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Daniel Webster's Method of Examin.
ing Witnesses.

Mr. Webster's method of examining
witnesses may be judged from the fol-
lowing scene which occurred in dis
puted will case. Among the witnesses
was bank cashier, to whom Mr.. Web
ster said:
"YOu say you think this is not Mr..
Tufts signature?''
81 was cashier of the bank of which
he was president, and used to see his
signature in all forms and very often to
obligations and notes and bills"
"And you think this is not his sigma
ture? Please to point out, if you will,
where there is a discrepancy"
81 do not know as | can tell. - t
''But a sensible man can tell why he
thinks one thing is not like another"
Well examining the note), in the u
the top used to be closed"
Gentlemen of the Jury, you hear:
The top was closed. Go on"
"The s at the end of his name was
usually kept above the horizontal line !;
this is below"
Well; any other?"
Not any other.
Mr.. Webster then took one of the 40
genuine signatures which were in the
Court, and stating to the Jurors that it
was admitted to be genuine, showed
them that the very things the witness
had testified Mr.. Tufts never did, were
to be found in this signature, and in
nearly every instance. .-
The witness looked chOpfallen and
took his seat; and nearly all the wit
nesses were lloored in the same way.
Atlast they came to William p. Win
chester. He sat opposite to me and
looked at Mr.. Webster with an air that
said, " You won't get any such answers
out of me-" He took the stand, and
testified that he did not think the sigma
ture genuine.
Why?'' asked Mr.. Webster.
81 can't tell" was the reply.
"But, Col Winchester, an intelligent
man can give a reason for his opinion.
Pray, don't give such statement IS
that without offering a reason for it."
81 can't give q reason, but il you will
allow me to make an illustration | will
do sos
Certainly"
CuDDOSe, Sdll MI w IuCIColCi (,
"some distinguished man at home or
abroad should be seen walking on
Change; suppose you were there at
high change; it would be very natural
to point out Daniel Webster and say,
There goes the defender of the Consti
tution!' Every body would mark him,
and nobody could mistake his identity.
They would always know him after
ward But it,. in the afternoon, some
man brought me head and two legs
and two arms on platter and asked
me to identity them separately as be-
longing to Daniel Webster, | could not
swear to them. In the same way there
is something about this signature. that
does not look genuine; but | could not
swear TO the particulars. Mr.. Web
ster smiled at this reply, and told the
witness that he might be excused.
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Haps and MIishaps.

Mrs. Polly Fox, aged so, near War
rem, o., was burned to death from her
clothes taking fire while getting supper.
A 3-year-old son of Henry Dose, of
Baltimore, was crushed to death by fall
ing from a third-story window.
Mrs. Henry Dayton, of Chicopee,
Mass, while suffering from neuralgia,
inhaled so much chloroform that she
never recovered from its effects.
Charles Rhode and William Foure-
sheler, aged 10 and IS respectively,
were drowned while skating at Cincin-
natl.
An infant child of Michael Slough,
of Union Township, st. Joseph County,
Ind, was scalded to death by the up
setting of pail of scalding water.
Charles Tappan was killed at Burk-
hardt's brewery in Boston by stone
weighing about p ton falling upon him.
Louis Z. Bower, an Elmira On. "
boy of Z, was chOked to death by piece
of apple-peel which lodged in his wind
pipe.
james Cunningham's 7-year-old
udu2 utCls NllIulCy was DOlhCu W OC1Lu
at Waterbury, Conn, by the igniting of
her clothes at stove.
Mary Ann Collins, aged 20, en-
ployed in a paper-mill near Pittsburg,
fell through an open trap-door into a
vat filled with hot water and vitriOl. In
three minutes she was taken out dead,
her flesh being bleached as white as
snow. .t.
Shooting accidents: A man named
Stineiger, while out hunting about y
miles from Eaton, o., was fatally
wounded by the discharge of his own
gun.-Pauline Streicher. aged 10, was
instantly killed at Philadelphia by the
discharge of a pistol in the hands of
Henry Russell.-Charles Jones was fa-
tally injured by his own gun while hunt
ing near Holland, Mich.-John Abrams,
of Otisvills, Mich. was seriously wound
ed by the discharge of his gun while he
was leaning upon the muzzle.
Michigan contributes the following
quota to the suicidal list: At Detroit,
Ellen, wife of James Mccormick, ended
her life with morphine on account of
lOng-continued i'll health. At Manches-
ter, Henry Sibald, a harness-maker,
ended his troubles with a dose Of opium.
AT East Saginaw, n. d. Stafford, aged
60, furniture manufacturer, severed
the arteries in both arms and bled to
death. At Midland, j. l.. Fletcher, an
old citizen, cut his throat At Newya-
go, James DeBring, d clerk, took fatal
dose of strychnine.-The wife of Capt.
B. Minot, of TOpsdam, Me, hung her
self in barn.-James +. Campbell, of
Boston, shot himself three
times in the head with a re-
volver.-J. r. Abbey, a traveller, killed
himself with laudanum at a Pittsburg
hotel, having previously destroyed every
thing which might discover his identity
The name under which he registered
was probably fictitious.-Dr. II. NJ.
Hirschfeld, well known chiropodist,
of Louisville, Ky, shot himself through
the heart. He left a letter saying that
he was tired of his misfortunes and in
tended to kill himself.-Mrs. Harvey
FreehOrn, a widow in good circum-
stances, hung herself at her residence.
No cause assigned.
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carbOns are employed, the current be-
ing simply passed through piece of
kaolin, which is thus rendered mean
descent By this continuance it is
claimed that the current can be made to
supply number of lights, each equiva-
lent to common gas burner. If this
last discovery proves to be what it APP
pears, then the days, or nights, rather,
of gas are numbered.
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odds and Ends.

it is said that Eve was the first
woman who gathered leaves during the
Fall.-HackeBsGck Republican.
It discounts mans thankfulness to
come down from turkey to liver and on
ions REHABILITATION Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-20

The experienced editor can always
tell at sight the man who comes in with
his first attempt at original poetry. He
walks on tfptoe, and looks as though he
had just passed counterfeit bill or
a baby.-CiHciqHad Break
fast TttIe.
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The oldest merchant in Copenha-
gen, and also, probably, the Oldest in
Denmark, NJ. Ronge, died few days
ago, at the patriarchal age of 102 years
and IL months. This is a perfectly au-
thenticated case of centenarianism.
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Mrs. Rogers, of Tiifir, o., was sit
ting in her buggy at 4 street corner,
when a runaway team overturned the
buggy, throwing her out and crushing
her skull.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-20

Blanks for people who want to
swear off the first of January can be
found at this Office A regular Justice
of the Peace is connected with the estab-
ishment.-C Cincinnati Saturday Night.
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THE EASTERN WAR.

The following additional particulars Of the
| fall Of Plevna have been received; At $50
on the morning of the 10th Osman Pasha's
entire army attacked the Russian Grenadier
/ Corps holding the line of investment on the
| left bank of the River Vid, endeavoring to
| force passage. The attack was made with
desperate energy, and portion of the
Turkish troops did in fact penetrate the
line OF entrenchment and batteries; but all
attempts to break through the positions of
the Grenadiers were Intellectual. After five
hours severe fighting the Turks were de-
| feated, and Osman Pasha, surrounded on
all sides, was compelled to surrender with
his whole army. The number of prisoners
taken is placed at 10000, and 400 guns were
captured, while the Russo ROumaniah losses
were ineonsiderable compared with the re-
suit obtained.
A grand council was held at Constantine
pie on the 18th, at which it was resolved to
carry on the war to the last extremity. The
Gar has returned to Osman Pasha his sword
in recognition of his bravery.
According to official returns the Russian
losses in the fighting preceding the surren-
der of Plevna were 10 officers and 49, men
killed and 40 officers ard l ,207 men wound
ed, The Turks lost 1000 killed and wound
ed, and the prisoners include 10 Pashas, 12S
staff officers, 1900 officers, SC, 900 infantry and
1920 cavalry. Seventy-seven cannon were
also captured....A Berlin dispatch Of the
18th says: The Russians are expected to
cross the Balkans in force, after which they
will be ready to open negotiations. If nego-
tiations are successful the result will be COM
municated to the signatory powers. Fur
Their Russian re-inforcements have been
countermanded, the Car believing the
present army is sufficient. 1.-The Turkish
Parliament convened on the 18th. The
speech from the throne was reserved in
tone, and alludes neither to peace nor me-
diation.
According to the London Times CORE
spondent, who received his information di
rect from the Grand Duke Nicholas, Os-
man Pasha had at the time Of the surrender
10 days. rations for his whole army. The
immediate cause of his abandoning the in
trenchments was the breaking out of fatal
epidemic among the troops. An
attack on Erzeroum was mOmentarily
expected, and the British Consul left there
on the 18th, in pursuance of the orders OF
Lord Derby. ..On the 18th, 60 battalions
of Turks attacked the forces Of Grand Duke
Vladimir all along the line, but were re-
pulsed with heavy loss, and driven back to
their original positions. .....A proclamation
has been issued, ordering the Servian army
to cross the Turkish frontier.
The Turks burned and evacuated Elena on
the 14th, and the Russians have reOccupied
it. The Servians have crossed the frontierat
Pivot and are marching on KossOva.
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Health OF i:niIIioDnIeHfs.

The folio wing instructive table was
prepared by direction Of the Massa-
chusctts Legislature, showing the av-
erage duration of life in the various
professions and trades: Men unem-
ployed, 6S years; judges, Go; Farmers,
Ga; bank officers, 81; .cOopers, 5S;
public officers, 81; clergymen, 81;
shipwrigh;s, So; hatters, 81, lawyers,
81; rope-makers, 80; blacksmiths, 81;
physicians, 81; butchers, 81; mel
chants, 81; butchers, 80; carpenters,
40; masons, IS; traders, i6; tailors,
Al; jewellers, Il; manufacturers, 43;
bakers, i3; painters, I3; shoe-makers,
43; mechanics, 43; editors, 10; musi-
clans, 80: printers, 3s; machiIists, SO;
teachers, 81; CLERKS, 81; operatives,
32. Similar tables prepared in Eng
land show that after the country gen
tlemen, members "a the clerical pro-
fession live the longest. A suggestive
distinction also appears in the longev'
ity between clergymen of the Es.ab
li,hed Church and dissenting ministers.
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I'osfing EstraDs.

We have recently noticed posted at
the court house door a number OF
''Estray Notices" of horses, cattle,
etc. This is only part of the COM
pliance with the law OF posting. For
the benefit OF those taking up estrays,
we would state that Section 3, Chap
ter l03 of the General Statutes is us
follows; 1.-The taker up Of an estray
shall within one month after he has
posted the stray, cause to he publish.
ed for one month, or four weekly in
sertions, copy OF the Justices certiii-
cate in a newspaper, if one he pub.
lished in the county" This is indis.
pensible to make the posting legal and
valid Kentucky Exchange.
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Care Of fhc Teeth.

Desirable and beautiful as sound
teeth are, there il no part Of the bod
les OF young children that is so almost
universally neglected by parents.
Scarcely one child in a hundred has
regular, sound teeth, and the proper
ton Of those that are covered to u
greater or less extent with an unpleas-
ant coating is equally great. A very
little care ON the part of parents would
largely obviate this difficulty, but the
misfortune i that few parents are will
ing to exercise such care. And this
is especially the, case in America
where dentistry thriyes more vigor-
ously, perhaps, than in any other
country, and all because parents are
neglectful of their chiliren's teeth.
The regular. daily use OF the brush,
without any other dentriiicc than pure
white CASTLE soap, and the removal Of
II misplaced tooth or two, would, in
most instances, not only give pearly
whitepess but regularity, both com bin
ing to greatly enhance beauty, wheth-
err in man or woman, and especially
woman.
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How many thousands are there
whose energies are paralyzed by bor-
rowing troubled If they are not very
unfortunate to-day, they are certain
they will be so tomorrow. They spend
20 much vi their time groaning. that
they have but little LETT for the per-
formance of the duties of life. Such
are not the men to whom the world
commits important trusts, and whom
it is ready to assist. II you tell the
world that you are going To fail in any
Undertaking, it will be sure 10 take
you at your word And men are most
apt 10 help those who need it the
least. If you are weak, do your best
to be cheerful.
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A certain bishop was one day rs'
buking one of his clergy for fox-hunt-
ing. "My lord, was the clergyman's
answer, "every man must have some
relaxation. ! assure you | never 90
to balls" "Oh," said the bishop, IL
perceive you allude to my having been
to the Duchess of SIS party, hut !
give you my word ! never was in the
same room as the dancersl" "My
lord, responded the clergyman, "my
horse and !, are getting old, and we
are never in the same field rs the
hounds"
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RIEfGIOtsyIrEIs.
"a eAA 81 lattFl
fouuru NrrsfnU

The next County Meeting II the Chris
tian brotherhood Ia Lincoln county, will
l,c held With the congregation ut Huston
willie, beginning the lOth day Of May, 10
continue two days, ,onin,ncins eaei day
ut 10 O'Clock, \. -. Social wor,hip iIom
10 to o.. Preaching each day a; ", and ~
nigN; the remainder of the time will he
devoted to the consideration II practical
subjects. The brcthrn aud sisters of each
congregation ap cordially invited, anl re-
qurs<a 20 attend said nrtiina, and esi'c-
ciaily tie .ogiccrp. Come, brethren, PIE;
pared q. aA.k.si46esufem 'ritu,i,r. iot M
other wears mission WORK. The brethren
of Boyle aud Mercer cpuu,ies, are hereby
cordially invited to attend on said occasion
anil join With us m the consideration OF
rnbiesls eynp,ctod yiih p'c lc.t intsryis q
the Ms-icr'. cau-c on cath. The brethren
at HpsopS b. 40 SsssHlhs art vel.
come. L. l.. SiVr~oN, Scc'y.
siansaslKe.a sii s,a. iaLisu1 70
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IarereH to the Potato hug.

/ The SVlorado Pctato beetle, or po'
tato bug, as we generally call it, has
at last found lis match in the shape
of Il mite parasite. Prof. Riley, at a
meeting of the St. Louis Academy of
Science, exhibited a potato bug which
was SO completely covered with mite
parasite that the point of II needle
could not be placed on any part of The
beetles body without touching one OF
the parasites. He estimated the mum.
Der of mites at sight huuJred. The
bug had been attacked by these enc
mics and killed. The potato bug
seems to have a lumber of natural
enemies, such as the toad, the crow,
the rose.breasted grosbeak and domes.
tic fowls. The bug has also been mi
grating eastward across the Atlantic
oceau. We hope il may find a watery
grave; aud let the waves sing its re-
QUEEN.
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The Foe They Come, Then Come!


Brethren OF the press: A great Eu.
ropean war is impending. The fight
ing, if it happens, will be in a coun-
try bristling with eccentric geographi-
cal nomenclature. Let the patient
telegraph editor, therefore, lie provi-
ded with a good map Of the Levant,
and when the cable blunders and
warps the names of towns and rivers
so that there are no consUnants left in
them, and even the prooi.reader can
not pronounce them, then let the ca
blegram be set right by superior intel
ligence at this end Of the line. Du-
ring the Franco-Prussian, war the geo
graphical names in Northern France
were so mutiated that person read.
ing half n dozen newspapers of the
same date would get the impression
that there had been six battles where
there had been really but one. There
were, for instance, nine distinct ways
of spelling Saarbruck, where the
Prince Imperial received the baptism
of fire. The world has advanced
since then, and reform is necessary.
"Djurdjews" and "Kainarjfy" are a
little embarrassing at the start, but
let us brace up.-ICleveland Leader.
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xarin.s Ior rae Day.

No man worthy the Office of Presi-
dent should be willing to hold il if
counted in, or placed there by any
fraud. -lU. S. Grant.
l could never have been reconciled
70 the elevation by the smallest aid Of
mine of "A person, however respectable
in private life, who must forever carry
upon his brow the stamp of fraud first
triumphant in American history. No
subsequent action, however meritori.
Gus, eau wash away the letters OF that
record. 4 Ch0rles Francis Adams.
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Human nature has no essence more
pure, the world knows nothing A,Sye
chaste, heaven has endowed the hu.
man heart with no feeling more holy
than the ispeeent alferuen % "a young
virgins soul. The warm language Of
the sunny South is too cold to shadow
forth even a faint outline Of that ear
thusiastic sentiment, And providence
has made the richest language poor in
the same respect, because the depth II
hearts that thrill with loves emotion
are too sacred for common coltempla-
tion. Yes, the light Of a young mai
den's frat love breaks dimly but beau
tifuly upother Us lhs silver lustre OF
a star glimmering through the thickly
woven bower, and the first blush that
mantles her check rs she feels the pri
mevial influence is faint and pure rs
that which rose leaf might east upon
marble. But how rapidly does the
light grow stronger and the flush
deeper until tie powerful efiulgencc
of this one irradiates every corner Of
her heart, aud the crimson glow of the
other suiluses every feature of the
countenance.
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A great many wiseacres laugh at
what is called graphtomancy, or the
art Of judging characters by handwrit.
ing, and yet all acknowledge that
handwriting does indicate something.
Every one allows a difference between
man and woman's hand. We hear
people speak of vulgar hand, a gen.
tlemanly hand, aud so forth. II had
once" said Archbishop Whately, "a
remarkable prof That handwriting is
sometimes, at least. an index to char
acter. 1 had a pupil at Oxford, whom
| liked in most respects, greatly; there
was but one thing about him which
seriously dissatisfied me, and that, as
| often told him, was his handwriting
1t was not bad writing, but it had II
mean. shutting character in it, which
always inspired me with feeling of
suspicion. While he remained at Ok
ford ! saw nothing to justify this sss.
picion; but transaction in which he
afterwards engaged, and in which |
saw more Of his character than | had
done before, conyinced me that the
writing had spoken truly" a still
more remarkable case was that of DR..
Dash, q celebnted graphiomancer.
While visiting the house Of a friend he
met lady who very much pleased
him. His hostess, knowing that he
was mistaken in her character. pro.
cured slip Of this lady's writing
(having ascertained he had never seen
il, and gave it to him one evening as
the handwriting Of friend Of hers she
wished him to decipher. The next
morning at breakfast the lady whose
writing he had unconsciously been ex.
amining made some observation which
peculiarly struck Mr.. Dash as SEEM
ing to betoken very noticeable and
truthful character. lie expressed his
admiration Of her sentiment very
warmly, adding at the same time to
the lady Of the house, "Not so, by the
way, your friend and he put into
her hand the slip. of writing of her
guest which she had given him the
evening before, over which he had
written the words, "Fascinating,
false, and hollow-hearted.' The laiy
of the house kept the secret, and Mr..
Dash never knew that the writing on
which he had pronounced So severe
Judgment was that of the friend so
greatly admired.
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A Western Journal says that one Of
their local judges recently had lesson
in spelling. The incident affords a
"Spelling Bee suggestion. The wit
nes before the court was Mr.. Wood.
"what Is your name?" asked the clerk.
"0ttiwell Wood" answered the wit.
ness. "liow do you spell your uame'"
then asked the somewhat puzzled
judge. Mr.. Wood replied, 80 doub-
lie I, | double u, 4 double l., double
U, double o d." The astonished
judge thought il the most extraordina-
ry name be had ever met whli, and
after two or three attempts to record
it, gave il up, amid roars Of laughter.
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Motherl Home! Heavenl the three
beacon lights OF Iife's ocean. Far out
over the dreary waste of waters they
shine with cheering light to the storm
tossed mariner; and when SORROWS
dark cloud hides the blue sky, and the
troubled waves rise higher and higher,
warning with the winds, he steers his
tiny bark to Memory's Isle, and care
fully avoiding the broken hopes, that
like rocks lie hidden beneath the
treacberous waters, rests his tired
heart in the golden rays Of the star
like words Mother! Home! Heavenl
Rudely may the waves dasl, against
the rocky coast below hinJ loud may
the winds roar and cant their solemn
psalm, and lightning may fash and
thunder roll, yet he fingers, calm, un-
troubled, in times old castle, turning
over the records of the past, and
reading with serene eyes the dim
prophecies Of the future. Far back
in these beautiful days of long ago. he
sees the form of his mother, and feels
the soft touch of her hips as she press
ed loving kisses on the baby brow; or
in the quiet Of his loved Home, hears
her sweet voice as she teaches him,
with closed eyes and reyerently folded
hands, to repeat, "Our Father, who
art in Heaven" and then looks far
into the distant future, and fancies the
time already at hand when he shall
anchor hi. bark on the shore Of Eter-
nifty, aud tread with joyous steps the
golden streets of the Heavenly City,
or linger by the crystal waters of the
River Of Life, with glad strains of
welcome to him from the angel hosts
gathered around Gods Throne.
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Unto them that love him, God
aauseth all things to work for the best.
SO that with Hin, by the heavenly
light of steadfast faith, they see life
even in death; with Him, even in
heayiness and sorrow, they tail not Of
joy and comfort; with Him, even in
poverty. ailictiOn and trouble, they
neither perish nor are forsaken.--
Bishop Covsrdale.