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tliis size (Brevier) type:

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""iitiTV nusccroiev.Circuit Court. Hon. Jno. M. Elliott Judge.

Robt. Riddell, Com'th AU'y.J. R. P. Tucker, Cler's;

fc.UMTT CouRT.-II-on. M.M. Cassidy, JudgeJ. D. Reid, County Attorney.J. R. Garrett, Clerk.W. B. Tipton, Sheriff.C. G. Ragtiq, Deputy.T. H. Br.cibcrt, Jailor.

Pencil UonaT.-E.- -S. Garrett, Judge..J.. W. Burroughs,. Marshal.

Thos. Metcalfe, Pros. Atfy.

MASONIC.... rJ. X 93. StatedMontgomery JJi, - -

meetings on the 2d. and 4th SaturdayVnigbts ia each month:

1 nuo. jiiiivnui" -

T. H. Scmmkbs, Secl'y.

Fount north R. A.. Chapter, Ko. 21. -S-tated'h on ,h-- atFridaymeetings on the 1st

J- - M. CLYD, 11. I .2 o'clock, p. m.

G. E. MIllbb, Sect'y.

BUSINESS CARDSRICHARD APPSONH. . , T110S. METCALFE.

jrPEBSOjV te METCALFE,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,Will practice in Montgomery and adjoiningiin i4 una mo uuunOfFicK--on Public Square, opposite Court

j TSeDtlO.House yaru. i

1. W. HAZELRIOO. WILL B. WINS. T. H. SUMMERS.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.Office on Main Street, Mount Sterling, Ky.

Jan.. n A VER!

ATTo'llNjEl At law.MT. STERL&b, KY.

Will attend promptly tb all Business coriSSed

to his care.,Office North side Public Square.Jan. .

RICHARD RK1D.

"ATTORNEYS AT LAW,MT. STERLING, KY.

Will attend promptly to all business confided

to their care. Special attention will be given

to the collection of all Claims against theUnited States Government.

Jan. y

Arniii i- - at law,T:h practice in Montgomery. Bath,

V ? Powell, Wolfe, Morgan, Magoffin coun-

ties, and in Ihe Cblirt of Appeitls.Jan:3-lv- :

ft.V .VKtS.V,ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

Mocht Sterling, Ky.

Will practice iri Sfoiitffomery, Bath, Powell, and

Clarke counties, and iu the Court of Appeals.Jan. y.

ROBERT RIDDKLI.: . BOBERT FLUTY

Binut.i.L k tiiT;ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS At LAW

IRVINE, EPTilit COUNTY, KY.,

Will practice in nil the Courts of the 13th

Judicial District, and in the Court of Appeals.

Prompt attention given io collections.Oct. 1 - y- -

nuc. ikdoavE-A-xx-A-as-

IDoxatrtl Sui'geon,MOUNT STERLING, KY.,

Office one door below Reese's Jewelry Ktore,

tir9. Je n"lv-- ''

T. XX. RIGGBW,RESIDENT DENTIST,

MT." STERLING, KY.

Office over Maupin's Shoe Stcre,Main Street.

March 6. HXXjJ

ROBERT MOORE,PORTRAIT, ANIMAL, AND LANDSCAPE PAINTER:

of fine slock, and horses,PORTRAITS terms. PhotographicPortraits enlarged tb' ffnjsije up tp life, ori pa-p- ur

or canvass painted iu oil color;;: ,

STUDIO dver Taliaferro & Co s store, Win-

chester, Ky. mar.24-3- m

JAS. TSL. THOMAS,DEALER IN

LUMBER, LAHj;SHINGLES, &c.

Cor. Main St. and Georgetown nice,trorma PnfaVi. Paris. Ky.

Feb. y.

X3r, O. IXTT-XIdNT-,

DEALER IN

(jooking Ranges, Stoves, Grates,

Iron and MarfoleMaiitle;

Tin-War- e, Pumps, Wooden-Ware- ,

AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, &C

kAIN STREET, (Ilinton't Block,) PARIS, KY.

Jan 23-- tf

KENTUCKY HOTELCor. Main & Maysville St&,

JIT. STERLING, KY.

MUS. DIARY CAKTEK, Prt'css,

Mlit3 rto'U9e has iecently been thoroughlyJ refilrri'sKSd, irid i no in complete orderfor the reception of iests.

The Proprietress nankful for the very lib-

eral patronage .retofore extended to herioase, begs leave to re'a'sstfre all who may ex-

tend to her their pcttroca, Jba't no effortswill soared on the part of Hit or her assistants, to render item the utmos satisfaction. Her

s at all times supplied with the best the market affords. The

8 A. LOON"t nnder the management of Mr. Chas, B.

iiNDSKY, and is supplied with the choicest for

iign and Domestic Licfriorf, Tine Cigars, To

bacco, sc.Jan-9- . , .

77 SETTLE UP!sole out and quit the grocery bu

H Bioess those knowing themselves indebt-i"t- o

me are notified to call and SETTLE UP,

as the business must be

CLOSED UP AT ONCE.

Jan. 2K C.J. GLOVER.

x'JnLJDJ

VOLUME II:

ERICSSONBack to Kentucky Again.

This Noted Trotlinq Stallion, foYDierlycalled MORGAN CHIEF,

WILL make the present sea-- fflat my stables, seven gFVTVFyft'imiles from Lexington, and elevenJi- - yft

miles from Winchester, immediate-fcJ5BSi-

ly on 'he obi Todd's road, at the crossing of theWalnut Hill road, and will be permitted toserve a limited number of mares at '.be lowfigure of

Seventy-fiv- e Dollars the Season,Payable at the time of service. Any mare prov-ing not to be in, foal, will be permitted to breedback free of charge next season, if the horseshould be. living. IF the horse is sold or movedout of the State before any mare should be in

foal, one half of the money will De refunded.Mares pastured on gsod blue grass pastureat

$2 50 per month. Strict attention and all pos-

sible care taken to prevent accidents or escapes,bnt will not be responsible if any should occur.The above terms will be strictly adhered to.

ERICSSON is 13 years old this spring; is a

mahogany bay, stands 1 G bands hiyh, andweighs 1,309 pounds. He was sired, by .Clpj'sMaiubrino Chief, out of the trotting mare MrsCaudle, who could go her mile in 3 minutes,after she was 20 years old, without training,Clay's Man brlno Chief was gut by MambrinoPaymaster, by Mambrino, by imported Messen-

ger.Ericsson made his Jclul to the trotting world

in this State, at four years old. He beat Ken-

tucky Chief and Albion oyer th? LexingtonCourse, at mile beats; on the 27th May, 1800,with only seven days training, in 2:42 j. In amatch with Idol for $500, dn the 13th of Octo-

ber, he won in three straight heats, time2:42, 2:37 J . Over th Woodlawn Courseon the20th of October, 1800, he beat Kentucky Chieffor a purse of $200, mile heats, best three in

five; in liarnesfj time 2T:??U J, 2:34, 2:3o.J, 2:32;losirg the first heat. This is the fastest four- -

year old time evet recorded !o the acnals ofriu'inS;

firicfsdn is a half brother to Lady Thorn,Mambrino Pilot, Brignoli, Kentucky Chief andIdol, and cousin to Dexter and George Wilkes,the most renowned trotters now upou the turf.He is the sire of Lumber, Eagle Eye( MambrinoMaid, St. Albans, William Eric, Gay Eric, andothers of great procii:e.

Ericsson was inbred to imported Messenger,that Grand progenitor of the great trotting fam-ily of America, the best in the world. Theyhave illustrated iheir worth !ri enduring recotdstfp'jn the taolets of the race course. They haveenriched their owners in the past, and will con-

tribute to the wealth of the public in the future,as the sires and dams ot an illustrious progenyof worihy descendants. Hereditary law !s ahistory ofthe past, and a guide to tb!i fiture.What wi'l take place, is a legUtrdatb conse-quence of whi!t has taken place; Ericsson there-fore stands eDgaged to prcduc colts that cantrot in 2:?0. Breeders have, now the rare op-

portunity of breeding from the greatest four-yea- r

old wiener upon the American turf, andfrom a reed that hare produced the acknowl-edged champions of tKe world.

Address ENOCH LEWIS,'Agent for K. C. Barker, Lexington, Ky.

Sentinel copy 6 weeks and send bill to Lex-ington Obser ver and Reporter.

April 1, lSCS-6-

Membrino Chiefri7H!S horst will stand the

present season; com-mencing the 20tli, of March,and ending the 1st of Julynext, at my stab'es, 5 miles from All. oierlinand 7 miles from Owingsville, on the turnpikeleading from the former to the latter place, andwill serve mares at

The money due on the 1st of July next, atwhih time tbe season will expire Mares prov-ing ntft.to be in foa! can be bred back next season FREE dP CHARGE. Good Blue GrassPasture furnished mares at $2 a head permonth. Care will be taken to prevent acci-dents or escapes, but no responsibility shouldeither occur.

We confidently believe from the blood, shape,style, color, size and action that we are offeringto the breeding community tne services of themost valuable brood horse in Kentucky, and atlower rates than any such horse is standing at.

DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE.

Membrino Chief is a rich mahogany bay,without a wb'ite nlatK, !s, a little upwards of1G hands high, shows great Constitution', bone,'style and action; has never been trained, andwe believe if properly trained and handled,that he would show as much Rpeed as any ofhis distingaished family have ever done. Thereis Lumber, his half brother, that stands at thehead of fast stallions in Kentucky.

"Membrino Chief was sired by Erricson, (for-merly Enoch Lewis' Morgan Chief,) and he byby the late J. B. Clay's old Membrino Chief, whoproduced rpore fast trotti.ig horses than anyhorse ever a d in the United States; There isnothing known of Erricson's dam except thatshe was a fast trotter and produced some of thefastest trotters in Kentucky.' Membrino Chief 'sdam was pot by Aralus, and he by the King ofhorses, olu bir Arcaiej Uranc dam . was gotby Timoleon, who was the best son of old Ar-chie and produced more race horses and thebest otes tbe world has ever known. Boston,the best race trorse of his da, wa3 sited byTim(j!epn; Lexington, Lscompte, and a host ofothers too numerous to name here, who are theacknowledged champions of the turf, were allsired by Boston. Thus it will be seen .thatMembrino Chief is the drreit descendantof thebest race horses of which we have any record,and we believe it is conceded by all practicalbreiders ot trotting horses that the surest planof success is to breed the best bred turf maresto the test trotting horses that can be found.Taking that as tbe data, we would like to knowwhere this horse has a superior.

Now we will see howhe stands in the trotting-hors- e

world. Old Membrino, bis grand sire,got Lady Th5rns, Brignoli, Idol, Ky. Chief,Erricson, and a long list of others that we willnot name here, all of the viry best trotters inAmerica. Erricson, his sire, trotted over theAssociation Course, April, 18G0 one mile in2:43 J, beating Albion and Kentucky Chief; Oc-

tober 13th, he trotted a match against Idol,mile heats, 3 best in 5 for $500, beating him in2:49, 2:42, 2:38f ; at Louisville, October 26th,I860, he beat Kentucky Chief, mile heats, 3best in 5, in 2:39, 2.34, 2:32, 2:32. He trottedthese races in his 4 year old form, and it will beseen from the records that no other horse hasever gone as fast at that age. We saw Mr. Jno.D. Mardcrs trot a ld colt at Lexing-ton in the fall of 1868, one mile, to harness, in2:5ff. This colt is the wonder of the age, andwas got by Clark Chief, a full brother t6 Erricson, and has since been sold for $3,500. Wehave no hesitancv in saying that Erricson isthe best horse that Membrino ever produced

A. G. PETERS.March 18-t- f.

KENTUCKY22,

DON'T STAY LATE

Tie hearth of home is beamingWith rays of rosy light,

And lovely eyes are gleaming,As fall the shades of night;

And while thy steps are leavingThe circle pure and bright,

A tender voice, half grieving,Says, "don't stay late

The world iri which thod nioveatIs busy, brave, and wide;

The world of her thou lovestIs at tbe ingle side;

She waits lar thy warm grsfet'ng;Thy smile is her delight;

Her gentle voice, entreating,Says, "don't stay late

the world, cold, inhuman,Will spurn thee, if thou fall;

The love of ene poor womanOutlasts and shames them all;

Tby children will cling around thee,Let fate be dark or bright;

At home no shaft would wound thee,Then, "don't stay late

Falling in Love.Froci Temple Bar.

This early love, also, is fruitful of miser-

ies through its Under ordi-

nary circumstances, two young people, of

opposite scy.es ami the safiie ae, i e sineto fall in loe Vvitli each other if thev at

left much together. It is the most naturalmethod of imparting a new interest to the

ordinary business of taking walks to church

and. back, snd of spending the cveningand so forth. It is so very quiet and sim-

ple a revolution that the young people are

only awakened to its presence by some lit-

tle iHcldent that flashes the truth before

their frightened eyes. Then there is a briefmoment of ecstacy, followed

uy mutual vows of constan-

cy, arid tearful adjurations of secrecy.-Wee-

after week this blissfully disquieting life goes on, and then Edward, turning

despairing eyes towards her; bids her fare"

well, and goes off in (Juest of fame andWhich of them shall first find out

the profound mistake and blunder that lay

at the root of all this fleeting joy? Whichot them shall first awake some morning to

find a new object installed into the cham-

ber of the affections, which hith'eito hlis on

ly had an insufficient and temporary lodg-

er? Perhaps Edward discovers that a few

weeks absence has made a wonderful dif-

ference in his view of things; and now be-

ing able more impartially to scan the un-

happy Clara's disposition and temper, find

that these would never assort with his own.

Or it is Clara, who sees in Edward's w il

fulnes and sudden liking and dibliking an

unhappy omen for the future; and discov-

ers that her heart does not cling to him

with a perfect abandonment which would

make marriage a safe experiment. Her let-

ters become more subdued. lie remon-

strates. She gives the faintest possible in-

dication1 of the truth. He rises up in therfiajosty of his wrath, curses womankind,takes to writing Byronic poetry, and giv-

ing himself headaches through excessive

drinking, finally turns to business, marriesten years after, a happy little woman, andsettles down to the living a comfortable and

eacefiil l'fe.

Now the tragic aspect of the esse is ffiis

that, however desirable for both partiesmay be the breaking of this unwise com-

pact, the sharp sundering leaves a dreadfuland ragged wound in at least one of the

heart? concerned. Edward tnKf reasonwith himself then or afterward, that the

about which he has so bitter-- 'ly complained was a perfect godsend to

him; but no amount of reason will remove

the scar ofthe wound. The shattering of

one's trust in this particular woman is like

the collapse of the ttSiverse. There is no

ntore faith', no more love, no more hope

possible, Ruin and chaos encompass allthings and the world is a chea't. Then the

beautiful idyllic charm ef those early daysthe sweet memories that hang around

them like a faint fragrance the old visionsand aspirations; and teridsr confidencesis it riot entirely desolating that these shall

be buried forever in the shadowy past?These days will never be forgotten. Inthe evenings of the years to come, he willsit and brood over them, and call up faces

and 6cenes out of the flickering fire. Awhiff of sea air, or the. scent of sweet-briar- ,

will be fraught with a vague sadness to

him; for these will be forever associated

with that bygsne dream. y he

will reach a clearer conception ofthe whole

affair; arid corri'e do' see that Clara's conductwas not so much the resrilf of h'cro'wri sin

ful willfulness, or weakness or iriccristaa'cy

but the result of certain circumstances thatwere absolutely coercive. This tyrannyof circumstances will forever hang aroundhim as an mystery a hatefulmiserablo thing; and when some traene sto--

vy of love's miseiy istoM him in a theatre

or in a book, the sense of iiuligtiation and

pity will thuKo his. Heart f.cl! with sympa-

thy and his eyes fill with the bitter tears uf

long ago.

An of the Cuban revolution,who has lately arrived in Xew Yotk, says

that the war is cnriied on more as a gue-

rilla war than by regular operations.Whenever a force of Spanish tioops ap-

pears anywheie, the Cubans scatter (rofi

i's front, Mid seek, by he-

ll i ml trees mid in the thirls woods, to y

the tioops and (llp.iinich their num-

bers. The greet object among the insur-

gents in these encounters i. to get !:old of

the musket and knapsaik of every one

they can wound or kill. In this (liey will

run lisks, three or four run-

ning out from the bush at every SpaniardV 1)0 filli3.

The Spanish troops generally behave

well in these ambuscade encounters, andwhenever force;! to halt or form diningtheir march, they roundly abuse their 'J

fy'e'ii; sf yling th'em cowards and call-

ing iipori t:.ei;i to come out a:id show

thcrrisblves. Tlie feeling among the Span-ir'- i

ils is very bitter indeed. They formed

almost entirely ihe tradihrj of

the country, and every cross road and

country village was occupied with theirshops. These are now abandoned wher-eVe- r

the insurgents appeared, and the

owners have withdrawn to points held by

the troops. Thus the country is bate of

goods. At first a lenient policy towardthe prisonets prevailed, but the Spanishvolunteers liave now become so violent thatthey slidot neatly all they capture, callingtheni leaders. 2o regular civil govern-ment exists in the districts lielil by the in-

surgents, and rio formal attempt has yetbeen made to organize one.

Butler's Demands.The X. Y. Journal of Commerce thus

epitomizes the provisions of Gen. Butler'sScii'fieiri disability relief billf

Every ex rebel who desires restorationto political rights is required to apply by

petition to a court of the United States iri

the State or Territory where he lived dui ingthe rebellion. Such atiibnnal would prob-

ably do justice by him more quickly thancommittees; and, iu that re

spect, the bill is good enough; but beyondthat we encounter only the most offensive

and conditions. The appli-

cant is expected to tell "in what manner he

had given aid, coffifofi or resistance io the.... ...rebellion, either voluntary or

going into the most minute and tiresome

details. Having thus made a perfectlyclean breast, he must sny "that he believes

and confesses that such acts weie wrong,rebellious arid wicked,'" arid "ths't he now

admits and leiieves that si.hl governments(the rebel government, State or Confederate, that is) to have been rebellious and

treanoriab!?,' and ought not to have been

sustained," and that he truly repents of all

acts done by him in maintainance thereof,

and heartily desires ic Store for any parthe took in the same by hereafter acting andconducting himself as a true and loyal citizen of the United States." These are the

expressions of contrition and supplicationlefnaide.

Does it Pay to Advertise? Ta business fnen of every class this is a questionof no little impoitance, as total failure of

complete success is ofteu the issue. Ayoung man, just emancipated from parental control, is abotft td em'bark' ii' businesson his own accaunt. He has a good stockof merchandise on hand for salo, but be-

ing only a beginner, he has but little pat-

ronage. What should he do? Why, ad-

vertise. If nobody knows him, let him

make himself known. A newspaperjndiciou ly drawn np, and, if

necessary, neatly illustrated, and given toa proper medium, will often suffice to makesuccess almost certain. A eeo'd advertisement "Sill ring lander than any beil, arid is

the ktaff of life in trade, just as bread i

the staff of human life. Advertising ena-

bles a business man to place his goods before the eyes ot thousands who otherwisewould never krie'vv of their existence, or of

that of tho owner. It is well knownamong our most successful merchants thatliberal advertising not only pays, but is'ridisften'sable to the economical and suc-

cessful working of theirThere are innumerable living instancessmong ns where colossal fortunes have beenrealized by timely ami judicious appealsfor paironage through the newspaper andperiodical press whilst it would be difficultto find an instance in which it failed topay. Si. Louis Price Current.

"Has your husband got naturalized?"inquired an energetic politician of a robustfemale. "Got natural eyes!" was the res-

ponse, in an indignant tone; "yes, begoray; and natural tathe too!"

SEMOUNT STERLING, KY;; THURSDAY, APRIL 1869.

inexperience.

superhumanprotestations,

inconsistency

impenetrable

ambuscading

extraordinary

population

Congressional

objectionable

involuntary,"

ad-

vertisement,

establishments.

ntiLrd Byron's Mother.

Lord Byron was afflicted with a club

foot, and whpii young he submitted to some

very painful operations to havo the ilefor-itiit- y

removed, but will: lie! siicctss. His

mother was a proud, passionate and wick"

ej woman, ami even the yearningr. ot nat-

ural aflcction seemed stifled. Let us see

the influence his mother exerted on thisilliant and powerful mind. The readers

of s life must have shuddered to hear

him of, his mother. Moore, the bi-

ographer of Byron, speaks thice time ol

this fact, and the passages are so remark-

able that we will tiansciibe them literally .

Tlie Pi st is brief,' but significant: "On tlie

subject of his defoimed foot," says Moore

in his Byron, (vol. i. p. "Byron des-

cribed the feeling of horror and humilia-

tion that canio over him w hen his mother,in one of her fits of passion, called him a

'lamebrut!' " The second passage is scarce-

ly less significant: "But in the case of Lord

Byron, disappointment met him at the very

threshold of life, ilis mother, to whomhis aflections naturally and with order turn-

ed, either rebelled theni rudely, or capri-

ciously trilled with them. In speaking 0

his eaily days to a friend at Genoa, he trac-

ed his first feelings of pain and humilia-

tion to tlie coldness with which his moth-

er had recieved his caresses in infaucy, and

the frequent taunts on his personal defor-

mity w ith which she wounded him." Thefiassage found on the 14Gth page, is onlyexcelled in dreadfulness by the following,on the 193th page: "He has spoken of his

mother to Lord Sligo, and with a feeling

that seemed little of aversion. 'Some timeor other,' said Byron, ;I will (ell yon why

1 thus leet towara ner. i. lew uays atier,when they were bathing together in Gullof Lepanto; he referred to his promise, andpointing to his naked leg, he exclaimed,'Look there! it is to her false delicacy at my

birth I owo that deforriiitj ; and yet, as longas I can remember, she has never ceiced to

taunt and reprcach me with it. Even afew days before we parted for the last time

on my leaving England, she, 'ii or!e b'f tier

fits .of fia'ssion, uttered an imprecation on

rne, prayriig that I might prove as in-

formed in mind as in body !' His look andmariner,' in relating tne frightful circum

stance can only be conceived by those who

have seen him in a similar tftt! of excite"

Went." Vh:s!t fill imprecation from the

lips of a woman, and that woman a moth--

er "Praying that I prove as

in mind as I am in body!"

Tf'E Uses of rdRTATiox Old stagerswill tell you tliat nothing takes tho peach-bloo-

of verdancy off of a young man likesound, hard flirtation in which young

Narcissus gets badly worsted. It makesa man of him, hardens his mora! cuticle,

and takes the conceit out of him effectually.iY. writer in Lippincot.t's Magazine, speak-

ing of this, says: "For every man whose

heart is broken we use a phase current

in its romantic sense among women, andwhich among men denotes a siate of mindrevealed by profusa smoking and spasmod-

ic devotion to billiards twenty have theireyes opened, and are, ori the whole, con-

siderably improved by the process. Weforget to whom is due the credit f tho re-

mark, that a man's usefulness generallydates from the time he loses his interest in

women,' but without going so far, we are

content to rest upon the conclusion of ourown experience that until a man has hadone or two serious flirtations ho is not to be

relied ori for ah earnest effort.

The World's Madness. When I look

around upon a busy, bustling world, ea-

gerly pursuing and courting disappoint-ment, neglecting nothing so rfiucli as thebrie thing needful; and who iri order to

have their portion in this life; disregard th's

world to come and only treasure rip wealth;it makes me think of a farmer, who shonld,with vast labor, cultivato his lands, andgather iri his crop arid thert thrash it out,aud then separate the corn1 orit updif iV.e

dunghill,' aud carefully lay by the chaff.Si'ch a person WQiild be supposed mad;but how faint A shadow would this be ol

his madness who labors for the meat thatperishes, but neglects that which endurethunto everlasting life? It is a madness,th'e whole face of men labor under, unless,

. , . .. .. ,1,

and until, divine grace works the cure.

Natural Philosophy. Men often trem-

ble lest the "shiftings and chnges of phi-

losophy" end in attacking religion, ,Butnatural pTiilo'sbphy 13, next to the cfivine

word, the most certain remedy forsupersti-tio- n

and the most wholesome food of faith;

arid is therefore rightly considered the tru-

est, loveliest handmaid of religion, and the

one displaying th'e will ot God, the otherhis power.

3T Christian graces are like perfumesthe more they are pressed the sweeter

they smell; like stars that shine brightestin tho dark; like trees, the more they areshaken the deeper root they take, and themore fruit they bear.

NUMBER 1G.

Where are the Old Ladies.Dear old ladies, may the Boudoir ad

dress a respectful word to yon if, in-

deed, it is still considered respectful to hintat yenr existence? The happiest memolies of our childhood are some if thoseconcerning grandma. The ever ready sym-

pathy w ith childish woes, or childish mirth,that seemed to bridge thp awful gulf thatseparated us from tne "grown-ups;- " thecom jiassionate gentleness that stood

'be- -

tweeu lis and the stern thrert'eii'ngs ofparental authority; the caraway

cakes, for good Jills, which always foundtheir way to our poidtet, aiid pleas-

antly reassured us on the question of 0111

claim to that title; all these recollectionstill are sweet as sugar-pluth- s to o'r souls.

But we are going to sny to the old .ladies:Dear oM ladies, where are you? Wc sel-

dom see you now-a-dny- s.

We met a pleasant family the other daya I caiitil'i.l young mother, a pretty little

spoiled child, an elegantly attired eldeilvlady, who seemed to be nearly related tothem.

We naiiced, with some surprise, thaithe.little boy culled the elderly lady moth-

er; but, as the younger lady addressed heras "ran1 we thought we must be mistaken,and, taking'tlie little fellowon our lap, we

said:"What a dear little grandson you havet

ma'am.The elderly lady's face at once under-

went an alaiming change; it lengthened,it dat ketied, s!:e pursed up her lips, andretired into herself, and, dining the rest ol

our stay, seemed to be deeply engaged in

arranging her failings upon tho theme of

me ueaa iHarcn in rauiThe younger lady afterfl'lirds explained

to o!:'r bewildered ignorance, that:"Ma is very sensitive about her age, and

don't like to be called grandma, so we

teach Bertie to call her riiother, arid memSnirriy"

Don't like to be called grandma! AndBertie must miss one of the greatest bless-

ings of a boy's life. Vanity of vanities!So that's whore U10 grandmas have got

to.

Poor old ladies, ve pity them,.

The most beautiful woman's face weever saw, was one adorned with soft grayhair. It was not the one we met on Broad-

way, lai--t week, with a little round hat,trimmed with roses, set above it, on a massof gray frizzes; the cheeks powdered and

wrinkled, the velvet train held up by trem-

bling hands, as somebody's grandma step-

ped heavily from her carriage. We hada mind to hold up, before her gaze, the

handglass that belongs to our mirror, butrefrained, from sheer pity, Vhat,wonldhavo become of the hollow smi'e thatwreathed those wrinkled cheeks? Then,too, we felt i( woVld bo hardly respectful

to age.But, here wo say: Happy is the home

that is illumined by the radiance that shinesfrom silver hair!

Dear old ladies.J'don't hide your lightunder a bushel. Let us have oiir frarid- -

Bought a Hole. miser, entering a

drug store one day, aseed for beeswax.

The clerk politely told him he had it on

hand, at the same time showing him a

cako of the article."How much will you have?" asked the

clerk."Weigh the f)iece," replied the miser.The cle:k did so, announcing !!s height,'

which did not amount to as much as the

miser judged it would roth its size.

Thinking the clerk br!d ctrtalrify made a

a mistake, he said, eagerly:"I'll take it all."Tho piece was rrapried up, arid the

miser departed. Shortly afterward the

purchaser the store. The at-

tentive cleik imriiediately risked:

"Anything more I can do for you,

Mr?" .

"Yes, sir," replied the miser; "thatcake of wax I bought of you, on cuttingit iu two, I found to be perfectly hollow,and have come back to 6ce whether youwould make some allowance on that ac-

count.""Yes,' sir," replied the clerk, "if yon

will just apprise me of the weight of thehole! I will willingly knock it off of the

price."The miser left, amidst a gec'eral fitter,

for the store hatrprefi'ecT to be fulf, and has

not since been beard of in that locality.

A newly arrived boarder at a fashionableboarding honse thought he hod not suffi-

cient bolstering for h'fs" fc'eait,' , arid accor-

dingly carried the pillows down to thelandlady's room, who inquired what hedesired. The gentleman w.arited' to, knowwhat the articles were he held in his hands."Pillows, you impudent fellow!" screamedthe enraged woman. "Oh! I thoughtthey were pin cushions!" replied the dis-

consolate boarder.

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Th3 IniiueHo-o- f Pretty Women inWashington.

The Washington correspondent of thoChicago Republican, a Radical sheet writesas follows:

But just as long as women aro weak andmen are powerful, some of tlie evils of thodepartment will never be remedied. It ia

so much more com fot table to a jaded inan,worn out iri liie arduous duties as head ofa bureau, to see a fresh, young, pietty-fac-e- d

woman at an adjoining desk, lather thanone with all the juice of life squeezed outof her, w'ii'her by age or misforune, i

matters not which. The first one is theoil of the machinery of every day life; thelatter is the adhesive gum which needscleansing away. Women who look withlonging eyes to an active life in the depart-ments at Washington had better cun-u- 't

their mirrors first, unless Secretary, bou!-we-ll

makes new jaws to t!tet indiv'rt'alcases. It is true, a few "crones" may l.efound in the basement of the building, but;is you ascend into the upper realms of thacastle, new visions of beauty greet the eyeuntil the spectator is lost in a dazzlingdream of enchantriieht as gloiious in itsbewilderment as it Turkish liarcm. In rhJ-n- y

cases thete haudsome yoimg women balong to Washington families. They hayagood houses with the comfoitsof life with-

out payiug for thctii. This enables them tospend their wages in the adornment of thepersou. There are girls whose lives Mrs.Swisshelm so bitterly deplored. These arethe women who practice the' Grecian bend,and w ho dot our avenues of a brilliant af-

ternoon as the butterflies do the clover-heat- h.

Pelted darlit'igs at home, petied!

darlings at !he Treasury, rjo wpnder theyare spared iheirdulies if they have a newdress to make, or a headache. No sol-

dier's widow or starving daughter ofthe Re-

public, can drive them from t heir nest, for(he reason "that a thing of beauty is a joyforever." Gen. Schenck says he has triedin vain to get a place for a girl w ho hadtwo brothers killed in tho army, and who

lost their falh'er also i'ithe airiiy . jThereare other Lcatiful women there, the men-

tion of w hose names is enough to bringthe blush to every honest woman's cheek,some public men's pretty plaything! arayet for such as those tho widows and thelittisfliters of our noble soldiers iiirisi starict

aside and "sing of the shirt'' or anotherquite as sad. Has the sun of another dayari en? With trembling form and bowedhead wc shall wait aiid see".

The Tax Bill.Somebody proposes the following 'new

amendment to the tax bill:For kissing a pretty girl, one dollar.For kissing a homely one, two dollarsthe extra amount being added probably

for the man's folly.

For ladies kissing one another, twodollars. The tax is placed at tills role !rl

order io break.np the custom altogether, itbeing regarded by our M. C.'s as a piecoof inexcusable absurdity.

For every fiiitation, ten cents.

Eveiy young man who has more thanouegirl is taxed five dyllart;

For courting iri the kitcheri, twenty-five- 4

cents.

Courting in the parlor, on dollar.Courting in a romantic place, five dol-

lars,' iirid fifty cents thereafter,Seeing a lady home froun church, twenty-f-

ive cents....a

Gcfirg from church without accompa-nying a lady five dollars.

Seeing a lady home from the Mite So-

ciety, five cents the proceeds to be devo-

ted to the relief c'f disabled ariny chap-

lains.For ladies who paint, fifty cents.For wearing a d diess, ona

dollar. . ,

For each curl on a lady's head',' aboveten, five cents.

For any unfair device for entrapping''

young men into matrimony, five dollars.For wearing hoops larger than' eight

feet in circumference, eight cents for each'hoop. ;

6ld bachelors over tliirtsre taxed tendollars, and banished to Uiah.'

Each pretty lady is to be taxed from'twenty-fiv- e cents to twenty-riv- e dollars;che ia ( 5i ihe psfim'a'te of her own beau-ty. It is thought a very large amount isto be realized from this provision.

l'Tach'b'67 baby,' fifty cents.'fcach girl baby, ten cents. . : -

Families having more than eight babiesare not to be taxed, and, for twins, a pre-- .niium of forty dollars will be. paid but oftho funds accruing from the tax on olabachelors.

Eaeh Sunday loafern the street cor-ners, or about church.' dVoii, to be taxed!his value, which is about two cents.'

It Is stated as a curious instance of thogrowing availability of femaleV ermont returns four nship buildjg, aiut f