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C jUME IX.
Ayer's
J )nj Pectoral,
r "aeases of the Throat and Xiuufs,
I 1 iu Coughs, Colds, Whooping
vjou&h. Bronchitis, Asthma,
- and Consumption.
Among the great
discoveries of modern
rcience, few nre of
more real value to
mniikind than thin ef
fectual remedy for all
diseases of the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial of its virtue,
throughout this nnd
other" countries, has
shown that it does
surelv nnd effectual!-
tr) (iem. The tesMmrmv of our hest citi
s, c7 all classes, establishes the f:ict. that
El" 1'kctokal will and does relieve and
I stliietitig disorders of the Throat and
f 1 yonil any otlier medicine. The most
I u;Ti'tl!is of the Pulmonary Orpins
.J Ij Its power; and coses of Co n Mi in p-
I I hy thi preparation, are public
k.ir so "remarkable as hardly to he be
tid, v we they not proven beyond dispute,
a i ly it U adequate, on which the public
r re:y for full rroection. P,y curing Cough,
far. jniicrs ot more scrio'us dUease, it saves
lam'.cre.l lives, and an amount of suffering
to fc eomputcj. It challenges trial, and con
ces te ::vst sceptical. Every family should
p it on h:ii, 1 r.s a proterti;m iiainst the early
vtnperroived attack of Pulmonary Affections,
ch art easily mt at first, hut which become
ir-''s, and '(iioii fatal, if neglected. Ten
lur )n".l this defence; and it is imwU to
witi. .-"A it. As a safeguard to children, amid
d?' 1ii diensfs which beset the Throat
; C I ol chii'Ihond, "HFFiY Pf.ctorai.
invf. abi-; for, by its timely use, lnulti
M tf) r.---iMi(.l from premature prave. and
Bd to tilt ' rid rife -.tirrti centred on them.
e f. ?r:,iy !i:id surelv ngainst ordinary colds,
arir" soniij an'1 iienith-restorinsr sh-en. No
wiii t if ..'r nuble'omf Influenza and pain
C Chilis, when they know ho-.v easily
v cul I C cured.
fy the product ",f lnn.7, laborious, nnd
cesf..J e!;;ni:cal investigation, no cost or toil
psrsj la M-iki.'i every U.ttle in the u'sno't
i!)J rarfL-etion. It niay be confidently re
: npna M tossei::!5 r.!l the virtues it has" ever
Ibit??, ft".d c.i:!ib;-j of producing cures as
aon. i ns the frvateat it has ever effected.
. J.C.'AYES & CO., Lowell, Mass.,
PK13enl nud Analytical Chemist.
ix irz Art. Di:rou:aT3 EVEsrwHEUE
tj- m:he than half a century ago.
ir it. i). si:r,T,i:its,
1ebnjd X'hysirinn of Pittsbinch, dis
erej f x? used in Ins practice the popu
ittr "f ?n)v, n tl,ii)!igliiut t!i country
IMPLIMAL COL'tJII .SVH
. is no ti Af k it ineily. It as
n of f.lfftiitn. nurtuiccl by science, nnd
nsaDva mo living; witnesses 'f its wod
ful cam' ive j u.vcrs. It is pleasant, to
e, Pine '.u cimp Coughs, Colds.
cp, Tirotitl.ial Affections, l icklinp In
Throat, ud a'l diseases of a kindred
lire. R. K. Ski.i.kks ife Co.. Pittsburg1,
, am ilno ;-!ji ietors of JOHNSTON'S
EUIIATK' COMl'OrNI), tl.e Crent.
irufcl rBK.cdy for Hbenniatisin, Neural
. tlfl'ljclie, Ac. Von can have a dc-alwr-
in tbe lnuse by keeping SEL
HS' 1 ni':'y Medicines n hand. 1'hcir
ver 1 ill X"? the oldest and best in
mail:t, and every bottle of theii Yer-
l Wirratited.
'or s" by dmrsrists and country deal-
A. A. i.Ai;:;i:R Jt Sox, Apents, E'j-
car, k'n.
t3-5.-3m.
nielli low Lost, How Kestored.
- ... ' Jaft published, a new edition of
tr. ( iilv'rpir l.twv on the
r'l.'Tl r: rr. (without mdirrine) of
Ft-ruM ToniiKAff. or Seminal nnd
HSlt
" H.ysioal InnpncitT, Impediments to
rri-
Jit s Situpd by eel!-inJu;genee or sexual
HT3
fix
oe c
Ill a scaled envelope, oniv six cents,
st author, in this admirable Essay,
ttirlr.itos. from a thirty years' suc
ie. that tho aliirminir ennsequence
c Bnn v ! ral trti ! v rnra ifh,nt t k a
rlT
of tntprna 1 medicine or the nppll
otloft. a Vn!!: pointing f"Jt a mode of cure
Btft tltepls. certain and efieetual. v ffipnsof
?h every safiv-rer. i.o matter what his enndit ion
!. mjf euro himself cheaply, privately and
Tbis Isetare should he in the hands of every
i-h j-l -ery niiiD in the land.
?nt s Meal, in a plain envelope, to any ad
t' n re'eil,t r six cents. or two
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! WILL S3 RRCKIVr.n
roDATioss nnsr CLASS
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p.-jm. L H. Lirmw
onerin s csaies.
1 T virtue of sundry writs of IVrtd. Frpon.nnd
-1 Fi. f.. liiod out or the) District Court of
Common Vletis of Cambria County and to mj
directed, ther will be exposed to Public Sale,
at the Opera IIoi'SR if Jorxstowx, on Hon
liny, tlio 2411i tiny of Jlsy, A. It. 1893. at
1 o'clock, p. m., the following real estate, to wit:
All the riht, title and Interest of Jo. Thomas,
of. In and to three lots cf jrround situate In the
Fifth Ward. Johnstown. CamHria county, Penii'R,
frontlmr on Morris street and Somerset street and
adjoining lots or M. W. Keira, having thereon
erected a two story frame house fnow used for a
stTC room and dwellinsr), now In the occupancy of
Frank Singer, and a two story frame tenant house,
now in the occupancy of Michael Sherer, Frank
Shercr and John fdierer. ylfws one lot of ground
situate In the Sixth Ward of Johnstown, Cambria
county. Pa., fronting on Somerset ptreet and ad
joining lots of Kenaldo Walkpr on the east, an al
ley on the west and an alley on the south, having
thereon erected a double two story frame tenant
house and a two story frame carpenter shop, now
In the occupancy of Frank Stern. Taken in execu
tion and to be sold at the suit of Anthony Thomas.
Also, all the rifht. title snd Interest of John
Octty, of. in and to a piece or parcel of land situ
ate in Aclams township, Cambria county, Penn'a,
adjolninK- lands of Sidman heirs on the east, John
Lovett on the north. A. Mumaugh on the west.
anil ieo. Kurtz on the south, contatnfna. 70 acres,
more or less, about 30 acres cleared, havinir there
on'ercctcd a two storv plank house and stable, now
in 'the occupancy of J'liilin Bender, and a one-and-a-half
story loir house and a lo stable, now In the
occupancy of Henry Kauffman. Taken in execu
tion and to be sold at the suit of William Cole, ad
ministrator of John Madison.
Also, ail the riht, title and Interest of William
Larimer, of. in and to two lots of ground situate in
the Fifth Ward. Johnstown borough. Cambria
county. Pa., fronting on Sherman street and ad
joining alleyson three sides, having thereon erect
ed a t wo story frame house and board stable, now
In the oc-npancy of Andrew Mnlatt and Joseph
Allen, and a two story frame house, now in the oc
cupancy of Sam"! Miney and Wm. Minev. .o,
all the righf. title and interest of Wm. Larimer,
of. in and to two lots of ground situate In Cone
inan?h township, Cambria county. Pa., fronting
on the lied ford pike and adjoining lots of Jacob
Minely, Jacob Fronheiser and W. Wissingcr, all
fenced". Taken in execution and to be soll at the
suit of Thos. K. Krox.now for ue of John Thomas.
Also, all the right, title and interest ol Henry
Hoadri'-k. el", in an. I to three lots of ground situate
In the Firrt Ward of Johnstown borough, Cambria
county. Pa., fronting on Lincoln street, having
Sycamore alley (a private alley) on the otlier side,
nnd ad joining'lots of D. St roup and J. Carpenter,
having thereon erected a two story plank house,
plank ftftMonnd plunk slaughter house, now in the
occupancy of Henry Hcadrick, nnd a one-and-9-halt
s'ory plank house, now in the occupancy or
William reivers Taken in execution and to be
sold at the suit or fleoree Kurt.
Also, all the right, title and inlerest of William
Ctsler. of. in and to a Ut of ground situate in
Coopersdile. Cambria county. Pa., fronting on a
street and adjoin!ng lots of tleorge tiageby and
the Johnstown Manufacturing Company, having
thereon erected a two story p ank house, now in
flic occupancy r,f Wm Ctsler. Takrn In execu
tion and to bo sold at the suit of Wm, Sumner &.
Co.
Also, all the right, title ami Interest or Martin
Keitz, of. in and to a lot of gronnd situate in the
Fourth Ward of Johnstown borough. Cambria
c mnty. Fa., fronting on a s'r'-ct. havinir an allev
tm the south, a ?;reet cn the cast, mi.l adjoining I
lot of Jacob Horner, dee'd, on the hack, hnri.ng
thereon erected a two story plank house, now tn i
th cenpaney or Martin K"eitz. Taken in execu- J
tton ani to oe son at me suit ot ilenrr Dcrmbaeh.
A t.so. all the right, title a nr! interest of Hannah
Isabella Mnith, Miles X. Mntth and Nath'l Hor
ner, of. in and to a piece or pitrccl of land situate
In Conemuugli township. Cambria county, Penn'a.
containing 3 acres, more or less, all cleared, ad
joining lands of Ci.s,cr C itch. Henry Qoldshinc.
and others, hnvir.g thereon erected" two story
plank house, now in the occupancy of Hannah Isa
bella Smith and Miles '. -mitlu Taken In exe
cution and to le sold at the s-lit of Henry Zimmer
man. Also, a!l the right, title and Interest of George
Foltr. of. In and to a lot ir v round situate in the
borough of C'onemaugli. ( antbria county. Penn'a.
fronting on Highes street and bounded on the
west by an rlleyi oil the east by lot of John Ben
trn, on'the south by Pius Werner, having thereon
erected a two story plank house and a plank sta
ble, now In the occupancy of (icorge Folti. Taken
In execution and to he sold at thesuii of Sebastian
Kraft.
A t.so. ail the nVht. title and interest of Andrew
Eceki cf, in and to a lot of irround situate in the
borough of Woodvale. Cambria county. Pa. front
ing on Maple avennc. adjoining lot's of Martin
Munday and John Helsner and extending back
to an alley, having thereon erected a two story
plank lirue. now in the occupancy of Andrew
Jeck. Taken in execution and to be sold at the
suit of J. C. Scott is. Co.
A tso. all the right, title and interest of Angns
tine Keitllein. of, in ami to a lot of ground situate
In the borough of Woodvale, Cambria county. Pa.,
fronting on Maple avenue and adjoining" lot of
Oeorge Cope and an alley on the north, and a va
cant lot on the cast, having thereon erected a two
siory plank house and other outbuildings, now in
the occupancy of August KeitHein. Taken in ex
ecution and to be gold at the suit of the St. Joseph
Society.
Also, all th" right, title nnd Interest of Teter
Ilhoads. of. in and to a lot of irround situate In the
borough ol Concmaugh. Cambria county Penn'a.
fronting on Kidgc alley and adjoining lot's of Frank
lcvlin on one side and lot of John Pevlln on the
other side, and extending back to a lot of Frank
Carroll, having thereon erected a two storr frame
house, not now occupied. Taken In execution and
to be sold at the suit or Amos l' McKinnev. now
for use of C. 1i. Kllis.
Also, all the right, title and interest of Anton
Pfallcr. or. In and to a lot ot irround situate in the
borongh of Concmaugh. Cambria county, Penn'a.
fronting on Railroad street on the one side and
Singer street on the other, adjoining lot of Henrv
Smith and cxtendfng hack to an alley, having
thereon erected a large two story house used for
a hotel, and a plank stable, now "in the ocenpaney
of Anton Frailer. Taken into execution and to be
sold at the suit of Angustino Mayer.
Also, all the right", title and'lntcrest of John
Stork, of. in and to a lot of ground situate In the
First Ward ot Johnstown borongh. Cambria coun
ty. Pa., fronting on Chestnut street and hounded
on one i;de by lot of Henry Kifchner and lot of
Jonathan Hood win on the other side, and extend
ing back to an alley, having thereon erected a two
story plank tenement house and a plank stable,
now In the occupancy of John Stork and Frank
Heiner. Taken in execution and to be sold at the
suit of Peter Oick.
t,. Terms of SALB.One-thlrd the purchase mon
y to be paid when the property Is knocked down,
and the remaining two-thirds on confirmation ot
the deed. HERMAN BAU M Kit. Sheriff.
SherifTs Office. Johnstown, April 1M, 1875.
STATEMENT of SETTLEMENT
of Auditors with Supervisors of Wash
ington Township for the year 1974 :
Stlvkstkr M'Kenzie, Supervisor, Dr.
To amount of Duplicate S4M.50
" Order to balanco account 63.57
712.87
Cr.
Br serrlees, 5V dars
" Orders redeemed
" Team on Roads
' Labor on Roads ,
" Taxes returned
" Exonerations
" Work done by Taxables.."
Probate
.$ 80.62
. 89.TS
. 84.60
. 10.00
. 31.76
. 24.39
. 619.F4
95
-742.87
Jon: Lawf.t, Supervisor, D.
To amount of Duplicate.. ... .11077
04
vaw5U lADOa
117.04
1.194.73
Cr.
By Work done by Taxable! . afijis
,r Services as Supervisor, 92 days lis 00
" Orders redeemed ' 22519
Horse and Carton Roads....".".'. 157 5.1
" i per cent, on 482.43 tin
Exonerations 10.83
-1,137.02
Balance due Township 5.8l
JAMES NOOJJ, I .
JAMES I TEL, fAud.tors.
Attest Jacob Brnooox. Two. clerk.
Washington Twp., April 24, 1875. (30.-3t.
TESTATE NOTICE. Letters testa-
-1 1 mentary on the estate of P. L. Ltxton,
late of Ebensburg. Cambria county, have been
granted to tbe undersigned, who hereby notifies
all persons Indebted to said estate that payment
or their respective accounts must be made forth
with, and those having claims against the same
wm present them la a satisfactory shape for set
tlement L. H. LINTON.
Ebenabarg, April fl, 1.75.-U
(7!.EO M. READE. Attorney -at. Law,
Ebonsbtiry. Pa Ofllc oa Centre street,
ttrew doors trvja Hlh street. j aug.?:,
EBENSBUKG, PA., FfelDAY, MAY 14, 1875.
A WORD TO TALE-BEARERS.
They njy ah 1 well, suppose they do,
But can tber prove the tory true?
Suspicions may Arise from naught
But malice, envy, want of thought ;
"Why count yourself among the "they,"
Who whisper what they dare not My.
Thvy say but why the tale rehearse,
And help to make the matter worse?
No good can possibly accrue
For tel'jng What may be untrue ;
And is it not a nobler plan
To Fpeak of all the best you can.
77iey say well, if it should he so,
"VVby need you tell the tale of woe ?
Will it the bitter wrong redress,
Or make one pang of sorrow less?
Will it. the erring one restore
Henceforth to "go and sin no iiiore V
They say Oh ! pause and look within ;
See how thy heart inclines to sin :
Watch, lest in dark temptation's hour,
Thou, too, shouldst sink beneath its power;
Pity the frail, weep o'er their fall.
But speak of good, or not at all.
''MJHimatn."
On a tree there sat a crow.
In his bill a chunk of cheese ;
On the ground a fox, below,
Raid : "Some music if you please ;
Tou are beautiful of wing,
And I bet that you can sing."
Cheered by flattery the crow
Sang, and dropped the cheese below.
Then the cunning fox did freeze
To the fallen chunk of cheese
And he calmly lugged it off.
And he scoffed the song with ecoft.
MORAL.
When they pat yon on the hack.
When they say that you're the one ;
When they say they're on the track,
"And have ieen obliged to run ;"
When their compliments denote
They are goinc for your vole,
You can do just as you please,
But you'd better watch your cheese.
lilsOOD-CVIZDLIXG KITES.
THE TERRIBLE DEVOTIONAL, ACTS OF DAN
CING DERVISHES.
Corrf KjvntJerice 0 the Chicago Tribune.
Algiers, Africa, Jan. 15, 1873. A short
time fcince we received information from
our dragoman lht there was to be a per
formance by llio Dervishes in Algiers. We
were upon tbe point of leaving forTnnisand
Carthage, but decided to remain specially
to see the performance. Our route lay up
through the old Moorish city, up the nar
row streets of stairs, winding through the
crooked byways of old Algiers to the crest
of tbe Sahel Hill, where, in the shade of
the towering but crumbling walls of the
Kasba (tbe ancient citadel of the Deys),
our path ended in front of a white wall and
a heavy oaken door, well studded with iron
bolts. There was a small square bole near
tbe top, barred like a prison window. The
hoarse cry of our Arab guide was answered
by the appearance of eight long fingers
clinging to the bottom of the window, and
soon a wild face was drawn up full In the
moonlight which was streaming over onr
shoulders. Our guide drew near, and after
exchanging a few words in Arabic, tbe
bolts were drawn, the door swung open,
and we passed inside!
We found ourselves in a narrow hall,
which, turning first to the right, and then
to the left, brought us into an open court,
with stone pillars all around it, supporting
a balcony above. The opposite end behind
the pillars was covered with mats, which
were also strewn across one end of the open
place in the centre. Some Arabs were
scattered about on the mats, all engaged in
prayer. In the centre of the court a dim
candle struggled against the gloom about
it, while a small brazier of live coals, with
a queer little checkered box keeping ic
company, stood near the candle.
A TAMBOURINE OVERTURE.
Other Arabs came in by ones and twos,
all stopping at the entrance to take off their
6lippers, carrying them in their hands to the
scats. A portion of tbem, before seating
themselves, went around and saluted those
who had arrived before them, either by
kissing on the forehead or throwing kisses
at them. The old patriarchs, who seemed
to be seated exclusively behind the pillars
in the end of the court, received the most
attention in this respect.
Strewn on. the mats near the brazier
were a dozen or more of what looked like
cbeese-box lids with raw-hide heads, and
6nares oil the inside. Presently some of
the Arabs began tuning these by first warm
ing them over the brazier and then playing
on them like tambourines This comple
ted, a very tall fellow, with very wild eyes,
and a very long moustache, took his place
in the centre of the mats ; and, following
his guidance, a dozen or more took up the
tambours and began playing on them. The
overture lasted about ten minutes ; com
mencing very slowly and gradually quick
ening, until, before they ceased, they seem
ed to have worked themselves into a fren
zy; their wild eyes glared fiercely, their
breathing become quick, their bodies sway
ed violently, and their arms and beads flew
about with wonderful rapidity; meanwhile
they were contiuually exchanging tambours
by throwing them at each other, some
times from one side of the court to the
other. Toward the close there was a low
rumbling Around the place, as of a growing
storm; but at last they ceased with a grand
flourish, leaving the players very much ex
hausted, and everybody very much excited,
ourselves included.
Then there was a pause for a few min
utes, during which they all sat as motion,
less as statues, and apparently deeply im
mersed in thought. Tbe leader with the
long moustache was the first to move ; be
again grasped the tambour, which, in tbe
moments of supreme exhaustion, bad fallen
from his grasp, and, after a few raps upon
it, began a rude chant, assisted by all the
other players. There was a chorus in
which the whole audience joined, and
which was accompanied by clapping of
hands.
This continued about as loug as the other,
and, like the other, grew faster and faster,
until the players grew frantic, and roared
and yelled like demons ; their eyes rolled
wilder than before, and their complexions,
naturally brown, became positively black
and hideous ; and the singing grew into a
wild, rapid, violent chant, interspersed with
yells and groans.
THE ANTICS OF TIIE GIANT BEDOUIN.
Opposite to us, sitting on the ground,
was a very large and powerful Bedouin,
heavily blad in coarse robes, and crowned
with a gay parti-colored turban. We had
noticed something very peculiar in his ac
tions; he appeared to be very susceptible
to the influences of passion, and seemed to
be more interested than the others in the
music and singing. Suddenly, in the midst
of the singing, and high above the din,
there arose a most deafening shout, and
this burly fellow leaped to his feet, dashed
into the open space in the centre and be
gan a rude and very violent dance, one
movement being to jump straight up and
down, with his neck limber, leaving his
head, with its abundance of long black hair,
to fly about at random, beating in turn
upon his chest, shouldeis and back. Two
old men) who seemed to officiate as masters
of ceremonies, approached him, and with
out attempting to hinder his movements,
gradually relieved him of hi turban and
other superfluous clothing. When the mu
sic became the fastest, it seemed as if his
burly frame would fall to pieces, so violent
were his motions. After a tiu? the music
ceased suddenly and he fell Or tumbled on
bis hands and knees, his long hair falling
over his purpled face and neck, and com
menced to crow like a cock and make all
sorts of insane noises, in imitation of both
bird and beast, jumping now and then,
with an angry snail like a dog, at some
poor fellow, who jumped back affrighted.
One of the old men endeavored to quiet
him by patting him on the head, but he
was answered by bites and growls. The
monster, for such he was grown, evidently
craved something. Presently he was hand
ed a little iron shovel, heated red hot at
the scoop.
ROASTING KIS OWN FLEStt.
This seemed to be what be wanted, for
lie seized it fiercely, and Jumping to his
feet, howled and roared, and danced, wild
er than before, meanwhile pounding the
poor shovel with his fists, and head, and
feet, in a most savage manner; then, with
a fearful yell of exultation, he put it on the
ground and jumped on it; then stood on
it, barefooted of course, until the air grew
foul with the sickening fumes of burning
ftesb, and he was almost enveloped in tbe
smoke ; then he grasped the scoop, still al
most red with heat, between his teeth, and
ran around the circle thrusting tha handle
iuto the faces of the others, seemingly de
fying them to take hold of it. One of the
old men finally took it away, giving him
instead a lighted torch, with a goodly
flame. This he held to his arms, and neck,
and cheeks, long enough to cook the flesh
brown, and ended by thrusting the flames
in his mouth and holding it there for fully
a minute, it being still lighted when he
took it out.
But still lio was dissatisfied; still he
howled and roared. lie was next handed
a large prickly pear or cactus leaf, gieen
with gall, and coated with Bccdles like
a porcupine. He ate half of this with
great relish, the other half being passed
around among us. We secured a small
piece as a sample of Arab food.
Before the big Bedouin fell down from
exhaustion, which be afterward did, he
was joined, one by one, by others, all of
whom prefaced their appearance by loud
shrieks and long jumps into the centre of
the court, always fully habited, the masters
of ceremonies in each case relieving them
of their extra clothing.
One gray-headed, fine-loking old Sheik
varied his performance by eating a goodly
supply of nails, broken glass, and stones.
I do not know where he put them, but he
ato far more than a mouthful, and did not
p pit them out Again, but danced afterward
as violently as any of the others.
EATING A SCORPION.
Abont this time occurred one of the
most disgusting scenes of the exhibition,
which was the eating, by one of the Arabs,
of a live scorpion ! The scorpion was taken
out of the little checkered box by one of
the performers, who let it Crawl over his
face and hands, muttering to it all the
time, and then handed it to another Arab,
who went through much the same perfor
mance ; and finally, putting bis face within
two feet of mine, he took the head of the
scorpiott in one hand, holding the tail in
the other, put tbe terrible reptile in bis
mouth, body first, chewed it up, and swal
lowed it
Another fellow took a number of iroii
skewers, and ran one through each cheek,
one through his protruding tongue, one
through his nose, one through each arm
and hand; and, while the blood was stream
ing from each wound, be executed a violent
danoe, and rushed from the courtyard.
Then a negro, black as night, and young
and vigorous, who was one of the first to
begin the dance, and last to cease, took
iron ppikes, and hammered them with a
stone into his body ; one being driven iu
just above the collar bone, one in the ab
domen, and one in the right, leg, blood
flowing freely from all the wounds. He
finally fainted while dancing, perhaps more
from loss of blood than fatigue.
HORRIBLE.
Another one, who had very much the
appearance of a blacksmith, took a bar of
iron about two feet in length, small at one
end, and having a wheel on the other,
with a handle in the centre of the bar,
through which the bar revolved. He
worked the wheel up to a very rapid revo
lution, and then placed the sharp point of
tbe bar into the side of his eye next to
the nose, and gouged the eye out of its
socket ; he took the eye in his hand and
held it at least six inches from his face ;
and after dancing and yelling for a few
seconds, he replaced the eye in the socket.
He endod his performance by dancing
around the coni't, butting his head severely
against each of the stone pillars, and then
tearing out Ids hair by handfuls.
There wero three ladies in our party.
Up to this time, by hiding their faces at
the worst parts of the performances, they
had managed to keep up ; but two of them
suddenly faiuted. We carried them out
into the street, aud they wero soon resus
citated, but no amount of persuasion could
induce them to return.
A Poo's R.EMOKSE. The following in
teresting letter is published iu the London
Spectator :
"Being accustomed to walk out before
breakfast with two sky terriers, it was tny
custom to wash their feet daily in a tub,
kept for the purpose in the garden, when
ever the weather was wet. One morning,
when I took up the dog to carry him to the
tub, he bit me so severely that I was obliged
to let him go. No sootier was the dog at
liberty than he ran down to the kitchen and
hid himself. For three days he refused
food, declined to go out with any of the
family, and appeared very dejected, with
a distressed and unusual expression of
countenance.
"On the third morning, however, upon
returning with tho other dog, I found him
sitting by tbe tub, and upon coming ton
wards him, ho immediately jumped into it
and 6at down in the water. After pretend
ing to wash his legs, he jumped out as happy
as possible, and from that moment recover
ed his usual spirits.
"There appears in this instance to have
been a clear process of reasouing, accom
panied by acute feeling, going on in tho
dog's mind from the moment he bit me
uutil he hit upon a plan of showing his res
gret and making reparation for his fault.
It evidently occurred to him that I attached
great importance to this foOUbath, and, if
he could con viuce me that his contrition was
sincere, and that he was willing to submit
to the process without a murmur, I should
be satisfied. The dog, in this case, reas
soued with perfect accuracy, and from his
own premises deduced a legitimate conclus
sion which the result justified."
Who Hath Wisdom ? He who turneth
away his head when he puncheth up a fire.
She who putteth not on her bridal rai
ment uutil the bridegroom appeareth.
He who smitcth not a strange animal,
but first informeth himself as to its natnre.
She who wrappeth up herself in her hus
band so that another man may not find her.
He who punisheth ye refractory mule at
a distance, with a long polo.
She who doeth over her own bonnet
when her husband stoppeth his whisky.
He who saluteth not ye servant girl un
less he knoweth his wife is not in tbe house.
She who rcfraineth from naming her
child Jemima until after ye child is born.
lie who subducth his temper when the
provoker of his ire is the biggest fellow.
She who comporteth herself with dignity
iu the presence of her pastor.
He who pledgeth himself to abstiuence
when ye liquor recoileth from his stomach.
Ye young girl who persuadeth not her
self that ye husband will be kinder than ye
lover.
Te young man who dtsmisseth the hope
that ye vision of wedlock is as dull as ye
one of love.
She who is certain that ye final summons
hath come, ere she confesseth that all her
children are not her husband's.
He who putteth not up his money on a
horse race, without first having an under
standing with ye horse's rider Bruns
uicker A Fulton young man who was visiting
abroad came home Saturday, and in'the
morningat breakfast remarked, as he reacb
ed his plate over, "Father, a little of the
mixture in the brown dish, if you please,
and a small piece of the prapared meat'
The old geutleman, who is a plain, matter-of-faCt
man, replied, as he loaded up the
outstretched plate, "We like to have you
come a visitin' us, John, but just remember
that while you're eatin' here, if you want
hash, say so j and if you want sausage, call
for sausage, and do not go to spreadin'. on
any Brooklyn misery at my table. ''Ful.
ton Timet.
One laugh is wortb a thousand groans.
TIIE GOLD FISIT TAlCIt.
Several of the magicians who perform in
public do what they call the "gold-fish
ti lelc' The juggler stands npon the 6tage,
throws a handkerchief over his extended
arm, and produces in succession three or
four shallow glass dishes filled to the brim
with water, in which live gold-fish are
swimming. Of course the dishes are con
cealed somehow upon the person or per
former. Peter Lamb, the young fellow who lives
near me, discovered how the trick was
done, and be offered to do it, the other
night, at Magruder's party, for the enter
tainment of the company. So the folks
all gathered in one end of the parlor, and
in a few moments Lamb entered the door
at the other end. He said :
"Ladies and gentlemen, you will per
ceive that I have nothing about me except
ray ordinary clothing, and yet 1 shall pro
duce presently two dishes filled with
water and living fish. Please watch me
narrowly."
Then Peter flung the handkerchief over
his hand and arm, and we could see that
he was working away vigorously at some
thing beneath it. He continued for some
moments, and still the gold-fish did not
appear. Then he began to get very red in
the facc.aud we saw that something was the
matter. Then tbe perspiration began to
stand on Peters forehead, and Mrs. Magru
der asked him if he was well. Then the
company laughed, and the magician grew
redder. But he kept on fumbling beneath
that handkerchief, and apparently trying to
reach around under his coat-tails. Then
we heard something snap, aud the next
moment a quart of water ran down the
wizard's left leg, and spread out over the
carpet. By this time ho looked as if the
grave would be a welcome refnge. But
still he continued to feel around under hi?
handkerchief. At last another snap was
heard, and another quart of water plunged
down his right leg, and formed a pool
about his shoe. Thcu the necromancer
hurriedly said that the experiment bad
failed somehow, and he darted into the
dining room. I followed him, and found
him sitting on tbe sofa, trying to remove
his pantaloons. He exclaimed :
"Oj grcions 1 Come here, quick, and
pull these off 1 They're soakin wet, aud
I've got fifteen live gold-fish inside my
drawers, flippiu' around an' raspin' the skin
with their fins enough to set a man crazy.
Ouch I O, Moses I Hurry that shoe off,
and grab that fish there at my left knee, or
I'll have to howl right out I"
Then we undressed him and picked the
fish out of his clothes, and I discovered
that he had two dishes full of water and
covered with india-rubber tops strapped
inside his trowsers behind. In his strug
gles to get at them he had torn the cover
to rags. We fixed him up a pair of Magiu
der's trowsers, which were six iuches too
short for him, and then he climbed over
the back fence and went home. He says,
now, that the next time he gives exhibi
tions in public he intends to confine him
self to ventriloquism. Max Adeler.
Newspaper Gratuities. If there is
any branch of business that suffers more
from mendicancy than another it is that of
publishing a newspaper. An exchange
j truthfully remarks that perhaps the worst
popular fallacy with regard to newspapers
is that generftlly entertained that they
ought to be printed and published in the
interest of tho community ipaiticularly
the indigent portion of the community.
Churches, poorhouses, asylums and all
sorts of, charitable enterprises run to the
newspapers for gratuities, as a child runs
to its mother for help. Politicians, office
seekers and scallawags generally count on
the unpaid support of newspapers. Now a
newspaper, to be worth anything as a busi
ness enterprise, should be printed in the in-
J terest of its proprietor just as much as a
merchant should run his business in his
own interest alone. The composition (or
type-setting) on political and relegious no
tices printed gratuitously cost us hundreds
of dollars a year. And what is the return
that is made to the publisher ? Why, the
abuse of selfish politicians who use his
paper as the ladder on which they and their
friends climb into office, and the request of
clergymen to put them on the list of dead
heads of his journal. The tradesmen,
mechanics and laborers of the community
sustain the newspaper. These are entitled
to favors at the hands of the publisher if
any body is.
The following story is very good but
rather apocryphal : A young man out
"West was courting a pietty girl, but her
mother would not permit him to stay after
ten o'clock, greatly to his and her daugh
ter's disgust. Last. New Year's day that
young man presented the old lady with a
patent clock of great beauty and ingenuity.
The prospective rocther-in-law was greatly
pleased, and gave her old ticker to a poor
woman who lived in the neighborhood
Now that young couple arc happy, for this
new clock is so constructed that it will lose
three hours between eight and ten in the
evening, and make it op all right before
morning. The old lady watches the clock
carefully and cries, "Ahem !" as osnal
when it gets to be ten. And yet, she says,
she can't understand what makes her get
so sleepy before ten, and hate to get up ac
bad the next morning.
NUMBER, 17,
feocND to snrot
Brother Glover was a pretty 1.1$ man in
4 certain old Connecticut village. He
would swear a little sometimes, but when
be subscribed five hundred dollars toward
rebuilding and refitting the old churchi
that speeial act of charity covered a multi
tude of sins.
Brother Glover had a big voice; There
was no time, tone or tune ia it, but he bel
lowed aa he pleased in church singing:
When the new church was finished it had
to be dedicated, and a choir was carefully
trained to do the singingi Brother Glove
was not one of the choir, and th intention
was to rale him out of the vocal exerciseSi
The choir had carefully rt-hearsed a new
dedicatory hymn, and everything was rea
dy for the interesting ceremonies. The
church was crowded, and Brother Glove
was in his place in a front pew, as large fee
life. The new piece was struck up, and
Brother Glover's voice rose loud above the
orgrm. There was a pause. The organ
and choir were mute and the latter mad.
The minister looking at a fly on the ceiling,
explained that it was a new piece which
the choir alone had practiced and res
quested the congregation no to join in the
singing.
The piece was recommenced, and egaid
Brother Glover's big voice brok it upi
The preacher then fixed his eyes on Brother
Glover and requested hiui to keep silent
during the performance of the new piece
which he ci 1 not understand, and Brother
Glover, looking at his beloved pastor
with his big round eyes, replied in a big
voice,
"Look-a-herc, Mr. Barnhart, I paid five
hundred dollars towards rp-kiring this
darned old gospel box and by thunder X
will sing."
The preacher gave up, and ed did &e
choir.
LEAUNINO lASKtE TRICKS
A letter from Jacksonville, Fhu, has tfei
following
I called :n a lady the other day who had
tome gricshoppers for sale. These peste
grow very large daring t'ae Summer wheri
the natives Catch them in large numbefSr
dry thein in the sun and sell them in the
Winter to stracgers as ornaments for la
dies' hair. I picked out from thi lady's
stock several Specimens that pleased me
and asked her how much they were.
With a gushing smile she said, "Sevcn
ty -five cents apiece, but if ycu take a half;
dozen I'll let you have them for foil coll
hu-s and twenty cents.' I begged sliS
would repeat hef generous offer, and when
she had dote so told her she must have
mistaken rae for a very gooi-iiatufed nun
one who would stand a good deal. I art
not the owner of those grasshoppers;
On another occasion I requested a cer;
tain tiller of the (toil to collect for me song
rare Florida bugs and insects. After
about a week's absence, this Worthy Cinciri
natus returned with a big box in which
there were a half-doaen Urge, gouty ticks
moving around as stutely as bond-holders J
several "tumble-bugs," rcllirig ever each
other; a few half -starved cockroaches,
melancholly beetle, and several other un
happy plebeians from the insect world;
It was a collection that would have raaae
sad the heart of any entomologist. I look
ed at them, einiled a sickly smile tad
asked him what he thought they wer3
worth. He looked at me, he looked at the
box, and putting his hands into his caps
ciohs pockets, said "Well ! I just don'l
know what you Northern folks will stand."
It was the last straw that broke the camel'i
back. I handed him back his Vox and a4
sured him I did not think be cou'd find
any Northerner who would stand ac
cepting such a collection, even as a present
MICBOSCOi'IC.
A well-known naturalist telia of an in
sect seen with a microscope of Which twen
ty-seven million would Only eqnal a mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen in th9
cavities of a common grain of 6ard. Mold
is a forest of beautiful trtes, with the
branches, leaTes, flowers, and fruit. Bat
tcrflies are fully feathered. nirs are hol
low tubes. The surface of our bodies ar
covered with scales like a fishj a single
grain of sand would cover one hundred and
fifty of these scales, and yet a single scale
covers five hundred pores. Through these
narrow openings the sweat forces itself out
like water through a sieve; Tbe mites
make five hundred step, a second; Each
drop of stagnant water contains a world of
animated beings, swimming with as much
liberty as a whale in the sea. Each leaf
has a colony of insects grring upon it, like
oxen on a meadow.
Tierre Denisart, forty-seven ysrs of agf
was taken to the hospital in Paris the other
day, suffering from a strange taalady.
About two weeks previous be was attacked
by sudden pains in his ne, and three day
later he noticed to his horror that his nose
was growing longer. The pain continues,
and the nose is still growing. It ha ai
re vdy grown more than an inchj The ead'
dest part of the story is that Denisart ha
a very handsome head, and has heretofore
made his living as a model. He will now
be obliged to support himself by exhibiting
his ttoae. If Denisait's nose continue
growing at tha same rate, that is. about an
ioch in ten day, it wdl touch the groosd
iu houl twenty months.
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