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How Pas seeusrea safety frem the
Fight.

How these war memories come
aos:ing back.
1t seems like dream now, but it
was terrible real.then, at Olustee, just
before the fight.
PLEASE, sir," said Pat" an Irish
Corporal, * think me horse wants to
roli.n
Very welt" said the Captain,
take of bis saddle and let him roll
but mind you mount as soon as be Il
through"
"Yes, SIR" said Pat, salusing and
falling to the rear.
There was brush with the John
MES" few minutes later, and there
wss lively work for the next ball
hour When lulI came the Cap.
tain saw Pat sitting quietly on q
stump holding his saddle.
Where's your horse 7" asked the
Captain seasa.
Down in the Geld there, sir,r an
swefed Pat, rising to salute his corn
nsnder. a 81 .s
Didn't l tell you to mount as soon
ss be bad done rolling ~ H os1
"Sure yoa did, csptnip, an it's ioi
that pm waiting. He hssat begun
yet" W 1dsL 2
1t was Pats last sally of Wit. The
poor fellow fell ct the next charge.
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Petfed and The. EasIayed.

Handsome as u Caucasian girl"
Is the highest tribute which 3 Turk
can pay 70 The female loveliness.
Beautiful features, lovely eyes. aud a
malebless complexion are the inherit
aDce of race With which the princi-
pal nations now inhabiLing Europe
are supposed to have common eri-
gin. la every Caucasian home,
whether rich or poor, the daughters
are the real mistresses cf the house,
idOhzed by their parents, and 'keps
from every toll which might impair
their personal charms They live e
happy life under the maternal roof /:
but all this indulgence ceases as soon
as they marry. Hard work in the
fields and household drudgery is the
lot ofIhe Caucasian matron, and soon
taxes away the bloom Of her youth ;
so much that generally after one year
of married life she appears mere
wreck Of her former self The wife
Of the Caucasian mCuntaineer has TO
do every,hing-tiIl the soil, carry
water and fuel, tend the horses and
cattle, grind the corn, and prepare
the food, besides having TO weave
cloth and the linen necessary for the
members Of her family, and make
their garments aud shoes.
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JeGD.yfs' Petficsafs.


Tbe historical garments in which
JEFF Davis was captured after the sur
render Of Lee are in the possession
Of Adjdtaat General Townsend, lock-
ed up 10 a cedar chest where molhs
90 not corrupl, aud where, If the Ad-
jutant General knows himself, thieves
viii not be allowed to break through
aud steal.
Even the Secretary of War declines
to ALLOW them to be examined, but
will carefully preserve them to vim
dicete history. 1t is said that JEFF
Davis is SO anxious to be placed
fright on the record, iD the matter Of
the precise costume he wore on that
memorable occasion, that be is hay-
ing his portrait painted in what he
claims to De the identical apparel in
which be was captured. He has no
desire to have his counterfeit pre-
lseBtment handed down to future gen
ieraIions, mis.epresenting in conceal
ment under woman's garments
pettieoat included When Jefferson
/ Davis was captured, 10 the official re-
psrts nf the officer in command can
be credited, be was trying to make
his escape from his tent in a long
waterproof cloak belonging to MS
wife, ana a shawl was drawn over
bis head GBd fece 20 conceal his beard
sad features When be was taken
back to his quarters Mrs Davis took
possession OF the garments. but re-
burned them TO Col. Pri,enard, at his
request, who forwarded them, with
his official report Of the capture. to
I the Secretary Of War.
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A Gloomy ProsPeef

A Woodward avenue druggist, says
the Detroit Free Press, put up a
prescription brought by boy and
as be handed over the bottle the boy
asked:
Did you put any sugar in it =
i don't think ! did, was the
reply.
We'll, then. don't believe mall
touch q drop Of it. / got some
medicine here 'tother day, and pa
coudn't even hire her to take it,
cause it wasn't sweet. She's purity
sick. but she's down on medicine
Well. how does your father man
sgef'
He don't manage at all. He tries
to bHe mother, but you see she's too
old to care for candy ana peanuts,
and too young to want spectacles OF
. snuf-box, and there We are you see.
If them onion drafts on her feet don't
do any good, I'll bet Ill have . ssep-
mother fore fall
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An American, who has been study
lug the life, habits and traits Of the
Comencbes, thinks there ere AZ pres.
ent from 10000 to $4,000. OF whom
2 500 are warriors. Wholly nomad-
ic, they have no villages or fxed hsb-
itations, but roam and plunder 500
miles IRON mort TO south and 700
miles from east to west. They own
large herds of horses and mules, OBJ
tanning horned cattle only for their
immediate wants, because they can
not drive them as fast as they want
TO move. All their animals are pro-
cured by robbing Mexicans aud
Americans, and all their wars are un-
dertaken more for plunder of this
sort than for any other purpose.
They never take men prisoners,
though they Kill and scalp them but
they carry OF women snd children ;
make wives of the former, and rear
the latter as their own. They have
never bad auy permanent places Of
abode, as the absence Of all mounds
or tumuli n the territory they range
over clearly proves.
They seem to have been born on
horseback where they do all their
lighting, aad in attacking trains they
always endeav0r TO stampede the an
imals by cries and war wboops-a
stampede rendering tie destruction
If train almost certain. lfthey at.
tack village they Kill everybody
they encounter, and then drive of
the stock
The chiefs Of these Indians do not
inherit their authority, bur acquire iE
by superior knowledge, personal bra
very, or success in war. Any soeisl
disagreement is adjusted by coun-
ell Of chiefs aud seniors OF the lodges;
but these dissgreements are few, end
family feuds are rare. Indeed, they
live together more harmonio1sly than
many civilized people do. OF Law
they have no notion, nor have they
any conception of national policy.
fhey never observe treaties any loo
ger than self-interest prompts, in
which they resemble most enlighten-
ed people.
Their religious ideas are very crude
and indefinite la an evil spirit they
do not believe, bat ascribe both good
and evil 20 the good spirit. Their
conception of future lite is indis-
Inct; bus they hold that men who
have stolen the most horses and TAX
en- the most scalps will have the best
chance Of the happy hunting grounds
in another world
Fire is sacred with them and used
10 all their religious observaGces.
Ties Of kiudred are very strong, and
extend rot oniy to relatives oy blood
but by marriage
Offences against any member of O
family are promptly avenged by all
or anyone connected with it. They
are polygamists. some chiefs have 10
or IL wives The husband exercises
absolute dominion ever the wife, who
does all the work while be fights and
steals.
Going into 8 fight, they divest
themselves CT everything except
breech-cloth aud leggings. They
call themselves NaIins, meaning live.
or frs.-alive people.
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| Judge Blodgett, of ths U. S Court
Chicago, tells Of an occurrence. show
ing how the law was administered il
the neighborhood where be lived il
an early day, in Illinois. IL occur
red at Doner's Grove, in DuPags
county.
Pierce D9wner was an early set
tier AZ this place. He was a maa oI
considerable force of character, but
OF somewhat turbulent disposition
In early days in this country at
kinds OF produce was very cheap, and
would scarcely pay for the rails
ing.
One season Downer turned his at
tention pretty exclusively to corn and
pork, alleging that the extensive man.
utacture of lard Gil that was likely tu
occur, would greatly advance the
price of pork. This idea, in which
maLy of his neighbors did not concur,
was his constant hobby at all social
gatherings.
One day Downer's whole drove Of
hogs broke through the fence into his
cornfeld doing much damage TO his
corn. Downer pursued them, and of
ter much difficulty and vexation, sue
ceeded in getting them out
Just as be was coming out of the
tield at the place where ne had made
q gap in the fence for the escape OF
the hogs. be was accosted by an in-
dolent and irritating neighbor, nam
ed Taylor, who stood leaning upon
the fence with bis chin resting on his
folded arms, and who, il seems. had
been all the time a witness to Dow
ner's tribulation, which, being aa op-
po1ent TO the lard oil speculation, be
bad rather enjoyed, Offering no as
sistance.
Viewing the dilapidated condition
OF the corn6eld, be said:
There, Downer, what do you
think now of your lard lie specula-
tion ?"
This exaspersted Downer's already V
over vexed spirit to point beyond
endurance, DE thereupon rushed upon
Taylor with stick he bad used 10
chasing his hogs, and gave him what
In common speech is called thresh
ing.
There" says Downer. "that's
what | think of it.r
Taylor proceeded to John Walker,
a neighboring justice of tbe peace,
and bad Downer arrested and brought
up on charge Of assaul. and bat
terry.
Walker heard the evidence # Tay-
lor, after which he proceeded him
self to cross examine Liu., ~hea the
fact was disclosed that Taylor had
been, during he whole tims, an in.
active spectator Of Downer's t,,5ula
ton. This gave Walker a. l4nee
pretty clear insight into De irrita-
ting circumstances. la summing up
the case, be said:
81 don't know what the law might
be in other places, but the law of this
court is, that if q man will stand by
aud see drove of hogs in his neigh.
boris corn6eld, and not offer to be ID
him drive them out, be ought to be
tbreshed. "-Hoine's Legal Adris-
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The ssgn Of the wild Rear.

A person who kept sn inn by the
roadside went to painter, who, for
time, had set up his easel 10 town
DOT hundred miles from Lake 0n-
tario, and inquired for what sum the
painter would paint him bear for q
sIgnboard 1t was to be real good
one, that would attract customers.
Fifteen dollars replied the paint
er.
That's two much" said the ina-
keeper. "Tom Larkins will do il for
tenu
The painter cogisated Tor q mo-
ment. He did not like that his rival
should get "a commission 10 prefer
ence to himself, although it was o0iy
for signboard.
"ls it TO be wild ons or tame
one ?" be inquired.
"A wild one, to be sure.p
with or without a chain 2" again
asked the painter.
Without chain" was the brief
reply.
well, / will paint yol a wild
bear without csain toE ten dollars, "
said the painter
The bargain was struck, tie paint
er set to work, and in dae time sent
home the signhoasd. on which be had
painted b1ge brown bear Of the
most feroeious aspect.
The signboard was the admiration
of the whole neigh hborbood, aud drew
plenty of customers tc the inn; and
the inn-keeper knew uot whether TO
congratulate himself most upon being
10 possession of SO attractive sign,
or on having secured it for the small
sum of ten dollars. Every thing went
on thrivingly for three weeks, when
one night there arose one of those vi
olent storms of rain end wind, thun-
der and lightning, which are so COM
mon in North America, and which
pass over with all most az much ra-
pidity as they rise.
When the inn-keeper awoke the
next morning, the sun was shining,
and the birds were singing. all ira
ces of the storm had passed away.
He looked up anxiously to ascertain
if the sign was safe. There it was
sure enough, swinging to and fro as
usual, but the bear had disappeared.
The inn-keeper could hardly believe
bis eyes foil of anger and surprise
he ran to the painter and related
what had happened
The painter looked up coolly from
his work.
WAS it a wild bear or tame
one ~
"A wild one"
WAS it chained or not 20
II guess not"
"Then," cried the painter, trump
phsntly, ''how could you expect a
wild bear to remain in such a storm
as that Of last night, with no chain
on ?n
The innkeeper had nothing to say
against SO conclusive an argument,
aud finally agreed to give the painter
fifteen dollars 70 paint him . wild
bear, with chain, that would not
lake to the woods 10 .he next storm.
For the benefit Of our unprofessional
readers. it may be necessary to men
tion that the rougish painter bad
painted the 6rst hear in water eolors,
which bad been washed away by the
rain the second bear was painted in
| oil coIors, and was theref,re able to
Withstand the weather.
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LOVED MUCH.

"Woe woe Is mel the outcast said,
And drew her mantle DER her head,
And moaned, ~wouid God that l were dead
The women catch their robes aside
wAene'er pass them men deride;
The children In the market chids.
How dare tnen 70 him draw nigh,
Who yester-evcntide on high
heard 'iit up the pie idiug cry
Come unto me, ye weary, So
He surely said, as crouching low
Among the thrcng, hid my woe.
And when He spake Of rest. NV breath
Came back rs from the Jaws OF death;
Oh, blessed Christ Of Nazareth!
To-day He ssps with Simon dare
loosen ali my lengths oi hair.
And thus conceal adventure there.
And see Him as He sits at meat,
And crawling close, with unguen.s sweet
Anoint His sandai-iretted feetf
Oh. heavy laden = II He be
That christ came out Of Gaiiilce,
know he meant this word for me
SO, swathsd about, that none might sly
who walked, untended. forth that day.
To Simon house sne took her way.
Within the court she shrinking pressed
Among the menials, ieariu. lest
She should ndt find the Lord a guest
And covering in the lowiicst place,
She drew her veil hand-breath's space,
And, 10. that calm. majestic facs.
She stole behind His cushioned seat;
c>t .w{th n of l,u f.of
She kissed them with Ger kisses sweet.
Then or them poured the ointment rare,
And wrapped them with her trailing hair,
And weps with wonder that she dare
She--so abashed, dsspissd, undone,
Whom publicAns made haste TO shun-
Approach. undidden, the Holy One.
'-Seest thou tnis woman?- Sorely irred
BY contrite grief, she had not heard,
Till thus de spskc, single word.
Overwhelmed, she snatehed her hair eutspread
Wrapped quick her veil about her head,
And sank as one astound or dead.
He, too, would spurn her knowing all
The guilt and irespass of her fall,
For her He had not meant the call.
Thus bowed, self loathing In her fear,
There struck across her muifisd ear
A sound her soul rose up to hear.
Life, JOY, and peace sprang at the touch;
Her sins are all forgiven, though such
Be many Tor she loved mach
The angels shat bent down to see,
Bebeld no heart from burdens Tree
As aeIs that night in Bethany,
Mart J. Preston, in Sunday Maga=ia
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How Natural.

"Ssve me doctor, and III give YOU
thousand dollars"
The doctor gave him a remedy
that eased him, and be called out
Keep at it, doctor, and I'll giro
you check for FIVE hundred dol
lars W
la half an hour more be was
able TO sit up, and be calmly remark
Cd
Doctor, i feel like giving you a
fifty-dollar BILL"
When the doctor was ready 10 60
the sick man wss up and dressed be
followed the doctor TO the door, and
said
"Ssy, doctor. send IN your biD the
first Of ile month"
When six months had been gath
cred to Times bosom, the doctor sent
in bill amounting to Eve dollars
He was pressed 10 cut down to three,
and after so doing be sued to get il.
got Judgment aud the patient put 10 q
stey of execution.
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BY FREDERICK LEE.

Now, Jack, be very careful, said
my sister for the fiflielh time, as she
stood by my side on the platform OF
the village depot, from which the
train was about to start for New
YvrR; remember the diamonds are
worth ten Thousand dollars"
''Oh, bother, yes y l exclaimed,
impa!iently; IL am not likely TO for
ger 1t. guess you've reminded me
oi the fact often enough. Don't you
suppose know enough TO take care
Of them 7"
You are inexperienced. and I'm
afraid youll be iwrosed upon"
"Don't you very. But here's the
train good bye :" aud leaped upon
the plaifvrm and entered q car with
sense Of wounded dignity. My
sister Alice was TO have been mar-
RED two days later at our country
seat in the village of B., and /,
then young man Of about twenty,
bad been deputed to go 10 New York
city, and withdraw the family dia
mouds from their place Of deposit 10
the sale If ceriaia baDk These
jewels had been 10 possession of my
moi ner's family for centuries, aud
we're only used on grand occasions
During the greater portion vi the
year they remained safely locked up
10 The bank vaults. Thew had not
been Used for nearly a twelve mouth
now, but were, 90 the following Wed.
nesday, to sdorn the person of my
sister ut the wedding
So many cautions had been given
me, and 50 much douht expressed OF
my ability TO briog the diamonds
safe home TO b, that realized
the respou sibili,y Of my position fully.
and determined to use the utmost
care to insure the ssfety of the vslua-
bic heirlooms
If, after all that had been said they
should be lost, | should not dare to
show my face in B again, !
thought.
walked slmost the entire length
of the car 10 nv search for q seat,
but every one was occupied either by
passengers or abeir baggage. was
about leaving for the forward ear,
when q soft hard tapped me on my
shoulder. and tsl f6g, found myself
face TO faes~~hss blonde, with
sparkling. piquant nee. a wealth Of
golden hair. and . little, perfectly
rounded form, kairing her eyes to.
mine. she said with q bewlldering
smile; -
"Here s2 . seat. sir. See ! have re-
moved my valise" 75
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"Good morning, Mr.. Brown, you're
frst 1t last; you used to be behind
before. but | notice you have been
getting early Of late"
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} An eccentric wife once declared
thnt the best proof she had that her
husband was made o; clay was
the brick she 30 often found in bis
bat.
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T.- .-rrpaiAt,e., 4 has aiiaine,., IN rensequcncco Of
the marvellous crrcs it has pfo.inrei during the
las; half century. is snnicicn; assurance TO the
public that il VIII continue to realize tlic hspfics'
results tliai can he desired. In almost eyery
section OF country there are persons, publicly
known, who have been restored from alarming and
eren desperate diseases OF the lungs, 10y lis use
Allwhoharc tried it acknowledge is superiority;
and ,ylcrc is virtues al. known, ono hesitates
as 10 what laaiicinc TO employ to relieve the dis
tress aud suffering peculiar to pulmonary anec
tons. csTEEEr frcronAi always anor'ls in
stant relief. and performs rapid cures Of tho
mlhler varieties orbroachai disorder, as well as
the msss s.fs..illalls diseases OF The lungs.
As assiesliari children, amid the distress.
~ disease vi,ich icsc, Tie Tiroa, and Chest ol
,3.lhool. j. is invaluable fs- by It's timely nse
..aa.:sses are rcscncsi an.i rc-tcrri 70 .ssaiih-
fais rs1urilss sa,as ssIsn.ls :, ssesy .sial, as
tAe rares il IS constantly producing are to.' re.
a.ar<ab,e 10 bc forspuea. No faiaiiy should be
uiihou, it. AMI these Who have oncease.i il
E--sF VIII.
gnli.ent Physicians throughout Tie country
prescribe IL d ticTSymen efscu recommend i
frosn fiicir kaowIetise OF its e;ccts.
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A UDlTOR'S NOTICE

n UDITORS AOTlCE
Geo. @ Helman's use In The Court of Common
Pleas OF Somerset Co.,
William J. Baer Pa, No. 16i Jan T 1879.
(E ID. Fl. Fa.)
sth Of January 1879 real estate sold 10 George
G.. Heilman Tor IS SEQ 90
And now to wit: 18TH February. 1879. on motion
of W. II. KcoDtz, Esq. attorney Of Sherifi, the
Court appoint II. 5. Endsley Esq. Audi OF 10 dis
tribute the iund IN the hands Of Sheriff tn aad
among those ie. a ly entitled thereto. md May,
1879, commission continued by the court.
SoNEhsr 7 COUNTY, IS:
Extract .rOm the recuri. certified May 5, 1874
II. r. SCHELL-, Pro
Notice Is hereby given that will attend to the
duties of the above appointment at the oftce Of
W. h. koontz, Esq. in the borough Of Somerset,
HIS ENDSLEY.
MayJ Auditor.
NOTICE.
Ali persons are hereby notified not TO t-espass
IN our premises i0F the pa pose OF fishing.
JOHN X NNrNEH.
ADAM SUNP4rlNE e.
Mays GILLIAN KOoNTZ.
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Dead potato bugs are sold as Curl
osities in London at SIPS each.
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. sslGSEE,s NOTICE.

fSetiee i hereby given. that Samuel stun
ana wife. cf Jenncr Twp. have assigned AL tneif
property real and perfcnsl 10 Josiah MINER
or ;he benefit ofthier creditors. All persons tneff
ire Indebted 10 The Ezid ssmre stunt and wills
viii make Immediate payment 20 said Assignee.
and those hnsing claims er demands VII make
known the same without delay: .,x,xp
Aorii a Assignee.
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nR gN. COLLINS. DENTIST, Somerset,
ia uHre ID Unsebcers Block, up stairs
-, ls -sa 81 zn lines he found prepared 70 DO
/. t-la. ~. suoh a. ailins regulating, eN-
-.- ar.ifcisl teeth of all kinds, and OF
= ..--s srll iis.r.ci Operations warranted
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aI.E
rrRrEYING
PHYSICIANS

DG z. NJ KIMMELL & son
.ufer heir pr5fessignli services TO the eia-
= 'nsrss, 10 yleiuity. One OF TIE me'r-
..s la a-,a esn at all lines, uaicss lroi-ssieti-
=, 7. .,sri he ,auad Ct their oflice un M'sihS 81.
r.rH- r.aneni
,t NuI.EK has permanently located
4 I. ps-ii, ior me praciicc Of Lis prc'~ssion.-
sif. Charles Krissinrcr's store.
a- 1st.
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SETTLEMENT
OF THE
SlperVElrsl Northampton Township,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING APRIL IA, 1879.

Resources oftownship In excess Of iabiiiiesls2 %
We the under ig"ed auditors OF Northampton
township certify. tiiat the above accounts of the
supervisors have been by us examined, aud we
ind them correct as above stated.
Attest. JUHN X MILL Err, Twp. Clerk.
] NJ. >TlEF,
PHILIP J POORBAGH,
n April 30 s--.- - fsr<s. Au1 itoTs.
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ApriI2'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-14
STRAWBERRIES.
Practical Proof that They Will Grow
I'm this Section.

1t has been generally claimed that the
strawberry could not be raised in Nevada,
and more especially in this portion OF it.
A practical test has at last exploded this
theory, and it has been shown that they
will grow in this county. Colonel Monroe,
with his well known enterprise, while liv-
ing on his ranch, sent to Utah, and at
heavy expense, purchased 5000 young
tended to them carefully, AMI the result of
his care and labor is, that now the plants
are in fine condition., and the present
owner, Mr.. John Tore, will this summe =
be prepared to furnish visitors with ber-
ries fresh from the vines. Would 1t mo be
well for ranchers in this vicinity to Guilt
vate this succuleDt fruit, which would be
of great profit to them, and also enable
them to furnish our citizens with this de-
licious berry fresh from the gardens, in
stead of the stale fruit received by rail ?
Colonel Monroe is entitled to great credit
for his enterprise and energy in the matter
of showing to the people of the ~sasebrnsh
country that the strawberry can be sue
cessfully grown. Mr.. Tore is an active,
go-ahead Russian, and he will, hke our
friend, the Colonel, pay especial attention
to its culture, and visitors will meet with
a cordial welcome at his ranch during the
coming summer. We trust that the horti-
culturists of the United States will take
OF this, and bear in mind that while
our mountains are filled with silver, our
valleys are susceptible Of raising Immense
crops Of almost every article that Will grow
in the Western country.