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F. R. FILDES, Editor. VOL. 111. a he (Quitman fanner. PUBLISHED EVERY FBI DAY. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. IN AllVlM'K. F«r one year (1() For three months • I 00 For single copy TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. One square, (10 lines, or lea*,) first inserticn $2.00; each following insertion. SI.OO. When advertisements are continued for one month or longer, the charge will he as folio vs : ! 12 Months.! ; ; | * fi Months. |. t i 1 I 3 Months. I 1 1 Month. Number of Squares. i $5 00 $lO 00 $ lf> 00 *$ 20 00 1 800 15 00 25 (10 | 55 110 5 ... 12 00 18 00 35 00 | -15 (1(1 4 Hi oo 24 00 I 40 00 I 55 00 i 20 00 34 00 | 45 00 ! OO 00 ICol’mn 35 00 SS 00 | 80 00 , I2 ( | 00 1 .. 60 00 80 00 1 150 00 | 2(1(1 00 Obituary notice*, Tributes of Respect, and nil .-tides I.r'a personal character, charged for ns alvertisemenlH. For announcing candidates for office, SIO.OO j poetical FLING TO THE BREEZE OUR RANNKU, A CAUI’AICX SOMi. Aik — “Bonnie Blue Flag.’’ Oh, have yon heard the tocsin, It sminils on Northern hilts, dad down through Southern valleys, The patriot's bosom thrills, The Democratic party, is stirring up (lie land, It takes the Southern soldier. And clasps him by the hand. Chows -Hurrah ! Hurrah ! For the white men’s rights hurrah, Hurrah for our Seymour's flag, It has not lost a star. The gallant Northern soldier. Who thought that he was rigid. Says Rise my Southern brother,” While 1 your shai-ktes smite, Beneath great Seymour's banner. Beside the warrior Blair. We'll shout a loud 11' sauna, That’s music on the air. Hurrah ! Hurrah ! Ac. No mor« shall negro ballots Abridge your rig! Is as men; We'll chase'the "Rads" together, And drjve them (.' their <ieu; No more shall tyrant's minions, Your manly limbs enehuin, Tie- Democratic sabre Will cut their bonds in twain. Hurrah ! Hurrah'S Ac. Fling to the Breeze our Banner, Seymour and Blair is the cry; A a teaman and a Soldier, Th> speechless Grant defy: Onr lathers smile upon us. And freedom lifts her voice; Thi. tyrants quake with terror, The Democrats rejoice. Hurrah ! Hurrah 1 &C. Miscellaneous. Till: OUTLAW. TRITS STRAKER THAN FICTIOI. There are those who disbelieve the] story below ; but it is true in every par ticular. We knew Nixon Curry, and a more brave, honorable and candid man, prior to the attaint with the Strongs nev er breathed. The wri er has omitted to mention two facts—first that Curry was under the influence of strong drink when be revealed the strange history of his early life, although he was a very tem perate man. The second omission is tl at Muse Howard spoken of, was the betroth ed of Curry’s supremely beautiful daugh ter Maty.—Butte Cos. (Cal.) t’ress. In the year 18—there lived in Iredell county, North Carolina, a Presbyterian minister by the name of Curry, lie was a man in a comfortable circumstances, of most excellent reputation, with a large family ot sous and daughters. .Among these was a boy named Ntvori, noted for his sprightliuess, his activity and cour age. Many are the incidents recorded of his early life, wherein he displayed his brave ry and won the respect and admiration of his school mates. Hu seemed impul sive, generous, aud the possessor of many noble qualities. From childhood Nixon Curry was in love. His fair one was a girl somewhat younger than hinself, attending the same school with him She returned his affection, and so ardently were they at tached to one another that what is most rare in childhood, no rival was ever sut fered to come between them. Thus they grew in a delicious dream of the future, and as their years increas ed, so apparently did theii passions for each other. At fifteen this was so evi dent that their parents forbade all inter views between them. Her parents were the very F. F.’s of North Carolina and they bad arid could easily secure more brilliant prospects for her. The natural cousequeucc followed. The lovers met by stealth, and renewed their pledges to each other. She promised that whatever should < ccnr she would never wed any one else and Nixon vow ed to stand by her so long as a breath of life remained in Iris body. At length at the age of eighteen wbe.t Lucy’s relatives were doing their utmost to force Iter into the arms ol another she (led with ltt;r true devoted lover. They , were immediately pursued ami overtaken | when the enraged Nixon Curry brought I to bay, turned and shot his rival and tine ! of the others and renewed his flight. ! The pursuit was hot but he succeeded in eluding them, and took refuge in the Aleghany Mountains, near the sources of i Catawba. Here really begins the extraordinary i carter of Nixon Curry Under the plea til necessity he took tip the profession of ! robber and speedily rendered his name famous by the number aud character of his exploits. Without attempting to give any of the minor incidents, it should he stated that tlic voting robber never took a lift for the sake, of plunder, al i though he did.it again and again to avoid arrest. The Governor of North Carolina of fered sf>,ooo for his apprehension many parties tempted by this offer engaged in ; the pursuit. They frequently gamed sight if the notorious bandit; more than once the crack of his death dealing title was heard from some adjoining rock; but never were they able to discover Ins , retreat or bring him to bay. Suddenly all ; timurs of his daring con i duct ceased, ami although the sear eh j was continued, he was seen mi more in North Carolina. It was judged that hisj quarters were becoming too hot for sale-' ty ami lie and therefore prudently re moved them 'while tiie opportunity re- \ niained to hue. During the first settlement of the fer-1 tile delta bordering on the St Francis, t now in the Stato of Arkansas, an end grant male his appearance, calling him | self Jut n Hill. lie rapidly became the most popular man in the settlement. Although of moderate means, he was sober, industrious, generous, and ol ex j tended hospitality and such continued to I he his character in the country which he. had adopted for a period extending-over j about a dozen years. Daring all this time not a quarrelsome j word occurred between him and any of; his neighbors; and yet all knew that it. was from no lack of courage on the part of II ill, for of all the Hunters that pierce i the jungle of untie in the "Great Swamp j or descended by torch light into the bow , els e! the Ozark Mountains ho had tin; i reputation of the most fearless, lie was i ovei whelmingly elected again and again to the Territorial Legislature and distill-| guished himself by his powerful and im-, passioned eloquence and speedily became a leader in the ranks of his own party, j He was a member of the Convention which formed the Stale Constitution and was re-el-I'tcd to represent his county j in the Senate of Arkansas. And flow began his second series ofj misfortunes. Hill's moat intimate neigh hors were the Strongs, four brothers ol considerable wealth a t rent deal es am hi turn and in the phrase of the country, I ‘‘famous fighters.” A close aim cordial intimacy grew up between them and' Hill and the latter most unfortunately j and nngard dly made George, the eldest j a eonfujetit of his previous history. It so happened that George had a most, ambitions desire for political distinction and made a request of Hill that he should resign his seat in the Senate in his favor 1 Hill refused and the brothers conspired to revenge. .Sending to North Carolina, they pro-j cured a copy ol the reward ofle.ed tor Nixon Car i.v, the notorious robber. The four ptnvet ftil and determined us tl ey j were, dared not attempt his capture alone but securing the assistance of a dozen j men, and made the attempt to capture i Hill in his own house. The latter nev-■ er forgot Ids daily peril. He always car ; lied a double barrel shot gtin two long rifled pistols, and a formidable knife, j Arkansas has never been noted as a peaceably inclined State, and in those dtys its population numbered a greater pur cent, of desperadoes and lawless] men than it does at the present. The attack of the Strongs proved a dread I til otto for themselves. Two of the brothers were shot dead, while six of the others were badly wounded, several of them mortally, when the rest of them were glad to withdraw for the time.— This affair caused the most unbounded excitement throughout Atkausas. l’he I thought that the chivalrous and highly popular John Hill could be identical wiili the notorious rubber Nixon Curry was swaggering to hundreds. Many for a time refused to believe it. Perhaps the state of public feeling can I best be shown by the two following ex tracts from the Little Hock Gazette.— : The first appeared when Hill became so j popular during the days of the Conven tion : "Among the truest friends of the peo i pie of all the present Convention may be i named John Hill of St Ihaueis. Hison ■ ergy. eloquence, and courage lolly enti j ties him to the place' lie holds, and, as we trust wi 1 long retain—that of the lead er of the Arkansas Democracy,’ j The second extract is taken from the same paper fur May, 1840. j ‘Bloody Affray. —A desperateencoun i ter occurred in Ist. Francis last week- Two distinguished persons, citizens, were killed and three others dangerously wounded. The difficulty resulted from au attempt to arrest Joha Hill a mem ber of the Legislature, and formerly of tie State Convention, who it is alleged, :is the notorious robber Nixon Curry, who committed such atrocities fiftcea HERE SHALL THE FUESS THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNA'WED BY PEAK AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN. QUITMAN, GEO., SEPTEMBER 4, 1868. years ago in the mountains ol North Cundimi.” A requisition was sent by the Gov ernor of North Carolina demanding the surrender of Nixon (bury The Govern «\T of Arkansas published an additional reward tor the arrest of John Hill ; and thus between the two it seemed as if it was about up with the victim. Hill, packed tip hastily, and set out with wife and children for Upper Arkansas where he knew ot the existence of a baud of desperadoes tlfat he had reason to be lieve would protect him. He was pur sued by over a titled red of the citizens, many of them unarmed, and attending only for the purpose of witnessing tliei sport and securing a part of the magni ficent reward that was offered for hfs -ip prehension., Hill was overtaken at Con way Court house by those men and hal ting his wagon and admonishing his wife and children to keep thir places, lie I marched forth with his death dealing gun. The gallantry of the action, and Hill's [ incredible bravery, operated in his fa - vi r. Many were unwilling to hurl so intrepid a character, others were afraid ; a panic was created, and Ilill pursued his way unmolested. Subsequently attempts were made to arrest him, all resulted tragically ur In-j dicroimly to those attempting it, it was known that Hill could never he ta ken alive, and many began to believe that ho could not when dead also. The constant, pursuit and hunting him changed his nature. He became morose aud sour, aud nimble to follow any reg ular business, resorted to the gambling table for the support of his family. lie became a drinker, too, and was speedily j transformed into a most bitter quarrel some opponent. If Hill had' been famous among the mountains of North Carolina ho now be came doubly sr. Excepting perhaps that prince of duelists, Joe Bowie, there never was a man who inspired tm re ter ror. Men who had acquired a wide re pudiation for deeds of daring turned pale when they encountered John Hill. Bul lies who sought quarrels on the slightest pretext accepted all mat.tier of insults from him without a single word of rc monstrance. One day ill September, 1 845, while lie was seated at the - breakfast table, Hill burst into tears. "What’s tlur matter, dear?” inquired his wife. ‘I have had a deradful dream. It is a warning. I know 1 shall die before sun set. Together- we have encountered perils and hardship ; you abandoned wealth an 1 position for my sake, anti you have never spoken an unkind word t to me. We Imved loved from childhood, and that love lias never known abate j incut. It is this tlmt troubles me— no j regard for myself. It is indelibly im-j pressed upon my mind tlmt I shall die a horrible death before sundown, and the] thought that it will distress you also dis tresses me.' These were the exact words of Hill as testified by his wife and children. IDs] wife told him — “Then, my dear husband, do not go to j court to-day.” (.The Circuit Court of Dope cotmly, in ] which Ilill resided, it should be remark ed, was then in. session.) "Yes, my wife, I must go,” he replied ] ‘When a man’s time has come he should , not seek to avoid death, but meet il bravel; .’ ’Then trmiing to his sen Wtl liain, a bright boy ol lfl, he told him to. go and get the Bible, ami upon it. he made him swear to kill the man that killed his father. 'Here come Moses Howard, father, he will protect you,' remarked Mary, the oldest dangler, as she dcscridod the young man approaching. The youth, who was a fiuo, powerful looking man, chatted a lew minutes with the family, and tliep went out with Hill, who shaved and dross hinisclt with particular neatness, and embraced his wife with the warmest afleclion, and with tears in his eyes, before leaving. As soon as the two reached town, ilill ; began (Linking deeply and showed a more quarrelsome desposition than ever. ; lie insulted everybody that crossed his ! path and all the entreaties of the young ] man failed to pacily him. I’ ittally he ! declared that he would clear the Court house aud dashed into the court-room ! with fury depicted in his countenance, Judges, lawyers, jury, spectator, till made a rush tor the door. One matt who lagged behind was seized by Ilill and : beaten unmercifully. Young Howard caught hold oi the in ! furiatod man, and attempted to restrain him, when glaring like a tiger, he turned i upon the youth and struck him to the I earth. Before ho could rise Hill sprang ! on him, and commenced pounding him. ‘For God’s sake, stop, Ilill I Don’t you know me, your friend —Howard?’ HiH seemed to grow mote furious each | moment, and finally clutched a pistol, I determined to take his Iriend’s lilo.— Howard seeing the crisis had come, 1 seized the tiowie knife that protruded his vest and butiud it in his bosom. ‘The dream is fulfilled 1’ exclaimed j Hill,with a smile'of singular sweetness ] that lingered on his naturally handsome 1 face alter ho was a corpse. He then died without a groan. Howard looked down into his face, as if unable to realize what lie had done.— Then he burst into tears. ‘God knows I would not have douc it if I could have helped it, but it was either your life or mine.’ lie turned away with a gloomy air, and upon the instant disappeared; He was never seen in Arkansas again, but several years alter a trader brought the news that lie was living at San Antonio, Texas. Were we writing fiction, we should here lay aside the pen; lint as we are giving facts simply, which can be sub stantiated, duty compels ua to add an other incident be for.’ this tragic tale is ended. It will be remembered that Hill en joined upon his son to avenge his death. Faithfully did that son obey the com mand. Wlu ii lie had reached his six teenth year lie left fir Texas. II ; was gone several months. When he.return ed, he said to his mother: ‘lt is done, mother ! Door Howard ! I pitied him, but 1 had to do it.’ From tile New Orleans Picayune. 1 BliTlil’TlVlS’S STORY. What life is more thrilling than that of a police detective, what more full of startling adventure ? An incident in the experience; of two men well known i|t tiie city of New Orleans as the most skillful and accomplished detectives in the’'Southern country has been related to the reporter. It is used; ss to say who they are, their names are household words tlioriighout the valley ol the Mis sissippi. The event about to be related is of recent occurrence. It is one ot the unpaid shed histories of crime, one wl'Jtlie heart beats underneath Die social cur rant of the great city. But the words of the detective invests the relation with j an interest, more potent than the report er can accord it. Let him tell the story A robbery had been committed in one ol our large commercial houses under very singular circumstances. . Thu day preceding the crime a large amount ol money had been received and h it in the safe over night. I’urt of this money cotisi.slcd of S2O and soo bills. In known to any one but the proprietor they were marked with a small cross in red ink in the left limit! eot iidr. The safe was locked at.night.,,in the morning it was open, tiie night clerk asleep under the influence ol’eliloril'orm'and the money g . The cashier was a young man ot nigh social positive and about to tie mar ried to the daughter ot the proprietor. He alone cartied the keys ol the safe. I It was evident the lock had been picked or opened with the key. Our observa tions convinced us it was the latter. Still wo kept onr own council. At the request of the merchant the whole mat ter was kept a profound secret. It tnr thered our chances of detecting the rob her that it should lie so Before we had left tlii'store we had settled in our minds the identity of the thief; but it was nee essary to obtain the proof before otir mis- j pieions were divulged or his arrest at tempted. Description of the money stol en was left with certain parties midci whoso observation it was most likely to come if put in circulation with instruc tions to detain the person offering it un til we were sent for. This was all that could be done for the present. Wo went Inuiie In await developments. Still we kept our eves on the cashier. He was Voting and although he never drank to excess he Was fast. lie spent a great deal of money and to use a common ex pressimi was the deuce among the girls. Once or twice wo caw him walking in the squares n! evening with a very pret ty young English git I, a milliner, work ! ing on Canal street. There was some thing very noticeable about the girl's lace -a s'nt, of inelaliCbidiy and sadness! that went straight to our hearts Any one would have telt kindly towards her by just looking at her. Somehow or other I felt a presentment that this g;rl was mixed up in the robbery. 1 coulen’t get rid ol the idea. It haunted me. In this way several weeks passed. One day we received a message in a great hurry to come to the steamboat lauding. It was late in the afternoon, and the boats for St. Louis were about leaving. Arriving there we went at once on board the Republic and up to flic clerk’s desk Standing at the counter was the pretty English girl, and in the hands of the clerk were two of the.marked S2O bills. She had just offered them in payment of her passage to St. Louis. 1 fell now that the cashier was in my clutches. —■ But il was necessary to proceed careful ly and not frighten the girl. As gently as 1 could I'told her that the money she bad just offered at the counter had been stolen; that it wasmesessury for me to know where she had obtained it. At tny words her face took the livid hue oi death but she shook her head as much as to say she would never tell me. 1 plied her with importunities, entreated and beg ged ; but it was of no avail. 1 had no recourse but to take her into custody,— Still I hoped to be able to discover from her the proof ol the cashier’s guilt. He was evidently her lover, lint I doubt | much if she knew his real mime or aetu tual position. 1 plied her with questions ! on this head and although she was on her guard and her answers evasive I was ! hoCn satisfied that the real name of tier I lover was unknown to her. As 1 left i the cell I heard her mutter in the most i poignant grief— i ‘Oh Charley, Charley, can this be true.’ ! This was, indeed, his first name. I re turned oft the instant and said to her ! that 1 knew tim person who gave her the money, that his name was Cliarley . At the mention of this name she clapped ! her hands and laughed. It Was the nanie she knew him by. I was almost jat my wits end, The girl must confess ior the real criminal would escape putt ] islimenl. I thought, however, of are ! Bourse,, ami put it into at, once. I went to the st to and told Ihe merchant j that T wanted a picture tjf every member of his establishment, himself included. j Me looked puzzled but complied with my request. Armed with these I returned to the sell. 1 told tile girl 1 had some thing to shew her—my heart ached its I tiid so. I knew she worshiped the heart less scoundrel who hud betrayed her. 1 held the picture so that, she could see il ill full; as the light flushed on it, I said ] Mary, this is the Charley lam alter.’ i Sim gave.one quick, hurried glance at I the picture, and then, with a low moan ! of anguish, fell fainting to the floor.— The tears would come to tny eyes as I looked at the poor, beautiful Creature in her agony. Only heaven knows how 1 pilied her; but justice as well as her own good, required that the mask should be lifted and the criminal exposed. As soon as she had time to recover, 1 went to her again. 1 found her calm, but with a look of sorrow that pierced me to my heart. I told her who Iter lover was, his crime, and begged her to reveal all she knew ol him. I might as well have talked to a stone. She sal deaf, silent, in her tearless anguish. (July oticc she murmured,’ho loves me, 'he is true to me.’ 1 told Iter she was mistaken —he cared nothing about Iter—would never marry her. She laughed at me in bitter scorn. Asa last resource, I went to the place at which she had been working, i found out all about her friends, and with whom she associated. From these 1 learned that she was engaged to be mar ried to ‘Cliarley,’ who represented him self as a, young mechanic, that ho had purs a ailed Iter to goto St. Louis for 11 at, purpose, where it was said that he I ad relatives. 1 knew it was only to gat rid other while he married the merchant's daughter. 1 had got all the information 1 wanted. As I returned 1 passed by tiie theatre, brilliantly lighted for an evening’s entertainment, f stuped in.— The b'ettiity and fSsliion of the city were there, lit one of the boxes sat Charley and his betiothod. She was radiant in beauty—ho attentive and lover like. My resolution was taken on the instant. 1 left the station. In a few mopients I returned accompanied by Mary. 1 took her to a seal commanding .a lull view ol the box. One glance was enough; I saw that her heart was breaking. Silently 1 lead her out of the theater and back to the station. 'Will yon tel! me now V "I can d.e bu L 1 have nothing to tell.” She never did. It was useless to de tain her. Wo let her go, but three weeks afterwards slit; died of a broken heart. The mystery of the robbery has never been explained. A WOMAN’S FATE. THE STRANGE CA".F.EK OF A NEW ALBANY REI.I.E. New Albany Ltd., Louisville’s pretty neighbor, has given many strange, sad stories to the public prints, but none, perhaps more melancholy than one we chanced to hear on yesterday. About the tune of the breaking nut of the wat there was a brilliant wedding in a magnificent residence on one of ils fashionable avenues aud a bountiful girl of sixteen was married with- tiie bless ingsol her parents and friends, to the man she had chosen for her protector through lile. She was indeed a lovely creature —the rose bloom of her fair cheer flitting and returning again as il at bide and seek with the long silken black curls that rested coqiiettishly upon her snowy shoulders; and there was a pair of lus trous black eyes that seemed speaking from as merry a heart as ever beat with in the bosom of an innocent maiden. A matchless form and faultlessly graceful, site was universally admired and belov ed as well for her qualities of head and j heart ag for her strange wild beauty.]Do; - sessetf of a fine education and having all ] the accomplishments which are deemed, ] so necessary to a modern young lady there was every reason to believe tier future would be a happy one. Her be- • ti'otlled was apparently a young man, of culture and not without talent ; and] there certainly appeared to bo no obsta ] 010 in the way of the youthful couple. Tire war progressed. Immense armies were gathering lor the Southern cam paigns, and tiie Northern hosts, a great bristling avalanche of steel were soon to be hurled upon the brave but ill-fated Soutlt. The thunder of the angry can non and the rolling drum beat of muster ing regiments had become music to the popular ear and everybody thought and talked and dreamed of blood. The citi zen was changed to a soldier; In mes bus iness, everything was abandoned, for war bad become “tlu: fashion,” as much as though it had been some great revo Intion in the cut of coats pants, or crino j line, and all were rushing madly to tine ] sword. Among iftose win marched away front New Albany, carried off by the temporuy excitement, was the husband of Hie mar • riage just alluded to. With bis regi ; meut he passed through a number of minor battles, and at length, as fate I would have T lie pitched his tent in Shiloh [53.00 per Annum NO. 30 I where the Federal army Was shortly af ter snrprisod and defeated by the Con j federates, aud were only saved by the ] arrival of Buell. In one of the fierce i charges of the second day's fight the I New Albany volunteer fell, and his I mime went to the papers and to his ! heme in Indiana among the list of the slain. The young wife mourned for him and long sought, news of Irm hoping the sto ry of It is death might, after all, be some cruel mistake, but time at length sooth ed the stricken heait, and the beautiful widow was really human enough to lovor and marry the second time. At lust the'crudest of wars’dragged to its close, and one day a squad of discharged -soldiers arrived in New Al- | batty, veterans from the front, and sun j burned almost beyond recognition—- That day (he unfortunate woman for the first time learned the astounding, crush ing truth that she was not only not a widow, but the wife of two liu-bande,—- Her soldier had really Come l ack, and them was no doubling his indentity.—* lie was no ghost, certainly, for aspeetor ednid hardly have raised the domestic tempest he got up on learning of his awkward position. It is reported that the two husbands made the question one of right and might, and pummelled each other vigorously at various tithes, until a divorce from (the soldier was finally agreed upon. This was procured, ami tin! three were made two by due process oft aw-. The divorce, however did not mend matters much, anil quarrels and law sui's and peace wurrentsensue 1 until the ha - tasset! couple lied to this city to escape the wrath of the tretiirned soldier, whose hatred and malignity seemed to grow with lapse of time. He a ion found them however, and the old scenes followed. The woman, weary of persecution, ami believing herself the guilty cause of all that had transpired, and despairing of any further peace this side the grave de seited her second husband, and threw herself into a bagnio. Here she has liv ed a life of shame ever since, striving to forget in dissipation the purer life that once was hers M oiv Who were formerly her most intimate friends know nothing of her terrible fate, and she has never appeared upon the streets unless heavily vailed. She sometimes clandestinely visits her aged prrents, who are wealthy and respected citizens of New Albany.— They have not forgotten their erring child in her disgrace, but she steadfastly refuses to bring shame upon their gray hairs by seeking shelter under their roof and asserts her determination to Im ry it with her in the gaave, for which slur longs. —Louixoille Courier. A Letter for Dennis. —‘Hillo, Mlstlier Postmaster, aud is there iver a letter here for Dennis OT’latherty ?’ T believe there is,’ said the postmaster stepping back and producing a letter. ‘And will you be so kind as to rade it to me, seein’ I had the misfortune to be (•(licated to ratio never a bit V ‘To be sure,* said the accommodating postmaster. He then opened the epistle which Was from the old country, concerning his re lations there &c. When he had finished Dennis observed ; ‘And what would yc be ax in for the postage on that letter V 'Fifty cents.’ ‘And its chape eneongb. yer honor, as I hirer think of axiti ye to trust ni t /list kape the letter for pay ; and say Misther if I’d call in one of these days would you write an answer to it?’ Doesticks, describing a New York York hoarding house, says you can al ways tell when they get a now kitchen gu i by the color of the hair in the bis cuit. ‘‘What, has been your business ?” said a judge to a prisoner at tiie bar, "Why your honor, 1 used to bu a den tist—now lam a pugilist ; then I pot teeth in—now I knock them out.” Fellow citizens, said a candidate for (' ingress, recently, somewhere out West "Fellow citizens! you are all well aware 1 never went to school in nty life, but three times, and that was to a jiiglit school- Two nights the teacher didn’t come and t’other night I hadn’t any can dle. Why is a flea like a railway I —’Cause it travels over the sleepers. A forlorn and desolate husband adver tises thus: ‘.My wife, Anita Maria, has strayed or been stolen. Whoever returns her will get his heal broke. As to trusting her, anybody cm do so as he thinks fit ; as 1 never pay my debts it’s not likely I’ll pay her’nd A boy was lately atked by his teach er ‘Who first bit the apple ?’ To which : lie replied: ‘I don’t know, but 1 guess it was our Hal, for she eats green apples like thunder.’ ] A fellow coining tout of a tavern, one frosty morning, rather top heavy he fell 'on the doorstep ; trying to regain bis footing he remarked: ‘if it is true that the wicked stand on slippery ground, 1 must belong to a different class, for it ia more than I eat? ! coJ