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The rames Oh the title psge Of this volume Indicate
its Irsh origin but give clue TO the real character
of the story. 1t IS spirited narrative, proiessedy
drawn from facts in actual life, and devoted to the
lusraon and defense Of the Protestant faith With
out the dsIlness that often accompanies what are
called religious novels, ts animated delneations OF
personal eIpenslce anlt equen, touches OF Paihos,
are suited 70 attract the ienon ofthe reader; while
It's discussion OF point. 4 c:-re are suggestive and
informing
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BERMUDA ProDucE.-The Bermndian of June 3,
publishes let of shipments Of produce this Spring,
showing total Of 5si, OO2 pounds Of onionsi 1899
barrels Of potstoesi I2,755 boxes Of tomatoes. OF
the above there was shipped to New-York, IA, $40
pounds Of onions; 1926 barrels of potatoes l22il
boxes of tomatoes. The cargo Of the bark Evelyn
which left after June O. and is included In the above,
consisted of 81 800 pounds of onions 2,l barrels Vt
potatoes, 793 boxes of tomatoes.
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WH0EE NUMBER: gsl
A Monster IReptiis..

1
A correspondent Of tie Abingdon, Danrh.,
crat, Writing from Walnuk5 1if3. Lee conriv,
Va, who is, as tire DetnoEvaf fassufes iis fasH A.
ers, "a gentleman in whom Implicit cont.
dence may 5d placed" gives, the following
account ;n a OF the killing OF q -snops.er reptile
IN Harlan county; KY Hassays:
F About three weeks ago FIVE men went to
gather whortleberhesz in the ;lnonntaihoua
part OF Har'an county, KY, and in: tlsir
travels catbe to small branch at the / foot
Of steep ridge, where they discovered 4
smooth beaten patt;or rather slide, that Ia
from tue Branch pR the ridge. Cnf;os;iy
tempting them to know its iueanina theS
followed the tsaiisto tl.s Top, saf the 'sffdps,
where tn fi'air .,staffisii ;iE
about an acre Of ground PERFECTLY smooth
and destltutesof vegetation; near the can.
tire OF which they discovered a. small sink
or cave, large enought to admit salkbarrel.
They concluded to drop in few stoned.
and presently their ears were salnted With n
loud, rurubliug sound; accompanied with a
ratlIing noise, and an enormous ,setbeht
made his appearance. blowing and spread
ing his head, and his fo,ked tongue .protru.
ded. The men were struck with wonder
| and alright, aud suddenly the atmosplefa
| was filled with smell SO ususeatipS0 fhnt
three of the five men Mere taken very sick
the two, discovering the condition. If tbeir
companions, dragged them away from that
abode OF death. About ten feet sofshasnake
had TO THEN judgment, made ilsappearanee,
when they hurried home and ts1d what tLsy
had seen 70 their heighbor.
The next day were mounted some ten. Of
the hardy mountaiheers, armed with rides;
determined 10 destro5Sthe monster. Ga an.
preaching within one hundred Yards Of
the dwelling of bis shakeship their koFses
suddenly became restive, and neither kind
ness nor force could make them go nearer
The men dismounted, and, hi,chiug tfiei.'
! horses, proceeded on foot, with rifles cooked.
to the mouth Of the cave: They hurled IN
three or four large stones, and fell back
some fifteen steps, when the same noise Mas
heard as before, and out came the dreaded
reptile, ready, as his looks indicated so crush
the intruders.
About the same length Of the snake. had
appeared from the hole, when eight or ten,
bullets went though his head, and - iLc
monster died he kept crawling out, abiii
twenty feet Of that huge bon lay molionless
on the ground. 1t WAS rattlesnske with
twenty-eight rattles, The first was four inches
m diameter, the rest decreasing in size to
the last. With difficulty the men draaged
him home, and his skin can now r,be seen
ny the curious in Hariin County,.
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ANDREW JACKSON. Jr, is the son of Mr..
James Donelson, who was brother of,he
wife of Geperal jackson. Another brother,
Mr.. 'Nm. Donelson, now living in Phila-
delphia, was born at the same time, that is
to say, VIM. Donelson and the so.callsd
sAndrew jackson, Jr," are twins. When
the twins two days old-as General Jack.
son AMI his wife had no cl,ilirsn-they took
one ofAheH ind adopted it as their own
child naming it"Andrew jackson, Jr.r
The 44Andrew jackson Jr," grew up as the
child ofthe General and bis wife. He bas
often been confused with Andrew jackson
Donelson. The latter Is bis cousin: Mr.
jackson has three children--two sons and
one daughter. The oldest. Samuel Jackson
is living on. a plantation in Louisiana, moi
far from New ORLEANS. The other son
named after the father; 81 = student At the
Military Academy at West Point. The
dadgbtsf is married TO John ~. Lawrsnce
md .lises with her husband neat ,tts Her
| uaitase: !;5
<Le y , -
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CoNogrr CAN KILL, AND CoScErr CAN
cURE.-lt is computed that ten millions ol
franks are paid yearly in Paris for flowers
But it is said they have their peris as well
rs charms. Some kinds have most del.
eterious effect upon the atmosphere and
often their effects are exhibited upon the
nervous system; but oftencr their ina
gination does the mischief. A young Ia
dy, ofmost sensitive nerves, was relating
that she had horror Of the rose sthe per.
fume Of that flower, said she, gives me
vertigo" The conversation was here inter.
ru2ted by the entrance ola friend, who
wore rosebud in her hair Immediately
our delicate lady grew pale, threw up her
arms, and fell gracefully back upon the
"For goodness sake, madam retire. Do
you see that il is you who caused this
spasm I"
tde = replied the astonished friend.
certainly it is the perfume of that
sosebud in your bair."
"Really, if that is the case, must give
mp TO you &hs guilty flower but pray ex
anime bMor6condemning it.
She then took the flower from her hair
and handed it to one Of the persons who
addressed her, and their inquie,ude soor
gave way to another feeling-the fata
rosebud was artificial
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The CUNNING THRUsH.-There is much
more intellect in birds than people suppose
An instance Of that occurred the other dav
at slate quarry belonging TO friend, from
"hom we have tile narrative. A thrush,
not aware OF the expansive properties ofgun.
powder, thought proper to build her nest
on ridge of tile quarry, in the very centre
o' wh'c'i tbey were constantly blasting the
rock. At first she was very much discom.
posed by the fragments flying in all direc.
t'ons, but still she would not quit her chosen
locality. She observed that bell rano
whenever train was about to be fred. and
That al the notice the workmen retired to
safe positions. In few days, when she
heard the bell, she quilted her exposed sit.
uat'on and flew down to where the work.
men sheltered themselves, droppinp close 10
their feet. There she wonld remain unit
the explosion bad taken place. and then
,e!urn TO her nest. The workmen observed
thls' narrated it to their employers, and it
was also told'to visitors who came to view the
quarry. The visitors naturally expressed 9
wsI 20 witness 80 curious a specimen ,o
,nte'!ect,' but, as the rock could not alway,
oe blasted when visitors came, tue bell wa.
fung instead, and for h few times answeref
me same purpose. Tho trusb few dowr
ctose 70 where they stood, but She pesceiyef
Inc change, and it.interfered with tha3 pro
gfess OF inchbason; the copaedtssnce wa
mat aitet wards & when the SeIl va. yruni
she woah peep qysr ahesled1e 10 ascsttai,
il the workitsn lid rstt ttfhsaf, fhf and ifShavs,flI,
not she would remain where sha 49,
-xonfo, Jisss1... =. sssS.. /.
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-'SrRAIoRrEHINa THE BACK. 1t is a custom
In Brunkswi cksh'rc, England. among women
workers i'll the field, when their backs become
much tired by bowling low down while sling
ing turnips will. ehort.shanked hoes. to lie
down upon their faces to the ground allowing
others to step across the lower part of their
backs. on their lumbar region with one foot,
several times, until all pain of fatigue is re-
moved. Burton. in his First Footsteps in
East Africa, "narrates very similar custom in
females who lead the camels on feeling fntigu-
*'ed, and who 'lie at full length; prone. standing
ing with their toes. and rise like giants re.
freshed." This custom is called 'jogsi" in AT
rica in England it is STRENGTHENING the
back"
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MISCELLANY.

RAISING THE CENTRAL AMER1cA.-The New
Yort Post says it is reported that negotiations
are going on between the Boston Submarine
Armor Company and the underwriters Of the
Central America, to raise her hull, which is
supposed to,iie In about twenty eight tatl.oms
water. The specie in her alone w0nld furnish
ample inducements for the experiment., if her
can,is probable, from the fact that Captain
1iendels8H was reported to have given her posi-
tionto ,fhe vessel which refused to come to his
relief Should the work be undertaking prompt
y, there is thoughtto be remarkable chance
Of success.
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CURIos1rY SATIsHED.-The Florence

Cun1osIrY SArIsFIED.-The Florence
correspondent Of the London Morning
Post tells this good story ''There is story
Of an Imperial Higlness waltzing thrice in
the same evening will, an English lady ut
the court Of Berlin. She naturally fell and
frankly expressed herself highly fla,tcred by
the comp liment. 81 did not intend it ss a
compliment" Was the answer. "Tben,"
said the lady, some what rebuffcd; "your
Highness must be very fond Of dancing" IL
detest dancing" was the still unsatisfactory
reponse. Unjeterred by hes. i'll success,
our fair counfrywonah still prosecuted her
inquiries. "What, then may I ask. can be
your Imperial Higbness. ft,otive for dane.
mgr .'Mndatn, ,''was the exalted parsonage
reply, ~ dance 10 peHspirep -
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There's Work Enough to Do.

1here's WORK Enough to Do.
The blackbird early leaves it's rest
10 meet the smiling morn,
ana gathering fragments for its nett
from upland wood and lnwn;
Inc ou'y bee that wings its way
Mid sweets Of varied hue.
ana every flower would seem to saw.
There's work enough to d."
The co~slp and the spreading vine
The daisy in tlfe grass,
The sn"w.drop and the eglantine.
Preach sermons as they pass.
The ant within its cavern deep,
Would bid US labor too.
Ard writes upon his tiny heap
'FThere's work enough to do"
The planets, at their Makers will,
Move onward in their cars,
For Natures will is never still
Progressive as the starsl
The leaves that tluttcr in the air,
And summer brcezes WOO,
One solrmn truth to man declare
"Ihere's work enough to do"
"ho then, can Sleep when all around.
Is active, fresh and frec7
Shall man-creations lord-be found
Less busy than the beef
Our courts and alleys are the field,
fman would search them THROUGH
The best Of sweets of labor yield,
And work enough to do"
To have n tear for those who weep.
She scottish drunkard win:
L" rescue all the children, deep
In ignorance or sin.
L" help the poor, the hungry feed,
To give him cont and shoe;
10 see that all can write and read
"Is work enough to DO"
The time is slort-thc world is wide.
And much lins to he done;
This wond'rous earth and all it's pride
Will vanish with the sun!
The moments fly on lightning'a q wings.
And life's uncertain too,
We've none to waste on foolish thiups-
There's work enough to do"
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VIOLENT TORNADO IN OuIo.-From the
officers of the steamer Ohio No. 2 we learn
that during her last trip upward, on Friday,
2lst, when twelve miles below GalIpolis, she
encountered a heavy storm attended with an
exceedingly high wind amounting to a
tornado, and the most terrible thunder and
lightning. For few minutes it seemed as
If ifno,hing could withstand the raging tenn
pest large forest trees were Frustrated like
reeds, and number Of barns and out.houses
were blown from their places by the skSer
force Of the: wind. A man driving Hay
wagon, named William T. Harrison. was
struck by lightning and instantly killed, rs
were four horses at the same time. A farmer
named Wilson was also injured and stunned
by the flnid, but not fatally, and fourteen
sheep were destroyed. The violence Of the
storm expended itself 10 less than half an
hour; but there must have been mucl,
damagn done, in the vineinity, il not else
where, in that brief period.
Cincinnati Gazette, August 2S.
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RULES FOR GnowINa OLD.-At the late
commencement Of Yale College, Rev. Dam
iel Waldo, as the oldest graduate present, (of
the class Of 1889 thus closed speech to
the assembled Alumni:
II am an old man. | have seen nearly a
century. DO you want to know how TO
grow old slowly and happily. Let me tell
you. Always eat slow -masticate well.
Go to your food, to rest, to your occupation
smiling. Keep a good nature and soft
temper everywhere. Never give way to
anger. A violent tempest of passion tears
down the constitution more than atyphus
fever. Cultivate good memory, and to
do this you must always be communicative;
repeat what you read; talk nbont it. DR..
Johnson's great memory was owing to .his
communicativeness. You young men WHO
arejust leaving college, let ma advise you
to ehoose profession in which you can
exercise your talents the BEST and ut the
same time be honest"
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ErlouErTE'-E,iqiitte, say the lexico.
graphcrs, is the polite form or manner Of
doing anything; the ceremonial of good man.
ners. We believe that nature more than
art has to do with etiquette. The "poeta
nascitur, non ft' 0: the Latin bard is as
applicable to the truly poItsananers of the
poet. We might say Nature, not Turvey-
drop, is the model Of department and ever
lasting truth, not temporary taste, tile source
fetiquette. 1t must be admitted however,
that localities necessitate suitable adaptable
ity of the 'raw material, ~ in such degree
as will not lower or make eccentric the pos.
SCISSOR, nor infringe on even tue preiudiccs
which temperature, association, custom and
the relations of youth and age have raised
to a certain standard. The saying that. in
Rome one must be Roman" is applicable
to every locality and state of society. Eli
quette consists in preservinga manly or
womanly dignity suitable to every cline,
and which is as easily recognized by those
beneath as those above yon. Instructions
for human perfectibilily in this respect are
generally as shallow as they are impertinent.
No one can make standard much less that
one who looks on society for the sake
OF noting its usage, and arranging them as
it were to the tone of lis own mind, as
words 10 music. In sucl, a case much de-
pends on the harmonious disposition of the
observer; for if not actuated or moved by
something higher than common place
desire to be either the critic or martinet on
society,a very .discordant and one sided
series Of "rules and regulations will be the
result.
One Of the best publications we have ever
met, having in view the ends and purposes
we have been speaking OF, is "Bohn's Man.
ual of Etiquette in Washington" This
work may really be termed an excellent con.
tribution to the polite literature of the day
1t is not overlaid with ridiculous assumptions
Of D DOrsayisms or Willis-isms. It is based
on human nature and that common sense
which is the truest and most understandable
link between mortal and mortal. It sng
gests more than orders rand in this respect
may be regarded asa friendly, monitormort
than an ofHcious cicer-one or austere dueuna
/ Two hunters killed 54 tsstlesnakes ontL,
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Fractions Of Squares will bc charged in pro-
9ortion to the above rates.
EB- Business Cards for the term of one
year, will be charged in proportion to the
space they occupy. at One Dollar per line
space.
tB For all advertisements set in douLle col
"mn. Fifty per Cent. extra will Lc added to the
above rates.
DAVIS & CREWS,
For Banncr;
LEE 4 WILSON,
For Press.
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81 Appearancss are Deceftfi,I.

Mr.J-and Miss B-*ere at an eyenjna
party, at which were some thirty eotple.
J-was the leader aud life: :,of all -th4s re-.
ports till near IL O'Clock, when ,aat .Ets osica
lie took his seat and became very Quiet.
friends could induce him tosieave bis seat
or give any reason for bis strange conduct
from that time till the patty broke up; but
being rather ECCENTRIC at times, his friends
came to the conclusion that one Of his
oueef freaks lad come ovet him, and
thought no more Of it. The time atleDgth
arrived to disperse, and the patties paired
off and started for home, some eight or
ten in the company " ith which washaye to.
DO, among them Mr. J-and bis lady love
ahead, and Immediately behind him Mics
B., WHO had hitched fast to syoung~ma
Of sober and deacoi, ike appearance, who
she was at greatspains to. please even at
the cost of nfuch Of heKdsnal hilafity. Dn-
ring the early part Of the essning had
obtained Miss BIS bandk esebief and she
lad forgotten it until now: SEs how ask
ed him for it, and he refused to give It up.
She coaxcd him for it for some time; and
he still refused. Soon, however,, she saw
one corner Of it preirudlng FROM bis pocket
behind, and grasped it, and being sone-
what out of.paience with him for Keeping it
so long, she managed to cling 10 it in spite of
all his exertions to the d,econtrary, till finally
finding he couId not loose her grip, he ex.
claimed in the heat Of his esartiohs, :"For
goodness sake, Miss b.. let go Of my
shirt tail, and will give you your hand.
kercliief:" The secret was out. His aex.
ertions in the early part of the evening had
been too much fos his psntaloens apd pro-
duced rent sufficiently large to admit the
escape Of thafwhich Miss B-had riista.
ken for her handkerchief and to prevett
the exposure Of which had kept him 80
still du'ing the latter part of the evening.
Perhaps .hese wasn't some shouts 6f Mngh-
ter about this Zine, and then Again per-
haps there was. However che patties at
length reached home. Mia Bs.got hsr
but has not beef favored
with the company Of tho Young deacon
from that time to this:
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~ CseysrTE--A young elady with more
beauty,than sensss-lnors accomplishments
than learning !; lnote charms Of person than
graces 'of mind-more admirers than,
ffsnds- morss fools thanss. wiss man for
I attendattt. -. iS.s,l,.s 49, ~.
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WHISPER TO BRIDE."-Thcse little
paragraphs contain many excellent sug-
gcstons
The great secret is TO bear with each
other falings, and to be blind to them ::
that is either an impossibility or folly.
we must see not feel them. If we do
neither they are not evils to us, and there is
obviously no need Of forbearance; but to
throw the mantle of affection round them,
concealing them from each others eves :to
determine not to let them chill the uffec-
ton; to resolve to cultivate good-tempered
forbearance because it is the only way of
mitigating the present evil, always with 4
view to ultimate amendment. Surely it
Is not the perfection, but the imperfection
OF human character, that makes the strong
est claim in love. All the world must
approve-even enemies must admire-thc
good and the estimabe in human nature,
If husband and wife estimate only that in
each which all must be constrained to value,
what do they more than others?
'ltis infirmities Of character, inperfec-
,lons OF nature, that call for tho plying SYM
pathy, the tender compassion that makes
each the comforter, the monitor of the
other. Forbearance helps each to attain
command over themselves. Few are the
creatures so utterly evil as to abuse generous
confidence, calm forbearance. Married
persons should be pre-cminently friends and
fidelity is the great privilege Of friendship.
The forbenrance here contendcd for is not
weak and wicked indulgence Of each others
fault, but such calm, tender Observance
of them as excludes all harshness and anger,
and takes the best and gentlest methods Of
pointing them out in the full confidence
of Affection
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Printers become dead nstsSs Is. lineage
Of hirty eight. = ss:s, - 2 :.
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THUS to clasp perfection,

the announcement was quietly made, of the
bottle just e,nptied being the identical one
from which had endeavored, in vain, 10
drink quarter Of glassful two hours pre-
viously.
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