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VOLUME I.
SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1867.
NUMBER 27.
PUBLISHES   EVERT   THURSDAY   MORNING,
A±   Sauk Centr*^ 'TUtiiin.,
BY J-H. A S^SmoiCQDlJ. ,
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one block west of the Sauk Centre House.
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JOB PRINTING
of all kinds executed* on short notice ,ln the.
best style.
■^M^E^SlONAL CARDti^i
Attorney    and    Counselor   at-'Law, Notary
Public and Conveyancer,
Special attention given to proceedings ln
Bankruptcy in;the United States Courts.
SauS. Centre,    -*:..fs|"7;- — Minnesota,
I   Office over the Post Office.
^—^*r '*XJ.	
^aEdL^vrard  O. Hamlin
«•»  ■■ ! ."t>« '-sHAS RESUMED—    X M «*1
The. Practice of Law
IN ST. CLOUD, MIP„
Special attentloni glven.-to -.proceedings--In
Bankruptcy in united States Courts.
Office in Alden's brick building, up stairs
Oct. 1,-1867,   '    .. '. . bctlO-Om
R. B-. R. PALMER,
•f» ;_*43e-i.-«£M"B;-■-. ••.:-
.PJ1YSICIAN & SURGEON.  .
SSf Resideaee near the Mill, Sauk Centre. -©"1
H. Ia. GORDONS - L. W.' eOLLINg.
ypGroi-clon  &> Collins.;
Attorneys   at   Law,
■S&t.*' defttA1,' Stearns -CeuixtV/ Minnesota'
J©~ Particular attention given to business
in adjoining eouiaties.'
~ IL'LIAM' §• PAKSONS,   '
ATTORNEY AT 'LA'm}\
G.ermaiiie street,. over 3urbank Bros.,
Sfc.Cloud, Minnesota..-.
CHAS.-WALKER,i ,
Attorney atLfi.*;
B. Pi-^aSOKf, -rf!
Attorney at Law and
JfOtary Public.
iEclsspxi <&• Walkei-,
:'   REAL ESTATE AGENTS,    '
Office over Philadelphia Store on ThiirSlfctreet,
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Business Property, Houses and Lots, Farms,'
Farming Lands, etc., etc., bought and sold on
commission.
ATTENTION!
Is called to the factthat our fa.ciliti.es for making out Pre-emption papers and for locating.
and entering Government Land with Cash,
Scrip or Land Warrants, are unsurpassed by
any office-.west'of St. Cloud. A large assert-!
ihcnt of Town Plots for the use of seekers of
Claims on Band and kept constantly corrected by correspondence with the Land Office.
We have in our hands for sale some of the;
finest .Farm**- and .Fanning Lands hi this
upper»QojHitjy.
BUSINESS   CARDS.
PL- MSjte,
insurance a.g;ent,
Sauk Centre, - -"        Minnesota.
Represents the soundest and most reliable
Fire. Life and Accident Insurance Companiesof ~13ierEaK'tefn and West6rh"'h
States.-* Office over: the Post:Offiee;;-
DWARD DRBBLOW,
Cabinet  MaJker,-
Main street, SaukCentre, Minnesota.
Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock
of Furniture, Coffms, &c.
Alliopters will'receive prom|rt^ttetttic|r.<-
JB
ILLIARD SALOON,
BUSINESS' CARDS.
SAUK CEMEBE HOUSE,
(GeneralStage Office,)-
SAUK CENTRE,       -       -      MINN.
K. P. BARNUM, Proprietor,
Has been thoroughly refitted and furnished
throughout, under its new management.
- ThSrComfort of guests will at all times he
made the special care of the proprietor, and
no expense or pains will be spared to give
entire satisfaction to boarders and tjavaewL'
Excellent Stabling attacheoEt6 thepffiMr-'
Ises. .,,&m BARNUM.   '.
CAUK CENTRE
Livery, Sale and Feed
% STABLE:
Office oh third street, ode' aooV'wtest of the
Prihtliitf Gfiifce.
fafeving oaf" Stable completed  and well
stocked,  we  are now  prepared to furnish
those who wish, With good
Horses and Carriages or. Sleighs, at all times
on reasonable terms,' 'so that
All can   Take a Hide.
H. DOTY A E. L. WRIGHT,
Oct. 28,11867    ■ Proprietors.
P. F. FERGUSON:
DEALER  HR
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:AND
JEWELRY,
sauk qpyTRE, otknit
Watches, ■ Clocks and Jewelry carefully re-
- ...paired and warranted,   '.
i JjBSEF- All work froln a distance promptly attended to and safely returned.
Photograph Gallery,
Sixth- sired,. opposite' the' Armericun Houses
SAUK CENTER,  MINN.
The undersigned would respectfully am-
nounce to the public that he is now prepare*
to accommodate all who may desireanybhing
ih the line of Photography at reduced prices,,
tiarte ae vlsites; per    dozen  * iM 50
■    " " "14   " 2 SO
, 14 size Gems, per dozen 3 00
1-1B   "-      " "      " ' "2 00
%i size Photographs in Oval Guilt.FramesJ5 00
A size 4t  guttapercha do 3 50
(Frames and cases of all descriptions constantly on hand and for sale:;
1 (Specimens of our  work may be  seen by
calling at the Gt^lery,
A. J. ELLIS,- Proprietor.
A. DE GROAT, Proprietor.
.Third street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Bias first class Phelan A Cbilend'^p Billiard
Tables..-i
Choice Wiii&s' Liquors, Ale, Porter and
Cigars. -;ii....-'
|"^ITY R3E^4URAN.T,
JOSEPH GOYETTE, Prbfi-ietor,
Washtngtotk^Avenue, St. Clonal]. Jfiinnesota.
A ladies' and gentlemen's Ice Cream Saloon has been fitted up In first class style on
Ithe second floor. Ice cold Lemonade,' and
Soda Water flavored with all kinds of syrups.
'! Fresh and' 'Civiiiied Fruits, Confectionery,
and Nuts of all kinds.
Hot Meals, Lunch, Coffee, Tea and Pastry
furnishedto order;
THE HDBPEKDBNT FARMER.
Let sailors sing of windy deep, r,
' . Let soldiers praise their armor,
But in fny heart this toast will keep—
• The Independent Farmer.      ,   u ,} ri
When first the rose in robe of green   ,
Unfolds its crimson lining,
■ And''round his cottage porch Is seen
Thehoneysuckle:twining ;-
When banks of bloom their sweetness yieldj
1    To bees that gather honey,  '
He drives his team across the field,
I Where skies are soft and sunny. .
Tlie blackbird clucks behind the plough,
The quail pipes loud and clear, .,,,.
Yon orchard-hides behind Its bough
' The home beholds so dear;
The gray and old barn doors unfold
His ampje store in measure.
More ricn than heaps of hoarded gold,
A precious, blessed treasure,
"While yonder in the porch there stands
His. wife, the loyely charmer.
The sweetest rose on all his lands—
- The independent farmer.
To him the Spring comes dancihgly,
' To hi-m the summer blushes,
The Autumn smiles with mellow ray,
His sleep old winter hushes;
He cares not how the world may move,
; - No doubts or fears confound him ?
His little flock are linked in love,
And household angels round him;1'
He trusts' to God and loves his -nflfe;- '
Nor griefs nor ills may harm,  her;
He's Nature's nobleman in life—
.   The independent iarmer.-'   *♦."''
P'feiCttttttlg.
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COLLECTING A BAD DEBT.
gAINT PA.XJiL
Fire & Marine
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Assets oyer       $5'30,00&
I Insures Buildings, Merchandise and other
Property, against Loss or Damage, by JFIRE,
At Rates as loysr aS. oferer'-Bx&t class Stock
Companies. v« 1
Particular attention given tQ^Insufance of
Farm Property;   Isolat6iM)wellings
and their Furniture,
FOR ONE, THREE OR FIVE YEAR .
'Alstn Inland Navigation Risk^fin -, Caxgo,esor,
Freigm. >t»'
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Theo. BorKpj
ttir   J. WHITEFIELD,
House Sc Sign Painter,
raining, Glazing, Paper Han^isS, dip., (tone?
with neatness and on reasonable terms.
Work" warranted equal in! quality to that
« rreed-upon of no. charges made. JJS- Paint
f?hop next door toTpomaB<S; Q!E\ I
Sauk Centre, Minn., June 5,1887?i. v.
TOH^, CHRISTGAU,
Boot &-8hoe iMiakei-,
Main Street, Sank Centre, Minn.,
A complete" stock of Boots apdrShoes, kept
constantly on hand, andjng^^^p ojdep* on
short notice.   Good fits warranted.
Repairing  promptly  done,  at reasonable
prices,   Alilaifds of Shoemaker's Tools for
sale.
I
AND OFFICE
I AGENCY.
& 'real Estate
3V. II.  Miner,
Lands, sold on commission.   Farms,<«)i*giiT
• posed of Prairie, Meadbw and Timber Land
f^:"salp.,
Person's desiring to enter Land, with Cash,
Scrip  or  Land Warrants, or to file, Pre-
Emptlon claims, can do so at my office
and avoid the time and expense of
a trip to St. Cloud.
Office over the Post Office, Sauk Centre,
Minnesota.  .
J. C. TidcaasBs^-
John L. Merriam, .
W. W. Eastman,
John S. Prince,
Horaee Thompson,
Wm. Lee,
John Nichols,
Peter Berkey.
WtF. Davids*!,"
W. P. Murray,
Gkeo.*L. Farw.ell,
flEF.'Bi-a^e; J
J. C. BURBANK, Pres't.
JOKWlR"Ot®S, "Vice Pres't.
S. S. EATON, Sggb."<
W. A. WELLS, Gen'l Agent.
N. K.1IINEK, Loiill'g't.
'•'•SsAUK CENTRE) MIN-Neji-.
A MERICAN HOUSE,
Corner 2d and 6th Sti., flavJcSentre, Min.
DAVID   FRANKHAUSE,  Proprietor.
The proprietor; having just cOmpleted-Hiie
large and commodious building, is now prepared to accommodate the traveling public.
iW A good barn connected with the building. jy!8-3m
J
OB PRINTING.
FOR
JOB   WORK
Of all kinds/;
Come to the Heklab Office. Having a good
to ck of material^ we feel confident that we
an give satisfaction.        ,5,.
It was a dingy, ill-ventilated little
cell in the topmost stratum of one of
those Imnian beehives that people call
" tenement houses"—a room where
vyasktubs and children, kettles and kit^
tens, potato-jparings aiid clothes pins,
were scattered about in reckless disregard of the divine principles of order.
Dr. Maynard stood still ih the.. middle
of the chaos, afraid to., move lest he
should step in the starch bowl, or on
orie-of the- children who swarmed about
the floor.
Dr. Maynard had- recently come into
possession of .this.. property by -the
death of a relative, nor was lie j)articu-.
larly pleased with his new acquisition.
The few weekly visits he had made
Jwes'e not accompanied by any. particularly agreeable reminiscences.; in- -fact,;
he dreaded them as a civilized colonist
might dread an irruption" into savage
jungles of Africa* wildei'nesses. .Dr.
: Mayn ard liad always made human nature a study j but. :his nature seemed
hardly human ihits odd, Celtic developments.
" Of all the people I ever stumbled
adross," said Dr. Maynard, " tlie Irish
are 'the mostiimprovident. What is the
reason I can never get my rent on this
floor ? The German people down stairs
are always ready, and my American
tenants'are a model of punctuality. It's
really a very uncountable thing to
me !"
: \ *'* Sure, sir, ! tisn't my fault." said Mrs,;
Tooley, lifting the corner of her coarse
'checked apron to her eyes, paitl.y.. to
checK the tears that. alwaj*s rose readily,
to her muddy blue eyes, and partly to.
hide the flush of mortification. ,wat
suffused her freckled cheek; w^Je
Terfl' and Mike and little Norah clung
to tjheiiMnother's voluminous skirts in
a sort of vague apprehension that something was wrong, although their tiny
minds could hardly take in the full
meaning of the catastrophe thai was
disturbing their domestic peace.
" Not your fault, Mrs. Tooley V\' repeated Dr. Maynard, in sharp.. accents.
" But it never, is your . fault, according
to. youi*;Own story.";
" My man is sick, sir, wid the rheur
matiz in his .knee-joints," s apologized
theTrishwoman, " and it is hard worK
we have to get along, and provide the
bit and the sup for the growiir^ cnild-
her ; meself Knows the rint ought to be
paid, and if you'll ha*>*e a little patient,
sir, "
" Patience, patience, patience !" ejaculated tlie doctor.'iefteh' word ntWred in
a'k^y somewhat high^r-'flhain the last.
".One ougWte hav6 the patience of
Job to geS along with such : a pacK of
tenant!? as I have. Why don't you
\vorK??*
, Mrs. Tooley glanced a little reproachfully at the washtub in the corner—--a
bort of altar, enshrined in ^fifl^jj'tcense
-of steaming soapsuds.
14 Indade, sir, I try niy best • and I
had hoped to have the money ready for
you to-day, hut Mrs* Napier put me off,
as she's done many a 'Mine, bad luck
till her. ;It!s-: the -girls new dresses
cost so much, says she. 'You're too
impudent altogether, Bridget,' says she
i—and me starvin' for the mo'ney that's
me own>fnd not bors at fUlJi>'r*
" Do y1m mean TSli?s.' John NapferV*
asked Dr. Maynard.
i "■Sife&i'T do, sir, and it's nine dollars
and sixty, oents. she's owin' me for the
sweat 61 the brow and the wear and
tear of me hard worked hands," said
Bridget Tooley, looking down-at the
red and parbbiled members aforesaid.
" And won't she pay you ?"
" Niver a red cent, sir, though I told
her how Patrick had the rheumatic,
and the children hadn't bread and salt
to be comfortable. She's niver paid
me since I began to wash for her, five
weeks ago the-very last Tuesday that
ever was 1"
" It's a shame," said Dr. Maynard,
laconically.
" Sure an' it is, sir:'" assented Bridget,
meekly; "but what pan a pqpr body
do?"
Dr. Mayiwd murmured something
under his breath. Mrs. Tooley could
just catch here and there a disjointed
word of the old Bible sentence having
regard to " grinding th© faces of the
poor!"
" Well, Bridget, you are not'So much
io blame" as I thought you were," said
he, in a milder tone, as he ttirned ab-
'ruply on his heel. " I'lJE'-fetfir again
next week ; it's more than" likely you'll
have the money by that time."
" The blesein's of all the saints be
'about yez and over" yez," whined the
relieved Bridget.
But the unceremonious closing of the
door cut short Mrs. Tooley's shower of
blessings and unnecessary details. Dr.
Maynard went'slowly, down the eoho-
ing, uncarpeted stairs' with his hartds
iinh.ispockets, and his brows contracted, in a brown study.
Ashe entered his office, several blocks
below, the first thing that met' his eye
was a note, written on perfiimed pink.
paper, and sealed with a gorgeous her-
aldie device in rose-colored wax.
" Hunj-m I" muttered the doctor, between Bis closed lips. " Mrs. Napier's
compliments; pleasure of Dr. May-
jnard's company to dinner on Thursday
evening-next, at 6 o'clock. Another of
their ehampagne and turbot receptions,
eh? Well—well—well—these things
are not much tt> my fancy; but I be-
'lieT'e I'll go,this time ; I believe—I—
will," repeated the doctor, thoughtfully.1
'etiteking his chin, a habit he often hftd
when his mind was busy at work.
And then he sat down to his desk
and wrote a formal note of acceptance,
as stiff and short as he was himself.
The Napier mansion,, a showy edifice
of stucco and plate glass, after a rather
doubtful style of architecture, was all
in a blaze of light and flowers when
Dr. Maynard arrived there on the
eventful Thursday evening, a few minutes before six o'olock. Mrs. Naipier,
in a silver green moire antique, and
quivering ornaments of pearls, received
him with smiling urbanity ; and Miss
Theodosia Agnes Napier, in an artless
toilette of white muslin and half open
rosebuds, emblematic of her own youth,
'directed her sweetest glance toward the
stiff old bachelor doctor, whose Wealth
iwgs reputed to be -so considerable.
Other guests jyere also ass.embled—the
elite of the city;—-and- Mrs. Napier's
heart thrilled high with pride and
•pleasure-as she glanced round upon the
various personages grouped about her
rooms.
Mrs. Napier was a Napoleon in social
life—an Alexander in Crinoline. If she
had been a man she would have left an
impress .on the shores of time; being a
woman, her sphere was necessarily more
contracted. Born a parvenu, she had
resolved, from the very first, to conquer the walled citadels of society. Always struggling with limited means,
adverse circumstances and unlucky
comhinations of events, Mrs. Napier
had yet set herself to work to conquer
Fate, and she had nearly achieved, her
purpose. Outward appearances were her
\forte; and as to principle, Mrs. Napier
was as unscrupulous as any modern
•European, statesman. Now at length
she was begining to reap -the harvest
;she had watched and waited for so
long, and her spirit rose up within her
exaultant, in spite of the supercilious
insolence with - which many "of the
guests treated her.
■ "They despise *so«> stilly" thought
Mrs. Napier; "but I will yet conquer
th«m."
Meanwile Dr. Maynard said but little •"•nevertheless his keen eye was taking note of all the elegant trifles and
expensive gim cracks that were scattered so lavishly round, .and at length
when the company were assembled at
the long dining table, where .hot-house
roses glowed in. crystal epergnes, and
[cut glass.sparkled, and massive silver
(who was to know that:it was hired for
the_occasion ?)■ gleamed, he lifted his
eyebrows and compressed his thin
lips,     6U&
" They need a lesson, these foolish
•jispiring-iipstarts^fee said, within himself, "and this i«the most fitting op-
poriunitV for administering it.")»i
■ So the^ tide of dinner table talk "ebbed and-flowed, and bon mots sparkled
with evanescent glitter,.' and people
laughed at 'they scarcely ,knew what,
and the rose-beaded ohampagh circled
round and rotirid the board, and Mrs.
Napier thought' triumphantly to herself, "It willbe a success."
Just then Dr. Maynard's calm, monotonously pitched voice, broke in upon the silence that had momentarily
settled upon the festive assemblage. ■
"Mrs. Napier,.*?-he said, looking .firil
attth« hoBtess' Vthia is a very elegant
table-cloth."
■ Mrs. Napier smiled-blandly and inclined her head,-tin til the paste orna^
ments tinkled softly. It was a very
singular remark, but then every one
knew that ®r; 1 "Maynard was one of
those eccent»ib geniuses that nobody
pretends ta understand or criticise.
" And these napkins are as white as
th« driven snow," went on the doctor,
critically surveying the double da-
masK on  his • lap.
Again Mrs. Napier bowed,
"Moreover," pursued the doctor, in
the same calm, unvarying tone, " I
have been admiring Miss Napier's white
muslin dress." .
" Ah—yes," simpered the gratified
mamma, " white is very becoming to
my Theodosia's style."
And she glanced towards Theedosia
wh° w?!s Paying with her Black Hamburg grapes in a manner eminently cal-
Icujated to display her rings.
" You must have a very good laundress," said the doctor, abruptly."
.,V.I -believe Mrs, Tooley is quite competent to her business," answered Mrs.
Napier, a little puzzled, but trying to
indicate her claims '• to the best society" by expressing no symptoms of surprise whatever.
"You are satisfied with her, then,
madam ?"
"Qnite."
" Theh why don't you pay her for
her work?" *•
The elite dropped its silver fork and
set dojvn its glass of champagne, quite
uncertain whither this singular investigation was about to-lead. Mrs. Napier
turned scarlet.
.  " Pr. .Maynard, I do not   understand
you."
" Do you not, madam ? Then I will
endeavor to speak a little more plainly."
MwC Tooley is one of my tenant*. She
cannot raise her rent because Mn,
Napier has not paid her a cent for the
five weeks' washing she has done. As
I cannot for an instant suppose that
MrSj'Napier would withhold the wages of
her laundress on any other ground than
that of inability to pay I can only suppose her too poor to pay her rightful
dues. '   V?! i
He was siletit a moment. Mrs. Napier .strove to speax, but something
rose up in her throbbing- throat ana
(seemed to choice her. Mr. Napier sat
at his end of the table aghast.
" Under these melancholy- cirenm-
jstahc'es," resumed.the ruthless -doctor,
" I beg leave to suggest taxing up a
collection at the table for the benefit
of Mrs. Napier's distressed washerwoman, whose bills have not been paid I
I put in a quarter myself—will' somebody be Kind enough to pass the china
plate?"
The china plate went round the table
in perfect silence, and returned to its
Original source well filled. The elite,
maliciously alive to all the weac spots
in Mrs. Napier's armor, appeard'to enjoy the thing. Mr. Napier, smiling
faintly, endeavored .to regard it as a
joKe ; but his wife Knew that this one
evening had undone the worn of years,
and sat pale and silent. She would
cheetfullj* have murdered Dr. Maynard
at that moment, and Mrs. Tooley   too I
"Ten dollars 1" said the doctor, deliberately counting the change. " Just
fifty cents more than we n eed; but it
will not come amiss to Mrs. Tooley!
Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to bid you a very good evening tf*„..
THRIILISG INCIDENT.
From the Cleveland Plalndealer.
We have before us a private letter
detailing events that recently occurred
in a southwestern. Ohio town, that give
peculiar force to the old adage that
"truth is stranger than fiction."
Mr. Doles W. is a wealthy and influential man, residing near the village of
P. On Thursday preceding the prize
fight between Gallagher and Davis, the
old gentleman was thrown into a high
state of excitement at learning that his
only son John had gone to Cleveland
with the avowed, purpose of attending
the fight, and his excitement was still
further intensified by discovering that
John had helped himself to his (his
father's) pocketbook, containing $200.
Mr. W. Aimed and- fretted over the
oonduct of his son, and went to bed on
Thursday night with a raging headache,
and marked symptoms of fever. He
was about the place irr a more composed state of mind, on Friday, but the
interview with John on Monday afternoon, immediately after the son's return, threw-'-the old gentleman into a
paroxysm of rage and grief, which was
rendered doubly severe by John's insolence and his acknowledgment that
he had lost §150 of the money, in a bet
on Gallagher. Mr. W.'s frenzied feelings finally got. the better of him, and
he felled his son to the floor ■ with a
blow of his fist, and immediately thereafter fell-'down himself in a senseless
condition, Great excitement in the
family ensued. The mother ran screaming for assistance which was soon fort h-
comingin the persons of several of the]
neighbors.1 -Mr.- W. -was-! found in an
apparently lifeless condition, with
blood flowing from, his mouth and nose.
A later examination by a physician led
to the announcement by him that Mr.-
W. had died from the bursting of a
blood vessel.. So evidently had the
vital spark fled, that no efforts at resuscitation were made", and the "remains"
were prepared for burial as promptly
as possible."
The funeral of- the "deceased" took
place the following Wednesday. Mr.
W.'s body bad only been coffined the
previous day, up to which time • it had
laid draped in its shroud, in the parlor. -
Notwithstanding the wonderful life
look of the skin, and the color of the
face, it occurred to no one to suggest a
postponement 'of the burial' till death
was certain. The funeral was very
largely attended, and everybody remarked the life like appearance of the
xleceased.
The "remains" were temporarily
placed in one of the vaults of the cemetery, owing to the fact that a brick
tomb, commenced for the reception,
had not been completed.
At ten o'clock Thursday night, the-
village was thrown into great excitement by the report that a ghost had
been seen in the oemetery a short time
before, and that the old lady who had
first seen it had been frightened, into a
fit from which it. was doubted whether
she 'would recover. Thinking that
probably the ghost was personated by
some scoundrel, who had played the
same - trick several times before, a 'number of persons armed themselves with
shotguns,proceeded to the cemetery,and
commenced a cautiousnnspection, their
hearts keeping up an anxious thump-'
ing ip tisJEiB bosoms, in spite of their
assumed bravado. They had not long
to wait, for there, flitting among the
tombs, was a white object plainly to be
seen. With trembling hands the guns
Were raised,; and fired, when—strange
fact for a ghost—they saw the white
creature fall between a couple of graves.
Plucking up courage, they cautiously
approached the obj'eot, a'ifti turned a
dark lantern upon 1%! Their: feelings
can be better imagined than described,
when they found that the ghost was
the ' lately "deceased" Mr. Doles W.-.'
Whilst a portion of the party picked
up the bleeding and senseless body of
•the old gentleman -and started home
with it, the remainder hastened to the
vault. There they found Mr. W.'s
coffin broken open,, and lying upon, the
floor, and the coffin of a deceased lady,.
that had been placed upon it likewise
thrown down from the shelf, and standing on end, partially broken open, displaying its ghastly inmate. The vault
door, which was. a rather, weak affair,
had been forced open by the reconstructed W.
The party .then .went to Mr, W.'s
house, where they found that the
wounds were not serious, and that he
had recovered his senses. His-story was
briefly told : He had been carried to ,
the cemetery in a trance. Early on
Thursday evening consciousness returned to him, and the horrid truth
flashed upon his mind that he was cof-'
fined alive. This lent -. additional
strength to his struggles to get freo,
and he finally succeeded, in bursting
the coffin. Mr. W. is now fast recovering, and seems good for a long lease
of life yet.  1!
The Fat Contributor on Farm Life.
Being invited recently to deliver an
agricultural address before a Harvest
Home Association in Central New York,
on the occasion of their annual festival,
the "Fat Contributor" consented. We
make the following eloquent exrraet
from his address;
Although fortune  (or perhaps   the
want of it,) cast my lot amid the struggling multitude of a great  city, .where.
you wouldn't see  a farm in  a walk of-
several   squares,   where   there  are no
meadows with their Waging potato tops,
or wheat fields ripe for the woodman's :
axe, yet I have felt a great interest in •
the fanning classes, and I flatter myself
that  I know something of the noble
[pursuit you follow.    I will say  here,
that it has   been   the ambition of my
life ..to  be an -honest..-old .farmer—to -
earn my bread. by the sweat of a hired -I
[mans brow.    How delightful life on a
farm  must be.    I  Oan   iihagine   what
vigor is   imparted to the   frame, and
what strength to   the muscles," by re- -
clining in the shade and  watching, the
mowers as they gaily swing their threshing machines, and  then what an appetite one must acquire for the noontide
lunch by observing the meriy reapers
at work  digging   their   potatoes, and
their—their tall apples.
How often, in imagination, have *I
followed you, as you went forth of a
summer's morning when the dew was
on the grass seed, neatly attired in
white linen suits with patent leather
boots, with your corn shellers swung^"'
lightly over your -shoulders,: to cut your
winter's wood. I. have seemed to hear
your merry songs sweeping up from
the meadows, as you gather your watermelons and turnips into your-^—cOrn-
houses, while mingled with -the busy
hum of your sorghum evaporators,;
came the musical bleating of your cattle, and the lowing of your- sheep and
poultry.   -       •
Then the winter comes, and the sun
prevents you from continuing your
haying, and the cold north wind shakes
off'yo.u*^ strawberries, I picture you sitting by yonr gas stoves, mending yOur ;
fanning mills, in preparation for your
spring plowing, or amusing yourself
with Beadle's Dime Book on Agriculture.
Winter on a farm, how   beautiful t:
What a pleasure it muat be to fodder.
the chickens in the dairy, and  to hear
the  musical   clucking of   the   pigs as
they clamor for   their   oats   and hay:'
Then when the winter evenings come,
and the robin and  bobolink have ceased their song and gone to roost on the
well sweep, I can   imagine  no greater-
delight than to gather around the blazing fireplace, regardless of the fascinations of the storm without, -and amuse
yourself with  apple  paring, knitting,
base ball, seven up, and other athletic
games.
I envy not, then the pale ■ d^speptic-
who bends from morning till night
pv^r his sordid ledger in the crowded
marts of trade, or the child of idleness
and affluence who grows • prematurely
old amid the: dissipation of a life like
yours, which I believe, I have in no
way overdrawn ; if they did they would
transport their cities into the country,
or transform them into agricultural
communities by act of'the Legislature.
An editorin the West suggests a new
idea in regard to extending the right
of suffrage to women. He says that, for
some years past, he has spent much"
money to haul lazy men to the polls-
for the saice of having their votes, and
it would be infinitely preferable to gets
a good team, and take a bevy of God's
most beautiful'ereatures to the voting
place. Sensible editor, with decidedly
good taste.
At a prayer meeting a few nights
since, a popular pray-ist in the long
petition to the throne of grace, rem'aric-
ed: •**>•
" There sits brother P-—, who used
to be one of the meanest men in this
section of the country, but the grace of
God tooK hold of him and shook him
all to pieces." A hearty " Amen" was
indulged in by the congregation and
the voice of the man referred to, rang
clear above the rest.
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