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A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. -- Vol. XI. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1875. No. 22. THE HERAL IS PUBLISHED EVERY WED'-ESDAY 310rXING At Newberry) So C, BY TH09. R, GREAVKI Editor and Proprietor. Tenns, $25.Per An~ .~nu, InvariablY in Advance. 27?- The paper is stopped at the expiratio time for which it is paid. C2 The >1 mark denotes expiration ofi seription.' TWENTY YEARS AGO. I'Te wandered to the village, Tom, I've sat beneath the tree Upon the school-house play-ground, Which sheltered you and me; But none. were there to greet me, Tom, And few were left to know,' That play'd with us upon the grass, Some twenty years ago. The grass is just as green, dear Tom; Bare-footed boys at play Were sporting there as we did then, With spirits just as gay; But the master sleeps upon the hill, Which coated o'er with snow, Afforded us a sliding place Just twenty years ago. That old school-house has altered some The benches are replaced By new ones very like the ones Our pen-knives had defaced; The same old bricks are in the wall, The bell swings to and fro, The music's just the same, dear Tom, 'Twas twenty years ago. The eiver's running just as still; ..The willows on its side Are larger than they were, dear Tom; The stream appears less wide; The grape-viuae swing is ruined now, Where once we played the bedu, Aud swung our sweet -hearts-pretty girls Just twenty years ago. The spring that bubbl.-d 'neath the hi!], Close by the spreading beech, And keelig donnt et a dirhnk LOVE AND REVENGE.' -0- C A TIIIULLING EPISODE. -0 BY PAUL PLUME. -0- t The town of F- was once a c considerable trading place, but its commerce has long ago departed. t For a delightful situation,it was not C excelled by any of our Southern t ports. The blue Atlantic washed n its beach, and many a white-wing- f ed vessel came and went from the b harbor; but as we have said, these i things belong to the past. Looking from the shore, far in- t to the country which rises with I low hills at the back of the town, v one could discern pretty villas, I surrounded with odorous shrub- o bery, while graceful palm trees I stood like sentinels at different n points about. Wealthy people, a cultivated and given to hospitali- f ty, lived in those abodes. Some ( are now living, but the times have a changed, and a bloody desolation o has swept over the land, and they a live in another style from that in I: which they formerly indulged. A But far the greater portion of the , male population sleep in soldiers' ir graves, or else wander about o maimed and shattered in health. b When I was at F- I was v deeply interested in the history c es, of a young lady w hose melancholy s fate was sincerely deplored by all b who knew her. n Constance Woodham was the o daughter of Judge Woodham, a N1 very distinguished jurist of the f South. Born with an ardent soul, and an imgination which the beau- c ty of the country contributed still o more to exalt, nothing around had p power sufficient to captivate her fi heart. She was naturally dis posed to meditatibn, and study be- p came her favorite pursuit. Her t mind was early adorned with those y acquirements which were calcula- e Led to heighten its native eleva ,tion. So deep (lid her love of 'i books become, that wvhen her fa ther' (as he frequently did,) visited a ,large cities, Constance would re main at home rath'er than accom- i pany him; happy to pore over a the volumes on the capacious r book shelves. This habit finally t produced a melancholy on her s mind, that gave her father much t anxiety; but as he humored her every whim, she was permitted to a go on in her old way. Her wisheso never seemed to wander beyond t the beautiful house and grounds where she resided. This calm, 3 however, was too apparent. Con- e stance Woodhamn had too lively an r imagination and too ardent a soul, to long retain that tranquility a which generally is, sooner or later, f, disturbed by the passions. t The first new sensation her heart experienced was in the per- f son of Gulian Langford, a young [ gentleman who was traveling for d amusement, having just completed s .bis term at college. His father and t Judge Woodham were old friends, c and as Gulian bore a letter of in- d troduction to the Judge, the lat- I ter insisted upon his remaining s with him during his stay in F-. 5 He had not been domiciled long with the Judge, ere he was taken I ill with a fever which is some- t times prevalent in the country, t and during his long convalescence, I the merits of Constance made a I deep impression on his mind. So e enchanting did he find the society t of this amiable girl, that he looked r forward to his complete restoration t to health with asort of regret. Thbe 1 idea of quitting her presence made him unhappy. He had not as yet declared to her his passion, but he I IE could not long postpone it. Con-i stance, with woman's quick pene tration, was not wholly ignorant I of Gulian Langford's feelings, and s, the strange sensations which often filled her heart, caused her to ac- 1 til, knowledge a feeling akin to that of the interesting invalid. Before he opened his heart to her, Gu lian determined upon a plan which 1 .is not (and was not then) custo ,mary among lovers, that of first acquainting the parent with his passion, before admitting in to the lady. The Judge was a man who de!ighted in the dignified old-time way of doing business, and was flattered by Gulian's mode of pro ceeding. He gave his consent for him to address his daughter. Con stance heard his tale and promised to wed him, and there were two happy hearts beneath the Wood ham villa. In the intoxication of his love Guliani forgot everything but his beloved Constance, and when a letter from his father de-I manding his instant ieturn home reached him, he was filled with ~reLr. T anfend'e lette, wa xceedingly brief and curt, an< he absence of a word of remem irance for the Woodham fami!y Illed Gulian with amazement, an< aused him some painful emotions He bid adieu to Constance, pro aising to write her constantly nd saying he would soon returi o her side. Alas! he little knew he news that aras soon to fall up n his cars. Constance had a brother older han herself, who was absent, at ollege.. Gulian also had a bro her in the same iustitution. Ed iud Woodham was a hot-headed llow, good-hearted in the main ut as he was addicted to fast liv ig, his impulsive character made unsafe for even friends to in arfere with him it all times jeonard Langford partook some rhat of the charater of his sister le was amiable, studious, and f an even temper. Between jangford and Woodhani ther< ever had been an angry word, ud they were considered good lends, though never intimate Inc evening the students were al public house, when a difficulty ccurred between Woodham and classmate named Terry. The ttter was of Northern birth, and Foodbam. who was abusing the orth, was clearly in the wrong i his attack upon Terry. Most F the students sided with Wood. am, and those who did not agrec ith hini held their peace on ac >unt of his violent temper, all ,re Leonard Langford, who re uked Woodham for his treat. ient of one who was guiltless of ff e n c e. Instantly Woodbam's -rath was transferred to Lang >rd. "Oh !" he sneered. "You are nstituting yourself the champion f Yankees. By what authority ray, do you meddle in my af tirs ?" "I claim no authority at all," re lied Langford; "I simply saw hat Terry was not to blame, anc ou were, and seeing it, I express a my conviction." "Your conviction," 1 a u g h e i Foodham, in an instlting manner Vat do you suppose I car< bout your convictions ?" "Hold," cried Terry, approach ig Langford, and laying his hand pon his arm. "This is my quar. l, Leonard, and I am able t< ike care of myself. I don't de ire to involve my friends in my~ rouble." Though Leonard Langford hat quiet disposition, he was not noe who would submit to imposi ion. "Very true," he replied; "bu foodham has insulted me as wel s yourself, and he owes me repa ation as much as he does you." "Take it, then," cried Woodham t the same time slapping Lang rd in the face, and spitting it bat of Terry's. .Lconard Langford was a power lly built young man, so h( romptiy k n o e k e d Woodhan own. A scene of confusion.en ad, then all present adjournec o their rooms in the college foi osultation, and the following ay Langford challenged Wood am to a duel. These things wer< o common at that day, that thea carcely excited comment. The comnbatants met, and Wood am fatally wounded Langfoi-d a he first fire. When Terry say hat his friend Leonard would bi kely to die, he determined to chal enge Woodbam himself. 'Twa: sad mistake, for Woodbam wa he best shot in the college. 'The2 aet upon the same ground, where he day previous Langford hat ien shot. "I shall kill that Yankee," sai< oodhamn to his friends. He kep us word, and Terry was brough n a corpse. Before a week had passed Lang 'ord died. Gulian had arrived hom nly in time to see his brothe xpire. When he knew that hi rother had fallen by the hand a Sdmund Woodham, his afflicetio: vas of tihe deepest character. oodham had departed for part iknown as soon as he killed Tei -or else Gulian certainly woul ave shot him. When, howevei e became tranquil, he wrbte Cor ~tance, giving her an account c hat had occurred. She was drive Loost frantic by the news. Th ~ecolection of his expiring brothbe acked the soul of Gulian, anc verwhelmed as he was by dih .ress, the image of Constance wa ~ver present to his thoughts. Gloomy presentiments now too ossession of the soul of Constane Woodham, and though endowe with a superior mind, she n'eve ifterwards could dislodge them. [n her answers to Gulian, sh reigned a tranquility she did nc fe'el, and concealed from her love tha npntra whinh rent har bnnan The father of Gulian sternly r - fused to hcar the name of Con , stance Woodham mentioned, and told his son that if he dared wed her, a curse would follow the act. - "Can you forget your murdered brother," asked the elder Langford. "There never was a coward among the Langford's, and, unless you make the first, there never will Stung to the quick by his fa ther's w o r d s, Gulian brooded gloornil, alternate)y making a vow to kill Edmund Woodhamv and to love Constance to the end of his days. One promise Gulian made his father, and which he sacredly kept. He would not visit Constance without first informing.him of the fiact. In the meantime the letters between them grew more rare, though Constance abated none of her affection for her lover. Nearly a year had passed since Leonard Langford's death, and .Edmund Woodham was still ab sent from his home. It was almost the Christmas holidays when a man with cold, gray eyes, and hairslightly streak ed with gray, crawled under the shadow of the wooden building that answered for a post-office at IF-. Presently a negro boy from Judge Woodbam's came for his master's letters. The man watchod the boy with eyes that glittered like a serpent's, and when he had departed, he follow ed him until he was beside some bushes that grew thickly by the roadside, when he whistled, and the negro looked back. Then the man beckoned, aad the boy walk ed towards him. "Be quick, sah," cried the black, "I'se afeared dy'll see me." "1Hush !" replied the man, at the- same time taking a letter from the negro's hand, and scan ning it attentively. "Yes, this must be the clue," he said, speaking to himself. Then with a thin round stick, he adroit ly opened the letter and read it, while a savage smile illumined his face the while. -'Humph ?" he ejaculated, as he replaced it in the envelope, and took a small bottle from his pock et, which he shook briskly before applying the cork to reseal the letter. When it was completed he gave the negro a handful of silver, cautioning him to hold the letter in the sun as he went his way, that it might thoroughly dry. An hour- after, the man was riding at a hard gallop out of the town. Edmund Woodhama was sitting in a public room in one of our sea. board cities, awaiting a remittance of money from his father, some weeks after the circumstance we have described. As he sat care lessly looking over the papers, the same persorn who had accosted the - negro entered the hotel, and took a seat near Woodhamn. Only a close observer would have detect - ed the expression that beamed from the eyes of the corner. In a careless way he addressed some common place remark to Wood -ham, and they wvere soon in con versation. After a while they took a drink, and in the evening they visited the theatre. That -nig'ht Mark Terry learned from Wood ham's own lips that he wvould leave for his home as soon as he received money from his fa ther. "You need not wait for that." isaid Terry; "I'll let you have as much as you wish. You can send it to me wvhen you got home." Such generosity coused WV >od ham to invite Mr. Parley (so the stranger called himself) to visit him, and, to his surprise, the invi a tation was accepted. For a mo ment Woodhamn regretted his - hasty invitation, but it was too 3 late, so he contented himself by c thinking that Mr. Parley might s not, after all, accompany him f home. But Mr. Farley put up I the same hotel with Woodham, - and never lost sight of hi m, and s was ready in a few days after -wards to start away with him. "By the way," said Farley, "we , will pass through Norfolk. 1 - would like you tarry with me a f couple of days, as I wish to tran 1 sact somebu.siness in that city." S~Woodham assented, and when r they reached Norfolk they halted. It was the day before they were to resume their journey, that Far s ley and Woodham rode out a short distance in the country, and dis c mounted to .get a drink from a e spring. rThey had tied their : horses, and Woodham was stoop r ing down in the act of taking a -- drink, when Parley struck him e upon the head such a blow that t he fell, and for some minutes was r unconscious. When he recovered, L. ha f'annd hirna1a ~lf*hnn 1and sUA foct, and a gag in his mouth. He made a motion for Farley to re move the gag, as he wished to speak. The latter shook his head. "It's no use," he said. "I know pretty much what you words be. You would first wish to know how I, professing friendship for you, could act thus. Then you want to know my motive, and what I intended doing with you. So, to save a waste of words, I'll .tell you. I intend to leave you bound and gagged, that you may die. This is rather a lonely spot, and won't attract much attention, unless your voice is heard, which I'll take care won't happen. Now you wish to know why I perpetrate ethis barbarity? Well, I tell you this also," and lie brought his face close to Wood ham's, and spat in it. "Did you ever spit in any un fortunate man's face ?" Woodham turned pale. The question brought the ghost of Terry up again. "My name is not Farley," con tinued the man. "That was ar ranged to get you into my power. My name is Terry. I am the el der brother of the man you first insulted and then murdered." Woodham struggled to speak. "Oh! yes," replied Terry. "I know you wish to explain; but, unfortunately, I have neither time or inclination to listen. 1 thirst ed for the revenge I have obtain ed. Farewell," and he turned on his heel, and left Woodham struggling on the earth in his bonds. Weeks passed away ere the body of Edmund Woodham was discovered. It was identified on ly by letters found in the pockets of his clothing. 'By this means his father and sister learned his sad fate. Constance Woodharn n e v e r would see Gulian: Langford again, and made him promise that he never would seek her. She pass ed most of her time in solitude, and was never known to smile. No thing appeared to afford her any in terest, and she always went about clad in deep mourning. At the period I saw her she had just heard of Gulian Langford's death, and morning and evening she went. and came from the little chapel, where she prayed for the repose of her lover's soul. DON'T BE Too SENSITIVE. There are some people, yes, many people, always looking out for slights. They cannot carry on the daily intercourse ofthe family with out some offense is designed. They are as touchy as hair-trig gers. If they meet an acquaint ance in the street who happens to be preoccupied with business, they attribute his abstraction to some mode personal to themselves, and take umbrage accordingly. They lay on others the fact of their irritability. A fit of indigestion makes them see impertinence in every one they come in con tact with. Innocent persons who never dreamed of giving offense are astonished to find some unfor tunate word or momentary taci turnity mistaken for an insult. Tro say the least, the habit is un fortunate. It is far wiser to take a more charitable view of our fel low beings, and not suppose a slight intended unless the neglect is open and direct. A.fter all, too, life takes its hues in a great de gree, from the color of our mind. If we are frank and generous the world treats us kindly. If, on the contrary, we are suspicious. men learn to be cold and cautious to us. Let a person get the reputation of being touchy, and every body is un dci- more or less constraint, and in this way the chances of an imagi nary offense are vastly increased. CAUGHT WITHOUT BAI.-An ec centric divine has said that the Devil bates the hook for all class es of sianers except swearers; wh.eu he would take the swearer he just lets down the empty hook. If you willirefiect a little you will be convinced of the truth of this statement. He offers a reward, such as it is, for lying, stealing, cheating, and all sorts of sinful in dulgence, except swearing; for this he does not even promise any pay. This being true it is not on ly wicked to swear, but foolish and profitless. Don't swear my friend. No possible good can grow out of it but much evil, to your self and to others. In an address to his soldiers, General Washing ton said, "no gentleman will swear," and higher authority has said "swear not at all," and again "I will not hold him guiltless that taketh my nq~me in vain." ~ Be great i~t as you have been 3isfllaneons. QUEER STORY OF A RAT, A LADY BECOMES AN INVOLUNTA WET NURSE FOR A FASTIDIOUS ] DENT-A CASE AL3OST SURPIA ING BELIEF. More than one authentic stance is recorded where r: have horribly mutilated corp( cre the rites of sepulture ha boon periormed. They have be known to deprive more than o now-born baby of a finger or p: of an ear. The healthy hum snout has not been sacred fr< their attacks when the owner N cared for -by Morpheus. Th h a v e riddled brick-and-mort walls, pierced through lead wat, pipes, and rend.red night bidec by their fierce gnawing of floo Hitherto they have confined the selves to the demoralization of t pantry when it was reasonat stocked-only foraging furtl when pressed by hunger. No however, they have develop a new line of business, and have to chronicle the authen particulars of a case where a me ber of the genus Mus actually c( verted a member of the genus I mo into a wet-nurse. Mr. and Mrs. William Hanl are both New Yorkers. Th hav,e six children, the young being an infant. While nursi this boy her husband and the di tor observed that she was mu emaciated and v e r y weak. Nourishing food was procur and Dublin stout was libera supplied. The Hanleys then oc pied the second floor of a house West Sixteenth street, and the ther who is an engineer, wa4 good deal from home. One e ning when he returned he v shocked when his wife inform him that she had awoke in I early morning, when everythi in the room was quite visible, a found a rat at her breast nursi as quietly and naturally as a baL An involuntary shudder, she se crept over her.frame, wherenl the audacious animal ceased ope tions, looked calmly at her, a then leisurely trotted to the fi of the bed, turned, looked rou again, and upon her sharply m ing h er foot and ejaculati "pshew-w !" the brute jumped the floor and entered the hole hind the stove, where was space a grate. That night Mr. Han: remained at home, and about 1 same time in the morning he held the creature repeatin.g operation. He could scarcely lieve his eyes, and he gazed at as if spell-bound. He daredi attempt to strike at the bes lest it might inflict a danger< wound -with its long gleami fangs. So he was compelled watch and impotent to succor When the creature was gorged quietly tottered down the I over his feet, and when he stirr darted into its hole. Next '. he procured sheet iron and ba: caded the beast. Then it cc menced operations under the flo and three days after, when he v again absent, .the brute had s ceeded in piercing a hole by wh to emerge. The poor woman s almost dead with terror. She e3 became so enfeebled and super; tious by feeding the creature wv the blood of her body, and dw ing on the horrible thought w her mind that she dared not her husband, and made light of and denied it when questioned. was apparent, however, that was becoming a skeleton, therefore Mr. Ilanley resolved leave the house. Accordingly floor was procured on West I tietb strcet,whither the family: furniture were removed. It be deemed incredible, but it nevertheless, absolutely true, t the. second night after they moved the same rat again mn its appearance. The poor lh now believed herself under sc demoniac spell, and gave her: up to despair. Her husband, 1 was almost at his wit's end. T[ or three times he took a clut bed with him, resolving to sm; the skull of the now bloated ci ture. But when he raised h: self with this hostile intent, creature would cease,still retain its hold, and grin fiercely at hi an-d Mrs. Hanley would beg I to let the creature alone or wo might b.efall. Matters were i ting serious. The wvoman I grown very weak, and her ci had to be artificially nursed. 'l famrily again moved, this time t ing extraordinary precaution 1 the animal might migrate w them 'among the furniture or I ding. This time they remnovec West Thirtv.aixthustreet. But j cautions aud hope were alike futile. At last it became evident that either the rat must die or Mrs. Hanley cert.inly would. The husband took counsel with dis RY ereet friends, and advised his wife to- of his scheme. He took a horse Ss pistol loaded with buck shot to bed with him, and resolutely lay awake till the brute appeared and in- gorged itself. When it was satis Lts fled it walked quietly to the foot es of the bed, and sat heking its ve mouth like a cat. The muzzle of 'n the pistol had been pointed to this ne spot anticipating this invariable Lrt habit of the creature. The trigger an was pulled. There was a heavy report, and a big rat was riddled as to pieces and weltering in its OY gore. ar This, we take it, is the most ,r- extraordinarily rat story ever us published. As .has been already rs. stated the foregoing particulars m- may be absolutely relied upou. he Mr. and Mrs. Hanley are highly 7 respectable people, and are still er residing in this city, and scienti W, fic and other skeptics can be fur ed nished with their address. v e [From the N. Y. Mercury. Lic ___ M- I ALAM ANCE. o' A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION. ey ey The first blood shed in a con 1st flict between the Colonists and og the King's troops was.at battle of )c- Alamance, in North Carolina, on ch the 16th of May, 1771. On the 24th - of April of that year Governor ad, Tryon marched from the town of ly Newbern with about three hun au- dred men and a small train of ar on tillery. On the 3d and 4th of May fa- he was streuthened by detach a ments which met him on the way re- and by a troop of light horse, un as til the force under his command ed exceeded a thousand men. On he the 15th of May he approached Dg the camp of the Regulators at Ala. nd mance Creek, in the county of ng that name. The story of that bat. y. tIe is well worth repeating. When id, Tryon bad reached the vicinity of on Alamance Creek the Rlegulators ra- sent a message to him demanding nd a redress of their grievances, and >t giving him four hours to reply. nd They complained of exorbitant fees v'- exacted by officers of the crown,and ng particularly on deeds and attes to tations 'f sales of landed property, be- Until these fees were reduced: for the poll tax of two dollars abolish ey -ed., and official embezzlement pre. he vented and punished, they declared be. they would pay no taxes. They its insisted on their right to enjoy be- the privileges and liberties oi it their ancestors under the consti iot tution framed by them, and their .st, determination to maintain it onJ >u its ancient foundation, so that it ng might stand firm and unshaken. to He nromised to send an answer .by noon the following day. Ir tit the meanwhile he sent out twc ed persons--Ashe and Walker-te ed, find out the position occupied by ay the Regulators. They were cap ~ri- tured by the latter, tied to trees mn- severely whipped, and held as or, prisoners. When the messenger as promised by Tryon, reached the u- camp of the Regulators, instead o: ich making any concession to them ras he demanded their submission, anc en gave them one hour to consider iti- Their answer was, "Go back u ith Billy Tryon,and say we defy him.' ell- On the return of the messen ith ge the army marched 'to withir ell three hundred yards of the Regu it, Ilators' camp, and there halted. It The Regulators advanced also, it she order of battle, to a short reacl ud of the road, where they haltei to waving their hats as a challengt a to their opponents. Gov. Tryor or- now sent a magistrate and an offi nd cer with a proclamation command vill ing the insurgents to disperst is, within one hour, but they refused dat to listen to him, crying out, "Bat re- tIe, battle !" On the return of th< ide magistrate, the Governor, under dy standing that the Regulators pro me posed to put Ashe and Walker ir elf front of their lines, sent a messagt oo, that as he should keep the prison wo ers he had taken in a place of safe to ty,be hoped the same care would b< ~sh taken of those "gentlemen. T< ea- this they returned no direct an n- swer, but offered to surrender the the two prisoners if the Governo1 ing would surrender those he had ta m; iken,seven in number. The proposi imn tion of so unequal an exchange, re implying a concession on the part ~et- of the Governor, was .at first re ad jected; but afterwards, at the so Lild licitation of his men, who were ap ~he prehensive of the treatment these ak- two persons might receive he est ag-reed to the exchange. The ene ith my being tardy in their compliance, led- and the army complaining of the ito extreme heat of,the sunl and mani -c etn ra ~ptec oa wa. raatina ersat imnationee to ad, vance, it was thought advisable to lead them on. They marched in profound silence till the lines of both parties m e t, almost breast to breast. The governor forbade his men to fire until be ordered them. The troops in the first rank were almost mixed with those of the vanguard of the one my stationed a little before the main body, and who now began to retire upon it, shouting defi ance and daring their opponents to advance. The army kept on till within twenty-five yards of them, and then halted. The Regu lators continued to call on the governor to order his men to fire; several :f them advancing toward the artillery, opening their breasts and defying them to begin. As Tryon still hesitated, they fell back slov;ly to a fine defensive position, leaving the governor and his troops open to their fire, whilst most of them were secure from his. Another parley ensued. An adjutant was sent forward to say .that if they did .not directly lay down their arms they should be fired on. That order the gover nor then gave, but it was not im mediately o b e y e d; whereupon, rising in his stirrups and turning to his men; he called out, "Fire on them, or on me." The action now began, and almost instantly, became general. The insurgents pursuing the Indian mode of fighting, did con siderable injury to the King's troops, who would have been de feated, but for the excellent ser vice done by the artillery, which the Regulators, being poorly arm ed, were unable to capture. Never theless, with the odds against them, tHey fought desperately for more than an hour, and did not take to flight until all their amma tion was expended. It is our duty. to do honor to these men. Disdaining to live under a tyranical government, many of those who survived the battle of Alamance crossed the mountains into Tennessee, opened new settlements there, and on the 4th of October, 1780, formed part of the gallant band that fought the memorable battle of King's Mountain.-Baltimnore Gazette. F UN AT HoME.-Donl't be afraid of a little fun at home, good peo pie ! Don't shut up your house lest the sun should fade your carpets; and your hearts, lest a hearty laugh shake down some of the musty old cobwebs there. If you want to ruin your son, let him think that all mirth and social en joyment must be left on the thresh old without, when they come home at night. When once a home is regarded only as a place to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gambling houses and reckless degradation. Young people must have fun and relaxation somewhere; if they do not find it at their own hearth stones, it will be sought at other and perhaps less profitable places. Therefore let the fire burn bright ly at night, and make the home stead delightful with all those lit tie arts that parents so perfectly understand. Don't repress the buoy ant spirit of your children. Half an hour of merriment round the lamp and firelight of home blots -out the remembrance of many a care and annoyance duringt the day; and the best safeguard they can take with them into the world is the unseen influence of a bright and domestic sanctum. A-home with mirth and cheer fulness is one of the dearest of earth's possessions. The following dispatch was sent to New York recently: "I len t you a year ago to-night four dollars a n d eighty-seven cents. If you have not had it long enough, keep it one year longer." We give the answer : "Had forgotten it, and hoped you had. Let her run another year." A writer in the Druggists' Cir cular says that in tr'eating some cases of tapeworm he has employ ed no preliminary provisions be yond forbidding the patient to take any breakfast the day on which it is intended to remove the worm, and giving him a large dose of Rochelle salts the preceding night. An industrious Spanish hen at San Lorenzo, Cal., has laid an egg that is six inches in circumference, and eight inches from end to end, and the California newspapers are doing her cackling for her. Th-olytreetho----cio inThie old trbe inet, bof ot - Q int.i ol st ei t u o . af it ADVERTUSINC RATES. Advertisements insecrted at t1 _- rat of 61.0 per square-one inch-141r first insertion,3 and 75c. for each subsequent insertion . Double icolumn --dvertisements ten per cent on above N~otices of meetings, obituaries and tribute of respect, same rates per square as ordinalrY advertisements. Special notices in local colma 20 meots. per line, Advertisements not marked with the num~ - ber of insertions will be kept in - M forbi'd and charged accordinely. Special Contracts made with, 1-a_* adver tisers, with liberal dedacdious orL *I*e rates. Done with N~eatne" and Disp"tc. Terms Cash. HOW TO KEEP THE CRIL ]DREN PURaE.' "Will YOU not use youriuffuence in trying to deter large boys from con tami nating the minds ofasmaller er boys ? Things which should be told in a wholesome manner and as solemn truths are distorted in to vile shapes, and permadent' in-. jury is done to- children's minds. Would it not be better for the body to be poisoned than the mind, that parents migUtsee the harm..done, abnd ther-eby be enabled to use cures and antidotes? But I am sorry to say that I1 think the trouble lies deeper than with the big boys.I have been looking around, and am quite sure that it does. A jury might acquit them with the ver diet, more sin ned against than sin ning. It is the men, that 1. am coming at, for just so -long 'as they* meet in groceries, on streqt corners, and in shops, telling sto ries unfit for the ears of their mothers, sisters, wives anddaugh ters,Jast so long big boys will -lis ten and think it cunning to emu late the filthy example., Is it not a terrible thing to look in to a young man's face and think of the impurities his mind must be l6ad No man's abilities are so remark-.