CONTINENTAL 
UNION PACIFIC 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
OFFER FOR SALE 
1,500,000 ACRES LANDS. 
THE LEGEND OF ST. FREDA, 
ON THE LINE OF THE ROAD, IN THE STATE 
OF NEBRASKA. 
Fov Cash or Credit, at Low Rates of 
Interest* 
Prices ranging from 
BY MBS. SABAH IJ. HOBABT. 
Thebe once was an ancient city 
Beside the silvery sea, 
Where the white ships lay at anchor, 
And the glad waves tossed in glee. 
And down by the wharves the houses 
Were low, and dark, and small; 
But beyond the streets were siaicious 
And the mansions grand and tall. 
Here loathsome vine was hidden, 
There virtue walked secure; 
And those were the homes of the wealthy, 
And these were the haunts of the poor. 
In a dark and lonely garret 
Where the sunlight’s radiant, tlamo 
Through the narrow eobwebbed windows 
Feebly and faintly came,— 
Alone In the rosy morning. 
Alone In the twilight shade. 
With Goo and her precious lily 
Dwelt a little orphan maid.. 
All day through the crowded city 
She begged her bitter bread, 
And at night In the lonely garret 
She laid her weary head. 
And as one eve she lingered 
By t he old cathedral grim, 
Where swelled the organ's music 
And rang the holy hymn, 
Amid the roll of anthems. 
And tvaillng of the psutms, 
She heard the old priest pleading, 
" Bring, bring to the Loan thine alms!’’ 
Through sounding aisles and arches 
It. rang like a trumpet call; 
*' Who gives to the dear Loud .! users 
The holiest gift of all?” 
“ I am small and poor,” said Fbeda, 
“No offering can I bring 
Save m.v flower, within whose petals 
Arc- folded angels' wings, 
“My lily, with snow-white blossoms, 
And green leaves arching o’er: 
But life will be darker than ever 
When It blooms for mo no more.” 
The wind from the distant forest 
Came with a dirge-like moan. 
‘ Why should I fear? ' said FBEDA, 
“ Will the Lonu not keep Uls own?” 
Then home she ran through the darkness, 
And oul from the garret's gloom 
She brought her beautiful lily 
Witli its fragrant, rare perfume. 
Her eyes were sadly tearful 
As she passed thro’ the wondering throng, 
But »ho thought of the holy Saviour 
And her fainting heart grew strong. 
And she said, while her blue eyes brightened 
With the light of a love divine, 
“ I give to the dear /jhd JESUS 
The only treasure mine !" 
Gold gleamed upon the altar 
And gems of richest cost, 
But the priest said, bending reverent, 
“ This child has given the most!" 
Then lo! a beauteous marvel! 
The dew-drops pearls became; 
Each flower was a golden Illy, 
Each leaf was a leaf of flame; 
And there beside the altar 
The Christ-child seemed to stand, 
And the crown reserved for the sainted 
Gleamed bright within his band, 
And his voice in silvery accents 
Rang through the lofty hall: 
“ A mown of light for FREDA 
Who gives to the LORD hor all I” 
All! richer than gold or silver. 
And wealth and rank above, 
In the sight of the dear Lord Jesus 
I s a child's unsullied love. 
With heavenly store forever 
Detli He repay our gifts, 
And whan we take our burden 
Its weight from our hearts He lifts. 
For IhornM He gives us roses. 
Bright smiles for earth's cold frowns 
For moans the harp’s glad music, 
Aud for crosses golden crowns j 
CONVENIENT TO MARKET, BOTH EAST 
A NO WEST. 
DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS, WITH ACCOM¬ 
PANYING MAPS. NOW READY. 
Sent Free to All Parts of the United States, 
Canada and Europe. 
These Lands are as 
Rich and Fertile as any in the 
United States. 
For Pamphlets and information, address 
O. F. DAVIS, 
Land Agent IT. 1*. K. R. Co„ 
Omaha. Nebraska. 
Made by one Agent, selling Silver's Patent Elas¬ 
tic BROOM. Over 60.4100 now In use. Recom¬ 
mended by Hon. Horace Greeley and American 
Agriculturist. One eounty reserved for each Agent. 
C. A. CLEGG & CO., SS Cortlundt SI,, N. Y„ or 12C 
Washington St., Chicago, Ill. 
CITY OF NEW YORK 
the world who see few pleasures, whose boy¬ 
hood is spent in ways that to you would 
seem the severest punishment, and that to 
them etm hardly he much more ? What a 
picture it would present, to place one or two 
boys, of every nation and tribe under the 
sun, in one great playground together, and 
there let them amuse themselves in the man¬ 
ner they are accustomed to! 
approach by an angle of SO 0 , and B and D by an 
angle of 100". Having finished Hie first *wath 
around the field, it is round that A and B have 
bound seventy rods, C and D forty; or that A 
and C have bound sixty rods, and B and J» fifty. 
At the rate of $1 per acre for binding, what in 
Justice should each receive, if they labor at the 
same rate till the field is finished ? 
Stoc k bridge, N. Y. II. F. Burleson. 
Answer in two weeks. 
OIL WILL 2KTOT EXPLODE 
Do you use Kerosene? It causes more deaths each 
year than steamboat and railroad accidents com¬ 
bined. If you would be perfect!y safe, use Prutt’s 
Astral Oil. 
Read the following 
New York, Dee. 3,1869. 
Mr. Chas. Pratt, 108 Fulton Si.. New York. 
Dear Sir: 1 wish to add my testimony to the good 
niniKir;. uf ii,e Astral” on, aaseen iu the follow¬ 
ing. A low nights ago at flay residence In Clifton, 
N. J., the servant girl accidentally knocked over a 
lighted iHitjp III led with year ''Astral’ 1 Oil. Tho 
lamp tell to llie floor ami was Instantly broken, scat¬ 
tering the Contents over thO carpet. The wick, which 
was still burning, foil into the <it), but did not ignite 
it. and was picked up and blown out, without causing 
any damage, further than Lho loss of tho lamp. I 
have been bprnlng your “ Astral ” Oil fora number 
of months, arid nn> highly pleased with it- l consider 
it per}cmy safe, and would use no other. 
Yours, very truly, Charles d. spencer. 
H. B. Chtilin A Co., 140 Church St., New York. 
Ask your dealer for 11 . und if he docs not have It, 
send your order to the 
OIL HOUSE OF CHA9. PRATT, 
108 Fulton St., New York. 
! IW~ Liberal discount to Dealers. 
ANAGRAM.-NO. 8 
No. of Policies Issued lo December 31, 
1869. 20,375 
No. of Policies Issned in 1869. 8,788 
No. of Policies in 1869 over 1868 (a 
larger increase than is shown by 
any other Company In the United 
States,). 2,772 
Annual Preminin, 1869.$2,377,000 00 
Assets, Dee. 31,1869 .$3,500,102 80 
Lopewnkok dan Doimsvr, afr ormf inegb eno, 
Eavh mitunfoon noncecfont. Lodwegnck wdselt 
Ni aedhs loperte thiw gouhtuth fo ertho onin; 
Dtnoaiw ni dainin tentavietot froth won. 
Negdewllui, a etlur pnnforclbiat. sums, 
Hte n ine ituslormti itliw hwieh Doisuiw uildsb, 
Iltl dohtooms nda qsniude, nad tedtif ot sli alpce, 
Dseo nto micerehrn in how H semes ot, ticirnr. 
Lodewnegk si mirpd lutheh ash eralendoscutnh; 
Dsimow si muhleb at lit oh nkwos on croin. 
Frank UN. 
Answer in two weeks. 
xxmat 
NOT SO EASILY CHEATED 
which a person could easily read the fittest print. 
A well-dressed man called at the counter one 
day to be fitted to a pair of spectacles. As lie 
remarked that lie had never worn any, some 
were handed to him that magnified very little, 
lie looked hard through them upon the book set 
before him, hut declared he could make out 
not lung. Anot her pair, of si conger power, were 
saddled upon his nose, hut. unsuccessfully as be¬ 
fore. further trials were made, until at length 
the most discouraged dealer passed to him a pair 
which magnified more Minn all the rest in his 
stock. The customer, quite as impatient as the 
merchant at having to try so many, put on the 
last pair, aud glowered through them at the 
pruned page wall all his might. 
“Can you rend Hint printing now?" Inquired 
Hie dealer, pretty certain that he had hit it right 
tills time, at any rate. 
"Sure, not a bit,” was the reply. 
‘ Oan you read at all?" asked the merchant, 
tinablo to conceal his vexation any longer. 
‘Rude at all. is it I" cried Hu- customer; 
Ha ro s not a single word among thorn that I 
oiiti identify the fetitumsuv." 
“ I say, <lo yon know how to read?” exclaimed 
the dealer, impatiently. 
" Out wld ye !" shouted the Irishman,throwing 
dowu the stieoiuelos in a hull. “ If i could rude, 
wlmt ud 1 be at ther buying a pair nv spectacles 
tort \c chate pa pic with the idea that yer 
PUZZLER ANSWERS 
Problem No. 0.-42.417213, 32.671556, 25.011201, rods. 
Anagram No. 6 .— 
The flowers, the beautiful summer flowers, 
Lie under the cold white snow ; 
No tender bloom of their petals sweet, 
No fragrance or dewy glow. 
Pale and faded, scentless and sear, 
Beautiful thoughts of the vanished year. 
Cnoss-Wimn Enigma No.fi.—Elephant. 
Miscellaneous Enigma No. 8 .-“ A soft answer 
turnelh away wrath; but grievous words stir up 
anger.” 
OFFICERS: 
JUSTUS LAWRENCE, President. 
M, B. WYNK.OOP, Vice-President. 
.1. P. ROGERS, Secretary 
S. C. CHANDLER, Jr., Actuary. 
Just received and for sale by 
Vc. J. HIAGNIN, GU1SDIN A CO 
652 BROADWAY, N. Y. 
WHOLESALE ANI> RETAIL. 
Sole Agents for the Celebrated 
NA It DIN WATCH. 
All iron and steel. Compact, simple, durable. Is 
run by horse or steam-power. Will make any shape 
or size tile of the best quality, a* large as 7-inch. For 
complete instructions how to start Tile Factories, 
price of Machine, &c., address 
J. W. PKNFIELD, 
Willonghby, Lake Co., Ohio. 
miscellaneous QUioertisemems 
T he 
PROV 
KD BLOC 
A TENT SANITARY IIU 
r of Tin. agi: 
__ _______ LKAD-HNCAS- 
TIN PIPE, This article bus now been 
In use for the past four years, and 
> i* daily growing in public favor, 
bei-g heartily indorsed by all the 
leading clo-ralsls and pbyvlciana in 
the country, also the Water Com¬ 
missioners of New York. Brooklyn 
anti Boston. In addition to the 
plumbing of houses, It. is largely 
used tor conveying water from 
Springs and Wells, for Cooling 
Water by means of colls of pjpu in 
Refrigerators. Milk and Water Coolers Water flows 
through Ibis pipe us pure a* though drawn through 
BllveT. and ail danger from Loud unison or iron rust 
is thus avoided. So highly Is this security valued 
that its ustt is not cotllinea to dwellitigr, but many 
humane persons make use of this pipe tor conveying 
water to tliclr cattle. The tost per fool is about Hie 
same ns lead pipe. In ordering, give head of water 
and bore of pipe. Circulars sent fron. THE COL¬ 
WELLS, SIIAW & WIU. A lilt MFC CO.. Corner 
West 27th Street and 11th Avenue, New York. 
Simpson, Hall, 
Miller & Co 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
GLIMPSES OF GENIUS. 
The experience of FORTY YEARS on the part of 
our Mr. Simpson, and the use of new und ingenious 
labor-saving machinery, enables us lo offer to the 
trade a line of goods In 
ORIGINAL AND ELEGANT DESIGNS, 
which for BEAUTY, FINISH and DURABILITY 
CANNOT BE EXCELLED. 
All goods bearing nnr trado-nnirk, 
“IMPROVED ELECTRO TREBLE PUTE,” 
AUK OF THE BEST QUALITY PRODUCED: 
and, if found defective or not as represented, can ho 
returned and the money will be refunded. 
OFFICE AND FACTORY, WALLINGFORD,CONN. 
SAMPLE AND SALESROOM. 19 JOHN ST., N. Y, 
OHAWX VALLEY CLIPPER PLOWS 
FIRST PREMIUM at Ohio, 
A1 were, awarded _ _ ..I _ , 
Michigan. Wisconsin, si. Louis, and every oilier 
Staid Fair where exhibited in lsfiti. Frequent tests 
Allow them to be tile Heal, Lightest Druft, and most 
thoroughly Hardened Steel Plow built. Use the 
BUST, save patience, TIME, and horse-flesh. Send 
for circulars to 
F. C. GOFF, Gen. Agt., 
Remington Ag’l Works,81 and SJMerwln St., 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
A father wtxs winding his Watch, when he 
said playfully to Ins little girl, “ Let me wind 
your nose up !” “ No," said i he child, “ I don't 
wind tny nose wound up, for I don’t want it to 
run all day." 
A Yankee captain once snug cut in a squall 
too raw Imnd ou board his emft, ” Let go that. 
Jill there! Darn yourskin, let go Hint jib!" “ I 
nin i touching It,' squalled out. the simple down 
An Irishman decapitated a turtle, nad after¬ 
wards was tun using himself by putting sticks 
Jfito It.s mouth, which it tilt with violence. \ 
hnlj v. ho aaw t he proceeding exclaimed: *■ Why, 
Pat, 1 thought, the turtle was dead!" “ So he is 
ma’am, but the crather’s not sinsablc of it ” 
ELECTROTYPING, PRINTING 
This is a hard, compact, paper, like an ordinary 
book cover, and is saturated witu tar aud used nil 
the outside nt frame buildingii. under the clunhoarda, 
also under' shingles and flours, to Itocp out the damp 
and field. Jt l» dlun used on the inside, not saturated, 
instearl of /'hutmiiit, and makes a warm and cheap 
wall, It costa only from *8 to JRK) (according to site) 
lo cover houses on Hie outside. Samples and 
Descriptive Circulars sent free. Address 
ROOK RIVER PAPER CO., Chicago. 
Or, B. E. HALF. 23 A Jl Frankfort St.. N. Y., 
Agent for the Eastern Slates. 
AND 
Engraving Establishment, 
No. 48 llcokrann St .New 1 
i/iivi wrr > a n how made from 
V 9 l\l r I lAK CIDER, WINE, MO- 
w ^ r\ I » ■ LASSES, OR SOR¬ 
GHUM, in Ten Hours, without using drugs. 
For Circulars, address F. I. SAGE, Vinegar Maker, 
Cromwell, Conn. 
BOYHOOD IN GREENLAND 
RAA AAA GRAPE VINES, ‘2,000,000 
OIMM/VMJ CUTTINGS of all the leading 
varieties: tlie best and iln ;i|H -l in America. Also, 
small Fruit Plants. For large orders will take in ex¬ 
change No. 1 Western I,amis at cash value. 
Addrgss, DR. SCHRODER, Bloomington, Ill. 
In that fearfully cold and dreary country 
known ns Greenland,—which seems in no 
wise filly named, ns it is generally barren 
and bleak rather than green and attractive,'— 
boyhood must possess few pleasures. Life 
there is a continual peril. Even the grown¬ 
up people find it full of extreme danger; 
and what must it seem to the children? 
Some idea of boyhood’s experiences may he 
gleaned from a story wo have somewhere seen 
ofone Matthias, a sturdy Greenlander,noted 
for his great bravery and endurance as a 
hunter. 
Matthias’ father was a stern Arctic par¬ 
ent, and brought up his son rigorously. 
When the dreaded southwest wind was driv¬ 
ing the breakers high over the rocks at 
Clasliavn, he would place tho hoy in the 
kayak, (canoe,) and throw him into the surf. 
The little fellow, With the double paddle in 
it is hand, would watch liis opportunity, and 
right himself as he descended, and then tri¬ 
umphantly paddle through the boiling sea to 
the little ha ven where the canoes land. 
People, used to say to Matthias the elder, 
“ You will drown 3 r our hoy,” to which ad¬ 
vice this sage hunter of seals and white bears 
would reply, “If the hoy cannot right a 
kayak in a stormy sea lie cannot kill a seal, 
and if he cannot kill a seal lie cannot live in 
Greenland, in which case he might just as 
well die.” 
IIow would our young friends feel to he 
treated so harshly by their parents? Do 
you ever stop to think, in the midst of your 
many sports and privileges, how many thou¬ 
sands of boys there are in other portions of 
A DAY MADE AT HOME 1-40 Eu- 
tirelv new articles for Ajient*. Sumplcs 
sent free. Address II. B. SHAW, Alfred, Mo, 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 9 
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, 
ENCE AND VINEYARD WIRE 
Answer in two weeks, 
EAGLETON MANUFACTURING CO. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA,—No. 10, 
MAN'OTAOTCRER3 OF 
I am composed of thirty-four letters. 
M.v 14, 9,21,2tt, 3 Is exceedingly fragile. 
My 29,15, 32,10,17 Inhabits the ocean. 
My 27,13, 33,24,10 recurs regularly. 
My 31,13,28, 0. 34, 18, 20 grow in many varieties, 
My 2(1.34. ,9, IS, 23 is ueoessnry to life. 
My 23, 33,14,11 are often eaten. 
My 20,2, 22,1,17,19 is a kind of verse. 
My 30, 14,18,25 is a frightful monster. 
My 7. 13, 4,33, 25.18 is a digit. 
Mv 5, 22,13, 5, 1 is n delicious vegetable. 
My whole is a line of poetry. 
Philadelphia, Pa. Carrie. 
Answer in two weeks. 
THE IRON-CLAD MILK CAN 
AND 
With Solid Metallic Bottom and Hoops combined, of Wrought Iron, Stamped and Tinned. For sale by 
all Tinners ami Can Mukers. For bottoms and tixtorcs, address I. C. C. CO., 17 West St., New York. 
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE 
81 John St„ New York. 
W Send for Circulars. 
L HOOPES «V COMPANY, COMMISSION 
• Merchants, No. 94 Warren Street, Now York. 
Money advanced on any size consignments: returns 
prompt. U3Y” Send for our free Weekly Price Cur¬ 
rent, shipping cards or marking plate. 
PROBLEM. -No.,8 
A, B, C and D bind each a side in a .caped field 
of wheat. A and B commence at the same cor¬ 
ner, and C and D at the one opposite. A and C 
rimussEs.—im. marsh is stilt, ap. 
jL plying his Radical Cure Truss with great success, 
at MARSH A CO.’S, 2 Vesey St., opposite St. Paul’s 
Church, New York. Silk Elastic Stockings. 
