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But did, he trinmphantly said 10
his aunt ~ never mean 70 make Pat
feel badly any more Y 1 can hcp II.
Oh. auntie this very eagerly may
let Pat take my money and 70 10
school? can wait o little longer. and
Pat will help me n the evenings"
His aunt touched his sunshiny head
tenderiy. "iou know best. my dear
boy. II u your money. Use IL 20 sat-
isfy your " heart"
II was some time before Ia was well
again. bur after the first few days strug-
gle he ne' Y murmurcd. He seemed %
accept and make The best 81 ms circum-
stances. Every evening johnnie re-
membcred 70 bring him some token Of
his love-a banana. a paper. . bunch ~
gay flowers. or 4 box Of bonbons; for his
money was now all for Pat his dear.
helpless Pat.
At last the eyentful day arrived when
Pat was 70 be up and dressed. johnnie
started home with more than usual
speed. eager 10 9 and congratulate
him.
lie had frequently noticed boys play
ing near and on = small = = used for
M TnI .IH
mixing paint. They used 70 snr this.
and inhale ING Tunes, when gave 'hem
. kind 81 haii-uizzy pnt pleasant kinu
81 feeling. II was rather = dangerous
play. and Johnnie usually coaxen me
boys away. and enueavoreu 70 persuade
them not 70 return As ne was passing
The tank THIS evening he saw Two n.ur
boys leaning over y. ana J1s' az 'na'
moment n o. them fe'i iace down
ward into the tank; the otner i''l' ooy
sank down upon .he steps 'oo mucn
siupehed % renner Any aSs's'ahce'
Dropping his pail. johnnie sprang up
the steps. and into the tank There
was only a small quantity o. liquid Y
i, but quite enough 70 cover the uncon,
scious boy: Johnnie lifted nun up ana
called loudly for help. ~ soon came
for there We're others who had see me
boy fall, though TOO iar away " render
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TIA RnnnexIxani n-emocrncv.
@
The PENNSYLVANIA Democrats have
been unusually fortunate this year.
Their State Convention has been con-
Quoted with perfect harmony; the spirit
Of the party Il everywhere enthusiastic.
and every independent voter in the
keystone state. eyen without the help
Of The outspoken platform. would rec
oynize the ticket nominated - Harris
burg a. the only effectual rallying- point
81 the opposition to "bosses in this
wear 81 ~revolfs. Not one of al the
candidates named at Harrisburg was so
much a. tainted with a suspicion Of
y. bossism.r The nominee for Gov
ernor. Comptroller Robert Il. Pattison,
Of Philadelphia. was elected 10 the inn
portant Office which be now fills IN
1871. running somewhat ahead of his
ticket, but rs the Republicans were then
staggering under the weight Of the
Hayes fraud Of 1876. this Tact attracted
little attention. Mr.. Pattison male so
good . Comptroller, he 50 distinguished
himself by his keen attention TO the
public interest and his fearless opposi-
ton to al sorts Of jobbery. that, not
withstanding some u~npopularity with
one wing Of his own party. he was re-
nominated in 1850. and soon developed
into such . formidable candidate that
the Ring Republican stsndard-bearer
WIS hastily Withdrawn and . safer nom
inee substituted Mr.. Pattison. howey-
er, was reelected by an overwhelming
majority. running IL. 900 votes. or about
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. ahead Of the Han
cock Electors, and carrying the city by
- 900 votes, while the other Democrat
Il nominees were defeated BY 10000
votes. This notable circumstance led
tlA H0rr1 d commend Mr.. Patt;son last
wear 10 the Democrats Of Pennsylvania
As an eligible nominee for Treasurer.
He has now been selected a. the Guber-
nao rial candidate Of the party even in
preference to SO strong and popular .
Democrat as Mr.. Eckley Coke. Of Luz
zerne, and this selection gives the coun-
trv the best possible assurance that the
Democrats Of Pennsylvania havcno idea
Of aiding the Camerons. IL will en-
courage the Independents 70 continue
their warfare, since lot the most tlmid
81 reformers can excuse himself for
failing 70 support Mr.. Pattison by Al
leging that the interests Of the State
would be safer in the hands Of Gen
eral Beaver. II will be said Of course
here and there that Mr.. Patti
sSn's reputation \ purely PhiIadelphian,
and that he may suffer . : candidate
from the long-standing divorce between
the city and the rural districts. But il
must Be remembered that only through
the vote Of Philadelphia has the Key
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One Easrt y PernIeioss Literature

A gentleman passing through Stny-
vcsant Park. in New York. recognized
in an emaciated. ragged boy. asleep on
. bench. 4 lad whom he had seen ~ :
pupil Il an academy 1t East Greenwich.
Mass. He reused him up, and the lad
proved 20 be Nathan Osborn. the 9 OF
4 wealthy widow living IN Chelsea.
Several months ago. scduccd BY read
ING dime novels into the idea that he
could settle the Indian question. he had
abandoned his home and All the com
forts or life in search 81 adventure. He
made his way to New Orleans. and from
thence went West. and. dishcartcncd.
had returned 10 New York on cattle
trains. Osborn, after . good breakfast,
gave himself up to the police. who telc-
craphed at once 10 his mother. He was
heartily ashamed Of his conduct, and
said that he had got enough Of running
away TO last him al his life.
--s <
An American walking through
town ii Wales Jaw : procession with
days flying, trumpets blowing. and I
man hoistcd shoulder high, and asked
. What il al this about?" why. tha'
u the pig man. was the reply. A littl'
while and he met 3 similar procession
| and another man uplifted: "What j. n
now?r "Oh. that Is the anti man.
There was m election fight over ~
question whether some pig-styes were .
Lc removed. The styes carried the day
Nv. y. Herald.
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Those persons who think that the
sum Of ~, 0OO. 900 was too much 70 be
paid for Aln1ka may b comfortcd BY
~ reflection that thc "a 70 was = little
less than two cents per acre
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Writing for the Press.

Causeur knows that he will deserve
and win the thanks of all managing edi
tors if he can but impress these few sim
pie rules upon the minds of those who
write for the press -
I. Write upon one side of the sheet
only. Why? Because it is often nee
essaray to cut the pages into takes" fol
the compositors, and this cannot be
done when both sides are written upon
II. Write clearly and distinctly, be-
ing particularly careful in the matter OF
proper names, and words from foreign
languages. Why's Because you have
no right to ask either editor or compos-
itor to waste his time puzzling out tn.
results of your seIfishness.
Ill. Don't write in q microscopic
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nearly two feet; also. because the edi-
tor often wants to make additions and
other changes
w. Don't begin at the very top of the
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way, be must write one. Besides, he
wants room in which to write his iu-
structions to the printer as to the type
to be used, where and when the prouf j.
to he sent, etc.
v. Never roll your manuscript
Why? Because it maddens and exas
perates every one who touches it-edl
tor. compositor, and proof reader. :
vi. Be brief. Why? Because PEG
pie don'tread long stories, The number
OF readers which any two articles have
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Orchard Grass.

This valuable grass ranks next in i'm
portance to the tall meadow oak grass
for hay and winter pasture. It succeed.
very we'll at the South on drained ant
dry bottom land, or on rich upland
There is a popularity about it, The
writer has never observed it to spreaC
from the scattering of its own seeds.]
From some unaccountable reason, the
shattered seed does not vegetate; if
therefore, 1t be sowed too thin, it doe.
not fill the gap, and presents an un
slightly appearance, and gives inferior
grasses chance to occupy the vacan
space.
Orchard grass for hay, should be Gu
as soon as it begins to blossom; If Gu
then, the hay is sweet. tender and nu-
tritious; but if the cutting he deferred
until the seed has formed, the hay viii
be hard and vaIueless.
After cutting, orchard grass springs
rapidly. and the aftergrowth is heavy
This should not be pastured during the
summer or fall, but should be reserved
for winter grazing. It should he treat
ed as above directed in the case of the
tall meadow oak grass.
The seed of orchard grass is also very
light and chaffy, and therefore two
bushels should be sowed to the acre.
This grass was introduced into Fog
land. from Virginia, in 1854 It is very
highly priced in that country, and in the
Northern States it holds high rank as
q hay and pasture grass. But its chief
benefits are lost at the North, as it can
not be pastured there during the win
ter.
Where hay Is an object, these two
grasses, meadow-oak and orchard grass,
should be sowed with red clover and
white, as each of the four blossoms al
the same time, and is, therefore, stimuli
taneously ready for the scythe. They
answer also to mix with clover in a ro
tatiOn, where the clover is to stand two
or three years, as thew mature rapidly
and assist in giving compact sod The
farmer should remember, that a sod OF
good grass and clover turned under is
quite equal in value to costly applica
ton Of either putrescent or purchased
manures. The cultivation of these tive
grasses at the South can not be too
strongly recommended on soil adapted
to them.-HoWard's Manual of Grasses
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is inversely proportional to the square
of their respective length. That is. a
half column article is read by four times
as many people as one double that
length.
VII. Have the fear of the waste bas-
ket constantly and steadily before your
eyes. Why: Because it will save you
vast amount of useless labor, to say
nothing of paper and postage.
VIII. Always write your full name
and address plainly at the end OF
your letter. Why? Because it will Of,
ten happen that the editor will want 20
communicate with you, and because he
needs to know the writer's name as a
guarantee Of good faith. If you use a
pseudonym or initials, write your own
name and address below it; it will new
er he divulged.
TX. "These precepts in thy memory
keep" and for fear you might forget
them cut them out and put them where
you can readily run through them when
tempted to spill innocent ink.
Causeur's word for it, those who heed
these rules will be beloved and favored
in every editorial sanctum.-Boston
Transcript Cduserie.
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THE DESERTED MILL.
Drip, drip, drip

Drip, drip. drip,
The eager flow is still.
And only drops OF water fall
Beneath the unused mill.
AL moldy are the bags of meal,
And moss is grown upon the wheel,
SO silent and so still.
Drip, drip. drip,
Upon the fruitful fern;
The silent timbers of the wheel
Are powerless to turn,
And where blade of grass Is seen.
The gaping joints 1t grows between.
Parted, will not return.
Drip, drip. drip.
Into the stagnant pool
Where glides the spotted water-snake,
Among the crosses cool,
And, silent in his coat of mail,
All Shiny creeps the cautious snail
Upon the window stool.
Drip. drip. drip,
Upon the oaken floor,
And br ken from its rusty lock,
Hangs, silently. the door,
save. when gust of wind goes past,
It groans upon one hinge still fast,
Then silent as before.
Drip. drip. drip,
Upon the rotten deal.
Between the timbers in the roof
The shadows softly steal;
And from corner Of the house
Slyly peeps forth the cunning mouse
That eats the moldy meal.
Drip, drip, drip,
Upon the well-worn stone,
While bluefies at the window buzz,
Monotonous in tone.
No more the miller grinds his corn,
For he, good man, is dead and gone,
The mill is let alone.
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Some Lessons about Sowing Grass seed
BY r. GUY, OF CHESTERFIELD CO.

The past three dry summers have
tried the farmers ratienc severely. I,
has been very difficult matter during
that time to get good stand for grass OF
any kind. for one have lost several
hundred dollars in seed thrown away
but when 1 look back I find l have
learned something and have had some
strange things to happen that don'l
know how to account for. I find tina,
when I have sown clover or orchard
grass in February it has stood better
than the seeding of any other month ii
the year. In March aud April often
fail to get stand, even after the seed
have come up well they get killed in
the summer. This year I sowed clover
and orchard grass in February Oh wheat
and did not even drag or roll, and ]
have an excellent stand. I then soweo
on oats in March, dragged and rolled
the seed came up very well. stood near
1y all summer, and then died. I alst
sowed oats, clover and orchard grass
from the 10th to the 30th of April on q
lot alongside OF the one sowed in March
the same kind of soil; they came ut
well, and still have very good stand
Now how Is that? Who would expec'
clover and grass sown In April to stand
better than if sown in March? And
who would advise such farming? And
yet some Of the best lots of orchard
grass and clover I have were April seed
ing; AND again have lost all the grass
seed sown in April. Most farmerssad
wise the seeding of orchard grass In Sep
TENDER, but have tried seven times
and have never gotten stand yet, sown
IN September. So it seems it is often
safe to SOW at times we think too late
the after season is the trouble ofteneI
than otherwise.
think my failure in Septem Der has
generally been caused by dry Septem-
Der and fall and the seed not coming UP
In time to stand the winter. Some OF
my best crops of oats have made were
sown in April, yet I always prefer q
March seeding if I can get it if can't,
from too much wet or other cause, SOW
In April, as we know not which will
prosper, this or that. I SOW timothy in
September, October or November, and
as often succeed as we'll with the late as
theearly seeding; and of rye SOW from
August to Christmas, and never vel
failed to raise crop, except last season
l soWed it in March and April and die
not make the seed back.
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DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
N0rthward.
CONNECTIONS,

CONNECTIONS.
AT Wdynesboro'. Pa, with the Chesapeake &
Ohio Ky IRON Richmond, Lynchburg Junction,
5tauhton. Huntington. Ashland, and points
on the c. 0. Ry. and Branches.
AT Rlue1t0n with the Manassas Division of
the Virginia Midland Ry. for Alexandria,
Strasburg. and points on the Man. Div. OF the
v. hi. Ry.
AT BoyceviNe, with Stage from Winchester
Va.
AT Shenandoah Junction. with the Baltimore
and Ohio Il. K. for Washington, d c., and
points on the B. & y. K. II. and Branches.
AT HdgeTstoaOfa. with the Western Maryland
T. K. Tor baltimore I'd points on the W. NJ.
H. K and Branches
With the Cumberland Valley R. r. for Har-
rishurg and points on the Z. v. r. r. and
Branches. Also for Lancaster. Philadelphia,
New York, Boston. North and East. Pitts
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Pa, scranton. Reading, Allentown, Easton,
and fsttsville.
$50 pOu nGis Of Baggage Checked Free
to each whole ticket. 100 mile tickets SIS 90;
80 mile tickets $3.50.
JOS. II. SANDS, CHAs. P. HATCH,
Supt.. g. F & P. A.
Hagerstown, Md. Lynchburg Va
JOS. w. CUXE, .. HOWARD ROYER,
u. L. A., u. F. Il P A,
aagerstown, Md. Hagerstown. Nd.
GENERAL oFFICES:-
HagerstOwn, Nd; aud Nos. 81 and 80 South
feo7 Third Street. Philadelp hia Pa.
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N. B. E. L. & B. 8. R'y runs by Columb bus
Fime-24 minutes slower than Z. & y. KY time.
q: & y: Try Trains run daily. Lexington
Division Trains do not run on sunday.
No. MAIL-COnnectS at Lynchburg juno
lion for the Sout., and south est; at Ashland,
Ky, with Sciota Valley Railroad for the North
vest; at Lexington. KY. with Kentucky Cen
trail Railway for Cincinnati and the West; and
with e. d n. Railway for the Southwest.
L. MO- MAiL-L and II. and Kentucky Central
Railways connect at Lexington, KY, and Sci
oto valley railroad at Ashland, KY. with No
T. No. connects at i.yncnburg junction for
the South aud Southwest: aud at Richmond
for the South.
No. XPRESS-Con meets at Huntington
with steamers for Cincinnati and the West
No. Observation-Disclosures at Lyr chburg
Junction for the MOI III and south; at Rich
mond for tue South and On Tuesdays and Fri
lays with o. d. s s. for New YORK.
Pullman Sleeping COarhes daily on Mes /
and between Huntington and Clifton Forge.
Sleeping Coaches daily on Nos. and be-
tween Richmond and Anderson.
SIP ECI AL NOTICE..
New Coaches through between Cincinnati
and Ricbmonu on Nos. and2 without change.
For Rates. Tickets, Baggage cheeks. apply t.
any Office of G. q .. E4 or Depot or Ticket
Office of connecting lines.
H. w. FULLER,
90. W. SMITH, Oen'i Pass'r agent,
Gen'I Manager. jan24
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Babies.

We love babies, aud also every body
else who loves babies No man has mu-
sic in his soul who dOes't love babies
Babies we're made 10 be loved especially
girl babies-w hen theysgrow up. A man
sat worth 'shuca' who hasn't BABY
and the same rule applies to q woman.
A baby is Spring day in Winter, a hot
house in Summer. a ray of sunshine in
Winter, and if it's healthy and good
natured baby, and you're its yours, it is
a bushel of sunshine, 10 matt er how cold
he weather. A man cannot be hope
less case so long as he loves babies-one
at time. We love babies all over no
matter how dirty they are Babies were
born to be dirty. Oar love tor babies is
only bounded by the number of babies
in the world. We always iook for ba
bies !; we do so with anxiety aud pater
nal affection We do-indeed we do /!
We always have sOrrOwful feelings for
mothers who have no babies. Women
always LOOK down hearted who have no
babies and men who have none gam
ole and drink and stay out at nights,
trying to get music in their souls, but
they can't come it, Babies are babies
aud nothing can take their place. We
know. we've tried, and we say there il
nothing like baby. We intend
to tell our friends if they want to BIZ
happy in this world they must have d
baby In the hnuse-one of their own j.
preferable. Babies ave q stimulant !;
they make young man ''scratch grav-
FL =" A. .nan is hardly ever worth three
red cents until he gets d wife aud baby
They push him 10 it While he is max.
ing enough for their support he is sure
to have something over
W. G. s. (Mr. St. Clair. the editor. we
guesa. writes to the Wytheville Dis
patch (Readjuster) from Richmond rs
follows:
"ThA bill provides for unsesting by
tricky pretext the observation-disclosures
ed and qualified judges, and to fill their
offices with the unhalinwed bodies OF
the figure heads of county political or
ganizatians II also provides a prece
dent for biennial scrambles over the of
flee of the judiciary II is measure OF
revolution, and one which adyrrtisss to
the world most miserable and hum'lia
ting stase Of affairs at the capital of the
Old Domination "
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Southwark.
CONNECTIONS.

CUNNECT1ONS,
At Hagerst0,0n, Nd. with the Western Mary
land X. Il. from Ratimo e. Frederick, I'm
mittsburg. Getty sburg, PEN Mar, Waynesboro',
Pa, and points on the W M. r. r. ana branches.
With the Cumberland Valley r. X. from H.r-
risburg, Carlisle Shippensburg, Chambers
burg, Mercersburg, Mariinsburg, and points on
C. V. r. r. and Branches.
Also from Pittsburg and the West and North
West and from Boston, New York, and Phila-
delphia and from the North and East.
AT Shenandoah junction, with The Baltimore
and ohio r. r. from Washington, D. c., and
points OH the B. & o. X. K. and Branc .es.
At Roycevile, with stage to Winchester, Va.
At Riverton, with the Manassas Division OF
and strss6urg, and points on the v. N. Ry.
(Man Div)
1T Woynesboro', Ta., with the Chesapeake 4
Ohio BY. for Richmond, Lynchburg Junction.
Sraun,on. Huntington, Ashl- nd, and points
on the c. o. Ry. and Branches.
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A CURIOUS MARRIAGE An interest
ing social event iu Charlotte. N. c.
lately, was the 10 riiage of a blind girl
to deaf mute. After the difficulties o.
n insTGiuc'ion had been surmounted
the courtsnip is said to have advanced
smoothly, and their mutual sympathy
and understanding are now SO deep tina.
when they are together each readily
supplies the others lack, aud heir coui
bined senses are equal to any emergency
-Lynchbnrg Advdnce.
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"Thege's some things as old rs The
hills. anyhow" said Uncle Reuben
What are they ?' asked his neice.
They are the valleys between 'em,
child" so!emniy answered the old man
Queen Victoria Keeps gold and silve,
plate to the amount of SIS DOC, 900. VIVA,
"a nuisance il would be if she bad L.
carry il up stairs every night.
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WEST.

Staunton 500 $50 a. M
No change of cars to Washington or Balti.
more. No other line can compare with the B.
Il O. in the advantages offered under this new
schedule. The Accommodation leaving
Staunton at 3.Np. M, connects at Harrison
burg with Train for Harper's Ferry.
@. X. LORD. Genl Pass. Agent.
T. G. PRINCE. q. Of T.
W. M. CLEMENTS. NJ. of T. deco
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They wurh faster than any others, are easier
to handle. and require TESS power. GUARAN
TEED TO CUT THE HARDEST Rock. For Earth
Boring our ''OLD RELIABLE RUST WILL AU-
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Quick sand, Clay, Soap Stone. Hard Pan, Ha' d
Packed Gravel Slate. Boulders, Soft sand
stone, or in anything except Hard Rock. All
tools made from best steel and iron, and guar
anteed to give sati- faction. Our motto is
Go ID Tools AND REASOEA BILE PRICES.
Send for Circular. d. Rust. Manager.
jan2ily ST. Joseph, Mo.
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Open through Kentucky via Lexington.
To EEA T. WESE ASD SOUTH W EST.
80 CHANGE Ht CARS BEIWLkN
Richmond, Charlottesville, WaynesbOro'
SJaunton. and Cincinnati, and
direct to Louisville.
Schedule in effect
JANUARY LIST, 1852.
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1851 Prizes, amounting to-. .........SIlU 10. 4OU
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". B. Orders addressed to New Orleans. will
receive prompt attention.
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each Monthiy Ir0Wing is Sold and consequently
all the p.izes in each dracing are sold and q. a,sn
and 1Gid ntai2l-4t
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TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.


lime TABLE-Jn effect Janu ~ 23rd. 1882
Five Minutes Faster than
D,,,s1,.. r, Baltimore Time.
A"~"s'p" Seven Minutes Faster than
Washington ID. C) Time