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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
Dfirotrir to linos, Politics, 3nlclligfncr, anlr lljt 3mpro?annit of ll)e Slate anfr Country.
JOHN C. BAILEY, PBO'R, GREENVILLE. SODTH .CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 27. 1871. . YOMJIlK ivili~*in ??
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r 'K Til K UKCK^VILLI KMKi l'iUHK
A Jane Day.
BV UK*. LAURA CW VM.
0 sweet, street, sweet Is (he day, lore.
The hird-soigs are m!I io tone,
And II.r garde; nnJ fli Mi tire gay, love.
Willi (he hud* end (he flnweie of June?
Jtm.-l tid", June flowers?ah ! well * e
know
The color tli.?t each or o wears \
And the blbhesomo Mid*?It was even so
TliAt ihoy ?*ng to us tn^nily long ago
In our June day of olh.T y??ais I
Tio woods Afr In ro'ies of splendor,
And yon hill lop fur awny
Ihith c u^hl fiom the skies a t. ndur
And i>eAU?|ful '.re today,
A beautiful, beautiful -zuie bt;e
wulkcd each sba.ly slnpB
lu our own Juno-day. Ahf our h ails ,
v ere I run
And" love lent heauly and pleasure blue.
From the golden gules of A pel
1 rimember each word raid low, love,
On the balmy sir lliit day.
Words soil and kind and true, h v.?.
As ever a tongue may say ;
You told me the limit would be yourg
forever,
And t>at foes could never die ;
Tliul time and woe and dmlli could mrer
Ttiis perfect Iruit of the soul dissever
from its itumorimit) I
N iw that ?we?l Jui? d?y iadeid, love,
sThsl blight, bright brie' Jui.eday;
Au l (lie ye.trs have ca^t dual on i a h> ad, ;
And buried it J cp away,
W b?r? mtny a rare bluo day hath gone,
And many a dream hath been ca?t,
Jtnt our f tiihful hcarta can eay?each one
That '.he love ou that far June-day b gun
Will I e true, true, Ltoe to tha laet.
Coi'jvru }?*?(, June, 1871.
JtEMlNISCENOLS
OP TUB
CQUWIY OF GREEMVllLEt
BY EX GOVERNOR B.* F. PERRY.
JCOSTINUKD FROM LAST W1CJ K ]
In 182i or 25, Young ond Titnniy,
of Charleston, came to Greenville,
and established the Green
vijlo. Reptibliran^ which was the
second newspaper ever published
above Columbia. The old Pendleton
Me-senger was established in
1790 some odd. John Miller, Sr.,
the proprietor and editor of the
Pendleton Messevgcry was a printer
in Woodfall's otilco in London,
and assisted in printing the famous
letters of Junius, and for which lie
hud to leave England to nvoiJ a
prosecution. Young and Tinnny
employed Charles W. D'Oyley, to
edit their paper. lie was a line
classical scholar, and had been the
law partner of Chancellor Diinkin.
The Republican had only two or
throe hundred subscribers, and
soon changed hands. O. II. Wells
became proprietor, printer and editor
for a while. He was assisted in
ley,
The name of iho paper was after
wards changed, and became the
Mountaineer. John II. Hewit, a
^radyote of West Point, and a
]>oet, canyj to Greenville in 1821,
as a teacher of music, and in con
neetion witli the lUpub'ican oflico
started a literary paper called, I
think, the Literary Messenger. It
flourished bat a short time, but
long euongh to have published in
it, a poem by the editor, dubbed
the 'Irave cr. In the Course of a
few years a tierce political contest
sprung up in South Carolina, on the
subject of Tariff, Nullification and
Disunion. The Mountaineer was
a staunch Union paper, opposed
both tho Tariff and Nullification
as a remedy to get rid of it. Its
'subscription list increased rapidly,
and otiier papers sprang up in the
wiji'iuiiig l^iail KHH. WOW, X IKMIOVe,
every County in the State lias its
newspaper.
The Tariff of 1824 gave rise to
political meetings throughout the
State, and Greenville became famous
for her'e, and was very much
excited for many years afterwards.
Parties were formed, barbacuoe
given, stuinp speeches made, and
nrery editorials published in tl>e
Mountaineer. Friends woro estranged,
and serious difficulties
arose. It is strange, passing
strange, liow foolish sensible raon
will be in politics and leligion.?
Instead of tolerating a difference
of opinion, every partizan thinks it
neeossary to declare war against
those who differ with him in opinion.
The politician thinks the salvation
of toe country depends on
carrying ont his principles, as the
religionist believes his special or
moruoxy riopj can save a man'*
soul from eternal perdition. Experience
has 6hown us that the politician
has bocn very often miatak|
en, and we hope the religionist may
, find himself equally in error here
nt'er in another world.
In the early history of Greenville,
there will be fonnd a great
many lawless acts. We will men
tion one which occurred long after
the close of the llevolutionarv
* "
war. A man by flic name n|
Bales, was arrested on a charge
of horse stealing, and lodged in
Greenville jail for trial. Motley
heard of the arrest, and determined
to revenge the innrdcr of his
father and mother, who had been
basely killed by Hates irf the Ilev'olutionary
war. Willi two or
three companions, Motley presented
himself at the jail one day, and
demanded Bates, telling ttie jailor
that his purpose was to kill him.
Tlio jailor insisted that the law
should take its course and refused
to give up his prisoner, till a pistol
was presented at his head and
he suw that his own life would be
taken. Motley took Bates out of
jail and shot him down in the yard.
]Je was then buried on the lot
now Deiw?.^'np hi the ^ Rtatc of Cel.
Ilokc. No one ever th*>ug!it
arresting Motley, and lie rcturnC.'
home, where ho quietly lived in
the up)>er part of the District for
many years. There were Ku Klux
in those days, but they were not
tfisflriiisiul.
Greenville is now, quite a literary
city, wiili its University, Theological
Seminary, Female College,
Academies, Schools and
learned professors. There are Literary
Clubs, Public* Libraries,
Heading rooms, and almost every
one has a tine private library.?
Some of these private libraries
contain three or f-mr thousand volumes
of well selected standard
works. In 1823 I do not think
there was a citizen in the village,
who had more than fifteen or twenty
volumes ot books in his house.
Many of them had none except a
Dible and an Almanac. The lawyers
may have had a tew law
books. Judge Earlc's library,
wliicli wa& considered a large one,
contained about a hundred volumes.
It is due say, however,
that afterwards, he increased it
very largely, and at his death,
(twenty years afterwards,) l.e had
a very tine miscellaneous library.
It would astonish any one now, to
be told how few persons took a newspaper
of uny description in those
times. Iii tlie country, there were
hundreds of sensible, prosperous
fanners who never thought of subscribing
for a newspaper. The establishment
of the Greenville JIqpublican
by Young and Timmy
began to produce a change in this
respect. Now thcie i6 scarcely a
house without a newspaper, no
matter how poor the owner may
he. In 1S20 there was o-ganized
a Female Library Society. The
members paid two dollars and bad
the use ot the boAs. The selection
was very good. In those
times novel reading was not quite
so iasnionnlilc as it is at tho present
day. But it is better to read
a novel than not to read at all ?
This ^.oeiety continued to flourish
for a number of years. It met
VJtt?? ft month at thu house of some
tneniuoi . . i . ,,,,
very pleasant meetings. ,0eCUcro
Riuing excursions to Paris
Mountain were very frequent. On
one occnsion professor Nott accompanied
us, atir! we carried a lunch.
The professor f'row fire from Heaven
and kindled a brush l.?ap, over
which some of the ladies inftde a
cup of tea for each one of the party,
which wo drank with groat z.^st.
Ono or two excursions to the Table
Rock, wo had every summer.?
Governor Wilson celebrated the
4th ot July on top of tho Table
Rock dnring bis administration,
and there was a large concourse of
persons at it from Greenville. A
cannon was carried up, and gave
a salute to each one of the original
thirteen States. Govornor Taylor
mado up a large party, and visited
the Rock whilst he was Governor.
His daughter, Miss Sallio,
his niece, Miss Maria Taylor, and
the daughters of General Eai le
were of the party. I remember well
whilst escorting some ot the ladies
at the base of the mountain, tailing
eight or ten feet and spraining my
atiklo. Whilst the laaies were all
sympathising with me, Miss Maria
said, " Achilles-like, vulnerable in
no part but the heeL" * Well,
Maria," said the Governor, MI
have been comparing the rock to
the Pyramids of Egypt, and trying
to m?Ko a display ot classical learning,
but yon, by one happy expression,
have thrown all my pretentions
In the shade." 1 once accompaiod
another party to the Table
Mountain, which resulted in
four engagements, and io due time
in four weddings. It seemed as if
tne monn tains Inspired lore.
\
4
The society of Greenville began
to improve after the completion of
the State road over the 8aluda
Mountains, the erection of good
hotels, by Messrs. Crittenden,
Cleveland and Toney, and the
opening of the male and female
Academies. General Thompson
moved hero from Edgefield, in
1>25. Judge Gantt came about
the same time, and settled on the
Grove Creek. Df. William Butler,
settled on Pike's Mountain, a
few years afterwards. Joel R.
Poinsett purchrsad four miles from
the village a few years later. Pro
fessor Dickson bought a residence
lunr mites cast of (ireonville about
the same time. Vardry MeBee,
moved here in 1828 or 2D uml took
possession of liis large landed estate,
purchased of Col. Allstoti.?
Thomas Lowndes, settled on a point
spur of Pike's Mountain, and was
afterwards followed by his brother
William Lowndes. About the same
time, Rev. Dr. Buist, settled two
miles east of the village. Messrs.
Markley and Cox came here from
Charleston, and established a car
riagc factory, which lias prospered
and brought a great deal of money
into our town, and still- continues
prosperous and greatly enlarged
under the firm of Gowcr, Cox &
' Markley.
| The "Western drOrcri contributed
a great deal to the prosperity j
of Greenville. They bill to pa6S ;
through the District for fifty or
6ixty miles and this pave thr!
farmers all nlo g the road, a
good market for their , corn,
fodder, &c. I have seen every
day three or four droves of hogs,
containing several hundred, pass
j through tl e village during the fall
season, and almost as many horscs?7
mules and cattle. This travel is
now entirely broken up, and we
seldom 6ce a drove of stock pass
in?j through our town.
In 1845, after the failure of the
Charleston, Louisville and Cinein
I nati Railroad, Col. John J. Coleman,
Joel R. Poinsett and myself,
set about stiring up the people to
the necessity of a railroad from
Columbia to Greenville. General
Thompson soon became interested
in the project, and ultimately the
road was completed under the
Presidency of Chief Justice
O'Neall. This added greatly to
the prosperity of the whole upper
country, mid tho town ot Greenville
became a most flourishing
place. This brought the Furman
University and Theological Seminary
with their learned professors,
and troops of ydung inon. The
merchants increased ton fold, and
business of every kind; cotton factories
were erected by Messrs.
Lester and Kilgore, Wm. Dates
and Yardry McDee. A paper
mill was started by Messrs. Patterson,
five or six miles below the
village on Iteedy River, and was
afterwards purchased by Col. Dunham.
This mill supplied all the
newspapers in the upper part of
the State with printing paper. It
was for mativ years the only paper
mil! in the State.
[continued next week ]
for ti1k ohekn vii.lb enterprise.
A Copy.
IIaciknda, Saluda, 1
Greenville Conntv, S. C., >
Hon. 'i71'|.
sioner of Agriculture, Wra&7iinatnn
fJitu 7) 17
Sir?I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of a roll of
forms for meteorological observations
for the Department of Agriculture.
I regret that I have not
the necessary instruments required
to comply with the directions
coutaincd in the fo ins adopted by
the Smithsonian Institute, a
pamphlet of which haa also been
received. If the Department has
at its command sets of instruments
for the use ot observers, and is
dis}>osed to entrust one to my care,
I will checrtulfy furnish the labor.
The importance of a inore extended
knowledge in climate, and a
practical application of temperature
to agriculture, is illnstrated
at present in this county ; which
proves the absolute necessity of
further observations by the agriculturist.
In June, the appearance of the
corn and cotton crops were extraordinarily
good. The usual rains
during me months of July and
August, which reach here from
the Gulf of Mexico, came to a
halt in the valley of the Savannah,
where they were arrested by dry
winds from the East. This .county,
therofore, has had a small run
from the atmospheric distillery for
the past eight weeks. Qarden
vegetation, and pasture lands,
have dried up, and there is very
111 Mo nnni tw iuJ ?? * I. ? *
V BBXMWW IVft V J/UV u? III IJ rpCK.
Upland corn in uiaoy omcj baa
been totally ruined, and in tlx)
*
lowest bottoms it is injured by i
drought. The cotton plant is i
burnt, and it has the rust. There |
will be very little hay made here i
this fall. I
A field of cotton presented good i
stalk, but bore very litde cotton ; 1
guano had been strewed in the i
row. The heat of the guano at !
the root, and high temperature on I
the branches, caused the leaves to i
double tip. For the want of thcr- I
mal light, the workman haB lost his
labor, his bread, aftd his breeches. ;
A field of upland corn was
stunted in its growth?it was only i
4?
i irom a to 4 feet high, with o.lv j
here and there a mcusily looking
nubbin ; generally no corn at all.
There is something strango and
startling in witnessing the effect of
fire without stnoko. There was
nothing ub>ut this corn field which
was calculated to excite either the
covetousness (which is idolatry) or i
the envy of the forbidden ling.? I
Stable manure had been applied to ' <
tbo hill on poor land, and w hat! <
1 witli the beat below and want 'A 1
water, vegetable lifo was turning
to ashes. " t
Without irrigation, long drought
may destroy any crop, and under ?
all circumstances, yet by a more
careful attention to the application
of manure and improvement of
soil, a great deal of the loss might .
be avoided. It is a good plan not .
to manure all crops in the spring, {
but to plow in or top dress the ^
gardens and fields in mid winter.
The temperature of stable ma-1 ^
nure in summer at the depth of J
one toot in an ox stall, is Sl? Fall.
In this climate it ii not the heat- j
in^ quantity which tho plant requires,
but the strength impai ted
to it by the richness it gives the
soil. Peruvian guano prodncc6
stalk ? a light dressing of it
broad cast on good land is bene- ,
ficial. To spread guano on a poor (
field is like an application ot raw |
whisky on an empty stomach?it |
; burns in dry times.
The aborogincs of Peru, as well
as the Spaniards and more modern
mestizoes or mixed races, use gnnno
in agriculture, even on soil in
that region near the Pacific sltfire
where it never rains?wlieto the
soil is drv, and of a high tjempor
atnre ; where they apply the hot
guano to tho heated earth. They ,
open gates of aqueducts, leading
from the glaciers and snow capped'
Andes, and flood the field with ice (
water?producing a luxuriant (
growth of sugar catic, and fields (
rich with lucerne grasses. I
The difference of temperature 1
between the light and shade of tho i
sun and moon on plants*to a de- '
greo regulates and modifies tho (
the heat and cold in the plant it- t
self. How carefully this law lias i
been made to fulfill its mission.?
Iu romance, poetry and art, as
well as in agriculture, the shade of
the moon must bo illustrated as
warm, lied is introduced to show
the higher temperature of tho at- 1
moephere over the blue, which is {
needed for a truthful reprcsenta 1
tion of moon light. The shade of 8
the sun is coo), and tho light hot.
The plant then enjoys two temper ?
atures alternately in tho day and k
iu tho night, lied and blue col- r
ors, mixed, make the purple, ;
which is ante Republican. "Docs 1
the corn grow by moon-light ?*' I 1
asked a practical farmer. 44 Yes, 11
sir," said he, 44 I have stood by the !1
a calm night and heard it.*' (
W tTfti t>xj.. * ... (
44 A sort of cracking! ' M? w? ,
server was listening to the music
of tho laughing corn. The noise 1
he heard was produced by a
change of temperature from sun, '
to moon-light, such as may be
heard by the explorer near the 1
poles of the earth, during change
of toinperature acting upon the
frozen barriers of those regions,
where ice cracks.
.Practical experience teaches ,
that Ited clover seed sown with ]
tho wheat in October, will make ,
good root in tho coldest winter
hero, and that the clover stands
the heat in a dry time under a hot
sun bettor than if planted in Feb
ruary or March. On good upland
two crops of clover hay may bo
housed by the first week in July.
T!m vr.iitlct oIauoi" io ffioil .' ???? I
j v?v * v? w ? vnu j IV/i | ?tW) I *
ure by the middle of March, ordinarily
three weeks in advanco of
the common pasture ot theconnty. 1
A. more extended culture of clovor 1
shortens winter feeding, bottcrs
and increases the stock, and im- !
proves the land. Tlio dew of the
night is held in the clover during
the day, the moisture has the effect
of cooling the location, and !
the refreshing order from the 1
fields around about the hoftse and 1
barn adds to health of ma:i, and 1
beast. During warm nights the 1
cattle and sheep lay on the side of
the yard next the clover field. At
mid-day the domestic cat was observed
to enjoy its siesta under i
- 1 -1 - -
I uikm miHuo oi ciover iwo reel
H
and a half high. Some animals
are very nice in their meteorological
observations. The cool atmosphere
which floats under the
horizontal leaves of clover in the
morning watch, becomes towards
the evening warmer, and this air
tempers the atmosphere of the
night, far above the snrfaco. At
the time the orchard wo3 in bl Bom,
onr apple crop this year we
thonght escaped being destroyed
by frost. *lhe dew-drops hung
gracefully around the early flower
which was protected from the
danger of freezing by the mild,
gemie, nnu balmy atmosphere die- j
tribu'ed from tlio field of clover.!
which stood as a guarding angel |
over its tender beauty in tho c<>ld j
frosty night. In the morning the I
blossoms smiled a gratelul smilo |
for such a comfortable law.
Tho safest, the most economical
and quickest mode of improving
[lie agricultural resources of
3reenviflo County, is by a free
Tullivation of lied Clover, on upand.
Very respectfully, your obedient
'errant,
LARDNER GIBBON,
An Old Story Retold.
A correspondent furnishes us
iviih an account of the following
ncident which has just occurred
n a garrison town on tho banks of
ho Rhine. On a certain day last
veck a party of O'er man- officers
ivere dining together, when a dis
mte?said to bo about a lady ?
\rose between two of them.?
Words ran so bigh that finally
I -.1 ? ? - ~ ~
uoui declared tlicy could only bo
satisfied by bloodshed, and, as dualling
is not allowed, they adopted
tnothcr horrible means of ending
heir quarrel. It was agreed that
Ley should stake their Jivcs on a
lirow of the dice, and which ever
hrew the lowest number was
l)ouu0 by his word of honor to
blow his own brains out. The unlucky
nutnbor was thrown by a
brave young ofliccr who had gone'
through the lato campaign with
distinction, and had been rewarded
with the Iron Cross. IIo at
once prepared for his fate by
writing a letter to his Colonel, who
happened to he absent, and making
Irs will, and then, the very
same evening, fulfilled his melancholy
premise. Ilis death and
the military tunera\ he was given
created a little excitement in t .e
town, but, apparently, the feeling
uppermost in the minds of tbo inhabitants
was that expressed by the
landlord of the hotel, who said to
me, 44 It was a very funny duel."
I'l.~ -
jliio uuier Hcior in cno tragedy
liscussed tlie event quito calmly
ho next day in the table d'hote
ouin.?London Times.
The Scotch
The editor ot the Interior is
wandering through tho e\toii?>r,
ha', is, away up in Maine, and he
teems surprised to tind 60 many
Scotchmen in tho pulpit. He
ays:
Are our American churches to
lopend on Scotchmen, or men of
Scotch decent, for pulpit ministra
ions ? Perhaps not; and yot it
vonld almost seem that Scotch
nen, not only for tho Presbyterim;
but for the other non pre)ati:al
churches, arc taking tho place
?f the tribe of Levi. Wo moot,
>? lioar of ten or twanly nnnisters
>f that nationaly whore we
luTtt* or 'ieRr^ ono tweMty yet1 rs
number of them in li'osl'olLra'ivi
Lynn wo attended a Baptist
church ; a Scotchman was the
minister. And in this little town,
away down in Yankeedom, we
find a Scotchman as pastor of the
Congregational church. Their
preaching is somewhat different
from the home born and homobred
minister, and for variety?
we are inclined to think there is
littlo more in it?is quite as ac
septable to the people. While
they lack the flexibility ot the native
American, and sometimes acquire
the reputation of being
iomowhat wilful, they have more
talent lor extemporaneous speaking,
as a rule, more fervor of
ityJe and manner.
The illicit distillers and defrauders
of the revenue in North
Carolina are now declared to be
Kn KJux because of thoir operations,
which, without going to the
length of whipping and maltreating
Union men, includes pretty
heavy swindles on the government.
This matter of Ku Kulxism
seems to bo mainly a question
of geography. In Washington
similar operations aro generally
termed truly loyal.
[New York Herald.
The Isle of 13ute is talked of
in Scotland as a refuge for Pius
IX.
' ' " 11
Lucky and Vilvky K?m
It has been stated that the Roth I
child* never employ M unlucky
men." Hie Cincinnati Commercial
says that 8tewort, the millionare
of New York, adopts no stick
rule, but has employed a great many
broken merchants, deriving great
advantage from their experience.
If there is wisdom in either policy
ns such, there is more on Mr. Stewart's
side than on that of the Roth
childe. Tho true rule is to employ
capable pnd honest men, no mat*
ter wrhe'.her they hare boeii anfor111
nate or not. Misfortnne is not
of itself a proof of want of capacU
ty. No man can control events,
tru* can any man foresee tliein. As
lor "luck,* it is all in tho imagination.
It is not a constitutional
trait. Genera) success in liie
comes from very different causes.
Even gamblers, whoso faith in
*' luck" ought to be as good as anybody's,
roly very littlo upon it.?
Tliey <uke precautions against the
ffcklo genius. All their gnmos
have tho chances decidedly in
their tavor. Luck is a vagabond
whose vissitndes are innumerable,
until finally he becomes a Beau
Ilickman, tho seedy spongo, whoso
nps and downs should warn all
aga nst dallying with tho delusions
which seldom lead to any other
end than ruin.
Indeed, fortuitous circumstances
may give a man sudden wealth.
but he deserves no more credit lor
that than does a man deserve
censure for being a loser by an
unforeseen event. It is anfortunate
for men, especially young ones,
to believe that they are " lucky"
and u unlucky" mon. It is apt to
impair their faith in the only safe
mental and physical qualities and
virtues, such ns experience, good
judgment, industry, fortitude, selfdenial,
and good taith in the tela
tions of life. To distrast these is
to impugn the wisdom and bcueti
cence of nu overruling Providence.
Nf.ckssaey Kulks for Slefp.?
There is no fact more clearly established
in the physiology of man
than tikis, that the brain expands
its energies and itself during the
hours of wakefulness, and that
these are recuperated during
sleep. If the recuperation does
not equal the expenditure, the
uitvm wivucre?viua m maiuuiy.?
Thus it is that, iu early English
history, persons who were condemned
to d< ath hy being nre
vented from sleeping, always died
raving inauiacs, and those who are
starved to' death become insane ;
the brain is not nourished, and
they cannot slocp.
The practical inferences are
three : 1st. Thoso who thiuk most,
who do the most brain work, require
the most sleep. 2d. The
tune " saved" f oui necessary sleop
is infallibly destructive to mind,
body, and estate. 3d. Givo yourself,
your children, your servants,
givo all that are under yon, the
fullest amount of sleep they will
take, by compelling them to go to
bed at some regular, early hour,
and to rise in the morning the moment
they wake; and within a
fortnight, nature, with almost the
regularity of the rising snn, will
nnlooso the bonds of sleep the moment
enough repose has been so
cured for tTio wants of the system.
This is the only safe and efficient
rnle.
Raisino Tuukkys.?The tonvej
is tho most tender when yonng,
lt , ?"? most difficult to raise of
all the Uom08TiCHien
with proper care in setting tho
eggs under ganio hens and cooping
the brood at night, regularly,
while the turkeys are yonng, they
may be easily roared in great
abundance. .Never feed t e voafrg
turkeys boiled eggs or oorn ta?
dough, or wheat bread ci uinbiffi
They need very little tood opw#
kind under seven daye of Hgejffla
should hare nothing but sour milk,
sot in pane. At about a week or
ten daye old give them wheat
screening* or ctambe soaked in
sour milk. Let this be their only
feed till they begin to feather, then
give thein grain of any kind. Tie
the hen whieli hae the young turkeys
to a peg off by herself, with
a coop near by her, so that she can
enter at night for shelter. At two
weeks old 1st the hen loose to roam,
and if she be a game hen she will
do the work of rearing the brood
New York clergymen are reap
ing a rich harvest in marriage
feel^Vtore now being more than a
hundred woddings a week in that
city.
A littlx four year old girl who
has " boen there,1' gives tho fol
lowing receipt for vaccination :
" Scrape your arm a little ; scrape
it till it hurts; put in a little putty
; let it dry ; and that's ail til! |t
takes.1?
v
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Ill-gotten and ilNspent riches
are a doable curse.
True religion makes no splut-'
ter.
^hero are 903 agricultural societies
in Prussia.
New York dressmakers are
coming down in price3.
Iowa just bets oh a million and
a half bushels oi apples.
A boy of 14 in Oregon recent-'
ly priso..ed his oWn mother.
A Kansas man broke his neck
while tr^ ing to break a colt.
White robins are now being
captured in various parts of tho
country.
A v/M-l- 1
..... . vi n uairvuiuil IlilS
made a cheese weighing three
thousand pounds.
The idei of building a ship eilr*
nal around Niagara Palls, on the
American 6ide, is again revived.
The Dutch Gap canal shortens
the distance between Richmond and
Norfolk about nine mile9.
" Sally, what time does your
folks dine to-day ?" "Soon as
yon go awav ; them's iTilsaxxs' orders."
A d:;uggist iii New Uampshiro
threatened the local paper with
a suit for putting an " i" in the
place of an 44 a " in his advertisement
of grape pills.
A guest at a "Western hotel,
finding a long hair in the butter,
ordered tho waiter to bring liitn
some 44 bald headed butter."
A New Dodok.?A telegram
from San francisco says: 44 T-io
recount of the votes of San Francisco
has devel ped nothing fraudulent
beyond the use of nitrate
of silver, with which the name, o?
Budhoin, a tax naver candidate
for assessor, was erased from
about twenty ballots, the erasure
not showing uutil some hours after
the ballots had been deposited"*
Rich.?"This Is tLe 200th ap.
plication in a week. Goto the devil.
I cant hirC every d?d fool."
That's what they say Mr. Greeley
wrote to a man who asked fur asituation.
The receiver coulu"nU
uiake it out, go he took it down to
the Tribune counting room, and
the cashier, supposing it to be an
order for $200, paid him that
sum. 'ihe mistuke was not discovored
until Horace came to
draw his week's salary and found
his account already overdrawn.?
So they say.
ArmorniATU Names. -The following
names are indeed appro
priate for the uses mentioned :
For an auctioneer's wife?BidJ
y.;. ...
For a general's wifo?Sally.
For a sport's wife?Bet ty.
For a fisherman's wife?Net ty.
For a sh(*cmakcr's wile? Pegg-v*
For a teafcaster'g wife?Car rie.
For a lawyer's wifo?Sue.
For a printer's wife? Em.
Lor a druggist's wife ? Anrr
Kli7il
Honor the Scissors.?Some people,
ignorant of what good editing
is, imagine the gc!ting up of selected
matter to l>e the easiest thing in
the world to do, whereas it is the
nicest work that is done on a paper.
If they find the editor with
scissors in hand, they are sure to
on*;?' Lfift'f !hc *?? JO ?!!,np
their new and witty qnesfion'wUYi
an idiotic wink or smile. The
iWto *?? o, that the interest, the
morality, the variety and usefulnoes
of a paper depend, in no small
degree, upon its selectod matter,
and few men are fully capable of
the position who would not themselves
be able to write many of the
,articles they select. A sensible
editor desires considerable selected
matter, because lie knows that one
mind cannot make so good a paper
as five or six.
Thk Mont C?ms Tunnel Opened.?One
of the great, and perhaps
the greatest, engineering
feats of the age is finally successful,
and trains are now running
fr/vrr. I??l~ J-*
?.> ??? ?uicF rrance, over ami
through the AI by the Mont
Conm Tunnel. The highest point
of the old road made by the
French in 1810 is G,775 foot abovev
the sea?between Savoy and
Piednrn>n*. But this was a wagon
road, and now tho locomotivo
whittles through more difficult
and inhospitable passes. The inception
ot the labor is duo to
Counts Battazxi ami Cavour, ami
Ihilian money and skill moro
titan divide tho honors of an
achievement far surpassing Han*
table's or Napoleon's. The progress
of the work has been carefully
noticed from tho beginning,
and the late completion of the
uoring loft th#?*ent now roi?)ize(^
only a qnesWfi of day*.