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, 1881-06-09
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

Annual Meeting OF rhsir Ni'st"aFase"c-
Tle 1ta!'wny E'nployts' Mslt,al iscnoft Asso'
% Mr. !. Il, " w'm,1 y Int IN ID" ts Cnnir. nj Nv ' '''
T,o rooyIry ,Jclcu,tcs wcrc prc.on.. nj.
rceioruNE. u. rarkor aM', il. Kenyon, % Of rate
Emmett, Vatiat,a l.t,o; j. ii. Porter, Great
o.. u j.. q; T. c. Hatcl,. Tre!s.lrcr; ). H.
reicua,e.@1. % ~ II, It,,s.oil. ". 4 T r. J.. Il. H.: (,
Mnrkny. Michigan central: i. ii. Nlln, Lake
Hhore: il. T. nrydcn. T., i. 4 a.: !. 4. Copper,
lan1 i Titssl,Ira: r. Willie, GhicaYo s
Alton; +. ltrynotis, vamlnIta Linn; ". 4. =.
iSi,svi,is N;,rteri1; i. j. tsnSs, Il. u. Rkiter,
\. i. iiati,nri,. Il. +, Ta!n!an u frani tho Ch.
Mnssbni1, i,nko .nn1o: s. 'I' y. ir,x%ur.i, Hrcai
Eastsr,' i4re; j ilSrr. dreat wos!.r,, !.oa,!s +:
Edwin i,c9uett, MichUn,, rc,ltrnI.
Messrs. I. Ilnrr, i. i. Nrntlioy, md 8. r. ltnz:
zasd wure. appelntesl u Apcnlut c.Mn1nittee. anl
iieynuids a tonmtttco un Co1stltutlUn and nv.
Laws
THO Presidents address stated tint tue Assu-
oatiop bud jost during tin ye,lr lit,tit .iO mem.
l,nrs, utll Hnne furty n.knK hot it,ts uI .tk1.
rho t.enths numbered savsutisn, usatnst twcn-
s,rascd s,s TGo iurv;. rcluctiof, Il, numbers
Il ,istu chiefly 10 tic fast thut ty titi becti,,o
lue,lrs, and urt,IilNI utlt. The ttne fur
pnytutut wns limited tn thirty t!nys. but
wa extended to sixty or ninety tlnys lrllig tho
trt,l,b.Gs In lK11, v bvit tho rual!s did not tly
tniarlcs promptly. After order was rcsturra It
wis ini',!d lnpossll'la 70 enforce tho orlvlnal
ucl tie,nyed mid tho standing nr rho Assoein-
lion injured. X ye!r ugY tho thrty-t!ny ruIo
tnrn hnve left tho Association. Thls was lilo
ei.Icrpij, tho President Thought tho Association
113l tGn
lfr.i ,liabrs,n III benefits, WHICH aim wl,s cul-
ltrtcu III nupIlt aO nsstsst1lcrts, shaving III,
Average Of about *i,7Ul nrr nyspsstnunt, for
which hnS tcru pHlu individually M tytrHG III
xiR lrr yeur, or i Gujlts per tlny. The ntilrcss
tft,s.d with nj ntucnl Ia tho uulf,llcrs to wurk
hur,i FOR tic ni1ppurt ot tho Association, and to
ttrre rDlIrf)utl nun tt, Iui,t it,
Tho election OF Olliu.rs wn4 then taken tip.
Mr., j, Il. Wuul, ut rhiadelpilin, WIS reGlcetGd
President, atll Atr. G. H. tIsH was esst,sen rlcp-
President, Mgssrs. Frank White, Of loonlitsX.
totl, e. ii. Davto Htld Frank lInHg, hf Ch!euEt
l.wcre rlrefctt Directors. Mr. N. i. Frullcy was
elected DIRECTOR to llIl III, tInr1 f,jrett term
The next annual Clcuttl,H nj tbu Association Is
10 10 btl In ChIeltrU The second "Wednesday In
.Il,nt.. IKE.
Mr' ilisfnr Chairman nf Tim t,nrmkttcc on
CuI1stItuttot, and Hy. iNws, rcporietj thut tlt,
! uutNp uf tile Agst,piiition could be lvg,lIy
chnucd >withO,lt ueccss1lutux tho ruIes,ltiK uf
existing bullGtca a1,t, without il ilrw tlcuvpOrI-
tton; and rccotrts,GIitit thut Ii be cfniluel Ia
fhp {uItwuy EiJ,pOyfn MutljnI benefit AHss,cM-
linn irnvtny ,IlIt of .ha Wrat srtifr ,tul rrf-
, 1881-06-09


Cutting Down the lsny-lkol1-TLe City
Again Urged To Enlnr%o the N1irllt.
~" e""o ..,. .c,.,1. net.
shs 'ne sereet-.ne 4is's-"at"
1'hp Roth park Cummtss!oners held a rexular
mnntino vostcr,,nv nStcrt,t,on lrst,1rnt t,ornnll
In tho chutr, and Commissioners 1susscll, shor-
man, ard Callahan present.
Iao neefetafys fcpoft To- oI ano .a expenses t 's
May snoWea ~. a.t..' y. M. on 'n'
G GommissI.,1er @ @ eu Husseii M s sa, no had oado M
cstl,nato Of tho RESOURCES Of tho Hoard, and Of
torad y rc.olntion llmit,nw ,hc "rnansrs IN er,,,
noosion with tho pay-roil 10 $14,0U month.
Tho resolution was adopted.
a Ts,',r. ,nn,, r'M H., r.'',,.r, -. 49,, a
ono from % 1onn a. uo!e III M leaata ~ .no "asasa.
avenue from Fifty lrat tu Sixty. seventh strcnt
in SUNNY ,he uark. It's co,,sitiorutom ,,ns do.
torrea uht! tho ne1t ihcetln4. ...,..,
, 1881-06-09
Lcsllt's sEstAto-ForMinl Transfer
~ Az tho lsroperty 10 tho widow,

Il. 1n',a nak, June 4.-lsAaO W. England, who
ias atu" rr ior ltuaEIy four years. tho AssI9aeo OF
!str,I III rrrEilk Leslie, tu-tmy formally trans-
fAn ill.,, ~ fhs assigned estato tH Mr4. IealfD,
tirs,,".,a ,aaes tho sArious publications. and tho
ista ~ rFnl'rty. ,utisl relieves Mr. EnKland
IN vt,i.. tr'p1nsibllity. This MAs dun8 Nnslor
Mths H. " jHIt9e iinaeh confirming tho report
rnlsr tsstetrt, II. II. Anlrrsotl 1,utle III MnrGh.
ultr s uF'!rT Mra. 1.csIe paid tho cresittora
ttu. II ,E4s, May q, tho bn!anes or tho 1 pur
4haMr,..r1eir tlatlu. u sliIH OF <h1uD, which was
hsuIvMm IL her by Ars. rho,uuI s4llh. ot
IT, s1in' alt'i to.sluy sho cntcred upon
tse l,t", u ltascsH!ua AIa management 0f
ltstrtp tp'upcftf. Mrs. Lcslln sail to a re-
Il oL,n.,,ii hhsr bud au cnil0xs amount
etrry Ald enemies to contend With, but
t41r emsa 1sa IN court bus bce1, decided in NY
lssuIt i, "aeil thu ,.cstlun Of CATryinx out thu
hcat ~ .as coi.trArt huta to 1a met u1lsl pay-
IL ns t1;lUd tnuIv, It WAS u serious n,Rtter
IT ~ Mas without menus. but hey0
, 1881-06-09
I3uOI{S.

DEVISED NEW TEST4AAIESr-COM-
L parpa IN parn:lal cuIuuns wlt Old rsrslou nauK.
I'M rhaiixu In A.lxunKe punctuntuu, unt ns.eA "
b"tI i.cs tyik. History AMsL Ion.. aYysnIlx
Agents ouant " S0ntA T. l. AAAhoW i W., Az
dI1pApulA. Ind.
, 1881-06-09

A TJOIIN MITCllELL'S, 1DG +. WASH
"a tnHton.At, liursns nt ali kinds carriages, b,aEeh
Nu t,nraess, and second hand. At low prtcesi
viii sxchunEG. Cash advances Mnds-
, 1881-06-09

A I'll. s. C0OPEllS STABLES, NOS. IL
II md Ill Alct44t-av. tho dtlylngt lnERy, cAr.
Ttaxg, sAHIIc, and Grat hUEaos Drdefs kuilctal.
, 1881-06-09
BUSINESS CHANCES,

A HARE CHANCE FOtl x BARGAIN
II u t.nhdso,ne clnbined rtdlux llrd driyu tH,y.
rnund, gently. nnd ktnt: HsW !lnrHpks 4sla tiu new
cnMopy-t.r tnsket phneton lmr.ly soed, used hy
lntyi ind will 10 ktl.tl separately tuEGtiur. 1T
ere!I surrthce. tntl NJ ny house any tuu l0-ay ut
6Ui West WnttIngtun+Xt
, 1881-06-09
!SEJjFIN(f MACHINES.

TI1OR SALE S1NTEEE SEWlSG-MA.
IL chimes, htftd III run by stenHl.EuNef. Hx.En
nakefs VI tt.uFt e.n iay III ii work, CLEAESr,
SAfEH A tU., liz alunru1aL ~
, 1881-06-09

NTASTED-GOOU DENT
w Altd business ,uuIi, ~lth tllM spcGru lIRif
interest IN tHa1ls.atl binnesa tkMt will puy k6n0
Xtnt. 1dItttnA Ii IL. VriL1I1Iu INlcA. -. y -
, 1881-06-09

TNOH SALE-t0 ACRES NEAR NEW
u Ehlcaal.. burlington 4 Quincy csr-shups. at tI)
t'cr acre HESjti WALLER. Ill, 1E npatGorn-r,.
ACRES SOUTH Of CITY,
y c1nro to trr"ts *i0 par ucre. lIESitY WAL.
l.EIt. ,Ilt.. lN lenrt,nri,.st
, 1881-06-09

IVANTED-A FlKSI.Cl.ASS TIN AND
W RnlrnnIfnd Iron worker. TINS Ct.nIIlsnt tn
nlataunn shol, nna who can put up work. Address,
with retsr"nre. Time " "spertanee aud wReus Will
w"rk tor No. 81 East Washtngtbn.st. indianapolis.
int,
, 1881-06-09

EHOK AIE-C4fEA1'--50XtA0 ON CAf.U-
~ r!ct:ay.. near Ihtrtet1.st. Apply to MTltUS l..
I'EAltt,E. III llsush1rn.st,
TOR SALE--UR EXCI1ASEE-fIOUSE
htId !nt,ttpho iront. i8 rooms, nlso bars. Appy
, 1881-06-09

10ARTSER WANTEn-i'OOk STORE.
l. half tnLurgxt tnt aa!ai business vol gstabllso1
V0al catui. cash tnits. See.s n9ra cupitAj 10 *.
lutlt ttu eusllJukx, Address u ~, ETtG4hu Iflcc.
, 1881-06-09

FI,IIE UNION FURNITURE, COMPANY,
i Hk Afd ati WeAt Slatllaufl.yI. sDJA Mi kiM1s N
hOllaelulu auUua u4unthIy payments Low prtgas
, 1881-06-09

T,OK SALE-VERY FINE COMBINED
~ aailllc uMd hnrnesA horse. II. e. ANTHONY, 1T
, 1881-06-09

Ii1UK SALE-A SMALL lItON SIDE
L. ~hso! .;s9m9e5 lW fs.. hss III y trHs 1s"i y
ne+x. Ftlc1 &LuI eusl.. ]. u. JONES, NuVu, l
EhgMpsf VI Cuuue1:e Detroit M!cA.
, 1881-06-09

A BAiH.tlN SELDOM OR NEVER Of
1Afere.. beautiful iN.y l.lnru, r,Iln,
HnnllS. hHu tcnresa: sitle burmese nnd ,eMhBr-tu.
s.t.e- t4sEF. haIy haltrti M bg sold separately
uss Tor ii and must sell. Cn III MY ilolse my tlnu
ttI.duy at ali Wesk WnsslsliItui.st
, 1881-06-09

COCNI1tT HE<IL ISSI.ITE.'
ION SALE-DY TlIOS. 4. HILL, :!
~ NcatkDrtl.+t.:
.0.Rcrc far.n In Cnok County. III.
6s-Hett 1nrfn Henr Turk KldEu. III.
kiu-hcru tnrn In Aletlenry County, III.
f.2at-acre tMrnt ~ Christian CnuHtr, III.
iIki-nerp tnrnl III Lewis County, Mu.
hN.Aere inrHl tn MADISON County, luwn.
III. H. und la.uers tRrn.H in Iowa.
, 1881-06-09

THOk SALE-A LARGE FRAME BU11.D-
L! Ing on Eni MIlwMDtG4.hv. tSrtlrt &lUull: rent
ng iyt, 5tt3A: an exeelliat invebtnltht. HENRY
" a l.l.Elk. Ill.,, 1U7 1JHurirtfp.Hk
, 1881-06-09

T,Oli SAI.E-CEKrlFN'AT OF MEM
IL telsI.iE to .'pets uunFd ot Trade. Adlr3ts u IL
il irtGHuN II5fiCu,
, 1881-06-09

ITO RES'T-NU. I'll NORTH La SALi.E-
i 81. new 3-stIry ttnne.frDBt unc!ltng; pntlnE,
dining .ruun and kitchen on Hrxt Hour. WAL NfEk-
F1NO KESr-ftESlnESCE 40 SOPHIA
l. At, ~ e0ona 11t AK! fHrnace, nA.. bnth. etc:
convenient to park Mtd cAtAs r0ttt low. ANPly NJ
kOust.
, 1881-06-09
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

FlNU FURNITURE MASUFAErlIl;EllS
L. For xa!e, al tuutis nlA hur glutl! Address EUll.
I l.u[ NJ. 4
, 1881-06-09


n explvivt III u llost .seau for least Muuey, snd
T.. dursGIlaY u t.Mtitshstl by tlrss ygats .atytss
Etlilut Fesljr1 ElxHaef4 AIl1 sleAl usets invited
il UxalliitIr Or send for descriptive circular 10
llul'I.EX sAgErt tsuil.En HjApAHf oaicss.
, 1881-06-09

" Il 1t t1.tIsND " .IN I19U.
DAKTNEH WASTED-WI'rIl $4,500-A
l. manufacturing t1Itupany uxtvNllhK tIglr hust.
IVss lusif1 AIaudy tuh!,ess rsa ~ lak9 churRv ~
~ this ety1 profits lurxe uni tvEtsit1. Ad4tsss h
Tfka}sInu u1l5CG.
, 1881-06-09

A GOODRICH, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Asl.l Ilc&rbHsn.st.. chleanu AdyicD iTet; svass
V1lyiprA. iu.lnnss 4ulally Ana iuRAtty trsi,>ncls
, 1881-06-09

CLdlfPD1< AIS.
A liz I.EtTslAtEll Mrs. FRANKS. :Ul
.f1Wust AlA.I'st.. bust adys " a1tt. !a7rf!a1e
1IIlZAltn OF DES'rlNY-l'NOF.' Won.
w In..!lat tr,i Enlple wurid.t ms ,!, al.a
uyurythinv iii lilo. siii Nent lakN-sl
, 1881-06-09

E,UIs SALE-TEN ACRES IN SEC. ~,
~ west Ol Sarnal schuot, t4.0M Su1'r Il nlt0Uk liz,
lktItln III IL {tIhrk
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.


-0IIIVOI UVUk0 40 NI'NrII :.
Hastings has had five inch snow.
The Light Running New Victor
sewing Machine by steve Is2u " Cross.
49, Weather prophets predict an open
ryrrirr .'' W
Want nutlrr. and oors r.,l..,
nrica n,id Ia. s,.yo,so,. g.. cr,.,
do uor r,n to nron.r. .nor,or r,.
your stock. 1t pays.
col. Watson y. Smiths life wa,
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24
Notice.

Is hereby gwen that | will examine
all persons who may desire to offer
themselves as candidates for teachers
OF the primary or common schools Of
this county, at the Court House in
Brownville on the first Saturday IN
each month PHILIP CRoruEn.
2l-tt Co. Superintendent
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24

Many persons are bitterly opposed lo
patent medicines ana viii rnmN use
them at all. There is no doubt thnt man,
are worthless, yctn r.medv that has Sto,l
the test tor years, like DR.. Shermau'S pricl
ley Ash Bitters, md It's sale and popularity
increasing every dey, must have merit or n
would have diSnppcnro oup since.
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24

y gold mine i'm the summit district
OF Colorado is said by reputable cy-
perts to be yielding 100000 per ton.
An offer of $3,OOOOOO in cash for a half
interest was refused.
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24

-- School books and all misccllan-
eous books at NickelrS drugstore.
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24
DOlen is at Low.
mans.

- The Missouri river was so fun of
mush ice last Saturday that boats did
MT cross and we received no mails
from the other side This is the first
distraction of the winter.
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-11-24

Buy the Balm Wagon for service.
STEVENSON Il Cross.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
A LOye.Making Lunatic.

Ira, Cayuga County, is the scene OF
the operations of a love-making lunatic,
who seemed bound until his penchant
was curbed to marry ali the girls in that
section. He became the lawful or un-
lawful husband of two females as it was.
The young mans name is Charles Blake
and the maidens whom he made brides
are Miss Betsy Foster and Miss Annie
Upcroft. Mr.. Blake appears to have
been above par in the matrimonial mar
ket. The Weedsport Sentinel says
Enamored of two damsels and en-
gagged to both his case is an anomaly.
Miss Foster was an heiress and he mar
ried her. Their honeymoon was brief.
After an elapse of few days he re-
turned his bride to her home and told
her he should see her never more. In
tears she implored him not to forsake
her, but he was obdurate and left her a
residence of Miss Upcroft and desired
her to elope with him. The young
lady's mother objected, and insisted
that he should marry her daughter In
her own domicile. He consented tc
the proposition and Mr.. Upcroft OBJ.
tanned Elder Cross of South Hannibal
/ W pcIlOIu IuO CClCLhOhys vi ChbCl'
ing the residence of Mr.. Upcroft and
receiving an introduction to the con
tracing parties the dominic was
shocked to recognize in the would-bt
bridegroom the gentleman whom scarce
three days since he had pronounced the
husband of Miss Foster. He refused te
tie the knot and explained the conse
quences of the law should he do it tt
those present and went his way rumi
mating on the inconsistencies of mortals
Blake retired Respondent. Miss Up
croft Immediately sued her nugatory
swain for $4,000, claiming that hel
heart had been damaged to that amount
Blake's friends either doubling his san
ity, or seeking to shield him from th'
terrors of breach of promise suit, hat
trio of physicians make diagnosis o
his case. They pronounced him insane
and he was incarcerated in the Utici
asylum. ."-Syracuse IN. ~ Courier.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
Its Coming Out All Right.

There is no cause for alarm or i'll.
feeling because at the present time
there is a little sharp sparring going
on concerning the side show of "Anti.
monopoly"
Everything is coming out all right,
and everything is going to be satisfac
tory.
We believe that on due considers
tion the executive committee is 60
ing to eliminate anything and every
thing that may have been either sur
reptitiously or thoughtlessly embodied
in the "Plan of Organization" anc
Address concerning "Anti-Moropo
ly," an that the name, "Nationa
Greenback-L Labor" Party will be re
tanned.
We believe, in other words, tha
the Executive Committee is GOING tt
BE the Executive Committee of tn,
"Greenback Labor" party and not
second fiddle for any man or set of men
lt Is not going to be mere ornamen
set in the snout of any newspaper no,
ever much Of "a leading Greenbacl
Labor and Anti-Monopoly newspaper
it may be.
The Greenbnck pai ty has got to b
so big that it will just run right owe
any man or clique of men that undel
takes to stand in its way.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
,ers looked up the river and saw the

gers looked up the river and saw the
waters rushing, tumbiing down, almost
like cataract and with . roar as great,
the scene TTas grand, out terrible
enough to move the stoutest nerves.
The woman clutchcd nervously at the
boat; the ferryman made frantic gest-
ures to her with his hand, as if to say:
I" You will drown rs all
The least move out of the way meant
death, and the woman's clutching
rocked the boat. She was powerless to
resist the impulse, spite of the ferry
mans appealing gestures and the nudg-
ing OF her fellow passengers. The gem
tleman who was holding the child took
in the situation, and, reaching his lips
to the woman's ear, screamed-and she
heard his voice above the roar of the
waters" if you touch that boat again
I will throw your child overheard. We
all go together, but the child must go
first" Her frame quivered, but she
closed her hands tightly and crossed
them in her lap. A moment after and
the bottom of the boat grazed the
sand on the other shore. A gentleman
extended hand to help the woman
out. She stepped on the bow of the
boat, and fell face forward on the sand
tainted. When we opened her hands
the blood gushed from the palms where
she had dug the nails into them with
her fists clinched. Almost with the
moment of her return to consciousness
she commenced TRADE of abuse on the
man who had threatened to throw her
child overheard Never mind her
blather, mister" said the boatman;
| "you saved all our lives.' She looked
at the ferryman, then at the object OF
her abuse, burst into tears and said
" Forgive me, sir. .''-M0ntanG Cor. ~
7. Times.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
Some Very Old People.

A Rochester IN. " correspondent
says: In Montreal, in Janury, 1889,
Michael Gannue and Melissa GAMER were
married. He was seventeen, she was
fourteen. In 1901 they removed to Scott
burg, now Scottsville this county. There
they lived together for seventy-eight
years. On the 9TH of December, 1879,
Mrs. Gannue died at the age of 103,
after a married lie of eighty-nine
years. Her husband is still living, 108
years old. He lives with his son-in-
law, George Muir at 81 Munger Street,
in this city. He is sound mentally.
With the exception of being cripple
from fall he had sixteen years ago,
his physical condition is excellent. He
became blind in his ninetieh year. He
was blind six years when sight gradual
ly returned. When his wife was dying
he stood by her bedside. When she
could no longer speak to him, he be.
came so affected that his eyesight failed
again. On the day of her burial he was
escorted to her coffin to take his lasl
look at his venerable consort. He could
not see her face. He exclaimed bitter
ly: at is hard. after living nearly nine
ty years with her that she must be
taken away without my being able to
see her againp' He had never been
known to weep before.
Mr.. Gannue is basketmaker. He
has not worked at his trade since
he became cripple. He is an inveter.
ate user of tobacco, but never drank in.
toxicating liquor. His wife bore hin
sixteen children. Eight-three sons
and five daughters-are still living
There are living besides thirty y-eight
grandchildren, twenty-three great
grandchildren, thirteen great grea
grandchildren, eight great great great
grandchildren and five great great
great great grandchildren. A few
months ago MIR. Gannue's eyesight wa.
again renewed.
Joseph Ludlow, aged, 104, lives in
the village of Bergin. He was born il
Baden, Germany, and has been twice
married. He is sound mentally and
physically. He varies his life by visit
ing his children, who live in the sur
rounding counties. He milks, saws anG
chops wood and is as active as a
healthy man of sixty. His oldest child il
eighty-three.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
On the Ocklawaha River, Florida.

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
thus describes steamboating on the
Ocklawaha River, Florida: AS Flor
ida curiosity, the boats are worth de-
scribing. They are flat bottom steam
ers, seventy-two feet long by twenty
one breadth of beam; the stem is the
business end where double rudders
shape the course, and an open wheel
paddles the dark water into perpet-
ual cascade. The greatest speed
claimed for them is seven miles an hour
but going up stream they hardly make
that. The boilers and engine, kitchen
etc., are in the hull, which is not more
than four feet deep. Above this region
of fire and vapor is a small cabin, and
two rows of the smallest state-rooms
ever invented, having each two berths,
where passengers, packed away, at
night, are as close as sardines in box,
without exaggeration. The smoke
stack runs up between the two rows OF
state-rooms and the pilot-house is aloft
on the top of the cabin. More gro
tesque marine architecture could not be
imagined and yet the boats answer all
the requirements of the Ocklawaha.
They carry often as many as thirty
passengers, and there IS never a com
pany Of voyagers without ladies. As
the roof of the pilot house is thirty-fve
feet from the surface of the water, the
man at the wheels among the treetops
and passengers on deck have to be
watchful lest in the narrow winding'
of the stream the overarching tree'
sweep them into the swift running
stream. When night comes and blacl
darkness envelopes water and forest.
pitch-pine beacOns are lighted above
the pilot house to enable the man a
the wheel to see his way. The luriC
glare of the fire makes transformation
scene which is fascinating and wei
calculated to keep all hands on the watcl
till the gray dawn of day breaks in thu
East. The tangled underground ant
the mighty trees of the swamps, ant
the hanging moss assume fantastic
shapes most beautiful and pleasing t.
the watcher. One may see, in the un
certain light of the blazing beacon
castles, Moorish arches, hanging gar
dens, and all the endless variety O
fairyland with which imagination i
capable of investing the surroundings
Wrapped in absolute silence, natur
seems every moment to produce a
realities all the fancies of dreamland
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
A Lunatic Pigeon.

A white fantail pigeon lived with his
family in pigeon house in our stable
yard. He and his wife had been
brought originally from Sussex, and
had lived respected and admired, to see
their children of the third generation,
when he suddenly became the victim Of
the infatuation l am about to describe.
No eccentricfty whatever was remarked
in his conduct until one dav CHANGED
to pick up somewhere in the garden a
ginger-beer bottle of the ordinary
brown stone description. l flung it
into the yard, where it fell Immediate
ly below the pigeon house. That in
slant down flew paterfamilias, and to
my no small astonishment commenced
series of genufections, evidently
dong homage to the bottle. He
strutted round and round it, bowing
and scraping and cooing and perform
ing the most ludicrous antics ever be-
held on the part of an enamored pigeon.
Nor did he cease these performances
until we removed the bottle; what
proved that this singular alteration OF
instinct had become a fixed delusion
was this, whenever the bottle was
thrown or placed in the yard-no mat
ter whether it lay horizontally or was
placed upright-the same ridiculous
scene was enacted; at that moment the
pigeon came flying down with quite as
great alacrity as when his peas were
thrown out for his dinner, to continue
his antics as long as the bottle remained
there. Sometimes this would 60 on for
hours, the other members of his family
treating his movements with the most
contemptuous Indifference, and taking
no notice whatever of the bottle. At
last it became the regular amusement
| with which we entertained our visitors,
to see this erratic pigeon making love
to the interesting object of his affec-
tions, and it was an entertainment
which never failed, throughout that
summer at least. Before next summer
came round he was no more.-Lettes ia
| Nature