Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              TOL XLHI.
LANOASTER, PA.,  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1869.
NO. 50
KXAMCrfS & HBBAI-D.
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TWO HAKES.
We carved our names npon a tree— My friend and I, when we were young—
With earnest Jests of deeds to be. Of loves unloved and songs unsung.
The tree wasfelled. the namea were rent. The busy workman plied the steel :
In shapely craft the parts wero blent, Each name upon a separate keel.
They sailed with topsails all ntnunt: The statelier one—the seaman's bowit.
The captain's pride, the builder's vaunt- Lies splintered on an iron coast.
The other, battered lo a hulk. Yawed slowly In from angry seas,
Forever more the slorm lo skulk And lie Inglorious at ease.
One fell where fell a thousand brave— Ono lives, if this be life, alone:
Your sterner stuff makes earlier grave: Ouo broke—the other crumbled on.
—LippincotCs Magazine.
NED WHISTOH'S SWEETHEART.
T.— IIKAUTS   AND   TAllTS.
Have you never observed that cer¬ tain sliops seem to have been taken at !i long lease by Failure, and underlet to unfortunate speculators, who struggle for a little while to establish a business, aud then suddenly vanish? No. 10 Dreary Street, Bedford Square, held thia unsatisfactory position in the world of trade. It had been a grocery for three months when creditors came and rerao%'ed the stores, leaving nothing be¬ hind buta mixed smell of tnllow and molasses. A watchmaker had tried to establish himself there, but bis-strong¬ est magnifying glass, tliough ever glu¬ ed to his eye, failed to detect a custo¬ mer, and no sound was ever heard in his shop but thc tic—the tic doulou¬ reux—of his merchandise. Of course his afTaii-s were soon wouud up, Then acrinoline merehant made an indelicate exhibition of feminine undergarments, without, however, addiug to tlie bustle of the establishment. It was now de¬ voted to refreshment, but stomachic puffs tempted the passers-by as little as the dorsal had done; ginger beer ruled flat, lemonade was a drug, buns were heavy, and poor Anuie Johustonefound the problem of keeping the wolf from the door—the wolf whieh no king or parliament can extirpate—more diffi¬ cult to solve daily. She sat behind her little dingy counter writing a letter, with but small chance of a customer , coming in to interfere with the work of composition.
" My bear Uncle ^YILLIAM,—Papa told me I was never to apply to you, because you had helped him ouee, and had refused to do so again, and you were displeased because we tried to keep a shop, whicii indeed has beeu a very lame attempt, for there is no chance of the shop's keeping us. I dis¬ obey him now, because I do not know whut else to do. I have not seen or heard of papa for five days, aud almost fear that something may have happen¬ ed to him, though he often has to hide lor a little time, because of creditors; for he has not been much more succes- ful ill getting to sell coal or wine ou commission, or ai an agent for insur¬ ance companies, than I have been as a confectioner, aud he has not brought me any money now for a long time. He hinted to rao that he might go abroad, but I hardly think he would have done tlint without letting me kuow; arid yet he was always so afraid of his letters being stopped, and help¬ ing people to trace him, that he may have don it. If the rent is not paid by Monday, I shall be turned out of the house, and then what am I to do? You see, dear Uncle William, I am obliged to write to you, because I have no one else to ask; and ifyou will not put me in the way of earning my liv¬ iug somehow, I must positively beg, and that would be even more discredi¬ table than selling, or trying to sell, pastry, wouldn't it? It really is not my fault; I have tried my best, and dined on stale buns for days and days. " Your affectionate niece,
"Aknie Johnstone." She directed this letter to " William Johnstone, Esq., Joss House Villa, Southend," and laid it on the counter hefore her just aa a e^istomer came in, —a very young man, with very shiny hoots and hat, brilliant gloves, and a natty umberalla, who saluted on enter¬ ing in amanner not customary amongst Englishmen, who generally remain covered in a shop, however attractive of it the mistress may be.
"Good morning. Miss Johnstone," said he, in an embarrassed way: " I have come for my luncheon."
If the youth looked embarrassed, the girl looked vexed. She colored over her forehead, and knit her brows strangely, considering how few custo¬ mers she had, and how great was her need of them. Her reply, loo, was as impolitic as the expression of her cou- tenance, being an imitation that she was afraid she had nothiug to offer him.
" O," he replied' " I never eat heavy luncheons; just a basin of soup or a glass of sherry."
" I have no sonp, and sherry is out." "Well, now I think of it, I am tired of soup;   I had sooner have a sand¬ wich, and a pint bottle of Bass."
"I caunot givo you those cither," aaid she.
"Oh, well" he persisted, "it's of no consequence. Here is some pastry, and I am very fond of pastry; and that, with a bottle of ginger beer—"
The girl, who had constrained her¬ self withdlffeulty. now brokeout, "Y'ou cau get a good luncheon at a dozen places close by! " she exclaimed with uncalled for vehemence; " why do you not go to ono of them ? " " —I like this best'" he stammered. " Y'our pastry, though not, perhaps, quito what you call new, seems to agree with me better; or I mean, you know," "You come here out of charitj-!" cried the girl, bursting into tears. " Y'ou think I am poor aud want cus¬ tom, and so you come here and try to eat—stuff; and I am sure you go where you can get proper food afterwards somewhere else. It is uot my fault if I ean't have thiugs nice! "
"O, for goodness' sake!—O, don't cry ! O my pretty,—I mean to say, I don't know what I am saying," cried the youth in great distress. " Well, if you must have the truth; 1 do not eome here for your stale tarts, but because I fell iu love wilh you througii the win¬ dow ono day; aud every time I have come here I have fallen moro and more iu love with you ; aud if you will not love me back, aud promise to marry me, I'll—I don't know what I wou't do; there!"
Seeing that his charmer did uot give any signs of beiug further ofl'ended, but only left off crying, and looked down in confusiou,   the  youth   took   courage, dropped his gloves into his hnt, and his hat on a little round table, and leaned his elbows on the counter over against Annie, who did uot draw back; and thus the youug people's heads were not separated by any very cruel distance. " What nousense," she murmured. " It may be nonsense to expect you will ever like me," replied the youth ; " but it is serious earnest that I have not been able to get you out of my head all this mouth, try whnt I would; and all my friends are wondering what is the matter with ine.   If I have not the chance of getting you for my wife, I do not care whether I pass my examina¬ tion or not.   That is seuse, I hope." " But you are so young." " I'll bet I am older than you !" " O, but that ia nothing. Aud then— you are a gentlomau."
"And so are you a lady," said the youth. " O, I learned all about j'ou from your father. I saw him leaving this house one day, and a little while afterwards I met him iu a smoking- room, and we happened to get into con¬ versation. He told me how be lost his property in unfortunate speculations,— on the turf and otherwise,—and how, iustead of sitting down helplessly, as so many young ladies who have been brought up in luxury would do, you tried to earn a Uvlng so pluekily. And that made me love you still more."
"Didyou tell my father you knew the ahop, and had seen me?" " 1^.^^!L °°', \^^i not like to do that." "Why?—Ahl   I know the reason; he  borrowed  money  of you!" cried Annie, coloHng with vexation. " Only a trifle,—the veriest trifle." "And  I  cannot even repay that! You see how hopeleaa and foolish an engagement between ub would be." "No, I don't"
" I have nothing in the world, and no expectations."
"No more have I!" cried the lad,
with exultation.   "I have nothing In
the world, and I have no expectations.
Why, we were ordoined for eaoh other." In the course of fnrther parley, it
transpired thatthe young man's name
was Edward Whiston;   that  he was
articled to a solicitor,  and had just
servedhistime; olso, that he had gained
applause in private theatrioala, andhad an idea that his real vocation was the stage,—an evident resource in case Mr. Johnstone, the father, did not turn up, and Mr. Johnstone, the uncle, refused to receive hia niece, a state of affairs whioh would render an immediate mar¬ riage prudent. Annie did not quite see the logic of this, but owned that her distress at seeing Mr. Edward Whiston (well, N—ned) come in for a bad lunch every other day, was caused by a pecu¬ liar objection to receive charity from him, whieh would not have occurred to her in the caae of any other human be¬ ing. Smith, Brown, Jones, orBobin- son might have killed themselves with bad pie-crust, and while wondering at their taste, she would have pocketed their shillings with rejoicing.
Finally, it occurred to Ned Whiston to look at his watch, and the position of the hands drew a whistle of dismay from his lips. "Nearly three!" he cried ; "and Jenkins is waiting for my return to go and get his dinner." And with a hurried hand-squeeze he took his departure.
Next day at 1.10 he reappeared, fol¬ lowed by a man bearing a tray, which contained oysters, stout, and slices of | cold beef.
" .Since it hurts your feelings to feed me with your wares, I have brought my own hiucbeon," said Ned, wben he nnd Annie were aloue again. "There is double what I can eat, I see; willyou not help me out with it?"
I had alwaj-s a bettor opinion of Ned Whiston for divining that Annie's lar¬ der might be understocked, aud provi¬ ding her with a meal in this diplomatic manner; aud Annie, whowas faint as well ns anxious, appreciated it too. It sounds shockingly unromautic to sup¬ pose that eating and drinking cau liave any connection with the affections, yet there seems au inoomplcteness about either the friendship or the love upon which the digestive orgaus have not set their seal.
I do not deuy thnt the, more ethereal kias may be the correct sigilliim amorli, but every corner of the shop was visible from the street, and as for aaking her lover into the back-parlor while her father was absent, Annie was far too correct a girl to thiuk of such a thing, and, indeed. Master Ned had not the impudence to hiut at an invitation of the kind beiug welcome. So they rati¬ fied their engagement with oystera and portar seated opposite to each other at a little round marble-topped table; and when tbe meal was concluded, they felt aa if they had been acquainted for months.
On returning ao late to the offlce the day before, Ned Whiston had been sub¬ jected to troublesome questioning as to what he had been doing with him¬ self all the time; so he took care to leave early to-day, announcing his in¬ tention of returning at the same hour on the morrow.
But on the following morning he was sent off to Chesler with certain import¬ ant deeds. Tbat was on Thursday, and he did not get back till Saturday uight; and as he lived at home, some fifteen miles out of town with observant relatives, he could not get away on the Sunday without exciting awkward cu¬ riosity ; so that it was not till luncheon time on Jlonday that he entered Dreary Street with a throbbing heart. The shutters were up at No. 10. Poor Ned felt for a moment as if his heart and lungs had struck work. Was she dead ? No, no, impossible. Her father, per¬ haps; he had disappeared auddenly, and might liave committed suicide. The idea of disturbing a recent sorrow made him drop the bell-handle without ringiug, and look round for a likely place for information. There was a brush-shop immediately opposite, and the portly dame who kept it was stand¬ ing in the doorway, eyeing him with a certain curiosity. She had a good- natured look about her, so he crossed the road, aud asked her if she kuew what was the matter.
" Lor!" exclaimed the woman; "and I who thought you would perhaps tell me: sure you were a friend or relative, or something, I thought, goiug tbere most days the lost mouth aud more!" Aud she seemed quite injured.
" I only wont as a—as a customer," said Ned; " but I have got to take a sort of interest, and so, seeing the shop shut up—"
"Isee, I see; you look quite pale; come in aud sit down. Lor! I've been a young girl myself, and I remember hearing how Jim was took when he first heard I had the measles. No, it's nothing of that sort; she went away quite well, as far as I could see, only crying."
"Bhe has gone away, then ?"
" Bless you, yes; didn't I say so ? A gentleman, not her father, eame in a cab at twenty-flve minutes past ten yes¬ terday morning, or perhaps it might be a little nearer the half-hour; I saw him, because my room looka out on tbe street, aud I was before the glass put¬ ting on my bonnet for church. My husband used to go to chapel, and, I believe, prefers it now, only I won't put up with nothing so vulgar. What gentle-folks do you see at chapel ? I aay to him. Why, look at the carriage com¬ pany aa goes to church, compared to—"
" What aged gentleman ?" interrup¬ ted Ned.
" Well, middle-aged; or, as he was got up youthful, perhapa we might aay elderly. A flue man, though, tall and sloutish, with a light-brown wig, and whiskers dyed to match. Wig and dye I know not natural, because of the crow's-feet; no man ever had suoh crow's-feet as them without a bit of gray. Well, he got out, and went into thc Iiouse, leaving the cab waiting; and as I felt a sort of interest in tbat Miss Johnstone, poor thing, her father being such a regular bad uu, I waited too, and gave up my church for once; not but what I hold that it brings luck to—"
"Exactly; I agree with you. And how loug did the gentleman stop?"
" Till twelve o'clock, keeping the cab waiting; which would have been much cheaper to have paid the flrst off, and takeu another. And then he came out, followed by Miss Johnstone, who bad a box, which the cabman took and put on the roof; and a bandbox and umbrella, which she took inside with lier. But first she locked the house- door and took the key out, and as she turned to get into thc cab, I aaw that she was crying."
That was all the information Ned Whiston could get at the time; but when he revisited the spot later in the day, he found a weazened man with a very sour expression on his face coming outof No. II), aud asked him if he knew what had happened.
" Yes," replied the man; " tbe fa¬ ther's drowned, and the daughter's hooked it, and I am done out of my rent,—that's what haa happened."
would mintakethem for motbei andson.- Alter his manlage .Mr. Johnstone happily refained from assimilating hia domeatio airangememti to those of his royal prototype, but the ruling passion broke but when he came to build a home for himself on a small estate be¬ longing to his wife near the mouthj of theTThames, and resulted Iii the model of the pavilion alluded to; a style) of; architecture which suited Mrs. John- atone alao well enough, as, in addition to the aasociations, more than half the rooms in the building cuuld be used for nothing but the storing up of jams and pickles, the concoction of which arti¬ clea was the delight of her life.
She managed to preaerve herself— whether with sugar or vinegar, I de¬ cline to state—for flfteen years after my marriage, and then she turned to mould, leaving her hnsband in a position to set upa grocery, had he boen so mind¬ ed. He was not; neither did he re¬ lapse into the sowing of wild-oats, per¬ haps becauae his morals had improved, but alao becauae it was doubtful wheth¬ er the soil would stand a seoond crop. He visited London only occasionally, and tlien his flag was pulled down. Hoisting and^owerin^ that flag was his morning and evening amusement. On royal birthdays and coronation days he fired twenty-one small cannon, go¬ ing from one to another with a red hot poker, which was quite a sight. Otb¬ erwiae he vegetated, and differed from a turnip principally in being occasion¬ ally bored, and entertaining vague wish¬ es that some elegible woman would look him up and marry him. But the years passed away; George the Fourth became the prey of worms and satirists; a generation sprang up which knew iittle of that model gentleman, and had the bad taste to dislike that little. Mr. Johnstone could not have gone about with ten yards of tablecloth round his neck, and coat buttons between his shoulder-blades, without causing the very sheep to baa at him. He modifi¬ ed his apparel, therefore; but his heart clung to lbe old times, and hugged tbe old resemblance; ao he atill had his wig made up in exact imitation of the ex-dandy's hair, still adopted his favor¬ ite attitudes, still took scented snuff. With his elder and only brother he had not, of late years, been on good terms. He owed him no grudge for having been born first; he forgave him for selling the small landed eatate which had heen in the family for a re¬ spectable number of years; but when he disgraced the name, by a succession of petty tricks and contrivances for raialng a few pounds, and especially when he tried to make a milch oow of him, he quarrelled with him. His en¬ mity dissolved, however, in the news of his death by drowning whUe cross¬ ing over to Jeisey, and he hurried to London at once, and brought Annie to his Chinese home with despatch and secrecy. " I am glad to adopt you, my dear," he said ; " but I do not want to adopt all your creditors."
It had been a struggle to Mr. John-1 stone to break up the ordinary routine
oslty would be beneficial. Hush! here becomes. Can anything be the mat- ,ter?"
This pbaslbility was suggested by Mr. Johnstoil's face and manner, the former being bewildered, the latter hurried and ezoitad as he oame towards them from iia Joaa^House .with an open letter in
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':, Something the matter? ludeed, there wasj'iibthlng less than a: threat of losing his late wife's property, and being re¬ duced once more to the straits which had driven him into premature matri¬ mony thirty years before. One of those Doctors' Commons grubbers, who live by holding out that they have diacov¬ ered aomething to somebody's advan¬ tage,—which generally turns out to be a fraudulent mare's riest, but every now and then—just often enough to tempt fresh flocks of ^ulls-proves to be a dis¬ covery of reai importance,—had fished up evidence tbat the late Mrs. John¬ stone had by rights only a life-interest in her first husband's property; and having thereupon discovered the per¬ son, who under such circumstances, would be the claimant, he had put him¬ self into communication with him. Said claimant proved indeed to be in the legal profession, which waa a disap¬ pointment for the grubber; but as there waa really aomething in the evidence he had lit upon, his time was not en¬ tirely thrown away.
This was the startling Information which was conveyed to Mr. Johnstone in the hard, sharp words of a lawyer's letter, and which he now communica¬ ted in his distress to Miss Flumptree and Annie. They cheerdd him with aauguine speeches; and when he had gathered his wits together, he atarted for London, to seek an interview with his solicitor.
That gentleman informed him that there seemed to be really something in the claim which was set up, but that it would take a deal of legislation to prove it, and, so far rs he could see, it was odds on the man in possession eventu¬ ally winning the day. But still, if an advantageous compromise were to be suggested, it might be as well to take it into consideration.
So Mr. Johnstone took to walking for hours about the garden of Joss House Villa with hia eyes bent on hia toes, and bis bands clasped behind his back, lost in thought, and muttering at in¬ tervals, "Advantageous comjiromise."
He was accustomed to spread a silk pocket-handkerchief over hia head after dinner, and take forty winks,—at the rate of one wink to two minutes; but his slumbers now were strangely dis¬ turbed. He would turu and mutter, and his mutterings, to the excitement of Annie's curiosity. Invariably formed some part of the worda'' Advantageous compromise!"
III.- -THE ADVANTAOEOUS COMPROMISE. Misa Flumptree and Annie Johnstone sat in the same queer summer-house overlooking the dragon in the chick- weed, employed in the aame descrip¬ tion of needlework, the advance of tbe
^L'^1^ existence by establisting   his   year being shown by a basket of apri- niece as mlatreas ofwhat had now for  i„f„ ™i,!„i,  of„„.i .-„ ti,.. „io„a „f »i„
11.—JOSS HOUSE VII.IiA. You are probably under the impres¬ sion that no nne has ever yet adopted the Pavilion at Brighton as an architec¬ tural model, and if that ia tbe caae, I must request you to dispel the false idea, for Joss House Villa, near Southend, was a reproduction in miniature of tbat remarkable edlflce. When Mr. Wil¬ liam Johnatono was ayoung man and a nominal barrister, it waa conaidered that he bore some resemblance in faoe and figure to the Prince Begent; and, since nature had moulded him after tbe fashion of tbe first gentleman InEurope, he conaidered it hia duty to act con¬ formably ; so he dreaaed himself hide¬ ously, attended prize-fights and cock¬ pits, intrigued, played high, got fre¬ quently intoxicated, stuffed his head with a prodigious quantity of scented snuff, and imitated his royal prototype in every other way that hia constitution and purse would allow. By the time he waa thirty, however, both began to give out, BO he wisely determined to retire into the country with a rich wife. Diasolute men are very fond of falling back upon the latter plan for retrieving their broken fortunes, but women are not quite so foolish as astlrlats make out, and do not always fall in with these prudent little arrangementa. Mr. Johnatone, however, was more fortu¬ nate ; the royal resemblance which had been his bane now proved hia remedy, and, coupled with an insinuation that perhaps there might bea uatural reason for it, proved too'mueh for the loyal heart of a drysalter's widow, who was not, as Bcandel reported, qnite double her second husband's age, and. whose temper was therefore naturally soured by the persiatency with which people j whom ihey met oa their wedding tour
as mistress of what had now for years been a bachelor home; but it al¬ most always pays to do the right thing, and he was rewarded for his conquest of habit and indolence by being released from the thrall of his housekeeper, a tyrannical, atupid, pilfering, tippling dame, to whom he had not dared to mention his intentions with respect to Annie, which indeed had from the cir¬ cumstances of the case been necessarily conceived and executed very suddenly, and upon whom this niece of her 7n«8- ter's (term of courtesy) burst therefore like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. As Annie was very young and quiet in manner, Mrs. Gobble boped at first, indeed, to overawe her, but soon find¬ ing that she had met her match, her emotions became too much for her, and, combined perhajis with an injudl- dieioua amount of nourishment, bro't her gout to such a climax that ahe could not even play at doing lier work, and to retire.
Annie's aociety had one curioua ef¬ fect upon ber uncle: it resuscitated ali hia hankeriiiga afterasecond marriage. For if he was to have alady at the head of ills house, why, he reasoned with himself, should It not he a wife ? So a flirtation which had been budding be¬ tween Mr. Johnstone and Miss Plump- tree, of Southend, for the last three yeara began to throw out decided shoots. It was not so very absurd. Mr. Johnstone was a little over sixty, and Miss Flumptree waa a little over forty. Both were comfortably off, and calm and sober leanings toward matrimony. Miss Flumptree was uot only forty, but fair and fat,—just such a figure as the monarch of Mr. Johnstone's soul would have admired; and this fact tended greatly to feed the mature flame. Then tbere wasincreasedintimacy, for where¬ as he had occasionally before bis niece came to live with him, he now saw her almost daily,*a fervent friendship hav- iue sprung up between her and Annie. They were sitting together now in a willow-pattern summer-house, on the brink of a small pond, the lair of a dragon who was supposed to spout, but who followed the example of many gentlemen who are elected Into a cer¬ tain Houae for a similar purpose, and didn't. It waa in the strawberry sea¬ son, and a fine diah of the fruit atood on the table between them, with which, needlework, and confldential chat, they were beguiling the morning hours not unpleasantly.
" And so you have never heard of him since?" said Miss Flumptree. " Never," replied Annie. " Just like all the men, dear: ' Outof sight, out of sound.' "
" Nay, I do not blame him, poor fel¬ low. I do not see how he could have found me ont, if he tried ever so much, I left so suddenly, so mysteriously."
"O, well," sighed Miss Flumptree, " if he had been hia great-grandfather, he would have diacovered you some¬ how ; but young men are not what they were; they are selfish, listless, every¬ thing is too much trouble for them.— And you never hinted anything about it toyour uncle."
"O, no," said Annie; "besides, he does not take hints; you must speak plainly if you want him to understand your wishes." " Hum," said Miss Flumptree. "And then," continued Annie, "he was so young, and not in a position to marry for ever so long; and the ac¬ quaintanceship was so shoft; and his friends would be sure to disapprove; so that altogether, perhaps, it is better as it is."
"And do you still love him, dear ?" " I think I do; he was kind, you see, when I had no one else, and—"
"There,don'tcrydear. Haveastraw- berry?"
Annie recovered her equilibrium, and turued the subject. "I can't think what has happened to Uncle William,'! she said; " he takessucha funny inter¬ est in how I look all of a audden. He takes In a paper with the fashions in it, and stands looking critically at me with his head on one side, and his eyes screwed up, for minutes together: and then he walks around rae gravely, as though I was a horse; indeed, I expect him to say, "come up; tuck, tuck; come over!" every moment, or to look In my mouth. And if my hair is done, or my dress eut according to the fash¬ ion-plates, he scolds me. And then he takea me over to Southend whenever he hears that a packet is coming in, and walks me up and down that long pier. And he is always on the lookout for concerts or entertainments of any kind tbat we can go to. Can you ex¬ plain it?"
" I think I can give a guess," said Miss Flumptree; " in fact,, I expect that my influence may have something to do with it; The plain truth is, my dear, that he wants to get you married."
"No!" cried AnniCi wiih a jump. " But he told me distinctly, when I first came here, that, though I might expect to he provided for.in his will, I must not look for any dowry, or even much of a trosseau, in case I were to marry; and that did not look like very anxiety on the subject."
" No, dear; but bis views have un¬ dergone a change. The fact Is, that he does your humble servant the honor to wish-"
" O, and you will take him, won't you ? It wili be so nice.to call you aunt, and have liviug in the house!" cried Annie enthusiastically.
" Well dear," conttoued.Miss Plump- tree, " it seemed to iue that the oppor¬ tunity was a good one for advancing your interests, so I refused to give him a definite answer while you were tin- settled; not but that I would sooner have you for a companion, • of coarse: but it does not do to be: selfish; and as your inclined to be what we may call careful In hlB inoney matters, which Is often tbe Mae witii Uiou who have been •omewhst «jctr»v«g»nt In youth, I thonght a littleitimnlanttohls gener-
cots which stood in the place ofthe strawberries. Mr. Johnstone sat near them in silent abstraction. Atintervals, indeed, he would tilt his chair forward to bring his hand within range of the mellow fruit, of which he was devour¬ ing a choleraic quantity; but he seem¬ ed to do so mechanically, as if he did not quite know what he was about; and indeed, while his palate was engaged with tlie apricots, his mind was absorb¬ ed in contemplation of his position.
"That flne, that remarkably flne woman," lie aaid to himself, as his eye rested admiringly ou Misa Flumptree, "wiil not marry me until that girl is off my hands, whicb is less likely to happen then ever, now that it is doubt¬ ful if I can give her, or even leave her a penny. And yet, if these fellows really manage to take away my mouey, —and there is no knowing what a law¬ yer may not do in that way,—it will be au extra reason why I should marry a woman with a nice competence to make up. I wouder how (ieorge the Fourth would have acted uuder simi¬ lar circumstances? But bah! bow could he possibly have been placed in them? Wheu a king bas his property takon from him, he does not go to law; he fights, or rather other people fight, which Is better still, aud settle the mat¬ ter that way."
His meditations were interrupted hy a servant bearing a card, who told him that a gentleman wished to see him. " Where have you ahown him?" " Into the graiid muaic-hall," replied the girl.
Too much flurried to aay a word to either of the laiiiea, Mr. Johnatone hastened to the grand music-hall, an apartment fifteen feet by thirteen, where he found a youug man.
" The—ah!—tbe claimant, I believe?' said Mr. Johnstone, glancing from his visitor to the card he held in bis hand. "Yes," replied the other. "The course which I have taken, in calling upon you personally, may seem aome¬ what strange, especially for a lawyer; but tbere has beeu some mention of the possibility of a compromise; and to tell the simple truth, you have been iu poaaession ao long, and the information which enables me to contest your rights has come from so disreputable a quar¬ ter, that I am rather ashamed of my position, and would prefer settling the matter amicably to commencing a long course of litigation.
"A very professional view ofthe case, I own, but I beg you to believe that X should have no such acruplea if I were acting for a client. It ia a del¬ icate matter, however, to make the first approaches toward a compromise in writing, because, if your opponent is unwilling to entertain it, he may take it as an acknowledgement of weakness, and become confirmed in tlie strength of his case; or he may find a weapon in some sentence of your letter which may be turned against you. Bo I have determined to sink the lawyer. I am only a very young one, and call upon you personally to talk the matter over quietly, and see if you are inclined to meet me half way. Of course, you will commit yourself to nothing without consulting your solicitor."
" I am no great friend to litigation myself," said Mr. Johnatone, " and if J'OU can show me that your claim ia really a good one, I am ready to listen to what you have to propose."
The young man then began traiia- latiog tbe case from jargon into Eug¬ lish ; and when his auditor seemed to have a pretty clear idea of it in all its bearings, he told him that he had soon¬ er the flrat sketch of a compromise should come from him.
"Are yoa married ?" cried Mr. John¬ stone, his eyes brighlcnlng with a sud¬ den idea. "No."
"Then, by George!" slapping his thigh, " why not marry my niece ?"
" You do me great honor. I ara sure," stammered the young raan. "So un- e.xpected! ao sudden! No idea of mar¬ rying, unlesa— Beaides, I have not the pleasureof knowing the lady; In fact, was not aware you had a niece."
" O, you shall soon know her," cried Mr. Johnstone; " ahe ia in the garden. Comeinand be introduced." Andhe led the way into the summer-liouse, his visitor following with a face of comic perplexity.
" Marry another; perhaps afterwards to flnd/ier,—never!" he said to him¬ self.
" Annie," aaid Mr. Johnstone, "let me introduce you to— Holloa!"
No wonder he, as well as Miss Flump¬ tree, waa astoniahed, for the atrauger cried out; "Annie, my Annie, isit pos¬ sible!" and rushed forward to seize ber hand, which she gave him with a little cry of "Ned."
"Why, Annie, have you met Mr. Whiston before ?" " Yes, uncle."
"Oyes, sir,"saidNed Whiston; "and when ahe disappeared from Dreary Street so mysteriously and suddenly, I was in despair. I have looked for her everywhere; I advertised in the sensa¬ tion column of the Timea, not by name, of course, but so that she might under¬ stand."
" We have it sent the second day, and the supplement doea not come with it." Well, I expect that you do not wr.nt the whole story over again, so we may omit the rest of the conversation. Ev- .erythlng was arranged satisfactorily. Ned Whiston, whu wns doing a respect¬ able and yearly increasing business married Annie when the peaches came in; a nice sum waa paid down on their marriage, and the remainder of the property secnred to tbem on Mr. John¬ stone's death, sabject to annuity to be paid to his widow, if he left one.
A month after the yonng people had been aettied in their new home, Mr. Johnatone ahd'HIAPIumptree were qoletJy 'tied together; and the first thlnetheformer dldv afterretamlngto Joss Honie VlUa, was to walk into the
kitchen and put the poker in the flre.
" What are you about, dear?" inquir¬ ed hia bride.
" I am going to Area wedding sal ute, —twenty one guns," replied her hua¬ band.   And he did.
LITTLE PEET AOTUIH'S HAHDB,
Uttle reet and Uttle baodi.,
.Busy all tbe day. Never staying in your playiug
Long npon your way. Little tnowlUB whither going, ¦
Corae to me, I pray I ¦ Bring tho sweetness in Us fleetness
Of the early floweis, All the blesBlngs and cares.slng.H
01 your sunny hours!
LltUe feet and little hauds,
What awalU for you ? Sad to-morrowa with their sorrows ?
Clouds, or skies otblue? WUI the pleasures come with (reasure.s
Ever glad and new ? Never tarry feet that carry
Little ones along, May they bear tbe darlings where
The air Is full of song!
Little foot and little hands.
Ye are -wondrous fair! Ye aro straying In your playing
From a balmy air Gently blowing, never knowing
Any thought of care. To Its breezes, Iflt pleases
Him who guides our wuy. May yon wander over yonder
Where they ever pisy. And no smiling or beguiling
Woo again to stray I
FOE THE IITTLE FOLKS.
HENRIETTE.
" Miss Henriette, when willyou stop repeating ali you hear? One would really thiuk you took delight in mak¬ ing people quarrel!"
ffhua spoke the nurse of Henriette Paquin, and it waa not the flrst reproach of this kiud that the little girl imd brought upon herself. She was in the habit of repeating all that waa said in her presence, without ever asking her¬ self whether she was giving pain or pleasure to those whom she carried her reports, and caused more trouble with her tongue thau cau be easily imagin¬ ed. Besides, aa often happens to chil¬ dren, ahe did not always understand the couversation of older persons, and sometimes gave it a senae quite difler¬ ent from that which was intended. For iustance, the fault for which her nurse reproved her, was this: She had just said to the cook,
"Don't eat any of the apples mamma bought this morning, for ahe counted them."
Whereas her mother had simply said, "We have less variety for dinner to¬ day than uaual, but I count upon the applea, of which the children are so fond."
The washerwoman, who came every week to the houae, was thoughtless enough to complain of one of her em¬ ployers in the presence of Henriette.
" Madame L.," she said, " imposes on me. She makes me stay an hour longer than I ought, every tirae I wash for her."
Henriette hastened to repeat tbese complaints to Madame L.'s little girl. The consequence was that the poor woman loat one of her best employers.
How much harm ahe did In the achool she attended ; how mauy quarrels she occasioned by repeating words laugh¬ ingly uttered, or in a momentof vexa¬ tion, and which often did not convey tbe real sentiments of tho speaker.
In thia same school were two little girls, Laure aud Emma, who had long been friends. The former was accus¬ tomed to pass the summer at ber fath¬ er's flne country aeat, while the latter would hnve been obliged to stay in the hot, dusty city, had not her friend in¬ vited her to spend the aummer vacation at her home. Emma took great delight in theae yearly visits, and was waiting expectantly for the usual invitation. Emma, I am aorry to say, was indolent, aud often asked her schoolmates to aid her with her lessons. One day, a short time before the vacation, finding her task more diflicult than usual, she beg¬ ged Laure to assist her with her Eng¬ lish exercise. Laure, who was fond of teasing, translated the sentence " Fow¬ er is fatal to the character of man," thus: "The dog is the friend of man;" and made several other absurd transla¬ tions, so thatthe professor, after having glanced over the exercise, made a zero nt the bottom of the page, to signify ex¬ treme disapprobation.
Emma, very much surprised, took the troublo to examine the lesson for herself, and was angry euough wheu she found what a trick had been played upon her. She not only reproached Laure in the strongest terms for her deception, but was iudiacreet enough to make a conndant of Henriettee, saying to her as they walked home from school:
"Laure is a heartless girl, and has deceived nie shamefully. If my father kuew of tbis, he would forbid my going to the country with her."
Henriette, charmed with tliis new opportunity for gossip, said to Laure, that Emma's father had declared she should never accept another of her In¬ vitations, as he did not liko her influ¬ ence over his daughter.
"I am glad to know It," replied Laure, "and shall trouble herewith no invitations in future."
The result of the benevolent interest manifested by Heuriette in the afl'airs of others waa that the two little girls ceased to be friends, aud Emma spent a sorry vacation In the city.
As for Henriette, upon whose misera¬ ble habit this unfortunate result pro¬ duced no check, she was soon to receive a coatly lesaon.
Madame DeHaye, a particular friond of her mamma, had recently lost a lit¬ tle son, who atrongly resembled Hen- riette'a youngeat brother, who was of the aame age; and the aight ofhim waa extremely painful to her, as it so vividly recalled her late bereavement. One day when Henriette and Blanche, the little daughter of Madame DeHaye, were playing together, Henriette told her that her mamina was preparing to spend a month in the country, at B., with herself aud brother.
"O, how nice that will be!" ex¬ claimed Blanch ; "mamma has formed the same project, because sbe suftera so much since my little brother died, and has need of repose."
Henriette, delighted, ran home in great glee, to tell hermararaathat Mrs. DeHaye was going to the country, too, and would be with thera.
Her mamraa seemed more troubled than pleased by this announcement; aud that evening, Henriette overheard a conversation between her parents, in whicii it was decided not to leave the city as was first Intended. Angry at this disappointment, she did not listen to these closing worda of her mamma.
"The aight of our little boy makes so sad an impression upon Mrs. De Haye, that if we were together, nil her pleas¬ ure would be destroyed. Bo I prefer to wait till she returns."
The nerft tirae they met, Henriette said to BInnehe,
" We are not going Inow. We shall wait till ynu come back. IMy parents do not wiah to be there nt the sarae time with J-our mamma."
Henriette did not observe the Im- presion made by her words upon her friend ; but Blanche repeated thera at home with a swelling heart, at the thought that any one should wish to ayold the society of her dear mamma.
Madame De Haye was more grieved than angry; but her husband, who had a very violent temper, declared that Henriette'a father should repent an in¬ sult so little merited. Some tlmebefore, he had lent a large sum of money to Henriette'a father, who was a mer¬ chant. Henow demanded that it ahould be immediately returned.
Deeply wounded by this sudden lack of confidence on the part of hia neigh¬ bor, and although it was very diflicult for him to pay so large a sum on such short notice, he did so, rather than ask a favor of one who had treated bim with such unkindness. But this embarrass¬ ment produced a crisis in his affaira, which, a few montha later, caused a failure in his business.
What news waa this for his wife and little ones! In a few days, they left their beautiful home, and rented hum¬ ble lodgings in an obscure part of the city. How Henriette mourned over so many privations, little dreaming that she iiad brought them all npon heraelf. She haa no servant, now; to dreaa her and arrange her hair; no more pleasant parties with her Uttle friends who live in the faahlonable quarter of Paris. She plays alone, and often leaves her toys to think on her past happlnesa, and weep. One day, her mother, who had just received a visit from an old friend, called Henriette to her room, and the little girl was struck with the severe expreasion of her countenance. Taking her hand, she said, with deep sadness,
" My child, do you know to whom we owe all our misfortunes 7 to whom is dne your father's careworn face?"
" Indeed, I do not know, mamma," replied Henriette, with an astonished look.
" It is to you, unhappy child. It is to your fatal habit of repeating all you hear," added her mother, sadly.
"O mamma, it is impossible!" ex¬ claimed the child.
" Did you not tell Blanche, some time ago, that I had decided to defer iny visit to the conntry until her mother shonld retarn ? And do you not under¬ stand, that In failing to mention my motive for so doing, you gave the family a false impression? In truth, Ihave just been told that it was only to show his resentment, that Mr. DeHaye treated your father so tinjHstly, and thus caused the loss ofhis fortune."
At these words, Henriette threw her¬ self upon her knees, and exclaimed with tears in her eyes,
"Oh! what trouble I have caused! Can you ever forgive me? Will papa ever forgive me?"
"I do not know, my child, that your father will ever pardon you for having brought upon him thia terrible mlafor- tune."
" Ah! how miserable I am! I can¬ not endute it!" cried the unfortunate child, whose grief became so violent that her mother, in pity, took her in her arms and endeavored to console her.
" My child," she said," I forgive you, for your puniahraent is great; but a repetition of your offense I could never forgive."
'' O mamraa, do not fear, I shall nev¬ er need another lesson!" replied Hen¬ riette.
When the child's father learned who had been tbe cause of all his troubles, his distress increased. For aeveral days he could not bear to see hia little daugh¬ ter, nor even to hear her voice.
The regrets of Henriette were so sin¬ cere, and slie suffered so much at the thought that her raamma had been wrongly accused, thatshe begged per¬ mission to explain the whole affair to Mrs. DeHaye,. who was deeply touched by this confeaslon, which proved the disinterested friendship of Henriette'a mamma.
Mr. DeHaye, on liis part, was filled with regrets and self-reproaches, but it waa now too late to repair the wrong which lie had done to hia old friend.
Henriette ia greatly changed. One would hardly recognize the little gos¬ sip of former years, in the thoughtful, womanly, girl, who Is her mother's helper ahd her father's consolation. She has no heart for play, now. Often, in the midst of conversation with her doll, or a game with her little brother, she turns aside to weep, when thinking of the pleasures oftho past, which a few careless words uttered by her destroyed. —Little Corporal.
LE&AL NOTICES.
ADMINrSTRATOB'.S NOTICE.
Estate of Levi S. Steffy, late of Mas¬ tersonviiie, Bapho township, dee'd. T FITTERS of administration on said estate XjwIth the will annexed having been grants ed to the undersigned, all persona Indebted thereto are requested to make Immediate pay¬ ment, aad thoso having cluims or demands against thesame will presentthem forsottle-  *   to the undersigned, residing in said
township, octo 6*t)
JOSEPH MASTEBSON, Mastersonviiie.
AD.tlINISTBA.TOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Enos B. Herr, late of Stras¬ burg township, dee'd. LETTERSof administration on said ostaie having beon granted to the nnderslgned, all personslndebted thoretoare requested tomake Immediatepayment, and thosehavingclalms or demands agalnsttliesame will pre.sent them without delay for settlement to the under¬ signed, residing In said township,
D.-VN IKL HEBR, ocl/i CU"} Pequea.
ADMIXISTitAXOB'.S NOTICE.
Estate of James Porter, late of Fulton township, Lancaster co., dec'd.
LETTERS Of administration on said estale having been granted to the undersigned, all persons ludebted thereloare requested to make immedlale payment, aud those havlngclaims ordemands ugalnst the same will preseut them for settlement to the uudersigued.
SABAH PORTEK, .\dminlstralrix, ocl2-Ct» Pleasant Drove.
AD3IIiriNTnATOK>.S NOTICE.
Estate of Michael Zercher, late of Pequea twp., Lanc'r Co., dec'd.
LETTEKS Of adnilnistatlon on said eslale hav¬ ing been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requestedto make Immediate payment, and those havlngclaims or demauds against the same will preseut thom withoul delayfor settlement 10 the undersign¬ ed, residing In Pequea township.
F. B. M0.SSELMAN, sep2) 8t 10 Administrator.
EXECCTOU'S NOTICE. ~
Estate of Catharine Eichelberger, late of the city of Lancaster, dec'd.
LETTER.S testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing boeu granted to the undersigned, all ftersons Indebted thereto aro requestedto make mmedlateseltlement,andthose havingclalms or demands against the same will present them without delay for settlement to the un¬ dersigned, residing in said cil.v.
GEORGE D. SPRECHER, sep2-5.Gt i'y K.-cccutor.
EXECUTOK'S NOTICE.     ,_
Estate of Heury Myers, lale of AVeat Earl township, deceased.
LETTER.S testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing been grauted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted tberetoare requested lo mako Immediatesettiement.and thosehavingclalms or deniandsagalnst thesanie will present thein forsottleinent tothe undersigned.
SAMUEL S. MYER.?,
In Upper Leacock twp. JOHN S. MYERS, anpt ¦-'¦2-C«I-15 In West Earl township.
EXECUTOBS' NOTICE.
Estate of Itev. E. H. Thomas, lato of Lancaster City, deceased.
I ETTERS lestameutary on said estate J havlnglbeen gianted lo the undersigned, all persons Indebted theieto. are requested lo make Immediate payment, and those having claims or demands against tbe same, will pre¬ sent them witiioutdeiay forsettlement lo tbo undersigned, residing In said city.
ROBERT U. THOM.VS, sepl8-Glll Executor.
EXECUTOB'S NOTICE.
Estate of .Samuel  Kauffman, late of Tilanor townahip, deceased.
LETTERS testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing been granted to the undersigned, all Fiersons ludebted thereloare requested to make mmedlate settlemont, and thoso having olalmsordemandsagaln-^tthosamc, will pre¬ sent them without delay for settlement lo the undersigned, residing in Alonutvllle, Wesl Hempdeld township.
ABllAHAM KAUFFMAN, OCU3 0HS Execulor.
AUItlTOB'S NOTICE.
Estate of John Eshleman, Sen., Iate of
Bapho townahlp, Lancaater county,
deceased.
THE undersigned Auditor, appointed lo dis¬ tribute the balance remalnlug In thehauds of JacobL.Eshleman,admlnlstratorofsald es¬ tate to and among thoso legally entitled to the same, will altend for lhat purpose onFBIDAY NOVEMBER 12th, 1809, nt 10 o'olock, A. M., In tbe Library Room of the Court House, In the clly of Lnncaster, Pa., where all persons In¬ terested In .said distribution may atlend. 3.R.ZUU. octUl 4t 48 AudUor,
AUDITOB'S NOTICE.
Estate of Peter Krug, late of Provi¬ dence twp., Lancaster co., dec'd. THEundersigned Auditor, appointed lo dis¬ tribute lho balance remaining In thehauds of John Hildebrand, administrator of said de¬ ceased, to and among those legally entitleil to the same will sit for th;. t purpose on FRIDAY NOVEMBER. Sth, 1809, at 2 o'clock p. m., in the Library Room of the Court House, In the City of Lancaster, whero all persons Interest¬ ed In said distribulion may attend.
T. J. DAVIS, octia It 4B    Auditor.
AtTDITOB'N NOTICE.
On motion of D. W. Patterson, attorney for es. lale, the Orphans' Court of the County of Lancaster appointed Samuel Eby,Auditor to distribute balance in hands of uccounlauts lo those entitled thereto.
Eatate of Christian Groh, late ofEast
Donegal twp., Lancaater county,
Penn'a, deceaaed.
THE undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orphans' Conn ofsald county, to distribute thebalance remaining Inlhehandsof David Zook, administrator of all and singular the eslate of said deceased, to and among those legally entitled to the same, will sit for that purpose on SATURDAY', tho 20th dny of NO¬ VEMBER, A. D. 1869, at 'i o'clock, p. m„ at the public house ofjohn B. Shelly, In the horough of Mount Joy, In the county ofLancaster, Pa., whero all peraons Interested In said distribu¬ tion may altend, OC20 4t 49) SAMUEL EBY', Auditor.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
Asaigned Eatate of Abraham Loyer and
'B'ife of   Conestoga  township,
Lancaster county,
4BRAHAM LOYER AND -rtriPE, of Con¬ estoga township, Lancaster county. Pa., Ing by deed of voluntjvry assignment, as- elgnedand transferred all thelrestate and ef¬ fects to the undersigned, for the benefit of the creditors ofthe said Abraham Loyer, ho there¬ fore gives notico to all persons indebted to said assignor, to make paymentto the under¬ signed wllhout delay, and those having claims lo present tbem lo
JACOB P. PBEY, Assignee. Residing In Lancaster township, octo 0147 [ Inquirer copy,
NOTICE.
¦]\,f ARTIN BOLLINGER, of Lltlz, Lancaster ItX county, having by Inqusltlon, conflrmed by the Conrt, September 1st, 1869, been found a lunallc, and lo have been so for about flve months previous to Angust 31st, 1869, when such Inquisition was laKen, all persons In¬ debted to thcsald Martin Bol1lnger,are reqnest¬ ed to make payment, and those having claims, to present them to the nnderslgned, appointed his Committee. And they aiso give notice that they will pay no debta contracted by said Martin Bollinger, since March Slst, 1869, unless they are shown to be jnst and valid demands, and hereafter they will pay no debts contract¬ ed by said Martin Bollinger.
BAMOEL BOLLINGER.
JACOB It. STEHMAN, Committee of Martin BoIUnger. oetl3 3t 48
DISSOLUTION OF PABTNEBSHIP.
THE Copartnerablp heretofore existing under the name and.flnn ora. P. Sprecher A Bon, has this day heen dlsaolved by mntnal consent. AU ceisons knowing tbemselvea to be indebt¬ ed to uld flrm will make Immedlateptrment totbenndeislKiied. OEO. D. BFBGmEB. October 22d,I86!l, oct233tN9
PROFESSIONAL,
A     I. SANVEBSON,
A. ATTOBl^EY AT LAW,
omce with Jesse Landia, esq.. No, 48 East King
street, Lancaster, Pa. Jan 18-ly->
-r.   C.KBEABT.
X>. ATTOBSEY AT LAW, !
Offlce No, 34 East ElnK8treet,Becondfloor, 6yer Skllea* new Dry Gooob atore. Lancaster, Fa.
•Tk   P.B08£lraiII.IXB,Js.,
\J .                           ATTORNBY AT LAW. Offlce with A. Herr Smith, esq.. South Queen street.  il-tf
TV   W. PATTEBSON,
Lf.                          ATTORNEY AT LAW, Haa removed his office to No. 68 East Klng-St, apl 15  ly-'68-22
TTIBED. S. PyFEB,
Jc Al^rORNEY AT LAW, Offlce In Widmyer's Row, No. 4 South Duke at., Lancaster.Pa. Fenslona and Bounty Olaims promptly attended to. [Jy IB-lf 35'65
JNO. P. BEA, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Offlco with O. J. Dickey, esq.. No. 21S, Queen atreet, Lancaster, Pa. 44-tf
ATABTIN M. BUTT,
A^       , , .    „   ATTORNEY AT LAW. Offlco of late Hon. I. Stevens, No. 26 South Queen street, Lancaster, Pa. dec 9-tf-4
Q    H. PBICE,
Q.     ,,     , ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Offlce No. 6, north  corner of Court Avenue, near the Court House, Lancaster, Pa,     rJe2'C9
OUION P. EBY,
O                           ATTORNEY AT LAW Offlce with N. Ellmaker, esq.. North Dukest. Lancaster, Pa.     [sep2I'e71y
¦TTrASHINGTONW. HOPKINS,
W ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 28 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. ang 30 tf-40
TOHN U. ZEIiI.EB,
tl     SOBVEYOB AND CONVEYANCER, Iso gives particular attention to clorklngsales ofreal and peraonal property at any distance within the county.
Office In Springville, Monnt Joy township Lancastercounty. Addross Spring Garden, Pa
T> EUBEN B. XONn,
H ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
No. SSonth Dnke st., Lancaater. Special at¬ tention paldlo procuring or opposing discharg¬ es of debtors In bankrupley, proofand present¬ ation of claims, rendering professional assis¬ tance to assignees, and all business In short connected with proceedings In voluntary or Involuntary bankruptcy, whether heforo the Register or the Unltod States Conrls. Parties Intending to tnke the beneflt of the law will usually flnd tt advantageous to have a prelim. Inarv consultation. Juul9-tf-.'U
ACCTIONEEBINO. BENJAMIN P. ROWB respeetftilly informa the public that he will at. tend to Crying Sales of real aud personal prop* erty la any part ofthe counly.
Those wishing his services aro reqnested lo npply to QER.«£DDS CLARKSON, Esq., al the Prolhouotary's Office, who will promptly al¬ lend lo the matter.
Letters addressed to me at Smlthvllle P,0. Lancaster eounty, will be promptly attendedto
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OP PHILADELPHIA.
ALEX. WHILLDIN, Pre-iidenl.
J. S. WILSON, Secretary.
GROWTH OP THE AMERICAN.
Dale. No. Policies,
1860, Dec. 31,        991
1861, " 1,120 18G7, " 7,056 1803,         "        10,232
Ami. Insured. S 1,090,450 jOO 1,206,000 00 18,312,478193 24,7,'i9,901 59
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J. EDQAR THOMSON, PrcsldeulPeuu'aR.R., 238 south Third sl.
GEORGE NUGENT, Gentleman, residence, Germantown.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS, President Fourth Na¬ tional Bank.
PHILIP n. MINGLE, Seed Merchant, 10:i Mar¬ ket street.
Ho.N. ALEX. O. CATTELL.U.S.Senutor, Mer¬ chant. 27 North Water st.
IS-4.AC HAZLEHURST, Altorney-at-Law-, 50S Walnutst.
L. M. WHILLDIN, Merchaut. 20 and 22 South Front St.
HENRY K. BENNETl', Merchaut, 743 South Fourth St.
QEORGE W. HILL, President Seventh Na¬ tional Bank,
JAMES L. CLAGHORN, President Commer¬ cial National Bank.
JOHN WANAMAKER, Oak Hall Clothing House, a, E. corner r-lith aud Market sts., and SIS aud S20 Chestuut st.
auglS-B sopai If
H. S. GARA, Agent, 64J^ B. King St., Lancaster.
COLUMBIA     INSDBANCE     C0.1IPANY JANUABY 1, ISGS.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, 5070 832 73.
rpHIS Company continues to Insuro Bulld- JL lug.";, Merchandise, and other property, against lossaud damage by lire, on the mu¬ tual plan either for a cash premium or pre¬ mlnm uote,
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT.
CAITTAL ANn INCOME.
Am'tof premium notes 8863,57593
Less uiiiouut expired - 216,3:19 SOJ
 : 5017,236 73
Cosh receipts, less commissions In '07 60,72313
Loans  10,00000
Due from agents and otliers  4,16113
Estimated net lutsessment No,7  26,000 00
S751,12099 CONTR.V.
Losses and expenses paid In 1807     116,722 13
Losses adjusted, nol duo     10,56613
Balance of Capital and Assets Jan. 1,1808 !(!70,832 03
$754,120 99 A. S. G REEN, President. Geokoe Yocng, Jr.. Secretary. MICUAKI. S. SllUilAM, Treasurer.
R. T. Ryon, John Fendrlch, H, G. Jllnlch, Samuel F. Eberloln Araos s. Oveen, Hlrani Wilson,
DIRECTORS:
William Patton, John W. Sieacy,
Geo. Young, Jr. Nicholas McDonald John B. Bachman, Robert Crane,
Sllchuel S. Shnman. For Insnrance aud other parilcularsapply to HERR A RIFE, Renl Estate, Collection A Insuranco Agents, No. 3 North Duke slreet, Lancaster, nov 4 tf-51
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THE atteutlon of fanners Is called to the fol¬ lowing low-rates charged hy tiie LANCAS¬ TER CITY AND COUNTY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY on Farm Barns and contents:
I yr. 5 yrs. Brick or Slone Barns. KO fl. or more
from house, per 8100  25c       75o
Frame Barus, .SO feet or moro from House, per 3100 :i5o    Sl 00
Contents at same rates. Dwellings and con¬ tents also Insured,
The above system will prove lu Ihe end to be clieaper than an Insnrance in mu tual companies. NO ASSEISS.MENI'S ARE MADE, and ample secnrity Is guaranteed In a well Invesled capital of 8200,000, which, togelh. er with a large surplus. Is held for the protec¬ tion of those insuringlnlhocompuny. Losses are settled os soon as adjusted—no need to wall until the money Is collected by assess- meulM.   .A-mple funds on hand.
DIRECTORS: Thos. K, Franklin,       B. F. Sheuk,
President. Treasurer.
John U Atlee, M. 1).,   H. Carpenter, .M. 1'.; Jacob Bausmau, J. M. Frantz,
George K. Reed, A. E. Roberus,
K.Shrnder, John C. Hager.
.  E. liltOWN, Secretary. Jul 2l-lf Lancaster.
A.   B.  KAUF.MAiS', AGENT EOR
Xlie  Old   Conuecticut Ifutual Xiife Insurance Company.
Surplus over    .    .    -    S2-I,000,000 00.
ALL the proflla are divided amoug the poli¬ cy holders. The dividends are lho largest of any Life Insurance Company. OFFICE, NO. 1 EAST OR.VNGE .STREET, marl3-tr-17 LauciUiter, Pa.
HKRRINO'S
PATENT   CHAMPION
Fire and  Burglar Proof
SAFES!
(With Dry Filling,)
Awarded the Prize Medals at World's Fair,
Loudon, World's Fair, New York, Ex-
poslliou Universelle, Paris,
FARREL,  HERRING &  CO., 039 ChestDut Street,
HARVEY GILLAM,-)
CHAS. MATHEWS, y     PHILADELPHIA,
GEO. W. MYERS,    J
Herring, Parrel A Sherman, Now York.
Herring A Co., Chicago.
Herring, Farrel A Co., New Orleans.
More than 30,000 HERRING'S SAFES have been and arenow In nse; and over 600 have pa-ssed through accidental fire, preserving their contents In some Instances where many others failed.
Second-hand Safes of our own and other makers having been received in part pay for the Improved Herring's Patent Champion, for sale <yt low prices. Inn2-(»-ly-'29
farly Bose Seed Potatoes.
WARRANTED pnre stock.  Price, by Mall Post-paid, 4 lb. ono dollar. Osage Oranstt PJjuitB, 8300 per thousand. Asparagna Roots, 50 cents per linndred. Addrem, J. Ct. KKEIDKR,
5". O., Boi 103, octl6-3t-48 Lancaster.Pa,
FINANCIAL.
FOUNDBIES & MECHANICS
A Pacific Kailway GOLD   LOAN.
$6,500,000.
WE beg leave to anuonneo that wo havu acceptea tbe agency of thtt
Kansas Pacific Railway €0.,
For tbe sale of Ita
NETV SEVEX PI:R CEKT,
Thirty-Year Gold Loan, free from Tax.
Thi3 loan amounta to SC,500,ooo
Flrai Mortgage Land-Orant and Sink¬ ing Fund Bonds,
secured upon tbo exten-sloii of tbe rullwny from near Sheridan, In Kansas, to Denver, Colorado, a distance of ^17 niiles, of whicb 11* miles are completed, and the rest is under oonfltrnction. It la also u. Mortgnge upon the Road, tho Boiling Stock: and FruucbLse of ttiis flrst-clasa railway, besides now Tunninu through tile State of Kansas, and
In Successful Operation for 'j:J7 MileH
west of tlieMisHouri river.audearning nirewdy enough to meet all of lt.s expenses and exist' Ing obllgationa, besides
More than the IntcreHt vpon this Ncw Loan
Tn addition to Ihl-s, the Bonds aro al.so se¬ cured by a Iirst mortgage oftho   ¦
G0V1-:UNMENT LAND GRANT OF THllEK • MILLION AURIvS,
extending In alternate sections on either sido 01" the track, from the .19tth milo |>ost In Kan¬ sas to Denver. Tho proceeds of the sale of those lands are to be invested hy tho Truslees IntbeTporcent. Bond.s themselves, up to I'-M, orin tJ. H. Bouds, as
A Rf NICING FUND POR TH E KF.DEJIFrU J.V OF THK BONDS.
Tbe lands embraco someof tlieline.st por¬ tions of the magniiicont Territory of Coiorailo, includinga coallleldand pinery. TheCom¬ pany al.so holds as au lusset unother tractof
THREE irilU^rONS OF ACRES IK TBIE STATK OF KANSAS,
andalthough noL pledged as a.secnrity for this loan.their po.«session adds largely to the Com¬ pany's wealth aud credit.   Wo estimiilo Lho
VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S PROl'ER'J'Y,
COVERED BY TUIS MORTGAOE. AT
S23.000.000 NET. WHILE THF.
LOAN I.y MERELY SD.iiOO.WJU.
The Bonds bave
TiriBTY YEARS TO KITX.
i from May l, iSCU, and will pay
Seven per cent. Inlercst U\ doia
semi-annually, on May lst and November 1st, and aru
Free from Qovernment Taxation,
the Company paying the tax.
The PRrNCXPAL of tbe Lonn Is mado PAY¬ ABLE IN GOLD in tbe City ol New Yoric, init each Coupon vill be
PAYABLE IN   FR.VNKFORT, LONDON OR NEW YOUK.
at option of tbe iiolder, wllhout notice, at tlie following rates:
OuSl.OOOBond in N. Y'ork,S:iJ(goKI)eacb hlfyr -"'     '*     London.     £7 5s bid "    *'
"     Frankiort, 37 Ur. :I0 krtz "    "
Tbe Agents oftho Loan, before accepting the trust, liaa tbo eoudlllon of tlio road, and tlie country throngh which it runs, carefnlly ex¬ amined, Tbey aro happy to give the Loan an emphatic endorsement a-i a
FIRST-CX.4SS   IXYESTMEXT,
in every respect perfectly sure, an<i in some essentials even
ISetter tliau Ooveriiuieiil Secnritlcs.
The Bonds will be soid for thc present at
Ott,  AND   ACCRUED   INTEREST,
Botb in Currency,
the Agents reserviujj lbe ri;;bt to advniu-e lbe rate.
The attention of Investors Is invited to these well-secured Bonds, which we recommend a.s ono of themost xn'ulltablc iuvestnients Ixx ihu market.
Gold and Goverument .SerairllloK taken In payment at tbcir market value, williout com¬ missions.
Pamphlets, wilh maps giving full iuforma¬ tion, seut ou upplicution.
DABNEY, MORGAN & CO., Ifo. .'iS Exchango riaee, New Yorlr.
ar. K. JESUP & CO.,
No. 12 Pine Street, New York.
augl
Williamsport Cily ISoncIs Sale.
WE are authorized to oll'er for salo a llinl ted number of the Bonds of llie Ciiy of "WUllamHport at Sd per cent., including ar- crued interest.
These bonds have boen issued by tho City ot Williamsport, iudonomiuaaonsufSl.OOU eacb. bearing semi-nnntinl coupous :it tho rate of stx per cent.j)er annum.payable luNow York on tho 1st of March .-ind 1st. ofSeptembcr.
These bonds aro exempt from all municipal taxation, and with tbe Interest accrued lo this date, will eost but 83, beside tbo profit of 17$^ percent, that will enure totho holder at tlielr maturity. BAIIl A SIlENlv,
feb30-tf-H Banlcers.
TURXriKE I>IVIDEXI>.
THE Directors of tho LANCASTER A LITIZ TURNPIIOS ROAD COMPANY Imve this day declared a dividend ofone dollar and flfty cents per share, payable at tho Furniors Na¬ tional Bank of Lancaster, on and after MON¬ DAY. NOVEMBER 1st, I8CP. oct 20-3t-i9      M. T. HUEBENER. Treasurer
TURNPIKE  ELECTIONS.
TCBXPIKE EEECTIOV.
aiHEannnal election for olllccvfi of thn STRAS¬ BURG & MILLPORT TURNPIKE KUAD COMPANY, win bo held on MONDAY, tbe 1st day of NOVEMBER next, at tho public house of Frederick Myers, lu the horonah of Stms¬ burg, botween thc hours ofiand-i o'clock. P. :m, JOHN F. HEUR, <H:t lt;-td-4S Si'cr.'laiy.
ELECTION XOTICE.
An election of Ollicers for lho ensuing year. of tho Manheim and I.,aneaster Turnpike Company, will be hold attho piihUc house of II. .S. Landls. Iuthe village of Fttttrrsburg, nn MONDAY, tbe lat day of NOVEMBER. l.Sii9, between the hours of 2 and 4 oVIock, P. M.
Uy order of tbo Board of Muniigi^rs,
W. v.. GINGRICH.
oct i)-td-17 ¦ Soci-eiary.
TURXPinE EEECTIOX.
rpHE annual election forofbcnrsof the I*.\N- 1 CASTER A JtARIETrA TURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY. Will he held at lho otlice of A. N. CassoI.Treimurer. in Muriettu, on MONDAY, tholstdayof NOVEMBER uext. between ih hours of 0 nnd 10 o'clock, iu the forenoon. By order of the Presbleul.
A. N. CASSEL, nPll.lBt-13 Secretarj-.
TURNPIKE EEECTION.
THE Stockholders of the WILLOW STREET TURNPIKE ROAD CO.MPAN Y, are request¬ ed to meetat tho puidlc houso of WUUam .T. Cooper, In tbe City ofLancasler.onMONDAY. the 1st <lay of NOVE.MBICR ucxt, between tlie hours of •! aud 4 o'clock, P. M.. for the purpose of electing a President, live Managers, and a Treasurer of said Company, fnr-tlie ensuing year. LEVI HUUICU,
ocll.l .It 4S Scci-etary
TUTNPIKE EEECl'l OX.
THE annual olection for ollicer.-* of the LAN¬ CASTER* EPHRATA TURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY, will be held on MON DAY. the Isi day of NOVEMBER next, ut tho public honsi- of Mr. Solomon Sprecher. In ibis CUv. he¬ lweeu the hours of '2 aud 4 o'clock. P. M.
THOS. E. FRANKLIN, ocli;Ul'I3 PresltlL'Ul
TURXPIKE EEEtniOX.
IN pursuance ofthe provisions of section 41 b OflheGeneral Turnpike Law ol iSl!». the annual meeting of tho stocklioldt-rs in the '¦ BrUlgeport and Horseshoe Turnpike itoad Company," forthe election of ollicers for the eusulnK J-ear, Ih called, at the public Iiouse of Jonathan Sprecher, in thedtyof Laucaster. on MONDAY, NOVEaiBERlst.lSoy. betweeu ¦2 and 4 o'clock, p. m.
Bj- direction of the By-Laws,
ANDREW M. FraNT/, Presideut. oct2 .     .-tt 41]
TURXPIKE EEECTIOX".
A N election for Ollicers of the LANCASTKR A. A LITIZ TURNPIKE ROAD CA3IPAN V.
wJIl be held at Lltlz Springs Holel, on MON¬ DAY, NOVEMBER Ist. IStill. from 2 lo 4 o'clock, P. M. M. T. HUEBENER.
oct20-2t-49 Secretary.
TURXPIKE EEECTIOX.
THE annual election liir oUiccrs of thf* IUG SPRING AND BEAVBICVALLEY TURN¬ PIKE ROAD COMPANY, will he bt-ld on MONDAY-, NOVEMBER Lst. iswi, at tho pub¬ lic house of WUUam Cooper, in the Cityof Lancaster, between the hours of :; and 4 o'clock, p. ni.
CIIRISTIAN 15. HERR. oet20SL49 Ht-'cremrj-.
TO TIIE NTOCKIIOEUERH «>F THE   IX.
EAND IXSUItAXi^E AXD l^EPOMIT
«:OMPAXY.
4N Election for i;j Directors of said Compa¬ ny, to serve for the ensuing year, wili be i at the Banklns House in the city ot Lan¬ caster, on MONDAY. NOVEMBER 15. isftl, be¬ tween the hoursof II and li o'clock.
J. C. MUHLENBERG, oclgj 31.40         Treaxtirer.
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MIIiES A: AUXEU,
TIN AND SIIEET-IRON WORKE?..-i,
TTAVE removed from No.S WestOrauRn-'it. iX to No. IIJ.^ West King street. Lancaster, Pa., wbere tbey will have constantly on haud a large variety of TINWARE and Ilousekcep- ing GoodH.
TIN AND SHEET-IRON WORK of all kind'i promptlj- made to order, at modorate pri.-^e.-..
TIN ROOFING, SPOUTING A REP.\IRINO ofall kinds executed at Lhelowe:it cash
prlce.'?,and In the best workmanlike manner.
D. .NIILES. H. F. AUXER.
my 5 if-'l't
CVRRIAt^ES I CARRIA«i:S I
El>GEKl.Ey & CO.,
jSrarkel Strtet, rear of Marlcot TToiiho.s,
LANCASTEU, PA.",
TT'EEP on haud and niakf toorder IIiocheap- J\, est, ncaicstaud ui.isi durable work in tUo mnrkot, such ns   * BUGCIK^
MARKET WAGONS, and
CARR I AG CS Of cverj- descriptlou. We also keep constant fy on iiatid the llnest :iud eheiipest a.s.>iOrtnii'utoi SPX'OND-HAND WOKK in the County.
REPAIRING prompliy nttc-niled (0.
ALL WfUiK WARUAN'lED.
E. EDGERLY. .T.SFfAUD,
J. li.NijRBECK.
marfi 'flfl  rangl-tf
Clfteap as liie Clscapcst I
AMOS MILKY' bcrehj- Inforran tho public thathe bas uowon hand a complete stock ofbis own m*Jnuruclun:of
.SADDLES. HARNESS. TRUNKS. J:.\
Ho Ilaltcrs bimseif that bis FANCY HAR¬ NESS cannot be criualled by anj-esta blirJi men I in this citv, nnd bis prices nre moderate,
JSjr-REPAlRINU pronipilj-aiif-ntlBd to.
Mr. aiiley Js al.HO agont for
BaUcr^8 Ifoof X.iniuieul,
the best article kuown for Quarter or Rand Crack, Cornn,Thrush,Contrncted, Hard or Brit¬ tle Hoofs, &c., and for general use In place ot Stuffing or Soaking. As a dre-s-slng for the out¬ aide of the Hoof it has no superior. ttfi,CaU aud get a circular.
AtA.MILEY'S BatlUIe & HameaH Marrnfactory, No,"7 North Queen SL„ne:it door to SboOer Hot-' ' -      ¦
Totel LanciLStKr.Pa.
FKANK  K. £,ANnr.^, K7.E.\ F. T.A.N'nrS, J^lCOa 3. r.ANOIri.
Keystone illacliiue  WorJiji,
EAST .lA.MES STREET.
LANC-VSTER.CITV, Pa.
¦Jf AVINO removed our Works from CliP'-.t- -tX nut slreet to our uew buildings on Eaii; James street, we would respectfullj- Inform tbe generous public that wo arc uow prepared todoallUludof MQcbliieWorkwiih dispalco, sneh as
.STATIOXAUY AXD POUTARI.E .STI:A.^( EX«IXR**
ofany required power or llnlsh,
MILL GEARING. SH-VFTING, PULLEV^i,
IKON A BRAS.S i.'AaTINUS, &C.
Wo also manufacturo a new and Improved
GRAIN THRESHER AND SEPARATOl:, requiring less power, and doing raoro work t ti abetter manner than nny other machine i:i thecountry. The PELTON H0R.SEP0W!:R. the best tu the market; CORN PLANTEIW and CULTIVATOR-S of a ncw kind: Farmer ,' PORTABLE GRIST -MILL. Ac.
MODELS ofevery description made toorJftr.
REPAIRING neatly doue with desimlcJi.
Cash Paid for old iron.
JIS- GIVE U.S A CALL. -£5l
mai'9*&S-Rmarl7j        LANDIS &, CO.
SAM'Lii.cox, wir.c,5tc'.cKow:r, jacob illT.VV
SAMUEL B. COX & CO.
Carriage   MannlaciHrer.s    uiufl Praoticai i^ZecIiaiileii}.
CouNEK Doke and Vr:>'K Hri^., LAscAyTEjt, Pa ,
TT'EEP constantly on hnnd nnd maunfaclure JVto order CARRIAGES OF EVEItY DK^- CRIPTION, made of the hest maierlais aud tiy experienced workmeu.
Havingbeen engaged In tbeCftrrLisemaklni' bnslnessforsomej'car.stlifyfLV'Iooiiiidanttlifit the work made hy them will he found fully equallfuotsuperiorloauy otlitr nm.Itf In th.) Slate, either asto style.workmiiushiiM.r quiUUy of materials, and al.so in reu.>iouab]eiiess o: price. Tlicj" Iherefore Invito tiiose In v.-ant or Carriages, to give Iheiu a cull before purchrii^- 'ng elsewliere.
The following PREMIUMS bave boen nwr'.nl- ed to this establlshmuiil:—A premium by ;lio Lancnster Conniy Fair ...f WA ior 11E.STSULK V: also, a Premium and Silver Medal Ibr tile 1U>;V SHIFTING-TOP BUOfiV. A Silver M.-<l:il b.v thellistorical Agricultural and Mechanicnilii- stitnto.In Juue.lSjy; and al.'io by thu Kult.mi InstItnto.Novemher.I.'i-if>.f<.rI!F>iT.SHIFTINU- TOP BUGGY nntl TRirniNG BUGGY.
AH work nianufactur<-<lat tlii.scsIabiisiiiUfuL is warranled. Repairing "f alt kindsdon«^ on short notice.
 SAMUEL v.. COX A CO.
lSG<)-70.
iSGu-ro,
J^
CALL A]VO SEK.
U.ST UECKJVKD, :i »-I:oi.-f! seioi-Iion of
CLOTHS. c\
CA^?IMER^:S. VE.ST1NG, COATINGS. OVERCOATINGS ami (>Ip.-o K"nds in general, for Fall and  vVimec Cloihiug, whicli will be innriD promptlv to order In a snii^dar- lory manner.at the MKRCliANTTAlLORlN(J AND FURNISfHNG   ESTABLISHMENT OI'
S- S. KATKIVOX,
C<>r. North Quepu nnil Orange zita-,
Immodiately opposite yhob..^r*.s  Eaijle IfOl»*t.
LANCASTER CT TV. PA.
Blue. Black. Brown, Dahlia aud Mi.xcd Hea- VtM-s.ChinuhiUlcsand MeUons, tor Ovt;n:oal-<. or heavj- biislDi'.-s.s suits.
Blue.Black,Browu, DahUa and Mixed Tri¬ cots, Granites, Elbeufs, J'iques. Ca.-yjiui.'re j, Cheviots and othf v material for suUin;^.
Also, Blue, Black. Brown. Dahlia aud I'liMu Brondclolhs, lor dress snits.
A lar^e varietj' ol' Philn, Fnucy. Slripctt and BarreJ Cass I mor os. for (¦jUitaUwrnr^ and v«stf>. Also, Velvet, Valencia. C'ashnifro and toil!; vesllnys. Tlicse jtood.s will bo mnde promptly toorder. or cut. and trimmed, or sold hy tbn yard as low as they can hepurchast'd elscvv'hen*.
ItEADY-MADE CEOTIIIXCJ
Will lie sold verj' low—evon at rosr.nr hrlovs cost—as Iho present Inientlou of the pn>priei[»i Is to discoutlnue that depsirtment oMhittiiul.*, and devote all his meaus anu energies lu cu-i- tom work.
Thepubllc will cprtninly find hnroains Jr. tlip-secli>thiiig. If the.v can uppreciiUo a b:ir- gaiii, aud they are thereior*? rci^iin-iiuily invi¬ ted to CALL AND SEE!
s. ^. UATirvo:;.
Merchaul Tuiiurnud Draper. Lancaster, I'a.
N. B.—Ageneral lino of i-'urnlshlug Goodi. Ttt'H.Huspendcts..vr.  lseivj«) am40
JATon KErNiioi.n,    CJO TO     e. i.. Bi:!.%-nai.D. AND EUY VOl-R
Nlovcs!   Htoxesll   Hio\e}ilU
P.A.Rf.OR.    COOK.   AND    PINING   ROOM MTOVl'lS.thebestout and llielowest prlei-^.
IIOUSE FURNfStllNG  OOODS
In nn eudlcss varif^lv, sucli as Coppor an.t Iruu Keilles. Knivesaiid Forks. Spoons. Inm LaiUe.s. Looking Glasses, Tulis, ihiekcts, Biusti- I's, Fans,Stair Rods,Qiii'enswnreand uumei- «usotlitu'arlicle.s.
OIL CLOTHS, OIL CLOTIIS,
thel)e.sland mo\t lieanliful pnllcrus in Lau¬ caster.
We give onr connlry and city frieiid>; a re: •
dial invitaliou in give ns a i.';ill. and exaiiil;i.'
ourstoek.    We wiU sell ch»*ap,    Wv. hitVv'iil-o
on hand a general assortiuoni ofHAUDWAt'l ,
Nails, Gla.NS, Locks, Hinges 'Vhilo Lt-ad. Oil-;.
Paints, Grotvrlcs, Ac. Duii'r i..fi,'(;r. iiu-pim-i-.
RKINIIOLD A Nt'N.
Cornerof North tim-fii and Wnlnul .•vtr^etfi,
apl*.;*»-tr21   r L:tnc!J<ti-i.
IIATS AND CAIAS!
NEW STORE! NEW EJUM! ANU NEW GOODS!
HAVING removed from tlu* Old simid tn We.st Klngslreet to No. 2,1 EAST KI^•; .*^T.. opposite the Lancaster Conntv Hank, aiiil liavlug iussoclatcd wiih me Clms. II. Amer. under the Ilrm ofSmiili tt ,\nicr. wcv.-ould iii- viloaU wanting IUVTm or C.VI'S to «lv» ns jt call. Weshall emle:iv(»rat all limes lo ket-p on band a generjil a.s.'itirtmeiil of jirtlfli'>; In our line, comi.rlsinu' liic LATIvST ^»TYL^>;. iiiul slialt oiler Uie sitme ;a SATISFACT'UM PRICES, as we Imvu jidopted Ihe followinir motto:
QUIC^A SALICS A SMALL PI^FITS.
With tlie above motto, logellier wilh agHi- orai desire to plea.so ami close altoniion !.  bnslness, wo hope lo luerit a liljcna shure t»i public patronage.
Calland see us whether for wisli to buy or not.   NOTROUBLETOSIIOW GOODS,
irw-All Mud:* of HATS and CAPS made to order at short notice.
SMITH A   A3IER- FnEDBRTCK SMmr. fllAK, It. AMKU.
may22 tf-*.!7.
Super-Plio.tipliate ol" rime
FOR SALE.
rilHE.uudersigned aro Sole Agents for Riiode'i* lsiTPER-PHOSPUATl->-StandardMaumi.
Also, for tho HARRISBURG FERTILIZER
CO. PIIOSPHATE, which Is a supwioVortlcI"
sepS-tf-I.'i J. R. BITNER rt: BRO.
H'AXTED.
A girl about 12 or IC J-ears of nge to do light Ji housework, forasmall Cimilj'. ForwhTch liberal wnges will be paid.   For futher iufor-
Address EUAS HARMAN, Soudersburg Post Office Oct 9 Jt* Lancaster County, Pa,
SAEE BILES   OF EVERY DESCBTPTION published attbls-Offlce—nt Short Notice ami RttheliOweat Rates,