The Russellville Democrat., 1880-11-25
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Harpers Magazine for November. soon after the close of the last wa Capt. X was appointed justice of tn peace in a country place not far iron Raleigh, NC.
 1 His father had been a planter in rather small way, and his son, the Gap tain, had acquired considerable expert ence iz the business of managing req estate, drawing up deeds, etc, during his fathers lifetime and then in settling the estate after his decease. Further than this he had no legal knowledge and, indeed, his entire stock of "book learning" was small and poorly selected but any lack in general information was fully made up, for his uses, by self assertion. Late one afternoon, as he was riding home from Raleigh, he met g young woman and two men, who hailed him and inquired if he was Capt. X The young woman and one of the men wished to be married at once. The other had come as witness. They had procured the necessary license, but an irate father was on their path, and swore that they should never be married. Il was considered on all accounts safest to have the ceremony performed without delay, and try pacifcation afterward. Now the Captain had never witnessed a marriage, and naturally had no very clear idea of what was usual in such cases. He remembered having seen a book about the house years before with form for II arriage in it, but what the book was and where 1t was he could not remember.
 Why" said he, when he told the story afterward, "I knew the 'Postles' Creed and Commandments, and at first thought I'd use lem to begin on, but then 1 reckoned, on the whole, they was too durned solemn"
 He asked tho couple to come to his house, secretly hoping that he could find that book; but they declined, for the reason that the matter admitted of no delay.
 A less assured man would have been sorely perplexed, but not he. He lost no time in removing his hat, and re- marked, Hats off in the presence of the court" All being uncovered, he said, "Ill swear you Tn fust. Hold up yer right hands,"
 "Me, too?" asked the friend of the groom.
 "Of course," said the Captain. all wit nesses must be sworn. You and each of you solemnly swear that the evidence you shall give in this case shall be the truth, tn ole truth, an nothin' but the the truth, s'elp you God. You, John Marvin, do s)lemnly swear. that to the best of you knowledge an belief you take this yer woman ter have an ter hold for yerself, yer heirs, exekyerters, administrators, and assigns, for your an then use an behoof forever?"
 T do," answered the groom.
 "You, Alice Ever, take this yer Iman for yer husband, ter hey an ter hold forever; and you do further swear that you are lawfully seized in fee-simple, are free from all incumbrance, and hev good right to sell, bargain and convey to the said grantee yerself, yer heirs, administers and assignsW
 " l do," said the bride, rather doubt fully.
 "Well, John" said the captain, that'l be about dollar an fifty cents."
 Are we married?" asked the other.
 Not by durned sight ye ain't," quoth the captain, with emphasis; but the fee comes in here" After some fumbling it was produced and handed to to the "court," who examined it to make sure that it was all right, and then pock- eted it, and continued: Know all men by these presents, that l Capt. X, of Raleigh, N. G., being in good health and of sound and disposin' mind, in cor sid eration of dollar 'n' fifty cents to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do and by these presents have declared you man and wife during good behavior, and until otherwise ordered by the court" The men put on their hats again, the young couple, after shaking their bene- factors hand, went on to meet their destiny and the irate father, while the Captain rode home richer in experience.
 THE history of the bayonet is thus set forth in the catalogue of Gen. Pitt Riv- ers' anthropological collection, which the British government will probably buy for the public benefit, and place upon exhibition in the South Kensing- ton Museum: In the early part of the seventeenth century it was found neces- sary to retain the use of pikemen in the infantry on account of the defenseless position of the fire-loekmen when the enemy approached to close quarters. To remedy this defect they were accustomed about the middle of the century to stick the handles of their daggers into the muzzles of their guns in order to use them as bikes. Of course, when the dagger was so fixed the gun could not be fired. But as many Of the daggers had rings at the guard, the men saw the expedlencv of fastening the dagger to the muzzle of the piece by means of the ring. Soon the dagger or plug bayonet was so secured to the outside of the bar rel that the firelock could be loaded and discharged although the bayonets were fixed. The British had their first ex- perience of what may be called the com. pound gun and pike in the time of Will liam III, in one of the Flanders cam paigns, and they "swore terribly" no doubt, when they found that their oppo- nents could fire at them with fixed bayo- nets. Rivers collection shows all the transition stages of the bayonet from the plug handle tot the modern tube-and-catch attachment. This is only a sample brick, so to speak, of the civil and war like gropings of man from precedent to his present condition. We have fine opportunity of doing something of the l same kind on this continent, and the | marvel is why some men Of wealth dc not embrace it, and so secure the perpe- l tuity of their own name through the advancement of an important depart ment of science,
 JONES said. looking into the glass tho other morning, q am man with three heads on my shoulders. The one l see the other feel, and the one that Brown put on me. ."-M Meriden Record.
 A KANSAS woman who was called ''homely as hedge fence" sued the slan