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VOLUME XXVI, NO. 9
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN'A., FEBRUARY 23, 1S72.
WHOLE NUMBER 1303.
at the option of the pabllsber.
lflet
Count Statement.
RECEIPTS AND EXPKNDI
TUKKS of the eounty of Juniata,
from the 2nd day of January. 1871. op to
the lib day of January, 187 1, inclusive:
1872. DAVID WATTS, Trtanttr. Dr
To balance due county on last
settlement $ 82 19
Anoint cTState and County tax
Outstanding January 2d, 1871 13,631 87
Amount of Militia tax outstand
ing January 2d. 1871 HZ 69
Amount of County tax levied for
1871 21,058 88
Int. of Stale tax levied for 1&71 1,082 75
Aat. Militia tax levied for 171 403 60
Amount ree'd Court Hou-etent 10 CO
Amount roo d for vtrdict fees 411'0
Total 537,235 19
17. CONTRA.
liy amt. cf Commissioners and
other orders lifted $1
Stats assessment paid for the
years 18i,9. 1 87u and 1 87 1 . . . .
Treasurer one per cent, oa Stats
assessment
Cr.
,979 02
.471 67
61 71
lea per cent allowed tax payers
for 1871 1,6 3 42
Fire tent, allowed collectors. ... 6Si 17
Exonerations allowed collectors
ea Stale and County ax 718 09
Exonerations allowed collectors
n Militia tax 14C f.O
Outstanding Mate and County
tax on January 4ili 1872 9,215 74
Outstanding .Militia; tax on Jan
uary 4ib, 1872 C55 13
Treasurer's percentage as per
Commissioners' order 6 0 00
Balance in Treasurer's bauds. . . 1.913 H
ToUl $37,230 19
Te balacee brought down $1,913 i
JOSEPil Al;D. Sheriff,
To amount of verdict fees
Dr.
.$4 "0
COSTUA. Cr.
By cash ree'd from li. . McMeen t-t 00
STATEMENT OF OUTSTASDISO
Text in the hi'.l of the literal Cellte
tart, Jmutnry 4fA. 17'.! :
Urate Ir
Co. 7x
Collector:
TV. Districts.
ami O'Neal..
William Cox. .
Jamse Howell
Wa A Wright
Oeo. Shivery. .
Vm Keuawcil .
Wm Fiiigerall
J C Beale
Henry Harsh
Jesse Keed . . .
John Kenawel
Wm Wall"
Henry WVli . .
J MeWilliam
Irwin Cat jril..
Jolo Cotiel'D. .
J no M l!lrn
M. Dougherty
Wm F TiiouiM
IS K McM. en .
John Kirk
Wm Oles
Ivrael W etxler
Thee H'atta
Jseeh Lichmai.
T. Isenbetg
r. Milliken . .
Mark J Majra
1 St:r
Fayette
S 18 00
It".?
'jreen wood. . ,
81 15
12G 20
M 88
87 80
173 73
Iu? 14
407 45
1193 4
37 !.H
168 81
lit 77
28 0
7 0 21
Spruce H:ll.,
l'trrj Ti!le . .
ilirette
TffG'.
18','.
! Walker
li-7
ITU'-e lull . .
1S7C
Bcle
lsTt
Itlford ,
1870
lireenwood . ,
17
i fi
le? layette . . . i .
Lack
i'errTaviil . .
ileale
jiyftiW'toJ,. .
;i
101
8
7 I i I'al lersnn
2H2
21
1-7! jMiltnrd
;8.1 Lack
1?71 Spruce llil..
:i87!ITiirliit
j!87l!liffiiiiinwn ..
1 17 1 Jr erminagli . .
ir-71 riiotnps'iuwu
!871!Monroe
1ST 1 1 F iycttw
IS71 j l'errvi le.. .
1S7I Tucaror . . .
IfcTl li'cift ...
2' ei
33 4
I'll 03
241 39
81 P9
t5 j f4
1J
31
.8 7S
i 2
809 C2
38; I 52
1(15 43
999 72
Ian I Kniusr. i
1871 .Susquehanna.
Peter Hetrick. !
187 1 J Walker
Total .
STATEVEXT OF OUTSTAXDISS MI
litia Tax in the hands of the suverul Cl!ec
tors, January 4,'n, 187i.
CAleelort. IV. J Qutrictt. j ' j"
William Cox... jl8' 8 Greenwood.. $ 3 Oil
James How, II . 1809 .Spruce Hill.. 37 00
Wm A Wright . ! Herryaville .. 4 t'O
Geo. Shivery . . " Fayette 13 95
Wm Ker.awell . 1870 rtalker li 50
Wm Fitzgerald " Spruce Hill. 2100
J C Beaie " lieale 8 5
Henry Harst-.. " Milt.ird 15 AO
Jesse Reed. .. . Greenwood... 14 50
John Kenawell. iF.wette 14 t5
William Walls. Lick 18 23
Henrv W.lli.. . " i VcrrydTiPe... 7 I0
J. M' Williams . 1871'Keale 2 00
Lewis Cargill. . I Greenwood. . 13 ' 0
John M Cahren Milfoid 18 0"
M. Dougherty. " Lack 33 50
Wm V Thomas Spruce Hill. 39 5' I
8 R McMeen . . TiiiKett 14 6
John Kirk " jMifflintown.. 24 50
William Oles. . . t'erman igh.. 44 00
Israel Wetiler ' ' Tbompauui n 7 00
Tbos Watts " M.mroe 19 50
Jaeab Eicliman " Fayeit 83 t'O
Philip lsenbergl TerrysTilie.. 7 50
F. Milliken " Tuscaro.-a . . f 5 50
Mark J. Magiw " Pbtware... Si 50
Daniel Knouie i Suqnehmna 25 00
Peter Hetrick.! Walker 37 50
Total JC55 13
All of which ia repectfu'ly aubmitted.
S. 8. PANNRIl a K1"R,
KPHKA1M LACVER, Auditor,.
K. J. KANGLE, J
CoMMlsloMRa' Ornrc 1
Mirn ixtows, January 4, 172
STA TEX EST OF THE DISBURSE
mtntt of the County Tretrurer to January
4th, 1872,r the year 1S7I :
Uifeellaneoue.
Doty Tarker Co. f rntect on order
No. 12. :n faror Il.ime Insur'ce Co$ 3 25
fiamuel llridge cleaning priT 2 25
J. Mid'lagh coppying cnnnietationa
and forwerding same to llarriab'g 25 O
V. J Crawford aul J Allison clean
ing psvements and gutters in
Court House yard 6 00
Bamuel Bridge, cleaning privy . 1 fcO
George Kiti. collector Delaware
township, taxes overpaid 2 00
Thomas Vanhorn. LiX'S overpaid to
collector and refunded 6 80
J. Middagu, copying report of
school property to Superiuiendant
Wickereham 6 00
Total S57 30
Cimtablet' oni JuHicri' I eel in Common-
venlth Citet.
J. C. Moser. contablis fees..
28 16
. 1 8
. 1 5
.. 3 50
.. 8 92
.. 93
. 30 HI
.. 17 19
J. Wetiler. conatahle (eea
F. Milliken, conftahle fees
O. P. Pobioson. cnunable fee"
Jacob Cupp. con.talil? feea
fl. B. Caveny, consiabt fees
J. S. Lukins, et al. juiticea fees. ..
J. P." Wharton, et al. jusiicca feea.,
J. Widdagb, swearing Assesaora. Co
Auditor- .. as cer bill filed...
11 25
E. W. M. Kreider. el al, justices fees 14 42
John Huiiard. justices fees 11 b0
Jesse Red. justices fees 8 88
6 B Ard. Dep Shffs fees. Common
wealth s. Myers
O P Kobinson, Constable's fees for
same
Rob t M'Meen. Diet. Att'y in Com
monwealth cas a
60 PO
10 19
61 CO
Total... -"5 76
Jury Covmittioner't ani Clerk'i Feet.
8 B London. Jury Commissioner ...$10 00
Josech Rnthroek Jure Commissiner 10 00
8 D Leaden. Jnrv Cental saiotier. .. 2 60
Joaenb Eolh-eck, Jury Conimieeiouer 760
S B Loudou, Jury Commissioner.. . . 7 60
J Middag'o, Clerk to Jury Com."
miseionor 1870 9 00
J Middagh, Clerk to Jury Com-
. miasiuaer 10 00
TotaL $46 60
Commonicealth Vitneetei.
P L Greenlerf et al glO 16
Samuel Yocum et al 20 44
William Landis et al II SS
Samuel Reed et aL 13 78
John Dunbar et al 42 68
J J Kiddle ct al 14 80
Philip M. Keener et al 4 56
R M Thompon and wile 12 89
A Baldwin et al 17 27
J J Maika 4 00
John Louder et al 2 16
BZeiders 8 81
John W Olaee 11 28
Jacob Zeigler el al 13 80
J B Teager et al i 7 97
. grubb el al 4 b5
Thomas Cox et al 4 22
John Cox el al 11 S3
Philip Kilmer et al 8 98
Nancy Mocobau et al 9 05
Total $248 43
Coronert' ond Juitiee't Injuett.
Dr P L Greenleaf, poet mortem ease
of nebister $1U OJ
G W Jacobs Inquisition on dead body 11 35
.N Vandyke e al jurors on inquisi
tion 17 63
Toiat $38 98
Cuurlt' and Jvrorg' Pay.
Hi ram Ard et al. grand jurors Feb
T., i7i sas 80
Wm Relief al petit jurors, Feb T,'71, 301 22
J W Steveson. grand juror 3 37
Kiel. ard Dovle, juror bo
Joseph Ar l, summoning jurors Feb
ruary Term, 1871 21 00
Daniel Winer et si. petit jurors to
February Term, 1871 32 fi2
J S Moor. grand juror, Feb T, '71. 3 76
Daniel Auker el al grand juror,
April Term, U71. ..- 81 91
Ja.oh Augliey et al, peiit juror,
April Term 1871 212 89
C ttatl. jurors, April Term, 1871... 0 60
J R Anderson et al. grand jurors,
September Term, lif7l ".. 157 64
Abraliam Brubaker. petit juror, Sep
tember Term. 1871 609 CO
J W Sartin et al, jurors. Sept.T. '71, 9 24
D R llarton et al, grand jurors, De
cember Term. 1S71 10719
Wilson Allen et al. petit jurors, De
cember Term, 1871.. I .'...451 IB
Peter Desloar et al 2! 87
Total $2033 til
Rood, a:id Bridget.
John Leech, road damages, Delaware
township $95 00
R. C. Graham, road damages, Spruce
Hill township , 50 00
Daniel Smith, road damages, Dela
ware township 90 00
Thomas Stewart, road damages, Tnr-
bett towiislii; 25 CO
T. W. Keuner. i-id diiu iitt". Tur-
bett 60 00
G. L. VTeimer, roal dunuj-s, Tur-
bett 15 66
W. S. Weiiner, road dain;os, Tur-
bwt 10 00
L. L. Konns, road damages, Turbett. 5 00
S. R. McMeen, road damages, Tur
bett 4 66
John burns, road damages, Turbett. Id 00
Total $355 32
jjssessore Feei.
D. P. Miniben, etal. asst. assessors
fees
John Watte, rt al. asst. assessors'
fees
Henry Harsh, a.sessiiig Miltnrd, 18ti'.l
Henry Harsh, assessing Milfoid, 1870
Jonathan Weivr, ct al
J.jhti Hecktnan
G. W. Jacobs
John D. Milliken. Spruce Hill
William Dougherty, Tuscarora
R. E. fieely, et al asst. assessor....
J. E. Gr.iybill, Fayelte township....
J. J. C:i-ties, Green ood township. '.
Caleb Parker, Patterson borough...
Jonn Dalentine, Fermanagh town
ship John Motzer, et al. as-it. assessors'..
B. F Cruzier, I'eale township, 1870.
J. C. Beale, Beale townj-hip, 1S I. .
David Shuiuan, Thompsontowti bor.
Emch Horning, et al. asst. assessors
J. B. Smith Delaware t.wnship
William Adams, Walker township..
A. H. Martin. Mifflintown
15 50
13 50
2 00
2i 00
12 25
7 75
5 00
32 00
80 00
15 50
30 00
15 0 I
Iti 00
25 00
7 Si
20 00
21 00
12 00
25 75
2 00
25 00
20 00
22 90
10 00
17 00
6 75
25 00
25 00
43 00
30 00
John Yeakly, ct al. asst. assessors'. .
George Haruer, busquehanna town
ship A. A. Crozie-,, Perrysville b trough.
Abt.ihara Whitiuer, et al. asst. asses,
sora
Daniel McConnell, Turbett town
ship William McConnell, Monroe town
ship William 1. Walls, Lack township..
Daniel McConnell, Tui bttt township
Total $795 16
Ezpencei under the Registry Law.
C. A I.anvcr, Monroe township- $ 14 00
J i-ph Thatchet, Lack townslitj 30 00
Wtn. McConuel , enumeration of
Monroe ,l 50
Henry Harsh, Millord township 18(19 2u 00
llenrv Ila.ab, enumeration of Mil
ford 33
W. Daughcrtv. enumeration Tuscaro
ra io "
J. E Gravbill, enumeration of Fay
ette...". 20 00
J. J. i astles enumeration ot Green
Wood 8 00
Caleb 1'arke.r. enumeration Patter
son 11 00
John Balentinej eiimn. Fermanagh.. 14 00
B- F. Crozier, enumeration Buile... 16 00
John C. Beale, enumeration of Beale i7 00
David Shiituau enutn. ThompsontOA'n C 00
J. B. Smith, enumeration of Dele
ware 14 00
Wm. Adams, enumeration of Walk
er 14 00
A. II. Martin enumeration of Mifbiu-
town 7 00
Geo. Barner, enutn. of Susqueh uina 10 00
A. A. Croiier, enumeration Perrys
ville 10 00
John D. Milliken, Spruce Hill 17 00
J. B. Sniilh, Delaware township.... 16 00
D. McConnell, enumeration of Tur-
btt 15 00
D. McConnell, registry Turbett 6 84
A. H. Martin, registry Mifflintown. . . 12 0
a! H. Martin, enutn. of Mifflintown.. 8 00
B. F. Crozier., Beale township 15 00
William Dougherty, Lack township.. 20 00
J. E. Gravbill, Fayette township.... 21 00
Cal.-b Parker, Patterson borough.... 11 00
William McConnell, Monroe town-
ship 15 00
W. D. Walls, Lack township 21 00
John Balentine. Fermanagh town
ship 16 00
A. A. Crozier, Perrysville borough.. 11 00
J. J. Castles, Greenwood township. . 9 00
Daniel McConnell, Turbett town
ship 15 84
Total $300 00
Constable Return and Tipslavt:
J L Vaughn et al, constable return
February Term, 1871 $ 33 71
F Milliken et all, tip staves Feb T,
1871 80 23
J H Patterson et a!, sonstsble re
turns April Term, 1871 3 2
J H Campbell et al, tip staves Apr
Term 1871 19 68
Tobiss Btasotu et al, coi. stable re
turns September Term, 187 !. ...'. . 83 81
J E Humphrey et al, tip stares Sep
tember Ti rin, 1871...... .... 26 03
A P McDonald et al, constable fe
tnrns December Term, 1871 45 94
O W Hamlin et al, tip staves De
cunber Terra, 1871 34 11
Total
IFiW Cat, Mink and Fox
G W Smith ettd.
James Fortney et al ,
Harrison Varner et al
Daniel Amey ft al
Mahlon Hower etal
Robert Kerlin et al
William Kenawelletal
G W Liter et al
....$204 60
Scalps.
$ 11 75
6 45
, 81 65
, 6 45
, 10 75
25 45
8 60
..... 21 15
25 35
22 50
18 35
11 65
21 35
8 55
8 70
6 45
7 75
6 80
Solomon Beshoar ct al
S R Warner etal
James Groniger et al...'
Levi Keihl et al
J R Yocum et al
John Yohn et al
F Milliken et al
J S Lukeus et al
John Yeater et al
John Keller et al
Total $257 CO
Eastern Penitentiary.
Bal of bill for maintaining convicUS 23 35
Coiinlv Prison.
B Witmcr, bedstead lor jail $ 2 00
Catharine Warner, bed dine lor jail. . 2 00
C Barlley, repair tor jail doors 6 00
Martm alters, merchandise n
John Deitriek, llietitr, as per bill.... 37 63
Joseph Ard, sherilf tees, lor keeping
vagrants 61 00
D I' Suloutf, A. Co, coal lor jail 7 45
Joseph Ard, Sheriff lees, as per bill. 133 60
W 11 Noble, pump in j ul cistern ... . 11 00
R E Parker, clothing lor prisoners. . 2 50
Etka &. Landis, plastering, while
washing and repairing jail 20 00
Goshen and B isotii, payonng jail. . . 31 00
A Pierce, wood lor court house and
jail 6 00
Joseph Ard, jail lees 68 10
Josepa Ard, Commonwealth vs My
ers .". So 50
George Goshen, coal lor jail 7 65
Joseph Ard, lees lor keeping va- "
grauts 183 60
Total $'i24 74
CoBny Debt.
SS Pannebaker, county auditor. .$ 12 00
Gideon Lauver, county auditor 12 00
J Vanoruicr, clerk to county audit
ors 12 00
S S I'antiebaker, bi lance ol auditor's
lees in lull 6 00
J Vai ormer, bal due as clerk to aud's 8 00
G Lauver, balol auditor's fees in lull 4 00
E Lauver, county auditor in lull. .. . 12 00
Doty, Parker &. Co, money borroweJ400 00
J A Christy, att'y lees and cost
county vs Wiliiam Cox 24 08
E R Gi'.iilord. Fire Insurance Co.... 14 70
F L Hutter, blanks under Keg Law.. 30 00
Doty, Parket & Co morieyborroweii 2000 03
Graham &. Christy, att'y fees SpeJdy
vs Juniata county : 35 00
G W Juci.bs, Agricultural Soc.ietv.. 100 00
G W Lloyd, expense Teai he-'s Instl21 00
David IVatts, salary tor county Treas-
nrer. '. 000 00
Totul...M.
$33 49U1
Stale Lunatic .tfyum.
Keeping Margaret Brackbiil per bills 212 18
Public Printing
Fonsall & Jackman, balance lor 1870 40 00
W W Davis 44H 25
B F Schweir 389 25
Bonsall 4t Jackman 47U 7,"
ToUl $1354 25
Stationery, ec.
T L Hutter, transcripts and dupli
cates $120 00
S Books, stationary, postage, to. ... 15 47
David Watts, stationary i. blank boi.k
for Prothonotary's oHice 11 04
S Books, sundries 6 89
Tolal $153 40
Bridges
G W Smith, repairs Delaware bridge 13'1 00
Wm Henck, Port Royal " 12 00
Do ' CS.-oninger's " 3 00
Wm MeCormick, repairs to bridge at
Wilson's mill 9 60
Thoa Beale, repairs Lcuion'a bridge 6 00
J Gillilord, plan's- 1'omeroy's ' 53 60
S E Teller, plank Br ncr'a " 7 00
W I'SiET Gruver, repairs to Mc
Coytown bridge 23 50
J G Kennedy. repVs Waterl'd bridge 9 50
L E Burchfield, repairs Licking Creek
bridge 6 20
J (i Kennedy, repiirs, &.C., bridges. 39 61
J Drolesbaugh. plank Drohsbaugh's
bridge 38 87
W Neely, plank lor bridges 22 11
E Bergey, repairs Jdico bridge 12 00
J McCoy, plan & specification bridge 7 00
D S Whitiuer, repairs to bridges.... 14 lO
T P Dimtu, et al, plank and repairs to
Dimm's bridge 52 33
G W Burcl-tield, repairs to Licking
Creek bridge 2 90
S Amey, mason work new iron biidge 250 00
G King & Co iron structure lor bridge
over Cocolam us Creek 121" 00
W Hench, plan k. specilicat'n bridge 10 l;0
Total $1861 78
CommtJJtotifrj' Offivt and Court House.
A Speddy, court cryer Dec. T. 1870. 18 50
D Stnckler, ins on jail court house 12 0J
Home Ins. Co. insurance do d...-..l20 00
E Weiser, cleaning court house 70
D Watts, stationery 10 70
F. U Gillilord, Coiiuuis.-iouei's lees in
full for 1870 49 TO
J Robison etal repairing court bouse 5 75
W Ulsh, Comniiusiour's tees, mileage 164 98
ER Gillilord do do 193 25
iv App do do 7.1 00
D P SuloutT & Co coal court house. . 10 00
Clark & Frank, hardware 9 01
A Speddy, crj ing court 46 0
B F BurehHcfd. ext. a writing 16 00
S Books, stati?nrr anl postage.... 3 00
J Middagh, cletk's Ices 50 00
J Yeakly & Son, merchandise 9 26
D Watts, stationery, blank books ic. 25 00
R Stutzman, cleaning court house.. 7 00
Martin &. Martin, merchandise. .... 8 00
A Whitiuer, Commissioner's lees and
mileage. .
... 40 96
D A Doughman, ice lor court house
and jail
J McCop, repair to covrt houae.....
S Ulsh, wood a plank for court house
8 90
9 15
6' 00
J Middagh, clerk under Registry Law 50 00
J A Christy, Attorney tor Commis
sioners 50 00
M S toner, repairs to court house.... 10 30
G Goshen, coal for court bouse 10 CO
D P SuloutT, coal and lumber lorcourt
house ior 1870 S 40
B Whitmer, attending public grounds 15 93
Total $1046 60
Public Offices.
R E McMeen, Prothou-tary'r and
clerk's lees 256 bO
J A Christy, auditing public uttic.es.. IS 00
J N Vanormer, duplicates, itc 1100
J - McCoy, book Case ior Register's
Office. 7 00
G W Shaffer, two copies Purden's Di
gest 22 00
R E McMeen, stove for Prolhouotary
Office 22 00
J R Dunbar, stove and pipe for Reg
ister's Office 22 00
D Watts, blauks and dock- ts 15 69
W Mann, two dockets, Prothonota
ry's Office 27 00
Total $898 19
General tmd Sprinj Election!.
J Dysirger, at al, judges, ic .....$54 25
J Waldsmith, et al, judges, &e.. .. 13 25
O P Katberman, el al, judges, Ac., f-7 68
E L Jamison, et al, judges. 4c... 69 39
J Giflord, el al judges, So 49 03
J M lirese, et al, judges, Ac 14 06
Total.. $227 61
Recapitulation.
Miscellaneous $ 67 40
Constables and Justices Fees in
Commonwealth cases 275 75
Jury Commissioners and Clerks
Fee .... 46 60
Commonwealth Witnesses.. 248 46
Coroner's and Justice's Inquest... 38 97
Courts and Jurors Pay 2083 61
Road and Bridge Damages 235 00
Assessors Fees 795 16
Eepenses under ths Registry Law SoOO!
Constable Returns and Tipstaves. 2tii 64
Wild Cat, Mink. Fox Scalps . 257 00
Eastern Penitentiary 23 35
County Prison 624 74
County Debt 3349 01
Stats Lunatic Asylum., ,. 212 18
Public Printing 1364 28
SiBiicnary 4c 1S3 40
Bridges . 1801 78
Commis. Office and Court House.. 1047 K0
Public Officers 398 19
General and Spring Elections . 227 64
Total 14705 83
We, the Commissioners of Juniata coun
ty, in compliance with the law, do publish
the foregoing, as a full statement of ths
Receipts and Expenditures of the county
aforesaid, for the year 1871.
l a. Given under our hands at the
Commissioners' Office, in Mifflintown, this
4ih day of January. 18i2.
E. R. GILLIFOKD,
WILLIAM ULSH. V Comm'rt.
W. VAN sSWERINGEN,
EN,)
Attxst :
J. MiDDAOn, Clerk. Ms7-4w
JJoct's (Corner.
TE0PLE WILL TALK.
You may get through the world, but 'twill be
very alow, ,
If you- listen to all that is raid as you go ;
You'll be worfie'd and fretted, aud kepi in a
stew.
For meddlesome tongues will have something
to do
For people will talk.
If quiet and modest, you'lj have it presumed
That tour humble position is only assumed ;
You're a woll in sheep's clothing, or else
von re a fool.
But dou't get excited, keep perfectly cool,
For people will talk.
If generous and noble, they'll vent their
splet.n,
You will hear some loud hints that you're
aclfi-h and mean ;
If upright aud honest, and fair as the diy.
They'll call you a rogue in a sly, sneaking
way.
For people will talk.
And then if you show the least boldness of
heirt.
Or a slight inclination ro take your own part.
They will call you an upstart, conceited and
vain.
Bui keep straight ahead, don't stop to ex
plain. .
For people will talk.
i
It you dress in the fashion don't iLiuk to
escape.
For they criticise them in a different shape ;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailor's
unpaid.
But mind your own business, there's nought
to be made.
For people will talk.
Now. the beit way to do is to do as yon please.
For your mind, if you have one, will then be
at cae.
Of course you will meet with all ebrts of
abuse.
But don't think to stop them, it ain't any use,
For people will tilk.
JQistcIIantons gearing.
A XOVELTY IS ARTIC EXPLORATION.
Mr. Octave Pavy, the wealthy and ad
venturous young Frenchman, who is go
ing to the North Pole, proposes to do the
journey on a rubber raft. The raft is
composed of four keel-shaped cylinders;
fastened together ca the decks by wood
en slats, to which the necessary musts
and riggings are attached. It is so
small that it occupies very little room
in fact, Mr. Pavy carries his pack in a
barrel, but it will carry about 10 000
pounds of freight besides the crew. Mr.
Pavy is in St. Louis, en rout for the Pa
cific coast; but finding the Union l'aciiic
road blocked with snow, will return to
New Orleans, and go to San Francisco
by some other route, lie will leave San
Francisco in the spring, and will steer
for Pntmzavodfk, where he wiil take on
hoard provisions, furs, dogs and reindeer?.
Sailing through Behring'e Straits, Mr.
Pavy will hear for the laud discovered
by captain Long, about five hundred
miles road which he will cross in
el-'dges drawn by reindeers and dogs,
taking his boat with him This land
lies between 71 and 80 decrees of latti
tude, and will be reached, it is expected,
some lime in August. After crossing it.
be expects to find the open Polar Sea
described by navigators, on which he
wi I embark and sail around to Green
land and Spitzbergen if he can.
A Western grocer declares he has seen
a rat go to a basket of egga. take one in
Ida paws roll over on his bark, resting
the egg on his abdomen, and holding it
there by his legs, flap his tail as a signal
that all was ready, and out would come
two niher rats, seiz) the fir it one by the
t ail. dreg him np etairs on his back, egg
and all. We think that an eggstraordi
nary tale.
"Boys," said a school teacher the
other day, ''what is the meaning of all
the noise in the school?" "It is Bill
Smith, sir who is imitating a locomotive."
' Come op here William," said the teach
er, "If you are taming into a locmno
tive, it is high time you were switched
off."
BETWEEN LIFE AD DEATH.
Seren Persons Plunged Into the Icy Wa
tens of ISiaek Lake.
CocnxcTON. Sullivan Co.. N. T.,
February 17, 1872. f
Thirteen miles east of this place, up
among the pine and hemlock hills of
Sullivan couuty, in the town of Bethel,
is Black Lake, one of those small iulatid
lakes for which the county is noted, aud
named on account of the very dark color
of its waters. A tannery is erected here,
and scattered here ar.d there in the forest
and clearings are the horms of the labor
ers at the tannery, making quite a settle
ment about the lake. There, in that
quiet aud. solitary spot, was witnessed
within the past week a scene that struck
terror to the stoutest hearts and which
called forth the exhibition of th'ee quali
ties of courao-e and endurance which are j
. u v. uiiut. vi . 11 u uab" .UIIU3U1 III, .V l.
a
gree that has no parallel in the annals of,
courageous deeds.
The children of pom of the employees
ml tbn I
ot one ot tueni, where they enjoyed I
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themselves utitill nearly evening, one day I
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this week. 1 wo little gtrls, Helen
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Brooks, daughter of of Y ilhani C.
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rooks, foreman of the tannery, and
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Hattie Schooumaker, proceeding home ;
from the party, took a "short cut'' across
the lake, which is frozen over, and was 1
considered safe. hen they had reached ,
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almost the other shore II at He broke!
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tnrongn tne ice, ami in imngto nnp ner
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out Helen clipped m too. 1 hey both;
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sank, nd when they came up, according !
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to James Kilcain, a ffd hlteen years old, ;
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whn wraa Wiit-Ulncr it tur roil. Irnm t in I
shore, they were entwined in each other's
arms. Young Kilcain at once started to
wards the hole in the ice, with the iuten
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Hon of giving the girls all the assistance
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in his power. W hen he reached them
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they were struggling to graep hold of the
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ice. Kilcain got hold of them, and had
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them half way out of the water when the
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ice gave way beueaih him, aud all three
were plunged beneath the chilling water.
When they ca.ne up the lad began shout
ing for us-isiatice. James Brooks, who
was 'n llis woods near by, now come up
on the scene. It was his eiittr iu the
water with the others, and he ran to help
her.
In reaching out he slipped into thel
water.
Ttiktli nirlii li a i-1 liituii riliiitTinir tf
wiu tuiD iinvi av-a. as v-aii--iL
DO
rtsi. li T. I. .wl l.o. a..aB fnafr k...am I
j ssniig ji.iiv.uiu, n ii is mc no (et u,vuuniig
exhausted. Willi uw etloits lo keep them
and him above the sn.face W hen the
other boy fell his ...te, let go of Kli -
cam and twined herself around her
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brother. He succeeded in freeing his
arms, auu men uueiuuieu to reacu uuc
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cukq oi luc ilc, it. ivouiu oieaivo away
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with the ci mbiued weijiht of him and his
sister, aud tired him so that he desisted,
and the two Loys began shouting for
aid Thomas Burt, another boy, was I
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attracted by the dries, and ran to the
edge of the ice, and instantly broke j
through. There were now five of them I
iu the water all struggling feat fully for
life. A man named .Max Deseker, a
brawny wood ehopper, hearing the shouts
of the children when he was working in
the woods, ran down to the lake, and be
held the situation. He had his lit tie five
year old son with him, and telling him to
remain quiet oh the shore, rushed to the
struggling little ones iu the water, only
to share their f.ite. As soon as he
plunged in the water both li n tie girls
grasped hold of his coat, and he was
keeping them afloat when his little son,
ten i lied at seeing his father iu the water,
jumping iu and grasping him around the
neck.
The whole settlement had now been
attracted to the chore cf the lake, and
the wildest excitement prevailed. Wo
men fainting, crying and praying; men
shouting, and the chilled, failing persons
iu the water, battlirg with death, that
stared them in the face. Men shouted
to do this and to do that, and between it
all nothing was done to aid them. When
Ueseker found his little boy about his
neck he seized him in his powerful arms,
kiss hiin several times, and with a look
of despair threw him far out upon the
ice, where he was taken ug and carried
to bis mother. The little girls were now
rapidly failing, but young Kilcain suc
ceeded in climbing out on the ice and
shouted for a tannery hok. One was
brought and he succeeded in pulling out
the inanimate form of the Schoonmaker
git 1 a. she was sinking beneath the ice
Thomas Dent, father of the boy who
had already fallen in in aiding the giils,
now jumped in to the assistance of Dese
ker and the rest, and after him went
Thomas Hanley. Tnese two snstaiued
th almost exhausted and frozen Deseker
and the boys until a plank and more tan
ery hooks were brought and by their aid
all safely landed.
The girls, although believed to be
dead, were resuscitated. The others
were restored by warm fires and clothing.
The affair created a sensation throughout
this entire section of the country, and
the courage and noble conduct of Dese
ker, Hanley, Dent, father and son,' and
the lads Kilcain and Brooks, is a theme
of hundreds of admiring tongnes.
HOW PAPER CLOTHES ARE MADE.
Wearers of paper collars may be inter
ested in the reports ou the rnitiufactnre of
paper in Japan, which hare lately been
printed for the British pailianient. There
seems to be no reason why they should
not wear not only paper collars but also
paper shirts, aud washable paper coats
aud troupers, by taking advantage of the
process described as follows :
"Mode ol making paper c!otb, warran
ted to wash. Take some of the paper
called 'Lotho' or some of the best 'setika.'
and dye it of the color required. Ikil
some of the roots called 'kon-niakwuo-dama,'
with the skins on. try them with
! the inner portion of a rice (talk ; w lieu
it penetrates easily they are sufficiently
I boiled. Peel them and let the water run
'.off, and then pound them into paste
Spread this paste on either side of the
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i tiuniir ami l.ir it itrv in tha inn till mill.
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stiff Then sprinkle water on it until it
is thoroughly damped, and leave it in
that state for a night The next moruing
i vill it li risers a trf ilia tiling naja r f
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the shaft ot an arrow, and force it with
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the bands from either end into a crumple
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in the center; unroll it from each side
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noil luiiici ui mc unuri. A. utzu tiuuiuic
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i it well in t!ic hands by rubbing it togeth-
' er nutil it becomes soft, and then sprinkle
water on it to damp it. Pull it out
Btrfiiirht nti1 amnnrli fulrl if. nn anrl
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pound it with a wooden mallet. It may
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then be put luto water as much and as
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nflon a. i. MmI witlw.nt tiataimt.v mm.
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ry, having becomo a strong and lasting ;
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material.
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Inia cloth is made principally in the;
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aamiate 01 seuuai. ioxes, trays, ana even
saucepans may be made of this cloth ;
and saucepans thus manufactured sustain
: no injury over a strong charcoal neat
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: Bags may he made ot it, in which wine
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; may be put and heated by insertion in
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! boiling water.
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A new alloy of epper and iron has
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been invented which is regarded as a dis-
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' f n i'f tt t miiph nmchpnl Imnnrhnpli
The blending of the two metals produces
a Eubetance of great strength, which, it
is said can he tempered lo greater hard
ness than steel, and when soft is easily
worked. One of the most important ad
vantages claimed for this new alloy is that
it ia not liable to oxidation on exposure
: to the atmosphere. But the principle ob-
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, tl.u i unn ft.in u tr. n. lr n o rti.rluit.
ly malleable metal which can be tempered
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; f be
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j which the latter is now rarely employed.
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The test to which the new alloy has been
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i submitted shows its peculiar adaptation ,
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, tor the purpose in question,
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THE ONLY DIFFICULTY.
Uuncle Peter, who flourished in the
mountains of Vermont, as a horse dealer,
was called upon the other day as an ama-
etur of equine who was hi search of
something fast. The result is told as fol
lows :
"There,'' said uncle Peter, pointing to
an animal in the meadow in trout of the
house; "there, sir, is an animal who
would trot her mile in two minutca ana
seventeen seconds were it not for one
thing."
"Indeed."
"yes,' continued Uncle Peter, "she is
four years old this spring, is in good con
dition, looks well, is a first-rate mare, and
she could go a mile, iu two seventeen if it
were not for one thing."
"Well, whatia it ?"
"That mare," resumed the jockey, "is
in every way a good piece of property.
She has a heavy inane, a switch tail, trots
fair, and yet there is one thing only why
she can't trot her mile iu two minutes
and seventeen seconds."
"What, in conscience, Is it, theu?'
cried the amateur
"The distance is too great for the time,"
was the old wag's reply. Ohio St'ttr
Journal
Ancient Leap Year Custom.
An ancient leap year custom, peculiar
to Spaniards and Mexicans, is described ;
as follows by a paper published in the
southern part of California, where it is
still practiced : " The name, of ladies
and gentlemen known to be mutually ac
quainted, are written upon slips of paper
and deposited in hats, the name of a lady
being drawn simultaneously from one bat
when that of a genth mn from another,
the two whose nam-a are thns drawn to
be fompadi ft and comadr s to each other" j jje waa rern-jved, but the child soon died
for the year. The obligations incurred : rrom jflauialion induced by the opera
toward each other by the relationship I tion 0f ,ue firi!t physician. The needle
are very simple. The ger.tleman is to j ij j,een gWi4l0wed by the child,
be the e-.ci.tt of the lady on any and Mf Lowjer, f Wiuona. Wch., rt-
every occasion that she may desire r ana ,
she. in turn, must consiuer nersen rugg
ed for any and every entertainmen which
he may wish to attend. Of course the re
lationship can be dissolved by mutual con
sent, either temporarily or permanently,
the petiod for which the agreement is
made-
A new sect has just been organized in
Huntingdon county, by one Rev. Cyrus
Jeffries, called the church of Christ in
Amrrlra.
SHORT ITEMS.
M male citizens of Russia are now
subject to military duty.
Woman first tempted man to eat. He
took to dlinY on Lis own account
Five negroes have been summoned as
jurors in the United States Circuit Court
of California.
Every woo'en leg which supplies the
place of a limb lost in battle, is said to
be a stump speech against war.
Fifty dollars is said to be the njual fee
for an organir? in New Yoik, to play at
a fashionable church wedding.
A poor vain in Summer connty, Kan.,
has only 61,000 head of cattle ia the
world.
TLe legislature of Florida have agreed
to impeach the governor of that State for
malfeasance connected with the railroads.
Henry' Coulter, of Pitiaburg, accepts'
the challenge of Bigliu Brothers, of New
York, far a 91,000 boat race to take
place in May on the Schuylkill river.
Five thousand pound ($25,000) have
been subscribed in England towards the
fund to defray the expenses of tha pro
posed expedition in searcb'of Dr. Living
stone Philadelphia sent nearly 100,000 boxes
of candles to California last year.' San
Francisco is sail to be the largest can
dle market in the world.
Old Rye is sii.I to be one of the
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lion 1 1 II IPrt t tnr.Tfl 11 A I I :imnlt ITA.
r. ..u t . e .u t. l.t
But Old live is not one cf the healtn-
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lest drinks m New Hampshire.
a piece of quartz containing ll.irty
t 1 o J
three per cent, of gold was recently
found in a well at Lewiburgh. It fs
not certain that the well contains more.
A minister not long ago preached from
the text, "Be ye therefore steadfast;"
but the printer made him expound from
"Be ye there for breakfast "
The following epeecb wes made by the
winner of a prize iu a foot race: "Gen
tlemen, I have won this cup by the uso
of my ?"sr'; I trw't I may never lose the
use of my legs by the use of this cup."
An exchange remarks that this is the
season of th;; year when the domestic
side board glows with hoarhonnd slings.
boneset, cocktaiN. piukroot and eonni
smasheD.and ca?tor oil juleps.
Two cnturies ago, not one iu fifty
i "we stockings, r i.ty years ago, not a
, allowed to run at large at night.
j Fifty year, -go, not a girl made a wait
i maid out of her mother. Wonderful
! ;mntnviipiit in tLincpi
improenieuis in mis age .
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bile a party of young men and boya
wi.re tarj-t ehootitig at Fbcenixville a
few days ago, a stray shot entered the
window of the house of .Mr William'
Campbell, striking his daughter Cassie..
: aged fourteen, in the head, killing her
j instantly.
I 'avid Leith has commenced suit
against Henry Dansman in tl.e Circuit
Court of Missouri, at St. Louis, charging
the latter with depriving him of the
company, love, comfort, assistance and
m.ce 0f jf,8 Lei'.h, by seducing her
, (0la 1()me auj iat i,arl(J. Mr. Leith lays
; , .i., , Sl00 000.
The Bearer Argut says : We learn
that Wilson Freed, of Pulaski township,
has Inst fotir of his childrcr; all girls,
with dipthcrirt f.gcd respectively twelve,
seven and five years and four months
Three of them were corpses at one time
and buried in one grave. This leaves
him with but two boys.
A young lady of Council BIuiTs, be
ing informed by her ' feller" that he in
tended to crasrs his attentions, cowhided
him around the room, and as he sprang
through the open window, told him, with
a parting lick, that would teach l.im
be mote careful f or the futnra not to triSfc
with a gentle at. loving heart.
An economical lady writes thus : "Tell
your Udy n idus to m-nd their tin pans
with putty. It U very easily done, and
is much better t'l.m iff throw thera away.
Put the putty oo the onpide, let it dry
thoroughly, nnd yna will never have to
med the sura) place ngain. I have pan.
tbus mended, that I have used for twenty
years."
A child "of Mr. Linter in Rochester.
N. Y., was taken ill about a week ago,
and on examination the point of a needle
was observed protruding frorb its stom
ach. A physician was called who cut
atouud the needle, but failed to'extract it.
Other physicians were called and the nee-
,iis feelings ;Q tho ..tferald" as
follows: "Whereas my wife, Dura S.
has abandoned my bed and board with
out juat cause or provocation, having
been for many years an admirer of the
free love principles, chosen the life of
mistress to C. W. Pauling, a' Baptist
preacher, rather lhan the society of her
friends and family, this is to forbid all
person, harboring or trusting bar on my
account as I shall pay no debt, of htr
contracting after this date."