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rCXUIB D ITIKT THURIDAT ArTIBXOOX, Tcava of Mitbbcriftioii : n i veir. In adranca al 60 I Threo months......33 mvnths " 75 I Slngle coples,..,...a (rosTAsi rax- ido KATES OF ADVKliriSIXa t Oae Inch.l week, . -$ 75 I One Inci 3 monthi3.00 Ooe inch, 3 weeki, . 1.25 I One luch monthl, 4.50 Dnft.Vnnrlh Ml. 1 vr.SO.00 ' One lnch 1 TCar. - 6.00 Noticeb lasertedunderhead of "Basiness Lo- cats" lOe per Une, eschlnscrtion. AULettersand CommuMcatlonl ihoald b ad drmed O. A. riEBCK, rabllsher nd Prnprletor. . , Entered at the Bennington P.O.assecond-clasa saatter. Business lOircctorj). C. H. MASON. MRS. M. E. PARTRIDOE, M. D. o FFICE and Kesldence, 38 Usln Street.l C. II. DARLINQ. ArronNEY AT LA w. Offlea over Fint Natlonal bank, 44tf Bennington. t, C. D. GIBSON, Druggist & Apothecary Maln itreet, Hrtt door wtit Baptlst Cnurch. OpenSundays from BtolO . m., and 5to p. m. II. 0. DAY, M. D. fVFWE AT DllUll STORE. .,. , Speclal atteiiUon g.?en to diieaaes of the licart naiuagt. n A PTPPPR 13 OOKSELLER. rRINTER, STATIONER AND UUUtt.iUAivK.ifc. Bsnner Buildlng.) North it.. Bennington. W. n. SHELDON. A ttorney and Counsellor at Law, and Sollcitor XJL in i;nancery. tmiw huu Maln Street, Bennington, Vt, lDtr-W COALI COALI COALI LIME AND CEMENT . AT WUOLESALE AND RETAIL. Dcpot st., J. 1I.L0RINU & (X)., Bennington. BATCIIELDER & BATES. ATT0RNEY8 AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW OWce over First Natlonal Bank, Bennington, fflstr DR. B. C. JENNEY, Dentist. SUCCESSOR TO DR. J. N. SCRANTON.) Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent. stry in a tuorough and workmanlike manncr. rcr fjct satisfactlon guarantced ln all cases submlttcd to hls care, inu at reasonable prlces. Uas or Ether adminlitercd orextracting tctth wbcn re qaired. Olflce opposite Congregational Urarcb llain st., Bennington. WiU.IAM E. MASON, LAWRENCE SI. ENNIS. ROBT. 1'. BATES. LAW OFFICES OF MASON, ENNIS & BATES. Ilooras37, 3S.39 A 4U Uultjr Hulldiug, 79 Dear torn Btreet, Chicago, III. Invcstments a i peclatlv . Loans of any amount placed upon Chlcago real estate at 7 per cent: emall loana at ? per cent per annum. A sliarecf our business in uoth departmenta solldtcd. 10 - A. Z. CUTLER. Dentist. Successor to Or. S. B. Hkc. All operations performed in the nost tliorough andcarcful manner, and ot reatonable prlces, My aim wlll be to giro eatlre satitfactlon to all cases lubmittedto my carc. Ua8 and Etlier administered for extractlng tccth wtthout pain, n hen desired. Ofllce Opposlte Free I.lbrary Ilall.l Bennington, 37tf Vermont. llanng sold my dental practice to Dr, A. Z.Cut ler, ngentlemanofexpcrience and abillty, I be spcak for hlm tbe Fame libcral patrcnage that bas bcen accorded me the past clghteen yeare. DR S. B. PIKE. BENNINGTON CO. SAVINGS BANK. The Bennington Coonty Savings Bank at the Bennington County Natlonal Bank, is open daily for the transaction of busineBS from 10 oVlock a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m., Sundays and Ilolidaya ez cepted. Intercst to depositors strlctly in accordance mtb he lawa of the State of Vermont. Money de- Sosited anjtime after the Ilrst dayof each month rawa intcrest from the ilrst day of the next suc ceedlng month. Intereot computed Jannary ilnt and Julr lit. and lf not withdrawn willbc added to princlpal, and lnterest thereaftcr will accrne uponit. Loans tolicltcd upon real estate and undoubted peraonal securlttcs. A. B. VAI.ENTINE, rreildent, W. E.IIAWK8, Vlce Prcsident, J.T. SHUinl.EFF,Trcurcr, G. W. 'IARMAN, Secretarv. TnusTass A 1). Valcnllnc, Wm.-E. IIawk(, i. W. Harman, OllnScott, J. T. Shurtleff, I. K. Qibson. t .CWJMWTED WITM THt CC0CR,PMT OF ThE COUMBV Wlt CLTA1N J0UH INFORriATlON FROM A 8TU0VOF THlSHAPCFTK GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE (C.,It.!.ftr.andC.,K. &N R'J) Wost. Northwest and Southwest. It indudes POItT. DES MOINEB. COUNCII, BI.UFFS, WA. IEEIOWK, 8IOUX PA1I.S. MIHNEAPOLIS, ST. PAIO. ST. JOSEPII. ATCmsON. X.EAVEN- WOnTII. EAN8A8 CITT, TOPEKA, COLORADO SPRINQ3. DEK VEn. PUEELO. and bundreds ol prosperouacitlesandtowns traTerslnRvastareas of tha rlchest farmlnff landaintbowest SOLID VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS ZeadtDff all competltora la nplendor and luxiiry of accommodatlons (dally) between CinCAao and COLORADO BPItlNOS, DENVEH and FU EDLO. SlmUor moffniflcent VESTIBULE TRAIN service (dally) betweonCinCAOO and COTTNCXL BLUFF3 (OMA1IA), and between CUICAQO and KANSAB C1TY, Modera Day Coaches, eleeant Dlnlnff Cara (gerrlns deliclous meala at moderatt prlces), restful Reclinlnc Chalr Caro deats FOEE and Palace Eleepln? Cars. Tbe dlrect llne to KELSON, IIOIITON, nUTCHINSON, WICHITA, AJJILENE, CALDWELL, and oU poiats ln Boutb ern Nebraska, Kaaias, Cotorado, tbe Indian Ter rltory and Texaa. Californla Xxcuriions dallr. Cbotce of routei to the Paclflo coait. Tho Famous Albort Loa Routo jtuna auperblr cqulpped Expreflt Tralni, dally. between Chlcago, Bt. Joseph, Atcalson. Leaveiv wortb, Kansai Clty, and Mlnneapolla and Bt FauL The popular touriat llne to tbe scenlc reaortf and huntlnir and flahinff Rrounds of the northweiU Xuatertownand SIoux Falla branch traveriei th. in-eat "WJrEAT AND DAIBY BELT" of N ortbern Iowa, Southwestern Mlnnesota and East Centro) Dakota. Thfl Short Llne na Seneca and Eankakee otTert facliltlea to travel to and from Indlanapolla, Cln clnnati and otber Soutbern polnta. For Ticketfl, K aps, Folders, ordeilred Infbnna tlon. apply at any Coupon Tlckct Offlce, oraddresi E. ST. JOHN, E. A. HOLBROOK Oec'i Manajer. Oenl Tkt & Faas. Ast cmCAOO. XXX. IN THE SELECTION OF A CHOICE C1FT For Paitor, Parent, Tcarhor, Chilrl, or Frln(ltl'jothelfganceaniliHofulncswilllK)foiiniI combiued in a copy of Webster's Umbrldged. iDlOTIOHADoFBmOIHGk 9TVfrm Betides many other ralnablo featarei, It contalns A Dictionary of 1111,000 Wordn, 3000 Engravlngi, A Gazetteer of the World loeatlng and deseribing 2.'.,Wl Plaees, A Biographical Dictionary of nearly 10,000 Notcd Persons; A Dictionary of Fiction fottnl only m Webnter, All in One Book. 3000 moM Word and nearly 2000 more Illus tration than any other Atnerlean Dictionary. Sold by all Bookiellers. Pamphlet free. C. i C. MIRBUM A CO., Pub'rs, Springfleld, Masa WATER BATES -0FT1LE BENNINGTON WATER CO. Firttfaucetlperrear) $9 00 rWond Fancct 2.00 WatcrCloiet 3.00 BathTub 3 00 Stationary Tubt or Bulna 1-00 PriTateStablet, lit horee (.00 Kachadditionalhorieorroir 2 00 Lawn hose (to be used by band onlyj &.00 All otners ipeciai. Prorlded. that no nrlTate honse thall nar oTei $30.00 per annum, exclii.iTeof lawn hote. The aDOTe rates are ior iinKte lamines. 11ENRY W. PUTUASt, Pr.iilijfnt Jnly 10. 1887. 7tf LADIES P IEERLESS DYE t.h 4n.H nvalttrv. mt Ilome. They will dre eTerjthlng. They nresold eterj. where. Prlco Joc. a pckae. Tll(?ll"n,,0fSi (or Strengtb, Brlghfoess, Amonnt In Pck"g" orfor Faitneuof Color, or non.fadlng qualitfcs. They do not croclt ot sraut ; 40 colora, For lala by J.T SHURTLEFF, 23yl YOLUME XLYIII. Recluction Sale of OVEECOATS! Owing to the warm weather the demand for Over- coats has not been so larse as it would otherwisojhave been, and knowine; that there is still a good many that have not yot bought their OYEROOATS, wq have con cluded to EEDTJOE THE PRIOES,for we have on nand alarge assortment of them : andif price is any object we are confident that we cansuit almost everybody, COLE & 39 Maln St., Hardware ! Crockery ! Fence WirePoultrylNelting, CROWN OILSTOVES, WINDOW SCREENS, Fs: Oils & Varnishes, HCAS BEAY M1XKI) PA1XTS, RUBBER HOSE of all kinds. PLTJMBING&JOBBING CHARLES E.'GRAVES. ENLARGED STORE. 00 NEW COODSI SPRING OF 1888. 00 JOSEPH SGHWARZ, ,86 MAIN STREET., MANDFACTORER AKD DKAI.ER IN RUBBERS, BOOTS&SHOES! A fnll linc or 1311168', Wlsses' and (liiltlrcii's Rools amlSlioes roiislanlly on aml. CUSTOM 111 SPEC1ALTY. iTCHBURG R. R. IIOOSAC TUKNEL ROUTE. On and after Nof. 11. 188S. tralna will run ai followi ; LZXXZ BBXN1NOTON V1A. BCXKINQTOM & ntrTLAND RAILWAT. Leae Bennlnsrton 7 4S a m.arrive Trov 0 20. a in, New York 2 1J p m, Hooilck Falla 9 30, North Adams 10 20, Oreenftpld 11 35 a m.Fitchburg 1 M, Iioston 3 20 p m.Slockjnlcvllle 0 2i,8aratoga,10 05 m Leave Ilennlnirton 12 45 n m.li arrivo Troy 2 20, New York 7 00, Hooslck Falla ?32, North Adami 3 17, Green Deld i 42.Fltchburg 8 30, Bosion 10 00 p m,Mechanicille2 40. Leave Bennington 5 13 p m, Arrlve Troy 6 M, m. New York cWa tteamerlG 00 & m. Hooilck tteamerJGOO am, liooslck 'alls 611, No. AUami 7 00 p m. Itonton 6 15 a m. MechanlcTllleOeS, p. m., Sratosa 7 25p. m. Ieare Bennlnsrton 12 10 nlzht. arrlve Trov 1 45 Naw York 7 00a m. LCAVX VIA.I.XBA1(0I( .PHIN08 RA1LROAD. Iave Bennington 9 00 a. m. arrivr Nn. Adams iu zu, 'reensw ll 35 a. m. r llchourg 1 w p. m. Boton 3 20 pjxa Leare Leare Beonlngi dtilngton 3 16 p m. arrire Troy 6&5 liooslck i't,if, 14, No. Adams 7 00 p. m, TRAjSp ARR1VE AT- BENNINGTON. YIA1EXXIS3T0N & nUTLAND R TI 1 20 a m, from New York, Albany and Troy. D 45 a'm. frnm New Ynrk vla. lmerl. At bany, Toy, llooilck FalU, No. Adami, Saratogs and 3Iecbanlcvtlle. 3 1 p in, from New York.Albany,Troy,IIoolc Falls.No. Adams aLd Ilnttnn- fl 38 p m, from New York. Albany,Troy,l!oolck Falls North Adami and Boston, T1A. LEBAHON RriHNOS RAItROAD 11 10 a.'m.'from Boston. Ureenfleid and North Adami. .'"Op m. Irom Troy, No. Adams and Boston. J.WIIITMOHE, J. II. WATSON, uen-i i rsmo M'g'r. Bolton, (ienl Pais. Ag t. C.A. KIMMO, Bolton. en i vesiern 1'aiienger Ageoi, troy. FIRE! FIRE Ilavfng been appolnteil lole sgent for theTown of Bennington, ofthe old rellable VEItSIONT fll UTUAL FI11E INSUltANCE COMI'ANY I bcg to lnlorm Its nollcy holders that I have the exclusive cliarge ofthe company s business for tnii town, and hope, by a strict and carerni at tention to the wants and requirements ofthe pa trons of thls excellent rnniDanr. to olsoe Its bu. ness here on an entlrely Mllafactory basli. All appllcatlon shouhl tte addresed to J. II. WALBRIDQE, Agent. Stf North Bennington, Vt. REFRKtERATORS ! BURT, Bennington. THE GREAT IJGerman Remedyl a ..r- ntnu M nlltUIHS rUil iticsiua. I Hr tlioo ili-alhh llllllousSpi'llsdcpcnn 1 1 lUSiiLi'iifHllirrEnf I litMlllruroyou. l.iM) will lio cnlu forncasowherofaCL. I'liuit llirrr.119 will uotnsslstorcurc. It Dii a suuer wllli1 nercr falls. m th,itllrcdaulallgonc Clcanpctl)CltI.itcrt rccling; m, nwi Scu'iiuit IHtteks ; ilooii whcn yon cct' ts linpiirltlca lutrst njrtliroiifih tho Bklu n l'lnitik-a.lllotcl.cs, It M 111 cure you OiH'rallieswlniart n1nB..ltf nnflnn.1 li m Snrcs. Itcly or nn.l rork- jjcaRU wiii loi- not prorurcMinident I lexcrciCtniKiiiiin n" I larcrimfinc(ilnlnnri, I Ishnulil nsn SlT.l-in I: M'Ll'lll'll ltlTTKltS x pnm Llvcruoni' til.ilnL Don't ,k (lis lTTKn,. ThcywlH ouragcu; 11 v, iu curv VOH. If nn ilii iliit MII.I'IIL'It lllTTERS to u Bcy fr&nt itlictim wllHmlMyou upnnd ImalvO you Etrongond atlsni. uso a bnttlo o SCLrnru Hittkks ; It nevcr falls tn cure M:M-IIt!R IIITTEIIS E3 Dou't bo wlthuut i) bottlc. Tiy It: youi ittire. rlcli aml Ptroii(r."3 .viii mako yonr uiooiim win nni rcRTt't iu iiiu your uuBii nuru I hndiCB lu ilflU-ntf Try buLrinru 1UT-I rnui to-niKht, amlf v-(m will elccp wells inil forl hcUer fnrlt.j lhcalth. wlio nrc nlll Irun.lown, PhouMu SuLi'iirit lln-rrit'. Do you want the et Mcdicnl WorK publlslicii? Bcntl 3 2-rent t?t.nniit to A. 1 Oitnw'AV & CO, lkiston. Jlntj., nmi roceivo a ropr. rree. ARE Toun suftcrer from any ofthUIlstof lymptonn $omo ot whlch warn you tbatyouaro Jlabletoan attack of Apoplezy ? Dlulneu or Preuuro ln the llem, Spota Beforo yes,Fala Around or Talplta tlonof neart.FalninRcglonof Heartwlth Fecllng Of SulTocatlon, Ringlng Sounil ln Kart, Numbncnior rrlckl Sonsatlon of Llmbs, esprclally tho Arm, rainbotH-eenBhouldersandln Btde.Palntn Bmall of Back or III p. Dry CouRb. Flatulence, Bour Btomacb, Gcneral Deblllty, Lo6i of Appctlte, ftc. YOU can be cured by purchaslng a bottlo of ANTI' APOl'LECTINE and taklng It accordlng to dlrectlona. It ls strongly endorsed by the leadlng phyilclaniof Montreal.as "theonly M ApoplexyPre. ventlve, and ls eTerywhere regarded as a sure cure for Pornlrsl., MenrtDlsensr, Itheumatlim, Anglna I'ectorls, Chronle Mronchltls, Mver Complnlnt, Kldney nnd Illaildrr Troubles, Sclntlcn, Dyspepsln, ovc., oVc. For sale by all drugglsta. Prlce 8 1 . 00 a bottlc. ili bottles for 83.00. Send to DR. F. S. HUTCniKSON & CO., Enoiburgh Falls, Vt., V. B. A., for clrculars and testlmonlals. "1Q0 Emergencles" prlce ls cts. ATalled free to readera of thls paper. Tells what to uo ln case of accldent, and what mayresultfrom bemg DIZZY P CATABRH KLY'S CRK.OI BAUI rieauscs t li e Vasal I'aasfs, lllays I'aiu and Inflarumati o n, llcals llie Sorfs, Iteslores ( li e Senscs of Taste and Smeil. HAY-EEVER TRvThTcCRK. A partlcle la appllfd into eacb noftrll, no paln; ftfrrecablo to tite. Frlce Wc, at draecUtn; by mall. rcplitered, 00 centi. LY iiituiiitita, &d arren &l( iew xotk. Tntt's Pilis Tlicilyapcptlr, tliodcbllUatcd.nliolli- er irom eireii itiui, ui miuu vr botly, drluk orcxpoanrolll Malarial Regions, Hlll fliulTiitt'alMllallio inoit (,-enlul rcnlorntlvocTcr offcrr-tcCiiTa Jl t liivalld. Try Them Fairly. A vlsrorons hotly, pnre lilooil strori8 liorvcn aiiil a clicerf ul 111 1 nd wl 11 ro.-,ul U 60LD EVEKYWHEEE. BISHOP HOrKIXS' II ALL, BUItLINOTON, VT. Tho New Dioceian Pcliooi for Youmr Ladles and Olrls, fonnded by the Isto Blahop llnnklns, near the tMautilul citr of Burlington, will be opened BEIT. lstli, wltfi a full corpa of teachers. l'rep aratlon for Wellesley, Smith or Vasiar Collegea. or a thorough Academlc Courso. Proipectus on appllcatlon 30 Uer. LUCIUS M. IIA1IDY, H A , Frlncipal. 1 ' 'J BENNINGTON, T1I15 STOItV OF JOIIN WILKINS. In thn nulumn of 1851. 1 was a narsen- Ker on a steamboat plying betwepn New Uileans and Loulsville. The weather was stormy and uistnal, and, thnuRh we had the usual number o( travellers on their way northward, and there was no lack of sboial enjoyment, the titne hunc heavily on my nanas, untu we reacnea lower Arkansas, when weall liecame in volved in the moatexciting of incidents. On auch lournevp. the tnaiorlty of passenfrers eoon become acquainted, and am nulle sure oy me iime we reacuen the section named, I was known to every one on the boat. There was one geniieman, Deiween whom and myselt a mutual friendshlp was fornied, deetined to tast llirouuli llfe. Ite was educatad, nne lonkmg tnd an excellent conversationaliat, and mot my advances so courteously, that I counled the lotiR trip as one ol llio niosi pirasant I had ever undertaken. Manv of the readers will appreclate the mutual attraction in our case, when I state that he was a member of the se- cret order of Free Masona, to which I aUo belonged. There is no section of tho globe where Ihe "Drotners oi me mystio tie" are not found, acd whore they do not instlnctively gravitfcte to ward each other, every one ready to do liia uttuost to assut and befriend hia asiociate In every way possible. On the second day my new acquaim- ance complalneu oi inomposiuon, uuu withdrew tu his ettte room. Not maK- ine liia appearance the f jllowing morn- inp, KnocKea ai mi uuur. i iicn duuhi ted. I found him hinir on hls lounge nlUme with fever. He qreeted me cor ilially, nud as I took hisliand.I st down beside hlm wltn llie luugninK remarK that I was Bometliig of a phystcnn, and would prescribe for him.especially since there happened to be no regular physi cian aboard. It renuired but a minute'j careiui scruilny of the gentleniHn's appearance, and a knowledge oi nis nymptome, to learn the stattling fact tlnt he was down wilh a dangerous attack of ihat rlrpail nnortrp. the Bmallnox. I lliouglit so,' nerepiiou witn anuiei smile, "and 1 am sorry I am not at honip. for there ls no one on Dosra to look after me." Ymi nre mistnken. I remaiked. ' have been thtouzh the dicease, and will see that you haye every attention possi He ore'sed my hand, aml looKeii tne cmti nile he eould not etieak. it (luesting iiiiu tupiiy ininiiiihj ui-imnr ln nnv duestion-i at-k(tl. I went out to nnnsult the cantain. but to my consler nation, foumi that somenow or oiner, the newa had preccded me. It was known to every one on board, that the paseenger in the ftneroom had tho eniallpnx fot on;y tnui, nui ( nnmhpr of nanic-strlcken men had eath ered about llie captain, and inslnted thal the sufferer shoulo bo put asnore wun out de'ay. Nolhinu more inhuman can be Imflg' inetl, for to do thie. it was necereary to Ipbvb him in the desolate lowlands of Arkansac, boyond sight of any human hnbilali'm. where he inust petiih most miu'rubly. 'Do you intend to put him ashore ? I osked", frnm the outer edge uf the eX' ciled group that crowded nround him. I hnve tiromUed." renlied the cap tain: "Ihese ini-ii uwear they will shoot no if I Hii not." "And I swear by the elernal thal 1 will shoot vou if jou do t' I called oul, ilinlnine mv lnaded revolver. The'crowd ete cowed for a mtunent. hut I fnres w the end. unless I necured speedy help; still, threntenii g all sorts of thlnm. I naesed hurriedly ohout Ihe hvt in nin-Ht of other Freo Masons. There weie plenty of them, and I recall that tbe re was noi a single one v. ln w.is not ' well heded." It was the la-hfin as jou know.in thote days.and it hasn't as vel. enllrely gone out of date. Ahniit half the men on board were lirnil.prs." and we made such a deler mined atand, that hostililies were held in nhevance. I then explained that si' ce Ihad passed throughthe Pinallpox I wou d eslablieh myfell in tne pick maii'a rabin, and remaln with him to ilmendnf the i mriiev. The wailers could bring puch articlea as were needed et them dmvn at a Fa'e disiance, nnd t'n v had wilbdriiwn. I could ct nnt md tret them. I oromtped carefully lo refrnin from all conlact i(h .ny nne else, and todo my utmoft to preveni the spread of the contagii.n. Thi't arrangpment was sullenly accepl pil aml fniihfnllv carr t'U out on my parl. I stayed with my friend, and, as he needed nothing but careful nursing and nossessed a vigorous constitution he safely passed the crieis of thedlsease nmt irna aiinn nnnvaleiicent. Ws reached Louisville late at night I found Ihe cantain of the eleamer, to whlch it was necessary to transfer my nntipnt. nni 1 exnlained the case. He ivq. n Frp Maann. and not only religi nualv kent our secret. but lent all poesi ble help. My friend was moved into a state rooni, and I again took up my quarters wilh him, not a solilary pas Ronaer Aiinnpntlnj? the triltll. By this lime. he wn oonvalesclng 'plendidly.but I prudenlly kept hlm out of eieht. until we reached the landing in Kentucky, where it was necessary to leava the boat in order to reach Lis hnmp Ilia r-nrrini"n was waitlnir. and I took my seat beside hlm and rode to hls handsome refidence. Of couree he was grateful beyond expresston. and insisted nn innklriffmp aome subctantiil acknowl edgment. I allowod him to pay the ex- tra expenses, to which 1 haa been suo- iected. but of couree could accept no more. 1 presseu nis nanu, oaue. iinu good by, and never saw him again. Ilis daughter accompanled me lo the landing, and, as I wasdeparting.handed me a sealed Utler from her father, wilh the rrnuest that I would not open itun til I reachrd mv hoinc. I comnlied.and on breaking the seal at my housu in Knoxville, I found a onehundred dollar bijl, with a prayer. that if in the futuie I ahould ever require a friend, I would call on him. This was exceedingly pleaeant, anJ I have kept that note ever fince, for the name rigned nt the bottom was one whlch becauie known all over the coun trv li n vears later, I had no idea tlnt I would ever stand in necd ofliiu friend bIiId. but listen : ir you will examine the list of names of the Unlon prisoners in the Knoxville jtil, in December, 1811, you will flnd among them that of Johu Wilkins, who was among thoae accusrd (f biidge burning, John Wilktns is myeelf, and, I took my place among the prisoners a counle ot days before we were joined by the famous Parson Urownlow, who was an old acauaintance and trlend of mine Those drradful days are gone forever, and not for the world would I recall memory that would cause an unpleasant feeling on the part oi a imng numan belne. l'artieansbip ran hlgh, excite ment was at white heat. brother was ar rayed against brother and shocking cruelty was perpelrated by both sidos, A number of prisoners were 'aken out and shot, and, as l possessed consldera ble property and was looked upon as a leader, I believed, wilh the rest.that my turn would goon come. I inay add, in thls place, Ihough I personally knew some ot my companiona had been de molishing bridges to a conslderable ex tent ln the neighborhood, I had taken no pirt In ll. My two sons enlisted in the Union armr, and holh were kllled before tt.c cloce of the war, hut I never raised a hand against any of my former neighbors and frlends. lt was nalurai, however. that I ehouhl beBugpected.and I flnd no fault with it, for in the blessed lieht of the full reconcillatlon ot thoie later days, I can clasp the palm of those who.though they saw as through a glats darkly, were as consclentlous as myself. Every day Ihat ihe guards camo to thedoorof the large apirtment and called out the name of the prisoners "wantcd, lliere was ureaimess siience followed bv a deeo elah of relief. wondered why my name wasomltted so long, It was the cuslom, when two or YT., THUBSDAY, more were selocted, for them to thako hands wilh nll, bld us good by, white we utlered what encouraging word we could, sane patriolio songs, and told them that If we did not joln them pretly soon we would look after their families nd the loved ones whom they must leave behind. Amomr our visitors nne day was a large, pleasant-faced, Quaker hke gn- lleman, whgso countenance could not liiita the svmiiathv he felt for US. I was ao pleased, indecd, with hls lonks and manner that 1 steppeu torwaro, ana re- nectfully trreeted him, liandetl ntm a slipof paper containing the following penciued woras : itluu&lUM), va. "Uon. Judah 1'. Benjamin, Secretary iror, C S. A.: "ihe man who befriend- ed you o i a Mississippi tteamboat ten yeara ago, when sufferint; from small pox, is now in Knoxvillif jnil, unjuslly. accused of bridge burning?' JOIIN WILKINS. Tl e o' I centleman adjusted his spec- taclea, read tho slip carefully, and then looking ln my face, askeJ me what I wished him to do with it. I want vou to enclose it in an en- velope to that address." He Borrowlully bbook i is ueaa. "I cannot do thatj thos'j . wordi may mpan a greal aeai moie man inuy seem. . . . . You nre mistaken," I hastenea to saj i 'there is no wrtiing oeiween uir llnes. mey mean Binipiy mcjr say, no more. "lt won t ao, ne auoeu, wim auuinci shake of his headj "I am watched and it would be worlh my life to show any fiiendshlp to any of you. He handed tliesnp nacu.oui lut-iinicu to lake it. Keep It," said I, "as it may serve to remina you oi tne sngnt reque-i yuu ic- quest you refused to n tellow-ueing slandlng on the threohold of thegrave." I think it was Ihe looK ot aispair in D fnrp. innrn than mv woros, tliat touched him. He crumpled up the pa- ptr, shoved it intJ his vest picuei anu mutterinir. "ril see about tt'paased out nf tho iiil. 1 confe88 that 1 naseo little nope ou .tnything coming from this blind Vin ture) but I reasoned that it could not harm II It utu not netp me, ui i better part of a week had gone by and I was slill a prnoner, i agreeu wiin uiuoe ,.r mv friniiiU whu knew what I had done, that my hope was n rope of sand. "Ihe old geniieman was 100 umiu iu send it," I ooncluded. Ue mav have sent," faiu grini oiu Parson Urownlow, "but the man who receivei it ha forgotten hisgratitude to vou or is ufraid to xercibe il." No, said I, compre8sing my nps, it iin'llhat." ,. , Meanwhi o.as our number were auueu to, they wero aNo decreased in the ter riiymg manner Ihave iniimSted. Ilard ly a d iy pai'sed that Beveral were not called out. Then followed the hand shakjng, the farewell word!,llie ainginc and p'edges, followed bliortly after by the sliarp reports oi tne vuiiey iucu uu the outsiile, which told the fearful eud of the hasty pisaionate trial. At a t there carue a uay wnen me guard who etood at the door pronounc ed but n single name. That was : John Wilkins." Well. bovs." said I, ' my turn has ariived, thought it was slow in connng. I am ready. I passed around and ohook the hand of each in tutn, and tho wurds which 1 huii so nften uttered to other friends, as lliey were about to pass out to their ilnnm. wprn now Bnoken to me. The "flghling parson" gave me an unusually warm pressure of ihe hand, aud thrilled me by hia burning words, as he assured me Ihat I was a maityr, and my name would be ever held in grateful recognl tlon by all lovers of their country. I kept up betterlhan I Ihousht I could and wavini; them a linal good by, walk- ed out ot the j til to the accomp inimeul of a burst of patriotlc mej'idy. The su pense had been so painful, ihat I recall there was a strange feejing of relief, at the knowledge th.tt all now won'd soon hp nver. I was oonducted lo the Trovost Mar shal's ofllce, where that nflker, wiihtiut speaking. handed me the following tele- grim; ' Ofllce Secretary War, C S A . 'K'chmopd, Vu.,l)ec 18. 1801. ' Prov.ist Mari-hal, Knoxvllle.Tenn.: -Vmi will releaae John Wilkins at once and sufftfr him lo pass our l'nes at will. iu niip.t.nnpil. It is absolulely forbid .ien ihat Iih shall be molested or inler- fered with in anv manner whatever. "Judah I'. Benjtmin, Secretary of War, (J. S A For a few seconds everylhing wam bpfore me, and my hand irembled eo violently that the paper on which those words of life were written, dropped to the lloor I saw thechngrin stamped on the face of the oflicer, and railylng, i could not helii eavinz : "I am gWd to see that the (Jonfederacy in well nrnvided with nostal facililies." "So it scems," hedryly remarked; "of course you are now at liberty to go whither vou choose. Since you have part of your family in tbe Federa' army you are speclally favored, for no one is likely to trouble you on either side." "I am not eo sure of that," I remarked deeminn- it nrudent lo oonceal my ex. ullation from the oflicer, who I knew would be mightily pleased to order mo up as a targel Ior Ilis marEsmen. I was movlng away, when he lowered his voice, ano ealrl : "Wilkins 1" I Btopped and turned inquiringly ahntlt. "Take my advice," he added, "and be careful; keep away from any bridges that look invltingly combustible; don't wander around Iod much ondark nights where there is so much proniiscuous liring, you know a fellow may be acci- dentally Bliol, There was no mistakine the rignifi canco of the expression. Bccompanied as it was by & meanlng grin and a wlnk of the eye. I thanked tbe oflicer for his words and assured him they Bhould not be forgotten. Then I left him. The days grew darker in Knoxville, No one who was not a resident of that city during those lurid timos can appre ciate tho frlghtful rule whlch passion held over men, There were periods when (bb unhapplly waa the case In oth er places) it was sheol itself. I passed back and forth between the llnes several linies, carrylng lelters and a few luxu ries between friends, but all thc lime, I knew that desplte the order of the Con fedorale Secretary of War. I was tread ing on llie very verge of Ihe grave. Twice I was ehot at.eecaping death each tlme by a halr's brendth, until llnally when 1 enUred the Union lii o once more I stayed there, My wife had died be.'ore the break'ng out of the war, and, as I have nlready said, my two sone were in Ihe Unlon army, where both gave up their lives. I decided to enlist, but was refused, be cauae I was not rugged enough to stand the hardships, Conceivlng my property in Knoxville to be gone at least for a number of vears. I made my way north ward, penniless and without any means of making a living, I finally drifted across tbe border In'o (Janada, wnere l went to wornasacom mon laborer, I presumed too much on my ftrenglh, forgeiting that I had be come quite an old man. and one. morn Ing, white liitlng an unusually heavy hnrdnn. mv foot slioued in such a way that I icceived a terrible wrench in my a!dn nnd fpll falnt pe to tbe ground I knew I was seriously injured, but with aid I managed to llmp to the near est house, where I was put iobed which I never lelt for slx weexs. At ine ena of that tlme, I was ablo to get up and walk about, and with the help bf money cnntrlbuted by a few friends.I made my way to Philadelphla and entered the hospital. The dreadful strain I euflered resulted in one of ihe most extraordinary devel- oDments ever known. The medlcal au lliorltles had never seen anythlng llke it. They were belpless to glvo me any aid, tliough they dld everything possl ble, I wa doomed to a wretched cx- JANUARY lO, istence to the end of my life, nnd was discharged from the hospital as tncura ble. The only relative I had left was a daughter, in Troy, N. Y. With the funda glven me by my Manonlc brethen, I intended to make my way thither to die. Such ls the story told by John Wil kins. It was my honor to preslde ss Masierof Trenton, (N. J.) Lodge, No. !. A F A. M., some yeara ago. One mild afternoon in the month of August.while Isat reading a paper and emoking a cigar, I received a call from an elderly gentleman, who introduced htmselt as John Wilkins from Knoxville, Tenn., a brnlhur Master Mason in diatress. I was Impressed by his brlght. intelli gent appearance and manner, Ilia lan- guage was that of nn educated gentle man, and what was parlicularly pleas ing about hlm, was hls genial nature. I never saw a more cheerful man, de splte hls sad experience and hia woeful allllction, which. as hesald, was beyond all cure. First of all, since he applied to me for helD. I tested him most ihoroughly.with the result that he proved tobean unusu ally brlght Mason, one from whom the manrlly ot nrethren couiu nave receiv ed inatruction. His remlniscences of the early days of the war in Knoxville, were wotiderfully interesting, and I am sure that the nne I have quoted was nol the least of the many hn told, It carue up naturally from hia application to me for Masonic aid, and gave me his permiseion topub lish it, If I ever felt dispoaed to do bo. I may nlso add that some years nfter my meeting with John Wilkiny, il fell to my power to investigate many of tho s'atemenlB he made to me. I foun them true in every respect, and I cannot feel any doubt that hia experience, as taken trom hls words, W9s accurate from bt'ginning to end, I may state hpre, however, that Ihe name of the Prnvoft Marahal at Knoxville, in Dec, 1801, has been forgotten, and 1 am, iherefore unab e ln irive lt. I have never seen or heard of Mr. Wilkins since hia call upon me, but, if he if he is livmtr. I confulently appealto him for the confirmation of what has herebeen told. Edward S. FMte, in Yankee Blailo. A WAIt IlIiJIIMSCIiNCi:. Mv aitention has been called to the account recently given in your paper of ihekindneas of 1'resident Lincoln uur ing the civil war to a Virglnia girl who asked for a pass that ehe might go to see her brother, a lederal pruoner al the lime. Tho above brings vividly to my mind an incident which occurred iu my pres- ence, in. his room, ln October, 1004 Durinc that month it had been my prtyl lene to vifit for a few weeks the Armies oftheJames and the Potomac. Upon leavincCuv Pomt for liaston 1 deter mined lo go by the way ot Washington, being specially do.-irous ior an opporiu nitvtoaee the beloved President Lln co'n. Soon after reaching Washington I went to the White House, when, with olhere. I was ostd 11110 his room. lnstead ol taklng my reguiar turn to sneak with him. I took occasion to stand one side for awhlle that I might observe his manner of deallng with the vjrioua commiltees and indtviduals who called qpon butjnesa.and nlo those who were, Hke myselt, mew vianors. As oommiltees preaented their bui nesa, written or verbally, his courtesy and promptnejs were very tuirked. With some he would conBider the mat ter nrestnted. to others.lio would mere- Iv remark. in substance, "It is not me you should consult, youshould see Sec retarv Stanton." (or Seward or Wells, and others named) tn these he would most courteouslv refer them. In the midst of thjj press nf ofUcial buainess I noticed standing in linea sad. deiected. humbly dressed woraan with a little babe in ner arms. The thought came to me. "I wonder what favor she may have to aak of President Lincoln," and was also desirous to observe how he would receive andtrcatthUpoor woman und her little nne. As she reached hls desk he looked up uleasantly and wjth gentle v 'ice and ipeech he said, "And now, my good !adv. what would vou hke: Sne told him her story in a simple wav. of her horne in the Siuth. her de- sire to bo pats tl through tho Union linoa: to all of whlch Mr. Lincoln listen ed most nltentively, looking into her face all the time. nnd then said, "My dear woman. vou rertalnly can do no harm. I eoe no reason why you and your littlo one should not he nllowed to go to your home, and I will see that vou have n uisa." He then wrote a few llnes, called an attendant, and, bidding her good bye, directeJ him to tako the mallier and child to tho proper depsrt ment, where she should receive the pass he hnd bo Dleasantly nromised ner. As ehe thanked him for-hls kindnesa her face was changed from that of eadness to one of iov. and as she left his pres- ence I felt sure that from her heart a prayer of gratltude was hreathed out for the kind treatment she hid received from that noole man, our dearly belov ed l'reaidenl Lincoln. And let me add never shall I forget that half hour nnd more passed in the presence of Mr, Lincoln. I had with me an open lelter, given me oy tne uon. Alex. II. Hico just before 1 left Boston for my visit South. When presenting mv card to freBident Lincoln l nannen hlm Mr. Ilice's lelter which ho carefully read. After some pleaant expresslons of his regard for Mr. Uice, nnd when by that letter and from myself he learn ed that I had been for a few weeks a Ihe South, hecordiillv invited me to ake a seat by his side, and then quea- tioned me freely regarding several mat ters which had come wiihin my exper lence and observatlon asa clvilian at the South. Among the many pleasant experlences of my lifa whlch memory callsupat tlmes, one which I shall never forget was mv inierview wiin t'resiueni nn coln (only within a few montha ot his assassination), and his kind and eympn thetio treatment of that poor Soutbern woman and her little babe. ll . 11. li. in Bosion Journal. ")iy Wll'U is A TltKIIOIt)' said a milil-temiioreil man in our liear ing. "SIio snaps and snarls, spatiks her cliildren, aud finds fault continuitlly. I can't bcar it nny longer." Don't bo too pcvoro on her, my Iricnd ; you little rcallzo her sull'erings. Sho has lost her former swcct disposition, and ill healtli is thu causc. Dr. I'ierco's Favorito Prc- scrlption will make her well. tor Ic. lr.alo discascs. fiincllonaldorauceiiicnts bcaring-ilown palns, and tho long list of llls that rcmicr women miserauic, no mcdir.lno can comnara with this It is tho only medlclno for womati's pcculiar weoknesses nnd nlimcuis, soiu uy urtig glsts, uniler n posltlvo guarantco from tho manuracturcrs. to civo sntisfactlon in every case, or tnonoy rcfunded. Seo cuarantco nrintcd on bottlo wraoner. For nll ddraneciucnts of tho stomach llver aml bowcls, tako Dr. Pierco's I'el lets, or Anti-bllioiisuranules. ALI, FOIl THE HKST, Midam's smnll bny has broken out in a new place. He had been vlslling one of his tchoolmates, and ho came back wilh a serious face. "Mamma," he saM, I guess it's all right willi that piece of poetry you tnk me about, 'Ue Djelh All Thiuga Well." "Oh, Indevd," eaid madam. "And why?" "Well, I thiuk he did just the tquaro Ihintr giving me to you instead ot Mrs, Dunnep, for I've bcen over there three hours, nnd 1 know i could never stand that woman."Jo.fon lltacon. I havo ahvnys bcen mucli t.nnoyel by tieuralgin and hoadaclio and linally dc termlned to try Salvatlon Oil. I am glad to rccommend it as it niado a per lect cure in my caso. Marks Ne". ra Aisttilt1t St., Baltimore Md. 1880. JACK KIIJ1IKAV. "It's a pretly hard work, after all I'' Mrs. Murray heaved a deeo elch over the pan of potatoes she was peeling for supper. Margery, hor little daughter, came and stood by her side, gent.y Btroking the tace over wiiich the tears were quletly teaiing. "I'oor mamma, don.t cry. But Mrs. Murray had reached a Doinl where the tears must have sway. for she did not trv to check them for a wbile. and surelv hers wero not a lot over which many might rightfullv BOrrow. Stranded in a mininir camn without a dollar in her pocket, three children to support nnd her husband on a "spree." Ihe last ill, of course. wa. the worst nd the hardest to bear. If Jack had only been sober nnd stendfast, willing to Dut Hls shoulder tn llie burden, much hardshiu might have been borne cheer fully, hutit was the last etraw on the camel'a back Ihis "taklnir to drink" on Jack's part. bix montha before they had been quite prosperous, owning a small farm In Kansas. Jack had been thrifty andeco- nomical, and they had been very com fortable and hapnv, bit the terrible Btorms which liaj swept throught the ainte nad not ien tiiem unBcratciieii. Ihe cyclone laid the lielda and or- chards desolate, and the house, struck by the lighlnuig, burned to the ground. Nothing was saved, the family barely escaping with their llves. Ihis sutlden dlsorder seemed to para- vz the energiea of the hitherto euereetic Jack. He grew despondem, sold his dismantled farm and diifted westward. Failing lo nnd em loyment, he grew more iliecouraged, Little by little the small hoard dwin- lled away. Further nnd turther they went west, until, at the opening of our story, we flnd them high up in the mountainsof Uolorailn, living ln a tent upon the outskirts of a new mining camp. Lven now all thmgs might haye gone well hnd Jack remained sober and search- ed for woik. But llke many other fool- ifli human Uelnga, he haci taken todrink to drown hia troubles, nnd forgotton in llls new habits ol disslpation the familv whom it hnd been once his dehght to loveand cherish. The tent waa a niiserableconcern.very good one in fair eummer days, but poor protection iu cold nnd stormy weather, ana now tne winier was coming on. Already tho snown were on the tnoun- tains, and King Frost was eradually creeping down to the liltln town nealled in the narrow valley. rio wonder Mrs. Murray felt the pres- aure of life's burden heavy uppnn her tnecmiuren could not, sliould notstarve. uut wliat could ehedo to take care of them? Ltte that night when they were mleep in their lowly beds upon the floor, she at in thedimlight of hernolltarycandle ponderlng the nucstion, Jack had not yet returned; where he was she knew not. The heart grew heavy within ner as Bhe tliought of.his grow Ing disrpgard for tho wellefare of hls familv. The uutumn wlnd Bwept mournfully against the oose edges of the tent. The river, not many yards distant, made weird musio in tho ears of Ihe disconso- late womai At last Bhe put M le the worn dress she waa mending; had answeredthe queatlon. "i nave tneii needle-worK. she said: nothing remained hut laundry-work washing. lhia la all that remains for me tn try but this must be done to put bread into the mouths of the little ones." It was not without an jnward revo t that this reflned woman turned to this hst resort, for she w&9 born and bred to better things, but her nature was to noble and self-sacriflcing to shrink from any labor that was honorable any work however menial that would save her loved ones from starvatlon. If Jack would not put hia hand to the plow, she must. She ralaed the curtain wh'ch was fast ened aa cliseaa poaaible to the pist of tne uoorway and loottti out. The night waa calm and beautiful overhead the mooti was sailing serenely through light, lleecy clouds, cating now and Iheu weird shadows on the mountains aud atreakingthe fuam-tossed river wiin niver. Mrs. Murray was not a learned woman She could not haye exprcssed in as (ine torm tne inougiiis whlch expressed her, yet 1 Ihlnk she felt the eamo truths ihat so orten thnll us all in ourgrief-stricken moments, "Why should this beautiful world, bo perfect In ita beauty, ever be marred by the faults and follics of humanllv?" But her mueings were suddenly ended by tbe appearance of a reellng iigure be tween her and the moonlicht. Itwas Jack Btaggering home, She wondered how he had managed to cross the bridge in safely in hia cnndltion, feeling srate ful to the kind Providence which had protected him. The reproaches that roso to her lips were checked by ihe thoughts of what ne nau once oeen. -The tears filled her eyes. hiit'she as sisled him to bed tenderly, and when he was last asleep ln his heavy drunken Biumier, sne Ktieit ny uia Bide and pray ed for hlm as only a pure and loviog wne can pray ior tna man sn toves. Ileaven help uch women as these! Tl.e next mornlng nt ten he was slill in his stupor. and ehe left the two voun gcr children with hlm and went accross the river to the town to aearcli for work. She knew it would be hard for her to obtain this, for sho w.ib compartlvely ununown, yet sne was urave anu deler mfneu She remcmbered the address of a lady wno naa once spoitcn to ner klndly in ciiurcn, nnd to tius one sne nppPed. Mrs. Hildreth received her nuile kind ly, patting Margery's brown head in a gentle, molherly fashion. She had seen Bome of the ups nnd downs of life her eelf, and knew how toaympatblze with ihis paie, caroworn little woman, who looked almost to frail to doaday's washing. "Yes," she said, In nnswer to Mrs. Murray'e inquiry for work. "I will bo glad to have you do ray washing this week, for my laundry woman ia at prea ent dlsabled by an accldent, Can you take tho clothes home or will you come here?" On conaideratioc Mrs. Murray decid ed to take them home. It seemed less humilialing, although sho had deter mined to let all false pride go, Mrs, Hildreth gathered up theaiticles lo be laundried and placed them in u large basket with which Mrs. Murray and Margery was soon trudging home. It was about noon when they reached the little tent on tbe other alde of the r.ver, Jack was nwake and "jobered up. ' Ue was setiing Ihe table and eelling things ready for their meager dlnner. Ue looked rather sbamefaced as hls wife entered and set the baaket just Inside the door, "What have you got therr?" heaaked. "Ulolhes," answercd his wife. 'Clothea what foi?" "Clothes to wash" ehe replled quletly, remuving her bonnet. " We cju'i starv you know, and it is tbe best I can do. It's good pay and not much harder work than eewing." l'hete was no reproach in her eyes ( r voice, only a hard determfnation to do thn duty whlch seemed befote her. Somclhing roee in Jack's throat and chocked hlm as he looked upon her. The crlinjon flsme of thame rose lo his cheek. This was Ihe woman he had sworn to proteot and cheiish, forced lo lake in washing for a livlngt Ue turned abruplly on his heel and lelt the tent, taklng a seat on a ttor.o by thenoisy liver. For a long time ho fnt thero with his elbowa on his knees and hia face buried in hia handa, his misd'eda riiing up be- fore hlm wilh a eort of horror. Noonedisturbed hlm. The children went on their play, the mother prepared the dlnner In siience. At last h rnsa ad n -entereil the tent, NUMBER 51. There was a look on his face that waa llke the old kind hearted Jack. Ue went a' raight to his wife and fol led hia arms about her. "Anna," he said, "we will take that barket of clothes back this aftirnoon. It shall never be said that Jack Murray ' wife stood at the wash-tub for a living while Jack was ajjve. I have been going to the dogs, I k'nnw. I'vo been a bad man. I deserve all the reproaches vou can heap upon me, but instesd of that you've been an angel. Uut I'm going to be a better man with God's help I am and with your help and his 111 never take another drop ot liquor as long as I live." Anna could only lay her head against her husband's shoulder and cry, The moments were too deep for words, And I am glad to say Jack Murray was a man of his word. "Ueaven helps thoee who hrlp Ihemselvea." The next day fortune favored his effort to flnd work. He was engaged upon the night sliaft of tha It mine. The wages were liberal, he worked (teadily and faithfully I and finally won his way to tbe engineer s place. The rngged old tent gavo place to a comfortable log cabin. The children wero well clothed and fed and went to echool. That was a vear neo. To dav there stand upon the bankof the river a nlce irame collage. lt is neatly painted and there is a prelty grass plot in front of the door. hanDV woman lives in that cosv home, and the happicst moment in the lay n wnen she looka up and catches ht of Jack s liiiure comini: down the mounlain side from his day'a work. Sho knows that he is the satne old Jack that she married dear. generoua heart ed fellow, willing lo aave and work.and sober and tinrightaa a man may be. Ue iives ior ner auu tne cniidaen now, and not for that blear-eyed king drink And her nrayera at nicht now are not silent walla of sunnllcation. hut hvmnn of joy and thanksgiving. Fanny habel "IMI WAiCIIINt! A MAN, "What are you doing there?' The man to whom it is nddressed la a short, thick set man ; there is nothine about him to attract attention. Ho ia the most commonplace man I have met for some time. He Is simply leanine against a pile of boxes, trunks and the UKe al a railrnad station. Upon llnst glance he looka like a sleepy-old fellow, wno may nave urunk more tbin a flaeon of rutn, or he may haye wulked a lonr uisiance, anu, inererore. ne ls laticued As any one approaches him in tho crowd ne iooks snarpiy, and then seems to be come oblivious. That man is one of the sharnest detcc- tives in me state of Maesachusetts. What are you doine there i" is the question again. yuickly. without moving a muscle, without looking up again. he answered. in a low distinct voice, "Don't Bpeak to me unw ; rm watcning a man. moved away. i'rc33Mly the crowd gets th cker. The sleepy gentleman by the trunks becomes suddenly uroused. lio moves about very rapidly among thc people. What win ne ao t Uardly is there time to walk ten uaces wnen ne has uisappeared. Ihe train thunders into the statlon and the people went aboatd. ihe man was nowhere. That night one of the boldeat burglars was arrested and lodged in iail. He was arrested on the train and by the sleepy man. The nrreat was accompliahed thus As a rough looking man with a lin pail in his hand walked nuickly from the depot to the train the detective followed him closely, and juat as he was about to put his foot on the Btep he trlpped and fell upon Ihe platform, In an instant the detective fell on top of him. The two men were nsslsted Into the car, and then the detective apologized for having fallen on him. They eat down together in the Bmoking car, the old fashioned detective shook out of his pocket a lot of cakes and applea, and they began to eat and talk about the newa. "That was a bad blt of work those fel lows done there in Boston. Did you see tne evening papers r "What do you mean f" said the man " hy, that aafe burglary last night. "Was there a burglary ?" "Yes ; didn't you hear of it ? Why, mey stoie over f luu.uuu worth of cash securltiea and bonds from the bank. "Indeed ! Any arrests ? "Not yet, but the ofllcers are closo on the track of the leader of the cane, "Are they ? Dj they think they htve the right man f "Yes: they nrc watching a man i East Boston by the name of Kidgewood a noted ourgiar. Just at this moment a man arose from the seat behind and walked out of the car. He passed on into the next car, "That's our man." whiaoered the de tective to his appurently injured cora panlon. Tbe two mtn arose and passed into the next car ofter the fellow who bad nrisen They caught up to the man as he was going out oi me next car. t ne train was stopping at a short stntlon, Tho man got off. Ue was arrested. 'How did you know that was Itidge- wood ?" wai asked of the detective. "Because, when I mentioned his name he Btarted and left the car. There is something about a criminal that 'gives him away' to a practical eye. I saw tbal man on the platform ; hewaswnlk ingupand down. He did not walk more than elght feet before he would turn and walk back again. At this I became aroused and watched hlm closer. "It was when I trlpped up my friend tbat I wanted to avold surplclon ; the burglar was behind us, The man who fell iirat Is one of the best detectives in Boston. Ue was dressed likea worktng man and carried a pail, When we fell Ihe man whom we were watching dld not notice us, but hurried into the cars : all the other people stopped and looked on. "The man wentdlrectly to theamoker and lit a cigar nervously j he drew his hat over hls eyes and nestled down in hls seat, apparently engrossed in his newspaper. The man read the satne paper for a long time ; he did not seem tobe interested Inil at nll, although his eyes wero intently upon it. They were only on one spot, We sat down in front of him and began lo eat apples and talk. When I mentioned tho name of Ridge wood ho etarted from his reverie. I looked him square ln the eye, He got up and left the car. He was our man, 'Oh, about the elght Toot walk? Well, you eee an old criminal who haa done tlme will never get out of Ihe hahit of walking up and down aa he has done bo long in his cetl. Ho will only go about elght feet ; Ihat is the regulatlon lengtb ol the cells. He does thls unconsclous ly. nnd even though he may guard hlm self against it, before he knows lt he will begln lo walk up and down, "Of courae," said the detective, "no man giyes himielt np lo jusii:e-7-no criminal tells the detective that he is Ihe man. We are compelled to judge from our experience, A criminal has s certain look, a pecullar way uf moving eecrelly, even in public places In hotels, at the theatera, all over. No one but a skillful man in criminal work can tell the diflerence, but their actions areread ily apparent they become a large part of the crimlnil nature ; he cannot east off himself. "Then there are other things. Cer tain well known crltnlnals have," he ad ded, "a distinct ttyle of work. The crlme is always carefully Investigated and the detectives learn the methoda of the dlfTerent men, It ia a tchool. I cannot descrlbe it to you unle.a you are a c'08e observerof human nature, "A criminal walking along the street wiu uncontciousiy turn hls head hl. llAD.t .) give a quick glance backward, generally I within every hundred steps. I can tell ' o'man Instantly when I entcr a crowd Thal'e why theee fellowa hlde away in-y icnntv tnat llthey appear li pub lio thiy will bo recogmzed." VElirrlONT AND,KAN8AS. , The AgrlcujtOraiditfcT oftb'e; Ver mont Watchman contrlbutea to tbe'dis cu8sion: What is the actual truih in this mat ler? Slmpiy this, Ihat any land that ever was good.and haa not been denuded by washing, can be easily and cheaply restored tj) more than its original fertll ity by any skillful farroer. Were, lt olherwfse tbe spo(ulation of -the' old world would have starved to death long ago. Cblna, the longeet civilized and most densely populated of countries, is today tbe most fertile and productive; while tbe nelds nf Oreeco and italy, to Bay.notblag of Franceand Britain.ihow no tigna whatever of "runnlng out" although they will run down very quick ly under the "farming" of men hke the President of tbe New England Agricul tural Snciety, This subject is a most important one. We hear a great deal about the "worn outfarmaot New England;" and right here in Vermont we are about to try to try to induce immigraiion to take up our "pxhausted" bill farms. If we be lleve they are truly exhausted. then our Stale is offlcially about to undertake wnat could nardly be regarded as any 'hing but a swindling operation. Are these farms exhausted ? No I A thou- sand times, no 1 These abandoned farms are worth a great deal more money to day than they ever were at any former period in the history of our State, True, they are not, at least in the hands of un skilled men, bo productive as when they were first cleared, but any eurvivora of our original eettlers, or their immediate descendantB, who remember what farm ing was in New England flfty years, ago know that these farms will today aflord much better living to any Industrious man than they would then. In the times which we call old, but are really only a eingle life-time behind us, the farmers of New Eogland had no market at all for more tban a trifle of tbeir pro ducts. 'Today they bave a cash market for all of them, almost at their doors. In those days they farmed for a living; now tbey may farm as a tbiiness. The man who farms for a living needs only to know how to produce his food and clolhing from the land. Ue who farms as a business needs to know more, but it ia knowledee not dinicult to obtain by any man who is allve tho. whole length of hia body. In almost every one of our towus are men wbo not only have made a good living on these hill farms, but have laid up money at tnterest ana are forehanded. What one man can aoan can do. Farming is a good business in New Englaud. Is this mere talk 1 Well, we bought one little run-out fam twenty-two years ago, and have got something more tban a living out of it, as our neighbors can testify. And not content wtin bo mucn foolishneBs. we have recently bougbt another one, ten times as large, and, at the age of Bixty years, have underlauen to make it pay for itself in four years. We expect to report progrees in tnese columns from time lo time. The day of decline in New England farming are nearing their limlt. There is going to be a revival in Yankee agriculture, and ihe time for eood farms to eell for less than tbe value of their buildinga is short. Theyoung men who Btay right there, take bold ot these cneap iarms anu ue vote tbemselves to farming them with hands and head, are going to be the most indeoendent men ia America with in the next quarter of a century. The ereat trouble with Konaas at the present time is that it belonga to aome body else. New England probably haa more money investea in rvansas iuu ihe people who live there. The wealtb of the people there mainly representB tne riee in tne price oi ianu, uiuiuij farming does not pay. Tne farmer who can make botb ends and "'hold tbe fort" is very fortunate. A gentleman wno has traveled extenstvely over the State told us that during the past year he had met In the central and western part of the State bundreds of farmers from Ohio, Indiana and the East wbo had left comfortable home in those States and moved to Kansas. tbinking to better their condition, The failure of cropa for two 8uccessive years has reoucea them to a State of abject poverty and they are too poor to leave the State, Beal estate agents never mention these fofta lt la HAid that the average Kan- 8an has great recuperative powers, and mat atter two gooa crops m ouiviicooivu he will take his oaih that he can ecarce remember the time when crops were a failure. So far aa we have observed, tnere is but little Inducement for Vermont far mers to emigrate to this State to Detter their condition. Land in this part of the State, outside of city limits, is worth from $20 to $60 per acre, and unbroken prairie Inside the city limits is beld at prices varying from $300 to $1,000 per acre. Topeka is a very pleaeant city of 40.000 inhabitants hnd doubtlees has ga grand future before it. Topeka is an indian name and Bignifies "Bmall pota toes." The Indiana gave it this name because a eort of wild potato was for merly found on the river banks In that vicinitv. In territorial times, during the controversv between Lawrenceand Topeka in rega'rd to the State capttal, the former alwaya referred to the latter town as "small potatoes." Tbe ttde or affairs soon turned and Topeka ia now far in advance of her former rival. Le compton, about half way between Law rence and Topeka, waa the scene of many stirring eventa in territorial days, but at present it is hardly more tban a way etation. 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