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THE CARTERS VILLE COURANT. VOLUME 1. The sanguine oflicc-wa kcr now With buz/.ing brain and Ix-adeil brow. Which wearily he\vhx;s. Doth wander witli his work well done, Thro’ winding wayain W.iahinglon, 1 o lay In* little j>ij WhatAhongh the whistling .vinter wind and o him IS rl unit' li! kind • Me ft-ars no in/id lay; For lie feel - sure that in tie- -ijiriti v'. Whet) li'Uhe miii bonny blue birds -in/, lie'll liiix hi# little lay. —*V. .. Y.kJ*. il. j: I DUFFS. Com|>ileii for the i ll :ldo of Every Homo —Laugh and bo Happy* -• vniieh newspaper* are like delicate children? Ail tlione that are weekly (weakly,. It is the re eelt of weak lungs. Have them take 'laylor’a ( herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein, the great croup preventive and cough cure. What General eiu < more <:ii prevalent and spreads more di-niay t Gen era Want. If it was from the w ant .of Bound lung Taylor’s < herokee Remedy of sweet Gum and Mullein would out-general it. What !• >rt i •-ought by e-. erfl^ingcreatureV Hu]iport. Von cannot well make it if your lungs are not min i. Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein will make them so and cure your cough. Why are tii" tallest people the lazle-t? They are always longer *n bed than others, and if they neglect their coughs ami colds they will be there still longer. I'.se Taylor's Cherokee Rem edy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. Why is sympathy like .blind man’s bully It is feeling for our fellow-creatures. And we should advise all who have the backing cough to use Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. Why Is the Prince of Wales like a cloudy day? He is likely to reign. Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein is now the king of all cough medicines ami is a croup pre ventive. What are the best trees to protect us from colds? Firs (furs). What is the best plant to cure colds? M ullein. Taylor’s Chorot Reme dy of Sweet Gum and Mullein is the g.eat cough and cold cure. What is it that occurs once In a minute, twice in a moment, and not once in a thousand years? The letter M. Which is always in Sweet Gum ami Mullein. Taylor’s ( herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein will cure coughs, colds and consumption. How does a sailor know there is a man in the moon ? Because he has been to see (sea) and states that whenever he bus a cough or cold he lakes Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy or Sweet Gum and Mullein. Why are dances like mushrooms? They spring up at night. And the night air often in duce coughs and colds. Do not neglect them, hut take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum ami Mullein in time. Why is a newly horn baby like a gale of w ind? Because it begins wiih a squall. Cold gales induce coughs and croup. Taylor’s Cher okee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein wil cure it. —What senilis most in a drug store? Your nose. But when you have a cold, nothing. So restore the sense by taking Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. Which is the most positive gentleman? Cer tain. Taylor’s ( herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum ami Mullein is certain to cure coughs, colds and croup. Why is the letter P. like uncle’s fat wife go ing up bill? , It makes ant (aunt) pant, and cool ing oil' too soon produces coughs ami colds. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein will cure her. Why is a dancing master like a tree? lie is full of houghs (hows). The consumptive hows from loss of vitality. Tell him to take 1 aylor’s ( 'herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum aiul Mullein. Why are persons who are fatigued 1 ke a w heel? They are tired. More so if they have a cough or weak lungs. Take Taylor’s Cherokee remedy of Sweot Gum and Mullein and he cured. . What treo hears the most fruit to market? The axle-tree. The mullein plant bears the fruit of good health to the lungs and hrouehils. Taylor’s ( herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein is the couah and croup cure. Why are corsets like opposition omnibuses? Because they reduce the fair (fare), no do not neglect coughs and colds. Take in time I aylor's ( herokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. What is that w hich a gentleman has not and never can have, hut may give it to a lady! \ husband; and all wise ones provide against croup and coughs by keeping Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. Black and white ami ro(a)d all over—A newspaper; and all the best ones advise their readers to keep on hand a bottle of Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of sweet non and Mullein, the great cough and croup euro. . At what time of day was Adam horn? A little before Eve. And at that hour w e are more apt to contract coughs and colds. l>o not neg lect them, hut take Cherokee Remedy of w eet Gum aud Mullein. Why is a proud womou like a music Inxik? she is full of airs. And if they blow on her, coughs aud colds must follow'. Do not neglect them, but take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. Why is cold weather productive of benefi cence? It makes people put their hands in their pockets. It also produces coughs, colds and croup. Take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. UNCLE PLATO ’LARMS DK SUBURBS. CncU Plato /<> the ajt'nt>l<> clerk.— Boss, ain’t yer got some er dish yer sorter truck w hat can swaje a mighty hackin’ cough? I done got ter dat pass whar 1 can’t git no res’ day er night, an* 1 come down do street ties now suortin des like one o’ dose yer freight trains w’eu de track wet. 1 dcs’ natally ’larms dem suSu'bs w'en 1 opens tip. AfabU cter* - —Inflammation of the lungs, l presume? Cn.'U Plato Shoo! Wuss'n dat, honey. Hit’s information oh de whole haslet. Man gimme a dram, on’ dat aiut no good. Deu de ole o'man, she tuck’n slap a mustard plaster ou me, cu dough it burnt like a dog a'trottiu’, hit ain't no good, Don 1 up an' ’low dat I'm git somer dat Swee’ Gum and Mullen, kase den I know ’zactly w 'at I‘.n do'iu’. Swee’ gum trees grow right back or my house, eu’ last season der w as a bunch er mullen grow in' right at my front door. Swee' gum good, kase I done try it, eu dey ain’t nothin more s'arohin dan mullen tea; en when dey are jung t-ergedder en mixed up right, deyer boitn’ for to do de wuk. Dey to!’ me hit's dat 'ar kind’ truck w't ef you des shake it at a man. he feels hope up. Gimme a vial un it, ef I’ll git tucken w id one of er ray spells w'iles I’m er standln’ yer, I’djar some eh dem ar bottles down. V ueb' Plato got his “vial" of Taylor’s Chero kee iGtnedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein.and is no longer' troubled with his “spell” of coughing. Wiser poople than the old darkey might pro lit by his example. Send atw o cent stamp to Walter A. Taylor. Atlanta. Ga., for Riddle Book. Amusing. A raahfei lady of Philadelphia was a witness In court the other day, and v-h.-n sworn was requested to ki~s the Bible She refused, saying that it was so long since she had kissed anything that she had forgotten hotv it was done. This is a strange and interesting ease. Big stock of the very best paints in stock and to arrive at Word's. HOI SI O! P iKUAHIISI. Description of the Edifice and Scene of the Explosion. Tin* ilott-i * <‘f Ufuliaiivnt occupy the -i:c of t;i■* u!d V. tli’.iU if 'Ve-umtn - . . 'J . i- pro .Ady-ibe Urg es' Gothic : dill eiu tic world, at : forms one ot the most tn -g’ divan;. buddings ever effete lin . Ingte lecm : it* Europe. its cubic content- I 15,f'09,( , ' t Q feet, being one halt tn .* a 'nan St, I’aid’s, and the structure coo ’d; - not ie - than be tween 5 t') and >o*) il-iite t apartments, among which is a chimed tor divine wor ship formed out of the crypt of old S'. - ephen's. ’j tie Houses of Parliament present a river frontage ot nearly 1,000 feet, and eon-ist- of a center portion with towers, two wings and wing towers at each end. The exterior i- built of mag nesian Jime-tone, and the interior of (Jaen stone. The -trimure was drSigne 1 ’by Sir Charles Lt>• \\ It. A., who was t• - istpd in the doiuib- t-y ; tie eq it !iy " ! • eti rated Pitgi-n. whose f uni hardy with Gothic architecture v ts prooffidy uti • quuied -iti< e tie- Mid'll ‘A: *•• ihe lirst • tone vas i; : id i'i 1 x 1■ b The liotise oi Commons u si mated in the rear of the front next the river and is inclosed toward the •-1 and -ur roundedentirely by Parliamentaryoilh eg. The Royal, or Victoria, Tower at the southwest angle, is a most stupendous work. '1 lie royal entrance, beneath it,is most striking and ellcctive in its orna mentation. The Central llall is reached from the principal public entrances, both through Westminster Hall and Oi I Palace yard, by St. Stephen’s Hall. Westminster Hall, here one of the explo sions is said to have occurred, teems with historical as-i i tfions of Kings, Queens, find Princes, and was the scene ot coro nation banquets for ages. In its new aspect it is a magnificent entrance to the House of commons. On the right side of the halls are the eutranei - to the principal courts; on the left is the private entr aotiß of the members of the House of Commons. At the South end is a (light of steps leading through St. Steph en’s poarch and hall to the Central Hull. From this Central 11 ill a corridor leads to the lobbies ot the Lords and the Com mons. Immediately out of the lobby the House of Commons opens. The speakers chair, which was wrecked by the dyna mite, occupies the North end opposite the door of the House. This chair was a very line design. The apartment is spacious and imposing, but its spacious ness is apaiently diminished by the gal leries which surround it. The Southern gallery, opposite the Speaker’s chair, is divided into two portions, one for distin tinguished visitors, the other for the pub lic fortunate enough to have influence with the members or officers of the house These galleries are supported by pillars. Underneath, toward the wall they are covered. The Stranger’s Gallery will not hold more than one hundred persons when it is crowded. Usually live at a time are admitted. On Wednesdays and Saturdays it is usual to admit the public to view the structure, tickets being obtained through the Lord Chamberlain. Edward Station!,the Duke of Bucking ham, wlh> foil under the displeasure of Wolsey and ihrearencd the King, had his trial in Westminster Hall in 1522. In 15.').'}, Anne Boleyucaine to this hall, and was received by the bishops, abbots and monks of Westminster wiih much cere mony. Here the protector Somerset, “the darling of the people,” was tried in 1551, as were also the Marquis of North hampton and Heni father of Lady Jane Grey. In 1571 l’homas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, received here his death sen tence and in Tom;: - y, 1600,Guy Fawkes and his fellow oo !8j the Gun powder Plot were put, on trial in this hall. Thomas W n w rth, Earl of Staf ford, in the reign of (diaries, was tried ■here, ami here Ch odes i.. in January, 1G IS, was brought to judgment and sen tenced to death. In 1746 sentences of death for high treason was passed upon Lords Cromartie, ll iimeriuo and Kilinar noeh in Westminster 11-i 11, ant! these were the last to sniVor beheading for high treason in Engined. 11 re, ui-o, took plane the trial of Wa ren Hastings for mal-administration i.. India, rite re markable i ceiling of the h i! 1 of William Rufus is an aftiactive feature. It is quite unsupported by columns, and spans of parallelogram 2*7)0 feet long by 68 feet Ivoad, at a height of 92 foot from the ground. TOW HR OK LONDON. The Tower of London,a royal resilience a court of justice and a prison, is now a Government store-house an i armory,and an interesting show place lor visitors. It is situated at the Eastern extremity of the city, and separated from the thickly populated portion ot Loudon by what is called Tower Hill. It covers about twelve acres of ground and is surrounded by a moat which, since 1846, has been as a garden. On the river side is an entrance called the Traitor’s Gate, through which pt Loners of state were conveyed in boats after their t; i il. T he most conspicuous part of the series of buildings enclosed by the moat is the White Tower, now said to have been shattered by the dynamiters. William the Conqueror was the authentic builder of the structure, which was subsequently improved upon by Henery 111. Inside is the Chapel of St. John, the most perfect specimen of the Norman architecture of England. Surrounding the White Tow er is a series of battlements, now used for Government purposes, flanked by a num ber of small.ar towers, many of which are celebrated for the .captives who have been imprisoned in them. For instance, in the Well Tower Queen Elizabeth was immured, m the Devereux Tower Sir Walter Raleigh. In the Bloody Tower the two sons of Edward IV. were murdered, and in Bowyor’s Tower Clarence is supposed to have been drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. The Beauchamp Tower was probably built by Henry 111. The latest occupants of this tower as state prisoners were Sir Francis Burdett and the gang of ruffians know as the Cato street cons pir ato rs. The Tower is an epitome of English history. Names fam .us in song and story are connected with it. In addition to its original use as u fortress it was the residence of th** tn march? ot England down to the \tiai of Elizabeth. Numerous are the Kings. Queens warriors and state-men who have not only been im prisoned. but murdered within its wails. In addition to the names already men tioned are those of I.ndy Jane Grev, Catherine Howard, Ans Boleyn, Lord William Russell, th ' V otector Somerset, Sir Thomas M , .re. William Wallace,and King John ot i it.ee, whose histories are familiar to all. In the Wit! ■ Tower, the walls of which are fouvt.u. feet th; k, is Queen ''Elizabeth's armory.fl fie-l vF.h sens and relics. Here is the room in which Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned, hi re hi- -on Carew was born. The block upon which Lord I.ovafc whets beheaded i- also here. The oi lto .vers are very interesting, but only a few of them are open to the CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1885. I public. To visit the armories and Jewel ! House one must expend a shilling on a ticket. When a sufficient number is col lected the visitors are shown through by warders dressed as yeomen of the time of Henry VIII. The Morse Armory, built in 1826 is an extensive gallery, in which is a finely arranged collection of armor, used from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century Among the suits shown are those worn by the Prince of Wales son ot Jame 1 . Henry VIII., Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Charles I. and John of Gaunt. The Jewel House, which is usually the shrine of American visitors, contains all the crown jewels of England, but they are inclo-ed in mi immense case, l’roni im at-among thtbn U the crown made for the coronation of of Queen Victoria at an expense of ab- 'it SOOO,OOO. Among the pr ifu -ion of diamonds is the large ruby worn hj' the Black Prince, the crown made for the coronation of Charles IL, file crown of the Prince of Wale?, and that of the late Prince Consort. There is also a crown made £&r the coronation of the Queen of James 11., and there likewise, is his scepter. Here too, is the surer gilt baptism tl font in which is de posited the christening water for the roval clii dr<:n,a!i(l celebrated Koh-i-noor diamond, the property of Queen Vic toria. A dcsfi active tirooccured at the Tower on the night of October 30, 1841. The flames broke out in the Bowyer Tower, und before they could be got under com pletely destroyed the tower, the armory and other bxttfh-dvo buildings. The dis traction of property was immense. The Butler’s Tower, at the East end of the armory, was gutted. The total loss was estimated at U 1.000,000..000,000. KIND WORDS FOR THE COUR ANT. We have received a copy of the pros pectus of The Caktersville Couraxt, which will make its appearance about the 29th of this month, under the pro prietorship and management of David W. Curry and Dr. IV. Il Felton, for Airs, W. 11. Felton. Mr. Curry is said to be thoroughly competent to manage the business af fairs of cite new candidate for popular favor. Dr. Felton and Airs. Felten are well known to the people of Georgia. It is seldom the case that we are called upon to write the opening career of any ppper in Georgia possessing in such high degree, as will the Cofkant, the char acter and ability so essential to legitimate success. These qualities will be universally ac knowledged throughout the State, and will attract to it a long list of subscribers. Wo wish it the success that we are confident it will abundantly deserve. — Macon Telegraph. Wc have received the prospectus of a new paper called The Couraxt, which is to be publisned in Cartersvillo weekly. The managers and proprietors are David W. Curry and Hon. W. H. Felton, who acts for Airs. Felton. The paper will be large sized and ad mirably* gotten up. It will be specially devoted to the agricultural, mineral, me chanical and manufacturing interests of Cherokee Georgia. Politically it will be Democratic and conservative —independent of men or measures, and solely* regardful of public interests, as the managers conceive them. Personalities will be eschewed. Ale. Curry' is a fine business man, full of energy* and enterprise. Dr. Felton and it is accomplished wife are both wri ters of remarkable power and pungency. Upon all matters of interest to Georgia, as well as national affairs, few persons are better informed. Both have achieved reputations that are not confined to this commonwealth, and it is safe to say that their professional utterances will be striking and brilliant. We wish the Couraxt great and last ing prosperity in the course marked out by tlie prospectus.— Augusta Chronicle. The prospectus of The Carters'vili.e Couraxt, anew paper, to commence on or about the 29th, is before us. i’ho sig nificance of such an announcement, or •iiy, would not vary the Tin of cur rei ; topics; but sir-. W. H. Felton ap pears as one of its proprietors and man agers. This is significant of the po-ition w hich she is to ®eeupy. She is one of the most brilliant women of the d.iv —ag- gressive, possessed ot keen perception, a varied k tow ledge of men, and the un written history of the times, the causes, nee rings and influences that jostle the ever, tenor of our way. Its promises are , mi ularly indust rial a n-1 soci tl: * lianee amid its brilliant surroundings. Airs. F. wields a vigorous pen, and few men, probably, t ike a great t interest in passing events, as they effect the weal or woe of Georgia. D. W. Curry, business manager. Price $1.50 a year. I'. e give fraternal welcome. — Dalton Argus. The Cartersville Free Press is no more and The Cartersville Couraxt will be issued in its stead. From a neat circular sent to this office, we learn that Air. Da vid W. Curry will manage the business of the new enterprise and that Dr. W. 11. Felton and his amiable wife will con tribute the editorial work. In such ca pable hands The Couraxt will quickly win individuality and a rank with the best of the weekly journals. — GrijJln Sun. DANCED TO DEATH. Lizzie Kaufman,while dancing at a ball at Workmen’s Hall, in Cincinnati early Sunday morning, sank to the floor and died in a few minutes. It is said that she was employed as a servant girl by Councilman Lowenstein and had been in this country but two years, her parents still live in Germany. Aliss Kaufman was a good-looking,live ly young girl, much liked by tlwfee who knew her, and fond of society. She had danced from early in the evening until 2 o’clock in the morning, when she said to the young man with whom she was danc ing,” I feel faint.” The young man con ducted iur to a chair. On the way she fainted and never spoke again. No phy sician was called. When the patrol-wag on arrived the girl lay ou the floor, sur rounded by half a dozen girls who were rubbing her hands and feet. Her body was taken to the undertaker. The young man with whom she was dancing found another partner and joined the dance, which went on without further interrup tion until daylight. A Virginian in Washington says that the number of Democrats from the old Dominion who will be in W ashington inauguration day will nearly equal the voting population. He says that nearly ev erv *• worker” who has marched in a Cleveland procession has had h;s picture taken in his campaign uniform, with some indorsement of his personal services upon the back, such as “This man lost his voice shouting for Grover Cleve land.” etc. Indian t journalists,by a recent decision are excused from serving on juries, j This degrades them to the level of law -1 vers, school teachers and “>ieb.” THE TABLES TURNED. O itonovan Kossa Pistoled by a Young Englishwoman. O’ Donovan Rossa wav shot by a woman Monday evening on Chambers street, near his office,in New York, and was re ported to be dead. The shooting took place at 5:12 o’cloik that afternoon. He is still alive. He was--in front of the Stewart building on Chambers street j when he was approached by a handsome young lady dressed in plain clothes. She wore spectacles anti had the appear ance of an intellectual-looking school teacher. She drew a five-barrelled re volver from her dress pocket and leveled it at him and fired one shot. Rossa threw hi- hands up above his head and cried, “I’m shot.” He then fell heavily to the sidewalk. The woman fired the remaining bullets in her pistol at the prostrate man, and calmly and uncon cernedly walked oil with the smoking revolver in her hand. She was followed by ti large crowd, while a still larger mob surrounded the wounded dynamiter. City Marshall James AleAuley, in the absence of a policeman, saw the revolver j in the woman's hand and arrested her. | She was conducted to the Twenty-sixth precinct station house, in the city ball. ! Her imperturable gravity and coolness of demeanor were remarkable. When arraigned at the sergeant's desk, McAuloy handed the revolver, a small calibre live shooter, to th<' sergeant and said he found the woman blandishing the weapon in the street. A citizen who en tered the polic e station with the prisoner said site had just shot a man ou Chambers street. “Do you know the man?” asked Sergeant Cass, turning to the woman. “Yes; I shot O’Donovan Ilossa,” said the prisoner, with a slight English ac cent. She looked very pretty as she stood at the bar, and betrayed no excite ment whatever. She gave her name as Yseult Dudley. Rossa, in an ante mortem statement to the coroner, says that fie was inveigled into a meeting with the woman who shot him by a letter professing to be from a friend of Ireland, who wished to contrib ute to her cause. He professes to know nothing about her previous ‘to this oc currence. The following is Rossa’s ante mortem statement: “On Saturday, January 31, about 4 p* m., 1 received a letter at my office, No -12 Chambers street. The message was in writing and was delivered by a mes senger boy. The note stated that a lady wished to see me; that she was interested in the Irish cause and desired to assist it. She didn’t care to go to my office and remain waiting there there until I came. She onlv would ask for ten minutes of time. The boy told me the lady was at the telegraph office in the Stewart build ing, corner of Broadway and Chambers street. I went with him and 1 met her. 1 told iter it would be well to go to some hotel, as the telegraph office was no pla?e to talk in. We came out and went to Sweeney’s hotel. We went into the la dies’ parior, and she said she would be able to give considerable money if any thing good could be done. She then said she would call Alonday, February 2, at 4 o’clock. To-day she sent another message to mv office, and I went to the same tele graph office, and there i met the lady. She showed me a paper .which 1 was to sign. She then suggested that we go to the same place. We walked down Cham bers street toward Broadway, and we got a short distance toward Broadway when the woman stepped back and tired two or three shots. One of the balls en tered my back. (Signed) Jeremiah O’Doxovax Rossa. Rossa, after being shot, was able to rise to his feet, and, with the assistance of a m'ah on each side, he walked to the Chambers street hospital, about a quarter of a mile. There it was found that only one shot had struck him ; that was in the back, and the builet is lodged in the muscles about half an inch above the left shoulder blade. The wound will not cause him much inconvenience. Rossa was placed ou. a cot in the same ward' in which Capt. Phelan lies and within twenty-live feet of him, who was nearly cut to piece? in Rossa’s office by Short, Further questioning by the sergeant at the police station elicited the statement that the woman’s name was Yseult Dud ley, aged 25 years; that she was a nurse and married, and that she lived at No. 60 Clinton Place. Sin- *.v s asked why she shot O’Donovan, how long she had been in America and other questions, to which she made no answer. After her “pedigree” had been taken, he was es corted to a rear room and the crowd slowly dispersed. As theie were no ac commodations for prisoners in the city hall station, Airs. Dudley was removed to the Oak street station at 7:15 p. m., and there placed in a cell. Her entire demeanor was that of' a rational person, and a cool-headed one at that. Shortly after the surgical examination the coroner was sent fur and Rossa made his ante, mortem statement. He was then moved to another ward. Gapt. Phelan, is still g :d by a when informed of the shooting, smiled grimly, but refused to say anything on the subject. The office of the hospital was visited by a large number of Rossa’s friends, all of them determined-looking men, and their talk boded no good to Ross i’s enemies. To a reporter who interviewed him Rossa expressed the opinion that he was the victim of a conspiracy by the British government; that the woman was only a paid assassin. Patrick Joyce, Rossa's right hand man, expressed a similar opinion, accompa nied with many threats. Airs. Dudley discarded her glasses and some of Rossa’s friends assert that they were merely worn as a disguise. Site refused to talk to any person. Charlie’s Blissful Ignorance. New York Times.] Two young ladies entered a cigar store, and one of them said, timidly: “Haveyou any choice cigars, sir? I want them for a present.” “Oh, yes, Aliss,” replied the tobac ; conist, “we have any choice you like from a cent a piece up.” “I think I will take some of the one cent ones, then, if they are choice. I had no idea that choice cigars were so ! cheap. V n’t Charlie be delighted?” she said to her companion as they left , the store. “Poor boy? He is so fond of a choice cigar, and they will taste all the better,” added with a little blush, “for having come from me.” Editor Dana will doubtless decline to j let his cat feed upon the war correspond ence of your Uncle Joseph Brown for two reasons. In the first place the public • will enjoy the repast more than the feline. ; In the second, the effect of the diet is in ' volved in doubt. It may be that one of your Uncle Joseph's letters might so de moralize the cat as to tempt him to hold communication with a rival office and be tray his master’s secrets, * Buy your Garden Seeds from Curry. COLUMN, -o- C It A C K El>. Twas a -ot of Resolutions, As tine as tine couM be, An>l signed, in painstaking fashion, By Nettie and .foe and Bee; Aud last in in tiie list was written, In letters broad and dark To look as grand a- the others ’. Miss Baby Gracef> her mark! We’ll try always to help our mother; We won't be selfish to each other; We'll say kind words to every one; We won’t tie pussy’s feet for fun; We won't de cross' aud snarly, too: And all the good v can, we’ll do. It's just as easy to keep them, The children gavly cried; But ma.nma, with a smile, made answer, “Wait, darlings, till you are tried,” And. truly, the glad, bright New ) ear Was n’t ids birth-day old. When three little sorrowful faces A sorrowful story told. “And how arc your tesoiuii >*?" We asked of baby Gt mv. Who stood wit a -mile i r won !rr Oil her dear little dimpled face; Quick came the merry answer— iDe never au'instaut lacked— “l don't fink much of cm's b *ken, But I dess cm'..- ’bom all erected!" -F, ■ U.V r.om*V I'm,,. '■ ' -i, MR. JONES’ LESSON. BY Mi LITE W. BAKER. One early November day there was an interesting event in the Jones family— a son and heir was born to them. The other three children being girls, of course the joy and rejoicing was great. Bridget, to be sure, sniffed contemptu ously and avowed that there was no use in being tickled because it was a boy, for boys were “j Ist a tornnnt,” anyhow; but it was evident thst Bridget was prejudi ced against juveniles of the other sex. The nurse, quiet but capable widow Brown, was duly brought and installed into position, aud the household ma eninery went on as smoothly as could be expected, with the mistress laid aside. There were plenty of minor discomforts, of course, but nothing especially serious for the first week, Mrs. Jones sat up in the rocking-chair for an hour at a time, and was already looking forward to a near resumption of her household duties. “Aly dear, L've bought a pig.” So said Mr. Jones, coming in u„T seating him self comfortably in the arm chair bv the bedside, just as his wife was dropping off to her afternoon nap. “Ah, have you?” was the sleepy re sponse, with never a thought but that tiie said pig was alive and running. “Yes, and a nice little fellow too — only two hundred pounds, but fat and solid. Bought it of John Smith, lie has only killed it to-day, so he won’t bring it down till to-morrow morning. “Y'ou don’t mean to say you’ve brought us a dressed pig to be taken care of now !” said Airs. Jones, her eyes wide open now, and cheeks suddenly flushing as bright as her pink wrapper. “Why yes, of course, what did you think I meant? Such a bargain ! that’s why I bought it. Only nine cents a pound! tnink of that, and a month hence it will probably be eleven or twelve.” “Yes, but a month hence f might be able to take care of it myself.” “Never mind that, Bridget can take care of it as well as not; she lias noth ing else to do.” Air. Jones, like men in general, considered the washing, ironing, cooking, and general housework for a family of eight as a mere trifle. “But Fm afraid tiie meat will fill spoil before cold weather comes,” and Mrs. Jones glanced apprehensively out of the window, where the damp sodden earth, and soft gray clouds spoke of mild weather. “I'll risk that; it may not fieeze right up, but it won’t spoil at this time of year.” “I don’t think fresh meat is as good when it lies awhile before freezing,” ventured the widow Brown, Lotting the babe by the stove. “Never’d know the difference if you wern’t told, i presume,” persisted the obstinate Jones. “But I tell you its such a bargain. I couldn't have bought it so anywhere else, and in fact, no one else is killing pork now.” “Of course not, it isn’t time, observed his wife drily. “But lie was obliged to kill now, be cause he had nothing more to teed it on,” pu.suef! Jones, not heeding the inter;up lioii, nor money to buy with. I toll you the way to buy things to advantage is to look out for these chances and improve them.” “But how will Bridget ever manage to take care of the meat?” groaned Mrs. Jones. “Don't you worry one bit about that, nv. dear,” and her fond husband patted her head soothingly. “All you have to do is to lie lit re and keep quiet and let me manage, and it will be all right. You know I always cut up the pork myself,” “Yes, but that’s only the beginning. All my share of the work comes after that.” “I always salt it, too, and sausage mak ing is nothing with a machine to cut it, and a rule for seasoning. lil see to try ing out the lard beside, so what will there be!eft for you to worry about?” “If Bridget bad only I eon with me through one season before, so she could have ' learned my ways,” sighed Mrs. J ones. “I’ll teach her my ways, and that will do just as well,” was the jocose reply. “Now go to sleep, for I interrupted your nap.” and Air. Jones picked his way out of the room as softly as though she had already followed his advice, indulging in a happy whistle as soon as fairly outside, which plainly showed his peace of mind. [ wonder if there was ever a man yet, even the most humble minded, who did not have occasional streaks of thinking that Solomon was a fool compared to him. Air. Jones was not in general at all vain of his accomplishments in the housekeeping line, and had his wife sent him to cut steak for dinner, he .would have meekly asked twenty questions or more in regard to it,with all due acknowl edgement of his ignorance; but just now the wise fit was on, and he felt perfectly competent to properly dispose of his fresh meat, when he was really as unfit to do it a 4 his wcek-oid bot'. “Fenny wise and pound foolish!” re marked widow Brown as she watched Air. Jones going dewn the street. “I shouldn’t wonder if your husband had occasion to think of that old saying be fore lie gets through this business, but never mind, don’t you worry about it. Lie still and go to sleep; I’ll keep baby quiet.” So Airs. Brown rocked and trotted and hush-a-byed softly, and her I patient turned over towards the wall to , try to sleep, as vainly as though her e/es j had been made open, like those of a chi na (1011. Thoughts of sausage and head | cheese flitted through her weary brain, ot the lard to be tried, and brine made for the hams. There would not be sage enough for the sausage, and she had not engaged any anywhere. And where were" the sausage bags that were left over from last year, and where should she tell Bridget to find cloth to make more? What would that maiden say, anyhow, at this addition to her already overflowing cup of house work ? and here Airs. Jones fell to scheming. “I’ll tell her,” planned she, “that if she makes any complaint, probably Airs. Brown will oversee the business, or assist her.” Guilty Airs. Jones, tints to think of pre varicating, when she knew that tiie widow was so jealous of her rights as nurse, that any one must be brave who would ask her to lift a finger in the kitch en, while Bridget, at the same time, was so jealous of any interference on tiie part of the widow, that this course, under handed though it was, would he tiie very best one to secure her faithful endeavors. Mrs. Jones felt quite a sense ot satisfac tion with this brilliant scheme, but that did not prevent a raging headache, tin 1 result ot her perplexity and want ot sleep, and her cheeks were flushed even more than was becoming. “I don’t see what makes your head ache tc-uight,” her husband said v. h ui became in just before tea, and site told him of it. “No visitors been in to tlis tutb you. have they?” Mrs. Jones sai l “No,” but the widow m tr. “ A s, was a visitor the first of the afternoon who disturbed her by telling her of a pig to be taken care of to-morrow. I think that’s just the matter. “Oh pshaw!” was the impatient reply “As if I wasn’t doing all I can. Been down town tills afternoon on purpose to look for a sau-age-cutter. “And did you find one?” bluntly asked ihe widow. “VVell —no,” was the somewhat hesi tating reply, it suddenly occurring to him that there was little occasion for boasting over itis attempts in that line if he luj.l spent the afternoon in vain. Truth to tell, he had spent it in a very leisure ly way, and only once casually inquired where lie could find a sausage-cutter. He was not sorry L.at the tinkle of the tea-bell just then put a stop to the con versation. Bridget came in as usual to sit with Mrs. Jones and the baby while the oth ers ate, and Mrs. Jones plunged “tit me dics res” at once. As she had foreseen, Bridget’s big mouth flew open in dismay at the prospect of the additional work, but her mistress hastened to proffer widow Brown’s assistance before any expostulation could come forth. The mouth contracted visibly as its unsus pecting owner walked at once into the trap. “Sure, and she could do it all hed’- se!f, and would much rather do every haporUt of it than have that widow round inteferrin’.” So Airs. Jones felt a sen sation of partial relief, and devoted tint rest of the half hour to telling her hand maiden how she managed the different parts of a pig. It was sowing seed by the wayside, as she well knew, and the probability was small that one in ten would ever germinate, yet possibly Bridget’s thick" skull might retain some hint which would be of service in the task before her. What with losing her nap, with her splitting headache, and the exertions of her lecture to Bridget, Airs. Jones did not sleep as well as usual that night. Site was trying to catch a nap the next morn ing, a balmy, hazy, Indian summer morning, suggestive of anything but keeping fresh meat, when a heavy wagon stopping before the house brought her eyes open. She knew, as well as though she could see it through the closed blinds, that the pig had come, and iter husband was oft' down town ! Was there ever a man at home when you needed him the most ? Heavy boots tramped along the veran da, she felt rather than heard the loud rap at the kitchen door, and the confab with Bridget, and directly that maiden opened Mrs. Jones’ door with her elbow, and put in her red face. “The pig has come, ma’am, and where shall lie unload it ? and who’s to help him ? for his horse is ructions and won’t stand.” “Mr. Jones is away. Oh dear! Can’t you run over to Mr. Hanson’s and ask him to come and help?” “Sure and my hands are all in the bread,” and Bridget held them up, cov ered with dough to the wrists. “Where are Katie and Minnie?” “Oh, but and they’ve gone for beech - i with Ma> . Mrs. Jones 100 laid at the widow Brown gently swaying to an 1 fro in the rocker, with the baby asleep on her lap. If she onlv dared ask her to lay down the baby am! go! But the moral courage whs lacking, and the widow did not proffer her rvi . 1,” said M despairingly, “toil him he must h'tch his horse and go and find some help,” a wish suddenly coming over her wicked mind, which I daresay most wives have felt at times, that she had a rope about her husband’s neck to haul him home. Bridget’s moon face disappeared, and comparative! silence reigned for a half hour, save the impatient pawing ot the “ructions” horse, tied to one of the shade trees. (To he continued.) ••*—* WORDS OF WISDOM. The lion. Charles A. Dana, Ihe emi nent editor of the New York Nan, has been a life-long friend of Ireland, tiie Irish people an l the Iri-h cause, .and lit a recent article upon tii . 1 Lmidoti dyna mite explosions he says, and says truly: “Nothing can ho added to the abhor rence in which all right-minded people in this country hold these acts and the miscreants who perpetrate them. Ho far as the men arc concerned who from this side are said to aid aud abet them, we know them on iy as tiie meanest and lowest of swindlers, adroit enough to evade trie law and daring enough to rob servant girls here and po> -ibiy to murder them in London. No law can reach them or take eogoiz nice ot such acts as they commit openly hero, but the wish for their extirpation is heartfelt and uni versal. “They are the woist enemies of their own country, its cowardly, skulking and vicious foes, and every ounce of dyna mite that they explode binds the hands of all true and patriotic Irishmen, and ■defers just so much longer the day of Ireland’s independence. It is an evil work, and if it he pursued it will chill the sympathy and enlist the indifference of a country whh'h has given a home to millions of Irish people. “Such an unnatural and abominable warfare cannot long endure. Wretch.es like these, when they consphe, fall pres ently apart out of their inherent deprav ity, and no such, league ever yet for any length of time lacked traitors to effect its downfall. There are not needed even I now tiie signs of the disintegration and ! retribution that are invariably wrought | by rogues who prove false to their own j roguerv.” ——• • i One of tiie largest diamonds that this j country lias produced was found in i Chesterfield county, A'irginia, h}' a la borer engaged in grading one of the | streets. The stone was pronounced a [ very valuable diamond. Ir was put on ! exhibition and vu- sol 1 by the finder to a | dealer for $1,090. it next sent to Boston to be cut, and ■- now known a ! the “Morriss*y diamond.” After it was j cut it weighed over ten carats, and its ! market vuiuo is $8.00)9. ■ “Reason why”—lUi page. NUMBER 2. PERSON AT.. Mrs. Kate Sprague Chase, the daughter of Chief Justice Chase, is now residing at Fontainebleau, France, devoting herself to tiie education of her family. Mayor Carter Harrison is angry over his failures to get into the Senate, and he denounces Gov. Hamilton’s decision in giving the certificate to l.eman as an out rage. A Washington special says that in Washington either Gov. Waller or Con gressman Worse, of Boston, is regarded as the coming New England member of the cabinet. They say that Jem Mace, with the Maori and some English pugilists, are coming over to box their way across the country toSm . ran;::- > and then start, for Australia. London society is agog with the news that too Duk of 1 ir> borough and the wife who uivoiwd him are going to get married over ag on and, il is toped, live happily ever afterward. Websfer I'.-.., , < ■ xas, must be a proud and happy man. lie has got one of the offices, a colleetorship in l’cxas, which he is “ here for, and lie must look on his life as a great success. The Dukes of Wellington and Marl borough are compelled to “render suit and service’ to the Crown by presenting to the Sovereign each a small silk tlag yearly, failing’in which, their Dukedoms become forfeited. Here is the editor of the Louisville the editor of the go to the devii. When a noted San Fraeeiseo wit had iu the same desti nation he delicately added, “Farewell noble heart and bright intellect, wo shall : i<aot uga n.’’ The Courier-Journal was not so courteous —b . 1 . Tribune. The Rev. “Sam” Jones, a famous Georgia preacher, t dies the public into his confidence when he delivers a dis cern so. Soul criticism* against hia style reached his e;ir s and he alluded to Hicin in. his next sermon in the following lan omai’c: “Opinions! opinions! Give me a tan yeller hounds to set on tlie track of these opinions and I’ll troe’em in h—l in fifteen minutes.” WASHINGTON SOCIETV. Tlie Incongruous Elements of Which It Is Composed, Washington Letter to Cleveland Lender.] |gl noticed an instance of Washington snobishness last night in one of the lead ing groceries of tlie capital which well illustrates the character of one class of our high-toned court society. I was waiting to buy some little things and a very pretty and modest lady was stand ing at tlie counter watching'the clerk do up some packages for her. Another lady, the wife of an old Washingtonian, was also waiting, as I was, when Mrs. Gen. , a leader of tlie capital, and'one of the newest of the nouveau riche , came strutting in, dressed in velvet and seal skin. She was a tall, angular woman, with a nose which seemed to turned up at everybody and everything. She had an eye-glass attached to a long handle in her right-hand, and this she presented in front of her right eye and began looking superciliously around the store. All the clerks were as busy as they could be! Rut in the most arrogant air she turned to the one above spoken of and said: “Do you not sec, sir, that I am waiting?” The clerk dropped the bundles lie had and rushed over to her. She then pointed with a majestic air to a lot of topaatoes marked twelve cents a can. She said: “1 will take one of those cans of tomatoes; you may carry it out to my carriage,” and with th she swept out of the store which sin- had entered. As she did so 1 noted a smile of contempt on the countenance of the old Washingtonian, who has tlie blood of some of the most noted families in the quietly waited until her turn came to he served, and taking her ; urcha . which amounted to many times that of the snob who had pushed in to her place, in her anna, she sabj, 1 thank you. but ! can carry these out."my .elf. : lie took the bundles in her arms, going to tlie door stepped into a finer carriage than than of the female snob, ptietly away. 1 1, is uo wonder that erne of the old. Wash- ingtou ladies ob; ;ot to the rude ways of those who in part compose our great court circles. I Washington society is a curious medley, anyhow, Look at the affair at the Stew art mansion last week. It was the big ball of the season, and iho guests were all invited ore s. Among them was young H olman, the son of the chronic objector of Congress, who came into the ball-room drunk, and rudely .•!<•/ and the bare arm of one of the young ladies and strove to compel her to dance with him. A young South American, a member of one of the legations, endeavored to protect the frightened girl, and got a blow in the for his pains. Policemen had !o be called in to drag voting Holman from the house, and his h it and overcoat were thrown after him The next day tie foreigner sent a chal lenge to young Holm ;u, and he returns an '7ti)j- -t apology. In fact, you meet many persons in Washington society whom you would not think of inviting to youi di im • bie at your homes. Offi i-iai position to a large whent determines -oei.ai standing, and many a family w hich mov ;s in the second or third rank in the -ociety in their own States are elevated tu the first here. Some of them have been socially ostracised for their seandalou aelioi s in their native towns, but Washington never bothers itself about the skeletons in it- inhabitants’ closets, and Lucifer himself will be wel come here if lie will dress well, keep his hoofs dressed in patent leathers and his tail out of sight. It is curious how peo ple go up and down in Washington socie ty. Senators and the sort of Congress men who can come here for life if they want to are the only ones who have any permanence. The party in power and its friends regulate tiie standard, and a change of party means an almost entire change of society. Two years ago Mrs. Keifcr was the great lady of the capital. Xow you can hardly hear her name. Last year Mrs. Speaker Carlisle took her place, and Washington snobishness bowed to hei as did the eourtiers to Queen Elizabeth. Next year there will he anew lady in the White House, and the short haired of the land will rule the social world of Washington. Cleveland's sister is said to be a strong-minded woman, and if so, Susan 15. Anthony, Cady Stan ton and her set possibly will be among the better element. A San Francisco paper relates that a couple of we- k- or more ago Governor Ad; ;a--. <f vada. while among some o;d panel-*, (. -. nverod three valuable - - to Mrs. Adams by her father, an 1 were supposed ro hve been stolen years ago. The Governor k -pt f•? discovery quiet, and ‘ hung the diamond'- on the Christmas i tree, where the c-liglitcd eyes of the ' wife first behold them.