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Petersburg.

VnN %
TETERsstES' 't of the re.
,a, following i sts.' en- thn week end
..;,,s # cotton atthlS POI o 40 ha,cs: CORE
"' ,,.3ay: Ecceip'S' ,,t haIes. total
IL ling week last year, 20 10 ,.Ins corre-
.in-. September l, 'S." SS OH bales: exports.
~, ;iac liuIt iaSi ear, 60 ,as stncl same
=; Ta'c.; sock. 5,'l' .' ,nccints at this
a.; year. 5,''' ''.'> ,,.nmhcr |, 1878,
-. M'c:: receipts Al AZ ~" na,rs being an
80 ..Dnrr !, 1873. ",S""''"S Min the
,..-,. Of g2G,oht, IL '''''i'
'.~->,!-'7,2!. ,,,o ,o.a;,ts and in
.,ts irllo"i N: WY 10 wear, houses Of
..... .,l,> 81 teba'S" ;,,t ended. luspcc-
=. 10y for '"' rcyicwS. Is hosshcads
..,... Il lto~,AtaI> I,' Fatal inSnccuons,
..,,.,l,. Us "n- ' s',S.. total instructions.
~? 100 hos'"H''| '
~ 1895 .!r-'"' .':.,,,o,,o,e ard Icc who
T,..'., tHt sen ''I'' ~, t,r,nS-d,v while
,,.~a ...C>'tI here ." tra,,l and shooting
ar Il IL .:'di'", .'",,.,hc,,.d Them. and
.I,. ..,,icnns" so" :,,,,,a Tonncs Of his
r.,,an"ln- e. ~ !.. ,'' .nn musings Court,
1ar,r. were IT," 49,. ..,,';.a,,;,-v for twelve
md mt Il .':c ,,c,r,l,d rs a very
a;lu, iarNG'tG!S:: !, ,.;n;,' ~ th,, fact that
r.... NGr.r>i '..''''. .. >.,.o .,,,nd tn he i'm
.tu.....a aH i"'f :" - h,,.,I,,'. imrlc.
e.. >..,-.nn ~; : 'H.' - ,,'l ;,.o,ded 10 nse-
....... wl:a N.''S" '"'! :t',,,n,s here. How
.,,., 3 t.r >'r''>.'"", .r;ra in Richmond
',r-. .aN II" -: ~ ,'.,..,..' ;,,rl there. Two
l.-,.I.s,H H. -" ; ....,l yIiI.on) have
y.- IT, i.'',: ~ 49,, .t, verdict III their
fa,:. ..,.D. 70" 'i -, .;,,,~
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smell T. !. " ,EAIAER.-The sharpness Of the cold
mai ,a - suo"h 6y Thursday afternoons siy-
Pan, ipo d, Which give temperatures at St.
ton II orSree belo" zero; Mount Washing.
zero. - .nolrecklnrldse, 6; Davenport, 4 above
II. ro lacrosse, 10; Milwaukee, 3; St Loi,is.
nh, 4' 1o IL; pitlsburgb, II: Philadel.
y w. 70, osweso, Il Omaha, Is; New York
wo,, y 1s,n'ns,on, II; Louisville, is: Leayen.
Ro.tu, ~; Cincinnati. IL; Cleyeland IL.
1,on "u, II Buffalo. 10; Nashville. "a. Dr.
G rd"e, . GalTcston, SO; Memphis PC: New
Wn hins' ~; Wilmington, So: Norfolk 30 :.
CE" V''e' 10; Key West, e.; Keokuk. 3: and
tI,','ts'oh, a. Saow at Shreyenort Po'
''''' os"eso. Cleveland, aud Buffalo
!.tII.n !, niu>h'ns had southern friends tha,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-17

T ISL OF ADVERTISED LETTERS RI
IL MANNING IN THE MANCHESTER POST
OFFICE JANUARY II, 1874. Persons calling
for letters IN this list will please SAY Advertised.
not called for In month they Will he sent 20 tie
Dead-L cttcr Office, in Washington, D. {.
LADIES' LIST.
Bailey, Mrs. y. A. Magyar. Marina
Burrows. George ii. PolndeXter, Bette VI
Burtow, Matilda A. Packet, W lllilln J'
Bennett Moie smith, Emma
GILL Eliza White, Mrs.
Myers, Mary +.
GENTLEAIENS LIST.
Avis, 4. Harris, CalzZee
Atwell John Hendricks, j. Il.
Anderson. Chester Hancock, :. G..
Archer, William liam, M. II,
bolton, William Fl. lIeaden, John
Brooks, John Jordan, Tnomas W.
Brenel, Daniel Jamison, Il.
Biankeuship 4. J. james, Jonathan
Clarke, Colonel John G. Lush. Israel
Mci,rae G.. C.. Lenk, z. L.
Cook Resiu Moore, Joseph
Carou MIR Powell, James \.
Chalkley, Henry NJ. Philips Dr.. Al.
f,h,lklcy Lcmuel James, Julia j.
Fitzgerald, W. Mhltc,J.,
Fisher, 4. 4. NomIHach, I'f'
ROBERT BEATTIE, ?. NJ.
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& r IST OF LETYEHS sREMKININGrIN
~ THE RICHMOND POST OFFICE JAEU-
AIRY ~, lS74. Hr- 1890 e IS !
Persons calling for letters In this list win please
say "Advertdsed.n ff not calledsfor In four weeks
they viii be sent to the Dead Letter Office in WASH
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ASA SNYDER,
(late President Of Richmond Architectural Iron
Works and Stove Company
IMPORTER or SCOTCH AND FURNACE
AGENT FOR CHARCOAL PIG-IRONS.
Office at yard, 1908, 1910, 1012, and 1014
Cary street, Richmond, Va.
lie viii buy and sell PIG-IRONS on brokerage.
He will buy and sell PIG-IRONS on his own ac-
count. III.
naccs rs will consign him their make. He also In
vItes cousignments Of 5CRAP-IRON for sale on
commission. j. 3-1m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-17

A POLITICAL PARsoN.-Eenator Sargent
has been the recipient of many compliment
airy and congratuatory letters thanking him
for his determined and successful opposition
to the nomination of Mr.. Gushing. The fol-
lowing letter from professor at Princeton
College is but one of many of like tenor:
PRINCETON. January a. 1874
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Hon. Mr. SARGENT i:

My Dear Sir,-As clergyman, do not
concern myself with party politics; but /
take, however, deep interest in the welfare
of the country, and in the integrity of its in
situations. / wish, therefore, to thank you
for your decided opposition to the appoint.
meat of Mr.. Caleb Cushing to the high posi-.
ton of Cbief.Justice Of the United States. ]
think the whole country owe you deep
debt of gratitude for having been the means
of preventing that appointment.
Very respectfully, CHARLES HODGE.
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s,rsass nv rrrv 49, - =
NEslsssa11EIss,
D1S0nI YrTTflS s1E MI. 7.,..s. !. . 5r,nnrur.
tn2srs !. !, III W vi
- cON = nhlA4sAl 4A BPs dlaS0.yed on inc lai
inslaut Dy MutIals tunDeHt. 5sgW. BrounuEh sr.,
will Sign the nameuf ske Hrn1dn the settlement oil
jtS old accounts. s1OHNs C-R0EERTS0N.$
w. BaOAkBGH.Jl.
JaNu4EY Is, 1871. 81 ,ssss rs D .i,sssSsas
will continue fhe REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
~ al Jig branches g NE GIG ONCE and
solicit me patfonsge or my ana Ina vun1cj
iprnmistnx str1ns tllols ana IN
all business entrusted 70 me-. 4 80
Jr-,p~,r ~ ia . ~
- :
I.--NicaaVsO y A., aalaAs ~, -. :. !
IffHE FIRM OF MCGRAW W. % OElNOllS
Il Is this day dissolved by pontnal consaI,t Either
nar,nsr sIi 2 81 " - ~, a. n,tio
mcnt of "ccnnT, Ing oA tue ~
:, - ''>' -. - s, y.,s-5..s 80 4
DANrET. uryof,>, r.: Al i, y "a ,,.h
him III pI &c ~ ~ ms tns day assoclateo WI
the aRnW RE ST. aH1 VIII G4 rI
IMPIEM ENT = RIIsfNsS a ~ ,, AZ *
mama and StSta nr nEW9is, aDogs firsL uncer the
~ - v '1.1", o,.s q ,i S1LAoit.
JAMES McGRAw viii con.irna ~ rYApr
WARE and IMPLEMENTS RfTsINES S II. ~ = ~ u
1441 Main street. Detween Fourteenth and Fiji.
tenth streets, on his own account. where he win
keep a full stock at low. prices. A continuance OF
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-17

briggs AND MEDICINES.
MOI LER'S PURE NORWEGIAN COD
NI LIVER OIL. WILL BORIS COD-LIVEk OIL
and I,IMF. TOUGERAs'S IODISIZED COD
III YER OIL, L. WAGNER, Druggist,
i, ~ Sixth and Broad streets.
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niss4 .:s:sa;I - g
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TOR RENT, an OFFICE on first E=a
Il floor, with SECOND STORY, suitable for LII
any light business. Apply on the premis s-I212
Gary street IL II -eod3t*
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iI!l~d him. ''"' southern friends that
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RICHMOND, January l. 1874.

In retiring from business return my thanks TO
all friends who have literally ratronized the ole
concerns with which / have been connected, and
request that they will continue to give their custom
10 the new concern of ETTENi Err & EDMOND
Any work entrusted to them will be done prompt
and In tile best manner.
in 15-3t JAMES NJ TALBOTT.
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s5s;as& aziRIcnMoyD, VA, January ID, 1874 /
THE FIRM OF MCGRAW Il DENOON
\ is this day dissolved BY mutual consent. Either
partner VIII use the name OF the concern in settle
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DANIEL DEMON Inns si,is DAY associated with
the aAkDWARE, SEED. and AGRICIJLTUkAL
siPLEMENT BUSINESS st the old stand, No. 90
Broad street. three doors above First. under the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-17

n,OBAC eco FACTORY FUR RENTG:s
Il AND FIXTURES, FOB SALEPRIVATE. - -,
LY.-Haying made ARRANGEMENTS 70 move, we w an
lures now In the factory, No. 70 Rose alley, be;
tween Main and Franklin and Nineteenth ana
Twentieth streets consisting or all the modern ma.
chinery. Capacity about !, 700 pounds per day.
TERMS: Liberafto good purchaser; o,or-
AnuIy to - ..3s.5ss SALMON q HANCOCK.
RicHMSNp, january Is, 1874. ia 16-1w
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TOR RENT, the beautiful suburban a.,
u RESIDENCE, called West View. with Ell
thirty acres Of land, ON the Richmond and Frede-
ricksDurg railroad, about TWO miles north Of Rich
mond now In the occupancy of Mr.. John z. Bal
lard. The dwelling is three stories and basement
with French roof, and contains twelve rooms, with
all modern convcniences. The cars stop twice a
day. To careful tenant, rent very reasonable.
Apply to JOHN T. GODDIN,
Real Estate agent,
IN 17-3t Bank and Eleventh streets.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-05-07
j uP ub G b a.

alt arrests decay of vital forces, exhaust
ion of the nervous system, restores vigor
to the de6ilitated. Cleanses vitiated
blood, removes vesicle distractions and
acts dieectly on the liver and spleen.
Price 81 bottle. JOHN Q. KEEL
LOGG, IS Plat ST., n. Y.
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). &c. w God.

PRtentee
Also Wool patent Selfiumpitg Gratcs
.ls seen in cut above with patent Ash.
Pit and Pau. above patents are very use-
ful. durable handsome and economical
and are fast becoming very popular auds
I intend to sell them as lCw as possible
an can and viii use them.
Residence 0u 50 Avenue, between llth
and l-th streets, Huntington. W. Va
Orders solicited and promptly filed
j. E. WOOD.
TESTIMONIAL.
Harrington. %. TG.. Nov.25 1872
Mr. i. p. Woo3-D.-- S.r. 40 y0ur re.
quest We are glad 20 say Oh thc Excel
sion Fire Tiles set lv you iu our houses.
have given eu.iee satisfaction. The ti,es
set by you iu the houses built for the e
5- %. o.. E. CO., give satisfaction.
d. o. Parsons, Director C. q o. r. q
d. vs.. Emm0us. Ge Nuf q. z. q.
j. H. Obey. Agent CIrf Lend ca
lam row prepared 90 sell territory stat
county city, township ri-lis-oa my pat
emit. .. T. WOOD. plttHtec.
". B.-A general assortment Of
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RApwAY'S READY RELIEF
r7EVER AND AGUE.

FEVER MD NGrE cured for 60y cents. There Is
moi cent ia tins world tIlt III cure Fever
ana me- aud an Other Mllari0us, Bilious, Scarlet
iTrpf4I YeI-v and o'her Feyers aided by RAD
Ways PILLS 40 quick as RADWAh's READY NE
LIEF. fry cents per 5oii!s.
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Ayers
Cherry P0CtOral,

For Diseases Crtle Throat and LunE7,
such as COUSINS Colds, Whccpl-E-
Couch, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.
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To be drawn Monday, May 18th, 1874,
Two Grand CAPITALS Of
5000 Each in Greenbacks.

UsOOO GGAC4 IA M CCAA NcAS9ASs
FIVE FIVE PRIZE prize: 1899 555 each in GaEsyoAczs
Ten prizes 100
/ Horse IS buggy. with Silycr-mounte
Harness. worth 5000: One Fiue-toue
Rosewood Piano, worth $3.50; Ten Fam
is Sewing Machines, worth 500 each
Five Gold Watches * Chains, worth $500
each: Five Gold American Hunting
Wateho-. worth SI25 each Ten Ladies
Gold Hunting Watches worth 500 each.
500 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting
Watches .iu al, worth from $50 to $500
each.
Gold Chains, Si,v.r-vare. Jewelry, &c.,
Whole number @: GIFTS $500 tickets limited to
$4,000.
Agents wanted to sell tickets to whom
liberal premiums will be paid.
Single Tickets 81; SIX tickets SD
twelve tickets SO; twenty-five so.
Circulars containing a full list Of
prizes, description Of the manner Of
drawing, and other information in refer
ence % IN e distribution, will be sent to
any one ordering them. An letters must
De addressed 10 L. d. SINE, Box 60,
Main ofHce Cincinnati, o.
lOl ". Fifth street. I30tfJ
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Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad,

Which, as Great short Bae
command and an. h ta s% and way traffic and ''
The ears are now running Va Rich
he made at the city eff Huntington with
Railroads ertending throughMe entire Vest and NOhoges
established the machine @ ana d6 repair S s
commenced Important railroad connections with the WIN Gs0 De
with the Chesapeake Ohio railroad and enc other
uneqaaei any point the valley of the Ohio 1t in the immediat
vicinity beds of Southern Ohio and West Virginia an
opening 0h TaroaJ will ard cheap
known to be superior
quality s and % spn coa wRci proves valuable substitute
the Ss qualities a Ge I timber nSoan great variety
of easy accessibility region celebrated for abundance and excellent
a. city Of Huntington will occupy imp important
connections will form between the deep waters Of the Cke Bay and
natural and % Ta R9 @ ns ae a n 3 sf
81 %s place Of resHee inviting locality
In addition beauty which site remarkable and its
secure for n ss comforts a0d for the gnsoa
fined and cultivated taste with o objects view the Ag9nq a streets
abundant for roadway and sidewalks
garden and subbsTy On the Avenues where sup
Subject which will forever prevent nisaRce' in the vicinity
plan easily economically adopted and which is adapted for
the Stat: Normal shGo Marshall College has 1
eni of the hd and wards higher learning
'F The 'I p of of lots 8oIo vary $3.50 according
cation present prices buare not binding beyond this date
the
deferred and
purchase with interest
sT M cent credit deed
Each build the lot purchased within one year %
specified observe
nuisances and conform specified regulations regarding
the land location Of buildings be
Of
advantages
Ind
The
unlimited supply Ohio aread ana
whence Huntington very mod
| erat
plots most suitable " hess
purposes .n.o
completed
Eastern States via washington n
-.
Further information will given application made in or BY letter
TO elmer 'i Tue unu''SH d. W. EMMONS, Gent SupL
JOHN III. OLEY, Agent
Huntington, West Va
"<AAAAA"' - AAN<AO 81 William Street, New York
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vi attANA 4 huOnhhNAN IA"et,ti'.A
VINEGAR BTTTERS the most wonder
iul Invi-ordnt that ever sustained
Tie sinking system.
No Person can take these Bit
terS according TO directions, and re-
main long uuwell, provided their
bones are not destroyed by mineral
poison or other means, and vital or
CAMS wasted beyond repair.
Bilious, Remittent, and In
termitteut FeyerS. which are so
prevalent In the valleys of our great
rivers throughout the United States,
especially those of the Mississippi,
OHIO. Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee,
Cumberland. Arkansas, Red, Colo
RADIO. B.azos Rio Grande. Pearl,
Alabama. Mobile, Savannah, Ro-
mOhe, james, and many Others,
with their vast tributaries, through
out oar entire country during the
Summccaod Autumn, and remarka-
DIV So during seasons of unusual
heat and dryneSS, are invariably ac-
lomnauiei 10y extensive derangc-
laerts OF the stomach and liver, and
other abdominal visccra In their
treatment, q pUrgltive, eXerting q
powerful influence upon these vari-
o1s organs, is essentially necessary.
There is mo- cathWtic for the purpose
equal % DIR. j. WALKERS VINEGAR
H.rrEcS. as they viii speedily remove
Che luE-ce,acI vi,cidmaJterwlt which
the bowels arc loaded, 40 the same timc
stimulating the Sccrc,iuuS OF the liver,
and generally restoring The healthy lulc-
J1as %, tlr digestive organs.
FOrtity the body against dis
ease by purifying all its fluids with
VINEGAR BlrrEGS. no epidemic can
take hold ola system thus lore-aumcd.
Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Head
allie. 'pfl m the shoulders, Coughs,
I1lur-s Of the Chest. Dizziness, Sour
Quotations OF tac Stomach, Bad Taste
I'm Tie Mouth, Bilious Attacks. Papita-
ton ul ,Lc Heart, Inflammation at the
Lungs. Pain iu ,lercgiJu of the Kidneys,
and hundred other painful symptoms,
are tlcoI-priag,oi Dyspepsia. One bot
tIe Will prove % better guarantee OF It's
merits ,aau q lengthy advertisement.
StrOfula. or Kings Evil, White
SwrIlags. Ulcers. Erysipclas. Swcllcd
Neck. Goitre. Scruiul0us luAdmmatlons,
INDECENT MtlaumatiOuS. Mcrcurial alice
lions. Old Sores, Erupuons OF the SKIN,
Sore Ewes. etc. In these. as IN all other
constitutional Diseases. WALKERS Vim
E5AREIrrERS have shown their great cur
auve powers I'm the most obstinate and
igrIltab.e cases.
ForInllammatOry and Chronic
rheumatism, Gout, Bilious, Remit
tent and Intermittent FcverS, Diseases
oithe Blood. Liver, Kidneys and Bladder,
t.e~e B.ttcrs have 40 equal. such Dis
eases are caused hy Nit.Aicd Blood.
Mechanical DiSeaSeS.-Persons
engaged BOD Paints aGI Minerals. such as
Plumbers. Type Gold-beatefS and
Miners. is ,lev advance in life. are sub.
f..tto paralysis OF the Bowels. TO guard
.r...-- This. take % dose OF W ALRER 5
tl.oAE EIrcEHS occasionally.
Fer Skin Diseases, ErUptions,
letter. Salt bucUW. B.utchcs, spots. Pm
pies. pu--u.cS, I,.I,. CrbWc.es, Ring
Worms. -,lGleaI Sore Eyes, Ery>lpc-
'l.. Itch. ~cu.s, uistuior.t.urs Of the
Skin. HumaI, and Diseases Of the Skin OF
Whatever name uc nature, are literally
r.-ur and carried ont of the system IN
s..r- ,ime bv the use OF these Elt'crs.
PA Tape. and other Worms,
H 2
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AGENTS! II You Want to Make Money, Sell
Out of the Hurry Burly,
MAX ADELER-

The best thing yet. Humor, wit, athos, life,
fun and laughter, $50 comic cuts. The people
yearn for IL. 1t will sell in dull times ! Show II
10 a man and he surrenders. IL is sure every
time. Don't bother with heavy books that nobody
wants. IIumOr is the thing that takes. Agents
wanted every where. Send for circulars and
extra terms to To-Day Pub. Co., Philadelphia,
New York, Boston, or Chicago. April PAW.
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CENTRAL LAND CoMPANY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
TIL z CIT z
HU n II in @ Il O ~
ON THE
O II O r V e r.

situated the south bank Of the Ohio rive
having frontage of nearly fou
of carefully
md large suitable residences and for manufac
mercant and business
property advantages which attracting it large POpuO
ton of Sc advantages follows,
rehb the Ohio being
shoals which prevent
months and also below
thus
thousand miles
I0NJ on theline of nd noarb, hrmH o.
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BOTTOM PRICE

Contractors and builders would do well
TO negotiate with
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VADETUE MOST ASTONISHING CURES SO
QUICK. SO RAPID ARE TIE CHANGES, TIE
BODY UNpENGuES UNDER TIE lNFLg kNCh
THAT
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-01

But Fred Evans was not to be discour-
aged by mere hearsay. That very day he
went to see Belle, determined to know his
fate from her own lips. Soon after he left
Oakville and did not see him again for
several years, when, meeting him in town
one day, I insisted on bringing him home
with me and presenting him to his old
flame, Bell Bronson-the present Mrs.
Evergreen.
"Ah, Fred P' said he after dinner, when
my wife and little Evergreen had left us to
ourselves-"Ah, Fred you served mo a
shabby trick when you allowed me to lose
my heart to the girl you were all along in
tending to marry yourself--a very shabby
trick, one of which never suspected
you p
So l had to tell him lin strict confidence
of course, as l tell you reader) all about the
bedroom affair at the Oakville Hotel, and
the love that grew out of it.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-01
THE OLD HOME.

An outdoor quiet held the earth
Beneath the winter moon,
The cricket chirped in cozy mirth,
And the kettle crooned, upon the hearth,
A sweet, old-fashioned tune.
The old clock licked, drowsy race,
With the clicking of the cricket,
And red Goals in the chimney place
Peeped ont, with many rosy face,
Like berries in thicket.
The good dame, in her rufIled cap,
Counted her stitches slowly,
And the old man, with full many gape,
Read from the Big Book on his lap,
The good words, wise and holy.
The old clock clicked the old man read,
His deep voice pausing, lowering;
The good wife nodded, dropped her head
The lids of both were heavy as lead
They were sound asleep and snoring.
oh, hale old couple sweet such dream,
While-all the milk-pans tilting-
Puss paints her whiskers in the cream,
Till John and the belated team
Bring Maggie from the quilting.
May Time, pray, when failing years
Make thin my voice and thrapple,
Find my last days of life like theirs,
AS sweet with cAildren's love and prayers,
And like winter apple.
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Under the Bed.

GID EFoRE I commence my story l
D will introduce myself to you. My
name is Augustus Evergreen, and though
l don't know what your name may be, it is
no more than fair that you should know
who is telling the story you are going to
read, as it is II true one.
My wife has peculiar habit of looking
under the bed each night before retiring
and what / am going to tell you is how
found it out before we were married, and
without her knowing it.
was not ad-looking when was in my
twenties. l think I may go further, and
confidently say that "Gus Evergreen" was
decided favorite among the girls of Oak
vile, and really believed that could have
had any of them "for the asking" Mrs.
Evergreen is, not present, and so l will
indulge my thoughts somewhat more freely
than would otherwise be the case. don't
thinlS that cared particularly for any OF
the Oakville girls, however, and l might
have kept my heart whole to this day il it
had not been for the circumstance which /
am about to relate.
Fred Evans, who had been my chum at
school, came to make me a visit at oaltville
for ga day or two" as he said, when he
came but he made it week or two easily
enough after ia taken him about a little
among the "young ladies'" When that
time had expired Fred said he really must
90, as he didn't know what his father and
mother would think of This long absence
but it ended in his relieving their anxiety
by letter and sending for his trunks.
knew how the matter was perfectly well,
and that Belle Bronson had bewitched him
out of his five senses, Fred tried to put it
on to the "country air and the quiet which
was benefitting his health, ETC., but it was
no use trying to deceive me, and told him
so. Then he owned up frankly, and /
promised to help him all could, if he re-
quired any help in the prosecution Of his
suit / never thought Belle a flirt, or that
she would willingly distress any human
being but she had way of looking in
ones eyes as IL to captivate them, for her
mere personal amusement. At any rate
she had larger share Of beaux than the
other girls, but all their attentions came to
nothing. feared it might be so with Fred
Evans, and warned him accordingly but
Fred said he'd have her il he tried all his
life . that "without her life was naught
to him = that "she was the only living
being who had ever awakened a real emo
tion in his breast" etc., etc. After that