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Curious story About A Hawk

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A curious incident occurred o few
days since a short distance from this
city. One of our well known mer,
chant had gone out on visit to a
friend, Mt whose house there was O
bright little boy, and one day, to
please the child, no manufactured
a very large kite, and as tho wind was
strong enough, it was raised at once
After it had gone up nearly half @
mic, a large crowd of country
people collected to admire it, as such
q magnificent toy had never been
seen in that section before. While
the spectators were admiring it, a
very large hawk was seen to fly slow,
ly ont of a neighboring grove and
go directly toward the kite. The
hawk approached within a few feet
of the gtranse looking object, and
then circled about under it for per
haps five minutes, when he flew Just
above it and again circled around for
several times.
Suddenly he lowered directly over
the kite, and looked at it intently for
a short time, darted downwards, and
striking the paper, passed directly
through the kite, coming out on the
under side, after this strange ex-
perience, which no doubt puzzled
the hawk vastly, he few off q short
distance for reflection, but still keep,
ing the kite il view. Not being
disposed to give it up so, he quickly
returned to the charge, and this
time fastened on tho long string Of
rags that wers used as q tail to the
kite, which he tore and scattered in
the air in savage manner. Finding
however, no resistance on the part q
the kite, he became disgusted OF
scared, and few away toward the
woods from whence he came. The
gentleman says that whenever the
hawk made an attack he would re-
treat o little, as if he expected the
strange bird was going to return the
ssault-Baltimore american.
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II q q { r. y.
Guard Thine Action.

When you meet with one suspected
OF some secret deed ofshame,
Aud for this, BY all rejected
As . thing Of evil fame,
Guard thine every look and action
Speak no hesrtless word Of blame
For the slsnderer's vile detrsction
Yst may spoil thy goOdly name.
When you meet q brow that's awing
With its wrinkled lines Of gloom,
And q naughty step that's drawing
To q solitary tomb,
Guard thine action some great sorrow
Made that man spectre grim,
And the sunset OF tomorrow
May have left thee like 10 him.
When you meet with one pursuing,
Paths the lost have entered In
Working out bis own undoing
With his recklessness and sin,
Think " placed In his condition,
Would kind word be In vain 7
Or look Of cold suspicion
Win thee back 10 trut b again
There are spots that bear no aowers--
Not because the soil Is bad,
But that summers gentle showers
Never made their bosoms glad.
Better have q look that's kindly,
Treated sometimes with disdain,
Than. by judging others blindly,
Doom the innocent TO pain.
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A PRACTICAL Test.


recently saw o statemsnt that coun
tiog one hundred whom tempted I,
speak an angry word would save 4
man q great deal Of trouble. This
statement sounded little singular o,
first, bu. the more he read Il ovel
the moro iavorably he beoa m {
Impressed With II, and finally
concluded to adopt it. Next door to
Reubeps lives q man who has made
five distinct attempts 10 the past fort
night to secure dinner Of green poos
by tho Is. Of July, and every time he
has been retarded by Reubcns' chick.
ous. The next morning after Roubens
made his resolution this man found
bic fifth attempt to have miscarricd.
Then he called on Reubens. uc said :
"What in thunder do you mean by
letting your hens tear up the gardenI
Reubens was prompted to call him
q mudsnoot, a new name, just coming
into general use. but ho remembered
bis resolution. put down his rage, and
meekly observed:
"Ooe, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight"
Then the mad pcighbor, who had
been eyeing this answer with q grea,
deal Of suspicion, broke in again:
"Whv don't You answer my ques.
ton, you rascalf'
But still Reuben maintained bis
equauimity, aud went on with the
test.
mine, ten. eleven, twelve. thirteen
fourteen, fifteen, siXteep--'
Tho mad noishbor stared harder
than ever.
Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen
twenty, twenty one
"You are q mean SKUNK" said the
mad neighbor, backing toward the
fence.
Reubens' face flushed ct this
charge, but he only said:
"Twenty two, twenty-three, twen-
-ty-four, twenty FIVE, twenty. six"
At this figure the neighbor got up
on the fence in somo haste, but sud
denly thinking Of his peas, he opened
his mouth:
"You mean, low lived rascal. foi
two cents could knock your cracked
head over a barn, and I would"
"Twenty-seven, twenty-eight," in
terrupted Reubens, "twenty-n nine
thirty, thirty one, thirty-two, three
Here the neighbor broke for the
house, and entering it, violently slam.
med the door behind him but Reu
bens did not dare lot up on the emu
meration, and so ho stood out there
alone in his own yard and kept on
counting, while his burning cheeks
and flashing eyes eloquently affirmed
his Judgment. When he got up into
the eighties his wife came to the
door in some alarm.
"Why, Reubens, man, what is the
matter with you?" she said. "Dc
come into the house"
But he didn't let up. Sho came
out to him, and clung trembling tc
him, but he only looked into her eyes
and said:
"Ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety.
five, ninety-six, ninety y-seven, ninety.
eight, ninety nine, one hundred-gc
into tho house, old woman, or III
bust ye."
And she went.-Danbury Ne,us.
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How To Get Along.

Do not stop to tell stories iu bust.
ness hours.
If you have place Of business, DO
found there when wanted.
No men can get rich by sitting
round stores and saloons.
Never ''fool' in business matters,
Have order, system, regularity,
liberality and promptness.
Do not meddlo with business you
know nothing OF.
Never buyan article you do not need
simply because it is cheap, and the
man who sells it will take it out in
trade.
Trade in nmoney.
Strive to avoid hard words and
personalities.
Do not kick every stone in the
path. More miles can be made in Q
day by going steadily on than stop.
ping.
Pay rs you 60.
A man Of honor respecs his word
az his bond.
Aid, but never beg.
Help others when you can, but
never give what you cannot afford
simply because it is fashionable.
Learn to say mo- No necessity
of swapping it out in dog fashion,
but say it FIRMLY and respectfully
Have but few confdents the few-
wer the better.
Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Learn to think and act for your:
self.
BE vigilent.
Keep ahead rather than behind tho
times.
Reader, cut this out, and If there
be folly in the argument let us know,
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Justice aud Prisoner.

Justics.--Well, why are you herei
Prisoner.-Because ! couldn't get
away from the officer.
J.-Why did they bring you hersf
I. That's Just what I want TO
know.
J.--Hava you ever been condemn
edf
P.-Yes. sir.
J.-State under what circumstances
P.-When I was twelve years old
I had an inflammation Of the lungs
and was condemned by three doctors.
J.-You don't understand mo. I
ask whether you have ever boon pro.
ceeded againstf
P-Yes, sir.
J.-Teil the particulars.
P.-Wilingly. One day, when l
was walking up the Fifth avenue, I
was proceeded against by q savage
bull.
J.-That is no answer to my ques-
ton what the court wishes to know
is, whether you have been arrested {
P.-I have nothing to conceal, and
hence answer in the affirmative.
J.-Oh, you do, ahf When was it :
P.--Iiax year.
J.-For what 2
P.--For being in the way, sup
pose. The 697th regiment was com
ing up Broadway, and tho crowd was
so great that my course was arrested
for half an hour.
Lawyer. Will you never under
stand His honor wishes to know
whether you have ever been taken
up?
P.-Oh, yes Last winter uncla
Joshua took me up to the central
park to see the skating.
J.-Wero you ever in station
house
P.-Yes, sir !; I have been in most
all the station houses on the Camden
and Amboy railroad.
LIN ono word, have you ever
been in the Tombs
P.-Wall, / cant say I've boon ex-
actly in 'em, but I've been pretty
well among en-. Aunt Jerusha and
me was to Greenwood nearly all day
q week ago.
J-Well, you'can goagain and I
hope you and your aunt may have o
good time together.
P.-Thank'ee 'ee, Judge; that's right
Good bye,
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RECEIPTS THAT NEVER FAn.--The
following receipts we warrent to ba
good, and il any Of our readers, ex-
perimenting with them fail we should
like to know:
To destroy rats-Catch them, one
by one, and fiatten their heads with
a lemon squeezer.
To kill coclroaches--Get a pair
of heavy boots, and then catch your
reaches, put them into a barrel, and
then get in yourself, and dance,
To catch mice-on going TO bed
put crumbs Of bread into your mouth,
and lie with it open, and when a
mouse's whiskers tickle your throat
bite.
To prevent dogs from going mad
Cut their tails off Just behind their
cars.
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IN ANRtfpuu's MrTuon

VAN AMBURau's METnoD--Mes
n'eriSing u Iigcr--I come now to the
secret-the very soul. as it wero Of
the tanners existence and profess
ional success, which l discovered un.
der the following strange circumstan-
Gee On arriving at the extremities
OF the tigers. anxious to express the
peculiar action Of the clawing natural
to all the feline tribe, l essayed to
irritate him with the handle ofa hoe
usod for scraping out the dens, trus-
ting that he would strike at it with
his paw. 1t was all in vain l could
not procure the demonstration Of
talons necessary for my purpose, al
though l over and over again tried 10
bring him down TO the scratch. In
despair gave II mp ard set down
and smoked, considering what to do,
when i 'presepily observed that my
striped model beauty had prepared
himself for a siesta, and in his aban.
don had thrust out his huge foot be.
meath the bottom bar, so that it hung
listlessly on the outside, 10 sort oil
droopiug position.
Softly, almost impreceptibly,
smoothing II down with ono hand-a
sensation that evidently gave him
pleasure aud confidence, with the
other tenderly drew open his toes,
still continuing the mesmeric move.
ments--Ho at first half opened his
lerror-sticken eyes and gaz,d doziusly
but iuquiriugly at me, as much as to
say "What are you going to do 7" |
did not however desist, but cautiously
continued my examination nor was
l to be satisfied until had thorough
ly ascertained the t,uth Of my suspi-
cions-he had no claws They had
been extractedas you would extract
the finger nail of a human being, and
the toes afterward cauterized. Upon
carefully scrutinizing the feet of the
other animals, | soon madeassurance
double sure, and incontrovertibly
convinced myself that they had all
been served alike from tina lion to
leopards they were clawless. The
conclusion | Immediately came to
within myself at this astounding
mutilation were these Here is be-
yond comparison the very handsome
est and noblsst collection OF wild
beasts ever seen together, tame, sub
missive, and tractable as domestic
animals, in most suburb coat, fat as
moles, and apparently as affectionate
and grateful for kindness rs would
be the most intelligent and faithful
of mans companions the one great
aud accountable reason for this is
that in themselves their courage,
their ferocity and their savage natures
they are vanquished, annihilated,
utterly undone and demoralized.--
Gentlenan's Magazine.
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Ironing SHIRT FRosTs.-In o first
class laundry starch is made in the
usual manner; to pail Of starch q
whole sperm candle is used. When
the linen is dry, it is dipped in the
cold starch and ironed IN the ordi-
nary way; then II is damped with
q cloth, and the polishing iron press.
cd over it. This il an ordinary
smoothing-iron, ground of 10 that
the edges are oil pounding. To this
last manipulation the linen ID in
debted for the peculiar laundry gloss
which all admire 90 much, bat which
many housekeepers have vainly stri.
ven to leave upon the wristbands and
bosoms Of their hpsbend's aAiFt&
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ent iOr Immortality

Tho incomple teness and imper-
fection Of the noblest part of men,
compared to the finished work which
creation elsewhere presents, affords
ground for the presumption that
that noblest part has not yet reach
cd tho development it is intended to
attain. The green leaf gives no
promise of becoming anything but
Q leaf, and in due time it withers and
drops to the ground, without excit.
ing in the beholder any sense of dis
appointment. But the flower bud
holds out O different prospect. If
the canker worm devour it ere it
bloom into q rose, we are sensible of
grievous failure and garden in
which all the buds should SO perish
would be more hideous than any
desert. The body of o man grows
TO its full stature and complete de
velopment but no man has ever yet
reached his loftiest mental stature, or
the rlepitude Of moral strength and
beauty of which he is capable. II
the simile be just which compares
the physical nature to . ssaffolding,
and the spiritual to the temple built
up within, it, then we behold the
strange anomaly Of a mere frame-
work made so perfect that it could
gain nothing were it preserved to
the fabulous age Of the patriarchs,
while the temple within is never
finished. and is often an unsightly
heap. The "City Of God" cannot be
built of piles never to be completed,
nor his Garden Of Souls filed with
Aowors destined all TO canker ere
they bloom.-E Fosoer Cob6e.
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In LucK.--I.ast week o Philadel-
ghia liquor dealer, named Penistan,
drew. q prize of five hundred thou
sand dollars in the Havana lottery.
His ticket numbered LOTT, was pur
chased from o New York dealer, and
cost $3.50. Mr.. Penistan's prize,
whom discounted according 70 the
lottery rule, win amount 10 nearly
four hundred thousand dollars He
might pusehase one thouaand tiOket,
sss :
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Adver-tising Isatss.


One ocluun ess year $1,000
0ns-hslf. column. one year. M00
One-fourtl column, one year. lk0o.
One square no linss) one inssstisa %.
Every sdditisnai inssrtioa. -
Professional ssd Business cards Of
nst more thaa eve lines, psr yees. S,o0i
Auditor. Executor, AdmlnissrAtse
and Assignee Noticss. $50.
Editorial notioss psr line. IS
All advsrtissments for shorter psrisd
than one yesr are payable st The time
they are ordered, sad II not paid the per-
son ordering them viii be held respessibls
for the money.
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The Missouri State Peaitsp ptisry
vas leased for . term Of five years
The lssssss ply the whole sSpspss Of
shs prison. md . hesas Of $1,000.
pstlng shst pre1t they san ost ol
;ss;'s: s.:;. Y, ~: =. H. Z y 80; 7:
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PARAMOUNT HOUSE,
IL NEAR THE DEPOT,
Middleburg, Pa.

GEORGE GUYER, PROPRIETOR
This house 10 In close proximity to the
depot and has lately been rebuilt and re-
fitted. Rooms commodious--the table well
supplied with the hest the market affords
AND terms moderate.
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G. SIMPSON,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Selinsgrove Pa,
fers his professional service 10 the pub.
). All business entrusted TO his ..csre
|ill be promptly attended 10.
rJsn. IL. '67u
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W. POTTER,
'XTTORNEY At LAW.

oeIfnsBrovo Pa,
offers his professional services 10 the
blie. All legal busiaees entrusted 10 his
!. 5tx resolve prompt attention. Once
HSnNRFs he New Lutheran Church.
sSN5(V2.
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/. ATTORNEY At LAW.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t is announced that the Massachusetts, Re-
publean state Central Committee will meet IN Boston
next Tuesday when the time and place for holding the
state Convention will be determined.
Congressman James II. Platt, jr., who defends
the Salary his district has paid sOOOoOC
into the treasury candidate for United states Senator
from Virginia. Well, he ought 10 be- to get square
The Republicans of Bureau County, H., at
a harmonious Convention Last week resolved " that
the Republican party is in sense responsible for the
recent increase in salaries and back pay voted them
selves nv the members OF Congress" or course the
dominant party not responsible for any mischef zone
under its administration but what the people want to
know is Who IS responsible
Mr.. james II. Slater, member of the
XIIId Congress- mas written letter recognizing the
hostility OF his constituents in oregon 10 the salary
grab" and admitting that the measure put Nlo into lis
pocket He evidently that his chances for reeec-
ZION are not very promising for he says he does not In
rend 10 return the money even 10 secure the prYeR
of making race for a seat IN the XLIIId congress.
~ know OF no reason In law morals he writes why
shoud not receive this part of the enouments OF the
office have sought 70 avoid aching tine hYpocrte
aud win not act the demagogue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-06
PARTY DICTATION-CHASE.
From The n. Y. suA

J.
I send this letter from dead statesman, as
though written nearly generation ago contains sng
gesuons snguary appropriate 70 me day ana the 9Qu
The speech that refers 10 that he had
delivered IN opposition the compromise measures ~
was an elaborate and mastery production. But
such the cOwardice anu suDsefYeucy OF me PAL
tisan press that they gave ITS author-he greatest
statesman ONO ever sent to the national councllsoc
casion 10 complain That they qua not hotce nor e',n
publish extracts" from IT, The wing press was de-
bauched corrupted, and senced by the patronage OF
the Fillmore Administration The Democratic press
cOwardly and silent uuder the expectation or re-
stored sayehot1lng ascendehcy wen iuishe M. =,
exclaim, What slavery IL Is 10 De so pound 10 party
The condition of the country ana political parties To-
day somewhat resemnies the period-Aprll ls5O-w1en
party tyranny denied to the iIeat ONO statesman
hearing on the greatest question OF the age.
Party tyranny and official corruption now nave com
plete control Of the Republican party organization;
Statesmen the first order OF ability Ike sdnner ana
sehurz whose whole lives nave been devoted 20 1nS p,
of their country and who since the death OF
Chase the most conspicuous among the living iounu
Of the Republican paIy-sharlng IN IT. earlier ae
and later victories nave gone out Oh the party lO
freedom OF speech aud action when Was no longer
tolerated IN 1t. 49,. All. No..
racv under the leadership of Chase IA 1901 lad the
cornerstone OF the great Republican party IL was
protest against party tyranny anu SiaVeholu4Hs
think those who remember these stirring political
events especially those who participated IN them, viii
concede that the independent and reform Influences are
powerful and have less dihleoitles 70 shovau
rer than had the Ohio Free-SOlers when, under the
leadership OF Chase they Inaugurated movement
which wrought an entire revolution IN P9htoaI
parties The encouraging lesson IN TINS potcal IeVO
luOn-Mr Chase shdre IA when does MN more hOhof
than his great services as secretary OK mo Iea
sury Chief JUSTICES that ideas ana moral orces are
vastly mere powerful tnan party OTGamzdu0ns
East NeT-YOrk, July y, 1873 Z; H. M ~, LIN
PUMP Your prompt pascaon Of my PsseA va. s5
glsli 70 u, ~ oibe, sy TO- shal abide b. hem
oa rather die poeay physically saB abandon the cause
o. @ ne Dsrrsr,ae press q Ohio has not
paOn extracts ron ny AZ s1 sa I' s ., ir Of
dsr currency 70 es and Arguments tno"a
.! Be .s ,,s Yoa un ao 90 eos nd '' P cas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-06
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT To. THE
NORTH C4ROLINA CONSTITUTION

The people of North Carolina viii vote to-
upon the eight amendments the state COnsti
tuition proposed by the Legislature The amendments
will probably be ratified although heavy vote against
them will undoubtedly be pOled. Seven OF the amend
meDts propose to do away with the taking Of State
census 1876 and at the end Of every 10 thereaf
ter provide for biennial instead OF annual sessions Of
the General Assembly TO allow the Legislature TO ex-
eInpt from taxation, to value not exceeding $500,
all kinds Of personal property, to abolish the
Office Of superintendent OF Public works,
TO the connection between the University OF
North Carolina and the common school system. 10 ebo
ish the Code Commission, and to forbid any Federal
officer from holding office under the State Govern
ment, State officer from holding more than one
office. The most important amendment IA the one
which proposes to strike out that portion OF Section g.
Art L. which provides that the State debt regularly
before aud since the Rebellion shall be re-
garded iuviOaDe, ana never be questioned aud 10
strike all OF Section Art. ", which provides that
after the the General Assembly shall provide
leVying OF specific tax upon lrea aud personal
property for the payment OF the PRINCIPAL OF the
State debt. n ratified this amendment VIII so change
the Constitution that it viii not make IL compulsory on
the LIZ saure pay the interest and principal on the
state debt but the CLAUSE which provides LAat the
fate shall never assume, or pay, or AUTHORIZE the col
lection OF any debt Obligation express or impned
incurred OF instruction OF rebellion against tue
United States any claim for the loss emancipation
OF any slave" will still remain.