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•*•** •*•*• w> \Watchiafif for Father. There's a little face at the -window And two dimpled hands on the pane ; And somebody's eyes are fixed upon The gate at the end of the lane. The hilla have caught the shadow Which heralds the coming night, And the lane, -with its flowering fringe grows dim To the watcher's anxious sight. Where, half way down, Like a glittering crown, A fire-fly band have clustered Round an aster's leaf— A royal chief— A driven herd have mustered. Away behind, -. With a busy mind, But a step that is light and free, And a sun-burnt face On which the trace Of a hard days work you see, Comes the farmer home from toil, Driving the cows before him ; And the child-eyes, strained at the window there. Were the first in the house that saw him. Ah! would, when the day is done And I leave my cares behind me, I could have such a pair of winsome eyes Searching the night to find me,! ^-Evening Post. sTonr OF GSUSELL COCHRANE. BY DR. ROBERT CHAMBERS. The Coehranes are a n old family, in Scotland, They rose to distinction in the fifteenth century, and have always been remarkable for courage and ingenuity. Sir William Cochrane was elevated to the peerage as Baron Cochrane in 1647, and advaneed. to the dignity of Earl of Diin- dOnald in 1669. His grandson was Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree, who, along With. Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Was concerned in the political troubles which, in the reign of James II., brought ruin on the Stewart dynasty. \While Hume was sofortunateas to escape abroad, Cocb •rane was taken prisoner at the rising tinder the Earl of Argyll, arid being con- ducted to Edinburg, was ignominiously lodged in the Tolbooth, on the 3d of July, 1685, there to await, his trial as a traitor. The day of trial came, and, a s a matter of course, he was condemned to death. Sir John Cochrane Was married, and had a family of several sons, and at least one daughter, Grisell. This young lady, who was eighteen years of age, emirlated in courage and resources Grisel) Hume. Living at the same period, it is not un- likely that they were acquainted with each other. In their heroic efforts there Was, at all events, a remarkable similarity, for each exerted herself in no ordinary manner to save the life of her father. While lying under sentence of death in that gloomy Tolbooth, Sir John Coch- rane was permitted to see members of his family. Afraid, however, of implicating his sons, he forbade them to visit him untilthey could take a last farewell on the night previous to his execution. His daughter, however, was allowed to come as often and stay with him as, long as she pleased. The chief subject of their con- versation was an appeal made to the king for mercy. • Although several friends in- terested themselves in trying to procure a remission of the sentence, there were no sanguine expectations that they would be successful. As the time wore on, Urisell's fears increased in intensity ; and, without explaining herself to any one, •she resolv- ed to make a bold attempt to postpone her father's fate, if not t o save him. A short time befoie the death-warrant was expected by the privy-council, in Edin- burgh,, she mentioned to her father that some urgent affair would prevent her from seeing him again for a few days. . Alarmed at this, and penetrating her dc- ; sign of effecting some hazardous project in his favor, he warned her against any rash enterprise. Her answer was brief and emphatic : \I am a Cochrane;\ and so, tenderly bidding hint adieu* she de- partedto perform as extraordinary an ex- ploit as ever foil to the lot of a young and daring female. Next morning, long ere the inhabitants weire astir, Grisell was some iiiiio.s on her road to the Borders. She had attw-d-her- self as a young serving-woman^ journey- ing on- a borrowed horse to the house of her mother. So equipped and well mount- ed, she on the second day reached in safo ty the abode of her old nurse, who lived on the Other side of the Tweed, four miles beyond the town of lierwick. In this Woman she knew she could place im- plicit confidence, and to her, therefore, sherevealedhersecfet. Shehad resolved, she said, to make an attempt to save her father's life, by stopping the postman, an equestrian like herself, and forcing him to deliver up his bags, in which ahe ex^ pected to find the fatal warrant. Singu- lar as such a determination may appear in a delicate young woman, especially if we consider that she Was aware of the arms always carried by the man to whose charge the mail was committed, it is nev- ertheless an undoubted fact that such was her resolution. In pursuance of th is design she had brought with her a brace of small pistols, together with a horse- man's cloak, tied up in a bundle and hung, on the crutch of her saddle ; and now borrowed from her nurse the. .attire of her foster-brother^ which, as he was a slight-made lad fitted her reasonably well. At that period all those appliances which at this day accelerate the progress of the traveler were unknown, and the mail from London, which now arrives in less than twelve hours, took eight days in reaching the Scottish capital. Miss Cochrane thus calculated on a delay of sixteen or seventeen days in the execu- tion Of her father's sentences a space of time which she deemec amply sufficient to give a fair trial to the treaty set on foot for ; his liberation. She had, by in cans which it is unnecessary here to detail, possessed herself of the most minute information with regard to the places at which the postmen rested on their journey, one of which was a small public house, kept by a widow,, on the outskirts of the little town of Belford. There the man who re- ceived the bag at Durham was accustom- ed to arrive about six o'clock in the morn- ing, and take a few hours repose before proceeding further oh his journey. In pursuance Of the plan laid down by Miss Cochrane, she arrived at this inn about an hour after the man had composed him- self to sleep, in the hope of being able, by the exercise Of her wit and dexterity, to ease him of his charge. Having put her Lores into the stable— which was a duty that devolved on the guests at this little public house, from its mistress having no hostler—she entered the only^apartment which the house af- forded, and demanded some refreshment. Devoted to Literature, of the Day, and Local Affaire. MEXICO, KY., THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1875. 34. \Sit down at; the end of that table/' said the old woman, \for the best I have to give you is thei-e already; and b e pleased, my bonny man, to make as little noise as you can, for there's ane asleep in that bed that I like ill to disturb.\ Miss Cochrane promised fairly, and after at- tempting to eat some of the viands, which were the remains of the sleeping man's meal, she asked for some cold water. \What!\ said the old dame, as she handed it t o her, '-ye are a water-drinker, are ye T It's but an ill custom for a change-house/' \I am aware of that,\ replied, her guest, \and therefore, wlien in a public house, always pay for it the price of the stronger potation, which I cannot take.\ \Indeed—well that is but just,\ re- sponded the dame, \and I think the more of you for sujch reasonable conduct.\ \Is the wejll where you get this water near at hand ,T said the young lady, \for if you will take the trouble to bring me some Of it as this is father tepid, it shall bo considered! in the reckoning.\ \It is a good bit off,\ said the woman, \but I cannot refuse to fetch some for such a civil, discreet lad, and will be a s quick as I can. But, for any sake, take care and don't meddle with these pistols,\; she continued, pointing to a pair of pistols on the table, \for they aire loaded, and I am always terrified for them.\ Saying this she disappeared; and Miss Cochrane, who would have contrived some other eerand for her, had the well been near, no sooner saw the door shut than she passed, with trembling eager- ness, and a cautious but rapid step across the floor to the place where the man lay, soundly sleeping, in one of those close. Wooden bedstjeads, common in the houses of the poor, tlie door of which was left half open to admit the air, and. which she opened still wider in the hope of see-- ing the mail-bag and being able seize up- on: it. But wiat was her dismay when she beheld only a part of the integument which contained what she would have sacrificed her life a thousand times to obtain, just peeping out from below the shaggy head and brawny shoulders of its keeper, who.'lav in such a position upon it as t p give;not the smallest hope of its extraction without his being aroused from his nap. A few bitter moments of. observation served to convince her that if she obtained possession of this treas- ure, it must be in some other way ; and again closing the door of the bed, she approached the pistols, and having taken them one by one from the holsters, she quickly .as possible drew out their load- ing, which having secreted, she returned them to their cases, and resumed her seat at the foot of the table. Here she had barely 1 time to remwr from the agi- tation into'which the f<vu of the man's, a-wak^niiig: during'her recent occupation, had thrown her. When the old woman returned with the water ; and having taken a draught, of which she stood much in need, she settled her account much to her landlady's content, by paying for the -, water the price of a pot of beer, Hav- ing then carelessly asked and ascertained how much longer the other guest was likely to continue his sleep, she left the house, and mounting her horse she set off at a trot in a different direction from. t?mt in which she had arrived, Making a circuit of two o r tliree miles, she once mor^ fell into the high road be- tween Belford' and Berwick, where she walked her horse gently on, awaiting the coming up of the postman. Though ail her faculties were now absorbed in one aim. and the thought of her father's de- liverance; still reigned supreme in her mind, she could not help figuring to her- self the, possibility of her tampering with the pistols being discovered, and their loading replaced, in which case it was more than likely that her life would be the forfeit of the act she meditated. A woman's fears would still intrude, notwithstanding all her heroism, and the glorious issue Which promised to attend the sucdess of her enterprise. \When she at length saw and heard the post- man advancing behind her the strong necessity of the case gave her re- newed courage ; and it was with perfect Coolness that, on his coming up, she civ- ily saluted him, put her horse into the same pace with his, and rode for some way in his company. He was a sti-ong, thick-set fellow, with a good-humored countenance, which did not seem to Miss Cochrane, as she looked anxiously upon it, to savour much of hardy daring. He rode with the mailbags sirs a foolish boy. But if,\ he. said, taking one of his pistols from thB holster, and turning its muzzle towards her, \you are madenoughto harbor one serious thought of such a matter, I am ready for you. But, metliinks, my lad, you seem at an age when robbing a garden or an old woman's fruit stall would befit you bet- ter, if you must turn thief, than taking his majesty's mails from a, stout man such as I am upon his highway. Be thankful, however, that you have met with one who will not shed blood if he can help it, and sheer off before you pro- voke me to fire.\ \Nay*\ said his young antagonist, \I am not fonder of bloodshed than you are; but if you will not be persuaded, What can I do ? For I have told you a truth— that mail I must and will have. So now choose,\ she continued, as she drew one of the small pistols from under her cloak, ; and deliberately cocking it, presented it in the man's face. \Nay then, your blood be on your I own head,\ said the fellow as he raised his hand and fired his pistol, which, how- ever, only flashed in the pain. Dashing the weapon to the ground, he lost not a moment in pulling out the other, which he also aimed at his assailant, and fired with the same result, in -a transport of rage and disappointment, the man sprang from his horse, and made an attempt to seize his antagonist; but, by an adroit use of her spurs, she eluded his grasp,, and placed herself out of his reach. Meanwhile, his horse had moved forward some yards, and to see and seize the ad- vantage presented by this circumstance was one and the same to the heroic girl, who, darting towards it, Caught the bri- dle> and having led her prize off about a hundred yards, stopped while she called to the thunder-struck postman to remind him of her advice about the wood.. She then put both horses to their speed, and on turning to look at the man she had robbed, had the pleasure of perceiving that her mysterious threat had taken ef- fect, and he was now pursuing his way back to Belford. Miss Cochrane speedily entered the wood to which slie had alluded, and ty- ing the strange horse to a tfcee. out of all observation from the road, proceeded to unfasten the straps of the mail. % means of a sharp knife, w-Muh set at de-' fince the appended locks, she was soon mistress of the Contents, and with an eager hand broke Open the government dispatches; which were unerringly point- ed out to her by their address to the Council in Edinburgh, and their ihi-. posing weight and broad seals of office. Here she found not only the warrant for her father's death, bivt also many other sentences inflicting diferent degrees of punishment on various delinquents.-— These, however, it may readily ^ be sup- posed, she did not stop to examine ; she contented herself by tearing them into small fragments, and placing tliem care- fully in her bosom. The intrepid girl now mounted steed, and rode off, leaving all the firmly to the saddle in front, close* to the hol- sters (for there were two) one containing the letters direct from London, and the other those taken up at the different post-offices on the road. After riding a short distance together, Miss Cochrane deemed it time, as they were nearly half way between Belford and Berwick, to commence her operations. She there- fore rode nearly close to her companion, and said, in a tone of determination r \Friend I have taken a fancy to those- mail-bags of yours, and I must have them; therefore, take my advice and deliver them Tip quietly, for I am provided for all hazards. I am mounted,, as you see, on a fleet steed ; I carry fire-arms ; and moreover, am allied with those stronger,, though not bolder than myself. . Yoit see yonder wood,\ she continued, point- ing to one at a distance of about a mile, with an accent and air meant to carry | intimidation. \Again I say, take my i advice; give me the bags, and speed back the road yon came for the present, nor dare to approach that wOod for at least two or three hours to come,\ This vvas in such language from a stripling something so surprising, that the man looked upon Miss Cochrane for an instant in silent and unfeigned amaze- ment. \If said he, as soon as he found his tongue, \you mean, my young nia*- ter> to make yourself merry at my ex- pense, you are welcome. I am too sour her ; pri- vate papers where she found them, im- agining (what eventually proved the case) that they would be discovered ere long, : from the hints she had thrown out 'about the wood, and thus reach their proper places of destination. She now made ail haste to reach the cottage of her nurse, where, having committed to the Haines not only the fragments of the dreaded warrant, but also the other obnoxious pa- pers, she quickly resumed her female garments, and was again, after this man- ly and daring action, the simple and un- assuming Miss Grisell Cochrane. Leav- ing the cloak and pistols behind her, to bo concealed by her nurse, she again mounted her horse> and directed her flight toward Edinburgh, and, by avoid- ing as much as possible the -high-road,, and resting at seqiiested cottages, as she had done before, and that only twice for a couple of hours each time, she reached town early in the morning of the next day. It must now time gained by above was productive of the end for which it was undertaken, and that Sir John Cochrane was pardoned, at the in- stigation of the king's favorite counsellor, Who interceded for him in consequence of receiving a bribe of five thousand pounds from the Earl of Dundonald. Of the feelings- which on this occasion filled the heart of his courageous and de- voted daughter, we cannot speak in ade- quate terms; and it is perhaps best,, at any rate, to leave them to the imagina- tion of the reader. The state of the times was not such for several years as to make it prudent that her adventure should be publicly known.; but after the Revolution, when the country was at length relieved from the persecution and .suffice to say, that the the heroic act related Tko TJnitoa States La&o Survey, BY A NATURALIST. (L'uHtiuveJ.) THE OOVERN.MENT IiltAXD. \Mr. P./will you pass the black strap t\ It was at slipper that I asked this ques- tion. \Black strap\' was a name applied to molasses. I had never used any of this article, but on the evening in ques- tion a hankering for something swiet moved me to look longingly in that di- rectiom P. is a joker after an approved fashion. \Have you a government brand .'\ h e asked. \I believe I have not tho article in question, neither do I know what it is,\ I rei>lied. \Oh ! you haven't, eh 1 Well, we don't allow anyone to eat black strap that hasn't a brand.\ \He has One,\ said a man, \I saw him with it,\ \Ah you carried the instrument -to- day V \Yes.\ '•And tore your pants (\ \Yes.\ \And although understanding that a hole will wear longer than a patch, yon put a monster one on your knee if\ \Yes.\ \Very well, my hearty, you have it just On the starboard knee. That patch of yours did it. No one will ever say you are not an honorable son of your uncle Samuel. When you go home, take it with you., and if anybody says yoii ain't a surveyor, show'em your ticket and they will come to time.\ \Go on, old muckle head,\ said- 1. And he continued as if wanning up to the subject, \here is that black strap.\ HYDUOUR.VrilY. It was some ten years ago that the coast survey of the lakes began. Dur- ing that time all have been surveyed but Lake Erie and a portion of (huario, both of which will be pushed as rapidly as possible Lake Ontario, which is lad- ing surveyed at present, presents a cen- tral bottom of about one hundred and •twenty-five fathoms. Tho greater depths are sounded by the United .Stales steam- ship Ada. The leaser depths, or within the buoy Line by shore parties. The buoy line ia a sueeos^iuii of iluat- ing llagsj ail in range situated, generally, at of water from the shore, un- law wal er extend.-* UB» a wn In sueh a case, tho Uno -i fathoms. Deep water sounding i.-s by steam. Shallow water by a lead line, thrown by stands in the--bow of the cu Five men are re port bow oarsman would bo liabk ids head \sounded\ if he rowed.) the helm, is placed a competent Who steers -to and from the slroro given meridian. The leadsman tlur lead at every one-fourth, one-half minute, according as the depth of v, aler requires it. His answers are generally as follows : by the mark -five, by the deep six ; or odd numbers by the mark, even numbers by the deep. Sounding stations are placed along the shore at measured distances from eaeh other, generally two hundred metres, and lines, rim out from the.se . T.,e etil- ter sounds on parallel line. If ihe s-.ii oke oarsman pulls thirty strokes per minute, the oars six feet apart, and the sounding; taken at every half minute, then itsouud- ing will be taken at about every five feet. Hence, the latitude and tude of each sounding are easily mined. There; is no particular pleasure pulling an oar i n a sounding cutter all day, except the lively appetite one gen- erates, or i n the conversation going on. Occasionally a ludicrous incident occurs. It is said of a '-green\ leadsman in a neighboring camp, a L'renclnnan by the way, that being told to be very accurate in his soundings, at the first easting of the lead he examined it very attentively for a moment and then yelled out exult- ingly : \Thirteen feet That Frenchman now dishes waiter; (To hi cbulliiUuL) With each other, .bout teii ikthollld 'ie shal- .Siullce. a'. :vix to. \ Oil-'C u-ieoi-apKi-.hed is fathomed a m:ui, who .ten t-; row, (the to got- At ii ran, .his or one brty lon.gr- deter lit one ineiie- out soap >is. danger, and every man was at liberty to speak of the trials he had undergone, and the expedients by which he had master- ed them, her heroism was neither un- known nor unapproved. Miss Cochrane afterwards married Mr. Kerr, of Mor- ristown, in the county of Berwick; and there can be little doubt that she proved equally affectionate and amiable as a wife, as she had already been dutiful and devoted as a daughter. Sir John Coch- rane succeeded as second Eail of Dun- donald. —^Chamber's Journal. fgjjjT Glass is now made which isof wonderful tenacity and strength. In- deed, it cannot be fractured by any ordi- nary power. It is accomplished by im- mersing the article while in a heated state into an unctious fluid, the exact composi- tion of which is not perfectly understood, and for the right to manufacture which the inventor demands a fabulous price. A Quosr Courtship. One long summer afternoon, there c.uue to-ME. Davidson's the most curious specimen of an old bachelor the world ever heard of. He was old, gray, wrinkled, and odd. lie hated old wo- men,, -especially old maids, and wasn't afraid to say so, He and Aunt Patty had it. hot whenever chalice drew them together; yet still he came, and it was 'iioth-ed that Aunt Patty took unusual pains with her dress whenever he was expected. ()ue day the contest waged iinusuually strong, and Aunt Patty left in disgust arid went out- into the garden, \That bear !\ she muttered to herself, as she stooped to-gather a flower which attracted her attention. \What did you run for f said a gruff Voice v behind her. \You didn't do it, did you V \No; vou are worse than a burdock burr.\ \You won't get rid of me, either.\ \I won't, ehV' \Only in one Way.\ \And that r ' 'Marry me.\ \What ! us two fools get married 1 What would people say ? ' \That's nothing to us. Coine, say yes or no ; I'm in a hurra/' \Well no then.\ \Vera well ; Good-by. 1.shan't come again.\ \ \Ston a bit—-what a pucker you're in !\ _ * \Yes or no.\ '•'I wMist consult^-\ \All right ; I -thought you were of age ; Good-by.\ ' Jabi /; Andrews, don't be a fool. Come back, 1 say. Why, I believe the critter has taken me for earnest. Jabez.AndreWs I-11 ecnsiuer. - \1 d<-»i't want any considering; I'm going. Becky Hastings is waiting for nii\ I thought Til give you the. first change. Patty; All right ; good-by. '''jab;--;; !- Jabe:; ': u.\at stuck-up l.iastiiii's shan't have him ! Jabc IK ;vu Jaar —i-s-s- : z,y< t-. ,i. -fro Ccati&esrS oa. Poet. i y-uin-ig Sw'iss, -a-r- ,-v,l. ph- jsourmau, I in this -city last Thursday night, •on-e hiind-i-i-i and thirty-five days--from Xew tJ--i (li-.t:i'ieej ;-y,. b.iving walked the entire i}our-,.iia-n h-ft New Jersey on l^ih of •witiiout a c nt .1 H.IM He startin.LC point to Pliib '-.iu-4i',\ '(Hci'wna-li- is.:. . in hi---, j o-Hci,, d'..-i.i'i--ji>...-vu-'-l to re.iea. Fr..;i'V.eo without c->st to hhns- walked from th ;i-liij.!iia,,tIn lie-' t ) I I t K 1 ,. '!i(.-;is, and tiieuee along tho Hii\ of f'liion i'aeii-!,' a.ul Oeniral P.vei!ic iv.il road.,until J-iearri'ved- la-re, lie o'otain.eil toed by asking ftr -it from , men in tire :;e(-:ion houses tdong the line of tlv I'-di- •roa-i, ami :u almost every place h» stop- p\d .:•.'. lie• w;is kindly treated, and was tVirn-ishcd w.ii.'i- soruetliing, to e.it aiel a place t> s-lei p. i i e says that tlie Ghinese labotei-s on the line -of the Central Pacific wi'-sv more ho-pi-tabh: (ban the white.; oh tlie'. Union Pacific. Oil one occasion, wh-il-* cio.ssin-g ;he alkali desert, he was slopped by .M>: Indiavtswlio, searched him for valuables, but tinning that he did not iiavi-' am tiiin i on his person,, left, him t-> ( iur.-n\ ;:i!.-s journey iilono; Bourman, wlio is n compositor, came licre in sea-i riiiu'.o-,'! -i!-n't.--/V(/« Ff.'iitciffi) (.'«fi'. i o •-\'1'i'iec.h'ekiest perh>rmanee o:i the !.;-\ a t;-a.!c.p yet heard of is r-.-ported' where three of that fra- ,h fri.!u Isarti'ovd, ternitv c.Ule.l at .a house, the other (fay, arm d with a -raw shad, which they said ,t caught, and- begged leave to cook it rust over tii.p kmairii nee. The lady of the house, glad to encourage, their unusul in- dustry in catching tlie fish, let them use the fire, after which they made a hearty •meal and departed. When the lady was about tourepare her own dinner and went for- a shad which ahe. had laid away ill a cool -place, she found it nut—-the tramps had stolen it, and without a suspicion she had let them cook it before her very eyes. ^p*The following conversation was overheard the other day among a lot of school-girls, who congregated in front of a hoiiso. Each one i n turn appeared to be holdingup the domesticskeleton which afflicted their several homes. One told how her -little, brother, had broken his kg; another about how-sicklier uiotl-ur wa•-, •and still another told about now d:;i:;:!:. her father would come home, every ni;;i;u In short, they all appeared' to have sovno grief to hold up -^alt but one little b a-.i- ty, who seemed only unhappy to th.nk there was nothing she could tell to cxc.te the envy or sympathy of the res . Sin- listened to the recital of all these troubles aslongas sh(!;eould,audli-nally.-die,ex|.ire.-;s- ed herself in this vwiy : \ 4 .Yi.!l, girls', we all have our troubles. Some have sii-k brothers ainl drunken fathers and ugly mothers. 8ome of us Iiave ,(..ot the ;n;'-a- sles and small pox and scrofula. We've got something awful in KI-.H- fan.ih.\ \What is i t '(\ 'asked .seveiah \My iit- tlc brother Benny k left-liaiukil,'' A BAILOR'S IWE-A or A Co.Mirr.--A celebrated naved ollicer tells the follow- ing anecdote : On one of his cruises the sailors saw a comet, and were somewhat surprised an/1 alarmed at its apperanco. The hands met and appointed a committee to wait upon the commander and ask his opin- ion of k. They cpproaciK-'l hi-in and > a.-.ll youi' opinion,, your .•'U3» — . igu' i t( \Ye v;;.^ vnnr lionor.\ \Well my boy.-'j what is it about •('' \Yv'e w.ui.t to. inquire about that thing, •:p, there.\ \Now before i. answer you, let me knejw what you think of i t / *-W-il-l, w,.lir b-jiio:-, \. - e have ialkid' it nil over, and, we Llinl a !*•;>k. A Narrow Escapo. it is .a star spr-r A man and his wife,, seeking to break themselves of a habit of fretting and scolding, entered into an agreement of this nature ; the one, who- first lost tem- per with the other or with the children, was to be published by the other as a \scold.\ The medium through which this humiliating intelligence was to be communicated to the world was not spec- ified in the contract, but the husband un derstood that it Was to be through the Brunswicker. The wife nearly bit the end of ber tongue off i n the first day's trial, snapping up the harsh word's which tried to escape her lips. But both were dismally peaceful until the afternoon of the second day, when the husband flew into a passion simply because One of the children polished hi3 stocking foot with a blacking brush while h&'fas taking his usual nap. At the first burst of anger his wife quickly aroused and put On her bonnet. \Where are you agoing V he inquired suspiciously. \To publish you,\ she replied. \Oh> well, go ahead ; the boys at, the office wont give me much of a blast,\ \But I'm nob going to tlie printing office.\ \Where^ then 1\ he asked in surprise. \To the sewing society.'- Tliat brought him to terms, and long and earnestly he begged her not t o make his weakness known throughout tlie length and breadth of the land. Finally, in consideration of a new silk dre-.s, by him to be delivered, she agreed to let him off. But it was a narrow escape, —lirwis- uuekcr. •«. m. ,<BT»i !The Great Blood Eeimedy IS V E G £ T I F E. talking about the fre- f sudden d< all-is,, and became (^rCommonly it is the husband who, dying, leaves a business for a spirited wife to continue, but in Boston Henry r „, fJ ... ^ C. Badger is advertised as carrying on a churl to take offence at tjie idle words of'' school founded by his wife, BPIT \Well my hearers,\ remarked a clergyman One Sabbath- morning to his congregation, \I have good reason to be- lieve that there are some persons in this society who don't like me very well. But allow me to suggest that there are two sides to this question. In fact, there are quite a number of you I don't like. Bo you see the thing is just as broad as i t is long,\ Tlie congregation saw the point, and appreciated the force of their pastor's logic. l^V\ A curi.itis instance of -the coii- tageou-.iH'r. i of fea-r was shown on a large scale in St.rams' corset factory, at Now Ilaven, rec. ..(.'\. A ;:amber of the a-irls em ploy i?l .l-»uj; t.i (pvency of quite sob.-r i-u their conversation,, .when one of tin- a:, more lively than the rest,, to change the subject, placed a small land- turtle, which she had found somewhere, upon the bench of her neighbor, who, on seeing it, was so startled that she fainted away. This circumstance, coupled with their former conversation, had such an effect upon the girls that, one after an- other, they fell into a deathlike stupor, until seven of theiu were stretched upon the floor. One of the men, too, though evidently struggling against the conta- gion, succumbed, and the foreman, be- coming alarmed, sent all the hands from the room and shut down WOi-k for the day. SiepMat LaTiorsi's. It would be too long to relate all the uses to which elephants are applied in Burmah. Let us watch them at work among the woodyai-ds where tlie trunks ofthickwood tree, which come floating down tlie river, are piled. Every work- ing-olophant is mounted by a driver-call- ed a \cornac;\ who?e principal business is rather to ex.cil.i th •• .annua: thuH to dir- ect it. In the season when the roads are cut, iii!: trunks conre down the bar rnnelr f-ist- er than they c.ui b e disposed of in tho sawmills, and they accumulate in vast: quantities all along the banks.. It is nec- essary, therefore, to drag the trees out of the water and arrange them in piles u*i.-. til such time as they cv-iibo cut up. Them are only threo sorts of piles, varying. wit it the sh:o of tin. 1 trees. Fir>t an el- ephant in the water clears the logs from tlie mass and ranges them one bv one up- on the river bank, lie carefully -exam- ines the chaos of logs and. proceeds with- tusks and trunk to disengage the tree he . has selected and wliichUie intends to car- ry to laud. As soon as the tree is placed on tho- b:mk another elephant is harness- ed to i t and drags it to the w:ondyard,' where ho leaves it. Two other elephants now come up, and one of them takes one- end of the log upon his trunk, :and drags it to the pile upon which,, in view of its sizejt ought, to be placed, while his com- panion assists him by pushing -the log with all his might. As soon as timy ; reach the proper pile the first elephant lifts the top Of the log upon the pile,, then lie forms a kind of ring.\ around the log with Iris trunk, while tlie -other with a vigorous blow of his head shoots, tlie log into its place. The intelligence displayed •by these, animals is almost incredible, and wo sjionld scarcely have believed it if we had not seen their movements as described .above. THE DINNER PARTIES O P A MERCHANT PRINCE.-—A.T, Stewart is famous for his dinner parties, which arc usually given on Sunday. He has ond of the finest wine vaults in New York, and brands of brandy, port and sherry that no one else in the country can boast of. His table servicg is magnificent. One silver din- ner set lined with gold was made hi Lon^ doii two years ago at a cost of $17,500. It consists of over two hundred pieces. Then he has a famous Dresden china set of two or three hundred pieces, in which no less tliaii seventy different colors are introduced. Tho china is transparent, and on holding it t o the light, the mono- gram \A. T. S.\ can bo seen like water- mark in note paper. Mr, Stewart is a very entertaining lidst, and he likes tlie character amazingly. lie lias the best trained servants in the city, and his din- ners past off i n the methodical, and sys- tematic maimer of clock-work. His wife and niece (Mrs. Itutlef) usually assist •; him in dispensing the hospitalities of the 'Hvhito marble palace.\ Tun ARAB'S pRooF.-^-Spme years ago a Frenchman, who,, like many of Ids ' countrymen, had won a high raid: among, men of science, yet who denied the (tod who is the Author of all science, was classing the great Sahara.in company with an Arab guide. 'He noticed, with a sneer, that at certain times, his guide, whatever obstacles might arise, put them all aside, and, kneeling on the burning sands, called on his God. Day after day •passed* and still the Arab never failed, till at last one evening the philosopher, when lie rose from his knees, asked him, with a contemptuous smile :-^\How do you know there is a .God,\ The guide fixed his eyes on the scoffer, for a mo- ment, iu wonder, and then said, solemnly: \How do I know that a man and not a camel passed my.hut last night in the darkness 1 Was it not by the print of his foot in the sand 1 Even so,\ andhepoint- ed to the sun, whose last rays were flash- ing over the lone desert, \that footprint is not that of a man.\ -^\Every tree is subject to disease,\ said a speaker in a frUitr-growers' con- vention. \What ailment can you find on an. oak 1\ asked the Chairman. \A- corn,\ was the triumphant reply. Circulation of the Blood. Tlie circulation of the blood is the life of the body, and tta.htgppiigt! is death. No disease can bb in the body without first-being generated in the blood, and no diseases can possibly be in.the body if-theblood u pure. Vegetine is: the jjruat blood purifier. Scrofula, Serofulous Humor, Tlie Vcgetine has cured many cases of Scrofula of five, ten and twenty years' standing-, where tho patient has had many physicians, tried many of the known remedies; and, trying the Vcgetine, the eoinmon re- mark is : \It acts differently, works differently,, froni any medicine I have taken.\ Vegetiiio uill cleanse Scrofula, fi-ffti the system, Try it. Cancer, Cancerous Humor. With this complaint Vegetine acts differently, and works differently from any other remedy known \to the medical faculty. H commences its work a t the root of the disease, and thesore begins to Heal at tlie founda- tion and continues gradually out toward the skin,, mak?. ing tlie sore sinallef from day to day, and finally the dis- ease is eradicated from the system. Mercurial Diseases. Tlie eunviction is, in the public mind as well as in the medical profession, that the remedies supplied by the VEGETABLE KI-NOPUM- are more safe, more fsuccesstui in their cure of diseases than mineral medicines. Vege- tine iscbmposed of roots, barks and herbs. It is pleas- ant to take, and is perfectly safe to irive to an iiifaut. |)o youjieed it? Bo not hesitate to \try it. Vou will never regret it. Tumors. Dr. Tr-h-BK K:IJ .1: \It is unnecessary or me ti) eim- uu:r<itO'-tiiL.. dJ^.;'i.-.:jo i->v which ibe Vi-Ai>;riMi sliotild bv .u*ul r I know of U't disease which \\iil not ailmit of it.-, use with good result.^ Almost, innumerable complaints ale ciuscl by p.iii.i:iiu:s necrtti'ii.-. in tlie Miod, which can .be entirely cvpclk-d fi-oni tho .-..I'-teni by the use of die Vcgctin.-i Wiieli tiie : blood is.pcrfectiy cleansed the- ,di lease rapidly yields, all pUns cerise,, hca.thy action is \promptly _restored : , and the patient is cured.' Female Weakness, V*V,ctine acts directly upon the causes of these conir plaints. It invigorates and strengthens the whole sys- tem, acts upontlie secrotivei/rgaus, allays-jhflamination } cleanses and cures ulceration; cures constipation, regu- lates the bowels, headache and pains in the back ctase : lii fact-there is n o disease or complaint where the Vcge- ttne gives so quick relict, and Is so effective in its cure, as in what is termed Fciu.ilc Weakne-jj It has lie-, IT failed' in one instance. Canker, Cankerous Humor, Vc ,. t' 110 .'.M cradii.;i'.' every trace of Cau);vr or-Cmi- kcf.i.. 11 um.'.' from the system. i)o not lease off tak- in,' V.,;i tin-- wiille.yuu are i>l>ta;!iiniC help a::d 1'eeliliy belter,, i,ut t die i t iic^ularly and effect a c;ire of the disea.-c. The time aii.i ipuntity of Vegetine to be taken tn elf-ct a C:II-,J d.-jiehl, upon ilia naUue and severity of the diiea e ?iiEjK03 on the Face A Nil Ei'uptiotig of the Sk'tn; yi'orthi-; complaint Ve;,.tii!.'\i': a i;re-.i rciir.-.ly. It ilUi:i-es and purliij., the blooi, causing piurplc::, el-up- t'!n!is an-I humors tofiisappe-.tr , and dues ii.swork in a p.-n\tt.lv ii:ti.-.u*;tl ; .v,iy. Hoason -.houid tea'*h u 1 ^ th-tt a b'.ati h;-, r null :;M1 pimpled :';! 1 il.tpjnd-! i-ii! jrel.v up.m a'iintern:il ctiis.', -.1:11 i'-i •••it.«-.iiid ,, ip:iiici\.i , >ii' cm ever cure t-he-dofpct. Salt Blieirnii Vi-„'-i!;i:-: , h.i: fi-. I likiu.' KUII <>;\ Snit Kb \1::! and ini'i;. f.f them n£ -.••.11:1 yc-.u-,' iUx'M'M-j, win-iv nuviy -other, remedies li-iv.,* :ti!t:.l to et?-_''t a cure; Aliform.-, (jf ,thi> :-•;i -it• 1;_\ (•.•..-.;.-1.1 •-.;, ft--;-};', ritly in iii.' -.jti-in,- and luiuumi, and arc ui'.U'sy utt'iil-l v.-itli l.iirii'.n;; and f.u.}i:i„\ a'i 1 v.,-.. lr.>iib!cj>'iie itchlii.-.i^p.-jially when tlii.- blood h in. a.healed c.itiilitioii. Y'8|otme. h Sold by all Draggists. MKXi(» IN DEPENDENT HOLBROOK'S Family liinimemt, A Sure and Speedy Cure for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Influenza,, Asth- ma, Sore Throaty Toothache, Hea4ache, Chilblains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Bites or Stings of Insects, Sore- ness or Pains in the Limbs, Feet and Joints, Pleurisy or Pains i n the Side^ or Pains of any Kind, HOLEEOOK'S FamilyliLIEIMENT Should he used internally for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Croup, Diptheria, Colic, Cramps Asthma, Influenza, Soreness of Chest or Liinys Sore Throat, Quinzy, Plurisy or iPains in & Side, &e., (fee. Holbrook's FamilY Liniment Should be used externally for Rheunaatifni, Sprains, J>urns or Scalds, Bruises, Sites o Stings of Insects, Chilblains, Cuts, Pains, i the Limb3, Feet and Joints, Neuralgia, Tooth achej &c, &e, Hblbrook's Family Liniment. Excels all other Remedies in Hie Cure of th» following Biseases in Horses and Cattle : Cuts, Bruises, Collar Boils, Galls of all Muds,Spav- ins, both blood and bone, Sprains, Lameness, Cafced Udder, Inflammation, and healing of Sores and Wounds from any cause. Mbrook's Family Liniment Is a positive Specific and relieves local Pain more promptly than any other Medicine in use. Testimonials are being constantly received which place its powers in this respect beyond a doubt. fiSf - Every Family should have a bottle of Hol- brpok's Family Liniment at hand, in case of sickness or accident. £5* Call on your Druggist and get a bottle of\®* jjarHolbrook's Family Liniment. ~5& GIVE IT A TRIAL. Prepared by S. K. HOLBEOOK, No. 20 North Water Street, Ogdensburg, to whom all orders should be addressed 'Duggists can be supplied by JOHN 0. TAYLOR, Mexico, N. Y. I4-ly C ALB WKLLS WINE and IRON Bitters FOR THE CURE OF estion, LIVER COMPLAINT, TORYOUS AFFECTIONS, GENERAL PROSTRATION, As a Morning Appetizer THEY HAVE XO ItlVAX,. t a'n •': 1'. ,- .y- i>;.\: i :•< : 1 Vo > 1. ft f;):.jlily c-n- - rei'tsall jnorliid I'han^es-in the blood. It > s 1' - fects liim'stiois, 'lvinli-ring it natural and easy. - - It banishes- thoso clu^s upon pleasure whicU produce gloom. It. imjiroves the appetite, and removes all disagreeable feeling .after eating. PRICE, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. CALDWELL'S COTCH COTE For Coughs, I Y'ULs Croup, &c. we. i*S- An iiiteraal aud external remedy. Pii-bl-ishfd ci e 11 r y EDITOR .i'f Thii:<-<l.iy ?;l..nihigby Humphries, AND I'ROPKIETOR. T K R M S: •-':!,.:\\.() p. r .uinuiir. in n-Jvanoe ;, if ii(.-t pail '.vi'tu'iij Uiri'.' '.ic>nUis. •'.'-'• i i\ X.i pii-i-T-ilifnitiniifd liirfi! »j'larrf:ira^i.-js iiiv p:U'l ii'n.-^s ;ii tlu- opUw'u nf thy piibliiiifcr. •UAY'M Or A-KV2KT1SIAM : . 1 \v. 2 w. A w. 8 in. 6 m. 1 v. 1 Im.-h, -?•> 7\> Si •>:, §T 5 0 §;i -xl §C.<>0 gl-cVOO •Jin.-jhes. 1 --'5 -' r,Q, SiW 5 25 9 00 15 00 i column, a 00 -S 00 GOO 12 0 0 14 0 0 20 00 !, column, ^-00 8 00 1\0 00 1.500 25 0 0 40 0 0 1 column... 8 00' 12 00 11 00 20 00 ^0 0.0 75 00 iys~ -J-ub Printing of. all kind* attended to-with pf-miptnfSK. JSST (•'<-KTesi>->H\ioUfC iuu.<tbc accompanied by a responsible nan 10 a s a private j*uarantee of good MEXICO DIRECTORY. LAHD MEYEIOil, PROIVJ: ti. COCAGNE, i»OX IT. MESI-C'O ACAlJiilY. .Referenco, H. L. Cole, Esq. ~~ *~ JOIIX C. TAYLOR, DriVjflnt, Xoi \ Weiilv block, Main Street, CALBWELL'S L I i y Balm, Vim ISilAA'TIFYINO TSS COM PLE XI ON! llli'MOViN-c; Freckles, Eruptions, Sunlsura, Boaglines.3, Ian, &<?, 'The Lily Uahii will'Kpeeuily remove the bh-iti- i.sh,.a.!«-l impart softness, transparencj 7 . , a roseate tinge aii_>! a. pearl like lustre to the complc:vioi:. I-.tcnTit.tiii 1 ' ?'0 ].oLvjn. It i s the be-=t and cheap- est Toilet.arti.ile ever offered to the .public. I';:H- dii-irt-tioii'i on t'Li; lain-! of tacli botth*. Price, .VJ tvnt. per i.'.ti-'.i-. W.'.\. CALDWL'LL, I'r.ipricti.r jiiiu Mt'ii-'ifiicturfr, Meiiiua, N. V. For sale by JOHN' C ' p T.VV Deal-r in ]>.r'itj< P.ihiis, O iiMv M:iii. Sti\t-t Me Dye Stuffs. X. V. T •.oYcurl.tcKsy,. :s.v,fi Your Teitip**\ • .. r «:.,.A. rrysfal f pe'e- 1 «' =. T''- , vr' , ''Ca« - .rJ. 1 '.'!' \>\ IV-'. r'l Are T '. ••• ir. -i (-.-• uizect O- '^,': i:l!.i;r!ilvppl- W.-~- - >-.-T t-r<•:•!:. they er..i\.:' f\ : 'weasrr to n'3 perfectly fet any uiBSance. ' J* **••+* J. I). IIAIITSON, Att.)rn-v mul.Counsellor at Law, Oliice Stone,-Robinson ft Cb's, Store, Main Rt V. !•:. MEATOX, M. 1)., Physician and Kur ; ;eou. Office over Thomas' hew Store. .Sperkd o'flice tb.y, Saturday after- noon of each week. liesidence^-Piilasiu St. DR. CEO. P. JOHNSON, Pliysii.-ian and Surgeon. Office on Main Street, over S. A* Tuiler's Hardware Store, where he may be found, both day and night, -when not on professional business. J.IT* MA1TWA1E1,IC-D. Office Jefferson St., opposite Post office,Mexico, X. Y. Uu-iideuuo corner of Main and Railroad streets. Chrojiio diseases made a specialty. All calls promptly attended. ' 23 De.d-1- in Street. J. A. RICKAlfD, li kinds of Furnrture, South Jefferson S. R. RICO, Barber and Hair Dresser, Particular attention paid to- Shampooninjr, and the cutting of ladies and children's hair. Shop South end of Mayo's Hotel, Cliurch street. Edward H. WadswortL General Insurance Agent. Office over Goit & Castle's store, Mexico, jSt. Y. Life, Fire and Accident Policies issued on. the most favorable terms. Upwards of $78,000,000.00 capital represented. Surgeon Dentist, Office on Jefferson St., over the Post Office. All kinds of Dental' work executed in the best manner and warranted. Teeth extracted with- out pain with Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas. Chloroform or Ether given if preferred. B1.B.S AlDREW MtLUE, SIJRG-EON. Office, No. 213 West First Street, OSWEGO.; Office hours, 9.00 to 10.30,a. m. And from a00 te 7.00 p.m. An appointment for .any other hour can be se- cured by makmg the request by letter, %% For sale l.y li. L. ALFRED, Mexico, (jf. T •r«.f«\Ol:TaAG-E SA-LE.-^Uy virttte of a mortgag* A:A dated November •£!&,. 1874, Valentine-Gile, tod PhUindaGile; his wife, of New Haven, *Oswego county, N, Y., .conveyed to ilenry J. Daggett, of the same place, certain premises described hT^sed'jttdenture,'\ as follows : All that tract or parcel of land situjEttf in the to^vn of New JIaven, aforesaid, and part of-lot So. 76, in the 19th township, Seriba's patent, bounded and de- scribed as follows : Beginning at a, stal£^*orll=4 f <*st 8 chains 201inks from tlie soutbTwest epi-ner of said' Wt No. 76, thence north 4® east along the west line of said lot li chains 14J links to a stake, thence south 87° east alohutlie middle division line of said iot43 chains 45 links to-the .east Hue of said lot, thence south '3° wesi along said east line 11 chains 14A links, thence north 87\ west 43 chains 65 links to the {Slace of bejfinning, con- taining (exclusive of one aero in the south-cast corner thereof, owned by Vincent Harrib), 47 and 59-100 aerts of land. ' '\- , - •' *~ Also all that-traet or parcel of land situate in the town of New Haven, aforesaid, and part of lot No ; 77\ township No; 10, Seriba's patent, bounded and described as follows: Beginning in the-centre <sf a hifth¥*y, on the east line of said lot .No. 77, being the middle divi- sion oT said lot, thence north 81* west tdong said-middle division to tlie centre of the highway, the west line of saidlot^ thence north 8 ° east along said highway,an<lsaid west line seventeen chains 75 links, thence, south 45- east along lands owned by Silas O; Willniarth, 6 chains 89 links to a stake. Uicnce easterly .along the south bounds of said Silas O, Willtiiarth's.lands to the center of the highway, first above described, tjience south- easterly along the center of said highway' to the east line of said lot, thence south -4a west along said high- way and said' east line, to the place of beginning, eon- taihing, all within said bounds, fifty^one and three- fourths acres of land, more or less. Sai 1 mortgage, with the power of sale therein, was re- cordediii the office-of the Clerk oi Oswego County, on ttoe first day of December, 1874, in Kber 103 of mort- gages, a t page ?50. . The^aniohnt claimed to be duo thereon a t the date hereof, is one thousand and eleven dollars and three cents, being the whole sum unpaid. And whereas, default has been made in the-conditicn of said mortgage, by' the non-payment of said su m so due, ahdiio proceedings at law having been had So \re- cover the same or any part thereof, said power to soil has become operative. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the statute in such case, notice is hereby given that the saidmortgfcgcclpreuiiseswHlbesoldat public Auc- tion to the highest bidder, on the 9th day of July, 1875. at 10 o'clock iii the forenoon, a t the \Empire House,\ in the village of Mexico, Oswego Go., N. Y.-^-Dated April 15, 1S75. • • • HENRY J. DAGGETT. Mortgagee. D, W. C. PECK, Att'y, Mexico, N . Y. GOAL. The following are the prices for coal: gBATE, ,..„ , ; . 7 .m EC^Gv-.,...... 7.&> STOVE . 8.25 t CHESTNUT. ., iM CHAECOAlUperbushelL) 20 Blacksmith's Coal always on haijid.\ . . ^ Jiar All coal must be paid for when delivered *5 W^EipiaHV
