any other people in their veins is, in their 
estimation, to render them unworthy of 
God’s especial regard. 
TRAVELERS 
INSURANCE 
COMPANY 
THE FOUR-FOOTED GROOM. 
KITTY M’CREE O’TOSSELL, 
$ 1 , 000,000 
FIRST MORTGAGE 
SINKING FTJN1 
7 per ct. Bold Bonds 
Some children had to wait at a little sta¬ 
tion sonic time, and looking out of the win¬ 
dow of the car, on the side opposite to the 
station, they saw a horse, bridled, being led 
by a beautiful dog across a field with ditch¬ 
es, and along a lane that seemed to lead 
from the village. 
“ You are surprised, young folks,” said a 
gentleman in the train, “ at my having a 
four-footed groom.” 
“ O, was that your horse, sir ? ” said Jack, 
and they all looked at him with eager eyes. 
“Yes; and that’s my four-footed groom 1 
Did you never see him before? Why, he’s 
noted along this line; 1 never bring any 
other groom with me to the station. And 
he always takes my horse safely back again. 
He’s two miles to go.” 
The children expressed their surprise and 
interest, and the gentleman continued: 
“ I have a great opinion of dogs; always 
had. 1 think a dog may be trained to any¬ 
thing, if you can get hold of his affections; 
so when I heard of Dr. Smith of Dublin and 
his four-footed groom, I determined to try 
the plan, for 1 had a good horse—worth 
forty guineas—ruined by a thoughtless groom 
riding him only between this station and my 
own gate. 
“Dr. Smith was a physician practicing in 
Dublin, and not choosing to take a groom 
with him when lie went his daily rounds to 
visit his patients, did what was far better— 
trained a large Newfoundland dog (between 
which and his horse there was a great affec¬ 
tion) to take charge of him ns he went from 
house to house, lie seldom mounted when 
on his round, but just gave a hint to his dog 
what next patient, he was going to, and the 
dog would bring him as punctually as a 
human being could have done. Besides 
this, lie used to take him to water, and hav¬ 
ing to leap a stream in so doing, the two 
generally performed it together, like a perfect 
bit of music. 
“ One day, however, by some mischance, 
the poor (fellow lost the reins as they were 
about to take the leap. This would have 
looked like a sad blunder had not the good 
horse, as if wishful to save the credit of the 
dog, turned back, after going a few paces on 
the other side of the stream, to give him the 
opportunity to regain the reins. Thus the 
two came back in regular order, and no one 
would have been the wiser, had not some¬ 
body seen the occurrence and reported it. 
“ Mind you, God will Call us to account 
for the way in which we treat animals ; and 
more than that, for what we make of them.” 
[From tbe Boston Commercial Bulletin.] 
The subject of accident, insurance is well worthy 
the attention of the merchant, the manufacturer and 
the business man, as well as the mechanic, machinist 
or commercial traveler. For it small sum per annum 
a liberal amount can he secured, In case of death by 
any form of accident., nr an allowance per week if the 
injury U non-fatal but disabling. We are led to make 
the uhovo remarks by a knowledge Of what the Trav¬ 
elers Insurance Companyof Hartford is doing. 'l'liis 
is the pioneer general Accident Insurance Company 
Of the country, and the only successful ono. It has 
written upwards of 176.000 policies, and paid claims 
for death or injury by accident to nearly twelve thou~ 
sand persons. The variety of accidents Is remark¬ 
able- But few of them, comparatively, were accidents 
of travel. All classes have shared In Its beneBts. Its 
Pst Of policy-holders etnhruce.* men eminent in poli¬ 
tics, in law. In literature and in business, as well as 
workers in all branches of skilled industry. The 
Company is sound 8nanctaUy, managed with energy 
and prudence, and numbers nmong its directors such 
men as Gov. Jeweil and Ex-Gov. Buckingham of 
Connecticut. Thu Travelers also grants Life Insur¬ 
ance on very favorable tcrnj3. 
MlCUIdl.Y, merrily pipes the merle, 
Merrily lilts tho throstle. 
Merrily sings the milking-girl, 
Kitty M'Crce oTosscll. 
Singing down by the meadow gate, 
Gay as a goldon-uladdie, 
I.tttlr hen-btrds will cull for their mate 
Kitty Is calling her laddie. 
Merrily, merrily pipes tho merle, 
Merrily lllta the throstle, 
Merrily sings the mllktiig-glrl, 
Kitty M’Oree o’Tossell. 
Fredericks burgh 
ANT) 
Gordonsville 
RAILROAD C QXVX P A JOT Y 
OF 1 VIKGITVI/k, 
Principal and Interest Payable in 
Coin, 
FREE OF U. S. GOVERNMENT TAX, 
Over the k-a, aa blithe us u bee. 
Trampling new-blown daisies; 
Over the stile, with love in his smile, 
Bee he comes singing her praises. 
Merrily, merrily pipes the merle, 
Merrily lilts the throstle, 
Merrily slugs the milklng-girl, 
Kitty M'Creo O’Tossol). 
637“Answer in two weeks. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—NO. 11 
I am composed of twenty-one letters. 
My 19,15,11, 4 Is a noted beggar. 
My 30, 5,17. 7,13,1,10 are to be despised. 
My 3,31, 6, IK, 3 is a plant. 
My 8,13,10 is tho worth of one-quarter of a 
penny. 
My 9, 0,14 is a man’s name. 
My whole we hope will be a success. 
Do Witt, N. Y. Aimrtm. 
6ST"Answer in two weeks. 
Hinging still by the meadow gate, 
Why doth the maiden tarry? 
LtttiO hen-birds will wait for their mate 
Kitty Is waiting for burry. 
Mcrrliy, merrily pipes the merle, 
Merrily lllta tho throstle. 
Merrily sings tho mllking-glrl, 
Kitty M'Crce O'Tcssell. 
TTSI5 PATICNT DOI BI.K POINTED 
vJ TACKS.---They have no heads to break off; 
never catch dresser; never cut carpets nr other fab¬ 
rics; can be used again and again and leave the floor 
in perfect condition. For sale by the trade and 
DOUBLE POINTED TACK COM PAN V, 55 Cham¬ 
bers HU, New York. 
The Road is (12 miles long, connecting Fredericks¬ 
burg, via Orange Court. House, with Charlottesville, 
which is the point of junction of theChesapeake and 
Ohio Railroad to the Ohio River, and the extension 
Of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to Lynch¬ 
burg. It forms the shortest connecting link in tlio 
system of roads leading to tlio entire South, South¬ 
west and West, to the Pacific Ocean. It passes 
through a rich section of tho Shenandoah Valley, the 
local traffic of which ulone will support the road,uud 
it must command an abundant share of through 
trade from the fact of its being 
A SHORT CUT TO TIDE-WATER O.V THE PO¬ 
TOMAC AT THE FARTHEST INLAND 
POINT WHERE DEEP WATER FOR 
HEAVY SHIPPING CAN BE 
FOUND ON 
THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE ATLANTIC 
COAST. 
From Charlottesville to tide-water by this route 
the distance Is 40 miles less than via Alexandria; (S 
miles less than via Richmond and West Point; 121 
miles Jess than via Norfolk. 
The mortyaye f, lim it' d to f IB.O00 per j nttc- of completed 
and equipped rood. (The estimated cost of the road 
to the Company, furnished and equipped, will exceed 
$30,000 per utile, thus giving the Bondholders an un¬ 
usual margin—the bonded ile.ht of the other Virginia 
roads being from $20,(0) to $35,000 per mile,) and is is¬ 
sued to THE FARMERS’ LOAN AND TRUST 
COMPANY OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEES FOR 
Til E BONDHOLDERS, and the Security is first-class 
in every respect. 
A SINKING FUND isalso provided, which will re¬ 
duce the principal of its debt TWO-THIRDS of its 
entire amount in advance of the maturity of the Honda. 
A limited number of t he Bonds (Issued in denomi¬ 
nations of t&JUund ¥ 1 , 0 X 1 ) are offered at 92.(4 and Inter¬ 
est from Nov. 1, in currency, and at this price are the 
Cheapest Gold Iiitei-cut-Bciiring Securities 
in flic .Market. 
“ Kitty M’Creo!” “ Larry Magee. 
Who would have thought o’ thus meeting?” 
“ KIss, and I'll curry your pall," said ho; 
And tbe lark sang aloud at the greeting. 
Merrily, merrily pipes the merle, 
Mnrrllv lilts tin* throstle, 
Ilut merries sing* tho mllklng-girl, 
Kitty M’Cree o’Tossell. 
[Edward (kipcrn, in Every Saturday. 
OANOKE RIVER LANDS. Descriptive 
r list free. Address GEO. A. KNDLY & CO.. 
(Late of Pennsylvania,) Chrlstiansville, Va. 
GRAMMATICAL ENIGMA.—No. 1 
I aim composed of twenty-eight letters, 
My 11,13, 37 ia an adjective. 
, ia an adjective. 
My 15,9 Is a personal pronoun. 
My 31,17 la a proposition. 
My 30,3 is u verb Implying action. 
My 11, 5, 9 Is an article. 
My 4,16, 7, 38 is n relative pronoun. 
My Iff, 17, 7,1, n, 30,35.6,11, 19 is a conjunction 
My 31.33 is u conjunction. 
My 33, 2. 7,10, H is a noun. 
Aly 18,13, 31,30,9 is a verb implying motion. 
My 10, 1 ( 1 , 30, 17, 9 is an adverb of time. 
My whole Is an old saying. 
, , , Young America, 
IS Answer In two weeks. 
D ^ CLEANS, 
fftPH POLISHES, 
1C-. WpmX AN ’ 1 ’ IM 
CHEAPER & BETTER 
^ % THAN Soap. 
Depot, 211 Wnslilngton Si., New York. 
STREET SCENES IN NEW YORK 
BY UNCLE PAUL, 
The Wandering Jew. 
Here we have another picture from the 
suburbs. The Jew Peddler is not often 
seen upon tbe city’s crowded streets; in¬ 
deed be has nearly vanished from tbe sub¬ 
urban localities, and is more often observed 
plying bis trade in the country than any¬ 
where else. Many of our young friends 
have seen him there, with hie “ pack” well 
filled, as lie goes about from bouse to house, 
disposing of shawls, collars, table-cloths, and 
the like. 
T IIOOPF.S A COMPANY, COM MISSION 
-A Merchant*, No. 94 Warren Street, New York. 
Money advanced on any size consignments; returns 
prompt. £iy“£cnd for onr free Weekly Price Cur¬ 
rent, shipping cards or marking plate. 
DECAPITATION.—No. 4, 
A tattle word of tetters four— 
1 am an adverb, 1 will own; 
You use me daily o’er and o’er 
Referring to tune near or flown. 
Behead me, and I give you food, 
If fed l it in with daily care. 
Or with a mother’s fondness brood 
O’or what will grace your bill of faro. 
By the Hearth, Somewhere, 1870. Aliquis, 
CAnswer in two weeks. 
This is a hard, compact paper, like an ordinary 
book cover, and is saturated with tar and used on 
the outside ot frame buildings, under the clapboards, 
also under shingles and Boor*, to keep out trie damp 
and cold. It is also used on the Inside, not saturated, 
Instead of flattering, and makes a warm and cheap 
wall. It costs onlv from $3 to $30 (according to size) 
to cover houses on the outside. I ft~ Samples and 
Descriptive Circulars sent free. Address 
ROCK RIVER PAPER CO., Chicago, 
Or. B. E. HALE, 22 A 2t Frankfort St., N. Y„ 
Agent for the Eastern Slates. 
GEOGRAPHICAL RECIPE.-No. 2 
Take time; different vowls, a member of the 
ndy, and some pastry; jumble them hastily 
■gether; and you have an unexplored eoun I ry. 
Hint is It? r. j.d. 
* Answer^A^ro weeks. 
Maps and pamphlets, which explain satisfactorily 
every question that nun possibly bo raised by a parly 
seeking u safe and proiltable Investment wilt be fur¬ 
nished on application. 
Wo have Investigated the advantages of this Rail¬ 
road and the merits of the enterprise, and confidently 
recommend these Bonds to our customers and tho 
public. 
DRAES BROTHERS, 
BANKERS AND BROKERS, 
10 Broad St reel. New York. 
UMJ'UIJR-CIHE for vines and 
fu err TREE*. 
HAND-BOOK OF THE SUXPHUR-CURE,as appll- 
cable to the Vine Disease in America, and Ills, 
eases of Apple and other Fruit Trees. By Wm. J. 
Fi, ago, Author of "Three Seasons in European 
Vineyards. 12mo, Paper, 50 cents. 
Published by HARPER A BROTHERS, New York. 
C r" Sent hy mail on receipt of bo cents. 
R ANSWERS, 
TRY IT A QUARTER. 
L THE NORTH WESTERN FARMER 
"Will be sent, to any address, on trial, three months, 
for twenty-live cents. 
It is the largest, tinest and host rural Magazine in 
the entire West.lt not lo America. Vfneinnat i Times, 
II. has no superior East or W (tst.—Ohrislian Advo¬ 
cate. 
Wo could scarcely say too much in its praise.— Cin¬ 
cinnati Gusette. 
It is the best thing wo have seen from the West.— 
It m ill Nr iv- Viirlicr. 
it is an honor to Indiana and the West.— Indiana 
Journal. 
Address T. A. BLAND & CO., 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
UNION PACIFIC 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
OFFER FOR SALE 
1,500,000 ACRES LANDS. 
RURAL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS, 
rMoTUERS of Smart Children are invited to contri¬ 
bute to this Departmout.J 
A New Name for Oxen— A llirce-year-older 
in Pennsylvania, though living on a farm, had 
never seen oxen yoked. Sitting by the window 
one day, looking out, upon the lane, he saw a 
man driving an ox team hitched to a wagon, 
nod burst out with;—“Ob, mal come and see 
the horsc-cows 
Charley’s Idea of Pulpit Costumes, dtc. -A 
good friend in Missouri writes as follows:—Some 
friends from the East were on n visit to ns last 
fall, who slopped a few days in St. Louis. Ono 
evening they went to ohuteh (of wliat denomi¬ 
nation attn be readily judged) and after tho ser¬ 
vice was over, they asked Charley what he 
thought of it. The parents were very much 
pleased, and were anxious to have the boy’s 
opinion. After repeating the question, he re¬ 
luctantly answered: 
“Mother, I don’t like it in meeting where tho 
proaoher comes out in his night-gown, and 
where it Blunders," 
Ho hud, evidently, never seen a sacerdotal 
robe before or heard an organ. 
Slightly Arithmetical. —All old contributor tells 
the following about a little Michigander, who is 
certainly not a little goose: 
Lettik'r oldest baby remarked the other day, 
tugging at her soiled pinafore, 
“Ma, 1 want a clean apron; I have worn this 
a month," 
“ Oh ! no, Clara, not a month.” 
“ Well, then, half a month any way." 
“Why, see here, my child, do you know how 
long half a month is?" 
“Yes, it. is" —willi a finishing, emphatic bow 
that, would do credit to the rostrum,—" just as 
Iona as the other half! ” 
.Means ami Ends,—A governess had just been 
engaged in the family, and little Blanche, who 
entertained rather vague ideas of school, began 
questioning the new comer with genuine child¬ 
ish curiosity. “ If we have school tip stairs," 
said she, “will it be really school, and will you 
bo really toucher and wc bo really scholars? “ 
Upon being informed that would truly be the 
case, she continued;—"Well, then, whut shall we 
have for a stage when we speak our pieces? Will 
the baby’s carriage do ? ” 
\ Scientific Question.—Little Lewie had been 
listening to a story of a poor blind man, when 
ho interrupted tho narrator by asking: 
“ Aunt Hattie, gay, what ia a blind man ?" 
“ A blind man is one that can't see," said she. 
“Can’t he see sitnil, Aunt Hattie Y" asked he; 
“ he can Bee the dark, can't he?" 
A Naturol Query.—Little Phronik an Ohio 
girl two years and a-lialf old, was one morning 
watching her mother attentively as she stirred 
up t he straw in an under Vied, and seeing that it 
grew higher and larger, she said; 
“Muz/.er, is er rising its it?” 
ON THE LINE OF THE ROAD. IN THE STATE 
OF NEBRASKA. 
For Cush or Credit, ill Low Kales of 
In tores i. 
Prices ranging from 
JUiscdltmcous &bu ertiot‘ments 
\ DVERTISKiUENTS (GUN’S INDEX TO 
ix lor Next of Kin, Chancery Heirs, Legatees, unci 
Cases of Unclaimed Money sine- I UK I. Price, (JO ets, 
JOHN IlOOPER & CO., Il Park Row, New York. 
CONVENIENT TO MARKET, BOTH EAST 
AM) 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, 
Iiiiud Agent U. P. i(. It. Co., 
Omaha, Nebraska. 
The one shown herewith, though, is of the 
old style, and we protray him more ns a re¬ 
minder of what was than as a picture of 
what, is. lie has shoe-strings in liis hand, 
elastics on his arm, cheap jewelry in his box, 
and in his “pack”—what? Doubtless a 
wonderful assortment of “ de bery nicest, 
goods that never vasli,” as he is ready lo 
declare, which he will sell us “ so slump as 
nopody ever vill buy again." His ability to 
sell cheap is only equaled hy his readiness 
to drive a good bargain under all circum¬ 
stances. 
Tho Jews arc truly a people of wanderers. 
Ever since they were driven from Jerusalem 
so many hundreds of years ago, they have 
been going up and down all over the earth, 
and almost always as tradesmen. Wherever 
traders have flourished, the most flourishing 
of all have been, nud still arc, Jews. Their 
passion for making money is everywhere 
well known. To-day the richest men in the 
world,—the famous Rothschilds, in Eu¬ 
rope,—are .lews. They have money enough 
to keep a nation in funds, and still have some 
to spare. 
Did you ever think liow remarkable it is 
that a people so long away from their nativ e 
country, and so widely scattered among 
other peoples, should keep their original 
traits of character, their religious beliefs and 
their general distinguishing features, so 
wholly unchanged ? The Jew in America, 
in China, in England, in Russia or in France, 
believes to-day just as tho Jew in Jerusalem 
believed long years since, and looks just as 
he looked. Jews never marry other than 
Jews. They never attend any other than a 
Jewish Church, They cling to their nation¬ 
ality as to something sacred. And it is sa¬ 
cred, in their sight. Once they thought 
themselves the Lord’s chosen people; and 
they think so still. To mix the blood of 
Just renam'd and for sale by 
IYI AGNIN, GIJED1N A CO 
652 BROADWAY, N. Y. 
7'ENCE AND VINEYARD Wlllli 
WHOLESALE AND BETAII 
EAGLETON MANUFACTURING CO, 
MANTTFACTL’HKHS of 
Sole Agents for the Celebrated 
NADDIN' WATCH. 
KrtA AAA Gil A PE VINES, 2,000.000 
OlMMMfU CUTTINGS of all the leading 
varieties; the host and cheapest In America. Also, 
small Fruit Plants. For large orders will take in ex¬ 
change No. 1 Western Lands at cash value. 
Address. Dll. SCHRODER, Bloomington, III. 
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE 
81 John St., New York. 
US'- Send for Circulars. 
Simpson, Hall, 
Miller & Co 
KNITTING 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
B Y THE USE of lltr LA1IR KNIT¬ 
TING MACHINE, families are enabled to pro¬ 
vide everything In Unit goods, superior in quality 
and at hall the cost of common bough ten goods. 
The machine Imiis a pair of socks iu 80 minutes, 
shape* them perfectly, making |t» work the same as 
tlmt produced by hand, Aliy one dependent upon 
their own exertions Tor their livelihood, can procure 
It more easily hy the use of this machine than In any 
other way. For Circular and sample stocking, ad¬ 
dress, inclosing stamp, .1. li. ORNK a ('(>., 
1 and 3 Market St., Rochester, N Y. 
The experience of FORTY YEARS on the part of 
our Mr. Simpson, and the use of new and ingenious 
labor-saving machinery, enables us to 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 our trade-mark, 
“IMPROVED ELECTRO TREBLE PLATE,” 
ARE OF THE REST QUALITY PRODUCED: 
and, if found defective or not as represented, can be 
returned and tbe money will be refunded. 
OFFICE AND FACTORY. WALLINGFORD, CONN. 
SAMPLE AND SALESROOM, 19 JOHN ST.. N. Y. 
C t HEAPS—A Handsome, full-gilt Photograph 
•' Album, holding20 full-size pictures, mailed, post¬ 
paid. for 2a eta.; 5 for $1; $2.25 per doz. Circulars l i eu. 
Address C. SEYMOUR, Holland, Erie Co., N. Y. 
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS._ 
HOW MADE FROM 
VIIMr I jAK cider, wine, mo- 
W ■ ■ Y L.VJ /11 > ■ LASSES, OR SOR¬ 
GHUM, in Ten Hours, without using drugs. 
For Circulars, address F. I. SAGE, Vinegar Maker, 
Cromwell, Conn. 
$732 ,v 31 ,,AVS 
EDWARD SEARS 
ENGRAVING ESTABLISHMENT 
as n 
ELECTROTYPING, PRINTING 
No. -18 Beekmnn St.....New York 
DVIiHflREFAS.-HK WILL SHIP, 
i j free of package, 1,000 Evergreens, 0 to 12 inches 
high and well rooted, (token up in exposed localities.) 
with lull printed Instructions for treatment the tlrst 
year, of the following varieties : -Balsam Fir. Amer¬ 
ican Arbor Vita?, White Pine. Hemlock and White 
Spruce, foi W In advance, or $6.50C. G. I)., $1 of which 
must accompany the order. Plants will be packed 
in the best manner, in moss. Address 
S. L. KEtTII, ralatine. Cook Co., III. 
IIE MOST DURABLE HANDLE TABLE KNIFE MADE.—WILL NOT 
CET LOOSE by HOT WATER. Sold by all dealers in Cutlery, and made exclusively by the 
MERIDEN CUTLERY CO., -15 Beckman St., New York. 
