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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-06-20
Swallows

A friend says: i passed a great
part Of my leisure. one summer, in
watching a pair of swallows. After
much consideration and reflection.
they commenced building their nest
under the projecting roof of q barn.
then suddenly stopped, held a sort of
consultation and began a new nest
under the same projection. but il
another place. At first | could not
understand why they did this; but
upon examination | found that over
the first nest there was a space be
tween two boards through which
dust sifted from the hay that rested
on them. OF course this would in
convenience the young housekeepers
and so they chose a better place.
House swallows usually leave but
one small opening for ingress and
and egress. a necessary precaution
against storms and wind; but this
pair Of swallows found these precau-
tionary measures unnecessary. for
they left the nest quite open. When
the young swallows had grown large
and strong they often mounted to
the border Of the nest to await the
coming of their parents.
1t was curious to see the anxious
mother or father drive them from
their dangerous position and hasten
to fill up the openings which tempted
the young family to the outer border
Of their dwelling.
The service rendered to us by this
little bird in destroying gnats, flies,
wasps, beetles, midges, &C., is almost
inconceiyable- | became so much
interested in my swallows that
took note Of their ways and doings
day after day. l observed that each
swallow flew to the nest with food at
least once in three minutes; then |
calculated that they were on the
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Boy LosT.-Here Is a beautiful,
tender thought amplifed with all the
feelings ofgenuine originality, indeed
so pure and efortless that we feel it
duty to send it broadcast for the
couture OF the mind"
He had black eyes, with long lashes.
red cheeks and hair almost black and
curly. He wore a crimson plaid
Jacket. with full trowsers buttoned
on: had a habit of whistling and
liked to ask questions; was accom-
panied by small black dog. 1t is
a long time now since he disappeared.
| have very pleasant house and
much company. Ny guests say,
.Ah. it is pleasant to be here. Every
thing has such an orderly put-away
look-nothing about under foot, no
dirt But my eyes are aching for
the sight Of whittlings and cut pa
per on the floor; of tumbling down
cards: Of wooden sheep and cattle;
. Of pop guns. bows and arrows, whips,
tops. go-cs-ts, blocks and trumpery.
| want to see boats a-rigging and
kites a-making l want to see crum-
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-06-20
CAPTAIN JACK

Our reporter has obtained from
Mrs. Joseph Knott. an old lady liv-
ing in this city, and nearly seventy
years Of age, thc following account
Of Captain Jack;
In the year 1881. while living in
CanonyiIle, Douglas county. an IN
/ dian boy came TO their house and.
speaking the jargon, desired to live
with them. He was one Of the Rogue
River Indians. and belonged to the
tribe then located on Cow Greek.
She noticed that he appeared to be
an active. keen. sLrewI looking boy,
and with the consent Of her husband
took him to raise. with whom be re-
mained several years. As soon as
the boy was assured that they in
tended to keep him he insisted on
having a "Boston" name. as he
called it. and wished to be named
after the best looking of Mrs. Knott's
children. This being appreciated by
the mother she decided to name him
after her son-their ages, apparently,
being about the same-and this son
was J. Knott, better known as Jack
Knott, of saloon fame. The BOYS
grew up together, and many were
the days they spent in the sports Of
chase. On one occasion. after he had
been with them some time. he became
offended because he was told to leave
the room, and loaded his rife with
the intention Of shooting Levi Knott.
but was discovered in season to pre-
vent his designs.
This circumstance led to his cx-
pulsion from the family, and from
that until the present time he has
not been seen by them, except in
1885, the year in which he murdered
Mrs. Harris, after which Jack went
to the Goose Lake country. His
mother was a full sister to Rogue
River John. who attempted to seize
the steamer Columbia while she lay
at anchor in the harbor Of Crescent
City and also half sister to the war
chief Sam. of the same tribe and
Chief Joe. who received his appella-
tion from having fought General joe
Lane. All OF these facts and many
others which we have no space to
mention were recently confirmed by
Judge Prim Of Eastern Oregon. who
communicated these particulars to
Mrs. Knott, stating that the great
Modoc chiettain, Captain Jack, was
the boy she took to raise in ISL
Portland (Oregon} Herald.
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What the Flowers Said.

A troop OF nlfildens, with faces sweet
came brushing the dew with their flying feet.
Bringing flowers as Friendships token.
You would love them, If you only knew
How we We watched the h0ll0wS where they grew
(Where only the varmest south winds blew
Til their petals are almost open.
The buds were bound in a shining sheaf
Win the GLOSSY, dark magnolia leaf
And snowy spray Of clover
50 fresh said: but their loving thought
Was dearer than The flowers brought.
and ever with sweeter meaning fraught.
As / eonned the lesson over.
The day had been hard and fun Of care:
No iEnr or beauty sAone through the air
And earth was too far from Heaven.
At night / w .e and Hg : room
Was haJhed in a tender, faint perfume.
Like the spice Of AT;ihy's choicest bloom.
or breezes from BeuIaI driven
Morn hroke-tl.at pure and haHowed morn
With its risen Chris, and the shining forms
OF angels beside His prison
Ny vase of budS-Lo- beaUteuus SIGHT!
The rose, had burst with the early light.
And magnolia blossoms Of creamy white.
Like stars, mid tGeir dark leaves glistened.
Thus our little, careless deeds Of love
May unfold in beauty and bloom above
Where Gods dear sun is shining:
Our human days. that were gray and cold,
May De Ioyeier with their radiant charm untold,
Til every cloud has a crown OF gold
As Well IS silver lining
FRIEND OF TIE JOuRNAI
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with an imbecile laugh. This name
less friend. nothing daunted, took
him to a chamber in his own house
and put him to bed. There he and
his sons kept watch and guarded this
poor wretch for months, like a pris-
oner, keeping liquor from him and
trying to supply it by medical treat
ment. 4 physician he employed, but
he was unable to pay for nurse.
Any one who has had to deal with a
victim OF mania-a-potu can guess how
difficult and loathsome task he had
set himself.
Ungrateful enough it was at first,
for Rodgers struggled AGAINST his
tormentors with the ferocity of-just
what he was-a starving animal. As
reason began to return and his un-
natural strength to vanish. he wouId
beg them in his intervals Of reason
not to fail him. but to work ont the
experiment either to success or death.
1T is my last chance he would cry,
''for Gods sake be patient" Ills
friend, with his son, did work it
through all the foul, unmentionable
details, and the end was not death,
but success. How soon" :" asked a
friend Of Rodgers afterward. ''were
YOU trusted alone2" Not for two
years" he answered, laughing. Il
was out Of Jail but in jail bounds.
Do you remember that lank. muscu-
lar young fellow who had a desk be
side me in the office? He took X
with the condition that he could
leave it to dog me night and day, to
my meals and to my bed. That was
the son of the man who saved me.
He was taken from a lucrative situa-
ton in order that lie might become
my taller. God bless him! How |
used TO curse him! Cant you trust
my honor" | would cry. I'm no
convinced that your honor has rot
the consumption the Scotch-Irish-
man would say We'll put no bur
dens on it until 1t has rega mel its
health"
Your friend was a wealthy man,
no doubt. and so able to give both
time and money to your case2" '.On
the contrary, he is hut the owner of
a small hat store and supports his
family out Of that. He IS rich or
noble only in the deed and spirit Of
friendship" al this was years ago.
Rodgers Is now an industrious. hon
ora1le man, married TO his old love,
with his gray-haired mother by his
hearth bringing to it the perpetual
benediction Of benignaut old age.
His friend sells hats-makes no
speeches nor bruit Of any sort in the
world. Nobody has recognized in
him a hero. Yet, who for the sake
Of a dead or living friend would 90
and do likewise.
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A CORRESPONDENT Of the Anlerican
Naturalist calls attention to the Sc
cond growth Of trees during the same
season. Some trees make only one
growth. The horse chestnut. for in
stance. as sooa as 1t completes which,
makes a terminal bud and ceases
growth for the season. The scales
which form this bud are modified
leaves If, however, the leaves Of
the horse chestnut ae plucked OF
before this terminal bud is quite ma
ture what would be ud-scales be-
cone perfect leaves. nd the horse
chestnut goes on and makes another
growth often ending in flowers in the
fall Of the year, instead Of the next
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The story of Bod gers

One Of our family papers breaches
Il strong temperance sermon by
simply telling the story of woman
who. after struggling with the pre-
ternatural strength Of loving wife
and mother for years against the de-
mon Of drink which possessed her
husband. conquered it and made him
once more a free man. In his last
illness brandy was prescribed, which
he was strong enough to use only as
a medicine; but after his death she
turned to it in her grief and died
not many months later, a hopeless.
helpless drunkard."
Let Us tell a companion story as
true as this, but Of as different a com
plexion as daylight to night. 4 few
years ago. on any sunny morning, a
heap of filthy rags might be seen
stretched on some bales of d paper
warehouse in a neighboring city.
with a strong smell Of stale tobacco
and whisky hanging about it. Turn
it over (Which YOU could do as
though it were a log, any time after
10 O'Clock in the morning). you
would find the swollen, purple face
Of what had once been q handsome
young man, but there was little hope
that the bleared eyes or thick tongue
would give an intelligent answer.
The porters passing by would push
him aside. but not roughly. The
time had been when he had been
jolly. generous young fellow and a
favorite in the office. Young Rodg-
ers;" some one would give YOU his
history in five minutes; Taken to
rum-no chance-poor devil. Stokes
(the proPrietor) could not turn him
out to starve, so still gave him a
nominal salary and suffered him to
hang about the house lest he should
take to worse courses than drinking
There were hints, too, of widowed
mother, away off in the country, who
had been depending on him and a
sweetheart, pretty, clinging little
girl, both of whom long ago he had
But there was nothing
to be done. The end, through the
usual horrors of delirium tremens.
was apparently not far OF
One day, as Rodgers was. creeping
to the nearest bar for his morning
bitters, q man whom he barely knew
by sight, took him by the elbow and
walked with him into quieter street.
They tell me you are Richard Rodg
ers' SON. he said. ..Dick Rodgers
was the only friend I had for years,
and for his sake I'd like to save his
boy. Are you willing forme to try"
"Oh. you can try" muttered the lad
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Z Tunnel from Jersey City to New
York.

Z Tunnel from Jersey City to New
York.
4 bill was introduced Friday, in
the New York Legislature Certain
Iy one huge enough in its scope and
intention), proposed by Senator era
ham, providing for a tunnel under
the Hudson river. between New York
city and New Jersey. for the purpose
Of allowing the transportation Of
freight and passengers, The IIud-
son Tunnel railroad company is the
designation Of the corporation au-
thorized in this bill. under the super
vision and direction OF three practi-
cal engineers, who SHAH be appointed
commissioners for the purpose, two
by the Governor and ole by the May
or, to commence a railway from q
point 1000 feet easterly Of the North
river and between Chambers and
Fourteenth street. an underground
railway, to run under the bed Of the
Hudson river and connect with a
similar railway on tl- Jersey side.
The railway is to p9ssess all the
powers granted unde- the general
railroad law. Notably excellent pro
visions Of the bill require the approx
al by the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell Of all the acts Of tie commission
ers and the execution Of a bond by
the company before work IS com
merced, holding the Company re.
sponsibIe for any damage to corpora
tion or property hollers.-Netcgrk
.4drertiser.
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A Sad Story.

az bQ Noth duHllt
Writing letters" responded aun
tie, who, with a bunch Of envelopes
and a quire Of paper before her. was
very deep in the business indeed
Then a fat dimple finger stole cauti
ously up, and touched a finished
pile,
Zone. two, three, four, amen =
counted Tiny, who always cherished
the belief that amen stood for a
full stop, and made use Of it accord
ingly.
Vat for you write letters. auntie?'
"0h, to send to my friends" re
piled aunsie, bending over her work,
and speaking in a voice that seemed
/. to issue from her eyebrows.
Where is your frieads% persevered
the child.
Everywhere, SAID auntia, who hap,
pened to be writing that word at the
moment.
Docs letters 90 everywhere2'
Yes, responded auntie, absently
Would q letter 90 to papa
1 Yes said auntie, again, who this
time was in the very heart Of a bril-
liant description. and did not hear.
How docs this letter GO? urged
she again, this time touching auntie's
elbow 10y way Of experiment. This
. experiment. 50 far as auntie was con
cerned, resulted in bold. upward
stroke. at an acute angle with the
last hair line and she looked up,
really out Of patience at last.
oh, Tiny she said, what a little
mis- but she stopped suddenly.
There was such a look Of appeal IN
the soft blue eyes fixed anxiousIy
upon her. that she could not find 1t
in her heart to visit any Indignation
on that small golden head, 50 she on
" kissed the rosy mouth. and said,
.Auntie is very busy just now, dar-
ling, and You must not disturb her.
Another day she viii talk to YOU just
as much a. ever YOU wish. 'Here.'
added she, observing the look of ois-
appointment that stole over the sun
ny face; see, I viii make q letter Of
YOU, and send you to papa
She took a postage stamp out Of
the little drawer and parting the
fossy curls, pasted it right in the
center Of Tiny's smooth white fore
head.
/ don't know how letters goes,
said the baby girl, chuckIing de
lightedly. Does they fly
Letters don't goes, said auntie,
laughing; they 90 through the post
office. Now run along and put your
self in a post-oflice somewhere and
papa viii be sure to find YOU
oh. yes! l know, l saw'd 1.-THE
pos-office-me and papa-one day.
It's down the corner and around the
ab'nue'
The clerk at the post-otfice heard
a piping voice and looking down, saw
a strange sight-a tiny creature, nc
more than three years old, it seemed
with jockey hat awry, its sweeping
plume tangled with golden curls, 9
postage stamp shining conspicuous
. in the centre of a polished forehead
and wistful blue eyes turned up tC
/ him. glistening with a great hope
i want to go to papa, said th'
voice.
The clerk smiled. 'Where is you
papa2 asked he.
Gone to God, said Tiny, sol
. o,,,,,lv-
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GEoRGE Henry Lewes has written

GEoRGE Henry Lewes has written
to Nature, complimenting Mr.. SpaId-
ing on his paper on Instinct" in
the February number Of H9cDll,au's
Magazine, and explaining lis own
position on that vexing question.
AIr. Lewes holds that instinct IS
lapsed intelligence; that Is to say,
that what is now a fixed and fatal
action Of organism, whether in the
bee, in the ant or in the man, was
formally a tentative and discrimina-
tive action. He also attempts to dis
tinguish between instinct and i'm
pulse. regarding the one as a trans
mitted bent Of organism, the other
as an individual experience. He has
a work in press fully developing
these views.
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~ HIS recent paper on the "Cul-
ture Of Flax in Prehistoric Times, =
Dr. 4. Oswald Heer, OF switzerland,
finds the original home Of cultivated
fax to have been along the shores Of
the Mediterranean Sea. 1t IS found
among the remains Of the oldest
piIe-dwellings in the Swiss lakes, and
it is probable that the lake-dwellerz
received the fax plant from Southern
Europe.
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j. 3. NEEFE,
CARRIAGE FACTORY,
l0CDERSPORT. PENN'A.

Aa kinds of Wagon-maEi1g. BlackSmithing,
,..--, a-r-aZ= Trimming aud Repairing ople
- win lsagleSs aud durability. Charges
24Z5-ly
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-17

go; collectors fec oo printers fee 50 clerks fee
or less yngin the 18th civil district adjoining the
lands Of Aimarne lluckaby and Others the tax ss due
anu unpaid for the years 1859 and 1870 $500. col
ectoTI ICE 10; printers ice ] 50 clerks fee 80.
John Adkins heirs ono tract Of land Of $50 acres
more or les yigg in the 10Th district adjoining tho
lands Of Sa,eth iuckby and ohcrs:' taxes. due and
unpaid for the years 1919 and 1870 is q Il collect
ors FEE %; printers fec 90; clerks fee so, To-
acres lying in district 30, 8 adjoining thu lands Of
VIM Slcr an! others, valued at -; taxes due for
20 Gle Clerk fee So Totai rec - printers lee
Joseph Faulkner one tract of land Of leo acres in
Archer and others, valued at s!o; tax Tor the year
ISL eollect?rs fee 90; printers fec: 20;
Jackson C1mp6cli. one tract Of land Of LOCO acres.
lying ia the 9th district, adjoining the lands Of VIM.
due for the year 1871 is collectors fee OO print
cr. fee 20 clerks fee 50. Total s -.
WIN, H.. Ser tract Of land of $50 acres acres in
the 9TH civil district, adjoining the lands of James
shepard, joseph Bolton and Others. valued at 3
prip Gr Zee 50 CLERK fee So Total ~ W.
Ilayse silor tract Of $50 acres Of land. more or
John Bottom, VIM. Carroll and others. valued at
lsX due for the year iSl !. eqlectogs fee CO.,
Riley Tow, 500 acres Of land less, in the 9th
district, adjoining the lands of James Cooper, d. p.
Leach and others, valued at tax due for the year
l@liso collectors fee printers fee So; clerks
district adjoining the lands Of James Cooper and nd 9TH
ers. valued at tax for the year ISL is : col
lectoTs fee CO.,; printers fee so; clerks fee so.
Total 80
It therefore considered by the court that judg-
be- and it is hereby entered against the aforesaid
tracts OF land in the of theSatelo Tennessee
| for the annexed to each, being the amount OF
taxes costs and charges due severay thereon for the
years aforesaid. And it is ordered by the court that
the said several tracts Of land, muck thereof ne
shall be sufficient of each of them to satisfy the taxes
costs and charges annexed TO them severaly be sold
| as law directs.
| Thereupon, you the said Ewins Baker former tax
collector of Campbell county, Tennessee are hereby
| commanded TO expose 10 public sale the aforesaid
tracts of land much of each of them will be of
value sufficient satisfy the taxes, costs and charges
the law directs, and make due return of this witt
according 10 law,
| Witness, William Allen. Clerk Of our said court at
Office in Jacksboro', third Monday of July, 1873
WV. ALLEN, Clerk
Issued July 2Sth, 1873.
| STATE OF TENNEsSEE, CAMPBELL County
In pursuance of the foregoing order Of sale, / will
expose public sale at the court house in lacksboro
Tenn the first Monday in January. 1874 the tracts
of land described in said order OF sale or so much Of
each of them as will be of value sufficient to satisfy
taxes costs and charges thereto annexed unless said
amounts are previously paid.
EWINS BAKER,
Former Tax Collector.
Jacksboro, Tenn, Now 3d. 1873.
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Toe Marcum ON Cuba.

TThe following speech was made when
the first blast of the war-trump was heard,
and while Joe's blood was away up yondder'
nut his blood having fallen several miles,
and fearing in cooler moments that II the
Spikenards saw his speech they would not
only kill all the rest of our people in Cuba,
but might even hasten the end of the
world in some way, Joe has refused to
have his speech published until the blood
of the Spikenards had cooled down 10 zero.
This explains our delay, and is our only
excuse, for notpublishingt this great speech
sooner.
"FeIod0 citizens! What think YOU? The
American flag has been trodden down in
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Chancery Court at TaZeNeII, Ten
neSSeP.

James NJ Cook VS.. VIM Cook. Sr., Elizabeth Cunning
ham,I Amanda c, Sulfrigc, John Sultrige, Rachel
l.. Cook. Elizabeth Sulfrge. Alfred SElfrge, Rachel
McVey, Joab Cook, VIM. Cook, Jr., Margaret Res
terson, Abraham Resterson and Mary RestersOn.
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM THE
/ bill filed, which is sworn to. that Rachel McNey,
residents of the State of Tennessee is therefore
ordered by that publication be made for four sue
newspaper published at Knoxville Tennessee, otity
ing said NONRESIDENT defendants TO appear before the
Chancellor of said Court. Court TO be held at Taze
WELL Tennessee on the 81 Monday Of April next; and
plead answer or demur TO cOmpa inant's bill or the
same will he taken rs confos sed and heard pare
Nov. u 1873. b. AUSMuS
Si2jwI Clerk and Master
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Chancery Court at Tazeyyeu, Ten
naSSPp.

Isaac Thomas VS.. Vim, C. Kincaid, w. r. Buchanan.
James NJ. Kincaid and j. Treece.
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING FROM THE
bill fled which Is sworn to- that james M:hineaid
fore ordered by the Court that lubli alton be made
for four successive weeks in the kMoKvie Chronicle,
sec. notifying said nonresident defendant, James M.
Kiuca'd to appear ut Rules TO be held ~ the Clerk
and Masters Office at the court house in farewell,
Tennessee on the first Monday in January, 1874 and
plead, answer demur TO complainants bill or the
same will be taken rs confessed and heard ex pare as
10 him, Nov. i, 1873. ,.z - :,
XII 2iWi Il, Al SMl ). g, IL NJ.