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VOL. 47.
HUNTINGDON, PA., MAY 1, 1872.
NO. 18.
The Huntingdon Journal.
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BF. GEHRETT, M. D., ECLEC- • TIC PH YCICIAN AND SURGEON, bav¬ ing returned from Clearfield eounty and perma¬ nently located in Shirleysburg, offers his profes¬ sional services to the people of that place and sur¬ rounding eountry. apr.3-1872.
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R. F. O. ALLEJIAN  can  be con¬ sulted at his office, at all hour?, Mapleton, [marcb6,72.
DC ALDWELL, Attorney-at-Law, • No. Ill, 3d street. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods 4 Williamson. [npI2,'71.
DR. J. C. FLEM.MING respectfully offers his professional services to the citizens of Hantingdon and vicinity. OIBce No. 743 W^ash- ingtpn Street. may24.
DR. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his professional ser^'iees to thc community. Offioe, No. 523 Washington street, ono door east of tho Catholio Parsonage. [jan.4,'71.
EJ. GREENE, Dentist.    Offiee  re- •    moved to Leister's new building, HiU street Fr-itingdon. [jan.4,'71.
GL. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T. •    Brown's new building. No. 520,  ffill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [apl2,'71.
H   GLAZIER, Notary Public,  corner •    of Washington  and Smith streets. Hun¬ tingdon, Pa. [jan.12'71.
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C.   MADDEN,   Attorney-at-Law
Office,   No. —, Hill  screet, Huntingdon,
J    SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-at- •    Law, Iluntingdon, Pa,    Office, Hill  street, hree doors west of Smith. [jan.471.
JR. PATTON, Druggist and Apotli- • ecary, opposite the Exchango Hotel, Hun- ingdon. Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded. Pure Liquors for Medicinal purposes.    [nov.2;j,70.
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Offiee in h« Jourival Building. [feb.l,71.
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KA.   ORBISON,   Attorney-at-Law, •    Office, 321 Hill street, Huntingdon. Pa. [may31,'7].
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LEWISTOWN BOILER WORKS^ " GEORGE PAWLING * CO., Manufac- urers of Locomotive and Stat ionary Boilers, Tanks, Pipes, Filling-Barrows fur Furnaces, and Sheet Iron Work of every description. Works on Logan street, Lewistown, Pa.
All   order* pr'»T>tly attended to.    Repairing dons at short noo.oe. [Apr 5,'71,ly.»
AR. BECK, FasUionablo Barber • and Hairdresser, Hill street, opposite the Franklin House. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades kept on hand and for sale. [apl9/71-6m
ihe ^\\m' §mtx.
The  Old Door Stono.
'      A song, a song for thc old dur.r stone.
To every household dear : That hallowed spot, where inys and griefp.
Were shared fur many a year, "When sank the sun to its daily rest.
When thc wild Vtird's soug was o'er, When the toil and eare oftho j.asPing day
Annoyed the heart no nior« ; Then on that loved and time-worn spot
We gathered one by one. And spent the social twilight hour
rpon the old door stone.
How sweet to mc do memories come
Of merry childhood's hours, When we sped blithely through thc tields
In search of budding flowers, Or gathered berries from the bunh,
Or bending greenwood tree. Or chased the light-winged butterfly
With pealing shouts of glee j The freshest hour in memory's book
Wits spent at set of sun. My weary head on mother's knee,
Tpon thc old door stone.
That mother's face, that mother';? furm,
Aro graven on my heart. And of life's holiest memories
They form thc dearest part; Uir 2junscl and instructions given,
'.)f friendship, love andtratb. Have been my guardian and my guide.
Through all the ways of youth ; And yet I seem to hear again
Each loved and treasured tone, When I in fancy sit me down,
I'pon the old door stone.
Long years have passed since mother died.
Yet she is with me still, Whether a toiler in the vale,
Or a wanderer on the bill : Still with me at my morning caro.
Or evening's quief rest, The guardian angul by my side.
Tho kindest and the best, .\ mother now, I often strive
To catch her thought and tone. For those who cluster around my knee,
I'pon my own door stone.
And oft beneath those clustering vini':i
Have kindred spirits met, And holy words breathed softly there—
^*ow3 all unbroken yet— And friendships formed and plans devised.
And kindly pledges given. And sweet communions there began,
Far reaching into Heaven ! Oh! those who met in love, "lang syne,"
In life's wide paths are thrown. Yet many turn with longing hearts.
Rack to the old door stone.
Y'cars have flown since those bright day?.
And all the world is changed, And some who loved most kindly thou
Arc by the world estranged ; Some fond heart?, too, then full of jor,
Are cold aud still this day ! Forsaken plans and withered hopes
Lie strewn o'er all the way. And strangers' feet tread those old halls
Where nattered once our own. And spend the pleasant twilight hour '  Upon the old door stone.
The old door stone, thc clustering vine.
Oh! may they long remain ; And may the household band that's left
Meet there but once again : Meet not to weep o'er pleasures past,
Or canvass joys to come— Meet to revive the sacred loves
Once centered in that home, A brother and a sister sleep.
Our parents both are gone; Oh ! it would be a saddened hour
Upon that old door stone.
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AHomanceofYore.
BY   AV.   U.   WILLIAMSON.
It was on a beautiful serene May eve¬ ning. - Nature wore her most enchanting apparel. The rose-perfuraed zephyrs float¬ ed over hill and dale, filling every nook and corner with their fragrance, and rust¬ ling the young leaves of the forest into a monotonous song, which, mingling with the carolling of bird.s, was enough to lull one into a peaceful dreaming, that a beau¬ tiful young lady could be seen seated in the doorway of her elegant home, whieh opened out upon a neat little verandah all covered with fresh blooming honeysuckles, that seemed to be ever bowing their bell- shaped lieads in sympathy and adoration for the lovely creature which they were now protecting from the rays of the fast declining sun. She rests her head upon her delicate hand—seemingly she sees or hears nothing. How often it is the case that the heart- is weighed down by somc unmitigating sorrow, known to none save its Creator and possessor. We may be surrounded by the most enchanting musie, or the most nature-favored scenery, or hid¬ eous noise, and see nor hear nothing save the tempest raging within. And do we not sometimes pass thc most cherished friend unnoticed, not able to give a tangi¬ ble reason when asked the cause. Thus it was with the angelic-looking Regiiia Ferris. She was conscious of nothing but the throbbings of her owu heart. The birds sang loud and shrill; two beautiful pet squirrels skipped from limb to limb on the silver maple in tront of her, all unnoticed.
Her surroundings were such as any one would suppo.se would make her happy.— Her home was situated among the heaven- towering mountains of AVestern Pennsyl¬ vania,   in   the county of B , within a
quarter   of a mile of  the thrifty town of
B . Ease and comfort seemed to revel
amid the green shrubbery which surround¬ ed the house. Flower Hill, tlic name that Regina had given to her home, was situated on a level spot of ground where nature seemed to never grow weary of painting it with a variety of her most beau¬ tiful colors. It overlooked a beautiful green   valley in which could be seen the
town of B , with her antique  looking
church towers climbing towards the heav¬ ens. Along its base could be seen a spark¬ ling stream of water, its banks fringed by time with overhanging shrubbery, growing in all its wild freedom. Along this stream was Rcgina's favorite retreat. She had choseu one spot beneath an old oak tree, whose green branches stretched far and near. She had planted wild flowers ofthe most lovely varieties, and with her own hands had constructed a little bench which was cushioned with velvet moss, which she had gathered and dried for this pur¬ pose.
At this lovely place she was often met by AVilliam Howard, a tall, handsome young man, with dark hair and raven black eyes, which were as mild and tender as was his nature good and great. A dark silk-like moustache fell in profusion over his red lips which, when disclosed, made visible a matchless row of pearly truth.— He resided in the neighboring town before mentioned, and nearly every evening aft:er business hours he would walk out to Flow¬ er Hill, or the old oak tree, where he was sure to meet the pride of his heart With such surroundings, would any one suppose Regina Ferris to be otherwise than happy ? Was she happy, or not, is now to be ascer¬ tained, and to do this we will have to re¬ trace a few years of her life's history, which will enable us to unravel the sequel.
It was on a dark, stormy night, in thc month of January, a little more than two years prior to her introduction to tho read¬
er, that we see Regina Ferris seated before a blazing fire, which she had built after her own liking, in a quaint-looking chim¬ ney-corner.    As  we   have said, thc night was dark and .^^toruu-.    The winds howled as if thoy had   been   locked   up   in   some eternal   cavern,  all  tho while raging and maddening at their captivity,   untii   with one  mighty stroke they burst the door of their prison asunder and belched forth with all their wanton fury.    They  seemed  to concentrate   their most  furious  elements around Flower Hill, pouring through eve¬ ry   crevice   their chilling breath, causing the  glass in the old bay windows to rattle unceasingly,  while  snow  drifted against every  object that it   met  iu   its  furious whirl.    The unfortunate traveler was sur¬ rounded  by the  mo.st impenetrable dark¬ ness, with the  raging  elements  howling o'er him, which could  be   heard   echoing along the rugged mountaiu sides, breaking down   through the valleys, with its thuii- der-liko voice, sweeping on in mighty pow¬ er o'er hill and   dale, bending  the  giant oak as though  it   wero   liut   a   twig,   and seeming to delight in its devastating pow¬ er, would die out in  tho  far-ofl" distance, only to give place to move of its  kind.— Such   is the night without, while Regina Ferris is seated in a reclining position upon a  sofa  drawn  bofore tho fire.    She looks listlessly   at the bright flames, while they twist  themselves into  fantastical shapes, entwining their red arms around the curl¬ ing smoke which  struggles to  free  itself from their embrace, that it may leap upon the storm's raging car and   be   carried   to the far-distant heavens, there to revel amid the clouds.     The room bas no other light than the burning wood.   The bright chan¬ delier hangs lazily midway between ceiling and floor, not appearing jealous of its rival. The large mirror, suspended from the glit¬ tering frescoed walls,  reflects many of the surrounding objects ; the dark velvet car¬ pet  forming a beautiful background  for them to rest against, but we think the most attractive object  resting  upon   its  calm, clear surface is the elegant form of Regina Ferris.    Her dark brown hair  is  thrown over the back of the sofa, while  its  ends rest  upou the floor.    Man never beheld a more lovely or  angelic picture—her dim¬ pled   chin rests upon hor heaving bosom, her soft, yet radiant blue eyes are ever and anon closed by lashes which rest upon her bheeks.    Tears can  be seen chasing each other in rapid succession down her flushed cheeks,  finding  a bed upon her bosom.— Could my feeble pen describe her loveli¬ ness,  it would be looked upon as a fable, and not as a reality;  therefore I will  not make an attempt, for had  I all  the  elo¬ quence and descriptive powers  that  man has ever been gifted  with,   I could  but paint a faint picture of the reality.    Thc most casual observer would judge by  her restless manner that  she does not  expect to spend the entire evening alone,although it is growing late.    The old town clock has just struck nine.    At each little   rustling noise she casts an anxious  and expectant glance toward the door.
"Oh ! will he not get here to bid me farewell," she sighs as though her heart were breaking at that most' awful monster
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known footstep is heard on the verandah, and William Howard walks in, without the formal ringing ofthe door-bell, and is met by Regina in the hall.
"I'm so glad to see you, AVill, I thought the storm had stayed you. Draw your overcoat," she added in the same breath.
"Oh no, my dear, I was detained for a short time thinking it would blow over, but I would have eome at this hour had it proved twice as furious."
"You are true to your word, AVill, walk in, I have just the kind of a fire you like."
"It is splendid ; reminding one of the stories told of my grand-father, of olden times, when they had no stoves."
This conversation was but a forced pre¬ lude to unmitigating fears and sorrow, as the reader will soon sec.
"So, AVill, you have concluded to go?"
"I think it best, dear Regina, that I shonld, for if I stay hero, yonder church bell will toll the departure of my spirit iuto the spirit land before another year has come and gone."
They both wept.
That the reader may understand the causo of this parting, along with the sor-
The stars seemed to be mirrors through which millions of angels viewed the scene in mute adoration. If ever the music of heaven broke over its battlements, and reached earth, or leaped upon a heavenly breeze, it was in this eventful moment, when two such faithful and loving spirits were being conveyed by a convoy of angels up tz their God.
On the 12th of May the village bells tolled for the burial of the bodies. A large circle of loving friends stood around, as they were buried, side by side, in the littic church-yard, dropping many tears of sor¬ row upon their graves.
He kissed her lips tenderly, his heart filled with emotion, such as none but those who have parted under similar circum¬ stances can conceive, pressed her to his bosom for a moment in the attitude of an humble suppliant, beseeching Divine pro¬ tection, and was gone.
As she looked upou that tall, graceful form gliding out of the door, a pitiful cry could be heard, which echoed in the spa¬ cious hall before AA'^illiam Howard had left it. lie heard it, only to sadden his heart the more, for he could not go back to live over the moments just passed.
Tho storm had now lulled into a mourn¬ ful death-like whisper as it sped around the corner of the house. Every element in nature seemed to be in sympathy with the lover's first parting. The sky had un¬ veiled its glories—the stars began to shine with a resplendent brightness, blending their golden rays midway between Heaven and earth, in token of the combined love of Heaven. The new moon strewed the earth with her silver rays, and seemed to glory in thc privilege, forming a scene of the most picturesque grandeur. AVilliam Howard had walked some distance before stopping to take a farewell look at the spot where all his earthly happiness was concen trated. He could yet see the dim light shilling through the great windows in whieh he had passed sn many happy hours with the idol of his heart, wondering if he would ever behold her again. He knows full well whose form he now sees gliding baek and forth before the window, and raising his eyes toward Heaven prays, "Oh Father, may I one day see her thus walking before Thy throne."
It is quite beyond our chief object to follow him through all his weary travels, but suffice it to say that two years to the very day has elapsed since their parting. Regina is again seated just as we saw her two years ago, celebrating the hours in which they parted, with a half hopeful expression lingering on her lovely face. Just at this moment a servant enters, hands her a letter and departs. She opens it with a trembling hand, and reads as follows: Mr Dear Reoixa:
lis is the .'id day of December, IS—. forthe first tinic in two long months, fearful now that I shall not he able to wrilo all I would love to tell you, for doubtless this will prove my last communication to you while on earth. I am rapidly ncaring my eternal home. This poor body will soon find its home on tbe never resting wave. I am sinking very fast. Death looms up before me—eternity is now becoming a reality, but no fear attends its approach. 1 have besought God to prolong my life till I could fulfill my promise, to meet you the 10th of May, under thc old oak tree. Ihat i might sec your dear face once more before bidding adien to earth and thee: but He docs all for the best. Our meeting would doubtless create a longing for life, when there would have to be a miracle wrought as of yore, for the decree has gone forth, and death waits at the door of my soul to do ils work. I have longed and prayed for a grave in tho little chureh yard, where I know you would drop tears of sor¬ row on the green turf, over the body of bim who has loved you with all the love of his soul. But alas, for human hopes ! They arc like the mighty waves that lash our vessel—rising majestically be¬ fore our vision—grand to behold, but are soon swept away and lost or swallowed up in oblivion. But thank Uod there is one hope which is not as the bubble on the tide, one which wo know will germinate into a glorious reality, viz.; The lioi)c of meeting in Heaven.
I must now bid adieu.
Thyself the chief of them all,
And hope to meet you in triumph Ascending the skies.
When our dear Redeemer doth call.
Farewell, farewell.
Dear llegina, farewell, I soon will be sleeping
Beneath the wave soundinf knell.
William Howard.
Oh, that lono sick heart, how shall wc describe it! She folded the letter and pressed it time and again to her burning lips. AA'^ould to God she had a mother's bosom to rest her aching head  upon, or a
loving  father  to pity his child, but alas ! i  ,.,.-,,-,,, ,
they have been laid to rest.    Her earthly j ^'"=7 "-^'f '^"?  '^'   '"';   '^"PP'!; "'^ hnT:ps=,n,1 ,.nn,fnrf, hnvB nn«. fl„^   "TI^mI, I   ^ork UO harder m tho woods  thau the fit
nm able, vield  a   pen.
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Professions Overstocked.
That the professions are greatly over¬ stocked throughout the country, no man wbo looks upon the grand army of brief¬ less barristers, patientlcss doctors, impe¬ cunious editors, wangdoodle preachers, ct ill omnigeinis, can doubt for a moment. Looking into philosophy, we find that the excess of supply over the demand is trace¬ able to a trait in the nature of pareuts, in itself worthy ofall praise, appreciation and love of off'spring. A mother, particularly, imagines her little boy betrays the capabil¬ ities of genius, and feels that he shall not hop clods like his rough, weather-beaten sire, cobble shoes like his uncle, or make horse-shoes and iron wagons like his stout, double fisted cousin. No; he shall be a lawyer, a memberof Congress, a President, a Dr. Hall, a Surgeon Stone, a Bishop Polk or Doggett' This I'oeling is too sel¬ dom tempered by sound sense and correct judgment, else the professions would not be affected by so many who are as little qualified for their duties as a bull to keep a China shop. Nine-tenths of those who attend the law, medical and theological schools of the country are utterly incapa¬ ble of mastering even the simplest rudi¬ ments oftho sciences; and nine often would make a much better mark with an axe on a log of firewood than they ever could make in the world by their proficien¬ cy in the professions. Hence, to nine fond mothers in ten wc may well say, your little Johnnie, or Jakie, or Jimmie, or Wil¬ lie, or Bobbie Lee, or Hiram Ulyss, or John Wesley—as the name may be—eould make more good character and more "kel- ter" in the corn, wheat, cotton, or sugar field than in any of all the multitude of professions. It is well for you to love your children. That love, like your na¬ tive modesty, gives to you the sweet power of unsurpassed attraction, and shining like a planet iu the deep, unsullied blue heaven, ia one of the brightest gems blazing in your coronal of virtues; but it is unseemly to try to make a lawyer, doctor. Doctor of Divinity, JIaster of Arts, or editor, of onc oiily fit by nature for the oc¬ cupation of driving a cart as to set a black¬ smith at mending a watch with his tongs and punches, and hammers ¦ and pincers. It is really quite as honorable to be a good mechanic as to be a professional, and to be a successful agriculturist as either. If mothers would cause the making of no more "apologies" ror proressional men for two or three generations hence, the great world would be better off. More than half of those iu the country having "no visible means of support" pretend to belong to one or the other of the professions. Almost every town has a number of "doctors" who never had a patient, and "lawyers" who never did and never will receive a fee. Many of these, when they adopted the "profession," supposed it would enable them to live above the necessity and with¬ out the disgrace of work!—never for a moment getting the truthful idea through
hopes and comforts have now fled. "Death oh, death! come quickly," she cries. "William, oh, dear AVilliam, must I sufl'er all alone, while thy poor body is tossed about by tho raging billows, will I see your kind face no more on earth ? AVould to God I could join your spirit in its as¬ cent to Heaven, then I should be happy. Oh ! my poor, poor heart; is this death ? Welcome art thou, but do thy work quickly that I may join him on the other shore." Sighs and plaintive prayers could be heard in her  chamber  lung  after the
row attending it, it becomes  necessary  to   turn of the night
ive a brief explanation
Our hero was one of the leading young men in the town ; having always occupied a high position in social life, he wa.i rap¬ idly approaching fame's resplendent sum¬ mit. Hopes crowned with golden result loomed up before him—he was courted at every turn by the great of the land. Am¬ bition was the ruling element of his nature, yet he was loved by all, for he was good, kind and affable—but an over taxation of his great mental powers, and a too close confinement in doors, had greatly impaired his health. Thc old family physician de- chired it absolutely necessary for him to travel, thc only hope left, by which he might possibly regain it.
This is why Regina Ferris and AVilliam Howard liave met tbr the last time in two long years. In a week more he will be out upon the great deep, bound for Eng¬ land. Aftor a year of the most pleasing association they have learned to look upon each other with love's most holy design uppermost in their minds. And now that they must part, under such heartrending circumstances, is it uot enough to cause tears to flow thick and fast from the deep¬ est recesses oftheir aching hearts ? They are seated on the sofa, previously described, before the now ebbing fire, his feet resting upon the ottoman, while his head is pressed tenderly, by loving hands, upon that bosom which is dearer to him than all the world besides, for to use his own words, "I would not strive, dear one, to prolong my life, perhaps but to fiud my grave beneath old ocean's roar, were it not for this little lov¬ ing heart which I now hear beating so wildly beneath my head ; fain would I be laid to rest iu yonder church-yard if it were not for your love which makes life so dear to me. And now may I ask you, for the first time, to await my retnrn, if returu I may, then to be my own, while the soul continues in this racked tenement of clay?"
Tears and sighs choke her utterance, and she can only answer him by bowing her head in the affirmative.
"Thank you, sweet one, for your price¬ less gift. May God keep you in His own pavilion of happiness, and if I never more in this life behold your dear face, I pray God that we may meet where sickness is not known. Now one more promise, my only love, and I inust go. AVill you meet me, two years from the tenth of next May, at early twilight, beneath the oak tree, where we have enjoyed so mauy happy hours, whether it be this poor body, or my spirit from yonder bright land ?"
"If God spares my life, dear AVill, I'll be there."
"Then if it is iu the spirit, with God's permission, I'll meet you there."
Now my gentle reader we have finished the former history of these two lovers, and do you now wonder at the unobserving eyes and pale cheeks of Regina Ferris, as we first introduced her to you ? It brings the tenth of May, the evening on w^hich she promised to meet William Howard. She is thinking of that promise. Her heart has shut out the present, while sad memories of tho past array themselves be¬ fore her vision, like so many tormentors of her soul's peace, mSting her deaf and blind to all the surrounding glories of the evening. She is beautiful to look upon, yet very pale—made more so, perhaps, by the back-ground of dark-brown hair, which hangs in profusion over her evenly turned shoulders. Tho character of her soul is reflected in thc tender blue eyes, aud you would say, were you to behold her, that she is too angelic to remain loug on earth. But the hour in which she is to meat AVilliam Howard (or rather his spirit) is drawiug nigh.
The king of day has just dipped from sight behind the western hills, reflecting a halo of soft light over the land. She starts, as if from a heavenly musing, and
is ready to repair to the spot, around which growth, so far as yoa can through life, an all her hopes of the last two years have associative emblem by its culture and ob- "'        -^s   she   nears   the   place  she | gervance of flower and fruit.      Begin   by
and competent lawyer or doctor with his case. These bogus and ridiculous disciples of Blackstoneand^culapius should, above all things, make plowing their study and praetice; and if the mere name "profes¬ sion" makes it easy, why let them call it the profession of plowing—let a man, if he like it, be called Timothy Clodstraddle, Professor of Straight Furrows and Master ofthe Hoe. At any rate, the industrious plowman does more good, to himself and country, than all the pseudo-professional men in the land—the former produces, the latter only consume.
No, fond parents, if you are not quite certain that your little boy is gifted far above the average, don't think of making a professional man of him.
Children's Gardens.
All ye who hope for a future of bliss, or desire happineds and progress ou this earth—^ye who have a child, or can borrow one, prepare ye a spot, dig it deep, and then call the child, saying: "There, Mary, Harry, Susie or Dan, is a little patch of ground, all dug and prepared, and in it you may plant and grow just what you please." Saying this, now go ye and take up tbe catalogues of seed and plant. Men, call the child or children to you; ask of tbem to choose each a dozen varieties of seeds or plants, and from their happy ex¬ pressions—their "Oh ! I'd like this," and "Oh ! won't that be beautiful ?" Make the lists and seed for your dollar or two, as you can afford, to the dealer for the seeds or plants. The first budding growth of a child—a baby—is beautiful, lovely, inexpressible, and appreciated by all; re¬ member it, and keep  it  in that  buddiu]
The Spread of Sewing Machines.
Those who have au intelligent remem¬ brance of events which happened twenty- five years since, must recollect how little interest the invention of the sewing ma¬ chine excited about that period, except among those who opposed its use, as all previously introduced labor-saving inven¬ tions had been opposed, on the ground that they would be detrimental to manual industry. The sequel, however, has shown that thc sewing machine has since lighten¬ ed the toil and added to the income of the seamstress, has cheapened the products that were once derived exclusively from hard work, and occasioned a complete rev¬ olution in domestic indu.stry. From the small and insignificant beginning of the sewing machine invention, about the pe¬ riod referred to, when it was received with very little encouragement, and when the sales of machines wero .so small as to excite no attention, the latter have become enro- mous, amounting, in 1871, to six hundred and six thousand and eighty-five, during that year alone.
According to the sworn returns of the various companies made in the year in question, under the licenses granted them by the owners of the sewing machine pat¬ ents, the number sold was as just stated. Of these, 181,200 machines were sold by the Singer Manufacturing Company 128,- 52G by Wheeler & AA'ilson Manufacturing Company, 50,238 by Grover & Baker S. M. Co., 39,055 by AVeed S. M. Co., 34,010 (from January 1st to July 1st) by Howe Machine Co., 30,127 by Wilcox & Gibbs S. M. Co., 21,153 by AVilson S. M. Co., 20,121 by American B. H. 0. and S. M. Co., 20,051 by Original Howe S. M. Co. 15,9-17 by Florence S. M. Co., 13,562 by Gold Medal S. M. Co., 11,568 by Davis S. M. Co., 10,397 by Domestic S. M. Co., 7,039 by Finkle & Lyon Manufacturing Co., 4.720 by ^Etna S'. M. Co., 4,557 'oy Blees S. M. Co., 4,555 by Elliptic S. M. Co., 2,903 by Empire S. M. Co., 2,050 by Parham S. M. Co., 1,004 .liy Bartram & Fanton Manufacturing Co., 014 by Bartlett S. M. Co., 280 by J. G. Folsom, 218 by McKay S. M. Association, 147 by C. F. Thompson, and 124 by Union Button Hole Machine Co.
-\ recent memorable but disastrous event has given peeuliar prominence to the important position which sewing machines occupy in the industrial world. The Spe¬ cial Ilelief Committee, organized at Chi¬ eago after the great conflagration in that city, made a report which was published in the Chicago Tribune, of Jlarch 9th, of the present year, in which it is stated that the whole number of sewing machines for which orders had been issued to the date of the report, was 2,944 on which the Committee had paid the sum of S71,430,- 89, Of those ordered, the Singer Com¬ pany supplied 2,427 ; Wheeler & Wilson, 235; Howe. 127 ; Grover & Baker, 44 ; AVilcox & Gibbs, 30; Florence, 18,; Fin¬ kle & Lyon, 20; Blees, 17; iEtna, 11; Wilson, 5 ; AA'^estern Empire, 2 ; Manhat¬ tan, 2; Davis, 2; Elliptic, 1 ; Gold Med¬ al, 1, and American Button Hole, 2. This indicates how important a part sewing ma¬ chines wpre oxpectfid to play in the recu¬ peration of Domestic industry in the burnt city, and in what high estimation the Sin¬ ger "Family" Sewing Machines are held in the great West, where they form an essential and eonspicuou? feature of almost every household.—New York Dispaicli.
Honor Your Suslness.
Dolly Vardens.
If husbands are to be mistaken in "Dol¬ ly A'arden" dresses as was an unfortunate husband in Philadelphia, the sooner the fashion is squelched, the better will it be for the peace of society. The husband in question, one night missed frem the sup¬ per table his wife Matilda, and inquired of his little boy whither she had gone, and just at that moment the dining-room door swung open, and a lady entered. The husband observed a wild look in her eye and also noticed that she was attired in an outlandish style, having on as he says, a dress with sunflowers, and cabbages and pumpkins worked all over it, and a lot of snakes squirming around tor a back ground.
Rising, the man said, "Madam, whom do you wish to see ?" and then said, aside, "Poor thing, she's crazy." That last re¬ mark settled the business for him, as the weird female made a bolt and tightly grasped his Adam's apple and choked him uutil his face assumed the color of a ban¬ ner of the Commune. After she had en¬ joyed a surfeit of choking her husband she flopped into a chair, and with tears coursing each other down her cheeks, ex¬ claimed : "That I should ever live to hear my husband say that I was crazy." This amtised the husband, and elevating him¬ self to his full proportions, said :
"You cau't blame me, madam, for sup¬ posing you an insane woman, and now that I know you are really the mother of these interesting children, will yoa have the kindness to retire to the sanctity of your chamber and peel yourself of that piece of furniture, chintz, or window curtain, or whatever it is you call it."
"AA'indow curtain, chintz''' said thc spouse, why it's you that's out of your head. That's a Dolly A''arden, and a very pretty pattern, too."
"Madam," replied the husband, "we may be out of our head, but if that is a Dolly Varden we are most decidedly out of pocket. AA'hy, it looks like a circus dress, and the idea of a woman at your time of life—"
"My time of life !"
"Yes, your time of life. The next thing, I suppose, you will be practicing the trapeze act in the back yard. Why, it is enough to give a man the delirium tremens to look at it. Whoever saw such a pattern ? It's flash wall paper run mad. You look exactly like some Japanese tea sign. And now just bounce out here with that Feeje battle flag, or you'll scarce the baby to death."
There was an ominous pause for a mo¬ ment, and then the oldest daughter said :
"Why, you ought to be ashamed of your¬ self, father. It's all the style and I am going to have one, too; there now." "Yes, and I want one; all the {iirls have got them." Thus spoke Maria, the second old¬ est. "Any more ?" gasped the husband, "are there any more ? Hadn't the baby better have one ? I guess I'll get one my¬ self. How do they make up for panta¬ loons ? Ha! Hal Ha! (demonically). Let me clutch it. Bring me a pattern of monkeys scaling lamp-posts. How would a Chinese puzzle look or a map of Fair- mount Park ?" All tho rest is a blank. The unhappy husband hasjust been lib¬ erated from an asylum and pronounced cured. But the only way they managed it was to dress him up in Dolly Varden marked out with the ground plan of the streets of Boston.
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Normal School Exercises.
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The Bright Side.
BT BKV.   J. llILnOlf KERS.
Now and then a shining pebble,
Aa we walked thc wave-washed strand Smiles upon our passing footsteps.
From its lowljr bed of sand. Xow and then a virgin rose-bud
Breathes upon us by the way ; And its sweet, delicious fragrance,
On the breeze doth round us stray.
And in winter's desolation,
While the naked boughs are seen, There amid its bleak surroundings
Smiles the pine-top evergreen. Though the road be rough and weary,
Till wc reach the mountain height, Then are we repaid onr climbing.
By the prospect grand and bright.
God hath placed these thiugs to please us
All along onr paths oach day ; Emblems faint thatjust befure us,
There are better things than tbey. Tbese are green spots as we travel,
Oases on "weary" ground. Left there hy "our loving Father."
By the pilgrim to be fuund.
Happy he- who sees the beauty,
Leaves the bitter, tastes the sweet; And enjoys each pleasing object,
He may on his pathway meet. Thus will gloom be quickly scattered.
And the sun will brightly shine, All of sadness be defeated.
And a happy life be thine.
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quickens her step, for earthly twilight is past, and as she gets still nearer, raises her mournful blue eyes toward heaven, iu the most imploring manner, and whispers, "Will you meet me, dear William ?"
Poor lone heart, surrounded by the darkness of night, waiting for her depart¬ ed lover's spirit to come .ind kiss her check. Moments come and go without one token from that bright world above to comfort her, save the beautiful full moon just dawning upon the scene. She kneels with her pale sunken cheeks resting upon her hands for a moment. Now she raises her tear-dimmed eyes toward the vaulted sky, and prays : "Are they not all minis¬ tering spirits, sent forth to minister unto those who are heira of salvation ? Then, dear William, come and speak words of comfort to this aching heart." AVho can imagine her joy at finding herself clasped to a manly bosom, and in answer to her plaintive supplication hears the words spoken :
"I am here, dearest. God has answered prayer, and I have lived to see your dear face once more; but kiss me a quiek and fond farewell for I am dying !"
These were his last words, for he sank a corpse at her feet. She threw herself upon his breast, twined her arms abouthis neck, uttered a loud, heart-rending shriek, and she too was lifeless upon the breast of her lover.
making to it a home of beauty, a, daily thought and interest in the creation of their own hands, a pure reliance on the Great Giver of all—as seen in the sprout¬ ing of the seed, the first kick of the baby, on to its bud, bloom and fruit. Take care of the child as we wonld be taken care of.
Another Example.
The young men have another example of shipwreck in the painful experience of the Boston Post Offiee clerk, who has lately heen detected in purloining valuable let¬ ters and appropriating their contents to his own use. For more than two years, he has gone along smoothly in his villainy, sporting gaily from thc brood of fast young men, and keeping his misdeeds out of sight, until he had embezzled some twenty thousand dollars, and, as he thought, pret¬ ty safely laid away a part of it for his future requirements. But he greatly erred. The base deeds could not always be con¬ cealed, A bold front would not save him. Lying and deception were no protection. The detestable things must needs come out to the full gaze of beholders, and there was no remedy.
He has been arrested and is now await¬ ing the issue of the trial for his foolish¬ ness and crime. Let young men read the lesson ! There is no safety but in honesty and fidelity.    Do you see it young man ?
It is a good sign when a man is proud of his work or calling. Yet nothing is more cemmon than to hear men finding fault with tbeir particular business, and deeming themselves unfortunate beoause fastened to it by the necessity of gaining a livelihood. In this men fret, and labor- ously destroy all their comfort in the work, or tbey chauge their business, and go on miserably, shifting from one thing to an¬ other till the grave or the poor-house gives them a fast grip. But while occasionally a man fails in life becaase he is not in the place fitted for his peculiar talent, -it hap¬ pens tcn times oftener that failure results f'rom neglect and even contempt of an hon¬ est business. A man should put his heart into everything that he does. There is no profession that has not its peculiar cares and vexations. No man will escape annoyance by changing his business. No mechanical business is altogether agreeable. Commerce, in its endless varieties, is af¬ fected, like all other pursuits, with trials, unwelcome duties, and spirit-tiring neces¬ sities. It is the very wantonness of folly for a man to search out the frets and bur¬ dens of his calling, and give his mind every day to a consideration of them. They belong to human life. They are inevitable. Brooding over them only gives them strength. On.the other hand, man has power oven to shed beauty and pleas ure on the homliest toil, if he is wise. Let a man adopt his business and identify it with pleasant associations; for heaven has given us imagination not alone to make us poets, but enabled all men to beautify homely things. Iieart varnish will cover up innumerable evils and defects. Look at the good things. Accept your lot .is a man does a piece of rugged ground, and begins to get out the rocks and roots, to deepen and mellow the soil, to enrich and plant it. There is something in thc most forbidding avocation arouud which a man may twine pleasant fancies, out of which he may develop an honest pride.—Manu¬ facturer and Builder.
Young Men, go to Work.
"Young men," says the Texas Parmer, "go to work I There is no time to idle now. You must carve out your own fortune. You have no inheritance on which to de¬ pend. You must reconstruct your own fortunes by industry and perseverance and toil. Labor is honorable, and the ignoble are those who will not work. Get you a home. Pence a field, and plough it and plant it, and gather around you the com¬ forts of a home. And when you have made a character for industry and thrift, ask some young lady to share your home with you. AVe would say to every young lady, mark these young men who are lounging around, attempting to live by their wits, or on the interest of their debts; and when they ask you to share the fortunes of life with them, just let them pass on. No young lady can consent to marry a young man without business, or property, or business habits, unless she has made up her mind to sell herself to the lowest bidder. Young men, go to work ; while ten men watch fbr chances, one man makes chances; while ten men wait for something to turn up, one turns up; so while ten fail, one succeeds and is called a man of luck, the favorite of fortune. There is no luck, pluck and fortune most favors those who are most indiflfercnt lo fortune. Young men, go to work."
In the Richmond Normal School a few days ago, the lesson in elocution was upon "Articulation," and various examples of difficult enunciation were cited and prac¬ ticed. At the close of the exercise, the principal called for such examples to be handed in as the pupils might know or be able to find. The following are some of the results of the investigation, and fur¬ nish a good collection for practice :
" Amidst the mists and coldest frosts. With barest wrists and stoutest boasts. He thrusts bi.^ fists against the posts, And still insists he sees tbe ghosts." "Of all the saws I ever saw saw, I never saw a saw saw as j^is saw saws."
"Up the hill he heaves a huge rouud stone."
"Crazy Craycroft caught a crate of crickled crabs; a crate of crickled crabs crazy Craycroft caught. If crazy Cray¬ croft caught a crate of crickled crabs, where's the crabs that crazy Craycroft caught!"
"Thou wreath'd'st and mnzzl'd'st the far-fetch'd ox, and imprison'd'st him in the colcanic Mexican mountain of P-o-p-o- cat-a-pet-1 in Co-to-pax-i."
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; a peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peek of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked 'I" "Thou waft'd'st the rickety skis' over the mountain-height cliff's, and clearly saw'st the fuU-orb'd moon."
"AV^hen a twister twisting, would twist him a twist, for twisting a twist, three twists he will twist, but if one of the twists untwists from the twist, the twist untwist¬ ing, untwisteth the twist."
"Robert Rowley rolled a round roll round; a round roll Robert Rowley rolled round. AA'here rolled the round roll Rob¬ ert Rowley rolled round ?"
"Thcophilus Thistle, the successful thist¬ le-sifter, in sifting a sievefull of unsifted thistles, thrust thre^ thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb."
"Peter Prangle, the prickly pear pick¬ er, picked three pecks of prickly prankly pears from the prickly pear trees on the pleasant prairies."
"Villey A'ite and vife vent a voyage to Vindsor and A'most A^ickham von A''itson A'^ednesday."
"Bandy-legged Barachio Mustachie Whiskerifuseus, the bald but brave Bom¬ bard! of Bagdad, helped Abormilique Blue Beard, Bashaw of Belemanded, to beal down an abominable Bumble of Bashaw."
The Redeemed in Heaven.
Many a believer has felt the desire to look beforehand upon the heavenly state ; and to know more perfectly the unutterable tbings which Paul saw, and which "the Father bad prepared." To Jobn, the Revelator, it waa permitted tbus to behold, as well as to de¬ scribe that which he saw. And upon every feature of the foscinating and instructive pic¬ ture he draws, the mind lingers with satis¬ faction.
The heavenly coinpany, we are told, is a great one. It is a multitude which no man can number ; not a little band, but a throog innumerable. It is a greatly diversified compa¬ ny. Its members have come out of all na¬ tions, kindreds, peoples, and tongues. We know not how many grace unsearchable may have gathered from regions benighted, lands remote and churches the most corrupt. Tho palms in their hands are emblems of victory, and signify tbeir warfare is ended ; the linen, clean and white, in which they are arrayed, is the symbol of their spotless purity ; while the praises wbicb they utter testify to the complete¬ ness of their joy.
There is something more than poetry in thia picture. It sets belore us a veritable abode of bappy beings once like ourselves. More than that, it is an abode which we may aspire to euter. Upon what terms may we hope for sucb an entrance ?
Just now, and in many households where these lines will be read, tbere are not a few who are revolving this question with solemr, interest. We would be glad to deepen their sense of its importance, and toaid each in finding the true answer.
First we would beg such to guard against the quieting error that somehow all of us will finally drift into heaven as a matter of course. That is not the teaching cither of reason or of the Kew Testament. Then we wonld beg sucb to gnard against that second great error of these times, that Church rites or Church relations have a saving efficacy. Churches are good ; nay, they are ordained of God. They are helps which none should despise. But it is a fatal mistake to imagine that the most exemplary attendance upon their ap¬ pointments can alone insure the favor of Him who "looketh upon the heart." And, then, there is that third fallacy—so congenial to human nature that it is ordinari'y the very last one, as it is tbe most difScult one, to dislodge—the persuasion tbat He "who open- the and no more sutteth" will have regard to our natural personal goodness. A pure heart and a holy life are sure of God's approbation. But how to obtain this purity of heart, and h ow to lead this holy life, is the very question.
So over against these errors ofthe human heart, we set that answer to the inquirer's ea¬ ger question which the New Testament ofiers. We know of no other than that. We are con¬ fident that in that there is truth and safety. Those already in the heavenly state ascribe their happiness to Christ—"They have wash¬ ed tlieir robes in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne." Di¬ vesting the language of its figure, this simply means that, in their sin and need, they had restored by faith to Him who "in due time died for the ungodly.' "He bore our sins in His own body on the tree ;" and whosoever is willing to receive this message, and to rest npon it, while he makes an honest submission ofall his power and activities to the direction and will of Christ, has found a veritable Sa¬ vior. Past sin, for Christ's sake, or for the sake of that blood which He spilt, is .'^rgiven hira. Such a one will have nee'Ied strength. Straightway he will find a new heartwitbin him. All along, as he needs it, grace will be given to do and to bear. He will feel himself on the heavenward way. With exulting confi¬ dence he will sing.
''Will he within Open to sorry me, though I have been An undeserving rebel ?    Then shall I Not fail to sing His lasting praise on High." Time is short and eternity is long.    Earthly geod is unsatisfying and transient ; the heav¬ enly good is   substantial and enduring.   The wise   reader will   be   permitted   to  enter in through the gates.—Congregationalist.
How to Love Truly.
Many women suppose that they love, when, unfortunately, they have not the beginning of an idea what love is. Lov¬ ing to be admired by men, and loving to be caressed by him—loving to be praised by him, is not loving a man. All these may be when a women has no power of loving at all. They may be all simply be¬ cause she loves herself, and loves to be flattered, praised, coaxed, as a cat likes to be eoaked and petted, and fed with cream, and have a warm corner.
But all this is not love. It may exist to be sure, where there is love—it gener¬ ally does. Love, dear ladies, is self-sacri¬ fice, it is life out of self in another.
God Says Repent.
God says "Uepcnt." Tbe sinner answers, "I mean to." "Believe." "Yes, I intend to." "Prepare to meet thy God." "Such is my purpose."—"Turn ye, for why will you die Tl "1 intend to before the hour of death." "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might." "Yes, I believe that is the best way, and I intend to be zealous for God some time." "N'ow is the accepted time." "So, not now." "To-day is the day of salva¬ tion." "No, not to day ; I must attend to oth¬ er concerns to-day." "Seek first the king¬ dom of God and his righteousness." "But to-morrow will do as well, or neit month, or next year." "To-day if ye bear His voice, harden not your hearts.'' "Go thy way this lime, when I have a convenient season 1 will call for thee."
Tbus does God invite, beseech and com¬ mand, and thus do men hesitate, temporize and delay, till all is lost.
Here is the fatal error. Men perish because they will not have salvation <o-rfoy. They are doomed and damned because they defer that which they dare not reject.
They postpone, they wait, they neglect so great a salvation ? Render, you want salva¬ tion, you intend to have it. I have one ques¬ tion foryou to consider, and that is—tohenf— Christian.
The Way to the Crown.
We must taste the gall, if we are to taste the glory. If justified by faith we must suf¬ fer tribulations. When God saves a soul, he tries it. Some believers are much surprised when they are called to suffer. Tbey thought thoy would do some great thing for God ; but all he permits them to do is to suffer for his sake. Go ronnd to every ono in glwy; each one has a different story to tell,yot every one a tale of suffering. But mark, all were brought out of them. It was a dark cloud, but it passed away. The water was deep, but they reached the other side. Not one there blames God for tho way he led them thither. "Salvation I" is their only cry. Child of God, mnnnur not at your lot, A'ou must have a plain as well asa white robe. Learn to glory in tribula¬ tions also.
The prettiest pair of boots exhibited at a recent fair in CinriniiBti were made by a little Dutch girl, aged lixteen yean.
PiOPLi talk of originality. What do -ey mean ? As soon as we are born the surround¬ ing world begins to operate upon us, and so on until the end ; and after all what can we truly call our own bnt energy, power and will ? Could I point ont all I owe to my great forerunners and contemporaries, truly thoro would remain but littic over.—Ooethe.
Fbiskiiship is the cordial of life, the leni¬ tive of our sorrows, and thc multiplier of our joys ; the source equally of an imitation and of repose.