.in m.i.iai. m.ii.mm mi iim ! rm ! ii 111 ' 1111 " " 1111 lin "vmlmmMHmmitmmmtatmmtm immune n iMimmwi n in n mil iwnn mi riniumn wiiwiiw wimiiiii i UMimin i m mitiiMwmmVMMm. Kjmtmmmmmm'im'mmmil'm'mm 2 mcs, New JMoomftcfo, JJcu ;,V - ,,. .. . . -- 11 i ' "7" " . ' 1 '"" r -. - .ill: l.fc , , .. ,.,.' . , ., ,., ' 'Zil A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. I WAS standing about thirty or forty yards in advanoo of tho Clifton, that is, thirty or forty yards nearer the horso shoe along tho brink of the rocks, and opposite tho American fall. T-he ground must havo been about tho sumo height as the opposite fall, but, owing to tho im mense hill down which the rapids rush, it was possible to distinguish any object of tho sizo of a boat a considerable dis tance above tho fall, so that, now as it was pointed out to me, I saw in tho mid dle of tho rapids, a huge log of wood, tho trunk of a tree, which had lodged thoro some years before, and upon it a black speck. This, after some observa tion, I perceived to move. It was a man. Yes, he and his two companions had, on tho previous night been rowing about somo distance above tho fall. By some moans or other they had ventured too near tho rapids, had lost all command of their boat, and had been hurried away to destruction. It was supposed that about half a mile above the full tho boat had been upset, and, with two wretched men still clinging to it, went over the fall at about ten o'clock at night, while the third man was driven against this log of wood, climbed upon it, and Sat astride of it through tho darkness of tho night, amid tho roar and turmoil, and dashing spray of the rapids. I crossed tho river, ascended the rock by tho railway, and hurried to tho spot, where I found him so uear that I could almost distinguish his countenance, lie was then lying along tho log, grasping it with both arms, and appeared exhausted to tho last degree. lie was evidently as wet from the spray, us though lie had been standing under water. Jiy this time people were assembling, and different plans for his rescue were proposed and discussed on all sides ; already, indeed, one effort had been .made. A small bout had been lirmly lashed to n strong cable, and dropped down to him from tho bridge which crossed tho rapids between tho mainland and Goat Island, about sixty yards above tho leg. This boat had proceeded a few yards in safety, was then upset, spun round liko a pieco of cork at the end of a thread by tho forco of tho water, which finally snapped the cable in two, and tho boat disappeared over tho full. But now a dispatch had been sent to Buffalo, a distance of a little more than twenty miles by clectrio telegraph, de siring that a life boat should be sent by the first train, 9.30 A. M., and this in time arrived, borne on the shoulders of about twenty men, and a splendid boat she was, large, built entirely of sheet iron, with air-tight chambers; a boat that could not sink. She was girt round with strong ropes, and two new two-inah cables brought with her. All this arrangement naturally took up much time, and tho poor wretch's impatience seemed extreme, so that it was thought advisable to let him know what was going on.. This was done by means of a sheet upon which was written in large letters in Dutch (his native language) " the life-boat is com ing." , He stood up, looked intently for a minute, and then nodded his head. When the boat was launched, tho ex citement was intense Two cables, each held by many men, wero let down from either end of tho bridge, so that they might have some command , in directing the course of the boat down tho river. She seemed literally to dance on tho sur face of the water like a cork! 1 " ' The rapid consists of a numbeii , of small falls distributed unevenly over all pa,rts of the river, so that there ore thou sands of currents,' eddies, and whirl pools, which it would be utterly impossi ble to avoid, and in which lies thd dangor of transit for any boat between the bridge and log. The life-boat's course was steady at first ; ahe arrived at the first fall, she tripped up and swung round, with a rush, but continued her course safely, only half filled with water. Again she descended with safety, but at length, approaching the log, she became unman ageable, swinging either way with , im mense force, spinning completely over, and finally dashed against the log with such violence that I fully expected , the whole thing, man and all, Jto have been dislodged and hurried down tho rapid. But no, it stood firm the boat had reached its destination,,. Yet, alas! how useless was its position. ' It lav complete ly on its side above the log, and with its hollow inside directed toward the bridge, played upon by the whole force of , the curreutjwhich fixed its keel firmly against the log. It seemed immovable. . The man himself climbed toward it, and in vain tried to pull, lift, or shake the boat; nor was it moved until both cables being brought to one side of the river, by the united force of fifty or sixty men she "was dislodged and swung' down the rapid tip- side down, finally pitching tieadloug bo neath an eddy, entangling one of her ca bles on the rooks, and there lying beneath a heavy full of water, until, in the course of the day, one of the cables being bro ken bv the effort nf th mnn to din. lodge per, and the other by the sheer, lorce or ine current, she went over the fulls the second sacrifice to the poor fcl low, who still clung to the log swayed between hope and fear, . The loss of this boat seemed a great blow to him, and ho appeared, as fur as we could judge at a distanco, at times to give way to the ut most despair. A third boat was now brought wooden, very long ana nat bot tomed. Its passage was most fortunate, and as she floated down, even alongside of tho log without accident, hope beamed in every countenance, and we all felt the man misjht be saved. Hope also had re vived in him. Ho stood for some time upon the log, making siguals to those who directed tho boat. Ho now eagerly seized her, drew her toward him, jumped into her, and niado signs to them to draw him up. This was commenced, but some of tho tacklo had caught, and it was deemed necessary to lot it loose for an instant. This was douo; tho boat floated a few feet down tho rapid swung round tho lower end of tho log, entangling the cable beneath it, and then remained immovably fixed. Ouco more the poor fellow's work began. lie drew ofl one ot his boots and bailed tho bout, he pushed at the log, climbed upon it, and used every possible exertion to move the bout, but iu vain ! An hour was spent in fruitless efforts an hour of terrible suspense to all who beheld him. Ho worked well, for his hio. Ihrec months after, this bout retained its posi tion, nor will it movo until tho rocks grind its cable in two, or the waters tear it riicccmcal into shreds. Another plan must bo devised, and this, with American promptitude, was soon done. A raft of from twenty to thirty feet long and fivo feet broad was knocked together with amazing rapidity. It consisted of two stout poles, mado fust, five feet asunder, by nailing four or fivo pieces of two inch board at each extrem ity; thus tho machino consisted of a sort of skeleton raft with a small stage ut ei ther end. On ono of these stages, that to which the cables (of which thoro wore two) were lushed, was tightly fixed a largo empty cask, for tho sake of its buoyancy, on the other a complete net work of cords to which tho man was to lash himself; also o tin can of refresh ments, ho having taken nothing since tho evening before; thrco or four similar cans, by tho way, had been let down to him already, attached to strong pieces of new line, but tho cords had in every in stance been snapped, and tho food lost. Tho raft was finished, launched, and safely lot down to tho log. Tho poor fellow committed himself to its care, ho lashed his legs firmly, and then signalled to draw him up ; thus for tho second time the ropes had begun to bo drawn up, tho raft advanced under tho first pull, but its head owing to the great light cask, dipped beneath it, and as tho raft still advanced, the water broke over it to such a depth that the man was obliged to raise himself upon all fours, keeping his chin well elevated, to avoid being drowned. AVe expected at every pull to see his head go under, but alas ! they pulled in vain, for the front of the raft, pressed down by the weight of falling water, had come in contact with a rock, and would not advance. The ropes were slackened, she fell back, but again hitch in her return. It was then determined to let her swing to another part of the rapid, where the stream did not uppear impassable. This was done, and a sec ond attempt to draw it up was mado,. half way between tho log aud the oppo site shore a small island. This also failed from the samo cause, therefore it was proposed to endeavor to let tho . raft float down and swing round upon the is land. This was commenced but with tho old result, tho cablo was caught in tho rocks, and the raft remained stationary. However, she was floating easily, and the poor follow could rest. Early in'the day, for the afternoon was now far advanced, one of the lurgo ferry boats built expressly for crossing be neath the falls bad been brought np, but had lain idle. This was now put in to requisition, and nobly she rodo down toward the raft, whilst in breathless si lence we all watched her as she dipped at tho various falls, and each time recover ed hersolf. I shuddered as she was launched, for I began to see that the man could not bo saved by a boat; a boat nev er could return against a rapid, however well able to float down it. No sooner would her bow come into contact ' with a fall than it would dip, fill, and, spin round, as did the first skiff that was lost. Tho poor fellow himself was getting impatient visibly so. He untied 1 his lashing,stood upright upon the raft,eager ly waiting to seize the boat, and jump into her. She had but one more full to pass, and that fall was situated just above where he stood ; she paused at the brink of it, swung down it like lightning, and as he leaned forward to seize her, she rose on the returning wave, struck - him in the chest, and he struggled hopelessly in the overwhelming torrent. , .The exclamation of horror, for it was not a cry, which burst from the thou sands, who by this time were assembled, I shall never forget, nor the breathless silence with which we watched him, fighting in, the water as they hurried hiin, along upright, waiving both arms above his head. , We lost sight of him at intervals, -yet strain and again he reap peared, and I thought hours must have passed in lieu or one brief hair minute. But the end camo at last : once more I saw his arms wildly waved above his head, and, in an instant, the crowd turn ed from the spot in dead silence. The man was lost. ' '" ' Sleep-Walkers' Freaks. ABOUT ten years ago several young mon boarded together and kept a bachelor's hull. Ono of their number was a young artist of extraordinary genius. One day he had on his easel tho outlines and first touches of a largo pic ture of n dear friend (his mother, I be lieve), nnd it occupied his whole timoand attention. On returning on tho evening of this day spoken of, his thoughts wero full of this painting, but ho soon fell asleep. About midnight his fellow-boarders were disturbed by a noise on his part. Tho light burning dimly, they observed that ho was, arising in his sleep, and they cau tiously watched his movements. Getting up, ho proceeded immediately to his easel, sat down, mixed his colors, and began to paint. Here his friends got around him and noticed his eyes wero open, though ho neither saw them nor other objects in the room. But the most rcmarkablo thing was that ho painted as well or even bet ter than he did when awake. Not one touch was out of place, and tho shading and mixing of his paint was unexception al. He finished his picture and retired, and, of course, on his awaking in the morning, ho was astounded. In tins circumstance, as you will see, neither a part of his hearing or sight was used. Another remarkable incident is as fol lows : Several young mon wero board ing together, and every other morning it was tho duty of ono to riso early and pre pare breakfast. Ono of tho party was a notorious sleep walker, and several morn ings arose about thrco or four o'clock, built the fire, cooked breakfast, and did several necessary things and all this time was asleep ! Ho would then go back to bed again, and would again arise at tho proper timo to prepare tlie breakfast, as bo thought, and lo and behold ho would find it already cooked and cold. ' Of courso this soon caused a good deal of trouble, but tho only way it was stopped was by ono of the others arising about that timo every morning, with tho help of an alarm clock, to send him back to bed again. Another circumstance that I am ac quainted with is more romarkablo and wonderful than the. two preceding: A farmer had a boy under his cure who was a great night walker, and performed tho most incredible deeds. Near tho farm er's houso was a largo stream, and on this day in question, it had risen to a terrible height, overflowing its banks and carry ing away every bridgo or anything in its grasp. Toward night it began to rain, the wind was high, and altogether, tho night had a most dreary aspect; but in thomid dlo of this dark and "stormy night this boy arose in his sleep put his clothes on, and found his way out of tho house, went to the barn, unhitched tho horse, got on his buck, and amid the rain and wind drove down to the stream ; this ho forded, and the water reached up to both tho horse's and boy's neck but he did not awake. Arriving on the other sido, he pursued his way for a long distance in the wood3,' turned around, camo back again, crossed the stream, put his horse in the barn and went up stairs, woke up just as ho was pulling off his wet and muddy clothes; and the way it was found out was on ac count of the dirtiness of the horse, and the tracks discovered, and, of course, as the boy had been up to those " night walkings" before, it was finally decided it was him. A somnanbulist is generally a a very sensitive person, and ono who is particularly nervous. Liquor Drinking. Ths people of the United States, ac cording to Commissioner Wells, swallow ed by retail in a single year, $1,574,491, 8C5 worth of liquor poison. Of this vast sum, New York guzzled $24(5,917,528; Pennsylvania $152,653,495, and Illinois $119,993,946. This is tho direct cost of a single year, in which poverty has been general throughout the country; in which thousands of families have suffered for the necessaries of life ; in which largo numbers have died of starvation and ex posure. Indirectly, tho cost hns been immeasurably greater. It is summed up in blighted hopes, saddened homes, ru ined fortunes, broken hearts, crime,' do bauchery,degradation, dishonor and death.: Every prison in the land cries aloud against this frightful social evil J every poor-house is filled with its victims ; ev ery insane asylum has its raving maniacs; every brothel and gambling hell bears wit ness to its depravity ; every penitentiary is a monument to its effects ; every gal lows " iu tale of ruin tolls." And yet the great, busy, unthinking world drives madly along, guzzling, rioting, impover ishing, ruining, drinking up their sub stanco, filling the land with crime,' and sorrow, and wretchodness. Yet so it is; and now we are officially informed that our own country, boasting its intelligence and civilization, drinks $1,574,491,865 worth of retail liquors in a single year. -T A I 1 I .1 ..I 1 !.. ma iV coumouuu liurucr iiiuu in said to be produced by a process of amal gamating iron and copper just discovered by a Sun Francisoo mineralogist. Its value is to be tested by a stock company no forming. SUNDAY READING. The Festival of the Jnggcriinnt. The Calcutta correspondence of tho London Timet, writing on tho 3d of J une, says : " We are in tho midst of tho festival of tho bathing of the Jug gernaut; his great day Roth Jutra, or tho journey car will bo on tho 20th. Fancy a lino of road about two miles in length, lined from ond to end with sollers of fruit sweetmeats, baskets, funs, and all manner of nativo productions ; tho funs mado from tho ordinary palm leaf and selling at littlo less than a half penny each. From 10,000 to 15,000 people tho vast majority women were on tho road trying to get as near as possiblo to where tho god was bathing. It is in such a sccno as this that ono is brought f'aco to face with tho masses of tho peo ple. And how docilo they are. They had como from great distances. Some wero uniAitakubly foot soro and weary ; very many wero old, nearly worn out, and possibly anxious for tho last time to sec the god bathed. Tho faces of the young girls wore less wearied looking, still fa ces, not pretty in any cuso that I saw, nnd very ugly in some, but with an ex pression that it was impossible to look upon without pity." Cannot these heathens teach us a les son t See how they exert themselves to honor tho requirements of their religion, and how cureless we are in tho perform ance of duties required by our (iod. If wo nro to bo judged according to our knowledge, will not our coudemnation be greater than theirs 1 A Beautiful Parable. A lich young man iu Homo had been suffering from a severe illness, but at length ho was cured, and recovered his health. Then ho went for tho first time into tho garden, and felt as if he was newly born. Full of joy, ho praised Clod aloud. lie turned his face up to tho heavens and said : " O, Thou Almighty Giver of all blessings, if a human being could in any way repay Thee, how wil lingly would I givo up nil my wealth !" Hennas, the shepherd, listened to these words, and ns ho said to tho rich young man, " All good gifts come from above; thou canst not send anything thither. Come follow mo." Tho youth followed the pious old man, nnd they came to a dark hovel, where there was nothing but misery and lamentation ; for the lather lay sick, and tho mother wept, whilst the children stood round crying for bread. Then tho young man was shocked at tho scene of distress. But Herman said, " Behold hero an altar for thy sacrifice 1 Behold hero tho brethren and representa tives of tho Lord !" Tho rich young man then opened his hands, and gave freely and richly to tliem of his wealth, and tended tho sick man, and the poor people, relieved and comforted, blessed him, and called him an angel of God. Hennas smiled and said, " Ever thus turn thy grateful looks first to heaven and then to earth." Only Loaned. A certain rabbi had two sons, whom he and his wifo tenderly loved. Duty obliged tho rabbi to take a journey to a distant country. During his absence, his two promising boys sickened and died. The grict-stricken mother laid them out on the bed, drew the curtain, and waited anxiously for her husband. He came. It was night. "How are ! my boys?" was tho first question. " Let me see them." " Stay awhile," said his wife ; " I am in great trouble, and I want your advice. Some years ago a friend lent me somo jewels. I took great care of them, and at lust began to prize them as my own. , Since your departure my friend has call ed for them, but I did not like to part with them. Shall I give them up ?" " Wife, what a strange request is this ! Give them up at onco." " Come with me and tea them," and taking the rabbi to the bedsido, she said, " there aro tho jewels." IIo bowed bis head und wept. Prompted by Love. One morning I found little Dora at tho ironing tablo, smoothing the els and stockings. " Isn't it hard , work for those busy tow- little arms '(" I asked. A look like sunshine enme into her face as she glanced toward her mother, who was rocking tho baby. ' It isn't hard work when I do it for mamma," she said softly. How true it is that love makes labor sweet ! So if we love the blessed Saviour, we shall not find it hard work to labor for Him. It is love that makes His yoke ousy and His burden light. Infidelity Answered. A lute London lecturer said : " Let them look at the wing of a bird. They would find that the tube whence the feathers sprang was cylindrical, exhibiting a combination of tho maximum of strength with the minimum of weight. For any man to ascribe theso intelligent results to an untraceable series of " chances" was to prove that he was bereft of oommon sense, and was, indeed, in Scriptural lan guage, a " fool." ' REAL ESTATE NOTICES. VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC SALE! THE subserllicr will offer nt public sale on tlie premises, in Center township, one milo Kmith East of tlie borough ot Is'ew liloouilleld, Furry county, Pa., ON BATUltDAY, (KJTOIIKK 14th, 1871, " ' Tho following described Kcal Estate, to wit : About 250 ACRES OP VALUABLE LAND, One hundred and llftv acres of which are cleared, and In a high slain of eiillivatlon. The balance is well timbered. The Improvements are a good STONE DWELLING HOUSE, A Largo IS A Jf K 11 A 11 N , .Smoke-house, and other out buildings. Tliis property was for many vcars the residence or Samuel Crimp. Tho whole will be sold together, or lots to suit purchasers. 1 9, Sale to commence nt II o'clock a. in., of said day. Liberal terms will be given. If this proper ty Is not sold on day of sale it w ill be for rent. ANlUiEW 15. COM P. Centre tow nship, Sept. 5, 1S71. Valuable Ileal JJstate At Private Sale. A HOUSE AND LOT Situated In tlie village of ltnscburg, one-and-a-half miles from Ickcsburg, Perry county, l'a. The houso Is Two Stories high, also a Cellar nnd Cellar Kitchen, with u Well of water at tho door. The lot comprises sixrn:i:N acijks of land In a good state of cultivation, on which Is erected A COOK LOO 11AHN, twenty feet ill width, by llftv feet iu length. Tills property will lie sold low, as the owner has removed from the neighborhood. JIW For tonus apply to DAVID M. IIAKKISON.- vntnm ii .iinnyov on lekoslmrg M It liWl. I' It 1 1 A ICIV N( 1 Dmtcannnn Woolen Factory. VALUABLE Farm at Private Sale. T II I K iin(U'isi:np(l offers at private sale, a farm in l.'vi' tiiwiintiin lfrrv (mint v T?i cmiriitiiiiiir .- v -v o it ia h . The land Is the best In tho nlghborhoort, Willi run ning water iu every Held, is under good fence, and has thereon erected a new Frame Dwelling House. , There Is also a thrifty Young ORCHARD on the place. This hind lies along two public roads the Fishing Creek road and the Lamb's Gap road ; tho last named divides tlie land iu two parts on tho one sido anil 2nlj on the others on the 2i! acre piece is a Aew Frame Dwelling House, and oil tho other a FRAME 22 x 28, erected for a house, with a never falling Spring of water. Tills land will tie sold as a whole, or iu two Tracts, to suit purchasers. . Persons desiring to purchase a farm will do well to examine this one before investing else where, as It lies within four miles of Marysville, and the Pennsylvania ltailroad one of tlie best markets In the county. -Further information can be had by ad dressing Dr. .II1IIN L'SAW, Jenner X Koads, 12 Somerset county, Fa. Merchant & Grist Mill, ALSO, HAW-MILL,, AND LUMBER-YAHD AT VUJ V A TK SALE OR TO It EXT. I WISH TO. SELL MY MILLS. At DIINCANNON. , FEKKY COUNTY, PA., ' Or, If not SOLD, to KENT them. . . Possession given at any timo on thirty day notice. The Mills aro In thorough repair. The Merchant MiU makes forty barrels ot flour per day. The tolls of grists are ono thousand dollars per year. The Saw Mill lias cut Eight Thousand feet In a day. Excellent home market for Flour and Feed . Railroad facilities iinsurnassed. A nrst-class Tannery can be erected. There are one thousand cords of Itock-Oak bark shipped irom litre per year, ami iwo thousand can ue In I will sell my Dwelling and Lot, with or without the Mills. Also, a number ot LOTS, 50 by 125 Feet, on Carver's 11111. Title Indisputable. , - Write or apply to GRIFFITH JONES, 8 30tf ' Duncannon, Pa. A .DM1 N ISTKATOU'8 NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given, that letters of administra tion on the estate of Esther Kelt, deceased, lata ut Savllle township, Furry county. Pa., have been granted to the undersigned, residing in said town ship. All persona Indebted to said estate are re quested to make Immediate payment, and those having claims will present them duly authentica ted for settlement to HENRY KEI.L , 85 t ' Administrator. t. M. GIHVIN. ' i i, h. ouivn. J. M. OinVIN A BON, CommlMNlou Blei-ttltuntM, No. B, BPEAll'8 WHABF, ' ' Italtlmore, Mil. .We will pay strict attention to the tale of all kinds of country produce, aud remit tlie amount promptly. 34 ly I lf 'K si: s . g 8 ? ? JssJ I 9 ! SB 'S. " If iea-grf si r sfiiii' sl-n ! 11 1
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