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al times has recourse to black bottle sup
posed to contain straight consolation. At
its conclusion he turns to the party, as if
addressing no one in particular but seeking
sympathy wherever it may be found, and
calculates, Hard lines, gentlemen, hard
| lines
Mexico evidently does not comprehend
the situation, and the Colonel and Laven-
der have long since fallen asleep, so con-
ceive that it devolves upon me to pour the
oil of comfort upon these troubled waters.
Madam begin, is it possible that a
just and all-avenging Providence still per-
mits this enemy of society to enjoy the
blessings of life and competence 90
My tone and manner for throw all the
tenderness of which am capable into the
latter more than anything else seem to
soften her, for she turns to me with less
than her wonted venom, and asks
Who dye mean-Plympton?
"1es, madam, the same"
"I don't know what Providence has to
do with such men, I'm sure; / reckon, it's
the other one.' exclaims the old lady.-
"Live9 l should say he did. He's got
more land and more stock, and more truck
in his house, and more money than any of
we all who've been here all our lives. And
more'n that, he's in the Legislator, and
some says he's goin' to Congress-the Old
Scratch take 'im.''
81 How did he acquire his property, mad
am? Was he wealthy when he came here?'
l ask.
"No, that he want. thank the good
Lord; he was poorer'n any of ms. Some
says he got rich by economy and sindus-
try, they calls it, and with his dog ma
chimes, and dud machines and his new
tangled cattle, and bosses and sheep. T
say he got rich by bein' mean and sneakin',
and, and j jest because he acas Yam
kee." And the spiteful old woman's head
shakes with rage until her spectacles are
unseated, and fall into the bottom of the
coach.
elbow did he get into the Legislature ?"
ask.
"Don't ask me. s'pose he sneaked in.
Squar' Becher, he run agin i'm, and he
says Plympton stuffed the ballot boxes
whatever that may be-but don't believe
it, for l low he's too powerful stingy to
furnish the stuffin'.''
care there any more of his sort here
abouts 90
"Plenty on 'em, and they're all gettin'
rich in the same way as Plympton did
Plympton, he writ up to some of his kin
and them as he knowed afore he come
here, arter he'd been here awhile and told
'em as how they'd better come down to
Texas, as they was fortunes here for all
on 'em: and they come, and now they've
about got all the land ON this Branch, and
it pears like folks as come here to buy
truck d rather buy from them than we
uns; they take their stock, and their WOOL
and their grain, and pay heap more for
it than we ask for ours. Yes, it is hard
lines, Colonel Ito Buckskin), it is" And
the garrulous old lady adjusts her specta-
cles and thoughtfully takes pinch of
snuff.
At this !uncture we reach another sta
tien, which proves to be the end of mad
ANS journey by coach.
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TO night we drink but sorrowful cup.
Wheesht! silently fill your glasses up!
Christ be with us! hold out, and say
"Here's to the Boy who died this day"
Wasn't he bold us the boldest here?
Red coat or black did he ever fear?
With the bite and the drop, too, ever free
lie died like king . was there to see
The gallows was black; our cheeks were
white
All underneath in the morning light;
The bell ceased tolling swift as thought
And out the MURDERED Boy was brought.
There he stood in the daylight dim,
With Priest on either side of him;
Each Priest look d white as he held his
Book
But the man between had brighter look
Over the faces below his feet
His gray eye gleam'd so keen and fleet .
He saw us looking he smiled his last
He couldn't wave--he was pinion'd fast.
This was more than ace could bear,-
The lass who loved him was with me there
Out in the rain, with her dripping shawl
Over her head, for to sec it all!
But when she met the Boys last look,
Her lips went whittier, she turn'd and shook,
She didn't scream, she didn't groan,-
But down she dropt as cold as stone.
He saw the stir in the crowd beneath,
And | mark d him tremble and set his teeth
But the hangman came with knavish
grace,
And drew the nightcap over his face.
Then saw the Priests who still stood neal
Pray faster and faster to hide their fear
They closed their eyes l closed mine
And the deed was over before 1 knew.
The folk that flock all round of me
Gave one dark plunge like Il troubled sea,
And | knew by that the deed was done
And l open'd my eyes and saw the sun.
The gallows was black, the sun was bright,
There he hung, half hid from sight;
The sport was over, the talk grew loud,
And they sold their wares to the mighty
crowd.
We walk'd away, with our hearts full sore.
And we met IA Hawker before door,
With strings of paper an arms length
long
A Dying Speech and Gallows Song.
1t babe all people of poor estate
Beware of O'Murtogh's evil fate;
1t told how in old Ireland's name
He had done red murther and come to
shame.
Never word was sung or said
OF the murdered mother, ditch her bed,
Who died with her new born babe that
night,
While the blessed Cabin was burning
bright.
Naught was said of the years of pain,
The starving stomach, the aching brain,
The days of sorrow and want and toll,
And the murdering rent for the bit of soil.
Naught was said of the slaughter done
On man and woman and little one,
OF the bitter shame and the burning smart,
Till he put cold lead in the Factors heart.
But many word had the speech beside,
OF how he repented before he died;
How, brought to sense by the sad event,
He prayed for the Queen and the Govern
ment
What did we do, and mighty quick,
But tickle that Hawker's brains with a
stick?
And to pieces we tore his yards of sham,
And left him quiet as any lamb.
Pass round your glasses now lift them up
Powers above, it's bitter cup!
Christ be with us hold out, and say:
''Here's to the Boy who died this day."
Here's his health for bold he died;
Here's his health-and it's drunk in pride
The finest sight beneath the sky
Is to see how bravely NAN can die
Scri5ner's Monthly for December.
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The German Gambling-HOuses.

A law of the German Empire requires
that the gambling houses, concerning
which so much has been written, shall be
closed at the end of this year. Pertinent
ly to the foreshadowing of this event, a
correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
gives the following account of the history
of these famous establishments:
They were all established either when
the public sentiment of the world tolerated
games of chance for money as amusement
or for money getting, or when that senti-
ment was just beginning to be aroused
against it. They were scattered through
out the Rhine country, Wiesbaden and
Ems being in the grand duchy of Nassau,
Nauheim in Hesse- Cassel, Baden-Baden in
the grand-duchy of Baden, Hombourg in
Hesse-H ombourg, and Aix-la- Chapelle in
Rhenish Prussia. Some of these gaming
places were established in the last century,
but others are much more recent. HON.
bourp, for instance, closes after term of
inst thirty years. In 1912, two brothers
named Blanc, who had found it convenient
to leave France, having for stock in trade
a roulette wheel, a few thousand francs,
and an old croupier of Frascati, visited
Frankfort and tried to get permission to
open a gambling house. Failing there, ill
the smallest State of Germany, they went
to Hombourg, the next smallest, and bought
over the prime minister to their purposes
An arrangement was made by which the
brothers Blanc were to pay certain sum
into the treasury of the landgrafate, to ex-
pend Il fixed amount in identifying the
town and to build Kursaal at cost which
was agreed upon. A company was formed,
the entire capital of which was subscribed
by Hebrew capitalists, while the brothers
Blanc were to have half the profit. From
that time to the present the bank has en-
loved almost uninterrupted prosperity.
The Kursaal of Hombourg became almost
| the most popular in Germany, and fabulous
| dividends were made by the company. But
the war of 1871, which broke up the old
| German Empire and established the North
German Confederation. gave Prussia the
opportunity to absorb the lesser States of
the Rhine.
"With the change came the long looked
for opportunity to close up the whole col
lection of gambling houses. Early in 1868
an attempt was made to induce the pro-
prietors of the houses at Ems, Hombourg
and Wiesbaden to cancel their contracts,
and on their refusal bill was passed by
the Prussian legislature fixing 1872 as the
end of them all. Baden was brought into
the German Empire by the war of 1901,
and it's great establishment shares the same
fate. When it became obvious that the
gamblers could no longer make the Rhine
provinces their headquarters, they looked
about for another location. The necessi.
ties of France and the leniency exhibited
toward many popular sins suggested Paris
as the new headquarters; but in spite OF
the support given to the proposition by
some of the Paris newspapers of which
better things might have been hoped, the
request was denied, and France refused tc
withdraw the prohibition that had been
placed on all such enterprises since the be
ginning Of 1888"
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GLOW do You like the clam song?" asked
an old lady of her daughter, as they step
ped into the street, after a popular concert.
"Clam song?" exclaimed the young lady,
in establishment. "Why, what do you re-
fer to, mother ?'
"Why, the first one she sung"
go, you mean Shells of the Ocean,
don't you, mother?''
"Well, yes" said the old lady, 81 do
think that was it; it was something about
CLANS, any way, and you know do like
them so well''
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TUE FARNEnS' Mrrrr-,1 E,pr

The FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INsuR-
ANCE Co. Of York, Pa, has been in
successful operation nearly 10 years; has
paid twelve hundred and ten claims amount
ing to Sis 1896, without single assess
ment. Prompt and ready, it has always
been able to meet its engagements; never
permitting debts to accumulate. Prudent
and careful, it has established business
far superior in quality to that of any Mutual
Company, doing general business in Penn
sylvania, hence the small percentage of
losses and freedom from assessments
lnsures against loss or damage by fire and
lightning, on all safe class property at
reasonable rates. Losses literally adjusted
and promptly paid
E. E. Ewing, Agent,
Elkton.
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excellent, and being the yachting season,
the town was very gay and lively; the
green lanes of Castlebrake, l could linger
away days or even weeks, very pleasantly.
l have talked more than l intend, and
written badly-shall conclude.
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for High?' Verify have more hope for
him than for the hopeless noodle who
would cry over the terribly unnatural reel
tai of the unnatural conduct of G. W. and
his Ratchet A.A.C.
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The reign of the servant girls has
commenced 4 gentleman sent to the in
telligence Office to obtain a young lady"
to look on while his wife did the work
The fair creature who offered for the place,
after asking some fifty questions about
whether they had ''tubs set" whether the
"kitchen was down stairs" &c. asked how
many evenings she could have s'out."
"Well,'' said the gentleman, 81 don't see
how we can let you have more than seven"
GLOW many children haveyou?" said the
handmaiden. ''Only one boy eight years,
but we will drown him if you think he'd
be inthe road
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Somebody having applied to an editor
for method by which he might cure his
daughter of her partialty for young gen.
tlemen, is kindly informed that there are
several methods of reform. The best are
to put her in a'wel and drop few loads
of gravel on her head, or to bind her ankles
to an anvil and upset her out of boat.
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edo you understand me now ?" thund-
cred a country schoolmaster to an urchin
at whose head he threw an inkstand. 1--WE
got an inklng of what you mean," replied
the boy.
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A SUFFERING MANA man was picked
up recently by the New York police, who
seemed to be suffering from mental aberra-
ton, but on recovery, gave this account of
himself: When he left his happy home,
early in the morning, his wife kissed him
good bye as was her custom when she
wanted any errand performed, and then
asked him ''to go to the dress-maker and
tell her that she had changed her mind,
and would have the watered silk made up
instead of the poplin, and be sure to tell
her. "dear," that it would look better to
put on ten bias tlounces without putting,
and box pleated below the equator, which
should be gathered in hem-stiched gud
geons up and down the seams, with pas
samentarie between; she can make it up
in that way instead of fiuting the inserting
and piercing out with point applique, as
suggested yesterday. "-Bop Bells.
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LIFE IN TEXAS.

W. E. Sweet a correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, in one of his letters
from Texas, tells the following, character
istc story of that region:
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al times has recourse to black bottle sup

One Column. $500 per inch for year; for and 8
Months ~ and 20 per cent. additional Three changes
allowed to yearly advertisers without additional
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O'MURTOGH.
(IRELAND, 1S45.)
by ROBERT BUCHANAN.

10 night we drink but sorrowful cup.
Wheesht! silently fill your glasses up!
Christ be with us! hold out, and say
" Here's to the Boy who died this dayr'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-02-08

= In an article on recent fair in that city
the editor Of a Macon paper says brother ed
itor took valuable premium, but an unkind
policeman made him put it right back where
he took it from.
DR.. Guthrie, in recent address, told a
very suggestive story to this effect: A friend
of his questioning little boy, said, "When
your father and mother forsake you, Johnny,
do you know who will take you up?" Eyes,
sir" said he. "And who?" said the friend.
"The police" was Johnnys answer.
- To remove screw rusted in the wood,
heat poker in the fire red hot and put on top
of the screw for minute or two, then take the
screw-driver and you can easily get it out, if
YOU will do it whilst il is warm.
"A man cannot long reflect on single sub
iect without coloring his mind Herewith. Like
the silkworm, the silk they yield is colored by
the food they feed on. Our lives gradually
take the hue or tinge of the thoughts to which
we accustom ourselves. The mind, no more
than the body, can pass through defilement and
come out pure. Whatever the road traversed
by the thought, the deed will show where it has
been.
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Protecting Animals during Stormy Weather

Farmers generally do not appreciate the los:
sustained in the condition and health of do
nestle animals by their exposure to cold rair
and storms Most animals can endure cold as
long as they can keep dry, but their bodies be-
coming wet, evaporation commences, which
carries off heat rapidly and they are soor
chilled through and through. This almost al
ways deranges health, and most especially with
mich cows which are less vigorous and lesl
able to resist sudden changes from heat to colo
than stock not devoted to the dairy. Most o.
our domestic animals will endure sudden
changes from cold to heat with impunity, but
the opposite is often attended with very injuri
Gus consequences
Again, even if the health of the animal is
not seriously impaired, large quantity of food
will be required to sustain the heat thus lost
or there must be necessarily waste of flesh
On the score of economy in food, to say moth
ing of deranged health, it will be cheaper tc
house cattle from the cold storms and from wet
whether it be falling rain or snow. A certain
amount of food is required to keep up the tenn.
perature of the body, and in extreme cold
weather. The extra food ordinarily used in
cold weather is not employed for laying up
flesh, but is consumed to make heat 1t is this
principle which renders it more eXpensive'to
fatten animals in winter than in warm weather
There is considerable difference of opinion
among stock men in regard to the winter man
agement of mich cows The old farmers in
sist that stock are healthier when allowed to
run in the yard most of the day. While Others
urge that the best results are obtained by keep
ing COWS in the stable most of the time during
winter, allowing them to go out each day for
water, and returning them Immediately to the
stable. There is no doubt but the latter sys-
tenn will require less food than the other, but
it is not yet fully established that such close
confinement is promotive of the largest devel-
opment of health and vigor, even when stables
are kept clean and well ventilated In good
weather stock enjoy their freedom in the yard,
and few hours from their stall in the middle
or warmer part of the day seems to be more in
accordance with nature, even though more
food may be required to carry the animal
through. But in stormy weather, or when it
is very cold, doubtless the best place for cattle
is under shelter. Nothing pays better than
care and attention to stock during the winter,
and if saving is to be made both in food and
health, all storms and sudden changes of tenn
perature must be guarded against as far as pos
sible
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TO PLANTERS F!

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Three Hundred Thousand Bushels OF Shell
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BILE rivers of South Carolina or Georgia, at Is
cents per bushel, or $500 per ton. Bags extra.
BOWEN e MERCER,
Lime Burners, No. 65, s. Gay Street,
Baltimore, Md.
Dcc7, 1871 % 2m
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For composing with cotton SEED.
Prices $25, Cash, with usual advance for Time.
T,HIS article is prepared under the superin-
tendenceof DIR. ST. JULIEN RAvENEL,
expressly for composing with Cotton Seed,
1t was introduced by this Company two Years
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200 to 250 pounds of this article per acre. prop
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Seed, furnishes the planter with a FERTIL-
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cost. A compost prepared with this article, as
by printed directions furnished. contains all
the elements of fertility that can enter into a
first-class FERTILIZER, while its economy
must commend it's liberal use to planters.
For supplies and printed directions for COM
posting apply to
j. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. 6S East Bay and Nos. l Il 2 Atlantic Wharf,
Charleston, s. C.
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josh Billings on Horns.
DINNER HORN.

This is the oldest and most sakred horn there
is. 1t il set to musk and plays "Home, Sweet
Home" about noon. 1t has bin listened tew
with NOR rapturous delite than even Graffula's
gong. 1t will arrest a. man and bring him
quicker than a sherif7s warrant. 1t kauses the
deaf to hear, and the dumb to shout for joy
Glorious old instrument long may your lungs
last
RAMS HORN.
A spiral root, that emerges suddenly from the
figure he'd of the maskuline sheep, and ramifies
until it reaches the top end. Rams horns are
always sure sign of battle. They are used
tew butt with, but without eny respekt to per-
sons. They will attack stun wall or deakon
of an established church. A story is told ov
old deakon Fletcher, of Konnektikutt State,
who was digging post holes in ram pasture
on hiz farm, and the moshun ov hiz body was
looked upon by the old ram who fed in the lot
as banter for fight
Without arrangeing emmy terms for the fight,
the ram went incontinently for the deakon, and
took him the first shot on the blind side of hiz
body, just about the meridian.
The blow transposed the deakon sum eigh-
teen feet with heels-over-head moshun.
Exhasperated tew point at least ten foot
beyond endurance, the deakon jumped up and
SkreemeQ his WuOle VOlCe ~
id old cuss p' and then, all at once remem-
bering that he wuz good, plus deakon, he
appologized by saying-"that iz If may be
allowed the expresshun."
The deakon haz mi entire sympathy for the
remarks made tew the ram.
WHISKY HORN.
This horn varys in length, from three to six
inches il the favorite size.
1t il different from other horns, being ov a
fluid natur.
1t liz really more pugnashus than the ram
horn; six inches ov it will knock man per-
fectly calm.
When it knocks man down it holds him
thare.
1t is either the principal or the seckond in
most of all the iniquity that is travelling around.
It makes brutes ov men, demons of wimmen,
and vagrants of children.
1t has drawn more tears, broken more hearts
and blited more hopes than all the other agen-
cys of the devil put together.
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"A lady of Connecticut writes the New
York Tribune that she has curiosity which
she desires to present to the Russian Grand
Duke-"a picture frame made of toe-nails the
only one in the world" Of course, the Grand
Duke ought to have it. A. G. ID. who goes
through life without having possessed pic
ture-frame made of toe-nails, or something of
that Sort strikes us as having lived pretty much
in vain.
"A Fond du Lac doctor visited a small pox
patient the other day, and remarked, as he
turned from the almost dying man: "Dig the
grave; the corpse will be ready" The grave
was dug, but the man recovered, and now the
grave-diggers bring suit against the physician
for their pay.