u
Terras oflublieationi
Th: Soasrsct Herald
is ju'ti--ivJ every U' edncsd.iy M.irtilrijr at 2 00 J
per annum, U in advance otherwise fc! e :
will invariably te charged.
!'o alfcrlptlon will I discontinued until all !
arrearaa-e are pai l Bit Pieman aeleetie; j
to notlly us when ahnaiberi do. not uk oat
their ,rnwU'ihheldlUl.lelurUieul:rlrtion. I
No:rritKT removing frnni one Posiofflce to an- i
biT f hould artv tta nam. of tiic former as
well aj the present office. Asddrea j
Somerset Printing Company,
JOHH L SOCLL,
Business Manager.
.1 TTORNEYS-A T-LA W.
RtNHVr SOHKLL-ATTOKNET AILiW
and B-uniy enifcutloa Agent. Somerset,
I'. oUlc in Alatnuoili liiueli. Jan. 11 U.
I'D. 11. fcCl I.U
Al'i'OKNEY AT LAW,
Moiucrseu I enna.
U If. I'USTLETHWAITE, ATTOKNEI
, ( Somerset, s'rol-ional busi
ness r..peciullj solicited and punctually alteud
d to
L
AW" NOTICE. Alexander II. tjonrotn uas
resumed in practice taw iu ranuu
djoiuina eounlie.
Otuc in J&auiiuoui oiuiuutg.
led. X,
'ALLST1NE HAY. ATTOKNEY AT LAW
.ud dealer in real estate, Somerset, Fa., will
tiu-u.l to all tiu?nioa entrusted to bis car with
(.ruinpaiess and nJeUty. aug. Vi-ly.
ii J. A II. L. BAER, ATTORNEYS AT
1 t-A V.' , tvunersct, fa.. will practioe In Souj
re. and ai:..iiiiur counties. AU Purines en
trusted to them will be promptly attended U.
OUN H.l'HU ATTORNEY ATLAV,SOM-
e'reet, l'a., will promptly aitend to all busine
eulrule.. to him. uai;iu-
Ac O.tlK In Mainiuolh iiuildims.
I 1 T 11.1.1 1 M
u. kckjxtz, ArnK-ti n
L-w, Somerset, fa-, will Kiv prou.pt alien.
UuiUiWiih'M entrusted u n ' ' ,
ud tuc .lj..iumg cuuuuea. omu in rriuuug
UiAM UuW.
uuierjl
IllHNO.KIMMEU ATRKStl ' " '
. iii Miu-uo Mi all lusiuee en-
trnsied w care In mel-wl and
tie wnn (.ruuii-ineas auu uucuij.
mulii block.
omre In Alain-
leb. It 70-17
I a. (kile
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
jioiutreet. Pa. Pn.fcMkmal hnflnew entruod
tc m- care attended to uii iTwrnptnuw and Ddell.j.
A. u. .rrrrZ w- BrrEU
riKKKOTH k RCPPEI ATTOKNEYS AT
(j Ew. AU Lusmena entrusted to tueircarewiu
tie aiMvlllv and .uii.-iually attei.deJ to.
Orvicit n Man Cn etroet, ojuoslt tue
Mamuiutli lliwa.
I01I.N 11. SCOTT,
" ATTUiiNEY AT LAW.
Smerret l'a. IP ' Uv.r", .'"T.H."
All I.UMiiei- entrusie.l to lii care alten.le.1 to
lro'jiinuesiinti nJaw.ty.
JAMES
L. TUGH,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
S.iiiiewt. Pa. Oflip. Mammoth Bio-W.U
flair.
i.le. l-i-
E'aSTtal U"ZJZ and ... uuat.
aeHiieudeU towith proini'txiess and h.ieiuy.
julyl.
Wriiiiig ltctls, Ac.,
lnt n 'i i." -1
ni i . fin
terms.
-lii.luire at (.afcl-eer A Co.'k Store.
I'. V. WALK EH.
Aa::M.
I'JIYSICIANb.
i I iu Merlin I. .r t lie t.rxrtl. ol lu prviession.
urnce oi.-it t:i:erle KrlMinKer t More,
ajr. xt, 'TU-tL
1 .rxi-f tu me ciui.-u ol S..in-r..t and U In-
n y
oe
tmee in rewaenca. one uit .
House.
OR E. M. KIMMEL will it!nue u prartlje
Ne-liriue, and tender bl pr.leKHloual ervl
imm to the -iliwn of Jneret and narroua'linK
cHintrr. ilt-.ce at th old pla, a lew duon east
jl the illad Hiiuse.
DU WESLEY CUNNINGHAM,
mnnerlvof Ivani-vllle. will omtlnue the
,.,Jll,-eoliue.ll,lne.ailten.lrr. liw pro ''
1.,-n-i.i- to the cltiteuf U VnirevilleanU "irwiuJ
Inn counlry.
ii.;t:
. g S. GOOD,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEOy,
SOMEKSKT, PA.
mrt rrio in HI ammotn Block se4-:
Dll.i .G. MILLER, after twelve
v.irr acllv. .rarti In Shanktvlll. ha
i"mivi.Uy l.-atii at Somen-! I. tlie t.rae
Sul iu. lau.. and tender, hi. i,rolei.ia r-
u. ti ci..a ol Soment and
.ttie in hU I to Suire, 1-l-'f """
i.iue, w -ra L ran b eontutted at all lime
nleii .rtl.ulnally enira-ea.
AfMgtlealMproaiuUy antwered.
i"o.J. fi-U-
)r. W. F. FUM)EMJKU(i
Ijite Itoi I'iit Siirfieon,
Kew Yuri Ejb ana Ear Infirmary,
2as lKa:ei pcnrcr-tly in
CitT cf Cw2SLA:;D, Karl
fcr ths EZCLUSIVE trcatcctt cf
dic:s cf th3 Eye and Ear, ircLui
irg th:so of the Ucse ard Threat.
OIHrr, S: t .ali Mini.
JuucA).
PENTJSTS.
DM. WM. OiLLlNS, HENTIST, !5.mirMt,
Pa. lh. in Caselicer lllo. ll, ap ftair.
her he can at til tiinei be Lrtiud prepare.1 to do
all kind! ot wor, u. h a cllin, renulatlnit. ex-;,-ai-:mK.
ax. Artiaclal teeihol ail kin la. and ol
ttali material, lueerted. i,rau.i warranieJ.
T0HX HILLS,
DENTIST.
Oo in C.2rotb A Nefl'f new buildlug.
Main CruM StrccX.
Somerset, Pa.
-eifl
.
AVIvI. COLLINS,
IKXTIST.
,lOTt(iiKlmrli Frease's store. S-mersct.
i a. votli lat tlteen years 1 have ifrojliv re
.iicu ihe prices l artlhcial teeth In this place.
Tiieoiiut increasing demand lorteetn has in
uuaed loe rblarir my tacllitles that I can
make .! set th at lower priK-s than yoa
can gel them In any other ! in this country.
1 am now m k ma a oo. et . tstb lor tu. and If
ibere should lie any person among my iIiouimiwIs
ol customers lnthl"or the adjolumg v. mil tie that
I have wade Ueltikr that Is u glvniK guoa sji-
Utiu'tlon. they can cail on tue at any unit and get
a new let tree ol clo-rve.
uiarlA
JIITIYIC Ah TEETH!!
J. V. YL'TSY.
D E I. T I S T
DALE CITT, jomerut Co.. V,
Sirtltktat Ti, h. war uted to be or the very best
quality, LBitik ai d iaiHiKmia, Inserted In the
t est style. i'exa(i attemam paid to the pres
ervation of th UUuai teeth. Those wUhlug to
Ainralt ac by tettvr, ai j f by enclosing stamp
Aodraas a abv . U-W
HOTELS
n
ILL HOUSE.
JOHN HILL, Pcursirroa.
Tlie inetor L prepared to aecomBiodatc guesu
iii the most eoaitrtable and sati.lcior' manner.
I I.e traveling putai' and permanent boarder lur
nished wuh the iwatif hotel aenvamoilatitais.
1 he tables will oontiii ui t.e tunibdied wiib the
.est the market adorua. La.rg and euuimooh4is
t:K:i.g alia Led. jaulx
IAM0NI) HOTEL.
STOYSTOWX VA.
HAMl.'EL CI S! Eli, I'ropi -ielor.
Thi p-t.'ar and well known bouse is at all
f'in .i-:lrble st-iijiing place I, in traveling
ublic. T.M. and Rooms hrst-cUi, Good sta
l.ug. If vraJ lease dally for Johnstown nod
.uiuerant.
I
VOL. XXVI. NO. 11.
BANKS, ETC.
Cambria Co. Bank.
M. W. KEIM & o.
No. 2i(i Main St.f Johnstown.
A General Banking Business
transacted.
Interest Paid at 6 per
Time Deposits.
Loans Negotiated.
Drafts Bought and Sold.
Jany. .
cent on
J. 0. KI3DLEL & SOXS,
BACKERS,
Succcsfrir to
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, PA.
Accounts of Merchants and oth
er Business People Solicited. Drafts
negotiable in all parts of the Coun
try for sale. Money toancd and
Collections made.
jaull
3STKAV
-:o:
(iroomi'Krcrv''-uifJfcjf .V. A. Snaarr '".)
Sozasrsst Ccunty
ij.TllT
C1?if5 J. HARRISON,
t'ashh v ami Jlanttgrr.
Willoi,n for l.u-inrw cn Jlonday October 1st.
0:iiTti..n made in nil parti of the I tiled States.
C.srsM" B.ilerr.tc. Putt. rand other checks col
lected and eaf lie !. Eaflera and Wefterncxcbanxc
alwayi on hand. llinilit:inccs made with prouijit
nci. Accounts solicited.
Refer by iicrmlcrion to
lion. W. H. Kixinti. Att'r at Liw. Hon. W.
J Baer. Atl'v at Law. fol. IA. Svull. Oil. I'. S.
K-i.nuv. A." J. f'dl-rn Atfy at l.iw. O-Musn-luum,
Aw wlate .lu-iae. lion. A. H. ol
truth. Att'y at Law. Win. 11. Vrea , JHerchliiit
E. klernan.
JOHSSTOWN SAYINGS BAE,
120 CLINTON STREET,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Chartered Scptcmlier 12. Is"". Deposits reeei.
ed otall sumsnoilessthanoue dollar, luicrct is
due intlie montlisot .1 uue and leeemler.and llnot
wi-.hdrawn is added to the deposit, thus eoinonn
dinif twice a year without iroublinz the deposi
tor to ci.il or even to present the delimit book.
Money loiincd on real estate, l'relereu.. with
liU nil rales and limit lime. -iven to borrowers of
ferinit hi st tn-niai-Mii laruiii worth lour or more
times the amount ol loan de-lred. Oood reter
eii'.'e. iieric.-t titles, fee., required.
This corjioratioii i exclusively a Savlniri Bank.
No commei-tal deioiis received, nor icouu:s
made. No loans on pcrs-mal security.
Black aeidiratlont I'T Iirrowcrs copies of the
rul'
by laws and special law reiming to tne
bank sent to anv address rc-iacs'.cd.
Tkt stkks.. .i,:u:e Cooper, liarld Iiiert C
R Ellis. A. J. Hnwes. K. V. Hv, John Lowinan.
I. H. Inmlv. Daniel McLauuhlio, 1'. J. Morrel!,
Lewis Pint, 11. A. Hon a a. Col.rad tiupjies. ,u
T. Swank, James .Vc.Uilien, James Mo rley and
W. W. Walters.
Ilanlel J. Morten. President: Fraak lllrt.
Treasurer: Cyrus Elder, bidiuiior. covj.
Mm aaJ Ciiars,
WHOLES A LB AXSKKTAIL,
J. II. Zlinuiermau,
ZahCrcas St,
Komertiet, lenna.
Th best of ciirars of difiercnt brands, tnannfac
tured by hlniM-ll, o! the eholcesi ol t..baecis.
These ciirais eaunot tieexcelled bv anv in the mar-
keu One ol the Ixlt stocks ot cljcllin tol-x.
ever brought to Suuerset. J'rhts to suit the
time. jall'-'O
JMO. BKTtf
LARI'I If. Hl K
Agents for Fire ani Iiifs Insnrancs,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
SOMFJISW, I 'A..
And Real Estate Brokers.
KS'l'AlJl -1SH KI) 18.iO.
Persons who deireto sWl.bnyor exchanee prop-'
erty. or lor rent will nnd it to their advantage to
reaifteT the decrlp:ion thereof, as nocharifei
ma.le unless od or n utcd. Ileal ei.'tate buducsi
ireneraliy wl.lt priuiptly attended la
acids.
J. R. MEG AH AN,
BUTCHER,
AND DEALER,
AVliolesnle and llctail,
IN
Ali kinds, such as BEEF, PORK,
MUTTON, VEAL, LAMB,
SAUSAGE, Piidcisj-, Bolog
na, Miine Meat, aa&
LAKIt tf our own
Rendering".
MARKET DAYS
Tcesflay, TIiErsjaj nl Msy.
SomerKef, Xu
i.lc:it can lieobtaineHlanyday
liirina f li w--k. April 11.
ADVERT 5 ! i
IHI.OOO WORTH, IOR9H7.
A
SO.
Tle cUrnrtfA ami tx-t way to rcntb ret!enjut
il iltr farcf citlr- ir !iy ucinn one ir nr-re !
cur ui Ht oi over KMM) ni wi.iiH'rt. uivi!t.i to
Mrt'cr l itl front pctuit j the cmntrv. H erkly
i'trculaiion orrr M,r$. A.herU tnenti ro
rfivw It one ir more itis. ',r -ui io
Uiminir nmnrttof j'ljvni. anl ttber iul.tnuuiioa
ni tur etiuiatc, atl.;r -
uya i.s a vts- n i: I it. Jvtk (Tim. j;j..lU..?
Srj.1. 3C
H. M'CALLTJM,
77 FIFTH AVENUE,
Vlxv A"oo1 St.,
riTTKItTllC.il.
NEW CAEPETS !
LINOLEUM DRUGGLTS
At V rices of JS(i'.
II. HivV. AX.MJ 31.
MISCELLANEOUS,
FDLLAKSBEE & CO.
Merchant Tailors,
A.ul Manuikoturt of
Gent's. Youth's and Boys,
Miwalle GlotUi auJ
FEinisMn Gools
. 42 FIFTH AVEXt'E.
PITTSBUKGH.
TE ROOFS.
Those w!
hn are now nuildlmr h oases should know
thai is It cheaper to th. baia run to iitos Mat
Koofs than tin or slilnrles. Male will lust Forever,
and no repairs are required. Slate irives the pur
est water lor ris:erns. Slate Is hre proof. Every
irHl IiouscsIhmiIiI have a Slate root. The under
mined is located In Cumberland, where he baa a
rood supply of
Peachbottom &. Buckingham
SLAT
E
lor niotilnir the vert' best article. He will nnder-
i take to put Slate Boots on Honsea. pohlir and pri-
I lowest 'prills, and to warrant thi . 'il and see
.-t ...n.s . - .itliwlnl1.irniF Mdinlrv . th.
Mreel.Cumnerland, Md. onlers may he left with
NOAH C A S E II E E K ,
A Kent, Somerset, Pa.
W n. II. SHirtrT.
Aprl h. 1S7.
E. H.
WIT II
ROUSE, HEMPTOM & CO,
2S5 Dalt. St., Baltimore, M. 1).,
WiioltJ P'fiwtfHltT ak the merrhiiDtf of Somer
set cunt. tu Bnii" him ttiir onlers fur
KOIIOHS, FURNISHING AND
FANCY GOODS.
asurlnir them satisiactinn both as regards price
and ijuatity ol irooils. The mendiants visitlnir
Baltimore are urisently rcjueied tocail and see
me bcioru makiUK puruli-sca.
HIGHEST AMIES!
Centennial
Exhibition.
J. KEYHOLES & SON,
NORTHWEST IXIRMER
THIRTEENTH AND FILBERT STS.
PHILADELPHIA,
MANUFACTURES OF PATENTED
Wrought-lron Air Tight Heaters
WITH SHAKING AND CLINKER GRIND
1NO GRATES FOR BURNING ANTHRA
CITE OR BITUMINOUS COAL.
CENTENNIAL
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
FOR BITUMINOUS COAL.
KEYSTONE
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
Cooking Ranges, Low Down
Crates, Etc.
Descriptive Circular sent free to any address.
EXAMINE BEFORE SELECTING.
A;iril ii.
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCEM
Flour and Feed
STORE.
We wimid aut rrctru!!T announce to our
friend? end the puid Ic generally, iu tne town aod
vicinity ol Somerset, that we have opened our
NewStor on
MAIN CROSS STREE1
And to addlUoa to 0 full lice id the best
('oufc 1,'oueriCH. otiont
Tobaifon, CljcarM. sic,
V.'e will endeavor, at ail time. Ui annrdr jar cus
tomers with the
BEST QUALITY OF
FAMILY FLOUR,
C0SX-ZJEAL,
OATS, SHELLED CORN,
OA TS & CORN CHOP, J
BRAN, MIDDLINGS
And everything parUlning to the ti Depart
merit at tu.
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
FOlt
CASH ONZY.
Alao, a veil acLochsd itoc of
Qlauware; Sbeawar. Weodeawam, Brashes f
u kinds, and
STATIONERY
Which we w"l aU as cheap as the cheapest.
Please cat., examine our goods of all lads, and
b satisfied from your own judgment.
D. n't forget whr w stay
MAIN CROSS Street Somerset, Pa
WARDWELL
BISSELL & CO.
MANUFACTURERS,
235 LIBERTY ST., AND 242 PENN AVE.
PITTSBURGH, PA.,
Stoves, Ranges,
GRATES,
31 A. N T ELS,
Finest assortment in the country,
and Low Prices.
Sep. It
Somefset
SOMERSET, PA.. WEDNESDAY,
SCXIER'S DONE.
Along the wayside and up lb Lil'.s
The irolden red flames In the sun;
The biue-cyed jrcnlian nods good-bye
To the sad little brocks that run;
And so Summer's done, Said L
Summer's dene .'
In yellowing woods the chestnut drojis ;
The squirrel (rets galore.
Though bright-eyed lads and little maids
Rob him of half bis store ;
And so Summer's o'er, raid I,
Summer's o'er !
Tbe maple in the swamp begins
To flaunt to gold and red.
And In the elm the fire-btrd's nest
Swing empty overhead ;
And so Summer's dead, said I,
, Summer's dead.
The tiarberry hangs her jewels out.
And guards th.in with a thorn ;
The merry farmer boy cuts down
The poor old dried up corn ;
And so Summer's gone, ffll I,
Summer's gone!
The swallows and the bobolinks
Art. gone this many a day,
Hut in the morning still yoa bear
The scolding, swaggering lay !
And so Summer's away, said 1,
Summer's away !
A wmderful glory fills the nlr,
And big and bright is the sun !
A loving hand for the whole brown earth,
A garment ol beauty has spun ;
But for all that. Summer's done.saiJ I.
Summer's done !
THE I.IO TAMEK.
"Tbat lioness will ba the death cf
you yet, Joe."
"l'eha !" euid Joe Auiberlj, the
Lion Tamer of a large travellug cir
cus, laughing at tbe predictions of hit.
abt-iritant.
"You may laugh as much as you
ilease ; but some day you will iiod
1 am right, and that to your Borrow,
though then it will bo too late."
"I have performed with tho ani
mals for some yearn, and never bad
any difficulty."
"You forget the oue ut Long
town." "That d'du't amount to much. I
soon brought tbeni to subjection."
"But tbe trouble commenced wuh
ibis same lionet's."
"Yes, though it wouldn't have
been so bad it those cats of hungry
leopards had not eel up a yell, and
drawn the black tiger into en af
fray." "bbe Las a devil of a tamper wben
il is up is tbe most treacherous
beast I ever fed or bad anything to
do with. I have been watching her
closely for a couple of days," contin
ued trie assistant, "and know she is
mighty crcss-graiucd. So, depend
upon it, you are goiog to have
trouble."
"I don't see why, more than at
any other time."
"There are times-andyou fnow it,
if you will only reflect and this is
one of them. If I was i j your place,
I wouldn't try to show off to-day
with aDy extras, but just give a cara
mon performance, and get out cf the
cage as quick as possible."
"Yon know what we advertise,
and what a crowd has gathered."
"Yes," with a laugh ; "and I
know we never have or do one half
there is on the bills. I'aperis cheap,
Joe, but human life is precious.
Think bow poorly off you would
leave your wife and child if anything
would happen to you, and what
would become of your wife if any
thing should bappen to tbe child ?"
"Ion't mention it."
Tbe man w ho had bandied and
tamed and toyed with tbe savage
beasts as if tLey had been harmless
kittens, heaved a- groan at the
thought. A man of most ardent,
even passionate nature, bo burred
down in worship to bis wife and lit
tle girl. And tbat day it bad been
advertised that he would take bis
child and a pail of blood into tbe
cage wiib him.
It was a daring, foolhardy project
at ihe beet ; but bow much more 8J
wben tbe beasts were doubly favage
and out of temper wben tbe slight
est thing migbt arouse them to all
tbeir pristine lury, and tbe fierce
blood of tbe wilderness assert itself in
all its tempestuous wrath.
But the husbandly and fd'berlv
emotion was soon conquered. Tbe
habit of years and bis natural sircnrth
gave him self reliance; and it would
take more tban ldje word to t;;rn
him cut cf bis purpose, no matter
how dangerous it migbt seem to oth
ers. To this mud be added the es
prit dc corp tbat would make him
take tbe most desperate chances be
fore baviug even tbe shadow of caw
Ardice attached to his name.
Still, he could cot help thinking
more deeply, perbap-s, than ever be
fore. Was there in realitv anv dan
ger
? He could not convince him
self of it, argue tbe matter as be
would.
lbe old Hon in tbe cage, tboagb a
monster ic size, was inoffensively
tame and obedient. In tbe language
of the keeper, be was "good for noth
ing but to make a shDw and sit back
in the turner end growl." Keeides
be was bis friend and upon more tban
one occasion bad acted tbe part of a
peacemaker. Tbe leopards a pair
of spotted cueiHbaa were scarcely
to be taken into consideration. The
black tiger, tbe most rare and strik
ingly beautiful animal of any in tbe
collection, was ordinarily quiet,
thongb wben fully aroused was not
to be trifled with.
15 ut tbe lioness was lbe especial
one to be dreaded and watched.
She was a beast of uncommon power,
with massive arms, latj curved jaw3,
tail long and nervous as a serpent,
teetb sharp as needles, flexible,
treacherous, smooth, tawny skin, yel
low eyes that ever flashed fiercely.
Never, even in her best moods, was
she submissive, and her mildest play
was rough ia the extreme.
Tbe Lion Tamer tamed from Lis
companion to go and dress for bis
attractive but dangerous perform
ance; but before doing so bo visited
tbe double cage and made a critical
examination of tbe beasts, who at
any instant might be to hiai bis fate.
There was nothing to especially
awaken fear; and, half vexed wiib
himself for having been needlessly
disturbed, be passed from tbe canvas
into a small department, and found
bis wife and child waiting for him,
tbo one, a young and beautifol wo
man, and tbe other a very fairy of a
child, wboee hair bung upon ber
back, as the brightest and Gnest of
spun silk. 1
EST A II T.I SHED,
1H27.
"I am sorry, Joe," said tbe wife
and mother, as hjr bnsband entered.
"tbat yon bare tsented to bo foolish
a performance ai th one advertised
for to-day."
' Why Mary?? and bo looked most
earnestly at berJ
"Because tbo ordinary performance
is bsnrdous enough."
"Then you thifck this more bo ?"
"I don't know. tbat it is." sbe re
plied, having the "utmost confidence
in bcr buBoana's' ability; "but some
how I don't altogether fancy having
Inez taken into tlie cage. '
"You know reason for consent
ing ana tbat never would bave been
given had your assent not been first
obtained." f '
"Certiioly, aijd ' that was very
good of you, Joej" . '-
"Tbat it was promised on account
of my 6alary being raised."
. -Yes." .
"And that itf was to secure the
ra:69 of salary, so a tbe sooner to ac
cumulate enough to. bay little borne
against tbe rainy days tbat may
come." ij
"Ye?, my der Joe ; but" with
a smile "hadn't bride something to
do with it? Thai is tbe curse of the
profession. Eachtone always trying
to outdo tbe otberi running risks on
tbat account they-would not other
wise attempt."
"Well, Mary, jl ' only gave tbe
promise to do the act once, but even
now will give it op f yoa say tbe
word. I would rather disanooint all
the managers and be called a coward
by all tbe rabble itt tbe world, tban
cause your heart t beat with fear, or
to inog tears into your eyes."
"No, no, Joe. Don't think I have
lost confidence and) pride in yoa. No,
uon t think of giving it up. I sup
pose I am foolisklr nervous. Hut
you will be careful not to run any un
necessary risks r"
"My own heart wonld have to be
torn out before anything should bap
pen to our darling,", and be stooped,
raided tbe child, ; tossed ber up,
caugbt, kissed ber lad hugged her to
bis bosom.
"Uut yourself, Joe ?"
"O, I'll look out for number one.
I be conversation did not tend to
eass bis mind, and before dressing
be went out and held another conver
sation with bis particular attendant.
and took another look into tbe per
forming cage.
The animals were more quiet than
wben ho bad seen them previously ;
tbe lioness especially appeared in a
playful mood, and, with something of
a load iiued from bis beart, bo return
ed, with but little time remaining be
fore be would be called npon to prove
Lis right to the title of tbe Lion
Tamer.
And every inch be locked ono as
Le stepped in view1 of tbe densly
crowded assembly. Gorgeous in bis
new costume, and with a look of
calmness and determination upon Lis
face, be looked, with Lis tall and sin
ewy form, fit to grapple with and
overcome tbe fiercest beasts tbat
ever prowled amid the jungles of
A s t and Africa, and made night ter
rible 'ih tbeir roaring.
A buiei of applause-a perfec'- tem
pest of huzzas and clapping of bands
greeted bim as he swung bis little
girl, dressed in silver tissue, and with
tbe gossamer wings and tiara of
sparkling jewels around ber golden
curls, that represent tbe traditional
fairy, upon bis shoulders. While
looking at his stalwart proportions
tbe men thought wbat a dangerous
antagonist be would be, and tbe
young mothers shuddered at so
beautiful a child being taken into a
den of savage animals.
With a graceful bow and tbe dig
nity of a Roman conqueror, the Lion
Tamer strode through the circle, dis
appeared behind the cage, with such
rapidity as to astonish tbe audience,
stood within the eompartmeot where
the huge liou was lying and the ag
ile leopards leaping about, and had
placed bis child between the claws of
the great brute, and sbe waa toying
with its shaggy mane.
For a time be nude tho leopards
leap about him as kittens jumping
from corner to corner, resting upon
bis broad shoulders, bounding light
ly over the ertendeij whin. Xhen hp
gave bis attention to tbe tnoostsr
lion, opened its immense jaws, placed
his bead and thrust bis arm between
thorn, raised his fairy -like child upon
its back r.nd made it march around
wiib her. Then be prepared to
throw the two cages into one.
"L?t Incjj come out now," whis
pered the attendant uneasily. "You
bave done enough already to keep
your promise and tbe audience won't
know tbe difference."
"No; I will go through. Mind
what 1 told yoa and bave things
ready ia case there should be trouble;
though I don't fancy any." Then be
continued aloud so as to be plainly
beard by every one, "Hand me the
pail of blood."
A cold shiver, a supernatural awe
appeared to pass through the frame cf
8)1 as tfjB ressei, gripping wun crim
son drops, was given to him, and
more thai one asked himself if tbe
man was mad to thus Dot only risk
bis own life bat that ot bis beautiful
child, end wben be loosened and
thrust aside tbe parikioa the fierce
lioness and sleek tiger came bounding
in, tbeir breath was absolutely sus
pended and their hearts momentarily
peased to beat
"Down I"
Tbe tiger olevetj, and the foot of
tbe Lion Tamer was upon bis neck."
"Up!"
And the leoptrds were purring
like great cats upon Lis shoulders.
while tbe lioness lay crouched with
her tawny paws thrust through the
bars and growling savagely. "For
mercy sake," whispered the attend
ant, "let her alone; and mind and
nut kick over tbe paiL H the blood
should bo spilled it would be all over
with you both. AU tbe men in tbe
world couldn't save you," .
"Stand ready, but keep gull, tbe
brute shall mind."
His child was sitting on the back
of the lion aod smiling in tbe den of
Lorrors. Her confidence ia ber fath
er was sublime was as perfeot as
ber love. She never dreamed of fear
when be was near to protect, and
while tbe lookers on shuddered aba
innocently deemed it pleasant pas
lime. "Pown!"
OCTOBER 31, 1S77.
The leopards leaped to either cor
ner and crouched down.
"Come!"
The lioness grumblingly arose,
crawled sullenly to his feet, rose and
laid ber great claws upon his shoul
ders, making him swerve with ber
weight, and raising bcr terrible head
upon a level with his own. Slowly
and slowly tbey turned around as if
waltzing, the low mattering of tbe
beast becoming more plainly audible
eyery moment, and her yellow feline
eyes snapping with bidden fires.
With an amazing exhibition of
strength he wrestled with, tripped
and threw ber from bim and the can
vas tent rang again. But instantly
sbe was upon ber feet, lashing ber
sides with bcr prehensile tail, draw
ing back her lips bo as to show her
teetb and uttering the fiercest and
deepest growls.
"For the love of mercy hand out
yonr child, Joe," said the attendant.
"Wait a moment. I shall be done
very quickly."
The' crowning feat was yet to
come. It was ono npon which he
Lad bestowed much time, and upon
which be prided himself a tableau
of wild beasts, with manhood and
childish beauty for the central attrac
tion.
He stepped to the corner, led the
monster lion forth into the centre of
the cage, made bim lie down, placed
tbe little girl npon hira and stood
astride. Then a shrill whistle
brought the cheetah leopards bound-
ting upon his shoulder and standing
up with paws crossed above his bead.
the black tiger erect upon bis left and
tbrottled with bis band, lidt tbe
lioness failed to do bis bidding and
take her place upon his right She
lay ia tbe act of springing and at but
a little distance.
"Come!"
There was no movement and tbe
whip was raised and fell heavily up
on ber head. Tbat was all that was
needed to awaken ber latent ire, and
with a roar like that given in ber na
tive forest sbe sprang with almost re
sistless force towards bim. A sharp
stinging blow on the ridge of tbe
nose f t a moment cowed her, and
she migbt have been conquered bad
sbe not partialiy fallen npon and up
set tbe pail and deluged tbe floor of
tbe cage with blood.
Then all became the wildest com
motion tbe most terrible and sav
age sounds. Every benst sprang
down, lapping tbe blood, and then
tamed npon bim. Even the veteran
lion appeared to forget the long years
of training, and something of bis
young forest life blazed forth.
Amberly comprehended all in aa
instant, and tbe father triumphed
over the actor. He snatched up the
now terrified and screaming child,
sprang with her to tbo door, and
thrust her into the arms of tbe faith
ful attendant, and would bave follow
ed bad not the lioness grappled and
drawn bim back, rending bis shoul
ders with ber sharp claws, and caus
ing tbe blood to stream over his
rich dress.
He was Ggbting against most des
perate odds, knew it, backed into a
corner and oalled for bis irons. One,
red hot at the end, was handed to
bim, but at tbe first stroke tbe lioness
sent it whirling, and her sharp teeth
almost met for a moment in bs
thigh.
"Hand me something with which
to brain the brute !"
Everything upon which bands
could be laid was thrust to him, but
be failed to reach them, and tbe dan
ger was lecoming more and more
imminent Tbe blood bad been lapp
ed up cleanall were mad with de
sire tbe tiger and the leopard crouch
ed upon bim. Then tbe majesty of
command asserted itself.
"Como, Sampson!"
Tbe old lion came forward at tbe
words, seemed to comprehend that
something was wrong, thrust himself
between bis master and bis raging
mate, and wben she turned upon bim,
sent ber rolling wiib a blow of bis
great paw.
Tbe Lion Tamer might bare es
caped, but bleeding, wounded as be
was he would not retreat, and turned
his attention tq tfje now tangled
mass of fighting animals. Picking
up one leopard after another be drew
them into a iurtber corner of the cage,
dragging tbe tiger wun the lioness
clinging to it aod tearing its glossy
hide, thither, tore open its jaws by
main strength, hurled it back, and
closed the partition j tqrned, reeled
to tbe floor and fell upon it, and was
through to safety, even with tbe lion
ess rattling bebtnl b'm as it waa
closing.
A few steps further and the Lion
Tamer fell fainting by the side of bis
already insensible wife, who lay with
ber affrighted child hugged close to
ber scarcely beating heart
Tbe silence that bad been as
death was broken oy tbe most tq
multuous shouts, and breath was
tirawn again, and balf-faintiag wo
men, and fear palsied men felt as if a
mountain had bpen lifted off tbeir
beartg.
Lame, lorn and weak the Lion
Tamer entered tbe cage next day be
fore tbe most unprecedented crowd,
it having been advertised that be
would do so in bis bloody clothes,
but never could he be tempted to take
child or pail of blood behind the
bars.
B.rlg . uug is Spirit Li.
Brigbam Young bada't been in tbe
summer land more than twenty-four
hours before be materialized for a
Chicago medium.
"Did you bave a good reception
over there?" asked the medium.
"Well, pretty good," said Mr.
Young, his face assuming a slight
look of annoyance, "pretty good, con
sidering. You are perhaps aware
tbat I left a numerous family a
good deal of widow, I may say."
"Yes," said the medium, encour
agingly, at tbe same time noticing
that tbe presence rapidly grew ex
cited, "there are ninoteen of her alto
gether, I believe."
"Nineteen," said tbe late lamented
with extraordinary solemnity. "Nine
teen, not connting Ann Aliza. And
1 am sorry tbat I was a Mormon.
Mark tbat young man ! Polygamy
is all right as long as the man and
bnsband is alive ; bat wben that in
dividual perishes be experiences a
shock which completely knocks the
spots off that sustained by society. I
shall never recover from this."
Tbe corps sighed deeply aod shook
its bead.
'T trust, Mr," said the medium,
somewhat confessedly, "they are
well and as miserable as could be ex
pected ?"
"Not by a lug full ! ' said the de
ceased bnsband and father, with ex
treme violsoce. "Tbat is to say not
by ao enormous. Pardon me the
rudeness," and tbe breast of tbe agi
tated presentiment rose and fell.
' Pardon me this exhibition of weak
nesj, but wbat I tare seen is enoogb
to arouse tbe most peaceful and
kind hearted matter of humanity that
ever crossed the river."
"Will you be good enough, sir, to
tell me what tbe diffcultv is ?" asked
tbe medium.
"Matter enough!" said tbe de
ceased, bringing bis clenched band
down udoq a table with terrible ef
fect. "There's number six what do
you suppose she's doing ? Weeping
like a broken-hearted woman per
haps? Oh, no; I gaess not Hob
nobbing with Jim Ford, and calcula
ting bow tbe money is going to pan
out! 1 bat s tbe way she expresses
ber desire to 09 buried in tbe same
grave with tbe rose of ber existence."
"That is dreadful," said tbe medi
um sympathetically. "I wouldn't
have thought it."
"And there's number ten. Fairest
flower of the flock, I was wont to
call ber. What kind of a blighted
violet do you suppose sbe is? Dis
cussing baked beans and a new kind
of existence with a whole man, tbe
latter to begin as soon as tbs estate
left by the person sbe used to call her
chief among ten thousand is properly
divided up. That's the kind of wa
ter power she is."
' And as to tbe otbers,"said the me
dium, after a painful pause.
"Same thing," said tbe blighted
counterfeit "Same thing about all
of them, except one, and sbe is so in
fernally ugly tbat sbe can't find a
sweetheart through all Utah. '
"And you bave no revenge r" said
tbe medium, inquiringly.
"That's the misery of it," quickly
returned the animated bast "That's
the devil of it, if I may ipeak so.
Pve got to look on at these things
without the power to punch a bead
or swing a horsewhip. All I can do is
to look on and bowl."
Tbe perturbed spirit applied a eilk
handkerchief to bis eyes and sobbed
aloud. There was a noise as of a
rush of wind, a puff of smoke, and
when tbe medium looked for the agi
tated presentment it wasn't there.
A Fst la Bridge Building.
A curious story is told us in the
books about the members of a town
council who passed three resolutions
concerning the building of a new jail.
They ordered, first, that a new jail
should be built ; second, tbat tbe new
jail should be built on the site of tbe
old one; and third, that tbe old jail
should not be torn down until tbe
new one should bo finished and ready
for occupation. History tells us of
tbe hopeless condition of dead lock
into which these misfitting resolu
tions plunged their builder, and bow
at last tbe town council bad to get
new lot for the new jail. Had those
old-time worthies lived in our day,
their resolutions would not have
been the Hibernium impracticabilities
they turned out to be, for just tbat
thine of building a new edifice on
tbe site of an old, aod keeping tbe
old one in U3e until tbe new one was
finished is now a feasible matter with
civil engineers and builders.
An example of construction of that
sort is going forward on tbe line of
the Pennsylvania Railroad a few
miles beyond H-irrisburg. At tbe
place referred to tbe track of tbe rail
way crosses tbe busciuebanna river
on a bridge of twenty-three spans
having an aggregate length of 3670
feet between abutments ; the whole
length of the bridge is being recon
structed, making an entirely new and
Iarire bridge of wrought iron this
is beiqg erected upon the sits of the
old bridge; aod. ia the meantime,
the enormous travel and traffic of tbe
Pennsylvania llailroad Company
hundreds of heavy trains every day
nass over the bridge without tbe
slightest interruption.
This is solving the old puzzle on a
collossal scale ; but even tbat is not
the most surprising feature of tbe
work. Tbe iron superstructure of
tba bridge is nearly three quarters of
a milo long ; it requires 3,000 tons of
rolled wrought-shaped and nicely
fitted iron ; not a pound of that iron
was in tbe course of manufacture un
til about the end of June of this year,
and the three-auarters of a mile of
bridge tissues were to be finished aod
pat in place in a complete bridge by
the first day of December. The sto
ry of the rapid progress made toward
tbe successful completion, of this un
exampled achievement in bridge
building shows a wonderful degree of
oertainty in the methods or our civil
engineers, and of the marvelous fa
cilities for work and accuracy and
rapidity of our great iron manufac
turing establishments, of which all
Americans may be justly proud.
The manufacture of ibis bridge, for
it is a manufacture, is being done by
the Edgemoor Iron Works, near
Wilmington, identified with the
Philadelphia Louse of William Sel
lers & Co.; and the work of erection
is being donebj tbe Delaware IJridge
Company, Fourteen of the twenty
three spans are already in place.
We are assured tbat tbe execution of
this work is tbe most rapid known
achievement in bridge building under
like conditions on a large scale on
a great line of railway, without in
terrupting traffic. PhihuIehJiia
Led'er.
It is proposed to build an elevated
railway along tbe docks at Liverpool,
about tbree miles ia length, at a cost
of about $70,000.
" I am a man of very quiet tastes,"
said old Squire Driakbam. as be qui
etly went behind lbe door and tasted
something.
The "hookey" days Lave come
again, the saddest in tbe year, when
tbe small boy steals away from
pchool and "walks off on bis ear."
WHOLE NO. 1373.
Tb Melseblr Hmm.
He was a melancholy, low-spirited
kind of a man, with no style about
bim, but be bowed politely to the la
dy of the house wbo answered his
ring at tbe door, and smiled almost
sweetly at ihe orebia who was tog
ging at her dress.
"Can't I sell yoa a bottle of tbe
Yagical Instantaneous Freckle Elim
inator:" be asked, producing a bottle
from a little black box with leather
handles, which be bad with bim.
"Don't want anv."
"It's a splendid article, madam
warranted, or money cheertu.lv re
funded. Y'ou Lad better try a bottle
of it"
"I don't want any I fay."
"If yoa don't think it will work
can give you tbo most convincing
proofs tbat yoa are mistaken."
"uo rong. 1 haven t go. any use
for it"
"I see you haven t got 'em very
bad."
"Got 'em bad ! Sir, wbat d you
mean :"
"I was saying that you ain't bad
yet. But don't neglect 'em if you
don't want to be speckled as a duck's
eg?-"
"Me: me freckled: Uet out you im
pudent man."
"IT them am t freckles on your
nose I never saw any.
"Take yourself off instantly. Go,
I say, or I'll call the police."
Better try the Magical Instanta
neous hliminator before it is too
late."
"Ugh! you nasty "
"Here's some of my World Re
nowned Pimple Subjugator- It'll
take tbe pimples off that boy so yoa
wouldn t know bim in two days."
"Police! Police!"
"It's too bad though, that nothing
will cure his cross eyes and turned-
op nose."
"Lgh! you brute. 1 could 7 but
she never said wbat she could, but
slammed tbe door shut with a crash
and threw herself on th.e bed and
cried with vexation until dinner
time.
"How crusty and disagreeable
sove women are," muttered the gen
tle Eliminator man as he passed
through tbe front gate.
At tbe next bouse lbe patient suf
ferer said to tbe lady who came to
the door: "Madam, 1 am selling the
deservedly popualr and ever success
ful Patent Hair Crimping Fluid."
"No I don't wen; any."
"I am also selling the famous Mag
ical Instantaneous Freckle Elimina
tor, but I saw at once by your very
fine comp'.exion tbat you are not in
need of any such articles. Let me
sell you a bottle of tbe Hair Crimp
ing Fluid."
"Well, I don't know."
"I can't help smiling to think tbat
tbe lady next door to you, to whom
I tried to sell a bottle of the Elimin
ator, denied up and down tbat she's
freckled."
"Denied tbat she's freckled."
"Indeed she did."
"Why she is the frcckledest ob
ject I ever saw, and she knows it"
"I couldn't help thinking so my
self." "She's a vain, stuck-up thing, any
way."
"I dare say sbe is. I'm pretty sure
I can tell a real lady."
"How much do you say this is
worth?"
"One dollar and a half a bottle,
madam."
"Well , I guess I'll try a bottle
of it."
"If I hadn't failed to catch the
first woman on the Eliminator, I
wouldn't Lave caught tbe other one
on the Crimping Fluid, and bless
tbeir souls, they are the same thing,"
muttered the meek and low spirited
peddler S3 he passed on.
A Anns riser KfTrte.
Summer, sweet, good bye.
"'Tis the last rows of summer," as
tbe boy said who hoed down the po
tato rows on the 31st day of August
Tbe boy never did and never said
anything of tbe kind. He was four
miles away, doubled up with tbe
cholera morbus in a stranger's orch
ard. Bat if voa have got to confine
yourself to prosy, solid truth, what is
going to become of all tbe poetry?
And all tbe newspapers:
Don't speak of it
Summer is gone.
We don't know where to, but it is
gone; or at least it ought to be. Here
it is tbe middle of September, and if
summer isn't gone; wbea is it going?
As for us, we love the mary, uia-
ry, sunshine, tra, Ia, la, Ia.
Sweet spirit of tbe sainted past.
Gone, forever gone. Gone, with tbe
long, the silent afternoons. Gone,
with tbe sua crowned bill, and glen
in sombre shadows lulled. Gone,
with the song of the woodland bird.
Gone, with tbe evening bum of in
sect life. Gone, with lbe faded mem
ories of dimpling rill and yellow stub
ble field. Gone with tbe ring of tbe
scythe in tbe meadow lot, tbe sun
browned reapers and tbe long drawn
bowl of tbe farm hand with bis foot
in tbe kuivea of the mower. Gone,
gone, gone!
Ob, tender grace of the cucumber
time, wben there were sounds of chol
era morbus in tbe land. Ob, smiling
dreams of tbe first strawberry days,
when the infinite price for tbe infin
itesimal pint wrought laughter for
the thoughtless crowd. Oh, merry
joke of the watermelloa rind. Ob,
happy thought of tbe grape seed un
der the false tooth plate. Oh, laugh
ing gulp of tbe . cherry worm. Ob,
lithesome jest of tie boy putting on
bis angel plumage with both pockets
and a stomach full of green apples.
Ob, sweet, blithe roundelay about the
woman chasing flies. Ob, chink of
lbe ice in tbe c bblr. Oh, fragrant
breath cf tbe wb ky so or. Owe
several thing, not down in the bill.
Call around next week.
So summer is past.
All things must pass. All tLings
except tbe lead nickel.
Aod it will pass on the M-eet car,
and at tbe Sunday pic-nic.
Pass Lere. liurlingfon Ifawle'e. ,
Companions in arms Twins.
It used to be thought that ihe glo
ry of a woman was in ber Lair, but
we will be switched if it is ft.
T Ht 115 tl'nnrk Wi
Thcso Cossack bave some verv
curious customs. Thev re all com
paratively jijtiaj twit, and nearly ali
married of co'irc i young wives.
It often happens, as ia the prefect in
stance, that tLey are away from hom
during lh war f.,r one, or for even
three or four years, am! tbe natural
result is tbt many of the wives left
behind do not proT to Ik Lucretius
The Cossacks are quite aware ol i)
and many of them upon starting
Lome, buy a white scarf or a handker
chief, which tbey . take with them.
Upon entering their villages, the
whole population women, girls, old
men aud children come out to meet
them, including, of course, the wives
ot the returning wanderers. Now,
iho of the wives tbat have been ua
faitbfvl to tbe lords, of which there
is usually a cousiderab!e sprinkling.
go forward to their husbands kneel
down be tore tbeni ia lbe road, put
their faces ia the dust, and place tbeir
husband's fort upon tbeir necks.
j This U a confession of guilt, and at
the same time a prayer for forgive
ness. If tbe bnsband then cover3
bis wife's bead with the white .carf,
it means that be . forgives ber, asks
no questions, and obliterates tbe past.
In this case no one has a right ever
to approach tbe wife with her incon
sistency, and if anyone should be
rash enough to do so be would bave
to account with the bnsband, who is
tbe protector of bis wife's honor. If,
on the contrary, the whito handker
chief is not produced, the woman re
turns straight to her father's house
without again entering ber husband's
dwelling, and a divorce is pronounc
ed. Although there is generally a
considerable sprinkling of women .
who come forward to kneel down and
put their faces in the dast, it rarely
happens that they are-not forgiven.
A very tragical cise, however, is re
lated ia which the reverse took place.
A returning Cossack was informed
by a malicioas neighbor before be
reached bis home that his wife bad
been unfaithful, without waiting to
see if the guilty woman would come
forward and confess her sins. The
comrades of tbe Cossack perceived
that be bad all of a sudden taken to
drink and dissipation, although be
was not a man given to these vices.
When be reached his village his wife
as he feared, came forward, knelt
down, and put ber face in the dust
at his feet Two or three times Le
put Lis Land into bis breast for Lis
handkerchief, as if he was going to
cover the repentant woman's head
two or three times the movement was
restrained. - Finally; as if driven by
a sudden impulse, be all at once
drew Lis shaska, and with one stroke,
severed her head from her body. The
punishment for tho crime was two
months impri.s)nment, while the
malicious neighbor who bad taken
the trouble to inform bim beforehand
of bis wife's conduct, was seat to
Siberia for tbree years.
Asa Agent aad th tsntrhsnsia.
It is a smart agent's business to
know (aad be able to give glibly) all
the reason . why. customers should
buy; but tbo smartest agent some
times meets bard beads, wbocaa an
swer as fa.-t a3 be can argue. A
young man, whose business it is to
sell railroad guides to any one who
would buy them, found a Jeffersou
avenue ciotning aeai3r sitting in an
arm chair in front of bis door, and
after a kindly salute the agent hand
ed out one of bis railroad guides, and
said :
"There is the handiest little book
in the world; it contaias tLe name,
time table and route of every railroad
ia this country."
"I neffer puy3 no such kindt of
books," replied tbe dealer, as be
glanced through it
"But you want tbe book, my dear
sir. No traveler can get along with
out one of these valuable railroad
guides. "
"I don't care to guide no railroad,"
said tbe dealer, shaking his head and
turned away.
"Hold on now just look through
it once. Snppose, for instance, you
want to go to New Orleans?"
"I shall neffer go there as long A3 I
am born."
"Well, suppose you want to go to
Omaha?"
"Den I don't go."
"What do you do when you want
to go to Chicairo?" a.-ked the prcrsint
ent agent
"I stays at borne."
"Well, suppose you Lad to go;
wouldn't you Lave to look at a rail
road time table, then?"
"No, sir. I should go down py
der depot, get on der drain, puy some
abbles off der boy, and I should step
off in Chicago, and mind my own
presness."
lbe agent bad no further
nient to advance. vri
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A Msnl to Boy.
Wbat do you think, young friends,
of the hundreds of thousands who are
trying to cheat themselves and oth
ers into the ueiier that alcnoholic
drinks are good lor them 1 Are they
not to be pittied and blamed ? Do
you want to be one of these wretch
ed men ? If wc arc to Lave drunkards
in tbe future, some of them are to
come from the boys to whom I am
writing; and I ak you again if yon
waut to be one of tLem ? No?" Of
course you don't !
Well, I hare a plan for you tbat is
just as sure to save yoa from such a
fate, as the s in is to rise to-morrow
morning. It never failed; it never
will fail: it cannot fail; aad 1 think it
is worth knowing. "Never touch a
drop cf liquor in any form." That's
tbe plan, and it is not only worth
knowing, but it is wcrth putting into
practice.
I know you don't drink now, and
it teems to you a.? if you never wculd.
Bat your temptation will come, and
it probably will come iu this way:
You will find yourself, some time,
with a number of companion, and
they will bave a bottle cf wine on
tbe table. Tbey will drink, and of
fer it to you. Tbey will regard it as
a manly practice, and very likely,
tbey will look npon yoa a3 a milk
sop if you don't indulge with them.
Then what will yoa do? Ea ? What
will you do? Will you say, ' Boys,
none of that stuff forme! I know a
trick worth half a dozen otthat?" Or
will yoa take a glass, with your own
common sense protesting, and your
conscience making the whole draught
bitter, aod a feeling tbat you Lave
damaged yourself, and then go off
with a hot bead and a skulking soul
that at once begins to make apolo
gies tor itself just as the soul of
Colonel Backn3 does, and will keep
doing during all Lis life? J. G. Hof
!znd, t-'t. Nicholas for May.
TLe strike of cigar makers in New
York has become generaL The
number of men and women now idle
is estimated at 15,000.
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