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FOR. IN
I II E HOME JOITKN AL
A YANKEE TRICK.
“-Sail ho!”
Never, sorely, did the cry fall
upon more welcome ears, save and
except those of men becalmed in n
boat upon the open sea. For twelve
weary days and nights had we, the
officers and men of H. M. ship
Petrel (six guns, Commander B. It.
Neville), been cooped up in our
iron prison, patroling one of the
hottest sections of the terrestial
globe on the lookout for slaver*.
From latitude 4 degs. north to lat
itude 4 degs. south was our heat,
and we dared not to venture be
yond these limits. Our instruc
tions were to keep out of sight of
land and try to intercept some of
the larger vessels, which, it was
suspected, carried cargoes of slaves
from the coast. The ship, the
sea, the cloudless sky—there was
nothing else to see, nothing else to
think of. Work, study, play even,
were alike impossible in that fierce,
scorching heat. If you touched a
bit of iron on deck it almost burn
ed your band. If you lay down be-
tween decks covered with a sheet
yon awoke in a bath of perpiration.
“Sail ho!”
The man, in his excitement, re
peated the shout before he could
be bailed from the deck.
‘Where away?” sang out the
captain.
“Two points on the weather bow,
sir,” was the reply.
That phiase about the “weather
bow” was a nautical fictioD, for
there was no wind to speak of, and
what there was was nearly dead
astern.
“Keep her 'away two points,”
said Commander Neville, and the
■order was promptly obeyed.
In a few seconds the news had
spread through the ship, and the
men clustered on the bulwarks,
straining their eyes to get a glimpse
of the stranger. Even the stokers,
poor fellows! showed their sooty
faces at the engine room hatchway.
Of course the stranger might be,
and probably was, an innocent
trader, but then she might be a
slaver, and golden visions of prize
money floated before me eyes of
every.man and boy on board the
Petrel.
We did not steam very fast, as our
supply of coal was limited; and it
was about two hours before sun
down when we fairly sighted
the stranger. She was a long,
three masted schooner, with tall,
raking masts, lying very low in the
water. All her canvas was set, and
as a little wind had sprung up she
was slipping through the water at
a fair pace.
She looks for all the world like
a slaver, sir,” remarked Mr. Braba-
zon, the first lieutenant, to the
commander.
Neville said nothing, but his lips
were firmly compressed and a
gleam of excitement was in his
eyes.
‘Fire a blank cartridge, Mr.
O’Riley,” said he to the second
lieutenant, “and signal her to ask
her nationality and code number.”
This was done, and iu answer to
the signal the schooner slowly
hoisted the American colors.
- “She has eased away her sheets
and luffed a point or two, sir,” said
the quartermaster, touching his
cap.
The captain merely answered
by a nod.
“Pat a shot in your gun, Mr.
O’Riley,” said he. “Lower your
hoist and make a fresh hoist de
manding her name.”
This was done, but the Ameri-
man took no notice.
“Fire a shot, Mr. O’Riley—wide,
of course,” said the commander.
Again the deafening report of
the big gun sounded in our ears,
and we could see tne splash of the
shot as it struck the water about
fifty yards from the schooner. Im
mediately a flag was ran up, then
another, then another and another,
and we saw that she was not giving
her code number, bnt was spelling
out her name, letter by letter—the
Black Swan.
“Jnst look that up in the United
States merchant registry,” said the
captain to the first lieutenant. And
in half a minute he had reported,
“No such name, sir.
“Hoist the signal for her to
heave to!” cried Commander Nev
ille. “Take a. boat and half a doz
en hands, Mr. O’Riley,” he cortin
ued;. “board her, inspect her pa
pers and come back to report. If
her papers are not in order,” add
ed he, “you may search for slaves,
but if they are you had better do
nothing further. You know it is
clearly set down in the protocol
Subscribe for the Home Joubnal that we are
the hold if the papers are in-order, • across her bows, Mr. O’Riley,” “I believe so. Cargo and crew
and there have been complaints i continued the commander. “Mr. are confiscated, of course. Whac
lately against some overzealous of-j Brebazon, you take a .. boat and they will do with you, 1 can’t tell.”
re got into trouble in [ thirty men well-armed.- Boardher, “They wcTn’t hang me, will
fleers, who have
consequence. So be careful, but ! and have her hatches off at once; they?'
keep your eyes open. Note any , You’ll stand ho nonsense, I know.
Note
suspicious circumstances and come
back as soon as you can to report.”
Before Lieut. O’Riley reached
.the ship he saw that everything
about her had been sacrificed to
speed. Her spars especially were
unusually heavy for a craft of her
size,
The British officer .was received
by a little, thin, elderly man wear
ing a Panama hat, and speaking
with a strong Yankee accent.
“Produce your, papers if you
please,” said O’Riley. They were
handed out at once, and seemed to
be perfectly regular.
“What■'have you got on board?”
was the next question.
“General cargo—dry goods, and
so on.”
“Why isn’t your name on the
registry?”
“Ain’t it now? Well, I guess it
must be because this is a new ship.
We can’t put onr name on the reg
ister by telegraph, mister?”
“Jnst tell your men to knock off
the hatches. I want to have a look
at your cargo.”
The skipper shook his head.
“I’ve been delayed long enough,
said he, “and have lost a great part
of the only wind we’ve had in this
darned latitude for a week.'
“I’ll do it myself, then!” cried
O'Riley.
“Not now, sir; not with six men
while 1 have fifteen. You have no
right to search the hold of a re
spectable merchantman and dis
turb tier cargo. Do you take me
for a slaver, or what? Ef you must
have the batches up, send back to
the man-of-war for a larger crew,
so as to overpower me, yon under
stand, and you may do i<- with
pleasure. Bnt I guess there’ll be
a complaint lodged nt Washington,
and you folks iu London will have
to pay for it. That’s all mister. I
only want things fair and square
within my treaty rights.”
And having delivered himself of
tibia-K>u*r tpeevni; “tue-TtiiTKOT-a Kip
per turned on his heel. ■ ;
Of course O’Riley could only re
turn to the Petrel and report this
to his commander. “I’m convinced
she is a slaver, sir,” said he in con
clusion.”
But you have no - evidence of it,
and you say the papers were all in
order.”
Apparently they were, sir.”
Then I’m afraid I can do noth
ing,” said the commander. And to
the deep disgust of the whole
ship’s .crew, the order was given for
the Petrel to return to her course-
All that night, however, Com
mander Neville was haunted by a
doubt whether he had not better
have the risk of a complaint and a
reprimand rather than forego the
overhauling of so suspicious look
ing a craft, and in the morning a
rumor reached his ears that the
coxswain, who had accompanied
Mr. O’Riley to the Black Swan,
had noticed something about her
of a doubtful nature. The man
was sent for and questioned, and
he said that while the lieutenant
was on board, the boat of which he
was in charge had dropped a little
way astern, and that he had then
noticed that the name of the vessel
had been recently painted out, but
that the last two letteis were dis
tinctly visible, and these were LE,
not AN.
The scoundrel said she was a
new ship!” cried the commander.
“Bout ship!”
“We can’t possibly catch her up,
r,” said the first lieutenant drily.
“I don’t know that, Mr. Braba-
zon,” answered Neville. “There
has been hardly any wind, and we
know the course she was steering.
She could not expect to see us
again, so in all probability she has
kept to that course. By making
proper allowances we may inter
cept her. I am convinced of it.”
The hope of again encountering
the Black Swan, faint as it was,
caused quite a commotion in our
little world. The day passed with
out oar sighting a single sail, bat
when the morning dawned Lieut.
Brahazon was forced to. own. that
the commander's- judgment had
proved better than his own-.
By the greatest good luck we had
hit upon the right track. There,
right in front of us, was the Amer
ican schooner, her sails lazily flap-
ping'against her masts.
“hull speed ahead, and stand
by!” shouted the captain down the
engine room tube.
‘Probably not,” said the lieu-
“All right, sir," cried the,lien- tenant; “but let this be a warning
tenant, an nctive, somewhat iinpe- to you. You see what it is to wan-
ous officer, of the Civis Romanus der off the straight course and
sum type. He had been unusual- 1 hanker after forbidden gains,
ly disgusted at his commander’s. Lead an honest life in future,
decision to leave-tbe Black Swan j when yon are-released from custo-
withont searching her, and he was. dy. Avoid vicious companions—
delighted that a more active policy i But what’s this?” he cried, as his
had begnn: j eye fell on an empty scabbard hang-
T- say, Brahazon,” -whispered J ing On the wall| It looked very much
the commander to him, as he was
going over the side, “you know I’m
steppiug a bit beyond my bounds,
and I t m just.a little anxions. If she
turns-out to be a slaver, as we sus
pect, step to the taff-rail and wave
your handkerchief, will you?”
“I will, sir. I’m certain it will
be all right,” cheerfully responded
the first lieutenant.
A tall, slim, young man dressed
in white linen, received the British
officer as he set foot on the deck of
the Black Swan.
“I am at present in command of
the craft,sir,’’said the young Amer
ican. “The skipper is not -fit for
service just at present. We had a
visit from you two days ago,I think.
Can I do anything for you?”
“Yes. .1 want you take off your
hatches,” said thelieutenautnharp-
] y-
Well, sir,” began the Yankee,
“I guess your demand is beyond
your treaty powers.”
“I know all about that. I must
have the hatches off.”'
“And you are detaining me and
overhauling my cargo on no
grounds whatever”
“Will you do it at once?” broke
in the British officer.
“I repeat, on no grounds what
ever, will cause an iu-ter-na-tional
difficulty, and may bring re-mark-
ably unpleasant con-3equnees to
your captain. Now”
“Off with your hatches!” cried
the lieutenant.
. “Sir!”
“If you don’t, by George, I will”
“You know clearly what you’re
-uoixigj-mr: —
“I do.” - .
“And yon know tire risk you
run?”
“I do. No more palaver. Off
with them at once, or I’ll break
them open..”
Further resistance* was useless.
The thing was done, and the mo
ment the first hatch was raised the
sickening effluvium that issued
from the hold proclaimed the
truth. Nearly three hundred slaves
were packed between Ihe decks,
many of the poor creatures stand
ing so close that they could not lie
down.
With a look of speechless con
tempt at the young mate of the
schooner, the lieutenant walked to
the side of the ship and waved his
handkerchief. That instant a loud
British cheer raDg over the water,
given by the bluejackets, who
could be seen clustering in the rig
ging likelbees.
I told onr skipper judgment
would overtake us,” saidthe Yan
kee. “Say, mister,” he added in
another tone, “seeing that the
game’s up, suppose we have a glass
of iced champagne down stairs?”
The lieutenant hesitated. To
drink with the mate of slaver! But
—iced champagne!
Slowly he moved toward the
companion way. “I don’t mind if
I do,” he said at length, ‘-and you
may as well bring up yonr papers
with the drinks, for J shall carry
them on board the Petrel. Of
course you understand that you are
my prize.
And having set a guard: at the
hatchways the lieutenant descend
ed the cabin stairs,
The iced champagne was duly
forthcoming, and under its genial
influence Lieut. Brahazon began
to feel something like pity for the
yonng man who had been so early
seduced into the paths of crime.
Probably he bad a mother or a
sweetheart somewhere in the states
who imagined that he was already
on his"way home, whereas now his
character was ruined, even if he es
caped a long term of imprison
ment.
This fesling was strengthened
as he saw that his companion was
gazing mournfully • at his - glass
without speaking a word. At
length the young man lifted his
head.
“Say, mister, what’ll they do to
me, think?”
“I can’t tell. Of course you
know that you Iiave been engaged
like a United States service sword
scabbard, and immediately the
thought darted through his mind
that this hypocritical young - Yan
kee (who had been pretending to
wipe away a tear as be listened to
the lieutenant’s good advice) had
been doing something worse, or at
least more heavily punished, than
running cargoes of slaves. -
The British officer looked round
the cabin. A United States navy
cap was lying on a plash covered
bench.
“Ah! you’ve been having abrush
with an- American man-of-war!”
cried Lient. Brabazon. “Yon will
have to tell my superior officer how
you came iuto possession of these
articles. I must place you .under
arrest!” And bitterly regretting
that he had sat down to table with
the fellow, the British'officer rush
ed on deck.
“Quartermaster,” he cried, “bring
up a guard of four men, and take
take this man (pointing to the
Yankee, who had followed him oa
deck) to the Petrel. If he tries to
escape, shoot him at once! ’
The quartermaster advanced to
seize the prisoner, but before he
reached him he involuntarily
stopped short. A roar of laughter
sounded in his ears. The Ameri
can mate and his companions were
shrieking and staggering about the
deck? Even the crew ol the slaver
were, every man jack of them,
grinning trom ear to ear. The
lieutenant was dumbfounded.
“Excuse me, . sir, but the joke
was too good,” said the Yankee,
his hand. “I am the first lieuten
ant of the United States war ship
Georgia, in command of a prize
crew on board this vessel, taking
her to —:— to have her condemn
ed. We seized her yesterday.
Hearing that you had been on a
visit to her the day before,and had
gone away without doing anything,
I'couldn’t resist the temptation of
taking you in. Hope .you don’t
bear malice. Let’s finish that mag
num of champagne.”
It was evidently the best thing
to be done, but tha lieutenant was
not a first rate companion on that
occasion.
“Give my respects to your com
mander,” called out the United
States officer, as his guest went
down into the boat, “and advise
him from me not to be so jolly
particular next time. And I’ll try
to take your advise and sail a
straight coarse in future!” he
cried, as her majesty’s boat shot
away for the last time from the
What Will Thev Do?
Gresnsboror Herald-Journal.
Some months will elapse before
the general assembly re-convenes amasm
in summer session, hnt it is none
too soon to begin a discussion of
ways aad'means whereby the fu
ture sittings of the body may be
held within the constitutional lim
it.
There is one thing the represen
tatives should make up their minds
to, and that is the fact that the
people are heartily sick of,the
long sessions of the general assem
bly. If the members of that body
have any doubts upon this subject
they can very quickly be convinced
bv a few minutes conversation with
any or all of their constituents. It
is also a fact that among the many
pledges made by the present rep
resentatives in their canvass for
office, was one that they would do
all in their power to pat an end to
the adjourned session and hold the
deliberations within the limit pro
vided for by the state constitution..
A Joke on Gov. Jones.
Greeccvile (Ala.; Advocate.
Gov. Jones was the victim of an
mistake the other day.
He had occasion to go down town
at an unusually early hour, and
finishing his business went to a
restaurant for breakfast He then
proceeded to the capitol at an lionr
long before the officials' usually
put in appearance. At the steps
he was accosted by a gentleman
with several ladies, presumably
northern visitors, who requested
him to show them to the top of the
capitol buildings. Gev. Jou/es had
a-heavy overcoat ou, buttoned up
to the chin, and deciding, not to
make himself known, escorted the
party through the capitol and to
the.top. On descending the gen
tleman thanked him and banded
him fifty cents.. The- Advertiser
thns tells the results. The govern.
Or was considerably shocked, but
held to the coin. About this time
the colored janitor, who was stand
ing near, smiladlvery audibly—so
About thc Stars and Stripes.
W.e are not disposed to find mnuh so as to attract the attention
Magazine.
fault with the members of the gen
eral assembly upon every trivial
pretext. At the same time we be
lieve the body is open to criticism
in that during the two months
they were in session not the faint
est effort was made looking to the
shortening of future sessions,
and the redeeming thereby of
pledges made to the people before
the election. It is a fact that they
were heavily cumbered with legis"
lation, but it seems to us that some
steps might have been taken on
the line which is, and has been for
years, so strenuously demanded by
the tax payers of the state.
Now, that they have a recess or
vacation, is it not their dnty to for
mulate some plan for shortening
the sessions in order that the very
first act of the summer sitting
could be upon that important mat
ter? The opinion of the Herald-
Jouvnal -as to the best means of
obtaining the desired end is well
known. The plan which we have
repeatedly suggested we are confi
dent also meets with the approygl
state.
Local legislation has grown to
prodigious dimensions during the
last few years, and if it keeps pace-
with the development of the state
—as is only reasonable to expect—
the general assembly will be per
petual in its sittings, and its ses
sions will be from January to De
cember.
When we look at this legislation
we find that a large proportion
consists of bank and other char
ters, in which the people of the
state have no earthly interest,
while the remainder pertain exclu
sively to the counties which pre
sent them. They all consume time
and cost money. How simple it
would be to establish in each coun
ty a commission to consider these
matters, and leave the time of the
general assembly for the consider
ation of general matters. This
done and we would hear no farther
complaint about adjourned ses
sions, long sessions and wasting
of the visitors. They asked him
what he was laughing at.
“Dat am de Gubnor, aud yon
been payin’ de Gubnor to show you
round,” he replied. The stranger
doffed his hat, and approaching
Governor Jones, tendered profuse
apologies, saying he did not expect
to see Governor Jones at so early
an hour in the morning.. He said
it had occurred to him that his
guide was of an unusually com
manding presence and intelligence,
but he reflected to himself that
many southern gentlemen were
in reduced circumstances, and ac
cepted such positions about public
buildings. He and the ladies with
him were very much embarrassed
at their mistake. The gentleman
gave the governor his card, and
the latter soon put the party at
ease about their mistake. The
visitor wanted to relieve the gov
ernor of the half dollar, but the
latter remarked that he intended
to keep the money and devote it
to the monument. The stranger
was. iia.a'ad'£ftr ''tfnY&'-rmrfr
It is related that the flag which
was raised at Cambridge January
2,1776, by "Washington, was com
posed of thirteen red and white
stripes with, the crosses of St
George and St Andrew emblazon
ed on the blue canton in place of
the stars. This flag was also car
ried by the fleet under command
of Commander Esek Hopkins,
when it sailed from the Delaware
capes, February 17, 1776.
In the following year, Jnne 14,
1777, the Continental Congress
passed a resolution “That the flag
of the United States' be thirteen
stripes, alternate Ted and white;
that the Union be thirteen stars,
white ou a blue field, representing
a new constellation.” How or by
“whom the idea of the star was first
suggested is uncertain, although
there are some who ascribe it to
John Adams, while others claim
the entire flag was borrowed from
the coat of arms of the Washing
ton family.
In this fflag the stars 'were ar
ranged in a circle, although no
form was officially prescribed. It
is supposed that the first display of
the national flag at a military post
was at Fort Schuyler, on the site of
the village of Rome, Oneida coun
ty, N. Y. The fort was besieged
early in the month of August,1777,
and the garrison were without a
Aug- -So they made one according
to the prescription of congress by
cutting up sheets to form the white
stripes, bits of scarlet cloth for the
red stripes, and the bine gronnd
of the stars was composed of por
tions of a cloth cloak belonging to
Captain] Abraham Swarthont, of
Duchess county, N. Y., and the
flag was unfurled Ang. 3.1777.
side of the Black Swan.—Coruhill' the people’s money. Let the plan
Chilian young ladies have been
literally plunged into mourning by
an edict of the Archbishop of San
tiago, who has decreed that no
bridesmaids in his diocese shall ap
pear in any color bat black, which
sombre attire, however, they are to
be permitted to relieve with white
gloves and veils:
There are about 75,000 persons
in prison in the United States.
There are, at least, that many more
persons out of prison who belong
to the criminal class, making 150,-
000 criminals* or one for every 400
inhabitants.
A mechanical genius has invent
ed an instrument which he calls
the eoplione, by which he claims
that all sounds can “ be heard and
located on the darkest night and
in the thickest weather.
THE SfEW lUSCO-lfJBity.
“Signal her to heave to, and if ia a kind of piracy?”
not entitled to search, she does not obey, fire a shot right. “No!”
You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it Yoq
may yourself "be one of tjie many
who know from personal experience
just how good a tiling it is. If yon
havs ever tried it, you are one of
its staunch friends, because the
wonderful thing about is, that
when once given a trial, Dr. King’s
New Discovery ever after holds a
place in the house. If you have
never used it and should be afflicted
with a cough, cold or any Throat,
Lung or Chest trouble, secure a
bottle at once and give it a fair
trial. It is guaranteed erery time,
or money refunded. Trial bottles
free at Holtzclaw & Gilbert’s
Drugstore.
be tried. The people want it, and
there is no good reason why they
should noUhave it.'
The most ancient painting of
which the author is known and
date ascertained is a portrait of
Henry VIIL as a child, with his
yonng brother, Arther, aud his sis
ter Margaret. This was done by
James Gosseart, called Mabuse.
One of several copies bearing date
1495, is in the gallery at Hampton
Court. This celebrated artist re
ceived the name of Jan de Mabuse
from its being his birtbpla.ee. He
lived from 1470 to 1532, and was
court painter to Henry VII. of
England.
The least exercise .tired'me out.
I could not get up from my chair
without feeling dizzy. My food
and driuk distressed me. My di
gestion was poor and my kidneys
weak. Dr. Boll’s Sarsaparilla gave
me back my health and strength.
1 recommend it to. all my friends.
—Clarence Overton, LaFayette,
Ind.
but a §50 check besides, for the
same purpose, provided he would
not tell the story.
Weakness.
There is no symptom of ill
health more discouraging than
weakness. That constant feeling
of fatigue and disinclination to ex
ert onself. Life to sneb seems
languid and insipid, and the inva
lid almost becomes reconciled to
die. Do you suffer thus? -Would
you be enthused? Do you wish'
your strength renewed? Try a
bottle of Dr. Bull’s Sarsaparilla.
It will greatly assist your recove
ry. Soon will yon then experience
a feeling of new life and returning
power. No longer will the least
exertion give fatigue and cause
your heart to palpitate unnatural
ly. No more will the feeling of
dizziness oppress you when you
suddenly get up frem yonr chair.
No longer will indigestion and uri
nary disorders continue to break
down yonr constitution. Every,
function will . resume its natural
activity and you will soon enjoy a
glorious feeling of self control and
confidence. No longer nervous,
afraid and imaginative of gloomy
disaster. Ambition will take the
place of discouragement, and you
will be happy in- health and kindly
hope.—Caldwell Post.
Bill Moore, a farmer of Atchi
son, Kan , wanted to dig a well,
so he plowed a lot of iand and
planted it in oats. Every day he
watched the oats, observing the
spots that showed the greatest
moisture. Finally he selected a
spot and sank a well. At twenty-
foal: feet he had a fine stream of
water. It is said to be the best
well in. the county.
Reputation.
The reputation of a man is made
up of what people say of him. [n
like manner the reputation of a
medicine depends on what they
whojiave used it say. No remedy
in existrnce has so good a reputa-
tion as a blood]Cremedy as B B B
The oaK tree is ' often struck by
lightning, the beech verj seldom.
A curious scientist discovers the
reason of this to lie in the fact
that villons leaves, like those of
the beech, seem to prevent the ac
cumulation of electricity, while
smooth leaves, like the oak’s do
not.
Xeuralgic Versons
And those troubled with v.ervousne.-s res:
Irom cars cr overwork vril! i«* L by t;
Srowu'-a Ircu G-.-naioe ' a 1 ( r
successful physician’s prescription,
and quickly cares both mild and
terrible cases of bad blood.
Dr. L. A. Guild, Atlanta, Ga.,
writes: “"Win. Seabock, living on
my 1 place, had an ugly running ni
cer on his arm which ordinary
remedies failed to control. As a
last resort I placed him on a use of.
B B B aud the nicer began to heal
at once, and effected an entire cure.
It is a remedy well worthy of con
fidence.”
Dr. J. E. Hall, Druggist at
Americus, Ga., writes: “A planter
near this place had several of his
best laborers effected with Syphi
lis. He got them B B B and pro
nounces them well. A gang of A.
P. & L. railroad hands use B B B
with great benefit to counteract the
effects ofswamp malaria.”
Cost of an Ocean Steamer.
More than 300 different indus
tries enter into tiie building of ev
ery ocean steamship. To build a
2.500 ton steamship requirts 600
men in direct and constant employ
ment, averaging S5G0 per man.
The sum of §30,000 is thus dis
tributed to the trades. To run
such a vessel costs, about S30,000
outside of the salary list, which is
over S40,000. From the steward
of an English steamer it is learned
that the supplies for such a vessel
in a trip ecross the ocean and re
turn are about as follows: Twelve
thousand five hundred pounds of
fresh beef, 5,320 pounds of fresh
mutton, 850 pounds of veal, 350.
pounds or pork, 2,000 pounds of
fresh fish, 100 Rucks, 50 geese, 80
turkeys, 15 tons of potatoes, 30
hampers of vegetables, 220 pints
cf ice cream, 1,000 quarts of milk,
11.500 eggs, canned goods, coal
and incidentals.
A carious custom prevails among
the bridesrnads or Siiesia.
bridesmaid plants a twig of the
bride’s myrtle wreath immediately
after the ceremony, aud watches
and tends it until it roots: Tire
first twig to show signs of life and pur actively agricultural
growth is supposed to bring good
luck and a husband within a year
to the girl who planted it.
pris° a country about fifty m:
long and wide, aud so rongb and
broken that it is almost impossible ^
for a horse to get through it. Hills
range from fifty to five hundred
feet in height, and ii) some places
it is difficult to travel more than
five miles a day.
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During the last twelve months
k actual settlers have taken up so -- ’
19,000,000 acres of Iand in
United States, or nearly c
square miles- "When, ss
Chicago Tribune, we can i
some'
in the
says tl
one year to an extent nearly equ
to the whole of Scotland, aud J
the fact passed over with a n
nation inhabiting a
country.
Dainty candies that <
for aro Di. Bulils Wor
srs. They please the c
the worms.
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