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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1869.
No. 19.
jyL. O Jrt 3Vl E <Sc S ON,'
EDITORS an o’ proprietors.
Tert . is —$ ;3,uo i>er annum, in Advance.
advertising - Persquare oftenlines, each
A ; tion, $ 1 00 Merchants and others forall
‘ n3e lU tsover $ 25, twenty-live per eent.off.
s fflO
legal advertising
. Citationsfor lettersoi ad-
•nLtration guardianship, &.c $3 00
^‘“1,stead notice V. 2 00
, |i, ntiontorietters ot uism’11 iromadm’n 5 00
'i^atioutor letter*of dism’nofguard’n 3 50
^ffiisatlon for leave to sell Land 5 00
to Debtors and Creditors 3 00
« r . .. A ti»i* Gnu nr p t»T fen 1 in no ^ QQ
1 50
2 50
5 00
5 00
. Laud, per square of ten lines
elTof personal, per sq.,ten days
Each levy of ten lines, or less..
Mortage sales of ten lines or less
t 1 % Collector's sales, persq, (2 months)
rU r ki—Foreclosure of mortgage and oth
er'monthly’s, per square 100
Estray notices, thirty days 3 00
Tributes of Respect, Resolutions bv Societies,
Obituaries, &c-, exceeding six lines, to be charged
as transient advertising.
r3*Sales of Land, by Administrators, Execu-
torsor Guardians, are required by law, to be held
ou the first Tuesday in the month, between the
hoars often in the forenoon and three in the af-
ernoon, at the Court-house in the county in which
\e property is situated.
Notice of these sales must be given in a public
cazette 40 Jays previous to the day of sale.
Notice for the sale of personal property must be
given inlike manner 10 days previous to sale day.
Notices to debtors and creditors of.au estate
mast also be published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be
published for two months.
Citations for letters of Administration, Guar
dianship, &e., must be published 30 days—for dis
mission from Administration^ monthly six months;
for dismission troin guardianship, 40 days.
Rales for foreclosure of Mortgages must be
published monthly for four months—for establish
ing lost papers, for the full spaceof three months
far compelling titles from Executors or Aaminis-
;rators, where boud has been given by the de
.•eased, the full space of three months. Charge
jq 110 per square of ten lines for each insertion
Publications will always be continued accord
ug to these, the legal requirements, unless oth
•raise ordered
IMIacon <&> Western
H-AILROAD.
' —DAY TRAIN.—
Leave Macon7.45A. M.,arriveat Atlanta, 2 P. M.
Atlanta?^ A.M.,arriveatMacon, 1.30 P. M
—NIGHT TRAIN —
LeaveMacon 8.40 P.M.,arrive at Atlanta,4J P.M.
“ Atlanta 7| P. M., arrive at Macon3.10 A.M
Macon & Brunswick Railroad.
OFFICERS.
G. H . IIAZLEHURST ........ President.
ROB T. SCHMIDT, MasterTransportation.
H. C. DAY —.... Secretary &. Treasurer.
LeaveMacon 3 P.M.,arrive at Macon, 10.30 A.M.
Leave Hawkinsville7 A. M.,arrive at Hawkins-
viile, 6.30 P. M.
Micdule of Macon & Augusta ft. R.
Leaves Camak, daily, at 12.30 P. M.
“ Milledgeville 0.30 A.M.
Arrives at Miliedgeville 4.20 P.M.
“ Camak 9.00 A.M.
Passen< r ers!eaving Augusta or Atlanta 011 Day
asseuger Train of Georgia Railroad will make
lose connection at Camakfor intermediatepoiuts
a the above road, and also tor Macon,&c, Pas-
engersleaving Milledgeville at 5.30, A. M.,reach
Ltlanta and Augusta same day, and will make
lose connections at either place for principal
lointsin adjoining States.
E. W . COLE, Gen’ISupt.
Augusta, January 7,1 868 4 tf
March ] 1 1868
11
WANDO FERTILIZEK.
T HE WANDO MINING AND MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY otters to the Planters
and Farmers of the South, their FERTILIZER,
know as the
“WANDO FERTILIZER,”
Which the experience of the past season has prov
ed to be one of the most valuable in our market.
It has for its base the materials from the Phosphate
Beds of the Company on Ashley River, and is
prepared at their works at the
EAST END OF HASEL-STREET*
in this city. In order to guarantee its uniformity
and maintain its high standard, the Company has
made arrangements with the distinguished Chem
ist, Dr. C. U. SHEPHERD, Jr., who carefully
analyzes all the amoniacal and other material pur
chased by the Compauy, and the prepared
FERTILIZER,
before being offered for sale. The Company is re
solved to make an article which will prove to be
a COMPLETE MANURE, and give entire satis
faction.
For terms, circulars and other information,
APPLY TO.
WM. C. DUKES & CO Agents,
NO. 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC WHARF,
Charleston, S. C.,Feb. 16,1869 7 3m
PUBLIC LAWS FOR 18G9.
SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. CO.
OFFICE, MACON,GA.,March2.4th, 1865.
Columbus Train— Daily.
Leave Macon - M.
Arrive at Columbus ,,
Leave. Columbus — *2.4.* P. M.
Arrive at Macon # 6.20 * • M-
Eufuula Train—Daily.
Leave Macon ^.OO ^
Arrive atEufaula ■ "J-
Leave EufauU JfnPM
Arrive at Macon 4.50 P. M.
'onnectins with Albany Train at Smithville
Leave Smithville *-46P-M.
Arrive at Albany — - -3-11 P- M.
Leave Albany 9.35 A.M.
Arrive at Smithville 11.00 A. M.
Connecting with Fort Gaines Train at Cuthbert.
Leave Cuthbert -- — 3.57 P. M.
Arrive at Fort Gaines 5-40 P. M.
Leave Fort Gaines 7.05 A. M.
Arrive at Cuthbert 9.05 A.M.
Connecting with Central Railroad and Macor
l Western Railroad Trains at Macon, and Mont--
•ornery &. West Point Trains at Columbus.
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer &. Superintendent.
Schedule of the Georgia Railroad.
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 29th
HiH, the Passenger Trains on the Georgia
Railroad will run as follows:
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
(Daily, Sundays excepted.)
Leave Augusta at-.-- - 7.10 A.M.
“ Atlanta at --5 A ' Tr'
Arrive at Augusta 3.30 P. M.
“ at Atlanta - — 6.10 P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRA.1N.
Leave Augusta at 45 P. M.
11 Atlanta at 6-‘ ,l *P. M.
Arrive at Augusta i> - 3( '
“ Atlanta 4.00 A. M.
BERZELIA PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at — 4.30 P. M.
“ Berzeliaat - -— ....7.00 A.M.
Arrive at Augusta 8.45 A M.
-at Berzelia 0.15 P. M.
Passengers for Milledgeville,Washington a iu
•ttieus,Ga., must take Day Passenger'1 rain frim
-ugusta and Atlanta.
Passengers for West Point! Montgomery, ’
Qa, Mobile and New Orleans must leave Augui ta
n Night Passenger Train at 3.45 P. M., to n:8;ke
lose connections.
Passeugers for Nashville,Corinth, Grant J unc
oil, Memphis, Louisville and St. Louis can tf-ke
fiber train and make close connections.
Through Tickets and Baggage checkedthrongh
o the above places.
Pullman’s Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night
’assenger Trains. ,,
E. W. COLE, Gen’lSuperint dt.
Augusta, March 2G, 1868 4 tf
jitLanta. SL fUfc&t J3*aLtft
RAIL ROAD.
Day Passenger Train—Outward.
Leave Atlanta 4-45 A. M‘
Arrive at West Point 9-50 P. M;
D.ay Passenger Train—Inward.
Leave West Point 1.30 P. M,
Arrive at Atlanta G-20 P. M .
A ight Freight and Passenger—Outward, j
Leave Atlanta 4.15 P. M.
Arrive at West Point 11.40 P. M.
bight Freight and Passenger Train—Inware,
Leave West Poi nt......... ... 4.20 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta 11-30 A. M .
ShcuKjc of! HckocLido,
°PFICE SOUTH CAROLINA R. R. CO., I
Augusta, Ga., March 25, 18C8. )
-N AND AFTER SUNDAY, 29th March,
o 1868, the Mai and Passenger Trains of this
iad will leave and arrive at through Central
te P<U,Georgia Railroad, as follows:
monung Mail and Passenger Tra n
p ^ °
°f Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia,
, u th Carolina, Charlotte Road, aud Wilming-
°n and Manchester Railroad.
4 ave Central Depot at 5.50 A. M.
Ar five atCeutral Depot 3.30 P. M.
1 l ^ lt Passenger Sf Accommodation Train
^, 0r .^ ar l e8 l° n . connecting with Train for Co-
mbia,and withGreenville andOolumbia Rail
road :
^ave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M.
Arrive at Central Depot at . .. 7.00 A. £f.
H. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent
Corner of Mulberry and Second Street.
MACON, GA.
B. B. EVSTON, - - - Principal,
Late of Dolbear and J. W. Blackman’s Com
mercial Colleges, New Orleans.
—o:o—
This College is open daily from 9 a. m., to 9 p.
m., and is now in successful operation.
Students enter at any time. No vacations.—
Time unlimited. Cheap hoard, healthy city, and
its low tuition fee, make it desirable for all to en
ter here.
The following branches constitute the Commer
cial Course—each branch can be taken up sepa
rately—time is unlimited, viz: Penmanship,
Arithmetic, including Commercial Calculations,
Book-keeping, Distinct Branches, Ornamental
Penmanship and flourishing Pen Drawing.
Literary Department.—English Grammati
cal Course,$50. For further particulars, call or
send for Circulars. Patronize and encour
age home Institutions.
February 10, 1869 7 3m.
T. W. WHITE,
ftttaT-rLEl^-CLt-llcLllL,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.,
Will practice in this and the adjoining counties.
I3P* Applications for Homestead Exemptions
under the new law, and o:her business before the
Court of Ordinary, will receive proper attention.
October 13.1868 41 tf
NEWELL & WILLIAMSON,
.A.-ttorn.eys art Law,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.
IEI57ILL practice in the counties of the Ocmul-
gee Circuit, and in the bounties of Wash
ington and Hancock.
Special attention given to applications for
Homestead, and other business before the Court
of Ordinary.
T. F. Newell. W. W. Williamson.
December 15, 1868 50 ly
CITY TAXES.
C ITY TAX PAYERS will please bear in mind
that the Books are ready for the reception of
TAXES, for the year 1868. The Clerk will be in
his office from 9 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 5 P. M.,
to wait on the Tax payers. Call in these hours
and settle. Don’t all call at once.
P. FAIR, Clerk & Treasurer.
December 22,1868 51 tf
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January 19, 1869 3 tf
To the heirs of Sylvanus Prince, deceased,
late of Baldwin county.
N OTICE.—Three months after date, I will ap
ply to the Ordinary of Baldwin county for an
order requiring the administrator of said Sylva
nus Prince to execute titles to # me for three hun
dred and twenty-eight acres of land in Baldwin
county, according to the terms of the bond for ti
tles, of said deceased, dated December 12, 1859—
said land being the Ikme sold to me by said de
ceased, and now in my possession.
(JOHN J. BUCK.
March 2,1869 9 3m
D ISSOLUTION.—The Copartnership hereto
fore existing between BISCHOF & MON-
HEIMER. was dissolved by mutual consent on
the 15th February, 18«9.
A. BISCHOF,
H. MONHEIMER.
I5P Those indebted to above firm, will come
forward and make some settlement, Boqks must
be closed in some way—either by money or notes.
A. BISCHOF.
H MONHEIMER.
March 30, 1869 13 tf
J^or* Sale,
A FIRST RATE GIN BAND, six inches wide,
thirty-four feet long.
Also, Wooden running Gear for a Gin.
Apply at the RECORDER OFFICE.
MiUedgerille, Feb’y 2,1869 5 tf
An Act to encourage Immigration into
the State of Georgia, and the invest
ment ofcapilal in lands.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General-
Assembly of Georgia, as follows, to wit ;
That as soon as practicable, after the
passage of this Act, the two Houses of
the General Assembly shall, in joint
session, elect one domestic and one
foreign Commissioner of Immigration,
and that said Commissioners so e-
lected shall be commissioned by the
Governor.
Sec. 2. The domestic Commission
ers shall hold his office for two years,
unless sooner removed by the Gover
nor, upon the address of two-thirds of
the General Assembly. He shall have
an office at the Capital of the State,
and shall have power to use an official
seal. He shall faithfully devote him
self to the encouragement ot the Immi
gration of good citizens, laborers, art i-
zans, mechanics, etc., and to the in
vestment of capital in lands.
Sec. 3. The domestic Commission!
er aided by the foreign Commissioner,
shall cause to be prepared, printed and
circulated, such publications as they
shall deem advisable, tending to pro
mote the general object herein contem
plated ; provided, they shall not ex
pend in printing and circulating such
publications beyond $3,000 of the a-
mount hereinafter appropriated ; and
that the State shall not be, directly or
by .implication, made liable for any ex
penditure for said printing and ciicu-
lation beyond said sum of $3,000.
Sec. 4. The foreign Commissioner
shall co-operate with the domestic
Commissioner in encouraging and fa
cilitating immigration into the State,
and the sale of lands to immigrants ;
and to this end shall visit Europe anil
remain there for the period hereinafter
designated.
Sec. 2. The annual salary of the do
mestic Commissioners shall be two
thousand dollars, and all the agencies
said Commissioner shall establish, fur
the purpose of keeping a record ot
lands for sale, description, surveys,and
other information relative to such lands
shall be paid for by said Commissioner
aud to enable him to defray all said ex
penses iri addition to his salary, he is
hereby authorized to charge and col
lect such fees for entering lands, de-
scriptio'fTs, surveys, etc., upon his books
and such per cent, upon any amounts
realized from the sale of lands, and
such lees for hiring laborers, mechan
ics, etc., as he may agree upon with
the parlies for whom such service may
be rendered.
Sec. 6. The compensation of the for
eign Commissioners shall be $3,000,
and lor such compensation, he shall be
required to remain in Europe not less
than one or more than two years.
Sec. 7. That the two commission
ers herein provided for, are hereby au
thorized to co-operate as they may
deem advisable, with any effort made,
and to receive any assistance offered
by the State Agricultural Society, for
the accomplishment of the purposes
herein contemplated.
Sec. 8. Said Commissioners shall,
one year after the dale of their com
missions, report to the Governor the
plan they have adopted,and the results
of said plan.
Sec. 9. For the carrying out the
purposes of this Act the sum of $10,000
is hereby appropriated ; and under no
circumstances shall the State be liable
for any sum of money on this account,
besides the said sum of $10,000 herein
appropriated.
Became a law (without the approv
al of the Executive) by lapse of time,
March 10, 1860.
Col. George N. Lester was elected
domestic Commissioner, and Samuel
Weil Esq. foreign Commissioner.
tion of this Slate, the Legislature is re
quired to meet on the second Wednes
day in January in each year; and
Whereas, the fiscal year as hereto
fore recognized by Slate officers ought
to be changed so as to conform
to the change in the time of the meet
ing of the General Assembly ; and
Whereas it is desirable that uniform
ity should be preserved in the action
of public officers in this respect.
Sec. 1. Beit therefore enacted ly the
General Assembly of the State of Georgia,
ai)d it is hereby enacted by authority
of the same, That Section (S6) eighty
six of Irwin’s Code be amended so
that the fiscal year in this State be and
the same is hereby declared to com
mence on the first day of January and
end on the thirty-first day of December
of each year, and that the beginning of
the present fiscal year shall be the fiist
day of January, 1869 ; and that all
public officers shall keep their accounts
and make their reports accordingly.
Sec. 2 Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved March 20, 1S69.
An Act to declare void the unauthor
ized sales of Wild Lands by Tax-
Collectors ot the coun<ies where the
land was located, and to direct the
refunding of moneys received there
for.
Whereas, several Tax Collectors in
this State, in violation of law, have lev
ied on and sold, for taxes, at nominal
prices, wild lands upon which the tax
es had been paid,in the counties where
such lands had been given in ; and
Whereas, it would be unjust and
onerous to impose upon such parties
expensive and troublesome litigation to
assert their i Edits against the illegal
acts of Tax-Cuilt rtors of this State in
.the premises lor temedy whereof,
See. 1. It is enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, That the sale of
.wild lands by Tax-Collectors, for tax
es, in the counties where the same w'as
located, ami where the owners had
given in said lands, and paid taxes in
the counties ot their residence, in ac
cordance with law, is hereby declared
to be null and void ; and all parties
purchasing such lands are hereby au
thorized to call on the Tax-Collectors
aforesaid and have the moneys paid by
them for purchase money refunded.
Sec. 2. That all persons in posses
sion of lands so purchased as aforesaid,
shall acquire no right under any color
of title, a possession of the same, but
the owners [hereof are hereby author
ized to enter upon said lands and lake
possession thereof.
Sec. 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved March 17, 1S69.
An Act to alter and amend the 2olSth
Section Irwin’s Code.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Rejircsentaf ives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, That
Section 2518 of Irwin’s Code, which
declares that, if at any time it becomes
necessary for the payment of the debts
of the estate, or for the purpose of dis
tribution, to sell the lands of the dece
dent, the Administrator shall, by writ
ten petition, apply to the Ordinary for
leave to sell, setting forth in the peti
tion the reason for such application,
and notice of the same shall be pub
lished once every two weeks, for two
months before the hearing, be, and the
same is altered and amended as fol
lows : “and notice of the same shall be
published once a week, for four weeks
before the hearing.”
Sec. 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved March 19, 1809.
An Act to amend the Act of October
6lb 1868, entitled An Act to require
the Reporter of the Supreme Court
to publish the decisions of the Su
preme Court, in pamphlet form, and
to provide for the distribution ot the
same,and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of State of Georgia, That the
words “except 34 and 35” be stricken
out of the 6th section of the above re
cited Act.
Approved March 20,1869.
An Act to amend the (86) eighty-sixth
seciion of Irwin’s Code, changing
the fiscal year so as to make it con
form to the Calendar year.
Whereas, by the present Constitu-
[Coi.espondeuce of the Hudson Star.]
Xndiali Trailers—Their Astonishing
Powers.
U. S. A. Post Hospital, Ft Randall, /
Dacotah Territory, Feb. 12, 1869. )
The most extraordinary skill that is
exhibited in this part of the .country,
either by the white man or red native,
is in the practice of trailing. Here it
may be accounted an art as much as
music, or painting, or sculpture is in
the East. The Indian or trapper that
is a shrewd trailer, is a man of close
observation, and what he sees and
hears, he accounts for immediately.
Often not another step is taken until a
mysteiy that may present itself in this
line is fairly solved. The Indian trail
er will stand still for hours in succes
sion to account for certain traces or ef
fects in tracks, and sometimes give to
the matter unremitting attention for
days and weeks.
The trailer is not a graceful man. He
carries his head much inclined, his eye
is quick and restless, always on the
watch, and he is practicing his art un
consciously, hardly ever crossing the
track of man or animal without seeing
it. When he enters a house he brings
the practice of his art with him. 1
know a trailer as soon as he enters my
room. He comes in through the door
softly and with an air of exceeding
caution. Before he is fairly-in, or at
least has sat down, he has taken note
of every article and person, though
there may be a dozen vacant chairs in
the room. He is not used to chairs,
and like Indian, prefers a more humble
seat.
When I was employed by Gen. Har
ney last summer to take charge tem
porarily of the Indians that were gath
ered hereto form a new reservation,
one day a guide and trailer came into
the General’s headquarters. I told
him to be seated. He sat down on the
floor, bracing his back against the wall.
The General saw this, and in vexation
cried out' “My God, why don’t you
lake a chair, when there are plenty
here not occupied.” The man arose
and seated himself in a chair, but in so
awkward and uncomfortable a manner
that he might slip from it any moment.
But when this uncouth person came to
transact his his business with the Gen
eral, he turned out to be a man of no
ordinary abilities. His description of
a route he took as guide and trailer for
the Ogallalas in bringing them from
the Rlatte to this place was minute,
and to me exceedingly interesting.
Every war party that for the season
had crossed his trail be described with
minuteness as to their number, the
kinds of arms they had, and stated the
tribes they belonged to. In theso
strange revelations that he made there
was was neither imposition nor suppo
sition, for lie gave satisfactory reasons
for every assertion he made.
I have rode several hundred miles
with an experienced guide and trailer,
Hack, whom I interrogated upon ma
ny points in the practice of this art.
Nearly all the tracks I saw, either old
or new, as a novice in the art, I ques
tioned him about. In going to the Ni
obrara river we crossed the track of an
Indian pony. My guide followed the
track a few miles and then said, “It is
a stray, black horse, with a long, shab
by tail, nearly starved to death, has a
split hoofof the left fore foot, aud goes
very lame, and he passed here early
this morning.” Astonished and incred
ulous, I asked him the reasons for
kt owing these particulars by the tracks
of the animal, when he replied : “It
was a stray horse, becuse it did not go
in a direct line; his tail was long, for
he dragged it over the snow ; injirush-
ing against a bush he left some of his
hair, which shows its color. He was
very hungry, for, in going along he has
nipped at those high, dry weeds, which
horses seldom eal. The tissue of the
left fore foot left, also, its track, and
the depth of. the indentation shows the
degree of his lameness, and his tracks
show he was here this morning, when
the snow was hard with frost.”
At another place we came across an
Indian track, and he said : “Jt is an
old Yankton who came across the Mis
souri last evening to look at his traps.
In coming over he carried in his right
hand a trap, and in his left a lasso to
catch a pony which he had lost. He re
turned without finding the horse, but
had caugbl in the trap he had out a
prairie wolf, which he carried home on
his back, and a bundle ofkinikinic wood
in his right hand.” Then he gave his
reasons. “I know he is old by the im
pression his gait has made, and a Yank
ton, by that of his moccasin. He is
from the other side of the river, as there
are no Yanklons on this side. The
trap he carried struck the snow now
and then, and in the same manner as
when he came, showing that he did not
find his pony. A drop of blood in the
centre of his tracks shows that he car
ried the wolf on his back, and the kin-
ikinie wood he used as a staff for sup
port, and catching a wolf shows that
he had traps out. “But,” I asked,
“how do you know it is a wolf; why
not a fox, or a covette, or even a deer f”
Said he: “II it had been a fox, or a
covette, or any other small game, he
would have slipped the head of the an
imal in his waist belt, and so carried it
by his side, anil not on his shoulders,.
Deer are not caught by traps, but if it
had been a deer, he would not have
crossed this high hill, but would have
gone back by way of the ravine, and
the load would have made him step
still more tottering.”
Another Indian track we saw twen
ty miles west of this, he put this seri
ous construction upon : “He is an up
per Indian—a prowling horse thief—
carried a double shot gun, and is a ras
cal that killed some while man lately,
and passed here one week ago ; for,”
said he, “a lone Indian in these parts
is on mischief, and generally on the
look-out for horses. He had on the
shoes of a white man whom he had in
all probability killed, but his steps are
those of an Indian. Going through the
ravine, the end of his gun hit into the
deep snow. A week ago we had a
very warm day, and the snow being
soft, he made these deep tracks; ever
since it has been intensely cold weath
er, which makes very shallow tracks.”
I suggested that perhaps he had bought
those shoes. “Indians don’t buy shoes,
and if they did they would not buy
them as large as these were, for In
dians have very small feel.
The most noted trailer ot jhis coun
try was Paul Daloria, a half-breed, who
died under my hands, of lndiau con
sumption, last summer. I have spoken
of him in a former letter. At one time
I rode with him, and trailing was nat
urally the subject of our conversation.
I begged to trail with him an old track
over the prairie, in order to learn its
history. I had hardly made the propo
sition, when he drew up his horse,
which was at a ravine, and said, “Well,
here is an old elk track. Let us get
off our horses and follow it.”
We followed it but a few rods, when
he said it was exactly a month old, and
made at two o’clock in the afternoon.
This he knew', as then w*e had our last
rain, and at the hour named the ground
was softer than at any other time. The
track before us was then made. He
broke up here and there clusters of
grass that lay in the path of the track,
and showed me the dry ends of some,
the slumps of others, and by numer
ous other similar items, accounted for
many circumstances that astonished
me. We followed the trail over a mile.
Now and then we saw that a wolf, a
fox, and other animals had practiced
their trailing instincts on the elk’s
tracks. Here and there, he would
show me where a snake, a rat, and a
prairie dog had crossed the track.
Nothing had followed or crossed the
track that the quick eye of Daloria
did not detect. He gave an ac
count of the habits of all the animals
that had left their foot-prints on tbe
track, also of the state of the weather,
since the elk passed, and the effect of
sunshine, winds, aridity, sand storms,
and other influences that had a bear
ing on these tracks.
The old man, like all trailers, was
reticient, but on this occasion, seeing I
was interested, became especially com
municative.
DR. HACHENBERG.
A ROYAL QUARTETTE
An Irishman happening to be in Par
is a short time ago, while three crown
ed heads of Europe were lher$ on a
visit to his Imperial Majesty, Napoleon
These distinguished persons were the
Emperors ot Russia and Austria, and
the King of Prussia. One day, hav
ing thrown aside all- state ceremonial,
they determined to see the sights of
Lhe beautiful city on the Seine, for their
own delectation, and for that purpose
they resolved to go incog., so as not to
be recognized by the people. Howev
er, in their stroll through Paris they
went astray, and meeting a gentleman
ly-looking person, who happened to be
an Irishman, they politely askeit him
if he would kindly dirccl them to the
Palais Royal.
“Faith, and that I will, my boys,
says Pat, at the same time taking
mental photograph of the three “boys.”
“This way, my hearties,” and so they
were conducted to the gates of the
Royal Palace, and the irishman was
about bidding them farewell, when the
Empeior ol Russia, interested aud
pleased as much by the genuine po
liteness of Pat (and what son of Erin
was evei yet deficient in courtesy and
and politeness ?) as b}' his naivete and
witty remaiks, asked him who he was.
“Well,” rejoined their guide, “I did
not ask who you were, and before I
answer you, perhaps you would tell
me who you may be.”
After some further parleying, one
said, “l am Alexander, and they call
me the Czar or Emperor of all the
Russias.”
“Indeed,” said Pat, with a roguish
twinkle in the corner of his eye, and
an incredulous nod of the head (as
much as to say, “This boy is up to
codding me a bit.”) “And might I
make bold enough to ask who you be,
my flower ?”
“They call me Francis Joseph, the
Emperor of Austria.”
“Most happy to make your acquaint
ance, Frank, my boy,” says the Irish
man, who, thinking be was hoaxed,
and in his despairing efforts to get the
truth, as he conceived, out of any of
them, turned to the third one, and said,
“Who are you r”
“They call me Frederick William,
and I am King of Prussia.”
They then reminded him that he had
promised to tell them who he was, and
after some hesitation, and with a mys
terious ait of confidence,
his band to his
Rather Oblivious.—At a reviv
excitement in Connecticut, a respecta
ble old lady was struck with convic
tion and became a convert, and was pro
posed for membership of the church.
There was a meeting held for tbe ex
amination of the candidates, of whom
there were several in attendance.
“Well, my dear sister Rogers,” said
the venerable examiner, addressing
our venerable friend, “please relate
your experience.”
The old lady, on being thus address
ed, lifted up her voice.-
“Well,” said she, “I don’t know
what to say, as I told my husband,
Mr. Rogers, before I came here, but I
believe 1 have experienced a . change,
as I told Mr. Rogers, my husband, af
ter I came home from meeting, when I
became convinced that I was the most
sinful creature in the world, as I told
my husband, Mr. Rogers, and says he,
“I think so too.” Then 1 told Mr.
Rogers, my husband, I was going to
lead a different life—was going to trim
my lamp, and have it burning again
the bridegroom come. Then Mr. Rog
ers, my husband, said he didn’t see
what I wanted of another, but be didn’t
make no objection. Then I told Mr.
Rogers, my husband, that I would join
the church, and prepare myself for the
place where the worm dieth not, and
the fire is not quenched; and my hus
band, Mr. Rogers, told me I’d better.
IVise Sayings of the Ancients.—They
who defraud virtue of its rewards, rob
the young of virtue itself.— Cato Major.
The young ought to use modesty in
their gesture, in their behavior, and in
their dress.—Zeno.
The office of a wise man is to dis
cern that which is good and honest,
and to shun that which is contrur} 7 .—
Socrates.
Three properties are essentially req
uisite to the attainment of wisdom ; na
ture, learning and experience.—Aris
totle.
The perfection of a man consists in
foreseeing the future, as much as rea
son can possibly accomplish.—Chilu.
There is as much difference between
wise man and a fool as between a
horse that is properly broken ana one
that is not—Aristippus.
They who know what they ought to
do, and do it not, are not wise and
well instituted ; but fools and sttipi I.
I he most difficult thing is to know
‘ self
am the Emperor of China ; but don’t
tell anybody.”
From the Helena (Moutana) Herald.
An Indian Duel.
ReiharTcable Fight Between Two Braves—
Determined Bravery of the Combatants—
The War Whoop and Fatal Shot.
Those who are under the impression
that Indians possess no personal brav
ery, and that their only prowess with
deadly weapons is when they hold the
vantage ground, either among them
selves or in warfare against the whites,
would have been disabused of this im
pression could they have witnessed
one of the bravest and most thrilling
enactments of a tragedy, the equal of
which, perhaps has never taken place
within the bounds of Montana. An In
dian duel took place near Mr. Hoiter’s
saw mill, situated on Ten Mile creek,
and about six miles from town, yester
day afternoon, an account of which, as
we were then informed, was published
in the last evening’s Herald.
Erom an eye witness of the bloQily
affair we are in possession of further
particulars, which were related to us
as follows :
A few Indians were in a cabin occu
pied by some of the employees of the
mill, when one ot them displayed his
revolver, at the same time expatiating
on its merits and his own extraordina
ry skill in its use. This he carried to
such an extent that another brave of
the party exclaimed in his native
longue, “Ugh, you can’t shoot!” and
denounced him as a braggart, at the
same time saying thathecould put him
to shame at his own game. Where
upon native No. I proposed a test of
skill, giving his opponent the advan
tage of a rifle, his favorite weapon.—
This was at once acceded to, and im
mediate preparations were made for a
duel, in their owe peculiar style. By
this time about twenty warriors had
collected, and all repaired a short way
from the cabin where they marked off
about forty feet—the distance that was
to separate the hostHe savages. Du
ring these preparations, the doomed
warriors looked upon each other with
the most stoic indifference, and the
crowd wailed tor the denoument in si
lent wonder. When all w'as matfe
ready, the oppor.ets took their position
for the last act ; standing with their
heel on the mark—back to back—one
with revolver the other with his rifle.
One of the natives had been selected to
act as second for both ; he took bis po
sition a little aside from the line of fire;
waved a spear, decorated with paint
and feathers, two or three limes above
his head, gave the terrible war whoop,
and on the instant the duelists wheeled
and fired. Both fell, one shot through
the brain, the other pierced to the
heart. Thus ended one of the most
extraordinary and tragic encounters
that has ever come within our province
to record.
Four hundred thousands pairs of shoes
are now mdnafactured in Lynn iu one
one week.
ence, Pat, putting I °*f'* sel1 I Lhe m * ost cas y> to § ive cou "-
th, whispered: “I lo another; and the mosi delight-
I till f /~Y III n ■ n I l.n 1 ,
ful, to obtain the completion of our de-
si les.— Thales.
-To be ignorant of ourselves, to seem
to know those things whereof we are
ignorant, borders on madness.—Socra
tes.
To be commended by those who
might blame without fear, gives gieat
pleasure.—Agesilaus.
To praise what is estimable, is right;
but to flatter what is wrong, is the
property of a designing, hypocritical
soul.—Democritus.
To desire little, levels poverty with
riches.—Democritus.
To be engaged, is good and useful ;
to be idle is pernicious and evil. They
who do good are employed, but they
who spend their time in vain recrea
tions, are idle.—Socrates.
The way to be admired, is to be
what we desire to be thought.—Socra
tes.
To expose one’s self to great dan
gers for trivial matters, is to fish wifck
a golden hook, where more may be lost
than golton.—Augustus Ccesar.
The beauty of the mind is more
lovely than that of the body.—Socrates.
Making Others Happy.—A moth
er who was in the habit of asking her
children, before they retired for the
night, what they had done to make ot
hers happy, found her two twin daugh
ters silent. The question was repeat
ed. “l ean remember nothing good
all this day, dear mother ; only one ot
my schoolmates was happy because
she had gainecl the head of the class,
and I smiled on her, and ran to kiss
her ; so she said I was good. That is
all, dear mother. The other spoke still
more timidly. “A little girl, who sat
with me on the bench at school has
lost a little brother, I saw that, while
she studied her lesson she hid her face
in her book and wept. I telt sorry anil
and laid my face on the same book and
wept with her. Then she looked up
and was comforted, and put her arms
around my neck ; but I do not know-
why she said I bad done her good.’*
“Come ‘to my arms, my darlings V‘
said the mother; “to rejoice with those
that rejoice and weep with those that
weep, is to obey our blessed Redeem
er f” *
Beautiful Thought.—A writer
whose life had passed its meridian,
thus eloquently discourses upon the
speedy flight of time :
‘‘Forty years once seemed a long
and weary pilgrimage to make. It
now seems but a step ; and yet along
the way are broken shrines, where a
thousand hopes wasted into ashes ;—
footprints sacred under their drifting
dust, green mounds where the grass ia
fresh with the watering of tears ; shad
ows even which we should not forget.
We will garner the sunshine of those
years, and with chastened steps and
hope push on toward the twinkling
where the waters are still, and th$
storms never beat,”