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For Dropsy.
Cektkai. Faxls.ILX, October IS, 1S77.
DR. H. H. STEVESS :
It is a pleasnre-to Rive ray testlaiony foryocr val
able'meaiane. 1 was sick for a long time with
iiroprj. under the doctor's care. He said It was
Water between tho Heart and .Liver. I received
no benefit until I commenced taking the Vegetine :
In fact I was crowing worse. I have tried many
remedies; they did not help me. Vesettne la the
medicine for Dropsy. I began to feel better after
taking n few bottles. J have taken thirty bottles
In alL I am perfectly well, never felt better. No
one can feel more thankful than I do.
I am, dear sir, gratofally yocTS.
VEGETINE. When the blood becomes lifeless
and stagnant, either from change of weather or
climate, want of exercise, irregular diet, or from
any other cause, the VEGETIXE will renew the
blood, carry on the putrid humors, cleanse the
stomach, regulate the bowels, and Impart & tone of
vigor to tne wnoie Dooy.
. , VEGETIim,
Eor Kidney "ConaplaintP and
Kervous Debility.
IstESBOBO,iIr,Dec.2S?i8T.
IT. It. Steven-s, 33sj.:
Dear Sir. I had had a couch, for eighteen years.
when I commenced taking tho Vegetine. I was-4
verr low: my srstexn was debilitated bv disease. I
had the Kidney complaint, and was very nervous
cough bad. lungs sore. When I had taken one bot
tle I found It was helping me; it has helped my
cough, and ltstrengthens me. I ani now able to do
my work. If ever have found anything lite- the
Vegetine. I know It Is every thing it is recom
mended to be. 21ns. A. J. PENDLETON.
VEGETTNn i nourishing and strengthening ;
purities the blood: regulates the bowels; .quiets tho
nervous system : acts directly uponhe secretions ;
and arouses the whole system, to action.
VEGETINE
Fok Sicli Headache.
Evassvuxe, Istj., Jan. Sl.lSTJf,
Mb.Btevexs: .
Dear Sir, I have used your "Vecetlne for. Sick
Headache, and been greatly benefited thereby. I
nave cverv reason to believe It to be n good medi
cine. Yours very respectfnllv.
ilss. JAMES CONNER.
ai Third St.
HEADACHE. There -are varlons causes for
headache, as derangement of the circulating sys
tem, of the digestive organs, of the nervous sys
tem, Ac. Vecetlne can be said to be a sure remely
for tho many kinds of headache, as it acta directly
upon the various causes or this complaint. Uer
vousness. Indigestion. Costiveness. Itheumatism,
Neuralgia, Ulllloasness, &c lly tho Vegetine.
You will neveiregret It.
VEGETINE.
Doctor's Report.
Dn. Cuas. JL DunDEXiiACSEK, Apothecary,
EvansvIUe.Ind.
The doctor writes: I have a large number of
good customers who take Vegetine. They all
speak well of lu I know it is a good medicine for
the complaints for which it is recommended.
Dec 27, 1K7.
VEGETESjE Is a great panacea forour aged fath
ers and mothers . for It cfved them Btrcngth.n.uiets
their nerves, and gives them Nature's svect sleep,
YETETLNE.
Uoctor's Report.
3f k. H. It. Stka'ens. Esa :
Dear Sir. We have been selling yonr valuable
Vegetine lor three years, and we And that it gives
perfectTsalisfactioii. We believe it to be the best
biood puriher now sold. ery respectfully.
D&. J. E. UROWN & CO.. Druggists.
TJnlontown,Ey.
VEGBTrNE has never failed to efl"ect--a cnrc.giv
iBginnoaad strength to the system debilitated by
disease.
YEGETINE
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Ycsretiue is Sold by all Druggists.
BSTABTtTBH"BP IN 1856.
OLDEST
EEAL ' ,
ESTATE
A-G-EISTOY
TI$ KEBRASKL.
JL
William M Mo over.
Does a general Real EstateBusiness. Sells
Tinds on Commission, examines Titles,
makes Deeds, Mortgages, and all Instru
ments pertaining to the transfer of Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate in Nemaha County.
OKGAjSTIZED, 1870.
AT BROWA'VIt.I.E.
$ioo,'(5oo.
CAPITAL,
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Transacts-a general bm Klnchuslness.feells
Drafts on all the principal cities of the
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JC3 Special
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accommodations granted to
STATE. COUNTS Sz. CITY
SECTJikxTiss;
bought "jsrr SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.McCREERY,
W.W.EACKKEiT,
H. E. GATES, : :
: ! President.
Vice President.
: : : . Cashier.
DIRECTORS. t .
IoKOADIiEY. - J.CPEUSEK,
WiT. 11. HOOVER, C. ST. KA-DFEALAK,
W.W-HACKXEY. If. C iETT.
W.DI. ilcCREERY.
S-B "S-OTJ SSEN
Having purchased the
jEI X. jE 3P 13 IV T
5 j-
LIIEffUDFE
I wish to announce that I am prepared to
do a first class livery business.
tTosh Eoffcrs,
SlITEBIUofHFBBASU
liUj BliBfllliiiL
ED STIBLES
A Ouiet Hit of Scandal.
When cannibal savages after a fight
Make a feast of the bodies of thoao they
havo beaten,
The grisly repast yields a keener delight
From the .knowledge that every unfortunate
wight
Would have deemed It tho deepest disgrace
to be eaten.
Though the custom is fast dying out In Fiji,
As the Influence of Western example In
creases, In civilized countries you often may see
A circle of friends, inihe highest of glee.
All busily picking some neighbor to pieces.
And tho best of It Is, that the neighbor la
not,
As in lands barbaric, n person deceased ;
His flesh has been baked in no cauldron or
pot;
They don't even trouble to servehlm up hot,
For the victim still lives In the midst of the
feast;
. .
SomogoQd;natured,.irlendt ..p'r?ap3inay
make him aware
Of the nature of these hungry monsters'
employment;
And, though in reply he may stoutly declare
That such vivisection wou't hurt him a hair,
Yet ho withers ax tho thought of their
fiendish enjoyment.
Still one comfort remains. In tho isles of
Fiji ...
Noposslblovengoanco Is left for the victim ;
He's cook'd and defunct. Rut in Europe he's
free
To seek satisfaction ; and sometimes we seo
That he wounds in exchange for the
wounds which have prlck'd him.
Then beware, ilrs. Smith ; and you, lovely
Miss Drown ;
Young Jones, whisper nothing that Isn't
quite true .
Be a little more careful of other's renown
For Thompson in yonder recess has sat down
With Miss Green, and is quietly cutting up
you.
LOVE AFFAIR
OF
TWO
BOYS OF THE PERIOD.
BY EBEN E. REXFORD.
".By George!" exclaimed young
Tom Gordon at Mrs. Fetchemont's
party, last spring, "if there ain't the
nobbiest looking girl of the season.
Who is she, Wayne?"
"Which girl? Where?" asked
Wayne, looking at half-a-dozen pretty
young ladie3, aud then inquiringly at
his friend Gordon.
"That one in blue silk, with the
white lace thiug-um-a-jig on," an
swered Gordon, "sitting over there in
the corner' talking with old Har
ahaw." "Ah, that's Miss Perry, from Ro
chester," returned Wayne; "rich as
Croesus, they say, and the worst flirt
in America, I suppose."
"Do you know her?" demanded
Tom, all exoilement. "If you do,
I wish you'd manage to introduce
me. I tell you what It is, Wayne, I'm
half in lov4e with her already."
"You'd better be careful," warned
his friend, with fatherly solicitude.
"She'll llkuothing better than add
ding you to her list of victims. On
the principle of something young
and tender, you know, like spring
chlokens."
"None of your chaffing," protested
Tom, conceitedly. "I'm quite capa
ble of taking cure of myself, thank
you."
-Well, I'll introduce you. She's
sent Hurshaw off after something,
and now's our opportunity. Come
along."
Tom took Wayne'B arm end they
made their way over to Miss Perry's
corner.
"Allow me to Introduce my friend
Mr. Gordon," said Wayne, as the
youug lady looked up with a smile
and a bow. "Mr. Gordon, Miss
Perry."
Tom didn't clearly remember what
happened for the next five orsix min
utes. When became to a conscious
ness of what was transpiring on this
mundane sphere, he was sitting by
Miss Perry's side on the sofa, and she
was talking away glibly, and he felt
as though he had been suddenly
translated to the celestial world.
Pretty soon Harshaw came back. He
was a bachelor of 45 or thereabouts,
and usually shy of the womee, but
Miss Perry seemed to hnve succeeded
In drawing him out of his customari'
seclusion. He evidently was facin
ated by the young lady, for he gave
Tom" a terribly fleroe look, and at
tempted to monopolize Miss Perry's
attention, and ignore the young gen
tleman. J3uti.he managedkUIfully
to divide her attentions, and give
neither of them a chance to complain
of any laok of interest on her part..
"I never saw anyone that I liked
half 60 well before," concluded Tom.,
as be paced the solitude of his cham
ber that night. "Never! Tom Gor
don, in that divine Miss Perry behold
your fate ! Go in and win J"
"If ever Inaw a complete case of
spcons, U'b that old Harshaw," he
told Wayne the next -day. "I could
not help laughing tc see him. Hede-
vourea every word she said, and!
pruveu tne iruin or tne old Baying,
'No fool like an old fool.' "
"Very nearly what he has just been
telling me aboufr'ou, especially in the
spoon' part of It," laughed Wayne.
"I'll tell you what, my boy, you've
got to be careful. Misa Perry is a
flirt, and she'd like no better fun than
keeping you and Harshaw on her
hook."
"I don't bellsve-sba'a a flirt, J burst
out Tom. "Of course she has any
amount of attention paid her, butBhe
Isn't to blame for lhat, is she? She
cau'tsnub fellow, end, because she
treats them politely, some fellows are
just conceited enough to think she's
iin love with them, and when they
ffind out their mi'stake they flare up,
and declare she's a flirt, when she
isn'tUo blame 'for their having made
fools of themselves.1'
"Well, If you understand the case
so well, be careful you don't place
yourself in the list of those conceited
fellows," suggested Wayne, .dryly.
"I'll take care of myself," answer
ed Tom, loftily. "So old Harshaw
thinks I'm spoony about her, eh?
Harshaw'Jlget his nose pulled, if he
isn't careful."
It was neok and. neok between the
old boy and the young boy oflhe
period foe. 'the remainder of the sea
son. Uut Miss Perry contrived- to
make both of them feel confident that
the other had no show of success
whatever, and thereby she kept them
along to her satisfaction.
When summer came, she left town
for Newport; and, two days after her
departure, Tom packed up his things
and followed her. Tho flrat person
he saw, on alighting at the hotel, was
Harshaw.
"Confound the old fool!" thought
Tom. "I'll make It lively for him I
But she doesn't care a continental for
him. ,If he wasn't the biggest old
noodle In the world, he'd eee It, too."
One, two, three weeks went by, and
Tom and Harshaw began to look dag
gers at each other. They had come
to the conclusion that one of them
had got to withdraw from the field,
and each was fully determined that
he wouldn't be the one to do it, for
he was the favored one. and the other
had no business to annoy Mis3 Perry
wfth his attentions. And it was evi
dent that her tender heart wouldn't
permit her to manifest her attach
ment, except in a sly way, so long as
she felt that it would pain the heart
of the discomfited rival.
One day the long-impending crisis
arrived. I can't aay just how it came
about, but Harshaw twitted Tom of
being "a ninny who hadn't brains
enough to take a hint," and Tom re
sponded that he "was thankful that
ho wasn't the biggest fool of the sea
son ;" and from that the quarrel grew
worse, and resulted in a challenge
and an agreement to meet each other
next morning.
The "next morning" came. The
old boy was nervous and fidgety, and
the young boy was considerably more
so. What if the quarrel should re
sult in death ? The thought was aw
ful, "it wouTtl be little less than mur
der. It was with such thoughts as these
that the rivals met each other in a se
cluded spot. The first discovery they
made on tneir arrival was that both of
them had forgotten to provide them
selves with seconds. .
"Weoan'tfight without them," said
Harshaw, whose false teeth would
ohatter in spite of himself. "We'd
better wait till to-morrow."
"Look here," burst out Tom, very
pale, and his hand shaking like a
leaf, "I don't like this way of doing
business. I I have too much respect
for your gray hairs, Harshaw, to shoot
you down in cold blood."
"And I've to much regard for my
honor to fight with a boy," cried Har
shaw, who felt like hugging Tom.
"It would not be fair,play for either of
us. Can't we settle it in some other
way? Appoint a referee, or some
thing of that sort?'
"I'll tell you the beat way," said
Tom. Eefer the case to Miss Perry,
and let her decide it. Of course it
will be embarrassing for her, and
you'll "
Tom was going to say that Harshaw
would probably feel like an old fool
when she gave her decision against
him, but thought better of it, aud
stopped before he had said it.
"Agreed !" cried Harshaw. "Let's
go and see her now, and have the
thing done with."
"All right," declared Tom, and
they -set off.
Miss Perry was walking on the
beach when they found her.
"You tell her," suggested Tom, be
ginning to feel soared.
" You tell her," pleaded Harshaw,
about as fidgety as he had been when
death seemed staring him in the face
half an hour before.
"Well, here goes, then!," answered
Tom, clearing his throct. "Good
morning, Miss Parry. Mr. Harshaw
and myself have had a dispute, and,
as it wasabout you, we concluded you
were the proper person to settle it."
"Well, what is it, Mr. Harshaw?"
asked Miss Perry, Bmilingly turning
to that gentleman, who grew pale and
then red, and finally burst out
'l I love you. I wish you'd mar
ry me."
"And I love you ! Will you marry 1
me?" cried Tom, looking unutter
able things at poor Harshaw, who
was wiping his face vigorously, while
the perspiration ran down It in a little
stream.
Miss Perry laughed till she cried.
"Gh, dear! how funny!'' she man
aged to say,, at last. "How. y.eu two
do look !'r and began to laugh again.
"I don't see anything funny about
It," and. Tom looked serious enongh
for a funeral. ,
"Nor I," averred Harshaw, solemn-
iy.
"Perhaps joudon't, but I do," said
she, almost choking with merriment.
J,I don't think that I can marry eith
er of you, because
,i
"Why?" cried Tom and Harshaw
together.
"Because T have promised Mr.
Wayne that I'd marry him, and I
shouldn't know what to do with three
husbands," answered Miss Perry,
sweetly.
Tom looked at Harshaw. Harshaw
looked at Tom. They were blind no
longer.
"Allow me to congratulate you on
your fortunate esoape," said Tom, Im
pressively ola3plng Harahaw's hand.
J "And allow mc to congratulate you
oa the same thing," returned Har
shaw, with a withering glance at Miss
Perry, who smiled on them benlg
nautly through her tears.
And so ended the love affair of
these two boys of the period. They
have been like Damon and Pythias
ever since. But it isn't safe to men
tion Miss Perry to them.
ELECTION FRAUDS.
Potter's Resolution Secretary. Sher
man on the War Tatlij and pro
poses to make it Lively
for the Rehs.
The following are the preamble and
resolution passed by the Congress on
the 17th Inst :
Whereas, The State of Maryland
ha3, by its Legislature, formally de
olored that due effeot was not given
to the electoral vote cast by the State
on the 6th day of December, 1876, by
reason of fraudulent returns in the
electoral votes from the States of Flor
ida and Louisiana: and,
Whereas, An affidavit, by Sam
uel B. MoLtu, the Chairman of the
Board of State Canvassers of the
State of Florida, for the election held
in that State in November, 1S76, for
electors for President and Vice Presi
dent, has been made public, alleging
false and fraudulent returns for votes
for such election in that State, where
by the choice of the people of that
State was annulled and reversed, and
that the action of the Board of State
Canvassers making such returns was
influenced by the conduct and prom
ises of the Hon. Edward F. Noyes,
now Minister to the Government of
France: and,
Whereas, It is alleged that a con
spiracy existed in the'Stateof Louisi
ana, whereby the Republican vote in
all the precincts of the parish of East
Feliciana, and in aome preciuctd of
West Feliciana, at the general election
in November, 1876, was purposely
withheld from the polls, to afford a
pretext for the exclusion by the board
of that State of the vote cast in these
precincts for electors of President and
Vioe President, aud that James E.
Anderson,, the supervisor of Registra
tion of East Folioiana, and D. A.
Weber, the Supervisor of Registra
tion in the parish of West Feliciana,
in that State, in furtherance of that
conspiracy, falsely protested that the
eleotion in such precincts had not
been fair and free, and that the State
Returning Board "thereupon falsely
and fraudulently excluded the votes
of said precincts, and by means there
of, and of other false and fraudulent
action by said Returning Board, the
ohoiceof the people of that State was
annulled and reversed, and that such
action of said Weber and Anderson
was Induced and encouraged by the
assurances of the Hon. John Sher
man, Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States: and,
Whereas, The gravity of these
charges, tho nature of the evidence
upon which they are reported to he
based, and the official dignity and po
sition of the persons named in con
nection with said frauds, make it
proper that the same should be inquir
ed into, to the end that the honor of
the nation may be vindicated, and the
truth as to euok elections made
known : therefore, be It
Jiesolved, That a select comrqittee,
consisting of eleven members of this
House, be appointed to inquire into
the aforesaid allegation as to the con
duct of the persons in office aforesaid,
in respect of said election, and into
the alleged false and fraudulentcan
vass aud return of votes by ritate,
county, parish, and precinct officers
in said States of Louisiana and Flor
ida, and into all the facts which, in
the judgment of said committee, are
connected with or pertinent thereto,
and that said committee, for the pur
pose of executing this resolution,
shall have power to send for persons
and papers, to administer oaths, and
to take testimony, and id their dis
cretion to detail subcommittees with
full authority of'tho said committee
in every particular, and, with power
to sit in Florida and Louisiana, which
subcommittees shall be committees of
this house; and the Chairman there
of shall be authorized to administer
oaths. That said committee and sub
commlttees.may employ stenograph
ers and be attended, each, by a depu
ty sergeant-at-arms, and. may sit dur
ing the sessions of this House and
during the vacation ; and that said
committee proceed In this inquiry,
and have leave to report at any time.
SECRETARY SHER3TAX TO ClaARKSOX
JCJPOTTER. ? , -
May, 20th, 1S78, Sir: I observe
that the resolution of the House un
der which your committee is organ
ized singles me out personally by name
from among twenty or more gentle
men who were present at request of
President Grant or the Chairman of
tho dem6cratic national committee.to
attend and witness the action of the
returning board upon thepresidential
eleotion returns in the Stats of Louis
iana in 1S76, and jn substance charges
that at that election in East Feliciana
parish and in WestFeliciana parish in
Louisiana the republican vote was
withheld and not cast, in pursnanco
and execution of a conspiraoy by such
voters; that in furtherance of such
conspiraoy James E. Anderson super-
rvisor of registration in East Feliciana
'" " jLtf
ble description and size, and will sell clieaper tlian.similar
lumber can be offered in. Southeastern UTcbraiilia.. Givq.us a.
trial. Our interests are united with yours. Wo depend' en
tirely upon the patronage wo can secure by deserving- it.
and D. A. Weber, supervisor of regis
tration in West Feliciana, falsely pro
tested tbatsaid election in such parish
es had notbese free and fair, and that
thereupon the returning board of said
state falsely and fraudulently exclud
ed votes of said - precincts, and" by
means thereof and of other false and
fraudulent aotion of said returning
board the chance of the people of tho
3tate was overruled and reversed, and
that such action by said Weber and
Anderson, was inducted or encour
aged by assurances from Hon. John
Sherman, now secretary of the treas
ury. This resolution requires you to In
vestigate these allegations, and upon
the truth of these depends the accusa
tion against me.
First. That there was a conspiraoy
among voters to withhold and notcast
votes, with a view to make false
charges as to the election.
Second. That in point of fact there
was a free and fair election in East
and WestFelloiana, which was false
ly protested and returned by said An -
derson and Weber, by which the votes
of those parishes were falsely and
fraudulently excluded by the return
ing board.
Third. That the offenae of Ander
son and Weber was encouraged by as
surance from me. With a view there
fore to meet this assertion, which so
Lfar as It effects me I declare and know
to be absolutely destitute of even the
shaddow of truth, I respectfully ask
and now make formal application for
leave to be represented before your
committee .by counsel in the investi
gation of all charges affecting myself
personally. I tender and offer to
prove that in point of fact the eleo
tion in eastaud west Feliciana parish
es was governed and controlled by
force, violence and intimidation, so
revolting as to excite tho common In
dignation of all who became conver
sant with it, and proof was submitted
to thateffeot.notony before tho return
ing board in evidence contained In
executive document No. 2, sacond ses
sion of the Forty-fourth congress, but
also in testimony taken by the com
mittee of the senate on privileges and
elections. I will, If allowed, furnish
the names of witnesses whom I desire
to examine before you to prove the
truth of this statement as to said par
ishes, and that the protests referred to
were true, supported by testimony
and properly acted upon and sustain
ed by the returning board. To my
personal coqduct during the examin
ation I Invite your fair and candid
scrutiny, with entire confidence that . yoU. CQD ponder iVer my original
not only myself, but my associates of'qUeryt
both political parties, acted honestly 'Shust so,' -TepUed a. voice asv.the
and properly, from a Hense of publio ; tecs were rolled about.
duty. I have requested Hon. Samuel
Shellabarger to deliver this to you,
and I respectfully designate him as
the gentleman I would desire on my
part to be present to cross-examine the
witnesses testifying in relation to
charges against me, and who will, as
iuy Aivuuovi, teuuer eviuence in prooi
of this statement. The favor of an
early answer Is requested.
(Signed) Very respectfully,
John Sherman.
A Confession.
Some one, a figure arrayed In white,
with frills around its head and blood
in its eye, let him In, and he lunged
with easy grace Into the first ohalr
that went past him, after he had made
several vain attempts to seat himself
on the niano. Tha ranrnHflhfnl fif-nre
of Mrs. Bosbyschell regarded him
with calm severity, and her icy si
lence made him feel uncomfortable.
"Meggareek," he said thickly, but',
with grave oaruestness, '.'Moggareck'' !
(Mrs. Boabysoheil'e front name is
Margaret), "I've hie I've .gotta
quickened coshielsoe."
"A what?" asked Mrs. Bosbyschell
in calm disdain.
"A quickened coshienco,". repeated
Mr. Bosbyschell. "A quickened
Boshienoe. A hlc-I've got some
thing ommymln', Moggart. Pvegot
a hio coffecslol codfesslon gotta
oynfesslon t' make."
"You can make It in the morning,"
she said, imperiously .
I sm going
to bed. You may Bleen where vou
please, or rather where you can.'
"Naw," protested Mr. Bosbyschell,
with much vehemence. "I can't
cantwaife hio oantgot' sleep th thi3
load ommy ommy mind. Got cof
fession t'make, an' mu3' mus' make
it. Done Buthin', Moggart hie
been a beena load ommy mind long
time. Been hie carryin' guilty se
cret 'round 'ith me too long. Quick
ed coshienae won' glmme--won' gim
ma nop hlc nopeace. Mas' tell you
sumpln' Mogert; sumin'il
you. I've "
3 ae
"Mercy on me, man !" exclaimed
Mrs. Bosbyeshell, startled from her
in,r? '-vn ma ii, tin .-
--0 - w Ul.C W44. LLU 1U1 .
heaven's sake!,'
"Moggart," said Mr. Bosbyschell,
"It's surathin' ys jasv hio-rrnever
suspec suspected. Itlll rnce' hill ye-
icJ b'pec' it'll nnlch drive vou
crazy. 'Hawful t' think 'bout it. Y',play: a study .and a recreate ; -a1
y" wouldn't b'lieve It of me. -'Mar-, source of health both for body and
gart, y ' ye wouldn t. T ve beer i rad
Tlie Chicago Lumber Company Is recelr
luff, at their Lumber Yard, corner-aialBiandl
Levee streets, Broinaville, at greatjy're
daccti rates on frcisiit, over half a nsililon.
feet of cliolce Lumber, of every concelva-.
"3peak !" shrieked the almost Tran
tio woman. "I'm wild with suspense
Speak! Tell me all qulckv h,' I
could tear hereyes'out. Tell me, you.
brute, what is her name. Who is
she?"
"Wh-w-blc! Who'sh whoi?" -demanded
Mr. Bosbysohell, in blank
amazement. .
"The woman, you-wretch !"scream
ed his wife ; "who isthe womaa;S'
"Oh, shaw, Moggart," ejaculated
Mr. Bosbj-schell, "tain'th hio .that.
Wu3sun that. You hio, yjwon't
hardly b'lieve it hio w'en .tell .ye,
Moggart "
"Speak !" wailed the anxlopa .wo
man, wringing her hands. "Speak
let me know the worst! What have
you been doing?"
"Moggart," Bald Mr. Bosbysohell,
solemnly and with tho air of a raan
upon whom a quickened conscience
had wrought Its perfect work, "Mog
gart he said, nerving himself for tho
shock of confession, "Moggart, I've-
hie I've been drinking !" Havib-
' n,Qm
A Dani(on) Sell by Pythiasi
Detroit Free Pre
A Gratiot avenue saloonkeeper w as
sorting out the lead nlckles'from"hi
till yesterday morning, preparatory to.
tho honest labors of a rainy -day,
when a smiling stranger came in and
said: - t
'Old fellow, I've got a bet of ten dol
lars on your head !' .
The saloonist felt all over tho top of
his head, found no bet there, and look
ed for a further explanation from .the
stranger, whose coat at the elbews
seemed bound to Becure ventilation.
'The case is this,' continued, the
man I bet my friend B. that yon are
a well read man. To prove It I have
come to ask you if yon know what
Damon did when there was every
reason to doubt that Pythias would
return. While I am sipping at my
lager you can jog your memory a lit
tle. He pushed a glass aorosa-tha coun
ter, but the saloonist seemed to the
hunting for something down among
the ksgs.
'It's only a trifle small wager but
the principle is what I want to eatah.
Hsh,' remarked the man as ho anx
iously shoved the glass around.
I expect so,' came up from down
among the kegs.
'Damon and PythiaB wera chums,
you know. When Damon wipedMoff
his cnin Pythias pulled downhiaejt
and vice versa. While I am drinkinc
'If Damon had the headache,' con
tinued the man, trying to work the
pumpprojectingabove the bar, 'Pythi
as had a sore eye as an offset. If Py-
i thias said he would take sugar in his
Damon sweetened up with Nejs Or-
iean3 molasses.
All this you know,
of course, but what did Damon do
when Py thlaa did not return ?
'I scball now show you vhat ho did,!'
replied the saloonist, as he rose -up
with a metallio spiggot Invhis hand.
'Vnen dot Piddeus did not hurry up
Damonwhalks around der bar s'hust
so, und ' . vi r -.. ;. -
The Btranger got out, snd holding
the door from the outside he ledked
through the glass and said :
'I am now convinced that you nev-
er read a dl-red line of Shakespeurei
While Damon" was -searching under
tho bar, Pythias drew and drarlk
three glasass of beer!' jj.
Tho saloonist smiled, laid assay his
spiggot, and as be good naturedly pull
ed open the door he called to the stran
ger at the curbstone.
'Vheu Damon vha3.diawtDg;dofc.
peer Piddeus vhas moofing der pump
! into der sohlop keg !'
A tremor pasedover tbe-wngjj. Ho
turned pale, shewed his-teeth,.aa&.aS'
he started for the wood-yard opposite
replied :
Hanged if hedidn't Damon wants
rest! . '
Theagrloulturaldevelopmentef tho
United States has been tremendous-of
late years. Thus the corn crop in
creased from 703,320,060 bushels in
, 16, to 1.SJ0, 000,000 in 1577 owiearly
1 100 per cent, in a afngJe decade. The
hog product ha3 more than doubled-
during the same period, being tho
last year ?.048,567 head. The yield at
wheat last year was 360,000,000 .bush
or 50,000,000 more than was ever be
fore produced.
A peculiar fly has madeitSiappear-'
ance in Oconee-oountv Ga which -it-
; is feared will prove quite damaging to
i Mm nrnna Tt Is varv nnfinHiir Irfokbir
! and somewhat resembles the sommoji
house fiy. It attacks the bloom, and,
introducing its bill into the bloom Jb-s.
, a nervous or fluttering motion .-.saor
-Isucceeda In dislodging it. ondrtheaii
immediately proceeds down-the siocir
to-ihe next Jbloom, aud .so on-until It
has attacked and dislodged every one.
A garden is.a .constant amusement;
'a haasv omb!nation of work and
I