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ATTiKNfcYS-AT-LA W Miriness m twifd In tlieir ear. will be , an,i uu'-iuan L-.w-B o I .IB true umt, 0pit the t id 'io ul"-a .RS L.C.COI.B..r.K M I'.ORN COI.BORN. ATTOKNiAS AT LAW i.urnieiw Intrusted I" oar ear. will be pr- mpt- B,,;r.i end a.1j"ninit iX.aniirti. fiurvev. v it .liClim '"" o" rraMMill Irrua, UIN 0. KIM MEL. AlK'KMY-AT LAW, Some rwit. Pa. ii nM,d in all laalnw iirad t h! rr .... ....i.. . ...lL lih tra.Vnit. m. 1 nn it'tn-i r time on Mil In UroM mwl. ENKY F S(1IEI.!.. ATnKNEY-AT LAW . v and Penal A Kent, Wuiiuotn lllatk Someraet. Pa r A I.ENTI NE HAY. ATTORNEY -AT LAW nl liei! rln Real Et- Somen'. P nn h!1 i.aiiie-i entr jsied to Itia care j- neM nod C'ieiy ill llt nix n. ruL. ATTORN EY-AT LAW Somerset, la. ill nmrptly attend to all bninea entruHcd im. M.. a-l a need on collect lona. ic Ol io Munawth rJuildinc. n. on i.e. ATT.iKNEY-AT LAW, Someraet Fa., i Proleaaloral tflne entraned to m) car. at- rmled w with iiptna and Bxi.uty. AV riLLIAM II. KOONTZ. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Somerwt, Pa., Will ! tin.mpt attention to hnrtnea etitrnat to hl eare In Someniet and adjolnlna; eowoUea. 5 flier la Printing Houae Kow. AMES L. run II. ATTOREY-AT-LAW. Smeret. Pa. OBiee. Mammoth Bloek. np atalra. Entrance rta CYoe treet. Oolleetlor maoe, eatM trtle-1. title eaamlned. and all learal hiulDeo lenoed t. with prvanptceea ana cociuy. T L. BAER. 1. ATTORN EY-AT LAW, Someraet, Pa V.ll practice Is S.meraetand ailiolnlnrconntlea. .1 -y-r.-i enlroned to him will t promptly I'etMlrd to. I-AAC rng '-T-V 1 '"A- fA in(;rs. AlTi iliKr Y-A1-LA W. Someraet, Penn'a. EN NIC MEYFRs. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Someraet. Penn'a. A'lWaal r-ineaa entrnpted to Meare will be t.t.,1 tt wttli a iitneea and hoelltv. I'Bire In Wan-.D.oib Mm k Ik n tr to Boyd f -at More. aft ii. HOWARD WYNNE. M. I. Iiieiieotthe F. Far Noee and Thrt. iierial and aclBiiiva prctic Hra. a. . to I- La a. r A tireen I lock, a6 i a'.n St. WILLIAM COLLINS. IiKN 1 1ST. SOMERSET. PA. Vur?i In XJ.n.BH.th Hl.-k above rViTd' Irm t.Te .tor. he can ai all ilme he f n.' prer ' l-ne ill kin a lt eit-Bctli ,iw I wtk. aacn a nrin rea 'in Ac Anlbctal tetb" all ktrxi. tr,. ..i the ti ma enal learned Operatlona arraDied. I A RLE M. HICKS. A A JVSTU EOF THE PEAtE. i Someraet, reni'a. I AVES O KIERNAN. M. D It i f f tit p oi.t. r.al ervlce' to if e el'taer "f ,: SoB-ereci ai4 Tii-mni rtecaa te P-nnd ai the r-h e cr 4t I h t.t'r. oa ataU) Mrret or atil.. i n-oi it r-rnr, rirutier t-xyl c 1MB. inn k my tlx h.s kivmeli 1)1 R E. M. KIMMELL A- SON tender their pmleaalona aerricea to l he cltl- m.aoi n-erci bihi vkii pv Oncol the em I -r i. thf btth can at allMirncii. nnleaa pp.iewd' a'l eaaaced. he f.-oc' a't their omea, on Malr rreu eait at the I'tamond. K. MILLER Lag pemia- Mf rvieial. 4 ftce er' nor loea'ed ib Kcrhn V the practice ol (Val'.el Lariea e.ri"in ajir. A To-lt H. RltURAKER ti nders hig profcwfcmal aTvicm to the cl-laeo of Sot ret ano kii:i: iti.-. m reudeoe on Main treet.e ol the InaaioiMi. Oil W M. R A lC H t..d.r lie prol'-lo.l acrnce to the eiuaeal o( Soea e-t ai! 1 WILI t . """ore.ioiireaat of WavneA Berkebile- win arc i. ir. 1 . t u. A.;. MIU.KR. fhymciak a si eg it 'N, Bei. lndlaaa, w " Biid t-j latter at otaerwwi. kre be I ni-JOlINlilLLS. S MNT16T. 1 "'-- fcrtrj Btfcrj'slru.re.Bl Cra treet, Kia-t, p. )IAM0NT HOTEL, TBZ,Ysnxnv 'EN N 'A. hJ ,i7? '".O'ellkBC-ra to ka lately JiiVl J, ,"n"l' fcKkka aaaae It a eerr h7i t .2 Si?' a! tw h" xbt traaellnit W H.iTSTFR. P-f. I E.Ca. DlaaBea4 wo. to m mm 4 'tat fa .ni .11 . '" 7 tUtttitittiiiswiMnni It. Itirrt:'! Zt Icrcrcr. 'ek m laatal wilt) tla .v,r iMN mi ui a I WtOftTIOHTK'iF' H.ST.ad ,K At S SMALL .r BAH. iwtl!!y ,lw e' m aMe,e a4 k.ti.ratr ill. Lmr. CCBEECTS THE KIDNEYS. a U tad trw all daaltra. ttl. p.Mle'hall attachexl ri ,I.-T J" Ur" rooB.-tabliw, ,-"-k.., or Bl. -a I 1 r lie I ;VOI.. XXXI. X(. 23. , Fmuk H. Ray. LMABLIMllD S4TEABS. IIE3 "2" WHOLESALE Tin, Coper aid Mini fare Uannf y, o. 2S0 Washington Street, Johnstown. Pa. "572 A2S TSIPAESD 70 CFFIE RANGES. STOKES and At Prices Less than any other Spvrlal mention )i.l I. J.llilnv In Tin. Oalranlwd Imn and Sheet-Iron, fugmt Pani, Steam Hi-Alr Pi. K.. nnit. S-.u'lhK. Stark ol tnittne. and all work pertaining to Cdlir For Be. Etimaien riven ami ..rk liu t. nrmlan Mwliaoiof on It. Sole Arm for Nubl. Cook. Jiilm-fuwolkiuk SieHr" Auli-Kut Oook. ExcrlnKir . iMtiet tei. nrraii cinwtf. ;Ke Hoxea. C'biirater-ralll. Kntnan4 Fork! (oommuo ml laurl). Herman Mirer Hriinnla !oa. Tea Iravt. Lined, irua arxl Enameled Ware, tintf an.l CV.pi-er Keitlet. Meat broiler. Ovater Broiler. iic Heater, all different kind. Xread Tuamer. Pla ei Kriutnnta and Wire (laMora. In Stand. Kir. iron, and rrTtBinr of v n mjn in ine vAainc ieiar. ment. ad axperienoe ol inirty-mree year in Dunnea neraena W o to meet i lie win! ui tl i mhuiiuiiIit Id oor line, with a rood article at a low price. All rud !d W AKKAM EH A.i h EHK i S E.N TED or th money relnnded. Iall and tec lb. Ware ; et prkw be I. .re pareliarinr ( no iruhl to anuw a?oola fen eommenclnir Hcuee-Keenlnr will aae. ii percent. -y tiuvli.K their -u. lit Irom dp. Merchanta aellinir t1 la our Mn horM aend lor M li..rili Price l.liu or call ami aei quoiationa ot unr Wan . A we have no apprentice! all oar wora ib amniea to oe 01 me le. quality at loweat H AT IHtOSXo.2SO Wniahlneton Street. JliaMAwn, Penn'au HERE IS THE PLACE! J. M. HOLDERBAUM 1 SONS NO. 4 BAER'S BLOCK. A Conifil. te Airt.iit nt of GENGRAL MERCHANDISE consisting of STAPL3 and FANCY DRY GOODS! A L:ire Atssortment of DRESS GOODS AND NOTION! MEXS', BY S & CIIILDREX'S CLOTHING! HATS .BOOTS AND SHOES ! CARPETS & OIL CLOTHS! Queensware,. Hardware, Glassware, GROCERIES. All Kinds of Window Blinds and Fixtures, Wall Pap rs, Umbrellas, Sitchels and Trunks, Churns, Butter Bowls, Tubs. Buckets, B-iskets, Toledo Bumps, Farm Bells, Corn Plant ers and Plows, Cultivators, and WAGONS! THE UOLASJ) CHILLED PLOW, The cJLurrioy JioirEii & reaper, Ihe Cir UIPJOX GRAIX SEED DRILL, With Detachable Fertilizer. THE UHT OF VKYiniaG AT J. M. HOLDERBAUM & ONS', SOMERSET, PENN'A. ISTEW OOOIDS! NEW GO DS! AT G. R. PAEKEE'S. For Caliiia-s t Uiiihains, t;o TO Q. R. r.VV.KEK. For Ploai liiil A Vuhlfat-bexi Mucins, GO TO G. U. PAKKER. For Slutititip. t Pillow Cum- Mu!i!i, CO TO ;. K r.VKKER. For I'.U-aclnsl. l'iilil-ai '..eil, P.r"Wii .t I.til Coloreil t'ntton, GO TO .. R. PAKKER. For Table Linen, Naj-kina A Towel", GO TO G. R. PARKER. For Nit Olieap Pre Gihh1. GO T G. R. PARKER. For tbe Rt A Onnjt 'oltrv.l A B:a( k Caliniere in Town, . GO TO G. R. PARKER. For r.!u k Si'ki- A Satin. GO TO G. R. TARKER. For P.latk Velvets' A I're-- Trininnnpa. GO TO C. P. P RKER. For Rani & Plain Woolen Flannels, GO TO G. R PARKER. For Ch.-!!iiiti t Twil. GO TO a. R PARKER. For Hoierv, Glove. t Hn.lki n liier, GO TO G. R. PARKER. For fliiliireti-' I.alie' G. n!lenien t n- !erwr. GO TO G R TARKER. For SlmaN .1 P.laiiket. GO TO G. R. TARKEP. For ''tiX-Wint-a .t Cart Varna. GO TO G. R. PARKER. For Oil n.t?'. GO TO G. R. PARKER. IF YOf WANT TOVRl Y CHEAP AND goo: goi ):.-. JO TO G. R. PARKER. So. t . Jan. 1 FASHIONABLE CUTTER & TAILOE, Having bad Bran, year esiriea. . in all hratiebe of lie Tallurluc l n tneaa I aaaraniee Sl:f(tl'tn t all tio aaT call B. 4i me anl lavur ru with tlteir Jat ntiKre. Year. -r , wyt. m. hoc iiri.Ti.i:K, S4HM?rel, Iaa. slWWflin fKSTAliI.lSHKI 18"TT.) CHiIIIS.).BiIKl K.J PtHTS. Prt-idtr.t Ca?hir. rnerU snale is all part of U. Vnlted SLalea. CTJAEGES MODERATE. Part lea wtohtria; to a ixl wwi ert eaa be ae on nlatrl t.j draft B N York la any aana. aieetaa nale with r SDiieMi I'. t. BxkI racht and 4t N.n.er abd TalaaWea aeewred by une rf Iitelwl,1.' eelelinied fate, wlik a Sar- ail a a aw a' w uaa. tiaa. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. M-All W al boiKiiTiodeeTTed.-M deer CHARLES HOFFMAN. r (Abeve llmirjr HrSrleTlaSKOrr.) LATIST STYLES ill LOWEST FEICLt VktAfi Cr SA US FA C7I0N GUARAkJLED.-Zl '0: m i5 -'.'Taui. mm tailor SOMERSET, JPV. BROS. AND RETAIL HOUSE-FURIIiSHJKG GOODS IK GENERAL House in Western Pennsylvania, Penn. In Honm-FornUhinK (ooll ( oOn pi Ice. To (av. money call on or tend to AlbektA. Uobbb. 1. Scott Wabd. HORNE & WARD, armaaoas to EATON & BROS, 27 FIFTH AYEMJE. NO. PITTSBURGH, PA. SPRING, 1882. NEW GOODS E7ILY IAY SPECIALTIES Embroideries, Laces, Bill !.-, Whit Goads, Haas kettliiefs. Diets Triir.aiags, Hosier, Gloves, Corsets. VBSlia tad Neria. Usdo-veir, la iats' tad Cktidre'! ClotktBg. fCJ Goods, Yarns, Zeahyrt, Mats rials f All Kiads for FANCY WORK, Guts' FtniiKm Gccrs, k, ii ri CBraTa ! is asr atTrrLLT aouc" ordersbv mmil jTTE.voFO To , with CARE ASP DISPATCH. mart I EDWARD ALCOTT, BtAtrrrAcrtaaa ad pkalcb is LUMIiER! OAK FLCOBIKG A SPECIALTY: OFKIt K A.VD FACTORY : DRSINA, SOMERSET CO., PA. IrlMy ETBUHEp 1sW. C. T. FKZAuZEK,, . 501 mmd SOS Mala Street, JOHKSTOWIT, PA. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST, AD DEALES I.f PERFCflEBT, PAI3TTS, OILS Ola, a ad Patty. Hair and Tooth Braaaea, Faaey ArtKlea. Toilet a BO r-nanDf rHmjm. mo. a, l oiiei aau cbbviub. r-uf. r : v- ....... - - -- . - j . . . u u. . , mnuxi dJr"lU' pJJrp'f'Hows. comin' here to spend Christ- ocarai. t rm mm They very often come this? w r-r XT fiwy-" Famlla MedM Uooi aocaratelT PATENTS aMained.and all bwdaea la tha U. . Patent, , , , ,. , , otTvne, or la U oos.ru auewaed ts fur oDEtATf. i he landlord, who did not under FtES. ' stand city slang, stared. Wa ara oprmelt. tb. YT. Si. Pateat nflle.a- . rrt . 11 . to patTIt BUSmtSS exclusively, The guests were all at supper a e-aoWale wtenia la lea uai. laaa Uaoj retaota aaVOTT FUUper it Was, tOO, for the arkdr.T..lianmailrlH u ta nanmuiuH. tabiuty rre. . eoarwe; ww aaaa. no war. hinTto tb. PMaaaterttM Rant, of the Mucej .Trier piTlno. and sv aAeialaof tb U. t. rateat uaiea. tr oreaiar. aainr, ii mi, aad retaraaie. to aetaal aUeat as ffcar wa Stala lU.addrww C. A. SNOW dt CO., Olatt Pateat rVe, Wartaa. p. q 0111 SOMERSET, CHKISTMAS DAY, BY 50BA FCkBT. What' thia hurry, what's this flurry, All throughout the house to-day? Everywhere merry scurry. Everywhere a found of play. Something, too, ' the matter, matter, Out of doors as well as in. For the bell goes clatter, clatter. Every minute such a din ! Everybody winking, blinking. In a queer, mysterious way; What on earth can they be thinking, What on earth can be to iay? Bobby peeping o'er the stair way, Bursts into a little shout; -Kitty, too, is in a lair way. Where she bides, to giggle out. As the bell goes cling-a-ling-ing Every minute more and more. And swift feet go springing, springing, Through the hall way to the door. Where a glimpse of box and packet. And a little rustle, rustle, Makes such sight and s und ana racket Such a jolly bustle, budle, That the youngster in their places, Hiding slyly out of sight. All at once show shining faces. All at once scream with delight. Go and ask them what's the matter. What the fun outride and in What the meaning, ot the clatter. What the bustle and the din. Hear them, hear them laugh and shout then. All together hear them sav. Why, what have you been about, then, Kot to know it's Christmas day?" ChrUtinat St. Xichola. A MKKIIY CHKISTMAS. BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES. "Fine, 'ld fashioned Christinas weather !" 'lhat is whnt Mr. Mipgles, the uvern keejn-r, called it, as he stood rubhin lilt hands bt-tore the blaze il ttie liUgr- back In):, that had up held tlie tallest me in all tde forem in Maine but u ft- brief in inttis A jihilosiiulit r ini'it have ;lean- td valuable in ill-r out nt Un.H tact, but Mr. Miles iva nut a iituhwo iier. lie took be.ven 6 gnu n they i i . . .. .i i . i i came, ami uiu I'tn puzzie ma neau as to their wlis and wheretores ; and he liked a cold viiid aim tleep snow at Christmas, because it was good for businet-s. "Ureadlul reatner: trie stage driver called it, as he sat, drifted uu. on his box, like a polar bear in the mid."t of an avalanche ; hid head down, his withered hands so numb that he could hardly hold the reins, and the snow pricking and tingling round his face, like bo many needles with patent points. "Cruel weaUirl as the idow romeroy, who had no wood left, and lose barrel of meal was at the low est possible ebb, phrased it. Superb weather ! as Mis fet. John, up at St John Hall, who was "dying for a good, old fashioned coaft down hill," declared. People look at things through such different lenses. The stage brought in three or four guests for the Red Owl Tavern that night Mr. Jessup, the drummer, who, with his bag ot samples, had lntendidto make his way to War wick, the next post office town, but was belated by the violence of the storm ; two ladies in the dress ol some Christian iMsternood, wno were en route for the new hospital at Plumsboro'; and Peleg Pepjier, who had been lumbering in New Hamp shire, with a gang of ether stalwart giants, and was now on his way to siend the Christmas week at his hoaie, in the Maine wilderness. Mr. Pepper was a modern Hercu les, in a faded and ragged greatcoat, a red silk handkerchief, tied brigand wise over his ears, and a hat that was an outrage to civilization, so worn, bat'ered, and generally dilap idated was it. He hung back sheep i ir-hly from the circle around the l fire. "I ain't none of your fine folk, 'Squire," said he, in reply to the landlord's hospital entreaties. I'm a backwoodsman, 1 be! I'd rather set m the nacR Ritcnen along ol me he- p. 'Squire ; no offense to you." Si honest Peleg was allowed to keep in the background. Sister Streiiica looked with un- ea-y glances at Kicter Bt-rtina. "I bolie it is 11 riht," Said she. "Hut he has a villainous face," wl i?-prtd Sir-tir Btrtina. "There were hiohw;ymen in the White Mountains last summer," suyested Sister Serenica. "O i, but this is uc!i an out-of-the way place," urged Sieter Bertina ; "and the lautllord has a good, hon st face." "Verv true," said Sister Serenica. ! "Put the man mav have coiifeder- aW hid out in those hemlock woods. I'm a little uneasy about the hun- i drtd dollars we are to deliver to the head nurse at th hospital." "Dear, dear!" said Sister Bertina, with a little shudder, "I'm sorry you jiut the thing into my head, Seren ica. Now you speak of it he has a hanedog expression of countenance. And do you observe how he chuck les to himself every little while, as he sits out in that back kitchen and stare at the fire ? You may depend that it's because he thinks he has us at his mercy." Mr. Jessup, the traveling sales-1 man, aid not exi-ctiv approve ol ibe looks of the lumberman either. "I hope, landlord," said he, rub bing his white, scented hands ver the fire, "that our friend out there is ! all right" "Eh?" said the Boniface. "Whv ! : sbr nldn't he he all ritrht ? He's one I n' tl.cm 'm Humiicriir lnmliar - . j . "He looks rather shady to me, ' finrrratri J&firh uiiiuiuiui aiie wu uie iTaii cook, 1., 11, ;- ,t ,U 1. oi tneneigbDorhood when, in rusn-. i. - . ... .. Mow-powdered vision from the ntr world, pantintr and breath- Iocs : "Have any of you seen anything of a littJe girl in a white plush dress and blue nbbona ? said he. The i set OF: ESTABLISHED, 1827. PA.i WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20 1SS2. Squire's little grand uoujjinri is lost I ; "Lostl" shrieked the landlady, with the coffee pot in her hand. "Lost P cried all the company, in chorus. "A child lost! In such a storm as this ! Among these lonely pine for ests !" "Only four years old," said the messenger, mutely accepting the glass of hot spiced ale which mine host made haste to hand him. "She ran out back of the wood, when the stage stopped, to the Squire's, to leave the letter bag, and she ain't been seen since. And Mrs. Sedley, she's in hyetesics, and the quire's over toward Lindleyville, and all the men are gone in different directions to look for her.'" "Well, I never!" said the land lord. "Poor little dear !" said the land lady. "Children are always in some scrape or other, " said the drummer, who was a single man. "We never know what tribulation is in store for us," said Sister Seren ica. "If we hear anything of the bless ed child, we'll certainly let you know." said the landlady. "And Miggles will send the stableman out just as soon as trie late man comes in." But the messenger had scarcely disappeared when the housemaid came in and whirpertd to Mrs. Mig gles. excitedly : "Oh, missus, I've had such a turn !" "A turn, you silly goose !" said the landlady, who tolerated no senti mental noDsenHe with her damsels-in-waiting. "What on earth do ytu mean ?" "Was it a child in a blue sash and a white fro k as was lost?" said De- linda. "Why, yes, didn't you hear the man sav so -With blue eyes, and hair as yel ow as butlercuis?" "Yes, vm !" cried Mrs. MigIes. What ofit?'' Then, m it'll m, it's been kidnap ped !'' Said Delind.t. with a hysteric al whoop. "And that there cruel, flinty-hearted lumberman h i" srot if in his room up stairs in ah o-ox!" "What!" cried the landlady. "Pretty dear ! I saw her myself!" shrieked the maid. "Come and look, ma'am, ifyou don't believe my words." And in five minutes Peleg Pepper, sitting dozing before the kitchen fare, witb his shaggy cap pulled over his eves, was seized by half a dozen pairs of hands. "Eh ?" he cried, starting out of his half shaped dreams, and mechan ically putting his hand on his pock et where, in the woods, he usually carried hisrerolver. "Villain!" roared Miggles. ."You wretch!" screamed Mrs. Miggles. "Fiend in human shape !'' roared the damsel ; while all the tavern help jon.ed in the genernl hue and crv hat s the matter : said Peleg Pepper. "Bring the poor little innocent down at once," said Mrs. Migirles. "She's Ieen drugged, or she would never lie there so still and peacea hie. Confess your crime, and p'raps the 'Squirell let you off easv! Though what could have put such a fiendish idea into your head, 1 m sure I can't imagine!" "Confess!" said Sister Serenica, mildly, "and clear your soul of this dark stain." Peleg stared around him, with eves of amazement "Be I in a lunatic asvlum ?" he demanded. "Because if I ain't I'm blamed if I know what vou all mean !" Awav in the snow mantled cabin in the Maine wilderness, little Bessie Pener was sound asleep in her home-manufactured crib, her curls as carefullv tended as those of "Squire Sedley 's heiress granddaugh ter, floating like gold spun on the pillow, her red yard stockings dulv suspended from a hook in the huge chimney piece, her tiny dreams wandering through an enchanted land of toys and sweet meats, while Mrs. Pepper went, ever and anon, to the window to peer out into the dri ving snow and tenijiest "What can have become of him?" she said to herself, with troubled eyes. "Because if he shouldn't come to-night, and Bess should wake up, tomorrow morning, and find her stockings empty " The possibility was too appall in;! Mrs. Pepper dared not follow the distracting train of thought any fur ther. And her heart sank as the old clock in the corner clanged eleven. At that minute there was the sound ot heavy footsteps stamping J off the snow on the door step a soft tap at the door, and in walked Mr. Pepper himself, rubicund and smiling. "Oh, Pefeg P cried his wife, as she felt herself enfolded in a bear like hug, "whatever kept you so? Lnok at Pet's stockings, and me without so much as a pop corn ball to put in them!" "That's all right, old lady," said the lumberman, beamingly, as he deposited a parcel as big as Santa Claus' proverbial pack on the table. hut l tell you what l camemiehtv near not coming at ail. Look here ! What should you call that?" "Oh, Peleg !" cried the little wo- man, with a shriek of ecstacv. "It's a doll all most as big as Pet herself! I With a white frock and a blue sash and real vellow cnrls flnvn over ber slinnlHcre UV11 1 inmrP1 ... ... . . ... i "Exactly," said the lumberman, with a broad smile overspread ii gl his countenance. "Well, that doll j . . . , came near being tbe cause ot getting i wart and independent divisions, j .Mr. cameron wnen air. uncom uau me soioiera, aim .-nc ui n. me arresttd for kidnapping. Ha, The Fret is big enough and brave ' told his story. "The sentiment of j teen years ago; but she did a heap ha, ha." j enough, if it will, to drop these petty ! this country is overwhelmingly for , of good work first Many a solder "Peleg I" ejaculated Mrs. Pepper. ! appeals to factious passion, and to you, and it must find expression be- j has kissed her shadow on the wall! excitedly. i call all who are such Rejullicans, i fore the convention meets." j Mary, darhn.' God wanted ye in the As true as gospel ! For I had it .without anv factional qualification! "How can it be done?" was the lanks up there! I've often wished : i : - .1 ! u.. - 'tn .:-. n .n .f t. I ;r.v.1n trmt T tii! liwn a anliiier. if only to iu a uvi iu uiTiuvui,aiaviu uu lue ; red. at old Slieciee Ked Uwl lavern 1 and there was a hue-and cry about . . . . quire Sedley's grandchild being ; miaiiiriir axA tho wmr.t cr.f ralirrbt a sight of the doll, and she squeaked out that it was the child hid away, and there was about a minute and a . nun as iui&b us reatiy to tear ine in pieces promiscuous : "Ob, Peleg!" gasped the dismayed wife. "Uuntil they found the creetur was only wax, and some one come in and told them that the little lady had made her way safe down to a farm house close by, and was eating ner supper mere at mat very min ute. bo then I hail to tell 'em the whole story, ami all about Pet' And I vow, if they didn't every one of them, sei.d her a dollar bill, to start a savings bank account for Christ mas ior her. And here it is six dollars! I 'most wish they'd accuse me of kidnapping every night, if mats the way 1 get dear of it Ha, ha, ha. So Pet was overjoyed with her doll, and Pet's mother with the prospect of a savings bank book ; and, altogether, it was just exactly what every one wanted it to be a merry Christmas. "Gir the People a Chance." The Philadelphia Vehas put in a rejoinder to the American' edito rial criticising its advice to now form Blaine clubs throughout the coun try. Its editor is too able to mi.rep resent, but when tempted by his personal preferences into an unwise position, he see ks to mak the best of it, and to this extent permits fac tion rather than solid party fealty io lean mm. ine j res thinks we assume too much when we sav that it advised the formation of Blaine clubs, and says "the per.-sonal flag is a secondary matter," and then con tradicts itself by adding : "But even suppose the clubs were simply de signed to advise the nomination of a particular man, what objection would there be to it? Why not en courage political activity on the part of the jieople ? Why not invite the freest expression ?"' These queries but beg the main question, and shows that the editor 1m not sure of the wh-dom of his pro posal. We unite in the wish to give the people a chance, and to encour age political activity on their part, but this can liest be done if done by clubs at all, through inexpensive ami perw..nent Republican organizations, devoted to the preservation and pro motion of the principles of the party and not to the promotion of special candidates to any office. It doesn't give the people a chance, to call up on a portion to organize Blaine clubs two years in advance of a nomina tion, for that commits the clubs to a single choice and makes them a fac tion, rather than one of the harmo nious parts of a great party. It is as bad a form of boss rule for clubs to dictate candidates, as for individu als; it is eveu worse, for it requires a greater effort to resist and over throw them. Suppose the Commit tee of One Hundred was to now say who should be the candidate for Maver King's place, or that the Union Republican Club, or the Young Men's Republican Club should do the same thing, who would not denounce the policy as unwise and dictatorial ? Suppose Tammany were to say who should be the next Democratic candidate for President? If the rule of the "Blisses" has been overthrown, is not this but another way to restore that rule under a very thin covering? Give the people a chanee in this way, say we: Crowd out no candi date for the Republican Presidential or any other nomination, either bv the private or public action of cliques, clubs or newspapers. Let all enter who desire, and then bring party primaries and methods so close to the people that their choice will be absolutely free. Select Presi dential delegates through district representation ; State delegates thro' con.-titutional and legislative forms supported by laws applicable s well to delegate as general elections ; County tickets by the proportionate representation of each and every district ; give all who are willing to yield a general support to the prin ciples of the party a full and free choice, without regard to how they may have voted in previous years, and then, and then only, will you gire the feople a chance. Cliques through secret action do not. do it; clubs committed to personal objects do not do it; clubs perverted to factional aims but block the way; newspapers attempting to form pub lie sentiment are but another hin drance. The newspapers hare do special authority in these things, though they bo often assume it; and the assumption is often disas trous. No party paper should wed itself to the nomination of any man, for then pereww are kept in view, and principle are lost sight of. It is, however, harmless to point out spec ial fitness for special work by men who devote their energies in given directions, but primary advocacy should not go far beyond this ; it should never g so far as to point to the nomination of a certain person under either a direct or an implied threat. That does not give the jieo ple a chance, and we are far more in favor of giving them a chance than those who want to give their own preference the only chance. The Philadelphia Frees is now great enough in influence and abil ity to come up to the standard which is so high above faction as to shame its spirit ; and iu spirit needs to be shamed out of countenance if the Republican party is to live. It but whets it to organize Blaine or any other clubs devoted to any man's ad vancement by organized action: It but whets it to say that this man 'should be conciliate! because he has hfen an Tnifrwnrpnt- and the other .' man r.naiiliarl Imninsa ka liua boon i .............. --- - a Stalwart ; it but whets it to reverse this reward and punishment; it but whets it to recognize and feed Stal - r . . . taimirvei. ii iicuuunuiu mrvue ui papers cave had a Datue witn anv method or system, or clan or wing, . .-i- it is in fact and ought now to be ac- fcnnsr lpf?ir-ft aa over Sa-nsiblfr men. associated under the same flag, do not rend each other in presence of greater danger ; none . but the most , eralc ignorant Tninorities ever do this, and the paper, great or small, which counts upon longer feeding Repub licans upon factional fends, will find that they will receive little if any support from the people. We do not accuse the Vw of doing this, but if it would turn in with its com manding ability and circulation, upon the side of all Republican peo ple, we would soon see a wonderful subsidence of lesser lights, and the jieople would be given a chance to think not through their prejudices and enmities, but through their bet ter practices and principles. What little ability and space we can devote to this task shall be free ly given ; and we now, less in the spirit of controversy than in the ef fort to do political good, challenge the Pres to lead us in this kind of work. Madia Amerimn. WIXXEMCCCA'S WIFE. De(ails of the Ceremony of Stoning Iter to Ieatli. The facts concerning the disap pearance of Winnemucca's wife have now come to light, and are re lated by a half-breed called Grizzly John, who is fully acquainted with the circumstances of her death. He was an eyewitness of the horrible scene, which he described to a ui zette reporter in passable English. Immediately after the affair he went north on a deer hunt, from which he returned yesterday. The evening before old yinne mucca died about one hundred In dians took thesqawtoa large spring, where she had been ordered to bathe. Other squaws stripped her and washed her from head to foot, and then sprinkled her with fine ashes. Then they started for a range of hills a few miles from Copper smith station, leading the squaw, naked and barefooted. Upon arriv ing at a chosen pot thev lit a circle of fires, which lighted up a space of ground about 100 feet in diameter. In the centre of this was a stump eight or ten inches high, to which the trembling squaw was securely bound by one foot with a raw hide strap. Siie still held her child, a bright little papoose about two years old. When she had been secured each buck sought for a certain num ber of stones about the size of a man's fist, and laid them in a pile within the circle of fires. When all was ready for the sacri fice the Indians joined hinds and liegan a monotonous chant, which lasted for a few minutes, when one of them stepped into the ring ami began a harangue. As hecontmued to speak the ioor, agonized squaw gave vent to piercing shrieks, crunch ing upon the ground and pressing her babe to her breast. This lasted r some minutes. Then at a signal there was silence, except the wails of the intended victim. Suddenly the speaker sprang toward her and grasped the child. She struggled frantically but unavaihngly to re tain it, and was compelled bv force to let it go. The fiend immediately swung the infant around his head, holding it by the ankle, howling like a demon, and being echoed by the red devils about him; but the squaw did not raise her head nor emit a single sound. Suddenly he dashed the child upon a rook and killed it instantly. Then he resum ed his place in the circle, which swung around again, chanting as before, till the one who killed the baby came opposite the pile of stones he had collected, when the . .. , . r. ....... I U . . . i f . . uiu riiirii eiu'icu. ictejijiiii; iui- j ward he picked up a stone, and go - ing to within ten feet of the crouch - irg victim, he hurled it at her with all the strength possessed bv his brawny red arm. The missile struck her on the side, and was answered by a shriek of anguish. He return ed to his place, and the circle re volved again until another Indian was entitled to a murderous fling. The wretched creature at the stake was crouching in such an attitude that only her side and back were exposed. It was forbidden to hit her upon the head, and the second " . savage, chosmg the most avaiiatiie target launched a rock at her with the projectile force of a catapult striking her between the shoulders and cutting a fearful gash, from which the blood flowed down her back in a small rivulet. He then retired to bis place, and the circle moved on as before. Thus they continued their murderous pastime until the poor, pitiful object lay prone upon the ground, a bleeding, senseless mass of mangled flesh. As she lay upon her back, the savage ' "Eat," said she. gently, "I had a who had harangued the band at first, boy who was a soldier." raised a large reck over his head j "But I am riot a soldier." answer with both hands and inflicted the ed the old man. "I never was a cnup degracebysraashingherskulhisoldier; my boy went to the war Then there was pandemonium fur a and was killed. He was all I had. few minutes, after which they dis- too. This coat was his ; seems like persed and collected wood for a pile, ! he hears me when I have it on. I upon which theremains of the luck-! give him to his country; the hand less squaw and her babe were burn-' omet and bravest lioy lie was, too, ed. A few were left to keep up the in the whole regiment. God bless sacrificial fire, while the others re-, him. lie did his duty, on the field, turned to old Winuemucca to com- ard this coat wi s all that came back fort his dying moments with the as- to his jHK.r old dad. Np; I never surance that his young squaw had , was a soldier." preceded Lim to the Indian s happy j land. Simon Cameron's Kminince-nee. Harrist ara Letter to tba Beaton Herald. President Lincoln's fear that Ben U ade. Chase, c-eward, and the other ; Republican leaders were organizing a nuiveriieiit io (leleal ills renoriii- nation ia familiar history. Mr. Cameron was iust home from Eu-; rone in the midst of the intrigue I which so disturbed the President ! He called General Cameron to Lis side and recounted his fears that the ' Rnnhlifnn leaders who were plot- j i ; ting against him j for a second t .done," was the i.. - . ... WOUla cieleai nim term. It cant be . emphatic reply of into 'he hospital service and nuss ii t i i i.i... t i : . i .1.. v .!,. cw iia uuwuuu -juisv enoiign. saiu ueueiai vaui-. eron. : - , ,. y. i-i Jackson's first term, while i was j l reruemoer uujiu vcucitui building the Lke Poutchartrain Ca-: nal into New Orleans, I was called home by Mr. Eaton, Secretary of ar, to assut in the campaign ior , WHOLE NO. 1G-JI. the re-election of Jackson. You will remember that Jackson had pledg ed himself not to ruu a second time, and the first point tu be gained was to decide what means should be taken to remove this obstacle. We had a consultation, ami it was sug gested that 8' une State legislature should aUrl with a petition askii Jackson to become a candidate for re-election. This could be followed by others, until all the Democratic States, through their representatives, had spoken in his behalf. His great popularity made this an eay task. The Legislature of Pennsylvania readily signed the request asked, and the other States followed in quick succession. He could not, of course, decline such a call, and he was re elected. The people naturally sup posed it was a spontaneous uprising in Lis behalf, whereas it was a care fully prepared plan to arouse and direct public sentiment This can be done in your case, and we will begin with Pennsylvania, as we diu for General Jackson." "Do you think it can be done, General?" said Mr. Lincoln. "Of ciurse," was the reply. "I will show you how easily." And the two then parted with Mr. Lin coln very much pleased with the abiding faith of his new ally. Mr. Cameron returned to Harris burg, and in a day or two sent Mr. Lincoln the petition of the Penn sylvania Legislature, asking him to be a candidate for re-election and pledging him the vote of the State. Very soon State after State followed this lead in rapid succession, and each additional recruiigave Lincoln great pleasure. It was not long af terward before General Cameron called at the White House on a re ception day. Taking his place in the line, he was pushing his way slowly to the place where the Exec utive wa receiving his tuests. The latter saw Mr. Cameron some dis tance away in the column. Hwlding up his great hand, encased in a cheap cotton glove, he indicated with three long fingers the success of their scheme and shouted, "Simon, we've got Vm. Tnree more States in to day." The crowd looked at the President m astonishment, but thev little knew how the receipt of the news from those three States had relieved the mind of Mr. Lincoln. Another phase of this Presidential contest of 1MJ4 which is just now interesting and exceedingly apropos, follows the story of how he was convinced he was to be chosen for a second term. After he was s itislied that his nomi nation was a certainty. Le was very anxious concerning the man who was to have the second place on the ticket. Alter looking the country over, he decided that he would like to have Ben Butler ou the ticket with him as Vice President. He sent fur General Cameron and asked him to be his envov in carrying his desire to General Butlet, who was then in command near Fort Monroe. Mr. Cameron accepted the mission. and he, with Henry Wilson, of Mas sachusetts, went down in a Govern merit vessel to inform General Butler of Mr. Lincoln's wishes. The meet ing with General Butler, Mr. Cam eron said, was exceedingly pleasant, but when Mr. Lincoln's desire was made known to him, his reply was: "I would not accept a place on a Presidential ticket with any man, although I appreciate the compli ment the President has done me in making tlie request" But for this iinsitive declination of General But ler there is no doubt he would have , been Vice President, and succeeded ; to the Presidency instead of Andrew 'Johnson. Not in the Rank. The old army overcoat that used to be such a familliar sight on our streets is one cf the rarest now ; in deed, it is so seldom seen that we ! involuntarily turn and gaze after it. ; as something that brings sad and .often cruel memories. The other 'day an old man wearing a coat of this kind, which reached to his 1 . w-..l j heels, stoprtd au cotiage a iniie i wav out of town and asked leave to rest awhile on the jrch. "I'm a bit tired," he said to the "an' and woman who opened the door, if vou don't mind 111 sit here rest myself for a spell." I "You're welcome" said the woman, j kindly, with a glance at the martial ! blue. Then she left him alone, but later a while returned with a bowl of coffee and a plate of white bis- cuit. j he woman weri in ami r-rouiu out some cake ar.d the whitest hmi- jey, and added it to ir.e cocee arm ' biscuit j "Are yon alone in the world ?" ' she asked. ! .ri . .... 1 il ,.1.1 . u:i. illlwriru uj irij iiiaijf I've got a sister, bnt cheerfully ; siie s tnu anu lamr, nnu sue tins a daughter that i- sickly and ailing. You see I have them to work for. and th-v area sight of comfort to me. Many s the time I'd have broken since Mary died but tor thern poor critters. Marv was mv wife, ma- am : she Was a master hand U BUSS sh'K miks, ani sue liiuuui, auer , r 1 1 i i . .1 ..... lim died as it were her uuty logo - w m iu in.w i""m" , uui a iicm . t n He drank the coffee, ate the good food thankfully, and offered to pay fur it with some hoarded pieces of old worn silve.r, but the woman shook ner neau. j My boy Kut I am not a soldier well well," as he looked into her face, "I thank you and I take it for his sake." ! lie wished good night to his kind j entertainer, and turned awav. As ! he walked off, slowly and limping, j bent by infirmity, the long skirt of j his army overcoat struck bright and (blue against the splendor of the sun set; he shaded his eyes with one ; trembling hand and looked wistfully ; at the rose and amethvst door that jseenied to open in the" west What ! he there? A little, round-shoul-Idered woman, with a smalL homelv fiW? a lank' pver-grown boy, coarse ieu nair. .ye, anu ol such as these are ktigelsiade! So, watching.hu passed down into the shadows and disappeared. The woman at the gate looked after him. "No soldier?" she said, gentlv, "but I wonder if the boy who died on his first battlefield ever fought as lie has. or a rificed a much to his countrv ? All the suldier? didn't to into the wr with flying thijis and rolling drums. Some of them staid at home and fought harder battles. I'm glad I gave him a bite and a sup. He is a sohber, and a brave one, too, and one day he will know it!" And I tkink she was right Detroit Free Prtim. Artificial Egg. A gentleman of this city, who unites a practical with a scientific turn of mind, has been experiment ing for some time past with a view ot manufacturing artificial efgs. The high price of thia indispensable article during the winter season, shows that there will be "big mon ey" in an artificial egg that can be cheaply manufactured and which will fill the place of the natural pro duct The gentleman referred to began by experimenting on the yolk of the egg. Having analyzed this, he found a rich essential oil, which he claims that he can extract from cot ton seed at very little expense. This mixed in proper proportions with a substance which he declines to name, and colored with harmless matter used in coloring Jersey but ter, makes a yolk which can hardly be distinguished from the original. For the white of an egg he suc ceed in extracting a substance from coal oil, which, alter being steamed and kneaded, seems to furnish al most the exact counterpart of the natural white of an egg. tie nas nau more uouie making a shell than with anything else. He experimented with paper, different preparations of lime, and several other substances without satisfacto ry results. Finally, the idea occur red him of mixing pulverized egg shells and glycerine. This was a happy thought, and after many ex periments he succeeded in getting the right proportions, and produced a perfect egg shelL He proposes to introduced the yolk and white through a small opening ia the end of the shell, somewhat "as sugar egas" are made, and by an ingeni ously constructed revolving ma chine he gives the yolk a globular shape and surrounds it with the white, without the slightest admin gling of the two. The contents hav ing lieen injected, the orifici in the shell is closed aud the egg is com plete. All the ingredients can be mixed by machinery, and even the shell requires scarcely any manipulation. The materials used are comparative ly inexpensive, and the inventor claims that he can put the eggs on the market in large quantities at a rate which will enable them to be retailed the year round from six to ten cents a dozen. He has taken preliminary steps towards securing a patent, and as soon as this is done, will erect the necessary machinery for the manu facture of eggs on a large scale. -dlanaToli Journal. The Will-Power of a Sick Mao. It has beec asserted by scientific surgeons that the will-power of a sick man has a great deal to do with his dying, and the case of Charles O'Connor is cited as evidence. A still strongf r case occurred in Mich igan the past summer. An old man, living in the northern part of the State, got a lot of timber maDy years ago for a toll road company, but the company failed and left him in the I urch. For years and years he tried to sell the timber to this one or that, but no one wanted it, and at last time and decay rendered the beams almost worthless. Last summer surveyors of the county advertised for proposal to build a bridge, and the old man put in a bid. While waiting to see what would be done, he was taken very sick, and he grew worse so rapidly that the council of doctors was called. After due de liberation he was informed that he was approaching his end. "When will I know about the bridge?" he coollv asked. "The bids will be opened to-day." "Well, 111 send John over to see who gets the job. and my living or dying will depend on his news." At five o'clock in the afternoon the son and the family physican ar rived in company. The old man was neither better nor worse. "Well?" he asked, as John ap proached. "Our bid was accepted, father." "And we've got the job.' "Yes; but the doctor says yon can't live." "I can't, eh? I'm not onlv going to live to build that bridge, bnt I'm going to work that sqnare tindr into it up to the hist fnot, or my name isn't John Rogers." It is a fact, vouched for by a doz en good men. but he was nff that dying bed in week, and in less than a li.rtniiihi he was at work on the bridge. Craitbed la be Mine. Pottsville, December 6. James Tapanny, a miner, was instantly killed at noon to day at Snffolk Col lierv, St Nicholas, by several tons of coal falling on him." It took several hours to remove the coal under which he was buried. The deceased was forty years of age and a brother of John" Tapanny, the Greenback Labor candidate for the Assembly at the last election. Get Kith. When hops are tl-2-3 per pound, as now, an acre will yield f l.'K nrofit. and vet the best family Med icine on earth, Hop Bitters, contain K Mmil nuantitv of hops and are sold at the same price fixed years ago, althourh Hops now are twenty time higher than then. Raise I Ior a. t rit-h n pocket; ue nop c;ur and get rich in health. Put back jour money, was a soldier,'' ghe paid.
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