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Mr. and Mrs. Gricc were removed ~
once "a another public establishment IN
the ncighborhood. where the company
was very select. the hours very regular,
and the maintenance very cheap; .
style 81 establishment which Il was
subsequently, proved they had fire.
quentcd IN more than one part q the
Amid considerable excitement We
promenadcd late that night Ny uncle
said; \ Mr.. Gregory. you haze rem
dered me service which lays
me under the greatest obligation
20 you. have no doubt that
the original delinquent<. d whom these
creatures are only the tools. viii b.
brought TO Justice. Finding that we are
on their track. they have made this
effort 10 destroy the proof Of their guilt,
and prevent as from submitting II 70
experts. Thanks 70 You. they baye
failed. ! can only say how welcome
will be any opportunity u making any
return 70 you, however slight"
II shall certainly take you NJ your
word, sir" was the answer.
"And now. Mr.. Gregory. win you
pardon our curiosity II we beg you totell
rs the means BY which you We're able %
divine the intentions Of our departed
friends?''
20, Mr.. Gregory cried Lily. "you
must tell rs. We are on thorns 70 know.
and will do anything in the world you
ike 10 mention. If You will tell q. Y
ION these terms l consent" said he.
with curious look at Lily, which made
her suddenly blush very much. as /
could see even in the moonlight.
You may have noticed began Mr..
Gregory. "that am somewhat deaf.
and / have been much more 80. In
consequences III this | have acquired the
art which believe almost any one can
acquire. Of reading the movements Of
the lips in the same way that the deaf
and dumb are taught TO do. 50 that !
can always understand what people say
| If they are only within seeing distance;
and my sight il very acute. ] need
hardly say that avoid overseeing con-
versafion, II YOU will allow the express
sion, as much as would overhearing III;
but frequently see people speak few
words on accidentally glancing al them:
think that what has puzzled You will
now be plain. Perhaps ought 70 con-
fess that have yielded little 70 the
temptation Of mystifying the company
during the last week. especially In the
case 81 Mr.. Briggs. who has. like many
people who have lived good deal
alone 4 habit ~ talking "a himself a. he
coes ALONG which III Y scarcely aware
n This Afternoon. however. Watched
MI Cr;ces IN GOOD earnest. / was VERY
mncl, aston;-6ed n what saw. Your
sudden denarfure had disarranred their
nlans and they had 4 full discussion u
INV ,,,sf and future generations. /, wa.
not 4 had idea 70 hold their delibera
tions before yonr very eyes. so rs Il
Keen M their watch on your move
ments and d;sarr snSpic;on: but the,
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company"
nv uncle looked considerably aston
ishcd A. this unusual proposal. Lily
looked up with open eyes and curious
expression. this being not exactly the
kind ~ reading she had intended But
the Offer was seriously made and re-
pcated. and nv nncle. who dearly liked
being read 10. gave dubious assent
Miss Lily, with filiaI affection. made
him particularly comfortable IN an
arm chair. and Mr.. Gregory commenced
reading long prosy article on French
politics. He read with anything but his
usual spirit, and In soft. low, monoto-
nous voice. The consequence was (as
had possibly been not wholly unforc-
scent that nv uncle was soon enjoying
his accustomed afternoon siesta. The
reading, having gradually become slow
er and slower. now ceased. and the read
or. looking ID. suggested by slight
gesture an adjournment TO the garden.
Lily and tried 10 smother our laughter
and looked shocked. but we adopted the
suggestion. A book Of poetry was
quickly produced, and 1 found that there
Is difference between hearing French
politics read in stuffy drawing-room,
70 middle-aged gentleman, aud hear
ing Enoch Arden" read in a cool.
shady alcove, 70 q pretty, dark-eyed,
lovable maiden. with tender bosom.
heaving in sympathy with poor Enoch's
SORROWS, especially when the reader Is .
handsome young bachelor, with an ex-
quisitely modnlated voice. able 70 do
full justice to the harmonious numbers
Of the Laureate.
At the end Of half an hour ! was
startled by an exclamation from Lily.
Looking up, saw in the garden below.
sitting on seat under the trees with
their faces toward US, our dear friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Grice. That gentleman
was keeping up apparently desultory
conversation with his wife. They
waved their hands on catching ouI
eyes. and beckoned 70 US 70 come and
| Join them. which we did not 90.
Mr.. Gregory instead Of going On
with his reading, continued TO regard
them intently, and asked US whether w
knew them. We said mo.
We explained how they had favored
us with their attention. To our disap
pointment. he could not be induced 4
/ 20 on with his reading. but he contin
ued to stare at the couple before US; ana
when at last they strolled of in differ
ent directions. be said he must apollo
gize for having an engagement, and lief
Us abruptly. "a strange young man
indeed!' we thought, and we were
still more surprised when in about a.
hour he returned and asked my uncl'
70 be allowed short private CONVEX
sation with him. Ny uncle SCENE.
startled BIZ this request (and 50. BY
the-way, did Lily). but, after shor
pause. he led the way to an adjoinin,
apartment.
The conversation which ensucd. VI
subsequently learned. was as follows:
~ am about. sir" said Mr.. Gregory
Ito refer TO your private affairs 70 Al
-. 4. -
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Et - &i@il y ~ AHif< 0I <ffIIu <IXul< OF
whatever you like 20 call Il. which had
created great sensation among rs.
On the previous day. for instance. my
uncle had met gentleman NJ the sta
ton, and had brought him home 10 din
ner We saw them walking slowly up
the garden together. IN conversation.
and Lily had exclaimed: sWho on earth
Il this?''
Mr.. Gregory looked and said: "His
name u Smith. and NJ il returning 10
town By the midnight train"
lon know him." ! said.
:" Never saw him in my life BEFORE"
was the answer.
Sure enough, his name proved to be
Smith, and he returned 10 town that
night. after long private interview
with my uncle; nor had he, he told US
in answer % our inquiries, ever seen or
heard d Mr.. Gregory before.
On Saturday morning. also. the Rev.
Mr.. Briggs. taking walk On the beach,
meditating on his Sunday text. had en-
countered Mr.. Gregory, who had vol
untecrcd information As % the text, with
chapter and verse all correct. 70 the
petritication Of the reverend gentleman.
On another occasion. when our elder
II lady friend mentioned that she had
been making small purchase, Mr..
Gregory informed Us soffo roce that q
bottle o. hairwash constituted the pur-
chase in question This communica-
ton was. very unfortunately, over
heard. Its correctness was not ut the
time definitely established. but il was
shortly after this that she first pro
pounded her own particular theory on
The subject, which she put forward with
renewed confidence in the conversation
above. after fresh display of the IN
holy phenomenon. as she called il. This
was the occasion thereof Mr. Briggs
had been seen coming up the walk in
\ great g!ee. with a parcel under his arm
:. What has he got there?' said some
one.
!" IAN the works of Josephus for ten
I pence" replied Mr.. Gregory. lmme-
diasely afterwards Mr.. Briggs entered
the room and said 70 the company:
:. What do yon think have just
bought?' 10 which the general response
was: h. All .Joscphus for ten-pence.' II
turned ont that he had just fcrreted il
out from secondhand book-stall.
when questioned about n's mysterious
powers mr. pregory Always became
very Serious ana gave no 'n'orInation'
nui changed me SUBJECT ~ soon = pos-
sinie- ,
~ consequence 81 AL tn's' interest
CURIOSITY uneaSinsss, ana e'sn ALARM. \,
Were n varying n'g,ees eNs''ea Y "a.
breasts "a ne several menpers q Nv
company MoSt q 'ne 'aa'ss aec'a'ee
mat 'heF We're uai'y eNpsetlnS some
thing serious " happen na' mos sN
peela'ions We're ny a'.orsetner ni'iu'''''e'
WILL now pe male plain
There We're two new arrivals Pr US
gay On wn'cn onf ss"'y open M
company naa ni'neI'v pen p,sa~s',
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on and after Monday, nee. 10, 1881 the tan on
the Philadelphia q Erie Railroad Division VIII run
as follows .
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Railroad Sociability.

Speaking about the sociability of
railroad travellers" said the man with
the crutches and watch pocket over
his eye, 81 never got so well acquainted
with the passengers on the train as did
the other day on the Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad. We were going at the
rate of about thirty miles an hour; and
another train from the other direction
telescoped u.s. We were all thrown into
each others society, and brought into
immediate social contact, so to speak.
| went over and sat in the lap of cor
pulent lady from Manitoba, and a girl
from Chicago jumped over nine seats
and sat down on the plug hat of a
preacher from La Crosse, with so much
timid, grish enthusiasm that it showed
his hat clear down over his shoulders.
Everybody seemed to lay aside the usual
cool reserve of strangers, and we made
ourselves entirely 1T home. A shy young
man with an emaciated oilcloth valise
left his own seat and sat down in a
lunch basket where bride couple
seemed to be wrestling with their first
picnic. Do you suppose that reticent
young man would have done such a
thing on ordinary occasionsi DO you
think if he had been at a celebration at
home that he would have risen impetu-
ously and gone where those people
were eating by themselves and sat
down in the cranberry jelly of total
strangerl | should rather think not.
Why, one old man who probably at
home led the class meeting, and who
was as dignified as Rescue Conkling's
father, was eating piece of custard
pie when we met the other train, and
he left his own seat and went over to
the other end of the car and shot that
piece of custard in the ear of beauti-
ful widow from Iowa. People travel
ing somehow forget the austerity of
their home lives, and form acquaintances
that sometimes last through life
Lara0sie boomerang.
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70 Nervous Suffwers- The Great European
Reredy.
DIR. J. D. sIxrsoN's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.

DIR. J. D, sINPs0Ns sPECIFIC MEDICINE.
DR.. j. b. simpsons SPECIFIC Medicine is POSI-
tive cure for overwork Of body or brain or excess
OF any kind, such as weakness and all diseases re-
sulting from Nervous Debility Irritabillty, Mental
Anxiety Languor, LaSsitude, Depression OF Spirits
ana functional arrangements Of the nervons sys-
tenn generally. Pains In the
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-, tsN
|Back or Side, Loss
OF Memory, Pre-
mature old age
land diseases that
Head to consmpt-
lion, insanity & an
Iearly grave or
|bOth. No matter
|how shattered the
system may be
hort course Ofthis
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Turkeys.

If you are thinking of raising turk
eys study up the subject this Spring
and hatch the earliest eggs you can pro-
cure. Do nothing half way, but make
up your mind to give them the best
care for the first ten weeks of their ex-
istence; after that they will take care
of themselves. The following advice
from the american Poultry Yard is
excellent and should be closely follow
ed: ''1n some cases even the best care
fails TO secure good number of young
turkeys. Before they have fully feath-
cred up they are tenderest of birds,
but when they have full dress of feath-
ers nothing in the way of poultry is
more hardy or less liable to disease OF
disorder. AS young turkeys, like
young guineas, make such rapid growth
of feathers when young, they require
constant care and food in fair quanti-
ties and often to enable them to with
stand the great strains on their systems,
and not supplying them fully at that
stage of growth is what causes so many
to drop off suddenly from no apparent
cause. Boiled eggs, chopped fine, no
doubt makes good food for turkeys, to
commence with, but it is not at all neo.
essary. One of the most successful
breeders of turkeps we know of never
fed crumb of boiled egg, but COM
mences with stale bread-c crumbs, slight
ly mixed with new, fresh milk, giving
them five or more feeds daily, but only
in such quantities as they would eat up
clean at every feed Onion-tops or let
tuce, chopped up fine and mixed with
their food, was given, while an occa-
sional seasoning of red cayenne pepper
was supplied They were treated to
sweet milk for drinking purposes, and
when they got some little age cottage
cheese was literally supplied, and they
are very fond of it. There is as much
in the care as in the feeding, and they
must have the best of both to induce
them to stay with us. Dampness and
dew are fatal to young turkeys; the
remedy suggests itself in a preventive"
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Stable Cleaning.

Forty TO fifty years ago, and We are
sorry to say that The evil still exists at
the present time at points far away
from towns aud cities aud dense popu-
lations, there was nothing so much
neglected as the keeping of COW stables
clean AS common rule they were
cleaned out once q wcek---on Saturday
and then it was not so much on ac-
count of the comfort and health of the
animals and the convenience and tidi-
ness of the mixer, as simply because
the pile of manure may be gotten out
OF the way to allow of the putting up
and letting loose of the cattle mornings
and evenings. We have seen the ma
nure in the cattle stalls two feet deep
of almost clear dung, with the hinder
part OF the animal at least one foot
higher than the front part, and the
cattle being driven out to the pasture
field with quantities of fresh dung
hanging TO their flanks, which from
day to day received layer upon layer
until it was one disgusting mass, and
was left there until it became dry and
hard and fell off in flakes of its own
action. The litter-about fourth of
the quantity cattle now receive-consis-
ted of stalks of cornfodder which could
not be eaten, the weeds left in hay, the
rakings of dirty straw lying about the
outbuildings, and sometimes mixed
with few leaves from the woods.
The food of the dairy cows consisted
of musty cornfodder, second.crop clover
and orchard grass, badly cured, chaff
from the winnowings of the threshed
grain, oats straw, &c, The cows were
of course as thin almost as skeletons,
and their product of poor milk was
about one half of what would have been
obtained from properly-fed cattle. The
fact is that the farmer took no pride in
his live stock. The idea of giving
them clean stalls, good ventilation and
nourshing food, never entered his
thoughts, and if it did would have been
regarded as an utter waste of money,
without any return.
But look at the stables now of the
dairy-stock! Their stalls are wide, clean
and fresh, the cattle themselves are
bright and sleek, with no projecting
ribs, and pleasant to handle, well.fed,
comfortable in every way, and giving
two or three times the quantity of milk
and as rich as it is abundant. The
butter from such cows commands
twice the price from its careful manu-
facture and uniform excellence. At
the present time also the farmer feels
more pride in his dairy stock than in
anything else upon his sfarm. He finds
that they give double return for all
the extra care and cost of their i'm
proved treatment, and that he has
nothing upon his premises that pay
him SO well in every respect as they.
Finding so satisfactory return
from this part of his stock, he extends
this extra care in his purchases of sheep
and swine, and after a few years of
trial he discovers that they pay equally
well in proportion as his cows. And
in that way his improved system Of
husbandry progresses from year to year,
and his methods are patterns for his
neighbors, until a whole district is
revolutionized and the old harum
scarum ways are utterly abandoned
-Germdnto,on Telegraph.
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The Backus Water Motor.

1t takes but little room.
1t never gets out Of repair.
1t can not blow up.
1t needle no fuel
1t needs no engineer.
There is no delay; no firing up; no ashes to clean
away; no extra Insurance to pay; no repair
ing necessary; no coal bills TO pay,
and tits always ready for use.
1t is Invaluable for blowing Church Organs for
running Printing Presses, Sewing Machines, Turn
ing Lathes, Scroll Saws Grind Stones Coffee Mills,
Sausage Machines, Feed Cutters Corn Mills, Eleva-
tors. etc.
Four horse power at 40 pounds pressure OF wa. .er.
tits noiseess neat, compact steady, and above all
1T Is VERY CHEAP.
Send for circular to the Backus Water Motor Co.,
Newark, N. j., stating name of paper you Nv ad-
vertisement in.
Price, SIS to $500. Sept. soft
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Rowell & Cos. Ads.

ADVERTISERS by addressing GEO p. RoWEIL
1AS CO., 10 Spruce St., New York. can learn the
exact cost OF any proposed line OF ADVERTISING
IN american Newspapers. ss- 100 page Pamphlet,
csc
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Erie Mail west and Lock Haven Express East
make close connections at Northumberland
with L. & B. X. X. trains for Wtkesbarre and
Scranton,
Erie Mall West Niagara Express West and Fast
Line West make close connection at Williamsport
with N. G. H. w. trains north.
= Niagara Express West and Day Express East
make close connection at Lock Haven with d. E.v
X. X. trains.
Erie Mail East and West connect at Erie witt,
trains OF l.. S. & NJ. s. X. X. at Cory with Is.
Pa w. X. RI at Emporium with Is. N. Y.&P. H. x.
and at Driftwood with A. v. r. X.
Parlor cars win run between Philadelphia ana
Wilamsport on Niagara Express west, and Day
Express Hast. Sleeping cars on all night trains.
ROBERT NELSON,
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WINTER TIME TABLE.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. PHIL.
ADELPHIA & ERIE II. r. DIVISION.
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LA AND HlDA IL
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER
TRAINS.
November 7th 1851.
TRAINS LKAvR RUPERT AS FoLLows(sUHpAY
EXCEPTED.
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Pottsyi, @
TamaQua, &C., II As o. m
for CataWlssa II AS u. m. 4 &c and 7,2O D. H.
FOR Williamsport, s,l5 $50 a. N. and 4,OS D. m,
TRAINS Pos RUPERT LEAvs AS FOLLOWS, (spspAy
sxJEPTgD.)
Leave New York, via. Tamanend s.45 a. TO- and
Via. Bound Brook Route las a m.
Leave Philadelphia, 9,45 a. m.
Leave Reading, l,5o a. m, PottsvilIe, l2as o. "A,
and Tamaqua, 1885 p. m.
Leave Catawissa, 6,l0 $40 q. m. and 400 D. H.
Leave Willlamsport am 90 p. rn and 4aO D, m
Passengers to and from New York, Via. TaIna-
mend and to and from Phlla ephia 90 throufh
without change Of cars.
j. K. WOOTTEN,
n n uANcoon General Manager.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Jan. 10. 1Ssl-tf.
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NoRIHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
on and after February 10Th, 1851 trains viii leav,
Sunbury as follows:
NORTHWARD.
Northern Express $50 Am. arrive Elmira 1880 pm
Arrive at Canandaigua 1925 D. IN,
Rochester 4.4O d"
Niagara Express l.5O p. IN. arrive Eimira ,05 m
arrive Canandalgua $50 >"
" Rochester 945
Fast line $40 IN arrive Elmra io.S0pm
watkins 1l10pm
SOUTHWARK.
southern Express 1872 am. arrive Harrsb'e g. 15 am
arrive Philadelphia 100
New York 935
Baltimore ITO
, " Washington S,22 a n,
LOCK Haven Ex 1880 m arrive Harrisbg l2.s5 nm
arrive Philadelphia 8 co m
g New York s.45 g.
Baltimore 521
n. Washington 647
Day Expres'l.5C m arrive Harrisburg $50 m
Philadelphia 705
New York 1000 Z"
baltimore 100
Erie Mail Los a. m. arrive Harrisburg 500 a. m
g Philadelphia 100
" New York GA,
% Baltimore 10,
Washington S22
J.R. WOOD. General Passenger Az, MT.
FRANK THOMSON, General Man,s.r.
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from excesses OF any Kind a Short course OF this
medicine will restore the lost functions and pro-
cure health and happinesswhere before was de-
spondency and gloom. The SPECIFIC Medicine is be-
Ing used with wonderful success
Pamphlets sent free to all. Write for them and
get full particular.
Price, Specific si.OO per package, ,or six packages
for $500 WIN be sent by mall on receipt OF money
Address all orders, ]. b. SIMPSONS MEDICINE
co. Nos. 10t and 1O6Main street, Buffalo, MY.
feb 2is2-1y
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lITpE0 IMPROVED NOOT BEER 25c.
llbEOpackage makes gallons OF delicious
MI wholesome, sparkling temperance beverage.
ASK your druggist, or sent by mail for csc. r.
HIRES, 4s N. Della. Ave. Philada.
march "a -4w
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leave the eggs to hatch themselves, which Is per-
formed by the temperature OF the water. II Is
therefore mperatively necessary to the repro
duction of black bass that the nests and parents
should be absolutely undsturbed until the young
can care for Observation-Disclosures at least. A
seine run through or over nest before that time
ruins it and all its contents, Matched or I'M
Matched.
The present condition of the fish law shows
the superb Ignorance OF Its trainers OF the ma,
ture and habits of the black bass. 1t should be
remodeled; and meantime until the first OF June
the depredations of the seine-fend should be
stopped, and every amateur or lover of the "gen
tie art" should lend his assistance to that end.
And considerable work will be necessary, for in
spite of the plain words Of the law, the fisher.
man had the superb cheek to expose seine
caught game fish for sale on the streets yester.
dav.
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What of Texas

To tie Edit0r-ln the FREE TRADER of last
week, as well as on previous occasions, the
public were given letters from Texas, written
by an able pen over the signature of III" In
these letters we are told of the delightful eli.
mate of that state, the fertility of the soil, the
ease with which competency may be at
tanned, and, in iact the bright side of a sunny
picture is held before US. We would now ask
the correspondent to tell US something OF the
disadvantages, if there are any. OF course,
the dIscomforts OF frontier life is expected
Rattlesnakes centpedes, tarantulas and horned
toads are unoojectionable-the will all de
part with an increase Of population. But the
particular fact many who are seeking new
homes would like to have brought out Is con-
corning the health Of the community; whether
the numerous ills we are subject TO here will
be intensified there; if rheumatism, catarrh,
are to be our daily companions there as here,
or, if we escape the Ills we now know, will not
some others more abhorrent hasten themselves
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The Telephone.

The pink arbutus in the woods
Trails on the frosty ground,
The dealer in mems fancy goods
His spring styles spreads around;
The buds their Dummy wrappers snap,
And hops the frsky toad.
The bicycler In polo cap
Takes headers on the road.
Next week we shall have ready for our readers
another of the pleasing letters of Miss Lydia
Strawn on Florida, the first having been given
last week. We also have on our table most in
teresting letter from ~. ID. H." on 1.-THE Sights
and Scenes in Chinatown" being a vivid picture
of the heather Chinee at home" in San Fran
cisco.
". II. Bresrley, of the Detroit Euening Wees,
whose excursions 'frcm Detroit TO the Sea" dur.
ng the past three or four years have become