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NEVER TOO LATE.

There's a good and bad in the way
side inns
On the highways OF our lives,
AMI man can never be free from sins,
No matter how hard he strives
Yet even when down destruction.
grade
Our thorny pathway tend,
In spite OF a thousand errors made,
ut Is never too late to mend.'
There are crosses heavy for men 10
bear,
And passions to conquer, too
There are joys and woes, each must
share
Before the journey Is through
But men may be poor for honor's
sake,
And truth and right defend,
And hope will never this promise
break
ut is never too late to mend"
lS uC CT tOO itilt iOr u tiODlt uttu,
For, blessed by the angles tears,
1t plants In the breast of men a seed
That will grow in after years,
And words Of kindness, of hope and
cheer,
Will always comfort lend
We must live for love, and Danish
fear.
at is never too late to mend.n
1t 10 never too late to mend, my lad,
No matter what people say,
Aud no mans nature is wholly bad,
Even IL old and gray
And In our journey toward tho grave,
Until we reach the end,
There is time to change, and time TO
cave
ut is never too late to mend"
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The prize fighter reforms and bo.
comes a preacher, while tho lLeolog-
ical student leaves his university to
become professional base ball
pitcher.
Ono man keeps q pistol 10 protect
himself against hprglaro, while his
neighbor takes the samo instrument
aid commits suicide.
The man who eau make $4,000 u
year as general thing cant save n
cent, whiIo the mnn who 10 thrifty
aud wise is seldom so gifted that ho
can earn anything at all
One rich man wears poor clothes
because ho il rich aud can do any
thing, While poor man wears huo
clothes because he is poor and wants
to create the impression that he is
MT
One man escapes all the diseaee-
that flesh is heir to and is killed on
the railroad; another goes through d
half dozen wars without scratcl
aud then dies Of wboopiugcough.
The laborcr with ten childrot
keeps out OF debt on $40 week
while many an unmarried bank off.
Gil With 500 week can't get along
without helping himself to the bank,
funds.
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imals she had caught she made up
an excellent winter suit, which was
warm aud comfortable, and accord
ing to Mr.. Hcarpe, was put together
with great taste and exhibited no
small variety of ornament. The
materials though rude, we're curious
ly wrought, aud so judiciously ar
ranged as to make the whole garb
have pleasing though somewhat
romantic appearance.
Her working implements consist.
cd of the broken ehank Of an iron
arrow head, n few inches OF iron
hoop roughly sharpeued into knife
and with these she had constructed
her dress, pair Of substantial SHOWS
shoes aud other useful ar,illes.
The keeping Of her fire had given
her most trouble. With two sui
phurious stones che could by dint
OF violent friction and continuous
pounding, raise few sparks go as
to kindle handful of loose wood
carefully picked small but the la
Dor was wearisome aud long and
to void the necessity of it, she had
not suffered her fro TO ba exsiu-
guished for many months.
She was never idle. When fatig>
ued With tho tolls OF the chase, or
whom she was not under the neces-
sity of hunting, sbc occupied borset
in peeling off the thin inner bark OF
tho willow trees with which the spot
abounded, and twisting it into u
species Of twine OF this sort of
liue she bad already accumulated
several hundreds Of fathoms in
length, nnd it was her intention to
make Of them cspacious net for
fishing rs soon as the frost should
break Up and tho streams become
practical.
on this remarkable female, Mr.
HearDe in his Journal says: "Sbe
was one of the finest women ever
saw in any part Of North America.
Is would seem ihnt hie Indian
guides were oi the same opinion /;
and that, while they admired hor for
her cotneliDess Of person, they were
by no meaus insoneible of the value
ii her mul'ifarious accomplishments,
There was not man among them
who did not desire to have her for
his wifo so aocord'e~at, -s-e.-.-
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There are now 2,9l13l5 Baptists in
this country.
Glass spoons for pickles are coming
into fashion.
A Lake Shore train lately ran %!
miles in SO minutes.
Admiral Worden, who fought the
Merrimac is row 20.
OF the 5000 painters OF pictures in
Paris 5000 are women.
The Nova Scotia gold mines yielded
about 60o,00S last year.
Minnesota has tried high license for
eight months and likes it.
A seaside dress from Paris is made
of eighteen handkerchiefs.
st. Augustine, Fla, the oldest
town in this country, has no side
walks.
Phil. Armour OF Chicago supplies
most OF the fresh meat eaton in Flor
ida.
The population of the world ia es-
timated in round numbers at one-
hundred and fifty billion.
Russia has forbidden the Ameri-
can Bible Society to distribute Bibles
in that country.
Jersey City has man who return~
ed to the owner $500 found in sec
ond-hand lounge.
a prisoner In the Ohio Penitentiary
lighting with "a guard. said ba would
die before he would yield. He died.
The founder OF tho Ada,ns Express
Company, Alvin Adams, started his
Parser - ~ ofIlos bog 10 q Boston
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MISTAKES.

1t is a mistake to suppose that in
tolligent, Immortal and responsible
beings were placed in this world
simply to eat and drink, having no
higher enjoyment than those enjoyed
in common with the brute creation.
1t is II mistake to infer that one
man is better than another, simply
because he was horn in fayorite
country, that he has brains, simpl,
because he wears fine clothes (be-
longing to the tailor), or that wealth
is q guarantee to good breeding and
good behavior.
1t is sad mistake to suppoeo that
young ladies were made simply to be
arrayed like peacoclis, to receive cox
comb beaux in the parlor, while the
mother is drudge ia tho kitchen
'juCt good enough to wait upon
sum "a uaughter--tne one fivlus ~
'-.rtic1s eass, aud !se os,ner 'oiliro
to snpport an 'r%h,,l,e laughter
Gnd that on accou of sue pride and
selfish indolonce, sho viii mako a
good wife for poor mud honest
young man.
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GRAINS OF COL D.


Faith is the grave of care.
All fnery is O sign OF littleness.
No man was ever scolded out OF
bis virtue.
The true ornament Of matrons is
virute.
A laugh is worth hundred
grcans in any market.
Free-thipkers are genrally those
who never think at all.
How easy IL is TO bo amiable in
the midst Of happiness and snccess !
When pride ana presumption
walk before, shame aud loss follow
closely.
Virtue in its eraudest inspect ia
neither more nor less than follow
ing reason.
Negligence is the rust OF the soul,
that corrodes through all her best
resolves.
Scandal, like q reptile crawling
over q bright trass, lcnves trial
md a sting.
How many psrsous fancy they
have experience simply because they
have grown old
We smile at the sntre expended
upon the follies of others, but we
forget to weep at our own.
He knows much who knows when
to speak he knows moro who
knows when to hold his tongue.
II there is any person to whom
You feel dislike, that is tie person
OF whom you ought never to speak
Every man has something to do
which be neglccts, every man he's
faults to conquer which he delays to
combat.
If perchanco the cause Of thine
enemy camo before thee, forget thy
injuries, and think only of the merits
of the case.
Some are cursed with tho fulnens
of safety and how can they bear
the ills Of life, when its very pleas
ures fatigue them.
The language denotes the man.
A coarse or refined character fluids
its expression nsturally jn D coarse
or refined phroEp 'avy.
,.-'-'-'''-'- ousj few
"losss S~.-,
.ood donaSi,np will catch
their judgments, s1cn as They are.
We shonld be careful 10 deserve n
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alone.

alone.
She understood their language,
~; lid not need much pcrsu"iion
W 'nu -.-.her to return with them
to the trave1erT~uore. on
being iuterrogated, she' t5tPd asi
rtory when il camo out that she
was u native OF DoSribbed Indians,
who were, or had been, at feud with
the Athapuscans, and that on inroad
OF the latter, during the summer of
ITO, she had been taken prisoner
and carried off to slavery.
In the following summer, when
the Atbpuscan Indians were travell-
ing the country, she watched hei
opportunity, aud on arriving neal
the place where she was found, man
aged one night to give them the
slip, intending to find her way back
to her own people. In THE however
coo ""o N'os Ppoibeou'
She had been carried away in @
canoe, and the twistings aud wind
ings of the river were 80 many and
intricate, and 80 often intersected
each other, and there were, 80 many
lakes and marshes, that she found it
impossible to persue her route.
In this dilemma, instead OF re-
signing herself to dispair, che set
about building q dwelling for shell
ter during the winter, and having
completed IL, she calmly took up her
abode and commenced her solitary
housekeeping; She had kept an ac-
count Of oil the moons that had
passed, and from this it appeared
that for seven months she had not
seen human face and had subsist-
ed in this desolate region entirely
by her own exertions.
How had she contrived to sustain
life When asked that question,
she said that when she ran away
from her captors she took with her
Q few deer sinews. With these she
made snares and caught psrtridges,
\ ANits and squirrels she had also
killed few beavers and porcupines,
and was not only not in want of food
when discovered, but q tolerably
good stock Of provisions laid by for
future use.
When the spares OF the deer sin-
ews were worn out, she was ready
with another stock manufactured
from sinews drawn from the legs Of
rabbits and squirrels which had fall.
1eu victims 10 her cunning. But
~ 'exenp1ary female bad not ooly
~ aSlt1s Al aAsF ,IaEdsE ~
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A FEMALE cRUSoE

When Mr. Hearne, with q com
pany OF Indian guides, was travell-
ing in the Ariic circle, not far from
the Lake Athopuscow, one of the
guides came suddenly upon tho track
ola strange sno" shoe.
Astonished at the sight, in a re-
gion supposed to be hundreds OF
miles from any human babitation,
says the author of Remarkable Ad.
ventures from Leaf Life the Indians
followed mp the track, and after
pursuing 1t for some distance, arriv
ed at aSmall hut or cabin, formed Of
snow aud driftwood. whore they dis
covered q vcnrs.' = -, - - g.-isss-
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MlDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PENNA. MAY a. 1888

train Of powder along somo shingles
that had been arranged 30 that they
reached from what was cousidered
safe distance TO the confined expan-
der This seems to have been the
virginia. attempt in the neigbborhood
to work such grubbing machine,
for, until young James, probably
with the reputation of his own town.
ship, or valley, devolving upon his
sensitive shoulders, volunteered to
apply tho match not one of tb,
crowd could be induced TO do SO.
He was not afraid ! lie was made
of better stuff ! Here was chance
to do something that would bo talk
ed about at the 'snitsings,' the
'huskings,' aud in the 'reapings' Of
that part OF tho country for years to
come. SO when every one else had
provided himself with that desirable
accompaniment Of natures first law,
-safety-James walked with the
firebrand in his hand towards tho
distal end of the powder train, and,
when close enough, leaning well for
ward and sidewise, touched il off
When tho smoke and dust aud
the senses Of the spectators had
cleared, it was apparent that the
young man was seriously hurt.
lie wns tenderly carried into the
house, and the nearest physician
eammoued. Examination disclosed
q traverse fracture Of one patolla,
and, what was more iuexplicable, q
punctured wound about al inch in
length by ono. half irch wide, situat-
cd ono aud a half inches above and
TO the outer side Of tho insertion Of
the deltoid muscle Of his right arm.
a patch, corresponding in size and
shape to the wound, was missing
from the sleeve Of hia linon wam'us
and could not bo found. No for
eign material oould be found in the
wound, and no idoa Of hat made it
could be formed. lie was confined
to bed at The place Nbero lbo acci>
dent happened for nearly nine
months under the care OF the coun-
try doctor. An unaccountable lung
trouble and closely followed the in
jury, resisting all efforts TO allay its
dangerous effects Several times
little black snn"i.- 7os'
tue eXpe'
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vi depeedeg

their judgments, such as lhoy are.
We should be careful 10 deserve
good reputation b. doing well and
when that care is ouce taken, not to
be over anxious abou. the success.
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4 BARRIERS Observation.

The loquacious BARRIERS now and
then have intervals when they re-
mark incidents that oscapethe atteu-
ton Of many in the tear aud rush OF
life. "You sleep on the right side OF
your body" one Of them said the
other day, as he clipped the semi,
blonde hair Of q customer. "Why
Because don't you see that your
hair is thicker on the right than on
the left side? We can always tell on
which side a customer sleeps. The
heat is confined to tho side Of the
pillow, and that heat makes The hoir
grow thicker about tho temple,
The barber didn't explain the accept
ed statement that the constant wear.
ing Of the bat produces so much heal
that men addicted to thepractice are
bald.-N Y. Sun.
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4 nO MOuuh III
Iihe arm healed over in o few weeks
after the injury and soon after the
lung trouble began.
About nine months after ho was
hurt he was removed TO his home,
three miles from Selinsgrove, and
Drs. Eystor and Wngenseller were
called to eco him. From the history
and nature of the case, probably as
sisted by some local manifestations
present, they concluded there mus,
be some foreign body, or an nbsess
in the upper part of the right lung.
Those were the days Of active decis-
ions and decisive actions, it would
appear, for they promptly made an
incision through the integment and
muscles down to the intercosta
space between the third and fourth
ribs. They were rewarded, as vel
as surprised, to discover what seems
ed 10 be the pointed end Of an oal
stick, just level with the outside sur.
face of the ribs. Forcips, bincers
tongs, in feet every implement at
hand was Intellectual to even start
the piece. Now notice the fertility
of necessity. One Of the physicians
held the wood with a pair Of forceps
while tho other carefully bored q
common gimlet into it until firm
hold was obtained. Then both, with,
pincers aud gimlet, made the neces-
sary traction and landed at last
Just half OF the plug the ingenious
farmer had driven, nine months be-
fore, into the-blasted stump to hold
the powder. 1t had split in two
pieces, one striking the patella and
injuring it,while the other had struck
him in the arm, passing beneath the
muscles in front of the axillary yes.
sells and nerves, between the ribo in
to the chest. The manner in which
he leaned forward when the explos-
ion occurred made all this possible
Adherant to the butt Of the plug was
found the patch of linen from his
blouse. In the groove which had
been part Of tho vent-hold, were re-
naming some grains ofpowder which
had neither been fused by the blast
nor dissolved by the liquids of the
wound. The piece Of wood measur-
At inches in length, and at the large
end was the half of an inch plug
Mudy recovered bis health aud lived
for twenty years, an industrious far
mer, dying Of some fever. The piece
OF plug which he insisted on keeping
was given Christian burial with him,
instesd OF being placed as relic
Rit6 its ooly known aquaf---ffr tonel \
Am desoslbod 81 Rrok RI rIow,
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Seldom What they Seem.

This is sort Of topsy-turvey
world. No one seems to be satisfied.
One man is struggling to get justice
and another is flying from it.
One man is ordered TO cat egg be.
cause they are nutritious, and anoth-
er is cautioned TO leave them alone
bscanss they produce bile.
Robison tskss sbetry 10 give
isin ~ snoetiis, while >rown, who
Aes : vine cellar N, : drop
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DIR. THOMAS
and Cansdas.
ScRANrDN u,

SCRANTON, Pa.
During the past two
years | have used hottlei
Of DR. Thomas llclcctriC
Oh for sprains, bruises
cuts, burns and Rheu.
MATES. II always cures
MI. Blair, Aid. I'ini
" ard, Nov. y. 1859.
GRANVILLE, ILts.
In cases Of Group.
Thomas EClcctriC oil
never fails 10 cure. II
cured me of a very had
liberated Sore Throat
CIR Hall, ,Gray'illc, III.
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LOWELL NT,st

I LOWELL, MAss.
| was badly aiilicted
with Bronchitis and an
affection of the throat.
DR.. Thomas lclcCtric
Oil cured me Oliver I.
Belle Isle, q East Mcr-
rimgck Street.
DAVENPORT. iowa.
rs q remedy for Ca
t6rrh DR.. Thomas fClcc-
.tr.c Oil stands atthc top
Il cured me, and I lt.
licye will cure any Gaze.
Edw. ). Rowlcy, .7l
West I.th Street.
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0---1~ - SIo'
petition, and wres'led in the ring
for her--the strongest OF the party,
after he had overthrowu all the rest,
having her duly assigned to him
H0cerly WagGgine.
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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.
WO DOORS NORTH or pOST-0FF1CE.
1889.
E5arpeY's Weekly
LUST RATED.

HnI@3'S }ttiy las Wrile.sab'i~hod pl C, The
leading frustrated newspaper IN America The -
OF politics Ias
for il the respect and confidence Of ali impartial Fciders
and the and excellence Of ite literary contents
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iistes vii show tha, with al our
lre- IL Floriia than the average IN other
states, Will during the coming wiutcr
months the advantage will cop~ld rally
greater Ia our favor.
Key West iactOri = are all running
full handed, and have all the orders that
they can we'll attend to. Each one wants
more hands, bat il is hard to Get them a.
present in Key Wcst. Some OF the larg-
est manufacturers speak of Importing CT
gar makers from Havana and New Or
leans
The expectations of the past month
from Pensacola consisted Of $50 cubic
feet of Usage wood, 2,O67 feet Of cedar,
&C, 563 cubic feet of hewn pitch pine tim
Der, COPS, 900 superficial feet Of sawn
pitch pine TIMBER and 1920 20 superficial
feet Of pitch pine lumber. OF this ship
ment but ,o57 900 superficial feet of lum-
Der went to domestic ports. The value
Of the foreign shipments is $l5o,455 ; the
coastwise, approximately $12,6S4.
The arrival of Mr.. Flagler at St .tu.
gustne has given new life and activity to
town improvements. The concrete ioun-
dations of the new warehouse have been
completed. The new depot is being rap
idly pushed, and work has begun on an
immense car shed, 400 feet IN length y
gang OF hand, are soon to be put at work
LAYING concrete on Valencia street to the
new depot, which will afterward be coy
cred with asphalt. An asphalt pavement
is also to be laid on King street to San
Sebastian bridge
Madison Recorder: Madison, Ham
ilton and Lowndes county fox hunters
have arranged for a competitive chase to
take place the Oath inst. The meeting
place will be at T. j. Bairs at p. m.
Died, at his residence near Green
vile, Fla, on the 18th of Nov, 1888, OF
cancer in the mouth, w. S. Collins, in the
59th year Of his age. His sutferngs
were very great for three months before
his death /. /. Mr.. Nj. V. b. Lanier made
80 gallons of svrnp and saved 200 stalks
of seed cane this year from one-tourth Of
an acre. AT so cents per gallon and cent
piece for the cane, this represents a
money valuation of $l04 per acre. -. MIR.
S. Is. Thomas, ST., has our thanks for a
couple of japanese ounces, the aggre-
gated weight of which is four pounds and
a quarter. They were as fac as we have
ever laid eyes upon and We are assured by
Mr. r. that the fruit is an excellent grow
er and makes the best of preserves -.
Capt Phil ParramOre, OF Sanford, Lett
Madison Tuesday morning last with car
load of horses for the Sanford market,
which he purchased here. Among them
was a native raised threcyea old which
was as perfect a model as any lover OF
horse flesh would like TO look upon. This
mak~s the second CT load of horses
shipped from Madison this season.
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Executors Notice.

ok MONTHS AFTER THE DATE HEREOF. |
~ will present my final account as executor of
the last will and testament of Charles E. Dyke de-.
ceased late OF Leon county, State of Florida TO the
County Judge of said county for approval and apply
for discharge as such executor
GEO. p. RANEY, Executor
December 4th, 1SSS-lO 6m
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Dissolution of CopartnerSmP

rINHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE E 1.s,.
Il ing between A. Mcmahon and +. 4; Pa p.,sa
under style and firm n me of McMahou anu a. Ne
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. z
Mahon having purchased the interest o, nsr
Bryan, will conduct the business at the sam. ;xx d
under his own name, and assume inngn,VVsN
FORMER nfm A. MCMAHON.
In retiring from the firm of Mcmahon ,Hs.r.bs
| take pleasure in recommending Mr.. A. M' ~ th
to continuance of the liberal patronage az
public. E. A. pniA
December H. 1855
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