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
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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
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' 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.
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_ 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.”
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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
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