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Y.
KIM MEL.
ATWKNEY-AT-LAW,
Sumeraet, Pa.
KOOSEK.
ATTuKNEY-AT-LAW,
Somerset, Pa.
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Somerset Pa.
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Somerset, Pa.
i I'l'iT'i's
' Ari-o'NtY-AT LAW.
Siiueraet, Pa.
t. nuir MaifcmothBiocl
1INR. SCOTT.
Suautwi, Pa.
i- In the Court Hw. All twine ernrui
1 iL car. attended with l'nmi.taea and
OlKrKOlH.
W. H. Rl lTKL.
MTUOTH A KITPKL.
ATTiKNfcYS-AT-LA W
Miriness m twifd In tlieir ear.
will be
, an,i uu'-iuan
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true umt, 0pit
the
t id 'io ul"-a
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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.
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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
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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.,
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rmled w with iiptna and Bxi.uty.
AV
riLLIAM II. KOONTZ.
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Somerwt, Pa.,
Will ! tin.mpt attention to hnrtnea etitrnat
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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.
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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
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, 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
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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
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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.
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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.