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Furnitssre-Wholesale and Retail.
BEAIS & CO., cor OF Middle and Franklin Streets.
WALTER COREY & CO.. Arcade No. 1s Free st.
n. TARBOX. corner Federal and Market sts.
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N o IT Q 10

The business of the late firm will be continued at
their former place OF business by
jn19d1w B. RFDTON
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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Ar"ELL Il 90, I7s 49,. -"
Nts a., insfrIei N iarers In Maine ana thr.ush
80 ''uA'y at the publishers loves rates
Agrscussursss Gsnsssersaessts & ssees
sA" ER WonDToRp No. 10 sxohap,c 9,
@. W. BOLNES, No. s2Y Congress 81, a,c,;on s.,..
every evening. Private Sales doring the day
Agencies for Sewing Machines.
W. 3. DYER, los Middle 81 ever II. . H. Hays. Az
xmas OF Machines for sale and to ler. Repcu ING,
Bakers.
W. G. COBB, NJ. II Pear Street.
Boots and sslOes-Gents Custom Work.
WALTER BERRY, No. 1o1 Middle Street.
booksellers and StatiOners.
HoYT. Foae g BREED, 90 Middle Street.
Rock -Hs tuders.
wM. A. QUINCY Room IL Printers Fxcb,nco
NO. Ill Exchange Street. ""se'
SMALL q sHACKFORD, No. 35 Plum Street.
Bonner and Hat Hlencherv.
d. +. UNDERWOOD, No. s10s Congress- Street.
Coal and Wood,
PAUL PRINCE s. SON, foot of wflmot stree
Iabanet Furniture Manufacturers.
THEO. JOHNSON T. CO., No. 1sl Union Street.
Carpenters and Builders.
WHITNEY & MEANS. Pearl st, opposite the Park.
Cement Drain and Water Pine.
Chisnneys &c.
j. W. STOCKWEJL y CO., % and 1863 Danfortb
Street, orders received by n. VI. Perkins q Co
and Kendall s. Whitney.
Dye YEOllsc.
f.SYMONDS, India ST., Che only one in Portland. :,
FOSTERS DYESHONSE, No. 70 Middle st., near
the corner OF Exchange.
FOREST CITY DYE HOUSE, ai5 Congress st.
Dentists.
ORS. EVANS & STROU1, Clapp Block. Cons
JOSIAH HEALD. No. 1o5 Middle Street.
DR. W. r. JOHNSON. No, 1874. Free Street
PACKARD & HARDY, Fluent Block, Corner Con.
gress AMI Exchange SITS. "-
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DAILY PRESS.
Our School Law-Eduea.iouai D.cu.,
aiQn.
PORTLAND,

MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1871
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Meyer Too Late.

Smiles tells US that Sir Henry Spell
man did not beg the study Of science
until he was between fifty and sixty
years of ago. Fraukln was fifty be-
fore he fully entered upon the study
of natural philosophy. Dryden aud
Scott were not known as authors until
each was in his iortieth year. Boca-
clio was thirty-Gvo when he COM
menccd his literary career, Aifieri
was forty-six when ho began the
study of Greek. DR.. Arnold learned
German at an advanced ago for the
purpose of reading Neibuhr in tho
original and in like manner james
Watt, when about forty, while wosk'
ing at his trade as instrument maker in
Glassgo, learned French. German and
Italian, to enable him to pursue the
valuable works on mechanical philos-
ophy which existed in those languages.
Thomas Scott was ifty-six before lie
began to learn Hebrew. Robert Hall
was once found lying upon the floor
raokcd with pain, learning Italian in
his old age to enable him to judge Of
the parallel drawn By Macauly between
Milton and Dante. Handel was forty
eight before he published any of his
great works. Indeed hundreds Of in
stances might be given Of men who
stpach out in au entirely different
path, and successfully entered on new
studics at . comparatively advanced
time Of life.
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HOW A Fortune was Lost.

A writer 10 the GeatemanS M,y-
aziue relates an anecdotc of one of
the founders Of Christ's Hospital,
London, which very fairly ILLUSTRATES
the sort Of impulses which govern
people in willing their property TO
public institutions. His name was
Hunt, and under his will Christ's
Hospital now receives an income Of
about cl20,0Q0 II year. lie was q ci-
ty merchant, q bachelor and lived
with bis brethcr. This brother had
sous aud daughters, who were bro't
up with The expectation Of enjoying
their uncle's property at his death
But TIERS many slip twixt tho cup
and the lip, and n couple of sharp
words at dinner one day between the
brothers dissipatcd ok their cxpccta-
tions to the winds. The bachelor had
n pcachani for new potatoes aud mel
ted butter, and one day, when the
potatoes sad tho buttcr-bOat happen.
ed to como into suggestive contigui-
ty, the epicurean millionaire stuck his
fork into potatoc, and dipped into
the butter. boat, aud swallowed it.
Excellent "Beastly I" answered
the brother. "Beastly-do you mean
TO say that I'm q beast p ayes | do.
The nan who can dip a potatoe into
the butter-boat in that way, must be
u beast" The words were quickly
spoken. 1t was not so easy, to recall
thsm. You may ridiculc q mans
opinions, expose tho Stiffness Of his
crotehcts, laugh at his prejudices, ard
quiz his personal appearaace-apd he
will forgive yop. But there is one
limit to this personal criticism. A
man s tastes at table are above criticism,
and an aljerman's sacred. Mr.. Hunt
thought so. lie tore up his will at
once, cut of his heirs with tho my.
theological shilling, and left all his
spare cash and estates to Christ's
lIospital.
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Social Honor.

Every person should cultivate n
nice sense Of honor In hundred
different ways this most fitting ad.
junct Of the true lady or gentleman is
often tried. For instance, one is the
guest Of a family whore, perhaps, the
domestic machinery does not run
smoothly. There is sorrow in the
house unsuspectcd by the outer world
Sometimes it is disipatcd son, whose
conduct is q shame aud grief to his
parents; somtilncs relative whose
excentricitics and peculiarities are q
cloud on tho home. Or, worst Of all,
husband aud wife may not bo in ac-
cord, and there may be often bitter
words spoken, and harsh recrimina-
tions. In any Of these cases the
guest is in honor bound to be blind
and deaf, as far as people without are
concerned. If gentle word within
can do any good, it may well be said
but to so forth and reveal the shadow
Of az unhappy secret to any one, even
your nearest friend, is al act CT indel-
icacy aud meanness almost unparallel.
ed. Once in tho sacred precincts Of
asy home, admitted to its privacy
sharing its lifo, all that you see and
hear is q sacred trust. 1t is as really
contemplate to gossip Of such things
as it would be to steal the silver OF
borrow the books aud fo:gat to return
them.
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AN inyeterats tobacco chewer "

AN inyeterats tobacco chewer was
in tho habit Of declaring about once q
month that he would "never chew g.
mother piece" but broke his pledge as
often as he made it. On one occa.
sion shortly after be had "broken of
for good,' be was seon taking another
chsw. "Why," said his ffisad, "you
told me you had given up that habit
but l see you are at it agaip. "Yes,"
be replied, al have gone to chewing
and left off lying.
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Effects ~ Lightning.

Ia SSOt kV %aihc W''sNo ~ ''iN"es "eF
struck by lightning uudor the follow
ing circumstances am farmer,
and had gone to tho pasture, three
fourths of q mile from the hodse, on
horseback, 10 drive home tue COWS. a
heavy shower had just fallen, accom-.
panied by much lightning and loud
thunder, aud a little rain was falling
we would say it was "sprinkling.'
While riding through the Geld l dis
covered small cluster of cookie
burrs, noxious weed that infccts ma
ny farms in thi. section Of the co,n.
try. The cattle were feeding rcar
me. dismounted aud held the horse
with one hand and proceeded to pull
up the burrs with the olher.
While STOPPING to pull up tho last
one, my hand graspod it close TO the
root, tho horse standing with his
head partly over my stopping body,
flash of lightning struck the horse,
entering his head 10 and behind his
left ear, and though hc was wet with
the rain, the hair was singed from his
head, neck and shoulders, and one
front leg to tho groupa lie, of course
was instantly killed. A small portion
Of the electric fluid struck mo on the
right tewp'c, siugipg tho lashcs of the
right eye, and burning or scalding the
face, rendering mo unconscious for "a
little ,imo. Tho following wore the
sensations and phenomena as | oh.
served aud remembered them First,
| felt myself enveloped in a sheet Of
perfectly white light, accompanied by
scenc Of suilocating heat.
The light could bo secI as we'll
through the hack of the head as with
the eyes, and appeared to extend scv.
eral feet on all sides Of me and then
experienced sense Of danger, and
tried to escape injury from my horse.
Then followed troubled dream, in
which l was hauling load Of hay, in
company with another person, and in
spite of all the effort | could make to
avoid it, the load of hay was about to
fall on me. Whom in tho dream
made the last desperate effort to
spring from undcr the hay, found
myself standing on my feet. The first
thing that ! observed was that the
cattle, in fright, were running from
me, and next, that l stood in front Of
the prostrato horse.
This was q phenomena never had
heard Of, probably because person
near enough to sec it is almost Away,
rendered unconscious too long to
make the observation. Judging from
tho distance the cattle bad run, | vas
probably unconscious less than six
seconds.
Finding that the horse did not
breathe, proceeded to pull of the
saddle aud bride, and then felt q
severe pain in my head, which coutin-
ned for several hours followed by
soreness, which seemed to be 10 the
substance of the brain, with an incli-
.aation Of inflammation, but at the end
ofa week no effects Of the Lightning
were felt.
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New Method of Making Soft
soap.

y novel method OF manufacturing
soft soap has been inadvertently in-
vented bya venerable couple in Scott
county. Ga tie siicboard they topt
two jugs, cAactly alike. One was iil-
ID with vinegar, the ether with lyc.
Pouring out what she supposed was
vinegar, the good dame ,ooh drink
Of lye. Turaiug to hes husband, she
remarked that something was the mat
ter with the vinegar. Thinking thst
hor taste was perverted he, too, took
q big drink. Presently their throats
and mouths began TO burn, and nu
examination OF jugs revealed the fact
that they had been drinking strong
lyc. To alIay the pain, they took
some oil. This combined, Of course,
and madc soft soap. The soapsuds
swollcd up TO aud out Of their
mouths, foaming like washcrwo-
mans tub. While they were discuss
ing tho theory Of swallowing IN
Irish glrl and a scrub-broom, aud fol-
lowing up the dose with few buckets
of rinswltcr, medical gentleman
happened to call who gave them somo
medicine which afforded relief. They
were seriously i'll for several days,
and for three weeks had great diff,
Guilty in taking food.
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The WHITE OF AN EGG has proved
of late the most efiicacious remedy for
burns. Seven or eight successive
applications of this substance soothe
pain, and effectually exclude the burn
from the air. This simple remedy
seems preferable TO co.odiop, or even
cotton. Extraordinary stories .ars
told Of the healing properties OF .
new oil, which is easily made from
the yolk of hens eggs. The eggs arc
.6rst boilded hard, and the yolks are
then removed, crushed and placed
over q Gre, wherc they are care
fully stirred until the whole substance
is just on the poilt Of catching fire,
when the oil separates apd may be
poured of. One yolk will yield nearly
two tea,poonfulls Of oil. 1t is in gen-
eral use among the colonists Of South
Russia as a means Of curing cuts
bruises aud scratches.
-Aa exchange says, there is In
Reading at this time German dealer
10 rags, &C., who is tho happy father
Of forty children lilo is fifty five
years Of ago, and is now living with
his third vile, who is thirty.sevsp
years old. His frst wife, in eight
years aud four mouths. had ssveatesp
children, having bad trlplsts on three
oocsaious. OF the forty childrel,
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AN exchange says the other night q
Hock of wild geese became bowildersd
At tho lights as they pissed over the
town Of New Bloomfield, Pa, aud cir
cled around several tiuos, flying SO
low that the noise Of their wings could
be distinctly heard. A portion ofthe
fock attsrward "alightsd 10 the hol-
low back Of William McKess." II
McKes's back il 90 hollow a. that be
.suxi h sa .f,,ll -k-aasA~i ..-am2--- =
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A lady in the first society of Paris
recently dismissed her nurse on ac-
count of an excess Of fremen and pri-
vate soldiers too often repeated. After
choosing as a successor to this crimi-
nal very pretty girl, the lady after
explaining why the first went away,
epjoined it on the second not to do
likewise She admitted that shs
shouldn't. 81 can endure n good
dcal,' said the lady, "but soldiers in
the kitchen I wou't endure" After
a week or eight days, tito lady camo
one morning into the kitchen, opened
the cupboard, and discovered youth
ful military character. 40, ma'am'
cried the girl, frightened, IL give you
my word 1 never saw that soldier be-
fore in my life. lie must have been
one of tho old ones left over by the
other girl.
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TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

After having passed tho SUNNI er iu
visiting the principal towns in Ger
many, the celebrated pianist, Liszt,
arrived in Prague 10 October, 1916.
The next day after ho came, his a.
partment was entaret by a stranger
an old man whose appearance indics.
ted misery and suffering. The grea,
musician received him with ceriia.i-
ty which no would not perhaps, show
to u noblcman. Encouraged by his
kindness. his visitor said
come TO you, sir, as brother.
Excise inc il take this title, not
withstandiug tho distance that sepa.
rates US but formerly | coull boast
some skill in playing on the piano
aud BY giving instructions | gained a
comfortable livcliaood. Nov | am
old, feeble, burdencd with q large
family, and destitute Of pupils. l liv.
at N'1remburg, bu, came to Prague
TO seek to recover the remnant Of a
small property which belonged to my
ancestors. Although nomInally sue
cessful, the expense of a long litigar
ton has more than swallowed up the
,nAling sum | recovered. Today ]
set out for home-pcnnilcss."
"And you have como to me ? You
have done well, and | thank you for
this proof Of your esteem. To assist
brother professor is to mo more
than duty-it is a pleasure. Artists
should bavo their purse in common
and if fortune neglect some, 10 ordcr
to treat others better than they de-
serve, it only makes it more necessa-
ry to preserve tho equilibrium by fra.
ternal kindness. That's my system ;
so don't speak Of gratitude, for | feel
that | only discharge q debt"
AS ho uttered these generous words
Liszt opened drawer in his writing
case, aud started when he saw tha,
his usual depository for his money
contained but two ducats. Ho sun
moned his servant.
4" Where is the money p lie asked.
"-There, sir,' replied the man,
pointing to the open drawer.
There ! Why there's scarcely any
thin a."
Il know it, sir. Ifyou please to
remember, I told you yesterday that
the cash was nearly exhapsted.'
"You see, my dear brSsher," said
Liszt, smiling, "that for q moment I
am no richer than You but that does
not trouble me. have credit, and !
can make ready money start from the
keys Of my piano. However as you
are in haste to leave Prague and g.
turn home, you shal! not bo delayed
by my present want Of funds"
So saying he opened another draw
er, and taking outs a splendid medal
lion, gave IL to tho old man.
There" said he, "that will do. u
was present to me by the Emperor
Of Austria-his own portrait set in
diameuds. The painting is nothing
remarkable, but tho stones are 6ue.
Take thom and dispose Of them, and
whatever they bring shall bo yours"
The old man tried 10 vain to decline
90 rich q eift. Liszt would not hear
Of q refusal. and the poor man a.
length Withdrew after evoking the
choisost blessings Of heaven on bis
gsnerous,bspefactor.
He then repairedto the shop Of the
principal jewslsr in the city, 10 order
Ia aell the diamonds. Seeing q apiser
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Row TO KEEP CANARY BiRDs.--
Many persons have difficulty iu keep
ing canary birds in good health. Ono
who is experienced in their care Gays
Plscesthe cage so that no draft or air
can strike tho bird give nothing to
healthy birds but canary and rape
seed, mixed with water, cutie fish
bone, asd gravel on the fore Of the
cagc also, occasionally, little water
for bathing ; the room should never
be, over-heated when moultipg (shcd-
ding feathcr,) avoid drafts of air >;
givc plenty Of r,pc seed slightly
moistencd ; n little hard boiled egg,
and cracker grated fine is excellent /;
by observing these simple directions,
birds may bs kept in fine condition for
years. Bad seed kills most birds that
die TO which it might have been adj
dod, that cauary birds arc not only
fond of it, but benefited by having
leaf Of cabbage, piece of apple, or
green food, which serves to keep
down the tendency to fever and pre-
uonts constipation. Our birds usual
ly bathe each day as regular as pry
ono washes the face, and with appa-
rent benefit, too. When birds arc sick
and inclined not to cat well, remove
all the food for a day, and then only
give soaked bread, from which most
Of the moisture has been squeezed.
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FIXING THE TEAPoT.-Water is
called "hard" when in passing
through the earth it becomes tinctured
with mineral matters, usually sulphats
and carbonate of lime. In boiling
"hard" water, that water which is
driven Off in steam leaves its mineral
matters behind, and they are usually
deposited 10 u crust around tho side
of the ke.tle. An oyster shell il is
said, and even a child's marble, il
placed in the kettle, will attract tho
earthly PARTICLES to ITSELF, and thus
prevent the incrustation upon the
vessel.
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A SCHOOL. BOY having bssp rsquir'
ed to write composition on some part
of the human body, sxpounded Is fol-
lows: "The throst-A throat h con-
vspieut TO have, especially To roostors
and ministers. Tho former eats corn
and crows viii Il the Later preschss
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select PO Oetry
OUT ON THE wORLBi


ByE.s. MARBLE.
Alone am In this world OF sin,
Not even y kind friends care
None to advise a helple4s GIRL
Miserywant-my share,
What can do my mother dead.
My father killed in var;
No brother, no sister, alone In the streets,
Begging from door, TO door.
Not long ago, with n roof DER my head,
There was one, oh I to me. 80 dear
Now I'm an outcast, penniless, too,
To see me he seems to have tear,
The sweet words Of love ho'd pour In my car
] thought could never repay
Look at me now-but stili III not curse,
But ho brought me TO this, may say.
No longer for bread could ask at each no gAs
No longer to beg or starye In the cold;
No longer to lead such n life OF despair,
sold then my body and soul for gold,
Whit has come-aias he's sanothers.
"a a uftentimes pass by the dOori
When they sit at night lby his nree bright light
My heart bloeds to 500 II the more.
That IL my place, and my home by right,
For loved him Odd knows with devotion
See how she presses those lips that were mine,
Tomorrow is Christmss--iast UlristmaS day
He sat by my side, as he's sitting there now,
And that very night never shall forget
He made to me then such n sweet, solemn vow
"Jlllie." he said. "whcn next Christmas comes
tAnd truth was In every tsaturel
Iou will then bs my darling wife
hut Instead I'm n broke en- down creature.
God forgive me tonight for the deed I shall do
Sin shame, and sorrows my worth
Oncr prayer for the heart broken wretch,
For tonight my last ON his earth.
A body's brought out Of the river n,xt day,
To place meath the cold. solemn, sol
To Identity none can he found, so she lies
Awaiting kSr fate before God.
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Advertising Rates.

One column one year 10000.
One half column, one year, 5000.
One. fourth column, one year, f5.Cc.
One square 90 lines) one insertion I5.
Every additional insertion 30.
aud Business cards of
not moro than ave lines, per year 800.
Auditor, Executor. Administrator
and Assignes Notices $50.
Editorial notices per line 10.
All advertisements for shorter period
han one year are payable ut the time
they are ordered, and IL not paid the per-
son ordering thes yin be held responsible
for the money.
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CHARLES HOVER,

" ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Solinsgrove Pa,
Offers his professional services 10 the pub
,ic. Collections and all other professions
business entrusted TO his care will re
eeive prompt attention. 0thce two door
north Of the keystone Hotel. Jan D, G
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I NJ. LINN,

I NJ. LINN, A. II. DILL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lewisburg, Pa.
Offer their professional services to the
public. Collections and all other pro-
fessional business entrusted to their care
will receive prompt attention. Jan. 0, '67if
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ALLEMAN,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,

~ amman ~ bHVt
Sclinsgrove Pa
0fers his Professional services to tb'
public. All business entrust cd to bis
care will be promptly attended TO. Col.
lections made In all parts Of the State.
lIo can speak tho English and German
language fluently. Office between Halls
and the Post Office.
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T =. CRONMILLEl,.

l.. ShON vi lIsisElt,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Middlcburg, Pa,
Offers his professional services to the pub
lie. Collections and all other profcssiona
business entrusted to his care will receive
prompt attention. Jan 3, eff
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THE POST.
Published every Thursday Evening by
JsRKMsAu GROUSE, rroprsuor.
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Two DOLLARS PER ANNUM, Payable
within Elk months, or g., so II moi paid
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the option Of the publisher.
Subscriptions outside of the county
pByABLE IN ADVANCE.
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addressed TO others become subscribers.
and arc liable for the price Of the paper
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And IN fact everything usually kept In
first cless country store. All Of which we
oass - greatly reduced prices, for Cash or
Country Proouce.
Having had large experience In the
business. We nattsr 'aursalves that Ws can
please and satisfy all our customers.
Hoping ht strict attention to hraiRsss
Apd dsslrs to pleass all. Il, merit q AihAysl
shsss u public pstrpnsGe. ,QW MoaItp "
'sQxjek Saies and Small fhQHaf
Ht ask q lesst 80 Abe public sEamyRs
ar .sosk ~ 8 3es be!ors pnyehaslpe
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