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ADVERTISINC RATES. THE HERALD I per squareeonet inh-er fis inerteon sad IS PUBLISHED ao75 a rtisemets enp t'on EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, o At Newberry, S. C. advertisements. Special notices in local, column 15 cents BY THo. F. GRENEKER, .perline. Advertisements not marked wih-the.num . E itr nd rorito' ber ofisrtions willb kept in till forbid Editor and Proprietor. adcagdacrlg~ Terns, $2.'50 per JfuPmt Invariably in Advance. A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. tfo?WA*1sto,p?ed at the expiration of one with Neatnessand Dispatch 07 The X mark denotes expiration of b-l. XI. W EDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1875. .No. 47. TerCash. scription. WHICH*SHALL IT BE? "Which shall it be? which shall it be?" I looked at John, John looked at me, (Dear patient John who loves me yet As well as tho' my locks were jet;) And when I found that I must speak My voice seemed strangly low and weak. "Tell me again what Robert said;" And then I list'ning bent my head. "This Is his letter;"P "I will give A house and land while you shall live, If, In return, from out your seven One child for aye to me is given." I looked at John's old garments worn, I thought of all that John had borne Of paverty and work and care, Which I, though willing, could not share; I thought of seven mouths to feed, Of seven little children's need, And. thn of this. "Come, John," said I, "WeAi choose among them as they He . Asleep;" so, walking hand-in-hand, Dear John and I surveyed our band. First to the cradle lightly stepped Where Lilian, the baby, slept, Her damp curls lay like gold alight, A glory'gainst the pillow white. Softly her father stooped to lay lis rough hand down in loving way, When dream nor whisper made her. stir, And'huskily John, "Not her-not her, We &tooped beside the trundle-bed, pd one long ray of la'mplight shed mrtthe boyish faces there, In sleen so pitiful and fair; I saw on Jamie's rough red cbeek A tear undried. 'Ere John could speak. "He's but a baby, too," said i, And kissed him as -we hurried by.. Pale, patient Robbie's angel-face Still In his sleep bore suffering's trace. "N>. for a thousand crowns, not him," We whispered, while our eyes were dim. Poor Dick I ba& Dickl our wayward son, Turbulent, reckless, idle one (ONikke be spared? "Nay, He who gaye BTai~wbefrieuid him to his grave; Onlya mother's heart can be Patient enough for such as he; And so?" said John, "I would not dare Tosend him from her bed-side prayer." Then stole we softly up above And knelt by Mary child of love. "Perhaps for her'twould better be," I said to John . Quite silently He lfted up a earl that lay Across her cheek in wilful way, And shook his head; "Nay, love, not thee,, The while my heart beat audibly. Only one more, our oldest lad, Trusty and truthful, good and glad, 9R16 hi father. "No John, no I Canot, will not let him go." . And so he wrote, In courteous way, We could not give one child away; And afterward toil lighter seemed, Thinking of that of which we dreamed, Happy, In truth, that not one face We missed from its accustomed p?ace Thankful to work for all the seven, - Trusting the rest to Onein Heaven. LAURA'S MISTAKE. BY MEs. M. A. DENSON. Laura had been making out a Mrss HYE, To LAUnA STEToN, fli. SaLin over-skirt......... $5.00 . Paid out for same........2.00 BufrHing skirt, seven bias ruf fles, corded on both sides. 5.00 Belt, with sash ends braided 1.00 $13.00 "That's all," said the tired girl letting her pencil drop, and breath ing a sigh of relief. "hope she will pay youto night," murmured old Mrs. Stet son. "She is well aware of our needs -none more so," was the sad reply. "At the same time she carries her old habits of saving into the new~ life, for she knows I shall not charge one-half the price the rega lar dress-maker would. She would have to pay Madame Joliffe twenty five'dollars, at least." "Well, it's a shame," replied he2 mother, "that gou can't get the reg ular price when you do your worl as well, and better in my estimation Time was when your father could -have4>ought and sold Walter Hay den ; and now you must work youm fingers off for his daugh ter, who has neither your education, nor-" -"Oh, don't, mamma!" pleaded Lau ra 'with a little laugh,that was parti; hysterical, "you only make it worst for me, you see, calling up old *times. Just say 'it will all come right in the fall,' as papa used to ; and with the smile still on her lips she turned the troubled eyes away that her mother might not see hei tears. For poor, proud Laura, earrnin a scant living for her mother ani herself, had a memory of the Bay dens hidden in her heart. When Bart Hayden, the hand somest man in New York, some said, had gone away, only a year before, she had thought of him for months after, nay, even till now, with quickened pulse and heighten ed color. The Haydens were not wealthy then; but within a short time they had come into a fortune, and it was rumored that young Bart'was also growing rich through lucky speculation. It was just nine inonths since the death of Laura's father. He had dropped down suddenly, while ap parently. in the full enjoyment of health; and after the funeral it was found that his affairs were in a very tangled cdndition. In fact, only.a small house was left to the widow, through the consideration of the creditors, and that far from comfortably furnished. Laura, the child of wealth and, fashion, her father's idol, and a deli cate thorough-bred,elegant girl who hitherto sunned herself in the rays of prosperity, and hardly knew whether she had a heart or not, proved herself a heroine. What ever she could find to do, she work ed at with all her heart. Plain sewing, embroidery, dress-making, for which she had a talent, and concerning which she had often laughingly said, that if she had not been such she might have been famous, everything was under taken willingly and labored at un complainingly. She acc45ted the situation though not without some struggles with pride, and many se cret tears. "Well, I suppose I must carry the dress home," said Laura. Mrs. Stetson thought of the time when a carriage was at the call of her beautiful darling.. "Dear, can't I take it ?" she asked gazing at her anxiously. "You look ill." "I am ill-that is my head aches, but the walk will do me good," Lau ra responded, trying to look bright. 'It's nor far to the Hayden's. Do you think I would let you carry home my work? No indeed !" and she bent over and kissed her mo ther's forehead. Out in the air she felt better. The nervous depression from which' she suffered gradually left her, as she became interested in the sights and sounds about her. In gay and beautiful dresses, some of her former acquaintances passed her, a few with a nod of recognition, but most without noticing her at all little stings they were, but she held her bundle firmly, lifted her head a trifle higher, and passed bravely on. Turning a corner, she came full upon an unexpected tableaux. A smartly dressed boy with a feather in his cap, kicked and struggled with his nurse, who vainly pulled the obstinate child till her face was purple. "Why Lucy! Why Benny?"D ex claimed Laura, for the girl was nurse-maid at the Hayden's, and Benny was the youngest hope of the house. "What's all this !" "'Deed, Miss, he's awful," said the girl, nearly crying. "When he makes up his mind, it's a tiger he is, miss. Just see him now." Laura spoke a few words to the boy in alow tone, and he ceased struggling for a moment. "We're all at sixes and sevens," said the nurse, and the Missis is awful nervous. Mr. Bart's just re-. turned from Californy, without any warning and brought a beautiful young lady with him. I do suppose it's his wife from what I heard-and it has quite upset the Missis, and made such a time ! Now, Benny, there's that placeman, so you had better come." Laura heard, and for a moment street and houses whirled around, so that she had much ado to keep herself from falling. The words rang in her ears-"I do suppose it's his wife." The strange and sudden revulsion of feeling passed,however, leaving her deadly pale. Certainly, 1Bart had a perfect right to get mar ried ; a perfect right to forget her -of cousre, he had. Men had done such things ever since the flood, and would, probably, to the end of time. Over and over again she said he had never committed ~himslf, and yet in her heart an swered that he had. Thos words he had whispered, had dared to whisper, she said with ti flaming cheeks. What was it but an t avowal? What a tingling memory it was ? She saw herself as she stood 1< at that moment attired in the most s exquisite fabrics, the acknowledged f queen of the fete, and he, handsome v and poor, had brought answer to 1 his question on her very cheeks, in her very eyes. n The blood burnt her face now; I but as she came in sight of the no- tj ble dwelling it receded, leaving her pale and almost faint. I She stormed at herself for being a so supremely foolish; Jut the tears b were very near her tired eyes, for v all that. t: Huge trunks blocked up the hall. A loud, cheery voice sounded, that I struck woefully against her heart ; i and the first person she saw was 1 stalwart, handsome Bart Hayden, just coming forward as he issued h his orders to the men who were r taking the boxes up stairs. "What right had he to look so suddenly a radiant ?" "Laura-my dear Miss Stetson !" a exclaimed the young man, hurrying t towards her. But Laura's face was like steel. e She made a cold little bow, and h did not choose to see the hand he extended. I "Welcome home, Mr. Hayden," J she said in a cold, set voice. "I came e to bring some"-she could not say c work, "something for your sister. c I generally go to her room. Is she b there?" n He fell back a little. Strange how the light went out of his t face. "I-I rather think she may be e engaged," he said in a blundering, confused way; there might have i been a little anger in his voice: a "but-yes, perhaps you had better q go up," and he turned on his heel. "He didn't like to speak of his I wife, and no wonder," half sobbed Y Laura, to herself, a choking sensa tion in her throat. I It was queer how the stairs bob- g bed about, but, perhaps, the thick drops on her lashes might explain b "What in the deuce makes her act I so oddly," muttered young Hayden; e then in a tender voice, "poor little thing ! it's pride I suppose ; but 1: she might have seemed a little glad I to see me, I think ;" and then he 3 kicked a box out of his path, and went moodily to the door. I Annie Hayden was alone. "I am so glad you brought it," u2 she cried, "Oh! doesn't it look beautiful? What a fairy fingers you are !" and she shook out the creamy satin with exclamations of de- d light. "Sit down, won't you, I've so much to tell you. Bart has come E home." "Yes, I kniow it ; but I can't wait -not a moment. It will be getting ~ dark, and-and-" She grew des- t perate with the fear that Annie a would see her'tears, and the trem bling mouth; and stooping, snatch- I ed up the bill, and placed it in the hand of her patroness. ~ C "Oh! so sorry, I suppose you E won't mind waiting for the pay till I next week ?" "We are out of wood and coal," ~ said Laura, her cheeks crimson ; I "and in fact, we need the mo ney.'' "Dear me ! dear me ! I was so thoughtless to spend every cent I had. But stop-I'll go down and ask Bart." Laura felt as if she could sink ~ through the floor. "Stop !" she said, detaining An- i nie by a hold on her arm, her face quite white and proud again. "Ie cant wait, never mind. Of course I can depend upon you by Wednes day ?". 'I'll run around before, perhaps. Must you go ? You don't know 1 how much I have to tell you. Well, then good night." Laura had not worn her veil. The tears were running down her cheeks as she hastily descended the l steps of the palace-like house, and Bart Hayden, who happened to be there, saw them. Oh! the humilia tion of that spirit ! She threw a half defiant glance at the handsome pitying face; then with a gesture< that repelled him, for he had come towrd her, she almost flew down 1 he street, nor hardly drew breath ill she reached home. How dreary and meagre it all )oked! the few cheap dishes, the canty table-cloth, the half-covered oor, the faded wall-paper, the rorn out chintz on chairs and :unge. 'Im dreadfully tired, mamma; let 1e lie down," she cried in a sup ressed voice, and threw herself on he creaking old lounge. "What is the matter, my darling! see-she didn't pay, of course; nd not a stick of wood in the ouse. Oh! the heartlessness, the rickedness of those who are rich! I hought- " A loud rap. Laura hid her face. [er mother answered the call, and i strode Hayden, almost defiant "At least you will welcome me,. Irs. Stetson," he said, the old, fine ing in his voice. Laura sat up, calm and cold gain "Annie sent this by me," he said rd laid a sealed envelope on the ible. "When did you get home ?" ask d Mrs. Stetson, as soon as she ad recovered from her surprise. "Only a few hours ago," was art's reply. "I brought cousin ack's wife with me; she was order d home for her health, and Jack ouldn't leave, so I took Mattie in harge. Poor girl! I am afraid ome is not going to help her much, .or indeed, anything else." Laura made an almost impercep ible movement. She was far from old now; her very cheeks burn di. "Well, good-night," he said steal ig a glance at Laura, as he rose, fter answering. Mrs. Stetson's in uires. "I've done my errand, and Trs. Stetson, you at least will let 1e come, sometimes, and talk with ou, for the sake of old times ?" The mother's reproving eyes were %tened on Laura. What did the irl mean by acting in this way? - "To be sure! if you'll come to so umble a place. You see how the rheel has gone round withi us. oor Mr. Stetson-" and the widow ould get no farther. "Yes, I heard," he said pitying 7, "long ago. Annie wrote to me. ut'I am not one~of the fickle kind, irs. Stetson." This with a reproachful glance at saura. "Good night !" he said, next min ~te, and bowed to both ladies. "Bart !" Yes, it was Laura's eager cry. ihe was ashamed of what she had Lone, and was heartily repent rg. He came back with half suppress d eagerness in his manner, his lance wary, but anxious. "I was just a little rude to-night," he said, looking dangerously beau iful in her humility. "Please for ~et it." "Indeed I will ;" and he seized er pretty hand, his eyes radiant. I understand! Oh,yes. I quite un terstand you were always such a ensitive little creature! So you orgive, eh ?" he blundered. "It is you who was to forgive, me, believe," said Laura demurely, ter lips quivering, ready to cry, ad to laugh, too. "Mrs. Stetson, will -ou allow me o whisper ?" asked straightforward 3art. "Certainly," said the old lady, er heart beating quicker. What as going to happen?i Had pover y done its worst for them? Was here indeed bright hope for the ture ?. Bart put his full, shining beard ~lose to Laura's ear, and the sec nd time said the mystic words, hat had so long lingered in her nemory. Laura did not repulse iim. He felt then that her heart elonged to him, that it had not ~one out to any other. So it happened that, after that ~vening, Bart Hayden kept calling, cd that the widow invariably left he two young people together ; Ld the end of it was a brilliant vedding in less than a year. A field of 60,000 acres is the pro erty of a gentleman in Nueces ~ounty, Texas, and he recently filled c order by telegraph for 26,000 CORRESPONDENCE. COLUMBIA, November 8, 1875. Hon. W. B. Vash, S. A. Swails, H. J. Eirsch, E. M. Brayton, James .M. Smith, W. R. Jones, J. H. White,- J. Hollinshead, L. L. Gufin, A. W. Curtis, Wm. Sinons: GENTLEMEN-I expected to have met many republican members of the general assembly here this week, and hoped to have an oppor tunity for consultation as to the best means for laying the founda tion for the inauguration of such reform measures, through and by the legislative department of the government, as will redeem each and every pledge made by the re publican party during the cam paign o f 1874. Unfortunately most of the members are at home, and I shall take the liberty of ad dressing this communication to such members only as are in the city, and trust you will give the same your immediate attention. For a long time I have been watching the efforts made by the executive department of our state government for reform. It is a pleasure to say thus publicly that [admire the numerous messages and speeches of his excellency Governor Chamberlain on. reform, and the sincerity and earnestness with which he seems anxious to deal with the weaknesses and faults of our administration. I also sympathize w i t h Comptroller Dunn in his efforts to purify the treasury department, and corres pondingly with our state treasurer in his eagerness .to protect the people's money from the devouring maw of banks and their coadju tors. Both seem to have 'a sense of their duty-so sensitive that it will be hard for the people if they cannot manage between them to arrive at the milk in the cocoanut; and last but not least, I appreci ate the laudable efforts of our at torney-general to convict default ers, particularly as he has had the annoyance of seeing them relieved from the consequences of their crimes, after so much expense and trouble, t h r o u g h constitutional provisions invoked in their behalf. But I feel compelled to submit, af ter a careful consideration of the the whole subject, that the ques tion has arisen in my own mind, can all this really bring about reform, lessen the burdens of tax ation, or economy in expendi ture ? Can our executive reform ers secure us anything really sub stantial? And, in reply, I am fain to express the opinion that without help from legislative sources they must beat their wings against impossibilities. - To explain myself fully, let m e say that now the state treasurer publishes his monthly statements of every dollar received and paid out, from whom, to whom, and on what accouut,nobody can truly say that the funds are stolen, unac counted for or misapplied. There fre, it seems to me that the only reform now practicable is an economical levy and appropria tion,so far as ad ministrative finance is concerned. Nothing further in this direction can be reached but by the passage of constitu tional or legislative measures. Such have, after all, made all the late reforms possible, and most of them necessary. There is no long er any doubt that the legislature of the state is as earnestly commit ted to reform as any branch of the government, and it is as a menm er of that body, knowing the feeling of many of my colleagues, that I have presumed to notice here some of the practical consid erations which I think deserve notice at the present time; and in doing so, I may add, I am confi dent that branch of the govern ment will never ask credit for any reforms they do not institute and secure. Both republican and democrat ic papers have to some extent dis cussed the necessity of a new con stiutional convention for South Carolina. Now, I feel assured that the approaching legislative session will prove that we can se cur all needd reforms without the expense and excitement con sequent upon such a convention. If editors and public men will give fair attention to the wants of the times, and the people will do their part, 1 believe the constitution may be amended so that it shall be as effective in securing honest I and economical goveramdnt after the next election as any organic law in the United States. In this view I may, without any undue presumption, cite some of the changes which our peculiar con dition needs and recent reforms in other states naturally suggest to every thoughtful man. These chaoges should be constitutional and substantially as follows: 1. Fix constitutionally the pub lic debt as it is now fixed-by legis tative euactment. I can see no thing to prevent future legislation on this matter, which might in volve the state for six millions or more of bonds which are now al leged to have. been issued frauda lently. 2. Restrict the powers of the legislature for levying taxes and making appropriations, and re quire all such levies and appropri ations to be specific, and not to e'xceed a given amount for any fiscal year. - 3. Make the legislative sessions biennial, and change the day of meeting to the second Tuesday in Januuary. Make the pay 'of legislators $800 for a session of thirty days, $700 for a session of forty days, $600 for a session of sixty days, and $500 if protract ed for a longer period. We have too much legislation and the peo ple cannot too sternly discourage long sessions. 4. Restrict the -odrt to two terW for each county annually, reserv ing to the judges the right to call special terms for sessions business only. We have altogether too. much litigation. Also provide that court should be held at sea sons reasonably convenient for the people. For instance, in the eighth circuit in such months as July, August, December and Jin uary. 5. The right of suffrage should be adequately protected. Provide that each county shall be represen ted in proportion to the ratio of votes actually polled at its elec tions; but in- no case should repre sentation be allowed for any num ber of votes in excess of that shown by its census to be qualified to vote. Then if from intimida tion or other ,cause, the people shall fail to exercise their duty or right to vote, the county will lose representation, and unjust repre sentation will be impossible. 6. The constitution should pro vide that no governor, state officer or judge shall be absent from his post; except in very few and special cases, or by leave of the legislature. 7. Obtaining one office for the purpose of commanding the ap proach to the other should be dis couraged. It should be provided that no person holding office shall be eligible for any other office during the term for which he was elected. 8. Provide that the governor may veto certain sections of any bill for the expenditure of money or the creation of a debt, withouit prejudice to the rest. 9. Prevent the general assem bly from passing any local or spe cial law, or from granting any power or privileges, that can be provided for by a general law, or where the . courts can be made competent to grant the relief ask ed for. 10. Require that taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property or subject, but allow the legislature to authorize a tax by license on peddless, auctioneers, brokere, merchants, professions, sho wmen, liquor dealers, t o l11 brdges and ferries, insurance com panies, telegraph and express of fices, railroad interest or business, travelling agents or venders, and all persons or corporations owning or using franchises etc. This is1 one way to carry out, that part of the republican platform which pledges us to do all in our pow er to relieve and protect agricul al intemre. I must be consid- 1 -red that the main industry of 3u.r btate is agricultural, and that bhis the greatest of all our interestE bas been sorely taxed and. dis. .ouraged. While New England strains ev 3ry sinew to protect her main in Lerest, that is, her manufactures, ind has thereby become prosper us, we have been practically com pelling our farmers to bear almost ,very dollar of taxation. It is 4ime for us to remember that a farmer can only turn over his money once a year, and that his profits cannot be increased except >y economy in expenditure. 11. The constitution shou] for id the legislature from auditing >r allowing any private claims igainst the state. It should make ippropriations to pay such claims it its discretion, when audited by ;be comptroller-general, but in no ase should such appropriation be made in the bill making appropri itions for general state purposes. 12. The legislature should be )mpowered to prevent unjust dis ,rimination in freights on railroads .n this state, as between way sta ions and the termini of the .oad. 13. Constitution should require ,tate officers to make their reports within three days after the gene. ral assembly shall have met, on >ain of instant removal from of. ice. 14. No person should be eligi. le to a state office who has not been a citizen of the state for Ive years, nor to a county office who has not resided within such 3ounty as a citizen for 'one year immediately preceding his elec. Aion or appointment. '15. Constitution should provide Lhat all phosphate royalties, and >ther sources of revenue to the state other than taxes ievied by he general assembly, should be 3et aside for free school pur. poses. 16. No state or county officer should be allowed to hold his office more than four out of every six wonsecutive years. 17. Constitution should define more clearly the powers and da ies of lieutenant-governor ; pro. ride for cumulative voting or mi nority representation. 18. Reduce the number of the state's charges; counties should pay their own treasurers, audi Lors, &c. T he legislature should ax for each county the maximui of salary to be paid each officer, al owing the counties the right tc reduce the amount to suit them selves. 19. Make tax levies for state purposes directly upon the coun ies ; a given amnount for each specific purpose, na~med in dollars, instead of mills, and based upon the auditors' reports. 20. Provide that no branch of bhe state government shall con ract any incidental or contingent accounts. Require the legislature Lo anticipate all expenses of gov. arnment by levy and appropria. ion specifically made. 21. Provide that convict labor shall be utilized on all public works, both state and county, or >n railroads, guarded by such laws is will secure humane treatment for them, and prevent their em ployment by private parties, to Lhe detriment of the interests of Lhe laboring people. 22. Fix the legal rate of inter 3st on money at seven per cent.: and require the legislature to pass such laws as will in general pre. vent the collection of a larger smount. Our agricultural people iad better do without money or goods that are worth eighteen to ~hirty per cent. to carry. 23. Protect and encourage the raising of sheep by empowering :he legislature to levy a special ~ax on dogs. 24. Real estate should be assess ~ed annually. 25. Should forbid any officer ~rom depositing school, county or ~ourt funds outside the county to &hich it belongs, unless there be io bank of good standing in such ~ounty. Should also require tbe itate treasurer to deposit all tax noney to the specific account for which it was levied and collected, he same to be drawn upon only in payment of such specific ap propriations. Should provide that no state officer should serve on any board, committee or commis sion. C o a a t y commissioners should be required to appor tion the tax levied and collect ed for countf purposes before the same is collected, which shall con stitute a specific fund for various county and court purposes. Should provide that all state and county officers should be elected by the people. Should provide that commissioners of election should be elected by the general assembly. I do not claim to have exhaust ed the subject, but I feel assured that I have not gone beyond the spirit and meaning of the pledges made by the republican party in its platform of 1874, in any of the provisions suggested, and I may add, that reform to be real must be incorporated in the constitution. Parties in power are liable to er ror, and even wrong-doing. The interest of the people requires for this radical disease a radical cuie. Other states have' admitted this, and called constitutional conven tions to apply the remedy. Shall a republican state be behind the democratic states of the south in se-uring that reform-in its organic law, which alone gives security to its people ? But as I have said the state of South Carolina, the solitary repub cican jewel in the southern crown, can, without the resort to a con ven.tion-a resort which will prac tically announce to the world the failure of the republican party to give the state a sound government, though its legislature. take hold of these issues-pass the necessa ry measures of reform as amend ments to our constitution, and be sustained by the people, and the solution of South Carolina's polit ical and financial troubles will have been effectually reached, and with honor alike to the republican party, the state government and the people. Hoping these views will meet your approbation and command your support, I remain, yours, re spectfully. JOHN R. COCHRAN. THE REPLY. COLUMBIA, November 12, 1875. Ron. John R1. Cochran: SIR-After a careful perusal of .your letter of the 8th inst., in which you specify certain reform measures that should be advocated and enacted by the legislature of this state, we beg leave to submit that we agree in the .main with the propositions set forth, by you, and suggest that you address the communication to the republican members of the general assembly, and procure its publication in the principal papers of the state. We fully agree with you that the ne cessity is urgent, and that the re publican legislature of the state should institute such measures of reform as will secure the great est good to the people. Respectfully, W. B. NASH, JAMES M. SMITH, HENRY J. MAXWELL, W. H. JONES, E. M. BRAYTON, J. H. WHITE, J. HOLLINSHEAD, L. L. GUFFIN, A. W. CURTIS, WM. SiMONS. And now here's another argu ment in favor of stealing: A Con necticut boy was kicked by a horse thie other day, and he would have been killed had not the force of the kick been broken by some sto len apples which he had secreted in his hat under his coat. At Barnstable, Mass., recently, some men splitting a large rock found and killed seventy- two black snakes with yellow 'rings around their necks. Most any woman would rather smuggle one - dollar's worth of goods than have the same presented to her free of cost, and why is it? Why is making love like studying law ? Because it's making ready for courting.