Smyrna times., 1875-04-28
Donaldson.

Al 30 clock last "Wednesday cIt.nilIr :,
: brIct telegram announced to the PhiladeL
pima Agency Of til" Associated Press that
Donaldson, Ban,um's acronnut. had fallen
from his balloon and been dashed tol,;pccs.
near Atco, y. J. There wa IT once will
excitement in the city. Tie lcrort soon
appeared to be confirmed by Subsequent
dispatches.
Later however came th. annor,co,,o,,
That Donaldson was not killed, and the fol-
lowing appeared in Thursdays Pliladol
phia Tn.,r.
ATr"' April 22'l.-I have found Donald.
son alive, hut much shaken and bruised at
Cakes Hotel, in Berlin, in Camden county
som" two anda-half miles from here. II,
says that finding the wind did not mode.
rate when the sun went down, h. tried to
descend: but GOT among trees and had to
rise again. He made fresh atto,n,,t. and
IhftW out an anchor at the end of a rome
one hundred and thirty feet long. This
caught and the sudden jerk broke the
netting when the balloon ,,cared and he
| Tell about forty-fyr feet. rrachiuo ground
at New Freedom. near the terra GOTTA ,vorl,s
OF James C"nard. Donaldson was insensi.
ol'' and knew nothing until he found him.
| sell at Berlin where he had been taken bv
'"nard. He denies all kuowlc,l., Of DR.
spencer or tn" message sent from here
ne Sl"N" t" IN" from the window Of the
motel. and seemed much shaken.
IN" tidings of his death, when Received
at the Ilirpodromc, created the widest
'"l~t"motion and alarm among the ,nr.
formers. Til" men stood mute and ,bc
Women wrlt and wruny thc:r hands. !
I'4"% reporter says,
Among tn" women there was one 10
whom. when tie agony had hal it, nlay.
all eyes Wrc" in>tmcliyclv tuned. Tb. |
READER can nnaGin" who She wa. or n least
whatrrlati"ns >hrhad borne to the a,r.n,ut
Non" VIII" ,aW her then will ever forget th,
sight. She rc"lcd and would have. f,II.r
but strong hands bore her to a carr;,gr. il,
which She was hurried to h"rho,n.. Tbo,a |
IN h'f glivt. -hr wa- almost unc,ntroIl,lJ., I
andhcr>wao grief which .nl,tory,.ry otLrr
h~"rt l'ng but little les, a,,it. than il.
own. tn" hours ..rmrl Ike as.., to her. I
Her companion huiryiu2 from ,.o II:..n.- 4
IRON" crowded t" hr9 bedside. ar.l <ncrl.
h2 mingled th..r tears with hrr own. Her
n'l" as" int crowded IL. lalI-. and
completely blocked At entrance. il H..
4tairway~.
At 10 O'Clock. Il clrria,. b..arjn., , y...
reporter Md "nc Of Mr. Earnum' a,o,,t..
hurried from I'll" telegraph otIir,. and !,
break neck speed ~ou4I., Park ay,,u..
wh"r" til" stricken g:rl was l,na, v.
b"r" good n"w-. ard only wi,hol ~. L.I
on" Of Donaldson, rapidly flying ears in
winch T. carry i. We reached the rl,a.
and mon hearing til" carriage rI,nblin,
from ai'r. threw widr open the doors as w.
drew M, anil almost carried Us into ,bo
h"u-" 'pomald-on i all nsln. H.
alive" cried the agent, al exclamation
followed Immediately by a -lrontancou,anl
t"rvont "Ihamk God."
III" agent sought the room in which tLo
@Irl rrman"d The moment H.. ~trp,..l
across tn" Threshold She slrans forward
with wild cry, and the next instant fell
lh-"n-ibl'' upon til" pillow. When She re-.
vived tn" agent read til" glad tdings rub-
II~hcd elsewhere. Your reporter cannot
give any idea Of the iu-:,r. iov th,t filled
that house or the wild. crazy delight OF
that on" womanly heart The transition
was 90 great that the tidingS Of life had
pretty much the same severe effect as the
tldings of death. But joy soon brings color
to tn" check and sunshine to the heart. and 4
the sam" night that brought with it her ,
terrible grief mellowrd and suLdurd il into a
sweet and pleasant dreams. J
a TEAvELlNG DoG.-A ''vallrr' ,log ba. i
covered himself with glory as =, ouodru. +
PEDESTRIAN. He was taken last fall from :
Indiana to Kansas. But he didn't like !
Annsas' and was homcsick through and |
Trough. He found meat scarce, and was n
'''r-e to diet of grasshorpcrs 50 he O
ralhPrd 1t over miles and miles Of desc +
at" prairrs; he SWAN the Kansn. and +
Missouri rivers; and one day. footyore. +
weary and lean, lac barkcd at the old door f.
le was six weeks upon the journey; and
he first thing hc did upon getting home q
va" to eat his dinner calmly, the next to .
inve the pigs out Of the yard, according :,
o ms ancient custom. He had learned
omcthing, but he had forgotten nothing "
ever dog deserved silver collar and !
unlimited bones for lie, he is the animal
SCRATCHES IN lIoRsES-Wc have read a
bout two hundred and fifty methods, or II
athcr references to the way scratches" in
lorscs should be treated. But there is no II
hanger Of the scratches if horses are treated 81
properly. Dirty stall, and long standing -"
II mud, and especially in clay stalls. and a g
neglect to wash daily the feet Of the animal. =
re what produces this disease, sometimes VI
IA t.,t1a ~ 4.