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VOL. XI.

CAVE ISLAND. CAPE -MAY COUNTY. NEW JERSEY,. WEDNESDAY", FEBRUARY 2S. I860. — • — J : i *Lj _* — * " ffi-- — f > *g=p

. NO. -41.

GROCERIES, SlO. _ I sew stork at «;OSIIi:\r The undersigned rkiobewla New itntw*: Geefcrn, «m! 1.4. Irtirt . 1 re* sad eseeJrnl j ae*ortin-nt '•< snofi^ enwetotjay of Mr a(McLxKEBffixo'fis***r. • cam, flow *sii ma. Th* attention of buvrt* .■ im». .. r <U.«4d the (Bet Hurt the. ran imrchMefoed. *• cbcAR la CO- ; ■HEN i" PhtlAielphliL ^.Aegrhe- j w2Ui.2^ ***""** *° *"*" « SmneW M.t"cv . ; Go.li.-n, >1-" .. Jl. I »"- ,»*■,«. i mb w ©rocert stork. rpili: undersigned mapretfnny lotae* the I ttoftm.' l.ce'vtur'^ reet , whtrh the, h..e mljmllrtl fiilun .ad ..celler-t .lock ol Fit Lilt CMOCC- t - SUC Alls, TEAS, . j COFFEE*. !

aafievarr e«b*r £♦*>« ] njRT! time, which thej will Mil »t th* Iu««.t '"IS'oeEu aHlteeed to eottmtr. I" of rhmrf. nutluam ebouta AH «* »«»« ■'«*. , feiff «~*mmcHOIirn „ XUBtAM. ; ' Ti|W"jy|IffT J, Aptti ,1 CROCERICS .4 Vt> PROVISIONS AT UtNCH*" STORE Washington street. tt.e t nitcc .Stale* KofLCv* let ""o . fHE UadreeWnr.! tr.tona* the poMIe ll.'h.t'rp. 1 on lul, Ami H catlnu.Uy mri.lnr./n^ How <jRol,L'aii?f"""k " provisions, e . ^-.tcoitil PAINTS, f - STATIONERY. MrDicisK».'"nitoovs, HA"tnv mii: VTOO DE-V-W A RE. Tl N " * POWDER* SHOT, TuBACCO* REGANS, BRUSHES. M. he, he- Re. Then «pv «tore on the Ul.nrt. whlrh are o« U* aaSqOAltt^ sad -U1 tw *914 r.OH'E.VT .W.I K V BT I' RICH*. Erlme Philadelphia Frrsh Bntlrr Rerelied Every Da). r*- AU sooJa delivered to Rf JOHN 7 EKE «WH*K" « WILLHIIS john r, lee r co.. IlQjIA-makere. SlUp Cntndtat* 'in*1 0 roc KltS, No. 46 North Wharves, below Arch St.. PWUMjfHRA. /~1 ANUS of KIUUINU Inrni-hea In or- " I der. amieillll'K of *U kln.U eoaeUatly on OILMSO TWITE, SEISC TtVUK OARS. oak™, pitch, tah. CO AG TAB, ROSIH, PAINTS, OIU^I BLOCK*. CANVASS. ABd rrerr Article need or requited »l«*rd *e***U.— | We Aim keep on bond *o Maori stent ot Gricories and Provision*, suiiaUs lor ship eiore* And fsarilj- us*. Clvc ui * j JOHN S LER. A CO.. V SuceeeAnt* to Jouag h Ixx 1 Fhtlv Frills. -SS. ) . CLOTHING. citizkns or cape may co. 1HAVK A M-LEXDIB STOCK OK NEW rAJllI OR ABLE spjum AxnJSO&MfiH cLontmq. Thh uteal Sta le And M U« Be.t qn.llt), on hand. ■ Al*o. * Hew And HswOmRh Auortmcat ol CENTS' FURBISHING GOODS. Can be found At *lj StOta. C*HAn4*tai*et»r.r*|rnuw.tet,.MrlMWheTe._ . O" My moltu I* -. Quirk Sale* and Small Prodi*. C. V GOLDBRBEKG, # t>r< mrcou""""-;-NOW 1R the TIUE rpo BUT FALL and WINTER CLOTHING, at j I. H. SMITH S STORK, CAPf. ULANb, S.J. tueles * (ood **«rt men! C LI 'T11S AND CASMMKItES. N . suit .Mr <M tbr SeaAor. | He aollHte th« natrooaz " of the poWle. apdtn.HO* tlMn* to **H ABd ee.tnlne hit nor* of New GOuue. . LADIES' tiWAXIROg. ... J I CKHTP FPRKISHINfl GOOD*. „ . . r | CNDKR-SlIlHTfr h DRAWERS, ( Cinnurf and WAi.'- Skfrli. .... ; Cloth* eM rnealmerr- "44 by the yard. P» RepalrlAl Bos* *t Bh Ni.rte.1 nolle#, (ot* j _ EDWARDS & LAWBE|tE, No. 1<> Mnrket St.. Pl.il ■». ' TITK '.ee-i -eaaiantly on hand Ke.dj ia. I, OMh W Ine. ClntUn. C at' vaicree, VeMli.g., C« :.U' I'ur nl.hlm Coosa, Oil Ctothtor, Rc. Oothln* and* to onlct. DeaW ra will Sad I. to Ihrlr adi AUtrceC'eall and WSly ' H»..l; 1. « v. I.EM K. BOOTS &. SHOES. .! TIlOVfAS IV. CLARE'S Boot and shoe store. WsaUBStMi Street, opimalte amrii -an Hotel, j A l.rre and welt aaaortrd atork nf GENTS'. LADIES'. SOTS', MISSES', and CHILDREN'S BOOT t. j SHOES, and G A ITERS, I eotwtnnUy cn hand, atlke law— r.rii ini~.. WstLw«».»».yag». ..Ri»WI% «r*t-> ~iOW^I»D .WOE WOBL ^ | *d>olnl« Dr M»rr|r« | [ mtE Cs'l^'AKTT'rrki'rv Also. GUNNING R DITCHING BOOTS ere told ry GaRRKTSon R CHCBCH R. R-EoOU and Shoea mad* In oeder, *r mpalied at ahatl mi' Ice. f ~o6al a'wonlmmber. " ILRERHAH RCWBLLLXCiKR IKFORMS bis tH.n i. and (he public (noataliy lb* hshts tar *ai* « Uis* supply ol " CEDAR SHINGLES, WHITE ruuc LUMBER, TbeUtantton ol the puldWUi HW|wntaQy tnltrttad. otfltf jeremiah schelajbrckr. PURNlVURE* ' *• -y OiO—^sIsS^IJTTOtaUeoSw w« be TtantaCaR. ' >• ' '•

LEGAL NOTICES. v ' j ■ ■ «•; xoTirr..'. NOTICE U h«elT siren ih.t the aeeount of - Wdllaw MAttheW*, AdmLiHtiaJor of AUjtoa i JMd be an'litfd anS etated hj the Surr;*atr^Wnd [ | Tinned to tl.ei.idee* of the Orphan*' Court of Oi* 1 I nwuty of Cape Amy. at the '.era. of April next r ; for n itlement «d "{,'15x^OCDj;Ri Sam,r.te. J. | Datol Foh-i, IW. • U Tj j ^ '7 VOTItE. ' : N2?.S£AaaJf» J&srsis ■ Will t«" aitdlted and etated t.y the Surmjate, and ' e ieeiwriid to the »ni!*eu iiTTbe Orpliaai' Conn ot the > f •mete of < ape Miy. at the tera of April Best, 1 I f fir and allowance. - PETr.lt SOLDER, Sufru(air. ; Dated Feb. tat, 1AM. . 17 j ' YOTICE- : VOTICfc ta hereby gleco that thr aeeount nf t ; i> Jane. A Zalgler, admlBlrtratoi ol Leal* C. 1 I W'lU be audited and atnted by the «atr«r.tc, and . rri.ort.-d to the Judaea of the crphana' Court of the ; ! e..Kinty of Cape alar, al ibr trrm uf April nfst, ; . " 1 f"." nliVj..,!,: an. I i.ioun. . nrranocniR. I | Dated Feb. ut, IW. (te-TJ Sarm«»le. , VflTM i IE staveaa, adaiolalmtor of Ztki.-I Ste- | Will !.r audited and elated by tl,e Surnwa'.c. and • ; reported to the iudireeiif the Orphans. Court of the • 1 eountr of Cap* May, at tho tenn of April neat, | . i for eettleaw'nt and aUowanto. „ t b ; rETERSOCDER, I j Dltrd Feb. let. !•««. |n) Supucate. | xoTlcr.. XTOTICE U her- 1,} til en that tit: a«wunt of I ,V l narte. K. rr.ai.:lior an t Thomaa Drealey.es* ' I wu'be audited and ilatcl' by the aurnarate. and | reported to the Jud#raof the tirphnM' '**•' 1 1 fur aeHloMnt'uid al&wsaoc. ; , PETER SOt'DER. ! | Dated Feb let, 1«S. |fT| Sjirc*ate. | nothi:. -RTpCICE le hereby »H.n that the arronnt of , ; ;t IK.wns Eilmuntia A .vu^rioed'. rsuyon, mlmlnU- ^ W ill lc audited and .Lied 'by the Surmrate. and leportird lolbr JiivSm of the llrpuan.' I ourt ).f the I - : aounrr oCtPape May. at the term uf April neat, . i ' lot aettlnueut aad atumanre. v I rirrL'R »ouDER. Dated Feb l»t, 'tai. (letj Surnstate. j 1 •\OjTKi: IX ATT AC II VI ftlX'T, j' NOTICE t* l.-trby Cite*, that a nrlt c I attaeh- . Blent hath 'a en [a.ued out nf the Sui'fetne I ourt 1 of ludleatup of the S ate of Nen Jeiiey, at Tren- ( I ton dlreeird and drlirrre,! to the Short!1 ol the - ' rouct) of Cape Mai. fur the win of erven hundred , j a j dollar*, returnable on ilieMcMeeiiihilayii! Sepiem- | I 1 w.illam P. Snyder acalnet the proper!, and relate , I of Charter B. Ih.uran. la aaldrounl., and that aald , . i ahertff hath eaecu.r I and tatvpod the tarn* to aald 'i i coort. an the aald return day thereof. . ( I Ssduu" ""'cHAS. P. SMITH, Clrrli. j I ! OR II K R TO SHOW C« SE. AT an Orphan*' Court held at Cape May Court [ i frla nt Fnuwta Mewett. deieaerd — Hat lac eahlhlttkl lo this eourt, under Mth.^apixt ( 1 Xaldxleeedellt, « brrehy Mapprarath*. the |a r.ooal ( • 1 ea-ale" of Die ealit t !o**I^>'t<u<mMda!^Ml 'rnS'ntab*' oM?e aald | dree.lei.1 at ixar U lore thrown at t ape VTay Court . HouMon in i THIRD DAT OF APRIL NEXT, j • : ' — am — • -' r.*l relate nf the aabl dtei-drnt ahoubl not be add a. » -il he euflhient to pay hie , : debit, or the pa 14 or thereof, a. iiiera»r may ret-uire. . By Ibr Court. PETER BOCTVKR, srrttwaie. , lfcv-r nbei. I'Wi Jalf ( CARPETS, OILCLOTHS. (MRI'T.T WIMir.l;. | THE u. deretcned brsa inave to tnf .iui Ihr ladle* I 1 1 of Ope May County, thalRr atill euntlnue* tha | bualnnaof • CaRPJST WKAVtXG, \ j at bl* realrteiue, at the Steamboat luendlcj, on th* , llay- «, lire, where he will be glad. *b nil time*, to ; | | "'jl' 'arpele of aJl^ajy ea. at the lowtrt ratre. ^ j I Smith, Cap* bland, and wilt Jiweiie prompt at trie j " ['"ja'uuarffc. ISCS. (lyl SRHN C, L1TT1.K, |' « ' T QiKFKTIXGF. I J, 8TKWAKT DKPCY, ' . ATM. KAHAK'S, ^ , j pi a; Sooth SECOND St.. above SPRUCE, a ; I jg Phll»d--l;4 :a. g j j S TirOULD invHe the attentlnoof hit friend. M | . I s. \\ anil the publt* lo one vt the largeataloeka 3 j r** CARPirrs, , w i i — OILCI.OTHS. KATriNCR < WINDOW SHADES, ( i That IrVM had to olfer them for tunny yean— at ] J. T. rVF.1.4 I ltOft, < V0.E South SECOND Slrref, aboee Cheetn.it, , I> PHILADELPHIA. ' i CAJU'E7 1NGS t CARl'ETWGSl ' Har.'ae rreetred by lata amraG, all the newret ' and AKteiatlraeltir atileanf Car.irtinse — I am pre- . • ! pate to *fftrr at the LowjiT ruicva. Whol'.mj l and tut Mb- John Oro~lee R Son'. Eagpah Tape*. . t Irt l».wht Loeell R 11 art foul Ihi.e-I'ty and' 1 - 1 I ill i 1 ISgiSPifBil | *1 Hli a laree aMort. I J. T. DELVCRors, * ! j No. St Snath Rer-ni S'.ieei. between Cbcslaut and ' | |^^Ma,.r,.P,.:ta.,eli,.i. ■, I!. L. tilLHOlB, ' IVCRTl ST: Office adjoin lis Coner-St Halt, , ■ | r. ! I ■ I iiES$ft'5SZ23EZi : • ! ixr; srsaawi 1 Z' c""°' " rl,T"":- *r-4 « LOOK lir.Ri:* I.OUK HERE ! ! , s To r-K pe.'Plk or capt. ma* countv. J ait who »■ ..►! Iwi. to thalrHSrrnTi and would ' Save Hate. |a', r a •. • m..l.er, weeaO ttiete alteetina d Tl.JOHN I'M N I'atl.NT SttWE tIAMt'l i-S ' which van V |>n .Lredaaut mrehaiilenlly aita.-lied to ( r Mmm ' if^r'TviLDR rrw, c. m. Cuun Bouae, . RICHDi-AS T- St* AIR, Cane lalaad, - int> PH ALLEN. DauntnrtUa, or , DAVID GGKK, Waal Creek. JaTt-Xa 1 I - ■ .ta-' . MONEY ! MOKET! MOSHV ! TURN out your old lumber, ar.d tree I re the My b- ' 1 aat Prtee < aah Tor it, nt MAJORS, back of . I H. amunw, TaUoc and Draper, Oe*nmr SL, Cape . vEiT IK5W. .Ite-PKR, P.aPKlL BRASS. OLD Co.SVASi. I - PEWTER, 1 Ml.Ii". ~ B1NC, . WINE BUTTLES of AO LEAD. vRINIW, Ac, he. mr The ahtar* will cart thea. Fee* <d Cha*t*, by "" sm-cirwij#. , ! jjliilT'" J.. •

f lie part's (f ovntf. llbte.ti.ve AXD nothl ! 1 hark 1 my aoul 1 acjeltc aonj* are » welling I O'er earth'* green field* aad ocean'* ware-beet ; ^ necct the truth thoe* bletacd etrain* are tell- j : - itu: Of thstuew Ufc when *ln ahall be uq Store I l;r.t cornea at leaf th ; though life belong and dreary And heaven, the heart1* true home, wlU com# at up. ay aoot ! faltht aioonbeama lofllj gluten Upon the I react of 1 1 Irt* moat troubled SSa i And It will rh-rer the drooping heart to lUten Tothoae brave eotga which angtla mean for Ore,-- , Angela, *'ng on ! your faithful watthe* keeping. Slug n* ewect frafcienla of the »Hi*. abov e | While are toil on, and tooth* oureelvet with weep- j .'■In*, | TlfflUrt. long night lhall break In cndlee* love ! . ^iutrtcDtiiui Itorg. NACeUIL'R SACHIFfti:. BY EHMA G a nr. I SON JUNES ! ''Here, pel. this M buy too as fine s ! rijr os line brst o"cto 'II he* on ; su' nury | e«I thnr 'il show s j rptiier fate otflr her i . new gowtt— hey, wife ?" . The old furtnrr ring tlown u Itronil i ! piece of gi'.ld on the kitchen table e* lie j spoke, ind turned toward his wife with 1 ; fund, proud sniile She look' A up frmu^j ' Chrislrous cookies wilh mii snswerios [ i light in her eye*, but s*id liulf chiditinly. [ | ""Come, father, don't make her vslu "j j .Muscie -sprang 'roni her perch on the | erro of the old-fiali ioned settle, and i cluaping her father round the neck, half ; } smothered hira with kisses ; then cstch- ' i iug op the shining coin, she danced up | i «iid down th« kitchen till her bright curls were in • ahimmer of light. The | old man watched her with fond delight ; the prudent mother said, sharply, j "Why, Maggie, I'm surprised si yon ! set so foolish. " i I Maggie sat down obediently, (he gold i | i clasped light in "her hand, her blue eyes ; . dancing with happy expectation. Ids:, j moment she sprang np again. | , j "Mother she exclaimed, "moy I go I usd get it!" ! ; j "(Jet whit. Child V "Oh I you know, mother; the blue ntlk I. j —the one we looked ut ; and the white ! •" j? Of course^ the mother knew, and was , almost us much pleased as her daughter; I ^ but she answered gravely enough, i "Well. I 'spoae so, Maggie ; and cuii | hy 'MIss Tabby's, and tell her to cot. >» , ; round to-morrow and lit the dress for , | you ; but, child, don't be 10 .proud o'your < clothes, it's s siu." 7 I ''Oh. mother I I'm not proud, I'm only , | gl»d," lattghcd Maggie, winding In r < white con.forter- wound her • head, snd , I dancing off in the direction pf tho dry- , goods establishment, in whoso window m j the long-coveted blue silk was displayed 1 There was to be a great ball on Christ- , i night; given to the young people , of lb* village by 8qair« 8tehhin*. Of coorsr, Maggie was invited, for sbo w'»v great favorite with the squire ; but her old merino frock was sadly faded, and all the cirla were getting new and hand some dresses. * "If I could only get that silk, mother," siie had said, As the obliging clerk displayed it in gleaming folds; "It is so j Oh ! 1 wiih 1 could." i Lint the prudent motl-ei' shook her ' head, and said, "T-hi costly, loo costly i j You mot! have s plain merino. Maggie " M*g»ie pouted; but her duDng old | father said nothing unfll ifw he hsd j sold Iiis last lot of Data, then the broad i goid piece rang down on the kitchen | table. With a light heart, Maggie danced o«er lbs snow on her way to the dry. goods establishment. ''No one has got brfiJtarcc, I hope," she mu-ed to bers If, Tlbere'il not be such another drrss at iii party. Dear, dear papa; Miss put white laee on the cuffs aed rmu.d the neck; end 111 weiribe goM chain lh»t Henry gave me. Obi woo't Henry tie surprised wliee he soee me— won't he ?" and giving wajRto her feelings, the silly Utile thing jqdelged in e variety of tfriwdy.like c.pere, to tb^ secret amusement of e sober yonng man who was marking hit Wav-aloegthe opponite »ide of the strpK' Bn» UwrwRta* USTsfore, and there, in ! the RYWow, the ider.iics! silk, gleaming ' with all the Sjilendur oi heaven's o*o , | blue; end suspended above it r dainty (pair of White gisfn. trimmed with Uc« j cuffs aed knots af blee 'nbbou. Mag. ifi^s bvwrt begea to pslpltate sd|otom-

! Ij that ahu could ecarcely p»t lirr breath. I 1 '/Wli*t i| 'the price of that silk, .and ; j the trimmed gloves ?"*hc asked, timidly, ' s'cppingHto (he. store. ! "Twenty-five dollars, Mi« ; aed chyap j t as djrt." replied the clerk. , Twenty five dullars !- just the amount | j of her money. • "I think I wil| take — : — " *be began ; ■ but en eager hand plucked her sleeve, j ! and turning, the met a wan face looking < j pleadingly out from tne remnants of u i i . -tattered hood. "Picas*, Miss, I never begged before ; i I but hefp my poor mother; they're turnir,' [ i her Dot in the street ; and poor father's I I s dying', the doctor ssys." ■| The slender, plaintive voice went to! Tjlyr h-art like a knife. | "Whstjcan I do 1 — how can I help I ! you ?" she asked. - "Oh. Miss 1 it's twenty-five dollars we j owe— rent, you know ; and poor mother can't pay it Please help her !"' 1 j Maggie closed her Engine- otnr the | 1 j lipid in her hand, and looked toward the I j blue silk wiib a (welting h-art Seeing ; ' [ hrdlirsiiutioD. the cltrkcnmu round and I took the child liy the shoulder ' "Go out." ho said, roujlilv. "andlhin't 1 ' ' let me catch you in here again. Uon'l | 'Ihecd her. Miss." he added, closing the ! ^^> .r. "it i* sll lies they tell. Shall 1 ' j wrap the silk op ?" Poor Maggie.' f»r an inatsnt self wM» ! predominant. She must h*ve the lilue ' F] silk ; she rnnst g« to the Cl.ri.tm.s-I.dll ! *nd dance with Il-nry; but in a little 'l while something nobli-r got tlie supreui- , ■ acf; something that made her young! eyes outshine the silk ihnt the wily clerk so temptingly displayed. "No," she replied resolutely, "not | - now, ] must look after that pour child j first." Half an honr later, a poor woman wept : tear* of grnlitute and joy over her dying j | husband in 'lhe cheerless garret sliecnllri) i j her homey jjtiid Maggie went back to *.he ! j old farm-house with a step slow and : j "Well, pet." said hrr old father, fond- ! "I '{pose you've gut the blue silk ut ' l..t?" J- "So, papa, no!" faltered Maggie, | | vfilh a gutli of tear< that she tried in j [viiu lo repress, "I didn't get it. I— 1 gave the money away to b poor little ; girl." . It was Christmas-day. The snow lay ! j white nnd crisp on the chain of lulls that | • sliut in the old New England f*rm-boasr; | and the sun, just droop ng out of sight,tinged their summits with a soft glow, and gs*o the strip of wintry sky hevond a rosy warmth, so suggestive of summer twilights, that one forgot the kt.cn winds and biting frost, aud fancied the notes of the ring-dove in the woud, and the i breath of violets on tho air. 7 But Maggie was not Indulging in any such rereries as she stood on the front ' stoop, her pretty curls pushed back, and - ht?r blue eyea brimful of tears, as sleigh nfibt sleigh flew by, with its merry peals of bq^STbearing Affreight of bappy^irls to the gay party. * "Oh I I did w*nt to go to bad," she murmured; "but I can't wear my faded All the gi t Is will be there, dressed so. nice, and so happy. Oh, dear! oh, dear 1" and a little sob choked her, and the tears brimmed over and stained Iter pr*tty cheek- just ss another slngh dashed u p; snd Henry jumped out and Ma up on the stoop. "Why, M*ggie," h* called out, "not rirJssed y«f I thought yos'd he .11 ready. Come, borry It is g-tting late." ' 1— I'm not going," she filtered. Tiia-fouug man turned round in surjiriae. ' "Not going, Maggie ? Why, jrou said . you were on Sunday." "I know ; but I'.S changed my miud ' I can't go." _ i "Pshaw! this is'nonMnse Go and I get ready, Maggie ; |t> no ore to fool " i Hk tons irritated Iter, and she rrplicd I sharpljj "I'm not' fooling, Henry. I'm » not going, and you gatdn'i wait." r r .-"All7 right— I won't. Some one else i will go, I guess," and be sprang into f bis «lcigK and drove off. 1 Poof fttlie Maggie, thin was the cruel- • est blow of nil. She could Mot brave It ost asy longer. So she r*n,into t^mnld » kitchsn,.ant! laid hrr head doWamI)uir r father's old Kaibsr-cosbiubed cbsir for a i («>d, aAHUi cy. S ■ r Tlte old dock ticked or. the qbr.tle. t sbelf; and b#r father and moihsr dos«d • over tba "ksep ng-room" firs. Christ- - BBS-Right was goisg by I Maggie cried,

. ! anil cried, hli -her head sebed, thinking i | ..f the gsv party, end some one else dsoc- , ing with Henry; then she staked the ( cat. nnd listened to the cricket chirping ^ i j under the hrarth, and finally fell asleep , | A soft touch on her brow awokem-d f, t I Iter just as she was dreaming j*f the ball £ I nnd the blue silk ; and Stirling up, kbe 1- ! s«w a bewhiskercd face beudiug over * . ! l.r. r , "Ob ! Henry 1" ale exclaimed, scram- f i j tiling to her feet, "how you frightened ^ j me. What's the matter ? What have j J fou " X • j "Nothing, Maggie; only I've come to J 1 1 spend my Christmas-night with yon, if y you'll let me." ^ > ' "But J thought you weot to the ball — "So I did; afid-hc»*d the story of lb* s 1 1 blue silk dress ; and found that there was * | no one I cared for at Squire Stebbins', ** » 1 or any a hero else in all the world, ex- * r repl in this "id kitchen, Maggie " j; ^ Maggie blushed, siid-shuok dotsu herifi v | yellow riiigiits over her tear-stained | j r cheeks. What a change had coin* over j I , . the "Id kitchen, so di«m-I a little while j ^ 1 itef-irc ! II ow bright- and cheerful every- j ^ thing lucked What a happy, bujipy j 1 t ' Cnristinas-night it turned out to be after j t all 1 J!s i! The nnxt morning, the dry-gootW j l I clerk brought up a package fur Maggie. J containing the blue silk and th- dainty • '' « ' gloves. She guessed well enough a-hum | c I I hand had sent them. Mis* Tsbliy was J' I callrd upan, Slid the dress got up mag- • (- ; ' nificently ; Y.ut when Maggie w,.r* it. il V . tias to no Christmas-ball— but lo ber • J1 • ! own « r tiding ! F ♦ — ■ I K Fire Unuglilcrs. ; t; A geittleiuati bad five daughters, all L j of whom lie brought up to some respect- j, 1 ' aide occupation in life. These daugh j K lera niarri d. one nf -r another, with the ; '{, 1 j consent of their father. Th* first m.r- 1 ; ried a gentleman by tho name »t Poor, I 1 1 the second a Mr Little tho third « Mr ' ' Short, the fou rill a Mr. Brown, and the j U 1 i filth R Sir H«,.g. A1 the wedding of f* the latter, her sister with their hu«baida | ' ; were prcrent. After the ceremonies nf j B, ' j the wedding werc#ovrr. the old gentle* 0I man said to his guest* : . ~| I | "I have taken great point to educate ! P I I my daughter-, that. they might act well " ' i their part in life, mid from their udtan- * 1 ] tages and improvements, I fondly hoped I n that they would do honor Jo the family; ' ° and now I find that all my pains, cares g 1 j and expectations have turned t« no- ' i thing but a poor, short, Lrotrn ' „ ■ j hogg j 0 I Tbe Ruruiuic Well. r The hurniag well, twelve milts below a , Franklin on the Alleghany, still attracts ^ | t a good deal of attention. It continue# j *. , to burn with nnabated fury, ligliting up 1 1the coontry for many miles E«ch nlglit S , its brilliance l* noticed at Franklin, j It-no. Oil City, Clarion, aud "all the j uoighburing towns. The steady heat t , which it produces has produced sin- £ s gtilar effects In its immediate vicinity. ' a At the distance where the temperature '■ is suitable, a circle of green and beautl- fc t ful grass has rnpidly grown op, and is ^ j now from two to four inches high — f Some hickory trees standing within range c Itave lOmmcuced budding out ont in all c I the luxuriance of summer. Tho scene Is t I one of the most magnificent, and at the i r same lima most interesting which can be 1 t conceived. ' — Inn collection of war anecdotes, it ' i- ret* led timt a certain soldier was sin- 1 ' gulsrly lucky in saving b;s Ufa in ofie of ] tlte actions in which bis regiment was j rngagtd. The drums beating to arats ( tiefure bit had finished bis dinner, be , t trust a piece of bacon, too precioiis-s | mor-el in such a precarious time to be wasted, into Uie breast of bis coat.— Alter the battle was over he discovered , a buILt' .in bis bacon ; sjid ever alter- , wards, when thankfully recounting Die i tale of his miraculous escape, he asod to say that be was doubly fortnaate, for ' II that he "not only: saved bia bacon, but 1 that his bacoo saved bia." — "Pat," said Judge Bui# to bis , neighbor In a sleeping car, "yon would J. have remained a luug . time in lbs oh! ti oountry brfor* you could have slept with - d a Judge." "Fes, yer hoeor; sad ye | would have been a loag time in tbe ould B cosntry before ye'd bean a judge." — A military definition for fi klip— a report at brsdqasrler* rd — Why is $ liu gayest letter i« th* t- alphabet ? CbcM»c it is^siwajR in/ios. 1, — brevity is its aooi 6f Vioqaasc. .** '

Our IulerriHl Rctrnue pud Its Sources. . Table* prepared for the report of the -of internal Revenue, tod which w'lll tie pablishad is a d*v "ov.-two, • how Hint the recokpu of intern*! rwvvoa* for tho ya.r enriit-g Jon. 30. 1BC5. were £"11. 129,819 17. of which fho atnuunt colIcctod throogh tbe colleettfr* aad M«**#or* waa 8183,113.804 C9. Tha ejjaq:* of eol. icctiiig tbi* urn was 84,&69,e6« 11. Tha ' Urgeit amount* were contritrotod by tba following Stats* t New York S46.940.B56 60 PvnavylvanU 37,811,63" 63 23.2."i0,868 9'J i-,h'0 10,236,123 24 Ililinoi* 9,174,370 81 New Jersey 7.167,012 62 Conu.clicut 6,009,998 84 || Tim ■mount* received from otb*r Slat** in. *u CAios belnw. 85, 000, TOO. Tba of lb-Ait aggrrgai* atuuuuU have been ss follown : M «nufacjuref A productiunrglM. 379,609.66 ; Slaughtered Auttnal* 1.271AbW8 I tin-., receipt. 8.891.874.13 4,062,143.54 [Licsnm-eth 12.613,478.67 : Income 20,740,451.33 ; 646,703.17 I Schedoie A 780.266.63 ! P—P'Tf 29,538.29 | ta! income. 28.929.312.02 i • 517,927.41 ! Dividend. 14.365.606.63 Salarie. 2.62C.3S3.S7 ■Stamp# 11.162,392.14 cited Stat#* Maratial* 2*725J9 j The larg. .am «r fl04.CEO.0TO deriT*d manufactures end pirn!uction( is prio 1 cipuliv obtainnd from t be (allowing sources t : Hoots and aht-s* f 3.280. 627 29 <•'?»» "... 8.072.486 66 . i Ciuthtna , 6,620,936 66 Minufartun/ ut Cotton 6,747,923 Is Raw Cuti on 1,772,983 48 Hi-trtle.1 spirit* 16,995.701 6'i Fermented liquor*. 3,667.181 06 ^ 3,»,247 93 ' 1,346,324' 63 4.337.266 77 Petrol-utu 2.951.213 87 1,082.475 82 ■Sugar 2,144,403 16 T- Gacc 7,927,020 62 Wuolrn 7,947,094 21 The ( Iiriattuii Commission, The tour ill iud il-i.ing anmvar»ary of tbs S. Chrimisn Oi'Bi'utuion was held oo jiunday night, 11th in«t., in tb« Hall or th* Ilnuxc uf Ileprakentatives. Ail tbe 1*0% ot the finor and in the gjilerie# wara Sited an early hoar, sod many persons wcrs unable' to obtain sdmittuoc-. Tbe Hon. .-rhujier Colfas praetded. Hr. Ijiuert, tba of the Christian C'ommiSalon, gsve an interesting Mnl-menl of its work, showing ibat 82.500,000 had boec receive.!, and disbursed, 82, 800.000 worth ot hospital' Mores were di.tributad, and more than $1,000,000 worth bf publTcaTfSn*, * ib stat inoary, 1460 Ribiea and Test•menu, more thai 1,670.000 bytno books, mure than 8.000.000 knapsack bouk», 296,library books, sod 18.000,000 copies of j religious newspapsrs. Th# total nmuuutof all rsceipta h* stated' at $6,264,(100. Addresses ware made by | il on. Obn*. D'-mond, Rev. Hvnrick Juboj Senator Doolitlle, R.v. a W. Chidlaw. Major Ovnersl, Augur snd Bitbop : Hon. John P. Stockton. The election uf this gootlsmsn as out of the mom bark nf tbe .Sonata of tba Unjt«d from New J«r>ay, is memorabi* ou gronnd>. Goals that ik bis case il lies beaa dacidad tbata tnao may bo elects d a snere plurality of votas. The qoastioo «as raited ibis wiotcr, snd soma (apposed thai a new rleetioo would be ordered, bat, although th* Senate is two-tbirds Republiand Mr. Stockton a Demncrsl, it wsa unanimously decided ibst h* was aolitlad to .bia teat. Tlta other noticeable peculiarin Mr. Stockton'* ess* is that b* itlta a, ■eel which waa osca held by bia father, and also by bis grandfather— tba first io■tance of th* kiod in our couotiy. We cos-, few that we are old-fashioned enough to like this. Other thing* being aqaal, Mr. Stockton is more likely to parfcroi his duties well, bersot* h« "has to sustain tba honored nmma-of his forafalban. There is something too io blood, which all taeu feel although many are unwilling to ackooa. — Christian hitcUipttctr. Dcflnitiwm not In Webster. Q. What is a waterfall J A. A lot. of curl* made out of the talis of dead Chinamen, and worn by ladies oo tha back of their beads. Q. What is complaxisof A. Red aad white stuff, which is sold io small pou tl a dollar a pot. Q. What Is a bust? A. ijavlbf a Jolly tuck io of soda aod edalmrd pie, a ti-e cent cigar aod a glass of.lagar, and going to* muliidkoo ia lb* evening. Q. What J» amusement T A. Satllag s dog Al A Chinaman ; lyiog two eats together by tbe tails; cutting 0 girl's doll open aad lettiag th* saw don oat, or aaythiog alas that makes you feel good. Q. What is a patriot? A. A. fellow wbo lovva his coanUyaod wasts lo make ss much not 61 il p.' ptt»»iL!a. — Tbw ebaract.r of cfi aprlght ts«a4x!ika ■ a pair of sou is. Tat mar* yoa a!*tk jt thv taorv it Afcltta/ ',fe- "'.MM