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The Somerset Herald
U published every Wednesday Morning at S3 00
por annum, pa! J in advanee olierwlje $2 W
111 lnvariablyT charged.
jia lubecrlptloo will be discontinued antil all
arrearage, are'pald up. J'ostmasters neglectlna
to notily when ubecriben do' not take out
their iri will be held liable lor the suliecrlp-J..
bub-ribers removing (Tom on PoetofBw to an
other should (rive ui tD came of tbc foncer at
well ai the present office. Ajaltlm
Somerset Printing Company,
JOHX I. SOCLX
Business Manajrer.
I
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Heralc
ESTABLICriEI), 18 2 7
VOL. XXVII. NO. 4.
A TTORNEYS-A T-LA III
UfcN K V F. SOHELI ATTURJfET ATLAW,
and Bounty an c Pension Agent, homcrsel,
pa. k:i- In Mammoth Block. Jan. 11 -U-
i:
B. stTLU ur
Somerset, Penna.
l . at'l.aw, Somerset, Pa. rTo!essl..nal bust-
" ....... - ... -..-.( .n.l ....... .,..l'v mlten.l.
re.'peei-.uiiy mw.iv i
liuw
1 lo
I AW NOTICE. Alexander H. IVIJrotta ha
. returned the practice i la" In Somerset and
d.'iumit counties. l In Mammoth HdlUm-.
Mb. .,
i - lentinFh ay. attorney at law
'au i dealer in reiU estate, Somerset-, Pa., will
.ond to all business eutrusted to bin cure wltb
r:npuc a.nJ lideUiy. aug. U-ly.
,ir J. k H. U BAF.K, ATTORNEYS AT
L.AVV, Somerset, Pa., will practise In om
.rtrl aud ndlolnlnsr counties. All busineas en
trusted to tbe w.U t promptly attended to.
I ill N H. I'HL,' ATTORN EY AT LAW, SUM.-
I enct Pa., ill promptly attend to ail bustnejsi
eutru-tei to him. Money advanced on collection
a.e. omoe in Maminoin Building.
, 1 r (1.1.1 AM H r koTlJff zTa ITOKNEY AT
IV. w, Sfsnml, Pa., will irlve pr-.mpt atten
tion to business etitrusteu vo pnu.; i
ui.l the adjoining counties,
uiuuse Kow.
Oilioe in Printing
f OHN O. K1MMEU ATTORNEY ATLAW,
cl Somerset, Pa-, will attend to all bu.inea en
. rusted to bis care In somerset and e.hoiuiii couu-
.itl promptness and fidelity. OUice In Mam
Biutb Block. Iib.is.0 1y
J.
(K t M i L.K
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Minerset, Pa. Professional business nd
to my care attended to wilb pri.mptne.baod tiduluy.
' a. b. wrrRra. tTru
mFl ROTHfcKVPPEL, ATTORNEYS AT
I. jaw All business entrusted u tlielr care iu
i,.liily and punctually attended to.
.rri.-a-u Main i:roa etrool, opposite tbe
Maiuuiolh block.
JOHN uTbCOTT,
ATTtlRNEY AT LAW.
i.cre Pa. OitlK up valr In Baer e 111 rk.
All busincs entrusted to bu care attended to aim
pr-iicpiueu aud ndelity.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1S7S.
WHOLE NO. UOS.
BANKS, ETC.
J. 0.KUIMEL&S0NS,
BACKERS,
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, PA.
-Accounts of Kcrchants and oth
er Bufiinesa Pcoplo Solicited. Drafts
negotiable in all parts of tho Coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
JatiUl
MISCELLANEOUS,
:o
J
AMES L. l'UGlI,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
S..m. rt. Pa. OrSoe, Mammoth Hl.a-k.np tairi
Ei.tran.-e Main trow St. tk,lle.;tl..n. ma.le, , e
tlt Killed, file, examine,!, aud all Ij-k.I bu.l
newaltonded Dwiib pMinpue- and n lUliy.
july 16
s
I'KVKVIXO,
Writing DeetU, ike,
l ., , . t w.i.i ill i'. riiimiMi) ter re.
a-Ei- mire at tVsebcer a tjo'f Siore.
C.F. WALKER.
Auilo.
Somerset County Bank
CHARLES J. HARRISON,
Cashier and Mmuuji'r.
C'jll?-1i..ns made in all pr.rti ortliel'nlted Stste.
t'i.aririn mo-lerate. Butter and otber eborkf ckI-
leeted and eaehed. Eastern and Wentrraexehance
alwari vn tan 1. Remlttancen made wltb prompt
ncu. Aceuunta f-iUcllcd.
Parlloi ilc8lrln- to purchaw 1'. S. 4 PER
CENT. FVNUEU LOAN, ean be accommo
dated at thig Hank. Tbe ruponare prepaid la
denomination of
J no. nn as
LA Bl X M. BICE1
Aneats for Fire ani Lifs Insurance,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
And Real Estate Brokers.
ks tahi.ismi:d h.,.
Pers..n who desire to at'Il.bnrorexcbanife pnm-
ertT, ir lor rent will rind It to their advantage to
readier tbe deiierition thereof, a nocliaiveit
Biadeunleim p'ld or rented. I.cal eiOjite biuixies
generally willbe pivmptly attended to.
aun'1.
I'll Y SIC I A NS.
K. MILLER baa permanently located
) 10 lier.in tor the praetl- ol his pt"twioU.
( cti-e ...p.wite Cbarlea krltf liiger nu.re.
ai.r. ai. 70-tl.
I U H. BRI'llAK ER tender blF professional
I ) rvieentolbeeUiieni ol Somerset and k m
,ly timee iu reaijeu, one door west ol the Bar
net tiuiue.
1 ) Aie.li. lne, and tender bl pn.lewi.rt.ul i-n-t..
tbe eitiaene of mer-t and aarroundliuc
. ..inirv. Oiliee at tbe old place, a lew do..r eaat
iu Ulude Houne.
DU.A.a MIL-LEU, after twelve
re. V a-tlve practice In Shankaville, baa
. w i" ro fiM l.-atml at S..mersct lor tbe J.rae-tV-eol
u, k-U-e. and tender hi. wlei.mal aer
.v. to ti cl.Uena ot Bfl"d,."rl"
tittice is hi Krug Sue, oPlw the Bnrnet
,i..u, w: er be can le equalled at all tlmea
ui .f f.rHaal'ally engaged.
avMrnl rail promptly answered,
dec. IS. U ly.
Dr. W. F. FUXDEXBEKG
Kbw Tort Eye anl Ear Infirmary,
His located permancrtiy in the
C:iT cf CUiSESLA!;r, Jlarylasd
fcr the EXCLUSIVE treatment cf all
disiascs f the Eye and Ear, inciui-
zg thece cf the ITcse and Threat
onipv, e. ianli r.ire' er-l.
.1 uue 0.
WHOt-KSALK AXD RKTA1L,
J. . Zimmerman,
HainCrccs St-,
Tbe beat of clirirs of dlliemit brands, manufae
lured by hllaselt, nl the elloKN-st ol tobaccos.
I'boae ciicaic.innot tjcxei-tlL-d by any in the mar
ket. i;e ol the bert aloeka of rliewlng tnliacco
ever bpnipht to Somerset. Prl.-et to fult the
time';. jaua
DEALER IN
FLOUlt AX J) FEED
Groceries, Confections,
Queensware, Willow ware.
Salt, Fish,
2 r 6Vrs.r&
w
lew
3 W
GLEXX'S
SULFIIUIl SOAP.
Thokouciily Cubes Diseases of the Skim,
BttlTIIlES 7I1K CoMl'ltXIOX, I'iiKVKNTS
AXL Uf.MKlllES RHM'MAl lSU AND tiOl'T,
IIka!s Sokes .d Auk asions f tii
C't riCI-E ANO COW I ERACTS CuM.tb'iON,
Tliis Standard Cxternal Remedy for Ernn.
lions. Sores and Injuries of the Skin, not only
RF.MOVkS KkOM THk C 'Ml'I.KXKlN A1X 11LEM-
iSiiKS arising from l.-cal iiiipuriiic of the
blood and obstruction of f!ic pores, l;ut also
those produced ty the sun in.l wind, such as
un and fietltlvs. It renders the CUTICLE
MARYELOTS1.Y CLEAR, SMOOTH and PLIANT,
and being a wiife lesome BEAUTlFlLk is far
prefcraLls to any cosmetic
Ai.L THE REMEDIAL ADVANTAGES OF SUL
rHt'R Haths nre insured BY tmf. ise of
VIm'Hm'b Stlfjihur Soap, which in addi
lion to its purifying effects, icmcdks end I RE.
VENTS KllLl'MATiSM anl GoLT.
It al.O MM.VIECTS CLOTIIIXll and I.1NEN
nnd l-REVEVTS diseasis commnicatlh uy
com act with the pfksox.
It nissoi.VES Panuruff, prevents bald
ness, an-t reinnls grayness ol the nair.
Miysicians speak of it in iiih terms.
Pricc'-25 and 50 Cents per Cake; per
box ( if UQP.es). We. ana SI. 20.
N. R The 50 cent cakes ate triple the lizc of those at
?S ccr.a.
" IILL'S HA IB AXD WHISKER VE,"
l$:a. U or Brown, 50 Oats.
1. 1. tUTTHT.S, Prop'r, 7 Sixi. lv., 5.1
The Great New Medicine
Tbe heart of the simplest woman
la a mystery nnrerealed.
And Uie love that aeema transparent .
Is moat hopelessly concealed.
We are not lor love while we have It,
We know not of lore till 'tis lost ;
We scatter Us treasures broadhanded.
Nor reckon tbe ultimate cost.
Lo! a band eomes forth trota the shiduws
A touch that 1 knew ot old
That could crown the gloomiest fancies
With an aureole of gold.
And I think how that hand so lorlnx.
That craved but to lie In mine,
Oft met an Impatlcot gesture.
Nor found no responsive sln.
And from yonder painted canvas
I eaten tbe old, wistful Iwj'a.
So timidly, mutely jealous
Of the love that 1 gave my bx,k.
And I only too well rememtwr
How I chatted at the dumb rcproii-h,
And swore that no thought ot woman
Should on my studies encroach.
H at I blind, or mad, or but heartless ?
Tbe faco and tbc band aro K'.ne,
The light of my lifu has vanished ,
I am utterly ulono.
The brain that her glances kindled
Is blighted ai.il dead and chilled.
And the gorgeous dreams of tin futura
Can never more be fulfilled.
I loved as a nun who is R-llish,
Sho loved In a woman's way ;
And man's lore compared with a woman's
Is aa darkness onto day.
As a spendthrift scatters his birthright,
I waited the dower she gave.
And too lata I find my ambition
Has followed her into the grave.
Sun Francisco Sewt I.itUr.
A red ear, by jingo!'' suddenly
burst from hu lipa, ia a toae of tri
umph ; and aa Lo spoke he sprang to
wards, or rather upon Katewith tbe
grace 0I" a young be&r, and kissed
bcr with a "smtci" that might bave
0!l Time Xtiltla Hatter.
beea Lerd a dczstt rooms off. Ere
THE IMSUINU IROI K
Tohsioco and
etc, etc..
DENTISTS.
DR. WM. COLLINS, HENT1ST, Somerset,
Pa. Orli.-e in t'aaul-eer'e Bbk. np stairs,
where he ean at all times be found prepared to do
.11 l , ....... rL u li aa hlllim. reaubitlnK. ex-
rai-tli.a-. ate. Artittelal teeth ol all kinds, aud of
the best malertal.luserted. tperatioos warranted.
JOHN' BILLS,
DBKTIST.
Olrice In Cailtrolh A Nefl' new balldbia:.
Main I'roa Street.
Somerset, Pa.
nTll
wm. collins,
ii:.tist.
me il-mfxrWr fc Frease's store, Serset,
Pa In the laat filieen years I nave srreaiiT re
n red tbe l-icee ot attint lal teeth lu this place.
t..., i,...... dtnand ( teet h has In
!u.-.l toe lo so enbirsre aiy lacllltles that 4 can
make a. 1 acts ol teeth at K.wer Tiees than y
r:.n art tbem iu anv other place iu tills country.
1 mu now niskiiiK a itood set ol teeth lor , and II
tiirre should I an) person amia my ihousaiids
oi ru.toiwra Intbir the aljoiiiius: .iiitles that
1 have made teeibfor that U u. arivlna aroo.1 sal
tsiacilon. they ean call on me at any time and get
a new set tree ol cnarire.
a,arla
RTIFICTAL TEETH ! I
J. C. YUTZY.
DENTIST,
HALS CITY. Jomerut Co., "a.,
A rt inrtal Teeth, war anted to be of the ery beat
juslltr. Lite like and .H an. In. mt. tosertotl In liie
l-fl rule. Panlculal attenttoo IU.M to the pr
en-atba of tbe natural teeth. Those wlsblnit to
eoc-ult uie by letter, eaa do eo by endowing stamp
Address as alxnre. ielX-TX
D
HOTELS.
IAM0NI) HOTEL.
NTOVSTOMX IA.
SAMIT I. CI STF.Il. I,r.irioor.
This prtiltr and well kvsil bnase If at aH
les lrat-le etoiali place lur tne travenas;
iouuia Orsl-etaM. (tuod ata-
daily - Jobnatwa and
Cigars
atC,
New Stock.
(wj: mice.
All Goods Positively
SOLID JtJT!
EOTTOM PRICES.
FAIR AND SQUARE
IS
Our Motto.
o ol Fail lo Give
NL 2, BAEB'S BLOCK A CALL,
When doing jour
SHOPPItTG.
Jan. 30
iAI A HITCH Karmf tonrllandexehanse. We
WAN I L. U bave hundred or customers
wHiitii.ir to l.uv rrms mst now. Never knew
bettertime toi. II Acre at lair prices, as iieople
are liftinr roonev from banks and sceKine Acres
l..f .Kiel v. A.hiress S. M . JAM ES,
1'lttsl.unth Eann Ar;ncy, lit Smilhheld St.
PIMrLurch. Pa.
Those iu search of farms send for printed Kara
Ke:ticr.
Nov 28
THE
Perfection Earth Closet.
AIR TIGHT, NOISELESS ARB ABTOMaTte.
S-nt always clean and free from dust, and
no olk can escape.
Lipeel.Tly aa spied for as.- la HosplUls,
Uotrle and Eaaillle. k. aaed ia the
Kednwai wllkeat rrlvlaa; aay offrare.
Prices, 10, 14 and 18 Dollar,
a ddrves, with stamp, forcirctilar,
PimCTION EAETfl CLOSET COMPANY,
No. '.Ui WatorSt. UrookWri,
Ixins Iwlnnd,
Hire
and
I'-ln. 11 trka leave
menet
KNOW
tUc iiM-niui.illv limb eot.
tiiii. t in the be mrrfici-l
Lr;tc -vyifJMi'l, ftl. d
THVSELFew-S"
'at-of l ih-u-d Vitality. I'rnuutore JKc'lw,
iv it:isaitU Itij.iral Ieoiliir, and ibrenub-M
i artnuiaDt til. ad ntstold iniscric that r-sult
'ii. r tmia,aiid contain, iih.tc thaa liiioniird pic
i -K.ous, anv oik i4 whieli l worth I he pi ice of"
1 1. b..k. 1 his book w. writlen by tlieniONtex
t n-o. ii nd (d.ald tbr most skilful preetiiMroi r
i i Aim ri'-xiowkomwi.sawnnledairoldami j.-w.
' .I'-.i it., 1I4I l.ylheatKMuilMedieul Asjeimiolu
. Ivni.i,l, t, iiiu..rut.d wuk tbe wry tuest
''ll.niiic a mar. III"!!
I ani I. auty HpHI
-nt I ::; 10 all. Kad lafs)e)
11. MM.HV KUjU AI.
NOTIU TE. No. 4 bul-
i , boston. Maw.
O W. laDDITR, M. IV.
OoiiIImI and Anrlwl,
(illll'K ANU JNK1KMAUV.
Ie.t.1( I'enn Ave. Pltt.l.urvh, Pa.
All diseases of F.I K. KAK stsssl
t II BOAT, and ( wlarrta sueeessiul.
lv treated. (riratiis lora'ntarsicf,
'Ealse Puplls'oc'niokcd Eyea."-M lid
Hairs." aisrer and Tumors ef the
ll.lt1. Ear, Note or Throat. Ptrtrtnro,
"Wecpiug Eyes," i'Utfia. Uunical Cor
nea.tnreiKa llodln. Extlrpetlon, Ac, skllllully
lierlortncla ArtlUcial Eyea luaerted. Send M
des ertixlv aad llluauatcd pamphlet f
Jaiyta.
THYSELF
a a K ll T la a - Hf'n
Irflla' Orirlaal Walker's Mevabls Petal
Mlltrooi HUKSB hai avaan.
Th. onir alula, doable or ehaer Forka tliat
tnn U aave. Bote or caaawlUoetUsoesaiat
liaM. for lafruxweMat tm-
arfav tmt Tl ml IMtMi sal J
T. ton u. mmumss hi .M ynntael .y I sea
Mr A. 1.IU.LU CO., Fittalmria, fa,
May 2
A Health-Giving Power
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
I.1VICORATE8 THE LIVER,
PROMOTES OICESTION, and
STREKCTHENS THE NERVES
TlinseflVelBallTrarlnzdiseasoor what.
ever name or stature. It ta worthy of at
11 tai. nbijii.s CBsrsntrfU.
Is AGRKKAIsLK (o She ta.le. OK ATE'
Ft Ltolh. atom or Is. a sad uetsefllelenSly
a m ATIIAHTIC, ALTKUATIVK Sllid
lilt HF.TIC, lie action la stot attended
m Kb any nsiplea.antr. elinK.iaellherla
laueour nor debility eaierieiterd. tn
on ins contrary, rerieslimrnt ana In.
aleioratlon.
It ImmetMalersTM t npon tliedlsiestlTe
orcans.whrlher I na paired by d Lea .ear
emliaa.led from any caait, la lo Increase
Ihrlr power ot-nsalmilatlon and nutrl
(ion, the appetite brlnaj Increased nl
onee. To tlioat atreetett with an ensror.
Red condition ot the liver, na Billon.
nea,rhara prized brnda.kvcomnlex.
Ion. n coated liincao, n pasty, bad last
an meniouin. a capricious appetite a a
lucel.h nrlion of the bowels, with n
ee-nac ofrnllnea. In the head and of mea
ts. I dwllneaa, VIUOHEJE prove most
walnahle.
Its e fleet o pen the kidneys Is no less
happy, n turbid, irritailnsr ariae la
alf-kly cleared up by It.
Inflammatory and Chronic HIIF.r
M ATISM will soon disappear by a per
al.tent w.e of VIUilHENK.
For the ears or ttktn nt.eare. and
Krnptlons or all kind., VIOOKK.VR Is
most rmnis,
V IOO It EN K I composed of the active
properties of llb.lt liM, KOUTlS. Ut MS
and 1IAKKM, that Natnro alone fnr
that they are ; a there., at tho ris;ht
season of the etr. and that they possess
That H(iIEJE ha the power to
riKIKI the iii.ison. I Vltitdt ATK
the I.1VEK, anil ST1JHLATE the II-
l-'MIVK llttUAK. I. Indl.pntably
. , rwa J mw, w no BITS eiTra It a
trial and have been permaneuf ly enred
w p do not ask yon to fry a dexen oot-
lies 10 rsperlcne reler. Tor we Ufa K
'''. yon will feel tetter from ths
11 r. I sw doses.
VIUIIKEK K Is astntil, kina the world
with Itsrnrrs. and I. throw! sg all other
lOVK . ALTEll ATll K- and 1NVIG-
"!, Into the shade. Pot np n
lar;ebottlps,rioiil,leslrrns:th. Kequiroa
.uuii uo.es. ana s. piea.nnl to lake.
Price, gl.OO per Iioflle.
WALKER &. BADGER MFG. CO., Prtm'a,
C3 ;eis St.. few T.:k. ill Jtl:7 City, H. J.
m nr. viJVX.v 1 ur rllAO. - a UCW Hook eVFTy
..uU t:.n ruoi.i ei a one
FOIUSAI.KUY
G. W. STEERS,
Oil IT. GIST, Sumerwt, IVi.
February
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
We would most reanectfullr announce to our
mendaand the public aenorally. In tiie town and
vicinity ul Somerset, that we have opened
NewSlore on
MAIN CROSS S TREE 7
And In RnltlUluo to o fall Mm of to bert
C'OnraH'lleucrlfMi. oliona.
TobHff'OH, C'Ikhi-h. do.
W will endeavor, at all times, to mimly our cus
tomers wilb Uie
BEST QUA LiTY OF
FAMILY FLOTJK,
CORN-MEAL,
OA TS, SHELLED CORN,
OA TS & CORN CHOP,
BRAN, MIDDLINGS
And everything pertaining to the Feed Ilcpart
uient at the
LOWEST FOSSIBLE PRICE.
von
CASH ONLY.
Alio, a well selected atone of
Olaeewsre; Stoneware. Womlenware, Hraabee
ai aiTvia, aaa
STA.TJ ONERTi
Which we wt sell aa cheap aa lb cheapen.
Please oali. 1 aatutne oar arood of all kinds, aad
be satlatied from your own ju.lrmcnt.
Doo't forget where we May
MAIN CHOi Street, Somerset, Pa.
A merry-making par ercrllenve. is
a New English hunking frolic. The
husking frolic at tbe South ia a dif
ferent affair altogether. There, is a
congregatioD of negroes from the va
rious plantations near at band, who,
while they work, make the air vocal
almost for mi'ea around with their
rude melodies, a few of which have
beea rendered familiar to ears polite I
by the "bercnaders" who have eo
highly amused the public during the
past two or three years. But, at tbe
North, the "husking," like the "quilt-
ng," uraws together tbe gentle mai
dens and loving swains of a neigh
borhood, who meet to enjoy them
selves ia their own way. And such
enjoyment as they have, in kind and
degree, is not to be met with every
day. In former times the busking
was a wilder affair than at present.
Straight-laced conventionality is grad
ually finding its wav beyond the citv
limits, and binding the free spirits of
ouf country maidens. They meet
oftener with the "city folks," gradu
ally falling more and more in.o their
habits as they partake more and
more of their spirits; and,, when
they assemble for enjoyment, they
check their movements, and bush al
most into eiletice tbe merry laughter
that seeks to leap forth like the sing
ing waters of the fountain. No;
"huskings" are not what they were.
Instead of seeing on the thrashing
floor a troop of young men and
maidens, stripping from the bright
ears of grain tbeir leafy coverings,
amid sweet voices, as of old, mere
"labor' comes in too often to per
form tho services, and silently and
coldly does its work. Yet, here and
there a farmer, who cannot forget
the pleasant times when be was
voung, sends forth bis annual sum
mons after the maize harvest is gath
ered, and then comes a merry-making
for old and young that is enjoyed in
a way never to be forgottej.
Old Ebpraim Bradley was a man of
this school. If his bead grew- white
under the falling snows of many
winters, the grass was ever fresh and
green, and the flowers ever blooming
on his heart. With bim, the annual
buskinir was never omitted, it was
like Christmas and Thanksgiving,
almost a sacred thing, half involving
sin in the omission.
Kate Mayfljwer, a wild romp of a
girl from Boston at least some in
the city regarded her us such was
spending a few weeas ia D ,
when invitations came to attend a
husking party at Ephraim Bradley V.
The old man lived some three miles
from the village. Kate had heard
about husking parties, and her young
spirits leaped up when tbe announce
ment was made that one was to be
held in the neighborhood, and that
she was invited to be present. It
was a frolic, that from all she had
beard, would just suit her tempera
ment, to make one of the partw in
the merrieft possible mood.
Evening bad closed" in on tbe ar
rival of the party from D , who
quickly joined some score or two of
young people ia the large kitchea,
here lay heaped up in tbe centre a
huge pile of Indian corn.
"All that to be busked r" whisper
ed Kate, as she entered the room.
"Ub, yes: all tnat ana more, per
haps " was tbe smiling reply. "We
have come to work, vou know."
"Now, gals," said old Mr. Brad
ley, who Btocd looking on as tbe
young folks cat tiered, witn bright
faces, around the golden grain, "now
for a good old-fashioned time. If
there are not baif a dozen weddings
between this and Christmas, I shall
say there is no virtue in red ears."
As be ceased, down dropped, amid
gay voices and laughter, the whole
company upon tbe floor, in all grace
ful and ungraceful positions, in a cir
cle around the pile of corn. Kate
alone remained standing, for the
movement was so sudden that she
could not act with it.
"Here's room for you, Kate," cried
cne of the girls who bad come with
ber, making a place by bcr aide ; and
down sank Kate, feeling, for tbe first
ime, a little awkward and confused.
Beside ber was stout, rough coun
try youth, whose fice was all merri
ment, aad whose eyes were dancing
with anticipated pleasure. Tbe city
girl eyed his rough, brown bands,
coarse garments, and unpolished face
Ub a slight feeling of repulsion,
and drew a little from him toward
ber friend.
"Oh, plenty of room, miss! Plenty
of room," said lie, turning broadly
around, and addressing ber with a
familiar leer, "The tighter we fit in
tbe better. Lay tho brands cloee, if
you want a good fire."
"Kate could not help laughing at
this. A she laogbed, he added:
"AH frco and easy hero." He
bad grasped aa ear of corn, and was
already stripping down tho husk.1
she bad recovered from the aurorise,
and, it must ba admitted, indigna
Hon occasioned by this unexpected
assault upon her I:ps, the hero of the
Erst "red ear" tvus- half round tho
circle of struggling girls, kisaiag
both right and left with a (kill and
heartiness that awoke shout of ap
plause irorn me young "tellers," who
envied hid good fortune. .
That was a new phrase ia tho lite
of Kate. She had heard of kissiog
as an amusement among youeir folks
and uad otten thought the custom
was too good to have become obso
lete; but a practical vie w and a per
auuai puriiL-ipaiuu. tike mis, W83 a
thing that her imagination had, in
none of its vageries conceived. An
old-fashioned, straight-backed, flat
bottoiued chair stood near, and, un
willing to trust terself again upon
tho floor. Kale drew that into the
circlo, and seated terself close to the
pile of corn just S3 the young ann
had completed hit) tai-k cf kissing
every girl ia the room.
"First-rate, that!" said he, smack
ing Lis lips, he threw himself at
her feet "Wasn't 1 lucky ?"
Kate's indignation had, by this
time, all melted away under a" lively j
sense or the ludicrous, and she could
not help laughing the merriest.
Soon another red ear was announced,
and then tbe kisBing commenced
again. Such struggling, wrestling,
screaming;, and laughing, Kate had
never heard nor seen. The young
man woo cciu tne prize bad all the
nervo required to go through bis part.
as Kate clearly proved when it came
to ber turn to receive a salute.
Springing from her chair, she fled in
to the next room ; But this cnlv iu-
creased Lis eagerness to touch the
lips of "the beautiful girl from Bos
ton," and he soon had his arms
around her and his bands upon her
cheeks. Tho straggle wa3 long and
well sustained 03 the part of the
maiden; but her fat was to be kiss
ed, and kissed byia rough young
countryman whom r she had never
seen before. The deed was done,
and then the blushing, panting girl
was led back in triumph to tbe room
from which eho had escaped.
Red ears were in plenty that
evening. It was shrewdly guessed.
that every young man baa come
with at least two in bis pocket, for
ail the girls avowed, that never be
fore had Farmer Bradley's field cf
corn produced s nany. As for
Kate, e h e was kissed, until making,
as she aiieged to her fr;end,'a virtue
of necessity, &he submitted w ith tbe
kindliest grace imaginable; and, if
the truth must be told, enjoyed the
frolic with as lively a zest as any one
present.
At length, the great pile cf corn
disappeared, and the guests arranged
themselves for dancing; but they
all had hardly been on tbe floor balf
an hour when supper was annouLced
and fuch a supper as it was ! No
pyramids of ice-cream or candid
oranges. No mock or real turtle; no
oysters ia a dozen styles. Turkies
there were, but aot scientifically
"boned." No; there were none of
the fashionable city delicacief-; but,
instead, "a gigantic round of beef in
the centre cf the table was flanked
on either side with vegetables. A
bouncing junk of corned beef was at
one end, and a big chicken pie at the
other. An Indian padding, of am
ple dimensions, stood forth between
the middle and the end of the end
dishes, and a gia'it pot cf beans
loomed od on the other side; while
pumpkin-pies, apple pies, apple-sauce
and a host t-f other 'fixings' filled up
tho Fpices.
This was tbe bill of fare of the
evening, and our city belle looked on
with a new surprise, as 6he saw the
articles disappearing one after anoth
er like frost work cn window pane3
at sunrise. If the good wife did
not say on this, as was said oa a sim
ilar occasion, "Lav hold, and help
vourselves' gals make a long arm,
and let the men folks take keer of
themselves. If any on you like tur
nips 'int and buttered, squat and
butter 'em to suit yourselves" at
least as hearty and primitive an invi
tation to go to work on the good
things was extended, and no one
could complain that it was not acted
upoo. What followed is best giveo
ia the language of one who bas al
ready described a similar scene:
"The guests seemed to do ample
justice to the viands ; mirth and fes
tivity reigned around tbe board.
Jokes, witticisms, and flashes of fun
would occasionally 'set the table in a
roar.' All appeared determined to
epjov themselves at the 'top of their
bent'."
"Socn as f upper was over, all the
girls lent a band, and the table was
cleared away in a jifly. Blindman's
bufT was then introduced ; the com
pany was uproarious ! Dancing was
the next consideration. Amos Bunk
er screwed up his violin, rosined the
bow, and 'did up' tho toe and beel
inspiring notes cf Fisher's Hornpipe;
whilst some of the party who were
somewhat skilled in the terpsichore
an art, put in tho 'double shuttle riga
doon.' Presently the lookerson
caught the enthusiasm, and tbe whole
company, old and young, adepts and
novices took the floor and did tbeir
utmost:
" Twaa rliilit and left, and down outside, six
around an 1 bark to back ;
lUrutn-acarum, helter-skelter, bump together,
whack I
"And thus was tho busking kept
up till the old clock, which Blood in
one corner of the kitchen, beat out
twelve ; then broke up this jolly
gathering."
So it was at eld Father Bradley's.
When Kato went back to Boston,
she was free to own that she had en
joyed a new kind of merry-making,
and avowed bcr purpose to be at old
Ephraim Bradley's when tbe next
"busking" came oil.
The
Shake.
ftrr and egue request
Two men murdered a third ia Woos-
tcr Ohio, while on their way to tho
hanging of a murderer.
The "rude militia" companies, ac
cording to law, met twice a year at
their respective bead-quarters for a
dav's drill and instruction. Tho reg
iment was assembled once a Tear,
usually in the month of May, at the
county town, wbere 11 was maca-u
vcred and instructed rather after
Dryden's system than either of those
presented by Congress.
Preparatory and fjr three days iui
mediately preceding the general
muster, the officers of all arms were
assembled and drilled together as
light icfantrv company . commanded
by their beld-officers. Tbev were ia
structed ia tbe manual of arms, com
pany tactics, regimental man'euvrea,
and wound up by a ceremonious re
nearsai or tbe prt tbev wer to
play in the grand review next day.
Although this company represent
ed tbe elite of our regimental splen
dors, glittering with tinsel and daunt
ing with feathers, a more heteroge
nious and cnsoldiery parade could
scarcely be imagined, there were
the elect from the mountains, who
sometimes marched to the rendez
vous barefoot, carrying their boots
and soldier clothes in a bundle the
ambitious cobblers, tailors, and
ploughbovs from crossroad hamlets
and rural districts, short, tall, fat,
skinny, bow-legged, sbeep-3hanked,
cock-eyed, hnmp-shouldered, and
sway-backed equipped by art as
economically, awkwardly, and va
riously as tbev were endowed by na
ture, uniformed in contempt of all
uniformity, armed with old flint
lock muskets,, horsemen's car
bines, long squirrel rifles, double
barrelled shot-guns, bell muzzled
blunderbusses, with side arms of as
many different patters, from the old
dragoon sabre that had belonged to
Harry Lee's Legion, to the slim
basket-Lilted rapier which had prob
ably graced the thigh of some of our
trench allies in the Revolution
the officers of tbe volunteer compa
nies, on tbe other hand, were gener
ally selected tor their handsome ap
pearance ana martial bearing, and
shone with a certain elegance of
equipment, eaca in the uniform per
taining to bi3 company. 1 here was
also a sprinkling of veterans of 1812,
recognized by a certain martinet pre
cision in their deportment, and a
shadow of contempt fur their crude
comrades, but quick to resent any ex
traneous comment derogatory to the
service. A city dandy who under
took to ridicale the old-fashioned
way in which some officers carried
their swords, was silenced by the
snappish reply: "Young man, I've
seen the best troop3 in Great Britai j
beaten by men who carried their
swords in that wav."
This harlequinade of equipment,
costume, and character was duly pa
raded twice a day, marched through
the streets and put through its ma
nivuvres on the preen common ad
joining our village, much to tbe satis
faction of all emancipated school
boys, negroes, ragamuffins, idlers,
tavern-keepers, and cake and beer
vendors, and somewhat, perhaps, to
the weariness of our (Quaker element,
industrious mechanics, who bad ap
prentices to manage, and busy house
wives who depended upon little ne
groes for help. Then came the great
day of days, when all vulgar indus
try was for the time suspended, and
all hopes of domestic industry de
ferred. Even the law students were
constrained to close their commenta
ries on Blackston, and when they
met at the "bar" would learnedly ob
serve (between a glass ot whiiky
and a quid of tobacco), "Inter arm a
silent leges."
But how we school-boya leaped at
the first tap of the reveille, eager for
the realization of our golden dreams!
How hopefully we scanned the east
ern horizon for assurance of a clear
day! With what miserly delight
we counted over our stock of cop
pers, hoarded for the occasion, and
calculated'their equivalent ia cakes,
beer and sticks of taffy ! How
doubtfully we considered the worn
efligy of "Georgius Rex" on a coin
we had found in a dirt pile, and won
dered if we could pass it on Mur
quart for a "gunger!" Then how
we watched tbe dusty roads as the
wild mountaineers came trooping ia
to swell tbe buzzing swarms already
gathered around tho taverns, grocer
t Ttoi n at the noTTOri or IT.
. ,, . r 1
to tell tno irum, saiu duua-.i, ......i. ... ,t
xiaviiavou, aa ub turcvt bbiuc um
per and faced the little group in
parlor, "1 am growing out 01 patience j h(,r ifsiie M, wcrse lhi0
with the text 'A woman at tbe; W01ij aa2Wcr.
bottom out.' it would o strange '(h, no I I'm
in this world, made up, as far as wej j9 ajj n'
that woman. During the last three
tmoctbs cf those vears I notiiad '.hat
Pa"j was betrayed info speaking of her-
V I: C f .m.limda arkan I aritit.l self
ste nerer 1
a Ik
usaa'. she
le tired ha;
"Will :aui," began a Second street
woman the other nioraing as the laid
aside the daily paper, "what U tLo
new metric system proposed by Alex
ander Stephens ?"
"It is a very wise measure, indeed,
my dear," he replied "Supposo you
waat a new dress costing $1 a yard."
"Yes."
"Under the metric nystera yoa
write to your father in Wisconsin for
tho money Ij buy it with. The
money come.', yea taka hi!f of it and
buy me a pair of pants, and then yoa
take the ret and purchase fifty cent
dres3 gocds. It is a very good
measure."
"And they propose to make it a
law, do tbev ?''
"They do."
"Wei!, sir !" the exr !a:med ahow-
I ing a red spot 03 each cheek "when
the metric system comes into practice
ia this family, divorce will folio,
and Alexander Stephens ia a fool, sir,
a fx!
les, and street corners: And with
what sublime motion we mingled
with tbe crowd, saw 'he plumed he
roes hurrying to and fro, as with
ceaseless rub-a-dub-dubbing, sound of
bugles, waving of banners, flashing
of swords, with the "thunder of the
captains and the shouting," this inco
herent and refractory mob was at
Ienght marshalled into pome sem
blance of a line of battle ! Then
tbe march afield, with its exciting in
cidents, several hours of tactical roa
nrevres, such as we might imagine
Sitting Bull and staff would execute
with a herd of buffaloes. Then the
return of dusty, thirsty veterans of
the day's campaign, aad tbe final res
olution of martial organization into
a storm of drunken, anarcbv and
fisticuff fights. For besides the pre
scribed military duties, it was well
understood that general muster day,
being reckoned among the dies non
in civil laur, cfTording the people a
convenient opportunity for settling
all the standing accounts, jealousies,
rivalries, quarrels, horse trades and
swindles of the current year, after
their own fashion; and the solution of
these difficulties by whiskv and judi
cial combat was considered quite as
satisfactory as a resort to lawyers,
and far more economical For, all
la all. it was a day worthy of six
months' eager anticipation and six
months of pleasant remembrance.
Porte Crayon, in Jlnrpr't Mnja-
ine jor.ulij.
are aware, of nothin? but the two
sexes, if a woman would occasional
Iv be found at the bottom of anv-
thing good. It is the injustice cf the
thing that makes me angry. Now
there aro hundreds cf us poor fellows
who owe all we are, and ail we have,
and all we can hope to bee me, ia
this world er the next to the unself
ish love of woman.
The gentleman's face was flushed.
and he spoke very warmly and feel
ingly, 90 much so that bis wire rocit-
ing her baby to sleep ia the further
corner of the room, inquired : ;
"But wbr should you care, Jubn:i
It bas always been
will be so. . e
about it now. because we have been
taught to expect it."
But you should care! And yoa
should fight for each other more than
you do. There is one chapter in my
life's history that I have always kept
locked in my heart ; but to-night I
feel as if it were my doty to open it
for your inspection ! and I do it for
the love cf woman for the love of
one woman who niado me what I
am, worthy to be the husband of a
good woman."
"Wnv, John," said Mrs. JJaviIand,
aoftly approaching, with baby still
held tightly to her "bosom, you ab-j
solutely frighten me."
"Let s bave the story, said the
rest of the group, certain that some
thing good might be expected ; and
John commenced, at first a little
timid, but gaining confidence a3 ho
proceeded :
"When I fir3t came to New York,
at tbe age of twelve years, to seek
my fortune, I can call myself a pre
cocious chap, without danger cf be
ing accused of an unusual degree of
selfappreciation, I was quick to learn
everything, the bad as well a? tbe
good. My employer used profane
languags. I picked up the oath he
dropped with a naturalness that sur
prised even mvself. The bovs in the
office a!l chewed tobacco. This was
a little the hardest job I ever at-1
tempted, but alter two weeks cf;
nauue-t acd stomache wrenching, I
came cCT victorious and could get
awav with my paper a day with the!
best cf them. True every word cf
it," continued the speaker. "One
afu-ruj-jr: I was sect with a note
from my employer to a hoa;e in the
upper p'.rt cf the citv. I hadn't
anythir to read, but I had pleaty cf
lobace , cod with that I proposed to
entertuia myself during tbe two or
three hours 1 must spend in the pas
sage. For some distance 1 did not
notice who were beside me, bat by
and by a lady said, softly and pleas
antly :
"Would you phase, little bjy, be
more careful, for I am going to a
parly, and I should hate to have my
dress spoiled."
I looked into her face. It was the
sweetest face I ever saw. Pale,
earnest abd loving, to my boyish hear'.
it was tbe countenance of an angel!
"What in the world did yoa say?"
interrupted Mrs. Haviland, her bright
eyes filling with tears, as she saw
how tbe memory of ibis beautiful
woman affected her husbaud.
I Say ! There was very little I could
say. I think all 1 did was to Iocs
I maoaged to dispose cf tobacco,
however, and wiped my mouth very
carefully, ail of which I felt certain
she saw and mentally commented
upon.
"Have yoa a mother, little boy ?"'
she next asked in tbe same tone.
"No ma'am," I answered, and felt
my throat filling up, and I
must swallow migbtr fast
from sobbing.
"You have a father, then,
pose ?" she kept on.
"No ma'am, no father."
"Brothers and sisters ?"
"Neither, ma'am."
"Then the little boy is all alone in
tbe world ?"
"All alone, ma'am."
"How long has your mother leen
dead ?" and tho dear woman waited
till I could speak.
"Two years," I answered.
She was silent for a moment, and
then said, so sweetly oh ! I never
shall forget it : "And what do you
think your dear mother would say
how do yon think she would feel
to know that her little boy was guilty
of such a disgusting habit as this?"
pointing to my cheek where the tell
tale cud had vainly tried to stand its
ground
One evening
longer than was
she
her
kept me much
custom, while
sue arranged lessons, and laid out
work enough it seemed to me for
months.
"Why so much to-night?" I in
quired, conscioa.? that my heart
ached, and suspected the cause.
"Because, dear," she answered, "I
do not want yoa to come next week,
and I am anxious that you should
have sufficient work to anticipate, as
well as to keep you busy. I think I
can trut von to be a good bo v.
John?"
"F thin It rnn ri.n maa'am ' I n
n so, and always' gwered a!mo6t sobbi
dont think much, "If I should see your mother, mv
dear boy, before Ion?, what shtll I
sayto her for you ?"
lcen I knew all, and my grief
knew no bounds. It is no use t go
on. She died two days after; aad
when I hear folks saying, "There's a
woman at the bottom of it," I feel
like telling the whole world what a
woman did for me ' I
.a Town Tt hsel.
said
the 1
thy
the
knew I
to keep
I sup-
lltal. Tor Aaglera.
on-are
Never fish in troubled waters
less you are certain that there
pleoty of fish to bo caught
1 oa cannot weigh a hub in is own
scales."
The angler's favori'e dance is ' the
reel."
Some fishermen's receipts are all
"net" profits.
A worm oa tbe book 19 worth
more than two ia the mud.
Give fish ever so much line and
Le will never hang himself.
"1 must leave now;" she contin
ued, but here is my card ; if yeu
come to see me almost any evening
I shall be glad to see yoa, and per
haps we can be of service to each
other."
She gave me her little gloved band,
and to my dying day I shall never
forget the sensation of that moment
I '.'Quid not bear to part with her ;
without her I could do nothing
with ber 1 could grow to man s es
tate a man in the truest sense of
the word. From that moment tobac
co never crossed my lip?.
As soon as I could summon cour
age. I called upon the lady. Well
do I remember bow my heart beat as
I waited ia the elegant parlor for her
to come down; and how awkward I
felt as I followed my guide to ber
private Bitting room. Here she got
at every point of my life, and, before
I bade ber good bye, it was arranged
that I should spend two evenings a
week at her house, and study oa
these occasions jast what she thought
best
No lover ever locked forward to
meeting with the mistress cf his
heart, any more than I did to those
meetings with my friend.
I grew careful of my personal ap
pearance, careful of my conversation,
and strove ia every way to be worthy
of this noble friendship. Two years
passed ia this delightful manner
two years that made me. My friend
not only attended to my studies,
striving also all the while to sow tbe
right kind of spiritual seed, but she
procured me a business situation
with a particular friend of hers,
where I remain to this day. No
body but Ood knows what I owe
A rallore.
A gaunt, hen-pecked looking man,
with a sepulchral voice, glided into
the Central station office and- sat for
two hours and a half, irritating a
pimple on fci3 nose, before he managed
to muster sufficieut nerve to uabosom
himself. Having screwed himself np
to the sticking point, he stepped soft
ly up 10 tne squire and said witn
marked fcrctne.-3 :
"Jadge?" -
"Well, sir," said the Court.
"I've come
"Well I'"
"To ascertain "
"(Jo ahead."
"How much"
"This sounds like business," thought
the Court.
"How much wiil it cos: "
"Yes, yes."
"How much will it i-o-t if, in an
onguarJed moment, I sh. nid be seiz
ed with a spasm and hhf.tild smite
tho woman who double- ny triable,
over tho brow with the j- -m my
dexter finger ?"
"Let me uatierMaEd,"'
court. Yoa wish to kno v
tv for wife beating. 1 3 ti.
"That's the English cf i. "
"Well, about thirty days.''
"Thirty days," repeated the
pecked man. "Judge, would you let
her get within a haudrcd vards t.f
my prison home if I protent ?"
"Certainly not."
His mournful countenance blossou
ed with anticipated joy as be started
for the door. As he was passing out
he turned boldly to the justice and
remarked :
"Make her out, judge, I'll be
to pay the penalty in jast about
hcurs.:'
Thirty days. How cheap!
won t I won t I whang her
I caa'c hold a candle to ber one jaw
movement ; I've not even pretended
to wear the trowsers but my man
hood is aroused. I'll simply gyrate
ia an irregular orbit about her heaJ
piece, and then I'll gire my3e!f up t
the law for thirty days with pleasure.
If I can get one grand, glorious sling
of this No 10 bull skin at her, 1 II go
down fcr sixty days without a groan."
Two hours later, four men carried
htm to the hospital on a shutter,
and his wife was arrested for aau!t
and battery.
tjarian l is a town on wheel.-; when
ever the Denver and P.io Grande rail
road fini-hes a section of road the
town moves to the end of the line.
The people of Garlaad are determin
ed to live at the terminus of
narrow-gauge, no matter where it
takes them. As the line wi;I be ex
tended to Alamosa next week,
the festive Garlacdera are now pre
paring to pack up and move or dust,
as they put it The house are being
taken djwn ; in a week or tea days
the present site cf Garlaad will be
deserted both by friend and foe. Gar
land was built ia a week and in one
time had about 1,00'J inhabitants. It
is a healthy place ; it was located
apout one year ago, and there have
L 1 " 1 . .
ikku uut seiea ueams. ;o yen see
there are few that die tut when they
die they die suddenly. The cmete
ry on the hill contain seven graves,
and we climbed the steep declivity in
the early morning to inspect it. Cne
isthegrave of a wee babe, whose
little 'amp of life went out af:er an
existence cf two months. Thesecond
is that of aa aged man the "Judge,"
Le was familiarly called, who died a
natural death. The remainder met
violeat deaths ; one was hung by the
Vigilance Csmmtt'.ee and four" were
shot dead in the saloons. Net unlike
Texas this is place, as described by
aa old Texan, who after being asked
by a stranger whether it wa necessa-
j ry to carry weapons, replied that long
I intervals might p03siblv elapse before
a weapon was required, but "when
yoa do want a pistol yon want one
mighty bad."
A Xa.lsealsee,
hen-
here
two
Ob,
one !
The Freight Hrakensan.
amid peril from the
engineer whistles np
He lives
moment the
brakes until he calls them down
from tbe time be steps upon his train
until he leaves, he is subject to perils
and hardships such as no class of
men ia tho world must endure. The
sailor before tho ma.-t is indebted to
ship-builders for at least a little
thought in providing for his safety.
No ship is ever launched until it is
ascertained to be seaworthy ; and
however some shipmasters may ne
glect the means of providing for tbe
safety of crews, all maritime nations
have enacted laws to insure these
precautions. But in the case cf the
freight brakeman and "freight crews"
generally, the law-maker has never
deigned to devote a thought Bail
road companies have no restrictions
placed upon theja as to affording
these men any specific facilities for
the performance of tbeir duty; the
cars are not constructed to facilitate
their labors we bave never beard of
an improvement designed expressly
for the benefit cf a train band of no
"platform" constructed for night use
of no car top so arranged as to af
ford him a safe footing of no brake
that will enable him to work with
ease, ah -patents ' on treight cars
are designed to extend their capacity
or cheapen their construction. Tbe
mere matter of a freight brakeman
conductor or flagman is of no ac
count. If one is killed the company
can supply his place without cost ;
but if a platform is brckco, a car
wrecked, it cons money to repair or
replace it. Ia winter's storm, sum
mer's beat, the flash of lightning, the
roar cf thunder, the bowl cf tie
storm, it is all the same with 1 he
brakeman he must stand firm when
tbe shrill whistle indicates bis c
tion llar r' H'efiy.
A new moonstone has been discov
ered in Japan. In Seki, a place fre
quented by travelers, on their way to
Ise, there is a stone figure of Buddha
which has stood there tor ages past.
It has ever beea believed by the
inhabitants of the district that a magi
cal radiance proceed from ooe of the
ears of the image, which was ia coo
sequence an object of devoui worship.
Some native philospher hearing of this
strange stcry aud anxious to discover
its orgia, made a piigramge to tbe
miraculous statue, aud on closely ex
amining the ear, found imbedded in
the lobe cf it a crystal bubstacce,
which, oa further examination, turn
ed out to be a diamond. On the result
cf the examination being male known,
tbe people of the district became great
ly excited, some wanting to take i t
cut and seil it and others protesting
against such profanation. Applica
tion was accordingly made 10 the
legal authorities for a guard to pre
vent the stealing of tbe jewel.
and the precious image is now guard
ed mgbt and day.
vtbrre t.old Wan Almost I nk nan n
There wai a queer and very inteteit
ing sight at Wiilimantic Satardav. It
was payday at the Wiilimantic thread
company's mills, and tbe managers
paid off their help in gold coia. It
was the first time in the history cf
the concern that cld had beea ac
tually used for tbe payment of wages,
and its re"entioa bv the throng of
women and men and girls and bovs
as ther came up for tbeir par was a
curious studv. A few of the older
workmen who had lived abroad were
familiar with the stuff, bat to most of
them it was a strange sight and a use
less thing. One wotnao. after re
ceiving her pay ($llJ) and counting it
over, came back to tbe overseer
with :
"I've brought back the monev.
Ther's a dollar, a half dollar and
some cents."
She had received a ten-dollar gold
piece, a five-dollar gold piece and a
two and a-haif-dollar gold piece and
a dollar bill and a silver half. The
last two she knew "a dollar and a
half dollar" but to her all the rest of
tie stufT was "some cents' and she
was bound to have it corrected.
V lolcnce nasi Ronberv
A I-k ol Hod a Wates
IlARmsniRr., June I! John,
Isaac and Peter Hawo, bachelor
brothers, whose ages range from CO
to ;5 years, were attacked in tkeir
house, six miles from Huntingdon,
this afternoon, by two tramps, and
beaicn onmerc'fully. John and
Isaac were beaten until unconscious
and the latter ks considered beyond
recovery. The tramps then knocked
down tbe housekeeper, ooe of them
holding her while his accomplice ran
sacked the house. They carried cT
bonds to the amount of $1,00", some
money and other valuables. Upon
the alarm being given they were pur
sued, bnt turned and fired' upon tbeir
pursuer?. Tbe chase was then given
op, but now the entire neighborhood
has been aroused, and tbe woods are
being scoured in search of the miscreants.
Flint One n as Hponse.
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think it
ays :
would
? but I'm told that fliot is nolh
ruore nor less thaa s poo re
A lake of soda water known as the
Lake of I.ooar, ia India, has hereto
fore formed one cf the most useful as
well as picturesque features of the Hy
derabad Assigned Districts. The salt
collected from this has been widely
used for washing and dying chintzes ;
and wheo, the dry weather, reduces
tho level of the water, vast quanti
ties of soda were gathered oa the
shore. From an official report, how
ever, which has jast beea issued, we!
gather that the supply cf soda now A gentleman traveling on horse -greatly
exceeds the demand, which ', back came upon an Irishman who
owing to the distance of the lake j fencing ia a most barren and
from tbe line of railway, has always j desolate piece of land: "What are
been a local one. No "fresh supplies ; yon fencing1 in that lot for. Tat?"
were taken from the lake In 1ST6-TT, 1 said Le. "A herd cf cows would
as large stocks of unsold produce re-1 starve to death on that land." "And
maiaed on band from the accumu!a-SOTe jour honor, vasal I tinting it
tion of the preceding year. ' to kape the poor bastes ot of it ?''
A writer in Si.
"Yoa never would
you
lag
turned to stone. Uoce tbe sponge
grew at the bottom of tne sea, as
sponges grow now : but that tm
ages and ages ago, and since then
the sponge turned to flint and has
lain covered by rocks and earth ef
many kinds piled thick above it.
Seen with a microscope flint show
the make of sponge in its fiber, aad
somtimes yoa can see bedded in it
the tiny creatures on which th
sponge bad fed. Now sod then
inside a flint will be found bits of tbe
sponge not yet changed. That last
proof settles it ; bat I must say it is
bard to believe hard as tbe Siat,
almost"
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