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ROBERT S. HOWARD, ) Editor and Publisher. $ VOLUME I. £eggf iUmfeements. Notice to Contractors. WILL be let to the lowest bidder, before the Court House door in Jefferson, on ."Satur day, the 2d day of July, 1881, the contract for building a lattice bridge across Middle Oconee river at Tallascc Bridge site, under the following specifications : One span of lattice bridge spanning the river one hundred and twenty feet, and fifty feet of tres tling on each side of the ri v er, each fifty feet of trestle work to be in spans of twenty-five feet each. Said trestle work to descend from the bridge to within two feet of the ground, resting upon a trestle placed three feet in the ground and filled in with rock. This approach to be continued, with the same descent, by a stone wall on each side, the space filled in with rock and dirt. Each space of land-bridge to have five sleepers, equally divided on trestle ; outside sleepers to be placed directly over outside posts in trestle. All outside sleepers to splice on caps, making a straight line for hand-rail. All sleepers to be six by twelve, twenty-five feet long. Hand-rail. — Hand-rail posts eight feet apart, notched out to lit over sleepers, and securely spiked to the same. Posts to be 4 by G, 3 feet high. Railing to be 4by 6, notched clown on top of posts and securely spiked. Bill of lumber for lattice to be as follows : Cords. —Cords, both bottom and top, to be 2.J by 12, 28 feet long ; itermediate to be 21 by 10, 28 feet long. Lattice.— Lattice to be 2 \ by 10. 13 feet long. All to be framed and well pinned together with two-inch white oak pins. Beams. —Floor beams to be 4 by 14 inches, 10 feet long, notched to fit over cords as shown upon plans; ends of beams to extend two feet beyond outside of cords. All beams to be placed seven feet apart from center to center. Lattice braces to lock across the top of each beam, so as to tie all snugly together. Each beam to be well braced by substantial latteral bracing, as shown upon plans. All latteral bracing to be 3J by 0 inches, securely fastened to floor-beams by four forty penny spikes at each end. Every other beam to nave a brace on outside of lattice, extending from end of beam to bottom edge of top cord, brace to be framed so as to lit under cord and against side of lattice braces, the same to be securely fastened to floor-beam at the bottom, and at the top to both brace and cords. Braces to be made of 4by 0 scantling. Sleepers. —Floor sleepers to be 4 by G, 2S feet long. There must lie five lines, equally divided, under floor, running entire length of lattice. Flooring. —Flooring to be 2by 12,13 feet long, securely fastened down by spiking to sleepers, and a. strip at each end spiked to intermediate cords. Pins.—All pins for lattice to be made of best white oak, two inches in diameter, holding their sides the entire length. Piers.— This bridge to rest upon two wooden piers, the same to be framed as shown upon plans. Sizes of pier posts, 10 by 12, 14 feet long ; eight posts to each pier. Two caps 8 by 12, 15 feet long; two mud sills, Bby 12, 1!) feet long; four braces, Gby 10, 10 feet long. Each pier to rest upon a crib, framed of timber, 10 by 12, 23 feet long. This crib to be notched together and se curely pinned at the ends. This crib to be framed to a sufficient heighth to suit depth of water. Size of crib in the clear to be 7by 20. Crib to be filled with rock to surface of water. Lattice to be wcatherboarded on both sides and capped. All timbers to be good heart. Bond, with two good securities, in a sum double the amount of the bid, conditioned for a faithful compliance with the con tract, required immediately after the letting. The work to he paid for when completed in accordance with the specifications, and to be completed in sixty days from the time of letting. Full and complete specifications can be seen at this ollicc. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. Postponed Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, Jackson county, Ca., at public out-cry. to the highest bidder, on the first Tuesday in July next, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wit : One tract of land, containing twenty-five acres, more or less, lying in said county, on the waters of Turkey creek, about one mile below Jackson’s mill, and adjoining lands of McDonald, Davis and others, and known as the place where R. C. Wil hite lived. About fifteen acres in cultivation. There is a good mill house and dam on the place ; also, a good framed dwelling and out-buildings and good orchard. Levied on as the property of K. C. Wilhite to satisfy a ti. fa. issued from Jack son Superior Court in favor of C. IV. Hood. Prop erty pointed out by plaintitf, and notice given to J. Foster Daniel, tenant in possession, as the law directs. T. A. McELII ANNON, Sh’tf J. C. ELECTION NOTICE. | l!OIUiiI.I, Jackson County. It is hereby ordered that an election be held at the various precincts in said county, in manner and form as elections are held for members of the General Assembly, on the first Monday in July, 1881, in which the question shall be submitted to the lawful voters ot said county of fence or no fence. Those voting at said election who are in favor of fences, shall have written or printed on their ballots the word “ Fence,” and those who favor no fences shall have written or printed on their ballots the words “No Fence.” Managers of said election will keep, or cause to be kept, three lists of voters and tally sheets, which, to gether with the tickets and consolidated returns, must be forwarded to this office immediately after the election. H. W. BELL, Ord'y. EORGIA, .laeksou County. Whereas, C. W. Ilood. Executor of Z. S. Hood, deceased, represents to this Court, by his petition duly tiled, that he has fully and completely ad ministered said deceased's estate, and is entitled to a discharge from said administration— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any they can, on the lirst Monday in September, 1881, at tlfe regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why Let ters of Dismission should not be granted the ap plicant from said trust. Given under my official signature, this May 30. 1881. il. W. BELL, Ord'y. Jackson County. Whereas, Nancy Lyle and J. W. Lyle applies to me for Letters of Administration on the estate of James B. Lyle, late of said county, dec'd— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and itors, to show cause, if any, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said countv, on the lirst Monday in July,* 1881. why said letters should not be granted the applicants. Given under mv official signature, this May 30, 1881. H. W. BELL, Ord'y. \Qr , R e c A SATIS LANDHEIH & SONS, Philadelphia, Pa. ACiE.VrS \v.4:vri:i> for the Best and Fastest-Selling Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices reduced 33 per cent. National Publishing Cos., Atlanta, Ga. apl 1 3m SYAASAA W Y/L LA'Sv Y. A DARK DAY. Hetty Lockwood sat at the open window— a big basket ©f unearned stockings at her side, wliiie within reach, a bright butterfly hovered about a newly opened honeysuckle growing against the window. The spring breeze breathed balmily into the apartment, filling her senses with a delicious dreaminess and her eyes wandered wistfully out beyond the shaded village street, to the green fields and budding willows bordering the sparkling liver. On a morning such as this who could endure to stay in doors ? Who could endure to sit quietly down and mend stockings ? A girlish voice aroused Iletty. Looking from the window she saw Susie Lake leaning on the little front garden gate. “ Oh, Hetty, do come and walk with me to Aunt Ellen’s. The morning is lovely and I have something to tell you.'’ “I am afraid I can’t, Susie. It’s Saturday, you know, and I am sewing and watching baby asleep, while mother is jn the kitchen.” “ Then I will have to tell ton now, I sup pose.” She came close under the window and said with a mischievous smile : “ M horn do 3 011 think I saw just now, Het ty?” “ I don’t know who. The new minister?” “ No, indeed ; somebody very different from that fat, red-faced old codger,” returned Su sie, irreverently 7 . “ Oh, Susie ! but who was it ?” “It was Mr. Walter Hayes. Now, ain’t you surprised ?” A vivid blush dyed Hetty's fair face. She made no reply, and Susie continued: “ Ilis employer, Mr. Mitchell, sent him on business from Philadelphia to C —, and as this wasn't much out of the way of his home they gave him leave to stop here for a day' or two, so 110 told me when I met him just now. lie arrived only an hour ago, in the stage from Cox’s station, and that is how I came to see him before you did, Hetty,” she added laughingly. She passed on, leaving Iletty with flushed cheeks and brightened eye. No wonder. For more than a year past the thought of Walter Hayes had been the brightest spot of her life. One year ago he had stood at that same little green garden gate in the moonlight, bidding her good bye before going away to the great city to seek his fortune. She remembered the warm, lingering clasp of his hand, and how' lie had said to her, in a voice that was low and trembling: “You must not forget me, Iletty. I shall always think of you, Iletty, and when I come back —” And just then her mother had come out on the porch and called her in out of the damp air, and so, he had left her reluctantly. But now he had come back and she would see him to-day. " I do declare, Iletty,” exclaimed her moth er, bustling into the room, Unshed from her pie-baking, “yon are the laziest girl I ever saw. Here you’ve been upward of an hour darning one pair of stockings ! What have you been about ? Drcaing away j-our time as usual, no doubt, and with all the children’s Sunday clothes to look over and lay out for to-morrow, beside the Saturday’s chores.” Hetty penitently resumed her work ; but she was very glad when toward sunset, it was all done, and she had leisure to run up to her own little room and never in her life had she taken such pains with her appearance as now. How anxiously she listened for the expect ed ring at the front door ! How tumultuous ly her heart beat when at length it came, and how heavy it sank when old Deacon Brown stalked into discuss church matters with her father! Then slit began to look at the clock and her heart grew fainter and fainter as she saw it traveling slowh r round to eight o’clock. In Riverside they kept early hours, and when at a quarter to nine, Deacon Brown took leave Hetty also rose, and lighting her bedroom candle, went slowlj’ and sadly up-stairs. When, next morning she came down, her mother remarked, as she busied herself with the breakfast table : “ Hetty, Walter Hayes was here last night.” 41 Oh, mother!” There was something almost pathetic in the look and tone, but Mrs. Lockwood was too busy with the steaming coffee-pot to perceive it. 44 He came just as you had gone up stairs,” she continued. “He asked for you, but it was so late I thought it hardly worth while to call you back again. He had been seeing Miss Mitchell home to her aunt’s —that Phil adelphia girl, you know, and I didn’t know, until he mentioned it, that she was a niece of his employer, Mr. Mitchell. He is certainly improved. To my mind there is nothing in the world like city life for giving people what they call style now. Make Eddie's milk toast while I pour out the coffee.” 44 1 think,” observed Mr. Lockwood as he took his place at the table and cut into the cold corned beef: 44 1 thiuk 1 heard Harry Tun stall say yesterday that young Hayes was paying attention to Miss Mitchell. She’s a handsome girl, and her father’s got money. If Walter marries her ho will do well—don't JEFFERSON. JACKSON COUNTY, GA„ FRIDAY, JULY 1. 1881. bolt your food like that, cut it properly, sir, before eating.” Iletty turned suddenly sick at heart. She said nothing, but she could not swallow her breakfast, and her mother presently remarked upon her pale looks : “ Don’t yon feel well, child ? I noticed that you were fidgety last night. You’re feverish, I doubt not, with the spring weather.” Iletty was glad that her mother permitted her to go to her room and lie down. There was never a fire in her room, but she drew the bed-clothes over her head and wished she could thus shut herself out from the whole world. She felt forlorn and miserable. All her sweet, foolish dreams of love seemed W have been rudely 7 stricken at a blow. Walter had ceased to care for her. lie had been won from her by that handsome, stylish girl from Philadelphia; and Hetty hid her face in her pillow and almost wished that she could die. Iler mother sent for her to come down to dinner. There was, she said, no use in stay ing up stairs in the cold, and the child would be better by the fire with some nice, warm soup. In there all the afternoon'lletty 7 sat, while her father and the boys went to church and her mother read “ Baxter's Rise and Pro gress” and sang dismal hymns to the baby. “ Ilet,” said Bill, on his return from church, “ I saw your old beau, Mr. Walt Hayes, at church with Miss Mitchell, and lie shook hands with me and asked me how the family was. She’s a real swell, I telly 7 ou, and if you don’t shine up some she’ll cut you out.” “William, don’t you let me hear anymore of such slang talk from you,” said his mother reprovingly. “And, Hetty,” said her little sister, as she carefully drew off and folded her gloves, “ I heard lvate Ilaycs telling Mrs. Green that Walter and Miss Mitchell were going back to morrow to Philadelphia, and Mrs. Green said she supposed that was one reason of his com ing to Riverside, that he might travel home with her.” Iletty lost all heart and ail courage at this. She longed for sympathy —to lay her head on her mother’s knee and tell her all. But Mrs. Lockwood, though she really loved her children, was not one of those gentle and sympathetic mothers to whom their children thus turn ; and Iletty went again to her room, and wrapping herself in a shawl, seated her self at a window and looked listlessly out. A few people were passing. She hardly noticed them until she suddenly met a pair of brown eyes ; and she drew back with burn ing checks and a beating heart as Walter Hayes passed. llow handsome he looked ! and as her mother had observed, how im proved in appearance ! And she—what must he think of her, sitting there pale and forlorn looking with her hair all disordered about her face ? He might come this evening, perhaps, and yet she hardly wished it now. It would only be painful to see him. Still, she dressed herself and went down stairs, though her head was throbbing and she felt really ill. And all the evening she waited and watched and Wal ter never came, and she knew he did not care to see her. And so ended the long, dreary day. Next morning Iletty arose feverish and ill. But she busied herself about the household work, and when her mother, observing only that she wa9 dull and languid, remarked that she needed a walk, and desired her to carry a jar of butter to old Mrs. Simpson, she made no objection. The day was pleasant, and ty 7 - ing a pink-lined hood about her face, Iletty set out alone on her walk. It was rather a long distance that she had to go—out of the village and across a field, and then by a lonely pathway lying by the foot of a hill. Mrs. Simpson kept her some time talking, and it was late when the girl set out on her return. Slowly retracing the little pathway, Iletty paused at the little stile which led into the open Geld. It was pleasant there. The sun shed a golden light over the beech boughs, and a breath of spring-time fragrance floated on the air. Somehow Iletty felt soothed as she stood resting on the stile and looking dreamily at the white clouds overhead. An approaching footstep startled her. Turning, she saw a man’s figure coming along the pathway. Her heart gave a great throb and then seemed to stand still. He came straight toward her, his hand ex tended, his lip smiling, his ej’es looking straight into her own. 44 Iletty!” She looked up at him, half in hope, half in doubt, and the color came and went on her face. 44 Hetty, I have wanted so much to see you !” She could not mistake the sincerity of his toue or the look of the brown eyes, and she answered, simply and naively : 44 1 thought you had forgotten me.” 44 Forgotten you!” She could Dot have told how it happened, but somehow she found herself seated on the step of the stile with Walter beside her, aud \ her cheek close—ah, very close—to his, while I all the world around seemed transformed into ! a strange beauty and glory. Such miracles I does a moment sometimes work in our lives. FOR THE PEOPLE. As they walked slowly homeward together he told her that one thing and another had prevented his seeing her ; among the rest, Bill having told him confidently at the church that she was too sick to .come down stairs that day 7 —a statement which he had unfortunate ly credited, and when this morning he had called and learned from her mother where she had gone he lost no time in following. “But, Walter,” said Iletty, hesitatingly, “ do you know I heard something about you and Miss Mitchell.” Walter laughed. “ Miss Mitchell is to be married shortly, Iletty, to our junior partner. Shelias been very kind to me, and so ha3 her uncle, my 7 employer. Indeed, Hetty 7 , I wanted to tell y 7 ou of my 7 good fortune and prospects and to ask you, darling, if when”— And the words which had been for a whole year delayed were spoken, and Hetty won dered, as she came in sight of her home, whether this could be the same world that it had been on that dark, dark day 7 yesterday 7 * A CcttonGil Mill. No doubt but what a description of the modus operandi of turning (to us almost value less) cotton seed into oil will be interesting. The following will give our readers an accurate idea of the process by which American sweet oil is made, and is copied from Cotton, a journal devoted io the manufacture, sale and cultiva tion of King Cotton : “ The annual cotton crop of the United States amounts to about G,000,000 bales, with a corresponding yield of 3,000,000 tons of crude cotton seed. It is estimated that not more than 1,000,000 tons of this seed are saved and sent to market; from which we may' conclude, by avery 7 simple arithmetical calculation, that from $ 16,000,000 to $20,- 000,000 is thrown away each year by cotton growers in this country 7 who fail to send their surplus seed to market. “ With a view to utilizing as much as pos sible of this valuable product, the Little Rock Oil Company 7 was organized in 187 G, with a working capital of $250,000. The mammoth mill of the company 7 is located in this city 7 , and is one of the most profitable and sub stantial enterprises in Arkansas. The con ception and execution of the work reflects great credit upon the energy and tact of its originator, Mr. E. Urquhart, who is President of the company, and among the foremost of Little Rock’s citizens. There are many other establishments of the kind in the South, but this one is claimed to be. and probably is, the best and largest cotton seed mill in the world. During the working season employ ment is given to 300 hands, whose wages range from GO cents to $2.50 per day. The capacity of the mill is 125 tons of crude cot ton-seed per day 7 . Operations are usually suspended from May 1 to October 1 on ac count of the extreme heat, but during the remainder of the year the works arc in full blast day and night incessantly 7 , Sundays excepted. Last y 7 ear 24,000 tons of seeds were “re ginned” and ground, yielding 700 bales of lint cotton, 16,000 barrels of refined oil, and 7,000 tons of cotton-seed cake. The works cover an entire block in the eastern part of the city, on the bank of the Arkansas river. The buildings, being mainly of brick, are substantially and tastefully finished and made fire-proof. “ Connected with this establishment, and under the same management, are thcQuapaw Cotton Mills, running about 3,000 spindles, where the lint cotton from the oil works (or a great portion of it) is manufactured into cotton yarns, ropes, cordage, twines, batting, and mattress and quilt laps. The local trade is supplied almost entirely with these articles by this enterprising company, and the resi due is shipped to Western and Southern markets, and even to the Pacific coast. It is probable tiiat these mills will be enlarged and extended within a year or two and machinery put in for the manufacture of osnabergs and sheetings. “On the occasion of my visit, however, I was more particularly interested in the cotton seed mill, which represents anew and in creasing industry ; and, through the courtesy of Mr. Urquhart, I was enabled to witness in detail the practical operations in the various departments of this extensive factory. “ The crude cotton-seed is received from the planters in large, coarse, heavy sacks, which are furnished to the shippers by the mill company. I was astonished to learn that the company owns some $40,000 worth of these empty sacks, from which as many as may be required are sent out to parties, far and near, who signify a desire to send their cotton-seed to the mill—the object being to keep the seed clean and dry during its transit, and to preserve it in better form for storage. “The room or shed provided for the storage of the crude seed alone is 300 feet long, sixty feet wide, and twenty feet high. Throughout its length it is traversed by a railroad track, which connects with the principal local lines of rail communication. On the river side a tramway leads to the levee, to facilitate traffic by boat or barge. Consignments of seed are received by rail, by river, and by wagon, and the transactions are invariably managed upon a cash basis. During the past year over $200,000 has been paid out by 7 this company for cotton seed. “ The first process to which the crude seed is subjected is that of dusting or cleansing. This is done by 7 a kind of fanning machine, with vibratory sifting attachment, which loosens up the matted masses of seed, and dislodges the sand and dirt. The seed is thus prepared for re ginning, or, as it is termed, “ THE LISTING PROCESS.” “ It is surprising to learn how much of this cotton lint can be obtained from the refuse of the planter’s gin by the process employed in this mill. In re-ginning the seed, machines are used which, in principle, are identical with those used by the planter; but the saws are finer and more perfectly 7 adjusted, and they are propelled by 7 steam instead of horse power. Three hundred and fifty thousand pounds of lint arc saved per year in this fac tory alone, the aggregate value of which is not less than $30,000. From tiic steam “gins” the seed is conveyed through a long wooden trough, by means of an endless band, to the milling machines in another pa:t of the build ing. THE “HULLING PROCESS’’ consists in separating the husk and outer covering of the seed from the kernel, and is accomplished by 7 means of steam machinery devised especially for the purpose. A sys tem of drums armed with fine teeth is made to revolve in hollow cylinders at the incredi ble speed of 1,280 revolutions per minute. The cylinders are provided on their inner surface with a corresponding armature of teeth. As the seed passes between these concentric cylinders, the hull is torn off and thrown out, and the kernel drops upon huge iron rollers below, and, being crushed be tween them, then carried on an endless band to the press room. The hull and waste from this process accumulate in immense quantity, and arc used entirely for fuel. Not a stick of wood nor a pound of coal is purchased for this factory 7 . The hulling machines supply all the fuel necessary, not only for the cotton seed mill but for the Quapaw Cotton Mills on the adjoining block. Two largo Corliss en gines, of 125 horse power each, are required to work the machinery of these mills ; and sixty tons of this fuel are consumed each day under their immense boiler3. “ On reaching the press-room, the crushed kernels of the cotton seed are thrown into large iron drums, where they are thoroughly cooked by 7 steam—the contents of each drum being continually agitated by means of re volving paddles or wings. This steaming and stirring process converts the mass into A COARSE, GREASY MEAL, of rich yellow color, which is drawn off into strong canvas bags, or pockets, each holding about six quarts. These pockets of cooked meal are then secured between the folds of a thick, heavy matting, made of curled hair and canvas, and placed under a powerful hydraulic press, and the oil extracted by a pressure of sixty tons to the square inch. Here we first see the cotton-seed oil in its crude, impure state ; and nasty enough it looks as it runs from the press in dirty yellow streams. As the pressure relaxes, the pockets are removed, flat and rigid, from the tremendous pressure. The canvas at the mouth of each pocket is then turned back, and the entire covering “skinned” off, leaving a bright yellow slab of cotton seed cake. These slabs, or cakes, are at once carried away into a cool drying room, where they arc placed, on edge, in wooden frames, or racks, to dry and harden. When sufficiently dried, the cakes are packed in strong, coarse sacks, and these packages marked, weighed, and prepared for shipment to foreign markets. “ Returning to the press-room of the oil mill, we find the machinery still at work, and the muddy oil streaming from the presses into the reservoirs beneath. Thence it is conveyed through pipes to the refining-room, where, by a mysterious processor mechanical agitation and aeration, it is purified and trans formed into a clear, rich, lemon-colored liquid, which in taste and consistency reminds one of the famous olive oils of Lucca and Caprera. The refined oil is carefully stored in two huge iron tanks, holding 5,000 gallons each, from which it is drawn off as required, carefully strained through fine linen bags, and then barreled for'export to Leghorn, Trieste, Mar seilles, and other points in Europe. “The cotton seed oil business is not confined to America. There are similar factories in England and on the European continent, for which the necessary stock of seed is obtained mainly from the cotton fields of Egypt.” Why Eve Did Not Keep a Hired Girl. A lady writer furnishes some of the rea sons why Eve did not keep a hired girl. She says: “ There has been a great deal said about the faults of women, and why they need so much waiting on. Someone (a man of course) has the presumption to ask, ‘ why, when Eve was manufactured of a spare-rit>, a servant was not made to wait upon her ?’ She didn’t need any. A bright writer has said, ‘ Adam never came Lome whining to Eve with a rag ged stocking to be darned, buttons to be sewed on, gloves to be ineuded right away— S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. I SI.OO for Six Months. quick—now!’ Because bo never rcail the newspapers till the sun went down behind the palm tree, and lie, stretching himself, yawned out, ‘lsn't supper ready, iny dear?’ Not he. lie made the fire and hung the ket* tie over it himself, we'll venture, and pulled the radishes, peeled the potatoes, and did everything he ought to do. He milked tho cows, fed the chickens, looked after tho pigs himself, and never brought half a dozen friends to dinner when Eve hadn't any fresh pomegranates. lie never stayed out till II o’clock at night, and then scolded because poor Eve was sitting up and crying, inside the gates. lie never loafed around the cor ner groceries while Eve was at home rocking Cain's cradle. He did not call Eve up from th.e cellar to get his slippers and put them in the corner where he had left them. Not he. When lie took them otriie put them under tho lig tree, beside his Sunday boots. In short, he did not think she was especially created to wait on him, and wasn’t under the impres sion that it degraded a man to lighten a wife's cares a little. That’s the reason Eve did not need a hired girl, and with it was the reason her descendants did.*’ An Accident All Round. A most ridiculous scene occurred at a church in Newcastle. A policeman was pass ing the church as a gentleman came out. The man jokingly accosted the policeman, and said he was wanted inside, meaning that the minister would be glad to have him turn from the error of his ways, and seek the truth and enjoy a peace that passeth all under standing. Tho stupid policeman thought there was some trouble in the church, so ho went in. The sexton, seeing a policeman, w„3 anxious to give him a favorable scat, so he said. “Come right in here,” and he took him to a pew and waved his hand, as much as to say “ help yourself.” There was another man in the pew, a deacon with a sinister ex pression as the policeman thought, and he supposed that, was the man they wanted ar rested, so he tapped the deacon on the arm and told him to come along. The deacon turned pale and edged along as though to get away, when the policeman took him by tho collar and jerked him out into the aisle. The deacon struggled, thinking the policeman was crazy', and tried to get away, but ho was drag ged along. Many of the congregation thought the deacon had been doing something wrong, and some of them got behind the deacon and helped the officer fire him out. Arriving at the lock-up, tho policeman saw the man who told him he was wanted in the church, and asked him what the charge was against tho deacon, and he didn't know, so the sexton was appealed to, and he didn't know, and finally the prisoner was asked what it was all about, and lie didn’t know. The policeman was asked what he arrested the man for, and he didn't know, and after awhile the matter was explained, and the policeman, who had to arrest somebody', took the man into custo dy who told him he was wanted in the church, and he was fined $5 and costs. Unwilling to Revise the Record. The other night a policeman observed a man banging around the entrance to a Michi gan avenue hall in a queer sort of way, and he asked him if he belonged to the Order then in session up-stairs. The man replied that he did, and the officer inquired, “Then why don’t you go up ?” “ Well, I was thinking of it.” “Haven’t been expelled, have you?” “ Oh, no.” “ Aren’t afraid of anybody ?” “No.” “And you haven’t lost your interest ?” “ I might as well tell you,” said the man, after beating' around a while longer. " I .vent down to Toledo a few days ago, and somehow the story came back here that I was drowned. My lodge thereupon passed reso lutions to the effect that I was honest, upright and liberal and a shining ornament, and that what was its loss was my gain. I wasn’t drowned, as you see, but I kind o’ hate to walk in on ’em and bust those resolutions. I've tried it three times, and I can’t get higher up than the fifth stair before I weaken.”— Detroit Free Press. A wonderfully gigantic scheme has been brought to the attention of the Now York General Assembly, in the shape of a water route from New York to Chicago. It is pro posed to utilize the Erie Canal by lining it throughout its entire length (352 miles) with a thick layer of hydraulic cement, at a cost of SIO,OOO a mile, or $3,500,000 for the en tire length. The western part of the plan contemplates a canal of equal capacity with the Erie across Southern Michigan, by which it i3 estimated 1,000 miles of lake navigation can be saved. The capital is to be furnished by the Western capitalists, who will ask no remuneration from New York for the improve ment to the Erie Canal until the whole canal debt is paid off, and are willing to trust their reimbursement then to the honor of the peo ple, who must amend the State Constitution before a dollar can be paid for any such pur pose. The canal will afford navigatien for steam propellers of moderate size, which will average a speed of fifteen miles an hour. Paper is now used for car-wheels. It has been used for tracts for a long time. NUMBER 19.