iOCIATION, PHIL. 'f'* 1 f ‘!t iptcial*,. r ”* dutr ‘'JT'Clea ZSTg* in view of the awful d«u- , mtr VW.I.M. or.ueh r»-ct«l their Coiwultli** f their name, to oijwT« ii« chue. of «?K?- advice gratit. to «II !r“«l > ef (hejr condition. anti in ci»j of «irvax£ni£2!5 fc nctham Wttty “matnm command* tSTtLiL 1 * 1 will furnish,he •iation. in their Anno.t u . * expreM the Cj** - w hich has attended theliS?* n the cure of cnee, (ion nrrhtea, or c.ll-almse, Ac/ f “ r tl * h - J^?. ortw » ..(the pm.t.foei ak»ur«dth« of benevolent clTort hawf»~f! k'd. *»„ecmn,. to the v**!-** 1 thi iif—lves, with iiiui it O's]>i.ied ctinae n Sin rimitorrhopa, or &».< . M r ,u rl) * Uunt tie ecjfiial organs, by “t '•> mail (i„ a recei|it of -J\VO OTAHpa ■ and i rads on tiie n«tonri2 ' *<••• are constantly UiSfSr and will W > <medics and meUioj.'Lf?-** . v, ‘ ar > are ofg re , t iLif?*’ ■an,out Dr.flKOUOßflfe, Howard Association. No'2 if la. Ily order of the a i>. ukakxwk^. D &»- " _ft>ec. as: m 1 Iffy. * j r * ** *»< Am p KMENTIN COOIC- \Jrf™ GASA N*>*Aniro ■niv in offering to the BBblic i, M;)KK CONSUMING P * " p.f 1 ’ whicl * ' LKSS FUKL , ! ■ eiwil.v, quickly end rernlar iru ll ot gn« arista from thi. all coiii-unuhl oreitcan.ee iiii «mukf as that unpleasant m U also consumedTheide of my itangcr of flues nr Atg,, s ~)i.or the mortar loosened by stovrs ore Invited toeallst 11 tin- Masonic Temple. end ex - joiin siioksuiur;^ ’/ Agent for Blair Chimtv. :it. Parlor Cooking end Keg [Aug. 12.18J6. LICK GAZETTE.-. f Crime and Criminals U U " id*dy circulated throocbont .1 the Croat Trials. Criminal ials on .the some.toeether with ■ ttrrs, not to he found laM) ii iium; $1 fur six months, to .no should write their names it'- where.thry reside platatr j i. W. MATBKLL A CO, New York Police Gaaette. ■Veto J'orle Otty. Lane’s RATED IFUGE n*i» PILLS. to call the atte#- Trade, arid more hysicians of ithc >r the mostpopu before die public. ne’« Crlrbratcd nd Liver Fills. commend them as is, but simply is* purports, viz.; Vorms from the It has also fen h the most satis > various Aniinals i:r FILLS, V £R Gompiaints, AXCEMENTS, §ICK In cases of d Ague, after talcing tytfr invariably infe nanent curc.„-., Vv :> r - the - icy are Unnvalcd, i to fad When ad cordance with; the dented proprietors* BROTHERS, rch. Pa. ,j ir Drug bus^ 55 * ave been . success r the last Twenty h ill now givetheir and attention to ?. And being oe ir. M’Lane’s e and Liver Fd» ) occupy the ,v hold among W\ lof the day, tpare neitl-er W jrocuring the , iterial, and cprn hc most thoroug ss all orders tp OS. rittsburgb. fh J Hiins ordering rons , o *^^ttD cl U.antt, them K'.ii for twelve jIeCRUM & i)BRN, VOt. L TJftiBUNE; ' jIcCRC^ I 4 mrt ;Srop*fe?m. Uu>;*xpta*ti(Hi ofthoUme jU OP Al>VßßHfflyO< ’* v ' ’ ' 1 insertion - 2 do. 3 00. _ | £ | t7U l « 0*««"• ,fl “ 100, JOO ■ 200 T.O " l /Jl .< • ,* ISO ' 2 ? 00 ,•;•• 260 TW* nn.l !»•" than tUwimiathß^cwta'ptr (tW ro for mch iusortiw 1 - s mogthi, ,6 aiootii. 1 year. $l6O s;»<*> |*oo a*o ■ ?oo * «>;’&>*, oo 1000 j,j linn or no “ Mr U«IT a colvioiD; iool ‘ unlJthu* of or iWUTidual lu i'will bo cliara-J hccordijßgJM, Hio above rates- uotmsritedtHtSgie number of insertions . w ;u bo continued till fori?MAud charged according ."aeiiove term*. ' iiciiDeM notice* five cents per maul uoticta exceeding ten Il»&, fifty cents asejnare. tribune directory. CHURCHES. MINISTERS, fcC. miivuridH, Hev. A ». Ct\*r, I’n* tor.—-Preaching or misbbsth morning at IO'C o'clock, and lu the avculng at HahhauiSchool atSti’xbick, thoLcc iJeKiwin. I’rujei Meeting every Wednesday-evening in ,«fiiia room. - i u.j.'toJut episcopal, Rjsv S. Crmoiitos, Pastor.—Preaich - ro-iv Sabbath morulhg at 11 >'dodt *nd InAhe evcn ' "! Sabbath School in tho Lecture; lloom at 2 o'clock, P. ■{ Ornwral Praver Meeting In ahino room every Wedhes rtening. Young Men's Player Meeting cvcryFrhlay 'iCW-tl Luttmm,R«r.Janon Swat, „ try Sabbath tnoruihgat o’clock, nud at dldo’clpck iTuif evening. Sabhatli Sehool in the Lecture 4loom at Uj o'clock, V. M. Prayer Meeting lu same room every ffclueadoy evening. , ' iiokii Urethras, Bor. IV. 11. Lies, Pa* tor.—Pit aching ev-, ~ Sabbath morning o'clock and in tho ovening at 1 unlock. bahholh . School in ■ ih« Loetmo Uoom at 9 iclck. An M. Prayer Meotliig-every Wednesday oreulag, jMUuetouiu. - 1 PnlahaU Episcopal, Rev; •ILr'W. Own, Rector,—Divine fmice everv Sunday, at and 7Va o’clock P, 31. Uneven- Wednesday evcumg'itYyj. .SuuOjiy School at o'clock A. M. . i • . ■ ■ . Mime, Rot. Jons XwlOOa, Pastor.—Preaching at IOJ.C ,'Mck in the morning, iu the afternoon. Baptist, —Sabbath School at .9.o’clock, A. il. Prayer Letiug every Wednesday evening. ; ifricu Methodise, Can, Pastor.—Preaching ..pi) Sabbath morning atlP o’clock uud in tho evening, in i-oU Union School llouaei'- ALTOONA MAIL SCHEDULE. MAILS CLOSE! Eutem Way fct" WotulU IMUiUjslmrg,' ' ffttltrn Through:, item lUrtnghjlall MAILS OPBJu htieru Through Moil, rtiuro Throjagh, 'n&au-Mttf, ■; luwra SJiidayebure -T 30 A. M/anS'Sl5; “ use* upenior tbo busirickafroiQ G-30 A M. i,! JJ 1’.J1., durlug lho week,' sthd Cuiw 7-SO to 8.30. o’- iUli.'in Sunday.' ' June i, J 67*tf] ’ RAILROAD SCHEDULE. liritsv IVsiii Eiut A*sl.,‘ ienvee 1,30 A. M. “ “ Vest ' 7.55 “ 8,15 *' fi»t “ East WJS P.-M. f‘ 9.20 P. 11. “ Vest 51., « 8,25 P. 31. lull - East: V&A-Ml i.:* "AOAvAI. “ “ VestMAP. 51., . « 6,10 P. 31. II,« HdU.II)A\'3|JIJBG BRANCH feohuccts with Express uin Cast and Vest,attdvrith'-MaU Train East; and West. Uiß II I. AIIIS V U.LII B RANCH T!6nn«;ts wlthJidmstown *»r Tißin East and Vo*t, .Express Train Vest and Hail TisiuEast. - V‘ , ;i . v - ’ ' ..November 20, ISSS. ' ' TUOS.A. SCOTT, Stiff t. MEETINGS Of ASSOCIATIONS. Hiuntai'i lodge, A. Y. ial, meets on sccoudTues ■! fitch mouth, In the third story pf the Masonic Tetu l~- ut P.-Mi, " ■■■ ' H-tunln-n Enfunipaunt, A; V, M.,'.Ji« W r njccM on the ! ‘"'Hi Tuesday of each month. Jn the third 4iory of tho. Jla w!c Temple, ut7V{o'clock. P. M, | Miont Lodge, T. 0. 0f0.F.. So; 473, meet? every Friday ‘'wing, in the second story of the Masonic-Temple, utTLj .-Ink, I'. M, : -C v- : IVrandj L-jdge, I. O.af 0.P..!C.0. 532, meets every Friday; f-'iikig.in the third story of- I'alfoii’s JinadJfts,«n Virginia • irerf it 7* t o'clock, p. M. ' ' H7;int6.r/7„ JWfe.'So, £5,- ;I. O.IL ,M., hold etatcdLCooiK c '" r . v Tuesday evening hi thc X O. O.F. Hall, in.the Temple. Comic tlPirekiudlodfit 7th rUn SOth IV. A, AD.VJH, Qtf It. " lJUhe.25, ’57-ly Junior Sony of A eicciVig-Cani p irt'. IH,' moats every Mon- in the third story of Patton's Hall, at < J^d'clock IVu'ioiy'on CUrap, .Vo. M, J.' S. .of A., meets every ,u evening, in the'thl story of I’ittiiii’s Wall.' Jdjuuo Uivitioti, Xo. 311, IS . of 3% rheets every Satnr «-j evening, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Masonic Temple. ■Uviia' MffiUanicf Library and Reading Room Associtt ' ■.? meoiK statedly oiitliolst Saturday:ovualuß iu Janu.v ■j July and Octoiler. Board (if Birectort meet on im lit Tntiihiy cvonlng ln each montli., Boom open from tij 10unlock every evening (Sunday excepted ) >., . COIiiNTY OFFICERS. if* 1 ?'? President, Hoi). CStorge Taylor.— Jones, IV.vld Caldwell.'' i ' f liaarUge. . andJlecordtr—Mn f.i A. Caldwell. iVrtjprJsinej Punk. . ■ . XjistrWf Aftorhcy—Ben). 1.. Ileivit. County Cc^mt'sjiVmeri—Jacob Barnhart, J. a. McFar- Jcnofl3X» Jones*- . * n<r/j to Commissioners—: Hugh A. Caldwell. M.rrantiU AppraUtr —Joseph G. Adlum. (bunt? L*<Jwlmi. ■ Trcm uii a ,Li tigafcl t. J«. it. Hewitt. • B Riddlf ’* > *™ <U < n ' t -r o * or * o iWwayer. Samuel Hhirer, Oro/ier—^ivflliiam .\ npertnUndeni o/Cbmmm Scfy>oU—3oha Dean. ALTOONA BOROUGH .OFFICERS. ~ i£.” c—»- 6. AiIKS. i nSJf*- By. Bow, G«o;B-Cramer. C. iHcOoralck. ■a*nW^WS ll K-Bljr. TSsCIOIUnd. u!- , Wirt f* B. Greenwood. ~. huvri,. ~ Sortn “ Jacob'Bottenberg. r *-|«rt BelL Jacob S»IUC « B-McCrum, Jacob fiesser. Jiortb •< Q. W. TTarmaTi, John Condo. (iKOOERIES.—-A LARGE AND ““ortmont of Groceries have jtwt been ro store of 3. B. HICKMAN. ObJI? ET ba&s » trunks, xim 'iuj»*C-» <*u be bought cheaper at 11. Tt'OU’S othf r Place In the country. (Dec. 9,1858. 0 N ? AN P AT McCORMICK’S Store itcii *pl«nJi<l ossorUuunt ul Heady-Made clothing. N0v,26,-tf. A Nominal supporters, t™*- '-tf tor tale *tf-V' - ■ . ■ ■'—'■••. ggSRT.KB’R. JUBAO OO . N 'W ‘W."«b‘ 20 00 SS 00 40 00 7 25A.51 7 25 A.Si 7 25 A. 51. and 6 00 P. 51 000 v;-£- v 730 “ \ -75 SA. M. \ J 35 . - 1 .V _■ 700 A. 51. ;f >' ;6 26 P.M. cohn Shoemaker, p.'sl /rti V L . >t! ■ . >{%t BRANCA . •** ;■ ' ' ■ FIBS, tjFB STOCK AND EEAZTjr TNS U RAN ON COMEAUX, ~ ,', OF BOOK ®AVJJN, PA. B. X. O. KE3EIR, AGENT, ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, PA. Capital, ■. . ■ „ ' $300,000 { Premium Notes, $152,000 Chartered, 1856—Charter Perpetual. Will insweagainit Fire and Sieknces. Also, on-firsf class Uorsee/llultß and Cattle at reasonable lutoe. A , JOEAXTU JJSPAKTXSA'T. ' . of this.Compauy to. those incanaci tated Ibr actire life hy sickness: or accfflrat, equals the annual deposit. For instance, by paylngat the rata of A-5 SS per year, draw weekly ij' $5 00 10 00 do do 10 00 2Q .00 do do . •• ■ 20 00 59 -°o' ■ do do -00 00 ■3£2}-£<> - 35 OO 40 00 do do :40 00 «WK) -do ' dp V' 50 00 wwroiaw. r • TJAhmm, Piee.lWt, Wwefi itchpß»:|h)t’y, . !.W^mFeaMon,ilieM, Peter Didciiaoo, ; Chaa A ilayor, i SamuefChrtat. ' poShßliafl. ; ■ Xbe Board of Dlrecton submit the following testimonial from GOrernorWm.F.-Packer, ah'owlng' the reputation of tho Company othomo: '• ,■ ‘ ' - ' ; Augusts. 1857. I j acquainted iyith the Directors anfOffl cers of the West Branch Insurance Compan vat Lock l|a veu, I'a.; and cheerfully hear ,testimony to their high char ucter as., business men. A.company under their control will xiuuoubtcdly bcaafely and .prudeutlv u.anaecd. uiid aiUoMQs which it may sustain honorably adjusted. * I May 0,185tt-Cm ' GREAT, OPENING - : OF SPRING AND SUMMER . C2D 22>@3 « ■ J B. HILKMAN HAS JUST RB *ceived audopcucd at his oldatapd, on Virginia jit, a largo nndattractive assortment of seasonable goods, coni prbdng all the novelties la BEREGES. dvgals. . ' . - CBI&TZES, . - ■ ' iAIKIVS , GJFGHASIS, \ EMBROIDERIES, LACES, HOSIERY d£ GLOIES, and all varieties and textures of ' LAD TBS DRESS .GOODS, , v^i; together with a fulf assortment of goods forgentlemen’s wcur. Buclt as Cloths, Cassimcres and 'Vestings. Also. a. full stock of Hardware, Queeusware and GROCERIES* and an assortment, of , . BOOTS, SHOES, OAITORS, &.C., of all sizes aiid Styles, which equal tevany jn the market, and will be soldnt fair prices. , j Having recently enlarged my store-room, I can now display my largely increasedstock to .better .advantage anil would respectfully invito everybody to call. Slay 12; 1863. : ■ ' ■ • ‘ ■VTEW GROCERY AND LIQUOR _L 7 STOKE.—The undersigned would bog leave to an nounce, to the citizens of Blair county and vicinity Unit bo has opened hla, new Store on It rgiiiin street, three xliors VelotoJJee Sttpeiiniaident's.Office, where be has J ust received from tiie East arid Vesta"large assortment of j. Foreign and Domestic Liquors, consisting as follows: gggjjtS French Otard Brandi/, Cognac Brandy, Peach Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Old Burgundy IFtV/c, Old Vort Wine, Jamaica Rvim, Holland ,Oitia Old, Rye Wldefcey,, ilononguhela Whiskey, and Ahint JFi«e, which he has himself imported. Retailers of I.lquors and Farmers will And it to their advantage to bay of him. as be will sell at CITY PRICES. . f ’ . He w ill also keep cuastantly on band an assortment of bKO'dERIES,' Such Oi r Flour, Bacon, Salt,' Fink, % Tobacco, Se llars, "Syrup, Sugar, Coffee , se., sc.. All of which will be sold cheap for cash or Country Produce. Our,friends and the public generally are.respectfully in vited to give us a call beforfc purchasing elsewhere. LOUIS FLACK. Altoona, May 26, 1559.-tf ' ». B. GOOD, M. D. J. M OEKMILL, 31. I). Dll S: GOOD & GEMMILL HAV- X.NU entered into Partnership In tho Practice of Medicine, ,i eejKctfuUy leader their Services to the Public in the scvrtul branches of their Profession. tails wai.be answered either day dr night at their office —which is the samo ae .heretofore occupied by Drs. Hint i flood,—or at tbeLognn House. ■' 1)B. (iEJUiILL KEFERS TO D.tyrs G asniT, SI. ,B„ Prof. in Penn’a Medical College, Philadelphia. P. OcriNEr Smith, M; D.. Prof InsUtutes of Medicine In Pcim'a Medical College: • . ' JorwiiMit, M-T>.;,Pn)f. Surgery in Pa. Med. Cul~»ndSnr> goon to the Pa. Uospldvl, Piiihidclidiia J. B. Luden, M B, Huntingdon, Pa , . John McCulloch, MH, " ; ! John Scott, >hn|, “ ■ Wtu Dorris, Jr.’Peq, “ Mini M Lloyd", K»fj, ilollidaysburg, ' John CreSeweil, Jr, Esq, ,*•, Bamuel ifi;UKeH, £*q, BetiV Mills, j oen b Emu . ' ■ :' '' r ! John BdlCTsq, ** April 21et.,16595m - I\ll. WM. 11. FINLEY HE- ' tr SPKCTFCT.LY nifers his .proreestonal^sQßnra^ services to the people (« Altoona - and tiin u rl.fJttwy joining country. : j" i He niay; bu found sytlie office heretofore oc cupied by Jir. G. I). Tiiciims. JHIML Altoona, Sept. 80, ISSSi-tf WQBSSf* 4* :;.,f)fier»,liis professional services to the citizens of Altdonaftntfylciuity. i: ' The bast of references can ho given if required. Office at rosidence on Brancii Btfeet, Eart Altoona, three doors abort Conrad’s Store., : April 28 ’59-^y. BBNTISTRY— DR. S. KIMMELL, f&ti&U&vs <e 3ißea^noAf.-vmxmei ;fa inserted, from one to a full set, on Gold or Surer with Gold, and warranted for ten yearn. Teeth Extracted by the Electro Magnetic Machine with outTaln. .T- , : ./-V,'- \ : y All opcrationsand work' done cheaper than anywhere else in the county, and a deduction made, of the railroad expenses,from Altoona to Uollidayabnrg, from ail opera tions amounting to five dollars and over. •3t.Ofito.oii .Montgomery street, opposite the Exchange HetahHoltidaysbnrg, Pa. [Dec. 16,1858-ly WM. S. BITTNER, SURGEON DENTIST! OFFICE IN THE MASONIC TEM- K»B. Teeth extracted wlthout'paih by the Electro ■Magnetic Machine. - I Dec. 23. ’63 -tf 6S~A Student wanted. ’ Blair county insurance AGENCY.—The undersigned, Agent of the Blair County Mutual I'lro Insurance Company, is at all times ready to insure against loss or damsgeby fire, BuSd ingr. Merchandise, Furniture awl Property, of every'des cription, in town or country, at as reasonable rates as any Company in the State. Office with Iteli, Johnston, Jack i 27, '69-tf »• I- CALDWELL, ,lyc*. T YCOMING COUNTY MUTUAL * ■/ ®} NSUKAN’OI AQ ENCY.—The undersigned, agent of the Lycominif Mutual Eire Insurance Company,is at all time* ready to insure against loss or damage by fire JJaildinf/s, S/ercbandUe, Fumiturt and iVop'rty of every description, in town or country, nt a* reasonable rate* as any company In tßc State. Office in the Masonic Temple. Jan. ?, JOU.V SHOEMAKEIt, jgent. cmrioct b& ■Jv ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1859. Vw ' lotto-.' _ -V : :|x,- T***'. - : i;-. . ■;: I*KACTIci?WII AT YOCPiSaCH Tell me nutitearbled sermons— ofthooght and stylo ... Heart! from pat your modem pulpits, im>r to beguile. Eloquence niay charm the limey, Summon an admiring crowd, Wlw jsurrduiitj d»ff gifted preacher , tlxoir jprniees long and loud, But If God a Appointed servonta IVquid their hearer#’ conscience reach, I-ending. theinlto paths .of wisdom, Ihcy must practice whit they preach. s rareotSj'if yjJifr lender offspring • Yon would toad In ways of truth, Shicljling thfem from temptations Thit surround the path# of youth; Count as min your time-worn maxims. Anil to mahO yonr teachings sure, Guide them hqt alone by precept. But example just and pure lor, to shelter. them from tempests, Sin|s dark;clouds would cast round each Tender flowere of your protection. You must practice what you preach. Teachcrslf throughout your duties,. Ever faithful yon would bo, Not by wonhi,jhut:by your actions, - Teach in allsincerity. Youthful oy4aiture on you gazing, Youthful hearts your thoughts receive. Eagerly they Catch your accents. Eagerly yqui: words believe. Then |howarci lest by your actions. Untrue principles you teach, And forgot npt you must over Strive to practice what you preach. k BE EARNEST. - - lbs earnest in Chy calling, itfinay be ; -Tjme’a saplds ace ever falling, lAnd wlliiiot wait for theot With vigor labor, r 1 And tljou wilt surely rise; ' Oh, suffer .not thy neighbor iTo hear-away the prize! hut form’ thy purpose gravely— jTheu quickly push along, ■ , And prodqcute it bravely, i With resolutlonstrong. ■ T)w u wilt not ho defeated, , jUut pressing firmly on, Find all <4 length completed— . ■ iThiue object fully won! ;.?f ln devotion, ■ - !■ .--vi Old ageHs drawing near; - , Al tiubble qn Time’a ocean, Thou spun wilt disappear! , In practice, and in spirit, ■Herb worship thou the Lord, Andthoii shall then inherit I A rich tmd euro reward. SIGSS OF BALK. When hushed and it ill the zephyr's breath. When liiavfcs hqng motioidesa aa death; When wjiuged ipjfecta fill the air; When Tpngeful'lk-d-buga quit the lair; When friakey fioaa for food foray; When mid-day uirs musquitoes-play; When Idwhig cq>vstho barn-yurd seek; When blearing chives calf language speak; When thick black clouds ohscure the sky; When fitful gusts of .wind pass by; When large rouhd drops of water mil; When house wiVb* scold aud children squall; When damp pervades from roof to cellar; When y6u can’t had your umber-rella; Wheu lightnings flash and thunders roar; U hen corns oikJs heal’d need 'Hiding o'er j. When bedew the window pane; When these out for rain ! Jldfd lllkdlattg. TILE SCALPED TRAPPER. BY ;EH»WAUX) ELLIS, Whenjthe liict became known that gold, existed’ in fabulous quantities within the wilds ,of!,California, the greatest excite mentprojbably, that has place in modern times convulsed Thousands from the remotest cornets of the hastened to the El Do rado to jdelyeljthe; precious metal. The wild, rdmjehtiOikalleys of the Sierra Neva da and which- had never beau trodden by the root of a white man, were howj thrbhged with hundreds, eager and'excited j streams which hss|loered undisturbed ages wore turned from their natural cjourse, and their beds ana lyzed,and the |dajnan,tine ribs of the great mountains wc|o forced asunder by the one desire. The Overhand lloutewas alive* with human beings, and* f<h a tiaiOj It deemed that a new era had dawned Upon t|ie world. : ;1 ’• : Sonm hmufehs after the wild reports Itad been beyond a doubt, there en tered the | city Independence 4wo trap peis whoi ; had: just returned from iheir sojourn at the head waters of the tributa ries df the Missouri, Snapper as he was teriued* -and Steve Hale, at first treated these rjuiners with indifference and even contempt Not even the affirmations of their own companions could convince them and they started upon their next trapping journby, fully believing that the multitude that had deft the States were sadly deceived. 1 When a few days distant from the they mot a trapper, who was ah old friend, and who, in the short time he had been in California, had T * ‘i« [INDEPENDENT IN EVERYTHING.] be made in that country. Hade, however, was im(mOvable. Even the- most earnest declarations had no effect, and he sneered at Jack’s credulity, I n - The three trappers spent , the night to gether, and . the conversation that then tookflace fixed the determination of each. In the morning they separated, each taking different directions. The trapper from the West continued His jouniey towards the States; Snapper Jack kept on towards California, and Hale started in a north west direction towards “ trapping grounds.’ Leaving the former and the latter to them selves, we will .follow the strange fortunes of Snapper as he proceeded hope fully and cheerfully on his way. Jack, although'ho.mentioned it to ne one, had entertained a belief that gold existed in any quantity in the Wahsatch; Mountains, and it was his determination to visit them alone and satisfy himself in regard to it. For the purpose of a greater safety, however, he joined a Company of emigrants, and remained with them until they had nearly-proceeded as far as Pike’s Peak. ‘ While he was with these travelers he Was the means of saving the company from a wholesale slaughter by the Indians. As is generally the ease, they placed too great a reliance upon their numbers, and paid no attention to the suspicious appear ance of several ■ savages. hovering in the distance during the daytime.' Jack an nounced to them the startling* fact that they were watched by a large number of savages, who meditated an-attack the next night ; and, as a consequence, they Were fully prepared. The prediction was. true; and the whites, about midnight, Were setgupon by an pverwbehniag num ber of Indians, who after a shojrt but ter rible struggle, were repulsed and scattered by the deadly discharge of the rifles of the emigrants. This occurrence was a lesson to the company; and no night after that was spent on the prairie Without a sufficient guard. ■ Jack, as we said, accompanied them for j some distance further, when bidding them adieu, he alone with his horse, struck boldly southward, toward the )Vahsatch Mountains. He was a top experienced hunter to be heedless or careless of the danger which he., know he had incurred by this proceeding; and when he encamped upon the prairie it Was not until he Was assured of his safety. More than once he spent the twenty-four hours without a moment’s sleep, and proceeded Cautiously and slowly through the day, watching anx iously and avoiding the slightest appear ance of danger. At length, however, he reached the mountains one afternoon, and spent the night at the base. The grass was rich and luxuriant, and choosing a secluded spot, he turned his horse to graze, intending not to disturb him again until he left the mountains. Thpn taking his “ traps” and “fixin’s,” and marking the spot, be deposited them in a sort of half cave, where he judged there was uo danger of their being disturbed by inter meddling Indians. Hero, in' bis cave, he spent his first night in the Wahsatch Mountains. At morn, he ascended the mountain, and was somewhat startled when he dis- I covered that there had been Indians very recently in the vicinity. He was how ever, confident that with due caution he could avoid an encounter with them, and [ had really little to fear from an attack, j lie was, however, disappointed. At I noon, weary with wandering over the rag ged wilds of the mountain, he stopped at a small, crystal stream to slack his thirst. While drinking, he noticed a quantity of yellow shining particles of sand, and he believed ,at once that he had discovered the gold. Delighted with his success, he gathered a few grains 'ln his hand, and holding them between his thumb and finger held them up to the light to survey them. As he did so, several cracks ijrom behind the surrounding rocks and trees, and a bullet whizzed directly between his thumb and finger, scattering the grains to the winds; At the same instant a score of yells reverbrated through the forest and as njany dusky savages sprang cxulungly toward him. The trapper sa\v that but one 3jvas directly in his way, and taking a half aim, he sprang oyer his writhing body and darted like a wounded animal towarqs the base of the mountain, the whole pack plunging after him. He had gone but a short distance when he found that he liad been wounded by the fife bf the lndians, ana would be un abie’l6 coiitinue bis flight for any length of titne. He turned his .head and saw the blood trickling" down his thigh, and at every step It "seemed as if a knife were thrust in his flesh- * Finding mattery des perate he gathered all fiift strength and made towards the point where be supposed his r hoyse -was grazing,/ / Providence, &- vornd him, asd ho upon him, without lo'osing a 'mppdht the search. Springing on his.back, he brandished his rifle oyer his head, and giving an exultant yell, galloped away. : .“Now cafcclr roe^oa he sHputed;' *f S*spsp: spu’d : l^ v ta Ufr ha'f, wouldn't you. fcHi fast words, hraovefed tse foremost Indian and fired. The wounded savage warned the ffre aa fbV* bnl~ lot aped wideits mark. ■ ' ! ! <y^-y^r There's another of the same sort,- How does that suit ?” vt 1 The shot, however, owing to the diffi culty of aiming while on but slightly wounded a savage ; ind the trap per, deeming it prudent to get beyond the reach of life pursuers as soopi aa posaiblo, turned and struck his horse into a fast run. ’ ' r The savages, fearftil of ddjoHng their prey, fired together; yet strangely enough, missed Jack; who returned alyell of defi ance, as he again brandished; his. gun above his head. Ho was startled, how ever, to find that, although unhurt him self by the shots of his enemiejs, his horse was severely injured, and limped painfully. The savages seemed to be aware of this ; for again giving vent to their yells of tri umph, they plunged forward and contin ued the pursuit. ‘ Luckily for Jack, the night was com ing on; and he felt confident; that, could he avoid his pursuers until then, he could* elude them altogether. Still* Uis chances were desperate indeed. As he reloaded his rifle, he urged his horse forward, and the animal seemed .conscious of the dan ger hanging over his master, s and strove manfully to parry him beyond reach of it. Jack turned to fire, and as he did so. he saw that two of the formest of jthe savages bad halted and brought their ' pieces to their shoulder, Wnd the next instant a red jet of flame sprang from before them.—- As quick as lightning he dropped upon bis face, and the bullets whizzed over his head, passing clean through tpe neck of his horse. The noble animal vented forth a groan, seemingly as much of sorrow as of pain, staggered a moment ; pnd, as his rider leaped from his back, fell tp the earth. “ Thunder, lightning, redskins, beavers, and bufEers, if Snapper Jack'isn’t in a tight place!” exclaimed the trapper leap ing away. ' j* The shades of night were now settling yet there was a faint moon; ;dod it was necessary for the trapper to keep his pur suers at a considerable distance, in order to be beyond their sight, His pursuers numbered about a dozen, and its he turned he saw that two were gaining rapidly uppn him—too rapidly indeed for -Comfort or assurance. His wound was beppmiug in tensely painful, aud he could hardly hear the weight ofuis body for an instant upon it. The savages, feeling confident that the trapper was within reach, halted, and but two continued the pursuit. ’ Jack dis covered this and • hope. Gathering bis strength, he ran forward for a short distance, when from great palu sank to the ground.- The darkness had become sp intense, that the savages were not in sight; but in a few moments the two appeared, and gave a simultaneous yell of triumph, aa they beheld the prostrate form of the trapper. Jack’s face was turned from them; and waiting until he judged they were nigh enough, he rolled over toward them; and before it could be ayoided shot one of the savages in the heart. The other, with a howl of. fury, leaped toward the trapper, who fell back and fainted, for the first tifne in his life, the savage thinking him dead from his frightful ap pearance, jerked his cap from his head, seized the hair in his hand, and running the keen point around the crswu, com menced scalping him. This new pain re jvived Jack, who, realising his danger, plunged forward, and drove his knife to the hilt in the body of the savage. "The Indian gave htt death yell as;ho sprang aloft, his hand still clutched J;he hair of the trapper, had carried it with him, thus actually scalping him. the l jwo beings closed round each other, in their death struggle ; and as the out his life, Jack also became, unconscious. -When the trapper Caine to himself, the sun was high in the heavens, and he was alone bn the great prairie. The* blood from bis wounded head had flowed down over his face, and, drying had ;so closed his eyes that it .only ; was with great diffi culty that he opened theip. ijttis head seemed bursting wiih "pai nand hardly conscious of what lie Was doing, ‘ he cfawl a few tods to the Wliere was a Stream of water, and washed his woupds. This done he folt considerable reeved; and placing his cap upon, heajty J)eg«i. to really think that it was j.nQt Jfprluin to tt go uhde.ri ,, The’, wbuhd ifofiis thigh pained him little, buttlm sbiitpkss head was terrible. \ ■ Hghl jroh: thundering devH V* hissed' he, as )ie snyyeyedithefullen ss|ago, /i.yOa got enough b’iha’r lifttn’ that rime, didn’t ycr. Whoop P >As tfsbme sudden hope had sprang,up in |he'trapi>er’s heart, his gh&Uy counte nance twisted into a sieklyVnule. ’ , ttSpoa’n we trade ha’rl” :: As.iie.said this, he stooped, and seizing the.tjiii upon the savage's head tore.it off Jbyjthe -roots, and 1 .then - gave . the body a contemptuous feck.' \ : u That ar affair,.'l- c&lc’late, iswothain’t ’never been jJonfr. • VJoat; thjbit, ai decent white man ittidin?"ltafc cowijfffr, aMred -Tv*'-.. *. Jr "> -i-i - * r editors and proprietors^ 5 Vi* ' J«ok felt a strange feeling darting throagh his system. His pain seemed m cease, and the prairie appeared Uive with "Indians, all with horrid visagsa, hurrying towards him. Full of terror, be uttered a fierce yql), and darted away. He Wat delirous, . Late jOne afternoon, as a company of emigrants wereslowly wending their way, over the far plains of the West, toward California, they espied a solitary hunteir in the distance approaching. They watch ed him with interest until he came up when they seemed at a loss, to tell whether he was an inhabitant of this world or some strange phantom that, their imagination had conjured up. His bloodshot eyes protruded from their sockets, and hik sunken face was covered with griwly hair, while hardly a;fragment of his garments remained upon him. In reply to their questions, he gave a vacant at&rc,'and seemed unconscious that any persons wore near lain. He himself to bo bandledand examined, and was as docile as a child. When by accident his cap. was removed, the spectators shrunk hack in horror. Ho seemed literally a walking corpse ! v , Kv"-" ■ •’ ** The good emigrant came to a halt'for the day, and the trapper was committed to the care of a physician who aocompa nied them. Pay after„ daythey nursed him until they arrived at California, where he was still taken care of, and finally re covered—thus presenting the strange spec tacle ol a living man who hadbeen scalp ed ! Ho related his story to his friends; and thanking them as brat -he could, left,, them. ; . r -, ... ~ But what is ; probably aa singular as any thing that haaheen related, is the fact that Snapper; Jack actually visited the. Wahsatch Mountain again upon a home* He affirmed that’ lie came across- the two mouldering skeletons of the savages who caused him so much trouble; and in the ' whitened bones of one hand htTbeheid ii§ own scalp , and carried It 'with him. Bit what affected him most was the remains hr his faithful horse. ’ >-y7 He remained a number of monthhin the mountains, without encountering u enemy, and finally returned to Indepen dence seemingly wcllpleaaed with his for tune. Whether he actually' discovered gold is unknown and probably will remain 1 so until he ohoses to tell. V : Tall Leaping.—“BUl, do you' pet ’ those two houses V’ ' : , J “ 1 do.” ' “ Well, Bill, perhaps you won’t, heller® me, but—you see those two houses ?” “ Certainly 1 see them.” ,fc l cau take my boots offand jumu Qtfcr them." "I r } “Over those two houses I Oet'oqt'!« “I say .1 can take my hoots off and jump over them.” “ Over your boots ! . Humph ! bo cuu ’I, Jim, I'm Borne at jumping. l ean leap higher than a mecting-houae ! meet ing-house is pretty high.” “ But l ean leap higher than a meeting house.” . '\ •• “ No, you can’t.” " u I can leap higher than a mcetihg. house—how high do you think a meeting-" house can leap, Jim.” ' ■ • ' “ Get out, Bill” Cuildren.—lt is sald,man would be * little better than a savage but for woman. With equal truth we may assert men apd women would he hard, and jjd fish beings hut for children. out and refine and so (ten the best fheliqg* pf thd parental heart. Theif little Uee& are go, many, and their simple innoaeaco so affecting, apd;- their very caprices so winning, that loy.c and attention grow out of them almost Thaffr rqttgt be a hardened nature which can remaiii' unmoved by the soft touch, and pliyftil, childishness, and thousand; little pranks oT a baby. : ..j; \r ± _ Cyaiso AND KiEPINO. ~~~lt' ~ is now the season' of the yearwhen butler is most Abundant and cheapest.. If Any method could bo, bad for curing and knap* iog.it fresh onceet,there arc thoussmas wbg,would Avail themselves of it, and put; away their, winter supply, ft would hp ft great eaving/ccenoihically considered. An'': old housekoaper rodbuimeuda the ftllodr ing;—Lqaf sugar, three .ounces ; bestti*;. ble salt, ounces. Takeahput one ounce.: of this mixture to one pound of butter At a railway station, an tdiiiwiy' said to a - ’ very pompons * looking gpnll#* man, wip was talking about sfeamS&fe* • monicatipn :-. . - ~ : ). r M £rhy, sir, what is steam V*\ A . . “Steam, ma’am, la, ah oh! is—-ateaai ! n • “I knew ■ said a rough looking Mow (Ending, W: # M steam is a bucket of wafer in *fee mentions perspiration.” •>, • -i 4 tell a man heValbbl. the fifcjt plaoQ r he vroa’t believe jfoaj -i*V the nextj you make him your enemy. IQU &np faiti is the oleair conscience tb*'l^fcwp|Qjjfc ifc&* psl%. ■■■■'■• ; ■.?*% no. ur
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