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Sylvania ELEPHONE «*i fs % V * t • L... f S t .. * VOL. 4.--N0. 80 Sylvania Telephone. MfBUSHfiD EVKltT FRIDAY MORNING AT SYLVANIA, GEORGIA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : 2kSl»(SS.e)‘ -' -* - $1 J5 ADVERTISING RATES : Per square (one inch space) first insertion, ?1,00 Far Square, each sufcaequent insertion, .75 Special rates and terms for advertisements to run longer than one month. Advertisements frem responsible parties will he published until ordered out, when th» time is not specified in the copy, and sfhsrgesniade accordingly. Communications for individual benefit or »f s advertisements. personal character charged for the same as All bills due after first insertion. Leeal advertisements Obituary’ payable in advance Marriages and notices not ex seeding one occupying square inserted without charge but when more than one square they will be charged for as advertisements. Ccrrespondents. alone, are responsible for cplaions expressed by them through these columns Communications should be'addressed to V. L. Nathews, Jr., or Teloyhono, Sylvania. Georgia B TOWN DIRECTORY. Mayor— J. H. Hull. Kucokdbe—K. L. Sinsslltoa. Couscii.MRN—’W . Hobby, John 0. Dell, If. H. Kdenfleld, J. H. Hull, Jr. and B. ¥. Marshal— COUNTY DIRECTORY. Tax Collector— H. G. Edenfield. Tax Khchivrr—H. J. Arnett. Surveyor— C nelius Trawler. OouwtyTiusasurbr— Abrurn Burke. Sheriff—R. T. Mills. CORONBR—Thomas Parker. Ordinary- M. M. Hotter; Court second Monday in each month. Clrrk Bcpekior Court—B L Single ton; Superior Court lOt Monday in May and Hovember. County Board— M. M. Evans,:CommIasion- Potter,Ordinary; 4 J.R. tv in «ash month. ei 1 J George R. Biaefl ■MM^Bharpe ^^■^Sec B. ¥. rotary ^ Msetiags?' T*oiberani fifth District—T£31^^HHHK Jl': • P; Jourt «ttCK..i>twa«> WJ, Qro*s. N J*. ^.s–.i-rsr -yr - 85th District- A. S. Andrews J. Helliagsworth N ¥., ®x. Ofii. J, H. 4th aturday in each mouth *0th District— b. Yallisant, J. P; ,T. G, W. Vmnor, » r., Kx. 033. J, V. 2nd Saturday tn each month 37th District—H R Kittles, N H..Ex.O(li. J. T. Courts 4th Saturday in each month. fittfa Dtstriet—W. H. Kcara N P, Kx. _>E. 3, P. Court first, Saturday iu each ®#nth. .T. P.; J. 80th District— H. V. Lester ) T. Marphcy fi. P. Kx.Ofii. J. P Courts £»<4 hatarday in each month, iawh District— Georgo B- Conner, J. P.; S.J. Sheppurd, N P., Ex.Offi J. P Courts let Saturdays in eash month 83fiik District—W. U. fUnkirson, J. P Ourt 3r>d Saturday in each month, 12S6th District—VY STavlor.l. IV. John R PerkiBH X T., Kx-Offl J J’. Courts 3rd S*t ureav ia each msntli._ xj. :p. wade, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SYLVANIA, GEORGIA. Jau 30-tf J. L. singellton. e. p. singe i.lton. SINCELLTON – SON, Attorneys at Law, 6YLYA.NI A, GtA.. Omens Kooms—U pstairs in Oourqfiouse Jaa »0-tf W. Horby, \V. U. Mathews,)Jk. HOBBY – MATHEWS, Attorneys at Law SYLYAHIA , O A. 1 W Oliv.er Jk. J. JR. Humphries OLIVER A HUMPHRIES, ATTORNEYS AT TAW __SYLVANIA GA, Okorgr R. Black, John C. Drl BLACK – DELL, Attoneys at Law, SYLVANIA , GEORGIA. JNO. B. WALSH, Practical Carpenter. SYLVNiA, EO RCA Will work either by the day, or by the job. All communications bv Mail promptly a us word. aug. 8-tf Altai Hanley. PAINT – OIL Store. SASH, DOORS, BLINDS And Builders Hardware, Lime, Plaster, Hair, .A. LTD CEMELTT. Wo. 0, Whitaker, Street, – 190 Broughton Street, *mm. ■ ■ GEORGIA. SYLVANIA,GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 188 sc Principle*) and Plans tof tbs feieergia 1 Woman’s Christian Temper* aceo Union. Adopted i’’ Contention at Atlanta. January 9th, 10th, and 11th, 1883. To the Christi <™ W omtn of Georgia: Beloved Sisters For eight years. woBian’s work for Tetnp.raaee 1 has been . forward with sleadi’y going in epefieiag power throughout this land. Twent v-eiirht ' 'i 1 * 11 * enuesi States have nave already «n e*«y tnii- (nil em into line of battle in this blessed, ^escrful war for the protection of home and loved ones. As Christian women, we cannot ig noie .. the ........ taut tuat the legalized , ,• , iKjuor traffic is the mightiest foe of our Lord's ^ Gospel, lne class . who . spend . six . ., days j n the week making, selling and drink . alcoholic , , stimulants—which . mg seem to be the devil's counterfeit for the \ Chu, lo ' y ' ch 11 P 011 lh * seveuth , d ** - 8eekln . . P / ihe Blessed Comforter. If, then, we have trae missionary intelligence and ze*l, shall we not take active measures to help educate a pub lic sentiment that shall basiaish the sa loons, and carry the Gospel tc the drink ingclass, which never comes within sound of the pulpit’s voice? Can this be done in any other way so well as by organized efforts, and agitatation of the temperance question through the circulation of literature; holding of public meetiBgs and organ izatiou of juvenile societies, that thus ma y form tho habits of children; reform the drinker, transform by the power of Divine grace the poor iaebri ate, and banish the dram-shop from our ' streets by law i While not uiimuia f u | 0 f the good work done by the exist iug teaaperauce societies, and, most of OnriBt, tf; we ae#i e as wq^ien to unite i» the home roissiosary work of leir.per a,ice, e.eu», we hare dua. in .ocielie, 5®' the Woman’s Ttirr.u'iy Ghrisiiau <W-v veioto; VcinpcradceT'i.- • ^n* towns. Already have pulpit and press very gouerally take* ground in our fa vor. For three consecutive winters has Miss France* E. Willard, of Illinois, president of the National W. C. T. U., beeu working in the Sooth ; while our own Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin, of Charles ton, S. C.; Mrs. G. H. Mclzsod, of Baltimore ; Mrs. J. C. Johnson, of Tenn essee, Mrs. Judge Merrick, of New Or leans, with scores ot other ucble wo men have become officers in this socie ty. Georgia, the Empire State of the South, must lead in this great aao.e menl for a quiet, systematic, earuaat effort of the Christiaa women in de fense of their homes from tiie aaloons, which are to-day the shasne and curse of our land. Aset . consultation . at capital . in our city, we have beeu warmly welcomed by such noble men -Mrlifimald'Slid as Geri. Evans, Thorn' Rev. T),. a V,,„, ! ‘ ia .iiv 1 id Itioru at, also , by Juage Lester , a»d other gen tlemen, whowe indor^esa^nt of this ilioveuieBt is sufficient j Guarantee of ~ its ' value. V ... t , nave determined , to secure the organization of a local aaxHHarv in every town and villagecf our State, To this end we earnestly invite the to operation of Christian pastors and their wives, hereby constituting ail such as special organizers of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. We gladly and heartily accept The Union Signal, published ia Chicago, as our organ, and urge cur members to sub scribe for it as tbs best temperance pa per in America. We send our sister ly greeting to the W. C. T. U., East, North and West, as well as to those in our own dear Southern land. We send our welcome to Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, soon to come among us for a brief season. We earnestly invite all ministers of the gospel and editors of Georgia to become honorary members of our State Union. Wc bid God-speed to all other temperance organizations of cur State, and with an earnest prayer for our Heavenly Father’s guidance and blessing we enter on our work “For God and Home and Native Laud.” Mrs. W. C. Sibley. President, Augus ta, Ga ; Mrs. Mary Shropshire, 1st Vice President: Miss Missouri H. Stokes, Cor. Secretary, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. L. Lord, Recording Secretary, Sav–nuah, Ga.; Mrs. M. E. McCall*. Slate Treas urer; Mrs. Nannie ltobb, State Organ izer; Mrs. 15. C. Witter, State Libra rian: Mrs. Mary S. Webb, State Sup’t Juvenile Work, Savannah, Ga. These, with the District Vice Presi dents, constitute the Executive Com mittee of tiie State. i Mias Lillian P. Russel, of Augusta, I Agent for The Union Signal, the na tional organ of the W. C. T. U. N. B.—All needed documents, forms of constitution, and specimens of The Union Signal, will ha sent free on ap plication to any of the above names. Small farms. TJi. The gieat o-ivnt increase increase In in the the number unmbei of of small farms in Georgia, as shown in ceusus bulletins, which have been is sued from timo t® time, has already nAmmu.,) ...j ’*• c ' ~ congratulationpn these^columns.^iTlie terrible decrease in the value! of farm lands ! after ' t the ° war wat, while while .it it wo.hed wo-l-ed gieat haul , ships to, an already impov enshed class, was'not an unmixed evil, lt gave the whites who had never been land-owners,.an opportanity to secure homes and farms, and of this oppor tunitv large numbers availed ihem selves. Since that period of paralysis and depression, land values have slow ly, hut steadily advanced, but it is still possible cheap homes i„ Georgia. While While thG th.. is is true true, there theie arc aie many «iam laud-owners who continue to cling to the idea that the old plantation systeni is the best for the South. They hold large bodies of laud, and if they can not not rent reni to to tenants teuaniS, refuse leiuse to to sell sen -xcent .xcepl at prices that those who are willing to bin are unable to pay. The land ms nia is an old southern institution, for winch there was some excuse um.er the system of slavery, but many a faai ilv was wrecked by it before the war The uie Virginia Virginia planters pla.iteis in in the ine oliNn o.il ,n time, extravagant in every ether di rection, were misers so far as their iRiid -as . as concerned concerned, They they had had an an xml:,; xml ,1 tion to be the proprietors ef vest estat and this ambition often defeated iteeli for the lands that „Ji^.. they acquired v-re of taxes witli bo correspond mg’ i u crease of orofits Ihi, ,|., ire » hold '•$ ■ ■ Georgia is in LH - par; ilion, aid this tru.i Tm^ iug more aiarked ewrv y :ar. plantation is * thing of the psst a! ,,’ itwil! bs snScient, if in the m^rrii o events, we are ' enabled to rctsin th pleasant memories that cluster so thick h- I «,-ni.nd ai ouatt <1 a avit.il », ni tiis m (v a .„ - ,„ „ - ; ilizatioe perfect of its kiiid. I.bat whicn was patriarchal in it* character mus: rive wav and disappear before wtot ■ individual, • j- - i and, those . .. is who larg» holdings of land must surrender st last to the inevitable. Tho small farmer' is ' 1 nrovsinr ‘ ‘ to the ' ‘ front. The ambition w.neh covet, _ larje areas must be content withhold iug ’ small ‘ enough for everv ’ acre to pro ,, , . , . , dueepronts. Necessity,o\er-mles to ,i sentiment or policy here, and necessity will have its wav.—Atlanta Cousinn " tioo. ~ A young man by the name of Mur ph • v,'living at ■ the EastSEad of Lomlen. wen. Dome flit outer n .,iu, anu j . ... ot finding a warm welcome and * hot «upper, he found his mother ly i,„r i"» Rtaur st«ne -lead dead on on the the flooi, floor with with her nei head firmly fixed m a tin saucepan .o k was in liquor waen left, and the inudb < al evidence went to show that she had pitched forward upon the tioer aud driven lier bead into the saucepan so securely shat she could aot extricate it had consequently died of suffoca- 1;on - Since the dawn of creation the King of Terrors has wedded an imi uite variety of weapons, but probably never before confronted his victim with a saucepan. The following is a Riddleville item feund in the Saudersville Herald: "Eggs are worth ten cents a dozen; corn sixty cents a bushel, and potatoes are just giten away. If a man can’t live at that he had better quit living.” Bad news from the Sesqui-Ceiilen nivl crowd, by way of the Coweta Ad vertiser : “From the best information we can gather, the *Se*qui’ woundup with a glorious champagne drunk. It is a disgrace that seems tube inevita ble these days. The Washington Na’ional Republi can, iu figuring ou the result of the next l’residentiol election, claims 180 Northern Republican electoral votes, which, with the 213 electoral votes of Virginia and North Carolina, would give the Republican candidate 203 votes and leave 198 for the Democratic can didate. Tiiis would seem uncomforta blv close figuring for :t party which has held ihe reins of government for over twenty pears. Ar.patto a<; J ; <ipi utooionia. To kce» a f-rrr, to repslr .venires thfj c'lretiil* at ouUoa oi tiie oy. nor Lorn the day it w put t -to lroo», etc., that, ate tw ora*im« t or s.f- *: irn inot s from l ie hour the fl! Vn *‘> grwiMifc pretty wceh .vrorywD..* «!»• upon !h* form bogies to 'show decay trom the day wh** ■ it is exposed to the * r ' r ”’ ri ’. The beef of paint parts w . th nncii ot its luster in a month, bo gins t > Sale in three, is quite dull in six month*, nod requires renewing in a l ,,:a y- bew p;nc hosrd fences look fresh, and pv iven the fsvrn soenery for a time, iut ail farm tixturas b'« so ex poseu to the t-itmenta that indications °i decay set in at the start, and this te, } d,,pc y n 0"*T d.minfehes. Heat*, with these tee* before him it stam.s the tamer tn nanu to build with a view to the na.ara! tendency in bu,Wln fi i A ‘, ,<1 flx V J ' e ’ *®. var y frol S , posts that are not at. first set strictly np ng.it, uni-.*-, changed, ever afterward rtf n so - Inexpensive buildings S^rmany^oiuf'beeom^ . do* {active; hence it » bettor to guard » «»nier going down before the fmfefra^e fv SSost of .dl In the newr^o mmediate d^nlv ri cin «nlg. The rho gate post.s h nmorwoOMp^ °ate hnrdfv an- deoth’oJfirmno* of about the hinge-post, will But absolutely in sure stick, against ihree-inoh sagging. a placed heavy oak just 1 or the p.ank, end beneath surface,with an against each post> ^n, as a rulo. hold the level. hinge-post perpendicular and the gate ! ?he impressions upon the minds of railway travelers, as they pass thiviugh a farming A1 trict, vary r as much as those ot the lover of art as he passes from a piece by one of the first masters scene-painter. to the T" 6 ’ 1 d .“ b by the J. u, rms at best, as they are usually trav ersed by iai!road lines—are tracks—no regard disad- be * n K baa to seen at a vanla ^ ? e ' Y f> f ? nces are er «? S and gtrai acd af ford a reasonably sure barrier against trespassing animals; the buildings kept in repair, and rubbish; the imme diato premises kept clear of if the pile barn in the yard, meantime Impressions being received left to rot from in c I I £ F I pg toad, ground hitherto f •vgvn a o^er — wi ............ t and autt to bear an empty empty wagon, then it, is evia "'it that drainage htt -^ made available. No land should be left about the corners or other parts of fields in such eondilion that water wUl stand long enough upon it to prevent a good crop of corn being grown i thereon. As it has been proved there poaaible i to redeem impassable swamps, for can be no reasonable excuse ooutinuing to tolerate unsightly angular fields, paroels ground in inclosed kept either for tillage or for grass. It is said that a man may generally be known by the company be keeps, so ot the business character of the owner the farm on the right of the road, of that one on the left, may bs pretty 'even cor reotly cvttimAtod at a glanes, from the window of U«s car moving turned at high by jj f am , ;T- being these t e Ift() vlng team, whether are straight ana deep or crooked and shah low. are facts that, disconnected, from ali others, have a pointed meaning. The man who reclaims wet lands upon his f arnlf stacks his straw in a dean, well sheltered bavn-yrrd, to be Used as feed aa d bedding, and to become incorpor- keeps attJ< } ^b the winter’s manure, fences oroofc and hU gat*§ from sag ging, will give in these things strongly evidences in of thrift, and show ^ premises wlth tlia of the man over jjj e \» a y f who habitually tbeae very' neglects imnortant to at tend to eithe. of St^k details.— National Lice Journal. —The B*«tpo it (Me.) occurred atiiLnel wn There bus lately a change in the sardine business, ihe n»n have suddenly and uuaccountably aifi* appeared from theeoast, and lu quence thereof ail the fttetonw standing idle, and the operatives are fouud on the streets looking for wort. back of fish makes a vast Qitrerenoe in the bufiness in the town. To most the ichabitenU it w their living, tcaif all. Scarcity offish also affect* very sensibly the storekeepers, as when facto' ies ore running b ade is good, when they are closed the stores present almo*t as deserted an appearance as the factories. As this sauce condition of affair? prevails ail along thecoa»t,Hlsim po-sdile to foretell when we *hall see arc viral in Uie sardine business.” The Hamilton Journal ha* this item of interest to farmers : “Mr. J. A. Ms Curry, of this countv, hr.s invented a very simple level for terracing hil si e< laying off ditches, and similar farm wink. He has applied for a patent, and we supose will arrange soon for its manufacture and sale. By its use he has terraced his entire plantation so as to very effectually stop all washes, and the increased fertility of his land has already amply repaid the expense. good He is of the opinion that under a system of rotation, land properly ter raced will becoinn richer and richer every rear. Such, indeed, is the uni form testimony of every farmer with whom we ha. e ever talked on the sub ject. who had given it any considera tion.” Corn is up and growing vigorously i» Berrien county. Improvement In Corn. Tn wheat mechanical means have to Ke itsed fco produce a ero*.% buf> in corn mechanical means have to be used to prevent crossing. Them is no limit to the changes that nan be wad, upon Mr. fllou.t, of Colorado, In his paper on the improvement of esfeala, read before the convention of agrieul tnriste, furnished vniarinle information on the sublet of improvement of oora, whieh ts here given in brief : By selection, shorter as in wh»ati, oons-stalKs can be made or taller and more uniform, the blade more mmwetrical and regular, the shanks loss objections hie, tiin husk wider and longer, the cob smaller and stiffar, the grain more kw and uniform and t.ho h»biM of the corn much better in adapting itself to soils and localities. By crossing one noon another kind, oolor, texture. form, quality and the mongrrt be wanted, tour ken,.*, of dif feront varieties can be planted near to thSsTkffids °7 te® 8I ^ ar , stho.dd all geland silk at, the same time,each k would he l.n,Used by.he pollen to f^hTh 7 ,<rs * P n ■ "ff® * S ali 1 xt, Y*' ‘ re ^ “ P ro S i portion to the amount and . strength of ^ ^ * l °Z Single exastly m v a a kernel Mhertther oHthe f does our pi ant6 d, from tha fast that oorn variety not generally fertilize itself. No one eau be made to salt all lo further’uorth ca lities on aec mrt of rabSd its hab'M The torn is the aborier the stalk and ihe more fliuty the grain, while the further south the taller the corn and the soft«r the «r-n.in Shmild these two extremes be umted the means would include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and so on to the east line of the Great American Ds-ert. This belt constitutes the section in whioh corn can be raised to tho bast advantage, at the least cost and at the greatest pro fit. Corn can be imorovkl in many ways. First, by making use of seed properly Ail seed selected. corn should be selected In the and possessed of the desired character iatics. Only in the fieid can perfected jar. a.d p.rfeatrt .t.lk, ,» I„„od together. —sa Ifl''-'r the the relation relation a< as corn thuTbea should be i | that tomnke'lt bear the mife g fiSest yx, nunfl U H • to make it trio e prolific. pr„!irie selected selected Seed Seed corn corn s.iould should be be iksar from tho top tnn ear asr nt of those iha«« stalks stalks that that fyear th« the largest |iways number, because genuine'typical on the top ear is found the crrahi, the other ears below not having developed sufficiently to produce good seed d on account should of insufficiency be saved of pollea. g ee corn always from those stalks that ripen earliest, to make the season of its maturity as short as possible. Seed should be taken from well eorn formed straight ears, tapering because these uniformly, with rows, are more easily and better protected and In by the husk, In breed ng oorn ia every ear designed for the propagation of the species intact sbouni be protected by a covering of thin muslin before the silk (S ppears to keep Insects and the pollen c f foreign and barren stalks away. A ; hundred per cent, in favor of selected ; seed has oeen reported ia hundreds of ’ oases. In every corn field is found an enemy too little noticed by farmers. It cornea in the shape of corn itself and Ls ruiuous lu the extreme. Tms enemy G seen in all parts of the wop, la the shape of thrifty stalks without ears—barren stalks they are sailed. The pollen, which is ife very fertilizes. abund-dJt, every mv Being so abundant it is dis I , tributed ter and wide, and its deierio nttiug effeete are plainly seen careful year after and year wore and more. The viiriUut vigilant hu.»aaud:uau hu-suaudmau is is aware f the deleterious etfaeu of thus* Intruder* *u<i at »u early swge cuts theta away.—*V, F. World. * * " —It t * announced that Mr. “Tug” Wi j gou g, jae home to England. A {#w ^ ^ j, a made » stuali fortune the lion. Joha Sullivan i to pouu4biw’severely for hail au hour, ' tatjej* a fauey to the country „ e#t WBa i^ ^ 3 U j's!>’ waited upon industry, Mr. Wilson concluded to stay in Araetioa. Bianc then, however, jjr. Wilson’s line of business has i aW rtteroi with by the authorities of Paiiadelphia, and Mr, ia dLcouraged.—W. Y. StM. * * * —Eighty night Swiss oounents cos .*i a a*6 aui tf.OafO itoaain Innuitos. ag^icr cfs wealth k 25,C00,00fi franaa. The Campbell county News-Letter makes this report of small-pox in Har alson county : “The small-pox in Har alson, though no new cases have been reporter!, is increasing in fatality. occurred Fif teen deaths, we learn, have since the disease first broke out.” Speaking of the suit instituted by s lady against an Atlanta liquor seller for giving drink to her minor son. the Monroe Advertiser says: "There can be no doubt, however, to any mail of the moral responsibility of the liquor seller for the evil of bis traffic. The drinker is ly responsible; then the seller tempts the drinker, and then the offi cers of a town or city, or county, license the seller to tempt his and lastly the people who do not mand that their officers shall not eense, but shall abolish the traffic.” 1150 A YEA R B£LigMV3 AX Si KHVCATWXaL. —There Is #n Tn :l!sn Presbytery hi OsJttita composed of cloven churches,, 07P al of tiio pastors arc fnll-bioodij*t Indians. Ihe United Preshjter'sn C1'n r rh nt b‘s country H -t 11 rent in twain over .he qnnsuen whe> her or not to itTumm,* mcli! shnfl he allowed in the church, it is s-iid that ?hn mat-tw »irt be ulti m-'.tely sarr'od into the cniri *.—-Chicot -jo j V)HS -—locations for two new Inffiio. tnhoo.s hare been selected by Inspector Haworth. On* w 11 b. in'ndlan Terri- wry, srn'h of Arkansas Oitv; the other' an the aid Pawnee reservation in No brask». Operations will he commenced »t both oeints in the spring. —A noteworthy th : ng n connection with Amaiiean eivsilsatfan is the fact that a sis oritv ot tha Japanese spi dante sent to Amen a returned to the'? s.f KiiSSw Thic"entW rtseetWtremvl inst tut ons of Germany, Francs and England.— Chic *30 Herald. ~'i «•’* ft—* Snhetd Board '» **“ *J|*g ' 1** J" tjbi "medying thl the dtatino St K5~Vl E^S? . exp.rier.ee every and where that a%h abiTitv deg.ee wed ot natural « ^.jed frem the teacbevwho give. * he imbrassien te the Halo mind. fc<wl —A we*'S»y ^nMe. baehemr of Oregon. death .ate.yoecurre., inthe f^st !Hr,‘ Valuable fmm ™ in Bie eove * iva “, to the a school Tn<! buddings lor Mkooi lb ? P ltine .TdSmn an <i pimn h^iTLd"he try,.g, anu tne proceeds "' om Kle af frui * –ve some tett thousand dollars a year. — Chicago Time.’. —The Allegheny (Pa) Presbytery' fl , toe u Presbyterian , . , Lhurcn . . has reiu^ed , . allow ih« Bev. John Ker, pastor of Bethel Church, Allegheny, permis- 8l0n *° rid " on »ff da J' tra!n on ,t u3 way‘o ami fe-ora divine service* at Na ^na, fifteen miles up the Allegheny Valley Railroad. The question in solved a heated dscussion, and the vote “ * £ “ preaoher,^ —KvangeHst made Harrison, such extraordinary the “boy S “I"!1’."%? Sfdffc ^J^TOTn.sot* ^~**^**- Statu !h> ' «tnip nieetnSjwh«r« there were about two hundred tents and oottages, with srowd . of , , ... . immense peop.e. and l is he next i» engagement ia for neit year, to be assisted by • hap lam Met abe ana the co o: ed lady e. angehst, Mrs. Amau Be Carefnl What Yon Sign. A common-mode of swindling farmer* to to induce the vietim to sign a prom issory note under the mistaken idea that, it is an order or receipt for goods. Scarcely a week pas-.es such without swindles Uie ap- in pear m e of notices of the papers. The aota is soon transten-sd by the sharper to ‘"Innocent” j>aniox, and generally his the fo.ly first is intimation demand the farmer has of a for pay ment of the note at maturity. Fre quently he refuses to pay and stand, a suit. Whoa the ease ootnes beiore a jury, that, body sympathizing with the victim—now ami then on account of personal experience of the same sort of hardship—often the deton returns a verdict in rule, fa vor of sat; but, as a su h verdicts are set aside ou appeal to the higher courts. In the case of Mack y fe. Fatsraeu, mteiv Minnesota, appea-ad to the Supreme Court of the maker of suoh s note .net up aa his defense that, he kad signed the notesnp- sold posing'it to be a receipt for a pow him by the person to whom the note was made payab.e. that the latter had as sured him it wui simply made a receipt, his and so believing, he had s gna i ture. The Court, howaver, speaking decided S through Chief Justice Giltillau, I that the defemiaat must pay tho note. [ Said the through Judge, hi substance: of precautions Where ft party, wilh'n angled affixes his h : s power, name to that kind of paper without knowing ought its : ehatacter, the consequent loss not j to be shifted ef the front him Tested to :-n by honest Yd-t purchaser rule, the wfi.ua paper. defendant offered iaols I to prove would have been no defeiwt. | He signed the paper vohutsrir- . He was under ao ssontroiling ueoessity to sign without taking »u«u time as might be needed to Infonn himself of its char fictcr. One who. wi.hout auv necessity, so misvlatcs his .on detue ou.rht aot to tje heal'd to claim that the paper he Is hi consequence tolsied to si^n ihouid be - taken out of the role protecting coju uterclal paper.— 3t–tU Sew Yorker. An Amateur Jailer. A Chicago candy store merchant hav ing caugtit a street Arab stealing hi* wares, naut him up lu the cottar for punishment. But on closing his estab rkhmeut Uie boy coaid not be found, having escaped, as he supposed, through the coal hole in the sidewalk. But when next morning he discovered the lews of $25 to $111' worth of cigars, tobacco, sweetmeats, cash and postage stamps, I which tho boy after secreting himself j ta door, ) t(Wli the ao d proprietor than walked resolved out of to ti» ro j tj rc henceforth collar from for ita amateur legitimate jailerts© and use hi* put po.-es. “I’m on my way to heaven,” said at criminal oa the gallows. “ Well, you’ve struck a d—in poor conveyance,” wait* re" marked a man in the audience i ing tor the entertainment to begin. «|7^V»V^-- ’’’ ’’a