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A FREEZING EXPERIENCE. TOO MUCH COLD V ITUAIjS FOll AN OIA> MAN. lit 11 Arp Purchases n Cooler an?l DrinkN Too Mucli Water?AlterwnrdH lie Ucl? Away Willi a hot of lee Cream. Atlanta Constitution. Sick a^aln, but it in all right, for 1 am over the worst of it ami can afford to be bigotv now. It was all my fault uml my wire and my duughtcr and my doctor have told mo so forty or lifty times. They rubbed it in every time they gave me raedloiuo and 1 had to ktke both doses at once. You see I am very fond of ice water, but we have never bad a water cooler until last week. 1 saw a beautiful one and was assured that five pounds of ice would keep the water cold all day, so I caute , home and told about it, how there was ] an inner chamber for the ice and how when the ice melted the water still kept its temperature, for no outside air could roach it and how it was ornamental and would gruco the bull and we would not have to be stealing ieo any tuore from the refrigerator, etc. Well, of course, I bud to order one, and last Thursday morning I loaded the pretty thing and all that day 1 was ex periinenting and tasting to"sou how it was performing. Well it was just splendid and my wife kept tolling mo tiiat that cooler would put mo to bed if I didn't mind. That night wo wore invited out to ton and had spread beforo us a sumptuous feast and about b o'clock tho ico cream was served in generous quantity and we departed. It was ice all day and away in tho night. Was there vor such a fool? Hut I've paid for it all. I have confessed my sin and I don't think 1 will over do so any more and I only toll it now as a warning to sulTering humanity. Tho Good Hook says, "lie trieth the reins of tho children of men"?trieth thorn sometimes with one thing sometimes with another, but ice water by day and ico cream at night gets mine. That night about midnight there was a tap on my side that waked me up and 1 thought somebody had hit mo with a small shillaly right over my right rein. I had felt that same knoctc boforo and recognized it. 1 got up and poked around among the medicines until 1 found the spirits of niter and paragoric and 1 took a doso without awaking anybody. Tho pain got worse and worse and 1 renowcd the dose every hour and got to groaning so that 1 waked up everybody and they plastered my side and loins with mustard. 1 drank all the Had way 1 could tind and 1 walked around half bent and laid down and got up every minute. About daylight I got relief and dropped to sleep. Ah, blessed sleep, but for three more days 1 have boon wrestling with those reins. 1 have taken a small drug store of medicine?niter, paragoric, 1 ithin, calomel, salts, blue mass, quinine and a lot of powders and other things that I never inquired the name of, for 1 didn't eare. 1 knew that I couldn't be worsted and would have swallowed melted lead if the doctor said so. I'm getting so that I can movo about now and so when the pet rabbits got out this evening it was thought that perhaps it wouldn't strain me to help catch them. Did you ever try to catch a pet rabbit? Well, it is the most provoking business in the world. It took us all two hours to doit and I had to go to bed again. A kind lady gave them to our grandchildren day before yesterday and of course 1 will do anything for her. We have a boy hired, but he is never hero when wo want him. Last Saturday ho had to go to a picnic and begged tne out of a dollar and my wife out of a pair of my old pants and to-day he had to go to u funeral and he keeps in iny debt all the time, and so I keep him, for he is as humble as a dog1 and my wife and the girls can scold him and abuse him all day long and not impair his ebouy smile. That is a valuable trait. 1 would like to dig a pesthole in the back yard and plant him in it and holler at him by the hour. Oh, these darkies?what a compound, what a heterogeneous variety. My daughter worked all the morning last Friday helping her cook to make cakes ; and things for the darkies' picnic of Saturday. Sunday morning the cook came in on time and my daughter say8 : " Well did you have a nice time at the picnic ?" "I never wont," she said. " My feller never come utter me and I stayed at homo." " And you never came here to help me on Saturday?you mean thing?after all I did for you. 1 never did see a negro that had a spark of gratitude." But tho funniest thin*,' about the negro was told me by George Adair the other day. Old Isham is a preacher?a smart old preacher?who always gets up a earousonu nt. Ho was telling Goorge about his troubles on this line. "Sometimes 1 can't got'em fired up hardly any. Sometimes do dohil blow out de fire utter I git it started. Hut I keeps on blowin'around outwol I gits'em to cavortin' uround, for you see widout dat a nigger meotin' ain't no moetin' at all. Only last Saturday night 1 was havin' a powerful cold time and couldent hardly git up a grunt or a groan or a bless God from anybody, when all of a sudden 1 squat down and den jump away up and wid my haads raised to Heaven 1 holler out: 4 Broriu and sisters, descriptor say : ''Great is Dinah of de I'hesians *, 'Great is Dinah of do Phesiuns; "Great is Dinah of do Phesians." "I shoved it out throe times as loud as I could holler, and it just everlastingly wuked up dem niggers, and you nober heard de like in all your life. 4 Bless God for Dinah ! Oh, my I>ord, sond Dinah down! Oh, I see Aunt Dinah eomin"! Come down, Dinah, come down!' and they(begun to sing and shout, and 'twas Dinah in and Dinah out, and Dinah dis and Dinah flat. un.l aw, ..11 1-...1 .. *:-? V4MV, I?IIU M V. UU IIUU CI f^lVi 1WUO 111? "t * till , und two sistor s fell down in u trance and ltud to he carried home, und it was de Dinah lick what dun it." That's all right. They like that, and t)iiu is a free country concerning religion and church worship. I'd rather risk it than Coxey's army, or some other organizations that keep the country alarmed. But if a man wants to realize how insignificant are all these things let him get down in the low ground of pain. What was Cleveland or anti-Cleveland to me? What was Johnston or Oatcs ? What was Coxey or the tariff, or even the Atlanta Exposition? What was anything sublunary? The whole routine wasent of as mueh consequence as as the fly that bothered my nose. The domain of my affections and regard was my family?my wife and children and those kind friends who called. How tender and soothing were their ministrations. My greatest comfort is that my children wish me to live and not die. The other day there was an old woman on trial for her life. She h? ~.ont dono anything at all. hut she wouit ent die?that was all. She was eighty-six years old, and kpr husban 1's will gave [ her u child's part of his estate, an os[ tato worth over $100,1)00, they said, j She was on trial for imbecility, for the children said she wiwcut lit to take care of her share, und they wanted a guardian appointed to take care of her and keep her from wasting the property. It was a curious scene. The judge required the old woman to Vhj brought into court and examined as to her mind and iter fitness to manage her part. Site showed all the marks of a long and hard life, hut no signs of alarm or doubt. There was quite an array of lawyers against her, for the children, with one exception, had comic nod to tie up the property until she died and then divide it out. "I've got no luruin', iudgo," she said, "for I was married mighty young and we moved over hero among the Injuns in 1S.'H!, and there were no schools. My old man was young and strong, and so was I. We cut the logs and built our own house and traded with the Injuns and I could talk Injun as good as Knglish and they treated us mighty well and I used to plow and plant and hoe corn and burn crush at night and cook and wash and when tho children began to come along I had to spin and ; and weave and make their clothes and by and by we bought more land and spread out and kept on workin' hard and spending little until wo had money to lend and could send the children to school. I've lived long and lived hard, judge, but 1 never had a master over me in my life, and I don't want one now. My old man, who is dead and gone, never was my muster and I I made as much of our property as ho did and he always said so and it looks like I ought to have a child's part and do just as I please with it. These children are afraid I'll give it to my l.1,., .1 *?...? . ?l. ? ** j I anil I/Ilill ? \YUUt N l/liu IIUIIHT. Ho is my baby, judge, and you know that a mother always holds fast to her baby whether ho is young or old. Ho lives with me yet and isalways good to mo. lie watehos mo to see what 1 want and says, " Don't get up, mother, 1 will got it for you." When ho goes to town ho never forgets me, but is sure to bring mo some little thing if it's only a pair of scissors or an orange or some candy. No, judge, 1 don't want to bo tied. 1 don't want to huvo to ax anybody whether I may have this or thai. All my hard life the children have been axing mo when they wanted nil* uiiiij; imu nuns rigni. una according to Soriptui o, ain't it, judgo." Well, of course there was no guardian appointed and t he lawyers against her withdrew the chargo. Bill Akp. TIHO KMC 10NT SNAP. Considerable Damage Was Done in Some Sections ol't lie State. The weekly report of the weather bureau gives the following information as to the damage from the recent cold wave : The weather was favorable for rapid growth during the greater part of the week, and the staple as well as the minor crops were as a consequence of the excessive heat and copious showers very much improved. On Sunday, 20th inst., there came an unfavorable change which caused the temperature to fall from 30 to 20 degrees in twenty-four hours, and on Sunday morning minimum temperatures of from 30 to 45 degrees occoured over the entire State. Many of the reports had been mailed previous to the 20th, and so the full effect of the cold wave can be but partially collected in this bulletin, although later reports indicate the occurrence of light frosts in favorably situated localities as far eastward as Orangeburg County. The damage, if any, resulting, appears as yet to have | been but very slight and confined largely to sweet potatoes, and in a lesser j degree to cotton. In next week's buli letin a better estimate can be made. Advorso local conditions injuring crops, were washing rains in portions of Spartanburg, Newberry and Greenville counties, where creek bottoms overflowed and necessitating some replanting. llail also did some damage over small areas, and in Barnwell County a sand storm damaged cotton. The temperature was much above the normal until Saturday after which it was far below, the departure on the 20th at Columbia being 211 degreos. The sunshine did not average normal for the State, hut was not so deficient as to he harmful. Rain in the form of showers were numerous, ami in some instances heavy and fairly well distributed, only a few localities being loft dry. In piuccs the ground was too wet to work and as a consequence grass and weeds are showing. Cotton ranges from fair to very good stand over the whole State. One field of about 800 acres reported "the best ever seen." The only report of a poor stand comes from Williamsburg and Sumter counties, where the ground is too dry. Plowing and chopping is progressing nicely, tho latter being from one-third to two-thirds finished. Grass showing in places. Some forms or squares have been seen. Corn is doing fairly well, hut hud worms continue to to do much injury. Stand healthy in color hut very uneven. Rico doing won. lrsh potatoes boing harvested along tlie eoust with from poor to fair yield. Doing better in interior. Sweet potato planting continues. Tobacco in very pood condition. Sugar cane doing well. Watermelon and kindred vines growing rapidly. Wheat but slightly if at all improved, and rust on the blades is becoming more general. Harvesting will soon begin. Oats are ripening in the eastern portions of the State, and harvesting is about to begin with prospects of about half a crop. Some reports indicate a shortage of seed for farm stock which generally wintered poorly, although pasturage will soon be excellent. A Tough Story.?A special from lCdenwood, Indiana, gives the following: The Heoria, 111., Transcript of Friday, May 11th, contained the following : ' Last night, during the heavy storm, two hogs and a fat goose belonging to Sam Wainscott were blown from his barnyard, and they have not been heard from." Howava* remarkable the statement may seem, these very pijjs, together with the goose, are now inhabiting the barnyard of T. J. Hancock, near thiHcity, where they were dropped by the storm which swept over there at that time it was about 2 o'clock in the morning when Hancock was aroused from his sleep by the storm. He went out into the barnyard to look after bis stock, and his attention was attracted by the clouds, in which he saw, during a lightning Hash, the pigs and the goose. Suddenly they dropped to the ground in his yard, and next morning they were as lively as usual, having suffered only slightly during their perilous trip of 207 miles through the air. The article in The Peoria paper was shown to Mr. Hancock, who wrote to Mr. Wainscott, asking for a description of tho missing pigs and goose. The description tallies perfectly with that of tho animals in Mr. Hancock's possession. Ho has written to Wainscott to como and get his stock, which he is oearUood belongs te kiui. JAMKS II. HAMMOND. A Hkolcli of the Statesman, Patriot, Planter and OctitIciiian. The following sketch of Governor Hammond was read not long ago beforo the literary society of tho lltiinberg graded school by 0110 of tho pupils. and deserves to receive a wider leading among tho present generation, who know very little of the man who once tilled so large a place in the eye of South Carolinians. Graded schools are doing much to develop a knowledge of local history, and in this instance there is an excellent example of the work being done in this direction : Mr. James 11. Hammond was born in the district of Newberry, S. C., on the l."?th day of November, IN07. In IS'J.'l he entered the junior class of the South Carolina College, and two years later graduated in a class of distinguished merit. Mr. Hammond then adopted the profession of law and was admitted to the bar in 1N2.S. lie immediately ?nterod upon a large and successful practice. In 18.'M), in addition to his professional .l.itii.u I. 1.........I. i:. o, uu uuuri fell nut 21 |)U|)IT known as " The Southern Times," anil during u period of intense excitement conducted tho paper with marked ability. Mr. Hammond early imbibed tho doctrine of tho absolute and indivisible sovereignty of every Stale. With these doctrines ho entered upon his public career, and stood by them with unwavering conviction and unflinching tidelity to tho last moment of bis life. In 1 s:ti Mr. Hammond married a Miss Fit/.simmons, of Columbia. Ho I then settled at Silver HlufT. on the Savannah river, near Allendale, and entered upon agricultural pursuits but did not neglect public alTairs. He took an active part and aided materially in organizing the forces with which South Carolina was preparing to meet the impending conllict with the Federal government. He was elected to Congress in 1834, and in a vigorous speech during bis lirst session pointed out the abolition movement, which from a single society of eleven persons in New Kn gland in 1K112 bad grown to have a membership j <> imi ? nuuureu uiousanu, wno Won: Hooding the mails with abolition documents and besieging Congress with petitions for tin: abolition of slavery. Mr. Hammond demanded the rejection of these petitions, lie declared that the result of continued attacks on the institution of slavery would be a dissolution of the Union. About this time that grout struggle began which was carried on for .'10 years and resulted in the overthrow of the Confederate government. Before the expiration of his term of ofheo, Mr. Hammond's health, which had never been robust, failed completely and forced him to resign. Ho I went to Europe and traveled for about two years, returning only partially restored. The next few years were divided between a search for health and attention to private business. In 18412 he was elected Governor. It was under his administration that the arsenals at Columbia and Charleston were converted into military academies on the plan of West I'oint. At the expiration of his term of oltice, Mr. Hammond returned to planting pursuits with renewed ardor. Forsovoral years bis elTorts in this direction were confined to clearing new lands and to such experiments and improvements as would occur naturally to the mind of an active and intelligent planter. The most remarkable of Mr. Hammond's experiments was the clearing (?f fifteen hundred acres of Savannah river swamp. This land was a worthless bog which he brought up by drainlinn ?l*wl <mi ??ofnl /.nit itf.il * 1? ?l ??nv? uiivi v.ui v;iui v u i i i > ii i lull la i i V lll^ll state of culture, uml in u few years after he cleared this swamp, lie made thirty-five thousand bushels of corn on the lifteen hundred acres in one year. It must not he supposed, that this work was done mainly through the agency of others, as was too often the custom of large planters in the South. Mr. Hammond mounted his horse every morning and often at dawn he was making the surveys and laying ofT the parallels for the ditches. His eye supervised every important piece of work and his bruin planned and directed every movement. It can also he said that no planter was over more devoted to the health and comfort of iiis slaves. lie was firm in his discipline, requiring full work hut not too much of it. lie was always just and kind, and did not entrust his slaves to the care of others, but daily he attended the hospitals and smoothed the fevered brow. Although Mr. Hammond did not have J his name upon any church roll lie was generous toward all religious enterprises. Ho contributed a magnificent stained glass window to the Episcopal church at Barnwell, which stands there today. Ho also huilt a church which was for his slaves and was included in the Methodist, eii-eiiit. Although ho whs busy 011 his farm his pen was never idle. Article after article (lowed from his llucnt pen and made millions think. In 18f>0 Mi'. Hammond attended the Southern State Convention held in June at Nashville, Tenn., and took a prominent part in the debates. For personal reasons he did not return to the second meeting. lie went to Charleston in November upon an invitation of the City Council and delivered an oration on the life and character of John C. Calhoun. Bv many this is considered the tost elTort of his life. Failing health did not permit Mr. Hammond to take any active part in our great struggle, hut what ho cou.d do lie did. He sold all that, he could sell and placed the proceeds in Confederate bonds. After his health failed, and when he was no longer able to work for his country's good, his thoughts all seemed to he directed to the welfare of his country. On the 20th of September, 18(51, just two months before he died he wrote in his diary, 4> Nothing but the intervention of the good Cod can save the South from uhjugation." Ho had selected the place where he wished to he buried, and on the l ltli of November without fear and without regret, conscious for hours of the great change coining, peacefully died. ? - - ? A PERIOD OF PERIL. Wliat (lie Vene/.uelan Earthquakes Seemed Like loan American?Poo pie Prayed in the Darkness. n-oni ine zncw y<tk World. Rev. Joseph Norwood, agent of tho American lliblo Society in Venezuela and Colombia, who arrived on the steamship Philadelphia last Wednesday night, is tho lirst eye-witness of the recent earthquake iu Venezuela to reach this port. Mr. Norwood was located somewhat on the edge of tho affected area, but before he left for tho north ho learned a great deal concerning the damage and probable loss J of life due to the seismic disturbances. ; Through the severity of tho shocks j the telegraph wires were torn down all over Venezuela, and tor this reason he was unable to get full reports from the devastated settlements. "The towns of Merida, Lagunillauud Ejidos," Mr. Norwood said, " wcro utmost totally destroyed. Lagunillus is situated botwocn two high mountains, and was surrounded by largo sheets of water. In the midst of tiie shock the tow n sunk out of sight, and a largo lake spread over the spot. " When the first shock cainc I was in the Hotel America, in Maracaiho. ( The premonitory rumble lelt like the noise of a derailed street car, and my impression wus that something had happened to the street railroad in front of the hotel. As the rumble < continued, however, 1 know almost , immediately that it was an earthquake, i and drew out my watch to time its duration. "Thollrst shock was at U:lo o'clock p. in., April 28th. It begun with an undulation, which ran about twentylive seconds. Then there was an oscillution of about the same period, and the subsequent disturbance lasted about two minutes. The heaviest olTcct lasted alsnit half that time. After the earthquake had passed, there were seven great cracks in the walls of my room. Through one of them you might have put an arm. "Immediately after the first shock the electric light wires wore torn down, and the town was left in darkness. Willi this gloom the situation of the inhabitants became mere frightful. 10very one ran into the striets, and many fell on their knees and called for help. No one was killed, although mnnv i?i?*? *%. J |?v? ut'HO ?? VI v; I 41 J VI 1 cu " After tho lirht shock all tlx* quests ami employes in tho hotel, with tho exception of another man and mysolf, left tl?o place and toolc up quarters in tho streets. Wo concluded to stay indoors, but as a measure of safety we moved our cots to tho head ot the stairs. Tho hotel was a two-story structure, built of adobe and bricks. An earthquake such as we felt in Muracuibo would havo leveled all the tall buildings in New York to tho ground, and would havo caused a frightful loss of life. "There is probably little truth in the report from Meridu that lob soldiers lost their lives. It is undoubtedly true, however, that the shock was the greatest since that of IH12, when 120,000 persons wore killed. Later accounts will probably show that this one, while possibly not as extended, will, nevertheless, be very severe " Mr. Norwood is on his way to the general conference in Memphis, Tenn. At its conclusion he will return to Venezuela. Acting Minister lhirtlomnn has cabled to the state department at Washington that aid from this country would ho appreciated. In Venocuela already a largo amount has boon raised and a committee of congress lias been sent to Maraeaiba to extend any relief in the government's power. TIUO AGAilAMA l>l<]M<>CltACY. endorsing Cleveland, 'farid' llcloriu, Stale Hunks and Free Coinage <>l Silver. The Alabama Democratic Convention last week nominated Hon. \V. C. Oates for Governor by a majority of twenty over his opponent, Capt. Joseph I'\ Johnson, and the nomination was then made unanimous. Tho committee on resolutions reported tho following platform : "The Democracy of Alabama, in convention assembled, rcatlirms the principles of the Democratic party, as tie- ! clarcd in the platform of our party at Chieago in 18112, and congratulates the country upon the success of those principles in the triumphant election of Graver Cleveland, who, by his generous treatment of our people, has shown that he is the President of the whole country, knowing no North, 110 South, no Hast. 110 West. " Kecogni/.ing the wisdom and patriotism of our President, and believing in his fealty to the principles of our party, wo endorse his administration of the Federal government. While some of us may dilTer from him iu matters of policy, wo are agreed in the belief that he is impelled by motives of the highest patriotism, and by an unscllish devotion to the highest good of tlm whole pooplc. While there are ditYorencesof opinion among us in mat n;i a in ueuui, we :i 11 nelleve 111 the tree coinage of silver whenever it can be done consistently with the maintenance of a sound and safe currency. " We earnestly urgo upon our Senators and Representatives in Congress the speedy reform of the tariff' ami the speedy repeal of the It) percent, tax on the issue of State banks. 44 We heartily commend and endorse the present administration of the State government, headed by Thomas (I. Jones, who has so wisely and eoura* geously discharged his great trust, and we commend his tirm, impartial and fearless execution of the laws as worthy of imitation by bis successor. " We pledge to the people of Alabama a continuance of tbe good government. of our Slate aiTairs inaugurated by the election of George S. Houston in 1874. " The election law enacted at the last session of our General Assembly is in accordance with the principles upon which are based the laws regulating ! elections in a largo majority of the States of the Union, without regard to party, and are intended to obtain at the ballot box a full and free expression of the popular will. We believe in giving it a fair trial, and should it fail to accomplish the end which it was intended to effect, wo pledge ourselves to make such changes and alterations therein as may bo necessary to effect that end. " Wo pledge our party to the maintenance of a system of free public education and to an increase of the appropriations for that purpose whenever the llnanciul condition ol the State will permit. "The purty is pledged to continue ' its effort.J to remove all the evils of the present convict system and to enact all appropriate legislation to prevent its working injustice to any class of our people. " We extend a cordial invitation to all voters of Alalmnia who believe in the principles of Democracy and aro in favor of the maintenance of good government, to unite with us in the election of the ticket nominated by this convention." The resolutions-were adopted without a dissenting voice. The portions relating to Cleveland and Governor Jones were received with great applause. - A apodal to tht) iNcw Orleans ' Times-Democrat from Dallas, Tux., ( says: " Tim formal announcement this ] morning of Judgo John H. K<-ugun, cx- ' (Vmfederate I'ostinastur General, that ho is a candidate for Governor, ul- , though expected f??i* ton days, created ! a profound sensation. A month ago) e declared ngu.list President Clevelano ' ilia proclamation which could alino-i I ho road umlor a black ll ig. No mat ha- a stronger or moro enthusiastic following in Texas than .lutigo It a gaii, and h<* m looked upon an a v. ncr- < able father of Dcinocruey. This an nouncctncnt makes the campaign fo. I und against Cleveland. THK DllUMMKll HOY. Sml Story ol'a Bravo Hit tie laid Who Dictl at C'liieknniuiign. It was in the latter part of August, 1803, and the groat Araiy of tho Cumberland was moving through tho dclilcs of the Cuiubcrlund mountains, along tiio Tonncssoe, in pursuit of Hragg's retreating forces. The weather was scorching hot, the mountain trails were crushed into streams of dust, and the bronzed, blue-clad men suffered at times very much from want of water. The cavalry brigade went into camp near the "fighting fifteenth" infantry, and here for l lie first time 1 saw ''Noddy ' Watts, the diminutive drummer boy, who had become the idol of the bronzed soldiers. lie was a bright boy of fourteen, dressed in a rusty blue uniform and small for his years, looked wholly unlit for the hardships of such a campaign. Ilut iio was as cheery and bright as if he considered this desperate work the merest play. I learned from the men of the fifteenth nun i\e.uuy s mother died when he was I a little elitld. His futher, the color sergeant of the regiment, was killed at Stone river eight months before ibis. How the boy ehaneed to drift down from Cincinnati to the army was not clearly explained, but certain it is that as uoon as lie appeared in the camp of the "Fighting Fifteenth" and announced himself us the son of Sorgi ant Watts, he was at once udoptcd and made the drummer of the color company. At daybreak the next morning the infantry began to ford the river. It was up to the waist of the tallest man As our bugler sounded "boots and saddles," I bethought mo of the boy. I was mounted on a powerful horse and. being but a youth myself, and comparatively light. I determined to I give the lad a lift, lloing a com 111 is- 1 sioued oiliecr, 1 had the license to do this. The advance of the Fifteenth was already in the river when I rode up the boy, who had his drum on his back, while a tall, bearded giant was j preparing to carry him over on his j shoulders. Neddy was delighted at ^ my proposition and when my purpose was understood by the soldiers a hundred strong hands were ready to lift liiin into the saddle behind me. At this point the Tennessee is fully | a half mile wide, so that I had a good chance to talk to Neddy us vo went over. I found him sweet and innocent, as if ho had never known tho want of a generous father's protection or a loving mother's care. When I set him uuwn ?>u inu opposite nana no drew liimsolf up like a soldier, and, with a military solute, said, *'I thank you very much for the ride, captain, and 1 hope to see you again." " I hope to moot you, too, Noddy," I replied : " goodby. and God bless you," and so we parted. When I saw Noddy Watts again it was under tho most trying circumstances and on the awful field of Chicknmaugu. It was Sunday, the 20th of September, and on the previous day the right and left wings of our army had been unexpectedly set upon by the enemy and routed. Only the center remained intact under the command of that gallant soldier, General Thomas, and on its stability and valor depended the fate of the army of the Cumberland. Along with General Thomas was a remant of the Fighting Fifteenth. When the battle began 000 of that gallant regiment responded to the roll call ; now tnere was only 107 loit, and among them was Neddy Watts, t he drummer boy. The cavalry brigade to which 1 was attached was dismounted and set to the front to aid the infantry in holding the hill of Chiekanmuga. As we lay upon the ground waiting for the enemy I glanced along the line, and near the colors I saw the diminutive form and the rusty drum of the boy 1 had helped across the Tennessee. The enemy was about UOOyards away, and ji terrific lire was pouring across this space from both sides. The intervening ground was covered with the dead and wounded of both armies, many of whom were piteously crying for water to appease their burning l.li i pel When u man beeomo helpless and suffering in battle we forgot tho eo.ur of liis anifotiu, and, uncaring whether ho he friend or foe, the humanity which is common to all men urges us to help him. From where wo lay nvo could distinctly hear a gray-bearded Confederate ollicer, who sat with bis! back to a tree, and whoso legs wcro shattered by a cannon shot, crying pitcously for water. Bcforo his purpose could be divined, or a hand raised to stap him, Neddy Watts, who had a canteen like tho other soldiers, could bo seen creeping forward on his hands and knees, the drum at his back making him particularly conspicuous. We understood his purpose, and after he had refused the appeals to come back we sent up a cheer to encourage him. Solid shot and shell and musket bullets by thousands crashed and whistled across this space; but Neddy Watts paid \o hoed to them. His purpose was to save and not to destroy, lie reached tho wounded foctnan, and wo could see him hold his canteen to tno gray lips until the burning' thrist was stayed, llis mission ovor, Neddy loft the canteen in tho man's bands and turned to mako bis way back to tho lines of the Fifteenth. At that instant a shell exploded not live feet away, lie leaped to his feet, throw up his hands, and, staggering hack, fell in the arms of tho man to whose rescue ho had gone. When darkness brought a cessation of the battle some of Neddy's comrades crept out of the line to recover tho body, and they found him lying as if nsleep in tho arms of tho dead Confodoi ato. ?Tho latest sensation is a romantic marriage among tho clouds, which occurred recently in Wosstorn North Carolina. G. W. McClure was married to Miss Lizzie Kvuns on tho summit of the Unaka mountain, which divides North Carolina and Tennessee. Just as the solemn words that made them :?ne were being pronounced a (looey cloud crept up tho mountain side, enveloping tho scone in phantasmagoricul beauty. It was a scono long to bo remembered by those present and it is the first marriage on record as occtiring among the clouds. ?While George Chnrist was atLomptin i to walk a steel cable slrotchj.l acres t tho public square at S'.iolbyville. Tonri.. and carrv iiis wife. Lizzie 3 i n\ht. tho cable snapped and both foil to the stony macadamized ground, thirty-five foot below. (Diarist's hip is brokon and ho is t? rrlbly bruised, but he will recover. 11 is wife is tterlnisly injured and will die. lie was a professional wire walker and had rifely <*ivon marry previous perfornii tees in various parts of tho country. I'rof. K. S. tioynca, of tho South Jarol'iia College, wl I deliver tho annul oration before the students of the | I'rorperity hitfh school on tho nijhl of. I uno G. f / | GENKIlAli Ni:\VS NUMMARY. | IirttrM Items ami Curious Notes li-om ' Out' JOveliuiiges. I ?The Louisiaua I'rohibiln lists havo ' nominated a .State ticket w in Dr. M. L. Curl fur Governor. I ?Mrs. Vance, widow of the late Senator Zob Vance, will soon publish a volume of his life and work. ?The Southern l'resbyterian Gen-j oral Assembly rejected tho proposals I for union of the Northern Church by a vote of IK) to <18. ? Congressman lb-yan, of Nebraska, delivered an eloquent address before the State Normal School at Greensboro, N. C., last week. ?Mrs. Talmug'c and h< r two younger daughters, accompanied by M ,)os. F. lvuapp, sailed for Kuropo la>t week. ' They will meet Dr. Tain.age late in 1 summer mi Unit. ...... t I... ... ?It in estimated thut the annual consumption of wheat, for foo ; in the United States averages a:>out four and a,half bushels per capita. \VI a1 proportion of people raise what tuov eat ? ?Charles .1. Noel, a far.tier m ar Lynchburg Vu., armed hint elf with a shot-gun and pistol tosh >ot a prowling dog, and in attempting to snoot the dog. accidentally tired a pistol bullet through his own heart. ?Secretary Moke Smith has appoint ed Judge .lane s S. II. Ilook. of Gcorgia, chairman of a commission to confer with the Osage Indians. Judge Hook is a man of distinguished ability and will discharge his duties with credit to the government and to himself. ?The Senate has continued the nomination of Chus. I1..I. Taylor, colored, of Kansas, to be recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia. The vote was d 1 to lb. Taylor comes from Kansas City, and was appointed through the influence of Senator Martin of Kansis. ?Uov. Dr. Coorgo Dana Hoard man lias preached bis tarowoil sermon to the First Baptist Church in i'hiladelphiu, of which he has been the pastor so many years. I. a en i..auc the honorary pastor of the church, and is soon to receive from the congregation a testimonial of $"10,000. ?At Green Hay, Ala., on the 2.'lrd inst.. Silas GiHi 1 Ian, a young merchant, blow bis brains out on the steps at the bouse of James Lewis. Lie was engaged to marry Miss Lewis, who is ill and was reported dead. The girl was not dead, but heard of the suicide and is dying from the shock. ?Col. Fred. G. Skinner, who was colonel of the old First Virginia Itegiinont during the war, died at Charlottesville on the 21st inst., aged <s2 years. He was born in Maryland and WIIVI iwllWMlfiwI ?* t \A7 4\oi 1 u.i ?? 1 ' .. ..w wv, ?.v?? uu H VJOU 1 Willi/. I1U Wtw for soiini yours after the war on the editorial stalT of the Turf, Field and Farm of New York. ?Since Mrs. Cleveland returned to Washington lust fall, says the New York World, she has devoted herself almost entirely to her babies. Sho has boon almost invisible, it is said, except to her intimate friends, and there has not been as much hospitality at the White House as there was when the I'resident was a bachelor. A now sect in Kussiu is known us the Underground l'eople, lately organized in Saratov. When a person tails ill the elders come in and baptize him anew. Then they carry him down into an underground labyrinth, where he is left to wrestle with death alone. After a week the elders come to inspect the sick man, and if dead he is duly buried. Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, of I Joston, celebrated his 85th birthday on Saturday, 12th inst. He is now the oiliest surviving ex-United States Senator of Massachusetts. By an interesting coincidence the Hon. Henry j Cabot Lodge, the present junior United . Status Senator of the bay State, celc! brated his birthday on the same day, he being 11 years ijf ago. ?The American llaptist [Education Society, in session last week at Saratoga, N. V., elected the following otli| cors: President, Hon. W. .). Northon, | of Georgia; vice-presidents, Rev. Dr. vv. u. uotnwoll, or Missouri, and Hon. Andrew MeLoisch, of Illinois; treasurer, Josiah Ijovoring. of Maryland; ro! cording sccrotury, ltov. Dr. E. M. l'otent, of Connecticut; corresponding sec rotary, Kov. Dr. II. L. Morehouse, of New York ; auditor, W. N. Isaac, of New York. ?Edmund Yates, tho English novelist and editor, who died in London on Sunday, was a great lover of tho United States. I! was one of the most thorough readers of American : newspapers and American literature generally in Europe. 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At a low estimate I saw that each of my hens could raise three broods tho first sun met*. Allowing for one bad egg in ea< h sitting, there would be twelve chicks to each brood. Calling half of them pullets, this would give six to each brood, or 18 to each hen for the season, or ISO for the entire tlock. Adding my original ten, 1 would have 100 hens at the end of tho lirst summer. Figuring at the saline rsitio, 1 saw that 1 would have 3010 at tho end of the second summer. 1 was encouraged, and went on to find that I would have 08,500 when the third summer closed. I sharpened my pencil, and bent over my paper with feverish interest The fourth summer. I discovered, would leave me with 1,1103,210 likely hens. When the autumn leaves of the fifth dying summer should swirl about me 1 would have 24,700,080 cacklers. Another year of joys and sorrows?my sixth?would find me surrounded by 470,458,810 livo and enterprising hens. 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