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C’LISBY &JJONES, Proprietors. -rr THE .FAMILY J .)t:RXAL—NE WS—I’OLITIJc- LITERATURE—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC NEW3, Etc—PRICE f^.00 PER ANNUM- GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING ESTMisfiiivm MACON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1881 via!»f» o « u; a*i : v ,vr» urral * -7 .iM r. *V> c VOLUME LV-NO. 3 .'FOOLS"TKATCAKZ SOOTH. The Would be Planter* that Kne Kotblnjc of Aor roe* or Mule* The MU.-rtonurl-* Male anti Female, who Com u cured nt the Wren* Hud. SprimgJUU (Nit* ! R?publican Letter.J Sectionalism is an absurdity, as It is Crime. It is not at all remarkable that among the nutlcs of Iowa and Minnesota, remote from the South, with no specia tie to it, the bloody shirt should float in grand triumph, but it is somewhat puzzling to us that those who spin our cot ton, make our shoes and hats and prepare the paper upon which we Write, who travel, with so much case through our orange groves in winter and among whom we travel in tlio summer should be so anxious to draw and keep distinct the lines of separation. When it is remember ed that the sceptre is departing from your Judah, and that the West, the great ally of New England now, must become her great antagonist in time to come, It seems a sad folly for her to turn her face against that section where her natural allies are found: The West will make wagons -and window-sash for the present, but the South is learning to make everything. Is it well to bulk I up and at the same time embitter so threatening a rival ? The paper on which I write, once bought at Fall River, Is now made in North Carolina. The shoes I wear were made in Baltimore. The cas- sitnere of my pants is made in Mississippi and my un lerclothing woven in Georgia mills. * As it is impossible to break down the South is it well to antagonize her:* The Solid South is no figment. There never was concocted a more ingenious and skillful play to make her so than tiiat which aimed to keep power m the North. In scarcely a decade of years from recon struction the South only needs the help or of a few voters in New York to say who shall preside over this government. You can never divide the South by assailing her. The more the bloody sliirt flies the closer sbe will cling to gether; ami yet she can lie divided. When New England ceases to be solid, when the South is no longer threatened by the Re publican party,* wlien the policy ol the Springfield Republican, instead of the pol icy of the New York Timet, is adopted, then we may look for division in the South. But this poiic-y never will be adopted so long as the South is so gener ally misunderstood. The errors about the South are the more dangerous in that they aronear.y ail of them truths put in a false light. 1 have only aeon a review of Judge Tonrgee’s work, “A Fool’s Errand,” and cannot speak of that, but I can tell him of sundiy fools who have come on er rands to the South to go back aadly an gered by an utter failure to do what they wished. Here was the brave fanner. He never planted a bale of cotton In his life, never managed a negro, never knew anything or a mule, hut having a few thousand dollars he concluded to coino to Georgia to show these ignorant jicnple how to farm. He was going to get rich. He went to Baker or Lee county. He limnd Col. Thompson, a plain, apparently ontravcled old plan ter, very ready to rent. The Colonel be gan to suggest, but he soou found Heze- kiah knew more than he did. So Ueze- kiah ordered out his big ploughs, got his bell and belfry, made his labor rules called the negroee “my gentle friends,” told them he wanted their labor, and they-wanted Ills protection; bought some clover seed and timothy, sowed in tlie sand and began his work. Old Col. Thompson, with a merry twinkle in his eye, put HezekUh’s rent money in his big pocket and stood off to see. Well, Ifczc- Irish found a New England laborer and Sambo rather different, and to manage a niulorequired moie art than to manage a New England township. Tho crass got sonic of his cotton. The caterpillars cot the rest. The Colonel got his rent. The darkeys cot tho money he bronght, and he went back to New England disgusted and wrote the “Fool’s Errand.” elates among our washerwomen and cooks. The young ladies walked with our bar bers and carriage drives. They took every opportunity to sneer at us and ridi cule us. As th?y s emeJ to have no use for us we let them alone. The men were active politicians, identified with the party which seemed bent on out min. True, there were exceptions. There were those who showed by their lives that they had come to do the ne^ro good and us too. As soon as we found such out we gave them due respect. We did not object to their wo: k. If they had consulted our preachers and philanthro pists—forwe have them—and sought their co-operation, they would have gladly joined with them, but they did not. We did not like them or their methods, and wo left them alone. These are tho two stories. Which is correct? Both. There wcie many who come in the spirit ol the missionary who is here represented, and there were many who presented exactly the fortunes of those of whom the representative South erner has spoken. A Life Insurance Case.—a verdict for $4,Odd was rendered against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in favor of Mrs. Louisa Robertson, by a jury iu the Superior Court on January 10. Mrs. Robertson's husband obtained a l»]icy for $5;000 upon bis life in her favor I rum tbe Metropolitan Lifo Insurance Company. In ber complaint she stated that in February, 1877, she went to tbe Office of the company to pay tbe premium upon tbe policy, and was told that everything had been “settled.” Learn ing, subsequently, that the premium had not been paid, she went to pay it, but the company refused to accept it, sayiug that it was too long overdue, and that the pol icy was void. Tho suit was to recover the value of the policy at the time of Mr. Robertson’s death, less the premiums which would have been paid if the policy had not been declared void by the com pany. The answer of the company in the suit alleged that Ilia policy became void through tbe neglect of the plaintiff or her husband, but that alter this event the company offered to put the policy into force again if Mr. Robertson could pass a medical examination, and, finally, that tbe proposition was accepted, but Robertson was rejected by the exam ining physician. Iu charging tho jury, Chief Justice Sedgwick said that if they found that Mrs. Robertson was deceived by tbe statement or an oflicer or servant of the defendant corporation when she went to pay a premium, they must give a ver dict for her. The jury so found, and ren dered a verdict as above stated. Then there was tbe philanthropic fool. He was as sincere a fellow as ever read Emerson or came from Andover—a cross between Harvard and Williams, too nar row for one aud too broad for the other, lie wanted to regenerate the negro race. True, some of us and some of our grand fathers liad been trying to do that work, but Philanthropes, with Joseph Cook in one pocket aud Dr. Leonard Bacon iu tbe other, was going to show how the work was to be done in a way. Qe and his sister and his cousiu bought new specta cles; put ten pounds of good tea In the trunk, filled it up with Atlantic Monlh- IU* aud prepared themselves for martyr dom. Fully persuaded tho fearful curse of slavery had ruined beyond liopo the white race, and that a Democrat and an infidel or a Catholic were the same thing, they came South. He did not seek out or consult with any Soulhei n preacher or representative lay man. He sought out the leading colored man of tho place, lived at his house, aud soon wrote home about the ostracism of missionaries to negroes. Stated nakedly, the fact is sadly derogatory to Southern civilization and far more so to Southern religion; The fact would probably be presented by Pbilantbropos to a Massa chusetts , audience thus:- “Feeling my heartbeat with sympathy for an oppressed race, I went South after the war ’to see if I could do something to civilize and Christianiza 1L I opened a school in At lanta. I found tbe poor frecduxan eager for knowledge and earnestly desirous to rise in the scale of life. I went to do him good; I went to his cabin; I dwelt' In his cabin; I slept in his bed; I ate of his scanty store, and assured him that I believed him to be a man and a brother. I did not S r to curry favor with his oppressors. I ed to instil Into his breast a hatred of tyranny by often - calling his attention to the wrongs of his past. I tried to eradicate from his breast any sehse of inferiority and taught him to hoid his own everywhere.. In one word, I tried to make lihn feel that he was a man. Could I do less than denounce the awlhl wickedness of the rebellion, or less than to try and inspire in him grati tude for that party which had saved the Union and given him freedom ? For these things, aud only this, I was ostracised. I could see tho sneer on the lips of the brainless Southern blood as I walked by with one ol my colored female pupils on my arm, and with my teachers'and scholars following in procession as wc went to the Congregational Church to hear a young mulatto (the son, by the way, of a Democratic Congressman) de liver a lecture on the emancipation proe-. tarnation only fully carried out by llie us» of the amiv to secure a free ballot.” That’s his aide. » ■" - • Tire other side, or the Somtcrmnsn** story, may be as follows: The war was over- We were sulierlng from oven- quarter. Our dead children, over-whori we wept, were more blesied thxfl we. we needed sympathy and help. The negroes, who had been our slaves, ware now our masters. They were sergeants and cor porals of the army. They were in our halls of legislation. They were voting away our money, with tbe'dddgrvof mak ing our taxes so heavy as to force all we hud to sale. The Northern missionary came. He ignored ns. He ibugM fof tue negro aioue. He told him ft his wrongs in the past. Qe told him that be was now the peer and superior of the Southern white. He taught him to slog “We will hang Jeff Davis to a sour apple tree.” The ladies of the mission sought their asao- Old-Fashioned Courting m Michigan. Thirty years ago Michigan people were trank and truthful set. Btrangers could Come here aud trade with their eyes shut, ami breach ot promise cases were un known. Folks meant what they said, and when they gave their word they stuck to it. Exactly thirty years ago this month a idower from New York Stale appeared in Lansing on business. That same busi ness carried lihn over to DeWilt, eight miles away. While on the way lie stopped at a log farm-house to warm his cold lin gers. lie was warmly welcomed by the pioneer and his wife, both of whom were well along in yeare, and after some gen eral talk the woman queried: “Am I right hi thinking you aie a wid ower?” “Yes.” “Did you come out here to find a wife?” “Partly.” “Did anvbody tell you of our Susie?” “No." “Well, we’vp got as bonnclng a girl or twenty-two as you ever set eyes on. She’s good-looking, healthy and good-tempered, and I think she’ll like your looks.” “Where is she?” “Over in the woods there chopping down a coon tree. Shall I blow the horn for her ?” “No. If you’ll keep an eye on my horse I’ll find her.” “Well, there’s nothing stuck up or af fected about Susie. She’ll say yes or no as soon as sbe looks you over. If you want ber, don’t bo afraid to say so?” The stranger beard the sound of her axe and followed it. He found herjust as the tree was ready to fall. She was s stout-looking girl, swinging the axe like a man, aud in two minutes he had decided to say: “Sitsie, I’m a widower from Now York State; I’m 39 years old, have one child, own a good farm, and I want a wife. W ill yon go back with me?” She leaned on tlie axe and looked at him for a half minute, and tbeu replied: “I can’t say for certain. Just wait till I g;t these coons off my mind ” - “She sent the tree crashing to the earth, and with his help killed five coons, which were stowed away in a hollow. “Well, what do yon say?” ho asked, as the last coon stopped kicking. > “I’m your’n!” was tho reply; “and by the time you get hack from DelV lit I’ll have these pelts oil and tacked up and be ready for the preacher.” ne returned to the house, told the old fo’ks that he should bring a preacher back with liim, and at dusk that evening tbe twain were married. Hardly an hour had been wasted in courting, and yet he took home onoof the best girla in the State of Michigan.—Detroit Free Frees. Cheerful Talk fob the Insured. Referring to the present low rate of inter est and its possible effect upon life insur ance companies, Mr. Thomas Marr, lion- orary president'of the Actuarial Society of Edinburgh, bad this to say in bis recent inaugural address, which we quote for the comfort of American managers who may be exercised on the subject: “I cannot leave this part of the subject without ad verting to what has been so much dis cussed of late—a permanent fall in the rale of interest. This quesilon seems to rome round periodically; and I think that we shall soon see as good a demand for money as ever, and in consequence the present scare pass away. Even Ifit should not, I would direct your at tention to a point, which wrlteison the subject overlook, viz., that i f interest is to be permanently reduced to, say S per . ink* those securities which are worth only from twenty to twenty-five yens purchase must naturally . rise to be worth thirty to thirty- three years’ purchase, so as to fol low the market rate. This being so, as a ]iim part of llio funds of 2 life office Is Invested in permanent securities such as debentures, stocks, fen-duties, etc., tbe rise in their value would fully meet auy lots through the fell of interest, so fer all events as existing policy holders are concerned.” ■ i writ ■» A MTBXERious star. Pi i g r!j£; which was observed In 945,1884 and ISM Is expected by astronomers to fore long. It was described in 1572 as brighter than Jupiter, and “srch was its brluiancy that persona were ablei to de tect it at.noon in a clear sky, and at night when the sky was so overcart as to hide all other stars.” If it appears it wil prob ably be visible far several weeks in the constellation of Caaalopeia. —A gentleman from the country re- J marked yesterday that Cherry street was ’ j* after Kel • irnm- 1 ?" 1 ’^ road compared with the ; ft this time, JofcnonTiUe road. Washington letter. Washington, January 12,1881. A WELL DESERVED SKINNING. The person who lias for the past four years been occupying Mr. Tildeu’s seat and drawing his salary, caught it hot yes terday in the Senate at the hands of Mor gan, of Alabama. Morgan is one of tlie brainiest men in that body, and has the additional gift of saying tilings that cut l‘ke a razor, all the time, however, pre serving the decorum of debate and tlie pro prieties of polite life. Mr. Hayes’ cuticle is supposed to be pretty tough and his conscience regular iron-clad, bat if both didn’t shrivel and crawl this morning un der the nhric acid bath of Morgan’s wotds they ought to have a premium. By way of illustration, let me quote a few of Mor gan’s mildest sentences. He said: . - * “He advises us toe.y:1ude Senators from seats iu this chamber, not because any State in choosing them has in its laws made unn istitutional discriminations against the right of any person to vote o j account of race, color, or previous condi tion of setvi'.ude, but because be has jumped to the conclusionthatsomeperson or some political party bis not dealt fairly with them in receiving or counting their votes. And this, he argues, is a viola.ion of the fifteenth amendment. The logic of these deductions is far beyond tbe com prehension of ordinary men; and his advico is gratuitous aud warning in respect to a co-ordinate dnpar neutof the govern ment. This advice is based on tbe follow ing statement iu the message: *■ ‘Continued opposition to tbe full and free enjoyment of the rights of citizen ship conferred upon the colored people by the recent amendments to tbe constitu tion still prevails in several of the late slaveholding States. It has, perhaps, not been manifested in the recent election to any large extent iu acts of violence or in timidation. It has, however, by fraudu lent practices in connection with the bal lots, with the regulations as to the places and manner of voting, and with counting, returning, and canvassing the votes cast, been successful in defeating tlie exercise of tbe rigbt preservative of all rights, the right of suffrage, wnich the constitution expressly confers upon our enfranchised citizens.’ “This statement arraigns the Southern people as the only violators of the consti tution. In order to gain some support for bis unjust accusation the President says the constitution expressly confers upon our enfranchised citizens the right of suffrage. That he should not better understand the constitution oi the Uni ted Slates would be a calamity if he had any power to execute the fourteenth and fifteenth adraendinenu without the aid of Congress and the judiciary. “The charges thus laid at the door of the aeople of many Slates are so vague and indefinite aud so destitute of specifica tions as to fully justify the answer that they have no real foundation in fact. “We are quite accustomed to such de nunciations, but their injustice is so Uag- rant that we Iiave ceased to regard them. “Tlie President is not an impart ial judge of elections in tho Southern States. Ila has an interest in makiug it appear tiiat it is the right aud duty of LYuure— *- them at its Will anil change their re sults according its pleasure. Considering that enough of the Northern States voted against him in 1870 to make it necessary tiiat lie should secure the electoral votes of three Southern States to elevate him to the presidency, and that the votes of two of those States were counted for him when they were cast against him, Ids adminis tration would have made a better appear- ince iu bistory if he had omitted auy ref ereuce to frauds in couutiug, returning, and canvassing votes. “H what he alleg-s against the South be true, lie should not forget that in his own case the great precedent was set by destroy ing the votes of white men and of negroes in Louisiana and Florida through a false and fraudulent count. He should remem ber the encouragement given to such con duct by the rewards which lie bas given in ofiices aud employments, supported at njbhc expense, to every man and woman, ligh or low, who bad any participation in that scandalous proceeding.” It seems to me tiiat such a live coal on his hack ought to stir Hayes even to the mint of contributing at least a moiety of Sir. Tilden’s salaty towards the relief of the distress among the poor of this city, of whom three-lourths are negroes whose wrongs so wound his sensitive soul. But it hasn’t, at least to'anybody’s knowledge. When it comes to sending flowers, grown at public expense, to rich leoples’ weddings and funerals, White louse liberality fairly gushes, but there it ends. THE SENATE organization on the 4th of March is the standing topic both of idle and interested tongues and pens. It will bo uncomforta bly close in any event and a slip up In Tennessee will leave the Democrats In tbe vocative. Of course I count Mahona on the make. To do otherwise would that the whole mailer sums itself up into a simple preposition. Can lie win?; 'Are thare not enough Democrats. already committed against the move'to make It’s failure almost sure ? To the facts as al leged in Mr. Hill’s report, wbieh is a singularly able one to come;even .from liis pen, general endorsement of Ml hon est men is heartily given, but in the crooked polities of the nasty present it Is not always either wise or possible to have one’s honest way. Kellogg may lie right eously booted from the seat to which he lias no more right than Hayes to his, but the question has been adjudicated, and if kicking him out will endanger the tenure of some Democrats in that body wbeu tho Radicals get the whip in hand liad’nt we better hold our noses a while longer and wait for Gibson’s coming. But wouldn’t it be a picturesque sight to see “Brindle Bill” flying out of the Senate at the point of nill’sboot? It would not be “war,” perhaps, but it would certainly be “mag nificent.” THE WEATHER seems completely Id Venuor’shaiiils again, and he is using his power most.shock! ugly. Here is another snow storm on top of all we have already had, and no assurauce from atmospheric indications and the looks of the sky that there will not be an other inside of forty-eight hours. True, Iho sun Is shining bravely just now, but there is an ominous looking horizon and the win 1 is shifty as an average politician. People hare learned wisdom, however, and nobody is caught napping as to over shoes and umbrellas. The small boy never leaves home for school inthe morn ing without liia sled ami skates—both, of course, snugly tucked away in tbe pockets of his trousers—and the ladies, on shop ping or calls intent, don their’waterproofs and otherwise make ready for rough weather. If the corn doctors don’t all get rich after this season of foot misery, it will be very strange. A. \V. It. COWS’ TEETH. outrage all indications, and insult tbe Hhii.iwt of the characterless combination he represents. He can make his terms with tlie Radicals. It would be a splendid bargain for them to buy his vote for their oiganization of the Senato with the Federal patronage in Virginia, and they are abnormally quick at teeing and making such trades. 1 guess the boys over there will have to go before the March winds cease to blow, and seaside and mountain know them no more summers for some years. It is rough, but then it is tbe fortune ot war. We gave them the grand bounce, and now they return tbe compliment. But then they had had so much longer pull at the bottle. That is what pinches most sharp ly. - If they do capture the organization, Gorham will doubtless resume his old position of secretary. He is on band here amusing himself by editing that bumpti ously loyal organ, the National Smalt- can, which is making a desperate effort to be a newspaper with not very conspicuous success. What fat times the old rats will have when they get back Into the cheese! It is such a mouth-watering subject that really I must drop it. HMBT GRADE was here last week, looking around and asking all sorts of questions, after tho fashion of all enterprising members of his trih^. I suppose he got away, as usual, with much “swag” iu the shape of news, both actual and ideal. “Thoy all do it,” you know—with —m rare -exceptions, of course. Grady has grown faster and stur dier, Intellectually, than any man I know in the business, anywhere, and has a witching future before him ifhe is only true to his best instincts and higher aspirations. Ha neither drinks, smokes, chews to bacco, gambles, nor^ays bad words. Giv- eu these as a basts, audaclever, eneigetlc young man and journalist, he ought to have an easy climb up the mountain. I boar be is making money with hiapea “baud over fiat,” and already baa an in come tbe bare thought of which makes my mouth water. He certainly deeervee well of tbe blind goddem to hi* present line, for it was on that Una he cheerfully made himself a financial wreck to those days when be ruffled it so bravely with locomotives for carriers and brag and bounce magnificent in their compass and boundless in their scope. I bops be will die a jnllM on * iK and remember ma in bis will. HA BILL 'a scalp again and may get Terrible Snows in Colorado-Great Loss of Life and Property. Salt Lake CItv, January 10—Tho snow has fallen almost continuously In the Wabealch mountains about the heads of Little and Big Cottonwood rivers since Christinas. The mountains surrounding the mining town of Alta are steep and the trees have been cut' off. The tram way sheds of the Wahsatch aud Jordan Valley railroad have beeu swept away iu several places for five miles below Alta,ren dering ingress and dgress almost impossi ble. Two weeks ago a snow slide carried away a man named Darby. The storm increased in fury with the opening of last week. On Wednesday night the snow fell in sheets and the wind became a hur ricane. About 10 o’clock a snow slide car ried away the flagstaff of the ore house aud 400 feet of railroad sheds and swept across the fiat and creek to the opposite mountain. Later.—Another slide passed ojer Vicloria and Imperial houses, toiryflkg two men, who dug their way out In Sn lmurs. Continuing,the stqaju the Grizzly boarding-house, in whir.* - were Mrs. .!""-’'-;'." ’’—““J »uu four ,.!.imicu, Charles biraous, Robert How- aith and Evan Morris. Of these Mrs. Haskins and her daughter Jane, Howatli and Morris were killed. Another slide smashed and buried the Toledo Works and boarding house, kill ing Charles Burbridge and Frank Lapere. On Thursday and Friday work was stopped attbe principal mines, aud many of the men left the Valley. The storm continued and increased in fury, the wind blowing a gale and pihng up tbe suow just off the crest of the hill ou the Alta side. The great weight started another slide on Friday night one- half mile wide, which would have completely demolished Alta, but that it was split and partially diverted by a fiat area just above the head of the main street. It struck a large and heavily built stono store, in which five men had gathered for safety. Two of them, who were sleeping in the second fctory, were thiswn out, but were comparatively un hurt. Three bad taken refuge in tho basement and built a fire, namely: P. B. Lee, John Fitzgerald and Wm. Holllngs- head. The house was crashed in on them and fired from the stove and ail three per ished. Richard Williams and John Washing ton, who remained to look after Joab Lawrence’s property, with instructions te sleep in tbe tunnel, are missing. The avalauclie swept away every building owned by the Joab. Lawrence Company, together with their tramway, inflicting A loss of $20,000. It burled tbe Buffalo House, but three men had retired into tbe tunnel and were rescued iu an exhausted CO'iditiull. - Fifty people came down.-,last night, leaving about twenty, who, lor various reasons, could not get away. The trip down was fearful. Leaving their houses with nothing but the clothes on their becks, women wallowed through the suow as best they could,tbe mou carrying the children. There remains enough mountain slope still undermined to com- own plete tbe destruction of the town, and it may slide any moment. . Eight miles or the Upper Big Cotton wood are said to be one huge slide cov ering everything. A big slide in May- field Gulch has; blocked a creek 400 yards and made quite a lake. While there is Jno loss of life yet, it U reported from Big Cottonwood that the miners are leav ing the canon as fast de possible. When the snow becomes deep and heavy on the steep mountain slopes, an avalanche iniy be started by a party wading across their face, or by a concussion. Sometimes ablest far underground will do it. Law or No Law. A soldier of tbe Tenth Georgia regiment was court-mar tialed for wbat be called “playing quarter master,” that is, for taking things without paying for them. His punishment, among other things, consisted in marking time for an hour each day on tbe bead of a bar rel. While he was thus engaged one day, a comrade passed by and accosted him with: “Joo, whatareyou marking time therefor?" Joe answered, as weifa# the difficulty ot keeping bis balance would al low: “Don’t know, .’zactljr; baileys .lie sonic foolishness ’bout somp chickens.” Comrade—“Well, they have no right to make you do that Kind of a thing. There’s no law for iu’k *.!«*». ■* z Joe—“Don’t care whetlier thsre’s auy law or not; I'm a doin’ it!” n They: Both Had ’Eu.—How often does one see two friends meet In the street and exchange tbs sempiternal forms pre scribed for such occasions. “How are yon?” “Splendidly. And how are yon?* “Never was batter In my Ufa. Where are you offtof^ n .. “Going to the doctor's—to see if he can’t do something for this abominable cough of min*. I feel aa if it was going to develop into a galloping consumption. “Oh, nonsense, you always look on tbe dark side of things.. ,11 you bad forty de generation of the baarVW # have, and never knew at wbat aunute you wight dropdown dead.you might feel blue!” [Exeunt eeveraUyj— From the French, A foreign Insurance company wittt a policy for $1,000,000 on January 8th, to Worcester, Mass., on tbe pasaenger sta tions, freight booses, bridges, locomotives ears, freight ra stations and in transit of . |mte'w'C **;srfjET Worew ** rro#4 ’ A J «hfV- tbe hand of doubt. It seems to me usable policy that. a tsiaealsMe lenoranee Malkins Through (be Ladd. A couple of third ward citizens met cachotlieron flio sidewalk last Monday morning as they were starting for their places of business, and one of them, who resides on,Van Buren street; asked the olhor, a Jackson street man, if cows had any front teeth on their up at jaw. Tlie Jackson street man was a litl'e astonished at the question, as there had been noth ing said about cows, but replied promptly: “Why, bf course, they have front teeth on their upper jaw; how could they bite off grass If they hadn’t?” The Van Buren street man said it was not a question ot logic; but a question of fact; and if the Jackson street man did not kuow whether cows had front teeth on the upper jaw or not, he ought to say so. “I did not ask you fbr your opinion," he said; “X asked if you knew.” Tlie Jackson street man was a little nettled at this, and replied with some warmth. He said if be had a child three years old who would ask such a question as that, he should, be afraid the child was an idiot. ‘jr-V' *' ‘ ' 11 | “You would “I certainly should.” “Then,” said the Van Buren street man, “as it is such a simple question, of course you can tell me whether cows have got frout teeth on their tapper jaws or whether they have not.” “Why, of course they have.” “They have, eh ?” “Yes.” “I’ll bet you $10 they haven’t,” said the Van Buren street citizen, pulljngoutaroll ot bills, and palling off a couple or fives aud shaking them at his neighbor. “Put up or shut up.” “There is some infernal catch about this tiling,” said the other, suspiciously; “I might have knowu It, too, tlie minute you asked me sucli aa infernally idiotic question.” “No catch at all about It,” replied the other; “if cows have got front teeth on the upper jaws the $10 is - yours. If they haven't the money Is mine. Nothing could be fairer than that, could there?” But still the Jarkson street man hesita ted. It was barely possible that cows did not have any front tectli on their tipper jaws. He remembered then that cows in biting off grass always threw their noses outward, while horses nipped it off by jerking their noses inward. He was as tonished at how near he had come to be ing victimized, but lie did not like to come down. Tho two were then near the meat niaiketnear tlie corner of Jackson and Michigan streets, and tlie Jackson street man was sure tiiat a butcher would know for certain whether or not cows bad front teeth on their upper Jaws; and so ho pushed open the door znd said to the proprietor: “Liualieii, have the cows got front teetli on their upper jaws?” Linaliaii was running a skewer through 5. , a?tot/sImTent;"wWdT ' “What?” “Have cows got front teeth on their up-' p::rjaws?” “Cows?” “Yes.” “Got teeth on their upper jaws?” “Yes.” “Upon my word I don’t know.” “You don’t know?” “No. You see I buy my beef by the quarter at the slaughter house, and don’t have anything to do with the heads. But I can find out for you when I go over.” “I wish you would.” So the Jackson street man .closed the door and rejoined fits neighbor, and the two walked along without sayiug a word. A uiilk wagon was seen coming up tho street, and it was resolved to bait the driver and ask him the question, as it was popularly supposed that milkmen are more or less familiar with cows. The Van Buren street citizen cleared his throat and yelled, “Hello!” Tho milkman reined up and Slid: “Go ahead with your tests. If yon find any water or chalk in that milk I’ll give you the whole of it.” The citizen told lilm to bo calm, asthey had no intention of testing his milk, but only wanted to know if the cows had front teeth on their upper jaws. The milkman looked at them about a minute, and then whipped up Ills horses and drove off, mentioning some kind of a fool that they were. Up on Wisconsin street they saw another milkman deliver- ering milk, and overtaking him, they ex plained the dispute. He smiled pityingly upon their ignorance, and said: “Of courso cows have front teeth on their upper jaws—a driveling Idiot ought to know that much. A cow would be a handsome looking object without any front teeth in her upper jaw, wouldn’t she?”- -■ .... .. “I've concluded to take that bet or yours,” said tlie Jackson street man to tbe other.; “Come,* now, down with your tliut. Fat up or shut up.” “Why didn’t you do it, then, when you had a chance ? I never claimed to know whether a cow had front teeth on ber up per jaw or not; I only thought I had heard so somewhere, and asked to see if you knew about it for certain. But now that the thing is bellied, there is nothing to bet on as 1 can see.” “Oh, of course not,” said tbe Jackson street mao, sarcastically; “of course not.” Just then Mr. Clark, of the Newball House, liappcucd along, and as the milk man nicked up his lines and drove ofi, the Van Buren street man asked Mr. Clark if be knew anything about cows. Mr. Clark said he did, havlag formerly been a farm er and a cattle buyor. “Well,” said the Van Buren slreelcr, “do you know. I got the queerest idea Into my head this morning about cows that a man ever had. .Somehow or other I got the idea tiiat cows had ne front teeth on their upper jaw; and I actually offered to bet $10 with this man that such was the case, r^on’t see what possessed me.” “Well, if you had bet, you would have won your money,” said Mr. Clark. “What!” exclaimed both citizens to gether. ’ “I say if you bad bet you would have won the money, • for cows have no front teeth on their upper jaws.” “Sweet spirit, bear my prayor,” said the Van Buren street citizen, as lie brought out his' roll and peeled off the two fives again, and shook them at tbe Jackson street man, who turned away with a sick, ly smile, and said he could not always be pulling out bis money. Ignorance seems to be stalking through the land like a Kansas grasshopper on stilts.—Peck's Sun. Them are two loaded vessels in the stream, however, opposite the works, Which are buruiug, namely, tlie Competi tor,.with filled cases, and the Maryland, with filled barrels. One of thb city Ice boats bas gone to their assistance. Tlie wharves aie all in flames, auil tho em ployes have beeu compelled Lo iesva llioir offices. i a:*,; . M , ,,, Tlio fire originated i d an agitator. Tlie explosion was beard and felt at extreme northern points in this city, ami as far down the river as Chester. . The last great fire at the works occur red in June, 1778, at 11:10 a. un Ail the shedding aloug tho wharves is. now on fire, and the destruction of the whole works depends op the force and direction of tlio wiud. 12 m.—-The fire Is now under control. As the vessels were removed from danger, the flames were confined chiefly to the warehouse aud wharves. There were stored in Uio, warehouse 11,000 cases*of oil. The Standard Oil. Company insures its owii property, from jts Reserve fund. Foint BitEEZE*Ja!iuary 18.—The scene of to-day’s fire is the same as that on which the disastrous fire of 1ST? occurred, when buildings containing a great quantity of oil and five slpps in tjie river were destroyed, entailing a loss of nearly a half million dollars- Tlie establishment is owned by Inc Standard Oil Company, anil is managed aud operated by the- At lantic Refilling Company. Before this mdrniiig^evcral acres,of ground were cov ered with substantial structures, mostly of brick. Ou these grounds there are up wards of one hundred tauks, with a ca pacity ot 1,500,1)00 barrels. There were, nxvever, not more than d'JO.OOO barrels on the premises lids mdrdmg, the greater »rl of which was stored in the tanks far jack from where tbe fire originated. Just before the explosion men were at work pouring the ol? Into a tank from a still near by. The origin of the fire is nnknow.i, but it is thought that in filling the tank from the still tho oil in some manner be came heated, aud coming in contact with gas in the tank caused the explosion. It exploded with a" terrific report, throwin the burning oil all. directions and igniting everything inflammable wlthwhlch it came in contact. The concussion smashed all glass iu tbev!ciuity,aiid was heard several miles away and down the river as far as Chester. • The entire roof of a bleaclinry near by was shattered aud the office window* were smashed iu. A large brick house -just below the wurks was much shaken and all the window sashes were broken. Four people were in the house, at the time, every one whom was thrown from the bed, and one, MLs Lizzie Broozs, had her hip fractured by tbe fall. Despite tlie efforts of ,t|io firemen, a great volume oi oil flowed rapidly over fhe ground, aud about •"> o’clock the lire reached another of tlie largo tanks, and again there was a fierce explosion, which practically undid all previous effective ef forts “ftteftspAtfi'a jpf-frwwfikyer Cs beneath the Surface oi the ground con necting the tanks .with the warehouse on the river front, ahd the flames burst out with full force from the south cud of the building. Tbe warehouse was quite new, haviug beeu erected since the last conflagration, aud W&s 000 feet long, front ing directly on the river, and was nfty feet deep. The burning oil next communica ted to a store house belonging to the At lantic Fetrolemu Storage Company, and it fvas completely destroyed. - pay, and -ayi they seem wholly ground I WE. He says (hr increase of interest would be only one per cent., whereas the population would probably grow twenty per oeot. and tbe property and general wealth a great deal more, and the sinking fund would each year diuliuish tho prin cipal oi the debt. The concludingportton of tbe address is devoted to au array of statistics intended to show tlie growth and extension of agriculture aud nianulsc- tures and the flourishing condition of the people iu different sections of the State. j.. Virginia Politic*. Washington, January 18.—Senator Johnson, of Virginia, has prepared an ad dress, which was made public to-day, iu reply to the recently published interview with General Mabone and the late ad dress of the 8tate committee of the Re adjustees. He opeus by saying tiiat while tlie address and interview do not seem to have produced the effect hoped for, they nevertheless invite a reply, aud proceeds to pult iu an answer in behalf ot the State ami people—brief aud temperate. After giving a sketch of events dating back to the time ot the formation of what is known as the Alexandria constitution and up to the adoption by the people of Virginia in latiU of ilia constitution now in force, th* Senator proceeds to consider, at great leniclb, tho difficult, financial prob lem of the settlement of the State debt which grew out ot the division of tlie Slate of Virgin;* and the burdens re sulting from tlie war. He discussed the nwrlts of the McCulloch refunding hill, aod elaborately takes issue alike with tho statutes and tlie conclusions of the Kead- jtvuer party, as set forth iu’lliu address aud interview referred to. After showing what he claims lo be an error of over half a million dollars as to the revenue of the State, be says tlie statements of. the inter view are as faulty aud wrong in regard to the expenses of the government and the amount necessary to pay the interest on the debt as fixed by tbe McCullough bill, as they are in relaliou to tlie revenue, lie proceeds to combat the correctness of these statements in detail, aud continues: “If tho claims aod assertions of the Re adjustee should appear, as I insist they do, unsound uud incorrect as to tbe matters of debt aud revenues aud expenditures of tbe State, are they more reliable In other lespects? They claim to be the sole aud exclusive guardians of tlie common school system, and that the Bourbons, Or Fund ers, if not its enemies, are at least not it* friends, and have let it languish aud be neglected. Their peculiar aud excessive zeal Is of very recent birth. They bad nothing to do witliertablishiag the system or nutting It into operation.” He farther attack* this claim by assert- ieg that the Legislature of 1809, when it met, addressed itself at oiioe to putting the present school system into operation, and rays: .z “Asfsraslcan recall now, not one — —, . — -'.n w ho is dow promiuent as a Read- is inherent in our orgsnzatiou, that it as- jiisier was a member either of tbe conven- ! sens’ ilsell under disadvantageous extra- tion or of the first Legislature. That is ! neous conditions, and that It Is due to the sot ail. The Bute of Virginia, having excess in development of the left half of received from Congress land scrip for the ' the braiu, which presides over the nutri- cstablisliment of colleges, liad to decide J tion and fuuction* of the right half of the how to use tlio fund. There was not one body. This exceuiva growth ol the brain disputing voice as to the distribution ot ' Is because it receives more blood than one-third of tho amount. 'The colored ‘ does the other lialf, which fact results people had a college at Hampton, to which from tbe oblique manner in which the whites were not admitted, aud one-tli ird ! heart is hung in the chest, on account of of tbe money was givwi to that college by which the blood current is made to flow oaiversal consent. * * 1 more directly and ppwertully into the ar- • “As to the boast made so loudly that terics which go up on the left side of the since tlie Readjusters were put Into office a neck. The obliquity of the heart finally year ago the affali* of the Kate have been is caused by the greatly developed liver, better admiulslered than formerly, it which, as it extends over to the left side The British Home of Lords. Tlie House of Louis is composed ef the lords spiritual and temporal. Iu the reign of Henry 111. 128: prelate* aud only 23 temporal lords composed the House. At tbe time of Henry VIII. the spiritual aud temporal lords were about equal in num ber. At present Urn spiritual lords are the archbishops of Canterbury and York and 24 bishops of the Church of England. They are lords of parliament only and uol; peers. The lords temporal are dukes, marquise*,,enrla,‘VUeouiils aud barons, whose titles are all hereditary. The title ot 1 duke. was first conferred on Edward tlie Black Frince, whom Edward' 111. created Duke of Cornwall. Marquises were originally lords of the marches or borders and derived their title from the offices held by them. The first who was created a marquis was Robert de Yere, Earl of Oxford, in 7198. Earls were iu existence before tim conquest, under the title ofealdonnan, aud to these lords the ad- uiinistraiiou of the rhires was com mitted. After the conquest they were called counts, and hence the shires were called counties. Viscounts were created by the aid of Henry VI. and tho title of baron was In existence long before the Norman Conquest. The number of the House of Lords is not limited. In the reign of Henry VII. the temporal peers were only 29; a,, the death of Elizabeth they were increased to 00; the Stuarts raised the number to 150, which William Ii(. pud Queen Auue still further increas ed to 1 (iS. On the union of Scotland, in 1707, 10 peers of Scotland were added; and oitg the union of Ireiaud, in 1800, 28 peers of Ireland. .Since that time numbers of additjoas have teen made, so that at the present rime, iu addition to 20 lords spiritual; there are sitting in the House of Lords 5 peers of the blood royal, 21 dukes, 19 marquises, 113 earls, 24 viscouuts, .250 barons, 14 Scottish representative peers elected for cadi Parliament, aud 28 Irish elected for life—making a total in the House of 500 lords, spiritual aud temporal. Though the tit'.i s of ibe lords are hereditary, the peerage is constantly undergoing changes, resulting from extinctions and additions. Of the sixty peerages iu existence at the death of Elizabeth, forty are now ex tinct. Tho blood of the people is con stantly finding its way into the channel of the peerage, and new aud fresh elements are taking the p!ace ofjhttfSjSllV^hNc* caries, wool-dealers, s.lk-woikers, mer chants, jewelers, goldsmiths, tradesmen, barbers, coal dealers, money lenders and mkuufacturers, were ancestors ot many who now boast of tlieir. noble blood. The most striking instances are those of Lord Tenterden, the grandson of a bar ber; Lord Gifford, the son of a grocer; Lord Beaconsliehi, the sou of an author; Lnff Truro, the sou of a tradesman, who married the cousin of the Queen; Lord Ehlnn, the sou of a coal-agent; Lord Clyde, the son of a cabinet maker; Lord Elienborotigh, a son of a country clergy man; Lord Ashburton, a merchant, aud Lord Lynhfirst, the son of a portrait paint er, the American Copley. .In tho Hr use of Lords Is tbe throne occupied by the Queen at the opening of Farliamcnt, and iu front of the throne is tlie woolsack occupied by the lord chan cellor—a sort of Ottoman with a sack of wool for a seat, an emblem oi tbe source of.England s national wealth. The apir- itnal lords and’ tlie administrative party sit on the right, the opposition on the left:, and the neutrals on cross benches between tbe two. ▲ quorum of tbe Lords is three, and important measures .are often passed with less than twenty member* present. Though the House of Lords has no power to originate money bills, it has a perfect rigbt to originateothermeasures— aright so rarely exercised, however, that it is nowgenerally understood that theprov- Ince of the Peers is chiefly to. control and amend projects of legislation which em anate from the Commons. The most dis tinguishing feature of tho Lords it their judicature, which relates to lha trial of peers, claims of peerage and offices of honor, and contested elections of peers of Scotland and Ireland. They constitute lha supreme court of judicature-, the tribu nal of, appeal inthe last resort and tho court ior the trial of all cases of impeach ment. Though apparently a branch or tlie'govcmment representing the aristoc racy, so for from beiiig-an element from which danger may arise to the liberties of tbe people, the House of Lords serves as a wlieiesome regulator to the legislation of the Commons.—IT. T. Dacia, in Har per's. • ft* oupi The Jacksonville Union baa the follow- ing lutereuiug notes upon tbe structure and habits ol tho carp, which promises to be the most valuable food aod stock fish iu the interior if Georgia: Tbe carp (byprlnus carpio) has a tooth less mouth, thick lips and barbels ou the upper jaw. In place of teeth as 1 oca ted La fish, a number ot stout teeth are situated in three rows ou the iaryngeel bones. This fish was probablyJntiwduced from Cental Asia into Europe many centuries ago, and its cultivation can be traced beck to rite year lift. . - . Tbe carp is fond of stagnant waters, or such as have but little current, with a foamy, rauiidy bottom covered with weeds. Tho carp is able to live and Increase la pools or sloughs where other fish cannot exist; but the presence of au tisitiss of humic add is unfavorable. Caro, to a great extent, live upon vegetable food, as the seeds of the Nupphatr hituoin, Nylnphm alba, Phyllanfreum aqoati- cum. Fistura flaitans, etc. The waters of Florida abound with these and many other plants, tbe seeds of which will serve for food. TJiey feed on worms and lsrvoB of aquatic insects, which they find by rooting with their beads. They will not refuse boiled barley, wheat, bread or the refuse of kitchens or Ore (varies. In the autumn in cool climates they re tire to tbe deep water and make an exca- vaiiou called the “kettle,” in which from 50 to 100 will huddle togelhor in concen tric circles with their heads together and the posterior portions of their bodies rais ed aud held immovable, scarcely breath ing and taking no food, and they remain iu their “keitlus,” as tho excavations are calieii, until tlie warmth of tbe water rouses them lo action. It is a remarkable fact that though they take no nouriahment in tlieii winter retreat, they do not leoee weight. Tbe carp attains development morerapid ly in warm than in cold climates. At tho end of three years on the continent, they will weigh three pounds, but in this Stall, iu our warm ponds and lakes, they will attain the weight of three pounds within tbe first year, and even in cold di mates their increase is at the rate of 110 per centum per annum. Such being the case they should attain a weight of from nine to ten pounds in [three yean. Full grown carp weigh from thirty to forty pounds, but have been captured weighing ninety pounds. The number of eggs in tbe carp is very great; a fisli weighing from tour to five pounds will contain an average of400,000 eggs. Tbe fish spawn in shallow water around the elites of iake» aud ponds. The eggs are provided with an adhesive substance, and attach themselves to some aquatic plant, stono or brush. The fe male drops from 400 to 500 eggs at a time and the spawning process requires days and weeks. Owing to their spawning in shallow wa’er, the process extending over a comparatively lengthened .pfidqfUJUUl tlie spawn escapes the destructiveness of other fi9h. In warm, sunny ponds the eggs develop rapidly. As eariy as the fifth day the eyes become visible, and about the twelfth day tho little fish break through their envelopes. The capacity of development is one great advantage, as the destruction of tbe egg la not as liable to occur as in the case of fish that spawn la deep, open water. In cultivating carp, ponds with a sandy, rocky or gravelly bottom are unsv itable. Ponds with a bottom of marl, c ay or mud with some humus (decayed vegetable matter), are the most suitable. Running streams or ponds, with springs, are un suitable. We have, in every portion of the (Kate, lakes and ponds eminently adapted to tbe culture of the carp, and they should be extensively introduced, protected and cultivated. The ponds should not be deep, and tbe shores should be shallow, say one foot for 100 feet from tbe land. With the exception of the trout and tbe salmon the carp brings the highest price in tlie European markets. The carp is one of the best fresh water fishes, aud its introduction ami propagation is of great importance. Within • few yeare all our lakes aud ponds can fte stocked, and in- dejx'iident of furutsh ng an economical food for residents, it might be made a matter of export to Northern markets dur ing the winter. Why W« Are SJcht-Haadad. The intimate interdependence of the hands and tbe brain has reoeived a new Illustration iu the results of the re searches of Dr. John A. Wyeth, as set forth in a lecture delivered by him recent ly before the Anatomical and Surgical So ciety of Brooklyn. Why man should nee tbe right band by preterence has been a vexed question to which many differing answers have been given. Mr. Charles Reade, in his letters on tlie “Coming Man,” attempts to cut the Gordian knot in a characteristic way by asaerting that “every child is even and either handed until some grown, fool in terferes amLmutllates it.” Dr. Wyeth, however, demonstrates that the impulse to prefer tlie right hand must be borne in mind that under the McCulloch bill tbe amount of $8,049,- 440.70 was funded in new bonds at 3 per cent., thus reducing the Interest to one- half and effecting an annnal saving to the Stale of more than $240,000, or which two-thirds would be In tax-receivable coupons. Of the sum funded $1,513,- Offlfit Fir* i» PhlUdatphi*. Philadelphia, January 18.—About half-past 2 o’clock this morning, one of the tanks at tbe Atlantic Oil Refinery, at Point Breeze, exploded with terrlflereree, end the burning oil was scattered to every direction. The concnsrion broke win dows a mile distant, and (he flame* spread rapidly, not only to the adjoining tanks, but to the wharf and shipping. Four tanks soon took fire, and a number of vessels, which were aground in the SdmylKilf. weto quickly (Blare. A dis patch received from tbe immediate vicin ity, at 9:15 a. m., says the entire place is on fire. Philadelphia, Jan. 18,11 A. m.—Tbe i report that the shipping was aa fire t to have been nrematuro,for it te now stated , ... 1 that all (be Teasels were Intact at 9 a at. ore*, totenat, (bat tbe people could not Advocate. of tlie body, pushes the heart away from the middle line to which it first develops. Reduced to Its-firet principle it seems, af ter all, that that much abased organ, the liver, ts responsible for tbe right-handed ness of tho wvreree nee. Dr. Wyeth think* mat the early train- ingofehiMreaehouldbaeuehas to give 490 were pnrtbheed fbr tbe sinking fund them tbe beoefitef as much ambidexter!- and have lines been cancelled, so that : ty as possible. To this end children whereas before tire passage of tbe MoCnl- should be trained to give a slight prefer- ioeh Wit tbe totes bad to pay 0 per cent, ence to tbe left Band for the first fhw ou $8.049,4411.70, it now pays 8 per cent, years, since tbe inherent tendency to use an 97,^44^14.00, and I* isths saving thus the right will assert itself and result in a •Acted, aod the saving bribe retrench- nearer even usefulness of both bands, meat acts of Ibe ao-called Bourbon Legie-, ladMduala who arc clever with both Item* of *917-78 that has marts money bands are more useful members of society more abundant in the treasury, and not than tbe one-handed; the greater ajuune- aoy skillful or wise management ot the try to muscular growth pmsrrisd by them Readjustee officers,” tends to equalize the two halves of the The Senator refers te the apprehensions brain and to give a better cerebral deve!- of General Mabone that after the end of opment. It & a matter ot broad philan- tfaa first ten yearn, when the McCulloch thropy, therefore, to promote ambidexter- bonds would commence drawing four per tty iu tbe human race.—N. 3". Christian What Shall Wb Teach ? [OOatKUXICATXD.j Reader, this is a more important ques tion witli tbe teacher than you probably think it is. Let us consider it for a few minutes. Shall the teaeher discard text books and adopt a course of instruction according to bis own taste and Judgment? Yon "ay, of course not, for the average teacher is not capable of making a good text book on each of tbe subjects taught in the sdiools. But shall the teacher follow slavishly the text book, teaching every thing it contain* in the order presented? You say, of course not. He should omit wbat is unimportant. But, my friend, how many persons agree as to wbat things are important and what unimpor tant In any of the text books? Suppose you aak the next man you meet what ought to be taught in arithmetic or geog- raphy. In less than three minutes you will find yourself in an argument with him which wilt probably have tne effect of making each of you think that the other does not know what he is talking shout. But this is ouiy a beginning—a mere outside view of the difficulties underlying the question propounded. Let ns go into details aod tako up practically a stogie subject given-in all the text books on arithmetic—that of simple interest. First we havj a rule for finding tbe in terest on a given com or principal at a given rate per cent, per entrain for a cer tain number of years, months and days. This is case I. Then we have a rule to fiod tbe principal, when the interest, tbe rate and the time are given. This is case II. Then another rule to find tbe rate, when the time, tbe principal and the In terest are given. This it case HI. And still another, to find the time when the principal, the rate end the interest ere giv en. (Case Y is tiiat used by a merchant who employe tbe boy after he has passed over these four cases, to find out that he knows nothing about calculating inter est.) We know good teachers who attempt to teach all four cases. We know others who insist that only the first case should be taught, and tbe writer, after spending fifteen yeare In earnest, conscientious teaching, bas concluded that it is no part of a teacher’s duty to teach a boy bow to calculate interest. Reader, what do you think about It? Teacher. A Raven 6Tory.—As tbe Zoological Gardena, in the Regent’s Park, London, two ravens ware kept in one large cage or pen; a visitor pairing by threw tham two pieces of bun, when one of them immed iately jumped from bis perch, and before hie comrade could reach either of them be bad both secure to hie beak, and bad re gained bis former position on the perch, bolding them until ne saw bis comrade at the farther end of tbe c^e; be than flew down, buried oae of tbe piece*, which be carefully covered wish gravel, and jump ing back to hie perch with tbe other piece, devoured it- He than hooped down for the other piece, and regaining bts perch a second time, he consumed urn', much to tha annoyance of hie companion, whom be thus srtfolly and cleverly contrived to outwit.—Sishop Stanley's History of JHrd*. j, .