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Year: 1871

One of our peculiar, slab sided. gaunt
Yankees lately emigrated and settled
down in the West. He was the picture
of mean man, but as he put himself to
work in good earnest to get his house to
rights. the neighbors lent him hand
After he had got everything fixed to his
notion, thought struck him that he had
no chickens, and he was powerfully fond
of sucking raw eggs He was too hon
est to steal them, and too mean to buy
them.


AT last thought struck bim-he
could borrow. He went to neighbor
and thus accosted him /:


Wal, l reckon you hain't got an old
hen, nothin you'd lend me for few
weeks, have you, neighbor p


Il will lend you one with pleasure,
replied the gentleman, picking out the
very finest in the coop.


The Yankee took the hen home, and
then went to another neighbor and bor-
rowed dozen eggs. He then set the
hen. and in due course of time she hatch
ed out dozen chickens.


The Yankee was again puzzled; he
could return the hen, but how was he to
return the eggs ? Another idea and who
ever saw live Yankee without one-he
would keep the hen until she had laid a
dozen eggs.


This he did and then returned the hen
and eggs to their respective owners, re
as be did So


"Wall, | reckon I've got as fine
dozen of chickens as you ever laid your
eyes on, and they didn't cost me cent
Year: 1871




The hell-rnger in the Cathedral o.
I Wurtzburg has perished under very sin
gular circumstances. The church posses
ses splendid clock, with ponderous and
complicated works, while a pendulum oi
proportionate length vibrates to and frc
with dall and monotonous thud. Re
Gently the clock needed cleaning, and
the ringer was deputed to superintend
the work, though he ruefully endeavored
/ to be excused from the task 1t seems
that he had never willingly approached
the belfry. from certain unpleasant asso.
Citations. About twenty years ago he
had killed his predecessor in office, ac-
cusing him of carrying on a criminal in
trigue with his wife, When brought I'd
trial he escaped the gallows owing to a
deficiency of legal proof -'' e-'t'
o. The patronage of one of the Canons
then procured him the appointment va
cant through the death of his victim.-
Hence, it is said, arose his supers,itious
dread in connection with the belfry.
which was supposed to be haunted by
the ghost of the murdered ringer. On
the morning when the clock was to be
cleaned it was suddenly stopped, and the
bell-ringer was nowhere to be found. A
workman from the town was sent for,
and ascended the tower, when he was
mortified to find the pendulum and lower
works dripping with blood. Upon search
ing further, the body of the bell ringer
was found entangled in the works, fright
fully mangled and crushed One sup
position is, that he committed suicide by
climbing up the pendulum and then
pitching himsef into the middle of the
machinery of the clock.


But the wonder-loving gossips of the
place, with thoroughly German propen
sity for the horrible, declare that the
guilty man. upon reaching the gloomy
chamber wherein the works revolved,
was horor-struck by the apparition of
his murdered predecessor sitting astride
the great balance wheel of the clock. and
had then been drawn into the works by
a species Of horrible and irresistible faci-
nation similar to that which the rattle
snake IS said to exercise over its prey
There sat tie specter, rubbing its CORY
hands with hileous glee as the victim
was slowly drawn in among the cogged
wheels and ratchets Of the machinery
An agonized ycll, crushing of bones,
and all was stll ! Such, according to the
Hulie, is the newest legend of the bel
fry of Wurtzburg.
Year: 1871




A LONELY ACT oR AFFECTION AND
DuTy.-We see it stated that about a
year since the wife and three children of
Elijah Munsell, of the Western part of
Monson, No, died of small pox, and
were buried in a pasture near his
house. Mr.. Munsell himself had the
disease, but recovered, and has since
lived alone in the home where his family
died. He could not bear the idea of
having his loved ones buried in pas
fure. and finding it impossible to obtain
any one to assist in removing them to
the common burial place, he undertook
the task alone. On one of the moon
light nights af the pastwinter he opened
the graves of his family. and by means
of ropes and levers raised the four coffins.
and loaded them into wagon. He car
ried them to the burrying ground, where
he had previously dug graves for their
reception, and buried them. This sad
and lonely act occupied nearly all night.
Few men would have had the courage
to perform such an act, but the husband
and father who had tended his family in
their fatal sickness, and had dressed
them all for the grave, shrunk not in the
performance of his, last token of affec
tion.rY f,7-a1 bra.-S tsrf -ut
Year: 1871

Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies were visiting their cousin, another
sprigh:y and beautiful young lady, who
like her guests, was of a happy age
which tans everything into fun and mer
rirnent IF the truth we're tod, we fea,
we should have to record the fact thai
these three misses were just little fast
They We're fond of practical jokes. and
were Continually playing all sorts OF
pranks with each other All three occu-
pied a room on the ground floor and slept
in one bed ..


Two of the young ladies attended a
party on the night in question, and did
not get home until twe!se-th thirty o'clock
at night. As it WAS late. they conclud-
ed not to disturb the household, SO they
very quietly stepped into their room
through the low open window.


In about half an hour after they had
left for the party a young Methodist
minister called at the house where they
were staying and craved right odging,
which, Of course, was granted. AS min
listers always have the best of everything
the old lady pnt him to sleep in the best
room, and the young lady Fanny who
had not gone to the party, was entrusted
with the duty of sitting up for the absent
ones. and inform them Of the change of
rooms. She took up her post in the par
lor, and as the night was sultyy, sleep
soon overlook her, and she departed on
an excursion to the land of dreams


We will now return to the young hrdies
who had gone to their room through the
window By the dim light Of the moon
beams, as they struggled through the
curtains, the young ladies were able
to descry the outlines of Fanny. as they
supposed, ensconced in the middle of the
bed. They saw more, to wit: a pair
of boots. The truth flashed upon them
at once. They saw it all. Fanny had
set the boots in the room to give them a
scare


They put their heals together and de
termined to turn the tables on her ST.
lently they disrcbod. and stealthily as
cats they took up their positions on each
side of the bed. At given signal they
both jumped into bed, one on each side
of the unconscious parson, laughing and
screaming "Oh, what a minl Oh,
what a man y They gave the poor be-
wildered minister such promiscuous
hugging and tustling Is few persons are
able to brag of in a lifetime.


The noise of the proceedings awoke
tue OLD lady, who was sleeping in an ad
joining room. She apprehended the sit
uation and rushed to the room, opened
the door, and exclaimed


Gracious, gals, it is a man-it is a
man sure enough


There was one prolonged, consolidat-
ed scream, fash of muslin through the
door, and all was over. The best of the
iol, "a i that the 1ninistAr tocE the whole
thing in earnest He would listen to no
apologies the old lady could make for the
girls He would hear no excuses, but
solemnly folded his clerical robes about
him and silently stole away
Year: 1871

Tooth carpentry" is, as we all know,
not now considered as terrible as former
ly but French dentist, at New York plies
his vocation, it is said, under rather charm
ing surroundings. His office is very
handsome. and teeth are extracted by
gentlemen in full dress and white kid
gloves During this pleasant operation.
the pleasure is enhanced by soothing
strains from fine musical boxes.
Year: 1871

A correspondent of Boston paper
urges the formation Of female emigration
socities, to supply wives to the young
men of the far West. New England
has surplus Of women the West a
surplus of men.
Year: 1871

After the vote had reached its resting
place, there was faint attempt at hur-
rah among some of those present, but
this was frowned down by the others as
tending to. interfere with the solemnity
of the occasion. The ladies then left the
voting place, and matters resumed their
usual appearance thereabouts
Year: 1871

The dog Of the Ardenncs accompan.
les the flock when it leaves the penliold
IN spring, only to return when the win.
ter's snow drives the sheep home again
for shelter. Each shepherd possesses
one or two of tn Sc dogs, according to
the size Of his flock, to act US sentinels
Their Office is not to run about and
bark, aud keep the sheep in order, but
to protect them from outside foes.
When the herdsman gathered his flock
in some rich valley, these white, shaggy
monsters crouch on the ground, appi.
rently half asleep; but now and then
the great sagacious eyes will open, and,
passing over the whole Of their charge,
remain for while fixed on the distant
horizon, as thou 5h they followed train
of thought which led them away from
earth-so sadly do they gazo into the
infinite.


But let the mountain breeze bear to
his evermoving uostril the scent of the
hated wolf, or his quick car detect an
unknown noise then is the time to see
one of these dogs in glory. His eyes
became black with fierceness his hair
stands erect; his upper lip becomes
wrinkled, showing range of white, for.
midable teeth, while a low growl alone
escapes from his throat. When his
keen faculties have detected the where.
abouts Of his foe, he rushes forward with
bound that over leaps all obstacles,
and bark that echoes from all the sur.
rounding hills.


Every dog of the like breed that may
be near, takes up tho note and rushes
cleaning through the brushwood to join
in the attack. Tender as the childhood
he protects, woe to him who dare lift
hand on one Of the little ones with
whom he has been brought up. 1t is
not he who buys him who is his master;
it is he who fed him when a pup, who
petted ami shared his pitsance with him
Tho it is who has his love, and who
reciprocates his faithful affection.
O0erland Monthly.
Year: 1871

young man wrote to a Boston paper
ASKING whether it would be advisable for
n 10 marry young and tender angel,
who had never done her own washing and
dreosmeking.' In reply, the editor advised
hlm to do so by all means, sad mentioned a
similar case in his own experience, where
the bride had never done her own washing
bGs after marriage she became so fond o.
the wasbtub as not only to work for her own
family, but for several families smong her
own acquaintsnces.
Year: 1871

The Hatchet Buried-satisfactory CoDiuncture


of the Two Poles of the Woman Question.


A notable meeting took place at Ann Arbor,
Michigan, week or two ago, when for the first
time Miss Anna E. Dickinson and Miss Lillian s.
Edgarton laid eyes upon each other They were
counterparts long sundered, the former being,
as all the world knows, pretty, petulant, fiery
little brunette, and the latter an imperial blonde,
a massive Alruna maiden who might have sung
to the evolves of the Goths" in search of As
of woman's right to vote, but Miss Edgarton
thinks women should not be enfranchised. For
long time they had vainly yearned for each
other but at last they met at a hotel in Ann
Arbor, and each exclaiming "'tis she," they
rushed like torrents into each others arms, and
the small brunette nestled within them, purring
like little brown kitten. Henceforth they
would be as sisters, and the last that was seen of
them was tableau of the brunette sitting on
the blondes knee while both slipped from the
same tumbler q liquid which the ingenious hotel
clerk called hot lemonade with fringe
Year: 1871

The Basis of settlement Belleyed to Have


Been Already Agreed On.


The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune writes:-


'It is believed that the Commission wilt not
begin its sessions until about the LIST of March,
as under the most favorable circumstances
Earl de Grey, Prof. Bernard, and Lord Tenter-
den will not arrive here until the last week of
the present month"; while the successor of Sir
John Rose has not yet sailed. 1t is supposed
by some that the commission will be in
session but a few weeks, as it is under
stood that the object of the conference is
not to arrange the details of treaty or treaties
covering the several questions at issue, but to
determine the principles AMI settle the policy
upon which the details can afterward be nego-
tiated This, it is claimed, is the view enter
tanned in administration circles In the matter
of the Alabama, for instance, the business of
the joint commission will be to consider and
settle the liability, and also determine the pro-
visions of law necessary to the meeting of such
cases, and the responsibilities arising in the
future. This done, the liability of Great Bri-
tain, or otherwise for the other privateers will
be considered and determined.


In the matter of the fisheries the commission
will undoubtedly determine not only the proper
Interpretation of present treaties, out the man
ner and extent to which the privilege shall be
made hereafter available to our fishermen, as
well as other matters that may properly grow
out of this concession. In this view of their
duties the joint commissioners business will ap-
pear TO be the considering and sanctionng, in
the high and grave manner attaching to their
digniied position of the formulas and princi-
pies upon which not only questions now in dis
pute shall be settled. but the basis on which
others that are likely to arise, especially in re-
gard to our relations with British North
America, may be determined on.


On the other hand it is the opinion of some
that the basis of settlement of the Alabama
claims has already been arranged bet Reen the
two Governments, and will be given to the COM
mission on its meeting, so that its duties in this
regard are to be only nominal This opinion
gains strength from the fact that the correspon
dence sent to the Senate is so vague in regard to
the duties and powers of the commission.


General Schenck is known to have taken part
in the preliminary negotiations, and it is be-
lieved that if what appears in the three letters
printed is all the understanding arrived at
during the late visit of Sir John Rose, Mr..
Schenck would never have given his assent to
the reopening of the questions at issue now.
The members of the English Embassy are quite
elated at the result of recent negotiations, re.
garding it as sure to inure to the permanent
peace and friendship of the two countries.
Year: 1871

money market the supply and demand being
we'll balanced, and the sales steady and easy
10 good borrowers. Call loans are quite active,
the demand giving employment to most OF the
funds at the banks available on speculative ae.
Year: 1871


thought that the police should have prevented
this useless exposure of human life to danger
while the ''crossers" stoutly maintained their
right to cross as often as they pleased, and only
regretted that there was not some way in which
hey could do this at all times, independent of
prospective bridges and ferry companies.


THE NORTH RIVER.


Owing to the immense masses of ice that
filled the North river yesterday morning, Jersey
residents doing business in New York met with
considerable delay and Inconvenience before
the ferry boats could force their way through
the floating barriers of ice. At the Pavona
ferry fully two thousand persons had accdmu-
lated before a boat could make its way to re-
ceive it's human cargo. At length, about
o'clock, the Jay Gould started crow ded with
passengers, but ere she had got half way, en-
countered field of ice which effectualy put
quietus to her forward movement, and she was
obliged to return to her slip in Jersey City. At
length, after several efforts, New York was
reached. The ferry-boat Delaware on her third
trip had her rudder disabled by coming in con-
tact with huge mass of ice, and, after drifting
helplessly about for two hours was towed to
her slip by tug-boat.
Year: 1871

HIGHWAY CATrLE.-Cattle in the highway
are beginning in many places to be regarded as
they oug to be, with Indignation Even in some
out-of the-way points, cattle running at large
are prohibited Railroads have don. much in
keeping the country roads clear of them since
the courts have decided that the owners ofsucn n
cattle are liable for all the damages done to the
trains.


gentleman from a neighboring county
said to us the other day, "Why. | see all the
gaits along the highways are left open here,
and many of them lead directly into beautiful
lawns. flower borders, ETC. Are you never
troubled with road cattle?" We told him they
were not allowed anywhere within the limits
Of the county of Philadelphia TO run at large.
He was much struck with the fact, and said he
would get up campaign in his own county
against the very worst and most outrageous
nuisance farmers had to contend against and
thus far to submit to. "Why, sir" continued
ne "the fear of the depredations of road cattle
prevents farmers at certain periods from sleep.
ing of nights. They have actually to watch
their crops all night, as these cattle are
usually turned into the road again after being
MIXED. ID Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1871

WANT OF DECIsIoN.-A great deal Of labor is


lost to the world for the want of little courage
Every day sends to their graves a number Of


obscure men who have only remained in OBJ


scurity because their timidity has prevented


them from making first effort, and who, if


they had only been induced to begin, would in


all probability have gone great lengths in the


career of fame. The fact is, that in doing any


thingin the world worth doing, We must not


shiver on the bank thinking of the cold and


danger, but jump in and scramble through as
well as we cen. 1t will not do to be perpetually


calculating the risks and adjusting the chances


it did all very well before the flood, when a


man could consult his friends upon an intended


publication for hundred and fifty years, and


live to see its success FOR six or seven centuries


afterwards but at present man waits and


doubts, and consults his brothers, and uncies.


and particular friends, till one day he finds
that he is sixty-five years of age, and that he
has lost so much time in consulting first cousins
and particular friends that he finds he has no
more time to follow their advice. There is so
| little time for squeamishness at present,
| that the opportunity slips away. The very
| period of life at which man chooses to ven-
| ture, if ever so confined that it is no bad rule
| to preach up the necessity, in such instances,
| of 6 little violence done to the feelings, and
efforts made in defiance of strict and sober
| calculations.--Sidney Smith.
Year: 1871

The Chicago papers warn persons against
burnt out dead-b beats, who are trying to make
money by exaggerating their losses by fire, i.
is hard to distinguish them from the honest
supplicants for help" One exaggerated case


in particular is mentioned. 1t is that of rel-
gious. newspaper run by several private indi


viduals, which before the fire did not own a
press or any printing material whatever, but
had its printing and publication done by a
separate concern, as any business man would
procure his handblls and circulars But when
The fire swept by leaving them poor as it found
them, but none the poorer, one of the proprie


tors started for the East, and by dint of per-
sistent misrepresentation, has raised money
enough to buy a new Hoe press and type of his
paper. The children of God can come in NJ
guise and on no mission, but Satan comes also.
Year: 1871

HoME TALK TO GIRLs.-Your every day toilet
is part of your character. A girl that looks
like fury or 'sloven' in the morning, is not
to be trusted, however finely she may look in
the evening No matter how humble your


ro5sl may be- there are eight things it should
contain, namely "A mirror, washstand soap.


towel comb, haiT,,anaiI and tooth brushes
These are just as essential as your breakfast,
before which you should make good use Of
them. Parents who fail to provide their chill
dren with such appliances, not only make a
great mistake, but commit sin of omission =
Look tidy in the morning, and after dinner
work is over, improve your toilet. Make it a
rule OF your daily life to dress up for the af-
ternoon. Your dress may or need not be any
thing better than calico; (; but with a ribbon or
flower, or some bit of ornament you can have


an air or self-respect and satisfaction tht in
variably comes with being well dressed. A
girl with fine sensibil;ties can not / Up feeling
embarrassed and awkward in ragged and
dirty dress with her hair unkemp should a
neigbor come in. Moreover your self respect
should demand the decent apparelling Of your
body. You should make it point TO look as
we'll as you can, even if you know nobody will
see you but yourself. is
Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inclined 70
extreme bitters, and is intended for use in cases
when some alcoholic stimulant is required in
connection with the Tonic properties of the
Bitters. Eacn Bottle of the Tonic contains one
bottle of the Bitters combined with pure SANTA
CRUZ RUM and favored in such manner
that the extreme bitterness of the btters is
overcome, forming preparation highly agreea
BILE and pleasant to the palate. and containing
the medicinal virtues ofthe Bitters The price
of the Tonic is $3.50 per Bottle, which many
persons think too high. They must take into
consideration that the stimulant is guaranteed
to be of pure quality. A poor article could
be furnished at cheaper price. but is it no
better to pay little more and have a good
article? A medicinal preparation should con
tain none but the best Ingredients and they
who expect to obtain cheap compound. and
be benefited by it will most certainly be
cheated.
Year: 1871

THAT


HOOFLAND'S GERMAN REMELIES
Are the medicines you require to purity tn
Blood, excite the torpid Liver to healthy
action, and to enable you to pass safely
through any hardships or exposure.