The Van Buren press., 1877-09-18

Whether ii was because sound is trans.
united more distinctly wnen the night is
dark than when fair Luna is shedding her
refulgent rays on the front gate, or
whether it was because he was deaf and
sAespokein loud tone of voice, may
never be known, but the whole neghbor.
hood heard her say: "Dear George,
your moustache CRATES like new Rus.
sion towel, but l wouldn't have you cut
1t off for anything on this green earth.
Them there was a sound like unto a
rock thrown into apond, then the creak-
ing of gate, and then naught broke the
stiffness but the tramp, tramp, tramp of
a pair of stogy boots on, the gravellcd
If a man Of any get up about him will
go to farming in this country, and never
buy goods on credit. nor credit out
what he produces. he will, at the end of
ten years, find himself in the very best
circumstances. Go on the farm and 90
to raising something to live on instead Of
looking over the country for milk and
honey! go to raising hogs, sheep, cattle
goats--it's no trouble and but.vcry little
cost. The money expended in moving
viii buy you good farm and once set,
tie on it,syith proper energy, you are In
dependent. Always try to make what
-youneed at home, and do not send abroad
sfor observation-disclosures
The very children seemed touched the
atmosphere Of the place. A little boy
not three years old said to a gentleman
calling upon his father: as your fathe,
ydead p The gentleman answered in the
affirmative and the youngster continued
Did he drink whiskey or get killed ??
The boy thought there was but two ways
o. dying in Bismark, by whiskey o,
murder. se1 3D.
"Will the boy who threw that peppe,
on the stove please come up here and gel
the present or a nice book 7" said Sundy
school superintendent in Iowa; but the
boy never moved. He was farsceine
'boyt-[Ex.
"a Worthy Quaker thus wrote: II ex
Poetic pass through this world but once
If, therefore, there be any kindness car
show. or and good thing can do any
fellow human being, let me do it now
Letme not defer or neglect it, not / shall
mot pass this way again. - Elk.
A WEIGH engineer has invented an on.
CINE of warfare which consists of a can
enon sonarranged as to to discharg sharr
Sword blade crosswisc in the direction
of the enemy, the knife being so poised
yin its course, though the air as to cover
the whole space in longitudinal direc-
ton. described by the blade itsf. An s.
inch ball would carry swore II feet in
lengthE6Q0 yards, moving down every
obstacle in its path
From the Register we learn that .
most icowardly act was perpctrated al
Chunchula. Mobile county, on election
day, by n lot of druken supporters of the
Peoples Democratic Ticket" of that
county. Thcy fired into a crowd of men
wonderland children, woundiug three men
The authorities of Mobile county should
use every possible effort to have the COW
ardy offenders arrested and brought tc
trial. sSncll. conduct might be tolerated
in Penn sylvaDia. but should not DO al
lowed to go unpunished in this State.
A baieof New cotton was sold in Ala
baina, Georgia, on the Sd inst, at l2Ic.
An ekehatge says "Don't tel! mar
ried man any joke on the boys, for he'll
tell hisswife, and his wife will tell be-
.eistersT sand the sister will tell the rest O
The gslss ~ "
The cook of the King of Eihiopi.
must be priest and is not permitted t.
marry. This probably lessons his chan
ces ofghaving relatives to whom no cal
hand sugar aud tea ont ST the back win
Wv" ssssI SD
when Bishop Mead preached in Obi
in an carly days a backwoodman said
e IN the FIRST of them fine fellows that
have ever seen who gould shoot withou