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IBM QME JOURNAI A sn VOLUME XXII. WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE, SEPTlLMBEtt 26, 1883. NUMBER GENE UAL NEWS. The tliil(tiufr iMi)iilution of Virgin U is estimated at 251,000. Of thisntim 128,000 rro colored voters. The MiBBisBippi river lina 1(1,571 miles navigable to steamboats, and 20,221 miles navigable to barges. Tiik Texas pecan wop promises to be a very heavy one. Tho burdened trees aro hcuding under Jtho weight of half grown nuts. A National oimk has just lieen or ganized nt Aiiiiintoii, Alabama, with a capital of 00,(HH), ). D. Tnrker wis vtectcd president. It is supposed Unit tlio building of The Lady Knsly Mining and IManufao. turing Coinpimy will ho limited lit 15ns selville Alu. Tlic Apioka'(FIa,) eniml in l-oing made tweuly three feet wide mid seven feet deep. It is thought it will have to bo further enlarged to icveiity-Uvo feet in width. Tnn drill) fruit trade of States', illo, N. '., roaches mmuiilly into liundredH of tlionsr nils of Hiuuds, mill it wan never y previous yenr anything likens heavy .8 '.his. Mbmhimh Aviihiuehe: Southern far mers will have moro ensh in the bunk this yenr than ever before, even if the cotton crop bo 'short, because they owe less to the merchant mid have raised more fin d this year thniiuny previous vcv. Wilcox county, Aln., has n buby-lsiy now 14 months old, who weighs I'M iwunds. The parents have been offered $3,000 and expellees for tho privilege of if exhibiting the ehild for the benefit of tho medical fraternity. They have re fused. Tiik Eufnlla (Aln.) inills are putting in a new set of niachineiry for making patent pri-icess Hour. When completed tlio mil's will have a capacity of 400 bar rels prrdny, and will bo the best apjHiint cd i'i the country, The Water Valley, Miss., Central is not HiilihPcd with tho pistol assessment. It says: "Tlio iiHsessorB in this state can only gather in their rolls n totid of 227 piste's. Wo will venture the assertion that about 10,000 lies have been told the uasissors nhouttluB pistol question." . ; A Ki'KaAL from Aeworth Oa.,irB; 5ir. O. T, llcllolierts has ilisiiovered nud is now oiieniug ft rich silver mire. His show so far is tho best Uiing we wo hnvo ever seen in the line. He hug got his shaltepen mid molten ihi.ws it self in a puro state as it does near the surface. Aeworth will hnvo a genuine boom, The two cotton milln in Nntches have expended ill thut city in the past twelve months over $1100,000 for wages Mid ma terial. They ; have consumed nearly 70,000 bnles of cotton ond tunicu out 0, t lot), 000 yards of cotton goods and cloth. During the year Notches received 4(,2(M lalcs of cotton, 4,5G0 more than any previous year, Tub trustees of a Colored church at Winston, X. C, mortgaged tho edifice recently to secure 11,200 with which b have an excursion !to Columbia. Half thopniount required was deposited at Winston to the credit of tho Richmond liud Dnnvillc ltailrond. A special train was gent to Winston to draw tho money and take tho congregation, but it steam- bnck to Eichmoud when it was learned that tho tiustces could raite no more cash. At a recent ld men's gathering at Lewisburg, Trim., 104 members were present, tho oldest, being 104 years old There were 114 between tho ages of six ty and seventy; 42 between seventy and eighty; 5 between eighty and ninety; 2 hetw'een ninety and ono hundred; over 100 one. Of this number 102 were liorn in Tennessee, forty in North Carolina, eight iu Virginia, live in South Carolina, three iu Kentucky, ono in Maryland, one iGon-iiiy, ere in hcli.rjd nud llncein Georgia, Knoxvittb Tribune; Yesterday Mr Bouthy Nelson a youth of 113 years f igo canio toKnoxvillo 't'to have his pic ture took,"Mr. NelBcn lives about five miles'frcin tho city, though ho seldom Vi -i comes to town. He was accompanied , uy ins wile, a grandson, grandson. Tho latter and a great- is just 100- years younger father. than liis great grand- At Edward. Miss., two negroes nam ed James Kino- mid Oeorno Oaddis were anestcd Jcharged with having robbed the grave of Mrs. Hnttio Howell. . They confessed their euilt, informing the offi "O O- cer that they Btolo the body for the pur pose of securing tho bones of ono arm which they need in carryiug on their profession as conjurers, Ono was hung and tho nthor !'t,i. i ii.,t ti, es. v,. cape. f . EDITORIAL X0TES. Tbb New York Times is ondeavorins to boycott the nickel thrsn cont niece. hich is so easily mistaken for the silver dime. It came into existence with t hree cent posbige. and mnnv weonln believe thut it BhoiiKl h retirnl with tlic hi Out of 700 siieciinons f French per fumery examine,! at the l'mis Chemical Laboratory, 207 were condemned ns in innoiia to health. Of ;i,;itU specimens of wine submitted to analysis, oidy a57 were proiioniiml good. A New Yoiut lumlioi' dealer recently importod, from tho l'yrenes mountiu'ns, a walnut log which is twelve feet long aud nine foot in dimmer and weighs 22, 000 pounds. It is estimated to lie worth i2,0O0nsitlies, mid when it is sawed iuto veneering it will yield sixty-six thou sand feet which will bo worth $5,000. TimnE are custom-houses which pay aud others that do not. To the luter class belong the following, tabulated from a recent ofllcial report for the fiscal year ending Juno 30: Atlanta, On., col lections, 2; expenditures, $l,0i"H; Ht. Augustine, Fin., collections, $1311; ex penditures, $2,228; York, Mo., collec tions, $34; expenditures, f;H2. Tiik largest cattle raiiclio in the world is said to bo that of Chillies Ooodnight, at tho head of Hod Hiver, Texas. He begun buying land four jenrs ago, secu ring 270,000 acres at thirty fivo cents nn acre. In the meantime the prico has advanced from $1 to 2 iwr aero, but he is still buying and controls 700,000 acres. To enclose his landed jn-mscssions 2.10 miles of fence is required, On the range ho has 10,000 cattle. Tiik oille'al statement of tlio cotton crop of the United States for the year en diig August 111, lHKi, issued by tho na tional cotton exchange, shows a total crop of fi.fl-l'JJiiti bales, including re ceipts at the shipping ports f,00!t,('il2; and shipments by mil routes overland to northern spinners direct from producers, W 1,801. Tho report shows that the southern mills 'consumed ):I,H73 bales. The increase in tho total crop, compared with the previous veiir, ' was 1 ,10.1,708. I'ku takings oi the Uuilod Slates aptii- ners for the year wcro 2,O7U,0!H5 bales, an increase of 103,001. A tabulated statement of the receipts and expenses of the average cost of col lecting uuo dollar of revenue in all of the custom districts of the United States for tho fiscal yenr ending Juno 30, 1883, has been prepared at the treasury depart ment. From this statement it appears that $210,780,809 were collected nt n cost of $0,422,127. Tho cost of collecting one dollar ranges in the different districts from ono cent to eight mills in New York, to fifty and eighty-four cents in Atlanta, the average cent in all of the districts being two cents, nine mills and a fraction. In twenty-nino out of tho ono hundred nud thirty districts thocost of collecting one dollar was mors than a dollar, nud iu thirty of them it was less than ton cents, A Typical J! oilcan City. A letter from Chihuahua, Mexico, says: I arrived a few days ago, and mil now in tho engineering department of the Mexi can Central ltiulroad, draughting, lit $150 a month in American mouey, equal to $172.50 iu Mexican silver and $180.30 iu Mexican paper. Wo am to receive our pay in Mexican silver dollars, so yon may think of me, about tho middle of July, going lor my pay witn a whocibnr- w- : It is Hard for us to keep money moro than they expect to rmlv'j and also because one has a fooling that money is worthless and will bear squandering. Exchange for American money is from 11 to 2 per cont It pays to get Mexican dollars in tho States at seventy-live cents aud bring them back home, w here tlu7 are worth ighty-five cents. I have just paid fivo dollars in Mexican paper fur a poor washbowl nnd pitenorot carmen, ware, nud eighteen dollars for a single wool mattress. Hoard is tiurty dollars per month anil very poor. Rooms are very hard to find. Everything is paid for in Mexican paper unless otlierwiso stated, n evening except sitting on the plaza. The band plavs twice aweek and everybody comes but. Tho city is well governed and .L.I :t.i. in -.;.i..i0 i,i v. ...'l Ti ; ....... ,lnl n l.lll cent those executed, aro put to work cleaning the strecU under' an armed guard. The dirt is garnered into smnn piles and a man with a wooden chopping tray and a piece of board, gathers it and carries it off in a tip cart drawn by amnio. The country about the city is desolate and bnrren in tho extreme, and very lit llo is rnised exoent vegetables nnd fruit. The city was built from tho proceeds "T" ' . , nR .... a dutvi wind iiwi.. i mine has been closed for years, I do not see what supports the inhabitants now. Boston capital is opening mo niinoagnin. The railroad is expected to be finished to tho City of Mexico in a little over a ... i . i yoar, a distance oi eigiu nuimreu or thousand miles. Alio lllt'xiouil iiniiu I - system is poor;, . 'luo man is diiiupcu into a iwx anu evorj Dooy ueips duusoh. An eDfra has been to lrogres nere bui was supposed to be fine, but it was not L'qtiftl to a variety buow iu iu omin. Tnr.aoni TTirTT.Ttv bolds that an acre of g00j fighiug giouud will yield more f0a iu a week ilmn au acre of tho host hind will produoo in a year. Huxley ,..., .-,.. i. o,l nntch ni? fish him self If he had ho would Know mat. om ilsh' to each square mile of water hi abouf the average nowadays. . tit. i Itoston rascal got i!; f,.r a while by hanging around the Post Office, pretendingo iuvdJ!"vga,Z(it. send in registered ,m"u y xr i,t them thnt "under a new pile" tUey ouW got no jwa the nor a cu.iri,Aixr. nmUM-cqlviitlniiii hi plralra ntnl Rrnnttimr Tlmt(Mi!il'Hzliyoiimitnili .1, 1 kiuiw. Can yon fcH what In mmul liy Ini rn ,? Call jrwi ulcMJy Uclliio rain uml mow? Do yon know tlieroV a valvo tn the bcllown ? Clin you Itll why your cluck 1 loo .low ? Why (lie pcmliilmn n,.t(ii Wlilng ufior? IVrhupa It Is nwili(jliig too low. "Tlioy wu (toing up town in tho evening," Du yon call that had uraiiimar, I ayV I m mi o Mary .)uiio and liar molhur 8jj worbo thlngt than that (ivory day. Iiutla'poio "walmlilil lie 111 tlio p'nral, To Krco with Ita old mihrct 'they," AcoordiiiR to rule my I I'vo Inai it,' Tlare i two pur ociit. K"tie riuht away. And, now, only look at the pir-lng, It will auroly take in every rulo; And, down nt tho end, mom Mho nyntax, With anlhoritic given "in full" Arithmetic, my I how I hnto 0, I'm atapid at that In tho i himii Bn how, in tho name of vroaliun, Can I he expected to paas 'I Horo'a a ton-acre lot to he fenced In, Here ii duty to And mi aonie tea; Iloru'a a prohlnni in old alli gation, And a nionatroua qnaio-ioot ono I ace. Can ynn loll who dofoatcd the Indiana? l)o you know who wan killid in a ilind? fmyon know what the first tax h raim d on And how lome junt Ihouxht it most cruel I' rorhana I mav ma on an avrracn. If Ihri'C-rourtlia aro right I'll get through: uui my uacner can auen uniiga aiiabhy, Ko what la a poor Lov to do? kVVIV If flTtlVITVV Capturing a Still. The other night, Major Oriddlcwood, who long ago won his spurs as an cdi cicut revenue oflicer, related tho follow ing story: At ono time we had a great deal ol trouble with illicit distillers in Arkausaw. Thcro was ono neighborhood especially where it seemed impossible to discovor tho outlaws. This community was away up on White river. Oflicer after oflicer had been sent up, and quito a numlier of them aro there yet, although the depart ment did not receive notification that they intended to leave the service. One day the news came in that ono of our best men had just been killed at Drip ping Springs, by which nanio tho dan gerous neighborhood was known. I was sent for by tho marshal, who said: "Major, yon hnvo hnd considerable 'iiccess in minting for distillers. Now we want you to find those fellows and bring them to justice. As you know, nono of our men have been able to iiin) them and-" - ' "They've been found a trifle too often,' suggested. ' " " "That's a fact," the marshal agreed, "but not by the right man. Now I want vou to take as many soldiers as von want, go to the place and break up the business, I rcflocted for a moment aud replied: "I think that our mutako lias lieen in tnkinor too many mon. It is almost im possible for a party of men to find a wild cat distillery, llioir approncli is soon heralded and disaster is cei lain to follow. I will Ko alone and discover tho nest. Then I can return and capture the entire outfit," "Rather hazardous," the marshal said, thoughtfully scratching his head. "Not so dangerous as the course hith erto adopted. "All richt: use yenr own judgment." ' The next day I started on my perilous expedition. 1 went horse-back, and my orocress was very bIow. When at last I reaelied tho place, I found n beautiful, rich conntry, with great hills and little valleys luxuriantly carpeted witn grass. could see no signs of lawlessness, but on tho other band I wns kindly treated. r stnrjrjed nt the house of. a mini named Anderson, a well-to-do follow, witU some education and a lirigiit-cyod daughter, who seemed to be devoted to her lather. t saw at onee that Anderson was an honest man, and when I learned that ht had neon in tho Federal army l felt se cure under his roof. Still I did not care to tell him my real business, but iu answer to a question, stated thnt J was looking for land iu a leisurely sort of way, having just been discharged from tho regular army and especially desiring a rest from that dangerous activity which all army 'officers incurred. "Well, sir, you aro welcome nt my house and I hope you'll lind your slay pleasant. My daughter, who can row a boat to perfection, win ciioeriuuy con tvibnta to vonr enioymont." "I underetiuid," looking at him, 'that soveral government olUeera havo been killed by illicit distillers in this neigh' borhood." Yes," ho replied; "shamefully mur dcrcd. Well, I won t Bay murdered, for the distillers no iioniti coiisniercii n sen- defense. Up in the lulls, here, some- where, mere is a .inrgu "' .r. I Will 1)11 ft lOlld UIIIC, I UUMH, I'l lUlU H ffnvnrnment breaks it up. It is almost through tho hills, and it is almost cer tain death, for tne distillers can see almost every turn. My advice would lie to watch for tho whisky that's sent away, captitro the mon handling it and compel hem to snow 1110 cxaut luouuuu uj un liKtillery." Suveral rtavn passed and still I mad nn nmirrom i was not reearuuu iu mm i i i :.. ii. i lirrhtof miHiiicion which I thought would nliiii-nM.iri- mv ftDPCurance among the peoplo, aud I was sooa conviuoea tnni ii.. i M nrn.md n-nr not in svmtui- thy with tho distillers. Finally I told Anderson my uusiiioss. -Wi.il " )ia said, "if I can do any thing for yon I'll do it cheerfully, bnt loi monxwise jira" Watch tho river, as that is the only way they can possibly ship the stnK 1 am going up tlio river io-uuy walnut lumber, and if you will ftccom - ... n.n tinv Tlinkfl 11 dlSCOVelT. Al vou have no doubt noticed, I make a great many coffins. Not for govcrumen officials," he ii Wit 1 A HUlllU. t.; nMVinii for thtt WOW Orl-nus market. During an epidemio, it is almost impossible to got coffins to tho city fast enough, and at snoh times 11 nit number of men. Come V VU..-OM n . . J 1H1 ..l.n.a -ami mXT nliMo of business, Th Hhnn stood near the river baiiK, a..ni nrirmnn were employed in dressing walnut lumber. CUffinB were .innuDj tm nil nrnniid. and a flat-Doat u: S.i iih tbn deathly fumi ...... t ,11.1 t,n nn ilia river witn linn. x urn r" "I' , ., -n. t,:m AuderBon. but took lot nd with hu .i : ' I 1 - - - Intis'iter. She was not devoid of cliurins. anil she chatted gaily ns she rowed. i want pa to loavo tills place, she s:ihh "Mother pl.icd away and died from sheer lonolineso. and if I-woro not so light-hearted, I think 1 should go thai way too. "Do yon ever soo any of the illicit dis tillers?'' t asked. 'I expect I seo them, but I don't know them, of course. They aro torri lilo when they get mad, but as Ioiir as nicy aro not disturbed you. wouldu t know that they were in tho ucighlior- hood. When wo moved lioro they re garded pa with lingering suspicion, but liually, sntisAcd that he was iu no way connected with tlw government, they dismissed their apprehensions and have vvi' siiico treated him witn tho utmost courtesy. Pa is making money out ot tho coffin business, but it is such a grim trade that I cannot half enjoy any finan cial benefit that wo derive from it, Sav. you're, hunting for tho wild cats, aiut you Hush, don't talk so lend." "Nobody can hear us, but you are, i.int you ?" "Suppose I were, do you think I would tell any ouo?" "I heard you tell father, Put its all I'iKlit. 1 won t say anything anoiit it. I haven't iinv friends nnionff thu wild ts. and for my part I wouldn't caro if thev were all in prison," 'I remained several days longer, and en decided to return to the city, report itifuvorably, adopt other measures; and mam lake up tho enterprise, Andvrsou .idvised nic to sell tho horse and co down with a Mat boat load of eolllns. I did iot like the idea, but reflecting that it would he safer, 1 disposfd of my horse, mil was soon ready for tlio voyage. 1 1'wlii my friends an alleetioiiato fare- iveii, and stood on a coiiin ihk cnoueli or mo uiidiii giaiir, and waved my iiindkerchicf at Sophia Anderson as file lioat rounded tlio Ix-nd. We had started ai'ly, and by tho time the shadows bo- -an to lenutheii, wo wove a Ions distance from Dripping hpring. It seemed to me that tho men on te boat watched no curiously, for every tiino I walked uoiiiid it appeared that one of them fol lowed me. My suspicions increased as vciunir came on nnd wl.en I saw the men engaged in a whispered conversa tion. I was convinced that violence was ue diluted. Happening to notice a cof- in on which several others were piled. I saw something dripping from it. Just then I looked up and saw n gun leveled it me. In another instant a bullet i.zed close to my head, so close that ( fell backward into tho water. 1 did not lose my presence of mind nnd kepi myself under water as long as possild When I- arose to tho suifnee, so vera tln r shots were fired, and sinking agau I remained under water until 1 reaehei the shore, which fortunately was not f: iwav, when I arose under a thick cliim f willows. Through the gathering dark nets I could dimly see tlio men, nu could hear tho splashing of an oar whicl I know was manipulated to keep the boat from floating down. I roekiu ho s all right, said one of tho men. I know ho is," a gruff voire replied, fer I drawed ft bead on his head, an a man what kin hit ft bailer dollar sixty yards aiut no slouch of a shooter, leinnie tell yer. J5ot lio a got a linnet uiroiigii his brain, of he's got any brain. I'd rntlier liet on the imiiet man uie train." tho first speaker rejoined. "We've pot to be certain about these things." said a man who seemed to be iu miihority. "Yon know what Anderson's irdersis. (bt ft boat tliar, Jack, an you an Join padnio out innr awiiue. uu tut. thar to them willows." Tim boat was lowered and tho splash ing of tho Old's cuiuo nearer and nearer. My heart beat violently. Great (iod, the miHtii came out and shone full on my face. I -ased myself down until only the tip of my nose was above the surface. Thank heaven,"! breamed as a eioiui obscured tho moon just as the boat brushed tho willows. Thoystrnck under with their oars, actually struck mo once, and just as I was about to seize the boat and take my chances of turning it over and escaping, ono of them said: "no's all right, 1 toll you. tiiiiik i can't hit a man's head ? Slmvo hi r off, uud;i breathed a prayer as the dip of the oars grow fainter. I remained in this uncomfortable posi tion about a half hour longer, men drew mvself out and was soon traveling through tho woods. After n terrible journey of hunger mid niuguo i reaeni o Little ltock nud made my report. Several days afterward L was again nnU f()r Dripping Spring, this time wUh asrong j)OSH0 of ,, Touching Wlito ver near the place whero I had fallen overboard, wo dismounted to rest, Wo had not lieen thcro very long uiiui we saw tho coffin boat returning. I Bocreted mysolf and ordered my men to compel t hn bout to land and to bring tho mon to our resting place, instructing thorn as to a form of interrogation. When hailed thoy readily complied and approached the bank. They did not seem to lino so mucu aiiouuoii, ior thoy did not movo up tho bank with any great degreo of alacrity. "Do you know," said ono of my men, "What became of a United States oflicuil named Qriddlowood, who came np hero ime time ago? "No, sir," replied the captain of the coffin boat, "but I heard that he had bought a piece o' land over the moun tains an' has opened a farm." "Did yon ever meet mm r ".Believe 1 did meet mm once ai iur. An(orgon.g ijon8e, 'Peered to me like (ie wafi love witu tue Anderson Ral." O .. .i i .11 n.lL : "Don t suppose inai coniu mm n mi, do yon?" "Mout nna mm u yon wusier go over tho hills." "That s unnecessary," I remarked, ,.iri:,.- fvnm Iwli.tifl a ion fin1 roll frontillg the villains, fney threw up their hands and prayed that their lives might be spared. We did not intend to Kive them the lcastchanoe of escape and I 1 :inint ln.l seenrely pinioning their hands, we took them down to. tho boat, where, after gaining all possible information, I left them under a strong guard. We wore not long in gaining the neighborhood of Anderson's residence. It was a lato hour nt night, and we surrounded tho nous. without alarming anyone, I inntruclec two of my officers to call Anderson, and gain I secreted myself. Halloa I" All right," cnnio from within the house, aud pretty soon Anderson ap peared. Mr. Anderson, I believe," said the oflleer, "Yes, sir; won't yoli come in ?" "No, hardly got the timo. I've come to this neighborhood in search of Major Oriddlcwood. Aro you acquainted with him?" 'Oh. ves. shoflld sav I am. for he and my daughter are to bo married soon. I ll show her to yon. Here, Soph, and the giH came out. "Hero is i gentle man who is looking firr your intended husband. "Good evening, sir. Looking for the major, en? How I wish 1 could sco him. "Hero I am," I said, emerging from my hiding place and confronting my intended ' and her father, Anderson actually foil on tho gro'ind and his daughter uttered a shriek that made the woods ring. lhey were soon made prisoners and taken to the boat, ftiwt lay tho distillery was easily found aii.-l destroyed. The coffins wore found to be lined with tin, and although ominous looking casus, were not bad ns Vessels of shipment. Tho prisoners wore tried and punished to the full extent of tho law. and cvei since then, tho Dripping Spring neigh borhood has been ono of tlio most or dcrlv and law-abiding communities in the State. SPEAK (JKXTLY TO EACH OTilEIl. A Sllnrr Inr I ho i'hllilron. "Plonso to help mo said little Frank. a minute, sisb r, "Oh. don't disturb mo," I said; "I'm reading." "lint just hold this stick, won't yon, while I drive this pin through '" said Frank. "I can't now, I want to finish tin's story," said I, emphatically; and my lit tle brother turned away with a disap poii.iYd look in search of some ono else to assist him, Frank was a bright boy of ten years, and my only brother, lie had 1 11 ve iling a young friend, and had seen n windmill, and as soon us ho canie home his energies were all employed hi making a small one; for he was always trying to make tops, wceellmrrows, kites, and all sorts of things, such as boys delight in. He had worked patiently all the morning with saw and knife, and now it only needed putting together to complete it; and his only sister had refused to assist him, and he had gone away with his young heart saddened. I thought of all this immediately after lie left me, and my book gave morn pleasure. It was not intentional nn kiudness, only thoughtlessness, for 1 loved my brother, and was generally kind to him; still, 1 bad refused to help him. I would have gone after him, and afforded the assistance, but I knew he hud found somo one else, lint I hud neglected au opportunity of gladdening a childish heart. In half an hour Frank camo bounding into tho house, exclaiming: "Come, Mary, I've got it up. Just seo, how it goes!" His tones wero joyous, ond I saw he had forgotten my petulance, so I determined to atone by unusual kindnesu. I went with him, and sure enough on the roof of the out houso was fastened a miniature wiudiiiill, and tho nnns wero whirling around l ist enough to plonso any boy. I praised tho windmill and my little brother's ingenuity, ami he seemed happy, nnd entirely forgetful of my tuikindness, and I resolved, ns 1 had many times before, to bo always loving and gentle. A lew days passed by, and the shadow nf a great sorrow darkened our dwelling. Tho joyons laugh and noisy gleo wore hushed, and our boy lay in a darkened room with anxious faces around him. his cheekB flushed, and his eyes unnat urally bright Sometimes his temple would moisten and his muscles relax, and then hope would como into oui hearts, and our eyes would 1111 with thankful tears. It was in ono of those deceitful calms in his disease that he heard tho noise of his little wheel, ami said: "I hear my windmill." "I)oes it mako your headache?" 1 asked. "Shall wo take it down ?" "Oh, no," ho replied, "it seems as il T wero out of doors, and it makes me feel better." Ho mused u moment, and llion added: "Don't yon remember, Mary, thnt I wanted you to help mo fin ish it, and you wero reading, and told mo yon could not? Ilut it didn't make any difference, for mamma helped mo." Oh, how sadly those words lull npr.n my ear ! and wiiai inner moraories thev awakened I How I repented as I kissed littlo Frank's forehead that I had over spoken unkindly to him I Hours of sorrow wont by, and wo watched his couch, hope growing fainter and fainter, and anguish deeper, until ono wcck from the morning on which nespoKo ot ins childish Bports, we had closed ino eyes onco so sparkling, and folded his hands over his pulseless heart. He sleeps now iu tho grave, and home is desolnto; but tho littlo windmill, tho work of Ins busy hands, is still whirling in he breeze just whoro ho plaocd it, upon the roof of the old woodshed; and every timo I see tho tiny arms revolving I re member the lost littlo Frank-ami I re member also the thoughtless, unkind words I . i , . i i Brothers and Ristors, bo kind to one auother. Bo goutlo, considerate, and loving. Voo Eahnest. A feature of tho Santa fo celebration was to have been a sham battle, intended to represent , the op tnm of an Indian pueblo by flu i Span uirds. The Indians climbed to the top oneof the buildings, brandi.hinfr thoa . nnd nmitted shrill, car- r iZV "The bold Spaniard. nauscd. There was ahitoh. Theorig. nl plan was for the oavanen. i ...u '...'... !.. nnnb o. and the Indians ZTe Z Zt fly i shower of blunt arrow, into the gronnd at their feet. Bnt it oo, a 4 dm knights that arrows might ?o nstray, and they declined to take ths the cotim clf.uk hot mao. rhr True Htory nl sn l iilormnndl rlfffttiirr Iu a I'ikr t'ounlT I'lia Primrlmrrd. F.d. Mott tells this funny story iu the SVw York Sun: The Comity Clerk has resigned as a member of the Milford Firo Department, of which he, together with a titty-foot hook and ladder truck and tho ex-District Attorney, hnd long been nn important appurtenance. Hu was led to sever his connection with the department by what ho nllcgiii was a piece of deception on the part of tho ex District Attorney, by which deception his usefulness nnd two panels of board fenco wero siintiltaiieotisly impaired, and his dignity as a citizen, a man, and a grandfather greatlv injured. According tho accepted account of tlio allair, it seems flint nt n session oi tho boys at tho Crissnuin J'onso the athletic exercise came up for disctnmon, and much difference of opinion wasfound to exsirft nn to tho individual merits of certain pedestrians. This discussion grew warm, and the ex-District Attorney was filially prompted to remark that when it came right down to powers of endurance as ft pedestrian, be felt that ho himself would never 1m called npon to take a back sent for nn one, where upon tlio County Clerk, who hnd failed to agree with thl ex-District Attorney on any point during tho evening, ejacu lated ralher contemptuously Hint some pno')e could do moro wonderful tilings with their mouths in ten minutes than they could perform with their hands and feet in six months. This wns taken by the ex-District Attorney as a direct per sonal allusion, and lio obtained the floor to remark that if sonio people whom ho might mention would mix morn water with what they drunk they would probably bo better qualified for steady pedestrian exercises tileinseivcB. Tho County Clerk replied with some heat that, water or no wrder, he would bet 85 with tho ex-District Attorney, if the latter thought ho could borrow the money to put up, that ho (the County Clerk) would walk tho shoes off of him (the ex-District Attorney) tuo l'st day ho ever saw, and do it easy. Tho ex District Attorney said thnt wns all right, and if tho County Clerk wanted to get mad ho could get mad and bo blamed to linn ; and as for money, lie could show just ns much ns any one in the crowd. Tho County Clerk said if that was the ciwie it might not bo a bad idea for the ex-District Attorney to show a little, us they had been sitting there all tho oven mg, aud ho lindn t seemed to bo very anxious to sling much around. It la not known what the ex-District Attorney in tended to reply, or what tho result of thu bandying of pleasantries might have been, for just then Jake Schorr, the stage driver, who was returning from a lato tram tit, 1'ort Jervis, came dashing down tho road, wilh his toam and crying "Fire I" "Fire I" at the top of his lungs. . Then thcro was a hurrying to and fro among tho boys. The hook and ladder truck was housed in thoCrissmaii IIoiisi barn. Tho County Clerk and the ex- District Attorney rushed foritnt once. Hie former seized hold of it at tlio rear, while the latter handled the tongue. Tho night was very (lurk. TnJ (ruck was quickly taken out, nnd the County Clerk shouted: "Now let her go, boys I I'll push lie bchind aud you handle tho tongue." Then ho added to himself : "I'll see how much pedestriaiiism thcro is iu that Dis trict Attorney, now, you iKst He's got to bo a good one if I don't wind him be fore this run is over." Away they went. Tho fire was up town, 'three-quarters of a mile away. Itetoro they had gono half a block tho County Clerk was clearing ten feet of ground at every step. ".SwectOhristmasl"thoughthe, "what an infernal gait them bovB hnvo struck. If they koop that up tho District At torney'll bo d?od beforo he gets there, nnd I II bet on it." lly this time tho County Clork's feel barely nnd timo to touch tho ground at nil. His hat was gono, and lie swung along behind tho truck like a kite toil in the wind. "If he am t n runner, I m blowed I in said, "If they don't get to that fire ilamo soon, or if ho don't fidl dead, I'm n goner." A still greater burst, of speed on the part of tho truck lifted tho County Clerk off his feet, and ho struck out Ixdiind the machine ns striunht ns a coupling polo. Au instant ho hung poised. 1 hen he lost his grip. Ho shut his cyoB and went right on. ITo rushed through apaeo for fifty feet. Then he met ft board fence. Ho looK two panels oi u with him ns ho went through it, As he rested in the middle of a fivo-ncre potato nntch he stud: - "Well, l'vo heard of good running. hut if that don't- rather knock the spois off of anything ever done. I'm a three' leiweil lMit." So, when the Comity Clerk learned that ho had been following tlift irues with Jake Schorr's horses hitched to the tongue and taking it ovor the grouna si . .i l . liaf tin AT. District Attorney 11 ooolly .ridden on it every step of the way to the fire, lie felt hurt! ' he said thnt if thoy wanted tn mil a Fire Deimrtment on such prin ciples thoy could, but as for him, no. Aud ho resigned. Too Fas. ii ..ml dismast amusing young man ut Saratoga is said to be the ouo whose tastes hvo ruu ahead of the mouey al lowance which his father accords him. u could drivo one horso without ex- travagenco, but his desires extend to a nuir: ono good room would lodge him comfortably, but bo likes to lounge in two; and bo he goes, making himself miserable when lio might be nappy. Whv does this bring him misery ? Be cause he could pay his bills it he didn't make n fool of himself: bin as It is, credi tors hound him at every turn. He came with his hair cut very short, so the utory goes, and bloaohed from its natural red to a light blonde. This had been Hone for improvement, and se it rudely unjust for a familiar acqustotance to cry ont to him, qttan'tanyto'J. ,ld chap. They'll kow you u mm- YOUNG MAN, BRACE UP. A VKHTERN EDITOR'! AIM It TU IIII4 KIDS. The V.ii Ma W ' U1 From the Milwaukee 8nn. A lazy man is too contcmptiblo to live, and lias no rights bis fellow men are bound to respect. Young man, youmay as well understand, first as lost, that yon have got to work for all yon get In this world. You may not always get what you cam, as there are men in this world too mean and contemptible togivo to others what really belongs to thorn, bnt if yon would keep out of Uie poor honse, and have a competency in yonr old oge, you will have to work for it, To lie suro there is a great difference in men. Home are entioweu whu j intellectual powers than others, while omo are greater ph ysleally. Some men re born low down in the scale of intol- lectualism, but mark yon the physical ofsuchaman. Thcreisa wayprovidod, however, for every man to better mm self. Yon won't find it in the gin smll, neither is it to lie found at the gaming table. Kemcmbcr one thing, and that is, you have not the capacity to take Into vonrself all the strong drink made in this world, and you had better let the coutract out before yon attempt to work on it. Don't bet all" yon have on a bob. tail flush, or before yon know it the other man will either raise yon out or the game or coine in on a straight flush. Nino nnndrea ana ninety jounfj men out of a thousand, whe Bianco, wuu an idea ol becoming suddenly rich by bet- Ung on a snre thing, get lit, aua are worse off than when they came into the gamo. Tho bov horse is more liable to get boat if yon hold a pool chock on him tnnO ne was Dciore you put up juiu money. Such certainties are nn certain ties, and never give np a oortainty for an nrmnrUintr. Don't fool with the tiger; you can't most always tell which way the beast will jump, When a young man sits down in idle ness, with an idea that the world ewes him n living, it's high time his body was committed to the dust from whence it came, As for his sonl, nothing will ever bo known of it. It is bo small mat it would rattle round in the shell of a mus tard seed, and when it leaves his lazy carcass, is for ever lost on account of its Innnito proportions. A record of tho young men who nave been unfortunate enough to have a for tune left them ehows that eight in ten never amount to a singlo atom in the world, and seven out ol the eight die bankrupts, financially, morally, and otherwise. When a father brings np his son in idleness, never teaching him the first principle of economy or Uie value of a dollar, he commits a terrible blunder. The father guilty of snoh a crime gener ally bos to saw wood for a living in his old age. Nine ont of ten of the bovs with fathers who bring them np in idle luxury, ere they reach the meridian of life are total wrecks. Wrecked on the rocks of total depravity which lie be neath the stream of life and on whose sharp and ragged edges thousands ol lives have been wrecked and ruined. Money bags may, like bladders, keep yon sIkivo the waters of distress for a time, but puncture thn, let tkeir contents exeape, and yon sink. Young man, you have undoubtedly meant to do well. No young man ever goes astray intentionally, but in some idlb thoughtless moment he graduates from soda water and lemonade to some thing stronger, and before he is fairly aware of it he has not only lost caste, but has a whole menagerie on his hands and is employing a doctor to holp dis pose of his immense elephants and Uie snakes that laughingly cuddle in his boots. Yes, the world presents too mw temptations for the minds of all to with stand, and the only safe way for a young man is to keep away from the tempta tion. If Ton see a man at wheel of fortune win ten times running by betting on the red, you just keep your hands out of your pocket and see him lose all be made at the next turn of Uie wheel and on the very color or number yon knew wonld win. Boys, the recklessness of youth is what has caused bo many mothers' hair to turn as white as the driven snow. It's this that has caused bo many fathers and mothers to give np by tne wayaiae ana be laid in premature graves. The lollies ol our youtn nang neavier upon iuo hearts of our fathers and mothers than the millstone that grinds the kernel into the fiucBt flour. It's a pity that some ot our yonng men of to-day didn't fall in between the millstones before they have caused the treuble they have. A Way They Hare In Bnsila. The St Petortburg Herald reltlt that wdently in a onth Bosaiai i viJW , . vuuu.nt iu moauMd ot a tbet. Th ir.nt Mt nt ako war. bnt seat aa Irnoate to dead his esnaa before the local judicial msgnst The lawyer em ployed all Bis eioquemw wu otkuw Judge that his olient was innocent, but his clever appeal had no effect npon Uie Magistrate, who knew tho accused, and had probably condemned him before he heard the details of the ease. He gave the sentenoe five and twenty blows with a rod. The village Solomon was informed that Uie onminal could not be found. "Never mind, he observed, "Justice must have its course. As Uie criminal is not in our hands, we decree that his advocate shall receive the flogging. The man who has tne lace to defend suon a rascal deserves to be punished. . , The luckless lawyer in vain protested , against the illegality, absurdity and utter injustice of the notorious The loss of his time and his s"V i j.j .m ho nailta tr couwuuru, -- pr I X IWM tli. twentrr-flve tr frH.nl th abaent criminal , ft whale thihks iUell S big fish, and flOBlnj uj to powebot ? .. : ii! :;iif '!! !! Si! i iv'V ' 1! i i r -. t ...!. : jifi1.)- ; W?. ft ' ' ff- I