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Owing to tne great
delay in freights, I am
compelled to retire
from the Carpet busi-
I offer tor sale
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Tru.t. Ulmaelf to tbo Roach and
Wooded Monntaln Hid*.
Perhaps not many people east of the
Bocky mountains have ever traveled>on
snow shoes. The Norwegian snow shoes,
or skees, are the ones mostly used here.
Going down a decline one goes at snob
a terrific rate of speed that one has to
nse a brake—that is, "ride tho pole,”
which Is generally a stick some eight
feet long, which la held in front In tho
hands and then sat upon so It will
plow In the snow, thns lessening tho
speed.
On the 17th of February I started from
my cabin at the foot of Storm mountain
to make a trip to the top to see if the
fur bearing animals wero still out. It is
only about ten miles to tho top, and I
Packing a slight
When I had reached the top and looked
What is said to be a haunted boose is
situated at Andtraocrillo, half a mfla
westof Scottdale, Pa. n» boon totted
to be visited by the ghost of its former
owner, and for that reason a family has
just vacated it The boose has been
visited every night this week oy many
persons desirous of seeing the ghost
They say that in watching the residence
about 12 o'clock at night yon will see a
carious light gleam forth from the up
stairs window. Mrs. William MIer, who
occupied the house until a few weeks
ago and vacated it on account of the fear
of tho supposed ghost, relates a thrilling
story of her adventure.
Sho says that about a week ago, late
at night, she went upstairs, and was
horrifiod to see tho faco and hands of
what she thought greatly resembled a
human being. It frightened her to each
an extent that sho fainted. When she
related her story to her husband ho
langhed her to scorn, bat a few days ago
she induced him to go np stain at a
stated hour and seo if he could see the
supernatural being. Ho complied with
her request, and was amazed te seo the
some face and hands, which hod every
indication of a human being.
Tho supposed ghost resembled an old
man, and os the house was owned and
occupied by Jacob Anderson, who died
a few years since, n groat many people
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Thornton Wheatley,
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jnat going down. Darkness falls very ^ t _ ^
sodden in this country after sundown, j thought it was probably his ghost.
and I concluded to await tho rising of f cordingly Mrs. Mier, who is a stranger
tho moon, which I knew wonld rise soon f Ju this place, visited Mrs. John Golds-
after dark, as it wonld bo dangerous borough, who is a daughter of tho lato
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MANAGER.
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against a tree or go plunging over a
precipice.
SURROUNDED BY WOLVES.
Darkness fell as I have never seen it
before. Everything was obliterated. I
sat on my snow shoes at the head of the
trail waiting for tho light of the moon.
The silence was oppressive. All nronnd
mo I could soe the dim oatlines of the
enow capped poaks, dark and soinbor,
roaring their heads toward the sky. I
must havo fallon asleep, bnt I awoko
with a start at the cry of a panther com
ing from a path of green timber a short
distance to tho left. This was followed
by the cry of a timber wolf, which was
answered by another and another, until
tho hills resonndod with their weird
howls. Soon gaunt shadows flitted from
troo to tree all oroand me. Then the
awful thought burst upon me that I was
surrounded by wolves, which at this sea
son of the year are very hungry and
flerco.
If I could keep them at bay until the
moon roso I was safe, os I could easily
keep away from them. As ono came
close I did a very foolish thing. Polling
my revolver, I shot him through tho
body. With a fearful yell he started to
run, the blood pouring from the wound
in a stream. Ho was pounced upon in a
second and tom to pieces by his com
panions. Crazed by a taste of blood tho
whole yelping pack charged upon me.
It was growing light in the east where
the moon wonld soon rise, bnt was still
too dark to travel with safety; but I tar-
ried not.
Hastily slipping my feet in the leath
er^ of my snow shoes I started down the
steep incline os if shot from a catapult.
Down, down, down into tho darkness I
rushed at a headlong rate. A gaunt
brute crouching near a tree sprang at
my throat, bnt ho had net calculated on
my rate of speod and passod harmlessly
through the air ten feot behind mo. On
camo the pack, bnt their cries became
fainter and fainter, and I soon began to
ride my polo and slacken my rate of
speed, as I was passing close to the
brink of a precipice and soon had a turn j
to make, which one cannot easily do I
With snow shoes twelve feet long. 1
stopped at the tnm to await tho rising of
the moon, which soon came up, making .
it as light as day. ■
FLYINQ DOWN TUB MOUNTAIN SIDE. !
I believed that the wolves had left to ,
hunt some slower game, bnt that delu
sion soon suffered a rude shock. Soon
tho yelps commenced with redoubled
fury os they sccntod me, and came closer
and cloeer. I got on my shoos and waited,
nothing loath to showing them again
how easy it was to givo them the slip.
On they camo, and as they got close I
Started out onco more, but was horrified
to find that at this placo the decline was
not great enough for tho shoes to ran
themselves. I had forgotten until this
time about this place. There was a bench
•bout 500 yards long, and from there
the trail veered to the right and for hoi?
a mile descended very nearly at an onglo
of 45 degs.; then tho angle was not quite
so much, imt still very steep, down a
trail as straight as a string to my cabin,
seven miles below.
On came tho howling pack, and know
ing it was life or death to get to tho
steep decline before my pursuers I bent
every energy to reach it. As I reached
tho turn I could hear their yelps right
behind me, and could even hear their
heavy breathing. While I was turning
Jacob Anderson. An album was given
her containing Anderson's photograph,
which sho quickly recognized on sight.
Mrs. Mier never saw Anderson, and the
moment she looked at his picture she
recognized it as being an exact likeness
of the face she ssw in the (fid Anderson
Tbo people don’t take much stock
spook business, bnt Mrs. Uteris and
other people's stories, who are accredit
ed with seeing the ono spoken of, aro
oertainly increasing the belief in this
vicinity that there aro such visitations.
Mrs. Mier is an intelligent lady.—Cor.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Watermelon Loaded with IVaepe.
There was a funny occurrence on
Pratt street wharf Wednesday. A sailor
on an oyster pnngy which had been
cruising about tho oyster grounds off
Mogothy river landed with a dilapidated
looking watermelon under his right arm.
The mariner entered a nearby saloon
and laid the picceof fruit down.
It being a little late in the season for
melons a crowd gathered around to look
at tho sailor's find, and sovcral of them
emphatically expressed doubts as to the
soundness of the melon. The sailor, in
nocent of what was inside of it, said to
prove tho melon was in good shape he
would ping it before carrying it to his
best girl, to whom ho intended to pre
sent it Ho did so, and upon extracting
a piece of the rind about 100 waspe flow
out and modo things lively about the
place.
It seems that tho molon was somewhat
overripe, and while lying neglected in
its bed a family of wasps had bored a
small hole in one end of it and taken up
their abode thorein. Tho man who
brought It to town rushed out of the
place with several of tho insects settling
down npon his face, and in his hurry he
knocked over an Italian fruit stand, fell
cm a cat, which was nearly crashed to
death, and nearly knocked two police
men into tho dock. Thorestanrant man
put out his gas and left his dogs to fight
tho wasps,—Baltimore Herald.
I stooped, and
1 plunged down with a
o steam conld give. Trees
use. The
oat onto the “mesa” (Indian
I saw my cabin close by.
bnt having no pole 1 conld not stop, so 1
disengaged my feet from myaoowshoe*
and relied off into a drift, and let the
’ go on. I found them next day
" ) from there.—Steamboat
) Oor. Inter Ocean.
Speculation Over Ruin*.
The strange story, told on good author
ity, of the rains of a great fortified city,
built of dressed granite blocks, found on
tho Masbonaland plateau, in South
Africa, has given riso to a groat deal of
curious speculation, for its history is
wholly unknown. Many of the walls
are completely covered by the di
jangle, and very old trees grow on the
top of the rains. If the city or fert was
built by natives it mnst have been in
remote periods of time, when there was
a higher civilization than now, but it is
jnst possible that the fort was con
structed under the direction of early
Portuguese explorers and by the aid of
cheap slave labor.
Only a superficial view has been made
of tho rail's, but light may be thrown
on the mystery when the houses them
selves have been explored. Light is be
ing rapidly turned ou tho Dork Conti
nent, and the stories that come from it
ore as interesting os those sent to Europe
from this country 300 to 400 years ago.
Then, however, tho news was not wido-
ly disseminated. Now every one who
chooses can learn from day to day what
is going on in Africa as in other parts of
the world.—Exchange.
Ou. Han Against a rack of Woteoe.
Andrew Phillipot, a farmer living
near Sallisaw, I. T., set ont to visit a
sick neighbor half a mile distant Friday
night, and while passing through a lone
ly woods on his return home was at
tacked by a pack of wolves. He was
unarmed, bat seized a large stick, and as
the wolves came cloeer and closer he
kept them at bay while he hallooed for
help. A big wolf sprang at him, bat he
beat it off, wounding it, and mode a
break for a tree. Tho wolves followed,
snarling and snapping at his heels.
Again Phillipot dtjvs them back and
ran to another tree. In this way he
succeeded in gettingin sight of him house,
and his cries brought assistance. Tho
rescue was timely, as Phillipot fainted
from exhaustion just as help readied
him.—Cor. Dallas News.
Wants Ills Presents Rack.
William Shoneman has applied to the
police of Lincoln, Neb., for aid in re
covering $15 worth of presents he had
given Currie Straber, his late betrothed.
Miss Straber is a tall, handsome young
woman, who Shoneman says had
agreed to meet him at tho Burlington
depot Thursday night and ran off to
Omaha to get married. He was there,
but she wasn't, and he says refused to
have anything more to do with hfen. He
therefore wants his present*.—Cor. Oma-
ha World-Herald.
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