the carolina watchman vol vii.-.third series salisbury n ft march 16 1876 no 23 l'um.isiir.n weekly : j j bruner proprietor and edicoi . thos k bruner associate editor bate of vm itinrirn weekly watchman q sc year pay lou-in advaue 2.10 „ months " " 1.25 go-iies to anv address 1(1.0 advertising rites : ovb sqvare 1 inch one insertion 100 7 - " two " 1.50 yi'.c t r b f ro:l r number of insertion loderate special notices jo per cent more ,, regular advertisement reading notice i cl .,,> iierline for each and everv insertion \ i:w a dvertisemexts more beautiful than ever is the new jewerly just received at hell & bio's consisting of gold a s i > silver watches gold and plated chains bracelets ladies sets gexts buttons pin's and btud 18 z engagement bings&c we have made in the handsomest roanm hmll chains hair jewelry diamond and wedding rin&s i attention eivinq to lhe repairing and timing i line vy niche nnd regulator vii w .!■ nt [••;* ore i l>y ; ii are warranted 12 ninnili oih f 2 jot above national hotel en mgn of large vvateli and pen iry dec '_', 1875 if bird ware when \ ou want hardware at low figures call on lha undersigned at no 2 granite row i a atwell siliabnry 7 < 7 mav 1 i-tt garden seeds ! i l unit 11:111 if jj.l mjlim o jusl ehrived the largest & best assorted lot op garden seeds ever brought to the salisbury market seeds consigned t country merchants on liberal terms come and sec us ill is & r.irkeb lv.rn druggist valuable land for sale the undersigned is authorized to sell pri vately three valuable tracts of land sitna ted in mt ulla township rowan co bc i-'.n to the estate of the late dr o p houston the said tracts briefly described »* follow : 1 ne tract of 200 ncrcs more or less adjoining the lands of w a poston phi alexandi r and others on which there is a iwelling and nut house and lliu soil m well adapted for cotton and grain -■ another tract of i8-3 acres more or '*"■ adjoining the land of m w goodman joseph brown and others this tract is fery productive •,--,] t large portion ofit is v ry ln-avilv timbered . ';'<■ another tract of about 80 acres ad joining the lands of j l freeze and others ( n*vts ulino.-t entirely of woodland and meadow terms of sale reasonable apply to the undersigned at mt ulla p '•■ kowan eo n7 c s c rankin j;i:i * 10 187u l-l-om mill stones j|f any *-;•,,. desired eut out ofthe best mite in the state may be obtained on jlftrt notice also window and door sills for monnmenta tsrc address k ' phillips sali bury lc;lf noon dispatch us the london press on belknap lotooir march 4 the london times says editorially this morning of the belk nap scandal : this event is more grave because it is confirmatory nf the suspicion which bas lately prevailed among the american people even tbe europeans can but be struck with the altered tones with which americans speak if not of their insulation's at least of the men who j at present have direction of them — the j news says : american political life seems to le in anything but a healthy condition the emma mine and belknap scandals lift the vail from a class of society hither to supposed to have escaped lhe impuri ties of social strata below and they lead one tr fear that some of the worst vices nf municipal government may yet be per colations into tbo federal administration tbe telegraph say t the general effect of these scandals has been to bring the j blush of shame and anxiety into the face i of all honest americans and it is perfectly natural that it j should how could it be otherwise ! all the members of the family suffer when one g.o-s astray working unrighteousness and in proportion to the respective stand iig r.f ihat member the shame is less or greater belknap occupied a high und honorable position among the first officers ofthe government — iu tbe cabinet of the president lhe great chief of the nation and be falls like a fool into the vilest wickedness plunging the honest people of the whole couniry into mortification and shame how must it affect our rep resentatives abroad in their intercourse willi high minded and honorable men at lhe courts of foreign countries '. it turns iheir pride of country into confusion of face if they are nol themselves thieves we may well imagine thoy will cover their eye and groan in spiiit the army officials mixed vp with belknap chicago march 4 — it is reported here ibat the part which geo t robinson of j baltimore and geo a amies hive ta ken iu the bcikuup disgrace has led to the examination of the army records which show lhat they both lost their pla ces io the army through tlieir own scan dalous practices upon charges preferred by superior officers and after fm mil court marshal and not through the instrumen tality ol the late secretary geo t robinson was captain in the 10th caval ry and was arraigned before a legal cou it m irsbal at st louis oct 23d 1s74 on the charge of fraud against the gov ernment wbich fraud consisted in chaw ing bis i ay repeatedly for iho same month rbecour shows a series of frauds extend ing over two years of lime practiced nor only upon the government at new york philadelphia baltimore galveston and other points but for false charges of goods and medical practice robinson also did not hesitate each time he drew bis pay to commit perjury thu court i found bim guilty and passed the follow ing sentence : and the court does therefore sentence capt geo t robin ion i 0 h cavalry to be cashiered and to ! forfeit the regular pay and allwoance now due and to have his crime name and place of abode published ill and aboul ' st louis george amies was also captain in the 10ih cavalry and was tried by coin mar shal at leavenworth ky , march 12th s?0 aud was dismissed from the service by the command of general sherman the court lound him guilty of conduct unbecoming n officer tbe offence being the exhibit ion of obscene pictures to fo male servant's at the post amies was also guilty of other offences such as lying the deyand the kxioilt — a chris tian knight was playing at draw poker wiih ibe doy of algiers for a monarch's ransom the fearless chris tain observed that the grand vizier was looking over his shoulder and telegraphing tho quality of bis hand to ihe i spot but repressing indignation at the discovery of his perfidy in dealt his antagonist four kings and a jack and himself three aces and two small hearts ; having previously taken ihe pre caution to place the fourth ace on bis knee the moslem ruler drew one card and the chrislain warrior two taking an early opportunity of replacing one of them with lhe card on bis knee the belting was long and arduous but finally lhe christian not desiring to prolong the agony of bis brave opponent called him what iben was his surprise when tbe i ley brought forth four kings and an ace iho ace that he had so prudently placed on his own knee while his own hand consisted of throe ices a queen and lhe seven of diamonds willi lhe remark that ho would not play in a game wbere cheating was going on the disgusted cluistiau returned lo iiis english mission and salted another silver mine moral — honesty is lhe best policy and no man knows wbat a dey may bring forth — new york world in a moment of zealous enthusiasm a youug lady at a fair now jn prog ress iu soliciting chances stated that she would raffle herself off at 1 a chance five hundred chances to be taken whi'i a gentleman whipped out his wallet anil announced that he would take the entire number the fair one surprised at such promptness stated that the prize would be with drawn i'or private offers — savannah news next and now it's pienepout never did smitten tenpins fall faster all the presi dent's intimate iriends and counselors tumbling scattering trotting penitentiary ward delano all the power of t lie gov ernment and partisan cloaks could not save he walked out a branded criminal j who in any other land beneath tin sun would have had his bead shaved and been j set si raddle ot a priso-i rock pile for liie williams existed with ihe indelible stamp of felon on his brow schenck comes i home a condemned criminal joyce and mcdonald boon companions and business i partners of our chief magistrate don the ! convict's zebra garb iu tbe missouri peni tentiary babcock confidential secretary and associate iu many a thieving job is saved from the doom of a convicted thief ! by tlm direct interposition of the lederal | administration president cabinet and staff and by lies and perjuries enough to | till ibe bottomless pit top-full and beaped ! np belknap secretary of war is smash ed beyond all human arm to save though tbe successor of washington and jiff.-r bon promptly throws bis villain sheltering official arms about him to rescue him irom impeachment evidence enough bas been accumulated against robeson secre tary ofthe navy evidence of frauds rob beiies embezzlements briberies and mis cellaneous and assorted crimes enough to sink the biggest gunboat in lhe navy a thousand nautical leagues in | unifying perdition and now pierrepoat attorney general ot the united states stands re vealed as by a lightning flash as the paid pimp and spy ofthe whisky-ling thitves he used bis oftii.-i.il position to extort from col pat dyer tbo prosecuting at torney at st louis bis whole lino of war tar on the scoundrels all the main points of evidence and argument in intended to use and t lieu hastened to report eveiy item to babcoek's sharp practice villain savers storrs porter aud willaiins the evidence against him is conclusive down conies another nf ulysses official household thieves thieves and rascals all never since babylon the lewd fell buried beneath the mighty mass of her own fi i ( li and wickedness has any coun try any government under heaven been j nrsi'd with such a dynasty of rottenness | and shame the whole earth grows sick ! ol tbe stencli lhat goes forth from america i under radical iul relief must come speedily or we shall perish as a nation suffocated by our reeking corruption — i sentinel a great moral idea it is becoming a settled rule in admin ! ist ration circles at washington that any : person who opposes official corruption i and labors to expose the corruptiouisls is an enemy to lhe republican party if ; lhe person who takes a stand against lhe ! plunderers is a republican he is at once j charged with going over to tin demo ' crats it seems that an agent has been i sent to soiuli carolina ostensibly as | commissioner of the defunct freed man's 15 ink but really to see what governor chamberlain is trying to do the slate ' ment of this commissioner on the latter point is published in grant's organ at ' washington it will be remembered ibat governor chambeilaiu has been opposing the appointment of men tu the | positions of jiidges whose record und character would disgrace any eoiniuuniiy and has been trying to defeat sonic of the j.-bs of tbe corrupt carpet baggers ami scalawags of that state the freed man's bank commissioner declares the result lo be that t lie entire strength of lhe re publican parly is arrayed against bim ;" furthermore that ho believes that the governor bas made a somersault over to the opposition the efforts of lhe governor to slop some of the staling in that state appear to have enraged th party there to lhe extent of endangering bis life this commissioner s*;ys : so bitter is t lie feeling prevailing among republicans against chamberlain tha i am actually apprehensive lest some en thtisiast take his lite for his treachery lo the party all the-leading republicans denounce him this is the fate of a republican official who tries to stop wholesale plundering by officials in his own party this is only iu keeping with tbe course of the prominent leaders in the republican party in washington as is manifested by the opposition to bris tow and the efforts made even by i 1 ibinet officers to embarrass tbe prosecuting offi cials at st louis in this state the same becomes apparent in the legisla ture in tbe bitter opposition to all meas ures of canal reform just as soon as re form began to unear-.li lhe rascalities of the republicans to attempt reform and lhe correction of abuses in tin republican parly is treachery to that party if a democrat shows up the rascalities of republicans lie is at once charged willi being a fraud and a humbug the bridal chamber — he was tall and awkward she was short and bashful but both wore a nervcus aspect of exceeding great joy . tbey entered a hotel in chicago and after he had regis tered his name and lady be said to tiie clerk see here mister me and my wile has just been spliced and i am going to show amanda chicago if it takes a mule a day — now give us one of tbem rooms like the temple of solomon ynu know the clerk called a row-boy and said show this genmeman to the bridal cham ber at this direction the tall rustic became instantly excited not by i dinned sight ! ye shiny haired biled sbirled dollar breast pinned grinning monkey ve can't play that on tne ! if i am from the country ye don't catch nie and my wife sleeping in your old j but ness room aud lhe left ibe hotel carolina central affairs let x kb froil a bondholder manbasaet new york fib 29 mb josian turner tbe carolina central railway company having default ed in paying ils last july coupons on si 13,000 of ils bonds held by me i last autumn sued on these coupons and tbo supreme court issue 1 nn aitachment gainrt all tho company's property in new yoik state notice of these pro ceedings appeared in new york and was copied iu carolina papers thereupon a wilmington paper doubtless prompted by iho railroad managers denied that the c j it lt had ever defaulted iu paying iti coupons and allcdged ih.it the treas urer of that company had a large claim against mo exceeding the amount of my coupons and therefore very properly refused to pay tbem but claimed an off set what this pretended oft-et was for was not stated lor it whs all humbug that paragraph also was copied by manv carolina papers ; but new yorkers could noi be thus deceived and it was not at tempted there the people of north carolina then and so often humbugged by their railroad managers may now incline to know whether this offset story was true or false a mere pretence to gain lime and stave off the day of judgment a continu ation of lhe subterfuges so long resorted to by the charlatans who have at last brought the company face to face with r-.i in i will therefore state that in his answer to my complaint the treasurer matthews gel up no such defence ; made no pretence of buving au offset but rested on denying that my coupons had ever been presented for payment and this be swore to this sworn answer served to delay my obtaining judgment for sev eral months until next court sat then at the recent trial 1 proved ihe contrary of all this sniff and matthews dared not swear in open court lhat there was anv offset or that payment of the coupons bad not been demanded thereupon the supreme conrl quickly ordered judgment in my lavor for the entire amount claim ed •*-•. i h interest and c<*.-t ; and also an extra allowance of d per cent by way of punishment inr improperly defending judgment for sa ,">?:. 7 was accordingly entered and execution is just issued therefor upon which the tdieiiff has just s iz<*d tin company's b*ioks but linds no olher propei ly i suppose ii is oo secret now not even in north carolina lhat the managers of this company afier sacrificing its tirst mortgage binds at jo and its second morignge bonds at 15 cents on the dollar and somehow running through all iho procerdp have openly defaulted on its coupons ; and moreover disclose a fright ini dialing di bt of half a million besides wilh interest accumulating at overshad owing rates now iln deceived original bond and stockholder whoso stock inter est is wiped out at 15 cents on the dollar are asked to postpone payment of and ultimately to lose several years coupons of the small amount of bond awarded lliem — in coder lhat matthews mav apply the road earnings first to paying his pri vate claims and loa'ing debt legfsla tive invefctigation fif.een moots ago would have disclosed und prevented ihis rotten ness but that was throttled and now behold the fulfillment of my predictions farewell a long farewell to all western extensions of this road ii g oxderdoxb economy and the woman '• i dou'i believe remarked a gentle man after passbig through washington street ou a pleasant afternoon ihat the ladies know the tiu.es aie dull ami that their husbands arc having a hard time to keep their heads above water lie was au unarmed man i'he fact that ladies can dress as well as ihey did dur ing lhe war at a discount of from forty to fifty per centum from prices then paid must bo taken in account il.it all hus bands do not make iheir financial affairs a topic of conversation t home and some belter halves know less of their husband's affairs than of their neighbor's some weeks since a lady was first informed of ber husband's suspension by reading an announcement in a paper which sin accidentally took up in a store while wailing to have an order filled whether it was pride nr fear that prompted the secrecy cannol he stated bat what can be expected from wives in the way of l rue economy if they are only silent partners in the matrimonial copartner ship in 18o a large jewelry linn sold a cosily set ot j welry to a lady the firm knew her husband was in a failing condition but the lady had been a long and profitable customer when lhe pari ner ordered his clerk not to charge the set which had been delivered but to make a memorandum on the blotter he paid iho lady's integrity a high compli ment when inr husband failed the jewelry came b ick with a note couched in such terms that lhe dealer only regret ted lhat a giti i.t the set would be con strued as an insult — boston journal a troubled max the bt#ling ton ilawkeye says : a benton county man hid sg0o in the room stove the next day his wife's mother came down during his absence for three weeks visit and that spare room was warmed up for the first time in three hundred years and they say you can pick up shreds of that man's hair and clothes where he clubbed him self around the country when he heard of it anywhere within ten pii!«8ofthe house ! pkru a brn'ber of henry meiggs the amor j ican railroad king pf peru has been in i tei viewed by a reporter mr mf-ijjgs pays thai peru is richer in the precious metals than any other country in the known world our engineers in building ; the railroad from the coast of punc bave i come across a hundred silver mines any one of which mijrht he profitably worked j if in the united siates if these mines i are worked ibe railroads we bave built | will be a blessing to the country new j discoveries of guano are being made and it is estimated that there are about ten millions of tons remaining worth about da lo-i sterling per ton net tbe an nual consumption is about 400.000 tons so that peiti is sure of an ample income from guano for a quarter of a century taxes are very low real estate being al most entirely free from taxation amer icans wbo are steady and enterprising l'ct along well those who become demoralized and fall into loose habits sink but i do not know that there are any aineiican paupers iu peru there are two classes in peru — the pure-blooded descendants of the old spaniards and mixed bloods partly spaniard partly indian and some cases partly negro the former aro high-minded energetic people the latter are inferior but make good laborers along willi the chinese wc employ them by stent or piece woik one of out roads crosses the mountains at 10,000 feet above the level of the sea some of the bridges too are very lofty and built with skill that would do credit to any part of lhe world the stinging tree one of the torments to which the traveler i.s subjected in the north australian scrubs is a stinging tree utica gigas which i.s very abundant and ranges in size from a large shrub j of thirty feet in height to a small plant measuring only a few inches its leaf is large and peculiar from being covered with a short silvery hair which when shaken emits a hue pungent dust most irritating to the skin and nostrils if touched it causes most acute pain which i.s felt for months afterwards — a dull gnaw ing pain accompanied by a burning sensation particularly in the shoulders and under tho arm where small lumps often arise even when the sting has quite died away the unwary bushman is forcibly rewiuded of his indiscre tion each time that the affected part i.s brought into contact with water the fruit is a pink flesh color hanging in clusters so inviting that a stronger is irresitibly tempted to pluck it but seldom more than once for though the raspberry-like berries are harm less in themselves some contact with the leaves is almost unavoidable — the blacks are said to eat the fruit but for this i can not vouch though i have fasted one or two at odd limes and found them very pleasant the worst of this nettle is a tendency to shoot up wherever clearing has been effected j u passing through the dray tracks en through the scrub great caution was necessary to avoid the young plants that cropped up even in a few weeks i have never known a case ofit being fatal to human beings but i have soon people subjected bv it to great suffering notably a scien tific gentleman who plucked off a branch and carried it some distance as a curiosity wondering the while what caused the pain and numbness in his arm horses i have seen die in agony from the sting the wounded parts becoming paralyzed ; but strange to say ii does not seem to injure cattle who dash through the scrubs full of it without receiving anv damage this curious anomaly is well known to all bushmen — cq&sdl's illustrated travels more about fish — the follow ing essay on fish the boston her ald attributes to a cambridge boy fish live in the atlantic ocean charles river and some in buzzard's ray when they are small they arc called codfish and herrin and sieh but when they grow up they are called whales the fat of whales is cu up and biled and made inter ker osene oil for gas light their bones is made inter whalebone for ivory pinner keys and dominoes also for jack-knife handles and horn buttons i wish a whale would swallow my school teach er you bet fish is always eat fri day — darn a fish i hate em ; there's too many bones ter pick out i'd rath er eat a paper of pins fried in lard you bet - it is a great year for the old man grandfathers who have been neglected and made to feel that they were in the way and wished they were dead who have long been thrust away in the kitchen aud left to mumble to themselves in the chimney corner arc astonished by being brushed up of an evening and brought into the parlor where they are shown off to the com pany r.s centennial relics grand father you knew washington didn't you •.'" screams a grand-daughter in his ear for he is very deaf yes yes says grandfather the gin'rel borer'd a chaw terbaccer of me many and many a time the old man is going to philadelphia mro jj ■ drifting years ago two men launched out in the maelstrom on the coast of xor '■ way it was merely for sport round j and round thev drifted their friends : advised them to return but thej^joy ! fully laughed and said there wa9 iio danger round and round they | drifted till at length when they at tempted to return it was too late j they had ventured too far within the j vortex in vain they reached out their hands for help but there was no help and they went clown beneath the circling waves a man fell asleep in his boat on the niagara river during his slum ber she broke loose from her moor ings and he awoke to find himself shooting down the rapids he tried to row against the current but he drifted on and on till he disappeared forever a ship was wrecked at sea the passengers and crew took refuge on the boats without oar or sail for days and days they drifted and drift j ed on the ocean what few provisions they had soon gave out they looked about vainly for a sail or for a sight of land destitute of provisions they had either to starve or cast lots for one as a victim a vessel was seen afar off on the horizon hope sprung up she drew nearer and nearer — they shouted and shouted and raised a flag of their clothing but the look out saw them not the vessel tacked and receded away in one wild shout they joined but the vessel disappeared entirely out of sight and the boat drifted and drifted in another direc tion so it is in life a young man takes his drink morning noon and night he thinks at least he will never die a drunkard ; no matter who has he has confidence in his own strength and skill an occasional glass he contends although warned harms not then he drinks oftener ah ! young man strong drink is raging habit is like a river it grows broad er and broader and swifter as it moves along yet he drinks oftener and after a while the river grows to be a wide roaring torrent the young man who indulges drifts along on the ocean of life secure in his own safety and wakes up some day to find him self drifting down the rapid roaring stream and all hope gone the sensualist who lives mainly to grati fy his own passions drifts into an emasculated old age to be tortured with pains and dies at last a misera ble death such men as have never learned to control themselves or their passions drift about the sea of life the prey of every wind and current and finally ship-wreck themselves in darkness and death take care young man how you drift take care young woman how you drift keep fast hold on the helm and your eye on the compass hear you not the howl of the tem pest and the roar of the breakers see you not the flashing lightning hear you not lhe captain's voice rising over the din of the storm : — sound ! breakers ahead ! pilot stand by the wheel !— hold it firmly 7 ' if you give way but one moment now if you falter you arc hopelessly gone young man take care ! as contempt uously as you may consider this it is ten to one if you persist in your way ward course that you will ever reach port triumphantly but surely drift to ruin from early day i will not fail thee tbis is what the lord said to joshua who took the place of moses as tbe leader of the isrealites the servant of god felt bis inability to do the work to winch he had been called and therefore jod encouraged hiin by his precious promise lisa promise which belongs to every one who is trying by god's iielp to do right ; and we are never to t'.irgpt that it is only by his help that we can do ri^ht no doubt there nre some among our young readers who often feel their need of some great help all ought to feel ibis but some feel it more dun others even the yonng are severely tried they have temptations and sorrows and alas for them ! bereavements many a young heart is bowed with a weight of sorrow which would be heavy even for an old person bat these gracious words ought surely to bring comfort to every troubled mind v \ e have read an interesting incident in the life of milling which is a good illustration of this text stilling was a celebrated german writer who died over fifiy years ago in early life he was poor he wished to study medicine bul knew not where to go nor had he money to take hi in any here hut young as he was he had a linn f'aiih in god tie reasoned thus : god begins nothing without terminating it gloriously il alone has ordered my present circumst.ni ces and everything regarding me ; he will bring about in his own wav his friends were as poor as himself and wondered how he would get the money he needed for his education af ter raising ail he could for his long j mr ney to strasbnrg where he was to spend the winter he stalled on his way but when he reached frankfort which was ' three days lide from strasburg he had only one dollar ii ft lie paid nothing but prayed mticli wlih walking am the streets be met a merchant belonging j lo liia native place who said : — stilling what brought you here ?'' i am going to strasbnrg to study ; medicine where do you get money to study '■■ medicine ?" i 1 have a father iu heaven how inuirli money have yoo on hand one dollar said stilling well said the merchant i'm one | of your father's steward 1 and he hand | ed bim thirty-three dollars he bad not bee h>ng in strasbtirg when his thirty-three dollars were redu ced to one one morning bis room mate said to him stilling i believe you did nnt bring ranch money with yon and gave him thirty dollars ill gold in a few months afler | hia he had to j pay his college dues the lecturer's fees must be paid by si o'clock every thurs day evening or be would be obliged to leave lhe college five o'clock came and still lie bad no money then while ! iu great grief and praying to god for help a gentleman came in and gave him forty dollars in jjnld thus it is that hod never fails those who trust in him some of the boys and girls who read this article may be poor and trying to g.*t an education do not be discouiaged do all yon can and do the best yon can nnd god will help you he may not send people w<th gold or bank noles just at the very time you need tbem but he will find some way to keep his promise i will not fail thee a simple loving trust in god all the way throgh life will ive you great hap piness even in the midst of many cares __________ ."■■"»■ whmi«»i_l iim.ww — r mm gleanings what i.s tho interior of africa principally used for asked a teach er of fi pn pii . for purposes of ex pulsion 1 " was the reply marriage said an unfortunate husband is the church-yard of love and you men replied his wife arc the grave diggers tt is the wife who has the making of a man's home says an exchange true anil now and then she makes his wig wain too if death mnkes all t!iin*rs even as the paragraphers say how will it lie with mr odd who died the other day '.' hard times — forty-eighl hearts that heat as twenty-four !'" that's the way the lancaster pennsylvania gazette heads a lisi of two dozen car riage licensi .-. twenty-five years ago n rochester woman stuck a pin into her foot tho other day she pulled a beautiful nee dle oul of her lone that's tin town i'or transformations she asked him if her new dress wasn't as sweef as a spring rose and the brute said it was even to the minor attaction of still having a little due on it — washington chronicle the lady who fell back on her dig nity came near breaking if ; and the man who couldn't stand it has * takeu a seal and is now quite comfortable at the marriage of an alabama widower ono of the servants was ask ed if his master would take a bridal tour dunno sah ; when oil mis sus's alive he took a paddle to her dunno if he take a bridal to de new one or no there seem to be a terrible tate of affairs in st louis an awfuj edito rial in the republican says a we must shiver the secret assassin*j8 dag ger before the rising generation take it up as a national weapon good gracious ! charles said a young wife to her husband as they sat at the window watching the fashionables on their way to church when you die and 1 get hold of the insurance money 1 intend to have a fur capo and muff just like that lady has on over there a profane young person describing the looks oi a newly arrived m 7 from the far west as he appeared at the washington depot savs : he looked as if he had come all the way across i\\q continent on the hurrican deck of a mule a doctor was discovered holding a young lady in his lap the other eve ning but lu stated that he wasexam | ining 1,-r fit an affection ofthe heart and she remarked that there wasnoth i ing win.no in laying her head on her i pillow — norwich btdtelm a young gentleman having made some progress in acquiring a knowl i edge of italian addressed a few words ; to an organ-grinder in his purest ac cent but was astonished at receiving i the following response i no speak inglis