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The Radical War in Columbia.

Day by day the breach between the q mo more
decent Radicals in the General Assembly
and the corrupt Ring Of which Governor
Scott is the central figure, is becoming wider
and deeper. So nolsome have our State
officials become in the sight OF all honest
men Of whatever party, in the North and IN
the South alike, that the unsayory scandals
OF Bowers speech (oi which faint out
line is givenin our Columbia letter. were
scarcely needed to convince the country OF
the utter unworthiness OF our present Ex-
Ieculiye. But the war on the Ring, prompt
ed BY whatever motives and waged with
whatever weapons it may be, is likely to go
!on vigorously enough; and if it should re-
suit in the accomplishment Of single meas:
ure Of reform, or the melting out OF justice to
hut one OF the knaves who have so long and
80 boldly been plundering the State our
people will hardly, in their present strait, oe
fastidious asito the agencies by which 80 de-
sirable q consummation is to be reached.
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dominion of s.deslgnlng woman, whomhe
did everything to please and enrich. MOST OF
the love letters menflofa enclosures Of checks
or money, and are full of protestatons OF
affection. They indicate that Fisk quarreiieo
with Miss Mansfield because she gave prefer
ence 10 Stokes. The letters were delivered
by Miss Mansfield into the hands OF STOKES
who used them thereafter With great erect IN
his suits against Fisk. ~.
Fisk never lacked either wit to help MIN
out of scrape OF scrape to exercise MS wiz
upon. A characteristic story ls told ei ns
reply to an old woman who had bought Oh Inc
elder Fisk handkerchief worth ninepence IN
New England currency, and who complained
to Mr.. Fisk, Jr., that his father had cheated
her. Mr.. Fisk considered the case .maturely,
and gave a decision based on priori princi-
ple. mo p said he, ,''lhe old man Wonldn:!
have told . lie for nlnepence;;" andthen, ss II
this assertion needed some qualification, ne
added, 'ssthough he would have told eight OF
them for dollar !"
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TERMS OF THE NERh

rz, DALI Nsws, by maii one year, -; sh
,,on,n. "a: three months s. 20. Served ia snc
.,.v At EIaHrRxN GENTS week, payable to the car
,,e1,. or ss year, paid In advance at the once.
Tan TarWHRkLY NIws, published on tuesdays
thursdays and Saturdays, one year -; six
months 81.
Tas wHskll N4xa ene yeariSs.. SIX cop'e'
10. Ten copies, to one address, SIG.
SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases payable IN ADVANCE,
and n5paper conunued after the expiration Of
tnetime paid fst ~, !,
NOTICES of Wants, TO Rent, Lost and Fonn q
Boarding, &C., not exceeding 20 Words 70 Genus
each insertion; over 20, and not exceeding oO
words, 40 cents each insertion; over 50, ana no'
exceeding 40 words, 50 cents each insertion.
Rm1rrANoss should be made BY Possomce
uodty; order or BY Express. Ifthis cannot DC
aone. protection against losses by mail may De
secured by forwarding draft on Charleston pay
able TO- the order Of the propElesors OF TIE NswS'
or By sending the money In registered letter.
Address 80, RIoRDAN. DAWSON d CO..
No. l4s East Bay. Charleston. So
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B- BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
PUBLIC LAND.-The Board OF Commissioners OF
Public Land will, at It's next meeting, to be held
on WEDNESDAY, EVENING next, the 18th instant,
elect the following ofcers for the institutions
under their charge:
Superintendent to the Ashley River Asylum
and House OF Refuge.
A Chief Steward for the Ashley River Asylum.
A Gardner.
The superintendent will be required to give
bond in the penal sum Of $4,000, with security, to
be approved by the Board Of Commissioners.
Applicants must state names Of their securities,
and hand In the same on or before that day.
N. B.-The House OF Refuge, formerly known as
the House Of Correction.
Ashley River Asylum, formerly known as the
Old Folks Home.
By order, ]. ME-. DEREEF.
janls.smws Sec etary B. O. P. L.
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m- FRANKLIN LODGE, No. s6, A. F.
M.-The onlcers and Members Of this Lodge are
summoned to attend an Extra Communication
at s'Humes's Iyceum. corner King and Wentworth
streets, THIS AFTERNOON, at 2 O'CLOCK TOT sne
purpose Of joining In the Funeral Services OF our
late Past Mas,ers T. W. GLEN.
The fraternity are invited to attend
BY order W. N. JOHN "ls'AiI'
,ani7 Secretary.
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rs THE. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
OF Mr. and Mrs. ELIAS GARDEN and Mr.: and
Mrs. Alexander Garden, are respectfully invited
to attend the Funeral Services OF the former, at
his late residence, No. Ill Coming street, THIS
AFTERNOON, at 8 o'clock. jinl7
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fniteraI:ts Notlrss: !

,sn@THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
of Nr. and Mrs.. T. ". Glen, and the Commission
ers and Teachers Of the Public Schools, are In
yitsd to attend the Funeral Services OF Mr.. GLEN,
a. the Circular Church. THIS AFTERNOON, at half.
past O'Clock. lanl7-l"
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~ THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT-
ANcEs OF Mr.: and Mrs. ,ADoLPHUS h. ABRA.
HAMS, and or his mother, Mrs. A. q: Abrahams,
are respectfully invited to attend. the Funeral
of the former from his late residence, No. 80
State street, TaIs AFTERNOON, nt4 O'Clock.
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jan17

1.-THE RELATIVES FRIENDS AND
acquantances OF Miss,AN F. MEaGETT are re-
spectfully invited to attend her Funeral Services
at the Church OF the Holy Communion, THIS
MORNING, at half.past 10 O'Clock. janl7
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@ MCLEAN HAS I'll HAS WHAT !?
Why that beautiful get OF TOY FURNITURE for
Rafie, made by Charleston man, and the list ia
filling up fast. No time to be lost II you want q
chance. - a.. jams
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~DANCING SCHOOL, OVER K1NS-
MANS BALLOON, BY MONS. BERGER, who Is the
only professional Dancing Master in the city.
soiree as usual every SATURDAY, free to all pu-
pils. For particulars, apply at No. s32 King
street. jaul5-mwfs+
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wHEBREW ORPHAN SOCIETY
rrs Members of this Society. ore requested to at.
tend the Funeral OF their fellow MEMBER Mr..
ADOLPHUs ABRaHAMs, from his late reaidelce,
No. ss State street, THIS AFTERNOON, at O'Clock.
BY order Of the President.
- nh. VALENTINE.
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@ OFFICE OF THE CITY APPRAlS-
Ea, CITY HALL, CHARLESTON, s. c., JANUARY
], 1872.-NOTIUE.- This of1ce will be opened from
this date and remain open until the Goth instant
for Issuing Licenses for the year 1872.
WIN. II. EASTERBY,
jan1-l8 City appraiser.
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~CITY HALL, OFFICE CLERK OF
COUNCIL, CHARLESTON, =. c., JANUARY IS,
1872 Sealed estimates for repairs on City Hail.
In accordance with report Of Council Committee,
now on lle in the City Engineers once, will be
received at this oface on or before Saturday, Jan.
uary ls at 10 n. W. W. SlmoNs'
ianl6mWfS CLERK OF Ce0nclL
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p SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND

~ SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY-sAvINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposters are requested to leave their Books to
be credited with the January Quarterly Interest,
due Ist proxlmo. All Deposits made on or before
the Goth January will bear iaterest from the lst Of
January.
Interest Six Per Cent, compounded quarterly.
dec22-fmwI2 F. a. MITCHELL, Cashier.
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CHINA. CRoCKERY, CUTLERY,
" Wo0DEN.wARE, SOAPS, DC.

VIII be sold on TOMORROW EVENING, at half
past O'Clock, at No. 1888 King street, north Of
George street, and continue every evening until
the Stock is isdlsposed OF,
THE BALANCE OF GOODS contained in said
Store, being surplus Stock Of Mr.. J. W. LlNLEY,
who has removed to No. 1870 King street, consist
ing in part Of: =. - Z: q -; =
FRENCH AND ENGLISH CHINA, Breakfast,
Dinner and Tea Sets, Glassware Of all descrip-
tions, Fancy China Vases, Ornaments and Toys.
Fine English Table Cutlery; Platedware, such as
Ice Pitchers. Butter Dishes, Castors, Table and
Teaspoons, Forks, &c.; Fancy Soaps, Extracts
and Pomades; also, large lot OF RoUsE-FUR.
NIsRNG GOODS, such as Tinware, Buckets
Brooms, Tubs, Baskets, DC. ,,.,''. :. &c : :.
VIM. MCKAY, Aucsioneer.
Terms cash. jan18-5
- ,. rg. 81"
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ns- CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK OF
SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON BRANCH,
No. 8 BROAD STREET.-0n and after THURSDAY,
18th January, 1872, the regular semiannual Inter.
est will be paid to depositors.
All interest not paid on the slst day OF January
will be added to the principal OF the depositor,
and will draw interest as II deposited on the lst
January. 'Depositors are. requested to bring in
their books, chat the. interest. may be. entered.
Interest is compounded quarterly, but payable al
heretofore In January and July. =
% :! d. RAVESEL, Jr,
dec3o.2o Assistant Cashier.
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@SCREVEN HOUSE. NOTICE TO
PARTIES Major JOHN ". CAM.
ERON has consented to conduct, and is duly ap.
pointed Manager OF the SCREVEN HOUSE.
dec20.Imo r. BRADLEY.
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~THE CHARLESTON CHARITA.
BILE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TIE
FREE SCHOOL FUND.-oFFIcAL RAFFLEB
GLASS No. SOO-AoRNIHa.
49, 3-22-69- g. -4-2l-43-72-47-7l-
CLASS No. sO1-EvBNIKa.
53-54-6O--l9-47-27-7 -20-51-65-11-67
ABwitness our hand at Charleston this 18th day
OF January, 1872. FEM PECK, Il -!
u :! -. JAMES GILLlLAND,
oct3 sworn Commissioners.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-17

s-. BOARD OF FIREMASTERS.-
The Board at rher next Meeting, l7th inst, WILL
elect q CLERK OF TIE BOARD. Applicants will
hand In their letters on or before that time.
ianslo B.E. STROBEL,. Clerk B. F. NJ.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-17

WyANTED, A COMPETENT CaILD'S
W. Nurse. Apply, with Recommendations, at
No. SO Broad street, between II and IL O'CLOCK, 20
HUTSON LEE Rnl6-2|
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ms- ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY
notified that any debts contracted by the crew OF
Steamship FLORIDA will not be paid BY either
Captain or Consignees. A. TOBIAS SONS, i
jan12 Agents.
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s- ATTENTION, WAGNER ARTIL-
LERY CLUB.-Members are requested to call On
Messrs. MENKE l. MULLER, Tsilors, for the pur
nose of having their measure, taken for Uniforms.
By order JULIUS WAGENEn'
jan171 secie'aFy'
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DOOKKEEPER WANTED. APPLY BY
Dletter to @. c., Postofdce Box No. 2as.
ian16-2 g..
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Cost an6 9on,n6.t

r OST, A LARGE BRINDLE DOG, WITH
IL white breast and tripe down the no'e, and
Damed bart, Apply TO cQrner King aud Tradd
streets. -t' 1anlt-2T
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xeFOSTPONEMENT. THE ADDRESS
advertised for this evening, at Liberty Hail.
before the Young Mems Progressive Association,
is postponed until MONDAY EVENING, ed instant.
Per order.
janl71+ A. +. FAhRAR, secretary'
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as- NOTlCE.-THE TWO BEAUTIFUL
wREATHs which are at KROEG's INN Will be
Ratied To NIGHT, at O'Clock: jlnl7-lF
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A GENTS WANTED I-FOR THE UNI
~ ,IVERSAL .TwlNE AND TukBAD GUTTER;
saves time tw1pe, thread, fingers and teeth. Some.
thlGg everybody wants. Samples mailed on re.
ceipI OF 25 cents. Address GEORGE DAVIS, No.
6qB Broadway, New York. oct30-3moS
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5perial Notifies.

@ CONsIGNEES PER. STEAMSHIP
SEA GULL, from Baltimore, are hereby notified
that she is THIS DAY discharging cargo at
Pier No. /, Union wharves. All goods not taken
away at sunset will remain on the wharf at cen
slgnees' risk. hoRDEcAl d CO..
ian111 Agents.
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@ NATIONAL SAVINGS B A NIX
FREEDMES'SSAvINGS AND TRUST COMPANY.
CHARLESTON BRANCH, No. "a BROAD STREET.
DIVIDEND No. l6, due January 1st, 1872, is paya'
BILE on and after Wednesday, January II.
ianl8-s NATHAN RITTER, Cashier
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VTANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW,
w that great bargains in DRY GOODS, Fur
nlture, &C., can be obtained every day at NO.
KAY,S Auction Sales Roon, No. 140 Meeting street,
opposite Pavilion Hotel. jan15-m6l3+
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DGnts.

TTTANTFD, A COMPETENT PASTRY
w COOK. Apply at-Waverly House.
janl7-2s
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WANTED, A COMPETENT. N Al E
w House Servant, who understands attend.
ing to 8 COW. Apply Immediately, with pest re-
commendattons, az No. 2S Churcn strees, corner
OF Water street. - ..-,s 90. )anl7-iT
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iNETANTED, EVERYBODY TO KNOW
wv that the cheapest and best warranted
Sewing Machine In the market is the HOME SHUT
TIE, price$25 aud $37s Can be seen at the Gene.
raj Agency, No. 81 Hssel street, oppo ite Express
;Ilffice' T't. BIsSELL. janl2-6mo
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Boarnin1.

DOARDING.-AS SMALL FAMILY AND
I'D two single gentlemen can be accommodstea
with BOARD BY applying at No!7s went, t, ortn
street. !lAL!I-
DRIVATE BOARDING AT No. 4 4HUD-
SON street.. JanIzim"o
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TNEACHER WANTED.-A L A D Y TO
4 teach Vocal aud Instrumental Music. Must
be good soprano Singer and a fine performer.
Salary $40 per month and board. lady VINO
can speak and teach French preferred. A lady
who can teach Vocal and Instrumental Music and
French can get o salary or $50 per month aud
board. Address Preadent n G. Female College,
Atlanta, Ga. p. o. Box No. lit. - janis
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UTANIED, A BOY TO ATTEND IN A
wv Grocery Store. Recomm endatlons re-
quired. Apply corner state and Chalmers streets.
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V,HE2 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF
Sor1TH CAROLINALThe Sepenty.seventh
Annual Meeting viii be held at the Board OF Trade
Rooms, on THURSDAY, 18th January, ,iat half:past
7P.M. -
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TOR SALE, A FINE DEVON BULL, OF
II deep red color, and four years old, ffom
imported stock. Will be sold low. Apply at
Charleston Hotel Stables. :. janl7-lr.
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$375 MN MeNT5 81 ys5,s ExREssfs s1e5Hsis pAp aIS
uT T trt furnished to sell our UNIVERSAL CEMENT,
Combination Tunnel, Button Hole cutter aud
other articles. Circulars Tree. Address. Novelty
COMPANY, Saco, Me. noVli-I8
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for 5ale.

TOR SALE OR RENT. A. STORE IN
10 Hayne- street. running through to Market
street. Apply to LESESNE d. Mills, No. %
BROAD az: eet, janl7-w
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UTANTED, BY A YOUNG MAN, A
WE Charlestonlan, Of steady habits, and who
ia willing to work, q Situation In some mercantile
house. Address W.. O., through the Postofnce.
lanl6-2t
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VXTANTED EVERYBODY TO-, KNOW
wv that you can get FirstClass SEWING
MACHINE from LUNSFORD, Smith street, near
Wentworth, cheaper than from any other man In
the city or State. Give him call and see lor
TonrseI III nov28
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WTANTED, 3 SITUATION, AS SEAM
w STRESS, or to do housework 10 q family.
Address K NEWS Office y :. = jaal1-l+
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WTANTED, SEVERAL. SMART. HON
w EST Youths as Apprentices. Board and
salary Will be given. ARCHER'S,BAZAAR No: 1888
King street. IN. 1anl62H
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wS,s;s! !, a. slTgAT59S y 1ss7e
OF tnls city. Has considerable acquaintance in
the upcountry,, and would be willing to travel.
Has been In the grocery and cotton business. Ad-
dress R::T.4 e., NEWS office. 1anl7-W1m
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GoGNAU AND La hoOdHt4lAH lntsA.N-
~ Dy, NU. $. BoNDED STORES.
:.aea dSs,
A. TOBIAS SONS, No. no. EAST BA4
oner for sale nom o. g., Bonded Warehouse,
Choice CoaNAO and La ROoRELLE BRANDY,
e various vintases, In
s.;.. Quarter caska.it
FifCh casks,
Eighth casks
= AND "a
:. Cases Of one dozen bottles each.
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OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA COFFEE, &c.
Bags Superior Quality Old Government. Java
COFFEE, quarter bales Genuine Mocha Conee,
Bags Chotee LagHsyra Coffee, bags Manila Conee,
bags Prime and Fair Quality BID eolee. i =
For sale by n. ID. PORTER, 80,
No. 2ss King street, third door above Market st.
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uTRAPPING PAPER FOR sALE.-OLD
w NEWSPAPERS In large or email quantities
Price so CENTS PEI HUNDRED. Apply at the
nflre OF THE NEWS. RoYle
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in this city can surpass this one for cheapness
and the character OF the goods on sale, as is evi.
dencet by the undIminished demands
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VEGETABLE COOK WANTED AT TIE
y charleston Hotel. None need apply unless
experseuced. II. j4nl0
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A CARLOAD OF KENTUCKY MULES,
~, arrived this day at Kentucky Mule Lot,
King street. Low for cash or city acceptance.
Y ISaKMAN. 10 ''s:.' janl7-1s
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
A Clever Smuggling Esuse.

French smugglers are clever
sometimes. They send word to tie
officials that at q certain hour a
wagon load of straw would pass in
a given direction among which a
quantity of tobacco would be con-
cealed.
The wagon arrived at the time
aud place indicated, and was stop
ped by the officer and an eXamina-
tiCn commenced.
When they were in the midst Of
the operation, funeral came up,
proceeded by little boys, carrying
incense and tapers, the cross and
priests chanting psalms, accom-
panied by sounds of the serpent
The employees fastened to make
room for the funeral to pass, when
they set to work again, undoing
the bundles Of straw and exami-
ming them one by one.
They discovered nothing until
the next day, when it was made
known that the funeral cortcge
was composed entirely of snug
glers-the player on the serpent,
the incense boys, and all the cor
tcge were laden with tobacco, as
well as hcarse and coffin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

An editor down east lately killed
a lady in his paper. ''Villain,"
cried the enraged husband, "you
have killed my wife,"
Editor with dignity-"Sir, I am
an editor, not a Doctor"
"Thats just it" cried the bereav-
ed husband; "you have killed her
on paper, and she's alive"
"if she is not dead, / congratu-
late you"
Congratulate I demand dam
ages for disappointment"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

The St. Louis Democrat prints
this be utiful little story: "TheJe
is covered bridge at Peoria 500
feet above high-water mark. A
drover recently attempted to drive
a thousand sheep across it. When
about halfway over the bell-wethcr
noticed an open window, and, rec
ognizing his destiny, made q strike
for glory and the grave. When he
reached the sunlight he at once APP
preciatcd his critical condition, and,
with a leg stretched toward each
cardinal point Of the compass, he
uttered a plantivc 'Ma-a" and de-
scended to his fate. The next
sheep and the next followed, imita-
ting the gesture and the remark of
of the leader. For hours it rained
sheep. The crewbile placid stream
was incalnadine with the lifc-blood
of molibund mutton, and not until
the brief tail of the last sheep as it
disappeared through the window
waved adieu to this wicked world
did the movement cease"
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He Knew Him Like n EOOk.


This story comes from Bangor,
Maine.
Near Bangor, in n little village,
there dwclt, many years gone by, q
lay member, who kept week days a
country store, and on Sundays he
would preach, or exhort, around
among the Beighboring towns,where
he could find a vacant pulpit.
He was a man of timber tongue,
and could sell Yankee notions and
preach pretty well.
1t was his way to load up a wagon
and peddle all through the country,
leaving the store in his wife's care
during his absence.
Finding himself, late in the week,
upon a certain time, too far from
home to get back, and having sold
out his load, which at that time
consisted principally of dried APP
pies, which, by the way, were a lit
tie wormy, he gave notice that he
would preach the next day, which
was Sunday, to the people.
Many gathered in to hear him.
His text was: "And by their fruit
we shall know them" He handled
this subject in his usual gallant
manner, and closing up his sermon
with a glittering paragraph, he re-
peated the text. ayes, my friends,
and by their fruit we shall know
them"
Just at that point up jumped a
retail grocer in the place, who had
dealt with the exhortcr the night
before, and said, loud enough to be
heard if the church had been twice
as large: eyes, my friends, and by
the worms in their dried apples,
too" tte< t
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snipc on Toast.

/ had snipe on toast in Phil.
saw on a. bill Of fare: "Snipe oil
toast, 60 cents" ~
Snipe on toast would be almost
too hearty food to feed people on
who have been floating on a raft
three weeks, feeding on old boot
legs. Says to the waiter:
"Give me snlpe on toast"
By and by he came in and put
down some toast, and i kept on
reading about what an almighty
donkey Grant was, and what GUS
sed villain Greeley was, and what a
ridiculous set every one is who is
running for office and l sat there
an hour. Then rang the gong
The waiter entered, and says /
"Where in thunder is my meat 2"
Says he: "They've been on the
table for an hour"
Says /: 81 didn't order plain
toast; want a snipe on it."
Says he: "Thcre is snipc on
it."
Then l drew close up to the ta-
BILE, and l saw little black specl1
OH the toast, and says /:
you'll swear that's snipc ?"
Says he: "Yes."
Says 1: YOU'D make a good .
linen buyer, you would
Says he: ITS a snipe on toast
anyhow"
Says I: GLOW did it get on y
Says he: "That snipe is all
right. Its full sized one, too"
Says /: "I'm glad of it. Tin
glad you told me that's a full sized
snipe, for do you know, young man,
when i sat out there reading l saw
a black specli on that toast, but i
took it for fly, and I'm glad to be
informed it's a snipe-a full sized
snipe. Now you can take that
snipe away and bring me turkey
on toast /; and darn it. l want a
full sized turkey, too" b..
/ amt hankering after snipe since
that episode. swear l could have
blown that snipe through putty
blower without hurting the snipe
or the putty blower either. Snipc
on toast may be game, but its a
mean game.
Cider and stewed snipe is ripe.
JOHN.