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NORFOLK, September Z, 1854.
sir-The Spectacles you made for m. suit very
wen, and seem to have Improved my sight more
than any other have lately tried
LIFT. w. TAZEWELL
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have tried pair Of Spectacles Obtained fror
Mr.. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance 4
my sight, and corresponding with his descriDtio
OF the focus. l recommend him as a skillful Cd
tcian. HENRY A. WISE.
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RESIGNATION.
BY MiRA NJ.

"Oh! mamma "groan d a little suffer.
er, as the indica ions Of vitality were
scarcely perccptible ;-"Oh, de mamma,
am ! dying? The piercing deathlike
glare of his eye, met his IN others quick
p ,rce eption, AMI struggling, with true
womanly fortitude. to iep.e 5 the s chs OF
her air ady br aking heart, anl rushing
away tn tear that b wed her pale cheek
-he replied "m ,ther hopes not, darling,
her own hope, seeming but mock ory to
her trust ne soul B ,ndinS mournful'y,
in the atttud; of prayer. beside tn, couch
of her hearts most precious treasure, in
broken accents, she presented her solemn,
earn st petition, to the G;ver.
Her suppl cation ros, through the rea-
ry gloom of midnight, in strains Of pure
AMI holy feeling, that He, who entrusted
to her care, the loved being before her
would yet spare him; that h., her only
one, to whom her heart was knit by the
sacred ties of heaven.born love. whose
very existence seemed part Of. her own
who she had hope,i would share her cup
of life, on whose breast she might lea in
hours of dcspondency AMI sorrow, and
whose aff.cti nate smile, would she'd SUI
shine on r hfe-path; hat her oily ior
rd one might not thus Suddenly b. snatch
I'd from her. She had parted with th'
playmate Of his earliest years; had re-
signed her 6rst-born, her gentle Willie
, into the hands of his Maker, without ;
murmuri
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ELLSWORTH HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE: 2s

and some against the interests of ,hex
fellow men, and when realized that the
dearest interests Of thousands hung upoa
the result of that battle, l said will go
and encourage these friends Of temperance
and humanity in their righteous cause,
and starting up I avoke, and seeing
som othing drop from my hand upon the
floor picked 1t up and found had been
reading Governor Wells message, and
had read what he said in regard to the
Liqur Law.
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elN:.iainl L Storirg:
4 pOLICEMArT'S STORY
BY ALBION W. CLARK.

The boariers at No. - East 27th St.
casually went iu coup'e' to some place OF
amlsam mt, excap few who chose to
k2p their rooms and study, and one
Southelner w'.o could Dc found a.t,r tea.
stretched upon tn. coantcr in Il store just
around tie corner Onc evening when
the streets were mnidy AMI the weather
was unpleasant they entered tn, sitting
room, one after another to g;t warm and
have a smoke before going down town.
The chandelier and cigrrs were ii Shtsd.
and, ere We were aware Of 1t we were
comfortably seated around the glowing
Goals. listening to the experience Of two
or thee old eiin ,ns who had scrv.d as
rolieem several years. We pronounced d
this good amusement enou n for ono
evening md leaned back against the wall
co,at ut 4. Will the lem MS were rag
- without Daring the evening n y
exJ 81 some of the vice aid crime Of
Nv York which we had ccvcr dreame |
of
cinaol quot. thnir words but viii
tell oac Of h eir stories.
4 by nam,d Frederic. was sant to
carry Dinner - his fat 'er who labored IN
tn. stbAr5, Of tac cay.
"DJn't stop by the way Fred. said
his mot 4er, for twill b, noon BY the
tim, You sct th.rc, and come directly
back will you:'
''Ics'm," responded Fred.
.'For I'm AFRAID you will get lost or
something will happen to you so mind
wha' say
The boy fastened away his mission
but had not gone half way when he met
an ugly looking man who carri d sm III
black trunk in his hand. Th 5 man
We've him narrowly from head to foot,
put few questions 70 him concerning
his parents. marked him for h prey and
comnene plot to led him to the
slaughter.
MY little man, can you carry letter
for me -
no sir; my mother told me- n t.
stop
Nv I'll it won't be far oat of your way
AID will t *, you but q moment longer
here is . dbl r. AMI - wa one mo
m,nt.'
Ere looked at tn, bi, silver dolla
wh l.. tn, ugly looking stranger opene'
his tr.nk and hastily write the following
lines
.H,re Fitz, is good slbj ct for us
he is young all he lthy; h. is innocen
and will b, easily captured; he is of low
birth and his parents will not trouble us
Get him into the house and hc is ours
his oss.ous fran will win US a good sum
Pu him into The dark cell ind keep hin
till como in thc evening.
"Yours in crime,
IN. SwIrzBERN, NJ. d.
He s,a,el tho Litter, placed it unde
the lining of the boys cap. charged hin
TO show j. to no one till he arrive'
whera he was directed and walked ou ap
parently in gr,a, hurry.
When the doctor was out OF sight
Fred thought his m,th2r must be oboye
6rst, especially whea the man woul
never know the diffe, cnce. I'd he hasten
cd onward with quick step; when h
reached his father he toll him his goo
luck and showed him the dollar.
..L-t me see the letter" said the tathe
~ promised not to show it to an
0oo."
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fFortl.e american
Augusta, ,--1S56,
CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST

CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST
A1i why not stop this traffic? ? in
qulrel. Why do m,n who SEE this evil
parmi it tor,main? The law permits it.
my conductor replied. MOI only s.. it up
holds and sustains !; ; and never will this
fair land b, redeemed from the thraldom
of intemperancc un il our laws sh II for.
bid the unholy traffic. Nothing can save
your lind from this scourge without the
he of good and wholesome laws. !
b w, d my head and prayed that We might
have such LAWS.
vi hen again | raised my head, my con.
duc.or pointing towards the East, said,
secst thou That starr Ianawerel yes.
He said. that is the star Of hope, even
as the star of Beth chem pointed to that
Saviour who was to redeem the world
from sin, so that star points to an event,
second alone to that which tn. star Of
bethlehem ushercd in. And as | mark d
its course, it rested over the Capitol of
an Eastern State. Within that Capitol
were assembled men from all parts Of the
State, for the purpose Of making good
and wholesome laws Among those
men saw one whose very look be OXEN
ed intense feeling. His face mlrrored the
high ami holy purpose of his soul He
spoke before those lawmakers, and his
words were full Of deep feeling and soul
absorbing pithos. Myriads of Angels
gathered around and in that Capitol and
by their invisible influence operated like
III lgic upon the best affections of every
heart.
He spoke of in'emperance in all its
forms an / influences; shewcd that it was
The curse which like SIMEON had swept
over our land he showed that it was cost
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well you mus, | t me see it,

The boy remembered his promise, yet
he felt that his father was an exception.
and dr,w the letter from his cap. The
ath he 81 ,-,s scr p,ion on (which,
tog her wit tn, secrecy of the business
raised his suspicious instantly he m de
no comment upon it but Iold his boy to
carry it as he was directed The boy.
no Ion ger elm reluctant, thinking he ha
p rmissi on. started with . light heart and
was watched by the eye of the anxious
f,h"r who followed at short distance
behind lie -ooa reached the No. and
wrang the bell man app .a'ed to whom
he delivered the letter aud st,rtc1 to 90
away.
"Stop a moment said the man.
Il cannot stop SIR" said Fred, and as
he gazed down the street he .ught sight
of his father and exclaimed: There is
father row. | must GO
The MN quickly learned the character
of the le;te and. warned of The appro 'ch
Of the boys f,,hcr thor, hit that what he
did he must do quickly and bid him to step
in while he could write couple of
} lines
Il cannot sop sir for your lines. l
must 90 heme.'
20. only " mt them carried to your
moth 7, said the william.
+ cd wondered what business he could
have with his mother, bur thinking per
haps that fortune was .lbout to favor them
i'll a mysterious way, he entered. followed
the stranger through the hall and several
rooms and took the profered seat quick
as thought the fand left the room, locked
the door and Fred was prisoner in dark
IS.
Ths father saw him enter the house,
and watched in vain for his return: he
wran5 the mc bell once-twic,-:hrice
but no answer The door was strongly
barr d asains him and thciHmates turned
af ear to his summons He quick "
called several of the policemen. and the
house was broken open and Searched
The boy was tn ir first obj ct VII m they
founi W epias in his dark prison. The
closrts and secret pl ces PIES scnted horrid
sp ,ctacl :; hey con ane,l sketon. bodies
not disscctcd, instrum ,nts Of torture c
h, suspicious lie ter was found-,he
d ath wa rint of Fred
T's den was then broken up but tn
vows escaped.
I Thus was the boys life saved by obc-
dicncc. Had he obeysd the Stranger
first or hal he kept tie letter secret from
his fatAar. he would h.se been cGt ii
pieces before mdai hit.
a f.w d Is after this, Fred brought
his box along and id
What will you give me- for this. ia
thrr
I Il saved yonr life the other day, son
won't thar pay for it =
at will pay for part of it ! 'spose,
said Fred, string same one 10 rejoice
with him
This" sail Fred. Il found tied up il
a ,ndkercnicf in my prison.
He opened the box and exhibited gol'
pieces to the amount of a thousand an,
some hundreds of dollars
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Inc III ,lized one with whom, years be-
fore, in lies bri yht spring-tim her desti-
ny was linked. hal bee, severed from her
by Deaths relent ess hand yet did she
not seek to explore the mysteries Of Prov
ldence until ,his, tn, sevcrest hour of tri-
al.
Raising herself, she clasped the tiny
han Of her now unconscious son, in her
own. 1t was chilly, y,t she perceived in
s antly he pulse was returning, and hope
was nerved with new vig,r.
Slowly the spark of life seemed being
restored more frequent. and at more
nearly regular intervals, came his still sti-
fed hr athings. After few very severe
stru ,glcs he again opened his eyes. and
gazing wildly. softly whispered, /" Am l
dying. mamma. ?" She replied not--she
spoke mother heart was too full for ut.
terance.
Each succ 'ed'pg moment gave stronger
evidence that the boy was fast recovering.
The mothers hope became rea ity!
lclrs, long, weary ye rs hive elapsed.
and the by has become man. But eh .
how changed. His swollen, bloated C eek
ami bloodshot eye, tell too distinctly the
tale of wo cnshrincd within the widowed
mothers heart. All trcacherous hop
dece.ving the heart, even to keen st ag ny !
Again she stan Is by the BEDSIDE Of ,hc
same suffer- again she presses the same
h nd she gazes upon those once fair, but
now distorted features, and her prayer is
sea ed in tc"rs!
She bends over him in his wild de iri-
um and with what hcart-rending anguish
does her ear catch the inordinatc raying,
of r incbriate son
All. how vividly to her mi is exhibit.
ed ,he past! Again, in fancy, she hears
the silvery voice of her hearts idol
oh. mamma. dear mamma, am | dy.
ing" again is ringing in her ears.
Can that sorrow stricken mother still
hop? Is there any more room for hope
in that crashed and faintiny h art? \
though >h: has drinked deeply, and qnaf
c / oft n, bitter dr4rghts, aye, the very
d,cgs of the cup of afiliction; yet hope
still ministers the wounded apirit, and
she Is a healing balm on the bleeding
he TT. Hope on. thou faithful believing
soul. . and thou n thou hast, and must vel
witness the ruin Of thy ionlest hopes
thou III the thorns Of cruel dis ppoint-
ment must yet stin, thy rery sou ana ir-
ritatc and ranklc in thy heart; yet put
thou on for helmet, the hope Of saliva.
ion.'
! Aye. place thy h'pcS in thy Re leener
AMI He who hath borne our gri is, and
rarriel our sorrows," who was :" cken
smi,tcn ot God, and afflicted. who was
man Of sor ows, and acquainted with
grief, will MT forsaAe thee -" He was
wounded for our transsressions was bruis
ed for our iniqui les: the chastisement o
our p ace was upon him: and by hi
str mes are W.. healed"
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4>lrtrll.
II COULDNA GET MY LESSON.

BY A SCHOOL GIRL.
lc,uldna' get my lesson
Wi the book before my zen.
For the thoughts o canny Willie
Game a b0bbin' in between.
And ilka word sac simple
Had nausht 10 Ellcn man.
For The thou ,his o clnny Willie
Game bobbin' in between
She rcd frac top to DO tom,
Owre many page l ween,
For the thong ITS o cannie Willie
Came bobbin' in between.
Anl ilka leaf was pictured
WI Willis winsomc look.
All nv thoughts were a wi Willi,,
AID nane upon my book.
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PuSisnMENT rox DRuSxEMNEss. LA
Sweden man who IL seen drunk four
times is deprived u hls vote ut elections,
and the next Suqslay after the fourth ol.
tense is exp'sed IN The church yard pub
liclr
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-"Well, Dick" said q d'ets to Z
man Whose wife he had been attending.
"how 10 your vitef' She's dead ! ,hana
you"
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IL dou't like 10 patrolise this linz.
said cuprit to d hans.nan. oh /! ne-
veE mind th,s once," was the reply. II
will soon suspend it, operat,on.'
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CJ' GII5:uartb l'nrritln.

PHsItsarR t-"Sy sRIN,y NorStSr ny
NJ X SAWYER.
. ice IL the iowa : ulaing. on Main Street,
,ctrlv 1920 site usnoaek Bank.
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sITCoalE.

The following is the poem that attracted the at-
tention of the Marquis of Lansdowne, and induced
him to mako present of fI00 to the authorcss,
Miss Frances Brown -Eainbasrg Ladies Ovm
Is it come, they said on the banks of the Nile,
Who looked for the worlds long promised day,
And saw but the strife OF Egypt toil,
With the deserts sand and the granite grey
From the pyramid, temple and treasured dead,
We vairIly ask for her wisdom plan;
They tell of the slave and the tyrant dread
Yet there was hope when that day began.
The Chaldee came with his starry lore,
That built up Babylon's crown and creed;
And bricks were stamped on the Tigris shore
With signs which our sages scarce can read.
From Minus Temple and Nimrod's Tower
The rule of the old East's empire spread
Unreasoning faith and unquestioned power
But still, Is it come +, the watcher said.
The light of the Persian's worshipped flame,
The ancient bondage its splendor threw;
And once on the west sunrise came,
When Greece to her freedom trust Was true!
With dreams to the utmost ages dear,
With human gods and with godlike men;
40 marvel the far-of day seemed
To eyes that looked through her laurels then.
Tho Romans conquered and rcvelled, too,
Till honor and faith and power wero gone;
And deeper old Europe's darkness grew,
As wave after wave, the Goth came on.
The gown was learning, the sword was law,
The people served in the oxens stead;
But ever some gleam the Watcher saw,
And eyermore, Is it come? they said.
Poet and Seer that question caught
Above the din of Lifes fears and frets;
1t marched with letters it toiled with thought,
Thro' schools and creeds which the earth forgets
And statesmen triHe and priests deceive
And traders barter world away;
Yet hearts to that golden promise cleave,
And still, at times, Is it come? they say.
Tho days of the nations bear no trace
OF all the sunshine far foretold;
The cannon speaks in the teachers place
The age is weary with work and gold;
And high hopes wither and memories wane-
On hearths and affairs the fires are dead;
But that brave faith hath not lived in vain;
And this is all that our Watcher said.
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a Parson Looking for Sheep-A prcacbe,
was travelling in one of the back settlan,o,,t.
anu stopped at cabin, where an old lady re.
celved him very kindly. After setting nrovi-
slons before him, she began to question him.
stranger, where mought you be from?,, Mad
aln, reside IN Shelby county, Kentucky, -
wan stranger, hope no offence, but what
nousht You be do'in way up here?'' Madam.
am searching tor the lost sheen of Israe, ,,
'ohh, John, shouted the old lady, como rite
nofo 'niS mlnit here's stranger all the way
irom Shelby county, Kentucky, hunting
STOCK, and I'lljest bet my Gizard that tangled
haired old black ram, that's bin in our lot el,
last week is one Of his'n''
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mat time there,was no archbishop or bishop
now there are seven of the former. and thirtv
hVe OF the latter; from four churches there
are now 1910 churches, aud s95 stations 70,
worship; also 81 seminaries to train up youth
"a colleges, and $50 female academies. Such
are the last estimates, given briefly, of one OF
the most noted Catholic dignitaries IN tho
country; he looks on the prospect of the Cath
oiic church as good; it will increase by the
medium of native born Catholics in this coun-
try; immigration will probably diminish. but
the principles of their fathers will be continu
cd IN their children. The lecturer then cites
the little republic Of San Marino as an instance
OF republic which, though it is Catholic. has
yet retained its independence for period of
i4oo years, and closes with tho remark. e.it
should be that the Catholic religion desires no
more light than she possesses no more liber-
ty and laws, by which this country has made
such astonishing progress, leaving religion to
take care of its own concerns-eyery dc,omi-
nation managing its affairs in its own way >,
II the archbishop would induce his followers |
% 1--we up to this golden rule, let ssreiigion
axe care OF its own concerns" and no. inter
ere with other affairs not concerning If. es-
'eciaiiy those of politics, we might all get on
But the precepts of the expect
mt Cardinal differ from his practice. and tbe-a-
consists all the difficulty.
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cLEARFIELD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 1915

raoie monster-Death. To suggest such tonic
OF such general interest at such Tina il
good thing-bonum Drum
fone be particularly interested in any younf
| iady present in general company, American
etiquette explicitly demands that one sbould
give unequivocal demonstrations of the fact
Inc lover must cling, like the clam to a rock
unto the side Of his beloved. If the yorno u.
dy hinches, and intimates in any manner her
annoy 'hce' ne must not be abashed. Faint
heart never Won fair lady, and it is exceeding
~ sensible to WOO her in the presence of 9TH
ers. Bonum Drum.
Ladies should always make the proper dis
tinction in regard to their visitors. Tho bone-
! III scion OF the aristocracy of wealth should he
treated with more Difference than tbe inteI1ooo %
tuai poor gentleman. However elegant and
asrceaoie the latter may be, to the former
must be accorded oil the glory of the visit
lie mas been nurtured in affiuence and bred TO
luxury; and though noble thoughts have nev.
II petitloned for entrance within his cranium |
he must be placed on the eminence of sunerior, |
". This, etiquette peremptorily urges and
ustom sanctions. Intellect becomes irnomi-
ious when compared to gold; for the 1ast
ath carriages, and carpets, and curtains or
Aqulsite device, and ladies love them all
III hail to men of pecuniary resourcesI but
ay 'ho devil take all poor folks who are at
le same time Intellectual and proud. To be
poor visitor is not good thing-it is a dey-
Sh bad thing--nalum oruu,y
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"a 10" Gays since, says an exchange, love-
y httie Child of four summers was buried in
this town. On leaving the house of its n,-
rents the clergyman plucked up by the roofs
beautiful little 'sforget-me-not, and took II
with him to the grave. After the little en-
oryo OF humanity had been deposited in Tho
grave the Clergyman holding up the plant in
his hand said =
II hoid IN my hand beautiful flower which
! piucked from the garden we have inst let,
by taxing it from its parent home, it ha, Win
ered but here plant it in the head of tbi,
grave ana 1t will soon revive and flourish. 60
win the little flower we have just planted in
the grave 1t has been plucked from I.n,
'i'c garden, and has wilted, but il is tran.
INTO the garden of Immortality, where
u WIN revive and flourish in immortality, glorv
and beauty ~ e'e''
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"a NICE bEDFELLow.-'Wall, stranger said
+" oach"oodsman to man whom the landlord
Q, .he hotel both were stopping at, had detail
Gu 10 sleep with him-Wall, stranger, I,ye no
oPJecuon oyour sleeping with me, none in
'ne least, but it seems to me the beds rather
narrow for you to sleep comfortable, consider.
ing now dream. You see 1 am an old tran
per- and generally dream of shootin' and .cal
pin lnjuns. Where stopped night afore ,.a.
'ney charged me five dollars extra, cause han.
peneo 70 whittle up the headboard in the night
nut you can come. stranger, fyou like feel
kinder peaceable now.
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Use OF A n NosE.-A good story is told NJ
Mozart, at the time he was pupil of Havdn
Ihe latter challenged his pupil to compose =
piece of music which he could NOT nIav .,
sight. Mozart accepted the banter, and a
iashionable supper was to be the forfeit. Ev-
cry thing being arranged between the two com
Posers, Mozart took his pen and sheet of pa
per, and in five minutes dashed off a pjeca of
music, and much to the surprise ofHaydn. han
ded it to him, saying:
| ihcfe Is piece of music, sir, which you
cannot play, and can; you arc TO i've the first
| trial.'' 0 '''s'
Haydn smiled contemptuously at the vision
airy presumption of his pupil, and placing tho
hotes before him, struck the KEYS of tho n
strument. Surprised at its SIMPLICITY bo
dashed away until he reached tba ,,;dd,. ~
claimed;
CLOVIS this, Mozart1 How's this7 Here
my hands are stretched out to both ends of tbo |
piano. and yet there is middle kew TO be |
touched. Nobody can play such music-not
even the composer himself.''
Mozart smiled at the half excited indion,-
ION ana perplexity of the great master. and
taxing the seat he had Quilted, struck the in
'iulheht with such an air of self assurance
nat Haydn began to think himself duned-
stunning along the simple passages he came +.
o that part which his teacher had pronounced !
impossible to be played. Mozart as every :
'ody is aware, was favored, or at least cndow- =
with an extremely long nose, which. in !,
,ooern dialect, stuck out about feet. Rea-
hins the difficult passage he stretched both
ands to the extreme ends of the piano and II
an,ns forward, bobbed his nose against the :.
la0le Key which nobody could play. u
n'sun ourst into an immoderate fit Of laugh ''
= ana after acknowledging the scorn., de.
ared that nature had endowed Mozart with "
pacity for music, which, he had never before tb