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VOLUME I.
SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1868.
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NUMBER' 42.
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FTBLISHKD   EVERY   THCRSiDIAT  MORNING,
A.±   Sauk Centre,   Minn.,
BY J. H. & S. SIMGNTlON'.
*3*- Office corner Tlilrd and Seventh streets,1
one block we^jLof the'Sauk Centre House.
Subscription:   '
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Legal advertisementsracentsper square for
the first insertion, and 37^ cents per square
fer'eacK SUbseqaeatf Insertion.   *
Special place advertisements inserted at
rates agreed upon.
Yearly aftvertlsers to pay iitiftrterly.
" Sfraijgers must pay in hdWfttfte, or give satisfactory reference*., .
JOB PRINTING
of all kinds executed on short notice tn-the
best sWle.' I
Sauk 'Cehtrb Carfds.
3V. H.  MUSTER,
Attorned   dnd^'Glourise'ldr' at Lcra>,~Ndttify
Public and Conveydf^er^^ '.
W-ttl-'Atfeen-d to an<v.'foineiriess pertaining to a
general Law Practice, make Collections and|
I>romptly remit proceeds. Draft Conveyances
and Iwracw,MSifter -'Government'- I^iiuls
with Cash or Warrants, make Pre-Eraptionj
"Claims and alSerta tJcnJonFesfced Land Cases. ,
Office over the Post Office, Sank Centre,
^Kifnjfesotlv. *--'
R. B. R. PAEMER,-
« In nvl:-;'. iaxfea hsminaymijkt iMm
PI1$&$£LN d- SURGEON,
-.-   And Examining Sin/gam for Pcmiormtjii
*S- Re.si(lene^|»U'f^.e'1Miil,i^au^t;'?titrc. ~&&
TV!"   '.J^"JVIIX.#R^,!,'
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Iixsn^ax|.cs,e -A-«*eT»"ti
Saiik'Gentre,. - - MinnespMii! j
l(yit»r&s®ftfcR: the sahfeilest* and most reliaftte]
Fire, Eim&'MiWS-' AdCTtii^tt'rnfsUr&tfce-lOiJm-* \
'panics' c^*-'th^ BaSt.e#fcVftgi<i-'.'T^v>&terii
States.   Office over, the Post Office,-'  >
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St. Cloud Cards.
R. A. PELHAM,
Sni-fgfeon   Dentist,
Permanently  located in   St. .CJoud.    Office
Broker's Blae&r -
,J¥- pelh'am will visit feauk Centre February
17th, and remain 18 days. Saving had fourteen years experience in the dental profession, he-feeiS confident of glvllfl£safclsfafcti<wi
toaJIrequiring'hls~services. All work warranted and alt -moderate prices.
Edward  O.  Hamlin
—HASTudstriiED—
The' Practice of Law
IN ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Special attention given*  to proceedings in
3|BaMj-;ruptegin United States CotfHIS.
Office )sa Alden's brick building, BpTstalrs*
Oct. 1,1867. o octl0-6m
Hi I.. QOBDON. ti. W. COI/LINS/
Grovclou.  & Collins,
Attorneys   at   Law,
St. Cloud, Stearns ■ COfinty; Minnesota
X3~ Particular attention given to business
in adjoining counties.
ILLIAM J. PARSONS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Saint CJesfiAiilne street, over Burbank Bros.,
.' St. Cloud, Minnesota. ; '.'
O ILLIARI)' S^SP^,'':
A>DE GROAT, Proprietor.
Third street, San 1c Centre. Minnesota.
" ^EIas"rst'ciaBs.Phelaii & Coilendsr JjilMxd;
Tablns. ■
/ChMi<s*4t^ln*?/ Licraorl,>a.le,' Porjois and
fjjtgarta*3
JL^HaiSELIW
l-Eou&o •& Sssigysi X-*iiiiitei-,
Graining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, etc, dona
with neatness and on reasonable terms.
Work warranted equqil-in quality to that,
a ;rei-<j up.m or no c^o^or fnafle.- ^*r 1'aiu;
SFn-J^^itf&ti'iooV t'^'^K*idas ,\ Oq'&M I
.SsiufcFQcntri!,' Minn., .lime "i, 1SU7.
bawk or jr. CLOUD
GENERAL   BANKING   AND   E%-
4't'«4aA%'SE   BUSINESS   TRANS-
'''AC'ESD'^f'
I9V*<'9 4 j379»17c
Gold aft.d Silver,
i Land WarrantsyiQSllegeScrip.and Foreign
Exchange bought and   sold.   Particular   Attest jomigi-sten .to COLtlBCTIONS,-siaai:iPro-:
ceeds Pron^tlyiRemifeMsd;' •'
' 't>fllce opar. from 9 to^lJ- A. M., and 1 to 5
St. Gei"mirine Street, StiCLcaidi adnK^
.T. G/SMEKKj Gsjshtcr.
St. Cloud .Tan. 30.1868.
RUDOLPH   SHCENEMAlgff
WATCHMAKER,
;,   .St. Germaine Street,
ST, CLOUD,       - *M?Sf'
A   GOOD aasoriment of Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, Silver and I'lated ware always
'p|^ Rn^l, ^aJ\";aii iz$. tig tjq'fl f., -^B**^qlriiig fyty&t -
'A&rgpJrOX of Spec taoJ es for sal e. ' [
c
ITY "il^SSKT.
T01IX CHH1STGAU,
Main Sfcreet,j3auK_Centre, Minn.,
A ^oniplofco stock of Boots and Shoos kept
ci'i.ifitaiitiy ou list ml, and itjuule to xjrdi'r on
*  ^OTCiio^CT'^^riwft.l $*fcs*Avarranted.
• ^fep^i i ri iipf proiffpriy* crone, *ax "TOasonafne
prices.   All k.tud8 of Hhoeip.aker's Tools for1
s:ile.   ft.         - yx       *    . „ ■,, ^ r   .  	
*amMrsMI,
Jfc5oot'«& Shoe "AlafaKji*. '
'Third Street Sauk Centre, Min.
.. Boots A Shoes made to order on the shortest
notice, in any style flexed,rj
All worst -eeai^ranted to fit.   Repairing  done
on short notice.
Satisfaction guarantee in every  instance]
Saulc Centre,   Jail. 30" 1868.
.,  jan.30m6
SAUK CENTRE HOUSE,
\fcQq71eml 8la(/e Office^) ,
E. P. BARNUM, Proprietor,
E^a^fecffiAl^'OT^hly'^rsatfcdia ^6id';£ji[£ti]^l£ed
<tffi^n^rom,*ffi'm©1*iis*fli'«M™,n^^'mbffK* '
The oonifort of guests will at all times be
made the special eare-ef- the proprietor, fitncl
no expense or pains will be spared to give!
entire satisfaction to boarders and travelers.
Excellent Stabling attached to the premises. r' *k7f.^barnum. !
AMERICAN HOUSE,
Corner 2d and Gth Streets,
TONN;
SAU'E'O-ENT-KE,    -   -   -
This is a new, large and commod ious building, fitted, up in thjpJ-sawityMWi* all the
necessary  con-Feinienoes   for^Aue comfort of
f'Tujsftsf ^^|:8r^**!^i1^^Trafni and comr
^arnesmDrmg* is c-omecxerrwiththe House.
Travelers wiliflnd at the American House
the best of accommodations for both man
and beast. , .
©AVID FRANKHAT7SE, Proprietor.
Wa87tfofftan*'iA.vewjf1  St.  Cloud, Minnesota.
•-A.Rafties^'an* Jwiaeii-rM's Tee Cretfim •■Saloon lias b<'en fitted up in first class style on
■fehfe' sec<S-nd>li0Or. Ice cold Lemonade, and
•^(^ta-^^eT'lfei^'arieiJ/wltJr alt^ndsj^Esyrups.
^" -Fpesh and Canned Fj-uit-s, Conf^fionsi|[y',
a^,^.u^<q§afU k^nds.
Hot Meals,  Lunch, Oofiee, Tea and Pastry
^ii*|^ii^l/tii?;jO(rder. f,
fcFERGUSON:
Watcliiuajier
ANJ3
Jeweler^
SAUK  CENTRE, MINN.
Watches,   Clodlfs and. Jewelry  carefidly repaired and warranted.
N8S* AJ1 work from a distance promptly attended to and safely r'etrjrned.
•>
I^IDffi^p DREBLOW,
- Oal>iii.ot Msiltei-,
Main streetrtie-J1' the Jre'?Bylferi!|n -qftffyfeti,
SaaiKTJentre.TSiin'ftesota.
%eegb cBfiStjtH-Eli pil haaO a tfojtedlete stoc^
1 XSKutmltare, tComutsiAe.'.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
Slms/ic^TBk, V
Livery, Sal« and Feed
STABLE.
Office on Third Street, 6*ne SoSrwest or thje
Fwinting Office.
Having oniu^t^jde completecL^nd well
stocked, {yieei wse'nows prepared  t(3 furnish
thetfe^whocreisll', With good? f fi
Horses and Carriages or Sleighs at all times.
on reasgnable_ terms, so that
Ji.il can'-Take a Ride.
H. Doty & e. l. wright,
 Proprietors.
G. it:.  IA.EIVIC
BO-f?lfcHii'it
and Denier in
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
Xext  door to the'Sfppk Vall^r1 Jjrngr'Bfeire,
SAUK CENTRE,'MINN.
Ke&ps an hand a Choice stock o;
Cloths, Cassimeres, Ta-iloi-'s Trimmings
FflRliionahln and Business Shits, made to
order and in t lie latest styles.
Cutting done to order*.. del2m
SAINT r^XJILi
Fire & Marine
INSURANCE CO.,
ST. PAUL, M-NN.
Assets o^rer
$530,000.
•¥
FRANKHAUSE & DUNCAN.
Haye'opened a
meat Market,
an^>JPeed Stores
Secona door souBtoi fee Mltfh^itla House,
SAUK   CENTRE, MIN}*,
To which they inWte the special attention
of everybody that wan t to buy
' Fded arffrerarn',  Presh Beef,' 'corned Beef,
Fresh Pork, Salt Pork,      Verilson,
Mutton, Ham, and     Fish
And will pay the highest price In cash for
au kinds of Oountry Produoe and Beef Cattle,
_Ji^nreS-QtilIdihgs, MerdhandiSe •Uirtl other
Brope^tKffiK^iteiiS^Ijoa^pr ^r^naKii.byifilBE,'
atflateqas low as -o&lieii Jm-st'oliiss'Stbck
Oom.pant©a.•; j
Pi£rti<ftiKS*p' attention given to Insurance of
Farm  Property,   Isolates Dwellings'
#lm their Forfeiture,
FOR ONE, THREE. OR FIVE YEAR .
Also Inland Navigation Risks on Cargoes or
Freight.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
J. C. Burbank,
John L..Merrlain,
W. W. Bas'tmaiii,
Jo^inrS. Prjno^,
Hmee -Thompsoir,
Wm. Lee, In
John Nichols,
Thep. TBjQmjfc.'
Peter-B«H£^r, '.
rW.iF,:Ba*ud8on,
W. ?. Wtarrayvr
QeO. L. 'Farwell,
B. F. Drake.
J. C. BURBANK, Pres't.
JOHN NICOLS, Vice Pres't.
8. 8. EATON, Sec'y.
W. A. *WB!L.IiS, Gen'l Agent.
N. H,MINERaXocal Ag't.
SAUE'CENrrfife- MINN
G. P. PEABODY,
Wholesale Dealer in
WINES. LIQUORS & CIGARS,
No. 107 Third Straat,
St.- 3P»wl,   31inno»ot«.t
POSTAGE STAMPS.
TJmsepostage stamps, those postage stamps,
Whioh with my tongue in vftin*I damps,
And give tn vam so many a H<itt,.
They will not to the letters stick;
In literature they'll ne'er engage,
They are not of the-musejsell-age.
Those poStafeeBtkhAs, those postage stamps,
Oh, may the mischief-take the scamps I
Who. take the contract.for to put   ,*
Some gum upon" them and don't do it.
Sing, Muse, and lSTCSlumbla.8ee
What gum-bugs those q^ntraetoSS be!.
Tfioge pSSlage s£amps,those postage stamps,
Oh, may the cholera and cramps
Assail the linings of the men    -
Who cheat us so again and 'gain t
Yet so 'twill be when I anf gone,
Those~fellows will still dwlnnle on;
Cheating in eities, fleets and camps,
With shoddy, hats, or postage stamps.
^Xxmlhn^
Speech Without Words.
I willi tell y6u a story* of how I once
saved my life, entirely through having
learned the deaf and dumb alphabet.
There were two little boy*:who used
to come and stay with Frank and me,
when we were first married, -and they
could neither hear nor speak.
They were deaf and dumb; they
could not talk except with their fingers.
tnjFrJink. and I learned this foreign alphabet on purpose that we might un-
Higtsiand whatnfehey said. They were
quick and clever ; they could read and
write, aye-, and draw and- sew, and do
many other things which most of boys
would make a very bad hand at.
They could play at draughts! ttnd
backgammon, and chess, and fox and
geese, as well as any boys. They could
almo-it see what we said, though they
could not . hear.) with such quick, eager ey«!» dlcbuthey' vrfttch every movement of*tJa»lips. We -soon, however,
got to talk as easily with our fingers as
our tongues-j^and sometimes when the
lads were not with us, Frank and I
used to converse in that manner, when
,jv,^were alon«, for practice.
It Jiajipened UDgn one occasion that
he had to go to London upon import!
ant business^, he.^ras to have gone,by
an afternoon tram} but Jtfthething delayed h'm> B° that he was not able to
leave before the night expres-i.
1 was not in very good health, and
retired to my bedroom about two h'oA'fs
before his departure; he promised,
however, to come upafaa'^fish me good
bye before he started, which would be
between twelve.and one o'clock in. tne
morning. The matter which had called him away was conneoted'trith the
bank here, which, had just been burnt
down; and my husband, it seems,
though I did not know it a.t the time—
so great a'secret had ho endeavored fo
keep it—had many thousand pounds
belonging to the concern in his Tfe^npp-
rary possession, locked up in the'lrjon
safe in our bed room, where the plate
was kept. He was bank manager, and
responsible for the whole of it. It was
a cold time, and there was a fire in the
room, so bright and comfortable that
I was in no hurry to leave it and get
into bed, but sat up looking into the
fiery coals,*and thinking about all sorts
of things ; upon the long journey Frank
had to take, that-night, and 01 how
dreary the days would seem until ho
returned, and; in paifti-cular, lW*Tone-
ly I shflflld feel in that great room all
by myself wifieri he sHO&ld be
away; for I was a dreadful
coward. It was a little after eleven
o'clock .jThpn I got into^bed, f>j]i I did
notfTeel the least ihcrffrett to sleep even
,yj,$p. I knew-Frank wo.jjJji.be coming
to wish me good bye presently; and,
besides, there seemed to be all sorts of
noises about the room, which my-foolish ears always used to hear whenever
I was alone at night time.
If a little soot fell down .the chimney
it was, I thought, a great black crow at
least, which would soon be flyipg;*bout
the room, and settling on mypillop*-
if a mouse jsqjieaked in the, wainscot, it
was the creaking of seine dreadftd person's shoes coming up stall's to kill me
with a carving knife ; and if the wind
blew the casement, it was some person
trying to. get inatthe window^ although
it was two Bts-ri«)»JirgTi.' -
You iflay imagine .Mien my horror,
when I heard a tremendous sneeze
within an inch of me, just behind the
headboard of the bed and between, that
and the wall, where there was considerable spaoe. I had, as usual, taken the
precaution, before I put the candle ont,
of looking everywhere in the room
where it wa^jjuite impossible any'pei'-
aon could be hid ; but the little acfi>ve
into which the bed was pushed I had
never so much as thought of' looking
into, although it was a capital hiding
place for anybody. Ever since I had
been in that room, in short, I had been
like the ostrich, who puts his head, in
the sand, and then imagines himself in
!berfeet security.
I had piqued myself upon precautionary measures, that, after all, might
just as well have been omittod. The
only thing, as I believe, which saved
my reason from departing altogether,
when I first heard that terrible sound,
was that my mind clung to the hope
that it mighiijhe, after all, the snee*e of
a oat. Fifty cats together could not
make half such a disturbance, it is true,,
for it was the sneeze of a man who
sneezes,in spite of himself, and almost
shook the house ; but the idea sustained me oyer the first shock.
The next instant the wretch had
sneezed again, and pushing aside the
bed, which rolled on castors, I felt he
was standing beside my pillow, looking
at me. If he had givein only one sneeze,
he might, perhaps, have believed me,
as I lay quite still breathing as regular*
ly as I could, and pretendiftg to be
asleep; but he reasoned very"|tistly,
that unices I^as dead) op, dead, Imust
have been awakened by the second.. .
' You're awake, marm,' said he in a
gnrffvdhss/'atiti It's no use shamming 1
•Jff you dfHjfo want a. 4ap with this life
preserver,jijp$ look alive,N.,
f ^Pen9(* my, eves exceedingly wide
rat this,'and beheld a man with crape
over his face, standing by the bed side-
he had a club, with two knots'upon it,
in'his rigH^haad, and wiA his left he
.pointed to the safe.
.   • Is the money there 7. said he.
•The plate is,' said I, in a tremulous
!Vo*ifct?, 'pray tike it;'iftf't am sure you
«ne very welcome;' for he Biight-h**e
everything of value opt of the, .roots,
with all my heart, so long as he would
save me my lifet
' The money—tho golcl—<the notes-^-
are th^? there?'d«i-ied he again,(i*Ma
terrible sort of whisper.
'It's all there,' cried I, although I
knew nothing about it; 'all except
fifteen and si* fieftce in ttfy parse, on
tho dressing table yonder. There's
silver mustard pots besidc, in the pantry, and a. couple of candlestictoiin the
studyVorny4 they are plated, for I would
»ot decrttp yott, sir, on dtif account.'
' You had better not,' observed th<*
burglar, grimly, 'or it will be   all the \
worse for you.   , -
He produced a ke/Hko that my hus-4
band Used, and approached the iron
safe ; but as he did so, his guilty ear
caught the sound odj, a footstep upon
the staircase.
' Wpo Ts, that ?' cried he.
'   'My husband, afr,'  returned I, ' but
pray don't hurt him.'
' Is he not gone to town, then ?' cried
the ruffian, with an oath of disappointment.
' He is going at twelve o'clock,' replied I, ' he is indeed.'
' If you. tell him, woman,1 said .the
burglar, hoarsely, 'if you breathe but
one word of my presence here, it will
be the death doom of you both ;' he
slipped into the aclovp and drew back
the bed again to its place in an instant.
.M.y husband entered immediately
afterward and even while he was.in
the room I heard the awful threat repeated once again through tbe thick
Curtain behind me :
' If you do but whisper it, woman, I
will klB.IPU. where .you lie. Wtfl you
prom ise; hyt to tell him V '
' I will,' said 1, solemnly : ' I prolnise
not to open my lips at all about the
matter.'
Frank leaned over the pillow tb'kiss
me, and observed how tej-rif^ed-Elooked.
' You have been frightening yourself
about robbers again, I. suppose, you
silly child.'
!'Not I, Frank,!--returnd Ij as cheerfully as I could. ' I have a little headache ;' bat I said" with .my fingers so
that he could 'plainly ' read it in the
firelight: ' For God's sake hush, there
la a man behind the bedstead !'
Frank, was as bold as a lion, and had
nerves like iron, although he was so
tender hearted and kind. He only answered .
'.Where is yqut; sal volatile, dearest ?'
and went to the mantel piece to get.it.
I thought he never could, have underr
stood me, he spoke with such coolness
and unconcern, until I saw his fingers
,reply as he took up the bottle. ' ikll
.right, don't be afrajji,! [ And thep I
was not afraid, or at least not much :
for I knew I should not be left alone
one instant; and I thought my Frank
was a match for any two men in such a
case.    Only he had no weapon.
' Your fire is getting rather low,
Georgey,' observed he, as he took up
the poker. (Ah, he had a weapon
then !)
' I must leave you a good blaze to
comfort you before I go.'
He poked the fire and loft the poker
,yi,but without ever taking hiseyespflfme
and the bedstead.
' I wiil just ring the bell and see
whether Thomas has got the portmanteau readyj.Mary,' continued he,,to the
maid who answered the bell, 'send
Thopnas up.' Thsn when she had gone
upon that errand : ' By .Jove !—I never gave him that key. Where is it,
Georgey I I have not a minute to
spare. If it is in your dressing case
with the rest, I'shail be an age in looking for it. Might I ask you to get out
of bed. Jar an instant an.d show me
where it is ?' He said with his fingers
' Jump I' and I jumped, you may be
sure quick enough, and was inside the
dressing room, and with the door locked, in half a second.
' Come in, Thsmas,' said Frank,!
' come in,' for Thomas wae. modestly
jijEj^ltatingat the.ohamber door. 'There's
some blackguard got ir$p the house
and behind my becTthere. If he makes
the least resistance I'll kill him with
this poker.'
At these words the bed was pushed
slowly outward, and the Burglar with-
out his crape mask, and with a face as
pale as ashes, emerged from his hiding
place. Frank knew him at once as
having been a bank messenger, who
had been turned out of his situation
since the fire, on suspicion of dishonesty.
'Oh, sir,' have pity upon me,' cried
he, 'I'm an unluoky dog. If it had
hot Deen for a stfeeze I should have
ha4 t°n thousand pounds in my pocket
by this time V
Oh, you came after that, did you?'
said my husband, coolly. ' Well, please
to give up that life preserver which you
have in your pocket, oefore we have
any more conversation.'
' And did  your lady -^11  you that,
too?' cried the villain, in accents of astonishment, as he' delivered up the
weapon to the man servant, ' and yet I
stood by her yonder, and never heard
her utter a syllable.'
' I never spoke a word,;e*tif(4t I, thro'
the dressing room key hole, for I did
not wish the man to think that I had
broke*niy oath, nor, to say the truth,
was I anxious to-hiake a deadly enemy
of bim in case he should ever be at
large again.
' Then it's a judgment upon me,' exclaimed the miserable wretch ; ' and
it's no good ftlr mie to fight against it.'
' It's not the least good,' replied
Frank, decisively,'' and we will' go to
the police offioe at onoe.'
So oft'went the burglar in their custody, leaving me safe and sound after
all. And now don't yOtt think there is
some use in learfiihg everything, efeii
so small a thing as the deaf and dumb
alphabet ?
A FOOL AHD HIS MONEY.
From the Pi ttsburg Leader.
John W. Steel, familiary. known as
j" Johnny" -Steel, -and somewhat distinguished as an "oil prince," having for a
considerable length of time enjoyed the-
princely income of!>2,000 per day,filed,ih
the United StatesKlistrict court-last week,
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
•Many of our readers will remember'' his
romantic exploits in t&fe east, published
some time ago, during, which he is reported to have* squandered sevareal
hundred thousand dollars. After having " sowed his wild- oats," and losing
his oil farm, he found himself in rather
straightened' circumstances, and was recently compelled to earn a livfrrg by
driving an oil team. His indebtedness,
as set forth in his petition,- ' amounts to
over 8100,000.
Steel is a Peennsylveniah by birth,
and is now in - the neighborhood of|
twenty-three years of age. He has had
but little education, has no business
qualifications or shrewdness, and seems
[especially cut out by Dame Nature to
[attest the truth of the-proverb, that "A
fool and his money are - soon parted."
Of his early youth ' We know but very
little: manhood and riches' sprang upon'him about the same time. His interest iii the famous McClintoek farm
and oil wells, in Venango -county, bequeathed him by- his father, for a number of years yielded: him an income of
$3,000 per day. This princely income
was the means of awakening, in--' Johnny" an ambition to seek other fields
and sources of amusement than those
offered in the wilds of Vernango county.
We heard of him-; first -by his lavish
waste of wealth in Philadelphia. Here
he made the i aequaintance * of Messrs.
Skiff & Gay lord, of-minstrel fame, and
one. of his first rash purchases was art entire new outfit for the minstrels, composed of velvet coats and vests and plaid
trowsers (many of our readers will remember the troupe in this uniform.)
To those eccentric costumes he added
| diamond breastpins of the- first' water,
and a new-suit of clothes- for each member on- the street. Several members of
Cam cross & Dixey's minstrels, of Philadelphia, were also favored in: the same
manner.
Another of " Johnny's" eccentric acts
i in Philadelphia is related as follows :
Walking along Chestnut street one- day
| with a friend, he espied a beautiful span
of horses attached to a splendid'carriage,
just turning down from Second. To-see
was: to; envy; so, hailing the driver, Sam.
M , who, as.it happened, was also
the owner," Johnny4?5 coolly asked him
if he would sell his establishment. -Sam.
looked crediously at. hfe customer, wondering if he were drunk or crazy, when
Johnny again put forward the question:
" W-tat will, you take tor the whole rig?"
Sam, with ai wink, and while knocking
the ashes / from his cigar, doubtless
thinking to frighten his unknown ens-
.tomerjlrSplied: "Well I guess about
$7,000:tsiH take the lot." "Johnny"
answered by.-Iaying'seven'One-thousand
dollar billson the. seat- of the'4 •♦'ehiele
and taking hold t>f the reinst coolly
-said, " Hop out;" and " hop out" Sam.'
,di4?.-w]hue "Johnijjf" 'drove- off, leaving
Sam. standing in amazement on the
corner. The day was sp^nt in riding
about the city, and spending; money
lavishly ; toward evening he had . employed a man to dri-ve, Taj^d, finally,
'while winding up'the day, reached the
Girard House, alighting on the pavement, he asked the, driver as to his circumstances, and learning that he knew
*'the grip of poverty," "Johnny" made
him a present- ofthe horses ahd carriage,,
telling the-*3river not to offer thahks,
but to "- drive off quick/'
Whil^'in Philadelphia, one ofthe ec-
eentritjrties b*F his mornihg walks on.
Market or Walrrtrt streets, was to watch
for a maritntn'a shabby hat. He would
'•ueflC-iolWw him* uStil h^.got in front of
a* fifllt'Btore, and tien With a swoop, he
v^ottld land the offending hat into the
middle of the street; at the same time
apolegizmg to the wearer; and asking
MnijiiiliO'th's /stop©, Where he would' buy
him the best to be had.
" Johnny" never carried any baggage
with him while traveling, purchasing
everything-as he required' it.: i Haying
resolved one day to stop at the -Continental hotel, instead of his usual retreat—the Girard—-he was driven there
in company with "a  friend,   Mr.   Wm.
B— y, a noted .merchant of our own
city. Sauntering up to the offiee,he made
known his desire io "'' stop a while."
The clerk asked him as.to the whereabouts of his' baggage; ': Johniiy" replied that he had none. "Then," says
the clerk, '' you must pay in advance;
that is our rule." " Johnny" cast a
glance at him, and wondered that he
was not.known.    So,   winking  at jhisj
friendNB., he asked the clerk if the
proprietor* was in ; receiving a reply in
the affirmative, the landlord-sOOn made
his appearance, when a conversation of
the following tenor ensued:
J- S.—" You are the proprietor, I believe sir—the responsible man'/" '
. -Mr. K.—>'Ye*, sir."
J. S.—" I wanted to make a short stay
with you, but that, gentlenran (pointing
to the clerk) says I must pay in advance.'"''
Mr. K.—*" Well, sir f* *
5.8.—" How much do  you considov
your whole house Worth for a day?"
'   Mr. K.—" About S:3,000."   ;
-•■ J.'iS.—" I'll take 34 - hours, anyhow,
and see how it goes."
" Johnny" then counted out the money, and turning to his friend, says':
"Now, Bill, jump in and play*' clerk:"
Humor says this was 13.'s first and only
experience in hotel keeping.-.,.
There, are many anecdotes related
about him, but the above will suffice to
show the general character of the' man.
When, more recently, the; avalanche: of
money had exhausted itself,, we hear of
"Johnny" acting in the capacity of
door-keeper for. the very same band
of minstrels the members of which he
had given the diamond .pins and* costumes. .
Evil Compa^-V:—The following'beautiful allegory is translated from the fefe*-
man:
. Tophronius, a Wise., teacher, .would
not suffer even, his own grown-up sons
and daughters'! to associate '- with
those whose conduct was-not; pure aotd
upright.
" Dear father," said the gentle E.ula-
lia to him one day, when he/forbade
her, fit coirijJarty With kw1 ftPdWer', to
visit the volatile Lnchida, "-Bear father,
you must think us very childish, if you
imagine that we should bo exposed to
danger by it."
The father took in- silence a dead coal
from the hearth, and reached."it to. his
daughter. r.=
" It will not burn vou my child; take
' Eulalia did so ; and, behold 1 her'deli-
eate white hand was- soiled and blackened, and, as it chanced her white dress
also." "'
" We cannot be too careful'In handling coals," said Eulalia, in vexation.'--
;,. ",Yes-, truly," said her father : "you
see, my child, the-coals even if they, do
not burn, blacken. So it is with tho
company of the Vicious."
WIT AND WISDOM
• The wisest of men are frequently aO»
tuated by motives arising' form - prejudice, and in- numerous instances the
truely great have discovered when too
late that the fatal mishaps of .their lives
resulted from the bias of performed
opinion. Such has been the acknowledged experience of many a . profound
intellect whose labor of life .seems to
have been a noble mission of benefaction for his fellow kind. And just as
the wisest of men and the greatest of
minds deceive themselves by erroneous
conclusions drawn from the small, or
the great prejudices of their position, so
jare the more ignorant thinkers blinded
in the simple adduction of weaker ideas
The greatest obstacle to the cause of
religion is. sectarian animosity. The
jinembers of one denomination are frequently heard denouncing the error of
their neighbors, and vice versa, fiistead
of following thfe example ef old, when it
was said "See how these Christians .love
one another."
A- heartless brute in the . shape - of a
man was fined by Justice Dawling to the
amount of twenty-five dollars in addition to ten days imprisonment, for
wantonly' stabbing i and causing the
death of a little dog walking with its
mistress in tlie street.
" Betsy, my dear !" said St-ubbs, giving his wife a damaged pair of unmentionables, "have the goodness to m^hd
them'i'i^'wiil be as'} good ■fa#:'i*om#*'to
play to-morrow night." Mrs. Stubbs
took her needle, confessing - she eould
not see the point, and asked, " Hf*w,
so?" * "Wnyi iny deai4, you will see
the wonderful ravels in the pant-o-
mine." Mrs. S. finished the job, handed back the unmentionables, and said to
'her husband j " That'is darned goodi-.~
A boy from the country, w^s taken into a gentleman's ftlmily. One afternoon
just-before ;dark,after having been called
up to the drawing-room, he came down
into the kitchen laughing immoderately.
" What's the matter?" cried the cook
" Why, dang it r* said he, " there are
twelve on 'em up there, who couldn't
light the gas, and they had.to ring for
me. to do it."
Memory is the cabinet of imagination,
the treasury of reason, the registry of
conscience, and the council chamber of
thought.
Though a taste of pleasure may quick-
:«ifgth<e relish of life, an Mnrestramed indulgence leads to inevitable destruction.
A Fair BAHGAli*.—An Eastern-' farmer, being obliged to I sell a yoke of
oxen to pay his hired man, told him
that he could not keep him any longer.
fWhy," said the maftt-" I'll.stay and
take some of your cows instead of money.'-'  -
"" But what shalll do," said the old
farmer,1" When my cows and oxen are
all gone' ?■" '■•■
"Why you can work for me and get
them back."
When the devil fires into a crowd he
is sure to hit somebody, and therefore it
is best to keep out of evil company.
'Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but
nobody is in a hurry about it.
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