TILE TIMES, . NEW. BLOOM FIELD, 1, MAY 128, .1878. riding In front of the Hue, when Mcggle extiluliucri "Wlmta horrible sinpll cornea front that eopco." " Don't Binnll anything, Meg." , " You've lived lu-re bo long, that you have no sense of anirll left." ; Of course, uh Meggle was with, us, liliiiki'is was there too. Jlllnkcis ntl vanned to tlipeopse-'-imiiseil and rushi'd uinlcniciilli the gross, barking m if In furlaltMl. " There's Houu thlng hi there, Willie." Home of the others coming up, we jumlit tl our way into (he depths, guided by the frantie balk of I'.llnkers, and, after being tmtcli- wratched and torn, found ourselves In the center of it tram pled circle of jungle grufs, with the half devoured remains of a large tiger. The doctor was cent, for, und the wound discovered; the beaft had evi dently been lamed, the bullet breaking the fore-leg. It was nlso evident that, wounded as it was, it had lingered on till it was mere skin and bone, and had died only within the last few days. As sisted by some natives, the good-natured doctor commenced the horrible task of searching for the bullet, and, after half an hour's labor, the most disgusting he had ever undergone, it was found flat tened against the large bone of the hind leg, find handed to me. . . Never shall I forget the pleasure I felt when I saw on the rescued bullet, the No. 6, with n dot as fresh and clear as if it had just come from the pressing ma chine. Great was the rejoicing that night in the camp of the 4()th. Blue fires were burnt, the band came and ser enaded Meggie. The whole of the oftl cers, including the old colonel, came as to a levee; but still I felt there was one thing more to be found out. How did the No. 2 bullet get into the saddle 5" At length I inquired Whether any of the officers missed any of their arms. Curiously enough, the only missing arm was a gun belonging to the wounded oiptuin. I asked, did he remember the size, lie did. It. was just a shade small er than the bore of the regimental car bines. You could get a government bul let down by a good deal of hammering. I now propounded my theory, that the bullet No. 2, had been fired from the captain's missing rifle, for the point of the bullet was marked with rings, and considerably flattened. Now, there was nothing in the flesh, and nothing in the addle to produce these marks, and they must therefore have been made before firing. I then proposed that a full search should be made with dogs, for at least two miles round; from where the shot was flied, to see if any traces could be found of either man or the gun. We made the most careful search ; present ly I came 10 a stone on the road itself, marked in a most peculiar manner. " What's the cause of these marks 1" Raid I to the farrier of the troop, who had volunteered to help, and who said he never felt more grateful to any one in all his life, than he did to me for squeezing his wrist so hart that day. 4 What's the cause t It's been used as a hammer for something a nail In a shoe." : " Nail-heads are square." " True for you these are round." Do you think a ram-rod would make thete marks?" "It just would. ' Somebody's been driving down a hard bullet with it." i " Bo I think. Now lake this stone and throw it straight over that gap into the middle of the copse, and I'll mark where it seems to fall. - He threw it, and marking the spot, we found our way into the jungle; and there, within a few yards of the stone, under the long leaves, we found what we sought the remains of a native, stripped entirely of flesh and skin ex cept on the hands and feet, and with a great, gaping wound in the skull; and in the inside, which the ants had per fectly cleaned out, was a large piece of the breech of the burst gun that be had by his side. The whole evidence was there ; two empty cartridge cases; another No. 2 bullet; eight untouched cartridges. It was clear enough that the man, whoever he was, had taken the captain's gun and putting in two charges of powder; ram med down the too large bullet with the blows of the stone on the now bruised end of the ramrod ; -and the loud report that all the witnesses swore to was as loud as the simultaneous report of the discharge of three charges of powder could make it. While the want of force in the bullet was accounted for by the bursting of the gun. We took home the skull,and the burst rifle, and the cartridge cases, together with some remnants of clothing; and we tiiere found out the intended mur derer to have been one of the syces, or (rooms of the captain, that he bad Itorsewhipped a month 'before for ill using a horse of which he had charge. Of course there wai a new rial ordered ; . nd, as the evidence was unquestionable, Oerald was discharged.. . . " Did he leave the regiment?" "Not a bit why should he", The men worshipped him, and the officer who wa wounded was invalided ; and he and his comrades' managed matters among them to well, that at the first pa rade of the regiment in Calcutta, some six mouths afterwards, the old colonel presented to th6 men a new ollleer.Cap taln Aslitnn, adding, " If he makes half a good an ollloer as he did a soldier, there Will tint boil better In her Majes ty's service.". "And your sister Margaret V" " (, I've just sent a little cusp, lined with velvet, and something inside en graved 1 William Oerald Ashton, from his iiU'ectlonate uncle.' ". " Now. lads, there's the 'out lights, so we'll turn in quietly, and make bull's eyes at every shot to-morrow. ' - . - MR. TUCKER'S STORY. HE CAME Into the editorial room of the Arytig, and, sidling up to the reporter's table, he took a seat, nudged up close, and said : " Just take it down now and I'll give you a good item. Heady V" " Yes, go ahead." " Well, this morning Mrs. Tucker.my wife, you know, and her daughter, Bes sie, were driving out with a bay mure named Kitty, along the river road to see her aunt." " AVIioseauntV" " Mrs. Tucker's aunt. To see her aunt. Bessie was driving the mare,aud, r. little after they passed Btapleton place, she threw one of her shoes." " llessie did V " No; Kitty, the mare. And Bessie said to her mother that she thought she was behaving queerly." " Mrs. Tucker was?" " The mare ; and she felt so weary that kmc had half a notion to turn back." " Are you speaking of the mare or of Bessie V" " I mean Bessie of course. But she kept on limping and going kinder on even, until they were down yer by the gas works, when she laid back her ears and-" " You don't mean Bessie's curs V " "Certainly not." " Co on, then. Mrs. Tucker laid back her ears " " The mare's ears. And, just as they got on the bridge over the creek, the mare gave a tilt to one side, and Mrs. Tucker screamed ; she let drive with both her hind legs against the car riage." " Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker or to the" " Kitty, the mare; and snapped both shafts off short. The next moment, be fore Mrs. Tucker or Bessie could save themselves, she went over the side turn ing a complete somerset." " You are now speaking of the mare V" "Yes, the mare turned a complete somerset Into the water. One of the traces remained unbroken and, of course, as Kitty went over she dragged the car riage after her, and Mrs. Tucker and Bessie went floundering in the creek. The mare at once struck for shore, and Bessie fortunately had presence of mind enough to grasp her by the tall. She had blind staggers; but it had passed off " "Not Bessie V " No, the mare; and as she was being towed past Mrs. Tucker caught hold of her dress " " ' "The mare's dress V" " Bessie's dress, of course ; and it seemed for a minute that the mare would bring them safely to land. But Mrs. Tucker's hold on the mare's tail loosen ed somehow, and " "You said Bessie had hold of the mare's tall." ' ' " Did I V Well, so it was ; and Mrs Tucker had hold of her dress." " Whose dress V" "Didn't I Bay Bessie's dress ? Well, then, somehow Mrs. Tucker's hold loosened, and" "Her hold of what V" " Her hold of the mare's no, I must be mistaken. Bessie had hold of the mare's tall, while the mare was swim ming, and the mare had that is, Mrs. Tucker had hold of well, anyhow, she let go" " Mrs. Tucker let go?" " Oh, I dunno ; whoever had hold of the mare let go, and .she went to the bot tom like a stone." " If I follow your meaning, it was the mare that went to the bottom." " My goodness, man, can't you under stand V It wasn't the mare. The mare swam ashore." " What did you say she' went to the bottom for, then V" " It didn't ; it was Bessie." ' " Bessie never said a word about it." "You know what I mean; Bessie went to tbe bottom." "And Mrs. Tucker swarm ashoreV" "No, she didn't, either." " Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air then V" , " You think you are smart, don'i " Well, go on and tell your story ; we will discuss that afterwards. . What did Bessie say when she got to the bot tom ?" " I've got a good mind to wallop you." " What, did she say that for V" "You mud-lieaded Idiot,", laid Mr. TuckeY, rising, " give nio any more of our lusoleuce and I'll flay you alive. I was going to give you a good Item about that mare and nbout what Mrs. Tucker said about her turning somersets all the way home, hut now I'll see you hanged first." The reporter got behind the desk, lifted up a chair to ward oil' a missile, and then he said calmly : " What was Mrs. Tucker's object In turning somersets all the way home V" Those who saw Tucker emerge from the ArtiiK ofllce said he looked as if lie had seen a ghost, he was so white. And the Arijxm lost a subscriber. Origin of Familiar Words. THE KAT1IEU of (lie great orator and statesman, IMchard Brinsley Sheridan, when lessee of the old Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, was the " man ager" alluded to in theoi igiti of the word ' quiz." While at a drinking party with li is friends on a Saturday night, the conver sation turned upon the subject of words, he oll'ered to bet the wine that he could then and there coin a word which would be in the mouth of all Dublin next day. The bet being taken and the party dis persed, the manager called up his call boys and runners, ordered them to run all over the city, chalking the word 1 quiz" on every door, shutter and fence they came to. This wasdoue, and as a matter of course this new word was in everybody's mouth they next day. The manager won his bet, and tiie word is now In all respectable dictionaries. The slang expression for death, "kick ing the bucket," had its orluin from one Bolsover, who, in England agreatwhile ago committed suicide by stranding on a bucket till he kicked the bucket from un der him. The word " bumper," meaning a full drink when friends are drinking, is a corruption of the toast offered in French to the Tope when the Catholic religion was in the ascendent in England, " uu bon pere." To " Dun," to . press for money due, conies from one Joe Dunn, a famous bailiff of Lincoln, in England, during the reign of Henry VII. He was so un commonly successful in collecting mon ey, that when a man refused to pay, the creditor was asked why he didn't Dunn him. "Humbug" Is a corruption of the Irish words " uni bog," pronounced oombug, signifying soft copper, or pew ter, or brass, such as was made by James II. at the Dublin mint, twenty shillings of which was worth only two pence sterling. At first applied to worthless coin the word became the general title of anything false or counterfeit. The sign " viz," signifying to wit, or namely, Is an abbreviation of videlicet,' but the third letter was not originally z ; it was the mark used In medicine for Drachm, which in writing much re tries z, and in viz," was simply used as a mark or sign of abbreviation. Four Hundred Dollars for a Kiss. Margaret L. Mead against James V. Whltbeck was the title of a rather in teresting case which occupied the at tention of the county court to-day. The plaintiff in the case Is the wife of Dr. Jasper Mead, of Bethlehem, and she seeks at the hands of the law damages in the sum of $1,000, for an assault In flicted upon her April 19th, 1877, when Whltbeck attempted, without success, to kiss her. The lady, ' who was well dressed and of a prepossessing appear ance, told the story of the assault in a self-possessed manner. It appeared, according to her evidence, that about twilight on the evening of the date above given, her husband was absent from home, and she was sitting on her front doorstep alone, when Whltbeck came along. He stopped, spoke and finally sat down on the stoop beside her. There he remained about half an hour talking on various subjects, until finally he spoke of a strange dream he had had a short time previously, and asked if she believed in them. On her replying in the negative, Whitbeck went on to relate his dream. It was about a dog that had got into her cellar, and which he dislodged. Then, as a reward, he had demanded a kiss. According to his dream, when he took the kiss her cheek turned black. On completing his rela tion of the dream, Mrs. Mead became frightened, and rose with the intention of retiring into the house. Whitbeck, who is old enough to be her father, seized her by the shoulder, and with the remark, "Maggie, may I have that kiss V attempted to take it. Mrs. Mead, by an effort, thrust him off, and escap ing into the house, locked the doors and windows, and drawing the curtains waited for the return of her husband, to whom she related the facta on his arrival. The defendant on, his examination denied the facts as related above, hut it was brought out ou cross-examination that he bad told his dream to other ladles, and that on another occasion he hnd been compelled to disburse $3 to a wrathful husband whose wife he had klused, besides $10 to another woman's father. The Jury returned a verdict for $100 In favor of the plalnlitl'. Athuny Journnt, i ' ; Scliroblkcr's Mistake. . ' Hehroblker was going ulong Fourth street the other morning, when he saw a lady Just in front of lilin, with a braid hanging down her back. ".Umph! Well, if that ain't Kate," he mused. " Wonder where she's bound for?" and reaching forward he slyly grabbed hold of the braid and gave it a quick, hard pull, thinking of course to first alarm his sister and then sutprh;e her with his presence. There was a surprise, but it was different from the one he had planned for. A woman with black eyes, snapping like a bonfire, threw up her hands to catch tier falling switch and then turned round and gave him a look that made his bones ache. And when he saw that it was not lils sister, but a strange, frantic-looking women that he had never seen before, lie felt that he would wil lingly swap himself for a canceled post age, stamp, and consider it a tip-top bar gain. He blushed and mumbled, and bowed and stared, and chattered out an incoherent apology that he had made a mistake, and that he thought she was his sister, and all that; but no words could appease the wrath of the woman who had been snatched bald-headed in that shameless and public manner, and the words of vitriol she dashed upon him, as he beat a retreat around the corner, are burning In his ears yet. It Is safe to predict that Mr. Hehrobl ker will never mistake another woman for his sister without first assuring him self that she Is not armed with black eyes like daggers and a tongue like a razor. The Age of Wonders. A large establishment has been opened in St. IiOuis for drying eggs, and is operated by hundreds of thousands of dozens. The eggs, after being carefully Inspected by light, are thrown into an immense receptacle, where they are broken and by centrifugal operation the white and yolk are separated from the shells, very much as liquid honey is taken from the comb. The liquid is then dried by heat by a patent process, and the dried article, which resembles brown sugar, is put in lirrels, and is ready for transportation. The dried article has been taken twice across the equator in ships and then made into omelet, and compared with omelet made from fresh eggs in the same manner, and the best judges could not detect the difference be tween them. Is not this an age of wonders? Milk made solid ; cider made solid ; apple-butter made into bricks, next V U3T A certain Bishop in the House of Lords rose to speak, and announced that he should divide what he had to say into twelve parts, when the Duke of Wharton Interrupted him, and begged he might be indulged for a few minutes, as he bad a story to tell which he could only introduce at that moment. A drunken fellow was passing by St. Paul's at night, and heard the clock slowly chiming twelve. He counted the strokes and when it had finished looked toward the clock and sold. " Hang you ! why couldn't you give us all that at once?" There was an end of the Bishop's story. O" Anson Bye, of Vermont, Is out with a challenge to wrestle any man in the State. We have been on the most Intimate terms with old Rye for the past thirty years and therefore know him well. He is an oily, pleasant sort of a cuss, but will surely get the inside track of you if you don't look out. Keep away from him. You may manage to put him down at first, but after ten or twelve rounds, ke will throw you sure, unless you have a constitution like a mowing machine. Danbury News. An Old Apple Tree. In the town of Wethersfleld, Con necticut, stands an English Pearmain apple tree, nearly eleven feet In circum ferenceone foot from the ground. It yielded fruit nearly a century before the Revolution, and is still in good bearing condition. An Irishman who had been sick a long time, was one day met by the parish priest, when the following con versation took place : " Well, Patrick, I am glad you have recovered. Were you not afraid to meet your God V" " Oh, no, your rirerence 1 It was the meeting of the other party that I was afeared uv I" replied Pat. 0 There Is one single fact, which one may oppose to all the wit and argu ment of infidelity namely, that no man ever repented of being a Christian on bis death bed. VECiETINE FOIl DROPSY. Central Fulls, It. I., Oct. 19, 1877. Dr. IL R. Stevens: It. Is a lilfn-.ii re In Give niv ihstlmnnv fur vmir valuable medicine, ltti nick a Ioiik time with inny, iindnMhe doctors cure. He mild It whs Wilier between the heart mid liver. J received ioiieiieiitiiiit.il I cninmenveil biking Veaetlne; II fart. I wa urnwllltf wiiinu. I lmv t.ilmi nimiv remedies! they did nut help me. Veyetine Is Hie ttiedlitlne for Dropsy. I lieuan to feel bet ter after aKiiiK a tew Domes. I nave taken thirty lioltles .. nil 1 aiti iiui-r.w.1 Iv .....li .......... f..l I........ i j ... ii, ii.-ttti venal, an. one can feel morn thankhil than I do. 1 am, dear sir, gratefully yours, A. D. WHKEU'.lt. VI KflKTINK. When the blond becomes lifeless I ufu i, mi lit. either fmm nlifinirM ,.f unailn.. .... nil if i climate, want of exercise, li regular diet., or fid mn any other cause, the VeBBtlnH will renew the I Rloinoeh. reuiihtte the bowel, and Impart a lone of vigor to the whole body. VEQETINE. For Khlnry Complaint ami Aervoim Jtewif. iKlelmrn. Me.. l)pn. 5h 1S7T Mr. Rtevens : Dear Mr. I hart bad a roii?h, for eighteen yearn, when I eomineneed taklnthe Vepellne. I was very low i my aystem was debilitated by dis ease. 1 had the Kidney Complaint, and was very nervous coin h bad. lunns sore. When I had taken one bottle 1 found It was helping met It was helping mej It has helped my cough, and It strengthens me. I am now able to do my work. never nave union anyming ne tne vegfUtie. I know II Is everything It Is recommended to be. niKS. A J. 1 MNltl.ETON. VKIJKTINE Is nourishing and strenFthpnlni. r urines the blood : regulates the bowels; quiets he nervous system ; Bets directly upon the secre tions t and arouses the whole system to notion. VEQETINE. roll SICK UKAliAVllli. Kvansvllle, lad., Jan. 1, 1878. Mr. Stevens : Dear Sir, I have used your Vegetlne for Rick Headache, and have been greatly iienetlted there by. I luivo every reason to believe It to be a good medicine. Yours very resnectrnlly. WHS. JAMIiS CONNER. 411 Third Rt HEADACHE. There are various causes for headache, as derangement of the circulating sys tem, of the digestive organs, of the nervons sys tem. Ike. Vegetlne can be said to be a sure rem edy for the many kinds of headache, as It acts directly upon the various causes of this eoin- piami. nervousness, jnnigeniion.uosnness, itiieo tnatlsm, Neuralgia, Biliousness, Sc. Try the Vegetlne. You will never regret It. VEGETINE. DOCTOR'S ItErOJlT. l)r, C'lias. M. Duddenuausen. Apothecary, Evausville, Ind. The doctor writes: I have a large number of pood customers who take Vegellve. They all speak well of It. I know It Is a good medicine fur the complaints for which It Is recommended. Dec 27. 1H77. VEOETINE Is a good nanacea for our need fathers and mothers: for It gives them strength, o,ulets their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet sleep. VKOE'J'INE. ixxrroK'B REPORT. II. H Stevens: Dear Sir. We have been selling your valuable Vegetmefor3 years, and we find that it gives Cerfect satisfaction. We believe it to be the best lood imrifler now sold. Very respectfully. UU. J. E. BROWN ft CO.. Druggists. Uuionlown.Ky. Vegetlne has never failed to effect a cure, giv ing tone and strength to the system debilitated by disease. May VEOKTINK Prepared H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetlne Is Sold hj all Druggists. jyjUSSER & ALLEN . CENTRAL STORE , NEWPORT, PENN'A. Now offer the public A HARE AND ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF DRESS GOODS Consisting sf all shades suitable tor the season. BLACK ALPACCAS AND ,' Mourning Goods A SPECIALITY. BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED muslins, AT VARIOCS PRICES. AN ENDLESS SELECTION OF PRINTS! We sell and do keep a good quality ot SUGARS, C.0FFEES & SYRUPS, And everything aodar the bead of GROCERIES I Machine needles and oil for all makes or Machines. To be convinced that oar goods are CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST, T TV PITT 1 VT) VTiliTVP a-rrrv ! No trouble to show Roods. Don't forget the ' CENTRAL STORE, Newport, Perry County, Pa.' J. M. Gib vim. J. H. Girvtk. J. M. GLRVIN & SON., . FLOUR, GRAIN, SEED & PRODUCE Commission Merchants, No. 84.nU Gay, St, " BALTIMORE, MD. We will pay strict attention to the sale ot ail kinds of Couutry Produce aud remit the amount promptly. 45 lyr. J. M. GIKVIX 4 BON.
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