Irins of Publication.
S:nsrsst:Hcrald r
aa.-
variably be Cussed . .",....
atrll'UoD -HI be 4 aeconllnued until el! ar
..renal ay. Postmaster, neglecting te
farepai .. , ,Vl., their
ul when fnr.sruw - -T"
-in be betd liable tortus wumit-
should give w the nam. v.
ltlf present omee.
merset Printing Company,
f ! ' v - :. '
1 JUHJl I- SCCLL,
, , , Easiness Manager.
h"'M:THWAITF. ATT..UV
I U.W. T" : I-. .iL.aialle etW
ATTKUNE
,ubi-
etumd-
.W JliOUru - i -
o to
F.
J.KOO?F.H
imiRNEV AT LAW
1 and dealer i - , k,mr -
.Vd to .a vvi'ir'v"-ie"1--t-
ja.-MU!pUe"S nnd Utnii-
Law, Somerset, ., Vo'.c --'Te;
JonU business entrust W i. s , ,..,
House Eow.
- ii i,flrolh has
lreMitned tH.-2 Zx'w " liiJ"''
ten.
TrOHNEY AT LAW, SOM-
J
er,ri. t .- M.ui-v advance -
Money
AO. I'l"1
jan. i.
. nun TTlK I-t
- . -c T
w.
j. h. li. ..r-tiu In Sum-
ll":.l?J.Clr, r Aii business en-
er I ''" .'..T. ..mmiilly attended to.
ru-tcd to I lieu " j -
mag. IS-t J
."tuTUBO, ATTONEYSAT
V UW, Somerset, 1- ug. uHy.
liuK-k. .
m .ill Bl.
OlLUATIUKNtYATLAW.
it i
t.iu. 11
4itfu-c in Alammwu
'W.oaiTi. Att.itttLa.
ij S.,mer.u Penn a. AU 1'' ., Bu(;k, o,.
pr.iinilyiiudJW- UJi
ll.itrs. 2 .
7jr'V,PKL. ATTUKNEYS AT
, n" --'u.l. JT.;. ... liaui..u.I.
m ttt
ICS. X-Ull"v.
J
irr.iUXEV AT LAW,
luivli
J.
a. (X1LE
ATTOKSEY AT LAW,
S.rafTSi-t, I .V' i.1.,,rv,'tivtntndti.irtity
tuuiy-JirT!iti-ai-'uU',"'"1,v l
nfuT twelve
D
n.
' ' ..f.'ififR.mcrt f the P-
,.e .1 1 ? m, r. t and vi. ;niiy.-
at all times
'iWK-ea.
UOlXSSlOSAL.
. . . i i
.,i'd wilh' l.imell la
iracu;l
luclK'Ill
ciaieu , r Walter r . t un'ieimei .
"J 'eidol'Tarb.n ol ll.e New York te
late the reii'iot.. ""b r . ... -r- .
and Ear Inhncarj- , , i
SjM-cial attcnw'wwiu wiw mar4
Kunler.dtTK
the Ke nd tr.
t-vh. e.m
KIM MEL wniSIJewrr
I I Me-licioe, nnd tenaera . ,BrrimndinK
and tenders Lis V"".!" i L
;es to the cituens u o , (cw utK)r,w.it
jlv ... - .
.untry. liir.cw v .
ol the UUvie House.
.... ..1.1 Mac
nev. , TI.
titfiee in resUenoe- one
jau. 2V, "lu
liouse.
.. .rn.aanttv l.-ate
rk Tt. J. K
MlVAr."" t ,;r .i.
I t in Uertm lor
tie lflfrti of hie pei
irlcs Knssinircrs tre.
(.i;h"e opposite Char!
apr. -ii, -u.
O S. GOOD, f f
A ss
soml:kskt, pa.
tfOrrvrx in Mamaath I1' k. .
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RTIFIC'AL TEETH!
D E
TI S T
I"
DALE C1TT,
Artificial Teetk. J:
u iniv. Lif -liae rd
'e,l io Ix 'J the rer l-e
ln l'H.. icx-rtcl iu the
e.-'i vie.
vuiem of
l'ani.-ulal attention paid Uiine pne-
iuli me
hT letter. ci du so hy cucl.iun stamp.
aiaL-ora. Jel.
li nr.turkl tae
A.idrvM
IR WM f-OLLlXS. DEXTIST, SoroerseL
I I ..' . ... to. a '..hM- I'.Iutk. op stairs.
! ere he can at tii times he tonrv.1 prnur-d to do
, ai is ot w.i., u -bas hllinit. rt-iru.aiina. ra
rtitrial teeth ot all kin-Is, and o.
tid.d. uue"
Mansion House,
LATE BESFVUD UC'VSE,"
t urner or rmwavllsi sinI BrwSMl Mreel
JliUNiTOWJf, I'EXSA.
Jus. Shoemaker, Frop'r.
lUvina l.itelv talvn eUarze of, ref.'ted an 1 Tar
IU.,,e-l llnf trVe ail l ui ii -u Hotel. 1 n. w
invlie mv Somerset t"an;y iru er.ll on tn-.
au.i h pe bv p.ii.pl ;uoU -n to tin ir un:s an 1
r.toier:echra-", to ea rit their ! (troii.im-. la.
t . fill pUo.i ai t the tors! the mirk. I all .i . Hit
tq,rs-. i.e-! i h the eH-i.-, wim-a. w . -.
JiSri'H Silt Kj AKt K.
I. U. iiesi r'.aldii in t-.wu. !"- '
T
IIE SOMERSET HOUSE
Ha in? leseJ this m fi:;5
:5 ul nit well in. wc
siirnoi taa.es Measure re i3i.n..n -- -
tba puhlie ceoeraiiv that ba will spare-t!her
pain, nor ej-nse tn mske tins b-s-e ell that
emld he !. ' rel. AoHink't'1t' cierics and
ohlieinai waiters win trttfTil tothe wasi
omers. and the tat.ic will !l tlajcs te Ij.!e
with the best the marke ati.avts. )r. it. II. lay.
wan mT at-all tiia-atae iV.ajaad iatkt!,
mtaarii' i. L.W AN.
JJIAMOXD HOTEL.
SAMVEI. Cl'STKIi, Proprietor.
This !-or.r ad well knwwi
inies a ( ecU-i' le S'BjnT ret"
ul.iic T"- n1 K wtis CrM
kowse is at all
'orthe tnt hs(
CrM-ettw. f'WS sra-
hn. leave
daily fur Johnstown and
marlV.
Somerset.
AB5KT HOVSE.
The t.IertiTeJ feiarifuny Infarms tbe pub
ic that be has ieaacd this w. H known hotei In the
H-vuh of timerset. It Is his intentl- to keep
t in a stvle which he h.-ps w.ii 1,-ive aa! islacli.an to
ail wbo mar favor him witk thelrcn "-
Are IT 71 HJHN H'LU
TOIIXTYILSON A SON".
WIIOLKSALE CROCmS,
237 Libera Street,' ' -
.. PmSBTJKGH.
at K, "71
Duiitri tun
Busby &Co.V
No. 6 Exchange Placo
BA-lLTrMOHE:
'kTTOHKY AT LAW,
(HIS U. kill JEt. 61 (iu
,1 hjmerrrt, P., " ' j , .mime coan-
wilt, ,.mibiki lia,l- ,;.r,8 ;o ir
I v 3 ' I 1 ? ; i ' ;'k I hearse the aasawt i resvdUacsa. we ar ai-Sr-elal
a tientloc therKle tJOLArETi aavsrejaarwl to take rauhns ta d krlwaC.
VTTEH. toe vrvi crnxrterVKa. airiil
I (
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VOL. XXIII.
Banlt.
JOHNSTOWN
SAWS
120 CLINTON' STREET.
CHARTED 1870.
TltUSTJSES ;
JA3IES COOPER,
DAVID DIBERT,
C. B. ELLIS,
A. J. IIAWES,
F. W. HAY.
JOIIXLOWMAX.
T. II. L-MLY,
1). McL.VUGlILIX
D. J. MORRELL,
JAJIESMcMILLEN
JAMES MORLEY.
LEWIS PLITT.
H. A. BOGGS,
COXRAD SUITES,
GEO. T. SWANK,
W, W. WALTERS
, DAMEL J. MORRELL, President,
FRANK OISERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS ELDER; Solicitor.
Trili of OXE DOLLAR nd uvwarii re
ceived, anil Intrrwt allowed on all lams, par1'!
twice yrar. Io'.'ireft ir not drawn oul, it added
to the priDciil 'JimCOMlWXIUSO TWICE
A YtAll, wlthont tro!il.n tbe depuaitur to call
orTaiiU preaeiU liiis CepU bewk. Money can be
withdrawn at any tlma eflrrplviRg the bar.it cer
tain notice ly lcltcr.
Mnrrlrd M"meii and pren andrr
Se can ueiKlt money in ihi lrown name, ti'that
it can be drawn only t y laerasulves or on Ihcir or
der. Miwyican be dcpcite.1 for children, or by
ncletien, or ai trust ftinds. Subject to certain eon
dltlcmf. Loans Secured by Real Hitale.
Copies of '.lis Ey-Lawi, TprU, rulea of deposit,
and special act of Legislature, relative to deposits
of married Wi.uicn and minors, can leo-itaineJ t
the Itank. '
nSrUAnl.inz h"urs dailv fr. m to So'clock:
IjiCL? andon WctB"iayaDA.'SiUurday evrntnirs
trom e ri T?4 o'clock. aprl .
JbHW PlaEBT.
JOHl D nOBEBTa.
& CO.,
rOHX DIDEUT
NO. 24-0 MAIN STREET.
JOHNSTOWN, P E N N A .
We sell Imf nrsTotlahle In all parts orthe Tnl
ted Mates ajxl tlnoaJas, ami ta Forim count rloa
But tlold. Vuinns and oowrnment tfaum ai
hiathest market prteea. Loan money on ajpnrao
se-uritT. I.'rafts and Checks on other hanks eaah-
eJ. Aluoey received BdopwutjayaWeoaUemajid
Inkre-4 oi Vie ratf ot Aix per rent, per
- Annum pai l on Tvne Dcpcusit.
Ercrvthini In the BahlMg Line receives our
prompt aiU'atiua. t , .
1 1 .... . -i i. I ..riAMMtiit 4netr
1 nunaiui to our ii icii-in u ....
past r.ttuiiar, we soiieit a etmtlnnanca of the
same, and invite others who have hnsiness In our
line to itive ns a tnui. tun? an. mm ......
all times do all we can to irive entire satisfaction.
Cambria County
BANK,
M AV. lCKIr & CO.,
J .., SIAIX S.TREET,
HNSTOWN.PA.,
Henry Sehnable'l Urick BuIWics.
A General DaiViny BnsInfssTransaftew.
Irrafis and OwM nd Silver boarht arxl s-dd.
Collections made in allwru ol ma umiew
and I'auada. internal aiioweo ai in, rvr
percent. Ier annum, it lett six months "r hrnifer.
Sp.Hulirrajiarenteiis wade with Ovuvrdums and
others wh. hoii r.iaueys in trust. ,. .
aprll l-:s.
. t i ' - ;
CARPETING. ; . '
Henry IVIcCailum,
. 51 Fifth Avenue,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Imports direct frani Manafactarera,
Superior I'nellsli Oil C'lethw,
I'.HUSSELS CARl'ETS, &c.
RAG. HEMP and INGRAIN CARPETS
In every variety.
51 FIFTH AYENUEr "
- AlKve Woo J ftreeU
WM. BOOSE & Co.,
FOUEiUS & tlACHIKISTS,.
SAlJSBUIiY, : : I'EXX'A.,
1 " Mj4iof.-lurerol all kin.'.s of
CASTINGS MACHINEHY
ardors Oy mail naai 4ly attended to.
Ad lresa TX. IlOUSE k (.,
6ltbury, Elkllck P. O. Somerset co Fa.
UeC 1.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The inders!jne4 are pretwred tolarnlsh
Prime'! Bxiading ''.Linxi
By the Car Load.
Orders Rc?pcctfviily Solioited.
tt. J. 11.4 TZEK at CO.
I'rsuia. J ace u.
vmm Mill im n
Manuraeturersof tlae Ce'ebrated '
FAHNESTf CE Pt'EE U'lirTELEAD.
Whi -Ti has sotalaee sa.-& an vti'"thle rrrantatkei
for so niv veart. laeahrrvata 1 (.jironxn tw-ulil
! part'eular to use e twt ear Pure White
i Iy.i'i. ar there is so a;uca 1-ten.f and adnltrrated
! Les J in lb market.
i V e notouly claim tor car Lead STRICT FI'
!K1TV. but ihat it raawo? rreaw darmtriUty,
' ver m-ire svirfoce fur sens, wettrht. a?w1 ke taap
1rirln FINENESS WHITEN ESS to any
f otlaer brand. All orders e!. uij be addnaeed M
Iralinttork While lad Co..
. n n v i- a-nara-iETii ar a , -rv r - ' "
', ' No1t Woo.1 St., Plusborgh, pa.
1 ertll'
it
OSEFII SHEETS A SON",
1 hand and make to ewler lVfl:h 'nll .v'.. r aad
i Mi1aa.h.LMMradina IMaByiaA. Hav iaa S
i'nitv,kr. i?.li V. aojiiracfT Ikeu en
BA9K
' MirrtUantou.
ryilE BEST I'UMP
I FJ THE WORLD!
Till AMERICAN SrBMEROED f
Douhla-Aetinar, Non Freettoir
FORCE IU3It!
Tte Minpiint. iH wt Powrrfnl. KBeeUva.. Jura
b'.e, Keliuiae and trhmpept i'aiup in uee. 4
It is made all of ln-n, and of a tew simple parts.
It will a-it Ft -tv. as no water remains In the
jjipe wUa s to afc-
It has ik U-atheror irum jMctiaf, the svekar
attd rairea arc ail of truo.
It seldom. If ever, rU out of ocler.
It will force water from 0 to W foet In the air, by
aua.-innx a fw leet of he.
It Is rool ftc washing IJoRKie, Wtai,tl
Init Oardens, Ac.
It furnlshe th pnrest and coMest water, becaase
Ij is placed in Uia Lotua ul tha wall.
Tnw-i inchrnmp,16; pipe. We, f foot.
1 " 16; ' . ic -
Larger sitae in proportion. .
TO'ETAND k'FLATT
Sole As;ents for Somerset County.
BouerMt, Pa., Atiy Ul, ls;A
JypXEIlAL POINT
PLANING MILL.
A. Growall & Son.
We are now prepared to do afl kinds of Flaning
and ManuiacturiiiK of building material.
FLOORING, ... . - ..-
MOCLDIXCl.
WEATHER BOAKPIXO
SASH AND LKXJKS
WJXDO W A Xl DOOX I HA MES,
In short atrythlnit (rcnerafty neJ In bouse hutl.t.
lof. Ail orders promptly tilled. snarM
D. O. LIXT.
It. A. CU.-vOYlU.
C-LADE STEAH MILLS,
Lint & Conover,
Haring recently loosed what is known at tbe
Old I) iJiiIst)nr5IIIl,
a. ' ' .
sitnnteone mile sth of S'merset, and laving
put it in llrst clssaonlor. we are prepared t do all
kinds of arrlntlinsr. H.ivinz purchased an encine
we are enabled to aae citbersieunor water power.
All work
WARRANTED SATISFACTORY
if the smln is In pviod eon llti..
always kojMi on haud.
Floor for sale
scj.Id
NEW STORE!
SO HELL A W 1 USClX-aslJ-. totutwa twelr
friends and the puiilic iccnerallr, that iLrj I'tre
opened a store at v.
kr;JV JLis J-, J.
t- !. ni m
"n the lln nf the P. VV. A It If! R.. and now offer
ir n'.r a a Ueiieral Stock ol AUrchamiise. oon-
atsuncof , ,
IItY (JOODS. :.'
-Ci.0Tnixb;r'r,''
. . QUEENS WARE,1
; ' ;. HARDWARE,
HATS & CAPS,'
BOOTS A SIIOES :. ,
Ac, Sic, Slc, ,
All ol which will he sold sbeaD for CASH ar ax-
chancevi forprodnee.
nA.ilt.v iimner or all kinds, Honp-pnles,
Cnes-Tlea, llark. Staves, Ac,, Also, Wool, But
ter, E.gs,
XvaT-rVLE STJGAR, '
Ricti. Orsin ut aft lirnls. Furs, Shecp-Peltk aad
Bees-wsj. f ir wkiek we will pay the highest prices
Id Cash or Uoovis. .
SALT AND FISH.
always on hand. Give ns a call and he eonriived
that we Imewd to do business asul eaoaut be aoder
uld. SCIIELL & WILS0X.
X K WI1ST STYLUS, 7
BODY BRUSSELS
LATEST DESIGNS ! :
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS,
JfOVELTTES iy
Two and Three Plies,
usroptiirs, Ace,
ALL OF WDICH WE OFFER AT
LOWEST CASH PRICES
BOVARD, ROSE &CO.,
New No. Fi!th Avenue, , .
seed ' FITTfeBrKGU. PA.
1
4
THE NEW IMPROVED
L
AWAKUED
THj "IMal cf Pros:
rtafaary
ATVIEXA, IS73- :
The Bigliest Order of "JSeII awarded at the
Espoeition.
.seSrsnaf VacSiae Becrivrl Uigter Frizt. '
' A rEV feOOD KSASOXSs ..'
IA New rnventt tiaorvughly tested and se
l,r loiters i'ai.Bt.
a. Makes a perleet Lock Stitch, alike oa both
el.lea.oa ail kia-isol goods.
a. Uuns licht, smooth, aoiselea, aad rapid
best crKnhina'.M at qaalitlee.
IraraUe rans lor Tears without repair.
!. Will do an varieties .4 Won and Fancy
Siiu-hin In a superior BSBniier.
. la am easily manasreo pt ine eperainr.
LroaTth of stiuk aaay he altered while rwnnina
and tnacUae raa ts threaded withont ws&ing
thread tnruerh boles.
T. lir simple, Imresanau, elegaat, kwmlxg
the ati'.ra wiiitt4i the ne of eaj wneel gears, ru
trv earns i lerer arms. Has the Aatosnatie I Top
Feed, which insure uniform length of sttteh at
anv S.eed. Has car new Thread Ctroiler. which
a, to a easy aaoretneot of needle-bar aad prevents
Icary tothread.
a Const rurtia most eareful aad nished. I
is mnu!actured hy Hie antaU skil!fulaadeipert
enccd mechanic. at4'ertettd Kemlr-rtaaa Ar-lll-an,
N. . Klltaavwrgh WsUee, !
KlaSktal. aj.rjs
SSCALCCaillXA'PICTUBEi
jrS.-nJ k r a CauJ,-e.-iaial. ,; ; . ,' .J ,
GLORGL V. BACKOFFS, .
No. Ml Smiib field Street,
3 PISTSKCltaH, PA.
eeUS .
oomerset
SOMERSET,
(By request)
IXDIAX SrSXER.
Jnst after the death of the (lowers.
And before they are boiled In snow.
There eomrs a festival season,
When Nature is all aglow,
Atlow with a myatieal splendor
That rivals the LrisMaesa of Sprini!, .
As;low with a beau'y more tender.
Than aairht whk-b lair Somim r cul l hrlnir.
S.huc spirit akin to the rjinl w,
Turn berruas its lu:ijrl;3il dyes,
ad mantle the far Sj-r.-a Mutt I in Is rape
In hues that bewilder the eyes.
The sttn from his cloal pilluwed chamber
Kmtlcs sjft oil a vision so giv,
And dreams that his favorite children,
The flowers, bare not passed away.
There's a Inminoss mut'oo the mountains, .
A light aiure haie n tbe air.
As if angels, while heavenward soarlug,
Had left their bright rolase Boating there; 1
The breeie Is en soft, ao caressing,
It seems a saute token of love,
And finals to the hpirt like blessing " .
From some happy spirit alTe.
These days, ao serene and so charming.
Awaken a dreamy dellg'ut
A tmuuloag, tearful enjoyment,
Like (oft stnlns of music at night;
We know they're fading and fleeting.
That quickly, too quickly, they'll end,
Aad we watch them with yearning affection.
As at parting w watch a dear friend.
Oh! beautiful Indian Summer !
Thou favorite child of the year,
Thus darling, whom Nature enriches
With gifts and adornments so dear!
How fain would we woo thVto linger
On mountain and meadow awhile,
For our beans, like the sweet haunts-of Nature,
Krjoloe and grow young lu iby smile.
Not alone to the aad fields of Autumn
Post thou a lost brightness restore.
But thou btlngest a world-weary spirit
Sweet dreams of Itsehildhood once more;
Thy loveliness fills us with memories
Of all lh.itras brightest aad best,
Thy peace and serenity offers
A fortaste of heavenly rest.
For the Somerset Herald.
THE BAXOITOFTHE ALLEUIIEXIES
l bs C'safera la Rseki, the Home
rtheBmndlltl.
Flinging Lis rope over ihe face of
the cliff, he hastily descended, rushed
into tbe cavern at the imminent risk
of life, gazed round in tbe semi-darkness,
until be saw tbe bag of direr
lying on a rocky rhelf; to seize it,
place in it stead an old fashioned
mitteB, which he had worn to protect
his bands, aud bad hastily filled with
Baud and pebbles from a hollow in
tbe rock, intending to use it as a
weapon, if discovered in his hastily
conceived and daring attempt to rob
the rotbers in their place ot strength
and fancied - security. Tbe adage
was again verified, "Fortune favored
tbe brave." The race wa? an exceed
ingly close one. He had barely time
to re-tlimb to his sheltering crevice,
holding tbe sack iu his teeth, and
jerk bis rope out of sight, ere the
exulting thieves returned to where
they had left tbeir precious treasure.
Their first looks were with true rubbere'
greed directed to tbe place. Amaze
ment T Wonder! Horror! In place of
their precious silver for which they
had bartered honor,' maubood, good
name and roavhap their eternal star
vation, there lay an old dirty country-made
mitten filled with dirt. Tbe
old tales of devil's wages and fairy
money changing to dross and slate
stoucs ieemtd before their very eyes
coming to pass. Fearful was the
blasphemy. Each felt disposed to
blame and accuse the other, yet a
nameless expression of dread, horror
and bewilderment, impossible to as
sume, sat on each countenance and
without protestation convinced each
of the others' innocence and
ignorance of tbe marvellous change.
Lewis was tbe first to partially re
cover from the shock. " To the Look
out! To the Lookout one of you!" be
shouted, and the most active of the vil
lains promptly obeyed, useless! Ut
terly useless! and more bewildering
still. No human being was in sight
and no indication 'of, one, save that
horrible, tbat mysterious old mitten.
They searched the cave, hopelessly,
vet carefully. No clue, not even the
semblance of a clue, save and except
that old mitten, or as tbe German a
call it "hjudshue"' and these won
der-stricken villains were disposed to
think it must be tbe "bandshoe'V of
tbe devil. They thought do mortal
lould have access to their cave with
out being seen, or leaving a sufficient
trace. Like other worldly minded
people they never thought of looking
ud tor liebt andinfonuation, but like
tbe sleuth-hound ran with tbeir noses
to the earth. Tbe dark stranger in
his place of safety over the beads of
bis foes, hugged niuisell (as the com
mon saying is) and could with diiu
culty restrain nia snouts ot savage
deBauce and exultation. Tbat one
act, he ofu:n afterward declared fully
I a d h'nt for all he hml lost and suf
fered.
In bis frantic cltort.i tn suk
oresi anv outward deiiii-iietraiijus,
le bit. and lore, and worried at his
coal sleeve and collar, uttering a low
suppressed growling, something like a
playful puppy. Only his intense de
sire to hear all tber would sar ena
bled b'ra to suppress all outward
nanifestaions of his vindictive joy,
At another time or under It so myste
rious circumstances, tbey would have
been disposed to blame each other
and wreak tbeir spite and disappoint
ment; or singling one have made
him tbe scapegoat and tbe sufferer,
thro' tbe malice of tbe rest. Bat
this was so Btrange, so utterly unac
countable, tbat a suppressed awer a
nameless dread and terror disposed
them to draw together and seek com
foit la their guilty fellowship. That
the devil was at tbe bottom of this
and afl their recent failures they were
inclined and yet afraid to think
Tbat the latent superstition of tbeir
natures and of tbat age was at work,
tbeir concealed foe learned with
vicious exultation.' Tbat it iras use
less to remain any longer io that sec
tion all agreed. It only remained to
settle where, when and how they
would go. They would lay no plans
there lor fear they wou'd be unlucky,
but would wait until tbef were all
together in some luckier and happier
spL ,
'Twas - strange, hut these ruth
less men. these heaven-defying scoun
drels1, whined like ill used schoolboys
at tbdr ill-ruccess aod actually seem
ed to think the pitying powers above
should send them honest men to plun
der.. r: . ,
i Dolph greedily . learned they
were ie ail meet at . the cave once
more, t aight, to arrange their plans
of future action, settle affairs as far as
ESTABLISHED, 18 3
PA.t WEDNESDAY,
possible and then start and travel to
gether till daylight, when tbey would
separate so as to avoid exciting aiy
suspicion. He determined to atteud
t'veir neeting and give them a fright
to which tbe "devil hanunnue
would only serve as a prelii.ie. As
ibis it.en.ing was the Ul tin- tb!sers
he-Id in Souier-et Cuumy, it was 6.
ting tl i fivasion should he a marked
one. In oil their ruffianly and adven
turous liven, it is duubtful if any oth
er was bo deeply impressed upon
tbeir miuds. We regret tbat we
must coudeuse a scene so full of thril
ling interest, but the editor is an auto
cratic and inexorable being, specially
in regard to space.
Tbe robbers met at their usual
place, early in tbe ereniair, but not in
tbeir usual manner. Well armed, as
they all were, with deadly weapons,
and intending to travel ail nikrut,tbey
were liberally supplied wib tbat foe
to cowardice and low spirits, the
pure whiskey ' of the mountains,
which at this day tears a value tbat
would have seemed fabulous to them.
Plenty of food that . would " have
cheered the souls of hungry men in
the face of "foes unnumbered." Lights
were burning brightly, and fires of
mountain wood were blazing and
snapping cheerfully and makiDg that
rocky caveru seem a very palace of
delitrbt. fit for the royal residence of
Oberoo and Titania, the joint mon
archs of the fairy realm; AH these
substantial comforts and cheering in
fluences were lost upon that scoundrel
band. A heavy gloom' seemed to
enshroud them. " A pall-like gloom
which all their boasting courage and
bravado were powerless to resist.
Tbe robber-chief made frequent and
determ ned efforts to rouse and cheer
them, be jested and tried to make tbem
joke and be jolly. He sang and tried j
to make tbem sing and be happy. lie
drank but had no need te force tbem to
drink, but for once the potent spirit
tailed and they found, not withont
awe, that they could not be merry, j
Some two or three hours were passed
in these ghastly attempts to make it
a merry meeting, when even the
most sanguine saw tbat ' there was
not the ghost of a hope of succeeding
All were inclined to close tbe melan
choly symposium and try the effect
of violent exercise ia the open air as
a relief to the moodiness that oppress
ed tbem in the cave. As it was some
distance to tbe main road or pike,
they gave that as a reason for wan
ting to get away not daring to ac
knowledge the leason, even to them
selves. .' ' ,
You : Bee my hone3t '" ' friends
these would-be heroes, like nearly all
their class, were arrant cowards; they
lacked moral courage, which is the
onlv reliable article.' Having before
provided themselves with torches if
tbe night should prove to bo a very
dark one, tbey lighted a couple at tbe
rapidly sinking fires.' Sallying forth
into the open air a . last attempt was
made to get up' at least a show of
spirit, bidding the old den good-bye
and swearing that they would be all
right when tbev rt turned. Tbeir
spirits seemed to sink and with wild
ly beating hearts tbey hurried on
tbeir way. They had not' gone far
till one said : ' 1
What's that?"
Noth'ng I A night bird."
A little further on another
said:
"Hold on boy?, I thought I
saw a
light.": '-:
lou re a fool," gruray said anoth
er, "tome on men : '
Every few yards some disquieting
remark was made cr act done until
the nerves cf tbe whole party were
effectually shaken, as yef Without any
apparent cause. '.Uneasily expectant
they passed on and had just crossed
a tiny brook or runlet, when one t 01
them witn a yell or norror called: -
"Look! look! there! behind you!
Oh Ged I behind youl '.
All quickly turned oa hearing that
fearful, tnat blood-curdling cry
For a moment they seemed rooted to
the ground, only for a moment , Tbe
devilish apparition, a thousand times
more appalling than tbat which
froze tbe blood and blasted tbe eye
sight of Tarn (rShanter at!"Allo way's
auld haunted kirk." This ghost, de-
ruou, devil, or all combined in one,
was fiftv feet high. One robber af
terward, in dying, averred, it was a
combination ot all they could imagine
of the ghastly, girim, frightful, danger
ous. ,
"Great God hare mercy! Have
mercy, oh God. ' . ,
They had no good "mare Meg," to
bar tbem from tbe bends, and bo
tbi-y fled. Dashing against trees,
(Muuirinir into ravines, falling over
recks! Where they run or to what tbey
run, no waiter 1 Ou ! ou 1 away I
Oue poor devil was killed with
fright or by the rioleuce of his fall
All were sorelv bruised, some were
permanently crippled. Hut, on ! on
awavl any wbere troni tbis spot! Dan-
irer aud darkness before ! Hell aod
ts horrors behind!
When the field was cleared, which
was not long in doinT, bow
ever tedious in the telling, a tail and
really frightful figure, leaning against
a tree not far from the well-worn pain
of tbe robbers, burst into peal after-
peal of laughter, more sardonic than
mirthful. After a brief indulgence of his
humor the figure unstrapped the6tilts
from its feet, threw down considera
bly more material tbao is . generally
devoted to male attire, and swing
ing down from one of the lower
limbs omo tbe ground, appeared not
altogether demon nor yet quite human.
Tbe head-piece was : more tenderly
dealt with and carefully placed upon
a stump. . There nothing elfin, on
canny or demoniac, was discernible.
Nothing, in fact, but part of, a good
wholesome pumpkia as ever grew in
cornfield. And our solitary, saturnine,
and reticent l'olpb stood confessed.
It ia wonderful bow mach depends
on combination. , There . i . nothing
frightful in red clothes, pumpkins or
candies, but when tkilfuliy combined
for effect, they are sufficient to rout
armiet aod makeeen robbers honest,
or wish to be. We must hasten a
conclusion. .. Duipb followed tbe gang
and Larrasded tbem until tbe capture
aod death of . Lewis.; : Some grew
honest from that; night. None of
tbem ever fully , recovered from it
Lewis waa shot ia tbe leg;, and suf
fered fearfully in prison from that lat
attention from' Dolpb. v-, ,
The Maniac's Ride next week.
7.
NOVEMBER 13. 1874.
The New LawtieV Saa'
We anticipated this company some
time eince. It was indirectly heral
ded io various communications to the
New York papers oo the difficulties
of maiden ladies who had neither
pappas ui.r big brothers. It is tbe
'C'oniniisionaire Company," and the
h me i nearly as pleasaut as if it
amounted to millionaire or some oth
er expensive luxury. The New York
TVHern baa bad the extreme pleasure
of perusing a circular of the Commis
sionaire Company, and it presents
the prominent points of the circular.
A commissionaire, for instance, "will
call at your rooms and clean your
clothing;" which shows that the com
missionaire is by no means above any
kind of business. Again, the com
missionaire "will collect your bills"
a very nice arrangement, indeed; but
we do wish the gentleman would find
ways and means to "pay your bills,
with a fair percentage in his behalf,
of course. Furthermore tbe commis
sionaire "will secure you seats for the
theater, and, if desired, he will wait
opon the lady to and from such en
tertainments, appearing iu floe even
ing dress." Nothing could be pleas-aote-than
this, we presume, for in
stance, it is a great source of difficul
ty in many American families that
the family have an ardeat desire to
ro to the theater, while the head of
the family desires to go to the club
or to another theater; and with an es
cort for the family "in a fine evening
dress," ibere could be no possible
trouble. It ! true that the commis
sionaire mentions the iady only,
but surely, if he is good enough to
clean your clothing, he could nol ob
ject to an addition to tbe lady in the
persons of the elder children, and per
haps the nurse and the baby. Again,
as the Times suggests, "few men
can afford to buy themselves fine
evening dresses nowdays," and fan
cy the pleasure under that deplorable
circumstance of seeing your family
taken to the theater "in the evening
dress" for the exceedingly low price
of a few paltry dollars. Th9 duties
of the commissionaire have by no
means been wholly enumerated, how
ever. Tbat blessed man "will ap
pear at your private parties," which
is in itseir great aesiaeraium. rie
will'carry your child or push the
baby carriage;" he will carry parcels
or remove furniture, and, to tell the
trntb, we scarcely know wnat he
won't do, unless it is to vote tne
Democratic ticket and in other ways
to be disreputable. uness mis.
which we are assured by tne Times
is taken bodily from the circular:
"Tbe commissionaire will attend
your lady when making calls, shop
ping &c. acting as -lacsey,' , ueiivcr-
iog visiting eardn, protecving ner oy
umbrella from the sun and storm, or
fatline on a slippery day; on all such
occasions he will appear in elegant
servant's livery, imported from Paris
and Vienna.
Now we take this commissionaire
to our heart' He is the embodiment
of high life and low life, tbe useful
and ornamental, tbe simple and the
scientific, the coarse and tbe esthetic.
In his corporate capacity be answers
the requirements of a dozen husbands.
He gives the husband tne Bweei priv
ilege of providing his wife with inno
cent amusement, or rather his legiti
mate business. There is but one
step further for the excellent commissionaire.-
Would he kindly consent
to assume tbe entire responsibility in
case of accident or something? Would
he be rood enough to do tbe Satur
day night sparking but good heiv
ens ! we have followed this logic too
far. Let htm assume to any such re
sponsibility as that and we shall take
extreme pleasure ia wringing the
commissionaire's nose. Rochester
Democrat ' ' - " " L ' '
A nietarieavl Fate.
FIRST BLOOD OF TUB REVOLETIO.V.
' A correspondent of the Hartford
rmca, at East Westminster, Yl, ob
tained some interesting historical in
formation from Mr. ltichmond, a
sexton, whom be interviewed in the
cemetery. We quote his letter:
"Mr. Richmond said tbat in 'T4-75
the Wbigs and Tories were about
equally divided, tbe judges and juries
beinir aDDointed bv tne King. ; i ne
British authorities attempted to hold
a court in the Court House, then
standing about forty rods north of
the eemetery. The colonists were
bound that no court should be held
so they armed themselves and at
tacked" and drove the court from the
Court House. In return the British
soldiers (attacked tbe colonixts, and a
man named William Frcucb fell dead
from the fire of the soldiers, and Dan
iel Houghton was fatally wounded.
Tbis was ibe Srat bloodshed nf the
Revolution. In 1872 tho State of
Yermotii appropriated six haoJred
dollars for a monoment, which -oow
stands about six feet from the place
wbere French was buried. A gen
tleman by tbe name of William C.
Bradley (formerly Congressman from
Yermont) a few years ago erected a
tomb almost over the grave of French,
hence the reason of tbe monument
not standing over the grave. A small
slab stands within a foot of the front
side of the tomb to tell the exact
spot of tbe grave, and on it is tbe
following inscription :
'In memory of William French,
V Son of Nathaniel French, .
Whe was shot at Westminister,
March ye I3tb, 17T5,
by tbe hands of Cruel Ministerial
, tools of George ye 3d, ;
In tbe Court Houae at 11 a Clock at
Night, in the 22d year of his age,'
Below are the following lines:
Here William F roach his body Ilea ;
Fersnardex, hie Blond for Vengeance crtea
. King Qeorg tbe third kis Tory crew
That with a bawl his heart Shot threw.
For Liberty and hi Coantry's Oood,
H. loan hU Ule, his Life, his Itaarvja blood.'
. Tbe above is an exact copy7ep-
itals and all. As a good manr think
that tbe first blood flowed at tbe.bat
tle of Lexington, this may be inter
esting to them, for it certainly was
to me. A building erected initio,
five years before the battle, is stSl
standing. - It was erected as a lOB
gregational Church, tut it is now
used as a town house, aad is io good
repair."
tt r ti
1
Tfi
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A Lecead af WUIIaaa Peaa.
Some of us down on the Deleware
are preparing to celebrate in Novem
ber the anniversary of tbe arrival of
William Peno, and the signing of
his tieaty with tbe Indians. That
treaty deserves to be celebrated, for
under it William gouged over three
million acres of land out ef tbe sav
ages, in exchange for a couple hun
dred dollars' worth of batcheU, plug
tobacctjvand tetipenny nails. That
was the beginning of our present In
dian p,li?y. We carry on tbe same
noble system yet I have been bur
nishing up my antiquarian studies
for the anniversary, and among other
things 1 have resurrected a legend of
William, which may be valuable
never mind where I dug it uo. Here
liu: i
Soon after landing Penn is said to
have Inspired a tender passion in tbe
breast of a beautiful Indian maiden,
and for some time it was considered
proband ihat the two might be join
ed together in matrimony ; hot this
was not to be, and the reason why it
was not to be is explained in the fol
lowing conversation, which occurred
between the lovers one evening while
tbey were sitting together upon the
banks of the river. The maiden said
to him :
"Dearest, I long to have you be
come as one of our people, and I want
you now to let me adorn you with
ear-rings, and to fasten this ring to
your nose, so that you may appear as
noble as tbe other braves."
"Excuse me, darling," he said, "I
daren't wear jewelry. The yearly
meetin' won't allow it"
"But you will come to onr council-
fire, to-night, dear, will you not, and
join with the chiefs and warriors in
dancing about our captive, who will
be tied to the stake: -I know you
will come."
"Weir, if it makes no difference to
you, I believe l won t i aon taance;
It's agin the discipline."
"Ah, tben I will tell you what yon
shall do. You shall sit by the great
tree and beat tbe war drum, and make
tbe fierce music of battle You ran
3urely do tbat?"
"Upon tbe whole, I really don't
think I can. You see, I'm down on
the fierce music of battle. I'm op
posed to music of any kind, and par-
. a a . lt
ticulariy to tnat wnicn is naramerea
out of tbe war drum. No ; I'll have
to beg off."
"But, at least, you will go with me
to tbe lodge of the medicine man and
see him perform bis wonderful feats of
magic?"
"I'm afraid 111 have to contradict
you again, my love. Our folks hare
testified agio going to places ot amuse
ment. I' J be disciplined as sura aa
fate, if I was to go. Cau'l do . i,
sweet, anyhow you fix it"
"Too bad 1 too bad 1 .. But you will
not object, l"ltnow, to letting me toy
with your tresses, aod fix them into
such a crest as our braves wear proud.-
Iy upon tbeir heads? This you can
not refuse me."
"Now see here, my dear, do be
reasonable. You know I can't let
you do that You certainly most
know that I ain't allowed to take off
my hat Why its absurd." ' ,
"1 do not understand tbe ways of
your people. But I am ' willing to
submit t) you if I know tbat yon love
me. You do love me. William, do
you not? Swear tbat you love me.
Swear by yon moon no, the moon
ia not out-lsvrear by yon stars that
vou will never cease to love me."
"I'm afraid I'll have to get our book
of discipline and read it to you. Wheo
you've perused it a couple of times
maybe you'll understand that I never
.wear; I alarm.
Then she arose, looked at bint a
moment with ineffable scorn and fled
icto the trackless forest;, bo -that
match was cut off, and William Penn
was left disconsolate. Tbis is as. much
of the legend as I have scared up thus
far. If it seems to interest antiquari
ans maybe I can excavate the rest of
it Max Adeler. .. ;
Wltetirrmrt ia Wrat Tirglala.
The Wheeling (West Ya.) Jutelti
aencer of October 30 contains the lol
lowing remarkable story of supersti
tion aod ignorance : "On alley six
teen, in East Wheeling, a peculiar dis
ease recently appeared among tne
smaller children. Seven babies, in as
many different families, surered from
the same mysterious complaint One
of the babies died, and it was tboogbt
the others would not survive long.
No medical advice was caned, as the
children were believed to be be witched.
An old lady, however, who is known
to possess much influence with super
stitious persons, attempted W ariva
ou' the evil Kpirits. She visited tbe
different families, and advised inem
to keep every door locked, and stop
up the kev-holes. Nothing was to be
loaned from a house for fear some
bold and adventurous spirit wonid
accompany the article and make mis
chief in a neighbor's family. Tbe
stocking on each child's left foot waa
toroed inside out io spoil the enchant
ment, and many other ridiculous
tbiegs were done. We Lave not
learned what effect these prescrip
tions have bad upon the little suffer
ers, but it seems horrible to think
that innocent children are compelled
to suffer because of tbe Ignorance
and superstition of tbeir parents."
Caalaa JrlC
When Jebbard Beise, the barber.
hong himself a few days ago, at bis
house on tbe Hamilton Road, a favor
ite but uncouth looking dog, that be
bad taught many tricks, and , treated
long a? his companion, demonstrated
his grief by crowding close to tbe
body, lickiag tbe face and bands. and
whining piteously. ben tae under
taker came tbe animal was disposed
to attack him. and . it wa witn ex
treme difficulty tbat he was removed
and confined to an adjoining room.
Tbe day of the foneral tbe dog'a . lam-
. a
eolation were louder even titan . be
fore, and although it ia not known
bow be saw the proceeding, he jump
ed through tbe closed window, and
made his war to the hearve. Unsuc
cessful attempts were made ta drive
bim back, bat be managed to eep
close to the hearse, nntil it started,
aod then be was allowed to trot be
hind it all the way to Spring Grove.
At the gate he threatened to
the. keeper, and continued with the
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NO. 22
cortege to the grave. When the
earth was thrown, the poor dog bowl
ed again, and when all was over, he
sorrowfully departed with the other
mourners.
It was an outpouring of unaffected
grief deeper than is often foil for any
man and profoundly touching. Cin
cinnati Gazette.
Tha AameraeauaUIrL
A writer in tbe Arcadian, speak
ing of "Tbe American Girl at Home,1"
say : "Among the sad things of life
is certainly to be classed that con
tempt for simplicity whl.h ia in grain
ed in the heart of the American girl
offasbiod in very early years. She
has drunk copiously of the oxymel of
preociocs coquetry long before she
is capable of appreciating the glory of
true fashion and the fun of that efflor
escence of passion of which true co
quetry consists. We are no especial
admirer of children who are constitu
tionally shamefaced, who hang their
heads before conipaoy, and creep
back into sensitive silence, as soon as
soon as an opportunity permits tbem
to do so. But we admire as little
the anblushabie effrontry of tbe hot
bouse child who has been brought op
under tbe bell-glass of 'society,' and
has nothing natural left in it except
ing the original sin, which crops out
in the form of impertinence. It is
this abnormal self possession which ia
the early characteristic of the Amer
ican girl. For tbis she has to thank
ber mother and tbe fashionable fools
who are her mother's friends. It is
inevitable that tbe adolescence of
such a child should be marked with
much that is fast and morbid and
trenching on tbe verge of riciousness.
In tho school she acquires those mer
etricious manners, tbat slang, that
swagger, that devil-may-care air,
which have rendered her a notoriety
wherever she has travelled abroad.
Tbe foreigner who comes to this
country, and wbo observes tbe tree
and easy manners of our youth, and
especially of our young , girls, is
amazed at their boldness and reckless
uess. We are aware tbat some bit
terness And unfairness have been
shown towards the American girl at
home; that she has been maliciously
represented as a young lady whose
principal amusements areyoung men,
novels, and candies, and whose only
exercise consists . in. promenading
Broadway;, hut we are inclined to
take a less unfavorable view of the
matter than this. . At the same time,
it is not possible to deny that there is
a grain of truth in tbe charge, and we
are not amazed tbat a whole wheat
field f ' accusations should spring
from a grain that has been planted
tad tended with such malicious lm
gvauon,! Girls are made, it ia true,
lot something else than to , fit , into
some quiet nook at home, and rest
contentedly there during the remain
der of life. There are some good
pious souls we know who would have
every young woman, rich and poor
educated in the arts of housekeeping.
Tbey would have, Clorinda, whose
father Ss a billionaire, descend to the
kitchen,' make bread and pastry, and
familiarize herself with the practical
working out of all tbe more common
recipes in tbe cook-book, just aa they
would exact tha same task from
Jane Smith, whose papa is not worth
anything at all. How far these ad
visers are in the right it may be diffi
cult to determine, bat the fault with
the average American girl, who holds
neither a very high nor a very low
position Io life, is that she does uot
acquaint herself with ' any of these
processes, and if, like Henrietta in
he Fexacne Sav antes,' she were
asked what she saw in marriage to
attract, all the answer that she
could honestly give would be, 'A
husband." This is sensible, so
far as it goes; but we ran in danger
of seeming: very humdrum when we
add tbat if a husband is to be expect
ed to remain, all tbat a young and
exacting wife wishes him to be, the
kitchen and its cor ret at l res must re
ceive a large share ot that wife's at
tention." ;,
W later la Kaeala.
In bis "Winter in Rassia.Theo-
pile Gauties tbas describes bin ap
proach to St Petersburg :
s The weather was magnificent A
light, dazzling but cold, fell from tbe
clear sky ; it was a noreai azure
polar, so to speak with sbnts f
milk, op 1. steel, of which our ky
gives no idea ; a pure, white, siderial
radiance, which does notseem to em
anate from the son, which is what
on see In dream, in some other
olanet than ;our own. Under' tbis
milky ' vault ' the immense ' watery
level of tbe gulf was streu-bed, tinted
with colors tbat no pea can describe.
in which the ordinary fqaes of wa;er
went for nothing: 'Now they' were
opaliae whiti tiiita, och aa yon see
in certain abeUs ; now peariy gray, ar
incredible delicacy farther en blues,
lusterless or streaked like a Damas
cus blade, or else rainbow-bued re
flections like tboe of the pellicle on
mottentia; to a belt at smooth as
glass, succeeded a broad band waved
like moire antique ; and all this light.
soft vazue. limpid, clear to a degree
tbat no pen and no paiieiiecan ren
der. Tbe freshest tint from hamaa
pencil would have been a nroddy
stain upon transparency Weal, aud
the words tbat I employ to give an
idea of this marvelous oale rplendor
seem to me like bloU of ink,' falling
on the finest tinted venom from a
snatterinf Tn. - la the distance
emerged slowly , betweeo ihe milky
water aad the opaline sky, encircled
by its mutual crown crenellated with
turrets, the superb ailbouette of St
Petersburg, whose tints of amethyst
drew a line of deraarkation between
these two pale immensities of sea and
sty Gold aciaulated in scales and
ia needle upon tbis diadem, the
richest, the most beautiful, that ever
city wore upon its brow.
Tka mmJty aaa.wj-..
tr .aui a IttL'e bit f a
felloi
about aa large as kitten, aad feed a
tail as long as his mother's boThe
looked rery cli in the face. When
I first went to see him, the motner
monkey wa holding him In ber arms,
but presently be crawled to tha floor
th en out through tha bara and .npoa
m y knee. - I thought it strange that
t he mother was not afraid of loosing
1.., i
W .2Vackwenttbe -! raho
arl'n p V ,U into its mother'
arms. Pretty ,vn ka rraTipd '
aga-.n, and then I w TkV 7v 7
monkey had bol-Uf tVt?D Th"
tail with her fingers. Z
one crawled away from her ,b.
him go as far a. b could reach but
never let go of his tail; and wbea
anybody moved a hand to touch him
she pulled him back Into the cage
She neverseemed to relax thi hold
by day or night till tbe little fellow
was two months old, then she let him
go. But her mother instincts wero
very marked even then. The cg
contained a "happy family" of do
cats, monkeys, and guinea pig8'
sleeping in one box together; so wbn
the little monkey crept out of his
ntotber's arms sb i would reach dowa
m the box and take op a little peppy
or kiitea, or guinea pig, and nurse
and fondle it just a., though it were
ber own She did jiot seem quite
contented without some sort of a
youn. thing ia her motherly arm-..
a H fc.aj,,
Last
pring Will MtKi.lv ,,v.
out of bis lo house in Uniuu G- ove
and it stood unoccupied and desolate
for several weeks, but last Julv, Ed.
Asher purchased the propenv and
moved in. Tbe first night ia tbe
house there was a great rustling oa
the floor, like tbe pattering of myrihds
of mice, but it wasn't mice tbat made
tbe noise; it was tbe sound from doz
ens of snakes as tbey dragged them
selves across tbe floor. Iu tbe morn
ing Mr. A. used to get Dp, shake the
reptiles out of bis clothes, grasp a
pitchfork and pitch tbe slimy devila
out of doors. It was no uncommon
thing to slaughter half a dozen in tbe
morning. The second aad third dava
were worse than the first. At break
fast one morning Mr. A. felt some
thing crawling up bis leg, and glanc
ing downwards found a beautiful lit
tle striped fellow working bis way
up in tb world. Another time he
found a three-foot fellow in his over
coat pocket, who greeted him on his
approaching with a frendly biss.
The nuisance became intolerable.
The house was old, ana tbe mortar
in the clinking had given way in ma
ny places, and ia the evening no
sooner was the lamp lighted than a
serenade of hisses would begin, and
nearly every one of tho holes would
be ornamented with a snake's head.
At the end of the fourth day Mr.
Asher grasped his shovel and went
to the banking of the house, a
of straw and dirt that bad not
mored for several years, and
were their snakesbips in in all
mass
been
there
their
glory. It was a perfect massacr,
for in that banking he found and kill,
ek an even hundred garter snakes.
Thirty were found in one nest.
The Teeth.
j The teeth were highly prized by
the aoeieot3. The Romans and
Greeks used tooth powders not
differing mien from those in our
day. The pious Musselman makes
bis ablution of his teeth every morn
ing. With his face turned toward
Mecca, he rinses his mouth tbrice
with water and brashes his teeth fas
ting. But none of the ancients ap
pear to have had the idea of substitu
ting teeth for those decayed. Whether
having once gut tbeir teeth, tbey
managed to keep them until old age
came on, or took their loss as a mat
ter of course, it is difficult to deter
mine. Long before dental surgery
was at all understood in this country,
and while txth-drawing aod bleed
ing were alike relegated to the bar
ber, the French had made considera
ble progress. Everything comes by
oinan. and pruhubiv tb coquetry
of the French women was the prima
ry ranse of the attention given to the
teeth in modern times. Ihe earliest
demists in tbis eoustry were French
men; and now that which was found
in the hands of barbers is scientifical
ly manipulated by those who can im
itate natrr.l-joud discovery, per
form tbe most na turally painful op
erations aoirthetically, and bringing
back to premature old age tbe cbeek
iness of youth; amass large fortunes
as their reward.
. II la Few.
Yelpeati, the French surgeon, had
ueret-folly performed, on a little
child five years old, a most perilous
operation. I he mother eame o bim
end said : - .
"Monsieur, my son h saved, and I
really know not bow to express my
gratitude. Allow me, however, to
prewent you witlrthir-pocketbook,
embroidered by ay own hands."
"Oh, roadame,'? replied Ye'peau,
sharply,: "my : art is not merely a
question of feeling. . My life has its
requirement !ike yours. Dress, even,
which is a luxury to you, is necessa
ry for me. Allow me, therefore, to
refuse your rhanning, little prenent
in exchauge fur a more suhs'.a'iiial
remuneration." ,
"But, monsieur, what remunera
tion do you desire? Fix the fee your
self." "Fe thousand francs, inadarne."
, The lady very quietly opened the
pocketbook, which contained ten
thoa-and franes in notes, counted
out five, anJ after politely handing
them over to Yelpeau, retired. Im
agine his feelings-I
An editor, referring to air-tight
Co3it.-, say, "No person haviogouce
tried one of these coffins will ever use
aay other. -
Iu giving geoyrapby ie.sous down
Fast, a teacher asked a boy wbat
State be liveJ ff, aod was aroused at
the reply, d awled through the boy's
ooce, ".V naieisin and misery."
A cwa verted liquor compounder has
beam divulging tlie secret" of his pro'
fes-nion. Now, if a corner grocery
mag could be got to lb. niourners
bench wbat a woiIJ of god Le might
do.
"' A a editorial notice wf a woman a
grocery store reads aa fullows: Hr
tomatoes are as red as ber own
cheeks : t r indigo i a blue as her
own eyes, aod her pepptr as hot a
her own teaiper." '
It is far easier to feiga repect
when
nre-si
we do aot feel it. wan to
it when we actually do; for
a . t a w. . aa aaa- am -J
-a.:,., raa. inn IrSliS. SiraijriiUOI wa ai vs
sa?wcioua 00 e. aw
' .. , -.i l 1. .... na aavem
aoiuelbiGg dece:uu
so. . - .
! ; It doesr. 1 look well to say tha least,
fur a Kansas church member to nave
w-draweut his revolver in order to
get at his two cents for the ntribu
tiou box. ' ,
-Ah! Ladies!" Td an oM
-what is mora delightful" ?
ping of the f fnania.oa..
popping of the question. , u
fv cried the Ud.es.
,7w,a jDTa my hand ..