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TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 187G.
VOL. 54.
NO. 25.
I
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TAIlISOItO'
M avok Fred. Philips.
COMMISSIONERS ICSSC J
(el k'elueiiUeiiner, Daniel
v. w
w.
. .Tu-
Hunt,
MeCalie, Joseph Cob'o.
Secuetauy it Ti'-HAsruiiR itoht. White
burst. Chief of 1'oi.u:f. John V. Cotteii.
Assistant 1'oucc .loan M.uini,
Si.uousoi!, AUiiuore Macuair..
.las. E.
t'Ol'XTV.
Suncr tor Court Clerk and
II. Li. SUton, Jr.
Prolate
tuvje-
Raiister of Deeds Alex,
Mc'Jahe.
Sheriff ioi Cobb.
Coroner
Treasurer Uobt. II. Austin.
Survetcr John E. UnUer.
Standard Keeper o. H. Hyatt.
School Examiners. 11. 11. Shaw,
Win. A.
Dii?i;ia and JR. S. Williams.
Keeper Poor House Will. A. Duirirftn.
Commissioners Jno. Lancaster, Chairman,
Wiley Well, J. B.W. N'orviUe, Frank Dew,
M. Exem. A. MeCabe, Clerk.
MAILS.
ARRIVAL AND I EPA R'H" H V. F MAILS
SOUTH AND SOUTH VIA W. i W. K. U.
Leave Tarboro' (.lailv) at - - l'1 A. M.
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3:10 1'. M.
WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GRKLNV1LLK.
FALKLAND AND SPARTA.
Leavo Tarboro' (daily) at - - i A. M.
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 0 1'. M.
f lic 'iglita asid tle I'lacct. of Mcclir.g:.
Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law
rence, His;U Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thursday in ev.'ry month at
10 o'clock A. M.
Concord Lode No. ."., Thomas liatiin.
Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday niirht
it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at I'J
o'clock A. M. in every mouth.
Repiton Encampment No. in, I. (). O F.,
I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, ( )dd Fel
lows' Hall, meets every llrst and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edircfombo Lodu'.; No. 50, I. O. O. F.,
T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall,
meets every Tuesday niht.
Edgecombe Council No. l'.'J, Friends of
Cemperauce, meet every Friday ui'at at the
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Advance Lode No. 2S, I. O. G. T., meets
every Wednesday niht at there Hall.
Zanoah Lodjrc, No. 2:15, I. O. P.. Y,., uuvt
On first and third Monday niirht of every
month at Odd Fellows' Hal!, A. Whitlock,
President.
t'lIVISCIIlJN,
Episcopal Ch itrck Services
ovcrv t".
at 10 -Z o'clock A. M
and ;
P. M. Dr.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Church S.-rviees every Fourth
Sunday ot every month, morninsr and niirht.
1st Sunday at niirht and "nil Sunday at niirht.
Uev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor.
Preshitcrian Church Servi.v cvi-rv 1-r,
3rd and' 5th Sabbaths, ll.-v. T. J. AMion,
Pastor Weekly Prayer iue;tiujr, Thurs
day niirht
MUtionanj Baptist Church i-TWce
4th Sunday in every m Lth, inornin
niirht. Rev. T. II. Owen, I'asior.
Primi'ire li.iptlsl Church Srrvh-e-Saturday
and Sunday of each month
o'clock.
Hie
it li
iioti:i.s.
Adams' Hotel, corner Main
O. F. Adams, Proprietor.
and V
Southern Express Office, on Main
closes every iiiorniiifr at U4 o'clock.
N. M. Lawrence, A
PKOKKSSIOX IL CWItDS.
jrjiRANK POWELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TAREORV, X. C.
S Collection a Specialty. "Ca
Ottiee next door to the Southerner ofliee.
July 2, 1S75. tf
J
OS. BLOUNT CHESHIRE, JR.
ATTORNEY AT
LAW,
AND
NOTAEY PUBLIC.
Bt?" Ofiice at the Old Bank Buildiii? on
Trade Street. je:J5-tf.
OWARD & PERKY,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
TARBORO', X. C.
l"xT Tractice in all the Courts, Stale and
Federal. nov.5-ly.
J II. JOHNSTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Lavv,
TARBORO', N. C.
Zf Attends to the transaction of bu-i-ness
in all the Courts, State arid Federal.
Nov. 5, 1&75. ly
jpREDERICK PHILIPS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
5sf Practices in Courts of adjoining coun
tieMn the Federal and Supreme Courts.
Nov. o, 1875. ly
ALTER P. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TARBORO', N. C.
practice in the Courts of
the 2nd
Judicial Distrr.t
Collections made in an
part of the . taie.
J0fflca in Iron Front Building, Pit
Street, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's.
Jan. 7, 1S70. tf
J ACOB BATTLE,
Counsellor and Attorney at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
Wt7 Practices in all tie State Courts.
March 24, 1870. ly
J,
II. & W. L. TIIOKP,
Attorneys and Counselors at
jaw,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
PRACTICES in the counties of Edge
combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and
iu the Supreme Court North Carolina, also
in the United States District Court at Raleigh.
DRE. D. BARNES,
Surgeon Dentist,
Itlaiii Sfrrot,
TARBORO', X. C.
t5&T All work warranted to cive entire
satisfaction.
feb.lS-if.
Dr. G. L. Shackelford,
BEINTIST,
TARB0E0', N. C.
Office opposite Jllanw' Hold, over S. S. Xash
Co s Store.
Owintr to the stringency of tlte times, I
avc reduced my charires ior all operation to
as taudard tbat will not fail to suit every one.
Care of children's teeth and Plate work a
specialty.
Satisfaction cnaran cd in all cases.
March 17, 1S70 ly.
fvUSCELLAMEO'JS.
This Ci
tira House Esrs
iblished in 1SG5.
PI, Vfi?Vt: . i .! : i n.-.t l'.r OiH.-er.-.. ..ildiei",
I ri.lll.n -,:!d S, -aix'ii of war (.ils.U ami
and for their beirs. The law includes de
serters and iho-e e"i.-h',or.ihiy discharired.
If woundv.d, injured, or li tve contracted any
disease, apply at or.ee. Tiiou-ands entitled
Great numbers entitled to an increased rate,
and sliould apjily immediately. All Soldiers
and Seamen of this War of who erved
for any period, however short, whether dis
abled or not, and all widows of such not
now on the Pension rolls, are reuucfted to
send me their address at once.
ll'irTY -Ma:,-V who enlisted in lsr.1-2 iir.d .".
(L .I i I are entitled. Send yunr di.eliari;es
and have them examined. Business before
the Pate lit Odiee Solicited, Officers returns
and accounts settles, and all just claims pros
ecuted. As 1 make no charge unless successful, I
request all to inclose two stamp for return
of papers. Georuc E Lemon, Lock Box 47,
Washington, I). C.
1 recommend Captain Lemon as an honor
able and successful Practitioner.- S. A. Hurl
but, M. C, 4th Congressional District of
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Coustipation, Bilioudcss, Liver Complaint,
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Which in thti'.hnir interest, sterling merit,
elegance and cheaptiess, has absolutely no
cpial. It is "The Thinu" for the Centen
nial period takes on siirht.
The Xorti American llccictc says it is " de
ervinir of itnqnulifii d praise : we anticipate
for it an exten.-ive popularity": the huhuque
J totes says .Just such a work as thousands
of the Amcricae People will be t'lad to pos
sess ": the Detroit Adrertiser calls it " prefer
able to ary jet uhlihhcd." Any active Mas
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profits and steady work lor a year. For full
articular, address
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PRIVTAE
ioar&Ing House.
RS. V. E. LIPSCOMB respectfully an
nounces that she has ortned a Private
Boardiuir House in Tarboro, ou the corner
of Bank and Pitt Streets.
(ioo1 Fare, l'leavant ISoonis, Comfor
table itedsi. I2ourd Moderate.
Feb. 10, 1n7o. ly
this rArrii is ox
TILE TFITH
Whero Adveitlslng Contract can le mad
GEO. .S. HAWES.
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
'X'in, Copper
ANI
SHEET IRON WARE,
A FULL LINE OF COOKING, HEAT-
IX.
inrr, Parlor & Ofiice Stoves,
kept constantly on Land, eg
which wiil be sold at the
lowest cash prices.
R00FKC AS!) GCTTERHti
either ir. town or country, promptly attend
ed to and on reasonable terms.
of all kinds in his line executed with prompt
ness. If you can't afford to buy a new stove bring
your old one and trade.
GEO. S. HA WES,
Nearly opposite Post Ofiice.
Feb. IS, 17;. ly.
8TBAM ENGINES, STEAM BOILERS.
MILL tt EARING MADE
i iuii1 iftrmwfwa
1 1 flBiifc- lUH-T.ii-iiiift-n
SHAFTING. PULLEYS AND HANGERS!
The UNEQUALLED JAS. IEFFEL DOUBLE I
) Address, POOLE & HUNT,
TERRELL & BR0.,
. LTEALEKS IN
GROCERIES
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Maim Street,
Near the Bridge,
Tartooro, PvT. o.
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Sept. 30-ft
ADVERTISEMENTS.
FUmTITUEE !
A l.uire lot for sale ci'.cap for cash. Also
l. Furniture made to order, by
.?. J2. SIMIMONS,
PITT ST., TARBORO', N. C.
C" Call and see before you purchase.
promptly atl ended to. '
Keeps on hand and makes to order, Maho
auv, Walnut, Poplar and Pine Coffins.
Also ou hand a full line of METALIC CA
SES. Hearse for hire ou burial occasions.
BW Terms cash.
Jan. L. 1S70.-1V. J. E. SIMMONS.
,V. T. TAYLOR,
Manufacturer ot
WIXDOW FRAMES, DOORS,
Plain Panels of every style
DOOR FRAMES,
WINDOWS, SXS1IES, BLIXDS,
JL1XTLES, MO VLDIXGS,
BRACKETS, SCROLL WORK
AX 11
Tobacco Box Patterns,
Whitaker's, N. C.
Also, contracts to put up buildings, furn-
1f$lfr all material, complete turn-key jobs,
or otherwise, as parties limy prefer, all with
kiln-dried lumber.
March - I, lS7ti. ly
GEO. L. PENDER,
WIT II
Brug; Faulkner & Co.
"Wholesale Dealers hi
- it
ra nun naHnf iirv
(ilood, Motions & White
GOODS.
275 W. .BALTIMORE STREET,
j. e. Ru!f. I5altimoie.
A. B. FaulkiK r.
VVvu. R Hallett, S novlSMy.
Look lo Your Interests !
W SPliffl fi
AT
0. C. Parrar&Co's
FIN
LINEN BOSOM DRESS
SHIRTS,
FOR 1.00 EACH.
A lare and fresh Stock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Boots and
Clothing,
with a lull line of
I
iust received. These goods were bought
YERY LOW
;uid will be sold at rock bottom prices. Also
100 Boxes of Manu
factured. Tobacco.
We assure our patrons who desire to pay
cash for their goods, that by calling on
0. C. FAIUlAIi & CO,
they will find prices in every way satisfacto
ry and goods as low as they can be purchased
in any market in the South.
All we desire is an inspection of our goods.
Parties will find it to their interest to call on
us.
When vou come to Tarboro', don't forget
0. C. FARRAU &. CO.
April 21.
3 in
SPRING GOODS!
SPRING GOODS!
SPRING GOODS I
Dress Goods,
Linen Lawns,
Percals,
Ladies' Hats,
Ladies and Children's
Shoes, Gloves, Hos
iscry and White
Goods ! !
BOOTS and SHOES, fcC-
gg All bought FOR cash at
panic prices, and will bo sold very
low by
T. H. GATLIN.
N. B. T. II. Gatlin is Agent for
" Dorafsttc Paper Fashions.
Tarboro', April 7, 1S70.
A CAUI) TO THE PUBLIC !
T am now prenared to fntn'sh the Centen
A nial BOOT & LUCKE Tf S SHOE, cheap
er than can be gotteu up in Northern cities,
and am ahead of trade in this and adjoining
counties. 1 use nothing but
First Choice French Calf Skins
and Extra Pebbled Goat.
The finest grades of Sole Leather, English
Bend a specialty. The latest style last ore
used in my business. Also keeps constantly
on hand all sorts of Shoe-finding.
Workmcnshin unexcelled. Give me a trial
and if my work don't suit will make sacrifice
on any that is taKen irom my nou3e.
. 0. C. DOGGETT.
Tarboro, May 5, 1870. 8m.
I)
June 2, 1S76
For the Southerner.
THE IICG QIESTI03.
Mr. Editor: We may assume
as a fact, that our system ot produ
cing heavy cotton crops, in the
present condition of the market, has
fallen far short of producing a prof
it in proportion to the expenses and
labor in producing them. Thence
naturally arises the important, per
haps vital question, why does not
our present system pay ? I believe
the reason is because we do not
produce our farm supplies. What
business can be prosperous whilst a
large and important part is alrno3t
absolutely neglected ? We to a,
great extent neglect raising those
supplies without which wo cannot
move. We generally fail to raise
even our meat, besides many other
necessary supplies.
This brings us fairly and square
ly before the question, can we prof
itably produce our meat supplies ?
1 answer yes, and 1 say farther,
that wc very often fail in our prof
its from not raising our own meat.
In illustration of what follows I
will remark that the garden and
potato lot are the most profitable
part of the farm then it may be
asked why not extend them ? This
is the point from a logical view,
(but falsely taken) where we go
wrong on the cotton question.
The reason why ii would jiot?" do
to expend the prc4c(jDnvof the
gardena.njl potato" letfas because
theyvaH"; mQStH'al uabic when, at
this point" we must tear
in mitiu that the same fact
produces different results under dif-
I ferent conditions, that is the res
ults ot a tact vary according to its
surrounding. Now, it is admitted
as a money crop in our section, cot
ton stands without a rival after
the farm is supplied, but it is a very
inferior if not destructive crop from
a financial view, to produce to
buy meat with. Now the farmer
begins to tell v'i how much more
he can make from a single acre in
cotton than in corn. New to car
ry this idea out and to show that
this result has its limit, and produ-
a very contrary rtsuic , we
imply have to suppose that all the
available lands in the cotton coun
try were planted in cotton, where
would we stand f would cotton to-
it . . i
day bring six cents in ttie general
market V would one crop pro
duce a universal bankruptcy
nationally and almost undividually ?
think this proposition will be uni
ersally admitted.
rnow, wnen the ioregoing propo
sition is admitted, it cstaoasues
that there is a limit beyond which
the farmer cannot continue to pro
duce cotton. Where is that limit ?
there is but one natural limit,., that
is to make all he can after the farm
has made a full supply of all arti
cles which can be profitably pro
duced. In coming to this
conclusion we must not for
get freights and commissions
that theie are many articles of
ood which cannot bear a long
transportation yet they are profita
ble when consumed where produ
ced. A production then must be
very profitable which can bear to
pay freight and drayage both
ways, and two set3 ot commissions,
one in selling cotton and the other
in buying meat. Can cotton do
this? especially after adding the
cost of bagging and ties ?
There is a universal distress pre
vailing through our country we
may safely assume that a universal
distress is the effect of some uni
versal error then it conclusively
appears that we must make a great
change either in our method ot cul
tivation or in the extent and vario
ty of our crops, both these propo
sitions are under control ot tue
planters of the country. There
is a necessity to change both,
but at present 1 shall confine my
attention to changing our crops in
variety and extent.
In producing farm supplies, with
out noticing many ceuatteral
questions, which will produce the
greatest profit in farm supplies one
hundred dollars invested ia produ
cing the supplies themselves, cr one
hundred dollars in producing cot
ton to buy them with ? especially
considering that each bale of cotton
after passing a certain point dimin
ishes the value of every other bale
produced below the point of natural
supply, and we arc suffering to-uay
from an excess of cotton produc
tion but a part from this point we
can produce our supplies cheaper
than we can purchase them.
We assume that it takes at least
five thousand bales of cottoi to
purchase the farm supplies of Edge
combe county. We farther state
tUat the county as appears from
the census, produces a greater home
supply than the cotton country gen
erally.
How many many mules and la
borers wHl it require to produce
5,000 bales of cotton and what wil
the ties and bacaine cost for the
same ? I will assume that at least
it will take six, hundred mules and
Friday
fourteen hundred laborers (estima
ting the cost f fertilizers in labor.)
Now to cultivate the same land in
corn and peas, it will certainly not
take 400 mules and GOO labor
ers ; then we can sell two hun
dred mules and get clear of feeding
tnem ; we could sell or use on oth
er stock the fodder they would eat
and raise hogs with the corn they
annually consume. We could cul
tivate the crop with eight hundred
hands less at least. Here we have
a heavy gain in not having to pay
and board eight hundred laborers,
and we might say to get that
amount of labor we have to support
their families, say at 1600 in num
ber. Now each one may estimate the
saving from not having to purchase
two hundred mules, with neces
sary implements, their annual
expense in feeding and the wear
and tare thereof and the outlay
necessary to pay for the board and
wages for eight hundred laborers
and the current expenses incurred
in supplying their families.
Would it be too much to say
this would be a gain of over 150,
000 ? Does the county save that
much annually at present ? Would
not the diminished demand cheapen
labor? Would not the increase of
supplies sheapen the cost of living,
alike to tho employer and employ
ee ? Would not the increase of the
price of cotton from a diminished
supply and a cheapening of living,
save far more than the above esti
mate ?
The foregoing calculation would
release about 12,000 acres of our
bost land from cotton, then we have
detailed enough of the cotton force
to cultivate it. Now estimating
the improved land at 20 bushels per
acre there would be 240,000 bush
els of corn. According to the last
census the county made 488,000
bushels of corn, the increase would
be nearly half that amount with
200 mules and eight hundred la
borers and their famines less to
feed, ther3 v, oull be a correspond
ing increase of peas and potatoes,
besides other crops and an increase
at a maximum calculation of two
and a half million pounds of fodder.
New would not 240,000 bushels
of corn with corresponding increase
of vca?. potatoes, oata and clover,
with" a diminished demand for corn,
for mules and laborers raise a suf
ficiency of meat for the county.
It is estimated that about 2.000,
000 pounds bacon and pork is
brought to this county. Now we
have 240,000 bushels of corn, be
sides our peas, potatoes, oats and
clover tc raise our meat with, this
is not taking into account the 2,
000,000 pounds of fodder.
Now it is submitted witn the
various otuer looas grown mucn
cheaper than corn that 240,000
bushels of corn is more than amply
ufficient to raise tho 2,000,000
of pounds of purechased meat (2,
000,000.) Many of the prececding parts
ought to be extended more in de-
tail and more statistics ought to be
given, which may or may not
begin hereafter.
John L.
Bridgers.
The Other Baboon.
In one of the narrow strreets
that run through what is known as
the Creole quarter, in New Orleans,
says the New York Mecury, stood
little shop which its proprietor
delighted in naming "The Two Bab
oons." Surely a nimble fancy must
have suggested so striking a title,
and although familliarly with the
shop had made the denizens of the
quarter oblivious to the humor of
the name, it was not the case with
a certain young Creole who passed
that way, returning ii-om a dinner
party. lie stood looking at tne
sign as it lost in admiration, and,
as if seized with an uncontrolable
impulse, he rushed across the street
and commenced a violent rapping
on the closed doors. His loud de
mand for admission was not as
promptly answered as it seemed to
him it should have been, and forth
with he belabored the door with re
doubled force, until it was opened
by the concierge, quite overcome
with fright.
'Where is he?' demanded the
visitor.
'But who, m'sieur ?' asked the da
zed atteadant.
'Why, the proprietor, to be sure,
stupid. I wish to see him at once,"
continued the visitor, simulating
breathless impatience.
'M'sieur Felix, it is he whom the
gentleman wishes to see ? He has
made his toilet for the n'ght. He
may not be disturbed.'
'But 1 must see him very im
portant. My welfare is at stake.'
'Well, I don't know, this is very
unusual, but
'Certainly, ot course, leau me
to him,' and without further ado the
stranger was conducted to the apart
went of the proprietor. No sooaer
was the door partly opened in reply
to the summons, and a nightcapped
head protruded the opening, then
the interloper pushed his way in
saying:
Ah, at last, where is he then r
'I do not understand the gentle-
man. It is I whom you wish to see,"
said the shopkeeper.
'Par example, do not I know
what I want?' replied the stranger.
'Where is he, I repeat, I must see
him. It is important.'
'Ah, ca ! you make fun of me. I
am he, Jean Marie Baptist.'
'No, no, the other, your partner.
I must see him.'
'Partner ! saprisi ! I have no
partner, I am all.'
'It's an outrage, a base imposi
tion, a snare to deceive the inno
cent. Tell me how can you be two
people ? No ! I shall not be balk
ed. I will see him.'
'Mon Dieu ! but who is it you
wish to see ?'
'Why your partner, imbecile. Do
you not say on your sign 'The Two
Baboons ?' Well, I want to see him,
the other one, your partner.'
The old fellow stood a moment,
comprehended the situation, and
quietly taking the stranger by the
arm led him gravely across the
room to a small mirror, pointed at
its reflecting surface and said :
'Behold him. I had despaired
of finding you, dear brother, but le
bon Dieu i3 ever performing mira
cles, and it is nstlr.ng for him to
transfer an ass into a baboon !'
ITewspapers-
"I am too poor to take a paper."
If you are too poor to take a pa
per, you should be indicted by the
Grand Jury for obtaining a family
under false pretenses. Southern
ers are not as reliable newspaper
supporters as they should be, for,
in fact, few country families take
the newspapers. Travel through
the country from Baton Ptouge to
Richmond, and in nineteen out of
twenty of the unpainted, ill-located
and uncomfortable dwellings on the
roadside, you will find neither a
newspaper or any traces of one
ever having been there. The hus
band knows nothing about markets
except a few item3 that he picks
up at the country store. Tho wife
is ignorant, and because the h de
nied the generable information de
rivable from newspapers, she de
cends in the scale, and becomes a
ncwomonger, filled with supersti
tious ideas and neighborhood scan
dal. The children grow up ignor
ant, with no ambition to push ahead
n life. They know nothing about
the world they live in, and care
less. Stop at a neatly painted
house, situated in a grove of trees
with vines on the porch and a pal
ing fence in front, and on the tables
in the corners and in the hall, you
will find the local papers and the
weeklie of the nearest large town
or city, the Southern Cultivator,
Southern Huralist, American Ag
riculturist, or some othr valuable
agricultural journal. The proprie
tor is as well posted about the
prices of cotton, grain or stock, as
any traveling speculator. He does
not depend upon the local politi
cian for his political ideas nor up
on luck for a good crop. His wife
has a wider scope for her mind's
employment than the neighborhood
scandal, and the. children grow up
ambitious to succeed in life, and
(warned of the tricks, evils, and
quicksands of the world) generally
press onward and upward into the
front ranks.
If the country preachers would
labor to circulate the nearest local
newspaper, the usual Sunday morn
ing's gossip, slander, and general
conversation upon the church green
and steps would cease, and their
community become mare intelligent.
ihe local newpaper in a tamily is
read; Baxter's Saints' Rest, and
books of like character, if read,
would do perhaps more good, but
where there is no newspaper, it is
not likely that any one of the fam
ily read books, particularly reli
2iou3 books. "Whitewash on the
wall, honeysuckle over the porch,
and a newspaper in the hall," and
the character and standing of the
family is evident to the passing
stranger. Exchancie.
Longfsllows's Visitors.
The poet Longfellow, although
naturally of a most amiable dispo
sition, says theBoston Commercial
Bulletin, especially under the as
saults made upon hi3 time and his
privacy by simpie curiosity and
literary lion-hunters, who have no
possible claim upon him, would be
little short of a saint it he were not
sometimes annopad by the pertina
city of uninvited guests. Take for
illustration two instances :
Three ladies, two from Chicago
and one from Milwaukee, entirely
unknown to the poet, send in their
cards. They are courteously re
ceived by him in a reception room.
Would he be good enough to le
them see his library : Tne request
is acquiesced in and the library
undergoes inspection.
'Uh. it s lovely, 'ho nice, and
nov 'mayn't we see the dining
room ?'
The cloth for dinner was laid and
the hcur for that meal close at
hand, but nevertheless the ladies
carried their point; but when it
came to wishing to be shown the
kitchen the host was lain to ring
for a servant, lest further examina-
jtion might extend to cellar or attic.
.Another amusing instance also
related to us by a friend was that
of an Englishman who, like Sir
Charles Coldstrem, had 'traveled
everywhere, seen everything, and
done everything,' and yet was
terribly ennuied.
'Haw ! yes, Mr. Longfellow,
thought I ought to see tho great
American poet, 'n' sent in ma card.'
The poet asked hi3 visitor to be
seated, when he resumed :
'Ye see, Mr. Longfellow, I've
been great traveler,
o
sir;
been ail
over the Continent, been to Iceland,
Sweden, Norway.'
'Indeed; you must have found
much to interest you ?'
'Well, something, but it's get
ting to be an awful bwar. I've just
come from Eypt; old country
antiquities, you know.'
'Yes,' replied the poet, 'many
interesting remains of past ages.'
'lh, ye3 just so, exactly; heaps
of old ruins. I like ruins. Now
everything's new here in America,
you know can't find any old ruins
so thought I'd come an' see you.'
A Heroic Sacrifico.
A story comes to U3 from th3
Western district, says tho London
Era, on the details of which a Bret
Harte or a Col. John Hay would
found a poem. The other day a
gang of laborers was employed
stacking blocks of Western Rail
road, between Keyn3ham stone ou
a permanent way of the Great and
Bristol; In fact, the operation of
stone-stacking was carried on with
in a few yards of the Brislington
tunnel. It was at the time of day
when the most wonderful express
train in the world, called 'Tho
Flying Dutchman,' was expected,
and, by some unlucky accident, a
large block of stone rolled down
the embankment and lodged on the
railway line. At this instant the
roar of the 'Flying Dutchman' was
heard in the tunnel. There was
not a moment to be lost, so swiftly
down the bank sp:d one of the
brave navies to remove the stone
and save hundreds of innocent lives
or perish in the attempt. His life
was in his hand, but he never
thought of that. Down the steep
embankment sped tho brave fellow,
nerved with the combined strength
of Sisyphus and Atlas, to move the
stone and save his fellow creatures.
On sped the Flying Dutchman !
'Quick, for your life, Jim,' shouted
his companions on the bank. Alas !
it was iust too late; the stone was
rolled out of the way, but the hero
was cut to pieces by the fangs of
the murderous train. This is as
grand and noble a story as ever was
told, it is finer than the tale of
'Jim Bludso,' the moral of whose
story is told with such impetuous
vigor and truth by the author of
'Little Breeches;'
He know'd his daty, a dead sure thing,
And went for it tliar and then;
And Christ ain't a-goin; to be too hard
On a man that died for men !
If ever there was a brave fellow
who laid down his life for the sake
of his fellow creatures it was this
hero of the Brislington tunnel.
lis wife and children ought to be
ooked after, and have no doubt
come under the consideration of the
citizens of Bristol. But the story
ought to live forever.
Popping tho Question.
The subject is one of great in
terest and delicacy, but 1 suspect
that no rules can be laid down for
putting the momentous question
which do not admit ot an infinite
number of exceptions. I am no
believer in 'the old shepherd's saw,
lie never loved who loved not at
first sight:' neither do I agree with
Mrs. Malaprop that it is best to
begin with a little aversion. A
small substratum of esteem, haw
ever, is necessary to build up a very
pretty matrimonial structure, and
the only trouble consists in laying
the first stone. We have done wita
the fashion countenanced by Mr.
Charles Grandison, f going down
upon one knee and giving expres
sion to a flood ot amatonal eloqu
ence compounded of admiration and
profuse promises. A more prompt
and business like method is suited
to the present times, and if it leads
to the late repentance, which is
said to foliow marriage in haste, the
unfortunate Benedick has only to
blame the absorption of his time in
'business.' It is questionable
whether, if he had deferred his ac
tion to a period of leisure, he would
have been more successful. Mar
riage is the crisis of a man's as well
as a woman's life, yet it is a per
fect lottery n its results. Dr.
Johnson (Samuel) was of opinion
that if a gentleman and lady met
for the first time and married 'right
away' they would have as fair a
chance of happiness as if they had
known each other for years.
Matthew Locke, on the other hand,
contended for long engagements.
They kept a man on his good be
havior until prudence and propriety
of life had become habitual, thus
offering a guarantee of the woman's
happiness; and enabling the affian
ced youth to study the character of
his jutur.
A bad omen 1 own men money.
Tit for Tat.
Among the annoyed and dripp
ing pedestrians who sought the aid
of a Grand River street car yester
day to help shorten the way home
was a man with gray locks and an
old maid with beau-catchers and
false teeth. They seemed to hate
each other at first sight, for he was
hardly seated beside her when he
growled :
'If you women didn't wear bust
les there'd be twice as much room
in street cars.'
'if men didn't sit cross-legged
there'd be three times as much
room ! she snapped in reply.
If I was a womaa I wouldn't te
gadding around with the rain pour
ing down in this way," he remark
ed. 'Yes you would, if you were a
woman yeu'd want to go out and
show those feet !'
He drew his No. ll's under the
seat, flushed up a little, and growl
ed :
'They are not false, like some
folks' teeth !'
'No, and they don't turn up quite
as much as some peopple's nose !'
she answered.
He was sileneed for a time, but
presently recovered himself and
went on :
'Thirty years ago women got
along without paint, powder, bus
ties, straps, buckles and such non
sensical fixings.'
'Thirty years ago,' she promptly
replied, 'it was a rare thing to see
a man come out of a saloon wiping
his mouth on his thumb !'
He didn't say anything more, but
he wondered if she wasn't looking
out of the window when he signaled
the car. Free Press.
Tha Two "Websters.
When Mr, Webster visited Eng
land, after he had attained fame
enough to precede him, an English
gentleman took him one day te see
Lord Brougham. That eminent
Briton received our Daniel with
such coolness that he was glad to
get away and back to his rooms.
The friend who had taken him at
once returned to Lord Brougham
in haste and anger.
'My lord, how could you behave
with such unseemly rudeness and
discourtesy to so great a lawyer
and statesman ? It was insulting
to him, and has filled me with mor
tification.' 'Why, what on earth have I done,
and whom have I been rude to ?'
'To Daniel Webster, of the Sen
ate of the United States.'
'Great Jupiter, what a blunder!
I thought it was that fellow Web
ster who made a dictionary and
nearly ruined the English lan
guage.
lhen the great Chancellor quick
ly hunted up the Americant Sen
ator, and, having other tast:s in
common besides law and politics.
they made a royal night of it.
Harper s Magazine for June.
The Cat That "Went to War
Col. Stewart Wortley, an Eng
lish officer, tells the following story
ot a cat whose acquaintance he
made during the Crimean war :
'.After the French troops had
taken the Malakoff I was sent into
it on duty, and found an unhappy
cat bayoneted through the foot and
pinned to the ground. I took her
to my tent; she was carefully ten
ded, and every morning taken to
the docter to haye her wound at
tended to. Four or five days after
I was too ill one morning to gat up,
and puss came and scratched at my
tent door. I took no notice; but
not long after tho doctor came to
say that mine was a wise cat, for
she had come to his tent and aat
quietly dawn for her foot to be ex
amined and have its usual bandag
ing. She was watched to see what
she would do the next morn
ing; bat she declined wasting her
time scratchiug for me, and went
straight to the doctor's tent and
scratched there. She was a very
affectionate animal; and it was as
sured to see her following me all
over the camp with her tail carried
stiff in the air.'
Missed ths Commander.
The Brooklyn Argu3 says : They
used militia to keep order at the
grand opening, and as Dom Pedro
witnessed their extraordinary man
euvers he asked in astonishment.
'Vat czz doze ?'
'Those are Philadelphia soldiers,
Majesty,' eagerly answered ex-Sec-rctury
Borie, his face lighting up
with pride at the fancied compli
ment to the citizen soldiery.
'Feealdelphy soldats, eh ? slowly
repeated the monarch, as he gazed
at them curiously through his eye
glasses, "and vere ce z ly General
Bourn ?'
Tho Salisbury Fair offers a special
premium of a silver goblet for the
hnest baby under two years old.
The Sheriff of Perquimans county,
N. C, weighs 410 pounds. When a
prisoner is refractory he sits down on
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