ftt, ITS POST. I J'nlilInliPil every Tlnn-iljv 1 i I T..M1 -I I. iciijin iii miliar; ivion, TtfO IXH.I.A1H I KK" .NI t. Iiv rhlo vilWn ,r ir .:ii!i. m- fciV.nitnH iu mimn 11 Mi.ir. .-no iiicr 111 t ,'Vtineetl iij.t.i nil 11 rreit mire nre "iul iii.Ii" nt (Ik- j t i n of the 11 1 - Hilcri.ion outside of the county 1 "I m.r. I .1 nil) 1M I , i'Miip iiitinir niul 11-mur pnpcr -ir-T -tr rV.lrectl tiitli?r! become Kiilwcrilfr-i, I ) i 1 and are Ihil.lo forthe i-rice ol thepi-iier.! f :-.r-Ti--lw 1 1 M 1 m 1 irMmiin.i. 1. .' JLXIitl. . .1 , ...Jii . II 11 iivli 11 1 1 1 r 1 Mi It it &&e&s&. Iri'T MIDDLEBUHG, SNYDER COUNTY, PA., FEBRUARY 18, 1875. NO. 45. A H 1 liffl t: Itfttl One column one cnr, I'iH.isi Mie-lutlf, column, one year, .'MMM Olie-foUI'tll column, one vciir, l.Yi "0 One m-mire (10 lnii'll hfcrtion livery mlilitiiiiiiil insertion, ProfepiotmI iitul lluint'rard of tint mori tlixn linen, per year, Auditor, Kxccutor, Administrator mill Aftgu'P NoliceH, IMiUirinl notieea per lin". a All advertisement for tl shot ler pe riod tluiii niic your are pnvnhte at tin' time they are ordered, mimI if not i''! ilir person ordering them will It! held rcppoimihle fur tin1 iimiify. A LIVELY COHAW AT I V V A Life Drama. Scene, Corner of Sixth & Market Streets, V-; . '. Time, One O'clock. , '".. . Stranger What's the price of that coat Oak Hall Ioorki:f.per The price is on the ticket, sir, glO.$0, in plain figures; sam price to everybody. Straxc.er Oh, pshaw 5 that's what they all say. You'll take ofT that 50. Oak Hall Doorkekfi:r No, sir; under no circumstances. If that 50 could be scratched the price would have been marked so at first. There is no second price. The figures arc down to bottom rock. Should you buy fr.ooo of us, nothing could be taken oft". We have One Trice to everybody and all arc treated alike, whether they buy a single pair of working pants or three suits. Strav.i-k Isn't Jiat pretty stiff? Oak Mail Dockki-i.itr Nothing stiff intended. Try us. See if we are not patient and obliging. Only we think it fairest for both parties to name at once the lowest price, and stick to it. Small buyor, on our rule, have as good a chance as large ones. Stranokr Well, suppose I purchase a garment ad it don't fit? Oak IIai.l DooKKr.rrr.R firing it back. Stkav:er Yes, and perhaps get a worse one in exchang;. ' Oak Hall Poohkekier No, sir; get no worse one get your money back. Strascer Kxplain that. You mc.-n, of course, if you can't fit me. P k Hall 1.- .kki-.i:i i :k No we mean that if, within ten days, you bring back th garment unworn and uninjured, your money, cent for cent will be returned to yotl. SrRAM.ri. Y.)ii me " siriipiy, if 7 don't like the goods. k IIai.l D..kki'.i it.r I mean if you don't like it, or your wife don't like it. or tin? vc'lu- ;!:.- . , nr vu find goods somewhere else you like better, or you imagine ' iKl' any way misinformed, bring back the purchase and take back the ni-,!u y. We give n signed guarantee lo that effect. F 1 a ...1. Why, that's a new thing. What is it like ? Oak i I i.r. Dookklei'Kr 'Tis a card signed by the firm, binding us in every way. Wait a minute, and I'll show you one. He reads over carefully the following Guarantee, which goes with every purchase at Oak Hall. J .'t. Th tl ll,t iinM our ;,W. A'iff , at J.ic u iht taint nuo of matrrwl and manvfahtrt nr .. amjvhrrt in the United Stutrn. 2'. That V prir.t art prrrMy tht imr to nryWy for tnmt quality, -n tanw d.if qf purrht. 3f. 7' 4ii M ifuatily vf yod ii at reprrnrnttd on printr l labtU. 4'A. That thrfnll amount nf tah ;xmf will be rrfnniM, if titttmnm fivl tht artitlrt untatitfaeltry, a'td rdurn itm uniivm aiul uninjurrd ttithi 10 iy frvm datt fntrtktte. VIANAMAKER fi BROWN. Straxocr What is that remark about the quality of goods? Oak H all D.iokki.i-.i-eu It means that the ACTUAL NAMK and rrado of tln ari printed on tho price label attached to every garment in Oak Hall, and that no misrepresentation can be made. Stranmeii Ah, this looks lovely, to bo sure, if you only mean to stand u; to it. Oak Hall Doorkeeper We do, and shall stand firmly by thrse principles as our only rules of business. 'Ihe people who don't beIi"- :'t can prove us v-" ran! if t1iv choose. " St.'Uxos:! Well, I'll try you once at any rate. We think this wis a sensible conclusion. Let the people inform themselves, of what we arc doing at OAK H ALL to nuke excellent Clothing and Cheapen the Trices under our New Order of Husiness. Our store is fuller th in ever of Men's and Boys' Rest Made Handsome Clothing, whic.i, under our Ready-Money paid down One-Price Guarantee System, fixes our prices lower than the wholesale stores. This is a good time to visit the city, and the cost of tht fare can be saved in getting Clothing at the Low Trices we are now selling our goods. wmM&A'&m & BROWN, ir uiuun Th Largett Clothing Houm in America, S. E. cor. of 6th & Mar PHILADE" r flT? T7ITT imn ur fiibb juiiJ rvir X HOUSE, no huimmuer would inform his friends and the citizens in Mid.l. J.I I hi. .urrouuillu cuunlry, th k bw ju.l roturooj mil la, uow oWulu t Urn ito. MUdUbarg r. -fn.BXaa, Trop'r. mil obarftet mod JUont far dro hlio pttrnims; i 1. KKHSTETEtt- kni'N, (if (pivi .bsimcrH, nil mu ll us i Im&r ton ad o h of ovry Ht.vlmul quality, nlN SII.KS, AM, V)OL UKI..MW ftlerlnna. Pnitllna km ' 1 1 ...i.,. juuU very ihej-j. , Carpets, Floor, Table, & Stair Oil Cloth, f x-v rn r t -wv II II I X A ii II W I I 11 Ir U VoclW illoA-. '.v; .ie, v Liiintr.1- A7wjiiiji JiftJtiM.4f 'I it m. nil Ltn.tj j a r ' !' . ' f t n.f.n, writ,,,! MMir j riCCS, Tol.irvo. '767 C SALT, W'hoktule ul Jictail. I. . I - "lf :".r'f wu.KESBARRE, Bup rlor Ultamlooiu f 'i.. ,t Mi i : i ; . co.i'uul for ull kiuda of COUNTRY PRODUCE, !'. ... -. 1 . ITT Y t X sr- . a w . - ... n nuu-ixi. sun or uu.ua & SEEDS, fur which the liigucHt rneo m CASH will ha raid, -'i'"-. I.SAAC 15KAVKH, Mid.llcburg.'SnjUor Co. T 1 1 f i ihiiii rr itnin ivi ariOT i niVAAt ai iiaaMm l- 1WAAC JIKVVMjIlt. ' 00 to $1.00 I Rye, I Com, G5cU I Oats, 70 60cU A. M. SMITH, nnfontLll1 n.rln la Ilia. lil. UaUijljurt ituil vloiuily. fBrnl. 7S DR. J. Y. 811 IN DEL, BURGEON AKO PHYSICIAN, Middle burg Ts., OfltilMk nroflolrrlet loth eiU 1 1 iii of MiJJlKourg ami tUIdIit. . t I March 21.. 'ST. M KCt,a fiir Oonrn, Mi n ( PCRC'I.I. N HQ BUina.vw, ath, , Ordfrt iolldlf J and filled with eroaibl Dciind denpaieli. I'lctM call aod aam- o0'ir ilooh brura purolmuig tlMwhtr. J JARDINO St FKRRIS, Patents General Claim Agency, AVartliiiiiffton, I). C Mr. Hardlua It well know throned lliit . tlus of thosoualrf Ihgroufhljr rritblmtB, aud builoOM nlnutod la bis "III tcour irooit attaailoa. Jub a. T, 1 o 1 1 y THE STOLEN BOY. Tn frtty born, of four and if . VYrrc nnl lo py Ihtir lit via triekt Fmm day tn dy tinnrath lh ihtda Of runny a q'llfi rr lfll 1d s Nor fr did lliy dram of harm, For ry Joy w lhr lo oharm, Nor bad ilirjr r known. a jrfl, How oft food pltnmire lrc fgrt. Twnll-ynl ami wicket nir". W hom n 8lnn tchrct would P'fl Wllbln bin firry mlhurnuii wll, K'honf drp ilamnailon oft rnihrallf Tnr ppiriia. by a miinln chuin, From whirh Itary ferrr f Vr frocdom g !n, Vrt. fTrti 8in would rXpoll. Such Send at Ibrrt from looi hi II. rpi Whom ?rry lituofi I lie tilond ruiifirnlt-d. From out hi tii'.inM, porrol Uir, Strati clour upon a hippr pulr, WIiom riMl, urcludrd n I alonr, Prromrii In litem a roynl thronr. With on fr'l nwoop of poljonrd fnp, Cbnafrd lo draib'i rry the nt ibry rang, diil findit In human farm Hirnl on iliir pny wiihnui alu'm, Ami toon their belli "li d.'e l wm duno. Their priia neeured. their tici'ry won And ('hurley Ku of bill four ftr, Vm wifily horn awrty Id ter. To tome dark rpot, no knowing where, Hut grief sod igosy art there. Ili llll!e plymle with durpie, With of ? rief yet iu hif eye, Swift pee home Ihe newnio beiir, The new of narrow tnd deplr ; Fmm lip to lip it trarel fel, I'nill ihe mother her at lint The bluer new, then break her heart, And all Iba world dueib feci lb emart. Her bny wbnue eye we henren'n own blue Whore ruby lipe were pur and true. Whose guliien curl were oeiied beam Of glory eucb a come la dream ; WbuM inelUw Tolce and dimpled cbeek, Ko refer only bue could epeak, tthoao rounded form and cherub fai-e. Would o'ea lb gal of lltaren grace. And iki waeh who now wa gnnr, Wbotu eil y bad lo.iked upnn And thin ba fallen, quick and f tel, A grief t di-ep, a ireef lo lal. On thee wbo loeed him, llinne he lured, That etrry lirart lepiiy inoveil ; And tboupanda erer where do eharo The grecf that eink in iep il(pir. "And can you t1ay f "Yea, sir.1' Can yon ainff T" '1 King ornctimca, air." "Will yon aiug and play for ub !" "With pleaHtirt), sir.' She Cloned the pintio, and ntl down, and played and aanjr "Th Maiden ' l'rayor." Her voire vn. lt-nr, muairnl, mid awcftly rii-h. and J roiijjli muddy rwk, luy Honictliiiip Inokiiiir biiulit, liko cld. 'I'hcv lioMi auw it, but Mr. Nlitrslinll n tltt firnt to nloop to jiirk il tip. ntid. lift lie looked at it, he doubted ita lw Oar little Htn Miirlin wni !dcii. with tlicin. and Mr Maihl all l'hvc it 6-1 O.iX) Kot a Hoppy CoupltJ. The Detroit Pre aays : A abort titno nn n n ii it about rity Cvo yeur of uje eiiino tip ataira into tlm loenl it in of IIiih pnper and incjuir ed : !h tliia where the h pixliinlinr ia 'No, air,' rrplud the it pottt r i the loiNlnturo in in Bi BHiuti at Ijojc- to linn to iruiix nn to me. j to I'liint in a hurry and iaid : ''Jlfre. niotln-r. ! tlie arrompiitiuiiont m iavei witn . mre a aotiietnitiK .ur ainiaiiiiit mm Way ofl there, t h 1' eontiimed tha rare okill nn.l itnu-v. 1 li little kir- a loun.i. bii.i tuey want yon to put ,,, . Wil. down, hud liin t.d.l ntid tuol; ofl' lua ditr. n ley til iea l I la, a. 1 J.. A . teia patlieietl in a Kenii eueio t ioi-e n into anmrtmia wwr 10 aee H t B,.,.ow, ,. around the iiintinmuit. nn.l Hie line win larniNii. 1 aaio: "iina ih K"1"1 niitlt lit. tofoeo liotona men l it riol.nia no ! and I ill throw tt in my lyo-kt-ttle. Wa ' liuiiiH tun (iee . 11.11 1 .. I .1 .mni- inn ... n more iln.w near mm nearer. njn wnieu i num juhi incu nn a nam- Vett? food en.wd mil there itlm ontM.lo. Sumv t.Illnni IiikI lievtl jer. nn.l H it in pol.l it wi,i .e (,'-llljtiiue. 'heard a piniio l'f'iT, ntid not tme of , when it rnnita out." I IhuhIu'iI at. i,'t euro about Ibe erow.l.' 1 1 lieni lind ever lit nrd BWeeter tntihir. j . iff my a..np tliat day nn.l nel SMj,i ,, ,t, umu - w,,i,t law-a After a piittap, ill tlio ooneiiiaion or i it on to foci, nint it ainyrii ineri : ,l(.w ,IW ; Hie iie', the leader a poke aj;iiin,liit till next iiioinin. At Ihe lutnkfa'-t j )', iu a wtiniutly huIhIih d tone. I fithlo one of the work-lmtidM raided ! .yVm". air 1 want a new law "Will you hint; for uh nnotliei ' un hia head from ratine;, and a aid :i m,,,,),;,',- t' prt. 1, .,, likP ' mmaf ;'Uienrd a()inetl..fi(X iiliont frold I,,, i .vi,ufa tl... n.atlei -how do y.m And she played ntid fiintf tlitii i niR diseovere.l, wlutt about it f Mr Wllj .,r,,(( ,.t(., ? aweit ootig, "Ihe Old Home." Mainliall lold l.im to n.k .letitiy, ntnl j MV imine'a Horner . plied thu The men who had gone in senreh 1 1 told . liiiu it wua in my tsoup kettle I ,mlI,!1M ,..,vv maide hia of tho ax, hearing tho nuiaie.had left j Mr. MinMmll auid it wa there if it ',.ut. .Jjv nume a Homer, and I'm the wiHid pile atid entered the house, had not (,'oiie 1. u k to ('iilifoiiiia lin ((1 rll()ji l)it ,,, Von think I Other aona were aotiff, in aeveml, "A dntil; v:is hiouehf for me tol.ij.i thioo inni.thn ao T ' Went and of nhieh two if tho Jrounrrer fiMer !"V my aonp upon, nn.l I ent it in n ;, .(, ,. yvMH 0,t joined. Tho rioioua ppirits were nil ehtinka. At the bottom of tlio jot ' nUi redheaded at that ! Yea wett subdued, and half the party lmd wet ;ih a dmible lmii.lfiil of pt.tuah. im,j ,l,.,.detl her a farm, nn.l gin her rheeka- Their aympatliiea were hieh 1 lifted in my two hnn.U and , jx In.n.htd dolhiraraab, and married arouaed, their henrta eiied. and I here w its my cold aa hnjiht n i 1 1., ; thp beat part of their naturea hioit..-ht. eould be. Mr. Mumlmll Mill eon! 'Aid von .1. not live hftppy ?' to the enifaee ; and when tin y l.iul tended it waa not KaA, but w,f lU. i , -Huppv: Youiitf mini, let taxed the fair annatreaa ao far tha! he was nfrntd hia mi n would l. nvi. Hnow 1', Miitluu here, look ul tliey felt nHlllline l to lax lier move. , umi. oi ne re:i iy liioiij'iii h i I 'll I thiit ! "Music Hath Charms.'' Tho following waa related lo me bv one who waa an eye witncBH an old man now, but with thin aeeno na vividly fixed iu hiamelilol V an tlioilL'h it hnd oecurred only vt aterdav. In the venr lh"S. a man named they tbanked her heartily, nn.l with- . Know Mr. w iinnier k nmi l. .1 tlmt And l. inm ll. drew withaamneh ileeotum nmnij,'lit iooi,eo iu.e (s'oi.i. weif.iie.1 in iuy :.,.,. , ,,,,,1 ,, have been exhibited Im.l tliey l.eu;"o "ouui no in iiiaue inoiii v out (i(.;,r,,iv hiiilH. mnue of wLkh were blood- 1 a l.ieee of bl ow u plave.l a handful of retiring from lnfore the throne ofa, the men prounced not to Line till tuonareh. jtheniiil waa liiiixhed Not. bein;.' A year after this event Mr Tap-1 "nre it wch old, Mr Wiuum r lilted pan rhniH'ed to be in JueLf oiiville on j M'-- Maihlmll to (o to the f..it and btihini'RH. where he waa introduced to have it tested He did n end I'hilip St. Clair, n viHinj; yjun law - b or'e Mt liinstiy, on itMsiiyer. pro yer of tho place. inoiii.ced it iM. Ciiptnin Siiliei "Ih thin tho Mr. Tappan who, onejeame ii(,'ht up with Mr. Marshall, vear aj'n. kept a public lionae on thut called all the IndiaiiH together. Cloud Mill road T 'asked St. Clair, jand ngreed with them to eertain "Tho name air.'' bound.uiea (hat they claimed, mi. I "And I, air,"' pnraued the lawyer, ; on the rilit of discovery demanded "wub tho lender or that pnily ! imuy pe r ct'iii. ot an Koi.i t,ii, n out. r,.v. H!, ,1 the fact that ...i... .... ,,t r..ii.. Tlmv in i'ii iii.iiii ......... ... ti ' . . rioioua men w in i r niutui.-i un "v iu tni: iui slill t oil. till. 1 ColiM nil frie-htencd your daiikditeia. I nun- Indiana a eertain number of hatid poK they told you of tho ciicuin - j kereluefa, pocket lookin;; 'hirsi " . atance T " lahirta, bends tmd other trinketa." "Yea, air." I "Mra. Wiintuer, will mii bn kind "mil, Mr Tiipran, nmii li et ihiv noiit;ii 10 u u me i:ow you came 1- . Ntllilled 'I'lilled tight out of my fiCjilp only three di n e.o ! hewelit oil. 'And see t bin 'ere h ! lie pull" I I. in pants, end exhibited a I'li.ek and bin.' spot just uoovu (ho shin. .'true there with a llutiioii'.' ho explained; 'iiu ant to hit. n.e m llio ( hist and kill tne (. oliee, but I dodg ed. And aec here ' If i) opened un Colli and Vest, r.lnl he ha I no lit lv nothing on w iin ii i . i mt it n a collar. Toioit. olVn me two weeks ii(?o!' he whispered, 'lind she bullied up my other one. I vc bin aioiind this way for a f.rt ni-'Iit. almoi t dvinj bv Tap;r.n moved, with hia family, fioiniher of tho bleaHinu her aweet music i New York f t': remot'.' M'estern j bestow ed upon mo.'' ! " tsuintrv, naid family eoiiiatinr. be- Mr. Tin 1 an knew SI. Clair well by cent, in raiiemenf. and had it buried .:-,. ,f . -if ' ! ijiMilut'oii. tti.d cliti r.'nlly iuvitul under tue llo.r. In overhnuhni! I have not touched, na a I rxeinp'. , m ponst ksiou oi hum pi. ee ,.r p.Ll 7 , i H any iuloNieutiiiK drink. I would like I it was jn-t this way : One: 'Well, ahe mint he a regular wild- to mo votir eld.-t daughter, and tell day Mr. Marshall wa-t pacl;:i up to .,. Hnid the r noil. r. lie l.ll.l l-allil 1. I to"! ther: .Y...,.., ..,.. iflu-nr' In u.tb.rt Kood d.al of dust in Ihis HO pe, ,! rvi. i,w (i,t woman con- luett htrself. ve'.l h ive to hold ver his l.u'r ilnwti '' i xe'.uiiiH 1 t'.e el l iii'iii. ,i il ,.!. .. .C... ... . '"' ' ! " ' "' '.I'' etee .-r , In !.. 'No oliel.lioWK how neaa j waa hp.keti in t-.iit t ...s ii .Mnveni;! I. i ....!. I w..;, '.tinny, 1 v i 1 1 h,,:h heaved ll.itiivns at me, hit mo children, ho thought, luieik1 fr"sh St. Clair tmce more visited the, : '.Ami il.ix pint ot p I.I. 1 ah with i-hil.a. thiowi-l water over mo air i ho ho accented na a gift from Ida j v.ayaido inn, the reault of w hich waa, ways inti mled to have a i in;,- niade iu bed. pulled hair, jnwed around, brother a larce tract of land upon . that in lean than another year the i from it for my mother, but I w ill and brmi'-ht mv ltuv hairs in Rorrow i. . i . i i ... a I a i .... i i. l.:.. ..;., O . . 1 i ... .. l t l . . I . n . . . .V nil! t'li'e oi iivi wiioernewH, nun nei-.aweei aonyrtirebs mm wruuiu mn . s."" i on t u., iiiuin i nine . to tlio erave ! liv. What do von thut day think ahe i-nlled tne Ihiatuoriiiiig V 'A cuiiduraupi. pi rlmis. Wuss'n tlmt, bov li.r. far wugs i tied thereon. Very noon enterpiaiiif; peoplo I egun to aettlo beyond him and there enme to bo much travel wifo. I had it in posaea.sion from "My Llcasod angel, he Miid.eaap-;to tins. ing her to hia boaom w hen she w .'ih iinst Iiih door i and, na nn act of hia own to cherish an.l protect, "nev humanity, ho frequently entertained i er, never can I anllicientlv thank way fnrera Aa thean ealla upon hia Ileuven for thu providence that led hospitality become rnoro and more nio within your auving intluciicu in, exact dale of i gold ? 1 liKk she calh d me You have not the the discovery of tho e.l. "No, but it. was sonii wluio about the holidays." frruuctit, he enlarL'od hia houao to meet tho reiinin uionta of a comfort able inn, and put up tho usual inn kocpm'a ahrn. Not long after this n pnrtw of young men, eight or ten in number, well mounted, wore returning, by a roundabout way, from an electioneer ing expedition. They had stopped at every tavern on their route, and toward the middlo of the afternoon they reined up before Tappan's door, pretty well under the influence of variona kinds of fiery fluid, and hav ing lllnniountid and secured their horses, they entered tho house, nnd noisily demanded wlnsky. Now it so happened thai Mr. Tap pan and his wife xvero bothnWay.and only his daughters were in charge ; and it alao happened that tho host, beiDg a, rigid and eonacientious tec that dark hour of my hfo. HOW IT WAS FOUND. an l....uil.l,. o 'Yes, she did! Think of thai, will v think of a a man of mv aire, who 1 he piece of gold I mus-t describe. hi.H nlwnys paid his debts and been Its vnlue ia between four nnd tiv.. le iii st, Ix in' set down with pirates!' dolluiH. It looks liko (pardon the! 'It's bad ! hiirhed tho reporter, nn j c.ii.ipuriHon) a piece of sprueo gum a long pansi) i n.sued. The Firt PiwnmfUnhl in (UHfarni.i just out of the month f a school i 'It b aw fill thu n.vfulesl kind of .in o.rrm; -... trill exe. pt the col, . U ia rather awful' replied Horner, 'l vo got to A correspondent of the Ran Trail-1 full of imh utnt i iih just an the stand it, but 1 want n law to protect circo Hull' tin gives the following in-1 teeth make in a piece of nico gum. other old nn n. 1 want a law to fur- iiiere are one or two rough points l'll any man over wxty from marry on the edp'. which, with a little iu' a girl who isn't over twenty.' ntrttch of the imagination, gives tho! 'That might bo a wiso law.' appearance of a mini's hoad with a' '1 can't go to Lancin' ho went on. helmet on i then, turn it another ! 'but you kin help luo. l'ut it in way, and, as Mra. Wimiuur Kai.l. ' il v.ur paper-get up an excitement it. ill von do this? Look other." It can he easily identified 1 at me. boy look mo r.ll over! Sen by any one who has ever Been it bo- how I've Hiifl'ercd I Sec how hot my tereating story of tho first discovery of gold in California, as told him by Mra. Wimmor, who has in her poa session tho identical peieo which caused such a revolution in tho Lin tor v of tho I'acifie count i "We arrived here in November, looks like smuo kind of a varmit or , about it. 1840, said Mrs. Wimmor, "wifu nl party of fourteen families, across the plains from Missouri, tin arriving nt Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, we found Fremont in need ofmoro men. Mv husband enlisted before wo had foro. head L'ot thu oxen unvoked. and left me totaler, had never kept any spirituous nnd our seven children at the fott in liquors iu tho House, or tins fact the the caiO of Commisaarv Curtain Q. W. OKANULLO, Justice of the Peace, & Market Strut, MuldkUurg, J'enna Convey ancinar in nil iu Br'nohs. Attended to. DVBTB BILtS COLLSOTKD. 11EFAJUS CLOCKS, WATCHES and Jewelry, at Short ftotioe. ALL WORK WAKEANIlCD. Watches For Sale. visltora were informed by the oldest daughter, a handsome, intelligent girl of eighteen, lhit the riotously inclined invaders had no enro just then for female beauty, uorwero they io7cd by the fear and distruBt of he frightened girls but they still temanded whisky, and when they I become assured that they could 'vo it, they rcsolvetl that they cut down tho sign Wfore the and the leader so informed the ing lady. "You must do as you please, gen uien," she said, shrinking, while hor little sisters gathered around her for protection i "X cannot prevent you." "A tavern-sign, and no whisky Such ft sign ia ft base fraud." "Aye down with it 1" "Where is your ax t" "Yon will find it somewhere by the wood-pile, sir." Three or fonr of the party made a rush for tho wood pile, cursing as they went, while the leader m the gang, ft young man who would Lave been decidedly handsome if he bad been himself, with others of bis cam paniona, took a notion to overhaul the honse, insisting that there must be "a drop of something" somewhere. And we mar here aay that the whole party considered themselves gentle men, i ney were wen ureisea, ana respectably connected. In ft small, . Well-furnished apart ment) apart from the guest's room, was found a pianaforte "Hallo I" cried the loader, "wbo plays on this t Can you P J "H ) roine, pr. noiwerou uit inns .-' o drew our rations like common soldiers for four months. Captain Sutler arranged a room for us in thofoit. As soon as Mr. Whinner returned from Santa Clara, where he lind been stationed during tho win ter, he joined three others and went over the niountaius to what is now called Donnor Lake, to fetch over Ufa effects of the frontier family, nf ter thut terrible, winter of suffering that you have heard about. "In June, 1847, they loaded all our household plunder for Hat tie Creek, up on the Sacramento, to put up a saw mill, but they changed their plans and went to Coloma Captain Fnttcr and J. W. Mrtndinll were equal partners ana wore the bead of tho expedition. After seven days of travel, blazing trees, we nr rived at sundown a mile above the town. Next morning Mr. Wimmor went out to select a situ for the milk and I a site for the house. He was to oversee the Indians, bo ft handy roau about and I was to be cook. We bad from fifteen to twenty men employed. We soon bad a log bouse a good log house and ft log heap to cook by; "They bad been working on the mill-race, dura and mill about six months, when, one morning along along the last days of December or the first week of January, 1847-48, after an absence of several days to the fort (that was our Ban X ranciseo in them days) Mr. Marshall took Mr. Wimmer and went down to see what had been done while be was away. The water was en) .rely that off, and 1 '1 11 help yon all 1 can.' Tkxa St'oitT Sportsman find- 'I'0 1 Write to him! Write lo nn ngrccnble abiding place in Texas. I him live liinea a day! I'm goin' On the prairies almost every kind j hum to met t her. and bo pounded of wild animals rlajund. In the around and hhkm d nnd js wed, but if Northwest are the wild horso or ' know you'regetlin' n law through mustang and the fierce buffalo. The I W the grave feelin' good!" deer and the antelope, the moonc And ho put mi hi mittens, took und the monutain goat nre plentiful ; cane and a gone. not to mention tne jaguars, the pu tuas, wild-cats, black hears, ocelots, wolves and foxes, and smaller game Rule You; self. Half lie fritntl.-liirtt in the wo.hl , peccaries, opossi ms, raccoons, nro ent aw ny by the lack ef sell M they walked along eiAmiuitifl; thejjiij. - - . 1. aw " " " t iiants, rabitsnml squirrels. A Spec ml loature of wild Ii'hih tho pmirie dog or mormet, dwelling in holes burrowed iu the ground. Their numbers nre so great that tho trav tier may sometime join ney for days, together without loosing sight of them. 'J ho feathered tribe are also abundant, including birds of prey and birds of sport. There is the bald headed eagle nnd tho Mexican eagle, vultures, owls, hawks, wild turkeys, wild gcoso, prairio liens canvas back and other ducks, teal, bran.lt, pheasanti tpinils, grouse, woodcocks pigeons partridges, snipes, plovers, red l irds and doves By the waters nre also found the crane, the swan tho pelican, the wa tor turkey andthe kingl!l- ' smaller birds nr t among them iant plur ' otjue the lllock' blue jay lot's, rive- rietioa oys; ..The ten r cc inuiu.i'l on tho part of ilicir reclpn cants, Trto eei.th'int n who bail he. n IribiiiU f r yearn, were hturied Iy the limit of ii'gumet.t into cool' ndictiuu. The one uttered so unguarded aa iniiat'ng expression, which ihe olhrr ii a'Hiiily refentcd. A duel toek took I hu e, Ouo fell a victim to lliirOolli to cui-Uni. Society was ih piivrd of a vuluable niimher, sed hi r l.rljiles oliddien were loft lo reap ihe lntn I ciia- qiiencrs ol nro rah won!. Twa youDK ladies hud heco for many yriir irL-cpoahld ci iiipaniona. A Ihtlw alienation took p'oce, whirh tin ptrd one el them, a girl of ufTcctionntn hut haty tiuiper, to tall her friiinl an api'iobriotis nsnie. A rpvnrrt l wn illi' ccisefjuorcf. Ore W as laeli, t' ' ' an r
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