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IGADVERTISING ATES. THEAHE ALDtisem~era ertedgt90at of 3M ?UBMSHED Iand7 cents for eacbsisqet~~iD EVERY WEDNESDAY jIORNING Dotie of metismbts and tri ceit. Atret same rates per quare as ordina'y BY THOS P GRENEKER dvertisements not iarked with the num BY THO . F.ber of insertions wili be kept- in till forbid, kE4itor and Proprietor. Special contracts made with large adver Terms, $2.00 per JAnufl, in A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets, &c Lnvariably in Advanoe.,Fa iyCm no, 15 Tbe aper is stopped at the exPiration of timemf r w nchitsexpiratn b ol XI WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1878. No. 6. DONE WWHNATESEN IPTK 0- The M mark denotes expiration of sub V o X1V* fry 4goods and .iotions. THERE IS A TIfE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN Whickh, if take af A Flood LEADS TO FRTU4E. NOW IS THAT TIME AtD:TM TIDE IS A-T Ce FY -JACXO(80 COLUMBIA, .C. Who'i seiag his entire stock ofr DRY GOODS NT 0 TI 0 l-S, AT PRICES Ti CiST, . The ladies are included in this invitation and are assured that they willfind the flood a pleasant and profitable otre. Jan.6, 3-4f. .VisceUajgeous. STATE OF .SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. IN HE COMMON PLEAS. John N. jan Plaintiff, :vs. 44 George W. Brooks, Defendant. To George W, Brooks, Defendant in this action: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Ctmplaint in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of New-, berry, and to serve a copy of your anawer on the subscribers at their office at New berry 0. H., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Com plaint within'the time aforesaid, the plain. tiff in this action will take judgment against you for the sum ot Seventy-three Doliars and Forty-two Cents, with interest from the 23d day of March, A. D. 1868, and also for the sum of Forty Dollars and .Fifty Cents for costs accrued, besides the costs in 4his' action. JONES & MOWER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Mf. A. CARLISLE, of Counsel. Newberry, S. C., October 25, 1877. Attest: [sm4.] E. P. CHALMERS, C. C. P. To the Defendant-George W. Brooks. Take..notice Athat 'the summons in this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Comiinon-.Pleas, at Newberry Court House, in the County'of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina, on the 4th day oi December, A. D. 187~7 JONES &' MOWER, * PPff's Att'ys. Md. A. CARLISLE, of Counsel. Dec. 4th, 1877-1-6t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John N. Lindsey, Plaintiff, vs. George W. Brooks, Allen S. Scruggs and George Gibson-,: composing -the -partner ship of Brooks, Scruggs & Gibson, De fendanti. To George W. Brooks, Allen S. Scruggs and George Gibson, partners composing Kthe late firm of Brooks, Scruggs '& Gib son, Defendants -in this action : You are hereby summoned and reqjuired to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Newber ry, and -to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers at their office at Newberry C. H., within twenty-.days after the service hereof, exclusiveof the day of such service, If you fail to answer the Complaint withhi the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will take judgment against you for the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty-six Dollars and Eleven Cents, with interest from the 14th day of May, A. D. 18G9, and the further sum of Twenty-nine Dollars and Sev-enty five Cents,.costs accrued, besidea the costs of this action. JONES & MOWER, -Plaintiff's Attorneys. M.A. CARLISLE, of Counsel. Newberry, S. C., October 25th, 1877. Attest: [sEAL] E. P. CH A LMERS, C. C. P. To the Defendant-George W. Brolis Take notice that the summons in this ac tion, of which the foregoing is.a copy, Was filed ini the office of the Cle-rk of tihe Court of Common Pleas, :at Newberry Court - House, in the County of Newberry, in the State of South. Carolina, on- the sixth day of November, A. D. 1877. JONES & MOWER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Mf. A. CARLISLE, of Counsel. Jan. 2, 1-6t. LEGAL BLANKS. The following Blanks are kept on hand and for sale at the Newberry HERALD office: Conveyances Real Estate. Mortgage Pero "a Commitments. Prpty Execution Against Property. Sheriff's Bond for Money. Warrants of Arrest. Recognizance to Prosecute or Testify. Summons for Relief. " "Money Demand. " in Civil Action. "in Probate Court. . " in Partition. Search Warrants. Subpoena Tickets. For sale at . . HER ALD OFFICE. Jesut ,, Clocks, Jewelry. WITCHES-AND JEELRY At the ew Store on Hotel Lot. I h%vnow'on hand a large and elegant assortment of - WATCHES, CLOCKS,. JEWELRY, Silver and Plated Ware, VIOLIN AND GUITAR STRINGS, SPECTACLES AND SPECTACLE CASES, WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY PRESENTS. IN ENDLESS TARIETY. All orders by mail promptly attended to. -Wathmaking and epairing n 6X h nhlaply'nd W;it I Dispdtch. Call and examine my stock and prices. .EDU "D SCHLTZ. :1 Nov. 21, 47-f. ucelateous. Fir tht Next Tio inths we wil" ell ou Stock of DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, &C. AT COST! Now is the Time to Buy. Jan. 2, 1-2.!. armer's Your Attention The Arabian Sugar Cane was brought to America during the World's Fair at Vienna, in 1873. - It will yield double that of any other quality ever .grown in this country. Tfie istalks grow on average of 12 to 14 feet high; an&; fmnr' 4 ;o &4 inches in cir cumferen'ce. 'the syrufmiade from it is of the very finest quality. :4iso:, a good qual ity of sugar can he made from~ it. We have sent this seed to every State in the union, and returns from it are highly satisfactory. I Agents are wanted to canvass in everyi County and take orders for these a.nd other seeds. A sample package of the A.nmaN .1 UGAR CANE SEED conpta,ning enough to plant 1-8 of an acre, and special terms to. agents, with my Seed Catalogue for 1S'88 will be sent to any address ou receipt of Fifty Cents. Instructions for planting and cuivating are printed on every package. AdWes S. TIPTON, Seedsmau, K. Cleveland, Tennessee. Jan. 80, 5-3t. The Baden White Flour Corn. This Corn grows on Stalks averaging from 8 to 10 feet in height-the body of the stalk being a little heavier than th6 medium The average length .of the ears is nine i'i .hs.;h~e grains plump and of common size; perfectly white and fiinty. It is har d-not requiring as much work as mnost of qualities. The. root grows straight down in:the ground, and .oopsequently drought effects it very little. The yield is double than of any other variety ever raised in America .It will pr-oduce on medium good] corn land one hundred bushei per acre. :This Corn is .from two -to three weeks earlier than any other variety, and grows from 4 to 14 large. size ears on every stalk. The average number of good size ears is six. A fine :quality of Flour can be made from it. When ground it produces a.nfour analagous both in appearance and taste to flour made from the best white wheat. Ageits are wanted in every County to can vass and take orders for this corn. A sam ple stalk with from 5 to S large sized ears on it: will' be furnished- every agenit. A sample package containing about 1,000 cgars inht special terms. to agents for it and othec.seeds will be sent to any address on receipt of $1.00.~ Order before the sea son is too far advanced.. A ddress W. S. TIPTON, Seedsman, Cleveland, Tennessee. Jan. 30, 5-St. TEXAS. Are you. thinking of going to Texas?. Do you wauti reliable information in regard to the Lone Star State? Sub scribe for the FORT WO0RTH DEM OCRAT. Brick Pomeroy, in his "Big Trip," says "-it has the repu tation of being the most lively and industrious of all the papers in the State." Subscrrption price, 1 year, $2.00; six months, $1.00. Send 10 cents for. sample copy with Texas supplement. Address, DEMOCRAT, Fort Worth, Texas. Jan. 30, 5-3m. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By James..C. Leahy, Probate Judge. Whereas, J. C. Schumpert, hath made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate and effects of John Schupert, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the* said deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry Court House, S. C., on the 13th da? -of February, after publicaton hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day of January, Anno Domini 1878. J. C. LE AHY, J. r. N, C. Jan. 30 5-2t. FIRST &ND LAST. 'But tel me dear," she said, .nd coaxingly the soft eyes shone, &nd shyly drooped the modest head Beside his own; 'But tell me, have you loved me before? )r one, or more?" Phe eager, sparkling face Was fell of tender, trusting grace; 5he did not fear his answer then, ler King of men! iBut, tell me dear, the best and worst, )r, am I first?" le turned 'his eyes away; Cet eToser still 'her hand he pressed, .or answered yea nor nay; L blust confessed tfl, in one burning word, Jasaid~,unheardl laick came i burst of tears L tempest from an April sky Lud then-"Forgifve my' doubts and fears," le. heard ker sigh, iWby should I care whas loves are past, lo mine be last?" AN IM1POENT1PUPPY1. -0 Pretty, saucy Kitty went swinge ng up and down, up and down, ier light muslin dress waving and luttering in the breeze. "Glorious, Rupert, isn't it?" she F ried, calling to her pet companion, huge, .siaggy dog. "But where re you.? Why don't you answer, ir ?" Aud s.winging more slowly, he .looked everywhere around ier. Kitty was down at the bottom )f the'Old-fashioned garden at the )ack of her father's farm-house, vhere a swing had been put up or her in a littte grove of trees. Suddenly a merry voice cried )ut "Rupert." "Here I" and a handsome young nan leaped the low fence, and ad ,anced towards her, laughing nerrily, and doffing his hat. . Kitty was out of t.he swing and m her feet in an instant, her eyes lashing, her figure drawn up to ts full height. She looked pret er than ever in her indignation. "I -beg your pardon," esaid the ntruder, bowing half-mockingly ; but I was taking a short cut Lcross the field when.I heard you :all me." . "Call you! - Kitty looked as if she would an ~iilat e him. "Certainly," with the utmost oolness, "You called 'Rupert,' idn't you ?" "I was calling my dog, sir," iaid Kitty, with infinite hauteur. "Well, I'm not exactly a dog," was the' laughing answer; "but ['e often been called 'an.i udent puppy'-at your service, nis." He bowed again, profoundly. "I should think so," snapped Kitty, stamping . her little foot. nd she muttered to herself, not xpecting to be heard,*: "Impu lence." The stranger heard the word, 2evertheless. His manner chang ed. He became as serious and eferential as the most chivalrous night of old in the. presence of as mistress. "I beg pardon ; I'm afraid I'm trespassing. But the path through the field .was trodden as if one had t~he right of way there, and I eard you call-well, I made a mistake.." Again the rtirthful look danced in his eyes. "Gc'od mrning." He suept.the very ground.with his bat, as he executed another profound bow, and then turned and, putting his hand on the top of the fence; vaulted over, ahd the next moment was out of sight. Kitty did not swing any more that day, but went. back to the house, muttering: "Impudent fol low !" while the real .Rupert, who had started off chasing a rabbit, reappeared at this juncture, and accomfpai[ed her. But this was not the Rupert she meant, when she said "the impudent fellow." A week passed. Kitty saw no more of the stranger, though she often wond3red whom ho could be, and if he were staying in the neighborhood. - At the end of that time she attended an evening par ty at Squire' SLacy's. 'Almost the irt peson she saw on entering the room was the- handsome a stranger. 1 "I wish to introduce you to my d nephew," said the squire, leading that personage up -to Kitty. "His I name, by baptism, is Rupert Mor- i; timer; but he is such a saucy fel- h low that he is best known among r his friende as 'that impudent pup- t py., The eyes of the-young people r met. Young Mr. Mortimer's were a dancing with fun. For the life of b her Kitty could not help laugh ing... So they . jaughed in con- s cert, and he.said, bowing low, and repeating the same words he had s used in the garden: '1Yes,.'that imppdent puppy'-at s your.service,. miss.." C "He is making sport of me," h said Ki.tty to herself, and drew h herself up haughtily:; and for the n rest of the interview she was cold '* and reserved, confining berself tb a monosyllabic replies.. Very soon, at the. appearanoo Pf one-of her p many adnirera,..se exeused her- -C self, and went off to dance._ o "A bit of a Tartar, I'm afraid," I soliloquized -Rupert Mortimer. b "But how. ,pretty she is. She if looks, too,s-though she had a noble character; and she can take t] her own part, as I have found to, h my cost. But I',m afraid she has g been spoilt by admiration. To it get into her good graces. one met go on his very knees to her; and, faith ! it is almost worth while to a do'it. 'Butnb, Rupe't Mortimer, my boy, keep your self-respeet." si Then, with a laugh, "'Is thy ser- si vant a dog, that he-'should do this h thing?' " . Yet often that evening Rupert found himself, as if by some mag- d netic attraction, drawn to Kitty's s side. Kitty, too, could not help c occasionally glancing admiringly at his handsome face and graceful t figure. sl Balls pie-nics and croquet par- 3 ties followed each other in rapid ii succession, for the summer was a e gay one. Kitty and young Mr. Mortimer were together almost o constantly. Somehow, Kitty fell i, 'to the 'habit of expecting Ru- b prtil-ways as her special-escort ; and he. began to feel that no one buat be had a right to Kitty, and b~ and to be very jealous when 5 others; attempted te 'pay her at' b tentions. -As yet, however, no e words- of -love passed between them ; for Rupert, now thoroughly a enamored, feared to ruin all by a r too premature avowal ; especially i as, once or twice, when he yen tured to approach the subject, Kitty had suddenly grown haugh- d y and cold. A. final pic-nic had been planned to close the season. It proved t a great success. The day passed t merrily on until luncheon.time. Rupert had made up his mind to have a quiet ramble with Kitty s after this meal, and if things went c well, to . speak of his love. But he.had counted without his host, for when. lunc.heon was over, and he- had got rid of his aunt, Mrs. Stacy, who had called him to her a side to wait on her, lo! Kitty had b disappeared. Full of jealous fears, and determined to find out who was his rival, he set forth through the woods to discover Kitty.- e He had not gone far before her I favorite dog came bounding to- 1 ward him, jumpiug and barking, ~ and manifesting the greatest de light at seeing him. But, when r Rupert stooped to pat his name sake, the dog darted ahead ; then stopped and looked wistfully at Rupert, and then rushed on again.* "What can he mean !" said Ru pert.. A sudden fear seized him that something was wrong, and he hur- c red on, the dog rapidly leading v the way. t At last, in an opening of the woods, on a moss-covered rock, he saw Kitty, pale, breathless, and e apparently in pain, in a moment i: he was at her side. All his jeal- a ousy was gone. Love was upper most now. "Oh ! darling," he cried, "what t is it ? Thank Heaven I have found you." "Oh ! Mr. Mortimer," she cried, with a little sob, "how glad I am to sed you. I begari to thinkI ~1E shanul hen to stay all nig.ht 1 lone. I've sprained my ankle nd I can't walk. What shall I o ?" And she burst into tears. - Our hero took both the lit B le hands, and held them tightly; 3 his own, while he questioned er anxiously as to the accident, lating meantime how he came D find her. "But how," exclaimed Kitty, D uefully, when he had done-"how m I ever to get back ? I don't e4ieve I can walk a step." "Of course you can't. Who iid you could ?" cried Rupert. or But you'll get back right,all the N ime, for I intend .to carry you." in "Carry me!" Kitty gave a littme ra 'ream, and shrank back, and en )ver6d her face with both her th ands, for shefelt the hot blood in pij er cheeks. 1"Oh, iao ;that will op ever do;' andsh. blundered out It httinkingly ."hat. will people la, yca: But Rupert did not stop to re- PO ly to this question. Very little cl ired he what people said. With- -th ut a word he pt his arms around an .itty, and, lifting her bodily from cO er feet, walked- off with her as mi she had-been a featfier-weight. ha At first, Kitty struggled a lit- ne e; but the strong, mapful arms 4 eqtl her closely, and soon she be- ed an .rather-.to like it, and to think its all very delightful. .th "At any ratb'."' she.s*aid to ber-. W1 If, "I can't bhepit; he; is too er sterful to resist." of With this comforting conel- co on, her: fair bead sank on his th aoulder, and for the first time in B er short life Kitty knew what it Y< as to be supremely happy. a Rupert carried his lovely bur. U1 en to his own carriage, which all ,ood apart from the crowd, and w< %refully placed Kitty in it. or "There, now,'' he said, "I shal! pi ike you home immediately, and ca lop for a doctor on the way. n lobody can drive you with so pl ttle pain as I can," he added, ar seing she was about to object. cc "Besides, you mnust begin to Y< hey me, so as to get. your hand Ve for sometime you aroe going to he e my-wife, youn.know-.". . .-wi "Your wife ?" cried Kitty. s She gave a pout and a toss of as er hea'd, but . he blushied, and in ot with anger either. .Yes ; he lashed,' to t.he)tipskof her -daiinty th are. - ~ca "Of' course,"' re-tdrted Rupert, ha s he stepped softly into the car- y age, and took his seat beside her, bt >oking balf-fondly into her eyes li hich fell before him. "I have th~ eant it all along. Didn't you, pc earest ?" at "Really, you are the most 'im- 0: udent puppy' I ever saw," re- si: 'rted Kitty, bursting into laugh- Le er in spite of herself. b But, for all that, she did not re- fit ulse the kiss with which, before ce arting, Rupert thought it ue-. th assary to fortify himseif for the in, mrney. to What more is there to teif? fr< ~er.y little. .For Kitty andLRu- hc ert were married early in the th tumn, and wore superlatively fl( appy. be "Do you know," said Rupert, st ne iday, "that it was by the in erest accident we ever knew hi ach other ? I had come down to ar iy uncle's for a single night on- st 7, when I saw you in the ewing, ye nd my whole life was changed. pc fell in love at first sight, and m esolved to stay and make your at equaintance, even if it took all th e summer." t "So I owe my happiness," an wered Kitty, archly, "to myT rithful dog-dear old fellow-bd- i ag off guard that afternoon." it "And to an 'impudent puppy' ei oming a long," retorted Rupert ith a kiss, "just in the nick of ime, and taking his place." 1 lif Thirteen is an urlucky oumber gi f persons to sit down to dinner- th ' there -is only enough to go hi round comfortably for twelve, if In Minnesota there is an ex- J ensive manufactory of Limbur- m er cheese which uses the milk of tv 20 cows. d e.-----le it is a fact that 243 Englis hper- fo ns wvent mad from love last fr rer.b FOR THE HERALD. ROADBRIM'S NEW YORE LETTER. No. 54. unkenness a Capital Offense in the State if New York-Death in the Cells-4read ful Xurder-Reminiscences of GiUnan, the Forger-French Commision, etc. It is a fortunate circumstance for r national character that the )w York papers do not circulate the interi6r of Afiica, or in Ter de[ Fgo, for, if they did, the ligtAeed. statesmen who guide e destinies of,those distan eM ces would have but an indiff6rent inion of our American civilization, is scarcely a century since Eng id had on her calendar over thirty pital offenses; the larceny of a cket-handkerchief under peculiar -cumstances might have secured e honors of Newgate.or.Tyburn'; d yet, when an uncivil word' to' a urt -barrister or an unfortunats stake in an autograph would ve endangered the criminal's ck, England, in her maddest iaticism of justice, 'uever dream of making-drunkenness a cap offence. It is very possible At a London policeman Miay eld .his locust, with.plenary pow 3 and that- the broken skulls drunken men -are not more un mmon..in London and taris than ey are in the city of New York. At theiifamy is reserved for New )rk of having made drunkenness capital crime, and of treating the tfortunate drunkard with a cruelty >ng-side of which the gallows )uld have been mercy itself; not Jly drunkenness, but the mere sus cion of drunkenness, is now a pital offense. No trial is asked, > jury is impanneled-a sapient >liceman is both jury and judge, d his locust baton saves the unty the expense of a gallows. >u may think I write in a bitter in, but within the week'five men 1ve died under circumstances thai >uid'-have disgraced a nation ol vages. I told you a few weeks ~o the story of a man found dead the cells of .our police station; ~rdly..a week., has gone by since en bu.t -has added to this great lamity, and this week the horror as culminated with five more. A >ung man who never drank at all, tt was accidentally thrown from s wagon and injured severely by e fall, on being picked up, the ilicemani concluded he was drunk, .d dragged him off to the station. J, tlie way they had to pass his ster's house ; bleeding and dazed, piteously begged to be taken in, tt his prayer was denied, and they tng him as a drunkard in the lUs. On their rounds in the night ey discovered that he .was breath g hard, and they carried him out the yard and laid him on the 3ezing stones ; and there, for two >urs, the poor wretch lay under e bitter wintry sky. But it made Sdifference to him, for he was yond the reachi of sunshine or of arm. A corps of physicians, cost. g this unfortunate city over one mndred thousand. dollars a year, e engaged in our different police ations for just such cases as this, t no aid was summoned. The >lice captains are supposed to be en of at least common humanity id experience, yet week after week is infamy goes on, and no poten Li voice is raised against it. "We have supped fullof horrors.' 2e week has been one of excep >nal violence and murder, and is were not for the fact that this by has been chosen by the actors ,.the arena of their crimes, Newl >rk might stand acquitted of any articipation. Chicago, usually pro ic of sensational horrors, has ven us our latest installment in .e double murder of a villain and s paramour, in whose takin~g off; it were not for the example, there ould be very little to regret. i.mes Jacques and his wretched istress, Annie Surman, are but ~ro minor factors in what Theo >re Tilton would call the "Prob. m. of Life," and if the Lethe o: getfulness could shut them oni om memory forever, there would 3 rno cane for anything but con gratulation; but, unfortunately, the shadow falls on four young lives two of them yet too.young to rea lize the terrible calamity that has befallen them ; they may perhaps never hear their mother's name again, or if they do, it will come-to them blackened and seared and covered with the pall of shame. From the man who committed this fearful crime, his children shrink even in death. In a week you may seek him in Potter's Field, among the unnamed dead, for the wife of his bosom and the children of his love want no marble record in the village 'hurch-yard that such a Wretch has ever- been. The mur der was evidently predetermined, for, having Ired the unIortunate woman to his den, he crushed her skull with an iron stove-lifter and then literally cut her to pieces. Having accomplislied this, he then killed himspl, , which, all .things considered, was the best thing he could do. The day after to-morrow the whole affair will be forgotten, unless by the families' iinmediately concerned, and the tide of or busy life will still sweep oQ. On Wednesday last, at the Lea vit Art Rodis, sale took place which recalls for the moment. one who is rapidly passig from our minds. The' pictures which were once the property of..William C. Gilman, the pious forger of Wall street, were 'brought beneath- the auctioneer's hammer,; reason as you will, sage moralist, it was not vlit4 out a pang for this repentant thief that I heard the.-glib auctioneer's cry, "going, going, gone 1" Each time that his hammer fell some treasured household god was dashed to pieces. Thpse souvenr? were the last -fragments of a once happy home. Some of the pictures were of rare taste and exquisite beauty. Many of them had been purchased abroad, and I can well imagine the pride of the young wife as each new gem was added to her beauti ful collection. Their idols are broken, now their household gods are scattered, and-the home he left behind he shall enter nevermore. Mris. Gilman has partially recovered from the terrible shock of her hus band's fall. She has left the mad house to which-',they took her, and last week it is said .she visited her husband in Auburn .prison. The love is to be treasured that sur vives such calamity and shame, and I trust that somehow or somewhere, here or hereafter, she will receive her reward. Those who were seeking the Lord last week have failed t.o find him, and the beautiful Widow Hicks still hides her~light under a bushel. Some people appear to think that the gay Lothario and his Doxie escaped from -New York in a.bal loon. It is also currently reported that they were forwarded to Bos ton by telephone, but this I do not believe-the old man measures sixty-two inches on the outside of his vest, and as far as hei-d from they have not yet made any tele phones of that size. So, you see, he could not have gone by tele phone. Then the widow herself is no chicken; her dress-maker in formed me that her corsets are fifty-one and a half, and this you know is not. slender, even for a widow. Now ask yourself what kind of a telephone could take in a pair like that. The thing is ab surd ;it could not be done ;solI am satisfied that the telephone story is a vile canard, got up with a will ful intent to deceive. Brooklyn' comes to the front with a new sensation in the shape of a boy mrurderer ; but strange to re late, the youthful assassin whose age is only fourteen, bears a most excellent character, having recently carried off a gold medal as the highest prize of his school. It is true that he had endured insult and aggravation from the boy that he finally stabbed; but the fact of his having a murderous knife in bis possession which might have made part of the, arsenal of. a highway man, argues ill for the training of those good little boys who carry off our high school medals. Gold at 102; the lowest noteh it has touched for seventeen.years; only two cents between us and specie paymient ; the greenback weighing as heavyg a gold dollar, it only takes two cents to turn the scale. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! The -applications have closed at the French Commission, and I was inforned at the office that three times as much space was-Applied for as had been allotted to the American Departmeit. It is evi dent that Yankee Doodle is awdke. While I was in the commissioner's office a fellow cme in with a broom ; it was a patent away from Idaho and was calculated to sweep a house all alone, while two broom handles jointed together would make a respectable elothes-pole; another individual had a patent mouse-trap which caught the mice so easily that the mice themselves approved of the invention. Already the busy note of prepa ration has- begun to sound for the Prench'Exposition. New York will occupy nearly one-half of the Ameri can space, and Nevada-is going to astonish Jean Orayepu with the wonders of the big bonanz Some - say that a mm et'swierdie going to be among: the attractons. I am going there. I ihink of applying for the situation t4 look.after the silver bricks. This. otascom fortable a pace ..as I could rea sonably expect to gt: and after the exposition is- over -migg be able to shake journalism and all c its precarious associations. The list-of failures for the year, on this side of the Atlartdic, foots uit a thousand - miWins--more, much more, 'than I ever expect to hav6 placed to my bank account. At the present time there is a.feeling of mistrust and inseddiity in many of our old established mercantile houses, and~, as the Scotehman says, "they dinna care aboot putting out their hands any further than they can pull them back." The fact is that the open winter has caused a dearth of business, money is scarce, and unless you can put down gold dollars as security for silver ones, you cannot get them. There is no more .speculation in ducks and drakes-if a man wakes a loan now he must have the substantial collat erals ; second mortgages and such like balloon securities are now gone where the woodbine twineth; all' kinds .of meantile paper are now scanned with ^the eyes of Argus and happy~ the man who, in these disastrous times, passes a respect able financial inspection. If you escape the lynix-eyed scrutiny of your creditors, the chances are ten to one that some newspaper re porter will interview you, and be fore you have time to say your prayers or make up a schedule of yotir seeni-ities you wilfd in the papers a list~ otyour grand-mother's property, and more of your family. history than you ever knew before. It is an enterprising age, anid we are an enterprising people. Yours truly, BROADBRIM. BLUNT BUT TR UE.-There is said to be a young man in the Missouri penitentiary, - whose parents at tbeir death, left him a fortune of $50,000. There is where his pa rents made a fatal mistake. If they had taken the precaution to invest that sum in a small dog, and shot him, and then had sim ply left the young man a jack plane or a wood saw, with printed instructions how to use it, the chances are, that instead of being in the penitentiary, he would to day have been gradually but sure ly working his way up to a hand some competency and an honora ble old age. But ever since the days of Adam and Eve, parents have made it a point to struggle and toil all their lives in order to realize asufficient r .m of money to purchase, when they are dead and gone, their sons each a first class through ticket to the devil, and it is -not, much to be wondered at thiat sonany of their sons, reared in vice and idleness, as too many of them often are, have no higher ambition than to invest their in heritance in just that sort of trans portation. Black and silver gray are the colors for elderly ladies' dress ma.. terials. Ground Hog Cit of a towni