'i' .; Tbe Jlatukoa l a SI:IH
m . . .
. La iscjw" .
There are few travelers on tic Har
lem Hailroad bo have not board .
the educated dog. .t fcc.rrf.te 1 -
pot. 1 7eM;Om.i
the rroicrtj -of Mr. JJJ pb
with dark-brown sbog-jry
coat of fine Lair H w" orn - ,
vue sL"i-
vrars apo.
wm imported
Lie br a pcntl
lpinp Fuddeulr
f-honlv afterward, pave
liimto Mr.
and intil
Ullman. Noticing ""- lirnn
i: - :.. V nonn
ugciux K cal, mr
to train him- ,f(, i.a
SSr-Knialu-rt
be penance ot Lis duty around
,be Sepot. Knapp Las learned to
tell br the clock when a train due,
and at night when tbe Lands pomtto
the rroPer Lour Knapp takes a lan
tern in bis mouth and stands on the
platform with tbe light gu.d.ng the
-n?ineer to tbe .topping place. K nap
knows an express train from a
train,
train.
and a mail train nu "v
In the day time when an ex-
nrcFS train
nm.roaciics tbe sumon
clear Knapp shows a
white flag, which eignif.es all is well.
v t.iniir davs aro Knapp ap
peared with" the white flag as a ex
press train hove in sight, but seeing
two small children going down the
wagon road itrnorant of the approach
of anv irain, be saw that tbe children
would reach tbe crossing simultane
ous with the train. Knapp drop
ped" the white flag and seiz-
' . 1.:,. ..,.-.,,.1, Va hurt
ing tbe rea nag iu uiMuum".
ed tcward the crossing. The engi
neer saw the red flag and shut off
steam before the animal reached the
children. Arrived at me. crusMug in- j
stood there and prevented the train
from passing until the children were
Fafelvover the track; then belaid
the flag down and the train went on.
On another occasion Knapp snatch
ed a child from in lront of a way
train just as it was stopping at the
depot. The child's clothing was torn
bv the wheels of the locomotive, so
narrowly had it escaped death.
Knapp consults the clock every
dar for the arrival ot the mail trains.
Von- nininvntK lipfore tllC Iliail IS
due Knapp stations himself at the
mail rack, and when the bag is thrown
from the car he carries it to the post
oDice, andjif it contaiusany letters fur
his master he takes them back to bun.
When freight trains begin to switch
cars at the depot Knapp always takes
a red flag and trots up or down tbe
track as the case may be, and flags
anv train that heaves ia sight.
Knapp alwavs keeps his position
laithfullv until called iu by signals,
just as anv other flagman is. Engi
neers all know Knapp, and faithfully
act tpon his signals. After the de
parture of freight trains Knapp often
walks down the track and carefully
examines the switches to sec tLat
the brakemenbave left them all right.
Satisfied that no blunders have been
made, he walks back to the depot,
and it the clock show him that he
has a few leisure moments he signi
fies to his master a desire for a pipe.
Mr. Ullman has taught him to smoke
and he always keeps Knapp's pipe
readv for lighting when he calls for
it. The pipe being lighted, the ani
mal sits on a chair and smokes with
ns much apparent case asbis master.
Mr. Ullman is a pood musician.
He has a piano in the ladies' room of
tbe depot, and olten periorms on u.
Knapp has been taught to sing or
whicc the tunes which Mr. Ullman
plays. The dog often perches him
self" on a chair besides his master
with his fore feet on the piano frame.
ami accurately turns the sheets of
music with his tongue. Knapp can
-jraltr, dance a schottische or polka as
well as any one can on four legs.
Of late some of the 'mischievous
brakemen have thrown snow-balls at
Knapp just as the trains started, or
have made ugly faces or stamped
th.-ir feet at him. He seemingly
took no notice of these iusults, but on
Monday one of the brakemen went
into tbe depot to get a drink of water.
When he started out Knapp stood in
the door and would not allow him to
move. He made a movement as
though about to deliver a kick, and
K napp opened his mouth and uttered
a growl, which convinced tbe brake
man that 6uch a proceeding would be
daugerous. Knapp kept bis prisoner
iu the room until the train had gone
.. . .1 i 1 .. ... ,!.!.,
lar mat iuc unu-uiau vuunu. i
catch it, and then releasing him,
Knapp walked away as unconcerned
ly as though nothing unusual had oc
curred. Since that time the brakemen have
been exceedingly civil to Knapp,
but he treats them with lofty indiffer
ence.
In his mlancy n.u-1T r.ut. of bed. irrab- Un
withconsiaoraiMc u - .tu "Tircr." nnd at-; room
cmanof Scarsua. . ; lhis ,.oW a(J , ,VBB
. 1.1.. .ch.l N'll I 3 VliliV, iwv. o
(L'UIH- V - ! . , . : ...1
....iit in iiun' . ..i ii ... .
.... , f tearing out a goodly portion of his
Ihere arc two distinct modes of i t;,oons rh TLe" ire WM at
furnishing beds with flower.ngplants.;bcak(.ast) aa(, at once1 onlored thc
" "- omplainant to sit down to the ta
k.ud ofrlant; another may for ds- IjcJ(;at ,ji3 ,)roakfast w,iile Lis
t mct.on, be called the mixed style. ; f.,)nstaljc wpat nf(er t,,e ow,)er of the
The former ensures a bold ami dcci- j , ... , . .
: . . r , . r . . dog. I he (icrmaii was attired iu his
ded piece of coloring, for a short pe-1 , , , . , ,.,,.,.
I IOU VI mv U4lp n VAC -ITUIII"
. t ! 1' i
three months, the latter stvle secures
to the amature a constantly changing
source of pleasure for at least seven
months out of twelve. It consists in
the judicious distribution of plants ot
all kinds over your beds and borders
in such a way that as month afierj
month calls fresh sorts into bloom a
pleasing effect is maintained. This
rffect may lc obtained either entirely
from hardv perrennials, which, for
those who cannot spare much time for
gardening, afford the greatest pleas
ure and variety for the smallest
amount of care and attention; or
from a mixture of spring flowering
and autumn flowering perennials with i
summer flowering annuals and half-
hardy plants. In very small gardens,
it will be advisable to keep only oue
plant of each kind; but where space
permits, a letter effect is often pro
duced by planting three of a kind in
a group, so that when grown they
may iook like one good-sized plant.
Gardener' ('hroniiie.
Vntnl Vmln rarity to Anlranla.
In 18C4, at City Point, Ya.. the
General of the Army strolled along
the Wharf. One dav, seeing a big.
rawboned teamster belaboring one ofj
Ins wneel mules witn a billet of
wood, and cursing him roundly, he
quietly said: "My man, stop Wating
that mule.' Ilawny, looking around
to the little unostentatious-appearing
person in . plain blouse "Say, be
you driving these here mules, or be
I?" and bat, crack, again went the
cudgel, the mule dodgiDg, and jump
ing the tongue. "Well," said the
general. "I think I have sufficient
authority here to stop your cruelty
to that aniinal;" and iarning to the
officer in charge oftbc train. Le order-1
4ll Vlim trt lift l-A 1ia rv 1-4 s l. T J 1
. . . '
. tuv -lURui uvu
ITs" Hit TTl'I'TiTv.TnriF tortusta m-I.ah 1 t
r "vj -ww. iiuuid, nutu lie,
rf lurnpo 11 rftmn unfit rnnnpt i
.
act to Lis headquarters when done,
The news spread rapidly from camp
f .Vrvtv me
The Kaunas City .Vim say
-There v.as a cscitPiiu-nt near
Hov,l,uai.V.torot nK.st highwuA
el ri.t
lew wguis u'. .
.rn.nl,' mid a bull-dog
ri'MUC unit.
tbe ;
llmi oil 1 lu" P '" '
. iiii'Sl Hill
, ... mill iiu ict ol tne ino nntuw- ."0 -j -
S 'the aggressions of a vag- hungry, as soon as we got some sup-turbcdi-ytu
c fcfe ,1(.'i)er and something warm to keen the
d enc,0
rant cow
J Ue
heard the noise made ;
v -
throughout the city, and was ,
!t.s,,eciallv .ro!kient iu the art oi man-
1. . 1 1
the tail,
the said bovine liltoJ "liger uign hi
the air with her horns, and whisked
out the gate, with the old n.an Lang-in"-
to her caudtl njipendage, and
beating her to his hearts content with
his heavy cane. I he old man anu
the cow went flying down the street,
and "Tiger," after turning a somer
sault or two in the air, came down
kersouse into the cistern in the yard,
the top of which was open.
Now, the old lady, noticing that
the noise in the yard had ceased, nud
wondering at the prolonged absence
of her husband, stepped out into the
yard to see what was the matter.
She heard a splashing of water iu the
4.;tnrn ?! horror of horrors, (she
thought) it was the old man !
Yell ! Well, her shrieks would have
drowned out the sound of Gabriel's
trumpet had that angel entered into
competition with her. The neigh
bors, alarmed at the cries, gathered
around her at . once and ia quite a
crowd. "My husband's in the cis
tern : 7 snc criea. ue cant !-"
Oh. he'll be drowned ! he'll be drown
ed !' and away went two or tnrec lor
a ladder. The ladder was brought,
placed in the cistern, and a man de
scended just as the out geuucineii
rushed in at the sate, lie had heard
a block or two away, as he was re
turning from his chase after the cow,
that some one had fallen into the cis
tern at his house, and be believed it
was bis wife, for who else could be
about there ? Seeing the crowd of
sparsely-dressed neighbors around the
cistcrn"(the old lady had swooned
away by this time and been carried
into "the "house) he ran into the house
crying in the greatest agony: "Save
her! for (Sod's sake! Oh, my poor
wife!" "Save the d 1 !" exclaimed
three or four in a breath; "your wife
says you are in the cistern."
llv this time the old lady had re
covered sufficiently to renew her hys
terical screaming again, and com
menced yelling at a greater rate than
ever, just as the man in the cistern
crawled out and exclaimed, "It's noth
ing but that d d dog!"
The night was cold, the neighbors
had not taken time to dress, end their
bodies were as cold as their indigna
tion was warm when they learned
what had disturbed their rest end
dragged them from their beds at such
an untimely hour of the night. They
had one consolation however there
was as dead a dog as ever breathless
lav.
A Jnslirr t Iiu
Knew
J Holier but No
In Hamilton County, Ohio, there
lives an old man named Sedam, who
for forty-six years was a.lustiee of
the Teacc, and who administered jus
tice with such a thorough disregard
for law that he is known as the "Chief
Justice of Storra," that lieing the
township in which he resides.
I he squ:rc solemnized marriages,
and, when occasion required, granted
' . . ... i i- -p.
divorces. A iierman anu niswiic,
whom he had married about five
mouths before, applied jointly one
day for a divorce. The "Chief Jus
tice'' heard their complaints, after
which he t dd the German to state
the amount of money he had, and tbe
value of the goods he owned in a
small store. This done, the Squire
told the (icrman to give his wile the
money and to keep the store. To
this he objected. Then he told the
(icrman to keep the money and give
his wife the store. To this proposi
tion be also objected. "Well, said
the 'Squire, "you are not inclined to
act justly toward your wife, and I'll
be blamed if I don't compel you to
live with her now for the balance of
your life, and if you don't treat her
right I II banish you and give her
everything." This had the desired
effect, and the unhappy couple settled
their differences, and departed appa
rently happy.
Another good story is told of the
'Squire which will illustrate his idea
of justice. A (icrman living in his
neighborhood kept a vicious dog,
which had served as n nuisance to
all passers. One Sunday morning
an old gentleman called on the 'Squire
iu a sad plight. The dog Lad made
an assault on hiui and succeeded in
IlV.'k V lUtllin, II tIM, lI I UUIIII, ,1 IIIU
he was brought before thc 'Squire.
After confronting the parties the
'Squire ordered the constable to "bas
tile them both until they exchanged
pants. The latter occupation did not
occupy much time, when the prison
was thrown open and they were al
lowed to depart. The 'Squire still
laughs over the case, but he says he
never heard any further complaint
about that dog.
T KcrMriIii. in Summer.
There arc a number of modes giv
en to keep hams during the warm
season free from the attacks of insects.
Some bag them and whitewash the
bag, which is troublesome and some-
what expensive; some cover them
with dry wood-ashes and pack in
barrels nnd cover thoroughly with
pine shavings; but we think the best
plan of all, and certainly thc least ex
pensive with all who have a smoke
house, and every farmer should have
a good one, is to keep the hams hung
up in thc smoke house, which should
ie kept perfectly dark at all times.
We have some hams so kept two
years .Id, and they were among the
very best wc ever tasted. Uniform
aartness is a complete protection)
against tlic attack o! insects
The Supreme Court of thc State of
Illinois has just rendered an impor
tant decision in thc case of Michael
Lavin, convicted in Cook County for
selling intoxicating liquors to" a per
son M ho was in the habit of getting
intoxicated. When selecting a jury
. i v. iir : c lui" v r
i i .1...,.
7."'"" euun ueienaant askea
each juryman whether he was a mem-'in
uitv temperance society or Lad 1
contributed any iuni t iimii.:.iuj i. 1 .t: , . . .
punishment of offenders against
Temnerance law T, k,4. .
1 . iui. o j
4 , I . ,1 i .
iuruiy ouji'i'icu ana iuc uourt su8-
Court sus-!
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iniiitju iiir- ui 1 lift .-Minrfiniii
f..- .1.. a . .iti . r. )
vuunumaicu; lUUl U1C rt'IUSai
of the Court to permit the questions
asked to be answered was error, for
1-
Mtpt with hi ara an-
"Yes;" haid the old man with a
smile. " I remember one time in par
ticular while out prospecting with an
old friend, about twenty years ago.
We wer etravciing on horsback, and
came across a tavern one night about
V!,wt- lt..i,, v,rr tired and
colli OUl, we asaeu. l" e auunu ia
our room.
looking arounu wc lounu me
had two Wds in it, one of which
already occupied by two stran-
Ivnt'i L'tiictnri lilctllir
;..,-.. .r. i i..: 4. i.-j, :
i n- laci oi uicic neuig mo ..it.it ,
i ue room, um not surpnsu uts, as in
, i"i ot mu
ere were lire
uucntlv three bed3 in a room. e
undressed and just as I was going to
blow out the light, my friend, who
had got into the bed, espied the foot
of one of the strangers sticks
ing through the bed clothes at the
foot of the bed.
With suppressed chuckle he mo
tioned nic to hold on a moment; he
got quietly out of bed, and going to
where the stranger's boots were, he
took off a huge, sharp Mexican spnr
and carefully adjusted it to the bare
heel of the unconcions stranger.
With another audible chuckle as
he thought of the consequences that
would follow when the stranger drew
in his foot, he got back into bed, and
I blew out the light and followed
h:m. He managed to get a long
straw from the led, and reached over
and tickled the stranger's foot. He
instantly drew his foot under the
bedclothes, and then drew his legs
up until his knees almost touched
his chin. In doing this he drew the
spur the whole length of his led
fellow's leg, making a bad scratch,
The victim uttered a yell and and
sprang out of led with a muttered
exclamation that I did no', make out,
and then he commenced a wild dance
around the room, with his nether
crarment under his arm and making
frantic efforts either to dislocate his
nii k or sop how hadlv he was hurt
... " - - --- - i
'all the while making exclamations
that would have made a baggage
man with a Saratoga trunk on his
shoulder turn green with envy.
The innocent cause of tho trouble
had been awakened at the first yel!
! of the victim, and in the straightening
his legs out, scratched himself most
unmercifully. -He did not yell, nor
say bad words, but jumped out of
bed and made for his' friend with
the purpoae of taking vengenance, I
supposed: but lie had not taken two
steps before he jabbed tho spur into
his leg-again.
The landlord then appeared with
alight, followed by half the boarders
in the bouse, aud inquired what the
matter was.
An examination brought to light
the spnr, which explained the matter.
The stranger looked sheepishly at
the spnr then at Lis scsateh, and
finally examined his boots nnd with
a sickly smile said:
"Well, boys I have lived all my
life among people who were spurs
but I never before saw a man who
couldp till off his boot and leave his
spur on his foot! I'll treat in the
morning1.
Tbr I'rolilt Inn Munj I'arm
Some years aro a
friend ot onrs
took a farm that, in the language of'
his neighbors, was but a stonc-hcap.
He had much sympathy. He would
have to work an extra horse; his
gears would soon wear out his
implement would be torn to pieces.
Others before him had tried this
j farm and they were ruined,
j The place was liv no means solid
j rock. Down several feet below the
' surface it was thick heavy enough ;
but the upper portion was rather
: shaly, and broke up into pieces from
a few ounces to perhaps a pound or
two. Crops seemed to grow pretty
well in the ground, if once the plow
could be brought to go deep enough ;
but as it has lieen worked it seldom
had more than a couple of inches of
loosening before the crops were put
iu to dry out, of course, when tbe
summer nights set in. The roads
round about the farm and up to thc
farm buildings were like most roads
of the kind. Through soft clay they
were nothing but seas of mud at
those time of thc year, when of all
others wc need a good bottom to
drive on. Every spring there were
the usual cursings of horses, breaking
ot carts and gears, and all other
miseries of hauling through mud,
which so many have experienced on
country farms, that we need not
particularly describe. This farm
was no exception to this, and all thc
neighboring farms were of a similar
character. Our friend of tne stone
heap took thc situation. In the fall
after corn-cutting time was over, his
iwo hired men at odd times were set to
work with garden rakes to rake stones.
It seemed like a big task to go over
a score of acres in this way. Thc
loose surface stones were raked to
gether in windrows and then shovel
ed into a curt and from time to time
spread in the "lane." Iu his own
language it did not cost half as much
to rake this stone, already broken by
nature than it would have done to
quarry rock and break it. His roads
are among thc best about. They
cost him little; aud his land gradual
ly cleared of the stone, can be plowed
deeply and easily, quite as much as
those who so much pitied him; while
in the comfortable travel in bad
weather, he now feels a pity for
those farmers whose lands are uotthe
stone-heaps his was.
There is a valuable lesson in a lit
tle fact of this kind. There is rarely
anything on one's farm that may not
be turned to good account; while even
land, which is cursed by some who
do nt know lietter, may be turned
to an Kdcn when one knows how to
do it Orrmanloxcn Telegraph.
A fc indie In 1 urrad.
The New York Commercial Ad
vertiser says: A number of men are
going around town selling thread by
thc single spool or in the quantity,
and reaping a rich harvest. The
men who have the thread for sale
tell a pitiful and plausible story to the
etlect tuat tuev were workmen in the
thread mills at I'atcrson, New Jersey
and that when the mills were forced
to suspend, in consequence of the
panic, they had to take their wages
out in thread. For this reason they
say they can sell thread atabout one
half thc retail price. No thread
mills in New Jersey have suspended
and no hands in any of the mills have
been paid in thread. The spools
that are sold bear on their top, ap
parently the well known legend,
"warented '.'00 yards " The buyer
using the "article, finds that
after thirty or forty yards ha Vn
d wood? fl S
. " . . A 1 . 1 , . ..f x.am'nes
infinitn small 1 nrintnd lint m'rnn kA
lilt 1 1 1 1 1 111 inn cttswt 1 r uti 11
M.n-.AK.iM 1 ii.iAv 1
nauauLfu anil - 1111 vnrfia '
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80
Ififf 71,1 TiTintendTd
that the eve shaj be dece red bv So
that tho
1 11 . i
hold
figures. The rogues think that thr
iu uoi, oe -arrested lor lraud.
it . .
ThlnVlnn rrmpr
Jf fanners do not make their call
ing honorable, they have only them
selves to blame. They arc always
called by politicians the "bouc and
sinue of the land," and if they neglect
the cultivation of their minds they
will nevgr be anything but bone and
sinue. lionc is good, but brain, is
better. Muscle is necessary but mind
must direct
The poor and ignorant may be
just as good as the rich and wise, be
cause moral worth is oue thing and
intellectual worth ahother; but it is
a fact that those men ever will be
most respected who, with equal mor
als, make the best use of their hands.
Lawyers aud merchants only succeed
in the world by diligent study, and
farmers can only rer.dily succeed in
like manner.
A man may, in rare cases he an ex
cellent farmer, and yet be unable to
read, but he is alwavs a thinker.
His neighbors read and he hears
them talk. They gather ideas from
books and apply them, and watches
the result In bis own operations
every good farmer watches carefully
to discover the reason for success
and the causes for failure.
Vast good has resulted in our own
country from farmer's clubs, where
the e.K.'i icnce of a neighborhood is
talked over. To be useful they ninst
be practical. It is not a lyceum for
rhetorical culture although confi
dence and ability in public speaking
are among the important incidental
results but the object should be to
compare facts and experience. If a
man has raised a good crop let him
tell his neighbors, in a little gather
ing what kind was used and when
and what manner planted. If a fail
ure ha3 occured, state fully the cir
cumstances, and your neighbors may
tell you wherein you failed. Even
if no valuable information is directly
elicited at a meeting hints are often
given and trains of thought arc
started that result in greater good.
Fanners depend uuon it you too
much nctr eet vour business, and do
a
C7 f -
not sufficiently honor it by the active
employment of your Leads as well as
hands" You may rise early and
work late, but for" the lack of fore
thought take many a false step and
miss good crops No merchant can
succeed bv such nepleet as is com
mon among farmers. It is not that
farmers know less but they arc not as
alert and active to alll improvement
aud progress. If they would think
more about their business, success
would oftener crown their efforts and
greater honor redound to their occu
pation. An Ktlitor WhoU Drnf.
We thought everybody in thc State
knew that wc were deaf, but once in
a while we find one who is not aware
of thc fact. A female book peddler
came to thc office thc other day. She
wished to dispose of a book. She was
alone in this world, and had no one
to whom she could turn for sympathy
or assistance; hence we should buy
her book. She was unmarried and
had no manly heart into' which she
could pour her sufferings: therefore
we ought to invest in her book. She
had received a literal education and
could talk French like a native: we
I could not in consequence, pay her less
i thau two dollars for a book. We
had listened attentively and here
broke in with : "What did you say. ?
We're deaf.'' She started iu a loud
voice and went through her rigmarole.
When she had finished we went aad
got a role of paper, and made it into
a speaking trumpet, placed one end
to our ear and told her to proceed.
She nearly broke a blood vessel in
her effort to make herself heard. She
commenced: "I am alone in this
world ." "It doesn't make the
slightest difference to ns. We are a
husband and father. Digamy is not
allowed in this State. Wc arc not
eligible to proposals." "Oh, what a
fool thc man is," she said in a low
tone ; then at the top of her voice.
"I don't waDt to marry you; I want
to sell-a-b-o-o-k." This last sentence
was howled. "We don't want a
cook," we remarked blandly; "our
wife does the cooking, nnd she
wouldn't allow as good-looking a
woman as you to stay in thc house
five minutes. She is very jealous."
She looked at us in despair, (father
ing her robes about her, giving us a
glance of contempt she exclaimed; "I
do believe that if a 300 pounder were
left off alongside that deaf fool's head
he'd think somebody was knocking at
the door." You should have heard
her slam the door when she went
out. Wc heard that. Santa Clara
Keho.
A Queer I rrnk ofa Woman.
The Knoxville (Tcnn) Chronicle
says: "A lady living in the upper end
of this county began not long since
lor the first time in about thirty years
to speak to her relatives and stran
gers. Her history is a strange one.
When she was a little girl, some five
or six years of age she was a regular
little rattle-trap, merry as a cricket
an i had something to say to everyone
strangers as well as acquaintances
with whom she came in contact
Her father considered her too for
ward, and on one occasion, when she
was about seven years old, punished
her severely for speaking too mnch.
The child took it so to heart that she
never spoke again to her father or
any one else for about thirty years
with the. exception occasionally to
her mother, as long as she lived and
her sisters and their children. She had
not a word for her brother-in-law or
any ono else, lo question her al
ways proved useless, for no reply
could be dieted. Thus she dragged
along a weary, lonely life, until a
few weeks ago, when attending a re
vival she became converted.
and began . to talk . to every
body in a rapid, vehement man
ner, until it was found that her rea
son to some extent was impaired.
She was taken home and received
prompt attention, and at last accounts
her mental condition was much im
proved. The Voyage of a Tejr Balloon.
One day last week a gentleman in
Cincinnatti bought one of those red
toy balloons that are sold at the
street corners, and after attaching a
card with his name and address, star
ted it off on a voyage of discovery.
There was a brisk westerly wind
blowing, and it soon passed above
houses and steeples, ovcrthc hills and
far awaj - It was almost forgotten,
when he received a letter inclosing
his card with a fragment of balloon at
tached, informing him that thc bal
loon descended about two hours after
leaving the city, on the farm of Mr.
Tatman. thirty miles east of Cincin
natti. It fell near a man at work on
the farm, who has been the subject of
great mental excitement, imagining
among other things, that the end of
the world is at hand. To him thc
advent of the balloon- was a regular
sensation, in fact a special messenger
from another sphere confirming him
in the theory of a speedy smash-up of
things terrestrial.
A IfUhap.
We have a gravel roof on our
house, and the other day some work
men were up there fixing it. They
had a block and tackle rigged on thc
edge of the roof, with a rope reach
ing to the ground, for the purpose of
hoisting the tar and gravel. Our
girl went out washing thc yard at
tbe time, and somehow the hook on
tbe end of the rope caught on her
hoopskirt as she walked past it The
man on the roof was discussing the
Darwinian theory, or thc tax on rum,
or something at that moment, aud
seeing thc rope shako he considered
it was the signal to haul up, so with
out looking over tlic edge ho began t
to wind tbe crank with velocity. A
moment later the next-door neighbors ;
heard fearful screams, aud as they
rushed to the windows they perceiv
ed an athletic exile of Erin swiftly
ascending toward thc blue, ethereal
heaven.
The man at the crank fairly ached
to look over and sec what the noise
was about, but he couldn't stop, he
thought, until he got the bucket at
tbe top. But he put on more vehe
mence, and in a moment he was
amazed to see a human head, adorn
ed with red hair, looming above the
gutter spout. His first impulse was
to let go the crank and run. Hut
overcoming the earlier shock of fright
he held on to the crank with one
hand, while with thc other he seized
a handful of warm red bair and haul
ed the owner upon the roof.
Wc live iu one of a row of houses
which an all joined together, and
they do say that the impetuosity
with which that girl of ours charged
upon the man who mussed her hair,
and chased him over the roofs clear
up to the corner, where he saved him
self by crawling down tbe chimney
flue, was at once impressive and ex
hilirating. She stood over that chim
ney expressing her views concerning
the man's present character and future
prospects until she was exhausted,
when she walked home to our roof,
lifted the trap door, descended and
went to bed. And when the man
emerged and brushed the soot of him
he confided to his colleague, while
distributing gravel, that he would
rather dive at once into the bowels of
a burning volcano than to meet that
hired girl again in a place where
there was no chance to run. Mar
Adler.
How (o Resnsallate old 51 radon.
iVlmost every farmer in the country
has an old worn out meadow, that it j
docs not pay to cut the grass, the
most of it being white-top and a kind
of moss, which has choked the good
grass. My experience to re-invigorate
or regrass the meadow without
plowing, is this:
In March take clover seed and sow
broad cast over your meadow on the
sward. Then give the pooret spots a
top dressing of . manure, cheap dirt,
coal ashes, or any short fine compost;
and every other season let yourgrass
get ripe before you cut it, so that
while you are making your hay, there
will be seed enough fall out to seed
your ground over again; and in the
fall pasture your meadow but very
little but in the spring of the year
keep your stock off entirely. By this
treatment you will find that your
grass crop will increase from oue to
two hundred per cent. The above is
truly worth a trial.
Treatment for lonamnpiiou.
A highly respectable citizen of
Rome, Georgia, showed the Commer
cial of that city, a private letter yes
terday from a relative in Boston,
from which we make the following
extract, relating to a remarkable but
effective treatment of a case of con
sumption : "Willie has been sick for
more than a year past, just gone into
sonsumption, but had an operation
performed by having an incision made
through his back into the lungs, and
from which were drawn out at the
first operation nine pints of matter;
incredible almost, but such are the
facts, as his mother told meshe meas
ured it. After this his lungs were
washed out with warm water and
carbolic acid. The washing has been
done day after day. The lungs are
now healing. He has gained in flesh
from some twenty to thirty pounds,
can walk a mile without getting
wearied, and is improving finely."
Darks as Eck Producers.
The number of eggs laid by a duck
depends very much on the breed to
which she belongs. In all poulfy
the non-sitters lay more than those
that are concerned in the rising gen
eration. Thus the Aylesbury will
lay a greater number of eggs than
other ducks. The black duck, called
tbe Labrador, the Last Indian or
Buenos Ayrcs is a good layer. The
Rouen is an average layer: and the
wild duck lays few compared to these.
An old duck is as a rule better than
a young one, but it is impossible to
give the average of any of them.
Aylesbury ducks begin to lay in Nov.
and December; Roucns three months
later. Both the time when they be
gin laying, and the number of eggs
they lay are influenced by their keep
and by judicious managment.
Harder in Texas.
Galveston, March 12. A special
despatch from Indianola . says that
this afternoon two men, one named
Taylor and the ather unknown,
walked aboard the steamer Clinton,
lying at the wharf there, and deliber
alely shot and killed two men named
Sutton and Slaughter, and then made
their escape. These men were all
connect ed with the bands of despera
does that were making things so live
ly in De Witt county of late. The
murdered men were supposed to be
making an offort to get away on the
steamer, having been warned that
thev were followed.
A Paris physician relates the par
ticulars of a curious case he has un
der bis charge. It is thatof a young
girl, eighteen years of age, who is
afflicted with what is termed hichato-
pir.is to say she loses the faculty of
sight in daylight and recovers it in
darkness Although her eyes do not
present any special morbid character,
she is forced to keep her eyelids clos
ed during the day and to cover her
head with a thick veil. On the other
hand, with the shutters of a room
hermetically fastened she reads and
writes perfectly in tho deepest d irk
ncss. She feels no pain beyond a
slight lassitude when thc solar light
strikes her visual organs.
Mr. Hoknaby, of Fond du Lac at
tempted to go down into thc cellar
the other night to get pitcher of cider.
His wife warned him to be careful
and not break the pitcher. He slip
ped on the first step and fell to the
bottom, skinned his elbows and knees
bumped his head, broke his nose
tore his coat, and landed on the cel
lar floor a total wreck, but saving the
pitcher. Mrs. Hornaby called to
him in horrified accents, "Mr. Horna
by! Mr. Hornaby! did you break
the pitcher?" He growled back, "No,
I didn't, but by thunder I will." and
he did.
Miscellaneous
This space is reserved for J.
V UKnmvpr. who has removed
-A- M-TMJ J
his stock into the most magni-
hcent hardware room in mis
place. He can be found in
- . a 1
Room JSo. 3, liaer's UlocK.
New Firm.
SHOE STOEE.
SNYDER & UHL,
Having pureliawd the Shoe
Store lately owned by
II.C. KeerlU,
We take .lca?ur in calling the attention of the
Iiuhlle to the Tart that we have now aail expeet to
;eep cmtantly on hand a complete an assort
ment of "
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters,
BOTH OF
Eastern and Home Manufacture,
an can be round anywhere. We also will have on
uuml constantly a lull supply of
SOLE LEATHER,
MOROCCO,
CALF SKIN'S,
KIPS,
AND LIXIXd SKINS
Of all kin Is, with a full Hue of
Shoe Findings.
.The HOME MANCFACTIKK DEPART
M L.ST will be in charge of
iST. 13. Snyder, Esq.,
Whw reputation for making
Good Work and Good Fits
I second to none in tho State. The public ia re
spectfully Invited to call and examine our stot-k,
as we are determined to keep g;xid as jrnod as the
best and st ll at prices as low as the lowest.
SNYDER & UHL,
dccS4
ARPETM.
A very large Stock
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
OABPETS,
Oil Cloths, 1,
LOW PRICED CARPETS,
Of every kind.
Wholesale and Retail.
Henry McCallum,
SI Fifth Avenue,
(Near Wood Street,)
PITTSBURGH, PA.
apr23
Seeds and Plants.
True ffcpe kxl Cranberry, best
Wa"ft for I'pland, Lowland, or Oar-
Cden. by mail, prepaid. 00 per luo,
. 5 00 per 1.000. A priced ?atalirue
or this ami all Fruits, Ornamental Trees, Ever
srreens. Shrubs. Bulbs, Hoses, Plant, aui . and
EKESII FUIWKK ANU UABUEX SEEDS.
the choicest Millnctlnn In thj. Minntww i u -1 1
cuius, will be sent Kratis to any plain address.
... v. r...,rr r lower, uaruen. Tree, rult.
Evergreen, or Herb Soeds, for tl 00, sent by mail,
prepaid. Wholesale cataloirue to the trade.
R M W11NIIV ill. I iu . ,
. ........ ..... . i. iij naiwmsiHl
Seed W a re house, Plymouth, Mass. Established
. . man
$72 00 Each Week.
A Rents wanted everywhere. Business strWlv In.
KltlBiaie. Particulars free. Address J; WoKTH
tOO., St. Loots, MO.
Miacellatieoiin.
Dr.J. Walker's California Yin
Cgar 1 Jitters arc a purr'-.- Ycjrctablo
i)'icpar:itio!i, Jii'i! chielly I. in tho na
tive Iicibs found on tho lower rnnsres of
tLc Sien a Nevada mountains of Califor
nia, tho medicinal :io;)Ci ties of which
aro extracted therefrom without tho uso
of Aicohol. Tho fjuestiou is almost
daily asked. "l:;;t U thc causa cf tho
unparalleled success of Vixkmau Uit
ti:i:s?"' Our nnsv, cr i.;, that they lciuovo
thc cause of disease, mid thc patient re
cover Lis health. They arc the great
blood purifier aad a lUc-nivm? principle,
a perfect Innovator and Inviorator
of tho evstem. Never before in tlio
hUMrr of" tlio vorUl Im a wedicino been
ciiimxmmiwl powcs.iif.r Hi" remarkablo
qualities of Vi.nko.iu HiiTKUs in lieuliiii tlio
sick of cverr ib.-iuiso man U hat to. Tlicy
aro a pernio' Pur-rativo as w ell a a Tome.
rclicri:; Con?euoa or Inflammation of
tlio Liver aJ Viiceral Orgaus ia Uil'.oas
l)ifasc$
The properties cf Dn. Walker's
Vi.vkoar ijiri kiis arc jVpcrieut, Uianhorctic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, birtretic,
Sedative, Counter-irritant SudoriHc, Allera
t:vc, aud Auli-Liliou.s.
Grateful Thousands proclaim Vix
ecai: Hitters tlio most wonderful
viporant that ever Mlst.mied tli- Miikie
svi'leiii.
" No Person ran take these Hitters
according to direction, and remain ion.
unwell, provided their bones are not ii--stroved
by mineral poison or mi.rr
means, and vital organs wasted beyond
repair.
5iIious, Keinitteiit and Inter
mittent Fevers, which are .m preva
lent in the valleys of our xrcat nvep
throughout the United States, espee:al!
those of the Missiosipp:, Ohio, Missouri.
Illinois, Tennessee, Ciiini'i'i i md. Arkan
sas, Ked. Colorado, Brazil, Kio (j ramie.
Pearl, Alabama, Mobile. Savannah. Ko
anoke, James, and many others, with
their vast tributaries, throughout our
entire country during the Summer and
Autumn, and'remarkably so during' sea
sons of unu.mal heat and dryness, arc
invarial'ly accompanied by extensive de
rangements of the i-toi::: :ch and liver,
ami other abdominal viscera. In the.r
treatment, a purgative, e.ertinu a pow
erful influence upon these various or
gans, i.s essentially necessary. There
is no' cathartic for tho purpose eipial to
0::. J. Wai.keu's Vim:;.u r.iriKi:s,
as they will speedily remove the dark
colored viscid matter with which the
bow-els are loaded, at the same time
stimulating the secretions of the liver,
and generally restoring the healthy
functions of the digestive organs.
Fort ifv the body airainst disease
bv muiiviuL' all its llu'ids. with Vixrc.Ai:
UriTKKS. Xo epidemic can take l.o.d
of a svstem thus fore-armed.
IrjjriNia or Iiiiliuesluiii. Head
ache l'ain in the Shoulders, Cou-lis,
Tightness of the Ciiest, Hizziiiess. Sour
Eructations of the Stomach. Had Taste
in the Mouth, Iliiious Attacks. l'a!;i:a
tation of the Heart, IntIaminatio:i of the
Lungs, l'ain in the region of the Kid
neys, aud a hundred other painful symp
toms, arc the offsprings of Dyspepsia.
One bottle w ill prove a better guarantee
of its merits than a lengthy advertise
ment. Scrofula, or Kimx's F.vil, White
Swellings, ricors, Krysijickis, S-.vrlir.l Nut.
(Initrc, Scrofulous imlaimimlioiis. Indolent
Inlluinmtii)ii. Mercurial A HV !in:'., DM
Sores. Mmptiiiiis of the Skin, Sore V.yr. e!o.
la the-ie. :is ia all other coiistilutional 1:--i-iisi-i.
Walk Kit's Yixr.ou: IIittkiss l:a e
h(iw!i their great curative power.; ia the
iinxt oli-tili.'ite and intractahle c:i(".
For Inflammatory nnd ( Iironie
K!ieti:iia1ism. Our, li.Uous, Ilemit-
teiit and Intermittent Fevers, Di.-easesof
tie liiooi!, Liver. Kidneys ami P.ladc'.er.
tlice letters have no ccpuil. Such li-cacs
are cuiiM'tl by Vitiated ISloml.
Mechanical Diseases.-lVrsons en
gaged in Paints and Minerals, such as
Plumbers, Type-setters. CioM-heater--. aad
Miners, as they advance in are .-abject
to paralysis of the Itn'.vcN. 'i guard
against this, take a doe of V.'Ai.uril's Vl.v
K'iAr. nrrrrns occasionally.
ForSKin Diseases, Eruptions, Tet
ter. Sail Itlicum. i.iuU'iics. Spots, Pimple,
l'i;-tules. l'.ull;. t'avbu:ii-ie- King-Worms.
Si -.1 11 -head. Sore Kyis. Krysipehw. Itch.
Scurfs. Iico!irutii::s of the Skin. Humor
aud IsisiMM's of the Skin of whatever name
ir nature, are literally dug tip ami carried
m.t of the system ill a short time by tho use
of these Hitters.
Pin, Tape, and other Worms,
linking iu the system of so many thousands,
an.- i liectualiy destroyed and removed. No
-teni i if medicine, no vermifmres, no an
i.i Imiiilti.-s will free the system from worms
! !; P.ittlTS.
For Female Complaints, in u ung
..r ..id. married or sinsV. at the dawn of w o-
TM-.hnod. it the turn of liU these Tonic
Ititters display so decided an iutlueme that
::;nri. eu.o:;: is -inn perceptible.
i'leanvlhe Vitiated Illoodwhcn-
. .' i.s.d its impurities bursting through
I'taiple-. I a'antio:;.;. or Sores:
:i-aa-e .: !n'U you lia.l it obstructed and
-. -.-o r. ti.e viiu-t cii-anse it when it is
, w'.il tli you when. Keep
:.- I .i a. i:l 1 ic h -ultll of the .system
It. II. Ici..VI.: . !..
. i . t .1 : S : : l-'r t:i-.-Uv. (.'id'.r.iruia
41: I ..r .1 A -' oi - i-l fl.it 'iVil III Sis.. N. V.
-..Hi I. .ill jr. ; lutiiil Drslrr
! l.tlllO: IJ. WUllll II4U.V kl-AU ..Ufcl-la
oilier r.ittrm.
r or nle stall !ru'torrs. Croccrlrs rot IVm
TS In Mi'tlVine: also, wliolrsnle nnil ivlnil nt
II AHItlS EWISti'S. Wholesale lrilTKlsts,cor.
Ti ntli mill I. Ibi-rtr streets, I'llt-lmrpli. l' i.
AMI'.lilC'AN vri'M Al It WTTKliK MFU. CO.,
tin ami r.2 Liberty tr.-t.
ritUbuKU, fa.
J. HORNER.
Buggy, Carriage
AND
LIGHT WAGON
MANUFACTURER,
SOMERSET lY.,
Is now iireircl to manurm-lurc to imler everj tle
scriiniuu ol
CAHRIAflF-S.
KflJlHKS.
Sl'LKIKS.
SPKINd WAGONS,
HAl'KS.
SLKKIIIS.
&c, 4ie.,
Id the latest ami must ui'imntit stjtes, an.l at the
LoweMt I'oshible I'Hcch.
ALT. IU WAST Or A
First (.lass Carriage,
Or any otber vehicle, are .pf ctrulty Invltcl u
call ami ejdmine hit work. None hut the very hest
material will he us-tl in the inanuructiirc of his
work, anil none bat the
BEST WOUSOIEX
Are employed in his establishment, some of whom
have had an exiieriense of over twenty years in the
huslness. He is, therefore enahleil tu turn nut a
nmt-elnss vehicle, hoth In point of material and
workmanship. All work warranted to lie as repre
senteil wheu leaviin; tho shop, and satislaeiion
KUiimiitee.l. All kin.leor
KEIWITUNO AND PAINTING
. -V1IH MJ1MUTC-I, ltti n. IMt-
hortest notice. Ha is determined .lo all hi
Work In flMh munnas - i
IWHA In & DMt AJliI Ultveltaiul (..1 a V
malt K fto the Interest of wry body to pmtion.M
lag etowhtre. r
Jana I. J.HORNER.
Qroceriei and Confectioneries
Thissj.ice is reserved lurt'. F. lilmadsfc Hro.,
who huvc moved into the most !niirniIU ent grocery
room in this place. They can be tound in liner's
new l.uiMin. w'cou.l door from tlie corner.
r w. davis & nnos
CHEAP
Grocery and Confectionery.
SOMKRSET, PA.
Weileslre to inlorm tho people of this ei nnnu
nlty that we have pun-aaseil the Groeery ami t'on
reetionery ol H. I. Knepper, Ii., opposite the
Hornet lionse, anil have inmie valuat le a hltiions
tnthealreaily Coeiluekol (iuoUs. We sell ail the
beoihranilso
ruo,
AMI .MEAL,
COFFEE,
TEAS,
SUtlAKS,
KIi'E, SVRfPS,
MOLASS ES,
FISH, SALT,
SPICES,
APPLES,
FL.AVOUIXH EXTRACTS.
IRIFU AND CANNED FRC1TS.
ALSO,
COALOII TOBAtXH), CIO AGS.
SNUFF, BROOMS,
BUCKETS, TUItS, ic
All klnils Frem h ami common
fc'ANllIES. NUTS, CRACKERS,
FANCK CAKES. PERFUMERY,
AND TOILET ARTICLES,
Ct M IIS, imUSH F.S. SO A P, fce .
Also an assortment of Toys, ,c, for tho little
folks.
If yon want 'anvthinv In f Grocery ami Cm
fcetliinery line call at
Davis Cheap iirocery,
OPPOSITE THE bARNET HOUSE,
nov. S-ly.
FURNITURE.
LEMON & WEISE.
The ohl ami well known nrm of Im .n & Weise,
of PitLsbunch, l'a., inunuliu-turers ol
t Fnrnilnre and Chairs,
HAS REMOVED TO
No. 11 Fourth Avenue,
(opssite iht ir old ftand,)
Whero tliey mn'.lntie the tmsiiiess in all its
brancht s. umrt
JOHN P. DEAN.
m v r '
Cnrprntera and BliM-kaKiltbn Tool.
hovels, Npafl-n, Nrythea, Mnaftiea,
Horn, Forks aad Rakc,tesetker with
large and varied stork or Hardware
and Cutlery, aaitable for the trade, at
greatly red need rate.
Iy
1 ) i. AAA perday. Aarentswantert ever-
JklU LU JhZiU ywhere. Partleulars free. A.
Blair a Co., St. Louis, Mo
majH
I ry Goorfi.
c. u
I tare now opened
A Urj?e and (omolete A.v,rf.n.ni .
Fall and Winter Wear.
;They have a complete assortment .,t
lrs.s (jiootf,
Felt Skirts,
Hoop Skirts,
IlllHth'M,
CslloVt'M,
Shoes,
Cm ii in Sandals,
And Felt Over Shoes.
MKX AXI HOYS.'
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, AsC
UnuVrelotliinjj for .Men ami tt',:,.-,
A larif e i".rt:u-nt !
lTAllDWAltE
QUEENSWARE,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
A hirije stvk of fine an I ".re
SAL T
lly tho Karrcl or Hack
Prices as Low as Possib'e.
C. A: 0. HOLDEMUDI.
Somerset, Pa.
I lrt. 30.
Men's, Youths' and Boys'
CLOTHIE G-
FOR
Fall and Winter Wear.
1
Havlnu ureatly Iiktk-I tur Dnililnj Janr.it
tlie pu't yvar. we are now prepared l d-r u
your apjiroval a lec-tiuu niinnrpa!e1 m eiirav
Style. Wisrkmanslisp and Material. e mu? i
speelulty of
FINE HEADY-HADE CLOTM
Fully eijual. if not superU. in tleirsjiee. tj!e. nt
and ttnisti, to the best iTdered airtueata at yrrt
one-Uiird less ; hat for all who pmsw opmr tu
njentswe have an extensive t'liHi'm Departnii-iK.
eonstantly supplied with finest fyiAt, anJ
larife foree of most Article Cutters.
CLOTHING
OT Our Own MiMiufacliirr.
Whh h we cu.'irnmce to he of better quality, su i
ebeaper iu I'rh-e than any other h.iuse m the aij.
StUOOI, SI ITS
For Boys of All Ages.
a'ooi nnd very Cheap!
ONE PRICE !
NO DEVIATION!!
All GCtiS Mill at t.3 Y:T7 Lc7;st ET.2
URLING,
FOLLANSBEE
& CO,
121 Wood St., Cor. Fifth Ave.,
pitts .sum; ii fa.
Oct. 30.
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
Irh-n.Nau.l the puM k ni-m nillv, in imc -TicmitTW
Somerset. tUut w have t.prntfJ vuun
ii l'i oiure un
XAIX CROSS STREET,
Ami In addition to o full Hh of the
Con (Vet ioiierie, Motion,
Tobiieeot, i;ar, !
We will emleavor, at all times, to supply nor cs
lotuers who tne
BEST QUALITYOF
FAMILY FLOUE,
CORX-MEAL,
OATS' SHELLED CORS.
OATS t COBS chop,
Bit AX, MWPLJM
Ami everything pertalnlnintc to the Feed l""Part
meni, ai ine
LOWEST POSSIBLE PBICK
von
CASH ONLY.
Alsis a well selected stock of
Glassware: Stoneware. Wowleiiware, Brush'
al kinds, and
stationkry
W hloh we w 111 sell as eheap tl the cheapest. j
Pla eall. ..amine oor -oedi of U .'-d, "1
be satisfied freai your own jwio-
Don't forget where we sty
On MArsr-CKOSS Street, Sam"
Oct. isri. "
HolMini