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annonnoe that tbey bare entered into Pnmhip
In the praotioe of their profession In Northumber
land and adjoining eountiea. Consultations can be
naa in me wkmi.
April 4, 18W iy
Teeth I Teeth I
J. II. CRESMI.-atJiK-aa,
SUBOEON DENTIST,
formerly of ASHLAND, O., announces to the eiti-ae-jnof
Northnmberlsnd oonnty, that he has looatod
In BUNBURY, for the praotice of Dentistry, ana
rcipootfolly solicits your patronage, atten
tion puid to Jilting and irng teeth.
traded without vain, by using Narootio spray
whioh I have used for three years with, perfect tut
us and jio injurioui results.
Office in Rooms formerly oooupled by VT. J. o.
Angle, in Pleasaot'a Building, Market Sqjaro,
Bunbury. Pa. , TJ!.
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Attorncya and Counselors nt 10"'.
VV1
flLL attend to the collection of all kinds of
claims, lnoluaing ubok srnj, " j '66
loos
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A ItornoT nt Iw, BUNBURY, PA.
A Collections attended to in the eountiea of Hor-
thumborland, Union, Bnydor, Montour, Columbia
and Lycoming.
REFERENCES.
Hon. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
A. O. Cattoll Co., "
Hon. Wm. A. Porter, "
Morton McMiohael.heq , " ' v .
E. Kotcham A Co., 289 rear! fctreot, Now ot.
John W. Ashmoad, Attorney at Law, "
Matthows A Cox, Attorney at Law, "
Bunbury, March 28, 1868.
Wm. M. Rockefeller. Llotd T. Rohrbach.
ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH.
KVXUt KY, l'KN.VA.
OFFICE in Hanpt's new Building, second floor.
Kntranoo on Market Square,
Bunbury, Jnminry 4, 186b.
C3-. "W
Attorney and Conusellor nt law,
OFFICE in llaupt'snow Building, on second floor
Entrance on Market Square,
STJNBtTRT, 3? A.
AV'ill attend promptly to all professional bu?ine
entrusted to his care, the collection of oloitna In
Northumberland and the adjoining eountiea.
Banbury, January 4, 1863.
C. A. REIMENSNYDEB,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, FA.
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promptly and with diligence.
Bunbury, April 27, 1S67.
JNO, KAY CLEMENT,
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Office in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
A Ucnthcr'i Stove and Tinware Store,
MII.MtXKY I'li-VA.
Bunbury, March 81, 1866 Ij
C. 3. BUCNER.
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Cbesnut Street, west of the N. C. and P. A E. Rail,
road Depot, in tbo building lately occupied by
F. Laiarus, Esq.,
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Collections and all I'rofesrional business promptly
attended to iu Northumberland and adjoining Coun
ties.
ATTORNEY T .A.W
North Bide of Publio Squnro, one door oast of the
Old Bank Building.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Collections and all Professional business promptly
atteudod to In the Courts of Northumberland and
adjoining Counties.
Bunbury, Sept. 15, 1866.
T. II.PtJBDr, J- D- J-MEI.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BUNBURY, PA.
Offlco In the seoond story of Dewart's building, ad
. joining the Democrat office, on the north aide of
Market Square. .
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and other professional business intrusted to his care,
in Northumberland and adjoining oountiel.
November 9, 1867.
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csrr7ffOT
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ARCH STREET, between Third and Fourth Btrea
1M 1 U.. A U I : L.1M1 1 A.
WEBER A EUNKLE, Proprietor!.
June 29, 1867. ly
ADDISON G. MARR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BHAMOKIN, Northumberland County, Fa.
ALL business attended to with promptness and
diligenoe.
tfhamukin, Aug. 10, 1867 ly
" Dr. CHAS. ARTHUR,
2)omffopatl)tc Ijjisfclan.
Oraduate of the Homceopathio Medical College of
Pennsylvania.
OrricE, Market Square opposite the Court House.
BUNBURY, PA.
Office Hours 7 to 0 morning ; 1 to 3 afternoon ;
7 to D evening.
Sunbury, April T, ly.
" JEREMIAH SNYDER,
Attorney & Conusellor nt Law,
Pit.liHLIlV, PA.
f7ltstriet Attorney lor Kortbnm.
I.yrlaud onsity.
J. R. HILBUSH
SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCE
AND
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MiJwnoy, KorthwnberUnil County, renti'a
Office in Jackson township. Engagements ean
be made by letter, directed to the above addrens.
All buiiiness entrusted to his oare, will be promptly
attended to.
April 22. 1868. ly
J COB O. BEC TZl
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer in
CLOTnS, CASSIMERES, VESTING, &c.
rawu ktreet, south ef H'euTer'i
oaei.
March SI two
AMBROTYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH
Cerner Market A Fawn Btroot, SUNBUBY, Pa.
S. BYERLY, Pkopbiktob,
Photograph, Ambrotypef and Melainotypei i taken in
the bmt style of tha art pl. T, ly
w
IDOV Oliiss and Building Hardware, at tha
lowut viun i-rioes a
m l xi v. c(a.i .r
" " h. VTwtiMKa.
C1ALL and sea tBu. a beautiful Bird Cage at the
,n.wUdw..tor.jof
INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA
FROM GERMANY, ! 1I35.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
PREPARED ST DR. C. M. JACKSOX,
PantonraiA, Tk
Tht greatest kntywn remedies for .
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS of te SKIN,
nil all niscasea arl.lns; from a Dla
ordereil lver, Stomach, or
IMPVR1TY OF T1JE BLOOD.
Read tht fnlh'i'inff ympfem, and if you ftnA that
ynur syittm it njftctcd : y av 0 thrm, yon may rttt
Qtftrfd that tlitfan hat mmmtnctd ilt attack on Vtt
matt important eraant of your body, and unlttt toon
cVcAvtl by the mjm of powtrful rtmdiet, a mittrabU
Vfr, toon terminating in death, will be the retult.
Conatipatlon, Flatulenoe, Inward Pllos,
Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity
of the Htomaoh, Nausea, Heart
burn, DiBRUat for Food, Fulneai
or Weight in tha Btomnoh,
Sour Eruotntions. Bink
Ina or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Btomaoh, Swimming of
the Head, Hurried or Diffloult
Broathine;, Fluttering; at the Heart,
Choking or Suffocating Sensations when
in a Lying Posture, Dimness of Viaion,
Dots or Webs before tha Bight,
Dull Fain in the Head, Defi
ciency of Perspiration, Yel-
losvness of the Bkin and
Eyes, Pain in the Bide,
Back, Chest, Limbs, eto Bud
den Flushes of Heat, Burning in
the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of
Evil, and Great Depression of Spirits.
All thete indicate diteatt nf tht Livtr or Digettiit
Orgitnt, combined Kith impute biood.
QooHanVo GScrmcm Dittcrd
li entirely -vegetable, it ml rontnltm no
Jlquor. It Is m compound of Fluid l.x
f racial. The Hoots, llerbe, nud Ilnrki
from which these extracts are made
are gathered In Germany. All the
medicinal virtue are extracted front
them by a scientific chemist These
extructs are then forwarded to this
country to he used expressly for the
manufacture of these Hitters. There
Is no alcoholic substance nf any kind
used In compounding the Hitters,
heuce It Is the only Ulttera that can
be used In eases where alcoholic slim
ulants are not advisable
ijooflanb'e crmati Conic
H wmhtnalion nf all tht ingrtditnti tf the BUttrt,
vHth reus .NiiMd (Vu Rum , Orange etc. It is umt'jr
the sane ttisntstn as the Bitten, in cases where some
pure atcohoH, stimulus is required. Yon will bear in
mind that these remfliet art entirely diflVntnt ram
any nthers adrertised fvr the curt f the diseases
namtd, Viese being stfrnt(f1e preparations nf medicinal
extracts, white the others art mere tt react ions of rum
in mm form. The. TON 10 t dwulcdty one of the most
pleasant and agreeable remedies ever offered to the
public. Its taste is exquisite. It is a pleasure to tht
if, while its life-giving exhilarating, and medicinal
qualities hate Mused U too known at the greatest of
ult tonics.
CONSUMPTION.
Thousands of cases, when the pa
tlent supposed he was afflicted with
this terrible disease, have been cured
by the use of these remedies Extreme
emaciation, debility, and rough are
the usual attendants upon severe
eases of dyspepsia or disease of the
dilative organs. Kven In cases of
genuine Consumption, these remedies
will be found of the greatest benefit,
strengthening and Invigorating.
DEBILITY.
Vtere is no medicine equal to ITooJtwds Gm-man
Bitters or JVnic in rases of Debility. Thoj impart a
tone and vigor to the whvU system, strengthen the an
petite, cause an enjoyment of tit food, maUe tJte
stomach to digtst it, purify tht blood, give a food
sound, healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from the eye, impart a btoom to the cheeks, and eJtauae
the patient from a shortlrreathed, emaciated, weak,
and nervous invalid, to uU'accrf, stout, and vigor'
ous person.
Weak and Delicate Children
ore made strong; by lining the Hitters
or Tonic. In fact, they ar. Family
Medicine.. Tbey can be sdmlnlmered
with perfect eafety to m. child three
months old, the most delicate female,
or a man of ninety.
Thtu Renediet art tht belt
Ulood Purifiers
trer I fioutt, onj uII curt all duiaict raulting from
bad blood.
Ktrjiyour blood puret Jftep your Liver in order
keep your digtttirt organs in a Mound, healthy eofui
tivn, by Hit use qf Utttt rtmulitt, and nt dittatt will
ever attail you.
TS3 COMPLaSIOM.
Ladles who wish a fair akin and
f ood complexion, free from m yellow
h tinge and all other illangnrcmeut,
should u.e thct. remedies occasion
ally. The Liver In perfect order, and
tha blood purr, will reanlt In spark
ling eyes and blooming cheeks.
C A t'T O SI ,
Tloollanirt German J.'rnudiet art tytunterfeited.
Tht gtntmtt hovt the tinnaturt of C M. Jnckttrtn
on the frotitof tht outtidt trrapptr of taoh bottle, and
the name onU a, licit blown m each bottle. All othtrt
art couutirut,
Thousands of letters hare been re
celT.d, testifying to the virtue of these
remedies.
BEAD THE EEC0MMESDATI0N8.
1'IIOM HOX. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
Chief Juatlcs of tb. Supreme Court of Fennaylratila.
roiUDiLPHIi, Mabcb llh, 1867.
I find " IlmflantPt German Bitten" it not an intern.
icatiug IxetraQt, bid it a good tonic, mtfnl in duor
den of tht tiiaettivt organt, and if great benefit in
catrt if d'MUty and Kant of Hereout action in tht
tyitem, Xourt truly,
. CEO. W. WOODWARD.
FROM HON. JAMES TUOMPBON,
Jutlg. uf ih. 8upr.m. Court of Pmoiylrania.
PuiiiMLrau, Aprii 2Bth, 18AIL
I cnuslder Moorland's German Bit.
tera" a vetlunbta mediciHt In ease of at
tacks of Indlsestlon or ly.pcpala. I
can certify this from my experience
of It. Yours, with respect,
JAMK4 T11031PSON.
From KKV. J0SEP1I U. KK.S'NAIID, C D,
Putor of the T.nth Baptist Church, Philadolphia.
Ds. J acibok Dsar Sib : T Aoik bttn frequently r.
S netted to connect my namt with rtcvmmendationt of
ijjertut hindt of wudianti, but regarding tht practice
at out Uf my appropriate tphert, that in all euttt de
clined l but with a clear proof in carious inttanetl. and
particularly in my own family. of tht uttfulntu of Dr.
llnoJLjind'l German Hitter t, I depart for emoe from iy
utual nurse, to erprett my full conviction that foe
geusrsl debility of IU. tyUnui, aud MpKhlle fur l.lr.r
Couiplalut, it U s ufe aul T.luahl. uiwpwullua. M
tomt caset it may fail ; but usually, 1 doubt not, it will
bt very prncciU to those two suffer from tlit above)
causa J aura, ttry rtsutdfulty,
J. U. JCENS'A RD,
Eighth, Mot Cbattl c
Frio of tha Bitters, LOO per bottle ,
Or, a half dosen for tS.OU.
rnoe of tha Tonio, 91.60 per bottle
Or, a half dosen for 7.60.
The Took Is pat ap la qnart bottles.
Recoiled that it it Dr. Hoofuviutt German Remtiiet
that art so universally used undm highly retemmand
ed; and no not allem tht Druggist to induct ym bt
take any thing else that he may say it just at good, be
sjause he makes a larger pruM an u, These txemedtet
unit bt sent by express It any locality lywa tfpHnMliom
to,. rnilfCIPAIi OFFICK.
AT THB etRMAN MIDICINI STORE.
j:,. S1 A RCH STREET, PhOadelphiM.
CHAB. IL IVAN8, Proprietor.
raraerly 0. X JA0IS0S k CO.
Th.ee R.ni.dle. are for sal. by
Drugflala, Mtorek.ep.ra, a4 M.dU
elae dealers everywhere.
De noi ftroet to examine mcB the afluM ytu buy, in
mitt to get Uu fttuu.
POETICAL.
THE HIDDEN H03E9.
S'ea now, within the irosea stems,
June's roses lie oonoealed,
Till throstles sing, and larks soar op,
And Summer be revealed.
E'en now, in their enchanted sleep
Beneath the froten olod,
The little baby-blossoms wait
The summons of their Hoi.
The snow-time and the winter-storm
Will vanish like a cloud
Boon Spring will cast her swallows forth,
And May-trees blossom proud.
Rainbows will aroh the sunny air,
Lambs leap in every fold,
And through the dark warm earth pierce through
The orocus flushed with gold.
Winter, the discrowned king, will esst
The white mask from his face ;
And Spring, his rosy ohild, with smiles
Will see the swallows chase.
From Night's black grave, like Lauras,
The striving day comes forth,
The winter-storm sows seeds of joy,
East, west, ami south and north.
Spring comes with sonnd of whispering leaves,
And songs of waking birds ;
The joy of May-time is too great
To shape itself In words.
Boon bods will widen into flowers,
And Summer be revealed ;
E'en now, within the frozen stems,
June's roses lie concealed.
TALES AND SKETCHES.
a bear aivi::vix'ki:.
Dick Barron was one of tbo most daring
among the pioneers, and he appeared to be
one of the most unfortunate. Together
un oiner neighbors, Dick had removed
from central Colorado to the western slopes
of the Sierra Nevada mountains. His home
was in a wildly romantic and beautiful snot.
and fortune Becmed to smile upon him, so
lar as uis pecuniary matters were concerned ;
for his lands yielded well in the summer,
and the mines gave a fuir yield of the "yel
low dross'' in the colder months.
But deoth came to tha fnmilv of Dick.
The first stroke fell upon his eldest boy,
a lad of ten years. The littlo fellow was
fond of hunting; and with his riflo, he
would often venture a considerable distance
from his home, and sometimes was very sue
ccssful in bringing down' small game.
uut one day lie was absent much beyond
his usual time, and a search discovered his
mangled remains lying at the bottom of a
ledge of rocks. He bad evidently fallen
from above, and thus met a sudden and
cruel death.
The blow fell heavily upon Dick and his
wife. But the man bore bravely uu under
his grief, while the woman cave way to
melancholy.
Not long after, a second child a little
girl of 6ve years sickened and died. It
now nppearod as if Mrs. Barron would go
mad ; and for a time her agony was terrible
to behold. But this gradually subsided,
and the mother began to sink rapidly. In
a short time after she followed her little
one, leaving still another child a daughter
of three years to the caro of the stricken
father.
The criof of Dick was not of an exnlosive
character ; but it was deep and enduring.
Still Da Lad something yet lolt to live for,
and went to work like a brave man to pro
vide for his littlo Eva.
'Winter had set in, and Dick had come to
tho conclusion to make as much as possible
in t no mines betore spring, ana then to sell
his property and go to San Francisco, where
uc could secure the advantages of education
for his little one.
For some time the neighbors of Dick, as
well as himself, had been much annoyed by
theft. Several sheep and lambs had been
killed, and poultry in large quantities sto
len. There was a difference of opinion with
regard to theso depredations. Some said
they were committed by Indians, others by
wolves, and still others said that bears had
been around. But as yet no suow had fal
len : and, as the ground was frozen very
bard, no tracks could be seen. .
One morning, however, the alram was
given. A light snow had fallen during the
night, and tracks were discovered. A lame
grizzly bear was the thief and despoiler,
-i i ii. . i , i 1
nuu no must uu nuoieu ciown at once.
It was supposed that they would be oblig
ed to go far to find the animal, and so Dick
seized his rifle and joined the party, leavine
his child still in bed.
The tracks were fresh, and a dozen ex
cited men were soon on the trail. In a
short time they were upon tho monster ;
but each man paused, turning their eyes to
ward Dick, and waiting for him to speak.
The bear was standing near the cabin door
of Barron, gazing at the child, who was
seated in. the doorway, watching the move
ments of the animal with evident curiosity,
but without exhibiting any signs of fear.
Dick felt his heart sink within him as he
saw this; but bis weakness passed away in
an instant, and without removing his eyes
from the bear, he asked :
"Men, can you use your rifles with steady
hands V
"Yes," replied several.
'Then raise them and havo them ready.
Bo sure your aim is good, and that every
bullet will be buried in the body of the
beast in case of firing. But held your shots
uiivu i give mo wora."
Instantly everv rifle was raised.
Dick moved carefully around toward the
uacK oi tne cabin. It was bis intention to
enter the window, seize his little one, draw
her back, and by closing the door save her.
But now the animal began to utter deep
growls, and advance slowly toward Eva.
The father saw this and exclaimed :
"My darling, get up, go into the-Louse
and close the door."
The child looked up, smiled, then arose
to do the bidding of her father. But the
monster advanced with a fearful howl,
and as the door was closed acrainst him. La
struck it with one of his huge paws, shat
tering it into splinters.
"I feared, this. .Fire, but be careful not
w injure my cuiid " cried the father.
He discharged bis own piece, and at the
same time dozen rifles rang out.
Tha bear gave a most fearful howl, and
turning upon bit enemies elared at them
with eyes of fire, and seemed on the point
of springing among them.
Suddenly, however, the bear teemed to
cnange out nma.
Turning quickly around, the monster en
tered the cabin. A shriek was instantly
heard, and the father rushed forward, knife
in band, to save his darling. But ha was
too late, for with a bound, the bear dashed
through tha window, holding Era in his
teeth.
Off ha ran with all his speed toward the
highest tnounta.Q-peak, while tha cries of
tha little ona cama back to tha ears of tha
1 bau frantic father.
And now the monster began Its ascent,
bearing its precious burthen. Onward and
upward it went, climbing forward as rock
towering above rock arose to obstruct its
pathway. All the time it kept up its fear
ful howling, and for a time the wails of the
child were heard, but they became fainter
and fainter, until the sound could no longer
be distinguished.
At length it disappeared from view be
hind a jutting ledge.
1Vlen tire intention of the animat was
first made apparent, a kind of terror seized
upon every heart, and a cry of agony burst
from every lip.
And well might they have shuddered;
for they now knew full well that tho fero
cious animal wns a she bear, and that she
was conveying the child to her eyrie den as
food for her cubs.
For a time the father had stood with face
blanched with despAir, and with form trem
bling like the browned leaves which still
clung to the trees around him. But that
weakness was only momentary ; for he be
came again tho invincible father ; and with
the speed of an antelope he rushed for the
cliffs, his eyes fixed upon the point where
the bear hod disappeared with his loved
darling.
To any but the father and to him, under
any other circumstances the journey would
not havo only been a weary, but almost an
impossible one. But the anxious parent
pnusea not, tor an instant, indeed, he seem
ed to gain new strength and courage at
every step.
Now a fearful rocky ledge would obstruct
his way, but he would mount upward, ma
king a ladder of the frail twigs which hung
to their sides. Onward and upward, until
the giddy height upon which he stood was
terrible to contemplate.
But he did not look back. His child was
further on.
And now the point was reached where
the bear was last seen.
At this inntant a strange souud fell upon
the ears of the father. At first it was only
the cry of a child. Then mingling with it,
came the flerco growl of the she besr, and
following this, the yelping of cubs.
O, what agony filled the father's bosom
at that moment I Could it be possible that
the ravenous beasts wero already in the act
of devouring the treasure I
Dick sank upon the solid rock, while the
perspiration rolled in streams from his face
and body. A blindness came over him, and
ue ten nirascif unable to move.
Then a voice came from below. It ex
claimed:
"Courage. Dick. Til bo with vou soon.
and we'll yet save your child."
"Child 1 child!" muttered Dick, as he
started up. "Yes, I must not give way to
this weakness so long as my child yet lives,
and l can near its voice even now."
Th poor father became strong attain. He
moved forward a few steps, and paced
aronna a point or rocK. from behind which
came tue sounds.
A terrible sir-lit met his coze.
Tho little girl was lying upon her back
upon the rock. Tho monster was near her,
holding her down with one of her huge
psws, wuicu was resting upon oer ureasi.
The littlo one had ceased her strugglings.
evidently in despair, and was now sobbing
as it its poor nine nenrt would ureaK.
The bear was bleeding profusely, and
evidently fallen from very exhaustion. The
nuilcts wnicn had been pent into her body
had given her, no doubt, her mortal wound,
but sho was tenacious of life, and could ac
complish much after that wound was receiv
ed, before her life was yielded.
Like tha parent who now sought his
daughter, the first thought of the bear was
of her young, and even In her dying agony
she clung to the food she had brought
them.
Only a few feet higher up were the cubs.
They saw the mother, and appeared to anti
cipate a great feast, for they were struggling
io reacu n, wmie iney nirea meir young
voices in chorus with that of their parent.
Dick knew that he must save his child
soon, or it would be too Iato. So he resolved
to creep as near as possible to tho monster,
and then spring upon her with his knife,
for in his haste and excitement he had
dropped his rifle. . Just as he was moving
forward the bear turned, and their eyes met.
The dying beast uttered a horriblo howl
and looked down at her victim.
And then she glanced at her cubs, and
then toward Dick. Her expression seemed
to say :
"You will have no mercy upon my young
why should I have upon yours 1"
It was a terrible suspense for Dick. He
was satisfied that the bear could live only a
few moments. But what might not occur in
thoso moments f A single blow with her
huge paw and his darling would be torn to
fragments. A movement upon his part
might cause this blow to fall.
The hunter becomes so accustomed to the
various animals with which he comes in
contact, that he can almost read their very
thoughts. Bo it was with Dick, now. He
saw the intentions of the bear, and he knew
that bis own action must be prompt and
powerful, or it would be too late.
He clutched bis knife, and with bis arm
nerved with desperation, hope, and fatherly
love, he sprang directly at the throat of the
monster, who received bira with a terrific
bowl, and with mouth wide open.
Had the beast been uninjured, the strug
gle would have been of short duration, for
the odds between a man and a grizzly bear
would be as great as that between a lion
and a mouse. But the monster was now
dying. She retained all her courage and
will, but not her strength.
Dick gave her several rapid blows with
his kuil'o. She groaned almost as a human
being would have done, and fell upon her
side. But she recovered in an instant, and
striking Dick the threw him to the earth.
But the father bad seized his daughter, and
throwing her a little way from bim.sho was
out of danger. Not so with himself.
Ue was now stretched flat upon his back,
and both paws of tha boar were upon his
breast, and be could feel the sharp claws
entering his flesh. The two great glassy
eyes glared into his own, the terrible growl
rang in bia cars, tha jaws were extended,
the long white teeth glistened, and the red
tongue was ready to lap up bis blood.
Ha struggled, but could not move. A
moment more and all would ba over for
him forever, now the death grip waa fixed
upon him.
And to add to bia agony, he bad seen bis
child spring up and run toward the edge of
the Clio. It wouia oe ciasnoa 10 pieces in
falling, even as its brother had been.
But would this be a misfortune, since the
father must die f Would it not bo better
for ber to Join her loved ones in another
world, than to remain io this cold one
alone I
Just at that Instant, however, there came
the rep.irt of a rifle. The bear relaxed her
hold and fell heavily upon the body of Dick.
He rolled the animal away, and sprang to
his feet. A friend had arrived in time, and
not an instant too soon. He was holding
Eva in his arms. She was not badly hurt.
The father could not keep from shedding
tears over his rescued darling, for never be
fore had sho appeared half so dear to him.
lint he resolved not to expose her to any
further danger of the kind, and so he took
an almost immediate departure lor tho
home he had selected ior her in tho "flolden
State. :
MISCELLANEOUS.
Yoscmlle Vnllcy, California.
The most marvelous scenery of California
indeod nf the whole world is found in
Yoscmite Valley, Mariposa county. In win
ter, snow is often found twenty feet deep,
but summer reveals meadows of richest
grass and brightest flowers among deep
forests of slender pines and silver-tipped
firs. Sometimes these trees are 200 feet
high, their trunks gorgeous with yellow
moss. Yoscmite Valley is a gorge or chasm
in tho mountains, 9 miles long, with an
average width of three-quarters of a mile.
Its floor is a level valley, shaded with spread
ing trees, rich in meadows of tall grass and
brilliant flowers, and bright with the shi
ning waters of Mercer River. On either
side rise immense walls and turrets of bare
granite from 2,000 to 5,000 feet high walls
so upright and perfect that an expert crags
man can climb out of tho valley at only
three or four points. This onormous fissure,
which has no parallel in the world, is tho
result of some ancient convulsion, which
cleft asunder the everlasting hills and rent
the globe itself. From the rock or precipice
of Inspiration Point, a stone or a pebble
thrown into this chasm has fallen half a
mile before striking any obstruction. Glan
cing across this profound chasm El Capitan
is seen rising up nn unbroken, seamless wall
of granite, two-thirds of a mile high and
more than perpendicular, its top protruding
13U teet over tno base. At 1 Ue upper end
of tho valley stands the South Dome, a rock
one mile high, riven asunder from top to
bottom. A look in another direction reveals
the Bridal Veil Fall, the least of all the five
wonderful cascades in the valley, yet with
its snowy stream leaping unbroken more
than 000 feet, quite melted in mist before
reaching tho bottom. The rock mountains
are the great feature indeed, they are
Yoscmite itself. Nine granite mountains
range in height from three to six thousand
feet, tho most striking examples nn the globe
of the masonry of nature. Beside them the
great Pyramid would be the merest pebble.
The most impressive is El Capitan or Tu-tochah-nu-hth,
Spanish and Indian najnes,
both signifying "The Leader," but applied
in the sen so of the Supreme Being. It is a
solid, seamless, stupendous wall on which
no shrub or grass finds footing, and no te
nacious vine can fasten its tcndrills. Tow
ering upright for 8,000 feet, it is grandeur,
massiveness, indestructibility. The tallest
is the South Dome, whose summit is more
than a mile above the level of the valley.
It is cleft asunder from top to bottom, and
one-half has disappeared. Gigantic cedars
upon its tops, seem from the valley to be
mere twigs, barely vuible to the naked eye.
The waterfalls, though less striking than
the rockr, have given more fame to the val
ley. They are five in number, each quite
unlike tliu rest. The Bridal Veil, spanned
by a rainbow, hangs like a delccate film of
lace for 000 feet. Before rcachiug the end
of its long descent, a rill no longer, it 4s
transformed into spray the Nlobo of cas
cades, dissolved in tears. Tho Venal rushes
eagerly over gloomy, brown rocks, and then
leaps headlong for 800 feet, roaring like a
miniature Niagara, encircled by rainbows of
dazzling brightness. At the base, in tho
afternoon sun, is seen tbo rare phenomeuon
of tho round rainbow, the entire circle as
perfect as a finger ring. At Nevada Falls
tho river tumbles seven hundred feet in
swaying mistiness. It is fitly named, for
the water is white as snowdrift Near tho
bottom it strikes an inclined plane, or apron
of the rock, spreading into a sheet of float
ing silver tissue, 130 feet wide, then break
ing into delicate snowy net work, with my
riads of shining beads and sparkling threads
an exquisite silken fringe nn the great
white curtain. The South Fork Fall shoots
over the precipice for 730 feet in a descent
unbroken until just before it reaches the
basin below. But the Yoscmite itself is the
monarch of cascades. With only a single
break it leaps 2,634 feet. It is far the lof
tiest in the world. Think of a cascade for
it is less than twenty feet wide at the sum
mitof more than half a mile I It is six
teen times higher than Niagara. In spring
it has great volume ; but during summer it
is one vast incredible height. The floor of
the beautiful valley is threaded by the shi
ning river, and carpeted with rich grass, and
mysterious myriads of wild flowers, inclu
ding primroses of yellow and crimson, and
the Itherial Spear of exquisite purple It is
fringed with spreading oaks, and dotted
with slender, symmetrical pines, which
sometimes rise nearly 800 feet, dwarfing
men ana buildings beneath their branches
the merest pigmies. On the whole, the
Yosemite Valley is incomparably the most
wonderful feature of our continent. Euro
pean travellers agree that trans-Atlantic
scenery has nothing at all approaching it.
Unless the unexplored Hiinalayes hide some
rival, there is no spot the wide world over
of such varied beauty and measureless gran
deur. It turns out that there are Democratic ne
groes as well as Republicans in the late
slave States. In Louisiana, the two Caro
linas and Georgia, the negroes casta number
of Democratic votes, and are being a good
deal petted for it by their white brethren.
On the 7th instant, there waa a meet
ing of colored Democrats at Savannah, when
the "white citizens" presented them with a
flag supposed to be a real United States
flag. "Speeches,'' tho telegram informs us,
"were made by both white and colored men,
and much enthusiasm was manifested." The
telegraph operators condescend to call the
Democrat io niggers "colored men" and not
nigger radicals, c. The prognostications
of Andrew Johnson and many northern as
well as southern politicians that tha two
races would forever antagonize each other,
already proves a fallacy, and every year the
proof will become stronger. Colored men
will differ in their views as well as white
vote is, and while many white men of the
South will vote with the Republicans, many
blaeka will vote with tha Dcmocrata.
8mith found a doller the other day la an
alley. He calls it alimony.
A Turn of Fortune.
The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer tells this
story :
"A piece of good fortune has recently
fallen to one of our most cstimal le towns-
women. During the war a soldier from
Louisiana formed the araualntunce of one
of Richmond's daughters. This acquain
tance, formed by accident, soon ripened
into an affection on the part of tbo young
son of Mars which he could not suppress.
His devotion was not reciprocated. 1 lie
young soldier was so snd'lenncd by the re
buff that he lingered for many months in
one of the hospitals before he could report
lor duty. Having recovered lie hastened
to tho ramp and in every battle sought
death. In the meantime the lady was
wooed by another soldier of tho Southern
army, yielded, and the parties wero happily
married.
"At length the war terminated, and the
husband, with tears in his eyes, told his
wile that tho honeymoon must have an in
terruption. Ho desired to visit his mother
and sisters. Days and weeks passed by, but
no tidings from the husband were received.
Letters were written, but no answers came,
and it was finolly discovered that the hus
band had proved recreant to his trust, and
that nil his representations were false.
From thut day to this, the young wife, de
serted by the man of her choice, has lived
in quiot and seclusion, rarely seeing com
pany or appearing nn the streets.
"On Wednesday last her surprise was un
bounded upon receiving a letter from Lou
isiana. It was penned by the administrator
of the young mnn whose hand she had re
jected during tho war. Ho had never for
gotten the object of his adoration in Rich
mond, and on his dying bed bequeathed
her his entire estate, valued at $10,700. She
is requested to forward immediate direc
tions as to what disposition shull be mode
of the property. The lady, we learn, will
leave at an early day to give personal atten
tion to her interests in Louisiana."
How to Get Sleep. This is to many
persons a matter of high importance. Ner
vous persons, who are troubled with wake
fulness and excitability, usually have a
strong tendency of blood on the braio, with
cold extremities. The pressure of tho blood
on tho brain keeps it in a stimulated or
wakeful state, and the pulsations in the
bend are often painful. Let them rise and
chafe tho body and extremities with brush
or towel, or rub smartly with tho hands to
promote circulation, and withdraw the ex
cessive amount of blood from tho brain, and
they will full asleep in a few moments. A
cold bath, or a sponge both, and rubbing,
or a good run or a rapid walk in tho open
air, or going up and down stairs a few times
just before retiring, will aid in equalizing
circulation and promote sleep. These rules
are simple and easy of application in the
castle or cabin, and may minister to the
comfort of thousands who would freely ex
pend money for an anodyne to promote
"Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep."
A PnorKR OitDEit. Hon. John A. Logan,
Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of
tho Republic, bus issued a general order
announcing that the 30th of May is desig
nated for the purposo of strewing with
flowers or otherwise decorating tho graves
of their comrades who fell during the war.
He says that it is his wish to inaugurate
this observance with the hope that it will
be kept up from year to year, while a survi
vor of the war remains to honor the memory
of his departed comrades.
A roan in Natick, Mass., was fined fivo
hundred dollars and costs in the United
States Court at 1'oston, recently, for
making false monthly statements oi his boot
and shoe business.
A gentleman in Springfield, Mass., who
recently advertised a small store to let, had
ten spplicants for it, eight of whom wanted
it for a groggcry. The eight found that
they were not wanted.
The trial of Jeff. Davis is definitely set
down for the third of June, when it will take
place at Richmond, and Chief Justice Chaso
will preside. Mr. Lvarts is one oftlio coun
sel for the Government against tho Arch
Traitor.
Miss Lizzettc Peak, of the Peak Family,
who will be remembered for. her pleasing
performance on the ancient zither instrument
in the Bell Ringers' entertainments, died on
tho 1st iust., iu Cleveland, Ohio, of typhoid
fuavcr, uged 10 years.
If a farmer in Wisconsin plants a row of
trees along the road he is exempt from work
ing on tue road ; any one wno nuns a ireo
is fined $5 ; and the State Horticultural
Society oQers a premium of f 100 for tho
best ten acres of forest trees, and $50 for the
second best.
A toll-gate keeper in England was brought
before the magistrate for cruelty to his
daughter. The iiuls difficulty arose from a
discovtry m'.do by the parent that the girl,
who was frequently leit u. charge 01 tho
gate, used to allow her sweetheart, a young
butcher, to drive his wagon through free.
'She never tolled her love.'
There have been twenty-seven deaths
thus far from the recent sad disaster on the
Erie railway, at Port Jtfrvis. Thirteen in
jured persons remain at that place, ell of
them being expected to recover, whilst the
other wounded have been conveyed to their
Homes. The trio railway company baa
already settled quite a number of claims for
injuries received in this accident, the
amounts paid tanging from $30 as high as
(10,000.
A good story is told of a rustic youth,
and a buxom country girl, who sat facing
each other at a husking party. Tho youth,
smitten with the charms of the beautiful
maiden, only ventured a sly look, and now
and then touching Patty's foot under the
table. The girl, determined to make the
lad express what be appeared so warmly to
feel, bore with these advances a little while
in silence, when she cried out : "Look here,
if you love me, why don't yon say so ; but
don't dirty my stockings."
The Dcmocratio majority in the Ohio
Legislature seem to be preparing for military
operations. They have caucused bills, which
are to be put through by a party vote, taking
from the Governor the control of the State
arms, and placing the arspnal in charge of
certain Democratic membera ot the Senate
and House, who happen to be Chairmen of
the Military Committees t also renealins
the law for the organization of the militia
01 tne mate, Tne Democratic schemers are
determined that in any rebellion no loyal
Governor shall have power to call the militia
01 tne Btata into tht service oi the National
Government,
, AGRICULTURAL
Timely (Jartleu lllnla.
When the fruit of your Htrawbcrry beds
is swelling they should be plentifully water
ed in ti e i.b ci ce of n to. It has a marked
effect upon tho pcifvclness and size of tha
berry.
Ru! off all the sprouts upon tho slocks
which von have set with crafts this snrincr.
It will help to push along the growth of tho
scion. Not unlrequenlly emits, alter they
have started, die for want of sap from tho
parent stem to sustain them.
The trees transplanted this spring should
be mulched as soon as the ground becomes
dry. For this purpose grass is as good as
anything. Don't put around the treo too
much at a tune, and repeat the mulch when
its gets dry and tbin. Remove it once or
twice during the summer, and stir up the
ground well, then replace it. It will save
mnny a tree, II the season should be hot and
dry, which we think this season w ill be.
lour raspberry and blackberry beds
should also he well mulched. Any quantity
of dry stuff about the place, especially leaves,
scrapings, &c, will do. An application of
the contents of a hot bed is very bcncflcial.
A tew rnd.sli seed planted around your
cantcloupe hills will ordinarily protect tho
vine against the striped bag. This danger
ous enemy of the melon prefers the radish to
the melon leaves ; and thus, while feeding
on tho radish, tho other gets the start of it
anu pushes on out ot reach of danger, as the
leaf of the melon is attacked only when very
young and tender.
When your flower plants get frcm an inch
and a half to two inches high, they can bo
thinned out and transplanted. It should
bo done after a rain, or the ground from
which they aro taken and whither they are
put should be thoroughly moistened.
Radishes always do better when planted
in new ground, or at least ground where
they have not heretofore been. Old gardens
are the worst places in the world for radish
es. You will rarely obtain any sound ones.
Clay mixed with tho old soil vitalizes it
greatly and will produce good radishes.
Tomatoes, Egg and Cabbage plants, after
being set out, generally becomo somewhat
wilted in their leaves, and lose some of them
from tho effects of tho sun before they be
come established. This can be prevented
by setting oyer the plant, say from eight
or nine to four or five o'clock in tho day,
boxes in the shapo of cones about fourteen
inches in height, open at the top. They
also protect tho plants against frost. By
tho use of theso bexes a week is gained in
time, and sometimes the plants saved from
severe or fatal injury. The boxes will last
twelve or fifteen years.
If you find any of your evergreens to be
como lighter in color than is natural for
them, or, rather if you wish tho deepest
green attainable, five them a thorough
dressing of good barn-yard manure, extend
ing as far out as tho extremity- of the
branches, and you will accomplish your
wish.
If shrubbery or fruit trees transplanted
this season look sickly or backward in grow
ing, prune them sharply. It is the only
way to save them, their sotting out and
other things being duly attended to.
All Raspl erry and Blackberry :anos set
out this spring should be cut down to with
in six inches of the ground, if not doi:e
when set out. It will insure the growth of
the new wood, and they will come into fine
bearing order next year; whereas, should tho
canes bo allowed to remain only partially
pruned, as other bearing wood, there may
be a small crop of poor fruit, and only
about half a crop next year. Some peoplo
aro so ergcr to get Iruit at once that they
totally neglect this advice. Qcrmaulotcn
1 clegraph.
Snlti ig Hay.
Mn. Editou : In hurrying seasons, when
there is much bad weather, it is sometimes
necessary to get hay iu when imperfectly
cured, or not sufficiently made to prevent
its becoming musty when mowed. When
this is the caso, the use of $ult is found to
bo highly beneficial ; it prevents must, and
gives a line flavor to hay that would other
wise be almost worthless for ordinary pur
poses. From 0110 peck to one peck and a
half to a ton, will bo found enough to pre
vent mould, unless the hay is very dump,
when the application ofbulf a bushel, or
even a larger quantity, will be allowable.
Meadow hay may be preserved by the use
of salt, and its value greatly increased there
by for feeding purposes, especially when
given to sheep. And here permit me to re
mark that the very best article of winter
feed that can be provided for sheep, if cut
before it becomes over ripe, and properly
made, is the coarse grass abounding in our
natural meadows. I have generally cut from
five to eight tons sf this grass, and although
not of the best quality of meadow hay, I
havo wintered my sheep on it without the
assistance of any other hay, and carried
them through more successfully, and with
less loss than I am confident could have beta
dono by providing them with any other keep.
There is something peculiar about this hay
that renders it extremely palatable to tho
sheep, and which prevents their bocoming
soon clogged ; their appetite for it continuing
unimpaired though the season, unless vitia
ted by the occasional use of other and more
luxurious food. Since the introduction of
dialling machines, I have used batf little
long feed, preferring to cut all articles used
lor loddcr, be its character or quality what
ic may. I am assured that a very great
saving is effected in this way. One thing,
however, should be borne in mind, and that
is, that the actual value of all fresh grass is
greatly increased by early tutting. To let
it stand until the fibre has become bard and
wiry, and the seed mature, is always an in
jury to the grass. Probably the same rules
tor cutting and curing hay should be adopt
ed in curing timothy hay. The seed consti
tutes a valuable portion or all hay, and when
the cutting takes place about the period
of inflorescence, the bay, although it lequirra
somewhat mora time and labor to make it,
is of greater value than when it is cut at a
later eriod.
The poorer grasses produced in our bogs
and swamps, if cut before they become dead
ripe, and cured with salt, will be eagerly
eaten by most animals, and may be inadu
greatly to assist in carrying through a stock
of cattle when there is a scarcity of other
feed. Hundreds of tons of meadow bay, gen
erally of the coarsest kind, are cut in eouie
sections and thousands may ba cut, annual
ly, in the same townships, without exhausting
the natural eupply. When its value lor
feeding purposes is duly appreciated, a mora
strict economy of so valuable an article will
be observed, and no inconsideiable saving
effected by those who can procure it, and
who know to what important use it is caps
ble of being applied. GermavifW Telegraph.