I K'Ut'U t:t 11 O AVV fc-.l AVNJ Al L'-UMj j a. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. "HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, ASD ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE. Terms, S2 per year. In advance. VOLUME XII. EDEXSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1S7S. NUMBER 11. J VVJM I j T .(!- -V ; re J ceTirtl-VJE-, or has been awarded at the Paris Exposition of 1STS to t ..-.. -- -? v --; . x.V V - , ... - v m. --- - . - - .-w- vv . : ' . . ': I ni L u i (-r ! .:a:ij uro u t . ; -i .- -( ;-; ..-;', J: ?? l V" ' j. '..'f- .-?-l"3 1 , , . , : . . i .. a: .1 J '.' '''. '.1 .,' " - .7 V . , - , ,1 .. ', ;. i. . - i: Htlin- i . r . .:"'," r- 1 t. -i. ic---tab- .. 1 - 1-'-i -A.l-.. vJl-Ay3. I . , , - , ff tV. I. CUT I 1 ; 1 - ' " ' i ' ' M I ' ' ' ' - ' ' ' " i i ,i K( .1 1 i . .(.: i: v I) t:- : . ...! ...; :.; l::! h, ' Vr.r:- - - i;i 't i. -t h i f.'.j I - t. r . it t." i. rt't-1. . ,. r'..i.,-.. tut ' ! 1 .:-;v.iu ' r - 3 j J !a-; i'.J UiJ ii luc j k, csod la j . v--.t- ' , i-i ly 'i'n 'r r.-prT fiTr.Ur, ! I.-:; ji,ri..J ..ii.raf.. .!' :t M '.i. I rcr:.t'.ii .... -, . t i 1 ' -rwri. 1 : n r ni'r-, li i'1 t -. .i-, i. st-l.u..i: !'. on . - ; I :: . 1 I . . . I . . ' X: I r.'-.rt t l t. ,':. ..rit'r. 1 r-,.'. -.-T It .t ! &"'i::i.U-;r "if-. rr.y-rf, 4I Ji.hi. Mn-I, N. w ni-l. A GOLD MED AL J . & iE., Coats. for their bet SiT-Ori Spool (Cotton, confirminif tlie estimate plane, 1 npon their r all the Vorll"a Kxpu sit ions, from that at Lrni'lun. 162. i to the t'iil'-nni.il Kxpo-it i-m of lsa wlicre tliov : took :i iiiiloina f,.r -srHK.lilltli SllitNGTH j AND KXt'l-.IjI.KXT il' A I-I T Y ." T!.e Seeoiri I'rize of a Silver Medal was taken by the Wil'imantie Liineti t 'omiaiiy, whieh e!:imsto be t lie niecinl champion of Ameriean imtustry. and whi h l as extensively advertised , a tiranJ V'rize at I'aris. NO GRAND PRIZtS were awarded for Spool Cotton at PARIS. Messrs .1. & I'. Coats luive established in Taw 1 ti-k . K. I. the largest Spool I'o ton Mi Is in the t'nited Slates. Kvery jnocess of manufae- tur. Ironi the raw eotton to the finished spool, is romluetel there. Tneir Ameriean made Spool Cotton took the award at the t entennial . and hi!e thi'v had n,'V, r elaitneil special merit for their Ameriean made Spool Cotton over that maim fa .M u reil in their Seoteh I i I Is, t hey have t he s:i t isfaet ion of aniinnnei nif t ha t t hey h ave so identified themseives with tliis. country, that AMERICA, as represented by J. & P. COATS, Is still AHEAD U SPOOL COTTON. BATES & COATS, Sole Ai-ents in l kila lt lphin for Nov. l,lTS.-4t. J. k P. COATS. A ignee s Sale. 1Y virtu" of an or ltr of the Orphans' Court of Camhria rout t v. to me liireett','. I will expose to puhli;- "ale. at til'1 present residence of K 7Iiiis. in i:tieits! ur.sr tMiroiitth, on At 2 o'clock, r. M.. the following described real estate; to wit : Fris November CStii, 1878, K, r. M.. the following described real estate; to wit : No. 1 . Aii that certain MESSUAGE", h.dns a IIOVSE and 1J)T OF OHOCND situate in the West w.ird of KbensJiurj- boroiiLrli, bound el on the north bv lot tot nierly of Itev. . (3. Chris ty, dfc'd. .n t e "east by an alley, on he south by 1,V" of K. .1. Humphreys, and on the west by.lu ian ?tr..et said lot lr, n: ,pjr 5' fei-t on .ltilian street niol extendi-iir tm-k pjo i et. iiavinir thereon erect, e ! a two f:,,ry Krame House, a Vrame Stable and ,.....::ry Out iniiitiin s, nun a gooo garuen l'; & Cff ni vl ri .'t M tad-., d. h$. r"Mjhi&& ! ll 2.-AII that certiin Piece or Parcel BY IRTINO I. BKMAN. WLen, at tbe failure of bis tieacherous plot, Ponliac And bin warriors emerged rrom Fort Detroit feeling both defeated and disgraced, tlie first elici t of bis genius was to discover who bad revealed bis mur derous intentions to tbe commandant. To this end be employed whatever de tntioo ntrpiicips were known among tbe aborigines ; suspected persons were plied with keen and even threatening questions, tbe medicine man, or prophet, was enlisted witbjbis wild and weird ceremonies, and tbe general impression went abroad that whoever should discover tbe oftending party would be honored with tbe highest favms of the leading sachems. Thus hundreds of cruel and suspicions emissaries were set bunting poor Mee mi's act of graUtude and mercy, and within tbtee days the hounds of blood bad struck , their victim's trail. I Although Mee mi was not a belle, ber ! shy and delicate beuiy bad attracted many , suitois. j One young warrior in particular, named A-n.-.moosh. the Dog. bad com ted ber with , brazen assurance, announcing throughout tl.f rrihn that "the Dog puisnes tbe lid i I'igeon." A-ne-moosb was a gigantic ' fellow, sanguinary in baUle and rapidly gaining reputation as a ligjiter ; uiu ue ! was vain, rude and ugly looking, and ti.rof.o immlsivH inster.d of attractive in tii eves of the Wild Figeon. Hence, wheu he pressed bis suit she rejected Lini, i a., d t..ln her lather that ' the V ;ld Figeon 1 r I. .. f. .. I, .-o cannot make uer nest anu Keep uci a;uvi l..ni in the kennel of the Dog. Mee mi was like her fat'.ier in ber gentle in;i and therefore he APLieciated her aversion to the rough young brave ; and wheu A-ne nioo6h appealed from daughter to oaretit he was met with the terse re mark. "Not till the Dog borrows the eagle s wings can be catch the Wild Pigeon. A Her such a double rejection it is no wonder that when he beard among the squaws what a fovorite Mee-nii was with the. coir.rnai.dant of the foit his jealousy wasaioused and be became ber relentless u i ij, ni loon x t to uu.irant :.!"!. r,i v 1' t i ti- ou rif , ; Vit.tHf i K to 1 10-11, TS v. . ?.E GUM .dUu 1 o L.. 1 v .1. tut , enemy. I Actuated by this feebng be fonnd oc i casion t:say in the presence of those whom I l.f Ininw would soon whisper U in eveiy 1 !.?.. i.f the (Jt.ta -vas : "If the wings of the i WiFd Pigeon had been clipped, thecounsels of the sachems would not have reached the i otic nf the white caiitain t '1 Ins was euuuizh to kindle tbe fire. In I diau o-ossio naturally fanned il into fury. ! squaws, envious of Mee-mi's skill with the ittzia i ii h an ciunri t 1 1' iu ,n lnr f.ivor at the fort, gave tlie Aki-ljii'iJ it kiAi,i kftiUi i strv mai.v a i nil' : bi aves w bo w -i e a nx inus lo gam the good will ot l oniiac uy (ie t lends; u l ! e in t h e est wa r 1 ot s i ! I boron u 11 oi u- ir. boii'i 1 - t on t lie nort h by I'oyd street, on the ea-t bv West street, on llo- sout i by land ot Kobert f v;i ,s, aaJ on Ihe west by lot Ct I'liuS. 1 is . .1 .1 1' K Still . 1-.';ms t r Sat e. One third of the pnrohase ir.or.ov :o t pa; I on the e, iilirmat ion of the sale or Mtl'-s. a i.d t he r tn i in b r iu t wo eipjal annual p.ivm' ii s to bo s-euretl by the ju ltiiueut bond or li, is ,.! tlie purchaser or i urrha--ers. V. II. SKt 11LK1. Assignee of K. J. Mills. Kbensburir, Nov. 1. lSTi.-:it. . to wft : TRACT OF LAND .li the. Ifw ir.,1 tr, .'if f il Hie le a UoTGLI IJADI ...t..-4 W.J "I Y virtue of an order of the Court of Common 1 1' i-tsof Cambria county, to me directed, I wis! o;.-r at puniie sale, at I'ortaia "Station, in s.ti i e. unty. on Tursfhri;. Xovetubrr 2Gth, JSTS, at 2 o'clock, p. ni..t'.e following described real es- t;tt All that certain situite in V.'ashirnr'on township, in sid county i.f faralTiii. adj.iitiinir lan 1 warranted in the name ot l.iehard Soul . Charles Smith, Aaron Sonman. an t Kintr torm. containinir Font Hl'MRKt AM THIRTY-THUES ANO ONE-HALF Att5i.s: nni.npr'ivc 1. 1 k it Ms ok Sai.e One-half of the purchase money to be paid on the. confirmation of the sale an i tiie balance in one year thereafter, to be se enre.i bv the iudif .iunt bond and mort.j-aire ot the purchaser. . ill N W A I N KH. Assignee ot Ii. li. Duneifan. Nov. 1. l7.-3t. A Good Farm Very Cheap. A ti ho tar a : rei , " fi!ftir''-'.: , - O tullU.I... j O : : i V ii - risiie X I -r 1 1 1: n 7)TtV PiOOT. .i ! , i;;ii:t English remedy W:, 5 P? CIFIC MEL I CINE. ,1s RADE t 1 y n-- , ..!:, ii .-n.led as a n lit; la i '.it: core tor ', I. t ! ' A v K K- ,N K.-si. S V E rt M A TOIMM'K.A. IMI',1- r. m v, and all ii'i-ases t hat t V S 1 i a? a s mienee '" ,,,, self A bos. as. T-Vir.f...-s of t KMftr.v ei-MVK!:s.i f. I-iA I' .A 1 N IN :t.A K. iMMM'Xllf Vftlf.l'RK- ' i ; b';.a;id ma ny ot her d i ten scs that i ; -., e -' v. n m pt ton and a Premature niiirM ;it a rub- ar:- li;-'t eaesed by , r X "ii the path i t nut ii re n n 1 over in I u 1-Vi,,- - ;e' ; f.a ."d e ' i'il.e is the result of ii le ,rs ot experience in treating IiM containing 101 Aerei. wtttl usual Sown nee. about To Arttrs cleared, having n rrc-te l a 1a k Mouse, lined and weather- , eor.taininu S rooms :m i an exeeueni eci ;i io' w frame Park Ham, 40 by 7) feet, and il-r (-llti'lt.l lltsa. I lie . !- it i-i a i .. ti.-ii,- v -,1'iT w;t in forty feet ot the kitchen daor, wi i ii t yen N"'v. ntitwitlistandinst tlie dry weath er lu'tii-'hi an abundance of pure water. In ml-.lili- ii t . all this, there is a K ...d Spring House a', ,-'- '.' a', l 'e trees. whi,-h this year yielded 1 0 i ti !-'s ot ;, j .j . I s. several peach an 1 cherry trees, and 'on the uncleared portion, about 5 Pound ! ei,-..,-k tr-'-. t. y;.;h rwith '.ion . mi j ar and beech t -'T Th" F t: m is in n fine state orenlt ivation, w..i.l fen-i-l and 4' miics s.,u: hwest ot Kbenst.o-r. 1 liere H a steam riw-tnill within a halt mile and a witee saw unll within fify rodsot tlie timber. Chu'ebes and school houses Convenient. AN ex- l Ft ItNT FARM Full M A l: K KT1 M TO .1 o'lNS I OWN. av 'r i b.. sold elieao leirt cash and balance to coil laircliaser. Ca.loror 10 28 address r ! f.i ) V. O ATM AN. f.bcnsl urii. Cambria Co., Pa. INARMS AT The utnlersig the fo PKIVATE SALE. pri rate sale; tract of land no 1 oner in i'i i 1 ". i...,n.rn.-i.rries to nil. rt ... ,,i,.n nt-iir loiititv. I1 miles from I- -rvrone contHi'ninir ls acres, well improvi tt. h'avinir" t hereon nil the necessary a bis tarm wiil be divided into twe fai in ! u.id.nas. or t hree part s. tecting tiladwin' s infoiiiiiiH grunted their approval of the suspicion ; and, in paiti cular, fiieuds of A ue-n.oosh did their ut. most to confirm and iiiagnify the repoit. At length it was told to Mee tin's fa! her, who, ipuu inquiry, found iu a few houis his daughter's hie would not bo secure, and going to tbe wigwam be said. "Hie Dog has been baiking and the Oitawas be lieve him. Let the Wild I'igeon spiead her wings o;- they will kill ber." Further warning was uuuecessary for Mee mi. The commandant had promised to pro tect her for revealing the plot, snd as soon as daiknes.s fell she lied to the foi t. But she found the gate closed, for during the days since the oelt ction of Pontiac a tieacheiy Major (iladwin had taken every i precaution against Hie wily ana aecemui savates. j Listening she heard across th plain the I noise of revelry in the Indian encampment, j and within only the steady tread of the ! white sentinel; and knowing so well the ! rigor of military ruU-s and the sternness ' with which tbe gaiiis-m were guarding ' against their foes, she a 1 most despaired of I gaining admission to her "good ollicer" to tell him of her peril. j Taking off her moccasin, she began to i beat with it against t i portal of the fort, , yet scarcely harder than might bo blows of i a wild pigeon's wings, and at the same time droning through the daikness in tones not unlike some night biid, "Uiuee mi ! Omee ml 1"' Finally thesr. singular sounds cnugbt the sentiy'sear, and w ith uiatiul voice be chal lenged, "Wlms there ?"' Hut ibe gil l made no other response than to beat on the gate with hei slipper, and crv. "Omee-mi ! Omee-mi !" it desired bv purchasers and if not sold betore the the fir-t of March next, it will th. n be rented. , ioie, Also tlie farm on which I now reside, in l,tan An After Taking. thin r1.1. miles lr, tn Altoona. i n I" J 1 1 ; v y e i ,-, a t" ' 1 t v !r..!! It ut'; I P ,i irs in mir pa;ep ii ot s. wincn we tie- , ' v tm;l toeverv one e M,.i"-ii:e is -opl (ivnll frna-jrlsts k-e. or six packages f - v : r will i ..-I receipt of t he money o a Idress I !I K C, !t V .M r.iin in i: '' V.ee!;ariics liioeK. n " I m l-.lieti.-biirir tiy c. i. nuutm on,, tis everywhere. &. Kwi.no, Wholesale Ants. TtUs 10 AND RUBBER BELTING li :r,ri: Hh-k; Hrnio" I'l.LMUMiO, ASBK.STOS, ITAI.IA'" NI Hkvip Pack i vo ; Lace Leathfr, n K.Mil.VK Olt. Ai.c. Mill Supplies Cenerally. iiti.iiorst: nni oh m i Ao. JOS H ater Street, Vitfsburgh, r- 'j-J !-;i-lr. ' " -.' W V 1,,. .. s. den, lid is n a ri ; t ri stntem u u i va t om me. - t - -- - - house barn and other buildir.irs thereon erected. il.,; a tract of improved l .n 1 irui.ed pnrtly In Hlnir and ( ambroi eoun'ies. containiiur acres This tract is underlaid wit h coal ot excel lent qua 'i l v. well covered with timber, and has a rai'road built to It. ready for shipping coal. These lan. 1 will be sold as a wh.de or divide 1. n I on terms to suit purchase, n. or y "ST Mr Altoona city property. For further inform, tion call on or address W .M . I M.k Kit. Nov. il. 1877.-1V. U"x so9' Altoona. AUDITOR'S NOTICE The un dersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orphans' Court of Cambria rounty to report dis nh, tion of the fund in the han.ls of . os Criste Jutorof the last will and testament of Rache Kline, dee'd, hereby irlves notice that b e wi.l sit a his oir.ee in Kbensbur. on Tnedy, the Sfith 'it of .November 1878. at 2 o clocK. r. h purpose of atiendinn to the dut ies of ea.d VI oint ment. Those having claims upon said .uti.l are e.ted to present thein, or be debarred from any part of the same. gOANLAN, Auditor. Nov. 1, 137S.-31. . "S NOTICE. r.iu of .T a Al P si MI'ERAY, tier u. LiliiuLiiil Illi!) ri W. 1 ICJlv, General Insurance Agent, ; it exs n vj: g, ja. Policte? -written at hort notice in the OLD RELIABLE "ETNA" Ai oilier First fnnn (oinpni", I ner-burir. Kept. T2, 1S77 -ly. r.'to mff HT l F. KH . Send for our Select List of I I.kaI -w.p,ir Pnt fre on application. 4 , - OKU P. KUWELL & CO., 10 &pruoe f- 'e x ork. Ti .a s' II OE MAKER, Atttinkt X? . r..A- T-dMinKh-trtr. ,-. o-- H : -h '.ot. oatend 'of reideioe. D 2" A I)MINISTRATOU ll.lt V. oCcea-.A-o. ,i ,p 1.,1. p.,.....- rsi-ne,!. who hereby gives notice to all persons debied to sa.d estate that payment must tie Letters of administration on the estate oi .in?. Murray, late of Kbenshnrg boioiisrh, Cambria eou.it v. dcceascii. nave hci o ... .... 1 1 . ,Aiar aT.it those hiivinff claims i-ainst the 'tme win prci-eu. tur... j,.v, j thenticated f.r ;'":?'.., . ,m-T Ebcnsbur. Oct. 18, 157$. 6t. D1 U. M. J. ULUK, FHYSICIAX ANl Al.TooSA. " t. omce at 1319 Kleventh avenue, between 13tn n"4th MreetV where niht calls can be made ( "bee horTlrom 8 to 10 a. m. and from 2 to 4 ", T ,' a p m Special attention paid to !is ease? .nS Far. as well as o Srg.eal Operations of everv description. 4-19.-tf.l M. KEIM, M. D., Tiitsician .nQmc.Fnf. Ebenshuror, Fa. Of fice recently occupied hy Ir. .T. J. O it man. two Soors west of Hlai? lli r.llsean he made. uonsunuuu '"'.'"";. well a Entr1is. A. i-6.'rt. tf.i JOHN MURPHY, M D., PHYSICIAK AND SrROKON, TrxtiL HilL Bonorott c.mir' eonntv. Pa. Niirht eall ean be mad- at the reiiUence of Jai. P. Murray. I T" -1 Again the chalienoe, sterner than bo- ho s there ' d again the only reply was, "Omee mi I Omoe-mi !" At this the sentinel called tbe officer of the guard aud directed bis attention lo the the singular noises outside the ga'e. A burning torch was brought and thrown over the stockade, and by ibe light they saw, through the poit boles of a bastion, as if it were a tableau, the slender form of the young squaw ; her long straight hair floated in the night wind, one dusky hand grasping the moccasin was lifted against the portal, and her great black eyes were gazing intently at the flaming torch. They recognized ber at once as their sa viour from tbe plot of Fontiac, aud the fact of her being at the gate was reported to Major Gladwin. Immediately a com pany of the garrison were ordered undei arms aud posted on either side the en trance, and then the gate was opened to the fugitive maiden. But scarcely bad she entered and tbe way been shut and secured behind ber, when a score or more savages came run ning and dashed against the gate, exclaim ing in loud and and angry tones, "Mee mi ! Mee-mi !" Among the voices the squaw recognized that of A-ne-moosh muttering vengeance against, ber and all tbe whites, and with grateful face, glowing in the light of the toiches borno by the soldiers, she turned to tbe commandant and (by the interpretei ) told him that be bad saved ber life, as a little longer wailing outside the gate and she would have been a prisoner whom no power could rescue from the hatred of the Dog and the sentence of Fontiac. As blood had not yet been shed in what, is known in bistoiy as Fontiac' 8 war," MajorGladwin refrained from opening the puns on Me-mi's pursuers, aud they re turned unharmed from their blood thirsty but fruitless chase of the innocent girl But tbe next morning & fin ions attack was made on the fort by nearly two thou Band warriors, and every stiatagem was employed by which to capture it. Failing. however, a siege commenced which lasted As tbe Indian girl became permanently an inmate of tbe fort, associating with civ ilized people constantly instead of meeting them occasionally for a few moments, and compelled to experience the contrast be tween the culture and honor of high bred officers and the ignorance and brusk ness of ber ow n people, it is not surprising that she was favorably impressed with ber new life. She saw and beard nothing cruel, notli- ! im? indelicate, nothing obtrusive like tbe attention of tbe baleful A ne moosu. Here were men who did not delight in carnage and torture: no scalp locks attest ed their prowess ; they did not smoke and sleep, and sleep and smoke, wnue weary women peifoimed the slavisn ton. Hesides. the whole gariwtn, leeiing mat; to Mee-mi they owed their lives, sought to contribute to ber happiness and content ment. She was indeed treated almost like a queen and officers and men weie ber will- at- i.j ,1 ; t.A tit a in servants. ,uajur uisuaiu uiichiu inrerpreter to explain to ber fully tbe state of feeling among the soldiers, and that she had only to express her wisues to nave them cratified. And when at roll call he mtormea tne triKins what a liberty he bad conferred on Hip vnnncr souaw. and commanded them to see how manfully they could carry out his policy toward tier, they gave way to their enthusiasm in loua nuzz.is. Soon and na urally appeared ber need of sneakine English, and she entered upou tbe task of learning wi.b ability aud peiie- verance. But although tbe commandants journal, fiom w hich this sketch is compiled, abounds with page after page of incidents respecting Mee mi, space forbids repeating tnem. liapidlv she niasteied the new language and the elements of an education in it, and from the cultured officers around ber acquiied a general intelligence probably beyond the average grade ol Homier wuue women. But like so many other fairer maidens, timid Mee-mi "met her fate;" a wooe.i came in whose net tbe Wild Figeon was caught. The interpreter was a young French Creole, captured by tbe Indians from bis southern home when a little child, and reared iu the wilds of tbe northwest, al ternately among tbe natives, tbe French and the English. A devout Catholic, a chivalrous gentle man, and brave as a night, yet he possess ed just that fervid type of heart to be won bv such an aitless nature and romantic bistoiy as Mee-mi's. Himself daik by biitb and bronzed by a life of exposure, there was a charm in ber dusky face, with its fawn like eves and blush of inno cence surrounded by a cloud of raven hair. And there aa as something irresistible in her sadly mellow voice as she trilled the gutturals of the Algonquin tongue. Ferhaps had he never seen her but tbe few times when be was called by the com mandant to conduct, negotiations with her in regard to moccasins bis heart would have retained its liberty. But when the several events occurred in her simple life as here related a heroine rescuing the garrison from massacre, a fu gitive from Fontiac's fury, the queen of hearts among tho soldiers, and, lastly, an eager student under his mstructiou he surrendered unconditionally. Seeking tbe commandant's consent, be prosecuted bis tender suit for ber affections. and in due time the bans, showing lnssuc cess, were published to the tioops, and, like eveiything pertaining to Mee-mi, re ceived their demonstrative appproval. At length the siege closed, Fontinc an! his warriors retreating at the approach of an army under Gen. Biadstreet, a priest enteiing the fort, and the way was open for the nuptials of the Wild Fieeon. To those, especially who, rescued by ber faithfulness, bad loved her so well, the nc- j casion must have been exceedingly thrill ing. Under the roof of the council house, w here, a year before transpired tbe expo sure of Fontiac's treachery, were arrayed in hollow square a throng of officers in full uniform, those of the garrison multiplied tenfold by those 'of the army of reinforce ments. Outside of these were tbe rank and filft of the garrison, Mee-mi's body guard, and beyond these, covering ibe whole parade ground, the three thousand trooj s newly arrived. At tbe signal gun Mee-mi made ber ap pearance leaning on the arm of ber gal lant commandant, preceded by the priest and the happy man whom her artlessness had conquered. Marching to the centre of the holloa square they halted. Then, at a ringing command from Gen. Bradstreet the circle of officers came near er, and. drawing their swords, assumed the "guard right" attitude ; next, at another order from the general, the whole forca of troops advanced several steps and stood at 'present arms," while the solemn and stately ceremony of the church made the rout h ful connle man and wife. At ibe concluding woids of the rite a salvo of euns mingled with thousands of huzzas burst on the air, heralding the glad event. Of the afternoon reception in the officers' quarters, tbe commandant's journal says, "When my veterans came around, man by man, o kiss her hand and speak their gratulations, scarce a face was diy from tears, though why I cannot say ; unless it was for very joy in our Indian maid's well being." Christian Lnion. STJIAXGJ2 1IA.L.I; VC1XA TJOX. TiYO SOMEWHAT REMARKABLE CASES OF 6ELF-DELUSION. WILL YOU 11 A Vi: A ItVG ? 1 here are a great many persons in the world who, suffering under some form or other of nervous disorder, habitually see tiguie or face, hear threatening or insult ing voices, even feel blows and taste poi sons, wliicti nave un existence outside oi their own minds ; and neither argument nor demonsttation of the impossibility of w hat they allege they perceive will shake their convict ions iu the least, 'You assure me,' they will say, 'that I am mistaken ; that there are no such persons as I see, no such voices as I hear ; but 1 protest to you that I see and hear them as distinctly as I hear and see you at this moment, and that they are just as real to me.' What are we to reply ? I have replied sometimes, 'ibat as you are alone on one side in your opiniou, and all the world is on tbe other side, I must needs think either that you are an extraordinary geuius, far in advance of the rest of the world, or that you are a madman a long way behind it, and as I don't think you to be a genius, I am bound to conclude that your senses aredis ordered.' But the argument does not pro duce the least effect. Letme give an ex ample or two of the character of those hal lucinations, and of their persistence in minds that might be thought sane enough to conect them. The first shall be that of an old gentleman who was much distress ed because of an extremely offensive smell which be imagined to proceed from ail parts of his body. There was not the least ground, in fact, f.ir this imagination. lie was sci upulously clean in person, ex tremely courteous in manner, thoroughly rational on every other subject, a shrewd and clever man of business; no one talking with him would for a moment have sus pected him of entertaining such extraordi nary fancies. Nevertheless, bis life was made miserable by them ; be would not go into society, but took solitary rambles in tbe country, where be might meet as few persons as possible ; in bis own house be slept for the first part of tbe night on the ground floor; mounting up higher at a la ter period of the night ; and this be did to pievcnt the bad odois from becoming too concentrated iu one room. He believed that the people in the next house were ir ritated and offended by tlie emanations, for be ofteu heard them moving about and coughing ; and when he passed a cabstand iu the stieet he noticed that even the horses became lestless and fidgeted. He used to bang bis clothes out of the window at night, that they miht get pure, until bis housekeeper put a stop to the practice by telling him that the exhibition of them would excite tho notice and comment of his neighbors. All the while be was con ducting his business with propriety at?d success; bis own partners had no suspicion of his condition. Knowing this, I asked him bow it was that no one of the many persons whom he met daily in business bad never complained of any bad smell, and the answer he made was that they were all too polite to do so, but bo could see they were affected nevertheless, as they sometimes put their handkerchiefs to their noses no doubt, for a quite innocent pur pose. Another gentleman was tlie victim of a very common 'Hallucination ; be was much afllictcd by voices, which were con tinually speaking to him at all times and all places in the quietude of bis room and in the crowded streets, by nigM and by day. lie had come to thee onclusion that they must be the voices of evil spirits in the air which tormented him. They knew his thoughts, and replied to them before be bad himself conceived them ; tbe re marks which they made were always an noying, often threatening and abusive, and sometimes most offensive and distressing : and ibev distuibed him so much at night thai be got veiy little sleep. He bad been diiven to the expedient of buying a music box, which lie placed under Ins pillow when he went to bed. The noise of the music drowned ibe noise of tbe toi menting voices, and enabled him to get sleep ; but. as be said, tbe measure was not entirely satisfactory, because when the box bad played out its tunes it stopped, and he w as obliged to wind it np again. It was im possible to persuade this gentleman, sensi ble as he seemed in other respects, that the voices hadjany leal existence, and that thy were due to the disordered state of his nervous system. Furihiylttly Ikciar. Not in your ear, although a great many men do eo off with a bug in their ear ; but is there any particular insect that you would like for your dinner? Thai's a oues tion propounded by the Builir.gton llnck etr, which goes on to say : Hotter people than you have eaft n thetn, not from noeessity, hut choice. People of far better education, broader culture, higher station in society have eaten litem ami liked them. Aristotle Avas fond of loeusts, fried iu meet oil, ami declares in excellent class ic language that "thev are sweet." In Africa t'.is locust, which is a distant re lative of o'ir crassliopper, is baked into a kind of sweet rake. Some trilies make bread of them. The people of Ceylon eat the honey bee. I n some of the south Pacific Islands the natives; catch large quantities of btittei flies, rnl their wines rtV, roast ii,l eat tin-in. Thev inviriablv make the man who eats them terribly sick for a few hours, but it doesn't make any difference. His taste is unchanged, and as soon as he is able to get around he s'arts out after another tneps of butterflies. In the cities of Morocco to-day, locusts, the same kind that John the Itaptist ate, are sold for food by the cart load. The Australians eat caterpillars, and the economical Chinese devour t lie unwound silk-worm. The peasants of Southern France are not proud, but eat snail soup and call for more. In I ndia the natives grind the white ants Into powder which they sell for flour, ar.d the poorer people bake rakes of it. They seem to enjoy them while they live, but as it gives the eater the cholera very quick li-y ami very fatally, he (b-s not live long enough to eat more than his weight in white ants. Iu Africa they don t grunt the ant into flour. They just parch tliem like corn and eriinrh them doAvn. tit South America the natives make cakes nut of the common ground ant, ami Alexander Von Humboldt says the flavor of the cakes is pleasant. This ant is used in flavoring some of the cheaper brandies of Sweden, on account of the formic acid it secretes. In New Cale donia the natives eat spiders, roasting them. The Unman ladies used to eat the rn.i', the grub of a caterpillar found in the oak tree. They ate this when their order of beauty was a little too miicii mcancii io me scraw ny, lor ttiia gruo was as i.iuenmg as oh cake. The Mexicans distil a liquor from the wevil, and use it as a stimulant. Possi bly this is w here t!i- slang term "bug juice," frequently used by tiie bibulous young American as he cails lor his morning decoc tion, finds its origin. Tliis same beetle, is broiled and eaten in the West. Indies. When the larva' is big enough to eat, this is what it "looks like: three inches long, one inch in circumference, color a dingy yellow, looking 'ike a piece of lat ami a bia- k bead. It doesn't look tempting, but roasted or broiled, seasoned with salt ami pepper, eat en Avith crumbled bread, the Haytians pre fer il lo oysters. Cheese mites are eaten by civil:zed and cultured people very frequently, !uit p ne a- ly in happy ignorance. In Kansas. Missou ri, Nebraska, and portions of Iowa, a few white savages, who might to have known better, cooked grasshoppers ami a'e them. ami tried to induce other civinzod p.-opo-to do likew ise. Our American I iidtans eat well, they will do well to close the chap ter w ith they c.it any tiling that crawls, and can't wriggle fast enough to get away from them. It is not a particularly appe tizing subject, but it is interesting, and it may serve to make you more content, some day when you quarrel wilh your dinner, to remeinlier that good and bad food are, may be, only matters of taste, after ail. m:vxiAi:i)s. HOW THE ANC1LNTS I'lSllirP HU M. The offense ofc!:unkei r.css was a sut('1 of great perplexity to tlie a rieots. who t ricd e vet y is. hie way f dia't. z with i;. I f not!" succeeded, piobably it w ts ':; nsej ;hev did not begin eai'.y t-nough, b'- inter cept ins some of the ways a; d means by which the insidious vice is incucil a'i i pro pagated. Sevcie treatment was of'eii tried to little e fleet. The I ct ims. nor!, r Za, lencus, made it a capital lletise to uiiuk wine if it was not mixed with watei; even an invalid was i:ot exempted tr m punish ment except by Older of a phys cin. Fi tacus, af Mitylenc, ni.rde; a lv thai be who, when drunk, committed any offense, would suffer double Ibe ui.ish'm-nt wl.icll he would receive if sobt l : and Fla'o. Aiis. totle atid Fltitarth upp'auded this as tho height of wisdom. The Hunan cns..i could expel a Senator f i being dinnk and take away bis hois?. Mohammed ordrrt il drunkards to le bisl in u, ed with eighty blows. Other nations thought i f limiting the quantity t be drunk at one t me or s.t uie sitting. The Egyptians put s u.-,e lim it, though what is not Mated. Tbe Spar tans, also, bad some limit. The Arabians fixed the quantity at twelve gl ikscs a man, but the size of the g!;;ss was. unfo l iatt lv, not cleaily defined by the l.;shn imh. The Anglo S.ix ns wct.t ti fiuihei inni to oider silver nails to le t:x,-d ti I he m.i of the dii'ikiitg cup, so t hat each nnuiit know the j u'Jh r nieasu! e. And n is s-tul that this was done by King Edgar alt-r noticing the dnniktn lu L tsof ti e Iboiss. Eycuigus, of Thiace, it lit to ti e nxd of the matter by oi-deiing the vines to be rut down. And Lis conduct was imitated in 7U by Teibul'.is, of E.ilgaiia. The Sticvi prohibited wine to 1 o in; p"i ted. And the Spartans tried to turn tlie vice into con tempt by systematically making their slaves diunk once a year, to show their children how foolish and contemptible men looked in th.it state. IV nnkr nurss w as deemed much nipie vicious mi some classes of pci sons than i:iotbor. Tl e ancient In dians held it lawfi.l to kill a Ilit'g when he was itrutik. 1 lie -V.Lematis m.i-ie? n a ran i'al off- use for a magistrate to bo oin' k, r.'.id C'hailer.if.gne imil;.tcd this by a hw that .lodges on the 1 ncli :ttd jhadcis should dj their b.:s:t ( ss f.istiug. The Car thagenians pH'hilo't d n agist i ates, (lover no. s, sold iei s and s i vant s I ; . n,i any drink ing. 'Ibe Scots, in the second ccntnty, made it a capital offense for niagist i at es to be tli unk; and Constant :ue II. of Scotland, !-ol, extended a l.ke ', unisl.n.etit to rontijj epie. -Again, -otre i.tws i,ac .i o , e-- Iv plohili'.ed wine ft.'tti 1 women , the M ,s'.'.;a us vi K it;. ins did the same, at pi - diibit ion to t ung men And ti e bus! Could scmig; the husband to ileal h. tl, and ni.d the f- f- hinn--. Il" :t,:. . d. s i e .ling ht sc ,k bv lie d tl e , i A. it i.ms and her A Hen's "Brood" of Dogs. A friend of mine has a female grayhound and a lit ter of young ones. !Now that is nothing extraordinary, but that she should be as sisted in ber maternal dntios hy an old hen is, 1 think, a verv unusual thing. In the kennel with ber is a ben, which has tfiken to the dogs in a most affectionate wav. sitting in the corner with two or three of them constantly under her wing and. what is still more extraordinary, they knnw her call, for if they stray away she cackles, add they come back. At present her adopted children are very young ; whether she is only to take theni for the usual ''month" nobody knows, but I fear when they are old enough to accompany ber about the fields, she will find it diffi- 1 1 i v tti mtikn them tiai tl'R of t!i debca- ! cies she may be able to scratch out of the earth for them, and which would, no doubt, he much appreciated by ber own young. At all events, the case is a curious one. Bom an tic Incidents of Heal Life. lias anybody beeu saying tht this is a dull, stupid, unroniantic woild, where nothing unexpected ever happens? Why an insane patieut in the Columbus, Oiiio, Hospital has suddenly fallen heir to an es tate in Pennsylvania worth $100,0'X, and is said to be improving steadily. Then, again, a Rochester girl, who has been teaching in No. 12 School, and has saved ei.ouffh monev to co to Europe, has stumb led across her long-lost father, who had j deseited his family many yeais befoie, and enabled bis wife to marry again, and cul tivate a small but select brood of foui! His remark on meeting the daughter iu an English tavern being : '.Me daughter. OI me daughter" Moreover, a lady return ing from a Wheeling theater with her hus band, iu a crowded horse car, pulled the coat skirts of the genileman in front of her, and murmured sweetly: 'You may it doivn here in mv lap, dear,' and then dis covered that her husband was at the other end of the car, and the cieatme to whom sue nad mane ner iiospiiaoio overtures was some other man. There is also a young woman named Gertrude in a remote I alian village of t he A ppenines, who has been 'magnetized' by an American spiritu alist, and who now is extremely iriegnlar in her temper, seeing foity thousand dev ils one day and sixteen angels the next, and aliernately thieatening to cut her throat and sighing for ber psychical com plement, l is love, love that makes the merry world go round . A'. F. Tribune. The Profane Pai:on. A Tale in FiveCh aptkhs. Chapter l Once upon time, in the d.tik ages of the nineteenth cent ui y there lived a gentleman who held a commission in the aimy. Chatter il But he had serious sciu pies as to whether it wits right or wrong to kill bis fellow creatures at the bidding of others, or, in f act, whether it was a ciime to kill his fellow man at a'l. ( hahtki; in. He decided that it it '" a crime, not withstanding the gl 'ter and tinsel thrown about tie mm del ous profes sion ; so he sold his commission aud enter ed the chnrch, thinking that as he was an intelligent man, and not a mere machine, be might do more good to humanity in that that line than in the other line CilAPTKit iv. One day, discoursing ton rustic congregation on the folly of using profane language, he told them that he himself svas once guilty of the same folly, and addicted to i lie same vice, but that Le had completely conquered the habit. Chatter v. A Hying insect heaung the boas-, w inked his eye at the congreg i tion, and thought. "I'll put him to the test " So, making a ciicuit round the old gentleman's head, Le lit upon his nose "See !'' said tho reverend gentlemen ; "here is Mi illustration. At one time 1 should have sworn awfully at this fly but htok now." liaising his band, be said, gently, "Go away little fly, co awiy." But the fly only tickled bis nose the mote. The reverend gentleman, liiising b;s hand with some vehemence, made a giab at the offender; and, being success! il. opened it to throw the insect from him. when, in extreme digu'-t. he exclaimed, "Why d n it, it's n ?;-"' Horror of the rustic congregation, fail ure of tbe illustration, and 1 he EN P. Soaii.i hi Nil r. .v in I. u'.i i.s. An old newspaper man Iroin Oni i has s ; i ted a di u g Mm e iti the c;'y of lb 1 1 fit, a' d a lo cal paper comment ing on his innov;.' top?, remaiks that be will cither be a iiiU'.-n-ane duiine the next tlnee vents or "bust" in less than six mot.ll.s. His Moie is very chef-iful. Skolls. notches, foi cep-. t b i o nios, bones, false tce b, almanacs, pri-o , and st icks cf liqnoi ice aie seat tt ted at ootid in delightful pi ofusn :i. :tt d there '.so': a diaw rr or b Hie without ;m oiiioal l;.b( 1. On one di aw or ho hi: '''Hie SI;" t'iiU right by you. no n. alter v. l..i' tin t ;.ti-r. Onanothei: "Coppeia cat slowly r.ml chew litie. '' On atiotnct; 1 'a, is g t eon Sme in its opera! ion l.i-t ing in its Jb c s.' The label oti one of t he ! 1 1 os m ! ' ;y some of me, and Mop that L-l.tbu u .' ig-.' On aiiot he i : 'I'm sat. j.t 1 1 r w h ai e "n'.'' On uno'.hci: -El ii.-.- ;c a hi !h't.t f..l around with a irvohci.' ilongii g ;u tinst the wall is a bc.iul il'.al sign, w Licit Lads : 'If you don't aiit to a-k bu a tine comb, point your finger at me ! At the bai k end of the More is a still httgf i ml'O. and it bears the ti i, del sent in, ri, t : -Tl tte is no tl ick without its miss-i.g l.m b lines you find him in tiie bii'1' keep tlie s; off n make him mr Don t ask for ted bug jo: n. hu ' I he J.oM Lamb IP stoimtve. know what vou n:-an.- lie f stoie bears sevetal Among l.cni is one i in lie-e if you h ad bm last wiiili I .' A n..i b t hat i d nose in j'i tbiid :entls : Yoi n: pieasu Mep lln li't.W-.J. p. . iaI. :;! f, Si me- o.od. It y f l.rc. u call it I shall oi:l oft! e h.-cgh-s V e'.i.- rit t o bieHkfa't I s;. s : "I 1-t f t -1 s i en !-fl W.lh b Wi-vZ ." rs n !a s. A A Reliable Man Wanted. "A rrlia ble man wanted to take charge of a farm" , reliah'.e man wanted in a Counting house" "A reliable man wanted to super intend a mill." What Ja demond theie is for reliable men! Young women want them for husbands, tatt eis nn mot nets Avant thetn for s.ins-:n law, Keopie iti trouble inquire anxiously lor a rei abte lawyer whom thev can consult, tbe sick J . . . . - . i . . want a reliable physician, ;ue cinnuues want a reliable; man for a minister, al though they do not advertise their wants in a newpaper. There sems to lie Fail t'lowisd land in t he fa il lor and sometimes oats, 1 ut f 'i ft r it t :!1 sj't ing. W e I e heay clay soils lie con r bei. cli't d by having tl ' lot il fall. One tit ctpal t;"!M- of t his giain is p v. p 1 1 c 1.. spi ing. a ml thus ! t 1. o g it M ;it y fn ; rr.f is j 1 pi ing w ht I I oi 1 a i it i Ly pionma Ibis source plowed pioj the spring be easily tli putting the He is a great simpleton who imagines tliAt the chief nawerof wealth is to sun I rdv wants. In ninetv-nine rasea nut nf nearly a year, the longest ia the history of I hundred it creates more wants thau it sup- tue xuaiau wars. plies. Treatment of Diphtheria. I wish to suggest to physicians, iu tieaung diphthe ria, to use inteinaily a veiy weak solution of carbolic acid, and for the throat or fau ces a solution of hydrochloric acid, about tbe strength of strong cider vinegar, I have treated every case successfully so fai with the above-named remedies. Crou is relieved mslanilv uli tlie acnl solution. As far as my exp'iience goes, the last named remedy slops nil morbid develop ment in the thioat as surely as the hoe will Mop pig weeds on a hot, sunny day. A ply it to the throat wuu a brush oi sponge, or nse as a gargle. Dr. Botfttlder, in Jour nal of Chemistry. no end to ths dt in the I .ill sti n is 1 1 tin ed. Si-.i ,: 1 v , t ri .i in The v.. . .is .l.M .1 l-V I la'itl iu on late planting aie m'so i,-r ing. for if the l.m.l ts. : i-?'.. '. 1 season in t went j .'..' tl cc put i'i as t a i o, f: -. it v ii; 1 can be Imiiiiwml i;' ut i would not ri t to 1 i. a tVt p. ; plowed w ot I ei i;i 'he f It. Il e ! i 1 s s: - i r,. -.Alt HI' lis I I I t 1 1 1 . t ble tl. land. : Ve lit I vrd V . Ill if d 'ii t up ran w w 1 1 i 1 el . ? .,f ' er i manris for reliable men. Are ii-oabio men o scarce that so ninth point is made of gett ing them ? We apprehend that, tney ato not o plenty as they should be. K liable aiti.i tocts and coin i actot s and cngineeis ate id to be found iu every plaee. or tbi-fv noub. not be so many railway and biidge rcci ,l..tc Cukliiei's and other bank ' fiiei-rs aie not always leliihle, or tl.eie -iouM be no rieUlcat ions. The same mnj be sa'ri of irnstees or insuianee office is,. In tintli. reliable me n do nol c ow d olio atiolher iu any cl -s of occupation. Young man. it is for rou to detei mine w bethel yon will be a reliable trtn m not. It depends upon yourself. Nothing is easier; only resolve th it you will he a reii. able man, and stick U il tLr.mgU eveiy ' tempi at ion. flos'S of w hit h w oc M i i lo i w i of corn s' nbble, ( il, V!sa'i or sfiii i'i. t so i.; ne! tciii.i-. b, i f to;;gh t'lav sod, aai s'.o the f 11 I be sj.i iog I Iv :i; 1--d oeet! is said '' lmph-nu-nt f : 1 ...s.ni' 1 ind i'i I he sj i ing t. - it as t'.e ;n : oil ili.d V ti t! ,-C' 7 . I 1 f;.H ni ls ..e , I Pot e. I. a w to 1 em tW- ,ni- b ,i d it b- i aa ing is 1 1 : to to- -si i i l i n i 1 liy t. . '1, I,-"-- . .1 Hil, y r o d s t. and iholoughiv. or coil i i.toj one ', ! v i . m- A c e ; I.. !' 1 b M : f.iV- ct t VI Ii face .C! t l r ., i iCI He, . h . t. tO .HT ,lv a; Lai ,,i tb, t'O.o , I. tb- ;to,. I. !- S A I . ,'t-i ';, Ii i i .- s v. h. i e c. -, n, it tl i. and b . is, T.".i n en ' ! ' Or- .1 Itoilf 1 w lot in the Smieotbi' V nr., ut S.-'i l ie, I'-w to be Sia., "t ' '! t' i s, W 1 1 ' I t ' o 1 - a ' t ;. : i - t il' s "'li. Mio r ' i in tie t i risors. 1 1 is tl.e M-eord specimt n of th.e B.in r Vv, I which has been feit'icmiti; i;t the Alj'iLJ woild wahiu the lA.-t luu y years. II 00 00 GO
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