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' Rates ol jdvcrtlsiiir . .
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Om year....... 125.00
a PECtix. Noticts 50 pet ent higbw lkn
boTn, i.- .
tyCorm ordn nz Weeks, f7; Mgirtwt'
Boticw, foar weeks, $5, drc. ' ' '
Ywljr lTerliiBetfU' hnged . jatrteri ; If
dertl. " " :" ' ! -
ty Obitaaiy noties, orr Uy : line, cbarg4
t adrertieibentt ani paid for in adrstte:--
ProfessionalVCafds i
Jxo. II. Diixard, Thos. Bcnu, jk., '
lafc of JZockingkan.C LaU qf AlamoC$Jf.C
; Jko. A. OiUf nv Gremuboro, N.C
Dlllard. KoIQn So,
GilxxxeT,
Attorneys at
LAW,
(irctn0oroyAt.u.
PRACTICE in the Court of Gilford ,Aman
Randolph, DaridMn, Stoke, Yadkin, 801x7,
ltockinghaa and Caawell Cotmtiea. ' 4 "
One vt the firm will alwara attend th regular
Probate Coarta of Rockingham, Alamance and
Guilford counties. '
Dee; ca;ms. ! r ' ' l;ly '
C4 1. MDE-HAIJU . JOHN JJ. 8TAMJC8.
; ! M EN DEN HALL & STAPLES,
i ORCC.SUORO, N.
Will practice in the Courts of Guilford, Rocking
Alamance : aim. U. 8. Circuit and District Courts,
Iiam. JJTiUon, jforsTtbe, Btokes. Kanaolpn ana
Special attention giren to eollections in all part
ol tbe stale, and to cases in uankraptej.
QT Otfiav one door North of the- Court House,
Jan. '27:1j. 1 . - :
W. 8. BALL, THOS. B. KKOGH,
U. S. Conitninsiouf r. IiegLsWr ia Bank rsptcj
BALL, Ac KKOOH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
casexsBoso, x; a,' f
rRACTICE in the Courts of Guilford, Eock
' ingliani, Davidson and Randolph. Also in the
Circuit ami District Courts of the United States
for North Carolina.
Particular attention giren to : ,
I.NXERMAInyiEfirB CAUSES ,
in the U. S. Courts Vd before the DkfaJKTMKST
at WASMtixuroN. , l t .
Will gire special attention to the prosecution
oi claim agitiiibt - the government for property
iuken j tLf U. S Armj, ahd will practice' he
fr the Coin minion appointed hr late act of
the CoinuiKion appointed ij
utigrcw j take the testimony.
Will also attend promptly to applications un-
der recent act of ConjrreM rtrmL- to
won rl;!, Murvivor of the war of 1S12.
Jan lily .
p t
' KALPH GOllllELL,
Aiiorncy and Councilor at Law,
Greensboro, .N. C,
Vf.TlLL practice in the courts of Alamanne, Da-
? viJon.V: nil ford and Randolph, and Bank
rupt courts. . Uiiice, No. 5 Law Row on West
title of Court liouoe.
l'rompt attention firen to collecting, and all
other buiiiet committed to his car.
April S7,187klj
Business Cards.
W. B. FAERAR
WATCH MAKER, JKW-tLXK S
OTTICLAN.
Greeptboro, N. C,
. II a coaxtantlr on hand a
. tipleridid assortment of
Fashionable Jewelry,
and on splendid IT ttchtt
AND CLOCKS,
' Which ciU be told
O II K -A. I or CASH!
" CF" Watches, Cloks,Jewelj7,Swui Machines,
and Pistols repaired cheap and on short notice.
Call opposite the Old Albright Hotel, East
Market Sirvt-t. 10-lj
VtT An Assorted, stock of Guns, Pistols, Car
tridges, 3teM always on hand.
N. H. D. WILSON,
General Insurance Agent,
GUEExsnono, iv.c
Represents FIRE Companies with aggregate
, CAPITAL, of
Xwreatj IHUltosa of IolIar.
also n ic
2TNA Life INSURANCE COMPANY,
UnsorpasHed by ao; ia. the CHEAPNESS
and Reliability of lU Policies.
ASSETS $12,000,000.
Call and injure your property againt loss
by tire, and thns aecur you a home, and pre
veui embarrassment in businessIn case of
accident.
1ST Provide a LIFE POLICY for the sup
port of your wife and children when yom are
gone. . ,0 1-kick :-Banking House of Wilson
& Shober, South Elm St. T7:ly -
: 'T : 7T
N. II. D. Wilsox. Chas. E. Shobkx.
1TILSO.V &. SIIOIIER,
BANKERS, !
GREENSBORO, N.C.,
(South Elm Street, opposite Express Office.)
Buy and aell Gold and Silver, Bank Notes,
State and Government Bonds, Rail Road Stocks
and Uonda. Ac, Jfcc. ;t , -
lif lieceir Monev on deponit sabjct to SIGHT
CHECK; and nliow interest In kind
upon time JJoita of CURRENCY or SPECIE.
J3icoiint Jlusinetie IirX
Colleclions Made at all Accessible joints.
Sept. 16th, ly -
Mrs. C F. Ieof
Having received a new
7-ociavo l'iano. is prepared to ve satisfac-
tory Lessors is Music at reduced rates.
OLD INSTITUTE,
101:tf . Greensboro, April 5th.
Qhas, 6. Yates,
MANUFACTURER OF
TIN, SLeet Irn and Copper TWre, and dealer
Dry Go.!, Hate, BKts and Shoes, Wood
Hare, Lamps, Crockery, and GlaM .Ware Gl
cerie. Stoves, and aorted Goods, renermlly
No. '21 Suth Elm Street,Greensboro.,C. Goods
sold low for cah, or barter. an 19: ly
BUILDING PLANS. . . V
D HAFTS OF PLANS for New nouses
or the Improvement ot old ones, "Plain de-
M tor other purposes drawn to order. rT :
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-i y:iwi!i ;itf:.'i!ri;:j! -Hiri..'ni t.ii Jiiii
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'A
, These- nbhWiizUs frtumitta : btasr
stsfjtfths current. assBih, .prssAkiDf jbIo
ftn?n'Uy tho sntiim6!herolsm 6f "pcs, eom
putnd effect m.sWfm.
br or tbs sax Ter last to iorgof uisi rejpogp.
i J Jo: 1 C
Wi.lTf.J Oil !it04 j .
1
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ItTasnoothed'fxom !tn-'forebead lta ad;
ml ' At r i; i':r."f-i f,f;nr
JTU OTetliTanTHsaTen thertorl
L-srouJd bidemw with rarmenU of gladness
;;rT:iakc!oiff an aiWotwai;-1 h ! .
Qoiin Ip ita baasiti I .
Y4 becaoie It so proodly was cherished, " t
( ; ShaTl ft slra' oat our years at Its' tomb T i
,' ', StUL steadfast aad. stern as eatr be 1 7 ; 1 :
By the laarsls a Jackson has 'planted,-: 1
' fey the hfcpealnat we1arie4 wlUi'Lee-- '
Xet us wrest from he future the. gaerdons .
' That Jo Deselnta puxpoe belong . '
Let as flla from -our spirits their hardens,
' Andquit csllke Wen, and be strong! (
I bring yon, compatriots brothers
i.XAs largess jm dare frqrt disdain,
Like Nature's, that bonatifnl mother's,
- SaTannaha as smooth, as the main'; "
7 mtl snqwf never born of ths cold, ,
And graia like a Midas shaU coer ' '
' ETerj slope that it touches with gold. '
The ttinlt crftU artUaiiybitomr " '
, Shall acare from the forest Its glooms,
In the' brake shall the water-fowl's clasnor
Be drowned by the clash of the looms.
Then np from your .torpor, ye sleepers 1 ..
. j The draam ye are dreaming deoeires ;
Go forth, to the fields wi th the reapers,
Jf And garner the prodigal sheave. '
With flocks gbadden meadow and mountain,
With tinkling herds speckle each hill, '
And blend with toe splash, of the fonntain
, , The rumble and roar. of the mill.
Brare hearts that bare wielded the sabre,; ;
.Staunch spirits that stood by the gun,
Take heed to the Gospel of Labor ; ' .
The old dispensation is done !
Put hands to the plow of endeavor,
Plant loot in the deep-farrowed track ;
Set face to the fatnre, and neVer
. One wavering moment look. bock.
For none who despairing centre f 4, , i
Their thoughts on the By-gone, and ban .
The Preseat, are fitted to enter
The On-coming Kingdom of man !
" Raising the DevU.'
" Itirasadark ami tempestuous nigh,
a night to fill the sotxl with fright, the
thunders pealed, the lightning flasheti,
wild beasts squealed and the elemente
clashed, while the rain from. above in
torrents dashed, when a poor preacher
of the gospel wended his waj through
the dismal intricacies of . a western
forest many years ago. .
The poor man felt anything but com
fortable, for he was wet through to the
8kin( and almost tired to deatlj. He
had been tramping about since morn
ing, he had lost his way, so the reader
can guess the state'of mind he 'was in,
and also appreciate the sudden transi
tion irom despair to hope which he ex
perienced on seeing the glimmecr ot a
light j 'which issued from thn only
window of a solitary log cabin in the
forests.
Remembering the scriptural injunc
tion " knock and it shall be -opened
unto' you,n he did so; but 'without
meeting with any response.' lie rap
ped again, louder than before, and this
time a gruff female voice asked. :
Who's there V
" It's I, was the indefiuito re ply of
our rain-soaked parson.
" Well who are you and w'hat do
you want V asked the voice, gruffer
than before. ' ...
" A poor, benighted preacher of the
gospel who has lost his ws.y, who
wishes to stay here to-night," a nswercd
the parson in a dolorous voice..
44 Well- stay there I don't know
what's to hinder you.w 1
44 But I am almost starve-J, and I
will pay you liberally for some supper,
he responded chattering with cold and
not in the least appreciating the joke.
. . ,The words liberally pay" -ucted like
open sesame, and alter a fey minutes
of delay occasioned by the o nfastening
of the door, it was opened and our
pastor entered. . .. '
vHeilbund himself in a; Tough apart
ment with a large nreplao e at one end,
on which a great log fire was blazing,
a rough deal table asd three chairs,
besides a box filled with dry flax, com
prising furniture.
. But all minor deficienc ies seemed to
be more than made up by the lady of
the house, for she was fully six feet in
height and weighed nigh unto throe
hundred ponnds.
After having placed some food on
the table sh turned to the parson who
stood shivering befo7-e the fire, making
futile attempts to lry himBelf by al
ternately turning one side, then the
other, to tlie fire.
44 Now L wan you to eat this grub
as quick as you koow how, and then
tramp, for it'a perti jctly impossible for
me to keep yon here over night F
But my good woman," said the
parson,' anxiously, " shall perish in this
inclement weather 5 I have" been wan
dering in this fearful storm since morn
ing, and if you will have any compas
sion or pity at all you will try and
girt jino ,eomo pu tee . wnere . 1 can ne
Jfiiial lit 1
,JfvLr pii.5
t-jli 5 y
M'j. U Oi;
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sheltered from this storm for the night,"
Land he offered her a five-dollar bill. -'
41 WelL said the woman, avaricious-
1 ly clutching the.! money, it you think
yon can stay in the garret, maybe you
can, stay jy but. hurry:- upfpr 1 1 expect
myf husband home .every 'minute, and
it's as much as jour life is worth if he
8hould.find you here, for he is a Very
devil' iocarnate, ard he would think no
morejof murdering you than he would
.6f fehbpting a grizzly, rj. , . i 1
Thewoman produced a short ladder
arf'ehe'spoke, and bad the parson to get
itpin thegarrcL ' 1 " !
r There was a small 44 drop or a' trap
doofin the ceiling, which raised of its
owri accord on the parson's head press
ing it upward, and not without some
difficulty-he managed to squeeze him--self
through the aperture.
After he was. up, the woman told
him to fehut the trap and not to make
any noise for his life, and then taking
the ladder away, the parson was left
o bis own reflections.
Wet and uncomfortable as he was,
his fatigue was such that' he had al-,
most fallen asleep, when he was dis
turbed by -some one's knocking at the
door. '
. . Being somewhat curious to know
what sort of a man his unknown host
was, he arose aud peered through a
small crack in the floor into the room
beneath.
He saw the woman tpen the door,
cautiously, and after admitting a short,
thick -set man in a heavy cloak, ' lock
it sgain.
From the mysterious actions and
whispering that ensued, our parson
rightly concluded that the person who
had just entered was not tho woman's
husband, bnt her paramour, who had
taken advantage of the husband's ab
sence to pay the womau a nocturnal
visit.
After whispering together for a
while the woman went to a cupboard
and produced a bottle of whiskey and
a plate of ham and bread, which she
set on the table, and (he twain were
soon engaged in a loving repast.
While the parson was watching the
guilty couple, there came a thundering
knock at the door, which caused them
both to jump to their feet in great con
sternation. Without a moment's loss
of time, the woman ran to tho box of
flax and emptied its contents upon the
floor ; she then bade the man, who was
almost scared to death, to get into
the box, " which he was only too
glad to do, and when ho was in she
rapidly covered him up with the flax.
The woman then ran to the door and
unbolted it, nil the while rubbiug her
eyes as if just awakened out of her
sleep. -
44 Why the devil don't you let a fel
low stand outside all night T1 exclaim
ed the new comer, a tall, powerful,
villainous looking man clad in a hun
ter's garb, as he dealt her a ringing
box on the ear.
44 1 was asleep and didn't hear you
before P - whimpered the woman.
44 And don't, for God's sake, curse so
much, for there's a Methodist minister
up in the garret.
44 Who cares for the Methodist min
ister, I'd like to know 1 But I'll soon
have him out of his hole. Hero ; you
old canting hypocrite, coino out of this
and show yourself, or I'll make youP
he exclaimed, with many imprecatious,
as he set tho ladder before the trap
door. The poor parson, almost dead with
fright, slowjy descended the ladder,
looking as white as a ghost, for, from
the ruffian's manner, he expected .that
he would be a ghost shortly.
. 4DouTt hurt the poor man. See
how sickly he looks 1" exclaimed the
woman, pit.yiug, the parson's distress.
44 You shut up, and mind your busi
ness, or it'll be tho wtftso tor you," was
the gracious reply oT her lord j then
turning to the trembling parson, he
tsked :
" Are you a Methodist minister, and
do you believe iu hell and the devil V
The parson replied in the affirmative.
44 Well, then, by the eternal, I dou'tf
and if you believe in the devil you'll
either make it appear, or I'll cut your
lying throat and make you appear be
fore him V and he drew his bowie-knife
in a threatening manner.
The poor preacher was in anything
but an enviable situatibn,and thoughts
of the other world began to fill his
mind vith anxious forebodings, for
it is a remarkable fact that however
much clergymen preach and talk of
the joys and bliss'of tho future world,
they prefer to have others to go and
enjoy it.
This may be self abnegation or pure
unselfishness Ilea ven. knows ! ,
44 Are you most ready V asked the
ruffian, raising his knife as he saw
how tho other hesitated "Til give
you just three minutes, and if the
devil is- not hero you'll be with the
devil Y
44 My friend," sard the parson into
whose head a brilliant idea had popped,
44 that there is a hell is a well establish
ed fact, as I can prove by. hundreds of
writers, aud that the devil exists al
lows of no contradiction, and that I
have the power to make him appear is
also true j but dreadful for you will
be the consequence if he does ! Bet
ter for you had you .never "been born
than to see Satan " face to face in the
wicked state in which you are in P
"D n you, stop your preaching
and call the old boy I I'll stand the
consequences and be quick about it,
for time's up."
The parson went to the fire-place
and took thence' a burning brand,
which he applied to the box of flax.
slt blazed up almost Hke gunpowder,
k 1 II 11 I I T II..
1 'i-K.I r 1
fmm Ttn'vwM'-'rtAvif ' tiV tfcft ' rvr;' Wa
truly appalling'; f .z.mU:.rt u Uiaitt. Aj
"t :4. With an.'.acrobata .power )tof the
possession of which be. was himsej.f, un
aware,' heeaped out of the oxy cover :
ed'from head to foot with'burhlng'fiaxi
With roars' arid howIr-of.Bgonythe
made straight foe the; door, but he was
premises, for with,, one look, of terror;
at the' burning " flgureThe ffeouVef
the house "closely 11 folldtfed byhhf
44 Sataiiiin jnajesty? 1 -v ir.s!d LoiI !
yvhen they were, both, gone the par-. J
son gave ins hostess a snort but erlec-
uvu lecture on cvuuuuuu unties, alter
which he seated himself cohifbrtably'
before the fire, j I r- - -a : j
When the woman's husband return -j
ed he treated ; the : parson ;,with the,
greatest respectfully eonyinced. that
he had the power to raise the devil'at
will.- -; '' (
M
.. JMCatrimony Extraordinary J j :
Au entertaining!: artidaentitledt
4Tony Weller's Widows," appears, in
the Pennsylvania Republican, ,from'
which" the following is au extract. ' ' -Another
very courtable widow "was
a young lady of Washington,;.?--
ouo uccauitj cugageu 10 a .yvungjman
named Robert - . in 15Ufi . H
father; ho wever,6bjected to this' match'
witn one orms clerks, and WhenKthe
young lady received atempting pro
posal from, a , wealthya auitor, v thft pa-:
ternal influence soon effected', a. wtar-
riage, despite the former engagementH
in tess man mree montns ner nusbano;
was killed by a kick from a : orse '
Robert was a eeoond time then a suitor
but delayed the important question
until fifteen minutes had elapsed,'
when, to his horror, she informed. that'
she was engaged. . In, three-. months'
thereafter she was married. -Two years,
elapsed, when the marrief couple" re
moved to Syracuse, New York? where,
among the- victims of the? cholera,
when the pestilence swept .that ( city,
was the second, Robert again sought
her hand,' and when a year hadelaps
ed, was on the evo of a .declaration',
when lo !: he received an invitation to
her . wedding. Her late husband'a bos
iuess was found in such a state, that to
avoid immense losses she married the
surviving partner. Shortly after,' she
removed with her third husband to
Detroit, . Michigan. Jl; few 'years
elapsed, when herself and husbind
were ou a steamer that was wrecked
near Buffalo. The husband perished,
and the wife escaped solely through
the exertions of a friend who was on
board. . His gallantry inspired 'such
seDtiments iu her breast that . she
married- her brave preserver a few
months after her third widowhood.
The happy pair removed to Pittsburg,
where her husband was engaged in
mercantile business. Thither Robert,
still cherishiug his first love, followed
them. Oue day as he was passing the
husband's store he saw a terrible com
motion. Rushing in, he beheld the
mangled corpse of that gentleman on
the door. A tierce of rice, in being
hoisted to an npper story, had fallen
through the traps, killing him instant
ly. Anxiously Robert inquired if any
one had been sent to inlorm bis wife,
and was told that the book-keeper had
just gone. Robert started for Allegha
ny City, where the deceased had re
sided, at the top of his speed. The
book-keeper was just ahead I of , him,
and, from past experience, knowing
the virtue ot prompt action, i and, ap
prehending that the clerk had designs
on the widow, he ran for dear life, side
by side. The race continued' until
they reached Hand street bridgeywben
the clerk was obliged to stop, to -my
the tolls, while Robert a . commuter,
passed over .without stopping teach
ing the house of the widow first, Rob
ert, told the heartrending' news,' and
in the same breath made a proposal of
marriage, lie was accepted. , True
to her promise, after a year of .mourn
ing she became his wife. As' all her
husbands had died wealthy,- Robert
was comfortably fixed after all. This
case is a remarkable example . of what
pluck and perseverance will do for a
man, while at the same time it teaches
a lesson on the danger of delajr
j . . '! '
Robbed op His Dinneb. It was
dinner-time in the reptile-house at Re
gent's park, Tjondon, a rabbit encir
cled in the folds of a boa had just ut
tered his last squeak. Then the boa
began to swallow his prey, but before
it had entirely disappeared dowri his
maw, a python shot foith, moving
swiftly round a glass shade 'placed in
the center of the cage, seized on
the half-engulfed rabbit, and not only
swallowed it, but the boa also, all but
a few inches of his tail: A 'keeper na'm
ed Holland, being immediately sum
moned, boldly seized the python : and
forced him to disgorge not without re
ceiving some severe bites. He accom
plished this dificult operation thus :
seizing the python behind the head,he
shook it until about a foot of the boa's
tail projected from its month. r He
then threw the, python down, where
upon it opened its month of its own ac
cord, and helped its comrade to wrig
gle out. The boa's tail quivered -violently
and the python, pulled back,
like a mad thing, lashing about in f ev
ery direction with its tail. Meanwhile
Holland swiftly hauled out the boa;
Hlirwltnn- tliu UI1 (TV DVthon tlV daSDinC
bis can over its head. The whole af -
fair was orer in less time than it takes
to tell it. The boa, which is about six
feet Ion p. has since seemed little, the
orse for his tempoary imprnment.
eras
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'4t,iiit,"ttmi .Mini. 'i .11" i.i ; .iK.Wfti
r.marm - txravir Jjtris an account or
've6fth!fu6s(? trxactifT3 'portions.
arlfn.Hr nSstwtW kiOLv!iA.M. 1. mt
. -W.l )) KJ inWMn-1 II II .? ' ' i '
irivaaiia'ejtuator
If tt freze8u.7,9t,ne;thirineil
film of iee isevef mean brri its'sftrfei-
'Ahd'yetLake D&imer,1-which is about
the'same- altatudeaind.'hot far distant,'
U ionvsiwul l.:.l.1 '!iL ;
9 viii,t.Hwp4xiy(V,m) Piery iWI1-
Won is not why! liakeDdnfrer 'freezes,
but why iAke Tahoedoest not Jfreeze.
SUver miniUgiiot frrushinc the seeker
L after wealth ; very steady. empjoyment,
large ponion, oi.tne time is spent in
a boat-on thisT)eatttifullake.4 ' It ' was
so- clear that; the'pebble dnits bottom
wera risibtej at 4i great vdepthi j . .The
extreme:4eptl pXtheatexWia about3
onefourth ot, a jmile,-,he,udience-was
'asked; to i imagihehe1 nuAbeV of
churchpires'that could be tolaced he
bove the other- before' the surface was
rwhed.rfTei;!uratle1 prpperties- of
me water, ana, tneatmospticre of, this
region, are
'.'remarkable." , Every
corisTrmprive inrkHd ,: was3 hifired ' to
throwphysic to- the xiog, nd make
their systems Strong and perfect by a
little cat& liieAt ldceTahoe. . Said
the speaker i A '
iritttea'.to'tlil4 willtury
them.,x Tehould be clad to barv them
-ir shall be glad to do it;" I! Wilt give
uiemaianeraL that. wul give, them a
comfort as long as they live. But it
will cure them. I met a man there--.
he had been a man once5ow he1 was I
uothtog -but a ' shadowy and ' a very
poor Shadow at: thatand that man
bad come-deliberately Jo dieuul what
tk eicniy tauure ue .maue 01 iu, ie
was In dead .' earnest; He'' hadr heard
that this air waa easy and soothing to
breathe, as God knows it is : and be
had simply come here ta have .what
comfort heT might -while life ebbed
away. And be haoT brought along a
plan4 'orbis'rivate "graveyard, 1 and
pictures and drawings of diffetentkinds
ofcoffinsnd hearses,and such things,
and,,, ho never did anything, but sit
aroana ana study that graveyard, aha
figure5 aty coffins, and Such things,' try
ing to make up his mind ' which , kind
be Kked best, or which kind would be
most becoming. And wheal saw that
man three mouths afterward he was
chasing mountain sheep over a moun
tain seven miles high with a Sharp's
riflev He did not get them, but he
chased them all the same. And . he
used up all his graveyards, and coffins
all his plans and pictures, for wad
dings-arid sent for more: ' ' '
Ii l4When I first saw him, his clothes
hung about him why,- they did not
fit him any more than a circus tent
fits the tent poles, but they clung to
him like coat plaster. Tie could hardly
breathe without starting a seam. He
weighed a ton he weighed more than
a ton. I throw in the, odd ounces
eleven," I thjnk it was. But I know
what 1 am talking about, ' because' I
took him to the hay scales' myself.
There was a lot of us stood ou there
with him . v
"But, really that was a remarkable
cure, I have exaggerated it a little.:
Ton1 might not have T noticed it. But
still it was a cure, and a very remark
able one. ,4I wish yon. would not heed
my nonsense,' but simply, take note
of ray -earnest wdrds. ,1 "think if I
could only persuade one invalid to go
theroliahouldfeel as it Idone one thing
worth having accomplished. I am
really sinceiabjeuUat
Two Bricks to Begin With.
In a city in -Western KTew jTork, re-
nownedfor its crowded churches on
Sundays; there was one called by way
of eminence,the Brick church. It was
the. first: church built of brick in the
city. , , Its con gregation . so increased
that' the church could not accommo
date the crowd.' It was old fashioned
and behind' the times. At length it
was resolved to builTa new church,
Meeting alter, meeting was held, but
the prospects for a new church grew
more discouraging, until the most
hopeful grew disheartened and were
ready to. give it up. One morning af
ter a discouragiug meeting had leen
held, the pastor's door bell rang very
early. On opening the door the ser
vant found a small boy, who inquired
for Dr. S The servant told him
he had not come down, and demanded
what he wanted.. "I want to see Dr.
S ,?,said the.boy. ... Presently Dr.S.
cairie to the door and found a boy with
a wheelbarrow- three times as large as
himself, holding two bricks, whichbe
said 44he had brought- to build the
new church with." ' The doctor put on
his hat ahd walked out into the street,
saying to 'every man he mety 44fhe
church, will be. built ; , the first load of
brick is already on the ground." And
it was built: a large church, a beauti
ful church. 'Who shall despise the
day of small things f
The i'at Contributor, ; encouraged by
Mr.1 Greeley's success, is writing- about
farming. Ho, says: 44A .correspon
dent asks us ,what we, think of late
ploughing, ,.;' . ... J
4P16nghing should not be continued
later than ten orv eleven o'clock at
1 nlo-hfi
It gets the horses in ue naDic
1 Qf staying out latend unduly exposes
the plough.
Indiana girls-weighing-less than 170
are called "Sissy." - . ' - '
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PROPHECT.
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IH9 XoUowlnr. which ia known as ' Mother
Shlpton's Prophesy,f was first published In
and republished In 1641. It "will be
noticed ihat all the ' -etenU predicted in it.
xoept that meationed tn the last two, lln
:hk dltWib ihp tftttnre-.have, already
u.CnrUgtm wiUiout horses shall iro.,
iirMV1148 $il the world with woe.
Around hie world ho'ohs ahall fl r "
Vf W WsrVsrfn1(Uns!of sm eye.1 --
water! ehall yet mora wonders do ; .
ow strange yet shall be true
The world wpsMe down ahall be,
Ml EoHbe Xotfld.at root of tree.
.Thronarh hills men ahall rldn.
a t 1 m . a t ? . t
no horse or a&s be at his side.
' ' Under'water nieri shall' wafk ) V' P
Shall H d; ehall sleep, shall talk;
v In: the airmen shall be seen, f
, In white, in black,, in green.
Iroj njthe water shall float, X
As' "easy ik wooden' boat:
ilpiHA bhatt'b found and fonnd
: hFire and.water shall wonders do,
7fEsgUnd shall at .last admit a Jewf
ThV world'to an end shall corns '
In eighteen hundred and eightyone
.IT I j
iThree Jolly Husbands.
, Three jolly husbands, out in; the
country by the name of Tim i Watson.
Joe Brown and Bill Walker, ! sati late
one evening, drinking at a village tav-
rTr.i.!rfj fivsiwy .wen, cornea,
they agreed that each one on return
ing bo should -do the first thing
thathls Wife told him in default of
which he.should the next morning pay
the bill. They then separated t& the
nigUt; engaging, to meet the next
niorhig and give ' an honest, account
oi.theit proceedinirs at home, so
ar as
next
were
some
thy:i related to the bill. The
morningp Walker and Brown
early at their posts, but it was
lime- oeiore watson made his
appear-
ance. Walker began first : 1
You see when I en tered my house
the candle was out. and the fire firivincr
but; aglimmering of light, 1 1 came
near tvalklngiaccidentally into J& pot
of batter that the pan cakes were to
be made, of iiext morning. 4My wife,
who was dreadfully out of humor at
Setting up so late, said to me, sarcas
tically; Bill, do put your foot I
uiiu2t-. x -jusi, as you sa
.nil T 4wM il. 1 a. 1 ;
tiori, I put my foot into the pot of
batter, and went to bed. . 1 i
"Next Joe Brown told his story :
44My wife had already retired in our
usual sleeping room, which adjoins the
kitchen, aud the door of which was
ajar ; hot being able to navigate you
know 'perfectly, I made a dreadful
clattering among the household! furni
ture, and my wife in no Y very pleasant
tone bawled out, 4Do break the po
ridge pot.' JSo sooner said thani done:
I seized hold of the pot and striking
it against the chimney jamb, broke it
in a hundred pieces. After this ex
loit I retired to rest and got curtain
ectures all night for my pains."!
It was now Tim Watson's turn to
give an account of himself, which he
did with a very long face as follows :
"My wife gave me the most unlucky
command . iu the world, for I was
blundering up stairs inhe dark, when
sne cneu out, uo Dreak your
neck,
do Tim.' 'I'll be cussed if I do
Kate.'
said I, as I gathered myself up, 'I'll
sooner pay the bilL" and so landlord,
nere 8 me casn lor you, ana tms is
the last time I'll risk five dollars on
the command of my wife,"
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..Mn. JOamberVt Demoralized Cow.
Siaco Irs . O'Leary's cow got . her
name in the papers, the whole envious
bovine family are cutting up didoes to
secure an equal notoriety. The latest
exploits are by- a cow belonging to a
Mrs. Iiambert of Bay city,Michigan.
Exploring the back yard on a recent
evening she put her head into a barrel;
which she couldn't get off, and becom
ing 'very much frightened at her con
dition, she blindly forced her way into
the kitcben,becoming all thewbile more
furioris. From this room she made
her way into the parlor,throwing down
and trampling under foot everything
that came in her way. . Mrs. Lambert
aroused her husband, who arjse, but
finding he could do nothing, went for
help.
. The cow next rushed into the bed
room where Mrs. Lambert, with a lit
tle baby ahd one child occupied a bed,
and another little child a crib in front
of it. The enraged animal mounted
the; bed, but help arrived, and not an
instant too booh. The widow was rais
ed from the outside, and a neighbor at
tempted to enter, when the barrel gave
him a blow which knocked him back
against the fence. The children were
at last secured and passed through the
window, and Mrs.' Lambert soon fol
lowed. The door of the bedroom;5 was
then closed and the eow left to herself.
She 1 finally became soothed, and
walked put after demolishing all the
nice furniture in the lowef part of the
howse. Springfield Republican.
Ji Jong hair be the glory of woman,
then there is a glorious young lady in
Boston. She was pursuaded the oth
er dav to cive a private exhibition of
her beautiful head of long and heavy
black hair. : Her height is five feet
three inches and when she is standing
erect her -hair, falls to .herfeet, and
trails a quarter of a yard on the floor.
It is ,75 inches in length.
Why canyt the coolr, eat her apron !
Because it goes against her stomach.
, Iiitiio?:Tlia.
j. , A little nonaense' now.and paif
Is relished by the best of men.
John's srlfa mnA Jaitn nMluia.a.tt'
" She witty, was iadastrious he, M f rf
8sy John : 'vs earned the bread we've at f
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," mmJ m mj urn ww muni mm i
The 'greatest bores -are always per
sou? tu uxo octaucsi cauDre
- An oyster leads ft placid life until It
gets into a stew. v: ;r.: '-qwcir 1
- An i oft-hand fellow-i-osd wfca : Lis 1
lost both his arms; - :L iHKtW
; The latest language to be cpokc3eC4
earth-the finish. v - U y
i He that; swells in prosperity wttl fc
sure to shrink; in adversity.! i ' ' "v "
i To cricksUrs what would yea giro
a thirsty batsman t Why a f all iitdt-
The first almanac was nrinted abent :
UC0. i The last one has not iyet ; been
puuxisnea. v y. X -
To dream you., are ft .pik behores
you to guard - well' your tongue, lest
you turn out a lore.
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There is but one good "wife in
the
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world, and every happily wedded T?an
tmnKs ne nas ner.
A dispatch lost from a carrier-pffreb-
on in flight U not necessarily a- dead
letter, but i)nly drop Jetterj I
Cruelty-- well-to-do deal ib&eraau
on his daughter's wedding day, lately,
gave her a smack.
it
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A Burlington young lady says tho
armless woman i of , Bamon's i show
writes a very good foot.-, jfejjl r
Young women often keer their lov
ers by tears. "Yea" sava i Gnxowi
T-"lo Hke beef, , isj preserve4i by
hrinn:" - . 1 . in'!- t M -i
Why is a pretty, well mad&; fashion
able girl like, a thrifty, -housekeeper f i
.Because sue nas maae a great, pusue
anonr. a vflrv small wnfsf. i 1
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"Steamy said Dr. Lardner. "is the
great anmhflator, .it annihilates , time
and space." "Yes,w. said a listener.
'and multitudes of passengers; too. ; j
Dainty jprecision and freshness In
dress is as essential to ft woman as to
a flower. ;;f ; : ' : ; ;trjVJ:ll,t'?iW.-it;-' '
A Country editor savs that when he
looks at woman's head he is puzzled to
. ..r U,,,, M.
An Indiana editor announces V W
leave to-mbrrow for the country! hbir
show, and hope to take the prize."ir'
young man who keeps a collection
of locks of hair Of his lady friends,
calls them his hair-breadth escapes. )
44 Rick" observes that the'only reme-
dy he ever took, upou the bomcepathlo
principle, was when he married his
second wife to kill the ln-eflects
jctsof the
first. - H- '
Ayoung candidate fpr the legal pro
fession was asked what he shonld first
do when employed to briug , an action.
44 Ask for money on account.9
He
passed. 4! -
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A negro philosopher! discussing the
relations ot races, said t uYou know
de turkey, be roost on ae lence. an' ae
goose, he roost on . de ground.' 4You
will pull de turkey off. de fence and he
get up again. You crap . his 1. wings,
but some how or under he., gwirie
get back on de fence. Now, you put
de goose, on de fence, an he fall off
his don't b'long dar. De turkey am de
white man. lleeze down now;, but is
gwine toget up again. De nigger is
de goose, ne better stay ; whar he
b'longs.? ! " iy-'-JrJ.4;. f....
How JHck UoJe the Turkey A., story
is told of Dick, a darkey in, Kentucky,
who was a notorious tblef, so vicious
in this respect that all the thefts in
the neighborhood were : charged; to
him. Ou one occasion, . Mr. Jones, a
neighbor of Dick's, master, called and
said that Dick must be sold Otit'of that
part of the country, for he had stolen
all his (Jones') turkeys. Dick's mas
ter could not think so. JThe twolbow
ever, went into the. .field where. (Dick
was at work, and accused him' of . the
theft : -rM-:r.vwn -
' "You stole Mr. Jones' turkeys, said
the master. - ; - 'LrWli -
44No I didn't, massa,": responded '-
Dick.
The master persisted.'
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"Well." at length said
Dick; vn
tell you; massa, I didn't steal dem
turkeys, but i last night I went across
Mr. Jones' pasture, and' saw ' one of
your rails on de fence, sof I brought
home de rail, and, confnund it. when I
come to look, dare was nine turkeys on
de rail.77
A cynical old bachelor says that it
is the privilege of hoops to surround
thelovliest of all things, among which
are girls and whiskey; " J .: r
"Johnny, where is your P f.
4'Gone fishing, sir." I if. I ! I i ;
"He was a fishing yesterday, ws he
not V
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"What did he catch
lint
4(One catfish, the rheumatism
two
eels,the toothacheand some little ones.
Ma says he will catch hell to-day : just
wait till he gets homePlWfh't;.pp -.V.
There is a colored boy , whose' month
isn't made to last forerer only from
(y)ear to (near,
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Two Tlittle bovs were
one
night
blacking their shoes. After! rubbing
on blacken, andj brusning -uu. wrea
limbs ensued, the younger with long
breath, raised up and said : 44I believe
I'll black Jim and make him 'Hack the
restofourshoes f f!:tfK:f;jl -j-
as the man said when he first kissed
his own wife and thea went ;out Jo
make love to his neichbors. I hlfi-L
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