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She bid her face in her hands as she
spoke. Lucy Moore bent over her and
whispered;
"In every way save one dear Mary"
Mrs. Strong looked up.
"What do you meau?' 4
"Promise not to be angry and will tell
you" !.
eco on" a-
"Your husband used to be fond Of mu-
sic. Doyou ever play or sing to him Of
an evening Dos?'
"Oh, no. We gave that up long
enough ago. 4
"But why7" ,
"l'm sure I can't tell. II was. such
bore to practice"
DO you read aloud to him or have him
read to you?"
"No. fused to; but somehow that is
given up too"
"And your dress; shall you change il
before he comes home 10 dinner?"
Mrs. Strong shook her head. She
wore a dingy douuced delains, no collar OF
cuffs, and her hair was rough and untidy
her whole look was one de1trcme care
lessness.
"He would not notice itifIdid. Where
is the use, LUCY? Iii all too late
"No, it is not too late. But it may be
soon," said Lucy, earnestly. MARY
some one oughtto tell you. No one dare'
to but me. Your husband does not 60 t.
his club Of an evening. He goes to Mrs
Wylie's. You know her; you have heard
her name in society, '1'he Queen O
Flirts." Mary she is dangerous woman
She lives but for admiration, and that sbt
means to have. Your husband gives bel
admiration now; take care that he gives nj
more-his love!'
Mrs Strong burst into tears.
"Wkat can | do?" she walled. II know
that woman too we'll. What chance hav'
| against her2"
"Give yourself a chance" said Lucy
with kiss. "Let your husband find
pleasant welcome from wife neatly dress
cd, Mary. Forgive the hint. You hav'
beauty and grace. Do not neglect then
longer. Sing to him, Mary; play to him
charm and fascinate. You have done
once. Try again, and save him from th'
"Queen Of Flirts."
She stole softly from the room. 1t ha'
not been a pleasant lesson to receive; i
might not have been pleasant one to Civ
who shall say? But Mrs. Strong was
sensible as we'll as q pretty woman, an,
five minutes after Lucy Moore bad gone
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true. lie again neaTu '1otn u'u' Nv 'Aoo'
COW; waited upon BY tho public o'icers,
and treated with as much attention aSlQ
usually bestowed 90 ambassadors Z
Nov, who but Yankee could bare
done all tAs,l"
. -------------
Home Reading.
One Of the most pleasant, and noblesli
duties Of tho head Of the tamilyis to fur,
nish its members with good reading. In
tho tunes which are past II vas considered
enough to clothe aud feed and shelter :
family, This was the parental duty; but
lately il has been found out That wivcs and
cbildysn have minds. and 50 il has hesaue
|11n00lIaiay n sdnaale shs sAi!assn. and
&hlsh reading for the whole hopiehold'
ithss been found out that the mind vapt4
is food as yell as the body, and thss,| y, i
wants 70 bo sheltered frqm the ptt'les44
storms af error aud vice BY thq guarding,
aud friendly ,ioof Of intelligence apd viz
TUG.
An ignorant family 10 our day is an %.
tiquatel institution. Il smells Of the
musty past; il iss dark spot which tho
light Of the modern sun Of intelligence bas
not yet reached .,
Let good reading 90 into . home, esd
tho very atmosphere Of tha. home gradually
changes. It becomes clearer, purer. more
cheerful, healsbful aud happy; the boys
begin TO grow ambitious; to talkabout men.
places. principles, books, The past and ths
futuro, the sirls begin TO fool nov lils
opening TO them ip knowledge; duty and
love, they see nov fields Of usefsluass and
pleasure; aud 10 tho family sA,pges, AMI
ou. from its number will 60 intslligsat
men and women to all honorable places
and be useful mewbers of tho community.
Let tbe torch ofiutslligenaa be liz 10 every
household; let tho old and young vie with
each other in introducing new and useful
copies Of investigation, and 10 chorishiug 1
love Of reading, study and Improvement.
a Dasky' 'Adyeasist.
At Gonssles. Texas, last week J, ! negro
named Wooton L,Inkin went about pro.
claiming himself TO be The Messiah Ia
vent to the store Of Lamkin ( Nations and
demanded three suits Of clothes, thFeatca,
ing to rain fire aud birthstone upon ithe lea
premises II he we're veiqsed Tue clothsa
were not given him. and tba, night about
eleven O'clock, freeman, who olaimed 70
be adisciple Of Lamkia. vent 70 the zane
place and demanded "three suits oiqlothsa
for bis Lord" He vas driven avay.--
Next;day DO came vjsha wagon, claiming
authority from the negro Lamkin to haul
away whatever he chose. A party Of
white men went out Of town to hunt and
arrest Lamkia. When found spd orde.sd
to surrender, he refused, and madn do
moustratious Of drawing pistol, aud was
then drcd upon and killed BY Dr.. VIII
|liams. e.
Women are never logical. Some crusty
mon ever believe them to be devoid Of tha
reasoning faculty But an Iowa lady haa,
recently thrown doubt oyer sqoh aspsys
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THE REASON WHY.

''No Lucy, never make q love match, I"
said young Mrs. Strong to an old school
friend who was paying her an afternoon
visit. MARRY for money-for interest
for anything but love. | have tried that.
and made q failure such as it would break
my heart to SEQ you make"
Lucy Moore listened silently, thought
full shadow on her fair young face.
us it indeed so?" she said. II grieve
to hear it. How we'll l remember your
wedding day, Mary. How handsome
aud noble your husband looked! How
bright and happy you were! Oh, surely
he loved you very dearly them"
"He thought be did, and so did l."
said Mrs. Strong, with half-checked
sob. "But it did not last long, Lucy
We have been married just two years to-
day. He will not remember the day
He left me this morning without . kiss, as
be always does. He will come back to
dinner in the same way, and after it is
over he will 60 out 10 bis club, or-or
some other place. and never come home
till after | have gone to bed. Yet I have
been a good and careful wife to him. l
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THE YANKEE BOY AND THE RUS
SIAN EMPEROR.

a., = - - -
|Sd6iflBl L 3slNy5 from New York, dated
OStobss7th. lS4l, relates tho following
interesting story Of Yankee boy. IL
VIII bs .of interest to all American boys,
|pHsticularly at this time:
sssAt the navy yard, Brooklyn, cav the
lsbip Of var Independence, on which came
itdtssMr Dallas and his family when be
went ambassador to Russia. On their ar
riSSl at Cons.adt. they observed barge
containing nineteen Of the Emperor's state
officers put of from steamboat near BY
and row towards them. They came on
board leaving behind them Tue bargemen,
and tall, foe looking man at the helm
While the officers we're in the cabin partak.
ing Of refreshments and exchanging court
esics. the helmsman leaped on board. and
mods bimself hail fellow, we'll met with
The sailors, accepting cuds Of tobacco. and
asking various questions. When the
officers returned on deck. and be bad re-.
sumed bis place, one Of the sailors said to
bis comrade, With knowing look. Il
tell you what, Tom that ere chaps more
than We take him for. Hes a laod-lubber
I can tell you. Old Neptune never had
the dipping Of him"
Az officer ofthe independence overheard
their remarks, and whispered to Com
modore Nicholson that be sbrewdly sus.
pected the tell, plainly dressed helmsman,
vas the Emperor Nicholas in disguise; for
be was said to be- fond Of playing such
prauks. A royal salute forty.two guns,
was Immediately ordered. The helms
man was observed to count tho guns; and
after twenty .oue Common salute) bad been
fred be took of bis cap and bowed. The
Russian steamer ran up the imperial flag;
all the forts, and every ship in the harbor,
commenced tremendous caanonading,
reudiug tho air. as when from "crag TO
crag leaps tue live thunder"
10 courteous Acknowledgements Of his
discovered disguise, the officers Of tho In
depsuce we're invited to make the palace
their home during their stay atSt' Peters
burgh, and the EmperOr's carriages,
horses and aids we're at bis service; q
compliment never paid to vessel Of any
nation.
Yet was similar honor conferred on an
uuoouth country boy from New England!
The following Is the substance Of the story
as told by Mr.. Dallas, ata public dinner
given him in Philadelphia, on bis return
from Russia. in 1888.
One day a lad. apparently about nine
teen, presented himself before our embass.
ador at St. PetersburgA. He was pure
specimen Of the genus Yankee; With
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KLINE HOUSE.

KLINE HOUSE.
(near the Steamboat Landng,}
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA
A.P. DEEM, Proprietor.
THIS well known house having been thor.
/ oughly repaired and rsfurnished through
out is now open for the accommodation Of The
travelling public.
LIVERY STABLE.
Ar> There Is connected with this House
HN q Arst.class livery and feed stable,
which Is we'll supplied with buggies aud hor.
''s sug, 9s-ly. ARDEN.
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Mayo County Directory

Judge Circuit Court-noS J.W H0GE.
Clerk Circuit Court--C. B. WAGGENER
Recorder--E. KtMBERLING
Prosecuting Altorney--W H. .TOMLlNSON.
Sherif--C SEH0N.
Deputy Sheritfs--J. PR B.SMlTH,
t" ISAAC ECKARD.
Jsilor-J. JEWET1.
Sup,rntend't Of Schuols--C 7. B. MOORE.
Surveyor Of Lauds--G. ". PUI.LlN.
Assessor Dist. No. l-W. H. MACHIR.
:" {" No. 2-E E. BAKER.
Asst Assessor U. s. Rev.--JOHN MASON.
!;upsEus CorGr The Supreme Court Of Ap.
peal. Of West Virginia holds its sessions al
Charleston on The second Thursday in Janna
ry. and at The City Of Wheeling on The second
Thursday in July. Judgcs--hon II. L. Berk.
shire, President; residence Morgantowa; Hon.
Edwin Maxwell, residence CIarksburg; Hon,
Charles p. I. Moore, residence Point Pleasant.
Cirrk-Sylysnrs Hall, residence Fairmount.
Cluculr Cnunr -Cilcui, Court meets on The
2ah Of February. Goth Of May and Isl Of Sep.
lsmbr, -Flon. James W. Hs.s, Of Putnam
county, Judge.
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sleeves, too short for bis bouy arms, trpv-
sers half way up to bis knees and hands
playing with coppers and ten.pcnny nails
in hispockot. He introduced bimsclt BY
saying, "Pve just came out here to trade,
with o few Yankee notions. and ! want TO
get sight Of the Emperor.
"Why do you wish to see himi'
"rve brought him present all the way
from Amcriky. Irespect him consider.
able. and! want to get At him with my
own hands," Mr.. Dallas smiled, as he
answered, ut is sucha common thing, my
lad, TO make crowned heads present, ex.
pecting something handsome 10 return,
that l'm afraid tho Emperor will consider
this only a Yankee trick Whathaye you
brought9'
IAN acorn"
can acorn! What under tho sun in.
duced you to bring the Emperor Of lsussia
an acorn7"
"Why, Just before l Isailed, mother and
| went on to Washington to sec about q
pension; and when we were there. We
thought we'd just step over to Mount Vcr-
non. picked up this acorn there, and
thought to myselfTd bring it to the Em'
peror. Thinks, says I, he must have
heard considerable deal about our Gcner.
al Washington, and, he must admire
our institutions. 30 now you sec I've
brot' it and want to getat him"
my lad, it is not on casy matter for o
stnuger to approach an Emperor. and I'm
afraid ho will take no notice Of your pres.
ent. You had better keep III"
II tell you want to have talk with
him. l expect I can toll him athing or
two about Amoriky. | guess he'd like
mighty well to hear about our railroads,
aud our free schools, and what big q swell
our steamers cut; aud when ho hears how
we'll our people are getting on may be j.
will put him up to doing something. The
long and short on tits, Ishan't be easy till
get talk with tho Emperor; md lwould
like to see bis wife aud childrea. | want
TO see how such people bring up q family!
"Well. Sit since you arc so determined
upon it, | will do what ! can for yeu; but
you must expect 70 be disappointed.
mn l. "a NH :.
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CANADA.

The Termination Of the Labor Of the DO.
minion Board Of Trade-Canada and the
United States Merchants to Unite for
Free Trade.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 90 1872
The discussion in the Dominion Board OF Trade
on trade relations with the United States and com.
mercial zollverein terminated IN the adoption OF
resolutions for appointment Of a delegation to con.
fer with the Executive Council or Canada and the
United States National Board OF Trade, Affirming
that 1t IL the opinion Of the Board tnat the idea OF
a zoloverein could not be entertained, although
they were willing to negotiate for removal OF all
restrictions interfering with the legitimate prosecu-
ton Of trade as far might be found beneficial to
the interests OF the two countries.
Messrs. Hazard and McLaren, American DELE
gates. addressed the Board, advocating closer com.
mercia relations with Canada, even though they
did not MAINTAIN that zollvereln would be the best
system.
Matters connected with the petroleum interest
were next brought forward, and O motion was
adopted expressing the hope that crude petroleum
would be considered In any ARRANGEMENT that might
be erected for the purpose Of bringing about Tree
trade.
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LOUISIANA.

More Excitement in the City of New Orleans
Pinchbnck's Election ms President of the
Senate and Lieutenant Governor Com.
nrmcd by the Legislature Yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 90 1872
There was some excitement to-day. and a heavy
concentration Of metropolitan police in the vicinity
OF the Mechanics Institute where the Legislature
meets. All the Carterile Senators took their seats
and resolution declaring the late extra session
legal, and consequently confirming Plncnback "a
election as resident Of the Senate and Lieutenant
Governor, was adopted. by vote OF II 10 49, Pinch
back having the casting vote.
This action was made final, and is regarded as a
decided triumph for the WarmOthites.
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pay the crafm, and the account cannot be enter
tanned until further legislation By Congress.
illuminating Deep Water Buoys.
The Light House Board Is prosecuting expert
ments with the view OF adopting some method Tor
Illuminating buoys.
Agricultural Chemist.
DR.. Ryland 7. Brown OF Indianapolis, Ind. has
been appointed chemist to the Agricultural Depart
duties
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THE OCEAN NATIONAL BANK.

WASHINGTON Jan. 20, 1872.
The Comptroller of the Currency has declared
dividend Of thirty per cent to the creditors OF the
Ocean National Bank, of New York, payable on and
after the 25tn inst, Oh all approved claims.
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THE UNION SQUARE NATloNaL BANK.

BIT. Beekman, Receiver Of the Union Square Ma.
tional Bank expects to pay dividend OF fifty per
cent about the 10Th Cay OF February, and requests
all depostors to call at the bank and prove their
claims,
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Grand Jury Case mt New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan, 20, 1872.
The Grand Jury found a true bill against Lieuten.
ant Governor Pinchback, Senator Butter and others
for shooting, with intent to KILL and wounalng
Major chester on New Years Day, They were Dailed
at 81, 500 each.
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THE sAULT STE. MARIE CANAL.
DETROIT. Mich.

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 20, 1872.
. Reports from sault Ste. Marie say that no prog
ress has been made toward deepening the canal.
Owing to the repeated breaking of the coer dam 10
II found impossible to smut or the water and It Is
teereQ that much more time whl be lost
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EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK.

An Investigating Committee and What IL Dis
covered-NIeeting Of the Observation-Disclosures
untary Bankruptcy the Probable Fate Of
the Institution.
meeting Of the depOsitors of the Eighth National
Bank was held last evening az the Sinclair House
TO near the report Of the committee appointed to
investigate the affairs OF the institution Mr.. Archi
bald Johnston called the meeting to order. Mr.. J.
II. Stephenson, having been moved TO the chair,
stated that the report contained all the Information
that the committee was SO far enabIed to obtain.
Mr.. JOHNSTON chairman OF the Investigating
committee and secretary Of the meeting In submit
ting the report said that 1t was not altogether COM
pete as 1t had been prepared in great haste, owing
to the eagerness manifested by the depositors TO
have statement OF the affairs Of the bank. He was
rather surprised, however, that there was not a
larger attendance, considering the anxiety
previously displayed by those interested in the pro-
ceedings. Mr. Johnston then read the report which
win be found below. together with statement
the bank suspended about thirtv-two In all,
and averaging over one thousand dollars each. He
also set forth the amounts paid out on check on the
same day, which represented the sum OF SS,443 4.
The report having been unanimously accepted a
brief discussion followed as to the various matters
contained in It,
Mr. RYAN moved thar vote OF thanks be given
TO the committee for their energetic labors In bav-
ing secured such Information concerning the insti-
tuition. The motion was adopted.
MIR. Ross then moved tnat tne commlttee ne en-
powered 20 employ counsel to ascertain what legal
means could be adopted by the deposi0rs to secure
their funds. 49,.
for the Of the bank TO throw the instit
tiOn into involuntary bankruptcy, and by that
means they could appoint their own receiver and
WOnld nave exclusive control over MS action. The
receiver appointed by the COmptrOfer OF the Cur
rency was an auocrat, and was responsible only TO
him.
ton to the deposltors and resolution having been
passed authorizing the continuance OF the Invest-
eating committee the meeting adjourned having
previously agreed that the result OF their delSera
lions should be submitted at an early day.
Inc following Is the report OF The committee
To THE DEPosiToRs TIE EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK
The committee appointed by to investigate affairs
Of the bank beg leave to submit the following report:
The committee met the morning after their appoint
men and organized by appointing Arch aid Johnston Chair
and H. stephenson Secretary. The committee
had Interviews with gone
fully the statements of the condition of the bank M
made TO the OF ITS suspension, and the following
the result.
The assets Of the bank per the statement shown u.s.
O
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Home Gossip.

Home Gossip.
Janauschek with her company. open at the BoS.
ton Theatre June II.
The ''Streets OF New York; will be produced az
the Boston Theatre January 20.
Fayette WEIGH left overland for California on the
18th inst, to JOIN Emmerson's Minstrels.
Edwin Forrest played to $1,000 ON January IL, at
De Bars Opera house. 81. Louis.
Betty and Emmy Rigl returned from Europe on
the 18th inst. BY the steamship france.
The lane Coombs dramatic company play in Bos
, tu.s Ut the 81 James Theatre early IN February.
Janauschek and company play at the Academy OF
Music, Philadelphia, next week.
Lille Eldridge opens at the Royal Lyceum, To:
rontO on Monday, tile I'D, In her great success Of
"Ama."
Tony Denier, with his pantomime troupe Of
dHumpty Dumpty" opens at the ST. James Theatre,
Boston, on January ~.
The Seventh Street opera House, Philadelphia.
has been success since 1t opened with William
Smith as the manager.
De Rosa, the danseuse, who has been at Fox's
American Theatre. Philadelphia, for about three
years, VIII shortly appear III the "Black Crook" at
Nlbo's
John s. Clarke and n. A. Sothern play at the Arch
and the Walnut Street theatres next week, playing
at bOtn houses on the same evening. Sothern opens
at the Arch and finishes at the Walnut, wne Clarke
plays at the other house.
E. T. stetson did not open In San Francisco until
December ~ IN consequence OF being DELAYED on
Neck" mas been a great success His engagement
continued there until January IL. He opens In SAT-
Lake on the I'D instant.
Mr.. John Jack, the welknown metropolitan ia
vOrite, has purchased the right or performance OF
John Broughams late brilliant success John
GARTH" In the provinces. He will shortly set out
on an extended tour. accompanied by the beautiful
and accomplished actress, Miss Annie Firmin, to
delight provnciallsts with the power and pathOs OF
this superb drama. We predict for hun an immense
success.
The Matilda Heron benefit promises to be the most
successful (pecuniarlly speaking) that has bcen
given III some time. Already the receipts Will
exceed TOUR thousand dollars over all expenses.
Mrs. John Hoey has sent check for $3.50, Nine.
Janauschek $50 and the following members OF John
Ensler's plttsDurg company have sent the amounts
placed to their names:-Edwn Adams, $40; John
Ensler So Nelly Johnson, $40; Isabella Phhllps s.;
/. N. GOtthold, 50; George Dickson, 81; Harry
Rowe 81; !. l.. Irving, 81; I. Crompt0n, 81, and
I. F. Drew 81. Colonel I. Aston Brown informs US
that several other popular stars have promised TO
send their checks for handsome amounts,
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Echoes from Other Lands.

project to erect another grand opera house Ia
Berlin Is aoat the capital to be raised in shares.
Work has already begun on the Schubert statue
In Vienna, which ID to be lnaugurated in May
Campana's opera "Esmeralda." Will open the
forthcoming season at the Italian Opera in Madrid.
Herr Rubinstein had reception last month in
Vienna at which all the talent-p0litica dplO-
matte, military, artistic ana clvl-was present.
Oneubach's new "Boule de Nege" Is to be pro-
duced as soon as possible at the Kari Theatre,
Vienna. The composer Is going there himself to
supernend the rehearsas.
AT Weimar Shakspeare's Measure for Measuren
winch had not previously been brought out on the
German stage, has been performed IN German
version bv G. Won Vincke.
Old frequenters oil Her MaJesty's Theatre VIII be
clad TO learn that the celebrated tenor Signor Dom
zei although now eighty-two years OF age, Is well.
He resides near Bou ogna, wnere another tenor,
Signor Ivanh0n, the Russian artist, Is living.
The Abbate Franz Llszt recently spent three days
nj Florence. At a grand party given by Nine.
Iaussot IN his honor he played at sight one OF DR..
Hans Won Bulows last compositions and then took
part Win that artist IN grand concerto Ior four
hands.
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Pnrisinn Isonhoni.

Lessueurs oratorio, ''Noel,n was given In the
Church Of st. Roch. December rs, IN Paris.
Another series OF chamber concerts is announced
by NJ saint-Saens. This is the sixth society lately
organized IN Paris
LtolfY, now In Paris, Is announced to conduct one
OF his orchestral compositions al concert gwen In
the Theatre du Cnatelet.
Mile. Madeleine Brohan, the charming actress or
the Coincide Francaise, Is rapidly recovering rom
the effects of fall IN which she put out ner snkie.
Meycrbeers 'Prophete" has been revived as
the Grand Opera, with Mesdames n BLOCK.
MauduiI, MN. Villaret. Battallle Ponsards Grisy
and Gaspard In the principal parts
The ceiling of the New opera House will be made
of copper consisting OF . multitude OF plates,
screwod together ana capable Of being at any tm0
disionfcd This roofing will be movable, so that
the height OF the theatre may be regulated &C
pleasure.
the new nveact comeuy Of NM. Meihac and Ha-
levy .Trcoche ct Cacolet," produced at the Palais
Royal mas mad brilliant success. 1t Is, however,
much less artistic or ambitious work than '.FTou-
rrou" and obtains ts results by providing the well
known members OF the Palas Royal company, with
parts suited TO their amusing, II rather extrava-
giant, styles. NM. GIL Peres, brasseur, Lheriter,
hyacintne Lassouche and Mile. J. Baron divide tina
honors Of the representation