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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13

DEATu-We have never read any
thing moro beautiful than the follow
ing from the pen of Geo. d. Prentice
aThore is but a breath ofair aud a heat
Of the heart bctwixt this world and
the noxt And in the brief Interval
Of painful aud awful suspense, whilo
we feel that death is present with us,
that We arc poworless and be all pow
erful, and the faint pulsation here is
but the prelude to an endless life here
after, we feel in the midst Of the stun
ming calamity about TO beiall US, the
Garth has no compensating good tp
mitigate the severity Of our loss. But
there is no grief WITHOUT somo benif-
cent provision TO soften its intenseness.
Whom the good and lovely die, tho
memory OF iheir deeds, like the moon
beams on the stormy sea, light up our
darkcned hearts and lends TO the sur
rounding gloom a beauty so sad, so
sweet, that we would not if VIC could
dispell the darkness that cnvirous H."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13

al won't pay for steaks as tough rs
these, said a boardcri mo law can
compel me--they re not legal tender "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13

An Irish Juror having applied to the
Judge to be excused from serving on
account of deafness, the Judge said
Gould You hear NY charge TO the iu,
ry, sir| eyes, heard your Honars
charge said Paddy, "but ] couldn't
make any sense out Of it, lie was
lot of.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13
Z Life Is rcal-4lifc l. earnest
Aui bur hearts. though stout and brave,
Still, like mualcd drums are bcating,
Funeral marches 10 the grave"

And now wo must close our chapter
Of definitions. Not to doleigl music
would we give our own particular
definition but rather to a cheerful
measure, full OF harmnny, a touch Of
tenderness here and there, always a
thoroughly correct and earnest nc
compartment, and happy light airs
troadirg upon the moprnful burdens,
TO relieve the whole.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13

To BE SoLp.--ln pursuance Of an
act Of Congress, the property of the
United States at IIarper's Ferry aud
vicinity is to be sold November S0ih.
1t includes muskct aud rifle factory,
the Shenandoah Ferry, houses and lots
in the town, lands, water power the
right TO die iron ore, SC.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-13

I,AUTION.--All persons are hereby caution
\ cd against purchasing or negotiating for a
certain PHowssouY NorE, drawn in favor of John
W. Holt by David W. Holt, calling Tor ss7l.oo.
payable 1T Morrisdale, fsaid note being ovcr-duol
AZ the same was stolen from me IN Allegheny city.
JOHN W. HOLT
Oei r.. 20 9ipd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
OLD SERIES.

not lifted itself. Who was yet troubling for
the home Of his children. uss passing his
door. lad placed letter in his hand. lie
knew the face of ths boy from its likeness
to that OF Mr. Green,
more trouble. lie sighed to himself as
hn thrust the letter into his pocket. An
hour afterwiri he opened it. and. to bis
bSwildernent and surprise, found within his
account. fully drawn out and receipted with
the signature of Harvey Green. Below the
receipt was written, II stand rebuksd.
must forgive If hope to be forgiven"
was with great difficulty that Wilkins
could restrain sush of tears. so great was
his instant revulsion of feeling An If
Harvey Green could have scea bis heart at
that moment. hi. debt would have been paid
four fold. No amount OF money poured
into hii Golfers. could have produced such
feeling OF heavenly delight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
NJ | - { H. IL. \ y \.
AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.
~ T. So ARTHUR

u..v., C..,, .,....;
n..,-l.o,.., :, ,ltt,. l.,I,.. 49,, .,.-
s,,r,,,r l.,,, -. ~ ~ ,t..,,,,
~ Oh, ,,l,,,. v.-, .-..,.,l i,
o,L.-. .,,t. ,ly,,.,r. -, bi., WI. 49,,
in. ,r ,,. n,rc.y, .,Ov, n, maj, ,,,,L;n. ~
hs never los, .igLt OF A J,b,sr nor r.u.d
w.,I.. tbs el,l,,,ti,u rrr,.in.l m fore. A
natural a.,-a,tba, Harvey Green pros.
pcr.d in The ,hinr, tai, worId-oe, that
be became very rich. but 80 we'll oil =, tn
l,.y, 10 rsasonaJls wan, un,.orl.l
/, b,p,.p.I . f-r ,..r, ,,o b,,
u,an named wilkins. ai.f ,uo...e-,.lsI
,,,.,,l, .;h ,.-,,,, .,n,,,,,I J-.,,.,l,
SIX or seven wears. failed ~ h,.,r.., Frw
IN. - had t.,l.i harder ,r Suffered mar.
and when q h.tL, welded %, ,l,. r,r,.,r.
~ iron circumstance he sunk dow, n, +,
season o,,.,r,.e ii, mind ,,.I b,Jy E,.ry
iiirs he h,i -, siycnap 20 creditor, III.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
u Il Y.
IF We KNEW

II We knew the woe aud heRrt-ache,
waiting for us down The road.
n cur lg. could taste the vornwood
II our back, could feel the load
Would sc waste TO-DAY la wishing
Tor atim" that nc'cr can De-
" ould ~ wait In such iupati.ne.
FOF our ship, Ia come from seat
~ We tncs the ha5y hnssrs
frr,icd ag.ins, the siRdoW panc,
Would De cold ADD sta TO- mogToW-
Never tfoahle u again-
" You'd the bright eyes of our dsriing
Cs,ca the frnwn agou our brow
woi IA the print' of ro'y snEcr.
NeS u. ,hsa a. they do nowI
~ th~s. llitir icr cold fingers,
lioN they poiat the the aaos t,. back
l. ,hC htsiy word. aad actions
Strrvn along our backward ..tcE
Hos th"s~ iitti- hands remind u.
A. Ia snowy & rae. they lie.
Net % scatter thpru,-Sut ro.-.-
For our rvapins By aad by
StrNRs" wenrvrr pris. the rnu,ic
Tlh sac '~eri vpic,, biri has flown.
N'r-ng" ihst ~ .houl slight the violet,
I ~ ias lovely hov~r. are gone.
sususc that sumrocr .Siv, and suu,bIn.
Sever seem oaS -hAlf - iAir
A. rh~u winter, snoVY piuI1us
shake their white doyyutn the air:
Ii.s from which ,hc seal Of .iicnoc
Nonc bat God can ron avay.
Sever tlossau.-i ia sac, b.aaty
Assilrn' ihs mouth io dsy.
Aui 'N,,t words tHat fr~i.ght onr memory
Wsth their aeta'ifal rcrf4m~.
Come 90 us In sWvr'~r accents
ThroaGh ,hs portals OF the tomo.
Il, Hs Eathss up the spub~am.
IJinE all A!ong ar path
Let us keep the wheat aud rDsrs,
Cas- iaE ont ih, thorn. anI rhar.
f-t u' Sod oar swrr-~st comfort.
In the blessing. Of to-day.
Wt.a = pAtirut hzuI rem yius
AL ihe br fr5fa y-, ih~ wAF
P--.bvi-T.an,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
A HAN With Two Hearts.

This man lives in Hartford. He is about
GGy years OF ago and is able bodied. lie
bad lived upward. OF thirty five years be-
fore the phenomena was discovered The
singular feature OF the case is that there
are separate arierial connections between
the two hearts. and the best author tiles.
who have gwen attention to the subject.
agree in sayin. that the smaller organ per-
forms the general functions Of the boay IN
all blood relations. while the larger appears
TO have 4 distinct eNistsncu IN that matter,
and only operates upon the nervous system
through peculiar mechanism not entirely un.
familiar to tie profession This larger
organ frequently shows unusual activity.
and gives evidence of a lurking disease
which, il is said, will sooner or later carry
th, man 10 The grave. The lesser organ.
dependent only upon the greater IN such de-
gree as the several organs OF physical life
are dependent for perfect working upon the
heaithinl regulation OF ihe whole hechan
ism, has been found 10 be IN an almost per.
feet statc-the same ordinary persons OF
presence Of second organ The effect uf
this presence upon the psrson alluded to is
at times melancholy hey oud descripiion --
/! Il has quick, active motion, showing
the presence an the arteries of a suporabun-
dant quantity OF blood 10 vifaiize !he lesser
organ the man exhibits considerable elias
ITCHY OF spirits, bat this Is only temporary !;
more frequently there Is slugsishness IN
tie nervous connections. which IS followed
by loss Of sleep and great petulancs in
wakeul moments On such occasions the
family OF the .nan Gud him a most di.agree-
able companion. lle beirays mild form
olinsIsiiy which it is feared may dcvelopc ia
something worse. So severe have been
som. OF his paroNy ysmS OF late that n council
has been called, and it has been declIed
hat the larger heart may be removed with.
out in the least disturbing The blood rela
tions ofthc body. but the man who has been
approached on tho subject, declares that OF
the two orsans. h- had rather have ae vital
ono OF the body taken out, which cannot he
done without producing instant DEATH
rhis orgas - situate under the vest watch
pocket sf the man th, other is IN The pock
ct where he carries his cash - Hartford
Courant
Thi. at first bl1,h appears to be very
singular case. tat momsnt, reflection @ill
convince the reader that there. are numbers
cf eases ike ihi one above described.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
NO. 80 PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY JANUARY | 1859

mo say 10 you piAlnll. that DO not thinS
YOU present effort to get me 10 pay off your
claim entire. regardless of Others equally as
much estiIled 10 be paid as yourself at all
Indicative OF uaselhshne.s. or a spirit OF
genuine honesty. II | have any money to
pay. it belongs .qrally to my creditors
and not to any one Of them exclusively"
To he charged thus by a man who was in
debt to hm--,o be charged with 4 dishonest
'Piri, by The poor creature whose relation
to society he regarded as essentially dis.
honest-thi. was t.o much FOR the self.
eomplacency OF Mr.. Green. lie rose up
quickly. saying IN threatening tone:
You will rePcu' Of this insult. sir, /
have foreborne for years. believing YOU to
be really honest but for this iorbearance
now meet with outrage. shal. forbear
no longer. You are able enough to pas nc,
and | will find 4 way to compel you TO do
so"
L~ft alone with his troubled Thoughts.
poor Mr. Wilkins felt not only humilia,sd
and Tretchei, but alarmed for the in,sgri-
ty OF -ls household Tbsre was no way in
which has creditor could sx,ort the sum due
hi.n cNcsP, 10y ,eizin: uphon h., household
furniture. That Green would du this. ho
had bot too good reason to fear; for h. had
done IL IN other eases. His iears proved
not altogether grounI'r,s. On the very
next lay 4 .hcriGs wri, vas served on him
al the suit OF Harvey Grccn
"Wha, 10 you propose doiusa" a.ksl
wilkins. on mesting with his creditor few
days aficrward
Get my money" was answered some.
what .tsrnly
bat haze nothing"
I'VE viii SEQ about that. Good u,orn
ing
Mr.. Green imagined rha, the ind. i.nstioa
ie't toNArd wilkins was directed against
bis dishonest spirit. was, n fact a righteous
Indignation, when it, sprisg was in cupid
ity and wounded prize.
Il was he dlv before the rial Of his cause
against wilkins. when he expected to g.t
Judgment by default. as no answer bad been
made by the d-'eudtn, in the c4.c. And
it wa his PIrpose. as 1t hal bceu from he
beginning to order an execution So soon a,
the matter wa. through the conr, AMI ..il.
upon any property 'ha, coul be found
Esgains came. and MIR. Green sat with
his chidrrn around him, in his pica.an,
bo,,. ,r.e,t;,,I. -. 49,.
hi, nar. hand. ,l,,,.d n nr,,.- ,rL:I,
from HI, lin, c,me ,nn.;,,irr -. -,
,,,,L, L., J. ..,oL;.
give "a. A, We lory,ys opr d,.b,or. - Th.,o
..e.nrI I deeper meaning :, tho Wi.
murmur.1 by iouorsn, cb;Iab,ol ,h,,h,d
ever belo,. reached hi, percsn,;on, ill.,
,bo,,t,. v.-s .,;rr.J ,,o,, o.',,;,.,..-
epsJ The pr,,cr v,, .,;l ii. l;,,I.aa,
,-o.. from hi, n,s.,,i l,,,.l bi.,a.. I;..
fora k,.,
"Fvbcr aid he ,prn;or b,.L ,t.r
in. ,.r,.. the room I'm no, ,,in, 80,
H.. yy.II;......,.,.' :,
c,, broke III. mex. d,y ,f,.- .l., t.a a,r,
IT,"
.TIc b,,.h, :, rro,,.y,, ".,;du- e.
II know ne did b,i dion II,r,y -.
+. r,,r and bc o,r. r,,. ,.ooy -
,b,, I, wr,nke him l,,, i,,, -, -
gc, = dollar ,nI then u,, ,.d 3. 49,.
aal no GOOD 90 him. Ibr. r,.,,..
more nice thing. ,h,a n. b,, ,,l 49,
should want HI. p,nnic. when +, g.,. =,
hre~
what YOU think Of th;,7. ,,ksd
m. father who va, to..hrI ly ,,. ,,,.i.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01


ere he mu.ins on the chances in favor
/ OF his ever receiving IRON the pennil.ss
+ Wilkins The few hundred dollar. owed him
by that unhsppy individual. There WI. no
sympathy for him in kis hSart: no thought Of
his terrible prostra,ion Of spirit; nothing of
pity and forgiveness A selfish regard for
his Own interest completely absorbed all
humane considerations.
Time passed on. Mr. Wilkins vas no
droue. An eArnyst, active man. hc soon
found employmcu,-not very reuumsrative
At hrst. but stall sufficiently 50 to .nable
bum to sscnro many comforts for his family.
and TO provide for there education
One. two. THEE years, glidsd by. With
the growth of h,s chill lrcn. his expenses in
creased, and kept so close a tread upon his
incou. that ho had not been able to pay of
any OF tho oil obligations although he
never lost sight o them and never ceased
to feel troubled on accoun, of their exit
eucs
20. d.bt. debt. debit" he would often
sigh to himself Wha, would not give e.
be- able to say. 4 owe no man anvthiag =
Bot with my large family and limited in.
come. what hope is there"
'rhi. was his depressed state Of mind one
day when Mr.. Green called in to see hn.
Many times before thi. unhappy man had
been reminded OF his debt
How are you gettir. on ?" injured the
creditor. fixing hi. ewes steadily upon poor
Mr.. wilkins. who felt sense of ,ulioca-
Iion. and slightly aaailri before hi. tyra.,.
a. have much to be thankful for. " msckly
answered tho debtor NV health h,, L.,n
good. and have bad steady employment.
''You are living ver, comfortably"
And We a,- era,eiul to a kind Prov-
lsncs Tor our blessing
Your SALARY - Que thousand dollars 4
y"arS
1t -, and | have ,iS children to support. 3"
You ou:h, to save .omcthins I've been
el.y with YOU long time; It's three years
now and you b,vrn, -Hyrcl me one cent.
lfyou'd paid me five or ten dollars ats
,irnc the lrbt would have le,scned. wish
YOU would make some Arrangement Yon
ought TO save At least two hundred dollars
from yoar salary. Know plenty OF men
who only &c; eight hinlred year, and
have as large ianilies yours -
The eyes 0f NJ. Wilkini fell hs ayilr 30
the ground, he irlt Il hs ,ry weight had
been laid upon bis bosom. iIa made no re-
ply, for what cou'd he say?
II have al~ass upheld you a- aa honest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01

A LOCOMOTIVES RACE wfrr STORM
A liarrisburg paper has an account Of
race between o-m and steam, that came
OF on the Reading Y ,.lroad recently when
The train vas leaving Port Clinton heavy
raia from ihc North delnged the last FIVE
cars. without reaching th, fret car and the
engine They ran ahead Of ihe storm until
they rsarbsd Hamburg where. stopping for
I pas.engers, itagain caught up with them
Tbs sarne thing occurred at Moorsville and
L-rsport. rnd when thsy reached Reading,
al ihc cars except the first and the engine
we're drcnched with rain. As they we're
leaving Reading The rain caught them at
the lower depot. and % WIS a neck and neck
race FROM there fo PhIsJspbia The run.
ming 'me OF .be tram from Port Clinton to
Rsed'ro, Including opragss is fhy three
N n1fes distance, twenty mics. The storm
therefore, made just one second less than
| 2 80 time
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
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p. T.. SII y w.
l. ditor and Proprietor.
rEHNS Two Dollar, pr year. one Dollar and
Firy Csnts. u paid In advance.
Raic< OF Advertising
For 'qaar.. a ioes Of space w,.k. sioO
hash 'nb'-'laent Srcs. IS
for sgaas~ ups tl.u1. @ mos. a.: 1 Ncar kis
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a.. 9,,cr L'sa Noi'c''. iso per squArr. Tor ,hrsc
Ios PRINTING, q ssr-y ss-y-ig,o- .sa,iy executed
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Local Agents Tor ti,~ DciuoCrRt.
Who arr authorized % rvc,ir, o-r money
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u " tr'cS'tt, r,,sfy a ~ a. thsndlrr " san, r
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Travelling Agent, Ect + ". rtfutE
sHss-rit.rs can ts,i by cSsuiriu- ~, eolor~i
up stta"hsi >" 'h~ir raf-s ths amount dsc. aul
psym"r 's IAN s~ni 20 IS ~ raaii hand 20 the
u-ay~st sEynt s'-.f,' D. 's, aa the .l.t. tn,.,u.
~" par~r y. rstl for 60 that d,'~ wh-u ,pou-y 4.
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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-03-25
Small Bed-Chambers.

There is reason to believe that more
cases of dangerous and fatal diseases are
gradually engendered annually by the
habit of sleeping in small unventilated
rooms, than have occurred from cholera
atmosphere In any year since it made
its appearance in this country. Very
many persons sleep in eight by ten rooms
that is in rooms the length and breadth
of which, multiplied again for the height
Of the chamber would make just eight
hundred cubic feet for each bed, accord
ing to the English apportionment for
hospitals contract for hospitals. is twenty
one hundred feet But more, in order
to give the air in sick room the high
est degree of freshness, the French hos
pitfalls contract for a complete renewal of
the air Of room every hour. while the
English assert that double the amount or
over four thousand feet an hour, is re-
quired.
-Four thousand feet of air every hour
and yet there are multitudcs who sleep
with closed doors and windows in rooms
which do not contain thousand cubic
feet of space, and that thousand feet is
to last all night, at least eight hours, ex-
cept such scanty supplies as may be OBJ
tanned of any fresh air that may insinuate
itself throug Oh little crevices by door or
window, not an eighth of an inch in
thickness. But when it is known that
in many cases man and wife and infant
sleep habitually in thousand feet rooms,
it is no marvel that multitudes perish
prematurely in cities; no wonder that
infant children wilt away like flowers
without water, and that FIVE thousand of
them are to die in the city of New York
alone during the hundred days which in
clude the 18th o. July in every year.
Another fact is suggestive, that among
the fifty thousand persons who sleep
nightly in the lodging houses of London
expressly arranged on the improved prin-
ciples of space and ventilation already
referred to, it has proven that not one
single case of fever has been eneendered
in two years! Let every intelligent man
improve the teachings of this article
without an hour delay.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-03-25
An Affecting Scene---Kissing q Wife
while Dying OF HydrOphObia.

Mr.. Eckerson, who died of hydropho-
bia at Saddle river, had to be held by five
OF six men. and during his lucid intervals
begged to kiss his wife, who was very i'll
in another part of the house. Just be-
fore his last dreadful fit, he pleaded so
piteously to kiss her once more before he
died, that, risking the consequences, they
took her to his bed. The dying man
carefully wiped the froth from his face.
and COMPRISING his teeth tightly to pre-
vent any of the poisonous saliva exuding
from his mouth, kissed the lips which he
had 50 often pressed in love and affection,
and then resolutely turning away, after
bidding her adleu forever. relapsed into a
dreadful paroxysm and died.
The man who kept. the dog which bit
Mr.. Eckerson. after knowing that it had
been bitten by another mad dog a week
before Mr.. Eckerson's death. gave him
fifty dollars as compensation for the inju-
ries sustained, and persuaded Mr.. Ecker
son to sign paper of release from fur
Their claims The neighbors ara very in
dignant, and talk of clubbing together to
carry on suit against the owner of the
cog on behalf of tho widow and orphans.
The neighbors think that the very least
MIR. Hopper can do is to pay off mort
gage of 500 resting On the Eckerson
place, and they threaten lawsuit if he
does not lift that mortgage.-1rentoo, IN
j. american, 5th.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-03-25

a. it is the large number of squares sea.-
tered all over the city tend to make
the plac, more healthy than it would be
otherwise.
Business appears to be pretty good.
The business streets are crowded with
teams transporting goods to and from the
many steam and sail vessels that run to
this port. There is q steamer leaving
here for New York Eve out of the seven
days in the week. In addition to this
there is weekly line of steamers to Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, besides the nu-
merous sail vessels that trade between
this and the many ports on the Atlantic
coast. A new enterprise has lately been
inaugurated, and that is line Of steam
ships to Liverpool, which now make q
trip once in every two weeks. Before
the war there were only sail vessels that
run to foreign ports. In connection with
this subject 1 may mention, that before
the war, as southern paper lately sta
ted, there was not single line of steam
ships running between any Of the south
ern ports and Europe. Since the war
however change has taken place, and
now there is at least one line from every
one of the large sea port cities in the
South to Liverpool or some other For
eign Port. This is a significant fact
showing conclusively that Northern en-
ergy is being scattered all over the south,
and which surely must be the foresrunner
of a bright future for this favored portion
of our Union.
Another favorable aspect Of the situa-
ton south, is, the southern
psople are now anxious to have immigra-
ton from the North. In proof of this
change of feeling on part of the people
here, it will be necessary to state this one
fact. On the 4th Of January a meeting
was held at Atlanta, composed Of officers
of all of the principal Rail Roads in the
South, at which it YVES resolved, in
order to induce those who have an idea to
settle south, to furnish transporta-
ton oyer their roads at the rate of two
cents per mile, or about one half OF their
usual rates. To actual settlers they will
do still better and the fare for such has
been reduced to only one cent per mile,
including eighty pounds of packages per
head. Ticket offices have been establish
ed by this time at New York, Chicago
and other large cities of the North to
carry the above agreement into effect. This
inducement will be open until July LIST
1862
have already travelled over consid-
cradle portion of Florida, but as my let
ter is already pretty long, I will defer
writing about it until my next. E.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-03-25

How A YANKEE LANDLORD CHEAT
ED UNCLE SAM.-One of the shrewdest
lodges yet invented for evading the pay
ment of duty on imported goods has just
been reported to the Treasury. A Bos-
ton hotel-keeper, wishing to furnish his
hotel with the very best of furniture at
the cheapest possible cost, went to Paris
a short time since, rented a house, bought
about 100000 worth of furniture and
took it into the house. A portion of the
furniture, such as bedding, towels, car
pets, etc, were made up in the house by
workmen employed for the purpose. An
officer of the customs in New York city,
who happened to Be in Paris at that
time, vas invited by the hotel proprietors
to become his guest, to which he cosented
thereby saving all expense of board lodg-
ing. etc. In a few days after the custom
officer left, the furniture was shipped for
New York, aud, 1t is alleged, was admit
ted free of duty en- the proper evidence
having been submitted showing that the
goods were personal effects which had
been used before shipment Once landed
IN New York, the furniture was forthwith
carried 10 Boston, and the enterprisius
Yankee had achieved success.