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fell A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c. Vol. XIII. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 187. No. 30. THE HERALD IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, At Newberry, S. C. BY THOS. F. (RENEKER, Editor and Proprietor. Terms, $2.00 per .innun, Invariably in .vance. r 'The paper is stopped at the expiration of time for which it is paid. C The > mark denotes expiration of sub scription. a rs . WIDDER GREENE'S LAST WORDS. "I'm goin' to die," says the Widder Greene, "I'm goin' to quit this airthly scene; It ain't no place for me to stay In such a world as 'tis to-day. Such works and ways is too much for me. Nobody can let nobody be, The girls is flounced from top to toe, nd that's the hull o' what they know. The men is mad on bonds an' stocks, Swearin' au' shootin' an' pickin' locks, I'm real afraid 1'11 be hanged myself Ef I ain't laid on my final shelf. There ain't a cretur but knows to-day I never was a lunatic any way, Bat since crazy folks all go free I'm dreadful afraid they'll hang up me! There's another thing that's pesky hard I can't go into a neighbor's yard To say 'How be you' or borry a pin, But what the paper'll have it in: 'We're pleased to say the Widder Greene Took dinner a Tuesday with Mrs. Keene.' Or, 'Our worthy friend Mrs. Greene's gone Down to Barkhamstead to see her son.' Great Jerusalem! can't I stir Without a-raisin some feller's fur? There ain't no privacy, so to sa;, No more than if this was Judgment Day. And as for meetin'-I want to swear Every time I put my head in there; Why, even 'Old Hundred''s spiled, and done Like everything else under the sun; It used to be solemn and slow, 'Praise to the Lord from men below,' Now it goes like a gallopin' steer, High diddle, diddle! there and here. No respect to the Lord above No more'n ef he was hand and glove With all the creturs he ever made, And aul the jigs that ever was played. Preachin' too-but here I'm dumb But I tell you what!i I'd like it some If good old Parson Nathan Strong Out o' his grave would come along, Au' give us a stirrin' taste o' fire Judgment and justice is my desire. 'Tain't all love and sickish sweet That makes this world or t'other complete. But law! I'm old! I'd better be dead When the world's a turning over my head; Sperits talkin' like tarnal fools. Bibles kicked out o' deestrict schools, Crazy creturs a-murderin^round Honest folks better be under the ground. So fare-ye-well! this airthly scene No more'll be pestered by Widder Greene." [Baltimore Sun, tistie~ 1t. HE'S NOBODY BUT A PRINTER. "Oh, he's nobody but a Print er !" exclaimed Miss Ellen Du pree to one of her friends, who was speaking in terms of praise and commendation of Mr. Barton Williams, a young and very in telligent printer. "Ellen, you speak as though a printer was not entitled to re spectabdlity. I hope you will ex plain yourself," replied Miss Mary Crossman. "Well, I hope you'll excuse me , I do not think it becoming for a young man who has to labor for a living, to try to move in the so ciety of' those who are his superi ors. And, moreover, he might win the affections of a young girl superior to him in rank, and then do you think her parernts would be pleased ? I know I would ra ther live an. old maid all my days than marry a.printer-a man that has to toil all day and night.; and then, oh, to think of being ranked among the poor," whined out Miss Dupree. "Then you think they are be neath you ?" "Yes, of cors. "Both in word and intellect, too, I suppose, do you not ?" "Yes, everything !" "Are you superior to a Frank lin, to a Blackstone, to Campbell, and many other eminent men who were printers? Or do you believe your intellectual powers soar above many other distin gaished printers of the present day ?" "0, now and then you come across one that is re-pectable, but they are few and far between. And as to Mr. Williams, I do not consider him a Franklin, or a Blackstone, or any one else much." "iNor do I considler him bene'ath my notice. Now, Miss Dupree, I th~ink you ought to reflect serious ly upon wvhat you are saymng, and have some regard for my feelings. You know not what you may come to before you die." "Well, I don't think I shall ever come to be the wife of a printer, or anybody who has to labor, nor do I intend to countenance such ci ther." Mfs Grossman remained silent "Good evening, sir." Mr. Williams and Miss Cross man conversed freely-mostly up on literary subjects, upon which both were well posted, and, of course, the conversation was in terestin(g to both, and Miss Dupree sat as though she had been seized by despair-now and then giving a lazy nod of dissent or assent to any and everything said to her. Mr. Williams was gone and Miss Dupree turned to Miss Crossman and said: "Mary, I am really astonished at you. You are certainly in love with that fellow. Well, you may do as you please, but I assure you I'll never consent to keep compa ny with a printer." Miss Dupree took her leave, and Miss Crossman was left to think of "love and matrimony," and her future blissfulness. * * * * * Ten years were passed. A man and his wife were seated before a blazing fire. The evening was ex tremely cold, and the wind blew fierce and keen. The editor was housed, with his wife, in their stately mansion,-furnished in most superb style, and lighted brilliant ly with costly chandeliers. They were the happy parents of four intelligent and interesting chil dren. It was about an hour after sundown and the bell had just been' rung for tea.. A rap was heard at the street door, and upon opening it, there stood a woman, pale and dejected, and apparently not far from the grave. She had with her, three ragged children, shiver ing with cold. The gentleman and lady kindly asked them in to the fire. "Sir, will you be pleased to give me a little money to buy some bread for my hungry children. My husband has been drinking for the last three weeks, and left me without a morsel to give these poor innocents, or any fuel to keel) them warm," and then she wept bitterly. "Where do you live, ma'am ?" "In the garret of the old Phcenix Hotel,-ai" "How long has your husband been addicted to drinking ?" asked the gentleman's wife, in a kind tone. "About three years." "Madam," rejoined the generous' editor, elI am truly sorry for you, and of course shall bestow upon you such charity as my means will aflow. Will you relate your misfortunes. I always feel a deep sympathy for the unfortunate." "Mine is a sad story. I was raised in affluence; my father was a wealthy merchant. My hus band also was rich when we were married. We took a tour to Eu rope, and returned home, and we lived happily and prosperously for two years. Mr. Brooks was a fashionable young man. He spent money freely and we lived ex travagantly. Three years more and he was considered on the de lining ground, and finally, by high living and unnecessary ex penditures of money, we were dis possessed of our borne and reduced to abject poverty ; and then my husband took to drink; and now I am a beggar, and these children depending on my success for a living, and I beseech you, in .be half of my poor little children, to bestow upon me such charity as you feel disposed to grant." Her story was told, and met a kind response from a generous heart. The lady of the house re ognized the poor woman ; but she did not feel disposed to make herself known, but ushered them mino the dining room and sat down with them to a warm supper. "Madim," said the lady, "what was your maiden name ?" "Ellen Dupree." The poor woman was so over~ come with gratitude and surprise that she could not utter a single word. She thought her's a famil iar voice ; she had heard it before, but she could not remember when or where ; and after a long time she murmured "I think I have known you in time, but I cannot remember your name, my good lady." "Mary Crossman was my name when I1 knew you." "Mary who.?" "Mary Crossman." "My God! who is your hus band ?" "0O, he's nobody, only a printer !" The poor woman remembered being introduced before her muar riage, to Mr. Williams-and she remembered too how cold and indifferent she was on that occa ion. Yes, "nobody but a printer" went like a dagger to her heart. That printer was now her bene factor. Many persons complain that they cannot find words for their thoughts, when the real trouble is that they cannot find thoughts for their words. A sure sign of a wasteful wife is her lighting the candle by stick ing it into the bars, instead of using a match or a little DPe~pr. I isellaneons. THE STATE HOUSE PLOT. Some Interesting Recollections of the Closing Scenes of Robber Rule in Columbia by One of the Men who guarded the State House Doors. A reporter.for the News and Cou rier yesterday called upou James Shannon, the signer of the communi cation in relation.to "Furniture" Den nis & Co., published a day or two ago. Mr. Shannon gives an interesting narrative of his adventures from the time that he received his discharge from the United States navy, July 21, 1876, until his arrival in this State. He says that he made his way in search of work from Brooklyn across the country until he reached Darling ton on the 8th of November last. Upon his arrival there, he accidentally came into contact with Baruch, then a Trial Justice, and now Sheriff of that coun ty. Through him he was introduced to Whittemore as one who could pro bably , prbcure him employment. Whittemore seemed to think that he had found in Mr. Shannon a man with nerve and recklessness enough to do the work which he himself said that his "niggers" lacked the courage to do. He accordingly promised him a situation as United States deputy mar shal; to execute warrants which he was then preparing to issue. Mr. Shannon witnessed much of the pro cess of manufacturingaffidavits against some of the most prominent and re spectable white men in the county who were marked out for arrest and perse cution. He describes the modus ope randi quite minutely. He says that Whittemnore kept his blank affidavits ready,and sent out his agents to drum up negro intimidation witnesses. A negro who made his appearance was invaria bly given to understand about what he was to swear to, and against whom. When he was too stupid or too con scientious,(this latter rarely happened,) his language was twisted and contorted to suit. About forty of these were prepared; one, he remembers, against Col. Law, a prominent Democrat of that county. The manufacture was continued until the time arrived for the convening of the Legislature, when Whittemore left for Columbia. Almost immediately upon his arrival there he sent down an urgent message for Mr. Shannon to come up, tender ing him the position of "Arresting Sergeant" of the Legislature, and of fering at the same time to defray all expenses. His idea evidently was that le had gotten hold of a desperate and courageous :nan who would hesitate at nothing. On the morning of Mr. Shannon's arrival, he was met by Whittemore, who went into the State House, and returned in a few.minutes bearing a commission as Deputy Ser geantat-Arms, which he handed him. Mr. Shannon immediately went on duty, and was given virtual command of the negro constabulary about the doors. Here he remained until the storming of the House by the Demo cratic members. He states that the movement was a complete surprise. He was the only man at the door at the time, and'was swept out of the way, despite his resistance. On that day, about three hours after the en trance of the Democrats, Mackey came to Mr. Shannon and asked- rather abruptly if he did not have a pistol. Upon his replying in the negative, Mackey told him to call at his office next morning. He did so, and was handed a fine Colt's six-barreled re volver with the significant remark that ''he knew how to use it." The force of negroes was increased, all of them being armed and under Mr. Shannon's orders. On the first or second night that the Democrats were in the hall of the House, six cases con taining 120 breech-loading rifles with ammunition and accoutrements were brought over from the State armory and deposited in Kennedy's office. Mr. Shannon heard Beatty, who acted as his superior officer, say that in case of an "emergency" the door of Ken nedy's office was to be broken open if the key could nof be conveniently ob tained, and the men armed with the rifes. After the Democratic mem bers had been in a day or two, Mr. Shan non ascertained, or was given to un derstand that Jillson, Dennis, Hayne and some others of the bolder spirits were to act as deputi sergeants-at-arms, and attempt the ejection of the ob jectionable members, being supported by the Radicals and negroes who were freely admitted by orders, while all white men were rigidly excluded. Up on resistance being made sufficient force was to be used to provoke violence. Immediately upon any manifestation of this sort Lieutenant Anderson or Kellogg, one of whom was to be at the door, would give a signal to bring up the troops from down stairs. These lieutenants expressed many fears lest their mea should refuse to act in put ting out or shooting at the white men, but it was determined to lead the troops into the melee, so as to get at least one hurt, which they judged would be sufficient to answer the pur pose of securing martial law, or the ejectment of all Democrats and the upholding of the Chamberlain govern ment. How this plan was baffled by the withdrawal of the "Wallace" House is known to all. The Radi fully cognizant of the plan, and were all armea. After the adjournment of the two Houses, Mr. Shannon was retained to discipline and watch the negro constabulary, and remained there until the final capitulation of Chamberlain and his crew. He says that Elliott brought in an additional supply of arms, which, with the oth ers, were stored in the headquarters of the constabulary, and kept ready for use. He also says that the troops frequently declared their intention of throwing down their arms if Hamp ton or his men attempted to capture the State House, and expressed their wish that he would. Twenty deter mined men, he says, could have taken the building at any time. Mr. Shan non was behind the scenes, and cer tainly knows of what he speaks. His statements can, he claims, be confirmed by Andrew Doherty, who was, like himself, in the Radical service with Democratic feelings, and who is now in Columbia.-News & Courier, 12th. THE SOUTHERN BLACKS. NEGRO CIVILIZATION RETROGRADING, ESPECIALLY WHERE NEGROES ARE IN THE ASCENDANT. Northern people, who judge of the negro- race by the few speci mens of intelligent colored barbers and waiters they see at home, al ways have their theories as to the condition and capabilities of the race suddenly unsettled when they study the pure African types of the plantation-ignorant, ragged, dirty blacks, with countenances so brutal as to be repulsive, and persons and clothing so disgusting and odiously unclean, that their presence is in supportable. However enthusiasti cally one may favor the principle of equal civil rights, he does not want to ride in a railway car with such creatures as these. Fortu nately he is not obliged to, for they go into the cars provided for them of their own accord, and seem to have no desire for the company of the whites. Occasionally a respect ably dressed colored man or woman rides in the same car with the white passengers, no one objecting. Col or prejudice appears to be slowly giving way, but the prejudice against close association with such dirty, bad-smelling people as are the ma jority of the plantation negroes may be expected to continue for all time. The whites at the South say that all negroes will steal, but this is an extravagant generalization, for eve ry white man or woman who repeats this common saying will, if ques tioned, admit to having known col ored people who were scrupulously honest. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that the blacks as a class are . much more given to stealing than the poor, ignorant whites. Southern prisons and penitentiaries are full of negroes, and in more than one Southern State there is a serious agitation in favor of reviv ing the whipping post as a punish ment for theft, to relieve the com munity from the heavy burden of supporting so many prisoners. I have found convincing evidence that the heavy preponderance of blacks over whites in the county jails and State prisons is not the result of any unfairness on the part of judges and juries in the trial of the former. In addition to proofs of this given in former letters, I may cite the Mississippi State pris on, which, under Republican ad minstration, had on its rolls about 1,000 convicts, only one-tenth of, whom were whites, and now has about 2,000, (effect of improved ad ministration of justice,) but shows no change in the proportion of blacks to whites, ten to one being still the ratio. In most of the old slave States a large number, not all, of the convicts are hired out to contractors for work on railroads, levees and plantations. The sys tem is not a good one for correc tion and discipline, but the States are too poor to build prisons large enough to hold all the negroes guilty of grand larceny. It may well be doubted, as I said before, if, on the whole, the negroes are making any substantial pro gress. They are in the best condi tion in sections where the whites predominate, while in regions where the black population is proportion ally heaviest they are barely one remove from African barbarism. They speak the English language and profess a religion that is nom inally Christian, but in their ways of living they are essentially barba rians still. To give them political ascendancy over the whites was the most horribly grotesque experiment ever tried in the science of govern ment. The only hope of their get ting forward in thLe path of civiliza tion, with anything like rapidity, lies in the prospect that the tide of emigration will soon be deflected frot the West to the South, and the whites, thus reinforced by large numbers of settlers from the North ern States and Europe, will become as dominant in numbers as they are now in intelligence. The ne gro appears capable of originating and developing no fruits of civil zation from his own nature ; the white man must sow the seed.--E. V.maly i- n N. Y. Tribune. [From the New York Tribune, July 4.] "DIES CANICULORUM." THE HOME OF HOWLING AND DESPAIR HOW GOTHAM GETS RID OF HER WORTHLESS CURS. The Public Home for Dogs, at Sixteenth Street and East River, was opened yesterday morning, not formally, but very unceremo neously. The dog-catchers, who with worldly wisdom had stored in cellars, during all last week, an immense canine supply, felt ag grieved that the pound was not ready on Monday, as they expect ed. Not only would the delay oblige them to hold over a large stock ready for market, but the additional captures of Monday must be cared for after some fash ion. There was danger, too, that the whole lot would spoil on their hands. It did not seem impossi ble that an attack of the much dreaded Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals might break out at any moment. These fears were not unfounded. Several choice lots, penned up in dark cel lars, without food or drink (in one or two instances numbering 50 curs), were turned into the street by Mr. Bergh's officers. Therefore those dog catchers whose stock had been spared, were at the pound bright and early yesterday morn ing, anxious to be relieved of their victims. Nobody seemed to be in a very pleasant temper. The dog catchers were earlyfor the reasons mentiored, and because the many bites and scratches, received in Monday's hunt, were not alto gether enjoyable. And the keep ers and the workmen, cursed by the dog catchers, and hurried by Mr. Bergh's officers, who threaten to lock them up as accessories to deeds of cruelty if the pound is not speedily finished. Grasped by the nape of the neck, the snap ping, sprawling little beasts were transferred, not tenderly or with care, from the wagons to pound. Soon each of the 9'- ken. nels had an occupant.. Still they came:.and presently each kennel had two occupants. A sorry set they were. Thin and mangy, sore eyed and lame, they stood with their paws on the edge of the kennels and howled at the visitors. All were tied by ropes, and some of the more desperate tried to jump over the sides of the boxes, as it determined to hang them selves. Those poor curs that had been fastened to staples in the aisles had constantly the air of ex pecting to be kicked. Outside the building were fresh arrivals. There were constantly before the doors haif a dozen wagons, each with a sort of rough coop upon it, in which were the unhappy victims of the law. They were surrounded by a great mob of boys and men, dishevelled women, with babes in their arms, made up the crowd. The boys hooted and slyly poked up the game ; the dogs yelped, and the big, two-legged brutes laughed at the sport. The howl ing from all sides was terrific. It was worse than Bedlam let loose. or than a band of street musicians. By noon over four hundred dogs had been received, and two hun dred more were crying for room. The ordinance requiring the animals to be kept for ty-eight hours before drowning is declared to be a nuisance by the officers. Most of the dogs might be dis posed of directly after being re ceived. Generally speaking, no valuable animals found or stolen by the dog catchers will be taken to the pound. All such can be sold to the dog fanciers or their masters again for much more than thirty cents a head. An clement of black mail enters into the busi ness, says Mr. Hatfield, of the Bergh Society. Only one respect able dog was received at the pound yeterday, and that has not been claimed. It is a pretty brown spaniel. Those pets which had been redeemed, seven or eight in number, were poor specimens of Spitzes or miserable little mon. grels. Their masters and mis tresses must have loved them, not because they were pretty, but be ause they were good. One dog catcher will be likely to get into trouble. That is the man who shall bring to the pound the es pecial pet of Mr.. McMlahon, the keeper. McMahon says his par ticular dog~ was stolen from the basement of his house on Monday, and he threatens all sorts of ven geance in a mild way if he catches the catcher who caught that cur. The crowd -did not seem toI diminish much as the day drew to a close. Dogs still arrived and howled, the workmen still pounded and painted, and still the pound was unfinished. At 5 o'clock 550 crs were distributed among the knnels, and nearly 200 more were at the door. The keeper says he will find room for them all in some way, and that they must bear it as best they may until 5 A.M. Thurs day. Then he will put them out of their misery. Then the iron basket will be filled and swung out into the river. Six minutes under water will finish the contents. Mr. Bergh's officers will be on the ground on Thursday. Yesterday they made no arrests. Fetterer, the dog catching broker whom they seized on Monday, was not held for trial, much to their dis gust. But the officers claim that they are by no means through with this business yet. They are, only waiting. THE SLAUGHTER COMMENCED. NEW YORK, July 7.-Nearly 800 dogs were drowned at the pound to-day, and the institution is still full of unclaimed animals. The dog-catchers are proceeding with their work of canine extermina tion with a vengeance, the moving incentive being 30 cents per cur. Arkansas furnishes this strange tragedy; Emberry Cannon and his two sons went on a spree in Rockwell, and made so much trouble that Sheriff Starks de cided to arrest them. The drunk ards resisted, and were savagely whipping the sheriff, when he l shot and killed one of the sons. This happened three years ago. Cannon declared that he would retaliate for the death of his son, and he offered several desperadoes the job, at good pay, of killing Starks. These efforts to hire a murderer were heard of by Starks, and he advertised his farm for sale, intending to move to a safer part of the country. Last Sep tember George W. Garner, a fugi tive from Texas, but a stranger in Rockwell, called on Stark and pro posed to buy the farm. He asked to be shown the premises. Mrs. Starks noticed that Garner carried a revolver, and she warned her husband not to accompany him. Her fear'was well grounded. Gar ner was under engagement to as sassinate Starks, and Cannon had agreed to pay $625 for the deed. Starks was found dead, with seve ral bullet boles in his head. Gar ner and Cannon were both con victed of murdrr, a few weeks ago. On the day before the one appoint ed for his execution, Garner and his wife, who had been admitted to his cell, were discovered dead. The woman had gone in with her mouth full of morphine, with which they had poisoned them selves. Thus over 4,000 persons, who gathered to see the execution, were disappointed. CHEAP GIRLs.--A girl who makes herself too cheap is one to be avoided. No young man, not even the worst, excep.t for a base purpose, wants anything to do with a cheap young lady. For a wife none but a fool or a rascal will approach such a woman. Cheap jewelry nobody will touch if he can get any better. Cheap girls are nothing but the refuse ; and the young men know it, and they will look in every othe.r di rection for a life-long friend- and companion before they will give a glance at the pinchbeck stuff that tinkles at every turn for fas cinating the eye of any that will look. You think it is quite the "correct thing" to talk loudly and coarsely, be boisterous and hoy dnish~in all public places; to make yourself so bold and forward and commonplace, everywhere, that people wonder if you ever bad a mother, or a home, or any thing to do! So be it. You will probably be taken for what you are worth, and one of these years, if you do not make worse than a hipneck of yourself', you will begin to wonder whbere the charms are that once you thought your self possessed of, and what evil spirit could have so befooled you. So on, but remember, cheap girls attract nobody but fools and ras als.-McMillan's Magazine. A HOME PAPER.-An exchange ays, we like to see a man refuse to take his local paper, and all the time sponge on his neighbor the reading of it.- We like to hear a nan complain when we ask him to subscribe for his home paper, that he takes more papers than he re-ads now, and then go around and borrow his neighbor's or loaf bout him until he gets the news rom it. We like to see a man -un down his home paper as not worth taking, and evory now and then beg the editor for a favor in ,he editorial line. We like to see . merchant refuse to advertise in . ome paper, and then try to get share of trade which papers ring to town. But, above all hings, we like to see a rich, miser y man who cannot pay for his ocal paper always manage to be ~round in time to read the paper, t the expense of a friend not wvorth the tenth part of what-be imself is. It looks so economical. thrifty and progressive, you know. -Four things are required in a wife-virtue in her heart, modesty n her face, gen.tleness on her lips nd industry in her hands. One of the severest penalties to which criminals in Holland were n ancient times condemned, was o enerived of the use of salt. THE SECOND BABY. Between the first baby and the second, what a falling off is there, my countrywomen ! Not in in trinsic value, for the second may chance to be "as pretty a piece of flesh as any in Messina," but in the imaginary value with which it is invested by its nearest kin and more distant female belong ings. The coming of the first baby in a household creates an immense sensation-that of the second com paratively a commonplace affair. The first baby is looked for with anxiety, nursed with devotion, admired with enthusiasm, dressed with splendor and made to live upon system. Baby number two is not longed for by any one (except, perhaps, the mother); is nursed as a matter of course, and admired as a matter of courtesy ; is dressed in the cast off clothes of number one, and gets initiated into life without much ceremony or system. The first baby is generally welcome, even to parents who are doubtful about the morrow's meal. It flings a poetry over their poverty ; they look on it with unutterable love, with tender respect, a mystic bond of love that no time, and perhaps not even eternity itself can untie ! It is a new and wonderful thing! They can't get familiar with the wonder of it! Its whole little be ing is a marvelous work, and the hearts of the parents, especially of the mother, glow with the purest ecstacy, when they take it in their arms and think : "This is my child, from the care and love of this creature nothing, I thank God, can set me free!" So it is with the first child. Indeed, one would think no child had ever been born into the world before, when one listens to a couple talk ing of their first-born during its first year. Ah! there is scarcely any joy in life equal to that joy at the birth of the, first child. It never comes again ; there is never another first .child. Of course parents will say and feei that the second "is very precious ;" that "love it just as much as the first;'= that "each child brings its full share of love with it;" and that True love in this differs from gold and clay That to divide is not to take away. So that they can love a dozen as much as one. But let them com pare their sensations at the first birth with their sensations at sec ond, and they will acknowledge a wide difference. But it by no means follows that, because the first child creates so much more vivid a sensation in the household than the second, it deserves to be loved more. As a general rule, you will find the second child, in various ways. superior to the first -often superior to all the succeed ing children, where a family is numerous. In the first place,a second child benefits in infancy and childhood by the experience gained by the first. Babynumber two escapes most of the medicine administered to number one, and a great deal of the dressing-in which respects baby number two has decidedly the advantage. . Baby number two escapes the evil effects of flattering tongues, which tell number one twenty times a day that it is "the sweet est little thing that ever was seen." Baby number two escapes the evil effects of jealous suggestions, such as "Oh!i your nose is put out of joint," "You're not the only one now !" "The new baby is the dar ling now I" Baby number two has the ad vantage of the company of an elder brother or sister ; he learns a thousand things more easily in :onsequence. His ownr voluntary imitation is aiorth all the direct teachings mothers clad nurses can SThen again, if number two be followed by more of his kind, he is sure to take them kindly ; as he has never been the only one he sees no harm in the coming of "another, and another, and ano ther." "But," says some reader, and with considerable show of reason, "do not all these advantages which ou attribute to the second child, belong to the rest of the younger bhildren ? 1 think not, and for these reasons. Parents become cstomed to the birth of chil dren, and those, with limited in omne-as if any incomes wvere un imited-find that to educate the other children at as great a money ost as the two elder, is more than they can manage. and so the younger children are not so well ff as the second child. The sec ond child is generally the best of the family. I ought to know, for [ am a second child myself, and on that ground alone-have come to the foregone conclusions, and make a point of watching the ca eer of second babies. Why does the wife of the re ormed drunkard rejoice. Because he anhsand doesn't liquor any Ad s1.00 and 75 ce Double cola on above. Notices of meeting of respect, same rates per advertisements. Speial Notices in Local column 15 cents per line. Advertisen*nts not marked with the num ber of inser+ iors will be kept in till forbid, and charged accordingly. Special contracts made with large adver tisers, with liberal deductions on above rates. JOB PRIXNTING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH. TERMS CASH. BLINKUS AND THE ROBBER. Last night, just after Blinkus and his wife were snugly stowed away in bed, Mrs. B. tbought she beard the front door slam. "Hubbie dear, do you hear that front door slamming?" "No, dearie, I locked it just be fore I wound up the clock." "I didn't see you go out in the hall." "But I did, love." "I think you must be mistaken." "Well, I know when I locked the door, dammit !" "Now, you shan't swear at me. That door is open and you know it. 'Sposen the burglars get in and carry off all the silver. We'd be in a nice fix." "Thev'd be worse off with the old plated stuff. Besides, who in h-I ever heard of a burglary above A street ?" "If you don't get up and lock that door, I'll rush out and scream for the police. I'll rouse the neigh borhood if it's the last act of my life." Blinkus, somewhat alarmed at threat, rose up and began to fumble around for a match. "The matches are at the end of the washstand, love." Blinkus passed at the point de signated and broke a soap-dish. "I never saw such ain awkward an since I was born," quoth Mrs. B. from the bed, just as B. stum led back over a spittoon, and sat own in it so forcibly that it was smiashed ibto forty pieces. '"O Lord !" ejaculated~ Mrs. B. Blinkus next struck his toe against a towel rack, and an oath issolved itself -into the darkness. Then he stepped on the baby's rat tle and ran one of the points into his foot half an inch. Jumping aside he upset the center-table, and began to flounder out toward he hall. His young hopeful's chair as there, and he fell over it six different times before he reached the door. "Was it open ?" queried a voice from the bed. "No !" "Oh! it must have been some thing else I heard." flow A TEN-DOLLAR BILL PAID INETY DOLL AR'S DEBT. - Mr. Brown kept boarders. Around is table sat Mr. Brown, Mrs. An drews, the village milliner; Mr. Black, the baker ; Mr. Jordan, a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley, a flour, feed and lumber merchant. Mr. Brown took out of his pock et-book a ten-dollar note, and handed it to Mrs. Brown, saying. "Here, my dear, are ten dollars toward the twenty I promised Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. Andrews, the milliner, saying: "That pays for my new~ bon net." Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jor dan, as she handed him the note : "That will pay for your work n my counter.' Mr. Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley, the flour, feed and lumber merchant,- requesting his lumber Mr. Hadley gave the note back to Mr. Brown, saying : "Tat pays ten dollars on board." Mr. Brown passed it to his wife with the remark that that paid her twenty dollars he promised. She in turn paid it to Mr. Black to settle her bread and pastry ac ount, who handed it to Mr. Had ley, wishing credit for the amount mn his flour bill, he again return ing it to Mr. Brown with the re mark that it settled for that month's board. Whereupon Mr. Brown put it back into his pocket book, exclaiming "that he never thought a ten-dollar bill would go so far." 'Tbus a tcn-dollar greenbac2k was made to pay ninety dollars indebt edness inside of five minutes. We commend the above philoso phical illustration to the careful attention of our subscribers, who are in arrears, and earnestly ap peal to each one of them to st-rt adollar, cr a half dollar on a debt paying mission. It. will certainly be kept in motion till it returns to rst han.s. A friend says that the first thing hat turned his attention to matri uony, was the neat and skillful Lnannr in which a pretty girl andled a broom. He may see ,he time when the manner in w hich ,hat broom is handled will not af >rd him so much satisfaction. The worst edncation which