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, 1869-02-04
Dfummed Ont Of the asxv,cs.

M'n1 T4e en1He k7ese Atd nn3et, Fab, !.
" W. dnesday Of last week, thrco pr:yates
OF The tosce Garr!soued At Memphis, namrd
respectfully, Myron II. Atror1, Harmon
epTsresteeu and stephen Madden, ri H.
lonaIng 10 company Q, Twensy.aith In.
iai tfs were tried BY i general court -martIai.
upon the charge Of deserttop, aud bein9 enna
Eieted, were seutenced to have th;!r heads
shavsn, thtlr LETT hips t.tsooed Win the
letter D. (ti2nuying descrter) ard to
be dtshonoisbly discharged from the
United States service. This scnteoce wa
s1ecuted Last Friday In the morning the
BARBER or the battalion performed the I3b OF
shaving the b1r from their heads. leaviner
them ~ hare As c1cau-shayeu iacr. Then
their paLts WAS taken of aud the letter b
ktsmped ~lth India ink upon thit htus. The
officer Of the day, together with guard,
supervised the execution Of these penalties.
and The soldiers, h3TeVer much they uIrht
have wtahed to nske resistance. made cote.
and the5 submitted TO the disgrace In silence
N tne afternoon. at the dress parade, the
ua:oftunate fellows vere brousnt out In
fheIr untEess, With their sharrn heads M
covered, a1d marched {teaded by the drum
corps, and followed BY xuasd} in froot Of
ne Who. command, through the navy
safd 70 the various oclces, and then into :he
city through eeyerai Of the proulocnt
streets. After being exposed and paFaded In
thi. manner for some time, they WeFe then
formally dismissed. and ordered to leave the
garrison, which they did. with An air OF
deep shame md modification.
, 1869-02-04
EINAIoR NOAToN'6 AMENDMENT.

The 1epcr' Of she Congressional pro
ectdioss Il la71 Ffiaay consAins 'nss
atem --
bill po'as .tane III a nasss i, ~. ~
Eo'a q ~ Tle4.ary. stla:a7 Mortoa's sae.tI.
NOS taas ,hc coaao:s q f;D,psd u! n,,,s. oopas @
xh,th ~ p.1snle u coin mar b received 10 PAL.
Mi due scd srs pty.bis within s,S os,h, r ,,s
tse''ne tier Me a'ed in ths p',neat Of duties"
6eas'of a fton's pfnp'Httloo IL gnN
enough 10 stsud ~ section BY itself, ana
need not be embarrassed ~ CO alng 10
conflict with tho fourth section Of senator
Shetman's btu. VIZ hsse LONG w1ud1rcd
gshv COUPONS ,2syable ia gold BY tle
outeu =" :, .1es'a'5 "eto ~" lasps
.eoe.s Ao'e .ot ou' .uo ho'! "a AtAo
~. ,s 'se WV et - tc'. 'ule ~ '"e t.eS'ufy
.k 'o' snnso 'esy coao7os ~ "s~
, 49,. W. ~ x.,s ~ pNo ous ~ lsoec"!ns
nf .oEe'''ok loc sotpens tof IT.
utA The Ecll u not needed k1d II 1hs
rnrnn,. ran ~ rnrrhs,,a r.. .,,.,..-
W. WI cAIs
tne uemano d7I 9ota u tncIeoy olmla'
iahtj, TO the chsgrln Of tbc god
gamblers, bat to the advanngc Ct The
country and the government.
A coupon on : 4 Il 900 $40 b:rl call
TOR $50 in cds. When 1t is received fol
duties 1t Is paid, and the government !,
nos obliged 70 keep $50 cf gold sir, foul
or two months lying idle in the Treasury
awaiting its ma'uEity, and the $3J 81 i'd
not besfg Decded By The importer 10 psy
to the government to radeem the coupop
must be put by the eo'i.hsoker 10 sJms
other use. for he cannot af1rd 10 let BIZ
coin be Idle. as the government doea
BY adopting this couooa proposat'ot
OF senator Aotson, .hese VIII be An In
, 1869-02-04

Some virsuous Individual. s,gning hiu.
sell "A TAx.Payer," writes 10 u from
Bloomington, asktng US how much
money the s'a'o' Hou,o ring have raid
Us. 1t 1tquests III. 10 publish bis letter,
AID hreasens that It We do not ho will
txpnse us.
J. 1be writer will sign his rtme to his
!e ter VIC will publish 1t for him, but he
need cot delay his exposures on accoun,
CT aty ac.ion OK noa.actton OF ours. The
8 UT HcCse ring are entitled 10 1ecoY1r
batk any money they have psil Us, On
the groutd OF no value received
, 1869-02-04
4 8hcck IN Walt aerses-Fuflher Im-
p: RANT D4etosarsv.

The absorbing topic IN Wall tttttt on Sat
u.dAv @ss the sction OF Mr.. E. D. Webster,
the Assessor of the Thirty second District,
in attempting to collect the ia1 upon capital
ses.or and the brokers has become intensely
Interesting. and hxs h<.en rendered more hi& b.
ly important bF new and Startling rtyesa-
uons that bare been mAde since Our
Last rtport, which sppeared in satur-
days 4ssn-rtyel.tions vhfch were con
an1d to very limited CIRCLE before
the5 were made known TO the Fetctne OH
erts. scne OF the lesalos brotsrs, .oo seem
TO labor under The impression that the Law Is
agair*t them, hsvc had interviews with their
counsel In relation to the con- K sh.y SHALL
rursue while under examination before Mr..
Webster. They think Mr. Webster has no
right 10 question them on anything which
might feem TO indicate their rode Of doing
tusrcss, or 10 make known The persons from
whom theJ horTnW Y capital. Bas the A.se:sr
hz4 expressed his determination to make Z
OF brnkera.s. because Il Is all Lecessartly
based on the tubj-ct iayo,ytd-the Amount
Of capital In aclnsl use.
FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE OF HAVING 1
BROTHER,
Among the remark Ab1c Incidents OF the In
vestiEa1ion up to the present ttI1e, Is me
whica shpws that Immense financial adrau-
tsscs can be euiped By hrm composed OF
brothers eugaced IN the business ct brokers.
We havc an ap. illustration Of Ibis curious
fact. 4 certain dru which ha. not made
returns Of the capltai in use, on the Eron.rd
that they are the uctr sEents Of The persona
frf N wh m they borrowed 1t, were asked thc
names Of the capitAlIab. Each bsutheF II
The firm replis6. ave borrow from each
o'htr.' 7heT are s.oo4ted 70 1e millio n
-Hseks aui hsJ ,aase1t spAa saeJ rAasast thar
, 1869-02-04
Horrible Murder a1 LebaneR. Tenn.

Hof1104o Muldef III IebAnoR@ Tenn
ETm me Nashville Press asd r1mes. Feb l.
The Lebanon Hsra'd tells of horr7d uur-
u1 which *as perPetFated In that town, last
eetk, By hend Ia humsn shape. whose
nsme T. Withheld, and for whose apprehsu-
sion The Quarterly Court offers reward Of
nse hundred dollars. The scoundrel went
70 the house OF pel.hbor and a.ked Mr.
9eotee Bruce for some blaeklne, which he
procured and blacted his face and hands.
Ae threatened sevesal times 10 kill Nj.
brnce, bnt finally vent Oh. SAYING that
ne intended to kill the negro Harris,
eiSine 10 rea:on ior such mten!lon. On his
why to the cabin Of Harris be met the wo,
man, Susan Burrell. Hc asked her it she had
tetn Dick Deho. pass that Tay' She tod
him 70. He then ordered her to remain
where she was until be returned. He then
proceeded to the residence OF Harfis Ar,f1-.
ire there, he called him to the door, and
asked him to go With hun. Harris refused.
He then told him 10 rn,. Har1i1 refused to
do 70, and begged him not To shoot. Bat the
murderer. deaf to the cntre1sies Of the vic
1'n, deliberately saos him thrse times-oocs
II Al& s.s, cnoa aaas< Wa eye, saa lieu IN saa
, 1869-02-04
MORE BoUHrILs TO CIVILIANS.
'AYer.v sptkirn cf Gnn rtes lhcre ?

elfnrts made 10 voc TO the ot1ctIs Ct both
hopsts u Congress 8 donation equal to
twenty per eent oftteir salaries. Therr
are a.so like propositions 70 yo'e 10 The
clerks in The departments donations Of
ten or twenty per cent In addition TO
tteir salaries. Tac- H,r. NJ. G. ksrr, OF
Ipdisrp, Democrat who h,s frequently
exhausted his knowledge Of arithmetic
10 computing The public money voted bJ
UorRress to keep "wbolc armies of ciTti
e! ;t.;f: -. rs -. --t1
, 1869-02-04

hna rxe n Nvos,f,~ 49,. l..-.I -
The neo,,e ,s,a.s.s 49, s..s....~ s $500. - ~. y.
monss ,a>..s ~ ~ 1e'sy " ~"
vor,,.. .1.,srs's. res .ue . ns.oee .. 1sAu*.s1a.
tba sov1 - v1r.-"4. ~. !. ss uepA'e ,l.e VI:
t,.men =. - Msss-'1.~ ~ 1900 ~
s,,to. s,a.. ~ a..uoas .Ass' vas!e9 Nopo.'
Al, No a,.:is. w ~ .us ~ .ne .sea' ~!
nnd ~ o,,s"9p messsn9sls. po1sets, passs
for ~ ~. s.!ssHs ~. ssus .t ~; 60 y! ooas''
P4essas NV ~ sao pass 5eat'
os - Nv" - ssst ~ u enesA.soo neaseu9e1
ao o'ooo aoues o. tongIesa "toH
~. ~. .'s.a noaty y. .ae sst.'e pesaofmeu "
.hon,a I ~ 80 s',,'aa 1' - y, 49,, - aue: $.
nr~hs,, - Asso ~ 4sau suhs. 'a as;.snas ;o.seA VI
49,. .d ~ ess.a.,a ~ 'A
ssi.,;., I -, ,bo sI e.sss h,,e " ~ NJ =
sf..ano,, - 1g.,n. ,,sts..aa a .,4 .ne .s
;,e ornsss.t ,a.,a 1 y. 49, S..saps w. ap4ou ~
.,o.a,, ~ ~ ~ :. ~ s...;s. ~ w 's.aona Sm
XII ho1.s. ~ T,ona.ns. ~ Tpa1.na ppv "
cr,,;c n.-tr ,n..ntad 49,, .ers e =, Nv
nn1,l sh,d ,n n,rnh1s, .o,m .nd A.
,.;h,,..1 .,, ~ sara..,. - ~
, 1869-02-04

", Washburts, Of Illinois, Is p,or dem,.
Rokus who. for the sako Of ptfRons and political
sapi'hl. Awa1s na&ss It = poi1s to op5ote al
1feasrlJ sppTopE1astonA. No, not al Ha ootJ
ckpoete lust and dcsslTtrE ptIyAt1 el4ius and
ntett1aiJ public Improvements -C1senndN n
The '1ust anf deserving private claim aud
atcessry public imp1ov.mcni,n op-
portion 10 which BY Mr, 1Tashturne won
for him this compliment by the Enquirer,
Was = proposition 10 expead $40o, ,0uu TO
build canal alongside tho Ohio RIVER
TO cns bic boats to reach CIpctouaI.
, 1869-02-04


shown that they sre ahnrdanity able to
offend themselves aS1lhst outside ag-
ertksort. Ntiles Frar c. nor Spain cou'd
told ,tezn IN slavery. 1t would only be
recffarJ, In the event Of 4 war, 70 send
hem 4 few Wcst Point engineer cfa:ers,
and armt ard anmur!non. and they
would lake care that no Ice made q lo5g-
meLt Tn their shores or seriously mo-
lcsttd lbe American fllg.
We need not refcF to the Immense and
lucrative trade that would sc developed In
short space Of tine with Hayu II il
WEIR State OF the Union, and erj,yed
the security, peace and Industrial st,mu-
irs which that relation would confer
mon il II will nos be annexed at
this session OF Cocg but who c,n
positively af3rn that our government
will resist the leup'1tion befeAtes!
, 1869-02-04

Worth. ii. f..htcnanle Ean -raI!l!t-r o. Pa:fs, i,
U tsH lro ir telloz Is II csued to nb NtJ eao
totef LII hts tAlulc+A unaeE N tccrctHe w'R. rte
Eut Gtocs WON he ne.ce4 n3H4k nefctfut.T- arc
tta ~tna SD asuf "a err ot .hn . .srtru% who ara
snxlecs u e@in &ccest to :he In etaa Co If: An1
To tie easet~r ct a'l.toe:seY, Fot sfrf1eg suta
.'F'' he vii e:a-Ee n.ta tasce - dre tao1.ind
, 1869-02-04

ffcN fhe sctedo ~ ISL SGE1u4. e.n4
In answer to 4 letter from Hon. D. z. Max.
son, Of The Ass< mbly, to Aats h Carpenter,
inquutns y ~hether, IN his remarks before the
Jolnt Cot ventioa Il the Legislature, after
lis romirhtion, 10 speaking ct the rights
suarsgc, among other thirgs-to which man
birthplace, race, rank, color, Sc. be also
inclRded 'teex"-whtch WIS emitted from
the speech, as rerised By hin and published
the following letter has been received,
which |. understood to commit Mr.. Carpen-
Ter 10 the extension Of suffrage to women:
'.AnHACxx<. Feb. ], 1as9-
"Htn.D E H11teE: r..
.E1 DEAR S1A: four favef OF the Ssh p.h-
It IL 1Icti tivfo. In tbs spft th to W:.th you ga-
iir, iiEuk1tia eE pioy ths word ssaeI.' ssy.u
retol.etti 1t. Mfe:hlr I ssit Il o: #. p,eoa II.
Tte resett sotustxa. n. Of tte Esit4 ftlas,urs
st,;t e rr.tot ihsr The ins:tius-un OF aver:
v'z.. nstF'gA II right Tsu1s yours:
s&A&1. h. kAAkkAxxate
, 1869-02-04
WASKlH HaTuM.

;The Purchase ii ~; Telegraph
Nj tF:t :, !
, 1869-02-04

ate In which they resile, they are he'd
By lar TO be enemies OF The other govern
nenr, aud msy be treated Us such. Dur
Ing cur war with McKee,, though hslf the
people might have been in fact p.rsis.ns
Of The United States, .hey were none the
less Mt xicans, and Is such enemies, and The
Unned s:auh were urder no obligation,
legal OF otherwise, to pay Them Tor any
properly taken ior ml'i:.zy pur-
poses. That the people Of the
rebel States we're as eEsen-
t,sIly cneuutss dutlug the war, and SUB
j.ct to all the disabilities 1eeultipg from
that condition. Is not any longer an open
question. The Supremc Court hiss 80 de-
aded IN the pIa,ness terms. Tne people
u Decatur, Alaoams, were u much enc.
mics OF the United States, in conlempla.-
'ure Of law, it not in TACT, as were tie
people Ct Vera Cruz when General oott
occupied that city. They have, there.
fore, no legal Claim f. + any properly taken
Tor public uses BY the United States. The
question Of loyalty or disioyAlsy does not
necessarily srfse, because the claim Is ex-
cludcd by the inexprable law OF: WEI,
which is as universal ns civilization itself.
nus esea !" % suete "s.e NY ~ oo1ns % ~ .aM
spoa suas loI'' ~" - 'nn 'vss.:y W
will ke that leRsl which other wise can
not be, then ,he loyalty becomes az
affirmative fact which must be proven.
1t il said thas Sue Murphy
o,o eron.h =, ~. ,,m. >, w..
. ,.h.1 th.,.hs Aid NJ at ~ ,aho.,,on
,,.,1sta w., hr ha-es. ,as,am,.
taa, ~ ,h., hn,nr ,he ch,la NJ tormsr
sn,a.s ~ 80 ra;,as, 49,, - ~ ~
49,. -, .,,.... 49,, - ,,t,,.-,,,- -.
nse =. %. a..'es p.oo' e' u,s r'.S 1s' , ns.
y I.. ..;,, w Sssnea' ,na,ea , a aeae
TX k.su. .".na., w." ~. s"uso ~ ose..oo " ~.
.oes I es..neo p..ae'p'. " ',:u Ia%: ~ -
~ ~. @ ". ps ~ '"s -
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s"s n.se. ,h n'ne 49, ~. .sos >,
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49,. .t.,.1
WI eu' ln'.s ~ "s1' nuuN, sAas 10 ask. ~
~t'se 'ossrs u @ oue @s'pas % E:a,,, E,., -
Case u u .ns 'ssA' 1u's' NV q.
VIC eses c'"oue' W.T. e ID
mad OF minof, u pesson o'et 81. "a:
niy sge' CT WHO eotnm''s w - - .. :,
tl'e'y, OF VINO "as conse1'paea st..rr ~.
enemy . seisise' OF "'o nAo ss>r ~
VINO "efe ,H'ena'y "ocn E1': T..
thas' % tegetoeo ~ .',,,.,
| ueoH toe INV "nAeR @u.Lr:
soe "nole popalA'on 70 90 ene",s: st.:'a!.'
VIC nun ean's our !Ao'A<1 'ofts" S."'
oooe - ine enemgs county ,o<s.,u
~ w 'ss a. eAn w 'oaoa 70 s,.k..
49,. N' AVme@ 'na' ooo ~ ...:s ftS -. =.
ueR~Nss 4o!A.J u@es neE case on ath:s.,ct:.
eAe'o'.on VI NV, soo '"o nonat ,,,
'lons ~ o"'a1s VIII mol pay The ! s,s::ty
VINO can mako oas a. gooo . cas' ,s1s.. ,sTas.
eao. f. 1ne
ine e'am OF sue murphy Il . ,' -; s,.s ~
'o1 ems and nothing moro. It t;*nt 't
+sSo@a"c oy any LAW Of thcf !, -
, 1869-02-04

Sketch Of tbs Poor Claim Huntars,
, 1869-02-04

H.
ing what be knows, will permit ha vile TO
ask tavos for him at The Capitol. Deliver
worntu from the contst Of public business,
70 foreign 10 her hands. htr lIoa | This IL
uans prayer dictated not by. arrogance,
but by k1udness. We wruld not mars woman
htr rarry cur burucos on her ffatter aplne.
When 30 on: OF the Capitol to my house.
Ithuddrr TO think TINT shall cte1 meet the
atmospbefe Of legislation shcrr.
The pol'tlca ft for WOMAN IS ALREADY her
arena without Suffrage In It. Let her form
c1trsTsgxnces which fmporeash mcn and
keep tho ccunerr poor. When her nature
has heen disciplined 10 the standard Of 10
briefly and simplicity, man will sec reasons
for inviting her up 10 audr.kc. / tail to see
That the roman's question ha1 Assumcd
1t Is ply ~ Obstacle. At present, 10 the cn.
frAuchist m.uttf the black man, aud OF It.
self haf no eolid supcrstSuctnrt whatever
--LATEST I1xxs.
The ONCE Of Judge Advocate Of The N.vy
has teen clseoutlnued. and judge Bowlcs,
!eat,laied out Of odlcr. Thus, surely, ind
without sympathy, CouErras i doing the
work III economy aud rc:orm. judge ,vIes
Il mAn Of merit. but the mills Of lhe gods
| grind slow and &maif. The Navy Department
ID one OF the most expensive IN the goye1n-
mcnt.
General schsnek showed up eeme Of the
tchemcs OF lobbyists The other day, who
black-maIlspeople Interested In legislation,
By discovering i law In committee and then
| claiming 70 hare passed l.. There Is An Ia.
| tetI,rvnce Office on Fourteenth street, where
| this tort of black mailing - done.
| The Leaisl1tutc Of Missouri has Instructed
Senator Henderson to vote tor one OF the
| bogus r1ilrEy claims a.alcst hts Will. This
Legislature is ecareely Justified in asking any
| faTors trnm Henderson, and It Is qnesuoua-
| right to control An Independent vote.
| SENATOR Drake moves that 5000 be spent
! 10 ebstrve an eclipse Of the run next August.
| This il NJ accent Into the realms Of p1.c SCI
ence. lrtkc IS 20 IDLY m1o. aud IL his
| sphere Oh tclipsts~ But 10 Schurx he stands
related ~ = moon 10 Jupiter.
| eenator Eyc has moved to Improve the
Midway Islands, between San Francisco anl
Chlna. Senator Chimes helped him The
hh5 thousand dollafs ill oe h,pfily ex-
| pended upoo these adEtnhttously advau-
Iaccous ElaLds. Wc put = tteau1s hip on the
| Pac &c AID these i.s11ds arosc Is by = new
birth OF steam and SIS 10 nee: the ship
| Sye Is q ortEiant ae.nllte, making Dire as he
"Nettie Fen.oawill b. the belle Of fGeuezal
Grants Court" The above Is conlempI-
bic PARAGRAPH, start. in purc xausonnes.
b. the New York -Ao1, and calculac cd to
make modest girl blush. Tbs being who
wrote It has never had opportunity to zee
General Grant. uevcr saw Miss Feuton, and
nevrr knew anybody Of note Herring By
! ter. he made It matter Of mention In tnii
et>erse way 10 turn paragraph. There must
be 4 Grid where Ibis Kind Of crime Is Re.
| NsrdtI. GATH.
, 1869-02-04
sENAIoR HOWE ARD TIE SUE MURPHY
CLAIM

we pr;ds IN article from the Msdison
{Nisc-nsiL) Journal complaining thst
this pspcr has urjustly cepsu1ed 6en.tor
Howe fer his advocacy OF the Sue Mur-
pby clsim. Nothing has been fur her
from cur purpose Than to 60 the le ast in
jus Ice 10 Senator II we, for whose integ.
rlty, f. llell'y and ability We have Always
hsd the highest respect. Iadee-,, we
tsink his advocacy OF this claim Of Sue
Murphy itself ia evidence OF his integrity
sid Of his tesrlessness In offending what
he thinks ts jnst, when other men, equal
~ hoaest, might have avoided course
% oppued TO popular feeling. We do
not fud fault With Senator Howe, nor
imFcaeh his integrity, but ne have a
very different opinion as to the l4w gov-
crni1g that class Of claims, and a. to The
moral obligation Of the Unilcd STATES 70
pay them. Whcu the bill WAS reported
by Senator, Clark NC knew nothing OF
1t, and IL was not until lssely thst we
were informed IS to the facts OF tic case
Sue Murphy lived in Decatur, ALI
bsma, In tho encmys country. Genera.
Sherman wanted that towa for military
purposes, and te ordered atl tho inhao-
ilants ous Of II, an then occupied 1t. 10
that use ol II her property was d4tnaged.
"a Is claimed, to the extent of $1,000.
TherC Is no law orshe Uni. cd States IN.
der which M,ss Murphy can ask com
pensa.ton fer her los,cs. II her cla.n
belonged to Any clAss not excluded by
tie laws os the United States, all sho
". nd hsvc to do would bo to present
htr claim before the proper tribunal,
prnve The facts, And got her money.
But It " because there Ia no law covering
h.r clam that she appl,ca to Congress,
and sppea's 10 lts geuef.s.t9 Ind liberals
~ 10 make hex Case an exception, and
10 alve her, BY special act, that reliet 70
which, uuder the law, she can make 60
l.ga! cla.m. Senator Howo IL in favor Of
gran Ing her prayer, whllo We think II
shoaid be cenen. He puu his I'D vocacy
Of The bill On the grcu that the United
s'a,es are legally bound to pay Tor all
rtpersy tsken ior public uses
during the wAr from persons in the rebel
Stats, provided such persons were loyal,
and. havirg asser'ed this general. prtnci-
pie, he insists that the financial condition
OF the country should not initiate against
the claim because, II 1t be just, 1t should
be pad, no matter what the amount, /,
lorg as tie government has the ability to
doto.
We deny the correctness Of The legal
nrueosi, lon M Eanaynr HIVE All ner.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-04-17

TLsas sraat ls.aas tI,ss I ,ea.s
man should learn !. ,has Ne L,,s,s.
nothing, The easl,er .ed lI.s ,....,,
thoroughly tI,l. la...,n /. Isa,., AN.
better. A home ,,yed voa,h. g,,,,v.
Ing no IN tbe lieI.f Of ,aten,aI Al.
rnlratlon, with everything 10 fo.,e,
hls sasitv and self...ses,o /. .,,,.
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o,I,.. ..o.,l. I,,,. A. 1 e,..a..s,,...,
% learn III. o,x, Iaslg.,ee.,s.' ID.
s,r. are ,,,,,orlaa NJ t,Ina,,.s- 49,
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a son n che tlfanafa state went
aowa % Memphis 10 aek hIs fr.
tune lie found instead, q dIanIIaA,
which gradually .sI~ NJ In q chronic
form.
u was with this that poof jim
''agley wsspiekedup. And month
af'w mohth Il sutgsd. Az length
he was bot The outline ofbi. former
seIf a--.perfect skeleton.
A worthy minister oftie Gospel
saw The poor feIIow, and seeing tllat
the King of Tercn had spotted
him, determined 10 call on him, aud
offer spiritual consolation. lie
broachcd thcsulject somewhat thus
"My dear Mr.. Bagley, IN view cf
yonr relation with this life. how do
you feel 7"
"D----n Sick" wastho promptre-
ply.
"Don't swear my poor friend
said the parson; "and then let mo
ask, do you ever think Of your lat
ter end 7"
"Lordl' said Bagley, ,"I hain't tho't
on anything else for more than three
months" oa tm iMW
"Not I'm afraid, in the right way,
Mr.. Baglcy. Ibcg you pause and
reflect II Is time you began to
wrestle with the Lord .v
id The sick man looked down at his
miserable poker legs extended be-
fore him, and with an expression Of
amazement in his countenancc, ex-
claimed; hia ni a iHhgsa
"Rastle with the Lord--what,
with 'em ere legs" pointing to his
own.-- Ia tr..
"Why, Pason, he'd Zip me to hell
the very fust pass." iir
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THE Y YASKRE mo rnE BrAn.--Twe


THE YANKEE md THE BEAR.--Two
Yankees strollin., in the woods, with
out any arms in theirpossession, OBJ.
served a bear climbing a tree, with
It's paws clasped around the trunk
One Of them nn forward, and
caught the bears paws, one in each
hand.--He then called out to hs
,comrade, Jonathan, run home and
bring me something to kill the var
mint; and mind you don't stay, or I'm
in a fix " r.. . '.' .',.. lesF .,'.o .,,', .
Jonathan ran off. but stayed q
long time. During the interval, tho
bear made several attempts to bite
the hand Of him who field It. 7'At
length Joaathan came, back.
"Hullo, what kept you 80 longr
"Well, III tell yon. When l got
home breakfast was ready 20 Istaid
to eat it, TR9ffOO
"Well," said his companion,
"come now and hold the critter till
j kill itp0a< .lmlee)
Jonathan seized the bears paws,
and held the animal. q +
"well, have you hold ofhimi!l
II guess ] have"
"very well, then hold fast; I'm
off for dinner.
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A LEGAL GAME OF PoKER.--An
anecdote istold ofthe way the courts
were run in the early days of Indi-
ana's history, which Is thus told by
the New York Sun: "At a Court
in the then frontier county ofKnox,
the case of Smith vs Jones was call
ed up. "Who's for tho PLAINTIFF"
inquired the Judge, impatiently.
"May it please the Court" said q
rising member Of fthe legal fraternity,
aPilkins Is for the plaintiff, but l
left him just overin the tavern play
ing a game Of poker. He's got a
sucker there, and he Is sure TO skin
him right smart, ifhe has only time.
He's got everything all set 10 ring a
"coM deck" in which he win deal
for himself four aces andhis oppo-
nent four queens, SO that your Honor
will perceive that he must "rake the
ssDear me- = said the
Judge, with q sigh, athat's too bad
1t happens at . very unfortunate
time! ] am very anxious @ get on
with this ease.gi Afbrown study
followed aud ut length n happy idea
struck the Judge. Bill,v said he
addressing the friend Of the absent
PiIkins who had just spoken, ..you
understand poker about as well as
PiIkins. Suppose you 90 over and
play his hand l"--And Bill did it. II