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Iin isiJL FEtEEJlAW WIZ02I THIS TRUTH IJAIii: 3 ritEE, ASD Alii ARBiSLAVSS BESIDE,
VOLUME 1.
1867. --a tuaoi:. 1867.
J ia now prepared to offer r
SUPERIOR INDUCE3IENTS
TO CAB H PURCHASEBS OF
TIN & SHEET-IRON 7ARE !
EITHER AT
WHOLESALE Oil KETAIL.
)ij stock consists in part of every variety of
Tin, ace-Iron,
COPPKR AND BRASS VARES,
EJUMEIXED AJJ M-AIX
COAL SHOVELS. HIKE LAIFS, OIL
xivq TTnTTr'prTT?VT!nivn. rr T?n.
4lA.Vfc?9 AVWW-A W. lUltlilV
WAKE Or EVERY KIND.
. ; 9pia A ml Oust -
HEATING akd COOKING STOVES,
EXCELSIOR COOKIKQ STOVES,
J,OBLE.fmiUMriI An PAKLOR COOK
ING STOVES,
lad any Cooking Stove desired I will get
when ordered at manufacturer prices. -
OJJ StoTa Platis and Grates. 4c, for re
pair, on luind for the Stoves I se!! ; other
will be ordered whca wanted. Particular
attention given to . ":
Spouting. Valleys and tJcnductcre.
nil of which will be made out of best mate
rials and put up by competent workmen. ,
Lamp Earners, 171:!: cd O.Itt.t.zjz
. vrnoiSALK ok Detail. '-' ' . -
r would call particular atteution to the Liht
House 13urnr. with Glas Cone, for piving
Ooro light than any other in um. Also, the
Paragon Burner, for Crude Oil.
-srcarcEivs . sifter ''f
it recommends itself.
SUGAR KETTLESAfi L CAULD RO MS
uf all sizes constantly on baud.
' --45pecIal attention given to . ,"' "
Jobbing in Tin, Ccppsr arid Sheet-!ronf
at lowest portable rates. ' ,
Wuoi-EAALC Mecchakts' Lists
cow ready, and will be tent on application
. ry mall or in person."
Moping to see all my old customers and
cjuny new ones this Spring, I return my
tuokt sincere thanks fur the very liberal pa-troua-t
1 havt already received, nnd will
endeavor to pleasa all who may call, wheth
er ouy or not.
FRANCIS V. HAY.
Johnstown, March 7, 18G7.-Cm.
6
RE.iT Reduction in PeicesI
TV CASH BVYERS!
AT TZlli EtJESSCmG
KOUSE-FU.lNlSIIiiVS STORE I
The undersigned respectfully Informs the
titiiens of bensburj; and the public gener
any tu&i he baa mads a great reduction in
prices to CASH BUYERS. My stock will
ooniit, in part. of Cooking, Parlur and Heal
ing Stoct, of the most popular kinds ; Tin- ;
ari of every description, of my own man
ufcturei lfurdiare of all kind. such, as
Locks. Screws, Butt Hinges, Table Uinges,
wimtn Umgcs, ixiu,in.n ana xvaus, Vi in-
low GUsa. Putty. Tabla Knivee and Forks.
Carvinp Knives and Fortes, Meat Cutten
Apple Parers, Pen and Pocket Knives in
Rroet variety, Scissors. Shears, Razors and
Btrope. Axes, Hatchets, Hammers, Boring
HacLine. Augers. Chiselj, Planes; Com
taMs, S'luarea, Files, Rasps, Anvils, Vises,
rtcches," Rip, Fanel and Cross-Cuk Saws,
vcaios ci all ksndi. btovels, bpaoes, bcythes
ad Snaths, Rakes, Forks, Sleigh Bells,
8ho Lasts, Pcr3.. Wax Bristles, Clothes
Wringers. Griud Stones, Patent Molasses
Gates and Measures, Lumber Sticks, Horse
HaiU, IIotm Shoes. Cast Steel. Rifles. Shot
Guas, Revclvsra. Pistols, Cartridges, Powf
uer, caps. LaU, a'C, vsa ciove l'iates,
urates and tire lincKs. Vt ell and Usfern
rnmpa axl TI.', . ; Ilzrnct end Sa ' Usry
ITars vt all kia J ; -c :-2 V,!ZiA2 I, '".re
in jrreat variety ; Carb?a CU and Oil Lara ;
Jh Oil, Lard Oil, Oil, Lnbrieaf. -
Oil. Roela. Tar.Gk "tre. Pc:rt3JY.rsl.h
m, Turpentine. AlocL , &c :;
Fur t f " -
ica as' Tea, Cc?. . C:' -?s, UcXzsssa, Gjv
pa. Er.lces. -DjI- ! F-? ' -s. Dried Appks,
FA,-llocilny, Cr- ' : , r.iee and Pearl
rUyt Soars. C- :I::j; TOBACCO end
dQAHSiPalct. Vi.?te?Ab, Eerub, Horse,
J. Dstk-, Vi.lJi Ciove. .Gothfia. and
Tooth .Bnxsi.5. t!l k!r;ds and sizes; Red
and Mr
: i.orss. ss4 ruiny ciatr
rticlea at iU barest rat :a f CACIL : i . :
Pt low rates Lr r
toads tT Krone"" J.
.ylesakL-. k'I""
1 liberal dlaccust
' -rs- buvir.-;'
in1
4 i i W W
rnvi
!)oVS'-n : ;. i i
Gniaiag, (Jlij, p
6erwork in L!sLi,
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fr lfa.de j, end all
t R..v.r.tlv execute.?.
tiiop iatL
Tuwn 1111.
nsbtirg. May 1S67.-C.
- ' nAnTsrono - "'
m m mm mm,
- CASH CAPITAL 500,000. ;
. VeVre now. prepared to insure LIVE
STjOCK against both Death and Zei, in
this live and reliable Company. Owner of
stock have now the opportunity, by insur
ing with this Company, of obtaining securi
ty and remuneration for the loss of their an
imals in case bfcsATa or theft; v
: 'OWNEHS OF IIOKSES,i -Manufacturers,
Farmers, Teamsters, Ex
pressmen, PhyaicUasand in fact all who
are to any extent dependant upon the servi
ces of their horses in their daily vocations,
should insure in this Company, and thus
derive a protection against the loss of their
animals, which are in many care3 the sole
means of support to their owners,
i. ' rARM STOCK.
Farmers and others owning cattle should
avail themselves of this means of saving the
value of their stock, and secure an equiva
lent for the loss which would otherwise fall
heavily upon them in being deprived of
tkeir Cattle, by Insuring in this, the :,
PIOHEER COMPLY OF AMERICA I
By insuring in this Company youx
ch&ngs a certainty for aa uncertainty. No
man can tell whether h! animals-may tct
be stolen or die through sumo unforsta
calamity. f
tsy Competent Avtnt k ante J, to oom a
KvCral compeniation c ,'7 ts p -''I. Af ply to
April 4, 1E37.-Iy. A1jv..a. Ta. "
C7- Col. WM. K.PIPER,"Ebensburg.has
been appoinUd local agent for the Hartford
Live Stock Insurance Company.
WORD from JOI1NSTQWK1
JOIini J. JSIXJR.PEIY & co
Jt their Stores in the Scott House, Main St.,
' . and on Clinton Street, Johnstown,
nave constantly ca hand a large and well
selected stock of seasonable "
Dry iEoods, Bootst Shoes. Grocenes,
and a general-variety of NQUO-NS, &c ?
Tlieir stock consists of almost every article.
usually kept in a retail store, ail of which
have been selected with care and are cftered
at prices which cannot fail to prove satisfac
tory. Call and examine for yourselves.
Feb. 28, 18S7.-tf. :
CUJANT HOUSE,
HJT Umlk, Cambria Fat
JOnX WILKIN, rrcprietor.
This House baa been refitted, and offers
accommodations superior to any other House
in the vicinity. The Proprietor, after long
experience in the business, feels confident be
understands thQ wants of the' publ'o His
TABLE will be supplied V, ith the delicacies
of the season and bis BAR with the choicest
wines and liquors. By constant attention
and due care for the comfort of his guecU
the Proprietor hopea to merit a liberal share
ofpatpnsge. . . fmaylO-ly.J
SCOTT HOUSE,
JUdin Street, Johnstown,' Canibria Co Pa
- A. ROW & CO., Proprietors. ( 'V
niHS HOUSE having been refitted and
lelegantly furnished, is now open for -the
reception and entertainment-of guests. The
proprieors by long exparience in hotel keep
ing feel confident they can satisfy a dis
criminating public
Their Bar is supplied with the. choicest
trnda of liquors and wines. '; x ' ;
Jan. 81.18G7. ' J(ly.)
UNION HOUSE, ; U
ED ENS BUR Q, Pa., JOHN A. BLAIR j
Propietor, spares no pains to render this
hotel worthy of a continuation of the liberal
patronage it baa heretofore received.! His
table will always be furnished with the
best the market affords his bar with the
best ct liquors. His stable is large, and will
be attended by an attentive and obliging
hostler.; - . , t Jan 81, lSS7-tfl
p TOUNTAIN HOUSE, Ebexseckg,
-i-1-- XX. P. LISTOS 4tt CO., Pwjfri.
TLTa
i?f1"-3 supplied-with the
' :s : '-.8 Ri,a is suppf"-' 1 with.
Choicest dt' ' .
car:.r 1 hcstlers.
J Lxael t!-3d by
Transient visitors accoo
motLited and boarders taken by ths week,
month or year, ca :;-abls teres. fsb21
SIIIELE3 HOUSE, t."
wzzTTO. cj:;?r.iA county, pa.,
; "THOMAS CALLEN, Proprietor.
riH3 her ; I; i.r. r- f.f tls acconcjo
l diUca cf t'.a i Acccsmodations
as 'c 1 as- tLa ccaztry will afTord, and
chi..i Ciodsr&ta. Js.a 31, lS7tf-
I I c- ti I '., l:'.;Ti Z'jrket end Arch,
THILABIXPHIA,
ITssVa t'-3
ths-Z.'-.c-t'a
T T - -!
Jiwt'ry rr
lows i rt -. " '
rc ci ci IIh street,oppecHs
. ? I'racupicd t y
., J on sl.crt notice and at tho
- tJ .-crk warranted. ;
HOOD TUUN1LS AND VALISES,
O for sale low at G. HUNTLEY'S.
-at rir EXOT
BY GS3EGE I). rSEHTICE.
- - The trembling dew drops fall
Upon the shutting Cowers ; like Bonis at rest
' The stars shine gloriously and ail
" ' - Save me are blest. - ; ' '- :
! Mother, I love thy gravel ; . v. i ?
The violet, with its blossoms blue and mild,
Waves oer thy head ; when will it wave
i r-k t O'er thy child?.-x;-r-5 ;v..-
, Tis a sweet flower, yet must .
Its bright leaves to the morning tempest bow;
; Hear mother, 'tis thine emblem ; dust
' ..' - Is on thy brow. ;
And I could love to die -! : ' .
To leave untasted life's dark bitter streams,
By thee, as erst in childhood, lie,
f , . , Aud share thy dreams.
And I must linger here; : ' f -. -'
To etaia the plumage of my sinless years,
- And mourn the hopes to childhood dear,
; With bitter tears.
Aye, I must linger here, ;
A lonely branch upon a withered tree,
Whose last frail leaf, untimely sere, --
Went down with thee!
Oft from life's withered bower,
In atill communion with the past, I turn, ;
And muse 6a thee, the only flower
'." V In memory's urn. ;
Ami when the evening pale
Bows, like a mourner, on the dim blue wave,
- 1 stray tb hear the night, winds wail
Around thy grave.
When is thy spirit flown ? J
I gaza above? thy look is Imaged there I .- :
I listen, and thy gentle tone -
' i is on.' the air : - - -'--V ..' -
i Oh. come, while hers I press . - ; -
My brow upon thy grave jj niAf in thostj mild
:A.ad .thrilliBg.tonet vfjtepderjsejsaj..
..: i-JitUesa-. tT ?QiWl; .:'.v:
; . . Yes, bl ass your weeping child ' .' -
And vSit thine urn, religion bcIieBt shrine,
Oh give bis spirit, undefiied,t . , , - .
.' -J, " r To blend with thine. ; '
fsSLSCTEO FOB THE rBEEMAX.
Weary with ptay, a gentle bdy
. Lay down awhile to rest, - , ; : -
When Fortune came, with gifts ofjoy, Jw f j
i And bade him choose the best : . -'But
heed thee, child, choose once and well,
-1 move by wizard time, , , : ; . J
A moment and I weave my spelt
; .Far in another clime,' t: Ju ; i .
Light in that urcbinV glances burned ,
1 And gladness overmuch,"; ".-'".
As one by one each toy he turned . '. ,
Beneath his curious touch j ,
Now this contents bis Changing will, . . "
Now that his eyes pursue ; ; " ; ' .
Pleas'd. he retaineth one- until "
Another charms his view.
Rut as the youth the glitterlhg-store ' '
Surveyed in doubt profound, ;
The mystic wand which Fortune bore' - "v
i Dial'd the moment round ; - -: j '-. . . ;
True to the time, the Maid of Fate - Ci -Fled
with her gifts of cost, - r r- '
-And left the boy to mourn, too late .
The prize forever lost. - .. r ;
Oh ! ye of manhood's pond'ring dreams, ;
, Whose pulses bound with health, I . : - -Waste
not your hours o'er changing schemes
Of speculating wealth !; . -it. . , - i
IJold fast on what, considered well, ' . , -:
. Your heart and judgment fix,- . ; v
And you will never havs to jtcll -
Of Fortune's fickle tricksy
gJ1 ...,. .. ., :.La s
; ' r .i.xtisiXA:U2;3 C
DELIVERED AT A. COXCEST Vbs THE ESHETIT
Of ST. MaJBT'B HOSPITAL,, CISCIXSATI,
f From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
: Ths annouacement that there would be
a concert civen' for' the tencf t of Jit.
J Mary's Hospital, drew a large end splen
did audience together at the. Lxrt ILail
last evecinj. : Ve are mcst tsppy to state
that the whole thlr., takir; the sicjins nd
the eostribatlons, waJ a decidad success.
TLs audicaca t.'crs tskea sdmewhat by
tf:;r the conclusion of the cor
on
;sd by the' lion.
George
II. Ptndlitsn, ialr&duesd by Frank Gra-
vcr, Pre .-'lent cf.tLa' Catholic' .Institute,
who rpik cj fo!!o?rs x v. . ;. -: . ;
: -Th:3 crowded lioase," thssa cferflovrins
beeches, show bow ttrpcrSaocs is ray-part
in the exercise cf this eveaicr-... 1 intend--ed"ta
l.'-.ti exhorted yca to tha) t:::n2ant
ead3 of sUt :r?J chsntyi;b'utjdurrsua;S
ccac charges - ray appeal- -tor words Ci
prelsa and cca-ratuktion, that'
even CQW, that 'twica
.at .yea enjoy,
which blesses Mta that "gives and- bici
that takes." You have raink-tered to the
ttxixttiis
ccr. rt of the sick and the suffering. Yoa
have gladdened the hearts of thesa holy
woc?a whose charity is limited cnly: by
tLaTounds of utmost possibility, and yoa
giren to yourselves the eatisfactioa
of having done a good ueed.
This institution deserves, - indeed, your
most cordial and liberal support. , It is a
not-1?, a lassauScent -charity. :'....r-.:
Its grounds era not ipadous; Its walls
are not lofty, ili rooms are too few in
number, but such as it. is,, it is all their
own. r Not a dollar of debt impairs' its
usefulness. " One hundred beds are always
ready for their occupants, . Mea and wo
men of every age, and condition, and race,
and nationality, and residence, and color,
and1 religion, whatsoever their- disease,
find, without money and without price,
care and i comfort Withiav its protecting
.walla. The foria of humaaity,1 the suffer
iegs of sickness, these are the only neces
sary passports ; and before these, on the
instant, as if moved by the instincts of
the place, the doors themselves "do , open
wile. No one applies in vain black
and white are alike admitted. The frail
and delicate woman, worn out with sin
ana- suuermjr, a . stranger alone in . our
crowded streets, starving amidst plenty,
who falls by chanee exhausted at thedoor,
is welcome as the rich man whom friends
attend and servants bear. - Youth struck
down in vigorous strength, manhood wast
ing by long continued fefers, old age siuk-
ing in its feeble steps under the load of
accumulating Infirmities, alike seek refuge
there. - '
From the low prayer of want and plaint of
- r , woe - "'. " -, "
Tbey never, cever turn away the ear
Forlorn in this bleak wilderness below
Oh! what were man should Heaven refuse
to hear? y "
- And once admitted, all are alike fed and
clothed, till, health recovered, strength re-
to'rrxirth-witU -jcourae-aiidsood heart
to thebusiness oflifc - : rir-
There all that science and skill can do
is done to restore to health ; there all that
patient kindness can do is done to assuage
the pains and alleviate the sufferings of
disease i ana mere, w oca science, , and
skill, and kindness have been in vain, all
t;2t a, holy religion caa eugsest -all that
the tenderest sympathy can apply -is done
to" soothe the agonies' of that supreme mo
ment when the soul lakes leave of corrupt
tion, and mounts on immortal wings to
fulGILlhe appointments of the Almighty.
There peace, and order, and repose,
and quiet prevail, and the ' ministrations
of mercy, hallow affliction to. the myste
rious offices for which it is permitted by
the Great Iteneifcence. . ? V - -
VTbeJiistory of this instituilon is full of
stijaujant - and encouragement ; without
olio dollar of endowment, without on3 dol
lar cf property,; these ladles the Poor
Sisters of the Order of St. Francis rhave,
by the contributions they have solicited
from day to day, since 18G0, built up this
edifice, kept it constantly in repair and or
der j supported the daily expenses -of its
inmates, and contributed more than 3,
Q00 to'tha branch hospital in Covington.
The building was finished for uSa in Jan
uary, 1861 just six years ego and
thirty-one hundrod patients and more have
bcea- ednsitted to its blessings.' "During
the la&i year, seven hundred and ninety
ono have 'been taken care of in its rooms j
and though alL who applied were '.to. 'some
extent succored, many, were, refused ad;
mittance, because there was no room. . ;
; Twenty-six old persons twelve women
ar a fourteen men--who have passed for
tiore than ten years the allotted three
score and" ten, not Bick,but feeble, worn
out," yielding to decrepitude, deaf or blind,
cr almost helpless, have herej id peace and
repc'3 2nd plenty, a homa for their few
retaaLaing days. , I saw them. as in. taid
aftemooa of a bright warm day,' they read,
cr challed,'or dozed away, each- as' -Lis
humor prompted, and I bowed in rever
ence before the charity -which. secured the
cheeriaeis cf their hosaeg and tha. bright
ness cf their hearts.;- . 5 '.j
In ether words, I saw the skattered
limb rc .i, the burning fever cooled, and
the e&U; chill arrested, and the pain of the
bsrsh cotU palliated, the thick breathing
cf the cca-este'd liings relieved, and arald
alL tha kiadling ye, the grateful glance,
the sail!?', which no saffericg could entire
ly repress, tolJ - cf trniforza - kiadaess -acd
patieac3 and syrapatby,
; All this has been accomplished by the
pers-sverir: cfTort3 cf a few devoted ' wo
raca.1 Tier- used ' raora raoaey. -'" -Thay
wan a.-b-rrborpital sacra wards, mere
bci-,"Pora tora" an
1 ,TL:j .'!" th3-v.-cikj-- they
ixriorra
every racl labor j they ccck and nursa
md .,tch they prescribe ; they com
pound kli pre .-.criptloas ; they ask eg relief
for themselves ; taey a&x no assistance in
their labors. They only ask for room iu
which " to lodge- the sick, and medicines
with which to cure, and food with which
to nourish,- and clothes with 'which to
CO-ver 'ifcem, t fl- ;" - :...-.h.-.' : : vf
Gentlemen I ; Shall they ask in yaiaT
Shall our beautiful city great ia cum
bers, in wealth, in 'public, epirit rnore
abounding than most cities m the palaces
in which trada transacts its daily baaness,
and commerce counts its gains shall Cin
cinnati permit these heroic women lo ask
in vain ? In the midst of these towering
edifices of ' stores and residences, . and
churches and -theatres, and music balls
and opera bouses, and saloons where art
ministers to every tatte, and expenditure
gratifies every whim I will not believe it.
, And they are heroic, womea. They
are members of an order which, in every
age, ia every country, under every circum
stance, for a thousand years has added
luster to the name of woman. vNo dan
ger can f appal them.. No 4 apprehensions
can frighten them. . -No difficulty can de
ter them. In the chambers of. the eick
amidst the groans of the dying; in the
haunts of poverty and vice ; among the
victims of critpa : in the walks of the
pestilence, touching the contagion ; wher
ever our suffering humanity has needed
them, there they have gone, trusting a
God, fearing no evil. ' And though many
have fallen victims to the death which
they braved, the perennial freshness of
their, blessed memories, has - stimulated
many others to emulate the virtues of
their holy lives. ,v
- Consecrating themselves to the duties
of an active charity, they imitate the life
of their Master. Like htm they go about,
doing good like him they devota them
selves to self-denial and poverty: that
knowing our trials, and troubles, and suf
ferings, they may be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities., : T . '.j c
.The spirit which lent prophetic power, j
and "touched Isaiah s hallowed hps with
; Ere, 'opened' to' litis the " Viciocs'of mnien
nial gloryj 'wheri the lion and the lamb
should lie down together, and a little child
should lead-them," when they should not
hurt nor destroy in all the holy mountain .
Ido not know bow this "may be, in fact,
realized toairof'us, but "I am' 'sure the
reign of that blessed peace has its proto
type and 'illustration Within the' sacred
wall of charities such as these, under the
superintending care of these devoted : wo
men. . Gentlemen, the causes "the call,
the times, the necessities, : the hopes, de
mand that of our abundance we be lib
erahand if we are, the sick, will thank us,
the good , will praise us, and our own
hearts will be glad in the presence of the
joys of that God who 4loveth a cheerful
giver, ot Him who said, "Inasmuch as
ye have done it onto one of the ' least of
tliese, iay .brethren, ye have done it -unto
me.
...
ilcxciiAL'SE?! Odtdonk." A California
paper gives a rather hard-to-beiieve story
of tha depth of the snow on the Sierra Ne-
vada mountains in February and March,
by describing the visit of a merchant
naed Adams from tha valley to the min
ing town of Meadow Lake, on the top of
the mountains i lie procured a pair of
snow-shoes, and took the tracks of some
who bad gone over the day before.- After
soma hours of bard travel be arrived
where' tUe town should bo, but not a house
was visible. While he was looking around,
a man suddenly came op out of the snow,
like a mermaid out of the sea,., Adams
asked the man if he could tell him where
Meadow Lake was, not knowing as yet
whether the object before him was a man
or a spirit ' "Why, said th8 felIow,'you
are right on the place.,; Adams; asked
if he could show him where tha store of
Adams cVJobhson was. :4Oh,yes! come
along.' A few shoves on a pair of snow
shoes soon brought them to a - round hole
in tha show, and Adams was told that
that was the hole which led to the store.
There were stairs raada ia the snow like
a spiral way, twisting several times around
the whole in making the descent '- Final
ly he arrived at the bottom, and was as
tonished to find his friends there ; happy
and gay, and ready to vouch for the coun
try being one of the richest ever discovered.
From tha store they traveled over the
town through tunnels. , Every one seemed
to be contented with bis lot, Tha citizens
seldom go to the top cf the snow, except
when there is. a snow-shoe race, at which
the whole town turns out. . : - -
X - A FAEMscit in Saratoga county, New
York, has lifted a barrel containing oae
hundred and forty-five pounds cf sugar
with bii te-ethafier. which Ua, offered to
bet Iweaty-five collars that, be could lift
it" with tweaty-e'ght mora poundj in it.
.Tkz creatcit organ, in the world tha
organ of fpeech .ia women aa organ, too,
without a step.
NUMBER 21.
The Milwaukee Sentinel voachei fsr
the f!!owig remarkabla incident: --
it t .-f cae of cor grain wareSioytrj situ
ated on the river bank, larg9 swanas cf
rata have been la the habit cflia-tiag oa
the wheat which has been tcsibre;! -irct:r?- -
A few days ego a terrier getting wiad of;
the rendezvous, xaada aa attack cixia a
couple cf rats that had veatured too far
into the open air. Seizing caa in its teeth,'
it shook it vigorously. "Tha ratrqusalei "
piteously, attracting to tha rpot a d.vzeav
or mora companions. .These,-ca teeics
the situation of affairs, joined in r&bla
the alarm. In less time than it takes ta
tell the incident, the ice .arouad was black
with a swarm cf rats, cumbering ssveral
hundreds. The terrier, after dispatching,
the first victim, charged into the swarra,
with the evident determination of serving .
the remainder ia like manner. "Hut fwr
ence a terrier wa3 doomed 5 to " mett with5
fight from the poor animals be had so lunj
devoured at pleasure, and ia a -trice he;
was surrounded on all sides by a swarm,
cf ferocious brutes anxious to be avenged
for tha death cf their companion." " Thea:
ensued tha most frightful scene imsgica-;
ble, Tlie ratsiswarraed arouad their ad
versary and fastened their claws and teeth,
into his f.esh. The dog, enreged by the,
pain, fought bravely, killing score of bi
enemies ia bis contest for Ufa. Hut tha'
odds against him were too great, and after
a sharp conflict, which . lasted for about
five minutes, be was forced to auccuma. ,
His body was literally devoured by the.-
rats, they seeming to take a savage pisas-
urejn tearing their vanquished enemy la
piece-meat. . Scarcely- a vestige' cf the.'
animal remained behind. Tlie terrier died ,
game, however, for there were about half
a hundred rats left upon the field, bleeding ,
and mangled, and as inaay mora cr less1
Injured. C s. rv:-4--
; ""A singular legatee cf the kiruliiala:
of dumb animals to their fellows was no-,
ticed at the conclusion of the combat. A.
number of the combatants bad been soma
what lacerated by tha teeth of the dag.
-Tlieir " companions gathered in - groups;
around them, licked the blood from their .
wounds, .and then . tenderly carried thera
in their teeth to their nests. - Tha, bodies
of the slain were aa tenderly cared for.
One by ona they were carried away to!
hole in the ice near by, where they were'
piled up. When all the bodies bad been,
gathered together, the survivors grouped ,
around them, and ' ona of the number,5
inounting upon the pile of bodies, seemed
to deliver a brief funeral oration over: tha
remains of their companions. The ut-,
most stillness reigned among the company s
during the address of their chief. ThsT -whole
company then proceeded to tumbki '
their dead companions into, the water, 'J
where they soon sank from sight ; la -.
half an hour scarcely a vestige of the con- ,
fiict remained. ..This burial service. was J
the most extraordinary instsaca of the'
kind we have yet observed,- and 4 s well
deserving of the study of rrta?.ILjts. Hi'
fight as a whole would have delighted;
sporting men and dW fanciers.- It. was ,
highly interesting to tha few who observed
it" ; ; . - -'-' ' - : .
.! A iuknt matrimonial affair recently;
occurred near Spirit . Lake, Minnesota. ,
A green justice married three couples ia :
one batch, and about four weeks ' afur-'
ward discovered that a license from-tha
cierk of the court was-necessary to rsaka
the ceremony legal, and be lost no tiers ia ;
informing the parties that they were still
single, though they bad lived tegetter th
intervening time. The first coo pis wera
willing to risk the consequences ; tha ssc
ond consented to be re-married ; ithila ha .
third, having discovered " ia each other.'
divers and sundry shortcomings, refesed to -
have . the knot ro-tied being eath";J
with one month cf matrimony,' and glad
to revert to single blsssedas. - - -
A sakett femoke-stack for loccfactive., ,
has been invented by a Nashville mechan
ic, who baa applied for a patent Ilia
saioke stack is so constructed that na
sparks are emitted from tha top cf tha
stack, a shuts being fixed to carry tbsra
downward, and they fall harrnlss t?on tha
earth beneath the locomotive," thus ir.iur
ir.g safety tor articles cf a combustih'a na
ture on the train cr ia its imatediaia xW
cinity. - - .
I A ucr c;-hcd a gentleman - tha othsr''
day, why so rar.ny'tall geatkmca svxra
bachelors? The 'reply was that th;j trcra
ctllgsd to lie crc'?.wi in bed to keep their
feet in, and that a. wifs would be in tha
way. '.:.'
- Wuit is the dliTerersc bettrr-cn s pretty
airland a night-cap? One is born to
wed, aai tha other is wc-ra to ted. .
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