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CHAPTER III.

IL WHICH IUDIrH TAKES a HOLIDAY.
Two days had passed in preparation
for Boone's departure, in which Judith /
had taken her part, in looking after her
brothers wardrobe, with a patient and
sorrowful tenderness. Her evident de-
preston on his account touched the lads
generous nature, and he very much de-
sired to do something kind and pleas
ant on this last day at home to brighten
up her spirits. This desire, together
with the feeling that he was about to do
his father an important service, embold-
ened him TO ask = special favor.
"Pap," said he, when the early break
fast was over, "if you have no objec-
ton to taking care of Katie to-day, I
should like to take Judith with me over
to the store. There are some things TO
be bought yet fur the trip, and l reckon
Jude needs something for the house, be-
fore leave. 1 suppose we can have the
saddle-hOrses?"
This assumption Of care and its privi-
leges was n new thing in his son, and
struck Miles with half-coGlieal sur
prise, not unmingled with respect. The
very novelty Of the proposition gained
it favor. He glanced covertly at Boone,
wondering if his beard had grown in a
night; but detecting the secret tremor
beneath the bold aspect, smiled grimly
to himself
"Waal, now l think ont, Jude ort to
go the store. She hain't bin nowhere,
it's goin' on q year. nuther-thets so.
In course-take the beasts if you want
'em. Katie an me ken keep house,
Judith, who had not anticipated this
pleasure excursion, was made very
happy ty it. 4 child in all her expert
ence, it was an easy thing to give her
pleasure. Unused to fashions dictation,
she felt herself as well dressed in a gay
colored calico, with coarse shoes and 8
sun-bonnet, provided none of these ar
ticles were old or shabby, as the ''gir
Of the period" does in her elaborate toi
let. Her simple preparations were soor
completed and she and Boone set out fol
their holiday, half Of business and hal
Of recreation, with smiling faces, anC
many gay good-byes to Katie, who wai
promised an inexhaustible supply o
dulces for staying ut home.
The morning was as lovely q:
spring mornings can be down in the
''cow counties" All beneath them wal
the lush spring herbage; all above {
cloudless, azure heaven; ali about then
that goldenly-transpareut air which
brings the distance close to the eyes, anC
is a wine of delight to the ioyously in
spring lungs. Meadow-larks sang ex
ultingly on every side, and the shy ouai
lodged among the grass, timidl,
alarmed for the seclusion OF its nest
These fine influences Of air and scene al
feet the dullest sense; while 10 nature
of q sensitive mould they are govern
ing power In spite Of her past ve1a
tiong and ia defiance of tomorrow
Judith was IN her gayest spirits, givln
her brother some trouble to keep u
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pREAMs AVE- KEALIrIrs.


THE following poem is the last one sent by
Phebe Cary 10 Harper Bazar,'' which paper
said OF 10: at IS the song OF. The dying swan,
lender, and sweet, and DsauiiiuL"l
o, Rosamond, thou n,ir ana good,
And perfect flower OF womanhOod,
Thou royal rose Of jane.
Why dldst thou droop before thy times
Why wither IN the hr,t sweet timss
Why didst thou die ~ soOn-
For, looking backward through my leans
On thee, and on my wasted years,
I cannot choose but say,
u thou hadsi lived TO be my guide.
Or thou hadst lived and ! had died.
'Twere better lar Today.
o child OF light, o golden head
Bright sunbeam Tor moment shed
Upon lies lonely way
Why didst thou vanish from our sight
Could they not spare uuy lille light
From heavens uncloudrd day:
% friend 50 true, o friend So good
Thou one dream OF my maidenhood
That gave youth al rs charms
What had / done. OF what hRdst thou.
That through fhis lonesome world tiu now
We walk with empty arms:
And yet had this poor soul been fed
With all u loved and coveted
Had life been always fair
Would these dear dreams that ne'er depart,
That thrill with bliss my ininost hear,
Forever tremlle there
II sim they kept their earthly place.
The friends held in my embrace,
and gave TO death, alas.
Could have learned ;hat clear. calm faith
That looks beyond The bounds OF death,
and almost longs 10 pass:
Sometimes, think, the things We see
Are shadows OF the things 20 be;
That what we plan we build;
That every hope that hath been crossed,
And every dream we thought was lost,
In heaven shall be fulfilled;
That even the children OF the brain
Have not been born and died in vain.
Though here unciothed and dumb;
But on some brighter, better shore
They live, embodied evermorr,
And wait for us 10 come.
And wheD on that last day we rise.
Caught up between the earth and skies,
Then shall we hear our Lord
Say, Thou hast done with doubt and death;
Heneeforth, according TO ihy nith,
Shall be thy faith'S reward"
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How ONE WOMAN Cor HER MONEY.
But one woman succeeded in fairly
melting one of the Directors. She was
q young woman, not particularly pretty,
perhaps, but interesting, and she had
tears in her eyes, and $50 in the bank.
She rushed frantically to one Of the Di-
rectors, and asked him ii she could not
draw her money?
al am sorry, madam said lie. "but ]
can't help you to il Just now"
''But ] want it Immediately" she re-
piled, passionately. "Irs all have in
the world"
''Well, my dear madam, you must
have patience rs well as the resi-"
"But mine is an urgent ease, and /
can't wait, because
"Well, because what ?n
"Because," said she, with smile on
her lin and tear in her eye, "because
Pm going to be married, and I've to get
some things. The man Pm going TO
marry has not q cent to pay the minister,
and he has only one leg, and so I've got
to see TO everything myself"
The benevolent Director dove into his
pocket and produced his private purse,
out of which he paid her the amount.
And she went on her way rejoicing. u
Chicago Times.
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THE WEAKNESS OF OUR GIBLS.-We
have in the city an army OF dependent,
unmarried women, who, ii brought up
individually, would, in reply to certain
questions, answer rs follows:
''What can you do ?'
"Oh, most anything you please"
s'But tell me particularly"
"Why, can 10 all sorts Of work."
well, there's dentistry, teaching,
type-setting, watch-cleaning, engrav-
ing and"
"Oh, / don't mean such things, but |
can do any common work"
"Can you cook ?'
"Well, not much; and then I don't
like cooking"
Can you DO fine needle-wOrk >"
"No, but then l can do plain sewing.v
"Can you make mems shirts ?''
''Oh, no, l can't do that; but then |
can sew on pillow-eases and sheets, il
you will show me just what you want
me to do" "a
"Can you DO chamber-Work ="
"a little, but then | don't like going
out to seryice.N
'I don't see, then, that you can do
anything but little plain sewing, and
for that you want y superintendent.
There are ut least five hundred occupa-
tions i'm this city which women could
follow and earn an independent living
thereby. You come seeking employ
ment, and finally inform me that with
superintendent you can do 4 little
plain-sewing, a thing which young
man can learn in three days. .n-DiO
LeiCis IN To-day.
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Horticultural.
wINpoW FLoWER-BOXEs.

WINDOW FLORER-BOAES.
Given fresh moses and leaves, q few
trailing creepers and q spike or two OF
flowers, and the effect must be charming,
whether framed in enamel or zinc, in eb-
ony or deal. And for those who are am
bilious only of effect, there are a dozen
cheap and feasible methods of securing
it. The box may be OF tin, pointed
green, or of common white pine, stained
and oiled, with 4 strip of moulding, or :
few fichens or fir cones tackled on ~
way OF ornament. Or, prettier still, it
may be turned into = rustic affair by
covering il with narrow horizontal
lengths of rOughbarked wood or virgin
cork. Birch bOughs or laurel, or both
alternating, will answer, halved length
wise with the saw, and cut into sections
to fit the box. the shelf which supports
il being edged with the same.
Car 4 gayly-coloreClaffdiT may be made
with narrow strips OF Oil-cloth, finished
off with wooden moulding ut top and
bottom, set pattern being chosen, OF
bright solid cOlOrs, like the titles which
are 80 much in vogue for more eXpen-
siYe arrangements. In either case, H-
less the windOw-sill is OF unusual wiule.
a strong wooden shelf must be adjus
in the recess to support the box, and
eU2G WHICH iiOillS NAiG tNbAA AA41ot 'S
namented to match.
The one essential of window garC
inc is sunshine That secured, the l
is easy. 4 south window with 2 hl.'=
which can be raised or lowered at plez-
ure is best. The box provided and -iie
shelf set, begin operations by bot an
LAYER Of broken charcoal. 1t Is wei .l
nave the plants in pots, both for con-
venience of removal and to Obviate lIe
need OF box drainage, which is trouble
some thing in 4 parlOr Set the pot ol
the top of the charcoal, arranging le-
cording to fancy, but keep the taller
plants In the middle.
Free hardy blOOmers, such as iieA-
I sias, some roses and geraniums-sca et,
rose, and white-carnatlon, CHI rse
primroses, do better in the house,
general thing, than tropical ferns aad
/ pegOnias, which are 80 ter nt-
ingly beautiful in conservatOries aud
perish so quickly ont of them. On Cr
two foliage plants will also be pretty.
and two or three German ami k.ngiisu
ivies. Fill in around the pots with light.
friabIe soil, One-fifth sand, aud smooth
the top over so as to cover the pots
Into the interstices you may tuck sma i-r
'plants-mignonette lobelia, Cerast l-l.
sweet alysium, jonqUil bulbs, ivy g--
ranium, mOneywOrt. There SHOULD b.
an American creeper to arch the vim
dow.
Last of all cover the surface Y.l
, mosses fresh from the woods, amid h-
! ! roots of which will be tangled all sort o'
! sweet wild things. Water well, ant.
l sprinkle the surface every day with q
fine rose or wisk broom. Later in tia
season, rs some plant grows yellow ..
dull, you can lift it out and carefully il
sert new One-a tall spiked heath, OF
baby cactus; and the sudden brighten
my of the whole, by virtue of the addi-
ton, will startle you into fresh pleasure,
like the lovely surprises of the spring.
The water used for the plants should be
tempered slightly when the weather is
very cOld.-E,r.
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Not DOING MCCH.-MeBride, of the
Washington Chronicle, was rushing
along ID street, one day last Summer,
pencil in hand, ,aand caromed against
Rev. G. A. Hall, who is always equally
in hurry, through his zeal on religious
chores. "Hallo, Macv exclaimed the
Rev. G.. A., impulsively, taking him by
both Hands. "What are you doing for
Jesus ?U "Well,u says Mae, ito tell
the truth, amt doing much. am Oh
the Chronicle now.n
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sill. blanket for a fashionable
poodle in New York city costs SIo' anJ cn
p,ora than "a. 600 laboring men ana
IUonSan iUrV are are thrown out of employmentln IN
that city.
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JUDITH MILES:
What Shall be Done with Her.

Entered, according te the act Of Congress,
IN tine year lS73, by AIrS. r. f. Victor, in the
Ofiee OF the Librarian OF Congress, n Washing
ton Clfvl
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The young man who boasted that he
could marry any girl he pleased, found
that he couldn't please any.
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lBy ItcQuest,l
laticr to & Friend in Wales.
NOYAGETO AMERICA.

| DEAR / NI2ND :---AeGoFdinY to yo'f
WISH ana my promise Sehd YOU
few REMARKS on my journey from
Wales to America.
The weather was changeable. For
the sake OF breHtT' we SHAH olEIde
the weather INTO three divisions, VIZ:
fine, v .,... -'o'@"''- "f the Twelve
days we We're at sea Nc 4-~; ~|e tine,
five wet, and two stormy days. The
fine weather was nice ana pleasant !;
rather uncom}ortabIe during the wet,
and fearful during the stormy. One
/ storm lasted increasingly for eighteen
hours. During this tlne the engines
We're stopped for three or four hours :;
the CHAINS OF the rN"Ier broke ana
the ship was dMyen back ABOUT o.
miles, The winds and waves were
masters OF the deck ; no one hardy
except the sturdy Jack-tar (and That
by urgent necessity dared to expose
himself to their blows ana IaSAea,--,
The passengers IN general preferred to
be under shelter, though 1t was not
even there very z iea8ant, v AereE'I
We placed ourselves 1t WAS a hard
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An Explanation.

ltool Il Z itt, MAI -, lciD.
Mr.. EDITOR Some short time ago
I noticed in the Cumberland Yimcg
(don recollect of what date. J in its no
tice Of the proceedings Of the meeting
held by the miners at the Ocean Mines,
that JAMES B. THOMAS, one of the del
egates to said meeting from the New
Hope Nine, said they (thc minersl
We're going to do away with Lead
Weights and Free Turn at their New
Hope) mine.
1nasmuch as the above statement
is calculated to mislead the public, as
it certainly does naturally lead to the
supposition that the lead weights are
used to defraud the miners, and that
they have examined and tested the
scales to their satisfaction, they should,
in justice to the Company and its Off =
GERS, have published the results Of their
examinations. I have been waiting
to see it placed before the public.
As they have not done so, | will
give your readers the result Of their
examinations
The miners appointed committee
composed of JAMES B. THOMAS, JAMES
MURPHY, SAIUEI CROOK and GEORGE
DAVIS, to examine and test the scales.
They weighed car of coal on the
Company's scales and weighed it again
on scale they brought from town for
the purpose, and found that it weighed
434 lbs more on the Company scale
than on the other, lead weights not
outstanding.
will here explain the lead weights
of which there are two used on the
scale: One is to balance the averaged
weight of the empty cars, 1868! lbs !;
the other is equal to 4S0 lbs. and is
used to indicate gross weight on the
scale instead of net, thereby saving
much time and calculation.
Yours Truly,
NEUTRAL.
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CHARLESTON, w. Y A.,
MAY | 1879

DEAR JOURNAL After dinner we
strolled around Louisville among thou
sands of cotton bales and in the rain.
The weather was under the influence
of polar wave and we had no
overcoats with us, which caused ne to
make another entry in my note book.
After supper we got into an omnibus
and rode to the depot and having
shown our tickets were put in the
''Elizabethtown car, and such a car
Take one of the old cars formerly run
on the c. & p r. r., tear all the lin
ing off, then fill il full of men and you
have the picture. Our tickets called
for "first-class, but if that car repre-
sented the first class Oh that road, there
is fervent wish wells up in my soul
that | may never behold its second
class 1t was positive relief when
we got Oft at Eliza BEETHOVEN where we
had to lie over until morning. | shall
say nothing about the house where we
slept that night, for l was tired and
sleepy too and soon put myself in
my little bed.
AS we wished to stop off along the
line we got in a caboose car attached
to way train about six o'clock next
morning and travelled about twenty
six miles before we took breakfast
The conductors ON this line Elizabeth
& Paducah) have "soft" thing of it,
He sits in his caboose car on u split
bottom chair alongside of a stove, and
emphatically assert that his berth on
this road is much more pleasant than
the same position is on any OF the roads
that run through West Virginia or
Maryland AS the road is a new one
there is not as yet a very extensive
business done and time is not so pre-
cious to it as to other roads. We
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essseGr Premiums.

Michael Collins, Pennsylvania Steel
Works, nauphin county Pa, drew a
Blccs' Sewing Machine, worth $50
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Sewing Machine, worth $50
John r. Nolcn, Troy, n. V, drew
Sewing Machine, worth $50
Charles Capper employee in IIurscy,
Wells 4 Cos Steel Works, Pitts
burg, drew an ANN Silver Watch, $40
Thomas Sandhrook, Catasnuqua, Pa,
drew IN ANN Silver Watch, worth $40
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Works, drew ANN Silver Watch, $40
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~, whose raai. we wore carried with
o,,,. ~, .,,oa+;,.o .,,o,t;onc of f.h ON Fri
Jar n = short time after that. lie
Io%a,oa ,a,, raraI rastlnss and angry
-oI,ar;a,, his rI9n1b as if Going 10
so,.jInv. 2n.--ir,nr;n, and 6roncino
as if ooino to 3nrl ~ beadlone from
Lie hSal, tho bio vessel was hoppinr
Ike q bail on his Immense body We
yare almost afraid we had insnItel or
nravoLaI him to bad taroper by throw
Inc into his face the boiled fish on Fri
da2 KNOWING that Lung,v doqs would
sc6rn Them for dinner For s1pper we
had ta, biscuits and butter. Concern
ing the tea, it will suffice to say it was
as good OF as bad as the coffee. the
food was strong for the strong. The
appetites OF many were weak but the
others were strong enough to make up
for the weakness Of the weak. We
gave oar portion several times to a
neighbor, but there was no thanks for
that. because it dId not proceed from
the heart, but from weak stomach.
The Captain in some respects was
kind. Mr.. MAGEE, the chief steward
was very faithful in the service of
his employers, and the passengers
We're much pleased with him. As for
the other officers | had better say
nothing, Concerning the American
Officials at the Custom House and at
+ Il ! , | l.
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NOTICE.

4 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE TO ALL
I persons with whom have unsettled ac-
counts hat wish to he ready to start West
by the Isl OF JUNE. hope my friends
and Old patrons, without further notice, will
call upon nae or my son, prepared to settle
up all business, claims, as have sold my
residence and good viii TO Or. Englar.
Nav TO J. NJ PORTER
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$4,000 REWARD!

NJ ILL I've distributed! to Subscribers to-
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PIE in 1893 1t is the Only Workingman'
Tariff Monthly has lG large quarto pages
with Illustrations.
Every Subscriber Gets Premium!
Varying from p cents in value to $500 in
Crecnhac>s Among the Premiums are 2
Of $500 in Grecnbarks; , of 5000 10 of
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NFEGTIONERY

CON FEt IIONERi
of every variety. Cakes, Notions and Toys
All kinds of Nuts, Raisins, Currants, Dram
gCs, Lemons Citr0ns &c.
fine assortment of Plain and Fancy
Candies; ii great variety of Sugar and other
Toys. Orders for parties promptly filled at
all times. Particular attention paid to Rich
and Ornamental Wedding Cakes, fine Fruits
in seated cans, Pickles, Catsup, .Iclles, &c
Wheat and Rye Bread, fresh every day.
Also, superior quality of genuine Havana
Cigars Smoking Tobacco, &c.
Az elegant Os S!er Saloon for ladies
and gentlemen, pu, up to suit all tastes.
Families supplied with any quantity at short
notice and at fair rates
Those wishing anything in my line will do
Wc!l to call before purchasing elsewhere, as
feel confident Of giving satisfaction. have
the cheapest goods in town. Nov 4--y
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The Mass Meeting Of Miners
Valuable Discovery

ports of the presence of valuable deposit
of iron orc at Barton prevalent in that see
BEvERIDGE, of that place, to visit the local
ity last week. In Il letter to the Iimes he
expresses establishment at finding these re
ports verified He says investment there
"otfers q most unequmled inducemcnt to the
copitalct
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


ingtOn.'' being II complete and graphic
account Of the Credit AEohilier lnvcstiga
ton, etc, by EDWARD WINsLow MARTIN.
Published by the National Publishing Co.
Philadelphia,
The author carries his readers Behind
the Scenes OF the great Political drama OF
our governmental life, and shows us the ac-
tors who are charged with the most vital
interests of the country, stripped Of the
brilliant hues and attractions which parIi-
san admiration has thrown around them,
aud exhibits them to us as they really are,
Mr. MARTIN gives ii plain and unyarn-
ished history of the famous craft NoJil,er
affair, and makes disclosures with which
acquaint himself and which are terribly
startling.
He introduces us into the White House.
and to its occupants. He lays bare the Sc
cret workings of the Departments, and
shows how they are conducted
He introduces Us to Senators, Rrprcsenta-
tives, Military and Naval heroes, adventure
crs, and all that vast crowd that makes up
the life Of the National Capital, and has
given to the Public Il work that VII fully
sustain his wellwon reputation.
In short the book is Washington City in
miniature To those who contemplate visit
ing Washington it is invaluable.
1t is sold by subscription only.
MEsnACH FROST is agent for the sale of
the book in Allcgany County Also for
the Nen Illustrated F,nsay Btde.
The Mass Meeting Of Miners
to be held near Midland Mines this evening
will doubtless be largely attended. The
Frostburg delegation will meet in this place
at s O'Clock and proceed in q body, accom-
panied it is expected, by the FroStburg and
Hoffman Brass Bands
Mr.. S. A. Cox, of Cumberland will be
present and deliver an address
An extra train will leave Frostburg ut
10, a.. IN.
Valuable Disceyery.-Th re-
ports of the presence of a valuable deposit
of iron orc at Barton prevalent in that see
ton for some time past, induced Mr.. \. &.
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IS. &. k'as'E4.
FOUNDER AND MACHINIST.
S2toD OH &. Al Eo. EsuilroacG.
Souru SIDE OF Tunnel,

MANUFACTURER Of Steam slla-
~ giuc%. Portable and Stationary
Mining and h1ilroad Cars; I'll kinds OF
Mil Work and Gearing; Wrought and Cast
Iron Fencing, &c, &c.
C@"STONE BACKS, CRATES and
CASTINGS Of all descriptions. lunch 10y