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Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md. nol-ly W: A. TUCKER, H. 0. SMITH S. B. BPRAGINB. TUCKER, 8311111 & €O., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS; SHOES; IUTS AND CAPS. *jjo Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md. ■... 0 W. THORN, J E. ETCHIBON. , ,f, W. THORN k C 0« wholesale dealers in HATS, {JAPS, STRAW GOODS, AND LADIES' TRUJUD HATS. • 1308 Main Street, Richmond, va. irt.l It Ji. STEVENSON, MORT. W, ROORRS, L SLINOLUFT' STEVENSON, ROGERS & CO., wholesale BOOTS AND SHOES, 324 w. Baltimore Street, (near Howard,) Baltimore, Md « i i i- .Mr »■ - • -—• ; ~ Wtf.UAM DKVRIRB, WILLIAM R. DIVRIBt, CHHISTIAS I.KVRIEB, Ot S., SOtOMOS KtMMI»t.. WILLIAM DKVKIEri k CO., Importers and Jobbers of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods and Aoiioust »12 West Baltimore Street, (between Howard and Liberty,) BALTIMORE. JOHN J. HAINKS, ofVA. LEVI n. SMALL, ofW.VA. HAINES & SMALL, IT S. Howard Street, Baltimore, Md. Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Wood and Willow W are, CORDAGE, BRUSHES, BROOMS, DEMI JOHNS, T>AI'ER, SIEVES, TWINES, KTC. " B. F. KING f WITH JOHNSON, SUTTON k CO., DRV GOODS. No*. 32S and 818 Baltimore street; N. E. cor ner Howard, BALTIMORE MD. r. it. JOHNSON, R M. SDTTON, 1. &• CBABDE, G.J.JOHNSON. __ BENJAMIN BUBBELL, Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in Boots and Shoes, No# 16 £ 1S S 0 "" 1 Howard street, (New Building,) iq«H BALTIMORE, MD. S#A- WII.UAMSON orN. C. novl9l2m JNO. W. HOLLAND with T. A. BRVA'V k CO., aaufacturers of FRENCH and AMERICAN CANDIES, in every variety, and wholesale dealers in FfttnTS, NUTS, CANNED GOODS, CI GARS, s-c. 339 and 34.1 Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. pjf Orders from Merchants solicited. A. h. KI/LBTT, A. JCDSON WATKINB, CLAY DREWRY, STEPHEN B. HUOtiKB A. L. ELLETT k CO., " I importers and jobbers of DRV GOODS AND NOTIONS. Nm, 10,.10 and 14 Twelfth street (between Main and Cary) aMy RICJJMOftD, VA. BAM'L WHIM, Joun A. JABBOS, G. K. RcHF.Li.MAn WHITE k BPSGII.tIAN, wholesale dealers in HATS, CAPS, fURS, STRAW GOODS AND TT« ■■ ■" LADIES' HATS. lit* SIB w. Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md N. Q. PBNNIMAN, H. DAWIRL, JOS.A. CLARJUSOH. • Importers and Wholesale Dealers ID aad Domestic Hardware, to. 10 N. Howard Street, BALTIMORE. ¥lhirt, WITZ k % mporters and Wholesale Dealers la NOTIONS, H08IBRY: GLOVES; WHITE AND "ANCY GOODS . No. 6 Hauover street; Baltimore, Md. - * ' — i I —i—!— - —— c J» B. GILMER'S CHEAP CASH STORE. DIALIB IS .-10 M GOODS, GROCFCPIBS, ETC. BOOM and SHOES a Specialty. Wipston, N. 0., March 29,—tf. YERBY & CO., Manufacturers of MM Rtfiaed aßdy, and dealers In Fecaigq Fraits, Nute Canned Goods, I. W. GREENE, N. O. • BROUGHT TO TKRMS "You are surely uot-in earnest, father?" "I asaufo you l am. I wijJ pol my ooQseDt to your. marriage with that girl," said Mr. Cameron, ftngnly, but firmly "Yon are unjust to her; you admit that you Isnow nothing oi b^r —" "Eioept that she is the daughter of » farmer, a poor, illiterate farmer who has half-a-doceb other ohildrfla/' "Mr Litchfield is poor, I grant, but neither he nor his children are ignorant. Sopbie h»s as good an education as any girl I know." "B»h!" eclaimed thy older man, oootcmptuously. 'Of course she IT perfection I Why couldn't you ha?e had sense eoough to fancy Lottie Fe!(oo or that prett-y little Hillard girl? I'd welcome cither of them willingly enough, but this girl I will not receive." "Simply because she is a farmer's daughter ?" "Simply because I choose not to!" answered Basil Cameron, all the obsti nacy inherited from his Scotch grand father rising up against his SOO'B 000 l inflexibility. "I say you shall not marry her—and you shall not!" "And I say I will," replied Maurice, angry in his turn. "I defy any one to hiuder me without showing better cause than her poverty." "You Reem to forget, young man, that you have not a penny of your own I Pray, how do you propose to support a •life that I disapprove ot ?" "By my own exertions, sir, as thou sands of belter men than I nm are do ing ; T am neither an iuvulid nor un imbi-cile." "Ha, ha, la!" roarod the father. "You work! That is rich ! Go and tell your sweetheart that your father will not give you another dollur during his life or after it, and see how quick she'll repeut of saying 'yes' to you." "On the contrary, sir, her father's only objection to me is that I am an idle young man." "Don't talk about the matter, Mau rice. Come, give uie your word to break off this engagement, and—" "Never, sir !" "Then the sooner yoa get out of my eight, the better. I wash my hands of you, you thankless boy ! Go and work, and come to me in a year begging bread for your wife. I'd see you starve before I'd give it to you then." Maurice Cameron was the only SOD of Basil Cameron, one of the richest and most influential men io the busy town of Nelson Ho bad received a libera! edu cation, and his fathor who accumulated wealth only for him, looked to see him take his place among the leading men of his State. Cautious, persevering, obsti nate, he bad marked out a certain course for his handsome, talented boy and de termined that he must carry it out, for getting that the son usually inherits most, if Dot all, of his stronger parent's characteristics Mr. Cameron, too, was proud; proud of his good Scotch dc eoent, of his abilities aod bis position in society; and the idea of Maurice takipg as a wife this daughter of a small, un known farmer was bitterness indeed. It is true he knew nothing whatever of the girl, but that made no difference; he had made up his mind that Maurioe must marry into either the Felton, Hillard or Stuyvesant families) therefore this un heard of Sophie Litobfield was an in terloper. Mrs Cameron worshipped both hus band and son, consequently this disa greement —ripening, as it did, into an open rupture between the two—oust her many a tear ; but against two such stub born natures she was powerless. The Litchfields were, as Mr. Cameron had said, poor ; but they were cultivated, honest, sensible peopla. Sophie was the second daughter'and was as pretty, well read, graceful a girl as any Cameron ever wooed, and would do honor to any positioo in life. Mr Litchfield talked seriously with Maurice when he beard of the quarrel between him and his father, and finding that he waa deter mined to pursue bia own course, told him that a little adversity, a little genuine work, would probably make a man of htm, and that he would give bim Sophie more willingly now than efer. So Basil Cameron waa a false prophet. Maurice left home, bag and baggage, the day of the above re oorded. His father feft very curious to know whtt Tie W'otfld io, btit woiiltl not DANBURY, N. C„ TH 1 condescend to make any. inquiries or show a?y interest. ~ J ; # A- fortnight papsed. Mr,., apd. 3lra Cameron were dining with tbe Feltons (a quiet family dinner) one day, wbeo there was a very fine leg., of mutton on the table... , "Yes, thank you, Felton, J will take another slice," said Mr. Cameron ; "that is the best mutton I've tasted this long time, far better than Brooks gives us— you trade with Brooks, don't you ?" "Ye-es, usually," answered Mr. Fel ton, hesitatingly, while Lottie and her mother exohanged amused glanoes and twelve-year-old Susie giggled outright, i. ''l shwll go to Brooks to morrow ana! tell him to send me just such a leg as this," continued Mr. Cameron. "We—we didn't get this of Brcoks." "No? Who then 1" "Of a young man who has re opened Evans' old place," said Mr. Felton, smilingly. "Then I'll patronize him." "You oould not d) better; be is a very worthy young man," Mrs. Felton ; ber husband was too busy carv ing to reply. "What is bis name ? Is it true that Latimer has failed ?" said Mr Felton. "These good friends evidently don't want me to deal with their butcher, but I will," soliloquized Basil Cameron. On his way down town, the next morn ing, he took pains to pass the new butch er's shop; glanciug over the doorway (fancy his horror !) he saw a spick and span new sign-board with "Maurice Basil Cameron, Jr., Butcher. Poulterer aod Fishmonger," plainly painted thereon. Young Cameron bad indeed gone to work ; this was the first, indeed the only opening that pnesented itself, for Nelson was a steady going town, where business rarely failed or started up very vigor ously, aod chances of establishing one's self did oot occur twice in a lifetime. Maurice waa standing near the door way wheu his father approached; with his immaculate apron and snowy shirt sleeves, glossy collar and narrow black neok-tie, he was a handsome picture in spile of bis very unromantic surround ings. "Good morning, father," said he, cheerfully. "You see 1 have gone to work ; took that money I've been sav ing for a trip to Europe and opened tbia little place. I've got Evans' son" with me and he knows all about meats and things; I'll learn after awhile You'll give me your —" "Great heavens 1 Is it—ia it you ?" "Yes, air, I—Maurice Basil Cameron, Junior." I think that "Junior" was the bitter est drop in the whole cup of the old man's reflection; 1 really believe that, for a moment, he repented naming bia son after bim. Too angry, too much as tonished to know what to say, he turned on his heel and walked away, but he oould not esoape tbe memory of that awful Bigo-board ; three times that week, dolioate, straw-colored hand bills were thrust under his eyes by boys who were distributing them through the town, and all bore the same legend; every time be picked up a newspaper be saw Maurice's advertisement; all of bia acquaintanoea were laughing over Maurice'a freak, aa he oalled it,-and not a few applauded tbe young man and blamed bim. It was a genuine agony. Then, too, he loved tbe boy and miseed bis bright face frum the borne that waa so q iiet without him ; he knew bis wife mourned deeply over the separation aod strongly suspected thst she visited tbe obnoxioua abop every day; he did oot want to hurt her feelinga, ao be never asked ber wbere she boug. t their meat aud poultry. Aod aa the new butcher was doing s thriving trade there waa no hope of bia auiog for meroy or for help. Three months passed, aod a day oame that for twenty eight yeara Mr aod Mra. Cameron had held aa a home featival their wedding anniversary. Tbe uigbt { before it dawned B»ail Cameron knaw , that his wifo bad cried nearly all night How oould she keep a festival without her boy ? ''Ob, dear 1" be grosoed, ss ha left the hauae after breakfaat, "I most do it. The boy ia aa stubborn— aa I am; and I can't Bee bia mother fret. H« shall bave bia oountry girl —oonfound bar I just sa ke bad tbe hammer aod the look ing glass when he waa a baby." Rlcbard,tbe coachman, Almost fauoied himself crazed wnen his master told him *» drWe oM dßrflit! Bbrtoti Mfkd to FitrS-' '•r Lit fbsi.k, as usual, early in tho morning. V "Does M»SB befhtt lilWf&eta-lrve Wef" ho asked df'i'pAWsy Httli girl, whowrt juft coming out of tbe front #M» 0f the house polnhsd outlO Mm at JMtchfield's. • »*•*«! i "Yes, lir-; pletaa Walk h»; liere in the partor*." ii ""*1 •' 1 ' ' (■stead of a slipshod, hlowsy girf, Mr- Cameron found Bophielo be : a very at tractive young lady ; quite as wistt man pared aod pleasant as LottiO' Felton. His visit was far longer tharf4e intended tar* ended by going all over the farm the father, Whtte the dlffffrhtw making a few obanges in her dress pre paratory to spending the duy with her future mother-in law. Mrs. Cameron bad smiles instead of tears that day. for lite not only had ber boy at home again, but discovered that Sophie was just cx- Mtly the sort of a girl she had always pictured to herself as Maurice's wife not hare ohosan better thyself," Was her verdict. 1 Maurice stuck to his determination to go iato business Instead of playing the 'fine gentleman all his life, but readily agreed to his father's proposition to buy him an interest in the only wholesale dry goods house in the town, saying that be certainly preferred that to his former "but theo I was poor, and Ueggars must not*be choosers, you know." What We Owe to Society. When we hear of tbe large sums of money expended in the erection and furniahing of many of the houses of worship io our cities and elsewhere, and of the amounts that are yearly raised to keep up religious service therein, we are led to think that Friends have yet t.) learn tbe art of giving for tbe maiote uanee of their meetings. If we have no miuister at a large sal ary, to support, no choir or organist to employ, and no expenses incurred in rftfptng up and sacrameiAs, we do not have needy brethren aod sis ters to look after and assist, and, by the' form of churoh organization that hold us together, we are as truly bound to provide for them as if they were of our immediate household. Io this lies tbe difference tetween ourselves and most other religious bodies, for while a meas ure of support ia banded forth to the oeedy in some Denominations, in many oases they are left to State and munici pal charities, without any provision be ing made to better their temporal tuw. The beating and lighting of our meet, ing (louses, aod the'care required to keep them io order, oanbot o'ost much less than is paid for like expenses in tbe other bouses for worship, io that there is need for us to examine into this matter, that we may know where we stand, and bs satisfied that our whole duty in re speot to giving Is discharged. . There is no reason why a Friend should contribute less to advance tbe objects of the religious society of which ba is a member, than do the members of any other ssciety. We know that it takes money to carry on any human organiza tion. Aud the ohuroh, whioh, in its offices aod operations, was intended to every objeot that baa for iu ul end tbe tempqral, as well as tbe | spiritual good of all over whom it txerts an iuffuence, should, by benevolent, ed ucational and social means, carry out tbe grand idea of brotherhood, upon which its foundations were laid. And as we eome more aod more to recognize this brotherhood, and tbe equality of right to alt tbe privileges of children of ooq ooj»mon a Father, which it teaches, wn are made to realize that we hold all we possess for the common good. If we are blessed with abundance, we ought, as good stew&rds of the manifold graoe of God, to oonsidor ourselves ac countable to Him for the use we make of the increase thereof. Tbe whole teaohing of the religion of Jsaua is opposed to the acoumnlation of gfeat riches. It doea not rebuke the diligent, far-sighted man, who, by atead faat, honest effort, Idds largely to his worldly possessions ; but it does wholly forbid the hoarding of the increuse, as opposed to every principle of generous feeling toward onr leas favored brethren, and to the practiee and exam ple of those whose lives have been tbe best exponents of D>*ta e perfection While, In tbe early d*ya oY the disci pies, jt, wafj found have *ll things in. qptpmon, apd.nn Jftat^, counted a«gju possessed-. hi» ; tbe Qf society ami advanced qivijizßjijw of the age jo which wo live, I( breadlh to human effort, fjjd. Iftqoger. to accumulate for individual benefit. . (j lt ie tjo theofice oftbe church organiwtjoa to control thg resources of its mcmbejrSj or to fix the limit of their gifts;.but it has a right, to expaot lib eral, generous support in all its humane and Christian and that every member williogly and atiut, according to the measure of suc frit* I'TfWnnH 'worldlj efforts Fi ieticli' lutafliijtncer. A Bad Story of Life. A New York paper says: A very suJ story, indued, is that of the poor woman who attempted to desert her in fant child A police officer observed the woman moving along apparently in deep distress, with a bundle in hor arms, and seeing she was in trouble asked her what was the matter. Tbe poor crea ture's reply was an agonized moan, as she hurried past the officer, apparently anxious to escape his notice. The man, suspeoting something wrong, kept her in sight until she disappeared in a passage way on Water street, from whioh she s >on again emerged, with a femalo infant three or four weeks old iu her arms Then removing ber shawl she spread it hastily on a stoop, laid bar baby tenderly down, gava the little one a passionate kiss, and rushed away. Of course the policeman followed and arrested her, and brought her back to where she had left the child. When taken to the police oourt on a charge of abandonment she held the infant clasped convulsively to her breast, as if, deeply repentant of the desertion, she now dreaded lest some person might foroe her baby from her arms. Her answer to the Judge was simple aod touching, and told her whole batter fkiatot^ — "Oh, my God i what coald f do? I love it, but I had no place to take it to." God help tho poor mother who is compelled to utter such a cry—who, in the mtdftt of a Christian community and of charitable institutions maintained at the expense of millions, is driven to tear her own heart by the fearful crime of desertion rather than to* wander the streets and Bee her child perish in her arms of want and exposure. Surely there ought to bo some public charity at which this unhappy woman and her child oould have been promptly received aod kindly for. There is too often a sort of red-tapeism about the dispensa tion of charities which is apt to with hold relief from immediate Buffering until the less scrupulous agencies of death or crime step in and dispose of tbe case in their own way. The unfortun ate ought to be made to understand that tbey can obtain assistance and rescue from pressing misery for the mere ask ing, and then we should have fewer cases like the one to which we allude. Judge Bixby "held the woman in SSOO to answer," but we thiuk the kind and lovingjiand of Christian charity is bet tcr adapted to this wretched mother's case than the stern enforcement of the law against desertion. The Use of Liquor. For the last ten years the use of spirits has, 1 Imposed upon tbe nation a direct expense of about $6,000,000,000. 2. Has caused an indireot expense of $7 060.000,000. 3. Has destroyed 300,000 lives. 4. Has sent 100,000 childreo to the poprhoose. 5. Has committed at least 15,000 peo ple to the prisons aod workhouses G. Has determined at least 1,000 sui cides. 7. Has made 200,000 widows aod 1,000,000 orphans. In the parlor with her pleading inno cent eyes, the soft gleam of sunshine nestling in her golden hair, her sweet face over which the telltale blushes play hide and p* seek, her charming disposi tion and winning voice, you thought her aii angel But just wait until morning; wait until you oan see her with eye* looking like a paaie bucket; her hftir every 'way frlr H#a»»«, a«d hear that win ning voice sail 6## «ie banister laying f "Maw. maw. make hash for breakfast!" m^R.44 1 ail»T>ofn-.(? '■>' W A Hdefh Barometer. • ->i ili* it -i The following is « simple My of making • "leech barometer." Take in 4lg*(t ounce phial, anfl put ih it three gills of water *Bd aliealtby leeoh, ohang | jh|Wßc water in Bummer once a Week, j »nj*in summer once a fortnight, u tie » wetAif il 16 be fine, the leeph lies mp j tionless at the bottom of tbe coilod together in a spiral form ; if r«ui may be etpetted, it will' creep np to the (op of itd" lodgings, aud remain there titl the weather is settled; if we are to have wind, it wHI move through itahab j "nation with amazing swiftness, and ael- I duw gut* to teat till a bigb wind begin#; fF*a*r£markable storm of thunder tad ruin it (o succeed, tbe leech will remain for somo days before almost continually out of water, and show great uneasineap in violent throes and convulsive-like mo tions In frost, as in clear,summer-lite weather, the leech lies constantly at ftle bottom ; and in snow, aB in ralfiy weath er, it moves to the very moatb of tfti phial. The top should be covered over with a piece of muslin. The Deadly Kias. The promiscuous kissing of children is a pestilent practjce. We use the word advisedly, and it ia mild for the occasion. Murderous would be proper, did tfa* kissers know the mischief they da. Yes, madame, murderous; and ve are speaking to you. Do you remember calling on your dear friend, Mrs. Brown, the other day, with a strip of red flaa—l around your neok ? And when little Flora came danoing into the rooaa didn't you pounce upon her demonataativaly, oull her preoious little pet, and kiss hash Then you serenely proceed to deeerita the dreadful sore throat that kept ,00 Irom prayer-meeting the night before. Yon had no designs on tbe ohild'a life, i we know ; nevertheless, you killed her! 1 killed ber as surely as if you had fed her ; with stryobnine or arsenio. Your care- was fatal.; Two or (three day* after tbe little pet began to oomplain of a sore throat, too. Tbo symptom? grew rapidly alarming; and when the doetor came tbe single word "diphtheria" smf- I ficed to explained them all. It would be absurd to oharge die spread of diphtheria eotirely to the Ms ton of ohild-kisaing. There are othe* modea of propagation j though it ia bawl | to conceive ot any more directly svttsd I to the apread of tbe infection, or mere general in operation. It were better to 1 avoid the praotioe. Painful Scene In a Court Boom. Charles F. Fredericks, night distribu tion clerk in the Neward, N. J, office, who was detected in stealing letters was brought before a Commissioner.— Tbe father of Fredericks, who ia moM than seventy years of age, came in and wis led to the chair where tbe prisoner was seated. For a moment he stood trembling before him, and then resting bis hand on the shoulders of his son, oried, "Oh, Charles, Charles, you ha*« ! you have. Your mother is gone, but be | fore she died she said you would some-' time break my heart." Wheo the wife aad child of tbe accused man entered the room, the wife, regardless of thoae pres ent, threw herself into hia arms a*4 cried, "Charlie, have you done tbiaf And have we been living upon these thefts f "This waa the fret time," was the answer. The next moment his al most freosied wife wai upon ber knees before the Commissioner, and oried oat with an agony of grief, "Kill me, mar der me 1 do what you will, but let me have my Charlie." She waa hardly oon | eoious when taken from tbe room. Ex i amination was waived, and Fredericks ! committed in default of 95,000 bail, in I tbe Essex County Jail. Tbe prisoner I has been employed in the Newsrk poet i odce for over seven yeara. A Monroe, lowa, Justice of tbsPssee has ruled that a father haa no right to ocoupy his parlor while tbo daughter and ber beaus have possession. A young man bounced a gentleman from hia room and was locked up for assault, but «m acquitted at trial. Horase Greeley onoe said that tto saddest period in a young man's life Waa ; when be bad made np his mind that - ! there was a better way of getting a dollar than honestly earning it. That ia what J ails our people. Unessy lies tbe head that weara a frown.