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CEDARTOWN RECORD.
W. S, D. WIKLE & 00., Proprietors.
CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1875.
VOLUME II. NUMBER 21.
TIMELY TOPICS.
Camiuth, the editor who carried a
pistol-hall in his bond for seven months,
in dead. The man who shot him hns
been surrendered by his bondsmen, and
will soon 1x3 put on trail for murder.
WHEN the law o( Massachusetts pu>-
vidiiur that all railroad trnins shall come
to ailtU stop'before crossing a track of
ano{|icr line waa enacted, it gave much
diqp|ii8fjtction t* railroad men. The law
^ tatVftoweWrtwnved a one, and it
is said that no raijitond man of the, state
would now consent to its repeal.
day*. Hclmiltling will go on all over the
■city, ami thus give -fahor to hundreds in
cleaning ruins,The people are in good
spirits, and while terribly nfllieted,are plucky
and brave. Ilnndrodsare too proud to say.
they need help, and ladies go out and find
women and children needing food, hut
ashamed to beg it.
A FRONTIER FROLIC.
Just ns wo wore going to press lust week
wereoeived the news o! n fatal cutting
and stabbing affray that occurred at
Hosier’s ranch on the North Platte. The
parties engaged were a Texan herder ami
a Spaniard, who also came up the trail
Tmr new state constitution of Nebraska
contains a provision that the United
States senators for that state shall here
after l*o elected by direct vote of the
people. It will l*c an interesting ques
tion now to be settled whether this is
not in conflict with the constitution of
the United States.
A MVAffTATiNo firo swept through
Virginia City, Nevada, last week, laying
the greater part of the city in ruins, and
learltig thousands of jveople homeless
and destitute. No greater calamity has
befallen any western town for many
years, and, if the prospective destitution
is us great bh represented, and the num
ber of people left houseless as many as
reported, their suflering will nppenl to
the charitable the wholeVmntry
The mysterious murders that have be
come so frequbnt in New England of late
are discussed a great deal in the papers
thore. Ouo descendant of the Pilgrims
offers in nn exchnngo the following val
uable suggestions to coroner’s juries:
“Take up the corps and make the man in
charge touch her if sho bloeda that is the
man I had the same evidence with
some fiftoeu years ago this will show you
the correck way of holding n coroner’s
jury this in as true oa god in heaven try
thiqand you will satisfy theWiole of the
New England stats just ns i tell so help
mi god.”
Norman Wiaud, of Washington, who
is conducting ordnance experiments at
Boston, fired, last Saturday, an “ ii
proved chilled iron Wiard projectile
wlilph penetrated a heavy iron plating
twelve inches at a distance of 1,055
yrirds. The'shot weighed 551 pounds,
and the charge consisted of 70 pounds of
hoxagonnl oriental powder. The shot
struck the exact spot at which it
f Mmed; the^dating was entirely perfora
te^ nnd showed marks of the Manges of
iiho shot. Its rotary motion velocity
mas 1,370 feet per second. The ex|x*ri
incut was witnessed by several hundred
parsons, including several hundred
nnd navy ofllcera and students of tech
'nology. „
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY
KMT.
The following grades of corn under th
now grading rules lias been I'sUihiiHhnl b
the conlinittee on grain of the New York pr
riuco exrhnhge: One, white corn 5 t\vo,ycllo
“ rnrn; three, mixed corn: four, low mixed
com; five, stenm corn; six, no grade
Whito com must be sound, dry, plump and
well cleaned. An occasional colored
shall not deprive it of tills grade. Yellow
corn must he sound, dry, plump
f luantd. An occasional white or
shiJl not deprive it of this grade. Mixed
corn must b«> sound, dry and reasonably
clean. Ix>w mixed rorn must l»« sound, dry
:iud rOAionnbly clean, but in color iliiNuitable
lo the grade of mixed corn. Htcanu
wili.indudo corn of the first four grail
quality nnd in condition it may he slightly
*oft. Da<
a-in coi
■liWIit
1 st earner
1 the
shall be
Col. H. L. Hurt bus u staiuling offer
to seventy-live thousand dollars for Ills orange
grove ii^putimm county, Florida. Onu Jrqo
produced five thousand oranges last Year.
Some of the finest specimens realized eight
dollars per hundred.
The Man<leville(Igi.) Wave announces
that tho disastrous policy of leaving llonne
re crevasse open is hcgimung to Item' Hit-
fruit. This immense volume of water
that pours into the lake for half the year
in contact with the salt water, tmd
precipitates the sediment <0 the bottom.
Recent soundings show that the lake is shoal
ing rapidly. Down toward the itigolets it
he too shnllow for schooners to pass
In ten years lake I’ontchartrain
will he converted from a beautiful sheet of
water into a nasty, slimy, muddy, malarious
alligator swamp, giving forth deathly vapors
and breeding perpetual pestilence. Already
the fish.have been driven off, the oyster-beds
u being exterminated ami the watering
nce.i ruined.
rOHKIU.V.
Tho cnttlo disease made fearful rav
ages in some counties of England.
Advices from Gundulujarn to the Kith,
slate that five participants in the murder of
Amcrlcnu missionary, John I.
which occurred at Ahualuleo, in March, 1870,
had been executed.
Tho associated press dispatches wi
that the killing of fifty inditi-ruhhcr gat he
in Darien by the natives has demoralised
the business, nnd will cause a defic
pply. It is doubtful if tlie loss of that
number of men in any other department of
life would so seriously affect nn important
business.
MIM’RI.I.ANKOI'M.
Llndcrmnn, director of tho mint, call*
ites the gold anil silver production of tip}
country next year at $100,000,000. f\
Tho president has issued Ills prbcltf&vf:
tion designating the 25th of November iG (i
day of thanksgiving nnd prayor. '
Dr. Lindcrinan, director ^- t-hp. mini
estimates Unit by the Yic/Hb ‘7 11 Y 0 ro the
pply of gold ImUionfb-lll in’~ % Ttfi to
extent of $1,000,000 per month.
There was a meeting of tho modi 1
en of the late confederate army in Rich
mond last week. The purpose was to eon
tribute to the medical history o' the wnrfuud
doubt hut that the n dts of the
deliberation will be of great interest and
value. Dr. S. I!. Moore, late surgeon-general
of the southern urmy and distinguished in
Ids |wofe*slon, presided. The fluff that the
lack of facilities must have developed tho
ingenuity of these gentlemen in the practice
nnd surgery adds 110 little to the
probable importance of the pages which they
will contribute to tho joint medical history
of the late unpleasantness.
The annual report of the treturnry will
imtain the following statement of receipts
nd expenditures by warrants for the fiscal
car of 1875: Receipts from customs, $157,-
117,722; from internal revenue, $110,007,11*5;
lands, $1,115,fill); miscellaneous sources, $15*,-
411,105; total niff revenues, $288,000,051.
Public debt—funded bonds of 1881, $5)6,505,-
700; United ’States notes, $103,1*07,950; frac
tional currency, $30,012,800; gold certificates,
$70,250,100; certificates of deposit, United
States notes, $80,095,000. Total net receipts,
$675,071,007; expenditures—customs, $19,713,-
707; internal revenue, $5,188,51.8; interior
civil, $4,057,535; treasury proper, $33,013,-
202; diplomatic. $3,15*9,220; quarterly sal
aries, $.501,517; judiciary, $3,803,945.90; net,
civil and miscellaneous expenditures, $71,-
070,792; war department, $1,120,015; navy
department, $21,197,020; interior depart incut,
37,840,873; public debt interest, $103,003,511;
total net expenditure, $274,023,392; public
debt redemption of bonds, $101,550,920; re
demption of United States notes, $ 110,143,001;
redemption national currency, $40,304,071;
redemption of gold certificates, $71,278,000;
just made public,nhoi
over Allen is 5,579.
Dispatches rocei
tails of tho Virginia
firm previous reports
calamity. The seific
h that Ila
majority
1 give furthc
integration, am
to the extent of th
during the p
the fire was beyond description. The wind
blew- a gale, rendering all attempts to check
the progress of the fire futile. Giant |
was freely lined to blow up buildings, and
frequent ami heavy explosions shook the
the earth. The. roof of the Catholic chiin
wax blown one hundred feet in the air, l«-n
ing the bare walls standing. By 8 a. m. tl
excitement was at its height. Women shrie
ing tlieir cries of despair, curses of enragi
men, dull reports of explosions, ns buildini
after building took fife, the heavy thud
crash of falling walls, the snap of bursting
iron bars anil doors, the howl of the gab
all went to make up a scene of indescrib
able hotra*. By*ten a. m. the Consolidated
Virginia hoisting works and mills were wrap
ped in flames and feli. The New California
stamp mill then fell a prey to the fire, whi-
swept to within a few ro
Hoisting Works, when a veering of the wind
stopped the flames in that direction. By 11
a. m. the flames had spent their fury, the
wind died away, leaving a bed of smoulde-r
ing ruins, three quarters of a mile long and
half a mile wide. The best business men
estimate the loss at $7,500,000; one-third of
insurance in foreign companies, and the rest
in local companies. A large number of
women and children have been sent to Car
son, Gold Hill and Reno to-day. Light wind
and showery weather. Carson sent a car
load of provisions for 2,-500, and they are
being dealt out at the First ward school-
house. Reno and other towus are sending
food ami clothing. There are fully 3,090
without food, bed, roofs, or money, and fflliy
3,000 without necessary clothes. Should
hartb weather «con let in, much suffering
guilt •r.»u«s. The three Injured mine* eflwioi
duiiiiiiijf iMi.i ifirt. iiiiiiqy' unfit'* r lUiV
tills year. There had lieon had blood Im>-
twco’n them for sonic time, blit owing to
the interference of friends, the two
punchers hud keen kept from doing
other injury.* Tho fatal meeting was in
camp where thy Spaniordiwna temporarily
engaged as cook, and wits over tho lire
preparing a meal when his enemy came
upon hint with evil in his eye, and strong
yearning for blood in his heart. Tl
Texan sainted tho Spaniard with: “Yi
black s—n of a b—It of it eow-punohe
got you now, and I’ll let some of
out of you,” and rushed at the Spaniard
with n camp butcher knife. The Spaniard
defended himself with a frying pan which
he was using in conking ilnpjaeks.
first pass made by the Texan was parried
handsomely, and in return tho Spaniard
gave Mr. Texan a wipe on the jaw; with
tho bottom of tho pen, and the hot gr
out Into tho Texan’s face, hunting him
insidcrnbly and raising his fury to a red
heat. Now the conflict raged furiously,
the Texan striking and slashing with his
knife, and the Spuninrd parrying tltr
blows and getting in a slap with his p
whenever ho^puld. For a tinio tho fight*
progrcsHed»Att$hoiif any particular ucl-
vanthge fcARttfJmtincd by either party,
Tho rook ftrigftttl tho camp-fire, nnd en
deavored to keep his assailant on theoii-
jHisito side of tho firo from himself,
by which slratugem ho sueeeeded
in keeping his onomv from closing
in U]K)it hint with his knife. Hut,
unfortunately, tho Spaniard made
misstep and fell across tho firo, whioh
plaeed him* at the ntercy of his
heartless enemy. lie was no sooner
down than the fatal knife was plunged
olenr to the hilt, again and again. As
soon as the Texan had done his bloody
work he mounted his horse and fled,
leaving his victim to roast in the firo, and
It os not been seen since, except by u party
of herders further up the river, where
the murderer stoppod and got something
to oat. ilo boosted to them what ho.
had done. gmEjiurrutcd particulary how
they, haipjftfljtyed each othor
A TEXAS IIUNT’hl’S YKNUKANTU.
A gentleman who has lately returned
from a visit to Dallas, Texas, tells a story
which is rather dramatic. The story was
told to him l*y an old hunter, who had
Itccomo domesticated and was lounging
about one of the Dallas hotels.
1 could tell you a good many queer
stories, stranger,” said the old fellow, in
conversation with tho gentleman, “but I
don’t know of any Unit ’ltd 1st more
likely to strike you than an experience of
Sam lsmg’s in Harrison county, year*
ago. Texas wttz a rough place then
you kin hot on that 1”
And then the old fellow told the story,
which can scarcely he its graphic in print
as in his terse idiom: <
Years ago Harrison county, in To.<iih,
wasthe haunt of about as desperate a
gang of ruffians as ever infested any dis
trict- west of the Mississippi. Their num-
lier was solvent, and their organization
so complete thfit they set the but ball-
administered law at tlefianee, carrying on
a career of daring crime with impunity,
and making the region an undesirable
place of hIhkIo for all jjqnest
Ostensibly hunters or lmrse-traders; tho
desperadoes made stock-stealing their
chief occupation, never hesitat ing to com
mit a murder when necessary for their
safety or for the execution of any of their
rascally plans. The controlling spirit in
this desperate organization was a giant
named Dick Reddett, who, from his ex
ceptional ferocity and daring, exercised
almost despotic control oyer his followers.
A special pride of tlmmajj was in his ex
traordinary skill in tho use of a rifle, no
one of the hand lielng able to compete with
him in what was at that time considered
the chief nocom pi lab incut of a western
of certificates of deposits, United
Htales notes, $81,040,000; total, including
items on account of public debt, $682,000,88.5;
balance of covered money, June 30, 1875,
$144,702,410.
The October report of the department
of agriculture contains accounts from
Jersey, Wisconsin and Minnesota showing a 11 ,j,|,||„ G f the
tljta rfytd -'.ltrAVvjq’.P finally “ ptlnched
, man'ffqd Ifc.tV^hi’m to roast in the fire
Jtke-iuT^jfiji yiftfrV. The fleeing cow-pun
j cIhm- Atofqed'to have no regrets, but
rnUh<ftutby'ed tlih recollection of what
1 _ doitth
\ ;i >rt time., after’the bloody scene a
o, ' •.fheiMcrH belonging to tlu outfit
in for their dinner, and were greatly
;.ioved at Bocning their cook rousted in
the fire. After taL'r him out. of the
firo,'ono of them burned to Sidney nnd
notified the sheriff of tho circumstance.
Tho sheriff surnmoird ji cornor’s jury
and proceeded at once to the camp, and
after mature deliberation brought in a
verdict according to the above facts.—
II?*tern Ncbranlinn.
Test lug the MimbReudci'H.
Hrown, flic mind-readen whom east
ern regions have almost, forgotten, has
hadn campaign out west, and tho other
day, or rather evening, had a competitive,
content, with Mrs. llleik I’etersin Daven-
jM»rt, la., in her own parlors. Tho lady
with the peculiar prienomcn—stip|*osa-
bly her liusnand’s-is of middle ago, and,
says a western reporter,* “the daughter of
a high official in the court circle of Da
venport,” which must ho a fine thing.
Still, it is not so fine as her specialty,
" the. vision and the faculty divine” she
has, mid which she displayed on the oc
casion to which we refer. Hrown’s
method, it is well known, js to place (he
hand of the mind he means fo rend on
his forehead and go like a streak of
lightning to any hidden article. Mrs.
Peters needs to have the ends of the fin
gers placed on the region of the lunar
plexus, immediately between the eyes, in
order (o do the same thing. Tho sepa
rate experiments, which were successful
in each ease, were not so interesting as
the joint test. Roth the lady and the
young man left the room, while a piece
of flagroot was put under a champaign
glass, reversed on a plate, nnd covered
with a napkin, ft was resolved that
Hrown should remove the napkin, Mrs.
Peters lift, the glass, Hrown take the
flagroot, and Mrs. Peters the plato. Re
called to the room, the two joined hands,
t ho operator took a hand of Hrown, placed
his fingers on the brow of Mrs. Pc' 1
siinultannously, without a inoine
Ration; the two advanced and carried out
the programme to the letter. After this
they were placed one at each end of the
long drawing-room, an alnhuhct hanging
before each. A person
favorite practice with the
hand to congregate at*sumo one of the
few small stores scattered through the
country atul there engage In shooting
matches, and it was upon ono of these
occasions that Sam Long, the hunter al
ready mentioned, happened to he pres
ent. Ding was a quiet, modest fellow
wim lived.with his wife and child in a
small cabin in their neighborhood and
who made hunting his constant occupa
tion. He never appeared at the store
save to exchange skins and was favor
ably known for Ids sobriety nnd honesty
Upon the occasion just reform! to, when
Sam Dmg elutneed to come while tho
desperadoes were engaged in one of their
shooting mulches, they wished him
take part in the sport. He hesitated at
first, but finally, not wishing to incur
the ill will of the ruffians, consented.
His skill with tho rifle known to he
something remarkable, tmd the desper
adoes were not greatly surprised when
he defeated them all save the captain of
the hand. This man hud not engaged
in the sport, luit when JuTK hwb van
quished nil others; hattune fonvannylth
the assurance of nil easy victory. The.
shots were made, and, to the surpr
all, Ding gained the day.
The rage of the leader of the ruffians
know noTiottnds at thus Itoing defeated
the presence of his followers, ui
though refraining from any violet
pot, he intimated darkly l-
hunter that he would “yet get
with him.” Dmg paid little attention
to the threat, and soon afterward
turned to his cabin.
At just dusk, some days Inter, Ham
■as lying on the floor of his cabin piuy-
ig with his chilli, while his wife wn
etting supper. Tho wife busy with In
Hiking, asked Long to go to an adjacent-
spring and bring some water, a request
which ho promptly complied with,
ing his gun in the house, a somewhat
unusual course with him. Ho hud
reached the spring and was just stooping
to fill the pail which ho carried, when
he was Iwirno down by a sudden attack
front behind, IkhiikI securely, and drag
ged some yards into the woods. When
he recognized his assailants he knew
what to expect, lie had fallen into the
hands of the Reddett gang,
leader was n1w»nt. to “get even with
him.”
Dmg was stripped and Imimd to
-y order of the captain. A supply of
running through tno woods, but pursuit
fulled to overtake him. Accustomed to
face danger as the desperadoes were, and
possessed as they were of brutal courage,
they trembled before this mysterious
danger. It could not be faced, and it
could not be averted.
The result was that some of the hand
deserted and tied the region. There re
mained only the captain and four more
resolute of his followers. These five
hunted and made their raids together for
some time without- harm. Among the
five was the man who Imd endeavored to
save Long at the time of the whipping
front so severe a torture. TltiH man, one
morning, ventured out in the woods
without his comrades. He was walking
slowly along, looking for game, when the
barrel of a rifle projecting front a
hush beside him cheeked liis course. A
tall, lank figure rose from the hush, and
the startled man recognized Ham Dmg,
the hunter. Dmg raised the rifle, then
owned it.
ut’ro tho man who said a good word
, an’ you may go, lmd as you are.
t take your miserable life, do!”
mitt) needed no second invitation
to go. The captain and the other three
started out in pursuit of Dmg, and
but two men accompanied Dick Reddett
ie n«l 11 rued. The third man had
. shorin the eye, and no search of
the underlmsh revealed the hunter.
’he next day another man wits killed
the camp, and again tho hunter es
caped. On the next day the two remain-
ton fled flic country, leaving tho
Reddett alone. Tho leader of the
desperadoes dared not reimtin where ho
was. lie knew he was tho man whom
Long sought above all others.
Concealing himself until night, he
mounted his horse and fled far tho nearest
point on the Arkansas river where it
would lie possible to take passage on it
stcamlKmt. Two days Inter 1m' reached a
small landing in the woods on the hank
of tho river, where tho steamer stopped
when there were any to
ie ciiu.nitKV* im:u-tink.
The clock strikes seven til the hull,
The rurfow of tho children's tiny, *
Thiil rails each little |mtterlnu foot
l-'min tinner nml hour unit Itvetona piny;
Their tiny tlmt in our witter Unlit
l-'lmUs like n silver tlny-mooii white,
Nor to our linrkucra sink* to rent,
lint sots within n golden west.
All, tender hearth (tint send ntlrlll
Of clillilron’ii klsst* through I hr lioiti
And encoo l|olon of nwcoI "good night.
Tlmt thought* ot hen veil mid liouin nroimo ;
And 11 soft hilr lo m-iiNo nnd henrt,
As when the lice nnd tdoMonm pint;
And llltle feel Hint puller slower,
large <lc
sects and frosts.
Carolina, Georgia,
iniu-h larger than
the great crop
the
rnnberry crop hy
The rice crop in Mouth
Florida and Louisiana is
mini. In North Carolina
< formally rice, hut since
the production has fallen off, and no
crop has taken its place on the large, valliable
rice plantations, which have, consequently,
almost gone to ruin. The sugar cane in
Georgia was cut short l>y drouth, and in some
parts of Florida not more than three per cent,
of a crop was planted for want of seed. In
other parts of the state the crops were brought
up to a full average by the August nnd Sep-
turn her rains. In Alabama there was a largely
increased average in the average condition.
In Mississippi, the leading planters are man
ufacturing their sugar and molasses at home,
from Louisinaua and African cane. Much
of the cane will not be gmund for want of
mills, and will therefore be lost. Louisiana
lias not justified the promise of its fine ap
pearance in securing the sorghum crop,
which, though injured in some sections, is
repressed as generally fine. The hop crop
is quite cold in New York ; the yield was life
least one-third more than any crop for the
Inst five years. There was'a large yield on
all the fields. In Oregon the culture isyetin
its infancy, but bottom lands of the William,
rffte will prove the finest lands in the world
for bop-growing. The hemp crop in Ken
tucky is very fine, and has been cut in good
time. The number of fattening cattle in the
country is somewhat greater than lust year.
There is a falling off in the N* w England
states, except Connecticut, which reports an
opened a Bible at
obla
tin
I) till! last ll|-tl|l|l|ll
Amt tn tlie clilUlrcti'N r
« aloft
1 Hiiu|M<H do gnyly hH|>
Tliolr daisy shoot tin, nnd rosy
•*- * - * * -id kit*
-tiiH|dng timid and kissing Up,
A miKiHi sweetness lo tho eye—
IlInMont and halm nnd tnillerlly
111 witching one mi dear a sight t
An eestney of life and light.
And ah, what lovely witcheries
lleslrew thu lloorl an empty sork,
Hy vanished dance and song left loose
Aa dead titnla' throat a; a tiny anmek
That, sure, upon seme meadow grow,
And drank the heaven-sweet rains; a i
Scarce larger than nn ncoriietip
irks thiit seem llnwery moans cut lip.
Tho llly-drosl In angel whito
To mnther'a knee they trooping mine,
Tlie soft palms fold like kltudtig shells,
And they and we go singing limno—
Their bright heads tmwed and worshipping,
As t lumgh come glory of tlie spring.
None dnfl'odil thnt mocks tlie day,
Should fold IiIh golden palms mid pray.
The gates of I’nrndlHo awing wide
A nmmeiit'H snare to soft accord.
And tlmse dread angels Life nnd Roiitli,
A moment vail the llaiulng sword,
As e’er llila woury world forlorn
From Kdan'a secret heart Is liemo
Thnt lirealh of Parndlsc most fair.
Which mothora call "thochildren's prayer."
Ah, deep pathetic myatery
The world'a great woo nit
A rain drop on a blossom's Up
Whito Innoeenee Unit woes 11
And love divine tlmt looks again,
msclims of thu crons amt pain.
11 sweet cliltd-eyes, and to ttiat child
for piutacttgcrH wlum there wore any to
take, lie leariH'tl front tho ooommnt (> f
tlie only cabin in the neighborhood that
the bout would be down In the afternoon,
and ho, having .put. up tho nignal tit
secure a landing of tho boat, CHtuolhdicd
hinmclf on the bank and waited,
deemed hintHolf wile enough fYoin pur-
Hiiit, and took no precautions. Throwing
himself on the ground, he alept until late
tho day, when he was awakened hy
tho sound of the boat In tho distance
Him would round a point in a montout o
two, and ho waited exjieetantly. A
suddenly iih though risen front tho ground,
a land figure stood before him, mid the
muzzle of a rille peered in his face.
terrified desperado had no difficulty
recognizing the man iih the one he had
injured. With tho rille still held steadily
upon tho face of tho startled Reddett,
Long hissed out.
“ I've got yoitjf You whipped mo-*
whipped me like a dog I I swore I’d kill
you before I called myself a man again,
and I’m going to do it! I’vo cleaned
out your band, and now it’s your turn I
Oh, I’ve got you !”
The ruffian in abject fear pjeaded for
Ilia life, groveling at the feet of the hun
ter. He clung to ItiH words iihil drowning
man clings to straws. Tho boat was very
near. Sliould she round tho point in
time he would he saved.
Already thesmokeslat ksshowed through
tho britHU, when the hunter pressed the
trigger, the sharp report rang out. nml
Reddett fell dead, shot to the brain
through the left eye. Long slipped away
in the woods, and when the. Isiat stopped,
in response to the signal, they found a
dead mini, bill- no ono else. Harrison
county was rid forever of the worst gang
of rttrtlaiiiH in the southwest.
“ An’ that, stranger,” said the old man
in the Dallas hotel, “ is the true story of
the way Sam Dmgoottlcd accounts with
tho blackguards.”
The world's ureni woo unconscious luma,
rain drop on a tilossom'
Whito Innooondo thnt woes our wrong,
..ml love dlvlno tlmt looks nnulii,
Unconscious of thu crons Hint putu,
From sweet ehlld-oyos, unit In tlm‘
Hail earth nnd heaven reconciled.
Then kissed, on taxis we lay them down,
As fragrant white iih elovor'd soil,
Amt all tho upper floors grow hushed,
With children's steen nnd dmvs of Hod,
And iih our slnrs thnlr lioains do tilde,
Their stora of twilight Olsmlng wide,
Take up tho heavenly Into at even,
And light iih on loriod ami heaven.
—Afaoilf liftin'* Mttgmli
The Romance of ft Poor Young Kiri nml
Its Unhappy Ending.
On Hnyne street, in a small, ivy-clad
cottage, resides with her irascible wid
owed fat hom romantic-young girl named
Florence. Sho loves dearly U> build
castles in tho air, tonnntcd hy’hersolf and
a fairy prince whose wealth is. only
nntmled liy his boiiuty and surpassed by
bis affection for and toward her. Her
father is fearful lest the glrl'a head
should bo turned by reading the Ledger
. and tho Wavorly nnd similar pttblfca*
getting any. of that into her bond lin’d
do his duty by her ntt a lather should.
Floronco 1h employed in a hat-factory.
A few days ago sho read in the Wavorly
the following roniftntic Item :
How Bins Found a Hubiiand.—Not
many weeks ago a young lady employed
in a hat factory in Wnlsinghnm, Mass.,
who had wearied of tho narrow and un
congenial sphere of her home, wrote on a
link-tinted paper, in a neat hand full of
ihurnotor, this note: ‘ My name is Eleu-
tora Gertrude Smith. 1 live nt Wnl-
singham, Maas,, Whe.ro I work in tho
Imt-factory. lam %h teen years of age,
and th\c-q
fixed his thought
meanwhile holding a copper wire connec
ting with Hrown and extending his other
hand towards Mrs. I’eters. Immediately,
as if moved hy machinery, the two mind-
readers began to sj»ell the word on theiral-
phnbctH, striking each letter at tho same
moment. These tests, wo arc Gild, were
continued for some time without a fail
ure, being certainly a remarkable illus
tration of this |K>wer, which is not, how
ever, as waa proved here in many private
circles last winter, a very rare one.
OtntB for Fever and Ague.—The
latest and surest cure for the fever and
a"ne is claimed to have been discovered
bv a Shaker community up in Connecti
cut. It consists of the' patient occupy
ing a small room, thoroughly heated by
au ordinary atove, thus inducing a pro
fuse perspiration, to be followed by a
shampooing nnd complete cleansing of
the Ijody with both warirt and cold
ter. This simple remedy is said U
entirely effective in every case. Tt
easily tried as to lie within the reach of
ell, and the experiment is certainly worth
tasting by the afflicted.
A visitor to Vanmeter’s stock farm
in Kentucky saw three pure-bred short
horn cows, worth on an average two
thousand dollars, working in the yoke to
prevent the accumulation of fat and
consequent barrenness.
earliest and best
e, by so doing for
ny be greatly itn-
A1-3
tho
arly
hickory awitcln
the captain took one of them mid began
tho whipping, announcing with
that no man could heat him or
at shooting, and stay in the country
The Bufferings of the victim were terrible.
The flesh was cut from his hack in strips
by the blows, and when the lender of the
ruffians had gratified his rage, others of
the hand continued the punishment.
Hut one man among the number showed
any mercy, and liis assertions that Dmg
had been punished enough was received
with derision.
Finally the hunter fainted under the
pain, and the ruffians, having satisfied
their grudge, departed, leaving the object
of their spite “till hound to the tree.
In this position lie was found by his
wife, who had become alarmed for his
safety, and who searching for him had
been attracted to the spot by a faint
moaning. Bho moisted Inin to reach the
cabin, which ho did with difficulty, and
then nursed him faithfully fo recovery.
It was weeks l>efore he was well enough
to move about.
Scarcely had Dmg recovered from liis
wounds when his cabin was found de
serted, uwi members of tho Reddett band,
thinking he had fled from the country,
l>o us tod OjHiiily of what they had done.
At the same time, they became Imldcr
than ever in the commission of ••rime,
always hunting or traveling together in
a company between twenty and thirty,
and defying attack from tiny quarter.
One day, us they wore engaged on a
hunt, a member of the band became
separated from the rest in the excite
ment of the chase. He was found, lying
dead, shot in the left eye. A few days
later, one of the ruffians, riding alone,
was killed. Again the lmllct was found
to have entered the left eye, but no trace
of the slayer could be discovered. A
week or two passed, and another of the
desperadoes»vas -shot, the same terrible
accuracy being exhibited in a shot in the
left eye, proving all the shots to be from
the same source.
Tlie robliers hecume alarmed and kept
always together in their raids, hut then;
was no escaping the death which seemed
always to lie lurking near them. One
after another fell, ten men had died, each
one pierced in the eye. The woods
were scoured by the terrified men in
vain. On one occasion, when a member
of the hand was killed, the shot had been
i l“‘;»fd 1 mid ofilH) It Bftllfil follow wits m»or
Earache in Children,
When a child’s car becomes painful, as
it, so often duos, everything should ho
done to soothe it, and all strong, irri
tating applications should be avoided.
Pieces of not onion or fig should not lie
put in, hut warm flannels should he
applied, with poppy fomentation, if tin*
pain does not soon subside. How many
hi 1«1 ron suffer from their ears—uunitied
lecatiso unknown—it would probably
vring tho hearts of those who love them
suddenly lo discover. It is often very
hard, even for medical men, to uncertain
that the cause of a young child’s distress
is seated in the car, and frequently a
sudden discharge from it, with a co?na
tion of pain, first reveals the secret of a
mysterious attack, which has really boon
an inflammation of the drum. Tho
watchfulness of a parent, however, would
probably suffice to delect the cause of
suffering, if directed to this point us well
as toothers. If children cry habitually
when their ears are washed, that should
not he neglected; there is,'most likely,
some cause of pain. Many membranes
are destroyed from discharges which take
place during “teething. Whenever
there is a discharge of matter front the
ear, it would be right to pour in warm
water night and morning, and so at least
try to keep it clean.
Afraid to Swear Alone.
Tim wicked practice of swearing, which
is no common as to offend the ear in every
hotel, and almost in every street, is often
more bravado. Hoys think it sounds
manly to be profane, and men think it
gives force and character to their say
jugs. Unlike most other vices, it is done
only openly, and is iutended by tho
swearer for other people’s cans.
“ I will give you ten dollars,” said a
to a profane swearer, “ if you will go into
the village graveyard at twelve'o’clock
to-night and swear the same oaths yon
have just uttered, when you are alone
with God.”
“ Agreed, said the man, “an easy way
to make ten dollars.”
“ Well, come to-morrow »'"1 *ay y‘»tt
have done it, and you shall have the
money.”
Midnight came. Tho man went into
the graveyard. It was a night of great
darkness. As he entered the cemetery
not a sound was heard; all was still as
death. Then canto tint gentleman’s
words to his mind. “ Alone with God!”
rang in liis ears. Jle did not dare to
niter an oath, but fled from the place,
crying; !l Oqd pe inw-lful 100 l» »l»-
IK*!”
five feet three nnd tHIpo-qtmrlers inches
high, of slight, build urtij willowy figure,
with a wealth of golden hair, and blue
••yes deep as a summer’s sen. 1 think
tlmt I could love, but, all! l-iloanora G.
H.’ Having duiutly folded this enistlo,
minted it with a faint suspicion of now-
mown hay, and sealed it with a signet
bearing n Cupid mounted on a dove,
bursting from the heart of ft blush-rose,
she tucked it inside tho lining of tho hat
she was finishing and left her fate to for
tune. Tho hat was purchased hy a Mr.
Algernon John Hisney, of Rochester, N.
Y., a young nmn of striking appearance,
eminent talent and immense wealth. Ho
found tho note and, his curiosity be
ing awakened by its contents, did not
•est, till he laid traveled to Wnlsinglnmi,
Mass., and discovered ite writer. The
acquaintance thus remarkably formed
rapidly ripened into love, and—to make a
long story abort—on Tuesday hist, at
Walsingham, Mass., the Rev. Ifosea F.
Handerson united in the holy Iannis of
matrimony ElennoriiGertrude Binith and
Algernon John Hisney. May their path
way lio strewn with flowers! Tho bride
has contributed to these columns under
the psoudonym of ‘Gertie Gush.’ ”
Florence, having read thin, was moved
with a consuming desire to see for herself
how the old thing worked, and accord
ingjy constructed a letter of a somewhat
similar order of epistolary architecture,
which she ensconced neatly in the lining
of the most stylish hat that was to he
turned out of the factory, arguing with
true feminine shrewdness that it would
probably liocomo the property of a young
man to match. Alas! the best-laid
schemes of mice and young women oft
gang aglcy. Her irascible widowed father
had been cultivating with perfectly hon
orable intentions and a view to matri
mony the society of a young woman of
twenty-six, and hod arrived at that ago
witon a man lingers long at tho looking-
glass, and reads with some interest the
testimonials with reference to the merits
of the various vintages of hair-dya. He
already had purchased a pair of hoofs
three sizes too small, and an overcoat with
a velvet collar, and, desiring to make an
indelible impression on his dulcinea’s
hpj$rt. wished to secure a hut. Evil for-
tiinolnduced him to accomplish his toilet
with Florence’s hot. He purchased it,
and was about to place his card inside
the lining when a neatly-folded piece of
paper met his eye. He opened it and
read Florence’s note. * * * Then he
walked rapidly homeward. * * *
On his way he passed a newly-erected
building. Stepping in he asked the Ik»ss
plasterer if he could oblige him with a
nice, limber lath. Tho Im>hh plasterer
said he could. Grasping the lath firmly
in his red, right hand and remarking, be
tween his clenched teeth: “I’ll do my
duty by her as a father,” he hurried
hbmowurd. Alas! poor Florence.—*
Chicago Tribune
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
Kind words will keep old friends and
make now ones.
Your business will surly lio attended
to if you do it yourself.
Woury wearies Pand wears out more
t-lmn work. Anger creates disease.
A small ploeo of calfs rennet soaked
in milk and tied around thu finger, re
newing Occasionally, will euro any case
of felon.
One of tho host dressings for old sores
Is perfectly dry, clean earth. Dress
them every day washing clean and ap
plying a fresh poultice of dry dust.
1’oULTUY may lx) bred in and in for
many years, atm the quality greatly im
proved, hy always selecting the finest
tv Is to breed from. This is a fact.
A ooRRESl’ONdent in tho Country
Gentleman gives tho following remedy
for kicking cows; “Strap her hind
legs together above the gambrel joint,
crossing the strap between her legs, thus
making with the strap tho figure eight.
Use a strong strap, and stand a little
forward In putting it on.”
Swkist On. ah a Remedy for Poison.
—A plain fanner writes: “It is now
over twenty years since I heard thnt
sweet-oil would cure tho bite of a rattle
snake not knowing that it would euro
oilier kinds of poison. Practice and ox-
pcricnco have taught mo that it will
cure poisons of any kind, lioth on nmn
and Least. The patient must take a
spoonful of it internally, and bntho the
wound for a cure. To euro a horse it
takes eight times as much as for a nmn.
Ono of tlie most extremo cases of snake
bite occurred cloven years ago. It had
boon thirty days’ standing and tho pa
tient had boon given up by bis physician.
I gave bint a spoonful of tho oil, which
effected a cure. It will euro bloat in
cattle caused by fresh clover. It will
cure the stings of bees, spiders or other
insects, and persons who lmvo been
poisoned by a low, running vine called
A Natural Narcotic.—Dr. Proyor,
ofJona, lms been led to tnuke experi
ments with those substances which aro
found in tho tissues after sovero muscu
lar or nervous fatigue, .to seo whether
they do not possess narcotic proyprtlcH.
Lactic acid, especially, has yielded tho
most satisfactory results, and luctato of
soda is recommended for use in many
eases where morphia or chloral is now
ordered. From a largo number of ox-
porimcntH on animals, Dr. Proyor is
strongly opposed to tho use of tho lac
tates of potash, magnesia or limo for nar
cotic purposes in tho human subject.
Lactate of soda is not. however, nlwayn
to lx? depended on for inducing sleep, its
effects being in individuals very differ
ent, both* as regards tho time of the on
set of sleep .and ns to its duration aim in
tensity. Mothers will bo glad to Icarfi
tlmt young and small animals are moro
easily affected by it than old und largo
ones.
The Dairy Business in the South.
—Mr. Geo. 11. Williamson, in PliilllP’s
Southern Farmer, calls attention to tlio
fact that tho south oilers a rich field for
tho dairyman, whether in milk, butter
or ohooso, tho price* of all these products
being always higher hero than at tho
north, while It costs much less to pro
duce them. He adds:
Any (own of two thousand inlmbi-
tanls will support a first-class milk
dairy, and tho butter and cheese can
always ho shipped to tho host markets at
h small cost. * For a milk dairy, tho
Ay shire will provo most profitable ns tho
improved breeds, and u dairy can ho
started in this way at a small expense.
If dairying will pay, and pay a big profit,
under nil disadvantages of long north
ern winters, high priced lalxir and great
competition, it ought certainly to provo
profitable in tlie south, where there is
no competition whatever except in ft few
sections. There is no business, however,
which requires 11 closer attention to all
details. Wo tried it a few yenrs, nnd
HiHmk from experience. Asido from tho
profit, it is a constant source of improve
ment to the farm.
Live in the light. Open every roc
in your house to the nun. Keep
morn shut up fop company. There U
Ktvdh iqu like Urn KimllgilL
Strength *>f Character.
A writer says: Most people keep too
strong a hold of their personality to ho
able to fotget themselves in their subject;
they carry an unacknowledged self-con-
sciousncMs along with them. If to ho
singlo-minded is to lmvo an undivided
interest in things, thoy are not single-
minded. Beauties are aware that they
are handsome; clover people are in tho
way of showing themselves to advantage,
however little their subject lendH itself
to these considerations. Tho natural,
character is not hy any menus blind to
its good points nor ashamed to own them;
it is not bashful, but tho thing under
discussion iH bona fide tho' subject ot
thought: it has no feigned interests, not
ministering to self-love by indirect means.
Naturalness is the gift of unconscious
ness of doing things without thinking or
knowing how to do them, and perhaps wo
should add, doing them well. Unflcr tho
charm of such a spirit wc feel a sense of
liberty. and expansion; wc breathe ju
purer air. One natural person makes,
many and inspires a confidence in human
nature. And how straightforward in
tercourse liecomcs under these conditions!
Thus thinking, thus influencing,Miranda.
Could say, “I’ll bo your wife if you will
marry mo ’’—though she presents a signal
instance of the circumstances tlmt form
the charmingly natural character. Pros-
pero’s darling could have had no expe
rience of flouting or discouragement.
Half tho rules of social intercourse aro
accepted by us all on the latent under
standing thnt men are not singlo-minded
enough to dispense with checks upon a
design and hidden motive, that sjwnta-
neotis action of thought and tongue would
lead to awkward results. Selfishness ana
vanity would grow intolerable without
thorn. But neither selfishness nor vanit
is a necessary cause of tho artificial flit
opposed to tho natural manner ; timid
ity and subservience are enough in thein-
hcivch. Every one whom wo distinguish
as natural has independence of mind.
The judgment may not lie correct, or
founded on (he wisest grounds, but it is
what it professes to be—the man’s own
opinion, No secret unacknowledged influ
ences are at work. Hcnco no one can bo
natural without strength of character;
and every one is natural when the occa
sion drives him out of the familiar appeal
to some external authority and throw
him 011 his InwWflM* (HmvloUon,