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WAR NKWS
Pirate Seramcs Surrendered.'
rtoneman After J. Davis.
Yjurk S rTribunft special saya
it is uiiilfrstoVil Sli-i iil;in'bo IVt'snleut
, ot A:ysiu;i'iua Court mariiiil. ;
' Arr;iii-'iuets tein made tu pay all
iroi( which rr-ulAious about Wash ;
inet'jiip1 ' r to'muaieniig tiut. Forct?
i.i lf kr-pi in -rvicr-, not to t-xceed one
liuiidr-d :i ml fifty thousand, the be
mu-tly .Joid triups. Oranizr-d
' army to bin'si, of funy thousand eiich.j
1 out- rrijiar', one white vols., two!
I colored vois. K i h wid l.ave cavalry,
I arnilery and mt'anry in -proportions
II-THid N C di.paiihes ive vari
ous ruiiirrs wlit-re ab(jui JtdT
i but i one iat'-r, or more dr finite than
; 'h i! Iai week, which n-presented hnn
: in lh'it. inn' day ah'-ad uf ' Siotiemaii.
' !()) iriii that be was obiitfr-d lo aband--j
on liis sijpply train contradicted.
Herald correspondent- gives 'derails
Mirienilero Johnston. Over '() 0(J0
no ii surrendered, l.are number of
ttieni ihdifi wait for paroles, but etar
ted if mon as they learned of rapifu
li ion. and now enslaved in pillaging.
'; rod r..bbitiz people. Over one hun
j drxl pieces artillery surrendered
Anions officers sirr-ndered is the
I nuioriou;' Senunes of Pirnte Alabama.
! Orleans correspondent, co.itams
j mi Jo idiih I pariicuiars of enoiia: ions
j d1 surreiid'-r Kirby Smith entire trans
i Mis-issip.'i rebel army. Meeting
; arranged ioul plan j;jih, at inoutli of
Ii-d Jtiver, at w!,i. h C.d.
Sjirat'iie
i repre-enn-d ben J ope, and Col.
; SeVlJielio'il appenred bebnlf C.mii
. Stii'ih. TlifM" ii!ikvr.vi.re lo have
: a!i''!i''i rutif. n ine .ame place on Ud
iu-t , of r.'Mi! of t.'us latier .uieiinu
iio!:ii:g but what t.vas i.nderstO"d
n no- fop -tl .-nine as those given
L. -e and J;i;.nl.m.
i r'-w Orleans 3') Humors thai
reb.-l (jeij". JJicli Taylor and Forre-t
i. rt t..r;na I jTopo.-nions surrender
th- ir fi.in;e.
j a.-iiiiitvin 8 IJeeu asoenained
; that Davis ami flying- cabinet nave
j .vi'h ihein about S50 000 each in
i specie, or -three bin. dud thou-and it,
: a:l. () r cavalry clo-e on trail san
; triune hi-pes of capture.
A eeri.iirietl limt eavalry e?c0rt un
. ii -r ll iinptun desi-runt: rapid. y, they
' ?t.tie el 1 'J men selected on account
uf Mippoi-d fidelity, but few who are
mi dj.iii-fied with llaiop'ois refusal
t:j Mvretdt'r. L 2ujiU)er oi bis otlicers
(Jest-fled.
New Y.-rk 10 Tribune special says
Wiiiie-e- in the a-asMjatioii case are
p.iiiic lIlcken;.; . feariiijr nsasmation
; tiir-in-ei ve in cae they ojve tetimo
ny. One of them nnule a verbal
; riatenir-nt to the Sec. of War relative'
to tii" rjiuipbcity of S.iudejs, Tnoinp-
ti sioJ others, but positively retired
i to appear liefore co'un unless a-sured.
'dial names, re.-idencu and te.timonv
would be " sui iiresed, and renorters
exoltidid from coin during the exam
iutmon; but it is 'believed - ho has fled
north in another panic.
New York 11 Tribune spc al says
CJen.(rant was before the Committee
on Coidi'Ci o the 'Var ye'.-tf rtlny to
give evidence iu relation to negotiaiion
between Stiei inan and Johnson. Sher
man will be called before the Commit
tee on Saturday
Advance of armios'marchihg home
ward expected to reach Warhiugioii
to-morrow night.
Marquis D .Monthaler, new French
Minn-ttr. iiud ouit hue arrived. ' Tbev
Vcre received at the railway station by
.-eveial members of legation.
New Orleans 5 Kirby Smiih pub
lhed a frantic appeal to his soldiers,
dated shreveport. La., April ill. He
announces L-c's surrender, and urges
his troops in' the lrolgt;l term, lo
t.lnd by their colors in tins hour of ad-ver-iiy;
ih.it the fate of the nation de
peud- upon them ; that their resources
are amp.e to protract thestrugirle until
foreign aid arrives "or at T least 4ntil
terms can be "obtained ""worthy of a
proud people.
Shrevej-ort .' Demorrat Expresses
amazement at the asia?sination of Lin-
co.n.
Ffli'cdelrthia'll During- a violent
thunder st-jrm this p ni a row of twenty
buildings in the northern ectin of the
city were blown down. Nobody hurt.
New York 11 Herald's Nassiu
corre. pondeni says unknown steamer
whidk-Jau-iy-Mtiled from liilliinore on
lelMtiiiiatti croiie; was hailed before
coing out of Patap.ico river by some
inen"w:.hing to obtain parage to Point
- jiioyt. As sooa as they got oa
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two, anu msae sail witruino siuuuci
arriving at Salt Cay Iliiaiiifs the 17th.!
American CotiuJ uiada &. enia nd .cn
ilie British amliontie t sureoder .thf
vessel; demand not ac'ceJ lo'.Vi
rate were ordered - to . le ye -r in 24
hours. hui,.Jidift do so. .poiJ1irleuiuiud
up o date of latest acconf .Vu.
Cairo ll. C'onventioii of Missu-1
&ipptans to be held at ' i.:1bufgjr w
die 5 h June to inauijurkite u.oveuierrjc
for restoration of thaiSufe. ' Id ."tte
Union. '-t. - : --. ;--.j-i
Kight zitizfns of IMehiphfa. chargf d
with rr-ioicuiL' at the assavsiriation ot
Lincoln, have been sentenced by tni'i-
tary conuoission from 40 - days to one
vear hard labor.- r:" I
Navy Departnient has if slied Ji gen
eral order nirectitig all, inl ; onicews
to permit vessels with U- p. " custom
house clearances to eDte1 1 all ' port?
within the lines designated'- in Pret;
piticl.nnation of April 20l 'provided
tbey have uothinj; contraWbd . of.wnr
u board. i ' i
New York 11. Advicest from -"Si!
D iiuinL'o. April 9th'-' anno'urice the
coniplete unconditiorjal : aumesty '.'bt
D uiiinicians who may bt lill ; in the
enemies camp, except pigh jClvii . and
military functionaries juiltj "of coin ,
piitity, and annexation mirit; ters, and
military who may have fought uuder
the Spanish flar, andiali pew ivpap, r
writers who' have spontanWjusly , and
uniu-ilv opposed res'oranoteof " the Tjr-
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j public. k .o 'j .. . -,i ;
Commercial special eaja pcrtay
Seward hopes to prjieou the new
French minister to tlie-J?reidenle
Should he be unable tto.rndure the'
fatigue he will give the president's
reply to the minister's epeifh. presen
linii his credentials. There will be no
deparure from record ' of( neutrality
already established f ear . of Compli
cations won't be re ilied." . " ; '. ' . ; '
JUST SCC HIM AM.. DL.ES3
HIS COFFIX
A great brawny tx fttoter. who
looked as if he inibtbe . able to cut
s i cords of wood a day, rod paint a
picture afterwards, pretned forwara
eryenrnesiiy to see me 6ear.e as u
was pa.-s'ng. There was a strange
eagerness upon his hard lironzed face.
"Don't walk over me," taid an irate
individual whom he wa pres.-ing ra
ttier sharplj. Excuse n ej sir,"-said
the backswood-uiTin, "butl inu?t se
the cofti u." "Why mui you see i.?"
"Because I love the nao-ht:,5 one ot
my craft." was the reply. "All ng.it..
was the answer, tldl petulent. "1
inusi get through," persisted (he Lack-wo-Misman
; "two of my brothers have
died iu the same cause as Old Abe.--l'll
never go back to the prairies- till I.
lit i . Tr ot .
see anu oiess ins cotno: Ana ne
pushed his way through with his braw
ny shoulders, nnd that was the last we
saw of hnn. Rtport of funeral obse
quies in New York.
JDSTThere ' is a cell in Ca.tle
Thunder, al Richmond four feet eight
inches high. McCool, a private in
Harris' Light Dragoons, a man meas
uring six feet and half an inch, ua
kept in the cell eleven months and a
half. McCool had a ball and chain on
his leg all the time, the ball weighing
thirty-two, and the chain tea pounds.
The rain penetrates thai cell, and on
wet days McCool lay in the wet.
Eleven mouths and a half parsed and
he never once stood straight. He
ecaped five weeks since througi a
ho-pitsil wind w.
What he did the Fikt Yun.
In one v-f the courts in Connecin-nt.
recently, a woman wastestifying on be
half of her son, and swore that he had
worked on a farm ever since he wa
born. The lawyer who cros exami
ned her said : -You assert that your,
son has worked on a farm ever since
he was born?" "I do." "What did
he do the first year?" "He milked."
she replied. The whole court langhed
heartily, and the witness was ques-ion
ed no further.
"A Bnow.iLow-isM " A letter was
received yes'erday afternoon, by the
Committee on the Northwestern Fair,
trcm Governor (Farsotk) Brow'idow
autographic. It is laconic and emi
newly characteristic ; it is as follows,
shorn of its head and feet lines':
"The rebellion is on its last legs,
and those legs are ou the verge of the
last ditch. Let us crowd the traitors
until we put them through Chicago
Tribune.
JSS? Gold ha been discovered in
Warren. New Hampshire, in a. quartz
and slate formation. A company is
working the ore, with good prospects o
largo proS's.
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i-t nPiATTsvocTju, May 6,Tf565. j
j 'iThe fanners Cluli met pursuant o
adj.Wrmnent. I "'i '
hx.ySfior the C'ub ;
lhe'inarngeirienl, yt lirees ; to . protect
j-the;uTaj;ainst the fivats of; worms wasi
con id e reT. r Wh i hk 'the ire e i a Voa p
suds'va highly reconltteudtjdiaud the
I applH'itiiifi -oif nelr6leuti was said to bi
good'; but the inOsl sire ' preventative
was , thought to . be -"s rapiug ofT the
neatsi ..In order to be successful, per-j
veverence and thoroug mess was urgedJ
:lMr."Shridi?r propse to take up for
discussion the question of "the blood of
horses best adapted to the use of the
people of Nebraska, a!ad most profita
ble io breed J ; ;1! ; - ' :i ;
Mr.' Walker being tailed ou to open
the discussion, said thai the rnosf profit
able hoisesto breed fere those that
would sell' for the highest priced and
those were horses thatjeombined style.
.peed and endurance Those quali-
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tie were found most hgnly developea,
io the ; '.Thoroug h JBrei," - or ;Englih
Ratp-Horse."- He- hadjbeeh bred for
centuries, yiih a view.o improve" his
speed anu enaurancejjana in accom
plishing dais object, poiHs were oa ur
ally attained that ; are ,
recogntzea as
style. The- most
severe " laoor a
horse" could be furnrsqed with -' was a
long race'at'the height of speed ; and
when a horse was found: able to per
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form this feat and repetit it, two very
essential qualifications were developed
aud that a ; horse lacking these, was
a failure, just in proportion as he lack
ed them; if beautiful,, a useless orna
ment kept at great expense.
In breeding, the first object to be at
tained was to produce a horse of fiae
constitution, for no horse could - last
without' rr; and' endurance was the
tadAxiott of a good iiorse '-a ftorse'
that could travel over seventy five miies
io one day and return the next, was a
valuable animal, even if hecoulJ not be
driven a mile in four minutes. ' But if
speed be added to this quality, he be
comes doubly valuable. .No breed ut
horses po-sesses euch bououi" as the
Thorough Bred. lie aUo excels in
fCTTTT's.ri ni-ncl-? JT iitkn th drnrt
horse whose bone if stwed so as to
present a section, shows a mass of
.-ponge-like cells the bone of the thorough-bred,
if sawed, shows a fiue grin
ed, compact body, susceptible of. the
polish of ivory; and although occupying
much less .-pace, is usually heaviei
than the bone of the largest draft horse,
and much stronger, and hence is not so
liable to disease. This quality ts nec
essary in the Race Horse, for his mo
tion is quick and he throws his weight
ou his legs with great force. On the
other hand, the dray hore, whose mo
tiou is 'loiv aud C4utiou, does not tax
his legs so severely while pulling at
his best The same principal is true
of the cord and muscle ot the respec
tive horses. Added to these qualities
o the Thorough Bred, his clean, tony
head; long, spright ear, clear, brigtit
eye; i-aucy neck; symmetrical form,
and fine, soft hair, and lofty carnage,
and you have the highest perfection
found in horses.
You have a horse able to make a
race; and if able to make a race, pound
tor pound he is able to draw a heavier
load than any one witii less game; and
for all purposes, when weight is not the
principal object, is vastly superior to
any other breed. While he is spirit
ed, he is bold, fearless and intelligent,
and experience has found him to be bv
far the safest and most reliable..
If we look to experience, we find
one thing correct every stage prcpri
etor or agent he had ever talked with
on the subject, prefered them, and al
ways secured them when possible.
There were Hooded horses on some of
:he stage lines in Ky. that had not lost
a trip fot twelve and thirteen years,
while none except a blooded horse
could show such a record
Of all the horses that have distin
guished themselves as first das- roadster-,
there is not one that could not
show a strain of warm blood if his ped
igree could be traced. In looking over
the illustrious list whose pedigree can
be tracerl to warm blood, we find Flora
Temple standing foremost; her per
formance 2:19 3 4 having never
been beaten She Las descsaded. on
fthe sire's side, from Ke ntucky Hunter.
through "One'-Eyed Huuter" horses
or unqiicsironcu. , uiu.ua . ueoige j.u.
Patcher is another who. combines warm
blood; from both kire'eaiid dam. On
the sire's side he is traied1to Pahaw,
while we find a cross pi "fruster on the
da.ui' sir'e,. , He vyes th? most illustri
ous ironing stallion of his day, and
prrhaps has never berj ; equalled as a
sialNon,' unless by thev. famous horse
"George W'ilks.. who.ia-j- also strongly
impregnated with warm blood, and is
also a descendent of Messenger.
Truster, '.celebrated 'for making his
twenty mile trot in les than one hour,
was a son of Imported Truster; and
Top Gallant whose name is covered
with laurels from many a well contest
ed field, was son of Iniported Messen
ger. ': JLndy Palmer, qae of Mr. Bon
ner's celebrated hor'tes.-and whose
reputation is too well known to require
any comment, is by Imported Glencoe
and Thdroagh Bred ;,and it is rumored
that a son of this reioarkable racer is
giving evidence of Votling qualities
that are surprising. ' - John Morgan is
another of this class; 'iiis sire. Pilot, jr..
I wns by : Pilot, a Canadian French
horse, but bis dam wfs a Thorough
Bred, while thedamaf Morgan was a
Thorough-Bred by iMedoc.
In every instanceof the horses spo
ken of their qualities can be traced to
Thorough i blood, aad . in fact every
horse that has become distinguished.
rrives evidence, either from his pedi
gree or blood like
warm blood ; ctrcu
v i.i
appearance, that
ates through his
veins. As saddle horses, the experi
ence of the war shows them to be so
fur supepior to cold blooded horses that
efforts are being mat e to have this in
terest encouraged by Congress, by ap
propriating liberal 'prizes for the best
race horse, the same as is done by
"But,' it is some imes urged, "we
must raise horses ; ior the farmer!''
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This simply means' .hat we must raise
indifferent horses for the plow. Now
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this is s.rauge philosophy; ju.-t as if it
cost auy more to raise a good horse
than a poor one, arjd men as if a good
horse could not dra- a plow as well as
a poor one ; asjf a1 horse capable of
endarmg'the severest hardship of the
race would give out under the slow and
lazy dunes of the plow.
Mr. Shrider differed with Mr
Walker. He thought we needed two
classes of horses, and that for th
farm, a horse should weigh from 1500
to 1S00 pound.-; spoke favorably of the
Morgan, and thought the Bl.tck Hawk
family superior; thought that in selec
ting brood - rnares, size should be a
feature, while stallions should be small.
In selecting Bl od he prefered Black-
Hawk, bui thought well of Messengers
and Eclipse. In selecting horses he
picked for round body full breast broad
joint, short between the knee and
pasture joint; flat leg and not too close
ly ribed up. Had as soon raise a colt
as a calf, and showed that it was much
more profitable. He waated a long
hip, and high head; said the last point
denoted courage.
Mr. Parcel thought the subject of
breding horses was not sufficiently
understood, and ihat- efforts should be
made to diffuse information on the sub
ject. He thought horses more profita
ble to raise limn cattle, and under
existing circumstances could be bred
with greater skill. He had turned his
atteni on to horses and had bought
mares.
Mr. Storking thought it impractica
ble to attempt to produce draft, car
riage and saddle horses from the same
stock; spoke highly of Blood. Some
of ihe finest horses he had ever seen
were descendants from Duroc, Messen
ger and Eclipse For a saddle-horse
he prefered a long shoulder extending
back we.l, and high withers; but for
drafi purposes he prefered a straight,
upright shoulder; liked a long hip.
full high breast, withers well raised,
neck well set up, bony head and prom
inent eye; urged on farmers the im
portance of the subject.
Mr. Mutz said whn he was a boy
iluy talked about Thorough-Bred, and
thought that more should be said of
them in this country. In hi? optsion
the Blood horses of Ohio were two
small; liked a clean limb, beafy legs,
wju Id not last. H liked a horse for
the fariu, from 15 v? 16 hsnds high.
with weight fuim 12. to 1500 pounds,
a long belly and short back; likes a
long shoulder extending well back;
thought that upright shoulders more
I kply to become sore.
Mr. Stocking thought that perhaps
it was true, but that with a shonlder
extending back the horse was more
likely to tlioed down.
Mr. Mayfield said he had very little
scientific knowledge about horses, but
found that when he had a horse with
a good round body, deep chest, up
headed, and fine size he always found
plenty of customers,
Mr. iiustin wanted to commence
with the foot, and have it good from
that up, and he was suited. But pre
fered "blood" had seen enough to
convince him of two animals otherwise
equal he would always select with re
gard to purity of blood.
Mr. Todd agreed with Mr. Walker
as to the seventy of labor performed
in a race; thought that horses that
would make a respectful race could
fill most any bill, where horses were
required. Thought too heavy horse
not durable, and that the expense of
keepiug them was much; said that a
horse with round body, a shotjback,
long belly, high headed and long
hipped, would made either a saddle,
carriage or farm horse; spoke favora
bly of the Magnum Bonum, Messen
ger Eclipse. Duroc and other families.
Mr. Cole in his remarks spoke of
some of the favorite families of Ohio;
among them was the Ulack-ilawk,
Slasher, Beil Founder and Eclipse; he
prefeied "blood," but at ihe same time
wanted a good disposition; thought that
brood mares should not be too closely
ribed up.
Mr. Parcel, chairman of the com
miltee to confer with the editors of the
papers of the city, with regard to etab
fishing an Agricultural department in
their respective papers, reported that
he had performed that duty, and found
the editors willing to do all in their
power to further the interests of Ag
nculture, tendering whatever space
might be desired to the use of the
Farmers Club. And iKit the editor of
the Herald requested the club to se
lect some one of their number to su
perintend the Agricultural department
of hi s paper.
On motion the report was adopted.
it neing tne annual meeting, on
nio'ion the club proceeded to elect ofii
cers for the ensuing year.
The following persons were unani
mously elected : Mr. Samuel Maxwell,
Pre.-'i; Mr. Joel Parcel, Vice Pres't;
Mr. Wm. West, Sec ; Mr. John Mutz.
Treas : Mr. Mons Stocking Editor.
On moticn club adjourned .
SAMUEL MAXWELL,
C. II. Walker, Sec. Pres't.
A Noble Act or Honesty- An
instance of integrity, unprecedented in
this army, aud one .that I am afraid
will meet with liule appreciative recog
nition among the heron's comrades,
was brought to my notice while with
the 14th. at Smiihfield. E lwird A.
Potter, a yound soldier belonging to
company E 105th Ohio, kicked up
some loose earth at the corner of a
fence, and found buried there some
sixteen thousand dollars in gold There
are probably many other men in the
army aisgraced as it is by incidents
of an opposite character who would
not (I have heard of more than one
m-ijor general who, I believe, would)
have appropriated it. Young Potter.
in his noble honesty, left it with the
lady to whom it belonged, simply say
ing: 'Here, madam, I guess this belongs
to you. x ou d better take it in, or
some of Us Yanks might be for taking
it." North Carolina Correspondece
N. Y. World.
5SA good story is told of a Yan
kee hackman who was engaged to
convey two Englishmen about the eu
virons of Boston, including, of course.
Bunker Hill. After going up and
inspecting the monument, the English
men returned to the hack where the
driver was quietly wailing for them
I say, driver," says one of the En-
gli.huien, "this is the place where we
Englishmen gave you Yankees a dern'd
thrashing about eighty years since,"
' Well," says the driver, "don't know
as I ever heard tell about that; but
rho owns h hcis cor I"
X Word lo Fartuprie .
The last report of the Commissioner
of Agriculture is particularly interes
ting at this moment, when, the cap
ture of Lee and his arm), the rapture
of Richmond, the capture of Mobile
and the forward march of Sherman
seem to have prepared the . waGfror
the early peace which will support the
Government and the Union ' forever.
Then we shall turn to such pursuit a a
the Commissioner alludes to with . en
tire attention. The point which is of as
much moment as almost any is concer
ning farm stock, now drained by a
long war. The decrease of horses,
cattle and swine has been very great.
Sheep have increased, numbering
4,300.578, and the wool clip for 1SG5
is estimated at 114.559,076 pounds.
As wool has not reached so great a
comparative height as other texi'le, .
its fall is like to be more gentle, and
the cost of beef will render mutton
more valuable and more common.
Therefore sheep-husbandry holds out
great inducements to all our farmers.
A very few years will secure a good
flock from a small beginning. The
probability is, thertfore. that it will be
largely entered upon at once.
The Commissioners th nlc that
breadstuff's will fall oa the close of the
war, when the army demand is remo
ved. But he is of opinion that there
will fully sustain, if it does not enhnoce
current prices. Our exports of butter
and cheese increase annually. Cut
the number of cows has fallen off
This must be slopped or the exp .rt
fails. Cows should be kept from
slaughter. Even with the realization
of the promise of great crops of grain,
the decrease of hogs will keep their
price up. i ne inaucemew tor men
increase is consequently great, and
should be regarded.
These are among the conclusions of
the Commissioner, and they are so
important to our permauent welfare, as
well is to instant personal prosperity,
that they demand the notice of ail
farmers and stock raisers. It may bu
added to the Commissioner's notes that
the South has to be repopulated in its
pasturts and barns from without; and
that the demands of peace from there
will swell the competition here. . The
facts agree, therefore, in urging upon
agriculturists everywhere the pri ue
importance and advantage of bestow
ing the greatest attention in their pow
er upon their flocks and herds. The
profits must be very vast for years to
come until the census of stock in all
departments is restored to what it iva
before the war, and enlarged. St.
Joe. Herald. ;
ESS The Alb my-Evening Journal
says: ''The house in Buffalo, occupied
by ex-President Fiimore. was the only
one upon the b'ock upon which no em
blems of mourning xvere displayed.-
The outraged people, made indignant
by this proof of worthlessuess and dis
loyalty, covered the front of the build
ing with ink. The character of its oc
cupant requires no additional blacken-
The table upon which the . De
claration of Independence was signed
is now in the p isses.-ion of an aged
maiden lady named Ramsey, &
Charleston, S. C. Efforts were nade
to induce her to supply this table for the
signing of the South Carolina ordi
nance of Secession, but she steadfastly
refused, and at length threatened to
shoot any one who should attempt to
take it away.
L-'oitiP twenty years ago, when
a bill presented in Congress by John
Quincy Adam? had just been defeated,
one of the southern members said to
him:. "So. sir, you are in the minority
again When do you think it wil! be
otherwise with you Yankees T !
don't know, I'm sure," replied Adam-;
"probably when the votes are weighed
instead of counted.' '
tj" Papa,Jwhy do they plant guns
do they grow and have leaves!" "No,
my son; but like plants they shoot, af)d
then others do th leavinsr. '" " "'.'.'I
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JfSFAn editor down a.-t states
that he has determined, after mittrre
delioeration. to sell his printing oface.
and purchase a retired array niuie',' a tad
?9 peddling clanjf. . ; L .- ;
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