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TO HIS BROTHER.

DEAR JoHNsToN.-Your request
for eighty dollars l do not think it
best to comply with just now. At
the various times when have help
ed you little you have said to me,
"We can get along very well now" "
but in a short time l find you in
the same difficulty again. Now,
this can only happen by some de-
feet in your coEduct. What the
defect is / think / know. You are
not lazy, and still you are an idier.
l doubt whether, since ! saw you,
you have done a good whole days
work in any one day. You do not
very much dislike to work, and still
you do not work much, merely be-
cause it does not seem to you that
you could get much for it. This
habit of uselsssly wasting time is
the whole difficulty, and it is vastly
important to you, and still more to
your children, that you should
break this habit. 1t is more i'm.
portant to them because they have
longer to live and can keep out OF
an idle habit before they see in it
easier than they can get out after
they are in. ~ ''.
You are now in need of some
ready money, and what / propose
is that you shall go to work, "tooth
and nail, /" for somebody who will
give you moro for it. Let father
and your boys have charge of things
at home-prepare for a crop and
make the erop-and you go to work
for the best money wages, or in dis
charge of any debt you owe, that
you can get. And to secure you q
fair reward for your labor l now
promise you that for every dollar
you will, between now and the first
of May, get for your labor, either in
money or your indebtedness, / will
give you one other dollar. BY this,
if you hire yourself at ten dollars a
month, frem me you will get ten
dollars more, making twenty dol
lars month from your work. In
this | do not mean that you shall go
off to st. Louis, or the lead mines,
or the gold mines in California, but
mean for you to go at it for. the
best wages you can get close to
home-in Coles county. Now, if
you will do this, you will soon be
out Of debt, and what is better, you
will have a habit that will keep YOU
from getting in debt again. But If
should now clear you out next
year you will be as deep in as ever.
You say you would almost give
your place in heaven for $40 or $50.
Then you value your place in heaven
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ONE CONGRESSIONAL DIS
. TRICT.

Congressman S. W. L. Ianham,
of Texas, has been giving a CORES
pondent a few figures in order to
convey some idea of the Eleventh
district of his State, which he rep
resents. 1t contains about $4,000
quare miles. "These figures, says
Lanham 'convey but vague i'm
preston ofits magnitude. 1t will
be better understood when | say
that it is as large as the combined
area of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and Ohio. This
seems incredible, but it is. true, as
the reader may ascertain for him
self These States are represented
in Congress by sixty-one members,
and the same area In Texas by
Lanham. 1t will be understood
that this district embraces the
western and northwestern part,
nearly half of the State, which is
but sparsely settled. Many of the
counties are as yet unorganized.
The entire State of Texas has an
extent of 262, ,290 square miles. 10
realize what an empire it is, if we
add to the ten already named the
great States Of New York, Penn
sylvania and Indiana, the whole
thirteen would still lack $4,000
square miles of equaling Texas. 1t
is larger than the whole of France,
with her 36,OOO,OOO people. 1t is
larger than England, Ireland, Scot
land and Wales combined. There
are three counties, each of which is
larger than Massachusetts and Con-
necticut together. The three coun-
ties-Pecos, Preside and Tom
Green-have a considerably larger
area than the State of Indiana,
which has 129 counties" The
writer was in Texas in 1882 and was
struck with Mr.. Lanham's method
of making his canvass. Instead OF
taking the stump, like cur Tennes-
see candidates, and speaking at ev-
cry cross road and In every school
house in the Congressional district,
which was a physical impossibility
in his case, he sent letters to friends
in each county and delegated tc
them the duties and work of elec.
tioneering. Wherever he heard oi
a man who was making any op-
position to him, he Immediately
wrote him a personal letter. In
short, Mr.. Lanham established g
literary bureau and carried the elec
ton through it's infiuence.-NaSh-
UILe Banner.
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TEACHING THE Girls.

Give your daughters a thorough
education. Teach them to cook
and prepare the food for the house
hold. Teach them to wash, to iron
and to darn stockings, to sew on
buttons, to make their own dresses.
Teach them to make bread and that
a good kitchen lessons the doctors
account. Teach that he only lays
up money whose expenses are less
than his income, and that all grow
poor who have to spend more than
they receive. Teach them that a
calico dress paid for fits better than
a silken one unpaid for. Teach
them that a full, healthy face dis
plays greater luster than fifty con-
sumptive beauties. Teach them to
purchase and see that the account
corresponds with the purchase.
Teach them good common sense,
and self-trust, self help, and indus
try. Teach them that an honest
mechanic in his working dress is a
better object of esteem than dozen
naughty, finely-dressed idlers.
Teach them gardening and the
pleasures of nature. Teach them,
if you can afford it, music, painting,
ETC., but consider them as secondary
objects only. Teach them that q
walk is more salutary than a ride
in carriage. Teach them to re.
ject with disdain all appearances
and to use only "yes" or "no" in
good earnest. Teach them thai
the happiness of matrimony de
ponds neither on external appear
ances nor wealth, but on the mans
cnaracter.-U United Presbyterian.
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SON AGAINST MOTHER.
A PAINFUL AND FEARFUL SCENE IN 4
.r. NEW HAVEN COURT.


af., NEW HAVEN COURT.
efs New Haven Special.
A painful scene was enacted in
the city court to-day. Mrs. Mary
l.. Blair and William i'll. Gardner
were on trial for immoral conduct,
and the woman's son, Jarvis I'll.
Blair, nineteen years old, was the
most important witness against her.
With his mothers sobs ringing in
his ears he told the story of her
shame in all its painful details.
When the boy left the stand his
mother declined to testify and she
was held in $500 bonds.
The court waited several minutes
before fixing the bonds to see if Mrs.
Blair would relent and make an ex-
PLANTATION. 1t was during these
moments that one of the saddest
scenes that ever was witnessed in
the city court took place. The aged
mother of the accused besought her
daughter pite0usly to tell the court
of her first marriage. Mrs. Blair
responded only by tears. Then her
brother came to her and be cried
like child to have her do as re-
quested. She remained firm. All
this time Col. Robertson was en-
deavoring to have the court inter
fere and save Mrs. Blair from being
persuaded to testify against her will.
Last OF all came her son. He who
had moment before gave such
damaging evidence against his
mother, bent over and kissed her
cheek while he asked her to tell all.
Mrs. Blair laid her head on the
table and wept.so that she could be
heard in the court vestibule. The
son walked away from her, and
then his henor inquired if she wish
ed to make any statement about her
marriage to Blair. She said she
did not. #.. es ....5-.s
"That young man" !" said Col. Rob
ertson to the court, "who testified
against his mother, will some day
come to bad end; the rope is wait
ing for him. I'd sooner be the
meanest thief in New Haven than
be in his place." Hfs.
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CHRLs7TAN REID, NOVELIST.
A PLEASING SKETCH OF HER HOME
AND SURROUNDINGS.
Salisbury Letter in the Raleigh Chronicle.

AND SURROUNDINGS.
Salisbury Letter in the Raleigh Chronicle.
When the body of Colonel
Charles Fisher was brought home
from the battle field of Manassas his
sister, Miss Christine Fisher, forbade
anyone enter the room where he
lay until she had finished a portrait
of him. Then when he was buried
she made herself a mother to his
children. She is q devout Roman
Catholic and a recluse But for
the care of her brothers children
she would have taken the veil. The
children were Miss Frances Fisher
and Mr.. Fred and Miss Annie, the
the latter being twins. Miss Frances
Fisher became "Christian Reid, .
and war which wrought her
irreparable loss brought us our
chief literary renown. 1t was a
matter of bread and butter. "Chris-
tian Reid" has established her fame
and held the old homestead. Mr..
Fred Fisher has been educated to
the law and Miss Annie Fisher is
now finishing her musical training.
1t is variously gifted family. Miss
Christine Fisher uses her pencil
with much grace and Miss Annie
Fisher has musical talents of q very
high kind. 81 -aa
At present, during the absence
of the last from home, sthe house
hold consists only of these two maid
en- ladies, Miss Frances Fisher and
her recluse aunt. They live at the
old "Fisher place, with which the
little brown Catholic church makes
one of ofthelarge squares of the town.
1t is a cozy but hardly a cheerful
place. The old two-story frame
house, with its "beaded" weather
boards, was once painted brown.
The dark front door suggests retire
ment. The stone floor of the piazza
has somewhat a hint of convent
in its appearance. The kitchen
stands far back in the rear and a
large area of pear trees aud box
bushes stretches down to the little
church. In the front yard are oaks
and cedars, and an avenue of small
box bushes leads to the front door.
Miss Fisher herself lives an al
most retired life, not from inclina-
ton so much as because she il very
busy. During these years since she
began to write fiction she has been
as Industrious as the busiest man in
North Carolina. The work has not
been ~ recreation, but a creation,
and therefore hard and continuous
labor. The people of Salisbury
without regard her with a sort OF
homage. "Bless your life," said q
gentleman to me, "there isn't man
in Salisbury who would not pull off
his best coat for Miss Fanny Fisher
to walk on and wish it were made
Of better cloth to be so honorcd.
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MoRRIsToWN, tenn. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1884.

very cheap, for 1 am sure you can,
with the offer | make you, get the
$40 or $50 with four or FIVE months
work. Ysu say if furnish you the
money you will deed me the land,
and, if you don't pay the money
back, you will deliver possession.
Nonsense Ifyou cannot now live
with the land how will you, then,
live withou it? You have always
been kind to me, and 1 don't want
to be unkind to you. On the con-
trary, if you will but follow my ad-
vice you will find it worth more
than eighty times $50 to you
Affectionately, your brother,
A. LINCOLN
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The March number of Dem0reSt'S s
Monthly can not fail to bring pleas
ure to its readers. 1t is filled with
good stories, including the continu-
alton of the admirable serial, "The
Shores of Nothing" and variety
of miscellaneous matter of an inter-
esting nature. Among these are "a
Duke who wrote Maxims, "The
Norman Housewife of the Middle
Ages, "The American Girl at Home
and Abroad, and Life in New
York." by Jennie June. The Illus
trations, as usual are excellent, the
frontispiece being an oil picture,
"The Rise Of the Moen, an art pro-
duetion that is both novel and beau
tiful r-.....E .
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LinCOln7S Letters.
HOW HE RENDERED AID TO HIS FA
THEIR AND GAVE GOOD ADVICE
TO HIS BROTHER.


THEIR AND GAVE GOOD ADVICE
TO HIS BROTHER.
St. Louis Republican
The original of the following let
ters are held by Mr.. B. l.. Worth,
GIL South Broadway, st. Louis.
They came into possession Of their
present owner through the pur-
chase of the office fixtures of ex-
Mayor John Howe:
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1848.
Ny DEAR FATHER: Your letter
of the 9TH was received night be-
fore last / very cheerfully send
you the twenty dollars, which sum
you say is necessary to save your
land from sale. 1t is singular. you
should have forgotten judgment
against you, and it is more singular
that the plaintiff should have let
you forget it so long, particularly,
as suppose, yeu have always had
property enough to satisfy q judg-
ment of that amount. Before you
pay it, it would be well to be sure
you have not paid it, or at least
that you cannot prove that you have
it. Give my love to mother and all
the connections.
Affectionately, your son,
A. LINCOLN.
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Hard to Please. Grimaldi,. the
celebrated clown, was once Missed
after singing his celebrated comic
song of "Tippitywitchet," and he
appealed to the audience. "He had
nodded" he said, Crowned, sneezed,
choked, gaped, cried, grinned, grim
maced, and hiccoughed; he had
done all that could be done by brow,
chin, cheeks, eyes, nose, and mouth,
and what more did they want ?"
'HWhy, wewant, yawned a languid
voice from the pit-''we want new
featurell 1o ,nIal1Hne s.lIN..-
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sid never marry girl named
Ann,s'' said sober young man.
."Why not?" asked his mother. "Be-
cause an is always an indefinite ar
ticle," he replied. To which the
old lady responded with much heat;
"You ought to be ashamed Of your
self to refer to any girl as an indeti-
mite article, or as any kind ofarticle.
You make me SO angry can hard
ly articPate!" sL d
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fathers house when child and he
said he trembIed as he took it, and
hastily put it in his pocket, but after
that he never felt quite as badly,
each time growing bolder, until his
employer laid a trap for him and
caught him. @
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MORRISTOWN
MALE HIGH SCHOOL;
L. ". DAVIS, A. B., PTin.
1884.

This school j. located i'm Morrlstown East
Tennessee, in q healthy, business, growing town,
the Fast Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
9Ailroad, and az the terminus Of the Cincinnati,
Cumberland Gap and Charleston Railroad There
il here every facility for inteleCtual, social anu
moral Improvement
The neat session will begin Monday, January :,
Iss4, aud continue Is wesks.
TUITION PER ERM OF Is WEEKS.
OrtloeraPhy, Reading, Penmanship, Primary
Aritnmetic and Primary biography ...--- s. W
Higher Arithmetic, English Grammar, Ge-
uErapny, History aud Composition. .-...- 2 90
Elculentary Algebra, Natural Philosophy.
Physical Geography and Rhetoric o.. -. IL 90
Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Intellec-
tual aud Moral Philosophy. Logic, Higher
Math5nnafics, Latin and Greek -.-..-.---- 16 90
Coutingent Zee ....................---.. 20
must b. paid IN advance.
No deduction viii be made for absence except
In case of protrscted illness.
Competent assistants viii be secured to meet
the demands Of the school.
The regulations viii be mild, buE rigdly enforc-
ed.
board can be had from 81 TO $40 per month.
For further particulars address the Principal.
l.. W DAVIS,
Aus. .s-5m. MOrristown, Tenn.
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1t ought not to besa subject for
wonder that the cause of temper
ance fnds it all the way up hill
when $6OO,O0O,000 is annually ex-
pended for whisky and less than
81, 2,000,0 900 in the missions whereby
they are seeking to provide rcme.a
dv.
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Smart Weed and Belladonna COM
bined with the other ingredients used
in the best porous plaster: make Carriers
!. w. q B. Backache Plasters the beat
in the market. Price % cents.
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1884.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE
ILLUSTRATED.

Harpcr's Magazine begins its sixty-eighth vol
ume wish the December Number. 10 Is the most
popular illustrated periodical in America and En-
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treatment q subjects Of current social and indus
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Among it, attractions for 1885, are: n new serial
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THE FIRE FIEND!!!!
The Strong are Able to Protect u

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The Traders OF Chicago
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The North America Of Phila.,-
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The Etna Of Hartford
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Oct. 80. IEss--lE
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ANIMAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

ne;t, $1O; Mrs Nelson Hall S; Mrs Jarnan. Mrs
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ola Soldiers Remembered,

 In accordance with a vote of AdmirA Foote post, the old soldiers who are under treatment at the State hospital in this city vera given few hours of pleasant enjoy ment yesterday. They were taken by a com mittee in one of Smedley's bgrges to Savin Rock. where they enjoyed the inVigorating sea bree zes to their hearts content. They stopped at Howes' railroad waiting rooms, where they were treated to ice cream by Major Lincoln and MT. Howes supplied the old vets with cigars.
 On their return there was a meeting held, at which the veterans unanimously adopted the following:
 Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby rendered to Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., for very pleasant ride to Savin Rock and places of interest thereabouts also for refreshments, and especially are our thanks due to the committee from the post, consisting of Capt. Wm. G. Dickinson, Charles Caldwell. Gideon Ferris, Major Wm. A. Lincoln and Post Commander L. A. Peck, for their kind attention and for making every effort that we should have 8 good time, and their efforts proved 8 success. Also to Mr. O. HoWes for many courtesies.
 LEWIS SPALDING, Chairman. Seth Whiting, Secretary.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-30
State News.
BUTTON FACTORY BURNED

Bostwick's button factory. in Milford, 8 wooden structure, was burned Friday night. Loss, $7,OOO; insurance $4.50O, mostly in New York and Connecticut companies Seventy-five hands were thrown out of em- ployment- The fire is supposed to be of in cendiary origin. The shop will probably be rebuilt.
 Washington commandrey, ,KnightsTemplar, returned to Hartford on Friday from their pilgrimage to the Catskils, and were given a reception on their arrival. Bridgeport man took out a marriage li- cense and carried it for year before making use of it for his wedding. Usually the groom only secures the license few hours in advance of the ceremony. The late OIcutt Warrington, of New Lon don was one of the few Connecticut men who owned stock in the Chemical bank, of New York. He purchased it below it's par
 value of $1OO share and now it is worth l about $2, 700 share.
 The estate of the late Calvin Day, of Hart
 ford, amounts to about $500, ,O0O, and is di-
 vided between the testator's four surviving
 children-Mrs. George B. BisselI Miss 0. E.
 Day, John 0. Day and Mrs. J. c. Jackson of New York
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-30
Paoine railroad bonds cIosed ss follows

Chicago Grain ana Provision Market. Closing quotations Reported over Private Wires to Edwin Rowe & Co.,, Commission Mer- chants, 4Os New York Produce Exchange, New York.
 The following shows the quotations st 2SO D. m { YnIcan tirnaN f estt