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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-09-09

In minutes met the younker which close by else you'll bel
gaand he oering made aoe knows what
rl-.aa ~ atoGla inn ailrl1
, 1880-04-03
MARINE. NEWS.
First Departures from Chicago for
the lower Lakes.
A Steam Barge and Consort In the. Zoe
in the! Straits.
A Seaman Killctp by q Fa1r from 11ast-
head at This Port.
Increasing Activity In 0ruin and Coarse
-. Freigtts.

LUCKY CHANGE; or 'FRONT.',
A few weeks slned TIN: TAinuxis announced
tho establishment Ut Il lnu or steamers from
Toledo tn llut1sllo' by, the WuDnsll liailwny,,
through tho charter Of tho Dtenul- baraps Jarvis;
Lord md Morley. II nUw trllnsprcs tltaE tho
Railway cotnpnt,y sroto pny tho owners Ut tho
Jnrvls Lord tho hand4omu sum Of -, 100 net for
tho tlsu OF tho craft tlurlug sluHlu sensnu,
Whtiu. tic stlni allowed TO tho owners of tho
Morley fur har services Is $3 UD t,rt, nst, II very
handsotnu figure. In thD sumo connection 1t IL
stated th!.b carsy In tho wintur ClevGlnnd Par-
tiost obtained front Cnpt. nrnS0 .ltli Ills pnrt-
rlcrs tho rcfMsai fur .i!fteen tiiys Of tho
accoptlnce OF tho Lord as Il pututlnsu
price Ut 4E)0W caRh. Ietoro tho tlf-
teen days hnl elapsed vessel pttlpurty be4nr tO
ihuratAe In value 10 rnpIdiy thlst Mr. DrriltH's
pnrtners reponted teir stcp locking to Il siiu Dr
f1iu entft it the Ny,.rc n',tt,cti, anT Withdrew
from the con,paet. Latter IN tho winter. thoy
were offered 3;ib.tO Or S40uol eass, fnr tho baryl
by other plrttest but refused t sell. And i hun
hlrrul out well FOR th0tn TINT they hell OIL.
The Ctevc19nd pnrtics whip u.d so tlrnriy OH
tNtnctl tho Anr1I for TO D00 now propose to rl-
cover damages through the uolrtA for tte bNcIs
down that lust them tito vessel. InUrlcr tn pnt
ftte n,1ttcr tn speedy tesr, they recently cn'Acd
tho sGfztrC ut Clcre1nntt Ut tho bMrro UEctAtnr,
owned 0y Cnpt- Drake alN[ hfa pnrtncrs IN thu
Jnrvls I.nru. on u trtnpetl-up Gln1n1 Dt Slu.lO1.
The Dictator wis promptly bDMtc!t, Thu result
Of rhese lc9..l proceedings will be lnukad for
with Interest,". :
, 1880-04-03

Tho rntn Vt yostertlhy foronoo,k WIS followed
Dy II deisso Toy Tint rendered ite impossible u
discern objects on tho wnter oven NJ II rhort dis
to WelH 8ttpGt lrlJxe thatn vessel *,ls drifting
nl,0ut, bucalmud, III dangerous proximity 10 tho
benel north Ut tho h,lrtuE. Tho tug Flossio
'Thc!cko 1T 11lcb responded 10 tho cnll for
,.as|Atsttro, At,l b!DlEht tho yesyel inside S,O
ryrveh III be tho Wallltt, frotn Holland with tics
Abunt 10 clock' lixt,uvGtlik sn!tur rutnu r,1sht
inK nloi.u tu the brfdKp.. nlhlost out uF t,rcRth
Ai1eIt,l fora tug to proceed to Twenty NTH
str1pt, where thorciiounrr Minerva ay slrctnU,i,
nntl III tin,tHrr tf tlnlitfE tu 1,pttom, III ahU ws
glDso IL, to thn l.rtMkwntrr. Tho tug American
EnHc rrncerdtal thittlo md returned with tho
yt.sg0l. nftur I'M absence Of two hOurs. Tho
Minerva, ,was from Muskceon witt, lumber. It IL
tlDnr this port tlairfns tho foy III UtlcO noIlr iu
ailpru tls0y cottld not get nwAy because of tho
tHtMl nlsof'ca Of wind, aud to cast nal0hor would
bu dangerous.
, 1880-04-03
1iO1tfr ()fH CHICAGO.
ARRIVALS.

7
stmr Alpcna, MitskcsJn, sun,lrtcs.
,Rtn,r tllltMeJ,, MnnttGWtm, s,it,5lrirA.
TrUp EMyctio. sit,xEsx1,,t, jutuimr;
renp afitlrnh, AtnnfHfct, lumber,
Trot, ChnmpliiIi, Huntingdon, lInht,
Pop New EriI, iirHn.l jjnvet1, t0wjnr,
i'r0l, il. Il. 'lhD.,tAJl,, anskcxOtr, il,inl,or,
1'r4.p Skyiarls. tpl.tDn fiurtulr, stlntrlos
l'rnt' ticnrse lumbar. st.1xl1rgui: lumber.
Hchr Windsor. stlIskrxli1 jll,lltur,
:4,hr. WOlrerihn, tirnnl Jievon, lumber.
Htlr y, 4. lrihtj, iifnjtl tturt.El. lIt1nhcr.
Heilr 9. .. H., Mu4kcgnn, Timber.
, 1880-04-03
,LEUNCH1zD WITT A LEAK.

-LAUNCHED WITH a 1.EAN.
Tho schoonop' Maggie Dali which was hauiule
utter being pulled on tho boaah lato lust full..
Gnd roaaivud q thorough roh,,ild during. tho
Nintcr, wins launched On Nonlay. She Left tho
ways cndwise, a1,d with suob ster.s that tito limo
psuvided'th' hold. hur partrd llkd AbIt Ut cation
ttwtne. Consequently sha sped' Aerx,ss Ur!u1d
All. examinations sh0wGd, tlu4t the vessel WIS
leakine ha1!!y,, aud, 1t becal,,u aecaasaryn run
her iAt0' tia mud u short distance uhove tho
MlGthct the luAk VIE occuSuuel by tile ouilIx-
lon Or by u bolt-liole IL nut kiDRl. At nly
tsto, Tho Aaggio Dali VIII have to bo PLACED In
drTrtlx,k
, 1880-04-03
kf0RTt1AW.

Spfttdt Dlspaleh to The Chicago Tribune.
EtnrE,l I'LL, Aprsl..-I'his afternoon the funeral
services OF tho Into fto,l., Julius 4. Carpenter
were hold Mt tho Into residence VI tho deceased.
Tho ltev. C.E. Dickinson, Of Elyln, a,tl tho lsev.
D. d. tfall, OF Aurora; oflicfnted. There wns m
attendance of NDollt 20 people. At 10 o'clock
tho procession loft tho h6t,sc for Dundee, whcrs
tho fcuiAttls wore inturrcti.'
, 1880-04-03

Tho now stcal.,- bargc now OIL tho atocks In the
ghlpyurtl of Messrs llauso,ls s,uovcr, at ManItu.
woo, ftr John JMoobs and g. q. G,Iyios will, 1t
iareposts<A 10 named Daisy Day, after u yuung
daughter OF William, Day, a. Nllwatkeo shlp-
ShaNller: Thu'ou!np!luloNt u u tanlsolt.e ollo:
32to new parsv wlll 10 e9.un!oted " tue % :9th ot
tr1.uo Gu Lake. MtchlvAtis Itur 0at1YiuE cNpAtlty
Wilt b9 uEuuE lll 0cD net OF lunbrr. 1t IL ~ Do
presumed that At, Day will f,t1listh her colora.
, 1880-04-03
STITCH IN A DUAw,

Shortly atlar tho noaT hour yesterday, the
Anchor Einu propeller COhcsta31l, grai,4.loaded,
Willis being towod down tho South pranuhl by
The tugs IIucklcy and Van Bchalok, grounded tn
tho west draw OF Adauysstkcet bridge, and ro-
fused to move unothsr Inch. Her hilgcs owl
ualtlv rasttxl upon the batlkHaf tho chlliucl, lis
thu wAtur-deptl III mid. e!ialinel IL valid to bO
mote thau thirteen Nn4 one-hait feet, which tho
, 1880-04-03

THO 1hfEaO C0nt,ae,tidl, states, ,lpon tho nu-
tlorIty of Assstant- Superintendent Fist. Of tho
Eric Cnnnl, tl,at about 100 lncn arc employed
along. the Western division of tho canal iii re-
IarinB sloI,c wnls, banks locks, Gtc, and pitt
ting IN new stnp.gntcs Tho ,nct, urc kept btsly
htwork. ns Ii the desire to l1nvO the cnnal lii
Enod order hcfuru tho wntcr II. let into II. Nr.
Fish IL nf opinion that tho drawing Ut wutcr Will
bu completely rcndy Tor navigation before he
iIth. - ~
, 1880-04-03
THE; ANDREW JOHNSON. ,

N111s 1&1VIIIt1t" VNlENF5ONst-
The officers Of the stonmcr Chiongo report that
after repeated clYorts THO rarUn1lo- cutter Ail-
drew Johnson ilAs ut lust becn la1dt.lupon tut7n
At1ua IN Mossrs. Hanson 4 Bcqyp's ahipyar,l, Ut
MllnitowM.- Thu tusk. wag suCressfullH accusl-
pliahed onlW Wednesday of tho present week, md
hnucoforwandlthG work OF retonst r1actionvllt.
undoubtedly bo pushed f0rlyArd with yIxur, al-
though labor IT, sald. to be seAreo Ill tho sflp-
yards. Messre; llAnsoq b 5oove havs untll tho
lstOf july to complete tho rpY0huU-cuttkar fur
sea.
, 1880-04-03

! Special Co'rnpondsnes of The Chteaso Tribune.
!, MAN1NsvTn, April l.-From: the mouth Of tho
Monomoneo River t,orthwarsl IN fnr ns Gun bo
jspen there IL ,iu leo in sight on 0roet Bay.
Enth. tho leo ts.lrlycn towatsls tho east sNo.o.
Tho Wind, to-day IL rluwiuy southwest, fnyur1l-
llc to ciunr tho leu out Of tho bty. Thu b{oAuM-
once Nvur will bo clear ut.ieu In tho 1lexttWo or
three l4yA. from tho dnlt to tho mouth, Aocord-
lug To preEWit Indications. .
, 1880-04-03
TQLEQO.

8petia! Dsspatthso The Chicago Tribune.
TaLEDo,. O., April, 2;-Arrlvetl- stenm- -targo
Morley, 1luiralo; schooncrJurn, ilnron; schooner
Grover, nnifno; schooner Rr1Inccs Palms, -nut-
falo: schooner shupe, Erie,
Clcaroi-schooncr LIN Petite, nhIalo, 10,9s7
bushels cor7l;-- propeller Howard, 0scoda;
schooner 1ira, BRIO. 16uN luahelg wheat.
ChWrtera-Schnnnor JurH, wtlent to Erie, and
schooner ANN j.. urover, corn 10 Buffalo nttwo
cents; schooner lillian Shupo; ,whcat to Erie at
two and u hlln cents.
, 1880-04-03

e,n Eanns!nRa whs drawing. Lntc yesterday astcr-
mn n to tt1Fa a. MIllor l.. ii. johnson, ilnvkley,
a ~, vnA 1GflnlGk 1nuhG united effort IN pull
uOriny upwards ut in ttOtr ~ ''
, 1880-04-03

f! 8psttas Dtssa4sA.i 10 Tvs 'CAa<aso 7ft6tnA
MILWAUKEE, April "A lrlzzllng ruin to-day,
aud Abnss fOg Binco noon, u1adU matters on tho
rIvor very quiet. Tue scow AvneA was locked
by tho Milwaukee Company to stop q lsak.
, 1880-04-03
ERIE.

hxttttlntspatsA 10 1hs6Atfaao 1ttbt~1as
ENlE. ra., Apr! s-ArrIvnls: Schooner Jatnos
d: Sawyer, Thlcdo; 40 000 bushels whcAt; achoon.
! CT bnlnt Hotur. Toledo. ss00 busheas corn.
Clenroa, Schooner sNctto NcIdington, Chicago,
| 1. .iu) tons soft coal
, 1880-04-03

THE ACC1DENr ON. THE. CHICAGO.
Capt. Dorrcy. Of tho Chicago. stated ycstcr
tlat tho deekhand, Charles rckalko. wns killed
Just liz tho steamer WIS leaving .Msnitowoc har-
bor. 1fe wns evidently a green hand at, ste..sas
boAt work, md must hive lind his curiosity
Nrolsctl to sec tho powerful Inachinorynk work,
olse the ucoicnt could not hive happened. In
ni1ier tu be struck BY tho cr1tnkhe ind to enter
Of tho isilows frinc. Whrit Itllnd no w1s lying
IN tho crak pIt'wtth his bruins dashed ua,t. NJ
tho machinery Ia ,secrclJ, housed tn. Deceased
wits 4 young Iuallt and II, stranger To Manit0woe
pGuplI;
, 1880-04-03
GRAIN AND COARSE rRErGuTs.

QltA4N AND COlK1fSE TREIGHTS.
A Alittle mnra activity u Observable In gra,n
frc'ghts, and there IL reaaon to Doubt TINT rutcs
arobcinE maintained ut elk md six and onc-hHlr
ceura on cora md whent to' nutrall,. Lato Thurs
day afternoon tho propeller Antelope and
eahnonels y H. Poinerny md Empire Stnto wcro
chartered for 75 900 lnshulB Of corr, ut tic rtoor
12A eentH per bushel through 10 tho s6lhoart, In-
asnuuh,iB I'd. onnr rntn tt,l1itrnln OH corn would
lulkC tho through r1ilG tn New York ~ centB;t 1t
ts shrBYtliy suspected that tho yessels nunlutl
will receive but BH censa per bllshet for carry
tnK tho grain to Buffalo. Nevertheless, Juhn
rrlnltvlsr who t,ltlG tho charters, lnR!ata that
tho nlbWufee to tho rcsHcls Ia go,1tA per buBhe.
Yesiarluy tho nruprllcrs ChHmplnu and Grantt0
6sAtp WurD nlik1n Tor Il ,lH1 hIahlls corn, .urd
tic propeller Et Albums for H. OO0 bushels outs u
burnln on through rslto to i3ust0f. In tho
nfterluOnt tlle stuanl-lMrED J0rvlA. Lorl WIS
tMkcn for 0UU? bRhbls rye to 11nilnlot at0 cents
ThnHchooner Il O.. Crawford, for IL 0tU bushe1s
wheat from milwaukee, to C0!tingwuot1, wis
tNkell Mt ~ cetlta., Total cApneitJ" tnken for
shipnaent from this port, ~, GU bushels corn,
40ND bushels rygi md H. OtD buBliels outs.
Schooner Eolu River, dry lumber from Muske-
j. Locke. lntnher from ApenA to ChlcAxo ut ~
peril lO00 teet; srl,ootlur Hyeu Hlbotl, pIrk from
LortAgp to ChragD ut $2 I'll rgE cttrsl; E1nW, |. NJ
fIlllI cgdHr postB and shingles ffnin CluyBnnks
Pier to ChiCag1,, Ut 7.eenlA npiece for ties Hn IL
cents uer 1,0Itfor BhiltK!ps; schooner ION Sliua,
bnrk from p0lTuHe. Or hardwood Timber from
Plerport, to Chicago, ut gotug rltcg. a vessel IL
wanted to cnlu'y c0dnr ties from Ahnopae. to Chi
cAgo ut uentz nptuoo:
, 1880-04-03


1Nlt. KHAE, III EI4AHk.Hr. ctIlCAGo-CufSUI-
~ ta4lun s1a,. pns.a..:a5 Ss " letter. " eDnla
Illustrated bouk cItAnL LII sasas beautifully baundI
prescriptions toF all 1xsasss. PFtca u ptstpALI.-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
The Goat Movement in Great Britain.

At meeting of the British Goat So
ciety, held recently at its rooms, 446
Strand, a letter was read from Lord
Roselyn, accepting the Office of Presi-
dent of the institution. The honorary
Secretary Mr.. II. S. Holmes, announced
that Lady Burdett-Coutts had become
patroness of the society, and that the
Duke of Wellington and Lord Shaftes-
bury had agreed to act as Vice Presi-
dents. He said that twas we1-estab-
lished fact that in rural districts the
families of the poor rarely tasted other
than :" skim" milk, in consequence of
the difficulty of obtaining the pure ar
tiele, which was either sent wholesale
to London or utilized at once in butter
or cheese making. He added that on
the Continent and in Ireland the goat
was regarded as the poor mans COW.
The society claimed that the goat was
especially adapted for such a purpose.
1t supplied just milk enough for the re-
quirements of an ordinary household
during the greater part of the year, and
as it ate almost every kind of herb and
vegetable, and possessed hardy con-
stitution, it was kept with very little
trouble and at an almost nominal cost.
st. James Gazette
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
Tiger Hunting.

In 1888, in the month of April, while
encamped at Sirpur, the villagers gave
Outram information of tiger that had
been marked down in the thOrny jaRgal
to the north of the village. This part
of the country was PLAN, and there was
no hill or ravine near. Outram started
on foot, spear in hand, follower carry
inc rifle and some six other bows and
arrows. The tiger broke ground on
their approach. Outram followed him
up on foot for three miles, and eventual
" speared him to death. This act, it
is affirmed, has never been equalled be-
fore or since in Khandesh. On another
occasion he stood, spear in hand, like a
gladiator in the arena of Roman
amphitheater, ready for the throwing
open of the wild beasts cage. The
bushes were set fire to, and the tiger,
by no means relishing the smoke, came
putting and blowing like a porpoise,
every five or six seconds, to get a little
fresh air, but seeming the elephant, he
was always fain to retreat again. This
sort of work went on for some time,
and bush after bush blazed away with
out producing the desired effect. 1
could not have stood the suspense
when life was at stake. At last there
was a low, angry growl, and scufiing
rustic in the passage. The tiger sprang
out, and down descended the long lance
into his neck, Just behind the dexter
ear. With one stroke of his powerful
paw he smashed the spear close to the
had Hha1so fv hnoiYncc
Mr.. Tiger one step below, with the steel
sticking in his neck, which by no means
improved his temper, had gathered his
huge hind quarters below him for a
desperate spring, and my friend, armed
after the fashion of the South Sea ISL
anders, standing on little mound,
breathing defiance and brandishing his
bamboo on high. Eventually the tiger
was shot by some of the party. Outram
had some narrow escapes. Once, while
pursuing tiger on foot, his companion
being on horseback, the animal charged,
seized Outram and rolled down the hill
with him. Being released from the
claws of the ferocious beast for a mo-
ment, Outram, with great presence of
mind, drew pistol he had with him
and shot the tiger dead. The Bills, on
seeing that he had been injured, were
one and all loud in their grief and ex-
pressions ofregret; but Outram quoted
them with the remark: ''What do 1
care for the clawing of catr' This
speech was rife among the Bills for
many years afterwards, and may be so
until this day.-JameS OutrGna, a Bog
rdphV.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
The Best Farming.

The best farming is that which pro-
duces from mans land the largest net
profit without impairing the soils ca
pacity to produce. The average farmer
! tllls his acres for profit, and not for the
purpose of coming into the possession
of abstract truths. Ninety-nine farmers
in a hundred will accept the above def
milton of the best farming; the hum
dredth farmer, in an experimental way,
expects to be of great benefit to his
class; makes an assignment for his
creditors benefit, and is useful to his
neighbors simply as warning.
According to the definition given
above, the best farmers in the New
World are found in New York State.
In some regions the farms are billy,
and so stony that the cobbles taken from
the soil are plenty enough to fence the
land with solid walls; but every knoll
and hillside is cultivated for all it is
worth, and all the stones are found in
the walls that enclose the productive
fields. In those regions, fertilizers, ex-
cept such as are produced on the farm,
are too expensive to be largely used.
The farmer must manage to get crops
without buying fertilizers, or decreas-
ing the producing capacity of his land.
These farmers avoid exhaustion of the
soil by skillful rotation in the uses to
which their fields are put, and that is
why they deserve to be called the best
farmers in the New World.
The practical farmer usually has pro-
found contempt for what he terms
'' book farming" He considers the
farmer who talks more than he plows
as little else than an imposter. Thor
oughly understanding his own soil, as
an instructor understands pupil who
has been for long time under his tut
ton, he is apt to carry this feeling too
far, and to refuse to hear some truths
which a person of scientific education
might impart to him. and which would
he of considerable benefit.-Springfeld
Republican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
Swift.Winged Carrier Pigeons.

F. j. Kinney. of this city, recently
sold pair of carrier pigeons, one year
old, to a gentleman on an island off
Portland Harbor. The birds escaped
from their coop one evening, and the
next morning Mr.. Kinney found them
in his yard. They had never been
trained but were allowed their liberty
while owned by Mr.. Kinney. The
mother of these pigeons was once flown
from Portland on trial and covered the
distance to Worcester, 10S miles, air
line, in 112 minutes. She also came
from Barre to Worcester, nineteen
miles, in seventeen minutes. Worces-
ter Mass. Spy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
W. c0rTAGE GARDEK

Betwixt cur apple-bOughs. how clear
The violet western hills appear,
As calmly ends another day
OF earths long history-from the ray
She with slow majestic motion
Wheeling continent and ocean
Into her own dim shaie. where through
The outer heavens come into view,
Deep beyond deep. In thought conceive
This rolling globe wherein we live,
For in the mind, and there alone,
A picture Of the world is shown
How huge IL is. how full Of things,
As round the royal sun il swings,
In one Of many subject rings
Carrying our cottage with the rest,
Its rOsc-iawn and it's martins nest.
But, number every grain Of sand,
Wherever salt wave touches land;
Number in single drops the sea;
Number the leaves on every tree;
Number earth's living creatures, all
That run, that fly, that swim. that crawls
OF sands, drops, leaves and lives, the count
Add up into one vastamoGnt;
And then, for every separsse one
OF all these, let flaming sun
Whirl I'm the skies, encircled each
With its own massy WORLDS. No reach
OF thought sufiices.
Look aloft,
The stars are gathering. Cool and soft
The twilight in our garden-croft
Purples the crimsOn-fDided rose,
90, tell me how so sweet IL grOwsY
Makes CLEAN like stars the clusterd white;
And beauty, too, is infinite.
W dUin0hdEn-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23
A Sure Thing.

DR.. Hunters Specific and Injection Mo- l.
are warranted to cure Gonorrh9a, Gleet,
Cordee, Structure, diseases Of the Kidneys,
Bladder and Urinary Organs Of males and
females.
DIR. Hunters Specific No. 2 IS a sure rem
edy for SpermatorThea, Seminal Weakness,
Nightly Emissions and Loss Of Power, caused
by self-abuse or excessive indulgence.
Price Of DR.. Hunters Specific s. per BEETLE;
injection 81. Sent everywhere by express.
North Seventh Street, st. Louis, Mo. Send
two stamps for treatise. Cures guaranteed,
or money refunded.
NF-Dr. Dinsbeer will treat all chronic
diseases and furnish medicine for less money
than any other physician in St. Louis.
Write or call.
For sale at Coley's Drug Store, Milan,
Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23

running to her they bowed themselves
at her knee, while their little hearts
were turned inside out. They told her
how that at school that day all the boys
but them had balls to play with, and
how bad they felt because they hadn't
any, and how their playmates told them
to 90 home and ask their mother to buy
them some, and how they told each
other they wouldn't say word about
it to her, for she had enough to buy
without getting balls; that as they were
coming home they found some smooth,
round stones, and they thought they'd
do first-rate, and were so glad that they
got most crazy, and forgot how many
times she had told them never to throw
anything toward the house, and that
they were so scared when they heard the
window break that they ran off to the
woods. wondering what they should do
1--WE don't mean" said Frank, with
a beautiful earnestness, " we dom mean
what we should do so you needn't find
it out; but we didn't know what we
should do to make it up to your
g We knew you'd be so sorry" said
Henry, land we knew you'd have to
work so hard TO pay for it, that we were
most grieved to death. But after a
while we thought that if we didn't eat
any supper, and didn't eat very hearty
tomorrow, 'twould make it up, and as
soon as we said that, we came right of
here to tell you. But we did feel so
bad when we got to the door and thought
how sorry you'd be. But, mother, wen
try and remember never to do so again"
81 hope you will remember it my
said she, tenderly, but ear
nestly, /" for twenty-five cents is great
deal for me to lose It's all I've earned
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-23

Mercy on me What has happened?
What is the matter?" exclaimed Mrs.
Brown, in a half frightened tone. as she
was routed from light doze in her
chair by the shivering of a window and
the scattering of broken pane. "Who
could have done that, who could have
been so careless? / hope, trust it was
not my little boys, and yet it would be
nothing strange if it were they, for they
are but children, frolicsome, light
hearted children, and l can't expect
them always to do right. l am sorry,
though, that it has happened, very. very
sorry" And picking up the sewing,
which excessive fatigue alone had
caused her involuntarily to drop, and
drawing her hand across her weary eye
lids, as though she would fain etface
the drowsiness which still fingered
there, she fastened to the easement,
hoping to find it in such condition that
her own skill could repair the fracture
But, alas allin vain were her efforts to
fit the tiny bits-China cement nor
painters putty could mend that shat
tere1 thing it was hopeless ruin.
q shall have to give it up" moaned
she in a sad voice, as she failed in her
third trial. 81 shall have to give it up
and get new pane set. am sorry,
too, for can i'll afford the money now,
and am so tired-it does not seem as
though l could sit up tonight to earn
it. Yet there is no use in fretting over
it. It's done. and must make the best
of it. If it would only teach the little
70 h. 4 L
wouldn't mind it so much after all.
Poor things, it's only little while
you'll be children and it would be hard
indeed if your mother couldn't bear
with your thoughtless acts for a few