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THE REPORTER AND POST. VOLUME XII. Reporter and Post. rb'BLIIHKD W Kit ILL T AT D ANBURY. N. C. PER k SON®, Pubs. 4* Props KATES OF MlHllPTltl | \ tar. aaoable In advance #4.50 «u >UUTK,R. - —. IATEM Or ADVERTISING: OB* Square (tan llnee or law) 1 timo. 81 00 JFer ••wb additional insertion CenU&cU fur louger time er wore spare can bo Made in prepertlon to I be above rate*. Tra fleet edvertltw will be expected to remit aecorumg to these rates at the tune they send tWelr far*rs. Leeal Metic*« will be charged 50 per cent, higher than »oo?e ra.»s. Bueieene Cai ta will he inserted at Ten Dollars er aaao». PROFES ' OJYA L CARDS. A. J. BoTD, J. W. IIEID BOYD Y RE 11), Altpriieys-ut-I iiiw tVESTWOIITH, N. C. l'raetice in tho Superior court of Stokes county. ROBERT D. GILMER, Attorney aud Counsellor, MT. A 1 itv, N. e. Practice! in the couiU of Surry, Stokes, Yadkin tad Alleghany. W. F. ~CAIITER, tit tr. MT. AIHT, 81"UKY CO., N. C Practises where**.-hfsstrvlcas are nauteil. R. L. HA YMORE, ATTORNEY AT LAW ML Airy. N. C. Special attention given to lh« collection ol •claims. I—l2m H. M. MAETINDALB, WITH WM. J. C. DULATFY# CO., STATIONERS' AXL> BOOKSELLERS WARKIIOVBK. tgp-School Hoolc* a Sjieeia/iv. jrr\ Stationery of all kinds. Wrapping paper, Twines, Bounst Doards, Psper ltlmils. HIW. BALTIMORE ST., lIAL.TIMOH£, J/t) J. 8. HABRItiON, WITH • A. L. ELLET &l CO., DRY GOODS & NOTIONS 10, l'J Si U Twelfth Slroe ~ A. L. Bf.I.RTT, \ A. JVDIOX WATRINI, F sßichm'd, Va B. V KING, WITH JOHNSON, SUTTON $ CO., DRY GOODS, He*. 17 end 3t South Sharp, Street, r. W. JOHPBOX, R M. HL'TUOIf J. O. R. ORACOR, J. J. JOHNSON. r. DAT, ALBERT JOXKB. Say & Janes, manufacturers at • ADDLKRT.NARN ESS, COLLARS, TRUNK Me. SSS W. Baltimore street, Baltimore. J/d. We A. Taeker, If. C. Smith, BS Sprngflaj TuolMr, Smith *• Co.. Mannfaetm hrs ft wholesale Dealer* In M 0074, mo as, HA 7* ASO CAPS. JU Me Blllia.ti Elrut. BaUiaort. Hi. JF. J. * U. JF. I!EST, WITH Htnry Sonnebom Co., WHOLKS.iL E CLOTHIERS. IS Aaaoyer St., (between'lei man A lAtmbaid SUi BALTIMORE J in. H. ftOJttfCBORN, H. HLTMI.KNK C. WATtkINN, W. 8. ROBERTSON O. L. 60TTRELL, A. tf. WATKINS. Watkins. Cottrell & Co.. import*re and Jobbers of HARDWAR K. 1807 Main Stfoet, RICHMOND, r.4. Affente fer Fairbanks Standaul Scales, an Anker Brand Belting Cloth. MeyAm L. H Blair 11. MII.KH, WITH STEPHENP UTXE F.j- CO., Hto/eaoic dtaltrt in Boots, Shoes, and Trunks, 1219 Mam Street, S-81-am. RICHMOND, VA. J. R ABBOTT, Of N C , with WIRCO, ELLEiT & (Rl'W, RICHMOND, VA., Wholesale Dealers ia BOOTS, SHOES, THUNKS, &C. Prenapt alleatioa paid to orders, and latis fcctieu fauraaleed. Fityiai* STATT Priton QooJt a tpetudty March , 6. m eeaasT w. rewias. aooaa d. TAYLO . n W POWERS & CO., WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, Dealers la PAINTS, OILS, DVKS, TARNISItRS, Pronoh and American WIVDOW QLAMS, PUTTY, ftC. SMOKINa AND CHEW ING SIBABS, TOUACOO A SI'BCIALTT. ISOS Main St., Biohmond, Va. Atlanta M DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION. Plan of OrxmilMtlon In the Democratic I'nrlj of .North Urullmi. The Central Committee publish the following plan of organization of the Democratic party compiled from the rules and amendments heretofore adop ted by the State Deiuooratio Executive committee. TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION. 1. The unit of county organization shall be the township. In each township there shall be an executive committee to consist of five active Democrats, who shall be elected by the Democratic vo ters of the several townships in meetings called by the county executive commit tee. And said committee so jeleeted .-hall elect one of its members as chair man, who shall preside at all said com mittee meetings. The several towuship executive committees shall convene at the meet ings of the several couuty conventions, or at any time and place that a majority of them may elect, aud shall elect a county executive committee, to consist of uot less than five members, one of whom shall be designated as chairman who shall preside at all of said commit tee meetings. 3. Iu case there shall be a failure on the part of any township to elect its ex ecutive committee for the period of thir ty dajs, the county executive committee shall appoint said committee from the Democratic voters of said township. 4. The members of the township com mit tees shall elect to any vacancy occur ing in said committees. 5. The couuty executive committee shall cbll all necessary county conven tions by giving at least ten days notice by public advertisement in throe public places in each township, at the court house door, and in any Democratic news paper that may be published in said county, requesting all Democrats of the couuty to meet in convention in their respective townships, on a common day therein stated, which said day shall not be lets than three days before the meet ing of the county convention, for the purpose of electing their delegates to the county conventions. That there upon the conventions so held shall elect the delegates to represent the townships in the county Conventions from the vo ters of the respective townships, which delegates, or such of them as shall at tend, shall vote the full Democratic strcngtn of their respective townships on all questions that may couic before the said county conventions. That iu ease no convention stall bo held in atiy township in pursuance of said call, or no election shall be made, the town ship executive shall appoint such dele gates. G. Each township shall be entitled to cast in tho county convention one vote for every .twenty-five Democratic votes, and one vote for fractious of fifteen Dem ocratic votes cast by that township at (he last preceding gubernatorial election: Provided, that svery township shall bo entitled to cast at least one vote, and each township may send as many dele gates as it may pee fit. 7. That in cases where townships con sist ot mora than one ward or precinct, each of Mid wards shall bo entitled to send delegates to county conventions, and shall cast ils proportionate part of it] township's vote, based upon the last preceding voto for Governor in said township. 8 That for the purpose ot fully inau gurating this system, tho present county executive committees shall continue in office until their successors arc elected under this system, and shall sxercise all the functions pertaining to said office under this system of organization. 9. The chairunn of township commit ters shall preside at all township con ventions ; in their Absence any other member of said committee may pro side. 10. In cases whero all the townsnip executive committees are requited to meet for the purpose of electing county executive committees, said meetings shall be deemed to have a quorum when a majority of such townships shall be represented in said meeting. COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. 1. Tho several county conventions shall bo entitled to elect to their sena torial, judical und congressional con ventions one delegate and one alternate for fifty Democratic voles, and one del egate for frajtions ovor twenty-five Democratic votes cast at the last pre ceding gubernatoiial election in tbcii respective counties, aud none but dele gates or alternates so elcoted shall be entitled to seat* in laid conventions: DANBURY, N. 0., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 18S4. Provided, that every county shall have at least one vote in each of said conven tions. 2. Tho chairman, sr in his absence Any member of the county, senatorial, ; judicial or congressional committee, shall call to order their respective oonvea- I lions. and hold the chairmanship thereof until the convention shall elect its chair man. 3. The executive committee the senatorial, congressional and judicial dis tricts, respectively, shall, at tho call of their respective chairmen, meet at some time aud place in their respective dis tricts, designated in said call. And it j shall be their duty to appoint the time and place tor holding conventions in i their respective districts ; and the chair men of ssid respective committees shall immediately uotily the chairmen of the different county executive committees of said appointment and the said county , cxecutivo committees shall forthwith ] call conventions of their respective coun- j ties in conformity to said notice to send delegates to said respective district con- I ventions. STATE CONVENTIONS. 1. The State convention shall be com- ! posed of delegates appointed by the ! several county conventions. Each cuuu y shall be entitled to elect one dele gate and one alternate for every one hundred and fifty Democratic votes, and one delegate for fractious over seventy ; five Democratic voles cast therein at tnc last preceding liubernatorai election | and none but delegates or alternates so ! elected shall be entitled lo seats in said convention ; provided, that every coun- I ty shall have at least one vote in said convention. GENERAL RULES. 1. Such delegates (or alternates or absent delegates) as may be present at any Democratic convention, shall bo al- j lowed to cast tho whole voto to which ' their township or county may be enti- 1 tied. i. In all conventions provided for by this system, after a voto is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until the filial result of the ballot shall be announced by the chairman of said con- \ volition. 3. All Democratic executive commit tees shall have the power to Gil any vacancy occuring iu their respective i bodies. 4. That the chairmen of the different i county conventions shall certify the list of delegates and alternates to the differ ent district and State conventions. And a certified list of said delegates and al ternates to the State convention shall be sent to tho secretary of the State i Central Committee. Wlu llliu ll % on tan Girl*. The boy who loves his mother is the boy who will make a devoted and affec tionate husband. Any boy may fall in love with a rosy-cheeked girl, and tho man who is gallant to the girl may cru elly neglect the worn and weary wife ; ! but the boy who loves his mother is a true knight, and will love his wife as i much ir. autumn of life as he did in the ppring-time. fie is the soul of houor, and his affections always to bo trusted, for they are true as steel and tender as a mother's heart. It is safe to fall in love with liiin, girls, and fall flat; you will never regret it. He will never de grade his wife, nor disgraco his home. He will avoid evil associations, and spend his leisure hours in the compauy of his wifo and children. lie will marry a i woman for love, for the joys of her com panionship, tho beauties of her mind and the purity of her heart, and not for the dazzle of fashioa or wealth. He will make a true husband, and if she is a true wit'e, the match of years will but serve to strengthen his attachment. Nothing strengthens and purifies the affections 1 more than the love of parents, and the love of the boy who loves his mother will be firm and pure. His affections aro electrified with the sweet spirit of tenderness, which will pervade his whole heart, and make him better and holier forovcr. So, win him if you oan, girls, for lie ia really worth winning, and in the posession of his ltvo you will have u priceless treasure, of which death alone oan rob you.— E. P. J., in Heart ami Hand. "Yes," said the boy, "I inijfht just as well be at the head of my class as not. llut I don't mind being at the foot and the other boys do, so I sacri fice myself." Don't hold a wasp by the other end while you thaw it out in Iront of th? stove to see if it ij alive. 11 is gener ally alive. [Written for the Reporter ami Poefc.] EDUCA/riOjS" COISIDKRFJI n ITS IIROAD EST SEIISE. "*'«r t''Ml uail Ki'fpJliN Cuutmiiuil. ■n«*ii(a, for till* is tin* *%'holc Duty ol Man.** THE CHURCH CONSTITUTED THE CHIEJ" EDUCATOR OK TH: WORLD. •'QIMI'H jjrnce IK tho only grace, And all graos la tho gr.ioS of Cud." That UoJ'e praoe, aa dispensed through his plan of the great saloalion, is the only basis of all temporal w. lfnro and immortal felicity ; t!iat tie baptism of children, little ch:Mie i—int'aeU—ia I'lainly embraced and unequivocally re quired in that plan ; that their salva tion, before they arrive at the age of personal accountability, is therefore clearly UNCONDITIONAL, and al the same tunc, evidently CONWTIONAU in respect to every one of theui, so soon as they liavo become responsible for conduct aud character, AS KIIKK MORAL AGENTS, is assuredly an unquestionable Riblc truth, and which truth, in all of its transcendent importance, becomes perfectly apparent, if toe bclievt and ac cept fully and fairly, the very brief, and yet most comprehensive terms, of the liual commission of the blossc.l Re deemer, tu his dcsciplus, after his crnci fixion, aud before he was received up into heaven. Christianity wmill therefore meet children and parents at the cradle, with its precepts for the ona, aud consistent training for the other , and thus prepare them to meet the State in her nonsecla rian public schools, for education 111 the arts and sciences, and tho practical du ties of every day life. Hut hear St. Matthew's account i f this most impor tant matter, as recorded in the last chapter of his book : "ALL I'OWER IS CIVKN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. * * Go ye fieri tore and teach alt nation*, baptising them in the nam. if the Fut'ier, and oj the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teach ing them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and to. I am with ynu 'i'v IJ, to /»■■ f - J of the world. vlmen." Wo have also St. Mark's accoun', ol Iho revelation of God's grace, in the last chapter of his book : « Go yr into iill the world, aw!preach the gospel to every creature, lie that Ijclieivth and is baptised shall be saved ; and he that be heveth not shall be damned. * * And they went forth [not doubtingly] and preached everywhere, the Lord wor king with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen." Assuredly "uli nations," and "all the world," and "every creature," included bo'.b children and adults at that time, precisely as in this , and consequently this commission and these command ments note include the entire family of man— both children and adults, as the parlies directly interested. That this commission embraces every part of the law, IN'TIIE ETKRNAL AND IMMUTABLE DECREES OF GOD, "as prepared from the foundation oj the world," for the government of his creatures, as well and in like man ner tho entire scope of the unconditional and exulted duties aud responsibilities of every man who has beon called of God from that day to this to teach, or otherwise to preach his everlasting gos pel, is absolutely demonstrated, if we duly consider but for a single moment the attributes of inGuito wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy, aud be nevolence, as pertaining to the great Jehovah. : This mandate is therefore God's law, ! in Its final revelation of UNCONDI i TIONALITIKS, and consequently it is fundamental as well as vital and univer sal in its application and authority.— There is csrtaiuly no ambiguity or con flict in its terras—they are explicit, pos itive and emphatic, AS REGARDS HIMSELF, —they arc consequently as broad as the earth, and as high as ''the great White Tbron#." There is surely therefore no ground whatever for objec ! Hons, or omissions, or amendments, or ' misconstruction, or prevarication. It was manifestly intended by its Author ; to provide full instruction for everv child of Adam, in teaching as prescribed through tbc sacrament of baptism, and their initiation into his church, for the proper training oj alt children, under the guidance oj Christianity, as the seed of his chuach, ami by his church, as the firtf duty of his -Ipostles. and his fal . lowers, with his gracious presence, "even | to the end of the world." As further evidence that this plan nf instruction is fully aud IINCONKITIUN ALLY demanded, at the bands of every man who is called of God to preach his gospel, it is only necessary to refer to a single additional requirement and de claration of our blessed Savior, in re- ( spect U) children, as stated in the 10th chapter of St. Mark, and in the I:sth j and 10th verses inclusive : "And thev | brought little children to him, that lie ! mignt touch them, and his desciples re buked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, HE WAS MUCH DISPLEASED, and said unto thorn, suffer little children to couie unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say uuto you, whosoever shall not receive the ] kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took 1 thorn up in his arms, put his hands up- J on them, and blessed them," as exam- I pies of his unconditional und amazing! grace, and at already fully qualifioi for his church, both militant and triumph ant. The only conditions and exceptions, i as suggested by St. Mark, in his account of the Savior's commission to his desci-: pies, have exclusive reference to mtjtonsi- j ble unbelieving mid misbelieving a lulls, I and who are referred to by liiiu in a manner indicating very clearly the very important fact that they stand before , (Jod in a very different relation from t! of ohildren—that they are infect' •free agents," and consequently directly i responsible for conduct and character as I such, in view of God's cterual justice, I and as a further consequonec that their salvation is UNCONDITIONALLY CONDI TIONAL. Results show most conclusively, as 1 j think, from the dawn of cteation, that ; man is a free moral agent,— ltherwise [ "the old serpent could never have en-' tcred the consecrated precincts of Par- I adisc, und have overthrown the primeval innocencj and perfect happincsi of our first parents. And ncithor could the devil have succeeded in putting it into the heart of Judas Iscariot to betray his Lord and truster , and neither could he, bo found in our pulpits, claiming to be called of God to preach his gospel, in this the nineteenth century of the ! Christian era, and still teaching the 1 people the terrible absurdity, "that man \ can do not,'ling," or otherwise, and in j plainsr language, THAT HE HAS NoTB-I INO TO Do, iu spite of all the command- j tncuts of the Riblc to the contrary, and i in which he is addressed as a "free! agent," and as "a probationer," and as I "a coworker with God," from the first ! f page to the last. How a man can be a "free ageut," in view of his absolute | dependence upon God, is not a question j the comprehension ot which is essential to our salvation. It is enough for us to j know "that all power in heaven and in j earth" is given unto the Son, and that! in his infinite wisdom, our Heavenly j Father "has set good and evil before us, I AND HAS DIRECTED US IN OT lt CHOICE, ! upon the footing of unquestioning and child-like confidence iu his word. And yet, notwithstanding all these I things, young chiblrtn are still exclude!, from all of the advantages of appropri ate, systematic, and authoritative reli-: gious instruction by preachers an l chur- | ches "so called," iu this our day, but evidently iu coiupliancu with the com- j mandtncnU of men follow after their own traditions of misbelief and "erro neous piety," and consequently have bceu led to reject tho plain and funda mental commandments of God in refer ence to the infantile world, in its condi tion of conceded innoenney— sUßltEN- j DEitED, so far as such churches and such preaches are ooncernod, to the ever ae- j tive and aggressive temptations and in fluences of "the old serpent"—Till:! THE AUTHOR OK ALL SlN—"the chief of the apostate angels, expelled from Heaven for rebellion against God, and the implacable enemy and tempter of our race" from its ori gin up to this timo, and so to reiuaiu to the end of time. Tin* tK'vil'n rebellion i* ilie o-ilv di*>b-l.enco, { Aivl all disobedience I* flu.' IICVII'M robot I •on. PLAIN TRUTH. P. S.—l have certainly found an "el- j ephant" upon my hands in this discus sion. I have found the two great forces j of society— good and evil —in direct conflict; but for your relief, Mr. Edi tor, 1 would say, that it you will pub lish this article, I will only trouble you with one inoro, as it is not my wish or 1 purpose to provoke a controversy, and i consequently I will not have one. Tho j TRUTH oan stand, and will stand forev er, to confront and confound its adver saries and at the same time, to demand ; the earnest support and vindication of its friends, iu every positiou and rela- ' tion of life. P. T. I SUiki- county, N. C.. April tiMli, 1881. Another (IIIIIKC tor a It.ill- I roatl Tin oiicli .stoke*. If tho trade organizations of this city \ should be incliucd to devote their oner- | gy and capital fo the promotion of an ' cutcrprise that would open up an inde- \ pendent Southern line, operated iu Bal- j tiuioro's interests, they would find a promising oppoituuity in the route re- ! ccntly examined for the extension south- j ward of the Valley Railroad by an ex- | pcricnced cngincor, at tho instance of i the promoters of the Jauies Hirer and ! North Carolina llailroad. This com-1 pany, having its headquarters at Liberty ! liedford county, Va , proposes to build j or promote tho building of a new road J from llig 1-I.Hid, on the Hiuhinond and j Alleghany llailroad, to Walnut Cove, | in North Carolina, a distaccc of one! hundred and twenty-five miles, at a cost 1 which, it is estimated, will net exceed j two millions of dollars. "At Walnut • 'eve," says the liedford Se.itinel, "the James lliver and North Carolina Itail road will strike the Cape Fear and: Vadkiu Valley Railroad system, which is now rapidly building a liue from Wil- i mington, Via Fayctteville and Greens boro, to Mt Airy, a distance of two j hundred and forty-fivo miles, with brunches from Fayottcvillc to Ueunetts ville, S. C , fifty-seven miles ; a branch up tho valley of the Yadkin to Patter son, eighty-five miles, and shorter brau- j chcs into Randolph and Stokes counties N. C. Ninety-seven miles of the main line are constructed, and many miles on these branch roads are in process of construction. Thus will bo opened up a largo portion of the richest and most enterprising section of North Carolina." j The chief interest, however, of this en terprise for Baliimoreans lies in the proposal of the projectors of the James River and North Carolina Railroad to furnish through the Valley Railroad, al- ] ready at Lexington, a gjod route from Baltimore, to Atlanta and the great Southern trade. From Lexington to I'ig Island tho route, as already stated, will bo over the Richmond and Alle ghany. Passing from tho latter point through Liberty, in Bedford county, it i will traverse the virgin territory east of j tho liluo llidge to Walnut Cove, in j North- Carolina, and thence with the | North Carolina Midland to Mooresville | or Statcsville ; thence to Lineolnton, j over tho Carolina Central to Shelby, j where it will meet a road to bo built j jointly by the Georgia Central and Car- J j olina Central, between Shelby Spar- i ! tanburg, and finally reach Atlanta ! through the Georgia Central system. ' ; The latter system is now seeking a nortli ' etn outlet, and would doubtless extend a cordial welcome to Baltiinsre capital | engaged in pushing a road southwardly to meet it. According to tho Sentinel, "if Baltimore is wise she will look at this matter. Nowhere else cau the same money be placed where it will do her as much good." At a meeting of the may or und common council cf Liberty on | Thursday last a resolution was adopted | pledging the Council and the individuals ■ composing it to aid tho proposed road j by scouring for it free of cost tho right j of way through the county and a suita- j ble lot for a s'atioii within the town j limits. Tho faitn of the people of Liber- , ty is that "with tho influences at work at each end of tho line—at Baltimore and Atlanta—there can be little doubt, • of tho construction of this road, and if j the pcoplo along tho J. 11. and N. C j route take a proper interest in tho mat- i ter and ail to tho extent of their ability this route will be adopted as a part of the trunk lino."— Baltimore Sun. Hon (o Hog In Housekeeping "So you want to marry my daugh ter !" "Yes, sir." " Are you prepared to give her a pleas- , ant home, and the luxuries to which she j has been accustomed f" • "1 don't believo I am «ir, I only got $7 a week." "Yej. Well, do you know that young' women now-a-days expect to begin house- 1 keeping in the same styl •. that their pa rents leave off!" "Oh, yes, I know all about that." "You do. Well, how can you re- ' concile $7 a week with my surround- 1 ings ?" "I—l thought," responned the intel ligent young man, while his face beamed with love and hope, "that we could live right along with yon, you know, until the timo comes for you to—to leave off, and then the matter would sort of regu late itself, you know." The hair of a horse is sometimes his ' [ mane beauty. NO. 49 SMALL BITE*. I l'owder is like money. It'i awful ! hard to bold after it begins to go. I "I four no wan !" ho said. And aboat that time his wife came along and l*a4 him off by the ear. When you see a counterfeit coin on ihe side-walk, pick it up. You are ll»- j ble to arrest if you try to pas» it. An Illinois girl's heart is located oa ' her right hide, and ill ths medical faoul ! ty in the region are puzzled about it. liens may be a littlo backward on eggs; but thoy rever fail to come to the scratch where flower bods are oou- J corned. Yer k»in judge a man by de »pr« 4 lie makes. Pe size o' de water ; milyun ain't governed by de leugth a' de vine. I "Yes, Augustus, I lave JOB, now you i must go and see father." "No, Dovie, not yet, that is father than I want tago ! at present. Ii is not every woman who can travel all over the country on a dollar ; bat the woman whose pictare is on that ooia ; manages to do it. An exchange speaks of "the leading band of the country." It is a braes \ band, and it may be first class , but i the hat-band is generally at the head. J Startled owner—"What are you do i ing there t" Colored thief (who had just fallen through a skylight)—"l»e blown here, bo3s, by dat dah dreadful hurricane we had Souf." "Were you ever caught in a suddea squall ?" asked an old yachtsman of a worthy citizen. "Well, I guess so!" ; responded the good man. "I have hel ped to bring up ciglit babies." ! At a school, the master asked a clan ; of boys the meaning of the word "appc j lite," and after a brief pause one little fellow said, "1 know, sir. When I'm catin,' I'm 'appy; and when I'm done, I'm tight." "I can't afford but one flower on my ha'," she said to the milliner "Well where will you have it?" •A« I sit next to the side wall in church, you oan put it on the side next to the congregation," j was the soft reply. "Do you kuow what bulldozing i* J" was asked of an old farmer. "I thought j I did," said the granger, '-but the ball ! wasn't dozing; he was only making ba j licvo, and I had to make pretty qnick time to reach the fence ahead of bim." "Hello" said the policeman. 'What are you sitting out here in the cold for ! why don't you go in the houie, have you lost your key !" "No." responded the disconsolate citizen, 'l—hio—bavu't lost the key. I've—hie—lost tber key hole." , •' Young man," advises an exebaaga, j "if you must marry, marry the hired girl ; you have got to have her anyhow.' Young mon, don't do any thing so fool ish. t hired girl wants six nights out |of a week and half a day on Sunday, besides insisting upon entertaining her | -isters and her cousius by the dozens in | the kitchen. A man wants his wife in | the house onco in a while, if not often. ■ cr. * Weal Virginia Tragedy. A terrible tragedy occurred at the hotel iu Petersburg, W. Va., whioh will result in the death of Edward Taylor, an estimable young man, who lived in j Grant county. Taylor ran away Satar i day morning with the 1G year-old atap j daughter of Lawrence Spillor, a farmer. The couple were married and went to | the hotel in Petersburg and rotirad- A Tew hours later Spiller, who had opposed the marriage, followed the runaways, and on looking over tho hotel register and discovering the number of their room requested to be conducted there, pre j tending that it was his apartment, i Spillur did not stop to rap for admit ' lance, but broke open the door and rushed into the room with a revolver in ! his band, lie pulled his stepdaughter out of bud and threw her on tbe floor and opened fire on Taylor as he lay in bod. It is thought that Spiller was ao- Itinted by jealousy, as it is known that he was desperately in love with his »tep danghter. Taylor was 2*2 years of age. llis injuries are believed to be neoeua i-ily fatal. Tho wifo endcavorod to save Iter husband, when the murderer beat lu-r over the head with tbe fevolver iu ( i most brutal manner, inflioting several horrible wounds. Spiller has been ar- I rested.