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DICT8GNARY.^!>
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Ve’°0° Words, 3000 Engravings,
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Wlsll ' d ^ 0. & C. MEHRIAM, Springfield, Hw,
“A Scaly» story.
A major lovod a maiden so
Ills warlike hoaft was full of DO.
no oft would knocl to hor and say;
\ Tliou art of life my only BK.
Ah I If but kinder thou wouldst be,
And sometimes swoetly smilo on MI.
Thou art my life, my guiding star,
I lovo tlico noar; I lovo thee FA.
“ My passion I cannot control;
Thou art tho idol of my 80L.”
Tbo maiden said : “Oh, flo I ask Pa.
How can yon go on tbna ? Ob, LA 1"
This major roeo from bonded knoe,
And weut hor fatlior for to SI.
The father thought no match was finer,
Tho major onoe had been a "minor.”
They marriod soon, and after that
Dwolt In ton rooms, all on “ono flat.”
So happy onds this little talo,
For they livod on tho grandost “ scale.”
BRIDE OF THE CARNIVAL
" Docs she really love me?” said Cap
tain ErneBt von Steinborg, aid-de-camp
to Ring Louis of Batavia, as ho left tbo
presence of the young and bonutiful
Baroness Anna von Graffonborg, the
belle of Munich, “oris she the heart
loss coquette which common rumor
makes her ?" .
As he passed down the staircase, ho
encountered the baroness’ pretty French
ohambormaid, Lisette.
• Lisette, you aro looking charming
to-day—do you know it ?”
‘ My mirror told mo so this morn
ing," saiil the sonbrotto, looking up
boldly into bis faco.
" What lips! what eyes I and what a
figure 1” said tho soldier. “But, do you
know, I think you would look infinitely
prettier in a luvonder colored silk robe,
with cherry colored ribbons ?”
Very possible, liiensionr,” answered
tho waiting maid; “ but that will cost
money—and how is a poor girl like mo
to dress like a lady ?”
“ I have thought of that difficulty,’
said Ernest, “and so I lmvo provided a
remedy. Will you allow mo to present
you with a slight token of my grutitudo
and admiration ?”
As he spoke ho drow forth a little not
silk purse, through the interstices of
which some gold pieces showed their
pleasant, brilliant countenances. Lin-
setto’s eyes reflected their brightness.
Monsieur is altogether too gouor-
ouh," sho said.
But tho littlo whito fingers clasped
tho glittering offering, and conveyed it
to one of tho pockets of tho coquettish
silk apron that sho wore.
Now, toll mo, Lisette, is yonr mis
tress going to tho masked ball nt the
palace to-morrow night ?”
“Ah, but that is a groat secret, mon
sieur, which 1 promised madumo not to
reveal,” replied the Parisienne, archly,
laying her llngors on her lips.
“ She is going, thon ?” said Ernest.
“ Monsieur says so,” answered tho
sonbrette, smiling.
And wbat else did your mistress
chargo yon to keep sooret ?” asked the
officer, smiling in his turn.
“ Tnat she was going to wear a rose-
colored domino, with a bunch of sky-
blue ribbons on tho right shoulder,"
replied tho waiting-maid, hurriedly, and
sho ran up stairs, as if to avoid further
cateohizing, fully satisfied that her in
discretion had been an ample offset to
the aide-de-camp’s present.
“Very good, Madame Anns," said
the young officer to himself. “ I have
now reconnoitorod the ground, and I
shall know where to open my trenches.
All’s fair in love and war. And now to my
friend, the sculptor’s—if his ingenuity
aid me, my success will be certain.”
streamed on the enchanted air from an
orchestra eomposed of a hundred of the
best instrumentalists in the cityl And
tho life, the animation of the throngs
that filled the brilliont saloon—who
shall describe it?
Ernest von Steinberg, who looked but
for one person in that brilliant multi
tude, was so masked and muflled that bis
disguise was impenetrable. Therefore,
when he found the rose colored domino
at last, he hesitated not to address her.
" Good evening, fair mask.”
“ Good evening, gallant cavalier. But
how know you that I am fair ?”
“Were I to prononnoe yon the fairest
in Mnnioh, none would disputo your
title.”
“ Do you know me?"
"Tho belle of Munich hides her ace.
in vain,” answored Ernest. " That in
imitable foot and hand are her betray
ers."
“You may be mistaken, after all.”
"I cannot be, and I claim the band,”
said Ernest, " and will find employment
for that dainty foot. The music sounds;
lot’s away to the dance."
"I believe my hand is promised al
ready," answered the fair one, “so take
it quickly, before some one disputes the
prize with you.”
Tho next minute they woro whirling
round tho vast saloon to music that
might keep dancers on their feot for
lifo. Anna leaned upon the shoulder of
hor partner, and ho breathed in her ear
words that sho could not listen to with
out a thrill of pleasure.
At the conolusion of tho dance
Ernest led her into a side room, in
which they found thomselvos quite
alone.
“ You persist, then," said the lady,
“incalling mo the Baroness von Graf
fenberg ?’’
“If I had doubted before, yenr
dancing wouldbavo convinced mo. Tho
leader of the sjlphides is known by
her stop.’.’
“Well, yon have guessod right.
And now, in return for my confidence,
may ^request you to raiso your musk?”
“ I can refuse yon nothing," said
Ernest von Steinberg.
Ho raised his mask as be spoke, and
disclosed to tho astonished gaze of the
hardiness the well-known features of
King Louis of Bavaria.
“ But I thought you assured us that
tho cavalier was (Japtain Ernest von
Steinborg I” exclaims the reader.
Lot ns explain. To give additional
zest and ploasnro, and; complicate tbo
mysteries of masqnorade, tho courtiers
of Louis XIV., of Franoo, had invontod
tho following expedient: Thoy procured
fine wax likenesses of their friends, of
eminent persous, and wore them nudor
their masks. When requested to de
clare their identity, they would raise
tho outer mask, and the inner wax ono,
seen for a moment, iu most casos com
pletely deceived tho spectator. It is
easy to imagine what an indefinite field
for mystification this contrivance af
forded.
On tho night of the masked ball the
royal palace of Munich was a blaze of
light. Every window glowed as if the
interior were a mass of fire, and tho
brilliant rays, streaming forth upon the
night, fell on the glittering helmets,
breast-plates and sabers of the mounted
curaissiers, or were refleoted from the
bayonets of a detaohment of the infantry
of the line drawn np as a guard
of honor in the square without.
Chamberlains stood at tbo entrance
of the palace, and files of laokeys, with
wax tapers flaring in the evening air,
shed almost tho light of day on the
grand staircase. Carriage after carriage
rolled up in succession, with their liv
ing freights of beanty and youth, and as
light feet fell like snow-flakes on tho
carpeted marble, as graceful forms
vanished within the portals, the ears of
the bystanders were lulled by the pleas
ant rustling of silks, while tho breeze
was perfumed by a thousand delicate
odors.
But if such were the external mani
festations of the fete, how far more
brilliant and bewildering was the in
terior of the palace of pleasure. How
those lofty hulls glowed with the daz
zling effulgonoe of thousands of wax
tapers 1 How softly beautiful were the
marble statues that graced the niches,
lined the coriidors, and Rooked down
from their pedestals on tho grand ball
room 1 How Oriental in their magnifi
cence were the gorgeous draperies of
velvet and satin, with fringes of gold
bullion I but, above all, what musio
And he, too, vanished.
A few minutes before 12 o’olook on
tho following night, Captain vou Btoin-
berg, wearing, bis wax, mask, unlooked
and entered the Chinese pavilion in the
royal garden. The inside shutters of
tho windows were closed, so that he
ventured to produoe a match and light
a wax taper, taking care to place a shade
over it, so that the room shonld be very
dimly lighted. After completing the
arrangements, he glanced round, and
started on seeing the figure of a man
near the table. The stranger was dressed
in the uniform of an aide-de-camp, and
wore a mask npon his face.
“Who aro yon?” demanded Ernest,
advancing to the intruder.
“ You have anticipated a similar ques
tion,” replied tho mask.
“Bat I have a right to know,” said
Ernest.
“ So have I,” was tho quiet answer.
" Sir,” said Ernest, placing his hand
on the hilt of his saber, “I wear a
sword.”
“So do I," replied the mask; "but
I reserve it for tho enemies of my
country.”
"Who aro you? I implore yon to
tell me," paid Earnest.
" Ah, now you speak in a different
manner. I, sir, am Captain von Stein
berg, at your service, aide-de-camp to
his majesty Ring Louis of Bavaria.”
"Tho deuce you arol” thought
Ernost.
“ But, confidence forconfldence,” said
tho impoBtor. “ Now, you must tell me
who you are, and by wbat right I find
you in tlie royal pavilion at this hour."
“By tho very best right in tho
world,” replied Ernest, boldly. I, sir,
am Ring Louis of Bavaria,” and be
lifted bis outward mask, displaying tbo
foatnres of tho king.
" Pardon me, sire,” said tlio stranger,
falling on his knees; “but, making my
rounds in tbo garden, I found the pos
tern gate unlock, and fearing treaohory
to your royal person, deemed it my
duty tb keep watch iu tho pavilion, of
which, as yonr majesty is aware, I have
a duplicate key.”
“ Zounds, man! yon haven’t looked
the postern, have you ?’’ asked the pro-
tended king.”
“ No, sire; it remains as I found it.”
" Then, my good fellow, thero is no
harm done,” said Ernest. “And I’ll
tell you a secret; I expoct a lady here
every instant, who has accorded me a
privato interview. Tho best servico you
can render mo—is to lcavo mo to my
self.”
Captain Ernest had a friend, a sculp
tor, who had modeled a bust of tbo
king, and from him ho had procured a
wax mask, beautifully colored, and so
well executed as to deceive the oyos of
the baroness for tho momont they
rostod on it. Ernest, satisfied with his
success, replaced his black velvet visor,
and continued the interview.
“ Yes, baroness,” whispered the dis
guised aide-de-camp, “ It is Louis who
stands before you—not as your king,
but as your subject, yonr slave—the
thrall of your beauty.”
^ “ All, sire,” replied the belle of
Mnnioh, “yon are sporting with the
sensibilities of a weak woman.”
“No, by heaven I” replied tlje false
king., “lam incapable of that. Be
hold me at your feet, and hear mo swear
eternal allegiance to yonr charms."
“ Rise, sire, rise I” said the baroness,
very much irritated. " We may be
seen or overheard."
“ Long have I thought," continued
tho false king, “that beauty such as
yours shonld grace a throne."
" A throne 1" echoed the baroness.
" But you are right,” ho continued,
hurriedly; “ this is no time or place for
confidences like ours. Hark, the clock
is striking twelve. Will yon trust to
my honor, and meet me at this hour to
morrow night ?”
“ Where, sire ?”
“ In tho Chinese pavillion in tho gar
den of the palace. The wicket of the
postern gate that leads to the door of
tho pavillion shall be left open for y ju. ’
Tho baroness gave him her hand.
“ To-morrow night at twelve!” said
gjie, and glided from tho room.
“ Oh, woman ! woman I woman I” said
Ernest, when alone—“ false as fair ! Is
it for this we rank you with the angels ?
But tremble, faithless one—yonr pun
ishment shall be as bitter as the agony
I suffer.”
And he followed the baroness into
tho dancing saloon. He had no sooner
left the room than a masked figure stole
forth from beneath a mass of crimson
drapery.
“The Chinese pavillion tomorrow
night at twelve 1” said tho stranger.
“ Bravo 1 bravo l Captain von Stein
berg 1”
" A hint from your royal lips in a com
mand," said the pretonded Ernest.
“That you majesty’s suit may prosper is
tho warmest wish of your most devoted
subject."
The stranger vanished.
Before Ernest had an opportunity to
framo any hypothesis with regard to
this mystorious boing the door opened
cautiously nnd admitted tbo baroness.
She throw herself at once at tho feot of
Ernest.
“ Rise, lady I” said the pretended
monarch. “ I would rather be at your
feet—rise."
“ Not," said tho baroness, “ till your
majesty pledges me in advance for
whatever I may confess.”
“I freely pledge you that," said Er
nest, aiding the lady to rise.
“ Know then,” said tho baroness,
that I am an ungrateful woman. Your
majesty distinguished me last night,
and held ont hopes so brilliant that a
subject might well be dazzled by your
promise. I was dazzled, and I beard
you with pleasure. But it was only a
momentary weakness. In the delirium
of the dance yon told me that you lovod
me—my consent to meet you here seemed
a confession of reciprocal affection;
but, in truth, my heart is givon to
another. I love—I love with all the
fervor of my being—not a,monarch,
but a subject.”
“ A rival 1” said the pretended king
sternly; “his name?”
“Promise that yon will not harm,
him, sire."
“ I mako no promise in snob a case as
this.”
“Then I shall keep my seoret,” said
the baroness, firmly.
“ And you will love this man—even i
I command you to tear his image from
your heart V”
“ I love him and him only,” replied
the bproness. “ In good report and
evil report—iu sorrow and in sickness-
in shame and honor. Truly I pledged
him my hand—my heart went with it.
I am his forever.”
“And he is thine, dear Anna!” said
Ernost, tearing off his disguise. “ Will
yon forgive me the trial I have sub
jected yon to ?”
“Will you forgive the weakness of a
moment that made me listen to temp
tation ?”
“ Freely and fully,” said Ernest, fold
ing the baroness in his arms. “ And
now, when shall we be married ?”
“To-night!” said a voice beside
them. And there stood the King of
Bavaria, but still in the form of an aide
do-camp in which he had entered the
pavillion that evening and first en
countered Ernest. He it was who had
overheard the appointment at the mas
querade. “To-night,” he replied, smil
ing on his astonished auditors. “ The
chapel is lighted up—iho priests aro in
waiting—the wedding guests are thero,
and the wedding feast prepared. Louis
of Bavaria awaits to conduct yon to tho
altar, and to give away tho bride. And
may the pleasures of this carnival be
but the precursors of a lifo of joy 1"
The delight of the lovers—the joy of
Lisette—the surprise and pleasnro of all
their family, must be loft to tho im
agination.
A REMARKABLE feat.
One Man Ayalnet Ten.
Wild Harry,” a scout, was in Cin
cinnati recently, together with his wife,
an Indian princess. He is a brother of
the famous scout and Indian flghtor.
Wild Bill (Bill Hickok), who was mur
dered by a desperado named Jack Mo-
Call in Deadwood, Dakota, in 1870.
McCall swung for his crime at Yankton
a few months after its commission.
Wild Harry, or Harry Hiokok, is twenty-
six years of age. He affects tho long
hair and buckskin clothes of tbo west
ern trapper. Ho is tall and well
made, and talks intelligently on
almost every subject. Harry
lias bad several encounters with tboJn-
dians and has been with his brother in
moro than one of Wild Bill’s bloody
adventnros. Ho is familiar with tho
various redskin tribes, and speaks eight
of their languages. Wild' Harry was
but a boy sixteen years old when his
brother had his marvelous conflict with
Bill McCandless nnd his gang, in which
tho dosporado and his entiro force, con
sisting of ten men, woro killed by the
redoubtable soout.
The history of that terrible fight was
detailed by Harry, who gleaned tho
fuots from the lips of his brother.
McCandless and his ooterie of cut
throats, who were engaged in tho Con
federate service, passed Wild Bill’s
ranch one morning, having in their cus
tody nn old man whom they intended
to linng. They called Bill from liis hut
and told him that when they returned
from the execution of their prisoner that
they wanted him, Bill, to giv# them
Bomo horses which be had in bis pos
session.
Ho told the guerrilla baud that they
couldn’t have tho horses, but they with
a laugh and the remark from McCand
less, their leader, that they would see
about that when they got book, pro
ceeded on their way to a snitable place
to bang the poor fellow in their clutches.
Wild Bill know ho had a desperate
set of villains to deal with, and ho made
preparations accordingly. Ho loadod
two rifles and a couple of revolvers in
his possession, and got down a large
bowie-knifi .o be used in an emergeney.
Toward evening the cut-throals came
back to BiD’a ranelie, leaving their pris
oner dangling from the limb of a tree.
They approached tho ranch and found
the door barred. McCamlloss demanded
admission. In a firm voico Bill replied,
“ Yon enn’t come iu.” “Then we will
break the door down," and with two or
throo heavy blows the door gavo way.
McCandless was the first to set his foot
inside, aud ho fell dead with a bullet in
his breast. The next man shared the
earuo fate. Ono by one tbo desperate
fellows fell doad, for Wild Bill’s aim
was unerring until but two or three re
mained. His ammunition exhausted,
the brave scout resorted to his
bowie-knife, and, although nearly
blinded with blood from a flesh wound,
he dispatched to their last account all
the gang but one, who, mortally
wounded, managed to escape to some
house near, where he lived long enough
to give the news of the death of all his
companions. This was probably the
most horrible one-sided fight on record.
Wild Bill during his career killed thirty-
six men. When sober it is said ho was
kind and agreeable, but when under
the influence of liquor ho was brave,
almost to foolhardiness,
Hope for Halil Heaile.
In a letter sent to the New York Sun
the writer says:
Three years ago the top of my head
was as bald as the palm of my hand. On
tho recommendation of a friend I
used the following simple preparation
and now have a good head of hair:
To a pint of water add a trifle more
salt than the water will dissolve. In
other words make a very strong brino.
At night before retiring rub tbo bald
part briskly until a tingling sensation
is apparent, taking eare not to make
the head smart. When the head is
perfectly dry there will appear a thin
coating of salt.
In the morniDg wash tho head eare
fully with pure water, cold, no soap,
and apply a minute quantity of some
emolient.
I have never known an instance where
this remedy has been applied to hair
that is falling ont that there was not an
immediate strengthening of the growth.
With some bald heads it has failed.
From the photographs of the comet
which has recently disappeared in
space Dr. Henry Draper infers that the
hypothesis of the presenco of carbon in
the constitution of such bodies receives
corroboration, and he adds, with appar
ent caution, that a part of the spectrum
may be due to other elements.
And n Hlovy Which it Brought to Mind.
A remarkable lent can be performed
by any porson who will take the trouble
to ascend the mountain which separates
tho towns of Pownall, Vt., nnd Peters
burg in this comity. On tho top of this
mountain thero is a stone which marks
tho spot where tho States of Vermont,
Massachusetts and Now York como to
gether. A person eon stand upon tha
top of tho stone with one foot, being
not only in three counties at the same
time, bnt in three States as well. Dur
ing tho timo when tho prohibition law
was not a dead letter in Vermont and
Massachusetts, the people of those
States who resided alpng tlio York State
line wero in tho habit of crossing over
on this side to purchaso their nlcoholio
boverages. An enterprising resident of
Petersburg, to meet the wants of bis
neighbors across the mountains, loaned
a small strip of ground from the owners
of tlio land which cornered at tbo stone
spoken of, and eroeted a three-cornered
shanty thereon, the stono being in the
center of the bnilding.
Ho then put up a bar in the slinpo of
a triangle, ono side of which was iu
Vermont, another in Massachusetts and
tho third in tho Stato of New York. To
save expense ho took ont no license iu
this State, but laid in a good supply of
liquors, which lie sold by tbo drink or
jugful, according to demand. Tbo fact
that bo was violating the laws of tlio
commonwealth of tbo old Bay State was
roported to tho authorities in due time,
and a constable armed with a warrant
and a pair of handcuffs was sent out
from Williamstown to arrest him WUeu
the officer arrived at the shanty he found
a number of the residents of Massachu
setts standing at the bar cn their side of
the line, treating each other in true
Yankee stylo. The constable stepped
up to tbo bar and pulling out his legal
document hurriedly read tho contents
to the disjienser of corn-jnice, and
added:
" I arrest you in the name of tbo com
monwealth of Massachusetts nnd by
virtue of this warraut."
Tho bartender, pointing to the corner
stono which stood im-ido the counter,
laughed in the face of tho Now Eng
land peace pieserver and replied:
“Tliat’Hall very flno, old man ; but
it strikes mo that yonr warrant doesn’t
reaok a man in tlio Stato of Vermont,
and I call yonr attention to that official
cortifloato that I'm out of jour juris
diction."
A fow days after the bartondor re
ceived on official visit from a Vermont
constablo armed with a warrant for liis
arrest for sellirg liquor in that Slate.
Bnt tho snmo tactics wero employed us
on tho occasion of tlio first constable’*
visit. Tito two consl ablcs not long after
tbe first visit happened to meet, and a
plan was ngroed upon for tlio captnro of
tho [defiant rnmseller. Tlio Vermont,
officer appeared at the mountain toj> in
disguise, nnd remained about the shanty
during tho forenooD, drinking now and
then with tlioso who como in to replen-
isli tlielr jugs. About noon tho Massa
chusetts constable arrived, and pio
.ceedcd to again read liis warrant and
reach over tbo bar for liis man. The
latter stepped into tbo Vermont cornor
of liis domicilo and just as lie did so ho
was seized by tbo constablo from that
State, bnt while tbo latter was pulling
out his warrant and handcuffs tho New
Yorker broke away from him and got
over into tlio State of Now York, where
ho was beyond tlio jurisdiction of both.
After a timo, however, it came to the
knowledge oi tbo authorities on this
tide of tbe lino that the man was selling
liquor without n license and a warrant
was obtained for his arrest for violating
tho laws of the great Empire State.
When the Petersburg constable ap
peared npon tho scene ho found that
the man had removed his stock to tho
Vermont side of his house and was re
tailing drinks to the State of Massachu
setts. Of course the officer was power
less to go across the line to arrest him,
and he again escaped. The affair was
the talk of the country for miles around
bnt finally the ofllcors of the three Statos
moved npon tho shanty at ono and tho
same time, and tho defiant rnmseller
was now in hot water. Ho carried out
the “joke” to the end, however, for
getting on top of tho stono which stands
partly in tho throe Slates, ho shouted:
"Come on and divide me into three
i parts, but I’ll make it hot for him that
takes the two-thirds of mo that don’t
belong to him!" He bud, however,
taken too large a qnamity of his own
medicine to enable him to preserve his
equilibrium on top of tho stone, and
while still defying the constables ho fell
off and rolled over iiito the Stato of
Massachusetts, where ho was secured
by tho officer from that State and taken
to Williamstown in triumph. The other
two constables concluded that the liquor
was partly in the State of Vermont- and
partly in the State of New York, and
they made an eqnal division, each con
fiscating one-half of the stock in trade
in tho name of his State.—Troy Tele
gram,
LOHICAI.tTIEH.
A hubbub—Tho Boston Boy.
If a man’s aim in this world be good,
the chances are that he will miss Are la
the next.
Why is it that beggars who we per
petually asking for “a lift,” always get
angry when it is given with the end of
a boot ?
Goal dealers in large places are wont
to unito in having one price per ton for
tbe blaok diamonds. That is what they
call a coalition.
“ If you grasp a rattlesnake firmly
abont tho neck, ho cannot hurt yon,”
says a western paper. Keeping a block
ahead of tbe Bnako is also a good
scheme.
“ Why am I so melancholy to-night?*
she asked hor devoted Albert, as they
sat gazing wistfully at the lovely mooq.
"I guess, my love,” ho replied, anxious
ly, "it was because yon ate the box of
snrdinos at supper."
They nut togolhor, he tail she,
^ Ucshlo tho river flowing on its way:
Hell-tithed they woro, and softly ho
Koaought tho maid to name tho day;
And whispered, “Namo it qnickly, too.”
Bho blushed, and In a wiunlng-way,
Said, "Don’t you thiuk to-morrow’ll do ?
Bald ho, •' I wish ’twore yoatorday.”
I Cnee of Flceli Oraftlny.
Frank Leavitt,' of Oakland, was se
verely scalded by tho overturning of a
locomotive, of which he wbb engineer,
near Loadville, Col., on tho Denver and
Rio Gramie railroad. It became neces
sary to cut out a piece of tbo flesh o-
the under side of his thigh some ten
inches in leugtli aud four or five in
broudtli. In order to repair this loss
three of Mr. Leavitt's friends offero
tliemsclvus to tlio surgeon’s knife and
pieces of their flesh were cut off and
grafted on to tho wound. Mr. Leavitt
was found seated in'on easy chair by
tho window. “ After tbo accident,” he
said, “1 was taken to South I’ueblo,
which is about ten miles from Lead-
ville. For abont four days I felt little
or no pain. Then the scalded places
began to hurt frightfully, and the doc
tors found it -necessary to ent out a
1 irgo piece of my thigh. Yes, the wound
in places weut clear into the bone, leav
ing a largo hole. Dr. Craven and Dr.
Christie, who were attending me, said
that it was necessary to graft the open
wound with now fltsli and skin in order
to build it up. You see, a small hole
will naturally fill up and skin over with
out help, but this was too large to get
along without some help. The doctors
would have taken some of the flosh of
my arm and used it but that I was in a
feverish condition nt tbe time, and
three of my friends who worked with
mo offered to allow the dootors to uio
them to liolp me out. Tho surgeons
took hold of the roan's arm with a
pincers nnd pinehod np a littlo pieflo of
skin and flesh not much bigger than a
dime, as you may sny, and thon just
slit it off with a knife. They ent off
from those throo men twcnly-soven of
these small pieces altogether, but of
course not nt tbe same, timo. No, it
didn’t hurt tho men particularly. These
small pjeccs of skin and flesh were taken
and laid on separately on the wound—
each one to cct as a kind of center, you
know, for tho now skin and fleth to
build up around. Of course, they
wouldn't begin to fill up tbe wound,
but each piece acted like a graft and
began to grow out toward the others
until tho intervening spaces were filled
np. It took quite a long time to get all
tho grafts on. Some five or six were
put on at one time and it took them
about three days to unite. Some of
tbem did not unite nt all, bnt fell off at
the first dressing. No, I conldn’t toll
exactly when tho pieces became a part
of me, lor I couldn’t touoh them because
of tbe dressing and bandage. The pieces
wore jnst laid on the wound and bonnd
firmly on with a bandage smeared with
some healing mixture or salve. When
they didn’t fall off on the third day,
when they camo to dress the wound
tlioro they were aud there they stayed,
and that was all I knew about it. The
place will never bo filled up quite level,
but it is perfeotly sound and whole
now, although a little raw and sore, of
course, and I am ahlo to walk abont
with a crutch, and I expect to be able
to go to work in about threo months as
well as ever. I was seventy-eight days
in bed.— Sun Francisco Call.
THE FA JULY liOCTOR.
The Philadelphia Sun thinks the
dressmaker is a pattern woman,
Tho free use of lemon juice and sugar
will often relievo a oongh.
The strongest and hardiest women do
not wear stays. They have never formed
the habit. Those who hav^ find it a ne
cessity—not because they really need
them, but simply becauinr they think
they do.
A mixture of one part of alcohol and
nine parts of cryBtalized carbolio acid
is stated to afford great relief in cases
of bites from insects.
Raw potatoes scraped and applied to
bums are very soothing and healing.
Common starch made into a paste with
cold water and applied is also good
This is an excellent remedy for chafing
in infantsi
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