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VOLUME XYI.
. ro i rsnit. None but scalawags do oth
, ' m't be a scalawag life's too short.
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 18S2.
NUMBER 23.
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PHILADELPHIA.
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-v -'ur,j.oonj MBUB, XtfTAV OTOJig,
Ofi(aw CopUrf Blonl,
'"OSets Reeds, $90.
;.rnT)tl2S. now. Remit
"ritl?!i P8 Or lrr. rr RRLiKird
' CllJ: 1;hlH'' without a Moment a
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V r'-n''z'-l frcin the r:ile of
"'ld ' n.1 mon thofe
- . itg, i r-iinonoury.
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. ',. ml WI" "t '"r Uiepur
'1 fn...,vy"'nt'at at my office in Kb-
. .ii " ' at Olnck. k. v .
' ort-J M IntflresieJ shall l.rrpent
Commencing first week of June.
Scutch people and old-time folks all know what is the meaning of an
xii sale." It is a term used when things are to be Bold out to close
Kates, pirtnerships, etc.
W't projxose a sale of this nature. The prosperous season so far this
f, the largest we have ever had, encourages us to
Ring all the Bells,
AS1 CALL THE PEOPLE IX TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE
THE 4th OF JULY, ALL OF THE
OF
MEN'S and BOYS'
CLOTHING.
fl CW JHlt tO SClI OUt to make purchases for fall.
We want to sell out to keep plenty work going.
) Uailt tO SCll OUt to make some changes.
e W'ailt tO SCll OUt to start again with a new stock.
We Want to sell OUt to do a larger business than ever.
Wo never stop at anything
to carry cutjour plans when we are in the right,
and if the prices must be cut down,
to gather the people,
Down go the Prices.
.i if we sacrifice our profits for one month, the people have done gen
iii'.y by us for m.uiy years, and we are satisfied.
IX A NUT-SHELL, THIS IS IT.
Ti e practical point of all this is a radical reduction in prices from
: e 4. They are cut, some ten, some twenty, some thirty per cent.,
i -ne, nil goods prepared specially for this sale, not at all. Compared
i April 1st the average reduction is twenty-five per cent. Of the
merchandise now held by us, about $-"500,000 is involved !n this
. From the great list which might be made we only quote three items
'- '..iv. namely :
m pairs of men's Cassimere Pantaloons, made and making, strong,
-.it. durable ; lately worth SZ.oO, now $2.42.
m-n's suits, real standard lawyer's Cassimere, made and malting;
;v prine Jir.(H, now $12.50.
"" men's suits, eilit styles, every garment freshly made; some of
freely at 5l2."0, 50.23.
Our inteut today is simply to tell all the people that quick trade
v.s are on all our clothin ' for this sale.
OAK HALL,
8. E. Corner Sixth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA
SINGER MACHINE
Ktmt to atMaf Bimacr M Marhrt.
)iTh' N"v " rrrpT.'. th. pnpni.. "vi rir
ai I ne won.Iprf.il low nrl of do. xhln m.rhino
n riven .f t.faotinn wh wrr 1. and
I. xrnrrant,4 for th, tern nf three vemr,. K.mfm
rr tnjt we nr. her .11 th ttm nd thot Ton not
onlv hi rvrrr ontvrtnnltv to .jrmfn tho ma
rhln und It In otrtlr.n. hnt von know where
to rm to ret tnnr monv Nnrk'lf tho marfilna
rtnn t rto .TcfTT a renre.nted. Yon will thr(
for ron.n't vonrown fntrpt hT hnvlnr the Phll
"Iplphla Slnaer Marhln trnl hnrlp tmm no one
hut w T RrrR
f-2. Km J Pnck's MUIj. AUeirheny Twp.
CJTA TETF N'T of WTT.MOTTE P.OR-
, ' ''T'f'H 'r. PISTRTCT for the year enl-
!tii June s.
ACCflT'NT fir TRFA'l'RER.
From 'vwmr. Inl'irtino- tnT'of
nKin' SSn.ea-MllJW
BxrKxnrrtitiw.
T.rher'- wr rv)
ftll ftnl rontfnirpnrfp. MT0
Fp of follivtor and Trea!n4r. ss ri
S Iftrr nf Scrretary 2000
Other Hp""" I. 17.10 Wi n
Balance doe Tranrer f 90.13
P. M. BKOWN. Prwident!
J. V. Flc:. Secretary. (-18 -3t
STATTON"AT?T EXfSTNTT for Sat.k.
with Bofler and other nrnirtetinr. In r"od
rrlr. Oa he .een at the Ponman Shaft Oolllerr,
Benwreek Station. P. W. K.
N. B. WTSTPBOOK.
Sonman, .Tnne lSS0.-tf. P. R. R. Agent.
Joseph Mcdonald,
ATTORNET-AT-T.AW.
EamrsMnto, Pa.
W OCea Ib Oolooaaa Row Jan Vvmr rfrtet.
PLATFl'L POETHT.
Pretty, playful puss, pleasantly purrine,
Pondfrinir, perhaps, past, pure pleasures :
rursuinir prey, plnnderina pantris. privily,
x ciuiuumuiiKporcnes. promenading parlors,
',rar" irceivea pel roil parrot
Prisoned. Dendant. nno.kintr wnimmniH
Pathetically plainin? poor Poll pretty Poll!
r li, puyine poor rou s pmcnine poverty.
Politely proffered present purveying ;
Proposing tartridi7. rtlovnr nljonn nnllat
Poll proudly preferred pomological proven-
uer,
Peaches, plums, pears, pomefrranates.
Pompously pronouncing puss pert, presum
In if.
Predatory, vregmatical, pestiferous I
Poll's puamacitv Drovokinir cast nrndence.
Puss petulantly pulled pefs prison prostrate,
nuiium r-on s percnes promisonously I
Poll's passionate protestations pervadinsr,
Piercina Peggy's pantrv. Peg promptly,
Precipitately pursued Poll's persecutor,
Pltilesslv DOUndinc notnmnlinir nnnr nnaa
Peg's ponderous poker proved perilously po-
Prohibited protection, puss painfully per
Ished.
Peggy's precocious Det nrosners nrnrlio-ionolc
Perpetually, persistently piping poor Poll
pretiy roil ;
Moral Never meddle with your neighbors,
the Burning transport.
AN ENGLISH NAVAL OFFICER'S 8TORT.
The fleet lay off "North Fleet Hope,'
awaiting the flag of Rear-Admiral Coffin,'
who had been appointed to succeed the eal-
lant CoIIingwood, and, a heavy gale prevail
ing at the time, the ships were riding to the
wind, regardless of tide, when night clos ed
around us.
Some thirty sail of merchantmen, under
convoy of one of our fastest frigates, were
anchored In the entrance of the Downs, and
between us ar.d them lay two convict ships,
while a fleet of transports, with troops for
the Ea9t Indies, were anchored just astern
of us, the largest the Wellesley being an
chored on our starboat quarter, and scarce
thne cables' length distant.
Being senior passed midshipman of the old
Sovereign at the time, I was honored with
supreme command of a whole anchor-watch.
and having the first watch that night enjoy-
ed the happiness (?) of strutting the quarter,
deck exposed to the wind and rain, while
my more humble and consequently more
fortuuate watchmates sought shelter in the
lee of the bulwarks, or, stowed snuely away
beneath the gnns, whiled away the dreary
watch with yarns of dangers and battles
past.
It had just struck three bells, and save the
measured tread of the sentinels on duty, the
pattering of the driving rain and the deep
breathings of full six hundred sleepers,
scarce a sound broke the silence reigning
throughout the vast hnll of the old Sover
eign. Even I had halted, half-deeming our
dreary watch at an end ; and, half-support
ed by the cabin skylight, was indulging In
visions of calm repose.
"While standing thus, with face averted
from the driving storm, a deep red gleam il
lumined the darkness on our starboard quar
ter, Increasing so rapidly that ere a minute
elapsed the upper works, lower mast and
yards of the Wellesley were plainly defined
In the red glare. In an instant the truth
flashed npon me, she was on fire ; and
bounding to the skylight 1 shouted :
"Forward gun of the starboard forward
division on the spar-deck I Fire I"
It was our signal gun, and kept continual
ly loaded, so that my order was obeyed In an
Instant, while I followed up the report with
the order, ' Bo'sen's mate, pipe all hands to
quarters."
The first lieutenant was at my side ere the
sound of the mate's shrill whistle had ceased
reverberating on our main, gnn. and berth
decks, when he instantly divined the cause
of the alarm, and assuming command,
shouted, "Fire ! Tipa down all boats ! Waist
and afterguard, puss the engines up from be
Iom ! Topmen, hook yard and stay tackles.
Forecastle men and sail trimmers, pass the
messenger and take to."
In an instant all was bustle and prepara
tion, and ere a lapse of two minntes the re
port of "messenger passed" was followed by
that of "boats all ready," when Captain
Wilmer, who had gained the deck, shouted,
"Officers in charge of boats, to your station-
al Bo'sen, pipe all boats away I" I sprang
from the rail, grasped the yard tackle, and
In an instant later landed in the launch, of
which I had command. We then fell off,
and in a few moments were scudding swift
ly toward the burning ship. It-is almost
needless to add that our example was follow
ed by the various commanders in the fleet.
and on dropping alongside the Wellesley we
mustered a fleet of some sixty boats capable
of accommadatlng at least nine hundred
hanr's, a larger number, fortunately, than
were placed In peril.
The moment the first boat reached the
ira import, me worn or nenarxation com
menced, but owing to the tremendous gale
and heavy sea proeressed but slowly, while
the rapid advance of the fire drove numbers
from the deck to seek safety In the sea,
from which they were reseued as promptly
as possible.
It was truly a thrilling scene. The hull of
the transport was evidently converted Into a
perfect volcano, while from each of her
hatches leaped a tongue of flame, which,
seizing on her fresh tarred rifeine, trans
ferred the whole mass Into a delicate treace
ry of fire, and speedily consuming it left her
tadt spars to tumble one after another over
the stern, killing and wounding numbers in
their descent.
This catastrophe, although resulting In
death to many, proved a means of safety to
many others who might otherwise have per
ished, as it established a direct means of
communication with many of the boats
which could not gain a position alongside.
And thus the work went on, boat alter boat
departing with its load of scorched, half na
ked and shivering troops, with a light sprink
ling of women and children, until nearly all
were saved, when the task commenced of
lowering the insensible forms of those who
had been hnrt by the falline spars, in the
rnh which had taken place on the discovery
of the fire, or had fainted from excessive
fright.
Our boat being scarce one third full, we
hauled alongside to receive our quota of the
uofortuuate creatures, whom we handled as
tenderly as possible, laying them in a tier in
the stern-sheets, to the number often, when
having as many as we could accommodate,
we dropped astern, and shipping our oars we
made a futile attempt to regain the Royal
Sovereign. Finding that we could not gain
an inch, I seized npon the first lull in the
Rale to put the tiller hard up. when the
launch swung off, and catching the next sea
broad on her bow, careened so heavily that
aha half-filled, when tne second caught her
fairly astern, and fortunately righted her,
bearing off some eight or ten fathoms on its
boiling, bubbling crest, and leaving us In
proper position to scud with safety.
The briny bath exercised a reanimating
effect upon several of our Insensible cargo,
one of whom a female betrayed the fact
of her restoration by loudly demanding her
child.
"My child I my child I Where Is my little
Edward?" she demanded, in tones of thrill
Ing anguish. "Tell me, for the love of hea
ven. If any of you have seen my child 1"
"Merciful Ileaven I what do I hear ? the
voice of my benefactress?" exclaimed
young man, who sat on the front part, sup
porting the form of a young woman, who
had evidently received fearful Injuries prior
to her rescue from the burning wreck. "Is
this Mrs. Clifford?" he asked, gently relin
qulshing his insensible burden.
"It is," responded the lady. Instantly ad
ding, "Whoever you are you evidently know
me, and must know something of my darling,
Oh, have you seen him ? Is he safe ? Tell
me, I conjure you."
"Would to Heaven I could I" exclaimed
the man, passionately. "Bill Hnnter would
be only too happy to prove his gratitude to
the benefactress of his wife."
Oh, Ilnnter, my child, my Edward, and
my husband
"Nay, madame. Captain Clifford mnst be
safe," rejoined the man, hastily. "I saw
him myself actively employed in removing
the Insensible from below, and he may have
saved the child."
"May have," she repeated, 'but you not
certain, Hunter? Oh, you are not certain,
and this suspense Is worse than deeth !"
And the poor, bereaved mother groaned In
her angnlsh, and clasping her hands over her
eyes sat rocking her body to and fro, and ut
tering that deep, convulsive sob which be
trays so fully a breaking heart.
And she Interceded so eloquently In onr
behalf that my Susan might accompany me !"
murmured the soldier, in an audible tone, as
he resumed his seat and his former burden.
on the pallid brow of which he nressad a
fond kiss, adding, "My poor wife ! Would to
ITeaven you had remained with my parents ;
yon wonld have escaped this suffering, and
perhaps death I" And the gallant fellow
bowed his head, concealing his face In his
hands, probably to hide the tears which
were an honor to his manhood, since called
forth by the suffering and probable fate of
one who had forsaken friends and home to
follow his uncertain fortunes.
A minnte later we ronnded to under the
counter of and received a line from the Del
roar transport, alongside of and into which
one boat was already discharging her freight
of rescued.
"Ship ahoy ! Can you accommodate twen
ty more ?" I demanded, as my bowline made
fast to him. i
"Ay, my lad. a hundred I" was the trum- !
peted reply. "ITaul up, haul up at once and
clear the track for others !"
We obeyed, gaining, with difficulty, a po
sition beneath tne gangway, when the de
barkation of our freight commenced, the in
sensible wife of the young soldier being the
first attached to the whip by which the help
less were taken on board. Mrs. Clifford
was the second, the soldier having devoted
himself to her as soon as he beheld his wife
in safety, while I, 3eizing upon the first op
portunity, bounded Into the Delmar's main
chains, and gained her deck at the moment
that the bereaved mother was relieved from
the whip, when, recognizing me, she rushed
to my side, and grasping my arm, exclaimed,
"What shall I do ? IIow shall I discover the
fate of my husband and child ?"
"You must be quiet, madame," responded
I urgently. "It 1? Impossible to learn any
thing regarding them Just now, or indeed be
fore this gale subsides, when I have no doubt
you will find tbem safe and sound. They
may have reached some other vessel ere this.
Indeed, it is more than probable they have
done so, since to my certain knowledge but
few of the Wellesley's company are lost."
"Bless you I" said she. "May heaven
bless you for your consoling words t Yet I
apprehend the worst. Do you think that
they have reached this vessel ?"
"Probably, madame, but I will ascertain,"
I replied ; and. advancing a few paces with
the trembling mother still clinelne to mv
arm, l was about to ask if anv one nf the
iescued answered to the name of Captain
Clifford, when the yonng soldier elbowed bis
way through the srowd, exclaiming, "Mrs.
Clifford I Mrs. Clifford I I have found him I"
"Found whom ?" she demanded, wildly.
'Whom have you found ?"
"Captain Clifford.your hausband, ma'am.'
"And my child my Edward? Speak 1
What of him ? But lead me to my husband,
he will tell me all."
The young soldier guided her through the
crowd in silence; while deeply Interested in
the meeting about to take place, I followed
to where a gentleman in the undress of an
infantry officer lay partially supported by a
half-naked soldier, bis countenance express
ing at once the keenest physical anguish and
a supreme degree of mental happiness.
"Thank Ileaven ; you are safe, my belov
ed I.ncy ; but where is '
-Edward I On, Father of Meicies I I
came to you, my husband, for tidings of our
boy. Can it be that you are as ignorant as
myself?"
"I never saw him but once after the alarm,
Lucy, and then he was in the nuise's arms.
She was seeking you; and I, deeming him
safe with her Oh I my child, my child ;
and I disabled and cannot search for him !"
"In the nurse's arms I" repeated the
young soldier. "Why, that was Susan.
Did you mean," said he. "you saw Master
Edward with my wife, captain ?"
"Ay, Hnnter," was the reply. "Where is
your wife ? The child must be with her."
"Alas, no, sir. My wife is here. She
she is insensible," and the young soldier ;
and as he spoke he bent over the form I had
failed to observe, adding, "I found her be
neath a prostrate spar, by which she had
been struck down, and, wrenching it aside,
grasped the precious burden and escaped
with it, as you see."
"Then, Lucy, darling, our child is lost I"
murmured the stricken officer, gently draw
ing the crouching form of his wife to his
breast, where she fainted, while the yonng
soldier, bounding to his feet, exclaimed :
"Not yet 1 no, no not yet ; not yet I I know
tne spot where Susan lay. The fire has not
reached it yet, and Master Edward must be
there if not among the rescued. Who'll go
with me to the burning wreck ?"
"I will, my man I" I shouted, seized with
a wild ambition to aid him In restoring the
child to its parents, and grasping bis arm I
fairly dragged him to the rail, on which I
leaned, shouting: "Volunteers for the
wreck I Sovereigns, ahoy ! A child is I .ft
in yonder burning ship I Wbo will follow
me to the rescue ?"
The demand was instantly responded to
by the unanimous shout of the launch's
crew, "Sovereigns to the rescue I" when
turned inboard, shouting, "a lighter boat I"
Lower away the gig I" shouted some one
on deck, when, pausing ao longer, I leaped
from the rail into the launch, followed by
tne intrepid soldier.
Scarce a minute elapsed ere the Delmar's
gig was down, and five of my men, the sol
dier and myself, safely seated on her
thwarts, when an unrestrained use of our
knives severed the davit-tackles, and we
were free.
"Bear her off with your oars, and ship all,
my lads !" I exclaimed, vainly endeavoring
to find the rudder, when, abandoning the
search, I grasped the loom of the after oar.
which the soldier had secured, and lent my
strength toward the impulsion of the buoy
ant craft through or over the maddened
billows, while from the Delmar's deck came
a cheering shout :
Give way, my lads, my noble hearts, and
may Heaven speed you I"
We did give way, each stroke of the oars
making the little boat fairly leap from the
brine, while the life-boat model on which she
was constructed rendered us secure from all
dansrer of being swamped. And It was foi
tur.ate for us that her thwarts, stern-sheets
and dias were air-tight lockers. Had they
been otherwise nothing could have prevent
ed us from going down. Inasmuch a we
were half-full of water ere we bad accom
plished half the distance to the wreck.
We had made thepassage to the Delmarln
the short space of four minutes, but our
passage from ber to the wreck consumed
four times that period and tenfold the exer
tion, while In a few words the young soldier
informed me of the cause of his daring.
He had married without the consent of his
colonel, and the regiment being soon after
ordered on foreign service, he In vain sought
permission for his wife to accompany him.
Colonel Ross was inexorable, until his daugh
ter, the young wife of Captain Clifford, es
poused the cause of the anguish-stricken Su
san, and ventured to intercede in her behalf.
ne eonld deny his daughter nothing, so he
consented, promising that she should take
Susan Into her service, bv which means be
would be spared the charge of suspending an
established rule In her case. In this manner
had the youthful soldier and bis young wife
been spared the pain of separation, and in
return for that kind Intercession he was now
proving his gratitude.
At length we reached the burnln g wreck,
when a new difficulty presented itself. How
were we to board it? To attempt such a
feat to leeward was worse than folly, for the
wreck, relieved of Its top hamper, rode part
ly to the ebb, which was new setting strong,
heaving the dismantled hnll Into the trongh
of the sea, which made frequent breaches
over'her, retarding the progress of the flames
and preserving almost entire her starboard
side.
An attempt to board to windward would
have been equal madness, and we were de
bating npon the feasibility of an attempt to
board by the wreck of the mizzen topmast,
which hung drooping to the surface from the
stern, when Ilunter demanded :
"now near can you go with safety, sir?"
"Within two boat's length," I replied.
"Then sheer In," said he, "and I will
swim the rest."
"Nonsense I You couldn't I" replied I,
startled by the proposition.
"I have accomplished feats as dangerous
for a less momentous object," said be. "I'll
try it I can but fail I"
"Give way gently, men I" said I, avoiding
a reply for a moment, in order to consider
the proposal in all its bearings, when the
boat, losing headway and being to windward,
began to close witb the wreck.
We were three boats length, when he
dropped his oar and was about to spring, bnt
1 restrained him, saving : "nold on I you
will have a better chance by that spar over
the stern, but bow can yon reach the boat If
you are fortunate enough to find the child?"
"Let me but find it," he exclaimed, "and
I can afford to trust for safetyrln Him who
rules the wind and waves."
We were stem to, and within a boat's
length of the wreck at the moment, when,
singing to the crew to give way, I exclaimed.
"Go, then, in His name, and here's to go
with you!"
And the next Instant we were both strug
gling in the hissing brine.
A minute later and we were clambering up
the top-mat, from which we passed on deck,
where we were obliged to pause, our passage
being cut off by the destruction of the main
deck from the main hatch aft, a portion of the
weather-side forward remaining unscathed.
"If the child lives unrescned, It is there,
sir," said Hunter, indicating a portion of the
foremast, with a heap of smoking canvas
which lay along the weather-side, Just for
ward of the chesstree."
"Follow me. then," said I, briefly ; and
clambering over the quarter-rail I crawled
along outside the bulwark, clinging to the
chained hammock rail, until I reached the
forward channels, when I bounded inboard,
followed by my gallant companion.
"It was here I found my wife ; and, thank
heaven!" the ehild is here alive.be exclaimed,
as the faint wail of an Infant saluted our ears.
It was but the work of a minute to clear
away the mass which concealed the infant,
whom we found lying beside the wreck of the
spar, while the charred weather rigging had
fallen in such a manner as afforded it protec"
tion from the feet of those who must have
passed and repassed the spot In the hurry
and excitement of abandonment.
Hnnter clasped the child In bis arms, and
spurning all my proffers of aid, preceded me
to the taffrail by the same dangerous path we
had previously trodden, when, the boat be
ing pear at hand, be fearlessly committed
himself and charge to the mercy of the
waves. My gallant crew, being prepared for
the event, were ready, and fortunately able
to render him prompt and efficient aid, scarce
a minute elapsing ere they bad him safe on
board. My rescue followed, of course, and
was effected with greater difficulty, a moun
tain billow breaking while I was Immersed
and heading me and the boat asunder, when
nearly two minutes passed ere she came with
in mv reach. At length I was in her stern
sheets again, and a few minutes later we
dropped alongside of the Delmar, where our
success was already known and where our
presence was hailed with a general manifes
tation of Joy.
Need I tell you bow the sight of that re
union of parents and child rewarded me ten
fold for my share in the rescue of the latter?
But I mnst add that 1 was delighted when
Colonel Ross approached the young soldier
as he stood supporting bis now conscious
wife and receiving the congratulations of bis
friends and extending his hand, which the
young man humbly clasped, said :
"Hunter, brave men carry their own re
ward with tbem ; but, both as your com
manding officer and friend, your action of
this night claims at my bands a gratefufond
public acknowledgment I will see to your
ruture, and to that of your wife. "
Although I didn't sleep soundly the re
mainder of that night In the hammock swung
forme in the ward-room of the Delmar, yet
i never retired to rest so perfectly contented
with myself and all mankind as on that night
rendered memorable by the burning of the
"Wellesly transport.
THERMOMETER PASTAL003S.
Iloffensteln was busily engaged scold in i?
Herman for not polishing a lot of chean 1ew-
elry there was in the show case, when a
stoop-shouldered countryman entered the
store and Inquired : "nave you got any
good Jean pants here ?"
"Certainly, my frent," replied Hoffen-
stein, "we make a specialty of goods in that
line und we defy competition. If we sell
anyding und you don't like It.you gets your
money back or someding else In exchange
you know. Vas you a farmer ?"
"Yes, sir ; I live up on Red River."
"Yell, den, you need a pair uf pants like
dese," said noffenstein, pulling out a sky
blue pants from a pile of clothing on the
counter. "Dey vas de genervine doeskin,
und vill last de whole year oud, you know."
The countryman took the pantaloons to the
light, examined the texture of the cloth, and
then, shaking his head knowingly, said :
"There's too much cotton In them ; they
will shrink."
"Of course, my frent, dey vill'shrink, bnt
vait und I tells you someding. If a man vat
owns a pank or keeps a store comes here, I
don't sell him dem kind of pants. Vy ? Be
cause dey vas made expressly for de farming
Dlssness. Dey vas the dermometer pants.
and a blessing to every farmer vat vears a
pair of dem. Do you know, my frent dose
pants vill tell you exactly vat de vedder vill
be. Yen it was going to be vet und cold
dose pants vill begin to shrink up, und ven it
vas going to be dry und varm dey comes rleht
down, you know. Dree years ago I sells a
balr uf dem to a man vat vas named Yilklns,
und efer since den be makes good crops ven
de Oder beople don't make noding, because
be always knows by bis dermometer pants
vat de vedder vill be. After avile de people
In the neighborhood finds out the secret uf
Yilkin's success, und at de beginning uf de
blarting season, you know, dey comes for
dirty miles around, und if dey see Yilkin's
pants crawling up his legs dey holds off und
valts for a change, but if his pants vas down
dey goes rieht back home und put In de crop.
Dink uf it, mine frent Mit de dermometer
pants you can dell exactly ven to put de cab
bage seed und blant corn dwice as better as
mit any almanac, besides ven de vedder gets
so cold und vet dot the pants goes up under
your arms you can sew buttons on de frout
und vear dem as a vest."
When Hoffensteln finished his yarn con
cerning the pantaloons the countryman
smiled and, turning abruptly on his heel, left
the store.
"Did you see de vay dot man acted, Her
man ?' said noffenstein. angrily.
"Yes, sir," replied the clerk.
"Yell, it shnst shows dot de more you try
to help some peoples along, de more you
don't get any tanks for it."
What Shall We Do With Mother ?
An exchange asks this question, and we
hasten to answer it If she is old and worn
out, and you haven't a brother living on an
u nbealthy farm, you could chloroform her,
but then, she might come to some time and
make you trouble. If It was In the good old
times yon conld sell her at auction to the
highest bidder. If you have no obscure rel
atives you cau shove ber off on. and she has
been so Imprudent and reckless as to run
through with all ber means In order to bene
fit her children, there Is nothing left but the
old ladies' refuge or the poor house. But
there Is one drawback to the latter ; people
have a contemptible way of talking about
affairs that do not concern them, and if you
are only comfortably well off and have a
mother In the poor house, they wiil insinuate
that you have no feeling and make unpleas
ant remarks. But if you are worth t75,000
it is all right ; go ahead. What is a mother
worth to you after you are brought up and
can go alone anywhere ? Old people are only
in the way. To be snre there are some ridi
culous people who will talk. "Where are
their mothers? Cooking dotermuts in the
basement kitchen or minding the baby in
the third story back attic. Its money In
their pockets to utilize her in this way.
What shall we do with mother? You can't
bury her alive I Public prejudice would be
against yon. It is a problem, come to think
of it A worn-out, superannuated mother I
A useless, toiling, complaining mother I A
weary, qaerulous, tottering, old-fashioned
mother I Hum I We know what we would
do with ber were she ours. She would have
the best room iu the bouse if there were
only one room she should have that the
softest bed, the easiest chair. She should
have shelter, food, warmth and love I She
should have respect, tenderness, patience
that would in some faint measure try to re
pay her boundless devotion to a crying, red-
nosed, ill-tempered brat of years aeo a de
votion that lasted throueh all the wayward
years of a disajrreeable, presumptuous youth.
Every furrow In the dear old face should be
sacred to memory. Every cracked and
wheezy tone of her dear old voice should
have the ring of music In It and if ever our
ugly carnal nature got the upper hand of us
we would look into her faded face and think
how short the time, even at its very longest,
when we could no more ask for forgiveness,
or hear It from lips that would then be silent
forever. Go to I You may be old yourself
some day and nobody will want to have you
around. Of all pensioners In the world
mothers deserve the highest premium. De
troit Pott and Tribune.
Th Letter that Startlfd a H cs band.
A Broad etreet merchant's wife yesterday
gave him Ihe following letter, with instruc
tions that It should not be opened until be
got to bis place of business : "I am forced
to tell you something that I know will trou
ble you, but it Is my duty to do so. I am
determined that you shall know it let the
results be what thev may. I nave known for
a week that this trial was coming, but kept
it to myself until to-day. when it has reached
a crisis and I eannot keep it any longer.
You roust not censure me too harshly, for
vou must reap the benefits aawell as myself.
I do hope it won't crush yon. The flour is
all out Please send me some this afternoon.
I thought by this method you would not for
get i," The husband telegraphed forthwith
for a harrel of the best flour in the market to
be sent to bis borne lnstanter. NatXrill
American.
COL. CRAWFORD AT THE STAKE.
A HORROR OF FRONTIER DATS HOW A GAL
LANT MAN SUFFERED AND DIED.
The Pittsburgh Post recently printed some
account of the celebration at Upper San
dusky, Ohio, on Saturday, June 11, of the
one hundredth anniversary of the burning of
CoI.rWm. Crawford by the Delaware Indians.
Col. Crawford was from Westmoreland coun
ty, In this State, and in 1782 led an expedi
tion against the Indians, which came to a
disastrous ending. The spot where Craw
ford suffered Is eight miles north of Upper
Sandnsky, on Tymochtee creek, and a village
Dearmg the name of Crawford. A monu
ment erected by the pioneers of Wyandot
county m 1877, marks the spot. In this con
nection It Is well enough to recall the facts
surrounding the cruel torture of Colonel
Crawford, although they are tolerably famil
iar to the readers of frontier history. J
Colonel Crawford bad been captured by
the Delaware Indians, and by well establish
ed tribal laws he was their property and sub
ject to disposal according to the laws govern
ing such cases. In their opinion tKe distin
guished prisoner was a royal personage the
Great Captain and It was but proper that
the royal law of the nation should be honored
In his person, and the provisions of the law
demanded burning at the stake, nis case
had been passed upon by the proper judicial
power or the nation the warriors who by a
unanimous vote had decided that the law
should be vindicated, and the great executive
power of the commonwealth the chiefs
had put Its seal of approval upon their action
by ratifying their vote, and nothing now re
mained to be done but to order the execution
of the prisoner.
But there was a power behind the throne
that must be consulted, as the burning of
prisoners was ar. expunged and obselete cn.
torn among the Wyandots, and as the Dela
wares were tenants at will In the Sandnsky
country, under and subject to the pleasure of
the Wyandots, they did not dare to Inflict trip
death penalty In that manner upon the Wy
andot s territory without first obtaining per
mission from the Half King. The all-absorb
ing problem In the mind of Captain Tipeand
Wlngemnnd was, bow can the consent of
romncan -naif King be obtained ?
Fearing a refusal if application was made
direct to the Wyandot sachem, the Delaware
chiefs resorted stratagem to carry their point
A messeneer bearing a belt of wampnn was
sent to the Half King with the following
message: "Uncle! We, your nephews, the
Lenni Lenane (the Indian name of the Del
awares,) salnte yon In a spirit of kindness,
love and respect Uncle I We have a project
In view which we ardently wish to accom
plish If our uncle will not overrule ns I By
returning the wampum we will have your
pledged word."
The naif King was somewhat confused at
this mysterious message, ne questioned the
messenger, who, having been previously In
structed by Captain Pipe and Wingemund,
feigned to be Ignorant of everything pertain
ing to the nature of the "project they wished
to accomplish." The Half King concluded
it was a contemplated expedition of a Dela
ware war party intending to strike some of
the white settlements, returned the belt to
the messenger, saying. "Say to my nephews
they have my pledge." This was a death
warrant to the unfortunate Crawford.
As soon as the fleet runner bad returned
from the naif King's village with the now
torture empowering belt of wampum. Col.
Crawford was ordered forward. A short
distance bronght them to the Tvmocbtee,
and another halt was made. They bad now
arrived within three quarters of a mile of
Captain Pipe's town, which was further
down the creek.
It was on the 11th day of June, and the
afternoon was well spent when Crawford,
under escort of his tormentors, arrived at this
ever memorable spot of giound. They here
met many Wyandots from the naif King's
town, and men, squaws and children from
Captain Pipe's village Just below. A fire
was brightly burning. Crawford was strip
ped naked and ordered to sit down neat the
fire. The Indians now beat bim with their
fists and sticks. The fatal stake a post
about fifteen feet high had been set firmly
in the ground, and piles of hickory poles
rather thicker than a man's thumb, and from
eight to tw?lve feet long, lay at the distance
of four or five yards from the stake. Craw
ford's bands were tied behind his back. A
strong rope was produced, one end of which
was fastened to the ligature between bis
wrists, and the other tied to the post near the
ground. The rope was long enough to per
mit him to walk around the stake several
times, and then return.
Crawford, observing these terrible prepa
rations, called to Simon Girty, who sat on
horseback at the distance of a few vards
from the fire, and asked if the Indians were
going to burn bim. Girty very coolly replied
In the affirmative. Crawford heard the reply
with firmness, merely observing that he
would bear It with fortitude.
When the io!es bad been burned asunder
in the middle," Captain Pipe arose and ad
dressed the crowd in a tone of great energy,
and with animated gestures, pointing fre
quently to Crawford, who regarded bim with
an appearance of unruffled composure. As
soon as he had ended bis harangue, a loud
whoop buist forth from the assembled throng
and all made a rush tor the unfortunate prl
oner. For several seconds the crowd was so
great around Crawford that Knight, who was
seated a little distacce away, could not nee
what they were doing, but in a short time
they had sufficiently dispersed to give him a
view of the Colonel. His ears had been cut
off, and the blood was streaming down each
side of bis face.
A terrible scene of torture now commenced
The warriors shot charges of powder into his
naked body, commencing at the calves of his
legs, and continuing to his neck. It was the
opinion of Knight that no less tban seventy
loads were discharged upon bim. Three or
four Indians, by turns, wonld take un one of
the burning pieces of poles and apply the
burning end to his naked body, already
burned black with powder.
These tormenters presented themselves on
every side of him, so that whichever way be
ran round the post, they met bim with the
burning brands. Some of the squaws look
broad pieces of bark, upon which they would
cany a quantity of burning coals and hot
embers, and throw on him, so that, in a short
time he had nothing but coals of fire and hot
ashes to walk npon.
Io the midst of these extreme tortures,
Crawford called to Girty and beeged of bim
to Fhoot bira through the heart.
"Don't you see I have no gun, Colonel,"
replied the white savage monster, bursting
into a loud laugh, and then turning to an
Indian beside him be uttered ome brutal
Jests upon the naked and miserable appear
ance ef the suffering prisoner, and seemed
delighted at the horrid scene.
The terrible scene had now lasted more
than two hours and Crawford had become
very much exhausted. He walked slowly
around the stake upon bis fiery pathway, and
In a low tone of voice earnestly besought
God to pardon all his sins and have mercy on
his soul. His nerves bad lost much of their
sensibility and he no longer shrunk from the
firebrands with wbich bis tormentors inces
santly touched him. At length he sank In a
fainting fit upon his face and lay motionless.
Instantly an Indian sprang upan his back,
knelt lightly upon one knee, made a circular
Incision with his knife upon the crown of his
head, and clapping his knife between his
teeth, tore the scalp off with both hands.
Scarcely had this been -done, wt-en a wither
ed old hag approached with a piece of bark
full of coals and burning embers, and poured
tbem upon tlje crown of his head, now laid
bare to the bone. The Colonel groaned
deeply, arose and walked slowly around th
stake. Fature at length conld endure iio
more, and at a late hour In the ever.lig h
fell for the last time, and sweetly w1couh .
death, which at one stroke bore Colonel "Vil
liam Crawford beyond the rach cf h' vin
dictive tormentors, and gave Wyandot crnri
ty a martyred hero of which she is Justly
proud.
After Crawford died, so runs the tradition,
the burning fagots were heaped together, his
body placed upon the pvre. and around .his
charred and smouldering remains danced the
delighted savages for many hours.
When the news 'f the torture reached tb
Shawanese villages, the exultatinn and Joy
of the savages was unbounded. Net so when
the awful story was repeated In the settle
ments upon the border. A gl oom was spread
upon every countenance. Colonel Craw
ford's melancholy end was lamented far and
wide. There were few men on the frontiers
at that time whose loss could have been more
sensibly felt or more keenly deplored. But
above all, heartrending was the aneuish In a
lonely cabin on the banks of theTouchlo
gheny, and the deep grief of the disconsolate
widowed wife and mother as she brrwled
over the overwhelming suffering of thefait'u
fal husband and loving father, as be, afar ff
in the dismal wilds of a "Western forest, end
ed the journey of his mortal life upon a path
way of fire.
A CcRTors Wat of ContTiNa. The two
thousand Choetaws still living in tbeir ances
tral homes In Mississippi retain In their prls
tine vigor many of the usages of their ances
tors. Among these are the methods em
ployed In conducting a eourrslrip and mar
riage ceremony. When a young Choctaw,"
of Kemper or Nesboba coanty, pees a maid
en who pleases his fancy, be watches his op
portunity until be finds her alone, ne tl en
approaches within a few yards of her and
gently casts a pebble toward her, so that It
may fall at her feet ne may have tt -lo
this two or three times before be attracts the
maiden's attention. If this pebble throwing
is agreeable, she soon makes it manifest ; if
otherwise, a scornful look and a decided
"ekwah" Indicate that his suit Is In vain.
When a marriape isagteed npon the lovers
appoint a time and place for the ceremony.
On the marriage day the friends and rela
tives of the respective couple meet at their
respective houses or village and then march
toward each othei. When they arrive near
the marriage ground generally an Interme
diate space between the two villages halt
within about a hundred yards of each other.
The brothers of the woman then go acrosa
to the opposite party and bring forward the
man and set him down on a blanket spread
npon the marriage ground. The man's sis
ters then do likewise by going over and
bringing forward the woman and seating ner
by the side of the man. Sometimes, to fur
nish a little merriment for the occasion, the
woman Is expected to break loose and run.
Of course phe is pursued, captured and
brought back.
All parties assemble around the expectant
conple. A ban of bread is broncht forward
by the woman's relatives and deposited pear
ber. In like manner the man's re!attves
bring forward a bae of meat and deposit U
near him. The man's friends and relatives
now begin to throw presents upon the head
and shoulders of the woman. These pres
ents are of any kind that the donors choose
to give, as articles of clothing, money, trin
kets, ribbons, etc. As soon as thrown they
are quickly snatched off by the woman's rel
atives and distrinuted among themselves.
During all this time the couple sit very quiet
ly and demurely, not a word spoken by eith
er. "When all the presents have been thrown
and distributed the couple, now roan and
wife, arise, the provisions from the bags are
spread and, just as In civilized life, the cere
mony Is rounded off with a festival. Tbe
festival over, the company disperses and the
gallant groom conducts his bride to bis home,
where they enter upon the tolls and respon
sibilities of the future. Xatrht Ihnim rat.
Spring Conundrums. Why.in the spring
of the year, do picnics become epidemic, and
young and old, rich and poor, rus off Into
the woods to eat Sieir lunch under the
trees, and be fed on by ticks and mosqni
toes ? It Is simply because for tens of thou
sands of years man was in nomadic condi
tion, ne wandered about with his family In
the woods, living on berries and betng annoy
ed by insects, and though roan has bacorae
civilized, and lives In a house, jet, neverthe
less, abont once a year an irreslstable des lr
to return to his old vagabond life comes over
him, and be just has to go on a picnic, after
he cools down for the rest of the year, and.
puts sweetoil on the tick bites
Just so it is with women gardening. Until'
quite recently woman had to do all the hard
work in the field. She bad to dig up th
ground, plant the crop, and gather ft until It
became second nature to her. ner husband
was kind enough to encourage ber to keep
on' by shaking a big 6tick at ber when she
wanted to sit down and rest but It was be
low hto dignity to work. Such was the con
dition of woman from the beginning of time.
It will be remembered that Adam w.ti too
lazy to gather in the apples, so Eve Lad to
do it for him. Of course all this Is changed
now. AH that most women do in the way
of bard work U to dress up. and go to par
ties, but every spring she cannot resist the
impulse to put on ber worst clothes and
drudge with a hoe In the front yard, as she
used to do thousands of years aeo.
IT Is said to be a fact easily demonstrated
that the man wbo leaves dirty water In the
wash basin gets mnch shorter wings than
any of the other angels.
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