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WAL Street News

A few days ago a business firm in Cincin.
natl got into trouble among themselves, and
one OF the partners posted off to a lawyer to
ask advice. When he had related his case,
he inquired:
al presume the correct way Is to ask that q
receiver DO appointed"
THAT'S one view Of 1t, replied the lawyer.
why, / didn't know there were two view,
to such a question:"
@oh, yes. II non Of you dare to set fire &c
the store and burn up everything and call II
squhre, you'd better ask for a receiver and
let him DO two months stealing you all blind.
I should advice the torch, as that will save
paying the two months rent"
The partnership still existx
, 1884-03-09

In this meritorious respect, may every
other denomination Lave unbounded
success. For,the wicked and the hard
of heart, the church is a decidedly good
place to spend a few brief hours upon
the holy Sabbath day therein to partake
of the bread of life and to enjoy the
benign influence Of the refining, en-
%couraging and ennobling precepts of
Him crucifed upon the cross of Cal
vary as preached forth from every pull
pit in our free and happy land.
, 1884-03-09

THE Omaha Herald is responsible
for the annexed historical squib:
"Superstitious republicans must take a
gloomy view of the prospects of their
party when they consider that both
national conventions are to be held in
the same city this year. Only twice
before In the history of the country has
this happened, and both times were
the democrats successful, namely in
1874. when Polk and Clay, and in 1852
when Pierce and Scott were nominated
in BaltimOre.u
, 1884-03-09

IT would not be a bad idea were con-
gress to encourage emigration from the
crowded labor districts of the east to
the broad and fertile plains of the west,
where labor can be 30 advantageously
and 80 proGtably utilized. Already
movements have been inaugurated for
appeals to this important end, and it is
to be hoped that they will terminate in
n successful issue.
, 1884-03-09

70. b. rockingham in The Atlanticl
The best and the worst has been said abou,
the pulpit, yet 1t is not probable that any
agency will ever take its place. It's very i'm
p~erfections-and In the nature Of things II
annot | e all it aims to become-act as a
constant spur TO its Improvement Other
ministrations, honorable and capable as they
may be, do not propose to themselves the
same objects. and Of course cannot produce
the same results.
, 1884-03-09

1T is as satisfactory as it is interest
ing, to know that out of a million head
of live stock shipped from the great
plains country of Colorado, New Mexi-
co and Wyoming to the Chicago stock
yards, last year, not a single animal was
condemned for unsoundness by the in
specting officers.
, 1884-03-09

Perhaps the cleverest novelty in gentle
mems b~uttonhole bouquets Is the Leap
Year Token as It has been designated. II
makes a comparatively cheap and desirable
souvenir for young ladies TO present their
male friends 1t is made of ivy and terra
Gotta chrysanthemums to represent an oys-
Tar on the half she'll
, 1884-03-09

THE cry is still they ome Another
national convention with a political
bearing upon the ensuing presidential
contest is announced. This time it is
the brewers, and they propose to meet
at Pittsburg.
, 1884-03-09
Astronr

Scientists now assert that the earth was
peopled fifty million Year, before Adam
located the garden OF Eden as a tree claim.
However, they can advance no olinching
argument in support of the claim Fashion
plates cannot DO traced beyond the period
when Adam and Eve were the lsAdsrs of their
set In society,
, 1884-03-09
e the Truth.
IN

lArganSnw lrnveler.1
A gentleman at the theatre leaned over
and said to an acquaintance.
Look here This morning l sent you n
note, telling you that didn't nave n nickel
and that wanted the dollar you borrowed
from me some time ago. You replied that
you didn't ave a cent.
yes"
swell, il you didn't nave a cent, how did
you get herer
And II you didn't nave a nickel, how the
deuce did you get int I'd advise you to al
why's toll the truth
, 1884-03-09

Frazier's Root Bitters are not a dram
shop beverage, but are strictly medicin
al in every in every sense. They act
strongly upon the Liver and Kidneys,
keep the bowels open and regular, make
the weak strong, heal this lungs, build
up the nerves. and cleanse the blood
and system Of every impurity. Sold
by druggists. Sl00.
DIR. Fraxier's Magic Ointment.
A sure cure for Little Grubs in the
Skin. Rough Skin, etc. 1t will remove
that roughness from the hands and
make you beautiful. Price 50c. Sent
by mail.
FRAZIER MEDICINE CO., Propr's,
Cleveland, Ohio.
I GRAY & PEARsE, sole agents.
, 1884-03-09

IT is the opinion of the Times of
Philadelphia that Congressman KEEL
ley puts up the reform rod lust two
weeks after the tightening has struck"
, 1884-03-09
Smoke

stachelberg's Bouquets and Princessas
Clear Havana goods.
IDELNAS BRos., Sole agents.
, 1884-03-09

IT was a capital legislature in the
sense that no attempt was made to re-
move the capital from Cheyenne.
, 1884-03-09

Done neatly and promptly and at
reasonable rates at the LKADERI job
rooms.
, 1884-03-09

courtesy of Nyo. Archives
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A Pitlfall Caeas.iop

s--t
AUGUSTA, August .-- I.aat night abons
! o'clock Mf1 John B. Carter, q wall.
known citizen Of sAugnsta was awe kened.
by mosquitoes under his q "a. He gut up.
lif q kerosene Oil lamp went back to. tie
bed and began to brush out tho rnosaui,
toes. While doing this he struck his foos
against something and stumbled. The
lamp was broken against Tho bedposs and
the hot oil, falling on Mr. Carter, took;
fire and burned Aercelys In q r,oflaesis
he was completely en nVeloyeH ID t6e
flames. Bis cries nTonsesi his wife. who
made every effort 10 sxliGg1islr The
flames, and Id this che waa soon assistedl
by; other memkefa SGfS the family and
neighbofs who rushsti Iii " hon hog-
ever, the flra sas fiaaliy put ont az VISA
found that Mr. Gsstex was horribly buSiIl
ed! His entire body ins fiiisit. waa hnsrefl
to d crisp and he spffarSd terrible AGONY
until he died about n clock stfia mo- as
Ing, retaining 6onseio onsn ess to tha IsSfs
Mf. 4 Certet 1es go years DE DID q Id "a
pt0niineht citissn sof august Ef8 ygas
for seyeral years 81 IaelS Dor af :kha i1rnx
6ER. OF Barre f,,arEers I'll i'll Sc khs time
of his death wEs boo lsksaper fSr 81 T7.
/ Afexande dgtsg SD. was ihl1ch
liked and este
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Grant as O AletorIen.

/ found Gen. Grant in his library.
among mass of papers and books. hard
ct work on his History Of the Siege of
Vicksburg, one of O series of works on
the civil war, which, when finished. will
doubtless give to the world nm impartial
and thorough history Of that great epoch
In our nations life. So buried was he in
his work that when began talking with
him his answers were in military style:
but he-afterwards spoke 80 earnestly ca
ii he were giving an order Just before
some great battle. BY and BY he auieted
down aud related an incident Of fI1e
siege before entirely unknown to me. In
we'll modulated tone he said in his own
Characteristic way: $50,
"The order was given to fire the mine
and Immediately after the fuse blazed
brightly. The next instant terrific eSs!
plosion occurred and human beings were
seen to shoot high into the air. Some Of
them fell to the earth fearfu!ly maugied.
while others, wonderful 1t is to relate.
fell back alive, but with terrible wounds.
Among those who escaped death was q
robust colored man who had been en-.
gagged on the Confederate side as miner.
He was In the mine at the time the order
to fire was given, but had not reached
deep enough when the explosion took
place, and, In consequence, no was blown
high into the air. He fell on q pile Of
earth unhurt. He was frat taken into
my headquarters, where he gave the off.
GERS present full information about tho
construction and location Of the Confeds
crate shaft and his experience while in
the air. When asked how far he thoupht
he had gone up he said "Ob,, Lord o.
massa, I went up bout three to five
miles, but I done thank the Lord; he
landed me within the Yankee li3ea.n
Here the great soldier laughed as
heartily as If the incident had occurred
only yesterday. I was very glad TO find
him in such o cheerful Elood, as liis late
brsiness iroubles must have worried him
considerably. &c &c. sesge:....:.s:;s, sL..s.s.
now, think: He has finished the Battle
Of Shiloh and he will coon write. Ron, a
strictly impartial standpoint, an account
of Lees surrender nc Appornattox.---
From Long Branch Litter. *35SE:l 5'T s i
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= The young man who used to sing
"I fear no foe" before he was. married,
now says, II cannot sing the old songs.''
A young girl began to sing: Ellis
ten to the mockiDg bird" and everybody
In the room rushed ont to find a mock.
ing bird 70 listen to.
-"In what condition was the ,patri.
arch Job at the end of bis life I" asked
a Sunday School teacher Of quiet look-
ing boy at the foot Of the class. "Dead,' p
calmly replied tho boy.
The following advertisement. ap.
posred 10 an Edinburg papes--"F For sale,
q handsome plano the property of q
young lady who 10 leaving Scotland In q
walnut case with turned legs"
An Irish Judge had habit Of beg,
ging pardon on every occasion. One day
as he was about to leave the bench, the
officer Of the court reminded him that
he bed net passed sentence Of. death on
.one.ofe tie criminals 40 be had intended
aDear .me r. said his lordshfp. s.I beg
his pafaon bring him up.'' - e
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A Train Runs Away Down the Noun.
tains

Last Monday afternoon, 4th inst, IN
accident of a very thrilling nature oc.
CURED on the Ducktown branch of the
Western North Carolina Railroad, re.
sulting in the wreck of construction
train, the destruction of a trestle and the
death of Conductor Wynn, who was in
charge Of the trsin at the time of the
accident, and who refused to jump from
the moving cars cs all tho Others did.
Our information is that on the evening
in question material train was slowly
ascending q steep grade up mountain
side, and when about midway up the
grade q coupling pin broke, or bumper
pulled out, detaching the train from the
engine. The train was q heavy one, and
the moment it broke loose from the en-.
gine it commenced wild runaway down
the mountain side. The force of con.
struction hands, the bratemen and train
hands leaped from the train as it started
down the mountain and all escaped un.
hart. Only one man remained on the
flying train, and he was the heroic Cap.
tain Wynn, the conductor of the train,
who leaped to y brake wheel and bent
hi, every energy to check the speed of
the train by the application of the brake.
But his efforts proved unavnii:ne. At
each revolution Of :he wheels the spsSd
of the train increased. It was q thrilling
spectacle to see the runaway cars streak.
ing down the iron pathway with one
solitary man on board-the courag eous
Wynn, bis back bent to the brake v heel
and his hair stree ming In the wind. A
short distance down the road waa trestle
spanning stream, and 1t was here ina,
disaster overlook the train and its occu.
pant. Just as the cara ran Oh the trestle
the wheels jumped the track and in an
instant the trestle was demolished and
the cars tumbled one upon the other IL
general wreck. The train hands real.
lied what had occurred as soon as they
heard the crash, and they FASTENED IL
the direction of the trestle to find tha,
all was q wreck. The first thought wai
for Capt. Wynn, and they set to work q,
once In the endeavof TO rescue him from
! the debris, but It was some time before
his body was reached. He was found
under one of the cara and when pulleG
out was still alive, but hopelessly crushet
and bruised. Both his legs were broker
badly, the fractures excluding almost t.
his hip joints,. and theie were othe
bruises and contusions about his body
The physicians, who were quickly sum
mG1ed, pronounced bis injuries fatal
He was carried to a house near by wher'
every attention was paid him until hi
death, which occurred O few hours after
wards.-- Charlotte 05seyver. ~ t,5
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FELL THROUGH 4 TRAP.
The Ridiculous Position OF Two Proml.
nent MC,. t

Judge William Carter, of Sbebovpap
and Judge Caswell Marks, of Selma
were both natives of Lexington. Ky. In
boyhood they had jammed the same cats
head into the same milk pitcher, stolen
peaches from the Same tree, got trounced
| by the same farmers, were otherwise en-.
| viously Intimate friends, afterwards
ohums at college aud then errand boya in
the same Office. Later in life they parted
| and rose to sublime honors in their eens
arate places. Last January they met for
the first time since their parting, in Leg.
ipgtou, aud brewed @ conyiyial bowl in
honor of the event. About midnight
tuli OF affection aud enthusiasm, thew re.
tired Ia the same bed. It was q hura
affair, standing in the middle of the room
and capable of being drawn up by ropea
TO the ceiling while the room was beinc,
cleaned. It was very cold night and
they placed their clothing ppon the foot
3i the 5sd. just after they fell asleep
-four, friends entered softl-, drew the hed
by the ropes nearly to the ceiling, aud
lett them thus suspended about ten feet
from the floor. They then locked the
door outside and retired. ..I-
At 3 q. m. Judge Carter woke with
that species of thirst which usually comes
aIter Kentucky punck and technically
known as hot coppers." Leaping light
~ out OF bed to get the ice pitcher, he
went whiriing down ten feet, alighting
with soul.stirring thump on ell fours.
There was long and painful pause.
Then he peered up and through the
darkness and called:
"Caswell 7"
mo reply.)
"Oh. Caswell Iu
(Feeble cries.) i@'
"CazW ST.
"Eh?.-um?-whatY" The Judge was
awakening. .." 80
"pve fallen through trap! |" yelled
the now frightened Judge, "get up and
light caudle"
Where are you ?" asked Judge Oar.
ter, sleepily, framing his opinion that his
honorable brother was drunk.
Down here }; fell Through o tran
Don't get out on my eide of the bed p"
All right" And Judge Marks,
springing out on his own side, turned
three somersaults and landed on his
back. Both were now convinced that
they were In o den of thieves, and per-
haps would be murdered. The jokers
had closed the heavy wooGon shutters 40
that no light could enter, and removed
the furniture.
The Judges grcped around on their
haSds aud knees, nearly frozen to death,
and only 1T daybreak discovered the he'd,
climbed into it, and got warm enough to
talk the thing over.
There were recently two temperancs
societies started under glorious auspices,
The headquarters of one ia at Selma. che
other at Sheboygau.
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two years, and then it had been swept of

two years, aud then it had been swept OF
everything and was in ruins.
Journeying on the trains with the sick
and wounded soldiers we at last reached
NJ, where kind friends welcome d
US. Mrs. Mitchell, recovering from her
fright and fatigue, discovered that she
was war worn veteran. She also learn.
ed with great surprise that her trip from
home to Calhoun was far more danger.
Gus affair than her disagreeabe expert.
ences in that village, and as it was far
pleasanter to think of, she was never
weary CT saying to the gaping old ladies
who came to see her, while she gently
famed hereelf S:.h the turkey.tail fan,
"a nd actually, na'sm rode eight miles
under fire I"
"And never knew it," l wanted to add,
but didn't.
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= Chow many drains make o pint 7n
asked . school teacher. "Four," yelled
o boy, spnnging up. How do You mako
that f asked the astonished teacher;
a.the table says 1t takes 128." "Well, Is
don't take but four OF our house, ''canse
! often heard man say that when, che
wanted to mako o pint with the old man,
sho gave him about four drains and then
she was solid" Such reasoning broke
tho teacher down. i sStt E Z, f,f,Ss9 IS q
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standing that no act of treason vii,
hereafter pass unnoticed, and NAV thew
and all Others profit by the Lesson they
WM. D. WHrpp1E.

That is very nice and affectionate and
we'll calculated to make good union men
or those boys, wasent It h? Thank the
Lord we have survived such bittorness
and tyranny, and if it was not for suoh
men as Logan, who continue 10 hate and
abuse US, our whole country would be at
peace. BILL ARP.
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she ever discovered tic DANCE. she was
In, her knees would give way under her.
and would have the pleasure of carry.
ing her the rest Of the way.
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be indeed obtuse who expects to be
allowed to parade before the eyes Of loyal
people that which they exeerate and
abhor. lA..2.'
"Your excuse that the young men did
not know It was wrong Is too. puerile to
apswer. They know we'll enough what
Is right In such matters without waiting
to be warned by orders from these head.
quarters. D!laa Is 70
"The sol, cause of this offence is that
the citize, of Rome have not accepted
the situa' ion which is that the civil war
was a r. oellion and those engaged III Il
are rebels, and rebellion is TREASON and
trea>ln is o crime, q heinous one. deserg-
icsSf punishment, and that you rebels
have not been punished ID owing Ia the
>msgnanity Of your conquefers, with
many Of you! the war is called d fevostt.
ton and rebels are called !confe ederstes
and lo7alists TO. the, union ARE called
d--d yankees and traitors and over
the whole great crime with its accufs6d
record Of Slaughtered heroes and patriots.
you arc trying 10 throw the gloss of 10.
spectability. d, 4. .s 1. Z.
HAs however, it 10 pretended BY you that
the persons arrested were 40 innocent isa
not % know that it was wrong for mn.
punished traitors TO glory Id their ohnr,ne
and plant the symbol Of their crime "a
the face Of the country they viii 30 re.
leased from Conf .lent with shs under:
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to faithfully promise to obey him but
just as soon as we made sure he was out
Of sight We sailed forth and stationed
ourselves upon the fence, or any where
else that we could get good sight of the
fighting going on. We could be in no
more danger in one place than another,
and preferred to be shot out OF doors to
have the roof come crashing down upon
our heads. As for Daisy, who had so
long desired to see battle, she hung
upon the gate, and being anxious to help
in the good cause, handed water to every
thirsty soldier who passed. It was really
strange to see how many of them were
athirst. irn
Commonness of interest did away with
ceremony. We frequently asked how
went the fight, and many o soldier,
taking pity on US after seeing our anx-
ious faces, tried to cheer us with hopes of
victory,
Daisy, who was very young sod ro-
mantle, was thrown into ecstacias IF ad.
miration over q handsome young cava-
lier, who, half refining in his galloping
steed, with graceful wave Of his gannt-
ieted hand, cried, "Don't be alarmed,
ladies, we will defend you ~
ooh Is he not brave defender II she
cried, using cant phrase of the time.
Soon after there logged by the rough
est sort of q cavalryman, who, wishing
TO throw in his need of sympathy,
drawle ,ut in harsh, nasal voice,
"Skeerr !, yals?"
"He %. ,.lso a brave defender" said +,
as Daisy .arned away in disgust.
! HOMELESS REEUaEKs.
After two days anxious waiting in
Calhoun for the battle to be over that we
might Teturn home, we learned with dis.
NAV that Gen. Johnston was slouIy re-
treating, and found ourselves numbered
among the vast army Of homeless refl.
gees. The home We expactedto return
to! in tao days we never saw again fol
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were enriched by the food of gold 80
recklessly poured into the city. It still
has many attractions, however, in its
parks, its concerts, etc., and is visited
annually by thousands. The waters,
like those of Wiesbaden, have been
famous ever since the old Roman days
and the chemical ingredients are about
the same as those of the latter place.
They are used for almost every ailment,
real or imaginary. Fat people drink
that they may become lean and lean PEG.
pie drink that they may become fat. Sick
people drink that they may become we'll,
and If we'll people are fools enough to
drink, we see no good and sufficient
reason why they should not become sick.
1t is an amusing sight at about five or
six o'clock 10 the morning, to aee hun.
dreds, both sick and we'll Of both sexes
making their way to the "Trickhalle''
where the waters from all the springs are
collected and struggling with one or more
glasses of the sickening stuff. Thinking
that some Of the readers of these letters
might wish to sample some of these
famous waters, We hnye secured "ai
great expense" the following recipe
which, by both analysis and synthesis
has been proven correct to the thirtieth
decimal: To fourteen gallons Of rain
| water, two weeks old, add two quarts oi
soft soap and five pounds, sixteen ounce.
Of common salt. Boil until done and
when 1t has cooled to temperature o
about 100 degrees, try glass Of It and II
you like 1t yon have our permission Il
come 70 Baden Baden and drink all you
wish.
Strasburg, the ancient capital of tht
province Of Alsace and for nearly. 20(
years in the. possession of France, bu,
wrested from that country during th.
! Franco.P Prussian war, IL located IN tn.
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We draw all our Presidents from,
two classes-lswysrs and soldiers.
The proportion is generally three
lawyers to one soldier. In this coun.
try, filled with able business men, we
never think of making farmer, .
merchant, q banker, or railway
king, Presidential candidate. There
is tradition that Presidential years
are bad business years, but the very
reverse is the truth; 1880 was a very
prosperous year; 1916 was better
than the years which preceded OF
followed IL; ~ and '68 were also
prosperous years, aud all the signs
go to show that the close of this year
will make it more prosperous than
either of the two preceding years
Democrats Monthly.