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Business Manasrer.
Ba-nntat Cards.
r H. PIISTL.ETHWA.ITK. ATTlRE
I . at Ia. Somerse , Pa. Prol-osional bast
aeas respeetlully solicited and punctaally attend
ed w
KtXISER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somerset. Henna.
l'ALENTINE HAY, ATTORNEY ATLAW
and dealer in real estate, Somerset. Pa., will
tternl lo all buslnes entreated to hi ear wim
promplnea and hdelily. aaf . l-'T'
TOHN H. I
. CHU ATTORSrJT ATLAW.SOM-
I enwt. Pa.,
ill unaaptly awn.l to an
eutrusted lo htm. M.mcy ..Ir.nceo on cou-i..
ke.. Oltioe in Mammoth HnlUitns;.
Jan. X, 'TO.
I'lMVEL k
ixiLBOKX, ATTORNEYS AT
IV LAW.
r-L Pa. time in naev
Block.
en. l-ly
rntiVfi KIMMEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
l Somerset. Pa., will attend lo all business eo-
t m.ie i ui lit rare in Somerset and atlioinin: coun
ties wiifi irpiuiineM and bdellly. Office In Mam
moth liloek. leb. lDO-iy
ir
rENKYF.RCHELL. ATTORNEY ATLAW
and liounty a B f Penshia Agent, Somerset,
Pa. :nce in Maminotb Hlortt. jn. 11-u.
OHntLaatTiicK. rct . Oiimim.
"A1THER k OAITHER, Ati.wneyi at Law,
Somerset, Penua. All profcssi.Mial rmsine
promptly attend to.
iloir.
dec 72.
, Omoe In liner Block, up
T.v J. fc H. L BAER, ATTORNEYS AT
I LAW. Somerset. Pa., will practioe In Som
erset and adloiuins; counties. All business en
trusted to tiiera will I romptlT attended to.
a. . onrr ui-ru. w. a. irrrn.
CFFROTH k RVPPEL ATTt)RN EYS AT
Law. All unneM entrusted lo tlieir care will
be fKllly and (wnrtually attenled to.
Orrtra on Main I'imm itreet, oppoflta the
Mammoth Hlu. k. l)a L
DR. E. M. KIM MEL will eonttnne to praetk
Meliolne, and tender hit prulraeluoal aerrl
ee to tbe ulen of Smerel and arrvandiiiK
eoantrr. i.H-e at tbe old plaoe, a few dour eaat
of the Dixie Houae.
DR. H. KKVHAKEH tender hl profemlonal
terrli-e to the ciitien of Somerset ami rlria
!i v. (thee In residence, one door wet of the Bar-ni-l
Houne.
DR. 'M. fOLLINS. DENTIST, Somerset,
Pa. Ortlce In l)aseter' Block, op Alr,
where he can at all time be found prepared to do
all kind of work, such a filllr;. retultinT. ek.
tracttiie. ke. rtlBruil teeth of all kind, and of
tbe tw.-t matrlal,tMerted. Operation warranted.
-Tl'iLXlAM H. KCKiNTZ, A ITORNET AT
I.w. Somerset, Pa., will (rive pmmtit atten-ti.-o
to tufin"s entrusted to h i care in Somerset
nnd the a.l;oining eounllet. Oco in Printing
House K"W.
TAMES L. PUGII,
ATTOENEY AT LAW,
Somerset, Pa. Offlce. Mammoth Block, np stair.
Entrance Main rrs St. t.X;lleclions made, e
tte scttle.1. tulei eiamined, and all lcl buii
ncss attended to with pnnptnes and Bdcllty.
juljrl
J.
O. OGLE
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
,-tomerset. Fa. rmfesl.ial bustnes entrusted
la mr car attended to with prom ptnrst and fidelity
mnrlJ 73.
c
1 A. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOMERSET, PA.
Offlce nct door
Bankup atair.
oath
of Scbell k Klmmel'l
apr 7
D
U.A. G. MILLER, after twelve
ri'T ar.lre Draetice la Shaakarllle, ka
,Jm mslIt located at Somerset for the prae-
tice of dm "cto. and tenler hi professional er
ice to the el t! ten of Somerset and ekdntty.
;)Hco la hi ln Store, opoalte the Baroet
U ., w .-ver he can bo eonaoltod at all time
unless p.-foionlly enzsjred.
w-NJlltcalUprompUy anrwerod.
dec. 1, fl-ly.
PROFESSIONAL.
"T)r. Oeorr B. rwndonberr. of OomherUad,
a .r ki rrimls that he has thwday asso-
i.it with I imself la the practice t medicine
" . i... itr W.ltcr I. Fonoender;,
Ut the resident worgeoo e4 th N York Eye
Special attenaoo win be paid to the dlaeaae of
the Ere ana i-ar.
T AW
Ntmt'E. Alexander H. tVfTroth ha
i resumed the practice l In 5 imerset and
djoinln: oounue. -imo la samiBota
aK 'Ik ?0
DR. .t. K. MILLER ha permanently located
iu Berlin for tbe practice of hi w'loo.
tce opp.lte Charle krisninper toru
pr. ti. 'Tu-tL
g S. GOOD,
PJiySICUX & SURGEON,
fcOMtllSET.
0 fOrrxct in Mammoth Block. ie'T
JOHN HILLS,
DEHTIST.
lffic in Coffroth k Xcff" new balldtaf .
MalD Cruo Street.
8 .merart. Pa.
BOTll -
V RTIFIC'AL TEETH!!
J. . YHTZY.
D E I. TI S T
DA IB C1TT, jcfMTtft C.. T.,
rtlct-l Teeth, war ntd u bo of the Tr
r.atv. Liie-hk ana Hl tMerted la the
best .t'vle. Partsralai attenUoa paM to two prew-Z-1;1J
,J ib naiural teeth. Tboe wUhing to
coo-ult me by letter, eaa do o by enchwtng .tamp
Addrcs a abeee, eix-.
Dr. W. S. Yates,
D E N T I S
T,
S: tl Pjm.
I aixn above ota (lat Hand) St
riTTsiirRGii, rv
Ai otrauoM pertaining tt$.Tj MKMtij
Mansion House,
LATE 'BENFOKD HOVSE,"
l.rsrr r rraakll a! Browal Rtrorto.
JOHNSTOWN, PENXA. '
Jos. Shoemaker, Trop'r.
HTln; late'e taken eharre of, refitted and far
nihed ten urge and caanntialtow Hietrl. I now
loTite my Soaierset t'ownty frweju w eaii ea dm,
wl hope be prompt atteatloa w taeir weal and
BraieeaatTrea, Mown taeir poUMOage. Ta
I e sworriied wtib the beet the asarkM afiorua The
u tiod wit tho enotcest wice. Iijaors, fce.
K. a Best (taeUaf in town. apr'
T
HE SOMERSET HOUSE.
Kartag leased this magnl&cewt aad well kaowm
Hocel aroperty from airs. C A. Fltcfc. the BBder
rkrneal take pteaaare la laiorming hi cneaOs aad
tbe aaMic geeraiiy 4hat ke wul spare aeit her
Kin aor eipenso to make this aoue all that
u l A-.ri AaceotavxiatHieT clerk aaO
obUglag waiter will auend to tbe want! of ea.
ua.e. aixt ll4 at ii Ue be hwea
- the beat the market akJa Jar. ir. n. 1 ay
aa may at aii tune be (oaad is theoco.
ssaarek
D. LATAN.
piAMOND HOTEL. .
bTOYSTOWX PJL.
SAMUK1. CVSTEK, Proprietor.
Tfci rTir aad we3 k-nnwa hea I at B
liMilainbli otoprag p'w Sjc tk traevtmc
aatHia. TaMa aad koi'sa hret-eima. Oaod ta-
V'.ing. li-AI seaea dauy lor Juaaotowa a
aemereeA. aarll.
PURE RYE
WHISKE Y.
sr. k.ra Forte ) BarreU of Par By
Wkikkee. et-K Luiied. kar aalo bf toe barrel
or la faania to uibe PV"- WT1I
apra.
Berlin. Sotaerset Co-, Pa.
r
VOL. XXIII. NO. 4S.
Banks.
JOHNSTOWN
120 CLINTON STREET.
t4
CHARTERED 1 1ST 1870.
TRUSTEES ;
JAMES COOPER,
DAVID DIBERT,
C. B. ELLIS,
A. J. HA WES,
F. W. HAY,
JOHN LOWMAN,
T. II. LA I'SLY,
D. J. MORRELL,
JAMES McMILLEN
JAMES MORLET,
LEWIS TLITT,
II. A. BOGGS,
CONRAD SUITES,
GEO. T. SWANK,
W. W. WALTERS
D
Mclaughlin,
DANIEL J. MORRELL, President,
FRANK DIBERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS ELD EH. Solicitor.
Dcpwiti or OJIE DOLLAR anJ upwar.isre
ceired, and Interest allowed on all suini. payable
twice a year. Interest If sot drawn out, is added
to the principal thai COMPOC XDEXO TW ICE
A YEAR, wilhoat tronbllng the depositor toeall
or even to present hi deposit book. Money can be
withdrawn at any tiin after giving the bank cer
tain notice by letter.
Marrieal Women and peraosi nnder
age eaa deposit money In their own Barnes, o that
It eaa be drawn only by ihemselrea or on their or
der. Money i can bo deposited for children, or by
ocletle, or a trust funds, Sajeet to certain con
dition.
Loans Seen red by Renl Itate.
Cople of tbe By-Laws, report, role of deposit,
and special act of Legislature, relative to deposit
of married women and minors, can be o'ltalued at
the Back.
rt- Bankinr hoars dalle from, to So'clork;
IJtX? and on Wednesday and Satunlay ercning
from, to 7 H o'clock. ajiri ii.
Cambria County
BANK,
M AV. KEBI & CO.,
XO. HAIN STREET,
J OHNSTO WN,PA.,
Ueary Schnable'i Brick Building.
A General Bankinr Business Transacted.
tTaft and Oold and Silrer bought and nld.
Colisetlos aiade la ail paru of the lnited State
aad Oaaada. interest allowed at tbe rate of six
per eenL per annum. If left sn month or longer.
Special a rraneeoientj marie with Uaardians aad
oUiers w ho bi4(J saoaey la trast.
april 10-TA
"WiMTOERWiRr
Geo. Crawford & Co.
No 82 Fifth Ave.,
PITTSBURGH, - - - - 'PA.
DEALERS IN
Gold ana Ste fatciss,
GOLD CHAINS,
AND ALL KINDS OF GOLD JEWELRY.
Solid Silver Spoons, Forks, Ladle?,
PLATED TALIS TCA22,
Embracjcg eeerr article lor the tat .le Tea Set,
Terreens. Batter Bowiv stream and Sugar
Bow:, Cater. Pudding LUhea, Celery Sunaa,
Lrg rJJllor. ka.
11 i
eery hearleet Plated tpns. T'-rka La
dle, ke. Table ILaleea, plated with Mirer aoa
anplated.
OemmanloB Ware, plated with stiver n-l wc
plated, all other amc.es nraxUy kept by the
trade. (nur.17.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The anders Igned are prepared ti lurcifh
Prixns Buildiaig Lims
By the Car Load,
OrJer Respectfully Solicited.
It. J. RATZER A CO.
I'rsina, Jan 1A
NATIONAL STAIR EOTLMKG
AND
Tiirning' Shop
J.WELSH & CO.,
Mknufaciorer ef
Stairs, Kami-rails, Balusters,
UPTt.aw.
Noa. and eS Lacock Street,
ALLIXSIIEXY. CITY. PA
JOHN DIBERT. I0HM D. ROBERTS.
JOHN DIBERT & CO.,
BANKERS,
CLXI2 tin iFU imlis mim,
JOHNSTOWN, ?A,
AreonnU mt MerckanU and
(her bnstina people o!lcU
esl. DrfU necotlable in all
MrU of ifae eoBsalr Tor Mle.
Homey leaned and C olleetioa
Hade. Iaierest at te ralo of
Mi Per eeal. per annurss al
lowed oa Time lepo.ii.
Kawlast Deposit itooka 1 ti
ed, aad Iatereot Coatpoaaded
8eBwaaBBally wiira defolred.
A Oeaerai Baakiar Bustaesa TraBSBCted.
reh.1.
SAMS
BAM
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andiariBity. jaiyls
JOHN S. HAEAE, )
l w
,
OOJJ
IX THE D1BK.
r aoaaa riur,
This Is soy little sweetheart dead.
Bias was nor cy and her chock was rod
And warm at aiy toaeh when I saw her last,
When ihc ftciled oa ma aad held mo fast.
With the light, soft clap of her slender hand ;
And now beside her I may stand and stand
Hoar after hoar, and no blush would rise
Ob her dead white cheek, and her shat blue oyas
Will never one lose at my kiss or call
If this Is ths end. If this be all
That I am to know of this woman dear ;
If th beautiful spirit I know lies hero,
With tbe beautiful body cold and still ;
If while I stand hers now and thrill
With my yearning memories sor at heart
For a tokea or a ilk'n to read apart
The pitiless veil there Is nothing beyond ;
If this woman, so fair, so fine, so toad
A week ago fond, One and lair
With the life, the soul that shone out there
In her eyes, her voice, which made her la troth
Tbe woman I loved ; If this woman forsooth
Is dead as this dead day that lies
Coder my gate with close-ahnt eyes,
Then what Is the meaning of life, when death
Can break it all, as brook at a breath
Tue child's blown babble afloat lo the tun?
What is the meaning of all is dona
When this lireath goes out Into empty sir,
Like this childish plaything, flimsy and lair 7
What s the meaning of lore's long pain,
The yearning memories that rend and strain
Toe living heart or the living sooL
IX this Is th sod, If this is tbe whole
Of life and death this little span
That drops In the dark before tbs plan
Which the brain conceive 1 half complete.
Making life bnt tbe bubble's empty cheat T .
When a year ago, through all ths maie
Of speculation's far-hung hase,
I followed on with careless tread,
had not looked lata on my deed
My dead so Infinitely dear,
My dead that coldly lying hers
Mocks my food heart with semblance fair,
Chills toe with measureless despair.
Thtx I could calmly measure fat
With Nature' laws, and speculate
On all the doobts that science brings;
Now, standing here, what is it springs
Within my soul, that makes dospair
Nut quite despair O fond, O fair.
O, little sweetheart, dead to me.
Somewhere or other thou must wait fur ma.
Somewhere, somewhere I shall not look In vain
To find tby living face, thy living lor agalisT
lniipitiu.
WOIXH HE BCMEHBEB T
I.
There was do moon on that night.
Dark clouds orerepread the heavens.
Occasional! '.be wind swept bj witt
mournful sound.
Locks t Hall luted its walb to
wards the sky amidst a mnltitpJe of
giant trees. (Jn this night one stand-
ng close to it could LarelT ses tbe
great building oatlioed against tbe
dark skj.
Out at the coor slipped a Tounr
girl. She walked awaj from the
house. In a place where the great
trees were thickest overhead she
paused. Here all was blackness.
She sbive're j, aod drew ber shawl
closelj about ber. It wa3 a Septem
ber night, and cool.
lie should be bere, she murmur
ed.
Tie is bere," said a voice. "Dear
Katie 1"
"Herbert!"
Then a pair of strong arms folded
he girl close, and kiss were rained
upon her face.
".My sweet love . said tbe man.
"No. But you should know, my
darling, that I would be bere punc
tual to the miaute. You are a little
ate."
"I could come no sooner. Papa
ad me reading for Lim, and be kept
me. l was clad to ret away ween
did."
"I was not upbraiding you, Katie."
"I know you were not,"
Then the two were silent for a
time, content to bold each other's
bands.
"When eball I make all known,
dear Katie ?" asked tbe man pres
ently. "O, I don't know," she said. "I
dread for papa to be informed. Yoo
know tbe feud between him and
your papa bag raged for so long and
been so high."
"I can manage mj fatter," said
Herbert.
"I fear it will be different with
me. I sometimes feel aa if papa will
neve give ua bis blessing."
And so tbe :envecsation ran. But
lover's interviews cannot last forev
er, and at length tbe two separated.
Tbe young man's Dims was Her
bert Fontain. His father owned an
estate adjoining that of the owner of
Locks'y I'lace. After Herbert par
ted from Katie, be slowly pursued
bis way along a dark path.
Presently there was a step, be bind
bim, tho step of, a person walking
rapidly. At that moment be tamed
off the path in which be was walking
into another.
"Fenwick," called a voice.
Herbert did not answer. He knew
the voice well, It was Arthur Locks
ly, the father of Katie.
"Fenwick," was called again.
Still Herbert was silent lit
knew that it would provok Mr.
Lock sly 's anger to k,now that Ac, a
Fontain, was a trespasser oq bis es
tate at ibis hour of tbe nigbL
Mr. Irocksly said no more, but
kept on bis way.
( Hrrbert continued oa. Some
words were con ti Dually in his mind.
They were, ' Katie, my love ! Katie
my love!"
Directly, however, be pansed. He
was bewildered. He did not know
where be was. For a moment he
stood besUatic.
"Pebaw ! ibis U ridieulou?, tbat I
should loae my war right at tbe door
of my own bouse fairly. But the
night is terribly dark."
Then be went on. He bad pro
ceeded but a abort time when a voice
broke upon his ear.
"1 was afraid to come to Lockaly
Place after your orders not to set
foot within your . doors again," it
said. "So 1 wrote that note asking
you to meet me bere."
Herbert saw a building faintly
outlined a short distance before hitn.
He knew do? where be was. Tbis
strnttore was an old boose on tbe
Lockaly estate, unicbabited save by
bru aad owls.
"And I suppose, Mr. Feawick
Lockly," returned another voice,
tbe voice araia of Kalie'd father,
'that soroeibiDg very orgeat most
have occariioaed yra to call bm bere.
Wbaietiose lave yoo. committed ?"
"Xone that will bring tba Lav oa
mt yet I -only want few kaaded
erset
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SOMEIISET PA., WEDNESDAYS! AY 12, 1875.
dollars to help me out in a debt
honor." -
"Yon can't have it, Fenwick
LockslT."
"Then, ba ! ba! I sbali do what
you so much fear commit some
thing desperate.' I mut have money
by fair means or fonl. I am not
particular, but I know you dread to
have the Lockaly name stained by
crime." . f
"I give yon over to th devil !
cried Arthur Locksly. "Yoa have
held that threat over me long enough
obtain what yoa want as best yoo
a . m
can."
There was a moment's silence.
This Fenwick Locksly to whom Ka
tie's father was talking was bis ne
phew. He was i a wild dissipated
voung man. ;
"Then this is final r Fenwick
burst out !'
Yes." ; i
liut 1 say l will tave money
some way." '
"scoundrel I dissipated wretch
l repeat, get it tne best way yon
can." .
Artcur Locksly was a very pas
sionate man and bis anger was rising
fast.
Beware!" cried Fenwick Locks
ly. "Beware, I say. Yoa forget
that I have year not blood in mv
veins."
"Wreteb, threaten not me ! Ah
do not, or "
Arthur Lockslr said no more.
Herbert Fontain heard a blow. Then
a sharp report rang out upon the
stillness of tbe night' Herbert rush
ed towards the old hoase. . It took
bim half a minute to reach it He
found an entrance. Ashe burst in.
ho beard the sound like tbe falling of
a trapdoor. It was that, and he felt
instinctively that tbe body of-
numan being bad been dropped into
vault beneath tbe eld mansion.
As he rushed in be encountered
tbe figure of a man He seized him.
There was a blinding flash. Than
ders, as of tbe rending of the universe,
rang in bis ears. Then . he tnrned
and fled madly, madly. On, on, till
be sank to tbe earth, unconcious.
Herbert .contain raised himself up
ith a start He was in a woodland
path. Some rays of sunlight Btream
ed in bis face. . . - -
'What means tnisT" he murmur
ed. "In what manner- did I get
here f" -
He raised himself. He sought b's
borne. Tbe sun was an hoar high
when be reached it As he entered
he encountered his father.
'A hi Herbert, my boy," be said
too nave been taking a morning
walk, bave yoa r"
"Yes," murmured Herbert, con
fusedlr. ' - '"
, iia wont to hi Os tost
was) pnzzIiBg bim.- ' -
"How came 1 there a tnat for
est?"
Oa his temple was a livid mark.
II.
It was one o'clock in the afternoon.
A girl with slender figure was has
tening np the avenue to tbe Fontain
residence. She was very pretty.
with wonderful brown eyes, cherrv
ps, and crimson cheeks, u.sa.airj, bat
pale now. She raised, tbe heavy
brass knocker at the front entrance
and rapped, timidly. A servant an
swered. "Mr. Herbert Fontain ?" she said,
inquiringly.'
I speck be am in," said tbe ser
vant "Please walk in, an' I will
bring am."
Tbe young girl was ushered into
tbe library. In a few moments a
firm step echoed along tbe ball.
Herbert entered the library.
" br, Katie r be cried, unable to
say any thing else in sheer astonish
ment at seeing ber there.
The girl fell on his breast and
burst into tears.
Poor papal pooj papaf she
sobbed.
'What of him ?" asked Herbert
"He is gone. O, I fear he is
ead."
"What!"
"He has disappeared, and left no
trace. 1 nave not seen bim rince
ast night"
Herbert's bands flew op to bis tem
ples.
"Last night," she muttered ; no
thing more, however. Memory was
seeking to assert herself, bat th,? eft
fort was in vain.
"Herbert, what eaa we dot
W ean institute a search, at any.
rate," said Herbert "Darling. I am
glad joa came to me. I will go over
to Locksly place with yoo."
"Come then, Herbert aa soon as
possible," said Katie.
"I will go now," ce said.
On the wav to Locksly Place nei
ther said much. Once there, Her
bert ordered out tbe servant. One
be despatched to the county town,
wbicb was several milea away for
ftrcers.
Tbe o&eers came, and for hours
search was made. But in rain. No
trace coold be found of him. Night
pproacbed.
I will go over home for i braf
space," aaid Herbert "It is strange
that father has not been here this af
ternoon."
He was alone with Katie, when
be addressed those words to ber.
"O, Herbert," he borst oat, "it
seem like a poniebment upon . me,
that papa should disappear while I
was with yoa last night"
"With ma last sight!" be exclaim
ed, evidently astonished. "I have
no recollection of it
Tbe girl opened ber eyes in sur
prise. "Why, Herbert," she cried, "yoa
were." This time hs did not contra
dict her.
"Alone in the forest this nsorniog P
be thought No recollection of how
I came there! There is some dread
ful mystery here. O that my poor
mind coold clear it"
Still memory did not aid bim. .
- Going sp the avenue to hi home
half an hour later, he overtook his
father One glance at bis face bowed
he had not heard it
"Dear father where have yoa been
this afternoon ?" .
"I started off ia a harry at oat
o'clock with a geologist, to explore
Waiki&a Creek. 1 just . a moment
ago got off my hone, having return
ed.' 1
Yj TT
"Father, yoa have not heard V
"Heard what, my son 7"
"Mr Locksly has mysteriously dis
appeared.
"No!"
"Ay."
Mr. Fontain was deeply shocked
"And can't any trace of him be
found ?" he asked.
"one. It is a very mysterious
anair.
The front entrance was reached.
At that moment some horsemen rode
np to tbe avenue gate. They dis
mounted and hurried od to the house.
Herbert and his father paused, wait
ing ro- tbem. lbey soon reached
tbe house.
"Mr. Fontain," said one. then heni
tated.
Air. Hilton," said Herbert's
father.
The gentleman who bad just spok
en was tbe sneria or tbe county.
"Mr. rontain," be continued, while
bis voice trembled, "I hare a pain
fu! duty to perform. Information has
been ledged against you. and I am
compelled to arrest yoa upon the
charge of murdering Arthur Locksly.
rermitme, while discharging mr
amy, to express my disbelief of
the
not
too
charge."
Mr. Fontain paled. He did
otter a word at first, seeming
mach astonished to do so. Herbert
advanced as though he would strike
the sheriff. Then his father found
bis tongue.
Herbert," he said, gently, "Mr.
Hilton is blameless in this matter.
Walt till yoa find the accuser."
He turned suddenly to Mr. Hilton.
"Who is mv accuser?" he asked.
"Mr. Fenw'ick Locksly."
At the mention of that name, Her
bert's hands flew up to his temples.
'U, would tbat I could recollect!"
he ejaculated. "My poor head will
burst if I da not."
Tbe party, with Mr. Fontain in
cluded reached the county town
an hour afterwards. Herbert had
first seen Katie to tell ber whither he
was going and what for.
'O, this dreadful charge is not
true," wept Katie; "Herbert, your
father is innocent, I know be is."
During that ride, Mr. Fontaia bad
scarcely spoken, only to say:
"Confront me with my accuser as
soon as possible."
In a magistrate's office tbat was
done. Fenwick Locksly was very
pale, bnt bis lips were set firmly. It
was a desperate game be was play
ing, but one he considered necessary
for safety.
bo yoa say tbat I killed Arthur
Locksly, Mr. Fontaia?" said haugh
tily. I
"Yes," said Fenwick boldly. j
'Have yoa any other grounds than j
the feud which existed betwwsm as
upon wbtcb to found your accusa
tioo ?" . ,
"I have. I saw yoo do the deed.
rustiea npoa yoo. x ea relied mt
to the earth- See say bloody face.
Ay, sir, I know nil, tave trial ditpo-
ruwn you made of me body "
Mr. rontain s eyes flashed fire.
"Fenwick Localy, roa lie I" be
cried. Bcorofu.Hr.
At se commencement oi an tnis
Herbert Fontaiu's hands flew up to
his temples. His features worked
painfully. At Fenwick Locksly ot
tered those last words, be sprang be
fore bim, and gazed npoa mm wuh
ashing eyos for a moment
"At fast I remember," he cried.
Fenwick Lockslr, yoa are the mur
derer of your ancle. Yoa killed him
ia the old mansion npoa his own es
tate. Yoa threw bis body into tbe
vault beneath. Murderer 1 murderer !
your hand is stained with innocent
blood."
With a muttered curse Fenwick
Locksly sprang towards tbe door of
the room. But half a dozen men
leaped upon him. lie fought like a
madman, hat he was soon overpow
ered. a -
Dear reader, when, in as short a
time after as possible, Arthur Locks-
was taken ont of tbat darv vault,
all who were present expected to be
hold naught but a mangled corpse.
But it was not so, for aa be was lift
ed out, be opened bis eyes and
groaned. He was badly hurt, but be
id not die, and upon tbe events of
tbat sight was founded the reconcili
ation between tho boose of Locksly
and tbit of Fontain, And Herbert
married Katie.
Fenwick Locksly was never tried
for his erima. He escaped from jail,
and was never beard of afterwards.
Herbert Fontaia has a small scar
upon his temple. I t was caused by
tbe pistol shet that deprived him for
a day of the power of remembering
tbe events of that fatal evening
Ballon' t Magazine. na
Coooa atary.
AH tbe fish stories that were ever
fold are ouite eoualed by tbe follow
ing goose story which is taken from
a recent number of tbe Yolo (Cal.)
Mail:
"While banting ia the tales near
tbe aink of Cache Creek oa Monday
last, Abo Green, an old banter, dis
covered a petrified wild goose, stand
lag upright, with legs buried about
one-balf ia tbe adobe toil. He
thought at first it was living, and,
creepiog near, fired Lis gun at it, bat
tbt bird did sot badge aa inch.
Walking sp to it he found it dead,
and ia tarning to pick it up, was as
tonished at iu immense weight It
had turned to stone, and a mark on
iu wing, aear the forward joint,
showed where tbe ebot bad struck it
knocking a piece off. He managed
to raise it op oat cf tbe grcand aad
whea belaid itdowa a piece dropped
from its breast, disclosing a hollow
inside, from which part clear water
began running. Iu feathers were
very natural, and iu appearance waa
calculated to deceive to lifelike. He
took it to hit cabin, dowa tbe canal,
a few miles back of Washington,
where it can be seea by those who
wish to set such a strange aad un
usual sight"
Scotch Cakk. One pound of
brown sugar, one pound of floor, a
half a pound of batter, two eggs, cin
namon. Roll very thin.
To make lables adhere to tia, aso
floor paste, with two ublespooaafalt
of coarse sugar to every qaart
C 1K3 Ok
A Soaay Taaapcr.
What a blessing to a household is
a merry, cheerful woman one whose
spirits are not affected by wet days
or little disappointments ; one whose
milk of human , kindness does not
sour in tbe sunshine of prosperity.
Such a woman in tbe darkest hours
brightens tbe bouse like a piece of
sunshiny weather. The magnetism
of ber smiles and electrical bright
ness of her looks and movements in
fect every one. The children go to
school with a sense of someihing
great to be achieved ; tbe husband
goes mto the world in a conqueror's
spirit. .o matter bow people annoy
nnd worry him all day, far off ber
presence Bbines, and ce. whispers to
himself, "At home I shall find rest"
So day by day she literally renews
bis strength and energy; and if von
know a man with a beaming face, a
kind heart and a prosperous busi
ness, in nine cases out of ten vou
will nnd be bas a wife cf this kind
a ao
A Wear Explowlo Conapowa.
A new explosive compound, pos
sessing some remarkable properties,
and known as cotton guDpowder,
bas recently been perfected in En
gland, and was tbe subject of an in
teresting series of experiments not
long since, conducted in tbe presence
of a number of visitors, at the manu
factory near I aversham. It is a fine
cream-colored powder, made by
treating pulverized fibrous cotton
with sulphuric and nitric acidd and
other chemical ingredients, tbe nature
of wbicb is not stated. Tbe harm
lessness of thisa explosive, except
when Bred with special detonators,
wa3 demonstrated by burning it upon
tbe palm of the hand without report
or injury, and by placing two barrels
oi it, containing nicety pounds eacb,
in the midst of roarin? bonQres.
where they quietly burned away
witbout explosion. To show its
adaptability to railway carriage and
concussions, a pile driver weighing
half a ton was allowed to fall fifteen
feet upon a box of tbe powder wbicb
was not exploded, although pretty
thoroughly scattered by tbe impact.
he strength of the compound, when
properly fired, for blasting and mili
tary mining operations, was then ll-
ustrated by several striking experi
ments, but tests did not include its
use in cannon.
Mrs. (ooleljrh'a Ho Potato.
Mr. Colleigb has just got down to
breakfast He was standing up to
the stove with his bands clasped be
hind bim, as is bis custom, contem
plating the attractively set table. A
arire platter ot broiled bant, with
fried eggs, waa the central feature,
and Mr. Cobleib is very fond of
ham and eggs. The family cat was
lying under the table, purring softly
to herself. It was a strongly marked
domestic scene, and Mr. Lobleign
felt bis eye moisten as be surveyed
it Mrs. Cobleigb was taking up tbe
potato. She had tbe last one pierc
ed with the fork, and was about to
deposit it with the rest, when ebe
espied tbe upturned palm of ber
husband's hand. What possessed
ber she cannot tell, but she dropped
tbe steaming vegetable straight into
his unconscious band. He didn't
ask herwbat she was doing; he didn't
even look around ; be simply emited
an awful scream and sprung madly
into tbe air. On the descent he
struck the table with bis knees with
such force as to completely overturn
it, and, with tbe contents be want to
the floor with an awful erasb. Five
dollars worth of crocksry was smash
ed, and' a carpet, coat, and a pair of
pants were ruined by cam gravy
and butter. It is probable Mr. Cob
leigb would bave fainted dead away
from tbe effect of tbe shock had not
tbe cat, across whoe erected back
be fell, as she was darting away from
the awful caiimity, turned and fas
tened both claws and teeth in'o bis
thigh with awful ferocity." That re
vived him.
Tbe house is now abut op. Mrs-
Cobleigb is visiting ber mother in
BrookSeld, and Mr. Cobleigb has
taken a jaunt to Boston oa business.
We understand she thinks Mr. Ceb-
cigb is to blame in tbe matter, for,
ebe properly reasons, bad be not
jumped so like an all-Sred foal, there
would bare been no damage done.
Talala la Batter.
It is perfectly astonishing that so
little care is taken with the products
of tbe dairy, among the farmers gen
erally throughout tbe country. Time
and again bave writers and agricultu
ral experimenters demonstrated tbat
milk aad batter are susceptible to
foreign taints and odors to a remar
kable degree, yet tbe whole matter
of cart in preventing tbe access of
objectionable odor3 is regarded with
indifference. We hae bad occasion
lately, in visiting farm houses in dif
ferent localities, to inspect tbe accom
modations for the dairy, and in very
lew insunces, indeed, were proper
meana taken to secure a proper ven
tilation, and for the production of
sweet and marketable batter. In ser
eral cases tbe milk was set on shelves
in cellars, in which heaps of decayed
roots and vegetables were lying, and
the odor which arose from them was
anything bat agreeable. In one ease,
a tab half filled with dirty clothes
was standing ia close proximity to
tbe milk shelves, and in another cel
lar was a petroleum or kerosene bar
rel wbicb sent forth its peculiar odor
rery perceptibly. Of coarse, the
milk absorbed these various UioU
with wbicb the air a aa burdened,
aad the consequence was, a poor, al
most unmarketable, quality of bolter
was churned, when a good, sweet
product might bare been secured.
Farmers often speak, sometimes sneer
iogiy. of gilt edge batter, meaning
tbat which brings the highest market
prices, bu complain whea a third,
or half, of tbe gilt edge price is of
fered tbem for theirs- Tbe high
price it simply tbe return for tbe ex
ercise cf proper care and attention
which they, ia preparing their but
ter, failed to give. There are many
customers ia towaa aod cities who
will pay almost any price for tbe bert
quality of butter tbat caa be acppH
d, and there is bo excuse for the pro
duction of an inferkrr quality. Mas
tachuteiU Ploughman.
c
WHOLE NO. 1-211.
To rot Dws Xatll
a.
; I
As the summer is spproaching, and j
the time of matting draws near, it;
maybe well to call the attention of
Donso Keepers to the fact tbat, as
tnere is a right way to put down
Canton matting, it is the almost uni
versal practice to put it down wrong.
Most persons cut the lengths and
then, layiag the breadths in their
proter places, on the floor, proceed to
drive a vast number of tacks up and
down the edges. This method serves
the purpose of keeping tbe covering
very tightly on tbe floor, but it in
jures the boards and ruins the mat
tings. Every tack breaks one straw,
and perhaps more.
These Canton mattiogs are made
on boats, where they are woven ia
short pieces about two yards long.
These short pieces are aterwards
joined together on tbe shore in
lengths of about forty yards. It is
easy tt see where these two-yard
pieces are joined, and the first thing
to be done, after the matting is cat;
into proper lengths, i to sew these
places across and acroM on tbe wronir
side, to keep tbe joint from opening.
Then sew the breadtLs together, and
tack it to the floor in tbe same man
ner you treat a car&et. Mattine-s
made in this way will last fully twice.
as long as wbcre tber are tacked in
every breadth.
A good matting should last six or
seven years.
Aa I oa star taw i Oioeovery .
According to M. Beaudsmoulin.d'f
a quantity ot dry saud is placed in a
box of tbio sheet iroo, or even in a
canvass bag, and subjected to a slight
compression, it forms a mas3 capable
of resisting a pressure of sixty tons,
witbout breaking or even straining
the envelope. The sand, however.
remains perfectly divisible, so tbat if
a small bole be made in the ba? it
flows slowly, and with so little force
that a small piece of paper passed
over the opening will check the flow
even with sixty tons weight upon it
Beaudemoulin thinks this discovery
may be utilized for building purposes
since the filled boxes need merely be
beld in a place by a framework, while
being very thick, they would form a
protection for dwellings against vari
ations of temperature. Such walls,
moreover, would be fire proof. It is
also suggested that for Ioweriog
heavy buildings, which, by a change
of street levels, have been left too
high above tbe roadway, the sand
bags coold be placed beneath, and
their contents allowed gradually to
escape, thus letting tbe load slowly
settle down.
Aw Alllsrstor atsps But
Coming down tbe St John's river
a few days ago, says a Florida letter,
I saw a very good illustration of
what a steam boat captain, who is in
a hurry, "wun't stand." It was on
tbe steamer Florence, wbicb connects
with tbe afternoon train from Jack
sonville, and hence only stops at the
larger landings and such other poinu
as signal ber. We were behind time,
and pushing along under a full bead
of steam, when tbe signal flag to
stop was raised at Federal Point a
small landing on the east shore ot the
St John's. Tbe captain put ia, and
when we came alongside the wharf
we discovered there were no passen
gers to come aboard, but there was a
man there with a small alligator,
aboatsix inches long, in a box, wbicb
be pat oa board to be sent as freight
to a gentleman ia Jacksonville. The
captain did not swear, for be is a vir
tuous mariner, but the alligator paid
nis .passage I.keaman, and at nrst
class rates, too.
riiT st
Ia one session, tbat of 1313-14,
the Legislature of Pennsylvania char
tered forty-one new baaks, with $17,
000,000 of capital; and according to
one writer of the time, "the p'enty
of money waa so profuse tbat tbe
managers of the banks were fearful
that they could not find a demand for
all they could fabricate, aod it was
do infrequent occurrence to hear so
liciutions urged to individuals to be
come borrowers, nnder promise ot in
dulgences the most tempting." Tbe
editor of Niks' P"jiter characteris
ed "tbe prod:gality and waste as al
most beyond belief," and speaks of
the furniture of a singlo private par
lor ia ont of the Eastern cities as
costing upward of $40,000. On tbe
other hand, Mr. Matthew Carey, of
Philadelphia, writing la I81G, called
this period "the golden age of Phila
delphia," and says: "Tbe rapid cir
culation of property, tbe immensity
of business done, and tbe pro 6 'a made
on tbat business, produced a degree
of prosperity which she bad perhaps
never before witnessed "
fear ral M est.
In a sermon preached sometime
since by tbe Ilev. James Freeman
Clarke, of Boston, be said : "Tbe
four greatest men this country has
produced, are, I think, Washington,
Franklin, Jefferson and Lincoln. Of
these, Jefferson was tbe greatest ge
nius, Franklia tbe greatest intellect
Lincoln the most marked product cf
American institutions, and Washing
ton the rreatest character. In the
storm which druve tbe vessel eo
taining tbt Apostle Paul oa iht short
of Malta, we are told that the mari
ners 'cast four anchor out of tbe
atern and wished fr day.' Oor four
anchors, holding us fast from behind,
are tbt examples and teachings of
Washington, Franklin. Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln. The first repre
senu virtue in politics; the second,
good sense in politics; the third, de
mocracy ia politics; tbe loarb, ba
manity'ia politics. Let ns reverence
these great examples, boiding oa firm
to a noUe pas'. n1 "og us for
a better luiore. nu i-ur w.u u
lmtriooi livea as thee to reverence.
tostody and to follow, e may felj
that ia tbt most stormy noon. ;
th. HarkMt airbu. 'we mar boid saie i
these anchors, and wish for day.'"
"Pot roe ia my littl
bed" has a' leos M,e burial txpenae
bea a be- j
peculiar; significance
niwKted citixeo Btaads at tbe bottom
A. -i .1.. Uo.m I
of a staircase aod tbt banister bobt '
SHaarua si mvj .
around so he cant get by.
Now is tho timt
tbt HZAAX&.
to eabacribt for
A Shall For .
Lntil within a few years pan
there has been in the possession of a
prominent family down tbe Chemuor
ft WAP fMM L'la-n. '
;ii.u,iiuia liukiii ievr mile?, aa
j -j v. v uiiu . utmory Of its
own, tbe tkull of a human beiDg. It
was put to rather a strange uoege,
as it bad been rigged up for a chip!
munk's cae and sat oa a bench near
the door. Out and in through the eye
boles ran tbe little animal, grinning
at tbe bj-standers from ' the mouth
and munching its corn and huts while
watchijg from tbe nose. Right ia
tbe centre of tbe forehead of the
skull was a small bullet-hole. When
Sullivan's army passed through this
valley an adopted son of tbe Indian
Cornplanter, uamed Watt Baldwin,
preceded it a9 a scout, as be was
thoroughly posted to Indian warfare,
and knew the country as well as he
knew his own dooryard. On the
! day before the famous battle at
Baldwin's Creek, Watt waa scouting
about the hills bet reea the army's
camp at tbe foot of Newtown Creek
and what is now Wellsburg. Care
fully making bis way through the
woyds, his quick eye saw tbe head
of aa Indian pop up from behind a
log a short distance from bim. He
placed himself behind a tree and
watched. When the bead came up
again be fired, and there was one
less Indian in the Cbemnng Valley.
Ten or twelve years after tbe close
of the war. the scout with his grand
son was walking on tbe hills in the
vicinity of the occurrence. "Lotey,"
he said, "Cornplanter k:l!ed an In
dian somewhere about here and left
bim. Iet us see if we can't find bim."
He fouud the tree from tbe shelter of
which be had fired, and presently
the !oglehinil which tbe Indiau had
Iain. After some further search and
digging, tbe bones of tbo fallen brave
were discovered with tbe bullet hole
in the centre ot tbe forehead. And
out of tbe sku'l was tbe chipmunk's
cage made. Elmira Obrvtr.
II a was an Adventist, which did
not hinder his being a Cock County
granger. Ho believed for a long
timo tbat tbe world was going to
come to an end last Monday, which
did not prevent his having oa band
numerous stacks of hay. He was
pious, which did not keep bim from
seeing bis sbortcomioga But be
nitiuk'd himself up in bis ascension
robes last Monday, and. mounted on
one of these stacks of bay to get a
good start for tbe New Jerusalem,
which did not keep him from going
to sleep after he bad waited awhile
for the grand event Peacefully he
dozed, until just before tbe rain,
when some heathenish boys set Ere
to tbe bay stack, and as the flames
circled around bim he awoke. He
supposed it was all over, aod philo
sophically remarked: "Ia sV ft, jjt
as I expected " Chicago Tribune.
London now claims, and justly, to
possess the largest gas meter in tb
world. Its capacity is stated to be
the enormons quantity of 150,000 cu
bit feet of gas per beur, and in iu
measuring drum delivere for each
revolution 1,600 feet The cast-iron
tank is of the following dime&tiooe,
namely: Nineteen feet eight inches
square ; tbe total height from floor
line to tbe top of pendiment is twen
ty foet and two incbes; and wnea
Glle'd to the working water line con
tains 21,000 gallons of water. Tbo
inlet and outlet connections are of
some thirty inches diameter ; and it
is stated that tbe meter works satis
factorily at three-tenths of aa inch
pressure.
A BALTiMoitf paper eays : A
short, stubby fellow, with his bat on
one side of his bead, and his pants
rolled up, walked into a Congress
street oyster bouse last evening, and
boiding the stump of aa unlit cigar
between bis teeth, looked around and
inquired :
Got 'ny oysters!'
'Yes, sir,' said tbe oysterman. as
be cast bia eyes over half dozen bask-
etsfull lying around loose.
'Well, bow much be tbey a dozen r
'Eighteen cent.'
'Eighteeo ceots.'
'Yes, sir, eightea cents.'
Shacked?'
Opened, of course, if yoa want
them opened.'
'Well, ki me oce sot shucked.'
'One! What -do yoa want of one
oyster?'
'Well, said tbe customer, con&aen-
tially, leaning over tbe oynter stand,
and taking bis cigar from between bis
teeth, 'you see I'm goin' to a social
party out bere near Albia to-night,
an' some of tbe boys raigbt get a
foolin.' I've been round a good deal,
an' I tell yer there's notbin' so ceolin'
and healin' like for a black eye as a
good big oyster. I gness you'd bet
ter gi'me two. How much is't?'
Waatefal raraswr.
Tbe real waste among well-to-oo
farmers, says a contemporary, ia tbe
throwing away of house alop, and
in allowing the liquid excrerrent cl
animals to be lost It is better to
advise to save every drop of tbt
liquids of tbe boost and barn, than to
urgt tbem to pile up hage heaps of
inert substances to be owed aa fertili
zers. A heap of dry muck or peat,
wbicb ia itself has bo speeial value,
may be astd advanUgeoaaly to ab
sorb the valuable liquids of tbt house
and barn, and in tbi3 way a farmer
may largely increase his manorial
resources without incurring great
j expense.
A ks-.lt.
Yesterdty as an old cftizeo of De
troit was nailing a " To Rent" card
on a vacant boos; a pedestrian hal
ted and remarked that "bowze" waa
not tbe right way to spell "bouse."
"How long base yoa lived ia De
troit?" a.-ked tbe old citizen, scowl
ing savagely.
-Fifteen years," was the reply.
-Well, I've lived bere for thirty,"
continued tbe old ma&, "and gues
I know how to spell a well as yoa
do."
A hardware merchant yesterday
observed a boy looking sharply at
somo tooU, aad be asked; .
"Bub, if I should present y
a hoe would yoa g boo and me
gr'Nonsir."promptry rtwoatJ the
boy; rdslIittiie,1,;,BIt
door- and boy ome circaa Uekeu. -
Free fret.
rents ia New York art 25 per
. lnwrsr than they were last year.
faod almost aalo w as they were befort
the war.
Florida Iadiaa it Lkeiy
WHM a
todit.bi friends place hint waer
. .!':atnf- can Ukt him Ma
f.fcMMarwIIlOZraiJse
II OW HJlUT V I v-" r
tr0
blTe tn! to spell tfceir
mothers at
jtbo wash-tube.
Thia Uftt Ea tLt bfl.