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THE CONSTITUTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor-
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Tbe etatement tbat a famine In
Eitfpt u feared because of the failure
of the crops Is officially declared to be
untrue. Tbe Nile la rising alowly, and
tbe crops vclll be equal to tbose of
1SS1.
A prominent Buffalo physician I
au enthusiast on the subject of onions.
lie feeds them to bis children dally,
says tley are the best medicine for
nreTentlug colds, and adds: "Feed
onions raw, boiled or baked, to tbe
ctiililicn thiee or four times a week.
and they'll grow up healthy and strong.
No worms, no scarlatina, no diphtheria
wl ere children eat plenty of onions
evf ry day."
KKCt-NT 1.XPKUIMENT3 With tbO
Jubu.arirje boat, Le Uymnote, at I
Tnulon, were very successfuL The
Lu.'.i m ivej horizontally as well as ver
i'.cai:y. and is easily kept at any depth
Vi.it Is desired. It can be run at a
Yetl cf from nine to tea knots. Its
c sw ordinarily consists of three men.
but during the ex-eriments Cre persons
were on board.
Lvtitv man or ambition and en
ergy. as be grows old, sighs for lost
opportunities. Even Bismarck, who
has certaluly done as much as, and ac
complished more than most of tbe
Ci eat men of the world. Is represented
.u re? renin? that be did not labor more
while he was young. Tbe Talue of
Huch reflections lies in their applica
tion by the young to their own careers.
They may not succeed in escaping re-
cret. but they can reduce their force.
I'oit sum tears there has been held
al (il.isow an annual prize competi
tion vmoug the blind In reading and
wrltiiu by means of raised type. At
the last exhibition the number of com
petitors was 102 a larger number
than ever tefore. The ages of tbe
competitors ranged from nine to
seventy years. The first prize In gen
eral readiug was won by an old woman
who had been blind and deaf for
thirty years. The prize in the begin
ners' class was carried off by a man
Ofty-nlne years old.
Deaths from Unsuitable Food.
The London Hospital notes that it
would be interesting to learn liow
many children whose parents are com
paratively rich are starved to death.
not from uuderfeedia?. but from un
suitable food. "In some cases it is all
meat and no milk. In others all milk
and no meat, and In either case tbe
Ciiid lacks some of tbe constituents of
flesh, blood and bone. Many parents
seem to think tbat eameneis in food is
identical with simplicity, and pride
themselves on the virtue of a course of
action which is nothing less than mur
derous.
Tbe record of divorces for tbe year
In the courts of Philadelphia show that
the matrimonial union was dissolved In
241 cases, and the divorce docket still
contains a long list of applicants. If
It could be supposed that all the di
vorces granted in the city were to
actual residents it would make a very
bad showing for the marital felicity of
Philadelphia. It probable that In
many cases a temporary residence
merely has been gained for divorce
Durnoses. and If this is so the bad
showing is against the easy divorce
laws of the State rather than a revela
tion of unusual ill assortment among
the married teople of this city. In
any case, the record Is not one to be
pointed to with pride.
The Comptroller of the Currency
reports the total number of National
Banks at 3,140. with a capital stock
or Jo92,000,COO, a surplus fund of
$185,OW,000. and other undivided
pronta amounting to $70,000,000- One
hundred and thirty-two new banks
were organized during the year, thirty-
four went into liquidation and eight
failed, the net increase in number for
the year being ninety banks, wltn
net Increase of capital exceeding $14,-
000.000. Since the organisation of
the system the total claims against in
solvent national bauks have reached
I.-, J (Hit) 0)O inJ the azzreirate divid
ends paid upon these claims 133,000,
000. The Comptroller recommends the
rundlng of the outstanding greenbacks
in bonds bearing not exceeding 2 J per
cent, interest, to be used only as the
basis of national bank circulation. The
difficulty with this recommendation Is
that it is certain to be antagonized by
those who think the government should
issue all the currency, paying interest
upon none of its current promises t
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.it to Great Britain Brazil lm
ports more American flour than any
other nation, tbe imports in 13S7
reaching 713,03d barrels. But two
flour m.llj. with a weekly capacity of
3.000 barrels, have been erected recently
at Rio. and thus a market of 150,000
barrels of American flour is cut off.
The wheat used In making this 150,000
barrels of Brazilian flour comes chiefly
from the Argentine Republic, although
Chill. Australia and New Zealand con
tribute each in a small way to the sum
total, if the production of Brazilian
flour would stop at the 150.000 barrels
produced by the two mills at Bio the
arowln consumption In that country
would soon make up the loss to the
United States. But when two mills
have been making good profits other
mills may confidentially be expected to
arise, and It would not be strange If
Arffentlne wheat manufactured In Bra
id should soon supply the entire Bra
zilian demand. This probability should
lead to a determined effort to supply
Brazil with other American products
beside wheat In exchange for our large
ourchases of Brazilian coffee and sugar.
flow It U Done la tbe Wllda or rotter
County. Ji. T.
Benjamin J. Jones of Cortland
county, N. Y., on his way to the bear
rreons. near tbe headwaters of the
Sinnamabonlng Creek, says he takes
more solid eomiort hunting bears for a
month out in the wilds of l'otter
county than lie does on his fertile farm
in Cortland during all the rest of the
year. In a talk with Farmer Jones he
said:
SETTING the tkap.
I After I have selected a spot where
'want to set a trap 1 find a fallen tree
about a foot in diameter. On the trunk
of the tree 1 place tbe butts of small
logs, one on top of the other, just as
they do in building up a log but. and
let me other ends spread out on the
ground la the shape ot a letter V. with
the point of the tree trunk. Then I
drive a nail in the log and hanz the
bait on it so tbat the bear can come
along the next day, maich right into
the log pen with the open front, crab
the bait and run off with it, Ob. no.
I don't set any trap then. Tbe bear
has no difficulty in hooking the bait
and making oil with it. but he won't
come back the next day after to see if
there is any more meat around there to
be gobbled up, but you can set it down
as a fact that be will come nosing
around again within a week as sure as
he lives.
From now until the ground freezes
up is tbe best time to trap bears out
there. Their skins are good rrom now
on, and they can scent the bait half a
dozen times further now than they can
after it gets so cold that tbe bait will
freeze. We use almost any kind of
fresh meat for bait, and if it bangs till
it gets tainted a little a bear will smell
It wheu he is a mile away, and hustle
around and nose about until he finds
It. In cold weather tbe meat will
freeze right up, and a bear's nostrils
cant scent it ten rods away. That is
one reason w hy I trap bears in October,
and tbe other reason is because Octo
ber Is the Quest month in all the year
to be out in the woods.
"Just as likely as not be will make
his appearance on tbe third day. In
order to know whether the meat has
been carried away or not, you have to
visit the place every day. When I find
that the meat is gone 1 place fresh bait
directly under where the other has
been tanging, pinning It to the ground
lth a crotcbed salplng. Then I set
the trap. I place it about three feet
from the bait, and in a direct line with
it, making euro that the pan of the
trap is toward the point from which
tbe bear is to come. If the pan is
ph.ced toward the bait, it is more tlnu
likely tbat the bear will bring bis foot
down too near the end of the Jaws, and
In that caso ten cbaDces to one you
will find nothing but a bear's toe or
two when you go the trap. After I
have got the trap set nicely covered
with leaves, and have bitched the chain
to either a small piece of timber or an
iron claw a little larger than my bin J,
I place a stick as large as my leg
across the logs at the mouth of V-
shaped enclosure, and then go away.
MAD AS A llORNET.
'Everything is now ready for him to
nose around, and when he gets to the
stick that lies across the mouth of the
pen he will not try to push it away.
lie will not even try to ratio It up
with his nose or to crawl under it, but
he will lift up one of his fore feet.
throw it over Ibe stick, and bring it
jowu on to the trap. Then there Is
some tall thrashing around, for the
bear is just then one of the most as
tonished animals in creation, and In
Lis wild attempts to free his foot he
breaks down the bushes and tears
things up generally. lie is madder
than a whole nest ot hornets over tbe
Cx he finds himself In. but when be
learns that tbe trap does not bold him
to tbe spot he cools on a bit, does
everything he can thick of to coax the
trap to open Its laws sua nurses uis
painful foot.
'Looking lor me Dear alter you nave
found that tbe trap has been carried
away, especially when tbe undergrowth
is dense. Is very exciting, it is iiccusu
business, for vou don't know what
minute you may run loui or u.e oear.
and, if you happen to come pat upon
him. he will plunge at you and make
such a noise that for a lew seconds
you will be almost beside yourself. If
there is ever a time mat a Dear win
Qjht any living thing that he gets his
eve on. it Is when a trap is making
every minute of his life miserable, lie
acts as thouzh vou had something to
do with getting him into tbe trouble.
and he does his best to get square with
you for it. Of course you have a good
run well la band when you find him,
and the weight or the hook on the
other end of tbe chain keeps him from
making quite as fast speed through the
bushes and over the logs as you make,
and you soon stop hii noise wltn
chunk of lead."
Tbe Souvenir.
It Is absolutely provoking!
The words escaped from the Hps of
pretty, compact, vivacious aiattie
Pyer, as she stood on the platform of a
wayside station, her caba at her feet,
and her lace parasol held at tbe proper
angle to protect ber from the hot rays
of the sun.
She had Intended to get on me train
at Upper Bradford, but instead of tbat
bad left it at Lower Bradford.
She was quite a traveler, but the
similarity of names had misled her.
Another train wasut due for an
hour, the UtUe station was closed, and
there wasn't a shade tree within
twenty rods. .,
Tbe distance to upper orauioiu
fifteen miles, and the fare forty-five
cents. Upon loosing into oer bmu
purse, she founa sne naa out tweuu-
eight cents. It was was aiscuverj
which naa lea to mo .
vexation. . .
She was in a hx, ana now was ouo iu
..t mil nf It?
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When Mattie explained to him her
niiiixicai smile stirred his
tirnvn eves sparkled.
I am only too happy to oblige you,'
be said, as he handed her a five dollar
bU.Ii .ki but for a dollar.' reminded
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hut I have nothing less,' was his re-
W..I1 tmsr. vou for five
dollars as for one, and a five-dollar bill
aaiiv remiticu wire -
blU.'
MatUe took out iier aaaintlv rat
ioned bead purse.
why not give me that? the young
man asked, with a bold glance. 'It 1
very pretty. I would regard It as suf
ficient security for the loan of the
money. And still more so as a souvenir.
provided you made It yourself.'
ane nanaed it to nun and he ac
cepted it with a graceful bow.
lie seemed anxious to continue tbe
acquaintance, but she was not In a
mood to permit It.
'I'll return the money promptly.1
she said. You may keep the purse.
Believe me. sir, I appreciate your kind-
ness.'
Ob. don't mention It he said, with
a laugh.
He lifted his bat. and then sauntered
down tbe wide, dusty road.
She's handsome, was bis mental
comment. I wonder if she is married?
She said she is going on a visit to
Doctor Fen wick's. I'll ask the doctor
about her.
'lie is a good looking fellow, she
was saying to herself. A city gen
tleman roughing it in the country, I
am sure. 1 wonder what his name is?
Well, there. I foreot to ask him: and
how can I ever send him tbe money?
No doubt he is langhing to himself at
my stupidity. Worse still, he may
have set me down as an adventuress!
At first she was somewhat put out:
but a little later on she regarded it as
a topic for merriment.
A year thereafter found her In Flor
ence, standing in one of tbe art gal
leries.
A Gentleman approached her. took
off his hat and bowed. lie was ele
gantly clad, and royal in his tearing.
'Excuse me,' be said, 'but are you
not an American?
Mattte merely nodded, for she felt
disposed to resent tbe familiarity.
'Soaml.' be rejoined, 'strange as
It may sound to you. I am temporarily
in need of money. If you could lend
me nve dollars. I would esteem it an
especial favor.'
'bir, your assurance is sublime!'
haughtily replied Mat tie. 'To how
many Americans do you make that ap
peal during a day? And bow many
are silly enough to respond? It would
be wrong in me to oblige you, even if
you are not an impostor.'
She turned aud walked away from
him.
'Permit me to say one word more,'
appealed be.
Mattie faced him for she bad already
regretted her hasty words.
'lou have been unjust to me, and
yet I do not censure you, he said.
Had you applied to me while you
were temporarily embarrassed at a
lonely country railway station in
Amei lea, for instance 1 would have
promptly responded. Having no money
1 have no need of this purse, and so I
present it to you."
lie was gone in a flash, and the look
of amazement on Mattie Dyer's face as
she gazad upon her bead-purse was
ludicrous to see.
"lie is tbe gentleman who loaned me
the money one year axo ,' she thought.
her cheeks flushed, her mind very much
disturbed, 'lie knew me; be was quiz
zing me. I made a timpleton of my
self. He gave me back the souvenir!
Well, bis opinion of me must not be a
very exalted one. But suppose he was
really in distress i"
She was almost vexed enough to
burst into tears about it.
At the hotel she related both inci
dents to her particular married friend.
Mrs. Cameron.
Oh!' exclaimed she, a look of Intel
ligence flashing across her face. 'Al
low me to examine tbe purse.'
Mattie banded It to her.
I thought sol' commented she, with
a pleased sm'le. I have heard part of
the story before, and have often seen
tbe purse, but never connected either
of them with you.
Do you you know the gentleman?'
stammered Mattie, with sudden earn
estness. 'Intimately,' replied Mrs. Cameron.
'He is a very dear friend ef mine, and
he lost his heart that day at the little
railway station.
'And could I see him to return tbe
money, and to apologize for my con
duct?' asked Mattie.
Why. to be sure, child! It Is all
very funny, and it will lead to a wed
ding. The gentleman is Antonio Del
mar, whom you have heard me laud so
highly, and he is coming here this af
ternoon.
II b came, an introduction followed
at once, and a wedding shortly after
ward.
The Pretty Girla or Ireland.
The Irish ladles are perhaps he tpret
tie st In the wide world, always except
ing our fair cousins, tbe Yankee belles.
Their features. It is true, are less reg
ular than those oi English women.
but they triumph over them with their
soft, creamy complexion, their large.
appealing gray blue eyes and long
lashes, and a sort of indefinable charm
and demure coquetry, yet thoroughly
modest manners. "Every third Irish
woman," wrote the Queen In her diary
when last visiting tbe country, is
beautiful, and some ot them remarka
bly so. Their bair and eyes are simply
lovely." Apart from personal charms.
it is impossible not to admire the gen
tie grace and dignity of the wives and
daughters of the Emerald Isle. Go
wbere you will, l aery you to una an
Irish woman who is otherwise than
naturally distinguished tbe very bar
maids being superior in bearing and
speech to many English duchesses. Tbe
list of beauties is a long one, ana look
ing back we can recall histories or the
extraordinary loveliness of the three
Miss annoings, who, when they came
up to lonaon, naa actually to on
escorted in Hyde Park by a guard of
soldiers sent by tbe order ot the secre
tary of State, so overwhelming was
tbe crowd pressing upon mem. i uen
there was Lady Denny, Lady Cahlr,
Lady Clare and many others, to say
nothing of the present young Duchess
of Leinster, one of tbe most attractive
women of this or any other day.
There are only about 10,000 post
offices in Great Britain and Ireland; in
the United States the number exceeds
50.000.
When you order trees the cominz
spring get those tbat are not over one
year old. as tbey will root better and
grow faster than tbose that are larger.
Ground fish is an excellent food for
lay In? hens. Mix it with mashed po
tatoes or any kind of soft food.
Georgia Is to have an immigration
bureau to encourage Immigration to tbe
State of industrious and intelligent
farmers and mechanics.
Old Tear's Night.
Xlia windy trouble of th western sky
lima all died out. ea.ro ooo long Un' Oi
fire.
And hark I the breeding Krth sweeps sad
ly by
And moans about tho poplar's gusty
spire.
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No now to-night. Tbia pitileu wind alone
Betwixt the poor pincnei earth and cal
lous aky.
"Old Vr," it cries, eUrill mockery In its
tone;
"I come to eee tbe grizzly old year diel"
nr.
Oh, bitter co'.d! beneath dark cottage-eaves
The icicles drip slowly into length.
In empty woods black corpses of deal
leaves
Carl on with torture of the winter's
ttreacth.
IV.
"Old year, old year, tics oVbt flies on
apace:
Impatient waits the new-called king
wimoac.
Take op tby mantle, hide thy wrinkled
face;
What las tbe weak, deenised old year
about? "
Hark, midnight cbimesl The weary eye
lids close:
Faint sounds Lis death-knell as tbe sea
in shells:
The old year dies with all his wounds and
woes;
The new year comes with heedless rin2
of bells.
MURDER WILL OUT.
On tbe banks of tbe St. Joseph river.
midway between tbe towns of M
aud B . is a heap of rains, consist
ing of a pile of decayed logs overgrown
with moss, the remains of a large fire
place, part oi a cellar wall nndermlned
by tbe river.
On this lonely spot once stood the
Black Bear Tavern' about which is
told a fearful tale of crime, which met
with an equally fearful punishment.
When Michigan was yet a lemtory.
and the "state road." as it was even
then called, was only a path through
tbe woods and prairies, there came
three dark-browed men and two hard
featured women into the little settle
ment of M , where tbey staid until
the men bad built the log-bouse where
they intended to keep a wayside inn or
tavern. One or the men purchased a
half-grown bear of an old trapper, and
from this animal, which was kept in
tbe yard chained to a post, tbe house
was called the Black Bear Tavern."
Still, with all this, tbe Gowlers were
not happy. Tbey never seemed to de
sire to make friends, or to become ac
quainted with tbelr neighbors, and
such shrinking from their own kind
being looked on with suspicion in a
new country, it is not to be wondered
at tbat they were in ill repute among
their neighbors.
A year bad passed away, when trav
elers began to disappear in a mysterious
manner. The first one missing was a
peddler of dress-goods, who had trav
eled through tbe country several years,
and as he was known to have consider
able money, bis loss created consider
able excitement. The country was
searched far and near, but nothing was
ever found. All that was known of his
disappearance was that be had started
from tbe settlement, saying be should
put up all night at the Black Bear. Tbe
Gowler family declared tbat he had
not been near tbe Black Bear, and as
no one had seen him there, no suspicion
could be attached to them, and tbe
affair was finally forgotten.
In three months' time, however, two
strangers left the settlement, bound for
tbe Black Bear. Tbey were known to
have money with them, having lncan
tiouflly exhibited it to a crowd, among
whom was Ben (Jowler, and they, too.
never reached their destination. After
this several other persons, both stran
gers and some tbat were well known,
mysteriously disappeared, and suspicion
began to point towards tbe bowlers.
At last the citizens of tbe settlement
gathered in a body and went to the
Black Bear to investigate matters,
where they were received by old Mrs.
Gowler and ber interesting lamliy, ana
shown all over the house, bnt nothing
suspicious could be discovered and tbe
crowd retired but half satisfied. When
spring came there was a revival of
trade, and it brought a rush oi settlers
to Michigan.
The Black Bear Tavern was filled to
overflowing, and now the mysterious
disappearance began again, and in
creased to such an alarming extent that
people began to wonder when the mat
ter would end.
At last a vigilance committee was
formed, but all to no purpose. Some
of its members were soon among the
missing, and still no clew was gained to
tbe murderers, for whose apprehension
a large reward was offered.
It was just at this time, on a cola.
rainy day in May, a quiet and very
plainly dressed gentleman rode up to
tbe door ot an Inn in the settlement,
and inquired the distance to the Black
Bear.
Well, its 'bout ten miles, more or
less rather more, I reckon, said the
landlord. 'Better 'light, stranger, an'
have some dinner.'
The stranger, after a moment's hesi
tation, alighted from his horse, and,
having seen tbe animal well cared for,
followed bis bost into the house, wbere
excellent meal was spread in the
kitchen.
During dinner the conversation ran
on tbe strange disappearance of trav
elers on tbe road, and tbe stranger,
who professed to know nothing about
tbe matter, was fairly deluged wiin
information. At last, dinner being
over, tbe gentleman, who gave his
name as Andrew Perkins, paid his bill,
and called for his horse.
Tbe landlord, who 'had taken a great
llklnc as he said, for Mr. Perkins.
came out to see him off. accompanied
by quite a crowd of loungers, looking
at tbe strangers horse, a very fine ani
mal, and among tbe crowd was one oi
tbe Gowlers.
I tow. stranger. I hate to bev ye go
I hope you'll pull through all right,'
said his host.
Thank you, my friend.' was his re
ply; 'I hope so, too, for I've a little too
mnch money about me to care to be
overhauled between here and Chicago.
G.TOd-by.
He role gayly off. taking tbe road
toward tbe Black Bear Tavern; but
once out of sight of M , bis manner
changed from that of a careless trav
eler to tbat of one who looked for dan
ger in every direction.
He rode on for some miles, while
swiftly along the edze of the wocds
bordering tbe path, gliJed something
that looked like a sbadaw. but which
was in reality a human being, a mur
derer, only waiting for tbe opportunity
to pounce on his victim.
Mr. Perkins rode leisurely along,
casting quick glances on every side.
At lait be approached a place where
the road divided, and passed on either
side of the stomp of a large tree. As
be Beared the place wbere the road
ulvlded, the stranger grew more cau
tious, and reined nis norse siowiy
toward the left of the stump; Dui jusi
he reached the spot a man sprang
from behind with a bound and grabbed
at tbe horse's bridle. A sudden pull
upon tbe reins, and, obedient to bis
rider, the intelligent brute rose on its
bind rest and then came neaviiy aown,
felling tbe rufflian with his fore feet.
lie lay motionless, as me stranger
dismounted and examined hi features.
Tbe horse had done his work well; tbe
wounded murderer's skull was crushed
In, causing instant death, and tbe
traveler recognized the features as
those of the man who bad been pointed
out to him as Ben Gowler. He dragged
the body into the wood, and as it was
fast growing dark, be re-mounted bis
horse, and hurried forward.
At last Mr. Perkins drew rein m
front of the Black Bear, and an old
woman peered out, remarking:
'Light, stranger, and pap'll tend to
yer hoss."
Tap made bis appearance an old.
dark, villainous-looking man who
leered at tbe man anu then at tbe
horse, remarking:
A purty smart hoss, mister.'
Mr. Perkins followed the old woman
into a large, roomy kitchen, at one
end of which was a capacious fire-place.
wbere preparations for supper were
going on, and a table spread with a
coaise white cloth, stood in the centre
of tbe room, upon which a tall, slat
ternly woman was employed placing
dishes, while a couple oi men lounged
beside the fire.
All looked up as tbe stranger en
tered, and, drawing a chair up by the
fire-place, he Bat down.
'Come far, stranger?' asked one of
the men.
Only from the settlement to-day.
but I am for New York,' said Mr.
Perkins blandly.
Traveling on business?' Inquired the
snan who bad asked the former ques
tion.
1 es, locating lands acd buying up
wherever I can get good bargains,' was
the frank reply.
The men exchanged glances.
'I s'pose yer hev ter carry a good deal
of money along, don'c ye?' inquired
'Pap.' who had entered in time to hear
the last remark of his guest.
'Yes,' said Mr. Perkins, composedly;
1 generally carry a belt around my
body pretty well stuffed.'
Was the man crazy thus to betray tbe
whereabouts of his wealth to these
hardened wretches?
'Supper's ready; set up. stranger,'
said old Mrs. Gowler, and all bands
gathered around t'.io table, and here,
as at tbe settlement, tbe traveler, with
out seeming to do so, turned the con
versation on tbe mysterious disappear
ances of so many travelers, and joined
most heartily with Pap Gowler in hop
ing the ruflians would soon be found
out; for, as tho old man pathetically
remarked, 'they were Jest a epilln' tbe
travel. '
Supper over, Mr. I'etkins, after an
hour or so spent pleasantly in drawing
out his hosts, took out of his pocket
heavy gold watch, and, remarking it
was nearly nine o clock, and tbat he
had to be up early In the morning, said
he would retire at once.
Pap Gowler took a caudle, lighted it.
and led tbe way from the kitchen to a
narrow entry and up a rude flight of
stairs, to tbe long, low room, used for
'folks of quality, as be assured Mr.
Perkins.
It struck tbe latter that there was
something rather sardonic in Tap Gow
ler's wishes on leaving him tbat he
might enjoy a good night's rest.
As soon as be bad fastened tbe door.
Mr. Perkins began a tour of Inspection
around tbe room. It seemed at first
sight a simple, plainly furnished cbam
ber, such as the traveler finds, or used
to find in the West. A home-made
carpet covered the floor, and the furni
ture consisted of a pine table covered
with a white spread, a couple of splint-
bottom chairs, and a large four-post
bed, completely shrouded in heavy cur
tains of some thick brown stuff.
Mr. Perkins stopped short on review.
lng tbe latter arrangement; then, cau
tiously removing bis boots, ne giiaea to
tbe door, listened attentively an in
slant, and tben hung a towel over the
fastenings of the door. While doing
so. he discovered a small slide in the
door itself, directly over tbe latch.
Candle in hand he returned to tbe bed,
and, carefully parting the curtains, be
peered anxiously inside, dui notning
met bis eves save tbe pillows and
blankets. He happened to press bis
band heavily on the center of the bed.
throwing considerable weight on it,
when all at once a slight creakintr noise
overhead startled him. and raising his
eyes, as be sprang backward, be beheld
what seemed a square block out of tbe
celling slowly starting from its place.
but which returned to its place its soon
as be bad removed bis hand.
Ah. ha!' said he softly. 'I ku w that
os) curtains meant something; I've
lived long enough to know tbat cur
tains on a bed in a western tavern
simply meant foul play.
While thus muttering, ne was aireaay
down on his knees under tbe bed look
lng for some solution of what held up
that movable part of the ceiling.
A little examination served to show
him that the legs of tbe bedstead were
hollow, and that heavy ropes ran
through them from the ceiling, and
theso rooes all centered in one place
directly under the center of the bed.
Wishing to see bow me contrivance
worked, be searched for something to
use as a weight to draw down the
block, and at last found a heavy stick
of wood in one corner of the room.
Placing this carefully in tbe bed, be
stood quietly by, while the block from
the ceiling descended swiftly and
surely, and. with a startling thud.
struck the leg exactly in the spot
where bis head would have beeH if he
had cot into the bed.
He shuddered as he examined tbe
block, which proved to be of stone.
nearly square, with heavy iron rings
fastened in it, through which the ropes
were passed.
While be still stood, studying tbe
movements of tbe infernal machine
before him, he was startled by hearing
the sound of some one soniy ascenaing
tbe stairs.
Quietly putting out his light, he
crept toward the door, and awaited
further development.
He beard the steps pause at his door,
and soon a grating noise, and a band
undoing the fastenings of the door
through the sliding panel, warned him
of a new danger.
An instant later tbe door was opened
and tbe man who had plied the traveler
with questions entered tbe room. lie
had no candle, but the bright light of
a rull moon came in tnrouga the
windows and lit up tbe room.
After listening an instant, he went
toward the bed, Perkins creeping aftei
him, and as be essayed to draw tbe
curtains, the traveler sprang upon him
like a tiger, throwing him over npon
the bed. A noiseless struggle followed,
at the close of which Tom Gowler was
lying gagged and bound with Perkins
standing quietly over him.
A sound of feet on the stairs caused
him to hurry again to tbe door.
is be done fori" asked tbe voice of
Pap Gowler, at tbe door, in a loud
whisper.
x es,' replied Perkins, who at once
realized his terrible peril, and the
necessity of assuming Tom Gowler's
ibaracter, if he would save bis life.
If he's done for, jest band out bis
watch and belt, and while I take 'em
down stairs you tie him up in tbe bag,
an' I'll be np or send Jed to help chuck
him into the river.'
So without a moment's hesitation.
the traveler saw at once what was to
be done; be quietly handed his belt and
watch out to tbe old ruffian, and then,
when Pap Gowler's steps were heard
descending tbe stairs, he hastened back
to tbe bed and began searching for the
sack or bag, which, having found, be
went to the bed, and dragging tbe bound
form ot Tom Gowler to the floor, began
to draw tbe sack over him.
A shudder convulsed the villain's
frame, and bis eyes glared in their bate
and fear at bis captor.
'Thomas Gowler. said Perkins, in
low voice, 'your days are numbered
ay, even your moments. One of us
must die, and I prefer it should be you.
Pray while you can, for you must die.'
while talkmg, Mr. Perkins was
busily engaged in drawing the bag ever
bis prisoner, and soon he was com
pletely enveloped in it and the mouth
closed and tied. Tbe prisoner was so
firmly bound tbat be was unable to
move even a finger.
Mr. Perkins had just finished his
work when Pap Gowler appeared at
the Coor. Entering the chamber, be
went to tbe window toward tbe river
and swung the sasb. which was on
binges at one side, wide open, and
tben drawing from under tbe bed a
large piece ot Iron, he fastened it to the
bag. and said:
'Now come help toss him into tbe
river how slow yer are, Tom.
For an Instant Perkins hesitated;
then be took firm bold of tbe bag, and
with old Gowler's help carried it to tbe
window and slung it cut into tbe river.
it struck the water with an ominous
sp'.asu and all was still.
Now, Tom, you go to the bain an
take tbe stranger's horse and ride him
most to the settlement, then let him
loose an' they'll think Perkins was
killed in the woods. It'll never do to
keep that horse, 'cause folks kinder
suspects us now, an' while yer out try
an' find Ben. I don't see what keeps
him.'
Tbe traveler could have told him.
but be did not, and imitating Tom
Gowler's voice, be said:
AU right, pap, I'll go now.'
He hurried out of the chamber and
down tbe stairs and cut of the side
door as fast as possible.
He found tbe barn a rough affair of
logs, and bis horse stood near tbe door,
already saddled and bridled, evidently
left just as bis master bad rode him.
in order that he might be turned loose.
With a sigh of relief. Perkins sprang
on the back of the animal, and rode
carefully out of the clearing; once out
in the road be gave his horse tbe rein.
and fairly flew along through the
woods, never baiting until be reached
tbe settlement of M , and stopped
in front of tbe tavern just before mid
night. Perkins roused tbe Inmates of
the house, bidding the landlord to
alarm all the able-bodied men about
tbe settlement. These, some ten or a
dozen all told, were soon gathered in
tbe bar-room 1'steniug to the traveler'
story.
When Perkins had finished his recital
a brief council was held, and the result
was that half an hour later, seven ot
the hardiest backwoodsmen, beaded by
an old tmpperand Perkins, Qled silently
out of the settlement and rode toward
tho Black Bear Tavern. All were
well-armed and well-mouated, aud It
was not long ere tbey reached the place
wbere tbe road divided around the
stump. Here tbe party dismounted,
and led by Perkins, they found tbe
body of Ben Gowler. By tbe light of a
dark lantern which Perkins produced.
the settlers were enabled to identify
his features, and then piling brush
over the body, they remounted and
hurried on.
At last they rode silently into the
clearing, and as silently dismounting,
approached tbe tavern. '1 be trapper.
Bill Wing, tapped on tbe door, and
called out in a low, hoarse voice:
Open the door, papr
Is that you, Tom? Have you found
Ben?' asked tbe old man, as tbey beard
him unfastening the door.
Yes, hurry up!' replied the trapper,
in a hoarse, low voice.
The door swung open, and before
Pap Gowler understood matters, be
found himself firmly held in tho grasp
of the trapper.
Quietly the party filed Into the house,
and lighting a couple of candles ttat
stood on the table, still iu that same
fearful silence, held them up so that
Pap Gowler might sea Perkins.
For an instant tbe old wretch
stared at the man whom be bad sup
posed was lying dead in the bottom of
the river, and tben sank slowly back
against tbe wall, muttering:
'It's a spook; I know 'tis, 'cause I
helped Tom throw bim into the river.
'No, replied Perkins, 'you did not
kill me as you thought. 1 bound and
gagged your son Tom, and you helped
me to throw him into tbe river.
Tbe old wretch slipped down on the
floor, with a groan, which was echoed
by a wild cry from the two women, and
an oath from tbe man who came into
tbe kitchen at tbat moment.
'That's tbe fellow I saw here to
night,' said Perkins. 'He's one of
them; nab bim.'
'He hain't been roun' here more'n
six months,' said one of the settlers,
'but he's a mean cuss, and Betsey
Gewler's husband, too. so of course
he's one of 'em.'
This speech was made at the close of
a struggle tbat resulted in binding
Dick Peters, old Gowler's son-in-law.
and placing bim beside his wife's
father.
During this pertormance, Mrs. Gow
ler shrieked and swore until she was
obliged to desist from want of breatb,
while Betsey Gowler took the matter
rv coolly; neither weeping nor curs
ing, but turning to Bill Wing, simply
said:
'I'm ready to tell all all I know. 11
you'll let me go so far from my folks
tbat I'll never get a chance ter beat
from any o' them.'
Tbe men conferred together for a
few minutes, and Bill Wing said:
'We dont want ter hurt yer, or the
old woman; so, if you tell the whole
truth, make a clean breast of it, w-e'i:
let you go scot free.'
lhus assured, the old woman began
her recital of horrors, which we will
briefly relate.
Tbe Gowlers were from ew l ork,
wbere tbey bad kept a low dance-bouse.
and a stranger having been murdered
there, tbey lied to Michigan, where the
men, who were all good mechanics, naa
constructed tbe trap bed which had
caused so many deaths, and also built
the bouse so that the bodies of their
victims could be flung into the river.
Sometimes tbey varied tbeir pel form-
ances by waylaying travelers t.l the
stump wbere the roads forked, and
after murdering and robbing them.
hiding their bodies in the underbrush.
When she finished the terrible recital
of the fiendish work of her family,
darker and sterner than ever the set
tlers conferred together, and then Ter
kins addressed himself to Pap Gowler.
'You may as well know your doom
at once. Your son Ben lies near the
big stump, killed by my horse. Your
other son, Tom, lies at the bottom of
the river; and it is the decree of these
men that you and your son-in-law shall
both be hung from the window of the
chamber whence so many of your vie.
tims have been hurled into eternity.
You will have weights attached to your
bodies, so tbat when tbe roie Is cut
you will become food for fishes.'
There was no use to ask for mercy.
One glance at those stern faces showed
even Mrs. Gowler tbat; and in awed
silence she followed the settlers as they
dragged tbeir prisoners up the stairs
and into the chamber where eo many
had lain down never to awaken.
Tbe window was swung open, a
short, round piece of timber was pro
duced and firmly secured to the inside
of the chamber.
When all was ready, the two wretches
were each provided with a rope, heavy
weights fastened to their feet, and in
spite of their cries and prayers, the
men were brought close to the window.
The ropes around their necks were
fastened to the beam, and both of them
were pushed out of tbe window and
launched Into eternity. For a few
minutes they hung dangling over the
river; then as one of the settlers cut
the ropes by which they were suspend.
ed. both bodies fell heavily into the
water, and were lost to sight forever.
Their woik done tbe avengers turned
to bid the womtn leave, but Betsey
Gowler was gone, and was never beard
oi more.
Mr. Perkins turned out to be a de
tective from New York, who had been
hired by the authorities to bunt up tbe
cause of the mysterious murders.
UIS LOST llALGlITKIt.
Strange Meeting la A Be?r Salmon
The waitresses employed in one of
tbe underground saloons on Kearny
street, between Jackson and Pacific,
San Francisco were treated to a scone
a few nights ago which had the effect
of drawing tears from the eyes of the
hardened witnesses to the affair in which
one of their number was a principal
participant.
Among the waitresses wa3 one who
went under the name of Jeni:y Lang,
and all that was known of her was that
her husband had served four years
in the State Prison for grand larceny
under tbe name of Frank Jones.
On the evening in question an elderly
man, with gray hair and a full beard.
entered the dive to have a glass of Leer,
Seating himself at one of tbe tables, a
young woman approached him and in
quired what he wished to drink. Re
ceiving his order, she skipped across
the sawdust to tbe bar. The old man's
eyes followed the little form of the
waitress, and his guze was fastened
upon her as she leaned against the
counter waiting for the beer. Having
obtained it, sho approached her custo
mer, ber eyes met his, and both looked
at each other intently for a few seconds:
then a sudden scream; and the crash of
a tumbler broken on the Hour caused
all present to look In the direction
from which the sound came. What
was seen was the form of the waitress
stretched upon the floor with the old
man on bis knees by ber side, her
head resting gently upan bis arm. The
rounders of the place were ready to fall
upon and do him harm, as they thought
tbat be had assaulted their companion,
but the words "My daughter," uJly
daughter," caused them to bait in the
execution of their attack. Stimulants
having been administered to the pro
trate woman she soon recovered an I
threw her arms around the man's neck
and covered bis venerable face with
kisses, exclaiming: "Papa," "Papa,
dear." He was her father, who, by
the merest chance, had met her ai
narrated.
The closing section of this remarka
ble incident is told in a few words:
Jennie Lang, as she was called, was
the only daughter of Jefferson Wellman,
a miner, who became wealthy by and
lng a rich mine in Colorado about six
teen years ago. With Jennie and one
boy Wellmau and bis wife resided in
Denver, where Jennie formed the ac
quaintance of the man known as Jones,
but whose proper name was i rank Ill-
land, and who gave the eople there to
understand that he was traveling upou
his Income. Wellman and his wife
forbade II y laud the bouse and cau-
tloned Jennie to shun bim, but like a
great many other young women, Jen
uie did not heed her parents and mar
ried Uyland, who was a gambler and
thief.
After their marna;o they came t
California. Here Hylaud derated his
wife and wound up in tbe penitentiary
for stealing a purse from his room-male
in a lodglug-bousa in this city. Jennie
deserted and ashamed to return to ber
parents, drifted into the Birbary
Coast. Durlrg the few years since sU)
left home her mother and brother bad
died and ber aged and heartbroken
father bad started off from Colorado
from tbe scene of his trouble, and by
chance met bis daughter. He took her
from ber degraded occupation to the
Ru-s House, where be was staying at
tbe time, and, without revealing h's
daughter's indentity or tbe manner in
which he found her, departed with her
from the scene of her troubles.
An eccentric bachelor of Ann
Arbor, Mich., who was recently willed
$200,000 on condition tbat be marry
within five years, has since been flooded
with proposals. Tbey come from
women In all parts of the country.
NEWS IN BIUEF.
A man was recently arrested It
Troy and sent to the poor bouse.
When searched be bad (7,000 in his
pocket confederate currency.
It is said ttat Napoleon did not
read bis letters until they were six
weeks old, by which time events had
answered most of them. We shall try
this scheme on our January bills.
One of the most novel of election
wagers is reported from tbe Stock Ex
change, where an enthu?;aric Demo
cratic member will have l. vote as
directed by a Rr-publicati broker for
the next four years. The Iemocrat
wishes ho h;id laid a raouey wager on
Cleveland.
Not many yeaiss'.nce the city of
New York had attention draw n to tbe
names of four great criminals whose
names contradicted their character
Charles Peace, who liaJ iersouated a
clergyman; Angel, a defaulting cashier;
John Hope, one of the roMwis of the
Manhattan bank, aud the Uev. John
Love.
Probably the richest college pro
fessor in America, if not in the world,
is Professor E. E. Salisbury, of Vale.
He is a millionaire, and las fortune was
made from Investments in Uos'on real
estate. Professor Salisbury is about
0 years old, Is a man of courtly de
meanor, and has traveled over nearly
the whole world.
Munemltsu Mutsti, Japanese min
ister to this country, has a ery inter
esting family. His wife is a pretty
woman, refined and well informed,
bnt she does not yet atte mi.t to speak
English. Mut-su himself Is a highly
cultured man, has traveled extensively
and has a vein of o; Uinahty which
adds piquancy to his conversation.
A recent visitor to I.mis, who
attracted consideral le attention, was
Judge John I. Usl-r, formerly fSocre-
tary of the Interior, and one of the
three surviving members or Lincoln's
Cabinet. He lias passed the tlireescore-and-ten
mark, but t'louh his hair Is
snow-white his mind shows i:o evi
dence of impairiivnt.
Representative S;n iner, according
to a Washington s;h ciiil, I as decided
upon the fulloning :, i:nes for new
Slated which l;e i.io,i.ies to admit
under his bill. New Mexico is to be
called Montezuma; lor Washinetou
Territory he hits at-ivi-'ed Tacoma;
North Dakota w.ll b" known as Ia-
kola; South Dakota a Winona; Mon
tana is to retain i'.s present name.
An Ohio I'liyaicam who brought
home lor iiiicioscvpic fx.. initiation a
portion of the throat iix inbrane of a
diphtheria victim, iruiitted his child
ren to look at it under a class cover.
Shortly after his entire family was
stricken with un -therm and since two
of the children avl himself have died.
Five children mo ye. !own with the
disease and art! in a critical condition.
Of ll.iiiy-llme row enterprises
started within llio vart month, or
about to be Btailcl, i:i different sec
tions of the country, thti South looms
up with a proprietary interest in six
teen of tiie number. Among the
thirty-three are six tin o lactones, all
of which lire started in the Eastern
States. All of the above when iu oper
ation will employ from .'VJ to 4'JU hands
each.
The Invention cf il ainting Is
generally attributed to. John van Eyck,
a Flemish painter, who lived at the be
ginning ir Ine I iltecnlli century.
Previous to that tune colors were
mixed with v.ater, gun or wax. Van
Eyck conlided his fcccre-. to Antony of
Messina, who went from Flanders to
Venice, wbere he practiced the new
method, which waj sipteJily adopted by
other painters.
Ouo or tho ludicrous figures of
Washington society in Mr. Lik, who is
now in charge or me Korean lega
tion. Mr. Lik las endeavored to com
bine with the dull stiffness of the
European style r dress the Bolt out
lines and warm colors which charac
terize tho client a! costume. His
waistcoats are brilliant with many
colors, while ins tious;-rs are nearly us
wide as the skiits worn by the more
conservative in -rubers of the. Coreau
Embassy.
It is said that there is a breach
in the abiding friendship which hits
been supposed to exist between Mr.
Andrew Lang and Mr. liol.ert Louis
Stevenson. Mr. StevenFon is the
author of the mischief. liver since
the publication of his o lo ad lressed to
Mr. Lang, and beginning. "Di-ar
Andrew, with the brlud'ed hair,"
Andrew has shown a disposition to be
sensitive on the subject of Ins led hair,
and, if rumor be true, he aud his
friendly critic are not on very good
terms.
II. Kider IIagijar-1 is one of the
few fortunate novt-li.-.ts who do not
have to depend uio:i their books for
support. He married a Noi folk ( Eng
land) heiress, who is owner of Ditch
ingham manor, on tho edge of the ISath
bills. In a corner room of the fine old
bouse, which is overrun with rose3,
clematis and jasmine. Haggard con
cocts and writes his popular yarns. He
wears a free and easy costume, with
k nlckei booker breeches aud a bobtail
Jacket. He smokes a bri.irwood pipe,
and, like most literary men, finds great
consolation in tobacco. Ills house is
filled with curiosities.
At a meeting of the Medical Assv
ciation of the D. strict T Co.umbia, in
Washington, the fo.!ouig regulation
was adopted: "In certificates on ac
count of illce.is given to employes la
the pub!:.'; offices, or others, respecting
absence frein ouVi.tl duties, the disease
shall not Le spi-eiCel; neither shall the
iiaino or t:al'ire or lue aisease ie
divulged I y any written description or
statement ot its symptoms given to tbe
patient himself, nor by any 8ciflca-
iou of lh disorder, nor by aijy dis
closure which may be construed into
an evasion of the meaning of this reg
ulation." Admiral Henry Grlnne'.l. a son of
Henry Grinnell. the founder of several
Arctic expeditions, is about to bring a
suit against the town of West port.
Mass., for false imprisonment. Some
thing over a year ago Admiral Grin
nell took up bis residence at West port
Harbor, and this year he was tax-d for
150,000 on his personal estate. On his
refusal to pay the tax he was placed iu
the jail in New Bedford about two
weeks ago. where he remained for two
days. At the ei d jf that, time he took
the poor debtor o ilh aud was released.
The Admiral claimed that he was
taxed on trust funds, from which be
received no income. He got his rank
in the 1'eruviau navy. Ha has also
held the rank of commodore in the
UuUed States navv.
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