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PERCY P. SCHOCK,
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An Independent Family Journal, Devoted to News, Literature, Agriculture, and General Intelligence.
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Established in 1854.
MARIETTA, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1886.
Yol. XXXli. ^0.
"WHTI
A bahy came into the world ono day.
And the parents smiled in pride, Ab SAvift to the messages flashed away
Came greeting from far and wide.
A haliy Avcnt out of tho -world one night.
And tbe mother moaned aloud. For tho stainless soul   that had gained tha liKht,
For the form in the pearl-white shroud.
"Oh!  the mystery here, the prohlom deep—
J-'liilosophers p,auso a-vvhilu! Wliy do Ave lauuh when Ave ought to weep
And weep when wc ought to smile"?
-INellie F. O'Neill, in Boston Courier
NOT A \VOIW.\N'S UEA.SON.
1 wouldn't TTcar ;i .Ter.sey, To sliow my figure thin.
And lot mm ."seo the most of mo AVas horrid bones and  skin.
I wouldn't bang my ringlets
Nor Ave.ir store hair at all; 1 wouklri't clioose cay Frencb-hcclcd shoes
To maice my feet look small.
I wouldn't wear a corset To squeeze my lungs and waist:
Oh;   I would be from all things fro* Only by nature graced.
I Avouldu,'t think of marriage;
To help at home I'd plan. In fact, 1 Avould be—\-ery good—
Because—1 am a man.
A "SECRET_OF_THE SEA."
The folloAA'ing ptory Avas told mc a short time ago by n friend, Avho had it only second hand from tm eye-Avitness of the Avhole affair.    My friend began thua:
"The .strange thing I ain going to tell you is true; I knoAv it liecause I have it from fi friend, or, r;ithcr, a relation, of one of the oflfic(;rs on board the ship.
"Sonic years ago, before the existence of the Suez Canal, a large East indiaman WHS making her Avay easily, Avith li^ht summer Avinds, along through the Indian Ocean to Calcutta. The Cape had been passed several day.si before, and now, Avith charming Aveather, officers and passen- cers, to eay nothhigof the crew, Avere look¬ ing forward to the end of Avhat had been n pleawint, though quite uneventful A'oy- age.
"They had had nothing more serious than a 'half-gale o' Avind,' had met only three or four ships homcw ard honnd; nnd in spite of a.score of more agrecible passengers, in spite of last sensation lioAcl.s, of nnisical cnlertaimucnt.s of flir¬ tations by UK onlght on deck, and even ill spite of unlimited gossip, the days bad grown Acry nionotonou!--, and the Aveeks imacctmntably long; even li;^ht- liearted middies had begun to chafe and fret over the long   confin<Mnent   on    fhip-
boai-d, and the young ladies to sigh for un excitement.
"I take it for granted that a'oit knoAv tliat the scrAice of the Ka.<t Indii Com- jiany's shijiswas like the Naval in its or¬ ganization; there Avcre cajjlain, Pcnlcn- aiits, midshipmen and i)ctty oflicers; the chips Avert^ moimtcd Avitli heavy guns, and vere A\ell arnu^l, and manned Avith men Iraitud for fitrbtiiig. 'J'lie Aoyage Avas long, and in time of A^nr the Jndiameu Avcre n^garded as very desirable booty. Tlie.'se ships were large, stiongly built and very commodious, and often luxuriou.sly fitted np.
" The day had been hot, and the light ¦Avind liad died almost entirely away; the gre.'it ship rose ;ind fell on the long waves, and iler sails hung loosely from the tall masts that slowly sAvaycd back and forth ^A'lth a monotonous, creaking sound one knoAvs so AveU Avho has been much at sea. It \A'a.s "sundoAvn," and the short twilight ofthe tropics AAas fast deei>eniiig into night; cvci'3'bodj' had come uixju deck to enjoy sucli a\ liifl's a'' air as might be stir¬ ring, the passengers and oflicers on the quarter-deck, while the crew were hanging over the side or lazily lounging ou tho neat coils of rope about the deck.
".Suddenly a faint, very faint sound— fco faint, one knew not what it we.s nor Avhence it came—or scarcely if there had been a sound at all. People asked each other about it; some had heard it and otliers had not ; and alter .some discii.ssion It A\as deciderl there really was iiothiiig ;it all. And just :ih they readied that con¬ clusion tlic wiund came again, and a little dearer, more jiositive than before, so that every one heard something. 'It Ava.s the moan of the iirceze through the rigging '' 'No, it A\as the bcU for"aid:' It Ava.s lifty most onliiiaiy soinuls in the world, and <iuite a mattcrof cour.se that it should havo been hcaid; and tlien—again it came—as ifitdro])ped fiom the air, and Avcre the fcob of .'-ume sad-liearted spint floating by. And then the thing Avas talked over and over, and everjtiody had u theory, and no body Avas satisticd Avith any oi thcni.
"Meaiitime it ^^rew darker, and the gro.it stars of the Southern World ."Started out, making the night himinousAA ith their Avon- derful glory. A silence fell uixin tiie busy tongues, and all eyes Avere gazing up\A';ird, when suddenly through the hush brc(ko the tone of a bell. Full, clear, mu.'-lcnl it rang out, then died s^loAvly, .cecmiug to go further and further aAvay, until tlie last faint sound came from n longdistance off; then again silence, and people looked st rangcly at each other, and almo.st as if they were fearful of breaking that stillne.<-'S by speak¬ ing the Avoids that hung on every lip. At last Captain Stanley hailed the masthead.
««'No, sir, nothing in sight. It's a little misty up to Avindward.
" 'Keep a sharp lookout—d'ye hear ?' " 'Ay, ay, sir :'
"A slight puir of Avind blcAV past the Bhip—just slight enough to l>ear the dis¬ tinct tone of the my.steiiousbell,and al.so to ttell from Avhich direction it came: it Avas rfleeper, clearer, fuller than )j«'fore. The jnystery deepened, but Captain Stanley .paid, quietly: 'That mist undoubtedly holds the solution of the alTalr; it is .scjnie s^hip's bell, as Ave shall .>see as soon as it lifts a little' But h^ur after bonr -went on, and still the mist hung Ioav on the water, and fetill the mournful eound of that bell Avas ixune to the ears that listened all through the night on boarrl the. Dare. FcAv left the deck, and all night long the t^ad, Aveiid toUing kept them company— j'.ow secmiutrly cl<..v r to llicm, and again so faint and far aAvay. It Avas uncanny, nnd to thc.«en.sitive ones souuded like the strokes of doom.
"Just l:.efore  early  dawn, Awhile   it was 3'et only a clear biarlight, the mist  lifted, and ut once came the cry frum   the mast^ head : 'Something to windward.' " 'What is she likcx'
" 'Well, it's u queer sort of craft alto¬ gether.'
« 'Mr Crabbs. A\'ill you go np and see wiiat Aou make of her?' .said C'.ptain )^tanley: and Mi'- Cralii.s, a lightlooted young middy, spran- up the nggiug, und in a fcAV moments reli.rncd, .s;iyi!:g:
.< 'She or it, is ii very qi:ocr-h)(>kmg thing, .sir; it is pretty dark yot, but as ^^Til is I can see, it looks like a big lb t hoat with a sort of liun.so on ii-it hoala low   in   the   Avater.    And tha. jc-., tu-^
keeps on  tolling, sir,'   said   little   Crabbs, hesitatingly.
" 'Yes—yes—v,-e can all hear the bell plainly enough, Mr. Crabbs!' and turning to the lirst-lieuteuant. Captain Stanley %\-ent on: 'Mr. Fraser, see a boat lowered away at once; send Mr. Crabbs in com¬ mand of her, to board this stranger and find out what this means.'
"A few miimtes later one of the ship's boats, manned Avith a creA\' of six men, and little Cr.ibbs in the stem, was pulling to¬ wards the llatlxjat, which liad become visible from the ship's deck. There was no .steady Avind, but a slight puff or tAvo had been made the mo.st of to draw a little closer to the strange thing, and the Uare '^lOAv lay almost or quite becalmed about •vvo miks distant from it; the house, or .thin—the top of it at least—could be seen , ed a sort of cros.'^beam arrangement on vvhich hung the bell Avhose solemn voice A\'as beard as tbe boat rose and fell with the Avaves, but no living soul Avas visible. Evei'3' glass was directed upon the little boat as it came up alongside. Mr. Crabbs •AA-as seen to climb up tne side and in.staut- ly di.sapjx'ar, Avhile in the same moment the boat puslied off antrmade for the ship, pulling in a dhsordered, hesitating man¬ ner, stopping for a few minutes' discus- Bion .seemingly, then resuming their way with a long, regular stroke.
"Arrived at the ship's side they came on board iu a dazed sort of Avay, A\-ith Avhite, scared faces; and uiKin Captain Stanley's stern demand for an explana¬ tion they managed to tell their story.
"They saw no human being, they heard no sound of human voice on that haunted thing; but as Mr. Crabbs stepped upou the top of the high buhvark, a large black figure reached up and seized him with its long arms, and dragged him doAvn; and there ¦was a sound of rattling chains and of shrieks and yells of fiendL«h laughter; aud the thing Avas loaded with devils, and the Foul I'iend himself had got ixior Mr. Crabbs, and they got aAvay as fast as they could.
"And sad and terrible enough it all AA-as, nnd that horrid bell went ou tolling an awful knell for poor, bright-hearted little Crabbs. There Avero sobs and tears, and pale cheek.s and mourning for the lad; and after a lit¬ tle the captain said, M'ith a hard voice, nnd a set, stern look on his pleasant face :
" 'Mr. Fnu-cr, send that boat back Avilh a fresh creAv; or, rather, take command yourself, f:ir—take tho best men and jilenty of arms."
"Aud in a fcAv moments the little lx>at Avent back, carrying men who liad rather light a man-of-Avar twice their size than face a foe that Avas unknoAvn, and do'aht- less belonged to the unseen A\orld; but they Aveut, and resolutely, for everylxxly loved little Ci'abb.s.
"How earnestly aud anxious they Avere watched from the decks of the Dare one can Avell imagine. Mr. Fraser and the boatswain, Avell armed and revolver in hand, climbed cautiously up the side of the flatboat, and Avere seen to raise their heads slowly aiiove the bulvsark. And this is Avhat they saAV: a magnificent Bengal tiger of the finest ijrccd just finish¬ ing his revolting meal ! They fired to¬ gether, and the great cieatuie fell over and died without a struggle.
•'Then the Ixiat's crew Avere ordered to come up, and they carefully climbed on board, and A^ ith a pi.stol in each hand, lie- gan an exploration of the cabin ; there Avas no door to it, and as they entered the Avide doorway, there right before them they siiw tAvo skeletons—of a man and Avoman, chained, one again.st etich side of the room. BetAveen them, in the mid.st, Avas a broken chain, one end still riveted to the floor— the other hung to the neck of the slain tiger!
"Fronting the doorway, on the Avail Avas written iu Arabic : '.Such is my vengeance upon those Avho rouse my jealousy.' The gha.stly tale was told.
"Silent from horror, they gathered to¬ gether all that was left of the gay middle, and covering them Avith a boat-cloak, the Dare's men roAved back and told their story.
"Lieutenant Fraser told it all to the person Avhotold it to me, and strange .'ind horrible as it is—Avell, you know, 'nothing is too strange' or too horrible 'to be true'; and my story is true."
A lady living in the country near a pub¬ lic highA^ ay relates the following incident, forthe truth of which she vouches: An emigrant Aragon came along one daj* and stopped in front of the house. It Avas a sorry-looking turnout, consisting of a rickety ohl covered Avagon drawn tjy a lame horse nnd aliony, old, blind mule. A AVoman wearing a faded calico dress and a man's straw hat Avas driving. She reined her team up under a tree in front of the house and came up to the i>orch on Avhich 1 AA-as .sitting.
"IIOAV de do ? " she siild, Avilh a marked twang.
"(;oO<l day," I replied.
•'Yon. the madaia here ? "
«»I am the lady of the house."
"Awful hot, aint it ? "
"Yes, it is. It must be very Avarm travelUng."
"It's fairly bilin'. I stopped to ask a little favor."
"indeetl," I replied, "J shall be glad to obllde you if Ican."
"Thankee, mom. Well, you see, my man's sick out yander in the Avugon."
"Wliat ia tho matter A\ith him'"' I a.sked.
"Oh, I dunno. He's jest natchelly pulin'. That's all. He cayn't seem to eat plain, substantial food, but is alters wantio' his little knickknack.s, so I've Btopixsd to a.sk if you've got anything in j-our cublierd likea little right sour butler- milk or clabber an' some cokl greens or cabbage an' soda biskits Avith a slice o' real fat bacon to go Avith 'em."
I had none of the "dahiUe.s" or "knick- knacks" named, but 1 found in my pjintry a hard boiled egg, a 1>oav1 of cold turnips, and a dish of baked beans, which the "pulin' " man ate with great aA-idity, giving me the impression that no great anxiety need be felt regarding his physical condition.—| Youth's Companion.
An Afl'eotloiiate Si>oiiae.
Horace Smith told a good story of a night he had passed in a stage conch. The four inside passengers had naturally endeaA-ored to settle themselves as com¬ fortably as circiiin.stances avould pt^rniit. Tavo of them Avere a inarried couple, the husband sitting Avith his l:)ack to the horsQp and evidently not altogether at hia ease. Aliout half an hour after starting he turned to his wife and anxiously in¬ quired if she Avas comfortable, "rretty Avell," she replied in a droAvsy tone. "Vou feel no draught fnim tlie Aviudow?" " None at all." "Quite sure." "giute." "Ah," remarked the affectionate spouse, •'then .supjiose avc ciiatige places."
Money I.':'sued" iu 1778 and 1771) by Congress has no value save for curios ty hunters. After a certain date it Avas not redeemable.
TAKE   BKKD.
BY  OATU  BRITTLE.
Poot-sore, hungry, and out of heart, A fox and wolf Avere Avearily trotting,
Devislug plans to gain a meal At little cost of time in i)lotting.
Anon they spied a mule, who .stood Out in the meadoAV calmly thiukinp,
His loug ears Happing to and fro. His sleepy eyes serenely blinking.
•' Ha ! " whispered Fox, a tricky elf, " Dear brother Wolf, as I'm a sinner,
Here's just what avc most sorely need; Here's meat for many a hearty dinner.'
" What beast it is," said brother Wolf, " I fain would leani ere we assail hira.'
Said brother Fox, " Your hint is good: Suppose you inarch right up and hail him."
"Friend Avlth the waving e.irs," said Wolf, "We strangers both are glad to greet you.
I'm Wolf; he's Fox. What is your name? It is^D honor, sir, to meet you."
"My name," said Mufe, "is graven deep Upon i.iy hinder hoof—the near one;
You'll laugli -Ahcn you have spelled it ot^i For it i.i such a very queer one."
Wolf trotted gayly to the rear.
M»ile raised his toot—to save him trouble— Then let it drive.    I'ull teu feet off
Poor Wolf lay iifek-ss on the stubble.
MORAL.
Take not the cunning man's advice;
A tricky friend you'll always find him. Aud wheii you interview a mule,
For safety's sake don't stand behind him. —[Harper's Young People.
The Uses of an Enemy, Always   keep   an   enemy   on   hand—a brisk, hearty, active enemy.
Remark the uses of an enemv:—
1, The having one is proof tliat you are somebody. Wishy-washy, empty. Avorth- less people never have enemies. Men who never move never i-un against anything; and Avlten a man is thoroughly dead and utterly buried, nothing ever runs against him. To be run against is proof of exis- teuce and position; to run against some¬ thing is pi-oof of motion.
2. An enemy ks lo »ay tho least, not partial to you. He will not flatter. He AA'ill not exaggerate your virtues. It is very probable that he will slightly magnify your faults. The benefit of that is two¬ fold ; it is to permit you to knoAv that you have faults, aud are, therefore, not a monster, and it malces them of such size as to ]ye visible and manageable. Of course, If you have a fault, you de.sire to know it; when you become aAvare that you have a fault, you desire to correct it. Your enemy does lor yoti this valuable work Avhich your friend cannot perform.
,3. In addition, jour enemy keej.'s you Avide aAvake. He docs not let you sleep at your post. There are two that always Avatch—namely, the loA-er aud the hater. Your lover Aerftche.*; that yon may sleep. He keeps off noises, excludes night, adjusts surroundings, that nothing may disturb you. Your hater Avatcbes that you may not sleep. lie stirs jou up Avhen you are napping. He keeps your facul.^ies on tne alert. FA'cn Avhen he does nothing he Avi'.l have put you in .such a state of mind that vou cannot tell Avhat he will do next, nnd nts mental qui vlve must be Avorth some¬ thing.
4. He is a detective am.ong your friends. Y'^ou need to know Avho your friends are, nnd who are not, nnd Avho are your enemies. The last of these three Avill discriminate the other tAvo. When your enemy goes to one Avho is neither friend or niemy, and assails you, the indifferent one will have nothing to say or chime in, not becatise he is your enemy, but because it is so much easier to assent'than to oppose, and especially than to refute. But your friend will take up cudgels for you on the instant. He will deny everything und insist on proof, and proving is very hard work. There is nol a truthful man in t he world that could afford to undertake to prove one-tenth of all his assertions. Your friend will call your enemy to the proof; and if the indifferent person, through care¬ lessness, repeats the assertion of your enemy, he is soon made to feel the incon- Aenience thereof by the zeal your friend manifests. FoIIoav your enemy around and you will find your friends, for he Avill develop them so that they cannot be mis¬ taken.
The next best thing to having a hundred real friends is to haAC one open enemy.— [Dr. Deems.
Laven Tennis. I^awn tennis has become very popular in this countiy in the last thi-ee years. It has been much played in the north and east for some some years past, and during the last season It has taken a firm hold on the sotrth, Avhere croiiuet, Avhich Avas for many years so popular, has been almost entirely displaced. In the A\est it is be¬ coming known, and wherever it has beea played it has become popular. There is a general impression that tennis is a game for men aud effeminate men. This is a great mistake. The game requires great agility, quickness and coolness; and one has to centre ids entire mind on the game to play it at all successfully. The exer¬ cise the game affords is probably the must beneficial of any of the out-door sports, as it is not spasmodic or A-iolcnt, ijut general,
and pei-vading the eulire body. VieA\ ed in this light, it is much superior to Avhat is commonly known as "exercise." AVith its combined benefits of regular exercise in the healthful bright sun and fresh air, it cannot be denied that tennis is one of the most healthful sports knoAvn. The clothes one Avears are loose nnd light, and tnusthe best effects ot exercise are at¬ tained.
Tennis is generally regarded as a simple game, and it is frequently said that " it's nothing to knock a ball backward aud for- Avard over a net." One game witli a player AA'ho is at all skilled will convince anyone of the absurdity of such a vicAv of the sport. The skill required in "serving" in the various ways, the •' returning " of the ball, and above all the "placing" of the ball—in which ther« are not more than half a dozen players in this country Avho are successful—ia probably greater than in any game in vogue.
" I regard it," said a well-kno\ATi player, •' as much more scientiflc than billiards, and equally as hard as baseball."
In the south the popular game is cro¬ quet, but being so conducive to quarrels and misunderstanding it has almost fallen into disuse aud tennis is fast taking its place.
TUe Ten Most Important  Inventions.
The editor of a Buffalo newspaper re¬ cently asked the subscribers to name the ten most important inventions of all time. More than 8U0 nnswers were received, and the ten inventions receiving the most votes Avere: The telegraph, printing press, steam engine, cotton gin, telephone, mariner's (^njipas.s gun powder, sewing machine, lelescop-i-, and photography. TAV.mty voles Avere in favor of the steamboat, six fur l^aper, two lor lime-peices, and only one lor the ocean cable.
QUININilAND OPIUM TRADE.
Decrease in the Frirc of Quiiilno—17s0 of  tbe Indian   Bark—xiie   Im¬ portation of Opium.
Though it is said, and not Avithout soma reason, that the Englishman holds his grip on India by taking his daily dose of quinine rather than by drawing hissAVord, it is nevertheless true that the consump¬ tion of this febrifuge in the United States Is exceedingly large and ahvnys increasing. The exceedinj^ly m.iignanimons action ot our legislators, A\-bich placed quinine on the free Itst, hr\s caused, in the coiirse of trade, the price of the alkaloid to be closely Avatciied.
For fiscal year ending June, ^0, 1S84, the total import of dutiable drugs aud chcmi- cal#A^'ere Avorth ?]8,L'(;o,700, tigainst $19,- 976,975 in 1883, while the Import of free dmgw nnd chemicals was J=3:5,80'2,- 210, a pain of ?1,096, 745 over the values of the year tiefore. This increase is with¬ out a doubt due to the enlargement of the free list, and tends to show that the drug business, in its relation to the Avluile Inisl- ness of the countiy, has suffered less than other trades.
The most imiwrtant article in the whole list is quinine, and there Avas nfi increase in the imi)ortati<m of quinine salt.s, Avith a decrease of cinchona bark for n\aTinfactui'- ing purjxiscs. In 18S4, 1,203,732 ounces of quinine Siilts Avere imported, against 1,- 0.55,704 ounces in 1883, and 704,493 ounces in 18S3. The decrease iu importation of bark has Ijeen quite marked. In 1884, 2,.588,307 pounds of cinchona bark AA-ere imported, iu 1883 3,639,315 pounds, and in 188:2 5,» 010,547 pounds. From the ixDunds of bark alone, hoAvever, no verj' exact statis¬ tics can be obtained of the yieht of qui« nine, because of the varying quality of the natural alkaloid. Of late yeiirs the bulk of cultivated bark, though smaller, might present an amount of quinine salts quite as great as AA'hen larger Importations of the crude material Avere made iu for¬ mer years. To London, the great mart oi the bark, East India sent more bales in 1884 than in prior years, Avhile from Cu- pren, Columbia and New Grenada ship¬ ments have diniinishefl. This arises from the fact that the cultivated bark grown in India, containing a larj^er proportion of the natural alkaloid, is easier ai;d more profitable to work thau the South Amer¬ ican. While South American bark dete¬ riorate-', Indian barks are improving. Some attention lias l)e;-n paid of late to growing bark in Boli\ in Avith the same care to the culture of the tree as in the Ea.st, but il is doubtfu! Avhet.her trie South American i)ro(liict can lie produced cheap enough to comp'Jte Avith the Indian on ac¬ count of the dear and uncertain labor in Holivia and the heavy cost of freight.
Generally the belief has been entertained that in the East Indies planlations of cinchona Avere very protitable liui it may be found from the reiwrt that the out¬ turns have disappointed the gioAvera. AN'hether bark ia in excess of di'n\aiid no ojiportunity of jtalglng is afforded. It la believetl that Java Avill furnish in tho future a much larger ])roportlou of bark than in the past. It is unfortunate that up to this time larger direct shipments have not been made of Easteni cindiona bark to this country. The iiresent con- dtiiou of the bu.siness is that our manu¬ facturers of quinine must purchase tho burk iu London, and e-\i>enses are iu- crciused.
I.,ooking at tlie manufactured article quuiiue, in lsS4 the price opened at $1.75 l)er ounce, this price iKing due to a com¬ bination of inanufactur«*rs. In September it Avas 11, and in December 95 cents. The inqxirts of ls,S4 Avere l,'i6.3,73:i ounces the decrease being'JOO.COO ounces more than in iss:i, and almost 1,000,000 more than iu 1879. Reasons for the lowering of price of quiuiue seem to Imve been, in imrt, comi)€tition of foreign mauuf.-icturers, but the more imiwrtant factor, it is sup- l)osnble, is the hirge increase of good bark. From au average of :f2»*(5 gold for an ounce of quinine in 1880, the price in 1884 Avns 11.27. To-day quuiine is quoted at from 88 to 95 cents jier ounce, according to Avhethersold in bulk or put up.
Of opium as a source of morphine— the im})ortation of the crude dnig, used for medicinal purposes—the quantity va¬ ries year by year but litth*. L;ust year 204,740 ixmnds Avcre imported; in lss3 2'Z'J,QVZ. To prevent the use of opium for smoking the custom rate was increased from e^t) to-SlO per pound. The advance of ?4, which took place in ,ruly,18H3. seems to have checked that terrible vice of opuim smoking, though it is too early as yet to assume any gains iu morals as the result of recent legislation. The value of opium inqwrted as a medicine in 1884 was $601,014, and for smoking purposes «=10,124. In 188:!, the value of opium for smoking was $2,084,.")89, this largft quantity having been hurried in in the early months of the year so as not to snl>- ject it to the increased (bity of $4. The average value of opium used in the United States by the Chinese or others, in their dealh-de-!ling pip'^.^ scrm.^; to be al tirst cost 4;SOO,000 a year. AVhen used to cater to human vice, •*ri,.'")00,000 Avould bo u figure Avithin the limit.
Moriarly Threw IIi<£li.
Here is a funny story ab(*ut the pro¬ prietress of a Tar Flat hotel. It seems that al)out Christmas time she got up a raffie at a half a croAvu a ticket to dispo.se of her dilapidated piano. Of course all her lodgers took chauces—anything for a raffie—and on Christmas Eve the affair came off in the hotel bar-parlor. Each of the men had taken their throw at the dice —and for the lx»nefit of the innocent and ignorant, Ave will explain that the highest t-hrow of the dice in such an Instanwo Avould be fifty-four; vit lejist, such Avas the cai>e with the landlady's dice.
"Have yez all had a throw?" demanded the hvndlady.
"We have," Avas the reply.
"Well, now, b'ys, there's a young leedy out in the anty-room who don't loike lo shoAv henselt among so many men. Are yez willin' the ciaytnre should throAV her dice inside in the anty-room.'"
"Certainly," was the gallnnt answer from the cioAvd.
The old Uuly loddkd into the ante-room, with the dice-lK.).\, and presently returned.
"Well, b'y.s. have yez all thrown?"
 •We have.'
"Weil, what's yer highest?"
"Forty-foor, fnr JMoriarty."
"Weil, b'ys, forty-fcjor's high, but si.\ty- sL\ is higher, an' the piauo remains iu the
house."      .	
A   Curloiifi   Aiiikuuiiceiaeut.
The folloAving is a copy of a bill i)o.><tcd (>nthe Avails of a village near Uuiidee; "A lecture on total ab.stincnce will be delivered in the open air and a collection will lie made at the door to dclray ex- jM-'Uses."
Kentucky pride is asdoise as tvcntucky ignorance, which is the darkest hue ia the r^t.—[Louisville DeiuocruL.
Absolutely Pure.
This pov. lier never vanes. A marvel of puri¬ ty st rtMigtli anil A^liole.someness. Mor(^ ceono- ii'iieMl than tlic orilinary kiuiis. and cannot be soli! In eonipletition wit h t lie miUlituUeof low- test, short weifyhl.ulum oiphosplnitc powders Sold only in cans. Uoyal B.akin.j ro-.vDKu Cu. lOti Wall St., N. V. 47 .Wt
BAUGhTS
$25
PHOSPHATE
ACTIVE, PERMANENT, COMPLETE ANIMAL BONE MANURE
FOR S.VliK BY
J. S. WALLACE, Christiana. G. R. SMITH, Ronks H.O. LEACHEY, Mountville. E. K. HERR, Ouarryville. HERSHEY &. EBY, Manheim. I. PHENEGAR, Strasburg. N.H.SPRECHER, Ephrata. MUSSER (StWENGER,New Holland J. C. KEENER, Elizabethtown. STERRETT& SPANGLER,Marletta J. G. MAST, Mast. KAUFFMAN & SON, Lititz. J. K. SHULTZ, Washington Boro.
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larper's Bazar.
ILLUSTRATED
Hrirprr's Bazar is the only paper In the world that combines the choicest literature nnd the lincst art Illustrations Avlth the latest fashions and methods ot household adornment. It« Aveckly illustration.s and (Icscription!* of the niiwest I'aris un<l New York .styles, wit li its use- tnl pat tenislieetsui>plement sand cut patterns, by eiiiilUing lailie.s to be their own dres.sm.akersi, save iiiaiiy tiiiie-J the cost of subscription. Its jiaiiei'soncoolvlnjir. the management of servants and liousekeepingiii itsA'arious details are emi¬ nently jiracticul. .Aluch attention is gU-en to the iiiicrestlng topic of social etifiuette, and its illnstrations of art-needlework are acknowl¬ edged to be unequaled. Its literary merit is ot the hiijliest exceilence, and the nnicine eharac ter of its humorous pictures has won for it the ii:iine of the Aiueriean I'linch.
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Harper's  Ma/?azine.
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NATIONAL BANK
OF
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Capital, $100,000. Surplus Fund, ^100,000.
This Bank, reorganized under a new charter Mav 27th, 18S2, is prejiared to do a general Banking Business.
JOHN ZIGLEll,
PRESIDENT, AMOS BOWMAN,
CASHIER.
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^ 1 EO. W. WORItALL,
SURGEON   DENTIST.
-Ml OiX'iatiiiiK-.. iiprni the Te.;tli  peitormtd ii¬ ft workmanlike manner at fair prices. OKilCE: Throe doors uest ofthe Lutheran Cliur WALNUT STREET, 5l-'t<*'i, .M.\iuLrr.\, 1'kxna.
^     S. P. LYTLE, .JIt.,
SURGEON DENTIST,
MOUNT JOY, Lancaster Co., Fa.,
EAST MAIN STRtKT.
Offi.k.—Xenrly oppotlto Rrcneman, Lon-C- ntcKcr. iV Co.'s :?tore.
t9' 'Teeth extracted witiiout Pain by the use of •NITnous OXIDE GAS."
WES  1*.   RRICKEK,
()
ATTORNEY &  SOLIGITOR,
Opposite COUUr   llUUfcK    LA.NCA.sTLU.   i'A
Collections a speciaity at agency rates in as parts. Promi)i returns. Pension increase etc., procured.
T^AVin r.RAlNAHi> CASE
ATTORNEY  & COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Office.—Corner   West of   E.\changc   ilank MARIETTA, PA.
There is no purchii^e you arc calle«I upon to make that requires so much care as the pur¬ chase of spectacles.
.Many eyes are injured by unsuitable plas.ses : therefore iSjiectacles should be bought only from one who knows the structure of the eye. Doctor Rrovvn is a regularly gi-aduated physi¬ cian, who has liad many years experience in Treating Eye and Eir Oiseases and selling Spectacles. He keeps for sale the fullest assortment oi
The Best Spectacles and Eye-GIanses,
which  he guarantees to be satisfactory.   Call
upon or address
THE LANCASTER EYES- EAR SURGEON.
DR. C.   H. BROV/N.
No.ao West Oranare St.. Lancaster. Pa.   6-tf
17^      1}. KOATII,
Justice of the reaco aud Convoyancer
OlllCL.—In ( ential Hall nuiiding, MARIKTTA, PA.
McNlCIlOLL,
FASHIONABLE   TAILOR!
Market Street, a tew Doors East of Spangier & Rich's Store, (Second Kloor,)
MARIKTTA   PA.
THUMA   &   BRO.,
DEALER  IN
G ROCEUIES, FLOUR, FEED, HAMS,
SHOULDERS, RACON, DRIED REEF, AND I50LOGNA SAt'SAGE,
COAL and lOK.
VOUKST.Vi'K CIDKIS—best  in  the County.
Ice delivered at all parts of tOM'u during the Summer season.
Parties desiring large quantities wouUl do well to write tor jirices .or in(|uire.
The best Xuzerjie liuckwhettl and Mttryland '\]'hiteCorn .Mctd.
GROCERY—Opposite the Ht»llow-\vare Works, uear the P. K. II. t),pot.
Alexander Lindsay
BOOT and SHO
EMPORIUM,
No. 103 Miirkct Street, Maiietta.
MANUFACTTJUKR op AKD DKALEK l.V
BOOTS Al SHOFS.
Crum Boots,
Gum Shoes, ArcticSc
The latest Si^asonabie styles always in stock.
PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM
the popular farorito for dressing the hiiir, Kestoriiiir color  when
fray, and pieventiiiB liandiua'. t ileansi's tlic sculp, stop-   tlio hair f.alliii'.;, aiid i3 sure to piiaae. 50i^ ajid i'LiiOatlJiuprpisti.
PARKER'S TONIC
The best CuugL Cure you can use.
And the be.^t preventive kuo^vll for Cuiuiumi>tion. It curfs liodUy pain-s, und all tiifcoi-derj of tho .Stomach, bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneyp, trinaxy Orjrans and all FemalA Complaints. The feeble and sick, Strug- glinjj agaiiu."t dlsiuee, and slowly driftlutf toworda the grave, win In liiost cases recover their hen Uh by tho timely use of Paekbh's Tonic, but »/elay is dan¬ gerous. Take it la time. Sold by all Ui-u^gi>t3 in huge buttles at 9L0a
B."
HINDERCORNS
The safest, surest, quickest and IkmI cui-e fur Cuiiu, Uuniona, Wiirts, Molex, IWloiiws, &c. Hinders thoir f-,i f- therjfrowth. Stopsnllpain. (lives no trotible. Mivke'^the feet comfortable. Hlmlerx-oins cures when everything ciao fails,   ijoia by Drug^t« at 15c. IIi8cox.&Ca,N. V.
Harper's Young People.
AX ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.
HIESTAND & SON'S
SAW,  PI.ANINa
Sliingle   ]Vli]ls3
AN L»
LUMBER   YAP
Oi'rieK—Nkah W .\i'T.<s' Sta'.''|<'>n M.VUIKTT.V,  r \.
Flooring, WeathcfUoiirdiui;, Siirf:i.-e Lnuilx'i and fle-sawiiif,'.
Wliittt I'ine ;uid Ilemlnclj Hill fut to i)ider.
I'.ojird.s.Flitiik.  Heniloek .loist a; d ^^(•.li.Liin?
Wlute I'ine S^iued anu Split tsiiiufles fickeld l.oeiist t'osts. 4c
T:i<'p<>..4llii>n of Harper's Young People-.xa tlio leailiiif^ wtu^kly perloalciil tor yoiinji readeitf is well e.~latilislied. Tne ijuhli.sluirs spiire HO l»aiii^ t<» (iroviile the best jiiid ino.'^t attractive readiie^ and ilUirstration.-j. Tlu^ .serial and .~liort .stc)rie> Lave Ptronji ilrainatie iiitei'e.sl, \v Idle t Ui'V are wholly free from whatever is pernitdon's oi vnijiarly sens, tional : the papers on namial history and science, travel, and the laer> <d life, are liy writer.-? whose naines give the best assuiaiice of accuracy and value. lUus trate.; pajiers on athletic sports, jjanu's and ji.i-it iii!e«i "jive fiili infornuitioii on these .-.iil.- jeets. 'I'li'Tc is nothinji cheap abom il i>ul its price.
.\u e)dt<^iao of everythinjr that is attractive ami desirable in juvenile llteratiiro.—lio.iton C'luro r.
.\ «eekl\ feast of (jood thititis to the boys and Cirls in every family which it vi-sits.—Brooklyn Union.
It IS woiuU'ifnl In H.-^ wealth of picture.*, in¬ formal ion anil U.terest.—Christ tail Advocate. N   V.
TEJJ.MS : Postage PreiKiitI, sfi-2,00 IVr Yoar.
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Si.\(»iK NiMiii;i!s. Five tents each. Kemittance should  be made  by   Post-Oltice Money Order or lira ft. to avoid clirtiice of loss. Nei'-.spnper." fre not lo ropy this advert iseuie'tl
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