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'<■ “ ' - ~ ' I M 1 b-F'i' ■ r,- ■; » ; **“- ■•xm/mm...::- fc V vV^-'- r 1 /r <U. v *T<g VOL. V] BARNWELL, 8. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1884, For With Jeweled fln^elVP ,(d a ‘ >f in prayer A woman stands ^rjAhite face wan andi set. And look* into the and dumb, Bbo holds a letter ci? lc<1 ln fa cr hand, ' The tell-tale meeev broken faith, And all is dark wla* 11 before was light All things are cha° : l be world is at an end; And life Is lost. f/° ve ha s come and gone. There is a grief lrf“ a11 ( l e *crt-dry, Where sorrow’s i n K 'car-drops never fall; Where God binHf’' Powerless to help, : And naught Is If? * lve t(, r but the grave. Tho gathering lij 0 ' crumbling years may como i And settle on h/ ro,v bnos of gray, Ifut time can. (r beal this wound—her. _ fate To die in youti' 1 > ct be doomed to live And walk th<r r,l i ln darkness, seeking death [ Ohl ye whose/; have trod this weary path Whoso wrecl^ n< i ruined lives line tnick the way Lp Love's gpeminence—I pray you tell Is not what /'* l ® call our life a death W'ben Love’' a J" u * with n Judas kiss? —test McGoffey in the Current >K1> BLADES. Yov-onry Hayloid experienced ^-acu dtliculty in finding, in his some what coilractcd sphere of operations, a vocation which would yield a pleasl urable, not tc say remunorativo return. One day. after having experimented with quite a lumber of “callings,” in cluding a mill attempt in tho n pulpit, he heard thal a school teacher was greatly needed in a far removed dis trict, known ks ‘Tanter YY'alk." Ho had begun tb< study of veterinary sur gery, but noticing very much taken with tho profusion, ho decided to go at once to “Panpr YY’alk" and begin tho much needed iourse of instruction. Ar riving, ho fouid a small log school house sparscll supplied with benches. The farmers yiom ho consulted agreed that a school ?as the very thing they needed, but tht no one could expect much “of a shwin’ till arter the crops was laid by." This was certainly dis couraging, bu as young Hayloid had nothing else in view, ho decided to stay and talc his chances. YAhen school openl, only two “scholars” made their ppoarance, the family property of oh Jim Socklaster. One was a “gangpg” boy, whoso awk ward form and’ecklessness of gait had won him tho Ipellation of “Windin’ Blades.” Th^irl, tall and with a dis position to riup, was rather good- looking, and are around her hair a blue ribbon—ien streak of civiliza tion. “And what I your name?” asked tho teacher. “They call n) YV’oed, sir,” she said. “YY'hy did tk give you such a name?’ “‘Cause she 4>ved so fast," inter posed YVindin’ Riles. As no other {pils came, Ha^ .-Jd decided to go aha regardless of num bers. It was wit some trouble that tho two studentstould be classified. Windin’ Blades li only one book, a tattered copy of Paradise Lost,” of which he could read a line, and Weed had broug a work treating of agriculture amo the ancient Egyp tians. “Whore did ;i get these books?” asked the teach “A tramp giv im to us for a jug of buttermilk,” re )d YY'indin’ Blades. “Can your fa r read?” “He can rc little books, but ho can’t road one ! big as this one." Jau doubtless road?” turniug to tho Mil. “She can’t vU now, but she uster could.” T- ^ ' “Why can’t sha lead now?" "Because the book she learned to read is dun lost. Hero comes pap.” Cld man Socklaster entered, nodded and said; “Mornin’ to you, tnoridn’, sir. Got sorter slim prospockJ’ ^ “Yes, the children don’t appear to bo coming very fast.” Old Socklaster was not disappointed at the "slim prospe<£.” In fact he was rather pleased to note what en couragement, beyond \ his neighbors, ho was giving to the tauso of educa>- tion. “I reckin’ you’re goi*’ to go right on with the undortakit’ jes' the same as if yoif had a whole passel of scholars?” “Yps,” said Hayloid. “I came here to teach, and so long as I can secure the attendance of a single pupil, I shall continue to make my efforts in behalf of learning.” “Glad to know it. You're tho only right sort of a teacher wc’vo had in this community for some time.” “By the way, Mr. Socklaster, those books which your children have been provided with are by no means ap propriate.” “What’s the matter with ’em.” “One treats of agriculture several thousand years ago, tolling of wooden plows and ox threshing machines, the other is a book which only advanced Students can read and understand.” "Wall, the feller we got , iM at said they was good books, and older man than you are. Better Ifet ’sin wor ry along with them books nwhile, an’ arter they’ve don learnt all tibara is in ’em, w’y then I’ll git some better ones. Good day. Wush you mighty well with your undertakin. Fortunately Hayloid had brought a few books for beginners. He had no trouble in effecting an exchange, for the bright pictures at once settled the qnestlon of their worth. Windin’ Blade and Weed had scarcely explored the mysteries of (he alphabet, bat they proved to be attentive, and evinced snob a desire to learn that Hayloid did not regret having commenced with “such Him prospecks.” The teacher boarded in a quiet fam ily, where the sunlight that a little child brings is unknown, where a deal old man and a knitting old woman sat aown nightly to the exploration of their own thoughts. All that Hayloid could get out of thfe old man was “nah”, —with one hanffbehind his ear—wad as the old lady seemed to drop a stitch bvery time he eftdreeeed her, she wes allowed to pursue an uninterrupted courea of eelf investigation. Windin' Blades and Weed, day by day, continued to be the only pupik. Coin was "laid by,” and farmers’ boys n»d ho particular work to perform, ynk the census of the school remained the To watch the development of Weed a Bond was? an interesting study. » - Wn ‘ yon aro sion for carrying grasshoppers in his pockets. These insects occupied his entire time on tho playground, and at last, after much experiment, he suc ceeded In harnessing them to a dimin utive wagon which he had constructed. The teacher remonstrated with him concerning this useless absorption, and onco he spoke to his father, but the old man instead of being displeased smiled until the tobacco juice ran out of the corners of his mouth. “Let him go, ” he replied. “I was sorter o’ that turn myself when I was a boy, an’ daddy allowed I wouldn’t amount to nothin’, but arter a while I turned out to bo the best plow hand in tho country.” Winter came, and still no other pu pils appeared. By tho bright log nre, while the snowstorm raged outside, Hayloid found himself better contented than he had ever been before, and his interest, instead of growing less; be came greater. The teacher had at first decided that he would not beg for pu- S 'ils, and on no occasion did he ask the armors to send their children. He was treated politely, yet he could see that the people* of the neighborhood cared nothing for his society, but as this indiflerenco was mutual he spent very little time in regret. One day YY’indin’ Blades failed to como, but Wood, with her face all aglow with healthful exercise, came as usual. YVheu she had hung up her homespun cloak, and shaken the snow from the bright hair, Hayloid asked: “Where is your brother?” “Ho ain’t here.” “I see he’s not here, but where U ho?” “At home.” “Why didn’t he come?” "Had to go to mill.” “Weed, don’t you think learning very rapidly?” ‘•Yes, sir.” “I don’t think I ever saw anyone make such progress. You have a fiue order of mind, and I hope that after I leave the neighborhood you will pursue your studies still.” ‘ You aro not thinking about leaving are you?" looking up with eyes in which there lurked shadows of sad ness. “1 shall not leave immediately, but in justice to myself Icanuot remain here much longer.” She twisted tho llax home-made but ton on her dress, and gazed fixedly in to tho roaring fire. “Do you want mo to stay here?” he asked. “Yes,” twisting tho button. “But vou know I cannot stay here always.” “No,” she replied with brightening eyes, “wo cannot stay anywhere al ways. Wo have to die sometime.'” "YY’hy, YY’eed, you are running ahead of your studies. You have jumped from the fourth reader to an advanced book of philosophy.” She did not thoroughly comprehend his meaning, but’ she laughed and be stowed on aim a glance which forever remained npleasant memory. “Do you, so fresh and vigorous, with such bloom of perfect life, ever think of dying?” “Ifes, " she replied sadly, “my little sister was tho picture of health, with more bloom than I have and with a face so bright that everybody wanted to kiss it, but she died. YY’hen they said that she could not get weU I did not believe them, but one morning, when I went to the bed and found the bloom all gone, I knew they had told me the truth. Now I know that any body can die and that the bloom does not mean life, but many times means death.” Ho looked at her in surprise. He had taken great paius to correct her lan guage, and had from day to day noted her advancement; yet he was not pre pared for tho expression of such views, common enough with older people, but rare with one so young. “You aro right. Weed. The rose may be bright to-day, but to-night a frost may kill it; but we have wandered from our subject What was I trying to tell you, anyway?” “About your going to leave.” “Oh, yes. You know that I can not remain here much longer. Very few men would have staid this long, but L have nothing to do—” “And did you stay hero because you had nothing to do?” “I don’t exactly moan that. I mean that I could not have remained had other business engagements pressed me.” . “But you would not have como here had other engagements pressed you.” “You are developing tact as well as philosophv. Now, to tell you tho truth, after staving hero three days no busi ness could have called me away. Only one person could have influenced me to leave.” “Who?" “You, and you atone.”’" "How could I have had any Influ ence P” “You possess an unconscious influ ence that is stronger than iron. If you had said yon did not want me to re main I should have gone away. I have studied yoor face closely, and I have ever seen, or fancied that I saw, kind- ■ and welcome In y I Isn’t it time to take HayloidP” “No* there is time for nothing but to tell you of my deep love for you. Weed, yon are the cause of my remain ing here, I love you with a heart that was never before moved.” She had twisted off the button and nat changing it from one hand to tho other. "Bo woman, no matter how culti vated, could win my love* from you.” "Doyou know why I learned so fastP” tete Olked, dropping the button and neee and welcome in your eyes.” ce in school, Mr. disgU^her hands.' brigh t mind.” you have a because I love yon. t "• •tight her in his arms and was Vesain* her lip when Windin’ Blades burst taw “• room. Thar tiow,” ho said, stopping in ■mant. ‘Thar non Mr. Hayloid. Don’t mgr, nothin’ mors to me ’bjmt hoppers. Fd rather be gear on graaahoppera koteh puttin' myanns WhoopP’ qfid Windin' ration of lag and fjotaU pn i writ goin' ter bo yer brother.” ‘Tm goin’ to toll him on you,” again whooping and striking the table. "I don’t see how anybody can study when yon're keeping up such a noise.” “Study, bar yah, whoopl” and he raised a deafening din. “W all, ” when he had sufficiently commemorated his discovery, “believe I’ll go homeef thar ain’t goin' to be no school,” and before a protest could bo made. Windin’ Blades had leaped from tho> door and disappeared. “That was unfortunate,” said Hay loid, “and I would give almost any thing if it conld bo recalled.” “Aro you sorry that yon told meP” “Oh, no.” “Then you are sorry that—that you tried toJciss moP” “No; for if some one had stepped in and shot me I should not have regret ted my action.” “And you do love mo as truly as you say you do?” “Deeper than I can express, and I want you to bo my wife.’ “Don’t you think that I am too much of a child P” “No, you are quite a woman. We can study together, and your bright mind can blossom into a flower of bril liance and beauty.” . They were standing in front of the fire. “I will be your wife.” He took her iu his arms, and was in tho act of kissing her when old man Socklaster stepped into the room. “Hello!” YY'all, by jinks, this is a funny sort o’ school” Hayloid stammered an unintelligible reply. “Sort o’ kissin’ school, an’ I most say that if Weed has larnt as fast in that ar branch as she has in her books, she’s a might ap’ scholard. Can’t you sorter ’splain yourse’l mister!” “There is not much of an explana tion to make, old gentleman,” replied the teacher. “I love your daughter and she loves me. I have asked her to bo my wife, and she has—” — . “Told him that I am too young,” in terposed the blushing girl “Wall,” said the olu man in exple tive, for he could really say nothing, and only said “wall” to gain time. “YVall,” I reckon that a gal what takes so nachul to kissin’ ain’t much too young to get married.” “Did you meet Windin’ Blades.” asked the girl “No, I hain’t seed him sense ho left home. Here he is, now.” “Pap, whut you reckon?” “I reckon a good deal” “Wall. Mr. Hayloid has beene'i liss- in’ of Weed.” 1 ' “He’s got a right to kiss Weed. He’s oo ver L; How?” “By marry in’ Weed, Wall, I reckin tho school ’ud better break op ter ter- day. Come an’ we’ll all go home. Mur will be glad ter hear o’ the ’gage- ment, for she’s mightily pleased with Weed's lamin’. ▲ woman can go through life er lamin’, but airter a boy f ;ots to be bout 21 he thinks he knows t all an' don’t lam no more.” The old lady was indeed pleased to hear of the engagement, and she “tuck such a likin’ ter the young man” that she opened the pear preserves which which she had oeen saving for tho preacher. At night, while in contented htil circle they sat by the fire, Hayloid re marked: “It has ever been a mystflly to me why I did not have more pupils. I was told that the people of tnis neigh borhood wanted a school” The old man laughed. “Day after day,” continued the teacher, “I expected to receive addi tional encouragement, bnt as you know I was disappointed. What kind of people have you in this country, any how?” “Fust-rate folks.” “They evidently do not care to se6 their children educated.” “Oh, yas, they're mighty keen for edy cation.” “Then they certainly have £ poor opinion of my ability as a teacher. ’ “Ah, no; they think yon're a mighty smart man.” “Well then, confonnd it, why didn’t they send their children to school” “I’m soon ter be yer daddy-in-law, ain’t IP” “Yes.” “An’ yer won’t think hard o’ the ole man if he tells yer a joke.” “Of course not.” “Well, when it was knowed that yer was cornin’ here, I went ’roan' an’ told all the folks that yer owed me money an’ wan’t goin’ to teaoh no Chilian bat mine. They would er sent off an' got another teacher, but yon see I rented tho school-honse fur a year. Now,” and the old man laughed heartily, "I’ll E roun’ an’ explain. Pm pretty well ed, thank yer, an’ what I’ve got is yourn.” Henry and Weed now conduct one of the tnost flourishing schools in Arkan- saw, and old man Socklaster, it is said, has learned to write his own name.— Arkantavo Traveler. Fifty years ago or so the command ing officer in Mariazell had to send a report to his superior. He summons for this purpose a subaltern. “Have you pen, ink and, paperP” "Yes, i onr Honor.” “Good. Now write, [ariazell the 13th; got that down?” “Yes, your Honor.” “What have you got?” Mariazell the 13th.” "Good; go on; October—got that down?” "Yes, your honor." “What have you got?” “October." •■Good; now read it all” “Mariazell the 13th October.” “Pro ceed; 1813—got that downP” "Yes, your Honor. “What have you gotP" “1813.” “Good; now read it all to- S ther.” “Mariazell, the 13th Octo- r, 1813.” Well now, let’s rest an hoar or so.”—Fliegende Blatter. An old and skilled New York physi cian, when interviewed on tne hot water erase, said: "It has long been used. It is an internal wash; nothing more or less. As such it is excellent. An old trainer of prize-fighters used to tell mb about it before I had even heard of it elsewhere. £» said ha had cured everything fromloothachc to rheuma tism wimk My lady patients often beg me to prescribe it for them, and I often do so; sometimes bs sense I to 4e good, and some MorttM* * wtfi do IAfe In the White Honan ^ ■ ii—. The mansion has beantifnl points outside, and the taste of its present occupant has made it very handsome within. But it is not suitable for a private residence and a public office at the same time. It would admirablv moot the purpose of either; it can hard ly serve tne uses of both. Few know how little available space there is in it The rooms are large, some of vast size, bat there are not many of them The halls aro wide, the corridors long, the vestibules spacious. Four largo apart ments aro allotted to the necessary secretaries, clerks, administrative functionaries of the government tele graph operators and so forth. The grand reception room occupies the en tire east wing on the first floor; the smaller reception room leads from it; the state banqueting hall is an enor mous apartment . This loaves but lim ited space below for private needs, din ing room and parlor. Upstairs, beside the rooms for government work, al ready mentioned, there is an apart ment devoted to the meetings of the cabinet the library, and s state cham ber. There remain but five chambers for the use of tho family, which, if it happens to bo large, may overflow its accommodations, and must be very small to allow a suitable entertain ment of guests, who cannot be receiv ed in any number. But these things, though bad enough, are not the worst by any means. The victim in the White House has no pri vate life, to speak of. He belongs to the Nation; he has been placed there by the choice of the people, and they assume tho right to see him as oftou as they feel inclined, which may be at any hour in tho day. Tho demand for ms E rosence and service is incessant It > forgotten, apparently, that the man has a personal as well as an official side, that he must be a gentleman now and then, that he cannot bo president all the time, that he is not the property of tho community at large, that ho must have his special friends, that he must enjoy the human privilege of re fusing the visits of strangers, that ho is excusable for guarding against intru sion, and has no more responsibility outside of his official duties than tho ordinary citizen has, who is let alone at his home, and is at liberty to put tho affairs of his shop behind him, when business is over. This is no fsneied E ricvanoe. The president is a very usy man, full of cares, and needing quiet, rest in the soeiety of family or friends, more than most, together with social amenities of a various kind. Es pecially he needs to be for a part of each day taken out of tho associations of his office, and placed where his mind can bo refreshed by other con- oerns than those of tho public. Ho will work better, more heartily, more cheerfully, more effectually, for such a respite. There are two ways of bringing about' this most daslrable change: either the present edifice might be given over wholly to business, for which it is admirably adapted, and even now is none too large, in which case the president's house might be situated wnerever convenience prompt ed, at a distance from the building that contained the office, where, by ap pointment, he would find himself at certain hours out of the twenty-four; or the business might be carried to an other part of the town, and the White House be assigned to the president for his private residence. The former plan is preferable for several reasons. In the first place, the mansion is designed for a public purpose. No private dwelling offers such facilities for recep tions and dinners, which must be given on a grand scale. In the next place, the increasing business of the country will be furthered by the aid to concen tration that so large mansion affords. Then the habits of the moltitnde who flock to the house on practical errands will not be interrupted. Experience ■hows the difficulty, not to say the im possibility, of breaking ap such habits, and the removal of the preiident’s pri vate house would render the effort to break them ap unnecessary. The present amphibious arrangement, be sides betft£ s public disgrace, is a sin gular piece of foolishness in a com munity that prides itself on- ite good sense in getting out of the people it apable of tvt i in employs tne utmost tney are capi performing. The actual presfd crippled in his working faculty by the annoyances to which he is now snbject- ed. A thick-skinned person may not complain of this ceaseless notoriety,— nay, may like it; bnt a sensitive man mast feel it keenly. Even to a casual observer the invasion of individual privilege is exceedingly unpleasant to the, eye.—0. B. Frothing ham in June Atlantic. '' ^ » A First Lesson tn Handling aGnn. The first thing to be learned is to stand properly. Plant both yonr feet natnrally and firmly on the ground, so that the joints of your legs are neither stiff nor bent; then lean tne upper part of yonr body slightly forward. Grip the gnnstock just behind’the guard with the rig^t hand, the fore-finger lightly touching the* foremost trigger, that is, the trigger of tha right-hand barrel The stock of the ran, a few inches in front of the guard, most rest easily in the hollow of the left hand. Hold the muzzle of the gun up and slanting away from yon, so that the lower end of the bnttis jnst lower than yonr right elbow. Now, if both ham mers have been cocked, and yon gently and swiftly draw the butt of the gun up to and against the hollow of tho right shoulder, yon will find yourself in good position for taking aim, whiah is beat done by keeping both « eyes wjde open, and looking atraiglfl over the rib between the barrola with the right eye. Yon will soon discover the trick cl doing this, by fixing yonr aim with both eyes open, aim then, holding it perfectly steady, closing the left eye; if the line of sight now changes, yon nave not sighted correctly; if it remains fix ed the aim has been taken with the ri^htey* careful after firing not to aet yonr run down with tha hammer up. That u the caose of many deplorable dents. To avoid aemdam you must be constantly oa the alert and cantioan, An Amateug Carpenter. In my opinion every professional man should keep a chest of carpenters’ tools in bis barn or shop and ouay him self at odd hours with them in con structing the varied articles that are always needed about the house. There is a great dea| pf pleasure In feeling your own Ind^pfendonoe of other trades, and most especially of the carpenter. Every now and then yonr wile will want a bracket put np in some owner or other, and with your new, bright ■aw and glittering hammer von can put np one upon which she can hang acaat- Iron horse-blanket lambrequin, with inflexible water lilies sowed in it. • A man will if he tries, readily learn to do a great many such little things and hi*.wife will brag on him to other ladies, and they wiif make invidions comparisons betyrean thehr husbands, who can’t do anything if that kind whatever, and yon aro *%0 handy.” Firstly, you buy a tot of amateur tools. You do not need to say that you are an amateur. The dealer will find that out when yon ask him tor an easy-running broad axe or agreen-gage plumb lino. Ho will sell you a set' at amateur’s tools that will be yntide of old sheet-iron with basswood handles, and the saw will double up like a’piece of stove pipe. After you have nailed a board on the fouco successfully, you will very natur ally desire to do something much bet ter, more difficult. You will probably try to erect a parlor table or a rustio settee. 1 made a very handsome bracket last week, and I was naturally proud of it In fastening it together, if 1 hadn’t in advertently nailed it to the barn floor, I guess I could have used it very well but in tearing it loose from the barn, so that tho two could be used separate ly, I ruined a bracket that was intend ed to servo as the base, as it were, of a lambrequin which dost $9, aside from tho time expended on it. During tho month of March I built an ice-chest for this summer. It was not handsome, but it was roomy, and would bo very nice for the season of 1884, 1 thought. It worked pretty well through March and April, but as the weather begins to warm up that ice-chest is about tho warmest place around the house. There is actually a f low of heat around that ice-chest that don’t notice elsewhere. I’ve shown it to several personal friends. They seem to think it is not built tightly enough for an ice-chest. My brother looked at it yesterday, and said that his idea of an ice-chest was that it ought to be tight enough at least to hold the larger chunks of ice so that they could not escape through the pores of the Ice box. lie said that he never built oqe, but that it stood to reason that a re frigerator like that ought to be con structed so that it would keep the cows out You don’t want a refrigerator that the cattle can get through the craCks and eat up your strawberries on ice, he says. A neighbor of mine who onco built a hen resort of laths, and now wears a thick thumb-nail that looks like a Bra zil nut as a memento of that pullet cor ral says my ice-chest is all right enough, only that it is not suited to this climste. He thinks that along Behring's Strait, during the holidays, my ice-chest would work like a charm. And even here, he thought, if I conld keep tho fever out of my chest, there would be less pain. I have made several other little arti cle* of vertu this spring, to the con struction of which 1 have contributed a good deal of timo and two finger nslls. I have also ■ awed into my leg several times. The leg, of coarse, will get well bat the pantaloons will not. Parties wishing to meet me in my stu dio during the morning hoar will tarn into the alley between Eighth and Ninth streets, enter the third stable door on the left, pass around my Goth ic horse and give the countersign and three kicks on the door in an ordinary tone of voice.—2KW A’v« in Demmr Opinion. • • , _ * A Dentist Takes a Mean Advantage. A practical joker of the sly order is Dr. Henderson, a Brooklyn dentist The Doctor does not look unlike a pious divine, and his mode of conduct- tag himself, coupled with a sanctimon- ions timbre of voice, completes the de- ’ m. t is said of the Doctor that daring one of his exciting political campaigns he was bit in the eye by a prize-fighter. He was, of coarse* too much of a gen tleman to engage in a scrimmage when he knew the odd* were against mm; so he quietly bided his time. Some months later the prize-fighter had a bad tooth and dropped into the Doctor's office to have it pulled. The latter instantly re cognized his assailant, bat did not be tray his emotions. Bv dint of eloquent persuasion he indneed the prize-fighter to take langhing-gas, and when the ruffian had become unconscious the Doctor’s old-time fireroturned. Har rying over to his old friend. Prof. William Clark, he borrowed a pair of boxing-gloves and then returning to the office went to work at the fighter. When the latter awoke he had two handsome black eyes, and his nose was bleeding with delightful freedom. “Wnat is UP” asked the prize fighter, when he opened hi* eyes. the «f * Jtof’ i men to be shot er rft by noth ctvO i jum eaMM — The militia be assembled promptly. If this J»4i* laved, their armories m ed and their gaasmbli Besides, ‘ _ in readiness staftagthsaa tha rsllm and intimlda®themed Thay*ho«Jdail be pended until the last bayonet and rifle I end not suited for Bnt as soon as police ptjlllH sentimentality' should utitb. A moo tea gang, of ers, with the criminal ohms the top as it gains power; au existence of society depends bqjng promptly put down, measures aid crnelft. Any fleer who permits his stoned without court-martial. A moV never apm* Mutes forbearance. Blank cartridges inspire them to fresh aaanmte. in the air hes the l killing innocent peontfi at a distance. Volleys aroj sary. To detail a few to pick off the preferable. __ orick is shot, as a rule no more ufiU be thrown. Four shots at Cinouinati which killed four leaders dispersed the mob that attacked Powell’s guafctore. He same number fired with like sMsot would have scattered that whisk at tacked the jail, if they had bean the first which had been fired by troops. It must be remembered no troops will stana being being shot et without firing in If the officers wait too long fas' case iu the Orange riots la New York), some one is sore to fire without orders, bringing on a general fire which un necessarily destroys many lives. The troops should not allow themselves to be besieged. Strong detachments should traverse the streets, tha police in dispersing all crowds and tn clearing the streets. The mob, when onoe broken, will never again collect. If the militia are strong and wall dis ciplined. and it is understood distiaetly that they will permit no trifling, them mere appearance la usually snffloieat. If their condition is each that the mob do not fear them, many lives have to bo sacrificed before piece can be r* itored.—“Topics of the Tim*,” to tha June Century. leading aggressors is far i the thrower ot the first •'H • *"• '» 1 -1 v- • w—, »» JCK —t* a ” to* Two Anecdotes of Peter Peter G wsll-kno a sort flew over the his apostolio rht Hei of a and to strike me, for if you do* devil gets into me, I shall give yeu the wont whipping you ever art in-all your Ufa.” That ended it Another bully threete—d to the Bar. Cartwright, who "Sir, I never like to live In you really intend to whip me* and do it now.” The bully continued his euree throats, and the minister jumped ot his horse, and going to aim, sail, "Look here, you will nave to whip gw ss you threatened, or you will hive to stop that onrsing, or I will put 0eu hi 4he river and baptize you in the of the devil for surely you him.” The bully repented, and became one of the preacher's friends. prize- your jugular.” • Thenhe put a cork in his la pai mouth, extracted the tooth and c ing him $3 for tbs'job, advised him o to bed at go home and j onSA tient’s harg- m to The doctor & always doing very fan ny things, but whenever he sees that prize fighter he has to sot down for shoot an hour iiy>m« cool place and chuckle.—Few nrk Journal. Bob Swan, of Ottumwa, Iowa, who served as captain in the Thirteenth In diana Infantry, applied for a pension, nted, with 16.380 book Which was granted, with 96.380 back To complete the proof his dia- tagere wanted, but after* in , the records net be found, which Bob that fct ^nte his mustered out be wes on d< ___ elsewhere and was evidontty fotgottate Inasmuch aa he wag n rnr out he will draw ffi&OOO “ wings. He ing, and was ss strong as he was brave* At a certain camp-meeting- ho got into trouble with a set of roughs wee had tried to break up the aervioes. Maj. L., who was a prominent eitisea, though a great “sinner,” identified himself with the roughs, and, flying into a des perate rage, said if he thought Cart wright would fight him aduoThewouM challenge him. “Major.” the preacher answwedt "if you challenge me I will accept It" “WeU, sir, I dare you to mortal acro bat.” “All right, sir, m fight you. Aad, sir, according to the laws of heuer I suppose it la my right to ohooee tho. weapons with whioh we an “Certainly,” the Major “WeU than* we will atop into this lot aad get a eoupls of corn stalks. I think lean fiadsh you with one.” The Major waxedhottac. He his fists and foamed with XifU "If i thought I could whip you I smite you in a minst "Yea yea Major,” is ter asserted; but, tho mi can’t whip me; only don't; n God. you ^* r ’" 'Sit-*** Aw, ^ V ^ * t b\ Par Uhetei To Keep Railroad I Coot, The French railway at present engaged in a series of eaqpgv iments from which, psrhapa our own directors might take some hinta. WMh hot weather coming on, or at the ordinary course of nature ex the problem is now to keep the i carriages cool In France are peeked very tight, f o very slowly, and the fire to arrange to deliver their humeu cargoes at a distant ity not quite extinct. 8o exercised in seeking how to ooot carriages. 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