gMrlt llltif ait Seiliel Jilk ail -..i-tlr U, M tga ton Klrl-Oh, Ethel fTt, "I would .but Tor r. "". Fa!.!: -IVe'tT . 're bavin now.' Co"1 father, B. F. SOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XLI1L MIFFUNTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1SS9. NO. li. A XT 1 v s I Oil PILLS lr Itl t llllk f '"'"'"In. W ' 1.1 1 r ii.j.., -::::::::r Dyspepsia, .' 1.-. , , .. it'T,TU"r,. " " ' " " rl.f lar,lf W -,.!... J - .... , " rr,-. ,,.,. ,,,., '" ' ' :ti.v v , 3 .";". shoiceiaslS Rare Chancs for Settlers. - , r::v:.f.T'.';rht"'''i' ' ' " ! 1. l 1 ,,,t 1 . '"nc4 '""."'HI !.. 1 W uurHsf 2C0,C00 ACRES rim . . '.: , ., , '. ", ,' ul ni J. 5. NAPiEH, Vernon, Teiu. . C. GIBBS, Land Agt, Houoii.Tm, ILL.I . . P(;CRTiiER pcinc. REE Government LANDS. ' ' ' -'SXi" I! H n( rkb In !nM. M " - U.I l.r Ari.-.iltnri. iinuiit uid T m I .1 !. .. ,, n ... t : i.-m nt lr-. ld.tn r"J,r u f;'! 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Tiifr-j.ru-e from a farmer In that vicinity, upon whose land the freak was grown. 'A'llli MKUIw'ALi JlfStlM. Threescore And Tea To-day. A t'OUFLE of train robbers in Cali fornia, new to the business, have been tna!ti in a way to make their calling ulit'.oxlous even to thieves. It was the trat offence for which they were con victed, but they were sentenced to Cf-U-t u t iirs in the penitentiary. 1 1. 1. 1. itA still feels the effects of the jr.l.nv Tevr epidemic, there being now, according to local papers, fewer tiurbts there than usual at this season uf tl;e year. Several of the hotels are discharging servants, about 30of whom t..is.-rd throuicu Isrunswlclc. Ga., one tiuy this week bound for the steamer to c .uie North. liir. Atlanta ConxfitHttoit remxiks t! a', "persons capable of stocking a camp with a plentiful snpi'Iy of can:ie.l vt-ttrtables, meats and breadluSj, may go into Southern Calirnrnia and dig for 1;. ild until they aie titeJ, lu case the provisions hold out. Iu any other case ll Is preferable to stay at home mud dig for a livuiit in the same old war. (.ni.li has been discovered cn the 1. , l-r Yukon liver. Alaska, ai.d that f.u-t l.as cause.! a dispute over the loundary line with Caiiada. Ogtlvie, 1 o surveyed it for the C'.iuadlan I'ar- l!.in;eut, says the boundary line should l marked about l'K) miles we-t of l.ere It Is shown 0:1 the Uuited States ni.il This boundary wou!d give the l-3t mines to Canada. r n. Wilson, a resident of Jerauld county, lakota, has made a discovery which, it is tiiouiht. may prove ot much impt.r ance to ttie farmer, lie 1 as found that the wild silk cocoons are stroii and substantial, aud that they tan be catded. The? cocoons are so numerous that they have to be taken off the tret-s and tlestroved, and while Mr Wilsou was atthis work last spring l.estopjed to examine or.e. and found It to be made of strong material. lie at once wrote to several silk workers uud sent samples to one In France, who immediately pave an order for fifty pounds. From this the si'k worker will test the value of the cocoons and will report. of the Gh:a'lr tlxliiriition. Kotica OB The cauf of the assassination ot Vltcount Mori is communicated by Alice M. lUcou, who received the de tails from a Japanese Cabinet Minister in a Tokio letter to the .New York mu9 r. This account has It that the Viscount was killed by crank, who imagined himself deputed by Ue guardiau spirits to wreak retri bution upon him. Some time ago Mori was at Ise, the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, and when there did not make the customary offerings, refused to take off his boots in entering the sanct uary, aud is ivn sail to l ave pushed aMde with his hands the curtalu tLai coucealed the sacred treasures. A paper found upon the body ot the a.-! ass in showed that he determined to avenge this sacrilege. TLe museum abounds In things that are of intrinsic interest. There art oblect lessons illustrating the wonder ful freaks of rifle balls. One of these is a section or a skull with the ball which struck it split In two, one-half going inside and Inflicting the wound which caused death, the other half re maining on the outside between the scalp and the BkulL The soldier who received this remarkable wound at Spottsylvaula lived twenty-three days. Still more wonderful than this case is one where a mtnie bill struck the soft bone of the nose and divided. Along with this goes ttie bead of a man wht put the muzzle ot a pistol In bis moutt and tired. The ball passed through the jugular vein and stuck fast in the bone. acting as a stopiier on hemorrhage from the vein. Tue would be suicide lived seventeen years before yield ini up his head to m ike museum visitor marvel. INDIAN BABIES. The museum possesses quite a col lection ot papooses, picked up by the army surgeons in the wild west and forwarded. The withered and batterel remains have teen "cured" by long exposure til sun aud win I on the ele vated stages where tin Inliaas used tbury, but they are not pleasant tt look upon. The most notable of these papooses Is a little chap, said to have Iwen found In a tree near Laramie lie is dressed in a suit of blue, upon which the Indian mother has sewed a great collection ot buttons. Around the neck Is a string of Deeds, and on the feet are little embroidered moc casins. Kemlniscences of the Iudian war are numerous. There is the skull of one brave who only succumbed when he had been sabered nine times. At least that must be the conclusion, for the cranium shows nine distinct penetrating cuU from tho sword. Of course It is iiot to bo supposed that the white man amused himself by wacklntr awav needljsslv at the red men's head after the latter was hors de combat. The skull le'onged to an Araucanian, whe was killed by Chilian soldiers. The skull of the favorite squaw of Little Dear, the Indian chief. Is a very good companion piece to the above. She was killed in Wyoming. In the pre served cranium are seven bullet holes. One day after the war closed there came to Washington a one armeu veteran. lie had a bundle wrapped in oarier. and he said it was something tuat ought to be in the museum. Whea the wrappings were taken ofT there was brought to view a human arm. The muscles bad dried Lard aud the skin had been tanned by the action or ttie wind and sun. So complete bad been nature's process that there was nothing disagreeable but the looks ot me arm The drying ami shrinking ot the flesh had leU the jagged bone bare at oue end. and the same causes had clinched the tinners at the ether. The veteran '1 storv was that In a battle at Gettys. burir a cannon ban uaci taiteu on ui arm. Unconscious, he had lieen ear ned to the held hospital, and then to the general hospital. Months after- j ward he had regaiued his health and had t een discharged. Curiosity promp ted him to visit the battlefield and live over his terrible experience. He found, after some trouble, the spot where he stood when the cannon ball discovered him. It was in a orn field, and there between the furrows was the arm in the well preserve.! condition apparent. The scientific gentlemen otthe museum didn't think it worth while to take the soldier's affidavit. They saw at a glance that las arm was an Interesting pecimen, aside from its history. They took it. mounted it upon two supports In a glass case, and gave it a place of prominence In the museum. WUSDEllFCL WORK WITH THE IB HO VIS. Some of the wonderful accomplish ments of the Indians with the r arrows are Muitrated in a very realistic mau cer. These arrows lial beads made ot iron hoops or barrels. A shoulder blade of a buffalo, with the thin, frail I.Kiking arrow head piercing It is shown. Uoou close examination the visitor dis covers that the point projects through the outer side of the boue. The only explination is that the arrow must Lave passed through the body of the buffalo and struck the shoulder blade on 1 lie insioe. mtx m . Im taken between the nngers and beut with ease, they are so thin; but shot from the bow by the Indian, they writ throuzli obstacles which would luive Mopped a bullet. They penetra- iracturing mem. Tbrer-srore and trnt I am ofae today With step nnntiailr and with body bent I crawl along ibe ofi-frnjaentcd way. A.ua meet not ou wltu wiiom my yoam was spent. In r trew peer ion's class I vainly gaze tor aoine lriut spots to swell my Dreast with nriilr-; But little Uirre liod I to merit praUe, Tuoucn nncu that I regret ana Iain would Lule. O, fickle youlbl O, wayward manhood s pMmrl Eoloviuz still the moments as they flyl Stop abort and think how in the af'.el-tiuie Ucniorw will coont tbe wastea years gone by I lie faithful to Tourself let pleasure wait bra iluty calls, obey, wltn ail your mieht: Ibe put too then may calmly contem- I'late, And meet the fatnre with a record bright. HnrPT Is be. who. as bis hair crows gray. Cau backward look unon a life well spent. And ai hi. .ieath with Quincy Adams say. "1LU ta the end of earih 1 am content.' TUE DKY THICKET SURPRISE. A CfllE ATTRIBUTED TO l'UAYEB. A special rroin Kansas records the cure ty prayer of the 12-ysar-old daughter or W. II. Osborne, who lives at Uuriton. "For 11 months the child was ad'eted with some myster ious disease which confined her con tinually to her bed aul baftlid the skill of the local physlctaus. Kecently the parents claim they had a revelation V at earnest prayer would cure their little girl. Jhe next morning they kneit by the sufferer's bedside and earnestly invoked IHvine Intervention. TLe invalid was as.eep. Shortly after wards she awoke and expressed a desire to get up. Two hours later she wai dressed aud playing In the yard with other children, and the following day. tn all appearances, was quite well." ltal bones withou 1 11 ti United States, according to U fe latest statistics, imported during the j ween si g p.erced c.lendar vear of lSb. " , i-..i..i, iriiect;i? wjald have t..ti nf tm nl:i!M. From b;alem"Ule J ., ,.nwi of Mr. r. F. McClure, In blJ article 0:1 The visitor sees hum HP" t" ..T,.i;..t," in Harrier's Magazine for here and ttere sections 01 uones wu.cu Fel ruary, there is reason llian liereatter ice t. uneu s or irR3 obtain its supply of tin from tue Aac- where balls II ills. . i - t.,i. . .. t r .nn nr'ttKblof aloptinz the than ore irom me mi" " - " . . . " 1 Crnwall. and now that ' jigging" a simple aud Inexpensive process of sep arating the tin from the encompassing rock has been devised, the propel working of these mines will not be prevented, as foimerly. by the insur mountable barrier of a lack of money to eiect the old style ot separating plants. li:dJ.iiio v hub ..... ... - t . to believe 1 possess nosiguificance until it is learned Vat wllil I' leb-en ttken from the States or irR3 of men still living. In . the BIacklarIU. L . ' i,l .battered the "ri ") I c:isrs i.-.j Liakota. The deposiU of tin- bone, surgeons sometimes preferred the there yield a larger Percentage oration of cutting : out . . . ectn shorter and, foi llieiu, easier ni"i"" " - One of these excited bones hung up in the musecm came from the arm ot a veteran who was Tor years an attache of the institution. He used to walk up to the case occasiona ly aud shake his fist at It. Muscle and sinews had de veloped in plack of the missing bone to such an extent as to make the arm strong enough for more than ordinary use This man could l-.rt 2 pounds with the arm from which the bone had Connecticut comme.-x .i,X iv,mmlssioner Back bad say that the uucertaiuty of tne coppei j . excised, and there is situation has greatly unsettled Dusi- u,el;.ble lK,rtiou or it which is only i -i..,. thn Xaujatuck al- .i i,,-i Tbe bone is gone, ley and there is a prospect of still fur- auJ Ue becomes palnfnlly ' otJ- . J.'. . ... "Lr '.ei, become fixed fact when he tries to shake bauds with again. "The brass mills ot the N'auga- tfM or aoO peop.e. luck auey, incmuiat " t- . nilinters lwiit muwj, w"i: forty millions of corper annually. j 8truck. Tne tag says: "Mai. ... r..-.. ... h.ieinir i-nite-I Stittes volun .oneot tne manuiau.c.- uen. v. - l.mmnn ,lltrt.t in and wulhold on unui tMtsGu'it.-'rzr-r to any extent, auu wui .'J. " 7 V, rhieh bv the price ha, touched bottom or top. the lowe; Statvoluni One large mill In Shelton-'.he Osborne seo J.lump A- l'l,m:in Comi)iin's biass .lam until the marnev. ia bu riage July Sur- TTnited States voluubsers. neaiea rapmiy. ride in car- 1 &nie to "u . . ,!.. I.A..lttal n 1 . fntiinitfLi:ii iw.bu, . aeady and It Is possible that mills far- lbMhe mounted his borse. in Septem. The high prices ot brass bas lei the lect, "u Jneerf ully stumping about 1 i.K S manuiaciureis Thoniaston and otner a.rM x. urn. m is. , ITl ,Vj r w7li. . 1 iIri.,. iiU(""""f'-"- I waip: g-c.rewaytaVl I Ytterbury, .TTteriment ti e cheaper grades of clocks and tbe result has been gratifying." New York and Washington The late Emperor William Is cred ited with having saved S 12,000.000 out of bis public allowance. TwiHebt Cropped its soft, sombre curtain unon a neat litl.e uome in secluded Southern village. Sadlv out of keeping with the peace ful landscape ana clieenui ue.uxusione were the feelings of a man who crept close to the window shutter and leered cautiously Into the cosey apirlmeut. Brighter grew tio iwinme in nis rapa cious eves as the brilliant oliiecis upon which be glared suoue in iue lamp- lnrht- llmn a table in the centre of the nsj lor was a mosaic casket, tbe raised lid disclosing a collectiou of jewels rarely to be found In the possession of a hintrle individual. With frlowiniz cneets anu rauiaui eyes i ina Beverly surveyed her treas ures; but the glow ana sparkle were for the tall Oeure Uiue uer: uowever exullaut her feminine pride in this si.lendld array, so long as Chester Kudden honored her among women wr.h bis heart's devotion there needed not the glitter of gems to complete uer tianrjiness. Our friends are uiosi ainu, saiu iue rentleman; these certaiuly are royal ,pms and so long beforehand, too. Von will have ample time to aumn them to your heart's content. Yes. Chester, jusi see mese pearis. Exquisite, aren't they? lhe true creamy softness! One hundred years old, and a present from my grandmother. What a queer old-fasnionea case. said Mary, a younger sister, taking up the flat, square box 01 morocco. 'So much the more vaiuaoie iu meir love-of-the-antique age; remarked ao Beverly. 'Nina, who seni me coraar Aunt Harriet Wasn't it good of tipr? Fooh! no more than she might do ror all of us, rep led the saucy girl. 'Heighol 1 wish my late, if I have one, would appear. Cou'.da't you innocently suggest to the dear old lady that I have no jewels for the all-Important occasion and I a bridesmaid, tin?' Why not select irom ineser- saiu Chester. 'There seems to be enougu for all. Let's see pearl, uiatnoui. amethyst, coral, emerald, turquoise. gold, ullgree 1 aeciare 11 a a ieumi jeweler's display.' You must reconeci. inoutu, uucs.ti I bad already four or five sets before these came. Her fi lends seem to have discovered her weakness, remarked Mrs. Beverly, entering the room and walKing up 10 tbe treasures. Now. mother, you shall not say that. You forget the loads ot useful things in the next room nice, domes tic thines they are. as 10 jeweus. people always did give them to me, so cf course I like tnem.' Chester, what is the matter?' sud 1 npnl V asked Mrs. Beverly. in alarm iNina eiancea into uis iatc wrhich she now saw was clouded irom an 1 let v. or Daln. At once she closed the casket, and turned to him in great concern. .,,. What is it, Chester? Are you 111 r N'ot ill in body, love; hardly comlort able in mind, was his reply. Sit here beside me and I will tell you an auoui it. Xo. don't go.' be added to the others, who started to leave the room; it concerns us all. Dont look so alarmed. be said reassuringly to hs iimihftL it is only this. Xews rar.ut Columbus to-day mat u be outlaw, and bis men, are near v n ula, and, as usual, their progress is nirbui hv iiinndshed and outrage. The eatnre that concerns me most is that f I m detailed for duty, it will Of nirMitv nostoone our marriage. Various expressions Drose troiu iue adies, and ' iua exclaimed in terror: But you will be in danger. Chester! jiJan no one eiso fur auu ouC I . . ........... v.u. frail rliun mil ! 1 1 o mm ua .uuuu r- ieep him in safety at her side. 1 fear not. The State militia must Io its duty. You would not have me Jtulk In tbe hour of danger? But there .-eally Is no danger for me. Xina; the sole trouble Is in the change of our dans. It may not ie ioug w ivuvc '.hese fellows, but the chances are that t will. This time we must make sure .f them. Cheer up, my dear; I shall aot be hurt. ..... But they remembered too distinctly 3 'a last visit to derive the comfort its words conveyed. 1 ni where must you go? What 'must you do?' tearfully asked Xina. 1 can scarcely ten. 11 e wui w required to watch the premises of the niti7n9. and to convey all valuables t places of safety. The policy is not to provoke battle or flight, but to entrap the gang nearer and nearer the city by hnblinir out baits till they can be ap prehended in a body. To do this we shall be divided Into small squads only two or three men alloted to a sta tion. , , , , , It was evident to the elderly lady that the campaign had already been arranged, and Chester Fielden's duties mapped out. . ti, man at tie window strained n nerve to hear the topic which evident 1 v excited so much Interest. A worJ r two reaciiid him, and he saw tL uenlleman point to the box 01 jewels. Then, as the door opened, be .heard htm say: Kemeinber the first ining lo-mor mwJJrv Thicket Ere the departing visitor could come nnon him. for Niua bad followed her lover to tbe door, the straggler bounded ..ver the fence and hurried off. But he had heard enough. A sound, real o: fancied, caused the yourg man to giance down tbe starlit highway, and he saw the fleeing figure. n new-born apprehension he returnea to the parlor door, and was admitted In rome wonder by the ladies, who still discussed the situation. Is Everard at home?' be asked. Yes why?' I think I'll turn In with him to night. It be will give me half a bed. Oa second thought. 1 fear you are not safe In the bouse with those jewels.' Certainly,' ea'J Mrs. Beverly, witn ready hospitality. You may have a whole bed and room. loo. If you like.' Thanks I prefer to concentrate forces. Give me tbe box, aud you ladies go to rest. We'll protect you, he valiantly added,' as Vie young man of the house appeared uoon the scene. But the four ladies surrounded the new-comer with their tale of woe, and did not release him till the matter was fully and excited gone over. Chester Flelden was not mistaken. A little after midnight be was startled from bis balf-slumber by a noise as of sawing, or filing. Feering from the upper window, be located tue sound at the parlor shutters, aud soon aiscernea tbe figure ot a man in a crouching attltule. Housing Everard. the young men swiltly and noiselessly stole down and out by a back door, aud were creeping upon the burglar when a sharp, quicn lark Irom the bouse dog startled the man. who Ced precipitately. The gen tlemen fired, but it was too dark to see bevond a few yard'. The ladles, aroused and alarmed, were soon reassured, but persisted in sharing the remainder of the evil. Earlv next morning, leaving the ser vants to iufer that they were bound upon a berry excursion, tha little party set out. Chester bearing the mosaic box. the ladies carrvine other valuables. aud Beverly arme i with a large wooden box and a Pick. Their destination was Dry Thicket, so called from the exceed ing dryness of the earth beneath the almost impenetrable trees ot native growth, "lhesa trees were so closely interlaced by a touli vine peculiar to the sod that it was necessary to cut one's wav. or force it by dint of strength. In order to accomplish the latter feat tbe ladies had donned homuspun dresses kept for such excursions, and tbe gen- tlemen were suitably provided. Wind lug single file through an arable field, thev descended the narrow path that led to the thicket and were soon push. Ing and cutting their way against the stout lattice of vine'. Wheu far Into the Interior they found themselves in natural arbor free from undergrowth aud utterly secluded. A fallen log afforded a seat for the ladies, and the gentlemen at once proceeded to bury their treasures of gold, and plate, silver and iewels. Then, scattering leaves over the fresh turued earth, the party returned to Beverly Villa somawhat the worse fur wear. 'Until these dangerous Invaders shall have left the community, or are ar rested, I think you bad better arm tb negro men and be prepared against poc- s ble earui ises was Chester x leiae. parting words as be took the tram at. the little station two miles away, and was whirled along towards Columbus. twenty miles distant. Villula was altogether mianu, ana hence an easy prey to outlaws. There was a church, a store, a post-ouije ana a right goodly collection of white cot tages. The Beverly s haa 1 alien neir to a tract of land in the edge of the vil lage, and had erected a stylish modern villa, not large, but quite conspicuous by its air of re tinea taste. The first down train orougui a uur- ried letter Trom Chester stating that he and Everard Beverly were detailed to convey four fine horses to a place of safety, and that the threatened eection was well picketed. There was a general hiding or vaiu able, live stock aud provisions, the numerous swamps and tuicteis auoru- ing secure harbors all over the country. A reiirn of terror existed during the two weeks that followed. The dreaded marauders were at work, and stories weie rife of Insults to women and out races upon men. Some of these were .eculiarly harrowing. Mr. Weldon Hunt, a wealthy old planter, was hung by the neck till almost dead, yet he obstinately refused to tell where his stionz box was concealed. Mrs. Olivia rowers, the oulv child of another wealthy planter, was rudely iwrsecuted in the effort to save her gold watch, a precious heirloom, and the ruthans would have searched her person, when the agonized mother fell upon her knees la audible prayer to the Aimigmy preserver ot tbe innocent and helpless 1 his awed the Vandal?, and they con Leutod themselves with despoiling the handsome furniture, and carrying off poor little lolly, the favorite pony of the daughter of the house. The gentle creature whined pileously. with al most human intelligence, as she was mounted and beartlesslyldrlven away. Every evening the citizens collected together aad discussed the situation. fresh stories meanwhile curanng me Mi will of the listeners. Thus far the biahwaymen had balued tie vigilance of the authorities. Tbe country was thinly settled, and tue peculiar features of the landscape ai forded facilities both for concealment and escape. The ladies or Beverly V ma spent iue weary days aud nights in a torture of apprehension. Oue evening they were watching the resplenaeut sunsxi irom the front nailery, and also on tne alert for whatever else might appear. when a ragged urchin came up tbe dusty road, turning somersaults with surprising agility. He pulled up at the aus. fumbled at the latch, men en tered and sidled rather doubtfully toward the ladles. Here's suthin' fur Miss Bsvels be 01 er?' l'es .' said Nina, receiving a dirty note from tbe boy's dirtier nngers. 'Where did you get it?' He give it to me he did. nodding his head down the road; an' be gimme this!' he added triumphantly, holding up a coin, an be darted away at bis evolutions again. Nina deciphered the following lines from Chester, scribbled upon a leaf of his note-book: We are encamped in Dry Thicket with the borses all safe thus far. Clack Bess bas carried me nobly. not attempt to come yon could not dud us. Keep a brave heart. We must -oin entrap the rascals. (Messenger est I can find.) T.lil.f.Olw Yniirl C T ...U. .... J A -w. ' Nina bnzzed the precious message close all evening, and joyfully was the messaze received by the neighbors as well as the Beverly household. About nine next morning a party of tu-n. beaded by the notorious rode up the single street of Villula and sent terror to tbe hearts of the unpro tected women. Not apprehending an attack In daytime, the men were on duty elsewhere, and the negroes were mostly in tbe cotton fields. Oi.e or tbe latter, a trusted and experienced butler in the Beverly family, had occu pied several days in concealing articles value too large to be depositeo in any ordinary place of biding. The thicket, the larte field before men tioned, and a long, wide, circuitous hedge of brambles, were bis chosen place of operation. His uatns was Spenser, and on this day of special terror, he had conveyed two barrels of fine old Madeira wine to a grave which be bad laboriously dug. No oue super intended bis movements, for be bad the full confidence of alb No one but himself knew where be had deposited anything, and his place In t lis household was oue of high honor. l'asslng through tbe town amu great ust and clatter, tlte invaders drew rein at Beverly Villa. Tbe ladles came to the door In response to the captain's stentorian halloo. 'We've come to find out where the Fielden borses are, madam and what's more with a brutal oath 'wa intend to know.' 'I have no information to give voa," calmly returned Mrs. Beverly. l'erhaps you won't tell ns where that box of diamonds is, neither, he sneered. To this there was no reply, rue three girls were pallid from apprehen slon of the next move. Apparently a proposition was made. Tue captain shook his bead. After a moment's lndecision.be role around to the side gate, dismounted, and with five ot his men BtroJe across the lawn to the negro quarters. An old nijress sit in the doorway, knitting a coarse woolen sock aud smoking a pipe. A bright mulatto boy was crossing tbe bacit yard with a basket. The oil woman was scrupulously clean, and a brand new bandanna towered h'g'i above uer woolly locks. In vain the men sought to extract from her the whereabouts ot ber master and the jewels. She was. In truth, as ignorant as they. Come, now, auntie,' said the captain in a persuasive tone, 'tell us what we want to kuow, and you shall wear a silk dress, and ride in a carriage, tn 1 have a gold chain.' I speaks! Gold chain!' ejaculated Aunt Dab. for so she was called. 1'ou po white trash can't come it over dis chile wid yer crick-cracks! Jes you go 'long 'bout yer business; yer can't fool dis chile wid yer fine talk.' Curse the old hagl 111 try the bjy. Youl S.rrahl Cjuio here!' With ashen cheeks the boy followed them into an outhouse, while tbe cap tain nourished a stout whip. 'Oh, mamma,' cried Miy, for the girls had crowded to the back door of the houe, Mou't let them whip him! He never was whipped in bis life!' Mrs. Beverly now advanced to the gallery and cahed: Julius!' The boy sprang towards his mistress, thu men not daring to be too rash at the outset. They were on the alert lor an ambush at every move. I want this boy for a few minutes,' explained the lady. In sullen silence they wa-.iea. Going to buy him up to secrecy,' decided the captaiu; 'but 1 guoss we'll work It out of him when lie comes back.' 'But Julius did not come back. His mistress handed him five dollars aud said: 'Fly for your life to Columbus, and tell Colonel Leale that we must have protection. There Is no iriiu. Take tbe old countiy road and lose no time. Stay. Quick, girls a pencil and paper he must have a pass.' Excitedly the lady scrawled the words that were to carry aim on his way without interruption, aud the terrlhed boy did not let tbe grass grow under his feet. Fire the next sun na-a risen he was in Columbus, footsore but safe. Still uneasy, however, he dropped into the first barber's shop, and had bis crinkled locks for be was a mulatto ot the lightest type shaved close to his head. There was no time to iuiuk of his sable sweetheart. Miss Nina's maid, who so gloried in his curls. When Julius did not return, the baf fled desperadoes took to horse and again held a consultation. If I thought they knew,' muttered the captain. by they should tei.i There's no other way, wa must search that thicket. You know what Jem aaid; I'd give up the horses; but tbe box!" Wltli this they galloped down the main road, which further on orancuea Into another that led to tbe thicket. The little pathway behind the villa had escaped them, and to this the ladies now sped with a neetness corn 01 anxiety for their dear ones. Oh, mother, we must save thenar said Nina. I know every part of Dry Thicket.' They were soon on the spot where the jewels were buried. The shock of the moment may te ueiier couceiveu than described when they perceived an open fit, a pile of fresh earth, and no trace tf their carefully concealed treas ures. The blood rushed from every face. Gone all gonel The exquisite bridal present tbe diamonds from the betrothed husband, tbe ancient pearls. Aunt Harriet's family jewels, the heir looms of plate, tbe silver and gold coin all vanished as utterly as though they had never been. In sheer feebleness, the stunned party sank down on tbe fallen log whence they bad so lately watcnea iue burial of the box. They now observed the charred remalus of a camp fire, and shreds ot gray blanket sticking to tbe tenacious vine. What shall we do?' exclaimed N ina, In despair. Tbe loss ot ber superD ornaments ior tbe moment took the place of every other sentiment, iven the safety ot ber loved ones was forgotten. 'Well.' Baid Mary, 'it's no use grlev Ing. We had better be looking for the boys. You know they captured Fred Leslie and treated him outrazeously till he told where his poor little mules were.' 'Hush. Marv ' said her mother; 'Jo not snidest such horrible things.' But their search was unavailing. That night was one of agonizing sus pense. Next morninz. to complicate matters. Spenser was missing could not be found anywhere in tbe bouse or out of it. Spenser, the accomplished servitor and trusted factotum, who bad once been offered his freedom and re fused to leave bis indulgent master for an unknown future. So rigid were the restrictions put upon the movements of slaves, that without a passport properly signed, a runaway could not get far away. But this one was a privileged character. He had only to frami a reasonable exc ase. or fori- irs own papers, for be could read and write, mid the railwa . Ui.-I lis woul 1 not question bis move ments, provided Ids liavelni'i t.cket read all right. There was no one to pursue; why should be leave? D d he steal the Jewel ? He had no money that any one knew cf, an 1 he most have stolen ecoajh to pay his fare hence. The story of tU m ssini jewels wa everywhere discussed. Friends came In to condole with the bride-eiecr, ann rehearse similar incidents that uad reached their ears. In the midst of it all Julius return! with cropped heal shorn of its glory, but bearing a letter from Colonel W-a.e saying that Beverly aud Fielden would return borne as soon as orders could reach them: that a heavier force bad been S".nt out. and the trouul must very soon be ended. Then came the news that the X. tlonal State Guard had suirouuded the daring Invaders by a well-executed ma: ceuvre and bad disarmed them. Their leader fought desjierately aad was mortally wouuded. The men were forced to disgorge their ill-molten n'.under. an! irji-cr measures were taken to secure and distribute It to the rightful owner?. Two more days of waiting, jind tlie close of a lovely afternoon was mala memorable by tbe return of Hie 1 ng- looked-for geutlemtu to Beverly Villa. A torreut of qunstious aud lucideuts Sj assailed them that they could not intel ligibly answer the oue or comment upon the other. 'And o!i, Chester!' faltered Nina, 'our box is gone stolen all my beau tiful piesents.' And the spoons,' added Ada, loyal to the Beverly heirlooms. You'd better say the money,' said Mary; 'I'd rather have lost anything else than all that gold and silver.' Only give us a chance,' said her brother, 'and we can relievo your anxiety on that po.nt. ' Did Speuser take it? i. ou have it you have ill' exclaimed inu gir.s, crowding upon him excitedly. No,' said Chester, laughing, while the brother endeavored to extiicate himself. 'No, I fay, he hasn't it, nor has Spenser, but if 1 can have a hearing l will tell you of as fate. W e no;ea you would not miss it. This reduced them to quiet, ana mey were profouudly attentive while Ches ter narrated the adventures that had befallen thtiu iu Dry Thicket. Tl.ey had bjen hotly pursued and closely surrounded several times, so determined were the railers upon capturing the hoists; but each time friendly arbors had screened them from view. On the night of their arrival in the thicket they 1 ad decided that it would be wise to remove the box. since, if the ladies should be suprised, they might be forced to reveal what they kuew. Acc-ordiugly, be aud Everard fasio ied their horses and penetrated to the s;iot. What was their surprise to see the liillit of a fire, and, as they advanced nearer, a man stretched on ttie ground asleep. A er.iy blauket served him fo. a p l'ow. Ere Ihey could leach huu he stirred uneasily, t tried up, seized his blauket, and sprang away among the nets. But they weie too quick for him, espi daily as the clinging vine tmieded his progress. They captured him aud made him confess that he was oue of B 's men, aud that he had spent two days in the thicket searching for the box of Jewels he bad seen through the Veuitiau blluds of the vi'la. TLe young men secured ll.e.r captive aud went hastily back, removed the box to another place, and then conveyed their prisoner ta Columbus. Three nights ago,' concluded Ches ter, 'we were so rlosely cornered that there was no help but in lliglit. We rode continuously till our horses were safe oa the Lester plantation; but my bonny Bess Is, I fear, neaily doue fur,' and lie glanced compassionately at, she reeking animal, his own special pro lerty. 'Better death, though, than capture,' he added, resignedly. I'oor Bess. Ere another suuse'. he stood beside her as she lay in the last throes of lockjaw. They buried her lu the pretty arsble field where so many of the Beverly possessions were buried, In order to find the latter articles Sen ser had to be traced. He was found iu the city of Montgomery and consigned to prison, lie confessed that he had Iro n tiiut. ta time stolen money till he had enough collected to run away; he could give no reasonable excuse merely a whim which he had not power to res si He patiently and Intelligently drew a map of the field aud hedge and Dry Thicket, and located each article ex actly as be had secreted it. Frovlded with this pafer, the Beverly's and their friends devoted hours to the search ior the household goods; and. with a cer tain large tree for their starting point, everything was found with unerrtu:; nrecision. I'oor Spenseri 11 was cis:overea luai he was mildly insane, and his master eventually consigned him to a comfort able retreat. Inquiry developed the fact that when a youth he bad shown a mania for biding things. It was sup posed that the days recently spent in the oil pastime had caused a return of the trouble which was the secret cause of bis former master's willingness to sell to I he Beverly?. After Chester's interesting recital the ladies refuse! to wait till morning to regain the precious box. a hey would go at once, and a number of friends who bad gathered to congratulate tne returned wanderers volunteered to ac company the party. So they started, this time In quite a procession, and rely ing upon tbe lately rrequeuted path to save their garments from rents. The hew spot chosen for the little pit was only a few yards from the origiual place, and seemed sunken for several feet in all airections. xnere uau ueen a heavy rain within the week. This time Julius wielded the pitK, and with such exaggerated force that tbe earth was loosened for quite a space around the box. Some excitement attended the resurrection of tbe valua bles, and the dense bower resounded with an animated discussion of the late events. Warned by the lengthening shadows they turned to depart, when a gentle man said: Look there. Beverly. What Is that? Fielden. do you see? Tne root of a tree, I think,' rep'.ied Beverly, stooping down to examine a dark object that jutted out of the newly opened Pit. Clearing away the soil, he discovered. not a root, but what seemed to be ttie corner of an iron box. Chester, clos hnslda him. fell to work, and further exploration revealed a band ot brass. Intense curiosity now prevailed. Julius, go to the house and get sev-1 eial torches,' said his master. Then to Chester. we must get at the bottom i of this. The ladies had better go it is nearly dark ' But the ladles would do nothing of the kind. They remained till an Iron, hrass-bouud box bad been disinterred and with difficulty lifted to the surface. With still greater effort it was con veyed to the villa, where the expectant group waited for a amith to open it. When the rusty lock was unclasped, the top was raised, and there In numer ous rolls, was gold coin to the amount of thousands ot dollars. Excitement was l ow but a faint term for the sensa tion. How did you come to select that identical spot?" was the query. We were in a great hurry,' answerel Chester, 'and this spot seemed clearer from undergrowth. We noticed ai fie lime that it was rather easier digging than the first pit." The young men were congratulated till their bauds were lame from pres sure, and the ladhs were gushingly embraced by their enthusiastic friends. How came it there? Who bad buried it aud wheu? There was a legend that four wealthy Spaniards had been pur sued and butchered by the Indians in the early days, and that they had. while lleeing away, buried their treasures in some Alabama wild. Another tradition ran that during the siege of New Orleans some French settlers had run 1 he blockad-s and penetrated far into the country with immense wealth that was never tiace l af erward. Some of the friends hid also heard of a miserly ancestor of the Beverly who lived a hermit life iu the villa when It was only a log cabin; who Je nie i himself the necessaries of life and died iu treat want; but be bad been sren by the cuiious counting his gold at night. Whatever the mystery. It was now solved. The facts, as known, were widely published, but no rival claimant ever appeared. The jKistpoued wedding was a bnl lant affair, with its succession or family eutertalumeuts all through tl.e section. And where shall you Jive, Mina?' a-ked a Columbus belle. We thiuk of building in the Thlckft,' modestly replied the b:i le. 'What! Bury yourself in Dry Thickelr Frightful!' 'Diy Thicket has proved too great a blessing to us to lie dreaded, said Nina. 'However, come and see u? one day and judge for yourself.' And wheu. enticed by the rumois she beard, the young lady, then a matron w ith ber own l.ttle family, did go, she found a maguiticeut residence, with lovely terraced lawus, shell-road drives, aud luxuries unknown in city komes. White cottages dotted the landscape, and there was no trace of the once gloomy Dry Thicket save oin natural bower overhung with trees and interlaced by vines. Within Its cool recesses was a rustic bench, aud shel teied by a miniature Gottiic temiile stood the irou box which chance had made the foundation of so much hai NEWS IN BKIER luess and prosiienty. y-jeeii Vic'lf.ria'i I'uninuii. In the days when I'riuce Albert had come to woo the Caeeiiof England the crowd of people who wished to catch a 'liinpse of royalty as It promenaded upon tbe terrace at Wludsor Castle was gieatly increased by reason of the general interest lu the young couple One day a Yorkshireman who had de termined to get a good look at the Oueeu appeared at the gates by which tne spectators were usually admitted and thus accosted a man, a footman evidently, who was at that moment crossing the court yard: "Look here, John, Hubert, whatever they call you, 1 coom from the country." "So I hear," said the footman. "Well, I've never seen t' tueen, and want to get a good sight of her. Now, can't you just let me through ihe gates just afore t' rest o' t folks. 1 want to get a good place, ye see." Well, sir," said the man, 1 don t know whether 1 dare. I might lose my place, you see." 'Nay, muu, thou 11 never lose tny place for such a thing as that. Thou can say to tbe Queen that she basn l gotten a more loyal ler subject man John Stokes not in all Yorkshire. 1 uobbut want to get in just afore t' rest on them," "Well, come along, then," said the man. lie opened the gate and tbe eager Yorkshire man rushed through. As he did so an idea seemed to strike l.iin, and he stopped to teuder ths foot man a half crown. "No, thank yi.u, sir," sa!d the man, "we are forbidden to take fees." "Take It, mun, take it. Nobody'll know." "No, thank you, sir.'' The Yorkshire man secured a fore jjosl p. ace and ill due time appeared the Queen aud I'rmce. More thau that, conversing familiarly with her Majesty was tbe footman. "Just look there!" cried the country visitor to a bystander. "He's laughing and taUiug to t' Queen like any thing." "Who?" "Why, t' chap that opened mi the gate t' footman him with the blue coat and led collar." When the listener's lauzhter wou'd allow him to speak, he explained: 'Blue coat and red collar! Why, that's tbe Windsor uniform, and your footman Is Lord Melbourne, tbe Frime Minister." Adjustable Entiageuienta Itingsw "An adjustable engagement ring" Is one of the latest novelties; but, then. what kind of an engagement is an ad i ustable engaijement.any way ? The ring. however, will tin a long leu wani, ior 11 is made so as to fit any finger. The young man who has a nag of this kind re turned to him with the solemn verdict. 'We never can be more than friends, etc., will not be obliged to use it as a watch charm, but can place it one s.de for future bestowal elsewhere. Milan, King of Servla. bas bad a pretty tough time in governing his te.ty kingdom of less than two mil lions. He auu his kin cost the little limited monarch f2'JO,000. Wiiy is it better to marry a litt'e woman than a tall one? Because, of two evils choosa the les ser one. Labor Is not genuine that has no heart or conscience in it. What a heartless world this would be if there were no tears In IU Duiing the year 1S!8 neatly TCI persons disappeared In l'nlladelph'a. 1 large percentage of whom were nevei heard of. The most reniarka'.le echo knowi is that in the Castle of Simonetta, tt miles from Milan. It reports the echc of a pistol sixty times. General Boalanger's one idol it. life is said to be his mother. Il spends evt ry S.indav Htternoou and evening with Ler, uud it away alway: sends her a telezram. The greatest cataract iu the world is Niagara, the height of the American ia.ls being 103 feet, lho highest fa 1 of water in the world Is that or tit Yosemlte in California, being feet. The wealth of this country lses'1 mated at Jtj.ltAi.tx.'O.Otm. It is sail that ISoo persons own S1,t (Hi.0Ci0,0o.l. and that 1,101) persons control forluner invested in corporations, etc., rated at 520,0 lO.OW.ltlhi. During t!:e interval at a conceit Mme. 1'atti drinks a glass of cham pagne (Fommery-Gre'io) For dinuei on a concert day she takes a slice iron a saddle of mutton, a glass of Leo; -ville and a baked apple. The quickest p.isiiee ever ni it across the. Atlantic was that if l steamer Etruria of theCnnarl I. -in-being six das, live tiours and thirty minutes from New YorK to Q leen-. town, the distance being 2,S."iO miles. Ueorge C. IIayden.75 yeais of aje, a nr.ser, who died lecently 111 Louis, and was supposed to be vetv poor, was found to have JO '.I'O 11: cash, stocks aud bonds. He is sup posed to have re'atlves in Maine. The Mormon Church in Utah shows a meinliership of 127, '.'l 2.1. ihh families. The church has 12ais:ie. oS patnarchs. 3 SS." seventies, II 1 j:: high pr'ests.l 1,000 elders, I..V10 liisli.ip? and 4,400 deacons, tieti;g un dlice loi each six persons. The azjrega'e of land lu the United States owned tiy members of ti e Hon- of Lor.ls and British Syndicates is 2),941,IO J acres, a greater area ihan all of Inland, 2,00U,uv0 uioie. ll.au Scotland, and over half as much as in Eugland aud Wa es. Theodore Iloberts and John John son, convicts la the Sing S'ng piis.ui. were lighting lu oue of tbe gallenef recently . when they lost their balance and fell li'J feet to the stone tl .r below. Johnson was feaifully injured. but Roberts was not even dazed. At a tyre writing contest 111 Lon don a month ago there were 120 entries and nearly all ap(-aied. l ie first prize was f-T seventy-nine words niiiiute, twen'y or thirty words los than have been achieved in the Unite 1 States. For the Bupper to I served at the inaugural ball 111 Washington, theie weie piovided 20,000 raw oysters, 20, 00J slewed oytters, 8.0JO chicken cr. qtiettes, C, 000 sweet lirea 1 pates, 1100 gallons of terrapin an I other articles of food In proportion. Colonel lloliertti, I:icersol!,ainong his other multifarious duties as lawyer, cattle-grower, telegraph director anil after-dinner sjieaker, lias undertaken to run a silver mine, lie is I'lesident of a company which owns and operates a mine at Silver City, N. M. The advertising card Is of entirely modern 01 igin. a'thoiigh tbe ICrypUans, Greeks and Komi. ins knew somelhmi; about adveitisuig. They accomplished tbe deslied ie. uk through the medium of posters, as several bills, painted in black and red. were found on the walls of the Fompeiian dwellings. Moses Jacob, who sells papers iu the streets or IVs Monies, Iowa, i propauly the licbest newslxiy iu the West. lie is IS years old and lias Sold newspaper for the last fourteen years, .luring which time be Las ac quired ?l,0OJ worth of leal esta'e from his savings. The microscope is usually supposed to have been Invented in 10.1 ny Cor nelius Drebls-I, a Dutchman, but M. Govi lias found an old book, published In 1010, which proves that ial lee must have or gloated Ibis Instrument as well as tbe telescoi es. Galileo him self seems to have referred to tht microscope in 1014. The nintide, which last year swoie that Mrs. Mackay was papering the smoking-room of le 1 "hotel" with bank-notes, wiil no doubt find the b.t of gossip very probable, that !." 1? awaiting the arrival Irom 1'irlsof a gown which Is einbr" Jeied a'l i.vei with real jiearls, ai.ii to- .vlnch she has agreed to pay JL' 10,000. The waters of i.euly all 1 he hot springs in Black Kock region, Nevada, are so strongly Impregnated with min eral matter that tney will i.etnfy ve etable or anim il matter in a lew y ar. One enterprising genius has the LikIiim of three Indians 111 soak, and when they aie converted into stone be ex- Icts to make a lortune exhibiting them. The revival of beard wearing in England is said to lo due to two cir cumstances. An impulse was given to It by the- example of the tbto gs of beavily-bearded Germans and lluss.au who Hocked t) the first great exhibi tion, and another by the return of the British soldiers aud officers, entnely unshaven, from the Crimean war. A German expert reckons that ir a single grain of wheat produces lifty grains, and that these lifty each pro duce fifty grains more, and no on, ihete will be in the second ear 2, 'M grains; in the third year. 12",lilXJ grains; In the sixth year, 15.02",i O ) gia.ns; 1:1 the twelfth year,214,14 J,02."i,iOU,0 H) grains. The third year's crop wou.d give .'! . men oue meal, leaving enough bran to feed eight pigs for one day. The pro duce ot tbe siugls grain 111 tbe twe I'll year would suffice to supply all the In habitants of the earth with food dutm their lifetime. It has been a subject of reju-atn I discussion 111 the press what ex presi dents should do. Grover Cleveland has set an example. He left the White House within a few hours after Lis term ot office had expired; was In New York two days la'er; walked Into bis law office, t ok off bis cott, sat down to his desk and went to woi k. A man fishing off Beacon Hill wa attacked by an octopus (devil fish, twenty feet In length, says a Victoria correspondent of the l'ortland -vm-ian. The fish fastened itself to the boat, retaining Its hold of the riicks beneath, and almost succeeded in up setting the boat. A large hook thrown out caught In the fish, which made off. snapping the stout line like a silkeu thread. r I J.'lirffTflt f! n P T'T " rft'B m ; :
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