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Year: 1873

We shall never forget that eve
ming we spent at Mag1u ler's
years ago. We admired Miss
Magruder, and we went around to
see:her. 1t was summer time and
moonlight, and she sat upon the
piazza. The carpenters had been
there that day gluing up the rustic
chairs on the porch, so we took a
seat on the steps in front of Miss
Magruder, where we could gaze
into her eyes, and drink in her
smiles. 1t seems probable that the
carpenters must have upset his
glue pot on the spot where we sat,
for, after enjoying Miss Magruder's
remarks for couple of hours, and
drinking several of her smiles, we
tried to rise for the purpose of 60
ing home, but found that we were
immoveably fixed to the step.
Then Miss Magruder said "don't
be in a hurry" and we told her we
believed we wouldn't. The con-
versation had sadder tone after
that, and we sat there thinking
whether it would be better to ask
Miss Magruder to withdraw while
we disrobed and went home High
land costume, or whether we should
urge her to warm up the poker so
that we could thaw ourselves out,
or whether we should give one ter
rife wrench and then ramble down
the yard backwards. About mid
night Miss Magruder yawned and
said she would go to bed. Then


we suddenly asked her if she
thought her father would have any
affections to lending us his front
steps for few days, because We


wanted to take them home for q


pattern. We think Miss Magurder
must have entertained doubts of
sanity, for she rushed in, called hel
father and screamed. Magurdel
: came down with a double barreled
gun. Then we explained the stu
alton in q whisper, and he procur-
e1 saw and cut out the piece OF


the step to which we were attach
: ed. Then we went home wearing
the patch, and before two o'clocL


crushed out our young love for
, Miss Magurder. We never called
again and she threw herself away


on a dry goods man. There is q
melancholy satisfaction in recall
|. ing these memories of youth, and


of rejecting upon the influence OF


glue upon the emotions of the hu.


man heart.
Year: 1873

Judge Not.
Judge not the unfortunate harshly
Oh pause, and consider awhile
His heart may be broken with sorrow,
And yet more than yours free from guile,
Appearances may be against him.


But the thought of the heart, who can see;
o, whisper not words of foul slander
To please your base neighbor or me.
IT he heart it's own bitterness knoweth,"
And yours must be bitter ween,
Else you'd ne'er be eager TO publish
The faults you've imagined, not seen,
II erring ones yield to temptation,


Speak kindly, twill cost but word,
And watch your own action more closely,
Nor let vile whisper be heard.
Has sin your home circle entered


Has never loving one strayed
From the paths of sweet rectitude blindly,
While your heart with deep anguish we weighed
VAST with frowns or contemptuous glances,
You won him from dark haunts of shame
VAST by whispering scandal you brought him
To consider the worth of name'
BE merciful then to another,


'Tis child of our father above;
A weak, erring sister or brother


May be saved by his pitting love.
Though "moto'' be obstructing their vision,
It was nc'er meant for you 60 remove
Remember the beam in thine own eye,


Beheld by that Father above.
De wary when temptations meet you,


If in passing they give you call;
"Lct him that is sure that he standcth


Take heed lest he stumble and fall"
Judge not, then, the Savior has spoken,


Or judgment for You is reserved;
BE sure that your own heart is purer-


That the merits you claim are deserved.
Year: 1873

fore, then let him come up to Shat
ter6eld and get few tons of our
native soil, and mix it with his.seed


Oats, or dust it over bis spongy,
spewing land. and he will be sure to
in the Oat culture as we do
in SHATTERFIELD.
Year: 1873

MS- A mans house should be on the
hilltop of cheerfulness and serenity, so
high that no shadows rest upon it, and
where the morning comes so early, and
the evening tarries so late, that the day
has twice rs many golden hours rs those
of other men. He is to be pitied whose
house is in some valley of grief between
the hills, with the longest night and the
shortest day. Home should be the GEN.
tire of joys, equatorial and tropical.
Year: 1873

Gs- AS general rule the man who
makes no enemies is mere drone in
the great hive Of created intelligence.
He is milk and water man who con-
tents himself with doing no harm, while
it is notorious ne is doing no good. ALI
though their heads may not be brainless,
their lives are useless.
Year: 1873

To bay of an advertiser is to buy of 8 man most likely to have a fresh stock of goods on hand, from the fact that his advertisements have enabled him to sell the pre- vious sotck easily and rapidly.
Year: 1873

almost Impossible even to effect a SAT,


or orderly retreat. The Indians hav.


ing little more to fear from the army


On the hill plain, had now worked down


the rayines until they appeared on the


first "bottom, "and commenced to at


tack the baggage.


The flank parties posted for its secu-


rity all but one ran in. A great number
of horses and some drivers were shot
down, while the rest, cutting loose the


best horses in the team,- mounted and
were off. The cannon did some service
and commanded and sometimes even
served by Washington himself, had for
sometime kept off the foe, but the spot
was 30 woody that very little execution
could be done.


just at this juncture, Braddock HIM
sell, who had five horses killed under
him and whose clothes had been riddle
ed with bullets, received mortal wound
while standing beneath large tree on
the brow of the second rise. The ball
passed through his right arm, lodging
deep in his lungs. The order he was
just giving was left unfinished on his
lips. Falling from his horse, there the
brave but unfortunate General lay, with
but a few friends around him and all his
drilled veterans flying off in headlong
disgraceful flight. "They ran," wrote
Washington in his first letter after the
battle, "as sheep pursued By the dogs,
and it was impossible to rally them"


The fall of the General destroyed all
semblance of further opposition. Every
aide but Washington and every field Of
ficer was struck down. About nine hun
dred out of the fourteen hundred men,
and sixty-threc out of the eighty-six
officers were either killed or wounded
and the rest scarce waited for the drums
to sound the retreat. All, all was aban-
doned! Horses, cattle, wagons, artillery
and everything was left behind.


Down, down the fugitive mob rushed
to the ford, over which they passed with
such pageantry and enthusiasm in the
morning. The whole route was strewn
with guns and military trappings, and
even clothing-all which could impede
flight. About fifty Indians pursued
even to the Monongahela, ,tomahawking
several in the passage.


1t was well that the savages, glutted
with blood, ladened down with scalps,
or having wholesome fear of Duncans
army still in the rear, turned aside from
the monotony of slaughter to the work
of gathering the rich spoils of the dis
astrous field. Had they chosen to pur-
sue across the river, or had they gone
up the same bank and waited at the
other ford, two miles abeve,for the poor
painting, exhausted, and panicstricken
as they crossed the stream for
the fourth time that day, but few would
has been left to tell the sad and disgrace
full tale.
Year: 1873

Senator CoDk ling says that the vote
of Congress abolishing the franking
privilege was not merely graceful
bow to the sentiment of the country.
but real step toward retrenchment
and frugality in public expenditure.
We concur with the Senator fully
Retrenehment and frugality will be seen
in many ways not now anticipated
The law does not take effect until next
july. After that We shall have no
more of those bumcomb speeches which
now occupy so much OF the time of
both houses of Congress. The Con
qressional Globe, if not entirely aban-
doned. will be reduced to portable size
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars will
be saved that are now expended for
publication of comparatively worthless
and certainly uuread Congressional
documents. The expenses of the
Postofiice Department. both in its cleri
cal force and costs of transportation.
will be greatly diminished This is
one of the encouraging features Of
Congressinal legislation We have had
for years. Keep up the work Of re
trenchmeut and frugality.
Year: 1873

Don't do it! Don't pay out mon
ey for advertising your business to
accommodate other people. 1t they
want to buy goods of you let them hunt
you up. Besides if you were to ad'
vertise, it nigh, contribute to the sup
port of your county paper, and you
have no need of such an institution.
If YOU have, it ought to be conducted
by one abundantly able to live with
out patronage from the community
which he is especially laboring to bene-
fit. Dop't patronize your home pa
per by advertising your business Ia
its columns, for the editor might be
made to feel that his labors were APP
.preciated. and be puffeG up thereby
and get above his business.
Year: 1873




The absence of proceeding of the
Kentu0 Legislature in these columns
since the present session, is attributable
solcy to the fact that nothing of any
general interest has been done. The
honorable body has so many measures
of vast and momentous importance be-
fore il, that progress is slow. Local
legislations. hone of which affect this
seS'iop, is now all being accomplished


The indications are that the present
session will be protracted until in
March, and proposition is now pen
ding to have called session in May,
on the pretext of considering the re
vision of the Statutes. II so, We sail
have protracted session.
Year: 1873

Mrs. Laura ID. Fair, is rapidly End
ing her level Her last appearance in
public was in San Francisco beer sa-
loon, where she delivered her lecture,
"Wolves in the Fold" IF some kind
wolf would be induced e lay her away
quietly in its stomach. ADD digest her
AZ leisure, it would do much to elevate
,he Whole wolf fraternity in the esti-
nation OF the public.
Year: 1873

The twilight brings to your worn-out breast
Pleasant memories of hope and rest.
Dreams of a loved one fair and true,
One, who, il may be is thinking of you,
As the shadows creep silently over the floor,
When day and evening meet at the door;
Aye, blest are you with your Joy so rare,
To hear that voice in the evening air,
And to have n dream that sliall never end
While twilight lasts to recall the friend.
But I, / watch the darkness come,


With an aching heart and lips made dumb;
And when my bounding eyes look Tar
To catch the light OF IA distant star,


1t brings no hope-but weary pain
The old old agony-lived again,


While the only voice in the evening air,
Is the moaning wind through the trees so bare
That shudder with fear at the bitter cry,
For my early life has been swept so dry
That the frosts of grief have killed its youth
And the twilight hour unveils the truth,
For whom dreams are done, women must wtoI
And the sooner it's DER, the sooner 10 sleep
Year: 1873

ELMIRA, N. Y, August 13, 1873.
strange occurrence took place some twenty
miles west OF here this morning. dam on one Of
the creeks broke away and carried Off O dwelling
house. 1t was during the height Of the storm
and the owner Of the house, with his wife
and daughter, sought refuge in barn. The
barn was not near the pain OF the Hood. The
spot, for the building was washed away and scat
tered over the fields. The man was found at some
distance from where the barn stood, much in
jured that he cannot recover. The wife and
daughter have not vet been found.


The trains on the Erie Railroad were delayed
some six hours by the carrying away Of the Monkey
Run bridge.
Year: 1873

The idea that the American people have
abandoned and condemned the further develop
ment Of the country, and that they mean to stop
building railways, has probably not seriously en-
tered any sanes mans head, or il it has, he only
entertains it during the whirl of the Panic. The
country has gone somewhat too far in the con-
struction of lines which were not yet really re-
quired, and which, therefore, hang an unpro-
ductive, dead weight upon its invested capital.
but even this serious error will be reotihed in
time and that not very long period.


The recuperative forces of the country are
known to be very great They have been put
to the test, and have shown their strength.
They will be exhibited, again, and we shall have
fresh cause for congratulAticn in the promptness
with which all general business operations will
recover from the present shock. The crops Of
the country are immense; the product Of bread
stuffs is nearly three times the need Of our pop
ulstion and we have q prodigious surplus for
sale at the very moment that the grain yield OF
Europe lie unusually deficient. Is it to be
supposed that when we have this grain for sale
when Europe wishes to buy it, when there ars
ships to carry it across the Ocean, that it will





OF supply and demand will carry it there, viii
enlarge all cur canals and increase the carrying
capacity OF our railroads, and will construct new
ones. We may expect to see. in the next ter
years, a great addition to our railways, simply
because the business necessities of the country
aud our commercial relations with the rest oi
the world require such further development


But while railroad building Is certain to con
tinue, the recent squall will warn projectors ant
and managers to proceed more cautiously, ant
to adopt more careful and economical methods
Roads cannot be entirely built with bonds, an,
the ratio Of the cash subscriptions to the borrow
ed money will have to be greatly increased. Tn
result will be sound and wholesome, roads wi
be built where business really demands then
and where they are likely to pay fair dividen
on their cost, while the surplus earnings OF tn
country will prefer investment in Real Estat
and real estate securities, or will be used in tn
legitimate operations of trade and product iol
at fair rates OF interest.
Year: 1873

Everything seems to have it's use. Even an
enterprising burglar might now render much re
lief to the financial situation by devoting his at
tention to the currency boarded by the panic
stricken. The banks should be let alone, but a
few reasonably successful operations in private
quarters = not, however in Delaware there is
probably but little currency withdrawn from cir
cuation here-would release large quantity of
the much-needed circulating medium.
Year: 1873

An excellent and economical soap for the use OF
Barhers or for the toilet or bath room large
STOCK received and supplied wholesale and retail by


E. BRINGHURsT CO., Druggists,


corner sixth and Market Streets
Year: 1873

Rustic and unsophistcated Agriculture has to
bear some hard usage. The Keystone Agri-
cultural Society, which has its annual Fair at
Kutztown Berks County, next week, is to have
Brick Pomeroy TO deliver the annual address
This is worse than the potato rot
Year: 1873

A MICHIGAN man has invented uni
que, poetical, and, to his mind, eminently
practical mode of travelling pidly on horse
back. His idea is to construct cone-shap-
ed balloon, which is to be laid lengthwise
upon the horses back. The animal and
rider are to be weighed, and the balloon
filed with just gas enough to lift all but a
few pounds weight of horse and rider from
the earth, in order that the frisky Pegasus
may have nothing to do but go ahead.
The possible speed of such cOntrivance
is as yet beyond conjecture.
Year: 1873

THE power of superstition still so re-
marksble among the black people of the
South is shown in the case of Williams, a
murderer, just tried in Mobile. After he
had committed the crime, he cut off the
band of the murdered man and preserved
it in quicksilver and lime, carrying it in his
pocket, and firmly believing that the tails
man would protect him from any danger OF
detection. He was caught, however, for
all that, and is likely to be hanged in spite
of the preserved hand.
Year: 1873

VIENNA, April 25-HerGld special
Twenty cases of sprradic cholera were
brought to the hospital yesterday, five of
which proved fatal. An effort is being made
to conceal the fact of the appearance of the
disease in the city.
Year: 1873

For the Grange Advance.


BAY CITY, Nov. Is, 1873.


Bees, in this vicinity, have made no sur
plus honey this season, indeed scarcely
enough for their winter store unless pro-
vided warm quarters during the winter,
we think that not many swarms will sur
vive.


Five boys thinking to have little sport
on the ice last Saturday, went for skate
on the Lake. After enjoying themselves
awhile it occurred to them that they were
getting too far from shore, and one can i'm
agine their CONSERVATION on finding them
selves moving rapidly out into the lake,
with large gap of water betwixt the
the beach and the sheet Of ice they were
skating upon. There was no help for it,
and after few plunges in the water, quick
sand and sawdust, they reached the shore
thoroughly disguised with skating out of
season.
Year: 1873

While the Conservative party has its doors A.
ways wide open to everybody who may choose to
come in, In good faith, Il has nevertheless, no
compromises TO make with Radicallsm. The line
between the two parties ls sharply drawn. Their
policies are distinct the one from the other IS
darkness from light On this eide al are white
men On that Side there are but few who are not
negroes We are aiming to retain the State govern
ment In the control Of our race; they arc niming
to transferitt to their own ana those who control
their own race, The issne is clearly defined. The
negro votes against the white men. The white
man must therefore vote against the negro. He
who stands on the black side stands with the
black men he who stands on the white side
stands with the white men. And there is no mid.
die ground between them.--RichmOmd Enquirer


The Conservative party Of Virginia should NOT
hesitate one moment. The only safety for all
the people from being plundered as ruinously AZ
Florida or Louisiana, is in the union of the white
votes and the defeat Of the negroes and thell
white allies at the polls. The surest road to safety
is the combination Of the white race. The ne
groes themselves ought to haye discovered fiji
before this time. Wherever they have given sue
cess by their votes to the carpet-baggersi inIur!
to all classes has resulted
Year: 1873

One day last summer sat OF my table
writing letter My little boy was fixing
the tail of his kite api playing about the
room, and did not oppear to be paying the
slightest attention to me. 10 few min
utes my letter Sas finished, and | read it
aloud before sealing it. To my great as
tonishment my baby son, as | considered
him-for be was only six years old-sidled
up to me, and said very earnestly, | would
not send that letter if was you"


"Why not2" asked


al don't know" he answered evidently
feeling timid about saying all he thought


l was very anxious 10 see what impress
sion had been produced by my letter on my
boys mind, so | urged him bit and
said, "Well, why wouldn't you send it,,
Charlie ?"


The child looked a little confused, and
at last, dropping his pretty brown eyes,
said, " don't think it's very polite"


The truth was, was vexed with my
brother because he had neglected to inform
me.concerning something about which |
was quite anxious. A single line from
him would have prevented my writing to
him the letter | had Just finished


As | read aloud the letter had written
the little boy understood its spirit; he felt
the vexed tone Of the letter, though be-
ieve it was not very severe, and certainly
it was not undescryed. While he was
playing with his kite-string, that young
man was being impressed with my words
aud temper. He did not know why | was
annoyed at my brother, but he really felt
badly about his mother writing a letter that
did not sound polite" lie scarcely knew
the meaning of the words had put upon
the paper but his sensitive young heart felt
their character.


When the little fellow saw me throw the
sheet into a drawer, he looked troubled to
think he had interfered and said "Why,
aren't you going to send it, ma'ma2'


| replied to the darling, " No, my boy.
| shall take your advice, and not send the
letter"


Does not this incident show how con-
stantly we are exerting an influence upon
our children? Books are read in their
hearing which possibly we would not give
them to read alone; and while our babies,
as we call them, sit 10 our laps, we converse
freely upon subjects unit for their ears,
and give expression to feelings which, in
after days, the little ones will surely imi-
tate. Do not imagine that young chill
dren are so dull as your conversation
and manners in their presence show you
think they are. They take in" a vast
deal more of moral influences around them
than is generally supposed and
Guardian.
Year: 1873

Out Of the Sunderland and the snowy
pillow ruffles two little eyes are kissed
open an hour earlier than usual to get them
selves ready for school.


"Oh there are hurryings to aud fro "
and tremblings on the stairs and nervous
ness of little fingers and larger ones; ex-
cited joy in ive-year old's eyes and shade
Of half.regret in mamma's, one more ra-
ton of pickle. Jelly cake and bread-and.
butter in the dinner, and a primmer with
damaged picture alphabet in the satchel.


A tiny handkerchief has TO be marked
with the important owners name, wee
apron must wait for its rufiles and then
the school ma'am and the brunette maiden
pass out at the front gate


Mamma swallows something that has
suddenly grown IN her throat and is aston
ished at the mist that comes between her
and the wealth of wavy brown hair, that
glltters like silk in the sunshine. Then
something drops on her cheek aud hand aud
its no use Mamma is crying some tears,
presently she smiles a little, weeps some
more, and then, remembering that this is
only a repetition Of what every mother has
to endure, she turns with d little show of
bravery to her work, pausing to press the
mold around the stem of the pot rose and
notice it has another bud, and then going
back to catch another glimpse Of the scar
let and white dot moving around the bend
half mile away.


Grandma comes out Of her room saying
- how still it is !" for mamma has not sung
bit all morning and-well, grandma sees
how it is and siehs and smiles, remember
ing things that happened at least twenty
years ago
Year: 1873

Boys, do you ever think how much real
courtesy will do for you? Some of the great
est men were ever cautious in this respect.
When the Duke of Wellington was sick, the
last he took was little tea. On his SER
want handing it to him in a saucer, and ask
ing if he would have it, the duke replied,
Yes, if you please" These were his last
words. How much kindness and courtesy
are expressed by them He who had COM
manded great armies, and was long accus-
toned to the tone Of authority, did not over
look the small courtesies of life. All, how
many boys do What rude tone Of COM
mand they often use to their little brothers
and sisters, and sometimes to their mothers.
They order so. That isill-bred, and shows,
to say the least, want of thought. In all
your home talk, remember if you please "
To all who wait upon or serve you, believe
that "if you please will make you bet
ter served than all the words in the whole
dictionary. Do not forget three little
words, a. Ii you please"