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Zrt— ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ - ■ - - ■■ * ; — —- -■ . • -- • w— =g CUTHBERT APPEAL. VOL. VI. xhiTapieal. c_. r\ PUBLISHED KTE# lIDAY ' By J. P. syTELL. Term* of l One Year $3 00 | 8|0ntm....52 00 invariably i|ya«o*. VT No attention paUP-f™ £ r ‘be pa toruniess accompanied be A ~— R a teaofA# tißl “«= t On. square, ( £ Q f l ‘ hiser* sr"i’s£“ &■?“**• “ **bar(tn<l accordingly. tba id for Tranwent Hdvtrti** not pai d for before «tb.time ofinßertior dve^ißed «« p* r the .xpiration of the , »'t additional for office, Announcing names * r *i U |l‘co" m d munic^ uded to * he .rtVliends orffif Corporation. So- Ji.ti““or individual** * cllar B ed ** ad Bta*j *g£ZS “AuiSs.“iSj”stl» ProprkMor .IL b. promptly att« , >«^____ i^^^^s==== ANI*EW FemalCollege, CUTft RT QA. k> Tntr .v.roire» lliß institution will l>e rfeumed o^^-y. the 2° th of 9e J> Umber next, and «« Tbnrsday before the uH Three Terms, t*"K - JOth September, Ist, Jaauary and 1 n*P nl: l jj£qß COURSE: Eh PER TERM. pan ANNUM. Denrf t* 2oo 00 rClllEi! y »n« ‘ 15 (Ml 45 00 rEN *K|“‘° ry £ 20 0(1 60,00 i ml tight* 18 "« Regular taiff daughter* living by the *^KiCh^boart' Q ®hould be inrniihed —ifu» Bible one P air of * hc * t *’ one Stfof Pillo#, <>»« P- ir fonr hiij!d-Tovrel*, 4 U oeo and umbrella. jA COURSE t PER ANNUM. | <Gr.eh andVi *2!! I* \ 7 T 01,l ° f n ‘“J 800 i[*®°* Pla ”2ei 30 00 \ ■Cali.th«nic«^ and “y a # at the opU.nfof 1v rente and #>" rayments must be made ‘ in October, «ry and April. Each pnptld he present aUlie opening f «f the Scl»f The nndi ki having been Vected Presi dent of AndrVnmle College an old and iputar I Kn. sends frateml actings the Collett the South, mikes Ins bow te the pnbSe solicits eympatiy and a lib eral share nfnnage. Summoned high and holy work—that •f prep»ril^*tind<*«U‘ , heartt'f the you"g for the burfMid pleasures, oys andsor ' rows of life-will call to h assistance the best edneof the country *n«i address himself to Unit with all the eul and in dustry that command, should time, whose verclictwoo, demonstete that he cannot presidtb dignity Sd success ful he isincai of impartial nstruct ion— that he is is • the proper *ce—that A. K. C. does nefcrn a gubstani equivalent to its pat rone Pr.-eideni ill abandon he enterprise refund all images reli- dians wisl* to educate sirls should t 4-et our heallul locality, refined sods cifinodlous atWvell ventila ted buildupbefcful groundmagmficeni grov., ana 0 ji^hee, Vreßi.l A F. C. Cuthberla., Au| 16th, 187 if plaibsTarejdse ! -rTTg w have the vasupt informing W of Hidolpftud adjacent countiestat E. McDon* haicted anew. large aSCommodious t reltte, on depot Street, #fch side of and nb thiblie square. The loepn being more etratid near the businedtart ot the city, %\ «|!c us to of fer mafmore inducement!,,, planting public In heretofore—wv^ e will be pleased meet with onr im 1g o |d plnnt fng friep and customers b«nany, many B *We*hie ample arrange “Sr ttie recep tion and -- M' j Storae ot Cotton|H. Thankai tor past fa 'J or 4je, with in creased ai vtnt ages to give gcneVil a libera patronage. Tht^^Bjß^^Bmmereial News will atOf anti goods K \ f. Cotton, BMy't ,a’i»JW^^Eresh- Plant at r prices. Wagon nished We the ttpt-rila,S'^ ? v'-¥>'"'’wH' 1! less by * aaBiSE-' your t , H augSdJH A Ai; . j.v * T offtij ! nevMf; ' . S - ALABAMA WAREHOUSE, COR. BBOAD AND EUFAUIA STS., EUFAULA, ALABAMA. W. B. BRANNON, Proprietor. &5~ I again offer my servies to merchants and planters, with my conduct in the pastas a guarantee for the fntnre. Thankful for your liberal patronage hereto fore, I respectfully ask its continuance, and promise to make every effoit to merit the same. nov24 3m W. B. BRANNON. FINE CHEWING TOBACCO. Powell’s Best, SPENCER S TWIST, Also Medium and Common Tobaccos, At T. S. POWELL’S, Trustee. WATCH FREE to Agents to introduce articles that sell in every house. Lat ta <fe Cos., Pittsburg, Pa. 4w 8 O’CLOCK. 4w dHI O fv A WEEK ! Best Cheap Shut A O tie Sewing Macbiue in the world. Agents wanted. J. S. HAYES, Great Falls, N H. 4w IPLES, SHOTGUNS, REVOLVERS, Gun material of every kind. Write for Price List, to Great Western Gnn Woika, Pittsburgh, Pa. Army guns and Revolvers bought or traded for. Agents wanted. 4w <2* T er month guar tjp JL o Ve anteed 6ure to Agents everywhere selling our new seven strand White Platiua Clothes Lines- Sells readily at every house. Samples free. Ad dress the GIRARD WIRE MILLS, Phila delphia, Pa.' 4w -fVf . ISSampi.kk fi*mt i(.<„.!/. f.rr Killy r’., \ :-.t ntaileMihl'.r T.t. Ft. • ' •' ' -U THIS is no humbug ! By sending 35 cents with age, heigfit, color of eyes and hair, you will receive by return mail, a correct pic ture of your future husband or wife, with name and date of marriage. Address W FOX, P. O. Drawer, No. 24 Fultonville, NY. 4w PSYCHOLOGIC Fascination or Soul Charming, 400 pages by Herbert Hamil ton, B. A. How to nse this power (which all possess) at will. Divination, Spiritualism, Sorceries, Demonology, and a thousand other wonders. Price by mail $1 25, in cloth ; pa per covers $1 00 Copy free to agents only.— •1,000 monthly easily made. Address T. W. Evens, Pub., 41 S. Bth street, Phil. Pa. 4w FREE TO AGENTS. A bound canvassing book of the PICTORIAL HOME BIBLE, Containing over 3(4) Illustrations. With a comprehehsive Cyclopedia explanatory of the Scriptures. In English and German. 4w WSf. FLINT & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. ROFITA BLE EMPLOYMENT.—We de sire to engage a lew more agents to sell the World Renowned Imi roved Buckeye Ma chine, at u liberal salary or on commission. A Horse and w agon given to Agents Full par ticnlars furnished on application. Address W. A. nENDEItSON 4’ CO., General Agents. Cleveland, Ohio, aud St. Louis, Mo. 4w _ vlt liuh the dtllruie uud re Iron.*. tho Toilet *- aV ' V > •▼epy Lady op # "••‘ii tlcman. Sold by l)riurH-t«i •nd Dcakrs In PEUFI MF.U % --STt hea - nectar PIS A PURE Black Tea, with the Green Tea Fla vor. Warranted to suit all tastes. For sale everywhere. And for whole sale only by the Great. Ame.iiean & Pacific Tea Cos., 8 Church St. New York. P. O. Box 5506. Send for Thea Nectar Circular. 4w GOOD NEWS. —Who would not, have clean, sound, white Teeth ? All may, by using Thurston's Ivory Pearl Tooth Powder ; it is the best Dentifrice known. What is more charming than rich, soft gios syjiair 1 Thompson s Pomade Optime will mffie it so ; its effects are wonderful. Sold by D 1 uggiS’s. Price. 25 aud 50 cents per bottle F 0. WELLS Sc CO ,192 Fulton St., New York. 4w WELL’S CARBOLIC TABLETS, FOR COUGHS, COLDS AND HOARSE NESS.—These Tablets present the Acid iu Combination with other efficient remedies, in a popular form, for the Cure of alt Throat and Lung Diseases. Hoarsness and Ulceration of the Throat, are immediately relieved and state ments are constantly beiagyient to tbe propri etor of relief in cases of Throat difficulties of years standing. CAUTION —Don’t be deceived by worth less imitations Get only Well’s Carbolic Tab lets. Price 25 cts. per box. JOHN Q KEL LOGG, 18 Platt street, N. Y. Send tor Cir cular. Sole Agent for the U. S. 4w Reduction of Prices to Conform to-Reckiction of Duties. Great Saving to Consumers. BY GETTING UP CLUBS GPSend for our new Price List, and a Club form will accompany it with full directions, — making a large saving to consumers and re munerative to Club orgauizers Tie tot American Tea Company (P. O. Box 5643) 31 & 33 Vesey St., N. Y. 4w JURUBEBA. It is not a Physic—it is not what, is popu larly called a Bitters, nor is it intended as sneh. It is a South American plant, that has been used for many years by the medical fac ulty of those counties with wonderful efficacy as a Powerful Alterative and Unequalled Pu rifier of the Blood and is a Sure and Perfect Remedy for all Diseases of the Liver and Spleen, Enlar ement or Üb-truction of Intes tines, Urinary, Uterine, or Abdominal Organs, Poverty or a’want of Blood, Intermittent or Remittent Fevers, luflamation of the Liver, Dropsy, Sluggish Circulation of the B)*od, Abscesses, Tumors, Jaundice, Scrofula, Dys pepsia, Ague and Fever, or their Concomi tants. S r ells’ Extract of Jurubeba 3 the public as a great invigorator > for all impurities of the blood, or weakness with their attendant ■ the foregoing complaints URUBEBA ,ly recommended to every family iold remedy, and should be freely l derangements ol the system, it >, vigor and tone to all the vital animates and fortifies all weak and temperaments. . KELLOGG, 18 Platt st.. N. Y., ole Agent for the United States. Dollar per bottle, Send for Gircu -4w COMPOSITION STONE, i fronts, Docks, Piers, Culverts, mtaius, and all building purposes ; ire durable and one hundred per >er than natural stone. ATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS to re, apply to Chas- W. Darling, N. Y.FREAR STONE CO., 1,238 , N.Y. 4w CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1872. “Cheer Him.” Some simple tale of patient love, Os an unconqnered will, Ol home-life in oar own dear land, Hath power onr heart to thrill; And we, who do not care to read How warriors foaght of old, By story of so me loving heart, And firm, strong bands, are held. Once read we how the flames enwrapped A home at dead of night, And of one little child that slept, Forgotten in tbe flight. With beating heart and tear-wet eyes, A throng of mother* came ; The story ran from lip to lip, As swift as leaped the flame. White faces lifted, half in gloom, Like lilies on a pond ; Babes, steeping sate in sheltering arms, Were clasped with love more fond— As mothers thought of flames auear Oue tiny nestled head. Tbe red tongues lap the crevices, And curl anear the bed. Firm hands have set the ladders np, Strong teet ecsay to climb ; Oue fireman near tbe window-sill Is with tbe smoke half blind. Tbe slender ladder bends and sways, He falters. There ontrung A sudden cheer from those below, And uow those bauds have won. Tbe smoke-wreathed window, and quick feet Have passed the open sill. Ah ! now, with mingled hope and fear, The hearts are almost still. A moment, and through smoke and flame Again'the manly form Shows at the sill, and in the aims Tbe little child is borne. Its white robe flits altbrough the dark. O eyes that welled with tears! O lips that cheered the baffled one 1 And re-assured with cheers One faltering heart tfiat life was saved By eager, out breathed thought— A wave sent up from hearts below With humau yearnings fraught. And many bravo ones falter so, Erst battling Well and long : One heart-cheer given, ye loving ones Who stand among life’s throng, Might nerve the wearry feet again Afresh with strength to climb. Cheer, then, the faltering spirits, cheer, Er« slips the favoring time. Adelaide Stout. The Nose Bleed. —The follow ing we clip from an exchange, which is a very interesting fact to know and remember:— There are two arteries which supply the face with blood, one on each side. These branch off from the main arteries on each side of tbe neck, passing over the outside of the jawbone, about two-thirds of the way back from the chin to the angler of the jaw, under the ear, and running upward toward the eye. Each of these arteries supply just one-half of the face, the nose being tbe dividing line; the left nostril is supplied by the left artery. Now, supposing your nose bleeeds by the right nostril, with tho end of the forefinger feel along the out er edge of the right jaw till you feel the beating of the artery direct ly under your finger, the same as the pulse in your wrist. Then press the finger hard upon it, thus getting the little fellow in a tight place between your finger aud the jawbone. The result will be that no drop of blood goes into that side of your face while the pres sure continues, hence the nose in stantly stops bleeding for want of blood to flow. Continue the pres sure for five minutes, and the rup tured vessels in the nose will by this time probably contract, so that when you let the blood into them they will not leak. Bleeding from a cut or wound in any part of the system may be stopped by compressing the artery from which the blood flows. Act ing upon a knowledge to this sim ple fact, should occasion require, may save the life of a dear friend. Popular Fallacies. —That you can receive one dollar a day, spend two and get rich. That to do a man a favor and then refuse another won’t make him twice as mad as if you had refused him the first. That when a man presents you a hound pup that the gift will cost you nothing. That when you buy on credit, knowing very well you can’t be able to pay, it is not stealing. That next year the taxes are to be lighter. That every other man is bound to die except you. That if you have a good cause in love, war or law, pitch in—you are bound to win. That when you buy a horse he will be certain to turn out as repre sented. That if you always say what you think, you will win the regard of the entire community. Now is the time to subscribe for the Appeal. From the Waverley Magazine A LIFE. BY H. HU ISBELL KANE. It was a dark, stormy night; the rain, falling fast, was driven every where by the fierce gusts of wind which swept the street. The gut ters were foaming with muddy wa ter, and the sidewalk, rough and uneven, was flooded by the gutters of the houses. At long intervals might be seen street lamps, which lit up a space about themselves, makeing the darkness seem more awful by their feeble efforts to pierce it. Such a night as this, a bright fire and cozy room would seem doubly pleasant, for the fierce wind and drenching rain, chilled and wet one to the skin. It was about ten o’clock, aud I was out in all this pelting rain.— Perhaps you ask why I was out; well, I’ll tell you; I came out to find something to amuse me, and I came to this, the worst part of the city.— Ten o’clock, and I was standing in the door of an old hous.-. The street was full o’s old and the scene was one not calculatedto please the eye at any time, certainly not on such a dark, stormy night as this. I watched those who passed— not much of a task, for they were “few aud far between.” Now a coachman, muffled iu a large coat hurried home, cracking his whip, as if it had grossly displease him some time during tbe day, and now that he had leisure, His whole mind seemed bent on punishing it. Then a little fellow, his coat out at the elbows, his pauts out at knees—and everywhere else, for that matter — his hair long and uncombed, hidiug part of his face, went by, whistling “Captain Jinks,” or something meant for it. I had begun to be tired of waiting for no one bad passed in some me) when an old woman hurried across the street, past me in the door-way, and up the rotten old stairs. She had a tattered shawl drawn tighly about her head, and her thin, ragged dress seemed no protection whatever against the in clemency of tho weather. Impelled by curiosity and love for adventure, I followed the old woman up tbe stairs—and no farther, for thejdjpor was shut abruptly in my" face, and I was left standing atone in the dark hall, whose damp walls gave forth an order as of the grave. 1 was at a loss what uo do,how to proceed; I finally concluded to en ter and reaching out my hand to ward the door, knocked, gently at first, and then louder. There came uo answer, and summoning up cour age enough, I opened the door and entered. I shall never forget the sad sight that met tny eyes; upon au old mat tress, in one corner of this cold, cheerless room, lay a young woman beside whom was kneeling the old woman who had passed me in the door. The face of the younger might once have been handsome, but was now pale and thin, pinched by-hun ger and wasted by disease. Two thin hands lay on an old ragged quilt which served as a covering, poor as it was. Her sunken eyes were never quiet, always wandering around the room. The only furni ture consisted of a pipeless stove, covered with rust, a small and ricket ty table, and a broken jug, which was used to hold water. The win dows, stuffed with papers and old rags, let in the cold rain and chill ing wind. As I entered, the two women turn ed their eyes on mo, and I felt as though I was an intruder, and some explanation was necessary, so I said, — “I pray that you will excuse my— my intrusion —” And then I could get no farther. The old woman rose from her po sition by the side of the bed, and, hurrying up to me said.— “Who e’er ye moight be, for God’s sake bring a doctir, for she’s a dy iu!” I saw how the case stood, and hurrying from the cold, cheerless apartment, hastened down stairs and out into the raiu. Soon I reach ed the house of Dr. Creigh, and in a few moments we were on our way back to the house. The doctor had been in such places before, and did not grumble at the unevenness of the pavement, or the many pad dles of water into which we stepped but, using all speed, soon reached the ricketty old tenement. Up the stairs, into the miserable room a short examination, and, drawing me aside, he said— “ She must die before morning.— God pity the poor thing!” The old woman caught the tenor of the words, and, hiding her face in her hands,she wept. Leaning over she whispered something to the young girl,who beckoned feebly for me to come to her. I did so, and the old woman told me to lean down and hear what she had to say. I leaned over, and the yonng girl whispered, almost inandibly,— “Father and mother —West 13th street.” I went to the doctor, and told him, and he consented to wait and attend to the young girl, while I went for her parents. I was at a loss to account for her being in such a place, and her parents in a comforta ble home. I soon reached the house, and, ringing the bell, inquired for the master of the house. I was asked to step into the parlor, but being all wet and muddy, I concluded to stay in the ball. Soon an old, grayhair ed gentleman, made his appearance and asked me what 1 wished. I told him of the young girl dying amongst strangers, in the old tene ment house. He was deeply moved; his careworn face was pale and hag gard, and he looked liko one dying of some secret grief. He trembled, bis chest heaved, and one large tear trembled in either eye. He said, — “Come in here—come in—my wife, Mr. Kane, tell her about it.” I did tell her, and the two wept and trembled. They rose hurried ly, and, begging me to excuse them a moment, left the room to put on their wrappings, preparatory to go ing out. Two years before, Alice Morton, the only and much loved daughter of this couple, had met, at a ball, Edgar Elton, a young man whose manners aud appearance were quite prepossessing. He had paid great attention to her, and site, young inexperienced, had learnod to lov e him. He was an orphan, and had been left quite a property, which he was fast “running through.”— Alice was advised by parents and friends to cast him off, but she lov. ed him as she loved no one else,and finally, when her angry farther had forbidden him the house, had met him in the garden by night. After much persuasion, he prevailed upon her to consent to a secret and speedjCmarriage. It was just such a night as this, when, she, closely muffled, left the * house of her parents, the home of her child" hood, arouud which clustered so many pleasant memories, left her kind old father and loving mother, who had cared for her all her life.— she left them to follow a man she knew not where; she only knew that she loved him; that was enough for her. She met him at the garden gate from whence they hastened to a min ister’s house, and were married.— They lived in joy and happiness for some months, but Alice was un happy at times, for her parents had sent back, sealed, her letters asking for forgiveness. One day, Edgar, at first so fond, 'So devoted, anticipating her every wish, struck her in the face in a drunken fit. Day by day he became colder and more distant,bat one day She forgot all his sins, and moaned and wept over his cold body. He had been shot in a duel,(an uncom mon occurrence at that time,) and all that was left of her loved one lay before her, cold and mute. The murderer had fled from the country aided by his friends. A letter was handed her by Ed gar’s lawyer, addressed to herself in case that he shoald fall in the duel. It told her how he had de ceived her by a mock marriage, and a sham minister; that she was not hisjwife, and he had married her in hopes of getting at her fortune; he begged forgiveness for the great wrong he had done her. In what agony of grief was she ! At first she could not believe it,and read and re-read the letter; but eve ry flimsy pillar of hope and belief was hewn asunder by the axe of facts. The property was sold to pay the debts, and everything, even her jewelry, was seized by eager creditors. She was thrown upon the world, penniless, a world harsh and unfeeling, earing for no . one’s losses but its own, sympathizing with none but those in its immedi ate circle. No one wanted a young woman with a cDild at her breast, no one would trust a woman with out references, and utterly worn out she was taken sick. Her child died, aud was buried by the city—kind city! She was alone, save for one woman, who had taken care of her during her sickness; she was an old servant who had left her father’s house with her, and had followed her through every sorrow and mis fortune. I have already told you where she lay, and how near to death she lay upon her bundle of straw, and prayed to a God who does not despise the lowly, and to a Saviour who would wash out her sins, wipe away her tears, and take her to himself. ***** ***** The bright rays of the rising sun were just glinting along the roof tops of the rickety tenements of N Street, when these might have been seen an aged couple kneeling beside the straw on whieh the body of Alice Morton lay. She had passed from this earth of sin and sorrow, to a place of rest, free from care and misfortune, with the full forgiveness of her sorrowing parents. The remains were followed to tbe grave by but one carriage, and, as the coffin was lowered, the last prayet said, and the dull sound of dirt falling on the coffin-lid was heard, tho streaming eyes of tbe aged couple were raised to Heaven, and from tboir hearts went up a prayer for forgiveness, a prayer full <ff sorrow and repentance. Never can they forget that pale emaciated face, raised to them that dark, stormy night, pleading for forgive ness and a parting blessing. Iu the graveyard may be seen a stone, bearing this simple inscrip tion :—“Alice Morton, Aged 24. ‘Forgive, as ye hope to be forgiven.’ Wedded Love. BY j. C. WHITTIER. And if tbe husband or the wife In home’s strong light discovers Such slight defaults as failed to meet The blinded eyes of lovers ; Why need we care to ask T who dreams Without their thorns of ro*es, Or wonders that the truest steel The readiest spark discloees t For still iu mutual suffrauce lies The sceret of good living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving. Useful Proverbs —Waste noth, ing—neither lime, money nor talent. Always tell the truth; you will find it easier than lying. He who gives a trifle meanly, is far moaner than thotriflo. A heart full of grace is better than a heart full of notions. Men looking at the faults of wo man should shut their eyes. If we sieze too hastily we may have to drop as hastily. Experience is a torch lighted in the ashes of delusions. Prosperity is a blessing to the good, but a curse to the evil. Let eveytbmg have its place and every business its place. Better be upright with poverty than be wicked with plenty. The tenderest heart loves best the bold and courageous one. He who laughs at cruelty sets his heel on tbe neck of religion. Time never sets heavily upon us but when it is badly employed. Whatever you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself. Resolve to perform what you ought and perform what you re solve. The stupid great man, like a clown, gets np only to tumble down. The Elder Sister. —There is no character in the home circle more useful and beautiful than a devoted elder sister stands side by side with the toiling mother, lightening all her cares and burdens. How beautifully the household machinery moves on with efficient help. Now she presides at the tabic in the mother’s absence, always so neatly attired that it is with pleasure the father introduces her to bis guests as “our oldest daughter.” Now she takes tbe little troop with her into the garden, and amuses them so mother may not be disturbed in her work or rest. Now she helps the boys over their hard lessons, or reads father’s paper aloud to rest his tired eyes. If mother can run away lor a few days, recreation, she leaves hom« without anxiety, for Mary will guide the house wisely and happily in her absence. But in the sick room her presence is an especial blessing. Her hand is next to mother’s own in gentleness and skill. Her sweet music can charm away any pain, and brighten the weariest hours. —A cautious old bachelor, who knows that the present is leap year, says, “If you meet a young lady who is not very shy, you had hetter be a little shy yourself.” Somebody says that civilization is newspapers, Sunday-schools, and soap and water. What about pan taloons and things ? The Pigeons Wonderful Flight. jFrom the middle of the Gulf of Mexico to its coop in Whippa ny, AT. *T. —Sixteen hundred miles in eight hours.—Another astonishing flight to be attempted. In September last, a certaiu pig eon was heralded forth as having been let off the deck of a vessel near Cape Qateras, and bearing to its birth nest, at Montclair, a mes sage from Harry C. Bleecker. The distance and 6peed said to have been made by the bird were so great as to create the gravest doubts as to whether they had really been done; but lately the distrust culmi nated in downright unbelief when a second bird was made to perform 1,094 statue miles at an average rate of over 196 miles an hour; and still a third, a distance of 1,596 statue miles at au average of 202 miles an hour, —the last bird, ap propriately named “ Typhoon,” ex hausting itself by the effort, and blowing out his last gasp as he reached his uest. These birds all came from Harry C. Bleeckor aud to Montclair, and at once a rush was made to Mont clair to find the consignee pigeon man. It got to be quite the thing for the depot hackmau to be asked to drive strangers to Henry C. Bleecker’s; and oue hat.kman is reported to have driven a stranger all day, and to the tune of $25, looking for the mythical H. C. B. But alas, he was found not. At the postoffice the official was fain to confess he knew no such man, and to add he wished he did, for letters were accumulating for him, and the box accommodations for stray let ters were getting overcrowded. At last in Montclair forbearance ceased to be a virtue.andthe man who whis pered“pigeon”or “H. C. B.” to a citi zen of that town, did it at the risk of his life. But when celebrated pigeon fanciers, men of science, and others of the believing and un believing stock, pretty equally mix ed, began to call at the Daily Ad vertiser, and ask for further facts, pointing to the columns of that pa per from which they had gained their first information, it became time for a representative of this pa per to plunge into the pigeon war. Not at Montclair, but near Whippany, a small village some five miles north of Morristown, Harry C. Bleecker was found at last, and proved to be a bright-faeed, intelligent lad of fourteen, the son of a farmer. Both Mr. Bleecker and his son willingly gave all tbe in formation in their power, and laugh ed heartily at being told of the ex citement caused by H. C. B. and his pigeons. Mr. Bleecker, having determined to send Harry on a sea voyage, so arranged for him with Captain Win. Bacon, of the brigantine Geoige W. Chase, and on the Bth of Sep tember last that vessel sailed from Pier 17, East .River, N. Y., with Harry on board, and bound for Galveston. With Harry was a small coop, in which were three slate-colored pigeons, perfect models of symmetry and beauty. These were brought to the vessel by a friend of Harry’s father, a resident of Montclair, who instructed the lad to let off a on accom plishing each 500 miles of his jour ney. Poor Harry was a landsman and got very sick ; but on Septem ber 10th, the vessel being then be yond Cape Hateras, he scribbled a note to his father, fastened it to his youngest pigeon, and amid the sneers and jeers of the ship’s crew, placed the bird Tempest on the deck of the vessel. In an instant it rose per pendicularly, and when at an im mense elevation took a direct home ward course. The captain would not countenance such folly as let ting a fine bird be lost at sea, and did not see it start, but entered the fact in the log-book to please the lad. This bird was but six months old, was a male, and had never had any practicing flights whatever.— During its two day’s sea voyage it had been sea-sick, bad eaten but little, and was thought too weak to fly; yet it accomplished its j ourney with ease, and reached its dove-cot in the quick time given. On the 25th, the vessel being off Key West, tho female bird Tornado was let loose, and also made a di rect course, first upward, and then homeward. This bird was two years old, and had made short jour neys around its neighborhood, hav ing also flown from Troy and Syra cuse. Dike the first bird, it had been sick, and refused to eat, and again captain and crew laughed at the plucky lad who was so wilfully NO. 2 slaughtering his pets. Yet the ship’s log bears tho entry, giving latitude and longitude, with tbe hour of the start The bird flew 1,004 statue miles at an average speed of 196 miles per hour, and was in perfect condition on reach ing home, eating and drinking freely. On the 21st, the vessel then be ing in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, and 1,596 miles from home by the Captain’s reckoning, the vet eran Typhoon was let loose. The male bird was three years of age, and had made several trips, flying last year from Chicago. It had not been sick at all, but had eaten greedily all the voyage of pieces of meat and wheat, with bread crumbs and anything the men fed to it.— The crew had become attached to it, and it was with the greatest trouble that Bleecker persuaded them to let him release it. They were positive no bird could roach land; but tbe lad determined to obey orders, and let it go at all hazards, although in consequence of a gale blowing off the shore he had thought it best not to let the bird go when the vessel was at 1,500 miles distant. Again the entry was made in the log, the Captain still protesting against such'foolishness. The noble bird safely accomplished its fearful voyage, but after alight ing at his coop refused food and soon died of exhaustion, experts saying that lie had been over-fed and was too fat His average speed was 202 miles per hour." As to the quostion, Were these flights accomplished ? they may now be safely believed, the testimo ny of the Captain and his log all go ing to prove this. Asa further proof, however, young Bleecker is soon to start on a much longer journey and is to be provided with a large coop of birds. Among these are to be Tempest and Torna do, the latter of which is to be let loose at five hundred miles distance, and its owner is prepared to bet heavily on Its flying the same in less than two hours. Tempest is to fly at 1,000 miles, and other birds at 1,500, 2,000, 2,500, and even 3,000. Experts have denied in to* to that a bird can sustain itself in continuous flight over 1,500 miles. Typhoon has done it, and more too, and his owner is confident that he has others of the same breed who will still furtherjoutdohim.—JVew arJe Daily Advertiser. ' <» ■ The Sweetness of Home. —He who has no home has not the Bwe«t est pleasure of life ; he feels not tbe thousand endearments that cluster around that hallowed spot to fill the void of his aching heart, and while away his leisure moments in the sweetest of life’s joys. Is mis fortune your lot, you will find a friendly welcome from hearts beat ing true to your own. The chosen partner to your toil has a smile of approbation when others have de serted, a hand of hope when all others refuse, and a heart to feel your sorrows as her own. Perhaps a smiling cherub with prattling glee and joyous laugh, wifi drive all sorrow front your careworn brow, and enclose it in the wreaths of do. mestic bliss. No matter how humble that home may be, how destitude its stores, or how poorly its inmates are clad; if true hearts dwell there, it is yet a home—a cheerful, prudent wife, obedient and affectionate children, will give possessors more real joy than bags of gold and windy honors. The home of a temperate, indus trious, and honest man will be his greatest joy. He comes to it weary and worn, but the music of tho mer ry laugh and the happy voices of childhood cheer him. A plain but healthful meal awaits him. Envy, ambition and strife have no place there, and with a clear conscience he lays his weary limbs down to rest in the bosom of his family, and under tbe protecting care of tbe poor man’s friend aud helper. —Our editor lately received a pint of popped com, with a request to “insert.” Ho Bays such articles are never crowded out by press of other matter. A Terse Haute girl thinks it is about time w>me y oung fellow pro. posed, as has been bridesmaid eight times, and has been tantalized enough. —A Young gentleman who had just married a little beauty says she would have been taller, bat she was made of such precious materials that nature could not afford it. A Young lady recently betroth ed, says that “C. O. D,” meaDs Call on Dad.
