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liiiifc&i-^^ La, HffiEHSIIni 1VIHM- Uli-t. Aafejijj; ^ ' VI in. - -i w*^ T*Ue III. Xo.3r> Whole No. 140 AOTON,. ONT., THUElSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1878 J 191.OO per annum in Ad tv ranc rflHE At TON FREE PHESSj Ie Published | ffERY THURSDAY MORNING, ! .! AT TUS free Press Building, Nsxt to the, Post Onioe. YSRX*. One-dol'.ar a year, strictly In Utk'w. !: not pa-.d before Uirco month* one dollar find ro-.U w:-' l>.. eli..r>;eo : o: two dollars !f no! vu'..i til I .if j-ir. Sii-.ffle ; !'* f.irtf C r*r*r will r?p son: lor.ny iv tha-n om> your unpaid. Kates or vm-Uuti-iNv'..- K\h'.' ocuU per Uno Tor rtrs; !.i>o!.'o"-.o'.ui i\ro r.'iiti per l'.a<> for .Acti sui'scinent l-.-.^orUo-j. 35or; nd\-friisoruont- 1 vlcli: linos h'.ki ouifr, $.: for Ui'ro-A Insertions. rh-Muess CirJ of eight Hues ftti.1 Miller, >l ivr nmr.ra. ; :0!cwp.l on n.lvor- ,, o divt no-'.o.U. iio.U s- i--)'.l '.oj-truc- 1 OOS KAKliKY. . No it more e.">.-vs"r\i.'/. " -4-ij Spec.-'. >"'v - "> trr : : i proixio.? ."e -.-.-co on- 'nJ.nUslorc -.utvi" 5 1 - il m i i p -i [G i 1 il il ,^ o"\Tb icti ' l-i c.oflt of j i Ce c'tisid- ; toboraM.for j^ accounts *\t.orJtrM. A1.' uliei fejje Mlc,u>r.erry. felloes or felrtne MurrlsLfrcs and OitUi >c-r:oJ ft-eo. ; MlXi;KE,i GALBUAITlk jr.'*^Moo-i= -r5J VT(. ^ilERAiTn, M*oaser Editor. -T- BUSIXESS CARDS. GALLOW West End Books tor. VY~ H. LOVBY, o. v. r- >v^~ Collej.'. >l?"A>' ' r.l ftf.rseo::-. O-.cp :'- : rr^erU-t Sltev.t, ,y~ro>c. 51 of Tr\n'.K---| Kv-Lio'.ic.: 1 lllf hOUM> : GL'ELriT, vor. BOOKS &. STATIONERY1 TDK Oltrn.lVH LAMIAT. I^atri staiuling by your gravo, mothur, ' The winds nre uol>bing wild, Aud the wintry aUrs look iituly dowu, Unou ymir orphiin child j Dark clouds afo wrunthed alouj; tho ky, In inSny a heavy fohl ; And tho moonlight.on tho froit-glaas Gloiims very palomnd cold. \Vc had a hnppy homCs mother, Upon a inoimtAiu_3.ido ; "When BUiumor birds sang all day long, IWforc dear father died. Thou, mother dear,' your, chgok gro# . palo, \_ And pnler livery day, 'I'util at last tho angels camo, And bore yon, too, away. I had a gentle sister, thw, Sin' is wit with me wow, For tlio gloouiv-*lia"dojv of th grava Lies on her holy brow ; _ And strangers meet around tho firo Uyou tho old hearth stono ; Oh. mother I iu this cold, wido world, I'm all alone, alone, I'm standing by your grave, mother. No human form ib nar ; And tho,titful moaning of tho -wind. Is all the sound I hear. I tremble whun tho old trcca toea Their shadows to tfnd fro, But I'll shut my oyea-and say ;tny prayefj You taught me long ago. Tke morning sun looked jjcutfy down, O'er frozen wood aud wild, _ And kissed the little pallid face 'Of that.poor orphan child. She felt uo more tho etinging cold, Norlheard tho tempest ravo, The new snow w.-eath was her winding sheet Upon her mother's grave. * leic Ss* Vor Co.leje. C v... A.CT0S. MOSKOV. <o.>.-.. a. ,.'.: o t-v.-. i"ji.- : ;-!.-> Tib I THE SIODtH.V MTEETDEtCT. :a-.=;o D. asNDSSseN, ' er. Life f A*5-rn.-' *- . greri---V - -i 1 or. re4<-.:'. L \u 0" Sor: Q\ro'..i)--.. v..T'.r\y' ^. i isoasicie- ]_i'jim:"03, ; L:\kesi.ie L?.bra :ies, Fireside Liibraries, Boy's Librdries, . 2s. -.Y. Xjibraries. And all tin* Latest Novels.' 2ii02.*v lit Trie, liillrcd.-' A J j el of a.C-irl, ?ou.ag- i-:y.:-r.>a :ly. Mio secutny. . : <>r<!-: 1J :/,./ ' ' c Jb. 31 llil ESO\'. \ttprncy-S. hi;",;.^.,.,_,- ,;::.rr-' Main anJ Church ' rpiiE K. \V. TETKIE. .o>t\uio I whispered'in my darling's car, ." Sweet, i\o you love mo yet V She blushed, then came .n accents clear _. Her soft reply, "you bet." " Oh', cj:i!'.1 I die for you !v I criei7, . " My chr.rniiu^, winsomo elf," She lit'led i:p her. eye 3 and sighed, " 1 know how it ia myself." stadt at. midnight, for tho last ten yoars hoa beon robbed ormurderod under vory uimilar ciroumBtancoa.' ' What wot'o tho cirouiuatanooa V askod tho Btningor, putting down bis glass empty, and preparing to fill it again. 'Why, you seo,' tho landlord TTont on, whilo bo npproacbod bis guest's table and took a seat, ' I have spoken with several who have' beon robbed; all I oould learn from them is that they remember meeting in the lonosomo part of tbe wood something that loekol white and ghastly, and that fright sned their borees bo that they either ran away or threw their riders ; .thoy felt, a choking sensa tion and a sort of smothering, and finally died, as^ tbqy thought, but awoke in ari hour or so to find themselves'lying by tbe roadside robbed of everything.' 'Indeed?' ejaculated the strang er, looking abstractedly at tbe rafters, in tho ceiling,' as though he was nioro intent upon counting them than be was interested in the landlord's story. Tbe innkeeper looked at him in astonishment. Such perfect cool ness bo bad not witnessed for a long time.' 'You will remain, then? 'sug gested the landlord, after waiting some time for his guest to speak. 'II' cried tho stranger, starting from bis fit of abstraction as though be was not sure be was the person addressed. ' Ob most cer tainly not ; -I'm jgoing ahead to night, ghost or, no ghost.1 ' Hnlf un hoir Inter, the stranger and u guide -called Wilbelm, were 'Olvhuah, for goodness "My dar- "sake :" She cried, " or pa will hear, And MK h a ton- and Iiiys he'd make You'd walk oil on your ear." We waited broath'.eEs till a creak Was-he.-.nl up i-verhtad. "Tilers 111.w," said she, '* *Lv..!ll do t do anythirjg suspicious, I will drive a brace of bullets through you without j a word of notice. Now piiBh onl' ,4 ., j Tho guide had utariod ah direct ed; but-it was evl(jeii.t from'bis mutterings that ho wasjalnrmod at something besidb tho action oi bis follower. '. -~ In tho meantime the tbundor bad increaeod in violob.co, and tho flashes of lightning had become more frequent and more blinding. For awhile the two horsemen rodo on in Bilonco, tho guide keep ing up his directions to the loiter, while bis follower watched his every movement as a cat would watch a moiiBO. Suddenly tho guido Btopped and looked "behind him. Again be beard tbe click pf tho stranger'tt pistol and saw his uplifted arm. ' Have mercy, meiuheor,' bo groaned, ' I dare not go on,' ' I give you threo seconds to go on,' replied the stranger, sternly. 'One!' ' In Heaven's namo, spare,' im plored tho guide, almost over powered with fear, ' look1 before mo in the road and you will not blame me.' , . The stranger looked. At first he saw something white standing motionless in the contre of the road, but presently a flash of light ning lit up the scene, and he saw that the white figure was indeed ghastly and frightful enough look ing to chill the blood in tbe veins iof even the bravest man. If his blood chilled for a. moment, there fore, it was not through any fear that he felt for his ghostly intor- out on the road, going at a pretty- :preter, for the next iuBtant be set np W. COOPER, : Provincial L*and Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guelpiu- {SADDLERY, Or-iori M-ru romr .1 . rn^;ery. Kt. ;r- aerst of ; a". : rr:Jay of LUDUW, B.-trrister, .'.. -.Cv.v.-L.w S .'..c'lor It " iU i'i 1' -j . t^a'iaai-. j r \V. r ur.;i5 -!i. m 1 Mr.. I--ilrt- 1 ' >,:iJ at trio "ii::tJii ufflc- };uy your Hrirnesi st the Ontario .S id-ilerV, w-iore: you-get t';ie svortii o'.' YO'.ir rn'iney. .). -plcu'iidlol of NEW COLLARS TTE>at If OBVK.E, I!tsCE.V5CE AGEST. GrELFH, A;eni on u-sni. i .-fxJ- All pirties mtonding-to pur- IclbiM? H-rness -uoubl do ,-o p.t once i before tbe rus'ii commences in order ! to secure a good set. R. CREECH. IK i IU his littTe bo,!. She nestled closely to my ivde, With r.-.-iot eontiding nr.miier : .<aid I, " 1 want you for my brid Sa: "[hat's what ails Haulier.' wlilreealvc- promt) :at'.utl-in. XI. L DF.ASH AKIGRAPY liapi.i,'fVu/,/i Writing. J ' T'.ou k-. tue biased day 1.,- s,,n," I i-ivathed v.ich a U--ider .-.j^h : >:i:dhe,' How will that do for high':" I- ela-j.t.l her to my throbbing breast, My heart oVr:l ovo.l with j.,y : She .bfghc 1, lier cheek to uiine eloce prt^vd. " You're a luliy boy." I told her the was sweet and fair As ar.^eU in the skyr She saiiC "don't tlatter, sir, tako care, That 13 all in my eye." I said the was thc-qucen of gitif, The fairest maid e'er born ; She sighed aud shook her auburn curls, "I am, yes iaa. horn." 1 vlrapered, benJing'dott n my he.ii!, ' Your lips t,re like a cherry," She took my meaning, smiled and 6uid, " Well, I'm-your huekleberry." round pneo toward NanBtadt. During a flash of lightning, the slriinger observed that bis guide looked very uneasy about some thing, and was Blackening his boise's pace, as though he intended to drop behind. ' Lead on,' criod tbe stranger, ' don't be afraid.' 1 ' I'm afraid I cannot,' replied the person addressed, continuing' to hold his borso in until ho was now at lea^t a length behind bis companion. ' My borso is coward- 'y and unmanngeablo in a tbundfr fjis teeth hard, while ho whispered between them just loud enough to bo heard by bis terror stricken guido : ' Be it man or- devil l-^-ride it down I'll follow.. Two!' With a cry of despuir. upon bis lips, the guide urged his horse for ward at the toi> of hia epeod, quickly followed bylha stranger, Vho held his pistol -ready in his hand. Tn another instant the guide would have swept past the dread ful spot, but at that instant the Why He Bought a Tiger. Those who attended the sale of animals from Barnmn's hippodrome at Bridgeport', lately, report the following occurrence : -A tiger was being offered. The bid run up to 8-1,500. This was made-by a man who was a stranger, and to him it was knocked down. Barnum, who had been eyeing the Htrangor uneasily during tho bid ding, now wont up to him and said : 'Pardon me for asking tho ques tion, but will you ,toll me whero ybli are from Y ' Down South a bit,' responded tho purchaser. ' Are you counected with any show V i ' No.' i ' And you are buying this animal for vourselfY ; 'Yes.' " Barnum shifted about uneasily for a moment, looking alternately at the man and the, tiger, and evidently trying his best to recon cile -the two together. , ! ' Now, my man,'.he finally said1,' 'you need not take this animal un less you want to, for there are those hero" who will take her off your bands,' . , ' / 'I don't want to sell,' wae the quiet reply. . - 1 When . Barnum said in bia de- spa ration: ' What on earth are you going to do with such an ugly beast if you have no show of your own, litid are not buying for Bome one who has a sbowl' Well, I'll tell you,' Baid the purchaser. ' My wife died about three weeks ago. We lived to gether for ten years, and aud I miss her.' He pauted to wipe his eyes and Bteady his'voice, and then said : ' So I bavo' bought this tiger.' 'I understand you,' said the great show-man, in a'husky voice. A Shrewd Farmer. A city gentleman, who bad just purchased a farm in/the country, wishol to' buy sonje cattle iWitb which to stock ij~ Ho therefore attoiided an auction -where cows were to be sold. One of them, a remarkably fii.e animal, soon at tracted his attention, and. he bought her at a fair price. . He was ex amining bis purchase, when a far mer, who Unfortunately had arrived too lato tobuy the cow ijimself, as he intended, drove'up, and thus accosted him : f 'I say, friend, did you bid Wf that cowl' 'I did,' waff the reply; ' Well, did" you know that she had no front teeth on her Upper jaw*" "*- '^No,' repli dignantly, ' Is that sol' 'You can see for ypursolf.' f The' gentleman examined the ymoutb of tho cow, and, finding no ijuppor teeth, immediately wentto It ho aucttoneer and requested him. to sell the cow. again.- ' Wbat's the trouble;?' asked tbe auctioneer. : j : 'She hasn't any.' upper front teeth,' was the reply. , - ' ' Very well,' replied, the auction eer with & smile, ' I'lL put ber up1; onca, more.' " He did so, and ithe sbrawd favmjer,. who bad given the" infor- alied the gentleman in- I>idn't Want Him. A_ young fellow from Canada applied to. a wholesale bouse on Jeffersoij- avenue yesterday for a situation as drummer, saying that he had had a good deal of experi ence. ! What house have you travelled fori?' 'inquired the bead of tbe con cern. ' No house.' i - 'Then.you cannot'liavobad much; experience.' , . * Havn't 11 I've beeVTa drummer for sixteen years, and if you" j can find a man in,this town who'll take a snare drunijand play with a fife any better'n jl can I'll buy him out at two hundred per cent on the' dollar f ! , Negotiations ended right there. Detroit Free Press. nandkerchfef Flirtation. A young lady has sent us the. following directions for flirting with tbe handki rcbiefj together with a request to publish them : To the mouth, a- kins ; over the shoulder,: follow me ; -to the' heart, I love nori'e but thee ; 'around the jieck, I wish your company; to tbe right cheek, yes; to the ieft cheek, no; to the forehead, you^are cruel; drop tbe handkerchief, may I see you home : to the eyes; on.ihee 1 have fixed* "my love; draw it down the If'you will go on, though, report of a pistol rang tbrojigh the OLT V-E<t ;-OZ"-R. '.'lastercr, .... .,. p.ir'n ... k....< -i=i if-'- :' PIi.;..-.< t= :ni = : r-.-u.^!.- O-^SIS .rton. IIOI"S>; .._ _, ._____ -. tj. T- Rc.i " " c. THUS. CAi!i'lioLL,i^opr trii S'HORT-HAKD -wo..':d do well to address S. W. GALKJtAlTH,- Frc. Pw, Acio'u. ling pa^Uc. D H.otel is Lii'.---j '-7' t'.yie wst.i r.e-- i...-.: Travellers w,,1 .- . crfl c-isisiyly.c , ..--J. (.l^ntior, pal: y> t:;<-- i'.nir pa-'ilc, IUlt b l: j'. ; Liquors ft^"! Cl^r:. t^'.estlve .Hoitiers. "HE.r/F,. TTTMLiISE32!j'i; " lie eased ^.-iicticneer ton. orders l.-n at tno r V.T.,. 1 .-1-jr ttoVitTWl wJj: be promptlynttende.! to. ,5T rras reaJJ-ocLable. Practical Bookbinder. The Itinci/i.-fignrd begs iea-f} to infoi Jl the people o' Aciou (ioc> Bur; ! roundi-ic; reigh.borLood that be bad " , .' ! Drc"ii"ed a mac,niiicenL HEAH^'E. All* DescriDtKms of Binding ^j ^vrbp?.,eH , o ationcJ and con- THE QHGST ROBBER. On a Coe evening in tho spring of 1S30, a stranger, mounted on a uoblu looking horse", puteed slowly' over the snow-white limestone load leading through the Black Forest. J6?,t us the sun was going to ij ttlnt for the day, wbeif tho gloomy ' I. pb'a'llowa vve-a beginniug to stalk, ' heUiew ruin <".s ho said : 'This must bo near the spot, Hiu-dy. I'll stop here, anyhow, for awhile nud seo what,I can learn.' He thereupon dls.uounied 'and euu-red tho, puilor of Jhe inn, where be eat dowu besido u table. 'ilow can I sifi've you, mein- bccr'!' tu'd the landlord. 'Sea to niy horso outiiide,' re p)ii;d the guest, carelessly, but at tho same time eyeing tbn landlord from- head to foot ; utid let me have some wine Rhino will do.' Th!e, landlord was turning to Neatly .Executed. Atuiveii B'johA f>f all Kind" (rr&tr. Sfadt to ] Ealing- Promptly Attended to. 'Budzjit St. George's Square, Quepl OSoe v. -lers leftat the' Fkee PeeSB ill rece->. e prompt ajt'.-ntion. EXOESAXfili THE : BOYAIi UOTKL. - ACTON- This wt'i-knov.-n house has recently undergone &' thorough renovating and( repairing, is now furiiished with new and modern furniture'"of the best des- cription, and is prtpared to provide firet-elasj aceommodation Uj the ];ublie. i Tie yrtBij'.t 'proprietor ha'i received a ' "Uctnse/^'s'al.ht will -kisp the ba_rwell ^applied with the very befit of liquors and' ci;/ars. 'i'iie HtiUin^ is l.-.r^e and lw*!l-fnt/;d-up ; also ample shed-room. Th patronage of the public is raspect- l!y solicited. . - .- ..toh;s" manev. AclKKij-Jor,^ 2d, 1&77. duct Fnw'-'.is oi *:- P shortest notice and mo.'t. mo'a--? .e jterms. Gankflf, Coffins, Burial Iloben,\ ' And &:: !- "-ids of Funeral Furnish- io23 keptin stock, and supplied i on the shortest notice. Hvt Binds aod Gloves supplied w^ en , 3Qlli; t'i . ^'.OHN P?Elfi3T. .A-j. on,Feb. 10, ,13'/"- cin !. ' i. - ^ i'.-^oa and Ok'ja^ ci < DAN IEL, F. BBA'J'lV/ Was'-ing to-i, Ne.v Jpr.-pv. thin nuy olhfe- niaii'ifjciui-ef ;,i t'.ie Unileti States' Why? B(-'auhe be splii on'ly~for cash, takes no jis.ksand hn* no book accounts. Every instru ment is f'ullv warranted Tor six years as Ktrictlv first ch?s, afid are pent on from r5 to 15 <l'iy' lost trial. mousy refunded. ,p ,d freight paid both wayn by him if they re usatis- frctory. Send for Illustrated An- YEHTi?i'.a (Catalogue Edition) and ead testimonials from his patrons, some of whom you may know. Ad dress DANfKL F.BEATTY, Wash, ington, Jfew Jersey. wiithilrja.w from tho stranniii-s pl-eseiiee, when be Btojipud and said : . .. 'Which way, meinheer, do you travel ?' - ' ' To Nanstadt,' politely replied the guest, .' But you will stay here to night, I suppose 1" ' ' I will stay here for three hours, but I must then be off, bo as to rea'cb my destination there in the morning. I urn going repurchase a large quantity of lumber. ..< aM yu nave considerable money with you, no doabt?' asked the landlord innocently. f Y"es, considerable,' replied the yiiest, fiipping at bis wino in a very disinterested manner, _ ' Then, if you'll take my advice,' said the landlord, ' you'll stay hep till mornitog.' 'WhyT replied the 8tranger,j looking up curiously. . - ' Because,' whispered 'the lanri- lord, looking aa if he were disclos ing a great; secret, and waa afraid ofbeing heard by somp one else, ' every man that has passed over the road between tbia and 'Nan- Ktorm. I think I can make bim follow close enough to point out tho road; The stranger pulled :up. instant ly. A strange flight gleamed in his eyes, while his bund sought his breast pocket, from whichho drew something. Tho guide saw the movement and stopped also, ' Guides should lead, not follow,' said tbe stranger, quietly, but with a firmness which seemed to be ex ceedingly unpleasant to the person addressed. ' But,' faltered the guide, 'my horse won't go.' ! ' Won't lie !' queried the strang er with mock simplicity. Tho guide beard a sharp click, and saw something gleam in bis companion's right band. He seem ed to understand perfectly, for he immediately'drove bis spurs into his horse's flunks,, and shot ahead of his companion without another word. Ho no sooner reached bis old position, however, than the stranger saw bim give a sharp turn to his right and then disap peared, as though be had vanished through the foliage of the ' trees that skirted the road. ' He heard tho clatter of hisboise na he galloped off. Without wait ing another instant, ho touched bis lightly with the reins.'gave bim n, prick with the ro\vels,[ find off the noble aniinat ntarted like- tbe wind in the wako of tho; flying guido, : The stinger's horse being much Ruporiorto the other's', the race was. a short one, and :tatminnted by the guide being thrown nearly from bia saddle by1 a heavy bRnd which was laid upon- bis bridle, stopping bim. Ho turnccl in bis seat, beheld tie stranger's face, dark and frowning, and tremb'.ed violently us be felt the smooth, cold barrel of a pistol pressed against his cheek. 'This cursed beast almoBt rau away with me," cried the guide, composing, himself as well as be could under tbe circumstances. ' ' Yes, I know,' said his compan- ion dryly, ' but mark my word, young man, if your horse playB such tricks again he'll be the means of seriously iniuring' his master's health.' They both turned and- cantered back to tbe road. When they reached it again, .and turned the beads of tbeir animals in the right direction, the stranger said to his guide, in a tone which must have convinced his hearer as to his earnpstness. ' Now, friend Wihelm, I bope we understand each other for the rest pf tho"journoy. You are to continue on Ahead of me>-, in tlie right road, without swerving either to tbeiiigbt or left. If I see you e left~8leeve, I have sent you a valen-" matijon to the city gentleman, bid tine.;.-draw it down the right sleeve, I :expect one from, you ; tie j your cornei s, may I skate with y ou;' hold iu centre, may I Itiss you.' - For Yonng itlen to Read. Maik forest, aud the stranger heard a horse gillop off jthrough the woods, riderless. Finding himself nlono; tho stranger raised hi* pistol, took de liberate aim at tho ghostly mur derer and pressed bis' finger upon the trigger. , Tho apparition approached quick ly, but in no hostile attitude. The stranger stayed his band. At length the ghost addressed him in a voice that was anyching but Bep- ulchral. ' Hero, Wilbelm, you mova out of jour perch this minute and give ,106 a helping hand. \ I've bit the game while on the wing, havn't I V Tho stranger was nonplussed for a moment, but recovering himself,, ho grumbled something uniutelli- giblo and leaped to tho ground. One word to his horse and the brave animal stood perfectly still. By the snow white' trappings on tho would-bV ghost, he was next unablcd to grope his way-in the dark toward that individual, whom he found bending over a black mass, about the sizo of a man, on the road. As the tiger pounces' upon his prey, the stranger leaped upon the stooping figure before bim, and bore it to the ground. (I arrest you iu the King's iwrae1 cried the stranger, grasping his prisoner by the: throat aud holding bim tight. 'Stir hand or foot until I have you properly se cured, and!I'll send your soul to eternity.' I ' \- Thi wAs ijiiehuu unexpected turn -of affairs that the would-be gh03t could hardly believe bis own senses, and. was hand cuffed and stripped of hio dagger and pistol before he foun/l time to speak. ' Are ydu not my Wilheliu V he gasped. ' No, Landlord,' icplied tho in dividual .addressed, ' I am not. but I am an officor of tbe King, at yourservice, on special duty, to do what I have to night accom plished. Your precious son; Wil- helm, whom ' you thought was leading an innocent sheep to _ the slaughte.r,.lie8 in the road, killed by his father's hand:' Two weeks later, at Brnehsale Prison, in Baden, tho landlord of tbe sign o the Doer and the Ghost of the Robber of tho Black Forest, who was the same identical person, having,been proven guilty of nu meiious fiendish murders and art fully contrived robberies, commit ted at different times in tho Black Forest, paid the penalty of .his crimes by letting fall his head from the executioner's axe, since when travelling through Schwartzwald has not been sp perilous tO.life and purse, nor has'there been seen any Ghostly jKnight of the Road in that section oi' tbe world. A. T. Stewart, of New York, first bought a few laces at auction, and opened hiB way to success in a dingy little shop in Broadway, near tbo site of his wholesale es tablishment. He died worth mil lions. i Daniel Drew, in his early life was a cattle driver at the munifi cent rato of 72c. a day, and ho drove himself into an estate valued at from '25,000,006 to 30,000,- 000. . her off at the same price. . His Indorsement. A man with a long overcoat on and a horsewhip in his hand enter ed the Federal Bank the other day and presented a cheek calling for $10, which he had received. '* * Please indorse it,' said the cash ier, as be handed it back. ' . ' I'll indorse it, of course,' replied tl.e man, holding up his right band as if ready to swear. ' Write your indorsement,' ex plained the clerk, pointing to ithe desk outside. ' Obi that's ifc^jehVand be went to the desk'and slowly and carefully wrote on the back of the chock: . ',. ' This is awl rite.' -; When the cashier entered into a clearer explanation the man drew down his'hat, got, red in the face and growled: ' Darn em 1 They; just bate to: let a cent go out o' here, and don'.t you forget it!' ; . Horace B. Claffiu, the eminent -. dry goods merchant, worth, it is j TO,at a School Boy Thinks of estimated, from $12,000,000 to I 15,000,000, commenced the world -with nothing but energy, determi nation and hope. Robert and' Alex. Stewart, tbe noted sugar refiners, in their boy-" hood sold molusSes: candy, wbjch their widowed mother bad made, at a-cont a stick,- and to day they are worth probably 5,000,000 a piece. Cornelius Yanderbilt began life with an old boat, running between Staten Island and New York, and civrying garden'. stuff to market. With twoor three thousand dollais raised from (hut source, ho'entered upon steadily increasing enteprise until he amassed the enormous ium of 05,000,000. i One or Sothern's , Practi cal Jokes. Sothern invited a party of gentlemen to dine with bim. The hour had at-iived, arid, with one exception, so had the gueBts. ' We may as-well begin,' said Sothern,' is sure to come, and he would racier we did not wait for bim ;' ifepon which, the company sat down, and were, just finishing soup when the card of the missing gaost was handed to Sothern, A sudden inspiration qf fun led bim to .propose that before tbo gentleman camo they' should all get under the table. Without un objection, and trusting to Sothem's wit for some comical denouncement, tho unsuspecting fellows Ijurriedly crept under--tbo table'and awaited resultp, totally ignoraut of the fact that their wicked host bad not followed their example but bad quietly continued his soup, in full of apology for hiB.tardiness. ' Don't mention it,' said Sothern, 'it isn't of the slightest conse quence ; wo ure only (it the soup ; sit down and be ut lpoiue.' Tho gentleman did so, but wjirh'apuzjtl-' od look at the table, f Oh 1' said Sothern, ' you pnss the other gen tlemen. They are all here, but for some extraordinary reason,, they all got under tbe table ! What they nro doing- is more tbanf1..! know.' It is easier to imagine, than to describe the variety of *x- presBions.upon tbe faces of tho de luded victims as one by one they came crawling sheepishly out from uuder tho table. Woodchncks. Woodcbucks ia a very- curious animal. It is made of hair aud eyes and has two front teeth, and can see a man with a gun when the eyes are shut and bolted. I have seen a dog shake a woodchuck till both are bluck in the face. A woodchuck caii snivel up hiB nose, and show his teeth, and look as homely as I can without trying. He sits on one end, and eats with the other. A woodchuck can get home quicker than'a gun can shoot. Ho is round all oyer, exce^his feet which are black. -Wherxeatfiu they retain the flavor of their nests and seem to havei been, cooked without.being pared. A fat wood chuck when eaten properly is no laughing matter. They come un der, the head of dorhestio animals,, and think there ain't no place like home when a dog goes for one of them. Ecckless Competition.' A couple of stationers, living opposite.to each other in a seaside ' resort, on-the south coast of Eng land, ^recently got at ,loggerheads. One of them, in order to draw bis ; neighbor's customers', piled bis window wi/ji shilling packets/of note .paper, marked at eleven pence. * People stared, walked ?in and pur chased. The next "morning, when the other man's shutters,, wera taken down, tbe window wai filled with, shilling packets, of note paper marked eightpence. Day by ^da^ this little game went on,,one urw ?. derselling the other until prices ** graduallydropped to sixpence, flvfr- pence, fohrpence, threepence; tf 3 . pence. v 'k By this time the-town Baw iarid enjoyed the joke; and, notwith standing, the efforts _ made to keep the sales down, by.taking at least ton minutes to seal or tie up every '.;' purchase, the stationers were heavy .- sufferers, and every- man, womanJ and.child in the town was Btockecf with enough note paper to last them, half a lifetime. However, tbe fight went on, eachmau devout ly wishing he had ktuck to ^Tiis . legitimate trade, and had notified to undersell hia, neighbor.'L The - following morning -the "2d." day found the opposite -window with the jbilKug packets Id; This was too much.. . ' . i Within ten -minutes au enormous placard obscured ;ho 'win lows cf the other man, bearing ip huge, letters, the words : " Go. to .the fool opposite." But the "fool opposite", had bad enough. Tn a few minutes - the pminy ticket disappeared and in its place the old price, one shil- ;':.'4! ling. In a twinkling down came A Too fallant Conductor. Conductor B. is always very po lite to the ladies. AH conductors ure polite to jjadies/tjarticularly so provided they are young and hand some. ' i I ' Miss 0.1-' was batided on board ut tbe station as carefully as though bIio was 'glass tojbe handled with care.' An extra Beat was' turned over on tho shady bide of the ear, and tho conductor; took a seat' by her side to do tbe agreeable," having nJ^t Miss C. on the train b.efore. Presently, rb mutters were going along smoothly, an old man in *liis Bhirt sleeves half tl'rew himself into The belated, guest came Ij the seat in front, which tbe pon tile poster bearing the obnoxious words, and an exactly similar pla card appeared, "announcing t'hnt: " the price of a.shilling packet of note ,paper is one shilling." And thusi the war of extermination end^d. ' *'..,'; .A pickpocket works on abstract; princples.1 ductoi- bad unloosed and turned over ,for the beuoflfc of the parties more immediately concerned.' Mr. B. spoke up sharply, " Go away from here." I But the old man didn't go. Conductor B. says still morn sharply, " Go away, or I'll muko you." ; - ' - - But still no go, while a vacant, provoking smile st upon the face of the intruder. Whereupon Gon-_ ductor B. graspeq tho. old fanrror by the'nape of thi neck. At the same twrio the y'oug lady" grasped the condictoi'j exclaiming " Please don't, Mr. B.; this is my father.'* Ever sinee Conductor 'B.'always asks.young ladies ling alone, i Brown, the other day, while looking at the skeleton of .a don key, made' a yery^naturHl quota tion. 'Ah!' siid he, 'we ar fearfully and wonderfully made. , ' Do you beliave, in tbe use of tbe rod, my dear ^Professor V ' ask ed a. lady whosd cjhildrcn were rank ing life . burden} te all the gt^sts iu the fhotel. 'In some cas"ft, madam,' but 'there are others,,' < glancing at ber gambling dulirigsj ' whero I ppeferr the revolver.' A chipper little miss of three summers was alluding before a miffor, inspneting and admiring a, new dress, ;the other duy, when she-turned to.lior mother and" ex claimed : ' Mamma, I waiil-a drag- ger !' There is no doubt but what that young laky will keep up with the fashions. - I ,' A brakeman; on one of the roads running into.the city went tp the Superintendend for 'permission to. ' lay off' for a day, and made a request for a pass to vide borne on. The Superintendent said :' If you wore working for a farmer, and wanted ,61 go/ home, do you suppoau be'd hitclr-u"p his team and tail you V ' . ' No,' said the brakeman j but if he had a team already, hitched up, and waB going_ rigliV past the door, I'd,say he -was't if they, are trayePT^nighty mean cuss not to take-mo He got his pass.