Signal-Copiahan., February 11, 1886, Image 1

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SIGNAL CSt COPIAHAN. _
u azllhurst si^cvAL. HOME MEN AND HOME RULE. Lbii^u io ^
VOJ ^i.- NO. 25. ' llAZLEIIURST, COPIAH COUNTY, MISS., FEBRUARY 11, 1880._$2.00 A YEAR. _
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. L MEADE,
Attorm*y lit I^ii>v,
_HAZI-KlU'llMT. MIS8._
R. X. KILL Kit, H. 0. CU!»!I.
MILLER & CONN.
AltoriK'VN nl I^nw
llAZI.RlirilMT, MISS.
JO. PURSER,
Atlornoy n( 1 4nv,
mununr, nn
S. D. RAMSEY,
Attorney nt 1j«w,
HAZLKUURCT, M1SA. __
t. It. KAURI*, O. «*. MDPt.
HARRIS & DODDS,
Attorneys nt I^mv
HAZI.Kliri-.ST. MIMS.
”~DR.JESSE R. JONES.
Practicing Physician,
IIAZLKIU’RHT. MISS.
DR. G. W. PURNELL.
Phvsician and Surgeon,
HAZLKHUIUrr, MIMS.
I'. K. <>\TI% C. K. OATH, JK.
OATIS & OAT IS,
I'li.vsirians and Siirirpoiis,
HAZLF.IIUHST. MISS.
DR. S. F. CARR,
|{('MUl(*llt l>«*llltKt,
IIAZLEliruar. M1SH.
Offer* lil* aer*l<** to th* puljlo .ml
gwranlwt •»liil>rtll>ll. OlU rover Pixl*
t t!i • IfllUiaii
DR. J. H. MAGRUDER.
3D> 2E5 TXT 6XB ISS l2CB 9
llA/.l.KHUUST, MISS.
All work piarunt - I. OlHo» m Ma*oii{.
lla!l t in: im ■. up •talra.oa*! »kle i i i ■ ■ •
G. D.‘L0WE;
Justice of Peaca and Notary Public,
UAZLKIIUIIST, Miss.
Off.ro in front of Oourih n«o.
1\ E. HEIWAY, X
HAVE* AXH P.EfAin*
Visions, Bnidys ami i ms.
K: kp v ox it on
STEAM PIPESANO FITTINGS,
tiikkaos imci:,
A.Ml OCXM AXT
FARM AND HACIKE BLACKSM1THING.
■a?. jr.&»'£iisrjxr9
M.v.uUctur r a:i \ t\ pair • • f
BiiJiitirs, Wiiguns ami Plows
-ASD
.GENERAL FARM WORK.
hop on Kr vit Street, eatt »l<le uf tail*
road.
ork Grated snd Prices Rs^sonairic
fONV’S HOUSE,
No, 140 Pojrdran Strcft,
between St. Cktrlei and Camp Street*, ,
SEW OUL.LANS, LA.
LODGING AT REASONABLE PRICES.
TO»Y liXI.MXIU, Propri-'t r.
W. P. HUGHES,
MOOT AM) SHOEMAKER,
bur OLD POKIUKKICIL
Good Work aid SalisrscBon Guarautcct
lluzlrhtirnt, Mlw.
JACKSON. MISS.
Young men of cneigy and intelligent'*
who tie-ire to make their way In the world
t»v hul tU of econoniY and their own In
duMriou* effort*, will have the beet ad
vantage* offered them In thle Initltution
for ac«|uirlng a thorough bu»tu«»* educa
tiata
Korty Dollar* secure* a *cbol*r»hlp for a
complete course In liook-Keeping and Den
tnanaklp. _, ,
T*>e entire e*pen*e to secure n Diploma
need not exceed 9100,inrludlnx *cbolar*hip,
board, book*. Stationery au<l Waahiug.
Th« necoud *e**lon of ihia well eetatlixh
ed *cbo*»l begin* Sept. loth, IWil.
Seud for circular* and eperunrn* of pea
Banahin,
KOVDEllimn ft WYATT,
I’roprtetora.
2r* QIi TZ5 S
NORSK ANO CATTLE POWDERS
Mi Mi N MB, 1M, « ID, f,
n> if f ' |1 Bu.^n ttt ifrd u> IlH._
SgfeEarHSS^.TWi
KLj35 fjw'trt etl eejreeeftt**•• iir* nut
pxn? X. FOTTf. Ff»f niu»9
L. 1. BRITTAIN
tr A qrr.iBTTTTnH'P, • - IhOSaiESHTTI,
—DEALER IN'
General Merchandise,
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A IT’LL LINK OF
Dry Goods and Groceries, Boots, Shoes,
| IIATS AND CAPS,
Boys’, Youths’, and Gents’ Clothing.
-msSTOCK OF—
I^YIH l*:.^ l)iu:ss G(M)I)S
h of tho very latent »hle*, ami price* arc a* low as tlio lowest, llo is now pre*
pored to furnish
Pianos, Onrans, Violins and other Musical Instruments
AT LOW FIOURES AND ON REASONABLE TEEMS.
*rv-=<$}£ U12* f
crnvcrtHTSW^u
SouftcutcrriN'M'ic
4 V‘'i
TAYlOfi KFG. R3.
HAZLEHURST, - MISS.,
aoem roit the fai.k ok
Ilanhvaiv. 3Iaehiiufcry,
Bolters, Engines, Saw Mills, Corn
Mills, CaneamiRice T.liils, H:n:J
anil Horso Power Hay on»l
Ccttcn Presses, Gins, SLc.
wool) AN”) 1C *M WORK BC
Jlaehlnery of All Kind .
Turtiiuo IVatiT Whft'k, I'ln nljr Saw*.
Il U:n.:, Km luos, <III*. Iiann WLrrU, 80*1
Mill SiijmiUw. <i* a'.l kill.I*.
Wr 'til Mni lilinrv n* I >wr n* U ran l«'
I. ugUt i .
|ibi». E'tiin .»«•' mi l ratft’o^u*» iurui»li”<l
on npplloatlo i.
I Haro In Slock n Full A.s<nrlntcnt of llar«livaiv. Call anil
KxuuiiiM' Stock a:al l*ricc>.
tt A'-gT^ncnsT. -
nc vi.Klis is—
Staple Dry Goods, Groceries,
HOOTS, SHOES. HATS,
AM» C«i:.Ni;i!AL
Plantation Supplies*
, . -I, „ i i •. • •11. ?>t .1 •. \ bora ** will l»a n-*l t > ••-.* oar,a*
tr i bar*i lata* 4uckof Iraili lw*w »«1 HiiUUa(utba n*
. a .»• ' '•> I :i ' ' .!'■ ' .• "1 . |.
. in|i nu huifl * nun|ibta it» I of uiia Ii i ■ l.. i •>! .ii oho Illy, flifl till it I
«li»trll uu* lb* m i mi < i; ». .* c-ot.l •. U'i> lu-ico Ibv c<i|i *:iklly t* mil Mil a
NUiiiio our l*r l •**■ **l ♦,
JOKL LILLY, 1“OOLKU 0. I1KIYTAIX.
LILLY BRITTAIN,
Lower Story Masonic Hall, HA2LLHURST, MISS.,
—dkai.kus in
Geaes*al Morchan&ds©,
ki:f»* constantly on hand \ fu.l uni: of
G R O G R R I R S,
AND HKCKIYINO A Fl’f.L LIN:: OF
Staple ami Fancy (Jowls, {'lolliinyr. Bools, Shoes, Hals,
Domestic, Calico, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Lace,
Trimmings, Canned Goods, Hardware,
Ami evoi vtLIn • usn i'1’ Up l;i a i «',:i ;,u.l i-tumim* rtir «nl ,
j.nr ». wi: U 11,1. N if Hi: I NIUNISOLD.
y. M. ncnDI.Nii, KATE M. M< MASTER.
I
TT /V gUL.TTXXTTXT^T. - - - - TlX^TS 3I30IPr*
DEAi.r.ns in stacli: and fancy
I
Highest Price Paid for Country Produce of All Kinds
SMALL PROFIT AND QUICK SALES FOR CASH. !
H. BURNLEY & SON,
WHOLES VI.E AND HE TAIL DEALER-) IX
Toilet Articles, Notions and Sundries.
LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO MERCHANTS AND COUNTRY DEALERS.
Prescriptions and Family Receipts Compoundod with tho Greatest Care and at Al
Hours of the Night
WEST SIDE FRONT STREET,
HoBloburot, - - - ItflBoiasiSWai.
JIASCFACTOHERS ASO HOLE TOOPNtTOES O' TIIC CEJitERATEa
Burnley’s Oumicura, the Great Cliill Remedy.
HOW DREAMS COME TRUE.
Bin* tUpped n plf or of weddbit ctku
ruder ttic p'llon upon her led.
■ 1 wninltr what I *hHll ili. ion about?"
With a happy »ig’i to tier* 'If tho witl.1;
** I wonder if ever i» drenui c -mea true?'*
O, bu«r liioimht*, will you Ity away—
*• All.it nrvur I >1 that ever I knew;"
Hut that'a no al(ii they trou t tome d.iy.
•' I liopo 'twill he nice.” with it prety pout
And a Mile I«r. of a aid trn lui.nl,
Hu ii alic blow lint winking candle out,
And mnl tier prayer* wud went to bad.
" I never at.ill dream It I lie awake"—
l>, wakuix dream*, ft rtro there. no doubt,
Hut th ■ I i*l thought tilde* into dieamlaud'a
realm—
•* I wonder—whom—I aliitll—dream ab-iulf
• o a a a a a
H \\ hat did you dream In the canny apell
Of Ibo wedding rake/" a fond trolc** aa!d.
•* 1—duu't ten ember." o, rid, rid ro»«t
Wuai have you done that you hang your
brad?
Taro llitr- band* In a Mrong. tlrm hold.
•• flieo mar I tell wjf dia.im to ipiiif"
A whtiprr, a alii vn.cn. half afiuhl —
•• lent it I min v lur.v die.iui* tome true?"
—Mat ion Af'iiirdla in .V. V. II orfJ.
TUG FIRST LIUEL SUIT.
—
Tiio Early Strucrirlos for tho Lib
erty of tho Frees.
In all that lm« and will bo brought
out in connection with tin- celebration
of tlm inti d irtlon of printing Into tho
Miildl - Colonic* nothing i* more inter
esting than tin- light thrown upon tlm
achievement of the liberty of the press
which was accomplished after no many
►:niggles in lVnnsylvaiiin. It was
h re that tlm lir-st and greatest light
oeetirn d,an 1 In tv that thu lir*l victory
was won. While the infant prc»s in
tin i" t of the world was under cunsor
ship and hot the hired mouthpiece of op
pression. in lYmisylvniiln lir.sl of all it
became tlm popular voice and expres
pn-ssiiui of tim people’* will. It is
assert I < f llradford that lie was the
l!i>t man any where to maintain tlm
freedom of tlm press against arbitrary
power. In UKHn IVnnsylvanin some
ijui Mi. >>s nri' between the people and
Captain John Hhtcliwull, the then Gov
ernor. llradford printed tlm charter,
lint, anti.ip. ting trouble, did not put
bis name to it. lie was called to sm
count by the Governor, who plainly
fold Hradfonl that lm should print
nothing t.nt what tlm Governor should
allow. He claimed to have orders for
the Hippivs-ion of printing Imre and to
Itu.l; after llredford'H press.
Afl'T lh!- Hradfonl, .vitislicd that lm
bad better leave IVnttsylvania, pre
par. 1 to do mi. Meantime, however,
db ell don 1 rok e out among tlm profe
►ing and ruling Quaker* in power and
tlm Quakers who wetv out of power
and for a p unplilet directed against tlm
former ltr dferd was arrested and Ids
pres an’ t\po srlxed. Hradfonl con
diul 'd bis own case, obj vling to two
of the jurymen bmi'i.-u they had ex
pi. I i.pinions not only as to the fact
of hi -having published tho faper, but
its to it* bi ing uf a seditious character.
WImn 11: I'lOMcn'ing Attorney said to
him: "Fid t thou at any time Imar
them ay that thou printed tlm pajn-r,
for tlir.t I- only what llu v are to find?”
llradford replied: "That i< not only
what tlmv an* to llnd. Tlmy are to Hint
also whether Ibis bo a seditious paper
or not.”
’! iii: nn tuc soil of Pennsylvania till)
f.iti. i' ' tin1 ptv*»«, in America n*sertcd
in lii'.'.* u piineiplo in tin* law of libel
Innlly then c met-i\<• I anywhere, tvlilcli
Kng;:*h Judgei, niter the struggle of
t li *r at WlilgClilt f Just Ice nml (’linn
i S.ord r •in.!* :i and of tii#hrilliant
d* cl: imi’r, Mr. Kr.Uine, worn unable to
iv:n I*. though at a later day it was es
tablished in England by the enactment
of Mr. IW» libel bill in Parliament
Itself. A mo4 curious circumstance
cau-ed this bill to bo decided in favor
of I'redford, ivliicli of it* df was tlio
lir-t victory In tlio world for tlio free
dom of the pres*. Tlio prosecution
bad t<> prove that Hradford print
ed tli» pamphlet, but when be did
it he took good cure that no one
saw him. Having no other evidence
the Prosecuting Attorney brought out
the form, already seized by
him, front which tlio pniuplilct
had been printed. This was
seized upon with exultation
by the prosecuting party. Even on
that evidence in all probability Hrad
ford would have been thrown into
prison and temporarily, at lca*t, sup
pressed. Hut while the form was being
examined by the jurymen, who could
not read the type backward without
looking at tlio typo closely, the chase
along tlio panel was accidentally moved
and all of a. sudden, the quoins getting
loo«e, the mass of typo fell to the floor
in pi. The evidence bad disappeared
by magic and Hradford was acquitted.
Tlio accession of James 11. prevented
Hradford from going to Knglnuri, but a
decree in Pennsylvania, that ho should
print nothing about religion that bad
not been passed upon by u council,
drove him tujft w York, where at lirst,
as paid Crown Printer on a salary, bo
printed only such things an proclama
tions, royal notice*, etc., ns directed.
After a good deal of a row about this
time, “for the satisfaction of the peo
ple,” Governor Fletcher consented to
have the votes of the Council and As
sembly printed, though not the papers
and messages passing between his Ex
ocilency and that body. That this was
a concession may be inferred front the
fact that in Virginia the prohibition,
directed personally against Bradford,
who was Irving to establish a branch
there, ordered “Hint no one should uso
the printing pres* on any occasion
whatever".
Associated with William Bradljrd In
tho early efforts in behalf of tho liberty
of the pre«s In Pennsylvania and In thl*
country I* tlio unmo of Andrew Hainll
ton. Had it not »*oen for his effort*, in
behalf of free speech and writing tho
name of Andrew Hnmlltou would ham
remained unnoticed; but m thla bn
take; precedence over tho famoo* Mr.
Kr.-kino us boipg on oaanulat^r of tho
now universally accepted declrtoe of
the law of libel Ho was tbs Mlliatfl
emJ most prominent Inwyor •■Hp baf
of Philadelphia and chairman of tho
committee that erected Independence
Hall. It is a singular and curious fact
that tho man who with his own hands
designed Independence Hall and at*
tended to all the plans for its erection
was the satuo man who lirst, in any
land, laid down substantial legal
grounds in support of the freedom of
newspaper publications, fn a careful
review of Hamilton's career by the late
Judge Cftdwaladur, lie says:
“Ilie high opinion of him re*U sole
ly upon his argument in tlm Zenger
libel case, vvbieh made n great noiso in
the world. The novelty in his day of
his propositions r.nd of tlm reasonings
by wiiifh he supported them explain!
the ill-natured criticisms that liavo
been made of him. Ills propositions,
wh*ch •rere, strictly speaking, unten
able as points of Aiiglo-Ami riuuu col
onial law in that day, nevertheless pre
vailed with the jury. Tiieso proposi
tions have since been engrafted per
manently upon tlm political jurispru
dence of this continent. If that speech
to the jurors, which acquitted Zctigor,
had never been uttered, or had it not
been reported, the framers of the Con
stitution of the several States might not
have been prepared for thu adoption of
provisions like tint of (lie declaration
of rigli's in Pennsylvania, which is
•that the printing pres-es shall be fine
to every parson who undertakes to ex
amine the proceedings of the Legisla
ture or any branch of Government and
no law (.ball ever be made to restrain
tlm rights thereof. The fro * communi
cation of thoughts and opinion* is one of
the invaluable rigli's of man and every
eitir.cn may freely speak, write and
print on any subject, being responsible
for the abuse of that liberty. In prose
cutions for tlm publications of papers
investigating the official conduct of of
lieers or men in public capacity or
when* tlm matter publi-lmd is proper
for public informal! m tlm truth thereof
may Im given in cvidenc •, and in all
indictment* for libel the jury shall hnvu
a right to did •rmiue tlm law and the
facts im h r the direction of the court."’ \
IT'iinilton urg 'd tlir< •• propositioni. i
One that tlm jury had In prosecutions j
for libels tlm same light as in other
prosecutions to determine the law as
well a* the farts. Another was that as
the alledged libel concerned the oll'mial
conduct of persons noting in public ea
paelties th < publication was jintitiable
if the statement* were true. Tlm other
va* that trim or false, the limit* of t lie fair
discussion of subjects of general public
interest had not been exceeded. Tlm
two lir«t proposition* were innovations
in his day. No man bad ever pre
sented them before. The third propo
sition was <* oU that im only suggested
it, lest lie should prejudice his cum, hot
the light* of after-born wisdom liavo
since fhovvii that ho was right, and to
day the principles that Ibadford and
II viuilton struggled for mvi veryvvhcrj
upheld. - I'/iihiilt tji’ii i Tuiic*.
THREE COMPOSERS.
DIAVlflirt In Hi* llt»|ii»»lllon« of Aul»*r,
**|iiuilinl »n<l llerlint.
Aid t wav -onictlm surprised at
the grand'ur of Ids fame. II** "’.‘*.4
modesty itself, and it is ratlinr anni*
in" to compare liim to another compos
er, a contemporary of ld<, Spontbd. who
at a dress rehearsal of one of Ids operas
(I believe it was ••Olympia”) appear*
ed at the desk in "rand costume, eov*
cred with all tho decoration* lie was
favor* d with. Approaching Ids desk |
slowly and majestically, ho elevate !
tho baton, lived his eagle oye* on tho
fti'l orchestra and choru*, and spoke ns
follows: ••fienllt iuen, tho work which
we are going to have tho honor of per
forming is a masterpiece. Now then! ’
Atiher fettled to ho always providing
for a rainy day. He perpetually
noted down inotlvo*. Then, w hen ho
hrul an opera to write, he took
Ids sketch hooks and there chose
among the thousand* of notes wiiat
he wanted. He used to say that tho
difficulty for him was not to get mill
ions, hut to know properly Imw to
spend them or use them. 80 long ns
(hero Is a question of musical notes,
that may he so, hut if there should he
a question of hank notes, it always
seems to mo tho caw is tho reverse—a
much greater difficulty how to accu
mulate millions than to spend them.
It Is clear that with so many operas
pouting in from Ids ever ready pen lie
occupied a groat number of singers,
and lio had always something soothing
to sav, even w hen lie was not particu
larly pleased; for Instance, of Iliequier,
who used to sing with a downright
false intonation, he said: “Itiequier
sings between the keys of the piano.”
llcrlioz did not iim such kid gloves
when ho had something to sav against
a singer. Ho wroto about Duprez,
whose perpetual ccbtl* tit voix broke at
last even his steel organ, although ho
had for thirteen years tyrannised over
tho opera without nnybody daring to
any wlint cveryliody was hinting: “Du
pre* shouts so that it hurts tho chest
of the audience.”—Temple liar.
— S » •
Epidemic of Mumps.
Dr. Troitski. who wrote an elaborate
paper ou mumps two years ago, could
only liud record* of twelve epidemics
in Russia. Ho, however, collected sta
tistics of no less than two hundred and
Keren epidemics occurring in difllcront
countries during the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, the greatest of all
being that occurring in tho army of tho
United State* in 1862 nml 1863, com
prising 24,045 cases, though, strictly
speaking, these were rofernblo not to
one, but to several epidemics. The
other |U‘Rt epidemics were that of
1790, described by Harless, in which
there were 800 cases; that of 1887, do
eorlbed by Lcitzen. comprising 645
oaeea; end Mangor’a epidemic in 1771
Md 1772 of 300 oases. Dr. Burtsoff
MW gives In the Vraeh an account pf
an ephl emln of “Poripartiti*", Which
lasted from January to June, 1885, in
,<rM* there Wert 360 casei.—*V. £ I
m
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RUSSIAN PRISONS.
An Ofllrlnl l>r»rrH,r» Them In Tbslr Tro*
l.lglit mill la Ularliargad.
A recent volume on Nihilism, by Mr.
Ivlmund Noble, contains tlio report to
the Minister of Justice drawn up by
••nil Imperial State Attorney”, named
Rirvnnsky. who was sent t^ Orenburg
not long ago to investigate the state of
the prison* and the proceedings of the
law court* in that part of Russia. Hero
nro n few of Ids statements:
••During my four months' inquiry, It
was revealed to mo how our Judge*
trample the laws under foot; how opt
ical and wanton is the behavior of our
police; how savagely brute forco is
brought to bear upon tlio weak and
friendless. 1 lived in an atmosphere of
aupnlling groans and heartbreaking
sigh*. I liberated innocent person*
who had been kept in prison by the ex
ecutive several years after they had been
publicly acquitted iu opcu court,
and who had been secretly
tortured. * • • I convinced my
self that there was absolutely noth
ing in common between myself and
the local authorities. A blnck- and
bottomless gulf lay between us. They
traflickcd wantonly with otir laws,
converting them into instrument* of
extortion. Words fail mo to describe the
impression made upon mu bv my lir-t
visit to the State prisons. Hundreds
of lintiiaii being* tied a premature
grave in these loathsome dens. They
die lingering death* therein, or emerge
from them erippb d for life. It was
horrible to bo compelled to acknowl
edge that these sciiii-aniniate, wasted,
tilth)’ and dun-Oolorcd objects, draped
in a few rotten rags, were, after all,
men ami women. Tim cmdined at
mosphere, poisoned by exhalations
from every sort of abomination, abso
lutely stopp ’d my breath,*»o rank ami
fetid was it.”
It Is only fair to the Russian Govern
ment to admit that it did not ignore
this terrible indictment against its
prison officials with the same cynical
iiidiUcrmio • which* it usually displays
in similar out«. It actually too',; cog
nixniice of the report, and—dismissed
it« compiler from his functions at Oren
burg, besides suspending the Xortfiuu
McMcnyrr, the Journal which published
it.—Alhourmit.
A GOOD STOnY.
I.'t-rmlilnil Arthur Tell* llnw Hr H'm
lililimpril at M.u Lit licail.
Ex-President Arthur tells tho follow
ing story: “It is not generally known
that I was kidnaped once, but tho
same is true, nevertheless. In tho sum
mer of 'HI 1 whs taking atrip in a Gov
ernment dispatch boat along th" coast,
when one morning we put Into Marble
head in order to visit Salem, the an
cient home of witchcraft. Our timo
was limited, and we desired to escape
observation; but no sooner had wc
landed than I was recognized. Wo|
hurried into a carriage and proceeded
to Salem, but while in the museum of
that city, which contains many souve
nirs of the witches. I was accosted hy
a sad-faced man with a piercing black
eye, who had come, ho said, to ask
me to say a few words to tho people
of Marblehead. I (Irmly blit pleasantly
refused, on the ground of pressing en
gagements, and was compelled to re
peat my refusal at least three times be
fore tho sad-faced man departed. On
tho way back to the vessel my
carriage suddenly stopped, and the
door was rudely op. nod by tho sad
faced man, who again insisted that I
should speak to the people of Marble
head. Three tim<*s again I positively
declined. Ono of the naval officers
who was with inc became very angry,
and shut the door with a slam. Tbc
sad-faced man jumped upon the box
alongside the driver, and wo were
driven toward tho wharf. Presently
the carriage stopped again, tho sad
faced man again opened the door, and
before I knew wiint to do I found my
self literally borne along by the crowd
to the city hall and into a largo room
which was packed with the Inhabitants.
Resistance was simply useless. I had
been taken right off tny feet. Yielding
to necessity, I said to the sad-faced
man: 'Well, I will speak furtive mill
utes if you will let me go.' Tivo min
utes it shall bo,’ ho replied. I worried
along ns well ns I could, and nt the end
of it was allowed to go back to the ves
sel. Rut I can never forgot tho fact
that I was once kidnaped in Marble
head.”—Harper's It\ckly
DISPLAY WEDDINGS.
Happy Marriage! I’urtunaUljr Not D*.
I’cmlml upon Outward show.
A marriage ceremony may bo very
simple or very ostentatious. Ono
clergyman nnd two witnesses will suf
lice, but Jiore arc weddings nt which
several ministers assist, and hundreds
ot gueds nre present.
Tlieu there arc intniilc shade* oi va.
rloty in tho matter of bridesmaids,
groomsmen, ushers, music and llowers.
There may bu noun of these accessories,
nr ail of them. lint tho most pro
nounced display of music and llowers
that lias cotno to our attention, was at
a recent wedding where “the bride was
preceded to the chancel by a hundred
choir-hoys in wliitu gowns, chanting
the 1-olicngrin wedding march,” and
whore at the reception, instead of hav
ing but one marriage-bell of roses,
they had four, suspended over the
heads of tho happy pair.
We should ndvisc all possible show,
instead of simplicity, nt weddings, if
the happiness of tho bride and groom
could thereby be assured. But fort
unately tho outward surroundings of
tho marriage coremouy have little In
flnonco over the future of those whom
(t unites iu wedlock, and love is quite
as apt to bo present at tho humblest
nuptials ss at the grandest of weddings.
The rich enjoy no advantage over tbs
poor in this respect. No amount of
display will insure them hspplcr mar
rliges.—y. 7- Letter.
—Waodcu telegraph poles in Cauadt
eve being replaced by pole* of metal
THE JAILER’S WIFE.
' How Rho PrsvsntsO the Ksca|>« of • Lot
of Itoteolljr PfUuain.
It was the “con” man’s turn to tell a
story, nml ho cleared his throat and be
gan:
“I had got tired of footing it over tho
highways of Indiana, and one dny bor
; rowed a horse V> make traveling easier.
For some reason I never rould under
stand, th"y railed it stealing, and I was
arrested, bound over und sent to the
county jail.
“Tho place was full of hard cases,
and I hadn’t been in there three days
. when we formed a plot to break out
i Every county jail has Its weak spoL
This ono was strong in doors and bars
and walls, but weak at tho bottom. It
would Ik? no job nt all to go through
the floor nnd tunnel out.
“Thoro were six cells in tho ono cor
ridor nnd sixteen of us in tho crib. Ten
of us had, therefore, to sleep on cots
outside of the cells. Wo took tho cell
furthest from tho door to begin opera
tions in. There was no watch kept on
us nt night, and before morning we
had a fine tunnel started.
“There was a juiler, a stupid hoy of
sixteen us turnkey, and the Jailer’s
wife. Everything was passed in to us
through a wicket, and there was no
cause for the jailer to come among us.
It was a terribly strong place, just the
same, mid tho only weak spot, os I
have said, was tho chance for a tunnel.
A chap named Dodging Hill, who was
in for burglary, bossed the job. II«
pretended to know just which way to
head tho tunnel, and just how far to
dig to come out ill the alley behind the
jail, and of course none of tu inter
fered.
"At tho end of three days wo were
nil ready to go out. The idea was, of
course, to go at nigiit, but ono of tho
prisoner! was taken very ill, nml we
put off tlm escape for anothor twenty
four hours. About mid-afternoon of
tin? next dny there was nn alarm of
lire in tho town, and wo saw the jail«?r
and his assistant hurry away from the
Jail. As this loft the wife aloti", an l as
everybody would be at the scene of the
fire, we concluded to go out then.
“Do lging Hill had dug us near the
surface a s lie dr.r.-d. lie now passod
on ahead to break out tho way, and wo
followed close upon Ills heels—that is,
threo or four of us. Tho tunnel was
short and would not hold over three or
four. Tho others stood ready to creep
in ns svo crept out. I was next to Hill,
nnd as he broke the crust and daylight
streamed in, I heard a scream from n
woman. N>*xt moment there was a
dash of water into the tunnel, followed
by another nnd another, and enough
carao in to drown us. Wo had to
•shin* hack, and Hill was half dead
when we seized his heels and drew him
out
"Whitt hail happened? Well, the
tunnel was loo short by fifteen foot.
Instead of coming up in the Alley, Hill
broke ground in the back yard, and
right at the feet of tho jail
er’* wife, who was washing.
As tho grotiud garo away *h«v
saw a hand and arm, and, being a quick
witted woman, she tumbled to the tun
u *1 plot. Tiier»i were throe tubs on hot
bench, an 1 she poured tho contents of
oacti ono into the hole, and tlion rau in
an 1 brought out a bailer of hot water
and swished that in for good luck. That
didn’t satisfy her that she had driven us
back, nnd she puU a wooden conductor
under the pump, lends the other end to
tho hole, ari l she didn't let up pump
ing for a straight hour. Such was tho
grade of the ltinn.il that wo were ankle
keep in water in tho corridor before »ho
ceased operations. It was a line display
of woman's ready wit, and although wo
were half starved, and shackled to Uiu
cell doors for the next fortnight, uono
of us hold any grudge against the jail
er's wife.”—.V. Y. -S'tin.
A CURIOUS STORY.
A White Ktlle ftevre lli« Life hy ReUtlnt
Fairy Tele* to Moulli See ItlamWt.
Thoru is it tain told of a sea Captain
who, in a distant corner of tho South
ern seas, visited an undiscovered or un
explored }n'uuP ‘d beautiful islands.
After landing and trading with the
gentle natives he was asioii’nlied by
the visit of a white man, evidently a
•'orson of means and consequence,
who, after making himself very agree
able, implored tho Captain to givo him
a story-book, if lie had such a tiling in
Ids possession. The Captain had, and,
deeply touched by the pigs and cocoa
nuts which tho white exile had given
him, bestowed upon him a copy of the
"Arabian Jtiglit* £.iitcrlnliimcnl* .
Overcome by tho present, tho exile
burst Into tears, anil criotl: "Yon
hare saved my life, and given mo rank
and wealth.” On explanation, he said:
"2 should have long been eaten, but
whilo they were fattening mo I learned
enough of their lunguage to tell a child
tho story of •Little Ued Riding-Hood*.
Tho child repeated it, and tho whole
population were mad with Joy. They
had never heard a story before. From
that day I became a great and honored
man. When they had a national fes
tival I sat on top of a hill and thousands
wept (whilo some elderly rclntlvo wns
being cooked for a feast) at the cruel
death of the grandmother ns caused by
the wicked wolf. 1 bad with me a vol
ume of ‘Fairy Talea*, and I aoon began
to set a price on my performances,
•ltcd Riding-Hood* is rather worn; I
only get a hundred coooanuta for her
now; but ‘Cinderella’ is still good for
four pigs and a turtle, and ‘Beauty and
the Dcast' brings six or seven, accord
ing to the ipiulity. But with tho ‘Ara
bian Nights' 1 sliall bo ablo to go on
accumulating pork to tho end of my
days.—Christian Union.
—Paris Fijaro say* mat a Yankee
maker of sewing-machines has offered
Mine. Patti one thousand dollars for
each appearance, iu addition to hit
regular salary, if she will sit at ono of
his sewing-machines, instead of at the
traditional ipionicg-wbaol, while ring
ing tho "King of limit)”
FULL OF FUPi.
—Oats are so cheap In Winnipeg
that even an editor’s horse bad spunk
enough In him to run away the other
day.—Hamilton F/feetator.
most modest man,” says a
writer, "will generally embrace an op
portunity." But if her father catchea
him at it hi* modesty wont save him.—
linrlinyton Free Fret*.
—A bouse is solid on it* foundation
i And do»vu't move, nud a tiro is here,
there and everywhere, but everybody
knows a house can catch a lire very
easily.—Oil City Derrick.
—"The evening star is trembling on
(he hill top," wall* an Eastern poeL
We judge by this that the evening star
I* marri^I and isn't able to get bis wlfo
a new bon nob—Fetctnen Independent.
—Mistress (to old colored cook,
moaning and poking around tbo
kitchen) —Betsey, are you ill? Betsey
—No, missis, not 'xactly; but fac is I
ha’nt ambition 'nough to got outer my
own way.—Prairie Fanner.
| —"I sco," said Mrs. Do Wiggs ta
I her husband, "that tho King of Bavaria
is in debt about I7.&00.000." "Yes."
"How In the world can he have got so
deeply in d< btf" “Dunno, unless he
kept two hired girl*."— Chicago Timet.
—Wo ur- informed by an outsider
that a great many bark* have bcon
wrecked in Newark, N. J., within a
week or two—over one hundred cura
having been killed, owing to the hydro
phobia scare. Dog gouo such puusl—
1 Forritlotcn Herald.
—Ho anil She.—
llioy moot,
(Set av*»•«•!;
The »• tiulle
Awhile,
Then lie
Ami »l*ht
" Oh. lo»e:"
••oh. dortr
whma
A apace;
More lore.
More <love:
A walk,
A talk,
■one moon.
Mod »i*ooo,
* A'lllf cod.'*
Thei- wed I
And then—
Amen! I
—NtrciHiM irovtiew.
—Knickerbocker Jones, a New lor*
gentleman, has quit his boardingdiouse
on Lexington avenue. He had had
soup for dinner live consecutive days,
so he said to tho landlady, Mrs.
Smily: "Wo have had soup several
day* this week. Can’t you give u* a
change?’’ “Change," shrieked Mrs.
Sniily. “I've been getting soupdionea
from four different butcher*. Ain’t
that variety enough? How much
change do you expect for six dollar* a
troek."—Arkantaw Traveler.
—Grocer—“Yes, I have Just found
out who it was that broke into tho
I store last night—that rascal, Jack
Dames." Clerk—“What did lie take?"
i Grocer—“A dozen boxes of blacking,
four pounds of sugar, a tackdiammcr
and two boxes of cigar* " Clerk—
“What docs he say about It?" Grocer
—.“Says his family was starving, and
he had to have the nogessario* of life.
Guess we’d better not press the clinrge.
1 know how desperate hunger makes a
man."—llochetitr I'oil-Eiprtit.
—Bolgertop—" Had a remarkable
dream lust night I dreamed that I
canto home about 3 a. m.” Do Guy—
••Loaded?” "Yea. I didn’t take off
my boot*, bnt walked boldly up stairs,
making an awful racket went into tho
bedroom, and began to throw every*
thing out of the window—chair*, table*,
mirror*, everything!” "What did
your wifo say?” "Say? Site didn't
say anything. She woko up and aim*
ply smiled at me. That'* why I knew
it wn* a dream.”— Philadelphia Call.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—To find pleasure in (lower* is on#
sign of a sweet disposition.
—As soon as a boy learns to whittle,
lie feels that be has really begun to
lire.
—George W. Kclpin, a boss painter,
died in Philadelphia recently of starva*
lion. Ife had refused to take food bo*
cause lie believed that he was bewitched
and that he had no stomach.
—Sitka has a newspaper called the
Alaskan. Among the advertisers aro
threo lawyers, a goodly number of sa*
loon-kcepers and restaurateurs, a
butcher ami two brewers, one of whom
offers bis beer "exclusively for tuedl*
cinal, mechanical and scicnlilic pur*
poses".
—The American Ornithologist*#
Union officially recommend all pub*
lie fostering of the Knglish sparrow bo
stopped; that its introduction into new
localities be prohibited by law. and that
all existing laws for it* protection bo
repealed, and bounties offend for its
destruction.
—This same mistletoe, with whlfl|T~
there is so much fun to-day, la grsetly
fitlltn from its old plaoa in oeremonioo.
Ones It was a sacred twig out by a
whito-robod priost who brandished a
golden sickle in the young moon’s
light. By the priost stood boys alsp
clsd In whlto, and they caught the fall*
ing twlga upon a screen of whlto silk.
—rKUadel/ihia Press.
—Thn canal which the Bundesrath
has derided to conatnict, after twenty
yearn of agitation, between the Baltic,
thn Elbe and the North 8c*. will be •
work of rant importance to Europe
generally, and of great commercial
value to Germany, aa it will enable her
vcMela to reach the ocean without run
ning thn batteries of a poeaible foe.
—A ragged Washington news-boy
was recently noticed following cloeely
after Senator Beek, occasionally pick
ing up something from the pavement.
The Senator watched tho boy for
a while aud then discovered that he had
a hole in his trousers’ pockets, and tho
dimes and nickels were getting out of
the hole.— Wtnhington Republican.
—lire. Thomas, of Philadelphia, re
ported at a meeting of bee-keepers in
Trenton that she had obtained an aver
age of 150 pounds of honey from twen
ty colonies, or a total crop of 8,000
pounds. This was extracted honey,
for when she reoelved twenty-live oente
per pound, sitting her, therefore, 887.
50 per hive. She also cleared laat jeer
81,000 from her poultry yard, and run*
a twenty-acre farm betides.