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g. A. arriKE, Editor and FublUlier.
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VOLUME 3..
ViKNTISTKY. The
undersigned,
jj s.-ra'Uia'O
, the F'u-
iiPeuUl S ir
...tt, respect
J.ll'roSjrs hi?
irmees to t!i6
:li;.t'LS 01 J-u-
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In t!ip"roLttTH Uondat of each month, to re-
:lm:" atid Ticumy, wmcu piaco no win ytni
iu!! : . ... i . t t . . ..
feuin one week.
PR.H.B. MILLER,
1 Altoona, Pa.,
.OperatiVe and Mechanical DENTIST.
Office reniceJ to Virginia street, opposite
&c Lutlier in church. Persons from Cambria
flo;int. or elsewhere who get work dorje by me
to the 'amount of Tea Dollars and upward, will
,J:1ve the railroad fare deducted from their bills.
All wot amantied. J aa. 21, ie69.-tf.
VI. ! W. ZIKGLER, Surgeon Den-
A-' tit, will visit hhensb iv pro.
fc-sionxlly on the SECOND Mox
t ot eui montti, sua remain
wtek, during which time he
0 lie found at the Mountain House.
it Greeth extracted without puin by the om
tl .Nitrite Oxide, or Laughing Gas.
TAMES J. OATMAN, 31. D.,
V tenders his professional services as Phy
1 ,ia ami Surgeon to the citizens of Carroll
fcxa and viciiiity. Office in rear of build
4b 5 occupied by J. Eucs; & Co. as a store.
SiLt calls caa be made at hid residence, one
4 ' r KUth of A. Uaug's tin and hardware
tore. May 9, 1867.
1 DLTKREAUX, M. D., Phy-
mciax and ScKGEOy, Summit, Pa.
Oi'e east cud of Mansiou House, on Rail
Xoii street. Night calls may be made at
g .a ufike. rtny23.tf
J. LLOYD, successor to It. 6.
I'usx, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
tanlt,&c. Store on Main street, opposite
tie "Mansion House," Ebensburg, Pa.
t Prober IT. I867.-6m.
3 LP ID ii. CO., Daakert,
a Ebeksijcbo, Pa.
I GuLl, Silver, Government Loans, and
oiir S-curitics, bought and sold. Intereet
allowed on Time Leposite. Collectians made
tt all accessible points iu the United States,
an J a geueral Banking business transacted.
WJL LLOl'D & CO.,
Dakkebs, Altooxa, Pa.
f Drafts on the principal cities and Silver
'and Gold f.r sale. Collections made.
Moneys received on deposit, payable on de
Bund, without iutereet, or upon time, with
iaterest at fair rates. anSl.
? FKAXK V. HAT.
fllOLESALE and RETAIL Manufacturer,
' of TI. COPPER and RIF.r.T.Tinv
ARK, Canal street, helnw Pli
to, fa. A large stock constantjy
iad.
A. "0KMAEia Geo. W. OATMA.
fiFIOUM AKER & O ATM AN, Attok
J n at Law, Ebensburg, Pa. Offices on
aiffh street, inmediately east of Iluntlcy"
fau-Jware store. ap 8,'C9.
!t n M'T. A ITmiT T'W
ITTORNEY AT LAW, Johnstown, Fa.
J Office in the Exchange building, on the
U rnerof Clinton and Locust streets up
stairs. Will attend to all buiaess connect-
ru wun nis proiession.
Jan. 31. 1867.-tf.
i-L JOHXSTOW. t B.1CAKL1K
JOHNSTON & 6CANLAX.
Attorneys at Law,
Ebensburg, Cambria co.. Pa.
Office opposite the Court House.
Ebenaburz. Jan. 81. 18C7.-tf.
!JOIIN P. LINTON,
TTORXEY AT LAW, Johnstoum, Ft.
Office in building on corner of Main and
Jianklin street, opposite Mansion Houae,
second floor. Entrance on Franklin strtt.
J Johnstown. Jan. 81. 1867.-tf.
! WILLIAM laTTELL,
TTORNEY AT LAW, Ebensburg, Pa
W-ace in Colonade Row, Centre street.
I jjgijl. 1867-tf.
Ce h 1ERSIIING, Attokxet-at-
,i Law, Johnstown, Pa. Office on Frank
;m Btreet, upstairs,' over John Benton'a
ffwe Store. Jan. 31, 1867.
lrM. H. SECIILEK, Attokn e ta t
, Law, Ebensburg. Pa. Office in rooms
wcenilT occupied by Geo. M. Reade. Esq , in
vPade Row, Centre street. aug.27.
rihl KEAUE, AtiomegLaw,
iOjensburg, p. office in new buUding
iium t? f eted on Cec"-e two doors
jwreet Jaug.27.
AilKS C. iLVSLYr, Attorney-
lJ!LlW QarroUtorn. Cambria Co., Pa.
ten l i? "J a11 leSal business promptly
Jaa 3i:i8C7.
f50 X.W.DICK.
inSrx?' Ebensburg.
01LLIN & DICK, Attobneys-at-
litten ? ' Lbln8,bure. Ta. Office with Wm.
UJl., ColonadeRow. (oct.22.-tf.
TTni?vJ'- l- TIEIiNEY,
$ Ofl&Sji? LAW Ebensburg. .
Uotcl. Ueutr treet, opposite Linton'a
" jjn. 31, 1867tf.
iTTOrYlLC
1 Office on mg Ebensburg Pa.-
dence. 6 n?. adjoining his resi-
AM.9-r"r"" rf,lt r7.
g office frer,7 LupiS1; n?4
eooad Ward nd Ii0e0Ht alier
I8C9. SF1II. TfilM. 1869.
I am now prepared to offer
SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS
TO CA8II FUBCHASKRJ) OF
Til. SSIEMM & COFFER WASI.
EITHER AT
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
My otock oonslstg In part of erBry Tarlaty of
Tin, Sheet-Iron,
COPPER AND BRASS "WARE 9,
BNAMEIXED AND PLAIN
SAUCE-PAWS. BOILERS. &0-,
COAL SHOVEIjS. MINE LAMPS, OIL
CANS, HOUSEFURNISIIINQ HARD
WARE OF EVERY KIND.
Sptai. Anti-Dnat
HEATING and COOKING STOVES,
EXCELSIOR COOKING RTVVES,
NOBLE, TRIUMPH and PARLOR COOK
ING STOVES,
And any Cooking Stove desired I will got
when ordered at manufacturer's prices.
Odd Stove Plates and Grates. Ac., for re
pairs, on hand for the Stoves I sell ; others
will be ordered when wanted. Particular
attention given to
Spouting, Valleys and Conductors,
all of which will be made out of best mate
rial and put up by competent workmen.
Lamp Burners, Wick and Chimneys
VTHOIJI3AI.E OR RETAIL.
I would call particular attention to the Light
House Burner, with Glasa Cone, for giving
nioie light than any other in use. Also, the
Paragon Burner, for Crude Oil.
SPEXCEXl'S SIFTElt I
It recommends itself.
SUGAR KETTLESAND CAULDRONS
of all sizes constantly on hand.
Special attention gives to
Jobbing in Tin, Copper and Sheet-Iron.
at lowest possible rates.
"WuoLasAiJs Mekchawts Lists
now ready, and will be sent on application
vy man or in person.
Hopine to eoo all mv old eustnmpni n
many uew ones this Spring, I return my
moM. sincere tnanns lor the very liberal pa
trouaee I have alreadr rereiT nA nrill
endeavor to please all who may call, wheth
er uiey Duy or not.
FCAXCIS W. HAT.
Johnstown. March 7. 1867.
(lliEAT Reduction in Prices!
aj lAjl J) (I ltd
AT THE EOCXSnURG
UOUSE-FUIliMSIIlAG STORE.
The undersigned respectfully iniorms the
citizens of Ebenhbnrg and the public gener
ally that he has made a great reduction In
prices to CASH BUYERS. My stock will
consist, in part, of Cooking, Parlor and Heat
ing S loves, of the moet popular kinds ; Tin
ware of every description, of my own man
ufacture ; Hardware of all kind, such aa
Locks, Screws, Butt Hinges, Table Hinges,
Shutter Hingea, BoltP. Iron and Nails, Win
dow Glass, Putty, Table Knives and Forks,
Carving Knives and Forks, Meat Cutters,
Apple Parere, Pen and Pocket Knives in
great variety, Sciesors, SheArs, Razors and
Strops. Axee, Hatchets, Hammers, Boring
Machiuert, Augers, Chiesels, Planes, Oom-
Saiices, Squares, Files, Rasps, Anvils, Vises;
Trenches, Rip, Panel and Croes-Cut Saws,
Chains of all kind. Shovels, Spades, Scythes
and Snaths, Rakes, Forks, Sleigh Bells,
Shoe Lasts, Pegs, Wax Bristles. Clothes
Wiineer6. Grind Stones. Pnt Vf
Gates and Measures, Lumber Sticks, Horse
J ana, uorse Snoes, Oast Steel, Rifles, Shot
Guns. Revolvers. Pistols. Carrridcr Pow
der. Cans. Lead. &c Odd Rtn Piax.
Grates and Fire Bricks, Well and Cistern
Pumps and Tubing ; Harness and Saddlery
Ware of all kind : Wooden and WUJotn Wnr
in great variety : Carbon Oil and Oil T.amma
Fiuh Oil, Lard Oil, Linseed Oil, LubricatiDg
Oil, Rosin, Tar, Glassware. Paints, Varnish
es. Turpentine, Alcohol. Ac.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
ach as Tea, Coffee, Sugars, Molasses, Syr
ups, Bplces, JUned Peaches, Dried Apples,
Fih. Hominv. Crackern. Hio nA Poarl
Barley; Soaps, Candles; TOBACCO and
uuakh; jfamt. Whitewash, Scrub, Horse,
Shoe, Dusting, Varnish, Stove. Clothes and
Tooth Brushes, all kinds and ; P.d
Cords and Manilla Ropes, and many other
articles at the lowest rates for CASH.
Q&-Iouse Spouting made, painted and put
UD at low rates for cash. A liberal Aannnt.
made to coon try dealers buying Tinware
wholesale. URU. HUNTLEY
Ebenaburg, Feb, 28, 1867.-tf.
Q.EORGE W. YEAGER,
Wholesale aad Retail Delr la
HEATING AND COOK STOVES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
TTJ. COFFER AID SHEET-IHQI WABI
of ins owir manufacture.
And GENERAL JOBBER in SPOUTING
;and all other work in his Hat.
Virginia Street, near Caroline Street,
ALTOOMA, PA,
Tb only dealer in the city having the right to
sell the renowned "BARLEY SHEAF"
COOK 8 rOVE, the, most perfect
complete and satisfactory
Stove ever introduced
to the public.
Stock Immense. Prices Low.
CATISFACTION GUARANTIED,
Mj 19 A FBBBMAS
MOM
EBENSBURG,
Kjje otfs'gqrarimtnt.
PASSIXQ ATT AT.
I asked .he stars In the pomp of night.
Gliding Its blackness in crowns of light.
Bright with beauty and girt with power.
Whether eternity were not In their dower 1
And dirge-like musio stole from their
spheres,
Bearing the message to mortal ears :
We have no liht that hath not been
given.
We have no strength but shall soon be riven.
We have no power wherein man may trnst
Like him, we are things of time and dust ;
And the legend we blazon with beam and
ray,
And the song of onr silence la 'pairing
away.'
We shall fade In our beauty, the fair and
the bright.
Like lamps that hare served for a festal
night :
And shall fall from our spheres, the old and
. etrong,
Like rose leaves swept by the breeze along ;
Though worshiped as goda In the olden
day,
We shall be like a vain dream. pasdne
away.' 4 6
From the stars of heaven to the flowers of
earth,
From the pageant of power and the voice of
mirth ,
From the mists of morn on the mountain's
brow.
From childhood's song and affection's vow ;
From all save that o'er which soul bears
sway,
Breathes but one record, "passing away.w
"Passing away!" sing the breeze and the rill.
As they sweep on their course by rale and
hill.
Through the vaTylcg scenes of each earthly
clime,
'Tia the lesson of nature, and the voice of
time :
And man at last, like his fathers grey.
Writes on hi own dust, passing away."
Kales, Shelves, mthlt$t c.
THE UNSPOKEN WARNING.
I am no belicrer in the supernatural. I
never saw any ghosts, never heard any
strange noises none, at least, that could
not be accounted fur on natural principles,
I never heard sounds around the bed or heard
knocks on the head-board which proved to
be "forerunners" of sickness or death. I
nrver had even dreams come to pass, and as
to spirits, in the common acceptance of the
term since the days of the Fox girls, my
presence ha always been a damper.
I am not one of the sort who are always
on the lookout for signs and wonders, and if
want of faith in spiritualism or supernatural
iem Is a tin, I ought to have been the last
one to look for so marked a you may name
it what you please, I call it divLns interpo
sition as the one I am about to relate, all
the witnesses to which, and tbey are not ftiw
are still living. '
One bitter cold day in winter a merry par
ty of us, nestled down under furry robes,
went to meet an appointment with a friend,
living a few miles distant, with whom we
were to spend the afternoon and m the even
log attend a concert to be held near by.
The sleighing was delightful, the air keen
and inspiring, the host and hostess genial as
the crackling fires in the grates, and the in
vited guests, of whom there were many be
sides ourselves, in that peculiar visiting trim
which only o!d time friends, long parted, can
enjoy. Restraint was thrown aside j we
cracked jokes, we chatted like magpies, and
talked a little of the coming concert, which
promised a rare treat to our unsophisticated
ears. All went merry as a marriage bell,
end merrier than some, until just before tea,
when I was seized with a sudden and unac
countable desire to go home, accompanied
by a dread or fear of something. I knew not
what, which made the return appear, not a
matter of choice, but a thing imperative.
I tried to reason it away, to revive antici
pations of the concert ; I thought of the dis
appointment it would be to those who had
come with me to give it up, and runnin
over in my mind the condition in which
things were left at home, could find no
ground for alarm.
For many years a part of the honse had
been rented to a trusty family j our children
were often rocked in the same cradle, and
half the time ate at the same table; locks
and bolts were things unused, and in deed
as in word we were neighbors. In their care
had been left a boy of ten years, the only
one of the family remaining at home, who
knew that when he returned from school he
was expected to bring in wood and kindlings
for the morning fire, take his supper alone er
with little Clara E , as he chose, and
otherwise pass the time as he pleased, only
he mnst not go in the street to play or on the
pond to skate. He had been left many times
in this way, and bad never given occasion
for the slightest uneasiness; still, as this
nameless fear grew upon me, it took, the
form of a conviction that danger of some
6ort threatened this beloved child.
I was rising to go and ask Mr. A'
to take me home, when some one said, "You
are very pale; are yon ill?" . -
"No," I answered, and, dropping back in
the chair, told them how strangely I had
been exercised for the last few minutes, add
ing, "I really must go home."
There was a perfect chorus of voices agaiwst
it, and for a little time I was silenced though
not convinced. Some one laid the matter
before Mr. A , who replied :
Nonsense, Eddie is a good boy to mind ;
he will do nothing in our absence that he
would not do If we were there, and is enjoy
ing himself well at this moment, I'll war
rant." . This answer was brought to me in tri
umph, and I resolved to do as they said,
"not think about it." But at tea my hand
almost refused to carry food to my lips, and
I found it utterly impossible to swallow a
mouthful. A deathlike chili crept over me,
and I knew that every eye was upon me as
I left the room. Mr. A. rose,6aying in a
changed Toieo and without ceremony.1:
TUB T1CIO 1IAKEI M1B, AID
PA., THURSDAY,
"Make haste; brias: the horse mnnrl
most go right away. I never saw her in
? 8tate ore 5 there is something in
It." He followed me to the parlor, but be
fore he could speak I was pleading as for dear
life that not a.moment should be lost in start
ing for home. "I know." said I, "it is not
all imagination, and whether it is or not, I
shall certainly die if this dreadful incubns is
not removed shortly."
All was now confusion the tea table de
serted, the meal scarce tastedand my
friends, alarmed as much at my looks as at
my words, were as anxious to hurry me off
as thoy had been to detain me. To me those
terrible moments seemed hours, yet I am as
sured that not more than half an hour had
elapsed from the time my fears first found
expression before we were on the road to
wards home. A horse somewhat noted for
fleetoess was before us, and with only two
in the cutter the rest staying for the con
cert and making Mr. A. promise that if no
thing had happened he would return we
went over the road at a rapid pace. I knew
from the frequent repetition of a peculiar
signal that the beast was being urged to Its
beat, yet I grew sick with impatience at the
restraint. I wanted to fly. All this time
my fears had taken no definite shape. I
only knew that the child was in danger and
I felt impelled to hurry to the rescue. Only
once was the silence broken in that thsee
mile journey, and that was when, on reach
ing an eminence from which the house wa
in full view, I said, "Thank God I the house
isn't on fire."
"That was my own thought" said Mr.
A , bnt there was no slackening of
speed. On reaching home a cheerful light
was glimmering from Mrs. E 'a win
dow ; before the vehicle had fairly stopped,
we were clear of it and opening the door
said in the very same breath, "Where's
Eddie V
"Eddie ! wky, he was here a little while
ago," answered Mrs. E , pleasantly.
trying to dissipate the alarm she saw writ
ten on onr countenance. "He ate supper
with the children, and played awhile at
marbles; then spoke of Libby Rose having
a now picture book, and that he wanted to
see it. You'll find him over there."
With swift steps Mr. A- crossed
the street, to the place mentioned, but re
turned with, "He has not been there."
Eddie was remaikably found of skating,
and my next thought was that he had been
tempteJ to disobedience. 1 said calmly
"We will go to the pond."
I was perfectly collected ; I could have
worked all night without fatigue with the
nerves in that state of tension ; but Mr.
A said, "No, you must go and lie
down. Eddie is safe enough somewhere
anout the Tillage. I'll go and find him!'
liut there was nothing in the tone or in the
words to assure me.
As be bpoke he crossed the hall to onr
own room, and turned the nob. The door
was locked. What could that mean 1 Ed
die was either on the inside or had taken
the key away with him. Mr. A ran
round to a window with a broken spring,
which could be opened from the outside.
It went up with a clang, but a dense volume
of smoke drove him back. After an instant
another attempt was made, and this time on
a lounge directly nndor the window, he
stumbled on the insensible form of little Ed
die, smothered in smoke! Limp and appa
rently lifeless, he was borne into the fresh,
cold air, and after some rough handling, was
restored to consciousness.
From that honr I think I have known
how Abraham felt when he lifted Isaao from
the alter unharmed, and, in obedience to the
oommand of the angel of the Lord. Trne I
had been subjected to no such trial of
strength and faith ; my Father knew I would
have shrunk utterly before it ; yet. if it was
not a similar messenger that whispered to
me in the midst of that gay party an hour
previous, I have no wish to be convinced of
it, and were the book placed in my hands
which I knew had power to rob me of this
sweet belief, I would never open it.
Eddie said on returning from Bchool he
made a good fire, and as the wood was
snowy, thought he would put it into the
oven to dry; something he had never done
before. Then on leaving Mr. E 'a
room he went in for an apple before going
to see Libby Rose's picture book, and it
seemed so nice and worm he thought he
would lie down a while. He could give no
explanation aa to what prompted him to
turn the key it was the first and last time
bnt this would have mada no difference In
the result, for no one would have discovered
the smoke in time to 6ave his life.
The wood in the oven was burned to ashes,
DUt as the doors were 1nAd thorn on nr.
danger of falling embers setting the house
12 . 111 . . .
u " i o ; aim ii au we staid to the concert
everything would have been as when we left,
except that little Eddie's voice would never
more have made music fnr nnr hk Po.w
one said that with a delay of five or even
.1 . ; . ... .
ture minutes we snouia nave been too late.
Many years have passed since then, yet
now, when the lamp of Faith burns dim,
and God and His promises seem a great way
off, I have only to go back to this the first,
the last and only manifestation to me of His
nature to feel that, "As a father careth for
his children, so careth He for ns." "Deliver
ns from evil, for Thine is the power," is no
mere formality, but words pregnant with
meaning.
A Highly Rkspeo t able Phewomkkow. .
The Shipman Progress of a recent date says:
Last Tuesday noon, Mr. Jeffrey Nichols, a
highly respectable and truthful gentleman,
who resides one half mile north of town,
was out on his farm rebnilding the fences
torn down by the lata tornado, and noticed
what he supposed to be a man on horseback,
with a tin stove boiler oa his head, coming
down the lano leading toward the farm of
Mr. John Hamilton. Turning his eyes from
the man and horse a moment, he looked up
again, and beheld them flying across the
field, and then again across In front of Mr.
Hamilton's honse, where the horse, man and
boiler disappeared in a kind of fire and
smoke. These facts we learn from Mr. John
Hamilton, to whom Mr. Nichols related
them. We give credence to the above, as
the parties are both truthful gentlemen.
We understand that Mr. Nichols is greatly
troubled about it, and thinks some terrible
calamity is going to happen him.
ABJ BkATJOS BBStDB.
JULY 15, 1869.
ROtTA'D DANCES.
The following dlaiogne Is copied from a
new Catholic Literary Magazine called Our
Ovm, recently established In Philadelphia :
What eye can follow the course of a eonple
of modern whirligigs as they describe their
wondrous circles over the ball-room floor?
Like sea-wortby crafts, they alternately dip,
and pitch, and skim now appearing in full
sail before what would seem a steady breeze,
then obeying the sodden rising of the Instru
mental gale, they swing to the leeward, roll
to the windward, and after a brief struggle,
are submerged altogether, and are fonnd at
last In some out-of-the-way corner, panting,
gasping, perspiring, but supremely happy,
and ready for another cruhe. Now, the
question arises, in what does the extreme
pleasure of such exertion consist 1 Perhaps
the following conversation between a young
lady and a clergyman may throw some light
on the subject :
"Please tell me, Father, la it a arsr to dance
the Round Dances V
"What am I to understand by Round
Dances ?"
"Waltzes, Polkas, Galops, &c."
"Describe a Galop."
"Why. it's something like a Waltz, only
swifler, and the steps are different, and there
are several changes as you make the circuit
of the room."
"Alone V
"By no means; a partner, of course."
"Gentleman, I presume."
'Well, yes ; gentleman preferred."
"Takes the lady by the bands 7"
Not exactly at least, only by one band."
"And how does he dispose of the other 7"
"Weil, why," (blushing deeply,) "you
know the lady has to be supported, and so
her partner just touches her waUt lightly,
and "
'But that would afford no eupport."
"Well, she rests on his ar hand lust a
little, Tather."
;But then sTie must have a superfluous
hand if he takes but one."
"Oh, she rests her other hand upon his
shoulder just enough to steady herself."
(More blushes.)
"But," (very matter or Tact,) "Is that
comtfrtable7"
"Oh yes. Father, tery comfortable."
"lit-many couples dance at once I should
think there would bo danger of their coming
in contact."
"Sorao times, but they recover themielves
immediately."
"And the lady is not thrown away from
her partner 7"
Oh, not at all ; he holds her too closely."
"I think" (taking a pinch of snuff) "I
.4-n
nderstand now what you mean by a Round
Dance, which, I presume, you enjoy very
much."
"It Is perfectly enchanting, particularly
when the music is fine and one nas a good
partner."
"Do yon dsnce with any gentleman who
may be introduced to you 7 In society there
mut be some bad men."
"Well, I'd rather dance with a bad man
who is a good dancer than a good man who
h a bad dancer. It don't make much odds
about the character of the gentleman so he
Is a good dancer, but then, to be sure, I en
joy it a deal more when I know the gentle
man and like him."
"And yon think this Is proper, and mod
est, and maidenly, to go careering over a
Dan-room tloor In the arms or a man whom
you might or might not have known ten
minutes previously 7"
"Well, no, but It Is the custom."
"Would you permit a stranger entering
your father's house to assume the position of
a gentleman in the Round Dance, and con
duct yon through your parlors 7"
"Of coorse not ; that would be shocking."
"My child, in the eyes of God it is the
same."
A pETBiriED Fobkst. Three or four
miles southwest of Bryan Station, on the
Pacific railroad, is a high bluff of loose sand
that plainly indicates Us having been drifted
there by the winds. All over the ground
you see large pieces of heavy stone, showing
the Lark, the grain and the size of the tree
from which it grew, as plain as daylight.
Dig down a few feet and you find large
sections of trees, showing the rough bark,
the sap and heart of an oak tree as plainly
as though it was a freshly cut block to split
Into shingles. Then, again, I have seen
leaves taken out at the depth of three or
four feet, petrified, yet showing the ridges
and veins, and as transparent as the day they
foil from the parent oak. From all the In
dications I think, had Cortez visited the
spot, he would have Ecen the pttrified logs,
chunks and leaves, showing almost as great
an age as we now see them.
Some writers tell of petrified forests stand
ing here In the far west, but do not give the
story credit ; yet I am convinced that one
does exiEt, but the pieces remaining on the
surface are fast approaching decay. I saw
also a petrified turtle taken out of a deep
cut somewhere between Bryan and Echo.
It looked aa natural as a snapping turtle just
mlled ont of the river. Where one of Its
egs had protruded from under the shell it
had been broken off. Different qualities of
stone could be seen, differing in color as does
the meat In quality of that very singular
animal Cor. of Cincinnati Commercial.
Wsttinq B kicks. Very few people, or
even builders, are aware cf the advantage
of wetting bricks before laying them ; or if
they are aware of it, they do not even think
of practicing it, for of the many houses now
in progress In this city, there are very few
in which wet bricks are used. A wall
twelve inches thick, built of good mortar,
with bricks well soaked, Is stronger In every
respect than one sixteen inches thick, built
dry. The reason of this is, that if the bricks
are saturated with water, they will not ab
stract from the mortar the moisture which
Is necessary to its crystalization ; on the
contrary, thoy will nnite chemically with
the mortar, and become as solid as a rock.
On the other hand, if the bricks are pnt np
dry, they immediately take all the moisture
from the mortar, leaving It too dry to hard
en, and the consequence is, that when a
building of this kind is taken down, or tum
bles down of its own accord, the mortar
from it is like so much sand. Scientific
American,
AX
A WILD RIDE.
a siaos coAca stoky.
At the n of eiahtnen I cra Knht t
foot, and, I. fear, light of head. A fine
property on the banks of the Ohio ac
knowledged me sola owner. T ua Tau
tening home to enjoy it, and delighted to
ges iree rrom college lite. The month
was October, and the air bracing, yani
the mode of conveyance a stage like this,
only more enmberoos. The other paa
scngers were few only three in all, one
old gray headed alanter of L uiniann. hi a
daughter, a joyous, bewitching creature,
about seventeen, and bis son about ten
years of age.
They were just returning from France,
of which country the young lady discour
sed in terms so eloquentas to absorb my
entire attention.
The father was (actiturn, but the
daughter was vivacious by nature, and
we soon became so mutually pleased with
each other that it was not until a sudden
flash of lightning and a heavy dash of
rain against the-windows elicited an ex
clamation from my charming companion
that I knew how the night passed. Pres
ently there came a low, rumbling sound,
and then several peals of tremendously
loud thunder, accompanied by success
ive flashes of lightning. The rain des
cended in torrents, and an angry wind be
gan to howl and moan through the forest
trees.
I looked from the window of oar vehi
cle. The night was dark as ebony, but
the lightning showed the danger of our
,w
roaa. n e vrere now on Iho edge of a
frightful precipice. I could see at inter
vals huge jutting rocks far away down
its side, and the sight made me solicitous
for my fair companion. I thought of the
mere hair breadths that were between us
and eternity ; a single little rock in the
track of our coach wheels, a tiny billet of
wood, a stray root of a tempest torn tree,
restive horses or a careless driver, any of
these might hurl us from our sublimary
existence with the speed of thought.
'Tis a perfect tempest, observed
the lady, as I withdrew my head from
the window. "How I love a sudden
storm. There is something grand about
the winds when fairly loose among the
hills. I never encountered a night like
this but Byron's magnificent description
of a thunder storm in Jura recurs to my
mind. But are we on the mountain
yet ?"
"Yes, we have began the ascent." -"Is
it not said to bo dangerous V
"By no means," I replied, in as easy a
tone as I could assume.
"I only wish it was daylight so that
we could enjoy the mountain scenery.
But what's that !" and she covered her
eyes from a sheet of lighnin that illumi
nated the mountain with brilliant intenss
ity.
Feal after peal of thunder instantly suc
ceeded ; there was a very volume of rain
coming down at each thunder bursf, and
with the deeper moaning of an animal in
dreadful agony, breaking opon our ears, I
found that the coach had come lo a dead
halt.
Louise, my beautiful fellow-traveler, be
came pale as ashes. She fixed her eyes
on mine with. a look of anxious dread,
and turning to her father she hurriedly re
marked :
"We are on the mountains."
"I reckon we are," was the unconcern-.
cd reply.
With instinctive activity, I put my
head through the window and called to
the driver, but the onlv answer was tb
moaning of an animal, borne past me by
too swut wmcia outbe tempest. I seized
the handle of the door and Btrained in
rain it would not yield. At that instant
I felt a cold hand in min. ami hrA
Louise faintly articulate in my ear the
iowowmg appalling words :
"The coach is moving backward."
Never shall I forget the fierce agony
with which I tugged at the coach door
and called on the driver in tones that ri
valled the fierce blast of the tempest,
whilst the conviction was burning in ray
brain that the coach was Hf 1 n y ftlnwl
moved backward 1
What followed was of such swift
cnrj2DC0 that it appears to me like a fright-
iui aream.
I rushed against the door with all my
might, but it withstood my utmost ef
forts. One side of our vehicle was sensi
bly going down, down, down. The
moaning of the agonized animal became
deeper, and I know from his desperate
plunges that it was one of onr horses.
Crash opon crash of thunder rolled over
the mountain, and vivid flashes of light
ning played over onr heads. By its light
I could see for a moment the old planter
standing erect, with his hands on his Bon
and daughter, his eyes raised to heaven
and his lips moving as if in prayer.
I could see Louise turn her ashy cheek
towards me as if imploring assistance ;
and I could see the bold glance of the boy
flashing indignant defiance at tbo war of
elements, and the awful danger that
awaited him. There was a roll, a des
perate plunge, a harsh, grating jar, a
sharp, piercing scream of mortal terror,
and I bad but time to clasp Louisa firmly
with one hand around her waist, and seize
the fastenings attached to the coach roof
with the other, when w were precipitated
over the precipice.
I candist inctly recollect preserving con3
Terms, $a per year In adrascc.
NUMBER 24.
ciousness for a few seconds of lime, how
rapidly my breath was becoming exhausted
but of that tremendous descent I soon
lost all further knowledge bv a concunmun
so violent that I was ionftuitly deprived of
sense ana motion.
The traveler paused, nis features
worked for a minute or two as they did
when we were on the mountain ; he pass
ed his hand across his forehead as if in
pain, and then rosumed his thrilling nar
rative. On a low coach in an humble room of
a small country house, I next opened my
eyes in this world of light and shade, joy
and sorrow, mirth and madness. Gentle
hands Boothed my pillow, gentle feet glid
ed across my chamber, and a gentle voice
for a time hushed all my questionings. I
was.kindly tended uy a fair young girl of
about sixteen, who refused for a while to
hold any discourse with me. One morn
ing, finding myself sufficiently recovered,
to sit up, I insisted on knowing the result
of the accident.
"You were discovered," said she, "sit
ting on a ledge of rocks, amidst tho
branches of a shattered tree, clinging to.
the roof of your broken coach with ono
hand, and the insensible form of a lady
with the other."
"And the lady I" I gapped, eeanmn
the girl's face with an earnestness that,
made her draw back and blush.
"She was saved, sir, by the means that
saved you a friendjy tree."
"And her father and brother 1" I impa
tiently demanded.
"We found both crushed to death at
the bottom of the precipice, and we buried
them in one grave by the clover patch
down in our meadow."
"Poor Louise 1 poor orphan I God Ditv
you 1" I muttered in broken tones, uttered
unconscious that I had a listener.
"God pity her indeed, sir," said she,
with a gosh of heartfelt sympathy
"Would yen like to see her?" she added..
I found her bathed in tears for her
kindred, and she received me with smrrow-
tul sweetness of manner. I need not de
tain yon by describing the efforts I made,
to soothe her grief, but acquaint you at
last I succeeded, and twelve months after
the dreadful occurrence which I have rela--ted
wo stood at the altar as man and wife.
She still lives to bfess me with her smiles,,
but on the anniversary of that terribla
night she secludes herself in her room, and.
there devotes the hours of darkness to sol
itary prayer.
"As for me," added tbo traveler, while
a faint blush tinged his noble brow, "a
for me, that accident has reduced me to
the condition of a physical coward at the
sight of a mountain precipice."
The driver's body was found on the
road, within a few steps of the place
where the coach went over. He had been
struck dead by the same flash of lightning
that blinded the restive horses.
And thus ended this thrilling and res
markablo story of life.
.
Amen. Deacon B., of Ohio, a very
pious man, was noted for his long pray
ers, especially in the family. One Morr
day morning the deacon and his wife
were alone ; as was his nsjal cnPtom af
ter breakfast, a prayer was offered. There
being an unusual amount of work that
day, the deacon's prayer was short- He
seized his hat and milk pail, and started
for the barn. His wife being very deaf
did not notice hia absence, and eapposedt
mm to oe etui engaged in prayer. Qr
his rciorn from milking he was surprised
to find her still kneeling. He stepped ap
to her and shouted "amen when she im
mediately arose and went about her work
aa though nothing had happened .
Tiie Effect. An exchange says m
neighbor who bad repeatedly been urged
by some female acquaintances to accom
pany them to a tkating pond, at last yield-,
ed, no longer able to resirt the blandish
ment of his bewitching tormentors. H
went. He said he put on a pair of ekatea
and struck boldly out, and the next thin"
he knew he was in bed, the minister sitting
beside him singing a psalm, the doctor
courting his wife, and the undertaker
measuring him for a walnut coffin.
I met her by the seller door ; tho look:
she gave me was cold and storn ; her eye
looked pitchforks into mine, and mine
looked pi3en into hum ; for we had lured,
in days gone by her daddy said that I
might take ber bnt, alas I for my dream
of wedded bliss, ahe got op and got with,
a Dutch shoemaker. No more girls for
me, if I knows it ; no mora frauds my
lar to dim ; in the words of the poet,
"Not for Joseph I" and he might havex
added, "Not for Jim I"
A Scotchman having put a crown piece?
into the plate instead of a penny, in arv
Edinburg church, one Sunday morning,
asked to have it back, but was refused.
"In once, in forever," said the man who
collected the money. "I'll get credit foe
it in heaven then," answered tho Scotch
roan. "Na, na," said the other, "ye'll gel
credit only for the penny yo meant tc
gie."
Tc simplest and cheapest way to ca si
a room is to wet a elotbjof nny size, tl a
larger the better,' and suspend it in tl io
place you want cooled. I,ct the room
be well ventilated, and the temperature
will falj from ton to twenty degrees in
less than an hour. This is the plan adopt
ed in many Eastern nations.