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AMUSEME ENTS.
THE AI}EL1'ITI.

Tho opening performance Of "Antony md
CLEOPATRA was Witnessed by a lnrgc audience nj
tho A6ctphi,-a tn,lct, larger and finer assent
b!nra Of tllcatrg-gucrs than could havo been
anticipated. considering tho mud OIL the
crossings. Tho drama was Handsomely
presented in a. far rs concerns the Accntc
Embellishments although somc Of these
were considerably below the very elevated
standard one was led to look for aitcr reading
tic street blilt,-and SONG Of tho principal mcn-
hers OF tho cast were "accorllng to pro-
rrammc.'' The remainder laborctl.undcr the
disadvantage of a FIRST night, Ia presence OF
strange audience, AID With unfortunate bitches
III the arrangement Of certain mechanical ef-
fecta, which married the effect Of so'nr beautiful
scenes. There wese, howevcr, n few un,nista1s-
abIo succrsees, Which were al oncc
and loudly reeoguzcd by tho audit.
ors-srst, thu superb representation Of
CleosttI,a BY Rose Eytinse; second, the
scenery, some ot wAich was very linc, md some
Of which, was evidently uottc, III, tn haste; and
last. but Iot least, ttu ballet GENERALLY, which,
though not exhibiting surprising numerical
fsree o. aasert w. Is exctea!axy .s.clal n it,
III the costumes. Tho play Inns been y,lt down
to tho very bonr, It would appear, III order tn SUBJ
ordinate tug acting part of # to tho spectacular,
hut enough was le!t y the tcst to display
Eytingr. Mr.. DuuEtare scc,ncd rather III at ease
III AHtJnu, US II he WAS Hnnbc thoroughly to
grasp tnn full meaning of ttle character. Ills
last act W. tho on!y enc enc in which hc ,Soula Soula be
exception OF unu Of the lailes {astdc from Miss
Eytlngc), aud a ycry few Of Thu ge,ltlcnel tic
east was by lit 1neans 80 Eoul as tho public ind
hccn lctl to exct III picket company trou. the
iant features IN the piay that We have no dollut
1t will fUrn Dlc OF tic tlrst attractions Ut the
, 1877-12-25
1IOOLEY'S THEATRE.

Mr., Joseph Murphy. tho lflsl, comedian, who
has made himself great tnruritc In Chicago,
bcuan an enlargement last evening at Hoolcy's
in LIS serlo.cotuico.scnsationa lranln Of Kerry
Cow" III this p!rec Atr. Murphy is allowed
q wlo latitude In thnt hc IL cnllcl upon
to peraot,ate variety ol characters, sumowllnt
after t4e fashion ot tic "prutcan Artlst," His
n,tnicrlcs Of 1tisll, Dutch and other characters
are c'cvcrly done, niIl never fail tu l,lcasc. Thu
horsr-shucinr bnHtnrss fs very "reallstic," al
though thcre n a strong tinEc OF Vincent Crumt.
niles In u, which makes onu think that DIrkst,d
Eas not 81 iIlucf, u ent!ea.urst. nftcr all. MIR
Murphy will have llosts VI admirers during tl,e
Christmas week.
, 1877-12-25

Tho journal started out with tho reckless,
ignorant assertion that fractlonals wcro not
icRal-tendcrs, and owed alt their value to uso.
1t has progressed to the point whero It admits
that they arc lcgal.tender to tho Government
for everything except duties On imports, and, be.
iug also convertible into leeal.tcnder money on
presentation, are therefore equiralent TO legal.
tenders. which word means equal TO. Having
thus conceded away It's caso IL repeats Its ors1f-
nAl ally quibblng and inano boat,.
, 1877-12-25
A SCHOOL lhiBR0GLt0.

Ebfcl1i 7H1fx37th ID 733 E37c16d TT1bftTE,
JAHEay1tLE, Wis, Dec. GA case of con.
siderable interest to tho public scl,ool nu,hori
tics llas Just been decided by 1uIga conccr, ot
th!s Circuit. a. f. Durpec sued nut writ ol
mandanus x.atnst Prof. Ulrtou, Of tue iiIs!r
scllu,l, to r'lnpea lin to permit Durpec's son,
WIN llal been suspended fur l,asl conduct, 10 re-
titru tu sthooi uneonaitloualy. tbs Judge de-.
c!!tl tint Pru. burton had 10 right TO suspend,
af,d ordered that tho boy bb admitted. Thu
school authorities propose 10 carry tho case
hirhef,
, 1877-12-25
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This makc4 tho tat1l wheat crop
something iiku..- -,.,,.,....... ~ 900, GOO
Tic average rer nero having berQ about
twutlty.tiyu bushels.
Thu crup Of barley, potatocs, and vegetables
was abunnant in I'LL parts vi tho State, mud
corn did we'll, eycn In Northern Colorado, wlere
" has heen popularity supposed that tho nights
,Yeru too cold tu allow 1t tu rtpet properly,
The total taru product, Including ttle rus.,lts
of gardening un,l slna!t.lyuit ralsiik, ID cstl-
mated ut eI,oO0UQQ.
rMg v4Lua Or CATTLE MARKETED
from, tbs rat,ges 6f thu s,ute Is put at St,6OO,.
tSJ: anil tiu lcre1sa tf l,er,ix nboyn wi,nt wis
exported ut S3,UO,xU taorc. Thu ejljpuvnt Of
l5rssctl beef, dairy psotlugts, aud other Indus
tripa akju to this, amounted to S0;3nN This
woul product fcashetl pycr 1,HU.Cxu pol,,llls.
worth tT.5 0O0 rile sa1es VI Wl,st,,n nlai krtctf
10 thu several large towns aud ut tho tnijtturY
p,4ts were alao very larEp.
1t will thus 10 scc., that tue main products of
thls new Statu iur tho year lo7y yt.o,y ,lu well.
AZ tcstilt VI t1a favorable et4st,l, times horu
btef, Eood In all tho cities aud tUwns uurlr thu
full aud winter. Considerable Act.cssiuns t,
nopuluttuu have been noted; unl buttiinv I'M.
pruycoicnts are seun on every hand UcpTcr
has addrL ffuu. a,Q4U to 1900 to her Dcrt,,at1cn nj
population during tho year, and her traslo with
Iii tho surrounding country l.as been $3,UQJ.Ggj
larger than ii any rteyous yt.r showing i'm,
Iii parte vi the Stato Are artukl1tr uf NM nr.,s
pesttY. The san Juan regton has turucsl OUT
well. and tho tpIues anil tunnels about Laks
City, 6ilvertou, aud Ougay arc ytclling well,
, 1877-12-25
WISCONSIN STATE PRISON.

I7ntesaI faspateh &n Ths CAtcaod Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. ai.-The annunl report
OF the State Prison Directors Is published for
the ycar ending Sept. 90, 1871. 1t shows tho
number Of conrlcts III the Prison Sept. 30, 1870,
to hayo bccn 900; number received tiuriug the
gear. In; total cust of feed. clothes. fuel, ID
structio,. aml supersntcn.lenco Ut prisoners, ex-
elusive Of Expense connected With ulahutaetur-
tnE, 9.9a1; average cost per man, 8i37. A
contract tas been made to lease tho convict
la'nr to II. u. Wells u Co., OF ChicaGs, at 40
CENTS per convict for tlyo ycars from jan I, 1878.
, 1877-12-25

Few persons rralIzo how long minute Is.
Thu ltoTtd relates tlte Of witncsa who frc-
a4ently used thus1pre.ston, "scycral rninutcs": :
ihIuk minute Is Ronc say 'now.' | viii say
NOV when wish you to begin" Mr. Email
notl4cd hts eutito comprehension Of tho plan
and looked confident Of bis ability TO Euess we'll
the CURT wRi.cil. THO witness haReted abuut
In ls chair, and, witl, q great ciock-faco staring
at him froln tho wall, stood tho suspense as
lung a. llo waa able, and then cried "How."
"JuBt twelve seeouls, !" said tho Judge, amid :
chorus of laughter,
, 1877-12-25
PERSONAL,
hlr. Samuel Bowlos still improves.

Mr. gamuel Dovlos still improves.
Al IL, r,.,;.., a.. u,,,,. r,,..
~ Nv 1's.s, -, y. ~. .oap.aAo o'u't a'o
~. 1At,.eu u'sn' ""u 'as1' "'sss "t0 VAIN tnen Aa
"asa'ne'on'
The DRptMts Of EnglaLd have organized
nissEon to enter upon and occupy tho Congo ter
"tof5 explored ey Stanley
Fannie Davenport saya It Is shame FOR
tho newspapers to repors that her npae II brokcn
and that sho Ia scassod for lite. Nothing Ut tho
kind IL true. Adp.
,r1. d., rro,,,,s,, An, xs,x,:;x,.. tt,ot 4,
,u..,s .s....a .s.,. ,...,,.... .1a' ~
homage to tho bravery Of Osman Pasha aftsr his
surrender.
Dam s,or1ox ;rx3to;7 ~. IA, n. c.,,,o,,
TN, an sm,n,nt cons,ses,,o,.,,.' ~ nr..s's s r.
the usso OF T. t"s an IN
H. Andrew's.nay. '>'"' '''''S~' ""
Jonathan prownls r. . orai,r,,s =, ,1.r
,.tS rsu.s. IT, NJ. eo o.
sh. :. Tho Inns ss H. iii s va. Ct ial
ttudsut and legally exempt from paying h,s ju.t
debts.
Mr.. suttou. q wel1.known nrorassiono,
b..s.s.l! pl.y.r Va. converted At !s,,vs, % maes.
d.. .ho ,nsst;ns fl ss;d. -, ~. n'.s. ~,
nrst ha,s snd hs ,hs h.rtor III. nd ~, ~..a ~
homo run." @'' :"
H.. .--.-..-
,.csnt1y d.,yerrs IN Ws.,m,a..,r Ahhox se,.',,ms
and srgu,no tbst H. nt.rn. a .mn.,,n - i,r.,,,
tent einnara In bsll /. not doct En-, ~ uc,trtn~"
ard shouid In reJsrttd rron, .n,on-,h. ynrr,f.. ~
Chrt.tI.n trnth. was nr,nt.d ~ ~ w.. vi, ~.
- R,nd,. 80" N~~
" Ao4uoa, wins 17otot4ng 70 ais class III
snatohaT tf1dsy ~ tha HARVARD medical school
nPoa the dlnsFsnccs IN 'enata and tho peca1fasl.
1es OF tongues In general. obsefSed that about =
ssntufJ h2o woman tn LoMaoa snaas her living
o9 Hcklhx hef s5e; 9ts saat she ased most Of tho
money 70 hQuor up'
DR.. Holland wrota to the editor pf The
Nnx york Trbun. +, r.v,,d N ths 1.ts,s,y swIr.
d,s n,zelred unon Errbu ~. Jfoutaiu A. fo,.oxa:
NV Yo1t. be. ia Ia77.-YtlI 1o, k,naIy ut,.t M
TO KTs 1lttls notsTtsty 10 Ar IT, h. kellogg the pfu
, 1877-12-25

There Is reprchensiblo tendency among The
local poets to speak Of tho yuc-1og, the mistlc-
toe, and tic puuch-bowl. We must remlnd our
contributors that In these parts people are nc
ctstomed to coal.stoycs OF furnaces Tor heating
purposes. and evergreen at 10 cents ynrl for
decoration, while tho wicked and a'sslpated arc
quite content with egg-nog and Tous-aud-1ezry
In tho way Of fetreahmont.
, 1877-12-25
TIE 1lAitY EII<1W.

The babtcs nre nil doing we'll at tho Tabcrna-
clc. Ti,cra werc no a'cs; "l,ea reported yestcr-
DAY. anil III spito Ut bud wcathcr there mas u
pretty largu attcnluEco during tho day. NJ
,iow cntrias lave been li,atla fur twu days, and
ta voting on The Samples I'll l.ainl llas been act-
I've. sTAls oye1Itng tlIs awards Will bo made,
whGn tho pri1u blbfcs will bo set In Tnw Uri
the platform, anil ,nMlu to squali ihelr acknowl-
ctiglnelta tu tho VARIOUS compliments bestowed
upUI them.
, 1877-12-25

The Cincinnati Gazette {auti.rcaumption, anti
silver paper) thinks that UALsrEAD, Of tho
Commercial, is insane on tho reconciliation
question. But II this be tsue, there Is heap
Of "mcthud In his uadncss."
, 1877-12-25

Thl4 is the era when murlerers cxhort from
the v!rtuous acaffold, and point out to the
multitude how easy It Il to attain to their c,i-
ncnce and then BE- waited upon angels wings
to homo bcyond tho aklcs.
, 1877-12-25

Was there ever sucll Christmas In theaa
latttudesf Tho grass ia sprnging In tue parks,
The b!rda Of spring arc returning, there Ia no
Legislature IN Springfield, tho gcnt1e zephsrs
arc Hhlspring, and 1t has been sprlnK-kllng for
mure than wcek.
, 1877-12-25

Mrs. WoopnuLt 10 lceturing In London on
"The Human Dody,h which Ia very inhun,ui,, to
bo sure, considering TINT tho poor Lonlollers
haven't dono anything to deserve such trcat-
nent.
, 1877-12-25

Tho real Ell Dorado seems to hayo been nt
last discovered, and In tho most unloukcd-fnr
ptace-Nortl,ern Hibcrta There they acll wheat
by tho ton and bccr by tho square yaFd.
, 1877-12-25

The anniversary Of ths baltic Of New Orleans
will 10 celebrated Under Dutnpcratfc auspices,
and VoonuRks, ol Indiaua, will utter tho prl'lul
pal lament.
, 1877-12-25

PouauKEsPslE. N. r., Dec. 9i.-Robcrt P.
rarrott, tllc inventor OF the parrott gun, died
at Cold Spring this morning.
, 1877-12-25

country ElxIut t;tcc1cy atA n.rti,weht.
including F0tt Cu1.tus, lttcsHloru. R1ll
u,tur snail tet.!aa1cnts... -. ......
Tho Eix md Little ihut.Ipaon, frohl
Evans westward. iacludsnE 1ttasyeos.
ouyh, 81. Louis. and NnmatIun........
Tho st. Want, Including LoNgwast. lsur.
llngtou, and i'0l1a.... .:..............,
The Boulder, including the farms about
ihlul.lcf, Eric. rtc........"....... -.
Tho suutli Flata9 betwecn tsatleyltia ard
CusOAa a:............ ........... .......
CloAr And nuar Greeks aud uthHr small
valtoys lu Afap401 and JeliersoH Cum.
jc1. .ts..ts t.ts...s .''..,s 80
Tho Arkansas and ita tribntarl.a In
Southern C0lorRa0..., :. .............
, 1877-12-25

lO&1l..ssss.ss sss.+sssstss%. .+ss s..PlssHtsuN
It seems to nc agreed that tho results tur tho
cnt1ru year hayc been ubuut See,:s.5.W u, .WD.
This has Cccn Il Eunl senr lur Colorado. Tho
nncs, runc.lcs. uliu hcss.s. haye oil tlonu well.
The SHUTS anil tnHl3clA nlut Central nntl lftncK
it aid Lake Countess l!yr l,rolucu! OIL, nyer-
Ayc Ut about 225O, ,OO0 .,er mouth IN gold, max
tn. tho yield for thc ycar fully S3,0, ORG. The
silver tit,es at ticarEetnHt,, Cartn,t, Al I'll thu
San Juan md liardseEalbiu districts. iayc eou-
trhnted al,Ult rs uith t,urr, making tho elltlru
yield VI tte precious nlu:A's Hunctlllnc uytr
sJ,b0u'UuJ. TAH coal ,nMcs at Ertc, tanun City,
tioltlea md Trln:.aa hnvu produced rs ,UN
tuns, with f1,ta1,DU. fits makes The total Ut
gul.l. alvtr. anil eoa1, ior tle year, ii ,aN,0M.
THE cHurs aEs HErrKn THAN KvEit pEroHE
III tue hstury 1T C,iuraJe.. Sumo t1G4 ut their
t,lacultulu llay be seen by the following atatc.
tncnt Ut tho wtseat yield tit this beat districts:
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12
CAM PM EETINcs.

Camp-meetings have become n per
manent institution. They are not any
longer confined to the Methodists only,
but other denominations are adopting
them as places at which TO combine
religious work, worship and recrea
ton. Having visited several different
meetings this fall, we venture n few
comments,
First, We deprecate the tendency OF
fixing up our camp-meeting ground at
great expense and building fine cot
tages to be occupied only for a little
time during the whole year, and which
owing to their locations in the shady
grove, soon decay. Let us continue
the healthful, convenient and pleasant
cloth tents, which give great beauty
to the grove, and save expense. Sec
ond, let the living be palmer and less
expensive than is sometimes INDUCED
in. Thltt,, ct us have more meetings
and not gather such crowds that we
cannot reach them.
Thirty or forty tent companies, with
the crowd which they will bring to-
gether, make too large a meeting for
the most eflectual work, unless you
can get Whitefield, Somerf6ld or
Foster to address them. Let the pas
tors on a district, prepare during the
year, a sermon with especial ref Eefe re e
t.~e,Ou IL OF HOt 10 preach IL,
Just as the Elder shall think best.
Prepare the sermon with great care
and prayer, not to secure praise but to
reach human souls. Do not try to
teach the people or to eXpound doc
trines. The camp-meeting is no place
to do that. The people are sufficiently
taught and have sufficient conviction,
what they need is to be moved to
action, that they may follow the con-
victions already on their souls.
If our meetings could he run with
the same consummate skill and tact
that characterize the meeting Of Moody
and Sankey, they would be far more
successful. There is no need for such
confusion and such desultory working
and meagre results as characterize
some of our meetings. There is great
power in our camp-mectings, and we
apprehend that their efficiency has not
yet been fully developed. We think
the best time to hold them is to begin
in the middle Of the week, and hold
them until. the work seems to have
been completed. There is no need,
either on the Sabbath or any other
day, that there should be less decorum
and order than characterize our church
congregations.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12
VERMONT UNIVERSITY.

Many people, who are disposed to
criticise our University and accuse it
of absorbing the agricultural fund,
&C., seem to forget that this institu-
ton had some funds of its own before
S. A. G. was added to u. V. NJ. The
college had made a glorious history
before agricultural colleges were
thought Of. 1t is true that every de-
partment is benefited by the, addition
and get more or less instruction from
the professors, who are paid out of the
agricultural fund, but be it remember
ed, also, that agricultural and scienti-
tic students also get instruction from
the old and regular professors paid by
other funds than the u. S. grant.
There has recently been added to the
faculty three new men, Rev. J. Isham
Bliss to the chair of Rhetoric and Eng
dish Literature; Mr.. Geo. A. Smyth
to the chair Of Chemistry and Mr..
$. Warren Davis instructor in Latin,
making in all eleven instructor all on
the ground and ready to begin their
work of the gear. Over thirty stu
dents have already entered the fresh
man class and more are expected. The
outlook for the institution is very
hopeful.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12
STATE NEWS.

The Baptists held convention at
st. Adams last week.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Rutland jail week ago Monday by
COW my off the iron bars of window.
Lemuel s. Drew, Esq, of South
Burlington, recently sold (for shipment
to Colorado) fifty-seyen sheep for 81 y
40.
A st. Johnsbury man bought mare
that could trot i'll :35, paying S525 /;
he kept her five days and sold her to a
Boston man for $500.
Quintus G. Rich, of Larabee's Point,
has this season harvested and threshed
2O4 bushels Of barley from three and
one-fifth acres of land.
The Free Baptist church, in St.
Johnsbury, has called Rev. j. S. Bur-
CESS to become their pastor. He has
been supplying them for few weeks
past.
The Freeman tells of man who
recently drove from Montpelier to St.
Adams, distance of 60 miles in sew
en- hours. A rate Of mile every sew
en- minutes.
Thomas Cunningham, young man
about % years of age, belonging in
st. Adams, was run over by freight
train in the yard at one o'clock Satur-
day morning, and was terribly mangl-
ed. He died at five O'Clock.
A Bethel sugar orchard has nat
ural curiosity. Two rock naples about
eight inches through, standing three
feet apart, unite in one trunk four
feet from the ground. The union is
perfect, there being no seam visible.
Snake stories are in order. A Will
kins, of Reading, while at work on
the road one day, recently, killed a
striped snake, about as large as a
mans wrist in thickest part, in which
were found 81 young ones, none of
them less than six inches long. Forty
one feet of young snakes.
VIM. N. Perrin, son of Rev. c..
E. Ferrin, and a graduate of the Uni
yersity of Vermont of the class of
1875, has received the post of instruc-
tor in mathematics in. Pacific UNIVERSE
ty in Oregon, of which Sidney II.
Marsh, d. d., formerly of Burlington,
is president.
A man who gave the name of Thorn
mas Miller, threw himself under the
engine of the 10 A. M. train at Arling-
ton, week ago last Saturday, and both
his legs were so. badly broken and
mangled that they were amputated.
He died at 80 p. NJ, and Sunday af-
ternoon he was buried by the town
authorities. The suicide was an in
telligent looking man, about 80 years
Of age, and neatly dressed. All that
could be learned of him was that he
came from New York state and. work
ed for a man named Moore. He said
he threw himself under the engine to
get out of the world as he hadn't a
friend in it.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12

In speaking of the recent excursion
Of the western part of this county to
Burlington the Clipper says:
"These excursions to our city-are
no small benefit to our business men
and their patrons; they help to form
acquaintance, bring in business, and
are a help to all"
The above remark hints at just
what we have called the attention of
our people to-namely, the possibility
that our county will be drained of its
business by its connection with Bur-
lington. One of the worst features of
the age is the tendency to centraliza-
ton. Our country is being drained of
its business and its bestyoung men by
just the same feeling or tendency
which will lead our farmers and others
to pass the doors of their home bust
ness men and go to the city for many
things, which they could get just as
cheaply athome. Bring in business, !"
is the watchword at Burlington. But
be assured citizens of LamoilIe county
that what business is brought into
Burlington from our county leaves the
business of the county just SO much
the less. Tell us, if you can, in what
way we materially receive any help in
return. By carrying business to the
city we lessen the size and worth of
our villages, and thereby throw more
tax on to our farmers for our expenses
will be in no measure lessened. Let
the citizens Of Lamoille county have
some pride in their own beautiful val
ley home and see to it that its inter-
ests are not injured instead of improv-
ed by the completion of our Railroads.
PdtrOntze home Institutions!
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12
II Has stod the Test.

If Won doubt tbwonderful success OF
Shiloh's Consumption Cure, give u u IA
then if you are nj pertectiy satl.lltu' . ~,
turn the bottle AL We VIII rel'Ilu en- ~
price Maid. If As established the act
tAat c2 3 ntf Be S cured While iGr
positive cure. a1tiit seldom fails. 10 cts,
50 cents. aud Shopper bottle. If yom
lungs are sore, or chest or back lame, use
ShilOh's Porus Plastei, price % cents.
Lold by j. 5. Whitney
DR.. Shiloh's System Nitalizer is no
doubt the most successful crre for dys-
pepsia and liver cOmphint we have ever
known. otherwise we ,Ould not guaran-
tee it. IL cases of Consumption. where
general debility, loss of Appetite and
constipation exist, it will restore and reg
ulate the system whileShiloh's Cure al
lays the inilahatiog ard heals the lungs,
Price 70 cents. SOL by j. ). Whitney.
Hacllmetack, rih and fragrant per.
ftlme. Sold by J. $. Whitney, Hyde
Park, VT. Elsewhere by all dealers.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12

The following good words for the =.
and o. are taken from the st. Adams
Messenger. 1t has hOwled against
the Vt Central so long, perhaps not
without cause, that we were not aware
il had such kindness toward any R.'R.
Corporation.
at has been fashionable in certain
quarters for several years to laugh at
the p. and o. Railroad. Ii is no long
er TO be sneered at by anybody and it
is no laughing matter to those who
tried to laugh it down. "Who wins
may laugh" and whatsoever takes a
trip over the road will see that the peo-
pie do laugh. They had long strug-
gle, first against the power of existing
roads, which manifested itself in every
place and has not yet ceased, second
against the difficulties usually in the
way of bonding towns and raising cap
ital by subscription along the line, to
which was. superadded avexatious liti-
cation that afterwards proved TO have
been inspired and paid for by Gov.
Smith, and third, against the depres-
sion Of the times, which came on just
as the work had progressed far enongq
to consume the stock subscriptions and
need the money expected to be raised
by sale of mortgage bonds"
There are a class of men who have
fought the battles of the p. and 0. for
years, through darkness OF light, for
whom we have great respect. They
talked for the road when others laugh
GU anu winch 10 JaIk was rnrr,rnlr---r--,
hurrah and crow, remind us of one of
Coughs stories. He tells of man
who moved with his family to the
western frontier, and lived in a low
log house. The ascent to the loft was
by means of a ladder which could be
easily drawn up after one who might
wish to cut off pursuit. One day, while
at supper, bear appeared at the door
and the ''Lord of the Manor" being in
a position to discover the visitor first,
slipped suddenly up into the loft and
pulled the ladder after him. The wife
begged him to let the ladder down that
she and the children might also escape,
but her worthy. spouse replied ''Nay
wife, should | let the ladder down the
bear might also get hold of it and that
would be the death of us all. 1t will
be better, of course, that one Of us be
saved than that all perish" The wife,
however, being possessed of considera-
BILE pluck and muscle, seized the old
fashion fre-slice and gave the bear bat
tie. The husband from his perch above
moaned piteously "Dont enrage the
beast wife you never can conquer him
and you may SO arouse him as to en-
danger your loving husband" Pluck
and muscle won, however, and bruin
was soon dispatched. By considerable
coaxing the husband was, after a time,
persuaded to come down. He eau
tiously descended, and when he had
reached the floor and convinced him
self that the bear was dead, he straigh-
Jened HIMSELF up ana walking proudly
around the dead animal exclaimed,
"Wife haven't WE. done ,nobly."