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Y v v . IF! wis :vQy v. H ii n ttfc SW fill i7 . ui u. y s.. mi iiw a VOL. J. THE INTERIOR JOURNAL. u rt i iHr.o ik MUnftinl, Kmliirkri MVKtlX FBIDAT atORNIRQ. orn i-aorta site tin mint, ii suiri HILTOH IOAIPBELI,, Proprietor.. TrlltlS-Tw hollar per tw la AJraara. THE RED CXIOSS. The year ia drawing to a olnw, and we need tlie money due u on iulwrription. Thiaw of onr aulwrriheri who find a red X after their namra on the margin of the paper, or on the wrapjr, are po likdy notified their ulrription i due, or over due, and are requested to reuiit the Mine immediately. We dciire to pun-iuue power prew, ana enlarge our , Iper four eolumn at the liegimiing of our aecond Tolume, and will do i if , properly eocourged, and promptly h1. I in . .. , I'leaiw come to our aniftanre, frienihi, , . .... I nd we w.llmak. you the LAK(iIT , if not the JltnT wwkly pajer in CVn tral Ktnturkr. Vnm Uh rlnM Clr b. BACKWOODS KIT; -oa,- THX LOHE DOTE Of IE5T0CKT. t err. (HAai.n ho amd. Among the lirave women who followed the redouhtalde IVuaniin Logan arroK the mountaioa, for the puroe of nud lirhing a aettleineiit in Kentueky, truly called Ihe ".Urk and Moody ground,' waa Rtrice Lind-y. Ixft' an orplian m few month prior to the emigration, he Ud nothing, nvi rw,!!eti.ia of hy- gone daya, to bind her to the old North Hate, ami with her little brother, a lad I uf twolre. .he embrwee.i with emgerne. ' the opportunity to ai.-l iu the colonial-: boa of -the irround. :..- 1 ' In the v.r 177ft. a barkwuuda' .true-! tura, ch.Utened In l ort, aftrr iu I tounder, arte iu the ;;.lerue o Ken-j ,;JII "e e",erT1 "" V"n . L.te oyer hu apj ronehh.i- n.u. tmky, ai.d within in.:e of the preaei.t '" "f B'kowU Kil'a viit to L-pinV -Tlwy-H c,uie t.i nifht," tried IJa.k town of Stajionl in Lincoln county. Vot I lrt.lle rtronggate oued topermit the . W1H. i;iti pl?;lljt tjirol,Kh a crevice Ih..- long time the IndUria oid not oiler mo- of 1'ul k Kiiigliam. twnn t,e r, IM,n t!li, Hm Uened h!;v. icatati o to the dating white.; tlrcamc I W,,re th" "I'"" 'f htilitie. it l.a.1 i ..Ir ,;.,,, vs i,,,,),,-, rll ,c often to the fort, ai.d l ie -Uler thought tbey had uxv It-I iu iwuring the lat ing friendship of lU. t 1 men. ' jw and then the) heard of the Mr' niw of the Involution, and what wae treir aurpriae when they were inarmed ly ue.'ugvr from BooiiNburuii;;h, that force of Uriti-h and Indiana were ha tcning to the work of pillage and oiaiwa cre. The report uh not credited until con firmation came, and then all ucceMry preparations were made for tuhborn defence. "Here cornea Kit lliidueter," aaid a youii pioueer, one evening, w the fenti nel ajinilted a au'picioun looking iiu'.i vidiial. I'd rather pot aee him here thi v time; he don't wear an innix-ent liHik, liv any moana, and I'd like to know how he can tramp the wood without any arum." "That's what puulea me, Iloger," an swered tlie young man's romnion. "I believe that that fellow ia in league i'ii the reibkin. Ilail'ut you noticed how free he made with Waurean the luM time tlie Hhawnoe war-chief waa here ? ml I caught him having a private inter view with lioarer Tail iu tlie rear of Io gan's cabin. We mut watih him c1om ly, now that tlie Indiana have dug up the hatch-.'t, and when my aiipk-iou of 1 treachery amount to a certainty, there ill be a dead man hereabout." The (ieaher'a lips closed tiimly over the la.t woi J, and he dartod a sharp look at the burly, bearded man who was ap proaching. "Well, Kit, what of our red-, ki lined .toes; he aeked with a faint smile. "You're the only scout we have seeu for two days, and, of course, there's dearth of news from the outside world." "I anticit no attack," returned F kwoud Kit, as he was called confi dently. "I am just from Boouosborougb, and they had ub news there alwit the re ported foray, "However," aud he uUueivl around on the defeuoes, strengthened du ring his absence, "it is well enough to be prepared for any emergency. Hut you may sleep without the dread of being wakened by the BritUh mti'kct." Having thus suoknn Kit Cbidwler moved away, aud taught Coh.uel Isogan, avha waa auperintoudiiig the eroctioii of au additional block-house. "When that man said lie w as just frou Itoones borough, he lied," said Madt Kinghaiu, turning to H-,-er Hullinek. 'He could not look uie in the eye whV be aaid that; ha kuew he wo lying. it my turn to go out iu too wood tu night, aud, HalSuch, I waut you to watch that man. Do you kuow what happrm ad V 1 nu he waa here last?" "No. "Ut bad the audacity to ask Beatrice 1 Lindsay to become bu wife. "And of course sht refutod it would be likt mating thedova with the rulture.' "Or tbt cariou crow," said Kingham. "Hhe nfuml hint in plain word, and he' went away muttering something hh li ' nil CiiuM nut iiti.lrp.lmi. I." "His visit to the fort at llii time mean ! misolnel, snid linger, 'and ho it ant tin- fellow to give up our Lone Dove tliu. tamely. II will nuike desperate struggle for her." "Indeed, he will, Roger," returned Mark, glancing at the suspected man. "Will you he at Ihe gate to-night T "Yew." "Then, for (lisl's rake k'p your eves open I" "Never fear. If tlial rascal comes Micaking up to me in the dark, I'll drop him." To the pioneer twnin Chinttoplior t'hi- deiU'r hail loii(f l)oen a upeotil cli inu-- t'T. He eneouiitrreil IxiTin'n parly in me wii.iernnw, ami na i trui'l--l tno eni igrnnt to the cpot where the f.,t had wn n, HVI1 ,i OI1 fNTiiliir teram with the Iiidinn, fiir he drought a ninnher of prominent ehii Hi to the ,il,n' ""'' '" rI''-1"'"R t "'' KroumU. 1 he l)eniiiv,(.f IV ntriir Kind- ; , . . hit at ouee attraete.1 hw attention, and h ,r,,(1 irilt;:lt(, hilI1,.f illt hr favor. S.viuit.;rly. to eome extent, he Kuoeee.1.-.!, f .r the girl did not wih to , tran iforni into an enomy him who had lent o willin r a bund in eonti ilmting to their comfort. rlie knew that he would a."k her to bii-onie hi. (vide, and at hil the time came. Ai Mark Kincrham enid, nho rcfueil him in plain l-in:.ns!;e, jind he left hr alone in the forest, mueli chagrined at Ilia ueK-ai, : Tl. 1,,,. ..r T. ...,.l... ..,!. ... ..,,..,.,, "!-; Iudiaiu calh'd Ikvtrin ..t. .j 1 ,ho V' "'p repul-ive hark-1 "'I"'" " haud-omMurk KIngham. J"a )''' murmured Chi-1 b(l the -ene of hi.i defmt. , "l not going to be put off thiu by ll.a j Piumi gin in ivei.iu. ay. J.o, no. i m , u m," u OI ,un ' " "" "'r""!.1' J"' l"'''", IVatrire 1 iiidrsy, I'll iii.ur vou 1 1 tl.- all. r t mv I !re!n'ii lo-lire in ;('!Klli)te!ie. Til toa.Iol tliw in epitc A' tUt r,i,llU Pf1 of '' ki c"l" o n inrruMoui ui in njammo Upn ,o , throw several scouts into &e fori A everv ! r.ie.ht, fi r the purjaise of spying Uie vi- ( cinityof the fort, aud to waru Us uunat.'s of the approach of any fix. j The young scout in question, upon this 1 imrtieu'lar uight, bent his teM. North- urd towards the Kentucky. It a chilly nifcht in the laiU r part of Fcoru-. ary, 1770, and the buds Were hciuuing ' to hail the approach of spring. The win- j tcr now almoKt ul an end, iiad brought j horizon to horizon upon the going dnwu tich sulleriug to Iogau's l'ort; game . ,,f the son, was the tendenwt n.u-ic in Kit had Iwn unu.ualiy scarce, and the buf j t'hi, Idler's ear", and the flashes of YiUt fulo and deer hi.nter always hod the re- uing that rent the storm clou.ls were lent low savage i; in his trail. The wolf pleasing to hi murderous eye. TrceTitly and panther roi..acd the fortvt iu a halt-, the storm burst iinm Logan's Fort, anil it fami'hed condi i-n, and ill uttiicking the ; wiw as the traitor had prophc. -il, ti.e .'! armed settlor or Indian brave. j "Mh.l.Ut storm" that ever bnr.-t ahove Hails!" inutU-rcdM.uk Kii;!iaui, , ti,e devoted statiou. Willi it rame the as (lie long howl i f ti e h.ilf-darved wolf hurrkane, and the continual ciii.li, era: h ratmed him to hault on the bank of a stream tliut de' ouchcd into tho LUtoric Kenlitcky. "The wolf is aftor roineiiu.ly, and, by my soul, he's bribing em (Iks way! If au Indian, I'll drop him ; if a j white no, it can't l a white mini, for he'd run another way towards Loan's ' Kort." As he muttered Ihe last word, lie j walked some distance from the stream, ! and slaliouisl himself Is hind a giant true. He was in the edge of the forest, and the moon sailing leuiihnaid. Hooded his surrounding's in a mellow light. The ells of the wolves increased in number and distictness, and ut hngth the scout Leurd tho rapid tread of thoir . nd Imliuns are con.i., and will l.c here victim, lie seemed to have lsut all hi 'cro long. Must I i.io heref Vou'ro a energiiw to the tusk of r aching a curtain , hard henrtisl man ! " I point, and be ran likeor.e not in Ihe hast flint last wonl had the desired edict; ' fatigued. the ntry unr-nrred 'he gate and oK-ncd , "imhereheiomMj'exclaimedMark'it enough tu admit of the cgresw of a Kinghaui, as a giant fora lHmed up be-1 man. tween him and tlie liht horiion, I ryoud Hut the next mor lent an Indian rushed the edge of the timber. "It isn't an In-1 pai him, and ! ' i- he could eollcehis' dian, and who can it he? Faster, faster senses 1 ho yard -M .nnid with hhawnees j fellow, or the wild dogs tvill eutch you !" j and reiki, -.ill s. The kwit caiuly cocked Lis li.lo, and; AVvo li.e roar ot the storm rose the kept his eye fastened upon the hunted death yell, uud Ihe scout who ('js lied the j mun. who can.i) dii'ecllv towards him. ! gate li 11 dead as he burml it again. Tl.o 1 All at once Mark perceived tluit the i giant Is rc a boy iu his arms, mid a mill-1 ute afur tlii discovery, be stepped from hit shelter, aud iirwuted his woaiion ul i the Wolf pursued man. j "Halt, Kit Chides-ler!" The Titau utU'ies! a cry of ho, -or, and tha youth droppexl from his nei vclss grip, and hid himself behind a tree. "Kit Cbidtsiter," continued tho scout, ' "you're engaged in pretty work, aud, I were I to tbllow the promptings of lay i heart, I'd drive a bullet through your beurt braiu. tend i i Ho you were stealing Charlie, in-! tcuding to force Beatrice to your arms by ihreaUiuiug his life. But your plots fwiU terminate now, 1 ou ve long beeu a ipeetod man, Kit ('bidder, and at inly wanted a proof of your treachery to tha world of you. Tura your fact STANTOUl), LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, KKIDAY, NOVEMDLII z lull towards 'Isom's I".rt. We're going Uric there now." An ashy pallor overspread ll,o traitor's face, ond form shook like tho a poi.'s loaf. He obeved the commsnd, hoiuv- rr, hut, If he iliit Mi, the rry of the night hawk parted hi lip.. A second Inter he f It the mmzle of I lie scent's rillc pressed i(j:lint hi head. "Ileprat that signal, or make any kind of suspicion noise or gesture, anil I'll throw a streak of niooti. bine, inn your head ! cried the determined scout. "My fing.Tn itoh to prw tlio trii-rj but I rwrvfl yon for the Imiii;- tiinnV nooe at the fort." The mention of the doom tint would rolwl.ly ho meted out t'i him at the liu -kwood-i htntion, railed the traitor to i-iingo hefortf hU rival ami p. 1 r I U life. Ho promised to Ty the oi,trv if Mark would rvlcif him; hut lie talked, it were, to a mun of fton?, f"r nluii the front told him that lie tiiu-t ro to the f rt or die in the fore-t, !.e i.!-ant it. The hank fry n;-n wn not antwcnl ami nt leoi-lh, in thegniy 'In h of dawn, Iopini Fort npK;uvd iu r :;lit. The anm-aranec of the Keout chti hi.i lU),tive on the cd-e of the elearit wa, c,..te with miiiL-hnl uliout- of tri.iiuoh Hid Vi'LCranee, and when ti.e cat" flew oH H a wore of infuriated :. r.ecrs rn '.ed upon the giant, a though tiny would t nr him x aiviner.1. The eoDut roon learned ihe caue ef their r. pi. ,..( ! ..r , .. I v. f TV ,..T' X finch had h n fi ui, 1 at hi past, rial Ixd ' ,,, i,. The parri.-on wan at onee; iuvftigntion proved tl.iit! umiieiHi, an i::u'kwixx a Kit ami I linilielini .-av wa mining. The mv -I. ry of the paHiecia ! j., wa , ,IMV m,Ualt aj , p. v WH, K,U, U( ,irow it.-.-If ujkmi the al-iuttor'.J milr,( rr, tr!ti , llt. unoxpret- vly h()VP ; ,;.,, 10 oi , j rivai y v.ould have bwn ly.ul.dat on.-e, I ! not v.her eoiin-, 1 prevuluO p. ; ., L.,,, (Urlu!ed ;h,t the Ir. Id ha- e a calni av.d im; rr!:::! tri a. tll(, fdluwingH.y waa M l tor il.al j event. Tlie culprit wan trru; into iatPH - jr one-roome.! ihin, thre to lucui- ;, t; ,t houi.d . inotllh, I'd l l, with i in. in non. i,oi u ! v ii eoine 1111 me .i i. .1...-H .it .... i .? ,lM1l,t( if .li.I.. we them. Mo-! j. .Jho fiit mad i.ihht,' mid ! ja p,iu' to i UM of ,aaUt j old l.ij-ht ever created, Ah ! ye blood- i thir-ty paid fucee, I'll Hvlp n lot o' you ' uT..re duwn, for they're comiug in such uuBibcrs, that no u rt in Kentucky ism rit." The hoarse thunder that rolled from of forest trees nddod to the fury of tlie tempest. A il at once the guard at the gate heard a noise outside. "Who's there!" he inquired, -Mo Jim Somcrville, badly ilmt. pr tiod's li t Me in!" The sentry hesitated; he knew that tlie Indians hud obtained admittance into fort. by dcvcplive practices, by dir. and be f. nrtsl this was one of them, lint ' the plaintive tones auuliil like the semi's, ' who Was one of the forest spies for that "i.-;ht. "Quick! let me iu!" plradol tho man , hgaiu. "I'm dyii,,; now, and I'vegot ifo in tho fort, "'hick! tho ll.itlsli Iudiaiu sprang forward Ui reojs'ii i to admit tlie rest of their I'm; but twenty resolute piouwrs threw thenis U u U foro the portals and prcvciiUd tho act. Th brave w ho gnii.cd aduii iou into the fort out iiuniU-pd its il fenders; but the pioneers fought wiih tliat drU'i niiiialinu so charactorislic of our euUy scalers, uud what they lacked in uumbcis they puNK-ssud iu liwoi.iii. J The children werifthnisi into the block j bouse, and the women sliowxl t.u.r courage by joining their l.usbt nls aud; luolhers iu the fight for life. Several of the cabint hail beru rlred by the tuvagee, . and the scene was appalling beyond dot- criptiou Tha traitor's guards left hit prison to aid their eomrados, aud w ith a mighty : effort, tbt reuegade gained hit freedom. lie snatched a rille from Uehnnds of lair-linircil l'V whom l.r sl-w, anl Ivcnino a lien ngain-t t!.! srftlers. "Torre she i!" he eri''J, as he raught if;!it of Ilcatrico Lindsay, fl -!iting in the lilit of a burninj cabin. "Now, my Kniturkr tigress, ynu are mine!'' Ho darted f. rward, sralterinp death on cither side as he went, and fla-hed among the furious band of red demons who con- tciutcil ajriinst the heroic lit lie party of fiontier Woi.ien. , .. H'fdtd by tho traitor, the savages closed around the Kiwrtan woman, and the burly hand of Hardwoods Kit shot f'urwanl tog'arp the Lonel'ive, for whom he bal risk'il I.i jTe. Flie shrank funn hi ii, l.!- i:ii the determined woid "i.ev- T ! " and her rifle I'l w to her should- r. He saw 1;is p' ill, and with u ti er like pring tried to aveitit. Jlut J.'aiiice l.ir. I'y a too qnik for him ; her lin ger presf-ed ti e trigger. Hi hit Imid torch ed tlio Urr. l . f hor-Wenpon, ai.d w ith a shrirk the viiiiun ptapi;rrcd Laik with a hull' t in hi- brain ! At his fi.Il the Indiana wavcrcl. "l'orwnr cridl Ucatricc, and upon the red fie the heroic Woiik n I l-1, .1. Tie hhawnces rouM w-t r-' t the ava lanche, Vihiolfrlc pair flrng upon - them They ii d to !ho fate, there lo meet its rt- i'h. s guards. The Jianic l ad t.kea n.tiee pTefionof their heart ', r.nd tl.iir duh ful cries for quarter r.nclMnl their bn thren, ttrtig'gling with Loan an.l a few hcriK's. Wixni the rout 1 efimo gen-r-i- ,ho,.r, tire Iadlarn and their white allies, dropped before their victorious foes. Ileatriee l.ind ny lied gained the victo ry, anl with the defmt of iheir liicnils in the fort, the red men without the wall, tll. Compared to the fiercer:?, s r.d inture "liie r. nlact the !or. of th" whiles v.a.' -i. in.! ;V.i,d for a lu'gtiino n'ttr li e 1s t tlc, Lrj'iinV l'ort ei'ioyid p lire. True, :he sav. f rs tr.ine near; but li.cy revtr ventnnd lo B.'.atk, f..r tl::-y l.ad i.'.il.i' c.l a siipcr-l'li us dvi-a,' t in L.'ine D.ve, whom they row t..iled Lalawawa, or "the woman that V1!f."" TXe l-y after tlw battle. tl Im'r.' were ptrui. 4 lo curry i;.:rff.rTia,; hut they c:'Livl the laoiy of i". .; '.. v. u.. ds Ki!, laying t!i-V' J n-'" advice, tlity Ud r.ttaCrd tha fert, and, that, n -he hnd cm i d them to lo-e so ninny br.ivc.tl.ey wisuld not own bij ccrpre. He could not wait fur tho fttuuk, m.d then e.re 1.1.J itoJen Cbarhy Idndiy, Loping tlie sooner to get Ixnlii.e into h'.s i.nv.er. He knew her utl. rl.i.iu.t to bi-r only brother, and, after ceii . ying ( Imrlie to tho Iudinns, he intendrd to force tho heroic girl to cheese L .ween tv.o dreuilfUl nltemative either to Le eouie his wife, or have the heai!Ii body of her brother torrid over the pullsade some nilit. - - His cnimine, his judgement of human nature, told hint hnw Beatrice Wouhl . -- . . divule. ; f T.iit Mark Kwghajn hcrl -Uif!el hi? plrno, and the litle of ti.e Luao l'ove, !io-e life he wji;!- wrcs!;, fmUl.ed the Ci'rci r of Jiui i:v,'0i.ds Kit." AiKi while lie la-y lul.uriiil in the f.r est, 1m trice becama tlie bride cf Mali. Kinnliani. l aof.il KcUKch..: I Arl'.clf. Ammonia, or, asit is geuci..liy callwl, spiiita of hart horn, is a powen'ul alkali, and di-o!ves gre: w r.nd iiirt illi great (osc. It liio) lat.ly liee'U 1 .vi'iiiairr. I I v. ry highly for domestic purj l'er w.i-hing paint put a taMe-fjioonf.il in u ijuart of hot Wilier, dip in a I'.aiuiel cloth. and then wipe oil the wood w. rk; scriihliins will be ncce?arv. Foi taking gre:iso spoU from any fabric, n o aoiiii. nia, nearly pure, and then luy wliite hlot ting paper over the spot, nn I iron i'. light ly. In washing laea put aloLt twelve drop in a pint of warm :-ud. To clean silver, mix two i:i jiooiifiils of nmiuona in a qnnrt of hot suds. Put in your sil ver ware and wash, using au old nail brush or tocth-hrusli for the purpose. For cleaning hair-brushes, etc., simply rh..k) the bru-lied up and down in a mi'i- ture of .! tuhle-snoonful of a:unioni:i lo ore iai of hot Water, and stai d li the wind or in a ho. olneo to dry. .1 1U i I'nr washing .lnger-niaiks Horn looking-g. 1:1. Oil . or windows put u lewdmps : on t moist rag, and make ot, nilllolll.l k work a' ait it. If you ui. li your h ut. -plants to flourish, put a few drops of the spirits in every pint of wutcfl u-e.1 in watering. . teaspmiiifii! will add much to the re fiehiii elfts-U . f tho bath. !oi'iiiig is better than ammonia water for el.a:;.-!. c tlie hair. In every o.io rinse "If l!ie i,,! mo.iia with clean water. To which we would ouly add, tliat, for rciuovh i spits, a mixture of espial avf!.- ot aio monia and aletdiol is latrter than alcohol alone; and for taking out red stains pro dmx d by strong ui'i.l.s in blue uu I black vlotliM, there L uothiiig butler than am monia. If possible inuke arningnueuU to keen all I ho sheep under shelter tbt coiui.ig winter. And iu the construction of sl ds Kausut court has decided thutw lwua keep away f.uni low, wet ground. If while man matriot a squaw alter the lu ll ft too choose fur theuuelvot, they sunk diau tud.iou the same ia kal ami biud that wbitk it high add dry. - 1 iug upon lb husband. M.i::pf. Tle vi let fv. lie !, I p V ni'rtlli l! s hie !in - rt'.slnfr The eHs!: lln-1- 1 iV,,t niih rnsy sleep. Anil dii.ij li'l line ! r pi injr. The sweet rr'l lip. Ik Id iiulf ort- HniiTrs eosiinff sr.tl rrlnntc i;; (iod Mr" and h-en '.tt little heart, Vfilliin tlie wliile lre.isl Is-otin, A. Iiaii slcs ps, Tlie linr, restless. Ixi-y fci t Lie dill in n.ioU n st! 'iff Tlie 'linin-r arui, full, liitr, snd sweel, Vnn the tijlnw is-.tli.c; (Inre na! tl.o but 1 -f n i-e r.r.d glnre Hsrdi rA (noWr .sen: ing And let iXe soft svect SMcne-r sir Y'MlTff-uy llio.isli i.ls tt;, n ine, ( A Inl T "ir ;si. An I tift-an'I lirss h'lrrj-'m on, 1 h.-ir f .oi.ul n. sb-. ; wvi . And II Vven i --! s; d II. .-en Is won, A nf! J-. . )o8' . to si i vini; ; Tlie stir. .1. r e slr.r '-r illc., And Iri) l,:S irltil-rilV i'nry V't.I!c st'.Il T?iy rtsiliim's -iutt eves Krpenls (ike saaie ( .J stiry T lint Imhy slee;n. I sit a..d mire, si.ile v, I n;i.ea Tii future yr-f Hireing, I te'nll Ihst pills of h.ve iif-f! ";ae Tl.-.'ir h'sid- li h?::ils .e h.iiednji; V i...t ji :!, the l.ule fs, i. ay i. 1 4Vli:t, work li'.c linads Hha.'l'nc V.T.al rr ivu a-..- .lis r, v d trli y'. hf'jj AVhen hesrt nr.d 1011!, 1 1 lini;, o h-iiffMr ship. Ah! He Lm msnv a fuiiv t.ienic, Krei.l her swwt Hps llliriihloe? And life has n-nev a g -' h'n 'o-;im, That soriio ford lx:i:t 1 hnldin-; Ptul lesies., Kiiel its lieiMe i!i:u ii.se, In littht m.d beaut? tiluialiug, Ti shine hofore s reothers eves, Aliove the cradle bending, V.'hile hahy ,lws. Kit'pe on Tuttst. I had joine .-nije on a toi-t iu 1'liil. I saw on a bill ( f f re : "s.vtrn os toait, Ct cknth." Sr.ii e on t m-t would be rlrutKt too he 'riy fr:od to feed jicnple on who hid j l .vii Cmttng on a rr.ft three wei ks, f ed- iug on t.M hcv.t leg', fi.iys I to ,I.o wait r, !"(ivo me foine snipeen tni:it." By-und-I y litf caino in and put down some ton-t, I and I ks'pt on rer.d'i sj what 1111 nluiiglity I e.-.':ry fwnl was, nr.J wlmt a en s,1, j villain urcvljy wa, and what a r: 1 i:.s set e'esy one ia who is running fo. rlire; and 1 tat there nn Iniir. Then I r.it"; the gong. av.s I, "Whare The waiter entered, and j 111 ti.e tliuniler is mv meat?" ?ny-i he, "Taey've been on the tabic nn hour.' K.ys I, 'I didn't order plain toaut; I want a snipe on it.' Says ho, 'There is a siiipe on it.' Then I drew close .up to the table, niu! I saw ft little Mack speck on the, toast, and says I, 'You'll swrr.r that it is a snipe?' Says he, 'Yes.' i-iiya I, 'You'd iurUe a good linen buy or, you would.' Kays he, 'It's a snii on J.-t anyhow.' t-'nys I, 'How did it get ..11?' Pays he, 'That Enipo in all right. It's a full si.vd onr-, too.' Su I, '1 am j-Ia 1 of it. I'm pi ad vou 'old 1110 th -'.'s .1 f-ll flej rnijy. for do ' oil ki. y oimg m:'.n, when I sat there reading 1 mv h blark sp.,t o'i that toa t, but I tick it i r a fly, and I'm ghil to be informed it's a snipe a full sued snips. Io-,v you can take ,ae snip r.w.iv r.ie! brin ' lie a turkey on '..4s. and darn it! 1 want a full s-iz d turkey, to. I ain't hankering after snipe since that episode. 1 i wear I could have .nl.l h iva lit.iun 1UI1I liae kiowb that snipe ihrout;'i n put.y bl iw -r with out burtin; the sninoor the putty blower viiner. riiij"! wn ...... . . i - j ...j e,H'"vi hut it's a mean gnnic. Cidor aud stciwed suipe is ripe JoilM. V U-I.-foriiii-s! I.udlca. How mi;rh mora iutelligeut aud fa ci niiting the mnjorityof young ludies would V', were they to give a littlo moro ntten t'oil to uewspuper reading. Wo do not mean tho t! t-h iwers of the dav, he h urn HiUd with matUr which, if it does no luirni, can certainly d no gissl, but i t0 1' pent--thofii wlii.h itiuko li fit- with pre cut ch.iraetor und im- ' provmnenti of the age. It U w. II 1 1.. I, ....... ii,; ... it,,. Id's !.l.i..r. " ' '"' 'o . ' I I.. i !i ! , ill. Ih.i ,.,'ivsj.iir un hue.. Sitii.ilv I '"v I 1 ''ideal, l.very joiing lai'v c.iouhl have uu mtell.rnt opinion ou the men. I, men tal, jKilitical, and religions subject ot tlio Umu. Tlio bet und only way to find this, is lo read gis d newsiapMs. Two pitusoN's w ho have eh i.uii each other out of all the species with a ih-sign to bo each other's mutual comfort nod en tertainment have, iu the action, boiiu I tlieuiselves to be good-humored, aifalile, i- . r 7 . .t . ... 1 :..(, 1 u.i-i rot l, luii.in, imii.111. .-. j-..m., willi re kcI to chc'u oth r's fiaillies and perfections, to ihe ( nd of their lives. A K A. St is mun was "set bock Ihe jlhcr day by a couple of squaw color ing his house, whom ht had forgotten he had married a few years ago on the plain. What cht rs him up is the fact that a ( t ai;MTiit:s of st it i:r.. W hj flrn pnl si I uit t '( heir f.stsiciiee. A perf.x.Iy hrai.hy mind cannot con- ceivah .w any other n bid ran eontein- plato sui: i.lo. IVifrrt health ami , Ir"m "r""y year, ago, ami that thouiit of death in anv shupe aro not ! " fcUB-r" criw, ,h' roT'1 '" hi" Popkct eonp'iiL.l. When the mind broo li eon-1 A f,'w "e,'k, W he """" fp,,in the liimalK- ond.a ii it is not la a hr ilihv I """ n ' "M f"un'l in the rn. us- slate, whether or net it contemplates self; do trtlelion. That unhealthy brisuling is tlie route to suicide, and tho fancies to which it gives rise on t'10 way am often very cuiious. There is something gro teqiif) in tlio careful preparation many snirsles m-'.:o for leaving lin world gi arc fully. There i a Mirt of glni tly humor iu their farewi',1 which, v.hilo it may not provoke a nolle at the time, leaves a sort of mi 1 npr.1 ion of luiie pio on t.ic meoinry. All cards r f -uiri-lo ore suc-cti-ful robls-rirs, and the rohl er leaves hlin-i lf coufeved in tlio bunds of socl anil the law to -Ij w;;!i what thev like. Tiie suictoi! robs mi-forluiie and time of their lav. fill pi it tad mock at pui,i.-h-iiient mid rclriliullon. He thinks to : ii pc.nl t!ie h.ws of na ture by dyii.j before hi time, and prob- ui.iy rejoices white 111 tl.o act of proving I . ..ir . .1 . .l .U.nisei. an eN.vpt.on .no ...njon.y o. particular pains to work up their cases into sensations, nnd make ju-t enough doubt and mystery to leave their iisoicn ful stories intensely interesting. The dilferent mono iu get. ing out of the wo.IJ conceived br their ruiuils often show ingiMHiitorti.'yofentviihr.gement, if directed toward some causo in life. Tli'ir la t words, when they leave any, are intended to make their friends feel more mL-erable, and will ahovo all tiling tlicy bid lived. This U au unfair alvant ige to take of the living, and somc'.iaies suggests that it might have lieen the sole object of the suioi leto make tlio world fnel bully. rnicules ot u:.. rent natiffnaiities cx-l hihit various methorl and traits. AiiKri-i cans have a fancy .'or lunging, but t'icy I oiieii sno'il; toe ireiic'i U'.ko cither in the stomaeli or lure; ' poisi.n, 1 L,, - !wli rather favor drown;, g: the Geruami j to ii 11 ; l !"y are too mo I seii-i.u oi a' , ' . ' r.od furni-ih lajt v.icos of themout curiou-1 suicides on record. There Li always something c".traopu. f .:ry ab out a German's i-.k llnJ of 1k1;v ing liimcif oat of the world. IIo tliowr more djlib riition and active preparali'm for the event, and ho usually nnvsi. Ho look up 111 fa:!'ire a entirely inex cusable, vih-n the thing can bo made so sure. The Germain' have lately taken the notion to go oif in pairs. W'e have two late liiitalieei which rra c'iriom. A fow week since two young I Jermans " "n"U" """" '"e.,is.: le su,., , of many newspaper comments. It is supposed they were guilty ef robbery ir, t'leirowu country, and fled to the world's Iodine idace. Ijohdnn. Thev hnd I'ler .V ' ej 1 - a j ey, and maile it fly in di and a.l sort of ex. At len,tl. their mon-y was sp?i.t, and 111 despeiat.,:! t.. y i-liut tnein cUw ut) 1.1 a room, wi.u i.ie1 understanding ti. it th.y should l.ill e h oilier, or lin t each should kill himself. The propo-itioti so de-pcrr.Uly m ulj was as d' sjierulcly carried out. l'i -tol shoLs were heard in their nwrns; the door w.is 1.-..1 . i. ....... uniAi'U ojieii, oiiu 01 me jiiuupj ims-i n.u, tllii I Mouun UL..U Oil lUU ins ir, noil uiu oiii-i (OH-1,1 - i i i .. .e. a .... -...1 .1 . ...l badly wounded. d. The tostiinony of the wounded man wis taken at the coroner's "!'". "' S ' , . , .'. nnd the findnig of the jury wa : tbattlieileatl man Cftiie to liisiieitiii ny ma '" ' haif L but h.it In woumUii associate wa , , , , , . ntvsjiorv tj the deed, the jieoulty of which under Ung'i.-li law is death. A c 'iiuU'i'part of this tragedy recently bsppeiioj near Baltimore, and the vic tims wvre also two young German. Th y arrivesl in Ba'.timoio early in sn (out, and had laivo. rolls of g. e; iilacks. They wero lab iring under great nervous excitement, aud give tin aiselves up to r lib it exce-i es. From their inoveiiie.1.3 it wa suppoeeti th o ti.. l cooi .iiedai robbery, uud detectives were set to watch thciu. They Mated tli-'l they were br-titers, and gave their names a It atid G. Mullcr. Bei ij, huntod by ti e diea they iA town ttiid were heard t no more un til tiii lr biklie were found ill a wood about two mile. from tho city. I'. (. at first suppoisa I tlioy hal Is u munlerwl for llw nioniy wlii :h they wero kao vn to possess, but suiuequonl developments led to tho belief that, driven to depe radon, and brought to bay by the ;s.!he, they dvlitautoly killed lie in el vc. or shot one auet'ier. This is iiuuveloudv like the Lj.u-1 n oiialr, tlio. only iliillreima being lliai in one c;ue the snni.ient wiu cur-j ried cot iu a crondid cit '. uud the other ' l'11; d. , ' built iiift.jK-e. ihe men wurevoun wero su. Kvted of rohlk-ry and uf being furtive fi uiu iu-tiiv. wero in.-sestii ul con. idcrahle sums of lunncv, li ived a du-' monev en holilto lifii. M.iieoiihre.l t ll 1 wert roljtHil or all ttiey Hail, ami wound up a s'101 1 career by au agroe.ue-it to kill themsedvei. The latur case was doemed a very sin - gu'ur out iu llolliiuoro, tut It Isscoiuos still more remarkable iu ootmcction wi b tht similar out iu Lnudou. A German uatutd Htaab furnishes au- . . . . . ntlier curious In-tinno of suicide. Ho had been living for years with his rela tives at Virginia City, Montana. It was j knoW!"""t ""' l-rouglit a corJ witu Ptn'W fr"m ,he ftfr A- He had 11 -ed the cord w hich he had carrieil for many years evidently for the purpose of taking his life, but had never talked of! lostrnying himself, or explained to any one whv he carried the cord. ".Mi.nurfiilly DclcHtcd. Ii.n Hi. I'arl. ri'.lcr!. We confess it do not understand why it is that so many Democratic papera, in 1 giving an account of tho "situation,1 : h iui.l insist that we have been "shame f ,1T .l..r...,l " U" t .... J on a nhltfiirm tliat e.nitniiie.1 everv Deni. ocratic principle that was nt all practica ble, and upon a platform that contained nothing anti Democratic. It is true we sf lcctcd men that wero once against us on is -lie's that nro dead ; but they were with us on everything that had practical vital tv. ieM just emerged irotn a 1 . torril)le civa war. ,lcss,)U.h ,lln - she wanted a chance to rejuiir lier broken I fortunes; she wanted a chance to rocuper j ute her last energies, and once more to ! pet upon her foot. To do this it was neo- essary to give her some fiieudly h'gislav jtion. Aud to do this it was though best 1 ij Srninm As-Ai'lliinr. lilra w-.litM.al ism.ii. . uiHil nnA to be acceptable to the great mass of Northern voters. But it seems we were mistaken. Still it was a movement instigated by a pure patriotism, and those w ho cheerfully sups' ported Greeley and Brown, can at least have the Cinsolution of knowing that tiiey did all they could for the restora tion of peaee, reconcilli ition and good .tove.nnier.L And wo believe those who ui e carpi ,ig ahout an "ignominious Cul urt," r.re ir.f.;ier.?od more by -wounded ,flrty p: ;,e t,un ,y any just view of the Mlii -.tlon. r , , . , , I'i-i suppose wo had nominated a . .. . been roil, inifxl from every stump that . . s.it; icuvu Tieie nriiiii uf gefc jhiw session of t'ac Covernmc'it and the v.-holo Nerth and West would have been con .;Jitl sf-ainst us : Or euppnse it h i 1 boon a Northern Democrat? The cry of "copperhead" and "rels-1 sympa thiser" would have been raised, and the r.i-ult would have been but little differ ent. Or suppose the nominee had been ti Xorthern War Democrat ? Then those Democrats who are so bitter against Greeley, would hsve been driven to tlv mAy of voting for a man who had j ,iU iW()rd .)mtpmX of Rgaiuit (lie gout;, We most peremptorily deny that the Democratic party has been "sliamcfully lefeatrd," or thnt it lis met with an "ig- lionuiooiis iMilore " Toe rinst u itmvn thj,.k ,i(h momuntt.u ntu..tin(, Uie gUy riml, ,ruth t,i;U u m)t ,he true measure of the justness oft A ( kill Car?. Tho local of the JVrrs Ilnule Journal ha.' !i-eovcrcd a new cura for ague. Here it li . To those uluicted wiih ague we , ,-,,'t II- .1. ' U I t T . . . . . . fni-pionsf. Iolirh nt tho lilea ir voll lileuse. J v...,...-i.s..,v, v...". ....m o . . . , .. - . ' ' . but do your crawling first ; you can then aiTiid to laugh. Just as the chill is com- i ii '. aturt at the top of a long flight : . , , , , ' of stairs, and crawl down on vour hands , . , , . . v rl and feet, hcnaioremost. I ou never did ; . . , . ... . . iinioer nis iu juui lilt , niii w ncu i v arrive at tlie bottom, insteed of slinking, you will find yourself pu.'Mug, nsj iu tlie face, an ! perspiring freely, from the strong exertions made in ihecifort to sup port yourself. It will effect a cur: beyond a doubt, but w hether from this cause or from that, we wiil never tell you, uor need you rare to kuow. Try it. It wou't cost you near as much at quinine or pateut luodi eines, and if it fails it will ouly do what they do every day. If it cures as it surely will lay the facts before our local sci' iuLts, an I let thoiu dl-covi-r the cau -a. At all events, ye slusking suffer- ers, lay this in-mui to yojrheait, "crawl imfdoi.n tuiirj h"ad foremost will cer tainly prevent a chill." Iloiuuuce M i:l rscver 1J. H"re la the ground-work for a first class novel. A blii J man waa crossing Broadway the 1 iher dav, whm he "was on the point of b- ii.grun ove'sewa reck- Ii m caU-diiver, and at ti e risk f ber,. own lite, aboautiful young lu ly ran toi' bis reseii' and pilotnl the psr irna tol. tlie pnv. ""-ot iu safety. A rich bar'it 1 1 ... -.i -..'..t. lor si 100 11au.-as.tiMM, mi. m.wi--j ht her out, was introduced, euurtvd, propi.d, was aixs-pUsl, uad niarrbsl thai heroine without lust of time. Vht tdeot ! . e .1 : 1.... L I tl. I L . 1 -A.l tl J-..1 t - , -- -r-- "' tai'J'' " viciiniy 01 t-.njcv-cro.nox., . ' soaiching fiir stray bliud aieu, and tbt 1 . .1 1 , . . 0 : c 1 e.a ;otnor OU tlieiooa-sn lor a iwa umbnus; ' for it would ht au awful borf if they ! sho Ud tat Lie tba old bi.ud maa and kvt tbt bachelor now hart arouad. - NO. 39. IIOI HLHOLD HKCEIPTH. to Rinf)v oasuaa ntoatn.c Take a lump of anagnosta, and rub It wet over the ipot ; let it dry, then brush all the powder off, and the spot will aV apjiear ; or, take 1 Ttsiting eard, arparata it, and rub thri.sptl nits the soft inter nal part, and it will disappear without inking tha glosa off tho silk. Rid eot r. Take four carrots, foor tnniipa, ' leeks, six onions, and a little root of para ley. Cut them np In pismaefia ahapa and aiie of dice, and ry then ia butter. When well ecoked, add tha requisita quantity of water for toup. Vow put in with them four ounces ef rvo more f required boil them all for one hour and a half, until tha rice end other In- gredience art sufficiently cooked, and then add salt and corn pepper ft Ma soning. Before sending ap thie dadi to the table, care must be takea that thera is not too much butter in the toop, KAKCtD BirrTEM. Butter ia composed of fat and little albumen. When the temperature It raised, the albumen acta aa Jerment, and docoinposc the fat, converting it in to an acid butyric. Th:j ia soluble in water. No matter how rancid your but ter, it may be made perfectly fresh and sweet by washing. RUMEftT FOB LO0l TKBTR. When the front tenth become loose without any apparent cau.'o, a diseased state of the guau may be rusiMcted. Sometime nay, ojh- tMSaymay oe set nrm again oy w aiming out mouth three or four rooming! running with tinctureof myrrh, about a teaspoon- ful in a third of a tumbler of water. The following is also a good mouth wash; Infusion of rosos.iiix ounces ; honey of rotes, one ounce. CLEAMIXO MJJt. Uso potato-water for all colon and kinds; grate some potatoes into cold spring water, toy a large potato to every quart of water, of which St or six will ' will do for a couple of dresses. If for Tery light silk, pare the pototoes ; if any way dnrk, merely wash them clean. The pan must not be stirrod io- least . la forty-eight hours i then very slowly, and steadily pour off the clear liquor.bot not a particle of the sediment, into an open vessel a bath, or such like. Dip the peicea of tilk into this liquid np and down a few timet, without the least creae iug thera ; then wipe them on a flat ta ble with a clean towel, first one aide then the other. It ia as well to hang each ana, as dip::cd r.pon a line to allow tha dropa to drain olfa little before wiping. Hava a damp cloth to cover them ia 'till they are done, then Iron one way on the toiled iJe- It "tonishing to tea how nice s dross looks done in this manner. TO RCSTOKC CRAF-K. When a drop of water fulls on black crape veil or collar, it leave a conspici out white mark. To obliterate this. spread the crape on a table, laying on it a large book or paperweight to keep it steady, and place underneath the stain piece of old block silk ; then with a largw camel-hair brush dipped in common ink paint over the stain, and afterward wipa ofl the ink with a bit of old tilk. Tha spot will immediately dry, and tha white mark will be teen no more. Horrible Arc-Ideal. On Friday morning lost, about seven o'clock, L. A. Siuidert, miller at C .It. Coook's Crescent Mills in thit city, went up to tlie fourth floor of the mill to oil up tht machinery, which waa la aiotioQ . at the time. By tome meant bit clothea became entangled in the cog wheels and winding him up to tht abaft, began tha feurful work of death. Onct securely fastened to tbt tliaft ht waa thrown around with fearful rapidity. At ha wont over hit foot aud legs wart tola and luangfed by striking the. of, tht floor, and tlia top of tha grain tlerator. Hardly a bout in bit body was left un broken, lit mutt btve madt over hundred revolutions before tba accident wot discovered and tbt machinery stop ped. When aid went to him, one of tha most fbarful ipeetaclc ever presented ' was witnessed. There hung a man, w bo but a few aiemcnta before WA bit fellows workmen below, now mangled and dying, with hit flush, bones, aud blood strew n aruuud bit fuel Deceased lived in Paris, wbert hit wifa aud child were at tht tiuit of tbt dout. Jxiitgto 1'uptr. ' s. . - rlul gpqf"' 14 !.C3 --- -s.t, IU, aV'J.- 1 tt oTonn ,len rr j -- - - -e j .j- )0 for hit) ftQ&npf ( ,' PRICii. . a I s V RIAL