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WHITE & McINTOSII, Proprietors.
VOLUME VIII.
Professional.
DR. E. A. .1 ELKS,
Practicing Phys i c ian,
QHITJVIA3V GA.
OmcK i Brick building adjoining store ot
Messrs. Briggs, Jtlks A. Cos., Screven street.
January 31. 1873. . 5-tt
~~ james a: in nti:k,
anb (fomtscdor atVato,
QUITMAN, CA.
jf-9~ OmCE, IX TUB CoVHT
March 17, 1871.
\Y. B. Bkxxict 8. T. KiyiisnSnut
RENNET &. KINGSBERY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
QriTMix, Bpooks CorxTv, Georgia.
February 7. 1573 fi j
EDWARD R. HARDEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA,
OffiCe, in the Court House, second floor !
May 2(5, 1872. ly
DENTISTRY.
I)„ I). L* RICKS,
T T AVISO recently a
I I utl,-mled a Man*- S aUS AJ
ough Course ot l.ec
tines and graduated v *\ X ;
tu the New Orleans “ T
Dental College, ha - NCN
Quitman, • YJ.YY U""
and reopened liis of- , / .?* -V"'o‘
flee. ' <5
Thankful to friends
and patrons for past favors, he will be j>leased
to serve them in future. Good work and mod
erate charges.
March 1 1,1873. 11-fm
Dr J. S. N. SNOW,
DENTIS T.
QUITMAN GEORGIA.
Respectfully sniiciis the sr-^%
: patronage of the Citizen-
Brooks county, mid will oiule;iv,,i. "’4-LLI 1 XJ
by faithfully executing all work entrusted to
Lira, to merit their confidence.
' Charges moderate, and work guaranteed.
n)) stairs,- over J. TUbuan’s store.
March 21, 1873. «-ly
Miscellaneous.
I)U. M. <’. WILKINSON. DH. A. I). SMITH.
LARGE DRUG SIGN.
WH.KINSON & SMITH,
KEEP on band a
Complete Stock
of Fresh and Pore //? jf fiS ,
drugs
medicines:. • ; _
And many of the best !
ieud. E u.i.aAuit
Also, White Lead. Varnishes, Faints and Oils.
Boaps,Tobacco, Sugars, Toilet Articles. Ac.
All of which will he cold on reasonable term-. |
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Kerosene On. irill hereafter he sob) "t j
Forty cents per gallon
Qnitman, Ga., Jan. 31, 1575. > ly
SlllXalaO!
1 THE undersigned, wim has an evoe::-
many years in the manufacture ot Sil IN"
OLFS, notifies the public that h- keeps unhand, ■
and will make to order, any number of shingles j
desired, and deliver them on favorable terms. !
ZTr Orders left at Capt. Brooks' store, Quit- j
man. will be nromptly attended to.
S. T. GOING.
Brooks county, Juno 12, 3873. 2-1 ts
NEW M USIC.
PI’BUSIIED BY
J L. PETERS, 599 BroadwayN Y,
Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of mirked price, j
VOCAL
Above and Below. Socred .Song, by Jucl), SQAO j
Back to the OM Home; song and chorus .
Beautiful form of my Breams .Stewart 30 |
Barling, weep no more; song and chorus So t
Do not weep so. sister darling; song 30 I
Don't forget to write me; song and chorus,.. S3
Fold we our hands; song or duet; Boildieu.. 30
Gone to the Heavenly Garden; song 35
If you were I, would you? song..; 30
Kiss me, darling, .-re we part 8"
Little Blind Null; song and chorus 30
Little Ban , song and choru3 40
Lord, forever at thy side *25
Meet me, Bessie, in the Dell 30
Meet me, dearest, with a kiss 30
My boy across tbo»sea 35
Oh! Give me a home in the South 40
Oh. Sam ! song and chorus 35
Only for You! Ballad 35
Our Little Pet; song and chorus 40
Papa, stay heme: Temperance song 40
Save one bright Crown for me 40
We pray you sing that sung: duet 35
Wilt thou weep when I am low ? "25
INSTRUMENTAL.
Polkas. —Sunbeam, by Kinklo, 35 c(s; IV!, of
Faratogo. by Victor, 35 cts.; May Flowers, by
Simon, 35 ct?.
Mazurkas. —Awakening of the Birds. 50 cts;
Happy Thoughts, by Walker, 30 cts.; Laughing
Wave, by Wilson, 50 cts.; Sunbeam, by Rather.
•10 cts.
Gallops.—Charlie's and Freddies, by -- \tt
klc. each 35 cts.
SHOTTISCHES —Fatal Glance, by Young, 20
cts.: May Morning, by Schmidt, 50 cts.: Sun
beam, by Hampel, *55 cts.; and Millie.', by
Kinkel, 35 cts.
Marches.—Belle of Saratoga. by-Baumbach,
40 cts.: Mollie’s, by Kinked, 35 cts.
Any of the above mailed, post-paid, oti receipt
of price. Address
J. L. PETERS,
500 Broad wav New Y ork.
Miy Ist, 1872. D-tf*
Quitman.
B 1 THE WORLD,
THE QUEEN BEE HIVE
AND
HONEY EXTRACTOR!
mill; undersigned has pure tut sod. the RIGHT
.ft. to the QHCKN BEE HIVE and ATKIN
SON'S HONEY EXTRACTOR, as patented by
T. Atkinson, August 10th 1869, for the entire
State of Georgia, and the Eastern portion of
Florida.
The HIVE has proved by ils merits to be the
mos Up radical in use, having the advantages of
all others, viz : ease of access to the brood
frames, without having to remove the c fver. ho
ney boxes, surplus frames, or honey board. The
brood frames being removed from the back of
the hive without, in the least, injury to the combs
or disturbing the working of the bees.
The EXTRACTOR Is the most simple, cheap,
and durable machine that has come before the
public It will empty large combs or pieces with
great facility. It works very easy.and the prin
ciples applied are the simplest in nature, being
the combination of gravitation with centrifugal
torce.
Any person or persons desirous of purchasing
or examining the Hive and Extractor, will call
at my office, or address me at Quitman Ga.
TERMS:
Single Right to use Hive ..., $5 00
Singh* Right to use Extractor 5 00
JOHN A. IKVINE,
Quitman June 5 1873 23-ts
ID. W. PRICE,
IIEItmiNT TAILOR
QVITM. I N, CEOFGfit,
YJrTorLD inform
% V tie* citizens of <?
Q•» i t man and sur
-1 - miln.- i nil [■/ Y/Jj
ihat 1
Merchant '
TAILOR USD W -4
! ESTALLISIIMEXT in Quituian, andhasonhand
Ia fine lot of
Cloths and Cassimeres ,
suitable for making Dress and Business suits.
He has also on hand a Select stock of
READY MADE CLOTHING.
2PW Cutting, Cleaning and Repairing done on
j short notice Ibices moderate.
April 10. 1873. 15- ly
CARPENTER’S WORK.
John D. Bozeman,
QUITMAN, G BORGIA,
TAKES this method of informing the public
that his MILL business does not interfere
with his business as a
HOUSE CARPENTER;
and he is fully prepared to do all work desired
ou as
I "n voi*;i I »t«* T4*rnis
as possible, and to the satisfaction of all parties
interested. Ib* will also contract to
FURNISH LUMBER MATERIAL,
..•id ’ ,::d Dwelling Houses, .Store houses, etc.,
i p.i;.» ance with specifications furnished. Give
him a trial.
May 15, 1873. 20-ls
LOOK HERE!
Good Calico at 12' Cents.
Jacob Baum,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods,, Notions, Hard
ware„ Crockery, &c,
Quitman Oeorgin.
! rpAKFA pli'amire In notifying bis friends and
JL the public generally that lie lias received
Wiis
SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK
FOB
which will be sold on fair and honorable terms.
These goods were purchased on very favorable
terms, and I am confident can and will be sold
as cheap as any house in town.
My stock embraces almost everything kept in
a retail store in the interior —\
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods ,
Domestic Goods ,
H>ridy Modi' (Jothwj,
Hosiery.
Notions,
Boots.
Shoes
Hots. <S:c. dc.
The Ladh-s are specially invited to pay me a
v#it. a* J have rnan i kings that will meet favor
j in their eves.
rtin hiisei N are also specially invit -
J ed to give me a call, as I aru <let<*i mined to still
j as low a? any one.
I Thankful tor past favors, a Continuance of cus-
I tom is solicited. JACOB BALM.
| March 21, 1873. ly
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&1B 1 I ,
fySilma, b«5«« Bnl*ißrifii^rfin]
■
FAMILYNEWSPAPER,
Established on the Cheap Cash plan, at the low
rate of only *
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Address, INDEPENDENT,
P. O. Box 865, Favunnah, G »
HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE FEOPLB’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN!
QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1873.
(Written for the Quitman Banner.)
TEMPERANCE.
13y Vesta.
"The strongest minds limy tamper with, and
tempt
Their fate too long; and find the truth too late.”
Mucli has been said, and written for
and against the now prominent cause,
"Temperance.” The Bible abounds with
many strong denunciations and warnings
against the use of intoxicating liquors.
Hoar what it says to those who are on
the verge of yielding t o indulgence iti the
burning liquid: “Wo unto them that are
might y to drink wine, and men of strength
to mingle strong drink.” Again: “Wo
unto them that rise up early to follow
strong drink.” Listen, ye weak Olios
who may perchauce fall a prey to the
“roaring lion, going about seeking whom
he may devour;” hear now the voice of
warning. Philosophers have studied
and brought to view sago advice, and
have set forth, in a philosophical manner,
the injurious effect wrought upon consti
tutions by indulgence in stimulating
liquors. Poets have vied with each oth
er in the most impressive language; aiid
have long and heroically weilded the pen
to show tln* terror and dessolation
brought upon homes in bending tho knee
to “King Alcohol.” They have nobly
fought the “King of Terrors” and now
they rally around the flag of 1 he “great”
and. “glorious” cause, and exclaim, to the
inebriate :
“Droop not! though siif, shame ami anguish aru
’round tliue!
Bravely fling off the cold chain that hath bound
time.”
Artists have called all their master skill
into action, and the canvass glows in
brilliant colors, so well adopted to illus
trate the happiness, tho sweet content
reigning supreme in tho home, where
love only is master, and to depict ail the
sorrow, sin, and poverty, clinging fast to
the home where vice and misery abun
dantly dwell, and “Grog is master' of all.
Go to tho poor weak wretch who lives in
misery and sin; who is bound in the gall
ing chains of the “I’mion;” who grasps
I the bowl, and drinks to the very dregs the
“dark beverage of hell;” who sacrifices
all, all for the “foul fiend.” Ask him if
he fully knows, and feels the sting of the
tyrant whom he serves. Ask him if he
would be free from the fetters that ever
hold him down in the lowest depths of
human woe and misery. Paint hope
glimmers for a while upon the bloated
countenance, and lights up the swollen
blood-shot eyes, but only for a moment—
for though steeped deep in pollution, rea
sou has not entirely flown, and he re
members the burning passion within, and
the ineffectual sf niggle he must undergo,
for first yonder stands the “den” where
daily temptation is placed before him.
With a song like the'Syrens’ they lure
him on to destruction./ TBey hold the
glass to his lips for hifn to quaff the “fie
ry poison;” and kup> him under tho
power of the “tyrant,” thehoiom of slaves.
’Tis there in those “Hades” they contract
habits stronger than tripple bands of
brass; and though they lorig to be releas
ed from tho yoke; though thjy thirst for
the pure sparkling water, they turn from
1 it through the rumscllcr’s influence, to
the door of the “shanty” where Iris senses
are stupified by the fumes of the filthy
and pernicious liquids within. ’Tis there
they tell him he can be free from care
and know not sorrow; ’tis there, in reck
less insanity, enticed by his foe, (for such
he must he who sinks his brother mind
down in degradation and shame, to a
premature grave.) and in overwhelming
despair he —
“Grasps the bowl to see!: relief -
No more bis conscience warns.”
Ask the wife, toiling daily for the help
less little ones clinging to her for sup
port and protection, if she would have
snatched from the low state into which
he has fallen, he whom she once called
husband; if she would again go back to
the time, when, a trusting loving bride,
she gave hersely to the man who now has
forsaken her; who has cast aside home;
friends, loved ones, and all the happiness
of life,for the “wine cup.” Oh! that
glance reveals the thoughts within; yet
she fain wmlld ask—Can that be? Is
there still hope ? The book of memory
unclasps, and the long weary days, of
fear and anxiety, when there was hope
are again gone over, and she feels alas !
too truly all hope is past and your words
seem but mockery to her crushed heart.
See how loved ones swiftly depart, one
after the other, under the rude blast of
the “tyrannical monster.” Seek all those
who have yielded to “Prince Alcohol,”
ask them, if you would know, what un-
told misery, what degradation is sure to
follow in the despot’s footsteps.
Thus we see poor deluded victims,
writhing in misery, but bowittg in hum
ble submission, to kiss the very dust at
the “tyrant’s” feet—while they would
scorn to bend the knee to power, or in
dependence to ask a favor of brother
man. On and on they go —down to the
very depths of sin and shame. Brought
to a state of brutish pollution, they reck
lessly sink—friend, home, and all earthly
happiness, into oblivion, and more than
all, the immortal soul into everlasting
misery. While bending to tho “fiend”
intemperance, do we see the young the
noble b f our country wither as a leaf and
tbeir lifes’ sun go down at noon, when it
should be a bright and shining light.
How many thouSliiidfl Wolild bo saved
if taken by the hand and lifted oiU of the
pit into which they have fallen, and the
galling chains of intemperance broken
loose. How many wounded stricken
hearts would be made to rejoice, if Jiope
with “raidant finger” were to point out
to them the “balm of Gilead,” and a way
of escape from the present and eternal
misery. How many now, writhing in
torture, could he made to look up from
the “slough of Despond,” if there were a
good Samaritan to lend a helping hand
and speak an encouraging word. Can
the rumscller say he is not gujlty of his
fallen brother’s blood, while he places the
“deadly poison” to his lips ? Can he
blot out every iota of nobleness that
should honor man, and strengthen, and
help the inebriate on to a reckless course
of error and ruin ? Let his own con
science; if he has any, answer; Let every
Christian, philanthropist patriot, hold
high the Banner of Temperance, and
call upon those who Mould be saved to
j bill ih the ranks, and slay tho “foul
fiend,” nor rest ’till every vestige is de
stroyed of the “soul-destroying demon.”
Exterminate trfiiii tho face of our beauti
ful world every don of corruption.
Let vice and infamy never be known.
Blot them otit from the minds of the true
and the noble, and let “King Alcohol” be
among the wreck of the past, and lot no
moro his despotic power be felt.
Go hear, see, end feel anil know,
All that ihj soul bast felt or Know-
Then look upon tho wine-cup’s glow,
Fee if its brightness env atone,
Think it its flavor you will try,
11 all proclaimed —“’Tis drink and die ?”
The loathe abhor--let every soul
With strong disgust be stirred
Whene’er they see, hear, or toll;
Os the dark beverage of ftelt.
V.
Quitman, June 28th, 1873.
♦ W
Believe in- Yourself.
It is said that when John C. Calhoun
Ifas in Yale College he was ridiculed by
his fellow students for his intense ap
plication to study. “Why, sir,” said ho,
“I am forced to make tho most -if my
time that I may acquit myself creditably
When in Congress. Do you doubt it? I
asstire yofi if I Were not convinced of my
ability to reach the national capital as a
representative within three years, I would
leave college this very day 1” Let every
young man thus have faith in himself,
and earnestly take hold of life, scorning
all props and buttresses, all crutches and
life preservers. Let him believe, with
Pestalozzi, that no man on God’s earth is
either, willing or able to help any other
man. Lotus strive to lie a creator, rath
er thaii to borrow. IngjA'jd of wielding
the rusted sword of valorous forefathers,
let. him forgo Lis own weapons, arid con
scious of the God in him and the Provi
dence over him, let him fight his own
battles with his good lance. Instead of
sighing for an education, capital, for
friends, and declaring that “if he only
had these he would bo somebody,” let
him remember that, as Horace Greeley
said, he looking in the wrong end of the
telescope, that if he only were somebody
he would speedily have fill the boons
whose absence he is bewailing. Instead
of being one of tho foiled potentialities
of which the world is so full—one of the
subjunctive heroes, who always might,
Could, would, or should do great things,
i» what nobody can understand- let him
be ift the imperative mood, and do that
of which his talents are indicative. This
lesson <Sf self-reliance once learned and
acted oh,- atid every man will discover
within himself, lifider God, the elements
afid capacities Os usefulness and honor,
“Getting on in the world J*
The Very hoy you have heard about,
who disobeyed his father and went a
swimming, lives in Richmond, Va., and
his father said to the wicked boy: “You
; have been in a-swimming.” The wicked
| boy said: “Ihain’t.” The pa said: “ You
I have sir, and you have got your shirt on
I t’other side out.” “Pshaw !” said the
i wicked boy, “that shirt got turned wrong
: side otit getting over the fence.”
i A good Methodist parson, somewhat
] eccentric and an excellent singer, exclaim
! ed to a portion of the eongregat ion who
always spoilt the melody, “Brothers and
sisters, I wish those of you who can’t
| sing would wait until you get to the ce
! lestial regions befote you try.” The
hint was a succes:..
jIOVE and justice.
InycniuS Detection of Or Due.
From “Underground,” just 'published by J. B.
Burr ,V liyde, of llnrtfort.
Somo years ago it was my fortune to
become acquainted with a professional
detective. He was not of the elegant
soi;t, whose labors are confined only to
the exposure and punishment of crimes
of thq higher grades, hut he was a man
who, to use his own language to me one
day, was “ready for anything.” He told
me several stories of his experience. He
did not present documentary evidence of
their authenticity, alid some of them
wero too much for my belief. Others
were jjausible enough to be true, and as
the man always appeared to have plenty
of money, I concluded that he must be
an expert at tho business. One evening
he told mo his experience in working up
a case of robberry, which I will endeavor
to give as nearly as possible in liis own
words:
“A dry goods merchant on Broadway
had lost a considerable amount of prop
erty at Various times, but on no one oc
casion was there a large quantity taken;
Os course the clerks in the establishment
wore suspected, but there was no way of
discovering whether they were guilty or
not. A close watch had been set on
them, but nothing eotild be discovered.
I was engaged to work Up the case, and
to enable me to do so, 1 was employed
in the store as an extra clerk and sales
man. It was thought that the foreman
and the floorwalkers might be guilty of
tho robbery, and, therefore; they were
not taken into the secret. The head of
tlie house explained, however, that I was
a relative of his wife, and had been
thrown upon him to provide for. It
was, therefore, understood that I was not
to lie required to wojs very hard, and
was to be Allowed to go out whenever I
asked permission. With this under
standing' I went to work at my new bus
iness. I did not know anything about
dry goods, nor about selling them; and
.consequently they put me upon the com
monest articles, which were notin very
great demand. This gave mo plenty of
time for looking around and observing
the habits of the clerks.
“I became acquainted with one after
another, but had no headway for several
weeks ih discovering the secret. I ac
companied the clerks to their rooms oc
casionally, and sometimes we were at the
theatre together I knew the salaries
that wero paid in the establishment, and
1 knew just how much money each man
could afford to spefld, and my object was’
to find out what man among them was
living beyond his income. All of them
seemed to be quiet, well behaved young
men. Some of them wore members of
the Young Men’s Christia.fi Association,
and others patronized Hie Mercantile
Library, and spent most of their even
ings there. Three or four wero a little
inclined to fast lives, but evidently did
not have money enough to carry out
their wishes.
“After a time I found out that one,
who was the most quiet and Unobtrusive
of the whole lot, seemed to be living a
little [beyond his means. Upon him I
fixed my suspicion, and watched him
closely, both in the store aiid out of it.
“He and I became fast friends. We
went about the city together; wo visited
the theatres and beer gardens, and on
Sundays took a trip to Coney Island,
where we occasionally spent several dol
lars in entertaining ourselves and chance
acquaintances; but the young man, whom
Twill call Johnston, was constantly on
liis guard, and whenever I proposed any
new amusement, of any additional ex
pense, jhe always opposed it, and said
that he could not afford it, though some
how he did generally afford it before we
got through.
“I found be had a siffter liviifg in Har
lem Occasionally, but not often, she
called at tho store. She rarely bought
anything, and never remained longer
than a few minutes. He visited her ev
ery day, though sometimes a week or
two might intervene between his jour
neys to the place where she lived. Sev
eral times, when he was absent and I
knew he was to be away for the evening,
I visited his room, and searched it care
fully; btit rfever a thing coiild I find to
implicate him in the robbery.—-Not a
scrap of silk or lace or anything of the
sort could ever be discovered in the
room,
“I tiext managed to he introduced to
his sister, and of course I pretended a
great liking for her. She was living in a
very quiet way, in a boarding house, and
was a teacher, on a small salary, in one
of the public schools. Havingaseertain
ed her salary, and calculating her ex
penses, making, an estimate of the value
of her clothing as nearly as I could, I
was satisfied that she was living some
what, beyond her salary.
“One day Johnson told me that he was
going with his sister to a school picnic.
He had obtained leave of absence from
tho store, and I thought it, an excellent
time to make investigations. So I went,
to his sister’s boarding house, enquired
for the youiig 1 ads, and of course was
told she was away. I explained to the
landlady that I had received a message,
saving that she would be at limne sever
al hours earlier than she expected, and j
that I was to meet her that afternoon, to j
go on another excursion. I said it was |
about time for her to reach home, and, i
if the landlady' had no objection, I would
wait in the parlor. As I had been there
frequently, and the landlady knew me,
she made no objection. Luckily she
went out a few minutes after, and gave
me more freedom to operate than I had
expected.
I immediately went to the young la-
dy’s room —bf course it was very su p[>
lite for mo to do so—and searched it
thoroughly. IV is of no use telling you
all I found there, unless you have nevei"
been in a lady’s room, and do not know
what it contains. She had a very good
wardrobe—bettor than most young wo
men in her position. It struck" me as
very odd that she had four dresses of
rich black silk, which did not appear to
have been made a very great while.
Four dresses of black silk are a pretty
good supply for a school teileher on a
small salary, and I made up my mind
that the silk came from the dry goods
store where Johnson was engaged.
“There is a great difference between
believing a thing and proving it. You
may be certain of it from the circumstan
ces, but it may iu»l be very easy for you
to go into court and 'show its reality.—
Now, here was my predicament. I
thought four'dresses were too many for
one young lady, just, ad lotted Ihbtiglit
when I searched a, man’s trunk, and found
fourteen coats of different sizes, and ho
trousers or vests, that it was fl remarka
ble wardrobe for a man to have. But
how was I to get at the fact, and show
the 'connection between Miss Johnsbti
and the Broadway dry goods store r
“To help matters along, 1 made love
to Miss Johnson in the regular way, re
ferred to my relations with the dry goods
house, and obtained an endorsettiCUt frbm
the head of the firm, as a relative of his
Wife. I was getting along well, only I
did not want to propose and get an en
gagement, because that might make the
situation a little awkward. I deferred
the day of proposal on the ground that
my uncle in the country, ftorn whom I
had expectations, was opposed so my
marriage, except to a lady of his choos
ing; and that I should be obliged to wait
until ho had banded in liis checks, which
would be before a great while, as he had
a. lovely cough,’ and the rheumatism, sup
plemented with the dyspepsia and. gout,
so that the situation watperfectly charm
ing.
“Johnson [approved of my attentions
to his sister, and of course we became
warmer friends than ever. All this lime
I was studying to entrap the two, so as
to fasten the robbery of the dry goods
house upon Ihem. One day I pretended
a great admiration fbr a certain kind of
silk that I had seen at the store. T told
Laura that it siiited her completion ex
actly, and was just tho dress she ought
to wear; IL was a light-colored silk, of a
peculiar shade, which had been made ex
pressly to order for the dry goods bouse,
and 1 knew that they had the inbiiojibly
of it. I spdke#bofit it several times, and
said 1 hoped, one- of lhe.se days, to l>S
able to present- her with a dress bfthis
sOrt, but did not know when it Would be,
as my income; just at that I Hub; was too
small for any lavish expense.
“Love for me made the girl incautious.
Four or five days later, twenty or thirty
yards of this silk were missing fi'bfn the
store, and in a week or more, when I
made a call, Laura surprised me with a
dress of the material 1 had sb much ad
mired. 1 praised it, and I praised her,
and she was happy.
“I invited her to accompany mo the'
following-evening to a theatre, and told
her she must wear that dress; that I
wanted her to be the prettiest and best
dressed woman there; arid, dreSscd in
that, I knew she would be. We went to
the theatre, and afterwards to Delmoni
eo’s, where I had arranged to be shown
to a private room for slipper. I had iil
vited her brother to join us, and, 1.0 avoid
liis suspecting anything, 1 told him that
the day before I had received a remit
tance of fifty dollars from my uncle, and
was going to have a pleasant everting,
without regard to the expense.
“But her brother was iioi the Only
I person to bo there that evening. The
head of the firm was wailing where ho
could sec us enter, and with him was a
policeman.
“Our supper o, as brought and was
progressing finely; wo had each taken a
glass of champagne," and possibly two
glasses, and, as the servant came into the
room bringing something I had ordered,
be was followed by the head of the firm j
and the man in blue. Johrisofi was ar
rested sot theft, arid his s.st't for being
aii accessory to the theft. Both turned
pale; the young lady fainted, so that we
had to dash water in her face Seriously
injuring the elegant, dress she wore.
Johnson stoutly denied his guilt. He
Was taken frUmt.ho room before his sister
recovered. When she came to her seiises,
we told a pardonable falsehood, and said
that he hud cotifcried everything. She
supposed our statement triie, and then
acknowledged that she had first urged
her brother to the commission of the
theft, in order to gratify her love of fine
ry. AVith an eye to economy, she had
always induced him, when stealing on
her account, to take enough to pay for
making up the material, so that she
would not be subject to any expense at.
the dress-maker"
“Johnson maintained his innocence
until his sister told him that she had
made a confession. Then lie acknowl
edged liis guilt, and explained how the
robberies had been carried oh.
•“He had managed to ingratiate liim
erlf witli the p.ufer who swept out tho
place after H.e day’s work was over. Du
ring the day he would fold the silk l,e
intended to steal in a bundle that might
r« -cinhle a lot of waste paper, watch his
chance, and throw it into a place just
large enough to receive it, under a shelf
a few inches above the floor. When the
porter swept the store, he brought out
the package with his broom, taking care
to have a sufficient quantit y of waste pa
per and rubhish lying near to prevent,
atlractine attention to the package. In
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this way he would get it outside, and
take it to his home, where Johnson would
call for it. The porter refibived some
thing for his efforts iii the cause of dis
honesty, and the stolen property would
be taken to Laura’s house, whence it
would go either to a dress innkoj- or to a
receiver of stolen gOOdS. . i
“The porter was arrested ad hotfr later,
and both he and Johnson received the
punishment due to them f 'r their crime.
As for the girl who ivus the cause of the
theft, she was allowed to escape, on con
dition of leaving the cily immediately.
The firm would have prosecuted her, had
it not been for my intercession' I liked
the girl, and was ashamed of the trick I
had played upon her; but t hen, yon know;
it was in tho inti rent of justice, and a
man ought to he Willing to do anything
for the sake bf honesty
“l| is a little offcolor to make love to
a girl, and pretend you want, to marry
her, jfist for the sake,of entrapping her
into the disclosure bf a ('rime; hut this
is the Way of the world, an 1 anybody
why thinks differently does not knew the
whole duty of the detective why, I
have been to a fellow whom 1 suspected;
and told him that his wife and children!
laid been killed by a Hi’.Kay accident;
and got him worked tip to a terrible eon
dition of anguish. 1 did it jhst tbthroW
him off his guard, make him a little cra
zy perhaps, and then, u-bile he did not
know what he was about, 1 would rtcetlse
him of a crime, arid get him to own up.
“If a man is going to lie a good detec
tive, he must not go frescoing around
with anything like feelings. If he does
not go in for all the tricks of the bfisi
ness, he is not likely to sttccod in the
profession.”
Altai i vjvNias.
This is the season of the tear wheri
piefiics are most frequent. For real sol
id enjoyment, we, for our part, much
prefer a well conducted funeral to an or
dinary picnic. You generally reach the
ground about eleven o’clock, atid the ex
ercises begin with climbing a bill, rip'
which you are compelled to carry two
heavy lunch-baskets. When you reach
the summit you are poritiMk cer'ii'n
the thermometer miist be nearly one hun
dred and fifty in the shade. You throx?
yourself on the grass, and in a fo# mo
ments a brigade of black ants begin id
crawl down the back of your neck, whilel
a phalanx of ticks charge upon your
trouser-leg. And ji’sl; its fob jump lip;
your oldest, boy, who has been' out in the
woods, where he stirred up a yellowy
jacket’s nest, comes in with his face and
head swelled up to the size of a water
bucket, convoying the infUrOrfitibif that
ybiir Oldest boy, William Hciuy, is up a
tree and can’t get dbiVn. After laboring'
to release William Henry the thermome
ter seems to have gone up two hundred
more degrees, atid ybtt thiftk yhtf Will
take a swim in the creek. While you are"
in tho water young Jones strolls otlt with
Miss Smith, and, unconscious of your
presence, they sit down close to your
clothes, atul engage in eonversafiofi for'
tnree quarters of au hour, while you lie'
down in the shallow stream■ afraid to'
budge and nearly killed with the hot sun.-
When they leave, you emerge and find
that some wicked boy from the neigh
boring village hits rim off ifith ybttr shirt
and socks. You fix up as well as yoxf
can, ami when you get back with the par
ty they are eating dinner fi'Om a Cloth
laid on the ground. A spider is', spin
ning a cob-web from the pickle-jar id
tlic little end of I’m cold ham, straddle
bugs are {rollicking around over the
pound-cake, caterpillars are exploring'
the bread-plate, grasshoppers a,re jump-'
ing into the butter, Where they stick fast;
the bees are so thick around the sugar
bow’that you are afraid If) go near it;
and there are cimngh ants in the pie to'
walk completely fli with it. Yon take ai
seat, however, determined to try to eat
something, but you’ [get tip suddenly—
all at. once, as it were, for you have sat
down on a briar. Then William Henry;
who has quaffed an unreasonable Quanti
ty of lemonade, gets the eolie, and hih
mother goes into hysterics, because she
thinks he is poisoned by pokeberries:
Fou lay him' under an umbrella atid pro-
climb a tree in order tf> fix si
swing for tV- girls. After skinning your
hands, tearing your trousers' and ruining
ybtir ctsrt, you get to the t6p, tie the
rope, and undertake to fume down on it.
You do come down, with velocity, and
your fingers are rubbed entirely raw.
Just then it begins to rain furiously, and
the whole party stampedes to the depofc
for shelter. When the shower slackens
you go back to the ground to get the
rope, and just, as you get up in the tree
tin: owner of the pni.v c.'uncs along with
a iron and a dog, amt-fhreutens to blow
your brains out and cat vu up if voif
don’t leave immediately. '1 hen yon come
down again ivilr nMciity, and get over
the fence as if y'-o wMe in earnest. Go
ing borne in flic tm a!* fV >° passengers!
rogfird you, front ;i j ; ?‘''i.ra/ice, h-s an es
raped convict, or a lunatic who lias brok
en from bis keepers; arid win n you reach
your home you plunge into a shiny c6v
er your hands with < eat plaster, and
register a solemn vow n*-v« r to go on
another picnic. And we are with you;
we never will either —StUv-rd/ttf Etmivg
Poet.
\ San Francisco filter saps that six
steamers are nhw on the way with Chi
nese passengers, and that fifteen thous
and more are awaiting shipment at Hong
Kong.
A Maine court has lately decided that
a railroad ticket is good for six years if
not used before tin expiration of that
time