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Another Real Romance.

The following story has come to the
hearing of the Atlanta (Ga.) Coraststss-
ton: 'sMany years ago there was a young
fellow named Bigelow sent .y his father
to Yale College. The father was very
rich, and the youngster lived in grand
style at the University. Suddenly the
old gentleman broke and had to with
draw his soy from c,llege. The boy,
however, felt the necessity of an ed
ucation, and determined to have one
anyhow. He, therefore, went to work
and learned a trade as a machinist.
While he was at his work his old asso-
ciates cut him and refused to have
any thing to do with him. The young
ladies with whom he had been a great
favorite failed to recognize him when
they met him. One day when going
from his work he met wealthy young
lady who had been his friend. He had
his tin dinner-bucket over his arm, and
supposed she would cut him as all the
rest had DONE She smiled pleasantly,
addressed him as sTom,' and insisted
that he should call and see her as he
had always DONE She said There is
no change in you as far as am con-
cerned.' The years rolled on. The
young work-boy became immensely
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

| To prevent horses over-reaching
shorten the toes of the front shoes and
lengthen the toes of the hind shoes.
DURING the cold weather see that
your fowls have fresh water to drink
every day.
FEEDING a SOW with plenty of oats,
raw or cooked, and seasoned with salt,
is given to remedy her disposition to eat
her pigs.
SNEEZING with fowls comes from cold
affecting the air-passages of the head,
and if neglected will result in Group. A
warm, dry place should be provided for
them.
DON'T be afraid of feeding your lay
ing hens during cold weather; more
hens suffer from under feeding than
over feeding. 1t takes good deal of
food to keep up animal heat, and pro-
vide the material for eggs.
A GOOD jersey COW, during ten years
of usefulness, viii produce skim milk
enough to pay for her keep, and three
thousand pounds of the best butter in
the world into the bargain-butter
worth several times as much as the
heaviest beef animal.
FOUL air may be expelled from a well
by heating large thick bar of iron
section of railroad bar for instance-red
hot, and suddenly lowering it into the
water, just so it is submerged. The sud-
den escape of steam forces the foul gas
upward. When fire will burn in the
well, the air is pure.
THE editor of the London Horticttl-
turist assert, that among all the fer
tilizers proposed for the grape, none
embody more of the necessary ingredi-
ents than bone meal. 1t should be APP
piled as early in the season as possible.
About ton to the acre makes a dress
ing that viii prove valuable two or three
years.
THE canker-worms which attacked an
orchard of over 5000 trees in Ontario
County, N. Y, last year, were brought
to the ground dead in few hours by
showering the trees with a mixture of
2 1-2 pounds of Paris green to 200 gal
Ions of water. A force-pump threw
stream high above the trees, where it
broke into spray and sprinkled every
part.
To utilize feathers of ducks, chickens,
and turkeys, generally thrown aside as
refuse, trim the plumes from the stump,
inclose them in tight bag, rub the
whole as if washing clothes, and you
will secure perfectly uniform and light
down, excellent for quilting coverlets
and not few other purposes.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26
A Fifteen-Minutes COurtshfp.

About two years since Sister Mary
Funk, a young lady of most respectable
parentage and devout Catholic, came
to this city from Frankfort, and was adj
mitted to the convent at the corner OF
Chestnut and Shelby Streets, and was
after this sub-teacher in the school at
the corner of Webster and Washington
| Streets. Some time after this there
came request for the services of a SUBJ
teacher in the convent in Jeffersonville,
and Miss Funk, still under the direction
of the prioress, accepted the situation,
and performed her work well and faith
fully.
During all the time that she was con-
nected with the convent here as lay
sister, those associated with her now
speak of her as true woman, in the
strictest sense of the word. She never
complained, went straight forward in
the performance of the duties that were
assigned to her, and at all times seemed
perfectly satisfied with her life, and,
like the other members of the noble Sis
terhood, she was always ready to sacri-
flee her own happiness and comfort,
and, if necessary, her life, in order to
alleviate the sufferings of those who
were in distress.
After some time, and for what reason
no one knows, Miss Funk became dis
satisfied with her life, and concluded to
marry. The more she studied about the
charms of double-blessedness, the more
she was convinced that she wanted to
marry. As no one knows the secrets of
the human heart, it is only just to say
that NO one has right to criticise her
acts. 1t is said that she stated to a
| friend that if she could find man who
suited her tastes she would marry him
in fifteen minutes. The friend happened
to know I" fifteen-minute man," and a
man who bears a splendid reputation,
and the two people who wanted to
marry were introduced, and in just fif-
teen minutes contract to cling together
sc for better or for worse =" was entered
into, and the young sister, with affecting
solemnity, babe an affectionate adieu to
the walls of the convent, hung her veil
on the fence, and launched out on the
stage plank that leads to the good ship
matimony, and she is now gliding down
the river of life by the joyous light OF
the honeymoon.
The wedding occurred about fifteen
days since. The gentleman she married
is named Hillerbrand, and he has for
some time been employed at Arterburn's
place, on the Brownsboro road. This is
q remarkable case, as a sister who once
enters a convent seldom leaves it, but
prefers to leave the world with its joys,
its sorrows and its myriad of sins be-
hind her. Miss Funk had not entered
| the final order of sisterhood, and if she
saw proper to change the life hat she
had started out to lead with he best
intentions, it certainly is credit to heI
to come out openly and act her part as
she has, and, if she is happy and con-
tented, the world viii find no fault with
her conduct. Coa,rier-Jossr'
| nal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26
Does Farming Pay 81?

This important subject, we are well
aware, is dwelt upon in many of our
agricultural journals frequently; how
ever, we still think that the subject is
fresh, and consequently always in order.
How often do we hear farmers say,
especially in hard times, that farming
does not pay, can get no money out of
it, can hardly live, can'tpay their taxes,
store bills, and shall have to sell out and
try something else for living?
Now we all know that this sort of
talking and grumbling comes from one
particular tribe of farmers, and it is
generally those who do a better business
at grumbling than farming. But we
must ever remember that talk is cheaper
than farming; hence we may expect to
hear this talk from the idle farmer, who
spends his time around tayerns, village
stores, or street cornersP
Now, let us take a cOmmon-sense
view of the points mentioned by the
grumblers, and ask them few cues
lions. How ca. we expect to succeed
if we do not put our minds upon our
business? How can we succeed if we do
not put our best energies into our bust
ness? How can we expect to make
farming pay if wd do not expend time,
labor and money if need be upon our
farms for improvement of crops, farms,
stock, buildings, etc.p
Then in regard to the hard times-we
VII not deny that the times have been
hard; but we now hope that they have
passed, and better times are near at
hand. Yet, who lives more independ-
ent of hard times than the farmer? Do
the manufacturers, the merchants, the
mechanics, or those of other pursuits
than the farmer? Undoubtedly not. So
it is with other callings: the merchants
are failing all around us; firms are 60
ing down with crash, and can't pay
twenty-five cents on the dollar. Our
mechanics can't sell their wares, hence
are obliged to suspend or reduce their
business to such degree that they can
scarcely live. Therefore we see that
they are all as bad off as the farmer
nay, much worse. We would not decry
the callings of others, though the chief
among her sons should stand the tillers
of the sell, and we should remember the
words of the poet, that
Honor waits DER all the earth,
Through endless generations,
The art that calls the harvest forth,
And feeds expectant nations.
But let US return to the subject of
making farming pay. We think we
can in safety say that the farmer who
strives to succeed by using his best en-
ergy, combined with what science he
can command-practicing well-directed
labor, and John Ranpolph's advice,
"Pay as you co." will not fail in max
ing the farm pay. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that all will become rich, but
they may live and die in comfortable
circumstances. The young men who
seek to live at their ease in the cities,
can read their fate by the wrecks of
thousands around them. Those who
think that farming is poor business
for young men to engage in do not
always sum the matter up correctly a;
and they should remember that agri-
culture is the most healthy and honora-
BILE of all occupations, and is also the
basis of the welfare and happiness of
the world.-C0r. GermantOo7s Tele-
graph.
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wealthy, and is now the Mayor of New
Haven, with and income of 100000 a
year, and owner of a factory in which
800 men and women are employed.
The young girl grew into womanhood
and married Her husband borrowed
a large sum of money from Mr. Bige-
low, and died before he had paid it,
leaving his family with but little prop
erty. Mr.. Bigelow sent her, with his
coincidence, receipted note for her hus-
bands Indebtedness; and now the son
of Mr.. Bigelow, the millionaire. is going
to marry the daughter of the one
woman who was faithful and true to
the young work-boy at college,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

PUFF CAKE.-Three cups of flour,
two and one-half cups of sugar, one
half cup of milk, three eggs, butter the
size of an egg, one teaspoonful of
cream-tartar, one-half teaspoonful of
soda, one-haf teaspoonful of salt, and
flavor to taste
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

THE German papers complain that
an enormous amount of tobacco has
been struggled across the German from
tier by an organized band, the members
of which are principally Dutchmen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

The lifeless figure of the late young
Louis Napoleon stretched on the ground,
partly covered by military cloak, and
about to be crowned by an angel, is the
subject of an alto-refievo design to be
executed by the English sculptor,
paabp,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

AN exchange softly says of default
er: ''He admits gap of $1,000 be-
tween himself and creditors
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

In the agricultural papers we have
many fertile lies sirs.-Boston Tran
scyiDt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26

OLD ocean INDUCES in storms merely
for wreck-creation.- Boston Post.
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The Mcisst. Liquor Law in Virginia.

In relation to the workings of the Mof.
fett liquor law in Virginia, the Auditor Of
Public Accounts of that State, in his annu-
al report, says:
The receipts Of the past year, as COM
pared with the assessments, show differ
ence of $154, 367. 40. This, however, is
made up in part by the repeal of the ''re-
bate " feature Of the act and the reduction
i'm the amount of expenses. 1t may be
well to consider whether this system shall
continue or whether some other cannot be
devised which will yield as much revenue,
and at the same time simplify this branch
of our revenue system. am satisfied that
the Moffett law, with proper amendments,
would yield sufficient revenue to pay
the interest on the entire debt of the State,
provided it could be executed but here lies
the difficulty. 1t has been reported to me
from almost every part Of the State by
revenue officers that, with the full belief
that the law is not executed, they are pow
erless in its enforcement. The difficulty of
pTooi, afisins IL pais hohn "ho"inB eNy
person prosecuted for violation Of the
provisions Of the act to testify in his own
behalf (see act. section 1O often leads to
the discharge of persons believed to have
violated the law. In view of the difficult
ties which environ this mode Of collecting
revenue, respectfully submit the question
to the General Assembly for such action az
they may think best Revenue Is what we
need, and there is no subject which, it
seems to me, is q more proper one and one
liable to fewer objections than tax upon
the consumption of liquor, and no mode
better adapted to its collection than the
present system Of registration, providing q
law can be SC framed as to enforce it.
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Lord Ssaeonsfeld.
Corr. Chicago T'imes.

He has grown quite spare. His glossy
ringlets have given place to dull mass OF
black halr which bulges out from under
silk hat over the ears and neck like that of q
typical Germ an professor Of auld lang syne.
From beneath his we'll. marked eyebrows
pair OF large eyes, which shine brilliantly st
times, bat usually repose langnldly under
heavy lids more than half closed, take 10 all
that is going on around without appearing
to do SO. Lord Beaconsfielf's features are
familiar to all newspaper readers on both
sides OF the Atlantic, but the peculiar olive
yellow tinge Of the complexion and the
shades Of expression must be seen 70 be un-
derstood, No one can look twice at - Dig
sy,'' - many still call him, without feeling
,nstinctiyely that he IL 10 the preseDce q
man OF remarkable gifts. His face i some
what long, but the brow Is still massive and
the front high. His Lordship vas prosecs-
cd from the weather this afternoon ~ =
sack or tweed. in color part gray and black,
reaching almost 70 the boots. He wore tbs
orthodox white standsup collar of aatiqus
cut, and black silk nseksschisf.
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How TO Manage Cuttings.

In reply to correspondent, the Flora
Cabinet gives the following directions in
regard to making and managing of plan,
cuttings; .... ......
In selecting cutting, a great deal de-
pends upon the judicious choice; if the slir
is too young and full of fresh sap, it will
fade away from too much evaporation; IL /;
is too old--hard and woody--it will take q
great while to strike root.
You must take cutting that is perfectly
ripened and is from vigorous shoot, yet q
little hardened at the base. ..
1t is also essential to have bud or joint
at or near the end of the cutting, as all
roots strike from it, and the nearer it is to
the base the greater your chance of sue
cess.
PlaLt your cuttings In common red pots,
filed half full of rich loam and two inches
of sand on top (scouring sand will do, but
not sea sand); wet this thoroughly, and
put the cuttings close around the edge of
the pot, for If the bud or joint comes in
contact with the surface Of the pot it seems
to strike root more quickly. Pull off the
lower leaves before you plant the cutting.
Press the wet sand tightly about the tiny
stem, for a great deal Of your success in
raising the cutting depends upon the close
contact Of sand with the stem. When the
cuttings are firmly planted, cover them
.us&E ,wla l. Il n
greatly promote the growth of the plant.
Moisture, light and heat, are the three
essentials to plant life without them no
cutting will start.
Shade for two or three days from the sun
light, but don't let the sand become dry !;
then give all the sun you can obtain, keep
up good supply of moisture and you can
hardly fail to root most of your cuttings.
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IMPERIAL ASHES.
DEcEAsE OF NORTON l., EMPEROR OF THE
UNITED STATES.
San Francisco Chronicle, January 0.

San Francisco Chronicle, Jannarys
Emperor Norton, whose well known form
has been an object Of curiosity to oil stran-
gers landing in our midst, died suddenly at
quarter past eight o'clock last night on
the southeast corner OF California and Du-
pont streets. At the time mentioned he
was walking leisurely along the latter
thoroughfare, when he was seen TO stop
aud drop suddenly to the sidewalk. Will
liam Proll, who was within few PAGES be-
hind him, went to his assistance and raised
him to sitting posture. Other hands lent
their assistance and the stricken Emperor
was provided with seat and given such
treatment as the time and place afforded.
From the time he was raised from the
ground he remained speechless and uncon-
scious and In ten minutes afterward, with
deep moan, he died.
THE EMPERoR's REAL NAME
Was Joshua A. Norton. He arrived in
San Francisco in 1s49, aud Immediately
embarked In mercantile pursuits Within
q short time he entered into partnership
with J. N. Thorne, and they together were
very successful in their operations. In
1854 Norton, for his own account, expecting
an advance in the price Of rice, bought
large cargo to arrive. The expected change
In price, however, turned out to DO de-
d inc, and in consequence Macondray y
| Co, who had advanced considerable money
on the purchase, sold Norton out to save
themselves from loss. From this cause
dates the aversion of Emperor Norton 70
thus firm, who, as he has always main
tanned. owed him 100000. the amount OF
bis loss. From that time on he gradu'
ally drifted into the Bohemian way OF life
which he has maintained for twenty-h
years. The fixed idea that he was Empe-
ror OF the United States did not arise unit
three years later, in 1857, when be assumed
the sword and plume. His manner OF liv-
ing and his habits as Emperor are we'll
known. In 1858 be was elected . member
of the Society of Pioneers, but he never
qualified by paying any initiation fee. dis
room rent was paid for by the Masonic
fraternity, who also assisted him in many
other ways. Emperor Norton never was .
drinking man, despite the glowing splen'
dor Of bis nose, tho main attraction Of
saloon being always its lunch counter. his
AGE. AZ far Is can Be sscertained. vas soout
SIS. an autopsy will b held on The remains
this afternoon. es
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POETRY.
a5s5ss6s -
COAXIEQ.

villa In the South-a lake that laves
The marble terraces. whose orange groves
Shake dewy odors oyer silver waves.
Famed by lauguid breeze,
rest, half dreaming. watching 'nesth my feet
The slowly gliding swans divide the mere
Arustle. and a voice most clear and sweet
Steals softly on mine ear.
"You know what have come for-Bertie sails
Tomorrow must answer yes or no
Mamma won't hear OF it," The young voice
fails,
Then speaks again more low.
But yon will make me happy. should die
II we were were parted. Berthe is 40 true
And generous. and he loves me SO, and l.
love him dearly. tool"
silence and kiss and around my neck
Two white arms twine themselves, as II to win
Compliance from my yielding heart. and check
The sterner thoughts within.
In such strait, what could a father say
A coaxing whisper" Think OF one whole year
That we have waited, Can he go away
Without word OF cheer p
"swcet daughter. mine, bear with me II seem
In love of yen to play miscr's part
Tis bard to speed treasure down the stream,
Long boarded In my heart"
"Is he 90 true aud wise ?" $50 wise. 30 true!"
"And eau you trust YOURSELF" Beneath the
sun
know there IN for me, not counting you
One only-ony one r.
Well, well, no tears Methinks never met
An abler pleader-parting good from i'll.
would II were, and would It were not yet
You conquer, have your will."
Another klss-another soft caress
She glides away. as sunlight thro' the flowers
sit and mnse, the winds IN idleness
Ruiie the orange bowers.
Two hearts made happy, 20 what need TO frown
The children love each other-smlle then, wife,
happy love Is sure the fairest crown
And whitest flower of life.
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" Old Dough and Ready. -

| President Taylor was probab ly the only
President to whom the Presiden cy was an
uncoveted and unsought boon. Mrs Tay-
lor was so averse to public life that it was
said she prayed every night during the can
didacy for his defeat, aud when told of his
| election said:
Why could they not let MS alone We
are SO happy here. Why do they want to
drag Ms to Washington ?'
Who that ever saw Gen. Taylor at a ievee
could ever forget him ?" He grasped every
ne wcomer cordially by the hane, and salu-
ted all. high and low, old maids, brides,
young girls, with the words, "Glad to see
you. Rows all the family? Hope the
children are WE'LL" His greeting was al
most equal to Rips toast, /" Here's to you
and your family. May they all live long
and prosper" He hardly ever opened his
mouth without making mistake, and peo-
pie laughed heartily. Still they loved hlm,
trusted his Judgment, and knew that his
heart and band were as true as steel; and
when he died the whole nation was a
mourner At his grave. When Major d. re-
turned from Europe he introduced him at
dinner party as My friend d., just from
Berlin, Austria"
During bis candidacy Col. D., State elec-
tor Of, after discussing several public
topics, asked him what were bis views on :.
the tariff.
:. The what, Jack?' said Gsneral Taylor
who suffered dreadfully.
'.The tariff, General = said n.
"Why what's that ~
cts = sine Qua non," said d, Who was
ono Of the greatest wags thAt ever lived,
/" that tho people are much excited abont
now"
"A ssne qua non.s said Genera Taylor.
slowly. ~ believe, Jack. l saw one In
Mexico; but I forget what II looked like.
md IN - blausd II have any visus On
~ tari6.s
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Hobbies.

4 banker, well known in the financial
world, died lately in one of the Atlantic
cities at the age of so, leaving a property
valued at millions. After his death col
lection Of toys was sold for over 800, 900
which he bad been accumulatIng for twen-
ty years. Scarcely any valuable or scien-
tifc or mechanical toy has been made in
Europe of which he had not a specimen,
but his assortment included, also, the most
trivial Of children's playthings. Another,
a citizen of Philadelphia, one Of the fore
most jurists of bis day, had fancy for
collecting fairy tales. His shelves contain
language. Manias for chinas, old brass
and rare editions are so common among
scholarly men that the incongruity of the
pursuit does not strike us, The popularity
OF hobby, indeed, is that it is usually at
odds with the general character of the per-
son who exhibits it. 1t Is bit of child.
hood left by careless nature among the
sterner stuff of which manhood is made.
James Fisk, the most hardened and dis
honest Of swindlers, had a passionate love
for canaries and was surr ounded by them
at home. Our genial poet, Oliver Wendell
Holmes, delights in graveyards, boasts
that lac knows everyone within forty miles
of Boston, ''And when the spring opens,
he says. smiling. = 90 out to see how my
dead men do" The doctor Is also fond Of
working with tools. The portable stereo-
scope glass is his invention. One OF the
most eminent surgeons in the country de-
lights in writing poems, and very bad poems
they are. There can be no doubt that an
innocent hobby, and hobbies are generally
innocent, is a safety-valve for the escape Of
nervous excitement in men who use their
brains in an exceptional degree. For this
reason they do much toward softening and
humanizing the character