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1 0. W. FAIRDKOTHER CO., Proprietor!. CALVKUT. : I NEBRASKA. THE CUA110E OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE BALAKLAVA, OctoueuSS, 1851. 11Y AT.FUKD TE.XNVSOX. Special Cnblo Dispatch from London to tho Now York Jrulejiemleiit. i. Tho charge of tho gallant Thrco Hundred, tho llwivy llrlgudol Down tho hill, down tho hill, thousands of HlMlllll., Thousands of horsomon drow to tho valley and stayed. For Scarlett and Scarlett's Thrco Hundred wero riding by When tho points of tho Hussion lancca broke In on tho sky; And ho culled: "Left wheel Into lino?" and thoy wheeled and oboyed. Then hu looked at tho boat that had halted, ho know not why, And hu turned half round, and ho bado his , trumpctorsound: "To tho chargo 1" and ho rode on ahead, as ho waved his blado To tho gallant Thrco Hundred, whoso glory will never dlo: "Follow nnd up tho hill l" "Up tho hill, up tho hill, followed tho Heavy Brigade. A ir. Tho trumpet, tho gallop, tho chargo, and tho might of tho light! Down the hill, slowly, thousands of Ilus slaus Drew to tho valley, and halted at last on tho height With a whig pushed out to tho loft, and n wing ti tho right. Hut Scarlett was far on ahead, and ho dashed up alono Through tho great groy slopo of men; And ho whirled his saber, ho held his own Like an Knglithmun there and then. And tho thrco tlmt wero nearest him followed with foieo, "Wedged themselves in between horso and horse, Fought for thojr lives In tho narrow gap they hud made, Four amid thousands; and up tho hill, up tho hill Galloped tho gallant Thrco Hundred, tho Heavy Brigade. 4 H r. Fell, Uko a cannon-shot, Hun-t, liko a thunderbolt, Cr.ished, liko a hurricane, Broke through tho inas trom below, l)i ovo through tho midst of tho foo, Plunged up and ilovrn, to" and fro, Bode Hushing blow upon blow, Bravo Ihinlsltlllons and Greys, "Whirling th"lr sabers in circles of light And Homo of us, all In amaze, "Who wore hoi I lor iiwlnlo from tho light, And wero only standing at gaze, "When tho dark-mullled Kusshm crowd Folded Its wings from tho loft and tho right And rolled them around like n cloud. Oh I mud for tho charge and tho battle wero wo When our own good rod-coats sank from 'sight, Liko drops of blood In u dark gray sea; And we turned to each other, muttering nil dltinuyed, "Lost are tho gallant Thrco Hundred, tho Heavy llrlgudol" IV. Hut thoy rode, liko victors and lords, . Through tlm forests of lances and swords; In the heuit of the Itussiuu hordes They rodo or they stood at bay; y Struck with tho sword-hand and slow; -I.Down with tho brldle-lnnd drow Tho foo from tho suddlo, and throw Under foot thoro in tho Iniy; Itungt d like a storm, or stood liko n rock --fn tho wuvo of n stormy iluy; Till, suddenly, shock upon shock. Staggered tho inns Irom without; For our men galloped up with a chcor and a buour, . And tho ltuslans surged, and -wavered, nnd teelod Up tho hill, up tho hill, up tho hill, out of tho Held, Over tho brow and away. v. Glory to each and to nil, and tho chargo that thoy madol Glory to all tho Thrco Hundred, tho Heavy Brigudol Tho thrco hundred of tho nenvy Brigade who made this famous chargo woro tho Scots' Groys and tho second snuiioron of tho Ennis klllons. tho remainder of tho Heavy Brlgado sulHemiently dashing up to their support. Tho three woro Elliott, Scarlett's nidi-dp-camp, who had boon riding by his side, and tho tiumpiter, and Shegog, tho orderly, who had been close behlu I him. COUIITIKG WITH A GUN. Showing How n Jersey Young Jinn Wont Hunting ii AVlfo, unci What Happened to Jlim In Another Court. Over iii tlie wilds of Now Jersey, not far from the outskirts of one of its most populous and prosperous cities, a well-to-do fanner tills his acres, and raises line crops and a lino family. One daughter, just vcrgiiig on womanhood, is the beauty of tho farm, not to speak of tho handsome cattle, nor even the lily and sunflower that adorn tho fields. She is a comely maiden in the eyes of the young farmers, who often met her at the frolics and tho foasts which the cotuitry so highly enjoys. Innocent, " amusing and very ancient are tho pas times that rural life has cultivated with tho soil in all ages, as history, sacred and profane, doth record. Not these only. Her beauty.had cap tivated a youtlf from a neighboring city, who, in some evil hour, had crossed her path, and fell a victim to her uncon scious charms. More skilled In the ways of tho world than tho less-cultured men who worshiped her at a distance, ho boldly marched to tho sioge and de manded a quick surrendor. Flo pressed his suit with ardor, and bpganto reckon himself already a conqueror. One day, while she was sitting and enjoying his fun and folly, ho seized a gun that was standing in the corner, and pointed it directly toward tho breast of his in tended bride. Ho did not know it was loaded. He did not think of doing any harm. Probably he thought to frighten her, and then to havo amusement over tho idea of a lover shooting tho object of his affection. A very coarse kind of courting this, of course; but there is nothing in life that is so silly as much tlmt goes by the mime of fun. Wo havo all been there, and know how it is our selves. But of all tho ways and means of mousing a maiden, this courting with a gun caps tho cliirwx of tho cu rious. Tho wise man in tho Book of Frovorbs said, 2,000 years ago: "I hero bo thrco things which aro too wonderful for mo, yea, four which I know not: tho way of an eaglo in the air, tho wuy of a serpent upon a rock, tho way of a ship in tho midst of tho sea, nnd tho tony of a man with a maid." But if Solomon had lived in this our day, in tho State of New Jersey, ho would havo seen a bigger fool of a man than tho maidons of Jiulca or tho Queen of Sheba over dreamed of. Tho way of this gallant Jorsoyman with tho maid of his nflcc tions was to court her with a gun, and make believo ho was going to slioot her through tho heart. It tho men of Ju dea, with Jewish maidens, had ways of winning them that wero too wonderful for tho wisdom of Solomon, who knew nil thero is about it worth knowing from observation and very considerable experience, what would havo been tho wonder of this much-married King had ho taken a l'atcrson' newspaper of February, 1882, and read tho trial, con viction and sentence of this precocious youth, who sought to win his way into tho heart of a maid by pointing nt her bosom n loaded gun! Ho did not know it was loaded! Ho did not know it was not loaded, but it was! More than this, ho pulled tjio trigger, and, horrible to relate, a tro mendous charge of buckshot was driven into her breast from tho mouth of the gun almost against her, and she sank to tho lloor as ono dead, the life-blood pouring from tho gaping, awful wound!! Was over wicked iolly carried to such a frightful end? Surgical aid was summoned. Tho shot wero found to havo touched no vital nart; some wero extracted; tho girl's life was spared. She awoko at last after long weeks of suspended life, and it was soon apparent that tho young man had taken tho wrong way to reach tho young huh's heart. She did not cotton to the idea of being courted with a gun. She had favored his suit, but did not wish him to shoot. His idiocy low ered him somewhat in tho oyes of her understanding, and her hca'rt fol lowed her judgment, as it does in all scnsiblo woman. Her father took an unfavorable view of tho young man's lilness to be tho husband of his daugh ter. The parties all live in New Jersey as good a State for good men to live in as there is and tho law took this shooting-courtier by the collar, and hauled him into another court to answer for this as a criminal ofl'enso. Tho in dictment was in two counts.: tho first charged him with intent to do bodily harm, and the second simply charging an assault. Tho prosecuting officer laid no stress on tho first, but iusisted righteously and vigorously that, point ing a gun at another person, was an assault, and. punishable under tho law. So tho court ruled, and so tho jury found, and the suitor and the shooter found himself liable to State's prison and fine, lie was brought from jail lust Monday morning, ana placed at the bar of tho court to receive his sentence, which I shall give in tho words of the Judge: "You have been convicted on tho second count of tho indictment against you. Tho jury, in their verdict, call your crime assault and battery, tho word atrocious being left out. It is difficult for tho Court to reconcile the terms of this verdict with tho facts, it being clearly laid down in tho law that any battery with a dangerous weapon, or that causes blood to How, is in its very nature atrocious. If this was not a case of atrocious assault it is difficult to tell what an atrocious assault is. Tho jury seem to havo found this verdict in the fear that tho Court would impose too severe a sentence if they found in ac cordance with tho facts. You have been convicted of assault and battery by taking up a loaded gun in tho pres ence of a human being, as it appears, without any effort to ascertain its con dition, but with tho most criminal recklessness, and handling tho samo in such a way that it was discharged anil the chargo entered tho body of tho young lady who was tho victim. You luul no business to meddle with tho gun, passing your hand over tho hammers, tho triggers, etc., and aro guilty of criminal negligence that is tho precise term. Tho Court iissumos that your character has boon good, and although a sentence of imprisonment for iwo years, or a lino of $500, or both, might bo imposed, in consideration of your good character, your youth, and the conviction that there was no intention whatever to injure any one, the Court will spare you the disgrace of a term in tho Stato prison and imposo a line of $500 nnd costs of tho prosecution, and to bo hold until payment is mado." A civil suit for damages has been commenced against tho young man, and ho begins to get a realizing sense of tho crime lie has committed. I have treated tho subject too lightly perhaps; but I wished to exhibit tho spirit in which tho ollenso was perpetrated, and to en force tho truth that carelessness ia tho use of lire-arms is a sin and a crime punishable by tho statute. You may not put other people in jeopardy, oven in sport, without guilt and peril. And almost every newspaper you read mentions instances of fatal or of fear fully sad examples of this folly and wickedness. Thousands of families are in mourning boeauso of tho death or dreadful wounds of loved ones by what is called tho accidental discharge of fire-arms. Last week a father was lined $)00 for leaving a loaded gun where a child got hold of it to his injury. Pistols are made into toys, and children slay one another with" them. Parents who permit their children to havo such play things deserve fine and imprisonment. Men carry concealed weapons which often kill those for whom thoy aro not intended. Tho law very wisely forbids the practice, but tho law is rarely en forced. Firo-arms havo their lawful uso. It is becoming more and more neces sary to have their protection in our houses in tho city, anil in some parts of the country. Thoro is no ruloqunto pro tection of Ufo and property in Now York by tho civil authorities; land, while government is tho slavo of politics, thoro will bo nono. Therefore, self protection requires a Well-fortified cas tle, ami suitable weapons of dofenso. But such is not tho purposo of this lot tor. I am writing to parents nnd to young pooplo to inculcate a deeper sense than now prevails of tho saerod ness of human life, and of tho exceeding wickedness of trilling with It, How many agonizing in stances of sudden death havo wo read, whore a gun, supposed to bo not loaded, has been pointed at a friend in play; and, in an instant, n soul has been hurled into eternity. We say: " What a fool to triflo with a deadly weapon!" But thero are thousands of such fools in and out of New Jersoy. If thoy woro all sent to prison tho jails could not con tain them. But they are worse than fools. Tlioy aro great criminals. This conviction of tho young man who wont courting with a gun is a triumph of law and right, for which the country is largely indebted to a faithful public prosecutor, who demanded that tho law should bo upheld, and to tho Judge, who maintained the traditional honor of tho Now Jersey bench by tho firmness of his instructions. I magnify tho case, and repeat it thus clearly, in tho hope that its lessons may not bo in vain. Jrcnceus, in N. Y. Observer. Somo Now Arithmetic. A merchant bought four barrels of sugar, seven barrels of molasses ami two barrels of meal. Find what per cent, of beans ho mixed with his eofl'ooP A beggar met two bovs; ono gavo him hjvou cents and tho other gavo mm eight cents. Find tho namo of tho third boy who hit him in tho ear with a snow-ball? If ono inseot has six legs and another insect has seven, how many hornots docs it to tako lift a boy out of tho old man Sabin's orchard P In ono field their aro eight sheep; in another field thoir aro sovon horsos. How many men will it require to properly conduct a village dog-fight? A county olllccr on a salary of $800 per year purchased two horses for $G00; a carriage for 100; n set of silver for 200; four silk dresses for his wife at $60 each, and played poker to tho tune of $180. How much did he save out of his year's salary, and what is tho county going to do about it? If a young man owns a little cane, a rat-and-tan dog, a pair of lavender pants, thrco flash neck ties, a frail nuiBtacho and a flirtation handkerchief, what will it cost to board six idiots at a first class-hotel for a year? A bureau weighing sixty-eight pounds is to bo carried up a llight of btairs twelve feet high. What lifting power must bo exerted to tho square foot to get it half way up? A bureau weighing sixtyeight pounds has been tugged half-wnynip a llight of stairs twelve feet high. How fast must tho old man travel to get to tho foot of tho stairs and tako his boots off before thojnforual old thing smashes him? Among tho players in a poker-room aro three merchants, two aldermen, four clerks, two lawyers, ono butcher and ono grocer. A raid is made by tho police and all are captured? Find how many of them "dropped in to seo about selling the poker man a horse." A plumber is called upon to mend a leak in a watcr-pipo. Ho sends an em ploye who surveys the leak; another who courts tho servant mrl; a third who has forgotten his accordion; ' a fourth to look after tho other three Ho sends a bill for $1.12. At this rate how lone 'will it tako tho plumber to secure a mort gage on tho City Hall? A usksB for a loan of $5 until Satur day. Six months later B reminds A that ho has not returned that "V" yet. A denies that ho over, borrowed a red cent of B, and oilers to punch his head for insulting him. Find what B loses. A tramp gets two kicks at ono house, a cold pancake at another, and a bite from a dog at a third. How long will it tako him to get into tho work-houso for sixty days? Thirteen Mexicans cross tho Itio Grande into tho United States on a pleas ure excursion. They conclude to invest in a drove of Texas cattle. Three-fifths of tho number meet with accidents and remain permanently on this aide, while another fifth fofll hurt about something. What is tho exact number of those who got homo without feeling anything in particular? Detroit Free Press. On Sunday last, at tho Methodist Church, tho pulpit was acceptably oc cupied by tho Bov. Mr. McLaughlin, of Glen's Falls. Tho roverend gentle man gavo tho congregation double rations, whereby occurred a most ludicrous episode. The exposition of tho lessons from tho Gospel growing warm, and in somo parts vehoment, was extended in a very interesting mn n nor for perhaps twenty minutes. At tho second hymn, many supposed the service was concluded, and arose accordingly und stood for half' a minuto waiting lor tho benediction. Mr. Mc Laughlin was scon behind tho pulpit struggling with his risibilities. On announcing his text, ho remarked waggishly: "Some of you thought it was time for tho benediction. I was only talking before; now I am going to preach." And ho did preach u power ful discourse. Qleris Falls IN. Y.) fit ' limes. A couplo of Cherokeo Indian lads called on tho County Clerk of Monroe County, Tennessee, last week for a marriage license, saying they .woro about ono dollar eheapor in Tennosseo than in North Carolina. Ono of tho in tended brides boars tho savory cogno men of Caroline Bcarnicat. Youths' Department. "IF." If I had boon mado a rooster, Of course 1 oould only crow; If I woro n chlokon or it lion, I'd havo to caoklo, you know. If I had boon mado a. nimy cat, I could only say: " Blow, mow:" If 1 woro u dug. to bark and howl Would be all tlmt 1 could do. But, do you soo? I nm nono of theso, I'm u little talking girl, And mother says that ovory word From my lips should bo a poarl Bright and polished with cheery tonoi, And set In a loving sinllo, Think of tho pearls In a slnglo rt.y For I'm talking all tho while! l'mtUi's Companion. I . THE SAWING MATCH. In ono corner of tho old academy play-ground a group had gathered about two boys. Sandy Jnruino and Max Guernoy. Sandy was a tall, strong, largo-featured lad, as opposite as tho poles to tho little, lithe, tiark youth who stood near him, looking up in his fnco with laughing black oyes. Thoy wore leaders, theso two, each of his particular clan; and respecting their popularity tho school was nearly divided. A strong rivalry oxisted bo tweon them, good-natured enough for tliQ.most pnrt, though Isomotimcs vorg ing toward unfriendliness. Just now Sandy was ovldcntly oxoltcd, almost angry. In a foot-raco tho preceding Saturday Max had beaten him, gaining a supremacy which ho possibly might hold. "Yes, you did whip mo, fast onongh," Sandy was saying, while a dull red mounted to his cheek; " but, all tho samo, I'll whip you to pay for it, and any day you'vo a mind to sot." "Tho track was too short," cried ono of Sandy's champions. "That's what's tho matter! By tho time Sandy got un der headway, ho had to turn. Tho walk was laid out for littlo fellows." Considerable laughter followed this sally, and tho "littlo fellow," Max, joined in it heartily. " Come, I'll match you in any way you liko," continued Sandy. "Come, now! rowing, riding, running, wrest ling which shall it be? Come! I daro you, Max Guernoy!" A littlo murmur of approval ran around tho group, and then tho boys waited for Max's reply. Well thoy know ho would novcr refuso a dare. " I, as the challenged party, havo a right to chooso tho weapons?" intorro- S rated Max, with a side-glance from his aughing black eyes. "Well, then, I'll neither ride, nor row, nor run, nor wrestle, but I'll s.aw wood with you, Sandy, and you may boat mo if you can!" What a clamor of high boyish voices met him! "Oh, no fooling now!" "Whoso wood?" "lla! ha! ha!" "I'll tell you." Max's voico rose clear abovo tl'io tumult. " I'm in earn est. There's old undo Nathan Blines and his wife, poorer than double-distilled poverty, and nobody todo a hand's turn for 'em since 'Siah died. I saw Uncle Nathan out chewing at his wood pile. You know thoy hauled him some cord-wood last winter, your father, Sandy, and mine, and two or throe' oth ers; and I mado up my mind to go over and saw for him somo Saturday, any way, poor old fellow! There's pretty near five cords of wood, I guess; and we'll have somebody divide and meas ure it for us. Then we'll fiaw to win; and if you whip mo in it, Sandy, tho next Saturday I'll match you in split ting and housing it for him. What do you say?" Sandy joined in tho cheors and laugh ter with tho utmost good nature. " Done!" nodded ho. " I'll do it." Up spoko a blue-oygd, wiry littlo fel low at his elbow: "You shan't do tho whole of itl Say, Charley Bugbee, I'll split for Sandy, and you for Max!" "Agreed!" said Charley. " And we'll wheel in for you two, Art Humphrey and I!" declared Sandy's brother .Jack. "Won't we, Art?'' "Whew! How far my little candle throws its beams!" laughed Mux " I'll tell you, boys; wo might rivothu match in Uncle Nathan's back yard, charge fifteen cents or so admittance, and givo Unelo Nathan tho monov." "Hooray!" shouted Boub Story. " My brother works in tho Clarendon Star ofliee, and I'll get him to print our hand-bills. lie owes me ten cents, anyhow." "Good for you, Boub! " cried Max. " Grand sawing mutch! Ditto splitting ditto! Ditto wheeling ditto! Fifteen cents admittance! Children, full price! Gale open from ten a. m. to live p. m. Good enough!" Next day tho prospective sawing match was noised about town, and a day or two later tho hand-bills wore out. It made a groat doal of talk, both sportive and serious, in the village. "It's a good idee a fust-rato idee!" That was Captain Wiuty Coolidgo, you might know. "It l'arns tho boys that mixta' kinduoss to other folks with their fun don't hurt nothin'. It's wuth a quar ter, and I'm a-goin' to pay it. I'm a-going to pay it!" There was every indication that the sawing match would be a grand success financially. "1 don't bollovo the baok yard will hold 'em all," laughed Max to tho half-dozen boys who, witli him, woro taking thoir homeward way after school Friday night. " Havo you got tho tick ets, KoubP" "Yes; a hundred and fifty of 'om." " Good! Now all wo want is a fair day." Tho day proyedto bo all thatcould bo desired. Hazy cJouds veiled tho burning faco of tho nun, nnd thoro was a brisk, oool breezo blowing. Tho Bawlng was to bogln at nine o'clock; and boioro that tlmo thd board benohes ranged around tho baok-yard fonco filled with merry lookers-on. Unclo.Nathan eat In his low, vino-draped doorway, beaming at ev erybody over his brass-bowed specta cles. There was Max and Sandy, fresh and 8mjling, with their saws; Dick and Charley with their axes, and Jaok and Arthur with thoir wheolbarrows. Mftx'a father stood near, watch in hand. "Go!" said ho. Instantly both saws out with a tuno ful shriek into tho. wood, nearly drown ing tho sound of Polofr Toothaoro's cracked fiddlo, which hailbeonongagod, with Pelcg, to mako music for tho oc casion. At precisely tho samo Instant tho two logs across tho two saw-horses foil iii twain. - How everybody cheorcd, sending lit tlo tingles of excitement thrilling along cvory boyish nerve! And Undo Nathan waved one of tho oyes out of his Bpco tades; and Aunt Nabby, over his shoul der, Muttered hor big calico apron, nnd bobbed hor gray corkscrew curls, to tho tyno of "Pop Goes tho Weasel," which Peleg's cracked fiddlo was merrily play ing. Tho hours woro on. Tho crowd cams nnd went, surging in and nut of tho back yard with jolly chat and laughter. The saws shrieked; the axes flashed in nir; tho wheolbarrows trundled from woodpilo to woodshed. Pclog fiddled through and through his roporlory of tunes from "Yankee Doodle" to "Money Musk" and at length camo high noon, with twenty minutes for re freshments. In tho afternoon tho oxoltomcnt waxed stronger. The boys sawed steadily on with scarcely any symptoms of fatigue, save that tliero was a scarlet flush oa Max's dark check, and Sandy's lips wero pale, and trembled a littlo nervously. Everybody was laughing and talking of tho sport. Even Mrs. Colonol Gros venor, tho groat lady of tho village, drod up to tho back yard gato ia nor carriage, bringing a demijohn of dollcioiw iced lemonade lor tho young Biiwyers and their friends. Captain Winty Cool idgo walked around, rubbing his pudgy hands together, and sprinkling in en couraging' remarks between tho shrloks of the saws and tho squeaks of the fid dle. "It's a good thing to strengthen tho muscles -the muscles. A long chalk sensibler than walking ten hours to a stretch, so 'tis, so 'tis! Good boys! Doing well, all on ye all on yo!" And how earnest every ono bocamo, to bo sure, when at length the sticks in each woodpilo might bo counted. "You novor saw anything liko itl" said Max to his mother, between hugo mouthfuls of bread und jam, at the teu tablo that night. " Everybody who hail a handkerchief shook it, I know, ami Aunt Nabby waved hor big checked apron. Thoy were all singing out Go it!' and 'Good!' till a follow couldn't hear himself think. Undo Nathan sat in tho door trotting his foot and wiping his eyes, though what for I can't Imag ine; and 1'eleg jumped up on his nail kog and fiddled liko tho whole townwiw burning! Oh, 'twas groat! And when wo counted up tho monoy there woro twenty-nino dollars and sixty cents cash for Undo Nathan, and everybody oheored again liko fun when wo handoil it over. And Captain Winton mado ono of his speeches. Undo Nathan broko right down when ho tried to thank us, and Aunt Nabby kissed us boys all round. Yes, ma'um! "Oh, yes'm; Sandy boat by twenty four seconds; and Sandy's Cap' n again at school, and of course Dickey Bird beat Charley, boeauso Charley couldn't split my last stick till I'd sawud it, for they kept right on our heels the wholo timo. But Art Humphrey boat Jaok Jurdino! For Art caught up tho wood in his arms, quick as Charley split it, and ran into the shed with it and. out while Jack was unloading his wheel barrow. It gives a follow an appetite," concluded Max, with a sidelong glunco from his laughing eyes as ho reached for his third helping of jam; but it',s a littlo hard on tho arms!" Ada Carlrto'n, in Wide Awake. Somo queer food-dolicacics tiro found in this cosmopolitan city. Al most every nationality is supplied with its own peculiar delicacy by special stores. Smoked Pomeranian gooso is, u dainty found in tho German .stores. Spanish merchants sell dried goat'H- . meat as a special delicacy. Tho pe culiarities of tho French food-stores tiro boyoud comparison; thoy all deal ia horse-flesh, fresh, dried and salted, which may bo regarded as their feature. But John Chinaman displays the most, astounding tastes of any of our foreign' citizens. Sharks' litis, dried, aro sold in every Chinese shop in New York, tho best kind costing $i3.o0 a pound. It looks like whalo-bono, and is about tw savory. Dried oysters, which look for all tho world liko figs, constitute anoth er favorito dainty, which the Chinaman infinitely prefers to tho freshest oyster in tho market. Tho Chinese edible known us "Bird's-nost" is worth from $10 to $25 a pound and is a great luxu- . ry, for a pound will mako soup for only forty pooplo. Tho nests aro dried and rubbed in fragments by hand; thoy are said to look liko gravel and taste like gum iirabio. Chri&liun Union. W. II. Durham died in Harris Coun ty, Georgia, recently of a wound recoived at tho battle of Chancellorsvillo, eight een years ago. He was shot in tho hip, the bullet, it was thought, lodging in tho bono. A post-mortem examination wnsinade and tho ball was found in tho small of the back lodged against the back-bone.