UGGIES! BUGGIES!
J. D. MURRAY, Centro Hall, Pa.
Manufacturer of all Kinds of Buggies,
would respecifully inform the citizens of
Centre county, that he ha: “a uand .
NEW BUGGIES,
with and without top, and which will be
sold at reduced prices for cash, also a rea-
sonable credit given. Two horse Wagons,
Springwagons, &c., made to order, and
warranted to give satisfaction in every re-
spect. All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Call and see his stock of Buggies
before purchasing elsewhere. apl0'O8tt
Science on the Advance,
C. H. Gutelius,
Surgeon and Mochanical Dentist,
whe is permanently located in Aaronsburg
in the office formerly occupied by Dr. Neff,
and who has been practicing with entire
success—having the experience of a number
of years in the profession, heewould cordi-
ally invite all who have as yet ‘not given
him a call, to do so, and test the truthfulness
of this assertion. #9~Teeth extracted
without pain. may2268tf
HENRY BROCKERINOFF, Jp suCO.
President, Cashier.
CC" NTRESCOUNTY BANKING
(Late Milliken, Hoover & Co.)
RECEIVE DEPOSITS,
And Allow Interest,
Discount Notes,
Buy and Sell
Government Securities, Gold and
aplu esi Coupons.
min
F. FORTNEY, Attorney at Law,
oe - Bellefonte, Pa. Office over Rey-
nold’s bank... may 14 60tf
15 MTMANUS, Attorney at Law,
¢) Bellefonte, promptly attends to all bu-
inass entrusted to him. jull, o8tf
D. NEFF, M. D., Physician and Sur-
o geon, Centre Hall, Pa., offers his
professional ferviees to the citizens of Pot-
ter and aNorring townships. Dr. Neff has
the experience of 23 years in the active
practice of medicine and surgery. aplU'es
H. N. M' ALLISTER, _ JAMES A. BEAVER,
ALLISTER & BEAVER
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Bellefonte, Centre Co., Penn'a.
Chas. H. Hale,
Attorney at Law, Bellefonte. dec25'69tf
"ILLER'S HOTEL, Woodward, Pa.
A Stes arrive and depart daily.
us favorite hotel is now in eyeqy respect
one of the mest pleasant country hotels in
central Pennsylvania. The traveling com-
munity will always tind the best accommo-
dation. Droverscan-at all times be accom-
modated with stables and pasture for any
number of enttle or horses. :
july3'usuf GEO. MILLER.
! I) ECK'S HOTEL, 312 & 314 Ruce street,
a Tew doors above 3rd, Philadelphia.
apO8tf
Tes “COREERTTOEAINY 1nakes it desirable for
all visiting the city on business or pleasure
"A. BECK, Proprietor.
WM. H. BLAIR, H Y STITZER,
SLAIR & STITZER, :
Auorneys at Law, Bellefonte,
Offic », on the Dixmond, next door to Gar-
Engl sh. feblWoutf
~ CALES, at wholesale and retnil, cheap,
Ty +: IRWIN & WILSON.
Bo for men and boys, just arrived
at Wolf well known old Stand.
THER, of all descriptions, french
»a f skin, spanish sole leather, moroc-
cam, sheep skins, linings. Everything
in the leather line warranted to give satis-
\INE TABLE CUTLERY, including
plated forks, spoons, &c, at
aplo 8 IRWIN & WILSON.
IRWIN & WILSONS.
YOFFIN TRIMMINGS, a large assort-
C ment at IRWIN & WILSONS
IJ AN
zes and kinds at
apl0’ Irnwix & WILsSONS
BURNSIDE & THOMAS
"SYRUP, the finest ever made, just re-
ceived, cheap at Wolfs old stand —try it.
Biankets, and Buffalo Robes at
; BURNSIDE & THOMAS
UGGY —new trotting Buggy for sale
at a bhavgaiu, at Wolf's ol
Centrehall.
Office. at Millheim, Centre county.
Offers his services to- all needing medical
attendance. Calls promptly attended to.
a liberal discount will be allowed. Inter-
ts after six
21jantf
ap'63 (formerly of the States Union hotel)
®,
man’s Rotel. Censultations in German or
00TS, large stock, all styles, Ssizes and
EA
action, att BURNSIDE & THOMAS,
JAEONETER and Thermometers, at
D BELLS and Door Bells, all si-
FO YS of all kinds, at
A Yarge Stock of Ladies Furs, horse
1d Stand at
J. B. Kreider, M. D.
Early settlement cordially requested, when
e:t charged on unsettled accoun
months,
. E. CHANDLER, M. D.,
RJ HOMEPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR-
GEoY, Bellefonte, Penn's. Office 2nd Floor
over Harper Bro's Store. Residence at the
Office. sferences—Hon. CA Mayer,
Pres't Judge, Lock Haven, Pa. Hon. L.
A. Mackey, Pres't 1st National Bank, do;
Harper Bros, Merchants, Bellefonte, Pa.,
and others. 19noviotf
JOHN F. POTTER, Attorney at Law.
Collections promptly made and special
attention given to those having lands or
property for sale. ill deaw up and have
acknowledged Deede Mortgages, &c. Of
fice in the diamond, north side of the
court house, Bellefonte. oct22 69tf
“CLOTHING—Overcoats, Pants, Vests,
and Dress Coats, cheap, at Wolf's.
R.J. THOMPSON BLACK, Physi-
cian and Surgeon, Potter Mills, Pa.
offers his’ professional services to the citi-
zens of Potter township. mr26,69,tf
THE BELLEFONTE
Boot & Shoe Stor ¢
Next door to Post Office.
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We have always on hand.
GENTS CALF AND KIP BOOTS
A larger assortment of Ladies'and Chil-
dren's Shoos than any other place in town,
Gum Shoes, every style, make and size.
We ask an eaTninRLOn of our goods,
before purchasing elsewhere.
. ootltt: yi GRAHAM & SON.
ORSE COLLARS, if you don’t wha
your horse’s shoulders galled and
esore, get good herse collars at
madesore, BE ENSIDE & THOMAS’.
OE ANV1L STORE is now receiving
T "a large and well assorted Stock of
Hardware, Stoves, Nails, Horse Shoes, Sad-
. Paints, Sheet, Bar and Hoop
Buggy and Wagon Stock of
tion.—Call and supply your-
eos atthe lowest possible rates at
selves a. IRWIN & WILSON.
us Stock of Goods
A Trem pious & Thomas.
every deseri
itman’s celebrated confections,
Whitman's celebrated chocolate,
Buker's ch colate, Smith’s ¢hocolate,
China Ginger, ‘English Pickes,
s a : t
American Pickin (eI DE & THOMAS
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Editor.
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In Brockerhoff’s block, Bishop Street,
Bellefonte, where
KELLER & MUSSER,
have just opened the best, cheapest, largest
as well as the best assorted stock of Good,
in Bellefonte.
HERE LADIES,
Is the place to buy your Silks, Mohairs
Mozambiques, Reps Alpuneas, Deluins,
Lans, Brilliants, Muslins, Calicoes, Tick
ings, Fanels, Opera Flane!s, Ladies Coat.
ing, Gents’ Cloths, Ladies Sacques, White
Pekay, Linen Table Cloths, C ounterpanes
Crib Counterpanes, White and Colorec
Tarlton, Napkins, Insertings and Edgings,
White Lace Curtins, Zephyr & Zephyr Pat.
terns, Tidy Cotton, Shawls, Work Baskets
SUNDOWNS,
Notions of every kind, White Goods of
every description, Perfumery, Ribbons-
Velvet, Taffeta and Bonnet, Cords anc
Braid. Veils, Buttons, Trimmings, Ladies
and Misses Skirts,
HOOP SKIRTS,
Thread Hosiery, Fans, Beads, Sewing
LADIES AND MISSES SHOEg
and in fact every thing that canbe thought
of, desired or used in the
FANCY GOODS OR NOTION LINE
FOR GENTLEMEN,
they have black and blue cloths,, black and
fancy eassimeres, sattinetts, tweeds, mel-
orns, silk, satin and common vestings, in
short, every thing imaginable in the line ot
gentlemens wear.
Ruedymade Clothing of Every Dis
scription, for Men and Boys.
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Boots and Shoos, tn endless variety
Hats and Caps, CARPETS, Oileloth,
Rugs. Brown Muslins, Bleached Mus-
tins, Drillings, Stenting, Tablecloths,
&ec., cheaper than elsewhere. Ce. ot
Their stock of QUEENSWARE & GRO
CERIES cannot be exceiled in quality or
rice. rl
Callin at the Philadelphia Store and con-
vince yourselves that KELLER & MUS-
SER have any thing you want, and do bu-
siness on the principle of “Quick Sales and
Small Profits.” aps0,69
GRAIN AND PRODUCE ARE TAKEN
NEW FIRM at
Centre Hall.
ALL NEW.
New Store.
New Goods.
"The undersigned 1espectfully informs the
citizens of Centre Hall and Potter town-
ship, that he has opened a new store
at the well known stand formerly occupied
by C. F. Herlacher, where he is now
offering
A Full and Complete Stock of
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
cheap as anywhere,
His stock is entirely new, and the publie
are respectfully invited to eall and exame
ine for themselves; Goods will be offered
at the lowest possible prices, and by a gen-
eral system of fair dealing they hope to
merit a !air share of public patronage.
Call and Examine our Stock
NO TROUBLE TOSHOW GOUDS,
go Only Give us a Fair Trial. e¥
We have a full and complete assortment
of the latest Styles.
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Queensware,
Gentlemen and Ladies furnishing Goods
Ladies Cloaks and Circulars, in Silk an
Cloth, all kinds of Groceries, the finest
Syrups, the best Coffee, "Tobacco, Paints,
Byestuffs, Oils, Fish, Salt. Stationery, and
everything else that is to be found in a well
stocked country store. ci
The “highest market price paid in
Store Goods for
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Don't forget the New Store, at Centre
Hall. where goods are now offered at a bar-
ain. Call and sec us.
EnBy : J. B. SOLT.
Furniture Rooms!
' J. 0. DEININGER,
respecttully informs the citizens of Centre
county, that he hasconstantly on hand, and
makes to order, all kinds of
BEDSTEADS,
BUREAUS,
SINKS
WASHSTAN DS,
CORNER CUPBOARDS
TABLES, &ec., &e
HoME MADE CHAIRS ALWAYS ON HAAD
His stock of ready-made Furniture is large
and warranted of good workmanship and 1s
all made under his ownimmediatesupers i-
sion, and is offered at rates as cheap as elses
where. Thankful for past favors, he solic
its a continuance of the same. .
Call and see his stock before purchasing
elsewhere. ap24'68,1y.
[SHING TACKLES, rods lines, hook
flies, sea hair baskets, etc. Rig you
tch trout at
out to cate BURNSIDE & THOMAS
APANNED TOILET SETTS, AND
other Japanned ware, at the Anvil Store.
apl(’ 68. IRWIN & WILSON.
(VANNED FRUITS, peaches, tomatoes
pine apples, and peas in greatvarie
tat © BURNSIDE « THOMAS® -
OOKING-GLASS PLATES of allsizes
: for sale by 1rRWIN & WILSON.
_apl06s. :
NION PATENT CHURN, the bes
15 in use at Irwin & WiLsoN’s.
apl0®’
BELLS, at low prices, at
- apl0’68. IRWIN & WILSON
'OALTS for Buggies and Carridges all
sizes in use; Fire Bolts, ditto, at
pl0’68 Irwin & WiLsox's
Centre
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CENTRE HAI
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Centre Haun, Pa., Avausr 6th, 1870.
for bento Po ——
The Napoleon Bismarck Game.
The publication of the projected
treaty submitted by the Freuch to
the Prussian government, after the
treaty of Prague, and while the Lnx-
embourg affair was pending, has nat-
urally created quite a sensation in Eu-
rope. In the London Times, of the
25th, the points of this remarkable
document are thus set forth, The pre-
able declares that the King of Prus-
sin and the Emperor of the French, in
order to strengthen the ties of friend-
ship between the two government and
peoples, hereby conclude the subjoined
treaty. In the first article, Napoleon
admits and recognizes the late acqui-
sitions of Prussia from Austria, In
the second, the Prussian King en-
gages to faciliate the French acquisi-
tion of Luxembourg. In the third,
the Emperor acquiesces in the union
of the North and South German States,
Austria excepted. In the fourth,
France, finding it necessary to absorb
Belgium, Prussia lends her assistance
to that measure. The fifth article
the usual one of offensive and defensive
alliance between the two nations, A
dispatch from Brussels, under date of
July 25th, states that the above sketch
of the treaty is perfectly authentic,
and that the Belgium government
knew of its existence a few months ago,
Further light is shed upon this trans-
action by the London Telegraph,
which journal avers that on a late oc-
casion, Napoleon related the contents
of the dispatches, which passed be.
tween himself and Bismarck on this
division of territory, claiming that the
latter wanted too muel and wanted it
too soon. The Emperor demanded
Luxembourg in 1866, as an equivalent
tor the neutrality of France in Prus-
sia’s war with Austria. Bismarck re-
plied by a demand for Holland, as an
equivalent for Luxembourg. To this
The divide was
not equal, Prussia was getting the
lion's share of the spoils, and hence the
whole treaty fell to the ground.
If these details be true, and the
Times offers to verily them in the most
substantial manner, it puts Napoleon
ind Bismarck before the world in the
aspect of heartless, gigantic robbers.
One proposed a plan for seizing and
appropriating the main portion of
Central Europe, and the other spoils
the arrangement by being too greedy
for the plunder. Prussia was to have
all the fruits of the war of 1866 guar-
antee, and France was to absorb
Luxembourg. Then Napoleon was to
lay hands upon Belgium, and, in re-
turn for this, Bismarck demanded
Holland. To this proposition Napo-
leon demurred. It was wauting too
much and wanting it too soon. The
wily head of the French Empire saw
that if Luxembourg and Belgium and
Holland were all gobbied up at one
meal, other nations would take the
alarm, and far the little game of the
remorseless marauders. Kugland could
not stand idly by and see Belgium de-
spoiled of her rights, while more than
one nation would put in a protest for
Holland. gQuch a rapid progress on
the part of Prussia would also arouse
the Russian bear, and his growl on the
frontier must be answered, or a war
would follow. But Bismarck knew
the schemer he had to deal with, and
insisted upon cent ver cent in all the
transactions. No Holland for Prus-
sia, no Luxembourg for France was
his ultimatum. And there the mat.
ter ended. In the mean time, both
Napoleon and Bismarck plotted and
toiled to win the inside track, Bis-
marck held a tight grip upon the
Schlesweg-Holstein provinces, and re-
pudiated the treaty of Prague. All
the small German States and princi-
palities were also gathered in to swell
the strength of Prussia, and prepare
her for the contest. Napoleon at the
game time drew Italy closer to his side,
and made it the interest of Austria to
follow him rather than Bismarck. At
the same time his agents were busy in
Denmark, and the enslaved provinces
of that nation preparing the people for
a French alliance when the day of ac-
tion arrived. Such a state of affairs
could not continue long without pro-
ducing a war. The Hohenzollern can-
didacy for the throne of Spain was a
convenient pretext, and upon that the
torch of war was lighted, and French-
men and Prussians are now engaged in
deadly combat. :
But these developements put a di
ferent fuce upon the whole war, bot
jin a national and personal point of
view. These land robbers will be
called to the bar of nations to explain
the reason why, in a secret manner,
they attempted to perfect a game of
wholesale plunder. In the house of
Lords, recently, Earl Granville said
that after the announcement of the
existence of such a remarkable docu-
ment, it would be the duty of I'rance
and Prussia immediately and sponta-
neously to explain the matter to Eu-
rope ; and Mr, Gladstone, in the Com-
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mons, remarked that doubtless the
powers implicated would explain the
mystery. Russia will not remain si.
lent when her attention is called to the
men as Napoleon and Bismarck. Had
they combined in regard to Central
Europe the tide of aggression would
soon have widened, and other powers
felt its injurious effects. As this war
is now shown to be an offspring of the
Napoleon Bismarck game of 1866, the
people of both France and Germany
can see how little they will gain by
the sacrifice®of thousands of human
beings, and the expenditure of millions
of money wrung from their bard earn-
ings. Two ambitious men, caring
nothing for the rights of others, con-
cocted a game to despoil neighboring
states of their territory, quarreled over
the spoils, and have now plunged
France and Prussia in a war, the end
of which no man ean foretell. This is
the real history of the Franco-Prussian
war,and in this light it will be viewed
by all truly impartial persons, —
Age.
Ap lf pn
PEDDLING PESTILENCE.
Discovery of the Greatest Crime
the World Ever Known.
Distributing Small Pox all Gver the
American Continent— Terrible Rav-
ages of the Disease Among the Indi
ans— Speculators Shipping Indian
Buffalo Skins to the States.
During the past year, it has recent-
ly been developed, circumstances have
transpired in the yellow country
which will create indignation and
alarm throughout the whole Union.
A crime has been committed which
excels in diabolism anything which
the history of the world has ever pro-
duced, and which places such fiends
as Probst and his compeers in crime
in the light of moderate offenders. A
few men, for the purpose of accumula-
ting fortunes, have attempted to scat-
ter throughout the United States robes
which are known to be infested with
small pox. This has been done pre.
meditateldy and knowingly, and with
full knowledge that in doing so they
Bt | ———— Se SA
day, August
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Many died and the most agonizing
suffering prevailed. In the house of
De Roche at one time there were ten
persons in bed afflicted with the con.
houses were closed nnd the city seemed
to be doomed to desolation and death.
In the face of this horrible visitation
those who had engaged in the unholy
traffic did not desist. They asserted
that the place was alive with small-
pox, and that, as it could be no worse,
the arrival and storage of the robes
could make no difference. And this,
in the very midst of death, disolation
and despair,
THESE HUMAN VULTURES,
continuing their pestilence breeding,
death dealing occupation! There is
one incident connected with this start.
ling horror which places a white vie-
tim in an attitude which, though he
may not have known the full extent of
the consequences of his act, was cer-
tainly a most fiendish one, and which
was the cause of a greater destruction
of life than the circumstances we have
mentioned. This man, while he was
suffering with the disease, obtained
two yeast-cans and
FILLED THEM BOTH WITH SCABS,
As soon as he was able to do so, he
took an old shirt, rubbed it thorough-
ly with the contents of the boxes, and
then placed the infected garment cn
the trail of the Piegans, on Highwood
Creek, where the Indians would be
find it. They did so, and in a short
time afterwards the most frightful of
calamities was visited upon that tribe.
It spread with wonderful rapidity
among the Blackfeet, Bloods and Riv-
er Crows, until the whole country
within a radius of one hundred miles
from Fort Benton and extending along
the river for a much greater distance
was infected with the disease, and
deaths ocuurred by the thousand.
From this awful source
THE SPECULATORS REAPED A RICH
HARVEST.
Robes and blankets were gathered in
by the thousand and conveyed by
boats down the river, thus conveying
and scatering disease broadcast
thy
over the land. 2, government was
fina’'y informed the matter, and
have been the means of spreading a
loathsome disease from one end of the |
country to the other, and sacrificing |
human lives in unknown numbers!
We give the particulars of this, the
most terrible crime of the nineteenth
century, as fully as we have been ena-
bled to obtain them.
HOW THE DISEASE BROKE OUT.
During last summer the steamboat
Utah piled between Sioux City and
Fort Benton. During one of her trips
the small pox broke out among the
passengers and crew, and one death
occurred on the trip. The boat landed
a short distance below Milk River,
and there the corpse was buried. The
buriel was witnessed by a number of
Indians, of the Gros Ventres tribe,
and, as soon as the boat resumed its
course, the body was disinterred, and
the clothing stripped from the re-
mains and distributed among the par-
ty who had prepetrated the act of dese-
cration. The consequence may be im-
agined. In proper course of time the
dredful contagion broke out in its most
virulent form among the savages.
The devastation was so terrible that,
out of 1,900 members of the tribe, 750
died.
HORRIBLE FREIGHT.
The Utah arrived at "ort Benton,
bringing with it herhaps ths most fear-
ful cargo that ever floated on the wa-
ters of the Missouri. The people of
that plaee, when they ascertained the
danger that menaced them, were indig-
pant to an extent never before known
in that country. A public meeting
was held. which was attended by ev
ery man iu the place, and the most in:
tense excitement prevailed. There
were many who proposed to take the
captain of the boat and bang him to
the nearest tree, as a punishment for
having been the cause of pestilential
danger among them. But wiser coun-
sels ravailed, and the master of the
steamer was ‘ordered, at the peril ‘of
his life, to convey the boat and cargo
to the other side of the river. But, as
was afterwards ascertained,
ANOTHER AND A GREATER DANGER
threatened them. The disease among
the Indians spread with the velocity
of the wind. Having no remedies,
no physicians, and no care, the chil-
dren of the forest died off like a flock
of infected sheep, until the tribe was
diminished to about half its former
numbers. The Indian burial cere
mony is not such as prevails among
the civilized world. It is a custom,
without deviation, to lay the dead
upon the gronnd in the robe which in-
cased the body while living, and cover
up the remains with brush. There
are speculators in the Indian country
whose sole object in life seems to’ be
to make money, without the slightest
regard for the maner in which they do
it. The robes which enclosed the
dead bodies were valuable,
THE SPECULATORS,
aware of this, determined to profit by
it, and with no compunctions of con-
science as to the consequences, not
seeming to care in the least for the
terrible suffering which the act would
entail upon they knew not how many
innocent victims, these men did not
hesitate to roam the country in quest
of the infested robes, and to convey
‘them for storage to a warehouse in
Fort Benton. Benjamin de Roche, a
workmen in the warehouse, was the
first victim, and it was but a short
General Hancock was promptly or.
dered to prohibit the shipment of
robes, unless they were first inspected
and found to be in a healthy condition,
As there were few in the country not
infected, the abominable traffic ceased,
and the inhuman wretches who were
engaged in it, were, for a time, de-
prived of the benefits which their in-
famous trade has conferred upon them.
But they did not dispair. The inge-
nuity of the villian is, certainly, as apt
as that of honest men. Cut off from
shipping the diseased robes by river
they determined to take them over
land, and gain a market by means of
railroad communication. Thanks to
the vigilance of the managers of the
Union Pacific railroad, and to the
prompt assistance of the military, this
latter ‘scheme has been throttled in
its incipiency, and no more robes can
pass over that road without first have
ing been inspected by #®government
officer and pronounced to be in good
condition. There are now, at Uinta
Station, 1,300 robes, which have been
detained for examination. A day or
two since General Ruggles dispatched
a government officer, accompanied by
a surgeon, to that point, to make a
thorough. inspection of the suspected
robes, It is believed that they are all
right; but it is also known that
THE UNSCRUPULOUS MURDERERS
from Fort Benton have been actively
at work, aod the most rigid scrutiny
will be observed at all times. Not a
single robe will be permitted to pass
through Omaha, that has not been ex-
amined by a competent officer.
tation of the pestilence to this city—
which, thank God, is now over—was
caused in this mauner, and that the
disease originated in the burial, one
year ago, of a solitary passenger on
the banks of the Missouri, hundreds
of miles away. Could the horrible
consequences of that act be computed,
and the lives it has taken be enumer-
ated, the record would be a frightful,
ghastly one! And now, in conclu-
sion, we ask :
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITI1 THE AU
THORS
of this, the greatest crime that mortal
ever committed? Will they be arres-
ted, tried, convicted and hung? Have
they not committed enough murders
to have the law’s most condign pun-
ishment inflicted upon them? *“Who-
so sheddeth man’s blood by man shall
his blood be shed.” Thus reads the
book which is the scource of all hu-
man Jaws, It is impossible to com-
pute the number of human beings
these men have murdered; not alone
Indians, but all over this continent,
wherever those death infected robes
have been sent. We trust that our
government will not only protect its
people from further danger, but
“cause the proper punishment of the
demons who have, from mercenary
motives, spread broadcast over this
land the most loathsome disease that
ever afflicted a human being.— Omaha
Herald, July 21.
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“I will preach from dat portion of
de scripture dis evening,” said a col-
ored dominie, “where de 'Postle Paul
pints his ’pistle at de ’Phesians.”
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Too SooN.—A census taker in Bed-
ford county, Pa., asked a woman ata
farm house the age of her oldest child,
and the reply was, “You have come
time before nearly every house in
Fort Benton was a small-pox hospital.
around about a month too soon.”
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Dog Driving in Alaska,
My team comprised three dogs. The
leader was a fine black dog named
Ikkee, who had ux magnificent bushy
tail, which was always erect aod curly.
The next one was black and white, and
called Sawashka, a hard worker and
of aminble disposition. Next the sled
was old Kamuk, my favorite, and the
ugliest dog in the brigade. His tail,
poorly furnished with hair, was usual-
ly between his legs, his enrs were short
and scored with the marks of many
battles. His face was stolid, and ex-
hibited emotion only when feeding
time came, or when some other dog
ventured too near or lugged behind,
His body was large, and bis legs were
like pillars; his color was white, with
dirty spots. Altogether he looked a
good deal like a lean pig. But how
he would pull.
A description can give buta faint
idea of dog driving. It is an art in
itself, The nature of dogs is cross.
grained, and they frequent'y do the
wrong thing with apparently the best
intentions. Each has a peculiar look
and character. Some are irreclaima-
bly lazy, others enjoy hard work unless
pushed too far; some are greedy and
snappish, others good humored and
decorovs. All are very practical,
showing affection ouly for the man
that feeds them. Hence the voyageur
should always feed his own team him-
self. They dislike the whip, not only
when in use, but in the abstract. They
will always destroy one if they can
get at it. The whip is made with a
short handle, a very long lash braided
of leather or sealskin, and usually
loaded with sheet lead or bullets ia the
core,
As we walk behind the sled, which
ordinarily travels about four miles an
hour, we have an excellent opportuni-
ty of studying dogs. One habit ap-
pears to be ingrained in their nature.
t exhibits itself at street corners in
cities, and at every bush, stump or
lump of ico they pass ou the road.
When traveling rapidly, some dog will
stop twenty times an hour to examine
any bush or twig which attracts his at-
tention. If a leader, it checks the
whole team ; if not he usually entan-
gles himself in the harness, and jumps
frantically to release himself as he
hears the well known crack of the
whip about his ears. Ifa log comes
in the way, and the driver is not ready
with his help in urging the sled over
it, down they drop on their haunches,
wagging their tails and looking about
with a pleased expression, or uttering
a sentimental howl. With a erack of
the whip, and a shout to Kamuk to
stir himself, their reveries are broken,
and we go on. Going down hill, the
whip and the lungs are again called
into requisition, to keep the dogs out
of the way of the descending sled.
It is said that no man can drive dogs
without swearing. I think it is in a
measure true. At all events he must
have a ready store of energetic exple-
tives to keep them on the qui vive. In
Russian America we always used the
indigenous epithets, which, as we did
not understand them, were hardly sin-
ful. If there is a tree near the trail
the dogs invariably try to pass on dif-
ferent sides, until checked by their
harness; they constantly exhibit such
idiosyncracies, and it is lucky for Job
that he was not set to dog driving, if
he had been, I feaw his posthumous
reputation would have suffered.
At noon we stop for a cup of tea.
Here the true voyageur exhibits him-
self in making the fire. A greenhorn
or an Indian will make a conical fire,
at the side of which you must place
your chynik, aud wait until it chooses
to boii. A white man’s fire is built in
layers. The sticks in each layer are
parallel with each other, and at right
angles with those in the layer beneath,
#& few chips are placed upon this pile
which presents a broad, flat top, on
which you set your chynik. A few
shavings are whittled from a dry stick
and you light your fire on the top of
the pile, The free circulation soon
puts it all in a blaze, your kettle boils
in ten minutes, you drop in your tea
and let it boil up once, and you are
ready for chy peet.” If the fire be
light at the bottom it takes it twice as
long to kindle, and if you boil your tea
more than an instant it is ruined.
Many travelers drink a caustic decoc-
tion of tannin, which they call tea,
such unfortunates are to be pited.
Tea over, you empty out your chynik
and set it iu the snow a moment to cool
that you inay not burn your sled cover.
Having replaced it, and seen that the
dogs are untangled, vou shout to Ka-
muk, “Be off, you old sinner!” Down
goes his tail, and away you go.—Dull's
Alaska.”
em lh pr me
Two Young Ladies Killed by Light
ning.
The Charleston News of Tuesday
last snys: “From a private letter to a
gentleman in this city we learn that on
yesterday week, while Miss Murray,
daughter of Joseph W. Murray, and
Miss Hill, daughter of Daniel Hill,
hoth of St. Johh's Berkeley, were re-
turning from church with Mr. Murray,
they took shelter under a tree to avoid
a wetting from a shower. While there
the lightning struck the tree and in-
stantly killed the two young ladies.
Mr. Murray who was standing near by,
was uninjured.”
5
caine
lpr
Those whose income tax pinches
them closely at this time, must remem-.
ber that the radicals reimposed this
burden. It expired in 1869, It was
re-enacted in 1870 by radieal votes.
Business men will make this fact a ba-
sis of action at the polls—if they are
wise.
AA GMS
No 15.
The man who wrote “Home, Sweet
Home,” never had a home.—[Ex-
change, tn
No, of course not. All his folks
home say that he didv't, Nobody
who writes dbout anything ever had.
If a man is out of anything he imme.
diately goes and writes about it. No
one writes so many “headings” as the
man who is out of his head.
Certainly he did not ever have a
home. The man who wrote “My Old
Arm Chair,” never had an arm chair
in all his life. The best he had was
an old split-bottom chair, without any
back to it.
The author of “Take Me Back to
qwitzerland,” never was in Switzer-
land. The nearest he ever came to
it was sitting in the William Tell sa-
loon, eating Sweitzer case—kase why,
that was the best he could da.
The author of “Mother, Fve Come
Home to Die,” hasn't spokefi to the
old woman for years, worlda’t go
near the house. Besides, he is one of
that class of Spiritualists who didn’t
believe mothers ever will die. His
health was never better. His mother
i2 nothing but & mother-in-law, and
she is dead, anyhow.
There is the author of “The Old
Oaken Bucket,” too; there wasn’t =
bucket on the whole farm, water bie
ing drawn with a tin pail and a cistern
e.
The writer of “If I had but a Thou-
sand a year,” stated privately to his
friends that he could be perfectly eons
tented with just half that sum, as he
was doing “Chores” just for his board
and three months’ schooling in the
Winter.
he author of “Champagne Char-
‘but ten-
ley” never drank an
cent whiskey.
“Shells of the Ocean” isa humbug.
The plaintive poet who represents
himself as wandering one summers
eve, with seabeat thought on a pensive
shore, was raised in the interior of
Pennsylvania, and never was ten miles
away from home in all hiv life,
“Gathered shells,” did he? All the
shells he ever gathered were some egg-
The man who wrote “Hark, I hear
the Angles Sing,” spent all his eve.
nings in concert beer saloons. Angles,
indeed!
The wan who wrote the “Song of
the Shirt,” hada’t a shirt on his back.
The composer of “Oft in the Stilly
Night,” used to get on a spree and
make the stilly night howl till day-
break.
The author of “We met by Chance,”
knew very well it was all arranged be-
forehand. He had been weeks in con-
triving it and she admired its contri-
vance.
The author of “I Knew a Bank,”
his note discounted. The only check
he ever held was a white check on a
faro-bank, He never had a red check
in all his life. "
The writer of “What are the Wild
Waves Saying knew very well they
were reproac og, him for running
ing his hotel bill.
ranch without pay-
“Who will Care for Mother, Now?”
Who, indeed! You took the old wo-
man to the poor-house just before
writing the song, and there is nobody
but the poor-master to care for her
now.
The author of “Hear Me, Norma,”
was deaf and dumb. He couldn't
make his pa hear, nor ma.
The author of “Rain on the Roof,”
always slept in the basement, except
when he slept out of doors.
The author of “Let Me Kiss Him
for His Mother,” got mad because his
mother wouldn't kiss him, and
whipped her little boy within an inch
of his life.
The author of “I Dremt T Dwelt in
Marble Halls,” used to cheat at mar-
bles when a boy, and his dream was
horrid nightmare, brought on by re-
morse at the recollection of fraudulent
warble balls
The author of “I'm the Saddest
when 1 Sing,” was agmost tickled to
death when mvited to.
The auther of “Happy be Thy
Dreams,” sold benzine whiskey.
You can fancy what kind of dreams
were produced.
The author of “No one to Love,”
having just killed off his fifth wife, na-
turally felt like the deuce about it.
drut
a —
Story of an Old Welsh Parson.
The old gentleman's living was worls
sixty-five pounds per annum, and out of
this he had to support a large family. The
walk to the church was up the mountain a
mile and a half, and two miles down on
the other side. Wine wasa liquid almost
unknown, and the refreshment indulged
in by the worthy o'd pastor wasan humble
penn’orth ofgin, when he regularly imbib-
ed ata little roadside inn, to take off the
effects of the cold mountain air. One eve-
ning he called as usual, but, instead of hav-
ing his dram handed to him, the old lady
at the inn began searching about: “T've 2
lost my measure, your reverence,” said
the old lady. ‘Never mind,” was the re-
ply, ‘my mouth holds exactly a penn’orth;
hand me the bottle.” The bottle was han-
ded, clevated towards the ceiling, and
returned with the customary penuy. “Two
pence!” exclaimed theold lady, excitedly.
“No, no!” said the parson; “I only had a
mouthful.” *“Ahlmel saw your rever-
encé’s bands wag twicel”’
be a
Schoepve has written a long letter to
Governor Geary protesting his innocence,
‘and piaying the Governor to pardon him,
that he may be permitted to go Sorin
fight that “impudent man,” Louis Napo-
leon, whome he terms the ‘Tyrant of
Europe.”