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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04

"And there are men who are breaking
loose to-day, going across that line, which
if they cross ! fear there is no hope for
them. 1t is horrible when we see the result
of this drinking system, and yet observe
men stepping forward to fill up the ranks
as death mows the others down, ready TO
begin again. 1t is fearful, it is pitiful.
"Then what shall we do? Our principle
of total abstinence is simple method 1t
is so simple. What we want is that men
and women should adopt it. As regards to.
tai abstinence ! think have defined our
position-it is lawful, and it is expedient
when we do it for Others. And now want
TO ask you a question. If you adopt prn-
ciple as an example to save others, is not
the principle worth your adoption for its
own sake We ask you, then, TO adopt this
principle not only for your own sake, but for
others. O these men need help. They
know that the bitter appetite is there like
the smouldering ovens of volcano ready to
be reused by the first dram-men. Don't
tamper with the appetite Don't think, if
you have abstained from ten, fifteen or
twenty years, that you can drink little
moderately. | remember reading of gentle
man who had pet tiger. This tiger was
in his study one day, and the gentleman's
hand was hanging over the chair. The tiger
was licking his hand, and on the gentleman
attempting TO remove it, the animal, with a
low growl and snarl, fixed its claws in the
gentleman's arm. The tiger stood with its
ears thrown back, its tail stretched, and was
evidently preparing for the fatal spring.
The gentleman, keeping his eyes fixed upon
the tiger, rang the bell and ordered the
servant to bring his pistol, with which he
shot the tiger dead. lie then looked at his
hand and observed blood upon it, the sight
and smell of which aroused the tigers
dormant nature. So is it with the appetite
for drink, which is ever ready like the tiger,
to make the fatal spring whenever it is for a
moment tempered with"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04

j. G. EMERY is now ready
with his Spring stock of new
CARPETS very extensive
in amount, and of unsurpassed
excellence in quality, beauty
of design and coloring-mak-
ing it altogether one of the
lost desirable assortments
ever offered in this market.
And the prices are not the
least attractive feature, being
lower then ever before. La
dies and gentlemen are in
vited to an examination of it,
as the goods will be cheer
fully shown.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04
Ignorance, ROgues, and Maple Trees.

II. w. Is. writes us another letter, in which
he claims, truly enough, that by saying some
things he did not believe he stirred up that
Waitsfield meeting and changed dull as
sembly into one of life and animation. Not
quite SO truly he intimates that because we
say farmers should post themselves better
and not be so subject to imposition from
swindling seed-dealers and tree peddlers, we
exonerate the latter from blame. We wish
the farmers wiser. He wants the rogues
hung. Can't we agree on both issues : On
the maple sugar and tree question, he says
As poor as the past season has been, one man
and two boys made from our place In a little more
than two weeks twenty hundred pounds of
choice sugar which sells better to-day than any
other kind OF sugar and pays better TO make d
than any other branch of farming On the sunny
side OF hill on my fathers old farm in Windsor
county there IL the remains of an old sugar place
OF giant trees that have been long noted for the
large quantity OF sugar that they would make
Six or eight pounds to a tree was no uncommon
yield. Tradition says that my grandfather in
l76i carried five-pail iron kettle upon his back
from oharlestown n H. Fort No. A. eight
sugar on that very spot, which has been continued
IN all probability every year since that time
fortyor nifty years ago those trees all Scared
over by marks OF the axe and the huge tapping
iron and augur marks from two inches down
ward until 1t seemed impossible to find place
where they might be tapped again When last
gazed upon those giant trees they had language
that spoke TO me OF the playmates OF my child
hood, Of the dear associates of my youth
81 hear again the wild halloo
The ntfu campfire brings to view
Glad faces from the onter gloom.
So IL Il where'er we roam Where'er NV tho
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04

"When was in California there were
men who came to me by the score. One of
them the son of well-known man, who as
he groveled at my feet and casped my
hands, said, For the love of God help Inc
out of this hell What is the matter with
you 2 Drinks my curse Yes, that's it.
1t comes from the prison--drink S my curse
1t comes echoing from the lunatic asylum
drinks my curse. 1t comes from the pale
faced wife and the starving chidren-drink' s
my curse, and not a man who has escaped,
hut rejoices in the fact to-day.
"Iook at the wrecks Of men to be seen
on every hand. A man about forty years Of
age, graduate of Edinburgh University,
came to me and sbo we'd me his diploma as a
physician. lie was quite fluent linguist
and a very cultivated gentleman, but the
time, and when he left he said to me, Il am
very much obliged to you, Mr. Cough, for
your kindness to me. You have told me the
truth, but it's no use; there's no hope for
me. I'm lost laddie-good-bye.
"a living man lost-yes. ! knelt at the
family altar with doctor of divinity 10
New England in 1852 and heard him pray.
lie was the pastor of large church. 70
day he is a drunkard, and employed as an
ostler in a stable in Boston. When Mr.
Moody was holding his meetings it was de.
cided to go and see him and do something
for him. What was the result sc away
from me You know who am. You
know what | am; you know what have
been. Go away from me. The doctor pre-.
scribed it for me to save my life, but he has
damned my soul-go away from me-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04
John Il. Cough in London.

We do not wonder at the success Mr..
Cough is meeting with everywhere in Eng
land, for his passionate eloquence, even
when put into cold type, stirs the heart like
trumpet call. The following paragraphs
from one of his addresses in London will be
read and re-read with increasing interest
"The grace of God enables man to over
come, but it does not take away the appe
tite. 1t can. The grace of God is able to
do anything, but it is not its province. In
how many cases has it done so 2 ] could
give you so many fearful, sorrowful illnstra-
lions of this over-confdence, not in the grace
of God, but in mistaken notions of the prov
ince of the grace of God.
"Now, say to every abstainer, be you a
Christian or not, let the drink alone. Total
abstinence is your safety. Are no men
ruined who had the grace of God in their
hearts Will you dare TO say that every de-
posed minister never had the grace Of God
in his heart ?
Z" may be getting on delicate topics, but
| have had TO deal with facts, not theories. |
knew a man in whose pulpit spoke In 1918.
lie was the pastor of a very fashionable
church. The night spoke he was very
much intoxicated DR.. Skinner asked me
if | would testify in the case. They were
gong TO depose TINS man Tor drunkenness.
| said, No, will give no testimony what
ever Still he was deposed, and / know
that the doctor of divinity who had
preached the gospel to thousands for TWEEN
ty-eight years, stood in a low dram-shop,
with his face blackened, and number of
| degraded and dissolute men, jeering him as he
stood there and preached some of his old SER
mons for whiskey, to stave off delrium tremens.
"Oh, Christian, .pplers, beware The
theory itself is moral evil, caused by a
physical agency. There was man in the
streets of Albany, whose name | will not
mention. DIR. Sprague was called upon To
visit him in the station-house. He was a
man who was elected to fill the pulpit va
Gated by the death of one of the greatest
preachers Great Britain ever knew. They
gave him situation as a professor. Some
months ago he was found in New York
strapped to an iron bed-mad. These men
have no grace in their hearts-never had
o | tell you there is no power on earth lik,
the drink and we fight it with all our might
and fight it with all the power God has given
us, asking his blessing on the grand warfare.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04
ASE xorLLENT CHANCE
TiIIage, Pasturage and Wood Land.

1he subscriber Offers for sale on easy terms her Farm To-
Gated Ia East Montpelier, and suita-
IlN ixtl .l int.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04
Der Rutfder besnusts iib istUb niht

Der Rutlher besnuste ffd isfod nictt
NIT hfn Beileibsbeseisunsen.
Sd merbe ben WaSiitrat BET BEN BUN
bssratb ertlasen, iaste n. Warum sast
ibr has mcr{he @elanoer fcrtssnommen,
pbne iualetA etn nsues bsr,uRfasn? Metne
Brauren madt 8stnsr wieber lebsnois,
une bas tunse Trausn,immsr aud ntdbt ];
ibr perbet MIR meinen Sdaben eriebsn.
@irlAt Vie iunss DAME pieustdt nat
greaen, ~ fatren? fra3ts sin ttntreten'
Der RutfG.r. 50 baSe elm btausm.s
Hubrwerf, Ste fSnnen in einem Stsrtel'
ifinpden fatren. wsnn Cir uiiniten.
5optie ertldrt f1h bsreit.
--ater SIR 8ofer, Jrau Maasr Z frasts
ber fritere &utlher Der fann bod aus
Dem absrunhe teraussstult meresn, usnn
er niht I'm Wa1er psrfunfeu III.
Der RoTtr sntbdlt nur &lsipunasRide
une @dfhe, Der gsrluit 1T niht arob,
laate @cp5ir. Sbre Dertbpapiere t.faa'
BEN fds in elmer eeesrtalhs, wslhe iis ibsr
Der Shulter banesn tatte. Scpbie mar
mad Breasn3 a6sereift.
Stan Wfuuer ndnnlen Ste DIE OaHe
wurbe Der Rutlher ssfrast.
gDer mar bic anpere Dame
gBis he setsiben bat, weB Id ntht.
geips baben in Der 8rone In @bur send&
tist; ba mu1sn tbre Namsn isoen fails im
SremDentuh febsn.
@optie bate In Der lmseasnO BON Bre'
gen; tsinsn pafeneen Wcbncrt. ,pie lie itn
wiinldte. sefansen ; iie fanb etnen lol6sn
unweit &omanstorn In enem unmittelbar
um uisr pes BOcenises eelssensn eano'
baushsn.
(Uortiebuns folst.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

- aae arantbeiten, tie aus einem
peroprteneu Maseu entprinsen, usiden
iausenblidtid nah benz @ebrauh bon
,Neees Gilt @ose Ionic"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

urlpranalib ba;a beitimmt trar, aus osnt
aohlsnapaen bss Baumeifers WsNpbal
&ob!en gu Sage gu fSreern.
gfidtsoetomeniser iinb bic eetltunSen
Der sccrmotipe idon ie9r teadtensipertb
unb seben bic @e,piBbett, oaB eS lett Idcn
piele Saae eibt. 1pp eleftriide sreomctlpsn
praftild init Sertbeil perpenotar iino.
Die 6rase Der Gusoebnuns, melde Der
anwenonns Der bpnamc-eleftrilden soeoz
n,ptipen mSslidermeiie Su seben le'n ptre,
III na9 ben bis jett pcrlie9enoen grtabs
runsen idper gu entideiben. sic bdnst
atseieben BON Der MSslidfeit elmer b'ns
rei6enoen S Slpliruna BON benz 1el1tungs@
inheritance ber Sdienen al. gead Yin.
liAt bes 5errn Clemens piro li@ bieIes
grforbernib BET linseren Babnen gum
Ibei( paburd erreiden lalien, baB bon
3eit 3lt Belt neue prirnare Dpnan1on.a<
ihinen aufseitelt tperoen, welhe bic gum
8etriebe per locomotive nStbise eleftriide
Spauuuns spildeu Der mittleren unp ben
duBeren S6ienen aufredterhalten. -
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

asdt amerifaniid. Sn Wallins.
forb, Conn. feierte fiir5li9 Sobn Burr
ieine Spd,eit. Inter ben einselaoenen
@dlten befano iid aud elm fraberer Ses
wnnoerer Der iunsen 5rau; beioe tamen
nit chamber 3u ipreden unb nod in bers
ielben Nadt mar bic Neupermablte nit
ibrem alten @alan iiber ale 8erae.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

= Der 0erein 5ur BeIpredun5 BON
5rasen oes gSlferrehts puroe Dor leds
Satreu in Gent se9riinOet, uno jwar purd,
0tollin SaequempnS, Der ieet Wtiniiter
Des Snnern 1T. Sein 3wed 1T, neben
ber Diplomatic unb benz wi7enlhaflid,en
@tubium @in3elner aud nod einea brit.
ten Tartor beS 0Slterredts in elmer 3Sr.
peridaft bar,ulteaen. melhe oas WlHen
unO Tcrider 8ieler in liA uereiuist. Ter
Serein bat ieitoem in @enf, i'm 5aas. in
3urid uuo Yaris inter benz Ycriie Rau.
cini's (eben.alisen italieuifdeu Suiii,mi.
niiters) unb Blatidli's lin 5eibelbers)
9etuSt unb rpidtise 6rasen bebanoelt.
uie: internationaleS 5dieoSseri1t, bic
8eseln bes Daibinstener Ysrtrases,
&riessSeiepe uuo Sriesssewobnbetteu,
Beb lnoluns bes priplteiaentbums I'M
Seefliese, Neutralilruns bes Sue5ca
mails.
Qm l. Ssptembsr tritt er In Brli.l
trieber 3uiammen, um unter bem 0orft
b.s Senators parisu IN paris foleenes
isben Jrasen su erGrtern : Conflict Be,
tarssrli6sn @efsbe, Conflict Der, Strafss
iebe, 8eform ces Yriienrehts, tnternatio.
mailer Shub fur ben Sus,eanal, 8esult'
runs bee &rtsssre&ts, Nnwenpuns pss IN
europa siiltissn gSltsrrsdts auf bic Na
tonsn i'm Orient unb tnternational.s
S&ub fur bic untsriseilAsn 5slesrapbsn'
lettungen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

- Serr 9lberatus Rupp. 9tid Yrai.
rie. Wti nn., ienost uns folsenoe interei
iante Nittbeiluns +: GineS mensr Sin.
Der, swei Sabre alt, bate eine Branowun
be am 6ube, bic nidt ,u bsilen mar uno
S Wohen lang INNER meter fras uno
beren 5eiluns. wie eS ibieu. o(ler Wiit.
tel ipcttete. Der fsibise @strlut oes
ct. Jatobs Del madte bic Wunoe trpdsn
uno irei Don Otter uno bsilte Ee in turisr
.1elt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

Srdulein Or. ROia Welt, cine iunse
Wienerin, bic on Der nniper1tdt Bern
aum Doctor Der Weoicin promcoirt war=
BE-, 1T gum aIlilfenten an Der Sllnlt tar
Iuaenbeiliunbe beS Yrpf. Yfasers in
Bern ernannt pcroen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

- Die oasrrsi&fds aeassmte Der Na.
turiOrlasr Sat ben Nfrtiarsifenesn Stan.
ley unp bic NorbpOlfabrer WeiprsAt uHe
pagsr ~ D0fterea ssr 9stIaf0ssis sr'
ponnt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04

- gus Trenton, n. s., brtnsen mir
folseube Mittbeiluns oe5 5errn ge. 8.
Nasner im Nus5use: Sd bin fein gro
ber 6reunc BON Dtebi5inen, rnub ieocd
tefsnnerr, bab bic s IN burger s r cp.
{ EN- 10 gut iino, penn nidt befer, als
irsenb eiue Weci5in. bic i'd, ie sebrauAte. "
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1879-09-04
- Der gifdcf pon 8odelter BON sinem

3eitunssmdnn auf Shabeneriab perflast.
Man i6reibt aus Nohfiler, q. 9. 3: Sn
Der ;wilhen 5srrn 6rep. Donner, &e.
catteur pes Nohsasr ,,Sonntagsblatt"
unb Bilhpf WcQuaip befebenpen S6wle.
riafeit mar cine Stille Don mebrwSAent'
lider Dausr einsetretsn uno ptfle battsn
uisueiht fhon ssbcfTt, bab bic @&la&t
Yoruber uno Der Scma6amf besrabsn ld.
Die @tiae mar isoed nur cline folhe Dor
einem tommsnbsn Sturm unb bic Nn,ei.
dsm beuten isbt saraaf bin, eab Der Con.
Fict lofort unb NIT srOberer 5efttSfsit
penn ie, erneuert werben wiro. 50 wurbe
beute Mcrssn bsfaitiu feassasllt, bab
Serr Dunnsr bsltltHsn bat, eine &laSe
wss.n aibels ssssa Bilbof WeAuate
0ntdnsis gu MAIDEN. Die praliminarien
liub arranairt. bic 8orlaoungen ausee.
ltellt uno ben 9sbSresn iitsrssben porben.
Der Bilhof bitlt fd In ben lebten zasen
in 6emlod eale auf wirb ieou& teute
,urld erwartet unp bic Doeumsnte Hnp
itm UNI bieie 3eit wotl lAon sussifsqt
porben. @runp fur bic 8lase III Der bonn
8ifhof srlaiene unb Don ibm an ale
bsutfh ,tatboliihe RirGen In Der Staot
seianbte 6irtsnbrief. 5err Doaner be.
bauptst, bab berlelbe barauf berehnet mar,
isin @eldaft unb ieint Stipulation ,u
lhdsiaen, ia er aQe 8irhenmitelieeer
unter Nnbrcbuns bsr Citrate, eaB ibnen
bas lsbte Saerament psrweiser! werben
warbe, marnte. niht aaf oas Conn.
tass6latt" su abonntrtn. Der @daben.
srlaB 1T auf $1,000 anssisbt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

the more brilliant the eyes below the
pearls. Bands have long been worn.
but the flat band described II the
novelty.
Earrirg p,rplex the designer a. Wei
as the wearer nowadays; but for god
sets hlendings of gold with p%iatIna.
or gold alone tinted n several shades.
with he designs copi q from Polu>
peiian. Scandin AVIAN AMI ot3er ancient
models. are The first favorlteo. great
deal of red gold Is seen In fancy sets OF
jewelry at present. Enamels comhin-
ing several brilliant goiurs are Inucn
admired.
FINGEP RINGS.
The marc ise hing has b Ell the
f~avorite abroad for years, and is much
mere fashionable now than 1t has ever
baen before with US 1t is a hoop IN
which the stones are set up and down
instead of being set across. An Gle
CANT ring is a low knot of gold and
enamel with t~urquolses. Another has
an exceedingly small crest. Another
has a lizard twining round the finger
and With diamond eyes and tongue A
fourth has three serpents heads set on
a band of black enamel. Black enamel
rings, without ornament, are worn
simply to set off the hand The same
caprice has suggested bracelets of
hlack enamel, but these have an out
side band of gold. Silver bracelets.
rings. combs and bands are much
sought for. and silver wire nets. as
We'll "a gold ones. are now decola ed
with small enamel flowers at each sec
ton.
Seal rings have been worn for years
BY Young mea of fashion as well as
those who make no attempt at style,
but there are constant changes IN the
notices and designs for the use of
those who prefer not to carry a family
crest upon an article of jewelry SO con-
stantly displayed. OF these one is,
Better Than My Fortunes, and has
a noble but sinking ship upon the en-
graved portion. Another is, Even
Unto Daath.' and has "a seal upon the
back of which an eagle has set his
talons. A third is, ''Of Those Chosen
and represents a knight stepping up to
the queen of the tournament to be
crowned victor. A fourth has, Il
Hide My Thoughts, and for design a
masked face over the legend.
sILKEN HOSIERY.
This has only very recently become
a luxury within the reach of the mid
die classes. Formerly silk stockings
ranged from Sc to $40 per pair, and
were SO fine and light in texture as to
have very little wear in them. Now
the English spun silk stockings
come to US fully as handsome, more
~serviceable and much warmer. The
most desirable of these are broadly
ribbed in solid colors-cardiEal, black,
brown, gray and navy blue. A more
expensive kind shows a stripe of open
work about the width of a rib alIer-
mating with one of rich embroidery
executed in the same color. The cost
is from 50 to Sc per pair. Beautiful
hos cry has been lately received from
ireland, made of unbleached thread
and also of thread dyed in dark solid
colors, and is embroidered most effec-
lively in contrasting cOlOrS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30
SMALL ECONOMIES.
Take Care Of the Pence and the
Pounds Will Take Care Of
Themselves"

One of the first lessons taught us by
careful parents is that "many a
mickle makes a muckle - still, it is a
lesson which few Of us ''lay up in
our hearts and practice in our lives"
until we have learned it from bitter
experience. The baby must burn its
fingers before it will dread the tire :;
the older child is often slow to under
stand that it cannon eat its cake and
keep it too. Some people, indeed,
never learn it. Those who, in the
general squaring Of accounts stand
aghast at the debit side Of theirs. and
are full of good resolutions for the
future, cannot do better than adopt
the principle taught in the heading of
this article and look we'll to the pen
MES. Most of us think twice before
making any large purchase we hest
tate to break a ten dollar bill. and vet
when the bill is broken it melts away
almost imperceptibly. Very few large
fortunes have been gathered gradually,
penny by penny, as snow flakes cover
the ground.
HOW THEY ECONOMIC IN RANCE
French thrift and economy are pro-
verbal the world over, yet few per
sons realize to what an extent that
thrift is carried. An American resident
in Paris, in making change fer some
'rihing purchase IN a small shop,
dropped a sou, the fifth of a cent. on
the floor. 1t rolled behind a barrel
and could not be found. Two weeks
after, III passing the shop door. the
shopkeeper called him. and, bowinp.
held Jul the coin, Monsieur. votTe
sous. Fancy the Americans sur-
prise. Yet it is this careful ness in lit
lie things, this looking out for pen.
MES. that has made France wealthy
and which gives every French girl her
dOt-the marriage portion which i
expected with even the humblest
bride.
Money is valuable only for what il
will buy, and we have 30 right to en-
danger u lives and our health for
the lack of necesSaries which we can
honestly buy. 1t is no 70
live poorly. Nature requires a certain
amount of n~Ourishment. and if de
frauded Will revenge herself, probably
n diminished working power. if not
by a heavy doctors bill. TO save thus
Is penny~wise and pound-foolish
ne thlngs to save out of are shams
ana self-indulgences-not n~ecessaries.
"here Is the economy in going with
u coal and eating cake in wearing
thin shoes at the risk OF pneumonia
n buying cigars reading by a dim
hight and lnjuring the eyesighto The
e11ort TO keep up approximately
make as much display as their veal
TIMER nelghbors-is the struggle which
Is wearing u the vitality of Ameri.
can women, the leak which keeps the
pnlse empty. Very likely those same
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30
JANUARY 81. Isl
THE PLANTERS FRIRNn

No Skilled Labor required bs,.
its simplicity OF constrnctI.r
strength of material. "
Absolutely safe as regards fire. tr
TO suit the times. PrIce If
Horse power only $40
Large Screw. with Back am
ward gear, 10 be driven ov on. t.
for packing Cotton, Slo0.
Mr.. } u. Wells, Of roisnot. \ r
says: The engine | bought II ta.
use with ordinary farm la5sr" i
". Nj. Benton. BoNkln>
easily ginned !. to 5 bales i j..
coiored man with no previou,
nence operates e. | .rei sat,
CARDS sparks.
We could mul ply testimony +,
essary Send for circulars a. rr.a..-
Engines aud our ~cele0ratta
Presses Tor Hand or Power
IAPPEl x STEEL.
Jan J-om PETERSBURG
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

GAMEs.-A game Of pok,r-chasing
a Wild hog.
A game of carus-New Years CALI
ing.
A game of you r.-kicking a
poor dog.
A game Of chance-kissing the
hired girl.
A game of whist telling a secret.
A game Of pool-falling mt, "a duck
pond.
A game of bill>yards-paying your
wlfe's dry goods account.
A game Of dies-the last gasp Of the
slain hero in a stage tragedy.
A game of keen-o-drawing money
from the bank on a forged check.
A game Of old sledges-coasting.
A game Of draw-pocketing your
weeks salary.
A game Of faro-rowing the fair.
A game OF checkers-pleading with
a friend to get you out of the boose.-
KeokuE COnstit utton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

A correspondent writing to us from
Randleburg, n. c., says: ALLOW me
through the columns Of your paper
% say something in regard to the
No Fence law system. | am now
living in the lower edge of Mecklen-
burg county, near the South Ca, DINA
line. where timber is verv sea, ce. A
portion Of the people in this neighbor-
hood are buying and hauling their fire
wood about six miles. When would
a person ever get enough rails to fence
i'll a large plantation: | must say
that the 'No-Fence law is one meth
Cd by which the country can ever
expect to prosper, and upon trial the
people will unite in general approval.
would su gtSU d ) ate Law, with
county option, which is your plan. In
"a short while most of the counties in
the State will adopt the plan. Upon
this question the legislature seems
inclined to 10Y in the right direc-
tion."-Americdn.