Huntingdon Journal

              OL. 46.
HIJNTIN&DON, PA., OCTOBER 4, 1871.
NO. 39.
Huntingdon Journal.
UllBORROV.-,       -       -       .1. t't. X.'uSlI, pnni.i.sniiKs ANn fiiorniETons.
M the Corner „f fiath aud Washington streets.
IIc.v'.'INulii'.v .ToiTiiv.M. is imblished every :d:tv, f.y ,J. K. Dubboruow and J. A. Nash, he urm name of J. 11. Drnuonnow i Co., at .;r ai:num, ix .vdy.vscj:, or 32,50 if not paid ix llontlis from datD of subscription, and
: r lid '
"1. unles.^ at tlic ojiHon of :: :;rrcarat;eR arc paid.
:;:; :;:;;;;;:. :s will be inserted at Tkn
per l.o.; ...i-riv-a of the first four insertions, 'E CESTS per line for each subsequent inser- s thau three months.
lar monthlv and ycarlj advcrti.-Jr.mcnts will rted at lha followiug rates :
i ly
;i3-
GKO't/tc,,'!] ooojis W'j 2t;3 so
liVitlOlU"  24lR);30l."     sol    65 IISOO!'-! "'r4()'J fjOOO     05     8d
10 00
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2100,  , . ,        .      .
iioolaatHi'ieol sooo'coooi  so¦ too
ial  nrtti{!0S will
tcsolutions of Asiociationj, Comaiuuicatioas ed or individuai iulcrc3t, and nolieoa of Mar-
>nd   Deaths, cteeediag  Svo iines,  v.i!i  he
1 T>;x CF.XTS per line.
1 and other notices wiU be cbar^ed  t>  the
laving Ihcm inserted.
irtising Agents must Cnd their oommis.«ion
: o;' theso iigures.
ltlrc,^ll*,,,g acc'ttltits are dtte and  clieclahle
'.e adrertiseincnt is once inserted. l'r.T>;TI>:« of every kind, in  I'l.ain  and
Colors, done with neatness and dispatch.—
liiis. Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, Ac, of every and style, printed nt the shorte."t notice,
ery thim; in the I'rintin.'; line will be csecu-
ihc moat artistic manner and at the lowest
Professional Cards.
DENGATE,   Saryoycr,   Warriors¬ mark. Va. [apl2,'7i.
CALDWELL, Attorney -at-Law, Xo. ill, .Id street, Oliice forincriv oeennied ssrs. vroeds A Williamson. [api-J.'n.
R. R. WIESTLING,
ibI  services
respectfully oifers his jirofe: citiiens of ilunlingdon and vieiuiiy. eremoved to yo. filSV Hill  street.   (SHiTn's l.-.!.-.) [ap.-.6,'7I-I.V.
I, J. C. FLEMMING   respectfully
jffcrs his professional services to the citiiens Itingdon and vicinity. Oilice second floor of igham's building, ou corner of 4lh and JliU
I. D. P, MILLER, Office on  Hill
¦ street, iu thc room formerly occupied hy hn M'Culloch, Hnntingdon, 'i'a., would ros¬ ily oli'er. his professional services to tho eiti- .' Huntingdon and vicinity. [jnn.4,'71.
i. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, ofilrs his
profes.iiona! serviees to the conimunity. e on Vrashingtoa street, onc door cast of tho ic Parsonage. [j.-.a.-l,'71.
J. GREENE, Dentist.   Office re¬ moved to Leister's new building, Hill street ngdon. jjan.4,'71, _
L. ROBB, Dentist, offiec in S. T. " Urown'snewbuilding, No. 520, //ill St., ngdon. Pa. [apl2,'71.
GLAZIER. Notary Publio,  coiner
'    of Washington   aud j'lnith  streets. liiin- a, Pa. [.ii-.n.i:'71.
C.    M/J.DDE2?;   Attcrucy-ii't-Li.w. ,    omoe.  No. —, HiU   stroot, Huntingdon, [ap.i:.,'7I.
SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa.   Office, Hil!  .'treet, doora west of .¦Smitli. [jati.4'71.
R. PATTON, Druftgist anil Apoth-
ecary, opposite the Exchange Hotel,  llun- jn. Pa. Prescriptions necuraloiycomjjounuiic!.
LiciUors fur McdiuiDai purposes.    [tiov.L';j,'70.
IIALL MUSSER, Attoruey-at-L-.nv, iluntingdon, Pa. ¦  Olliee,  second  fioor of :r's new huilding. Hill street.        [jau.4,'7I.
E,   DURBORBOW,   Attorney-at-
Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will practiee iu tlic ll Courts of Huntingdon eounty. Pariicnlar -ion given to thc settlement of estates of dcce-
in he ,Tuurnai. Ijuilding.
[feb.l,'71.
A. POLLOCK, Surveyor and Real EsUto Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend rveying in ail its branches. Vill also bny, ir rent Farms, nouses, and Ileal KfUlto ofev- ind, in any part of the United States. Pend circular. [.i;!ii.4'71.
W.  MATTi'JRN.   Attorney.at-Lr.w
and (ieneral Claim .igent. Hnnlin-don. Pa., er.->'claims against'the Uuvernmcnt for  back bonnty, widows' and ibvalid pensions attcnd- with great care and promptness, icc on Iiill street. [j.an.4,'71.
'    ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-ut-
-• Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention I to CoLLCCTlONs of all kinds ; tu the settle- of Estates, Ac.: and all other Legal Basinees ;c«ted with fidelity and dispatch. cf* Ofiice iu room lately occupied by R. Jlilton r, Esq. [jsin.l,'71.
riLES   ZENTMYER,   Altorncy-at-
L Law, liuutingtlon. Pa., wiil attead promplly I legal business. OiSce in Cunnic^ham's cuw ling. [jan.4/71.
M. & M. S.   LYTLE,  Attorneys
• at-Law, Hantingdon, Pa., will attend t< inds of legal business entrusted to thtir ear,-. 3ce on tho soatSi side of Hill street, fourth doo; of Smith. [jon.4,'71.
A.   ORBTSON,   Attorncy-at-Law
'•    OSce, 321 Hill street, Huntingdon. P.a. [may.31,'71.
30TT, BROWN  &   liAlLEY,   At-
torneys-af-Law. lluntingdon. Pa.    Pensions, ali elaims of soldiers and soldiers* heirs against jovernment will be promptly prosecuted, lice on H'dl street. [j.an.4,'71.
W. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Hun¬ tingdon, Pa.   OSce with".;. Sewell Stewart, [jan.4,'71.
rriLLIA.M A. FLEMING. Atttnnoy-
T at-Law. Hunlingdon,Pa. Special aticntion :n ta oidleciious. and all other L-g»l business nded to wilh eaie aud promptness. O.Tice. No. Hill street, [npl',V71.
Miscellaneous. 'XCHANGE  HOTEL,   Huntingdon,
i   Pa. .JOHN S. 'MU.hT.V.., Pr.ipiietor.
*.naary 4, 1S71.
/TILLER & BUCHANAN, DENTISTS,
.'o. 228 Hill Street,
ipril;
IirXTIXCDON, V.\.
TEAR THE RAILROAD DEPOT,
COR. WAYNE and JUNIAT.i STnElITT
UNITED STATES H0TJ;L,
HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA. CLAIN & CO., PnopniETOP.s. .Ilchlo-tf
Election Proclamation.
tion 3.1 VE THE Co;u!e.\\vCALTH.
T3R0CLAM-\TION.—N 0 TIC K O F
-fi- U EN EltAL ELECTION
TO lU; UELD ON
TUESDAY.   OCTOBER   lOih,   ISil.
an act entitletl *-A fiirtlier ei:i
of liiiH Couimonv.-eaUU," 3 i-
iVHesBU, Ity tho net < >
RLilcs, entitled »'An Act lc -. forepa-ssc'l toproTitli,- iorti'- llittiialiouat force-.;.     i ¦ March Sll, lS05,r.Il:'
val .^
I'luvimnt toan». mouwi-aiihuflVni: tJiP clctliuuij <.t' lliif Hitj lif July, Ann.
Ore person tur tbu uUlcc of Ono pcnuu torcprervuttliu
'jiy of tlu; Co
.1. : ¦,¦ .;.,1V: Ji;. ii - ¦ i ¦:¦. .s nf thO tJuitcd StlltCS r.;v n"t.u:i;;er the C.>.i-litiil;u:i iui.l lii'ws of I'cKUJylvama ^luaiiGcti clectorsof tliis CommoaTTuaUli.
!':x-:;;Jcut AKsuciate Judge
i:«oft:.0C011U-   [
Ucnting-
dciai^r.iior^aiifl'oaci ter s-jsdon of this c
iitlia-'poctors of elation, [• cousent to receive any
ill Jiny .'^;:cli (iUqufilllied
of Jtt'
svlrania.
Oneiiersc: county.
i:iin
;i- t:ie oilk-o of Uii-U Sl
ft.r tho oaico t.f Tm:  utity. Onc pcrst'ii  ut  tlio office of Cui
i'lir of Uuutiiig'l. ircr of iluatiiis'^'
tl.e •
l"»r  the  t»ffiee of Autlitor uf iitttitlaplou
.rj^ auimpri ii!i:,.(.iii s\i the jail of tiio
Iiul less tboDAixtj daypi.
uv pereon deprived  ot citizcashlr... cutl
thi.': act in caso of otUccra ai eJcctjoa njceivius any sucli nntawfal ballot or ballots.
Sec. 4. Thnt if any person slmll bereaner pnrsuadc or u'lvtjo aoy person or por-iou:*, deprived of cllixcnibip cr dh^iiialiftfil as aforesaid, to ofier a:iy haliot or Ijallots to the ofiicci-d of any dcction beieafttr to be held in Ihia Onmrnonv.-.'-sltli, or  sbr.H  rnrp'n'If. nr  ndvloc. py\y Fitcb
Wtt pM^«^' ^mn>
i..iii.
ilil J:;.lrli;l,coai; liuur-eot JaaicsLii said lownsiiip.
at the tfcliojl ¦ noi'Oweii; at B:irrec, at the
of till
vslit
•1 I.r i'.irtcr na.l inri i.f Walkei Jf' Wcil tou'a^hi|jas ia mclaueit ii , to wtt: liesiuuitig at rtic :
tac ttaiik of the Lilll'.- .jij;.;.it.t J.V. . I ' Ihel»»\verenflof Jaeksoa'tjnarrow:.^ tiieace iua ue:tiiv,u:>Icr]y directiou to the most fiuuUjerly pirt of tbe fanu ownetl l-y .'•iieliael Maguire, tbeace nortii 41) degrees we^t lo liie till) of X'uri3b3''s luouutain to inter¬ sect tae line of I-'mD'ttlin tu\Yn^hlI), Ihenee alon" tlte uaid liue to Itittle Juniala river, tlience down llie aauio to ttie Jilace of lifjjinnlnir, at tiie jiulili
;.ii- ! i
cU uulawfol bullot <
ollicers of ouch eleelion rcc lallot?.
Pariicnlar attenlion is dirccti'd to tlio lirst section tf tho Act of Assembly,passed the aCtii day of Mnrch A. li. ISCG, entiiled ''An Aet re^alatiiid the manner of Volius at all.i;icclioas, in tLo several counties of this Common- v.-eaUll."
"That the (xr.ililicd voters of lhe several cc.anlicsof this Commonwealtb, Jit ail general, township, borough and spcciiil elections, aio heretiy, herealter aalhorized and required to vulc, by ticket, printed or written, or partly praitcdandp,xrtly written, severally clii--iii('.l a^ i'.iIjwb: Unc ticket shall exabrace the names cf.'.'.i ., t ¦;.-.-. : . -iin-s v..ledrur. and beiabeilod uati-'Ide':;;; i'   . '..-:
shall embrace .111   ihe names  ofK.r.;. ¦   .   i : r
a.:d lo tabidled "St.ite;" oue ftcVf. .. .¦..;.¦ ;i:e names of ail cniiuty olhcera voted t.ir, wi.iiiiiiii.,-i.i..i\! oi Senate, inciiil'cr and members ef A-^-?eiu'uly, it vuiei for, and   melalicra  uf Uonsres?, if vorcl   for, arid  labelled
til,.]-..
lliii  GTih
tbo
1 Kefuriaeii Churcb, iu  the 1 ^-Iricl,
shof
jniposc-l of tbe towuship cf rraukllu, tit ! I. U.,Matleru, in said towuship. '¦¦
:oEipuscd  of lell tuvi'uship, at the L'uion ; urine Lni.iii .ijvetiii!: ii'inae, in i-iiid tuv.-n- j
..rasliip.
-.-J ol iloiTis
,, it township.
l.i theCcalie I lip, al puhlic \
.-.¦il!
in said borougli.
•J>i:\t dii-tricl, composed of t public selii'ol hoiu^2 iu uassviUi
;ilst district, composed oi'
niship of Tod, at the 1>- towuship, at (itc house
wull township, at the e.inOrliiMmiii. n.c^li of llii'Uiiu^ham, • ..ii.diittached to lho - .'-I. 0'.veiis,John .; :iiier nud IVin. .     - ..c.iby Ueorge and
lie publicschool lluusc
I, at tho
li'iii ofsaid act it is cnncted
i   -.   liai elecliun shall be opened
-   1 .    ;.l and teu in the forenoon, nnd
a the evenit:g, when the pulls shall be
EXECU, IVE CilAMUER, I liAEniSEuac, l'.\. Aujiust 27, lyai. j mmissian.'rs<.sid Sherif of t'ue County oJ
I'ifteenlh l.inenduieut of lho Constitution
•,."isus follows: : isht of citizen.^ of l!io Uuilcl Stales lo .iiiied or abridgeil Iiy tiie United "Elates,
pnnli-
jwnship.of Cui
said t.iwnship
ownship of Jacksou, at
lidwnrd biltle-j, at .McAlavy's Fort,
el of ;Ii,T township of Clay, at the
Ihosovei.i! .-    ,           .   .     .
the first ai: :   .        i       .      .
•*i3l;cTiii:f 1. ;;    . ¦ .,     . ,¦ ;,:
U,-pr.-sr,tl.,i:,..) ,./ li,,, rni!,.I :<:„.,-i gress aesemhled. That all citizens of t shall be otherwise qualifled \,t
.l.ej,-.i;,ie.
,' t'l,. 1
" If Wc Would."
If uc wouW but ciicck tbo .-pca!:cr, When he spot's a neigltlior'5 funic :
If-iVC wouM but help the cirinc:. Tre tve utter words of bbtiao ;
irv.-e woulti, how many minrlit vi'C Turn from paths of siu auil shomtS?
,^h, Iho v.Tor.jrs fnat mi^ht bo righto!!. If wc -n-ould but ccc thc wtty;
All, Ihe prtins fhat might be brighten!-. Every hour iiml every liity,
ll" we v.ottid not licp.r tiic picadiuos Of lho hearts tiiat gn lutiv.y.
Lot H3 step outside the slronghoid Of ourst'ifi.sliuess und pride;
Lot u.s lift our fainting brother?. Let u.i strengthen e.-o we chide:
Let us ere we blame the fallen. Hold a liglii to eheer and guide.
Ah ! itow blessed—ah I how T;ioi^?cJ Earlh tviniM be if we bnt try
Tlius to aid and right tho v,-cakei-, Thu.? (ll eheek ench broilier's siu'Ii :
Thus til wa!!i in duty's [ialhv.'ay To our oottor life on liigl;.
I:i each rife however low'y.
There are .seeds of iniglitysoul : Slill we shrink from rouls appoalii.g
W'ith a timid ''ifwc can," But God, whojudgeth all things,
Knows the truth is, "If wc would.''
Wlu Mm]-'B^lln,
piibli.;?!'li.'<M ii'.'il-oinyiHUiil I ::: ,..,:.
'^tit district, comjKJSed of all ;.i I    ,  i-iironj^b
of ilantini;don,!yiiij:easto: MIi;i -¦. ..II ihoso
partrtofUallicr aud i'orter tuwii: i;:; .; ,-; in. • \"ui!}; iu Ibo Ijorou-b of lluntlugi'on, ut tliu; c;, t was.: iw uf tho Court iiouse, iu said i;oruai;li.
"iutb ibstrict, ccni:.o;icd of all tbiit part of lIio Uorough
¦ "H-iMi.:,-!! ofi'etcroljiirp uui -I auii uonb Ol a lino t.c i.~iiipd,atoriiear liic Warn .lip liue ou lho ti-p uf Tud
a Btciie hcii]u
ll0II:*f. ill Tbv
tbL'i'^''   ¦¦-¦'"¦
! bn
 ;...¦ boroiisli of aaJmout, at
    ', i[i.'>aM bcrjugli. ,
-¦"i of Liucolu  ivwnship, bcpnuing ! t; I Ol Tussey mountaiu on tlie llua bctv.t   ..   < '. -:.       . '.   Hiiiitingdon ct''.:i;tlt."'.  tli-iice hy the division liiie K.::tii,Jii"ii-«iaht(ie-:.,'   . ¦ : ;,¦,:. imudrca and uiuety-eiglit pei'cht'i loalii;.. .. ... .   i.; tuwa-
ship; theuce lorty-tv.o and
yoar, tir hot ll.;. I .; ;.:.'
r, It iiidticluMii : .. . .   •¦           . :-<?
the Couslitnt.ua -.t U;- L:;;.-.-.; ::;a;-.'-, ;:;iit
::  :i.  and thu   I:nvs   .tni,.,  Vnil.-i ^liites, ..'if in pursuanco theivof, filiall   l>e thu
.'   cr laas of au}/Slate to Uie cifiitrar;!
. "i"..pt Le^'slatiiro of thii$ Oomniouwi^aiih, . . Ai'iil, A. l». IhTl^paaseJ an act, i-iUitled,
ii'iu-nt totho act relating to eleclJous iu -¦itita,"' the tenlh incction of whicJi pruvides
iiliiieuienlal to the act rt'Iating to the elei-Iiuns of ..ii<i->iiwealfh," and when otlierwiTje qualiiicd nuder -I.: .: ir.v;:, ho cutitletl to vutc at all general and special Aciidiiii in this Commonweallh."
Ami wlt'.nMs, It L! my consti tutional aud official duty to take cai-o tha'  thelaw-sbo fiiithfally executed;" audit my i;i,o\v|p.I^ethat Kumh^aascasors aud  rc-- 1--; h;i-.-.- i-.-ri!~..,i,:ijid are refu»ing to assess and ¦;   r.'.'.i'.f citizens of lavpful age, and
;ii..;i-. ' . .:.: ; .-.vnship t... .-Tiil-,- ..i ..e.-i of Iht; tuwu^hix) of i :Mtaiu; thc-ncealorg e iiy to Jilace of he^^iuuin
. toivn-
; CodLi
«-d di.-Li.ct, c"..iiO>c'U of lho b'.n-ou;;!i of Mapleton, at the (Jniut h'chool hou^e, in said boi-ougii.
oiifl district, composed of the horough uf Mount ruion, atthe schoolhouse, in «iid l>fi'-'u;r;i.
i;4(h  district, cunijN-M ; ., ::.¦        ":^^ii of Uroad T..p
City,at the pubiic sci:'' ; ¦,    . 'i-.y.ijti.
;;,'i:h district, ror.JI>. ..--¦. .    ¦ mi Three Sprii:g.%
at thepuhlicKchi-M l...ii ¦ '¦•'¦¦¦'Jt.
^iUth distriil. r ;:::; , '. , . .,...;¦' (.,;>¦> lioron-h, at the publicschool Ii ¦.: : 'iiirh.
I aloo rccK. ;, u li r-c notice, a.-> in and hy the l«lh.s('ct)-'.ii ¦¦!¦:¦ . i i\m dU\'cteJ. tU-.-.i "every
'.n hold :; 1 gOV- (T any
. Ij;; liiL-U \\>lt.lfo::' , .-ection of tho Act of A?-!uiably, Ui: to osccntious and for othorpnV- ! IGth, ISiO, it ia enacted that the ••-¦fhnJI not be so constnicted as to r boriJii;;ii otticer from serving as ¦irrk of any general or special elec-
1 rAtU
mil V
; of th•^ prcmi:tc:», flic
to all the citij
ill- Ije^islulu
..viited aud obeyed Lv ,   ;  ., .i
i:.:tion officera and ik.....-, ;.K.i i....: i ;-dsuarautfeJ lheri;[-y may K- tccii. of this Comiaonwealth enlitied to 1
fSliAL.] Attest : JNO. W. GEAIIV.
F. JOHDAN. Secretnry of Commonwoalth. GiVKx under my J::iud, nt Unntinjjdon, tlio DO th tlay of Aiiguet, A. D. ISTI, andof lliP independence of lhe Uni¬ ted iitatea. thc ninety-third.
I>. II. P. XKELYj-Sliorifr. Iluatingdon, Aujpjst CO, 1871.
The (pialified electors will take uotice oftlie following Act .of Ass.-'ialily, approved the '2d diiy of June; 1S71: A.x Act, toiinthorizo a popular vote upon lho questiou of call- in- a couvention to .iiiieud the  coi.stitution of l'cinit;ylva-
Iho Seuate and   House of >nwi llllh of Pennsylvauia in i- ¦   :!.v enacted by theau- :.MM of calling a ton- , . Ihia commonwealth
1 ,'.'¦ at the general elpc- 1 iu>.--ii;ty of OctobiT next, 11*011 iu mauner following. iu which (jlip ticket voting
-¦l,.'t. II.
^ntk
>OBT. KIX'TG, Mercbant Taylur, 412
W    Washington bLrect, Huntingdon, I'a., a IJ'i- .1 share of patronage rei;pt.-;^tm'.lv Eolioitcd. 4prilJ2, 1671.
"JEWISTOWN BOILEit \V0IIKS.~
-^ SXYDER, WEIDXLE & CO.. Manufac- •ers of Locomotiveand Stationary 13oilcry, Tanks, pee, FiUing-Biirrows for i'r.rnijcos, and Phcct in Work of every dcf-erirvtion. V/ork.« on Logan oet, Lewit"town, P.i.
All orders p-"-- Ij a:ton-.Ied to. Kepairing lio at short uv.xt^v. [Apr j/71,ly.*
V.\ :. .: . '. iiiMy of IS'JO, kno^tnaa the Registry La-.;.,   . :.':h;w.;:
1. ¦ . . aro w <»i;en tiie polls between the hi.ii!.- .. v.ti,A. M., on theday of electiun. iltl.-i'i. ...X ..^..,^.^ 1-i lhe moruing of sccjiul Tuesdav of Oclol.i^r ihey are lo receive from the Counly Com.ni.s- Bionera the Kegistcred Liat of Voter.^ aud all necessary election blanU-:, and they arc to permit noiuan tJ vote whose u:inic is uot on said Il^r, nnless ho shall make pro^.f uf his right to vote a5 follows:
2. Thc peri«ou whoso name iu not on the Ititl, claiming tho right to vote must produco a qualitied voter of (he district 1-J twt;i-.r in il v.ritlMi or printed affidavit to the rE>sidencoof i: . .: ••¦.., t^ ; , iii» district for nt least teu day.snext JUt   I ¦ :¦ m, di-liuing clearly   where
i to vote  shall aliw mako
!i'- k'iorrle«lgo and be-
. ¦',. '.: ].¦' in a citizen of
, '..u hoha:ireaidcd
. '':it;:ou thi-rciiiund
iod  therein   six
.- lia.s n
-alizod citizen,he must,in . state in hi^ am^avit when, '.; iiuturalizcd aud prodtice
aforesaid. Bhali ^o required to certificato at the election hi-fo; hn^ been tor ten vi
bcins rD;-e:vod, thc iUcction O.'iicers are to write ur .stamp lhe word "votnd'oil his certifirate v.ith the month and year, and no other vote c*iu he cast that day in virtue of
saidcertiJi<';i!c!": i ',v!'!V ¦ -^ >!i- areenliiicd to vote upon
theuMlurali^.iii ¦  ¦ i ,;i.   ¦   i -la-r.
*j. If tho ;,-¦: V tt
ehall mnke   ;•-¦ I..-
-f lhe rinu-i> : ¦ ¦       -i .'
V te who is not registered
,:, .¦L-*'«.vli(?re, slmll produce ¦¦¦ I.; . ¦ ¦ ¦ .1 ¦ ¦¦ ,;.;: in.' 13 entitled to ill.        , ' i;uraIirat:on, and
. .,  I      ¦ . ¦_   . ., . ¦ ,' ; of nge, aud has
i-i'!.' .-¦,.¦ ,..,.¦ \l-:'''.." election dwrrttt
s jH.'Xt prcc-jioL' Ull' fli:ci:un, he shall he enlitle.I Ihough he shall not have paid taxc-s." cordance with thc provi::ion of the Sth section of
liiiU c;i<i ..-,¦.     ¦¦¦¦¦¦.,¦     ;m|, lUi (ride"coiiytitutiojt:il ¦.    . .¦   i:.!:!^ oi
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JAME." U. WEKII, I- of tho House of Representatives. UlLLlAil A. UALLACK,
Speaker of tho Eonate.
JNO. W. OEAUV.
P
iUVAT.K RESIDJCNCK rOll SALE.
laving gone into hn^iue-s at .this place 1 projtoio to seil my priv.ito residonce at liedford, rcnn.wylvania, at privato sale.
It is nauecessary for me to givo a deseripliou of it to those who arcncrinainted with it, and totho.^v who havo not seen it, and who desire.* lu purcha.=e a neat and complete rosidenoe 1 v.'ould aay go aad examine it. The houHo w;i; ontirc'y overhauled and ren'ivntcd but a ye.ir or ivro a^^-o. It U located upon a full lot of ground, 00 icct l»y 2-10, on East i'ill street, ond tho corner of an alloy loading to the Ptcam Mill, which makes it ono of tho most puldic plaoL'd in thc town in a businc63 poiut of view. The lot i= under drained hy nu.nerou? drain:', and is second to none in the plat.'e. It has produced aH tho garden vegetables used by my family for years, lu addition thcro 13 a iiower garden r.nd a con:4d«:rabIo qur.ntity of tsccllcnt fruit. Thero is a perpetual insurance ujion thc bouec.
Addrr;:? mo .,t lIuutinL-don or Bedford, Va.
J. Ii. DITilDORROV.-.
Ilunlingdon, I'a., iMay ol, 1871.
How tlie Deacon was Sold.
"He ncvor .sluill liavo yuii, jj2tty—icast- wiso, if 1 cm piovcal. it. A oily dandy like liiiii, iiidoeil! i'li ju.si, as iiof yuu'd niai'i'y Dnn Dicokci-. lho i'dii.t. a.s to bccdiiio the wiib of thut jjopinjiiy."
And Deneon Mcrriiiuidciibenilely tipped back li!3 chair against tiie liide of tiio house, <:i' i-iitlic.' ;:g;ur.st the dooi- of the sink-rooii;—a hi;blt that v.-is a favorite one with hiin—.iiid .scojioJ to rogard the case as settled.
Lctty be^.in to cry a little, tlicn tiiought beiter of it, and, dryiivj; her eyes grew r.ip¬ idly iiidigii:Mit.
"He isn't a. popinjay I" .=!;o naid. '-He's as f>ood lis anybody, and a dia! sijrlit bet¬ ter than Peter Jjridgo, if yon did but know it."
Peter Bridgo was her iiitlier's favorite, a steady well-to-do young i'armer tIionj;h people did say ho was a triile parsimonious.
"Weil, I don't know it, aud nobo-dy else dou't either !" he cried aupriiy. '-Pctcr Bridge is a king to him, and has got four times the money, to say nothing oftho oid Bridge farm, that is w.irtli Uve thou.?and, if it is worth a dollar. I'll toll yo Letty, a gal conid do niiicli woiso ihan to uiarrv Peter Bridgo."
"And mueh butter, I hope," said Letty. '¦At any rats I .shall try, for I wouldn't wipe my slippers on Peter Bridgo."
"AVell, as I said before, you never shall many l;o.*s Harding,'' snappe.l Deacon 3Iarriam grimly; ' so t'lat's tlio end on't. And if yn.n won't have pet:r, why you can be an old maid, I supp iS?."
•'I shall uot d.) eitUne. { I«w« i>r«HHseU already to bo Itu.s.'i Harding's v.'ii'o, and have no intention of breaking my w.ird— SO there I" And then astonished at her ovin temerity,.bnrst info tears.
Tho deacon sit silent a moment. In all his life ko never cncoiinlercd a spirit quito so rebellious as this.
"I nover I! he cried, and in his dismay endeavored to regain tlio perpendicular. But his chair v.'as tilted back so far that it required some exertion to do this; and giviair a spring thc d»r against which ho Vi'as leaning fisw open, ani ovor he weut amongst tlie pots and kettles, and down aime a pail of dirly v,ater -apon hi.s dnoted head.
We ara afraid the deacon made u.=(; of expressions that would be wicked ibr even a smucr to ntter. He rattled around somo ti.nio before ho succeeded in gotling uyon his foet, aud when tliat difficult operation was accomplished, his leatnres re^-enibled thoso of an Indian chief with the war-paint cn. 'ihc v.ifo and daughter fairly sorcamod with laughter.
'¦Hush upi' he oxekiuiod. -'It's a pretty lime, if I'm iji bo made a laughing stock of in my ov,u lionse. I won't en¬ dure it."
"Just look in the glass," said Leity.
Tho deacon sniiBed, but ho looked as suggested, and the sight did not improve his tompoi a particle.
¦¦'So you v.i!! marry Ro.'s Harding ?" he asked.
'•Yes, father.''
"You Won't 3jis3 liisobedienoo. I'll put a lock on the do'.rr ofyour room, and keep 3'ou on bread and water. I'll pnt iron bars before tho wiudov.s. and not let yoa write a word tn eomniuriic.ite vrith him."
"But I am eighteen," cried Lttly, turn¬ ing ns red as a pojt.y.
"I dun't caro ifyou are eighty onel Xo daughter of mine .=hall marry a Ibol! And he's a fool, if there ever was ono."
Tho dojcon was via good as his word re¬ garding tiie lock. He had one put ou the door of hor room, and Letty bocamo a pris¬ oner. Then he t..ld lloss Harding that he never should have Leity.
'•Why not r' as'Kod llo.ss ijuilo coolly.
"She never shall marry an idiot!''
lloss smiled.
"Look here, oid gentleman, if you weren't to be my f.ithcr iii-Iav.', I'd make you ask my pardon for that little speech. As it is, 1 suppose I'll have to consider upon it instead."
"And ifl wa.'^n't a deacon I'd teach you better thiugs, you puppy."
And with that the (loao.ai hurried off to the blacksmith's shop for tho iron bars to bo placed over Letty's wiudow.s.
"A fo;d. am I'i" Boss Harding mut¬ tered, aitor he was gone "We'll sea old gentldmun; tho case is by no means de¬ cided. Perlr.:ps there arc bigger i'oids in this worid than I, and oue cf them may be a dcac'iu. I like Letty and she likes mo, and I'm not going to give hur up without a struggle of somo kind."
So he sat down and wrote this ijuixotic letter:
De.^r Toil :-^You onco said that you would oblige me by giving me half of your fortune, if I v.'ould accept it. 1 told you I wonld accept the will fir the deed (for I knew it wasnoihiugbut fooli.-^h enthusiasm in you to ofl'er to pay me for doiug my duty by dragging you out of thc river), bnt now if you simply transfer tlio whola of your bunk stock to my credit ibr a few days, it would bo agreat accommodation. I pledge you my word that 1 will roturn every cont of it v.ithin a month."
And then ho signed and sealed it, and sent it away to the p-ost office.
Three days later lie walked into the of¬ fice of Squire Jlcrriam, the deacon's broth¬ er, told hini that he wisiiv^d to obtain his advice.
"In what re:-pec('r' demanded the squire.
"Tho investuiont of inoney. My property is uii«;ly in bank stock, and I wish to in¬
vent a portion of it in souicthing else. What v.ould you advise ';"
•¦1 vrould prefer to sse your cortificatos of stjck as a prelimiiiar3'," dryly observed tho squiro.
Out camo poeket books and niemoran- duEis, and sufficient stock was accounted i'or to amouut to thirty thousand dollars. The deacon's lirotiicr began to rub his eyes.
'•By .Tiivel lie s;'.:'.! to himseli—he w.isn't a deacon, you knov.'—'-if ho has got that mnidi nvjiioy old lleubea L'S making a iiii.l Ol' lijinseif. I'll put a ilea iu his e;ir fortli'.rilli."
Thon turning to llo^s, ho added aloud :
"I'd put it iu real cs'uitc. youug man— I'd put it in real estate."
lic.'is handed him ten doli rs and left the oflice. And before night deacon Mer- riam was posted.
Off camo the lock and key, and tlio iron bars, ha-. i;ig novrr b.'eii put on, v.-ere stowed aw.ay, v.ith olher nid rubbish, in a hurry.
Tiio next day ii^ss vojitured to call, and tho warm reception lie mot was a groat surprise to Letty, wlio never had known her iiithpr to icloat befoi-o. Siie h'.dd her peace, however, and did not allude to it after ho was gone.
Her father did.
''I've eiianged my laind, Letty," lie .said, '-i've hoard .something about Boss Hard¬ ing that has convinced mu he is not so bad as I thonght him. Young people will be young peojile, and if you wish to marry hjln, Ibrget what I said."
I'ut ho did not tell her v,-hat he bad hoard.
Of coursothe deacon sobjection removed, it was all smooth w..:jr, and llo.=s drove his wooiiigBo luriou.'iiv, that iu three weeks thoy nero married.
'I'hcu her hu.;band explained his artiCcc to her, fearing that she had boen deeoived, but her father had never told her what had changed his sentiments. And instead of blaming him, alie kitsed him and called him a dear, nice fellow.
In a. weok tho deacon ijogan to tulk bauk- stock.
"it don't li'ui.bl.' mo." said liops. wilh a laugh.
'-Di'n't trouble you ; Haven't you thirty thou.sand doiiars invested in bank siock i" tliuudcred his I'ather in-law.
"No sir—nor thirty cents."
Tho deacon said somelhing that deacons are not supposed to utter,
'-Vi'hat has become of the wealth you showed my brother'r' ho asked.
-Oh, that was borrowed for the oeca- siitn." said Boss quietly. "1 returned it as saon as I had accjmplisliod my p-.irpjso. You called me a fool once, and I vowed to ba even with jou, as I rather think I am."
If the deacon prayed that night more fervently" than usiial, it was because ho h-.id a terriblo struggle with Old^idam within hiui.
After all Boss Harding did not make a bad suu-in-law. And when he got to own one half Cedarv.de. the deacon forgave him oatirely.
Swear Net ai All.
'-Well, do you think >Suiiday-school teachers swear;"
"Xo, my friend, but uiany of their scholars do ; and a large number of these scholars who aro now pure mouthed, will le.'irn the vilo habit, unless they aro early principled against it."
It is now as it was in Jeremiah's time, "beoause of swearing the. laud mouvneth."
The ear is shocked at every turn with the profanity which fills the air.
Even little children ntter the most hor¬ rid oaths; and probably nine out often of thc adults who trko Ood's name in vain, learned to do it when they wore young.
A youug maa who lives to bo twenty- one without uttering a profiiue word is not likely t.) acquire the low and wicked habit afterwards.
A somewhat eccentric old lady walking the streets if Nov/York, once overheard two boys sv^earing. She approached them and said ;
"Boys, my sight is p'.or. Lead mo aero.~:s the street, aud hero arc a few pen¬ nies for you."
The boys were willing, and carefully conducted thc old lady over and received their pay. Thou followed a shori. lecture which probably was never forgotten by thoso who hoard it.
'-Boys, my name is (,'ooke; when you feel liko swearing say Cooke. Th,:t won't hurt me or you. Say CooX-f just aa olten as you please. But, boys, never take the holy name of God in vain, for it is a very useless and wicked habit, and will bo se¬ verely puui.shed."
Sabbath-school teachers, aud especially you who teach boys, you should not wait until you hear the oath. l!l.tplain fully to your class the folly aud sinfulness of this crime. Sho'.v them fiom tho Bible how positively and frequently it is forbidden, and wliy.
It would be woll onco a year to present thiisubjcct fully to tho minds of the boys, and illustrate and enforce its importance; aud frequently, a-: the opportunity is af¬ forded, it should be adverted to.
Would it not be a good thing to pledge the lads iu their tender years nevor to swear ?
It would bo mueh easier to do this than to cure them of the habit in manhood, when it is formed.
This is onc of Satan's favorite devices. By profanity he h.is dragged many a pre¬ cious soul into his snare.
Oh, teachers, those beautilul boys are in danger.    AVarn thom.
You look at them, and they seem so in nocent and pure you can hardly imagine they will change. Y'et those young hearts in the futnre may bo filled with wicked¬ ness, and those mouths ut'er blasphemy. 2iow is your timo to soiv the good sood beforo Satan has his croD growing, and roady to g;ither in.
If 3'OU get ahead of this enemy 3-(m must be active, earnest r.nd pronij.t.^«S'(()H/i/y- Scliool Times.
1 .\ccF.i'-i' the Bible, not for what it ohiiuis to bo, but for what I find it to be— •'a lamp to my foot and a ligiit to my paih- w-ay." If one should accept it on ils own claims, or bocauso it has beon v,'ondorfully preserved, might he not v/ith almost equal propriety receive the Koran, or even the book Jlormon on the same grounds ';:' For they b.ith set up wonderful claims of in¬ fallibility and of inspiration, and I am sure that I say it ont of no more prejudice of education, they are worse than trash— tho very essence of fraud and folly. ()n tho coutrary. I find tho Bible, uot an "in¬ fallible book," but a revelation ofa living Christ, who is tho light of the world aud the Savior ofsinners.—-Isa 11'. Coan.
The Art of Giggling.
(jliggling girls eonstitute a largo num¬ ber cfthe sex termed, with more gallantry thau justico, in those days oi» "woman's rights," fair. Thoy ara conspienous, oddly enough, more by the absence ofany mon¬ strous vico than by tho presence of any inSuitosimal virtuo. Such specimens y-ou meet with everywhere; they cannot be limited peacablj-or forcibly; and are dis¬ tinguished by a elass peculiarity—they giggle. The phrase, we confess, is souie- wliat untranslatable, for it is an etymologi¬ cal nudity and absolutely meaningless. Tho art of giggling is more readily explain¬ ed, fur its piicturesquo in it is abruptness, scientific in development, fascinating in delivery, and graceful at the death.
Giggling, according to Webster, -is a "kind of lauirh with short catches of tho voico and breath." The bareness of fhe definition is only equalled by its nnintelli- gibilily. The hotter plan to understand tho word and its action is lo personall3- encounter a giggle.-, anU she willolaborati;- ly display, in al! its ekganco of ontline and siuipiicitj of detail, thc beauty and quality of the giggle. Tho oniuiprosenee of tho giggler saves a deal of trouble ; so, without delay, you p.uiige in medias res. You wish her giiod d;iy. Sho smiles. In¬ quire aitor her hc.dtli. Another smile. Hope her parents are well. The smile lengthens. Emboldened at your i'avorable reception, although iu doubt as to what has caused tho repeated smiles, 3-0U eou;^li a little, and. with an air ofthe deepest in¬ terest, ask her opinion of the latest drama at Wallaek's. She smirks in reply. Does she admire Hamlet ! A faint titter is the ro.spoiis.; Perehaueo now you venture the porlbctly truthful remark that it looks like rain, and fhat if it rains itwill ba wet. At onee you have evolved out of the depths of hor inner cousoiousucss a gou-aiiio gig¬ gle. Watch its appearauce in its three stages of development, aln Couite, birth, maturity, decay—and spectroscope tho re¬ sult with your pon for the benefit of .S'jience.
The giggle commencesat the monlh with certaiu twitches in the nelghliorhood of that org.-in. 'I'he lips part, tbo teeth— mute witnesses of the dentist's skill—are exposed to view. Tho toeth unclasp, and, snake-like, thc tongue appears coiled up iu the baokground. Next, tho head is slight¬ ly arched and the eyes slowly close. At the eyes, then, the giggle matures. The eyes close in earnest, tho nostrils dilate, and for a time giggles play about the rav¬ ishing nose, like lightning about a moun¬ tain peak. The fascinating face becomes corrugated vrith twinkles, and shows as many lines of boaut3'—in the Hogarfhian vein—as au India rubber head stretched to an angle of 'l"j degrees. At this stage, the giggler is supposed, by herself, to bo bewitching; and so, to heighten the efl'ect and the general cnehantment, thore then is a reditiilic.atodfluttering of tho wand-like fan, a depression of the head, and an incli¬ nation of the form. The third poriod of development is now uslxiod in The gig¬ gles begin to grow beautifully less, a fierce jamlict arises between the centrifugal and oonliii)etai loices, the convulsions become more and more refined, tho giggles shorten, C3'os open, teeth shut, mouth closes—and the giu':;le is over.—Aldiue for Septem¬ ber.
Grains of Gold.
A day of idleness tiro:; more than a week of work.
Lo'yc looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
Ilight is a dull weapon, unio.-is skill and good sense wield it.
The man who uivor made a mistake, never made a discovery.
'Ihose who praise you in the beginniug, will ask favors in tho end.
Physic, for the most part, is but a sub¬ stituto ibr cxereise or temperance.
Vanity is of much greator c.insideratiou with people generally than utility.
Opinions tbuuded upon mere prejudice aro always sustained v.ith the greatest vio¬ lence.
I'ride is increased by ignorance; those v»lio assume the most aro those who usual¬ ly know the least.
Genius has limits; virtue has none; every one pure aud good can become purer and better still..
The cultivutii.u of the moral nature iu man is the graud me ms for the improve¬ ment of soeiet3-.
That conduct sometimes seems ridicu¬ lous; the secret reasons ofwhich may per¬ haps bo wise and solid.
A mind too active and vigorous wears away the body, as the finest jewels do soon¬ est wear their settings.
We often omit the good wo might do in consequence of thinking about that which is out of our power to do.
Thore is uo one so innocent as not to ba evil spoken of, thero is no ono so wieked as to morit all eondemnation.
Duty and Safety.—It is onc of tho worst of errors lo suppose thatthere is any other path of safety except that of duty.
Every heart has its secret sorrow, which tho worid kuows not, and oftentimes wo call a man cold when Ir'Jwas only sad.
A promise should be given with caution aud kept with care. It should bo made with tho heart and remembered by tho head.
Bay and night yield us contrary bless¬ ings, and at the same time assist each oth¬ er" by giviug fresh lustre to the delights of both.
Thore aro men who, by long consulting only their own inclinations, have forgotten that others havo a claim to the samo dofcr- euca.
Truthfulness is a copper stone in char¬ acter; and ifit bo not firmly laid in youth, there will always be a weak spot in thc foundation.
Memory is a patient camel, bearing huge burdens over life's sandy desert. Intui¬ tion is a bird of Paradise, drinking in the aroma of celestial flowers.
Temper.—Every human creature is sen¬ sible to some iiiGrmitios of temper, which it should be his earo to correct and subdue, particularly in the early period of his life.
3Ieasure of Happiness.—It is a great blunder in lho pursuit of happiness not to know that wc have got it; that is, not to be content witha reasonablo and possiblo measure of it.
laiprovcniont of miud.—^The improve¬ ment of the understanding is for two ends —first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver and uiake out that knowledge to others.
Prudence.—Ba more prudent fin^ your children than, perhaps, you have been for yourself. When they, too, are parents, they will imitate 3-0U, and each of you will have prepared happy generations, who will transmit, together with 3-our memory, the worship ofyour wisdom.
Necessity is the mother of inventisns.
A Rat Story.
A story, Avhioh we believe has never been in print before, and which is well worth the hearing, comes to us through privato sources, tconcorning Elliot, tho well-known portrait painter of New York, lata deceas¬ ed. Elliot, like many other err.atic chil¬ dren of gonius, had perenial attacks of what they term "spreeing," uow-a-days.— At such times he woald go over to Brook¬ lyn and lie i.ivisible for a wack or two, coming back tho ghost of his former self, unn^^'-.od and exhausted. Upon one occa¬ sion, ai'ter his return from such a jauut, several of his friends determined, if possi¬ ble, to put a stop to this procedure, and so went dov.n to his studio, carrying in a pocket a big rar, for purposes which will be seen. J'^liiot .«at painting, lazily return¬ ing to his Work after he had greeted his visitors. They took him to task roundly for his dissipation, declaring that his health was utfci-13- ruined, and that another such turn would drive him into ".snakes," oth- crv.-isa c.illcd dc-Urium trciiien?. Tboj'press¬ ed tho topic, when finally he arose in a passion, and as he did so tho rat was slip pod lotso, and went ilying among the halt- finished pittuns. Elliot gave chase with a cane, calling loudly for a.ssistance, know¬ ing th:t if uncaught, tha animal would work mischief with hiscanv.is. Not hear¬ ing the others move, ho looked around with astonishment, and shuddered visibly as ho saw them looking at hini with faces full of sadness and pitv. Thoy tried to get him to sit down, saying'that he'd "get over it pretty soon ;" but he shook them off and went silently back to his painting. After a few touches ho stopped and turned round, witli an atto-oipt to la-jgli that was inex¬ pressibly painful, and broke out: "That's a goDil joko on yi.'.\ fellows. I didn't see any rat."
Elec'ti.o.vs.—Elections in the follow¬ ing Stales will be held the coming fall at tho times .--po'.'ifiod :
Texas, October ii, Clongress.
Pennsylvania, Oct. 10, Auditor and Surveyor General.
Ohio, Oct. ](), State ofiicers.
Iowa, Oct, 10, St.ate officers.
JIaryland, Nov. 7, State ofKcers.
Massachusetts, Nov. 7, State oflicers.
Minucsota, Nov. 7, State ofiicers.
Mississippi, Nov. 7, Legislature.
New .Jersey, Nov. 7, Governor.
Illinois, Nov. 7, Congrcss-at-largc.
New York Nov. 7, .Stale officers.
Wisconsin, Nov. 7, Stale officers.
To Baby Kathleen Mary.
BY   REV.   JOnX   aO.NSELL,   LL.   D.
Little baby prattle,
Little babj- i>lay. Little baby rattle,
On in lliy brigiit v.-ay: j Tlioagii but pretly noii.-eii.se
IL lo some may prove, j^ccms it not in onc sense
Wisdom from above ? •thuu tu irci'u'cu arl iicarer
Thau most tbin^js on cartli, Dear by nature, de.ircr
Tbrougli thy second birtli; TIiou, as witli (Jod's preseuce,
IFomcs and liearts dost fill. Alt tho bright world's pleasance
Fresh around thee still.
Full of golden gleanings
l''roia thine upper home, Full of broken dreaniings
Ofthe days to come ; '.'\ itlioiit one ini.sgiving
.•siiadow niuni thee, I'ure, as if stili living
lu God's purity.
I-ife with soft pulsations
.Sets Ihec all aglow ; Endless imitations
Ofthe life beiow. Fill tliy days with beauty,
flaunt tby dreams with care. Sunlights from thc duty
Wilt thou one day sliare.
He whose love redeemed tlice
From the primal fall, 'i cnderly esteemed theo,
Teaciiing for us aii; Who wo'jld for Ilis holy
Presence become meet, Must sit down most lowly
Baby, at tliy feet.
Teach us to be gentle.
Teach us to be pure, Chastisement parental.
Te.ach us to endure; Though he must deny us,
Sieadfast to believe ; Trusting though be try us,
Loving, though he grieve.
And least augbt unsightly
Fall from us on thee, Taiut th'.-e Ihough so slightly,
Spoil thy purity, In Ilis lovo to rear thoe
I'nre end imdcfiled. To ilim to endear thcc—
Help us, holy cbild !
Little b:.by, hie tin;e
Off my cbild and piny, Tiie tied baby by thee
Watcli from day to day, I'rattle ou, beside thee
Is this ciiaugeless love, 'Twill onc day provide tbee
Wisdcni from above.
Truthful and Obedient.
"Charlie ! Charlie !" Clear and sweet as a note struck from a silvery bell, the voice rippled ovor tho couimon.
'-That's motlier," cried one of the boys, and he instantly thre'.v down his bat, and picked up his jacket aud cap.
'-Bon't go yet!" "Have it out 1" -'Fin¬ ish the game i" ••'Tr3- it agaiu ;" criod the players iu a noisy- chorus.
-'I must go—right oft'—this minute. I told her I'd come whenever she called."
'•Make her believe y-ou didn't hear I" they all exclaimed.
'•But I did hear."
"Sho won't know you did."
"But I know it, and—"
'•Let him go," said a bystander. "You can't do anything with him. He's tied to his mother's apron strings."
''Tliat's so," said Charley ; '-and it's to what every boy ought lo be tied; and in a hard knot, too."
"But I wouldn't be such a baby as to run the minute sho called," said ono.
'I don't call it babyish to keep one's word to his mother," answered the obedi¬ ent boy, a beautiful light glowing iu his bluo eyes. ''I call that manly ; and the boy who dou't keep his word to her will never keep it to any one else—^you seo if he docs 1" and he hurried away to his cott.age home.
Thirty years havc passed siuce those boys played on the common. Charles Gray- is now a prosperous business man in a great city, and his merchantile friends say of him, that 'his word isas good as his bond." We asked hiin once how he had acquired such a reputation.
"I never broke 1113- w-ord when a bo}'. no uiatter how jri-oat the lomptation, and the habit formed theu has clung to me throngh \ik."—Child's Delight.
Tho Two Schemers.
A TABLE BY UNCLE WtANK.
There was onco a crab, who was very cunning in setting traps. He used to bury himself in the mud, just under a nice piece ofa clam or an oyster ; and when the silly fish camo to mako a dinner of his dainty mor.sel, he v,-ould catch him in his claws and eat him. He protended to have a good deal of hoaor, though. He was, indeed, r|uite a pious crab, himsolf being judge. When he caught a fish by his cunning, ho used to say, '-Poor fellow! 'tis his own fault, not miue. He should have kept out of the trap. If one don't know enough to keep out of my daws, he oiiffht to be caught. I'oor fellow! £'m sorry tor him; but I don't see how it can be helped." This you see was very comforting to the crab, though it didn't help tho case of the poor perch. It was, in fact, intended for the advantage of the crab, and for nobody else. That was the way ho took to quiet his conscience, and fo excuse his conduct to fithers. whea they- complained of it.
An old fox happened, oue day, to bo v.'alkiiig uear tho soa-shuro, soon aitor thc crab had caught a nice fish by his cunning. Now foxy was a schemer too. He was, indeed, a schemer by tr.ade; and no sooner had he seen tho crab's exploit, and heard the rather ludicrous apology which he mado for it, than ho set his own cunning at work to outwit tho crab. "Let's see,' said he. --How shall I manage that thing'!" And he pondered the matter over for some minutes. ''Aha '" he exeaimed, at length, "I have it I" and immediately he went to work to put his plan in execution. He v,-cnt down to the sea-shore, one tay. and thrust his long bushy tail into the edge of the water, iho crab presuming he had got auother dinner by his wit, seized the fox's tail wifh his claws. But the fox, giving a sudden .spring, brought tho crab cut oftho water, and immodiately prepared to make a meal of him. At this act of treachery, his crabship complained bitterly. He accused the fox of being a deceitful fellow, and a murderer lo boot.
'Stop," said Beynard. "Not so fast. I havo only acted according lo your own rule. If oao does uot know- enough to keep -away from such a paltry trap as a fox's tail, he ou;/hf to bo caught. It is, indeed, the same thing as if he caught himself." *'
"Ah," said the crab, willi a deep sigh, '•I made that rule for others, and not for myself, I sae now that there's a flaw in if."
A Boy's Logic.
A little boy in Leicester was induced to sigu the Band of Hope pledge. His father was a collector, and one day a publican called upon him for the purpose of paying his rates. In the course of conversation, it came out that the littlo boy was a tee¬ totaler.
"What'" said the publican, with a sneer, "a mere boy like that a toctoler 'i"
-Yes, sir," said lhe boy, "I am one."
'-And yon mean to say you have signed the pledge?"
— "•Vgj.^^wri-T-liiue, aird monn tcr Irecp   il, too."
'-Nonsense !" said thc publican. "The idea I Why, you aro tco yonng to sign the pledge."
The little follow eame up to him, took hold of him quietly by the arm, and re¬ peated his words : "You sa3-, sir, I aui too 30ung to be a tootolcr ?"
"Yes, I do."
-'Well, now, sir, please listen," said he. -1 will jnst ask 3-ou a question : you are a publican, are you not, and sell boor ?"
"Yes, I am a publican, and sell beer."
"AYell, then, suppose I come to your house for a pint of boer, would you send mo about my bnsiness because I am so young ?''
"Oh I no," said Boniface ; 'that is quite a diff'erent thing."
-Yery well, then," said the noble little follow, with triumph in his face ; "if I am not too young to fetch the beer, I am not too young to give up the beer."
The publican was defeated ; he didn't want to argue with that boy again.
A Boy's Faith.
One of the most beautiful illustrations of believing prayer which I have ever known, was furnished the other day by a littlo boy some four years old. His grand¬ parents wero talking about the drought.
"Yes," said the grandmother, "my flow¬ ers will all bo burnt up, aud we shail have no strawberries."
Littlo Bozzy listened with deep interest, but said nothiug. A few minutes after¬ ward he was seeu kneeling in onc comer of the room, with his hands to hi.^ face, anil was overheard pr.iyingthus : "0 Lord '. send down rain, so that grandma's flowers shan't be burnt up, and so we shall h.ive plent3- of strawberries."
Ho then arose and came to his grand¬ mother, saying:
"Your flowers won't burn up, grandm.t. We are going to have rain."
"How do yon know?"
¦'Oh !' .said littlo Bozzy, "I have been praying for it, and it will come." He seemed to have no doubt of it.
The next morning the first thing the little fellow did, wheu he came down stairs, was to go to the back door and open it to seo if it rained. According to his predic¬ tion, the rain was falling upon the thirsty- flowers and the perishing berries. As soon as he saw it, he joyously shouted ! "It's ctiiiie, it's come, I knew it would! I prayed for it."
Good Advice.
Ne\er shirk your duties, however low and moan they seem to you. Remember that you do as woll as ever you can what happens to bo the only thing within your power to do, is the best and surest prepar¬ ation for higher service. Should things go agaiust you, neve.- givo way to debilita¬ ting depression ; !)ut be hopeful, brave, courageous, careful nof to waste in vain and unavailing regret the power you will need for endurance and endeavor. Learu well your busine.ss, whatever it may be; make the best of every opportunity for ac¬ quiring any sort of knowledge that may enlarge your acquaintance willi business goiieraliy, and enable you to take advan¬ tage of any oiler or ojioning that m.iy como. Above all things, remember that character is essential to success in life, and that thai eharacter is the best which is real aail thorough—true and genuine to tho care— which has nothing underlying it of the consciousness of secret sin ; which is puro and unspotted as it is thought to be, and the moral and manly virtues of which aro based upon and inspired by a religious failh—by that love and fear of God which atonce preserve from "great transgressions" and prouipt to the cultivation of every per¬ sonal and social virtue.