Council PROCEEDINGS. Regular meeting Borough Council, Emporium, Pa.. July Bth, 1903. Present: Messrs. Friendlo, Marshall, Nelson, Baloom, Greenf (Hi minings. Absent: Messrs. 1 lousier, Cat I in. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. On motion by Mr. Marshall, second- ' ed by Mr. Friend le, the following bills | were ordered paid: Atlantic Kenning Co., invoice, $ 0 85 B S. ffuftktt, Invoice, 16 HH K. P. Hingeman, electric light |K>les, 34) oo Robt. Clark, draying 7 40 Murry & Coppersmith, Co., invoee, (2) S7 15 W. F. Lloyd, express ane freight, 2 53 Leet&Co, Invoice 3 00 1). (J Hayes, draying — 1 75 i John Montgomery, work on streets 3H 26 Haiuuel Kent*, 44 18 H2 | Thomas Smith. 44 3 07 Frank Haviland. " 2 00 Jos. Frindle, police service 6 00 A. Swart wood, " 2 00 , Frank Pearsoll, 44 2 oo Kit Dalphy, * 4 4 00 , Clarence Hichey, 44 2 00 Emporium Water Co., water to July 1, 1903 560 00 Moved by Mr. Friend le, seconded by Mr. Cummings, that tax collector be given until next meeting of Council to pay all taxes in arrears. Carried. Moved by Mr. Marshall, seconded by- Mr. Nelson, that property owners on the north side of Sixth street from Broad street west to the shool house, be notified to remove their terraces out of the street and to within three feet of their sidewalk, within twenty days after service of said notice or same will be removed by the Borough at the expense of said property owners. Carried. Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Green, that a committee of three be appointed for the purpose of drawing a contract with Emporium Water Company, which contract shall be submitted to Council for approval. Carried. Messrs. Cummings, Marshall and Friendle were appointed. Moved by Mr. Marshall, seconded by Mr. Green, that an appropriation of S2O be made to the Board of Health. Carried. Moved by Mr. Marshall, seconded by Mr. Cummings, that Secretary be instructed to place in the hands of the proper officer for service upon the following property owners in the Bor ough of Emporium, notices to rebuild or repair their sidewalks located in front of their respective properties in said Borough within twenty days after service of said notices or the said walks will be rebuilt or repaired, as the case may be, by the Borough of Emporium without further notice and 20 per cent, will be added to the costs thereof which cost of rebuilding or repairing, and the said 20 per cent additional will be charged to and collected from their respective estates The persons upon whom notices shall be served and the location of the side walks and the nature of the work required are as follows: Trustees Catholic Church, North side 6th street, new walk; John Cost ello, North side Allegany Ave., new walk; Simeon Hilyard, north side sth street, new walk; U. A. Palmer, South side Allegany Ave., repairs; J. S. Hauber, South side sth street, repairs; M. T Hogan, south side 4th street, new walk; F. P. Rentz, south side -Ith street, new walk. Moved by Marshall, seconded by Cummings, that C.W. Shaffer be elect ed a member of Council, until the next election for Councilman, to fill a vac ancy in said Council caused by the death of S. S. Hacket. Carried. On motion the council then adjourn ed. C. J. GOODNOUGH, Sec'y. Found Every where—Humphreys* Specifics. A physician with a large practice In New York City said there was no rem edy he found so frequently in the family household as Dr. Humphreys' Specifics. They can also be found in every drug store on the continent from Canada to Cape Horn. If you settle far away from a town the Specifics will be sent to you by Free Rural Delivery Post Tourists will find the Specifics in London, No. 1 Snow Hill; Paris, 32 Rue Etienne Marcel; Vienna, Stephans platz; Alevandria; Rue Cherif Pacha; Lisbon, Rua do Arsenal 148; Barcelona, 5 Calls Sta. Ana; Brussels, 65 Boulevard de Waterloo. Cut this out for reference when travelling. Mr. Humphreys' Manual in English, French, Portu gnese, Spanish or German mailed free HUMPHREY'S MEDICINE CO , Cor. William &JohnSts., New York. Kryan Hill. The hay is not a half crop around here. Mrs. Came Gross and two children are visiting at her father's, Mr. Chas. Specht. Mr. Chas. Crandell and family spent the Fourth and Sunday at Fair View fartii. quests of 8. G. Ostrum and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and two child ren, of Coudersport, are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Specht's. Mrs. Ilouver is Mrs. Specht't aunt. Rev. W. A. Pugsley preached an ex cellent sermon at the Bryan Ilill school house, Thursday night. Mr. Chas. Cran dell came up with him. The house was full. Come again, gentlemen; we would like to have you come every week. OCCASIONAL. July 3, 1903. The One Package Dye. In red printed wrappers, colors cot ton, wool or silk in same bath. Sample 10c, any color. New Peerless, Elmira, N. Y. 50 26t. For Sale Cheap. A quantity of second-hand window s-'isk, casing and blinds complete. A number of doors and casings, all in good order. Also a counter, drawers, shelviug, show case, store front, etc. Five barrels of mortar ready for use. Any one needing anything' in this line will find it greatly u» their interest to call on me. FRANK SHIVEH. mt CELERY PLANTS—I have about .1,000 nice celery plants for sale at 40c per 100. A. SHANK. For Sale. A desirable residence property. The Baptist parsonage, fifth street, opposite Court House, will be sold at a bargain. Apply to 18-tf. C. H. FELT. DEATH'S DOSNCiS. KARL. MRS. JULIA Loguo EARL, AGED, eu years, widow of the late Jerome B. Karl, died at the residence of her son, John T. Karl, Philadelphia, last Sun day, after a long illness. Her remains were brought to Emporium on Mon day and taken to the residence of her sister, Mrs. Geo. W. Warner, where the funeral services took place at one o'clock, p m., Rev. J. M. Robertson Rector of Emmanuel Church offlciat ing. Interment was made in Newton Cemetery in the family plot. Mrs. Earl was a native of this county, being born on First Fork, and had a wide wide circle of friends and relatives who mourn her death. During her resi dence inlthis "county, she was univers ally respected and greatlv beloved by our citizens. The large attendance at her funeral,coming from all sections of the county, especially from Driftwood and Sterling Run, where she resided a few years ago, testifies to the great respect in which the deceased was held. John T. Earl and wife —the son being the only child—returned to Phil adelphia Tuesday evening, having per formed the last sad duty. He was a kind and dutiful son. LEWIS. The remains of Robert \V. Lewis were brought here Monday, July 6th, for interment in th 9 Newton cemetery and taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Harris on East Fourth street. The following day services were con ducted in the First Methodist Epis copal Church by the pastor, the Rev. O. S. Metzler, assisted by the Rev. Robert McCaslin, the attendance being large. Mr. Lewis was employed by the New York Central R. R., at Pat ton, Pa., as a car inspector, and was a faithful employee. Friday night July 3rd, while walking on the track, he was warned by his son of an approaching train and stepped on the adjoining track to getoutof the way, was struck by an engine whose approach from the opposite direction he did not see and was instantly killed. He was an excellent citizen, a man of exemplary habits, affectionate husband and father and the grief of his family in their ter rible affliction is inexpressibly sad. The sympathy of the entire community is deeply aroused in their behalf and everything possible has been done to mitigate their sorrow. Mr. Lewis was a native of this section but for the past four years has lived at Patton. Surviving him are a widow and seven children, three boys and four girls, four of whom are grown, and two brothers and four sisters. His age was 55 years and 11 months. ••• WEEKS. William W. Weeks, aged about 57 years, died at Jersey Shore last week Wednesday of lock jaw, leaving a wife and four children. About one week before death he met with an accident while working in a planing mill, his foot being almost severed from the heel. Blood poison set in and he died in great agony on above date. His funeral took place at Williamsport, on Saturday. The deceased formally re sided in Emporium and prior to moving to Jersey Shore made Port Allegany his home. He was a member of Em porium lodge of Odd Fellows and Port Allegany Maccabees, carrying $2,000 insurance in that order. Mr. Weeks was a veteran of the civil war. Since writing the above, Mr. C. W. Shaffer,Secretary of Emporium Lodge, No. 984, I. O. O. F., has received the following communication from Prof H. H. Weber, who is principal of Jersey Shore schools: I consider it my duty to write you of the true brotherly love manifested by the Jersey Shore Lodge,No.lol dur ing the sickness and death of Brother Weeks, he received loyal and the best possible attention. When death came the brothers were there to sympathize, to render assistance A large number attended the funeral service at the honse, and a good dele gation accompanied the remains to Williamsport, his final resting place, where he received the burial according to our beloved order. I was glad that 1 was here to witness the fraternity shown to a brother of 984. I attended the special meeting to arrange for his funeral and was selected as a pall bearer and as chaplain for the service at the grave. Thus 984 was duly rep resented and for that reason I feel that you should know the circum stances. Now, brothers I shall visit lodge here to-night for the express purpose of thanking them personally, what in my experience has been an un usual act of the performance of broth erly love. Brother Weeks received as much at tention as if he had been a brother of the lodge here. I have never witnessed such a de3ire to do what our obligation enjoins us to do. I wish, then, that officially 984 shall tender to 101 true gratefullness for their devotion. I am very proud that I belong to the order of I. O. O. F. Excuse the length of this letter. Yours in F. L. & T., H. H. WEBER. Must Talk in Advertisements. A business man must talk with the community in which he does business. He must be in touch with the people. He must make them know him and what he has to ofler in the way of bargains. This he must do every day and do it well. There is no medium of communication so desirable and so successful as the home newspaper. Advertisement in the home newspaper are business winners.—Harrisburg Telegraph. CAMERON COUNTY PRKSS, THURSDAY, Jt'LY ir,, 1903. lirutally Tortured. A case r;iiue to liglil ili.it for persist< tit and unmerciful torture li:i> prhaps never been equaled. Joe (iolobick el Colusa, C'alif., writ ■-». "For 15 yerrs I endured insufferable pain f'rotu Rheumatism and lothing relieved me though I tried every thing known. I cauie across Electric Hitters and it's the greatest medicine on earth for that trouble \ few bottles of it completely cured tne.' Just as good for Liver and Kidney troublesaud general debility. Only 50c. Satisfaction guar anteed by L. Taggart Druggist. The record yield of timber from one tree is 80,000 feet, from a redwood twenty feet in diameter, cut last year in California. No Pity Shown. Si For years fate was after me continu ously" write F. A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had a terrible ease of Files crusing 2-1 tumors. When all failed Bueklen's Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for Burns and all aches and pains Only 25c at L. Taggart's Drug Store. From one hundred people one would possibly receive one hundred different answers to the question. "llow do you cure a cold?' Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They're wonderful in building up the health. Onlj 25c per box. Sold by L. Taggart EXCURSION NOTICES. Niagara Falls. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has se eded the following dates for its popular ten-day excursions to Niagara Falls from Washington and Baltimore; July 24, August 7 and 21, Septem ber 4 and 18, and October 2 and 16. On these dates the special train will leave Washington at 8:00 a. m., Baltimore 8:03 a. ra., York 10:45 a. in,- Harrisburg 11:40 a. m„ Millersburg 12:20 p. ni., Sunbury 12:58 p. m., Williamsport 2:30 p. m„ Lock Haven 3:08 p. m., Renovo 3:55 p. m., hm porium Junction 5:05 p. m.; arriving Niagara Falls at 9:45 p. in. Excursion tickets, good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express traiss, within ten days,will be sold at SIO.OO from Washington and Baltimore; $9.31 from York; *IO.OO from Littlestown; SIO.OO from Oxford, Pa.; $9.35 from Columbia; $8.50 from Harrisburg; SIO.OO from Winchester, Va.; $7.80 from Altoona, $7.40 from Tyrone; $6.45 from Bellefonts; sl.lO from Ridgway; $6.90 from Sunbury and Wilkes- Barre; $5.75 from Williamsport; $4.15 from Em porium and at proportionate rates from prin. cipal points. A stopover will be allowed at Buf falo within limit of ticket returning. The special trains of Pullman parlor cars aud day coaches will be run with each excursion run. ning through to Niagara Falls. An extra charge will be made for parlor car seats. An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will accompany each excursion. For descriptive pamphlet, time of connecting trains, and further information apply to nearest ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel phia. 2798-21-6t. Tour to the Pacific Coast. On account of the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at San Fran cico, Cal., August 17 to 22, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company offers a personally conducUd tour to the Pacific Coast at remarkably low rates Tour will leave New York, Philadelphia, Balti more, Washington, and other points on the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburg, Thuri day, August 6, by special train of the highest grade Pullman equipment. An entire day will be spent at the Grand Canyon of Arizona, two days at Los Angeles and visits of a half day or more at Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Del Monte, and San Jose. Three days will be spent in San Francisco during the Encampment. A day will be spent in Portland on the return trip, aud a complete tour of the Yellowstone Park, covering six dayß, returning directly to destination via Billings and Chicago, and arriving Washington Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, August 31. Round trip rate, covering all expenses for twenty-six days, except three days spent in San Francisco, $215, two in one berth. S2OO each. Round trip rate covering all expenses to Los Angc-les, Including transportation, meals in din ing car, and visits to Grand Canyon and Pasa dena, and transportation only through Califor nia and returning to the east by October 15, via any direct route, including authorized stopovers, $115; two in one berth, $lO5 each. Returning via Portland sll additional will be charged. Rates from Pittsburg will be five dollars less in each case. For full information apply to Ticket Agents, or Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 2781-21-2t, Keduced Bates to Baltimore. For the benefit of those desiring to attend the meeting of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Baltimore, Md., July 21 to 23, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell round trip tickets to Baltimore from all stations on its lines, except Woodberry, Harrisburg, and inter mediate stations, Columbia, Frederick and inter mediate stations on the Northern Central Rail way, Lancaster, Harrisburg, and intermediate ■tations, and stations on the Philadelphia, Balti more and Washington Railroad (exclusive of stat ions south of Townsend, Del., from which tickets will be sold), on July 19 and 20, go >d for return passage until July 31, inclusive at rate of siugle fare for the round trip, plus one dollar. 2794-21-It. Lot for Sale. A desirable building lot, adjoining my residence, will be sold at a reason able price. Apply to 21-2t. MRS. HEDIG OLSON. Town Lots for Sale. A number of desirable building lots, in the hustling town of Cameron, for sale at a bargain. -Apply to JOHN CUMMINUS, 21 Bt. Emporium, Pa. Card of Thanks. EiUior Pre**;— We desire,through the columns of the PRUHS, to express our sincere thanks to the many kind friends and neigh bors, who so willingly assisted us in our recent bereavement of a beloved husband aud lather. MRS JOHN M. OLSON AND FAMILY. A REMARKABLE RALLY, I'ope In No Worse Conditior Thin on Monday Evening. SAT UP AND RECEIVED CALLERS Physicians Say Pontiff May Die at An) Moment Even In a Period of Ap parent Revival—Constant Relapse; Are Wearing Down His Constitution Doctors Perplexed. Rome, July 15.—The pope passerd s comparatively tranquil night, but th« depression of his forces continues. Rome, July 15. —Another remarkable rally in Pope Leo's condition occurred yesterday afternoon after a morning in the course of which, his holiness suf fered spells of delirium and at times his strength sank to the lowest ebb and now he lies in no worse condition than he was on Monday evening, ex cept for the steady diminution of his strength. Monsignor Bisletl, master of the chamber, visited the sick room just after midnight and on emerging stat ed that the pontiff's condition was un changed. A little later the pope fell into a sleep which, it was announced, was fairly tranquil, although the pa tient's respiration is troublesome. Yesterday's rally was characteris tically opposed to every medical theory and consisted In getting out of bed, on which two hours previously the pope himself had made all preparations for death. Unsatisfied with this ex hibition of vitality, he transacted busi ness and received four cardinals with whom he talked In an animated way. In fact Pope Leo's record for yes terday, little of which appeared In last night's official bulletin, would b« incredible if it were not confirmed by the doctors and cardinals present in the sick chamber. None seemed more perplexed than the doctors them, selves. Dr. Lapponl said frankly: "I can not imagine how the pope man* ages to keep alive." According to the physicians the pontiff may die at any moment, even in the midst of one of those extraor dinary intervals when his mind and body present a comparatively sound appearance. All those around the pa tient have long since ceased to hold definite opinions regarding the dur ation of the pontiff's existence. The slow but progressive diminution of the strength; of the august patient foretells the approaching end of the struggle with death, but the doctors will not venture to predict how near the end is. Constant relapses, they say, such, as created alarm early yes terday, are gradually wearing down the pope's constitution, which seeura Immune from any specific disease. Most persons are inclined to the idea that Pope Ijeo may go through per haps two or three repetitions of yes terday's ups and downs till, as Dr. Rossini puts it, "his pulse stops for ever." Three causes may accelerate the end, viz, continued inability to take nourishment, which was exhibited today; sudden heart failure or the pro gression of pleurlc disease. The latter is thought the least prob able. As day succeeds day it be comes pathologically clear that it is a case of a very old man dying be cause he has lived his allotted time. The pope himself yesterday after noon ordered the four cardinals to bo admitted and received them standing; he who is supposed to be at the point of death saying: "Please be seated." He recounted the impressive cere mony of the morning when he re ceived the benediction of the Fran ciscan order. The cardinals informed htm of the world-wide prayers for his life. Pope Leo answered that he was much grati fied but that he was ready for his final departure, concluding by saying: "God's will be done." Even more striking was the pope's interview with his secretary, Mon »ignor Angell. His holiness sent for him, saying he wished to see certain papers, which the secretary brought. Then, after a short explanation, Mgr. Angell wished to get the pope's decis ion on the matter, but Pope Leo said: "Well, well, not today. We will do that some other time." A curious controversy is proceeding between the Vatican medical body composed of 10 doctors of lesser im portance than Dr. Lapponi, and sev eral foreign physicians over the em balming of Pope LecAn body. Several foreigners having offered processes of embalming, each more wonderful than the other, the Papal doctors unearth ed pontifical bulls giving the right to embalm the pope solely to the Vati can medical body. Will Invite President Roosevelt. Peoria, 111., July 15.—Grand Master Hanahan and Grand Secretary-Treas urer Arnold of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen will, on behalf of the older. Invite President Roosevelt to visit the order's headquarters in this city on the occasion of his Chicago visit in November to open the fat stock show. Took Second Minor Prizes. Blsley, England, July 15.—Captain H. M Bell of the Second regiment, New Jersey, and Private George Cook of the First regiment, District of Col umbla, the only Americans who com peted. took second minor prizes at 1,- 000 snd 1,100 yards for • prise of |250 offered by Major THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA. First Sight of Mighty Cataract Holds Travelere Spellbound. Every : • n.nii r (he great throngs of tour!:,;■ whi. < vowd to see the wonders of the Niagara cataract are duly awed by its sullen majesty and its roar, and go back to homes and busi ness feeling that they have seen ono> of the wonders of the world. Few of them pause on the edge of the great gorge to give a thought to the hardy explorers who in the seventeenth cen tury first heard the thunder of the falls and looked upon their mighty downpour. It is hardly worth while to try to conjecture what must have been the feelings of amazement and awe in the hearts of those men to whom was given the honor of discov ering Niagara. La Salle, the nobis Frenchman, was the indirect means of this wonderful discovery. He had been educated in France for the Ro man Catholic priesthood, but his ar dent and venturesome spirit better fitted him for a more active life, so he came to the young Canadian colony. On a grant of land at the head of th* St. Lawrence rapids he founded Fort Frontenec, a palisaded trading port. But not even here was this restless man content to stay. Rumors came to him of fertile lands to the south west, and he determined to set out in Quest of this new El Dorado. Selling his lands, he departed with a small party and spent a long time in jour neying through the west, the exact course of which is now hard to de termine. Uis known, however, that the party passed the mouth of the Niagara river and heard the roar of the cataract, but did not visit it. On his return to Canada La Salle re-es tablished Fort Frontenec and busied himself with his trading. But all the time his mind was on the long-cher ished plan of conquest and settlement in the west, and of a route to China During this period an exploring trip was made in company with a Fran ciscan monk, a famous missionary and explorer. Father Hennepin. This expedition proceeded westward along Lake Ontario and up the Niagara river to see what was the cause of th« thunderous roar which had attracted their attention on the former trip to the west. As they came up near whirlpool the explorers disembarked and made their way past that swirl ing eddy, by the rapids, and at last tc the falls themselves. There they stopped spellbound, the real wonder of the sight growing upon them from day today. Their emotions are not row to be described. Even in their own accounts of this marvelous sight they are like modern travelers, who can express iheir amazement in gen eral terms better than in detail. Father Hennapin's description of the falls Is evidence that It seemed a great wonder to him. He says In his first account that the height of the cataract is 500 feet. In a subsequent description he increases this to 600 feet. He also declared that four car riages could pass abreast under the American falls without getting wet. If this was true in his day there has been a great change at Niagara since then. He describes a small falls at the west side of the Horseshoe falls, which has since entirely disappeared. His picture, however, Is fairly ac curate, for It shows Table Rock, which has within the last half cen tury fallen into the gorge. After spending a brief time at Niagara the party rejoined the rest of their com panions and proceeded on their fa mous Journey westward over the Great Lakes, and from that day Ni agara Falls has figured with ever in creasing importance in the attention of the civilized world. C. L. SMITH. Changes of a Century. Oleorge Washington and his fellow patriots led a great life, but they did It without a great many of the things which are to us commonplace necessi ties. Somehow or other these men succeeded in worrying along withou* typewriters or steel pens to write their letters, or envelopes to put them in, or postage stamps to stick on them. The' never rode in street cars, steamboats or railroad trains, and never saw an automobile. They never received a telegram or talked in a telephone, or read by an electric light, or blew themselves up lighting a fire with kerosene oil, or had the fifteenth double extra of an afternoon paper stuck under their colonial noses, or dodged a trolley car —or a whole lot of other things without which we think there would be no living. A Lost Art. The old-fashioned goose-quill pen was a great pride to its owner, but hardly a source of constant joy. In those days to have a good pen was quite a task. First, a good quill must be selected; then a good point must be cut on it, and this was not by any means an easy job. There were many persons who never could learn how to point a quill, and there were others whose special aptitude In this line made them the quill-sharpen ers for all their neighbors. And then, once a ,<ood pen was obtained, it re quired careful use and constant mend ing to keep it in good condition. There are yet living a few very aged people who still like to use a quill, but the making of these old-fashioned pens Is now a lost art. Historic Key. The historic key of the famous, or Infamous, Ba.;tlle fell into the hands of the Marquis de Lafajette after the destruction of that royal prison den. and It was by him sent to this coun try. It ha* for many years occupied a place of honorable prominence on the walls of Washington's home at Mount Vernon, where thousands of visitors have gazed at It with historic veneration. TALE OF SMOKY ISLAND Encroachments of Great City Hai Absorbed It. SCENE OF INDIAN DEVILTRV Captives of Red Men Burned at the Stake—Their Agonized Cries Make Music for the Savages—Ball Ground Located on Site. Pittsburg bears the name of the Cmoky City, and is proud of her dusky covering, for it means millions of wealth. Just at the mouth of the Al legheny river, on the north side, there used to be an island which bore the very appropriate name of Smoky Is land. The changes brought about by the shifting river sands and the en croachments made by a growing city, long ago wiped out this famous island, •o that what part of it may now be left is a part of one of the lower wards of Allegheny City. When along about 1750 the English first came to the forks of the Ohio, Smoky Island was, because of the prominence of its location, a noted feature in the upper Ohio typography. In 1754 Fort Du quesne was built across the river from It by the French. Here they kept a garrison of varying strength, and the strange sight was seen by the chance passer-by of the lilies of France floating where now is the heart cf America's greatest industrial region. In 1775 came General Edward Brad, dock, with his army, to capture Fort Duquesne. He had given himself at. the outside calculation three or four days to accomplish the reduction of the works; but, alas, he was never even to rest eyes on its walls, for he met his sad defeat, an<T received his mortal wound, 10 miles from the fort, on Wednesday, July 9, 1755. His army was utterly destroyed, only a fe*. score of wounded or panic-stricken fugitives succeeding in escaping from the bloody field of death. About a score of his Highland soldiers, of Dun bar's or Holkit's regiments, ignorant of savage war customs, surrendered amid the awful rain of death that July day. When all the wounded ha.l been slain, and all the dead scalped, the victors set off on their return to the fort. About 6 o'clock in the even ing they arrived before its walls. At once preparations were made for a hor rible orgy. Twelve of the captives re mained, the rest having been toma hawked on the journey from the bat tlefield. This dozen of poor fellows had been stripped naked and their faces painted black. On their arrival at Fort Duquesne, when they saw the French officers, they took heart, but were informed that they were prison ers to the Indians, and that the Eu ropeans, while deeply sorry, dared not interfere with their savage allies. Just as evening was bringing to an end that fatal day the redskins, in savage glee over their great victory, took their wretched captives in canoes acroEs the Allegheny river from the fort to Smoky Island. Here fires were lighted and a stout post was set in the ground. The little group of doom ed men had come by this time to un derstand what terrible fate was really in store for them. The savages took one of theii" number and tied him to the post, building the hot piles of fag ots up all around him. A prisoner who was >n the fort, a Pennsylvania led of 18 years of age, was a witness to this tragedy, and has left a journal in which he records the events. The doleful cries of the first victim roused all the deviltry in his cap tors, who began a fearful process of torture, under which the victim after a time gave way. When death arrived to ease him the poor charred body was rolled aside and a second prisoner was bound to the stake. Thus, one by one, these poor fellows were sacrificed. Little had they thought when they sc. out from Cork that previous winter how they would with their dying ag onies furnish fiendish carnival for such a crowd of savages. Through the long night the orgy continued till ♦he last victim was dead. And all this took place no longer ago than 1755. right on the site of the old exposition in Allegheny, just about where the ball games are now played. In the elosing years of the Revolution Chief Killbuck and his followers, that por tion of the Delaware tribe which was loyal to the American cause, came and took up their residence on Smoky Is land, where they long lived in safety under the protecting walls of Fort Pitt. Long ago the island disappear ed, till now Smoky Island is but a name of what once was. C. L. SMITH. Passing of the Indian Canoe. The most beautiful and graceful cxaft which ever floated on the bos oms of our broad rivers was the light birch or pine canoe of the Indians. It was the true swallow among boats, a neat, trim figure of a craft, with easy power of motion, great speed and a remarkable carrying capacity. It was simple in construction and quite dura ble, considering its lightness. But it has gone forever from these waters. Many long years have passed sine* the last one was seen here, and neve* will there be seen another. They were typical of their age and makers Fair Exchange. An American lady was being escort ed by a British army officer througn a certain museum in Ix>ndon. With pride he explained how England's mil itary prowess was portrayed by the circumstances connected with iomo war relics they saw, when, with a smile of supreme triumph, he pointed to a email cannon, saying "That gun. n adam, we captured from your armv at Bunker Hill." To this the lady quickly replied 1 "Well, captain, you are welcome tc the ««id; we've got the bill."
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