The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1881 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. 24.
Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, March 19, 1881.
No. 14.
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grfranr': W 00 il payiaout be defi>rr*d
M d*ys—
MTV or adtbrtiumo.
Oh *«<•«•, on# J«m 116 00
Oaa hmw, aaoalbB.
•m M|un, Uim moatbe.....
Two I* * •
Two aqua ree, at* maatb*
Two eqttarae, tbrae moothe....
Three sqoeree, oB« year
TklN squarea, ill months . ..
tbrMMMW, IbtaaBMMltb*..
t)aa*loarfl> aolamn. one year,
•t " aii month*
•• '• UtN month*
Oh ball eoluma, one iw • • • •
til mantbe. .
• • •• •• tlm aoBUii
. .V Ml
..6 00
.16 00
.16 00
.10 00
40 00
•26 01)
.16 0"
.46 Ul
an oo
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A wicked bachelor aay* thai no matter PBEMDKNT O A KPIF.LD'S CABINET
whom yon marry, yon will And altera
ward* 'hat yon have married a different PaiaoNXii. or thi New rn«hd* t'a
person Minutbt.
A oooutry doctor, being aaked akat
wa* lb* tint way In *nr* * ban, r*m*rk-
•d Iwfbr* *n*werieg tbat gnoetitB b*
should wsut to ksow wbat ailed lb*
baa.
aronraby or tub tbiaaumr.
William Wiodom was born iu lialmoat
eoanly. Obio, May 10, inf. H* r*.
calved an academic adnaatloa, graduat-
ing aa a lawyer, tba profession of wbicb
ha practiced In Ohio and Mioneaot* nn
til 186#, Ha wa* a repreaentaiive ia tba
Da* eolumu. on* yaar 1#6 00 i
•• " alt mowtb* 76 oo
" " tbrae montbe. 60 00
Tr*n*i*at aflvarttaement*. on* dollar |
fear aqaar*, (one inch) 6rat insertion. I
nad eeveaty-flv* cent* for aaeb §nb*a-
'*Lo«a^MBaM«a , •«* cent* par line;
H«h subsequent inarrtiot, t*o oantu
An lows clcrgyrrsn regulates li'iuir*
risg*fe<s 17 weig't. the rait* l>rii>£ four
ecnts a pound for tba groom, and two | Thitly-sixtb, Thirlysseventb, Thirty*
, cei ts a pound for Ilia bride. U<' insist* eighth. Thirly«ninth and Fortieth Con
76 00 1 matrimony ia * weighty matter. «r«s*, i.*d waa sppointsd by the Govern
. .60 00 j "Well, nnela," *aid a young man to a nor of Minnesota, in July, 1870, io fill
... .90 00 vary aged "urmairn'' ol color, 'I snp- tba nnespirad tarn of Hon. Vanid 8
lha Nary, ia a nativ* of Houtit Carolina,
and Itrolhar of Boa, Randall aad l'bno«
i'ora Runt, of N*w Orlaana, and 'bra
appoi*t*d *m on* of tba Judge* of tba
Coanl of Glaima. Judge Hunt i* aa ao*
eouaplisbed lawy*r and Mbular. Politi*
aally, ba waa a Whig aa long aa Ibal par-
ly waa Is asistonee, aad ca ita daaiiaa
aatnrally afflKaUd wltb lb* mora mod*r>
ale Democracy, and after raaoaatraotlOB,
by raaaoa of bio dlatiagBiabad ability
and Uuion sentiment, waa appointed to
a arat in the Court of Claim*. Jndga
Hunt haa be*n a oitiaan *f N w Orlaana
for many yaar*.
poae you mn*t hare Keen n grant many
Chri*tm***esf" "Yes, mnr.s, ton.mda
a- d tonaanda rf "em. Seems to me I
neher see an many mo'."
A arag circulated a re| orl that * err.
tain rich old farmor liud been "running
rapidly through bis properly." Tba
Seven word* make * lina. J farmer called on him lo "retrset the
at Mia'rat a' of 10 *0* tit" H0,ng ^ ,0r,,' j ►l-ndcr." v,l„n lha w g aa.d I c « him
All tranaiafet ad«artl*aaa*Bt*. paid in | "rnnnirg il rough hie property' with
hia hiindla hull alter him.
advene*. .
Legal 4d *rli am*nU, when charged.
Oh* dollar a aquar* for each inaerlion,
whafe paid in adranaa, on* dollar |>er
b nar* far Irtl, aad Bti*«nty Ave oenta
•r each additional inaertion.
KNIOHTM
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k mix. w.
icuei^ox. Sm . Stcrtiary.
HlROr CRAl'lEB. No M
>ta firai fclaiurdty nigh I in #a<*t
Jj H UOOr>MA«. M. E H P.
KieaoiaoN. Bacnury.
OFFICIAL DIRIOTOKY.
If Piith tialrlel -O. W.
iirif.
TMnator—96'H Dietriet — A. W.
In ir, ol Haalrop. ,
Reprraeniaiive—R. A. Ktfr.
Diatrict Judgl — Pifleeath Dialriel--
FUW. Mcore.
L>i trt*i Clerk-C P. Majnard.
Cnunly Jndgt— Dyer Moore.
Cnnnty Attorney.--J. P. ff4i ler.
Conn'v Clerk— Wm. U. Otime ;
Oaorgr Hannxy, deputy.
AhrnfT-Wm. E. Jenhtae; Holland
Jankin*. deputr.
Tr. nearer—Jobn Heare.
Tai C« lieator—N. A. MorrU; Oao.
■aaaay. depnly.
Tti Aaaeaaor - W. C. La*hfcii; John
Keliler. deputy.
Cvunty Rureryor— W O, Mlllrr.
onvnrt ooMMiaatoNBna.
Prectliet No. I, — .lolin 1'ieuaa,
Precinct No. 2. — H. F nmlgina.
Praeinet No S.-F W It. Thorn*.
Praeincl No 4.— J. II Hcott.
jvaTK-bn or tbb rsacs.
Preeinet I.—T. C. Julin*.
•• 2. -H. Y ting.
:v - j p. William*.
4.-S. It. Whipple.
" 5.—C. F. Joue*.
'■ ft.—W. II. C«'nlaoo, Sr.
•• 7 —M. H Ward.
« -E. W. Farmer.
oonaraatBa.
Pricinet I.— W. J. Bell.
•• 2 —(ho. Hallo way.
" 8.— J h Mnrchrw.ir.
4.—The. Milea
f — |t tee Oti*nr.
" ft - Tho*. Bluliop.
'• 7.-H.H Lee.
• ■ H. — 11. J. Howell.
TiMta or MOLPINO coi'rt.
Diatrict Conrt—N thjMon.!**a afh r the
Aral Monday in March aud Kepti n>her
Connty Conrt—Criminal !ln inri>*
(5i il
To all leliera eoliritirg hia aul>acri| ■
ticn to aiijllimg, Lord Cbimeellor Era
bine I ad
"Sir, I terl much honored !>y y< ur ap.
i'liratfori ti n e, and 1 I><r Io tul^cril e"
—here the render had to tnrn orer the
leal ' nijreif y«ur ohedient aetfaol."
Two omter* conaera ng alK.ut a con-,
cert which hail taken piece, Ihe yonrgrr
of the two, who had hern prraenl, wa*
aekid if a n rtain linger waa eurored.
Her youthful lm«y ruii*t hate la-en
drawn in urotlar dir-ctuc, for ahe re>
plied, "Oh, no; hr waa in ralret."
"Y nr 'ntiire hnahand urema very r «
BO'l'p; be ha* been elipuiating for all
.1 lit of thing*," aaid u niotl er lo her
daogl t. r alo a**«h<ui getlirg m r*
riad. "Never mind, man ma." aaid I ho
• IT-ct > nate yul, al n wte already drew*
ed for the wedilmg, "theaa are hia laal
wialia*,"
Norton, denoaaed, In the United HUtea
Menate. In 1S74 he aaa Chairman of
the Hcr.ate S|n-i i.l Commiti- <* on Trm>
porthI 1011 ltmiti'« to Ibe aealinnrd. In
tbia report ha to<-k ihn broad ground lor
the oonatilutiouality *f annh h>gi*Uliiiii
a* w*« proptieed in the R-eg-tu Int r-
atate C-mmerc-- Mill. It w«a augg-
iu Ihe amne report liial roonopoli a
would at !■ ugth u«io lo lm . ontrolled 1
tii* (lo*. iiimt-i or, ti 111 na •« r > 1 v, loth
Ibe peopia and the Government would
lie coatroljml by Ihe monopolie*. Hull,
be baa alwaya been v ry liberal aa re-
a re^ulir fi lm of reply, vie: garda (i> veinment aid and encourage.
nieiit lo railroad*, On lha monetary
quiatiou he u oljHrg- d with wbat are
called "it nation" antece-lenl*, am! Ibi
fact rnmed ijnito a eleriu iu aome of the
Fa-1 mii piiprrx wlii-u the rum ir tlixl he
world | i0I1.1I1I) he appoinlKil Mr. Slier
maii'it aucceaaor went forth aotte time
ago.
am-tirrart or *tatk,
JaDi-R O, Itliine, u| Augueta, Maine,
waa horn in WwelnnKion oouuty, Penn-
aylvanta, January, 1M30. OridoutiriR nl
Washington College, Penniiylvaniii, he ,
adopted the editorial profenalon at,d
went to Maine, where he edit d the;
Portland Adveitiaer f t.il Ihe Kennehec
Jotiriibl II-< « a ni« n.lier of the
THE LAND WHEBE THE MAONO
LI AH BLOOM.
A Somo of Lotb Abo Tnaa.
NbwWohd* - While Hiany word* one*
in eommon u*e are now nearly ohanlate,
j few peraona are aware how lar^e a nam-
her of new worda are a matanlly coming
I Into onr hniRtiagc. Tb* Supplement of
i the n-'w edition ol Webnter'a Unabridg-
ed Dictii n ry, recently iaaned, oontaina
<m ng oilier atlr e<i*e fe*tnr*e, an nd-
djiion of over 4r'W! New Word* *ud
Mi-ii'.itig-, and vet it i* hnt * few
aim e n gej« ral revirion wa* mode and
sr >it ear* liken to inaert all the worda
limn properly btlouang to t!i* En.
gliab Language. Wiiera tbeao wnrda
come from and what they are, ia * *ar-
pria* to perwa* who liar* not *i*mined j
them. Thai 'li" have not been haatily
Bi Oao. H. Hbtmocb.
Coma, my lava, to tba land where tba
m*gaoli*a bloom.
Aad tba wiM wlada of wlatar aa'ar waata
tba fair lowara;
Wbara tb* aoft balmy brerca ia a breath
of piirfoma,
Aad life a long *a**on of bright bappy
boon.
Nowhere el** in tba world do Iba akie*
bend ao bl<i*,
Or Hi* atar* beam ao brightly Mieb fair
field* above;
Nowhere el** *r* tb* flower* ao v*ri*d is
hue,
Nowhere el** do the bird* aiog *0 aaei t
in the grove,
CHORUH.—borne, my lore to.
' Merry mocking bird* fling, *a tb*y awing
in Ihe tree,
year* . „i|(f i,k•> u abower of p**rla
from thc*ky;
Happy Hongatera, how aweet would yonr
aonga be Iu me,
; Were hut one other dear loving listener
night
cHonrs —Com", niv lo7t Aa.
We will livu like Ibe raven* that now not
ibfewaMUi*
compiled ia evidenced by the accuracy
of and careful atudy giv u to Ihuir ty- ,10' reap.
mology and deflnliion*. 1 r-ery moru haviug only
The lute*! itiaeovery iu New Y->rk ia tn '
the < ff- ct that rum i* manufactured out
of old ea*'-off ehoea found in Ihe gi,t- '
ler* and *lreel* of the city, It ia aaid j
that Ihe old *h"W! are bolted In pure 1
apirlt* and ullowed to *tand for a fen ;
week , the product far Mir.'**-itiK Ihe
Jiiriiaion nun mide with eaaepcea, burnt '
niigar and Npirit*. A pr- al quantity of
lo xeek aome
tin* liquor, it ia ••aerted, ia aold to drug
Kiat*. who u*e it (or medicinal ptirpoce*,
Whereupon Ibe N. O. Time* rouiarka:
'-The manner in which these old shoe*
are ntiliz>d pro t-a that nothing clinnld
Every ere by the wild bird* be lulled to
■weel *!eep,
Living live* all of lov*, lacking Ubor'a
alloy,
OHoarrg,— (5ome. my lore Jta.
We will dwelt ir. a drll by aome awift
mountain stream,
From oar bower of btia* we will b*ni*b
•II care,
Aa we ptnek Ilia freak fruit from (be fig
Ire* an 4 dream,
Our sweet home is hies! Eden, and we
Ibe first ptir!
Maine Legialutnre in IWiO, lfi'0, 19ft|
at. I 1862. serving the Uat two ,e.r* a* ! bt' ' •D,, < "• American p.-opl.! caoatTS.-Come my love Ac.
j Hpeaker of tl * Hon*e, He wa* elected
I "Do yon w*nt to k ll the child?" rx-
. claiuied <1 gmtUmnn, a* le .aw a la y
1 li|*l|ie t.el y cairiege on the walk. "No,
eol ijuile," replied Ihe b«-j; •'hut If 1
can get him to bawl It nd econgb, tr oth-
er «ill take rare of hint a I ile I go Wade
in the ditch willi John tlratrr."
"Wlial nine to«laj V *aid a nn reliant
lo tia Iriend, latrly. Winit new*? rea-
pontlrd th* ulh# t; libtl ii g, oi ly thing*
glow lieller—| ei pie are fetin g on their
'•ga again. On 11 rir hga? aaid the flr t.
I don't tee bow yon can make tl>*l out.
Why, ye*, rej lied ti e other; h Ik* thai
naed lo lid* are obliged to welt now; ia
not thai getting on their leg* again?
the nn|*ly *ppoin'ed Attorney«(leneral.
A yonnf mKnlrom the country. h*v ('„mvr,m clan, to whoae
ing mained * city v. re in', |rotnpily mflacnc*. donbtlea*. he owa* hia preaent
wrote home that hia wife ... a Oral , ,ppolIllnieBl< N„lwith.t«ndinK thia, Mr
rle** a'nger aitb a rimaikahle vuiee. In
fad. he wrote, -ehe ha. a mno a. prano re0fe Iban ordinary ahili'y.
of minaiial power and compaa*." Hi* ronrMawrK -hsbbal.
mother in n.- .Lately .raw. icd. "My «ot-. TI,om,, L ,or
• h.t I. what J our am I Krah di.d of. N,.w y„rk 0(ly ,nto |h(1 d|>pi(r|.
Hbe waited too long before .he had it |h, r„pilUllo„ of „„ ^xw„onl HlU
i perated on Don't delay, Have it cui
ant at once.
to the Thiriy.eigtit, Thirty-ninth, For
tiath, Forty-firat, Forty-aecond and
Forty-tbi'd Congreaae*, aud aerved in
the three In.t mrntjontd aa Hp. ker. ne |
wa- re - lected to the Forty-third Oon '
gre** and wa* appointed to tha United
Mtatea H*nate July 10, 1870, to fill the
vacancy occasioned l y 'h' re.lgnation
of H«u. Lot A. Morrill, who waa ap.
pointed Herrelary of the Tieaanry. It
ia needier* lo review Mr. Maine'* well :
known career .a a party letdi r, or lil« [
acconipli.hmenl* aud inumpba aa *u or-
ator and debater.
i1Ton*er OBKBBAU
Wayne McVeagb, of Pennaytvanie,
regarded aa * lawyer of
are | rogresaiv* to a fanlt, hut not unlit
| toothpick* are manufaotimd out of aur*
1 pcnilera will we indeed havx reached tbe
> piun.cl* of pride as a nation.
IT IS TltUE.
Among lb* replir* lo an *dverti*r«
meut of a mnaical c-n.inittee fi r a ran«
didale for orginiat, nui.ic leacbir, etc., fr m the .ingle alaudpoinl of pnblic
a varau'-y having occurred hy ihe n-aig tereat. The coautry will r>joieeat
Uiinirtrulor and a aipcere advocate of
civibacrvice reform; who, Ix-aidea, haa
had the courage to apply reformatory
rntea iu their hroadeat interpretation,
in*
hia
A Western editor make* lb* following
valadictorv;
"I'lio underaigned retire, from Ihe ed-
itorial chair with a complete cmv elion
that all i* vanity. From the hour he
atnrted hia paper lo ih* preaent time he
ba* been aolicit*d lo lie 00 every given
rqIjhc', 1 nd can't remember ever having
told a wholesome truth without diminish-
ing hi* subscription list or making an
enemy. Under the*e circumstance* of
trial, hiving a thorough contempt for
himaelf, ha rctirer in order to recruit hi*
moral o.in*titnlion.
Tn the California Legislator* * novel
bill has been introaoed in regard to mur-
der, ft providra tbat tbe widow and
children of any victim of murder, wheth-
er the tenrdrrar be declared insane or
not, shall be empowered to proceed
against him in civil suits, and if ho b*
dead the action may be brought again*!
hia widow and children, or bia heir*, ad-
ministrator* aad aaaigna of any kind
II r orgam.t in < flli-e, w<<s the promotion, which it ia to be Imped, has
"(li inKnien, I noticed your I been eft. nted in rr<oognition of the wlr.
him na
First Monday in each month.
and Probate llneina**.—Third Mondays
in .lannary, March, May. J ly, Heptems Into airychnme, ao aa to ge
bar and Norcmbrr.
Miniftn or CofeMimtoMBu'H Court
Maeonii Monday'* tn February, May,
Angnet and November
rrrr omrrsa.
Mayor- Joseph < lover.
Aldermen- J. 0. Buchanan. C. L.
Motgan, Th II*aler, A J H*tte, A.
Wiseman, Cha*. Wetlnner, Chester Ur-
ban), Tho*. Ilodge.
A>aes*i>r aud Collector"—O. F. Petty.
TrMsnrer. - Otto Rl ner
I, ft 11.11 ol
It llowil f
*dverti.etr*nl for .n organiat and mu.ic j dom of the policy puraned iiy
t< acher, either l*dy or g 1 tlemen. Hav ; Postmaab r of New York,
ing been both fo7 n ntimbir of ye*r*. I ; sk<-h*tai.t or tub imtbrior,
1 ITer joa my service*. | Hsinnel J Rirkw*od w*s born in
Hartford county, Maryland, December
20, 181:1; received a limited education
ARKANSAS P BON UNCI ATION ACT.
|Opi* Read in Cleveland Leader.]
"I see," suid a man throwing aalde a
tiew*6aper, "I see"—"mot* beer ber*,''
exclaimed an individual with a load
month for talking and a broad month
for drink. 'T see," again remarked the
determined first speaker, "that"—
Well, what the nation do yon see ?
ashed a spotted face fellow wbo reamed
willing to lend bis *pot* to tb* work of
helping tbe flrat man to st«f* wbat he
bad seen.
I see that the Legi:latnr* of Arkanaa*
haa passed a resolution declaring Mat
tb* namri of the State shall be pronoun-
ced 'Arkansaw,'
Well, what of it? askad tbe spotted
man.
Wby, I know the history of tbe *ffair.
If tbat Leader man will promise not lo
publish it and boil mi ap into a *tew of
trouble, or stew me op into * boil of
trouble—.for I expect to go bsck to Ar-
kaa— any man from tbat Hta'a? No;
w*!l, Arkansas—I'll spread oat tbe
facts.
Of ooarsr tb* Leader man promiaed,
and tb* msn aontinasd: "One Bight, is
Little Rock, *bout ait month* s#c, th*
of Ptiblio Schools, in
oompsny with myaetf and a n*wspap*r
man, incidentally remarked Ibat tbe in*
whatever.
A very good idea; but in Ihea* part* ^upfrinlendetil
murders, as a rule, do not leave much
proper! behind them after they are hnt g
It is very hard *o convict a rich msn of finance of newspapers was grally eiag.
murder. N. \. Qb ayvir. gcraied. Now, I'rof<s*<>r, itid tbe re-
A committee ol legislator*, a few day* Porter, I II give yon au illustration of a
*ince, called on (lor. Rotierts lo nsoer- newspap r's ii.flitence. I'll make a ain-
proBaocialiaa, mf thai thia feate abonld
ba proeoaaeed ArtaMaa. Too bare
rnlaed ma, air. I wrote a poem, aad
you hat* killed tha gam v.
lo !ba vetea:
"AP** M. thaw
Aitoraay-at
The
Arkaaaaaw,"
How wmiM II aoaad, elr, lo aay that
an attoraey al law, tha maa who wad'd
lb* Arkan*e**t Woald jron dswtroy tba
litaratara of year aoaatryt III Joel as<
preae my Opinion a little more ttnd.r-
standmgly, and be kicked «h* P.ofe**or
ont of Ih* ebair and struck him aiiha
etiek of *tove-wood. When the p at
w*nl on! th* Profamor dragged him* I
back lo Iba chair, and bad sadly aaat* 1
himaelf, with groans, when the Oovemor
of tb* 8t*t* *at*rad.
Aad yoo aay that I am Oov*rnor of
Arkansas, do ynnf
I nsaraly agraad —
Yob merely agraed to rob b* of my
honor, sir, Toa mar«ly agreed lo ai*h
me with tb* implaai*Bt of an snaaesm.
Thi* i* what I think of such seditious
proceeding*, and, lifting a heavy oan ,
he knoekM a handful of hair front Ihn
Profesaor's bead, punehad him ia tha
abhr*viat*d ribs, and, tnrntng lo on
ssid :
How do you prououne* lha name of
tbia Htate?
Y'o ir excellency, I lisve not been here
lnn« enongb lo Jecids,
But if yoo bad been ber* long enongb
to decide, bow would yon pronounce it?
Really, I—
I'll juat mark yon down as a traitor,
and be leveled hia stick, wbeu I dropped
like s lsudanumite*d ateer and yelled :
Haw, Saw, oh I for heaven's sake a par*,
m*, haw, Saw/
I aro** and aiadr a br**k forth* door,
but fill over a sp noon, aud, ** aa ba*
hi n*t exclaoiatorv hy-phra**, y*ll*d
Oreat Romulus and Oarden aa*.'
Sss, i* itf howled tb* Oov*raor, aad
he fell upon ma with bia nana and oam*
*o nearly killing ma tbat I did'at know
whan h* qait. Pretty soon th* Sheriff
came around and look the Prcfe-aorto
jail, lo await trial. I anderetaad tbat h*
baa been **nt to th* penitnntiary. A
committee waa aant after me, bat I ee-
caped. Th* L*gi*l*tar*( eompo**d of
kindkb**rt*d fellows, have paaeed th*
pronnnci*tion act, merely for th* pro.
lection of atrangara. More b*er, yailed
tbe broad month man, and tb* *pott*d
fallow loakedf at tb* n*rr*tor ia ailenc*.
DIG TOW.
St. Loai*. Marob 7.—Tba tow boat
Oakland *f tb* Bt. Lenia end New Or-
leans tow boat line left bar* tbia morn*
lag with tba largeet ahipmaot of balk
grain ever mad* from thi* point. It
conei ls of 2A8.000 bashel* of wheat, for
foreign aoooant, and is slowed in *ig't
bsrg*a. This exaeeda by about 50 000
any previous tingle shipment aa I la tba
largeet tow ever floated on tbe Missie-
sippi river.
Between 11.000,000 aad 13 000 001
bushel, of wheat are now in th* eleva-
tor* here, and thre*«fnnrtb* of it i* for
export and will he forwarded to New
Orleana aa soon as tonnage oan be pro-
cared.
Is New Orleao* to be ia the near fn«
tore tbe grain market of Amariaa? Tb*
ahov* elippiag iadioale* an affirmative
anaw*r.
Cut en apple into Ifi or 20 piece>; cut
eseli one of these pieoea nearly In two, I
of the knlf*'in WM,'i"f«,on 0i,y; removfd to Rich
open it slid dip the point
Irom one-
1 third to one-half Ihe si/.e of 11 wheal
grain; wipe thia in the opening, cl ise it,
drive a common pin through 11; drive
theae puis lightly into Ihe trees st a cons
vement height for Mr. Haldol, and if he
ever com-* within smelling distance ol
it once, lie wll! never trouble you agair.
A gentleman tb* r>lb<r dsy saw hi* lit-
land county, Ohio, in 18,1\ and studied
law there; was admitted lo th* liar m
I8i:l, In I84*i ll* w*a elected prrsecnt-
log attorney, *ud again in 1847; ws* 111
|8.*>ii-6l a member of the convention
which framed th* preaent Constitution
of the State of Ohio. In I8f^i he re-
move.I to low* and waa el cted to Ihe
Senate ol that Htate in I860! wa* elected
...... , 0 vei nor 111 lHf.8 and again in 1861, and
He daughter dipping her do 1 baby.dress ,0 ,He;, „„ nnm(ll„e<, by L-n
into a tin cup. and Ir quired What *re enoarn>(w1 „ Mini.far t* D.-n-
tam Ihe oondilion of Ihe manaion, and
inquire II it needed repair*. "Well,"
•aid the old man, "itia a better hoit«e
than I hare been in tbe habit of living
in; bat il itweremiie, and I hud the
mnnev, I would hayn the roof repaired
in ancli a way a* to turn the water ont- 1 had written, *ud I wa* v«ry anxios* to
aide the house instead of In. I alwsy* get a o<<py of Ihe paper next morning,
thought tiiat kind ol roof wan the treat." 1 secured the sheet, stid, after looking
The committee concurred. A plain ! carefully for *'>me Oine, found tb* fol-
qnnstiou | radically answered. : lowing- Prof, Stubbles, Hnperlatandent
The Potoworuut river ~Rhode Is. 1 Pub",, "P
land, which s.cured an appropriation ,0 I of oor ,ho"1'1 1,6 A'
Tb* T*nnes*e* Legialatur* ha* cbosvn
a woman a* engrossing clerk.
Now wont some envious posseaaor* of
trrwsar* and boots "git np and howl?"
Wont they sw*ar that the fair engroae-
ing "clerk is nnsexing hersell?
There is 1.0 n*« "a howiin" gentle-
men. Tb* fact ba* gone forth. For all
time to coma, corppatent ladie* nay,
without uej-iat crlt oisra, aspire tc any
position* equally wit'i their masculiu*
rivals. For *11 sn*h tbey are ial*llectu«
aee wbat the reporter! "* •n1' pbysloally well qualified, whlla
in a m >ral poi I of ti*w, onr mala
iriend* might think "comparisons odis
oua."
gle statement conuerniiig you—one tbat
wilt nnt rt fleet upon your character, but
| one Wliioh will make yen notorious.
Certainly, aud Ihe Prolsasor, who, by
the way, tiad a wcak.iesa for printer*'
; ink. 1 did not
^«2"jo*eph Vidotme will keep cpnslant*
ly on band a full assortment of family
and fancy «roc*rie*, frnit, nut*, candle*,
*t*., and *.k* a continuation of the lib-
eral patronage berefore bestoweit upon
bis ealablisbment. He ha* mgsged Ihe
service* of * young man, who will visit
residences with frnit, *1*., that ladle*
may ha served, *t their horn*, with such
articles a* th*y n*y want in his line
AH order* will m**t with prompt and
tareful allention.
you doing, my daughter? I'm coloring mmtk cover*.., bb.. . «.*eo,.„.-
1 it 1- ... 1 ui.'uiii \v 11 ' appointment be d*clin*d. Kiakimeneta* of Peiinaylvaina.
my dolls dre** reil. what Willi r With , i„ |BrtJ. ,. .. „ ... .. ' .. ,
, mi ...... 1 1 11.-, ' ** aleoted to the United reapomlent of the Newport (It. I
bear What put aneli a foolish notion
into \our head cbilrif You cati't color!
red with beer I Yes, I can, p.; because |
ma aaid it was b*«r ah*t colored your
Bo«* *0 redl"
Two nrchins lilting on a doorstep
with tlicir slates In their Inps were henrd
by s pssecr-by saying 'I'wo from one,
and one remains. He *t once challenged
State* Senate to Oil the nnespired term
nl Hon Jsines Hsilan, and ia 1871V waa
aga.n elected Oovemor of Iowa, which
office be resigned January IS, 1877, to
sneered Hon. (I. O. Wright iu tb* Uuit-
•d States Senate.
atrCHKTARV op war.
Holier! T Lincoln, a s. n of Preaidant
Line-In, lia < been practicing law in
—Monro* Millar, proprietor of Rolln**
atabtea, Austin. Iia* purchased th* One
■Milton, Em^RBob, jr., ql tb* Wiaard Oil
onmpany. Thi* stslllnfi waa *ir*d by
imported Kmporor, dsi* bv John |tlah>. I trt)l., ai,t] was poiniing al lb* wond*rirg
ards. If* I* a dappled irnn> —#lro„ nn „ proof that their novel atithe
pntnids. Is very high-fo'rmarl, and bss ni.tio I propnailion correct. Tbey
anperior *ctlon. Ha will make Ihe *** -1 had taken two fion one, and one re.
■a* v of I Ml in Travla OeBBly, msined. and hodestlv won lb* reward.
them with: I'll give yon a six penca if j Chicago, and is rupuUil to b* oapabl*,
vca can pre** Ibst, my lioy. They took jsnd faithful to hi* trust. Never having
him at his word and into a kitchen {engaired in an active political career,
where their tnntl er sat nnrsing twins \ aud tieing yet a yonng man, he ia al
In a moment each liny had a baby in hia, most nukuown to fam-', and, doubtlens,
bin sppoii Intent lo th* War OOice ha*
been mainly, induced ** a -tribe tb the
memory of bis father.
ricrbtabv or tub bavy.
Wm. H. Hani, Ihe new Hscrsfs'v of
the river aud harbor bill, lis* been ills,
covered, and it disconuts the fatuous
A cor-
reapomlent ol the Newport (It. I ) News
was several da>s searching fnr this rivi r
before he discovered it. It was then
found to lie one and a half mile long
and ntvigablo for akiff*. No towns or
factories ware situated on ita liank*. ami
ita com mere* waa confined lo boat* orii.g*
ing ashe* aed other fertilixer*.
The fTavasots t ablet says thai Mr. W
K Ipatrick, ol that plao-, eaught * m<>ua<<
and put it In a quinine bottle witli a liv*
centipede, expecting Ihe mouse to lie
aoon killed. The centipede crawled
over *nd clung around tb* mouaa, ap-
parently, try lug to atiug it witb ita pni*.
onnns toe nail*. Tliey were kept in a
bottle that uiiilit, and Ihe next morning
tb* mouae waa aliva—"Ibe centipede ii
waa tbat died " Tbe mouse waa tarn- S
ont and *,<smper*d S'vav
A young lady, Miss J urlta B. Hart,
is a candidate lof scuool am *rinloudent
In Wa*bington county, Peunayivauia.
In annonnelng her candidancy, ahe said:
, _ , , "I wjea to come nefore th* directors of
kanass, when every old Arkaiisisu knows 1 connty sti a man would come, reeling
thai it *bould bo prnnouueed Arkan saw. , my can on such evidence a* I mam b*
It oeourred to ma that the reporter b*d able lo furnisii of my chsrscter, educs-
chosen * very weak manner to illustrate | ■nJ ,bl," ' •
tbe power of prin', and concluded luat
teacher.
By all mean a, give Mies J*n*tla a fair
showing Oanljemeo, of tb* "Key Ston*
State. " Tber* I* no peculiar qualifica-
tion, to look after tha adaoalional inter*
eat of aebool children ia any gentleman'*
trows*r%aad boot*.
I'd call on the Professor at Ins ofllce and
gat bis opiuiou. I found him, with tsa*
gl*d hair, ailling slrsddle a chair, brac*«l
a* though b* mumeutsrily expectvd *
•book,
Oood morning, Profeesor. I think
that yon nave rather gotten uway with Rhode Island i* disco-sing the qa**tion
oar frieud—that is. if be can not choose «">«•"
. ., . nn nmH.tJmaanr |0 th« ooimtitatioo to
a lietter way of illustrating— ,h>l , ffw,| hsa already paa*ed tb* houa*
For heaven'* sske, let upt aad the1 of r< preaeutstivee of tbe atat* !*gisla-
educator greened deeply.
Ju*t then * rough, b*avy maa with
stub whiskers ent. red the room, and,
without *ny ceremony, exclaimed.
Is this Prof. Stublilea?
Yes, a)r.
tare.
Wby vote in relation to aehool mat-
ai d not on mbera? Ia tbe sahool aab-
j. et of trivial or grave importaoee? If
ol e, btrollitg iuiporiat.ee demanding
ibe aid of virtaous suffrage, wby not let
Yee, aud a fine Pi 'lessor, aad yoo, a ail olbcr *nhj*cl* of rqual importance
toothless *lsnghteree of *mootb-flowing b*vo the **m* support?
FBIOHTENID TO DBATK.
HoW Two Lotdm Pinna Wan 1
bbd m Tana Brmbtbbt Jam
Baa Aaloato^|g|aaa.
Oaa of lha eaddml avaal* II haa
ba aflaa of tbia report** la
laK la that, Iba detail* of whtab,
follow :
Taster lay Emma Orutaaar, whoa* pa*
rent* r*aifle la tha eaatern anbarbs, waa
a* bright aad health* ookiag a gill aa tba
•ity eoold abow. She attaaded a birth*
day party, anjajrail haiaalf with bar
young friende, danoad and aaag aad la*
dulged in ell meaner of gleeful aporta.
In tbe evening, she retnrae^ bom*, some*
wbat weary, snd waa told by bar father
tbat he, had lo*! hi* pip*. He told bag
aboat wber* h* Iboagbt it had bean laal.
and Rmma went, aceompaniad by bar
younger aisler, to hunt for ia, Jo*t baek
of where th* paraels of the ebitdran and
tb* family reside, Uvea a negro by tha
name of Duraod, who own* two flaraa
dogs. Wmle the ehildr*B w*ra lookiag
for tbe pipe, one of theee doge ran on!
toward them, barking in a fcrooiona
manner and carrying terror witb blm.
Tbe little girle fled, Emm* makiog dir*
eaily lo tba home of ber p*rente, wblla
her aisler ran off to on* side. Aboat tba
tim* that Emma r*ach*d tb* f*naa aa-
closing h*r home lo lb* rear ,tb* flaraa
dog overtook and sprang upon ber, and
aba fell, calling, "mammal pa pel" Bar
eriee attracted tbe attention of a aolorgd
woman, wb* ran la ber reeeu*, ■aelag
thai aha did not get up again, aad tha
dog having fled after aha Ml, tba nolor-
ad, woman, upon reaohing Iba abllfl,
losnd he; deed. Tbe ead •qBOnnoa-
meut, end tbe circnmstsncce, war* d*a
tail*d to ber parent*, wbo aaald aearoBiy
raalna the fact tbat Emma waa to ba
with them nn mor* forever, and
were thrown iulo paroxism* of grtof.
An Express r*pr**entativ* viaitad tba
bou** sum* lim* after tbe dealb,. aad
found Ibe child dre***d for bar aoo^b ia
tbe long home, wblh ber psraale aad
friends war* aasamblsd aboat la
grief. Sb* was aged *l*vea and a
year*, and was a moat intelligent, infer*
eating child, noted for bar goodneat al
b**rt, for b*r self sscrifloing *nd ebsrit*
abls disposition.
Th* young milkman and bia girl atoad
before tbe Juetiee of the Peace. "YvB
take this milk—sbetr.'—this man fgr
butter or for worst-?" tbe mighty man
of the (aw inquired. The girl aaid il
u*v*i * cord to ber before, but *ba (ap-
posed she would If tbat waa tha oaiy
whey.
The Cbariaetowa (Meaa) aadets, re*
aeotly a* Ur tai a ad at Mew Orieeaa, waal
oat to Greenwood cemetery, preeented
*rms belor* th* statu* oi lb* aoatharn
soldier, s*ng "Nesrer My Ood, to Tb*<^'
•nd bung *n elegant floral tribal* on lha
marble ba*t of Ocneral Le*.
When iu t*rviewed npoattb* reorgaal*
Bition cf the Dsmoerstio party,. Horatio
Saymoar deolarad tbat anco*** woald
come from a firmer adbeaion lo priaoi«
pie, and Ibat tb* Belt eadideto for Iba
pr**id*ncy abonld be a maa wboaa bam*
ineee rtlptiopa woyld draw votaa from
tbe Bepubliooa parly.
A laijy who baa raieod a large number
of hens ssys that after vainly trying tha
reeommouded remedies for tic*, she b*B
hit upon tbe (lan of giving Ibem one*
or twioe * week * Urge loaf of Graham
flour, in wbtob a handful of salpbnr baa
be*n mixed. Tb* bsns like it, and ara
freed from lioe and kept healthy through
tbe eeaeon.
A preacher in Rock counly, Kan***,
bad been for weeks condncting a won-
dertully successful revival, "Daar
brethren snd *i*t«rB," be aaid ona day,
"this is tb* l**t masting I sb^ll hold,
It is impossible to ke*p np * f*v*r oa
corn breed and molassos for myssl' and
an ear of corn a day fnr my bora*. Ood
bless yon."
Tbe notorious Dock Pharr of Biaaoa
had his third trial in ClebarB*, a few
days sgo, and wa* *en|enc*d to 5 yeara
in tho penitentiary. Th* Aral v*rdiet
wa* banging, t>i* second 30 y*ara' iaa«
prist,ument, and now It is reduoad to ft.
If Dock bad pleuty of money and eoald
get * foartb trial, be might aoaao oal
olear of mu ir entirrly. Bach la mol*
•rn justice, \ d Ibe beeutiee of eoatia*
nance."—P«.l*tin,
Th* valne of black walnat fImbar bag|
•one up -von lerfnlly witbin lha paat tan
year*. A Wisconsin farmer twealy-lbrea
years ago planted a piec* nf lead aaflt
fnr ealtivstiaa with black walaat tiaaa.
which ar* bow from alxtaan to twenty
inches through, aad have ba*a apld tor
120 000 An average blaab walaat lhaa
Shipped from Ihia eonntry In Great Mb.
ain an worked lalp gnnatreke, la warlh
fe-Bi M, 0( is to 11,8000,
I
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