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on the outer sides, covering the wool OF
wool that forms the reps. We have
said this before, but repeat it to many
correspondents who ask if Pym's Irish
popln is not all silk. If it were, it
would not be poplin, but silk.
SUMNER CAsuaERE-Is a novelty. 1t
is a soft, Atwood, twilled fabric of very
light quality, i'm broken plaids, checks
and cross bars. The selvedges are fin
ished as fringe, to be used in trimming
flounces and the over-garments. 1t is
six-quarters wide, ahd 80 yard. As
many object to these seli-fringed goods
on account of their resemblance to the
shawl suits that are now somewhat pas
see, the fringe can be dispensed with.
At any rate, we know Of no more beau
tiful fabric than this, especially for la
dies wrappers and for children's suits.
The bright blue and white plaids are
among the prettiest and another styl-
ish combination is black and white
plaid with maroon bars between. Lower
priced cashmeres, slightly mixed with
cotton, are 81 % a gard.
ALL-wooL SRRGEs-As fine and soft as
ladies' cloth, and wool poplins full
yard wide, ere shown in the buff and
brown shades, with darker stripe and
fringe on one edge, for Sl.l0 a yard.
Mixed with cotton, they are SO cents.
Very lustrous mohars in all the spring
shades, and the heavier Palermo pop
Inns with fine reps, are 65 cents a yard.
BAPTIsTE RoBEs-Are plain cambrics,
self colored, with a stripe for bordering
near the edges. They are 50 cents "a
yard, or about $i.25 the dress pattern.
Linen lawns of palest unbleached buff
or light gray are sold for % cents yard.
The furnishing houses sell suits of these
ready made, with postillion basque, the
Worth overskirt and a lower skirt,
trimmed with four or five narrow ruilies
edged with guipure lace of the same
shade, for $23. These are stylish and
inexpensive suits but the problem to
be solved is, how shall they be washed
The VoN MoLTKE CoLLAR.-Thc new
est lace collar, called the Won Moltke,
is pointed at the throat, to be worn
very low, has square outer corners,
and grows narrow toward the neck. 1t
resembles the shape of the Marie An
toinette collar.
REGALIA.-A similar shaped collarette,
which ladies call regalia, is made of
sheer white muslin in soft folds, edged
with point duchess lace. One OF these
made to wear over black velvet dress
is $23; simply trimmed with Nalencien-
mes, they are SO or SD. For light
mourning they are Of white muslin,
trimmed with very fine side pleating
edged with footing, price 81. Cuffs or
toils for the wrist are made TO match.
Pale blue or mauye regalias Of China
Grape or soft India silk, trimmed with
- mite lace, are made for young ladies to
wear over white or black d"osses. These
are new and very dressy.
BLACK GuIpURE EDGING-For trim
ming flounces OF Srcnadir" All silk, IS
sold in half inch widths for ID cents to
% cents a yard. Fine white muslin, in
tiny side pleats edged with narrow foot
ing the whole when complete only two
inches wide, is shown for wearing in
side duchesse sleeves, low.throated
dresses, and for putting on silk hounces
beneath lace or silk rutiies price 81
cents n ward
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-21
Chr Grae Northerner,
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN.
An Ember.Picture.
by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
How strange are the freaks of memory!
Fhe lessons of life we forget,
While a trhe. n trick of color,
In the wonderful web is set
Set by same mordant Of fancy.
And, despite the wear and tear
or time and distance or trouble,
insists on its right to be there.
A chance had brought US together;
Our talk was Of matters of course;
We were nothing. one TO the other,
But short half hours resource.
We spoke of French acting and actors,
And their easy natural way
OF the weather, for it was raining,
AZ we drove home from the play
We debated the social nothings
Men take such pains to discuss;
The thunderOus rumors of battle
Were silent the while for Us.
Arrived mt her door, we left her
with drippingly hurried aadieu,
And our wheels went crunching the gravel
OF the oak -darkencd avenue.
As we drove through the sh adow
The candle she held in tn G door,
From vanished tree trunk to tree trunk
Flashed fainter, and flashed no more
Flashed fainter and wholly faded
Before we had passed the wood
Bnt the light of the face behind it
Went with me and stayed for good.
The vision of scarce n moment.
And hardly mark ed at the time,
II comes unbddcn to haunt me,
Like a scrap of ballad-rhyme.
Had she beauty? Well not W hat they call so;
You may find n thousand as fair,
And yet there's her face in my memory.
With no special right to be there.
As I sit sometimes in the twilight.
And call back 10 life in the Goals.
Old faces and hopes and fancies
Long buried-good rest to their souls
Her face shines out i'm the embers
I see her holding the light
And hear the crunch Of the gravel
And the sweep Of the rain that night.
IT'S face that can never grow older.
That never can part with its CLEAN;
IT'S gracious possession forever,
For what is it all but dream?
Atlantic ionthlg.
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Sleeping in .Janan.

AS was about to pass my first night
in a japanese house. | watched anxious
ly the preparations for sleeping. These
were simple enough. A mattress in the
form of Il very thick quilt about seven
feet long by four wide, was spread on
the floor and over it was laid an ample
robe, very long, and heavily padded.
and provided with large sleeves. Hay
ing put on this night dress, the sleeper
covers himself with another quilt, and
sleeps, /. c., if he has had some years
practice in the use OF this bed.
But the most remarkable feature
about japanese bed is the pillow. This
is a wooden box about four inches high.
eight inches long, and two inches high
at the top. 1t has cushion Of folded
papers on the upper side to rest the
neck on, for the elaborate manner of
dressing the hair does not permit the
japanese, especially the women, to press
the head on a pillow. Every morning
the uppermost paper is taken off from
the cushion, exposing a clean surface
without the expense of washing a pill
low-case.
passed the greater part of the night
in learning how to poise my head in
this novel manner; and when | finally
closed my eyes, it was to dream that /
was being slowly beheaded, and to awake
at the crisis to find the pillow bottom
side up, and my neck resting on the
sharp edge of the box. During my stay
in the country | learned many of its
customs, masterig the use of chop-sticks,
and accustoming my palate to raw fresh
fish, but the attempt to balance my head
on two-inch pillow | gave up in des-
pair, after trying in vain to secure the
box by tying it to my neck and head
Across america and Asia, by P,npely.
DURING recent engagement of Mr..
and Mrs. Barney Williams in Philadel-
phia. a woman, with an infant. attended
one OF the performances. The baby
kept up an incessant cry. At the end
OF the play, Mr.. Williams was called be-
fore the curtain. The baby was bawling
Justify. Mr.. Williams looked around
for moment, and then said:
"Shure there's a nurse wanted.
A roar of laughter followed. When
the mirth had subsidized, the woman
with the infant arose and replied
" No Irish need apply
There was tremendous burst Of
applause, amid which the woman,
with the musical baby, triumphantly re-
tired.
q. H.. MTNtt
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How 10 Rule n Husband.
From Chambers Journal.

Above all things, if wife wishes to
make home attractive to her mate, let
her keep a sharp eye on the cook moth.
ing makes male creature more dis
contcnted with his house than bad din
ners, observed; if there is anything that
will make him swear land there gener-
orally is, my dear young lady, although
his temper seemed so angelic when he
was a.wooing) it is a cold plate with hot
meat, or hot one with his cheese.
Neglect Of this sort is objectionable.
Again, it may not be possible to give
him daintics, but it is easy to avoid
monotony by careful study of the
cookery book and it is quite astonish-
ing how the monster man can be sub
jugatcd and assuaged by ajudcious
variation of his meals. The creature
may be allegorically pictured lightly led
by a fair lady with wedding ring
through his palate. Indeed, there are
a thousand ways to lead him, if women
would show little tact with which they
are so falsely credited. Oppositions,
contradiction, makes him furious; he
stamps, he roars, and becomes alto
gether dangerous. Whereas, treat him
tenderly, o wife, and you shall wind
him round your marriage finger. |
have seen wives miss their chance of
gaining what they have set their eyes
on q thousand times through sheer stu
pldity; they know that certain line of
conduct is sure to anger him, and yet
they willtully pursue it, when smooth
and easy victory awaits them in another
direction. Tact Such women, | say,
have not even instinct. Birds Of para
disc, for instance mot to be rude J, would
act in more sagacious manner.
MsADING AND STuDY.-Ihere is such a
thing as reading too much. If you
would grow, mentally, you must study.
Says a recent writer, speaking on this
subject:
Perhaps no people in the world read
so much as the American people do;
but what is the character of the litera-
ture they read? The details of crimi-
nal trials and gross RIGHTEOUSNESS, sen
sationaP and exciting news, extrava
CANT stories and romanccs and the in
cidents of prize fights, baseball games,
and firemcn's riots, are read with avidi-
ty, but literature of high order is neg.
lected, and the most profound treatises
upon scientific, artistic, moral. and use
full subjects are allowed to grow dusty
on the shelves of libraries and book
stores. Every sailor may learn naviga-
ton every carpenter and mason may
become an architect and every machin-
list civil engineer; but the number
who have mental energy, and determi-
nation to strive to learn, is COMPARE
lively small. The fault is mainly in
their early training, which has failed to
develop taste for learning, industrious
habits, and manly ambition to gain
the respect and confidence of the com.
munity 10y perseyering efforts to inn
prove in things Of real Value
DEATH will stop all income: nrovide
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1t was spring morning in April that
Jane LISTERS couch had been drawn to
the window, that she might share in the
sweet influences Of that glorious morn
ing She lay there, calmly thinking of
the present and the future, when Alice
Durand entered the room.
To her kind inquiries how she had
passed the night, and how she felt this
morning, Jane replied,
ooh, comfortably, quite comlorta-
bly, much pain, but patience to bear
it; little sleep, but many pleasant
thoughts
:" have brought you some of the first
spring flowers from our garden; are
they not beautiful"
They are. indeed. thank you for
them, and oh how much for the flowers
of peace and hope with which your
kindness has cheered my pathway"
"Think not Of that, dear girl" said
Alice with much feeling; " have been
far happier for the little have done
than it could possibly render you"
" will tax your kindness with but
one more request; it is, that your
father will permit us to remain in this
house until | am gone. You know,
that next week we should move, as
.ather must take smailo. n,.Iding
rov."
"That :c all arranged he will not
move at all, but stay here free of rent;
and | will come sometimes to see the
children. They shall not want
Good bless you-he will bless you.
h. 4
your charity as soon as my father is
able"
"Call it not charity it is only help
which the stronger should give the
weaker in time of need
A look of grateful satisfaction over
spread James pale face. She clasped
her hands, closed her eyes a moment,
as if in silent prayer, then whispered,
Now, will you read to me p
Alice had already taken from her
pocket the little Bible whose precious
contents had long been the sewing girls
solace, and which she had requested
Miss Drand to keep as memorial Of
her.
:" Is there any particular chapter you
would like to hear ?" she asked.
This morning reminds me of the
Resurrection; read, if you please, the
18th chapter of lst Corinthians"
Alice complied, and while she was
reading that sublime doctrine of fu-
ture life, Mr.. Lester and children had
quietly entered the room. When she
came to the words, % death, where is
thy sting! o grave, where is thy vic
tory the dying gire repeated after her
those exulting words with such an en-
ergy as to cause all to turn their atten-
ton to her. And 10! with that trillm-
plant exclamation on her lips, the
breath left her mortal body Her freed
spirit had "put on Immortality"
The first of May came. Jane Testers
father and bereaved sisters remained in
the same dwelling she whose only anx-
iety had been for them, was removed to
her heavenly mansion.
Her last days on earth had been rem
dered comfortable and happy, by her
whose still active and sef-denying be-
nevolence continued to relieve the suf-
ferings of many who yet remained in
our midst-to impress. as it were, the
hearts of those who have means, with
the God-given truth, that " 1t is more
blessed to give than receive"
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cover. Indeed, think she would have
been in her grave before now, but for
the kindest of care
am glad she is so fortunate" said
Miss Morgan, with u sense of relief.
a" 1t is not every one in her situation
that can afford good nurse"
"Nor could she but for the good
ness of one in similar circumstances 10
yours
Indeed but you do not mean that
any one of our circle is exercising such
uncalled for condescension p
do mean that there is one young
lady of my acquaintance, of our
CIRCLE that can both devise and per-
form generous deeds, however lowly the
object"
whom are you speaking, doctor?"
now inquired Mr.. Benton, who had
been an observant listener.
must mention no Names" replied
DR.. Weston, with smile. "She would
not thank me for making known her
private charities"
Yet you have actually done it, said
one of the young ladies.
81 have commended the actions with
out giving to the actor the notoriety
she would shun; and, let me add, my
dear girls, her conduct is worthy of imi
tation."
g 1t is plain to be seen some one is to
be canonized as saint, or sister Of
mercy, to say the least said Clara, as
the doctor passed on.
4" 1t must be Alice unused George
Benton Il know of no other to
whom DR.. Wcston's words can apply
and half suspect it is some charitable
mission that keeps her from here to-
night"
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A coUNTRYMAN was complaining of the
trouble drunken man had given him.
How do you know he was drunk p
said bystander. The countryman in
dignantly replied, "What could he be
else, when he asked for the shoe-horn
to put his hat on with ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-21

AN ingenious wife in Des MONIES cured
her husband of snoring thus:-She had
a guttapercha tube, with two cup shaped
ends; one she put over his nose and
mouth. and the other over his ear. He
consumed his own noise as a stove does
its smoke, and woke up instanter.
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A VISTA OF Busy LFE.-While visiting
the new store of John V. Farwell lS Co..
one day last week, we were surprised at
seeing the large amount Of goods being
sold by them. The enormous drain of
their daily shipments would soon empty
their mammoth store. were not their
stock replenished during the night from
the immense reserve in their warehouse,
as well as by fresh arrivals from the
manufacturers in this country and in
Europe. The daily emptying and filing
up Of this great depot of dry goods is
like the cbbing and flowing of the tide
In the amount of sales they lead all
competitors.
TO avert evil is one of the grandest
triumps of human skill. This triumph
is achieved 10y DR.. WALKERS VEGETA-
BILE VINEGAR BITTERs. They build up,
fortiiy and renovate the feeble system,
thus enabling it to defy the elemental
causes of disease. Hence their efficacy
as a protective medicine, in districts
where the air and water are impure.
The weakest and most susceptible or
ganization is rendered proof against all
malarious disorders by taking one or
two doses daily as a preventive.
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DEATH will stop all income; provide
for the change by insuring in The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Chicago.
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SMALL faults INDUCED are little thieves
that let in greater.
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DRESS GOODS.-SOtt fleXlDle StuffS OF
light neutral tints continue to arrive for
spring and summer suits. These are to
be trimmed with silk of darker shade,
and will comprise the foundation at
least Of many Of the shaded tints that
are to be noticeable feature i'm summer
outfits. Most popular among these are
the japanese serges and foulards, inn
proved fabrics Of mixed silk and WOOL
The first is twilled, the last has plain
surface, and both are as soft as the India
silk used for neckties. They are in
light brown, buff, and mode tints, and
cost from 81 to Sl,25 a yard.
JAPANESE CRApE-Imitating the fine
crinkle of China Grape, is made strong
by being mixed with wool. In delicate
colors and twenty-four inches wide, the
price is $l.10 yard. A similar fabric,
altogether wool, without the silken gloss
of that just described, is SO cents. Fine
pongees, crisp to the touch, yet forming
graceful, soft drapery, are shown in ex.
cellent quality, light, glossy and of per.
feet gray shades, for $l.25 yard.
Heavy repped epingelines with the silk
all thrown on the surface, are $3.50 a
yard. Fine French poplins cost from
Sl.25 to $l.75 g yard. The Lyons pop
Inns and the famous Irish poplins are
both silk and wool mixtures, but French
poplins are of light quality, and have
small reps not clearly defined, while
Irish poplins have the thick regular
reps of the gros grain, are narrow, and
cost from 81 upward. These popiins
are reversible, as the silk warp is thrown
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-18

A NEW THEORY OF SToRMs.-An old
colored sister of Atlanta, according to the
Sun, thus accounts fer the recent destrue-
tive storm in that city: q can jes tell you
what is de reason for all dis hail and wind
and rain what de good Lord has poured out
upon US poor sinners-it all comes Of dat
ice mersheen what dc white folks hab start
cd IN dis town. Its agin nater-makin Of
freazin cold ice here in de month Of July,
and do good Lord is punishn' US fur try
IN to be smarter dan He is He don't
make Ice IN dc summer time, and when poor
sinful man gets to goin ugin de Lord, den
He's sure to punish 'em with storms Of
hail and rain and wind and tarafyiug fc-
vers-bless dc Lord =
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-18
SEWING MACHINE.

They also hare tJco Machines far manu-.
JdctmTng purposes Of 1sneq1tdtci capacity,
NEW IN PRINCIPLE q DESIGN,
dad like The former, conJining tie MANI
aicoHtogcs and Improvements UIich time
and experience hare demonstrated Ualita.
bic. IL MAKES the LOCK STITCH alike
gpon bath sides Of tie JdJrjc-ases q
STRAIGHT NEEDLE and tie SHUT
TIE, consequently requiriag 40 change of
tension Ia poSSjng from hin 10 Mick sub
StanceS and rice rcrSa, also etccatiAy cCcry
possible 0ariciy of ,0ork, such as
HEMMING, TUcKING, TELLING,
RUFTLNG, QUILTING, CoRDIHG,
BRAIDING, HEM STITCHING,
BINDING; GATHERING,
aud Sewing on at same time
,etH tie utmost precision and beauty, Stitch-
ing eitier 1sih Gotham, StU; or Linen
Thrcad lriM cqual Jacl,y No soHiny 81
aorh or garmcntS possible. No soapiag Of
materiot TO be se'ced accessory.
No ScrcrS IL be rem0Ced for oiiing or
cleaning.
The Weed Machine took the highest prize
1T tie Paris Exposition IA, 1867.
AN OPINION FROM A HIGH SOuRcE.
The following is an extract Of letter from
JESSE H. LoRD Mechanical Editor of the Scion
f,fc american, to agent of the Weed Sewing
Machine Company, dated June 2lst, 1867
x "Iharc used one Of tie Ncac
Uced Machines far about sir months az mn
.Jdn.Uy, and It's ,coyL; IS al that am reason-
aJie man cou2d expect. In addition 10 the
satisfaction 1t gices TO my rife and dougd-
ter, 'oW adj my O'gn opinion as Il pr0c-
ticat mechanic that for perfection Of ,rorh-
manship IN It's build, and case If n,aaipu-
latioR, as ,reH as simplicity Of construction
aHd reudincSS of adjustment, Il Is not cC-
/ collcd bY any other ,Se,ciug Machine IN tie
mayh5t. ! am personally acquainted ,rih
| the manufacturers Of tie Uccd Scvmg
/ N1chiao, and The excellent manner az ,hjrL
Hcy construct than is e,,ough to gice then,
a good name. ProJo5iv no Gciey mccdaB-
ics coHduct n business IN this country; oud
/ although ] am undcr no ojL.gationS c,H,e,
/ h them ar tie Wed Scirjag Machine C2al-
/ P0"y, ! nm g'nd 10 Lcor testimony 10 N,
/ GdehH II the workmanship and the Uala,
| If the Weed Ssrpg Nochi0c.
JESSE II. LORD,
Mech EI. Scientific American
HPairmy ofoH Nocdiacs If ,rlatera
manufacture, dy CompcieW NechauicS.-
/ H1rhWeS calicd for at rcsj7cacc-rc-ad-
/ jDsrf anil returned ,cHhout del1y.
Ntchjncs sod on terms Z, accommodate
| 0H CLASSES n purchasers.
instructions girca to Hosc J,uycLusiy
s. r. LITTLE,
los Bal,o ST., CumJcrlnd, nd
May 20, 1871
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-18

"A Shipowner, in dispatching a vessel,
had q great deal of trouble with one of bis
men, who had got drunk on his advance
wages. After the vessel had accomplished
her voyage, in settling with the crew, it
camc to the mans turn to be paid. what
name? asked the merchant Cain, sir,
was the reply. what. are you the man
who slew his brother? NO, sir replied
Jack, giving his trowsers q nautical hitch,
Pm tho man that was slewed.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-18
Se,Uing Machines ;!
COMPETITION DEFIED!!

We sell the Singer, Wheeler &, Wilson,
Ho,re, Elliptic, Gjorer d; Baker, Weed,
Parham, Keystone, Blccs, CoM Medal, H.
nlcrfcaa Continuation, Darts, Empire, Fin
k(c d Lynn, IEtlcoc &c Gibbs, ,cith complete
oulft, latest Improvements, aU extra attact-
nae"ts dad case az $50
Tile Wilson, FoLson,, McLcaa &c Hooper,
BdrthIam DC FGptoa ,ciM QUIT, jn,proCc-
ncntS, all Extra attachments anil case at
S38.
THE Bucl.yc, Diamond, Amcricaa, Home
Shuttle, Bristol ,7ih outfit, table, aaact-
mcats and case at $50.
The Common Sense, Ocioyoa, Banner
and ell otder Adnd machines ,cjM outfit,
hemmcy and WcLcr at Sl2 No tag ma.
chimes SoH
Il complete SCI IF attachments for lem
ming .j"e, coursc and wide, Liadjny an
n'dteriH Quib1'g, tuchihg and making the
neat tuck, rg6liag and gathering, doing a.
ray ,ejh busting oitoyether. Mute to suit
any machine. only tie complete set sold,
So.
KNITTING MACHINES The Lamb
at 500; the Crone at S45; Me HinkIey-
Diamond S27 \; the BichJoy}, An,erican-
Essich, NcU Haeca $40.
Tie IS NJ -.
When tie money IS sent 1ciM he order
zee slip 'oiM all /rcigM charges prepaid as
foJ' as he Mississippi, or sent e. D. b on
receipt IF haJ tic amount, and charge
adlcd
i. PERKINS &c co.
5ll King Street, Wilmington, Del
Nov 25, 1S70.-.1y.