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5B1VOLUME 40. 4 ClAON,,STARE COUNTY,' OHIO: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1874. 37

BUSINESS CARDS.

i "V- - ifiiKiIilWO, , J u- -

wWttorny at tjow mo rmwrv ru-uu-

81e ud Leuiair of Heal Estate qrtW BKla

piiPFMrH r wwJoea K.4UM

UXDEEHILL A LAHM; j

fciBijwiIiornv at law 0(Bo In Trnmi'--uildin- g

iau.j-ij- ... "PP0"'' 8u ClouJ Hoiel, Cau(un, Bhio.

- isntT A-- wua,aniuion. .J .Canton,itr PEASE.A WISE ?

. .nou-- I Attornoya at Utw.

Lvycn a.-- .. ..willuv a. BAT

t- - LYNcar DAY.AMorn.ya at Law Offlne in Caailly Block. Public

...... 1 1 1, i . mnul TIUnKfl Ti. 6 T MITSS

'vllliltK 3t OUiN,LJ- -

Attornm at Law, Cantos, Ohio. OIBoa in Uaana--

. innwyia. . asaMM..

BRADEN.r4lREE.VESi2 ZllAUoroaya at-L- Offica in Ea' Blooxorar

Kitfa atora, nton, Ohio. uoiaiiyi- RTS "SHIELDS.lwamMa)MMi hiofll 'Bat

Block appoint tha CHirt Boa. In- - lit1odea. aavoriatMl with Joseph C. Ranca, lqrof N. Hhllad.lphia, Oala. nTla3

& A. McKINLEY. 7"iV I

AUorneya m Law OfBca tn Eal Block, ever Na--tional ttaiK.vanton.wnio. j j""- -

Jrr v- - M. G. McGREOOR, r

Attorney at Law. and General Collecting AcnttCarthage, Japer county. Miaeouri. ooUUf

HARVEY LAUQHLIN.Attorney a Law, Notary Public Alliance, Ohio.

tttfLOUIS SCHiEFER,

Attorney at Law. Canton, Btark county, 0 tlo.uael 7Ua . j

J ' HENRY W. GARNETT.Attorney at Law, No. t Columbian Building, Fifth

atreet. Between urn z. nviuaiuiu jyto refer to L.Uchafer, Attorney, Canton, Ohio.

. deolA "TO , , T , i ' - -

ROBERT HrPOLGERtAtinrnev at Law. Mwalllon. Ohio. deal TO-t- f

AMERICAN HOrEL.L i. .East Tuacarawaa atreet,

tSo,Ohwr aprlU-7ty- l

'rttil ST. CLOUUHO-l-JSJU.- ' f I

c. tl i Proarl.tor PnbUe Bquara, CantonOhio. julyT

ALLIANCE .HOUSE. .By Uanlei orwo- -a low BtaUea, , AUUno.

ovi. is nartlneaa oa anrtral of

, t j, JACKSON HOTKL, v - T , -

'oMteo, Ohia-Je- aa Uamsa. ProprteAe. Ruingluw leased aad rentted thia Motel. I will -

a u a,d table of the best thasnarket aflurda. Wood stabHng for boraea. aadgood turauunj 1 a. choteeat of w mea. ocu -

j 1 1 . I j? n-t- i.rC l 1 ' way en used. may

AMERICAN HOTEL,Salem. OWo-j-om A. ueiienbaugh.

Thle popular and well-kno- beuse as latelybeen refitted and furniahed ibreonbouf A jood

n. MAmmemil traTalera. Liveryi ennaeetinn with the House, ud Om

nibus ta and from all traina. Those patroniaing.k. u.. lll ul Umea reeeise prompt and

' oourteoueoMet"'"" auglltfr--

V N i k KT K KM."

' " - J'R7McCKKA." " !

rarnitnrs Dealer and Ud.rtkar,-Ka- .t ToseaA,!rawaaatreW-Canion.uuio- . . o.-.-

JUStiaLLAMKOi:." ; :m . WcUEAN. u.- - D.,pnyalei.W S - and

rJsld..ri-- le.-h- a Bl..- - Kt T ;caniwa-Btree- t.

fruaipt aii uui K'- - '"ail oU". oyi 'yoro-rh- t ;

.ti-- i i--ij. .U..A.AiA-'- i , .Cnglna Bollder reL Ma'hlnUte Mtnufitrtarer-o- f

Baw MandrU,Tie Pre-- a. Hdueea and JWckScrews, and Macijine Wrk Generally, Onion..ll. uh...... t v.ueot Riillroad I'roesiaK.

Partlcnlar aueotinn-sfte- to Bepa Work.

yQAO A.. WIN I ERttALTER: - dealer in. MUimery and f y Goods, No ? Opera

X COUNTY DEMOC?-AT,"""--

' J V'f. Jd.Ajic ,.t.r A Boo, Puoliiers,and Plain andy'(Jt??,oti iaWr' Iemoocal, lylr. Canton, O.

AP0THE9ABY. DRUOGiSpT-ANi-

PHARMACEUTIST

JVPreecriptiens promptly filled atll hours.e aeOASAWAS st. CAirroa ooio.

HIRAM THU2SjOCSrjn2tBoekBWerand Biaoi BookrWanufaejurex.

t a-- OToer from aaroad prompuy ati "bS?- -1 I ,ar jst Hsxior- Block, ,op ulalra.

JOHN P. REMenchaot Tailor, and dealer In American and Iraportl Clothe, CaaunreOkVeti.is-- .

Forntshiuireedr Also, agaoh toe the70-11n?

Bew ipg Machine, Can to n, Ohio, mas-- i.'jii .. r ill i,.UUi:::uj,

SMiiif!rhotorraoboa. atu-nUo- given to

ami euiaxgiog pictaree. OalTrameas . woastantlv-- M handV-Jtoo- in

Mathews a Bloea, rilTi.VZuY ....Ohio. V4V i.S

i;g,. V

'as. in i fiTTtrr"- - " '"T r'ntA ";an uiiratlosia arfonuod to tho an

Iuiiii si' and aattetsijoiry sasMi.. sea4S--.V..

Tel'

o j J. ' I 1

.Dentbit Barters Block. Canton. Ohio. "

. A. 1 DOUDS. !

uu Atatvira. lul rMldspow.Tj. u.nlaon Market street, west siae. tnrec sow.

'of Public BquaJS Ceolr... ojuq-- All opei sUpOJ

eonnected witu the profeesion promptly attend- -edto.M i.: ' y- aecis -

J CWELEKSV'S1

p DEUBLJS 4 BROTHER w J

Dealers in watches, flocks. Jewelry, ejilverware,Aa, east aide of public Square, Canton, Ohio.Atetrtae donaonsbort aoUoe.

1J. 'A. MEi'JER,'J i'Lm,T k.T)saier1n Aimerlcah and Torehtu Cic-ks- ,

lillverware and Fancy Good Northwest cornerr P..MW, Mnuare. Canton, uhio. Repairing neat

ly, expeditiously ana tmiiur o..n.

sois.F.HV0.1-- r-

- -- uiFO D 'HAKTER 4 BKU" :H.nVera East ''tlst.-arawa-. street. Canton, Ohio,' ileoeive Hcpos..vLoan Money, buy Gold, mi-"- '"

ver. Bonds and Compound Interest .Notee. Ex- -

,. change ..oogiv.auu r.- -, , ( rjJ " ., .v'W, C, "THOMl'SON.I:' Dealer In . Ileal Estate.

.i r:i::ijweuinff; nousesi i- oalo. TBnt or exchange fat Ay pr farmlna I

Ij b property.

5 Tf ' H

areat variety, price and location forSato afcoafu

Hill. vl.HS "ur." """"-- .

and 1 harrv. I

rret. 5- -g

Tir..rARE. tbJ ? I r1X)J MilSiK Till STORE.

. E. j.:'iti;X;&;co.HAVB OiMU A .1

oNew:Stove & TiiiiStore

a Doers Koat of Asoerleon Betel,'1 ksjsMJtrsvwoat AM roof. Cost tosi, Ohio

t , .rWnara thsv will keep on band; a Bill supply and,' - " Bnaasiortisentar

fe.lS4 .10 lIJ AT BKAMOarABIJE rBCICKSs,,, to -

-u v Joi Vrk done t Crdear' " ' ''i: . ' ' "Jif.i i

- .!

asd on short notice. '

Ml tiit. CilTE UTS A'CAIaI..TIM WAS! In Eacho-tre- ; for Old

Iroat, topper ostcJ strauto.

.Bjayl7A ..... S. J. BttX AOO

Busirrcss cards.- E. Mj. GRIMES; ' "

JUSTICE? PEC-Of- H-e In Mayor' cmo.' Wet basmneat of Uurt. ilonse, Canton. Ohio.

OMiriBTlS Afi LCOACH tlHESTO THE DEPOT AND AtL PARTS OF

THE CITY? t -

Leave Ordrrsat St. Cloudraud Ajucrican. n J

Not .lIStf .

HARDWARE.

3XLIAN0EHardware & Iron

New- - Goods,..KeWaPrices !

Eniargea btocK i: rT Terms Cash !

!.x ;( 1 t y

Wl beg fear to aay to tha' clataene of .Btark.Mimr.lr.inir sountiea. that we ahall eo -

tinoe to kerp oa hanp.and for aale at the Loweatfrice. for tne timea, a nne aotnu.Pocket Sc. Table Cutlery,

Furnishing Hardware.House Trimmings, j ; -

Coach Trimmings,Harness Lrimmings, . "...

Furniture Trimmings,. . Coma tTrimmings, i 1' 5 i .

'

Mecbni5sf --Tools, 1 W 1 j ..

FarminS Implements, ' ' "

Shoe-Make- rs' Kit and Ftodinga.'.;

IRUK AND STEEIi,QardeaBeedi,)Ropes and Twines,Brushes of all kinds.Nails andSpikes,

i Locks and Latches,Springs and Axles,

PA2IVTS AND OILS,'.". Bent Wood-Wor- k. .

) i Mo and CnrlrdILair,Hubbs and Spokes,"Saoh and Puttv.

t

Glass cot all shapes and sites,'TurpenUne and Benzine Varnish,

! Flor, TabI. SUir aad (utriags t,

ui oiIa'cIaOTuS, .

Window Shades,TV 1 . .

j 1. Dental StockJ (.O.Whips and Canes,Bird Cages,

- Beltina and Baskets? o t, .!tiiad a gres variety of aJK sUier articles: namailykept la a Hardware Store. iWRIGHT PSHMOCH.,

I ll.

.rjSLASWAHE;"&e: ,

miami

O.CITIZilJiS , OT CAXTOX

AJID ETJ.SX C 0 C3TTTJ- i - n -

THAT HE UAS OPESEDi ,

ISTTW STORE! h. A " I I

CASSLU,BLCCB PUBLIO SQUARE.

kyi ' ' ' . ' ' Tan entire . new andWITH ausaorlment of I

Gla&swarejail PapefvWindow Shades, xl'.Ucssehold Goods cfr;dl

kinds,U

i

! I

jyiUow7 Ware, aadlu

, :

i .C7. . . . - y-

)-

ji

WJkUCU HE CAN SELLi ATPB1-:ji.X!E- a

THAT.DEFY COM-- " ' i

ai

ALL- - fev8EE THE STORE.arraneToa; tne Stock baa

boon aoioofod froea tho boal maraeta inUsSWOrUi- - : - I !i:iU:.

MjLND jTHIIjADDRESS,. lv l--

Qaeensware,' China,, an c Glaaa wartxStore,

CasstllylsBuilUnff,PUBLIC SQUARE, CASTTQUdl

( MERCHANT TAILOH, Y" atory or llano Blooli.A,

NCAirtONOHIO.

haI jVsT Mcbivi)& 3ba EtodK of'V' t. a k--X - .a---a a--CHotlis,

Cassimeres,Tentinss,r.r

With a full assortment of I !,v,Vnnl ST k W9 sT?iajea srvroii a W 1

vitAJWtauii-- 3 ii j" "rr , i"I svlil aell las' aoakc ns ekeois. HtVr

Isisr m low rsi oi.el sajjr Ses oeiiva,, sr. I ooy stive awe at txlol oeioro go--

isfsj cMehtnlWe'ir "sodpsRei'oa jEvery iMoBlh,i.'. .J j.-- i i.BEsrGOOL jfim- - wajva i r-- i --Ttn

W. A. WHITS.Canton, AprU IS. ISTa-t- f ,

PRICE'S QALLERY.

PHOTO

i u-- ...i4f4:1tA'M;VA:n!rre:rssiiV.4 .

. .. . ' .....

83.00 A:pO:

PBICE'cOAtLEIiyCmitou, OliU.

snilCTI

BANKERS.!

FirstNationalBanklCAIVTOIV, OBI JO.

fto.Tr Eaple Block,' V IT.corner Pub. Square.

Capital $100 000v Snrpln$8J ;T" -- ... :

Gold aud Silver.- Government Bonds.

: and It.' It. BondsSought and Sold.

BUT AN D SELL . DRAFTS ON ALLTHIS PRINCIPAL' CITIES: IN THE

- U S. A to IN ENGLAND, FRANCEIKELAND, BCOTLAND.GERJIANY

SELL PASSAGE-TICKE- TS TO AND-- 'TBOM EUROPE.

- -- .':1IJothera harlair' Vnn., tn whi.1,

they hare no immediate tine, will do well to leareH here on rf r r,rm it for ufetv m..H if I.A nw A Si .

r d'w nin., mtereat win do allowed ,

COLLECTIONS WADE - Olir XALL; - FAKTS OF THE U. S. J

All business done on 'reasonable 'terms.LEvT U MILUEjCtMolerT"

. ij Diaicroaa: 'O. ATJLTWAN. LEWIS MILLER. JORN K. RA"T- -

-. JtUi.ua, (ABU. COOK, JACOB MILLER-- .maneo "li , ,....

(In Stone Banking House EJTuscarawat": "' Street)

ENGLISH AND GERMAN SPOKEN.r ; :t... J.Ji I

Bank open from 8 A. V. to 4 PJ if., arid on' Saturday Evenings from6 to ej .

rpais Bank-Loa- n Money in both large and1 -- .mall oarae. -- Will accommodate th.sa bor

rowing $16 to nO aa freely aa thoao whe want,uw to aiu,uuu prooaa aeeuaty la good.

PROMiSSORr NOTES B3UQHL AND

COLLECTIONS r MADE.Gold, Silver, and Government Bonds

JBong-n- t and Solo. iS ; i

Drafts om all Darts of tha "UToxld.ana boia.

Passage TlckeU by best Steamers toma. irom jsurope- -

Every kind of basinets nertflininsr tod -- : . . z- -ajiulkabs at reasonaoie..rtt.i ----

The business of Clen en ana orCo ru ches of all enomlixatlonjuuuabicu at uvahi in miDEPOSITS RECEIVED '

and 1MTE E8T PAID when money is left lor auiuo. jo uua oranoa Of our 0 tMLA.se wo

invite the attention of ail who hove money toincest. 16 til n . . UJvQ, AA. JIAiiTBB A si HO.

SAVlACSDEPOSiTBANK. - f',i

D. HARTEK. ' ISAAC HABTKaVJa.-i- BAAU HAnl

rBaak Block, west side of PnbUc Square,!s

. ; ' --. jCan ton . ;0h ip. "

sVwV:.' TlA-a-kZ-krvi-i- -I

XiAUHOU C, '.UCUUSll

Discount Business.

Honey- - Loaned!ijk.e li v : .i- - ..- - I .

PrbmI.8ory iVoieftonsbtGOLD; Sniv-E- AND BAKtf KOT9 : BOUGHT

' V-- ALL KflflDB or-- -'I.?-.- : v.i.wiu: e.'l

GovoraanaaA, Beads aad Boveoae Stamps oa hand

t,,.i stj-- j il r C; ia

DEPOSITS'' JiECEITEl.......a alt.; .kiy.-- i ... i .mterost allowed en time deposits. ) Tha ptH

ne win BBv us jrompt anu aocemmpoat: .ing.

i "- - t ONB.a a.l .til !o

ua . v t... iJvC4WSBX.Odt. 1, lsaa.isvmr sell om interestla Tfce Savinars DodosU

Bank.-w- cordially recommet ft t'te SavuiKs Deposit Bank of Isaac Harter A t oa t. (oar auccee--sors,) to the continued and increased patronage

our trienua. , ;

HETER P. TRUMP, U i- AlABTiJi WlKLOAL

tnavtHlv-.CO'- I

FJANS

X4JJlla.AJU' XXai-i-AV--

H.WISE fis ColiL vX) rfi JiiliJUii.

in tb eld Buk Koom U

iftlai j o. sti--- s et' J

OPPQeiT? BT. CLOUt) HOTEL. CATOM.Ql.;

h teres t Allowed on jTinie

Meetloiilden all- Parts .of -- the suited

x States.-- "V; "

vJO'! Y.-i- " .: - -"

" MONEY LOANED!-

i .Sold, Silver, Promfssorr Motea, GorrTjnsot

. tL. ano .otaw I

BBCUKITIES BOUGHT AMD SOLO.r .e I i

H. R. WISE CO.

Strlu sold snylhtereat la the Eaehsnge Bank'is wara. CO I cordially reocnv

rrr 1 itozohaoge' Bank to the patronage of nryfriends and ail others transacting aoalneee la

S l 1 !.. S 5 r . li- -

FOEJX3 jDuneaj ; i r. , 1 -

A ,CEVEIULBMSJNG, BUSINESS

IB TBAN8ACTBD Bi-TH- t

.asm in- e Tun. oaio.tar Depositors ap! others are secared by

1 jiui.t sua. muMnuaa ausiw? ui . . . rA OTtTCf WTTTTriA T.

. , .- i x 1 II ntt. R -- FEATHER,r 1 1 n UAPTTWTO. WIIjIjIAMO.f AC5 JJ CHARLES U, WIKIDAL.fr- - Interest allowed oa time deposits,

II. WIKIDAL. President.J ee. WtXAwanca. Cashier. tanas ei-- tf

STgAH felQiSFITTERS.Iliehardav Sc L.athrop,

--fngin's Bui!dersrl!..sch!nistsL SiBsni & Gass Fitters,

Bt att kinds of Brass Oooda suchDEALXEAQiobo Valves, Cheek Vorvoa, Watov Oagos, Staaro

WaoHoooCoopimga,BoBPpea,oa4 -

-- vw. )mPpo, fram osomb rutarao.. .

J v. .nt fnr flsrdner A Robertson's Gov--rnor, Bturlevsnt's Pressure tJwor lot fitsekf

smith and Cupola porpose. - .

PsrdsnJar 4tooov lo ta , Wf

Shop on South Cherry Subaiow R.K. CTOOslng.S.OOA, 7- -y . . . , .

MEDIC M,.

Tl bmI W iderfil Discovery of

Bit. s. 1. HOWE'SArabian1, Miikj-Cur- e

! For CONSUMPTION, iAnd all Diseases of the TH ROATJ CHEST andLUNGS. (The only Medicine ot the kind in theworld.) j iji.? i

v A Substitute for Cod' Liver OilPermaaeatl eures A at h ma. Kronnhitia, Incip--

1 ... ' . . i . J .. a.few daya, like magic. 1 rice $1 per bottle. Also,

5j:s!Dr:8.iI; Howe's;; XArabian Tonic ood Purifier,

Which DIFFER from al other preparation init iBMinuii acTioa upen tne

: : Litr.r, Uldarf avaid Blood,It la purely Teretahlu. and eleanaei Abe ayaiexaef all impurities, build, it right up. and irak.aPure. Rioh Blood. It cures bcrofulous Diveaeeaof all klndn,Temorea Con.tipailon.and regulate,the Bowels. For "Gfc.be.UAL. liKBiLlTV."'LOST VITALITY." and "BKOKE-S-LjCW-

OONSTITE1 IOKS," I chaileoge: the KMh Century" to nod ita equal. . . i

Evtry Bottle it worth tit tcaglU in Gold., - ,Prii;e (1 per JSotUe, I

Boidby W, B.FOTE, Drnggisr; at wholesale andratan 3ole Agent for Canton, O. i

US. H. 1. Alt WE. Mole Pranrlosor.r i f lS! Chambers. bt., Kew York. ian; 28 trm6 r . ' i i I

Li '-'- wi , ,

in .a. .dk. isnm.?n?ii "

Homoeopathic Eeiieiiiesga ffWaUfPa? rtOMr alWrn. Jlr. ' '" S " HKlDAPHkS ii,Uuu. ConacilimH

- - KEUBALGlA.J-a(M- ! Arte."6 FKVr.R AND AGUE, Jn)ermitUnt Fe" 6 C'uGHli," Rortene&t Brmnehitit.

T OVSHEPaXA, Asninsoi tuaaocA Cb- -

twaaeM."8 " CA l AbKH, CoM in rod..'--" GENE 1L DEBILITY

"10 " BHEUM AT1SM, n in Otett, Side orItaw. . rAny of the auofe remediea sent by. mailboat

paiu un receipt 01 price, ou ceuui. ,

tiranliwintMl ,r,vkM f

f Addr..' P ITT 13 BU UGH ' .' HOMOEOPATHICrilAKJtocr, 3J renn Pittaborgh, r i- -

H. N. WYE, Eagle Block Drug Uture, Agent forCanton. ctl2." FIJ.'JO

MILLINERY & HAIR! GOODS.: : r

A Jtfew Millinery .Store in Caniorrf

T HAVE lust opened a full and eamplete stackI .f M Ulitiars Gondsmbrscing the 'stest styles7 Hata. Flowere, Plumes. Kib- - oos. Velvets, - As,

which I am prepared to offer at lower prices tnaodown town stores that have enormnas rents topay- - i . "

1 have In ray employ a trimmerwhose sltlll inSer art i- - anaurnassed in the city; aad guaranteesatisfaction.' All the noveltiea of the sra-o- n willbe added to my stock as soon as they appear tatha lias tern cjiifl.

ill

i

A full stock o

Rsslrfintt Jmitaiinn Hair GsodsAlways on hand. Corobinea and aid ' switchesmooe up in tneaateststyies. nair Jeweiry esaoato order.. -- Orders f--- hair work will reeoivoprompt atteoti on. With my experience in thiabranch 1 can offer iuduvemonta not to bo f.ondelsewhere. Stamping done to order.'

ik MBd.r Can-Lo- Nov. 8. TS-y- l H'A M. inarkotSt.

DIIUINQ HAT-Lf- j .

BAC0i:&C01fv:

DIKING HALU,Door VYest of Amsrican Kotsi,

CANTON, OHIO.

ir,oisTMsnServed" in lEverirL 'Style.

5 w9 vill b aailiey 8hi.uldtsuOthar Laxnrlao and Eatables on hand ao--

eoralDg to the season. Call and see. I

OCtSU, 10T3 At. kai;u.i At sU.

Iboots t'saoEs:

nil fI It V

(Ah-

!- - s HILIVERY.1 A I J

WIOlf LIVERYrCnrYOlies Lot, OthJ Canton, Ohk,

EAMSTf & BEO:

A PROPRIETORS,

the Sneet-tti- nr" bs.toa oltK. ku bew Ing now and gooeoree. - tnveyaucea w.I oo reaooaaosa terms, wua or vnnou i .r.

ovstf ; v .J. .. -, .iiij

HARBLS 7G2UIS;

um. svAVxior.j rmo.

CAJSTONMARBLE WORKST"

Opposite American ixowi,janio vj.! '" " ' oT:! -- w j

j - sBKAJsBIUI 1st

MONUMENT TOMBSTONES,in j e - la J t finof American AAnd Italian Marible,

Uo tp in the raoet apppored etyleofmodern taste, - -

. '

"Inn.'lf l8Jr' ( , , ., t.iimetjical;

TAKE NOTICE.

DR. :3IA1T00KS.rTYHECeJ.bratsd I action Hornet Root Doe-- I

serw kaa returned. fro ? his Wet tern tourbar ha has been col.eetins sjsdtoiosf oo thoeo

bMniiful and boaodlese.Brairiee wnleh aboundwltotbesAetesst-aaeaicsMa- ,' where he tiae spentthree saeoths, is bow ready to administer themto bis trienda who may call bo him. at bia Officein the. Lafayette Bouva Morh Market street.Canton, every day. , , E. J. MAl iVCttJ, M. Al.

ootSS. 1arn. ..... T

BATS.: DHESsina kats.

1 r ATS Fsahionabiy and nicely Dreasfia ta theXX latest style and very choaa, t Base's Blockupstairs, in w. wi " J. vVnlTE.:' fijUifactloa wsrranted or uo pay.......Veb.aa.ls7 , ,

Correspondence.

(For the Democrat.)

FARMERS' GRANGE.

A few persona seen) to have a holy.dread uf Alia Urane, nd nearl j the. "sameieeJWig toward Xh- PaisoimAscribine many tbinys to. ibem whichbey, periiaps, nevr dreamed of. much

less thought of, Whilst others are an ilo.a o' Itrarii antutO'iif! in regHrd to tbOrJo, its (ibj.i aud tb - LcueSia loderived thrr-t'l'i- It is to trie latterelasa that the frtt-- r beieof w.uldtmtreparticularlyaddre88 himself The Patronsaxe not aitaia to. uovo-iai- r cause i Vf-st-i

Kated.and are not ashumt-- d of the ol.jeclfur sVbicb tbey Have, united together toadvance. There has been opposition tothe .Order all along, nor was tbiB lines pected. Yet the opposition has not been aoereat ae was anticipated for it at. first.Indeed, al the beginning, its foes laughedat it, and made sport ot it, propneaieelshort iile lor.it, and if it earvived . us infancy wonld oelv drag out a. miserableexistence. In fact jt would only bequvst ron of time. ' Now;r.tbey i see u hasgrown so raprcHy and eo formidable ' thatit has become somethiogtmore seriousthan a than a mere joke. .They now setabt nt to retard its progress by detractioncalumny, and Ly ascribing objects to itwhich has no place in its work; and whichwill never oe allowed in re" I or the parpose of correciing any wrong impressions.and more especially of answering some ofthe mote important lnqamesof its mendsis tbe object of ibis communication.

.New York Tribune, idr. Geo.Sprague,states the case clearly ana concioeiy inthe folio wine wordejo. V . i I

V'Tbeaimol the Ordeiua to benefit theagriculturist, socially, intellectually andhuauciaUy.- - Socially It is a fact that peo- -pio who mingle little with The worlds andgo little m oeiet are not possessed otthat ease and tfrace- - of manner: and convenation which. is acquired by others whogo into eocrety more Many ol our lar- -

mers enjoy all these ad van tacts, othersdo not iosq great an extent.T By - oar order ws eslabjibaa sociaj Organization,wbicb extends lor miles around, wherethe advantages of scjeiy are- 'obtained.where,-b- y miuotina lo social enioymentwear-ol- f much of the Ihe diffidence andawkwaidoebs of manner natural to per

uD8 "who live in anlnsolaled 'condinoii.Intellecinallt --l- ib thearTn'ol this or

dor ta educate the farmer up to ia full andperiec, janderslandiDg rrf the jfespoosibllitv lhau reels UKon him as a citizen, lokep Lim posted upon all matters that aftec8 bis business. It. requnea mora edueaiion. more knos,iedg, more tcn-nc-e toPTosec-ui- a uoiiusiDesi ot asrtcuituie suecesslully than ia required in any otherbusiness, io peti.jim alt tbe dunes of acitizen 'and a farmer intlligeutly,t,be far-mer should be tborunghly posted in political economy, science otgOTersment andscience of agriculture. - It is a feature oftbis Order that it brines np tor discnesioa toevery attention bearing upotv,hia prof-- a-

si on .or occupation, or ifbiohmsy enlightenbum sa to nis duties aa a cilisen; . Ihe di- -vcTeity of soil and climate, and the greatvariety of production, and their : relativevalues give a wide range lor thoognt, and tarequire an extensive knowledge of the ex-

perience of others, added to hi own investigations and experfm ents to mskeceaolul larraer. ISy an interchange el ex-perience in onr sgrKDltarai eperations in.the Orange we gain much valuable information, which would be tlifuoulv to be ac toquired in any other manner. ' Is this way awe acquire not merely the theory of firm-ing but the practical experience of our best Itlarmerv: who are tiLeratins ' W the --sameclimate and npo.n, the aamtkisd 'of 'soil,

nd wbobaveAame 'bee.e tobVerom.While lt mu audersloodthat this Order m not a political jorganiza.Uon, and political discsasions will not- - betolerated ia the Grange, yet it; will ondouotedly exert a powerlul infiaenco uponpohncai parlied, by edocaung the ciliscnup to be an independent thiniterand actorin hiB own political orginiiiUonj ' Jo the fmanagement of political parties ss conduc-ted . the present time Ihe pohlician .is themaster of tbe people, bot through the inflaence oi thta order we bope r to see thepeople again master of tbe politician.

ihe trenebte o be'conveoT from tbisfeature of the Order are so extensive that

shall only attempt-t- tgive an outline ofthe. way m which the Grange operates tobenefit tbe farmer financiallyj This isaccompile fie d; by cotphirjation in makingtneuj-- purcn a&eo oi supplies, eucu an leruuzera,"macbiney stock, etc., and far seQiugreir products. iJv. means oX.idib order

are enabledtd bhng-th- e prdno r 5andcuii&uiiicr together, and by tsis meD tosave-bexwe- tbe two classes the -- iaigeprofits of tbe middlemen. We do not de-s- ue

jto enttcelyxith middlemen,but we do think thsough theGrange we candiepeiiBe) With tha set v wars of a large classof drummers and agents, who are tbedrones in tbe great hive of industry, " It is ofestimated that the farmers belonging tothe Granges tn the State cf : Iowa duringthe present year (1873) have saved w thepurchase of reapers alone the large sum of ia$350,00, and that in baying their suppliesand selling their products' they5 have sav-ed over one million of dollars- in thesame-tiauo- Mow era and reapers, sewing bymschines, drills, wheel rakes, wheel cultivators, wagons and all tbat class of machinery asd fertilizers can fcs purchasedto ; a, great advantage f through- - theGrange:" ' " i - ; '!

And we would add a few more minorthough not animportant features- - of thia byOrder, viz : Mutual relief in sickness and Headversity ; the prevention of .cruelty to onanimals; the prevention of litigation;, the:building Bp and fostering of horns manu-fac- ta

es, thus in a manner solving thegreat problem of cheap transportation bybringing tne producer and consumer closetogether, and a 'mutual protection of the Tohuaoandauu against sharpers and middle--BSUf !

The number of Oranges in the State ofOhior too 8ik ofNovember.' 1876, wereliXlThe Caalon Grange. svLich was organisedDecember 27ib, 1873. was numbered 805.baving gained 115 m tbat time. B'.ncethen and up to the beginning of nhis monthit tsi reached the nnmber of 477, ncrease of 1?2 subordinate Oranges in about

month. The number of subordinateii?MDf)reo ia 4ho United 8bataevi 4a reportedby Lho Secretary j the Katinnal! Grange, ofon the first oi January is 10.015, embrac paling every State in tb.Vnioa": exceptingDela'waTer' "All pefsonrio kencsiimre areeligible to membership. - Tbe initiationIeus five tloihus for men,ad iwo dollarsfor women. ! - - '

VThe .Canlin firange is in a prosperouscondition, and we ate now ready :to

applications for meoibetsbip,- - whichcan ba made tbroutih any member. They.are about securing a permanent; place torholding tbeir meetings, and tbey would olcordially invite ' their farmer frieada toiin in and r receive tbe benefits of the(Jrde.5 TLose 'd-8i- ng . lancer in tormatihn' oDorr the subject Bhould- - apply -- toJohn F. Rub, Mtstor, Henry R.; Packer,Secretarvor Jo any member of the order.A note addressed to either of the above

- receivePATRON.

i. l ii" asI George;0' Evfns is in jail, broken downin health and bankrupt in fortune, iforney is outside of the bars, preaching virtua and getting rich. Both, were,. mom'bera f the Evans ring, and bothshared in the en gains of what isknown as tha "Evans steal.", Evanscan't disgorge-Farne-T

--jwon't Iowseemingly croosed sre tne ways of justice,and' how mysterious" the operations of

Reading Times.. fr

Here is the most beautifully bacl conun-drum, which. Ye have ever met with; aridwe have rarely met with a good one'What ia tho chffereBce between a ganzedress and a drawn tooth? 'Answer- Butreally, we hope it will be well noderstoodJhai ws dida't guessjtsl still better

that the oonundrurp is bobs ofours. -- Anbwerv:Becaua oof is tooth mand the other is tooth. mt,- - Psoh ' -

Ring.The alies of Boss Shepherd have lately

made exertions in - both Houses of Congresa tn opposition to lnveotipation intothe corrupt workiues of the District Ring;and their efforts seem to have been, suecefslul. . It is ting, nevertheless, torefl ct that this eippose will come sooneror iafr ; and it .will be' Very j surprisingindeed ii' the almost ingenuity oi theRirc thitvf-- -- ill enable them. to hides me vr ugly jacia that promise to cometo tbeeurtace when toe pot nad lairiy oe- -giin to boil.' 'The voico-o- f. tbe press coa-tina-

loud in i a deiuat.da for j tbe long- -hauling of the Biiatd oiiiostponprt-ov-

et

all the parties there-with connected ; and theShepherditea willin tbe long iuu rind the odds too muchagainst tueui. Hiaine s looliah; relusal torecognize Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, on thatgeuilemau's desiring io piest-ut- . a petitionagainst the ring, can only jreault instrengthening the public conviction as lothe ufcCesaity lor. pr-nip- l investigation,and in ehowiug'to what extent the con-tagion of cwrruption baa spread in Con-gress. ' . -' It is worth while in this connection tocall attention to a Couple of ' iextraurdinaiyletters which have recently come beforethe public in a . way 'well' calculated tostimulate curioeily in. regard to tbe pecu-li- tr

machmeryof the ring The riral- - ofthese was written by Staikweather of Con-

necticut, to Mr. Hunf.cgton, an influen-tial and efficient member of the ring. NowStarkweather was appointed Chairman ofthe - House 'Disti let Committee at . thenext session ot Congress bubstqnentto tbewriting of this letter ; and it inrtber ap-pears that he made wo reports admirablycalculated to further the interests of bisfriends in the ring. - The first epta tie readsas. follows : . . . .

first U. S.]

REPRESENTATIVES.C.,

"To Wm.H. 1871. MyDear Sir: On Friday. ' benre leavingWashingln, I called at your bonkinghons ut learned yon were oetaiaed byillness from, your ..business, "I hope youwill soon be well .Allow me . to make asasr jestion. not to embarrass you . in tbe,HUrt, as you sue aware, a uave iota re.nominated lor Congress, and our electionis thiee weeks fn m: to day: Dly- - oppo-- .

nenls ate making vigoroua. effort to defeat me. but all my friends say ( my eieotiin is sure. 1 know it is, .but shall becompelled to spend - more money than Iam able. . .Couid my friends a;d me without publicity it would put me Under re-newed oelisrat ions to you. I iwish thisentirely confidential, and, in either case.Ham yours truly, ! -

H. WEATHER".Of course the fact that Starkweather

received pecuniary assistance from Huntington in his electioneering, and tbat befterward aided tbe latter to mask - bis

fiaud.H by the Cgngfesionsl reports alreadyalluded to are not whoilj devuid.of signifiCancel.', .., . : I

'The remaining letter, even more remarkable, than its companion, was written byHallelKilboorn.alao belonging to the ring,

Huntington. We give it ia fall:

Cor. Broadway and Twenth-nin- th Streets,NEW YORK, August 25, 1871.

"Mt DeabGbhtbai.: -aneand myself left Washington last night

visit Puiladelphia and this placs andgobble op all aepbal or concrete pavemerits we can la Jrhiladelphia we secured tbe filbert vulcanite-pavement- ;

which is being used, quite extensively inthe park, and has tba very best recommendations. We shall close Greboainte

morrow in black and white. We boughtsteam roller from an English afeat, who

orders itfrom Liverpool by cabl ht.

costs, dehvered. about $5.300'. 1 Wftshall seenre another etone-breaK- er and at of asphalt 'The Board of

Poblio Works have advertised for dtodo.sals for paving, lo be opened next Friday",tbe nret proximo, all proposals to. Da pre-pared for them. We bad to make a smallring of about seven persons "iBi order toaccomplish results.'. Iu this ring we putconcretes Evans Shepherd j yourself,.Kelly. Kid wetj and my self.' comprise six

the rice, - wo abaii put it ia tne oesishape pos'-jbl- s ; we shall try and pqntrol

enure lot ot asphalt, pavements. wewill go home Sunday evening, asd get atithings lh readiueaa for the . first of Sep-- ,

temberr- - "Received another letter fromE.dridge. He ia a Mplendid fellow. ' Hetalks of visiting Washington in iaboutjafortnight. ,H. CD. tells me to jdraw onbun tor $2S,GO0 cash for a real estate pool:Yonrs truly; 1J "--

! j - .."

To conclusion 'we may mention tbatmsome oi Huntington's memoranda,

urcti accompanied the above epistolaryffuHions. it seems that the swindlers suo- -

reerieii to clearing a profit of no less than130,000 oa the concrete contract. . ..

Still Humbugging.Seorstary Richardson, m bis February

report, claims to have made a reductionthe public debt aince tbe first day of

February, to the extent of $1.840,Z1.Unfortunately for the tax .payers of thecountry, there is not .one word ,oi truin

what Mr. Richardson says, bnt on tbecontrary, the public debt has increasedmore than thirteen millions oi uouaissince the 1st of January, as may be eeeA

bis official figures :

PRINCIPAL PUBLIC DEBT.Jsnuarv tet.l8T4... ..12,249 ,62February sat, 1ST 4... , a,2s 764,113

Increase . --t i is.aue,iAi

Secretary R chardsc-- n has a little trickwhica he manages to Bhow a reduouoa.claims tbs payment of tbe interest uptbe debt to be tbs liquidation of tbs

principal, sometring tbat no business manbelieves or claims. Since tho 1st of Jan-uary be has paid some twelve millions ofdollars of interest due, and this he falselyassumes to bs a discharge of the principal.

demonstrate this we give ,

1 'INTEREST PUBLIC DEBT.

1ST4 SIT OSSJsnnary-ls-t, . . - ,.

February t, U7A.. ae,.ta c es

Interest nsid.... Jtt.lSl.4tePrinolfiat morssssd ( 1UWI

nerease of principal over decreaso oftntereat- - 4 Wts,ocj "

Bv an analvsis r--f the above tables itwiH be seen that for the past month : thepriocipalof tbe publro debt has not onlybeen increased wore than thirteen milfios

dollars, but thai the increase of piinoi--over the redaction or payment ot in

terest is nearly a muuou aria ataii oi aoi- -

ars. .i.m ;f j

Obituary.Baron Meyer de Rothschild died at Lon

don on the 6ib inst., at the age of 54 yearsHe was born in niiand, ami was educated af Trinity College, Cambridge. In1859 be was elected to the British House

Commons for the borough, of Hythe,whiob be represented until tbs 'Tecsnt dissolution ol Parliament. Tbe late Baronwas-- m politics, and favoredvote by ballot several years before thatmeasure was adopted. He was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshixe, where he had a splendid residence. i i 1. i

The Baron was. however: best knowna member of the English branch of tbe

Rothschild family founded by fata JBaronNathan Meyer Rethechild, a son of thewell known Frankfort bankerr who. byhis thrift and saeacitv.- - laid- - the basis ofthe great wealth bicn bis snceeaeors

S t B.1 l 1 A T t--

in 1800, and there invested moheyeentfbv his father so' iudi tbathim iciousi,

. i . i , , ,time be became very weauny, ana ranxeaamong the first bankers of London. Hedied m 1836, leaving tbrea sons Lionel,Anthony and Meyer tbe two former ofwhom survive! " Under the joint manage-ment tbs business of "the firm piospered,antil eventua'ly the Rothschilds accumu-lated unbounded wealth.

brave man wants no charms Is encourage him to bis duty, and tbe good

scorns all warnings that would deBulwer.

WEARY—LONELY—RESTLESS—

BY FATHER RYAN.

Weary heart! weary hearts ! by cares of life op-pressed. .1Ye are waniiering in the shadows re are slgh- -

- ins the rest ;There is darkness in tho heavens, and earth is

tiiscic below.And the joys we taste may:

Weary hearts I Ood it rest.

Lonely hearts lonely hearts I this ia but a landOI erier; - I

Ye are pining for repose ye sre longing forrelief- -

. . ..Whst the wsrld hath never given kneel end aak

ol God above,And your grief shall turn to gladness if you

lean upon ins love I

Lonely heart God is lore,:-I

Batles hearts I restless I ye .are toilingniplit and day. . i

And the flowers of life all withered, lesve hut thetho, of. aions: your way;

Ye are waiiiug. ye are waiuug, ti li your toilingheresliall ceaae. . .

And your ever restless throbbing, it a sad, sadpraysr lor peace. . . .

Restlcs. hearts ! God is poace. ....

Broken hearts! br.ken hearts! ye are desolateaod lone,- -

And low voices from the past o'er your, presentruins moan; . , I -

In the sweeiestof your plessures there was bit-- .terest aiiey, - ... 1 - - - -

And a starless night bath followed oa the sunsetoi our joy.

Broken hearts! God is joy.: ' : . I "... -- :

Homeless hearts I homeless hearts! Cirough theoreary, dreary years f.Te are lonely, louety waudererst-an- your way iswet with, tears; : j L: h .

In briKht or brighter placea, wheresoever youmay roam, ' t

io look away from eartblaud, and ye murmur.: wnere is noma r, i

Homeless hearts! God is hnie.

MISCELLANY.A Clerk's Success on a Farm.

''An ' enterprising' farmer in Vermontonce a clerk, relates hie experiebce in tbefollowing communication to the Kew,England iTzrmer--. '" ' - - - j .1. a.-

Seven years ago I boueht a fsjrm of 450acres for $12 000 ; tbe stock and' tools costme $3,000 more. I had $2 000 to paydown, w hioh left me in debt $13,000. Tbefirst year I kept a cash account and foundmy receipts $200 per month and my ex-

penses about $100, including interest andhelpTri8 first year I paid two notesboth before tbey were due, and; in eachsucceeding year I paid my notes beforetbey oecame due, and got somei discountby doing so. 1 should have said .in thefirst place tbat 1 bad a dairy of forty cows,and a sugar bush- - of 1,600 trees. Fromthese two sources I received mot of mymoney, thoueb I said a few teas of hay. a

beans! potatoesanu apples.. A aioo raioeu souio ; purs, tosell each year, and occasionally fat cowor a yoke of oxen, when they were nolonger useful lor tbe dairy or tbs vote.From seven colonies ot bees I received asteady income and increased my --stockeach. year. . .. . .' .; t

without Koins into-dotai-ls. I will

say that at tbe end of six yaars I sold myback to the man of-rrh-oin I bought

it. Ha had been West. ' and' came backthoroughly homesick, and wanted his oldhome. . In no one of the six .years did Iclear Jess tban $500. Now 'take, my $2,000 and my ace. ' thirty years, and 'suprose tbat 1 should live to tbs allotted ageof man. (three ch-s- j ears and ten,) andeach year add $500 and interest st six percent, and 1 trunkal will compare favorablywith the profits of any of the professions 1do not say thatl ..have not mads moretban $500 a year; but I do say that thisis the leae, 1 made io-- any one oi the sixyears.''. ;.--

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' At the same time I have' lad an ex-

perience which is worth more than all therest. 1 have belped one railroad by taking one share of its stock aad ' paying forit and have enpleayored to do my sharetoward the support of sec-ety-

, and towardencouraging every enterprise which is Tor

tbe public eod. 1 take and read at leasefive papers, and find .money. to pay forthem in advance. - . n. i

Sjme of the elitter sad show our cityand village cousins, which, has f eo longdazed the country youtn, has been eadiydimmed by recent events in our oommerciai cities aad manufacturing towns, andsome journeymen, clerks, dtff.j who havefor years had large salanea or wages, arenow looking forward, - to a' hard winterwithout employment or work, with fearand trembling. -- The price of the farmer'sproduce may De somewhat- - lessened bythese business crashes, but hi knowsnothing of the dread of being 'out of workfor weeks and months with empty Cellars,store, rooms, and wood. sheds. ;

Robeson and His Friend Roach.Secieary R.berson has had mechanics

discharged from the navy-yard- s in greatnnmbere on tbe pretense tbat Congress 1

will not appropriate money to pay tbem.In tbe mean tine the snops el Jonn xyoacnand other favored'eou tractors are runningon Govern meat work which is dons at agreat profit to v the -- contractors and anequivalent loss to ; the . Government Intbe matter ot repairs especially, if. is saieto say that work dons in private shopscosts the United States four times as much

it would coat in tho navy-yard- s underan economical administration of affairs.Ia these times mechanics caa. .be jecgagedfor private --vsiabliabtnents at very lowwages, but it is certain tbat the iGoveru- -

mentbastopay at lull rates lor eyeryday's work dons, and a careful scrutinyby competent xperia into us coats oiGovernment repairing -- dons - by. privatefirms would doubtless lead to curious results. .It is a fine thing to ba on goodterms with heads- - of Departments underthis Administration:.' ' Men 'so situatedare always provided far, (us, nattier 'whathappens to ths poor - working men whoara turned out into the cold in order: toinorease the .profua of , this favored

N. Y.

A Wife's Power.Ths power of a wnfe for-go- od

ojr .ovij isirresisiaoiejaqme must o mo i oibappinese or it must be forever unknown.A good wife is to a man wisdom, courageand strength ; 'a bad one is contusion,woaknoaS anL despair. JNo condition, ashopeless to a man where tbs wife ( posseses .rmness,r oecimon and scoaomy.mere is no outward prosperity wnicu cancounteract indolence, extravaganoe andfolly at home. No spirit oau long ensurebad domeatio 'influence, ihlaa ist strong,bet his heart, in not adamant. He delightsin enterprise apd action, but to i sustainhim be needs a tranquil mina ; anu espec-

ially if be iar an intellectual maa, witha whole" hearty he "needs 'his! moralforces in the conflict of hie i

To recover his composure, home mustbe a place of peace, of eheet fulness, and otComlorU! i; i here Jiia sou. renews itsstrength and goes forth with fresh vigorto encounter the labor ard troubles of lifeBut if at home he finds no rest, and isthere rmel wtlhbad :temperj saltiness,jealousy or gloom, or is assailed by 'somplaints and censnre, hope vanishes andhe sinks into' despair. Such is tbe casewith man v who. it might seem., have noconfl.cts or trials of life : for such is thewile s power. ;

the Style.

JSITSCl u ?Lstyle of "half dreased.V ti--- l

morningher master brought in some tomatoes freshfrom the vines which he told her to serveup "in an undressed state." I Whenbreakfast was ready Biddy etas with thotomatoes bavins' but few clothes on, infact but a single garment decked hersturdy limbs. The master and- - mistressviewed her with amazement, but ths madesure ber position aa 'shs placed' ths dishon the table bjrsaying Arrah I sure, I'min an undress? ed state, as ye ordered me,and begorra I'll not strip another rag illget my discharge." --

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Her Husband. One Woman Saved- Hiand. i

A Hamilton man, who tell a tew yearsago into dissolute habits, and passed mostof his time in lounging about bar-roo-

while bis family sutler ed for the necessa-ries of life, was startled not long ago bythe entrance of his wife into a saloon on'Basin etreeCpwhere'he sat playing cardswub a "party or a boon companions... ibewoman took no notic ti her husband, butboldly walked op - to- - Ihe counter andcalled for a glass of beer. ' Turning to thecrowd, she said, "corns, gentlemen, andbavs a drink with mel If beer is goodfor men,- - it Certainly ought- to be forwomen," and though the crowd was a lit-tle startled, as representative bummers,none ot ihem, except the bmsband, wereunprepared to accept the invitation. Tbedrink - was disposed . of. when the ladyordered a second for the crowd, but madea wry face as she struggled to get throughwub it. : betting her bail emptied glass onthe counter, she said, "I don't believe 1like beer ; what else have you got? Tbewoman who fficiated at the barennn.ted tbe varieties. "I believe I'll try lornand Jerry,'' was the aBswer, and the crowdwillingly helped her to dispose ol a roundof that, also, her husband, meanwhile.smiling desperately, a sickly smile withan effort to show tbat he thought theaffair a good joke. ., .laking a seat, then,at-- one ui ibetUity tetUsa. aba sat downaodsaiti.- - ,..,!GenUemen,T I've ot aomemoney here that I hass xuolber use fur.let a play a game of seven np, at two dollan- - a . game 2 "-- . And . somebody playedwith and at the same time instructed herin the game, and aha. loot, of course, but" manfully paid every time, aud as ollentreated the crord as she tosl. Finally, asher utterance became thick, and her headrolled to either side, and her conversationgrew maudlin, her husband was able tostand it no tonger. 'He rose from. bis sealand induced her to him home,and arm in arm they started. Whateverof Koud.liie.ie6toa .iaay continue to workit has certainly effected something towardbis reclamation, for be has not been seen

Gazette.

Robbing a Farmer.FoBr.-dinuaiae- a viluane entered " the

house of UR. Werlz.near Bedford Springs,in Bedford county, Pa. and assahlted himwith a club.' Me grappled with tbem, butwas finally overpowered and bouDd, aawas also bis sister, who keeps bouse lorbim. Tbe robbers then went ' throughtbe building and took all the valuablestbey conld hnd, which amounted to overtwo thousand dollars, tbe principal partbeintr in coin and bonds,-and: a gold

--wtB.- 'irioy bad-- satchels with' tbemin: which tbey atowed away tbe plunder. . .. .

The sister managed ta get loose, and after nntying her brother, they both started fr a neighbor's house,' but were ta- -

keiTbacY'bv he"ruffians and reoound.The lady'su'eceeded m getting loose againand this time escaped tho gang and reach-ed a neighboring farm house in safety. Tbealarm --wee-given hut no trace of the rob-bers could - bs found. - Mr. --Wurtx sawtbem plain enough- - to oca that they werewhite men with their - hands and facesblackened; 1 - ; ;

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Fiction Reading.Aresdinzf fiction 'which throws off

care, or a reading of fiction which bringsknowledge-t- men's, minus, as does muchof the fiction that is written now-a-day- s,

(for many of the fictions of to-da- y aie histones, biographies, moral philosophies.scientific treatises, noV" a few writers, olfiction having taken imaginary voyages inthe ths-- trarcace ofths terra-queous globe and' through the.water forlbs sake of- - setting befora' mea Jtruths ofscienee which have been round oqt a sacna reading offiction ia beneficial. Hs whoreads fiction to - rest himself, to refreshhimself, to lift himself above-th- s deadlevel of tbe vulgar real, reads it to his ad-

vantage- and profit; but he- - who reads itto abide in it. never giving back it betterman to "his every --day household jon busi-ness duties, is hurt by it. - It has decomposed lbs texture cf bia nsind. "Hois notso good a man as he was before j .And aman to be benefitted by the reading of fiction not only must be" lifted np by itabove ths affairs ol earth; bnt must comeback to those affairs again with renewedstrength it is said that Antaeus renewedhis strength when- - he touched theground, but ws renew whenws rise into tbs - air. : we derive onrstrength from ths invisible, rather than

H. W. Beecher.

Rival Aneodotes.Dr. Robert Chambers tells tha follow.

ing story, which he had from the Rer. W.aicUf eaor. sterling : .... ...-- . -'-

"Mr. Finlayson, Town X3erk of Sterlingin tbe latfr part oi tne seventeen in een-- oflurv. was noted for tbe murveious in oon- -

versatioh. .Be was on a visit to ' tho lastfPnt U.rtt A.rf." v'A 'A i .k in k. ...I I. .X..1I ui isuubcivu auu ii,v, k, n. uof Talis, on ths Loch of Monteitb,was abont taking leaver when ce was ass-- I ued by tbe JSarl wbetbsr 'Us Bad seen tbe I

onill ii.i ' fn V r.a"jo " said nniayson. - What sort or

a thing is it?" " ' ''"; '.' '." ! r isis" replied tbe Earl. "a tree that

has grown out of a goose's' mouth from a ofstone tbat the bird ; had swallowed,, andwhich she bears about "with her in hervoyage round the Lock' It ia now ia fullfruit cf the most exquisite flavor.' Fio--ayson, bs added, ' "can you. with all your

powers of memory and fancy, match - mystory ox tne cnerry iree v !

""Perhaps 1 can, said Finlayson, clear-ing his throat, ant? id din u. "When Oliver aCromwell Was at Airth, one of bis eaanonsent a ball to Sterling, and lodged : it ia ofths muuta of a trumpet wbieh one ox thstroopers in the castle was ia the j act of as

"" " ' w " ' ' '' "' "sounding j

Was tbe trumpeter KiiiedT' sata insEar!. tr-- -" iu I

No. mv. Lord." replied .Finlayson. determined to outdo the Earl iu : "drawingthe long bow;", "he bis w t ths baQ back, ofasd killed ths artilisrymaa who had firedia.'!Usi U..Z tl - --i -

SSSHHSfESS : V WOSJSJwaw JIx aopssrs as . though a - esrtain Fred

Blenkosr had become a .accessary j aeoom- -

panimet to tbe Ohio legisltrjre,ana also isto .an Convention.The preooot Democrauo. Legislatnro sawfit. last week, to eleot this Mr Blankner,a Repablicaa, to his old pooition: in pro-

ceeding Republican Legislatures, that ofAOllM. fi ttSlir'r " - oorjjjoaBk-stk-Arai- n. ueis also Sergeant-at-Arm- s of, tha Constitutional Convention at umcianau.- - t&na nswas slooted over Democratic Candidatesfor ths place by the votes ef fifteen Demo-

cratic members I Magnanimous liberalitywithout parallel in Republican legislative bodies,- State or .United ..States I

ZanesviU. EigitaL: . : A ! a--

There .was no possibls xcuaa for thsaction which the Signal so properly con-

demns., : Every DemocratM.. member whovotedforRlsnkner had deserving and mer-

itorious constituents at home who' wouldhave been y.lad to have.been favored. withthe position conferred on a Republican.

Newark Advocate.An endtoYoung men of loving- - Nonsense.

ara fond of hand . squeezing and stolenkiasea ara warned ot too-dang- er bv usdecision of Judge Neiisao of lSew York,in a breach .of promise case, Tho

used was as follows "In i an enuarrement to marry, the contract can beentered into between two lovers withouthis asking in words ths question, whetherah will marry film 7 ana without uer answerins in ths words shs will ido so. . . . . This contract or enKsgemsntcan be made without such words. If thsfacts and .circumstances sr sufficientlyfull and. significant to 'amount to anengagement, were they or could they bearticulated, the spirit of tbe law suppliesthe lacking speech.1 If this be law, tbePhilander may as well take leavs of histrade. Farewell, flirtation.

Ths- Michigan .Legislature has beenrailed to meat in extra session the thirdof March.. It is expected to,submit. ths I

new tjousiiiuuuu i .; j

ABOUT TO BE BURLED ALIVE.

Remarkable EscapeDeath.

[From the St. Joseph. Mo., Gazette.In the northern part of tbe city lives a

carpenter, with his family, who are nativesor France, and have been in tbis countryacout eight years. One of tbeir childrenis a little girl named Mary, and thesubjectof tbis singular story Tbe child wa. h,.in Paris, and was eleven years old on tbeotn day ol J one last. . hue speaKs French

German and English flacntlv, and in con-versation exibits an uncommon intensityof mental action aod .. vividness of mentalvision She is fair complected and verybeautiful, with lustrous eves, annnv hairand a look of spiritual maturity in hercountenance. She has sometimes saidtbat she could s"s the forms ol Deraonawho have died, and, as her sincerity couldnot be doubted, this occasioned anmalarm in the mind of ber parents.- The health of tbe child has not beengood for several months, and on Saturdaymorning three weeks ago, she startled hermother by saying that she could see herdead sister Louise, who came nar her in

4orm and wpoke to her, tellingher tbat she would make her wed an thatshe would never be sick asy more. Hermother tried to persuade her to dismissthesubject from her mind. knt she couldnot stop talking, and continued, describ-ing her sister, saying that she was stand-ing near Jier dressed in pure while, herlace blight and shminir. her hair ilinmi- n-ed with silver light, and golden dew-dro- ps

dripping from uer wings. She could alsosee ber dead brother, who came close toher sisters side. While taltino-- herstrength gave way, and she sank aay aain death.

Tbe WOrst fbrebodino-- of tn. r.nnl.had been realized and they prepared thebody tor buriaL No nhnmnn K..ncalied, as tbev suDDoaed ,'.uih k.j .i..4..fallen upon their child . . Tr ... .kn. ino'clock in the morning when tbe apparentdeath occurred. Th. hln ... b. ,nSunday afternoon about 4 o'clock, nearlytnirty six hours, during which, time nosigns of returning life had been noticed.Tbe final look at tbe remains was taken.tne co tua was sealed up and placed inibe hearse, and the little cortege started for ths grave, the parents . followincthe bears in a carriage.

After proceeding some distance, andcoming down on Third street, the ouickear of tbe saddened mother caught thsecho of a familiar, cry, , and she gavean expression to her suspicion tbat it camefrom tbs coffin of her child. - Her suspicion

bot-i- a a few momenta asecond cry was heard, and in compliancewith tbe wishes of the mother tbe hearsewas stopped and the coffin drawn out. Thestruggles ef what was supposed to bs thslifeless body could now be heard. Thecoffin was quickly opened, and ths childfound, to be alive, to the amazement andunspeakable delight of the parents. Iaher struggles she had nearly torn fromherself ber death robes. "L

Sh was ouick'y taken from the coffinand carried into ths house of a French ladyat hand, where they bathed her in vine-gar. She recovered her strength rapidly,and in a short time was taken to thehorns which she had left only a few hoursbefore an apparent corpse., Since thattime she has been aa well as for tha lastfew months. Her parents make every ef-fort to keep her mind frem reverting totbe terriblo episode in her young' life, fearing that there is a fearful fascination in itto her. : - -- t -- i. i ..

She says that while others thou eh t herdead, she could feel their touch and heardistinctly all that was said, but could notmove a muscle or make ths slightest sign.Soo know when they dressed her for thecoffin, when she was, laid iu it, and heardtbs terrible lid fastened down, but conldnot make a motion, and was utterly pow-erless until the hearse had gone soma distance, when the physical forces were probably set in motion again by tbs motionof ths vehicle.

She describes with singular enthusiasmand power, for ons so youne. tha beatificsights that shs saw while entranced, manydifferent beings appearing to her in won-derful beauty. . - - .

A MONSTER OF THE SEA.Mr. Charles B. Brainard of Buton de.

scribes an attack upon a . Fisherman onthe Foorida reef by a marine monsterwhich be calls a 'devil fish,?' Ths creat-ure, from, the description,,, seems to havebeen a gigantia.catUs tub. much largertban any one ever beforssoaaoa onr coast.

&hrmaa.ia said to kavo been a manimmense seze, weighing throe hundred

pounds,, aad .of ftrngthcui proportion tohis .colossal Lmonaoas;snd ye ho waspowerless when clasped bv the kona armo

tho monster, and his life was onlyby the prompt assistance of his com-

panions- . if. ... I

in tbs .Norway seas the entile fishandlawsto a great size and its long arms.

vruicu it om tea, two ci mem being;""Kor rest-- , are oi sacn strengthT ;. .... 1 .uu kcuacity mat wneu a man or an or-

dinary fish is enfolded within them, thereno power of extraction. ' These arms ars

furnished with sucking cap, by meanswhich it attaches itself to other b diaa

with extraordinary firmness.' Natnrabstasuppose that it was a creators of tbis de-scription that Victor- - Hno bad in hismind in bis account of tbs frightful struggle of ths seaman with his assailant in thsBritish Channel. ."

The waters on our southern coast, aadspecially in ths Guif,' are fre quested by

huge creatuse Belonging to tbs ray go-ni- s,

known as ths devil fish; but althoughgroat size and strength, aad capable of

mischief if sa disposed, it is not regardeddangerous or inclined to aggressive op-

erations under any-- circumstances. It isshaped something like a skats or sting rsy,barrirg tbe tail, and ia furniahed wiUt twostrong moaeulajr feelers or flippers that ex-tend in a semi-circu- lar form on each aide

the head to the length of two or morsfeet, according to the size.' " They ars thsinstruments tor: seizing and holding thsfood. .The habit of tha h.is to uprootand carry away poles stakes or other objects with which it comes in' contact. It. , . . i i. i . .saa tnat tuey nave oeea sowon tolift from the bottom a ksdgs ar anchor ofconsiderable also, with boats or shallopsof moderate dimension .lying in harbor.and swim ont to sea with them. There isnothing in this, for they ars ofteneigbteeafeet in length by fifteen" in width, andsometimes laiger, with strength to correspond. Tha weight of ons of these creat-ures could not bs less than half At dozentons. . .

Butler King, who was a lone time iaCongress, lived on ths bank of tbs Savan-a- h

river, where, ha ownod a plantation.His negroes were accustomed ta nan inthe river, near ita mouth, with a cast net.They would go down to ths right place,.two in a dugout and if tbs tide wouldnot serve they wonld 'go-t- o sleep in thsbottom fifths canoe, making tha craft fastto a pole thrust, into tba mud. un oneoccasion being too early for the tide, theytied up in this way, and eoan slept hardand fast, rresonuy along cams a weugrown devil fish, that grubbed np ths poleW1U nis uippora, UtA BABOO UU Miw

canoe, negroes included, and when theyawoke, half an hour afterward, they found;themselves proceeding tb sea at tba rataof some miles aa hour, moved by an in-

visible agency, and terrified beyond de-

scription. . They out tha ropa immedtatlyand hastened ashore without delay, aadnever afterward were known ta maketheir craft fast to a polo ia tha Savannahliver... l-- s. s .;::rs i'idi e.:,- -t mi " "

'.General Ames, tha- - soa-ia-ht- w of Ben.Batler, who,-wh- military Governor ofMississippi, bad himself elected U. 8. Sen-

ator from that Etat. recently resigned hisseat to accpt ths position of Governor towhich bs wss chosen at ths last Novem-ber sJectiaa. Tha Mississippi Legislatorsnow in seasioa, baa selected as his eucoess--or

a colored man named Braes. Whetherthe interests of ths American people arslikely to be promoted by such selectionsas this, let every sooer-mtnoV- man an-

swer for himself, 1 L