a
THE
of
TOB
K-r.
. Sit-
.
at-
r
It
All fla Secrete Repealed --How its Iuiiift
UltTS 'feoBgiWCondnctoi. ' -.
O .H('-is:o -: ' V.. t
Ott--1eitigt 'brott'elit "in to," the
apttf-rixmv ef tiierlodge '.((Jroon
gMoef Orange; , Nri;'1li ! jt I was
inlfcthtih'hfiA been', balloted
for an accepted. My inlortn
ant,:!whovwas securely , rn asked
by what I after ward learned
Wadi large burd.x-k leaf, per
forated with holes tor ejes, told
me if I .valued -my "life it would
be necessary ftrj; roe to , etrip.
As I" 3id" consider that, ot coti
"iiderable worth to tne'and as he
sly playing with a seven-shooter,
I withdrew from mv Karmeuts
with r eaWTiess. 1Jti masked
friend? then furnished mo with
the regalia of the, first isegroe
entitled '"The .Festive 1'iouh-
of one huge cabbage, leaf attach-
..,1 IX ' ufnmf I. J , lUu i.nl ,1a
rviues. . In this airv eostumt 1
was conducted to the 'door, where
iny companion gave three dis
tinct rapB.' ' fl wan securely
blindfolded by blading a sficjof
rutabaga j. over1- each eye.) A
sepulchral voice from, within ask-
"VVJio comes? , '
My guide answerer : "A
fyoiithful agriculturalist who ile-
iires to become a granger,
t Sepulchral Voie have yon
looked him care ully over ?
Cillde I ha ve noble gate keep-
8. V.--Do you find any 'ag
ricultural marks about Las per
Aoo, .
. Uiiidc I do.
: M.-V. What a re they ?
(iuide The eaiididaie has
auoty. hair, reddish whiskers,
knd a tin uup nose.
HV. 'In well. Why do
ou deaiie to becuiue a urau-
' I - , :
Guide (AtiHweriiiij for . cui
lUate)" -That 1 may bo tiieruoy
lie birtier euabled la harrow up
lif f(.t!lin;a ot'tho iisp-tlly p iiiti-
atia. . ..:
S.-Y.Yu will bring in the
amliJale. My worMu ht'ip-
!uj Ann , UM'i. tnai you are
liieiveil t thv d'to1,; n t'n4 t nee
HA. ! .t J'ltl'iJiVk, jileicein
lie ie;;;i n oi t-no ni.uate.i. which
i to lrM;n J on ti i ree jjient
irtnex tmrh, i.ojue aa i eliarily.
ail h i! yimiJt', liope .tor
ii.ji f ' Inrru m.io .juoiJ, and
ha rin loi tlio .ililiiiiig-i ctl
.-(Idler. .ii;ii now
eMH, ui'tci 't-ftfutHiion if
l be hoiMf I'ehbmiH will Ikj test-
rd at to the enduiaiice of your
wind.'
The caudidate in now attached
lo a -fliii ill KUiUUon i.low bv'
tieatis , of be upvn harnetTa., A
rieu puiupKiri-viue in put in ins
juuuth for a bit aui biidil lie
niadfl to get duu upoa all
lores, the guide suiz s tliu bridal
Qd urged ou by a uraner ariu-
id with a Canada thistle, whiuk
6 vioroubly applies at the
erjiifiNtiou of Ibe Kpiue, tb,e
uudidate is" galloped ffirw tiVueti
ruuno.tne room, w nue inaKiHs
ie circuit tbe.meiubei'6 arise auil
Get tip and dust, you-bully
Who would Dot. be a granger ?
If the thintle prick dou't cause
' i;(4jOU joy')'-'i tt.;.; f ?'!. .".-'. ;
To fe'eliug'si yoii must bo es-
ti JiaJigedab U -v.. "
After this violent exreise. he h
lihbttd dry. with corn-cobs, bees-
Iaxed where thistleu and brought
ifore the great chief the moat
joraliipful pumpkin headr ,
W. W, V. 11. Why Uo you
esire to lie a granKer ?
Candidate (Answering for
mseirV-Th.it I may "learn to
tioguisb
uutichiue a-
JH. .Wf Z f , II. llavo your I
ludsbeon hardened wuii toil.
Candidate Not r extensively,
it, then l am not' running for
$oe ' '
a W. P. Hi Tis well, for
f lodges: con Uiu several who
I supposed to be ready to sac
catbomselvs for tire good of
A& constituents. l)o you
I i'pretty 1 smart, this even
t? :.' j-
.andidite Yes, wljere tbe
tic goes on. ? ' '
!M. W. f. II (Savagely)
Hive me a chaw of toback-
t
vnumaato aearcova nuuaen
roughly, but as there is no
te about him to stick a pocket
to, explain but the most
hipful pumpkin-Lead inlvr
Khiui with :
t--- l.: -if
Volume 4'.- No. 48 )
Whol-e Number 164 $
''Never mind my dear young
friend I am well aware that in
Lyour present condition, you
could no more fnruu'u your
iVinds with the weed t'mn Ad
am Could be comfortable in a
plug hat and tight boots. It is
merety to teacb you the great
lesson of " economy doing to
others asyou would like to hare
them to do to you. You will-,
now be conducted to the most
eminent squash producer, who
.will- teach you the grand hailing
sign of distress Tlii sign iny
worthy brother, will insure you
against man 1 of the ills of the
agriculturist among others,
against drouths, and being bit
by th ferocious '.grasshoppers."
- The caudidate is now conduc
ted to the. most euiueiit squash
producer, who thiiBSriys; "My
worthy, brother, 1 will invest
you with the order of the festive
plough-boy which you have weil
won by your heroic acliievenvetit
while harnessed may you ut?re.
it with pleasure to yourself, aud
may it be a means of terror to
your enemies."
(The At. & S. P. then proceeds'
to iavest the candidate with tlio
regalia of the festive Pluuh-boy
which cotisists of a lonir tomato
necklace.)
"The grand bailing sign uf
disTess is iiihiIb by gently closing
the 'left eye leaving the right
foretiuger alongside tlie' nose,aii I
violentfy wagging, his ears, it
requires practice, but the auvan
es are, intense. It also lias
au 'iulportant signification, which
you wifl do well to ' heed. The
closing of the eye signifies that
in all your dealings .with man
kind you, are bound to hato " tin
-vo to lusine8. jjayuu' tlie
Uiigef abirijjsido inunos is. cm-
b ematiciil of isdoni, and place.-)
Jim jit mice among the 'knowing
mies." Tnis is extiemeiy lundi
in prognoslic.itiiig tieW weatliOr, .
and savts the wear ai.d te-ir o:
almaiiacs. Wagging tin ens
Migniries siib'itutLy of purposes
and is thought ti) no unibleiti
atical of "cliildiioo i's nanny
bour."';--lrs'i,y:) ..thought hy
home mw'oUint Scholars to have
a dfuuict reterouce to appje-
uuu dings, bur this fact U some
what objure by the dust of ages,
in token that you are one of us
you will now be branded. This
cremouy is very impressive
arid consists of two
oi ands. They are both . applied
"while the iroa is hot," and con
piists of one letter of the alphabet
each. The first is a largV letter
"on whicli you Will please sit
while the other letter is applied
to the stomach.' - The letter S,
my.' -worthy chicken, signifies
scooped, and refers to, railroad
monopolies It is also supposed
to indicate the seat of learning
-the spot where the old 'time
teacher bunted for brains with
the; ferule. The second fetter is
0, and is applied as I said be
fore, to the stomach. First the
application is au agricultural one
"corn-ciib," and has reference to
t,:e stouiach being the great re
ceptacle for Bourbon whiskey.
But brother do not ha diligent in
finding a home market for your
corn Thev second application
of letter C, my dingraceil infant,
is got bold of as follows : ' Wheu
one Granger wishes to ascertain
''for cure'! if there i! another of
the order in tho foom, he raises
himself gently by the slack of
his of his niirrteutioriablcr
scratches his off thigh with his
nearest hoof, and remarks in a
iee of thunder ; "are there
any grangers about ?" The an
swer is "Jesso" wax." The irii
. . I II I - L ' 1 - It
qiurer. men sa) s, lei us see,
(letterUJ and tna otner party
luust immediately pull out his
stomach and then dmcloso tho
brand. . " "
These brands are "applied in
such a manner that I am euabled
to assure you that they will
wash, "ii ' -
I -'was here lnterruptel7 Mr.
Editor, by a volley firod into the
open window, evidently intended
for ni e, .. Fortunately, 1. escaped
Witkmit ftscratcltTTnitMiat is
of moie conwjut nee succcedefl
in fetching off my prtcious uian--
In NeJessariis Unitas,
.. . WADESBO'RO, R C,
usuript. This is about all there
is to the ceremony of any im
portance I must leave tho coun
try aj. once armed men are at
my 1 eelsr-they know I am wri
ting to expose them. You may
hear from ine again by liiai!,. if
I should deem it best to expose
the other degrees uatil then
adieu.
From your sacred friend,
' 15. Pols.
' Notice. This coremouy of in
itation is, used during the b-
sence of the lady rueinbejs. Tiif il
initiatory ceremonies .e'utirc-ly dif
I'ereftt, being inuoli sirnplilie J, as
they slioiild be. Hudson Ga
zetie. . ' ; .,
.HiatsAbeut Work
The beautiful Spring is near,
and those, who have glanced at'
our previous hints wii't be pre
pared for the woik to be dooe
tlie culture of the soil .
.Again we ask attention to the
care of auiuials, o that wlieu
somo are driven a-tudd thev will
lie fail of I ik; and loveliness in
the lauiisoupejaiiK1. so, too, that,
those- for tiie draft may have
strength -enougb for the idb.ir be
fore th.nn.
Do not put. oft anything whic'i
can bo d'ouo before tlie work be
gin in earnest.
Manure must bo propirly com
posted us well assayed.
Turn and assort potatoes aud
other vegetables and remove re
fuse matter. .
Ventilate and whitewash cel
lars. .
Clean and repuMtdwrness.
Overlook the implements again,
and, see that they are read y for
(!.: -
linplemoii tr, Reeds and trees
intist be ready1 for the Hpi ing. .
Clean the old bark from. apple
tri'e--, and wash theiiK -fiaift soap,
heated to re Luess, an 1 .tiien dis-,-oived
in wacer, may be used as
a wa-ih.
Hi-el iii tress till the soil is in
condition far planting.
iie member that -to select trees
for home nm is one tiling to se
lect i rues' for in -liket is auotlrer.
Make war on insuuU iu tlie
nuiserv and orchard .
Cut Bcions before the sip start's,"
and prejcrve them in dry earth,
sand, or sawdust.
When the sleep of Winter is
ovr, prune, and. 'graft the fruit
tre-L but before that sUep is
orer, prune the grape vines, if
you did not prune them iu the
Fall rirune currants and rasp-
berma. Out out old woods and'! at
shorteu the new.
Let in air and light, through
all your treis-r-through all your
plants, v" .''.
: Make mats for frarajs and hot
beds. -
VeutilatevC dd.fraiaes--4
Before
rn
akiug the ' . bot-bevls,
fo7
..:..; ....
ii i uuu"
i 'i :v 1 v'"' : .
top dress them if necuessary.
See that Dahlias, ifc'3., do not
decay in, d imp places.
Prune and tuin the shrub.,., but
(lou't, disturb the shrubbery.'
' Lii.l the walks ol ruhbisii.
' L.iok t i the green-house-', atur
the iiotise pi nits. iSu bleu clianges
,w 1 It'. ( ii Ftin. 'ii v iivw.. - - - .
..i f.., t.iii., mn rtn.tn to
the eliild.eii of Flora, -;Teinpr i-
Hie Tiiouh they ' nan not -s-aon
plants whOsu' early bloom . anil
beauty have embellished ...our but lieie.titer t.ne girl Kept nor
homes. 5 '..room, 'weeping and regretting
. Plant ssarl flowers. Start her hasty ' marriage A party
seeds as thsjweather- permits of young men sereualed them
these germs of still another life. Friday night, and the gay bride
. ' .'' : -"'.. groom tell so pleased that ho
A COHtented Farmer, stood t e U hi a neighborinjr i-
v . -wua; Sim the undo anulea. ut,
crleV
King ofrrussii
vx siirtr'aiued "Old
ride and espied
Fii'.z," tcok a
..n ia),1 farlllAP TklitQirSwi lifji aiirft
rVli UIU --,
k, -,iia wavsidu and cheerily
sio. ,'ing his inelody' t- '
"
said the .kin
r . . .... . . -
"l),ia thi4 nnn
.f.ra h 'iiu-i to VOU
on wmcll
. . .
von ii imiusiri-msi viaoor r
f . . i.i A o"
if . - p,i. 1 1 i.i t titii. ni.i in r-
JV. Dl'l yui wv .i.w - - v - r.
Uier, w iio
fcUe" UOt tuat It AVaS
In Noil Ni
the king; "I am notjid rich, ten
tin
I plough by dhe tlAy forjfjr himl while he was enjoying
wage.s. .-.-.
"How much do you get? ' asked
the king.
'Eight groschen , .(about 2.)
cents) a day," taid the farmer. -
Tliat is" not" much," replied
the kins; ''can you got along
with this-?" . !-'" ..
"(.Jet along Hnd.,,,havQ some
thing to spare." .. .
"How is this?"" - - ;
- The fanner smile J, nnd aid
"Well, if'I muit tell you, tfo
irivsehcn are for myself ami wife;
t wo I pay my old-debts; two 1
lend away; iMtidtwu'l. give away
for the Lord's ,ake. ; , v
'This is a'; mystgryihich 1
cdnriot solve," replied the king.
'fiien 1 will solve It for you'
'said -the farmer. "I have two
old prt'eiits at homo" who kept
ii.e'wbon I was weak and needed
help; and How .that '.they are
weak and need t.elp, I keep them
This is my debt toward which
pay two groshen a day. The
third pair of groschen, which' " I
lend away, I speud.for my child
ren, tliat tiiey- ruay receive
Christian instruction.. This will
come handy to mo aud my wile
when we got old,'-- With tlie last,
two groachen I tuaintaiu two
. i " i - t ii x i .
"jieK sisters, wnom i woum not oe
compelled to lseep; tuis I give
for the Lord's sake.? ,
The king, well .pleased with
his answer said
"IWavcly spoken, old mm .
Now 1 will also give, -"'youj some
thing to guess. Have you ever,
seen me before?" ,, ",
"Never " said tbe farmer. t""
"Iu less tban.fiflcen; mtautcs
you lwili see me fil't times and
carry' iu your pocks fifty of my
Tliis is a'li'ddle which I can
i v o o v w
not .unravel," sai I th.e fannor.
'Tnen 1 wilt doit for you," re
plied the king. ,
Tiiiustiug '.his. hand into m
pocket, and Counting" him fifty
oran-new " gold piece into his,
baud, stamped with lus royal
jiKeuess, ue
sal I to the astouisu-
id.
iarmer, who
luio'.v not what
" v" Q . . . " . ' . .
"i'uecoia is jenuiiu1, for it al
so coiues ''from our Loi'd'tjiod, aud
I am liis pay-master. I bid you
adieu."
SxARnriKG.IX H.VSjjXE.
Saratoga UomanBe, AVltU
- Unsatiafac lory Kadiog. . -
an
A marriage in haste to repent
; lesiure is not, after all, so
j very eommo.i, ' 'ahd'.perhapn the
piirasirdoesn t prciuselyqescri.be
an event whici is interesting to
tho. Saratoga '6prings people as
mucli as anything can interest
tllem,ouc of "the season. "Joseph
couceru.e.1, is a middle-aged ba
latora Widower, nrmerly pro
prietor ot'tiie old .Congress Hall,-
a m-i.i" uf food ad li-ea .anil :
' - - - .
iaaoiuftiiin theSaratoira naiiers I
r j , - !
and -tho New York Suncoircs-
,w.,..lona unir nnr.lHn'o.1mif.. A
weuk' ao Tiiursdav he. made his 1
anojaranco at the American i
Hotel in his town with a beauti-
lu! young woman age lo,wliom he
introduced as his w'ite, aud the
l.aiiiiioi'ii. w no Knew am uewe-
- -i i - .
certificate. That day the con-1
I " tlfvrii'Mi.
er at the table and ouMie street;'
hut waiitcJ to io homo
Oa
Saturday her Uncle Stocktm, of;
'-(New Jersey, appeared, and tited.
'i3 iret her dWdV by writ ot;
habeas . corpus, , but tlie -l m'tge -.
. - . w .
refused to
issue ene; and thTe semi-:
fdetatc hed ecuolo kept their room, of
Olin iajr Is bo rorjf j'ic ui -j
o i : .. o..... ..i m..i.....ai.
ioga at, in is iioio
. . .1.- .!.....
ot tlio year,
;that,heariirg Uncle Stockton had
yuunnTiiv.
Weatocrt relaxed Ins
w .11
Vloauu. - , aim nou. p. "
tlyf objected to -7reeoive too -twot-you
t tl.ft m-irriiLiroi
; ',
nn.l talk: with bia 'fnenda.1 Alas
himself in a lawyer's back office,
a two-horKO Carriage drove ra
pidly -in lroin Albany, Sheriff
and p'rts'se'aHd a slender' gentle-J
man of excited domeMiiorgot olit,
t he.lattec: person rapid fy ' riish'ed
tip td-hi rs n's t cot's room,; i n d
sooh'ibsiTty- young womauSvas
weepiugj her fathef's' 'orus.'
Nerd it' be nd'.'ed thivt'sho fortQ
o I one of the" party wlieu'. they
swiftly departed : for , Albany?--Tho
bti'logrom whs quite flaoced
when lie got liaekj to , J , - hotel
and found himself, very - wifele?.
Iis aecbuuc of the 'affair Is , that
be Wdvortised in New' 'Yorlt ''for
"a lady' td take chargo'of. jVis . lit
tle girl," answbreil one of tho oiie
htindred jx'plics he got, met the
lfld-,' nnd' found - that she 'was
an fieri ii tinder .variims, $jHe'fa"'.
Her father audVinothcr separu
teil; the latter couldn't pay her
expenses at her boarding-school,
a'od tliu former didt: seem' to
want to. Mr Westc.ot proposed maii
rnvge, afro saw certain gontlemiin
who warranted him satisfactorily,
and oonsiitod to' his pltiu, which
was at once earned our,4and slie,
his willing, IiIavIuI, loved and,
he beleives, loving wife, has now
been. stou away, JJut'it
looks lik-j a case ot repentiuj, as
u'i'll n irtHri'idn. lit haate'.'V.vCS'
' " -"Ot -- --;"..( ;
Vffi'"
A Laf yer's Advice.
' An li'ihumn by the . tiar-io of
Ttmr Murphy once borrowed a
sum1 of' money .'from one of bis
neighbor.,' which ho pronibed to
p.iy upon a' ci taiji time. But
month after m.intli jvissod by,
and no signs of the agreemen:t
being ke;t. !-.'u" creditor t la.?';
warned ii'nirtiiat unless ho paid
it upon, a certain day, ho shou'd
sue him for it and recover by
law. This rather frightened
Tom, "and not being alio to raise
the mouey, he wont to a lawyer
to gtt'.ad'vice- on the matter.
Alter . Leariir: Tom's htorv
tbiougb It. the cud he then ask-.-d
liim : . - --'
' , at your neighbor got any
writing so show'thatyouowo Liui
fil't V dollars.
"Uivil a word," replied Tom,
quickly.
"Weil, then, if you havu't tho
money you can take your own
time; at all events, Uo cannot col
lect it by law." .
"L'iiauk yer honor, much ..obli
ged," said Tom, rising aud going
to the 'door. '..' ;.'.fj.",'vv"i.'-'v'?' t: ;'"'
"Hold on, wy friend," said the
lawyer.
"Fat tor ?" libked Tom ' in as
tonishnjeufi ' .-
"You o wu me two dollars," said
he.
.."Fat for ? "
"Why, tor my advice, to be
iyreTo
live by cliargiug uotUing, do
you?" ' ' ' : :.:
Tom HC.-atclied his bead 'a mo
merit in evident perp.e.xity.toi'
he
. u.. : 1 t.
luei seenieu w "nmV tui
:,i i : i., u : k
'"An have yees any paper tor
Sllii W that I OWe-) yCOS two dol-
lilrs ?" he aaked witji a twinkle in
"is eve,
Why no, but what does that
siirnifv
'""Thin I'll iis't bo after takin'
ver own a 1 vice, a i'. pay nather
.- nor-iny - ueign oor t -mjiiis
whicli he left theollice nutt'itH oo-
-. ii7 tit .-
eupant to meditate on a lawyer
takin'' his own '.advice.1 and a
doctor taking
his own medi
cine.
The "Old, Old Story.
Jlmy yqarsa'o, a -lawyer Jn
the OitkerCuV. poor, and un
known to fame, fell iu love with
a' beautiful young lady of Ual.ti-
more, and his love bein' recipro-
cftfd, an engAgeiuo.ut.. ensiieti. -.';
The iuothar of the youug lady,
however, aul not view uie mi iie
nnnt -with aaJjajasiM
. I
Indeed she heartily d'app roved
it. tor tr.e vounit ' tawvei was
uiiu - '
ether too oor ami ob-teiu'c
to miry into one of the wealth
iest' aud iu-st aristocratic of Bal
tim re families: T ii, at leat,
as lae opiniju ol tao yoji ig
.O fi-'tiO '
f, v t:2."B0 Yearly, in Advanco
.'girl's oiK'jr' wfto'being Very
ambtious; aud, correspondingly
nraunu. ucsitca nru uer uauu
ter should wed soma je.i son pro
mi n'eiiVet tho'r i u this Or luome
i ..... .
ptibprcouut.j j,.vl,.,,!t
, She brought all J her1 iufinenoe
to bear upon tuOKirl.anu tiiu
all idio possibly. could' tor lodnce
her to give up her dover, but fail
ing, she' rewmxl i-as ! mothnjis
have done .' before to deception
and other coateniptible 1 means to
break' on the engagement. let
tera' wero intercepted, band-writ-ins:
- imitated, ;i servants ifbribod
aud fuUohoods'' circulated pro' very so perior" article 'i of r
miscuouslH''Theo trlrti,tt(J4uftteotitfiaV'&
II1CV IHIOIO iuiuiii - "ia mm w utio-
understanding arose betweiiutha
betrothed for which UieithtrMia
real i'ty ? was ' resnonsibly , ; w ' One
day the lawyer "revived t a note
written in thaf. haud-writing of
hU fianoed. acpompiiniod by' a
oacket of letters - aud a box "of
trinkets. ' The note stated ' that
the writer had, upon careful con
sideration and thoqghVfiiectdotl
that she did not love him , us - a
woman ' about n to be bia wife
should, audr for ; this atfd otbor
roasous bogged t be released
from ber engugement.
( The blow was a hard one, ana
for a long Urns tbo lawyer., felt
tfie'eflVcts acutely, J;(Uuder, the
impression that he liad, been j.ilj
ted because he was poor aod.uu-j-known,
'be determined t6 becowe
rich aud tatnous, and : lorthwitb
c'ointuencei bis '"noble life."
How well he succeeded the na
tion knows, for in 184- be . was
made Secretary of Ktates Aliuia
ter to England and a few year
later was elected Preside ut of the
United States. " ' ,
Moauwhilelus UfBt HilTfl maf
ricd a vety rich nierouant ol
Philadelphia, ninth against her
own will and only at the earnest
an t repeated soticiitious of her
mother.' The marriage was not
a happy one, for the wife uoithor
loving nor lesa'ctedjimjliusb nd.
Her (.up of bitterness was full
when slie heard of the election of
her lover as President and "her
moilier'a cup wasqui'e overflow
ing. She plunged into social
dissipation in tho hopo of forget
ting nor sorrows. Jfor two or
three seasons She was tho talk of
the Quuker City, where she went
to reside witlir her husband, aud
where their first child was born
llu eutortainmeuts were of unu
sual elegauce, her costumes mar
vels ot nuhutsj and. .beauty, and
her equipuge the Quest ever euu
ou Wal-nut street' v;;i X , p
j-'- ;'" " : ;: t :-.. U -.1
. By and by scandal circulated
about ber. Mrs. Gruudy said
she neglected her , family, and
slanderously accused her ol trans
lerriug ber ali'ectious to a goutle
mau wtio is now United Statos
minister - at a Eitropeau city:,
One "hy one holMrieiida fell off,
aud ultimately she was , snubbed
moat directly' and repeatedly
She -lei t her husband. and went
home t j her mother iu Baltimore,
where iu a tow mouths she, died
of consumption, brought On by
excessive and protracted , dissipa-
tiou, Tier cruel ami unnatural
mother uevw ceased to .berate
and upbraid ber for not marry
ing tire lawyer, wuen she herself,
by. intercepting, and forging . leu
ters, broke oil' the match, Her
last- hours were siieutiu. religious
()X'ii:isii and ivfcilalcd' that
ahq wi-otjtf toTier true and faithful
lover, 'who, 'when she died, WaH
au Kx-preside.nt, Jamwi iiuoban
jijiliaskiug' forgiveness, stating
mat si to had never ceased to love
him with all ber heart and soul.
This roaiautiu story is touched
for by reliable parties as, true in
every paitiuuiar, , aiiiiougu iur
obvious reasons all the names are
omitted. Thy story, has a moral,
aud iberviiie in iny women in
society to-uay wuo nau oest nii-
- . . i . ; i . .
ly it. .'.i-icpbiideud, is. strangi
er tuan action.. J4 ; 5 f j
Petitions are in circulation ' in
Qol Isbjro to secure the pauaagi
of a local" pi ohibltoiy law. "
Jd Ige Pearson, of fhe Sopienu
Court, will iiiu..yr (wide li
) Dlctjtin -v,
' ' ' tu bomi ir.
, CapltUa f tie Mt
BfaV
- ( -u MjiU, v 4 -Sil . '
. To tin XCkft rUfll t 'fl
. Oa a recent trip iHroagh Ken
tuckv ou tha 8t, IjouIi aoJ
!Maptrttaod.tEUi4bethtoa
and I'aducah railroads, we Worer
forplbly imprei-.sed w"ith,'tli ei
dencev of raatir1at frosttertr Aid
the Knea of the two roa4 $h6
ing tla benefita' railroads confer
So 1 !ohl ' W' th f "iur r.oundjn
uotry. Mi oa commuottiei far
distaBtk taa1 bui, a 'jfwW
yeara Jnce 'the ' cbmplefion'v t
tbesSb Toadjbuf 'tWy ' Wl beft
t fi means ot deU'lopf bg tho yial(
fields on" the.Soiitheastern 'JloadL
W nott'ead 1 between' 'Kortiti
Tille1 knd. filadisonville- qaitflj
humhec f J hes'6' miaM opened
and 'anbareatlr ,itii :' Jnirgy
business.' Oue of tho .first ' the-
pramonl'
mine, froro wt-
feaa
beeu th i means' of
havins been able' r , it sun
pfy burnia th$ 'pe winter at
very- wduwl rate - J. lihojeil
that competition'' gboil
large aunaber, iwwa also th -
lifaof Irnvij1 ;'.W '.ti&pi w-&
to tb jiMiBttiuJxjil Company,
who havo extens'iTO ; woris a6 '. - -aTUagtoo".lw.hsra'
ftarmug; v t
TillagoSiii , spiingiqg. vpixiude I
necessary to acoiiuxapdate tber "
minors aad familvs and i also tls
wotkmea engaged, ia the railroal -;-
shops., -;". , r r .
: i'assiog, this .,iilacer we next .
Had tbe ,Hecl Minos. . .. Thi
company is "of rscbnt rgantu--tion,but
they tura out coalof a.
excelleht quality! : It is largely.-
composed of some bt tho ipost ea-'
terpriaing b-siooj men of 'Lot---1
isville. ln Uio.'.-E,;,' ' toad.
we find ' a grea4 ".jpan'x mints, 1
Kockford, Uord9a an4 ilercar,',
this last, operated,,, by f Messrs.
!Hercerraad Urocb 3Iirt J3,",baa
lately s tievl bis connection, witb t
the E. and 1. road, to enter mora
largely: int developing ;thew
uiuy vv'bea "wo' gevneaK-"
Mortonviilo we -. find several
mines, tbo Uadclifl; St Chartea--
aud Trailo water, t. The ?k bt.
Charles U owuoil and opperated?i,
by the Bt.mBeroard' Company. "
This company is considered t pne,
of the largest and most! enter- :
prising ol any in Itentucky, t It V
is operated by CoU Btbree,, aa .
i..esiuent, woo uovoies uis entire
ii ne to its interests, ably second.,
ed by his Secretary and.Treasur-
er, John B, Atcbbont whb isj aW.
so a practical engineer' and ef-.-fijiont
busiue-M ma.i;XTbia.
company is operating; four, mines .
thrco on tho St. L, and JSC
and the St. Charlev oi the Ki
and P.' To successfully .compete
with tne.rittsbu.rgA trade in ttr. ;a
Southern markU, the . conriny ' "
found it necessary,;'; to . Increase
their facilities of, shipment and- '
transfer of coal 'to ' barges roai "
cars,' and afior, a , careful , survey '
decided to put up extensift work ;
on the Tounessee Mirer, .fwenty
fcUr uibjt abottf Paiiocah (in ad
da ion to their woi ka op the lieu- t
derson for the same., purpose.) '"
T his wprk s po w ; eo'plete, and, ''
'consists of a series of three tracks '
one for loaded oars, and. tlie otb . X.',
tr twaj for empty noes. . Oiy 4by & "J
river front .there Is .an" inclina
plane of two track-l ruoning fiouk ' . s
wuove, ... ana jauamg , oeipsr, jai
watec ni'irk,. so that bvata can.
bo loaded at auy aeasoa 'of thr
- ...... i. '..-.'. .
year. , Da tiiia.iuciiue. is wnat ia.
called a cradle tip, which U low-ri
ereU or rawed , by macaiaery, a
tho .river rise or falls TbU, tip,
projects over (tbe, boats some,
twenty-six teot so .that rbf Oar
ia immediately ,t above tho?
about fire : or mx , leet, t On tbet,
top of tho pf riiiauenlj W. y is aj
drum bouse, coutaining tin .ma-j,
obiuery lbrioiveriiig. and raining
the loaded aud , empty cars.'W,
Tho drum in this bouse twon
ty - feet long aud tweuty-fiv-iuchea
iu diamttdr, witb a brake t
of twelve feet in ,daniilor. f Tte,
loaded car is attached to a large,;
hawser: and by; its moiuentunif
draws tuo einpty car j the pert
tnauent way, aud leaves the load-,
ed one imiuediately, above , tlio
birgea. My.-' thia.tioetho.tiiiM -and
money is ed.'r;; Froin fif-
teen JjjAvehiy joada, can .lajl -
oaded in one hoar.'? They art) i
iow reoviviuat that woik one;
rain j.-r day, and as the . com-'
any proija.tt, tuore rolling stocko
aiore tains,wifm)a; put oa tftr
;eep this woik ing.
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