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Columbia Music Store
LyBrantl & Son

s'Akh rl9a:nrc i'll calling The attention oi
\ tho public Ia an rXsl:il&tiCr Of tL,ir
STOCK Of MUSICAL s.l'ljCHANDISE, cor
sisiins OF fiNncs. C:urcliatd pai!o, Organs,
Neio!c"aa, Ti"lins, ;,:it.r., Eaujoe, Flutes
Accordccna. Erarn nuG ;ii..i iaId Ins;ru.
mch.s @! III h',,I.. .,,su, .hoel Music sud
Instruction ho' Ia, ~ cvc., class Of Musical
ihstrnmth;" Oh lE,d :; ~ iiinc. We nrc
solo Agents i,I the .;g;t {. Scu,l. Carolina
81 E.toy Co.'S con !.N;. ORGANS S!i.ct
MC>ie so,t ~ mail i,s, iaid. :: rccoj,lnf
rri'o; and ell in,!- .: Nrsh: jitods ti'tlv
iN!r'ss, whtn "rttrcd. tH auylait OF ilc
:iHtr, :aaik kc! G. @. u. Coed siccc,!t,-,,anG
L!tnos anu Organs 10, "Nic oi.,alt fer cash
llanos, CrGais sid iol,,.cIs lunCG al
hcpaiTed IN asati"lGctoly r:aiior:nud v III
give espociHiat fniioDto to F6r'.rn Removing
ana Shipr'nr fidno. !ci o'Nc, Iai!itt any
P',I desired ri mofcIst6 pliccs.
Ai!oIdors promptly attend. d to and salts
.n'ti'i ~, guaranteed l. ,Eos iavoiint II, with
,ncir hr '"onaEc %'ud fo! or catalcert OF
H''"".. N'u-i" and s':,nical Icrcl:andsc Ri.
"!' 'r"c'. few ioOrn abovc PHUNIH
'''''' ~ ''t' $ g.. Nov 7
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l. thoroughly rnppliod with POWER
PKESSES of the --latest Improvements;
TYPE of vnrions grades and styles from
one foot to the fifiitih part Of m inch
IN size; BORDERS, CUTS; Black, Co
lored and Transfer INKS; PAPER,
CARDS, &c.
The proprietor is Il practical printer,
and employs the most skilled men in the
profession; all wo,krXccn'ed III shortest
notice possible, III tho lncst snd best
styles. npd 81 NrH York prices. GALL
and EXAMINE SPECIMENS Of
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!. 9. 3 and 4 Sheet Poatcrs. Hond liIe
ProGrammcs Circulars, Bills Of Fare,
Painphlrts, Briefp. Dodgers. Flyers,
Letter Heats. iSiii Heads. Checks,
Horse Bills. II cripis, Labels,
Railroad B'n..kH. Legal BIanke,
Tngs. CGrda al. HiuGs and sizes
Wedding. Visiting, business, Show.
JULIAN a. SELBY. Proprietor
PHOENIX and GLrASEE Establishment.
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Change Of Schedule.

DUU1 II OA0o14INA 1sAlLROAO COMPANY,
COLUMBIA, s. c., October 18. 1873.
E@ @4 EE1 &ESsSYR Changeof Schedsle
taSsz sEs4 3Gs3 xsza.A.sSstx to go into effect on
and after Sunday, 10Th instant:
MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Columbia at. q AZ am
Arrive at Charleston;at. nm
Leave Charleston al. Q. M am
: rive al Columbia at. ............... 5.G0 pm
NIGHT EXPRESS, FREIGHT AND AcCoMMoDAT1oE
TRAIN, [sundays excepted.1
Leave Columbia. .7.15 p m Arrive. {. 30 m
Arrive Charleston 7.10p m Leave. C. As m
Camd Train will run Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday, as follows:
Leave Columbia at t. 1.5Opm
Arrive at Camden at. 6.85 pm
Leave Camdon at... GEO am
Arrive at Columbia at. ii. 30 am
B. B. PIcKINs. General Ticket Agent
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Fourth Grand Gift Concert,
Fon THE BENEFlT OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY
SUCCESS ASSUREDi
1-A FULL DRAWING CERTAIN!-0u
On Tuesday, 31st of March. Next.

TN ORDER TO MEET THE GENERAL
Il wish and expectation of tho public and
OF the tioket:holders, for the full payment
Of tho magnificent gifts. announced for the
t'urth Grand Gilt Concert Of the Public Ii
brary OF Kentucky, the management ha 70 do
termincd to postpone the Concert aud Draw
ing until Tuesday, tho 3lst Of March, 1874
NO FURTHER POSTPONEMENT.
No doubt is entertained of the sale OF
every ticket before tho drawing, but whether
oil are sold or not, the Concert and Drawing
Will positively and unequivocaily take place
on the day now fixed. and if any romain un-
sold they will be cancelled and tho prizea
Will bo reduced i'll proportion to the nnsold
tickets.
Oni, 60, eco tickets have been issued and
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THE WELLINGTON STAR.
ESTABLISiED ONLY SLY YEARS
I-tr,

DAILY STAR
III AS the !argcet circulation OF apy Daily
Il 4 Newspaper i'll the State, am! Il circula.
Ton III Wlimingl on nearly twice AZ large as
that OF an! ether paper. All the news Of the
day will be found iii it, condensed when un-
important, at length when Of MON ent, and
always presented in clear, intelligent and
Interesting manner.
:. SUBSCRIPTIONS (iN ADyANCE:)
thr thi 90
IN IN NUN HS. ............... 3 30
WEEKLY S'"hE.
PRICE REDUCED.
Tie WEI kIi STAR is now co,n! il! d with
tho CAROLINA FAEMLE, and il cne oi the
cheapest papers in The country, at thc iol-
lowing ErLuchD RATS:
One Copy, One Year 80
One Copy, Six Month" ...... . 90
Eu-t!nhs of : 10 40, One Year 81 % por
cory. Clubs Of 10 or more. One Year. only
si:oo per COPY. SrSci:..en Copics sent onap.
p'icat!cn. Address
WM. u EEHNhND.
editor ard Fro'ie;"r. "iininGton, 40.
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Office CRY Vreasnrnr.

C0lUMnlA,S g.. prcrMprr 81, 1878.
FGNBE city ci Co!un,;in will on the 18th oil
il Jam"a,y. 1871 commcrcc paving the
PAST DUE COUPONS OF hor B0nss. They
viii be paid Mt Tie Carolina National Bank;
a!Ao al the south Carolina Bank and Trust
Com!aH!'s naLk in this city.
CuAS. BAENUM, C!iy treasurer
Dnc GS
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A MEDICINE WORTH HAVING.
HEINIrSEi'S QUEENS DELIGHT,
LNOR Sick Hcadpchc, Billions Attacks, Con.
r. stipation, Sour Stomach, Dyspepsia, In
digestion. Sc.o.uia. Jauuslicc, Pam in the
Back, Neuralgia, kioE-y, Skin Diseases,
Loss OF Appetite, Depression of spirits,
Heartburn l;heu'natiam, Nervousness, Me.
laEcholy. ii!ious Fever. Co,tivcncss.
Ask Tor }lcinit-h'@ QIoen's Delight: mono
other - cc,.,lirc. For sa,c at
Dee lot l.. II. IiEINITSii'i; Drug Store,
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Planting Potatoes

EN DARGELS, IN iiro order. EARLY
sDJ i ,SE. EAR. G00DNICH, PINK.
EYE and rEhKLlN~ for sale low fnr green.
backs. iiGrII & 8YLES
Big Ecminy.
~ EaNRETS fresh Kiln dried tr
- i.n25 HOPE 4 GYi,E".
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@1z5O0.0OO-

VIII TO distributed among tickct-holaers.
Ihc t!c6e'1 are printed in coupons of tcntbs
end ri. fractional parts "'ill be reprcs crtcd
IN the DRAWING. jn.; xa Whole tickets are
lISC NE S:IIr,HS
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The Short Line Schedule.

CHARLOTTE. COLUMBIA AUGUSTA RR. Co..
COLUMBIA, s. c., February 20, 1874.
ks@ Ms E,s ri The sEtoa,1,s ttoailS,Sirg Rassen-
rated on aud after this date:
ao1So NORTH. Train No. 2. Train No. 4
Leave Augusta. $50 n m 41bpm
Graniteyillo 49,. ~ 33 m 511pm
Batceyille.. o49am +70Op nj
Commbia. IL So an 037pm
Chester. a. "a m 228am
Arrive Charlotte. ;. -. t0 40 p m ~5.15 an
No. Train makes cloen Connection. uio
Nichmond, 10 all points North, arriving at
New York C.05A. NJ. No. 4 Train make close
connection rid Richmond to ELL points North.
arriving ut New York at Tsp. III.
GOING SOUTH. Train Mol. Train No. 3
Leave .*7OOam 9lOpm
Sncstcr. ..."... 9.54 a m II 80 p m
GoiumDla. ...i2.1G p M $40 m
Batesville. 49,. 457 pm 543am
Granitevillc. t7.15p A748am
Arrive Augusta. SOS pm e45am
.Breakfaet. DINNER. tSupper
South bound Trains connect at Augusta
for all points South and West. Through
tickets eoid and baggage checked to all prin-
clpal points. E1- Sleeping cars on all Night
Trains. JAS. ANDERSON, Gene1 al Sup'f.
A. PORE. Gen. Passenger and Tick ct Agent.
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sugar-Canc Syrup.
4 = BARRELS very superior and nuro
lc Southern made SYRUP, for sxlo bY
Jah9 0tOPE & GYLES.
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Piedmont Airline Railway.
81 "a Essssst SSHE' coNPEEssD NIssDo1J TINE ME-
Danville, Richmond and Danville II. W., N,
Q. Division, and North Weete1n N. G. r. ".
GOING NORTH
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Breakfast Bacon,
BUFFALO TONGUES MESS SMACKEREI.
,1p LEAF LARD, PIGS FEE {, for aaio low
nY HOPE & GYLEH
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Greenville and Columbia Railroad

M4 HE s rhA4Nss Ass fEl E \ aE a,;;II r
Trains on South Carolina Railroad up and
down; with Trains going North and South on
Charlotte, Colu pbia and Augusta and Will
mington Columbia and Augusta Railroads..
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Nhcloe Provisions,

\ z low rr;cca fcrcasli
~ 6 coo pounf" rhCON SIDES
o.O ronn1s now SnGar.circd Hams.
10 barrels I",.f Isrd.
2nhoNis Gus,!tn Ciccnc.
~ baSee IcnnG hnorica ard Zine cVa..
10 cles:s choice new crop Teas,
100 barr,, Family Flour
- barrels Apples, Onions aud rotatoca.
pccd HOPE & Cyl &c.
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eaYeCoinmp1A- at... 7.15a m
Leave ASTON. .................... 9.05 q. m
Leave eHewoerry..... ............ .10.40 a. m
Leave Leave 0okehoufS. ufS................. 2.00p.m
arr;v oet.on $50 p. N
arrived at aEeen Yiiie. ie............... $50 p. m
DOWN.
Leave Greenvillo st.......... -. 7.s0a.
poavo DeILton......... $50 a. m
t'oSse fo SSok9sOury ............ Ills q. m
Iease Iea re"Derry......... $50 p. m
ncMSc .s.; n's,0n 4.20 p. m
anderson Branch and Blue Ridoe Dirisfon
DOWN. pGf'S'
Leave Walhalla. 6. 45 a. m. Arrive 7.15 n. n,
Leave Pcrryvillc 6.25 10, 6.9bp.m
Leave Pendleton ITO a, m, 55( r. n,
Leave Anderson 8.1Oa.m, 450 ~
Arrive at Bolton 800 a, m. Leave 960n N
Accommodation Trains run on Abbeyilje
Branch Mondays. Wednesdays ana Fridays.
On Anderson Bra ranch,between Bolton and An.
derson, Tuesdays, ThuradayR nd SATURDAYS.
THOMAS DODADlEAD, Gen. Sun.
JABEz NoRToN, General Ticket Agent.
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Stallion for Sale.
la A HANDSOME stylioh iron gray
NNgN STALLION, in coed order, is offered
a. Oofor salo. For particulars, apply Mt
this office. Jnn5i
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THE CELEBRATED FERTILIZERS
Corn, Cotton, Wheat and Tobacco,
PHOENIX GUANOi
Natural Bird dGuano,f Phun1Is Isand
WILCOX, Gibbs 4 CO.'S MANIPULATED GUhNDI


Ihose
For further information .Agents
COnmhh
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Family Flour

SS{3I 100 HHlS i.Atra Family FLOUR
sysSSti LOO barrel' low rricrd. but sonud /.
''f'ISSS' Forsaio hv HOPE x GYI.E
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-27
DOnkey-Riding in Egypt.

a correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
sette writes:
The beast par excellence of Egypt is
the donkey; he ought to have a place on
the national cOat-of arms, as much so as
the llama has on that Of Peru. The
horses of Egypt are magnificent, some of
pure Arabian, and some of a cross be-
tween English and Arabian stock, and
are famous for their speed and beauty
But they are luxury that not every
apdy can afford, as their support re-
frlires constant outlay, not to speak Of
the flrSt cost OF the property But the
donkey is universal, and everybody can
have one, unless he is the poorest of the
poor. 1t is not many years since car
rlages were introduced; before that time
If one objected to walking he was obliged
to resort to the saddle as the only alterna-
tive. Between the horse and the dom
key lay the equestrian's choice, and the
donkey was everywhere to be found,
while the horse was not. At every hotel
door there were groups of them ready
saddled at all hours OF the day, and you
can hire them cheaply. If you make a
bargain in advance you can hire a dom
key at three or four francs a day, inclu-
sive of the boy to drive him, though the
latter generally looks for fee or buk-
shish in addition to the price of the
beast and saddle. have hired donkeys
frequently for half a franc an hour,
though the hotelkeepers tell you that a
franc an hour is the proper fare. Most
of the excursions in and around Cairo
must be made on these animals, and
even in many places where you can take
a carriage the donkey is preferable
You can ride in the narrow lanes and
among the bazars, or you can go into the
open country a-gallop, as though pur-
sued by wolf or a guilty conscience.
No matter how fast you go, the boy
will keep up with you, and he never
seems to be out of breath. If you want
to go slowly he does not understand you,
and will continue TO cluck and strike the
beast at the very moment you are expos
tulating with him. One day [ took a
donkey for an afternoon ride to old
Cairo, and explained to the boy that [
was in no hurry, and wished to go gen
thy. | understand he said, no strike
donkey no more and we were off again.
Within two minutes he struck the ami
NAL The promised thrashing was adj
ministered, and even that was not
enough to make the boy mindful of what
| wanted, and several times he invOlun-
tarily hurried the animal ahead. 1t was
the force of habit, which to him was per-
fectly uncomfortable"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-27
Popping the Question.

Don't be too sudden about it. Many
a girl has said mo" when she meant
eyes" simply because her lover didn't
choose the right time and pop the ques
ton gently.
Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down and the
lamp turned most out. Sit near enough
to her so that you can hook your little
fingers into hers. Wait until converse
ton begins to flag, and then quietly re-
mark:
"Susie, / want to tell you something"
She will fidget around a little, reply
eyes" and after pause you can add:
"Susie, my actions musi have shown
that is, you must have seen-1 mean you
must be aware that-that-"
Pause here for awhile, but keep your
little finger firmly locked. She may
cough and try to turn the subject off by
asking you how you liked the circus, but
she only does it to encourage you. After
about ten minutes you can continue:
q was thinking as / came up the path
tonight that before | went away | would
ask you-that is, l would breach the sub
ject nearest MY mean l would know
my"
Stop again and give her hand a
gentle squeeze. She may give yank to
get it away or she may not; IN either
case it augurs well for you. Wait about
five minutes, and then go on:
1.-The past year has been a very happy
one to me, but [ hope that future years
will be still happier. However, that de-
ponds entirely upon you. am here to-
| night to know-that is to ask you'll
| mean l am here tonight to hear from
| your own lips the one sweet"
Wait again. It isn't best to be too
rash about such things Give her plenty
of time to recover her cOmposure, and
then put your hand on your heart and
! continue:
Yes, I thought as l was coming
| through the gate tonight how happy ]
had been, and | said to myself that if !
only knew you would consent to be my
that is, l said if l only knew-if / was
! only certain that my heart had not de-
ceived me and you were ready to share
| Hold On-there's no hurry about it.
! Give the wind a chance to sob and moan
! around the gables. This will make heI
Lonesome and call up all the love in her
heart. When she begins to cough and
grow restless you can 60 on.
Before lmet you this world was a
desert to me. didn't take any pleasure
IN going blackberrying and stealing rare
ripe peaches, and it didn't matter wheth
er the sun shone or not. But what a
change IN one short year! 1t IS for you
tc say whether my future shall be q
prairie OF happiness or summer-falloW
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-27
A Harvest Scene in New Mexico.

HE operation of garnering the grain
as practced by the Papago and So1oran
/ agrlculturistS of the Santa Cruz Valley
! ARIZONA, would excite the risibles of a
/ Missouri or Illinois Granger Imagine =
! great wheat field of 100 acres or more
| ripe Tor the harvest \ half a hundred
! ragged Papago and Sonoran harvesters
| were seen moving with the utmost delib-
Grafton to the field, mostly well armed
with slckIes but some with large knives.
| ihey reach the verge of the waving
graln-field. They slowly look away
| across II. Then they pause to deliberate.
mere IS babel of tOngues-Papago and
sort OF plgeon-Spanish incomprehensi-
BILE to civilized ears. They thus debate
awhile and then they survey the field
again; after awhile they conclude to
begin. They are in no hurry, and each
uses the utmost elaboration. One and
then another and another slowly bends
over, gathers handful of the stalks with
the left hand and saws them off with the
sickle or the knife which they hold in the
right hand; then they straighten up,
gaze across the field, and then another
StOOp and another handful of wheat
heads has been harvested, and so the
work goes on hour after hour slow but
sure. After a while supplementary
force enters the field. AIiId-mannered
old horses come dragging after them q
cOwskin. This is a Santa Cruz farm
wagon. The little punches of wheat are
gathered up and piled upon the pelt and
the lazy Papago or Mexican youth ride
the old horses about the field until the
cow-skin is loaded. Then these strange
vehicles of transportation are drawn to
some designated center and the wheat is
heaped up. The next operation is the
threading out" A large round yard is
cleared away. The surface is wet and
beat N down, then allowed to dry. On
this yard the wheat to be trodden out is
spread and half a dozen old horses
sometimes oxen-are brought into the
ring and set to marching round and
round. After some time the straw is re-
moved, more wheat is put on and the cir
cular march of the beasts recommended.
Once day the wheat and dirt is swept
up and removed from the yard. The
wlnnowing process is equally primitive
A scattOld is erected; a man mounts
upon it, an antelope-skin filled with d
mixture of Chaff, wheat and earth is
passed up to him and he pours the
mixture down from his perch on a raw
hide placed to receive the wheat. The,
chatf and dust are blown away by the
breeze. This is a true description of the
modus operandi of gathering and secur-i
ing the grain crop in the Santa Cruz Val
ley. The little, nude, yellow-legged
children have glorious times in the straw
piles, and the older people, men and
women, youths and maidens of the
Pueblos of Santa Cruz Valley celebrate
their harvest home" when the work is
over with a zest that your Changers may
emulate but can never equal. 1t is the
old way. Two thousand years ago it
was practiced among the agriculturists
of Asia and Europe.-LG MesjLLa Cor.
st. Louis Republican,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-27

Mr.. Moulton continues: Having retained the
friendship of the principal parties 10 TINS contro-
versy down to to-day, have not thought II prop
er to produce herewith any letters that have re-
ceived from either of them. except the single one
generating me from blame. and showing Mrs.
TiltOn's confidence in me. which l thought was
due to myself 10 do, because Of the peculiar state
ment attributed to her. Nor have produced
any papers or proposals for settlement OF this
controversy since it has broken out afresn, ana
since the publication OF Mr.. Triton
letter TO DR.. Bacon, and the call
of BeeCher for a committee. Nor have l,
since then. furnished to either party, although
called upon by both, any documents in my pos
session, that one might use the same against
the other. l have endeayored to hold myself
strictly as a mediator between them, and my en-
deavOr has ever been, down to the latest hour,
to have all the scandal arising out of the pubica-
ton of the facts of their controversies and wrongs
buried out of sight, deeming it best that it
should be done, not only for the good of the
parties concerned and their families, but that of
the community at large
The concluding paragraph is as follows:
If there IS any paper or factt supposed by
either of the parties or by the committee to be in
my possession, which will throw any further
light upon the subject of your inquiry, L shall be
most willing to produce il, if l have it, although
l do not believe there is any such; and / am
ready to answer any proper question which shall
be put to me in the way of cross examination by
any OF the parties concerned, or their counsel, as
fully as my memory, or any data | have, will
serve, so that all the facts may be known.
For if any part of them be known, l
deem it but Just to truth and right
that all should be known. AS, however, contro-
versy has already arisen as TO the correctness of
the reports of evidence taken before the COM
mittee, | must ask leave, if any crOss-examina-
ton is to be had, to be accompanied by my own
stenOgrapher, who shall take down the evidence
may give, as a necessary measure for my own
protection. Leaving to your committee. without
scented, have the honor to remain. yours truly,
FRANCIS D. MoULToN.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-27
COOIey's C0nundrum.

Cooley's memory is exceedingly treach-
erOuS, and it often gets him into trouble.
The other night he was at tea-party at
Smiths and while the company sat around
the supper table Cooley suddenly con-
Guided he would eject a conundrum he
had heard somewhere, and so, in an in
terval of silence, he said:
GIVE got pretty good conundrum I'd
like you to guess. Can anybody tell me
why a druggist who keeps his bottles
downstairs is like certain kind of mu-
sician?"
Everybody at once began to guess the
answer, and Cooley sat there for a mo-
ment smiling. Presently, however, he
thought he would get the answer ready
in order to give it, and to his intense
alarm found that he had forgotten it.
He began to feel warm He thought the
subject over with all his might, and he
nearly had the answer several times, but
it always eluded him. Then he became
warmer, and the perspiration began to
stand out upon his forehead. The COM
pany gave it up one after another, and,
as they did so, each one asked Cooley
what the answer was. Cooley smiled a
CHASTITY kind Of a smile, as if he was
keeping it back to torment them, but the
singular redness Of his face and his pc
culiar behavior attracted the attention of
everybody, and the more they looked at
him the redder lie got, and the more pro
fuse became the perspiration.
Come, Mr.. Cooley" said the host,
eve are all waiting for the answer"
"Out with it, Cooley" said another.
q Cooley, we can't be happy until we
have the answer to that cOnundrum, :"
remarked a third. Cooley would have
given millions at that moment to have
been hidden in the bowels of the Nam
moth Cave out Of sight. At last he eX-
| claimed:
"The-ah-the-ah- is, that-ah
the affair-that is, the conundrum-
the whole thing, your honor, is a joke.
| There is no answer to it, your honor.
Then everybody said they didn't see
| anything very amusing about jokes OF
such a character, and Smith frowned :;
while Cooley heard the man next say to
! his neighbOr that the man Cooley must
| be drunk. Then Cooley rose suddenly
from the table and bolted out through
| the front door. About two hours after
ward, while he was in bed, he all at once
! remembered the answer, and he instant
! " rose and went round to Smiths. After
ringing the door-bell for half an hour
old Smith put his head out of the bed
room window.
I know it now," shouted Cooley; Il
know it. It's because he has vial-in-
cellar ~
"Get out Y Numbered Smith, and he
shut the window with slam and went
to bed. And now the Cooleys don't
speak to the Smiths, and old Cooley car
ries the answer to his conundrums writ
ten on his shirt-cuffs when he goes into
| company, so as to be certain that he will
have them when they are wanted.-San
Francisco Gail.
| IT is a remarkable fact that there has
never been a murder in Lawrence, Mass,
since its incorporation as city.