Decatur Democrat, Volume 24, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1881 — Page 1

| Oftkial Paper of Adams Cotin- * ry. Xt®.y‘CVIAZ.;.. X-*i-ospi’iotc>x*. Tehsij : One 1 llajj amd Fifty Cfni ; 1 i ll YjfAU. HOT ' J. Oa l i.B I ATTY AT LAW <)’■ J. P., DKCAtUn J INDIANA. H’il 1 Practice in Kj&MKitcu Coi’“ ■'• i‘.»i s n •‘p/L-idly. VJh.J'lii K S. G. RALf '< ”. ■PHYkSKTAX SLRGEOX, OEXKVA, IXDJ.IKA. Uffie* !•.•:■ U . ilturc Store. ; j®LPr>fu» i ma! cAL ;rm.q,:';. itt font •11 hours. 2CJy79if S. I*. Strrrn.«,.W. t>„ I’hiMii.iii nnd surgeon, PLEASANT MILLS, IND. *S Offiw in Gepi..’rrt > I Hiding, where he «*n hs» «?tnd wli«*n r. >t profesiHonalljr on-| ¥ __ apr 16 u INk, a. g. HuiZow?iT3t d7~ PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. DICATVR, INDIANA. .»■ Oftftr in |lons : . >nV 810-’- -• ’‘ ill to .; . Hv, or day. < iarg**; r» tenable. lies! ?•U*'T r s> qu ryPth s ; Li cf M.-r rp€ street, 4th east of liar? s M"iU. 26jy7W R B. \ l.MdriX, Pivi .' \\ . H \UXD K, < .filler. I). STI'Pai'AKF.R, icv a’revt. ; THE ADAMS COUN IYBANK. DECATUR, INDIANA, | This Bank is now open for the transaction of a general banking business. fU. IVe buy eutl sell Town, Township and County Orders. 25jy791f Jl x.fkancf. e. <l. itsv-PEa France A’ Hooper, I ATTORNEYS AT LA W, :»SC l Til’, l-.1l i l\A. b Will in Ad.ias ,utd aujoioiu. ' etaHt ies Collectunis ast cialty UaMs, •»*' •s«os and other i- • tn:: .mis of writing with umtm.-i. i"d dmpnnji. W ill but sell real estate and pwy taxes. Fees I ste- on bi?. 0. i.•■ - h , i>L\ ... t 4tore. east side Sr >nd S IK »et. Sloot u pTc. >ii \ < 1..-: v. Boise, Sign, hl Carriage Painter, And Pttptr Hanger. lining, CalßOiuiniug, Whitewashing, ete Prices to suit (ho times. Sixteen years in Adams county. Qiv? me a call an I * ive money. < hop on a )utbe int corner of Jeffereon and Second streets. , Decitur, Ind., Aug 5, 1879. Baug79 N H t’FFM AN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATVB, IXOTAXA. Will prnctiec inAin.s m l r Ijoining counties. Especial tie.ii i> given io collections and till stvic.il est.te. Are So tariesPublioand draw is and mortgages Real estate bought, so’ I and tent ■! on ie.i- ' aon dde terms Office, r u.s I and 2, I 0. O. F. building. 2 jyiKtf , Frank Leslie's Weekly. > Agi The only Democratic Illustrated ' Newspaper published— will be scut j postpaid, for live weeks (until end of campaign) for thirty cents. Agents wanted iu every town. Send thirty cents for five weeks' subscription or eix cents ia postage stamps for sample copy and illustrated eatab .'tie. | Clubs of four will be sent forfive week.s | t for SI. Addres- Frank I slk•]' .bli.-h 1 tag Co., 15 Dey street New i _ . — .. JOHN SIIIHIA'. JVUCTION L 2 112 R, VFi«bes t> B*jr to the people ot Ikcatur ind ▼ ioinity that he is now the only pro- | ftssitmal auctioneer in thee »nnty end tpnt fce v>'i At ail times i ? isi iy to attend to | a»Us in hifc line of pusincss. Thiriv-uve y<»irH expert-nee will enable him to give beyond a 'loubi to all who employ him. Cinrg;-* will te very r isoua- ' Orders left at the law ofieeof F ance 4, Hpopar will receive pn-rnj t intention. JOHN SHIREY. HG nc£ I 0 TEAtriLRS, J .. i Motive is hereby rivet, that utei ■■. i l> ■ g pirtiltc eunfair:.'• it< trs it‘:eutfcou of the Co'i:.'.. , 1 Rhi Saturday of -a|» ti .-...■>. ApptAianis : fcr Moen— meal pi-writ ‘ thr pr. j er truatee’il certificate, or olh. satin i. tory evidence of good rsrsl r‘ ■ icier,’* and tube I auacessfiil must pess'i good -* imination in 1 Orthography, t’f-.l ,g. Wr i.z, .Yrithme ! tdSp*<>graphy, English Gi >.:n .r. PI ysio ' logy, ’ind Histotv : Uuit> <• atrs. * -iWgF" G. IY. A. LUCKEY, ‘ dure ' County £np t. ’ 1 as Gioii >!o: i, o to in 11 tr n. VsWkatZc-y. V.. r. .-k ~ p. • - ti in , every l”«n to tin., s s tor the jgrfs-.1, cheapest end I. •: : '.. trn.-.-il . a.ii ly (AitdiiuiKiH to i:.c >. il l Anrotiecan ( bc»x:e a so eessful sgeut Six clog -,■•<• worksofart given freetosubxcribera The I price is lev that almost everybody sub- ' icribas Owe agent ■< taking 12v s>. becribcrs in lay. A . '•■g ' nrofii in ten 1 ■ y ■ ’*■ ■ ■ - •ti your time to the business, or rilv your gp-ire time Yoh :. -I uni caw yt' m JlOtnv o'«r night (km can ■ it s well is iihers Pull dtrerJ '.i I 'i > ft . Elegant A»d eXpensiri ouiiit fn-- I' J t * at proil-lMe wotk send us ■ .!>.-■ nidi-- at on'-e It OOS'- ■ 0.1 t , . J-.cb.;-in. ssNo out who . tigaves t ’’s ’ -I ake grrrit pay AdJr.’ss Ge hice STixson St Co, Por'hmd, Maine. t»r. J. B. Slmti-'; r« spcrSHo Medicine. Dr. J. B. Suapsoa'a Specific N.edict wis • paehiveoure for Spennalorrhee. Impoteu ey, Weakness and all diatauee resulting , scow. Sell-Abuse, nv Net rous Debility, i jißbility Menial Anxiety. Languor. Lassitu>:> Depression cf Spirits, and fsnetwi! Kraagentente of ti* nervou' r'ent ■_-t.cr•lly, Paine in Back or Side, Loes of mcit. ry Premature old ssroßß. afif.R. ■ge and diseas x SC tiaai lead to , p Consumption, ?® y. * f..*_ , faaanity and r-.J: t ■a early grave / * V? •r both. No jjjislk voA' - ■ master how sliat'i'reii the system maybe; ftrvi- cxeeeaee of any kind a ihort coutse ot fkia medicine will leelorethc lost functions •nd procure health and hoppnneos wh.re gbf ■ was dtspondeney and gloom The jlpdiie Medicine t« being uwl -LB won eupeeer S Pemjihlete at I free to psll. Wrt.i for Bhfeeui »nd get fall ; irticuiara. Price, Ifrecifir. $i per package. <rr 6 packopts for $6. WHI be sent by tra.i on rocr’i't of nratw. Addrese •!! a irre, J B nIiIPE’IN S MEDICINS CO. 9 Noe 404 and 1* M in f Bntmlo K- Y. jpjjjf* Sold in Ek«a:iu fig D -RW IN a I gOLiMWBB.

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Thai Cougi!. I; •ou ;re suifeving with a coug.li, cold afei' : 1 i 4'iiti®, Lay fever, • • .v< . t ’ in the thront, or any •G- < ’■ nos iif i!i: -r or luugf», use Dr. > -a l»i 'v,.ry for con.ii’mptfon. Ti>; tb > ■•e H r ' ily the? is cau.®ir-g bo nu. it t.ir.Gomen4 ’. y ii« woiiderful cure? tl ■' • ' ■ . 'ii, . y on< . iiton buttles cf Dr. King’s New Du co-, j, liave Ix en n- i within she last year, and hi.tie ghru ]»- rUxt fiati.M’acfion in every : stHjfeco. Wc • in unhesitatingly say ’Tut t. ns is i-Efi.lly the only sore cure fur fht'p’- and aft'folior.s, and ca«n cheerfid I y HttoiunH-od it to all. Call and get a trial bonk' for ten cents or a regjijar size tbr-L DORM’TN & ITO LT HOUSE. Dock(ttf. Ind. 4 It ' : CEL Si o MN. i / V The Chicago fel if ‘/X M Weekly News Ml • 1 be Font postpaid. IM from date to Jan. Ist next, forlOcentj. Thh NUtiMrlpUon will V * "A onaide readgra to beL*... a ‘ 4| ccnie a< quAirrtt with Mi - .3 the cheaflK metro- ’• M 1 <»litaii ivfSUiv iu tin Er’ . : 3 *' M liidaaeaaent 1b boh T AB i-olltics. all the news, i-g-g U : j ' G s’- cewip.’eted stories • ■/I t- •' -'T ’o> every issue. A favbrj ~w faim«y paper. Send Ml KJI io cant* (silver) at MM On cnce and get It until Ssl KJ ti -4 -Ln. 1. 1-SL Eleven v£ « tl i£ll snVscrlnttons for -a F"! 81. CO. Regular price is k 1 ‘ 7i> ( '“s. a j’car. Addrew iIM J.y Fuhll her WeeElj ESaJ News, Chicago, 111, Fiiseofny, For the speedy cure of Consumption and all diwases that lend to it. such as stubborn Coughs, neglected Colds, flay Fever, Asthma, pain in the side and chest, dry hacking cough, tickling in the throat, Hoirstrnr. ■■, Sor.e Throat, «nd all chronic or ring disc-ages of the throat and lungs, Dr. King s New Discovery h M fi no equal and has eetiiblished for itself a worid-wide reputation. Many leading physicians reromrOt'ad and use it in their practice. The ftninuU form which it is pne; '.red iu h „iily recommended by all medical journals The clergy’ and t-hf press have compliwnted it in the most growing teriiiS. Go to your and get a trial aoftlf sorter. ct»., or a regular size far SI. Fur sale by Dorwin & Holthouse. - ; .. ±2L> r. q r n 1 n i c»7 r LH--UI D I . i ' j X I iiERE is ti' 4 greater Blued prqduetr. uu.l Idk-tiU-w -1 . -ugPri - 4 '> .it U.t- world EiHtd andjuedi. , STOtf than ?1 ALT IHITI.R>, w ■ pared E< ia CuQJi- ’ men Ird Unit. I. ’ aid Quaiiu-. Tj i \ fi*d th» t. ..nd the i’l'iiu, ii h tj,> iilovd, MUirtily (>• < lamw”. i . teu .!.»• iu’.ud b -. Quit tbv net Le», eWa-the ruind. p i ii'et uiy.-eiioii, i . the stvrua<h ajd bowvA I ii-r iki’lt .;*a Du kiduejSJidGtnliza v.fe'.i r*’ j xery flr.i t' ftht E,dy. j • vurf ut 1 A ] i. tor tliv l-RiJa-Ijcr v. hi--‘i ppp- . pljibi .. cu the hiUd f T WJ but. fir. Kidd ever;, where. >IA LT BITTEBS UO., ilvsTu. ■ Mii-p. 21- I. I 1 )ETIHON TO SELL REAL ESTATE. j The State of Indiana Adams county, Ss. 1 i < Notice is heieby given that David I ■ Uxrck. admiD’.stratrij of the es- ' ■ tate of Ab-olum McCur.ly, deceased, j ( has filed his petition >o sell the real estate ( of iu- ct l .. h.s pn'bonal estate being lUri’iU- : nt L. ; <y his debts; and that said , petiuc v/F be heard at. the next ( teil v >, d:c Adams circuit court of ; 1 county. { Wi'iG :*s my hand and the seal of said couri. ih’s 7th day < f December, 1880 N BLACKBURN. Clerk. Decatur, Ind., Deo. Vtb, iSb9. w 4 Fiance Hooper &Uys ■ 'iVßanhood; Lost, EU'storud!: Just jinblis!.- a new C'iition of Dll. CVLVI.K in-ILL'S CELEBRATED EASYon ! ' tjie rath-itl ■. ■ wiiborn medicine) of Sper- I ‘ matorr!:'- i cr Seminal H caknsss. Ihvclun- j ! tary Snr.lniii Lu- \ , iinpe.eney, Mental . aad F ;.•’( ! Incapacity, Impediments to; < u ; .Ro, < onsurr.plion. Epilepsy and Eiiri. imb. e by self-indulgence or sexual ext:, > inpe. & The ceiebiaß'd author, in this udmlrablo i Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirtyyears' successful practice, that Ihe alarming consequence o' self abuse may be radically cured w:di.mt ihe dangerot > use of ’ internal medici; : 'he applicauun of the kaife: pointing •u? : ;?de of r.u at -ne - ! simple, eeriei uui.ua!, by mcans’ bf 1 Which every ; : nr, no nutter wbat his 1 condition in:r may cure himself cheaply, privately, an i radically. L<. < ‘ii. v should be in the hands of every yomh -.d every man in ti. land. ■ ’ tv-.’.t Uridvi .--• ;u e pi.iiji .iiketope, iu ■ any addices, pa>J, on receipt of six cts. or two postage sump. The (Uitvrrweli 3!edienl Co.. 41 Van St., New York, N.Y, Post Offic Box 1586. [2Cfebßoyl] - DRESSMAKING’ — Notice is hereby given to the ladies of ( Decatur and vicinity that I have opened a ; Dressmaking Shop in Decatur, and am pre pared to C'VT AND MAKE O 2€ Ct T A A 3> FIT ladies 1 and Children's Dresses ’ in theii.t.'Vt New York ami P*r<t.xn styles i I do my cutting by the celebrated PERFECT FITTING MODEL ; find am the '-«D/ ons in the city so doing. ' Having several years practical experience I ' I pnv ■. at-* satitfaericn in each i.d every , iii'tauce, an! i oordhUly solioi. share of iyon- patrouige. CHARGES i! E ISON-j ' ABLE. Shop®is2p*i Street, »ves' oixtwi I fi. Holt?M»u«e’«> Shoe store. ÜBS. K. E. FRIST OS Anri! 2, IMO. * :

DECA'.; Uli, ADAMS COUNTY. INDIANA, MARCH io, 1881.

TT xx cS. i ; HISKEY&SPANGLER iM-Mu Opjio-itc Adams County Bank, Call the attention of the public generally to a large and comblcte line of BURIAL CASKETS AND COFFINS,: And to the fact that *hey are using the * & It. ANTI SEPTIC FLUID, For Embalming, Mummifying, Disinfecting and Purfuming the flesh of the dead, and of Preserving the Features in a naturalstale. A fine line of SHROUDS Are also kept on hand. Iu addition to their undertaking establishment they have the largest and most complete stock of 1 . . CU Ever offered to the people of Adams County. Dot’t pur base one dollars worth of Furniture before examining their stock and prices. RISLEY & SPANCLER. Decatur, Tnd., Sept. 9, 80 ly. Wrnj’s Specific Jlcdiciiie. TRADEMARK 'tse G n eat TRADE MARK BsaLi°n Rimedy au unf.ti’- /. lug cure for Z \. 'eminal weak ness, Sperm at orrhea, I mpo"U* L'ncy.Ti nd ali BEFBHBTAKIIB. is ™ 6:j3 ,lia lfTEß TAKIHB. lui t.w us a consequence of • Self-I’.buse; as loss ! f memory, Universal Lnssiiude, Pain in the Back, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many oth er diseases that lead to Insanity, Consumption and a premature grave. BgfFull particular- in our pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists at $1 per package, or 6 pack ag?s for $5, or will be sent free by mail op receipt of the money by addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE CO., No. 106 Main streot, Bsfealo, N. Y. for Sale by Dorwin & iloltlio,tse. Bocklen’s Arnica Salve, Tfte Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Chapjed Hunds, Chilblains, Corns, anil all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This salve is guaranteed ‘ogive perfect satisfi'.'-tion tn , every Cu.jc Oj none, i e.i'-uuited Pi iec. J io cents per box. For sale by Dorwin <t Hoi.trouse. HEALTH IS WEALTH! j Dr. Fi C West’s Nerve and brain Treatment; n specific for lljstcria, bizzi- ; lies®, Convulsions. Nervous Headache, Men i tai Depression, Less of Memory. So rja. ■ torrhee i, Impotency. luAohcKary L»«MS*iehs f self-abuse, over-nidti 1 pence, which leads ■ to misery, decay and death One hex will j cure rut;* nt c;.: es. Each box contains one month’s tr* atment. One dollar a Lox, or eix boxea L>r five dollars; sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. We guur'.nlee .is btv i w ;,j base W?di each c-rder re ..■ ■ . v.Lh five dollars, we will send the pnrehas er our written guarantee to return the mon ey if the ti* t tniem do‘f» rot effect a cure. G'lßian’ci s issued < n)y mI -d tvi'tmertis ordered direct from us. Address cr eall ou L>orwin X Druggists Deoatut 1 V 1 kOW b -- fore H e public I fixiW £ You can m <ke money faster at I : work fu ■ it ihan at anything the. Oapiiai ■ i.ot required. We will start you. < ; l2auay I I and upwards niade at home by the industri I I ous. Men, v/ men, boys and girls wanted I everywhere to work b i us. Now is the ■ time. You can devote jour whole time to ( the work, or only your spare momenta. No other buoi ess will pay you nearly as well i No one willing to work can fail to make 1 enormous pay by engaging at onev. Costly , outfit and tertns free A great opportunity for making money easily and bocortbly. Address True & Uo , A -gusta, Maine. 2?jy SI,OOO Forfeit. Having the utmost confidence in its su- | j periority over all others, and after thous ands of tests of the most complicated ano severest cases we could find, wo feel justi ■ fiid in oficringto fcifeit Gc"Thousand Doi I lars for any case of coughs, celds, sorr I throat, influenta, hcarsci.ees, brenchiiie, I consumption, in its early stages, whotpinr cough, and all diseases of (he throat and ; lungs, except Asthma, for which we only i claim relief, that we cat. t cure with West s Cough Syrup, when taken according to dii reelions Sample totties 25 and 50 cen's; large bottles one dollar. Genuine wrappers only iu blue. Sold by all druggists, or san": by express on receipt cf price JOHN ■|C WfSTA CO., sole jaaipriei«t«, 181 aw. 4 i ttt» W M.i.iiaon St., Chicago, Hl. 2v<i<e-k 'I za week in your own sown. *5 ontygOtlfit- free. «« risk. Rondrr, if ym> i a boa’inmc at which Mrsonarfeither »e» can make groat pay all the Hme th 5 . ork, wrke for tv H. ; Co, Uoi'inud, MaiptS- jJ 2 ' I

THE OLD_CHARM. BY B S. Ct LBEBTSO.V. I wks not yet seventeen when there glitmnered through toy train tile intuitive knowledge that some sorrow in the past had cast a blighting influence over my mother’s life. It. could not have been papa’s death, for the hopeless sadness in her eyes was hardly deepened by that. As long back as I can remember, she wore the same pa- , dent sadness and sweet humility. To , me she was ever indulgent and tender, alert to my wants, and sympathetic in small sorrows; I never had but one , great one—papa’s death—but it is the 1 little, pretty cares which wear, after all. Looking back now, with broadened knowledge of the world and humanity, I can remember a single constraint, which ever characterized mamma’s manner towards papa. Not that she was not dutiful and kind—she was both. But her duties were almost too methodically performed, like so many tasks set for the hand's doing, while the thoughts lingered elsewhere. There was such a Noticeable difference in her manner toward him and me ; it puzzled me then, now I know it was that her heart was in her work for me. But there never was a disagreement; papa's wifi was wrought, out without a protest —as if she sought to till love’s void with duty. Papa died when I was fifteen, and mamma’s love and sympathy seemed : doubly precious. Although not rich, ( during his life we knew nothing of , self denial; but, do the best we might, ( tangles got in the business, and we were j obliged to sell at a sacrifice, too. How- j ever, we had enough to keep us in , comfort, by being economical and ta- , booing luxuries. The summer when I was seventeen j Aunt Kate was kind enough to remem- f her my existence. She was papa’s sis- ( ier. and lived in a pleasant eastern citv, and her social position was enviable enough. I was quite wild with delight when t her letter came, containing, as it did, an urgent invitation for me to accompany her party to the White Mountains. ‘You must not refuse to let Ruby come, Martha,” —the letter was to mamma. ‘She ia quite old enough to , see real society. Bo not Ipt qny trifle interfere with her coming. And as we I have better uops and modistes here, 1 j T shall be p.uad and hanpv t-Q f'.ai.ish ‘ a summer's outfit for my brother’s daughter,’ ‘Would you like to go, Ruby?’ ' Mamma's voice had always a sad ca- ’ dence, but now her eyes looked into I mii;o yearningly ‘So much, mamma! Oh ! I want to. be gay, and spe gayety !'' •And so you shall, mignon. But pie se God to keep your heart unsullied.’ So it happened—and my few preparations were soon made. The eyeuiug - ( ■ ' Lfi Lurne minima hail been . I sitting by the parlor window, more si- i I lent and sad than usual, when she, rising. : . 1 said half to herself 1 Why should I shrink from the ! i thought? Why should they not do . 1 some good, rather than lie idly by for i 1 ! the sake of—’ I -rr ,4-. 1 toiue was scarcely above a tuur- ’ mur as she passed out of the room, | . leaving me rather puzzled, but not long. I She soon re-entered tlm room, and i placed in my Land a small casket. ■ ** c Oh, mamma! Where did you get I them ? Why have you never worn ; them?' for the glimmer of pearls, the I glow of the rubies’ fire dazzled n.y " eve«. ! c ■ I hey were a gift from a dear friend, 1 a 1 long ago. and I have never worn them ■ I but twice.' I It was a necklace, the purest pearls J round with rubies that scintillated 1 like so many sparks of fire ; a loeket 1 pendant from the centre, incrusted with rubies and seed-pearls. •A splendid gift, mamma. Ido not wonder you have been so very careful of it.’ They are yours now, Ruby.’ And she sighed gently. ‘J shall be so careful, mamma.’ And I kissed her with grcatful tenderness. The next morning we parted, and my ' spirits were low enough, and did not recover their elasticity till 1 was safely 1 domiciled in my aunt's home. Thon the bustle of shopping kept m« from homesickness, and when after a few busy weeks, we were ready to commence our journey, the prospect of: pleasure ic the near future made me , i quite happy. ! Mv aunt was in her clement. The task of matronizing three young ladies 1 was a pleasure to her. My cousins. were beautiful and amiable. C lara a ; fair, stately blonde of twenty, and ■ Maud a winsome little maid a few • months older than myself. They had | | taken me to their heart? at once as if j

I bad been a sister, and I loved them dearly. But I wou'd wonder if any one would glance at me a second time when my fair cousins were near. Clara s hairwas of palest gold. Maud’s of a warmer tint; Clara’s eyeshad a hue of the June sky, Maud's dark and soft as violets in spring; Clara fair as a lily, Maud rosy and dimpled as a Hebe; while I, with my brown hair and browner eyes, could hope for nothing better than to be a sort of foil to show off their fair blonde beauty. The White Mountains proved to be but one point in our summer’s jaunt. By and by we found ourselves domiciled in a cottage at Long Branch—crowded among so many fashionables, it seemed we would never be quite sure of our identity again. The rides, the walks, the sails, the baths, the balls I If I ever longed for gayety, surely here was the realization. Here aunt mot many friends, and we formed many new acquaintances. Among the new friends were two I will mention particularly. Mr. Kimball, a grave-faced man, very handsome, whose dark, violet eyes searched my face when first presented, with an almost startled glance. He was not young, for among his dark locks gleamed many silver hairs ; but he was stately and splendid for all that. j he other, Max Curtis, was a prince among his fellows. And if his perfect face and matchless form and manner haunted me in the days that fallowed, it was fate, naught else. Did T not task my heart mercilessly ? Did I not remember, and quote, for my own benefit, all the maxims T knew, about the folly of jealousy? For had I not known from the first that Maud’s winsome ways and lovely lace would win admiration and love wherever she went? The great ball of the season was to be on the night, the last but one of our stay; and for this aunt decreed our most ravishing toilets. Clara was to wear blue silk of the palest tint, softened by falls of superb lace; and glinting sapphires flashed their blue light over neck and arms. Maud's dress was rose-colored silk and creamy lace, with great pearls glimmering among the gold of her hair, and against the milky whiteness of her fair throat and arms. My own costume was filmy tulle, and j I wore the necklace of mamma's; its beauty charmed aunt and the girls as i much as it had done myself. Our I group vyas not unnoticed among the : crowd of fashionables. Even I, uu-' der the sheltering w j D g of aunt was cue recipient of more attention than usual. Max Curtis left Maud to the adulation of her other satelites, and was more attentive to me than even a prospective cousin could have expected to be. Os course I surmised why. Maud had a notion that 1 did not like him, and certainly it was her manoeuvering whjek had induced him to seek to cultivaie a friendship with me. Knowing the state of my own heart but- too well, I had net boon eager toundecieve her ;>ml knowing the weakness of my heart I feared some glance might betrav ay secret. 1 had wrought myself into - nite a m-dv when Mr. Kimball join-.u ns; and when he asked to waltz, I was but too glad to bid adieu to Max Curtis. We had Iliads but a few turns when my companion led me to a seat, sheltered by blossoming vines and swaying curtains. His face was very pale and his manner strange when he said . ‘Do not think my curiosity unpardonable, Miss Ruby. But how ever did you happen to become possessed of a necklace so unique?’ ‘lt is mamma’s, a gift from a dear friend; and she has treasured it so Jealously, I did not know she possessed it till I was on the eve of my departure from home .' He listened with much interest while I told him of my quiet home, and my sweet, sad-faced mother. The next day aunt pinched my cheek roguishly. ‘You little imposter, you have been stealing a march upon all the managing mammas and piw belles by eapI luring the match of the season ?’ ‘I don't understand you, auntie,’ 1 replied, while Clara and Maud opened their eyes in wondering surprise. ‘Why. Mr. Kimball s curiosity regard- | ing you was too great io have been | prompted by merely friendly interest. | And I have promised him to send for | your mother to day. But I sat silently astonished, while I Clara called me a lucky girl, and dilated on his wealth amt position. Maud ' looked rather sorry, and said ntthiiig; and as soon i could, I sought my room to try and calm my troubled heart. After all. what did it matter? 1 i hoped aunt was mistaken. I eould I never love Mr. Kimball, but I honored ; him. aud as a father or elder brother.

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i pould have loved him dearly. But, ■f perhaps, here was wealth and comfort j for mama within my grasp; and Max Curtis could never care forme. Alas I s The week which followed was like a i dream. Mr. Kimball was my shadow. 1 Aunty’s manner was flattering; Clara s was pleased and proud of, as she said, i my conquest. But Maud was distrait i- and cold, and apt to draw comparisons - between Max Curtis and Mr. Kimball, > not at all flattering to the latter. As if my' eyes were not as clear as hers I 1 At the end of the week mamma ■ came. Aunt had written in the right ■ strain to hurry her coming; and when • she arrived found time for a long pri- , rate chat, while Clara and I were hav- ! ing a long drive with Mr. Kimball. That evening when we were alone, '■ she gathered me in her arms, and stroking my hair softly, said : They tell me my little Ruby has learned to love another better than her mamma ‘You are always first, mamma,’ I answered, trying to crush down thoughts of Max Curtis—his blonde beauty, his noble mein. ‘But this man, of whom your aunt has been speaking, are you quite sure you love him, Ruby ?’ 'I like him,’ I answered slowly, observing the cloud which gathers over her fair brow. ‘He requests an interview with me this evening; your aunt has enlightened me as to the probable import of it—but Oh, my child I be sure of your own heart.’ We had but a few moments to oursclvc • for aunt called us to join in the drive, and we dressed speedily and were soon bowling along the road. T was quite proud of mamma, she looked so fair and sweet. Her toilet of black but enhanced her iovliness, for loveliness belongs as much to age as youth. On we went, from glare and heat; the fresh breeze from the salt waves fanning our cheeks. The ponies were restive from the first, but aunt seemed 1 perfectly their mistress, till some ur- ' chins in high glee roiled a hoop a few 1 steps in front across the road. Then 1 they’ became unmanageable, and flew , : like the wind down the beach. \ great;. fear possessed but then there was a ' I shout, and the fiery little beasts were 11 brought to a sudden pause, Aunt > ' i swooned on the spot, and for myself, [ * II was so, dazzled and bewildered I' ■ ■ scarcely noticed by whoip I was lifted i I from ths fhmwn ; ?“”~ ot mamma, aunt, ' ’ —.iger, all. and leaned my head against ’ a tree, faint yet with terror, but low- 1 voiced words broke on my senses: 1 ‘God be praised, we were here, else you would all have been lost I’ And Max Curtis’ blue eyes looked into mine with an expression in their 1 depths I eould not fathom. I shivered slightly. ‘You seem to loathe me I Why cannot I win a smile—l who would greet I death willingly for you sake?’ ‘Mine ?’ The earth seemed to be slipping away and a lotus dream steeping every sense. ‘Yes, for I lovo you. But 1 have I hoped against hope for your favor. Do you know with what agony 1 have seen you turn from me to Mr. Kimball? <1 Ruby, do not choose hastily between us I’ j His words swept the cobwebs from brain and heart. ■But T must choose hastily,’ 1 an- , swered softly, with glad eyes upraised for a moment to his. A glance, a quick pressure of the hands, a murmured -thank God!'and then swift thought of mamma and aunt crossed my mind. Aunt, recovered from her swoon, was strolling along the beach, and mamma —was I daft ? Whose was the radiant face uplifted to Mr. Kimball ? With a soft rose I color fluttering in the checks, the sad- ■ ness forever gone -from the sweet eyes, the quiet mouth a wreath of smiles! And his face was all aglow. Even my I triumphant young lover wore no more radiant look than this man whom common parlance had given to me. We stood quite speechless till mami ma. looking our way, caught our asl tonished gaze, and then came towards | us. ■My child. T have just met an old 1 and very dear friend ; and if you try | to give him a daughter s love, a happiness 1 never hoped for will he mine. ! My little girl, when I first saw you | wear the necklace which was my gift to your mother in brighter days, I I longed to claim a father's right to cherish and protect you.' said Mr. Kimball. Astonishment tired t,;. tongue A ugh to my poor papa’s memory, then I lifted my lips to kiss the speaker. 'I hope she will not need a father's protecting caro long 1 ’ put in Mix deI mutely, as we turned homeward, leavl ing Mr. Kimball to marage the ponies , and take auqt aqd tu-iUtU.a home.

, Maud was quite jubilant. ; ‘You don't know how 1 dreaded lest : you would marry Mr. Kimball. What ! j blind moles we have been !’ i ‘And to think of mothers funny mistake in thinking him your lover. But it is as it should be,’ chimed in Clara. And no one has had occasion to think differently. Are not Max and I happy as the day is long ? And mamma has lost herold wishful look, and is lovely, queenly mistress of Mr. Kimball’s home. 4i> Eieu Thing The othci day two strangers were toasting their shins on opposite sides of a big stove in a ferry waiting room, aud it was noticed that they often looked at each other, as if almost certain they had met before. Finally one of them got up ami said : “Stranger, I’ve seen a face almost like yours. Did you ever have n brother Bill ?” “Yes.” “Was he a sailor ?” “He was,” “Did you hear from him last about 1 ten years ago ?’’ “Yes, just about ten years ago.” “Stranger,” continued the first, seem- I ingly greatly affected, “I’ve sailed with ‘ your brother Bill. We were wrecked | together on the Pacific, aud before help came, J had to kill and eat him! I 1 knew you must be related. I am aw- • ful sorry it was your brother, and : though I was driven to it, and the law < cannot touch me, I am willing to pay < you damages. Be kinder fair with me, < for Bill was old and tough. About 1 how much do you think is fair?” The other wiped ... tear from his eve gpxt ..cross the stove and replied: “Stranger, where is your dad ? ’ 5 “Been dead these twelve years.” j “Died in Nevada, didn’t he ?” ; “Yes, out the.; somewhere.” j “Well, I kill 1 him! I knew you t were his son the minute 1 saw you. He ; and I were in a nine one day, and as f we were going up in a bucket, I saw , that the old ro, was going to break ~ under the strain. When we were up [ about two hundred feet, I picked up : your old dad and dropped him over. It . was bad on him, but it saved me. Now , you ate my brother Bill, and I murder- t ed your dad, aud I guess we had better r call it even, and shake to see who pays c for the drinks.” j r .*y shook, drank, and the old lake j captains, who could not tell a lie, had q to sit back and realize how sad it was j t that they were born with such tender f consciences. s To Cure Foot Rot in Sheep. c I. The preparation of the foot is just v as essential as the remedy, for if every y part of the disease is not laid bare the ; remedy will not effect a cure. A so- f lution of blue vitriol as strong as you | can bear your hand in, for a moment, 1 hav.ng the liquid three or four inches ( deep, or deep enough to cover all the t affected parts; then hold the diseased f foot in this liquid ten minutes, or ] long enough to penetrate to all the dis- . [cased parts; put the sheep on a dry y I barn floor for twenty hours to give it a r chance to take effect. In every case t when 1 have tried it, it has effected i j a cure, and I have never given a sheen | 1 medicine internally for foot rot. This . ] remedy I call a dead .shot when the foot is thoroughly prepared, but a more ■ [expeditious way, and where you don t [ hardly hope *..> exterminate the dis-! case, but keep it in subjection, is this: After preparing the feet as for vitriol . cure, take butter of antimony, pour oil I of vitriol into it slowly until the heat- ' ing and boiling process ceases, and ap- I play with a swab. This remedy works quicker, is stronger than the vitriol, I aud is just as safe, but its mode of application renders it less sure.-OAt'o [ farmer. “Teli the Gentleman Wes.” A London newspaper tells a curious j ! story about a gentleman who proposed ! at a dinner party to the lady who is i now his wife. He had been a lover, I for some time, but never quite per- j suaded himself up to the point of popi ping the question. During the eventful dinner he learned from the person I sitting next to him that a rival intend- , 'ed that evening to make aa attack upon 1 his Dulcinea’s heart. She was sitting , | some distance from him at the table. ’ l and the rival was at her side. He was | equal to the emergency, however, for tearing a half-leaf from his note book. [ he wrote upon it: “Will you be my wife ? Write your i answer, yes or :;u, upon this paper and ! return it to me.' Calling a waiter, the ingenious Inter sent the missive to 'the lady in blue at | the end of the table- to be very care- ! ful. The servant did as directed, but the lover in his anxiety forgot to send , his pencil. The lady had presence of mind, however, and tucking tho note • ■ into her bosom, said to the waiter : “Tell the gentleman ye«.”

• ’if We»»«jMiper ti» a Fanu« *><><>»<*. People who live near the great thoroughfares, where they have access to t<> two or three daii.es aud a half-dozen w. <ki:cs, do not, fully appreciate the value oi a newspaper. They come, indeed. ui look upon them as neerssities, ■ii: : w , ( a ; ch‘. erfully do without their morning meal as their morning •miil. Bn' one must be far off in tho : tutry, remot< from “the maddening crowd, to realize the full luxury of o ■o . spaper. The farmer who receives mtt one paper a week does not glance over its columns hurriedly, with an air of impatience, as docs tlie merchant or o', ver. He begins at the beginning and read to the end, not permitting a new- item or an advertisement to escape his eye. Then it has to be thumbed by every member of the family, each looking tor the thing he or she is most interested in. The grown-up daughter looks for the marriage notices, ami is delighted if the editor has mated them l" a love story. 1 tn- >., vho is just about to engage iu farming, with an enthusiaem that will carry him far in advance of his father, reads all the crop reports ami has a keen eye for hints about improved modes of culture. The younger member.-, el the family come in for the am using anecdotes and scraps ot fun. AH look forward to the day that shall bring the paper with the liveliest interest, and if, by some unlucky chance, it fails to come, it is a bitter disappointment. One can hardly estimate the amount of information which a newspaper which is not only read but studied can carry into a family. They have, week by week, spi'i i;l before their mental vision, a panorama of the busy world, its fluctuations : vast concerns. It is the poor man - horary, and furnishes aa ii a li mental food as he has time to erm imc and digest. Noone who has observed how much those who are far away Irorn the places where men most congregate value their weekly paper, can fail to join in invoking a blessing on th inventor of this means of intellectual enjoyment. Manning the Test. Ihe following is a good one in the way of a religious test—good because it is true. A minister not long since laid protracted meetings not far from Port Austin and Bad Axe, Mich. One day one of his converts, while driving bis oxen with a heavy load behind them over the bad roads between the above named places, accidently looked back and discovered bis pastor covertly following behind. The convert could not imagine the cause of such conduct, but thought he would keep an eye one his movements, for two or three miles the man of holy orders hung on the rear of the slowly moving oxen. Now crouching behind s’uu p». now moving like a phan'om through the skirting forest, occasionally spurting like a quarter-horse across some open space to gain the cover of some friendly fence to keep the field side like some stray dog. again dodging through thickets, diving through cat-tails, crawling bi iid lo r -, bounding over pools of water—the pastoral legs seemed equal to any cmer . :. v. All the while the pursuer kept ever near, ever listening, finally straightening up and calling the brother by name: “Brother I have followed you two miles to find out whether you wcud swear at them oxen. 1 ■ i.'■ i. fied that the Lord has filled you with the genuine article. Bless the Lord ' Another soul saved ! Amen! Good morning.' And the the good man walked contentedly hack. The man with the oxen drore slowly on, studying on the mysterious ways of Providence aa I wondering how it would have been with his soul had he not seen his watchful pastor all the time. i Shrewed Reply, Sir Walter says that the al- [ leged origin of the invention of carda produced one of the shrewdest replies he had ever heard given in evidence. It was made by the late Dr. Gregory, it Edinburg, to a counsel of great eminence at the Scottish bar. The doctor s testimony went to prove the insanity of the party whose mental capacity was the point at the issue. On a cross interrogation be admitted that , the person played admirably at whist. , “And do you seriously say. doctor.'' said the learned counsel, 'that a per- , son having a superior capacity for a i game so difficult, and which requires, in a pre-eminent degree, memory, judg- [ rnent, and c imhination, can be at the -amc time deranged iu his uuderstandj ing? ’ • 1 am no card player," si.d the doctor. With great address, 'out I have read iu history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane , king. The consequences of this reply were decisive. Some rats kuaw ed nose the fastenings ot air q dv.-r at Venango mill.-. Franklin, Pa. and 4IHJ bushels of wheat fell into the creek below and were lost. Leeds. England, claims to have solv- ■ ed the difli' ulty of disposing of sewfetage by buniin” l a a furnace constructed for tLc purpose. t . The San Francisco policemen mistook , each other lor burglars, fired six shot* apiece and wounded a small boy before discovering their err«r.