VOL. 43. Uhe Huntingdon Journal. Office in new JOURNAL Building, Fifth Street, THE lIUNTINGDON JOURNAL is published every Friday by J. A. ?Wu, at $2,00 per annum IN ADVANCE, or $2.50 if not paid for in six months from date of sub scription, and 13 if not paid within the year. Nu paper discontinued, unless at the option of the pub lisher, until all arrearages are paid. No paper, however, will be sent out of the State unless absolutely paid for in advance. Transient advertisements will be inserted at TWELVE AND A-HALF CENTS per line for the first insertion, SEVEN AND A-HALT SLIM for the second and FIVE CENTS per line for all subsequent insertions. 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[augs,'74-6mos Ne ja. - Advertisements. --V HTUNTI SOME DsAtilNs CLOTHING IIIIIIN Is now prepared to S3TJI77 Its Patrons in GARMENTS of the VERY LATEST STYLE And the BEST MAKE UP, at prices to suit the times. My stock of IIEADY- MADE CLOTI+II4O FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN IS FULL, Men's Suits for $4.00 up; Boys' Suits for $4.00 up ; And Children's Suits for $2.00 up. XiBUSF 1 1 911 11 4::) 40 3E3C. o - E 3EX131.19E'l For MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS, and CHILDREN is large, and prices low. The best lino of SHIRTS, ranging in price from 35 cents up. A large assortment of HALF-HOSE-5 pair for 25 cents, and up to 50 cents per pair. LINEN COLLARS, 2 for 25 cents. Suspenders, Shoulder Braces, and ilaudkorchiefs. Also, Trunks alld Satchels, All bought at BOTTOM PRICES FOR CASH, 1) WILT., ItE SOLD CI3EAP VOlt GENUINE P SHIRT. A SPLENDID LINE OF SAMPLES FOR SUITINGS To be made to order, Measures taken and good Fits guaranteed, Don't Pail to Call and Examine my Goods and Prices before Purchasing, DON'T FORGET THE PLACE : NEARLY OPPOSITE THE POSTOFFICE. T. W. MONTGOMERY. April 11,1879. BROWN'S CARP STOR 525 PENN STREET, JUST THE PLACE FOR HOUSEKEEPERS! 1879, FRESH STOCK! NEW STYLES ! ! 1879, CA.MRI3E'mrr, ALL GRADES AND AT PRICES THAT CAN NOT BE UNDERSOLD FURNITUE, I-C, Chairs, Beds, Tables, Chamber Suits, Lounges, ROCKERS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, &c., ever exhibited in Huntingdon county, WALL PAPER ! WALL PAPER ! In this department I have made important changes ; procured the latest improved trimmer, and my new styles and prices fur 1879, can not fail to suit purchasers. Call and see. WINDOW SHADES and FIXTURES in great variety. Plain, satin and figured paper, plain or gilt band s4ading, spring and common fixtures. FLOOR OIL CLOTITS From 15 inches to 2i yards wide. Halls covered with one solid piece without joints. [Bring diagram and measurement.] Fur PICTURE FRAMES AND LOOKING CLASSES, This is headquarters. Mattresses, Window Cornice, and anything in the Cabinet or Upholstering line made to order or repaired promptly. UNDERTAKING _____ Also added to the Furniture & Carpet Business, Plain Coffins, Elegant Caskets and. Burial Cases, WOOD OR LIGHT METALIC TO SUIT ALL. BURIAL ROBES IN VARIETY. . FINE PLATE GLASS HEARSE Ready to attend funerals in town or country. My new clerk and traveling agent, FERDINAND KOCH, will call briefly in the principal towns, villages and valleys of this and adjoining counties, with samples of Wall Paper, Carpets, Carpet Chain, and illustrations of Chairs and many kinds of Furniture, to measure rooms, &0., and receive orders for any goods in my line. If he should not reach you in time, do not wait, but come direct to the store. JAMES 525 P E NN CST., HUNTINGDON, I'A. March 21, 1879. S. WOLF'S. At Gwin's Old Stand, 505 PENN STREET. 13. 6m 19milyr 18 00 $274 36 36 00 bo ' 65 50 00 651 80 60 00 80 100 Not much on the blow, but always ready for work The largest and finest line of Clothing, Hats and Caps. In town and at great sacrifice. Winter Goods 20 PER CENT. UNDER COST , Call and be convinc©d at S. WOLF'S, 505 Penn st, RENT AND EXPENSES REDUCED, At S. WOLF'S. I am better a‘,le to sell Clothing, Hats and Caps, Gents.' Furnishing Goods, Trunks and Valises, CHEAPER than any other store in town. Call at Gwin's old stand. S. MARCH, Agt. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY EARNED The Cheapest Place in Iruntingdon to buy Cloth ing, Huts, CKls, and Gents.' Furnishing Goods is at S. ‘t OLF'S, 505 Penn street, one door west from Express Office. S. MARCH, Agent. TO TILE PUBLIC.—I have removed my Cloth ing and Gents.' Furnishing Goods store to D. P. twin's old stand. 'l.:4l.Expenses reduced and better bargains than ever can be got at S. Wolf's 505 Penn Street. March 28, 1879. BEAUTIFY YOUR II 0 AI P. S T. The undersigned is prepared to do all kinds of HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING, Calcimining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, and any and all work belonging to the business. Having had several years' experience, he guaran tees satisfaction to those who may employ him. PRICES 31013EIZA_TE. Orders may be left at the JOURNAL Book Store. JOHN L. ROIILAND. March 14th. 1579-tf. &DON'S The only place in town where you can get the The Largest Stock and variety of A. .`..-' :.; • , ~, , f.ll , 7 • tr 5 • . ?.- . .. 4 ." . : '..V. _.- . .7.7 i •,. ... : • .:-4,i• . e rT un t in gdon Journal. New Advertisements HERE WE ARE ! -IND GENTS.' FURNISHING GOODS, New Advertisements 13 R 0 'eV I\4J - , Ely Vitus' (*tuff. Mischief Makers. [The following is an old poem but it is worth being repainted half a dozen times a year in this community.] 0 ! could there in this world be found Some little spot of happy ground Where village pleasures might go round Without the village tattling ? flow doubly blest that place would be, Where all might dwell in liberty, Free from the bitter misery Of gossip's endless prattling ? If such a spot were really known, Dame Peace might claim it as her own, And in it she might fix her throne Forever and forever ; There, like a queen might reign and live Where everyone would soon forgive The little slights they might receive, And be offended never. The mischief makers that remove Far from our hearts the warmth of love. And lead us all to disapprove What gives another pleasure ; They seem to take one's part, but when They've heard our case, unkindly then They soon retail them all again Mixed with poisonous measure. And then they have such a cunning way Of telling tides. They say, "Don't mention what f say, I pray, . _ I would not tell another." Straight to your neighbor's house they go, Narrating every thing they know, And break the peace of high and low— Wife, husband, friend and brother. 01 that the mischief-making crew Were all reduced to one or two, And they were painted red or blue ! That every one might know them ; Then would the village soon forget To rage and quarrel, fume and fret, And fall into an angry pet, With things so much below them. For it's a sad degrading part, To make another's bosom smart, And plant a dagger in the heart, We ought to love and cherish ; Then let us evermore be found In quietness with all around, While friendship, peace, and joy abound, And angry feelings perish. c t r ANSON GREY. Anson Grey was a still, stern man of thirty, shut up within himself and by him self, in his high stone mansion on the hill, and people knew no more about him than they knew about the dead. His early years had been spent abroad ; where or how nobody knew, and most had ceased to care, for that matter ; the last two had been passed in Burlingame A brilliant light at night shining from the greatest windows, and occasional gal lops, through the town, by day, were the only tokens of his presence. However, a change was coming and that without warn ing. Anson Grey fell sick, suddenly and dangerously so. The village doctor was summoned, who in turn telegraphed for another from the city in bot haste, and together they said in whispers that their patient would probably die. There was no woman in the house to act as a nurse. and the head servant, obeying, doubtless. his master's orders, refused to allow one there as yet. how it came about was a mystery, but one morning, when the master had lain a week, half senseless, an unusual cloud of dust was observed whirling up the hill, and emerging therefrom was a carriage, splashed and weather-stained, headed by two straining, panting horses which came up the entrance as if' driven by the evil one. A lady, tall and fair as sunlight, pushed open the carriage door impatiently and sprang out. With a hasty glance around, she hurried up the steps, entered the drawing room, and stood before the two astonished gentlemen who were seated there. "Is Anson Grey alive ?" "Yes, but he grows worse " Before they had divined her intention, she bad passed them and was in the next room, bending over the sick man. "The devil will be to pay if she excites him now," the elder one said. 'lf some good nurse had come, it might have been some use ; Lut this dainty thing—bah !" She came out in a moment, her face white but determined. '.Will you have the goodness to send for a minister, and remain until he comes ?" she asked, as she began to remove her things. There was something in her manner that forbade questioning, and they obeyed her like so many dumb men, as they said afterwards. The minister did come. William Skin ner, the head servant, was called, and af ter the three held a private conference, which seemed to be satisfactory, they came out, and to the amazement of all the lady stood beside Anson Grey, and the marriage vows were taken. The wise doctors were mistaken in their estimate of the fair unknown. She was something beside a fair young lady, as her actions soon proved. A new order of things was instituted in the sick room, and his wife installed herself as nurse, a change which told for the better. In a month he was riding through the village with his bride by his side, all eyes, of course, agog, to catch a glimpse of her handsome face. All agreed that she was just an angel; and when they came to church the nest Sunday, and sat down in one of the pews, like other people, they were more than ever confirmed in their opin;on. What they never knew was this : Three years before, Anson Grey, haugh ty and indolent, was killing time at one of the fashionable watering places, where Edith also lingered, th nigh sorely against her will. A sweet and wonderously fair face, ad mired and sought after, Auson Grey had half a mind to enter the list with the oil ers, but something kept him back, and he only exchanged a few words with her now and then. There happened to come a heavy two days' rain, and the first night of it Edith sent a servant asking Mr. Grey to come to her private parlor fur a moment. He obeyed the summons with alacrity, though wondering much what could be coming now. Edith was awaiting him, elJaked and hooded, evidently in haste to be off some where. "I hope you will pardon me," she said, as he closed the door behind him, "but really, I do not know how to ask, and mamma will not allow me to go myself. A poor woman down on the beach is sick, per haps dying, and I must go to her. Her little boy just came after me. I was there yesterday, and they are in great distress. Could I trouble you to go with me ?" HUNTINGDON, PA., FRIDAY MAY 30, 1879. "I will attend to your errand. It is too stormy for you to venture out." "Oh, it is no errand, I am sorry to trou ble anybody." Mr. Grey saw what she wanted, and saying he would be back directly, vanish ed fin his rubber suit. The rain drove into their faces, and the wind howled through the black night like a minister ofa thousand storms—not for a poor fisherman, perhaps, but fir one as good and fair as Edith Willoughby, he should not have hesitated a moment. When they came upon the beach, the waves fairly leaped into their faces, and Edith shivered and clung, half terrified, to her companion, in spite of herself. "I believe you had better return now and leave it to me," Mr. Grey said. "No, we are almost there. I should never forgive myself," she answered, catching her breath as she spoke "It is only you I am worried about." "I am glad to be able to help you," he said. And I think be spoke the truth. Inside the cottage, poor Grace Pooley lay on her hard bed, trying to breathe on a little longer, if so the good God might bring some good friend belootshe died, to care for her orphan boy. When the door opened her eyes bright ened, as she raised up a little. "The Lord bhss ye for coming : I know lie will she said as Edith threw oft - her wet covering, and went towards her. "This is only one of the boarders who came with me," she said in reply to the questioning look. "I should have come to day had I known you were worse." She sat down beside bar bed, and Anson Grey watched her, as she spoke in a low, tender voice to the grateful woman. Among the words he could distinguish was a promise to keep Jamie; and when the woman who seemed to be the nurse came up to administer something, and in liana whisper asked Edith to pray with them, be began to think lie was in another world. And it was another world to him, truly. Surely she would never do that ! But she did. Kneeling on the bare floor and clasping her white hands, she sent up such a prayer for help and strength as Anson Grey had never dreamed of hear ing before. After that. night Anson Grey knew where his heart was, but for his life he dared not approach Edith. She seemed, immeas ureably distant from such as he, but he cherished the memory of her prayer as the one glimpse of heaven for which he should thank God all his life. Edith's mother was a gay woman, and she meant her daughter to be, though for her life she could not keep her from fer reting out and helping also an innumera• ble number of forlorn, poverty stricken people who had no earthly claim upon her, as they went their fashionable rounds, It was mortifying, even exasperating, but she was powerless to prevent it. They were to be off again soon, Anson Grey heard ; but he would have missed seeing, had he not accidently met her, as she was hurry ing up the beach toward their boarding house, on the very day they left. fie could not let her go without telling her what was in his heart "May I speak to you a moment ?' he said abruptly, stopping her -Certainly." As the words left her bps she saw what his speaking was going to be "Oh, not that, Mr Grey !" Somehow he took courage from the sud den paling of her lips. "Yes. that I love you and want you fur my wife." "I am to be married Christmas." He turned and was leaving her, when something made her speak. "Mr. Grey." He faced her again, and she saw bow white and stern he looked. "Had I been free, you would not have asked in vain." For days and weeks afterwards Anson Grey hugged the memory of her look, as she said those blessed words, to his heart, caring more for that than the love and caresses of any other. Christmas came, but death came with it, and Edith's lover went his long jour ney, leaving his affianced bride and ache ming mamma to cmsole themselves as best they might. In a way mysterious to all save William Skinner, Edith heard of Anson Grey's ill ness, and as we have seen went to him and had the courage to become his wife. The people of Burlingame learned to love the gentle mistress of the old stone mansion on the hill, and never a suffering one called for help in vain, as long as my lady. as they called her, was mistress there. elect isteliang, Be Independent. Don't hang round and wait for some body to go ahead. Break your own path. Do what you want done yourself. Don't put off to day's work until to-morrow, in the hope that it will be done for you. If you want to succeed, take off your gloves and callous your own hands on the plow. handles. If you are a woman, and Bridget goes off in a huff. be independent, and wash your own dishes, and scrub your own floors, and laugh in her face when she comes back, expecting to be received with open arms. There is nothing like show ing fate, even if it be fate in the shape of an ill tempered Bridget, that you are in dependent of it, and can get along without it. When people find you don't want any of their help they are always eager to help you. Things that you do not stand in need of will be offered you freely. When you see a duty before you, do it, and don't stand shivering on the brink, fur fear somebody will say something about it. What matters it if Mrs. A. says you arc a fool, and Mr. B. expresses the opinion that there is something wrong in your up per story ? What she says and what be says does not alter it. Don't ask every• body's advice about everything. [lave pluck enough to decide for yourself. If you want to buy a bushel of corn, don't spend a day running about asking X., Y. and Z. where you had better buy or it' you had better buy or if you had better wait until grain falls. Don't be a slave as to what anybody else is going to say about you. If you have enemies, and of course you have, unless you are a born idiot, let them fling out at you. Show the world by your daily life that your enemies have lied ; live lying slanders down. Lift up your head and be independent of them. Have no confidants and go be-twaens. IF you would relish your food, labor for it; if you would enjoy your clothes, pay for them ; if you would sleep soundly, take a clear conscience to bed with you SUBSCRIBE for the JOURNAL. The Arizona Caticombs. The discovery was made about one mile east of Mountain Springs Station, in South eastern Arizona. The cave was found to have an arched entrance about four feet high. Two of the explorers took the lead with candles placed in a small board and this fastened to a long pole, which was carried so that the light was cast far ahead of them and danger from pits or other ob stacles thus avoided. After proceeding about 100 feet down an incline they came to two main branches of the cave. Ta king the one to the right and leaving can dles at various points by which to find their way back, there being innumerable chambers branching off in all directions. they continued their way through a cham ber, the walls of which, though present ing the appearance of stalactic formation, were black and dingy, which was account ed for by finding ashes and other indica tions of fire, evidently very old. Here, no doubt, was one of the haunts and rest ing places of the Apaches. Bones of all kinds lay scattered around, no less than 500 deer antlers being seen, and other evidences of life destruction and feastinp.. Aaiimals may have done the work, but if so, they must have had great strength to carry their prey to such a distance. Into this cavern they grooped their way, down, down, right and left for a distance of 500 fbet, and yet they found no end. In some places the cave was s) small they would have to come down on "all fours" and creep through and then suddenly find themselves in a large room, full of gloomy grandeur, still as death and as full of mys tery. Their candles giving out at a point about 500 feet from the entrance, they re. turned to the light of day for refreshment and more candles. Upon re entering they explored the passage on the left. The en trance to this branch is about three feet high, but narrow and irregular for 300 feet, but passing through the small ap perture, the party found themselves in a large chamber with a beautifully draped stalactite ceiling, fully seventy five feet above the floor. Here was glittering grandeur, with a thousand varied beauties and fantastic figures. This point is about 150 feet lower than the entrance. From this chamber the cave or caves bore up ward. There were three distinct passages, one above the other, and the explorers taking the upper-one, went on and up for a distance of about 5,000 feet, until, as they believe, they were approaching a top entrance, the purity of the air in this hall leading them to the conclusion that there wtis an exit above. Here again their can dies gave out and they were compelled to riturn, only to behold more and varied wtjnders, caves leading in every direction. Ifere and there was a small hole in the wall, into which curiosity seekers would thrust their torches only to behold tai mense chambers and shafts without Int tom. Every now and then the ring of the passageway from their tread warned them that the floor upon which they stood was the roof or covering of another subterra. tAan"cave or pitfall. For five hours they penetrated into the dark recesses of these wonderful passages, chambers and complex catacombs, only to arrive at the conclusion that to explore the great natural wonder before them would take days and perhaps months. They brought out with them many beautiful specimens of stalactites, and some fine deer antlers. The curiosity of the party is just sufficiently excited to warrant another expedition in a short time, and we hope it may be soon, as there is no doubt of the existence of many wonders and beauties in these natural catacombs of Arizona. Care of the Teeth. The mouth is the gateway of the stom ach, and unless this gateway is well fash ioned and well guarded the field beyond is subject to continued invasion. We know how little the masticating power of the teeth is brought into use in preparing the food for the stomach, as it is now served to us. Both jaws and teeth need hard, firm pressure, to force the blood to the re spective parts, and thereby produce nutri tive pabulum ; and in this it seems is the explanation, in part at least, of the fact that it is impossible for dentists to make bricks without clay. In other words to make good teeth of those that were poor from the beginning—poor for lack of proper nutritive material. The primary cause of dyspepsia is not so much what we eat as the manner in which we eat. If the people would eat with less haste, and discard the use of liquids while eating, we should have much less of dyspepsia. Chew ing vigorously stimulates the salivary glands to action, and furnishes to the stomach one of the best possible aids to di gestion. Chewing a piece of pine stick is an excellent thing for giving exercise to the jaws, as well as cleaning the teeth ; but if a pine stick is objectionable let the patient chew gum, taking care, however, to swallow the saliva. It is rather an un fortunate thing to be obliged to advise the children of good society to chew gum, but if the parents will persist in feeding them on such food as they do, something must be done to enable them to both clean their teeth and at the same time to assist digestion. It is a very difficult matter to cleanse the teeth by brushing alone.— Brushing is good, and should be scrupu lously attended to at least three times a day. The majority of dentrifices found in the drug stores had' better remain there. Warm water and soap are the best articles for cleansing the teeth. A piece of fine, white Castile soap, and a moderately stiff brush, are indispensable. Wood and quill toothpicks are excellent, but metallic pins should never be used. The best thing for the removal of particles of food from be tween the teeth is untwisted or floss silk; it will go where a pick cannot reach, and no teeth are so closely joined but what it can be readily made to pass between them The chemical theory of decay is that acid secretions are found in the saliva. If the decayed portions of one's teeth present a dense, black appearance, it is very likely due to sulphuric acid secretions; if it be a dark brown, and soft in structure, it is probably due to a muriatic acid secretion; and if it appears yellow or white, the test will most likely reveal nitric acid or lactic. Decay aimost invariably begins at the point of contact, that is, where the teeth touch each other, and in the fissures or depres sions of the bicuspids and molar. This shows that the saliva and debris of the mouth, being held in position at these points are largely, if not wholly, responsi ble for the mischief. A NEAT, clean, fresh aired, sweet, cheer ful, well arranged house exerts a moral influence over its inmates, and makes the members of a family peaceable and con siderate of each other's feelings. Between two evils choose neither, Literary Notes. LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.—The numbers of THE LIVING AGE for the weeks ending April 26 and May 3, respectively, contain the follow ing articles : The Progress of Greece, Mac millan ; The Isle of Bourbon ; and Joseph Oc- SP3 Account of the Escape of Louis Napoleon from Ham, Fraser; Ancient Egypt, Contem porary; The Duties of Ignorance ; and a Cre mation in China, Cornhill ; On the choice of Books, Fortnightly; Prof. Huxley on Sensation and the Unity of Structure of Sensiferous Or gans, Nineteenth Century ; Topiary Gardening, Gardner's Magazine; The Intellectual Status of the Aborigines of Victoria ; and the ruins of Szegedin, Spectator; The Haddock, Fishing Gazette; Tent Life in Palestine, Chambers' Journal ; Critics and Authors, Saturday Re view ; together with the opening chapters of JEAN INGELOW'S new Story, "Sarah de Ber enger," and instalments of "The Bride's Pass," by Sarah Tyler, and the usual amount of poetry. For fifty-two such numbers of sixty-four large pages each (or more than 3,000 pages a year), the subscription price ($8) is low ; while for $10.50 the publishers offer to send any one of the American $4 monthlies or weeklies with The Living Age for a year, both postpaid. Littell & Co., publishers. ECLECTIC MAGAZINE.—The June number of the Eclectic closes the twenty-ninth volume of the new series, and is provided with an Index which, comprising nearly one hundred titles besides the Editorial Department, shows how wide is the scope and how varied is the inter est of the magazine. Permanent value as well as current interest is aimed at in making the selections, and it is worthy of note that in the entire contents of the volume there is scarcely an article which does not still retain its value acd interest for the reader. The present (June) number is embellishe I with a fine steel-engraved portrait of Prof. Spencer F. Baird, the successor of Prof. Henry in the Secretaryship of the Smithsonian In stitution. The table of contents is as follows "On the Choice of Books," a lecture by Frederic Harrison ; "The Egyptian Crisis," by Edward Dicey ; "On Sensation and the Seniferous Organs," by Prof. Huxley ; "Mr. Ruskin's Society," by a Member ; "The Defence of Lucknow, with a Dedicatory Poem to the Princess Alice," by Alfred Tennyson ; "Bodily Illness as a Mental Stimulant," by R. A. Proctor; "The Southern States of the American Union ;" "Contemporary Literature —Biography, Travel and Sport ;" Mademoiselle de ALrsac," chapters VIII and IX ; "Chapters on Socialism," byJohn Stuart Mill (conclusion); "A Mav Song ;" "The King's Secret ;" "An Irish by the author of "The Queen of Connaught ;" "Uphill Work ;" "The Vizier and the Horse;" "Professor Baird," a biographi cal sketch, by the Editor ; Literary Notices ; Foreign Literary Notes ; Science and Art ; Varieties. Published by E. R. Pelton, 25 Bond Street, New York. Terms $5 per year; single num bcr, 45 cents. Trial subscription for three months, $l. Wide Awake for June has a lovely frontis piece "0 Larks, Sing Out to the Thrushes 1" which illustrates "Little Mary's Secret," a sweet and simple little poem by Mrs. L. C. Whiton. Susan Fenimore Cooper follows with the story of "The Wonderful Cookie," which has three quaint pictures ; while next in order comes one of Emma E. Brown's charming Boston papers, this time about "The Poor Children's Excursions and The Country Week," with eleven graphic illustrations drawn from life by Miss Humphrey. Walter Shirlaw, chief instructor at The Art Students' League, is the subject of No. VI of S. G. W. Benja min's "American Artists" series accompanied by a portrait, a spirited engraving of Mr. Shiriaw's painting "Ye ho I" and a corner of the artist's studio drawn by himself. Mrs. Lillie gives us a short paper on "Oliver Gold smith," and Maria Woodbridge has an out-of doors story about "The Beech Woods Boys." "A Remarkable Journey," with its two fine engravings, will interest all the little girls; while all the big ones will enjoy the long witty poem, "What Grace Is Going To Do." This poem is written by Rebecca Wheaton and illustrated by Miss Lathbury. There are also, for the enjoyment of the whole family, two humorous pictures, each worth the price of the magazine "The Dancing Lesson" by J. G. Francis, and "The Tables Turned, in Four Scenes," a full-page, by Palmer Cox. In the serials, "The Dogberry Bunch" all get back home again ; the young people in "St. Olive's" find their way out of the snow drift ; and "Don Quixote, Jr." valiantly protects his father's house from being "taken." There are large print stories, puzzles, little folks' letters, and music, and all for twenty cents. Only $2.00 a year. Ella Farman, Editor. D. Lotbrop & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass. St. Nicholas for June has a seasonable frontispiece entitled "Summer has Come," and opens with "A Second Trial," a story by Sarah Winter Kellogg, showing how a devoted little girl saved her big brother's fame at a College Commencement. Louisa M. Alcott tells two stories In one under the title "Two Little Travelers," de scribing first the voyage of a tender-hearted little girl to Fayal, and its results, and then the wonderful journey of a tiny five-year-old tot, all by herself, over four thousand miles of continent and ocean. The other short tales deal with the queer doings of "Bossy Ananias," a Southern negro boy who loved curious pets ; with some Pennsylvania country people and a wise pig at a "Schnitzen" ; with "Robin Goodfellow and his friend 13luetree," in the days of Good Queen Bess ; with "The Royal Bonbon," boy soldiers of the terrible French Revolution ; and with "A. Comet that Struck the Earth"— and some boys—in the far West, years ago. The eight illustrations to these stories, par ticularly that to "The Royal Bonbon," which is by Walter Shirlaw, are specially attractive. The two serials—"A Jolly Fellowship," by Frank R. Stockton ; and "Eyebright," by Susan Coolidge,--with illustrations by James E. Kelly and Frederick Dielman, carry their young heroes and heroines through fresh scenes and lively adventures. In "Longitude Naught" are described, with seven pictures, the Hospital and Observatory of Greenwich, England—the place generally believed to have no longitude. Among other practical sketches, are : an illustrated account of a curious "Fish that Catches Fish for its Master ;" and a description of a man's escape from an ancient castle, in "A Curious Box of Books." "Chub and Hoppergrass" is a funny terrier story with five pictures, and "How the Lamb kins went South" is a ludicrous rhymed tale with a comical illustration by Hopkins. SCRIBNER, for June, is a star number. The contents are so excellent and so varied that the admirers of this publication cannot fail to be pleased and benefitted by their perusal. We are at a loss to know what to say that will do justice to this work ; it must be seen and read to be properly appreciated. Mr. Henry James' new story, entitled "Confidence," will begin in the Midsummer Holiday number of Scribner. The book can be had at the JOURNAL News Depot at 35 cents per number. SUNDAY AFTERNOON (Springfield Mass., $3.00 a year) for June has several seasonable ar ticles ; "How Civilization Benefits our Birds," which is one of the papers for which that bird lover Ernest Ingersoll is becoming so widely known ; a story of the war appropriate to Decoration Day, entitled "Was He a Traitor;" a poem by Thomas L. Collier entitled "Deco ration Day ;" and some timely verses by Sarah 0. Jewett, author of "Deepliaveo." There is a story, "The New Minister at Brayton ;" a sketch, "Letters from Cape Cod ;" and a somewhat tragic installment of "Calvin the Sinner." Mrs. Helen Campbell gives another chapter from her experiences among the New York tenement houses. Of the more solid articles the longest, from the Journal des Economists, relates to the Con flicts of Labor and Capital in England." It traces the history of the English Trades unions from their beginning to the present time ; tells of their organization and numbers, of co-operative societies, of strikes, and dis cusses the various points at some length.— George M. Towle has "Republic and Church in France ;" there are suggestions as to how the Old Catholic movement should be judged by Rev. Dr. Wm. Chauncey Langdon, and "Four Elements of a Great Art," the art of imparting ideas as to religion, by Rev. (ho. T. Ladd. The usual departments conclude the number, the Editor's Table containing : Murder as a Means of Grace ; Materialism in Reform ; 13 Faith Blind ? and American Art. ocal Bistorß. THE OLD FOOT-PRINTS OF THE RECEDING RED I%N, AND THE EMILY LAND-MARKS THE COMING WHITE lAN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO The Juniata Region. BY PROF. A. L. GUSS, OF HUNTINGDON, PA 'Tie good to muse on Nation* paseed away Forever front the land we call our own. ARTICLE VIII. OPINIONS OF FRENCH WRITERS La Hontan further says: "There has been an alliance of long standing between these nations and the English, and by trading in furs to New York, they are supplied by the English with arms, ammunition and all other neces saries, at a cheaper rate than the French can afford them at. They look upon them selves as sovereigns, accountable to none but God alone, whom they call the Great Spirit." La Hontan's map, in 1703, drew a line from Lake Champlin across the region where the Iroquois were locate.], south of the lakes, across Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, to the Mississippi river, at the mouth of the Wisconsin, with this in scription : "This faint line represents ye way that ye Illiniss march thro a vast track of ground to make war against ye Iroquese—the same being ye passage of ye Iroquese in their inclusions upon the sav ages as far as the river Mississippi." IROQUOIS LAND ON THE MAPS, A political division soon appears on the maps, called Iroquois or Irocoisia, which seems to be recognized as a geographical district, like a colony or territory. It em braced, in 1722, all western New York, half of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Lower Canada. In 1755, a map gives them all the great west to the Mississippi. Lewis Evans' map enumerates them : 1, Canon agues; 2, Onoyuts ; 3, Onondagas; 4, Cay ugas; 5, Chenandoares; 6, Tuscaroras; 7, Sississogies. "The country of the con federate Indians" comprehends Aquanish noniy.yon, the place of their residence in New York; Tunasonruntic, their deer hunt ing countries in Ohio ; and Skaniadarada, their beaver hunting grounds in Canada. Other maps were still more extensive in marking out their territories. Hutchins' map of 1768 gives them all beyond the Alleghenies, and as far south as the gulf, and says, it was sold to the King of Great Britain, Nov. 5, 1768, at St Stanwix, for .C 10.460 7s 3d. On John Mitchell's map of 1755, there is a line along the Illinois river from the Mississippi to the lake with this inscription : "The western bounds of the Six Nations sold, and surrendered to Great Britain." At Quadoghe (Chicago) there is a town located with these words "So called by ye Six Nations as ye extent of their territories, and bounds of their deed of sale to ye crown of Britain, 1701, renewed in 1726 and 1744." OUR CLAIM TO THE WEST, The English based their claims to the west, not on first discovery or occupation, as the French did, but on purchase from the Iroquois Hence, all their maps mag nified these boundaries. On the other band the French maps allowed them only a small spot in New York, already under their jurisdiction. While the Iroquois were waging the wars, thus briefly hinted at, with the various tribes named, they had many con flicts with others, among whom we may name the Shawanese in Tennessee, the Cherokees, and Catawbas of the south, be sides many intermediate tribes, some of whose names have perished with them. We must now hasten on, assuring the reader that we shall have frequent occa sion to refer to the Iroquois, as a complete history of that most remarkable peopig is equivalent almost to telling the whole story of our Colonial period. HE THIRSTS roa THE SCALP OF PILATE. I will close this sketch of the Iroquois by relatitrg a story given in Gov. Cadwal ader Colden's History of the Five Nations, published in 1727. In order to win the good will of the Iroquois and impress them with the greatness and military power of France, several of their chiefs were forcibly taken to France and after being shown the sights were kindly returned to their native country. One of' these men named Theouet became a noted chief, and afterwards ai• ways favored the French. Great efforts were made all this time to convert him to the Catholic faith, but without success He, however, remained most of his time among the French, and at length the old man died in Montreal, and was accorded Christian burial. The priest attending him declared he died a true Christian ; for, said the priest, while explaining to him the sufferings of the Savior, whom the Jaws crucified, he cried out: "Oh, that I bad been there, I would have revenged his death, and brought away their scalps." THE DELAWARE INDIANS. We come now to notice the Delawares. Their names, location and sub-divisions have already been noticed. Besides the main body of their sub-tribes, many subor dinate tribes had proceeded from them and became more or less detached. Some of these got names from the places of their residence, others from some accidental cir cumstances, remarkable at the time, but now forgotten. Such were the Nanticokes, Neshamines and various tribes in New Jersey and about New York. O the dis integration of these small off-shoots, in after years, the remnants were again often assimilated into the larger body. THEY ARE SUBJECTS OF THE IROQUOIS, History seems to open upon these people as subjects of the Iroquois. Whether they had been women front unknown genera tions, or were subjugated after the advent of white settlers, is not easily decided. In fact, if we could believe what they made Hackewelder believe, it is questionable whether they were subdued at all or not. Hackewelder was a good old man, who labored many years among the Delawares, as a Moravian missionary. He got to love the Delawares, and to sympathize deeply in their story of their wrongs. He was blind to their inferior condition, and im bibed their antipathy to their enemies Consequently his history makes them out the noblest of the red race, and the Iro quois a set of desperate villians. His opinions on these points can not be received by any discerning critic; and yet it is as tonishing to see how many writers blindly follow his opinions, when a little reflection and examination will show that his state ments of matters between the Delawares and Iroquois need to be carefully sifted. CONQUERED OR DUPED. Flackewelder's long story is briefly boiled down to this : That there was a great war in which the Iroquois were in danger of extermination ; that it was the office of the wometi among all Indian nations to inter vene in favor of negotiations for peace ; that the Iroquois got the Delawares to do this work as a matter of humanity; and that having thus assumed the role of women, and become mediators, they were henceforth held in subjection and treated as an inferior an conquered people. It has been well said ; that if Backewelder had succeeded in making the world believe his story, which of course he got from some of the Delawares, that he would have earned for his pet nation the honor of being the most egregious dupes recorded in history. The fact is the Delawares were not an energetic or leading Indian race. After they came into the possession of fire arms, and were hampered by aggres sions, they waked up, and claimed to be the "Original People," and hated to hear that they were in subjection ; and like the Jews, were even ready to deny the fact of their subjugation. Hence their desire to explain it away in a manner that did not imply they had been conquered. But when Hackewelder undertook to dress up their &tory for history, he forgot that it is more honorable to be subjugated than it is to be consumate fools. YAMOYDEN ANOTIIER VERSION OF BEING DUPED. At Ft. Allen, November 20, 1756, Jo seph Tittamy, a noted Delaware chief, told Conrad Weiser another story. He said : "The Mingo Indians have from the be ginning cheated our nation, and got our forefathers to call them Uncles by deceit and art, and at last said they conquered our forefathers. The Mingoes stood in need of our forefathers' assistance, and got some of their cunning men to come down to our forefathers, with the news that a certain nation from the west was preparing to come and cut off our fbrefathers ; and some others of the same sort came ss deputies with howling and lamentation songs over our death, as we were to be killed ; and so our forefathers entered into a league with them ; but we rather fought their battles, than the Mohawks mars." HOW THE IROQUOIS XXPLAIN IT. This explanation is as little compli mentary to the Delawares as that of Hack ewelder. The one says they were fooled into the petticoats—the other says they were scared into them. The Iroquois, however, aver that the female garb was put upon them by force of arms. They say, and justly so, too, that although they cannot give the date and manner of the conquest, yet it is more reasonable to sup pose that they conquered them, than that a brave, numerous and warlike people could be enslaved by so shallow an artifice, or that they submitted to its consequences after discovering the fraud. THEY MAKE WOMEN OF THEM. There can be no reasonable doubt, there fore, that at some date, the Delawares were defeated by the Iroquois, and being hard pressed, on every side, sued for peace ; and that this peace was granted them on condition that they put themselves under the protection of the Iroquois, acknowledge them as their superiors, pay tribute, con fine themselves to raising corn and hunt ing and fishing for a subsistence of their families on such territory as should be al lotted to them, and no longer have the power to make war. This is what the Indians call making women of them, or as they sometimes expressed it, putting petti coats upon them. This ceremoay took place at Albany, according to Hacke welder's version, in 1617 amid great re joicings, in the presence of the Dutch who conspired with the Iroquois to hold the Delawares in subjection. THE EXACT DATE UNCERTAIN. Another account given is that the Iro• quoin having exterminated the Adirondacks they made peace with the French, and having received arms from the Dutch, they now turned their attention to the Lenni Lenape tribes, which after long and desperate conflicts, were subdued. If this was the case it must have been later than 1640, and the records of the Dutch and Swedes and even the English ought to contain some references to such a war. Hackewelder argues that there being no account of the time, nor particulars, it could not have.occurred; and it dces seem a little queer that no one has discovered more definite accounts of this matter. THE TERRITORY OF THE DELAWARES. All the first settlers on the Delaware ; such as the Swedes (1638 to 1655), the Dutch (1651 to 1664), the English prior to Penn (1664 to 1682), and other com panies and private persons, who settled, or tried to settle, on the Delaware river, all purchased lands from Leoni Lenape tribes. This practice did not commence with Wil liam Penn, nor was it peculiar to him, as many people seem to suppose. These sales were ail of small tracts along the river. The claim!of the Iroquois to their subju• gation was not an idle one. In later days, at least, it involved the absolute right to the soil, and disposition of the people. But if there is any evidence that the Iro quois objected to these sales of the lands by the Delawares prior to 1736, or claimed the lands east of the waters running into the Susquehanna river, we have failed to find it. That they did at that date and afterwards is well known, and so are the consequences. TOO PEACEABLE TO ENGAGE IN WAR. The condition of the Delawares before and after the arrival of Penn is well set forth in the following : In July, 1694, Hithquoquean, Tamanee, Menanzee, Oriteo and several other Delaware chiefs called to see the Governor. "Ilithquoquean, in the name of the rest of the Delaware Indians, laid down a belt of Wampum, which he said was sent to them by the Onondages and Senekaes, who say, 'You Delaware In di:ins doe n)thing but stay att home and boill your potts, and are like women, white we goe abroad and fight against the ene mie ' The Senekaes would have us Del► ware Indians to be partners with them, to fight against the French ; but we have al ways been a peaceable people, and resol ving to . live so, and being but week and verie few in number, cannot assist them." This matter had been promulgated among those in New Jersy, also, for "tho' we live on the other side of the river we regard ourselves all one, because we drink one water. We have a continued friendship with all the Christians and old inhabitants of this river, since I was a young man, and are desirous to continue the same as long as we live." So spake Mobocksey. Then came Tamanee, (the immortal Tam eny, the patron Saint of America) with these words : We and the Christians of this river have always had a free roadway to one another, and though sometimes a tree has fallen across the road, yet we have still removed it again, and kept the path clean, and we design to continue the old friendship that has been between us and you." So they went not to war even against the French. NO. 22. (To Le Continued.)
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