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."