Ul . 3HaW555sJHSKfSSP xcrr - 5 44 Terms of 3?ublicatiori. j Ths Soaersct Herald ali,!,eJ erery Weditsdty MornlffK al3H p., annum. If paid Id adviv:otberl W W invariably ba charged. So" snhseri"'-" will b caounumieo uui an ar- gi are pal up. Postmasters neglecting to ...my when subscribers do not taaeouiiueir ... . - ill i j -1 t r t v.. ,,-ter, wui o ueu ni'it -i .- Sabscrfbcra removing from on rostofflca to an ther should g-lva ni tha came of tha runner si well as tbe present offica. Address Somerset Printing Company, JOHX I. SCULL, Iiusinesi Muumr. Buine-s Cards, - -r u,titthWAITL ATTORNEY V ..i..w'Noiiiere..Pa- Prot-ssional busi- essresnecilullj solicited and punctually attend d lu Somerset, Penna. AT ALENTI E H A I , A l V - wl and dealer in nl esiata, """"J; Viit attend lo ail business entrusted t hi u promptness aud udeMy. Llsli II. KOOKTJj, B!tEJMAT Law. Somerset. Pa.. In Somerset Li V 'uiio'-M entrusted ",-.n0. in Friiiting and th, adjoining counties. y 4 lL .louse how. - . -. .r,rv ITLA , A V NOTICE.-."--'" Hn f L " aS. in Mammoth U Ooffmth has .uirrsct ana sliding. djoimng ouniiw- lot. VU, r "JTl-llL. ATTORN a.T ATLAW, SfMl- wsiness cotton I ic. O.llceln Mnunnoin Luuiiug. ? ' jB.l,"- ' J. A H. I. niKK. ATTORNEY'S AT p. id trarUe IP S)m- Arrl mil uai:i.-iiiioji iw them will ft pr-mptly attended w. ug. ia-ly .'. .i.. All business eu- RIM MEL. COL.BORN, 1..AW, bumcnwl. V. ATTORNEYS AT UUic in llaers aaK. U-lJ. , OHN O. K IM MEL. ATTORN EY A ro to fail fre in sjorocmelawl .lj.du AT LAW, bupiuo n- nir ctmn- ten with rwupajra. ... - JM r r t nhtt in Mam- ... ....ctint tTTHRNEY ATLAW f a. in Mammoth Mi'jcK. jan. H-ti. Ueo72. ,. v. h. crru. wilS 1 10 k. fculrance irJ UuuuU. au If . . TAMES L. rUGII, ATTORNEY AT LAW, mock. vp Ptalr. ;uirn M".i;r,??. JTkn J all leKl buei- i;, .denied to with prmnpww. .u T O. OtiLE ATTORNEY AT LAW, 1 iwinr-M - " enti ael DU .G. MILLER, ftt"el.v i locked at Roro I the yno- '"r.n'uited at all time. PROFESSIONAL. n,m B Funden1r;. of Comi-rtnd, eiad wii ' "T! lw W Jwr F. FonrtemlwK, VTO-' K "aaftSwlU bepa.au tbed.f the Era and tar. r M kimMEL will oontlnn to practloe D r "iTl'aod ..rnmn iin 1 h tHa Uusaa. ;VR. H. BRrBAKEBtdrfT.;al t.tflc in iidene, duer we of U. r Huuaa. J 1 f la Borlin lir iu r- JicToHKwit. Cliarie. Kriine w,r j. SU, 10-lL O S. GOOD, nnvxiaiAX & SURGEON, KOMERSKT, I A. WOrrica In Mammoth Block. 4'TX RTIFICAL TEETH!! J. C. YUTZY. I DELTIST DALE C1TT, jomtrut Co., Pi., ArtlBelal Twth, war n:ed to be of the very bc-t ,,,, Utr-likaaDd io.lia, lnertel in the cnyl. ParUlai itlenilon paki to the pre I r ti nturki teth. Th.e winhlnn nall me by.letter, cai do o by encloeiuie 'P- AadreM as aiwre. J lR. WM. COLLINS, DENTIST, fommrt 11 ii tiim-a lie funnd nrviar l to do hi.;- ..h mm flllinr Kiruialiuic. rx raetuiff. fcc Artifeial teeth ot all kil. and ul he he.i maUrtal, Inaeruxl. All oiK-ron, nted. Jn'- war Id. Mansion House, LATE -BENFORD 1IOVSE,- oraier t rraiwkll" Jrd Sr-I, JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. Jos. Shoemaker, Prop'r. Marine UWy takan eharceor, refitted an ) for nl.lied tuis lanre ami eoum.liii Hotel, i now inrlie my fcm.rrl County trtenua to emll on me. aud houe by prompt atlenU-m lo their wants and wi..lerateehanrea, to merit their pair. Ta. U, aupnlied wi;h the beat the market ti r.:a. The baraUKked wllb thaehoir.nl liqa-ra. ke. JiMSKFH SHOEMAKER. N. B. Beat Ubling in town. aprJ rpiIE SOMERSET HOUSE- Hmrlh, leased thlf masmlttsent 1 well knowt Hoiei pro,rtT from Mrs. K A. Fii.k, the under .irned uiea pleasure In Informing Ins Irien.ls and the p.l,Ue arinerally that . lM,re.nf! " pini air exi.aa to make l n - aji tha e.ld ba dered. Ac--.imo.latli1K clt rk and Hiring wallers will attend lo the want, of cua otn'rs, and the table will ai all tluv-t Uen with the best tha market sflor.ls. Mr. U. IL lay wsn mar at all times be fcuud lu llieutfie. mm-ji. l. LA AN. JQIAMOND HOTEL. STOYSTOIVX IA. 8AMUEI, Cl'STKn, Proprietor. This potUar and wcU know. ' " times .ueelrabi. Mopping pi tee fcr paidic Tabl aud Kuoias ntth.1 G t Vlmg. H-JU leav. rtally b Jol.nlowu and IJAHXET HOtSE. The andendime.1 rrfpectrulW lnr.ms the p-fc- that be has iaeed U.i. well known h. In lbs w,gh at 8.emL It Is bt intention t keep t In a stvle wk-t he H-r wdlifive satistartloo U, all who may tavgr blm w.lh their """; Apr IT Ii JOHN H LI- TOIIN WILSON & SON, if wiioliisali: croci:rs. 237 Lite PITTSBTJRGH. IMV, mm comissiqn house, n T. Busby & Co., No. 6 Exchange Place BALTIMORE. Sneelal attentlcB g)vo Etl-IEB, GLAD E 1 Y VOL. XXIII. Hani. JOHNSTOWN SAMS 120 CLINTON STREET. CHARTED 1 3ST 1870. TRUSTEES ; JAMES COOPEIl. DAVID DIBEKT, C. B. ELLIS. A. J. IIAVTES. F. W. HAY. JOHN LOW MAX, T. H. LAl'SLY, D. J. MORItELL, 3 A MES McMILLEN JAMES MORLEY, LEWIS PLITT. II. A. DOGGS. CONRAD suppes, GEO. T. SWANK, W. W. WALTERS D Mclaughlin, DANIEL J. MORS ELL, President, FRANK. DSBERT, Treasurer, CYRUS ELDER. Solicitor. ti.vit.nf nT. DAI.I.AU anl upwar:re. eeived. and interest allowed on all mm!, payable twice a year. Iiicjt K not drawn out, is abided to the j rinclpl thtu COX?0C? DING TWICE A YEAS, wilhont trooblng tbs dap :lor tocall or even to present hi Ceposil !. Money sao be withdrawn at any lima after siring the bank cer tain notice by letter. Harriett IVenrn and peraona under age can deixwit money in their own name, ao that it can be drawn only by themeeirea or on meiror dee. llonevscan be dtiKWited iur children, or by ocietU-a, or it Vufl funds, Sabject to certain eon- ditl'ins. LouiiH Secure d by IJal Jte. fVmlpa of the Bv-Laws, reports, rulea of deposit. and special act of Legislature, relative to depoUi of married women and minors, con be obtained at the Back. D,ir. , t,i,iir lllr fn;m to Joclock: and on fl'eJtridnyand Saturday erenlngti lroni to Tio clock. JOBS DIBEKT. TOIIN DIBERT JOHS D B'JBKBTS. CO., NO. 240 MA IH STREET. J 0 II X S T 0 Y N , I' E S X A . rr- ;i nft.TwirntLil.le In alt Darts of the TTnl led States and Canada., aud In Korean ooantriea. Bay Gobi, )UiK.ns and (Jisemmtul B.H1.1S at hwhest market prices. aii --,-- ie?,. iSraRs and Cheeks on oi her bants cash ad. Mooef raiivJ on deposit payable oa demaswl Interest at the rate f Super cent, per Annum paid on Time Dcpotifa. Everything In the Banking Line receives our pivinpl alteutioa. .v.i. 1 v. . . , ... . - MM.i..n.t mRtomera for their part tr.Kiage, we aoUlt a enaninuaoc. 01 lame. 'and invite others who bare bnnness In o line to give as a trial, assuring all. that we shall j I imOKlUI W UW 1 1 I v . ' , , Oil. I 111 U v. our at all times do all we can lo g ye em "T'V'., - Feb217 Juu ' " Cambria County BANK, m w. keim & CO., SO. 2 MAISRTBF.ET, HNSTOWN.PA., Ucnry Schiialde s Brick BuUdlng. A Gtnt-ral BatVIng linsiuess Trusctd. rran. and O-Jd anTsilvet WjogMand Iw.ld. Cdlecti.s made In all rmrts of the . "'"'f and Uaoada. mwrest all-.wed at the te o l sl per cent, per annum, if left si m.flt hor longer S,.-il arrangrmeots Plle iih Guardians and otlicr who hold money, tu tru'. aprll la-;x CARPETING. Henry lYIcCallum, rl Fifth Avenue, v PITTSBURG IT, PA. lioior; direct frna Mannfjcturers, Superior i:ngIUU OH -i 1JUUSSELS CARPETS, kc. RAG, HEMP and INGRAIN l AiirtK Its every raricty. 51 FIFTH AVENUE, Above Wood street. marCi. Ursina Lime Kilns. Tbesnderi'lgncd are pn ired ti,lumi?h Prime Building Lime By the Car Load. Orders Hespectfully Solicited. K. J. RATZEK A CO. Ursina, June Is. Manufacturers or the CVlcVratcd FAMNESTOCKPrnE WHlTELEAD, Which has sustained such an envi.!de repatatl for mativ rears. Deairrsan l tVnroers shld le part'co'lar to use iwtie but our Pure W hue Iad. as there is t. uiii.-n ijleri al a-lulteralcd I-d in the markei. We not only laim f'T f-ur 1-a.l STB ICT PC R1TV. but that II css.- srreaicr tiurabllliy. eorcrs irnrr surlace lor aui- wrivhl. and is rupc rlor in FI.M.MXS anl Willi KN KSS lo any other brand, si. orders shoulJ be addressed to FMliiic-Mlotk Tlliitc lad Co.. OR C L. FAHNESTOCK A CO., No. 76 Wood St., Plllsl urgh. Pa. tall J OSEPH SHEETS SON, I'ndcrtakcrs. llerlln P.v, r nitantr 'kcp cn r Coff.ns of all styles and bod and niaao to onl ...IM. ,iie khortrst n hearse ollhe ,aiet yj In realtors, we are ab wayi rrpsred to take r. dins t and bring eorpe liie vart-His ctiae'.cn. "I""' L I ME. LIME. LIME. i t.A im en LUel nai inir t-rei-ieni iiin n. . . I . .. .. ,t - L II. .a Marble Hill threw iniirs nt ol Oaitluem-e, on ibe Pittsburgh A t'.wm liTilic nlltwad. arc b.jw ready U. ship many 'int l;her burnt lime or raw limestone s may la-rNUlrel. This lime Is quarried iroin the ynrt lc fi rms. I m many Iwd lrt.w the . wi cos! rein, andot a very ,UK.7ct?" I'ime or rjw s;ccn U set t tT''nno eneeU. Hugos A Wrla.-r.or le Ju.'ise iK Vi.leB, ol NewL-xli:gui, 1VI. J.d. Weller. of Uebbaris burg, Pbiiip Wolfersj-rimr, Jr JUncral PoiuU n,.rr. Wel--r. Mevetsluie. 1m Hum. Somer set, and Wailace H. Walter, will be promjaly attended t I immltn ille, which oct. UCGISAWF.BEB, T BA1 : v - -1, i; - r FABIESTOCK Mil till IL Mitedlanemii. rH-E TONS'" aMEUICAN CYCLOPAEDIA NEW REVISED EDITION. Entity rewritten ly the ablest writers on every fijcci rrioted lnrta new lype, and Illustrated wt.u several thousand engravmin and maps. The work originally jrubiisbed unier the HJe ol Thk Nt A waaicAX Cvruir.am was onmpiei clmlwl mn which time the wide circulation which it has attained in all parts of the t'niied Slates, and tho signal lcrrljments which hare taken place lu erery branch ol science, literature, and art, have induced tho editors and publishers to nubmil to an cxa-t and thorough revision, ami lo litKue a new ediuou eutltled ium. Ahkbu as Cv- cuir.sDia. W lthiu the last ten years the progress of dia covcry ls, erery dcpartuietit of knowludue lias made a new work of reference an luiperalive want. The movement of poHtical A9aini has kept pace with the discoveries ol si-icuce, and their iruiliul aiiiiiiuatioc to the inausunal and uclul arts, and 'toe convenience aud relinement ol Social litt?. Great wars and consequent revuiutiooi hare oc curred, Involving naiioual changes of peculiar mo ment. Thet-ivil war ul our own rouutry, which Wjin at its height when the last volume id the old work appeared, has Impplly been i-nded, and a new couiae of eomiucreial uiid iuduslrial activity lias been coinmeneeo:. Larice aecesions loour geographical knowledge hnve uevo made l-y tlie lujeialigable explorers of Ainca. The great political revoluions of the lust decade, with tlie natural refull ol the hipe of tunc, have brought into view a ninltiiude ol new men, whose names are in every one imuih, and or whose lives every one is curious to know the pur:iculars. Great huuiea have liren ioBghl and iinnnaut sieges maintained, of which uie detail areas yet pre served uuly lu tho uc;iijK'r or in the Iranfient pubiii'i-jiiS ol the day." Ii trhieh cftgut now (o lake their place in perm&uelit and aumeatc his tory. lu preparing the present edition for the press. It has aceor.tiiiiciy been the aim ol the editors lo bring down the inli-rinatiou to the latest possible dales, aud to turnish unucenrate account of the must rc crnt discoveries in Kienoe. of every fresh prod uc tlon in literature, and o the newest invcuikics in the praetieal arts, an well as to give a nuicinet and original record of the progress ol political and hi bTical events. The work has becu begun after long and careful preliminary lulior, aud with the uiost ample re sour.X'f tor carrying it on to a euccifs'.ul Uruilna lion. None of Hie original sicreotpe plate have been nued, but every p.-igu 1ms been prnilinl on new type, torralng in fact anew Cyclojuciia. with the mine pluu and compass as i;s i redeceHor, hut with a iar greater ji-cuniary n;Mm'iiure. and with sv?h Icii-ruvi'DieiKii iu l's'ciriniKieiti n have been suggested bf f-nnr nl.Tri-'Uce au 1 enlarged knnwle,:e. v The iliugtraiiuu w'ui.li are iotsuuiioaj t-.f ? first lime la the prese.'il c!j: fit have been adiled notlorthefakeoi pleiorl.il Gleet, I ut to Isj; lu cidity and lorce to Dm exi-iuiis iniiieted. I hey embrace all br.m h:t ol m'lua.'e aud of natu ral history, and depiet the mint famous aud re markable features of scenery, architecture aud art. as well as the varies priireFSes of niixhatiU and manufacturers. Aliln cu'li intended lor in struction ralliiT than einoeiiiehment, no pains have been spared to lnrure their article excel lence; t h.s C"'"! of their exeeutfcw Is enormous, ami it is bellcied they will Pnd a welcome reception as an admirable lefittji'e rtt the Crcjujwdla, aad wor thy of lis hijrli charwter, ' -- This wor it add to mbsciibers only, paf able ondelivery of eojh rolume. It will I completed in sixteen large octavo volumes, each containing about tHK) pager, tully iliusiraled, with several thousand Wood Engr-tvings, aud with numerous colored Lithographic Ala. flS ICE AND STYLE OF BINDING. In extra ChJ h, per vol I I In Library Lcallif Ijej, per yoj. In Hall Turkey Morrooco, i' In lull Morrocco, antique, gilt Cilges, jiff rut 1 it) la lull Russia. cr vol 10 Eight volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes until completion, will be issued once Intwomoutlis. .Spcvliuen pages of Die American Cyclopae dia, showing tyjie. Ulus'.raUinw, etc., will be sent gratis on application. Firsl class canvassing g?n' wantcl. Addi-cs J.U.WILLIAMSON, Agent, ?jd. IfiV tirihSt., Pittsburgh, Pa. InlJuirtJtia.il. nill. 1h. tul ft NEW STORE! SCH ELL A WILSON wonl.l Inform their friends aud tie pnbiki generally, that they have o)ned a sUmi ( Gr JiV IX Tt lia T on the line of the P. W. fc B R. R aad now otter lr sale a a General Stork of Merchandise, con sisting of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, QUEENS WARE, HARDWARE, HATS !i CAPS, ROOTS & SHOES. kc, &c, Ac, All of whleh will be sold shc.ip for CASH or ex- chsnred torproduce. WiVIIU LnmfM-r of all kinds, Hrrm-rvilea. Cross-Ties, Hark, SUves, Ac, A.eo, Wool, But ter, Eggs, Raeon, Grain cf si! tlmlr. Furs, Sheep-Pelts, and Beeswax, for which e Kill pay ibe highest prices tu cash or ihkhis. SALT AND FISH. alw.ivs on hand. Olve ns a call and be convinced that we iuirnd to do business and eauuot be under sold. SCIIELL & WILSON. XKWUST ISTYI.IS, BODY BRUSSELS LATEST DESIGNS TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, NOVELTIES IN Two and Three Plies, ALL OF WHICH WE OFFER AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. BOVARD, ROSE &CO., NewNo.U Fifth Avenue, M FITTtf BUKGH. PA. THS NEW IMPROVED AWARDED Ths "Medal cf Progr.:s, ATYir.XXA, 1ST3. The Highest Onler of Me.'al" awarded at ths Erposiilos. t; Sewing Muckliu Ire-rives' Vi;htr Frit. 1. A New Inretitka imirougUly tested and e cured bv LelU-ts Pat.-nl. i Make a periect Lock Stitch, alike oc both id, o .ilklonsot g'IS. A Huns light, smooth, ntdwlcsa and rapid bcsteiliinaii oru.aiiiies. 4,-1 uralile runs! years withowt rpalr. i.V ill do nil rarieib-s of Wor. and Fancy Stitching In a super- ai.tnncr. .!s uxt enily mansaet bv the operator. Length ot siltcli may I altered while lunning and tuaeidiie enn be thrcailed wi.lwiut passiug llirca-i thr.iuieli lioli-a. Ix-siau simple, tngrnhias. elegsnt. hirmlng tlie stitrh w Ithi'ui the use of g wheel gears, ro tary cam or lever anas. IIa IL. Antomaitc Drop Fewl, wnk h loeures antlorm 1. ugth id stitch al aov Swel. Masourtiew I bread ix nirtillcr, which ailv e.ifT moretsen; ol nee. ,i br aud prevents tniury U thread. a. Construction ra irt careful awl finished. I is maiinlarturrd by tbo most Uill:u! and exjeri enced mechanics, at the eeiebrate,! Kemln-Ti Ar mor. lHon, N. Y. ntlaborRte OtUee, 10 Malta (. atia --i--V" U JLiLiL SOMERSET, THE FrCII I A. Wltkia the mountain lo.'ge w sat At Bjgkt. and watchel the slanting w Blown neaitliwg over hill an I m jor. And heard, from dell and Urn below. The kyjemed t:rr jnta thai lerlng sljw. 'Tras sardi a night as drowns the stars, Aad bloU the moon from out the sky ; W could not see oar favorite birch, Yet beard It rave Incess mtly, Aa the srhite whirl Jwin It drifted by. 2Sad Uioaghtj were near ; we might not bar Their stem ixdrusi n frjta tha door ; Till you rvse utdlj', lamp In kasi. And, from an isoer chamber, bore A book rcaownej by tea shore. And. as you Vang it open, k! Between the pic.ureU Icallols lay Embalmeil by process of Time A gift of mine, a fuschli snray, I gatherad one glad holiday. Then suddenly the cbamlier cliaaged, And we forgot the snow and wind ; Once more we paeod the garden path, Wilh even feet and even mind ' That rcJ sray In your hair confined. The cistas trembled by the por--h, The shadows Mund the dlul moved ; I knew this, though I marked them not. For I hadSj'Oken, narepr iveJ, An I, dreamlike, know that I was loved. Swrct wire ! when falls a darker night. May some pure fiower of of memt ry, 111J in the v Jume ol the soul. Bring bck, o'er life's tormented sea, As dear a peace to yon and me. Ckam'itr't Journal. i For the stooistMt Her& t. mi a on How to Prepare a Raw Englishman; BY R. R. RODDY, AUTHOR OF THE BANDIT OF THE ALLEG1IEKHS, THE MANIAC'S RIDE, ATIIANASE THE AYENGEItj AC. Long years tgo, wbco Pl'pryU'Kjy wcot "oldiering" t least once a year, roaster-day mibt truly have been called the "Anicricaa carnival." All able-bodied citizens between pightecn and forty-five year., net member, of Miiforrncd coropany, generally called volunteer, were en rolled in tie "oorn-ttalk niclifcby," Tbe annual parude of that redoubt j.'!e budy was a mad festival, v. Let; pypg the greatest and widest becan.e for tue noDiiiJ at froiio;j;v as tlie most mitcbievous boys. Tbe penal ty for not answering at roll call was a fin of a dollar or t, aud even tbe busiest preferred to turn out for an hour or so, and fcave Borne Fpyrt, rath er than pay the fine. A dollar in tbofcrl dV8 Who uiucli IqT'Sct scm than it in now, tboogh only w irib 100 cents. Towards tbe close of tbis debatable custom it became commcn all tbrougb tbe Mate, to elect as captain of militia tbe person least fitted for tbe office, and least able to enforce any of bis orders or wisbes, At tbe same time, tbe more incongru ous tbp ttrcss'ttsfeunitd, tfoe more be coming it was bcld to be, aud tbe more popular tbe wearer. "Armed and equipped as ibe law directs," was among ibe biaiely and official phrases uad lu orderiuic a parade. Tbis was liberally construed to mean every thmj, unibreiliis, pilcbfoiks, flails, coru.fctulss, and in ono instance we reiiienibcr teeing a "bold soldier bov" gravely marching in tbe ranks with a ifoodly lt'U''ih of stove-pipe on bis bbouldcr. Tbe military knowledge of the officers might have been fathomed nhboot Hue or plummet, when we as sure tbe Herald readers that me of thcui, in our own knowledge, being haunted w ith an indistinct notion ot "markiDx time," a dim remembrance of seriuir the volunteers do some ibinsr like it, iriavely command ed bis company to "show leet," aud gave them an example by bold iuj out first ope and then tbe other ot a goodly sized pair, cf rougb-gbod undt-rsundings. Another illustrious commander, oi the honor of w hose acquaintance we could boast in early youib, but not at the time referred to, was elected to the honorable but onerous command of a company of mullen stalk rangers, and as was not uuusuul, w as exceed ingly proud of the honor. Ii was not customary to have mu sic for tbe mililia, tbe volunteers gen erally claiming it. On this occasion, however, tbe lull drum corps was on baud and beaded tbe company. The captain was so charmed with tbe mu sic, so t laied with bis honors, that be could not keep away Irom the side ol the drums, where be marched witb a surpassing dignity and grace. Every few rods he would wave bis sword, the music would cease fcr an instant, aud be would bellow out bis com mands in thunder tones. The com mands il is safe to say were noi found in "fccott a 1 uci'cs," tue antnonty ol that day. In marching through the street tbe captain of course displayed ail bis military skill and daring, aud w hen iu the cvuier of the tov. u be w aved bis word, wheeled around to give an important command he bad studied out; tbe music ceased, the, captain gave a toriiuu ol tiiscommaud belorc he discovered be bad no followers. They, in passing an alley had quieily bled off ami -d it-appeared while tbe captain was listeuiug to the mnrtial strains. Poor fellow ! Ii nearly broke bis heart, and no perauaj-ious could iu-( dure hint to take the field ftgain. j In those halcyon days "local op-; lion ' was Dot, uooa lempiars anu llecbabiies unknown: temperance so- eitties cxitd and were popular, Lui total abstinence was unknown, un dreamedof. "Tbe Teetotal Obiain iu'," as it w as called, was of a later dale and a changed public sentiment. Driuking w as freely indulged iu, even by jfer-sons habitually sober. D.nciog, horse-racing, figbiing, in fact every Fjiecies of amusement aud d ssipation known to the people of Coolc GoGKney QaT0 ESTABLISHED, 1837. T A., WEDNESDAY, ibat iiay dulgeil: was frft-ly ud openly in- And each f.r madness rule I the hour. Wotii 1 try bis owa aeite-wetiaj power." Somerset bad, as usual, at that time, a vtry waggish and frolicsome population. Among the young men especially were a, veritable a set of madcaps as the Country could pro duce. .Never a set of madder wags beard the "chimes of midnight" Mr consumed tbe midnight oil in batch ing mischievous plots, in ibe execu tion of which neither txpense, dan ger or trouble were spared to make them iuccestful. Muster-day was to them a nerfect God-scud. They spec morjlbs in planning and anticipating sport before, and w ere sure to have abundant subjects for discussion, for wetks after. . ; . Some days before the general mus ter of 13 ", one of the w ild blades of Somerset received a letter from one of, tbe Johnstown boys, wilh whom ibev always maintained a close alli ance, iuforming bim that they had a "raw Englishman" there, whom they w isbed to induce to visit Somerset. Tl.at he was haughty,' overbearing, conceited, and never ppoke except to sneer at and depreciate everything American. This important missive wns discussed in full conclave, and it was sujreested to htve bim for- wprdei by ail mpans beforp th,e mus - ter. A n-ply wssdi.palcbcdto Jobns - tow n, almost Ctcsanc ir us terseness and brevity, "Send your raw Eng lishman hero the day of the muster if you want bim coo'ked." Greatly to ibeir disappointment tbe Johns town back djd not arrive till night, which proved to be a very dart one. Triey were ready for the cockney; told hi in tbe v bad received notice of bis coming, and of course were anx ious to do ali honor to so distipguish pd a visitor.' Distinguished foreigners sq rarely ppnplFS't? so tl)eT were specially anxious to make Lis stay pleafait. U bad, unfortunately, come al a bad time, but they would do tbe very best. Our trans-Atlantic cousiu tried to act as if be . was accustomed to dis tinguished consideration, bat sccent, walk, dress and manner wrote enob in lpgibjc Fbarat-fpfa' all oyer AU were of opiniou Ibat be was not a gentleman, was not even accustom. ed to wait on gentlemen. One sug- gested tuat ne migui ue an aoscouu- a . 1 . 11 mg clerk, wbo bad robbed bis em ployer, and the suggestion was adopt ed with uuanimity. . ' , ' .' if 'A4 sortie rPriOfl of. visum' your frontier, but hif the blarsted roads ol to-day wire a specimen b'oye waut no more bof Vm." ' ' ." (This rpecimea 'brick is Introduced to give tbe reader, an "dea of bis stylo of conversation pronunciation, etc., ap;J we will not, oa account oi f tmpe, give much piorp.V "The froulit-r !" said one in accents of rurprise, "Wbv'jcu are on tbe frontier and a very dangerous part of it. too, especially tt this time." "That geutleman," pointing to the one w ho bad first Fpoken, "referred to ib-t w hen he welcomed yoa to our village at tbis Rifl tjupropjlious time." Jouq tiaii's ayca grew per- copibly larger, and in not quite so assured and ptimpou3 tones he asfced wnat wai wrong wun ice time. "Why ibla unexpected outbreak of tbe savaces, ot wnicn we had no warning and could not send for help or forewarn people from ricking their lives bv coming. Vt'e fear, we ffroatlv It-ftr. a eeaersl outbreak. If they unite all tbe tribes they will sweep the entire border. Tbe gen eral irovernment bas treated us sbamefuliy by witLdrawinir nearly our w hole garrison." The gentleman now manifested unmistakable feigns . of uneasiness; said be bad "rawther been surprised y'kuow, by Feeing soldiers scattered round, but 'ad no thoughts of Ecei..' hingins, Uarst 'em." ' It's a mercy that you were not scalped in that coacb. How you got thro' so safely and quietly astoniohes me. The only w ay 1 can account for it is that they are meditating some desperate enterprise, some attack per haps on us." At tbis point in tbe conversation another conspirator entered with an air of depression that attracted im mediate attention. . , . "Have any of tbe scouts returned ?" anxiously ctked the oue who acted as -chief spokesman. The other mournfully nodded his bead and in a sepulchral tone replied: "Oner" - , ; With a deep feigh and subdued and anxious voice the spokesman asked: "What docs be say ? Any hope ?" "A war party of Cbew'-winks, were at the mile tree, and be thinks tbey had a good many scalps, al though he was afraid to venture near enough to be certain," was the reply. " lben, gentlemen, we must pre- pcre lor tne worst, it s useless to louger conceal tbe danger, in w hich we stand. 1 think we bad better visit the outposts and assure ourselves that no precautions are neglected." Turning to the stranger, be polUtly acked bim to accompany them, sav ing the danger wirxld not be great with prDper precautions. , Lefore be could reply, the door was. thrown violently open and a breathless man rushed iu. He distractedly inquired: "Do you hear them? I.o you Lear !'" "What! WbatU it?" "The sealp-balloo of ibe RcuLb Sioux; listeul'V Jutt then a most fearful veil, or raiht-r, tuccession of yells, were very distinctly. heard, and tbev were ceitainly calculated to strike terror to tbo breast of every one w ho bad reasius for thinking tbey portended bloodshed u.iu death, as bv this time our cockney was assured they did. "My (Jod! My God ! ibis u terri ble." "Uut listen J listen," oie hope fully cried. Is not that ibe war oog of ibe Pawnee 1'tlgers ?" "Alas, uo," said another, "and even if it w as 'twould , not help us; tbey Lave dug up the hatchet, and are beating ibe war-drum us busily as any of the rtjj devils." , "We inu-st uikkes.siuearraugemcuts for t scaping jf the worst comes. While our friend here eaU bia supper we can take some measures." TLc victim was led inu the din ing room of tbe "While Swan," and despite his f.jars and uneasiness made a very comfortable meal. He was DECEMBER 23. 1874. cnc.iuraged to do this by beiog told it might be tbe last square meal be would get for a longtime, as it. might be necessary to fly that night to tbe block bou-e at Uerlin wber.e there w as a small fi-rcc, and perhaps on to Cumberland. In explanation of these fearful yelU which the graceless scamps called war-cries, tbey bad not thought of getting them up, but w hen tbey rang out upon the night, tbey seized tbe chance of adding to tbe terrors of their victim. Ia those days lived not far aw ay a man we'!! call Epbraim, .a quiet, modest man when sober, but the noisiest, most restless little creat ure alive, when drunk. It was hh well known shout that to unaccus- I .lkmI esamj ni!o-ri T O C t. iT i f 1 C CPU III balloo of Indian or the exulting .Itom.!Z, wuTkh8Cn,li .iti. .bo. ,.o r..if Willis kinfolks Jobu ki bUOUl.UI UUlia, luah naa jiii-uwu - uu on the Englishman as tbe war cry of tho Ut ulab SI.'UX. Shortly after supper a great light arose out on the hill near tbe Uugus farm, aud as it spread and brighten ed, dusky figures were seen iu mad fantastic dance?, wildly circling round the flame. Tbo initiated at . once discovered tbey were a lot of tbe "Milford Riflemen," a company uni formed in bunting shirts and drilled as ranarers and scouts. Their dress, EC ijf.8 acd occasional yells, were un- J mjatakably jjeceivcd a Indian, and would fcave almost any stranger. Of course ;nis w-as as quicny seueu oy tbese "Sons of Sbeitan," to more deeply Impress tho terrors of tbo situ ation upon tbe helpless dandy whose evil fortune led him into their clutches. After assurances in abundance that there was not tbe slightest danger and that so favorable an opportunity of peeing the savage war-dancc might never occur to him, be con sented, and was ltd forth. Tbe sight was one to deeply impress all who as sociated H W'tb dasger ftQd death, and bad even its efrVu oa these God less youths, enabling them to play tceir pans moro natu'allv. Tbe cockney shuddered and turned pa!e aa the Vild figures could for a brief time be seen struggling together and then separating to yell and dance more w ildly, "P-oor creature! oh, If we could only belp you !" Tbp dandy tremlling asked what the speaker meant, and w as told tbey bad just been scalping some poor white manor woman whom they had captured and were torturing at that tire. Jow could be get away ? That wa3 pll bis Ibou.ght now. Oh-? if he bad never come. "Good God! Hits orrlUo." Tbey all felt In honor bound to provide for bis Eafety aud tbe only cour.-e open would be to flee across the mountains to Berlin, or on to Cumberland, wberp bp would bo safe. It was decided be sbould go that n-ay and a couple of tbe conspirators wbo lived at Berlin, and were going borne that night iu the coach, Tolunteered to accompany bim that far on tbe journey. He was very grateful, but did not w isb to take tbem into dan ger, One of tbem said bis company and arms Vers at the blockhouse and be would be obliged to go some time soon. As it was near coach time, they mournfully accompanied bim to it, and solemnly bade him adieu. Hop ing after the campaign was over and peace made with tbe leading tribes he would return, whea tbey would cire bim all tbp information about Indian customa, treatment of prison ers, treaties etc., he could wisb. He said, "It might 'appen you know, but he feared be would hardly have time." Some contended he was onjy half cooked and ought to be kept a few days longer. Others thought he would be "done brown" in Cumber land if be presented the letters of in troduction they furnished bim, and that it would be too much trouble to keep up the delu-iion any longer. That the whole party would have to repent in "sack-coats and ashes" for tbe lies tbey bad told and acted during his stay. One declared he would freely undergo a still severer penance if he could only be in Cum berland and hear his thrilling ac counts of Indian outrages. Of course the night ride to Berlin was entirely taken up with blood curdling stones of massacres, tor tures, escapes from the savages, etc. The dandy's nerves were so com pletely shaken that be imagined every moving shade or object on the route was a lurking savage, and every noise was their war cry. We may at some future tune give an account of bis reception ana ad ventures at Cumberland. His letters of introduclion were, of course, ad dressed to regular "wild bloods," and fullv recounted bis remarkable adven tures on tbe frontier. I'wysle and Morals. Thee are a few cases out of tic thousand forms of insanity wbicb t.ke posession of many a man who little expects tbat his disease h phys ical, and passes for a sane and healthy person. He says to himself : "lam troubled ; I dread my fellow-creatuies because I have become a prey to bad thoughts; things I never dreamed would baunt me; my soul is full ot Doisome reptiles and poisonous things" So he says his prayers, but does not find any comfort from that. Why, of course, be does not; be cause h has neglected other thing. He has not gone to a doctor. He has not gone out of town to change tbo atmosphere of bis mind. No! He has shut himself up, and praying has made bim worse. Of coarse it has. My dear brethren, if yoa ne glect the natural laws of God, the supernatural law s will drive you mid. You can see this every day among religious fanatics. An emotionally overwrought mind requires physical rest and change, and lben prayer, or prayer with the other natural reme dies; "these ought ye to have done, and not leave the oiber undone." ' " , If a man dreams the devil is after bim, it ia a sign be bad better settle his subscription bill. A Maine woman Las Lair seven feet and five inches long too long to be available for use in butter. "Rusted, fry thunder," is tbo way the Oil City iWricb describes tbe business situation iu tbe oil regions. Tb. Ballitsivre A Ohio Rxilrwnd King. ! (Jeorge Alfred Townsend writes as follows iu the Chicago Tribune : Waiting in tbo Library in Congress last week I saw a portly figure at the bead of a bodv ol strangers, walk- iug up and down aud explaining lbtng.-. I recognized tha; rubicund face, biuih gray eye, aud solid uo anxiuus i-ead and pace the Balti more & Ohio Kaiiroad magnate, J. W. Garrett. He has been iu Europe for more than two years, la tbo interim bis fellow capitalist aud friend, John Hopkins, has passed to tbo grate. ' During his absence, although iorbid I den to attend to business, Garrett wrote by every mail, and had the out to turn. iug and Jtlr. KeyScr have been at the quarters of the presidency in his alienee, King exercising a viceroyalty, and Keyser moviu;r up aud down the road and tbrougb tbe business cen tres. Whatever the reasons or philoso phy, the muuagemeutof this railway is vindicated above everything in the Western World. Tbe great panic swept over the couutry a year ago, and drove andcrbiltto Wall street aud Scott to protest, whilo these ScolcHritb Dutchmen of Baltimore were as oblivion of tto panic as tbat Frederick county man wbo, hav ing plowed all day, said, as he came home: "1 dinks I feels some little pebbles ia my boots," and forthwith hauls out a pair of fcutiffcrs and a cur; wrench. Ttere & scrip or water in Garrett's boots. All tbe stock there was old aud dry. "That is the only railroad iq Amcr ica," said Jbanly, the Caaadiun.wbo built tbe Uuo.ac Tunnel, "able in any contingency to take cure of itselt." The power of tbis railroad is no secret. , It consists iu learning what ever is good from the present age, forgetting nothing that was good in the former ones. Once or twice there has beep, a Rioverceot to divide more earnings or split the stock a little ihiauer, but tbo absolutism and the old fashioned sagacity of Garrett have prevented tbis going through. : His motto has been. "Economy in every detail, from a pound of nails up." "Time" says Garrett, "is long er than speculation. Sell nothing; restrict dividends for the sake of tbe long-credit of the stock ; wait .ogetb er, stqekholders and officers! Invest tbe surplus iu the system. Let poli tics alone, neither conciliate it nor antagonize it. Particularly do not corrupt it, or you will get its appetite ou edge and it will gnaw you all your days. Responsibility In the working force j conservatisra ia tbe management; patience in tbe slock list Do not fool with localisms. Side branches must construct them selves. Push for large terminal points, and the side places must build toward the sUni we extend in their general direction." Mr. Garrett took this road a short time before the war. lie was a pro vision dealer, tbe sou of a banker. Scotch-Irish Presbyterian oa one side, Pennsylvania German oa the other, -He bad a bard, round head, a blow and gracious manner, a large, rolling, acute plausibility, trbicb re minded people of a Holland burgo master. He was nover in a hurry, but alwavs very prompt; fire minutes reflection bo gave to every second of spuecb, except w hen be had a great occasion, and then be bad don? the thinking for weeks before. II wrs never deficient in confidence, but it was diplomatic and graduated, and it embraced people unctuously in stead of carry iur tLcoi by storm. His pertinacity was indescribable. He returned aud returned again to tbe same point, and by weight aid the leaning power, net attrition or iatrigue, carried tbo position or per sisted until it was lost He had great Baltimore appetites for food, and bis steady animal heat counter acted any intellectual relapse or mel ancholy, if he could be capable of it. Between work and eating, tbey say, bis organism for a time grew on strung. He worked on a full stomach for fifteen years around this railroad, and tbea a tendency to vertigo be came so manifest tbat he had togiye over and go to Europe. He told me tbat he had perfectly capable assis tants, and should not resume his la bor with so much willfulness. Garrett is essentially a merchant. He has led this railroad" from thirty five cents on the stock up to $1.65 and more, w here it stands, like Mo hammed's coffin, against tbe cciliug. From a road badiy off, between Balti more and Wheeling, it is now a road to Staunton, to Danville, to Cincin nati, to Pittsburgh, to Sandusky, to Chicago. It mav ret bo a road to Omaha and New Orleans. Its arabi. tioa stops t Baltimore. In that city there is an undertone feeling that John W. Garrott may become a can didate for the Presidency of the United Slates. Kes Ills Fate. A New Orleans Jadge, rising in the cars recently, from a single glance at a lady by bis side imagined he knew her, and ventured to remark that the day was pleasant. SLc on ly answered: "Yea." 'Why do you wear a veil?" "Lest I attract aiteution." 1 "It is the province of gcutlcmen to admire," replied the gaiUut man of law. - "Not wbeu they are married." "But I am not" "Indeed." "Oh, no; I'm a bachelor." The lady quietly raised her disclosing to tbe astonished ei!, mag- lstrale tho face of Jiis mother-iu- law. He has been a raring ntf niae t ror since. A minister a.-ked a tipsy fellow, eanitig up against a fence, where he expected to go when he died. "If I can't get along any better than I do now,,Tsaid be, "I shau't go anywhere. Pil stay where I am. The Oil City Dergiclc now ba3 got it down fine. 'lie says "a barrel of crude buys ibrce straight drinks." n Tks) Sopreas. Csort Somewhat foreign, at first blush, to our government seems suce an iu- etitution as the Supreme Court its members not liable to removal, nor its decisions to reversal or even re view by any human authority; it is, perhaps, no wonder that Jefferson, tbe life-long advocate of republican simplicity in government, feared that sucn an aosoiute power a that vest ed by the Constitution in the Su preme Couft might some day prove the bane of the Constitution itself. Greatly interested in a tribu nal so potent and augast, I spent some hours to day listening to the argument before it, and contempla ting tha ftiirrniinrlirttr anil tho lnitipa : - -s --j--o""- j Seated in the court room, formerly the Senate chamber, before the jus- ! i sr a m a . uces entered, l remtynuerea mat i was m the very apartment where Webster's great oration, the reply to Uayne, was delivered; where Henry Clay so long charmed the Senate, and where Benton for thirty counlc utive years was a solid Senator. Hero also did Charles Sumner win renown by his fearful speeches in 185'J, and here were those speeches answered by tho standard argument of the South, the bludgeon. While musing on such events as these, I was brought baek-o'lh p-escnt ' by the clerk of the court, who, by bis example, summoned all in the room ro r'se, and then unnouueed the entry of the Honorable Cbief Justice and the Associate J u Jticea of the Su preme 0urt of tbo United States; and then, after the nine robed and dignified judges bad simultaneously seated themselve, he ca!ied tspoa ai! persons having byaiaess with tbe court to draw near, and ended hi. proclamation by saying, "God save the United States and this honora ble Court." In sucb a dignified ap.d proper manner is justice, adtninisiered bv tbe SuprerQ Court; and as 1 scanned tbe yariouj justice, who are with out exception, dignified and impress ive in bearing, and recalled their ju dicial acts, 1 could not doubt that here, at least, U found the simplicity, strength and honesty which charac terized the administration of thegov- ernmcnt in tbe early da vs. Washington correspondents often ignore or dwell lightly npon the Su preme Court, and perhaps, thertSore, I may not do better ttaa speak in this letter somewhat in detail of its various members, and describe also its method of work. Chief Justice Waite is the youngest man oa the bench, and IoGr-s siill younger than he is, Wilh a solid and erect form and be ariui, square and massive head, covered heavily with black hair, which years are mottling into gray; strong and ex pressive faer, genial but decided manner on the bench, be look tbe Chief Justice of the present, being clearly distinct from the idea! judge of the past, wnen whitd and scanty locks, a bald and glistening dome of thought, great age, and somewhat of coldness and reserve, marked tbe typical jurist. feeated on tbe right of the Chief Justice are Judges Clifford, Miller, I leld, and Bradley, m their order. and on bis left Judjre Swaync, Da vis, Strong and Hunt: the various positions being determined b? senior ity of appointment, beginning witb Judge Clifford on tbe right, colnlinu iag witb Judge Swayno oa tbo left, Miller, oa the right, Davis oa tbe left, and so on tbrougb the list. Among the Associate Justices there are three distinct types of men. S wayne Davis and Miller are the large and weighty rsen, who impress yoa with gigantic ability to digest either an abundant dinner or an abstruse legal question. Clifford and Bradley, though no pigmies in statare, seem rather the sages of tbe bench, who, witb voices somewhat broken witb age, ply tbe advocate with questions that show there is no lack of mental vigoi. Field, Strong and Hunt, on the other band, are tbe clear cut, cold and college-bred meji who seem to furuish to the bench the culture and polish of the Es-t, a Swayne, Miller and Davis do tbo native vigor of the West Before these bard working men a docket of more than 500 case3 looms j up at tbe beginning of iue present I term, t rom is vo o ciot seacn ti.iv ,.K .? a- they listen'to arguments of - i C Jil.idCt who, before tbis court, have learned to condense their seeches to the last degree. At 4 the judges retire to their consultation room, when the Chief Justice takes up the cases heard duriug tbe day ia their order, and beginning with tbe junior Judge in rears of service, asks tbe opinion of each; upon which, if tnere appears to be a substantial unanimity, he as signs to one and another the duty of writing tho opinion of the court, ia cases where a writtea opinioa is re quired by the nature of decision. These opinucs, except tu cases of unusual importance, are required to be sub mitted to the full bonch on tbe fol lowibg morning fjr approval or ameadmeat. It is only by such sys tem anl promptness in labor that theso honorable justices are able to keep at all abreast of tbo iacreasi.i g litiga'ioa cf tbe time. Ta Verify 1 bio, j. Ia E.igland recently, Profes.ur White, a champion swimmer con sented to drown himself in order that his theory of resuscitation might be tested for tbe benefit cf the London i Humane Society, who were present to witness the experiment. After laying down ccrtaia rules for holding a drowning man in the water be pluDged into the river and remained long enough under water to be partially drowned. His son then dived after him and brought bim to tbe surface in an apparently lifeless condition. Adhering strictly to the principles laid down by his parent, ibe breathles3 body was then turned over to one of the Humane Society's officers aad put through the course of treatment recommended. Tbe ocie ty had tbe satisfaction of seeing Mr. White revire, andia short time re turn to tbe water without apparent unpleasant conscq iences, thus prov ing his theory by illustration at tue risk of dcaib. Do not live without a purpose. Ttal.Ht.as,,. ffom wight 1 !s tnattor nf mile "I 111! '; train L::n op ri?ht. p-rfcnc m. T... C.' .-'vu !lhc surnkth. ...... . r'1"' I'nt ; !locr, wlioon, ctse - - " v run i acros- tb. arouni! it,. , to inaae carts tr boats. Ir M.in, . V, . : . . .,, 70U let ui-jiiau lie ll ;ho9 an.l clotbee. and boards co'it monrv wer out "Us ami ; years ci j . IraiBh.rnlo control Li. apatite. lOive Lim tbe smallest. piec of pie; j tbe bone end of the steak; the imall vrk Ip-'tato, and kerpthe bntrer-dish oat iNO.27i0f tl recn- 17 teaching' bim to j curb bis appetite y.Hj VBZ Eee tin) in good numor. liovs are alwara ...... i i j i i. uutii'jicu nuen nunsrer (rnawa t their stomach-'. If be happens to break a dib, thrash bim for it; that rill mend tbe dish and teach him a lesson at the same tinif. . If you happen to notice that your boy's shoes are wearing out, take down tbe rod aud gire him a peeling. These shoes were purchased only tea months ago, and tbonyh too have wora out two pairs of U,ts during tbat time, the boy has no businesa to be so bard oa sboea. By giving him a sound thrashing you "will prevent the shoes from wearing out. When you want your boy to goon an errand you should state it and add: "Now go as quick as yoa en. as J if yoa are gone over five mtontei, I'll cut the hide off your back." He will recognize the necessity of baste, and he will hurry up. Yoa could not do the errand yourself in side of fifteen'minutes, but he Is not to know that If you want hira to pile wood, tbe way to address hini is truly : "Now, see here, Henry, I want every stick of tbat wood piieJ op te fore noon. If I come homo and find yoa haven't done it, I'll lick you till yoa caa't stand." It ia more than a boy ol his size ought to do in a day, but you are not to blame that he is not thirteen years old instead of eight. If you hear that one in tbe neigh borhood has broken a window, stolen' fruit or unhinged a gate, be sure that it is your boy. If he denies it, taka down the rod and tell Lim yoa will tbrah bim to death if be doesn't "own up," but that you will spare bim if he does, lie w ill own op to a lie to get rid of the thrashing, and then you can talk to hira about tb fate of liars and bad boys, and end by saying: "Go to bed now, aud in the morn ing I'll attend to your case." If you take bim to church and he looks around, kicks tbo scat or smile at same boy acquaintance, thrash him I the moment you get borne. He ought to have been listening to the sermon. If he sees all the other boyst going to the circus, and warns fif-. teen cents to take bin) in, tell what wicked things circusra are, hour they demoralize boys ; how he oughi to be thrashed for seeing tbe proces sion go by; and then when he' sound asleep do you sneak off, pay balf a doll.tr to go in and com bom astonished at tbe menagerie and pleased at the wonderful gymnastic feats. Keep your boy steady at scioof; have work for him every . heliday ; thrash bim if be wants to go fishing or nutting; restrain hi detare for skates, kites and mart les; rout bira out at daylight, cold or hot, cuff hi ears fr asking questions; make hi cloths out of your cast off garments,, and you'll Lave the satisfaction, when old aud gray-Leaded, of knowing that you have trained up a useful member of society bad he not died justashe was. getting w ell broken in. 31. Quad. Ike M Ac wf sxlKt. Nine miles from Frankfort, oa tfce road to Lexington, stands one oi tbe finest richest farms ia Kentucky, that owned by Mr. Alexander. Oa this superb stock farm we saw 300 blooded horses, ranging in rank from old "Lexington," the monarch of the turf, to tbe kittenish and frisky year ling. Here alo Mr. Alexander ba collected $100,000 worth of tattl comprising some of the finest Mock in the world, and pcepiog iato tbe enclosure wher3 the costly ettb were kept, we saw on diminutive heifer worth $27,000 and a variety of foreign creatures whose value seemed almost fabulous. On this farm are bred the majirity of fine trotting and running hrses which appear ia our parks during the raciDg season Mr. Alexander's estate which is ad mirably stocked with fine farroboases, barns and -tables, and which is more like a ducal manor than tbe ordinary American farm, extends orer 3,250 acres. Near by iaold John Harper's modest farm of 2,000 acres. Tbe roads, the stone walls, and the fine lawns covered with masnive shade trees, make a scries of delightful pici ures. The annual sale of borses on the Alexander farm oceorrs ia June. Onlv TParlinT Tiha sr. IT.- 1 1 a i a aa a fpr,n, fPnm n ,1,. country round, aud from every Slate ta tbe Union, flock to this sale. . Ao im mense barbecue is held, and bigb Tassail marks tbe conclusion cf the occasion. ' . We paid respectful visit to old "Lexington," tbe mighty sire of mightier equine family. He is now quite Mind, a veteran of twenty-twr, afflicted witb goiter, and stood gazing in the direction from which our voices came, a melancholy wreck of hit former greatness. Tbe princes of j the race-course of she present gallop- eany, neigti.og ana pawing the ground, as if annoyed at oor pres ence. One of thero, named "Aster oid," so far forgot bis princely digni ty as to charge incontinently upon the fence where we were seated, and the artist has depicted the result in a spirited sketch. The negro men who manage these erratic brutes undergo all sorts of perilous adventures, but ihey st em to possen as many lives as a cat, and. like tbat animal, always laud on thdr feet, no matter bow far tbe plunging and rearing horses may throw then). tu?ar Kinf; Scrib ner' for December. . . . Miss Kellocg fastecs her garters with five-hundred-dollar diamond ch spa. Anna Dickinson snaps a pair of amethysts around ber nttie calves, and the widow of Captain Jack tie up her old army socks with a pair of Shatknasty Jim's old saspecdsrs. Tub counties of Armstrong and Indiana now boast cf tie "oldest ia habitants." They are named Shirley, and tw o of tbem live near Msysrilie, Armstrong county, and the other lives in Conemugh township, Indi ana couniy. Their ages are rspect tively 50, 100 and 103. An English girl langhs at tbe idea that a woman cannot Uv comforta bly with ber mother-in-law, aad ad vertises for some gocd-lockingyoung fellow to give ber a cbaoc t try tlo experimeot. in
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