Democrat and sentinel. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, September 12, 1860, Image 1

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VALUABLE TANNERY
FOR SALE.
fK nn.lci.sk'ned ofiVrs for'sale the QUITMAN
1 TAXXEUY, situate about three miles West.
,i Kbensbur. and about 0 miles by Plank Road
atl 1 "Turnpike from the Pennsylvania Rail Road.
A -;inch Rail Road will shortly be corstrncted
to Elieusluirg. The establishment is one of the
ir.-est in the State, and is now in success-ful op
er.ition. The ia vai building is 140 by 40 and
u-a 'V'j bv 20 ami the whole two stories high.
a' r'w- ENGINE and BOILERS erected Jast
furau'.er and now in prI order. Tliere are all
the necessary outbu'd iiiiirs on the premises, and
dwliing Houses foi the Proprietor -, Foreman and
L: is. Also a Blacksmith Shop. There is also
an excellent Saw Jlill in connection with the
x'.iet.ry. Tliere are about 700 acres of land well
timbered, which wi.l be sold in connection with
T.'!!i"ry. Ab-jui 400 cords of Bark now on
h'. '.-, Hemlock can be purchasetl at 2,50 and
Oak at HJiO per cord, delivered. The property
rr.!l be oold low and on easy terms. For further
prticulars aldress
C. P. MURRAY,
El'ensburjr, Cambria Co., Pa.
topt. 21, 1859. 4i-tf.
TO COXSLMIPTIVCS AXD
XER VO US SUFf ERE US.
THE subscriber, for several years a resident
of A-:4, discovere 1 while there, a siiaple vegeta
ble remedy a sure cure for (Jvusuntption, Aatk
ni,Brun 'ii:i, Coivjhs,CUds, and Nervous l)e
titiy. For the benefit of Consumptives and
X.rc-M SuJJircrs, he is willing to make the
1) those who desire it, be will send the Pro
Krijiti.n. with full directions (frif charge);
alj x Mingle of the medicine, which they will
a -J be uitiful combination o J Nature's nitrple
i.irb. Those desiring the remedy caa obtain it
ly r.turu ruail. by address.inr
J. E. CUTIIRERT.
B A TO SIC PHVSICIAS,
Xo. 429 Rroadwav, New York.
Aj ril IS, 18C0.-3m.
1?BENSEURG FOUNDRY. HAVING pur
XJ chased the entire stock and fixtures ot the
Ll-easburg Foundry, the subscriber is prepared
to turniab. farmers and others with
Plons1iM,Plousb Points, Stoves, Mill
Iron. Thresulng .llacliincx.
ad castings of any kind that may be needed in
the community.
Jir ftrict attention to the business of the con
tTn. he hopes to merit, and trusts he will receive
liberal patronage from those in want of articles
is i s line.
AH business done at the Foundrv.
EDWARD GLAPS.
March 22, '65-tf.
HOWAED ASS0CIATIOH.
PHILADELPHIA.
J BcntcAent Institution esfafJi.vhcd hy ."jxxinl En
drntnf.Jbr the Relief of the Sick and Dis
trtxf .l,fljj!i:ted uilk Virulent awl Epidemic
IUtae. and crjteriallr for the Cure f JJia
iiuri of the Sexual Organs.
ATE1MCAL ADVICE pven gratis, by the
-J-L Acting Surgeon, to all who apply by letter
;,h a description of their condition, (age, occn-piti-tu,
habiuof life. &c.,) and in case of extreme
Poverty. MeAleeincs furnislel free of charge.
VALUABLE REPORTS on SpennatorrLeea,
i f)t!ar Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and on
taeNEW REMEDIES employed in tho Disp-n-Mjr.t
to the afflicted in sealed letters euvel
f i, fret of charge. Two or three Stamps for
jstae will be acceptable.
Address, DR. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON,
A"iaj Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2
S'tth Ninth Street, PhilIelphia, Pa- By order
"the Directors
EZRA D. HEART WELL, President,
ft. FA I RC IIILD, Secretary.
8, 1800. ly.
WAR IN MEXICO.
D. J. EVANS & SON,
HA E this day received from the East, and
'. now offering to the citizens of Ebcnsburg and
Uiity a well selected assortment of
MCXs' and ROWS' CLOTIIIXC;,
larjre lot of DRY GOODS, consisting in
r-ft j( the following articles, viz:
SATIXS. VELVETS, CLOTHS. CASSIMERES,
IX)E SKINS, SATINETTS, TWEEDS,
JEANS, FLANNEI-S, MUSLINS,
DRESS GOODS of every style,
, NOTIONS.
'wseUof BOOTS & SHOES, HATS AND
UPS. BONNETS. TRUNKS, CARPET
SACKS, STATIONARY, HARDWARE,
GROCERIES. FISH, SALT, &c, &c,
ccher with such other articles as are usually
rptln country store, which thev will dispose
!"yw for cash or country produce.
; JT. ' '!e Tailoring business will be carried on
'U branches, all work will be done in short
-wee and on the most reasonable terms.
ttnslm-g Feb. 1, 18i0.-10-tf.
JOB WORK of all kinds done at
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HE A3. VF3.&.T THE PEOPLE SAY.
Th- un lersicccl havinir nse.1 Prof.-wor nOIPlIRETS'
6PKCIF1C UOMOPATl!IC Ke.ME.DIES in our. families
itith the most sati-factnry resuits, and having full coi,S
Jence in their genuineness, purity, and cfllcacy, clieerfully
recommend them to all iereon lio wuh to haTe safe!, re
liable, and eSicaciouj remedies at band fur prirate or Uo
tnMtic use.
The Krv. Thl llcsmer, editor of The Northern Inde
pendent," Auburn. N. V.; the Re-r. K. II. Cressey, 1.1.,
Sactor of St. Pcttr s Church, Auburn, N. Y. ; the Kev. B. L
Ivcj, Chaplain of the Auburn Suite Prison; the Her.
Spencer L Kice, Koctor, New-Bedford, Mass.; the Rer.
Allen Steele, New-York Conference ; the Rer. Samuel
Nichols, East-Genesee Conference, N. Y. ; the Rer. P. S.
Pratt, Dorset, Vt. ; the Rev. John H. Rnbie, Buffalo ; A. C
Hart, Eq., CUca, N. Y ; the lion. Heal Do, Portland,
Me. ; the Hon. Bchuyler Colfnx, South-Pend, Ind. ; the Hon.
Georfre Humphreys N. Y. ; Henry D. Cook, Ksq,., Editor of
The Oliio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio; Uie Hon. R. H.
Graham, Moline, 111.; the Hon. Thomas J. Chase, Monti
Cello, Fla. ; the Hon. Joseph Benedict, Utica, N. Y. ; Win.
Bristol. Psq .-, Utica, N. Y. ; A. 8. Pond, Esq., L'tica, N. Y. ;
James Plunkett, Esq., Nashville, Tenn.
LIST OT SrtCIFIC REMEDIES.
No. 1. For Ferer, Congestion, and Inflammation.
No. 2. For Worm Fever, Worm Colic, Wetting the Bed.
No. 8. For Colic, Crying, Teething, and Wakefulness of
Infants.
. No. 4. For Diarrhea, Cholera Infantum, and Eummer
Complaints.
No. 5. For Colic, Grlplnps, Dysentery, or Bloody Flax.
No. 6. For Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Voroitinjr.
No. 7. For Couehs, Col.1, Influenza, and Sore Throat.
No. 8. For Tooth-ache, Face-ache, and Neuralgia.
No. 9. For Headache, Vertigo, Heat and Fullness of the
Head.
No. 10. Dtsmpsi Pills For Weak and Deranged
Stomach, Constipation, and Liver Complaint.
No. 11. For Femalk Ikkecclarities, Scanty, Painful, or
Suppressed Periods.
No. 12. For Lcucorrhea, Profuse Menses, and Bearing
Down of Females.
No. IS. For Croup, Hoarse Couph, Bad Breathing.
No. 14. Salt Riikum Pills For Erysipelas, Eruptions,
Pimples on the Face.
No. 15. Richcmatio Pills. For Pain, Lameness, or Sore
ness in the Chest, Back, Loins, or Limbs.
A. For Fever ami Ajue, Chill Fever, Dumb Ague, Old
Mismanaged Ajum.
P.--For Piles, Blind or Bleedinjr, Internal or External.
O. Rvr S ire, Weak, or Inflamed Eyes and Eyelids; fall
ing. Weak, o- Blurred Sight.
C. For Cntarrh, of long standing or recent, either with
obstruction or profuse dUcltarjre.
W. C For Whooping Coufi, abating Its violence and
shortening its course.
la ail acute diseases, such as Fevers, Inflammations,
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Croup, Rheumatism, and such erup
tive diseases as Scarlet Fever, Measles, and Erysipelas, the
advantage of giving the proper remedies promptly is ob
vious, and in all such cases the specifics act like a charm.
The entire disease is often arrested at once, and in all caaes
the violence of the attack Is moderated, Uie disease short
ened, and rendered less dangerous.
Coughs and Colds, which are of such frequent occurrence,
and which so often lay the foundation of diseased lunrs,
bronchitis and consumption, may ail be at once cured by
the Fever and Cough Puis.
In all chronic diseases, such as Dyspepsia, Weak Stomach,
Constipation, Liver Complaints, Piles, Female Debility, and
Irregularities, eld Headaches, Sore or M'eak Eyes, Catarrh,
Salt itlieuui, and o titer old eruptions, the case has specifics
whose proper application will afford a cure in almost every
Instance. Often the cure of a single chronic diinculty, such
as Dyspepsia, Piles or Catarrh, Headache or Female Weak
ness, lias inure than paid for Uie case ten times over.
PRICE.
Case of 84 vials complete, In morocco, and Book. ....... $5
Case of 2 vi&ls, and Book, piaio.
Case of IS numbered boxes, and Book.................. 2
Case of boxes, numbered, and Book........... 1
Ktijle numbered boxes, with directions........... 25 cents.
Single lettered boxes, with directions. SO cents.
Large case of S ox. vials, for planters and physicians....! 15
ALSO SPECIFICS.
Foa Asm a o Phthisic. Oppressed. Difficult, Labored
Breathing, attended with Cough and Expectoration. Price,
60 cents per box.
Foa Kit Dmchabqes sso DtAracss. -Discharges from th
Ear, the result of Scarlet Fever, Measles, or Mercurials.
For Noises in the Read, Hardness of Hearing, and Ringing
la the Ears, and Ear-ache. Price, SO ceuta per box.
Foa SraorcLA. Enlarged Glands, Enlarged and Indurat
ed Tonsils, Sweliioes and Old Ulcers, Scrofulous Cachexy of
Children. Price, St) cents per box.
Foa Gkskral Dbbiutt. Physical or Nervons Weakness.
Either the result of Sickness, Excessive Medication, or Ex
hausting Discharges. Price, SO cer.u per box.
Foa Dsorsv. Fluid Accumulations, Tumid Swellings, with
Scanty Secretion, price, SO cents per box.
Foa Sza-Sicksess. Deathly Sickness. Vertigo, Nausea,
Vomiting. Sickness from riding or motion. Price, So cents
per box.
To CiAT DrJSASss. For Gravel, Renal Calculi, Dim
cult, Painful Urination, Diseases of the Kidneys. Price, SO
cents per box.
Foa Ciwisal Fjstssioss. Involuntary Discharges and
Consequent Prostration and Debility, Bad Results of Evil
Habits. The most successful and efficient remedy known,
and may be relied upon as a cure. Price, with full direc
tions, (1 per box
Persons who wish to place themselves under the profes
sional care, or to seek advice of Prof. Ucfotj, can do
so, at bis office S62 Broadway, daily from S A.M. to 8 P.M.
or by letter.
OUR REMEDIES BY MAIL.
Look over the list ; make up a case of what kind yoa
rhoose. and Inclose the amount fa a current note or stamps
Jy mail to our address, at No. 562 Broadway, New-York,
and the medicine will be duly returned by mail or express,
free of charge.
AGENTS WANTED. We desire an active, efficient A pent
for the sate of our Remedies la every town or community
ha the Caited States. Address Dr. F. HUMPHREYS A Co.
No. bCi EaOADWAT, Nxw-Yoac
For sale in Ebensburg, by E. J. MILLS.
May 2, 18C0.-ly , .
MANHOOD,
How Lost, How Restored.
Ju.sl PidAisheil, in a Sealed Encelope,
A Lecture on the Nature, 1'realmcnt and Jladical
Cure, of Spermaion hoea, or Seminal Weakness,
Sexual Debility, Nervousness and Involuntary
Emissions producing Impotency, Consumption
and Mental and Physical Debility. ,
BY ROB. J. CULVKRWRLL, M. P.,
The important fact that the awful consequences
of elf-abuc may be effectually removed without
internal Medicines or the dangerous applications
of caustics, instruments, medicated bougies, and
other empirical devises, is here clearly demonstra
ted, and the entirely new aud highly successful
treatment, as adopted by the celebrated author
fully explained, by means of which every one is
enabled to cure himself perfectly, and at the least
possible cost, thereby avoiding all the advertised
nostrums of the day. This Lecture will provo a
boon to thousands and thousands.
Sent under seal to any address, post paid, on
the receipt of two postage stamps, by addressing
Dr. CH. J. C. KLINE, M. D., 480 First Avenue,
New York, Tost Bos'458G.
July 25, 18C0. April 11, 1860.-ly.
JOHN II. ALLEN & CO., NOS. 2 4
Chestnut Street, (south side, below Water,)
PHILADELPHIA. (The Oldest Wood-ware
House, in the Citt .) Manufacturers and
Wholesale dealers in Talent Machine made
BROOMS, Patent Groove.1 CEDAR-WARE,
warranted not to sJirink, WOOD & WILLOW
WARE. CORDS, BRUSHES, &c, of all descrip
tions. Please call and examine our btock.
March 4, 1857. ly.
PHI LA DELPHI A Wood MOULDING MILL
Willow street, above Twelfth, north, side
Mouldings suitable for Carpenters, Builders, Cab.
inet and Frame Makers, always on hand. Any
Pattern worked from a drawing. Agents wanted
in the various Towns in his portion of the State,
to whom opportunities will be offered for large
pro6ts to themselves, fcJLA E. WEIR.
February 17, 1858:tf
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Attorsicy. at Law Ebtniburg, Pa. -
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FFICE OPPOSITE CRAWFORD'S HOTEL.
MISCELLANEOUS.
two isol'us sii:ge.
A REVOLUTIONARY SKETII.
BY GEO MARTIAL.
It was past midnight of the thirteenth of
ust, commenced my grandmother, but
though the river was in front of us, aud the
! forest stretched for miles behind us, and away
i to tho Tight aud left, I could not catch cveo
j the sight of a leaf or the ripple of the water,
so sultry and heavy brooded the darkness
around us.
I had not been in tho best of spirits that
daj, for it was the tiuie when we dreaded
every hour to hear of the bombardment of
New York; and though in the house of Thom
as Oakley, first cousin to my father, I had
mthing to fear, there had hung over mc sttch
a terror and dread that day, that I could not
help fearing lest some evil had happened to
my parents, who were still ic the city.
As usual w'.th the sleepless, all sorts of fan
cits teased icy brain. My room, like all the
others, was large, and furnished in a style
that now seems so quaint to our young eyes.
The chimney-piece was tiled with porce
lain, curiously wrought into illustrations of
Scripture. The bed and furniture, that hd
all been brought from England, was tall,
dark, stiff and carved, while the walls were
hung with sombre family portraits. And as
I lay and wished for day, the tiled 6gures
seemed to move and glower at me in the un
certain light that came through the loophole
of the window; while I thought the eyes of
the portraits were, one and all, fixed on me
with a solemn and warning stare; and so -it
happened that I had heard the old clock strike
one, two and three, and was just falling off
into a doee, when there came a light step
along the hall, and cousin Grace called, in a
strange sacred voice, outside the door, 'Hel
en! Helen!'
I was up in a moment, and out to where
she stood, looking like a spirit, with her ashy
face, and fair hair all about her. and I re
membered the thrill of astonishment with
which, in spite of my fright. I saw she was
already dressed, and held in her hand a pow
der flask." ,
Put on jour clothes as quick ai you can,
Nellie, said she, in a voice that trembled a lit
tie, though she was doing her best to be calm.
Brant's men are coming, and father wants us
all down stairs.
lirant's men! It is difficult to make you
understand the horrors with which that name
was pronounced and beard; or to express theT
terror with which, as I hurried on my clothes,
I thought of Grace and myself in the power
of those mercileso sayages. No wonder that
I trembled in every limb, or that Thomas
Oakley and his stalwart sons men not easily
daunted looked pale as they moved about in
the dim moruing light.
I don't know as I have epoken to you be
fore of Thomas Oaklej, a man over six feet
in height, and of a noble presence, with a
grand face that looked as if it might have
been chiseled out of marble, and hair as white
as snow, though he was scarcely past his
prime. We have no such men, now-a-days.
I have his portrait ia my little cabinet yon
der, and you may see there that he looks as
he was a kindly and noble gentleman.
As for his sons, they were like him tall,
Ftrong-limbed, fearless and devoutly attached
to their stately mother, who was preparing
breakfast wbilo they fastened the iron shut
ters of the lower windows, ' and barred the
heavy doors.
It's a shame to rout out so early, Nellie,
6aid Mr. Oakley, as he noticed my pale,
frightened face; but if we don't cat our break
fast now those rascals may not give us a
chauce to get it at all, and to my mind, after
a good cause, there's nothing like a good
breakfast before going into a fight.
I wish Mark was here, said Grace, tim-
No doubt, pussy; but I've sent for him.
Yon Yost, the half-witted lad that brought
the news, who were to start from the camp
to-day; and if we but keep the rascals at bay
till they come, wo may give them as good a
peppering as they deserve.
Ay, if I but oh that dreadful uncertainty.
The hous was of stone and so strongly built
that is was doubtful if they could cither rrze
or fire it. But who knew what else might
happen? How many of that fair family would
gather around the board to-morrow morning?
Ah! children, it was dreadful but I think the
hour before the attack was . the worst of all.
It was not to be expected that we could eat
much breakfast; but hurried as the meal was
it was hardly over when one of the boys,
whom IMr. Oakley had posted at the lookout
called out that they were coming, and steal
ing along the woods at the right, as if they
hoped to surprise us.
At once the men hurried with their rifles
to the windows of the second, story, while
Mrs. Oakley, pale but still outwardly calm,
motioned us to follow, and hand out the pow
der. Then came a dead silence.
'Look out, Simeon,' said the father, in a
low voice, and tell us what the knaves are
about.
Posting themselves around the house, but
under cover. They think to catch us nap
ping. There's a man coming in this way
now he why, father, it's Walter Van
Cuylei'
We all started. The meaning of this sud
den attack was clear enough now.
Van Cuyler had been a professed patriot
and a warm admirer of Grace, and on his re
jection by Ler, had gone away, vowing ven
geance on the whole family.
The traitor muttered Mr. Oakley. It
is he, then, that has brought down this swarm
of hornets. What is he doing cow. Simeon?'
'lie has been trying the windows, to see if
they uiq fastened. Now he is at the door. -
The wordj ircre drowned in a series of thun
dering knocks! '
Mr. Oakley went' to Simon's window.
Who knocks below there?'
Walter Van Cuyler.'
'What do you want?
'Food, rest, shelter. Brant's men are close
on my track. Let me in quickly.'
The fcbarp crack of a rifle, and the words
liar and hypocrite were his answer. A fierce
yell arose from behind the hay stacks and out
buildings, as twenty dark forms rushed for
ward, brandishing fheir weapons and firing
at random, while as many more hovered on
the outskirts of the wood.
Within the house was perfect silence, bro
ken only by the low, 'now, boys,' of Mr Oak
ley, aUa the roar of the 6ix best rifles in the
CHuntryy-
Six down! ' A man for each bullet!
GoodF said the exulting voice of Mr. Oakley.
'The powder, girls, and we'll give'em another.'
A shower of bullets, that rattled like hail
stones about the windows, cut short hie words
Mr. Oik ley picked up some that fell harmles
ly to the floor, and laughed.
The serpents yare kinder than I thought.
They are going to keep us in balls as well as
exercise. So mueh tho better, for we have
none too many. Now boys.
Another flash and roar, and again tho voice
of Mr. Oakloy:
'Jrire steady, boys, and take gool aim.
Don't waste powder.'
A dead silence ensued.
'They're cowed father they're
off to cover' exclaimed Simeon.
sneaking
Not they! they're only contriving some
new deviltry. John and Matthew, round
with you to the back of the house. Grace
my God! where did that shot como from? as
with a sharp cry, lleuben the eldest, leaped
three feet up into the air and fell forward on
his face, etone dead.
Mrs. Oakley sprang forward, and threw
herself on his body. The fair-haired eldest
was her darling. Another shot came crash
ing through the window, and bedded itself
deep iu the opposite wall.
Aim at yonder tree shouted Mr. Oakley.
I saw the gleam of a rifle stock among the
leaves.
A third shot, whizzing so close past ua as
to make us start back, and then our rifles an
swered, and a dark body went down, and
struck with a heavy 'thud' against the
ground.
He's, silenced, exclaimed Mr. Oakley, with
a gleam of stern satisfaction shooting across
his face. But I see none of the rest. Where
are they hiding!
Father, father! called Grace, in an agoni
zed tone..'. . . ; .:
Mr. Oakley ran hastily into the back room
where she was. A stalwart man, in a hunt
ing frock, and so bronzed as to make it al
most doubtful if he were white or red, had
swung himself from an adjouning tree on to
the balcony, and was trying to force himself
through the little window.
As Mr. Oakley rushed forward, he drew
the hunting knife that he wore in his belt; but
seizing the sharp edge in his bare hand, the
infuriated father wrested it from his grap by
main strength, and plunged it up to the hilt
in his breast.
A fierce yell, and harmless volley from
thoso in ambush, received this new defeat,
and then came another of thoso ominous
pauses.
What can they be about, muttered Simeon
who was again at the look-out. They surely
can't dream of firing the house.
The door! the door! gasped Grace.
Right! exclaimed her father. The girl
had more wit than us all Wo must barri
cade the hall.
Never mind the shutters, said Mrs. Oak
ley, who had regained her marble-like com
posure We will bar them, and she began
to draw the bolts.
Mr. Oakley hesitated, for the task was one
of danger, but there was no time to lose, and
chairs, ' sofas and tables were piled up at a
short distance from the door, in what was re
ally a formidable barricade, guarded, as it
was, by those unerring rifles. The smell of
the burning wood, and the smoke that filled
the hall, now grew almost intolerable. Mr.
Oakley placed us on the stair case, and told
his sous to stand close and take good aim. A
portion of the door fell in. Mr. Oakley raised
his rifled and Walter Van Cuyler, who was
the first to spring in, staggered back with a
groan, i The others swarmed in like bees, but
a second and a third of those deadly volleys
brought them to a stand. No man cared to
expose himself to such certain death.
Mr. Oakley turned impetuously to his sons:
Give'em another, boys; we'il beat 'em off
yet; but a mute shake of the head was their
only answer. The powder was exhausted.
For a moment a deadly pallor overspread his
countenance; the next, his voice rang out,
clear and firm as ever:
Close up! Draw your knives! We will sell
our lives as dearly as possible.
Come on! their powder is out!' shouted a
man who, with a half dozen others, had suc
ceeded in scrambling over the barricade, and
was making his way toward the little group.
You'd better be careful. Our women
have their knitting needles yet,' shouted Mr.
Oakloy. derisively.
We'll take care of you and the women
both, returned the ruffian, aiming a blow at
Simeon, that brought him to the ground.
A spasm contorted Sir. Oakley's stcra fea
tures for a moment, and then, with a strang
led sob, he threw himself headlong upon his
assailants.'
Kill him; cot him down, he's the devil
Mmcplf- fchrmted dozen voices; but at this
moment arose another, and far different cry:
The rebels thev are on us! as thundering
on, tramping the cowardly wretches down un
rW tha horse hoofs, came Mark Warner,
with his light horse troop. In an instant all
was confusion. No one thought of anything
but flight; and the enraged Americans mowed
the flying tories down like grain.
Then buret forth all tho emotion so long
pent up. Father and sns threw themselves
into one another's arms; Grace fainted, and
Mrs 0L-l.r roi. ...... iruiirr. melted into a i
flood of hysterical tears. ' l-tvlag AutLiUAnAa. which ha proposes U sell
Ours was a joyful and yet a sad house that j cheap to those who may dcaire to .dorn some
night for though we had been delivered, as j campaign wigwam. The list wal be read
it were, from the jaws of death, yet the bodies j with interest:
of our dead were with us. Ah!. children, j 1 11 audio of the maul with which Lin
children! those times were sad times trying j coin split his firt rail.
timet! There was a wedding afterwards be- j Chew of tobacco masticated during
treen Mark and Grace, and I danced as mer- i the operation.
rily as any of them; but poor Mrs. Oakley - Waistbaud of breeches split during
wore mourning to the end of her divs; and j the operation.
the last words of her lips were the ffames of 4. Patch of seat ditto.
her murdered sons; and. greatly .affected, stjy j Portrait of tie man who stood against
grandmother took off her spectacles and wiped
her eyes.
Horrible Story.
Si j: Pertous Killed and Eaten by a Hy.
A pa paper called the Red River Nor wester,
published in Arkansas, gives the most horri
ble story that ever appeared in the columns of
an American journal, and says, "incredible
as it may appear, it has been confirmed by
too mauy to leave any doubt as to its correct
ness." We must confers that tho tale has
somewhat of a Robisoc Crusocish sound for
us, but it may be true. The crimes involved
in it are muidsr and cannibalism, and tho
principal facts are as follows:
About the first of March, a Salteauz in
dian, named Kewakiesick, who was passing
the winter in a hut near the Lao de Reseax,
went to hunt Moose. On his way, he no
ticed in the snow a broad trail that must have
been made by some passing Indians, and,
while on his way to find them, he was horri
fied at finding an Indian woman lying deal
in the path. Her body was so dreadfully
torn and hacked as to lead him at once cither
to suspect an attack by a wolf, or cannibalism,
and a closer examination proved that she had
been shot through the bead. Hardly know
ing what to think the startled hunter walked
a few paces further on and suddenly came
upon an Indian boy, about ten or twelve years
old, named Suawaygonish, who was sitting
beside a little fire. The lad's body emitted a
sickening odor, and over the fire before him
he was cooking pieces of flesh that were ev
idently human! Tho hunter after a brief
conversation, was convinced that the young
wretch was a cannibal, and would at once
have tomahawked him but forebore, lest in
that event he saould himself be accused of
tho cannabalism. Leaving the boy at his
horrid feast, the hunter proceeded to a tent
close by and thero beheld a sight more revol
ting than tho first. On the ground lay the
body of an elderly Indian and four of his
children, all of whom had evidently been
murdered and half eaten! The father had
evidently been soot while sitting in his tent,.
and it is supposed that he must have been
the first victia. A portion of each body had
been cut away by the cannibal, and from the
decayed appearance the hunters had concluded
that the murders had been committed several
days previously the horrid boy having sub
sisted solely oo the flesh of his victims ever
since. Not daring to return to the cannibal
lest his rage should master his discretion, the
hunter proceeded to the nearest Indian en
campment, and told what he had seen. The
red men attribute diabolical powers to
what thev call windigo," man eater, and
did cot see anything strange in the fact of a
mere chud murdering so many people. A
party was immediately formed, however, to
take and slay the young cannibal, wto . fled
into the toods as soon as his pursuers ap
peared. He was unrelentingly hunted from
place to place and shot by his own uncle! The
climax is worthy of the story and whether
tho -latter is true or not, we are unprepared
to say.
What is Life? The mere elapse of years
is not life. To eat, and drink, and sleep to
be exposed to darkness and the light to pace
round in the mill of habit, and turn thought
into an implement of trade this is not life.
In all this but a poor fraction of the conscious
ness of humanity is awakened, and the sanc
tities still slumber which make it worth while
to be. Knowledge, truth, love, beauty, good
ness, faith, alone can give vitality to the me
chanism of existence. The laugh of mirth
that vibrates through the heart the tear that
freshens the dry wastes within the music
that brings childhood back the prayer that
calls the future near the doubt which makes
us meditate the death which startles us with
mystery the hardship which forces not to
struggle the anxiety that ends in trust are
. -i . . it
the true nourisnmcnt oi our natural Deing.
The Talent of Success. Every man must
patiently abide his time. He must wait, not
in listless idleness, not in useless pastime, not
in querulous dejection, but in constant, steady
cheerful endeavor, always willing, fulSdiog
and accomplishing his task, that when the
occasion comes he may be equal to tho occa
sion." The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can do well, without &
thought of famo. If it comes at all, it will
come because it is deserved, not because it is
sought after. It is very indiscreet and trou
blesome ambition which cares so much about
fame, about what the world says of us, as to
be always anxious about the effect of what we
do or say to be always looking in the face
of others for approval to bo always shouting
to hear the echoes of our own voice.
Cornered him. 'What has brought you
here? said a lone woman who was quito 'flus
tered.' the other evening, by an early call
from a bachelor neighbor who lived opposite
and who she regarded with peculiar favor.
I came to borrow matches.' 'Matches! that's
a likly story J Why don't you make a match
yourself?. '1 know what jou como for,' cried
the exasperated old virgin, as she backed the
bacholor into a corner 'vou carce here to
kiss me almost to death! But you shan't
without you are the strongest and the good
ness knows you arc
KeimttlicaM It el If ortbe
jaiq II.
Cam-
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liiJ-c lor lit ran
YorK II
'd publishes
tie far-
J a irec loosing ai oia Aoespiuung tnc rail.
I Abe told him if ho kept
on
sogcriug there
j he'd never get into Congress, and he didn't.)
I 0. Horns of the oxen which hauled the
rails.
7. Half pint of whiskey, (rifle warran
ted to kill at a hundred yards) distilled in
the hollow by Old Abe.
S. Original iu pot out of which Old Abe
took his drinks.
i. View of that grocery (by our own
artist on the spot.)
10. String of one of tho original bro
gans worn by the prophet in his hegira from
Kentuck to Illinois.
11. Half a pound of Young Hyson sold
by Lincoln, as a grocer, to he sire of the
first white child born in Sangomon county.
12. Pino knot from tho original hut built
by Uncle Abe from timber got out by his own
hands.
13. Hair from the mane of a horse which
won a race of which Uncle Abe was judge
14. Ditto from the tail of the loosing
horse in the race.
15. Tooth knocked cut of a man's head
who fought another m&a, and choose Old Abe
for referee.
1G. Portrait of Old Abe when he tried
to look pretty and frightoati a child
of cne of the first families in the country into
conTulsioca.
t Pigjith Illustration. A country girl
whose Bifters had married bally was about to
take the noose herself.
"How dare you get married, asked ecu
sin of hers, "after having before you tho
unfortunate example of your sisters?
Tha yocag girl replied with spirit:
"I choose to make a trial myself. Dilyou
ever sec a parcel of pigs running to a through
of hot swill? The first one sticks in his nose,
gets it scalded, and then draws back and
squeals. The second burns his nosn and
stands equaling in the same manner. The
third follows suit, and he squeals too. But
still it makes no difference with those behind.
They never take warning of those before; but
all in turn thrust in their noses, just as if
they hadn't got burnt or equeaiei at all. Bo
it is with girls in regard to matrimony and
now, cousin, I hope you are satisfied."
Jobcathan Long, a gawky six footer
commouly called Long John" when on
his way to market, always stopped for his
breakfast at the tavern of old Major F. The
Major observed that John was a tiemendious
eater, and he looked crab apples at him pntil
he was tired, and in hope of inducing him
to get his breakfast elsewhere. But it avail
ed not. Long John was on hand again.
"Major, said he, "cant I have some passen
gers for breakfast?1 "Yes, replied tho
Major gruffly, "you can have them if we have
enough in the house. He then bawled to
the housemaid, and at her appearing, "There
Betty," said he, "go tako the measure of that
man and fry his length in sausages!"
A Hard Head. In Cincinnati an Irish
man became angry at a darkey and broke
seven or eight bricks upon his head without
doing him the least injury. The negro, who
was perfectly cool during the operation, ex
claimed: 'Struck away, white man dis chile
don't mind dem pebbles no how! yah! hah!'
Filial Affection. An Irishman, swearing
the peace against his three sons, thus conclu
ded: The only one of my children who
shows me any real filial affection is my young
est son, Larry, for he never strikes me iclien
Thi downy
Julias, did you attend de last
meetinz
on ae ADOiition ue va.ua g eocietyi "Jics,
sir. "Well." what was de fust thing dat
came up before de house" "De fust thing
dat came up before de house? why it was
a charcoal cart!"
a -. -v 1 . i . sa w
A sentimental chap intends to petition
Congress for a grant to improve the channels
of affection, so that henceforth this course of
true love may run smooth. This is a wise
step..
Deliver us from a woman with a spirit cf
disputation in her scul, who will pick you up
on the point of a bLrp sentence as ix you
. , ... 1 - A 1 '
were a uroppea 6iucu iu tier turning wr.
Chess ProUem. John and Julia's problem
by Araator, to mate in two moves: John
moves his arm around Julia's neck, the
moves one square and whispers check. He.
nothing daunted, moves right straight His
lips to hers, and calls out mate!
"Now, then, my hearties." said a gal
lant captain, "you have a tough battle before
you. Fight like heroes till your powder's,
gone then run! I'm a little lame, and I'll
start notr!"
"Good morning, Mr. Hecpeck, have
you any daughters that would make good type
setters"
"Not exactly, but I have got a wife that
would make a first rate decil.n
Our billou1 contributor says the ladies
wear red stockings because they are driven
to cxtrciitie$ fvr a UuH.
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