1 did B'T iiAT bim. I-Jl g-
Instead of res. I pare, blni B!.
I dM n lor him ; tt t-day
1 read I marriage mollct. rray.
fb; wu I b! wla uaver yet
Hat'my heart Lbjwu the least regret
in-rr tbat whispered no ? And why
KfJiE tbe notice. old I H7B
No aualTt ru ruess the eatrsc
A wota r laughs at laws.
gar, I m f to U know the w.wnd
1 Te Is healed, that he has tnd i
Lore's blrsee-1nss and pen? : and yt
A woman never ens kTtet
The man wbconce had loved her: and
To-day 1 wrn to are bim stabd,
T nh rtftr glance a mote ear.
SU!1 pleadins fc the lxt4-t yes
Hii ar!y f e I dead
Anctliet hr is that love's stead .
And 1' he lore her well at maa
Mi. t.d K've their chosen one. wtr ib"
He mar. r glad that Iocs: ago,
lij-.ead of yea. I gave him
j,rl.I that te the re ly
I read il ' wilfc
ULLEf HEliE
l;V HON. J. T. IIEA.TLEV.
Valley Forge was elected tor the
winter encampment becauee from it
Washington could best protect the
interior of tbe States fr0m tbe incur
eions f tbe enemy q"teied in 1 hil
delpbia. Tbe army left Litemarsb
on tbe 1Kb of December and reach
ed Vallev Forge on tbe 15ib. Tbe
soldier?, many of tbera barefooted
end ia rig, bad marched thither,
eaving their bloody testimonials on
nearlv everv foot of ground they had
traversed. Tbe day before, on the
lor Jors of the dreary region where
tbov were to pas the long winter.
n stiont in re irious rervices. v,on-
1 c, ,. , i
press tad directed n to
be observed
as a cav 01 luauaejr. iyg uu i...
The ragged, suffering army, weary
with tbiir march over the frozen
ground, were required on this bleak
dav, with a prospect full f gioom
before tbem, to stnd up their voice
. r.t 1 l.l-.Hnl nniu
uf tbank:viDg and praise, tor
bat? There seemed neea enough for
facing and prayer, for Heaven look
ed frowningly down upon them.
They could ark ob, bow fervently
:o" be delivered from suffering and
act and destitution, and tbe gloomy,
remorseless wintet before them; but
to be thankful for tbem, who was
ei'il to that? ti!!, Washington or
dered tbe brigades to be assembled
wiih tle'.r cbap'.u'.ns, and religious
wrvices t be performed But, alas,
tLree thousand of tbem, or more
than a charier of tbe whole army,
were either sick or too shoeless and
ragired to appear on parade. These,
in the wapons that stretched over the
dreary fields, lav suffering and
sbiv-;
eriuir in the straw. tbiLkin? tbat, to
them at leant, thanksgiving was a
mockery. Tbeir enemies were well
led and housed in the city near by,
while tbe bleak hillside must be
their home. Indeed, tbero was
more earnest prayer, that day, than
thaaksgiviDg, by the patriotic chap
lains m ho were to share with the
soldiers the privations and sufferings
of the coming wiuter beseeching,
earnest prayer to Him who alone
could help and pour light on the all
cnvelopiug darkness.
It was a solemn, not a joyful day,
and, wben it ended, the army of elev
en thousand strong marched on to
tbe frozen bills w here they were to
sjcnd the next three months, amid
scenes and trials never to be forgot- j
ten while a single page in history is
left for the record of true patriotism.
In the orders issued bv Washington.
directing tbe work to be done, he
told tbe soldiers be would share all
tbeir privations. Tbe whole army
was divided into groups of twelve,
w ho were to build abut or pen for
themselves. Each one was to be six
teen feet, filled in with clav. with a
log fire-place lined with clay a foot
and a half thick. The height was to
be six feet and a half. Thus it will
be se n they were mere hovels, bare
ly high enough to stand up in, and,
with the fireplace accoutrements Ac,
would leave barely room sufficient
for the twelve men to lie down in,
packed closely side by tide. To
stimulate tbe disheartened soldiers to
activity, Washington offered twelve
dollars reward for the first built in
each regiment, and a hundred dollars
to him who would discover the best
substitute for boards (which were
not to be bad) for the roofs. Split
oak slabs were selected, whose irreg-i
ular surfaces could furnish only par
tial protection from tbe snow and
rain. It was a cold, dreary Jay
wben tbe muskets were stacked, the
knapsacks thrown aside, and those
eleven thousand men, such as could
work, broke up into a hundred groups
and scattered themselves through the
woods. Soon the rapid blows of
nearly ten thousand axes and the in
cessant crash cf falling trees echoed
on every side for miles around. From
early dawn till the wintry night shut
in, the work went on, and then the
tired host lay down behind their
piles of logs 10 break the forte of the
wind, or gathered, shivering, round
tbeir blazing camp ares that lit up
with strange splendor the wintry for
est There was a small bouse near
by, whicU Washington bad selected
for bia ewn quarters, but he would
not occupy it while tis ragged
soldiers were uncovered, and so
pitched bis tent in their midst on the
frozen ground. Streets were laid
out, and, foot by foot, the city of
hula went up, till over a thousand of
them stretched away over the sur
rounding bills. Into these the "sons
of liberty" crept and lay down in the
straw.
What passed there for the next
three months history will rever tell
us. It was written with the pen of
suffering on individual hearts, but
sever found outward expression. We
cao only say that cold and suffering
and starvation were there. Wash
ington's wife joined him, and the
wintry field covered with hovels pre
sented a sad spectacle as she caxe
upon it, to share with ber husband
his privations and, if possible, lessen
his cares through tbe long winter.
Forage soon became 6earce, and
Washington was compelled to use
the power conferrcdon him and or
dered all tbe grain witbin seventy
miles to be thrashed out; but be was
environed with Tories, who burned
up theirs ratber than let it fall into
bis bands. Tbe snow soon began to
pile around tbem, while tbeir clothes
fell away in rags from tbeir backs.
Sickness increased from exposure,
and, as if Heaven itself waa deter
mined to jngment tbeir misery, ex
haust their heroic patience, and drive
them to despair, tke cold set in with
severity unknown for years. Tbere
were do more parades, no more drills,
for there were scarcely enough left!
fit to perform mere camp duty. Sick-;
cess or rags shut tbem op in tbeir
foul boveia. Tbe dreary days wore
on, all alike in suffering. They
varied only ts tbe driving snow
piled deeper round their Lots, or the
piercing com increased, or food grew
less.
oay wng, ween in and
week out, tho wind as it roared by,
or tbe morniDg and evening gun send
ing its doll echoes over tbe wintry
billp, were tLc only music to cheer
tbeir loneliness. - lie crearv mono
tony of the scene was broken only
by platoons of men, often several
times a day, bearing, with reversed
arms, a cumrade to bis grave be
neath the sno playing the mourn
ful tune of 'T.osiya L asUe" as tney
marched slowlv heavily forward.
Sometimes a naked solder would
borrow a blanket to flit to a neigh
boring but, and then flit back agaii.
and crawl IU a frightened, wild
animal, out of sight. Along the
snowv paths Washington sometimes
nithtbe young Marguis Lafayette
bv bis side, would ohen fclowly walk,
with Lis beart breaking at tbe sights
nd sounds-that met Lim at everv
Step.
Into the midst
of this desolation
the noble Baron. Steuben walked
one day, decked with military honors
won on the fields of Europe, and
gazed, one can guess with what as
tonishment, on tbe army that be bad
given up tome, ease and country, to
link bis fortunes with. At length,
forage gave out and gaunt famine
stalked into the midst of this scene
of woe and desolation. Not a hoof
entered the ramp and tbe welcome
lowing of cattle ceased to be beard.
Teams and men came in empty-band
ed. A foreign officer, walking amid
the hovels, and seeiDg men, with no
covering but a blanket, flitting from
one but to another, and bearing
through the crevices the soldiers
muttering. "Jo -ay, no prorisions,
no rum," said be tbea despaired of
American Independence. Washing
ton's heart at last Ltcome filled witb
fearful forebodings and bo looked
around him in dismay, and in a letter
to Gen. Clinton, in the middle of
February, said: ' Tor some days past
there has been little less than a fam
ine in the camp. A part of tie army
has been a week without any kind of
flesh, and the rest three or four days."
Yet be adds: "Naked and. starving
as they are, w e canuot enough ad
mire the incomparable patience and
fidelity of the soldiers." A noble
compliment and nobly won. At the
same time, Warren wrote to Greene:
The situation of tbe caron is such
that, in all human probability, the
army must dissolve. The horses are
dying for want of forage. The coun
try in the vicinity of the camp is ei
bausted. What conse
quences have we rationally to ex
pect? Says Ir. Thatcher: ' It is with
great diSculty that men enough can
be found in a condition fit to dis
charge tbe military camp duties from
day to day, and for this purpose
those who are njkcjborroic of those
xrho hare chitlcs."'
What a picture is this though
sketched in mere outline by tbe C'om-
4 . . . . l . . ,1 i : . n: .i
The imagination shrinks from filling
up toe ingniiui details, lbe army
details. The
was slowly dying, not from the rava
ges of 6hot and shell, but from expo
sure, sickness and slow starvation.
Night moonless, starless night
had closed over that city of hovels.
Even Washington, in hom "hope
shone like a pillar of fire wben it bad
gone out in all other men," could not
penetrate its all pervading blackness.
It was at this time, w hen all human
help seemed gone, that Air. Totts, at
whose house he was quartered, walk
ing near a secluded thicket on bis
farm, beard a low voice, as of one in
pravcr. and. looking in. saw Wash
ington on bis knees, tears on his
cheeks, and bis face upturned to
heaven, beseeching, in agonized
tones, that God would pity and save
Lis suffering ernir and suffering
country.
"OhwouU": ibou know tis name
Who wandered that atone. !
oread. In hear cn't archives ,
Thrprcrtr cf H asij.'o.' '
In the midst of ail this darkness and
suffering and almost despair, as if on
purpose to crush one of the noblest
hearts that ever beat in a human bo
som, a conspiracy was set on foot in
and out of Congress to disgrace Lim
by removing him from the bead of
the army and compel him to serve in
a subordinate capacity. False charges
were raised; forged letters were pub
lished; yet be bore all in silence, lest
in defending himself le should ex
pose secrets tbat would injare his
country. "Mt country," was ever
uppermost in his thoughts and dear
er to bim than life itself. He could
say of bis country as David did of
Jerusalem: "It 1 forget thee oh, my
country, may my right band forget
its cunning." He was great "in the
high places of tbe field," amid the
dorm and tumult of battle; he was
great and noble as head of tbe nation;
but he was greater still in bis silent
suffering at Valley Forge.
But Fpring at length came and
with it partial relief, and such sol
diers as could were compelled to take
i the Geld; and, as it wore on, news
was received that made those hovels
ring witb shouts and lound huzzas.
Oa tbe first day of May a horseman
rode into camp with the tidings
that France had recognized our inde
pendence and formed an alliance
with us, and tbat ships and troops
and mooey were on the way to our
relief. Soloiars forgot their naked
ness and shook their rags, like ban
ners in tbe air. Congress bad ap
pointed a thanksgiving as they mov
ed inta YaUey Forge which seemed
a mockery, but now they would have
one of their own. Washington is
sued a proclamation, appointing the
tth on which "to acknowledge the
divine goodness and celebrate the
important event which we we to
his divine interposition." A general
parade of the'army was ordered, and
the several brigade chaplains were
directed to offer up prayer at tbe
bead of each brigade and deliver a
sermon so the soldiers. And never
did more fervent acknowledgment of
divine goodness ascend to heaven
and never were more earnest appeals,
made to the soldiers to stand true to
their great leader and tbeir country
than were made tbat day by those
patriotic chaplains Wben tbe re
ligious services were ovef, the artil
lery thundered forth its glad acclaim
0j.j
answered bv the rolling vollevs
musketry, and "Long live Washiag
ington" and "Long live the King of
France" again and again shook
those rude hovels to tbeir founda
tions. As Washington rode off the field,
"Long live Washington" rent the air
and continued to roll after bim till
bis lesc3:3f form disappeared in the
distance. Aye, long live Washing
ton and long live t alley rorge in
the memory and affections of tbe
American people until patriot hearts
shall cease to beat. NYic York 06
terrer. A MicLiiraa ex-soldicr writes to
ibe Grind llapids afc that it waslmfjters. rush to completion in per-
preuj hard to be an AndersonTiHt feet workmanship such small orders
prisons, but that in his wildest las you can persuade the public to ex-!
dreams it nerer occurred to bim that ; tend to too. Remember that person-!
tut men win ruled his prison would .
one day be defending tbeir infamous
conduct in the very balls of tb na-j ward. Tbey always have and they has been appointed bishop of Titts
tion be was suffering to sate. always will. Mechanical Journal, burgh.
Waatra
Among matters of information fre
quently sought is tlat of tbe legal
status of married women in this
State. In looking over tee renn
Monthly for December, we found a
very clear and able article on this
important subject, from w bich wj
make the following synopsis;
'A married woman is entitled to
maintenance by ber husband during
bis lifetime; a right which she may
enforce (if be Deglects or refuses to
provide for herself and her children)
by making contracts for necessaries,
for which he is liable. Upon his
death, she is entitled to common law
dowerjin bis real estate, after tbe pay
ment of bis debts. If be dies intes
tate, she may have statutary dower,
viz: One-third of the real estate, of
which be died seized, for life, and
one-third of the personal estate abso
lutely, incase he leaves children; if
not, one-half of tbe personal estate;
or, in case be bas left a will, she may
elect between taking the legacy there
in contained or tbe rights given ber
under the statute and in addition.
300 of his estate for the support of
herself and ber children is exempted
from sale for the payment of his
debts. In her own property she is
entitled to tbe free use and enjoyment
along with her husband, and holds it
free from any liability for his debts;
she is also entitled to ber separate
earnings w hen her intention to claim
them is filed of record. Her proper
ty may be liable for a judgment re
covered against him for her torts, or
on a judgment against both for nec
essaries entered into by herself alone,
if the husband bas nothing on bich
execution may be bad, and it is al
ways liable for contracts entered in
to by her before marriage. By a
trust for "ber separate use," t uber
real or personal property may be so
settled tbat she shall receive the iu-
come, but neither she nor cr bus-;
band can have any control of tbe es-
tate, nor shall it be liable lor any of
ber debts or engagements. But such
a trust must be made during cover- j
ture or an immediate contemplation
of marriage, and cannot survive a
discoverture. We also find tbat tbe
contracts of a married woman and
any agreement to bind her separate
estate without her husband's con
sent are absolutely void except in
certain cases. Those are, contracts
for the repair or improvement cf her
real estate, transfers of railroad com
panies or corporatins created under
tbe laws of this State, checks and re
ceipts to banks for money on deposit
with them, and con'racts for tbe pur
chase of sewing machines. In case
Tke X-egml Harriet
la Feaaaylvaala.
or her husband neglecting or reiusmgigpooking to tte theatre one night, a
to provide for ber, she may become a ! candy-pulling tbe next, a horse-race
feme sole trader, and thereby con- j. he next, and so on, your mind can't
tract as though she were unmarried.
A DlarriminaMos Witness.
Jake was called upoa in the Re
corder's Court to give testimony in
favor of the good character of Fete,
who bad been on a Christmas ben
der. "Ob, yes, sab, I know's him bettcr'n
any nigger in Atlanta."
"Is he sober and industrious?"
' Dat 'pends 'pon de kashion, Judge;
sometime he's sober, and some lime
he's Mustrious, sab."
"Wben i9 he sober?"
"Mos' ginerally when bo ain't got
no money, Judge."
"Wben is he industrious?"
"Jis' 'bout the same time, sab!"
"Suppose be bas money?"
"Den he's putty lierble to be
de!
druns' and lazies'
good Lord eber put
nigger dat de ;
bref iuto Jat s I
de truf."
Pete was incarcerated
minute.
the
Tae Taaat Mmm fraat tbe 'uarj .
Younernan vonr lenion-eolored
moustache and tbe set of vour trous-1
ers betoken that yeu are a stranger
at these crossroads," observed His
Honor to the next.
He was a young man with a bad
crook in his back, a lonesome look in
bis eyes, and a used up appearance
around bis shirt-front. Otherwise
be was a fine young man, and lacked
nothing but a pair of boots with red
tops.
"No, I don't reside m New lork.
he answered; "I live out here quite a
long ways."
"How far?"
Tbe prisoner hesitated, looked
around in an anxious manner, and
then answered,
"1 ain't used to this, and I don't
know what to say! I never bad a
lawsuit before in my life, and I don't
know where my witnesses are.
"Young man, rural innocence lurks
in your eye. 1 hear the meadow j aDd, what is more remarkable than
breezes sighing through your hair, lbi3i the sportsman who holds the
and tbe warts on your hands remind j gun aiso escapes. The doge are usu
me of the days when I rode to spel-iaiij as unsuccessful as their masters,
ling school with a red-beaded girljjn catching the fleet-footed wolf;
and licked every boy in town bo j nevertheless the wolf continues to be
said sbo wasn't as peait as Queen tDe favorite sport of tbe Portuguese.
lCtOria. 10U got drunS. 1 aUOW
jjust how it came about, and
I thick
Did vou
tbe law can forgive vou.
have any luggage?"
"Yes, a satchel."
'Well, you make a bee line for that
satcheL Tie the handles together, j You cannet eat them, can you?" "To
balance it over your shoulder on a j be sure I can ; they are the best game
stick, and then get up and streak it jn the world," said" tbe padre ; "stew
forhome. City life bas its charms, Lj jn vinegar, there is really nothing
but if I were you I'd bang around so good." .Examiner,
home and enjoy tbat peaceful life .
which the plough turns Up With aonaeCarlaaa raets about Tools.
every furrow, and w hich a jackass i " ;
can't demolish by kicking right along' Lrcr.v mechanic knows that old
for ten thousand years." juoli. wLlch have been laid aside
A Hlat to Voaaa Meeahalea.
Two things are uppermost in almost
every industrious young man's mind,
the desire to make and save money,
and to be established in business, for
himself. Now as encouragement to
jle.r!.v?re in ,liat indusa7 asd '
ness, and also in improvement of tbe
mind, we suggest that a few dollars
placed at.mterest win grow in amount
wonderfully fast if the interest is al -
SO invested and a few dollars regU-
j larly added to it Tbe evenings us-"
ually Spent in id'eneSS, if devoted to
scientific, practical books and papers,
wiu, in a lew years, mate a young ; boy in the shop, frequently, if de
man educated and prepare bim for : nied the use of their tools" bv the
directing an establishment of bis own.! workmen, looked about tbe "scrap
Remember it is tbe most skillful, ar-j6bop, tni nBder the window, for
.listic, and finished workman that ris-jis purposelv or carelessly drop
es above his fellows. Wben you ped by the men"; and when one was
have mastered your trade and find found'badly rusted ty long exposure,
your mind stored witn useful hints
and thoroughly scientific knowledge, !
then turn to a partnership or part in-.
terest in business with your employ-1
ers. lour standing and the little
capital 6aved will help you wonder-
luuy. ii sucn a pan interest is not
practicable, select another indostrius
co-laborer and commence in a one-Mo- j
ry.one roomed office, with a particular
specialty of which you are thorough
application, integrity, and industry
will ia a few years brier their re-
fteefclar a Teaehar far Ltaaa.
She was at one of the union school
bouses half an hour before school
opened. She bad "Linda" with ber.
Sht. . . tall woman, forty years
.. ' :
.,11 :.L . an i- V . 1- n t a a a t HdtAF. !
OIU, ttllU J OUVIItUJJ "V .
mination, nnd "Linda" was sixteen,
and rather fcby an 1 pretty good look
ing. Tbe mother said she hadn't
been in the city long, and tbat it was
ber duty to get Linda into school and
see that she was properly educated.
Wben the teacher came the mother
boldly inquired:
"You kaow enough to teach, do
you V
"I think I do," replied tbe teacher,
blushing deeply.
"And you feel competent to govern
the scholars, do you ?"
"Yes'm."
"Do you pound 'em with a ferrule,
or lick 'em with a whip
"We seldom resort to puni&bment
here," replied the embarrassed
teacher.
"Thai's better yet," continued tbe
mwlber. "1 know that if Linda
should come home all pounded up I'd
feel like killing some one. I suppose
you are ot a respectable cnaracter,
ain't you: '
"Whv ahem why " stammer
ed the teacher, growing white and
then red.
1 expect you are," continued the
woman. "It's well enough to know
who our children are associated with.
Now, then, do you allow the boys
and girls to sit together ?"
"N o. nia'an."
"Thai's right. They never used to
when 1 was young, aud 1 don't thiuk
Linda is any better than I am.
Another thing: Do you allow auy
winking?"
"Any what?" exclaimed the puz
zled teacher.
"Do you allow a boy to wiuk at a
girl?" asked tbe Woman.
"Why, no."
"I was afraid you did. Linda is
as shy as a bird, aud if she should
come home sme eight and tell me
that she had been winked at I don't
know what I'd do. Now, another
thing do you have a beau ?"
Why why " was the stammer
ed reply.
"1 think you do," resumed tbe wo
wan seveiely. "1 know just how it
works. When you should be explain
ing what an archipelago is you are
thiuking ot your Jlichard, and your
mind is way, w ay off!''
"But, madam "
"Never mind any explanation," in
terrupted tbe woman. "I want Lin
da brought up to know joggerfy,
figures, writing, and spellograpby,
aud if you've get a beau, and are
be on education. Come, iinda, we'll
go to some other school Louse."
The Hebrew Bare.
The Hebrew race are supposed to
number from 6,000,000 to 7,000,000,
any the Hebrew Leader tells us
tbat :
"The Jews were ever a great race
from tbe time they first became a
nation, and it is as impossible to com
pute or approximate tbeir numbers,
looking back into Israel's antiquity
w hen Terah and Abraham journeyed
southward from Mesopotamia, as it is
now. If however, we bear in mind
tbe old prophecy that the descendants
of Abraham shall become as numer
ous as the stars of tbe heaven and the
'hands of the sen. we onine that the
found rather too limited, aud hardly
answering all requirement!, but we
doubt whether tbat land will ever be
ncxt conie the home of Israel, despite tra
dition, for the very reason tbat they
have strengthened in dispersion, and
grown under the favorable auspices
of civilization to become one of the
important and formidable peo-
pies oa the face of the globe, preserv
ing a distinctive individuality, held
together under tbe most trying and
adverse circumstances by a faith
firmer than Sinai's Mount from which
it was promulgated."
A rertaa;aee Kprtman.
He had some experience of wood
cock, hare, and red-legged partridge
shooting, and likewise of hunting
ith dog and gun, wolves, which he
never by any chance shot. This fact
does not astonish anybody who bas
seen a Portuguese gun loaded. A
small handful of native aud almost
harmless powder, a little grass or a
leaf or two, and an equal handful of
shot of all sizes, rammed down w itb
a huge wad upon it of extempore
manufacture, constitute the charge.
Tbe e-un is Gred. the wolf escanes.
i rhp rmd nar bad many thrilling
stories of uncaught wolves, and was
moreover eloquent in bis accounts of
the thrush shooting about Cimbra
j and tbe crow shotting near Oporto.
or tost lor a loug umc, teeuieu to
have acquired additional excellency
of quality. Razors which have lost
their keenness and their temper, re
cover, like mankind, wben given time
to recuperate. A spring regains it
tension wben allowed to rest. Far
mers leave tbeir sevtbes exposed to
;tbe weather, sometimes from one sea-
son to another, and find tbeir quality
improved by it. Boiler makers fre
quently search old boilers careful!
wten reopened for repairs after a long
' perj0d of service, to find any tools
, hat may bare been loft in thm whM
iast repaired, and if any are found,
, hey are almost inyarablV of nnnsoal.
! T One quality. Tbe writer wben a
n proved to be one of tbe best cf
s;lEn3lith Mechanic.
"No, sir," said a weary looking
man on a street car to an individual
by bis side. "I wouldat marry the
best woman alive. I ve been a dry
roods clerk too lonir for that"
i
A cable dispatch from Rome to tha
'New York Freeman't Journal states j
that Allegheny City, Ta., has keen
'made a Catholic diotese. Rt Rer.
Bishop Domtrnec, now of Tituburgh, S
has been named its first bishop, tbe !
transfer reing at bis owa request, and
the Very Rt. J. Quir?. of A I toon a.
kawlaa: lae Camaaeaes rirlarea.
To-day I hive been busy showing
the "Alphabetical Object Teacher,"
kaleidoscope and stereoscopic views.
I have been surprised, as well as
amused, a; tbe effect produced by
tbe exhibition of the latter. As a
body, tbe Indians of this country
who have never been East, and, as a
consequence, have seen but few white
people, are disposed to disbelieve the
accounts they receive respecting their
numbers, magnitude of tbeir towns
and cities, and theevtent of the coun
try they occupy They believe that
their own people who Lave been East
have been duped by some Kiudtl
sorcery, or, as tbey would say, "med
icine." Tbey also thiuk it is impossible to
make an imaginary picture. Hence
a picture is to them "proof positive"
of the existence of an originaL Con
sequently, my exhibiting towns,
buildings, rural scenes, and soldiers,
bas bad a most convincing etlect.
This was much heightened by hav
ing some mountain scenes from Col
orado, familiar to them, and which
tbey reci guized at ence. Ibis was
in fact, the strongest adducible evi
dence that tbe accounts ;bey had re
ceived were so far from being exag
erations' that the half had not bevn
told tbem.
One middle aged man who bas al
ways treated these reports witb the
utmost skepticism, was particularly
struck with tbem. He could not
sufficiently express bis surprise, but
beat upon his mouth in utter aston
ish mem.
Snn 15ov. who had often told him
w hat he saw in the East, would say
to bim iu Kiowa, "wb&t vou thiuk
iw? You thick all lie now? You
think all chiefs who have been to
Washington fools now?"
Again and agaiu would Le look
them over, with his hand upon his
mouth, dumb with amazement. Af
ter he bad looked them over several
times, being a war chief, he called in
his warriors, and exhibited tbe pic
tures to them, talking to tbem til the
time.
I could understand but a part, yet
could gather such expressions as
these:
'Look! see what a mighty power
ful people they are!" meaning white
people. "We are fools! We don't
know anything! We just like wolves
running wild on the plains "
Such an effect on the w ar chiefs
and warriors cannot but be very sal
utary, and must teaduce much
toward deterring tbem from going on
the war-path against such a "mighty
powerful people." I could but wi.-h
that a good stereoscope with suitable
pictures could be exhibited in every
Indian camp in the land, and proper
ly explained to the people. A Qtial
er among tke Indians.
Some months since an Englishman
named Atkinson bought a country
place near Pitbiviers, iu France. For
many weeks thereafter, carpenters
and masons were busily employed in
repairing and altering the chateau;
and after their work bad been com
pleted, Mr. Atkinson issued invita
tions for a large dinner party to all
the most prominent families in tbe
neighborhood. The guests arrived
at 6 o'clock, and on taking their seats
at the dinner table noticed with sur
prise that there was not even one
servant to be seen. The soup was
consumed in silent astonishment.
When all had partaken of it, the host
sounded a whistle, and as if by mag
ic tbe soup plates disappeared, aud
tLree magnificent silver platters each
containing a roast goose, appeared.
Little cries of terror were beard from
tbe ladies. Mr. Atkinson took no
note ef his guests' surprise, but re
marking that it was a very warm
evening, whistled again and tbe w hole
ceiling disappeared, the host's black
coat vanishing at the same moment,
leaving him clothed in a white suit.
The guests, alarmed, were about to
rise from their chairs wben tbey
found themselves, their chairs, and
tbe table suddenly raised five reet
above tbe floor. Tbey however,
were soon lowered again to the fl:or,
and all took refuge in hasty flight
from tbe demoniac abode.
A judicial investigation w as insti
tuted, and it was found that Mr. At
kinson bad been for ten years the
chief machinist at Convent Garden
theatre in London, where be had
amassed a nice little fortune. Tbe
dinner was a little freak to indulge
his fondness for Lis old pursuit.
What lie Had t Ray.
"Jonas K. Sweetwater, you are
charged with imbibing too much fire
water, and what have you to say
about it?" asked tbe Ccurt.
"Blamed sly!" replied tbe prisoner,
in a hollow voice.
"It may be Jonas, bat don't couch
your belief in such language. We
will have the officer sworn."
"I want a lawyer!" exclaimed tbe
prisoner.
"What for?"
"To knock the under-piaaing out
from under this hash house!"
"Mr. Sweetwater, the English lan
guage offers a large variety cf words
more suitable than you are using."
"Well, now, you let me out of here
or 111 make things buzz!"
"What's that?"
"Ill make this old caravansary red
hot!" said Jonas.
"Jonas K. Whatsyourname, I Cne
you $20 or send you up for three
months, and if you have over two
words to say about it I'll make it half
a year!"
"You will?"
"You try it on!"
They gazed at each other.
The bovs rose from behind the
stove.
Jonas K. wanted to, but did'nt,
and Bijab led bim ivit.
Cklaeae sank mt (Mkls; Hie.
Take a clean stew pan witb a close
fitting lid; then take a clean piece of
white muslin large enough to cover
over the top of tbe pan and hang
down inside nearly to the bottom.
Into tbe sack tbns formed place one
pound of rice, poor over it two cop
fuls of water, and put on the lid of
the pan so as to hold up tho muslin
and fit tight all around. Dace the
pan on a low Ere, and the steam will
cook the rice. More water may be
added when necessary, but tLe pan
must not be heated hot enough to
j create too much steam, or tbe lid will
blow off.
Mrs. Amr Ri?g advertises in a
Texas paper that she is able to whip !
eithfron of the two womon sh i
walking on her husband's arm a few
nights before. What an Amv-able
woman she must be.
.
General Beauregard baa tte good
sense to present his rx-tition to Con-1
gress for the removal of his political
disabilities, to the granting of which
tbere will not be a single objction.
Toombs and his kind, however, want
us to beg their pardon, and Sam.
Cox and Ben Hill insist tbat we shall
do it
Dual latfiTidnalifT.
Among tho passengers by the
steamer for Liverpool yesterday, was
a lady whose history is certainly one
of the most remarkable, if not the
nost iucredible on record. It is thus
related:
Some ears since a ship carpenter,
at Sunderland, England, turned lec
turer. His name was Anthony J.
Oliver, and the subject of Lis lectures
was mesmerism. He wa3 a great
reader and an extraordinary mes
meric operator, and wben bo made
his first appearance in public, his
manifestations of the odylic force as
tonished bis audience.
His progress through the towns of
the North of England was one con
tinued harvest of shekels. Old and
young, of both sexes doctors, law
yers, clergymen and scientists went
to scoff at, but were spell bound by
his mesmeric power. Among others
in New Castle, Miss Jennie Robson
wis a profound admirer of Mr. Oli
ver. So great was hid influence over
her, that bv tho force of nis will, he
could, at the distance of a mile or j
over, iuduce tbe mesmeric sleep and
compel her to proceed to bim. This
extraordinary fact was demons' rated
in the presence of a committee of
scientific experts, when collusion was
out of the question. On one of these
occasions she climbed a garden wall
seven feet in height and fell headfore
most to the ground, tshe was taken
up senseless, and medical attendance
was summoned, but in vain. She
lay for six weeks in a condition bor
dering unon death. Just here it may
be well to digress for a moment Mr.
Oliver afterwards studied medicine
in the Newcastle College of medi
cine. After the war was ended in
these United States, be, with a num
ber of his English friends, settled in
Virginia. Every newspaper reader
remembers his tragic end. lie be
trayed a;i aristocratic Virginian's
daughter, and her father shot Oliver
in cold blood. ben Miss Robson
recovered her consciousness the was
blind aud deaf, and she continued so
for five or six weeks. The sense of
hearing returned suddenly, but sight
returned mere gradually, but in the
end perfectly. Tbe most extraordi
nary feature of the case, however,
was tbe fact that she had lost all rec
ollection of her former life. She did
not luow a letter of the alphabet,
and she could not play an air oa the
piano forte. Her father aud mother
ere strangers to her. Her pet dog
was angrily thrust away. She was
ignorant cf the use of knives and
forks. She was simply a new bcrn
infant, ith this difference, that she
could acquire knowledge rapidly.
Her f duceticn wai commenced anew,
Arithmetic, history, geography, mu
sic and French were eagerly studied,
and a circle of friends was gradually
formed. Here again was an abnor
mal fastidiousness. The friends of
ber former self were distateful, and a
youDg gentleman who Lad loved her,
aud whom she had treated with cruel
ridicule, suddenly became her prime
favorite. It soon became known that
Mr. George Henderson and Miss Jen
ny Robson were engaged. The
young man's parents consulted Dr.
Gibb, the doctor consulted Dr. Forbes
Wtnslow, and the young people were
urgently advised to postpone the nup
tials. Parental opposition precipitat
ed tbe union. A runaway match
m3de them man and wife in May
ISiiG. At the birth of their first son,
the poor mother remained uncon
scious for three weks. Similar synip
tv.ns followed the birth of daughter
ia ISfiO. One moroing ebe awoke ia
bor former natural state, without any
intimation from memory or conscious
ness that anything unusual bad hap
pened. The four years of her mar
ried life were to ber as though they
had never been. She shrieked with
rage when her husband approached.
She designated her children "some
body's little Irats.'' The house was
strange to her. She did not recog
nize her own dresses or ber own
handwriting. She took np life again
at tbe precise point where she had
left it when she fell into tLe mesmeric
slumber and tried to scale toe garden
wall. Existence with ber husband
was u: endurable, and she was taken
back to her mother. Parental inter
ference resulted in a judicial separa
tion between the husband and wife.
Miss Jennie Robson, as she again
called herself, was annoyed by asy
rtference to her abnormal individual
ity, and her parents yielded to her
entreaties to leave the town, and re
side in tbe south of England Near
Dartsmoutb, she gained all her form
er health and spirits. Possessing a
graceful form and a pretty face, she
soon became the focus of masculine
admiration, and finally a wealthy
young farmer offered his band.
Here Rcbson, in spite of Jennie's en
treaties' insisted tbat Frederick Hood
should be informed of her previous
! mental derangement and marriage.
The pot r fellow was too deeply in
love to ftcr consequences. Then a
new obstacle arose iD a legal form.
Her husband heard of her intended
marriage, and threatened Frederick
Hood and Jennie with "proceedings"
if tbe match was consummated.
Whireupon Mr. Hood with Jcnnv
emigrated to this country. Soon af
ter the pair proceeded to Southern
Minnesota and established themselves
on a fruitful farm. But, alas! misfor
tune overtook them. In August last
Mr. Hood was out driving with his
wife ia a buggy, when tbe horse ran
away, the vehicle was upset, and
Mrs. Hood was thrown violently to
the ground, receiving a severe con
tusion on the back of the head. She
remained unconscious for two weeks.
When she recovered consciousness it
was even as he feared. "She did not
kbow nie fiom Adam," as he express
ed it, "and I could no more convince
her that I washer husband than I
'could Ftop tbe earth ia its orbit.
Whenever he approached her she re
pulsed him with anger for spiriting
ber away from home. All ber old
uETectiou for her children, and her
former husband returned, and poor
Hood bad no peace till he started
with her on her war to England.
The pair reached the city from the
West on Thursday last, and a friend
of Mr. Hood'si who saw the pair in
formed the writer that the coldest
and most severe politeness existed be
tween tbe whilom man and wife.
XotLing, however, can persuade the
lady tbatsbe not the victim of Hood's
macbinaiions, and ber memory reverts
back to tbe immediate circumstances
'preceding the birth of her baby in
jlSGO. A, 1". Sunday Mercury.
Some novel claims are being pre
sented to Congress by the South for
"""eni, anion w Lien is one in De-
. I -
iIf .cl lhe Sute fcf C3t Virginia
', ff the ra.ent .of toll over a road
-.vu5 ..u.u ,iUC4U '""
moved, without stcpp'ng to settle at I
the gates.
I
.'uo. urj. L. V. . t uuu, curat
daughter of Zacharr Taylor, died
lateiT in Friebur?. GermaDV. The I
Ottier IlVine Children CI Tavlor re i
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daughter in Winchester Vi nrl
t- l. . , '
uiu. xucoaru layior, 01 Litk., wno 1
was a uouieaerate omcer. i
Xew Advertisements.
JOHN F. BLYMYER,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OILS, 5cC, '
The following is a partial Est of goods ia Stock : C irpenter's Tools,
Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iroa Jzes, 4c, Black
smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac Saddlery
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools.
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. W bite
Lead, Colored Paints for insido'and outside painting, Paints in oil, all colors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains,
4c. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal
Oil always on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant stvles. Ditston's Circular,; Mu!?y aud Cross Cut Saws. Mill
Sa.w Files of thebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds.
SIIOVEKS, FORKS, S1AIES, RAKES,
Mattocks. Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneatbs, Sledges, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking
Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mats, Baskets,
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes. Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints,
Mod Sticks. Traps. Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead. Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac., Ac,
The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole atttention to it Per
sons who are building, or any one in need of anything in my line, will find
it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible, persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage,
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
:NTo, 3, "BAEK'S BLOCK."
April 8 '"i. JOHN F. BLYMYER.
GOLD AND SILVER PLATING WOUKS.
BOSAU & FEDDERSON, PROP'S,
Cor. M im M terj Alley. PITTSBURGH. Pi
Gold nJ SUtct plutfrs Annr In the best manner at lowest pri-s and KHifion a-uiran-ced.
Jeweler-, as well aa fririetirs ol ' h-uel. prira:e ftiiuilies. ran send their orders by mill, and
goods will be remrne.l by cxinv?s. I'rke, ie.. furnished on a; p:i;:-.lijn. A ldres all orderi a abute.
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FIRST PRIZE T VIENNA EXPOSITION, 1373.
7" II. ROSENSTEEL,
Manufacturer of superior
Union Crop Leather
And sealer in
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' niaes ana ,a8i"ers nair.
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
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ateurnt eewu a tanei. ana wiutajt tare pro-
al, " bbjju mrim aeatrea.
JOS. W. BEAM.
dec
Jenner X Boads, Pa,
Xew Advertisement.
Tne ilt ami best appointed lnMim!in forib-
y. VVTT fc SONS.
Ftt!nrvh, Fa.
Janl:!
1876 AVHERE NOW? 1876.
TMIC'HI1 AN. oueofthe fureouot, flooriJhirst
and health v Slate !
WHAT FOR?
To buy a FAEil out .tf the
One Million Acres
ol Sre fnrmtnc land" f.T 5a!c bT the GRAJiI
lUflliSklXbliXAB. K.
StP'ii? Soils. Ready Market. Sure Crop-". Oond
School, k. Ii. ruiis tlirouich centre ot grant.
Settlements all ahn. All fciud of produce raided.
FlcntT of water, timber and buildintr material.
Price "frvm to 1J per acre; one-kurth down,
lulance ou time.
-Send f'T illustrated pamphlet, fnll of facts
and figure", and le n-nvinced. Addre-s.
W, A.lioWAKlM'otum'rGrand Ji at ids' Mich
P. Ii. L. I'LUkCF, bec y Land lvp t.
; Hare now opened
t
A Large and Complete Assortment ef
Goods for
Fall and Winter Wear.
Tl'ey have a er.mr'te as rtm,ct o
liarties" Furs,
Dress (aootls,
Tvlt Skirls,
IIoop Skirls,
ISuslles,
Ci loves,
Shoos.
fftimi Sandals,
And Pelt over Shoes,
MEN AND BOYS'
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, ScO-
Unden.-Iothinsr for Men and Women
A Lare assortment ot
HARDWARE
QUEENSWARE,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
i
A. lance stork of fine and eoarw
! SALT
Iv Hie Barrel or Saek
j Prices as Low as Possib'e.
jC. & O. H0LDERBAU3I,
Somerset, Pa.
I Oct. 30.
Pressed Brick,
Ik. Ildll. I 1 . . . I -
city article. Hand made bricks, snperK to any
made u (be county. Hare n-.w on hand luu.
imj uf uniform cidur. which I will sell at low rates.
t.Vrrrfjxtuderce s-lkitel from parties intending to
'nil l. 1 wi.l take pleasure in famishing saun-
aws.
Jcv
Vrsina. S-4uersrt Cuunty, Pa.
Woolen Machinery
FOE SALE.
Two breakers, thirty inch iron frames, with
sidedrAwinx and spiels, iruod cores ou them and
in iwd oriir. all lor two hand red and fifty dol
ilari. A'lJress.
WM. bYRON fcSO.fS.
I decs Johnstown, Pa.
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LoiaM) of Henry IX Snyder, late of Tpper Tur-
KetMut I p., deseasm.
Letters testamentarv on the above estata hartac
been (ranted to tho undersigned by the proper au-
immediate, payment, and thoe having
tnoruv. notice u nereny riven to moo nxieixeu to
uiLm, Un THl ILHI UITITDl . lit
duiy aatheutlcat-
ed r,.rsttk-tnentoo Saturday. February IX liT.
at the iffica ol Aaroa Will, Em t CeaLrrrUie
Boning a.
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HEN BY STKCCKOFF,
Execawra.
HolaerDaum
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New Advertisements.
J. W. PATTON. CO. HURST.
IXICAV FIRM.
NEW GOODS.
THE NEW FIRM OF
So. 4, Caer's Ulock,
are new In receipt of a stock of fronds adapted to
the present wants "f the peopla. Purchased with
in tha last ten dart and sine tha decline in the
prices of Staples and lKmestics. they are enabled
to offer special inducements to ail in want of sondt
of every description in such raiiery as cannot b
found anywhere also in u.wn, comprising a gen
eral assortment. They call special attention to
their large assortment of
CALICOES,
Bleached and Unbleaclied Muslins
GINGHAMS,
SHIIITING,
TICKING,
BOYS AND MENS'
BEA VY PAST STUFFS,
in Cottonade, Double and
Irish Jeans, Satinets,
Cassimeres, &c,
DRESS GOODS,
in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop
lins, Cashmeres, French
Merrinoes. &c,
STAPLE A FAXCV NOTIONS
HATS 5c CAPS,
BOOTS Ss SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGAES,
HAKDVABK
The bestassortment of
Carpt'tings and Oil Cloths
eTerbrnni;ht to twn. A large stock of Queen
war. Itetermiried to he np to the times in asor
ment.styles and prices, we re-pet fully solicit
call from thoee in want of tod. febls
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
We wouM most respeetftillT annotate
frier! an.1 tbe puM Ic aeneraliT, in tbe town
Tlcinity uf Somerset, ili.it we av opened
ear Newsture m
MAIN CROSS STEFFI
And in allltjta to o foil lira of tbe Lest
Confectioneries. Xotions,
Tobaccos, Cigar. lc,
We will en.leTor, at all times, tn snprIr jut cu
tomen Willi tha
BEST QUALiTY OF
FAMILY FLOUR,
CORX-MEAL,
OATS, SHELLED CORX,
OA TS d: CORS CHOr,
BR AX, MIDDLINGS
ABdererTthlns; partalning to tha Feed Depar
Bent at U
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
foh
CASH ONLY.
Also, a well selected stock uf
(Haarware; Stoneware. Woodenware. Brash
al kiada, and
STATIONERY
Which we will sell as elwap as tbe cheapest.
Please call, examine, eeir fv'.t of all krnds,
ta satisfied front yoor ewn judgment.
Don't torjret where we stay
On 31 AH CEOSS Street, Somerset. Pa
(Xt. 2. lSTi
WIKE & YOUNG,
BUTCHERS
! AXD DEALERS
"Wliolejinle aud Ilctail,
IN
FRESH MEATS ,
ALL KINDS. SUCH A3
BEEF, POKK, MUTTON. VEAL. LAMB,
SAUSAGE. PfDDINfJ, BOLOGNA
AND
LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING.
Harketdaya, Tuesdays, Thnrsdava. ami Stur
av. ' marl0"r
THE
Keystone
LIME
having erapleted their
LIME KILNS,
are now prepared to
Fill all orders for
LIME.
Their Lime ia ot the
Mountain 'Lima Stcns
Formation. tavraMy snows tn other parts of tbe
caun'y as th Peck and Fin-Hay Lint Stones. Iu
quality ta unsurpassed, cither for
Wm. cr Africiltiiral Pirpcses.
Address all order ty Keystan Janrtio, Suuv
erset county. Fa-,
Keystone lime Co.
norll
PATTON
HuBST