IS.ruiU.ISHED EVERY WEPXESDAT, BY
W. II. DUNN. '
rriOS IH BOBINBOK A BOirSER'8 BtJUDrRO
, ELM STREET, TI0HE3TA, PA. ,
TErtKlS, $2.00 A YEAR.
ITo Subscriptions received tor a shorter
period than three months.
Correspondence solicited from all parti
of Me eountry. No notice will be taken of
aniionynious'cnmmiinicntinns.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
fiin XO.S09,
i. o. of o.jp:
TVfEKTS evory
Frlda. evening, at 7
i L o'clock. In the Hall formerly occupied
by Uie Oou4 Templars,
J. T. DALE. N. O.
O. T. LATIMER, Bccy. 27-tf.
TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342,
O. TJ. .A.. M.
MEICKS at Odd Fellows' Lodge Room,
every TuosdHy evening, at 7 o"olock.
J. T. DALK.C.
P. Jf. CLARK, It 8. 81.
Dr. J. K. Blaine,
OFFICE and residence npposito tho
Ijkwrence House. OlOoedays Wednes
day and Saturdays. 80-tf.
" E. L." Davis,
TTftnvlTV if T.iW TIikicI. T
Collections made In thin aud adjoin
ing counties. 40 -ty
MILKS W, TATE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Sim MrtM, TIOXRISTA, PA.
F. W. Hays,
ATTORXBY AT LAW, and WotarT
Public, Reynolds Hukill A Co.'s
Klesk, Senee SU, Oil City, l'a. . My
r. iiiciiai.
X. a. SMILKT.
AMerneys at Law, - - - Franklin, Fa.
Pit ACTICB In the several Coarta of Vs
naavo, Crawford, Forest,' and adjoin
toCSonuUes. i IV-ly.
, CimAL HOUSE,
BONWKR St AONKW BLOCK. L.
Aexsw, Proprietor. ' This la a new
aoasa, and has Just bean flttsd up for tho
itnodation of the public A portion
the patronage of the publle la solicited.
-iy.
' Lawrence House,
T IDLEST A, PA.,' WILLIAM LA W
RRJTCK, PaoraiKTOR. This bona
ta eentratly leoatAd. F.verythina; new and
well famished aUtparlor accommoda
iioas and strict attention given to guest.
Yerstabloa and Fruits nf all kinds served
h their season. Sample room for Com
aaereial Asrents. :
FOREST HOUSE,
S- A. VARNKRPROPRiKTo."OppoIte
Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
aested. Everything now and clean, and
freak. The best ef liquors kept constantly
n band. A portion of the publiu patron
age Is respectfully solicited. - - 4-17-1 v
Tionesta House.
M ITT EL, Proprietor, Elm St. Tle
t aasta. Pa., at the mouth of the creek,
Mr. Itu! has thoroughly renovated the
rieaesta Mouse, and re-furnished It com
slctely. AH who patronise him will be
all entertained at reasonable rates. 17-ly
Errpire Hotel.
rpiDOUTE. PA. H. EWALP. Phohm-
L 70a. This house la rentrally Iwated,
has been thorotiKhly refitted and now
boasts as (rood a table and beds an any Ho
Vol trTtlie oil regions. Transient only $2.00
per day. "?i-Cm
C. B. Weber's Hotel,
TYLERS MJRO II. PA. C. B.WERER.
has possession of the new brick hotel
and will be happy to entertain all bia old
customers, and any number of new ones.
Uood accommodations for guests, ami ex
cellent stabling. 10-m.
' Dr J L. Acorrb,
PHYSICIAN AND SUTtOEOH, who has
had fifteen years' experiencein a large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Office in his Druf and
Urooery Store, located In Tidioute, near
Yidiouta House.
- IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND
A full assortment of Medicines, liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery. Glass. Paints,
Oils, Cutlery, all of the best quality, and
will be sold' at reasonable rates.
DR. CHA8. O. DAY, an experienced
rhysiclen and Druggist from New York,
has charge of the btore. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
a. h. mv. , ro. t- riss. ' A. a xbut.
, MA Yh TARK B CO.,
B JC IsCJK: 132
Corn or of Elmk Walnut SU. Tionesta.
- Bank of Discount and Deposit.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits.
olUeaona made on all the Principal points
, . . of Uie U. 8.
Colleotiena solicited. ' 18-ly.
D. VT. CLARK,
(eOVMMSIONRR'S CLERK, FORCSTOO., PA.)
ESTATE AGENT.
HOUSES and Ixits for Sale and RENrTI
Wild Lands for Sale. 1 .
I have superior facilities (nt ascertaining
tfae eonditiim of taxes and tax deeds, tc,
and am therefore qualified to act intalli
contlyas aent of those living nt a dis
tance, owning lands In the Cownty.
Oilloe iu CommitisioQers Room, Court
I Iouho, Tloneeta, Pa.
4-41-ly. . D. W. CLARK.
...JSaaflf.-
NEW BILLIARD ROOMS!
ADJOINING the Tionesta House, at the
mouth of Tionesta Creek. TI10 tables
Hud room are uow.ajid everything Wept in
order. To. lovers of the game a cordial
invitation is extendod to couie and play
in the now room.
6 Si H . M. 1TTEL, Proprietor.
mm
VOL. VIII. NO. 1.
IltMttanrant,
SC. JOHNSTON has opened a restait-
rant In Uie Davis Bniiding, between
M aide's house and the Unlversalist church.
Oysters served up in all styles, or for sale
by tho can. Confections, Cigars, Tobacco
Ao., for sale. A share of tho public pat
ronage la solicited. 40tf .
. BLACKSMITH JIKO WftGOfl SHOP.
THE undersigned have opened flrst
cIoms Rlncksinith and Wagon Shop, in
tho Roborts shop, opposite the Rural
House. All work in either lino promptly
attondod to, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Hox'scielioeing: n Specialty
22 ly I. SPEARS & H. W, ROBERTS. '
NEW XIAXINESS.SIIOP.
JUST opsned In the Roberta Diilldlngop
posite the Rural House. The under
signed is prepared to do all kinds of work
In his line in tho best style and on short
notloe. - ,
SfEW IIARKI3SS ,
A Specialty. Keep on hand a line assort
ment of Curry Oomlw, Brushos, Harness
Oil, Whips and Saddles. Harness of all
kinds made to order and cheap as tho
cheapest. Remember the nnme and place
W. WENT, Roberts Building,
22-Iy Opposite Rural House, Tionesta.
II. C. H AUXIN,
Morohant Tail or ,
IX The Lawrence Building, over Super
ior Lumlxr Co. Store. The best stock
kept oonsiantly on hand, and mads up in
the best msuner and newest styles. 19-ly
. M1V4. C XI. IIEAT1I,
DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa.
MRS. HEATH has recently mated to
this place for tho purpose of meeting
a wsnt which tho ladies of the town and
county have for a long time known, that
of having a dressmaker of experlonoe
among them. I am prepared to make ail
kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and
ffiiarantoe satisfaction. Stamping for braid
ng and embroidery done in the best man
ner, with the newest-patterns. All I aak
i a fair trial. Residence on Water Street,
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
(ill river. Mtf
TIME TRIED AND FIRE .TESTED 1
i
, mm original . - j
TNA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
ASSETS Dec. 81, 1873,
MILES W. TATE, Sub Agent,
TWrnesia, Pa.
Frank Itobblnn,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
(scocEsaoB to DiHina.)
Pictures In every styloof the art. Tlewa
of the oil region for aale or taken to or
der. ,
CENTRE STREET, near It, R. erosalng.
SYCAMORE STRICET, near Union Do,
m. m jfr. V-fcA
PII0T0GRAFI1 GALLERY.
. . til SIUIIT,
SOUTH OF ROBTNSON A BONNER'S
. STORK.
-Tionesta, p;a.,
M. CARPENTER, - . - Proprietor.
Pictures taken In all the latest styles
the art. - 2o-iS
NEW JEWELRY STORE
la Tlomst.
M. SMITH,
MATCHMAKER & JEWELER,
At SUPERIOR STORE
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
i .
A Large and Bnperlor Stook of
Watohcs,
Clookai,
and Jewelry,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
VTR, SMITH has fine machinery for
If I making all parts of a watch or clock
that may be misHing or broken. Ho war
rants all his work. The patronage of the
oitizena of forest County is most respect
fully solicited. All he asks is a fair trial,
4tf
TOI1 WORK neatly executed atthiieffic
ut reasonable ristna.
TIONESTA, PA.,
8L.AN43 PUItAHEH.
- Rev. Dr. Hall war sitting In his
study one pleasant August afternoon,
his thoughts intent upon his Sunday
sermon, and his mind withdrawn from
earthly cares, when his train of thought
was rudely interrupted, and his atten
tion districted from his theme by the
following conversation :
"Oh, Nellie, where are you you'd
ought to have been there just the
stunningist fellow."
The sound of running feet, and pret
ty soon he heard his daughter ex
claim : '
"Is that you, Maggie?" -
"Yes, come down quick, I've got
something to tell you.
T11 be there in half a jiffy."
Then a door opened and shut, and
in a few minutes.
"What do you think, as I was just
coming over here, there was just the
stunningist fellow, right in front of
me. Juat as I got opposite the new
church, my tausio roll slipped, and
every paper in it fell out on the side
walk "
"Gracious! I should have been
dumb-founded."
"And so I was, but it was ridiculous
I almost died a laughing."
"Well, that fellow, do you thick,
stopped, turned round, and helped me
pick them up. I was all hanky dory
then. He walked as far as here with
me, and I thanked him of course, etc.,
etc.- You know how 'tis yourself.'"
The good doctor scJatched his head.
Could that be Nellie, whom he thought
so ladylike? He opened the door
softly, a little crack,, thinking, no
doubt, that he bad a right to play the
part of a listener to so strangely mixed
a conversation, and in bis own house.
Very soon it was continued, this time
his uaughter commencing the conver
sation. "There, how is that for high?"
"Oh, isn't that sweet, how atuch was
it?"
"Only five dollars, cheap enough."
- "Yea, indeed; but you said you
were going to have pink, this is blue 1"
"Never uiiod, it's all the same in
Dutch."
The doctor peeped to see what they
were talking about and Miss Nellie
was exhibiting her new bonnet to 'the
admiring gaze of her friend.
"It's raging hot here."
"Well, I don't know as I can make
it any cooler," said Nellie, lookiner
around, "I suppose father'U kill me if
1 opened the door. , "
Her father had requested her the
day before to keep the doors closed. '
"I guess it's time for me to adsquat-
ulate, ' said Maggie, rising.
"Don't tear yourself away. Are
tfoo ta the lectnre to-night?" .
es, x uau a slaving oia time last
Tuesday night." "
"George Saunders said be should go
home with you to-night"
"Did he? He'd abetter spell able,
first." - -
"That's- so. If there's anything I
.hate, 'tis the boys bothering 'round ;
they ought to be put in a barrel and
fed through the bung-bole until they
are old enough to behave."
"I must bid you a fond adieu now,
I've got thousands of errands to do."
"Well, good-bye."
"Oh, the dickens, I've left my para
sol." "Here it is."
"Now, good-bye, be sure and come
to-night."
"Yes, good-bye."
Then the door closed, and Nellie
went np stairs.
The doctor gently shut the door,
with a sly twinkle in his eyes. He
sat buried in thought some little time.
Now and then a good humored smile
broke over his- face. And onoe he
shook with silent laughter. Then
again his face lengthened and hie brow
grew dark, until at last with a pro
found shake of the head he sat down
te resume his sermon ; but in vain, he
could not concentrate his thoughts, not
an idea would enter his brain ; so lie
sat idly scratching his pen on the pa
per, till at last with a gesture of im
patience, he pushed back his chair,
got, up, shook himself, took his hat
and went out for a walk. He got as
far as the gate, when an idea seemed
to strike him. He came back, hung
up his hat, and went in search of his
wife. For a long while they were
closeted, together, until time for tea.
When tea was ready, Miss Nellie came
down, equipped for the lecture. After
they were fairly seated at the table,
Mrs. Hall said, "My dear sir, will you
have some tea ?"
"In half a jiffy, Madame."
Nellie looked up, but her father took
no notice.
"Really, this cake is quite stunuingj'
went on the doctor, as solemn as a
judge. Just then his napkin full to
the floor. "Gracious, I m- con-dumbfounded,"
ejaculated the doctor, get
ting it a little wrong. Nellie gazed
at her father in perfect amazement
"My dear, this sauce is staving.
Where did you buy it?"
m
e$mmwmi.-
APRIL 7, 1875.
"I made it," said the wife cooly.
"Oh, well, It's all the same in Ger
man." "Nellie dropped her knife and fork.
"Yon must give me some money for
the butcher, to-morrow," said Mrs.
Hall. '
"You'll have to spell 'ability' first"
growled the doctor, savagely.
Then suddenly taking out his hand
kerchief he gave his nose a tremen
dous blow. "There, said he, "how is
that for high?"
-"I know how 'tis myself," meekly
replied his wife. This capped the
climax. The knowledge that her fa
ther must have heard the afternoon
conversation was too much for Nellie.
She burst into tears and left the room.
The sage doctor nodded wisely to his
wife, aud when she had gone out of
bearing, exclaimed. "There, wife, I
guess we shall her , no more slang
phrases from her."
The next day the good doctor call
ed his daughter into his study, and
said to her, "My dear girl, don't you
see how very foolish all these phrases
are ?-They mean nothing, but are ex
ceedingly injurious to those who use
them. By ever so sparing a use, one's
speech gels so corrupted, that a person
often makes use of these expressions,
at times, which afterward he would be
sorry to remember. They sound very
silly to a listener, and often the usage
of them leads to something worse. It
is had enough to hear boys use them
sometimes, out a girl is expected to
be too refined and lady-like to sully
her lips by such expressions. The use
of them is simply a bad habit, but bad
habits, like cuts on a bark of a tree,
grow and widen with age, and if they
once get a firm hold, are hard to - get
rid of. Then there is a great deal in
companionship. If we keep compa
ny and are intimate with those who
use bad language, we are apt to make
bad use of it ourselves. 'Persons are
known by the company tbey keep.'
When you se a person using these
slang phrases, you may be sure that
such a person knows not what is call
ed 'good society.' Such expressions
as By Gorry,' or 'By Darn,' are not
only foolish, but wicked. For does
not the Scripture say, 'Swear not at
all, neither by heaven, nor the earth ;
but let your communications be yea,
yea, and nay, nay, for whatsoever is
more than these cometh of evil.'
There, my daughter," said the doctor,
"we have made quite a sermon of it,
so let us have no more of slang
phrases."
A VERY BAD THRONE.
The bey Alfonso has, if reliance
may be placed upon advices from
Spain, grown weary of his task of
governing and it is said that groat dif
ficulty exists in keeping him from ab
dicating in favor of Antoine Marie
Philippe Louis d'Orleans, Duke do
Montpensier, the fifth son of the late
Louis Philippe, King of the" French.
He was born on the 31st of July, in
the year 1824, and entered the French
army on the 29th of April, 1842. He
nerved during the campaign in Africa,
in 1843-'44. On the 10th of October,
1846, he was married to the Princess
Maria Louisa, sister of Isabella the
Second (Alfonso's mother) Queen of
Spain. The husband and wife wero
expelled from the Spanish territory on
the 6th of July, 18G8. The Duke de
Montpensier has had a party of politi
cal adherents in Spain ever since. He
was proposed as k:ng of the Spaniards
by Admiral Topete and other lovers
of governmental change. The pro
position was finally opposed by Prim
and the members of his party in the
year 1869 and has ever since remained
distasteful to all ''blue blood" Span
iard. Should King Alfonso abdicate the
throne of Spain he will merely follow
illustrious precedent in the voluntary
relinquishment of kingly power in
Madrid. He will be the sixth mon
arch who laid down the Spanish scep
ter. They count in the fallowing or
der : Charles I, abdicated in the year
1555, Philip V. in 1724, Charles IV.
in 18U1, Isabella IX. in 1870, Araarteus
of Savoy in 1873, Alfonso XII.
(should our report be verified) in
1875.
Early pasturing is a mistake. The
stock is made dissatisfied, and lose
their appetite for dry food. Tramp
ling is very injurious to the soft soil,
which does not recover from it for sev
eral years. The injury to the grass is
serious. "Wait until the groand is
dry. and there is a full bite upon the
pastures. Never pasture a meadow in
the spring. All farmers understand
the above, but there are many who
neglect to act npon it.
There is but one proper way to part
your hair in the middle, young man.
Purchase a crowbar and hire some
to do it for you.
Nebraska's population has doubled
within two years.
$2 PER ANNUM.
A Cl'RIOUB OLI CITY.
To a granger first visiting this old,
new oeuntry, soys a Santa Fe (New
Mexico) correspondent, the sights are
novel and interesting. Our first view
of this city was obtained in the early
dawn of morning, just as a few of the
more industrious citizens were creep
ing from their holes. We drove npto
one of the many curious blocks of
which this city is composed, and after
unloading our living freight, entered
through an arched doorway into a
square courtyard, which we crossed,
finding quarters for our Indians in one
of the rooms which opened therefrom.
This city, ac your readers are aware,
is upward of 300 years old, and con
tains 5,000 people. Situated, as it is,
6,500 feet above the level of the sea,
it enjoys a most exhilarating climate.
The only signs of any improvement
whatever were observed in a very few
modern brick houses upon the out
skirts, and in a marble slab placed in
the center of the grand plaza or square
to commemorate the dead who fell in
the battles around Santa Fe in the war.
Save these few signs, everything de
noteTag and .a Spanish origin. The
conversation; the; eustoms, and the
looks of the people are strango. All
of the buildings are adobe, and nil
are built alike. The walls are very
thick, which, with tho large open
fire-places, make the- warmest houses
in winter and the coolest in summer.
. About the only religion observed
here is the Roman Catholic. The
priests have a great influence with and
control over these people, who are very
devout in their observances. There is
a small society under the auspices of
the Presbyterian church, of which a
Mr. Smith, of Pittsburgh, is the pas
tor. He is devoting himself with a
great deal of assiduity to his duties,
and takes a great interest in his work.
The society, though small, is composed
of the leading government officials.
The gamblers form a very numerous
class of the people, caring nothing for
the future and only living in the pres
ent. Gaming is conducted as openly
as any ordinary business. The night
of my arrival I attended a dance, the
guests being composed almost entirely
of Mexicans, with a very little sprink
ling of Americans. It was conducted
something after the manner of 'some
of the Bowery balls.
The most interesting sight I have
seen has been the patient, plodding
burras. They are very small donkeys,
some of them no larger than a trood
sized dog, and perfectly gentle. These
beasts are about the only support of
many ot the Alexcans; they carry in
nearly all the wood that is consumed
in the city, it being tied on their backs
in piles three and four feet high. Hay
is carried in the same way ; and some
times, when the little animals have a
very large load, nothing can be seen
but a great bundle of hay moving
along. These auinials, though exceed
ingly small, are very strong. I think
they will carry anything that can be
put on their backs. No bridle is used,
but they are driven loose like a drove
of cattle, whether loaded or not. They
are outlandish looking beasts, some of
their heads being nearly as large as
their bodies. Their fodder consists of
almost anything, so that it costs very
little to keop tbem.
It is quite laughable to watch some
of the Mexicans who are in "business."
Their stock in trade often consists on
ly of a few pints of pinones (a nut
which grows in this country, and
which is very rich), and over these
they will sit on their haunches all day,
with their scrapes wound around their
heads, waiting for customers.
The only luviting, home-like look
ing places in Santa Fe are the govern
ment quarters, or houses for United
States officers and their families. These
present a very inviting appearance,
with their neatly fenced yards and
cultivated gardens.
The small number of Cariba who set
tled on the island of Cuba the Span
iards found more difficult to destroy
than they did the native Indians, who
have been nearly extripated. A peo
ple tough enough to feast on their own
progeny, a letter writer says, or to en
gage in a swimming contest with a
shark, or to play hide and seek with
it, roust be quite a formidable piece de
resistance.
This shark story is told by Father
Labet. A Carib made a vow to slay
the shark that had swallowed a child.
He took two bayonets, drank two
glasses of brandy, and jumped into
the sea right before the jaws of the
monster. The moment the shark snap
ped for him the Carib dived, and en
passant pricked the animal's belly with
his two bayonets. The movements of
the shark hereupon- became somewhat
animated, but the Carib liked the ex-.
citement, and gave the finishing thrust
only after having tormented the shark
by going through the same maneuver
seven or eight times, and turulng the
sea red with its blood. The shark
was found to mensure twenty feet.
Rates of Advertising.
One Kqtinre (1 inch,) one Inertion - $1 60
One Hqtinre " one month - - 8 0(1
OneHquare . " three months - (J (K)
One Square " one year - - 10 00
Two Squares, one year - IS On
Quarter Col.- ' . . . . S) 00
Half - ' . . i so no
Ono " " . 106 CO
T-egal notices at established rntes.'
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cnsli on lkdivery.
A BOrxttl ADVERSITY. '
How poor are they that have pa
tience I A few days ago a hearse ar
rived from Rochester. N. Y.. nnnio-ned
to Easterday & Morgan of this city.
The hearse was transported from the
the shop in Roohester, without chang
ing cars from the flat on which it was
originally placed. Before shipment
the manufacturers placed a large box
over it to protect it from the weather.
The box rested on the axles, inside the
wheels, being long enough to extend
from the rear over the dashboard , in
front. Owing to the construction of
the driver's seat on the hearse, the
corners of the hearse extended far
enough to allow room for the body of
a man to pRsa between the box at that
point and the hearse. .The front and
rear of the vehicle is so consturcted as
to wing open, and thereby hangs tho
tale. This was noticed by some one
who, without the fear of the railroad
companies, silently contemplated how
easy it would be to save a few scads
and see the -country where strawberries
grow large os.ben's eggs all the yoar
round. -This unknown one devoured
with eager eyes the, place where he
might recline undisturbed and then
pounced off to lay in a stock of pro-,
visions. These he procured, and with
calm and unruffled composure of soul
uu b suug ui grauiuae in uis neart,
he silently poked them through the
cavity between the hearse and the'
box ; alter which he followed with due
deliberation. Once within the wood
ed sepulcher, it is thought he wafted a
song of praise, for there reposed a
large box (such as are used to incase
coffins) filled with silver plated caskot
ornaments, etc., which had been pack
ed iu straw and shavings as also the
seat cushions. After arranging his
corned-beef, bread, sardines, hermeti
cally sealed cabbage, and tobacco, ha
arranged the ornaments in the box so
as to leave a nice place in thev centre
for him to repo9o in. And then, after
taking a drink and a chew of tobac
co, he reclined amid the straw and
nne Bnaviugs ana quietly-suickered.
The appearance of this sutTnrinfr snul
as he laid back and ejected tho nico
tine from between his ruby lips against
the plate-glass sides of that hearse
must have been eminently satisfactory.
With a degree of caution, that is com
mendable, be used to get out at night
occasionally when tho train stopped at.
a 'station, and having secured fresh
fodder to line his gastric vacuum, re
turn to his combination boudoir, diu
ing and sleeping apartment, with an
abiding faith in the absolute goodness
of railroads as a means of quiet trav
el. As was seen by the remnants of
hams, skins and bread left in his lodg
ings, his appetite remained substantial
throughout the journey ; but his amia
ble weakness seems to have been iu
lining the glass wails of his sanctum
v SHU W UVV JUIVO. ulglsjl J "VUlUi CU
short-stemmed clay pipe, iound in ono
corner, gave proof that it was not al
lowed to rust with inactivity and told
how vacation between meals was some
times passed. To wind up, the un
known isBuppoBcd to have managed
u: i i.; n. . n.
Mio cnau piiiiuBupiuuauy. no mauu ciu
unnecessary trouble, and if he, had
cleaned out his crib before vacating
tew would have been the wiser. It
was certainly a novel stow-away, and
reflects credit upon the genius that
planned and executed it. Whosoevtr
the Lord catcheth gutting ahead of a
railroad company, him will He pros
per. It is more blessed in some cases
to receive than- to give. OaJcland
(Cu7.) Tribune. . ' -
In the mountains of Peru, when the
Spaniards ruled the country, says an
ancieut aud dubious chroniole, there
was onoe a small but famous city
named Sau Gaban. Thither the Ind
ous, compelled to pay tribute to the
Spanish monarch, annually brought
little clay pots filled with gold' dust,
which came from some far-awuy mines,
to which no savage could ever be in
duced to guide the soldiery. As ffte
years went by, San Gaban became one
of the most remarkable treasures of
the world. Every year the SpauuU
authorities issued decrees command
ing the Indians to bring larger qanti
ties of gold dust, until one day, -when
the measure of tyranny was full, the
slaves fell on San Gaban, and left not
a Spaniard alive, not one stone above
another. For a whole lifetime there
after to Spanish troops ventured into
these mountains, aud San Gaban was
at last considered a hali'-forgotien
tL T... ,1... - - .1 .
in j in. jui lu-utiY some uuvcuiurous
Spaniards are equipping an expedition
to find the ruins of the city and tho
pots of gold which, perhaps, never ex
isted, save iu the fertile imagination
of some monkish chronicler. And
they, like most of their kindred, will
doubtless expend all their ready money,-and
perhaps lose their lives, eto
they will allow themselves to be coti
viced that they are pursuing a'will-o'-tlie-wi.-'p.