f .. .. ., . " ' - ' EEfflELICAII ill ntfj Vr!ri.'i!n.y, ,y km i, lm h & Co.'n LuiHIing tuM sta, J'. , I. HQ ppr Year. for A ahnrtor period rivtn fill jnrln of ; tatou of ftuonyuioui t MISSISSIPPI. 8 n to)'i Hi', r- ' V" ecu. jOivx-onii'iic, ny ( iwav.l tl.o Mexican UK for f. I mi I ii . mo !i. t mtilo, ,rv (is tho fhikIh are jtrav; Hie trees in their cloak of rising und drifting away IK its weary Jong lofss aerobe over the gray wood's brink; : . body nnd aoul, to think. y levels of cypress wood, oldiw-s' grave; and go, God's i trees' roots are still running hnltlem thrir mosses tiilX n'rd wem ily drifting owuy d Kime long since battle duy. . ajnin Miller, in the Current. E LUCKY SHOT, it. day, sir," said the cheery "Traveler's Rest," aa he as to take oil my heavy riding ft, indeed," I replied. "I've hare of it during my thirty to-day." out conducted mo to a room eery liro burning in the grate, ig been served with a good hot began to feel more comfortable. y chair up to the fire, encased in a pair of easy slippers and I pipe preparatory to a quiet vhen I was disturbed by tha en f my host. i't you join the company in the m. sir We have a social club nf twice a week, nnd Herbaria y amuso you during the evening." h pleasure," I replied. ' So, tak my pipe I "followed my . d into the Lugo room, which was . filled wiJh.'a numerous company. i ... .. . moment (4 niy entrance they were A ig with evident satisfaction t6 a old by one of their number. My riufly introduced me, and I took a t'Joso to the Btory-teller, and pre to enjoy my smokv. . . ow, Air. White, you must begin Story again, in honor of the gentlo- So Jlr. White recommenced, fou must know, genUomen," ha be "that tho scene of my tale lies in . ..iredia, just about the time of the cold fiver tliere." The tones of tho speaker's voice seemed familiar to me, and i gavo hitu a search ing look. What did 1 sey? The lobe of his left car was missing. I half started t from my scat, upsetting a glass at mv elbow, nnd startling the company een ; t-rally. i - -" I beg pardon., .f'" s a sudden 'Ut. . VOL. 1711. NO. 45. Wo went on this way for mouths, our claim becan to trive out. then "Just about this time a convov was going to Melbourne to tnk-1.. " tho bank there. We tb.-i. ' wend sonio of ours to bo i bank nnd get notes in rx. Wo got to Hie place of f ; surprised to sec, among troojx rs forming tho escoii, i .Told to - -i to i in tlio When ! wfig mtcd f hock : r c!:i anil in hetded voyagfr. I tnesti'.T" i trust of him to my chum; consequence we only sent half of the intended quantity. The fellow evidently kuew I distrusted k'm, for when I went up with our parcel Km gave a malicious look that boded mo no good. The escort numbered Rbout ten or 'fifteen well armed troopers, with a four-horse wagon, and they left early in the morning for their destination. We gave them three ringing cheers at the boundaries of the camp, end wished them a safe return. I had singular forbodin that I had sren the last of my gold, but I mentioned my iean u none out my chum. "The day following I went to Mat Uutn'8 dnnking-hut a place frequented by tiie lucky finders and loafers to hear the day s news. The saloon was full of diggers. Home were discussing the day'i nnds; others were playing poker, the stakes being nuggets of dust; the maior lty were standing at tho bar drinking ami sraoumg. i called lor a drink nuea a snort cutty, and took a seat anions' tho card-nlavors. "'Well, Tom, how's your luck?" said a oroaa suouidered Yorkshireman who had come over with me. " "Very poor at present,' I replied. -nave a nana men, roan; winnmor uuhi, hi poKcr is ueucr man aijzerinEr.' I. joined the came and ulaved a while. At last ono of the players threw up his hand and said he was cleaned ont; so, thinking it might bo my turn soon, I Btoppeu. i Mushed my glass and pre pared to leave the room. Just as I cot 4 .1 1 1 .; . P w iuu uuur n uuny uigger came rusning in, almost upsetting me, and uttered the most frightful oaths. The entire saloon was in an uproar in an instant. Revolvers and knives were drawn, and a dozen voices shouted out, 'What's the matter 1 ' " 'Matter enough 1 cried the invading uigirer, wim anomer voney oi expletives. ' The escort's been attacked, and the cold ia gone i -woras iau to describe the scene that ensued. Men swore, tore their hair. danced and raved like madmen. When thg tumult was somewhat subsided. managed io maKe out mat t&o wagon nau ueen aitacKea in tne acaa of night. by a party of armed rangers. A tight had taken place, not a troouer had been killed, and tha gold had been taken. The attack had evidently been pre-arranged, for half the troopers had been drugged, and were consequently unaoio io ngnt. j nree oi tuem were re ported missing, .Wapping Bill among the number. I went off to our tent and told Sandy. "You're right about the villain, but we'll be even with him yet' We went back to the saloon, where we found nearly all the diggers assem bled, listening to an account of the affair 'rnm one of the troopers. It appeared "rtly after leaving the camp the . the wagon broke, neces- --. Might came on and "ed by the broken ome of tiietroop keep out the '-'roopers who ', rmed by 'd bush ke up ' -ered . its f r j , TIONESTA, PA., ?EMI intending to reach a tree, which gre about twenty yards from the fire of the btmhrangcrs. Suddenly a hand was laid on my shoulder. I hastily turned and saw a toll ranger close by mv ide. lie grasped me by tho collar and. presented a revolver to my forehead. " 'One sound and I'll blow your brains out.,' ho hissed. "Resistance) was useless, so I submit ted. IIo disarmed me, Hung rne on the ground and fastened my hands behind me with a cord he pulled from bis pock et. Ho then went a few yards away to warn the rangers, I suppose. I heard a ringing cheer, shots, oaths, and the usual noise of a hand-to-hand encounter. Giving a short and sudden wrench I got loose and rushed forward to see the re sult of the fight. Just as I advanced 1 heard two shots fired almost simultan eously, and a bullet just shaved my head. I clapped my hand on my left ear. Heaven! the lobe was shot away. An other inch and I should have been killed. 'Rather a narrow shave, that,' said one of the troopers, coming forward. 'I just saw the fellow drawing a bead on you when I dropped him.' "I went forward and found thevictory had been ours. Three of the Vangers had been shot down, one of them Wap ping Bill. Two were wounded, and lay on the ground, whilst one had escaped. Judge Lynch soon settled the two pris oners. . "Wo recovered ail our gold and made preparations for our return. AVe gave the dead a hasty burial, casing them of course, of all valuables, etc. I found a pocketbook on the body of my would-be stayer, and irons it gleaned a lull account of the gang. From information therein contained Sandy and I some weeks later made a little expedition of our own to a place in tho bush, where we found quite a collection f nugcets nnd dust the result of many months of a bushranger's life. ' As it was impossible to restore the treasure to its lawful owners we were obliged to keep it. We returned to the camp, and, in consideration of our suc cessful efforts, we received a share of the gold. Some months later I left the diggings, and returned home, married mary, ana seined aown Here. 1 ought to add that I cave the trooper who so bravely saved m? life an old silver ring to wear for my. sake. I have never seen him since; but if cvei I do, he shall be welcomed as a king. Such, gentleman, is the story of the 'Lucky Shot.'" The hearty thanks cf tha company were devoted to Mr. White for hisstorv. and the company drank the trooper's health. 1 ','You never saw him after?" I asked Mr. White. "Never, sir." "Could you recoffnize him if vou were to see him?" I asked. an't say; he may have altered con siderably; but I should recognize the ring immediately." "then is that it?" said I, putting out my right hand, on the little finger of which was the identical ring. "It is; and you are Jack Fox?" "I am; and I am excecdinc'y clad to meet an old friend onco more." Loild were the exclamations of iov at this disclosure. I accented Mr. White's invitation to stay with him for a short time, and I must admit that I spent some very happy hours in "Tho Traveler's Rest." A Famous Inventor's Rise. In a letter from Farco, Dakota, to the St. Paul Pioneer Press we find the follow ing: On tho train from Bismarck to this, city I met J. P. Rossiter, who had charge of all the Northern Pacific roll-ig-stock between Fargo and Livingston. t making of electrical inventions anci . "ovements, Mr. Rossiter said he ' Prof. Elisha Gray very well. "We . orked at the same bench in a cub " ker's shop in Oberlin, Ohio, in ,'"'8 genius was a part of his I remember well his coming ine day with his face badly vith which he had been ex- the mixture of chemicals, year or two together, and 'd Delia Shepherd. Iknew lived only a mile west . that he moved on to md commenced ped--g butter. This he ' 'onstruted his ina T nd succeeded in -law to mort- her property, study of tele- instruments, w nothing in fool mtil his extent 'riends f life, "-her, 'ent One ' om t t: if 1 THE 'CURSE' t U1XEAU. muzuvwc-ZV BY THE ASSASSIS wfOH THE SCArrOLO. flow l!ie People Who YVere Preinl nrnlalllie Trial Proaper I'nder the a.c-imei'. For some weeks past, savs a Washing ton iotter in the Chicago Aew, paragraph mm ueuu uoating aoout mo country set ting forth the fact that Guiteau's curse which no pronounced upon the scaffold t.. '1 . y . - uo lam-u wun uanciui eiioct upon a Dumber of those who were connected with his trial and execution. T.nst nvpn ing the correspondent directed the niienuon oi uenerai Urocker, the warden of the jail, to the article, and asked him how much truth there was in the state ment. "It is utterly without founda tion, and is as flimsy and unsubstantial a figment of the imacination as could wen be devised," replied the general. were prooamy liny nersons more or less directly connected with uuiteau s imprisonment. Nineteen of these were the guards and prison attaches were Guiteau was confined. Twelve were ........ .... v. A1UULLI,U Ul memlicrs.of the jury, and the remainder, including Judge Cox, were orlicers of the,court, government counsel, and oth ers.. Three of these gentlemen have died since the hanging of Guiteau, but when it is remembered that most of these peo- lic were men or middle age or even uiucr, it is a matter oi surprise that so lew should in the course of nature have passed iwm. Pnli A ' J ' " "tlVVIUUU A V T 11.1 AldS been mentioned as one upon whom the curse has fallen with particular violence Fowler was killed a few months ago by a prisoner whom he was attempting to arrest. As a matter of fact, he had no more to do with the trial than any of a dozen newspaper men who were present from day to day. Ho was sometimes de- I tailed for duty at the court room, but oeyonu mat ne nad no connection what ever with the proceedings. Dr. Noble Youcg, the jail physician, who died re cently, is another "victim. Dr. Young died calmly in his bed at the advanced ago of eighty-two years, and tho only wnndpr ia tVinf n li.rArl . l. hud hxon nnot. usj ney troubles for the past decade. The last of these allowed unfortunates ia inror Pettibone. but as vou mav remernhr. Pettibone was sick during the course of the trial, and a postponement occurred several times on his account. His death. which followed a few months later, can hardly be coupled with any curse Guiteau might have uttered." "Does it not appear to you, general," interrupted the correspondent, "that, so far from . the people who surrounded Guiteau being cursed, the very opposite proves to be the case?" "That is the very suggestion I was going to make. Colonel Cork hill, the United States district attorney who had charge of the case, has fallen heir within the pait eighteen months to' a fortnne variously estimated at from $70,000 to $100,000, and is to-day more prosperous and wealthy than ever . before. Hi assistants, Messrs. Davidge and Porter, are well and happy and enjoy a large practice in this city and New York. Sergeant Mason, who attempted to kill Guiteau by firing into his cell and in fact narrowly missing tho assassin, is livinc ;n i. r in jicom cuiu iciucuieai on us jarm in Virginia, purchased with the $7,000con tribution which was raised by voluntary subscription during his confinement in the Albany penitentiary. Prior to this Mason had drawn a salarv of tl7 month, as an under-sergeant in the reu lar army, while his wife had helped sun port the family by taking in washing and performing other menial services. They ure ricu to-uay Deyond expectations. But for their Wildest . UUlteaU they would still be living a hand-to-mouth existence. Bill Jones, the avenger, as he was facetiously culled, who, in a drunken frolic, also attempted Gui teau's life, pursues his vocation as a farmer just across the Maryland bordor, and finds creat comfort in the thought that his name will be linked with that of by the historian of future ages. The eleven jurymen who survive Mr. Petti- iuc ui unriieia f ulTi w f aB COQtented a,nd P?fe: fill lives, and the same may be said of T 1 a . T""- " tall, good-looking negro who drove the prison van from the jail to the court- house became a figure i of such import- ance during the trial that b admiring colored friends of the district sent him as a delegate to the Republican convn tion at Chicago. He is now the proprie tor of a flourishing liquor-saloon near the Pennsylvania avenue railway station, and has a substantial sum to his credit in one of the local savings banks. He neycr probably earned $j0 a month be fore the shooting. Mrs. Garfield, as you know, is worth half a milion of dollars. President Arthur has lived to finish his terra as chief magistrate. So you see there's nothing in Guiteau's curse. The people who-fell under his displeasure seem to nave prospered, while, so far as I am Me to judge, it has injured no ono." "What disposition of Guiteau's body made!" neral Crocker, w ho had been talking great glibness, began pulling his neivously, and vheu he replied with evident embarrassment. "I swer that question," he replied, not? Is there any mvstery with it?" ve but two other people in V know the place of Guit There are reasons why it rept a secret." Is skeleton is said to be on at the medical nuiteum?" pie choose to believe so, that e its correctness, does it?" ut why should you object to ;. men?" at Washington, higher and Haa I, desired that the secret $1.50 PER ANNUM. of his f11'0 Bno"''1 die wt" those of us wiiu periormeu me interment. I do not think tho. exact place of his burial will ever be known tp another living soul." There was the same mystery about John Wilkes Booth's last resting place. Years afterward it was discovered that he had been buried in the basement of the United States arsenal, where the re mains had been deposited in quick-lime and almost entirely destroyed. Within recent yoatrs the few bones that re mained were disinterred at his brother Edwin's request, and now rest; in the family vault of the Booths at the ceme tery in Baltimore. Br antics of Madagscar, Lieutenant Shufeldt. of tha United crossed accom- States navy, who recently Madagascar from cast to west. piisning wnai lew white men anu no American had done before, said in a re cent lecture about the island and his ex plorations there: "Madagascar is the third largest island on the globe. Its area covers 230.000 I .. . . ' P"are lml.esi .belg .00 miles Ion nd averaging ,n breadth 230 to 4 400 miles. It is four times the size of Great Britain. The interior gives the observer a potent sense or silent and majestic vastness. It exhibits some of the grand est specimens of nature's handiwork, consisting of mountain peaks, plains and forest cataracts and waterfalls. Around the area coast stretches a dense beit of tropical forest, the home of malarias and deadly fever; the abiding place of sav- I - I ? an? D,arbarous people, and of richly J plumed birds. The chief river, the Sizebouce. is the size of the Ohio, and shows some of the most magnificent scenery in the worid, thunderous water falls and cataracts bordered by primeval forests." " The speaker said he thoucht this river would prove navigable and might be made the highway for the products of the interior, ebony, engar, rice, and other" articles of commerce, in quantities suflicicnt to make it "the El Dorado of J the Eastern seas." The climate he do- scribed as variable. In the interior it is cijuauio ana temperate, irequently re- . . . i . . . . minding one of a New Eneland autumn. buX about ,the 868 coast u 18 al wavs warm and un wholesome. He estimated the Population at 5,700,000, embracing many racJes m.en varying in color, physique and civilization. The nrincinnl tribe the Hovae. are men of Malav oriirin. with, fair complexion, bright and spark ling 'eyes, aquiline noses, numbering- about 900,000, and far in advance of the rest of the inhabitants in in.ellicence and the arts of civilization. The women are often handsome. Some of these ad vantages can be attributed to climate. the region inhabited by them averaging 4.550 feet above the . sea level, and af fording a bracing atmosphere. Next in importance and intelligence he placed tho Betsilco tribe,- the men posse$sin lithe and aclive frames, but the women" uniiKe tne nova women, are seldom or never handsome. The Barra people, in the southern part of the island, are dis tinguished by their lack of ennobling qualities. The morality of the Barra. said Lieutenant Shutcldt, might thus be summed up: "Give me my gun and my spear, my rum and my wives, and my oxen ; let me steal, plunder and destroy everybody; let nobody molest me, and I care not who is my king." Artificial Stones. . The ruby and sapphire have been closely imitated by Frcmy and Feil, two French chemists, and the chief interest in this process is the fact that the arti ficial stones possess esseatiully the chemi cal comnnaition nf thn reel mi T rrodlie this, ennui Tveinrhta nf alumina , -J ' - - ' M ....... .1 and red lend r benton" In a r,l !..! ; an earthenware crucible. A vitreous substance is formed, which consists of Silicate of lead and crystals of white corundum. To' convert this corundum into the artificial ruby it is necessary to fuse it with about two percent, ofbichro- I mate oi potassium, wliilo. to obtain the sapphire, a little oxide of cobalt and a un.uii .. i.i.i .. poiassium must be employed. The .tones so produced rmSe J. I... nearly the hardness of the real stones, as they scratch both quartz and topaz. The Fiench "paste," which imitates the dia- mond so closely, is a peculiar kind of giU8Si the manufacture1 of which wa brotlght t0 a great dcrce o perfection some fifty years ago by DonaulMVieiand f pu,;. Vi.- ..i. Jr " ... , , oualitv mands extreme care in the choice of materials and in melting, etc. The basis of it, in the hands of the expert manufac turer just named, was powdered rock crystal or quartz. The proportions he took wore six ounces of rock crystal, nine ounces two drams of red lead, three ounces three drams ol pure curbouato ot potash; three drams of horacic acid and six grains of w hite arsenic. The prod net thus manufactured was extremely beauti ful, but rather expensive, compared with the price now charged for artificial jewels. It has never been surpassed in brilliancy, but of lute years the greatci purity of the potash and lead oxide used, and the improvements in the furoucei and methods of heutiug them, have al) tended to reduce the price of the " dia monds " thus manufactured. L'hamleri't Journal. A pie in 1770 was made tif two bushelj of flour, twenty pounds of butter, foui geese, two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild ducks, two woodcocks, six snipes, four partridges two neats' tongues, two curleys, seven blackbirds and six pig eons. A pie can now be had from one slice of dried apple snd a piece of soggy dough, such is the march of improve men t. CV u r ier- Jo u r rial. A New York woman ate a porous plas ter instead cf applying it in the usual way. Her unighbora declared she w as tembly s.uckup thing. Ulutard. RATES OP ADVERTISING. On Funnrg. one Inch, on In ertiort, One f qnr. on Inch, one month ', One Siiuiire, one Inch, three month. Ont Hqnuro, one Inch, one jesr. Two hqimrcB, one yrar , Quarter Colnmn, One rear. fl U M lair Column, one ypar, One Column, one jer joe I-TI dvertimenU ten conn j-er line el i'Ttion. , Slnrrlage and doath notices irrntia. ,( All billa for renrly (Jv.rt5.emnt coliwtwt flu teriy. i enipjfarjr advenifementa muel b rwia advance. ' Job work oifh on delivery. rules for a happy lif. Wouldrt thou be a happy liver, Ifappy and studious to enhance The glory of the great Life-Givor. , Launch not thy boat to drift at chance vv nere strong floods roll and wild waT dance j On life'a broad-rushing river. ' Live aa a man and connt it tron To man to live divorced from reason; Prove your ground and know your game, and ply your task with atout endeavor, Nor courting praiae, nor fearinir blame. , i j Know your own worth and know not leas x our neighbor's weight and worthlnosa; And where be works well let him do ' The work that might be apoiled by you. '; Make a good friend where'er you can; Not wise U ha who both no eyes To know how fools may help the wise; ' With loving deeds bind man to man, But never shrink with blinking eyes From what they only learn who try; And though you stand alone, in sight Of God be bold to hold the right. March bravely on and if you stumble Never groan and never grumble; Rise again with wise forgetting; Wounds wore never salved by fretting; Watch your chance and know your hour And let the moment feel your power; Shape your path and keep your rules With deaf ear turned to meddling fools. 'Tis dull to wait and hard to stand, But God's time comes with high command. That claims the service of your hand. Let the wise farmer teach you knowledge, Oft sought for at school ani college; Split the rock and turn the sod, With busy hands cast hones; seed, Stoutly uproot each harmful weed And let the seasons wait on God! John Mewarl Dlaokit, in Leisure Hour" V-, HUMOR OF TIIE DAT. An early riser Yeast. A wet day Wash-day. Tho dark cages Dungeon cells. A man need not necessarily be pos sessed of musical ability to strike a liar. - Bioominffton Eye. None of our dentista have yet evinced enough enterprise to adveitise "Misfit teeth a specialty." NorrUlowii Herald. A little New Hartford three-year-old boy, in admiring his baby broiher, ex claimed, "He's "got a boiled head, like papa." The fact that the poet is born, not made, relieves our educational system from a serious responsibility. Boston Courier. ' They are experimenting at Staten Island with some new cannon. Theset cannon have the latest style of breeches, with four pockets, and are very killing. Loicell Courier. Miss Angelica: I suppose you have been going out a great deal latelv, Mr. McFamish?" "No; I have only been to one dinnoi in two weeks." ''Dearmel You must be hungry." "I am surprised, John," said an old lady when she found tho butler helping himself to some of the finest old port. "So am I, ma'am. I thought you had gone out," was the reply. The true use of a poms plaster, ac cording to a Milwaukee druggist, is "to retain the back in its proper place and let the pain crawl out through the" holes." Neitman Independent. "Have you any 'home ties?'" asked a laeiy of a young man whose appear- auce indicated dissipation. "Oh, yes (hie) home ties, lots of 'em, g-g-got a mother-in-law!" Carl PretzeVt Wfhly. As we look through the list ot "the dead of the vear," We notice without surprise, The names of a great many business men, Who refused to advertise. Merch an t-Traveler. An exchange has an article on "The rise of the roller rink." This oubt to i' . . . i ... couurm me meory oi tne young man new? lie rollers that the floor flew up lu luo ullc- OI luo uecs. viuzara. An Australian naturalist is reported to have discovered that sponges are en dowed with a nervous system. All the "sponges" known to us socially certainly display a great deal of "nerve" in their own peculiar way. Lowell Citizen. Reciprocity Landlord: "Havo you nny family?" Intending lodger: "No." L. : "That's right, for I don't let my rooms to lodgers with families." I. L. : "Have you a family?" L. : "Yes; foui children." I. L. : "Sorry to hear it, foi I never take apartments with landlords who have families." St. PcUrtburger Zeitting. An eminent sportaman was boasting his skill, And was "eoing it," too, pretty hot. He swore on his honor, that once on a time He bit seventeen hares with one shot. But a friend standiue by rose up in bia wrath And exclaimed, 'That there statement's too big: We can't swallow it, unit you admit You were shooting that day at your wig." Judyt. A Benn Feat. The following story of a beau foat, oi of feet and beans, appropriately enough comes from liortun una the columns ol the Journal: A Florida youth who bought a pair of shoes withu.it trying them on found on reaching home that they were just an eighth of au inch too small all around. He thought, however, that he would en large them 8ullicieutly by tho "bean" process, so he filled each shoe to the top with kirge white beans the variety that swell nearly double their size gave the m all the water they would hold, and left them over uight to the mercy of th beau. In the morning ho found that they had incroa.ie'1 in M.e from No. 5 to apparently ISo. 8, i.; ..J that the upper had raised up on iie side, exposing a huge creviie and ul! i,ing tho beans to escape for several h- i m ouud. The next time ho '.(ill paie U'Itmi Ui feet, i i 75 Jl
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