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sta'cr" question. Come, dry up, or
s nj up one.
DR.. WIN. MeCord, ) Uniyersalisi,
preached one OF the hes: sermons at
llaniby's School House last Sunday
We ever heard. ~ : ~ 49, !
Your Era correspondent says he
once launched his boat On the legal
waters and failed, The honest, sim
pie statement brought back tie rec0ls
lection, green in our memory, of the
fond hope we ONCE cherished of be-
ing d member Of the bar. II crowd
cd into our brain fond endcaripg
recollections OF. the mid Gight oil
burned, aud tho splitting headaches
endured In coming Blackstone, and
pouring over the misty pages of
Greehlcaf. Aud lfyoung ambition,
which sprung with gladness n our
bosom, leaped with unusual Joy at
the lpud call OF llle. constable ut o.
inagistratc'sk CONT, the ficrcci heat
was tanned tdil.fiame, wlieniIleselo4
quent cOunsels commenced their mr.
guments, and well can we remember
our wild longing TO join the fray.
Like tho doting mothers .ondness
Tor her first born darling babe, are
we fond of magisirntcs courts. We
hardly ever go 10 church couldn't
be induced 10 go,to SUNDAY, school 4
never prayed IN public; never swap
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Z. AS. We, have Inoticcd nothing from
this point In y oprsyalnable paper, and
hoping 10 SEQ this letter in print mex,
week, weotremblingly ask for space
in which to give the news of this
neighborhood. ass n s,sl-t, '-,'f, .3'
1.-THE sore throat Ia very prevalent
IN this commuhity, and lis reported
thai the scarlet fever is,raging In The
Vicinity o., the Rrick Church az
* Roy Is teaching at Owens School
hotise now. II ia 10 be. hoped that
Emde will. beat. him in the home
stretch. f5slsask ERakesss ,'k4
IS Eoon hunting is all the go now.
Every dog his his lANy,y bpt tht
| nights .beiong 10 The ucAlscso ihihkl
! YOUR late agent. Iiosev Ballou Simp
son Is undoubtedly title handsonies
nian in This beat sg, t,sf l.'',ila i'as
gRoy wants 10 swap pair of low
cut shoes for a good coon dog. -sls :
Is Walterl 0weu's old boots hayt
about played and hisIold hat is wora'
than the lag end Of nothing ~.
latSweetfpeiatoes arc abundant dowr
pieth. One man wants some goor
mathematician TO. figure up the, a
EmHnsiors of his nile, but none of tn
boys can muster up courage 70 tackl
iif.1 30 iieu a1iilgu infh ffiH3d NAT. ,
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-so79 EnHtU

Fine, frosty, freezing, fouhsh fall
weather.
Farmers busy sowing wheat down
here. f6
Big frost Monday nightses
,lyeachiag 1t ibc.BacK chprch cv-
crya4th Sunday bythcpasiors Rev. j.
10. Spurlin.
Tell all the boys we've shaved our
little mustache of, and it's none oil
their business, anyway.
All! Zip. we are like the freshman
was in regard to the june bug after
he had been stung nearly, 70 death by
hornets: "Ye've changed yer dress
but we know yer voice."
The sore throat is very prevalent
hero now. Two children died IN thit
community last week of that fa,a
disease.
Somebody told Jim Owen las
week that Indiana had gone for Porle
lby 5,0OO,00O majority. Jim cusset
4 'em aud went on his way
Lawrence Armstrong was thro W
Into convulsions the other night
Supposed cause: eating too man,
hickory nuts. They said he tore VI
two bed quilts, gnawed through
feather bed and tackled the cords, an'
now he has more difficulty Of diges
4 ton than ever.a afedls1 iiaabd tia
DiED. -On the morning Of the Els
ult., Lizzie, oldest daughter OF Mr.
land Mrh. Maze, OF scarlet fever.
The comsnunity2i ID IN a healthie
condition than It has been Tor sever
| al weeks. The recent frostse having
purified the air, II is 70 bn hope
n that health will be restored to tn
whole country.
/ All, E,nde,, you hit dhe-. ayt lie
and You evidently mtend. 20 INT u
last, as you have already gone l
consecutive Sundays, and are stil
agwine"s as regular as they come
But they will certainlyitire al las
/, Ifor YOU'RE dcgiish hard on beef so
ard oniona, and ihere's not q COOK U
creation that could satisfy You on III
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:.,,',.,,.i PapS' 'a as ~ ny,ns na'
s"."eu " 10 y0'' "" " -, ~, ao"l
l. VIE, m1 !, saVwy
1919 ts.,"i"1 NJ
u'e e !, 49, ,sI.s e N, q. (. !. ~ Z,
si, ,,s na,e o'ooS"s y
t tns s soo a"u af eoa'at''"s y
~, Ty 1. / 3, housed t aud sGlrs g
Wv g z - s,vs,,, ia !,
tas,,s, 800 S e Z, sn,,a. ptYfHS,u' y
an Joa .' !. a. . to,u
T Tie =, n, i, ayuasoe
49,, 80 49, 1870 ~, ".ehaseu
s Sr" s JA s, Iaa nop0 soo" " nays !
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\, Ji'; SI;FEDiSf!F5Tl
Mr.. EDITOR.

Mr.. Editors -sals ,g w *.
II las been several mouths since
we have seen a letter from orr fast
inprovingtown. When We say, inn
proving, some aof our; friends may
laugh, but ii 1850; there Is a new
dwbllinyi in prospect and aregular
circus and menagei'ie already has
visited u.s. iif a ~ ~. prs, 81. 5iiN.h4n !,
Nj lies Orton's combined circus and
inehagerie visited Pcdec on Tuesday
the 18th with its great combination.
A few days befoic tbs expected en-
tcrtainment our neighboring towns,
aud the country generally were per-
fecily enthused call excitement"
Our worthy Mr.. Averitt WAS forced
TO thesnecessitY ofimploymg, about
i've extraiciefks in his dry goods and
grocery houses, and then we heard
complaint from many customers of
having to wah for accommodation !
The Ayeritt house was crowded
from early morn ill the wee small
hours oflhe lnigpt3b we envy MIR
A.. but lie ia so popular we know i
| is wrong. lie was ahead about $40C
In cash next morning, aud would
have been better of but for the rain
that deferred many from attending
! lii our effort we cannot help speak'
/ lug Of tho circus per forInanre. They
canie we'll to their advertisement
the Weather taken into Consideration
The performance rwas goodeatht
clowns were good. and as Tor Masters
| Albert and Berry we consider Their
kpar.excellent. We have not We
Iheard from Mt. Aliens but hope b,
hail as good custom as Mr.. A
Why is it thatno man can get hi
order entirelyfull today Did or
ton buy II an.
| Our friends Or. r and 7. W. from
our sister town @. met IN the couli
TRY after the performance 10 spen'
the night withalfriend Theyloose,
their animals In d barn,yard tina
contained acieteri,. Whittier from
actual thirst ornot, we do not know
but the beast went In. The neigh
bors kindly assisted the gentlemen
and thcy got tho animal on TER
flrlnaD without seriousinjury. ~ n
| 0nrcolored friend John Northine
ton lost a finger II, tho mule scrap'
Good health throughout the coul
try. Come again Norton
,lsg Av"~tt1 IA SO 80 ORlONs
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IwEAvEa's STORE.

3 "A fter an absence ola few weeks
from your columns our trash is again
presented. Owing to achahge, Of To-
c3tion, we haye been nnable to give a
sheet to the SouFH KRsruckiAx for
spme weeks, but will be prompt in
Iiufture, so off ws go.s 10 % iqiasR .,oa
Marriages and deaths scarce. a y &. &.
Business is-on the improve 6rf4liii
I. The tobacco crop is very good. 81, s,sl
IA few have finished sowing wheat;
A large acreage will be sown. ,sa.,i *,
Some snow fell last Thursday
night. .1e,,isgel4 ..0a3 egsY8'r- no
'b0Wild. dicks, are here in abundance
( Winter apparel has been found
necessary already to- Keep the body
comfortable I
Quails aid sqdrfels are more plenf
tiful than usual, - : y 20 y
N Mr.. PAGES steam mill is doing a
big business now. ss p fa,si
'''r,
schoot near here, "a one mas ao0u'
'h!r,y scho'aiS,iets, .ge.s, ny ainls /,
Onlls are AROUND K u IN aounuan'c anu anu
eau, Ia aoctornow ana thsn'l q 90,
Inns POINT was not yety W., wv
represented az ,ne circus AZ icy 'lee y,
Owing to the rainy weather ou'
lew negroes attenuau eneirt IAN \ hou
this neigheorhooa,saL J,sss. sg
Inc ma''i nnn lever n's r Is oes 'nuns
10 rise .,teisigs ~, % !.
nlert GILES wants tic aAe' no. al II
the next distribution n,
Weneeq q pos, once ., az IN, 'n'S p'a0'
BADLY. also oia ', smi,n H, 1,,lf ~,
1 mere VIII oe granu pau AZ ~.
W r, Harris next weuhesaay nisn'
nlsilolynu'S ws,hu's H wv
are p'enti'ui' ana tne SWINE 'are wo'
just now ,,.
mr. ynoi Sergeant leaves ior .s'
sissippi next week 70 .ake = aeerhu
i q SKIN was 'euna hoa'i"g ne "a
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~ D'po o'u'na'eY Shou'" p7en
~ ~ "'Ho 'N'e"' o"' y
80 's"' ~ p'on'u" perto"s ''o'h
"s 'O''e'-' "hoe'''s ''''"'s se''
'"S 'e "A"s &C
Messvs. Turner and Roach have
found their stolen aorsc and buggy.
mention of which WIS made Inst
week, Inc horse and buggy was
~.usa' !" ff'day W. negro VINO
s'a''nc' 'pA' 70 'oa"u y J" Inc ROAD
"e" s''e'
Several new correspondents APP
pear " etllesr iiihial letters to-day.
we are g'ad;to see several OF the old
ones returning. We rely upon our
country punt Reporters for much of the
tilews and tsasttlleywill manifest an
l.iniercstiif their lcsseys aud send them
-'s. ifEiaA' 'Es<laiis.2
ne ocoa'ng society met oi'urday
"'e"' pursuant 10 appointment The
next question discussed VIII be
"Shouiu therc bea protective 'ariif!
WV pe"eos'ea ny Two OF mo pest
i"'sPu'"h's. Every Douy Is ihVi'ea 10
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NV 10 Your Time.

We have onhald anumber of,finc
FIRST ciass bufgies, light rockaway
ard barouches, alao q lot Of good
eccond- hand vehicles, which wewant
TO sell. and odsr,hem a.. Rsestly re,
ducea psIces. This lsyourchpnce 70 70
'seeure 4 bargain, q good vsidcle at
ANAL price, We guarautee these
vehiclos first class aud Of our own
,nata va Ttet l.t
BLumErsTsII., McCAAy n BfSFE.
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!. scslAtIglEs.

Hffft~ff istH
Judge q. w. Cook is la the city.
Col. O.. C,cpcr spest few days
n Cadiz last week.
.,sis ~ :.
yors iaz, week.
I. :. !. :. !.
MrT s 'aN 's' -
H'ss ,s.' rs S ,s., 4, \, ~, :, \.
it'ram ras'i'., -. 's'ss's'"N"'
re""'!''s"''''iN's' a.
Mf !. ; .. ' NV. S,'l,,'s s,;s",,s
'a''' 49, X.
Niles Bertha Lanss'r"'ll Is v's''ng
@''' ''stS
Mr. Thee. Ford aud 'l' vic. Of NASH
vile, were az tue Lear" lio'e' ias'
"''N
Mira Elizabeth Green 'e't 'as' week
to visit her sou, Mr, Lpr'ss usesp' q
> AS
Mrs Lew Terry returned Jay week
from an extended vi'ltto l'csins''n
N'"'u'ss ;ff.lS.svt gg.
Ml'sSSInles Waller y Siai'pe
Misses sallla aud Hattie tOard'a'
""s' ' . 3.
nr, w. =, rss'cn returned last
week iron' business trip ~ Two
weeks 70 Psdural'.
Mr. L. q. williams, JrY VIII leave
for Florids to-day 70 continue The
BED ngbu''ness' ~,
Mr. ~. j Graham, has poue 20
,uI.y,l,, 10 oract,es Law. MANY
friends reyrcl HE departure
=, +, !,
"'' ?. .. h""s sl.. ass". y" ", ''S
'n'kcr' Moore Psper Va, ~ Lp''lss,
vile, was Ia the clis Friday.
Sir. Johp j.. Galhrea,h len LAST
week for New Orleans whrrr Ne VIII ~
make hls hchie ~ the future.
Al, u $780,, ~ VI s,lo.Is
,.. .,,,n,sd ~. ~, ,Im,,, ., ho.k q
keeper with N. d E'lmuuds X Cc.
MI. mt. ,v,..,o,s or ,,.a,, ,na
,,,.s u.r,,,,,.,n... =, r.,a. wer.
a.. $50. ~ NJ. H.. n Ie.o. 4. :,
-
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oAsKY.
4 NH
IIcrr wc are sca,n.

Here we are again. j
As anolEef week iasrofled around
we lad olirself eiRiSs dreaty. rainy
morning again trying to scribble =
few items Tor the kESTUcKIAN, and
flour letter does not contain accounts
Of siaruillg ocrurrenoes il must bc AZ
Iribuet iJln hon. enact .ncntef ouch
tragedies rather than. A failure on olas
part 10. focura theih We, sss; Z, ~, 81
The hast four ,or ,tiye days ihat'fi
has raimcd .hasgrcaily iaierferea With
those iNrlDets Nli9 hyrfJ not 1liolgtT
sowing What !, hot It has been u
splendid season for stripping ltobacco,
ior those . whess Craps wsrel well,
en0ugi uureil 20 ftnpsa.4 NfAthBes
.AlrehdyS comes lie tofnplaintthatl
tbe llesslans q Wis IL the wheat II
would ,scen, t0',nAily iii4t the farmers
are tltc'grcafeat croakers in helwvrid.
but wliciF we come tos cotsiher he
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D Several communications unavoid-
ably crowded outthis week, but will
appear next week. fs'f
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OCTOBER CONJuaALITIEs,
Thirty two Couples Lap Into
MatrimonY. .g.f


Below ne fnrnlsh ihy Isl Of we'd
,linrs Cor the past lpnnih. IL VIII be
,eeu ,i,ht ibe irearon. bids faIr 10 BE-
prplldu With natrinomIal news We
,lalI take pleasure IN chronlclibg
,rom time 10 iiar these iuiyreyiirtl
i,eus. Befere tie wm'er -is~aonc
uany yle,uow rad ,bIslist In sing.
llness will see their own Nance
among do lappy ones. ~. iiioie Il
be. LEI lie WORK geon 5Hsif
wufs, ~ -
s. Ii. MclsinnIs IL Z. 4 IIord.
S,m Hnrks IL NollIe Iiartia.
.jno. q. Andtrsonto Lucy Bodule.i Z.
A. l.. Mnrgaa 10 mary T., olyy. ,,s = I.
!. c. Owen TO viuia BOYD -
Chas. s. Fuller 10 Lucinda Smpson
.Jno. n. Davis TO Gabrielle Lbling.
Il. T. Walker TO Sarah Murphy.
Hiram L. Putnam TO Nellie Ray. -
". N. .Sisk II. Elya Jackson. -
j. 6. Hold to Annie lloner.
liobt Il. Alcofo 10 Be,lie Murphy
will IL. Tjnow to Mislc MOORE.
j. II. Buipef~ 10 r.. n. Pendergrass
q. w. sinafttoEliz a Noiai,d.
y. b. I.cneasc 70 Martha Wood
Total ~ a.. fr,> \
ni.AVK ~.
Jno. oaise.lberry g Fannie Clifton
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v Stray Notice.

TAKEN up as estraye by Mcch witty,tivlns
near the County Aims houee Of Vhristiau eouu.
", % the 17tlfdayuf October 1850, one. Black
Sow large VIII ~ shoatss an, ~ zig hog,
lot about tisl eighteen months old /, mostly
Appraised Before mo by Eisha Hall aud W.
n. Lacy At SO for tho entire lot. Four Of them
marked With crop and spin IN the loft aud
un,lgr crop cut IN tho right ear Giycn under
my hand this seth day OF October, $780, ~
YVES M ALLAN WALLIS, y. P(v o.,
News, 1880 IN, ~ lfielR V y
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Capt 81. Terry. Of Annapolis, Nd.
an oiiicer Ia the u s. Navy paced
through the city Thursday. nccop'pa.
MED by llis wiic, en- route 70 cadix 70
,Isil relatives. ssrli ~ ", y
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Mrs, Judge joc MrCmrcll. nee
Mis. Mary Holloway, is visiting her
mother la this evanly. She will
probaLiy re,urn to nopkiu.ville Sat.
aria, = lfat.trler
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Miss Eliza Wharton, Of CadIi. md
Miss MARY Mathews, Of Texas. were
the guests Of Mrs. jas. =. Jcsup last
week.
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lvs J,. A. Mrk.asie. No learn,
I. l,irs dspYerot.is IN IL iirnassson
.oumx ~. friends rerret very.
much shsi he wa. notAbleio rtftici.
pate IN the last diwuasicn Yesterday.
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Miss 1uv, Csbapiss, Of New Prov.
ilsncc, rvs,l. xIia las been sls,uoe
Mips lt.,iiv Ma..i,s lu.the county, for
,cme due. reIurprl hon,e Yesterday
accuapanlv,i ty the latter Z
The comet., 1880-10-30
COMklinE Brothers.

In one of his rattling letters to the
Cincinnati Enquirer Gath makes the
following amusing reference to the
COnkling family and to Gen. Arthur,
the Republican candidate for the vice
Presidency:
Roscoe Conkling's brother Fred
began Il speech against Garfield last
night with the following lively Ian
guage: "He stands before the country
covered with inlamy, as the beggar
Lazarus was with sores" He thus
spoke of Gen. Arthur and his own
brother Roscoe: 81 Iregard Gen. Arthur
as one of the best dressed and most
sumptuously neat men on the streets
of New York. The last time | met
him in the streets [ observed that his
boots were covered with dust.
mentioned the fact more especially for
the information of the chief who rules
with despotic sway over the Republi-
can party in this State, and who has
recently been invested with supreme
control of that party throughout the
country. | do so that he may issue
order to II. b. Hayes and John Sher-
man to repair forthwith and lick that
dust from the boots of the candidate
for the vice-Presidency.
The Conkling family are never good
friends to each other, and it is said
that old Judge Conkling grew jealous
of every stranger who came to Utica
to see Roscoe instead of calling on
himself.
An Ohio man very close to Garfield
said to me yesterday: 81 wish Roscoe
Conkling would go out of the United
States-take a foreign mission some
where, and give us little rest, for he
is more apt to introduce new dissen-
sions into the party than all the other
malcOntents in it"
The comet., 1880-10-30
A JOINT DISCUSSION IN coR1NTH
CONTINUED IN GOOD TEMPER
And Resulting In Good.

Maj. S. l.. W0fford published an ap-
polntment to speak in Cornth last
saturday night, and to his honor he IL
said, made new departure from the
usage of his party and invited any
representative Democrat to Joint
discussion. Capt. J. NJ. Allen was the
representative Democrat" and who
like Col. Morphis, "happened" to be
on hand, just in time. A good audi
ence assembled, one side of the house
colored, the other white.
Judge q. c. Chandler made the
opening speech, contining himself
mainly to the advantages, as he fore
saw them of sending Col. Morphis to
Congress.
Col. Morphis followed in n short
speech in which he announced hi.
candidacy and his purpose to try to
be elected. He made some pointed
hits at Col. Muldrow and the Demo-
cratic party which were loudiycheered
by the colOred part of the audience.
Major Wofford spoke for over an
hour, making II splendid oratical ef-
fort. He sustained himself well, and
his failure to sustain his cause was no
fault of his, for the undertaking was
evidently more the result of bravery
than judgement. He deprecated the
existence of the color line and made
very conservative speech-pronounc
ed by many the best Republican
speech made in COrinth during the
campaign.
Capt. Aliens appearance on the
stand was greeted with wild ell
thusiasm, and he got down to his
work like a little man. His argu-
ments were strong; his descriptions
vivid his wit keen, and his sarcasm,
tho good humored, was piercing and
wlthering. He not only sustained his
reputation as ready, off-hand de-
batter, but won new laurels and may
be justly dubbed the champion" in
this line. We heard few weeks ago
that Allen was "spOiIing for chance
to devour live Republican," there
fore when we saw feast of three of
tered him at once, we We're not sur
prised to see keen appetite exhibit
ed; but the ease with which he "got
away" with them was truly astonish-
ing. Many of the colored voters left
the house hallowing "Hurrah for
Allen ~
This was profitable meeting. 1t
had soothing effect on all parties,
and has left good state of feelings. 1t
has shown that when Republicans
will, they can meet and discuss with
Democrats their party differences in
friendship and good nature. 1t has
shown too, that opponents respect
each other more when each has the
to meet and criticise the
opinions of the other.
In the name of the Democracy of
Alcorn county, we thank Major Wof
ford for his liberal and honorable
example and hope to see such Occuren
ces repeated until the color line shall
be Obliterated. Truth and right never
suffer from honorable discussion.
The comet., 1880-10-30

On Friday November 9TH the cele.
brated Emma Abbott Opera Company
will make their first appearance in
this city. The troupe is and has been
the most successful one travelling. On
this occasion Vancent Wallace's beau
tiful Opera "Maritana," will be given
with new and elegant costumes. A
most brilliant caste of characters, in
Guiding Emma Abbott as "Maritana, "
and William Castle as "Don jose"
Those wishing to see this Opera,
should go at once and secure their seats
which are now on sale at Ledbetter's
Drug Store. Price of admission 81 so.
Balcony 81. The coming of this cele-
brated artistic among us is attended
with enormous expense, and had it
not been for special effort on the part
of prominent citizens of Jackson, the
lovers 1.-The genuine Opera would not
have been favored with the rare treat
that is i'm store for them on the night
of November 9TH. Let every seat be
taken before then, and thus secure for
her Il fitting welcome to our city.
The comet., 1880-10-30

At the late dances given in our little
city, the young ladies present, observ-
ing the evident scarcity OF the geau,
homo, argued that'such state of af:
fairs should never be allowed to con.
tlnue. SO with the promptness and
energy characteristic of the fair sen
they resolved to take matters in theil
own hands, and proceeded to make
arrangements for Leap Year dance
at DR.. p. II. Baily's Friday 22nd.
Their respective escorts were chose
and on the appointed night all repair
ed to DR.. Baily's pleasant and
commodiOus residence. From the
verdict of all present more elegant
OF recherche affair was never gotten
up before in Jackson. The young
men never so innocent and charming
and the young ladies did the role of
escort so handsomely and were so kind
and thoughtful that every young man
felt himself perfectly safe and abund-
antly protected. 1t was an occasion
that the young gallants of the city
will long remember, and we would not
be surprised if they undertook to re-
turn the compliment in the early fu-
ture.
The comet., 1880-10-30
Our Minister 10 England.

II. H. Haweis closes an article on
James Russell Lowell in the Gentle
mans Magazine" as follows: at has
been sometimes matter of interest
ing conjecture In England what may
have been the motives which influenc-
ed the American Government in its
choice of ministers for the court of St,
James, and why ut times politicians
have arrived here, not only unfamiliar
with Its insular habits, but apparently
averse to acquiring II knowledge of
them but no one who has any ac-
quaintance with the Biglow Papers or
their author will ask such questions
about Mr.. Lowell. He has been sent
here, perhaps, among other reasons,
because he is not professional poll
tican. There is nothing sectarian
about him, nothing Of the Stump
nothing 'shoddy'; he is simply IA
scholar, man of letters, and true
patriot, and by virtue of his wide cul-
turr and generous sympathics, in the
best sense, citizen of the world"
The comet., 1880-10-30
De Razor.



at amt no use denyin' de fack, "
said Brother Gardner, after long
silence, ode razor am de black mans
favorite weepin." Up to the time dis
club was organized, ebery culled man
in dis town was in de habit of walk
in round wild razor on his. pussOn,
but dat custom am done away wild
now. | can't say dat de color of de
handle eber made any difference, an
it was mostly de same wether de weep
i'm, was card in de bootleg or de
Docket. For one, have foun' all sich
fings uncalled Tor. If am tackled on
INV way home an can't make de man
believe dat am not de pusson he am
loOkin' fur, sOt down on nm via an an
INV might In two minits' time he
am either used up or | am on my way
home at de rate of sixty miles an hour,
an dar am no cuts to bind up an no
scars to gim me away.