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THE ART OF CONVERSATION.


How few people know what to say.
and when to say it. what topics to leave
untouched and what to dwell upon what
sub Ljrcts to introduce, with the happy
art Of setting visitor at ease. or what
10 shun, az on that occasion particularly
nal a propos. and independent of
heallhs and weather, get up and keep in
circulation, brisk, Intelligent conver
sati"n, that shall be neither gossip nor
prose.
1t is hard matter to talk to some
persons, as we all know by dear expert.
ence the crops and weather are soon
discussed, and politics are stale. They
cannot see the point of joke till two
months after it is related, SO that retort
fails, and they do not know Tennyson
from any other man, ana saint" much
opinion OF "verses' any way, but they
know every inch of ground the old flag
covers, and you have them at home
there. They are familiar with the tariff,
and the public interest, and the advance
of free knowledge, and the right of one
man to he as good as another, ard uut
of such momentous subjects AS these you
can strike discussion of much interest.
il you once break the surface crust
You will have to bore and be bored
and you will eventually .'strike oil" and
any gains of such intelligence are worth
more than plalitudes of speech, which
make men resemble parrots, and are
about a. good mental aliment as chew
ing sawdust' But occasionally You meet
WI h some person who seems to know q
little of everything he describes what
he has seen, and it passes like a pan0.
rama before you; he quotes familiar au.
thors, and they gather new beauty he
speaks Of people he has seen and known,
aud you feel lha, if you ever meet them,
you might know them intutively, and
his stories are neither old nor polnllpss
Your minds communicate by the electric
cord Of sympathy, aud you wonder that
another should have read and comment.
ed az you have. The interchange of
ideas does you bHth good, yet if you
have never learned the art of converse.
ton the stories OF your minds would
have been the suppressed perfume Of a
flower; the air would have been 70
sweeter, aud the flower no tairer for It's
existence. .
To converse well is duty we owe
ourselves and each other Imagine the
sublime ignorance OF that man who
d owe fast horses, and wore good clothes,
and remarked to a Young lauy, that he
preferred living in the country because
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NO.. "a.
THE GRAND r EsULT.

The Pittsburgh C0mmerc,ni descanting
on the'result oi the election, held in the
several States on the 9th inst. says they
have ratified the verdict of condenina.
'ion which those of November rendered
against the resident on the issue he
raised with Congress
New York has re>plected Fenton by a
majority which. though no, large, Is de.
cislve--and this. too, in the face of The
IN ~ deliberate. and monstrous fl auds in
the city and viciuit,. The next Con.
gressional delegation from that State
w''f stand a. no~--twenty'one Repub-
llcanst to ten Democrats--The Empire
Sia'e--of which the President had 40
mnny hopes Stands rs she stood before
-ti'mly against him aud in favor of
Congress.
The grea, North. West. the home Of
l'aiioalls'n not less than New England.
has spoken az she alone can speak
Michigan, Wisconsin. Illinois and Min,
nesola, have denied to Mr. johnson even
so much as Tie smallest crumb of consos
Ia'lpn. IT, the States named all but
the three of the Representatives are Res
publican now.-allhough returns are not
complete, we are gratlded in saying the
number will not BIZ less in the next Con-
gress.
Massachusetts, has nearly extiuguish
ed the Democratic patty in that State,
and oyan aggregate majority almost too
large to count, pronounced for Congress.
lier delegation will remain unanimous.
New jersey, hitherto the lett wing Of
the rebellion. has wheeled into line, and
given the Republicans a gain of two
members Of Congress. Her condemns
tiol-nnder the clrcunis,ances--lsm most
emphatic, and 80 Mr.. johnson even
must regard it.
In Ailssouri-where as in Maryland,
the rebellious element since the war
closed has swarmed at a fearful rate, il is
bare.y possible Johnsonis,n has gained a
memuer or two. But little consolation
will there be in that.
Kansas, it Is not 10 be doubted, is
true, with her single member opposed to
the Pre,ident-and 50, too, Of Nevada,
IN ali probability
In Mavylaud--where the rebcllious
feeling l. as ripe as ever ohnsonism
has gained ten members-.a result when
rlghuy viewed. that is more roniemna. +,
tory OF My Policy than any other would
b..
Delaware has simply .clung to the
idol she has never torsaken 1t would
be almost cruelty to take her from Mr..
johnson, Her single member in the
"xl, as in the present Congress, will be
on the side OF the lost cause.
81, OF nlnety-one Representatives
elected on Tuesday, Johnsonlsm, we
c"ncl'''cd, has twenty.tour or twenty,
llve Mt The largrst-a possible gain Of
tn eei gain balanced by the Republi>
lan gain in Pehnsy vaula alone in Octo,
b,r
who would have it stand better p
How could i Ge worse tor tie President
\" no appe led to the people to pass up
On his official conduct
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Our SuooLDAY VISITOR - ENLARGEMENT -
That very popular young peoples Magazine,
Chwk's Scho,i Y sitor, viii he enlarged to
double it's present siz., aud otherwise mateii'
ally improved with the ttginning of the next
volume in January. Its name then will also
he changed to sour School,lay Visitor" IT,
tie. We ,hink, more unique and beautiful. The
Visitor is now about entering upon the eleventh.
gear of It's publication, and has richly merted
the very liberal patronage it has everywhere
received. Its contents are varied and interes-
ing, containing just what our young people
dcsir and ''emand-original first class Stories,
Sketches of Travel Spicy Dialogues excellent
Music, Biographies of Great Men, Letters,
Problems, REFUSES, Puzzles &c. Among its
contributors for the coming year are some IF
the most eminent American writers and cdu-
Gators; and Its pages will he embelllshed
ench month with original designs by onr most
cultivated artists In short, we Can expect
Journal us eevaling In tone md elegfnt in ap-
pearance, as American talent and skill can
produce. A department Is especially set
apart for the Lit Folks, "and will be adap-
tcd.to their years and interests. We bespeak
for the new volume glorious career, work
ing and winning It's way into the hearts OF our
young people everywhere. Now Is the time
to form Clubs. Terms 1928 year. To
clubs $i.00, with handsome premiums. Spec
linen number 10 cts tJEvery new subscri-
her for 1867 whose name Is sent In before tho
LIST OF Dec. next will get the Nov. and Dec,
numbers Of this year FREE Address j. W..
DAlGHADAY, Publisher, 1903 Chestnut 81.
Phil'a., Pa.
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a house III the city, which he rented. bu
the family in it only remained on 'sut
frage.' That, in country >ot tre,
schools. free papers, free books, and a
he probably cstlInted it. free speech
fortunately there Is want of sensibilt,
in such characters that renders then
impervious to the shafts of ridicule, an,
they plumber on, without benetiling an.
one by their much speaking
How easily an inexhaustlble flow o
conversation can be produced. Yo,
are making call, and pick up vol
ume OF Mrs. Browning you speak o
the large1hearted poeless and her low,
for glory. Thence, you glide to dynas-
tics, and you discuss Victoria Enanue
and Garibal'li and Louis Napoleon is
suggested aud his life of Cesar criiicis,
cd, AND finally ycu touch British power
and come home. wondering what, after
al, we shall do with jeff Davis, and
You lay the book down after an hours
pleasant chat on worldwide topics -
The ten minutes gossip you irdnlgcd in
after, Is necessarily too short TO hurt
any one, bat it had formed the uncleu>
Of that longer talk, what characters
would have vanished into thin air he.
tore the breath of scandal!
Learn 10 CONVERSE well if il is not a
natural gift, acquire it You may be a
waking encyclol p Tia aud pass for a
dummy if you never say anything worth
remembering Read, and talk ab, VI
~l.at you read, discuss life in all lis
practical bearings, acquire knowledge
aud then dltlluse it, and see how much
more go'd you will get out OF your
twent! four hours thon the man who
smiles steadily and shakes his head when
you tell him the world moves. Rta,i
the papers daily, but read them t,rs some
thing else than news There are ,hou
articles that contain volumes f wisdom
in their britt sentences. There are n o.
ral essays as emphatic as sermons, and
seed dropped by the way that blossom
when you touch them, and by such tr,c-
'lon your thoughts will grew luminous
and flash out into inspired words. l
recall now two sisters, who sat toge,h.
er at an evening party. playing wall
flower apprcvi"gly, bnt with an inward
mention that they should do something
else, so one nudged the other with Say
something say something, SAL and the
other responded, "What shall | say,
Kate!' and that was the burlhen of
their conversation all tfe evening; vet
one of them taught district school,
and was qnite an intelligent girl, had
ideas withou: being able to c. mmuni-
cate them. a misfortune that clings to
the "say something family
A well educated person may be very
poor talker but one who has mind
stocked with clear harmonious ideas
should endeivor to give them grace-
ful outset the PLANES! and most con-
else words are the most elegant the
slil,ed phrase belongs to a past day III
When, you are In the society OF one
known to be peer among men listen
and take notes. You need not
become his echo, but he may serve as a
model, and the mental treasures he casts
forth yvu may profit by, since Good
the more communicated more abul dant
grows. ."-.Ms. A. Il, Ryne.
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TdE SHOEMAKER.

A shoemaker on his workbench sat,
With shoe about half done
Iii figure was short and his hair was gray
And his bright eyes twinkled in such way
That you'd have thought he was only in
play
Orhaving bit offun.
All labor, said he, appears to be
A part of my honored trade;
They may dig or teach or hew or preach,
Whatever they do you will see in each
Something that's always within my reach,
Or my daily custom made.
The parson may smile as down each aisle
His el0quence sonorous rolls;
He can only believe, when his sermon is o'cr,
And silence broods DER the pews once
more,
That he merely performs what I've done
before,
For am curcr of solcs.
The doctor delights as he knowingly writes,
A prescription for pain and smart
ToIhink think that for aches he can give
ali ease,
And also to think of the coming fees,
I'm sure my profession with his agrees;
Ipratice the heeling art
An Ii d. or higher degree
OF scholastic lore commanding
May aspire to fame in some science high,
And puzz.e wise heads with logic dry;
And ct he cal moi do M re than /,
To improve the understanding.
The merchant at ease, sends over tie seas,
And commerce lends ear to his CALI
But tcmpests may rally to rend his sails,
And his cargoes sink under winiry gales,
Like me his fortune he sadly bewails,
Whenever he loses his aWl.
Though hard may stitch ana never get
" sollfc VI lllVIc ur'dlls CaH DcUl;
For though OF their wealth they make
great show
And scatter their income as fast as they 90,
There's one thing l can d ',otener. know,
And that is make both ends meet
When ages have Sped and among the dead
All other professions have passed,
l alone in my glory shall be,
No other employment will any one see;
1t must be so, for, yon all will agree,
My profession is one of the last
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EXEMPT FROM TAX BY the new ex-
cise law. the tax that threatened 10 des.
troy the business of dress makers and
nilliners IL now repealed, and from the
first day ot August last, all MILNE re and
dress makers are exempt from the ray.
men' ofany tax on the manufacturing Of
articles Or upon the materials made up
by them. The law, as i. stands, distiuo-
tly states that all articles Of dross nude
or trimmed by mi;liners or dress make.
err. for The wear Of women and children,
shall also he exempt ASA d
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WHY GERMAN WOMEN MAKE GOOD
WIVES


The culinary art forms a part ofthe
education OF women in Germany The
welt to do t'adesman, like the mechanic.
takes PRIDE in seeing hls daughters good
hou,keepers To effect tins object the
glrl on leaving school, which she does
when about fourteen years OF ige, goes
through the ceremony Of confirmation,
and .hen is placed by her parents with q
country gtn'lcm'n, Or in large family,
where she remains one or two years, fll-
ing what mny almost be termed the post
"fservant, aud as an apprenticeship 10
do'nesli, economy Sne differs from
servant, h"weyer, in this; she receives no
wages; on the contrary, her parents often
pay tor the Yare taken Of her, ss well as
her clothing
Tins is the first step IN her education
as IA honSekceper She next passes, on
the same conditions. into the kitchen of
a rich private family. or into that of q
hotel OF good repute. There che has
control OF the expenditures and OF the
servants employed in it, and assists
personally in The cooking, hut is always
addressed at 'fraulein' oi miss, and is
treated by the family with Difference and
rons dera'ion. Many daughters of rich
families receive the training, with this
difference. however, that they receive it
IN princely mansion, or q royal resi-
dence There is ,eigning Queen in
Germany at the present moment who
MAS trained IN this way Consequently, F.,
the women IN Germany are perfect mo.
dels of ecoLomy.
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LIFE ON THE PLAINS-INTERESTING
"REMINISCENCES OF KIT CARSON.

~
"REMINISCENCES OF KIT CARSON.
A correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial has had an interview with
Kit Carson, who communicated TO hin,
the following interesting "reminiscences /:
All the Indians, hunters and trappers
ride with short stirrups. an almos,
bow legged from it. 1t is more impor
iant to the Indians than TO the v hl,e
man. as it ls only by the all OF the s,ir-
rup that he can shift hiS position, hang.
ing down on one side, 10 as to conceal
all his body but his leg His leg is all
you have TO fire at, as he throws himself
on the side bultocks. or around the neck
Of his horse. On this account. also, they
hang the strrup well forward.
"Some have referred to Carson's init
mate knowledge Of Indian strategy
why, yes, l ar up to good many of
their tricks, but they fooled me once
they fooled me pretty BAD that tune
III tell you about it. 1t was Inlet me
see--yes, 1885. There were ak of US
hunters out after buffalo, up in the snake
country. We had made pretty good
hunt, and came into camp at night, in
tending to start in rext morning with
our hunt. Well, we camppd. Had a
good many dogs with us, some Of them
good dogs. They had barked good
deal, and we heard wolves As I lay
by the fire, saw one or two big wolves
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MAMMALIAN has abdicsted The Mex.
ican Empire passes from the scene.---
What nexti One revelation less or
more 10 Of no consequence IN that coun>
try. @al.h9gN bi7a'lasH NgAf NAG.
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sDeakirg about camp-oue ofthem quite
in It, Gordon wanted to fire, tut
would not let him for fear Of hitting
some of the dogs
II had just little suspicion that the
wolves might be Indians, but when
saw them turn short around and heard
the snap OF their teeth when the dogs
came to one OF 'em, | felt easy then, and
made sure it was wolf The Indian
fooled me that time. 'Confound the
rascal becoming animated-'coufound
the rascal, DO you think he didn't have
two Ok. buffalo bones IN his hama that
he cracked together every time he turn,
ed to snap at the dogs? Well by and
by we dozcd off asleep, and it wasn't
long before | was awoke by crash and
a blaze jumped straight for the mules
and held 'em. II the Indians had been
smart, they'd n had us all. but they run
a' soon as they fired. They killed bu,
one OF us--poor Davis, lie had five
bullets in his body, and eight in his but.
iaIo role. The Indians " ere a baId of
Sioux on the war Ialli after the Snakes
and came on us by accident. They
tried u waylay us next morning, but we
hiled three Of 'eln, including their chlet.
"When ] first went over into Calitor.
MIA in 1929, the valleys were fuli OF In
dian tribes Indians wele thick every
where. and l saw great deal OF some
large and tlourishing ribrs When l
was there again in 1859, they had all
Disappeared, and when inquired ,bont
certain tribes l Fad seen on the spot,
was told by the people living there that
they had never heard of them
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How 10 make yourself miserable /,
think that everybody seeks to do you on
ipjury. e a'H
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew G
Curtin, Governor o. the sid Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania,
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, 1t hath been the good ana woi.
thy custom of the Comm ,nwealth to set apart,
annually. day for the special acknowledge
ment ofthc goodness of thu Almighty. and for
expressing by the whole people. ut one time,
and with common voice, the the thanks and
praise which throughout the year are spring
ing from the hearts OF men; therefore,
l. Andrew q. Curtin, Governor OF the Com
monwralth OF Pennsylvania, do, by this my
Proclamation, recommend that he good pco-
pie OF the Commonwealth observe Thursday,
,hc 29th day OF November next, MS day of
Thanksgiving and Prayer and do then as en-
bic in their respective churches and places of
worship, and make their humble thank Offer
ing to Almighty God for his blessings during
tie past year.
For the abundant gathered fruits of the
earth.
For the thus far continued activity of In.
dustry.
For lhc general preservation of health.
And especially for that in His divine mercy
He hath stayed the threatening pes'ilcnce.
And, moreover, that they do bescech Tim
to continue unto Us all His blessings, and to
confirm the hearts of the people of these Uni
ted States, that hy'the Lawful, force of their
will, Deeds ofgood Justice, Wisdom and Mer-
cy may be done.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at Harrisburgh, this twenty ninth
day Of October in the year of OIL Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and
of the Commonwealth til Z, ninety-frst.
(By the Governor) ELI SlIrER.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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CEORCE :. JEPPERY.

nEALER In Books aud Stationery, Mags-
~ Zines Daily Papc, Fancy Articles, 60.
Waynesburg. Pa. April i,ee.ly.
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PROCLAMATION BY GOV. CURTIN.

INVOL NM IION B1 UUV. CUKTTN.
In the name and by the authority Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew G
Curtin, Governor OF the sid Commonwealth
OF Pennsl llyania,
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VOL. X
Jhe &epnblieau.

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H0c Sh0U I TOte ?

Ii Won believe tie South had Just cause
for secession and rebellion, YOU will vote
the democratic ticket
Ii you wish 10 encourage the spirit that
murdered your brothers in cold blood,
when lying wounded on the battle field,
Won will vote the democratic ticket.
Ii you wish to sanction the told and
untold horrors OF Ander>onville, Salisbury
and belle EsIc,-yotc the democratic
ticket
Il You would endorse the butrhc,ies OF
Fort Pillow. Memphis and New Orleans,
vote the democratic ticket.
In short, if YOU believe that the true
Union men OF the South both white and
black. should he surrendered to the rebels
that the same rebels who fought four
! lor.""s- H." I'u;o" should now
be allowed to make and administer our
lawS,-vote the democratic ticket
On the other hand-Ii' YOU believe that
the rebellion was unnecessary and wicked
it you believe, with andy johnson
while governor OF Tennessee. that rebels
must take tack seat in unconstitutional
YOU believe that loyal men should make
our laws and administer our government
in short, if the temper and spirit of the
South, is e,nced at Memphis, and very
lately at New Orleans and elsewhere. con-
vlnces You that security for tie future de-
mands still stronger evidence of loyalty on
the part OF the late rebellious statcs-then
vote the republican ticket. and thus help
70 sustain congress in the only plan of re-
construction that is worthy of the name,
or that is in any way just to an outraged
people
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Hon. ito You ike it.?

We ask lie voters of Vermont how
they like the idea Of president, elected
by republican votes, now turning about
and removing from Office the very men
who elected him, and turning the entire
official patronage OF the government
AGAINST its friends and placing in power
the very men the government has been
fighting for four years That is what
Andrew Johnson is now doing as fast as
he can find disloyal men to fill the places
now held bv the friends Of the govern
ment. Many Vermont otiice-hoEders will
doubtless be removed within thirty days,
to give place to my policy men, which
Is but another term for traitors. 1t is as
tonishing with what calmncss the Ameri-
can people witness such treachery but
We predict that when they come 10 vote,
Us eighteen Ct the states will tins fall
they will speak out in such tones that all
enemies of the government will hear and
tremble
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Is Mr.. HOW Sound?

About the quickest way to dispose of a
candidate this year Is to insinuate that he
is not sound politically. This has been
intimated in regard to MIR. Ioyt, the can
didate for congress in the third district,
but as it seems, without the slightest toun-
dation. 1t was merely a political trick,
and very mean one at that. On our
outside we give some correspondence which
will entirely put at rest any fears on that
score. if any OF our readers ever had any.
And besides the letter OF Mr.. Hoyt, the
endorsement of the only paper in the dis
trict that opposes him, is the very best
testimony for him.
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ened TO remove me. and advised me to
pay up and could keep my place
refused to do so, as | had not the
means. and was soon removed. Although
| pressed Mr. Clapp for the reason of my
removal, he gave none except that it was
owing to an order he had received from
the treasury department. He assured me-
that had always performed the duties
assigned me to his satisfaction, and that
he didn't know what | was removed for.
| believe was removed because did net
pay for my office.
Soon after my removal, desiring to do
what could toward redeeming my
pledge, handed Mr.. Clapp, on account
OF the agreement, as expressed at the time,
one hundred dollars (nearly all | haD
which he took and put in his pocket
Very truly Yours,
ID. S. SroRRs."