EPENDENTVol. I. WooclMidge, Middlesex County, N. J., April 13,1876. No. 1.

BUSINESS'CARDS.

TSAAC INSLEE, Jit.,

CLAY'

WOODBKIDGE, N. ,J. „

•HHHOMAS H. MOIIEIS, ' •

S0RVEYOB ATO JUSTICE QJ? TES PEACE,

Residenco and Office:

UAH WAY AVE., WOODBRIDGE, N. J.

ALBERT A:'-MAItTIN,

WOOBBBIBQJS.

.WOODBR1DQE,.,N. J.

n B. FBEEMAN, JK., , / - '

COB. RAHWAV AVE. AND GHEE* ST.

DRUGS, ^DiCii(ES,' 'E'A'|j 'CY ABTIQ

T > N . & H . V A L E N T I N E , -<•'* * > • . . : • . ' . / : • , ' ; • . . ; ; '

CLAY, MERCHANTS,

Font- Office Jteyillations.Office Hours—From 7A. 3VL, to 9 P. MlMails Arrive—7.50 A. I t , and 6 P. M.

" Close—8 A. I t , and 4 P. i tI t A. BBOWN, Postmaster.

Religions Huntices.PKEsnvTKRiAN-i-Key. J. If. JIoNulty, Pas-

tor; Services, 10:30 A. M., and 7:30 P. i t ;Sunday School, 2:45 P. i t ; Prayer Sleeting,Friday, 7:30 P. M.

METHODIST—Rev. ti. J. Morris, Pastor; Ser-vices, 10::$0 A. M., and 7:30 P . M . ; SundiySchool, 2 I>. i t ; Prayer Meeting, Wednesdny,7:30 P. M,

Tf.i'LSCOPJX—Rev, J. E. Ingle, Hector; Ser-, 10:30 A. M., und 3:30 P. i t ; Sunday

fjcj tool, 2 P. i t ; Lenten Services, Wednesday,Fr day and Saturday, -t P. ^f ,

OoNoiiEOATio.N-AxaHX-—Rev. S. L. Hillyer,Pastor; Service.-!, 10:30" A. i t ' , and 7:30 P. > t :Sunday School, 2:30 P . i t ; Prayer Moating,Wednesday, 7:30 P. M.

ROMAN CATHOLIC—Rov.~P. Conolly, Priest;Services, !>r30'nu<I 11 A. i t ; oii'alteroate'Srtb-

' ba'ths; ten.ten Service, Wednesday, 7:31) P. i t

STKKET, XK.CC 0.OUR TO 11

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W,' Pri»i:ljxil

E. Cironcn,>,/ •

'wOODIi'tUDGE, N. 'J.

EAVIS C,

CLAY

WOOUORfnGE'," N.' ST.

PLOUB, MEED, BALED HAY & STSAW,

il.UX S'UUf.KTi Ul'Viif|WJJ,ros;T Ot'FtCE,

cJSJtOOKK B i t

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CLAY ~M X

WOODUI

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Jersey .fimticii — Qitlck and.A tramp thief, calling himself Harry Clark,

recently entered tho residence, of Mr. Hayneq.'Freeman, near this place, during the absencefjtHhf family. Unluckily for the former andlh'ckily for the latter, Mr. Freeman returnedabout the time'the thief was leaving the''pro-mises, whc> at once . shoeik off his shoes and

'ee/mmeiieiiil.some tall cfoss-lot-s running, with .'Messrs. Freeman and Kelsey in licit pursuitIt was soou evident that the two((wetl-shodtanners stood no show with the'barefootedtramp; whereupon' Ko-lscy- drew a'T^volverand tired aishot/aotoss the tviufa.p'* bowtwhii:h

^ofTectuall>; checked his siiuod. T,he(.thii;i,, op •-beim_' brought before Justici: Newton, dis-' gorged a »ol.'l watc'ii and a small sum' of.money, confessed lfis iinuiomlitittf anil sigtir-

. rioiL-lii, wiilhigties-; to '-go' lip.1' 'jJH('"-furtheiiJ

1 Periled ti.afr ii<rA*us the fast of a gang ofucight,.'Si'iuie of ivhom had gono to, th'l gallows, others

to hard labor; that he was sixteen years old,i and on beingnskeilif he ever, attended church,' replied that he did once, but his "daddy

thiiiMLiM him f'6r it."[u les.i tUAii seveiiieiii hoiu>i from tho time '

he wa.-. anvhlud hf plead guilty. wa;,b.cjiWnt'<-'dmill (.1 if'lv for Trenton. , , , , i

,'stood 'J'rjnjitui'ii' AuHWtii'aoi'ij.

Ttgiv"i.u.s mueii pleasure . to.-iumormeo toniir reader- tli.it the uliove organization trillIgi1. M ..Ei eriii-rtaihiiK-nt. ill tiie Masonic Hall,at !'.•'•',' i. eifp'clr. this evening. Those who' ftt- •

1 hist, ycivr, do not need to bo told that it will• be a thoroughly enjoyable occasion. The

laughable farce, ''The Fbut Fit of the Gout,"as pcrfoiiiu'd last year, gives assurance thatour friends arc well posted in the histrionic art.

1 We subjoin the programme of exorcises:OpciiiugAddiVsus, P. W. C. T.; Singing, by

Lnd'.;e: Dialogue, '-Haunted House;" QiiaukDoctor, J. L.a\vson; "(ret up and Shut the

(t>niir," Snin and Chovus; Centennial'Wax '|\ Works: Dialogue, "ISread and Water," Evan-

^i-.gtUno, Miss Bartits ami Pipe-rton; -'UndertheI ' fchunv," Solo and Chorus; "Wanted—A Nurse,"j l>i. i'ilK The Black Nurse, A Dutch Invalidj and IVvei'ratii'Ut: Comic Lecture, J. Omhim-5 z'or; .Mutton Trial; Sheep'Face, Lawyer^ Par-

it! *;uor and Justice; --Laugh and Grow Fat,"' s'oicg: KouMitrieities, ,by Four Conies. .

CAMUEL 13. :\!:'GKlvGii,

GLA'Y'ME

woo'DBiurtoa N:

!; A UGUSIINE. H 'LOOD;

CIAY'-MEEOH^HJT,

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- WOGDBEIDOE, N. .l!'

I1.. FREEMAN &

i: Ml WAY: AVE.,

H Y SIC1

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M. JB. Chnr^ch Conference*. •T i e Newark and1 NBW Jersey Conferences

have made tha following appointments forthis countj :

D,unollon—C. S. Woodrufliletuehen—P. G. Blight.Woodbridga—S. J. Morris.Perth Amboy—.7. U. Tuttla.New BruBBwick—'Pitman, . D. H. Shock;

Xiibarty Street, J. 8. Pholps; St, Jamas, sup-plied by E. Wilson.

Milltown—C. F. Oarrisoa.Wa«hing»iJU (Honth Rirer)—rj. E. Eiripincott.SayrtfTilla (Soutt JJiver)—D. W. MeCurdy.Cranbury—W. 8. McCowan.Jamesbnrg—W. A. llassay.Old Bridge—C. Clark.Jacksonrillo—Supplied by C H M-asonSouth Amboy—8. C. Chathn j

The I'ublitf'Sfiltool. liitilrfiiifl.t'.mtracts have bejjii awarded for tho con-

struetion of this building, and the, work willbe prosecuted with all possible haste. Thostructure will cost, when completed, andready for use. about S'20,000, and'its architec-tural appearance and arrangement*of the lat-est niodoh It ia estimated thut 400 pupilscan be accommodated.

At a future time we shall speak of this mat-ter in detail • but for the present lot us ssiythat too much credit cannot be accorded tothe Trustees for their energy and efficiency,and to the people of the school district fortheir generosity.

John It. Khutey.The Bud&sn death of this old and valued

citizen makes one keenly realize "that in tho' midat of life we aro in" death." In o»e short'.week is meaHurod the fcimo trom thebucvaneyof life and heidth to the gravej •'/Ross" Kinsey was the second man w lthwhom we became acquainted upon oui settle-ment in MiddloMox County, and Iron that day

' to his death, wo maintained the Tva-uutbt pi r-sonal relations. He was a plain f umer m livingno pretentious, except tomttgnt\ o' th natter

, and .fair drilling with his ft How men which, jhe Kustained until tho daj of his dfach

We never heard any one \poak ill ol "Eo1s"Kinsey, and wo. do not bcbevi til it he hid arcMl enemy in Woodbridge One H\ on' th< soold landmarks of our town p e,>, ^inn\ aid thef'rtw who are left Ixrhind h m no ^n. ifti h isoon lifrt than he who lias ^ont bctou tlum.Let them take this lesson to hau f

()r(j<u>i.~<ttt<>i> Xar 7(HI n ( outnnttic.T h e newly elected ' l o w n s h i p f >i i in tee

•mot to-day (it .1 o'clock p m ' trit x.'.H. l lerrv, J . ('. Cutrer; \l J " 1 1 1 IV \ T E'.Head and I. Inslee, Jr . -• On motion Win ILBerry was elected chair nan l i t 0 muut -teo went in to i n (.lection tin li n (. I i ;,there being a tie vote ft I tn it o'ut m hielate election. E p h m i m ( u " i ? o l

tid a majori ty of the 'voti t i t u el r 1flouted, i

Mr. M". !•'. Mead was. " n o t i o n t l t t t IClr-r-lc of the Coinmit t iv .

T h e viirions townsh ip i i I , t t I V ill

lOuh, presented tlieii-bon i n I i s o uhi. '

, J a m e s -V'. l ie r ry was t h e l t d 'jm ui*-i tf;&i,Couiu.:t:.-.. " i. vr*~

On motion, Uic Coiunti t u,< uiu 1M I » l , u . ' t l , ^

It will be seen by roferoneo to the report ofthe Township committee and Freeholder^,published in another column, that the pe-cuniary affairs of Woodbridge are in ahealthy condition. Township Committee. ;Uwell a.s the Freeholders luvve ' demolishiiti-.tone commendable trait of character—not of-ten demonstrated in these days—that they

" T H E oh! patriarch," David P,. Carpenter.',has on hand a fine assortment of carriages,buggies and wagons at Ms carriage repository,Main Street, which he'will sell cheap for cash,or on short time. '

ALFRED HXLL &. Sou are furnishing tho brickto build tho-.chimney to- the :New Jerseybuilding .on the centennial grounds, whileHenry Maurer, of Woodbridge, is covering thesame building with his patent tile.

HOUSEKEEPERS, hotel managers, and others,in search of china, glass, semi-porcelain,stoneware, silverware and cutlery, will elo wellto call at T. B'Kniffin's "New Price" store,No. 114 Broad Street, Elizabeth.

HON. CHAS. A CAMPBELL is about completingthree new dwelling houses.—two, on Grovestreet, and one on Barron avenue. His enter-prise in opening, grading and flagging, makesthat section of the town very attractive.

THE new Congregational Chnrch is expectedto be completed ancl ready for occupancy bymid-Summer. It will be a sightly structure,the architectural beauty of which- will be avaluable addition to the improvement of thevillage.

CHAS. DBAKE, druggist, Main Street, .can befound always ready to dispense tho unpleas-ant—though necessary—-remedy for human

• disease. He also keeps constantly on hand li'large stock, of. blank booKs; law blanks and- Istationery. • f [ I-

N;EXT week wo shall begin the publication .of a series of articles concerning the. clay one!

.manufacturing interests of Woodbridge andf!fie couniy generally, with the viSw of bring- ' ' Iing such interests to prominent and profit-'': jable public notice. Any ^statistical, data sfchnfccan be furnished us will bo gladly received.-

IT is reported that John Tajloi Johnson,President of the New York A. Long IUanthRailroad Company, intenels to make txt tnsncimprovements during tlfe suuimoi, at East\Vor>dbridge. liris" hoped tli.it n st igf hue

.will bo established-in'connection with thntidepot.

THE enterprise of Mr. Samuel Dalh andothers, in Hugging the sidewalk < u Mam Stiec t,and of Dr. E. D. Freeman, T N M o m , and

_• i others. ii'i\t!a;<gip.g Railway V\tnue wt sin-I | cerely hope will be emulated bvothei piopt ltv

. | owiiei"s, until every sidewalk in Woodbiidgtis paved or flagged.

1 it ltct lit decision, rji /udgt Si uddi 1 tot i e tit 11 11,11 t tht, Township Couinntttt alei i!\ UIIMII/L 1 io JittiiSt thi. suit oi bti im 1 il« on di ui^ht mil hquoi b} tht qnan-i t tuts oil some of the township ie\onut,i> t t< n h> i< »n *' to t ' l 1 l t l i ' t of thr Con -n.i.itt, .iiicl. .btill. giwvtfi to the lfclut of thtjciimuiuiiity.

Till-: childven of the CougivgaUtni.il S il>-T?atli Rcliool held their regul a <(U utt il\ con-

i cerf on Sunday evening. Tht tv t i u - t s wti tvery intsvesting, consisting of singing ul-dresses, etc: Aivappropriatt stinion fir- de-livered by the pastor,expressly h>\ tht ilyi-(Ireii. Afo-w (iinely remains 1A tht tuj.|ti-inb'Auleiit (toncluiled the entcif unineiit

It was not an unusual sight, during last sea- •son, to see at least a hundred vessels in theharbor, waiting for cargoes.

Local Gleanings.THE BRIGHTON HOUSE has been changed to

Brnni House, but as yet no arrangementshave been made to open the establishment'for summer boarders.

" J I I S E HOST'' of the Paoker House still oon- 'tinues in serving his guests sum.ptuouslyfrom his table and bar/

RICHARD P. BARTON who xisod to be loiown ,,as "Indomitable Dick" before his election tothe City Treasurership, still continues in thereal estate and insurance business, on Smith'street, where, he is ever ready to buy,' sell or •take a risk. •• • •

MR. JOHNSON'S school for boys will close in .June, but re-apsn ,in the fall. This schoolhas boon quite an accessj,Qn to Perth Amboy,

RARITAN BAX SEHTNAJRI' will close its sossionJuno 15th, with appropriate and inferesfing

' exercises. Under the efficient managementof the Misses Manning, this Seminary is fast

.tailing rank with;the leading private female,-schools of tho state. The Fall session will be- •gin. about, tho micldje of September.; IT is assessed., that definite arrangeutentahave been made between the Penn. K. H. andthe N. Y. an'ti' i l B. K. It/, by which th'Strains of both rotiels shall cross Earitanbridge. The former company will extend its !

tracks to , a cbnnectibn near Markot street,-,.,probably 'using . jtjb.o, same clepot. _Th.o lion

, and the lamb hiiye laitl down together.Peace to tho.ir slumbers. ' '

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THK first number'of our p ipc dots not cp[joj.r as inteiuU'r'l. either 'in si/e or uiangt-

were elected to administer faithfully the j , uiout of matter, all of which will be xtiutdied jnffairs of the people, rather than the affairs of ;, in the rmxt issus'i >Nj).tt weeK w t w ill publish,party. ' | a eoniplote directory of count) township iud ,

city e>iiicers, together with a list ot thu i th ' s ,societies, otc, and ii general dutt ten\ of Ni>-Jioiial mid State- ofticiiils, n-hit h ". ill bo rttimod- 'from week to week • for tho benoiit ot our Ireaders. -. t • • -

Election Distilrbancex. " 'As the election returns were ' being'reatl on "

Tuesday evening, in tho Town Hall, soma;pei'sons present crojited a, disiturbuiico, andupon Constable Noo attemjiting te> ejectthorn from tho room, ho was violentlyassaulted by bilogorent parties.! They were1 ar-rested, and the following day brought befbro -Justice Nowton on complaint of tho. Town-Committeo, and sentonced to thirty days each •,in the County Jail.

Local

AMBOY.

S. f. PREE1LVX.

,' LLLAM P. •ED&m, •

LAY 'i'TEE CHANT,,

\VOOl)3SJ:pUE N. ,1. -

.'•-AilES,v ' , 1 T ; ;

boDBEIDGE. N. J.

Open iii{/ K.r,crcis<\s.The new and beautiful Sunday School Room

and Church parlors of the First Presbyterian j.Church will be opened' on Monday evening, !the 17th jirox., with appropriate exercises |consisting of choral singing, and othor vernal . jand instrumental music, dedicatory poem, jand appropriate addresses. The occasion jwill be one of exceo'ding interest, and mark- jing a new epoch in the history of the old jchurch. Tho energy and generosity display- jeel .on tho pmt; of the congregation in erecting jthe beautiful and commodious. improTeinents j(to their church deserves the highest praise, |and exhibits.il new life, which promisesmneh |

I future good. We publish in another column.the order of opening exorcises. I

.I'ai'isli y£cl'tiii(/.The regular annual Parish meeting of the

Virst Presbyterian church was held in theLecture lloom, Wednesday evening, the 5thinst., for the purpose of electing Trustees antlother officers _ibr the ensuing year, and fortransacting other business connected with thechurch. Messrs. Hampton Cutter and James

. "Ml lirown were unanimously re-elected Tnis-1 tees. Upon the report "of the Treasurer, thepecuniary affairs of the church were found tot# in an excellent condition. By resolution,It was ordered that the Trustees hereafter holdthree qimrterl}" Parish., moorings in additionto tho regular annual meeting.

TiHi! ff'.wh of customers and deiuaiul forgoifd "bargains, still eon'duties at Rirkefct &Pa*''era.m's. Maic staler.

T H E recovery of Alexander A. Edgar, from asevere illne«s, is a source of deep gratificationto his numerous friends.

CHARLIB ANNESS will soon move into hisnew residence. Cards fora "house-warming"may or may not be expected.

Tfic (rim Light Compjiny.» - Notwithstanding this compftnj has recent-ly made a liberal reduction m its ]>ncc ratio,y.et'we undiirstand that some ot th» citi/fiis,like poor Oliver Twist, cry "lor moic " Thuis to be regretted, because suih an improve-ment as supplying Perth Amboy with t,asshould moot with universal tnaouragcmtnt'at rates to pay tho company for tho in\tt,t-ment. Doubtless it is tho boast of every one,in speaking of the growth of Amboy, to placeparticular emphasis upon that city's being

lighted by gas, and ye t if the company wasIT makes even a well fed man feel hungry j governed by rules of profitable investment,

it would leave tho city in darkness. Real-es-tate owners and business men generally,stand very much in their own light, in pnrr-alizing such an enterprise by patterning-after the large cities, in "gas strikes."

Tho Amboy Gas Company, is meditating

to read D. W. Brown's price-list of choicemeats. See advertisement.

Do not forget that Allen Grinsted, the oldand popular Pennsylvania Railroad conductor,is now thoproprietor of tho Woodbridge Hotel.

W E are glad to welcome C. W. Boyton backto Woodbridge, ail"- -•• ^Mponvry absence, the extension of its main pipes to Wood-with tho general request mat,1 Mie' will -tarry : bridge, which can be done at a cost of lessloni, . ' h t t h d

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BniKETT A, PATTERSON, dry goods and sjentjralmerchants, Main Street, have established a

r M- • 1' A.

branch store, corner ot Main ami CherryStreets, Railway.PLUMBING, gas-fitting and rooting done onthe shortest notice, in the best manner, andat economical prices; by Robert Humphreys,Mniu Street. •, •,• REV. S. J. MORRIS, late of i'lemingtou, N.

J.. luvs boon appointed to the pas; oral chargeof the M. E. Chnrch, rire Rev. li. B. Lock-wood.

DANIEL W. YOORHEES has moved into hisnew residence on Prospect Hill, addinganother «nergetio resident to thivt part ofWoodbridge, which, is improving. so rapidly.

T H E Presbytery of Elizabeth will meet intin

than ten thousand dollars. If Woodbridgewill pay this expense, the company will sup-ply her with gas light, a proposition whichwe hope will soon be accepted ; for in theevent of lighting Woodbridge with gas, thiswould be a saving of thirty thousand dollarsin the construction of gas works.

I Otjsfer Trade.We understand tha

\ boy have beenj during the pastj piu'ticnbvrly tine.

t the oysternien of Am-doing a thriving bu.-o.ness,season, the oysters beingWithin tho last two years

totG DUN'N* A- SON*, of "N> w Market have

leased and opened tht Hoted lttely oeeupieelby Cbailt\ Hott, Motnchen, neai the depot

Chiult\ ' has lctm d to the e|inet sh ults of ai uiuti s lift

Mi S d • I tr I , W idow ot the Iato J D Tci-lill closed tho Banian Houst m Mokuthenand disposed of hoi fninituio at auction, onTucsthn list This leaves Metnchtn withbut out hottl

Tin m niigr e>f Ci-t o Ortasian to MissTliilsti, both of Alttuthtn, was soltium/td onTud \ the 7th '

I l t \ Mf PiNC,r."i ot Eh/abeth, contain s> tofill thu pulpit ol thf P u sby ti um thun h ofMi tuthen, thoie bemo a-, j et, no n gu1 n u is-, (

THL now anil be.iutiful little chapel «>t Pis-catawiytown leflects groftt ciodrt upon the'••>nt.it.ji''ion of tin* Huumc. \Ulflttoi

ELVL t-^iArr le. looKmg up m Motinjluu,ane% tar <.« uuit, u istm pvounscs tl o electionof. s< t i l l u t ' \ l iuihl in^s Th i s plat > uasimpio \ (v | \ w a l i i ' u l l <\'thi'i the last f r ' t> t i i s ui t no iiSi.it (fft»'-,truat(.u ln t lm n i t n t s

for-

thuship

1Jini in usidunt'i-.

i t c» i ' »n or Mtcuchoii 1) tho .1 ' tnt ol" ; i r . M ' ^ i t-I W ixn Rint.'ii l c - u -

8ti(rTil A31 BOY.

Southth<it mi i t i in 'ncntw t >\insi >p '1Ambo, rvt'ii* itio;i 01 this uev

1'uFirst Presbyterian Ckutth. 1'uesday, theISth inst. The body will be; uession for

j iwo days, and »-large attendance j s exp.^'-o.t.• i t . A. Br.owN, in juUlitioti to Uis well-sup-i plied stock of drugs, medicines, ^a-., jur.kc-s a[ specialty of toilet articles and '-.aiey soaps.! Call and s.>a Una ftt Hie •Swt .'•'•<:':<••••" ii-.-'n

quite a trade has sprung up in the .shipmentof oysters to England, and within the lastyear, large Sots of seed oysters hare been •transported to California. If this demand o£England and the Pacific coast, added to the.(home consumption, continue to be made,Amboy will become one of the grer.test oys-ter marts in the country.

CIMI Docks.The cow .locks of the Easton and Aw boy ,

Rail Road are becoming alive with laborers.niltl thr: ;^'i-:iig s h i p m e n t s of coal pioiius:-

well. Wi th in a few y c i r s more; uc.il '..JU • ••.-•hi; iird f.-->in :!;••>•.• 'I".:lcs th.n; £;•":, .•.••

Tin \' '• ^i it J

Milt township, lust, c m t j out otVmbo\ is th u( oiid e i t i t td out of

HUM >p >l> Vts ncitinngi Os'oid Southr v l ' ^ i ' i-'lsjitOAJI plC'J_>'-l. rh,f Cllfil-

siiship^uttt, withjijtiious,

oppos.tum iiom tht hodj of the ptoplc, butthat w is e>f sttemd in consult iatie>n in tht es-timation of i tt ''.1 ill'ril >'egisitnt inuupitlit-tors. *Jill^lllt"-^ IJI (/'iJMCti. ' '

Tht business piohpetts of Soutli.Amb(»y aie,le)okm^ ^ yU, e/ins^e,ltxiTi,g the timf anel stai-city ot IUOIKJ Thr, tinde on tho doc Us optribwith a pionnse o i impio\cmcnt o^ei tho lastbtasou The stj i ts ftlo well supplied withstocks ot'goods, and theio stenib to be no l.ickof gtneial sbusmtss conhdenco. The with,-elrawal ot the ten\ boat bgtwecn South antlPcith Amboy wts an aukind cut on tho paitof the Penn. Pv Pt Companj, and scemmgljwithout tvnv piohtiblo iesults.to the Compa-ny and causing' much inconvenience' to, the- •citizens. Eoal estate in this town certainly;offers great inducements: to investors, and;sinco the construction of the N', Tf. anel L. 1!.,B. II., the permanent advaAcement of South.Amboy is a niere question of time.Local Gleanings.

1 •STKTH.EN P. MARTIN, late- of Sonth Itwev.wlto has just aasumfctl the proprietorship:, oi"tli6 Everitt House ccjastltutes a valuable uA-dition f> the town, ' and the prtifessi»n."Stevf" docs every,, thing thai he fakes hold'of in a wav to please1 and recompe'noe thosewho give hiiu their •p'.itri.n.Lge. This wilr he-no exception to the general rule. ,

W E tin .lewtiuid'(hut thfs K. Y. ai>d L, B. It.| 11. Co., anticipate, making improvments. upon

•their proptrt> in South ?Amboy during, tho| ensuing sermon.

i THE Sxx.v*;ssDiLE IssrrtcTE, nndsr the, efficient management of Prof. Wthingttm,| continue'^ to grow in popiilj.t' fi'.vor. TL.ej delighci'n! sisimtion and ' ample accoHiiaCi.il,1.-.

fIon.-, at tin. building oiipr.-i extra iiu\W''iw;i.':'tiI' to. the srjd^iKs.

I B. ROOD I, corner '.f Uvoadn-ny ,ui, ia stvtot., "-•- clti S.>r.:!i Ain"h.f,,;• n.gvn' fyi' 'S^

f f.<Dl':?E.\*i'<i.\T Hot!'-'

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MOTHERS, DAUGHTEES AND .MAG-AZINES.

I -think ooio of tlie saddest things inlife is the very slight knowledge whichmcMiers sometime^ have of their daugh-ters' chara'ct^ts, feelings, dispositions,and pursuits. *'$ucli,$ mother has proba-bly a large faittuyi.aucljis perhaps bur-{'lened wigk ,th'ei care* aiil struggles at-tendant up'oh- -a ino'tterate-income, an'dthus1 completely overlooks-the gill's reallifein her care fqr the bo4y. However itmay be, the da^ghj^r *f.-ows to maiden-hood left pretty much to herself, so longas in ah" outward seeming sEe- is every-thing- that she' should 1*. I mean; by this1

as to s'tiidy, 'church-'goiiig,' dress andbehavior, both at homo ami in society.

By-aud-by school-days arewer. Then8usie bf.giiis "to go out. more, and havecompany at honuj.evfsnLngs.. Mother sat-isfies hersf-lf as to the correct moralsand family oil said company; but takes nofurther thought'or care., -Finally there<Va particular one. Somebbd\l'ft*"'bright•nx*:i begin to toot tenderly into Susies'own. Somebody take's her to churchvery frequently,, makes numerous en-gagements for croquet and skating par-ties, and is very anxious that Susieshould possess ;all the now music and seeall the popular monthlies:' 'Still mothersavs nothing," or if so'me'times a thoughtdarts iuiSoliur mind of 'what mayliappen,thrusts it aside with " JPfif.uCw,' they aresuch children," or','Susdo in-ipo sensibleto think of such things, when''Charlie.has no busines."

But, mother, your Musics and Char1-"lies do think of such things. Throw twoyoung people together, or keep quiet ifthey throw themselves together, and itis not .their fault if something muchsweeter and more-tender'than ''liking"grown up between them. Parents shouldallow no young men to enter their fami-lies whom they are not. perfectly willingto accept as husbands for their daugh-ters. It is cruel to wait until lovecomes, and then strive to separate those•who have become all- in all to each other.No; this work ought'to have been donelong ago.

Well, Susio won't give up Charlie, andso there is constant strife, together withmisunderstandings and heart-burnings,betwoen mother and daughter. At lasttlie young people, with heads full of ro-mantic ideas gathered from certain mag-azine stories, resolve to take the law intotheir own hands. We all know whatfollows. Thtf runaway marriage; thedesolate, broken hearts at home, and thehard realities and struggles which arethe portion of Susio and Charlie. Wellfor them: if their love is gvpat enough tocover up all the' ugly spots and roughplaces which they meet with as theytravel upon the untried path.

But, girls; things very, very seldomhappen so outside of the covers of yourmagazines. Charlie does- not have a lit-tlo farm out West, or the income whichcan all at once provide two persons withbread, butter and clothes, whereas ithad scarcely been sufficient for one informer years. He used to think it verymeagre, even although he had a father'shouse to live in and no board to pay.

But say Charlie possesses all that youfavorite stories consider needful. Keep-ing house on only just so much perweek, and when one does not even knowhow to make bread, is not poetic, nice,nor even funny. Then, when yourpretty dresses, underclothes and shoesare worn out, are you ready to put upwith shilling calicoes, unbleached mus-lin, and pebble-goat shoes ? • I am afraid•Charlie vrill not be apt to meet wifli thekind-hearted man who cannot only ad-vise, but lend a helping hand. Neitherwill you happen to live 'near the dear;'motherly friend who takes such an activeinterest in and sympathizes so with that ." poor little Mrs. Charles; Brown," wholives around- the comer.

No indeed, Susie. You will realizetheu, if never before, the preciousnessof a mother's love,, care, and sympathy;The end of such foolish marriages inreal life is that the young people arevery glad and thankful to return totheir parents' homes, accepting of justas much help as father is willing to give.

For here, too,, I think that the storieserr. It is air exceptional case in reallife when parents' doors and hearts areclosed to erring, wayward children; al-though I know that there have been life-stories1 which far exceeded book ones intheir romance, sorrow, and strangeness.

I wish all the Susies and CharliesIvould lay aside romance and talk sen-

Let Susie say: "Father, mother,jlo\ ' .'harlie, and can never give him

•ill not marry until he is able toi:-o comfortably, or you are

so doing you will help«'. inclining'papa to do all

.'I'ing Charlie "-a start."I'ove 1 kuself earnest and

jrts % ••arils -making asame time

willing to be guided and advised byfather; then he will find that Susie'spapa begins to consider him a "very fineyoung man," quite worthy of all thehelp and encouragement he can givehim.

-Well,, i t is not much use to talk.Young jEplks must leam by $re" ha'rdAsfclessons. But I wish the Susfe andCharlies who happen to read what Ithink, if ithey do not choose to take my ,,a§vice, ffould not be influenced./|>y roymantic stories which seldom or nevercome true'in real life.—Helen L. Flail inthe Ghri.Hlianal work.*, \K'(tj ~ i ''t

I T r S HAIN-SPEING.

. JfflE

It was only half -an*-hour" before thepaper went to press, i/iit lie widked iih-emngly'info the editor's .private roomand, dropping his hat over the warningplacard of. "Busy Day—rShpr,t Galls,"seated himself with easy- bar-room • po-' jliteuoss on the table with'ishe1 exchanges.- jHe was dressed"'lit aii'TJMerancl' arsoiled ' jmilled shirt, wore*" an ame'thyst abouttli"t: size'of a hock gla'ss:6fi his third fin-gc-r and.a cluster pin iii'his bosom. "Hetook a '•rtfc\'Wi-forr£i-qu{irtei'";cigar-(ironi ihis mouth and, placinguton the editor'sinkstand,- remarked confidentially ,: . „• ''I am going to 'spViicl some tiine this

VCMI'"—pawing- aftefthe'fewhairs'oirthe''top of hislread—•'ii) Pliil'a'delphia'*——

The young man spat gracefully overhis 1-ft shoulder,on the new,..carpet,.and

'•Yes, I've clona'fv-little writin' in myday, and boirf disengaged this summershould like to send a first-class journalliko yours"—the edifof ' fell back in' hischair, and gasped—"some ltttcjrs aboutthe Centennial."

The interviewer nodded and kickedhis. No. 11 pensively against the ve-neered panels of the desk.

"Would you Hke'ttJ be packed in iceuntil your friends cull for you ?" saidthe editor, gloomily, "o,r. .shall we for-ward your remains in an air-tightcasket ?"

Then gazing sorrowfully at the youngman he put his mouth to a'speakingtube and asked: .J

"Are any of tlie pressmen at hand ?"Promptly wafted through the tin tube-

came the reply :"Keel Mike and Big Dan, sir."The would-be correspondent started

up aghast, put his hat on wrong side infront, and crowded the third button ofhis coat into the second button-hole ;but the newspaper man, taking no morenotice of Mm than he would of a dead-head advertisement, breathed throughthe tube—

"Give 'em a quarter apiece and letthem come here. , Tejl ,thejn. there isanother ot those Philadelphia Centen-nial fellows here, and then pull in a dis-trict telegraph boy and send for ahearse."

Before the last words were in thespeaking-tube the tails of an Ulster coatsailed out of the private office, and anervous young man, after trying thedoor of the coat-room and diving intothe coal closet, reached the counting-room door, looked over his shoulder attwo brawny Milesians who had just de-scended from some upper region,missedhis footing fo* a dozen stairs, accentedhis descent with a heavy bump on thefirst landing, and reached the street asthe editor wrote the last word of an ar-ticle on "the business outlook" and calm-ly sent it whirring up in the box to thecomposition room.

KENTUCKY. PLAYFULNESS.—The Lexing-ton (Ky.) Ditipatclt tells of an unexpect-ed honor'which the Congressman fromthat district has had conferred upon him.It says : "Information reaches us fromWashington that our distinguishedyoung representative, Hon. J. C. S.:Blackburn,has not only won the applauseof liis Democratic1' colleagues, but hasthoroughly ingratiated himself'into theaffection and esteem of* White Cloud,tlie famous Indian chief, who for someweeks has been visiting the NationalCapital. The other day White Clouddetermined that Mr. Blackburn shouldreceive the compliment of being adoptedinto the tribe of Sioux, and signifiedthat he had chosen for his adopted sona beautiful and euphonious name. Theyoung Congressman •was,, of course,pleased at the honoi thus unexpectedlybestowed upon him by tlie illustriouschief, and at once soug'ht to learn tlieIndian name which had been conferredupon him. Prompted by a natural eu-xiosity, he approached his adopted fatherof the forest on the subject, whereuponthe great Sioux, with an air of paternalaffection and a look of pride and delight,said : 'I name you my son, and youshall henceforth be known in your tribe •as-Roarinc: "Wind of the Bluesrrass.' "

LABOR

Edward Everet. Llius Illustrates the variousgradations of hni.-.un society :

I have now in my hand a gold watch,which combines embellishment and util-ity in happv proportions, and is oftenconsidered a very valuable appendageto*' tiiep person/' of , !a ^en(j^jjjai^ Ifs'

t hands, ifac<?} chain, ftild tjase .arfe of chart' ed and'buruisiied g^jkl.; Its «i>ld ienlssparkle1 with rfie rjttpy, t^paz, jsajemcrtikL~ Lopen., It; aikl fiiuLtaworks— without which this elegantly-fur-nished case would be a mere shell—'those haiids motionlesk, and < those' /fks- j

< . p- y .r - 7 1. '.\-,i\K> J..-'t,ures without meaning, are made of"brassr - Investigate -farther?- "aael™ask---what is the spring, by - which.*'all1, fcterfe)are put iir motion, <made of % ,. I am told -it Is made of steel! I .-askyWhat is-steel ? Tlie reply is that it is iron which'has undergone a certain" 'process. Sci)'|then, I find the main-spring, without,:which the watch would;.always- beauct-.'feionless, and its hands, .figure's, and* em-bellishments, but toys, -iff'ko'f-'or' 't oKf- "that is not sufficiently _good,'" Jior ofbrass—that would pot do—Lut of. iron.

rLEAKS A TRADE.—You have heard, pur-

naps, of the clerk who had faithfullyserved Stephen Girard from boyhoodto manhood. On the twenty-first anni-versary of his birthday he went to iismaster and told him his time was up,and he certainly expected important

r iaj-the ^-merdmat's service,said to! H

;ljov> go anil- learn i

| """Good Carrels iiuiTbutts musi'be inj demitnd while you live. Go and learn1 '!tfae:;coo|>|fr's tji clctf and when you havef -1ia4tletjv^peri' ct,-b'juTel l>ring"it>fo -me."

learned^U^yJJJfi. yyuiig, ,m.aii. \\-enj_away,, learnedj , .the,, trade, aud in tjinie,,. brought to his

. ""old muster a'spleiiuid barrel lrif his ownmake.

) . - , Gdrard examiiied it,'and gjive the miP'-'(- ker twfj hous;md.dollai;s fqr Ifc, 'imd. then

:s?lid to him : -•-.'- I . .:!.,- , , .

./'Now, sir, I want you miiiy'co;unting-,room j but henceforth you-Will1'not-be-'.de.pfnden^upo'u'tlje1'wliim,: of-Stephen

Iron, therefore, is- the ionl>r..metal! and this watch' an o'mblein *cif stj-s:.ciety. Its hand and figol'es) which fell''"the hour, resemble the masterspirits-6lf 'the'-age to who^J mox^iu^nts every ,eye,is directed. Its useless but; pjirkling .seals, sajjphii'C-s, topazes, and owbaUjssh;'.:,ments are the itiistocrac-jvi.-' • Its».\voplcs,of -•h.rass are the udddlt'fi clfifni^hyi the <ia-1'creasing""intelligence ' and *!'po\ver ot •

•which the'master-'spirit's of 'tl'ii"1 age are'''moved ; and its iron, main-spring,, shut -r

up in a box, always at workcbut,..never. •thought of, except when it is disorddrljVbroke, or wants 'winding up', 's_viiib'oliz!eythe laboiing class, which;' ltke'the main-sj)ring, we wind up by.tlie ..payment ofWages, and wliich classes are. shut up inobscurity, and though constantly' atwork, and absolutely necessary 'to' th'emovement of society, tut the iron main-spring is to the gold watch, are neverthought of except when they inquire forthoir wages, or are in some want or dis-order of some kind or another. -

"-[•'- a'good trade :Jways in reseive." 'The yo,uiig;.iiii,iij saw ^ e

_,ynderstoodi-. ..:>•

"CHARLEY ! what is osculation V""Osculation, Jenny, dear,Is a learned expression queer,For a nice sensation.I put my arm—thus—round your

waist,Your head sinks to its resting place,This is approximation :You need not fear—•There's no.one here—Your lips quite near—I then—""Oh 'dear !""Jenii ir. f

"I HAVE ever found," says a. sensiblewriter, "that men who ar^ really mostfond of the society of ladies, who cherishfor them a high respect, nay, reverethem, are seldom most popular with thesex. Men of more assurance, whosetongiies are highly hung, who makewords supply the place of ideas, andplace compliments in the room of sen-timent, are the favorites. A true re-spect for woman leads to respectful ac-tions towards them ^ ,ai|!;l , respect isusually a distant action,, and .this^, great. tdistance is taken by theni: for neglectand want of interest.

DUBING a recent examination of aclass of youngsters in one ot tlie count}schools, the teacher asked "~\\ hat isa monarchy ? and was1-immediately an-swered by a bright little eight-} eai-oldboy, "A country governed In a king"Who would rule if the lang shoulddie '?" "The queen." And if the queenshould die, who then would be ruler ?" ""The jack ." ' .,„, J , , , ,[...".'.'[

.THE number of languages: spoken is2,994. The average of human'''life •.-isabout thirty-three years. One quarterdie before the age of seven. ' Of everyone thousand persons, one rarely reachesthe age of one hundred" years, 'andnot more thtui one in a hundred willreach the age of eighty. There are onthe earth 1,000,000,000.'inhabitants.—Of these about 33,833,383, die everyyear, 91,824 die every day, 7,789 everyhour, and f>0 every minute. The mar-ried are longer-lived than the single.—Tall men live longer than short ones.

NEVER speak but when you have,something to say. Wherefore shouldstthou run, seeing thou hast no tilings ?—Bishop BuUa:

AN inquisitiveton went down tnot long since, minquiries, and n<he said to the .may I bask youwas in the harm;plied the sup.'which side, Uui<-sir," was the rej:noted down.

OXLY tha action

Smell sweet, m.

but badly-posted Bri-) visit Mount Vemon

.iid after making manyring down the answers,-.uperintendeiit : "Ah,„.' General Washington• ?"' "Ho was, sir,'' re-rintondent. "And ona or z'fbel ?"' '• Hebt-1,y, which was carefully

have

juid

. , ;, [Years ago, when the middle-aged men',q£ to-day, iwet'e'.'boys, Btora'ce" Gr'eeley

i - w i ' o t e : ; - I - r r - "V . .-, • . ; , , _i <-. . •

• '(.c "It is a great source of consolatioir'tous, that whc^i'ijie- puTmiij shtjl tie feed

1 oPtts as an editor, we'eaumukaa satis-factory livelihood at setting tvpe or fami-

s- «. - . ' . ' - J •• •••'•I -n . . * •>

mi,' ; so .that..while our strength .lasts,ten.thousand blockheads taking offence'.at .some article-they do not understand,could not drive .us. into the j)Oorhouse.'; •

[ ' And so maiiy a1' man becomes tralyindependent'. ' •'

. G.-uinKX W.VLKS.—In starting to lay•out and ]>ut to rights a new place, eitherin the town or country, one of the firststeps to be taken is to plan for service-able garden walks. These should beconstructed in such a way that(they arealways free from mud or stagnant water,no matter how much rain may full in agiven time, or what the condition of theweather may be at any season of theyear. To attain these ends, thoroughdrainage is imperative. The cheapestand the best way to do this is to dig outtlie soil the width of the wiilk, and to adepth of about two and a half feet. Attins depth begin by laying a foundationlayer of large stones, fitted closely to-gether. A second layer, smaller in size,should follow the first, and so on, hav-ing each succeeding layer of stonessmaller in size than the preceding one,until the space is filled nearly level withthe surrounding surface. A top coatingof coarse cinders, and these coveredwith a f"W iiiciu.-s'rn depth of'gravel iin'd'fine sand, will complete the job, andwill give n substantial walk, that will al-ways be dry underfoot. It will improvethe walk and appearance at the sametime, if the clinkers and tlie sand on thetojj are rolled down firmly ; and in thecourse of a week or two, when the ma-terial settles, it may be found necessaryto add some more gravel and sand, tooven the surface.

"WHY, Bridget," said a lady whowished to rally her servant girl, for the

, ^amusement of. the company, upon the-fantastic ornament of a hugo pie, "didyou do this '? You're -an artist. Pray,1K»\ did you do: it ?'f • "Indeed, ilium,it's myself "that1 did it," replied Bridget;"isn't it pretty ?' I did it with yourf.iLe teeth, mum."

Ii you are «3<wise man, you .will treatthe world'--as! th'e -nibon does:1 show itonh one side of yourself, seldom showjouiself too much at once, and let what

' you show becalm, cool, and polished,look at every, side of this world.

• of the j ust• blossom iu tUc-hr dust.

—SHIKLEY.

- LiOH't'.—The reason why bodies have•different colors, some being black, somered, &c, is tliis: The rays of light aredivided into seven primitive colors,namely—violet, orange, red, blue, green,yellow, and indigo. When light strikes.oa a body, if this body be of the natureto reflect the whole of the rays withoutdecomposing them, it will appear white,for white is an assemblage of ah1 thecolors. If it reflect the red ray, andabsorb all the others, it will be red; ifit absorb sill the rays except green, itwill appeal- green; if it absorb all therays without exception, it will be black,for black arises from an absence of%ht-

•yEW YOIUC AND LONG BRANCH E. R.• I.. 1 CEXTEAI. RAILKOAD OF N. J.! AIX-JR.VIL LI>*E BETWEEN* NEW YOKE,! LONG BKANCH AJ*I> SQDA.N.i Time-table of January 10th, 1876.—TrainsI ltavt> New" York from foot of Liberty Street,

North River, at 8.15, 11 a. in., 4.15, 5.15 p. m.I Al! trains ran to Long Branch. The 8.15,! 11 a. la', and -i.15 p. m. trains run through to

j Stages to imd from Keyport oonnect at Mata-: wan Station with all trains.• •\V'ooctbriclg!3 for New York at 7.47, 9.18 a.. iu., and 12.35' aiiflt 5.19 p.-ni. •; H. P. BAXDWET,. Gen. Pass. AgfcI 1!. E. RICKKK, Supt. and Eng'r.

Eailroad- Time-Ta"bles»p£'.ENSYLVANIA. RAILROAD.

i •>' T H E GBEAT TRUNK LINE AND UNITED•J STATICS JLUL ROUTB.

TraittH le«ve New York, from foot of Des- •brosses and Cortlandt Streets, as follows:Express for Harrisburg, Pittsbtirg, the Vfeel

and South, with Pullman Palace Caiyat -"'tjiched, U.30 tu n t / O and 8130 p. in.' .Sun-day, G and 8.30 |)..m. i

For Willianisportima Lock Ha^en, via Phila-delphia and Eriti\Iiailroad pivision, con-necting «t Philadelphia), ftpO a. m., forWilliamsport, Boc^ Hayen, Corry and Erie,8.301 p. m., oonaecting. at Corrj' for Titns-villf, Petrolenm'Ceritre, and the'Oit"itEgionx' - -

For Baluniore,. Washington and the South,"Limited Washington Express" of Pullmanman Parlor Cars, daily, except Sund'ajv.at -9.30 a..ni., arrive at W-.ishington 4%lf p. i f 5 ' 'Ilegular at S.-iO a. m., 3 and 0 p. ill.' Jfuri-'day, 9 p. ni. v

Exp'resK.for Pliiladerphui, 7, 7,30, SAO, U.30"ft.-•-• iu., l i 30 , 3, 4, .410, 5, t!, 7, 8.30, 9 ,.u. jn, ,

• and 12 night.; Sunday, »» d, 7. 3«;,9% fa^ ; .Emigrant and second class, 7 p. - - • - - , .

..For Newark at IS, U.'JO, 7, 7,40, Sr s>, 10, 11 j . •. ni., 12 111., 1. 2. 2.30, 3.10, 3.40, 4, 4'. 10, -t SQ,

•': 4.50, 5, 5.-20, 5.40, 6.10, 6.20,' 6:30, 7, 7.30, '' ' 8.10, 10, 11.30 p. m., and 12 night Sunday," 5.20, G.30, 7 and &10 p. ni., , ' . , .Fur Elizabeth, (>, 8.30, 7, 7:40; 8; 9, 10, hi *-- '

111., 12 111., 1, 2, 2.30, 3.10, 3.40, 4, 4.10, 4.30,M -k'm, 5.20. 5.40, C.1Q, (is20. fi.30, 7, 7.30, 8.10, ,

10, 11.30 p. m., andf 12night. 'Sunday, 5.'2'0",(i.30, 7 and 8.10 p. iu.

For Railway, (i. G.30, 7, 7<40>r>8', 10;' 11 iu nu',,f " •12.m., 1." 2, 2.30 3.10, 3.40, 4, 4.10, 4.30,

' 4.50, 5.20, .5.40,,-G. jy,,6.-2(j, 0,30, 7, 8,.1O, 10 ,,p. .111., and V2 "night. "Sunday, .5.20, 6.™''">md 7 p. m.

,'h' ix -Woodbridgo, Perth Aniboy and SouthAmboy, G and 10 a. 111., 2.30, 4.50 and 6.20ft. r u . •v ' '- ' •• ' •-' ' t ' .• »

Ff"f New Brunswick. 7, 8 and 11 a. 111'., 2, 3.10,'. 10, 5.20, 6.10, 7 p. m. /and l'iniglvU Sun- •

' l'..v, 7 p. in.For Ki'tif Jlillstone, 11 a. m., 3 and 5.20 p. m.FoE'Kirr;'ton and R,ocky Hill, 8.40 a. in. and

. 4.10 p. JU. - . ' • ' > • . . ' . • „ ' ' . ! - .For Princ^.oxi, 7, 8.40 a. m., 12.30, 2, 4.10and

- 7 p. m. - -For IiunibortviUp, 9.30 a. m., i 3,. 4.10 p.'m.For, £*hillipsburg' vnd Belvidere 9.30 a. ni.,

ami 2 p. m. ""• ~v . , '..For I<Utmiaigton, 9.30 a. ni.; 3 p. m.For,iturcer and Somerset Braiscfi, '•' J>. m.For i'ranton.1 Bordeiitown, Burlin ;tc.D-/;ss^"• Cf.tnclra, 7.30 and 9.30 a. m., 12.3C), 2, 4, J,

• apd 7 p., 111. . r . , . , , . - , . 1,Fon Freehold, 7.30 a. ni., 2 and 4.10 p. 'iu.'ForJi'urmingvlaje and Snuun, 7.30 a. m., 2 p. in.For'JIightHtciwnl'Pembert'on and'Camden, Wa •'

Ptirth Aniboy, 2.30 p. m., and via Mon-moutli Junction, 4Vl(/pVni.

For Kiglitstown and Pemberton, fi a. m'., viaPtjxth Aniboy, and 7.30 a. 111., via Monmouth

* Junction. • ,,Trains arrive as 'follow.s^-^-Ffoni KttKbuvgh,

G.5f>,, 10.30 a. m., and 9.20 p. m. daily;10,15 a. in. and 7.40 p. IH. daily except Mon-day. From Washington and "Baltimore,

• 6.20 ». m., 4.05, 5.15 and 10.27 JI. ir. Sun-dayj, 6.20 a. m. -From Philadek Uh;, iill»6.2(5, (i.55, 10.15, 11.20, 11.54 a' iu., i .h,4.05, ;].15, 6.10, 7.40,,8.44, p.20,'10,27 p. m.Suiiaay, 5.10, 6.20, 6.55, 11.54 a. m., 7.40,ny, ,9.20, f0.27 p. m.

Trains leave Woodbridge for New York, at7.15 and 8.20 a. in., and 12.20, 4.20 and6.20 p. iu.Ticket offioea, 526 and 944 Broadway; 1 As-

tor Hpiise, and foot of DosbrosaeB and Cort-landt Htreeto; 4 Court Street, }irooklyn; 114,116 anft 118 Hudson Strout, Hobokeu. Emi-grant ticket office, 8 Batter)1 Place.FEANK THOMSON, ' D. II. Bovu, Jr.,

General ilanagor. C-n;n. Pass. Agent.1 F . W. J.VOKSON,

' Gen'l Supt. O. U. li. of N. J. Div.^ l OF NEW JERSEY".

AIXEKIOWN LINK TO THU WEST.Passenger and freight station in New York,

foot <>i Liberty Street. Connects at Somervillewith \South JBrKnch Bailroad; at HamptonJunction with Delaware, Lackawaima andWestirrn Kailr,':;u1, 'U Phl'.lip.-iburgivith L«highaiiti ' 1N.JU, i.j.1"',-. i .1 /iViuii, afetj," wiuT licljign "Valley Railroad. Direct line to Humsburg,Pittsburg and the west; also to Central Penn-sylvniutt and New I'ork State.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.Conunencing Doceiulior- 1st, 1875. Leave .

Now lprk a» follown: •5.30 a.m., News train for jEaaton, Belvidero,

Betl lehem, Bath, Allentown, Mauch Chunk,Taipaana, Tanuinend, WilkeHborre, Potts-villo ScVanton, i c .

6.05 al jm., Way train for Pnnellon.7.45 ii ni., Way train for Flemington and

EasfAu, connects at Junction with Delaware,Lacbiwanna and Wosturn Railroad.

9 a. mjjiloring express, daily (except Snn-drfy«iP 'or Euston, Allentown, HarriHburg;and tithe west. Connects at Easton i'orMituin Chunk, Tamjiijua, Towaixda, Wilk<ss-'barrel Pottsville, Scranton, Difnville; Wil-liamswrt, Ac. ; '

10.15 aLiBi. Way train for. Sonjorville anciF l fs fe ton . ; , ; T, ,'." - ' ,, ',,.,••• • • -•

1 p. m.tj', '..prt;,'.ri f(?V "Flt-.aujig'Wdr, '";">,tcisi. Allentofhi, il^ttch-Ghtink, fTamiqiu, JVJJS.i.'• .• ,City, WaJjeltoL Wiljvesbiijrrf?;Beading Colnm-bid. BiiTiiyiVriiti', fiphrata^ Pottsrilie; Harris-burg,\Sc4. :1' _ i

2.45 p..Va.; Express for 'Enston, Belvidere,B h t J f C h k W i l k b dBath, I->Jau'cli Chunky Wilkesbarre andScrantlin, ' 1. ' ' -

3.30 p. 111, Way train for Dunellen.i, p. in. "%';••%• fean'for Easton, Alleniown and

ilauchiyhun^. ,Connects atJunctiqn ynth.Delaware, Lj(ckip'anna and Western Rail-road. '1 '

4.30 p. ni./Wivy ti-ain for Somervifte andFleming pu,'-_'r{ \

5 p. 111, VM'•,- ijfSh Jbr Dunellen.5.15 p. 'ml i',Vnn4nglexpre«s, 4i*i!y, for Ka&fon,

.-Ulen,toy,it, Ssuieh Chuiili:,- Wilkesbarre,TownndiV, • .Rfeadirc and Harnsburg.

5.30 p. n>. j.V:,/ train, for Sonieryille. ; ,6 p. in. W; ( lain Ipr bmerville.6.30 p. m-, 'V.'T traiji for Dunellen. ' ,7 p. m. Wit;y ".tsjin !for Soineivilla8.30 p. in. i',^ EaSjfpn.9.30 p. 111. 'Wjf trail for Somerville.12 p. ni. W.'uy^tain for Dunellen.For ElizabettU'.to.iO, 6.15,.'6.35, 7, 7.30, 7.45,

8, 8.45.-!)',-! 30, 0.15, 11.15a. m.', 12 m.,12.45, h'% a;£5, i, 3.30, 3-45, 4, 4.15, 4;30,4.45, 5,.5.15,'.'.aj 0.45, 6; 6.15,,6.30,7, 7.40,8.30, D.30, l'0.3O, 11.15, 12 p. m.

H. P.

pR. E.(RICKEB, Supt andEng.

N', (k'ii'1 Pass. AgtE^ISIS

JLJ 1^ , ' O I " P/UiSKNOJBItTBAINS, D E C

BEB 5th, 1S75.—Leave dopotsfootof Cortlandtand DeHbr(»ses Streets, at7 11. m., for, Eaatqn, Bethlehem, Allenton,

ilanch Liiunki H/izleton, Beaver i l T ,Mahoney City, SShenandoah, Sit. Gaxmel,Wilkesburi'e, Pittston, Elniira, &c, conneeti^ing with trains for Ithaca, Auburn, Roches-ter, Buflalo, Niagara Vails and the west

1 p. m., for Eastr a, Bethlehem, A'llentown,jlaueh Chunk; fi:.z«itoit^ Sahoney City,Shenandoah, Vflk«bniT9, Pitteton, Tunk-ibannock,'Ac, m.ikinjj CIO-SB connection for!Reading, Pottoriilt- and Harrisburg.

3 p. m.,'- for Ekhton, iBethlefieni;- Allentow|and llajich Chioai:. stopping- at all station|

6.30 p. m,I Nigh; .-Kpte-is1 daily,. <or jE^wtcBethlellfc|ai, AJl»Xit**wn, Mauch ChunW'ilkesljirre, P.itti.,.jn, Ehnira, & e . t ji witi 'trairU'fr Ithaca, Anbnrn, Socj

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ter, X'iin-r:. Falls nnd thePullmai!|> S1OL-^.; '- coaches attached..

Trams ltf.va. Id'.: ay for Metucheh,!Brookljtxisind New "Market at 8a . iu.,/iand'7.b'p. ,.»..

" R',f,!jj»T •'. SAYUE, Supt. aiid-Ejjojfit-s. cornj-v"

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ATTEORA BOEEAilS.

See ! in the Heayea there glancesPiercing its northern night,

Light, as of luminous lancesFlashing and hurled in fight.

With weird and wavering gleaming , ,Bright ranks advance ever higher, , .

]• AMf through « battle's" mist streamingAnd storming the zenith with fire.

Arrayed, lilfe a rainj>ow, but beating.. The dark, with thousands of gpears,Each thrown, as tho' armies -were meeting,

All glitterihgand1 red reappears.

At times in fair order, and crossing j, ' The heaven as with a span, ' ' ;

Or disarrayed, striving and tossing ISeem the hosts to the eyes of man. !

See how their lines are shaking, [Surge on, and fast retire, \

How through them faster breaking. ' Eiso others—-gleam—expire !

Are they rival banners vying,i ., And waved by armed hands,

Or sheen of planets flying 'From bright celestial brands ? - •

- But the silence- reigns' unbroken,- -,They fight without a sound ;

If indeed these lights betoken- • Tl'vat ware the H&irs astound.

For whether they bum all gory,. / ' . Or blanch the trembling' sky,

No thunder vaunts their gloryAs in the.gloom they die. '

• • I)o •thrjy cpitfe as warning,' tellingt •'''; 'Of deatli, or war/or shsime, •

When their tremulous pulses, swelling'••"•" Can fill the 'world with' flariie '<

' Do they tell of cities'burning,-'Mid sack, and blood and lust;

Of lighted arrows, burningLoved hearths to smoking dust ?

'For like to nn siwfnlpresag'eOf fieldH of sia'a'glrterecl dead, ';

'Just where they held their Damage! A crimson cloud is spread. • '.

Or, -boding no fell chastening,' :

• Are they but paths; where shine . . ,Swift feet immortal, hastening _ < • ,•• "With messages divine ?

11 OoriiO" thus' the'angels speeding.. • f ' . ;•; With blighting wingand rod ?

. Ah, none iuay-know. the reading' '"' Or follow the signs of God !

In silence, Jfe. .the Maker, ., ;

Bids kindle the fair fire ; '' :

; , In silence He, tho .Taker, ( '•l( • "• '•''* tiets tho red 'name expire; ' '

And o'er the watcher's spirit, . ., , WifchtFear, Desire is.thrown :

A longing deep doth stir it . • 'To know the yet Unknown. ., • -

We seek, with useless yearning, (,To pry at hidden things, • (

••'' , Where God,' tomook our learning, /;

His veil of mystery flings.1 '' ' ' Earth rears us, aiid to' Jove' £wib~~ -•••—J*

From birth our nature's bound ;, But she;like the fires above her,

May die without a^sound.

' ' 'Her soasons'varying story, iThe fato of all her race,

. • ''-'May, like the' Aurora's glory,Change, in a moment's space ! • . •

—Lew)

THE "MISSING, LINK."

' • ' t A'HUMAN SKKTJ2T0N WITH TAIL-BNKS.

.., I.am a farmer,.residing on tlnNesbitEoacl, East Point, and engaged, ,s mostof my neighbors, in procuriugmusselor -marsh mud during the winter aonths.At the southern end of my, lad is acreek, about wluch Ues a- corisderable^ract pf marshy land.. For the ast twoor three years myself and sas haveused the deposit in this marsh s a ma-

-, uure, oad finding it to aiiswe] exceed-ingly well in one position, hs.pe madepits of a very considerable detli. Be-ing .convinced that the lower nud wasthe best, and our anticipation of beingtroubled by the rise of water i the holeproving . unfounded, we Hav< used thesaiaei-pit for the past two winfers. Bear-ing tliis in mind, it rixust nptoe a matterof surprise, that the >pit is r>w exceed-ingly deep. The substanaeifi !a land ofheavy black peat. One ,diT,/in the lat-ter part of last mouth, mysli, son Wil-liam and a, man in my employ, oneAlfred McAlduff, were engged in pro-•cui"ing maniu'e from the JSSJ The twoHitter were in the Hole «£gging andloading the sleigh, while ' remainedabove. I was about to -Hgib my pipe,s!"i ..u I duuueuiy heard losi exclama-tions from my son, followed y a similardemonstration from His coaminion.

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' I approached, and, to ly infinitesurprise, beheld projecting ad stickingfrom the mud, the cerebellux of a hu-man- skull. Gradually, axic with thegreatest care, we proceeded 5 free theremains from the suporiucmrxmt earth,and ei length had the satifactiou todisclose an entire skeleton >f a full-grow-H human being. Tin skeleton,speaking generany,, was muo. the sameas that of. a large male speciion of thepresent Indian race. Tho kiill, how-evexv was \f.vy much flatfcesd on,thetop, and the jaw-bones very largo • andfcliici. The lower arai-bonesyareijHichlonger" than1 the us.-ml stan! ' X Tlielegs-, on the contrary, jve-rV Mil ina very noticeable dfl 'Vee. r- '. . useo \r-:ipfv iii ifeelf is sntS< ntlr s ; • u -^t

the strange,^;, part of the sfoiy'is yei'fo1

pe told. Behind the figure, and in a posii->tion directly continuous from the backof the.spine, were nineteen small artteu-i-lated bones. There cannot be sHghtestroom for 'doubt tHatth'&se'members rep-resent the osseous framework of a fail'Startling as this fact may seem, it is be-yond-dispute. • Of the great nximber "Of-persons who Have been te> my-i house toview this most' interesting''specimen ofa 'departed race, riori one* Has, in ihe1

most ,ejplica£ words,. failed", to endorse 'my own first formed; opinion- It was"/indeed, argued by our- minister that it''was quite possible that the bones, thoughundoubtedly the bones of a tail, mightbe merely those.of one fake,n|rpm some;animal, and use,dj by the,;nian asy-a;;weapon, offensive or defensive; • But-the-position clearly invalidates -this argu-ment. The Hands'were foldfed 'in' front',of the body and, therefore, could nob!Have been holding the, tail, wluch, as it*appeared ' to make, a direct >junctionwith the • back-bone, could -not have <maint'aine'd that position without sorub*suppprf.' Add to this the undoubted'similarity of the. bones, and the plainly

, apparent articulations from.the end of" P-the tail to the neck is conclusive. I con-' <p;'tent myself at ' present1 with this brief (narration of this most interesting discov-.ery, leaving.it for. some" future .time-'tocomment, on its immense importance^asa<link in the chain of history, of. prehis-toric'man:—Charliittclown Eivam'mer.U •

• A STABLE COSTING $1QO;OQO. >:-•

fix'.. John "El Shawhanj a retired menj--,bpr .of the-Sun Francisco Sjtppk, Board, !.and,a. gentlemaniof great..wealth, is Hieowner of the finest private coaoh-house !aiid'stable1'in' California] if''ii<5t in the

. c'oxtutry. "This* uorse-pijla'ck lias justpeen completed, .a't-.a, ,cosj;. of nearly ,$100,000, and occupies. ,a,, full- ixi'ty-varailot.. oil Galafomire, between.'• Jones andBeavenworth "streets.- :Tli6 e'xtcrior ofthe'building^'with'its 'liiglf/atfd hand-some tower—in one angle, j'itfs 'white••,>walls• and.pretty- roofWHas.r a strikingappearance.1 •' The -.stable' stands ,|on 'a

.' lull, from whic'h' is' comriTaiid'et'f a; view''o'f tHe.'surroviriding ..Qpuntry,.. The eyeiii the t,o\ver.,tSwe,eps,;,.thc;,:hQrizon -1'orimiles,' taking-ins the .Golden Grate,, Sail- '-celito; 'Mount'"Diablo,-•' Taaii'Slpitis, ttie"'f

CdiuVa"'! Co'sta','limsj, 'tlie: baV and it's,'islands, and the city,,with its, numerous•bills, anxl. b.xisyr.tlilorpiighfar,o.<\.i For '.ex-rtent of ,-scenery it. is prpbably^the 'finestr-•elevated ipoint' of ''obsei'vatioiti on tW J

peninsulA'."' Mr. Sh&whah1' wilT shortlybreak ground for his. private, residencean, the fifty-vara lot adjoining the stable.,-

• As-(Mrs. Shaw-Hani ia (passionately fond '• of'Horses, it was resolved to; complete'tH'e stable first. ' It is m'oddllcd'after the"Italian school,' inoditied' with someAmerican \deaa. The b.iiildxng is located-about tliix'fcy feet backsfroitt the street,•the main entrance'being on Californiastreet. Aii iron ' ririi'jinienhxl fence in-closes the'stiiicture, which is approachedby a rather stOep carriage-drive. Asubstantial brick .and,, stone -.foundationsupports the .whole, the basement allow-ing sufficients room in which the horses

, ma}' wallow; and romp. The coach-, room is Ibrstj entered. Hero are packed

the'various vehicles used by the family.This aprfrtiflent is 16 feet to the ceiling,'and about' -10x00 feet in width anddepth. Tlxp floors, -walls and ceiling arefiirished in.i tasteful combination of oak,

• ash, Oregon pine and walnut woods,the ceiling being elaborate!}' and exquis-itely'orriam'euted.' ' To the right, upon'entering, a.door leads .to, an octagonalapartment, the nrst.flQQr of the tower.This is Mrs., ShawH'an.'s .parlor, wherefriends are entertained' while-the liorsesare being Hitched xij>.' "Awium coloredcarpet covers the floor. The ceiling is.frescoed in. the- Alhanxbrian.,style, - in,,blue and gold. .The mantel-piece is-ofTennessee "marble1 -arid•' :oarve'd wklnut,and Has upon iii some fine" b'ronzos find

' . I , ' i'. •,'.'. .1-.. i -. LiJ i j Yd

a music-box. An immense uurror overthe fire-placg rpfj)e(;tsi,jij.e,lig|xt.|rom thenumerous circulaa; windqwB above: 1'liefurniture-consists-of-' some • easy" Chan's, •upholstered in a style correspbriding tothe liehness of the apaiiment.

A ladies'. reception room, fitted upwith mirrors, cabinets, lavatories withhot and cold water, waixlrobes for ladies'riding-habits, is an independent apart-ment entered by a door. A mammothglass case, in which is kept the harnessof thefoxu'-in-hand, is one of the featuresof the coach-room. In another cornersin apartment is partitioned oft' for aharness-room. The panels are of Frenchplate glass, and the glittering harnessHung np in methodical rows can beseen :froui the coach-room. A mar-ble water-trough for the horses,near ' the stairway, is a tine speci-men'of the sculptor's art. Tho waterruns into the trough from the mouth ofa lion, whose shaggy head peers'justabe .;e the edge of the basin.

[Tie stable-proper leads directly fromthe ,*> coacli-rooDi, an immense sliding

'shutting* - off :tHe iGo'tomnnication.Iii light, ventilation and entire cleanli-iifiss this stable cannot be surpassed. It-is 45x65 feet in dimensions. Six spaciousstalls, with patent crib's and 'feed-boxes,the. invention of Mr* SXinVare1 on theright hand side; and tvrt> boi stalls andtwo 6p;en stalls on the, left Hand. , The -floor is built;Oil inverted" arches" in, sec-tions, and is easily rentovable ;for the'-purpose^ of drenching' -the same withvrater. An extension- of the rsfeble-room'-leads to-tf 'o1 stalls foi 'cows; an'd a footAbath stall fordiorsea Opposite'to these.•stalls is W place' tbt - vfashing carriagesand a wash-roonrfor stable-men. ••'•. TEe" tower' is approached by means of ;

a magnificent • staircase,, on the lowestbannister rail of -which, is- perched a tine• bronze figure of Alexander tiie Great,holding- aloft a lamp, i This- staircase isconstructed- from a -variety' of woods,'the railings being elegantly caiTed. Thevarious floors in the lai'ge. tower are.used'"-as .; store-rooms, sleeping apart-'merits for the coachman- and Iris assist-antsyetc: . Thehay-loft is immediatelyover tlioi i coach-room; and ditt'ei-s veryfar from, the traditiond idea of a Hay-loft; Ifcis sufficient to "say that it is in*,jkeeping, with the elegance of the otherportions of the building. The interiorof this auper.b stable is lighted- at night'iby. gas fro in-'numerous pendants. Glassglobes otpretty.designs are lixed overtlie1 burners.-"' One1 of the noticeable-.features in the decorative line is'the dis-1'itribution of escutcheons at intci'vals': along tlie cornices and up in the corners.Upon these are printed heraldic devices,

mo !• two being alike. The o'nlv horse'sInowVin Mr'.: SHawhan's. stable are a fineBelhiont mare,- broken in and driven by'..Mrs. < yhawhan^ and.- four fine horses > of. the-Abdallah stock,- imported from Keri-'tueky. They are very fine animals andthe-cynosuveXof all- eyes ydi'en diiven-through the Park four-in-hand:'

""' M N D S ' OF "eAiktius WOMEN. >;

•oi/ "ffishy isitfthataHiiost- every woman.,,bn^the sfoige lias good Hands'?1-" said a .

•-lady;to'me1::tEo other day. ":Becausetlfey 5I0 'riot (Work, '.perhaps," .said I.,.':. j0j, thi.it, ,cjuuxpt; ,be, it/' said she, dis ^plajriugaipairof scrawny arms and Hands,, :;"Inev'6i' did'a^sti'oke of workinmy Hfg,;andlo'ok'at-'m'irie. ' What would they,-,'lpok'liky P^x'tiie^stage ? 'Arid just imag-,ine me,in. shqrt slepyes.and low neck!

,.1-feQpJ.e would; think that tliesliving skele- ."tori-laid osoaped from Barnum-'s!" " I••cannofrgiva!yolVtlie re'a'sdn, then," said, I, " but it %,the wile, uitd I cannot recall"""any' wpll-laiown professional .woman1',wjth ugly Hands, and a few, if- any, with '-ugly necks : and aims. . I t is a mightylucky thi'n'g-it Happens so, for it would'bo a gi-ea't misfortune if it were other-wisc. Even Miss Cushman, large 'as

.she was,,had good .hands. They were,aiot'-ieven proportionately, • laaige. Amuch smaller woman might have been.''proud of them. They wei'e stronglymarked, however, and frxU of expression.Fanny Davenport and Annie Loxrise•Gary have the largest hands I know ofon the stage. Miss Davenport's are themost shapely arid are riot ugly Hands,by any means. Though Miss Garyonly wears a No:.7 glove—not a largenumber for a woman of her size—herhands always impressed me as beingmasculine looking, though they are nota bad shape.. I ..should not, want her..to box my -ears, ,if she-, was angry.. MissClara Loxrise Kellogg Has the . smallestand prettiest hands on the stage. Theyare positively-' faultless in shape, arid,without being at .all fat, do riot show aknuckle,but have- dimples instead. Her'sare most expressive hands, and are asin-

' gular combination of strength and ten-derness. I watch her hands "almos? as

..much as her face, when she.is^ acting.1TA11 her (gestures are grand and graceful.A'lady once said:''"There is a powerMiss Kellogg possesses which" is at oncetuiitjue arid subtle—it Hes in Her hands.

'They are pretty, ,repressive, eloquent—Hands to be crossed, to be. extended, to ,

• curve1 finger after finger in tlie; line of•beauty'- that feeling or the se'rithn&ntmay suggest. Pretty, young Hands,like bird wings along with tlie soaring-song. Hauds of- a Diana—not of aVenus or Juno; hands for the chase;though so small-, yet so frill of a vibra-tory power, you can fancy them string-ing the bow with a will." ChristineNilsson's are among the most fascinatingHands I know. Not veiy small, bxitbeautifully shaped and beautifully kept.Hands to clasp in friendship, or to burya knife to the Hilt in an'enemy's breast.Hands whose touch thiillyou and whosegestures awe you; so full of meaningthat they speak the character of thewoman. Wonderful, passionate, impul-sive Hands. Lucca has the Homeliesthands among the prima donnas, with,perhaps, tlie exception of Adelina Patti.liucca's are spoiled by the gout, whichHas drawn the ends , of Her fingers sothat they form a shaijp angle. Still theyare good-looking har-rts at a distance.

for thfe fingers appear to be stronglyarticulated as ifa the old masters'! pie-turesl AdeHifa' Patti 3ias a '#ell-kept

btifc the finger's are 'loiig and;t'i and the lower part of her hand

quite short and-Broad. Albani, hassmall,,- thin Hands' that are1 spoiled by-naring ffiumbs,1 but her firms' ate plump,arid'she has» a' 'beautiful neck. Mme.Titieifs ' has remarkably 'nice5 hands.ThoxigH' sfie is ii very stout- woman; Her>Hands are not at fill pudgy. They dp

''Her'good service*-in 'a'etib'g.' ! ' l don'tEnow-when-1 ever' saw a riiore com-manding forefinger. When if points to"th'e- 'door it -"1ms*' to -be obeyed. MissBeaxxnioirt ha's- Very wliite and shapely

'Handsl with smooth; jiink nails. Opex-asingers, "as a rule,'have longer nails thanactresses, aiid 'th'e' shape of 'their 'fingersis rounder.' They-also let their nailsgrow • longer. * '-Aimee Has veiy longnails, and they are as pink 'and shiny asthe inside of: a'-sHeh1'. "Slie ttdce's gi'eatcare*'of Her hands; Hike all Fi'ericHwomen,arid Has'eloquent little thumbs, on one

'of which she wears a gold band.' A largethumb is exceedingly ugly, "but' a smallthxxmbis a very ornamental member,and on the* Hand of a French actress it

' plays'^ an'' iiriportant and conspicuous''•'pai-t* Clara MoiTis1 Has" an 'iii'teresting' Haricl. THe'fingex!s are long, well-shaped! arid ne'rvou's:"' Hers is a confiding soi't

of'a hand. 'IxV gives xtself up ' to j'ouwhen you ela'sp' it, find almost meltsaway inra tight?"grip. Yet, when excited'

1 it Has'-"'force ' ari'd energy. Miss Marie •'.'Gordon has a veiy'small, delicate hand.

I don't betie've• "tlrat; she wears nidre thana five arid it cmiiiier 'glove. It/is a handfull of nervous vitality, and is fond ofasseftin'g itself in' cOnversatidn, tliough

.'Coiriparatively''q'uietoii the stage. AHand 'to pullVMencT oxit of a slough, or

'iixu'l 'a"Toe''fr'orii!''6ff fa precipice. Agnqs.'rJ2tf[el,tlias1 siriall 'tliifi. treiimloxis,, and-veiy' excifcible"*ha"nd% ' ladj-Ulce but not.restful1.'' Ebse Eytiri'gG'^llari'ds'ia'e wellroxxnded;' firm" arid "sincere, There is : a .comfortable ae'cisio'n" about them, and'they look'ljeautifiil SVh'e'n'' crossed on Herbreast as she, march'e's d'o T.! 'the stagein' "Rose Michell" ox; employs tliem,gracefully, about Her', worsted, work in

' "Led Astray.'" . ijvajie,''Claxtoh's -liaudsare slight, 'white, 'arid 'self-assertive.

' The fingers', are soft and flexible, and"she. uses 'tixem' like; a Frenclnvoman.

They, are veiy effective bn.'the' sleeve ofa dress-coat, arid'they play an .'import-ant part in "Led' A'stray " arid in "TheTwo Orpliifes/'.—.Oom'tSTWiineiice" Jiostoft .-

VV

WIT is brushwood-/ jndgnient is tim-The first'' ni'akes th'6 brightest

flariie, but1 the otH'er'-give's the'most last-

they's "BiktoffijiBrazil," Kerens howCab'eza';'d'e Vaca'w'iis iii a1 great shipgoiri'g to .SpxiW Ainerica 'with foxu- Hun-dred riieri and'thirty'Horses; and afterthey had crossed the Equator! the com-mander discovered*' tlia'ftHere were onlythree casks'''of' water left. " ;He gaveorders to make tnc'iicarestlarid, and forthree days they sailed' for the coast. Apoor siclc soldier, who Had left Cadizwith them, brought a grillo or groundcxicket with Hiixi, thirilang ite cheerfulvoice would amuse Him pri the long,dreary .voyage.' But, to His gi'eat dis-appointment, the little insect was per-fectly silent the,- \vhple way-, , •

^He ,four,th, morning after the shipliad changed Her coxxrse,, the cricket,whp^knew wha^she .was about, set upHer shrillest note. The soldier at oncegave, warning to the officers in charge

;.,of tHe.vesseL.^nd they, soon saw high,,,jagge.d,:rp,cks,,just ahead-of them. The• -^a^chhl|a(d;beeii.careless,fand the great. ship.in,a;few; moments wouldhayebeen,,clasli d to,;pieces on. the -ledges, if thispuny creature had, not scented the land,and told. them.'.Qf .their danger. They

-Had'just; time .to' drop ..anchor. Thenthey cruised, along for, some days, and

• the-cricket sang; for them every- night,just as cheerily as if she had "been in far-off Spain,, till-.they got to their destinedport, 'thaisland of Catalina.

Let us Hope that all on board thegreat Spanish ship felt that God hadspoken for them in the "small voice,"and also that the soldier put his littlepet tenderly down upon tlie land of then^w continent she Helped Him to reach.'

BE not diverted from your dnt^ 'pyany idle reflections the silly world maymake upon you, for their eeiisures ar§not in your power, and consequentlyshould not be any part of your concern,Epidetus.

AfiE THERE TOO

Just now there happens to be toomuch of almost everything: that is pror-;ducfidbyhxTjnatjJl«b§rv Tliereis'too mxxchcoal •, rained; the: furnaces turn outtpo.much iron; top inuch coftori and toomuch woolen clptli are woven; top muchleather is made, and curiously, enoixgh,many peoples are (jomplaining that therehas been too. niucli money made; • in-deed, some go so far as to declare thatthe excess in the ijuxmifacture of paper

, dollars Is the very reason why thereseems to be too mucH or too many ofeverything produced by labox;. Thefanner is no exception. He has toomuch wheat and corn, or at least thereis so much pf it to b,e sold that He can-not get a satisfactory price for His pro-duce. It is tfie same with fruit, vegeta-bles, cheese, bxxttex', and beef ; porkonly seeins to be a. single exception.Are there, then, too many farmers, as. some people seem to think ? If so, itwould seem' that there" are too xxianyminers, spinners,, weavers,' 'fanners,builders," carpenters, merch'ants, "clerks,,and lawyers, as well ; for' all those peo-ple are complaining that their bxisinessis-as bad.pr worse 'thau'tHe fanners de-clare theirs to be. I t can ixardiy.be thecase that thei'e are too many people ofthe world. If there, were too many inall other classes' than farmers, oneinight Svell suppose that, as fariners areneeded to supply 'others with'food andmaterials .for clothing, there would bemore customers to pxu-chase 'their pro-duce, and that their number 'might besafely increased.' The'supposition thatthere are too many' farmers may Vieaband6ried 'as unfounded. '"Every f'ar-riler, who should leave His fax-m and gointo''other'busxri'es's, woxild'-firida'worsestate of things thari'He'isi''endeavoringto leave. If 'one'-sHould ' sell his1 farm,

id'txy to iiivesfi 'HiW money at interest,He would'firi'd that there w-ere top manyin that business 'al'so,riarid that &'af e andprofiiab' lie irivestme'nis: are'"' as! difficult tofind as"rHigli prices' for corn of''wheat.Under tHe'pre'sent!'ter!ip6raiy'lcpriditionof things, the farmers' are '•fcfie' .oiil'y classof people that;'are"'ndiiJ"feo."J'riixnieroxis.When their'''business H'app' ri's1 to bepborer than5 usuaV&Syc<db"'no3i findtheniselves su"dcfenly"'discli'sii-ged with-out wages, to starve: O F ! # subsist upontheir store hoarded- foi<< sMtfa "rainyday.!" ' On ;the-coBtraryj'tiifefarmfer Has,or He riiay always ha VeVa:8uffiTciBncy ofthe necessaries Off'life,1'tod'-m'ost^ of itscomforts,* and^altiiough'Hemay.Biot Havemuch money passing through His Handsor be able to- spendrmuclx,' |n/ lxxxuries,yet His .position is so vastly better than 'that of any oiher clasa of workers, tiiatthese naturally seek to beeome'faiiners,when their own business fails or. timesare hard. "We,have now before us nu-merpus letters. frpm persons who Havehitherto worked fix factories, or' at vari-ous trades, asking us to advise themHow. they may invest their' savings in afarm, or garden* tract, and become in-dependent of a manner of life that isfull of "ups and downs", and serious re-verses, which they believe a farmer'slife to be free from. Tlie fact is, fewof xis "see oxu-selves as others see us,"and we are too apt to look too muchupon the dark side, pf pur own affairs,and the .blight side pf those, of otherpeople, instead of doing tlie reverse.—It would make a great difference in ourideas of things, if farmers were to dothis, and there would be fewer of theminclined to think or believe that therewere too many of them in the country.As a curious coincidence, we notice theEnglish farmers are inclined to. thinkthere are to many in their businessthere, and are disinclined .to pay so Highrents for their farms as they Have here-tofore been doing ; and yet the Eng-lish people are buying over 100,000,000bushels of wheat from foreign farmersevery year. Perhaps they think thereare too many fanners, here for their• profit. I t might server their purposedoubtless for time, if we did not raisea bushel of wheat for export, but itcould Hardly better our circximstAnceB.Oxit pf our population there are six per-sons engaged in other industiv*"every one engaged in faxminf; ,wrf. tqfratio is increasing, every .', <Jj a i f t | ^ •year fanners are clecr^ ' yeaiv Everytion to the whole - "•"--• -- •ures speak the '

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WOODBRIDGE, N. J., APRLL,13,18761,

"THEINBEPENDEMSOUE." ,Without indulging in preliminary r.er.

marks, by''way oif intfocjucing^ these col-umns to' the reading" public,' we proceedat once'to indicate''the' dbjeets 'of ournew enterprise 'and.' the :coiirse' intended,to be pursu&d in'attaining those objects.

It is our chief, aim to make THEINDEPENDENT HOUH a complete localnewspaper, by seeking out and publish-ing all matters of groat and small localconcern, and by identifying it with theinterests of every section of the countyand points adjacent ^hereto. TVe shallalso labor to bring into prominent no-tice, the manufacturing, agricultural,mercantile, and general business inter-est of Middlesex county, as well as herfitness for suburban residences, wherebywe ho;ne to be the humble instrumentof bringing capital and enterprise inour midst to build up our towns anddevelop our internal resourses. Ofcourso, we shall not forget ,to furnishour readers with general State and Na-tional news, but not to the exclusion ofthat which more immediately concernslocal interest. THE IN-DEPENDENT HOUR

will also endeavor to win its way toevery family fireside, by furnishing read-ing matter of a literary, humorous,moral and religious character, to inter-est as well as to impart information.To effect these objects we shall spareno pains nor labor.

The political character of THE INDE-PENDENT HOUK,, needs no introduction,for the par,ty tenets of the, editor are

. generally known ; but while we havegreater reasons now than ever to ad-

.here to our, life-Jong principles, yet let it'be distinctly^derstood, that we re-.- servo for ourselves the right to discuss, inen and measurea in. an independent,,and an impartial manner. It is no. man's privilege, and should not be his.pleasure, to strike another because of.honest.poetical, differences. .We have: always vcrfecl, and acted with the Demo-tcratic party, ,b,ecause we believed thei principles of that .party were in the•main conjee,^; .-butiii the future, as in•the; pastel we;i repudiate all partisan

Promising fpi;:Qui>selv,es.rfair political^e,s^all see.to it that these

are AOJ rnade of partisan vitu-peration,., .and-e^ecially, the,, dumping•yard :|or /p'orson,aL tj.nimqsi.ties

STEW 'iEBRSEY • IN CONGRESS.Not long since, ' ve had .occasion to

(visit WasTiingi.on, at.a time wheix things\woro .pipin^ly 'hot.'' The 'Secretary ofWai1 had just faUqu'frpm has Iiigii estate,.•and'the air was filled with ramors that;Other and }aa.'ger. fer<js wbulcl bo madeto roost lower, at no distant day.

Criminations and recriminations elicit-ed by investigating committees, flew'.firo.und about, thick and fast.'

Congressional gladiators flashed theirswords with ravenous impunity; whileccaucuses,. comnutfees, and, suB-cqinmit-tees worked out astonishing results fromemail data. In the midst of all this, weJiad opportunity to observe what man-jaer of men, represented this nation in.the National Legislature, arid we weregratified tokriow that the .New JerseyRepresentatives played no'insignificantjsart. , . |

Other stages might boast of a few ex-ceptional orator^ and, here and there,a sprinldiiig *qf smtesniajisliip, but forfail- speaking ability, and legislative effic-iency, New Jersey" k^pt pace with thefront ranks..,, *. . ' , '" ' '

Her Senators ''are men of National aswell as State ' reputation, though hermembers fiaye- ''heretofore only beenknown at li&rqiejvbiit* hereafter will beknown antffelt' in, National aft'airs, orelse we WstalcetjWr vimand' efficiency.

It .was personally; "gratifying to us tosee the, 'BeprfiSeMfiwTC, from the TliirdCongressional '!0i^Mct, holding suchconiniencfable' ib^uence in and out ofCongress.,", "Thpspivho writed:own Hon.Miles Ross, .as aii inefficient member be-cause he is h'Ot a" public speaker, reckonwithout theii' 'hosfc: in a legislativebody like the lower liouse of CbngTess,speaking ability .innst be of first-class

,' order'io':;cdnyiiancl even attention muchless-influence., lSx& ino'sfc eifi^nt nieni-li.y in -i:.-!! :„. ,boely, is the' lua'h who

„];*: mi ii'.iv,- i o clo his worls oh the Com-:•.ii-l :.-,t roll-calL Mr. lioss dis-.

.i-.riK ilii:; duty^being.ahard-worlcing.wa in his place, and voting

j:-.gly; and if the ad'Hinish-a-politic-al' convictions,

hior.* to serve r'lej-.e and immediate

WHO IS THE COMING MAN?Formerly, when statesmen were fewer,

^fflid-Pr^deiitt^'aspirantsiirproportion, *, .one,could reasonably,calevilatejxpon the-

- "coming, mftnj" but in .these/progressive,days, •when ey.ery presidential t- aspirantisja statesman—and their.name, k>..legion—it requires a vast deal of courage; to hazr^ard an opinion. . . .,y :ThG State; great, 01? small, v/hich can7

, . not produce, for either political side from,- a quarter to a half-dozen; candidates,,

who, of course, are all., eminent.' states-ij men, is reaUyto be,,pi,tied. ,.. ,-

Owing to this abundant .supply, thePresidency, like the., measles. ,in the.Tennessean's very large family^"won't goaround." .... . ,. ; ,,

, In this state of the case,, almost everyPresidential aspirant is engaged in play-ing some especial card, by. which heexpects to win - the game over hisnumerous adversaries. Blaine playsupon sectional animosities, by trying ,tocontinue the rebellion;. Morton fiour-

, ishes the "bloody shirt;" Conkling layslow for Grant, and peeps high for him-self; Tilden stirs up the "big ingjuns!'of old Tammany^ and strikes out at theCanal Ring; Thurman nurses the Ohio"rag baby" for the benefit of his imcle,feeling safe in his hard-money record;•while Hendiicks swings .aroundJ^heSouthern circle. Other aspirants areassiduously engaged in killing off theirantagonists, by making them over-reachthemselves; and, again, others are urgingon the Kilkenny cat fight, in ,the hopethat the field will be left in their hands,by way of compromise. However cuttingthis condition of affairs may be. to ournational pride,, yet it is neverthelesstrue; and in respect, to Presidentialcoatests of this day, as compared withthe days before the war, our peoplehave token many steps backward. Sucha thing as an office seeking the man inthis day, is regarded as extremely oldfogy, and a specimen of unselfish states-manship, is a rare political production."We are, however, happy in the knowl-edge that there are some men who standabove this Presidential card-playing,and who deserve the consideration andsuffrages of all honest American voters;but, unfortunately, honest Americanvoters have very little to do with Presi-dential nominations.

Nominating conventions in this dayare manipulated in the interest of indi-viduals and sections, the , voice, of thepeople being a secondary consideration;but it is to be hoped that a change willtake place very soon, and the partywhipped no longer .remain the rulinginstrument in our politica '

JERSEY'S FmST^PRINTING PRESS.From the history of ""Woodbridge

and Yicinity," by Rev. Jos. /W. Dally,,we are indebted for the informationthat New Jersey's first, .printing pres,swas established, in Woodbridge, by Mi-, ,James Parker, in 1751; upon which wasprinted the Legislative,proceedings andpublic documents of the State.

In 1758, Mr. Parker published uponhis Woodbridge.pr.ess the "New Ameri-can Magazine,' the first periodical inNew Jersey—a monthly magazine, edi-ted by Samuel Neville, of Perth Amboy.

In 1761, Mr. Parker printed on thispress, "Neville's Laws of New Jersey,"and hi 1764, "Conductor Generalis,"intended as a guide to the Justices ofthe Peace.

In 1765, the press was removed toIkuiington, for the purpose of. printingthe " History of New Jersey," by SamuelSmith; after the completion of whichthe press was again removed to Wood-bridge. Samuel F. Parker, son of Jas.Parker, after the death of the latter,sold the press and materials, which weredestroyed by a band of Tories duringthe Revolution.

Since the above period no attempthas been made to establish a printing »office ha Woodbridge. A few years ago,Mi*. James E. Berry issued the Wood-bridge Gazette, a weeMy-joiiihai of con-siderable vim and ability, but which wasprinted in Rahway.

Now, after a period of nearly a hun-dred years, we plant THE INDEPENDENT

HOUR upon the same grounds to whichNew Jersey is indebted for her firstprinting press.

THE BAEEON LIBRAEY.The late Thomas Barron generously

bequeathed the sum of $50,000, for the •purpose of establishing a public libraryin Woodbridge, and notwithstanding ithas'been nearly one year since Mi". Bar-ron's death, }ret no practical ste"ps havebeen taken towards the execution of thetestator's wishes. The delay in prose-cuting this work is deeply to he regret-ted, not only on account of the people ofWoodbridge, but especially on accountof the generous testator, to whose mem-ory this structure would be a worthymonument in the town of the Barrons.We suppose there must be some good-cause for the delay; but we sincerelyhope it will not long continue.

MIDDDESEX AT THE CEICTEIOriAL.It is astonishing that the extensive

manufacturing interest of Middlesex,,county is so-forgetful of the time and

., .occasion,! by failing .to have at properrepresentation at the Centennial.

So far.' as, we- al-e informed, Alfred...Hall ,&. Sons, • of Perth, Amboy and

, Henry.Maurer, of Woodbridge,.-are the. only. Middlesex manufacturers who willappear at the. great exhibition. The

. New Jeisey Building was roofed withtiling manuf aotured by the latter firm,while, one • of -the entrances to the•main . building:- is -paved - with bricknianufaotured by Messrs. Hall & Sons.•,It ris to be regretted that other firms

. • have not.mamfested a like enterprise.

HOME ENTERPRISE.Under this heading it can be prop-

erly asked of the business men ofWoodbridge; how much they intend todo towards sustaining us.

Of course, we do not expect to buildup and maintain this paper solely fromthe patronage of Woodbridge, becauseher population will not justify such ex-pectations, but we have a right to ex-pect that the -business interest of thistown will do all in its power to main-tain this home enterprise. *"

It is. to their interest and therefore istheir duty to "sink all small considera-

. tions that may stand between them andus. At a considerable expenditure, wehave fitted up a newspaper and job of-fice equal to any country office in the

• State, and it is to be hoped that everybusiness man in this communitj' willfeel it his personal duty in furtheringour interests ; because, it is* our dutyto further his.

No town has improved more rapidlyand permanently than Woodbridge

• within the last few years, and the estab-lishment of an eight-page weekly news-paper is no small additional improve-ment.

Send, in your Advertisements and JobWork.

. «»-•-«»_*-*;

ELECTION RETURNS.

NEW BRUNSWICK.

The Democrats gained a signal victory inNew Brunswick on Tuesday last, and to usethe felicitous words of the Fredonlan, the "Re-publicans whipped themselves handsomely.""Warren Hardenbergh, Democratic candidatefor Commissioner of Streets and Sewers, waselected by 525 majority. ThiB was the lead-ing office contested for. The election forAldermen resulted in the choice of four Demo-crats and twoJRepublicans; for Freeholders theDemocrats and Republicans each electedthree, being a Democratic gain.•' Our space will not permit a publication ofthe full returns of the elections held on Mon-day and Tuesday, therefore -we can only givetl\e generijl,vresul{.s..

The contest in Woodbridge on Monday pnr-took of no party animation, but a great deal

' of individual antagonism. Th ere were threetickets in the field-r-tho two regular Demo-cratic and Republican tickets, and a mongrelticket, with, candidates selected from the othertwo. The regular Democratic ticket had fourmajority over the whole, yet only succeededin electing a majority upon the ticket. Dr.E. B. Freeman, Democrat, and RandolphCoddington, Republican, were elected Free-holdors. TJhe Township Committee will re-main the same as last year, with the exceptionof Isaac Inslee, Jr., who takes the place ofWm. Yansiclen, constituting a Committee ofthree Democrats and two Republicans. Forthe office of Town Clerk between EphriamCutter, Democrat, and Samuel 3. Anness, Re-publican, there was a tie vote, which throwsthe election into the Town Committee. Theremainder of the ticket for the several officeswas carried by the Democrats by a small ma-jority.

In Raritan township the Democrats on thegeneral ticket swept the field by 77 majority.C. C. Campbell, Republican, was run on bothtickets for Collector. Thos. N. Acken andJoseph Longinotto, Democrats, were electedFreeholders, and Manning Freeman, J. S.Runyon, David Fisher (Democrats), MosesM. Craig and Gilman T. Comings (Repub-licans), on the Town Committee.

Piscataway township went Republican, theentire ticket being elected, except RobertPierce, who was defeated for Constable byGeorge Connell. The Democrats lose oneFreeholder in Piscataway. Lewis Dayton andStates F. Randolph were elected Freeholders,and Nathan Vars, Calvin Drake, Forman K.Stelle, James T. Harris and Tunis C. Bro-kaw on the Town Committee.

The election in Perth Amboy resulted in aDemocratic victory for the entiro ticket by amajority of 91. Wm. Paterson was re-electedMayor; Richard Brennan and Thomas Macan,Freeholders; Eber H. Hall, Alderman; andThos. Langan, Frank S. Mead and S. G.Phillips, Councilmen.

The new township of Sayreville, which heldits election on Monday, elected a ticket whichhad been previously agreed half and halfDemocratic and Republican.

We begin with our first issue the "PenSketches of Public Men. The sketches willbe written without political or personal preju-dices, and are intended to be trne portraituresso far as the facts can be ascertained. Thesketches will first be confined to the publicmen of New r.n-se\, political ami professional,find afterwards to the public men of thenation.

In a sfiort time vre intend to begin ft seriesof "pen sket -ties of old folks," taking for oursubjects, the "old folks'" who figured in timespast.

Every towr. in Middlesex county can afforda number of :nt<?resting personal charactersconnected vr.'.li their early history and settle-ment,

WASHINGTON NEWS. (

Quite-a sensation was produced ir. -W''p"-lit-ical circles' of Washington, oc«6t.i<.-??*"A Vythe rumor that ex-Speaker Blaine has r«-'"eh; .Xfrom the Union Pacific Railroad Corrif ijy diesum of ftt',000.' The rumor needs properconfirmation,' 'and' will be' 'investig, d /I, butwhether true"-or Mse-'it wilt- -have1 a t.t..;leneyto~ injure Mr. Blame's Presidential; :prc.'peots.

Secretary.,Rqb^son. has ,jv>st, nndet^one a(searching examination before the Committee,on Expenditures in the Navy Department,and1 his evidence' exhibits great ignorance inthe management'of-naval affairs:' He • ac-

' inowledged that the. appointment- of JayCooke, McCulloch: <fe pq», ,aa finaricial agentsof the Department in London, and the f.nbseqnent appointment of S.eligman Bros. <c6 thesame position we're violations of law. | '

The Silver1 Coinage bill' having now *)issedboth. Houses' of Congress, awaits the Presi-dent's1 signature. • > '• - - . . . i \

The President has intimated that h<j willnot appoint a successor to Gen. Scheriik asMinister to England until the Emma Muji in-vestigation is ended. It is supposed that thismeans the re-appointment of Gen.- Sch'nckin case the investigation'shall jnstify his par-ticipation in the Emma Mine affair.

The investigation concerning the safe nir-glary conspiracy case developes certain evid-ence, which doubtless1 will result in th(*ii-dictment of Gen. Babcock, with many othsrs,and this time Babcock will find itfnaibeasy to. escape as in the^, crooked whisjeytrial. Harrington, the chief conspirator isreported as having fled to England.

The Emma mine swindle investigatngcommittee have decided not to admit evd-enoe concerning the good character of hewitness Lyon. Upon the, impeachment ofLyon, as . a witness, hangs the only hopejfGen. Schenck, which has now been denidhim. The weight of the testimony now b-fore the committee, in exoneraton of Schenc;,Stewart and others goes to the point of prc-ing that the Emma mines was. actually va-uable, therefore it was not a swindle npothe English capitalists.

The recusant witness, Hallet Kilbourne, cthe Washington Real Estate Pool Ring,, haasked and obtained a writ of habeas corpuswhich in all probabilities will be of mentemporary benefit. His incarceration in, prison for refusing to answer questions, concerning the Real Estate Pool, was. at first not un-pleasant, as he fared swmptously at the ex-pense of Congress, but since he has been re-duced to prison fare and close quarters itis not so pleasant

The Morrison tariff bill by a strict partyTote has been ordered to be reported to theHouse., The bill as reported will not providefor the restoration of the duty on tea andcoffee.

The contest'between Conkling and.Blaine tosecure the Virginia delegation at Cincinnatiin growing interestingly warm. The delega-tion is said to be about evenly divided.

The continued developments concerningthe St. Louis whiskey trial, and the connec-tion therewith of Attorney-General Pierreponithrough his celebrated circular letter, whichfrightened off all the Government witnesses,evidences a sad condition of official integrity.District-Attorney, Dyer and his assistant,Col. Brodhcad, do not hesitate to tell the in-vestigating committee what they think aboutit, which involves the moral turtipude of theAttorney-General and the certain guilt o?..General Baticock.

The several committees are hard at work intheir vaiious lines of investigation and aredaily unearthing new and startling facts.

The Emperor pf Brazil upon his arrival atNew York, to attend the opening of the Cen-tennial, is to be', welcomed by General of theArmy, the Secretary of the State and otherhigh civil dignitaries, It is altogether prob-able that Congress will appropriate a suffi-cient sum to enable this Government to en-tertain the Brizilian monarch in such a wayas he deserves, and in a manner reflectingcredit upon, the United States.

OTJE TRENTON CORRESPONDENCE.TRENTON, N. J., April 12, 187G.

Either the Constitutional Amendmentsshould not have passed last Fall, or the Leg-islature should not have held any session thisWinter, for the two arej entirely incompatible.The amendments unhinged general and spe-cial laws, and the Legislature has proved it-self entirely incompetent to re-arrange thelegal machinery. He who projected the ideaof amending the Constitution by a Commis-sion should be brained! wherever met, andburied at his own expense, for a conventionis inevitable to undo what has been done, andto do that which is needed in the shape ofamending the Constitution. It is doubtfulwhether a convention 'will be called by thepresent Legislature, because West Jersey-isafraid the State will be re-districted and shewill lose one or more Senators. It is said,however, that the "passage of the bill is in thewood," which means that West Jersey can bepet-sttctded, and it is to be hoped that the per-suasive power will be used at once.

The Five-County entanglement is about tobe unraveled, by the passage of tb e Seweli,bills, -which leaves the Five-County Act aboutin its original status before the passage of theConstitutional Amendments. This new meas-ure has passed the Senate, and has gone tothe House, where it will be driven through atall hazards.

Some of the Republicans are quite crest-fallen at being forced to confirm GovernorBedle's nominations, and it ia said that thiswas brought about by the breach created inthe fight for the Presidency of the Senate. Itmatters not whas produced the result, onething is certain, that the splendid Republicanvictory of last Fall has been frittered away inthis Winter's legislation.

How long this Legislature -will string outits session is not known; it Trill certainly doso for another week. The fiu mers and busi-ness men are anxious to get home, and con-sider that they have richly "earned their $500.

SAM.

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WoodM%e Advertisements.

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Estimates' furnished, and o'ontoacts takenfor building- of every description:

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EAST BRUNSWICK.Elopement.

"THE old, old story" of two devoted lovers"Vent ott making each other'happy, in; the face-of family opposition,- which oooured on tha,-otlv.iiist., r>y the elopement of Miss MaryPrice with Mr. Peter Sebring, terminated iisrsuch things usually do in; a> perfect familyreconciliation by th» return of the couple tothe parental roof of the bride on last Satur-day evening. Young folks will get married 'as old folks have done before them. Thereturn of the happy couple was welcomed bya i|erenado from their .yowvg.friends from Lit-tW Washington, to whom, the 'groom extendeda "treat all around."

THE shooting match between Messrs."Worthington and Sharp will take place atRhode Hall the 14th. "Hon. Harry" ifl get-tingfo be quite a "shootist."

MRS. MCDOWELL, widow of the late Capt.McDowell, and a sister of Mrs. Daniel B.Martin, died at her.residence in Little Wash-ington, on Friday, the 7th inst, at an ad-vanced1 ago.

THE improvements being made to the Par-sonago of the Tabernacle Baptist church,Rev. Mr. Doolittle, are rapidly progressing,andwill add materially to its comfort and conven-iences, as well as reflect credit upon the lib-erality of the congregation.

THE course of the Hon. Daniel B. Martin,Member of the Assembly from the ThirdDistrict, meets with the universal approvalof his many friends. As a new Member hehas acquitted himself with great credit.

•BEY. J. B; LIBPTNCOTT has been appointedto tho pastoral charge.of the .ML E. church atLittle Washington.

J\a. H. PEXEBSON,. druggist, is the agent forthe "INDEPENDENT Houn" at Little Washing-ton.

COJIMtJNICATIONS.. j

' MOODY AND SANKEY.

MOmtOE,MESSRS. DOWNS, GOUKTEY AND FINCH of 29

Howard St., N. Y. City are turning out oftheir shirt factory at Jamesburg, about 400garments per week. They have manufac-tured as: high as 600 per weok. The forceemplyed in and outside of this establishment,

• numbers over 150. At another time weshall speak of this manufactory in exlen.ro.

JAMES HootMAN, an old resident nearJamesbnrg, aged 92 yours, died on Tuesdaythe 4th.

A YOUNO thief, named John Coyne, enteredand robbed the house of, Mr. Frank Dey,of Jamesburg, on the 7th inst. of Borne silver-ware and a revolver. The boy was .capturedby his father and being taken before JusticeFerris, was remanded to the County jail fortrial. *

Miss MINNIE SWATZEE, the accomplishedelocutionist, a native of Kewton, New Jersey,gave one of her readings in the Presbyterianchuifch, at Janieslmrg, on Friday eveninglast, for the benefit of the Public School Lib-rary. Her audience numbered about 200of the best people of Monroe township, whowero attentive and delighted.

C. W. LAIKD, clerk of the Jamesburg Hotel,is tho owner of a collection of antique silverand copper coins, numbering about 200pieces, which he desires to dispose of. Someof this coin is nearly a hundred years old.

OAI>T. MOONT, proprietor of the JamesbnrgHotel, is preparing to put down'five or "sixadditional acres of cranberry plants. He is,already oxtensively engaged in the cranberry:culture, having now in cultivation over tenacres.

FBANK H. MOUNT, is the agent of the INDE-

PENDENT HOUK at Jamesburg.

CltANBUIiY.

TriE' YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

recently reorganized by the election of E. O.Howell, Pres.; P. B. Bergen, 1st, nnd E. V.Wakely, 2nd Vico Pres.; J. H. Goodwin, Cor.Secretary ; D. Hoagland, Rec. Secretary, andD. W. Hoagland, Treas.

G. H. TEN BBOGK has resumed the propirietorship of the large flour and grist mill re-cently under the management of 'our oldfriend, John F. Ten Brock, of Perth Amboy.

MRS. L. WAKELEY, Post Mistress, Cranburyis about, to eroot a new building on the site ofthe old Post Office, in which she in conjunc-tion with her Son, will open a confectioneryand trait store.

DAVID TATUM of Cleveland, Ohio, delivereda free tomperanco lecture in the 2nd Presby-terian Church on Monday evening last, beforea large a appreciative audience.

EDWAIUD V. WAKELEY is the agent for the

INDEPENDENT HOUK at Cranbury.

— « • - • - < • - * - •

A NEW TEMPERANCE WKDTELE.

Not long since, while seated in a hotel > atNew Brunswick waiting for the Washingtonnight train, two "fellows" entered the bar-room, and, as the sequel afterwards proved,both wore "awful dry" and each had a singleton-cent stamp in his pocket They enteredfrom opposite doors and met simultaneouslyat tho bar-counter.

"Why, Jim, how are you ?""John, old fellow how do you do ?"Thus they greeted each other, the salulation

being followed by a general conversation,which, lifted nearly au hoar. It WM very evi-dent that both were talking against time andeach hoping at every fresh anecdote to be askedby the other to take a "nip." Finally, asJim was merging into a hew anecdote, Johncould endure it any longer, so, turning to'tiebar-keeper and laying down his ten-cent stamp,ejaculated, desperately :

"Give me a drink of whiskey; I'm awfuldry." :

John suddenly ceased talking nnd stood insilent expectation of being asked,also, to di'ink.John took up his glass of whiskey and (fum-ing1 to Jim, said: ' ;

"Old fellow, I'd ask you to drink,, intI belong to a temperance .society tjuitallows its members to drink' wlien&verthey please, but positively prohibits tlm .en-couragement Qf intemperance by joking othersto drink." Jim replied, "that's ji good isioi-ety, John1. I think I'll jine, it," and tuppingto: the bar-keeper, threw dowh-'hii? Jj8ni-£entstamp' and asked for a drink of Wuglcly;,.

$.U.%p fty, pfldi Hour:"''A.-p'tiblicjournalVould4># inexcusable forfailing to .notice any ,nio^e.ment intimately associate with; the public welfare^ or any man,

' or set of men Very muen'inr'lHV'p'opnlar eye••or Heart' Th»hasbeen'thte-foi'-months- op" •Messrs: Moody and Sankey,».aad< their names,

..hsvve become household words in this country,•and, the BritishIs-lands especially,,.,-The popu-lar ve'rdict, as the outcome of .unprejudicedpopular instincts, is seldom or ever wrong-,

' especially when a person or subject has been -for some time under popular' scrutiny. • 'No-two men, eyer swayed such- masses of peopleso continuo.visly, especially on ,the subject ofreligion. We are led to express the conviction£hat their extraordinary success lies partly in

' tnoir associating with each otlier—the one'- preaching, the other singing. •

. The attempt has been made again and againto analyze Mr. Moody's po%<er, andrwhen thelast analysis has been reached there is stillmystery; yet, as we believe, only that whichbelongs to "the mystery of godliness." When"in Scotland, some said his power lay in hisreputation; but whenccccame'his reputation?,Vhere is a measure of novelty in- his methodof presenting the truth—style, language, argu-ment—all are peculiar. Then, too, there isan vmction in his utterances, going to shownot only a theoretical acquaintance with hegospel, but a heart- palpitating 'in keenestsympathy with all he says; Add* to these' adownright, business earnestness and enthusi.7asm, a large knowledge of Scripture and askillful use of it, intimate acquaintance- withhuman nature, strong common sense, a vividimagination, considerable aptness at word-painting, and then a wide religious experiencefrom which to draw executive ability and tact,with the magnetism of personal amiability.Take all of these together.and you discover, tosome extent, tho elements of his popularity.

But, aside from the pre-eminent, reigning,constant fact that God is in it all,-there aretwo combinations to bo borne in mind,- asessential to any adequate explanation of hisunprecedented success: first, the manj thesubject and tho times must be put together—such personal and mental qualities-—saturatedwith the gospel in its simplicity, and deeplyconvinced that dying men need it, at a timewhen so many are at leisure to listen, andwide-spread embarassments incline them to .liBten, that, if possible, some ray may be flungon their darkness—the masses in "the wilder-ness, panting with thirst it is, and this man, aMoses standing upon the great gospel rock,that the streams may gush out, and all maydrink; second, as intimated near the beginning :dfithis article, the association with him of Mr.Sankey, with his power of song—setting thejgospel to music. In the singing there is thoelement of novelty—that is, that method ofdoing it, nnd thousands are both attracted and'impressed by it, and so aro also ready to hear?'it from the lips of the preachor. The new.era,;(in universal church-life, the revolution in.,! ecclesiasticism, which this great revival mtro-'dtices, is a theme worthy of seperate study and '/to which we may refer again. We deeply'sympathize with everything tending to lift'Up'and ennoble a fallen race, and .nothing surely +can do it like the gospel of Jesus Christ. "Allhail" every such vitalizing foice ! ALPH<.

Pen Sketches of Public lien.-M-

HON. THEO. P. RANDOLPH,. M,While it in ay be said of the subject of this f

sketch, that he is the shrewdest politician be-longing to the Democratic party in'New jer-sey, yet he is also the luckiest. : He" is shrewd''in creating circumstances, and shrewder mavailing himself of their force and effect j'JUut.exceedingly lucky in the opportunities offered,for such shrewdness. Coming from an oldWhig stock, he began his political career with-out any claims whatever upon the Democraticparty;, but availing himself of the circum-stance which surrounded the downfall of theWhig party, and the birth of the Native Amer-ican part}', he easily mastered the situation,and took his first political step in the rightdirection.

From the State Senate in 1865, his rise hasbeen rapid and brilliant; and that, too, with-out leaving behind him any footprints tomar his future career. Forty-eight hours be-fore his nomination for Governor of New Jer-sey his warmest supporters did not feel atall sanguine of his success, yet ho obtainedthe nomination, almost by acclamation, andhis election was a brilliant success over aparty flushed with State and National victory.

As an executive officer, he proved himselfto be a man of foresight and ability, adheringclosely to the principles and interests of theparty which had nominated and elected him,notwithstanding his old whig predelictiohs,"and whispering suspicions of his Democraticfidelity. His election to the United Stores.Senate was a foregone conclusion wheneverthe Democratic party could secure the Legis-lature, and he would have been Senator threeyears earlier, in the place of Mr. Frelinglray-sen, if tho Democrats had carried the Sftvte.-Senator Randolph's secret of success is _ notso much in his personal popularity, or adap-tation to public contact—for he is consider-ably touched with aristocratic ideas whichdo not suit the masses—but ho possessesa wonderful power of combination, and, aabe-fore remarked, a perfect control of circum-stances.

He is not at all timid in his political move-ments, as was thoroughly evidenced in hiscelebrated July proclamation against the IrishCatholics, and other official actions duringhis gubernatorial career.

Senator Randolph is a man of commandingpersonal appearance, which has very muchadded to his influence, and makes him to-daythe rival of Roscoe Conkling in the UnitedStates Senate. He is a native of Middlesexcounty, New Jersey, and a thorough practi-cal business man, having succeeded in pecu-niary affaire as completely as in politicalmatters. He is a man of high ambitions,yet not to desperation, as are many of ourpublic men; possessed of fair speaking ability,with that commendable trait (not general)never to talk until he is ready. His name hasbeen mentioned in connection with the secondplaoa on thePresidential ticket, out his friendssay if i3 not with his or1 their sanction, pro-

ferring that ho should fill out his term in theUnited States Senate, after which time he maybe better fitted for higher honors.

SoJoTj Mr. Bjmdoljih's actiornin the Umjed^States Senate has been more of a cautious'cfiatacte thani'Mvy'.atfonipfe to take a leading'-position ; y et •withal, for a now Senator,. he,

' holds- a" eoiameridaMe mnuene'e in that body. t,t - • ',' > '•'. ' I ' r : • :-.•'.: < , . . ' •••* » , S A I L ^ '

' HON.'FREDi'T. FREKCSfGHtrYSEN. :" Had not Senator Frclinghuysen, been . the

neph'e-sr'o'f his'uncle, it'is Bardto'tell whetherBis career would Ei'ave 'b'e'eh ss6 successful

'There is re great deiilinS-name; notwithstand-, ing the popular, .donb^toithe contrary. Theo- 'doio Frelinghuysen had a strong hold upon''the people of New. Jers'ej;, and especially •upon the members.' 'of the 'Whig' party, of-,which he wps a fehining light' • It is no reflec-

. tjon upomHon; -Fred.- T. Frelinghuysen tosay .that the reputation of his uncle materiallyassisted him in gaining populai. favor, and itis no detraction from his .ability to say thatif his name had Been other than1 Frelinghuy-sen, he would have, had a harder road totravel in reaching his present political emi-nence. He has outstripped men of equal, ifnot greater ability, in. New .Jersey,, and therei-j no reasonable way to account for this, ottierthan the rhasnetisaj of the naiqe,

Frederick I1. Frelinghuysen may be pro-nounced a man of ability, though not of thatdecided character which makes a great states-man, the bent proof of which is that, with allhis splendid opportunities, he has not taken•position in the front rank of statesmanship.It is thought that ho made a great mistake inthe United States-Senate by bending so muchto party dictation! whereby he" failed to sus-tain his former reputation of political man-hood. From clearly-defined yet conservativepolitical conviction as a public man in NewJersey, he became, in the United States Sen-ase, an intense partisan, which had detractedvery much from his integrity of purpose inthe estimation of many of his admirers. Asa lawyer, Mr. Frelinghuysen' has maintainedabout the same status at the bar that he has inpolitics^-neither going to the front rank norfalling behind—and while Attorney-Generalof New Jersey, although maintaining a goodreputation, yet never exhibiting any extraor-dinary ability. As a public speaker, Mr. Fre-linghuysen has reached a higher point ofsuccess than as legislator or lawyer. Ad'tfingmature preparation to a natural gift of ora-tory, he is a popular orator of commandinginfluence, yet it has been'said of him that heis a poor extempore speaker, and never haz-ards his reputation by extempore eft%rte.

Senator Frelinghuysen's name has beenprominently mentioned for Presidency onthe ISlepublican ticket, but it is not at alllikely that he will get the nomination, forthere are too many Itiohmonds in the field withStronger following., His term as United StatesSenator expires the ith of March, 1877, andeyen if the, Republicans should carry NewJersey, it is doubtful whether he will bo

' returned, but if the Democrats should carry; the State* and National elections, Mr. Freling-- huysen's, political career will have beenended; for a retirement from public life offour years, at,his age, -would be political death.

' .' " SAM., , , . . , : . . ^-^-4-t-«-t-»

INTERNATIONAL SABBATH SCHOOLLESSON.

main idea of the sermon is that it consists inthe simple statement of facts,- the rehearsal ofthe story of their sinfulness and Jesus' love.

S'ABBATH, APRIL 16, 1876.

DAILY- HOME HEADINGS:

Monday, April 10-vVcts, 2:12^28. The L&S6O11.Tuesday, " - ""

I.Wcduosdnj;,,"Thursday, "

Friday, *•'•''

11-rJoel, 2:21-82. Promiae. of thaSpirit.

12^14^0,11:1-13. Ask andReceivo,IS—Ezek., 36: 25-38. ' Indwelling of(.••«, U&Spirit.M—I Cor., 'J: 1-10. Power from the' Spirit/

C 12, p

Saturday, '• 15—1 Cor., 12:1-31. Gifts from tllp.. . .r!...; rr: - itSpirit.SngbatU, " 10—Hob., Ul-l-t. Josus Eialted.'•' ' ' - ' • ; " GOLDEN* TBXT :

••' ''Of which strtvrtfioh the1 Prophets have in-;C[uired,'and! searched diligently, who prophe-

sied of th,e grace that should come unto yom.", ... , {I Peter 1:10.}

THE" LESSON—ACTS 2:12-28.

PETER'S DEFENCE.

Recognizing the prominent place the Inter-national series of Sabbath School lessons hascome to hold not only in the church, but inmany of tho families this journal aimsto reach,. !_tu;,..would be- regarded as a defi-ciency, were not the weekly Sabbath SchoolLesson part of its idea. The purpose of th»senotes upon the Lesson is not be exhaustive,but suggestive; to. help teacher and scholaralike in the preparation off,the lesson. Thelesson for next Sabbath is the third in thepresent quarter relating to the planting of theearly eliurch.

Three-prominent points pass in review inthis passage. The accusation, the denial, andthe true solution of a very remarkable phe-nomenon. The last lesson related to the won-derful pouring out of the Spirit on the day

• of Pentecost,agreeable to the promise of Christbefore he ascended, and in fulfillment of a pro-phecy, of the Scriptures contained in the.book of Joel (2; 21-32).

It was the'time of one of the great Jewish''feasts of Jews and Gentiles speaking almost

''every language of the time were gathered atJerusalem. They heard unlettered menspeaking with perfect facility the language ofevery nation. It was a miracle. The wonderof Babel repeated in adifferent way. "Verymany recognized in it the power of God, butothers, and doubtless, mainly the Pharisees,Iboldly- asserted the h-ne explanation to lie indrunkenness. Two classes are developed bythe miracle of Pentecost, one overwhelmedand lsoleru.uiv.ed, intensely aggregated withquestionings concerning themselves and God.The other, in tones of mockery, flippantly as-serted that excess of wine would account forthe whole. From amongst there came a thirdclass in vast numbers, believers in Jesus,though the power of the Spirit. In produc-ing that result wa-have the first sermon underthe new dispensation. Peter preaches it, andit contains some characteristics important tobe inwoven into every presentation of divinetruth. After showing the absurdity of theidea that at ihat early hour of the day (nineo'clock in the morning), he and his brethrencould possibly be overcome with wine, he putspeculiar honor and stress upon the Scriptures.How forcibly and lucidly he quotes the Pro-phets andjjPsiilius (Joel 2: 28-32; Psalms 16:-8-11) and shows tht-ir pertinency and fulfill-ment here. Peter evidently feels that theWord is "the sword of the Spirit." Another

the great staple of human,preaching to reach-w'eiTfr hearfe" ''' Ph'e- essence 'of* preaching is.ihestateruintoftafoetfl says-Amot, I'Mnd. thatfact-iSjth,e )ife. andrdpafli «fr Jesns,-,with the*other-fact, that all nien, arej dead in-.trespassesand sins.", (

He insists, again, that' CEiist is the fulfillsihent of 'Sc'rip'fnre. " The-'-Prophets" and the

• Psalms'are clothed -witrf blessed andibeautifulsignificance—qnly,in proportion.as'we apply "to , them .Christ the, Touchstone. Just isJesus himself reed Isaiah in the synagogue ofNazareth,'and then saying as he handed backihe >book, ''"This day is th'e* Scripture fulfilledin your eareJ'' ' "- - ' " ' -: ; J"

A- direct, earnest, .'pungent - application of,the truth , to his^ audie#cer characferisticaliycloser this seraion. He ;unlimbers his sp'iri--tual artillery and trains i t to bear, directlyupon'the enemy. ''"Fi'ri'fow"—the directionoften given by* e'xperiehcedroffle'ers ib the menon'the battle field—is jrist as important to beheeded in the ptUpif. Hearts must bewounded before they fee} their need.of healing"Peter, standing up with the eleven that day,what a spiritual Therniypuhe there !" whatbravery in the little column as we look at it—led on by Peter—moving steadily down onthe ranksi of'the enemy at the spirit-stirringcall of the Great Captain ! The first aggres-sive movement on the opening of the NewTestament campaign. How magnificent its:success as we shall' see in the next lessson; 'Gather up these thoughts in leaving thepassage : • ,

1. The lovers of Jesus must expect to bespoken against.

2. "When he is assailed we must "stand up"for him.

3. We must do this scripturally1, compas-sionately and faithfully.

4i God has. a purpose infinitely wise andkind undertoning every inferior purpose ofours, yet are we never justified in "doingevil that good may come."

T>EPOKTX)F FEEEHOLDEKS, TOWN-J A J ship of"syop,dbridge.. • .

BRIDGES IN .'WooDBitiDGii TOWNSHIP1 8 7 5 . •' . ''• • • • ' • • • ' ' !

May i, John Treen, repairing br'dgnear C. A. Campell $33 52

" 29; E. Fender, filling causeway. 380 00June 5, John • H. Yenet, building

bridge 53 69" " E. Pender, on account filling

.causeway.,.(•;.,;, .; ••... 11 70" "'.John Treen, repairing two

bridges...... 39 25" 26, John H. Veneti builing br'dg 394 9-i" 19, John H. Venet, on account

building bridge... . . . 40 00July l,,Mathias .YanDeucer, build-

ing bridge. 34 68" 3, Thomas H. Morris, services

in causeway-. 50 00" 10, John Treen, building two

' ' bridges 218 00" " William "Valentine, repair-

ing bridges. 39 63. "• i" Edward; J.' Pender, raising

• , approaches to the bridges on! the1 creek. :'.. 342 00

Sept. 4,'EdwftrdiJ. Pender, balance, . of filling causeway , 60 00

• " 24, Lewis' TariSickle, work onditch near.. Perth Amboyand L,,B. Railroad.., 22 50

Oct.1 ' 2,E. L.'Pender; for bridge at.!:• - Spa sp r ings . . ; . , : . ' .. 96 12" " $amuel Smalley, building

two bridges 582 43" 30,'L. P. Carpenter, building

bridge 172 52" " Joseph XlcEwen, for bridge, s

$80. Credit $15.14 64 86Nov, 11, Bernarest & Brothers, 16

barrels of cement for br'dg. 32 00H " 10,' John'Treen,repairing bridge 10£00Dec. 4, Eoss Kinsey, bridge. . . . . . . 54 00

" " Ichabod P...Lunhaw, bridgo 44 62" " Jonas H". Coddington, bridge 78 08

1876. , . .Jan. 14, William Valentine, lumber,

: nhils,:;&c.for'bridge '.-.. 22 68

. '* " $2,033-42C: "VWANNESS,ELMS B. FREEMAN,

Committee of Freeholders.

(STATEMENT

Of the Dime Savings BankOF WOODBKLDGE, N. J.,

TO. JANUARY 18, 1876.

ASSETS.

Bonds and Mortgages 814,257 45Temporary Loan 500 00Profit and -Loss, Furniture and Fix-

tures 814 17Cash on. hand 2,793 11

318,364 73LIABILITIES.

.Amount due depositorsi $18,364 73• M . H. BEEEY, Tres.JOSIAH C. CUTTER, Treas.

C. W. DRUMMOND,A. D. BROWN,DANIEL. C. TURNEE,S. E.'ENSIGN,

CommitteaSworn and subscribed to, and before me, a

Justice of the Peace.] ; JEREMIAH DALY.

Woodbridge, N.:J., Feb. 29th, 1876.

•O OBERT HUMPHREY,

Roofing and JPivrnace WorJe

DONE IN THE BEST MANNER,

By Contract or Day Work.

Satisfaction Gaiarairteed.

Main Street, Woodbridge, N. J.,

TI/JTELICK BROTHERS,

CLAY MERCHANTS,

• WOODBRIDGE, N. J.

J . M. itELICK. P . B. SCELIOK.

TTAMPTON CUTTER & SONS,

CLAY M E R C H A N T S .

"WOOD-BRIDGE, 5s. J.

H. CUaTBS. J". C. CUTTEE. W. H, CUTTBE.

jy/TABCUS JL BROWN,

. 33 BL IT G- G: ij^' T,

•' ' '"•• ' '•""•,:* '£iM£km>*~

JDmigs, Medicines, 'Chemicals,

• PATESsKJ ;MEDICINES, -ETC.,

Fine, Toilet Soap?,, Brushes, Comjjs Etc.,

Perfumery in G-redt Vcvfaety.

Pa.ints,<.Oils, "Var-nislies, EiyiSfStmlfe,

Pure Brandy, Wines' and Liquors, for Medi-cinal' Purposes.

... Main Street, Woodbridge,, N.,J.

"OAHWAY SAVINGS mSTITUTION,

.Cor. Main, and Monroe Streets,

CHARTMMMD 1851.

ASSETS, LIABrLITIES AND SURPLUS,

Janunary 1st, 1876.

Eahway City and Water Bonds, andother Corporation Bond's.~-.'C*.... $293,200 00

Bonds and Mortgages, on propertyworth double the amount loaned. 344,360 44

Loans with Collaterals 55,950 00Real Estate 12,570 04U. S. Bonds . . . . . . .. 50,000 00Interest Due and Accrued 26,440 26Banking House and Lot 39,000 00 *Premiums 10,083 75Cash on Hand 77,530 63

$909,136 02

Due Depositors S850,427 01Surplus •. 58,709 01

$909,136 02Totalnumber of open accounts, Jan. 1875, 2,557

" "• " 1876, 2,571Amount of Deposits received during •

the year ended Dec. 31, 1874.... .$425,015 91Amount of deposits received dur-

ing the year ended Dec. 31,1875 439,492 50Increase of deposits during the past

year '. .' 14,476 59Amount of withdrawals for the year

ended Dec.31, 1874.. , . . . . , $468,769 53Amount of withdrawals for the year

ended Dec. 31,,1875o'.......-... 443,798 48Decrease of withdrawals for the

past year. '. 24,971 05Total number of deposits during-the year of

1875,. 4,096. . . , y(x

WILLIAM C. SQUIER.TICE-PIUESIDENTS :

JACOB R. SHOTWIXI., ABEL V. SHOTWELL.

MANAGEBS :

W. C. Squier,J. Rr Shotwell,A. V. Shotwell,Eden Haydock,Isaac Osborn,.'Joel Wilson,J. M. Melick,Ferd. Blancke,J. J. High,.John Bowne,

illWilliam, Mershon.

B. A. Vail,' Henry Spear,H. H. B,qwne,J. B. Laing,A. F.- Shotwell,J. T. Crpwell,J. HV Stone,Dr.-In'Drake,J, L, Fjreeman,T. W. Strong,

JOHN BQWNE.SEOEETABY :

J. C. CODDINGTON.OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to 4p..ra., and on

Saturday evenings from 7 to ,8.

"OAHWAY MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-JL* ANCE COMPANY;

Office in the South Wing of National BankBuilding. Entrance on Poplar Street.

This Company Continues to insure

Buildings, Furniture, Etc.,

Against Loss or Damage by Fivo,

ON THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS,

Either Mutually or Annually, as. Parties MayPrefer.

The Citizens of Woodbridge and the Sur-rounding Country are Sjfjlited to Avail

themselves of the Facilities and Ad-vantages offered by this Insti-

tution.

DIRECTORS:ISAAC OSBOBN, ABEL V. SCHOTWELL,JOEL WILSON, JOHN J. HIGH,JOHN R. AYEES, JOHN D. CHAPIN,GEO. W. LAWRENCE, B. B. MILLEB,

LINUS HIGH.A. V. SHOTWELIJ, Secretary,

ISAAC OSBOKN, President

WHITE & SON,

CATEBEBS,GROWELL'S BLOCK, CHERBY 8T:, EAHWAY, N. J.,

are prepared to furnishSOIREES, SUPPERS, WEDDINGS, &o.

with everything necessary to make an enter-tertainment complete.

ICE CEEAM AITD ICESof every variety, Charlotte Russe, Charlotte deGothic Meringues, Grand do., a la Cremedo.,Calves Foot Jelly, Wine do., Orange do.,Blanc Mange, Velvet Creme do., in forms.Larded Game, Game Pies, a la mode Beef,Jellied -Ham and Tongues, Boned Turkey,Chicken and Lobster Salad.

TJIBLE ORNAMENTS.

Nugate, Nugate do., ,• manges, Macaroons,Kisses, Fruits and Flowers.

0XSTEB3 IK EVERY STYLE, 8ASBWI0HES, &c,BKIDB CAK'E

handsomely.omaniantotd. Al=o. a.ii 2:m'.!s ci."Plain and Fancy Oako nswle to c--,-'\f r.

OBLIGING 'WAITfcLS

supplied, and Music, BocriK-ts of F* ••-VCXH, nudeverything, needed to complete ti-.r t,:b\c.

Parties at ft distant1-; rUe-niioil ;.'J.

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MOOTTAIN COURT SCENE.

Old Jq¥3>},avvs0n,hud, been elected tpfill the responsible position of a Justiceof the Peace; and?'this was the first casewhich had demanded his attention. Job"was an" old veteran mountaineer, aridhad li-yedjn, the, shadow .of the loftypeaks, hunting, trapping and fightingIndians;.to. use-Ms -own words, "senceAdam .war a kid." In that roughregion an ccusa^ion of a great crimeaga&ist any one is but a forerunner ofra "hatfgmg'be'ej"' and even a trial isseldom ffiou^iToE "'BuF iff the presentinstance a wild " cuss," who had beenfrequenting the settlements, had appro-priated a ''bron'cno'" (Indian pony) be-longing to a neighboring ranchman, and

• Had been pursued/captured arid broughtback. Old Job was summoned to trythe culprit, and a spot in a rocky gulchnear the 'Sq.uir.g's^eabiB was selected asa site for the investigation. A motelycrowd of hunters, trappers, miners andrancheros had assembled. Some werelying "upon the ground and others sittingupon the rocks, all anxiously awaitingthe 'Squire's coming. Job soon camefrom toward his cabin, and with a dig-nified aii- seated himself upon a-,boulder,took off his bearskin cap, and said:

"Fellars, the Court ar' ready to gitdown to biz, an' I want yo all to cheeseyor racket an' let up 011 'that chin music,according to law.' Throw yer ha'r insight and pay 'tention to the Court.

Every hat came off' at his command,•and "His Honor," glancing around thecircle, said: r (

"Whar is the thicvin' cuss'("Three mountaineers, armed with Hen-

ry rifles,, and six-shooters, stopped for-ward with the thief, a young man wear-ing a bo'l'cVdeSil-may-care expression'.His hand&Wore securely fastened behind rhis biick,'with jbtickskin though Cladin buckskin from head to ioot, he pre-sented a picturesque appearance as hefaced the* 'Squiire. >

1 "' "W'at do'th'<$'call-you when ye'r "athome ?" asked the Court.-"i "AinJ'fc'got enny< home, leastways inthese parts," sullenly refilled' the pris-oner.

"Ain't,'hoy?' Well, w'at's the nameyou tulc w'en you left thc-j States, thdn."

" Tlio boys hyor on the hills call moTigor Jim."

"'Wall, Tige, yer spotted as a hosstliiefv an' I reckon fliar's, sumthin' in ito'r the boys wudn't a brought you in."XQU can't expect a, tonoy .trial like you'd-•'git down to Laramio1 or in enny^of :them towns along tile road. We hev'ntenny paper, pens' of ink, or onny d' thatsort o' fooliskuess up liver in the hills,and thai* ain't one o' us as could engineer'em of we had, so we'll jist grind her 'through, 'an* db the best we kin for you.In tho n'a'm.6 o' the law I now ax you didyou collar thet hoss—but stop 'cr rite'thar, doggone it, I forgot ,to swmr ybu.'Cum mitey near forgittin' it. Hold upyer light han'! "

• "Hold up imthin'. How kin I whentliey'r tied titer'ir blazes ? "

"That's so. Yer k'rect, Tige, but gessenny momber o' the body '11 be 'cordin'to law in extreme cases. Stedy him aiittlo, fellers, so's ho kin hold up hislight foot."

" Tige " raised his moccasin-coveredfoot,- .wkile-'iV guard* non each-.side held ,him in position.' " Nowy then, I ain't fly on them arlawyers' affydavys, but I'll make herstout onuff to ,hold a Mexican mule.Tigor Jim, do you swar by the holy .Moses, accordin' to the laws of Wvoming

•• Territ^Jj'thet-every time ye chip intomy racKet,, ye'll' give iis the squar' truth ?An' of you. don't, do you hope that yemay git chawed up by a grizzly, chop-ped to-'pieces1 "by'Sioux, strung up to a

'pine with'a-rope 'roun' yer thiovin neck,ail''fail^tal'cJinmect oiv'heaven w'en yerlite goWs.'out; to-the best o'1 yor under-st:uKliiC,' p_'i,<yvtfloid/\\Y,liiw) s'help yer

' . "'That's jist w'at I does, pardy.""NowdM'ge"- yer'tinder d'ath.-au' ev'ry

time .yeivs-pejik; yei; want.ter hit the bull's/ eye. Did you.nip. thet hossY "

''Wall Uncle,,J,pb, there's no use o'lyin' about ;t,- an'. I'll tell you, jist how it.war. Las' night, you know, thar war ajamboree overtd'Al. Wnkin's ran oh e inMillet's-gulch; ail' i war thar. Al. liedbin in to'Laramio City, and got a kego'"good,'61d tuidge, an' we all got purtyfull. • Arter-the dancin' war over I pulledout fur Bowies' rauche, whar I'm hang-iu' out, an' as I wns staggeriu' downround Mountain Cat Hill, I runs rightonto the bronuho that war picketed outin the grass, an' I war jist drunk enoughto mount hull an' lite out. I know I'mgoin' to swing fur it, an' I'll die game,too. I 'ain't wnth a cuss anyway, an' ef\i wani't fur my' good old mother backia flic States (here the tears began toroll down1 his bronzed cheeks), whoH.:ier closes her eyes 'thout pray-in' furGod '<..•> '(.-lid me back to her, I'd laugh

" > ye fix the rope,. -n-'lwvn MfilMMisrLt clad i tin- oid

I get weaker'n a,wounded antelope.I tell ye fellers, I've been a-tuff cussever sence I struck out fur these mouh-tiJQS, an' I suppose the wbrldil be betteroff 'thout' me in it. My old, mother'lisuffer, I know that, fur I'm her onlykid, an? have sent her every ounce 6'dust that I could spare, an'its all she'she'd to live1 on. She's bin a good 'un tome, Goct bless her, an' I'm sorry Ihevn't lived so's I can camp, with herup thar (raising his tearful eyes towardHeaven), and, boys, won't some o' yewrite to heK Tom Kirk thai-, knowswhar she lives, an' tell her I" got let outby an Injun, or pegged out nat'rally.For God's sake don't let her know I

• war strangled. The news 'ud kill her.But thta 111."cheese this'gab or ye'llthink I'm weakening, an' the man don'tlive as can skeer Tiger Jim. Elevateme, boys, jist as quick as ye please. I'mready when you are."

During this recital, Jim's eyes werefilled with tears, and a close observerwould" have detected silent weeping onall sides. . That magic word "mother "had awakened tender recollections inthe breasts of every one oithose hardymountaineers. Men who Could facedeath in any shape without a particle offeeling, did not try to hide their tears atthe' mention of that sacred name,mother! How Sweet it sounded in•their ears. It carried them back to thehappy days in the past, when they wereblessed with the love of parents, beforethe insatiable. tiurstjEcuu-gold-Jiad ledthem into these, mountain wilds. Not a *word was spoken for a few seconds, andthen old Job drew his horny handacross his watery eyes and said in ahusky voice: •., •'• t . - m'

"Tige, ye w'udn't;break an dathw'ud

" No, Job Daws/m, not for friend orfoe. "Thar.ain't a.boy in the hills ascan say thet Jim ever went back on evenhis given word. I'm a rough 'un, an'.do sum mitcy wicked things, but whenI say a thing ye, can gamble every dol-.lar you've got on it bein' straight." ,,, ,

"Wall, Tige, we had intended -toswing ye, an' ye deserve swingin', but Ican't get rid o' 'that 'mother-' chinnin'ye give us. I 'spect' the old lady's sether heart on seein' ye'agin', and* is wear-in' her old, eyes out lookin,' for ye. I'vegot an old mother myself, an' tho-' Ihevn't sot eyes on her sence, '49, herpicter's right hyar in my "heart, an' it's,;; a upleadin' fur your old 'ooman, Tige. It'sruff, Tige, ruff, &nJ~—iemme see—yes,darned ef I don't do it. ' Jack cut themar' strings, so's he can-git his han's loose.Thar, thet's it. Now, Tige, hold up yerright'liand, and efiever ye swore strong,doit now. Do you swar by the greatGod, and yer blessed old mother, thatef this court discharges ye, ye'll'h'te rightput .'for the States,- an' go hum to the oldlady an' love her an' comfort her as longas she stays out o' heaven ? Do ye swarto this, Tige, before Almighty God andthis court? "

" I do, Job, ail' thar's my flit on it.Put 'er right thar. I swar it^an'll pullup stakes rite off.",-

" Then ye're released on them terms,an' tlie boys'U help" ye git yer trapsdown to the station, but mind, I tell ye,Tige, ef yer ever caught in the hillsagin, yell go up. a tree. Fellers, the'court's over an' the prisoner's dis-charged."—Detroit Free Press.

CIUNLNI WOMLN —One of the greatestfailings m the chaiactei of the Clnneseis -want of le&pect foi "\\oruen ; and .theni'im defect m theu unique and wonder-ful civilization, and mcleed the chief liin-deiance ot theu progress to a more en-

• lightening life, is the want of her infiu-en.ee in. shaping and controlling the sen-timents and customs of Chinese society.She has no social position or influence.Her condition is b'ut one step above thatof a slave. She is regarded, as she is,in fact, a .tool,, for man's pleasure; orconvenience, and as greatly inferior tohim in all respects. She is not cultiva-ted, in our sense !6f the term. Her faceis utterly blank of intelligence and re-finement. Very rarely, indeed, is thatchaste and delicate feeling, and tender,thoughtful sentiment, which is thecrowning glory of the women.^f Amer-ica, seen sleepiug in her features, orHashing from her eyes, or sparklingfrom her lips, but the whole contourand expression of her face is painfullystolid and repulsive, and has in it moreof the type of the animal than theantrel.

A LITTLE five-year-old friend, who wasalways allowed to choose the prettiestkitten for his pet and playmate, beforethe other nurslings were drowned wastaken in his mother's sick-room, theother morning, to see two tiny, newtwin babies. ' He looked reflectivelyfrom one to the other for a minute ortwo, then poking his finger into thecheek of, the plumpest baby, lie said,decidedly—"Save this one,"

•;, MEABLY A PREACHER.

An. official of one of the. railroads cen-tering in Detroit, was the other day besetbyan-old>man for a railroad pass toGrand Eapids. The stainger enteredthe office witha big cane in his hand,and a "woodsy" air. He looked as ifhe had entered town after an all-night'swrestle with a bad dirt road, arid he hadno sooner stood his cane up in the cornerthan he briskly inquired:

"Are you the free-pass man ?"The official hesitated a little, and the

stranger amended his inquiry by asking:*'Would you give a preacher a pass

to Grand Rapids ? "" Are you a preacher ? ""Kinder.""You give me your word that you are

a preacher, do you ? ""N-ot exactly," stammered the stran-

ger. " I don't say I'm regularly or-dained.".

"We can give passes to clergymenoccasionally, but we must know thattliey are active dispensers of the gospel."

"That"hits me," cheerily replied theold man, rubbing his hands. " I calcu-late I dispense more gospel than anyone manin Antrim County! "

"But you just admitted that you werenot a preacher," said the official.

"Not a regular, 'squire. I'm sextonof a church, I can lead at a prayer-meeting, and I've started all the hymnsthat have been sung in Antrim,, Countyfor five years past."

Tlie ciffi'ciiil, smiled faintly, and thestranger, was encouraged to go on:

"I'm nearly a preacher. Folks sendfor me when, they are djing. I keeporder at camp-meetings, and if anyT

body's to be dragged" out of .the school-house for .snapping beans during prayer-.nieoting I'm the ono who does the drag-'g i n g . " • • '

* " That's hardly being a regular preach-er," repli'e'd tlie official.

"No, of course; bu t its mighty close.'on to it. It's so near that I hate towalk to Grand Eapids. I'm on call,judge. If our preacher should sud-denly give out, I'd be the only man'within fifteen miles who could stand hispulpit and take his place. They allknow it; and I'm respected accordingly.More'n' half the people call me ' parsonor ' deacon,' and fellers who have gotinto a jaw about Daniel in the lion'sden, or-Moses-sin the buUxushes, have

.•walked five miles to have"ine" set 'emright" -

The official made out a trip pass, and,as the stranger returned thanks andpicked up his cane, he added:

" I won't take up any more room thanI can help, and I'll leave my satchel ifyou think the cars'll be loaded tooheavy. You have lent this pass to t tepoor, and it's a treasure laid up in heavenfor j-ou, where I hope some day to meetyou and tell you how good it felt to rollalong in your cars after jogging foreightj-five miles on foot."

"BLOOD relations? Why they arenear relatives, my son." "Then, moth-er," replied the boy, after musing awhile, "you must be the bloodiest rela-tion I've S'ot."

A CISTERN, winch, when completed,will be tlie largest in tlie world, is inprocess of erection in San Francisco. Itis to form one of the appurtenances ofthe Palace Hotel, and its stated capacityis six million three hundred gallons.

SXAKES may be driven away 'from aninfested place by planting geraniums.In South Africa the Caffir people thusrid their premises of snakes. A mission-ary of South Africa had- his parsonagesurrounded by a narrow belt of gerani-ums, which effectually protected tlieresidence from any- kind of snake. Afew yards away from this geranium belta snake would occasionally be found.It is well known that the whole gerani-um species is highly redolent of vola-tile oils—lemon-scented, musk-scented,and peppermint-scented. What, there-fore, is a very pleasant nosegay for man,is repugnant to the serpent tribe.

THEUE was a Yankee topsail schooneron its way to Leghorn, that encoun-tered an English nobleman's yacht on apleasure cruise in the Mediterranean.Jolm Bull bantered the Yankee for a |trial of speed, and the Yankee "sailed" |Jolm Bujl almost "out of sight." He jwas greatly astonished at this result, and •invited the victorious skipper to come jon board and join him in a bottle of !wine. The invitation was accepted, and !

as thev sat opposite to each other, the ::

Englishman generously proposed Broth- Ier Jonathan's health, adding : j

"I say, captain, this the first time my ;yacht was ever beaten, you know !" :

"Wa'i!'" said the Yankee captain, j"that's lander sing'ler, for I vow this is \the first time my craft ever beat any- :thin"-.'' * |

A SEW JEB.SEY.3EK0 OF 76.' ',

In the township of Grec-iiwich, War--'ren County, JT, J,,. is' a very old grave-yard. The. romantic Pohsifccong mur-murs at the foot of the .hill, i pon whoseslope are- seen the white memorials1 oflove and friendship. Nearly in the centre-of the yard is a long" marble slab uponfour others in such a way as to form theold-fashioned tomb, so familiar to visi-tors of ancient burial places. Upon this, ,slab we'read the name of Brigadier- • •Gen. William Maxwell, one of New Jer-sey's distinguished heroes of, the chival-ric period .-of, 1776.;• After stating,- in'imposing obituary style, that'he died"on'the 4th of November, "in the year of"our Lord 1770, in the' 63d year of hisage," he is described in stately phrase asa conspicuous military partisan of the .

•^Revolution, "a genuine patriot, and afirm and decided friend of the Constitu-tion and government of his1 country."

Tlie history of a man is not learnedwith any degree of accuracy from tomb-stones. . If it were so, what, a host ofgood (nay, remarkable) men would lieburied in -our cemeteries'. But Gen-.Maxwell's monument doesi not tell adoubtful stray.

He was a native of Greenwich, andwas the eldest son of John; and Anne"Maxwell. John, the father,'came fromthe county of Tjiouo, Ireland, to NowJersey.

In the daikest dajsoi thejtevolufioii,, Gen Maxwell proved a steadfast friend'

of tho American cause. On the 20tli'ofDecember, 1776 (a very dork ouLlqok ,had the Continental army at this dote),Gen. Washington &cnt Maxwell to Mor- •

.-.ristown to take command of eight hun-dred militia assembled theie, withexpress instructions to harnsft the ene-my m all possible vsaj's After theglorious battle of Trenton, Washingtonwrote to hmi to " strike a stroke uponElizabcthtown," as. he quaintly put IUThe British hastened across1 the State,- •>and Mavsvcll, taking ad\ anta'ge ot ftteircoristcination, dropped do"ssuVm thcmr

out of the Short Hills with his.untrained '('militia, and frightened them but,of,,Newark, fought 'thorn afc»Sjbriugfiold,s

' 'drove them befoie him out of Elizabeth- <town, and then, for two hours., traged a 'desperate battle with them at[ tialnui} ''At-this point British re-mtoreenientssave the enemy from capture Sp we secthat he did ""strike a stroke upon "Eh/a-,,bethtown," as hi& chief had dhoctodhim and he held the place witjhj a ten-'aciou'-giip. From tins point ho bent

,out scoutnuj, !>a,ihcK U> h ^ e . n! Vf tlirid worry flic British, and nearly'caught-iG.en. Howe, who slipped out of NewBrunswick " on the sly," in March, 1777,to reach Perth Amboy. Maxwyell wasengaged with his militia in the brtttlo ofMonmouth, in which he obtained greatpraise for his valor; About this jbimeliehad not less than 2,000 men under hiscommand. . . . .

The tories made an attempt to cap? ;ture -his brigade, himself and iGctv. i-iLivingston1, all at once, on a dark nightin February, 1779; but the plot utterlyfailed, for our hero was on tlie .alert anddid all the capturing.

Maxwell resigned July 20;'1780, kindwas succeeded by Gen. Elias Dayton*,afterwards Member of Congress. '

Thus it will be seen that his maiSletomb" bears no false inscription in speak-ing of him as "genuine patriot"—tfor,no truer man ever. lived than Gen.Maxwell.

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THE STORY OF AN OLD MAID.

Sometimes I see a quiet face,It is not fairjiiid youthful^

It lias not much of maiden grace,Tho eves are sim"Ply!*snfffuh;f n p fttT-'r's

Their peaceful gaze, these pleasant days,No glance of Sunlight borrow ;

A mist has dWm'd their- cMr'dh^dMiVs'i---1''The mist of by-gone sgrrqWj . . . .;

I know the story of herjjife^j , ,}; ;i u,; :-.Too sad, and yet too coiiMo'n ; /

Sho might have been ere n6*fy"A w i f e ^ «.*.-:'•A happy, honored woman";1" ' "'«*"'" • A

But thoughyihe loYedjJwu^Hj^rjhsBrJ-jj,*;•\Vii8 faithful to an»tlier .?a.:F.-"»-•?*•! ••?• i -T

.She broke* those later ties-^f/art .*»<*«>& jaW„ . 1 , . , ..it.iftii . i t i - i a aiui iS 1

Bccanso she loved her luojaer, ,, .H e t u r n fa away with ang ry words ,ir

And .safUy .wounded l'eeti|}g t l _„.__ _ ,,,D o u b t i n g the love which MalabOve-X

All p o i f t f o f words rWMkiirf^^^""•'.' -J •"'•.Ele wont'wlioVe Wt id t f l -# f j l c f ' t t ^ fy < ^ tan ! d ' i i

Her golden st /mdnrd carrj^d, ; c , , , ,;; ;,> ,;A n d 'mid'thto fair a n d yo.utlifcfei|i\.aetvl .a S

H e chdse afresh,--and mt«'rfeA.»*-" »> • - -*": • - i - ..ti-.J,.; ,i. it- i v ! . ; , -.1/

She walked awhile 'neath sEies*i!)f j|ray, jA sad und sunlest) journey"':""" •"""•• -*s

Deiul flojwrs were lying inji-Jjer^wjiy,), ;, .;Their withor'd steins ware'ihorny.." '• .1

lint timii's s'oi't grace in flSfti" olif^ilitte • '•S o o n p l a n t e d u i n n v siribtn&K '"''"/, , ,,

Of quiet bloom, but nchpoiifijiJK},,. t," ,:,The lore she bore hor math'ers.^-. •• 'J M

It must have been a hftiwyJloivd-li -X •* j"ii-fSho had, with none to guide her, ,

Along H-seojimig wnlJeHj^^jy,,,, e;,( Y •, ^(With no young heiy,!t,l>.?sj<teiifffl«« <« .»n .}!

She Uini'd, and loft behind.her there' i i .XLYouth's dream and youthlfel bsi&ity ;

HeB-eolbrth Sho said her fetb-ifttist-teQitd.'- -J•The higher path of duty.

Sho lived', and, lived a nobfo'title" 'Of daily cares and trials^-, ' ..

>0f peftcoful.calm in toil and strife.Of voiceless self-denials.

So lives she on this HidfvtlfoJHroaftW.' *' .tHut when .ilio gnia.s the oth&rj-<-•'•""• •• •-'

.Shall not her crown more brightly^beamBecause sho'loved.hepinbthor?' ' ' •• :••>•'

TEACHING AT: HOME.

One of tho most perplexing hours ofjtho day to tho mother is when the chil-dren como to be "helped with, their les-:eons." It is useless for her to acknowl-edge that sho lias not kept pace with,geography and history, and lias forgot^-ieii hor grammar and arithmetic. She"knows that sho ought to have kept pacewith thorn ; that now and here themother's duty calls her to work, and not.to matters of frills, petticoats, or newLate. It is just as useless, too, for herto count the sums paid for the children'sscliooling, and declare that, after till,idie is their teacher. There is no doubt-ing that fact. In all the public schools,and the majority of private ones, thechildren's lessons arc simply recited in.school, and must bo studied and ex-plained to them at home. The secretof this is, that very few teachers are inlove with teaching. It is the worst paidof all professions ; so ill-paid, that itusually serves in the lower grades as amake-shift, a stepping-stone to youngmen and women with other aims in•view. As long as we pay to our teach-ers lower wages than to our skilledcooks and seamstresses, we cannotblame them if they cram the children'sheads with chaff of words, and leaveus to give them the ideas. As we havetheir work to do, how pxe we to do it ?

There are two ways. .'Little Mrs. B.,a veritable' descendant- of' Orradgriud,'drills the children every night .iii theirnext day's lesBous. She koeps- tUom at•work until they can repeal?' l"ir&ty/rtiLatin and definitions and Biblp, 'texts.She will not bate a jot, neither irr^guhi}'.inflection nor river in Africa. Theireyes ache, and their heads bob, and' sodo hers ; but she holds them down ibit, as she would a knifo to a grindstone.Phil, who iti a dull fellow, in, ordinary.matters, rattles off the words as if theywere marbles dropping put of .the mill ;but that sharp little Bob is at, tho footof his class. Tho words pass throughJus head like water through a sieve ; hedeclares there is uo sense in them.Mrs. B. prognosticates a- miserable fail-ure in life .for Bob • he is tho blacksheep of thoB. family, and of the school.Whereas, the boy is simply lacking HIthe lowest kind of laumory.

His cousins, the Dodd boys, do notrank very much above htm. Theirmother holds them back ; will not letthem be "promoted," or dragged throughat high-pressure speed from class toclass. "Fail' and softly !" she savs tothe principal. "Let us lay the founda-tions first." The princip.il thinks Mrs.,'Dodd a nuisance. He does not likewomen with opinions of their own. Sheinsisted that tho boys should bo turnedback to simple rules of arithmetic, in-stead of passing on to algebra. Mean-while, in the evening she "keeps shop"with them, or market, or bank, providesthem with quantities- of h'ome-mademoney, makes them buy, sell, make.change, compute accounts, reckon in-terest, draw checks". ,' She does not callit play ;• they kno^v1 •it;.<'iS'-:Wo<rkJ -younever coii liide a .pill'* Ijy"sugaiy. from aboy. But1 is pleasanter than meaning-Jess iiiles. And by-anct-by the signifi-

cation of the )thing flashes on them, thereality, precision, inflexibility of figures,and the modes of handling them.

"When the}" are studying their geo-graphy, their mother isiipaHy .remind-ed of some odd iuciden't or story whichhappened, in, the country, to which t theles&on relates. I t Is a very live story ;the'people wear their native costume ;they are bus>ied with their peculiar work.You see the scenery, buildings, feel the

Jclimate, as she talks; the bo\ s are withthe Tartar on his plain, the lazzaroni in'Rome, 'the "Polaris" drifting 'over theArctic Sea., Perhaps they quite fail innaming the peaks of the*' Andes nextday, or tfye c.vpts on the Pacific coast ;but they know a new country, it is nota putch ot vtllow on tin1 map ; thejhaVf talked with the people there,' andthe}} teel tuat the winds blowing ontheir faces come from it.) ill's. Dodd contliv ed a queer occupa-tion for the boys when they began Eng-l\ah history. For Joe, who has a pas-ftioit ior di awing and daubing in paints,she provided a mammoth blank book,each enormous page labeled a century'.On these Joe drew figures, 'giving hisidea of the people, houses, and state ofciv mzutiou m that century. You maybe BUIO that Druids and oaks, Boadicea,wjfh her vjn'.ir and yellow hair; wolves,Alfred and his burned c.ikes, filled uptlu' fiist pagts with magnificent blotchesof color. "We confess that his zealslackened as he came down to ehih/.edtim,ef>; there were but two or three fig-ures in a, century, but their historieswere as fixed hi his head by his mother'srepetition as those of Cinderella, or thoigrait Jack himself. For Will, who hadan^odd sltill in costume and dramaticeffect, Mrs. Dodd contrived paper boxes,with the name of the century in greatgilt letters. ' There, by the help of littlefigures, tho Black Prince played hispart, and Bichard was himself again.The plan,-, with Mrs. Dodd's other plans,may seem, trivial to our readers, as theydid to tlie;, teacher. "Your facts aronails," she used to say. "Iron nails.I only silver them over, and drivethem in.'',, .„

READING FOE THE FAMILY.

fe IMITATORS IN THE HOLY LAND.

—In the East, principally in Egypt andSyria, the [traffic hi antiquities, such asstatuettes in bronze and stone of heathendivinities, iarnis, vases made of potteryor glass, (Sarcophagi, medals, etc., has oflate assumed great extension. Pottery,vases, statuettes of Egyptian and Phoe-nician gods, monumental stones, withHebrew, Samaritan, Arabian, Greek, andall kinds of ancient inscriptions, medalswith Hebrew characters, &c, have beenimitated with wonderful exactness. AnAntique -appearance is given them bythe aid of divers processes, which enablesfraudulent dealers to pass them off asobjects many centimes old. The manu-facturers of these sham antiques arevery ingenious; by the aid of a oertainliquid, used in Egypt and Syria, theymanage to give the bronzes, pottery a»dmarble the most deceiving colors. Theyhave their agents in many. Eastern towns,notably at Cairo, Alexandria, Beyrout,and Jerusalem,' and are in constant rela-tions with a number of the Bedouinsand felMhs scattered about in theseEastern parts.

r. AND MONEY.-—A few days ago aDetroit widower, who was engaged to aDetroit wjdow, each having two or threechildren, and both being well off, deter-mined to test her love, for him aiid at

j the sr.me time discover if she was actuat-ed by mercenary motives, as some ofliis friends had insinuated. He calledupon her at the visual evening hour,.andafter a while remarked:

"My 'deai1, you know I have twochildren, aud to-day I had my life insur-ance policy for $25,000 changed to theirbenefit uu case of my death."

"You did quite right, my darling,",she promptly replied. " I have threechildrou, as you are aware. As soon asWfc wore engaged, I had every dollar'sworth of property so secured that theyalone can have the benefit of it."

He looked.Sfhe looked.T|he marriage didn't come off at the

time set last week, and it may neveroccur.

fioixiH ox TICK DOCTOK.—A Frenchlady, dying, left a will containing,among others, a bequest to her physi-cian of ail the objects contained in anolden oak chest of her cabiitel de toilette,for "his enlightened care aud the sageinstructions which had enabled her tolive to such an advanced age." Therewas great commotion among the heirswhen this clause in the will was read,and greater curiosity to know whattreasures had escaped them. The notaryhanded the key to the doctor, who,

•on opening the chest, found all theijirugs rind potions that he had orderedfor his patient during the past twentyivears.

This matter can hardly be safely al-lowe<l_fc£LJj&!sfL, care of itself. Brightchildren will have something to read,and if good books and papers are' notsupplied to meet their needs they willaccept of aMQgtiinytHtigCiS?"tli§ir place*'One of the best things that parents cando for their children is to cultivate in'them a healthful taste for good litera-ture This [done is sometimes equalto a "liberal education." 'Many menaud vioiuen who justly take rankamong the best .•informed.and- mostcultn ated. people in society, owe moije 'to their thorough and .systematic reiid-.ing than to any school or college'.

I wish that newspapers had morefaith in the existence of innocence andof genuine childhoods Doubtless.tljereare plenty,of.pert unchildlike children,but I wish there were fewer para-graphs in the papers indicating thattheir horrible sayings and doings areconsidered laughable. What if GeorgeWashington never did burijtj into, tears,and throw himself into his father'sarms, exclaiming that he 'cduM !tu6t tella he. That little story is not a badone, though it may not be correct his--:tory, but the newspaper thnists at itare positively vicious. "Why must ourdailj and weekly newspapers scrape to-gether so Hiiiny accounts ,of horriblecrimes V Some papers ore;"Iat worsethan others in their selection of items, .and in the comparative prominence giv-en to elevating or corrupting state-ments of news. So' there should becareful judgment exercised in, choosinga daily or weekly newspaper'.

Interesting, books are desirable forfamily reading on winter evenings—books that are alik« interesting to oldaud young. There are good books thatmeet this demand, not "written down" •to the supposed mental necessities ofchildren, but so clearly expressed thatall can easily comprehend,them.

Quite young children become verymuch interested in good novels, whenread aloud, but such mentid. fare is notnearly so wholesome, though it may bethe best of its kind, for growing chil-dren as ore "The Fairy Tales of Scienceand The Long Results of Time," or, inother words,' interesting records of sci-ence and history. Novels are more orless love stories, and teese aro a stimu-lus not the most desirable for unfoldingchildhood. Moreover, there is dangerthat when the mind has begun to feedupon novels, its tone will be so far im-paired aa to produce a morbid cravingfor reading of an exciting character. Itis the safer way to cultivate in youth aninterest in useful facts about the worldwe live in. Fiction has its place, and auseful one, but it is so easy to take, soattractive to most minds, that it is notnecessary to labor to cultivate a tastefor it. It is a great mistake to condemnfiction entirely. I have sometimes re-gretted that I was taught to hold thename "novel" in such abhorrence, thatwhen I had an opportunity and leisure,at the age of sixteen, to read as many ofWalter Scott's Waverley Novels, as Ichose, I dared not touch them becausethey were novels.—Sermon.

A FAMILY JOURNAL.

In a certain farm-house, twenty yearsago, a great blank-book was kept, andlabeled "Home Journal." Every nightsomebody made an entry in it. Fatherset down the sale of calves, or motherthe cutting of the baby's eye-tooth; or,perhaps,, Jenny wrote a full account ofthe sleighing party last night; or Bobtho proceedings of the Phi Beta Club;or Tom scrawled "Tried my new gun.Bully. Shot into the fence and John-son's old cat."

On toward the middle of the bookthere was an entry of Jenny's marriage,and one of the younger girls had addeda description of the brides-maids' dresses,and long afterward there was written,"This day father died," in Bob»',s trem-bling hand. There was a blank of manymonths after that *

But nothing could have served betterto bind that family of headstrong boysand girls together than the keeping ofthis book. They come back to the oldhomestead nowr, men and women withgrizzled hair, to see their mother, whois still living, and turn over its pagesreverently, with many a hearty laugh,or the tears coming into their eyes. Itis their childhood come back again invisible shape.

There are many other practical waysin which home ties can be strengthenedand made more enduring for children,and surely this is as necessary and im-portant a matter in the management ofa household, as the furnishing of thelibrary or chambers in good taste, orthe accumulation of bric-a-brac. Onemost direct way is the keeping of anni-versaries; not Christmas, Easter, northe Fourth of July, alone, but thosewhich belong to that one home alone.

The children's birthdays, their mother'swedding day,? the day when they allcame into the new horn a There are a

pwhich some \cl\eeiful • pndj 'isappy 'littleceremony ssrilkniaifee alifeslongpleatsuretTlie ,Germans keep alive their strong

'dbiiestic attachments by, just, .sucli-• n\eans as these: it seems' natural andright to their children that all the houseshould be turned, topsy-turyey with joyat Vater oi^ilutfef's Gebuffetag; whileto the American boy or girl it is a matterdf indifference when their parents wereb,or,iL We know a house in which it isthe habit to give,to each ^eryaut a trifling

* gift on the anniversary df their1- coming-'inter the family; and, as might be ex-pected, those anniversaries-, return formany years. Much of the same soften-ing, humanizing effect mav be producedby remeinb^rii|^aHdfliju%(j-i|.g jhf jn|if-|cent whims aud peculiarities of children.Among hard-working people it is thecustom, too offfen,.t6*Tbring'lupttWh6M^family in platoons, and to marshal themthrough eliildhood by the some general,inflexible rules. They must eat. the same,,dishes, wear the same clothes, work,

!play, talk,-, according lo. the: prescribed L. notions of father or mother. Whenright or wrong is concerned, let the rulebe inexorable; but when taste, character,or stomacIJ yMy isJinvolved, Humor the •boy. Be to,/T,om.'s, re^. cravat .a.j^tt^e.blind; make"WilT tlie' pudding 'tliat" lie "likes, while 'the .pthera choose,pie'.. Theywill be surer of your affection than ifyou sentimentalized about a mother'slove for an" libur. Furthermore," do "not"grow old yourself/tdo'sbon. Buy "clless- •boards, dominoes, bagatelle; learn toplay games, wjfji 'the* boys and 'girls| fen-l

courage them to ask* their 'friends' to 'dinner and tea, and take care that.-yourdress and tha table be pretty 'and at-tractive, that the children may beashamed of neither.

"Why should I stay at home in theevening?" said a lad the other day;"mother sits and darns stockings, orreads Jay's Devotions; father dozes, andMaggy writes to her lover. I'll go whereI can have fun." Meanwhile, father andmother were broken-hearted becauseJoe was "going to ruin," which was un-doubtedly the fact

THE HIGHER LIFE.

PRACTICAL LIFE OF POETS.

Poets were never greatly renownedfor worldly wisdow,; were never cele-brated for providing against a rainy day.They sing merrily, but forget that sing-ing does not fill the stomach. They arethe children of Providence, in so for asthey take no thought of to-morrow.They ignore political economy and therules of arithmetic. They cannot castup their baker's bill, or give accuratechange out of a dollar. They don't ingeneral know when they are cheated,and they don't know how to cheat.Unless he is uncommonly wide awake,you may pass off a gilt button upon theman of meters as readily as you woulda genuine coin from the mint. Henever knows the price of bread, orwhether stocks are rising or falling.The par of exchange is a perfect mys-tery to him. In himself he is a socialproblem. One does not know alwayswhere to find him, where to look for .him. The moon, with hor mutations,libations, her fits and starts, her behind-tinjes aud beiore-times, does not pre-sent a greater difficulty to the practicalastronomer than does the poetr—thegenuine poet—to the practical man.He is abnormal, erratic. To-day he"procrastinates ; to-morrow he startsahead like* a rocket. He is a puzzle toboth debtor and creditor ; to-day pro-fuse, to-morrow seedy as the yellowishcucumber.' "The worst of it is that youcannot quarrel with him. You maysay severe things to him, may shakean ominous fist in his face, and heonly smiles. For, the life of you, youcannot break- his- head. That would b,e,rank treason against, genius. He pullsout his pocket and shows its empty con-dition ; he lays bare Ms heart andshows its riches!" What use taking outa writ against this man ? A jury wouldnever give a verdict against him. Howcould they ? As w 11 a verdictagainst a suckling. Your true poetis a man to be fleeced and spoliated ;to have his teeth extracted as we werewont to serve the Jews, with this differ-ence, that he submits to every painfulprocess without knowing why he shouldbe the victim.

As to "the higher lit-," w<; take itnobody doubts but that smm- Christianlives are higher than others; and that•tlie highest is tlie best/ I t is clear thatevery one should go as high as he can;he had better always Ikeep on trying. I tis ..certain,, top, that the upward .path of .the CLristiiUi is not always nor indeedusually, by regular and- unvaryinggradation*' .It is .cpinnipnly; like thegoing up a, hillside ^yhich'has here andthere its shiap jntch.es. with easie.r slopes ,between. .Sometimes it may, be :a.,ter-.raced hill, with banks of steep ascent

YOUTHFUL CONDUCT.—The hue'of con-duct chosen by a young man during thefive years from fifteen to twenty will, inalmost every instance, determine hischaracter for life. As he is then carefulor careless, prudent or improvident, in-dustrious or indolent, truthful or dissim-ulating, intelligent or ignorant, temper--ate or dissolute, so will he be in afteryears, and needs no prophet to cast hishoroscope or calculate his chances in life.

It is a ma||erIf^'aJ*^epe^d^*ln^c^,^p6ii,i,original constitutionjQf,il!Jns|i anjd!l,uj><jn1,i,i,,habit, as well as upon %eyprJ.e1ijyigs..QL .

^witll soru^eigpnsjUTjc^^re^j^am y ^ ^ ,others, th^rgi^ifti8epnx|t(S,'lj9ig.n:» p,l»»ei-n.

, of Christian life distin&tlp eu|jBioiS»-4teni"and above ,anotheiuu-S"etitk«Edl.axe *ofcin-of necessifrf, n'oiSin ftiotf'fvJW'stftftffiraliesj 'one above^tne ;6ffie¥^£firf;*'More'' th'ari"tbere ai'e ttu-ea or a nimdi;ed. With .

^pme ther§.,njay ^e^nj to $& jtePv.wj,%w.,,'others many.,,,, ^esid,es,f,Jiiei'e,-Me.;Qt]i,ei:a.istift-whose whole lives are neither ihuss • s?ten-aced, iroi-BttsMTlwly^im!Ke^*!!ro*tB-er *wa>'s by va2^atioi>l-1ift>ii|» tM)PliAe*ol up--^"warct progress, but -steady, and eyeiv i n , . ,their ascent. £ef us each, then, chmlas best we may, aiJi 'tetHi&Ielif. 'Mthot' '"judge, one another. ^ ,...^ ,»..,. •? .., ,

ITAHAN' GENTRY/ '"

jTIhe most*'Interesting object in th"world is man, of, 1 rather,'woman, a'nu "*

1 tliaf we care most to have,or,,to read.of is society. I do not'mean now that"society" which half the 'world would"1'give everything, it possesses,-includingself-respect, to " get into," but I use theword in a broader sense. It seems to-me that the social life which we knowin America does not exist in ItalyThe visiting, the entertainments, thore-unions, scarcely are known here, inthe sense I mean.

The Italians are economical, in tliefirst place. It is cheaper to visit friends.and acquaintances at the cafes, whereeach pays for his evip, than it is- to havethem at dinner. Then, they are of oldin the habit of frequenting public places,and I suppose that the jealousy withwhich women were guarded in the past,,prevented any freedom in social life.There were only two classes of people,the high and the low, in many cities.This was true of Home, which till re-cently never had a middle class.

The society in the high class waa sstiff,formal, stately, dull, limited almost toceremonious visits and to occasionalcostly receptions and balls. Nothingcould be more dull, not even the societyof the old French regime in the St. Ger-main. And in some places it was asvirtuous as it was dull. The societynoble in Koine to-day, one hears, is virtu-ous to primness and severity. The ladiesare models of propriety and do beautifulembroidery. They never read. Good-ness and piety are the fashion in highcircles, and I fancy that the nobleswould be virtuous at any price, justto be in opposition to the present

coirrt society. :'"••'•l-'"- }i ' '•1 No doubt Venitian upper ijociety is

purer now than., it.has been ever before,,but>I suspect it is dull and decayed*;: JMis small also.. There are-very fewnbble 'families who have much left except theirnobility; and there are no means for theold< ostenbatjqn. - „ r\ , L ^ I i . ; .? ; v

So far as I know, the only society hereis,, that of the no JUtyTfJ LJ£ a |o i | has>,anyrl'form and tone, or would be recognizedas society." 'It is'not'e'xcriisive, like theRoman patrician clique, for I believeforeigner* !are a'dmitted'totit.*!!Tts vital-ity, is displayed by a purJctilhous ex-change of formal,ivisits .antUof cards,-and by weekly receptions at certainHouses, and by \a »few 'grand* balls Mtli'eseason. The Venetians, you know, turnnight into day. I think alt classes arenight birds more or less. TJie theatresand concerts never begin till nine o'clockin the evening andjare not.qut till twelve; >and, of course, supper (a't'flie restau-~rant) won't be over before one or twoo'clock. * * * By midnight youmay feel like going down to Florian'sfor a cup .of Coffee and-* chat withfriends. Florian's is always open, nightand day. For 300 years it has not beenclosed; two sets of waiters keep its doorsalwavs ajar, its lamps trimmed andburning, and coffee hot.—Charles DudleyWarner.

THE Indians buried their dead withthe head to the west, by which the bodyfaced the rising sun and rose up withthe feet to the east in the happy hunting,ground. The custom is- ne- doubt a-very ancient one to syifibolize a glorious-dawn in the next world, wherein thefirst beams of thg. rising sun shine uponthe face of the sleeping dead, and w-akethem to their future.

DH. HODOKISS, late of JIelic,k House, Rah-way, find Swim Hotel, near Ne,w Brunswick,nssumed proprietorship of the RailroadHotel on the first of1 this month*. Dr. pro-poses to give a grand "Opening" on the even-ing of thcilst , on which occasion, musjc,dancing and good cheer,will. prevail generally.Cards of invitation wiU'be.ispued thus week.

THE manufacture of licorice has recentlybeen begun in Stopswoo'd. THs'is said to bothe only establishment of theirind in thesfcite * „ ,

"VLiKT'sBOBrN" still continues! to .excite thewonder of all. It is said that this kind dis-courses nrasie equal to the mocking-bird.

BENJAMIN "RvrnzLt, is the i agent ot theINDEPENDENT HOIJJJ »t Stopswood,

SOUTHJOHN SHKEVE Of the Monmonth Junction

Motel and Jaa.'S. Higgins of the Dayton Hot-vo exchanged! -proprietorship.

• B citizens of Monnioth junoiioii andity are makiftg utrenuous effortfl to

•<• a fund to erect a Congregational chapel.. • .hat place. Donbtlesp their effort*) will bocrowned with snecoBs, for Monmouth Junctionis a growing place and should have a church.Five new dwellings have been recently erect-ed at that placet <••

J. B.AYLM8 <* €O,.,

Me*-eli»iit Tailors,

Cor. Tenth Street,

INrewJA.JLE.1 B I V L I •• GEO. W. MIULM,

J^ARITA1S BAY S E

PERTH AMBOV, N. J.

The /»/;.s.se.s MANSl^G'S

Board inn au& Ocifj SchoolF01 Voting1I.Adios and Oltildien

Teachci ol I manages,Mr fi FINKELRTEIN.

Teachei of Vocal and Instrumental Mus>u,T'ftOfr'L'HSOR DAUM

TPHE L'ACKl'lK HOUSE,

PERTH AMBOY,

JO try f. r,i r*A it us. t

With the'pntiu Hiioiation ol flu. olit hotelbuilding, c0.111 >i' ot Higu and Simtu ntieets,tho pvopnutiH o(l< is iust-i lass aCCOHimoda-t i o i l K t f i ] ) l l l l l l I H I l t I n l l l l I , u l t l . U l S U ' I l t

g u e s t s , ' t h o l x n m o ' i s NSUII I t n r . ' . h c d H ' i o n r , h -o u t a n d 1 si u , rti n t | ( in Mill bt: p a i d to H i tc o m f o r t d t ,,111 N

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PUE OITIZWNS' 'MUTUAL

NinVAK,K, IV. jr.

PIUNCIP.VI, QiTici:, No, -1-1U JLSUOAD STREET.

Authorised, Capital, , - $250,000.

OFFICERS:

J.AMES 0. E-A11LING,LEWIS 3-. LYON, -EIlltAM M MODES,A. p. KCKAUFF, - -

- President.Vice-Freshient.

• Treasurer.- Secretary.

AGENT EOR PEKTH AMBOY,

R. P. BARTON,.I7<<I( Kstatv and Insurance Agent.

l i s t and dosciiptions of I>K>I ort>\ forward edon application.

QJRAND OPPORTUNITY.

Clotlikuj Never Cheaper:

BEFORE YOU BtTY YOUIt

Spring1 ana Summer Clothing,I would ask an inspection of my stock

for Meus', Youths' and Childrens' Wear atexceeding

I0W PEIGES FOE CASH ONLY.

Call and examine, as it is no trouble to show jgoods. Ask to see those -

ALL-WQQJ, DOESKIN' JPAXTS F0.R $5.

A fall line of Childrons' Clothing, all ages.Also constantly on hand a large assortment of

PIECE GOODS FOR CUSTOM TRADE.

T. B, KNOTEN & GO.

STONE-

CD TJ'T t E E Y !

,, Report.

A.T'

114 BROAD STR'T

ELIZABETH, IS. J.

Tile PRICES, the STYLES, and the

QUALITY of the-warea offero&'by this

firm defy competition.

GOODS PACKED AND SHIPPED

TO ANY PART OF THE $TATE

"Without extra charge for Packages or

Cartage.

TOWNSHIP OF WQODBRIDGE-

" ;FISANCIAXI BEPOJEI OY THE TO\VNS|IIP Goit-

. MITTEE, rOK THE YE.UL EXDLSO

APB.IL 8TH, lS7(i. " •

RECEIPTS.

Balance from last year $979 75Lip§nse f u n d . . . . " . 425 00Pines and costs froin Justice Newton. 68 75Cash for hay 213 25

" " Lunacy case , 20 08" from State for lunatics, 385 00" for revolver sold 11 00

Interest on tares . . . . . ' . 348 71Tares , 9300 86

DISBURSEMENTS.

Township expenses S2.329 84Out-door poor 1,088 45Poor farm 2,259 77Bridges 261 85Roads 4,532 39

$10,472 30Cash in hands of Treasurer... .'.$1,280 10

1875.April 12, TotUim Coddint;ton, Ho ul

Board\V L link, committeeW H Beirv, ' 'Wiuitn IJiownJ. .1 M hek , J r ,l k

and

"WILLIAM P. DALLY,

MARBLE WORKS'tayett'e St., Perth. Amboy,,,

American and Foreign

17,

MA11BLE i\

MONUMENTS,

(1ft!)i)H't and P••• r

. TLU.N'C! DI E u u Di.srr.iPiro.N.

efig-jSCULPTtiEE k MODELING*©!!

ORDERS E ' X E C L ' T E D '

AND DESIGNS . FURNISHED.

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for <on-l ibleMaj 10, Gi o A\ Dallji t w n d u k

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ind advertising 'A\m A auSiekhn,eamiiutti_(N 1 M(al,L I Niw ton, JusticeAS I I ml., good-. 1'fi I outmift i liiomRand li Coddingtou, jndot^iot election r (

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1 I iiikliu Mt mi s j i t u c n sh mi.oi K A> Johnson ad\ei-tis n.,l i i h u i u A \anWnolen, as-st mint books*(is fa-i Ni e it ult tin ioeSS M DiGiau dinn i-.Ja l io ik iV fohiisi n Khelti u_!I l i i i n I iimti ul\ii t i- ,mo

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A i l " II Nt t t H X

Secretary of the' Alpine Oetnetery Associa-

tfon. ' •

rP H O M A S 'M A C A 'N ,

I'ltAOTIGAL \ ... .

HOUSE, SIGN AM) ^DECORATIVE

SOVCITI-3:. STR'T,;PEHTTZ AM I) Q}\ X. J.

PAPER HANGING, GfAZENCJ,, vsn GILDING OX GLASS.

GRMXING, ^EvKutrei,, ETC., IN' \ I X ire

WALLS AND OEILfNCfS iKALSOMINllD.

PAKELINGS 111 Wooclst 3Earblcs ami"Fresco.,,

Etc., fuinihlu'di tt> the 'ftado at

Wholesale Price-'

T\rCLTON

The subsetibti h i\ iun puii,hait d the storets ot los T Cio«ill known as tho

Mercbftfat Tailor, 143 Main1 Street,

Corner Lewis', ' Enlnvay, N. J.

|:AvTD .A,, f

CLAY MESC'IANT,

AVOODBIUDGE N. *J.>

CLAY StE It CHANTS,

I L 3.

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" , " C. AV. Boyntem & Go.,.coal. . 7 95" " John P. Thorp, groceries.. 1C.-3 25' : " J:LS. Vanderhoven, '" .'; • "~.) 50" " J- iW. Martin, " . 2 00: ' " T. J . &, G, AV. DiOly, ag'ts,

Srocorie^. ' . . : . . . '.'.'."/-;•.'•.•.-."•. 21 ifi'" " J. AK .Thorp, lunaey.sa.se...., • 5 00'" ' " Nc-wton and Morris, lunacy

: . case. ; - : 3 00" " iLA. BrftwTi, medicines... 4 9a" " Jeremiah Dally, overseer!. 5 75'" " A. A. Edgar, groceries.. . . . * 75 00" " E^ B. Freeman, Jr., medi-

cines 5 40" " W. H. Berry A Co., coal.'.', .15 88" " Ellis Dwke, 6offin,'. &c..'.'. . C 75" " Common & En.sign, gro-

. s . T ' ^ r r " ! terit-s . . . . ' . / . . . 37 87cll, ,o2 40 I .. " J. H. Skitlmore, meat. 6 10.

" '• C. P. Osb.orn, overseer.... 60 47" 6, B. A'alentine, groceries.... 35 75" " C. M. Dally, rent . . . 8 00" " Jotham Coildington,services 2 00

$1,088 45

POOR FARM.1875. . . . .April 12, Roll A Cook, horse 135 00

" " AVarren Brown, horse 1600" 16, Marsh & Ryno, coffins i 6 00" " A. A. Edgar, groceries..... 7 75" " M. A. Bi-own, drugs ' . . . . . . . I 95" 20, A. A. Edgar, treas., rent.. . 150 00

May 3, Charles But.ton, cow. . . . . . . 71 00" 10, Edwin Ferris, fiah 7 50

" Peiin. R..R. Co.; froight,.. , 30Juno 14, B. I). Acker, labor. . 30 00

" " T. J. A G. AV; Dally, gro- 'ceries.'. 61 73

" "15, Fi-aiiklirij Moore, hardware. 23 77.'•'•• 21. Hiiin-G. Martin," cow " 50 00

July 14, ISi.vkett,ifc Paterean, ,t<rooer- 1 'ios. Ac .'. 18 14

Aug. 9, T. J.&G. AV. Dally, grocerieH '27'23" " Chiis. Drake, medicines.. . 9 60," ' " M. -\. Brown,.; " . . . . 20 14

Oct. 4, .Miss !G.'Freeman,'hoi-se... 45 00.','. . " -Alvah Comptoii, salary, A'c. 177 68" 5, Robert Humphreys,, tin-

• •• w a r e , A c . • . ' . • . - . . ' . ' ! ' . . . . . . . . . ' 7 5 5" 7, T. ,J,\t.G.- W. Dally; gro, ., ,; .

ceries 7 75,... : 11 Pi-anklin Moore,"hardware. 16 7$" " Joptlui lUuiyon, coal 47 18

Nov. 1, SS'oodrnrf, Spencer & Stout,• -• groceries • . . . . •*'.. '. ' . ': 71 30

t " " Combs Js Halsey, flour jl9 25:'" " I'enn. P.. R. Co., freight... . 1 66

- ." : " T.';i. A' G: AV. Ditlly, gro, ;c i - r i e s . . . : ; . . . . , , . .^ , . . . ' - . . . - - 7|C5

" " Bivkett & Pa te rson , gro-, ,. • . • cerios," Ac. ' . ' • ' . . . ' . ' . : ;.•.-' 45 il6

,,. " " B. I) ,• Archer, l abor . 90 ;O0" " Charles Dnjko, med ic ine s . . 16 25." " B. AA'. T.\fcker, 'ashes 35 15'

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D. I{. Carpenter, black- . -..•:,smithing 35 2,5

" 25, Jeremiah Dally, overseer. * 15 iti •" , ''• T. J. A G. AV. Dally, -gx-o-*- !

ceries 46 04[ • V " Wm. A'alentine, lumber. . . 17, OS

" " Oomiuoss' A. Knsigu. : .gro- : , •;ceiies, A'c . . . _,..''". . . ! . " . . . , ' 120, SQ

Fob. 7, John i;.'"Bro\vji, potatoes..' ' ' 3 25" 28, J. H.'Skiihnore, meat 12- ta •" " Jolm I'lipmpson, liurness.. 20 75

. " " -SI. A. Brown, d r u g s . . . . . . . ' 20 ; 8:1" , '• .Pnmlcliii iSIoore, hardware. 20 -3SJJ

"Mar. 9, JtUmXorch.shoes repaired. 8 Hi. . ' : : 11, Ciiiui. Dmke. nVedidiues.. . '21 I S

" " Samuel Wfirbi'S. KL'ed rye . . . '4 00;April 3, -\,. Cjomjjtoii,.steward 175 00!

" SVm. Ayi-fs.sri-,1 liiiekwheat ' 3"75'." " S. P. flamed, M. D.s' ser-

vici-s , . . . . . . , , • 50 00';,''• ' ' -At. A. Brown, medicines.:'. 13 44','• " A. A. -Eilgav, groceries. . : . . 42 09!" " E. li. Fi-uoman, Jr., modi-

citii-s 2 80•' -ToKu Herbert, Hour and

f-.-cd ..,„• 40 70" . " 0. P. Carpr-ntor.' black-

smithing : 23 50 .'" " Birkett &, t'aU'i-son, dry

goods.1'...'..- ' . ' 25 331

•• G. vr.jliuildy, groceries.&c. • 238 82' ' •• -loliu 'i'li.Hupsoii, harness

ri-iiairc'i ' ' '7 70 '" , " O'aas. Drake, medieinqs.... -3 15" " CoiuuioHS u uEn^ign, gro-

Ce-ries. . . . . . ' . " . .'•.'."...' 9 24 '" l l C. C.'Osboni, overseer. . . . 44 97" " "R. H. Bartholomew,tinware 4 24

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Marsh A Py.no, coiliii.., . . 6 00James lulkenny. support.. '2 50AS?. H. Berry &'Co., coal. .. 4 63M. M. Lupardus, keepinglunatic 15 00T. J. A >G. SV". Dally, gro- .c e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . j 53 91C. F. Newton, luiuu-v ease.' 5 450T; J. &'G. AV...I):dhv.gro-ceries ,• 2S 72T. J. A G. AV. Dally, gro- 'ceries 33 42Daniel Miller, san i ta ry . . . . 24 58Fewtou mid Morris, exaiiu-• na t ion . ; ; • . . : . . . • 3 00Newton and Mevrris, exami-nation i\ 3 1)0Charles Drake, medicines.. 1 75T. J. it G. AV. Dally, gro-ceries : .'.'. 4(i 23D••:n.u- •"•; Bro.-;. coid 5 00T J .!. . ; . W. Djillv. «vo--.-. ri. 's/ •..'..".. .\. .. 27 32I'rii-v N. Rohrbach, .lodg-

T.'^r. k' G.' AV.' Daily, gro- ' "ciiri es. 44 07

('. P. Cisborn.'expenses. . . . ' Si 01)Damftrest Bros., can! 8 50Newton and .Morris, lunacyease. . . . . . : ". (!' 15

Commcss A Ensign, grocer-ies : 65 54Peter N. Ro-urhnch,lr>dp:ingx ~ 50J. AS". Thor[>, lunacy csiso'.. 11 20

New.a-k Board of UVailh,small -,.iax citse . 25'00T. J. .1 G. AV. Dally, ag'ts,groi-erit-s '^\i -i?,Dcinarest Bros., coal. . . . . . . b 50Alpine Cemetery A.-vsoeui~tion. interment 2 50AA'. H. Berr\- & Co., coal. . . 7 76

- ' '& 0 A D S .No. 1. .

Nov. 29. Isnae Ins do. Sr., l abo r . . . . 14 44Dee. IS, Samuel Dally, labor 29 00

•' " L. C. l'otter,"labor. 18 05" 20, Isaac S. Piiyne. . . . . . . . : . . : . .... 156 44"• " Joel Melick, Jr., labor 7 60" " SV. H. Berrv. labor 15 201

! " " AV. H. Berry & Co., labor.. 37 05. " " Jauios A'alentine. labor. . . . 21 56

1876.Jan. 27, AVaiTOiiDrumiiioud, labor.. 8 74Mar. 6, AV. H. Berry, labor 14 45

" 7, Franklin Moole. locks. . . . 6 31" 8, Isaac S. Payno, labor 168 69" 18, Thomas Long, labor 2 47

No. 2—1875.. Dec. 20, Joel Melick, Jr., labor 16 53

1876.Jan. 25, A. C. Warner, labor 9 50" ' ' * 31, Robert Coddington, labor.. 13 08Mar. 7, Franklin Moore, nails 1 20

' ; 10, Ii. Dunnigan, tabor ' . . . : . . . 102 SH)

N'o. 3—1875.Dec. 18. J. Liddle, Sr., laBof. : . ; . . ' . 6 OS

•' 21, A. Hall A Son, labor 28 501876.Mar. 27, J. Lirtdle, Jr., labor 130 8f>

. No. 4—1875.Doc. 13, John Liddle, l a b o r . . . . . . . . I i 4

13. Elmer Tappcii. labor . . . . . . 6 0813. D. D. Dniiliam. lalior 46 14

1876.Feb. 7, C. A,'Campbell A Co., labor 12 35

Nri. 5—1S75.Ap'l 15. AS'oodbridgfClay Co., labor 40 70May 0. ElUu Garvey, labor 3 70

" " * (i. Men-irim A Menrin. labor.. 9 25; Ang. 9., "NVui.Vwnyio'klsn, labor.'. . . ••• 18 99

Dee. 13. Crr>ssman Cluy Co.. labor.. 53 20' ' 13. A. R. Smith, i.'.bor 95'.' 13,, A. licnvin. labor.. 4 75:- 13. Eliza Garvt-y.'labor 3 80" 13. J. T. P. A'oorliees. labor... 2 37;- 13, D. S. A'obvhet;.i. liwar 38 00

1876.Jan. 5, Phinesis Potter, labor S 04Feb. 1, Augustine Campbull, labor 7 98

19, Wiii. A'anSiklen*. labor. . . . 89 78'Mar. 7. Franklin Moore, plow ca.st-

srig^ .- 1 68No.. C>—1875.

MJIV 10. M. Vanderveer. labor 63 2.1" " 11. Jacob Still. laK-ir Iti 00

Dee. 15. Gi-o>.v..- H. Cr.ttci- i Co..

TownsMp EeportDec. 16, M. F, Malick, l»bor. 4 75

", 30, Danial AVilliamH, labor.... 5 13• Mar. 9, M. Aranderveer, hibor 71 79

No. 7—1876., F,eb, 7, John B. Brown, labor . 51 00

No. 8—.1873.Dec113, Jacob Huber, labor^ 4,84

. ".., 16, AV. P. Edgar, labor 20 901876.Jan 8, Mrs. M-Grsamer, labor.... 12 16

" 12, Y. & G. Freeman, labor.. 1 98" 13, Wm. Hubsr, labor 3 42

Mar. 3, Thomas Kuddy, labor 199" 17, C. Mnrray, labor 85" 11, Franklin Moore, plow and

scrapers 30 50Mar. 11, Wm. Edgiir, labor 49 75

No. 9—1876.Feb. 7, C. A. Campbell, labpr 15.20M«r. 8, Ew J. Thompson, labor .. 253 40

No. 10—1875.Dec. 17, J. M. Brown, labor 18 05

" 18, F. B. ls&% labor.'. 11 78" 18, Mrs. F. Lee, labor , 95

!i' 18, Mrs. L. V. Brewster, hibor.. 2128" 18, J. P. Prall, labor 57" 18, C. D. Prall, hibor 26 26

1876.Mar. i, J. R. Kinsay, labor 2 85

" 18, T. C. Brown, labor 50 31" 30, AY. H. Brown, labor 1,2 92

No. 11—1875.July 1, R, T. Pierc», hibor 16 65Doii. 6, C M . Crowell; labor 122 00

" 17, M. McCarty, kbor 1 80" 20 Moses Herman, hibor 1 42" 21 Mra. A. E. Read, hibor. 3 80

.1876.Jan. 5, Durvid Tappan, labor 18 24FebV 15, D. C. Turner, labor 8 17•'> 15, B. Shotwell, Eat, labor 9 50

Ap'l 3, li. T. Piarca, kbor 17 10>i!J7o. No. l i .Novi 1, C. J. Mooro, labor 37 31

.1876.Jan, 29, S. B. Frazea, labor 13 49Mar. 1, C. J. Moore, labor 1 70."•,.• 4, C. J. Moore, labor f 1Q' 001875. No. 13.May 10, L. M. Porkins, labor 95*651 8 7 6 . • • • •

Jan 10, J. W. Bordoin- hibor 7 00Mar. 8, L. M. Perkins,- l abo r . . . . . . 149 181876. , . .No.- 14, ' ' . .

Mar. 8, Andrew Gibson,: labor. . 150 601875. No. 15.Oct. 4, John McDonald, litbili""' - • " 3 42Doc. 1, AV. H. Bailey, labor, 3 80

" 14, H. G. Martin, l abor ' : . . . . . . ' " ' T Si'. " 14, J. K. Bancroft, labor . . . . -15 01

1876.Miir, 9, C. B. Smith," labor 20 52

1S75. • "•''No. 16

Dec. 14, Francis Cciopei, labor 1 l){)" 14, F, P. Aj>plegate, labor 13 19" 18, J. Runyon, laboi 17 10" , IS, Geo. AV. Baikei, labor 5 70

: " 21, JVIrs.. E. 'Preteiu, Inbox . . 25 271875. * ,Nro. 17.Dec. 14, Samuel Forbes, labor.. *2 28*

" 14, Ellis Potter, l a b o r . . ' . . . . . . 23 37 •" 14, Clarksem Moore, l abor . . . . -. 1 9Q" 18, J. B. Duboise, labor . ' " " 5 70" 18, H. S. Moore: labor 20 52" 20, E. U. AVilliams, labor , ; . • 6-65

1876.Feb. 7, Mrs-. S. Forbes, l abor . : . . . •' ' S ' S O -Mar. 8, Samuel Forbes, biljor.,..;.. , 20.,84 •1876. No. 18.Felr. 7, Henry Hitter, labor 43 99

7, Geo, ST. Hall, tools: • >; 25'501875. . No. 19. :. ' .

Ap'l 15, John Ayres, labor. . ; 3 ,51Dec. 3, Richard Field, labor ' 15 90

" 14, ErastusFie'eiiH'.ii, labor. . . . ' ' ' 5 70" 14, TJiomas 1>. Toms, labor, . : 5: ,70" 21, Mrs, E. Pretorre, labor. . . . 5 13

1870.-Feb. 4, S. SVooilrnfi', labor. : 2 85"

'• 7, John J. Freeman, labor . . . 1 14Mar. 8, John J. Freeman, labor,, . 14 34Ap'l 3, N. E. Mead, labor 5 1 3 '1876. No. 20,

Feb. 7, JI. D. A'alentine & Bro.,pipe 14 00

Mar, 27, L. D. Kelly; labor 142 501875. No. 21.

Ap'l 15, E. M. Brown, labor 22 ;;01876.Jan. 4, J. T. Crowell, labor 4 18

4, J. li. Living, labor !!.) 95" • 25, C. H. Clark, labor . lp" 25, B. M. Clark, labor 25 84

Feb. 4, S. AVoodrutr, labor 3• SO' " 7, C. H. Clark, labor 34 29Mar. 31, E. M. Brown, labor 17 861875. No. 22.

Doc. 16, Miles Vernon, labor 14 00" 16, A. Lobor, labor 10 45

1876. " '•Jan. 15, D. C. Turner, labor. . . • - • • 8 7-t

" 24, AV. H. Turner, " 9 69Fob. 7, A. D. Brown, '" 35 65

" I. H. Tappon, " . . . 3 00'" D. Blair, " r (; 81

Mar. 27, Geo. Brown, " 8 30

1875. . No. 23.July 14, AV. Insleo, laiior 20 35-Dec. 18, Hampton Ckittor, labor 135 37

" "\Y. H. Borry, labor 22 611876.Jan. 8, D. P. Carpenter, Hcrapar.. 25 (H)

" 28, AVm. Vnlentlno^ labor 257 31Fob. 7, M.D.ValantineiBro.,lab»r 28 50Mar. 7, F. Moare, plough castings. 2 '.>:>

11 30, I. Inalee, Jr., labor ' 4 941876. No. 24.Feb. 7, John B. Edgar, hibor 97 90>1875, No. 25.Doc. 17, Joseph Lockwood, labor... 143 25.

" 30, J. H.'Coddington, labor... 2 B->" " Jotham Coddington, labor. 4 at;

'1876.Jan. 26, James P. Edgar, labor 22 32.1875. No. 26.July 14, C. AV. Boynton, labor 51 25.Dec. 9, T. 3. Johnson, labor 33 0i>

" " Hone & Curry, labor 12 95-1S76.April 3, C. AV. Boynton, labor 75 951S75. No. 27.April 12, C. F. Newton, labor 20 04*Dec. 15, Mrs, I. S. Jsiques, hibor... 3 80

" " L- Moore's estate, labor.. . 1-33" 24, 3as. Coddiagton'sest.,labor - 1 90

" T. H. Morris, labor 8 261870.Jan. 3, C. F. Newton, labor - 73-,IS

" " Hamed &. Bloodgood,labor 5 707, J. M. Melick, labor 16 15

April 5, Geo. AV. Ruddy, labor 1 90

$4,532 39AVO-ODBMIKJE, N. J., April 10, 1876.

JAMES E. BEERI,.Treasurer of Committee.

We, the undersigned, members of the Town-ship Committee- of the township of Woodhrklge.have this diiv e-xainined the accwints of Jas.E. Berry, Treasurer of the said Committee,and find them to be eorrect.

AVM. H. BERKV,N. E. JME,U>,AVM. YANSICLKN,AVILLIAM E. X'INK,3. C. CUTTEE.

AVOODEEIDOK, N. J., April 10, 1876. ;I hereby certify that the above is a true

statement of the receipts and expenditures ofthe Township CqiBiiiittee of the township ofAVoodbriclge, for the year ending April 8, 187G.

GEOEGE VV. DALLT,Township Clerk.

•" oonp JJOT- >. J , April 18, 1876.< o'n rd -inbaciibed to before me, this

ti- h d 1; 01 ApliL 1876.' JEBEMIAH DAXXY,( Justice of the Peace.