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Superintendents !
ermania Bank Building,
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LATE -CAIN I'.orsE,"
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CREENGQUr?C, PA.
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T TCEXSI NOTICE. Petitions for
T.tTern Rncl tathig Honsn L,i-Mis-s
hnve !)p.n filed fn the office of ttio fh-rk of the
Court of l,unrtor Sessions of Cuiiitn ia county
by the foilowinjr named personn, Rtid will be
rrpsented to the Court of Quarter SeSdious of
suid county at March Sessions, 1S7C i
IAVEK.X LICENSE.
Allecheny Twp.-A, J. Christy.
liurr TT Nieholiis'Taitnhour, Rern'd Vo(rlo.
( Mrrolltown Hro. Liwrinte Sehioth. Paul
Ki'nnifr, Kdward U Hinder, And'w 11. Ma dr.
Cttmnria Morn. Peter f arlouis, Georxo Air
ner. Ann Vary Kurtz, Henry (iore, John 11.
firtlliiirher.KMzahelh Mt-Doimld. Peter II)ii)-hey,
Meinaid Fitzpatriek, Edward Howe, Cutirud
Myer.
t!onemaiiih Roro. J09. Menser, Pius Klur,
John Wiilnmn, 1st Ward ; Joseph Daily, MiclTl
Toohey. M Ward.
Kast C'oneinauifli Boro. Leonard Kist, David
ruloon.
Chest ?prinirs Moro. John Urous.
Crnyl." Twp. Peter Brown.
Ciiest Twp., at St. Monifuee.-Thomas Ott.
i:ieiisour(r Morn. Henry Foster, John A.
Mlaii, John I'ltzliarris, Miehnel Ia'erner.Mwrtiu
Kist, West Ward ; f,. 11. I.inton. F.ust Ward.
Franklin Uoro.-Peter Kuhi iiz.
OalliUin Muro. Albert Mender, Samuel A.
Crist e.
Callitaia Twp.-Pntrlok O'Dowd, Antheny
M e;ue.
Johnstown M-ro. Conrad Itaab. John V.
PliatTer. fi. U. Wiilower. J;iin linah, Lawrence
M'-ich, Eiizaheth Kohier, John (jarliart. He'iry
l!:tzcr A: Louis. C. J,nnttiert. John Coad, Philip
Miulties, Mich. Fineiriig, P. O. Connell, Thos.
Davis, John M'Deruiott, John Shilfhour, 2d
Ward: Henry Vonait, Charles Zimmerman,
Ceonre S hn Her. John Fritz, Clinries Kast, Jos.
Shoemuker, Joseph Moxler, Auk us Danires.
(Jeora-o Ilimh, John Kirr, Philip Horiziner.
Louis Leifent.errer, Tiios. H. Hoist & Ciias.
Kropp, D.W. Harsl-.lx rirf r, John M. Kinjr, Adoin
m: erhark. Ward; lnhn A. Strtmner. AHm'Ii
I'feitTer, Oscar OralTi;, Henry Hangman, W.
II. Thompson, 4t!i VV'nrd; A uitnst WeigMiid, 51 ii
Ward; Henry Sha'T-r, tith Ward.
I-nrett.i Morn. Florian Mintfle, F. X. Haid.
Millville Moro.- Jos ph Fieliilifiuse, Mrs. M.
tlrady Fiedeilek KchwniiiTi r. F-'iiaiMil .Lirr.es,
rtithard DowliiW, hi Ward; Mridtret McDer
m it t. Ann Dai ley. 2d Ward.
Uichland Twp. Ei hai t Maizi, Bernard Keep,
John Tees.
Sunimitvillo Cor.- Chaistiou Reich, John W.
Cille.-ipic?.
Wa .tunton Twp. Jacob S. ICird, -Michael C.
Mradley, Murjrxn.-t llr lle, tieo. W. Mu'.l n. Jacob
IlJindle, John H. Clark, Chr.stopher KoMne.
rt'iimoro Moro. tiiorjfo Weuiiurolu, Josepti
Horner.
Voder Twp. Jacob Iiohem,
QITAItT I K'KNSK.
Johnslown, IH Ward. John Ludwiy, r. S.
Fialier Jt Co., Henry Fi i:z & Co.
V.ATI.Vf iioi re r.irnNB.
Callitzin Twp. Matthew I)innm.
t'arrolltown toi-f. Henrv Mltim, ItilinsPtiefc,
Wtishfiiirloii 'J'w p. (Jeo. J. t'ehwadi rer, Wuj.
Fli'in. Mark U. Mc!:iti!;hliti.
Wtii'norp K irn. -John Sehroth, P. F. Kirhv.
Johr.stowu, 4th Ward. Jaeoli Fend, On istiini
Km ukel.
Ii. MeCOT5 AN Clerk Q. S.
Off.oc Clerk rf C. S., K!.enstui . Feb. 2s, ISTO.
rpr.IAL LIST, Maucii Term.-List
of Ciiur'es f.et iovn for trial at a Court
of Common Pleas, to he held at F.tiensliur(r, for
Cambria count-. coimuciiciiir ou Mutid.iy, 27 1 h
March, A. D. Js. :
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Williams.
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Linton & Son.
v. Jfhn Cox ot. nl.
vi. Ituinn.
xa. V nm'jr Sc Jr.lins-cn .
vs. WolestaTle . Son.
vs. lyers X Co.
vs. Waters.
vs. Pysart.
vs. Neibower.
vs. Olcason !t wile.
vj. lLirs!iberif,r.
vs. hristv.
?I-C L"? A N. Prl honotnr.
Prothonotary's Oilico Kheusbur Feb. :.S, 79.
inrfxis ntATOR's x o r i c i:.
i:tat .f Adam Skttlf.movkk.
Letters of adtniiiist ration en the estste rr Adato
Sett linoyer, late of I Iroyle township, Cumbria
-iu:itv. tlecensed. bavin iiccn ijrantcil to tho un
dersigned by the Meitister of said ct.iinty. all per
S'His indebtcil toFaitl c.-'tntc are re 1'ieste-! to make
immediate payment, rl t hose !ih vlnu claims or
tic ma nils Hjru in ft t lie srne will i resent t heiu i,ro
IKjrlv probated (or pett lenient.
J. W. PKINtlLi:, Administrator.
Summer! id, Feb. lift. 1S78. Ot.
IXKCUTOHS' NOTICE.
Kstnte. of Jam. J. Mdioi uii, .lecM.
Letters tetmbidary linvitiif liecn srraned to
tin nudersizned on the r"t;;te c f James J. Ve
nuli. late of ynminThl!l township. deceased, all
persons in-le'ted to said estnteare hereiy notilied
to make immediate payment nr., I those linv rr
claims against the samo will jitescnt them, duly
aulhectifaicd. Tor SftMemcnt.
DAMKL llOTbi:. Fieentors
r.Iarcli 17. 1S79. et
I) M I N ISTR A TO!i 'S N OTIC E.
K-"tate of JlAltV KKlI'r;, dee'd.
Letters of relmlnisf ration on tho estn tc of Slary
Kehoo. late of (lallilxia town.hip, Cnnir: coun
ty, tleeeased, hnvin been irrar.ted to the undcr
(iicncd by tha Kesisrer of said eountr, nil persons
In'lehted to said estate are rallies? ed to make im
mediate pa v m ent. and those havinir claims or ie
lnaniisanai'nst :lio same will pre'sout them proper
ly probated for settlement.
THIUl 'S PLC NKKT, Administrator.
Gallilzln, J.Iareli 17, 1S73.-OL
DNIIlATOrv S NOTICE.
Kstate of John C. Dimond, !ee'!.
Letters ot adminfst ra'.lon in Ilia estate r John
O. Diinonil, lute er V 11 more boroiiKh. Cambria
eonnty deceased, hare been irrnnted ti the un ler
Bi"ned residing in Summerliill township, in said
county, to whom all persons indebted to said es
tate aro rpipicsted to make payment, and tlmso
having claims or lemand3 will make kuown the
same without delay. ...
J ess K II. DIMOXD, Administrator.
March 17, 1S73.-6L
DMINISTHATIOX NOTICE.
"Kstafo of Anthony Garman, ilecM.
Notice is herebv H-en that letters or adminis
tration have been Krantcl to the undersigned on
tho estate of Anihony Oarninn. late of hest town
ship Cambr'a county, deceased. All persons in
debted to said estate are notiaed to make prompt
payment, and those havina; claims against it are
reoues'e.l to present the same properly authenti
cate.! for settlement. MARY OAKMAN.
Cheet Twp., JUareh 10, Ii7g.-17-Ct. Adiu x.
E"XECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Kstate of Lena Delozifr, decM.
letters testamentary on the estate f Lena De.
loiier, late of Allegheny township, Cambria eoun
tr. deceased, have been issued to the under
signed, who hereby notifies all persons Indebted
to ald estate that payment innst be madewiihont
delay, and those haviiin claims aitalnst the same
will present thorn duly authenticated for settle
ment. F. O'FiJlKL, Executor. .
Lorcf.o, Feb. 21, 178.-5t.
"KYOTICE. The subscriber hereby
JLI notifies tho public lh:U he has this day
bonht at Sheriffs ado an t left with Mr. Jamks
S LrtKKTT, ol JJarr towns-hip. the following de
scribed prolierty, to , It : 3 mares, 1 slelph, 1 sle.l,
1 waznn ami hay ladders. 2 sets harness, 1 plonjrh,
1 harrow, ant! a lot of outs, straw am! corn-fodder.
All persons are cautioned against interferjiir with
said property. A. D. LKIblfc,
Monster Twp., March IS, 178. St.
ESIIIAULE PROPERTY FOR.
SAUi-A Lot of Ground, 36 hy 160
feet, situate at or near Vrvn'on, having thereon
erectc'i acomlortable Plank Dwelling House, con
taining seven rooms, ami a small plank stable. Is
ottered f,,r sale vkkt chap. Title perfect. For
terms call on or address the undersigned at Crc
son. or T. W. Dick at Ebcnsburij.
March I7.-U. J.I as. JVI. A. JIALLER.
OAL AND LIME Tor sale in large
or small quantities lv
March 2Mb, l!74.-t!. EVAN MICHAELS.
TUE XirAIZVJlR'S rEIHTj.
"Xo wonder you are astonished," said
Dick, "to sco such an nrticle as this in my
possession, but if it is a strange thing for
mo to have a Bible, the way I came by it
is stranger. I Lave Lad it three years ;
and shall keep it as long as I live. Three
years ago I was living by my wits at St.
Paul. Perhaps I gambled some ; perhaps
you would call it swindling. At all events
there was a chap out there, a rich young
scapegrace who loved to be fleoced ; and
no one loved to Ceeca Lim bettor thau
Dick. One day he came to mo looking
very miserable.
"Dick," said he, "I've lost ray watch
a poor old turnip ; but the old woman gavs
it to me just before site died, and I would
not lose it for a farm."
I made inquiries and found that the
watch had gone into a lawless backwoods
settlement. How I found out is nothing
to you.
"You must bo a sweet baby," I inter
rupted. "Why, they shoot an officer on
sight out there."
"I would give five hundred dollars,"
said Tom, passionately, "rather thau lose
that watch."
"Done," I said, and the next morning I
started for Lake Howard, forty-seven miles
in the dreary woods, dressed like a back
woodsman, with a couple of derringers in
my pockets, and mounted on an animal
that was once a horse, which was bought
for twenty-five dollars. A dreary ride it
was. To say nothing of tho awful roads,
the backbone of my noble uleed was a
source of constant misery, for I had no sad
dle ; that would have excited suspicion at
once. So I was glad, at tho end of tho
second day, when five miles from the Lake,
to stop at a log hovel by tho roadside.
The family were just preparing their even
ing meal, making it into mush when I en
tered, and I was about to take a seat at tho
table when the old man iookod at me sadly.
"Young man," said he, CT see by your
locks that you don't know the Lord."
"I'jii are right there, old man," said I.
"Ile'a a stranger to nic."
At that the old fellow groaned, and im
mediately produced the identical Bible you
see before you.
"Jlcar the words of wrath," he sa'ul.
beginning to read, and queer work lie made
of it, kie-!;ing his mental fchins against all
flic big words. I paid little attention to
him, but I go! somehow a vange impression
that his mind was not on his reading. Still
I diil hot set him down as a hypocrite, as I
should instantly had ho been any-wbere else
but there, whore hypocrisy seemed so su
perfluous. Wicked a3 I was, I was rather
pleased than otherwise to find symptoms of
piety in that God-forsaken place, 1 lie
reading and the super over, the oltl man
said inquiringly :
"Maybe ye'r going into the Virginia
setllemcnt."
"That's just where I am going," 1 re
plied. "Thou if you take that ring with yon,
violence will be done you. Them peoplo
don't know you."
Bute enough, like a confounded fool, as
the wissst of us mny be at times, I had
worn my emerald ring all the way.-
"Young man," said the old fellow again,
"what are you driving at? Never be a
hypocrite ; you arc no lab Ting man. Tho
Lord be merciful to you."
"Right again old stick-in thc-mud," said
I. "I am no laboring man ; I never did
work for a living, and I never will. I don't
mind tilling you, on account of your re
markable piety, that I am up here on a
little business for a friend. Perhaps you
canjhtlp me, in which caso you can earn a
dollar or two. Perhaps you don't know
such a fellow as llerrinian Austin Merri
lnan ?"
"A desperate fellow," said the old man
with 'a shudder, "who knows not the Lord."
Terhaps," I said, "he's a sport, a gay
and fest ive sort of a wood-chopper. Maybe
he tiaded' a little once in a while, in jewelry."
"He has been trying to f rade a watch for
a pair of F,tecr," and as this, of course, was
what I wanted to know I pulled out my
wallet and gave the man two dollars. How
bharp he looked at the other bills.
"The Lord docs provide," he said turn-
' ing to his wife; "why, sir, would you be
lieve, we haven't a morsel of pork in the
bouse !"
Little did I think how that old boy, with
Lis piety, had pumped me. I am ashamed
to this day to thiuk how he came it over
me.
"I hope the Lord will bless you," be
said, as I started the next morning. "Be
sure you stop here when you come back."
I told Lira I would I rather liked his
mush and milk for a change. I had hardly
got out of sight of the hoveUwhen a deer
started across tha read ; I fired one of my
pistols at it and neglected to load it again.
Very foolish, but I was a little reckless.
I suppose I was about five miles from
tho old man's place, w hen all at once I
came in sight of the very man I was aficr ;
bo was splitting rails by the roadside. I
knew he was the roau I wasafter, because,
dangling from the pocket of bis plush vest,
was Tom Vincent's watch chain ; but
what was my astonishment to find, on a
second look, that I knaw him. -Why, sir,
lie wasonoof the cussedest horso thieve
that iufcsrted the woods, Bill StiaLl, the
name I knew him by. lie kuew me at
once.
, "Halloa," be said, "what do1 yon do
here?" As he said this he picked up his
ritlo ; he and I were never friends.
"What do you think?" said I, putting
my hand into my pocket.
"No good," he said, "you infernal beat,"
and with that he made a motion to level his
rilic.
In an instant I whipped cut my derringer,
ami gave him an excellent opportunity to
look square dowu tho muzzle.
"You are covered," said I, "drop your
gun."
Ho dropped it and began to tremble. If
he had known bow I trembled inside, he
would not have been so scared. The sense
of deadly pain is not eoeasy to get used to.
I dismounted, fired his gun into the ground,
broke the stock against a tree and thiew it
into the brush and tied my horse to a stump.
"Now, my friend," I said to Merrimati,
"be kind enough to march."
"Where?" he asked.
"Into the woods," I replied.
"You ain't going to kill me?" he said
inquiringly.
"No," I responded, "though you deserve
it. I am going to tie you to a tree, gag
you and leave you there."
"That will bo ten times wus3?" he said
piteously.
How ploasant it is to bo cruel I It is a
temptation that few men, one way or an
other, can iesi.st. As my victim and my
self penetrated the forest I begged him,
sarcastically, to select the tree he would
like; and when I had secured and gagged
him, and had marched cif a dozen yaids or
so and aimed my derringer at him, it was
jolly to see him writhe and squirm and
make motions for mercy. Finally I fired
the weapon over his Lead, and he fainted.
My pistols were both empty. I ''blazed
the trees," so that Lis friends would find
h:m beforo night, and made my way back
to the road. What was my astonishment
to find my horse gone stolon without a
doubt 1
"Whew !" I soliloquized, "this is a moral
neighborhood," and immediately thought
about loading up. What was my further
astonishment to find that 1 bad lost my box
of cartridges ! So much for carelessness.
And there I was, sir, in the midst of a
township of liotoiious thieves, without a
weapon, without- a horse, and with over a
hundred dollars in money and property in
my possession. Tho thing did look a little
dubious.
."Thank my stars," I thought to myself,
"there's one highly conscientious Christian
in these woods" referring to the old man,
of course ; and at his house, a little after
sundown, I arrived, prrtty well tired out.
The old fellow was on the lookout for me.
"Ah," said he, as I entered, "I know the
Lord would bless you. 1 have been praying
for you all day."
"Thanks," I said, "but never mind
about the bicssing ; all I want is some
mush and a blanket, and your horse in the
morning to take me to Watci town."
"You shall have 'em," he said, "but
shan't I read a chapter?"
"No."
"The Lord lag blessed you?" said the
ohl devil inquiringly.
"Yes," I said. "He has; I have done
what I wanted and got rid of my horse
besides," and these wero the last words I
said to the old mau till about two o'clock
in the morning. About that time, sir, I
was awakened by a sharp pain in my cheek,
and a loud "thug" on the floor beside me.
I clapped my hand to my cheek and felt
blood ; but betwe.eu me and tho window
was the old man's form. Why, sir, a
streak-of lightning is nothing to a man's
nerves at such a time ! Before you could
say "Jack Robinson," before there was
time to form a single coheient thought, I
found myself doing the very best thing I
could clutching the old man by the throat
and pressing the muzzle of my empty pistol
to his templo -he shaking like an aspen
leaf.
:0h, don't shoot 1" he screamed ; "Jesus
was always merciful 1"
i'Washe?" said I, giving his throat an
awful squeeze.
"Oh, don't kill him," wailed the old
woman ; "tho Lord will bless you if you
dou't."
"Get up, you Jezebel, and strike a light,
or I will send him and you, too, to the
Tiincc of Daikr.ess," I growled.
The light was struck. What did I see ?
Oh, nothing in particular; only the floor
torn up and a grave dug to put ine in,
where the wolves would not disturb me. I
had noticed that tho 'boards wero loose
when I first came in. As I saw this I
could not help knocking tho old man down
with the barrel of my pistol, and pitching
him into the hole. I put his Bible iu my
pocket as a memento ; iu three minutes I
was mounted ou his horse and ou the road
to Watertown.
Not quite unmolested, though, for as I
turned the corner of the fence a bullet
whizzed spitefully at me. I turned around.
The old she-devil was standing In the door
wp.y, with a smoking rifie in her hands.
"Yon darsn't come back," she screamed.
You're right, old gal, I darsn't," tlio't
I, plunging into tho darkness.
A weary midnight ride was ' that to
Watertown. Not that the pain of the
wound was so much, for the axe bad. but
scraped the skiu. But the unutteiaLie mel
ancholy of a ntght in the almost virgin
forest, the indescribable sounds, the coy
ote's yell, the sad wailings and the mourn
ful rustling of the leaves, filled me with a
blucness that was awful blue set me to
think of things almost forgotton, and that
were sad to thiuk of then of days that
were different from those days ; well
When Tom Vincent, like a man, paid
me the if 500, I went into the picture agency
business, and have not touched a card
siuce.
THE rOIXT OF THE JOKE.
MR. SSIFFIS'S 8TORT.
Mr. SnifGn was at a dinner party given
a few days ago at Boddley's. While the
company were at the table Suiffiu said in a
loud voice :
By tho way did you read that mighty
good thing in tho Bulletin the other day,
about tho woman over in Pencader? It
was one of tho most amusing things that
ever came nnder my observation. The
woman's name you see was Emma. Well,
sir, there were two young fellows paying
attention to her, and after she accepted
one of them, the other also proposed to
her, and as she felt certain that the first
one wasn't in earnest she accepted the
second one too. So a few days later both
of 'em called at the same time, both of
them claimed her hand, and both insisted
on marrying her at once. Then, of course,
she found hcibelf face to face with a mighty
unpleasant unpleasanter er er less see
what's the word I want? Unpleasant er
er. Blamed if I haven't forgotten the
word.'
'Predicament,' suggested Boddley.
No, that's not it. What's the name of
that thing with two horns? Unpleasant
er er hang it, it's gone, clear out of
my mind.'
A cow,' hinted Miss Gridley.
No, not a cow.'
Maybe it's a buffalo,' remarked Dr.
Potts.
No, no kind of an animal. Something
elso with two horns. Mighty queer I can't
recall it.'
'Perhaps ii's a brass band,' observed
Butterwick.
'Or a man who's had a couple of drinks,'
suggested Peter Lamb.
'Of course not.'
'You don't mean a fire company ?' asked
Mrs. Boddley.
'No no. That's the confounded queer
est thing I ever heard of, that I can't re
member that word,' said Mr. Sniffin, get
ting warm and beginning to feel miserable.
'Well give us the rest of the story with
out it,' saidTBoddley.
'That's the mischief of it,' said Mr.
Snifun. 'The whole joke turns on that in
fernal word.'
'Two horns did you say?' asked Dr.
Potts. 'May be it is a teat fish t'
'Or a snail?' remaiked tho judge.
'N-no none of those.'
'Is it an elephaut or a walrus?' asked
Mrs. Polts.
'I guess I'll have to give it up.' said Mr.
Suit fin wiping the perspiration from Lis
brow.
'Well that's the sickest old. story I ever
run across,' remarked Butterwick to BikI
dcly. Then everybody smiled, and Mr.
Snifiin excused himself upon the ground
that he bad to meet a mau, and he with
drew. The mystery is yet unsolved. We never
published such a story as that ; and we
have an impression that Snifiin was trying
to build one up by bringing the woman's
name, Emma, somehow into a pun with
the word 'Dilemma.' Wre are glad he
failed. A man who undertakes to palm off
such jokes upon this paper can be spared
from society without anybody experiencing
a sense of loss.
CnEEiiFUL People. God bless the
cheerful person man, woman or child, old
or young, illiterate or educated, handsome
or homely. Over and above every other
social trait stands cheerfulness. What the
sun is to nature aud wlat the stars nre to
night, are cheerful persons in the house and
hy tho wayside. They go unobtrusively,
unconsciously about their silent missiou,
brightening up every scene with happiness
beaming from their faces. "We love to sit
near them we love the glance of their eye,
the tone of their voice ; the little children
find thcra out, oh, so quickly 1 amidst
the denser crowd, and passing by the knot
ted brow and compressed lip, glide near,
and lay a coufiding little hand on their
knee, and lift clear youug eyes to their lov
ing eyes.
Says an exchange : This 13 fi great year
for the old man. Grandfathers who have
been neglected aud made to feel that they
were in the way, and wished they were
dead who have long been thrust away in
the kitchen aud left to mumble to them
selves in the chimney corner are aston
ished by being brushed rtp of an eveuing
and brought into the parlor, where they
are shown off to the company as centennial
relics. "Grandfather, you knew Washing
ton, didn't yon ?" screams a granddaughter
in his ear, for he is very doaf. "Yes,
, ycs,"says grandfather,' 'the Giu'rel borcr'd
a chaw terbaccer of me many and many a
lime !" The old man is going to Philadel
phia, sure. ,
THE JUDGE'S STOllY.
"I don't see how I could have done more
for him than I did ; bm) still the man
should not have been punished be should
have been acquitted."
With these words the Judge awoke to
the consciousness that he bad a fellow
traveler ; and then, as if some explanation
of his remark would be iu oider, he went
on :
"We had a very interesting trial in Aus
tin last week. Tom Carberry Irish Tom
he is called was tried for murder. I de
fended him, and never struggled harder for
a cjient in my life. For a week before, and
throughout the trial, I worked night and
day to look up testimony, and to present
the case to tho jury in tho best possible
light. I consulted with all the attorneys
not engaged for tho prosecution. We
got him off with three years in the peni
tentiary ; but he onght not to have been
punished he should have been acquitted."
The fellow passenger queried as to the
Circumstances attending the alleged mur
der, and the Judge answered :
"They were very peculiar, and that is
the reason why the trial was so very inter
esting. A woman up in Montana, who
never saw Tom Carberry, thought that he
had done her a great wrong ; and so, when
she was asked, as the phrase is, "to take
up with a new man," she named her terms:
" 'Kill Tom Carberry, of Austin, Neva
da.'
" 'But I never saw nor heard of the man,'
said the Montana aspirant.
" 'Nevertheless,' said she, kill Tom
Carberry."
" 'It is the depth of winter,' was ob
jected, 'and we are hundreds of miles from
Asstin. The journey cannot now be
made.'
" 'Kill him in the Spring," said the nn
relenting woman.
" 'Yes, baid he, 'and the compact was
sealed.'
"With the opening of travel in the
Spring there arrived at Salt Lake City, by
the Montana stage, an individual who free
ly announced thathc was on his way to kill
Carberry.
Tom heard of it, Vit La toot no ef eps
cither to get out of tho way or to be spe
cially prepared to see company. He was
then employed at Keystone Mill, nine
miles from town, and he staid there nearly
a whole week aftar he knew the Montana
chap was in Austin. Yoti see, Tom is a
peaconble man, and he didn't want any
difficulty. Most meu would have come in
nt once, and got the affair off their hands."
The listener entertained doubts at this
point, but, saying nothing, tho Judge pro
ceeded :
"batnrday evening, just as usual with
him, Tom came into the city, and after
getting shaved and fixed up for the holi
day, bo went around to the saloons, where
many of the people of mining towns spent
their leisure, to meet- their friends. It
wasn't long till he encountered the Monta
na fellow, who began at once, in Tom's
hearing, to make insulting remarks."
Here the listener interrupted with
"Why did lie make insulting remarks ? If
he had made a long journey solely for the
purpose of killing Tom, why didn't he
shoot him off hand ?"
"Because," said the Judge, "that would
have been murkier. I lie community is
down on murder, and ho would have been
dangling from an awning beam in fifteen
minutes.' Killing is a very different mat
ter. When two men get into a fight, and
all is fair between them, and one kills the
other, the community don't ordinary seem
much concerned on the subject. Under
such circumstances, the only way for. Mon
tana was to provoke Tom to a quarrel, aud
lead him to fight. But Tom wasn't dis
posed to gratify hi:n he wouldn't take any
notice didn't seem to hear ; but repeated
ly left one saloon to go to another, just to
keep out of tho way. Montana followed
hi:n up until, at last, stauding right before
Tom, he jumped up about two feet fnm
the floor, and came down with a heavy jar,
and said : "I'm chief 1" Even this Tom
didn't resent, and when he got up and
went away to his room to bed, there wasn't
one of them to say a good word for him.
''Montana enjoyed a reason of glory
lie bad said, "I'm chief!" in a public
place, and no man had dared to accept the
challenge.
"The next morning Tom was standing
ou the sidewalk, when Montana came along,
and they met face to face. Tom spoke to
him iu a very quiet, low tone, saying :
". 'Stanger, you used "me pretty rongh
last night, but I don't bear malice. Jest,
say that you'd been drinkin' and didu't
mean it, and we'll say no more about it.
"Montana answered : 'No apologies in
mine.'
" 'WTclL" said Tom, "you needn't apolo
gize ; come into the saloon and ching class
es with me, and we'll let the matter drop."
"Then Montana" said : 'Tom Carberry,
either you're generous, or else you're cow
ardly, an' if I'd known you at the start ii's
most likely I wouletu't ha' waded in. But
the matter can't bo let drop, for there's
hundreds of people in my section an' be
tween here an' there who know that I came
here to kill you, so there's but two v ays
we must fight, 'or yon must run. If you'll
run, it'll be jnst as good to me as to figl.t.'
"Tom's almost sttppli.iul beating disap
peared on the instant, aud he said :
Stranger, I ain't much in the habbit o'
run n in' an' if we're tofight we may as well
havo it out now as at auy time. Are you
heeled ?'
"Tom asked iliis question, because we
have a law against carrying concealed
weapons, which is regarded at such Lours
as people think they will Lavo no use for
their firms, and disregarded at all others.'
"The answer was, Xo : I left my revol
ver w ith tho barkeeper at the Exchange.
' "Get it,' said Tom ; 'I'll wait for you
here.'
"I am making a long story of the EhooN
ing, which in reality was very soon over.
They fired three shots apiece in as many
seconds. Tom's third ball passed through
Montana's heait, aud he was dead before
his head rebounded on the.bt ick pavement.
Carberry surrendered himself at once, and
was kept in jail until his trial come oft;
although bail to any amount was offered."
After a pause, Ihe Judge added : "I
don't see how I could havo done more f-T
him than I did ; but the man should i. t
have btcu punished ho should have been
acquitted ; and he would have been but for
one circumstance, which prejudiced tho
court and jury against him."
"What was the circumstance so prejudi
cial ?" questioned the listener,
. "The Montana chap was the fourth man
Tom had killed in Austin," answered tho
Judge innocently. Oterland JfontMy.
A Professional Sei.t The ownership
of a dog was the subject of litigation iu
Claiksville, Ky., and there was a laige at
tendance of interested countrymen at tho
trial, Great things were expected of tho
opposing lawyers, Ilurd aud Dougall, who
una been hired at great cost to come from
Louisville. Ilurd was prompt, but Don-
gall was delayed, and the Justice, beinir a
stickler for punctuality, decided that the
case must go on. All the evidence had ben
taken when Dougall entered. "I'm afiaid
11 have to lose my fee." be whisrrpd t
Ilurd, who responded, "Oh. no : I'll rrivn
you tho points of the evidence iu two min
utes, and you can sum up just as well as
though you had been here from the 6tart."
Thereuimn Ilurd ud,f h;m that the trouble
was about a trade of a dos l,r a iaefcasst,
and pretended t cive him the particulars!
The audience was impatient during the
whispering, and was deeply attentive to the
oratory when it began. Dougall glowingly
described '.he qualities of the dog, told af
fecting stories of his sagacity, and wrought
his bearers up to a high pitch of enthusi
asm. Then ho paused, wiped his heated
brow,and saidjSoleirnly : "Now,gentlemen
of the jury, wo come to the j.-ckass.'r
"Eh?" said the Justice. "Now," the
orator repeated, w ith impressive emphasis.
"we come to the jackass." "You aie the
first jackass I've heard of in this case,"
said the Justice, and an outburst of laugh
ter informed Dougall how badly he bad
been sold. On the way to Louisville he
said to Ilurd : "I will make an earnest ef
fort not to kill you, if you will promise
never to mention this case," but Ilurd said
he would risk his life rather than not tclU
Woman's Nature. At tho lower eml
of Woodward avenue yesterday an Id ap
ple woman offered her fruit to a vessel cap
tain who was sighing over the good times
of 1SG4. She wanted three rents apiece for
her apples. He gavo her a pleasaut look
and saiu :
"Well, well. Why yru look as younjr as
you did ten years ago. Same bright eyes
and rctl checks same whito teeth,"
"Take an apple for two cents, captain,
she replied.
"I presume you are fifty years old," b
continued, "but who'd know it? Lota of
ladies at thi;ty look as old as you do."
"Take an apple for a cent, captain," she
answered, smiling like a rose.
"Some rich okl fellow will como along
some day, searching fr a buxom wife,"
said the captain, "and you wou't have to
peddle apples Any more."
"Here, captain, two for a cent, take two
of the biggest !" she exclaimed, and then
ran after him and dri pped two more into
his overcout pocket.
Don't L.vnn at Bheakino Hearts.
Do not laugh at the drnnken man reel,
ing through the ftreet, however ludicrous
the sight may be ; just stop to think. n
is going Lome to Eomr tender heart that
will throb with intct S3 agony; some doting
mother, pet haps, who will grieve over the
downfall of her once khiless boy; or it may
bo a fond wife, whose heart will almost
burst with grief as she views the destruc
tion of her idol; or it may be 4 loving sis.
ter who wilrshcd bitter tears over the deg
radation .f her brother, shorn of Lis man
liness and self-respect. Uathcr !ron a tear
in silent sympathy with those hearts so
keenly sensitive and tender, and yet so
proud and loyal that thev cannot accent
sj-mpathy tendered I hem either in word
took or net. although it miht fall upon
their crushed and wounded hearts as re
rieshincly as the summer dew upon the
witnering plant. -
w orld. i he roof cot Prs an f
S?.r ir?-KCt; 11,0 "re donble, and
filled tvith moss and sawdu.t. There a
uine separate ice chambers, each or SSS
cub:c feet capacity. There JSi
or storing lcat in , t wealh cfji')
holding 2,000 quarters. A m" r i
ice have been stored hi tfel Cfj" fo?8
t.mc, .dmg at oue