" u Terms ol' Publication, j Ths Soasrwt Hsrald ! -I s pu'.'.i bed ever)' W.tiiesdiJ .... nuiium. if in adv.m ..ibcrwb w wilil!iviril'.ye ebwi. N, fur!lM..D wiU :.tlnar J '"'; aw I-i ! ap. ...U', when snb. fiber d :ber should tfv. - J"1 ' run"-rM e!la. ttt present offiee AddrtM . Somerset Printing Company. JOHN L SOriXn Hiulneis Manarcr. JJi(i!?K Our2. rl w 1- J. KtX S Ell, , t, I dealer in real estate, f 'J0'"?; 'ire Vith .Jen" to all e.,liuled U) hi u.re .r.ifl;itu i'siui.l Cdeilty. , , ' . ... TT AW.SOM- t j era-d. Fa.. will l"!; I Tv" S -1 n coUooUou kc. UihVe in Mmnuinu Hu ,UI1 jan. I, "d. ... . . t-r. mvF.VS AT 'IMVKL fc Di' o'nea in Baers LI'. niiir. W-lv. HlK.ll. j;oa itti pr ptu-' and ndUitj. uui )y jeioth lliuft.- ,,- 4 , odiee ia .vla'jMwtn J Fifl. U. OA1T11EK- t .irS. , " " ,t r iiil K ATTOl-NKVS AT w. a. ii'. prtu A. n. .kkhh T1vi:vS AT 4.: iiic'iiu.io U ' - KIU l irsi i ----- - ricr ..iiijrtittT. tt10liuiiieriBl.iiiHTll. i r.n-.m a mv i i t . AM U -KOI INT.. A f r 'KN K V AT il.i-i. K . - - f AMKS l. ruoii, " A TTi'KX EY AT LA V, F.ntraiK-o .Main -ro" :.V " , . 1 .1 t.ui- l4lK'' flllf.l. riMii , i . ;';.a U-J wwitl. i,r..uU.;ue aM IU.-Hl. .1U.vJ4 ' AT TUUN EY AT LAV.'. lo my rv ull::'U-'l t v. ti . ,t i.., ." iiiariZ':.' K. V. M MAKTIX, U .li.-rl-! 11.--. t-UM.it-.i"0 gMt.l.-a. iilri DIl a. i. MILLED. afHTlwi-lvt- deo. 12, 'My- 1 )lU;LSSIOXAL. Hr. ,ri-! n. Fr-,"'li,rf,t-...' .:.r. v.v ..;.,: M.t.. h.i--v::ru-v:y-, i,,iatib.di;v.. the Eve and Er r. Yin li-rL l-r U.e ,.r;.iee f U 0:tl"ec.p. ui- CliarU's Knfiur sure. ul.r. -ii, '. S. !00D, phvsiciAX d- scno fox, SOMKKSI'T, l'A. J 0I1N HILLS, iiW in i:..t.m K1" rie-w bu'il.'.irjr. irta'i Oof? S'.rn 1- UTinC A l. TKKTII!! DEI. TIST VALE CITY, jomertet Co., Pa., .-. j ,1 T"ll, W. IS'e.i t'l 1 . ! tl:0"iv !.( ' . i .v Mi- a: u l:.u.lft:imr. inK-r.ci in lm " t i.iic 1... .1 ' a:! !. il.e .W Ttu" il' t li.enliur .1 ter.h.' I in v 1 L i ahji'J. rtfmj ltiM Si ifW tne unu.r- ,r. :ay M ail tr.u... Lc i u. r:.r)ui;l' . . - md well knnwr D lAMOND "llof'KL. srovsrouN pa. JyAMp' Ciyriat, fJi oi . i. tor. Th'tctilsr anl wel! Ln-.wn ! I nl : all I, f i'H U-.iSV daily r J-iUiu-fwn au. O L A T K li O 0 F ),v : el-.I.Mrln.l.e run I" , ut -a Matr l.-.. tH m tin r .lilnsW. Sl?t will t"nr. arid ..n-.-.lr .-re rc.ir.l. Ma? jtt'- th pr. alf.li"TT.. Mntl fire IP-'t Eer '.. kI h.rlH.M liavc a Slate rl. 1 ho un l.-r k.-. e.i it l.j u.d ia t-l,n,H-;i:n.d,-e:e fce !' Peachbottom & Buckip.sham 0 L A. T E ..i;,, v.-,vi.r.t.-.it;.e. e !ilnar tai,e 1 ; .itc. ! .' i.u; Sit l.'-tf .'u H-.Uf. . imMie ftiid 1 rl v. . ...:.....,,.. ,J- n 111.! IV III III. triiM-s.-aiTj J variant tut a. l''r;l " rtl.'.ft. I.i... at I.U :. N... IW Hal; !" S r. i!. t N O A 11 CASE 51 E K H. Ageut, S..iiKTS't, I'a. V'. 11. Sturter. Ai.rllll'.h, IJU.MHS 1 Oil ALL. i.. .i.Hi.rei t i.-.r: .f aTiir. in Mir". m.rr tittad Trntfk 'W tlftt in ll1it H(! Ill l.jlanr. in ti-li (:U1 BlUHtivJ MITftiOllt. lir -tHTlV tDi I.Hlair."U l.hit 4V.II mi. ue ot th iiT ii- r Ue will t fr r i.t K not i 'VOL. XXI W NO. 21. Cambria County BANK, MAY. fc CO., SO. S JI IIN MKF.Il, JOHNSTOWN.PA., r Henry SihnaMc a Krtrk UulMlng. A Qf ml I!ai1!irir l'ltsltifssTraunifffM!. rn an. Oold and ilrer hoaxht an-1 ild. Cuik-eMiini made In all .ar! the I'r.lled Slatea and t'ana.ta intrret alluwc.1 at tlie raleof elx per rent. "T annum, ii kit ait unmllniir lnrirr. Siwiial arranrementii wnde with Uuitrdiacaaad otber who ill-Id uinucya iu truU apiil 1-TJ. . . Ursina Lime Kilns. Ttir uri1er!T. i! are I rejiaitd ti (urubh Prims Building Lim3 By the Car Load. Orders RcapttTiiily Solicited. It. J. IS VTZriS A CO. JOHN D13ERT: iOH D. ROBERTS. JOHN DIEERT & CO., 1JANK13. CCE5ER MAIN AND FF1MLIN STEEtTS, JOnNSTOWN, PA. Acoiktiiitn of EerI:anM and -oilier Ihimiiivhh pt'i!e tolk'il tl. Irnllt ii'Ktiakji in nil parts t;f tUv 'oinlry for Kale. Moiu'j I oitiicd anil 4 wtli't'tiimv Satlo. Kntcrcii at llu rate of Six I "or cenl. p r miiiiuiii nl ! ('(! on 1 ini(; IH-poMils. S;ni:iK. 5-Msit I loo Km kkh ed, and Interest CouiMiinle(t Seiiii-annually ulicn deMiretl. A General BunlUii luiut Tr:insneted. Feb. iu. C'IM.'SV. H.O. J'. KOWr.E &'.. Xew York O i'.rln-k ('.'7i ii e-ii:i-nr) i"iila:nii.K lif It vt 2.lh.0 U. -ii tiriiiir. r. iuii i tumitt f iili.u-iii i !i hi adver Jii.ll 13 Watches! Watches! Watches! E. ,F, liOEERTS&SONS, Ko'. 16 t"if:h Ave., 'Pittsburgh, i"ti!s' t. l Sihtx Aincri.-nu VjiUh;-i, Tj i'Avt' H.-Ui Wai'iK'8. prl vim v low; .U-m 4'!ry, I'W.ii. Stivi-r uiiil i iu .-Vro, jinvuii!", i.'u:lry, i. Hm jimt ( U-a 1 t"M; v U. V. c :v flio l.-int ?t -f W avhri itulhe dry, sod fit-r tl;i.ni at the very lwt-rt iri f. Si nd (or rlei-it of Wirctic. it c-.ill mint wi:J ii.s-vl.i n ic tiic City. Jfo Vfi itiile !o ,u prxlr m 1 uivc you iTio" i. , I - V 3 C; " fn C'Ot lxr '- Aironl "r.i. All p'-rt, youi: ;i u I, nial. !wiienj n -j at urk lorn?. In t h-ir r.wn Knulit ic. ilurini; tin ir tiui ro nioiiiCiiirt. ir all tin- liuiv, tli in it iltin t'lm VV'e tiiit-r !itii"ytiit,i.t ih;it will -iy" haniionji'Iy 1t t- ry la-ur s v, jk. t uu jai-;u liiuri, it-rois, .., soiit lrf'. Siirl s y or a at 'tioc. I'uit'l fit iy. Ki Is thp Um. I .'!! 1 1 k lr w-trlc or l:u.-ii. '-5? t !.-iriif!v nrnil yu h:iv l'-urrip-l wlut 'wfuil. r. U. S.JNiu l., J'ortUiMl, Me. i on ALI-. fr.!in Snilrr r ffTP lii? l;no f.ino. Fitu.ite two at j-rn ;! riile. 'J Jir (hi iu t t'n!.iin 1514 iiit-p, nil UTi iir Iimn-v ri:-l well .ttfn''l, ;vrt ;( ix-iijff in a ""I Mitio ( i uki.aii. n i he n-mii:uer weil liuiVti-rl. ihi're are t!ir e n orchnnls atxl n iinml'ir ot Hi anl flicrry iivt u tbo Tt ii:it'. I'ul lit road 'aoi hy hoc?y aud h:irn. 'i)nntip. Piort'f. rr-i:thl ImuF tin t mill are c;nvc-i.it-nt. 'l lii tiirai is Im-iiu-n ut. ttirt-e tuiU r trm Itio Kllnrnd. ti.. turtiu r inf'trmattnn cull n UMl.l liT If. SMITH. trl StiSiiksviilc, l'a. I jWECUTOIl'S NOTICE. Liate ol Ware, hi' of A'li gljvny town- fcliio, tic. i.eetl. le tters itvtAmoi tarr on tJc al-ovo Miale having lon pranusi i ( .if niylr.1ifn-ii. notk w lii-p t'V cii-u tuttiM i;jfHicd to It to prnkt- im miiate I'ltynii-ut, an-l ttt"e liavinir at-iiB aiiJiinK U, to irr- nt tl!.;n '.Uily auth nt mI1 hr e!i4futiit at tlie liite nsidrncv! the de ctTH'tl nSHiup'ar. N.ir'm.r 1. JOHN l KKITX. OTIL'E. ,,l;l f- ia lien t.v i-:v.'ti t i:if ihe cn 'cr:-Iirnei! nil n il at jirivatv f ile t!t r.Ii-vrlrar tr.e.'l ui land. .l.i:iin tn S:tint!; 1 Zi-urniTin.:n. ntiined to Wra. .imiUi-nni:u,!ir i!.t e-r. nt 'jI li.J ctuil"!" ti wit: Nil 1 A tri'. land si;Hi!e;n 1J icli"!ilrit tiuiis f.iir.iilniti W ncreJ, wjlll S.kJ Imiiu- iiinus Nn -J A trat,lr'Matt a! tri-t :in 1 J.i'eph Zi ntuierman. c.iiitimuij; i aeri-, Willi u.uic and ,li..p llnTi-on. N.i. 3. A traet .?nn in Nhnic twnh!p. a 1 V'iiiintf Antli iny 'erlit. !iliii!T and .iiliiT!. e-in-taiiiinir 1 ft.re. in.irc it Ii. ail g-iod tiutli.r land, wiili a limine nnd .il'li ili.irei-n. Aki.i.Nn. 1 mi win 11 1 tviii ilrle til i' m uiiie in K'' i cinidri .n. an I a lant li at v.rb-i-a kin.iiit luinlier. n iinelv. piije. i rnri-. t. li. it. linn, p '!' .ar. elu i;iiit. ma..r. maple, tlitrry. i-:... ti i, l.M.Wlii il'i ue.l ifcllr.,i l.rc.li! tl '.:: Lli-HT. iTieii a t .i-l.rUT X It'WiU. W.M. Y MAI I.I.MAX, ouiyi Api.ie. " D. KNOX MILLER. AIU IIITKCT, Xj.4?lXril STJiEKT, LatcM, i-'i iir S-.ro.t. D'H-J THE ev stone tai'i'..; C Li;i! uvl tln ir LIME KIL&S, arennw ir.-parcd tn Fill all ordeiN for Th: Ir I.!:oc Ik of :'.r Mountain Lims Stone Formation. lavir il-Ijr km.wn in oilier pnrtsof ll? cuuii:ya,th f t-fe and r'in!!;iy I.'.me riiooea. lia HUaliiy IE aufurpitStfO. :t:L;;r iT Address 1! iri.! ri tjr Kyj:-..ne Jnciii r., C' cm.'t ccuuiy, fit.. Keystone Lime Co. 1 1 M I N I S T il A '10 1 1 'S is () TI C E. Emit-' or Henry F '!. Sr., late of TaitiJ Trp ileti-'nafl. Letter! id a tmlni.trati iii i Y.i nh- re estate having bee jrrimTe,1 t.itiiif cdtriood, ni'li-4, ia hre!iy iriven t'jtlKnin.li-litr.1 l if to ni.-.le tinire diaU1 jiiiybieut, hu I thiiae ti.r.i;c elairc. aK"ttnrt It iu prei.i-nt I hem duly autli wi..!i-il i-r fi-itlemeut ba Saturday, yi:li 'iIht o! Novetnlicr. 175, at tUc late reaideure ot ili-e'aa UAVIU3I. HAMMER. oct 13 Adiniuintniu r. ! Mitcil'ancovK rrLETOXS' , ' , - AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA NEW REVISED EDITION. Entirely rerll:n by tlie alduK writer unereiy .Ulijeui. f riMlw uvm JI', nnHiimill Willi acVv-ral tliuuc-uuu cu4iuifta wi uiu... The wurlt urliruiaily puliiinlied ondcr the title of iBKAttV Aaulua i.iaii-iui wa cuuipiev e.liiiintt ami.'v nn;u uuie me iwc ciiruiaimn wlikli it lia attaiutd iu all panaul the I lilted Slates, and tlie olKiial Ui-vclupuiuiita which have takcu iilaee In eviTv ftr:mch .l ai ience, literature, and art, liaro indtteed U dit.r and puhlmheni to .ulimit to an act and tbi.rough rvvinion. and toraue a newdlitii.inuiivu nnn... Within the last ten ycar the tiMifreai of dia. eoveiy in every departnieiit of 6nuwlcdK ha maiie a WW wurk ol rtterence an imperative The inuvement nf piilltleal aftairi has kept pace wlili the iliso.veriea ni aeience, and their Iruitln HppliMUi.uti.the industrial and aul aria, and the .-.Hiveuienee and retinetnent oi social lile. Ureal war? and e-iumt revolulioni have oo- eurrcl, inv.ilniin nnilmai ennniresoi iwuui Dieet. Tlieelvll war ot nur nwu onoiiiry, hii-h waa at In hciirlit when the last volume ol the old work appeared. hn happily t ended, and a neweeurneol evmtnerial and indurtrial activity .. i.Miiei,rPiiTaT.liieil knowledge have licen made hy the ludelalib'aLleeipiorerof r'hm'T.;t i.,liih-alri'Ti.luii'nsof tbelaftdeeadc, with tla. natural remit id the lajiM ol time, have !.ruu,ht into view a multitude ol new men, whun natui are, la every one bihu.ii.., v.. every one is cTiriuus lo ku-w th parlkulara. Ureal haitlea have Ittn t. utflit ami imp. rtaut aicfies uiauitaliied.nl whltdl the oeiaiui area. j.re ........ .i . ..i. i,. n.. n,.aiir or in me lran,ut nu'.IJ,a ol liie cay, hut whieh ounlit now ui UU Uieir plaoo 1 pcmJiinnut auxl auihenlic bia- 7 ''..,-.. ,., th. ureaent adilim for the l.r-s. it i... ......r i... ru-l.. i, tlioaimol the editor to hrtnar ilowu tlie itliormauou i' - i--. and lo lurumh accurate accouulol the m..!itj-e-cent iliac verii-a iu a.-i.-m-e. of every fresh hiui lii.n in teliniture. and ol the n-wmi uivmum. iu the pr.udhal arm. a well a lo Klve a suixinei una orlifinal rreiird ol the pronresu ot uolltuial sud hie- ti.ri-alc'erit. i ' : , , , , The w..rk haslwiD lieirtin after luBif tnl rnrelul preliminary lal-or. sad with the uv ample re si.urccforCirrins it ou l a fmHiul ixruiina- None of the orinlnal stereotype platea have heen lieen fuszcstcl ly KugertxperlL-iKC and enlarged tmiwlclc. , ., . ilii! u;jla-.itiui whleh are Intnuloeetlf.ir the tni tinieiu the prt't-nt edition have lieen added out lor the ante ol pl.-torial ei:vl. hut t.mivelu elilliy and lur.-e to the eipianatii.i.a intlietiit. Thev emlipji all l.-r.mehea of eeii-neo ai.d of natu ral liint.H-v. and ieid.t the must lammii and ro murkiilde' feasares uf aorwry, arvhiieeture nnd art. as well a the Tari- us priK-ei!K S id B.eehiinics and uMuufaeiurera. Alihotiiih liitiniieil lor in irtv'.l.in rather ihna eml-l!ihimnt, no iaini have lra spared insure their aniailccwel. Ii noe; theeiist id 4heir exeiitlm Is en..rumuii. and It lit lwlieve.1 thev w ill find a welennM rewptlon as an a iiniriilde leii'lure ol the C'yehipa- !ia, and wor thy of tu iilirh ehrneter. Till, work hi nid In .uhseritiers only, juiyalde on1e!lvery ol ouch volume. 11 will ! completed ia :iei larsre ontavo vdumes. eneh rouiaiolun .ik.iii lire. inllv lllueirale.1, with several thousand WmI Enirritviiiirf, uiid with numerous col-ireil Litlioirraphle Maps. "1'KICE AXD tiTVLE OF lilxN HSO. In extra Cloth. Ver vol .................5 In Lil.rary U-athr-r, pr vol J Id Halt Turkey Miirrorci, per vol T In Half Huesia.cxira isilt, p'r vol la lull SIornKCo, antique, gill edKus, per vol . 10 In full liti'fti.per Vol 1 Thirtam volumes now ri'ad,.-Snr4inB: volumes untiloi"rwil'Wi. wilihel'.neil om-e in two mom h... Sporilneii Bfi i of the Anvri.-on r.velop dl;lKiwiiiK tyi. ill-jstraltoEf, etc., Sill 1 sent jrrnti. on appln-athai. Kienl la canvassinr airentf wanted. Addresa .1. H. WILLIAMSON. Airent, No. 10' Sl.xthSt., 1'ittsliorgh, T. derjj IN THE !!STI(H,T"it'llTi.rTHEI'NlTFr STATES for the Western li?tri.'t ol l'enn svlvaliii. "t'l.risti.in fipanali-r, of Somerset if.nnty. Fa., a liatikrugit uii-ier Hie aei of r-onirro':n.f- Mandi d, Ji. hat hip apjdieil to. -a iHVoiianrn fr itn ail hi OehiaaaJ oUirr daiuaa provabU uiatersald a4. I.y order ot Hie Court, nutiec I. heeeliy ativen to all persons h.i liavc proved their deh'ts. and other persona liiteremcil. to appear on the isth day nl li.-L-nilier, ':i. al loo ei.-ka. m.. I..iln X. V". SSimler. Kuj.. Ki'xls'.rr, No. 12 Church Ave, Alio ati, uy t'iiy, la..to hhow naue. if any they have, why a diseliarve f 'n .ul l not he ar.vutcd lo the in 1 llaukiup'. S. ('.Bit'ANnLKSS. dtel t'li-.k. fcf.SlGNEE'S NOTICE. t.iioc l 1kp T'j ttvnn tint I;ivil Ankonyon tlie 2oUtd.ty il U -tobur, IS a, madman aurnttif-iit u.t the lu'uctil oi liif crv!itr8 tu tlio un l- rijinei, all juTri-'i: knowing theuiMln i to be rmifh.rd to IU- tend Ankepy will tlciiomilatitie otiui of the uu.it-rtn;tJ, in eitiuu-ri bontuli, and hi'ike jki ticiUL-iiL ikcrvoC H. L. HAFR, T0TICE. Noll-.'? I lir-jl'V irivon 1 1 all nr-r nn i''iiinicd thfit the flli'Win tositfnr!, a'-iUnls h.tvt! i-n lili'd in my otltt-e and thnt f;une will hu pr.'?.n-t'-'i to tho i'nurt liir cnnlinn itiiia ot; Wodm-May, the li'J.I d;iy ot iHv i:i'uT. lr7j- Tne account ot vV ni. Y. (Jarlitx, aiIrc u( Al-rim A. Miilr. '1 he a"romii :ji A. J. '( :hom. a.irm'e uf Julio J.Svii-II. K.:.i.snn;o'jrc, Z ' l 't- it ti : n. i try. New Firm. SHOB STOBE, Sl)3YDER & UHL IlaviK"; pii:i'i:iM'rt th. N'( More liiK-lj on ueI by ir.C. IJecrltn, Wc take tt n?ure In cailin the attiitl ii of oul.iic to the t.ict that liavo faow a.vl o'jrttj k?fp Cunr'.anlfv on ! spd an c-jl.:!?!. a Boots, Shoes and Gaiters BOTH OF Eattepfi ?,nj Hems Manufactun s oau he f an 1 anywhere. We also will hare ot hand eonrt mtly a lull su ply of SOLE I.EATiiE!!, i ; v JIOKOCCQ. CALF SKINS, KIPS, ANt) ISIXO ihTlNS (r a ll iio la, with a lull tine of Shoe Findings. The HOME M ANUFACTfRE IiEPART. r will he in chance of iST. li, Snytlor, TCsq. V Jio:-e rcj.utatlpn for makinj Good Work and Gsod Fits Ipaomnd to none ia the State. The pnliilc If r ijioei fully invlii to enll and examine our stock, as wa are iteirnnlne,! to kp as sroml as the ir. ami sell at pii.'ei a low as the lowest. SNYDEE & UHL. ued. hut every p;e lias "ten pi.uu ..v tvpe, li.niilnit iu fai t a new Cyelupwdia. with the Mine i.lau aud eouipaas a its predecefaor. hot with a f.nr (tnaitr peeunlary exiandliure, aB l ...t, i,..i.r.ii-,ii. nfK in iis eii'iiiKitiilun an have , . .: . - " - ' r " I VK BEES TfllXKlXU. I've hcen thluklng, I've heea thinking V.'lmt a glorious world wera thU, Did folks mind their business mora, Ijftnd mind thelrnelghbors' less! ' For iuftanca, yoa and I, my friend, Are sadly prone to talk Of matters that coneem u not, , And other's follies meick. I'va been thinklnir, if we'd begin To mind our earn n Hairs, . That posjlhlyonr neighbors ml lit Contrive to manaize thelrr. We have faults enouirh at homo to mcni- ll may be so with otlit-rt: ' It would farm atranr If it were not, Sine all mankind arc brothers. )h: wi uld that we had charily For every man and woman! Forglvcncs s Is the mark ol those Who "to err Is human." Then let us bunldli jealousy ' , Let's lift our fallen brother; And as we journey down lils'i road, Fe Rood to one another. . Rt DOLPll. BY II. E. II ARfllNflTO.'. Switzerland, by the proiwe33 of lier non9 Lad been wholly freed. Bui Aii.eii7.fll, a neig'uboriog province, nail not been a partner iu that glori ous luague,and her cbildrea f till frown- ed be heath the larh of oppression. Tie Abbot of St. (Jail was tbeir ha ted lord tasea.were Leaped upon iheui, and t be cruel tj aud oppressor) of bis meoialo, pressed tbe galling i-iiain luto their already festering uVtib. ... Il wasiu vain to plead pirerty, or LopB to evado the burden; 'for tbe ferocious d igs were let I )ose on tbe unwilling abd tbe wnps of tyrann? were wteeped in blood. 15ut there are lauds whose very brealb is freedom, and SJch" was AppenZell. The winds tha', blow over Lor valleyo from her heaven- iercing 'liouutiins have no taint , of ilaverv the rt hows that gliateu on i heir jagged peak-', n-jd the glaciers ibat e-leep ou tbeir lotonii, are stain- ess forever ; and btauileis t.1), are iL j hearts lb tt are baibed in those roviujr winds fetterless the feet that irtad tbe snow track, nnd climb the slippery. ice tiill. -.Appenzell bore af- lliclion long; but when the crave of ibe dead was violated, and tbe gar incuts that filial btvr had robed the clay of a parent, were stripped from he corps by fiendish rapacitv, it was time for acting. Hv one bloodless frffort tbe Abbot of St. Gall was cx pcllad from the scene of bis iniquiiv i be ten imperial towns of Suabia were tbe abbot's close allies ; and in u ecstasy of rage and npprehenion at this bjid uprising of tbs8 whom had regarded as brutes, to be HCt.ffed at and trampled ripon, be called upon them fjr their ini:htv aid. It was granted : nnd ou tbe moro- ug of a day in May,' 1403, a brilliant array of proud souled chivalry, tbut was but the van of a well appointed armr on foot,' rjnrrlrjcrlnjr" thousands n its ranks crossed tbe Linsenbuhel, and with braying trumpets and lofty hope, marched for the Leiirht of ocglinscck. IJut Appenaell was wide awake. She had called upon lhe Swiss confederacy for aid; and tbcugh Schwyz alone graspad her of fered Land, and sent three hundred rave men to help Ler, yet two hun dred volunteers from G'aris, and the u u of Appenzell, with their good al- ies, found themselves two thousand strong two tLojsand peasants against sis thousand war trained veterans but those ucasants were from the mountains of Switzerland! Watchmen were on the cliffs, and when they came, Gre answered fire from cliff to cliff in alarm, one em brace f wives and children, and tbe Appenzellers were ready. Eighty posteJ themselves so as to command lhe bc;llow way, while tliei allies were stationed iu a wood. On cnie' the cavalry in warlike array. They pass now within the shadows of the narrow pass, wLore the very loneli ness sujrgeets danger they grasp wiib firmer clench their frieudlv iludes and spitr th,eir proud horses hard. Hut now a shot makes the echoes ring; and tbe ambushed eighty hurl stones on them from their siings, and wound them with tbeir lances; while the men of Olaris and Schwyz sally out from the thickets, rush upon them in flank and lash them into con fusion. Iut "on ! on !" though death be threatening from every tree, and every overhanging crqjr, endou they go ia desperate cutiiet - o,nd almost desperate loss. Tbey reach tbe crag at last , but there outpours the wtole force of Appengell like a mountain t'.rrcnt. What could tbe Suabians do, be striding fiery chargers on tho craggy height, with foemen all around T5ack! Lack!" shouts the leader, in in very pity Tor Lis gailunt troop, and turning frLort, they gallop madly down. "TLe day is lostl'' flies from rank to rank they waver, they hesi tate, tbey bait! Glad moment for Appenzell. They cLr-e cpora t'ucm i .1 r i i'i -il'' ano. as yi.ey uy uiongine uoiiow, eiay lb cm as if it were but play. Alas for tbe glory of the. ten imperial town?, the silica of the Abbot ot St. Gall I Six btiudred cavaliers mangled in the pass, aid who ?h,aU number the nobler dead. Many of the most experienced s ildiers and the trustiest citizens of the imperial towns had perished in this coDOict, which then withdrew their support from the cruel Abbot of St. Gall ; for tbey could not afford to make widows of wore wives and leavo more children fatherless. In this extremity he resolved to bestir the lion of Austria, that if its echo ing roar did not scatter fear through the peasant horde, in angry gripe should be his revenge. So he assail qi th9 Duke Frederick with earnest and persuasive anpeaU, niu3ter men asd tight in his own, if not in the Abbot's behalf. He prevailed Fearful of the logs of bis seignories in the Higher Alps, should the Ap penzellers prove victorious, be called out a powerful force, which, formed in two divisions, inarched for the con tested ground the one upon Arbon, and the othjr upon St. QalL Tbe 8ky looks black for Appeiize 1! 'Twas a gladsome day for Wer- denmirg when Couut UudolDU us lord, brought to Lis own domain. the bride of his heart and bosom. There was merrymaking then, and ESTABLISHED, 18 3 SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, sweet Linda smiled, and the tears glistened in ber eyes, as ani'd the shouts of the: dependants, and tbe perfume of Cowers, strewn by young maidens in ber path, the rode up to tbe castle gate, "I bring tbfja to no humble home. lady mine,'' lovingly said Rudolph, a- tbey rede;i"look yon ! yon ma jestic castle will be our abiding place; and uencatb its sacred roof, facred indeed to me,, my coble ancestors bare dwelt for centuries without one siain of cowardice or dishonor to blot our fair escutcheon ! Far too, a thine ere can see, all ia thine and mine mine fram those father-war riors whose valor won and preserved tbem. V beq uudolpb yields them up, be that day of bis degradation the witness oi uie death ! ' The feast and dance completed the festivities of that long-remembered gala-day, and not untill the "noon of night" bad flitttd hy the castle on its shadowy wing, did the revellers re pose in tbe weariness that is the fruit of tbe merriest gladsomeness, as well as of tbe sturdiest toil. At last all wag still save the tramp ling of tbe sentries, maintaining strictest watch . lor those were days, when tbe sword of aggression was sharp, and the eyes of the aggressor were open. Time bad elapsed for Iludulpb to be sunk in repose, when plainly t the startled senti nels, ".A down tha glen, rode armed men, Tbeir trampling sounded nearer." Afar off, in tbe Itienthal, the val ley of tho Rhine, were tbe confused nnd mingling sounds, familiar to a soldie's ear, of the steady approach of a body of horse ; tbe click of sr- nior and the clatter of manv hoofs, like tbe rush of a mountain torrent. Soon, nearer than the main body, the rapid gallop of a single steed was heard. It ascended the hillside near the castle, and soon the brisk notes of a trumpet awoke tbe slumbering echoes. It was answered t once, as merrilv from the castle wall, chas ing from the eyelids of the sleepers their short repose. Rudolph was the first to meet in tbe ball, a well accoutred squire. "Welcome, Sir squire," he cried , "not the less that your coming is somewhat inopportune, and I cannot ih ircfore give you so fair a greeting as becomes the house of Werdenbersr." "Tbanks, thanks, Count Rudolph" answered tbe sqaira with a jaunty air, that brought a frown, to Ru.dopb,'8 brow, "it boots Jittie to myself bat I stand herald here, to Grindel of May enfiel l and fifty other knights, who will be glad with tbeir five hundred retainers to take that hospitality ; for they have rid len hard, since yester day's sun." ' . "They are full' welcome, and by mr knighthood thev are near, : and speed to ba ready wore will befit ting." ' 'Tbey rodenofW from me,' and I opine they mount the berg at this moment," said the squire. Rudolph hastily sounded through the castle the note of preparation. Tbe Ser vants were roused, the disordered tables were set in array, tbe meats, whose lordly plenteoqsness, the feast of tbe evening, had not the half con sumed were brought out, tne huge flagons were refilled; and when the gates swung back on their ponder ous hinges, and tbe rough pavement of the courtyard re.ounded with the ring of many hoofs, while hundreds of voices joined in tumultuous din, Rudolph was by to extend the band of greeting to Grindel of Mayenfeld and tbe fifty knights, and felt no mis giving that tbey would find light dainty viands and enough to satiate their hunger. He sprang to Grin del 's charger's side, with high born courtesy, and gently pushed aside the attendant squire, assisted him to dismount, speaking at the same time words cf heartfelt weWtne. Tbe knight of M.ayenfuld replied, but their was something bold, assum ing and cavalier in his tone; and when all were out of saddle, and en tered the ba.U they sprang to the tables and attacked their goodly store, wiib an indifference to Rudolph that be was ill disposed to brook. Grindel without a word, had seated himself in Rudolph's own place, and urged bis companions to ply their kuives and attack the portly flagons, as though be were at bis owa,' hoard in May(cteI4, aud those his bidden guest i "I3y ray faith. Sir Grindel," said Rudolph near, "thou doat administer tbe rites of hospitality as faithfully as though I had delegated my place lo vou ; so, if it please thee be tbou tbe guest, and sit here in this seat of honor on my rijjht: while warrant thep, thoj; bal't haye Rothing to complaiq of in my administration." "8ut tLe at rest," cried Grindel, whom huge draughts began to make warm ; "1 care not now to change; and i: little matters! Fill fjp.1 l.'ill up ! to the and, plc'dgo. rue all, to our ws tec Frederick, and the gay plumd peacoik of Austria j'' Rudolph, whoBtt mind was' en grossed the contemplation of Grin? dcl's. insolence, stood aloof, with fuld.ed. arms, and soowliug brow, half resolute to summon hi retainers and eject the revellers, or force tbem to purchase with blood the freedom thfy now audaciously vauroed. In in, b a framo ot thought, bo did not re spond to tbe toast proposed by Q no de), to which waa (irans on toot wlih stunning shoots, in brimming bump ers, when tbey were seated again, Grindel turned lo him, and sneering Iy exclaimed "Does it not suit tee Sir Rudolpb that your brow is knitted this our toast? Now .by St Francis, but this open rejection : of the Duke Frederic tflay ehanee to reach his earl" Rudolph started from bis position, and advancing to tbe table, seized a goblet, and replied : "Such a story to the Puke were foul and shorrieful j and, thus! prove my friendly ' heart ; "Here's to the great Duke Frederick " He drained the bumper to the dregs; and ad ded, "but this 1 pray ye bear to him, that Rudolph of Werdenberg. while he does him homage, has seen those who serve birn. brasrsai'la "t knighthood, too whom be wou 4. acorn to count as his fellows!" - The fifty kuights started from tbeir seats, with oaths of revenge, and laid each band on bis sword ; while I 1 0 7. DECEMBER 8, 1875. every scowling face was turned upon Rudolph, but Grindel inter posed "Nay, nay, good friends, give over! This blustering gentlema deserves your pity rather.- A trace! a truce I air words and deeds, for I have a friendly booa to ask. Rudolph, we have beard that thou didst bat yesterday espouse tbe beauteous Linda of Ilartzingen. ' Shall we not bail the bride ot Werdenberg?" "The bride! tbe bride! shouted all in rejoinder. Rudolph with boil ing blood, replied to Grindel "Tbou art a knight of fame and honor. Blast not that fame and honor now, by insult to a woman ! "It might, become the proud talker, to pass more kindly words. I'll give :hee lessons in humility that may, perchacce, drag down that lordly look of thine! Know then that Grin del of Mayenfeld claims rule in Werdenberg by commission of Fred erick of Austria, to whom I rejoice thou bearest such affection. Fray thee, noble sir, shall we greet lair Linda now?" ltuuoipn ieit t bis heart's core the precipice on which he waa stand iog. ' "I pray thee pardon me. Sir Grin del, for 1 kuew not that it bad pleas ed toe Duke to relieve me of the burden of my possessions and be stow them opon thee I do repent me ot my refusal : and iro to see the lady fitly arrayed for the new lord of nerdenberg! ' He bowed and strode away; while shout of triumph at his fancied discomfiture, echoed through the ball. Tbe seneschal, who bad listen ed, with trembling anxiety to this war qj worus, followed him unseen. and encountered him in a near cor ridor. "Well mit! good Wechsal hors es horses: beyond tbe private gate and see them out speedy ! away !" Tbey parted, and Rudolph hasten ed to Linda. Tbe Servants bad seen that all was not right in the castle that the comers bore not tbe demeanor of guests, but rather of rulers ; and the mysterious aspect of Hairs had been whispered abou irom nioutn to mouth, from male to female till it reached the ear of Liu da. Alarmed for Rudolph's safety, she had arisen and attired herself; and when he had entered the apart ment he exclaimed-. This is well, doar Linda; I thought to bave been delayed by tby toilet, love. . Tray thee hasten. Array thee for tby horse, for we must ride bard to-uight. Question not, but speed. Loving and trustful, ;Jie needed no second appeal, and in a few moments sne rejoined bim. His well tried blade was on his thigh, and bis frame had been encas ed already, ere the knights had come, in a steel shirt of mail, whose joint ed links played easily with his mo lion, and allowed the free play of his siuewy limbs. Half bearing Linda with one arm, while the other he sup ported his sword, so that its clanking might not be heard, be passed from the castle, to tbe designated place beyond the wall. The horses were ready there his own black charger, who suffered none other than himself to bestride his no ble back and a gentler, yet a sturdy beast, which Liada might safely ride. A moment, and, accompanied by the seneschal and one attendant else, Ru dolph led the way with his bride, an exile from his lordly home little think ing in that anxious moment, of his triumphant address to that now trem ulous and flying creature, one night agone, as amid gladsome welcom iugj, kinder auspices, alas! he usher ed her to that lordly home! The steeps that surround the cas tle were safely descended, the bois ieroi?s sounds of the yet continued revelry, had grown dimmer to the ears of the fugitives, and jutting crags had shut them out of sight ot the castle, when, in a saddened tone Rudolph said to the seneschal: "So, Wechsal, didst not dare to share thy secret wiib another and are all I trusted, save thou and Ar nolph fere, so careless of me, that tbey track me not, and I must speed through the Rbienthal to Arbon with foemen all, around, and none beside ye twain for company?" He haq scarcely spoken when, as they turned abruptly as the path widened, they came upon a troop ol fifty ' horsemen all drawn np by the roadside, still as if they bad been hewn from the stonci g.f the crags arjund. Oie' look at. each, as he rode by them, and even in the faint light of the early dawning, he knew them for bis own of all, tbe bravest tbem whom he would have chosen for the tierces; charge, ad .'!t that none were worthier pf trhsf," not one but would bave died for him, "All's well-',l welll he said in a lovt voipe to Wechsal, while hi eye moistened with general leeling; "thou hast done well Iu this! Forward! Would Grindel and the fifty koighu were wiibia sword reach now!" The horsemen parted, inclosing tbeir leader in th? Uiid(; the troop stcuct a Visf galiop so soon lhe valley was reached, and fst fended from the desecrate towu of Werden- Tbe word flying among tbe moun tains, that fiercer foemen than evei the Abbot of St. Gall and tbe ten im perial towns the troops of Frederic of Austria., ed by bis bravest and tost skilled generals yes accompa nied and cheered by the duke in per son, were 6a their march for Appen jell, summoned the anxious yet un dismayed peasants to consultation upon tbeir safety. They gathered in the town ball at Arbon, with stern and lowering browc: such as men of !o ty purpose are wont ti wear,"wben wives, children. n4 homes are tbe stake of yictory or defeat. They met, knowing that the utmost force tbey could muster would te but a handful against tbe thousands of the enemy, aud that not a drop ot blood must be poured from their own veins that would not moisten the eartb about tbe tender sbo,otof U'oerty, and Icoa'it sweet support. They bad scarcely organized when suddenly Rudolph of Werdenberg, full armed came into tbeir midst a noble, one of tbe proud aud haughty c ass whose voices and swords were, raid as yet, without an exception on tbe side of their oppressors; and to any ooe of whom tbey would bave deem ed it madness to apply in the hope of sympathy and succor. Tbey startea, and gj!e"d opon him, some ready to rush upon bim ia tbe thought that he was leagued with ' their foemen, who had hemmed them round about, and that be bad come to bid tbem surren der or perish others in mote amaze. He spoke: "Men of Appenzell," he said these are the self same words which faithful history records the noble- hearted Rudolph to have spoken "The Pake's army is again in motion, and even now, perhaps violating our sacred frontier. Ye all know me who and whence I am! Stript of my inheritance I bave nothing but tbe sword of Werdenberg and my incor ruptible faith; these I offer you with a heart warm as your cause. W'll you receive me as a free fellow citi zen?" One glance at tbe high earnestness of his look, had been an assurance of his faith to very strangers; bat these knew that the word of Rudolph bad never been broken. "We will! we will! cried all, in one glad echoing shout, on which Rudolph threw down his casque, stripped himself of his armor, and insignia of bis nobility, and arraying himself in tbe bumble dress of mountain shepherd exclaimed .''Now I am free indeed! and wear ing the garb of freemen, henceforth I will wield only tbe sword of free dom and live or die in its cause!" A second stunning acclaim greeted this glorious avowal. On tbe spot be was elected tbeir general and to bim was committed the conduct of the war. Linda bad been sent into tbe fast nesses of the interior, under the es cort of the horsemen, and he devoted himself at once to the great work. Fortifications " were thrown op along tne irontier; troops were enrolled and banded; a fresh league was entered into with St. Gall, and all was ready tor tne invaders. Hope was high as unfaltering re solve for Rudolph of Werdenberg was tbeir general, and their war cry was "jrreeaom and Appenzell The freedom fight approached. Ooe body of the Austrians crossed the boundary on a driizly day in Jane, and began tho ascent of the Andell- stoss. They made slow, laborious pro gress, for tbe grass was short, and the path was rendered slippery by tbe rtfin. Tbe remembrance of the most dreadful arms of the shepherd warroirs" in days eone bv davs of victory to tbe untrained men of tbe mountains the trees that grew upon, ana the rocks that formed part of the overtoppiing crags was also upon their souls and imparted a silence of strange fear, as tbey slowly mounted tbe steep; those war trained wan, who, on tbe open plain,' were brave to the last i a victory or defeat But here was untried unknown action; here was a foe who could fight as weil on the mountain side as in tbe open plaiD, and who came, too, with a burst like the thunder stroke. So was it now; once well upon tbe steep, and down came huge masses of rock and logs of timber into tbeir midst, crushing in horrid destruction, and inspiring the terror, which dan ger so unavoidable by any effort unseen, as it was could not save but create. - Yet the troops marched on, over the bodies.6f th slain. But when they had attained half tbe as cent, Rudolph gave the signal to charge. "Freedom and Appenzell!" shouted four hundred voices, and with the shout the Appenzellera rushi cd forth, barefooted for so they could tread firmly the slippery ground and fell upon tbe disordered ranks. Rudolph barefooted too, and with manly voice and vigorous action, when the fight was thickest urged his fellows on Tbe Austrians threw aside their bows, for the rain ad re laxed and rendered the strings use less, and with sword and spear tought bravely to maintain their ground. Tbey were mowed uown ia, dreadful havee; but their numbers were con stantly increased, and the places of those who fell immediately supplied by the thousands in the rear. Thus they were but kept at bay, and Yield ed not an inch. But Rudolph of Wer denberg had planned the fight aad now at the critical moment, a fresh body of Appenzellers, unseen as yet, came rushing from tbe wood, and made as if to fall upon the enemy's rear and cut off its retreat Then the terror was complete then tbe panic struck Austrians turned, every man for himself, and fled a,down the steep. For six hora. they were par- sued alone tbe ibientbal, like a frightened herd, and when they were left to rally at last, their bravest were not of them for they were sleeping on bloody pillows on tbe steeps of the Au-den-stoss and along the reekior valley. Thus for one boiy of the vaunt ing foe. 1 he sky is clearer for AP peozell. In tbe meantime. ta other divia ion of th.e Austrians, with whom was tbe Duke in person, spread desola lion tb.'ouzh all tbe country as it ad vanced, ravaging and burning, and surrounded, in their martial and im posing array, the ramoarti pf $t. Gall. , Tbe town, however, was too wtU manned and fortified to be taken without a longer siege, and a severer straggle than the Puke cared to waste upon it; so bis intention was chang ed, and he proceeded, ia bis antici pated triumph of vengeance, towards Arbon. But its inhabitants,' formed, into numerous bands, fell voa u ad vanced guard o every aide, with ibat earnestness which characterized every effort of the mountaineers, and so rooted tbem, that tbe main body j itself hesitated to advance. Just! uow, word came to the ouae orine destruction of the Anden-stross; and boiling under these repeated cmcIu and losses, tbe mar? gauing, because inflicted by thoae too contemptible to be feared by such aa be, whose fields be had thought to lay waste, whose villages to burn, and whose troops o slay, without a pause in progress, be took, there by the llauptilsberg, where bia advanced guard bad been checked, a solema oatb never to leave the land nntil he bad purchased great and glutting revenge for thettala WHOLE NO. 12G9 npon the proad banner of Austria! Then and there too be framed a plan of operation, socanning, that success would be certain. The command was given to retreat, and tbe whole fa ces seemed thereupon to be in lull march for tbe Tyrol. On they went as ir in tbe recipitation of disappoin. mentand fear, towards tbe Rhiue: t . i ... ... woen tne village or Sbal being reach ed bait was made, tbe ranks were Sv-t in array, and, in the confidence of triumphant generalship, were order ed to mount the steep declivities of the Wolfsbalden! Will tbey reach the top? ' Where ia Rudolph where tbe Appenzellers: Are they deceiv ed, and rejoiciag afar off over fan cied victory? Higher go the Ans- trians is there not one sword to slay tnem: "Freedom and Appenielll Free dom and Appenzell !" Thev are there, all ready! and again, as on tbe btross, with that glorious victory to spur tbem into bolde- action, they fall npon the foe! What need of words? The reader's eye kindles. for he knows ere I tell it that before tbe dews of nightfall, the maddened Duke, alas for his solemn oath! waa flying toward the Rhine, all with shattered and broken hearted forces, and the moon looked down on tbe Wolfsbalden and her cold rays fell on the lifeless heaps of fighting men who never would fight more. The sky is all bright for Appenzell ! Rudolph cf Werdenberg is in the hall of his fathers; Linda is by his side, and tbe tables groan again! But tbey who sit beside tbem are not tbe fifty knights, but the shepherds of Appenzell. "Bring forth the prisoner!" he cries, and behold! Grindel of May enfeld, bound with clanking chains, is led :nto their midst. "Hail, Sir Grindel," cries Rudolph; " tig a season since I saw thee, and strange things bave happened since I left thee in this self same hall. I told thee I went to see the Lady Lin da fitly arrayed for thy greeting. I pray thee pardon me that I have tar ried so long, and believe that I bave been well at work. Yet now I bring her, and thou canst greet her, Grin del of Mayenfeld! Knock off his chainsl Tbou are free and forgiven, sbalt bave safe conduct to the Tyrol; and will have to tell, beside other tales of tbe men of Appenzell, how tbou likest the Lady Linda of Wer denberg! Thou ned'st bear the mes sage I gave thee to Frederic of Aus tria, for I have told him a story my self, and I warrant me he will not soon forget il! Farewell !" So ont went Grindel of Mayenfeld, less proudly than witn his fifty knights and five hundred followers, he had before come ixLHa-ton Social Visi tor. ills". A ragged, sad eyed boy, aged nine or ten, stopped me on tbe street tbe other day and said: '1 haven't bad anything to eat this whole day: Won t you please give me ten cents:" l gave it to.nim. j, a bave (riven aim tbe money if it bad bee a neceia- ry to pawn my hat. 'Do you let impostors awindle you in that maimer? required an acquaiut- a,Q?-. A journalist who has knocked around for a daily paper a do? a years has seen every phase of hu man life. Men, women and children bare swindled hita, or sought to; people have Ued to bim; bis money bas bean given to whining, lying va grants who told direful tales of dis tress, and he ought to be able to cor rectly read human nature. 'I'll bet that boy is a professional beggar," continued my friend chuck ling at tbe idea of my being swindled. None of us care for tbe loss of a sbin-p!a3ter on the street, while every one feels vexed and annoyed at tbe idea of being swindled out of a sin gle penny, j could not say that the boy waa not a swindler, and yet I would bave divided my last shilling with him. Why?' I told my friend why, and will tell you. One day last yaar when the wild wind blew tbe snow over tbe house roots and around the corners in blind ing clouds, and when tbe frosty air cut one's face like a knife, a boy of ten came up to me as I wtit'd for the car. He was thinly eiad, and in a mournful voice te pleaded: 'I'm hungry and cold!" 'Vi'by don't you go home ?' I ask ed. 'I havn't any!" 'IUva'l you any relatives?" Not one!' 'Uow long have you been here?" 'Three weeks.' Tbe boy spoke in that drawl which professional beggars asaaaie, I be lieved, too, that J had seen his face on the siretta time and again. I hardened my heart and said: 'Doy: J know you, and if I catcb you asking any ooe for money again I'll have you arrested!" He moved away quickly. I ar gued that this proved ai guilt, for- eettinr that a homeless, houseless wall migfct evince fear when entirely icaoceut. Five hours later, when night had come and the wind had grown to a fierce gale, the boy halted me agaio as I plunged through tbe snow-drifts. I did not see him until he called outi ; 'Mister! I'm almost starved, and I'll freeze to deata if J can't get some place to. sleep it aawe tbio, raggea cioioes, hardly comfortable enough for June weather tbe same wbine in bis voice. I felt like giving him money, but tbe fear that be hd lea sent oat by his parents to Ug restrained and angered nx Catching buu by tbe arm. I yelled out: See here, boy ! if you dont own run that von ara Wino to me. I'll take you, to tae etattoar Throoffb tbe Titlndrnjr storm I saw r j. i - -j --a - ' bia white face arrow paler, and he cried back: 'Don't take me don't! Yes, I was lying!' 1 released bim and he hurried way, bile 1 walked on flattering myself that I had played a sharp game and done the generous public a good turn. An hour later, when night hadlother day. grown still wilder and colder nm. j one knocked at mr door. It was a timid knock, and I wondered who could have sent a child abroad on such a night. When I opened the door that same bay was on the step, bis face b.ue with euld, bia whole form sbiveriog, and a l.iok of desper aiiou iu bis eyes. Flease, mister 1 he began, but stopped when recognizing me. I was puzzled to know why he should have followed me home why he had selected me for a victim aad trailed me so persistently. I might have argued that the storm bad driven people off the streets and that the freezing, starving bov had in his desperatioo, called at tbe bouse, but I di lu't. nad it been any other boy, or bad any other person, asked charity I would bave given promptly and freely. But I was angry at bis trailing me aogered that bethought be could swindle me-and I grabbed at bim and inquired. 'Boy, what is your name?" Ue leaped back, and, standing where tbe furioaB storm almost buried bim from sight, he answered: 'Gill!' "I know you, sir!' I shouted, and he moved away without another word. May the Lord forgive me for that night's work! But you might have acted the same. When morning came, after a night so bitter that po licemen were frozen on their beats, I opened the front door to find thai boy dead on the steps, frozen to death! I knew, as the dead, white face looked up at me through the snow, that I had wronged him with tj suspicions, but it was too late then tbe angels had opened to him gate leading to a place whire tbe human heart and its unworthy thoughts can never enter. Poor Gil I A warm meal or a ghillino- would have saved bis life, and I 'droTe Lira OQt to bis death luisiswoy i give wnen I ara asked now. I know that I some times give to the unworthy, but it would be better to give all 1 possessed to any impostor than to bave another homeless waif creep back to die on tbe spot where I bad unjustly ac cused him. During a recent visit to Western New York a number of farmers asked our opinion as to the value of straw as a covering for their wheat fields the coming winter. The Interest which such a question implies is gratifying. It shows that the poor wheat crops of the past two or three years have taught farmers that some thing is the matter, and if wheat growing is to be continued something must be done to insure better crope. Stable manure put over the wheat in fall is known to be a valuable pro tector; but does it save the crop chief ly as a mulch or from its manurial properties? It is not easy to get sta ble manure enough to cover the large wheat fields which many farmer sow, and some of the best farmers draw their barnyard manure on corn and potato ground in spring and have little left for use as top-dressing in fall. Tbey, however, have straw in plenty and if it can be made avail able for immediate U3 their field ean be well and cheaply protected. Our own observation and experi ence shows that straw is of little val ue for this purpose. Wheat is often winter-killed from eiposure to bleak winds and it seems as if a covering even of straw would be beneficial. Practically, however, it is probablo that poverty of soil is tie trae diffi culty. We have sacra wheat fipliU exposed to tbe bleakest winds and most severe freeaing where the crop came out all right because the soil was rich, while oa poorer soil ia p.otected sitiMtioos the wheat war. an entire failure. The pJant on a poor soil does not seer t have luucb to live for, and gives up the ghost to insects, cold weather and other evil about as readily as thoroughly dis couraged, men and women to do when attacked by disease. Toor land is subject to various fatalities which crops on rich soil escape. Wheat was made to endure the cold of winter, and when properly-grown it has means ef protecting itself from its severity. With plenty of appro priate food it will manage to wrap itself with a mantle of its leaves and brave the severest storms of winter. We bave repeatedly seen wheat oo rich soil pass through the winter successfully, while on poor soil with. less exposure it bas been almost ruined by winter killing-. Commer cial fertilizers drilled in with wheat have the same effect, while men straw nas not Straw is not by any means a cheap manure. Its value for selling may be low, but even then it is worth far more as feed or for bedding than as manure in its unfermented state. If it can be sold at ten to fifteen dol lars a ton as was done in most of our large cities a year or two ago selling straw is not a bad mode f disposing ef it provided better measures ire purchased in its stead But always save enough for beding and as aa absorbent of manures that wouM otherwise be lost. Thus used the soil will increase in fertility so that very soon winter grain will be welt fed and strong enongb to maintain it vitality without protection during the severest winter. hural A'e'c Yorter. 4 WIIMsksa . Aator. John Jacob Astor. born in Ileidel burg, Germany, ia 1763, removed to Loudon in 1779, to Baltimore in 17S3, and soon commenced the fur trade in and from New York, aud founded Astoria in lHll. At his death, ia ISIS, his property was estimated at $20,000,000 and tbe bulk was be queathed to bis son William, who was born in New York in 1791; edu cated at Heidelburg, liaised in bus iness by 4 is father aad given a pretty competence by an uncle before the father's death. William administer ed his father's estate and made some addition to the endowment of Astor Library. He devoted himself close ly to keeping what wm givn bio and gettiug more; and living simply and reinvesting bis iaconie, principal ly in real estate, managed to add materially to possessions. ll married a daughter of General Arm strong, Madison's Secretary of War, by whom he leaves five children. VV illiauirbad bad his father'" te fur accutua a .oo, but an ed b ia -g iosliiy and energy. He eueuuou .0 busiuess as strictly as ihuugh every thing depended upon his own effort, and trained bis sons tu follow in his steps. But Yanderbilt and others are reported to have made more un aided, than Mr. Astor had aa the re sult of his owa and his father's exer tions. The Astor property is cbieJy in real estaie, and ia valued at prob ably $100,000,000 ' "You lo aa hu mred girl!'' s 1 be compliment a Brookly n miw of tender years naid her moiber ine. r1
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