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THE ADVERTISER.
,. W I'aIKMOTMKE T C. HAfllEK.
l'tEeCKOT55ER & SLACKER
Publishers and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday Morning
AT BHOWXVJXX.E, KKHRA8KA.
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REJLTinf 6 MATTER OXEVKIYPAGE
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
IJistriot OiHccrs.
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KSHJiITH
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ILI.HM K
HOOVKK-
Wrtotierii.
BeprCIrlt.
CottntT Officers.
JOUKS-STCM..
OBl) iy
A-H-ttlLMOKK ..Slmrt
K. tA-
tammbx. haokr
II. rAlWi-KH r
tervjrw
TOKS.H. SHOOK-
jOammlattonen
City OSoers.
V T KOTKKS--
I, L HCI.BCRU
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JStevor
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BKN.Il THOMI'dOK-
Tre 'f
Msrti
oouxcatarBK.
1. I ROBTKSON I ..
JOSEPH 1Y.
. A. J OUKIlfe. I
J JliWER, J
LEWIS KI1.T.. 1
3MdWnI
' XKluHAKi. j
SSSRS
SOCIAL WEECTOB.T.
G&urolios.
.. . i- ."tt m. u ttiIj. Services eacb SJUi
", u bi I'rayer Meeuug TJitry ev!""?.
"vjp wiuw. Pastor.
h m. H. B. Lye, Pssvor.
-I: Pli-Mtt !"berlaM I'reJL""-
ice Hrst &Ubih hi ecfa momxta. . J- -
ursch wonth. by Ki- J. "t"Sll,7Zi-mtinitsJfrjfimUl?""-31-
rrS,rJII,
niontlj. at H o ekwta . Uibm.
SaHel.
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J.3l.Ve
lirflWHnHi uHwti ZTrti2LLiiMim Afew
kenne.
pnitru. ma Ti&e.n mm.
aat His3i bcboal :
Umh Ljmi Tuc-t. iwamiuar
1T ..... . l.tnlnUii'
s .iitb, 1st ITtmarj ; Kn. Carrie Jobflo,3 rri-
Z. O. of O. 5.
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wZZZJZZZU lSvd. A.H.tore.
mnlia City X.oc :!!L'JcMJLVn
MetHd TT atuily. O C.ZoK.-Ai. dtArr-v
Tod kt num. c
Hsiis6 of Pythias.
, - i j i'.. v T. Met: sery
ednHtr -vHNr l ?? J; . -ZmTn '
Kulgbts oordiall w-iia. J-J. ..
Wu. KAOfKMAJ. ,K.ofK.h.
MRseaio.
Nemaha Valley l.aage -'AL2iI?tkVhrti
HtatI moUM "aturdav oa LLJ?"
or each moon- Iodge room open wy r
day evening forlectujos. 'iicUon 1
tier, &ec.
RroaviUe Ofcapti-r No. 4 . U. A.M.-Stti
meeUtura -eooud Tnursdav of each month. J. v .
liraas? il K. II. P. A 11 Davison. Sec.
Furaas CoHacil No. 3. It. S. Vj S-r I"
stated m.tlagsi.econ'l Thursday of wachmonth.
J. C McXaufhtou, T. I. M. A. B- DaviBon. Jtec.
ii. n. if..,.0nj.no..'!. K.T. Stated
meetings -e.-uud Monday In each month. A T.
mtmhl
daw. K. W Frnas. K. P. Sor K. T. Baoy.
Mscrtary. j
Adah Chanter No. li.-Orerot tle K?f;- I
Kuifd uireiuu.-s third Monday tu earn nnw"
Mr.. K. C. Haudley, W. M.
Sooistios.
Couhi Pair AiBiatiu. X- A. Iltww.
Prioeir ; Jotou Bath. Vi.-e l'rJ4 S. A- lf"'
Secretary. J M. Trowbridge. Trtwwer Hmk
gen. H O. MlnH. S Cochran. F. K. Jmm,
Thomas Bath. G'-o. row. J. W. G-vtt.
Choral Villon. J. C. McJfansWw. TWat. J. B.
locker. c.
IJIhKi- Dramas Ic A-M'iHtiow.-'Wr. T. Kers.
Prest J B 1. -fcer,!-ee andlreas
Melroj-alitaa Cora t a.rV-T ri.:
bical lirector. K. MudAirt, Tre. nrer a Jsi
ness Manager.
Ilrownville I-iterary Societs--- .T'Mraas.
President A O Cecil, Sec
I. o. r G- T.
GRAND IXMKJK OrTU'littt-
Mafc. A P VAX PUT. W. U. C. 1
K. W. METIALF. W GLC
51a. L F. Markel W.G .1
F. O. KEESss. W. G. ec .
Hns EVA MANsOM W G. Treas
T L'WV VI il U
Iinroln.
Tecatnh.
Ittverton.
.. JCaariHsy.
Valte City.
Bciwnvllle.
W. F WAlUtkN'. W. . Chip Jbrai Clt-.
A. J. i,KKS-!ll-lit- Xe?. for Xematoa County.
it,..v-i-ni.. I.nl--Ns. AM. I- ?fG. T
. ...... ... Lutai- at-aninniilkdaFelUrW iiall
over Ntckell's drug store. ljn, "treet. f-
gers of ouroroer Tiaungior avj. -"-- ;
et with aa. JAKiiteB. Church. "W . C T. L. !.
meet with tu.
Hulbard.ec
Nemniia City
G. W. Falrbrotber, m-..i-
t.n.:-.. n. io9.-m rery
Xnday evening. )s. A HunttngMMi.
.C.T. J.
tj Jrn i,uin . sec r. (.nwKi . j- "
ardav evening. John B- Jttnieic, w.v-i. - -
IHttfeec
.,:. -v i:t?. Meets every Thursdav evening,
iS the Kenned v School Uoti. twa Mils rA
weof Brownville U O Mtak, L. l..ron
vllle. S.eurl. No. lRa.-Meetx every Saturday even-
at Flr?fei Oh"', six 'r,J?hJ.!?.f
Brownvilte. J W chey.WCT fokaMa!
we!i, W S C4eo. Cro . L. D., Brownville.
1 Miilen. o. !. Meete every Satarday evening.
Sheridan. H. F INUmer. L II.. Sheridan.
Vieaant Prairie. No. lU.-Met every i-ator
day evening at ' Bratton bchool Hk. Beaton
SectKl b! H Bailey, L. U-. Brattoa P. O.
Ttfnrd. No. 1 GO. T Friday
al'tSal Tar Schooi House, four mile-. MWth west
5 SSoahl W?T C Tucker. Il.. Xemaha City.
Sheridan. No. 1 S.-Xete every featarday evea
tmr V . T. Keed . L. II.
I Other lodges in the county that desire a place in I
his directory win please imonu m. '"'lli'r
u-r ween and here it meets., names or presiding
Seer and secretary together with anv other Ui
jtrmabon they may wish to coinmonicaie.
f.' -- w " 3
AVTHOMZED T.Y THE
1ST HIT
i a t. ,
o r
jSTtOy-'VXUUS:.
Za.id-iid Capital, $5Q000
.Authorized 500.000
Is. PKKI'AltKUTO TKASfeACT A
General Banking Business
BUY AND SKI.L.
OOlk & 0U1EEHCY DMTTS
o all the pnadnal cities of the
United States and JS-Erope
jS'IOKTEY LOAISTED
... uici,riirulv Time Drana disoaaat
U aUi .fecial ? P"41'
r Sealers Ib COTEKK3KNT JKMB,
STATE, COUHTY& CITY SECURITIES
DEPOSITS
'RoeeJved payable e demand. afldlXTHRKST al-
IJowea aa aaei
csrttScB4es pf 4opoat.
Was- Praiaher. .
30H5 i. CiliSOX,
a T TiAVJOrs.Cas&feT.
a. ATgoirroy.Asst.oM-.
ITestdentr
TACOB MAR0H3T,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
aHl dealer 5a
PineHjislUh,PrBEch, Scotch and Pancj Cloths,
Yestinws, lite, lit.
Srvr:vvJILc Kcferaslta-
l. S. G0VEUS3IE.N
lOlil Einl
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MlflltMWtf'il :Ml 1MififtfiM;''-,r;"-:
ZSTA3lISHEB 1856. i
Oidost "Paper in tho State. J
EFSIXSSS CARDS.
T I..HULT5URD.
Li. ATTOIISTSV AT LAtV
And Justice ortlte Pence Office in Court lioase
BnUunig. Brown ill, Xeb
QTULL & THOMAS.
Oftic. eer Tblore Hin Jtfco.'s , Ih-swa-vMiKeb.
- -
T L- SCHK'K.
1 . ATTORXBT AliilW.
Ofl1c over J. I 3fi8eAJl'atrtt, B re wavill e,
Nebraska.
X
H. imOATTT,
Attorney anti Connsclor nt X.n-v,
0k!WKTV.ali jtank.Urouviii-iN.
WT. ROGERS.
Atlonifvand Counselor at IvRtv.
-Will rive dilfe-ni Kintk.ii u, h.nvlecalba-ineb
entruAt-edt'Oliit.care. Oflic in the Itoy baildiDg,
BrwwnWlle Nt.
A R. HOLLADAY,
A PJiylciaa,iiir5reo ObBtetrloInn.
Qradnated ic ltwl Located In Brownville 1SS5.
Special aWntto nM to Obstetriae ad diseases
ofwomei anaOliUdrea. oaoe,4lala street.
q a. 6sb6rn.
O. AITOIVNJSY AT1A1V.
Office. 2o. 8f 3Skt stroet. BtowbtHc. Keb.
T W. GIBSON,
BllACKSMJTH ASD IIOItSE SKOEIl.
Work deoorer ad satiblaottonxmiraateed
Firsustreet, between Main and AttaBtte, Brown
vllle.Neb.
P
AT
CIINE,
1 nJ "OOff A"KI) SIIOE XAKBR
PlTSTOir waitX mute to order. ata St alwAVP
rnaranteed. KepatrtnK neatly wlproBpayaB e.
3bo, Ko. :T Mmjii street, Brownville.yob.
A D-MARSH.
TAILOR,
BIWWXA'ILLE, - - NEBRASKA.
tUiLLiiur. or CuLtine and Mr1:idc tlone to
order on nhorl notice and at rasoiiKble
prices. Has bud long exrieie and can
warrant asusnietior.
SJtoj In Alex. Itofeinatm's old t.tand
fUTARLES HELSLER,
FASHIONABLE
ioot and Shoe
:zv a. s: :s s,.
H.iving bought the cus
tom shop of A. Robieon.
I am prepared to do work
of all lilntls at
Reasonable Rates.
4-Kepalrlnt; neatljr and
promptly done.
Shop No. 62 Main Street,
JBrownvilte- JVe&rasIca.
W1T0HEELY & HAWE3TS,
Hair Cutting and Shaving
sa:loon,
1st door west First National Bank,
Er&iviiville. - 'Ycbraslza.
NEW RSSTAUEANT.
mJE,A.JL.& .IVX LUNC
jTii HOURS.
Pfl
mmmmmMii
u
FRESn AND CHEAP.
Oysters Cooked to Order.
31r.s. Sarah taisseii;Ib.
Meat Market.
BODY&BBO.
J5UTCHJZRS,
BROWXVILLE, KSS31ASKA.
Good, Sweet, Fresn Meat
Always oi hand, and satisfaction gnar
a i! lied to all customers.
T. .A.. BATH
ifi now proprietor of the
' PitirMof
. Ml SS !)
LLI1V1UUL
and H.praod to accoinodato the
5jaMie,wfth
.GOOD, FRESH, SWEET
WhL
H
A
Oeitleralv and nccemmadAUm; c4rlcs
tvili at all times be in attendance. Your
patronase solicited. Remember the place
the old Pa8Coathqu,3Iain-sL,
JSroionvsIic- - Jrcbr(zsl;a.
23. B. OOLHAPP,
Manufacturer of
59 JCain Street,
Srownvilic, itcbraska.
Orders From neighboring Towns
Solicited.
Eook-'kecpcrs, liepcriecs,
SmPr Operators, School Tescfeers.
At Great 3IertsmtUe Collesc.Ivcoltuk.Io-Ka.
T'jBfesL
AKfe 1
.Mr TifTi
OLsii
r m
lis SluAAb
"-'" iwCTtw"W
15
i-ills
Icj aUj r '
FOIi
GMlls, Shakes,
'PEV3R AKD AGUE.
Takjsobo, T. C, 1S7S.
TVR TT 1l KTKVETCS:
Dear Sir. I feel very sratefnl for vhatyor val
tiatole neaicine, Vegetine. lia1 done In my lamily.
I vrtsb to express my thanks by informing you of
the wonderfnl cure of my son ; also, to let you
fcnow that VeireUne is the best medicine I ever
saw Jbr CtH, ftmt.'CSf'ver-in4 Ague My sen-teas
sick with measles lu 1ST3. which left him wltb IHp
joinl diaettKt. My son suffered areat deal of pln,
all of tb" time the pain was o preat he did noth
ing but cry. The doctors did r.ot help him a parti
cle, he conld not lift hi loot from the floor, he
could not move w ilhont crutches. I read your d
verHxen.em lit the "Louisville Coarier-Journal,
that VetreUne was a frreat JiNKx! Purifier andBIood
Food 1 tried ono lottIe. which was a great bene
fit. He kept on with the medicine, frraiinally pata
Inc. lie bt, taken eighteen bottles in all, and he
Is compitelv restored to health, walks without
cratches or cane He is twenty yean, of -age. I
have a younger son. fifteen years of ase. who Is
subject to ClttUt. Whenever he Teete one coming
on. he comes in. takes a dose of Vesetine. and that
is the last of the CMIL Vegetine leaves no bad ef-
r iihaii tlm crctom HL-o Tnrvht Aftbp mpdHnm
recoaunended mr ChilU. I cheerfully recommwid
VeireUne for such complaints. I think it is the
greatest medicine in the world.
RespecttBlly. S1KS. J."W. IXOYD.
VBX5ETINE. "When the blood becomes lifeless
and stagnant, either irom change of weather or of
climate, want of exercise, irregular diet, or from
any other cause, the Vegetine will renew the blood,
carry off the pat rid humors, cleanse the stomach.
regulate tne bowels, and lmi.Hrl a tune of vigor to
the whola body.
YEQETINE
FOE
Dyspepsia, STervousness,
And General Doliility.
Uehjcariwton. Mass.. 1S78.
We. the underslfmed. na inu used Vegetine.take
plea&cre in recommending it to all those troubled
with Jlbmors of any kind. Uyspeftsia Xmmunets,
or umrrrnl 1' Ultv. it beinp the Ureal Blood Purifi
er, bold by It. L. C'rowell sona. who sell more of
It than all other oatent medicines nut together.
3IIto.X, F.PKilKINS.
MBS.H W.SCOTT.
JOSEPIfOS SLATX.
VBGETINE Is the sreat health restorer com
pos3de.cla6iveiy of barks, roots, and herbt,. -It 5s
vary pteaaaat to take; every child likes it.
YEGETINE
FOR
BRlTOLrS HSABACEE,
And Rhcnmaliui.
Cxi.'CXKKATl, O., April , 1577.
H. It. Ststkvs, Esq.-
I ear "sir I have nfied vonr Vegetin" lor Xervou
Headache, and 1mj for Khrumnlitnt , and have found
entire reliet from both, an 3 take great pi ensure in
recommendiiix it to all who may be likewise af
flicted. FltED. A. GOOr .
"libMlllSt.,Cinn.
VEGSTINE has restored thousands to health
h ho had been long and painful sufferers.
teg:
iTPTnrStf
TT7
JH A AN
s M.
23Ri7GGISTS' TESTEKOXY.
Mx. H. E. Stevens .
le-ir&ir We have been selling tout remedy, the
Vegetint for about three years, and take pleasure
in recommending it to our cwtouians. and in no in
stance where h blood pwrHier would reach the cae.
has it ever hilled to effect the cure, to our knowl
edge. It certain! j is the ne plus ultra of reue votore.
Respertfully
E.X SIIEPHKRD & CO..
Druggists. Ml. Veraan, 111.
It is aefcaewledged by nil classes of people to be
the best and siost reliable blood purifier in the
world.
YEGETINE
PP.EPAP.ED RY
H.E. STEYENS,E0ST01T, MASS.
Teseline is Sold hj nil Druggists.
SSTABILISKBD II? 1856.
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ESTATE
A-GKEHSTG!
7
XJVT NSBISjkeEIA..
William. He Mooter
Does a general Real Est&teBusinese. Sells
EaiMls on Commission, examines Titles,
makes IJeeds, Mortgages, and all Instru
ment pertaining to ttae transfer of Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate In Nemaha County.
ORGANIZED, 1S70.
AT BKOIVXYELS.
CAJFLTJLT,
$100,000.
Transacts a general bar Gins business, sells
Draft, on all the principal cities of the
UKETED STATES MB EUEOPE
3- Special
depositor.
accommodations granted te
STATS, COUNT? & CITY"
SECITHITIES,
BOUGHT JNX SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H. McCREERY, : President.
W.W.HACKHEf, : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
- li. IIOAD3VEY . J. C. DETJSER.
WJULir. HOOVER, C.?i.KAUFFiIA
W.W. HACKNEY. H.C LETT,
W.H. SIcCREERY,
KA.1T3 "STOH SSB5T
Uavingpnrchased the
" E Xu 32 jP IBl-A. 3N" T
HUitLEJuEUUL'
I wish toannonncethat I am prepared to
I do a first class lirery basin ess.
-JosJt Rogers.
STffiBMErfflFBBISK!
flTTT1 FT FTiTT a liffl
liiJj fiuOl flail 1
niTDVn
neiiD
BRCWKYILLE, NEBRASKA,
"When The Cows Come Home.
"When klingle, Wangle, kllngle,
Wny down the dusty dingle,
The coivs are coming home;
ynw sweet nnd-oloar, and faint and lov,
The airy twinklings come and go,
Hke chimlngs from some far-off tower.
Or patterlngs of an April shower
That makes the daisies grow;
Ko-llngko-laug, kolingellnge,
Way down the darkening dingle,
The cows come slowly home;
And old time friends, and twilight plays,
And starry nights, and sanny days
Come trooping up the misty ways,
When the cows come home.
When jingle, jangle, jingle,
Soft tones that sweetly mingle.
The cows are coming home;
llalvln and Pearl and Florimel,
De Camp, Redrose, and Gretchen Schell,
Queen Bess, and Sylph, and Spangled Sue,
Across the fields I hear her "loo-oo"
And clang her silver bell;
Go-ling, go-lang, gollngellnge.
With faint, far sounds that mingle,
The cows come slowly home;
And mother-songs of long-gone years,
And baby -Joys and childish fears,
And youthful hopes and youthful tears,
When the cows come home.
With rlngle. rangle, rlngle,
With twos ana threes and single,
The cows are coming home;
Through violet air we see the town,
And the summer sun a -slipping down;
And the maple In the hazel glado
Tnrows down the path a longer shade,
And the hills are growing brown.
To-ring. to-rang, torlugleringle.
By threes and fonrs and single,
The cows come slowly home;
Thesttme sweat sound of wordless psalm.
The same sweet June-day rest and calm.
The same sweet scent of bud and balm,
When the cows come home.
With tinkle, tan tie, tinkle,
Througli fern and periwinkle.
The sows are coming home;
A -loitering in the checkered stream,
Where the sun-rays glance and gleam,
Ciarine, Peachbloora, and Phebe PhlHIs
Stand knee-deep in the creamy llllles;
In a drowsy dream,
To-link, to-lank, tollnkleiinkle,
O'er banks with butter-cups a-twlnkle.
The cows comeslowly home;
And.up through memory's dim ravine
Come the brook's old song and its old time
sheen.
And the crescent of the silver Queen,
When the cows come home.
With kllngle, klangle, klingle,
With loo-oo, and moo-oo and Jingle,
The cows ate coming home ;
And over there on ilerlln Hill,
Hear the plaintive cry of tho whip-poor-w Hi,
Aid the dew-drops lie on the tangled vines
And over the poplar Venus shines,
And over the silent mill.
Ko-ling, ko lang, kolinglelingle,
With ting-a-llng and jingle,
The cows come slowly home ;
Let down the bars, let In the train
LQf long-gone songs, and flowers, and rain,
For deftr old time come btich.agKlu,
When the cows come home.
& m .S-
PONTO'SEUSE.
It was near the close of a sultry day
in August, in the year 1876, that a
young girl stood on the steps of a rude
frame cottage, near the village of
Deerfieid, m the then thinly-settled
State of Massachusetts. She was a
lovely creature, and her dress aud
bearing denoted a higherorder of taste
and refinement than is usually found
in frontier settlements. Her name
was Ruth Hall, ami her parents were
amotig the tirdt settlers iu that vicinity-
Deerfieid stood upon a gen-tle emi
nence only-a short distance away, and
Ruth was gazing toward it with eag
er eyes. Her face wore a sad expres
sion and her mind seemed to be full
of gloomy thoughts. A narrow path
led across a clearing to the village.aud
soon, by this a young man was seen
hurridly approaching the house. He
carried a rifle iu his hand, while in
the belt around his waist were fasten
ed a pair of heavy silver-mounted pis
tols, of elaborate workmanship. It
was not long before he reached the
ppot.
Are you alone. Ruth ?' he asked, in
a tone of surprise.
'Yes, Sam,' she replied ; 'mother
and father have gone over to Pull
bright's, five or six miles east of here.
They will be home by noon to-morrow.
I am left alone yet I am not
afraid.'
A shadow darkened the
man's face.
young
'But it is dangeroua Ruth,' he said,
earnestly.
Are there Indians about?' she ask
ed, quickly.
Yes, Ruth,' he responded, 'and
though the cottage or town may not
be in danger, yet it is always best to
be prepared.'
'When will it end?' murmured
Ruth.
'Soon, I trust,' the young man re
joined, in a more cheerful tone.
'King Phillip oannot holdout much
longer; but just now he is making a
desperate resistance. He has, it is
said, formed an alliance with two oth
er tribes during the past week, beside
esciting the enmity of man; promi
nent Indians who have hitherto been
friendly toward the whites.'
Butdoyou think that any of the
Indians who now visit the village
will turn traitors ?' asbed-ibe girl, anx
iously. 'I cannot tell: bntwhvdnvmmeb0'
Do you believe in dreams, Sam?1
said she, deprecatingly, not heeding
his question. 'I had a singulardream
last night. I thought the chief Ponto
came here, told me that mother and
father were dead, burned the house,
and bore me away to n sort of cave
which he had formed in the hills,
some three miles from here. Wasn't
itsingular?!
'Yes ; but its ail nonsense! Ponto
is a good friend ; he is the last one to
prove a traitor,' Sam answered.
'That may be,' Ruth said, in a mus
ing tone, her eyes fixed thoughtful!?
tupon the ground.
THURSDAY, APRIL
V nV.-.-WUJLA.Jai...ri
The yqnug man noticed her serious
ness, and laughed aloud.
Don't be silly, Kuth,' said he ; 'and
don't forget that you are to be ruy wife
in early autumn.'
Ruth's faoe grew crimson. In a
voice of forced gayety, she replied :
I'll not, provided Ponto ' And
she hesitated.
'2sow, Ruth,' and Sam Uarterspoke
in serious tones, 'you'll make me lose
my temper if you mention that sub
ject again. Tou know I'm too prac
tical to believe in dreams or any suob
nonsense. You'll be my wife soon,
that's certaiu?1
Ruth made no reply ; soon Carter
continued,
'I wish you would stay in the village..-
Thelndians might attack the
place; and this house would afford
you nosecuriti'.'
'I'll go there when my parents re
turn. '
Well, do;' and taking up his rifle,
which loaned hgaiust the house, he
kissed the girl, bade her good-by, and
moved slowly toward the distanhills
to ascertain if there were any signs of
Indians.
.Ruth Hall gazed after him. Her
face wa3 pale and she trembled. Pres
ently sho called to him in a nervous
manner; he paused and looked back.
'Whatdoyou want? he asked pleas
antly.
'0 Sam ! be very careful ; and, Sam,'
(here her voice sank lower,) 'if any
thing should happen to me, will you
promise to hearch for me in the hills
yonder?'
The.3'oung man scowled.
Yeajffeolish girl !' he shouted back,
ungraciously, and strode on, while
Ruth passed slowl3' into the house.
Boon the sun sank beneath the west
ern hdrizou ; the shades of twilight
beganrto gather, and night closed in.
Ruth Hall had not been in the house
a great while when she heard a lighi
tap on the door. Sheopened it. Pon
to, the Indian chief.stoodon the steps.
He-carried upon his shoulder a long
sack, cantaining what seemed to be
fresh meat of some kind.ae there was
blood dripping from it.
l?he yuug girl bade him enter, and
he didfeo, depositing his burden in
the corner of the room. The chief
sat in aHeuoe.for sortie time. At last
besaid :
'The'ITndian is the friend of the
pale face, who is now in great dan
ger 452hJoyou mean ?' Ruth asked,
in frightened tones.
Aftersome hesitation the chief in
formed her that the Indians had form
ed a plan to burn Deerfieid that night,
and massacre all the inhabitants in
the vicinity.
'They would take my life if they
knew I told their intention,' contin
ued the chief, 'So you must warn
the whites of the daugpr, yet be si
ient concerning your informant.'
Roth started to her feet, pale and
trembling.
'Bet nrej'ou on friendly terms with
Kiuj Phillip and his warriors?' she
asked, excitedly.
Ponto seemed a little confused.
I know some of tiieir plans, he re
plied, evasively.
'How did you learn thic ?' Ruth ask
ed, nervously, a strange suspicion
flashing through her brain.
I oannot tell you,' said the savage,
darting an uneasy glance around him.
'But haste,' he added ; 'and warn
them ; the night wanes, and you've
no time to lose.'
The girl obeyed him. To wrap a
heavy shawl around her shoulders,
and pass out of the houde and toward
the village, was to her but the work
of an instant. Once there the villa
gers were soon made aware of their
danger, and prepared to meet it. Ruth
asked if Sam Carter had come in, aud
learned he had not. All was excite
ment. Many were the thanks and
blessings bestowed on the young girl
for the timely warning.
Ruth decided to pass the night in
tho village, but said she must first re
turn to her home and get some arti
cles which she needed. Several peo
ple offered to accompany her, but she
declined their company, saying that
she would return iu a few moments.
So she was permitted to go alone.
Meantime the chief had remained
in the cottage. The echo of her re
ceding footsteps had scarcely died
away when he rose, took his bundle
from the corner, and glided to Ruth's
bedroom, opened the sack, and took
out the dead body of a girl. The sav
ages had attacked a settler's house,
six miles east or Daerfield, that morn
ing. The family including Silas
Fullbright, his wife and three chil
dren, and Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Ruth's
parents were all murdered! The
dead girl was oDe of the victims.
Ponto placed her on the bed, then
came out of the room, and with a
lighted candle fired the house in sev
eral places. This done, he came out
ou the eteps and waited for Ruth,
whom, he rightly guessed, would soon
return.
A? Ruth drew near the house, with
no little timidity, she was startled to
see flames bursting through the win
dows. Ponto rose, to meet her.
What shall I do, Ponto ?' exclaim
ed the distressed girl, bursting into
tears.
Come vith me!' cried the savage,
clasping her in his arms as he spoke.
Ruth struggled to get free, but Pon
to held her in a vice-like grasp; and,
finding she was powerlesa, the young
girl uttered a series of agonizing
shrieks. But there was no reply ; on
lv the crackling of flames could be
.nf3 TH.rt Ytnf Tn7 miCflH llUT" ? i
his arms desnite her struggles, and i inSa crisis- King Phillip and his fol
rnoved swiftly from the spot. lowers were making adesparingeflbrt.
IS, 1878.
A party of men came to the cottage
from the village just as he disappear
ed. No human power, however,
could Etoy the progress of the flames.
The roof fell with a crash; and soon
only a heap of hot and smoking ashes
marked the place where once the cot
tage stood.
The query then arose: 'Where is
Ruth?' No one could answer until
the charred remains of the girl Ponto
had placed in the house were discov
ered. 'The Indians have murdered
her and burned the house,' was the
universal verdict.
'Yes,' said one of the men, 'I'm
certain I heard her cry just before we
got here. What a blow her sad fate
will be to Sam Carter! Poor Ruth !
who will carry the dismal tidings to
her parents? It will nearly kill
them !'
The settlers hurried back to the vil
lage. They knew not what moment
the savages would descend upon it.
After Ponto left the burning house,
he went directly to the hills, a few
miles distant. He moved forward at
a rapid pace, his captive lying passive
in his arms. The girl had fallen into
a semi-conscious state, from which
she did not recover until the chief
placed her on a pile of furs in a cave,
or rather indentation of immense pro
portions, in the side of the hill.
Then she raised herself to a sitting
posture, and looked around her with
a bewildered stare. The room was
partially illuminated from a circular
hole cut in the entrance, and the light
thu3 afforded enabled the girl to note
the'surrounding objects. The walls
and ceiling were of heavy plank,
which prevented the loose earth from
falling in ; the furniture amounted to
almost nothing a chair or two, a
rude pine table, a rickety cot, two or
three bundles of furs and several
cooking utensils, add to this a small
armory of rifles and hunting knives,
and the description is complete. The
entrance was a small wooden door, of
great thickness, and thickly studded
with iron spikes ; above this, a round
hole admitted a faint light.
To escape from tbiB place was im
possible without assistance from the
outside. The Indian had labored se
cretly in making it secure. The spot
was an isolated one, and was seldom
visited by a human being; yefso cun
ningly had the savage arranged the
entrance that a cursory glance would
not detect it. Dead leaves were scat
tered thickly in front of it, to obliter
ate footsteps, while -upon the door
clinging vines hung iu profusion.
Solitary and seoure, it would seem
that anyone confined there would be
as completely lost as if the earth had
opened and swallowed tbera np.
When Ruth Hall realized her situ
ation, aud also noted the security of
her prison, she felt her heart sink,
while hope nlmostdied within her.
'O Ponto!' she cried, despairingly
'why did you bring me here? Take
me to my parents at once !'
A smile of triumph lighted up the
dusky face of her cuptor.
'Does the white fawn ask why she
was brought here?' hesnid, with sav
age exultation ; 'then I will tell her
because Ponto loves her! She has
stolen his henrt; he will make her
his squaw! Her pale face friends are
gone, the3 are swept from the face of
the earth ; 6he has no one upon whom
to lean but Ponto. He is her only
friend.'
'But my parents?' exclaimed the
frightened girl, clasping her hands.
'Are dead !'
Ruth echoed these words in a whis
per, failing to realize their full mean
ing. But when the chief told her all,
she sank upon the furs aud wept long
and bitterly.
'Tears are childish ,' said the chief,
at length. 'Let the white fawn dry
her eyes; let her remember she is to
be the squaw of a great chief.
Ruth shuddered ; but, wiping ber
eyes, she said :
'Where is Sam Carter.'
'You will never see him again,' an
swered the savage, jealously. 'He
thinks you dead, as does all tha pale
face villagers.'
Then he told her of his ruse the
placing of the dead girl in the house,
previous to firing it. Ruth listened,
feeling that all was lost. Again her
mind became bewildered. With a
shudder she hid her face in the furs,
while the savage stole stealthily from
the cave.
- -t
A week had passed since the events
we have recorded. The Indians had
attacked Deerfieid ; but the whites
saved by Ruth Hall's timely warniug
were prepared,and they were driven
off.
When Sam Carter returned nd
found the oottager burned, and was
shown the rude grave that contained
Ruth's remains the villager? told
him his grief vvas overwhelming;
and it was a longtime before he could
recover, even in a measure, from the
effects of the terrible blow. He vowed
dreadful vengeance on the Indians
who had committed the deed of blood ;
and scoured the surrounding country,
picking off every Eavage who came in
hi3 way. He did not doubt Ruth's
tragic fate; that she could be living
never entered his mind. One thing
puzzled him exceedingly, and that
was the absence of the- Indian chief,
Ponto. Since the burning of Ruth's
home, he had not been seen by any of
the settlers. He had disappeared ; but
why, and-where he had gone, no one
conld tell.
lueanwnne tilings were approacu-
YOL. 22 NO. 43.
Bands of savages inundated, as it were,
the country in all directions. A gen
eral massacre of settlers was inaugur
ated. Deerfieid abandoned by Its in
habitants, was burned to the ground.
Rapine, pillage and bloodshed, held
ghastly carnival.
The end at length came. King
Phillip, killed by one of hisown.tribe,
his warriorsscattered and their homes
destroyed, nothing remained but to
sue for peace. This the whites readi
ly granted; and thus peace was re
stored. Then it was that the fate of Ponto
was learned. He had joined the In
dians ; and, a few days previous to
King Phillip's death he had been Bhot
dead for an act of treachery . His
crime or at least the savages consid
ered itsuch was the disclosure made
to some of his white friends of the in
tended destruction of Deerfieid.
One night, a short time after this,
Sam Carter was standing beside the
ruiu3 of Ruth Hall's home. He was
i wrapped in gloomy thoughts. Almost
unconsciously his gaze wandered to
ward the distant hills ; and as he did
so, a superstitious thrill ran through
him, for he eouldsee, gleaming iu the
darkness, a dim andflaring light. It
seemed like a candle set in the win
dow of a house.
Sam Carter was neither nervous nor
cowardly, but as he hastily advanced
toward it, his limbs trembled and his
heart beat painfully. It was not long
before he reached the spot ; then he
saw that itwasa candle set in a round
hole in the Bide of the hill, as he had
at first supposed.
A closer examination revealed the
entrance of a cave. But it was not
without great difficulty that he forced
open -the door and entered, a strange,
vague hope filling his heart. As he
advanced a few paces, a figure came
out of the shadows, saying :
Ponto, is it you?'
Theyoung man recognized the voice
of Ruth Hall. He recoiled with a
startled cry.
'Gracious Heavens?' was the excla
mation that burst from his lips; 'Ruth
Hall alive! What is the meaning of
this?'
Ruth drew near. She knew him.
The next momentshe was in his arms
telling her captivity and Bufferings in
broken sentences. But the meeting
oT the strange-parted lovers is too Ba
cred to dwell upon, and we draw a
veil over the scene.
Ruth had placed a candle in the
f small aperture at-tbr-tmtran. -of tl
cave, and this saved her. If Carter i
had not noticed the light so well
hadPonto's rusesucceeded she must
have perished miserably, escape being
impossible.
The poor girl was weak and fever
ish, not so muuh from hunger as from
tho horrors of hor captivity. As quick
ly as possible Carter conveyed her to
the nearest settlement, whore she was
welcomed as one risen from the dead ;
and where, after a few months, she
and Carter were united in marriage,
while her strange captivity and nar
row escape became a matter of histo
ry An Anecdote of Rothschild.
A French phamplet has this story
of Baron Rothschild : During the
trouble of 184S, the great financier was
one morning at work when two citi
zens, very dirty, but burning with the
ardor of fraternity, and armed, to the
teeth, entered his study, to which a
stately butler had in vain attempted
to bar the way.
"Well gentleman, what can I do
for you ?" demanded Rothschild.
"This," they briefly replied, yoo
have' millions. The people starve.
Yob must share with us, or "
"Be it so," promptly responded the
Baron ; "but first, what is the popu
lation of France?"
"Thirtymillion."
"And what do you suppose is the
amount of my fortune?"
"Oh, we dare say you have oae
hundred and fifty million francs."
"Very good. I accept your valua
tion. Divide 150 by 30, and you have
five. Every person will then be en
titled to five francs of my property.
Here are ten francs for you two.'
A Dangerous Spell.
A Floyd County farmer halted his
team on a crossing, read a large sign
stretched across the road. He read:
"R-a-i-1, rail ; r-o-a-d, road, railroad ;
c-r-o-s, cros ; s-i-n-g, crossing, railroad
crosbing; l-o-o dsubie o-l double o-k,
look; o-u-t, out; f-o-r, for, look oat
for t-h-e, the; e-n, en " and before;
he could say "g,'' or even think of a
word beginning with it.
the world struck his wagon amidship,
he saw his horses wandering off in
different directions into the infinity
of space ; he was vaguely conscious
of snaffile rings, and broken tires and
shattered springs, twisted reaches and
. . . -
harness things, and fragments of
songs like a whirlwind sings, and
when he came crashing down on his
back and bulged through the top of a
freight r and wrecked a job lot of
agricultural implements, he would
have given all his wagon was worth
to know what the rest of that sign
was. Turlington llawkeye.
Well-to-do Chinamen hire their
family physicians all the year. As
luugaBevBijuuu, iwccpa , .
ary goes on ; as soon as any are tauen
(sick it stops until the patient recovers.
And vet we claim to be a more civil
ized and
sensible people than the
i Chinese.
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OFFICIAL PAPEIt'.OF TJIECeUKTI
Only A Country TVeekly.
It is only a country weekly! Yes,
that is all. But do those who allude
to it with an intentional sneer ever
reflect upon the duties and mission
performed by the poor, obscure conn'
try weekly, which is as much, nay,
more, to its few hundred readers in
the country, as is the great metropol
itan daily to its thousands of readera
in the city? Oh. no; they never
think of placing any estimation up
on the worth of a country paper; it
has none within the narrow limits of
theirsuperficial and contracted vision.
They will not admit of the utility of
any form of a newspaper save one
whioh is crammed full of telegraphic,
dispatches giving the minute details
of some revolting and nauseating
scandal; the hour at which the
Chamberlain of the imperial palace
at Ispahan put his most serene and
mighty highness the Shah to bed;
that the savage Galias of Abysaina
had objected to the tenets of the Cop
tio faith, and had bowed down In ad
oration at the ehriue of Mecca's
prophet; that the poor, unoffending:
Papuans of the Celebes were being
slaughtered by the Dutch invaders
from the neighboring isle of Macas
ser, and so on, in an infinite variety
detail, all of which Is read with an
avidity that betokens the Importance
of these things to a city gentlemen.
But the financial, commercial, ogri
cultural, religious, aud social condi
tions of the millions of his fellow
citizens residing without the environs
of his mighty empire of a few miles
in area is a sealed book, he has nev
er opened Its pages to inquire within;
he knows nothing of it; put him to
the test and yeu will find he know&
more about the condition of the Ber
ber of Northern Africa then he does
about the people in the neighboring
county. We turn from the contem
plation of his human superficiality to
the practical and common sense man,
who wishes to be informed as to the
people of his own State and couDty.
He finds in the rural papers the infor
mation he seeks. The country organ
is to him that which faithfully por
trays all that occurs ; it is in a great
measure the reflex to the character of
the people comprising the county
wherein it is published. But what is
the interest which even he derives
from it compared to that which is
felt aud entertained by the country
people themselves? It is everything:
to.tl.um. XnJt Is Jound news which
they alone, probably can appreciate
and understand ; information regard
ing their friends aud neighbors, the
condition of their crops and market
quotations, which to the farmer and
tradesman in the country is of prima
ry importance ; matters of local con
sideration wherein they are interest
ed, aud a hundred and one different
things which affect and interest tham
both privately and publicly. The
country organ performs another func
tion which can only be effectaully
done by it. As a medium for adver
tising it offers facilities which are un
surpassed. By it the farmer, the la
borer, and the mechanic become ac
quainted with the goods and wares of
the tradesman ; they learn where
they can purchase what they desire,
at the lowest prices. The oountry
newspaper ia to a county what nutri
tious food is to the convalescent; it
helps to build it up and to develop all
that is good in it. The county that is
without one is like a waste plain with
out elevation, from which a person
desiring to examine the surroundings
can make no observations. J9bc
"Wrestling iu Bulgaria.
"While
pasin
through a
village
inhabited principally by Christian
Bulgarians," says a traveler, "we
witnessed a good wrestling match be
tween a gigantic Bulgarian and a
slim, active gypsy. The latter was a
splendid specimen of manhood ; he
was about twenty-8've years of age
and nearly six feet high, with a hand
some, aristocratic, and cheery counte
nance; and, as he took ofl his jacket
and handed It to hie fairnup wha nn.
I oom ponied him, and pushed him into
the ring and thus stood stripped to
the waist, there was a Uuzz of admi
ration from the whole crowd. He
was slightly made, but all was sinew.
Laughingly, and blf modestly, he
took his powerful antagonist by the
hand, and then the walk round com
menced, the young gypey talking and
laughing all the time. It seemed as
though neither likel to be the first to
I begin ; when suddenly the Bulgarian
turned sharp oh bis antagonist, aud
tried a favorite caieh, but quick as
Hf-htnillcr tllR IitllR flnrA nf tUa rrrrn-
Hmlflf, hU ,, ,, . a, . ".
, - e--f j " -om. u ic-
lief
went ap from hie clan. The ex-
citement was now intense, and the
young girl fairly quivered withanxie-
tV 3 aha Watfihprf PTSnrv mmumanAf
i . ; CKq ,. . .
.her swam, she would have made n.
splendid picture I They were still
walking round, and it seemed as
though tbeatrugle would never begin,
when, lo! a simultaneous cry went
forth from the crowd, as the great
j Bulgarian lay sprawling half stunned.
upon the ground. So quickly was it
j done that the gypsy had assited his
I prostate foe to rise before anyone had
' fully realized that he was overthrown,
The face of the vouncr tr .
j handed back our hero his Jacket was
i peasant to look upon. Luckymanr
As she took him by the hand and Id
him away to w,hert.ver he came from ,
1 1 began to think that there might
possibly be a wecse fate fehan a gypsy's.
