Mayfield Enterprise 1871 February 11

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VXITltD   STATRfl   GOVKRNMtiNT.
J..5iT.\nY 1st, 1870.
Kicrntlve.
CLYSSEft a. tthAST. ol Illinois... .^resident
ficauTLKK Cou'ax. of Indiana..Vies l*r. aldtnt
Cabinet.
HsmMon Flab, ol New York «. cV of flute
tk-orgefl. Routwcll. of Xasa...Sec'y of Trcss'y
>Villiam YV. Belknap, ut Iowa Sec*y of War
•J. E. Rtibeson. of New Ja^aey....l*v«"y of Navy
J.I). Cox. of Ohio SeCyof Int. rior
S. R. Hoar, of MaasachnsetTa... Attorney Oenl
'obn A. 3. Ort-sawi 11. of Man'laud... .P. Gen'1
•JiiiUilary.
*! ■--*       -raw trrn»t-ta cocitt.
hslrnon P. Chase, of New York...Chief Justice
l VkCfint 1 Asaoelate Justice
flsranel Xc-lson, ol New YiiTk.       " - •* '
(Vacant.        •• »
N.ithnn ClllToH. of Maine....        " "
Ntjfcn H. Hwnvno. of Ohio,...       " "
DivM Davis, of Illinois      ■• «•
tfiuunrl F. Miller, of lows... " '.*
Wcphen 3. Field, of California       "• «
STATI-,    OP    CALIFORNIA
•State   Officers.
ITrvBTH. HAtoiix...
William H'dden	
II. L. Itlchola	
Unbcrt Wstt	
Antonio P. Coronel..
Jo. Hsmllton	
John W, BAsat	
o. U-ttUBtwralil	
pan. W. oeiwicka...
/lames M". Allen	
James H. Cntter	
John II. Ralnl	
J..hn J.Marka	
W. C. rfttrnttmi	
reward a. Taylor.,.
 Oorernor
 Lieutenant Governor
 H-.-r.tarv nt Slate
 Onntrollar
i Trraanroe
 Attorney-Ot-ne ral
 Bnrvcyor-Qenersl
flup't Public Ini-truction
 Mat* Printer
, Ad J utaiit-r .'-ncral
,. .Harbor Commissioner
..: Wste tJlarcrisn
Governor's Private «5»t)'y
Hi*jiresent»fives In Cmi^res*.
Cornelius Coli*. of flAcrnmento K*-natQr
Hugene CasiuTly, of flan Francisco     "
,  h. B. Aitell, of Ran Frr.ficlsco..Ibpruaentatlve
A. A. Rargent, of Nevada Cily.. *'
J. A. Johnson, of DoamloviUs*.. '*
Officers {elect l of Natifu f Inru County.
lawTWlce Archer..
J. M. Llttlefleld...
W.V. Williams...,
Nicholas Harris...
M- Corcoran	
, A. H. Parker	
J.SC.flcrtnffB...
 County Judge
...... County Clerk
. ..District Attorney
 Sheriff
 "Treasurer
 Surveyor
. .Public Adiiiiniatrstor
N. Fitrlong Super!ntcmlcnt Public Schools
Callfarrala  I*ej*f.B.Sture.
Cliarles Mselsy (Seventh District) Senate
It. D.Murphy Axaeinbly
W. M,Sh - unk-r         *'
T. 1.. Th una*        "
Fremont Tavrnslilp Officers.
Walter Heniffraon Jnattce of the Peace
O. Vsn l'nr.\i Constable
• The 1 .-ri-l-i'-irj ot Otiliforti.a meets bleii-
i-lnlly on the find Motidry of DecemU r. The
ftonst" Is ci-mposod of forty, and the Assembly
of eighty m<*mtacrs. Terms of Senatorti. four
years: Assv-mblymen, two years. Cjontpen.
satlon, «tn per Any during tli" Session, nnd
nilleag-'. st the rati* of twenty renin p--r mile.
The State election tnkiii ftlnc." tm the first
Wedncartny of Repteml-cr, 1R71, end.every two
a .'ttr. theretlIter. The term of iifJlce of each of
th'* Kt-.te ofR-ers is fonr ycrm, eomrnenclng
with the first mond-iv in December (lK-eember
*., 1*■ :   after the election.
THE  DELEVAN  HOUSE !
Llm-elii Street, ■ -
JCHN B. LYON.	
-  M:,ylM Id,
- - Proprietor.
TOHN B.  I.YO\\ WOI'LD ltlSpr.CTFIT.LY
auiioimre thru  he has   hssetl   the slmee
Hotss* tot a leiikih of time,  sud   ba  is now
prepared to offir su|>erior sccnmuiodatlons
to li..;ir.l. r- sud the T.wveliiiR Public, than
any yet tfWen in Mavfleld.
Tata. lIOl'KKIintJ) DEPARTMENT, is an-
thr the management of Mrs. M. K. War-
res*, and the proprietor feels -.oundent that
astiafsi'tion will be given.
It will be his study to see thst everything 1«
.provided that can add in say way tu tho
Comfort and Convenience
ol hia ducata.
Tha Table
will be supplied filBjlialillwli  with all articles i-rovui-ablc lu the market.
THE DAH,   ia furulahcd with   an  excel-
lent stock of VYiucs. Llqaofs, and Clgar-i.
J*-"-*. JOHN B. LYON
SAN   JOSE   MARBLE   W^RKS,
Santo (V.mi-jtf, nrur Armory Hall,
MONUMENTST MANTLES
 AND	
Ucatlfttonr*,   I-1te.
Oral*, abd Wuhnaad. Conjtantlyo. Hani
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Mtiylti'M, yaiit-i Clsra Co.,
California.
PROFESSIONAL   CAltPS.
TV.   H.    CEssTTPRRTON,
Attfltntcy an.1   ConnBellor   at    I*a*iv,
EjrTERpnwB  Om.'K.   MvTnn.n.
WAL.TER   RRXDERKON'i
Justloo   €>f  1 he   Y»«-no<»
OfRc.--—Old 1&Ti:rraU«T: Baildlng, Ustwln
tn.t. M.-)fl Id.
A.T. MrCI.VRU   K.   O.,
H Kearny Sini-t, near Marliet,
BAN PRANCIRCO.
OfGce ;:■ ur • ■ 9 to 11 a. M.I 1 to -t
J. -T. MrM'LTV,
•Allornoy  at   XsmXyTf
Am;i"!i. C«vrn.\ Costa Co.
Oflce. No. i*. H&rd'H Rulldlng.
nir.l If
J.    Co    BLACK,
Allonicy   ul    I-nw.
W\ JOSE. CAL.
Orrtcr. in Ku-u Rullding. R"on» No. It,
Idle 11. H. Ibvenue Utllcv). uirlH
K. OAVA'RKAr, 3L O*.
Nui'gi'nil,     IHC.
ttfT Offl.'C 811.1 irild-ll.e. next  door  to   Hall-
o.lr \  l-.ai.i-. }'V Livery Stable. i:ii>WOOH
ITY.
liOX'T FORGET TllfC   OLD.
Don't forget tho'Old folks.
Love them nifty and more,
As tbey, with onabriukiug feet,
Near tho "shining shore."
Let your words be tender.
Loving, soft, and tdow.
Let their last dayb bo tho beat
They havu known txlowl
Dont forget poor lather.
With his failing  alght,
Witb hU locks, once thick and brown.
Scanty now, aad white;
Though he may In- . 1.: I..i: - ,i.
Still do you bakiud—
Think of him as years ago,
With his master mind!
Don't forget dear mollur,
With her furrowed brow,
Oneeas-fair and smooth and white
As thy troth yonng snowl
Are her steps unccrtitiu?
Is her hixring poor?
Guide her gtutly till phe slaitds   ■'
S   :■   ;il 1J. ; vi :.'.- ■;■    : :
Don't forget the old tdllti,
I^jvo them more and moro.
As they, with tint-brinking feet,
Near the "ebiningi-Uora." '
Let your words be tender,
Loving, soft and slow;
Ut their iBKt dsy« be the best
They have known belowl '
A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS,
— or —
LOVE   va.  THE    n M.TICR.
Duly eqnipjvd with fowling-pieco
aml lirthiirfi tuekle- I .nigbt us well kit
them both nt homo, for «■>* Kkill I h.iti
iu cither, hut one must hnvo an cr-
ctiBe, you know 41 struck out to npeud
mr vHcation ou tho shores of the north-
vcMtvrn hikes.
*>Iy guhle w.i8 Kt Bunce-^'1 Unt-lo
Iu" tho Btt'.I.-rs called him--ono of
those social uondt scripts that hover
al>ont tho borders of civilization, now
on one side, now ou the other.        ,-
Of course my venutic ilijficencies, and
coi-fasion of ideas .-''.I'-hiv the ililV-
erence between bass nnd mud cat,
couldn't long escape tho notico of as
keen s^nirUmuu as Uncle Ki, who,
;h..;i'.:i too polite to oj-enly "htn.ih nl
ir.y h'uudeis, had n trick of chul.ing a
chucklt! in iiconyh tllbt caiiu'.uearly to
th6 same.
No man likes to be thon«ht a fiol
by another, no'mwtter who the other ix.
So on« day I thought I'd let Uncle Ki
Hee I w.itin't such a dolt in aU resiuets,
as h^ certainly hid good reason to
think mo to be in s-nne. Tho French
nnd Pmsshn war was the topic I S'.lec-
tcd to that end.
Wuiiing f*>r an opening. I bcyjm:
"The Vrench dynasty—"
*'An.yluf uanty, ya must Bay, " interrupted Ki—gtfng oa to explain h«»w a:
m Fionch eatin^-honRo, li-» had once
been deceived with a fheasoo of bnll-
frogs, or which ho bad partaken with
n. hourly rcnlish, and how hick it mads
him on finding out the facts.
IVrceivjug I had-wtritck a boin.*less
trail, I relapsed into siltmce.
"Do kerry that gun  lectio kerfuU r,
Tompkins," Ki expostnlato.d   "I thm't
want uomoro dead fullers  turning up]
dead on my bauds.
'•tVhy, did such a thing ever hap- j
pen?"
"Kfy. u'uas *w>on hear tho story f*s '
talk about the Froiich," said Ki, "I'll '
tell it?"   '
Nofhing could suit me better, I ns-
Hired him.
"Liddy Totuj-lo," Uncle Ki went on
— •'Lid.ly Temple, ye see, was jist the
sjiarkiu'est . i!l. an' me an' Hill Stfln-
ble tho two fastest friends in all Kain-
luck.
Though Lid.ly was engaged to Hill. \
j totlu-r chaps, mfl enclnded, would ki ep '
eutiin* round her: though now) of us-   '
j me l».;ts'. of .Ul—hud any idea of matin i
j uiirichief.    BUss ye.  rt I'd  onct  mis-,
trusted lli.fs a hittin jejdous, un" pluy-;
' iug a dog on fool, the   way he did, I'd '
j a gono  furdor fust,  an*  sUyed  tlinr. !
' But Hill was too blind to see things as
(they was, nu' so ups mi'  tcl!i» Liddy to '
[ hi r   face  o^Ie day ibat  as how   he 1m*-
Survoyor,    Civil    Enplnocr    and   ]icVfAi M Hhe kc€.j\\ ^ore f..r Ki llnnees ■
PHILIP    OEYER,
Iloitssn**. Mia** -v  C>rrif.m«M)t..l
Painter, Kulxlemlnr, K«e., Rths.
)*-.--i.lt m-.. M-Aiii Htrct. Mayfleld.
A.   T.    UKRRMAXX.
""CHRAO    HARJES
I'AV1i>kON>,     WA,
■^^ttU TTkTW.
TUbm*^eAmAtnll
Wls^u,^^^^
"NO   FOfl  Utx
Draughtsman.
Omea—Knox Butldiujjt. Ko, *», fcnJ«.
air tnattm} atu-ution to rsmh aurArys.
lectio finger'u the did for Lis whole
t body. Ltddy Uiu' a gal of sp*orct.
! saisMod bad., an' tho two parted in a
■ rale lovyers fjuar'l.
MRS.    II.    G.    I^aPKIHK,
Sum.max Stskrt.    M mi in i>,
DRESS   AND   CLOAK   MAKER
"That fvenin Hill crone  along  'ith
All slods of Flaln and Machine sevrlnit
a. ii-   j nnii'Ilv.
] bundle under his arm, an' n\, .1. meat
to take a wnlk. Not snspicioniu' what
waa up, I tuck my hat an' wo .; - i
down the road together.
"When we came lo the bridge acrost
the crick, wo sat down, an' hid a  talk.
j Tt had got dark, nu* I conldu't M his
face distinct, but there was  something
Mountain  Vlaw   Meat  Market, j r||rioM *n hiA ^.^ hy Ump(|    MUm
Thr rh..|r.ai nV.u .-..h.tsu.l^* on bAu.1. I..., ha s..i.l ho .** un tit*  putut of starlin
.<<ial»l.   Ihr vary b... ?    .ilv. W-  a .aii an.)        v       , _„.»._,... ,.|   .„>a.   ■ , i-i.
).*4rwM4SB*rar(i*i.B<j. I off lo t» none a g.w.1 aiK-U, an nailhke
C. DAVIPsos       ,„ lra(i, anieh.a .All. uic. ash* wantnl
' a..ni. thills to r. iis.uiKr  me by.     In
C. iiimiftov
OIIAf-A.   1--HATVOO,
UNDERTAKER.
. ..utf.-1 consented, afte» which 1   bid
: him good bye, an' lef* him.
i     "It iuidii that Hill—thought I didn't
j know nut hm about it then-ha.i  made
At  R.   f;t NKi:i.*».   Ki ralturaj tap his mind never to  comeback,   an*.
More, Mai-fleld. %aJ7      ), :tv.   u,v an'  Liddy tube  liappy  U>-'
«;■ tlit-r,   'ilhont even atauding in onr
F5S!sSg«»a»fa>»-*
»0«4o <lrw . Bob.    Jw a.i^"*"'"-' '»iv
road.
j     "He SApt thin-kin a good while after I
i left him, an' then  ..tnrted over by the
DR.  J.   A.   RAMH.TOX
KMiynlolan    ntwl     Miir*ir«s»ti.
BOrric*. st rrsarts * liroih-fa i>nut «.«». | •ravevurd.  to take  »  farcwtlt  o'   the
K«*t<lenre. rorner     ot   tUtonaan    and   Third > ... .. _   a— -
Mayntld. npot wliar hia mother tu bnned
"Jest as ho got thar somebovly jump-
ed over tho fence, droppin a ttack behind thorn, an' rnu for duar life. Bil
was of an iuvetttigntin turn, an' liavin
n mind to see what was In the mck,
clim over an picked it up. It felt ruris
like, an' was considable heavy . The
mouth waa ontlcd, an' after pnlUnr*
on't o;ien, the fust thing nit met Sill's
sight was, a dead man's face! The
moon was just a risin, an' Bill could
see plain enough that it was the features of Dick Buckley, which bad been
hurried that day. Iic'd iJaWn a tough
taibjfct, that Dick nn' diinked like n
.' '.. only n fifih'driiiks water, an* ho
nov. r didn't. Uo'd been a seein
snakes for some lime, and he'll at
list croked. —
"01o",Doc Colon had a couple o'
'prentices laiiiin tho phybikiu busnis,.
nn* it'pears as it avterwoids canie to.
light thut them two tuck .a notion to
git Hill's buddy, to practice science on
to: an' ko tbey goes to work at:' hires
Mike M.-'.. .:.■;.:, to snatch it, an* 'twas
him as vent to work,an*got frightened
un' r»;u away,
• ".AU at onct it pops into Bill's bead
or somo evil -\';:.'. pnt it tbur, to put
his clothes onto the buddy, an' to
throw it inter the crick. In course it
wonld be found artcx a spell on' [den-
lifltd as hiteu; 'an' then*, he paid,
'Liddy kin"git ni.tniid to Ki, 'thout
any fea.s o' w<»rryin me. But it won't
do,' soys he, 'to let \ni think I've
mado away with myself, which it-
won hi mako em both uuhtippy. . An'
with that he whips out hi.-* knife an'
rocks it into Dick, givin it a nnortal
wound, so'.s ter make out thar\1 been a
mu-'dcr committed.
"Then, arter dressin it up in the
■ •!■ ■ *•■ he had ou an' himself outer the
bundle-. Bill toted the cprp down ti) the
crick, tied a Btau to it, slung it iu, an'
wont his way:;.
"Yon jest tvcrlnstinly jump np nn'
guess how flurnbt-rgastcd I was nt the
end of two or three weeks, nt ben arrested for Bill SU-mble'a murder!—The
buddy'd been found floatin, with a
deep stitb into .t. It was too fargoue
to bo n cognized, 'eept by the ciloze, |
but they left no doubt. The diseased
had last been seen iu my eompnnv, nn'.
that not fur from wharihe remains had
been discovered, an' he bad been missing ever since, anf his watch had.been
found iu my possession.
•'Kvcryl'txly—oven Liddy, lnli.v«d
mo guilty. I couldn't hrirdly sea how
they could help it, not know.il, antheii
T didn't, but what it was Bill's g)imy-
wluo corp e.:i had turned up. In ct»urso
Mike McQuigg-the only one ns could
throwd euy light onto the snbjtvt—
didn't tell how hi was okkypiwl u*u the
nifjht iu qnastion.
"I'll jest skip them dreaiisomc* d*rys,
from tin* timo I was Ink up.iill thejary
brung mo in guilty, an' them still more
.Irturisomo days atwieu that nu' the
morniu tot for my exacution. !0nly
promiidn that a young clergyman; 'ith
more zeal than knowledge pestered me
a good deal to make wot he called n
clean breast pf it, lie sed ef I didn't
confess up, he Ibid uo hope Id offer,
tit her iu this world or th«. worid to
come. I told him tbat as far as this
world went hope was about played out;
bat I sorter trusted to getttn in the
in \t what I had not got in this- -a fair
shakc. The minister got sorter riled at
this, an" went away.
"1 Km; in waa n public cntertainiment
in them days, an.' it w.is {.-. .:i; .i..1 ]■■■ to
ride to gallus on your own oiflin,
which I can't any, after Irj'ing it, is a
very* romfortable mode o" convtvnnce
But the music and the militeivy, and
the crowd nerved mo up con side ruble,
I said to myself, 'Ki Bunco, snys I,
bain's you've gojto-die, do it liken
man!'
"I walk d proudly up the gallns
steps, atween the cheritf and the meanest ... .i 1 of a lookiu suae, .. - had st uted
hbetlfoat t.» hang me.
"Ton ca..'t har.lly think how nntch I
felt al-ove that miserable critter, as he
slunk ..!■ ■!*: at my aide, 'thont dariu to
knit un* in the fiee.
"When we got up the  step* the olo
hhcti*T read the death  warrant, makin
eoiwi.brabl'.' of a botch of it. after which
thi* mean Ionian  chap   tied  my  arm--,
and slipt the nooae over my neck,  on*
mljiit.-d  the knot  under my left oar. |
It  made  me  feel queer an' tickclishj
tbant  the neck,  and the cold streaks j
run down my back, but I  kept a stiff j
npper lip.   Then  the banguiau  tuk a |
ugly black thing out of hia   packet, ;
somethin like   a   Dutch   cap,   only it [
hadn't no tasuel on top, cu'  clapt it ou
my head,
"Have yon anything to nay?" axed
tho Sheriff.
"No mor' this' says I: *I die ftaae,
an' inncrcent!"
"Don't go with a lie in your month!"
aays tho elerfgyman, bteppin forrid, in a
sort of bullyiu wny.
"That ril«4 me,
"Lookee hems'* any* ■•« "t baint
nt-ver tuk lhat from no man: an ef the
aherilTll only give me tbe use td one
arm, uud hall' «v wiautea timo, 1.1 Urn
yon,",aey• I. "to insult a gentlemau
under a clond!"
"Afore anyone oould answer, «omo
j body busted np the steps past tbe
guards, nu' holleriu as he utiue, "Hold
on you tnrnal fools, % Iraiut dead. Nobody baint killed met And Ki Bunco,
is the best frieud I've got in all Kain-
tuckl   •
"An' sure enough it was Bill Stemble
that clasped me hi his
THEBI'RXINGOFTIIE   nOI.LAD.tV
Hor.Ni:   AT   KKXOIiHA.
WISCON'SIN*.
NawwAPinM    Fob     Catuinni.—A,
jschool teacher who bad enjoyed tha*
j benefit of a long pmcUoeW his pmfoi
r. ii i a .,     e *.   a ^     v   ,.    i 8ion* ^ uad ^^ed clOaely the infttt-.
Ful! detail, ofihodeBtrnciionbyftre cnceofne^iapera upon the mindaof
of the Uolladay I ouse at Kenosha Wia*! a family of children, states a. the re-nlt
consin. the morning of January 31au,; 0f hia observation that, withoat eicep-
mt cKsped me In bis a, ms, and mado ( are   replete   with    horror.     The |re! tion, those scholars of both seteT and
jerk at the rdre round my neck. , broke out in the lamp-room on the «*c-  ^ ^ wll0 ^ fa newmenei.
"Stop thar!" cried the sheriff. j ond floor, where there waa a large nun- ■ at homo   r.\Z Lll^ «"1*1>«*
Thar'a been a fail trial, an' the law j ber of lamps filled and a five-gallon can i who^ve Lt^arT™1'*™* ^^ ^^
must take it* course.    I hoiot no dis- \ e.f kerosene, and when Jirst discovered1
eretion. . by some genthnun paaaing it hadal-
"Not a bit of it," tnys Bill. | ready gained fearful headway.
"How it might have end.-d is more'n [ As soon as the alatm was given every
I can tell; but it i*. my candid opinion, effort was made by the proprietor of the
that that Jackass'ml a luk an* huiig hotel and othirs to nrousc and ret-jene
me then nu' thar for inurderiu n man inmates, about thirty in number; And
as was alive an' well, ef Squire Kemp tbe firemen and citizens who gathered
hadn't raid thar was .ueh a thing as a '■ around in largo numbers soou succeeded
"stay of proceedings,*-£.by order of the in getting four streams of water—two
plaintiff's attorney. The plaintiff iu ' from baud-eugiucs and two from hoso
this Case being the state, iiutuejit sarch ! belonging to adjacent fuctoties— ui»on
waa made fur (bo State's Attorney, ! Ihe flames. A strong wind waa blow-
who came torrid un' writ eomcthin ing from the north, uud a heavy fall of
which the sheriff axed him ef it was his' miuglcd sleet and snow added to the
voluntary act an' deeil, which he said misery of those tugaged m th** attempt
it was; an* then I was tuck back lo Jail to rescue the inmates oftbc hotel.
U Win understood that the hangman; By the lurid glare of tho flames could
wasn't to loose his (fees; an' arter a be seen men aud women leaning from
couple weeks waitin,1 a docyment come the windows and crying iu despair for
from the Governor, pardouin me for ' assistance, when the realization of their
doin what nobody^didn't. . i bad position was npon them.
"Kverythin was filed np atween me j Tue -*■«■ below were shouting en-
an* Bill an* Lid.ly, an' they got married | couragingly to hold on or lo decend by
right away. As for me I preferd takin 141ie «*'airs. while others, with *^.ore
tho chances ou-. hero, to risk in it any J presence of mind andcommendableper-
louger under the laws   of  old   Kuin- j severance and alacrity, brought ladders
j from the surrounding barns and hay
j lofts and assisted in rescuing those who
j had already succeeded in docending to
tuck."
A SouthkUN  Orisiox or Scmnf.ii.-
A Washington letter jo the Now Orleans jtllc »econd story, but who could go no
Times,   deacpblng the Sau Domingo
night debate in the Senate,  and dwi 11-
farthi
Efforts were made to reach the third
_ with sympathy tn Sumner's imper-; st°ry. but the ladders were too short,
ial aud imperious manner with the j am* before the^ could Iw spliced the
thi me uud ' is oppoticrs, closes aa fol- ; «oa* become so intense that it was im-
lows: j possible to use Ibcm.    Suddenly-the
It was a noble sight to see the tfaasa- \ sercams of a woman and bhildren were
eh use Us S.uator bait iug thosoanimals. j board above the outside tumult, and an
Although I ngrco with bim so little pol-; otlR't" but unsuccessful attempt ^was
itically. I could not    refuse him my j m:llle to rcftc.. the thinl story,  one of
homage. Ood known he is bigoted nnd
oneddoned —but ho is honest. No
one can s.iy with truth that a dirty dollar ever stuck to his fingers,'and in battling for what ho thinks is right be is
as bruvc as the best of us. I sat by a
warmdieate*. Southern friend, who had
left his best blood/ and with it his
health and happiness, on tho field of
(l»*ttyi.bnry, nnd I saw his eye flash and
hischcik  :.;.-*i  as Sumner   went ou.
tho front rooms of which was oceupTbd
by Mrs. Merrill and her four little Children, tbo eldest l- in;,* twelve yeaia of
age and a young babe in ber arms.
Captain Everett, moved by n spirit of
heroic humanity, determined to make
tho effort him*tc-lf to save the mother
and rushed up stairs, at tho risk of; his
own life, nnd reached tho room where
he was told tbey were, but ho found no
one there.    lie sboutcdagain and,again
When thronch the chamber, and he j and m,al>' beard a faint response from
turned to hit (hiir with the slow, sal- \ 8°m*J -UrtMl part of the building.
leu manner Of on old, lion from a fight, I Ayai" lbe bn"* ,Urtn »™hed into'the
I }|.*unl my friend mntu-r: "Cursed old j stiflin8 saoke and aprending flames,
abolitioni-it, jl can never foi-give him." , b»l «l*bough he could hear tho agon-
" What'* the nmlter now?" I asked, j ir":i'R crica of the .. Utile ones,; he
" IL- has fcrced me lo admire him. i coultl aot fiuJ them, and to aart his
That's what's the matter." j own life, he waa obliged to lie* from
;       ,,. thobuildia .
FCN..KAL AnvKarwKMEN'r.-Ata rt> Streams of water were kept playing
cent funeral hi Dee Moines, Iowa, tbe : (,n tho ruius; and when they become
minister,nfler some palbetie rernurk.in-1 sufficiently cool, search was commenced
quired if any dear friend of the deceas- . for the lost. After an hour's work the
ed wished to say anything on this sol- ■ charred bodies of Mm. Merrill acd her
cran occasion. A strangerherestepped! children were fouud, the mother ciusp-
fm ward, and, after eiprei»i»1z sympa- \ ing t0 hpr hroOKt tho lm,p 0Qe.yent oM
thy with tho friends of tho diseased, re-  girf, while close by lay tho other chil-
, dren~two boys  andegirl-a  ghastly
group, the sight of which brought team
masked that tha ways of Providence
were in ".cm table, and. In this connection. It;* wi*»lnd to state that he was tho
agent   for a  first-class article   of hair
from the eyes of strong men gathered
j round. The husband and father of
vigor for the State of 3owa. The corpse»thfSO nnMnmlttl „., rtr8ent 0D ftbus-
1 .i U-..-.1 il for yoara with ffr.-at  ailvan-
1. Brtter readers, eieeluo. in pro-
nafclAllon, and ronsnurt-nilv read
more nnderstan.linglr.
2. Tliev sre better spellers, and de-
fine-aroru. xith care and acenracy.
S. They obtain a partial knowledge
in geography in almost half tbs rime it
requires others, aa the newspaper has
made them familiar' with';important
places and nations their Oovemment
aud doing*.
4. They are Imtter grammatarians;
for having become familiar with srsry
variety of alyle in the newspaper, from
commonplace advertisements to the tn-
ished and ilassical omtlona of ths
statesmen, they more readily comprehend t he meaning of the tort, and consequently analize ita construction and
accuracy.
5. They write better compositions,
using better language, containing mora
tbonghts and still more dearly expressed.
From these simplo fscts three important things can bo deducted:
1. Tho responsibility of the press in
supplying literature which can be nn-
ucrstandingly cipressed.
8. The absolute necessity of personal supervision of a child's reading by
his parents.
3. Having onco. obtained a good,
able paper, no matter wnat prlco, don'l
begrudge it a hearty support
Tns rA-nrxcs or Jos.—Everybody is
fn the habit of bragging on Job; aad
did hav considerable paahnner; bnt did
he ever keen r. district aknle for 8 dollars a month and board aronnd or run
a country noosepaper? /
Did he ever reap lodged osts down
hill a hot ilay, and hare all hia gallua
buttons buret oph at onoef
Did he ever harethe jumping tooth-
«a*JjPtg*Al>o made to tend the babe wh:
blrSlffe vras. over to Parkine*. to a
tcasquall?.
Did he ever git np in tho morin' awful dri, and tuff it 3 miles before breakfast to get a drink, and find that tha
man kept a temprance house?
Did he ever undertake to milk a kicking heffer.with a bushy tail, in fly time,
and in a lot?
Did he ever set oa a litter of kittens in
the old rocking chiar, with his snramsr
pantaloons on?
If he could do all theso things and
praise the Lord at the same time, sll I
have to say ir, " bully for Job.,, ,
Be a Max.—Foolish spending .ill
ever be found to bo tho father of poT-
erty. Do not be afraid of hard work.
Work for the best saleries or wages you
con get, but work for half price rather
than be idle. Ito your own master,
aod do not let society or fashion swal-
lov nn yonr individuality—hat, coat,
and boots. Do not eat or wear out all
that von earn. Com.el your selfish
body to Bparo  something for profit*
iucss trip,  nnd a telegram was sent to ! saved.    Be stingy to yonr own appetite
t..ge, an.1 he confidentialy reeommen- him „„„,.„•!„„ the intelligence tbat .-ill! but merciful to other necessities. Help
dodlt, .n*wlly to the minister nnd the <UrXtn his Hf(1. The loss on the note' ] others, and aak no help for youtself.
nndc.j..l;.r .prcsir.t, „s he ptrceived oniMing, wlli(.h ;, ,„,„„ d„tr„vlvi, i»! See that yon are prond. Lei yonr
lh.it  they   wrro   lH.th painfullv Mux : c(. (vv.. ,„_„M„M .0 noo
the stock amounts to $2,009.
 .,»
Toe Snow Hcsinkss in Cnrnca-.—
A little espisode occurred J11 th*. Lnth-
emu  Church,  of   Lewiston,    Pft.,  on
pain
' r?h:ike lbe bottle, gentlemen,' lie ex-
liailm-.l. r.llllcstly risilli,' with the occa-
aion.' ami ml. the matter well in with a
stiff brush.' At this atago if the proceedings 11 slight disturbance occurred,
ami lh»' hair vigor man disap|>eftre4l.
Tastk XI.t.— Drunk! Young man.
did .v..n ever st..|. to think how terrible Snnday night, 15th inst., which is Worth
that word sounds? Did yon ever once j mentioning. As the evening servico
think wliat misery yon bronght upon »as abont to close, the pastor took oe-
yoirrfrioii.Uv.-hiu.l-igr.i.lin«yourman- | casinn to admonish his congregation
hood by getting drunk. Drnnk! How' against attending the exhibitions being
the word ri»g« in tha) ears of a loving pven iu the Town Hall by a minstrel
wife. How it innkes the heart uf a' ,ronP". ""''in hi* r>'marks denounced
mother bleed. H..w it crushes the <h<' »no,r *• a lnw. ""Iga'. »' indecent
hope of a father, nnd brings nhame and concern. It so happened that half a
n-prjach upon sisters. Drunk! See;ioz,>n memben of the troupe were
hiui as he leans agaiuht the comer of I Pr<'«'n,• mA no sooner had Air. Mrown
some M*BcDy house. He stands ready ! «ra<-luded than up jumps one of the
to fall into tli,- jaws of hell, unconaons ; showmeB, who, after apohniizing for
of his approaching fate. Tho wife. ,he interruption, stated that it wa* his
with aching heart, sits at the window ! honndeil duty then and there to deny,
tohaal h.-r hu.Ku..l-. fiwtsteps; but ■« M". U>» imputations made against
they come not—he ia drank! he i». tb° '""■I* bv ,hc P-1"'0'- rh" *°m-
speuding   the nieaua of support    fd> ' I""1.T- h" "aid- w»" " I"0!*' one; and
fS.OOO; in6nrance, $3,000, in Paciflc of pride be of tho right kind. B» too
California. Lors of furniture, 92,500 j prond to be bury; too proud to girs np
Capron's flonr and food store -was lost; without conquering   every difficulty;
liquor, -while his   family are star
: the performance not only decent, but
for brca.l, his children suffering for *ntirely moral in all its ani»intnwnta.
clothing. Drunk!' His reputation i. i "HoreoveT," aaid the showman, "I am
going, gon*! His friends, on* by one, ] ■ "ember of. a church myself, sn.l I
are leaving him to hi* fats. He goea ! know of no wro1"' * ,10 in helongiag to
down lo his grave " unhouored and thi* show." Of course such a digress-
unwept." *on froIU ,np °Anal tml.-r of things ere-
|     —.♦«-  ated an immense aenxation,  snd-vari-!
Tlie other day Mol.-eul* propounded ' ons outburst* of sentiment were toade ; the ... ,...,-
One member told  No.eauber. wer. mad. up of 1.0tt,MT
too proud to wear a coat that yoa cannot afford to buy; to proud to be in
company that you connot keep np with
inexpeneei; too proud to lie, or steel,
or cbeat; too proud to be stingy.
■" "■    .»»»	
A\Eiv-ivK..*ftn»x-"l,*,t," aaid*
gentleman to bis Beritant, "I will be
busy all day and I don't want to *m*
any person, so if any one inquires if
I am at homo, don't tell A direct he,
bat give an evasive answer."
"i'aith, on* I will, mV rephad
Pat
In the ereniiig, wishing to know how
Pat had got along, he called him to hia
room.
"Well did any one wish to see dm
to-day?"
"Ye*, air."
"Who waa it?'*
"Misthor Brown, share."
"Whst did he smy.*"
"Ho asked me was yoa at home.*'
"How did yoa answer himr"
"ErasiToly, air."
"How is thai?"
"I asked him was hia gTaDdmo*lh*yr a
mule."
aii —
Tbeforeigo nutts l**»*--sljA»g throosrh
the New York r\s»t orlllee,   dvrlrkt Itust
the following to Atom:   "A. boy said to v*ll orer tbo church
a goutleman,   'my father and  mot lit r   the minister not  to «j.*(  exciu
had a dnti^l-.t. r, but hhr is not my sis-  others ?o*nroanded the showman Ao sit
down.     The whole affair was o-ret in a
ter.'—Xow bow do you explain that
too. reflected, but in rain. To \
•ry RUj^jzrslioii Molt-culc replied by a
.    WbSb ! letter*, on which *73.0W po*t*»T»
paid.    Of U**» letter-. Wot*	
ceivval from, and 50s,"«8 wsr*
SI
Atom  reflected, but  in vain.    To his   few minnlcs,  for tho showman.  afWr  Europe, p*yir*J^*l. ^^^sil*.;
•saying hi. Bay." very quietly reUiued  th. katan ^»aal>+>******
mild but de. id. .1 negative.     At lenflh   hi, s.at.    But tho town hod something   veer* reeeiv, a rrom ■    ^^
to talk about u.« da,-,«.d th. MM   "l.TIl from SinHhO-nABnCoaf*^
„.   of .nch conspfoBon. ^,.4^.1* ws., ados.     Of th*   ''"*"   '"^"^JJ
with an exsaperailug smile,  "the boy  the town Hall on Monday night's eihi-, Europe, *",™   .,.   « ^k n.™...,
lied." ' UtioDwMfalltoon.rtU.wiag. Mtw^ lo«.01i to North Q-w-bj.
Atom was forced to give it np.    "Why,
it's   simple   enough," mud Mobeule,
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