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Artenus Ward and Lee.

"what was the question, Colo.
mel, you wished to put to Friend
Browner said the proprietor,
whose ruddy countenance shone
with pleasure. Well, simply this !:
partly for my own satisfaction and
partly to answer those who have
asked me questions. Pray, Mr..
Browne, did you fight against us
during the war ~
This was uttered In sober earn
estness. We felt that II was out
of place, and yet we couldn't help
admiring the CoIonel's genuine
honesty and simplicity Of purpose
and feeling.
Artemas' eyes twinkled, though
his face was composed and his
manner serious, as NO answered /:
"Sincs came south, Colonel, |
have been frequently asked that
question. Permit me to answer II
in my own fashion," He drew
himself up and folded his arms.
We drew closer around him, anx.
ious to hear the humorist for once
express himself seriously.
II did my duty faithfully, Colo
mel, by sending substitute to the
war. l have never met him since.
Doubtless, he will yet return to
his family's bosom, to draw a pen.
sion In my place. / was therefore
excused from further active SER
vice. But / always openly pro-
claimed 1t !''--here he was exceed.
ingly impresslve-''that as long as
Gen. Lee kept away from me, /
would keep away from him. l
would never 60 after him. But |
said, nevertheless, repeatedly and
without concealment, that II ever
Gen. Leo and his $4,000 men same
marching up into northwest New
York State, whore my old mother
and l lived on my humble home
stead, and Gen. Leo was to order
h.s $1,000 men to attack my home
stead, l did say, as | said before,
that l would send my old mother
to the rear; and l would take
down my grandfather's old mus
ket; and I'd send Gen. Lee word
and II he and his 80, 900 men didn't
retreat, | would attack every man
Of them, and fellow them to the
Potomac. And you see, Colonel
Gen. Lee must have heard Of this
| for he never once came near me-
Amid the burst of laughter
which followed, he departed, and
never saw him again.
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TIE Stsry Of ne Book Asent.

Z" ~""-~~"-~ - = NtNH AAAN
pOrtuned James Watson, a rich
aud elese New York man living
out at Elizabeth, until he bought
book. "Early Christian Martyrs
Mr.. Watson didn't want the book,
but he bought II to get rid Of the
agent then taking 1t under his
arm he started for the train which
takes him to his New York office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone
long before Mrs. Watson came
home from a neighbours. The
book agent saw her, and went in
and persuaded the wife to buy an-
other copy of the same book.
She was ignorant Of the fact that
her husband had bought the same
book in the morning. When Mr..
Watson came back from New
York at night Mrs. Watson show.
ed him the book.
IL don't want to see IT," said
Watson, frowning terribly.
"Why, husbandr asked his
wife.
"Because that rascally book
agent sold me the same book this
morning. Now we've two copies
Of the same book-two copies Of
the Early Christian Martyrs and
~
"But, husband, we cam
"No, we can't either n inter.
rupted Mr.. Watson. 'sThe man is
OF on tho train before this. Con.
found 1t! l could kill the fellow,
I0
"Why, there he goes to tho de-
pot now" said Mrs. Watson point
ing at the retreating form OF
the book agent making for the
train. q,
"But it's too late IL. " Il him,
and Pm not dressed. I've taken
on my boots, and--n
just then Mr.. Stephens, a neigh.
Dor ofMr. Watson, drove by. when
Watson pounded on the window
pane In frantic manner almost
frightening the horse.
"Here, Stevens" hc shouted,
"you're hitched; won't you run
your horse down to the train and
hold that book agent till | come
Run! Catch lin now ~
"All right" said Mr.. Stevens,
whipping up his horse and tearing
down the fOau. ..
Mr.. Stephens reached tho train
Just as the conductor shouted, "all
aboardw
"Book agentw he yelled, as the
book agent stepped on the train
"Book agent! hold on Mr.. Wat
son wants to see you.n
"watsoni Watson wants to see
mo n repeated the seemingly puz
zled book agent.
"Oh, / know what he wants he
wants to buy one of my books
but ! can't miss the train to sell II
to him.r
"If that is all he wants, | can pay
for It and take 1t back to him
How much Is itp
Two dollars for the "Early
Christian Martyrs said the book
agent, as he reached for the money
and passed the book cut through
the car window.
just then Mr.. Watson arrived
putting and blowing in his shirt
sleeves. As he saw the train pull
out he was too full for ntterance
swell, / got 1t for you" said
Stephens; Just got 1t and that's ALL
"Got what p yelled Watson.
"Why, l got the book-'Early
Christian Martyrs
"By-the-great- !" moan
ed Watson, as he placed his hant
to his brow and swooned right II
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Ex-coafsasratss and Gen. Porter.

Daring the debate in the house
on the Fitz John Porter bill, the
following occurred, as printed in
the official Record.
Mr.. Sloeum took the fleor, and
yielded for five minutes to Mr..
Breckinridge.
Mr.. Breckinridge. | wish TO
call the attention of the gestleman
from Michigan (Mr. Horn who has
just spoken to what l believe to
be the mistake he makes in stating
the position Of the confederate
element on this door. We are not
called upon to vindicate Fitz John
Porter. He was vindicated at
West Ponit, and we are only call
ed upon to give effect to that vim
dication. The question is, shall
we stand back and not vote the
legitimate consequences of his
yindication by q union board,
a amilitary board, a republican board
or shall We say that that man who
fought against us shall not receive
the legitimate consequences OF the
vlndication which has been award.
ed him unanimously BY his peers 7
Mr.Horr-In reply to my friend
from Arkansas wish to say that
| made no mistake. To start with
l deny that board did vindicate
Fitx John Porter. l deny they
had the power or right to do II. II
they did vindicate him, why do
You not let him alonei Why are
you trying to add something more
to itf
Why, my friend from Arkansas
forgets that the question whether
they did vindicate him or not is
enc Of the questions in this dis.
pute. We do not think they did.
Now, is Il fair for you, lido no:
know whether you fought on tho
other side or not
Mr.. Breckinridgc-I did.
Mr.. Horr-I did not know but
you were one like myselfwho stay
cd at home. Now, do you think II
would be fair for us to try case
whether you had treated some one
not exactly right durining the
wari
Mr.. Breckinridgc-Thc case il
not analogous. This is not q ques-
tion as to whether we shall be up
on the board Of review. The board
of frevicw vindicated. II was Who'll
ly republican, thoroughly military
Very eminent, emphatic and unan'
imous In it's finding, recommend
ing far more than is now propos'
ed. No confederate helped to
bring this abont. But since II ID
brought about, no confederate can
fail to vote in favor Of the finding
without placing himself in the
attitude of an obstinate, vindict
i've, and unrelcnting foe.
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Aorarse.


We make the following extract
nom communication to the st.
Louis Globe-Demoerat, in refer.
enes to the preliminary investiga-
'ion Of the recent conflict in
iazoo, written By a member Of
It's editorial stat, who FASTENED
TO the scene Of action when the
nrst news Of the trouble was re-
eeiyed, and has been there ever
since, having been present at the
Jail when the lynching took place /:
The thoroughness of the inves-
tigation is one Of the notable fea-
lures. Counsel on both sides are
painstaking in their efforts to bring
out all the facts. II might be sup
posed that the white men in testi.
Tying would gloss over the aggres.
sive acts Of Ellet and Posey, but
such is not the case at all. In.
stead Of any concealment of the
purpose..of the men who intended
to go over and whip John James,
the negro, all their movements and
language are given in the minutest
detail By those who were their
companions. Take the evidence
Of Tom Williams. the partner Of
the Poseys, and Of John Link, one
-of their employees, and Of other
white men. Thay testify without
hesitation and without apparent
coloring Of the facts which would
favor the white mems side Of the
case.
The idea Of thoroughness and
fairness in the investigation will
seem utterly inconsistent to North
ern people keeping in mind the
scene Of Saturday night. The
lynching was a lesson which had
to be administered to the negroes
TO teach them once more their
subordinate position according to
the Yazoo plan. That lesson ad-
ministered, and the leaders put
out of the way, there comes = dc.
termination that the supposed
dupes shall have fair play. Two
qualifications the Yazoo white men
possess beyond question entire
frankDess and great courage. They
make no hesitation in speaking
cut openly their intentions toward
the negro, aud they have the nerve
to carry out their policy, regard
less Of the sacrifice Of life. They
have the brave mans love for fair
play, and after they have put the
negro IN the place they have deci.
ded he belongs, they treat him
with degree Of justice and fair.
ness that seems incredible from
the Northern standpoint Of look
ing at this race question. Such
expressions as these will doubt
less seem paradoxical, but they
hold good for Yazoo. In no sense
is this to be construed as al apol-
ogy for the Yazoo plan. These
people may be sadly mistaken.
They may be living under false
ideas of civilization, but the pref
udiced visitor will ningle with
them and 60 away impressed with
the idea that they are at least hon.
est in their CONVICTIONS
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A ten cent edition of Sarah Bar
mum, an alleged biography Of Sara
Bernhardt, has been placed on
sale at the book stores and news
stands, and the dealers report a
very lively sale. All kinds Of peo-
pie buy It. At book store, a
day or two since, . gentleman
who stood at the counter, upon
which lay . pile Of the pamphlets,
remarked that Of all the books he
had ever read 1t was Che most OBJ
scene literally choked with fiIth.
a quiet sort Of chap with specta-
eles on, who overheard the re-
mark, ct once slapped up and
I'D, Give ne oaz q zAazs Ieaks,
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Tho Hebrew hatred In Prussia
is an ugly enough spirit now, but
1t was verse in old times, when
the law reinforced it with yexati-
GUS restrictions. When In 1868
Moses Mendelssoen, the garnd-
father Of the great composer, mar
ried Fromet Gugenheim, the eere-
mony never could have been
broght about within the sanction
Of the law without the purchase
Of q certain number of apes, and
china ones at that. II seems that
the royal porcelain works had
manufactured an endless number
china apes, which we're unstable.
in order to get rid Of them and
improve art in Germany, Jews
who were married were forced TO
buy . certain number Of these
china apes, and these monstrosi-
ties are still preserved in the Men
deIsshon family as precious heir
looms.
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Acknowledgements and III other No
tarial business attended to promptly and
punctually. ldec 15'if
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tHAScERY COURT.

"a. eounty-Begins on the LIST
q April and October, and may
Is judicial days.
>luefon county-Begins on the I'd
4 April and October, and may
! ii judicial days.
q eounty-B Begins on the Let Non-
ny and November, and may con-
i judicial days.
M county-Begins on the Sd
4 xsy and November, and may
e Il judicial days.
srsr csunty-Begins on the lst
/ q June and December, and may
us judicial days.
|tsy county-Begins on the End
Il June and December, and may
i judicial days.
III meetings are held by the
Il Supervisors as follows: Bien-
1t xonday Of January to elect
commissioners. Annually first
4 narch. to receive Tax-Collec-
pprls Of delinquent and insolvent
I nonday Of August to receive and
- the Assessment Roll; lst xon-
september to levy taxes; and on
nday next preceding each term Of
Court.
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Preaching Al n = m. aud D. m every eur-
day frnyrr-msefins evefy Wednesday nixkf
~unlay y--ch"oi. p:o. n n slandiirf. Faslsr.
W. Il rtigs, srpt
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Preaching At n a NJ, and I y N every SUNDAY
Communion lot kunds, IN February, May. An
Wednesday night. = Archer PHstor. sundsy
school " eis. sam. brown sup.
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Wanted Him Twice.

A Nebraska sheriff who was on
q train coming cast from Omaha
the other day fell into conversation
with New Yorker, and finally
admitted that he was In pursuit OF
q broker.
"a broker-for what p
"Oh. one of our smart towns
was getting ahead so fast that IT
must needs send to Chicago for a
broker. 1t wanted him bad and
he came. He opened an Office, put
in a ticker, displayed quotations,
and made about 100000 in six
weeks"
allow n
swell, that's what they want
him the second time for---they
want to ask how."-Detroit Free
Press.
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In connection with Fred Doug
lass's marriage to q white woman
some lawyers ct Washington say
that the old Maryland statute Of
1715 against mIscoeonatIon, I'M
I1o5in< ) iI11o u vy0vv o0aaas .
1ob1c16| Il 1lII| II force I1erc.
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uSrrED STATES sESarx.
Washington. January Is. lssl

UNITED STATES SESarx.
washington. January Is, lsSl.
GENTLEMEN-I regret that my
duties in the Senate will not allow
me to be present on the interest.
Ing occasion referred to in your
kind invitation. viii be happy
to identity myself with any public
manifestation of honor to that able
statesman and distinguished Dem.
ocrat (Mr. Carlisle) who presides
ever the present National House
Of Representatives. Itwould also
afford me sincere pleasure to
svince BY mingling with the mem.
bers of your association my cor
dial respect for the Democrats Of
Pennsylvania. They have, through
long days of trial, and even oblo.
quy, made honest battle for the
constitution aud the great princi.
pies of liberty which that instru-
n ent was designed to secure.
They have withstoo I'd the forces of
sectional hate and jealousy, so
long directed against the oppress-
ed Southern States, with a moral
intrcpidity that has done much to
restore the brotherhood Of the
American people. But the work
Of peace and national concord has
not yet been fully accomplished.
The majority of the people Of the
Union, as ! fully believe, would
gladly return to the wise and con-
servative methods Of the fathers,
but they have not succeeded in
dislodging from the possession Of
the national government the party
which regards a large body of our
citizens a. proper objects Of sus.
picion, denunciation, repression,
and q, Acknowledgement none the
less sweeping because It is not
embodied in statutes. Measures
are now pending in Congress in.
volving Federal usurpation more
alarming and assaults upon the
autonomy Of the States more fatal
than any yet decided by the Su-
preme Court to he violativo Of the
constitution. The paramount is
sue before tho country is still the
reform Of the national government
from its sectional usurpation and
corruption. The great want OF
the country is peace and admins
trativs reform. To accomplish
this great end of administrative
reform, all true Democrats and all
patriots, whether of Democratic
or Republican antecedents, who
are willing to cooperate, should,
whatever may be their differences
on other questions, unite to elect
. Democratic President. The
union of the Democracy for the
good of the Union Is the first step
to browning victory that will IN
augurate an administration under
which LEGAL self.government, a
free and harmonious play Of eco
nomic forces, the just rights OF
States and individuals, of labor
and Of capital, will be secured,
a I'd at the same time the American
republic shall have opened to it a
career of grandeur and benef.
cence transcending even the glo-
ries of the past. I am, with great
respect, yours, ETC.,
i. @. G. LAMAR.
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|rsns or rnr noAnD ov srrrnvrsons.
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|nd District, ETWorthington
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q District, w. W. Stone,
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Noble words and true. May We
have SO clear and unmistakable a
platform for the Democratic party
this year. But this is only one of
the many statesmanlike utterances
Of Senator Lamar, who has no
equal in the greatest council Of his
country. What blessing to every
State from Maine to Texas, from
California to Delaware, would be
such President. But Lamar is
under the ban. He is a Southern
Senator. When will there be pa
triotism enough in the Northern
States for that ban to be lifted and
for earnest and devoted citizens
of this reunited land to be looked
upon without regard to section,
and the hatred that is begotten OF
SO false and dangerous a notion !
But the people Of the former Con-
federate States are too proud to
beg for unwilling recognition.
Their strength will assert itself in
time. and it will be not against,
but in support Of a government IN
which they have as much patriotic
interest as any State that sent
troops into their midst. The old
words sYankee" and "Rebel' are
dead. We are all on common
ground now, with equal rights, not
only to the protection Of the law,
bnt to the full enjoyment Of ell
the privileges Of citizenship. The
Democrats of the North and the
Democrats OF the South, many OF
whom met each other face to face
on the field Of battle, will join to-
eetbcr IN this year Of grace, 1884
5 z-.'rcm their country FUN The
aepah||eau par' f|Iat naliena|
ea|6661|ei< Of sectional hate
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This list of distances is procured
from the latest official surveys and
maps.
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LAMaR's LETTER.
4 s.ssssnanliks Dssun.ut WusAy . Pl...
in History.


IRehnond (va.l states.l
Senator Lamar's letter to the
Commonwealth Club of Philadel.
rhia is worthy Of a place in history.
1t describes in a few words the
situations Of parties and the duties
Of the dag:
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nd begin in jackson on the
ondays in May and Novem-
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