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Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-21
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES:
Democratic Electoral Ticket in Ala

Democratic Electoral Ticket in Ala
hanna
MoSTGoMERT, Aug. 2o.-The foiloFing
Democratic electoral ticket was nominated
by the State Convention I: For the State az
large, Geo. G oldthwaite, Of Montgomery,
and Peter'M Dix, Of Madison. LIST dis.
tric4. H.T. Toalman, Of Mobile alternate,
". II. Randall, of Dallas 81 district, W.
G. Sasre, of Montgomery; alternate, J. G..
Moore, Of Coffee. Sd district, J. Hender-
son, of Talladega; alternate, F. S. Fergu-
son, of Macon. 4th district, b. b. Lewis,
of Shelby; alternate, J. g. Jolly, Of Green
field. 5th district, j. Crooks, Of Calhoun
alternate, WIN. Richardson. 9th district,
A. III. MeAllisler, Of LAaderdale; alter
nate, J. G. Harris, Of Lawrence.
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Prize Fight.

BALTIMORE, August 2O.-The fight be-
tween Sam. Collier and VIM. Edwards will
take place at some point in Virginia on
Monday next. Edwards was arrested to-
day, and gave bail of $500 not to fight
within the State of Maryland. Collier
on hearing that the police were after him
gave bail to similar amount ROughs
and sh0ulder-hitters from other cities are
congregaling in Baltimore.
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AGaIrs of the Lac Arcv yIeCe,

MONTREAL, August 20.--The commit
tee which has been managing the affairs Of
the late Hon. T. darcy McGee, has been
met with great liberaIity in eiiecting set
Element of his debts on the part of his
creditors, but the public subscriptions thus
far received are hOt sufficient 10 cover the
amount owed By him. 40 --.---
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AFFAIRS ar + RANK1lN.-A citizen from
Franklin y ester day tells us that the
investigating con imittee from NE Freed
mems Bur can, sent there 10 inquire
into the fate disturbances, in their
"deliberations" excluded testimony Of
the most honorai lie and reliable resi-
dents Of tlAe glaoe, and iea for NVaynes-
boro with an int imation thai they
would recommend the calling out Of the
militia.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 20.--The steamer Mon.
treal, from Boston, was run into in a thick
fog off Cape Ann by the schooner Stanber-
ry. Ten of the crew Of the latter got
aboard the steamer and three remained on
the schooner, which Is supposed sunk.
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Railroad Accident.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20-The mail car
attached to the through Western train that
left here last night by the Central railroad
Of New York, took fire near Bethlehem,
Pa, and the contents badly Injured.
Three hundred bags Of mali matter we're
aboard, including six tons Of newspapers.
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BEMOCRATIC STATE CoMMrrrEE.

SHELRYyuLE Tam, Aug. Is, 1868
BY virtue OF the power vested in me,
designate the following gentlemen Ia com.
prise the Democratic State Committee o
Tennessee:
LIST district James White, Of Rogers.
Vile Tenn.
% dis,ricl-John Williams, Of Knox
vile.
Sd district A. James, Of Chattanooga.
9Th disirict--Jos. II. Thompson, of Shell
byville.
5,h district George J. Smhhle6eld,
Chairman W. Matt Brown John II.
Calender, l.. r. Beach, Albert Roberts and
James T. Bell.
6th disirirs DoFsey b Thomas, ofJohn-
s0ngille.
7th district Horace z. Blauton, s;r,, Of
slh dislric, M. d. l.. Stewart Of Mem
phia. EpNUEp COOPER.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-A FIRE broke oout
early this morning in frame tenement
at 1913 North Sangamon street, which re.
suited in the death of a Mrs. Kohl, an in
valid. who was unable to leave her room,
and therefore persisted in the flames.
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Southern Music Store,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Nd. BIB UNION STREET.
NashvIIIe. Tenn.

| JAMES A. MCCLURE WISHES TO AN
- nOunoe to his Tennessee friends and the
| generalpublc, that his stock Of Pianos IS now
complete. Steinway, Knabe. Dunh am, w cher
| Kraushaar. Haines Bros. and A. u Gale 4
| Co. are fully represented in his stock, and are
sold at New OFk prices. thereby saving freight
and charges TO the purchaser.
lie Is also Sole Agent for the celebTateh Bur
dett OrgRB. regarded by the profession to
be the best reed Instrument now made, possess
ing the late improvements in stops. viz. Har-
monte. Celeste" and Toe HnmaHG. that are
Projections Of mechanical genius. Churches.
Sabbath Schools, Lodges and Seminaries are
furnished at very low rates. Circulars and price
lists will be forwarded on application.
In sheet Music. Cfor many years a spe-
ciality ia his estabIishment,) he can offer great
inducements to-the Trade. Schools and Ana
tours. His stock IL the largest and most select
in the South. and will be always supplied with
the NEW ESP and BEST productions OF homo
and foreign composers.
In ViOlins, Guitars, Flutes, italian
aad other Strings, for "A instruments, to-
gether With fine collection Of small Musical
Goods. he dehes competition.
y. S.-Pianos. Organs and other Instruments
tuned and repaired by first class W0rkmen.
Mr. d. S. CurGe IL now with this house, and
viii 30 glad to see his friends.
jv3l ly
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V0 WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN. THE IN
deFslgned gives notice Ofhis appointment as
Assignee Of James q. Ruff, of tho county Of
stewart. and State OF Tennessee. within said
dlstIiGt, who has been adiudged a bankrupt
upon ms own petition, by tho District Court Of
SAID district. Dated Dover. Tenn. Aug. ]. iS,s
. JAMES p. FLOOD,
Aue-i Assignee
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Hon. GReOFge n. PesadIetOn Serenaded.
BANGOR, ME-, Ang. 2O.-Geo! II. Pen
dleton arrived here to-day, and was acre.
naded this evening,
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BANKRUPT NOTICE.

THB UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES
notice Of his appointment as assignee Of
tae estate o. l. II. Carney, Of Marfreesbor0 In
me county Of Rutherford who was on the 10th
Of July. 1855. adiudged bankrupt upon bis own
petition. J. W. cHILDREsS, Jr,
augil stw Assignee.
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One Randolph Stake made an unsuc-
cesafol attempt on the 18th inst, to assassi-
nate Judge Jacks, Of ST. Louis, before
whom he lost 4 suit two months since.
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HUNTINGTON.
No. 3 North Cherry Street.

iulyl4 If -- A'is'a .A .f'' 9thif'
BafeheIOr's Hair Dye.-Thi splendid
Ham Dye is she best in the world. The only
true and perfect Dys-harmless. reliable. instAn-
taReous. No disappointment No ridiculous
tints. Natural black or brown. Remedies the
i'll effects Of bad Dies. InvigOrates the hair.
leaving it sOft and beautiful. The genuine Is
signed WifliGm A. BafcAelor. All others are
mere limitations, and should be avoided, Sold
by all Druggists and Perfumers. Factory 81 Bar
clay street. New York. oTaprnIy.
Early and Happy siarriage-The True
Principles which guide to HAPPY MAR
RIAGE, and domestic felicity. Essays for
Young Men. sent in sealed letter envelopes. free
Ofcharge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Box P. Philadelphia. Pa. Mayo Sun
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Engine and Boiler,

LNOR SALE. A TIRsT-RATR RNGINR AND
II Boiler IN good order Can 30 seer. -lsnd
priee learned. By calling AZ this OIios.
WAT5l In
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AGENTS WANTED.

( AMPAIGN LIVES OF SEYMOUR AND
- Blair. and Grant and Colfax. Beautifully
colered Charts, Steel Portraits. Badges Eve
rything for the times. Every voter wants
them GQODSPEED a CO.,
auglo lm MeInphis or New York
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The Education Of Young Ladies'
Mr.. 7. AND MRS. c. FANNING,
Hope Institute,

EIYE MILES FROM NASHVILLE. TENN
II The next term 81 Eve months OF tusntv
weeks viii open on Tussday. Sept. ist 1855
hxPen5es per term. ia advance, sl23 Music
lessons on the Piano aud Guitar. French, Draw
ing and Painting, extra Address
T.. TANNING.
.ugl5 " franklin College. lena.
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We copied a few days ago an article
from the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
claiming that Georgia win go for Sey-
mour and Blair by majority Of fifty
thousand The Atlanta NeW Era (Radi,'
cal) confirms the business of this claim.
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National Democratic Ticket

Largest Circulation IN CITY and STATE
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-10
MARRIED.

FREET-GORDON-O Christmas eve, 1867 in
Rainsburg, by Rev. VIM NJ. Deatrick, Mr.. Isaac
Erect and Miss Emma Gordon, both of Rainsburg,
PENNSYL-STATES-On Thursday, Decem-
Der 10Th, in Bloody Run, by the same, DR.. Philip
H. Pennsy and Miss Sallie, daughter of Capt.
VIM States all of Bloody Run.
CASTNER-H Tuesday morning,
December 3lst 1867 by the same Mr. Jeremiah
M. Castner of Havana, Huron county, Ohio, and
Miss Barbara E. Hetrick, of Friends Cove, this
county.
Y-SH0EMAKER-On Thursday morning
January 1st, 1868, by the same, Mr. Nathan
iel Chapman May of Martinsburg, Blair county,
and Miss Annie NJ, daughter of Philip J. Shoe
maker, deceased, of Friends Cove.
VONSTEIN-EVANS-O the 1st inst, near
CIearville by Elder J. Cornell, Mr. NJ. VI. Von-
stein to Miss E. j. Evans, both of Monroe town
ship
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DUFFS COLLEGE.

No. 81 FIFTH ST., PITTsBURG, PA.
We have now to announce to our numerous
patrons and friends, the publication Of
DUFF's New SYSTEM OF BOOKKEEPING,
SPLENDIDLY PRINTED IN COLORS BY HAIR
PER BROTHERS, New York, PIP 400. Royal
Octave. S3,75; postage 80 cts. For sale by
booksellers. This splendid work includes all late
improvements and labOr-saying forms in
MERCHANTS & MANUFACTURERS Books,
fully illustrated in six complete sets of Books.
Next follow
DUFF's NATIONAL BANK Books,
Illustrating a full set ofTWENTY- FIVE BOOKS ;
prae aeticaly recor ding series of transaction from
the formation of the company to the declaration OF
the first dividend exhibiting new forms of the
Receiving and Paying Tellers' Cash Books, Depos-
it Ledger, &c. These are followed by
DUFF's RAILROAD Accounts,
Practically exhibiting the business recorded in
grading building and equipment, with operating
disbursements and receipts until the first divi-
dend The next are
DUFF'S PRIVATE BANKERS Books,
Practically illustrating the Private Bankers busi-
ness. in TEN BUSINESS BOOKS. In this work
all useless theories are rejected, and much new
and important matter, found in no pre-exlstlng
work, is substituted 1t is the first work OF the
kind published, bearing the recommendation OF
the Chamber of Commerce. of New Y Iork. NO
course of business education given elsewhere Will
therefore compare with it in efficiency. The Col
lege terms and a full description of the above
work are given in our 16 PAGE DOUBLE
OUARTO CIRCULAR, mailed free.
Address r DUFF oON,
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-10

A PPEALS.- S.-NOtice is hereby given
~ to the taxable inhabitants of Bedford Coun-
ty that appeals will be held by the County Com
missioners, on the days. and at the places hereby
specified, to wit:
For Cumberland Valley township, on Tuesday,
January 7th, at the house of William w. heany
For Colerain township and Rainsburg Borough,
on Wednesday, January Sth, at the house of A.
J Pennell.
For Southampton township, on Thursday, Janu-
ary, 9th, at the house of William Adams.
For Monroe township on Friday, January 10th,
at the house of David Weimer.
For East Providence township, Saturday
January 11th, at the house of D A. 7. Black.
For Snake Spring, on Monday, January 18th, at
the house of Joseph Mortimore
For West Providence township and Bloody Run
Borough, on Tuesday, January l4th, at the house
of w. Thomas Grove.
For Hopewell township on, Wednesday, January
18th at the house of VIM. Grove.
For Broad Top township and Coaldale Borough
on Thursday, January 10th, at the house of Geo.
w. Figard.
For Saxton Borough, on Friday, January 18th,
at the house of James l.. Prince
For Liberty township on Saturday, January 18th,
at the house of c. A. Trcker in Stonerstown.
For Middle Woodbury. township, on Monday
January 2Oth at the house of William G. Eicholtz.
For South Woodbury. township on Tuesday, JAN
uary 2lst at New Enterprise, at the houseot Sam
uel 0ster.
22nd, at Mowry's Mill.
For St. Clair township and St. Clairsville BOr-
ough, on Thursday, January 23d, in St Clairsville
at the mousse Of bdfe. naeh0eI NO,rslo.
For Napier township, on Friday January 24th
at the house of Burton Edsall
For Schellsburg Borough, on Saturday, January
25th, at the house of Burton Edsall.
For Londonderry township, on Monday, January
9th, at the house of James c. Devore.
For Harrison township, on Tuesday, January
| 28th, at the house of Joseph Cessna.
| For Junata township, on Wednesday, January
! 29th, at the house of Joseph FOller.
| For Bedford township, Thursday, January
! Both at the Commissioners office
| For Bedford Borough on Friday, January 3lst
at the Commissioners office.
| When and where all persons and corporations
| feeling themselves aggrieved at the enumeration
and valuation Of their taxable property and effects
made pursuant to the several Acts of Assembly il
such made and provided are requested to at
tend and state their grievances for redress, ac
cording to law
Special attention is also directed to the following
portion of article 4th section End of can Act fol
ths organization, discipline and regulation of the
Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, y
to wit :-'0n the day the County or City Commis-
soners meet, to review the assessment or for hold
ing appeals, they shall, also, determine who arc
exempt or not liable to do military duty" &c.
The appeals will be held on the days above
named between the hours of 9 o'clock, A. NJ, and
II o'clock, NJ
MICHAEL S. RITCHEY,
DAVID HOWSARE,
JNo. G.. FISHER, PETER NJ. BARTON,
Clerk. Commissioners.
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JEFF. Davis and suite arrived safely
at Havana on Wednesday, en- route for
New Orleans.
General Gillem has reached Wash
ingtOn, and is seeking relief for the
people of NIissieeippi.
In fracas in Washington, on the
night of the 25th Dec, a man was shot
by a negro and killed.
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dec20w4
DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE

eUBLlC SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.-By virtue of order of
the Orphans Court of Bedford county, the under
signed, administrator of the estate of Sophia Pal
mer, late of Juniata township, decd. will sell at
public outcry, on the premises, on Saturday, the
25th day of January, 1868, all the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in the township afore
said to wit All that certain farm or tract Of
land, adjoining lands of Joseph Ling on the West,
VIM. Brant on the East, land occupied Daniel
Metzgar, Esq. on the North, and lands of Joseph
Ling and VIM Brant on the South, containing lO7
acres and 5S perches and allowance about 30 acres
cleared and under fence, with a two-story log
dwelling house and log stable thereon erected.-
This property is favorably situated in pleasant
neighborhOod convenient to schools and churches
There is also never-failing spring of excellent
water convenient to the dwelling house The un-
improved part of the land is well covered with ex
cellent oak and bark timber and is only distant
about miles from the large and extensive steam
Tannery of Bobitz Black at the Foot Of Dry
Ridge. Title indisputable. Sale to commence at
ii CLOCK, a. m, of said day, when the terms will
be made known and due attendance given by
jan3w4 LEONARD BITTNER, Admir-.
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ETOR SALE OR TRADE.

2 tracts of 100 acres each within three miles of
a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad, back of
Omaha
l tract of bottom land, timbered and praire, two
miles from Omaha city.
One-third of 1000 acres in Fulton county, Pa,
including valuable ore, mineral and timber lands
near Fort Littleton.
Over 900 acres of valuable ore, coal and tim
Der lands in West Virginia.
Also-32O acres of land in Woodbury. CO., Iowa
ALSO-Twenty-five one acre lots, adjoining the
borongh of Bedford. with limestone rock for kiln
or quarry, on the upper end of each.
o. L. SHANNON,
iun2I. '67vI Bedford, Pa.
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MEETING OF COUNTY AUDITORS.
On Monday last, the County Audit
ors met for the purpose of auditing and
settling the accounts of the County
Treasurer and Treasurer of the Poor
House, for the fiscal year which has
just closed. We hope that a full and
complete statement of the receipts, and
expenditures, properly itemized, will
we are glad to say, has generally been
done with respect to the accounts Ofthe
County Treasurer, but has not dllCayS
been done with respect to the affairs Of
the Poor House. Sometimes the Audit
Ors, or Directors, have been seized with
a sudden spasm of ''retrenchment,"
and in order to save a few dollars
worth Of advertising, have SO curtailed
their report that but little satisfaction
could be CLEANED from it. Wesay, don't
be so much afraid of printers ink =
Make your report full and thorough,
and ifany thing has gone wrong, the
twenty-five hundred readers Of the
county papers will, i'll all probability,
detect it, and then it can be righted in
time, instead of resting uncOrrected for
years and years. The niggardly spirit
that stops to count the expense of pub
fishing a full report, whilst it ''saves
at the spigot, is sure to spill at the
bung."
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-10

PATHETIC.-We heard a half bare
footed urchin, who wears out a pair of
shoes per week, singing the following
pathetic ditty, the other day:
Oh father dear father, do please hurry home,
NV confidence no more abuse,
You've promised again and again when you came,
You would bring me new pair of shoes,
Ny big toe sticks out like the head of clam
And you of neglect doth accuse,
Because you have failed to do as you said,
And bring home my pair of shoes.
1t is not very oft that a favor 1 ask,
And this you cannot refuse,
For you know that it costs but very small sum,
To purchase a new pair of shoes
Then hurry, dear father do, pray, hurry home,
No more of your precious time lOse
Oh, think of the cold, of your child and his toes,
Ard, pray, hurry home with the shoes
Now, if that delinquent "parient''
wants to shut down on that song and
shut up on the toes of his pleading
child, let him call at Irvine and Stat
ler's and get him pair of those ever
lasting shoes which they sell so low
for cash, or produce.
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DRIVATEsALEOF VALUABLE

REAL ESTATE.-The undersigned, Execu-
tor of the last Will and Testament of John s.
Ritchey, late of Bedford tp., decd, will sell at
private sale. the MANSION PLACE of said decd,
containing 113 acres, more less, with THREE
DWELLING HOUSES, a GRIST MILL SAW
MILL, DlSTILLERY, BARN, and other out
buildings thereon erected, situated three miles
northeast of Bedford. There is also good orch
ard of choice fruit trees, and Spring of never
failing water on the premises. The place affords
a splendid site for Factory there being excellent
water power. Also, tract of choice land con-
tatning 30 acres, adjoining the above mentioned
tract, having a good BARN and ORCHARD
thereon. These tracts will be sold separately, or
together, as the purchaser may desire. ALSO,
tract of timber land, in Bedford tp., adjoining
lands of Fred. Koontz, Adam Dibert and others
containing about so acres
TERMs-reasonable. For information, address
the undersigned, Pattonsville, Bedford CO., or
Richard Sill, Bedford.
noy29tf JOSIAH RITCHEY, EXT.
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT
' PRIVATE SALE.-One lot of ground in the
centre of Bloody Run, fronting ON Main street
about sixty-ve feet one of the very best business
locations in Bloody Run. Also, ten acres of wood
land, adjacent to Bloody Run, lying on the Bed,
ford Rail Road, containing first rate iren ore and
having thereon a never-failing spring of water.
For particulars inquire at the store Of Mrs S e.
Mann, Bloody Run, or of DR.. Hickok, Bedford, Pa.
Dec Is, '65.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-10

LUTHERAN SABBATH SCHOOL.-We
should have been happy to have no
ticed the celebration Of the anniversary
of the Lutheran Sabbath School, Of
this place, held on the evening Of Sun
day, 22d ult., had some one connected
with the school supplied us with par
ticulars. No report, however, was
made to us, by any one, and we, there
fore, did not know that any thing of
the sort had transpired. We are in
debted to the Inquirer for the follow
ing account:
THE Anniversary of the Lutheran
Sunday School, which was held on the
evening OfSunday, 22d ult., exhibited
some gratifying features. The eXer-
cises consisted of appropriate addresses
by Messrs. II. w. Fisher, w. G. Schaef-
fer and J. NJ. Reynolds, the reading
of the report for the year and the distri-
button ofrewards to the scholars. The
first and best of these was given to
Henry Lippel, who had committed,
during the year, the extraordinary,
number of eleven thousand four hun
dred and seventy-One scripture verses,
and the next to William Arnold, who
had committed nine thousand two
hundred and twenty-siX. There were
in all thirty seven prizes given, to as
MANY deserving scholars. nall 40, LA
verses were committed by the school.
The. Secretary's report exhibited a
high degree Of prosperity in the school
The money raised during the year, by
the school, amounted to $519,37. The
whole number of scholars in attendance
was about 100 and the average 100. a
fine Teachers Library was purchased
during the past year, and the libraries
of the school combined now number
nearly seven hundred volumes. The
prosperity of the school is doubtless
due in great part to the efficiency of
its officers and teachers who deserve
great credit for the faithfulness and
regularity of their attendance. The
Secretary, II. Nicodemus, Esq, has
been connected with the school for fif-
teen years, during which time ne has
rarely been absent from its sessions.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-10

SLIPPERY.-Don't be alarmed, you
nice fellows that cheat the printer; you
are "slippery," but we have no refer
ence to you. We mean the sidewalks,
streets, doOr-steps and terra .Jffnla gen
ally. Such sliding of the sled-Owning
boys, such coasting of the fun-lov-
ing girls, such twisting, stamping,
pirouetting, upsetting, down-falling,
shin-scraping, head-breaking, of the
stiff:jointed elderly ones, we don't recol-
lect having seen for some time. We
look out of our window and-dOn't en-
joy it quite as much as we used to "sOme
twenty years ago. Still, fun is fun
ny, and so we laugh with the youngs-
ters in their joyous sport and forget the
faithful old pine board that used to car
ry us down the grand old hill near the
schOol-house in which we tasted the
Pierian spring and birch-bark. Boys
and girlsappear to be fond of that branch
of astronomy, in which they are brought
to a vivid perception Of the Aurora Bor-
calls, interspersed with about million
of stars, through the operation of bring
ing their head in sudden contact with
the earth. If in the pursuit of their
studies in school, they were compelled
to take such lessons, the former would
90 into rebellion and the latter
into Mysteries Such is the perverse-
ness of human nature, even from the
cradle to the grave. But, we re-
peat, fun is funny, and study is any
thing else. So, have your sport, chill
dren, and after play, go to school and
work with greater zest, on account of
your pleasant recreation.