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BOY  WITH  A  LEGAL  TUEN  OF  MIND. 
“  Well,  you  iiro  a  nice  boy  to  BCiid  on  a  moa- 
aage,”  aaid  a  woman  to  a  boy  who  had  lost  a 
bundle  with  which  aho  had  intruated  him.  The 
boy  atnick  the  attitude  of  an  orator,  and  replied ; 
“Not  being  a  common  carrier,  and  not  having 
entered  into  a  contract  with  you  to  carry  your 
parcel  for  and  in  oouaideration  of  any  aum,  I 
have  incurred  no  liabitily,  and  am  liable  to  no. 
penalty.  If  I  had  undertaken  to  carry  the  parcel 
for  my  own  iiarticular  profit,  my  father  even 
would  not  have  been  reapotiMlblo  for  the  loaa 
(aee  Butler  against  Baasiug,  2  C.  <?t  P.  G14),  im- 
lesa  indee<l  ho  paid  me  smaller  wages  because  of 
the  opiwrtunJty  thus  afforded  nm  to  take  small 
sums.  On  this  jK>lnt  I  will  only  quote  Dwight 
against  Brewster,  1  Bickering  (Miss.),  50.  But, 
rising  from  the  law  to  the  equity  of  the  case,  I 
have  oply  to  say — ”  but  before  he  could  say  it 
his  father  had  yanked  him  from  the  room. 
- - - 
SPAKK8  AND  8PLINTEES. 
The  most  popular  ^general — General  Holiday. 
Spilkens  always  insists  on  siielling  needle, 
niedlo.  He  says  every  needle  should  have  an 
eye  in  it.  Sow  ! 
A  MAN  out  West,  who  offered  boil  for  a  friend, 
was  asked  by  the  judge  if  be  hod  any  iucimi- 
brauco  on  bis  faru.  “Oh,  yes,”  said  he,  “my 
wife.” 
Sprigoins  says  that  he  once  prevented  a  severe 
case  of  hydrophobia  by  simply  getting  on  a  high 
fejice  and  waiting  there  till  the  dog  had  gone 
away. 
“Mary!”  said  an  uptown  woman  to  a  new 
servant,  “when  you  hang  out  the  clothes,  he 
careful  to  always  put  the  nicest  pieces  nearest 
the  street.'’ 
A  SERMON  in  Barbadoes  recently  was  closed 
thus:  “My  obstinoccous  bredren,  I  find  it  no 
more  use  to  preach  to  you  dan  it  is  for  a  grasa- 
hop])or  to  wear  kiico-breochos.” 
A  CLERGYMAN  lu  Northern  Indiana  ascended 
the  pulpit  the  other  Sunday  and  said :  “No  man 
can  serve  the  liOrd  while  ho  has  the  jumping 
toothache.  I  therefore  dismiss  the  congrego^ 
tion.” 
“  My  business  is  to  talk,’  said  a'stnrap-speaker. 
“  I  deal  in  words  and  soutencos.”  “Yes,”  said  a 
voice  in  the  crowd,  “and  as  long  as  I  have  known 
you  your  place  of  hushioss  has  never  been 
closed.” 
]V)iss  Sally  Northrop,  a  Connecticut  lady,  has 
sallied  forth  upon  the  “unknown  sea”  at  the 
age  of  100  years.  She  would  have  liked  to  have 
known  who  was  going  to  be  President,  but  it  was 
getting  to  ho  a  tedious  affair. 
When  a  hoy  was  asked,  “  Where  was  the  text 
this  morning  ?"  He  replied,  “  It  was  somewhere 
in  hatchets.”  “in  hatchets?  No,  it  was  in 
Acts.”  “  Well,  1  knew  it  was  something  that 
would  cut,"  said  the  boy,  triumphantly.. 
A  stout  Gfirman  in  the  beer  hidustry  to  anun- 
prolUable  customer :  ‘  ‘  Hero,  now,  yon  took  dose 
doors  und  walk  owet  raiJ.  your  ears,  eh  ?  (lie 
doesn't).  “Heim,  you  dou’d  got  out?  VolJ,you 
waits  a  minute  und  1  gets  a  man  dot  vill !” 
A  NEGRO  held  a  eow  while  a  cross-eyed  mau 
was  to  knock  her  on  the  head  with  an  ax.  The 
darkey,  oltstirvliig  tho  man’s  eyes,  in  some  alarm 
inquired,  “  You  gwiuo  to  hit  whar  you  look?” 
“Y'os.”  “Don,”  said  Cuffco,  “hold  discow 
yourself.” 
“What  a  stniiu'that  is  !”  said  Mrs.  Parting- 
ton,  as  she  heard  an  air  from  Lucia  sung  in  the 
highest  style  by  a  young  lady  where  she  was 
visiting.  “Yes,'' was  tho  response ;  “itisopor-  • 
atic.”  “Upper  attic,  is  it?”  cpicstioned  she. 
“  I  should  thinlk  it  was  high  enough  to  bo  on  top 
of  the  house.” 
i 
Mistress  :  ‘  ‘  Come,  Bridget,  how  much  longer  ■ 
are  you  going  to  be  about  filling  that  pepper¬ 
box  ?”  Bridget  (a  fresh  importation  from  whore 
they  don't  use  iieper-castors):  “Bhure,  ma'am, 
and  it’s  meesolf  can’t  say  how  long  it’ll  be  tailin' 
mo  to  git  all  this  stuff  in  tho  thing  through  the 
little  holes  in  the  top.” 
“Wn.iT  do  you  loiow  about  the  prisoner?” 
asked  tho  judge  of  a  colored  witness.  “  I  don’t 
know  nothin’  ’hont  him,  Judge,  only  he’s  big¬ 
oted!”  “Bigcted?"  asked  tho  Judge;  “what 
do  you  mean  by  bigoted?”  “Why,  Judge,”  ex¬ 
plained  the  witness,  “he  kuows  too  much  for  one 
niggah,  and  not  nuff  for  two  !” 
A  Roh.nu  Story. — A  mau  wont  through  tho  ( 
Bankruptcy  Court.  He  had  owned  a  fiuo  horse  i 
and  gig,  and  they  both  disappeared  for  a  time,  ' 
hut  by-and-by  tlie  horse  and  gig  were  doing  ser¬ 
vice  for  tho  same  owner  again.  On  being  asked 
wliat  tills  meant,  the  man’s  reply  was,  “  I  went 
through  the  Baiilaniptcy  Court,  but  the  horse- 
and  gig  went  round.” 
TIIK  TtJEAS4>IV. 
Carrie. — “Mary,  what  have  I  done  to  offend  you?  You  have  avoided  me  the  whole 
evening.” 
Mary. — “I’m  not  oflinded.  But  your  dross  perfectly  kills  mine.  And  I  really  can’t  bo  seen 
with  you !  ”  • 
|l[3rl(6l  (iSrdGDGr^  ShouldtheSpmtofMortalbeProud?'’ 
H  1  This  Is  a  splendkl  specimen  of  hook  work,  ae- 
H  AND  B  signed  as  u  Holiday  Gift,  uniform  In  size,  style  und 
ffl  H  price,  with 
I  FLORISTS,  I  vf  “NEARER,  MY  GOD,  TO  THEE,” 
■  Can  obtain  oui"*  Monthly  8  daintiest  Holiday  Book  of  lost  year. 
9  %Mjr  ■  1 I  IP"  Cl  A  B  B"  I  I  c*  Cl  «  “  itCLA  (tii  tit tLstvo ift  flip  tM*St 
ra  WrfOLl&oAL.c.  L.lbTc»  H  nni  styip  af  the  Art,  icffA  each  Qt 
9  FREP  ON  A  PPI  lOATION  9  Url  !  tllP  puplll,  ThP  X'lTSVA  tUlplU- (ri'P  lUiH 
I  i-KLii,  ON  API  UIOAI  ION.  |  )MPr  tpon  forgoHm  vtprp  Ihpu  ml 
C  fTS  ^3  ii  imjJpHnlmbli/  unmu'UilPd  teftA  Oie 
B  — I — ~W/>  »  A.  ■  iiieiiun'xl  of  n  grrat  T/i«a,  nnd  tntrr- 
I  a  WHY  wm  thp  lUscorg  (ir  Mu  grmt. 
9  H  Yin  I  esi  sorrow.  Tlw  Jlrsl  lorn  nud  njffl- 
II  Seedsmen,  35  Cortlandt  St.,  New  York-  fl  onod  fthdrof  our  rnortirrsd  /*rpst- 
9 _  11  <Xe)d,  Aturaliam  Linrtdn.aim  in  ihp 
hluum  gonih  ;  </  ml  from  Utal  time 
_  - - CUnill  n  ojlrii  Iward  to  ■rapput  Ihose 
OnUULU  wondpr/ttlit/  sad  amt  imprrsstve 
liiu'.t,  rxpresstiw  qf  tkr  (^rtrf  which 
vv  w  A  ‘WT*  lug  wUh  (smtinual  ht-avirwss  on  his 
H  if  IjI  BlA  w  K.  heart,  ue  jreiiutuvv  repeated  ttiem  \ 
jyr  aloud  to  his  comuauUms,  even  as 
-  I  iiL  tale  us  his  Presktpncg.  U>  tvarn 
rrom  the  poet  Brgaid.  in  h  ie  J.ihraiy 
Tho  Qifolotnn  in  Armor  or  poetry  atm  Hang,  that  this  poem 
I  lib  OMilblUII  III  HIIIIUI,  was  a  particular  favorCteof  Mr,  Lin- 
CDIDIT  coin.  Mr,  P.  /!.CarjA‘uliw,(!w  arlUif, 
By  H.  W.  Longfellow,  Superbly  lllustrutaH  by  orlnl  I  mrilee  that  whtle  engaged  in  puini 
Mary  a.  Hallock  and  other  ariists.  Beautl-  ing  h is  picture  at  the  U'hite  Jpjuse  he 
Hilly  bound.  *1.5  00.  was  aiauc  one  rveniug  with  the  Pi'es- 
„  idetit  in  his  rmin,  ic/wn  he  said. 
For  n  iIoMrtay  Present,  or  fora  keepsake  fora  np  '  There  is  a  ufjein  which  hasttmin 
friend  or  sweeibeart,  it  Is  the  exact  thiiiR  that  a  re-  1 J  h  rnenHw  ^  me  ../.  f  i- 
■■  TUI.  u„ui.n.  .uiu„...--r,,.„  C»ri,,ui..  ir„w, 
_  WlflRTAI  ttewspuper  ttniHeaniOil  try  heart,  j\ 
ailUn  I  HL  woulil,’  he  t'onliniUfi,  •give  a  great  j 
ForsalfbyallBiw^selhrs.  Sent,  yost-paid,  on  receipt  (leal  to  Icuow  who  wrote  it,  (Ml  hare 
of  price  by  the  Pnhiislwrs,  neiMW  been  able  taasccrtuiii.'  KIther 
JAMES  K.  OSGOOD  &  00.,  Boston.  nr 
_ -  D  L  dtiia,  or  a  child  to  a  parent./rom  a 
Try  the  CORTLAHD  PLATFORM  SPRING  WABON. 
-  other,  may  be  obtained  at.  the  (nujlc- 
P  P  n  1 1  n  dons,  or  ih(‘\i  iriii  tw  sent,  prepa  id, 
I  llUUU  at  the  very  moderate  price  q/‘  Tw(t 
Dollars  t'.ach,”  H'dl  he  sent  apun 
application,  a  copy  o.il heir eledantly 
1  illiistraied  t'aialague, giving jult  par- 
_  _ _ *  ^  liculars  of  alt  their  holiday  piibtica- 
BELL  TREBLE  PIANOS.!, 
DEG.  30 
ESTABLiISlUED  ISliO. 
C.  G.  GUNTHER’S  SONS 
REMOVED  FROM  502-&l)4  BROADWAY  TO 
184  Fifth  Avenue, 
Formerly  of  tUe  old  stand,  4S  Maiden  Lane, 
INVITE  INSPECTION  TO  THEIR  STOCK  OF 
Seal 'Skin  Sacques, 
FUR-LINED  UAEMENTS, 
FUR  TRIMMINGS 
THE  liARHE^T  AM)  MOMT  COMPLETE 
EVER  OI'FEREI), 
184  Fifth  Avenue, 
(BROADWAY  AND  23D  STREET,) 
•  NEW  YORK. 
AGENTS  *  h""  new  BOOK  GREAT 
CENTENNIAL 
EXHIBITION  ILLUSTRATED. 
Demand  equals  the  crowd  at  the  Exhibilkiu.  One 
aorent  sold  40,  two  30  oncti  tii  one  day.  4lver  400 
Fine  KuirraviuirH.  costing  A'iU.OOO.OO,  sbuw  tbe 
best  exhiblU.  Vviae-atvake  Aueiiis  are  tnnUIng  all 
the  inferior  books  for  this.  Hci  tlie  Bcmi.  Send 
fur  ciruular.  terms,  and  samnlu  enKravluKS. 
P.  W.  ZlEGLKit  &  CO  ,  &18  Arch  Ht..  Phlla.,  Pa. 
For  sale  by  all  Jinoisellcrg.  Sent,  post-pa  id,  on  receipt 
of  price  by  Ike  PuhUslwrs, 
JAMES  K,.  OSGOOD  &  CO.,  Boston, 
Try  the  CORTLAND  PLATFORM  SPRING  WABON. 
WHY 
SHOULD 
THE 
SPIRIT 
Fine  Teas 
This  Is  a  combination  of  oapitullsts  to  supply  the 
ooiiMifmeni  of  Tea*  throngUout  the  United  States  on 
the  mutual  principle. 
We  expect  every  consuniorof  Teas  to  render  u*  all 
tho  assistance  they  can  in  carrying  out  our  enter¬ 
prise,  as  we  make  a  specialty  of  SUPPLYING  VON- 
sUMKnS  ONLY,  (ami  allow  no  mlddlamen  lu  make 
any  proflt  on  our  importation*,)  which  will  l•Dabi4•  us 
to  supply  them  with  Teas  at  price*  lower  than  Imvo 
ever  been  icnown,  and  of  those  One  qualities  that 
seldom  reach  the  Interior,  bultig  sold  only  lu  large 
cities  and  among  the  very  wealthy. 
SEND  FOR  PItrCE  LIST. 
CONSUMERS  I.MPORTl.NO  TEN  CO. 
No.  8  Church  Street, 
P.  O.  Box  5509.  NEW  YORK  CITY. 
H.W.  JOHN  S' PATENT. 
hiaTERIALs. 
IflORTAl 
Awbeateu  Roollug,  with  white  Fire  Proof  Coating, 
for  steep  or  Uat  Roofs  >u  all  climates. 
It  out  l.'oiiiiiig,  fur  restoring  und  preserving  Roofs, 
flement,  tor  repairing  Ltuiky  (leorM. 
Roni  Fuliii.  for  Tin  Root'*,  ironwork,  ic. 
AnbeniUH  Fiiliiia-itll  colors— ready  for  use. 
Fire  i'roul  L'uuling,  for  Wood  work,  &c. 
Aabeatus  Siruiii  Pipe,  und  lloiler  Ooverlugs. 
AMlieHto*  Mieiiiii  Pnchiiig.  flat  A  round,  all  sixes. 
rkiieaiblBg  Feltw,  Voruiiu  Proof  Lining,  dku. 
These  article*  are  ready  for  use,  aud  cuu  be  easily 
applied  by  any  one.  Send  for  Pamphluts,  Price-Lists, 
&u. 
H.  W.  JOHNS,  87  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 
PaUnlte  and  Manufacturer.  KstublisheU  185S. 
ALSO  VOH  SALE  BY 
DOWNIK  TRAINER  &  CO.,  Boston,  Muss. 
W.  J.  GLOVER.  Providence.  R.  1. 
8.  W.  UKMBTHD  &  CO.,  Columbns,  O. 
T.  8.  A  A.  J.  KIRKWOOD,  Cblcugo,  Ill. 
M.  M.  BUCK  A  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
It.  DUDLEY  COLEMAN  &  BUO..  New  Orleans,  La. 
J.  M.  THOMPSON  A  CO.,  Sun  Francisco,  Cal. 
PROUD 
BELL  TREBLE  PIANOS. 
Centennial  lUusWated  Description,  Terms, 
&c..  Mailed  Free. 
flf*  J^int  /V«Yfttum  aA/Ut/  i>/  AH  ai  Crn/ffinua/,  Hand  and  Sel/-Jnkin^, 
W  I’m-  Tnr  •wnp,  tiib«l>,  riivrU.iw.,  vie.  Ijvs* 
J...  Iftri;,  wuA.  gnyfixly  ciiD  wurk  itii-iit. 
0  A  I, .IV.  (;o<»d  for  ipurv  hour,,  snd  CAQ 
r>inK  inoacy  by  tiikiug  in  <01*11  jnb,. 
•iglfl  Slw*'*  T.F  CV  b"v.  morl)  fun  udm.lcf-  oimivj 
■  rf'.t'K  Y'  Ai  vrry  fiul  »l  prlntlnc  r»rd«. ric. 
L  LwfflpWCt*,  S.<im1  iwo  lUuiio  flir  v*t*|M*ur. 
to  Wn,  KXL8EY  Ae  CO.  Mcridi-n,  Conn 
(2*1  worth  choice  Gni-dcu  or  Flower  Heeds 
fH)  i  free  to  every  reudtii-  of  the  Rcual.  Particu¬ 
lars  free  fur  stump.  F.  FINCII,  Clyde,  N.  Y. 
100  good  Bnvclupus,  posGtmld.  fur  only  iiii  cts. 
Warranted  7  Years. 
MACKIE  &  CO.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
TEAS  and  COFFEES 
AT  WHOLESALE  PRICES 
In  Lots  to  Suit  Customers. 
SPECIAL  TERMS  TO  CLUB  ORGANIZERS 
uuUiUjose  who  devote  whole  or  part  of  lime 
in  selling  our  goods. 
FEND  FOB  NEW  PRICE-LIST. 
THE  RREAT  AMERICAN  TEA  COMP’Y, 
(P.  O.  Box  B(US.)  31  and  33  Vesey  St..  New  York. 
$  i  n  O  iKO  L  d  day  Muremadeby  Agents  selling  our 
I  U  Z  3  'Ubroiuos,  Crayons,  Pieiure  &  Cbromo 
i  ■  Curds.  1‘25  uumpics,  worth  85,  sent, 
postpaid,  for  85 -f'ents.  llluNtruted  Catalogue  free, 
.r.  H.  BUFFORD’8  BON8.  BOSTON.  Kstab’d  1830. 
P LEASE  w>ud  yoar  sdilroM  for  Circular!  of  Ca>ly'.  Patent  Sl.i,th 
Knww,  kc.,  to  mtADLEY  MF'G  C0.,Syr»cu»«,  .V.  Y. 
SEND  FOK  CrRCl'LAR  of  Agricultural  Imple¬ 
ments  to  AbiiuTT.Bukw  A<;o.,Mtra,  Cieveiaud.O 
^END  TO  James  BRAYLEY,  Bc.i'at.u,  N.  y„  brOucrlptlva 
^  Frio.  U.t  of  Bugolo  Fdu  Tluaubon  *ud  Hunw  Powara. 
SEND  FOR  CIRCULAR  ht  tbe  best  Faint  in 
the  world  to  RUBBER  PAINT  CO.,  Cleveland,  O. 
IMPERIAL  ECC  FOOD.! 
TBADB  MARK. 
PATENTED  FEB.  «4,  18 '75. 
Will  make  Hens  Lay! 
V»fA  hw  best  poultn  men  all  orer  fits  cvimlru.  Puck- 
ayes  sent  by  mail  for  SO  cti.,  (1  and  |2.  Circulars  with 
tiatimonis^  free.  Urf&rencet;  tl.  T.  Sgwrry,  PrePt 
Conn.  State  Poultry  Soc'y /  ft'  H.  St.idibaU,  autlwr  of 
"  Egy  Farm'’  aud  tdilaf  of  '*  Perurtry  ll'orla;  L.  Duf- 
ilnyti  me  Ai  Co.,  ponitryjuen.  Ni  w  York. 
Liberal  eommlsiilons  paid  to  reliable  men  for  sell* 
ing.  C.  K.  ALliKN,  Piop’i> 
2i>  Peiirl  Hi.,  Hariiurd,  Ct. 
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