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VIRGINIA. NEWS
Iand Sale-EngIfsh Immigrants
CORES pondepce or tha Richmond Dispatch,

FARMvlLLE, Va, October 8, 1871.
Tho farm Of Captain Richard W. Price,
near Prospect DEPOT. was sold a few DAYS
ago to MIR. Cox, an Englisilman, for 81, 900.
Tho tide has now set in, and rs Il nucleus
has been formed it is to he hoped they will
continue TO come In until our surplus lands
arc att taken up by people who are so &C.
.ccptahlc to us in q political as we'll MS a so.
tc'al aspect. They arc bone Of our bone
aud icsh OF our flesh. They have high no.
tons OF morality, are industrious, polite,
aud easily CONFORM to the usages of our
society. TO those who contemplate making
permanent homes in this county, we adj
wise that they purchase lands in good heart,
;anu they may rely upon it that with proper
management they will have no cause to re-
|cret leaving the old country and settling in
this. We have climate here rs healthy as
any in the world. The air Is pure and
bracinS and free from malariouS influences.
The human system is not wasted away by
chiils and fcrcrs, and the faculties Of the
mind cncrratcd by disease rs in some I'M
healthy portions Of our country. With
delicious water in abundance for man and
beast with land capable under propitous
seasons oil yielding Il prOtuSc variety of
crops and the choicest fruits of this lati.
tudc with timber ample for fencing, fuel,
and building, this particular section of
country presents peculiar Inducements TO
immigrants wishing to invest III real
estate. Ill.,.
WE'LL DoNE, SnENANpoAH.--Thc Shen0n-
d0dh valley says:
AN item published in II number OF pa
pcrs makes the impression that the people
nj The Shenandoah Valley are i'm favor of
| repudlating the public debt, We cannot
speak Tor other counties. but rs far rs She
| nandoah is concerned it is not true. We Ito
| not know one prominent man in the county
| who is in favor of Reputation, and no can
didatc endorsing it has had the et1rontcry
| to insult our people by asking their sup
port. The State Of Virginia Is able to pay
| her debt, and to rcpudiatc it would be to
rcpudiatc her honor We have no hcsi-
| fancy in saying that we cannot support 4
man for Office who, in advocating rcpll-
| diation. gives evidence of his want of ap.
probation of moral honesty.
| "Thc idea that the State is not in honor
bound To pay her debt because she cannot
he legally compelled to do SO, is one un-
Iworthy of consideration. If we are to dis
regard all moral obligations, and to expect
cur delegates TO the Legislature TO act in
lNiolaiion of the plalnest dictates of moral
| honesty, we certainly should not expect
| our best men to accept the position.
| Shenandoah asks no such sacrifice from
| those who propose to represent her in the
next General Assembly"
| What docs Il man resign when he dies /?
| The Dispatch says a iud9csllip.-PctcrSbufy
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Rev York stosh and money market.

NEW YORK, October Money, s6ls per cent.
Exchange excited, leading bankers having ad-
ranccd rates to 81, Gold, l1ia0liita. Governments
steady and dull 'eTs lish. states heavy. Tennes-
gees, e7s; new, d7A. V1rEinla's, 81; new Oh.
Louisiana's, IS: new, 5s Levels, 20; SIS, BE-.
Alabama's, 100; Ss, IS. Georgia's, 81; T'si 81!
North Cardinals, ~; ncw,sa. sonth Cardinals,
.75: new, 5f1. -....,
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ASuTHER CASE OF A.-bc-
}prru ike and six weeks ago Mr. Charles
t. ord, i trlNal Waterman on Baltimore
Street in the vicinity of Hanover, was bitten
L, one al his hands 10y his own do", Which, II
turcdrs, was at Inc time afflicted with hy-
dr0jhUbil. ON Wednesday symptoms OF
n,druphubia sci in. Dr. BaltZel was SUM-
Inoncd to attend him. who says The case Is
one Of wcI-markcd hydropiohia," which
j. invariably fatal. The unfortunate man,
"ho lives IL No. IL Conway street, South
E1ltlmurc, has wife, but 40 children.
The dog Wa, Killed after biting Mr. Ford.
Nr. Ford al a late hour last night was
towing worse, and he had been informed
~ M attending physician that he could do
nothing TO relieve him. This is the second
ra.,. of ly,!rophopia that has occurred IN
his city within the past week, ana us IL
hl, been demonstrated that Eydrophobla Is
a.. likely 10 occur III winter ~ III summer,
y would he well for the authorities to take
-olUc action TO relieve the city Of the many
useless ours that are running around the
-'r.rt. and alleys Of The city. IN the alleys
ri,no,t every FAMILY, especially among the
rplorcd people, Keeps Il dog, which are not
DHly useless, but II nuisance TO the commu-
iIlv. One human life is certainly worth
more than AL The dogs III The city, AMI Inc
matter should receive The attention II lie
serves al The hands .! the city authorities.
EUiitutOTr Sun.
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Serious Accident at AN Inauguration.

CINCINNATI, o., October 6.-ihe inaugu-
ration of the famous bronze 'Iyler IA
yldson' fountain took place to-day in the
presence of an immense crowd. During
The spectacle five tiers of seats not pro-
nerly secured against accident fell, carry
fnp with them the occupants to the ground;
Three persons were seriously injured ana
quite a number slightly hurt.
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lpnh OF T.,

I'M. solicitor General has issued y cirru-
,,r La,cr - United States district ator-
.u,,s mn>Hll>. and clerks. ouioining inn
...,..i,,,, and RELENTLESS action against de!ln-
..,.,,,-. " a,,>, cases await tTial. In the sew
....t .f.>.r,tt anC circuit CoUiiS OF the United
-...,.> more than enc thousand suits inSii-
.:.trf ,ndcv the internal revenue laws arc
..,.,.. .,a-. uauy of which have been in the
..~E- pt attorneys for Years.
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COMMERCIAL.
Z CORN AND FEtuR EXCHANGE,
RICHMOND, Va. OCLobar q. i8Tl

CUhS an rLvuh y ACHANsE,t
.,.... RICHMOND Va, October 8, ISL ).
( - OFFERINGS. -. -
Whsdt.mWhite, BID bushels, Bed. IDS bushels.
Corn.-White, .al2 bushels. Mixed, az bushels
0atg.--gs2 bushels. !. .9,. ,s-r;sT.
Rye.-so bushels. ,s. ....,,<,, t,.,,-s
- .,t F.ra III SALES. ,gf as san s.t (,
Rheds.-- White sac busheIs--at 9i,9s for seed
al ~ ior cBoce I'll. IS fer prime $i.7o for good
u 723e1Hl. rs for very good. 80, .Ils.~ O., -
Wheat $40 busheis-asi al.7aS for yer,
200 ~ ea@st 10 for good; cleo for fair; Oil. 81
Corn w hite-Iso b,sLcls-at SIC for r,rx
good: SEC. for good. - 4. 800
s5e for prime winter. il. -, Inns
Rye SO bushels ut 72sc. aa-
- Rk-BxHIB,rpp.
Whsdt.--W bite, l5s bushels.
CorR.--Whlte, !, 900 bushels.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, de.

A LII THE SCHOOL BOOKS adopted
for ure In the public and private schools Of the
city of Richmond and counties of the state can be
obtained OF the subscribers at the lowest prices.
Parents, teachers, and pupils, will find full
stock OF B0OHS, as we'll as the nlccs! STATION
ERR Of every description to select from.
Parties ordering may rely upon getting every
article IN our line at The lowest figures.
oc2 WOODHOUSE Il PARHAM.
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ahe Great Prairie Fire In the West

ST. PAUL, October 1.-THE great prairie
fire is undated. The course OF the terri
bic conflragation is southeast, towards the
Iowa border and Minnesota river. The
losses are confined principally to houses,
barns, fences, wheat, and Eve stock. Only
two lives are known to baye been lost.
Many small towns are completely destroyed.
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EXPENSIVE iSMUGGLEG.-BO Boston, October
5.-LettcrS from Washington state that spc-
cal agents W. ". Bingham, of Boston, and
Is. &. Jayncs, Of New York, report the
case jointly investigated by them in New
York OF fraudulent importation OF spices
has been settled hy the payment into the
court of the penalty of $4,000. This is be-
lievcd to he the largest case of the kind
ever settled.
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Turning Of a Yacht and Loss OF L'ie.

New York, October G.-The pleasure
Yacht Jennie Lee, belonging to MI. Jcr-
rolds, of Colorado, was burned 10 ine
night. A nurse and IN infant Of MIR. Jer-
rold,s were burned to death. The lire was
caused by the upsetting Of Il kerosene lamp.
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NICuNuHp MINISTER N rHlLApiLTH1A.
tIr Fhi,t;rIIla Baptist Association met
Ha Is ou, hundred and SiXty-t"1,r,h annlaI
.,--IJn IN Iuc>liav last in the Broad. street
H,tlj~l church (Rev. r. l.. MaG0on' >.
letters were read from >cScut:.iiNc
churches, which contain fifteen thousand
,o.mhrr-. Rev. j. Vi. prndl-ton was elect
". president.
On "Wednesday the subject al home mis-.
sous VA, considered. Rev. L. l.. Ta> Tor.
rt New York. Secretary Of the Home Mis-
-.,. society. explained The plans Of the So
o..ty and enforced It's claims. Rev. a. T..
DICKINSON. a. Eirhmoud, Va, delivered IN
rl,i~,-~ on he >utiycl II he cyan@ciZatloil
81 TIE "u,Or"d people OF the South. &c
ir,N, ol The great work already accom-
l0t~Ird hy tEc Society. lis missionaries
1ui been GOOD and true mcn 50 far aS he
htd Au"wH tlirm. thoITlI hC supposed That
ti SON, casts mistakes had been made. l he
r"l"i,d ,Chuoi> Tor ministers, established
"y iir Society, had done great good. lie
-inah" IN strong terms of approval OF the
m,n1, The bllti>l> OF the South, lie claim
81. trlf q deep interest in this department
"i The Society operations. They are more
t,oi1y Interested in the enlightenment OF
:n. race tnau their brethren 1t the North
..r more education and enlightened plcty
ia, rulurcd man has the better tor those
arA"u. " huIn he lives. The speaker Wa
'rr., +" confess hat he and many others be-
'',rd that what was done III thus direction
bnuld he done 10y united action. The best
l0"u .hould be employed, and all should
a.# in supporting them. The dcnomlna-
,iou could not afford IL keep alive the AMI
mu>itic> excited by the war. This great
;.iui,v trouble should be forgotten, and
r,rIy true man North and South should
study the things that make tor peace. There
are extreme men 1T the South, but you
hive quite aS many here. But. the speaker
"-u'cudcd, THAT with scarcely an exception
E,f,tSlS in Virginia ard throughout the
>outh were ready 10 second with their best
"ud"avors every wcll.dirccted effort 10 help
TIL, race.
Dr. J. Wheaton smith felt that the vast
n"uguur~c which til, meclin" had brought
together had, with himself, gained new III
,,ur31Ion. He believed that il instead OF
the "suuarc talk " ut Chicago the discus
SON had taken this direction, it would
a.Nr teen much better. lie heartily en-,
iug>eG al that had been said, ami wanted
'Ha' luor" money should be given than
heretofore.
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TOBACCO M.NIFACTuRES.

rcvntt 10 The tobacco division "t the
,.,,.rlai rrlcHur office gives total OF OPS
t..,..,,. manufacturers in tn. United states,
.e uig.u North Carolina has 205, Virginia
,>.. .4I VI >>curi to2. The others arc Va
..4,N scattered throughout the United
~..-r,. The total OF bonds given lay tohac-
90, manufacturers is S$,24i,ooN. The states
.a.t Territories having no manufacturers
.r. 81 haiua. Arizona. Colorado. Dakota,
.>ir.,r ( Columbia. Florida. idaho, Kali
49,. Maine. Montana. New Mexico. ore
....u. Ehrde Island. south Carolina, Utah,
WYOMING. and Washington.
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England.
E.,e rric,,n,uI Eni.conul Convention.


BALTIMORE, October G..Thc Convention
to-day consented To the conservation ut
Rev. Mr.. Howe Us the assistant bishop ui
the diocese of North Carolina.
The proposed amendment to The canons,
TO give to the English clergy the saline
rights in the church parishes of this coun-
try as our clergy. was rejected.
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OFFICE, NO. 5 TENTH STREET.

ASA SNYDER, President and superintendent
R1CHARD IBBY, First gice-Prosldent and su.
perlnteBdent Sales: s...
W. q. KNIGHT, Second EiCe-ercsldept:
r. f.. HASklhS, Treasurer and secretary.
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sEwESG-mACEHINES.
PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS.-Proposals for g :, = G !. l. = T.
la. IN a nn1 All INTEaioR WORK at the First
Els rkst viii be received until TUEsDAi Ean ins
ut 10 o'clock a. ~ The COMMITTEES r Psopes t
right 10 reject any or all proposa''' 49,,
may be left Ut 1890 Main street, pnsSIrIry
?. Chairman.
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ATHEIST COLLEGE viii hcrcafter with
hold ui aid from college students who
-noke tobacco or drink ardent spIrits-and
...et caught At Il.
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ECIDUL BOOKS.


THE VISITORS GUIDE TO RICHMOND
AND VICINITY,
Embracing sketch Or the city; notices OF all the
principal places OF Interest and historic note 4
directory OF the churches, charitable Institutions,
aud cecrct benevolent orders, and much other
valuable information to the cltizcu or tourist.
The work is emhellishrd with al engraved title
page an accurate map, aud fne views Of the Cap
itoL Washington Monument, Libby Prison, and
-. Johns Church.
Price, FIFTY GENIE. Liberal discounts 10 the
trade.
the ATTENTION OF BOOKSELLERS IN
RICHMOND AND OF NEWS AND BOOK
AtiES'rS ON RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT
LANES Is PARTICULARLY CALLED TO
THIS BOOK.
BENJAMIN BATES,
No. 1908 Main street, Richmond Va,
iy12 Bookseller and Publisher.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES,
FOREIGN NK.Ws.
France.

France.
ROCHEFoRT'S SENTENCE COMMUTED-MANI-
FEST0 FROM NAPOLEON.
PARIS, October. 6.-The sentence oil
Rochclort has been committed from i'm
prisonmcnt for life to Punishment from
French territory. ...:f 81 !
A manifesto from Napoleon on the sub.
.ject of the French political situation is
about to be issued.
Spain.
MADRID, October &. - The Malcampo
Ministry has been definitely constituted
Olozaga and Alvarez having declined TO
serve, the Foreign and Interior Portfolios
were rendered to Senors Cantals and Pcdros
respectively. Pending their acceptance,
Malcampo himself administers the affairs OF
the Foreign and Interior Departments.
1t is announced sclni-oilicially that the
new Ministry will pcrscVcrc III the lnea'
sllres of economy inaugurated under Iouela'
L.. will reduce the civil salaries, and the
plans of the progressive party ivr The vel.
fare Of Spain will be adopted.
England.
LONDON. October 6.-The Cable tomna'
m's repairing steamer Robert Lowe has
arrived ut Plymouth. Thirty-thrce of The
crew abandoned her on account ct TIC
wrctchcd quality and insulicicncy OF the
provisions furnished.
The cotton manufacturers at Burnley,
North Lancashire, have decided To reduce
the wages of their employees on account oI
the depressed condition Of business.
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A new congregation Of lsracltes i being
formed in Chicago which will adort the
Berlin prayer-buok and observe sunday rs
the sabbath,
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DIRECTORS

- DIRECTORS "
ASA SNYDER, a RICHARD IRBY,
". c. KNIGHT, K. y. H-AbkiNS,
JOHN L. BRANCH. e
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HOTELS AND BOAgDING.mOUsEs.

A MELIA HOUSE.-Located So miles
N from Richmond. on the Richmond and Dan
one of the most healthy localities In the stale.
Good advertisement for famil es, s!o per m1n.n
for students at.eu ding the Amelia Institute yie IL
month"; Two churches Me,hodist anu rresDsset =.
rIanIn the vicinity. No efforts WIN ~ spalea, "
m axe the ACCOMMODATIONS equal TO any nrS1-claso
ne ss a IL Ii'y 's q. v. SCOTT, Proprietor.
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What docs 4 man resign when he dies !?
The Dispatch says a MISUNDERSTANDING
Progress.
said we not truly ?"
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OF SCOTCH ZIG .IHUr

DEALERS In AMERICAN IRONS.
Intending 10 do only y wholesale business, wo
offer such goods we have for the retail trade al
reduced prices TO close them out.
WHOLESALE ORDERS from prompt and cash
dealers will be Tiled at prices as low as can be OBJ
tanned north. An cxfcrence OF twenty years i'll
supplying The southern markets will, We trust,
satisfy all that we nlcet the views OF AL WHO
are disposed 10 Trade 18th us. ocd I'M
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The Southern Claims Commission were
,n-a-,d Thursday in hearing oral tcsti-
...uy rnm witnesses upon claims pre-
.rr1,d Uum Virginia. Washington Ia
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This company having purchased the Interest OF
Snyder & 1rby offer TO tie trade, OF their OWE

This company having purchased the Interest OF
SNYDER & 1rby offer TO tie trade, OF their own
C0OKiNG and HEATING STOVES. - 1!.-
! FRONTS. CRATES. and FEEDERS,
t HULLOW-WARE,, SAD icons, ana FIhE-
.srs DOGS. E. w.. . 80.
ARCHITECTURAL CASrIN GS. such az
Iron Fronts for stores and public buildings
Window Caps and stills. ..- E,....s.:
t.sst,ircases, Girders, Area-Ltghts,
Brackets, pentators, &C., &C.; .'sa
Verandihs, Balconies, =. = II. at...
Iron Ratings for yards and cemeteries, a
Crossings. Sc;
Galvanized Iron Corntcc, plain aud orua-
+ mented; ."'- t'. - r.
Window Caps ald sills aud Quoine, ,g.
! Brackets, &c &C.; ~
STENCIL TRAPS, COAL CHUTES, -
DRAIN PIPE, .g. i EE..- ~. ~ > 80.
HYDRANT CASES and PLUMBEES' CAST
!. TNGS, s..,.,. ...
LEADER PIPE, &c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Intermediate, and
Grammar zcs OF best material and most ap-
pi''Im ppGiR;TrRs oE s{,O,rCH PIC IRON
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CLOTHING.

FAKE NOTICE.
The wuli-bnown MARK NELSON, from Broad
street, has removed to his own house, 1857 Main
street, next door to Hr. Strccker's, opposite the
Old Market, where he is prepared TO sell tie
cheapest goods in the city.
\. Bias I do all the CUTTING myself, and
warrant all do cur ana MAKE. can aatter
myself tlat no one can compete with me In this
or any other city. l only charge for CUTTING
the prices formerly charge l-riZ., cutting coats,
sor n.uts, e5c, vests, g5c. Sc 7-eodlm
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TIE Treasury Department decides that
~. >lr,m-lIc~ owned ty the state Of Nir-
. .n.4, exclusively employed rs police boats
T., ;.,,,r,i thr oyster aud I'll trade. arc
S.. .r,,l e. I'll" navigation AMI inspection
~ 81 ~" Iritcd States Washington
s.--rya,
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DsssOLUHKONs d PARTNERSHIPS.

DTCHMOND ARCHITECTURAL
HI IRON WORKS AND STOVE
s COMPANY WORKS, -
1000, 1909, 1o0l, zoos, CAhI STREET.
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uR,nds or MARBLE and GRANITE WORK
done. Ali kipds MANTH LszMarGle ana si ,.I,
s SLno u u ETTEKING done in German and He
taimue' LIZ WILLIAM Il. LALEI,
prev Agent.
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U BIRMINGHAM,
BLANK-BOCK MANUFACTURER, BOOK
BINDER, AND RULER,
oc Elm lie2 MAIN ETREET.
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Odds and Ends.

Why was Louis Napoleon's army like
his mustache! Because it was waxed at
both ends.
AT Long Branch hotel, the other day,
one little girl asked another to dance
with her. Indeed | won't, was the re-
ply; what do l want another girl hug
ging me for?
An old lady observing sign over
tailoring establishment bearing the in
scrip,ion, Fountain of Fashion, ex-
claimed, 'Ah, that must be the place
where the squirts come from
A prominent journalist in New York
who is perfectly bad has offered re-
ward OF > 900 for tale that will make
his hair stand on end.
A Chinaman's account of the Chicago
calamity is as follows: 'Melican Ilsh
boy take kelOsine lamp and milk cow;
COW kick over lamp; up go Chicago
Wash. Star.
A GAINESVILLE (Wis.) editor has discov-
cred that many of the young ladies OF
that city wear their corsets in bed with
the strings tightly laced. The editor
neglects to state how he came to know SO
much.
Bridgeport boys construct an effigy,
set it up against door, pull the bell aud
run. The domestic answers the call, and
Is frightened into Mysteries, when the
man falls down and is dragged around
the corner.
DIR. JOhnsOns once silenced q MOTOR
ious sfemale backbiter, who was condemn
ing some OF her friends for painting their
cheeks. by the remark that Sit is for
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An Elephant as q Schoolmaster.

1t would not'be easy to find savage fit
to be schoolmaster, says writer, but
have known an elephant practicing the
scholastic art, and very clever school
master was he. He was especially fond OF
discipline-somewhat harsh discipline-as
if he had studied Solomon's maxim, and
was not willing to spare the rod and so
spoil the ch Id aud his instrument was rot
the ferule, nor the rod, nor the birch, but
one of heavier innction, namely, an iron
chain. And the matter was in this wise,
when had occasion to become better ac-
quainted with his singular but efficient
teaching. They we're making a new road
into the Interior of Ceylon-beyond the
cinnamon gardens-then mounting up a
steep ascent in the coffee country. There
were large stones to be removed, and ele-
plants were employed to raise them; but
some of the younger of the troop became
restive and unwilling to work. The Senior
was known by the name of the SCHOOL
master" and he superintended the pro-
ceedings. When there was any hesitation
or backwardness on the part of the labor
ers he took heavy iron chain upon his
proboscis and belabored the lazy ones-so
efficiently that working became less un-
comfortable than were the blows laid upon
their susceptible saouts, And all this was
done without any ostentatiOn; it was mere
ly an appeal-a tOlerably sharp appeal-to
a sense Of their dependence and duty. Now
l have seen the rude administration Of
justice among uncivilized men, aud punish
ments inflicted almost without discretion,
upon the deserving and the undeserving.
Better instructed In the penal system than
half of our country justices, the School
master Elephant made labor both profitable
and ref0rmatOry-Only just SO much OF
punishment as was needfhl for reformation,
and proper dose to each individual case,
have an idea that magistrates and law
makers might, as sluggards are recommen-
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Uncle Tins Cat.

The f,llowiup i, not 90 old IN h,, tr, IA
reading:
In introducing Uncle Tim Smith. AL
low me TO say that no man in Western
Oxford. Maine. was better known IN mis-
dav. lie wa, an honorable. poor. hard
vvnrkiuo man. and his only f,ilinD-if
tailino ,tcouli be- calle,i-was the TELLING
of piS stories. am sure. however thai
in one re.pect his memory had become
80 warned that he religou,ly believed
hi. wonderful revelations, to be true
He was the first man to nut a shade into
the soil OF the first iarm | ever owned.
and thereafter he did much work for
me.
Talking about cats said Uncle Tim.
.put, me in mind OF a cat once owned.
let me tell YOU about her. She was a
MnIt,e-,ne oot of Charlie, Raker-
and wha; thai cat didn't know wasn't
worth KNOWN Here's one thino She
did.
In the snriuo of III 1 moved into tho
little nId bnn.e down on tho Crnotnd
River We nut our nroyision down in
M c.lIar on ,ha tlour nm we didn;t
Len NJ soonor had II co,ne dart ,I'an
we heard d. ,aan;n' and a snme,Lin, th.t
was awfni I Iit candI, and went
down .Ierusalemi TalE nhont ratsi /
meyer s.w snch a SIGHT in ali INV horn
davs, E,ery inch al that cellar botfnm
vas coyerei viii 'em The ran - tn
me and over me. / mmped hack into
the room and called the cal. She inmn.
ed down and hooked / yuess she .a,
there about ten minutes Iookin, AT the
rat. and / was waitin, 10 see what sue
wonld do By'm.by she shook her head
turned about and went M stairs. She
didn't care to tackle :em.
Tha, NIGHT I telIve there wasn't mpch
sleep. III the morning | called for the
cal. and conduit find her. shed gone
/ guess the rats had frightened her, and,