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4 . \ mill 1 ~ r ? ,fr ^=^^^^aaaaa'ZlT-'jyTJLTlI?1'^'TT*""""? ""' " ? VOLUME 28. " CAMDEN, StttJTitCA&OLlNA, MUARY 25. 1869. ^TIMBER 23. . ? .- ? -? I'm ^j*n>^Tr? ?z?rm ? ??????? *??i-^== ? MISCELLANY. ? ti GENERAL GRANT. The Washington correspondent of tl Hhc Neft Yortc Herald telegraphs as w Vnllotrs, cohccrtriwg *t?he reception bj e1 Vresident ^GVintot Viis ddroYrnSfcion : ft ")ne of the "to >at itoportatat cercmo- S mcs ttrat has j*ct occurred in connection Villi the io'cfomTng ntfrninist ration waB tc performed to-day, wfecn 'Gen. Grant tc wan officially informed fey Cdngrew'df: w feia election as Prc-Tsidc'ut of thte United y< States. Jtor the past day or tVo, eve- ce Vybody has shared in the getoef-af"excite ; et ? Vuent created by the discuss'itfii ot, And ol ^ Speculations upon, trhat Grant froUrlcl' ni %ny npon this interesting odiafeTOn. It $1 Vaa generally supposed that he Vo'uM 't\ di&lose to the favored few, frho might; si then be admitted into his presence, not m only the names of the gentlemen whom al fie had concluded to invite in'tt) feis'OAfe- j f net, but that he would talk freely of his p< ^ilans and intentions concerning his ap tl ^ broaching administration. Notwith- ot standing the universal interest manifest- ti led to learn these highly important facte dl lowerer, there were but few people in ^thcrcd at army headquarters when in the Congressional Committee arrived, b< although it had been extensively pub- tli Wished that the comraitfeo were to be G Veceived at 11 o'clock this morning.? th About half a doxen frequenters of ar- ly hiy headquarters, principally officers in to \he War Department, and two or three cv Newspaper correspondents, wehj in ftait- h Sng when the committee arrirel, which s 'Was thirty minutes earlier than the hour cc appointed. Senator Morton and Rep- nc Vesentatives Wilson, of Iowa, and Pruyn m of New York, wore ushered into the hail vc lending to the General's office, the two hi former bearing in their lianas the com- an missions of the President and Yicc- pfl \ . 'J 1 Tkii Acam ..? J ICSIUVIII* CllXl. i lie wuir ui %t Once conducted up stairs Id the 4on 11 " "oral'* office, followed by a number of kr Generals, the officers of Grunt's staff, sc hnd the reporters of the press-^about tit" thirty in nil. The members of the & Vommittcc seated thctttRJjtVeS, Vvhihi the mi small circle of auditors htrtged them- va reives nround the ronin. Afteb the no lapse of about five minutes, General pr Grant entered from an adjoining room, heatly attired in bfatih frock coat, test w< tind pantaloons, plain shirt bosom, turn- up V*d down collar, black silk neck-tie, b) highly polished boots, and glossy silk pr Jmt-. Ou this otecafciott the Gebehil had of prevailed upon himself to dispense with -he his inevitable cigar, fie passed ihfough pi \he opening made in the tJircle or by- cu islanders to the chair in front of his desk, th removing his hat as he did W. the ly Yhpn fihrsnk hand* with MiiYtnn-. iti Mr. Wilson and Mr. Priiyh. When pc the General had taken his stand beside ac his chair, Senator Moftctt rose and said : Ik "Ge.v. Grant? The joint committee an hppoinied by the twO Hoiisgs ofljon- in jgress visit you this morning to notify m you, officially, that yoU Mvc been elect- ce cd President of the United States for fa the term of four years from the 4th day a?; of March next. The great body of to yout countrymen hail yoiir election with h< delight, and even those who did not til Support you at the polls, entertain for >1 you the highest confidence and respect, in The friends of our country, and the ni friends of liberty throughout the world, tli hejoice in your elevation to the Pros- tli Idency, and all believj that ydll frill In brihg to the performahtle of your great vi duties unalloyed patriotism, unimpeach- rc table integrity, great powers of intellect, di and all the high qualities which enttblbd tli yotl to achieve such distinguished sue- th fcess in another sphere of duty. They to hive full faith in yoiir ability and vir- re tim nnd /?hnrish th? hi<yh?>#t hnnp<J rtf ft vwv.t v,,w,#w- ?v ~mr>"? "vr? ^ .your success, and that during jour ad- al tninistfatioii the work of reconstruction tc Will be completed, the wotinds of civil lo War healed, and that our country will take a new departure in growth, pro- si gress and prosperity." se At the conclusion of Mir. Morton's 81 address, General Grant turned the roll d of paper which he held in his hands, ai round and round, as though endeavor- It ing to reduce it to the smallest sized si t-oll possible, and hesitated but a mo- lj incut or two, when he begun his reply If i a tone so low as to be inaudible lose 'standing at the cMfet distant ipa f tWe room-, and * ?crrerti! cWng in ' ie party occ&rwd, ettch iodivfdWfcl' hfch defined eage'rty foiVaVd to caf< rery word that fell froifh tVic 'of d\ iture Chief Ma^iwaate. ^VrniW? ' ehatoV Jetton, Genera1! Grant "Wi?d "In reply, i will inform the tioYhmi e that it will be nty 'earnest frndcitf i call around me as my assistttaft Vtfi ho Hrill carry ofct the principles irhti Ai say the country de>ir^> f6 have sii ;ed?economy, retrenchment, tairhf dlCctrd'n of the revenue, and paymei * the public debt, I should fail i akVrt? my first choice of assistants, rO^li not heWfare to make a second,'( rOrt & third trial, iVl tht hope Wat itfikld at last Vie Mttc'ddfVd. In tl artcfr 6f IrcmtiVate, I will be govern* one by the 'hCc'cSJutiea of th'c servic sbottM .jtftt H9 Soon remove from the Bsitfrtofc tty 'dwh ip^oittVcfc^'ib f fchoti: iose of my predecessor. There *6i her matter it may be proper to me: on herte, for it may fee tlVAt fcornethir ' th\i kind is Expected of me, thai i i regard to the coitiprihitton tif my Cal ict. I have always felt that it woul ; iudelicate on my ?art, to announi iose whom I intended to invite into u abinet, or eVen to consult in regai'i 1 leir selection, until I had been offieia informed of my election, biit tliti ii nd to do eo at this time. Now, hoi er, after observation and reflection, ive come to the conclusion that thei not a man in the country whoui u'd invite into my Cabinet who.woul >t, immediately after the nnoounc ent, be the object of all kinds of ai irse criticisms* in the hope to prevet 9 sclectiun and ?nnfirmatioti, eve nOng my own friends and those of tl .fty frbich elected me. Many won! tetfl^ Votthati^T: my deieroilnnlori mve, therefore, concluded not toinak iown, even to the jrentlcinon tl.cu Ives, the names of the Cabinet officci itil ? send tbeir nominations to th mate. -if I ShoWM Wfltify the gentl cn ut all, whom I miiy \ihoi)se, irt nee of their nominations, it woul >t be more than tw*) tA* tbttic da.) eviousBp." When the Genefdl Stated that t mid as soon remove from office thoj pointed by hi'tffsfelf "AS appoint r his prcd\&rts*f-, tt\\i faces of thoi escnt who werle alftftdy in J} isscss t! cotufortab'e offices, were interesting i huW. The expression of pure pe exiiy depicted therein was more ca dated to excite sympathy ftA* thte' an commiseration. This was eviden on ni.ii,itiotin.il oanloncA tn tlipm nr d not furnish any bettef ffcihe to tl >lic.y thai was tti gov'Cttt nppoibtmcn id removals than existed before. Di ? mean that nifcn nofr in nlftefe nbfed rti iticipnte s general removal, or did 1 cah that a terrible onslaught was to I ado upon the appointees of his pred ssob ? That was a tJitefclldH jliftt' r from solutio'rt no# as It Wa's a monl :0. When he Bdit) hd had fcdnfcMdt withhold thd ttanttts of the gcntlemt ; expected to call into bis Cabinet ui I they were nbihlnatcd t) tbB Sbtidl r Mtiftdti hbddted his hbild appro gly, several bystanders eichanged si ficact glances, and Importers arrest* te mpid collfsti of their pentiil? lougli they were not sure they hi mrd the correct expression. The pr tiling Fotling portrayed in the su mnding faces seemed to be lliat sappointment. It was very clear th ic work of inVdStigatidrt and specul on in regard io theftiturb Cabinet w i be continued until the White Ilo'ti iceived its new occupants. As soon enerai (jrant had coaficd sjicaklng, at I were convinced that he had no mo i say, Mr. Pruyn stepped forward at oking at the General, said: "General Grant : After the all on made by Senatbr Morton to tl :ntimenta of respect md confHb itertained towards you Iythose w! id not boncur in yotlr electio nd after hearing yotlr ftatetofenl of t lading principles which ^dti intbi iiall govern yourndminifitration?nait r, economy, retrenchment, faithful C< iction ef the revenue and payment to the public debt?it frill uofctte pfeiumrt e'd out 'ofpfaee to 'Sriy I lfee*! folly fr'tt*(}( 'rtinted fh 'belieVfh^ 'thai: the political 6f party Wfth Which I act, frill |^Ve to your ;*h policy in these regards i, cordial rfip !fr. port." to The "SfAdWsses having been disposed of, there was a rush at Genbtul Granfc t. followed by a shake of hands all round, tfr tftfd a rtream of congratulations pOttred >Vj foVtb, all VSf Witch ?he General gravely i tfckYioWedged by WfrtUfc. c.' "rtre dAVtntottiWfe, aftAHeaving General al Grant's headquarters, proceeded to^the f,t T)ipSto! and waited upon Speaker Colin fax in hi* Vece'p'tion room. They pre1 seated him with a certificate of his el* or! ecWebS *3 VteeT-Presidctit, slgnecl by the I Presid' nt of the Senate, and severally )e congr.ituiitod him, to which friendly .J ekpr?l3&ionfc he responded bfc follows : Tit I o. "ifentlemen : i lease convey 10 Hie ir two Houses of Congress, my acceptance Id Of the office to which I have been elccti>e ed by 'the '{Ve'6'p^ of the Unitfed State** Q. and assure theiu that Tshall endeavor to ip prove worthy of this mark of conhdence, ^ i by fidelity to principlo and duty/' ^enure^-of-OtitaE Law.?Senator e Sherman on Tuesday declared himself in favor of the prompt repeal of the ^ tenure of-<>ffice act, which he thought j had i^'ulrio'AsLy to the public service, preventing tWeto! lectin df the revebu'e, &nd being n ?Vtftt bicitbfnebt1 ' j to frauds, lie wanted that unconditionally repealed, and then h'd Would go j for perfecting the constitutional amcudment e_ \Ve have little dciifet that this obnoxious bill will lie repeated. SpecuJt lations are various, however, Some n hading Reoublican pnpera?decidedly ie Grant?seem to be quite uneasy for j fear it (rltl be left upon the statute ? book. r The New Fork llerald snys that if 1 1 Congress Jus.* i><?t repeat the law Gen* Pg eral Grant will do what he thinks pro* ie per, regardlc>8 of it. The Urmldsays: J. "The Senate can take the responsibilij. ly ifor milch coV'riipiiott and be h'oh'c the - " ? i ?l._ I J vcot*c, ana urani, oirmp a umy iu me country, must then Bght that great dc fence of all official villainy? Ihe Scn,e ate. He will put good ttbv.1 in place, jq or rogues out, without rcgitd to this ^ In#-, attvi ttaake A dbtlsi-WirtAUon oQ the ,e validity of tt.iS miscklelriouB statute." 11 .. ^ A FearfIjl RIde ?On Thursday of Ia?t week the locomotive Leonard \V. j Jerome was "booked" to follow the mid^ day tfairi ttllt of Nfe* York to Potight keepaie, stopping nowhere for wood and ^ water. Just as she was starting, and ^ unknown to tho engineer, two lads, re^ spcfc'tiVely eight Abd ttto years old mounted the cow-VSatchb.r, ibtendiog to hAvb A ^ short ride alottg BlttVbnlK avenue, sup posihg thy; engitHS Was going to "pomp ^ up " tti'ey werti seated on A loW ieleVation (the crosfc-bcdm of the cdW-catchcr) Tttid were hid from the engineer by the ^ ftmokc-shabfe. taster and faster whirled ^ the iron horso over the rails, by cross streets, ever rattling switches, arid thten ^ with almost lightning speed the city Was left behind ils the locomotive reachC' ed the riveir bed of the foid. Tbri roar, vtug steam, the sharp, rapid crack of the ^ ponderous Wtlfcfels hfi they tlfeated the ' joints of the rails, the straying to and ^ fro of the tons of iron, the shrieking of the st' am-whistle as the snorting engine da.-bed past StdliOn after Staliobj 1 ^ Bent thrills of tettttf into the hearts of the yolingstfers aB they hung with deathlike grips Upon projecting bdfs or bolts, yelling and crying with fright in vairi, for the deafening roar of machinery and the clash of iron drowned their cries for 38 i help almost before they left their lips. And so they rode till tile locomotive re caiue to a stand still for 'irotcr at Peek-killj forty miles, when dbe fcdmplfetely ! dvcrcOme With fright hod exhuu-tion, a" tumbled scii.-elfesS to the ground, while ihe other, tob weiik to Walk, was convey?' e J to ti.e siation, and after good care the twb were sent back to NoW Yofk. n? PouyhX.tcrie Eagle. hb r ? id ttte (jtJAftd Islands.?Secrbtarjr ife- MfcCtllloch hal |)reparc<:L a circular to at- | coll ctors of tiustouis relative to the guof | ano islands appertaining to the United States. To 'the circular is subjoined a "corrifctod Ust of the gffcato fttknds bonded utider rfct 'tk August 18, (l856, tod the attention '6f 66llectors is directed 16 said islands With a Vieir to the ?Vo?efr enforcement oifthe laws regulating fntercomye therewith. The law requires tW ho gfcaho s^all be taketo from the said Tfcfimd*, rdcfcs, ofkeys, except for the use of citikenfe of the Utritdd State*, or *df beisonh resident therein. The act of July 1866 partially suepended this prohibition.? The law also provides that the introduction of guano from said iatandS, Vochs, or keys, hhall be regulated as the coastin*, trail* MwM>n the different Dorts of >..? ? ?" , the United States, and the s&fte fii'frfc BhiAVgovert the vessels'cotacterned therein. And as the laws 6f the United States forbid foreign veaeefe from cngfrgfag in the listing trade, k ttoVrttoteVc'ialj intercourse fcith these isl*wAs thus form a part of said trade, collectors afe fequeat* ed to use all vigilance to pVeveritany in. 'fraction of any law or regulation on the subject. The fist VriVtbfrers about sevty-five islands, designated hy name, latitude, and longitude. ( orrtzpondcnai Bullimore Sun. ? __ From the Lanraster Ledger. Mr. kdirtilfc : My attention was attracted some time ago by an appeal made hy you to the citizens of this county, with regard ?6 organizing an ag ncultural society. 1 was Digiuy pieasea with yotr remarks, and hoped that some of oter teWrigetite farmers #ould respond-, but ib appears that 'eVe'ty nJtto ia for himself, and disposed to withhold f^ra others whatever advantages lite may have gained by experience. I fe'e\ satisfied that ranch good would result frofta well organised agrfcttVttertl society it this titae We need capital tobuHd Wf&n impoverished audi ruined country._ Many of onr citizens . hcvu hoped, and fully expected, that capitalist from the North would come to our relief, but in this they have been disappointed, at least up to this time. Wc must depend upon our stroug nrms.? Let it bo the determination of every farmer to pdt fbhh all his energies in developing the agricultural resources of the country ; let us organize an agricultural society?a medium through which wc maV frt'eiy interchange vi ?ra with regard to otir experience in cultivating the aoil. Wte ShoteM leilfri fcveVy advantage to save labor, and increase our crops. Under the old system we tried to see who could cultivate the largest n . - ... ,L.J LV, nutnDer ui acres ro uie nana, uui uuw our tHite fwlifey ft, to try to make the largest yield per acre. Instead of catting down and wearing out our lands, as we formerly did, let us improve our exhausted lands, cultivate less, and toake larger yields. Let our farmers adopt thissystem, and we will soon have capital of our own, and be a prosperous people once more. MY8TEftl0U8 DlSATTEBANtE.?Mr. William Bowers, a resident of Plesant Hill, in this county; tttyteriously disappeared dh Mite tiiglit df thfe ?h'd instant He was in altehdance on Court as a jurof and had been drinking to eiceas the two day prpvioufi. He was seen here at 19 d'fclock Tuesday night, and told StiVeral persons he intended to go home that night, and otldeavored to hire a horse, but failed. Thte iiFeeka wbleh circle our town were impassible, and some believe that he lost his life in attempting to cross them; while others entertain fears that he has been foully dealt with and his body secretly disposed of. Strict search U? niiiitn Fnir Hnfi nr tlvo tailes IIUO UC'VU lUituv ?v. __ around town and a portion of the croeks fished, but as jet, not the leaSt IfaceS have been diScbVered. AfK Bowers was a young man ribbut 24 yeai-s bid?red hair arid whiskers, blue e^es. E(e leaves a wife and ohe child. Lancaifer Ledger. In Westerly, R L, a missionary had painted on the fences : "What shall I dd to bo saved ?" To whioh a tjuack medicine man added : "Use?Ibitters," The evangelist retorted by printing under "Use?bitterj," in another place, the words, "Then prepare to meet tby God;" VARIETY. I * 7 lean Theft "aft 15 cotton factories in North Venl Carolicrh:, running 21,112 spindles, and Sj*^ tdrtring out 3,000,*000 podnda 6f spin cotton yaW. . iftrstNifefc SN C6N'GRJtSfi.?in the ^?t 8enate Tuesday, MS:. Sherman stated w*"< thit h'e had never WfoVe tin his expe- ^ riencc Si that body seen so large pW>- DiDg portioi 6f the bdsiheft %o far behind at and thlfc ktagfe bYthe feesmdfr. I?88 LAW8 DON'T Cfofcfe C&IWE.?They ^ p have under consiieratSOn in the New ? p i York Legislature i fciil "for the preven- mot tidh df bribery." The crime aimed at tore: has been mbiiiy developed in the Le- ^ , gisMttrt itseiif. Xhe DON PIATS1 6N THE CARPET-BAG- gre? - . . . inuc 0ir8in Congress,?Speakingot electing an ahti-tariff Speaker, Don Piatt ? 8 aa ys: ^ "We tbald do something of this sort 10 ^ but for the carpet-baggers. The^ aft on their carpet-baga, stuffed with pro- P*1* tection documents, liko monkeys on a re^c haud-orga'A, with their eyes on their t^10r New Ettglan'd masfer." antt' The friends of Gc'Aori^ She^min KiVe purchased the residence niftr occupied ^ by General Grant, on I stieet, ticar New Jersey avenue, Washington, for a^01 $65,000, and intend presenting it to him P"^ directly after he becomes General-in- ^on Chief in blaUj of the President elect. ^oin ? It is reported that the cAlriVa'tioti of the poppy plant will he introduced into ^ Louisana. A Frenob gentleman at Natch. 8e<* 1 iitoch'eS, it is stated, has ahnohnced his wort intention of planting in the tyring of 18- canc 69 several acres of pOppieS, and of maun- ^an( factaring opiuai. ?t ft asserted that an: 10 m acre tit poppres frill make fifty pounds ^ of opium, worth fifteen fo twenty dollars l^oa a pound, at'a cost 6? less tWn 'fobr dpi- J^ou Ian a pound for manUfacthiTtJg ind that one man can cultivate thrde acres, m " "^P General Grant, tipon being interroga- ^ ted by one of the inanguration committee, stated that under no consideration , Pf frould he ride to the capital in company 1 with President Johnson. The reason assigned was that Johnson had attacked mU(j his (Grant's) veracity, and he conld not, . therefoftj, recognise him. President Johnson, however, does nol propose to evc meddle in the affair, and he is not likely to push himself into the society of Pror General Grant, the ttohtehlpt ih the case ^n being nitituAl. er* President Johnson intends, shortly after he goes out ?,f office, to make a ^ visit to Europe, I'he offer of a passage gwC| was lately made him by obe of the Ger- aQ(j man linen of steamers, and the offer was tjj0t accepted by Mr. Johnson. It is his jj ^ purpose, immediately after the 4th df March, to make a brief visit to Tennes- ^ see with the view of arranging his af- a fairs, and he Will Bail for Europe ab'otit q the first of April. eVei A Remarkable CASE.~fc ftefr ath Vork fifties reports the following: Up ] " A rtl&an who recently committed ^elo rape on a young Jersey woman was brought up yesterday before Recorder ^ Hackett, who said that his crime de- ^ manded & Sentence df twenty years' imprisonment, but as the pddr cfetltUre whbm he had tiolatbd f'eijtl&dcd that the criminal might be compelled to marry her, the Recorder permitted him to go free on fulfilling tnat condition. ~ The Recorder then married them on the c^'Dl spot, and told the fellow that if he did aD(* not treat the girl well the sentence of twenty years wotild yet bo inflieted.? When the probable future life 'df tiiiS n,er unfortunate viotim is considered, it ma^ ^or ' be a question whethbi* tier jiidgthent in A demanding marriage, bf bbat of Record- in a er Hachctt in performing it, Was most shap fault." eaol Counterfeit Cent.?Some rascals, not anxious to get rich at onoe, have *we< the trade of counterfeiting the new cent, " and a great many are now in circula- drui tion. The shield on one side, and the stre< "United States" on the other, are omit- mak ted, while a hardly perceptible impres- affifc aion of the "bdl" li ihiferted bver the for i word "one" ifa order to escape the law. wou Hundreds of men are doubtless deceived S by them every day. beer The prdspeotd ftir a ntie wheat crop of tl in 6a9t TendbSsee are good: dcac BW fLOW.?1UD iicw vr s Picayune (has notices a new ioliofc fry one of its eitfeens: Wo art I to record the invention fry % trttiWi ew Orleans, Mr.'J. C. DeJavigbtf, tt'dflt impotth'nt tthpfktiftkt in agriare. It u 'a steam *>16%, W6t titt 6f Fourier, exhibited tt tifer Fair, sh cinsiAed 'Afr tir6 en^ifi'Ss placed ipposite sides'6f the held, and draw* th'e plovrb baVA in'd fbihh, bat ran* ; with its fcoTfr \hVofrgh the field, being, thertfotfr, far more staple, weighty and less costly, both toopi e afrd to pbrchaite It is anordWortable steam engine, placed opon . latform, of which it Becomes the or, and which snppttrtfc the oper* , wht) gnitfe it fritn the engine hnd ad to the plows, cultivators or bar* t _ _???i?l A. . I wnicn can do suacncu ib vu? i?u. simplicity of the arrangement is itly in favor o!f it, and we trost the ntor will have an early opportunity lowing its effectiveness. ovemor Scott has issued an ordefr >o(. F. J. Noses, Jr., Adjutant and iector Gener&l, Vo or^iofte hw dtf* ment and proceed to enlist the forcS rred to in the joint resolution suiting the Governor to employ ad ed force for the preservation of the ie.?Phcenix. jno's MotJitrliN Gold Mink.-^ . it. *r.?: 1 U?* BajBb LUC liauuuai uauikj suo? nw? it $5)000 worth of gold balli6n; tfc"e luct of days' work at the King's mtaifl gofd toinfc. This mine is g better than ever before known*. Charldttc Democrat ext ift th? JiiifariY.?MaAykleeconsequence flow from having the Is of Scripture in the memory. We lot always have our Bibles in our Is; especially if our cfciling le&ds ui anual labor. When you waffc ty 'Oieicay, good ghts will be promoted vieW: Then you are at xcork, you derive linkable profit and comfort from rt Kting on some savory promise. It , by the blessing of God, do jron u h good as a sermon. When you are at prayer, texts Of pture in tfee memoir WiH aid in youf >tion, by awakening right feelings* jesting seasonable inn npting to suitable expFekSMbk. j'din ''the Wbrd of Ood and pray'Vlien you rehYe Yd fiett, or lfe awafcb Ug the night watches, or sit besidd sick or dying, yon may taste the 2tncs8 of many a gracious promise; may say, "In the multitude of ights within toe, thy comforts det my soul." When you are in pain, Or sudden 1, one verse of the Bible may be likti ir to the benighted mariner. > be pursuaded to mike it a part of j day's duty, to commit to memory >mt one verse; aud fail hot to store ike treasures in the minds of your ?ved children. I meant to have told you of th3 ij" sal'd i gentleman to his friend Was Walking with him in his gar* , atid stumbled into a pit fbll of Hrfc "No matter," said his friehd, blowthe mild and Water out oif bis mouth, 'e found it." dsh trillings says, "Most people dee to learn only by their eiperi'encS, I guess they are moi*e than half t, for I don't sUppoBo a man could a corrcot idea 6F molassaa candy ely by letting another feller taste it hiili." . singular freak of nature was seen q Arkansas towo recently in tne >e of a man with three ears; obe on i side of his bead, and a third? :h belonged to another feller?be: ;n hid teeth. A three year old'' neighbor saw i iken man "tacking" through the St. "Mother," e&id he, "did God e that man ?" She replied in the maUve. Thfc little fellow reflected . . . i ? i moment, and then eioldittiSHj "I 1-d'nt hare ddtic it." orne phjSiciiiiiS ot New Yoti LivS i recently advocating the renewal le ancient custom of burning tftti I instead of burying them