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Story Of Justice GRAY.

The Washington Times tells the follow
Ing story of Justice Gray, of the United
States Supreme court. He had gone down
into Delaware to hold court, and was met
by depuay marshal. The fees are not
large down in that section, and the dep
uty marshals are not the richest men
around. So this deputy met the justice
and was ready to walk over into town.
Where Is your carriage?' asked Justice
Gray. We'll, Mr.. Justice, you see our
fees are small and If 1 hired a carriage
would have nothing left" You ger the
carriage" said the justice. there is an
account to which it can be charged. Write
to the marshal in Baltimore and he'll tell
you what to do"
So Justice Gray rode over to the town.
and the deputy marshal wrote to his SUI
perior. Shortly after the return of Justice
Gray to the city he received a letter from
the deputy marshal, saying the carriage
billwas all right. 1.-The marshal tells me"
he wrote, ito charge it up to the account
of transportation of prisoners"
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PART I.

There Is a brutal pastime in vogue
among the lumbermen of Maine and
New Hampshire, so intimately con-
nected with the tragic story which
am about to relate, that l shall begin
by describing 1t. This game, known
as Jack, where be you?" is especially
popular during the long winter even
inys. when the gang il assembled in
camp after the days work IL finished.
To the spectators II has the keen In
eerest Of the prize fight or the Verita-
BILE duel. To the participants IT Is
rather serious affair. or would seem so
to more civilized men. But hard heads
enjoy hard knocks. and volunteers are
easily found.
A ring IN formed: the contestants
kpeel on the floor, facing each other.
ana are securely blfndfolded. Each
holds In his right hand a stout leather
strap, made formidable by the heavy
iron buckle at the end. The left hand.
which may slide about freely. but must
be kept on or near the floor, grssps
one end of another strap: this Is
drawn taut between the combatants,
and must never be dropped. When all
Is ready, one-the man who has been
out: Jack where be your" Where
upon the other must Immediately an
swer: Here 1 be' The first then
strikes at the point where he fancies
him to be with the buckle end Of his
strap, swinging II with all his force.
If he hits his man he may strike again.
and SO on, till he misses. but as soon
as he fails to score. the other may cali
IL Svt1 n
lenge: "Jack, where be you?'
This continues through a series OF
rounds-ordinarily until one of the two
Is disabled. for a man to be knocked
senseless by a heavy blow from the
weighted strap is nothing uncommon,
and serious injuries are occasionally
inflicted. But there is just where the
fun comes in-at least in the eyes Of
the lumberman. His whole life is made
up of peril and hardship; SO support Is
lively enough to tickle his tough pa
late unless hotly spieed with pain and
hazard. So Jack, where be your" Is
a favorite amusement.
1t was near Arctic Falls, in the in
terminable wilderness of northern
Maine; that the tragedy occurred. l
was very familiar with the region as
a boy, and many times heard the story
repeated with all the vivid detail nat
ural to those for whom memory serves
as substitute for imagination.
The place is rugged and picturesque
beyond compare The savage little
hamlet lies in the valley Of the Anti
segunticook. where the plunging
stream has cut through the solid gran
1te to deep gorge, in which the drives
of logs clog and gather in bristling
jams. while the dammed-up waters rise
behind i'm tumult. and surge with new
fury through the tangled obstruction.
Imagine the peril of those who go
down into the roaring chasm to tug
and pry at the foot of this gigantic
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GARFIELD ON THE FREE SILVER
MOVEMENT.

From the Cleveland Leader.
In the works of James Abram Gar
field, vol. Xi, page 240, is a speech de-
livered by him before the house OF
representatives., July 13. 1876. 1t was
on a proposition to virtually adopt the
free coinage of silver, at such a ratio,
or proportion, that sixteen ounces or
silver should be made by law equal IN
value to one ounce of gold, when each
was coined. At that time the amount
of silver required to make silver dol
lar had not the market value of dol
lar-the same as is the case. to much
greater extent, today. The PROPOSE
tiOn was the issue that now exists be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties on the money question.
In opposing the free coinage Of silver,
President Garfield used the following
impressive words: 'Mr. Speaker: I
can hardly conceive a situation iii
which the house could be brought
more directly face to face with what
seems to present, on the one hand,
public honor, and on the other, the
DEEPEST PUBLIC DISGRACE.
1T has happened in the fluctuation OF
these metals that there is now nota-
BILE opportunity to cheat seven mil
lions of men by adopting the baser
metal as the standard of payment,
and thus accomplish a swindle on 50
great a scale as to make the achieve
ment illustrious. BY the proposed
measure, one-fifth Of the enormous ag-
gregate of public and private debts
can be WIPED OUT WITH A
SPONGE. This nation owes $780,
600, 600. and private citizens of the
United States probably owe $2,500. .00O,-
600, possibly more. At the present mo-
ment the relation of debtor and cred
itor in the United States involves near
ly $4,000. .OO0, 900. 1t is proposed by the
amendment of the gentleman from In
diana that, at one fell stroke, one
fifth of all this enormous sum shall be
wiped off, REPUDIATED. and that
the process shall be called HONEST
LEGISLATION. Since HAVE BEEN
IN PUBLIC LIFE. l HAVE NEVER
KNOWN ANY PROPOSITION THAT
CONTAINED so MANY ELEMENTS
OF VAST RASCALITY, OF COLOS-
SAL SWINDLING, AS THIS.
Gentlemen may remember the fin
ancal shock of 1887. the later shock
of 1857. and the still later shock in
1873. CONCEIVE THEM ALL IN
ONE VAST CRASH, AND THE FIN
ANCIAL RUIN, THE OVERTHROW
OF BUSINESS WOULD BE LIGHT
IN COMPARISON WITH THE
SHOCK WHICH WOULD FOLLOW.
Put In operation the provision now
suggested. and all our gold coin will
leave the country as fast as it can be
carried abroad. Do this and a REVO-
LUTON IN OUR MONETARY AT
FAIRS, UTTERLY UNPARALLELED
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"You amt goin' back on q feller
now?"
Il amt goin' back on nobody" she
answered. but wish II was jim"
Come along, then" he said. glancing
around uneasily. Don't ye see l can't
be loafin' here?"
She looked at her father.
''They fit out fair" he said. slowly.
AN ye give yer word. hain't nothin'
to say"
The girl shuddered.
"But tonight you git home. Shet up.
Nick, blast ye. Eff ye want her, come
.tomorrer an ask fer her. an I'll see
ye git yer rights. Shet up, I say. Go
long, Sail"
Il
Tomorrow dawned. The tragic grove
was deserted. Some of the lanterns
still fickered with dingy CLEAN. And
In their midst. just over the bloody
floor, stiff and cold and drenched with
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dead-fall, until. as some trigger-like
combination is loosened. the whole
mass shudders and gives way, and
thunderous avalanche Of foam and logs
plunges down the steep sluiceway.
Many are the victims that this merci-
less wooden juggernaut has claimed.
Each year, on the white beach at the
foot Of the rapids are found red -shirted
forms. mangled and distorted. cast up
there by swirling eddy. They are
pulled out from among the murderous
logs that are driven up on the same
sands, and are cartded away to the near
est graveyard, ten miles distant. For
there are no graves at Arctic Falls
there Is not soil enough; the hard
granite floor is uncarpeted with sod.
Neither are there any wells-what use
to drive shafts down in the fiinty rock?
And the Tivulets that race down from
the overhanging hills have all cut
through the thin film of mold, and
speed over beds of smooth black stone
On the main street Of the village the
heavy wagons jar along a naked ledge
OF rock; in the forest the great roots
OF the trees stand out like talons, gri-
ping for q foothold and the mountains
that wall in the barren scene show
seany slopes SO bare and precipitous
that a loosened bowlder will fly down
like cannon ball until it crashes in
the thicket below. Arctic Falls fills
many graves, but provides none; saw
age and pitiless, it casts out its dead
unburied.
And the mills, they are as merciless
as the torrent that drives them. The
fierce Shrek Of the fanged saw ever
mingles with the believing of the wa
ters. Night and day they run at race
horse speed in serried gangs that rip
through half-a-dozen logs at once.
Great dripping tree-trunks rush in a
ceaseless Stream up the steep incline,
are tossed about like straws by the
massive machinery. and fall in heap
OF slab and plank before you could walk
their length. The throbbing air is heavy
with the odor Of spray and the aro-
matte fragrance Of fresh rended pine.
Jagged edgings. like giant toothpicks.
heap UP in mountainous stacks, which
are burned each night: and the red
flames light q scene worthy of the In
ferno. Woe to the foot that slips or the
hand that falters in such a place.
Scarcely q week passes without some
CHASTITY accident. The signs are all
about you; faces frightful with livid- ILL
healed mutilations; men stumping
about amid the pitfalls of the mill on
rude wooden legs: men feeding the ra-
venous saws, that have already tasted
their flesh, with an iron hook where the
hand should be. You enter a hovel, and
In q dingy corner some poor broken
wretch lies groveling, groaning, curs-
ing. praying for death. Things happen
here too horrible for words.
What wonder that men grow hard and
reckless! Life and limb are cheap at
Arctic Falls.
And who are they that dwell in this
roofess cavern among the hills-who
endure this lfe OF peril. toll, and tor
ture? They are-or were. for time
changes al things. and the tribes Of men
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the men, but not much more tender
hearted. Nevertheless wooing and we'd
lock went on here as in other places,
and sawmill society, though brutal, was
not corrupt.
The belle Of the place was Sally Har-
den. She was big bold and rosy, rough
as her company, but sound to the core.
Presume an inch too far. and you got
knock down cuff for your pains. but
there was no malice in it: you We're at
liberty to join the laugh and resume the
fiirtatiOn-for she was something of a
flirt withal. Great coils of copper-red
hair turbaned her head. Red hair was
a taunt in the sawmill settlement. but
she led the dance none the less; her
beauty was of the chrome sort which
millhands and lumbermen could appre-
ciate. She wore heavy. gold-plaited jew
elry, and an excess of inexpensive rings;
but all this seemed to suit her style and
yOu would hardly have wished her to
change it. Her dresses were of trying
and often positively painful hues, but
really, she could carry off a big dose OF
bad taste with success.
She had many admirers, but only two,
Jim Jones and Nick Burdo, were seri-
ously in question. Jim was a robust,
florid youth. six feet in height and al
most as handsome as Sally herself. His
face was slightly scarred-fOr he never
shirked fight-but, as yet, hardships
and dissipation had made but little i'm
preston on him. He was strong and
clever, a general favorite.
Nick was more feared than liked. He
was some years older than Jim, tall,
dark and sinewy, with the fierceness
and endurance of a wolf. His fights
were rarely fist fights. Though doubt
less Of Canadian origin, his command OF
language surpassed that Of any other
man in the settlement. His glib and
specious tongue was apt to gain its
point, yet even while it persuaded 1t
seemed somehow to arouse distrust.
The scene is laid. Now comes the
tragedy.
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for Sally had chosen to show them
scant courtesy that day.
And now that last dance was
reached. Both claimed it, and both
claimed a promise-perhaps with JUS
tice. Sally grew petulant.
II don't care how you settle It," she
cried. ''Have it out atween you"
Both started; 1t was a rash word.
In an instant the suggestion had out
run her wishes. and passed beyond her
control.
'Will you dance with the one what
licks?" cried Jim.
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"JACk, WHERE BE YOU ?" I
s. BY CHARLES KELSEY GAINES
49, III. Copyright by the syndcasaI Z

come and go-they were, in the days
when knew the place. of New England
origin. with a sprinkling of Canadian
French. They were not. on the whole.
a sad-hearted, nor yet a bad-hearted
people. Their religion was chiefly of
the revival" type. There was plenty Of
good fellowship, though fierce disputes
were frequent; and they lived with the
dare devil abandon Of men who felt that
tomorrow might see them writhing In
torment, here or elsewhere-for most OF
them sincerely expected to go to hell at
last. But they seemed to think they
could stand it. Life at Arctic Falls was
certainly good preparation.
The wives and daughters Of these men
were the natural products Of their en-
vironment-sturdy, coarse-fbered. but
sound-hearted, self-respecting and re-
spected. IAfe was q battle, and they
fought 1t out and held their own. They
were rather more religious than were
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dew. dangled a sprawlng figure. 1t
was riddled with bullets. and blood was
dripping from 1t in sullen clots upon
the stark form that lay beneath.
Thus 1t CHANGED that Nick never
claimed his bride.
And Sail? They did not find her in
her room that morning. But they
found her two days later on the white
beach below the gorge: and one more
corpse was carted down the rough road
to the distant graveyard.
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Summer Complaints,
Dysentey, Dianhea,
ChOIOra M0rbuS.

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In a half tumbler Of water. repeated as
often as the discharges continue, and a
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over the stomach and bowels will afford
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Internally-A half to a teaspoonful in a
half tumbler Of water will in a few min
utes cure cramps, spasms, sour stomach,
nausea, vomiting. heartburn. nervousness
sleeplessness, sick headache, flatulency
and internal pains.
ria In its various forms cured and Pre-
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There IL not a remedial agent in the
world that will cure Fever and Ague and
all other Malarious, Bilious and other fe-
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quick as RAILWAYS READY RELIEF.
Travellers should always carry bottle
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few drops IN water will prevent sickness or
pains from change Of water. 1t Is better
than French brandy or bitters as a stimu-
lant
Miners and lumbermen should always be
provided with 1t.
Price 80 cents bottle. Sold by all drug.
giete,
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HINToN-CUsHwA.-A very pretty
wedding was solemnized ~ the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. Seibert
Cush wa, on the Tuscarora Pike, On
Tuesday evening, Dee. lst. The
contracting parties we're Miss Katie,
tue second daughter of Ar. and Mrs.
Cushwa, and Mr.. Ordelle B. Hinton,
of the same vicinity. Rev. DIR. F.
NJ. Woods, Of this city, performed
the ceremony. The bride vas dress
ed in green cloth travelling dress
and presented charming appear
ance. The maid OF honor Was Miss
Bette Small, and Mr.. Stewart Cush-
wa, brother of the bride, was best
man. After 'sthe twain had been
made one" those who had the good
luck to be present we're invited to
the dining room and partook of the
elegant wedding dinner, q real ''Tus-
carora' dinner. The bride an
groom were then driven to this city,
where they took Baltimore and Ohio
train No, 6, $40 p. M. for a bridal
tour through Virginia. They were
the recipients OF many handsome and
useful presents. We extend our
congratulations.
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The Forum FOR lS97.-DuriRg
1891 The Forum will contain many
features of extraordinary interest
and no effort or expense will be
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Never before in the history CT The
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The Forum, reaches a larger audi
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a TOUCHING AND BEAUTIFUL PLAY

a TOUCHING AND BEAUTIFUL PLAY.
The Peoples Theatre was crowded
to the lobby, and the play, entitled
"The World Against Her. held the
vast audience by the virtue of its
domestic interest, its crowded Incl
dents, its portrayal of woman's love
and its strong contrast OF virtue and
vice. 1t tells the story of a wife
suspected by her husband of incon-
stancy, owing to the ingenuity of q
william, and abandoned to face the
cruelty and scorn of the world. Her
struggles to save her child and her
misadyentures In London, alone and
helpless, are graphically told.
Throughout it all she remains pure
and loyal, and when ultimately her
husband is convinced of her inno-
cence, the audience evinced how
strongly she had won their sympa-
thies by breaking out in tumultous
congratulations. Miss Agnes Wal
lace is the star OF the play. The
points of special interest to the au-
dience were the scene of the meeting
of husband and wife when the hus-
band comes to take away the
child the attempted abduction OF
the child on the highway by the hus-
bands agents, and the rescue by a
kindly Snowman and his wife. The
great scene of the play is, however
in the last act when the husband and
the william come together at last and
have a square, stand-np fight from
the shoulder. -Ne1o York World.
Will appear at the Central Opera
House, Tuesday night, Dec. 9Th.
Don't miss it.
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DECEMBER FoREcAsT.-The follow
ing weather forecast for this month
is the prediction Of Rev. ri Hicks !:
From the Cd to the 4th of Deem
Der there are reasons to expect very
severe disturbances. The period
will begin with warm wave starting
10 the far west, storms Of rain, snow
and wind developing as the low
barometer and warm waves moves to
the Eastward. December 9th q
Mars equinox is central. Venus is
central on the 23d and Mercury on
the 26th, with winter solstice from
about the 9th to %. From 9Th 10
18th will prove one Of the periods
that should lie watched. Be p1epar-
ed for billiards. at this time, and all
December periods, with cold follow
ing in the North, and more or less
severe Southwark. The 18th and
18th will bring renewed storm activi-
ty. The 10th to 23d will be at the
center of the winter solstice, with a
regular storm period greatly inten-
sified by Vents and Mercury. There
viii be terrific winter storms, or
phenomenal freaks Of temperature
and earthquake. The 26th to about
the Both will really be the crisis OF
all the causes that bring extra pres
sure on most of the month.
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Notice 20 LIEN Holders.

To all persons holding liens by judg-
ment or otherwise, on the real estate OF
William FL : Kantner, or any part there
of:
In pursuance of a decree Of the Cir
emit Court Of Berkeley county, West
Virginia, made in a cause therein pend
ing 10 subject the real estate Of the said
William II. Kantner to the satisfaction
of the liens thereon. you are hereby re-
qujred TO present all claims held by you
and each of you against the said Will
liam Fl Kantner, which are liens on
his real estate, or any part Of it, for ad-
Indication to meat my Office in the city
of MartinsbuTg, on or before the 18th
day of December, 1895.
Given under my hand this 9TH day OF
October, A. ID. 1896.
A. q. NADEEBoUsCH,
12-5-4t. Com'r 10 Chancery.
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FINGERS NEARLY AnpuTATBp..

FINGERS NEARLY AMPUTATED.-
Mr.. A. S. Poisal, of Winchester ave.
nue., met with serious accident on
Thanksgiving morning, which might
have resulted in the loss of two fin-
gers on his left hand. He was pre-
pairing to go hunting and went out
hurriedly to cut some wood before
starting. He grasped the ak in the
middle of the handle and brought it
down with great force, the handle
striking another stick of wood and
making a glaucing strike of the ak
on his left hand. 1t was a heavy
blow and the cut was very deep.
Medical assistance was at once cent
for, and the wound treated. Mr..
PoisaI is not able TO work and the
injured hand is getting better, but
slowly.
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FooT BALL.-While in Chambers
burg, on Saturday last, it was our
privilege to witness game of foot
ball between the elevens of Cham
bershurg Academy and Mercersburg
College. These two teams were the
strongest aggregation in the Cum
berland Valley, and have been rivals
for long time, but Mercersburg
showed her superiority by a score of
% to 0. Mr.. j. N. Wisner, Jr.
played "full back' for Mercersburg,
and their team work was excellent.
While we are not versed in the tech
nical points OF the game, we know
enough to say that it was we'll play
ed in spite of the down pour of rain
which continued from start to finish.
Had there been pretty weather the
game might have been closer, but
there was never any doubt from the
start but that Mercersburg would
win. DR.. Irvine, president of Mer-
cersburg College, was a witness of
the game, and was we'll satisfied with
the victory, claiming however, but
for the weather, that the score would
have been 60 to 0.
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DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN Fl. PoTTER.-
On Thursday last Mr.. John 81. Pot
ter, of this city died at Mt. Hope In
stitute, Baltimore, of q complication of
diseases. Mr.. Potter was wellknown
In this city and al along the line of
the B. & o. r. r., for which COM
pany he had worked as passenger
engineer for many years. About
two years ago when Mr.. Potter was
recovering from an illness, he went
to work and while at the telegraph
office in Cumberland, was unfortu.
nate enough to tall and break his
limb. Since that time his health
has been failing. He made a special
visit to the Arkansas Hot Springs,
hoping to get better, but derived
very little benefit therefrom. Com
ing home he grew worse and was
sent to the Mt. Hope Hospital,
where be died. He leaves q wife
and one child. The remains were
brought home and the funeral took
place last Sunday. He was men,
Der of Equality Lodge No. A, of
Masons which fraternity attended
the funeral. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. P. Stealey.
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speaking Of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrohea Remedy
Major Picton says II have used it
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that l consider it an Invaluable cure
for diarrboea and dysentery. / al
ways recommend it, and have fire.
quently administered 1t to m
guests in the hotel, and in every
case it has proven itself worthy OF
unqualified endorsement. For sale
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