(c Somerset Herald. J aTeueiMB m ' terms of Publication. Lushed erary Wednesday morning () annum. If paid to adranes i otherwise 3 M I mrmrUblJ t eaariad. L subajrtpUoa wtU bs iUnu.4 nUl all Cra. ar.pa" BP- Postmasters aeKieetiiia; ,tu, w wbu iulahn do no take eat r psjwr will b ball rssponslbl. roc to ni- htloa. Uscrlbsr rumoring fi-o one estoffles to aa- Jr should Kin " I"1 Bm 01 th fonner " as tlx preseat efnee. Address The Somerset Herald, Somerset, Pa. 'RED. W. BIESECKER, Un, up-stalrs in Cook BeeriM' blocfc. KonwrnC Pa. lEORGE R.SCULU Somerset Pa. OHN R. SCOTT, ATTORN E Y-AT-t, A W. buucrws Pa. i J. KOOSER. ATTOENET-AT LAW, Somerset, Pa. I, S ENDS LEY. ATTOKNEY-AT LAW, Somerset, P . TRENT. ATTORN EY-AT LA, Somerset, Pens VD li. SCULL. ATTOKNEY-AT-ILAW, Somerset, Pa. 1 L. BAER, , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, - Somerset, Pa I . i i c.nwManil BiltnlrlnrmnnHM. ealcil tu. '.x.FFKDTH. W.H.KrPPEL. hoFFROTH R17PPEL, 9" . l!buf!nrM entre-ted to tbrir car will t iii .nr.MilBlk mtts-sfirieVi tA. , k'iiu Main uruM -Hjw oppotiu th jim mem tX)LiKK. L.C.OOLBOKX hOLBORN & COLBORN, I i ATTUKLl-Al-iaw, Ml Mi'lnew Intrusted to our care will be prompt- . i .. i i 4.lltlfia mAjlA In Hum. & l!. . . li i T I '.CIJWTl ru Httt'lont. and iliolntn Counties. Survey e a Covejanelns; done on reasonable terra. liriLLIAM H. KOONTZ. 1 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' SomcneL Pa.. n ut ! iirompt attention to business entrust- k- to his mre in mni nd adjoining eouoUe. tire In rnniinT noun now. PKNXIS MEYERS. ATTOKN EY-AT-LAW, SumpTiM. Penn All lrirsl business entrusted to his care will be ler-.led to with promptness1 and fidelity. i on .Main Cross Street, next door to Sny- y r a fo.'s store. 0AME5 L. Pl H, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, I Illll-C .UWUi"u r . . . .11. Inn ma,U afltB tasl t ttlM, titlw examined, and all leiral tvtlfieM .tended to w tic nrom.iDew aua uuwuj. Y KIM MEL. ATTX)RN EY-AT-tA W, Somerset, Pa. lv3 fr J PRITTS. IJ. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. OKre, np-stairf in Mammoth Block. f OHN 0. KIM MEL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Somerset, Pa. Will ittend to all business entrusted to till ere '.si omersrv aria tijtiiiiiiK f..- r- MS ana oucmy. -ljivt- vi. juuj " 11 ENRYF. SCH ELK ATTORN EYT LAW, u,ntv rA PnRlnn AsenL Somerset, Pa. If ALENTINE HAY. ATTORN EY-AT LAW will irtth luriin 'u iiiit-""n-.MM'".. - 1 ruuipttiess and ndety . I OHN h. rnu l ATTORN tl -A i -1A u Somtrset, Pa, Wlirpn-mptW attend U all business entrusted ;ihlm. Money dTned on eolieetiona, . .-.-in lc Mammoth Balldlns- T C.OGLE. ff . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Somerset rk, nw.Mi.ai kniinnfj ntrafted to hit car at tended to wtih pnmptne and fidelity. DR. J. M. LOUTH ER, (Formerly of Moyentown.) PHYSIC1AS ASD SURGEOS, Mas locatd nermanentty In Somerset for the lf,lir c-t hts jTotpssi.m. irtlre s doors V est ol v entral Hott-l, in rear of Pros; Store. maj ill. D R. E. V. BLOUGII,. HOMEOPATHIC PHTSICAS ASD SVBGEOS Tenders bis serriees to the people of Somerset and Tirlntty. Culls In town or eoun'ry pp.tr.ptly itTdedto. ( in k loond atofflw dy urntghu tinlrM pmlessi'in.lly enmia-ed. -Ortlce on S..otlie eornr l Iiamd. cvrr Knepper's Shoe Store. apra-Mti. RR. H. S. KIMMEL lenders bis professional serrtee to the eltl imt of Suntereet and V trinity. t nlessprolejsl.Hi l erni;1 he ml lound at his .ttloe, on Main St . east ot the liamond. DR. H. BRUBAKER tenders hi? professional serrlret to tb. rltlsent f Som trset and rlesnttT. Office In reddenc ea Main street weft o! the Diamond. OR. VM. RAUCII tenders his professional services to the eltliens of Som nw and Tlcsniiy. txnre Onedwraast of Wayne A BeraeMle s tarnlture store. Iec.. tC DK.S.J. M V1LLEN. (GrMncle Drafisfry.) mwkkst. Pa., Glrrs speeUl attention to the Frewrrm'ton of the N.turml Teeth. Anlt rml sets Inserted. All oiera;ions cn.ranieed ati!mctory. Othre In res l irneon iriot ftreet. dr esst of Evsn (tf Ileal Chur h. ort22 6m. DR. JOHN BILIii. DENTIST. IXBot p sttiri in Cook k Beeritf Block. Somer set. Pa. DR. WILLIAM COLLINS. DENTIST. SOMERSET. PA. of In Mammoth Block, ttvrti Koydt Dru Sture her. b. can at ail time, be found prepar ed to do ail kinds ot work, such a dlUna. rwa Ittlna. extraclin; ac. Artificial teethol all klDda. Mid ol the beat material Inserted. Operations smsted. I) n J K MILLER Vim rierma- K neutlT lflcii 10 ftcriiu wvt lire pi tuprotesilom. CimeeotipueluCharlea Krissinpr w inore. apr. Xi, lo-ti. D IAMOND HOTEL, STOYSTOWX. l'ENN'A. This popular and well km-wn house has lately ben tUorouiihly and newly refitted with all new end test ol tuniiture. which baa made It a eery dtratle stupplng plaee lor tb. muelinn pMlc K :t tMe uttt roue s cannot be surpassed, ail he lc nm eUsa. with a lam public haU attached to ih same. Also tame and roomy stmblina. First class board iLir eaa be had at th. loweat poa H le prices, by the week, day or meal. 5 AM VEX OUSTER. Prop. .E.Cor IHatnd Stoestow .Pa ADDI7P Scri! certs torport rKlAiti .rtand rereiew free a fM lu ini i.uh will help y. to more ' n.-ht aw.y Uiaa anethtna else la this wtii. AU. oteliBcr sex. raoeeed froea first bowr. 1 6 brrwi n4 to tortane ns betore the work en. etmteis Mire. At owe address. Tar A e .Aaenu Maine. lac'ja. Jp:V TO MAKE MONEY To Successful S.lnrmra I pay as bhrh jMi W lc awth ud eipensea. Steady ein- At kjwent luruteed. M more want 1 J-rwao n aeeeamrr. An lire ntia swmi. iuo aent andrf nliiratkn. The riri,mt uaca t rrusmds in the Tnitad !es. Xm and rbuleeal earietM et fruit a . ! t . . . . . . c-Jl N """"aa. kuekeater, N V. 1 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Lsata ef Fr.l.r, Gilbert, late of Somenet hor.ca Souerse !.. Pa- dee d f'tasiauHwiarvn theaboee eaute haslac tbnr,, . " a4rshrae4 by the proper ei ! J fcw'y etm ta ait pWisI tfa.. karinc iluumlut It loiisw- W-.i" "ly aatheotkat-l fur aettleanenl aa AeTkjrVtZ- Iter W ll at tba atora at W k la Scrset lvx-.l a. JUMAU kELLER. Lxacutor. 7 1 tie VOL. XXXIII. NO. 22. GREAT BARGAINS IN BRASS AND COPPER KETTLES ! LARGEST STOCK At Lowest Prices E?er OffereJ, at Wiolesale and Retail. - MANI FACTI RER Plain, Stamped, and Japanned Tinware. RANGES, STOVES AND HOrSE-FCRNlSHINO GOODS, COPPE, SHEET-IRON WARE, AND BRUSHES. M-Ordert Solicited from Merrhtits Se'llns Ooods In In My Ltne.-M 280 Washington Street, - Johnstown, Pa. THE Genuine MONOGRAM Boots Shoes Can Be Had Only At Vs STARG ARDTER is Sole Agent for them in Johnstown. Stargardter does not misrepre sent his Goods to his Customers. Stanrardter bas but one Low Price to all. Stargardter will save you fully 25 per cent, on your Shoe Bills. Stargardter will sell you a Bovs' good Calf Boot, Size 1 and 2, at $1,50. Starrrardter will sell you Hub- Boots and Overshoes, Cheap er than any other Shoe Store in Johnstown. Stargardter will sell you a Men's Good Coarse Boot at $1.85 IF YOU WAXT TO J2 EDUCE YOVl: Shoe Bills, GOTO L. OSTE-PIIICE OPERA HOUSE SHOE STORE No. 212 Main St., Johnstown, Pa. A NEW ENTERPRISE. E. M. Lambert & Bra, Maauauturen of aad Dealers la WMtfi Hue aiii Hemloct Stiriilfis- W. har secured a NEW HVTTT iXj, Aad masuactura Sfnclea oa the Nlefclcaa Prtactpie. W ra'., asd eusvaatly keep on hand two ciwdesof the eartoas kinds ufShlnflea. Wa aaareatee w Shlnarlea to ba saperiw to any In tb. Ooanty. Saail ba pbsaaed to bare parttea eoaae acd icspert our afclaclea betvf buy ins alsowbera. AOdraaa E. M. LAMBERT & BRO., i LAMBERTSTrLLE, SOMERSET OOPa. I anll am. 1 STAR&ARDTER S STARGARDTER S AND JOBBER IN SQMERSE1 COUNTY BANK ! (ESTABLISHED 1877.) CHASLES. J. H1SE1SQN. M.I.PE1TTS. President. Caehier Collections made in all parti of the United states. CHARGES MODERATE. Parties wlshlnc to tend money West can be ao eommodated by draft oa New York In any sum. Oollect Ions mule with promptness. U.S. Bonds nought ana soia. jqoney ana raiuanies securva broneof Kietioid t eeietTated sales, witn a sar- gent a Yale tJ0 W time lock. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. JVAUleira hollilsji obserred.- Alskrt A. Hobhb. J. Scott Wiia HORNE & ffARD BCcrcBSou to EATON & BROS, XO. 27 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. kp;rSg7i882. NEW GOODS EVERY TAT SPECIALTIES Imbroiderlet, Lat, Miliisery, Wkit 6oedi, Hind ktrchieft, Dress Trlmwlsgj, Hosiery, GIotm, Corsets, Hut lis aad Merino Uadarwair, la fasts' sd Chlidraa't Clothing. Fjscy Gecds, Yarns, Zsejrtt Matt rii'i of All Kisdt for FANCY WORK, Gent's hriiflifli Goofls, ftc, k rcca rxTaoxAOB ia uerBCTrcLLT aoucrrao. Orders by Mail attended to with Prompt ness and Dispatch. TUTT'S POLLS "THE OLD RELIABLE." 25 YEARS IN USE. The Greatest Medical Triumph of the Age. Indorsed a 1 1 over the World. SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loss of appetite. Nausea, bowels cos tive. Pain m the Head, with a dnjl Ben sauoain the back part. Pain under the shoulder bladeTruilness after eati ing, with a disinclination to exertion ot body or mind. Irritability of temp er, Low spirits,Loss of memory.with a feeing havgneglecned some duty, weariness. Dizziness, Flatter fng ofthe Heart, fiots before the eyes. Yellow Skin-Headache.Restlessness at night, highly colored Urine. IF THESE W ASKINGS ARE UNHEEDED, CXCCCS S2Z4SI8 WSJ, 3CS U SEVZUTIB. TUTTB PILLS are especially adapted to such cases, one doe effect, snob a Chang of feeling as to astonish the Mfferer. They Increase the Appetite, and c. alias toe body to Take rices, thna the aya tem is swmrtehed. aad by their Teals AetbHB on tbe lNa-ewtive Ortmas, Mis tar SHool. wre pnxliy-f-d. Prx-f flj egwta. TUTTS HAM UY& Guar Flara or Whisks. as chanred to a CuT Hlch rtraelnsjlw application of Uila Dra. it imparts n natural color, acts Instaiitaneoaviy. hold by Drugspsts, or wit by expreeson receipt of 91. . Office, 44 Murray St.. New York FASHIONABLE . CUTTER & TAILOR, J 0t)(reJ,lbdr,t' sBs taTaa a WkA fetM WR. Sf. nOCnSTEIXEB, Nonienet, Pau star CHARLES HOFFMAN, HERCHANT TAILOR. lA-oov Heaujr Hffly SeeravJ LATEST STTLES Hi UWET PIKES. tSTSMTlSFACTWM GUARANTEED. SOMERSET YJL. at eatat ra. ito rlafc. lp- beadar. IT yM , which piraas of , yonnsj or ota, eaa aaaae ana pay su lbs tin. they work, with ahsoiata eertatoty write lor parucaiars w a. buustt, nninn,t n'f i 1 branches" ' 1 be Tailortn bas- ' ' r toees l manatee Satisfaction to all w' ii wbs aay call at. . . . Ik Bin (P Q p yVhiol mwly sara rKririUai Mreoulrad. AJ J Vat hastaaas at either sex oilier DISCONTENT. I. THE BRIEB ROSE. I cling to the garden vail Outside, where the grasses grow ; Where the tall weeds flaunt in tbe son, And the yellow mulleins blow. Tbe dock and the thistle crowd Close to my shrinking feet. And the gypsy yarrow shares My cup and the food I eat. The rode winds toss my hair, Tbe wild rains beat me down, The way-side dust lies white And thick on my leafy crown. I cannot keep my robes From wanton fingers free, And tbe yeriest beggar dares To stop and gaze at me. Sometimes I climb and climb To the top of the garden wall. And I see ber where she stands. Stately and fair and tall My sister, the red, red Rose, My sister, the royal one. The fairest flower that blows Under the summer sun I What wonder that she is fair T What wonder that she is sweet ? Tbe treasures of earth and air Lie at her dainty feet ; Tbe choicest fare is hers. Her cup is brimmed with wine; Rich are her emerald robee, And her bed is soft and fine. Sbe need not lift ber head Even to sip the dew ; Xo rude touch makes ber shrink The whole long summer through. Her servants do her will ; They come at her beck and Ct.ll. Ob, rare is life in my lady's bowers Inside of tbe garden wall ! II. THE GARDEN ROSE. The garden path runs east, And tbe garden path runs west ; There's a tree by the garden gate, And a little bird in a nest. It sings and sings and sings ! Does tbe bird, I wonder, know How over the garden wall, Tbe bright days come and go ? The garden path runs north. And the garden path runs south ; Tbe brown bee hums in the sun. And kisses the lily's mouth ; But it flies away ere long To tbe birch-tree, dark and tail, What do you find, O brown bee, Oyer the garden wall ? With ruflTand farthingale, Under the gardener's eye. In trimmest guise I stand Oh, who so fine as I ? But even the light wind knows That it may not play with roe, Kor touch my beautiful lips With a wild caress and free. Oh, straight is the garden path, And smooth is the garden bed, Where never an idle weed Dares lift its careless bead. But I know outside the wall They gather, a merry throng ; They dance and flutter and sing, And I listen all day long. The Brier Rose swings outside ; Sometimes sbe climbs so high I can see her sweet pink face Against tbe blue. of tbe sky. What wonder that she is fair. Whom no strait bonds enthrall t Oh, rare is life to the Brier Rose, Outside of the garden wall t Jclia C. R. Dona, in Harper' t Magazine. BIS ESCAPE. A profesEional conjurer sot long 6ince related to the writer the follow ing storv of his escape from roughs and outlaws in the mountains of Missouri. It shows very vividly how in frontier life where the re straints of civil law are not felt, men take the law into their own hands and resort to violent methods, losing all regard for the sanctity of human life. e give the Btory very much in the narrator's : I bad been giving entertainments at Huntsville, near the head waters ofthe White river in Arkansas, and concluded I would crons over into Southwest Missouri, and try my luck among the new towns that were springing up along tbe road that had just been built there. To get to that locality I found that I must either go round by way of the Nation,' or else take my wagon and apparatus over two iong, deep spurs of the Ozarks. "Over the mountains was the shortest way, and the road, thongb rough, was used by teams. It was an old military and freight route, but not much traveled at that time, and there was just one objection to it; the inhabitants all through the legion were a lawless set illicit dis tillers, horse thieves and all sorts of roughs, who were up to all sorts of mischief to accomplish their own purposes. Of course, all the people were not of that sort, but large num bers of such fellows were scattered all through tbe mountains. "Then, too, it was only a little while after Pinkerton's detectives bad arrested the James and Young er boys and their friends ; so every nest of these wretches was stirred up, and the men were suspicious of ev ery stranger who made his appear ance. They watched all new-comers like natural-born Apaches and made trouble at once if they saw one of them looking into things a little too closely or asking too many ques tions. 0f course, I had warning enough, but I was more headstrong in those days than I am now ; and I con cluded I would venture to take the shortest way to my destination, as it seemed to me that I carried the evi d( nee of my profession as conjurer and magician with me, you know. "Well, I did get over the first spur of the mountains without any trouble, and rather enjoyed my ride. I did not meet many people and those I did meet were very shy and suspicious ; but I managed to make friends with them when I had time enough to talk awhile. "Every now and then tbe trail would lead me into one of tbe close mountain 'pockets' that passed a little clearing and a equatter's dirt rooled caDin, and where I always found that my company was not wanted. There was generally a lot of chil dren out on tbe open, who would scurry away, and try to hide among tbe neareat bushes, like a bunch of flushed quail ud then the face of some latik old woman would oe set ESTABLISHED 1837. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12, turned on me from the halt open door of the cabin, and would stand and glower till I'd passed on and out of sight. "But as I was saying, I got up in to tbe spur of the mountains with out any serious trouble, though I found the trail very rough and stonv. Well, I hadn't traveled these hills more than twenty-four hours when my horse became lame, and I found I must go into camp at least for a day. '"So I halted about ten o'clock the second morning, on the side of a steep mountain, in a deep pocket, where there was a clear spring gush ing out of the rocks and running down into the valley below. I stay ed there all that day, and doctored my horse with some liniment that I carried. "But old Begums, as I called him did not get much better, and so the next day J still remained in camp. During "that time I did not see a hu man being and had no idea that anybody in that region bad noticed or thought of me. But just about an hour before sun down I heard the clatter of hoofs below on the trail and a moment after up galloped five big mountaineers, dashing recklessly against mv wagon. "Gentlemen, I was scared the mo ment I saw them, and I was very much more frightened when the two leaders drew their pistols, and, with out another word yelled. "Handsup! Hands up!" "All right," said I ; and lifted them meekly as you please. "We're goin' through your wagon,' said a big. whiskered fellow, who seemed to be the leader of the gang. "Very well said I. 'You'll find a gunny sack full of twenty dollar gold pieces, two chests of silver and three hundred thousand in Govern ment bonds." "That pleased them and they laughed aa though they enjoyed the joke. e am t on tne scoop, stranger," said the big one. it s you we re lookin after. "I reckon, I answered, rather dry. like. "Go ahead, gentlemen ; you'll find the evidences of my profession and of my honesty in that wagon.' All this time tbe captain and one of his mates sat in their saddles, pointing their six-shooters at me, while the rest of the gang got off, tied their horses, disarmed me of my only weapon, a Colt pistol, and then began rummaging ray wagon. They seemed rather surprised at the things they turned out On the wrong scent tnis time. He's a peddler feller, I reckon," said one of them I began to feel easier. But pre8-!ald ently they drew out a small wooden chest that . contained some of my most valuable conjuring apparatus, and burst it open. They rummaged a minute, then seized something be saw and pulled it out with an oath. Then he turned to me with his face white with rage and shook in my face, two pairs of hand culls and a pair of ankle-irons that had been stowed away in the verv bottom of the box. "You tee, I'd bought them with some other apparatus from a show man two years betore, who had giv en up business, the iron- locKeu with a key, as do the common ones, but with secret springs in them. These springs were touched by bending over the middle finger ; and presto! they'd open as if they were bewitched. " If a secret spring in the ankle-irons was also touched they would spring open also. They were uothing but trick irons, but they played me a sad trick then. These men took me for a revenue detective at once, and there wasn't any use in my trying to explain matters. "This is sumcient evidence what his profession is," yelltd the leader. "All we want now is to hang bim to the next tree. Put hia own irons on him, bovs !" "1 submitted quietly enough, and n less than five minutes I was sit ting en the ground, ironed hands and feet, at a word from their leader all of them but one, who sat on the og near me, went behind the wagon and held some sort of a council to gether. It ended in three of them riding off up the trail in the direc tion I had come, and the other two squatted on the log to keep guard over me. "Going to gather a crowd before they do their hanging," I said to myself. Well, that's better than I expected. "You see I had feared that they would do their fiendish work at once after they had held their meeting behind the wagon, and I hoped now to have a chance to show them the trick of the irons and oth- j er performances "I breathed a little freeer when I saw tbe three ride off, and as soon as thev were out of sight, I com menced talking to my guards. They were nt inclined to say much at i first, though I talked on all sorts of subjects ; in fact, I tried to get into an argument with them, and not succeeding in that, I told them sto ries ; but they sat there without opening their lips, and grinned, and watched me suspiciously. "Finally I began to boast extrava gantly, telling them what I had done and could do in the way of tricks and feats ot strength. At this one of tbem became indignant, and declared with an oath that I lied when I said that I could lift the log they were sitting on and bold it at arms' length above my bead. "Ill wager yon a hundred dollars in greenbscks'l can do It, if you'll unlock these irons," I said. They looked at each other and then laughed. "Show up yer papers, said one of tbem with a sly grin. "They are in my breast pocket," said I, glancing down, "and I'll tell you what 111 do ; I'll wager you one hundred dollars against twenty five that both of you can't lift ' that log above your bead and hold it at arm's length." "We'd accept yer bet, if we had tbe money with us stranger," said one of tbem, a young, square-shouldered fellow, who was always laugh ing, and seemed rather good natur ed. -"Well, 111 wseer it against yonr weapons,-1 said in a breath. t ,:. i JLL J t "You're pretty wide awake, stran ger, said the good natured one ; "don't ye know ye ain't got three hours to live ?" "That don't make any difference, said I ; I must have something to take up my mind, and this will do as well as anything." "With that the old fellow nudged the young one with bis elbow, and whispered something to him. Hia companion listened, and his eyes sparked. "I watched them almost breath lessly. They talked for a momont or two in tones too low for me to hear, then the young fellow turned to me." stranger,' said he, "will ve give us yer oath not to tell the bovs ef we takes yer bet and wins ver mon ey ? We'll be square, though, and tell ye that ef ye wins the pistols, ye won t git em now, but we II send em ter anybody anvwbares you says. TKo ; f.,; " :,t t j iiim in i 1 1 , eaiu a, uuu icaauu' aoie, ana it i win, you are to send the money and pistols to my broth er. R. II. Macquoid, 73.' Dash street. Ot. L0U18. "Well, you will hardly believe it, but those if Hows exchanged solemn oaths with me that they would do what they said. "They then pulled out my pocket- booh, took out the one hundred dot larf all I had laid them on the ground, laid their pistols and belts on top of them, and then took hold et the log. Thev raised it somewhat. It made them stagger from its great Weight, for a minute, but they grip ped it with tremendous strength.and finally worked it up on top of their heads, where they steadied it with their hands, for a breath. Then they turned their eyes up and began to raise it, so as to hold it at arm s length. It took 'em a few seconds to accomplish this, but they did it ; held if there a moment, and then dropped it and turned to claim the wager. But then found themselves look mg into the muzzles ot their own pistols, with me standing behind them ! "If it had not been so serious situation for me, I could almost have laughed at the expression of their faces. They turned white, their eyes bulged out and their jaws actually dropped. There they stood with their mouths open, not able to speak a word, they were so eurpns etl and terrified. "Gentlemen," I said, as quietly and steadily as my nerves would al low, "it isn't necessary for you to say a word. Do as I tell you. Sit down on the ground, side by side, stretch out your legs." They did as I told them aa meekly as lambs. "Then I kicked the irons that I'd just sprung off from my ankles in front of the young fellow. He was the one who had put them on me, and he had the key. "Put them ankle irons on your mate, and lock them," said I. He did it witbuot a moment's hesitation "Now put the hand-cufls en him," I said in a more commanding way, to the other, for he was a different kind of a man. He reached outand took them and did as be was told. "I then put the pistols in my belt, backed up the wagon and got one of my trick ropes, and then went round behind the older man and pulled his hands back of him and tied them as securely as I knew how ; then I cut the rope and tied tbe young fel low's feet; and then, fearing they might find the secret springs, I tied each of them where they were ironed. "They did not say a word during all this time, but sat there glum and angry. I took their best horse and untied him as quickly as I could, for I knew that time was precious, and after picking up my money ,just as I was jumping into the saddle I said : "Gentlemen, I shall have to take this horse, but I shall leave my own horse and wagon and other proper ty that will more than pay for him, and settle the wager besides." "All right,' growled tbe young fellow. "Better be gittin', though." It is evident that the men were in clined to respect the pluck I bad shown and this respect for courage I have seen manifested many times among the roughs of the frontier. "Well, I did 'git.' I kept to the trail and the same direction I had been going, and rode like John all nightlong; lor I knew well I should be hotly pursued. The next morning I came down out of the mountains and put up at a little town in the valley, and I am happy to say I did not see any of nay mountaineer acquaintances agajn. l'hat professional trip was a se rious loss to me pecuniarily ; but I was only too happy to lose the mon ey and get back to civilization safe- i v. r Dave often thought I should i.tg to know how the affair turned with the two men I left behind, and what they said to their comrades, when they came back with a gang to bang me; bnt I have never heard a word from that locality since I left it The Origin of Ear-riags. The custom of wearing ear-rings is so ancient that it is hard to tell wbo set the fashion. According to the Moslem creed, every Mohammedan lady considers it ber duty to wetr them in honor of Hagar, who was held in peculiar veneration as the mether of Isbmael, the founder of the Turkish race. There is a curi ous legend that Sarah, tbe wife of Abraham, was so embittered against Hagar that she resolved to disfigure her rival's face. Her better nature, however, triumphed, and she only pierced the lobes of her ears. Ha gar, wishing to seem comely to Abraham, put rings of gold in her ears to cover the marks. Her Turk ish descendants to-day feel that a woman dishonors her great ancestor if she fails to wear them. But many sensible girls and women in our own laad want a better reason for the fashion. Tbe College of Physicians and Sur teons in Philadelphia has tbeekele gon of a Louisiana canal man which ia eight feet in height era I a 1884. Three Elephant Stories). Major Rogers had been out shooting, and had discharged all his guns, when an elephant made a charge at him from the skirts of the jungle. There was no help for it but to run, and for 400 yards the Major kept just ahead, feel ids; at every step just as if the trunk was trying to twist itself around his loins. A turn around a tree gave him a momentary advantage, which made tbe most of by spnngiug up into the branches; but before be had time to draw his legs up the elephant had seized bim with his proboscis. Still, Rogers pulled against him, thinking it was better to have bis leg wrenched from its socket than to fall back bodily into the animal's power. Tbe struggle did not last long, for to the delight of the pursued and the chagrin of the pursuer, the Wellington boot, which the former wore, came off, re leased the leg, and saved the life of poor Rogers. The dilemma, how ever, did not end here, for the ele phant, finding himself balked of his prey, after destroying the boot, took up his quarters beneath the branches and kept his anticipated victim in the tree for twenty-four hours, when the country postman happened to pasa by. llogers gave him notice of bis position, and soon help came, and the elephant was frightened away by tom-toms and yelling. There is a beautiful story of an old elephant engaged in a battle on the plains of India. He was a standard bearer, and carried on his huge back the royal ensign, the ral ly point of the Poona host. At the beginning of the fight he lost hia master. The "mahout," or driver, had just given him the word to halt, when he received a fatal wound. and fell to the ground, where he lay under a heap of slain. The obedient elephant stood still while the battle closed around bim and the standard he carried. lie never stirred a foot, refusing to advance or retire as the conflict became hot ter and fiercer, until the Mahrattas, seeing the standard still flying in its place, refused to believe that they were being beaten, and rallied again and again round the colors. And all this while, amid the din of battle, the patient animal stood straining its ears to catch the sound of that voice it would never hear again. At length the tide of con quest left the field deserted. The Mahrattas swept on in pursuit ot the flying foe, but the elephant, stood like a rock, with the dead and dying around, and the ensign wav ing in its place. ror three days and three nights it remained there where his master bad given tbe command to halt. No bribe or threat could move it. They then sent to a village, 100 mile9 away, and brought the mahout s little son The noble hero seemed then to re member how the dnver sometimes gave his authority to the little child, and immediately, with all the shat tered trappings clinging as he went, paced quietlv and slowly away. The native Hindoo trom want ol thought keeps upa constant drum ming on the beast's head with the goad or "ankus;" I, therefore hoped not to use it at all. such an lm provment all at once, however, was more than the elephantiue mind could grasp. He began really to enjoy himself, going hia way more than mine, till at last he marched straight into an immense forest tree of the banyan species and commen ced to brow.-e. He seized the boughs above his head, and brought them down on my devoted skull. This was too much. I raised the ankus and brought it down on his bead with a blow that brought the blood through the skin. This had the desired effect, and he at once bundled off in the direction which be knew I wanted him to take. From this moment we were friends, and I dont think I ever had to use the hook again so a3 to bring blood. Maidens) Against Widows In the records of the office of the Secretary of State at Columbians. C, the following petition, bearing date 1733, addressed to the Gover nor of South Carolina and signed by sixteen maidens : "The humble ietition of all tbe Maids whose Names are under written : "Whereas, We the humble peti tioners, are at present in a very melancholy condition of mind, con sidering bow all tbe bachelira are blindly captured by widows, and we are thereby neglected ; in conse quence of this our request is that your Excellency will, for the future, order that no widow presume to marry any young man until the maids are provided for, or else to pay each of them a fine for satisfaction of invading our liberties, and like wise a fine to be levied on all bache lors as shall be married to widows. Tbe great disadvantage it is to us maids is that the widows, by their forward carriage, do snap up the young men and have the vanity to think their merits beyond ours, which is a great imposition to us, who ought to have the preference. This is humbly recommended to your excellency's consideration, and we hope yon will perssit no further insults. And we poor maids in duty bound, will ever pray, etc." T he Electric Light and Vegetable Crowth A great pressure was brought to bear upon the managers of the Elec trical Exposition to practically ex hibit the effect of electric light upon flowers and plants, but they posi tively refused. Tbe fact is that, though such an exhibit would at tract much attention, it amounts oniy to clap trap, for the electric light, it has often been demonstrated, does far more to retard the growth of flowers than to facilitate it. But it has been shown that in ar boriculture electricity can be used to good purpose, but not as light i . . . - . , . . ana not airecuyas oeai; ana just, how electricity can be used effica ciously in the vineyards will, before the exposition is closed, be practi cally demonstrated. WHOLE NO. 1739. Tbe Liquor Traffic. People sometimes say that "these temperance people are a set cf re ligious fanatics, led by the clergy." It may be well for such to read what the chief skeptic of America says about rum. o one win ac cuse Robert Cr. Ingersoll of being f led by the clergy. But oa this one subiect be speaks a good deal as they do. In speakiug to a jury in a case involving tbe manufacture of alcohol, vol. Ingersoll used the followling eloquent language: I am aware that there is a peju dice against any man engaged in the manufacture of alcohol, from the time it issues from the coiled and poi sonous worm in the distillery until it empties into the hell of death, dishonor and crime, it de moralizes everything that touches it, from its source to where it ends. I do not believe anyone can con template the subject without becom ing prejudiced to the liquor crime. All we have to do, gentleman, is to think of the wreck on either bank cf the stream of death, of the sui cides, of the insanity, of the desti tution, of the little children tugging at tbe weary and laded breasts of despairing wives asking for bread; of talented men of genius it has wrecked, tbe men strulin with imaginary serpents produced by this devilish thing; and when you think of the jails-, ofthe almshouses, of the asylums, of the prisons, of the scanolda on either band, I do not wonder that every thoughtful man is prejudiced against tiis dam nable stufl called alcohol. Intemperance cuts down youth in its.vigor, manhood in its strength, and age in its weakness. It breaks the father's heart, bereaves the doling mothing extinguishes natural atfections, erases conjugal love, blots out filial attachments, blasts parental hopes and brings down mourning age ia sorrow to the grave. It produces weakness, nut strength; death, not life. It makes wives widows ; children orphans ; parents childless, and all of theiu paupers and beggars. It teeus rheumatism, nurses gout, welcomes em.lmi, n-cia oiwlra i ,n r.-i rta pestilence ana embraces consump . . i I , tion. It covers the land with idle ness, misery and crime. It nils your jails, supplies your almshouse aud demands your asylums. It en genders controversies, fosters quarrels and cherishes riots. It crowds your penitentiaries and furnishes victims to your scaffolds. It is the life blood of the gm bier, the element of Ihe! burglar, the prop of the highway man and the supports of the mid night incendiary. It countenances the liar, respects the thief, esteems the blasphemer. It violates obliga tion, reverences fraud, und honors infamy. It defames benevolence, bates love, scerns virtue and slan ders innocence. It invites the father to butcher his helpless off-priag, helps the husband to massacre his wife, and the child to grind tbe par acidalaxe: It burns up men, con sumes women, de'ests life, curses God and denies heayen. It suborns witness, nurses perjury, denies the jury box, and stains the judicial er mine. It degrades tbe citizen, deba ses the legislator, dishonors the statesman and disarms tbe statesman and disarms the pjtriots. it brings shame, not honor ; terror not safety despair, not hope; misery, not happi ness and with all the malevolence of a fiend it calmly surveys its frightful desolation and unsatisfied with its havoc, it poisons felicity, kills peace ruins morals, blights confidence, slays reputation, and wipes out na tional honor, t! -i curses the world and laughs at iuruin. It does all that and more it murders tbe soul. It is the sum of villainies, the fa- J ther of all crime.the mother of abom inations, the devil's best friend, and God's worst enemy. j Bill Nye ox Polar Expedi tions. Every thing shows us that the summer is gone and the twilight of j the year is settling down upon us. i We begin to wonder whether we had better run the furnace this winter or take the money and buy Cuba so ! as to have a winter resort. Speak-' ing about winter resorts, a military friend of mine writes me that he vnli r n t 1 int-thir. if K.Mi.p tl, itrvoi. . ' - , 5, e , r, . ' : ti an open i oiar r?ea. lie mvues me to go. I thanked him for the invitation and asked when he want ed ths men picked, before or after the trip. While I w&uld like well enough to catch a few pickerel in the open Polar Sea, and breathe the crisp, pure air of no degrees and no min utes longitude due west of a given point, 1 am almost positive that I will dig the clinkers out of a large u,,, uun. nil, winier ao.i write foamy, frothy, sunnv, soothful po r a - I d-Vn? worM-. hile no one would more cheer-; fully enter into the giddy whirl of . Esquimaux society, or load his stom-' ach with cod-liver oil and old bar-1 sadtjles with vinegar, in or- , , . . , , . . . , . uci mat lit; luikui tiaui UJW urn ! curiosity as to whether the North Pole had a hot box or not, yet I shall not avail myself ofthe oppor tunity to go this winter. While lew could more joyously contemplate a life where it would; take a ninety -day note a lifetime to' mature, I am free to say that I j would rather, at present, climb a! tall tree till the payee gets by.! Denver OjAnion. i How funny things work around ! Electric Bitters will not speedily Sin brought clothes into tbe world ; (;are We sar that they can not, and if it were not for sin nobody;, thousands of cases already per- would go to church, for had it not j nanentlv cured and who are daily been for sin there would be no j recommending Electric Bitteis, clothes to show there. j will prove. Brights Disease, Dia- 4, ... ... ., , , ; betes, Weak Back, or any other uri- - V hat s tbistbiBg r asked a man ; nvy COB,p.4int qaickiy carefL TbeJ Tr!"810 B-re-iP"- tbe Wood, regulate the "That? Oh, that used on vumns. , we d act directly on the dis- e call it a chin rest" "Gimme ; ea3ed Every bottle guaran- one!" exclaimed the visitor. "S pose: .,".-r . v. i it would work on wife," "Papa," said a little daughter of a! clergyman recently," lfGod tells you i -. , what to write in vour sermon, whvl do yon so often scratch it out again?" Tbeclergyman changed thesuject by asking ber how she liked her now doll. To Milt oa Horsehack. Down in Arkansas they still send a boy to mill on horseback. The Arkansas Traveller describe! the process as follows : There are few eights more sugges tive of hopeful patience than that of a bor Bittillff on a hao nf akar.t K..f has fallen frem his horse. He starts ! to mill joyously. The great ever.t in j the life of a youug country boy is ; to be entrusted with a miliiug expe- uiuon. iie sleeps very little the night before the journey, so active is his mind concerning the prospec tive trip. His father kelps hint on the horse and he sits on the bag as proud of his position as a king Is of his throne. Every object along the lively road interests him. He plucks the blossoms from the dog woods, and almost falls off when the horse reaches around to bite him self. He rides into the creek to let the horse drink, and spits at the minnows that swim around. After he goes up the bank, on the opdo- side of the stream, and pursues his course along the road, he notices with alarm that the bag is slipping to one side. He sits still further over to make the bag balance, but yet he is not satisfied, for it keeps on sliding to one side, and at last it falls off. He cannot restrain his tears, and though he knows that be cannot lift one end, yet be tugs at the bag. The old horse snorts, nib bles the grass and lashes the boy across the eyes with his tail. "Whoa. you old fool !" and the disconsolate little fellow weeps afresh. He can not leave the bag fearing that some one wnl steal it He must wait the coming of a passer-by. He hears the sound of hoofs and he listens intently, while the swelling buds of hope burst into full bloom. He is doomed to disappointment, for the horse bas no rider. At laot he sees an old negro coming along. His heart beats high with hope. The negro turns and takes a bv path. The boy shouts, the old negro does uot hear him. Another hour, that seems an age. draws itself along He bears a wagon. He is almost wild with joy. The driver lifts the bu; up and the boy happy and thankful, is rescued just at thtt time when he does not think that he could stand it a moment longer. A Hi max Monster. "Wasnt't Charley Green up to your house last night?" asked one yocng lady of another. " Yes." "How pleasant that was ! I think he is just too nice for any use." "Well I don't.M was thesnappy re ply. " Why not?" " Oh, because he's no good." " What's the matter with him ?" 44 Why, don't you think, after he had been there about half an hour, he a-ke) Fannie and me to take a stroll wun mm, ana oi course we " ought it meant oysters, for it was a lovely oyster night, and we were just boiling, and we went out only too quick.'? "And didn't you get it?" "Get it? No! He walked us si or tight squares, and then said it would be so much fun to get weigh ed, and he took ua into a grocery store and we got weighed, and that's all we did get. Now. what do you think of that kind of a man ? ' She Sased Illm. "Darling, she whispered, as she stood beside bis chair and rubbed the bald spot on his head in the gentlest rnauner, "why this gloom to night?" "Etlie," he replied in a broken voice, "are you prepared to receive bad news?" '"Yes no! What can it be ?" "I am short on pork, and the next ten days will probably witness my financial ruin.'' "Oh 1 no! n! I can save you yes I can save you!" "How?" "Ill at once issue cards and invi tations for our wooden wedding, which is qnly seven days away. Well invite at least GTjO of our frieuds each one of whom will be bound to send a present. Next day you can sell the whole business to some cor ner grocr and secure enough cash to carry you through. Hold on for eight days, Ricard, and we'll be long on pork and short on rolling-pins and potato-masbers." Something Peruana He Would Eat. Heard a good story on a West End minister one day last week. He is a vegetariau ef tbe strictest order, and in the course of his pastoral ca reer he was invited out to a Sunday dinner by one of the sisters of bis flock, whese name for tbe nonce shall be Smith. Old man Smith didn't go to church that morning. His wife told him to expect her to bring home company to dine, and he, with the aid ofthe cook, laid the Smith came liome, but all the com- ' pai.y she brought was the minister, fill,, CilC UiiJUt:i They were seated at tbe table, when ttis sort ofconver3atisn ensued : "Mr. Jones," meaning the minis- j ter, " what part of the chicken do ) you like best ?" j "Really, Mr. Smith, I don t care j about any chicken." j Well, here is some extra fine roast beef ; try some of this." j " Excuse me. Mr. Smith, I will i forejro the beef." I " I have some tender Iamb here bow wU, lhal .uitr. - .. t , ik AV aae t -; lTAJ " W.H. nrw I know vr,n rn 't rsv fu,e thi3 ham a Pardon but ham j nev.r ,u r...l: n ...: r.. ,t.. ..ij , i,.,;,,i t.j iuci.au uii iii iijuiy Diuuci, iiiai . . V. - oeen seated near bim watching op- erations, and standing it as leng as be cou id, squeaked out in a piping voice : "John, maybe the d d fool will suck an egg." Tbe enjoyment of that dinner was spoiled. An Answer Wanted. Can any one bring us a case of Kidns or I.iver f'nmrilaint that , m-vw. vi Oato m l ev. e ivt ,iZ3 U J ! C N. Boyd. A Ha MT hale Ashara. TinMn fi V 1 x aft CO feet long and six fcet across the tail, was found on the shore of Mos quito, St. George. It is being cut up ana tried out.
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