOLLOWS EASTWARD TRAINS. New York Express, - - -• Local Freight, - Steamboat Express, - - Buffalo and Albany Express/ Sunday Night Express, - WESTWARD TRAILS. New York Mail, ' - ,• - Local Freight, * - - Steamboat Express, - ■ ’ —1 ' - Mail, - - - - - Sunday Express, 7:15 A. M. 10:30 A. M. 10:00 A. M. 7:35 P. M. 8:20 P. M. 10:30 A. M. 1:50 A. M. 4:55 P. M. 10:15 P. M. 10:10 A. M. and New York Bay would once i the hearts throb with joy, and the eyes bright en o f those to whom the land meant home and friends. ^ j • Z | # f - € * m 1 f • f ^ 9 . 9 1 9 J i l •- _ I % J • a % 0 fOn the cabin floor o f the Blue wave sat a A • — 9 * little girl whose years may have been ten.— She was so Intently .occupied with a book that she scarcely looked up for an hour. Her name was Daisy Willard. The ten years of her life had been happy years; filled with love and brightness. No part o f her life had been happier than: this voyage, so nearly ended, in the Blue Wave. ’ Her sunny ways • . • • + m 0 and airy words, and sweet contentment with the life on shipboard, had made her a bles sing to captain, crew and passengers. 44 Sea Daisy,” was thb pet name by which she was known to the little world on board the Blue Wave. ~ 1 ■ . ' A something— a shadow ! The flame in The passengers below, (there were not | the lantern must have flickered. The cap- 1, looked in ; the sailor boy had kneeled down close to the face of Carl Finley. .. Only a shadow but it caus- m ' 1 » • . ^ ed the hearts o f lookers on to stand still for ore make deck, and an ominous silence and dread took possession of the: A heaving roll of the sea caused the cabin furniture to sway to aud fro, and with the movement came the voice an instant, as it told that the death current of a panic that seized upon, women and going ont had met the life current coming in, children, who ran to and fro in their vain efforts ta flee from the storm. Cries o f “ We shall be lost. W e shall all be drowned! The ship will go down!” were heard on | night wore on. every side, and for a time Mrs. Willard felt herself unable to* stem the torrent of fear around her. One poor woman embraced her children with frantic cries— cries of, “ We shall be lost, lost! and you. will never see your papa again. O, I wish we had stayed in San Francisco; why did I come ?” steadily, slowly it arose, coming in across tb! baT that separates life and death, as steadily arose the storm. Fiercely it blew as the who went down* The life boat was filled, and the captain held his breath as it met a 9 ¥ 9 cold, cruel, curling sea that broke over it.— A mother’s cry of agony was on the air. It was her child that the cruel wave had washed. The sea has closed over the golden haired Lucy. In vain the mother/ shrieks,“ save her—save my Lucy !” . - ' . c, Be comforted, poor mother. The flood gate is as near to Heaven as any other, and the angels are always watching at it. Strong arms were required to keep the mother in.— She was deaf to all cries and entreaties. 44 I’ m here, mama, I’ll stay with you; and there comes a big wave, it shan’t catch me. Hold me tight. Oh, oh !” and Lewis dung to his mother as a secong wave leaped for the life boat. It rode it in safety. \But the good ship Blue Wave is fast going down to its death. Strong hands are working for | ft Jo You ^ ree hours ago.^ life to lash the spars that may carry* them safe to the shore. The ship shook fearfally. . The ** d: Clever Jloguery* i f^nCI 9 0 t * * - ♦ » f .•> • 9 * } *» * « ' ' | C * - * * *. • »r+ - » • . . f*. x S , a . j ^ w . ■ ■ - - » * j . . * a j , * % * • 1 * “ As a certain1 Judge, in Connecticut* some- time since, walked pne morning into court*, he thought he would examine1 whether it was* time for business, and feeling for his repeater found it was not in his pocket. • As usual,” he said to a friend, who hadf ~ %' • * « » • accompanied him him as he passed through; the crowd near the door, “ I have again lqty my watch at home under my pillow.” , . ., •He went on the bench and thought nothing more o f it. The court adjourned and he re-, turned home- . ... r ll0 As soon as he was, quietly seated1 in Ilia parlor, he bethought himself o f his timepiece^ and turning to his wife, requested* her to seju| to their chamber for it. . f . - • • A t . .*, • f * t • \ > ~ * r% t z . i “ But, my dear Judge,V said she,,*c I senU . * - The Tent was growing wider, deeper. . Steady there, over the sides. How it cries in its raft is ready. Sounding after sounding told that the good ship Blue Wave was draw- How the1 ship careens. ing landward. ’ It was known in the cabin agony of breaking up. Tenderly, amid the [ Judge. “ Sent it to me, my dear? No; certain^ ly not.” ~ r 4< Unquestionably,” replied thp lady, ?c and[ *. ■ ■ . i.* 'fi , ( F by the person you sent lor it.” , v ., 44 The person I sent for it!” echoed the that Carl Finley had been lost and found, and for a while the reign of terror had been ™ •# stilled, but as the ship rolled more and more it returned. Mrs. Willard n^rer for a mo ment lost her calmness of mind and manner. waves and the storm, Carl Finley is lifted down and firmly lashed to the raft. “ Farewell, my poor Blue Wave 1” said Capt. Clear, as his foot is the last to press her deck. • ' • . r \ ;L r: . 44 Precisely, my dear; the very persou youj sent for it. You had not left, home over an, .. * .. . . . . ♦ i hour when a well dressed man asked to see. a . » < ' * t J _ I a me. He had one of the finest turkeys that I * ■ ■ >i . * • ■ » . eyer saw, brought it in, and said that on yQurt Stony indifference seemed to have - fallen j f death was just before her, she wished it to | Quick, pull fast. Pull harder The good l way to court, you met a countryman with * ship is breaking up. Out of her reach then, I number of fowls, and having bought this o©ec at last, escaped from her grave the raft rides I at quite a bargain, you had given ft tc him the billows. o •-r- • . , with palsy weight on a few. . They uttered no cry, gave no answer .when questioned.— Mrs. Willard alone was calm and unterified. find her doing what she could to lead others in the firm hope that was her own. To this end she spoke words o f comfort, wherewith “ Mama,” said Daisy, suddenly closing her She held Daisy’s hand in hers, and went to she was comforted to others. ' a m ^ l ^ » • a ® i A F a V • .N. 0. R. R.,—Canandaigua Branch. book,44 has any one left a portrait of Methu- one and then another, whispering words of 44 You believe in God, but I don’t, and now | forever! TRAINS PASS PENN YAN AS FOLLOWS: selah hanging in any picture gallery in the comfort as she could, for without the cordage where shall I go ?” cried a woman who un- to bring home, with a request that I should Gone down ! The Blue . Wave is at rest 1 have it killed, picked and cooked, as you in- EASTWARD TRAINS. Mail, 8:10 A. M. Express, 3:07 P. M. Aecom., 8:47 P. M. Freight, 9:05 A. Mv i WESTWARD TRAINS. Accom., 9:22 A. M. Express, 1:52 P. M. MaH,— 8:26 P .M . Freight, A 12:10 P. JVU world V* X \ STEAMEE G. E. YOUNGS BUSINESS CARDS. Will on and after Tuesday, May 14th, leave 44 A^pCrtoft^of Methuselah ^ xmy dear, I donlt think the patriarchs were very careful aj)^ut preserving family portraits anddiad they been, the deluge would have destroyed | heard in the cabin them.” ’ . r * creaked, the^Wp’s timbers shook in their fastening^; and the^passengefs\'V^erelemfied at thertnought of sudden\Seath. And in\he midst o f the uproar the ^Captain’s voice was I an(j ocean^ til that instant,’ had kept profound silence. *4'Dorf*Fbelive in God,” said Daisy^r^why you must believrih^Him. /This is Hisstorrf Convenient Chirography -v^Thev tell a good story of Horace Greely, about whom many queer things are said, and tend to invite your brother Judges to dinner • I H > # M to-morrow. 4 And oh, by the^way, raadame/ said he, 4 his excellency requested me ta trouble you to go to your chamber and taker his watch from tinker the pillow, where , he W . W . F a irfield , - ^ SILVER PLATING AND JOB WORK.— Having long experience, I am sure to give sat- __ isfaction, at reasonable prices. All kinds of Saddle and Harness Trimmings on hand.— Shop over Bryant’s .Jewelry Store, Main Street, Penn Yan. 1 n Geo. D . A . B ridgm a n , BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. ALL KINDS OF Job Printing such as Hand-Bills, Circulars, ' Cards, Labels, Bill-Heads, Ball Tickets, <fcc., executed with neatness and dispatch, at the Ex press Office. Office in the Tunnicliff Building, Corner Main and Jacob-sts., up the iron stairs. S. II. W e lles, LAW OFFICE, MAIN STREET, TWO DOORS South o f Oliver Stark’s Bank. Also Life, Fire, rMarine and Accident Insurance Office,. Capital , and Assets over $13,000,000. , * 1 M o rris B r o w n , ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, and Notary Public. Office with the United States Collector o f Internal Revenue, over the Post Office, Penn Yan, N. Y. 6 r-.> - - .. M . W . E a s tm a n & Son, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, DEALERS IN Wool and all kinds of Grain. Office 3d Door - below Post Office, Main - Sireet, Penn Yan, N.Y. * 2 A . R . D a ins 5 U. S. LICENSED AUCTIONEER, WEST DRES- den, - Yates County, N. Y. Will attend to all calls in this line of business, with prompt, ness and dispatch. 1 R . A . Bassett, PENN YAN, N. Y. FIRE, LIFE AND ACCl- dent Insurance Agency. Also Licensed Auc tioneer. Orders by mail, or otherwise, prompt ly attended to. ; \ . 1 D . B . Prosser, ’ \ ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Penn Yan, N. Y. Office first stair$ below Oli ver Stark’s Banking Office. - - - *• —i 1 -7- J ere. S. R e e d , r r BURGEON DENTIST. •- OFFICE 3 d ' DOOR South of the Post Office, Main Street, Pehn - ,Yan, N. Y. All Work Warranted to give satis faction. Charges moderate. ^ 1 Penn Yan, , - Hammondsport, 9:45 A. M. 1:00 P. M. YATES COUNTY 0EFI0EES. Judge and Surrogate —WILLIAM S. BRIGGS. Justice for Sessions —ELI FOOTE. Sheriff— JOSEPH F. CROSBY. Deputy Sheriff -—EZEKIEL W. GARDNER. Cleric —SAMUEL BOTSFORD. Deputy Clerk —ALFRED REED. Treasurer —JAMES BURNS. District Attorney —JOHN D. WOLCOTT. Overseer o f the Poor —JOSHUA TITUS. 11 Clerk o f the Board o f Supervisors — LEWIS B. GRAHAM. : : 44 But I do wish Noah had saved his grand father’s picture, he might have found room enough for it in the ark. Just .look at this horrid picture o f old Tim e; now do you be lieve that Methuselah looked half as old.and ugly ? and mama, I don’t think it’s right to make him-eo. I think it is just as bad to and patience and 441 want silence ; I wish to be heard one moment. Let no one be terrified at the storm; our good ship has outlived many a gale, and ^ • 9 by the good leave o f our God we shall this one. 1 I f danger* comes everything has been put in order to meet it. I f you would be saved you must obey orders. Have faith 51 TOWN OFFICERS. Benton — J ohn M errifield , Supervisor; O liv e r P. G uthrie , Town Clerk. Bamngton — D elazon J .S underlin , Supervisor; J oseph F. G ibbs , Town Clerk. , Italy — A lden D. F ox , Supervisor; J oel M. ‘ C lar k , Town Clerk. j J e m s a lein — P hineas P ar k er ,. Supervisor; D a vid H. P arish , Town Clerk. Milo — J ohn C. S cheetz , Supervisor; H en ry T. H ermans , Town Clerk. Middlesex — T homas U nderwood , Supervisor; O l iv e r S. B uckley , Town Clerk. P o t t e r — jAREBrD. B ordwell , Supervisor; A sh l e y M c D onald , Town Clerk. ' ; Starkey — H erschel W. P ierce , Supervisor; W e s l e y B enedict , Town Clerk. Torrey — H a r v e y W. N orman , Supervisor; G eo . S. D ow ney , Town Clerk. make pictures of the angels with chicken’s feathers on them, just as if God could not make prettier wings 'for them thafa he could for chickens and birds ; besides 1 don’t be lieve that any one has seen a real angel in / % ever so many years. I’m certain one would not go anywhere near a portrait painter or a marble man, just out o f spite.” . \ The sentence was never finished. , ‘ One despairing cry of 44 A man overboard,” the rush of many feet on. the deck and the cap tain was gone. The full moon looked out from a crevice in the dark mass o f clouds * • • . * • ^ overhead. * There was an eager rushing to the ship’s side, an effort to stay its career, order after order rang through the trumpet. “ Maybe child, isn’t mine. his peculiyr cbifography, which those unfa- H thi? corning, and send i r 0 He is yonr God, but He-1 miliar with have great troublfe) ii^d^ipherfM ™ ^ course I did so J7 I’ve never loved Him, I ’ ve only I never did ing Some years ago he becaitfe indignant I C< sa^ at one of the journalists in his office, and j \ ffirtainly ” loved my husband and Jamie. \ # # ; anything for God, why should He-save me V7 [ wrote him a note finding fault and discharg- J “ ^Well, replied his honor, “ all I can say y dear, is that you are as great & You Bav£ r w ^ * 44 He saved you a great while ago, when ing him. The journalist took the matter very 0 Christ came and died,” and for the first time coolly, and not long since returned to New Soose as ^rd is a turkey. Daisy felt how sweet it must be to the mis sionaries to tell the story of Jesus. “ You must believe this,” she urged. 44 Oh, I wish I could, nfiy child j I wish I could!” , ; ' :!l 44 W hy' can’t you, when it’s true V* Ma ma, come and tell this woman the story o f Jesus, quick; for she don’t* believe me, and it would be so dreadful to be lost and not know it.” York, met the editor of the Tribune, one of I ^een fobbed, madame ; the man was & the best natured men in the world at heart, tbief 5 1 have, never sent for my wateh t yo'u who greeted him cordially, and asked him how he had succeeded. : ^ - f ~ f • • f m A F 44 Oh, very well,' that note of yours did me a great deal o f good, Mr. Greely.” : J 44 Why so ?” inquired Mr. G. u member, I censured you in it, and told you have been imposed upon, and as a necessary you had better leave the office.” consequence the confounded watch is gone? forever. ’ v v. • / o/.' The trick Was a cunning one; and after $f « I f I ^ | laugh it was resolved to actually have the turkey for to-morrow’s dinner, arid hi* honoris brothers of the bench . to enjoy such . Norris’s ^ r’ r? “ BILLIARD HALL, NO. 13 MAIN STREET, < r;Penn Yan, N. Y. Choice Brands o f Cigars and ,1 Tobacco always on hand. . , v 1 r GROVE STEEN & CO., PlANO FORTE MANUFACTURERS % 499 BROADW AY, N EW YORK. T HE ATTEN T IO N OF THE PUBLIC and trade is invited to our New Scale Seven Octave Rosewood Piano-Fortes, which for vol ume and purity of tone are unrivalled by any hitherto offered in this Market. They contain all the . . 1 : Modern Improvements, French gfand action, harp pedaT, iron frame, ..over-strung bass, etc., and each instrument being made under the personal supervision of Mr. J. H. flrovesteen, who has bad a practical experience of .over thirty years, in the manufacture, is fully war ranted in every particular. The “ Groves teen Piano-Forte ” Received the highest award o f merit over all others at the Cel ebrated World’s Fair, where wore exhibited instru ments from the best makers of P • t • M y s % f » r a L Q LONDON, - PARIS, : ; : y • GERMANY, > : • Ut -if.., ' PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, BOSTON AND NEW YORK; * » 9 9 a 5 i i y % + 0 • * * * t # ^ . % 9bnd also at the American Institute for five suc cessive years, the gold and silver medals from both o f which can be seen at our ware-rooms. * By the introduction of-improvements we make a still more perfect Piano-Forte, and Manufactur ing largely, with a s ' r; STRICTLY fCASH -SYSTEM, • f.;1 * Are enabled to offer these instruments at a price which will preclude competition, r ,‘i 'J3 >rr , PRICES: . , ; STo. 1 Seven.Octave, round corners, Rose- wood, Plain Case, __ $3(10 00 No. 2 Seven' Ootaver round- cornersr Rose- .. wood Heavy Moulding, . - r .j ; $325 00 J^o. 3 Seven Octave, round comers, Rose- wood Louis styln, $350 00 TERMS—rNet Cash, in Current Funds. J® * Descriptive Circulars sent free. * • — I VILLAGE OF PENN YAN. President — S tafford C. C levelan d . Trustees — S eym our T r acy , H iram B irds ^ ll * J am es S. P ow ell , O l iv e r G. S hearman , G eorge W agener , T imothy B rigden . A RKP.ssors — J ohn H. L aph am , J ohn W ilkinson , S tephen G ilbert . Collector — M orris E a r l . Treasurer — J ohn E llsw orth . t Police Constable — F rederick P oyneer . RELIGIOUS SERVICES. M. E. CHURCH, CORNER MAIN AND CHAPPEL-STS. ' Rev. D. D. B uck , Pastor. Services every Sunday at 10J A. M., and 7:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting on Sunday at 6:30 P; M. Class Meetings Tuesday evenings. • Prayer Meeting on Thursday evening. r. Sunday School and Bible Classes at close of morning service. • * Mission School at Excelsior Hall at 1:30 P. M., on Sunday—M. W.: Eastman, Supt. / ’ i \ | ^ * r ■ ' ' ' • BAPTIST CHURCH, MAIN-ST. , p Rev. E. P. B righam , Pastor. * / » Sunday services at 10:30 A. M., and 7:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting on Tuesday and Thursday evenings/J Sunday School at the close of the. morning service. > • • • r 44 So you did ; but nobody could'ieadTt a dear meal. Accordingly, after the adjourn^ ________ o ___ JP . I ______Jr_- “ Pray for my husband and Jamie,” said except me, and having to translate the scrawl men^ ^be °ourt the next day, they all re- 44 A spiteful angel, Daisy. Think what rpQ turn the ship.Wsuch a tempest seemed the raving wife to Mrs. Willard, who had I declared it a letter recommending dny in- Pa*red bis dwelling with appetites sharp^ you are saying. Even an artist would-not madness, yet it must be done, Carl Finley followed Daisy’s call, imagine a spiteful angel.” dustry, capacity and steadiness. Norie knew ened the expectation of a rare feast. must be saved. He was the favorite o f every #*u I will,” was the reply, and whilst the any better, and I obtained all the situations 44 Oh, mama, I do not mean to say any- J jn ship. ' Far in the rear, ’ mid the ship rolled wildly in the, very.breakers, Mrs. 11 wanted on your note of dismissal, thing wrong, but I was thinking if I was old surgjng waves, Carl Finley battled for his Willard sat at the^woman’s sideand told the Time, how indignant I should be to be made rphe sea caps covered his head ; they | sacrifice of Jesus, told it so lovingly, told it to look like that,” and Daky closed the book strove't0 drown him; dashing straight in his The venerable editor laughed im They entered the parlor, and exchanged! the ordinary salutations, when the the lady derate- I bro^e ^or^b With congratulation to his honop on. the offending picture and wont to her mother’s side. ; 44 Are you all ready to go ashore, mama ? I shall be glad, and will not papa be there to meet us?” ___ face, and yet for the ship the brave man still battled on.: V : •• ! i 0 ? • : • r v; • • 'J. as one speaks of their heart’s best loved one, that this woman was moved to murmur :■<•* ‘ “ Who is this Jesus that vou love so ?” .! * ly at the device, and asked the ex-Tribune man if he did not want 18 return to tne Tri bune office. > 44 Oh, no,” was the answer,: “ I foqnd my upon the recovery of his stolen watch. , v “ How happy I am,” she exclaimedj*“ itfiat the villain was apprehended.” r “ Apprehended!” said , the Judge,with 44 It is of no use, the poor fellow is gone,” / u He is your father and mine, waiting be- best interest in going-awav, and if I were to surPnse and the sailor who had spoken wiped the salt yond this ship and this storm, waiting with take a desk there again you might write some- 44 Yes, and doubtless convicted too by thi* 441 hope so, my darling. Listen, is nnt darkness. o f the sea from his eyes' and peered into the | open arms to save you if you will only trust | thing in my praise, which if seen in M/would | tlmeVTT sald tls Wife. that sound the wind rising ?” ■ The long, low rushing o f the wind and the water, that foretells the coming storm, had reached the ears o f Mrs. Willard in the ship’s little cabin, and she went on deck. More Once more the light o f the moon fell on the - “ O, I will; I will !” burst from her lips out sea— fell on Carl Finley, and on the four of;the fulness o f her heart. r « ; . souls in the life boat that had just theu been | -. There came out of the nsea a dull, leaded launched, into;the deep, r ;44 A new prey,?’ roared the winds. 44 It is ours,” dashed the be understood to my serious disadvantage.” 44 You are always talking riddles,” said he “ explain yourself, my dear. I know noth* T he A urora B orealis .— A great many ing o f the thief, watch, or conviction.” fcound, and out* o f the trumpet bn the deck “ Breakers ahead !< Keep her off! A rock, frent. the ship. The rock visionary theories have been put forth in re^* gard to the Aurora Borealis, but not une hak been supported by evidence of any weight. We have always believed it easily* explained than one weather browned face was turned €ea^ as ^ tossed the boat to and fro,, and a rock !” On towards the distant horizon where the coast strove to leap into jt behind, broadside, hut stood still/as at the creation, to receive it. Iand should bave taken hold of the subject of New Jersey could just be seen.1 Mrs. at every point strong, bands and steadfast On,.no hand Could save. ' It struck, turned; °urselves if we had had time. An editor Willard sought the Captain, not to question €yes met it unflinchingly, him but to watch his face if perchance she Not a word was spoken until a furlong might read there what he thought and felt; jay between the life boat and the ship. Then but Daisy quickly caught the stern signs in a tall, strong form arose in the boat, put his sea and sky, and then-accosted her authority | bands one on either side of his face, to keep out the blinding spray, and scanned the fur rows around., “ Pull away, my boys. He’s afloat, he’s afloat.” righted and vfrenti on again/ The morning a weekty paper in Illinois, who has noth- came up from the east to witness', the scene. do steal items, play euchre and In the distance lay the old-mainland, full of study astronomy, thus explain it on scientific thus 44 Tell me, please, captain, shall we get there ?” < . 44 Where is there, my child ?” 44 Home to be sure, in New York*” 44 N ot if you keep your Captain here talk- ing<to you, and fearing every moment that vou will fall overboard. warm hearts,; aching hearts^ and waiting | principles. Hel usesirimeh the same language home, and there, fast on the rock, laid the that we should, and may, therefore, be look- brave Blue. Wave, come many a long league | ed uPofl as a P u r i s t : “ When the mole- fygistic temperature o f the horizon is such as to calocise the impurient indentation of the to find its rocky grave, for the deadly ledge had riven its heart. 1 r Tf / There was joy in the shriek he gave. And 44 We will try for the shore;” said the tall hemispheric analogy, the cohesion of the bo- I think the tones must have reached poor sailor who had gone to save Carl Finley. __ rax curbistus becomes surcharged with infin- Finley’s drowning hearing, for something To send the lifeboat out seemed to call on itesimals, which are thereby deprived o f their nerved him for a Tew strokes more. The life ,the breakers to swamp i t ; but it must be disquisitions. This \effected a rapid PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MAIN-ST. . . Rev. D a v id M agie , Pastor. Services every Sunday at 10i A. M« and 7i P. M. ' Meetings Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Sunday Sebool at the close o f morning service. ST. m ark ’ s CHURCH, MAIN-ST. J c • • / # Rev. T. F. W ard w ell * Pastor. ~ — ------- Services on Sunday at 10i A. M., and 7:30 P. J Sunday School at close of morning service. *ST. M ichael ’ ^ church , pine ^ st . * ' T Rev. D. E nglish , Pastor. Services on the first and third Sundays o f each month. - First Mass at 8 A. M.; Seeond Mass at 11 A. M. Vespers at 4 P. M. - - -- . .. Sunday School at 3 P. M. ~ • -* MASONIC, q | . v * ^ \ MILO LODGE, NO. 108. I could sail into port without my little rose bud ? Indeed I could not. I must put it out of the reach o f frost this moment,” and Capt. Clear, without ceremony, put Daisy ‘Willard Do you think that boat is near, not fifty feet of waves between, tried. change is effected in the thorambuntel of the Keep afloat a moment i out of sight and heanng o f the waves and the a jje’s gone !” few words he wished to say to her mother. The oars were uplifted. The boat was at ore; help is near, O | It was launched; How thdy shrank and gy&sticutis palerium, which causes a convoc- shivered in the cold December air, those ular Ihe hexagonal antipathies oftheter- Again a women and children, who; were to go from reslriaum aguaverueli. The clouds then become a mass of decormised specuae o f cer- maculae light, which can only be seen when it is visible .—Elmira Advertiser . •* ; ^r* •/ so near i The moon darted within a cloud, unwilling to look upon the scene. form arose in the life boat, it gasped out, I oertaia death unto they knew not what. Mrs. Willard begged to be left to the last. Her heroism was misunderstood. '. Not a soul “ I would speak with you one moment, the mercy of the merciless sea. Every eye would go down the ship’s side and if she went Mrs. Willard,” said Capt. Clear, as he met was scanning the upheaving •\Waters The all would go. j ..-;T the lady following Daisy to the cabin. - 01 xnoon glanced out. Then dashed by them • “ Daisy,’ whispered Mrs* Willard, bending j . 44 Night is coming on and the sea looks an upturned face, white and still, with eyes her child, ugly. W e are near_the rocky coast. May that were strained in vision on something else « What mama.” I ask you to do what you can to keep the than sea and s k y / “ Whaf they saw we know passengers below hopeful and quiet? all my not. There was a young sailer in the life time must be given here ; if peri^comes, be boat who was not bidden .there. Death at patient and cool. Providence blesses patience sea! him. A man overboard ! were new cries to and hope to saving many a ship. ;I will re port to you from time to time. I f danger 11 leave hi comes you know I shall do y utmost. Give me trust you. The sky looks-ugly, your hand and your courage^ Mrs. Willard. He saw the man go by. ?4 Don’t, don’t here, he will sink in a moment.— a on the Regular Meetings at, Penn Yan, on Friday. „ - -ni w , . . . evenings, on or before the Full Moon, and two l ^ very Dlue W a v e that sails out o f port bad W e are ao near home, let us bury hi land.” . “ I. wish you to go first into the boat.” #Oh, I can’t and leave you, mama,” . , • “ My darling, g o ; God w ill . takeT care of you.” ,•1*r . • o + A'LM -.<? *•;-/•• “ Will it please you, mama ?” r ; 1 “ Yes, and maybe save other lives,” : • . o “ Kiss me, mama.” ; . i - ; r 3 An instant, close to her mother’s heart; and Daisy gave herself to Capt: Clear. One diz- * A. Ward thus describes his perils at sea: » Deth stared'us in the face. But W5' rather had thq advantage o f Deth. For while Deth stared us into the face, there was v * — about seventy o f us staring Deth in the face. The prospect was not pleasing tp us.n . Not much. I don’t know how_De.th_Iiked it.” weeks thereafter. — - DUNDEE LODGE, NO. 123. fV‘ - Regular Meetings at Dundee, on Friday even ings, on or before the FuU Moon, and two weeks thereafter. SENECA LAKE LODGE, NO. 308. - Regular Meetings at Dresden, on Saturday evenings, on or before the Full Moon, and -every two weeks thereafter. ■ 17 RUSHVILLE LODGE, NO. 377 Regular Meetings at Rusbville, on Wednesday evenings, on or before the Full, Moon, and every two weeks thereafter. ^ i- ; ■’ I . T FENN YAN R. A. CHAPTER1, N O .' 1 0 0 w • - ? Regular Meetings at Penn Yan, on Monday evenings, on or 'before the Full Moon, and every two weeks thereafter.-^ • ot -...I 4 r k , a J F • y W T ■ 1 * * . • B * I # ^ • 9 9 A Z l * v Af •• , ■ ..V JERUSALEM COMMANDERY. NO, I f . „.T Regular Meetings at Penn Yan, on the first Monday after the Full M ooq in each month. aught to carry such a passenger.” An instant more and they had parted.— friend, but this dead man on the sea Mrs. Willard going cabin ward, her 'eyes this they recoiled. 1 It was the young sailor nearly blinded with the spray .of tears. What* who met the outstreched hand, who drriw it had others to risk that she had not ? 1 Sepa rated long years from her home, and almost come to it again, with ar. husband and child awaiting her there, what oould this gathering storm mean to others that it did not mean’ to t e c ? ; v %■ • . Tv\;t 44 Oh, mama, don’t you wish, that we had Again the oars battled with the sea. The | Zy moment in the air and she was caught by en had willingly perilled their lives for their -from near ihe boat, who lifted the dripping head from its restless pillow. The waves made a mighty effort for their prey j but it was snatch ed from them. Carl Finley lay in the boat, - Tbe Blue W.ave and the oars beat ^hip w ard;; received its ;own. With shouts of welcome, the sailoc boys lifted, the life ■boat upon the fehip.-r vd no sixlr.a b sripn nd' / T'r- gone home when papa and Charlie went ?” asked Daisy as the ship began to toss heayi- J - u He is dead ! ” whispered the tall sailor, as hands were outstretched to receive Carl Finley^*;7 eiev; aid i£dJ ioii ly in the sea. < i . nrsn “ No, my child; it is all for the best; just as i i U W V f ! - 5 i,s^ 9 • 9 9 f * Two or three &cas were fixed for atooment * Reverently - they laid him\ dowrf- in the Blue Wave. The captain ^scanned closely outstretched hands, and drawn down to the life boat. • ' : . ; 6 : . i ^ ' ' 44 Going to leave her child, how dreadful!” said the mother with two children, but no words were heeded. ; The life boat was filled and moved off among the breakers. But two miles distant lay the boat: until :thelwaves and the cold rain hid it from sight, .o ; . ^ Mrs. Willard dropped one tear full o f hope and trembling on the deck of the-Blue Wave. It mingled with the^ dashing Tain, but God and his angels knew it. ' ^ n a.* A second boat was launched, a The mother arid the two children were in it, fair haired children; with long floating curls, a little girl named Luoy and her brother Lewis. • Mrs. Willard was the last o f the lady passengers Arthur is a real Union boy, but hot at all religiously inclined; so that his mother 14 It cannot be possible that I have been deceived,” qrioth the ladyf. “ but this is the story. About one o’clock a pale and inter** esting young man, dressed in a seedy suit o f black, came to the house in great haste, almost out o f breath.' He said that he had just come from the court; that he was one of the clerks; that the great villain:whar hadi the audacity fjd steal your honoris watch had just been arrested / that the- evidence was perfect to convict him, and all that was re-; quired to. complete it was the turkey, which must be brought\into court, and for that he had been sent with a porter by your express order.” .!•; i • C, \ -o 2 \ 3 “ And you gave it to him?” ! bZ*. * q 44 Of course I did.. Who would have doubt* ed him, or resisted-*the. orders of a judge VI i n “ Watch and turkey—both gone—prayj what in the world are we to have for our din-5. ner?” : - - •• ^ -«But the lady had taken cared fiber-guests* % notwithstanding her simplicity, and the party enjoyed both the joke and the viands.; 9 ^ % irf A A . A L it t l e STORY.-JPresident Lincoln,/ used J /a % , j I •• to tell this story of himself. He was riding one fine day on the top of a stage coach in Illinois, when the driver asked him to treat. .» 9 . , « r . \ 1 r ) ft .yil 441 never use liquor,” was Mr. Lincoln’s re ply, 44 and I cannot induce others to do so. 44 Don’t you chew, neither ?” said the driver, “ No sir.” 44 Nor smoke ?” “ No, sir, I do not use tobaSrco in any form. 44 Wejl,” said the disgusted John? 441 hairi’t got much o^ an opinion pf them fellows with .rio small > 55 often has great difficulty in getting him to (vices; they generally make it up in larger pray understanding^. One evening, after much persuasion, he knelt to repeat his usual prayer, but rendered it with a slight variation as follows : “ Now I lay me down to sleep shouting the battle-cry of Freedom.” Charles Lamb, when a \little hoV: ‘ . f t was walking with his sister in a churchyard? and reading the epitaphs, said to her: Sis* ter, where are all the J naughty people bur2 ied ?” -q r a “ I don’t miss m y ' church so much aa you suppose,’ - said a lady to her minister, who had called upon her during her illness, 44 for I make Betsy sit up by the window as | other on meeting,441 hear A. has been in tho made any* 44 he’s made 441 say, Jim,?’ says one friend to an- soon as toe bells begin to chime, and tell me me who are going to church, and-whether they have got anything new.’-’ - u r * ^ . t; / oil speculation heavily, has . he thing V* 44 Oh,.yes,” says ji an assignment.” . ... '^Prentice speaks o f a brawling Ken tuckian, who was bragging about how loyal he felt, and upon being asked what he meant by it, replied: crI feel asTFI should like to shoot somebody and steal sumthin’.” - ‘ u - Gren. Averill, the T distingished cav alry officer, is stopping at Elmira, The English “ Society for Promot ing Christian Knowledge^” are advertising 4< Hymns for use during toe cattle plagrie,ivitfc music.” They are probably to' be sung to “ the tune the old cow died o f ” ‘ • . The first mail that,44 struck ile was Jonah, and he was q S s \ \N V ■) jX} i I