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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-11

All that certain lot or piece of ground situate
in the borough of Sunbury, Northumberland
county, Pennsylvania, bounced and described
follows, 10 wit Beginning at the corner of Penn
street and Centre alley, thence sOuthwardly
along said alley one hundred and seventeen (lO
feet, more or less, 10 4 post thence westwardly
parallel with Peuu street twenty-nue feet and
six inches (29 feet inches) to IL post {; thence
nOrthwardly along the line of Jacob Reun one
hundred r"teen feet to Penn street ;
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-11
Bound Volumes Of MUSIC.

J.L. PETERS, 500 Broadway, n. Y.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-11

y certain lot or piece of ground situate in 3.
Hendricks addition to the borough of Sunbury,
in the county Of Northumberland, and State Of
Pennsylvania, known and designated in the plan
Of said addition as lot number nine, bounded
n0rthward By an alley, eastward by lot number
eight, aoutkward by Spruce street, and westward
by ,Ot number ten, with the appurtenances con-
ssting of Il two-story frame dwelling house rs
the property Of PETER WTLEERT.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-11
THE TREASURY REPORT.

CAMDEN, y. J., Dec. ,, 1874.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27

At Williamsburg, the town hall was
thick with uncoffined bodies, principally
of women and children. Churches we're
closed, and pastors and people devoted
the whole time to the care Of the dead,
which were removed to. the receiving
vault of the cemetery as rapidly as the
burial facilities permitted. One poor
fellow worked alone for an hour around
the wreck of his own house. which was
carried away half a mile from it's place.
He lifted up boards very careful
ly, peering under them so anxiously
that crowd soon assembled around to
watch his movements. "I'm hunting
for my wife, he said when questioned.
"She was in the house when the flood
came, and she must be near it now. %
Those who tried to help him were
scarcely able to do so, because he would
have each board lifted as carefully as
though the body lay below. He
wrought late into the afternoon before
he learned that the body was among
those found on Warmers Flats. s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
Language of the Clouds.

The colors of the sky at particular
times afford wonderfully good evidence.
Not only does a rosy sunset presage
fair weather and rudy sunshine, but
there are other tints which speak with
equal clearness and accuracy. A bright
yellowish sky in the evening indicates
wind a pale yellow, wet; neutral
gray color constitutes a favorable sign
in the evening and an unfavorable one
in the morning. The clouds are full
of meaning in themselves. If their
forms are soft, underlined and feathery,
the weather will be fine. If the edges
are hard, sharp, and definite, it will be
foul. Generally speaking, any deep,
unusual line betokens wind and rain,
while the more quiet and delicate tints
bespeak fair weather.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
A Sea Devil.

The Brighton Aquarium is the pres
ent home Of a sea devil caught near
Hastings. This monster fish is of
dusky brown color, tadpole shaped,
that is, all head and shoulders. It is
about five feet in length, and some
three feet across the fappers. The
mouth at once arrests attention. It
stretches literally wright across the crea-
lures face, and when closed as much
as it can be, itmeasuresn ineteeninches.
At the edge of each jaw are two or three
rows of teeth, hard, strong, and point
ed, set like the prongs Of a rat-trap.
those of the lower jaw directed oblique
~ inward and once interlocked ups
prey, escape would be hopeless. It is,
however, when open, that the enormous
capacity of the fsh's mouth is apparent
If the fish chose to strain d point,
four and-a- half gallon cask might be go
into il. At all events, it is circula
shaped, over foot in diameter, ant
little less than two feet deep. The fsl
is very rapacious and had not mature
endowed it with special contrivanc
for procuring food, itwould fare badly
being but a slow swimmer. 10 thu
contrlvance it owes its name, tn
" Angler fish. On the top OF the heac
between the eyes and mouth, are tW
tendrils, each about a foot IN Length
one having at it's end heshy suostanc
which serves as bait. When anglln
for meal the Devil Fish covers ltsel
partly beneath the sand or weed
hoists these tendrils and bides his tlp
By-and-by incautious rovers are lure
by tbe bait. then the fsh-its eyes bt
ing capable of looking in in almost a;4, ever
gets his body by special action I'M
position, the enormous mouth open
and it seizes it's prey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
Modern Orthodoxy - Rational View
Of He'll

IFrom sermon by Prof. Swing, of Chicago.l
It is only human religion such as
that of Buddha, or Thor, or Jupiter,
that may fear the growth of intelli-
gence, and that may fade as the light
of reason dawns but of a religion
from God, given by inspiration, the
first distinguishing principle must be
that it will reveal its reasonableness as
fast as man unfolds his own intelli-
gence, and still become more glorious
where there is the most culture The
medieval Christianity having been dis
figured by ignorance and superstition,
the subsequent growth of religion had
to express itself in infdelity. When a
Dante describes hell to mankind. and
his frightful pictures become the theol-
ogy of the churth, sweeping through
Romanism ever into Professionalism I'M
til Edwards says God will dash the
sinner down on hell's floor and stamp
upon him, then infdelity must follow,
not simply to save man from such
horrors, but to rescue Gods blessed
name from such unspeakable infamy.
In such hell as Dante's, it is not man
that is punished is God that is de-
stroyed. From such ideas we must fly
to a more reasonable religion, carrying
the cross and our holy faith away from
such degradation. We must indeed
separate forever the righteous and the
wicked; but, as the drunkard is pun
ished in this world, and as the muir
derer accepts Of his arrest without
blaming God, as the soul feels it's own
wickedness and does not reproach the
Creator, so the lost world is place,
not where God is seen as a cruel mon
ster, but where the human free will
stands ferth in all it's divine powers,
and reveals self-punishment over
which we can almost imagine the
heavenly Father himself to shed tears.
Such is the perdition of reason = a
place not where the Saviour and God
become an inquisition, but where the
sinners own will and own heart have
woven themselves garments of perpet-
ual sackcloth, and where the tears Of
sorrow fall not from a malicious decree
Of God, passed from eternity, but fall
out of the sinners own wretched soul
and misspent life Thus, over almost
every ideal of the Christian religion,
there is lying drapery of reason fresh
from the God of infinite wisdom, and
beautiful to man, the image Of the
rational God.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27

The lawyers of Indianapolis are tor
turing their brains over an extraordina-
ry problem. Some years ago lady OF
that city was married, and four months
thereafter separated from her husband,
was divorced and remarked in month,
and four months thereafter gave birth
to child by her first husband. Quite
recently the second husband procured
divorce and the custody of the child
was awarded to him. Now comes the
first husband and claims the child.
Who is entitled to it's possession :?
Where is King Solomon ?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27

A DANBURY girl who was accompanied
home quite late Sunday evening, was
taken to task by her parents for the
length OF the session at the gate, and
went up to her room in what is popu-
larly denominated huff" The next
morning her mother going to call her
was Mortified to find her in bed with
her bonnet on. She was so mad on re-
firing she forgot to take it off. We
believe this is the only instance of the
kind on record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
A Sensible Bride.

In these days of foolish display, says
the Indianapolis Journal, good word
must be said for Miss Stewart, daugh-
ter Of Senator Stewart, who was married
in Washington recently. To begin with,
the bride is said to be one of the most
sensible as well as beautiful young
ladies in Washington. She cooks, sews,
markets for the family, and is versed in
every. useful accomplishment. Her
wedding cards, eschewing the silly
custom Of the times, had no monogram.
The wedding was in her fathers house,
at an ear y hour, and followed by a
good old-fashioned dance. There was
but one BRIDES maid, the brides sister.
The bridal rousseau was purchased
entirely in Washington, and every
article of it made at home under the
personal supervision of the bride and
her mother. Finally, the newly welded
couple do not make a "tour," but set
tie down at once to common sense hap
piness. All this is refreshing. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
How Dumb Man Recovered His Voice

The Springfield Republican tells a
curious story of the way in which B. A.
Leonard. dumb man at Southbridge,
Mass, recently recovered his voice
which he lost about year ago, after an
attack of cerebro-spinal meningitis. A
few mornings ago, he was awakened
about four o'clock by a sense of OPP
preston and faintness. He became
conscious enough to understand that
gas was escaping from coal stove and
that he would soon die unless he could
get to fresh air; SO, after many falls
and tumbles, he gained the outside door,
when he tainted, but was soon aroused
by the tapping and tugging of faith
full Newfoundland dog. Then the
thought came to him that his wife and
child were in the house, and, though
he hadnot spoken for months, he called
loudly for belp; his cries united with
the howis of the dog, soon rousing a
neighbor, to whom he told his troubles,
and again tainted and was insensible for
two hours. On recovering, he was I'M
able to talk, but the doctor, on hearing
the case, ordered him to visit the gas
house and breathethe air in the purifying
room. After spending an hour and a
half there he could talk in whisper,
and has since steadily regained the per-
| feet use of his voice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
Why Max Adeler is Opposed to Crema.
%a fiOn M ga


& ton. "a
I hardly think, upon the whole, that
/. am in favor Of cremation. The pro-
cess seems to me to be SO frightfully
wasteful. At the same time, [ am
ready to admit that the dead might be
used much more proftably than they
are now. If a man must be buried, let
him be planted where he will make
something grow. [ remember that
Casselbeny, Of Vineland, N. J., once
laid his grandmother under his grape
vine, and by carefully watering her
twice a day, he secured crop of fifteen
bushels of Black Hamburgs. The sub
ject came up in the agricultural society
subsequently, and there was a question
whether a grandmother was the only
female relative that could be effica-
ciously used, and whether it should be
paternal or a maternal grandmother.
Casselbeny explained that he had
known maiden aunt or second cousin
to do equally as well, and he had his
stepfather among the roots of his NAM
moth gooseberry bush, with every pros
pect of a superb crop. Very particular
inquiries we're made by several mem
bers concerning the availability of
mothersin- lawn improvingthe aspara-
gus bed; he took the first prize for
asparagus at eight county fairs. Then
the meeting suddenly adjourned, and
fifteen NOTWITHSTANDING in Vineland died
during the succeeding week.
And then there is the skeleton. The
Esquimaux make skates out of the
collar-bones of their departed friends,
and [ remember that Hufnagle, of
Mauch Chunk, having lost his leg by a
railroad accident, took out the bone,
and had it made up into clarionet,
with which he used to go around sere-
nading a woman who refused to love
him. He always played in a minor
key, and they say, up at Mauch Chunk,
that he whistled the most heartrending
music out of that bone. When old
Macintosh, of Darby, died, his widow
had his framework taken out, and she
worked the whole of it up into knife
handles and trouser-b buttons, which she
gave to her second husband when they
were married. The hottest kind of
water never hurt those knife handles,
and the suspender that wouldn' stay but
toned on those buttons was admitted to
bejust no suspenderat all. ButI admit
that there is something disagreeable
about this form Of utilization, and
therefore I rather incline to favor the
plan Of turning inanimate remains into
Illuminating gas by consuming them
in q retort. This. [ understand, is
practicable, and it would be, I should
think, inexpressibly consoling to man
to sit and read the paper comfortably
every evening by the light of his de-
ceased uncle, and to have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that the said relative
had not been run through metre at SC
much thousand feet. It would be
beautiful to illuminate the parlor with
a departed hired girl, or to turn of
your half brother before going to bed.
And think what splendid gas Con-
gresham would make. We might
have law appropriating dead Con-
gressmen to the Light House Board,
for use on the coast. This class of per-
sons then would have the consolation of
knowing that they would bemuch more
useful after death than they are during
life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27

A YOUNG girl who had an offer of
marriage which she wished to accept,
submitted the matter to her father,
who advised her against matrimony,
using as an argument the quotation
from ST. Paul, "Those who marry do
well, but they who do not do better. )"
"Well," said the damsel, Ct love to do
we'll let those do better who cam"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27

LANDLADY- (fercely)-You musn't
occupy that bed with your boots on.
Boarder-Never mind, they're an old
pair. [ guess the bed bugs can't hurt
them. I'll risk it, anyhow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
Proper.

While Company D Of the Twenty
Gig nth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was
doing picket duty, John Moy was placed
as sentinel, with orders to examine all
"passes." During the daya horseman
came that way and being ordered to
halt, handed his pass to Moy, who leis-
urely scanned it, gave it back, and per-
mitted the man to pass. Moys DELHI
erations had been noticed by Lieuten-
ant p, who called out
"Was that proper pass ?''
"Yis, sur"
"What was on it, John ?"
Divil bit do [ know, sur, but with
all the readln' and writin' there was on
that pass, it was enough to pass a
Major-General to the very divil. ,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-27
Novel Duck Hunting.

An ingenious Minnesota youth is to
be credited with novelty in the way
Of duck-hunting. He lives at a beau
tiful spot known as Rice Lake, from
the wild rice growing on it's margin as
thick as wheat in field. Ducks love
this rice, and when they have partaken
Of a sufficient quantity their flesh be-
comes of a nature to tempt the palate
of an anchorite. But the Rice Lake
ducks, either from experience, or an
instinct which may be said to be wis
dom intensified, do not like human
company, and when they see hunter
approaching, generally hasten out of
gunshot range. Dick, the youth be-
fore alluded to, was particularly fond
OF ducks, and looked with contempt
upon the futile efforts of his sire to pro-
vide the table with this delicacy. He
determined to have some ducks for din
ner ii it took all the morning to accom-
plish the task. Proceeding to the corn
field, he selected large pumpkin, cut
hole in one end, removed it's internal
arrangements, carried it down to the
shore, Invested himself of his clothes,
placed the pumpkin over his head, and
waded III among the rice, In short
time the fat and tender pioneer of a
flock of ducks approached, and mag
lining the vegetable to be free from
guile, encouraged the others to follow.
They were partaking of their matutinal
meal, when establishment struck them
at the sight of the spioneer suddenly
diving that there is anything as
tonishing in a duck diving-but this
one dived feet foremost, and neglected
to come up. A committee of one was
appointed to investigate, and approach
ing the pumpkin, suddenly made a
backward dive and was gone. Thiswas
enoughfor the others. They fed in dis
may, henceforth and mum bered as among
their deadliest terrors the ingredient of
New England pies.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-23
VOL. TX.
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
LEGAL.
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. SEVENTH TT,
L dicial District of the State of Neyada in y, !
Tor the County Of Lineoln.-Bertbs T. Kelian
fendant, ''is, De
Action brought in the District Court NJ a..
seventh Judicial District of the STATE ot ~
vada, IN and for the County of Ineo,n sm1
.ne eohipiaiht MED in said county of Lincoln
an .he once OF the Clerk of said District Conr,
The state of Nevada sends preeting IN sihur.
IL. heiienberg. Defendant: You are hereby 10
qulreu 10 appear in an action brought agsinst
,9u oy the above named plaintiff in the Dis.
tuuit OF the Seventh Judicial District
OF the Smte OF Nevada, in and for the eonnty -
ihhcoln, and answer the complaint filed ,harss;,
wltnin ten days exclusive OF the day Of sar
vice. aiter the service on you Of this si,mmons
II served in said county; or, If served ont q,
s. saiu county but within said District, within
twenty days and in all other cases forty days. or
Judgment by default will be taken against Won
according to the prayer of said complaint go
The said action is brought to obtain decree
OF TINS Court TO dissolve the bonds of mstri.
sa;s y .s ss,s.ns between you. said defendant, and
sAia pia'ntin, on the ground of extreme cruelty
and failure to supply the common necessariees
OF LIE; all OF which is more particulsrIv set
iorth IN PLAINTIFFS complaint on file. and IN
~nicn You are referred. and for costs of suit.
mna you are hereby notified that IL you fail to
required, the said plaintiff will apply 10 the
Court for the relief herein demandsd' and ~,
costs Of suit. in gold coin. '''
BY order of Cour.)
Given under my hand and the seal Of the Dis.
trict Court of the Seventh judicial District nf
(- the State Of Nevada, in and for the
LIS. county OF Lincoln, this 5th day Of An.
gust, in the year Of our Lord one tbon,
sand eight hundred and seyenty.four.
P. B. MILLER, Clerk.
by N. HANFoRD, Deputy Clerk,
BisHoP Y SABIS, Plaintiff Attorney
au6-1awlm
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-23
APPLICATION for PATENT
NOTICE No. I2.

# L. S. LAND OffICE,
PIocHE, Nevada, August 81, A. D. 1874
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A. L.
~ DAVIS twhose postoflice address is Eureka
Nevadal has this day filed In this office a dia-
gram. together with notice OF application for
patent from the United States under the act of
Congress, approved May 10, 1872, for eleven
hundred llO0) linear feet Of the Rather Lode
the same running 800 feet southerly and 600 feet
northerly from the location monument, with
surface ground 200 feet in width, situated in
Tenn Piute Mining District Lincoln county,
State of Nevada, and described in the plat and
field notes as follows, to wit.
pegipn,ny Y; s. SURVEY No. 80.
yey No. 39, whence the m6aHfuH{l,h Y. 8. Sur
Peak bears N. deg. As min. W. 2.S4l feet. The
Kinsey shaft bears n. deg. so min. W. l,096
| feet, and nut pine tree 1S inches in diameter
marked Rather d. 4. bears s. "a deg. W. 20
feet thence running 3. u deg. W. l,lo0
feet to post marked No. ., U. 8. Survey
post marked No. 8, U. s. Survey No. 50:
thence N. u deg f. 1,1O0 feet to post marked
No. 4, U. s. Survey No. 50, whence post No. 2 of
survey No. 3S, made for A. Il. Davis upon the
Col. Head LODI bears 8. 20 deg. min, W. l72
feet and thence s. rs deg. Z. 200 feet to post No.
/, the place Of beginning containing 8 b-l00
acres-courses expressed from the true meri-
dian, with magnetic variation Of 16h deg. east.
This claim is located upon unsurveyed land,
and Is bounded on neither end by any known
claimants, The nearest mines are the Col.
Head and Kinsey.
This claim is recorded In Book A, page 2l2, of
| the TEN Piute District Mining Records, and a
copy of the notice and plats can be found posted
at the location monument. ..
:, ]. FOSTER,
se2-6od Register.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-23
APPLICATION for PATENT
NOTICE No. IL.

y. 8. LAND OFFICE,
PIoCHE, Nevada, August 81, A. D, 1874,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A. L.
~ DAVIS twhose postoffice address is Eureka,
Nevada) has this day filed in this office do
gram, together with notice Of application for 0
patent from the United States, under the act of
Congress, approved May 10. 1877, for nine hun
dred t9PO) feet Of the Col. Head Lode, the same
running 133 feet southeriy and 767 feet in a
northeriy direction from the location nonu-
ment, with surface ground 200 feet in width,
situated in TEN Pute Mining District, Lincoln
county, State Of Nevada. and described in the
plat and field notes on file in this office as fol-
lows. to wit.
U. 8. SURVEY No. So.
Reginning ut post marked No. l, U. y. Bur-
yey No. SO, whence the monument on Grant
Peak bears n. deg, 43 min Z. 2,O61 feet. The
kfnsey shaft bears N. 36 deg 6? min E. 395 feet A
pine tree, inches in diameter marked Col
Head d. T. bears N. 81 deg VI. "A feet, and
post No. of U. s. Survey No. 81 made for A. E.
Davis upon the Kinsey Lode. bears s. So deg.
~ min E. 3O5 feet; thence running s. 6 deg. +.
800 feet TO post marked No. 2, u s Survey No.
10; thence s. 81 deg W. 200 feet to post marked
No. y, U. 5. Survey, No. 80; thence N. 6 deg W.
9O0 feet to post marked No. 4, U, s. Survey No.
~, and thence n "a deg. Z. 900 feet To post No. l.
the place Of beginning containing 13-l0O acres
courses expressed from the true meridian,
with magnetic variation of 1873 deg east.
This claim is located upon unsurveyed land
and is bounded on neither end by any known
claimants. The nearest mines are the Kinsey
and Rattler.
This claim is recorded in Book A, page 2ll, of
the Tenn Piute Mining Records, and copy of
the notice and plats can be found posted at the
location monument, mt the open cut upon the
lode j. C. FOSTER,
se2-6Od Register