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THE PAULDING NEW ERA. JAM. BRECKENRIDGE A CO., Publishers. “ONWARD AND UPWARD*' SUBSCRIPTION' : $1.50 Per Annum. VOLUME I: DALLAS, PAULDING COUNTY. GA„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1883. NUMBER 39. GENERAL NEWS. The population of Chattanooga is said to bo 20,660. Malaga grapes are snoeessfully grown in Hillsboro oouuty, Fla. Eiouty cents per hundred, is the price offered for good limes in Jacksonville, Florida. Fifty-five thousand dollars worth of Bpongo wore sold at Key West, Fla., last Monday. Eroirr and Ihreo-qiiirler million dol- lors is the valuation of proporty in Flor ida for 1883, an increase of four millions over last year. VicKsnmo, Miss., wells sunk about 200 feet roach tlio gulf level and an abundance of excellent wator, with line Band anil sea shells is found. The Charleston, H. 0., Nows mu’. Cou rier reports great injury to the cotton by drouth Mil groater injury threatening upland crop. South Carolina, a 'cording to the cen sus, is the most illiterate stnto, 48.2 per cent of tlio population being uuabic to road, and 55.4 per cent unable to write. From present indications it is probable that Galveston, Texas, will receive for the season 1882-83 about 900,000 bales of cotton,' leaving every port except. Now Orleans in tho race. A committee is canvassing for sub scriptions to a steamship line between Augustivijnd Snvannah. It is thought that ithrill tic a success. When the con templated improvements in tho river are inado steamo s can run all the year. Tup, German colony located at Pick- onsvlllo, Al.i., apprehend realizing noth ing froju .their crop, on account of the droutjij and have entered into negotia tions to furnish staves to tho Mobile market from tho timber along the upper Bigbce. Tim work in tho harbor at Vicksburg will not be abandoned. It iB confidently believed that a sufficient depth of water can bo kopt in tho west pass of tho lako to allow tributary boats to land at tho city landing during tho lowest stago in tho river. Tim'Board of Directors of tho Florida Ship canal and Transit Oompnny adjour ned at JJpw York yesterday, after a four days’ session, Work will probably com mence on the canal within the next ninety days. Its estimated cost is $46, 000,000. Western North Carolina is certainly a great soctiou for fruit. In Watauga county is an apple tree fifty yoars old which lias on it about fifty bushels of line apples, and lms nine large branches, which give rise to thirty-two branchlets, is soven and a half feet in diameter and covers twenty-nine yards. Two of tho best farms in Culpepper county, Va., exchanged hands recently. One of them, containing 1,300 acres, sit uated on tlio Rnppanonnoek river, was purchased by Thomas B. Nnlle for $50,- 000 cash; tho otlior, containing 200 acres’ near brandy Station, was sold at $10,000 to tho County Treasurer, S. Russell Smith. A two-thousand dollar Jersey cow, owued in Baltimore, Md., lias recently earned the reputation of being the best butter producing cow . in the United States, having, in seven days’ test, given 327 pounds of milk,-which made twenty- five pounds two and a half ounces of butter, lieing one pound of butter from a little less than thirteen pounds, or six and a half quarts of milk. Georgia, Tennessee and other south ern states c&mtflnin that dogs kill their sheep. ^In England pet dogs are becom ing a senoUB draiu upon Ike edible ne cessities and luxuries of life. Many pups are"-fed on toast and tea and eggs, and lamb chops. One gentleman daily orders a beefsteak and two glasses of wine for his dog. Some ot them take brandy and soda, eheeso and pickled oysters. _ Mr. H. J. Gauhet, Bnllock county, Ala., is engaged in making syrnp from melons, and has already made 300 gal lons. This sells for 75 cento per gallon. An ordinary melon will make two gallons of juice, and it takes twelvo gallons to mnko One of syrnp. Estimating the yield per acre 1,000 melons, which will give 2,000 gallons of juice, or 106; of syrup, atf-75 cents per gjillon, the pro ceeds will be $125. make it hum for us, and if things con tinue this way for nnother year a line of Aphorisms of nolmcg. Bargaining With a Pump. Some thirty yoars ago, an intemper- bo inaugurated per necessity, this six miles are the towns of Rav wood, Pittmnnu (now consolidated), Al toona, Honoywel), Glendalo and Uma tilla. street cars and street lamps will have to , Y °" Bot 14 Ao ™ M . ol,mo "»rty years ago, an mumper- , . ,, .. admits of few exceptions, thnt those whu ate mail was reformed hy being refused bo inaugurated nor necessity. Within ask your opinion really want your praise, one cherry. Penniless, lie went to the davens- Memory is a net. Ono finds it full of public houso one morning, where ho hod fish when ho takes it from the brook, ' squandered many a shilling, to get a but a dozen miles of water have run drink “on tiok.” Tho landlady refused through it without sticking. | to trust him. Seeing a plate of luscious God bless nil good women 1 To tlieir ripe cherries on tho bar, ho asked for Anew cavo lins boon t iso o.'crod in'hands and pitying hoarts wo must hut ono. “Save your money and buy Pnr.iiin-i Tt w Wnicl nn *i,„! nil come at lost. your own cherries,” was tho reply. “I ’ ' Put not your trust in money, but put will,” ho said, and ho did. His wounded your monoy in trust. prido forced him fo retlect; reflection When a strong brain isweighod with a ensured nmendmant. From that rnoiu- truo heart, it Booms to mo liko balancing ing lie was reformed, n bubble against a wedge of gold. The following story tolls of a flannel- Controversy equalizes fools and wise . • . . Tounessoo river in Swain eouuty, near tho mouth of the Nnntihnln. A blast wnB put in tho month of it and a way opened for entrance. On j large room, boaring beautiful stalactites, was ex- men in tho mime way—nud tho fools plorod and a small aporhiro leading to know it. (mother room was found, but for want ^ Hie gront tiling in this world js e ...... , . , not so much whore wo stand as in what of proper lights tho exploring party i ro C tion wo arc moving, went no further. Tho railroad runsim-] If the sonso of tho ridioulou* is one mediately by it on tho river. The land side of an irrepressible naturo, it is is owned by Maj. J. W. Wilson, about very well; but if that is all there is in tho largest landholder iu North Carolina. The cavo is in tho groat marble belt of the west, which crops out at Marble gap on Valley-river monntain. EDITORIAL NOTES. The sum of $931,600, bequeathed by J. B. Oardnor, of Boston, to help pay tho National debt, was received at the Tronsury Department and placed to the credit of patriotic donations. A Reno saloon-keeper kept a botllo o pitch pine splinters sonkod in spirits of turpontino for tho uso of ousto.i ers who toll tho bnrkcepor to hang it up; but tlio beverage became so popular in Reno that it was considered too good for that class of customers. A gold idol weighing thirty-two and one-half pounds was recently excavated in Calistlahauca state of Mexico, by somo Indians. Tho idol was composed of a group of figures, but it was broken up by tho Indians and divided equally Only nine of tho thirty-eight Bintes have furnished tho country with presi dents. These States are the following, and tho length of time tho several States liavo held the office is also indicated i Virginia 36 yoars Massachusetts 8 yoarB Tennessee 16 years New York 10J years Ohio 4] years Louisiana 1 year Now Hampshire 4 years Pennsylvania 4 years Illinois 12 years Total from 1789 to 1885,... .96 years In tho seventy-two years prior to tho civil war, tho South possessed tho Presi dency for forty-nine years, and as good ns possessed it under tlio eight years of Pierce, of Now Hamskire, and Buehnn- nan, of Pennsylvania. In those days it made no difference where a man came from, if ho was in spmpathy with the dominating Southern oloinon t. Tho ex traordinary contributions to the Presi dency, wore due, not at all to her loca tion, but to tho UNUsnal relations of her strong men to tho Government during the period of the Revolution and settle ment of the Constitution. Virginia has furnished no presidents siuco Monroe went out in 1824. Mr. Russell, a wealth y Miesissipp planter, who f is nt Rockbridge Alum SpringB, with his wife, lias with him also an adopted child, twelvo years old, who is a son of the late Gen. John B. Hood. Of the Hood children, tho two eldest daughters were taken by Mr. Maury, a relative of Mrs. Hood, nud are now be ing eduentod in Germany with his daugh ters. John B. Hood, Jr., tho oldest boy, is tho one adopted into tho family of Mr. Russell. A pair of twin girls are adop ted/ children of a Mr. Adams, of Now York; another pair of twin girls are in the family of Mr. McKee, of Mississippi; another boy, Duncan by name, is the adopted child of a wealthy maiden lady of New York, and another, Oswald, is in the family of another New Yorker, re siding near the Empire City. Thus have tho fatherless been cared for. A singular coincidence is related iu connec tion with three of the gentlemen who havo thus taken tho place of fathers of these interesting children. Messrs. Russell, Adams and McKee were class mates at Yide College. They are all married, but have no children. Without consent of action, or even knowing what the others were about to do, each ap plied for and was given the charge he now has. a man, he had hotter have liocn an ape and stood ot tho head of his profession nt onoo. Travelers ckango their guineas; not their characters. There are three wioks to tlio lamp of a man's life; brain, blood, and breath. Press tho brain a little, its light goes out, followed by both tho othei'B. Stop the heart a minute and out go all three of tho wicks. Ghoko the air out of the lungs, and presently tlio fluid ceases to supply tho other centers of flame, and all is soon stagnation, cold nud dark ness. Tlio scientific study of man is the most difficult of all branches of knowledge. There ara a good many rcid miseries iu lifo that wo cannot help smiling nt, but they arc the smiles that make wrinkles and not dimples. Wo must havo a wonk spot or two in a character boforo wo enn lovo it much. Pooplo that do not laugh or cry, or take more of nnytliing than is good for them, nr uso anything lmt dictionary words, nro ndinirablo subjects for biographies But wo don’t onro most for those flat- pattern flowers that press best in the herbarium. Faith always implies tho disbelief of a lesser foot in favor of a grantor. Tho Brond Church, I think, will never lie based upon anything that requires tho uso of language. Freemasonry gives tlio idea of suoli a church Tho cup ol □old water docs not require to bo trails luted for n foreigner to understand it. Tho only Broad Church possible is that which lias its crocd iu tho heart, and not in the bend. Iwould have nwomnn ns time ns death. At tho first real lio, which works from tlio heart outward, she Bkould bo tender ly chloroformed into a better world, where sho can nave an angel for a gov erness, and feed on strange fruits, which shall make her all over again, oven tr. her hones nnd marrow. Why can’t somebody givp ns n list oi things which oyerybody thinks niq> nobody says, and nnother list of things that everybody says and nobody tkinkH ! New England Woollen Mills. In order to ascertain tlio extent of tho depression in the New England woollen industry, tho Boston Advertiser Bent cir culars of inquiry to tlio 500 mills in those Slates and has published the results of tho replies received from 250. Tho num ber of woollen mills in New England re ported by tho census of 1880 was 490, and the number of sets of cards was 2,922. According to tho Advertiser's weaver who was induced by a surly nn- swor to rofloot nnd thou to ninko a good bargain with a pump. This man hail saved a guinea for the purposo of having n whole week’s dissi pation. Ho began on Monday, spending three shillings per day for seven dnyH ; on tho morning of (lie eighth ho was burning with thirst, but his monoy was gone. Judy, tho landlady, was mopping tho passage; ho stood looking nt Judy, with his cracked lips, parched tongue anil bloodshot eyos, expecting her to ask him to take just n drop; but sho did not, and ho requested her to trust him for only ono pint. With an indignant look of scorn nnd contcmptshoreplied, “Trust thee I tlum dirty, idle vagabond I Bet a step ill this houso, and I will dnsli this mop in thy face." Tho poor wretch hung down li's head in shame. Ho was leaning against a pump; and after a little study began to talk to tho pump. “Well, Pniqp,” said lie, "I have not spent a guinea with tlico, Pump; will thou trust mo a drop ?” Ho lifted up the handle, put his burn ing mouth to the spout, nnd drank his fill; this done, hu again said to tin pump— “Thank thee, Pump ; «and now hem mo, Pump. I will not enter a publi. house again for seven venrs; nnd Pump, thou art a witness, Tho bargain was kept, and this nun afterword bcoamo a respectable nit in- fuoluror. and often said that it was i grand tiling for him that Judy threat ened to dash tho mop in his face. Preserving Berries. Fruit Juices.—Tho juices of many kinds of fruits nro so extremely delicate that they cannot bo preserved by tho or dinary mothods of heating, so as to re tain the flavor, this boing especially tho enso with raspberries anil strawberries, To moot this difficulty, wo arc advised to take perfectly ripo, dry, clean raspber ries, and to masli them in an earthen jar, with a wooden pestlo, so as to obtain n homogeneous mass. To this, five to ten per cent, of grape or cone sugar is to bo added, and tho wholo then nllowod to stand, being stirred occasionally. An nlcliolio fermentation will boforo long take plaoo, ill tho course of which tlio peotino will sepnruto completely, leaving tho perfectly clear juice, which will bo found to retain all tho peculiar aroma of tho raspberry. For preparing strawberries, two pounds of borries aro to 1m selected, os directed for raspberries, and placed in a largo- mouthed bottle without mushing, so as to fill tlio bottle one-half to two-thirds; two and a half pounds of finely pulvor- izcil sugnr nro to ho added, a 1 d tho wholo shaken up frequently at tlio ordinary temperature, without heating. Tho sugar will oxtraet tho moisture from tho returns, tho number of sets of cards" now I berries, anil form a clenr syrup, possess- shut down is 759, or more than a third ing all tlieir flavor anil odor, wbicli may of tho whole. The estimated daily con- ! bq separated by Btrnming. This juice A Check fer Over Two Millions. , In April, 1881, Jay Gould, Bussell Huge, General Dodge and ether New Yorkers arrived in Philadelphia, Pa., to attend a mooting of tho directors, nt tho office of tho oompany, which it was snp- posed, would trniisnot merely routine business. Tho meeting wns to take place nt 11 o'clock a. m., nnd Mr. Gould nnd Mr. Sago came into Mr. Scott’s pri vate office in tho Pennsylvania Railroad building for tho purposo of having a pre liminary talk on tho future policy of the ronil, there being somo points ol differ ence between Messrs. Gould nnd Sootl. During tlio conversation, tho difference, which was amicable, rntlior widoned, ami finally Col. Scott said positively ho could not ngroo to Mr. Gould's policy, and that ho would rather noil out. Wlint will you soil for?" asked Mr. Gould. Col. Scott promptly named his figures, and Jay Gould wrote his chock for $2,400,009, mul became the possessor of tlio control of tho Texas & Pacific Rail road Oompany. Tho gontlomon then wont into the room whore tho other directors were as sembled, and tlio resignation of Col. Soott wns tendered. This was tho first notice to them that tlio anlu lmd taken plaoo. Tho whole transaction did not occupy ono hour, nnd neither gentlemen had any previous idea that the milo would oootir. Tlio inciilont is a forcible illustration of tlio aptitude of Mr. Gould nnd Col. Soott for promptly arranging weighty affairs of business. There wns never a time when Col. Scott's mind was clearer than on this famous day, though he was physically vory woak from tlio diasnsL which ended his lifo ayoor later,—Phil adelphia Press. Not to be Fooled. A city missionary in t he employ of the Albany Young Men’s Christian Associa tion is middle-aged, of solid port, and benevolent aspect, The cut of his cloth ing is cnnonienl, and altogether ho de notes his calling nt n glance. His spo- oinl duty is to visit tho lioteln, make the acquaintance of young strangers, nnd in vite them to tlio meetings of the asso ciation. “Your name is Jarvis, I bcliovo,” he said, in his politely insinuating manner, to his guest. “You are right,” was tho reply. “You aro goiug to spend a tew days iu the city?" “Yus; I am.” “And yon will havo somo leisure hours, I presume ?" “I presume so.” Borne otlior conversation was of the same import, ovinoing a desire for bc- quniutnnco on the one side nud of ofllsli- ucbh on the other. “If you havo time to walk a couple ot blocks with mo, ” said the missionary, nt length coming to the point whore hu meant to entice the stranger to tho ns socintion building, "I will show you—” “Oil, I know wlint yon will show mo,” Jarvis interrupted; “you will show mo ii place where you have drawn a prize, and then you will try to ropo mo into a banco game. That’s what you'll show me, if I'll let you, yon infernal confidence swindler. But you've wasted your timi on me, you scoundrel. Get out, or I will turn you over to a policeman.” Albany (Fla.) Argus; Au immense town is now being built on the line of the St. J. i&: L. E. railroad. It commen- ces at Ravenswooil, and continues all| still try to Run. Poor fellows! along the line to Umatilla, a distance of | Umy^ust six miles, of which Altoona is the grand) out of town> au( i are merely trying to center, geographically. Five saw-mills ca t c h a train. Summer primer—Why does those men Run bo fast this Hot weather? Is any body Dying? No. How Red their faces are They will bust n Blood-vessel. See. tbev are almost Faiuting, but they . > A_ T»..„ D/vna follAlVQ I Have sumption of each set of cards is 30U pounds of wool. This would show a re duction in tho total consumption of 230,700 pounds a day, or about 7,000,000 pounds a month. Tho actual reduction is doubtless greater than this, for the reason that tlio returns made do not? in clude all of the stopped mills. Tho num ber of sets of cards sliut down in each New England State and the total num ber in each as returned by the census ol 1880 are as follows :— States. A7i ut Down. Census 1880 Massachusetts 306 1,356 Rhode Island 138 432 Maine 35 261 New Hampshire 83 2.13 Vermont 18 145 Connecticut 139 435 Total 759 2.922 The important bearing of this marked depression on the wollen industry of the country is apparent when it is remem bered that New England is the chief sent of that industry in tho United States. According to the census of 1880, one- fourth of all tho woollen mills in the United States and more than a third of the sets of cards nro in New England, while New England mills consume more than half of nil the wool used in the couutry mid turn out more than half the goods made. At Home.—A Baitimorian lias a cage of monkeys. By way of variety he put a cat in with them, much to their de light. On taking it or i the other day there wns terrible howling on both sides. The cat refused to eat, and the monkeys sat licking the tears out of each other's eyes for days. Finally the cat was put back, and then there wns great joy. II licked all the little monkeys, and tlio big ones took turns hugging it till its tongue stuck out. Values.—Tho total assessed valuation of the United States is aH follows: New England States, $2,652,076,586 ; Middle States, $5,567,073,818; Southern States, $2,369,246,890; Western States, $6,180,- 524,614; Territories, $128,213,629. Total, 316,897,135,567. This is about 'one- third the true valuation, will keep perfectly by tho addition of one-fiflh of its bulk of alcohol. Pickled BAiuiEitniES. — Boil tho bruised berries of a few bunches in salt and water; strain und put u gill of tho liquor to a quart of vinegar, with an ounce of salt, u quarter of a pound of loaf sugar, a quarter of an ounco of pounded ginger, and ft little Sliced horse radish; boil and strain it; then pour it hot over tho barberries, the finest bunches having been previously selected and placed in jars; when cold, cover closely with n bladder. They may also bo kept in a jar with n strong brine of salt and water poured over them. When any scum is observed upon tho surface, pour off tho brine and udd fresh. Wicked Gypsies. A band of fraudulent gypsies are on a tour of Now England. They are pro vided with a tent which lias been used heretofore for a side show, and a lot of old coHtnmes. The manager has hired a knife thrower and an acrobat, in tho guise of gypsies, and with them he ex- pccls to win numerous wagers on fcntB which he knows they can readily per form, but which tlio unwary visitor will deem impossible. He also has several women who pass very well for gypsy bags, and who will sell trinkets nnd tell for tunes. But the girl who figures as the pry pay queen is his chief dependence for income. Hhe is rather handsome and devoid of scruples. Bhe has learned her lesson of fortune telling mummery, sho is audacious enough to carry out the masquerade, and that rustic will be lucky who gets away from her without leaving a much larger fee than most gypsy palm- cressers exact. Too Pretty.—Mary Bullock got n ri diculously heavy verdict against tlio English company on whose railroad sho was slightly hurt. But a new trial lias been granted, as expressed by the Judge, that she and her sisters, who ap peared ns her witnesses, were so beauti- f.»1 <Un$ IVioif rihoFm rtf DPTHnn hfill 8(1DID• A Mean Trick. A mnn who probably bailed from Buf falo played a powerful moan trick on n Detroit bridal conplo at Niagara Falls the other ovoning. Thoy went to n hotel and registered, had supper and then started out for a night view of tin Mighty Roarer. They had not gone far when a man called to them and said; “Havo you just boon married?” “Wo h-httvo," answered the groom. “Going to stay herd a day or two?" "Yes." “Having registered at my hotel you probably intend to remain there?" “Yes, sir.” “Well, I want to say a word to you. I don’t want any dncky-dcary nonsense around my house. I want no popsy- wopsy business on the verandas. I want no squeezing hands on tho balconies, or feeding each other at tho table.” The groom let liis arm fall from his bride’s wiiiHt in a slow and painful man- ter, and tho stranger continued: “Tlio first timo you call her poaches and cream or sho calls you her darling, out you go I” “Y-ycs, sir.” “She’s no sweeter than ton thousand girls, nnd you are no more of a darling than I am, and I won’t stand lovesick nonsense.” Ho walked away with that, and the people at tho Falls who knew tho bridal oouplo were amazed to hear them address each other as Mr. and Mrs., and to see what precautions they took to proven I touching hands or betraying any symp toms of love. They put in two wretched days, and it was only ns they were upon tho point of leaving thnt they discovered how a base villain had duped them.— Detroit Free Press. Checks.—A device lias been intro duced at a Chicago hotel for the pur pose of circumventing swindlers. Each guest receives a small piece of cardboard ou which the number of the room ho is to occupy is plainly marked. This he is obliged to present at the office when ever ho desires his key. Another card, on which the name of the bearer is written, is a pass for the elevator, and it is essential for a ride. Both these Simple Grosses For Summer. There lias boon suddenly developed, says Harper's Jlazar, a fnney for simplo dresAcs of plain fabrics and a single color, by tho way of giving variety to tho wardrobe, aiid prominent nmong tlicso costumes is tho use of plain gron- ndine with gros grain, ns opposed to the riah. velvet-figured grenadines with satin. When the dress iB colored— dark red, copper, lapis blue, or guidon brown—it is made of tlio smoothest silk gnuzo of a single shade, or else change able with black, draped over plain grim grain or taffeta silk. If tho dress is black, tlio material is tlio armnre-flg- ured or square-meshed grenadine, anil tho silk iH plain gros grain or ottoman ropped. Laon is tlio trimming for all such dresses, lmt this may bo confined to tho basque, in which ease only tlireo or four yards nro required for tho full frillB on the sleeves, nock and down tho front. Tho oeni embroideries tlmt nro done on a not foundation, and resemble 'nee, nro used fur colorcc- grenadines, while for black dresses tlio French, Spanish, nnd guipure laces aro chosen. At the best furnishing houses there are black grenadines of nino quality made up with tlio deep-pleated kilt skirt, full apron drapery, and short basque that constitute tho popular do. Hign this season for tho simplest wool dresses. The gronndino killing is in wide pleats, nnd may bo edged with lace which falls nt the foot upon ono or two narrow linifo-plealiligs tlmt lire needed to relieve tho long straight effect of the lengthwise pleats. Tlio upper drapery is not cut out by any pattern, but is nr- ranged in inexplicable folds on tlio top of the skirt, in any way most becoming f to tho wearer. Tlio lower edges of the groundiuo are most often turned under above a kill-pleating, but if it is meant that tlio front should be decidedly ill apron shnpo, it is edged with lncofouror live inches wide; ns this luce must not on tiic back drapery; only two yards lire needed, and this is put on iu a gathered frill without beading, tho edge of tho lace being passed under tlio wide hem of tlio gronndino; ono-tbirdextra fullness iu all tlmt is added for laco. l’leated luce is not used. Tho trimming width of locos for basques is about three inches, while tlmt for aprons nnd for flounces on skirta varies from tlireo to eight inches in width; when two different widths nro used they should havo tho snmo design, and indeed tlio snmo patterns may Ixi lmd in three different widths, the third width being used for frills around Ilia hips, which arc either laid upon the wortugndm puff, where they will appear just below tlio short basque, or elso they lira attached to tlio basque itself under tho slender scallops that arc cut along its edge. Thb French laces that imitate Chantilly designs arc used for such dresses iu pretty patterns of shaded rosos, rose-buds, palms, and feathers; tho prices of these beg n as low as 25 cents a yard ill till) tlireo inch widths, and increase up to $1.50; excellent designs are sold for 85 or 50 cunts n yard. A Iluppy Thought. “While I was defendin'} Dr. Mudd,” said a legnl gontlomnn in Washington, “a littio tiling happened which I rani re- momber, though in the lapse of eighteen yours I have forgotten almost all tlio de tails of tho trial. A colored woman had boon found with some evidoneo tending to romovo a very bad impression from Dr. Mudd, and sho was brought up to Washington City. I lmd my carriage I bore, and Mudd’s brother-in-law put the woman in with us to take her down to tlio court-room. Ah wo were about to start tlio question was asked; ‘Sally, have you lmd any breakfast? ’ She said, ’No,’ Wo both thought that she ought to eat so as to bo able to tell her story without being shaken or weak. Tho other gentleman drew out a five dollar bill nnil handed it to her, telling her to go nnd get her breakfast and then eomo back to tlio carriage. I don’t know wily, lmt fur some reason hardly intel ligible to myself I reached out nnd sniil, 1 No, don’t give her five dollars. Toko her to gut her breakfast at the hotel and thou eomo back anil join me.’ Wo pro duced tlio woman in court a littio later, and tho very first question Judge Holt asked tho woman was: 1 Sally, lms any body given you any money since you liavo been in this city ? ’ ‘ No sir,’ said the woman innocently. Now, suppose she hail taken tlio five dollar bill? Do you see wlint an impression it would liavo produced ou tlmt court, and gone to Dr. Mudd’s prejudice?” A Story of Backug. Nothing could liavo been more oofln- tcr to the truth than minstrel Backus’s answer to tho nightly interlocution oi tlio end-man: “Well, Mr. Backus, how do yon feel?” “Oh, I feel vory happy; I’m n married man, you know.” “Then your wife is with you, is she?” “Oh.no; slio’s spending tho snmmei in Europe.” [Laughter.] Then Backus would look up into the box, and bow to his wifo, whom lie loved so well, and all tho time the audience thought ho was flirting with n young lady in tho audienco. fill that their charm of person had seem-1 checks must be returned to tho cashier ingly deprived the jury of common when the departing visitor pays his sense. Dill. Katie, a person well-known to many of our readers, recently said to her mis tress: “I know a girl who has been keeping company tlireo years with a young nuui, and was married two weeks ago, and last night he was run over by the cars and killed. Ain’t that discour aging?”