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An Incident of the War.

OF General Alpheus Baker, now
of this city, formerly a citizen OF
Eufaula, Ala, d lawyer By profes-
sion ami IN orator of great sweet
ness of diction and power, the fol
lowing incident is related:
He owned IL slave called Paris, be
fore the war and at the time the
first gun was fired at Sampler. The
slave was Il huge negro, very dark
in complexion, six feet two in stat
IRE, and correspondence large in
frame, making IL perfect speci nen
of manhood physically. The Gen
eral quit his family to follow. the
fortunes of the Confederacy. He
said to his servant Paris; 81 am go
ing to the war, Paris; will you GO
with me!" Paris, who loved and ad
mircd his master, atonce assented.
and followed the wanderings Of his
master as a devoted squire, until
the General, with those associated
with him, WAS captured by Gener'
al John Pope at Island No. III in
Uhe Mississippi river. In the pres
ence Of the Federal soldiers, when
the General WAS about to be hurri
ed off as IL prisoner TO Johnson,s
Island, his servant Paris came tn
see him.
In the interview Which took place
in which much that was affection
ate occurred between the master
and his old servant, the General
said to him: "Well, Paris, what are
you going to doc" Paris replied;
wv ll.masSa, with the help Of God,
Pm going back to the mistus and
chil'ren " The two old friends, who
had been boys together on the old
plantation in the "Land Of Rest,
aud were about the saline age, shook
hands Ill silence and in tears. Paris
turned to go, but had gone but a
few feet away from his master
when he turned towards him again
his soul swelled up from It's lowest
depths and his c0untenance all
ayluw with the tcrv0r Of pure afec'
tion, and rushed into his masters
arms, weeping like al infant, and
exrlaimillg, "AlaSsa, let me hugyou''
The two men clasped each other
and their signs and sobs brought
tears to The eyes Of the vlctors who
surrounded them; and the expires
sion was heard, Great God, see
what affection between master and
his old servant"
And that affection between mas.
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PhiIa., Wilmington : Bal
timore Railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION
EA 1sE;E::i::::s.::ssa
SoRTHwARp.

On and artor May 25th, 1885 Sundays en-
ccptodl, trains Will leave US follows:
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The Manners of Bows.

| ~AAS NA"hhSAo VI OOJ9s
Boys at a certain age, are apt to
be awkward. Outdoor exercise and
sports do much to make them strong
and straight; yetit is very common
among those who are growing fast
especially if they read or study
good deal), to find the head thrust
forward, the shoulders round and
STOPPING, and a slouchlng, ungrace-
full carriage. Until these things are
corrected, no boy can be thorough
~ strong and vigorous. Biting the
nails is one of the most annoying
habits. and yet one which almost
any boy will fall into unless his
mother "nips it in the bud.u NJ
only is 1t almost uncomfortable
q nervous person to sit in the
with one Of these nail biting
but the young mans hands are,
jured appearance, and if the hab
it be carried to excess, they will be-
come almost deformed. In these days
OF professional manicures, mothers
ought, at least to see that there are
no ragged nails and raw fingers
among their children. A habit of
shutting, or Scraping the threat, of
tapping the floor with the foot, or
the table with the knuckleS, comes
OH gradually, but once fixed is ex-
ccedingiy difficult to overcome.
s'Etcrnal vigilance" should be u
mothers watcnwOrd, for the true
secret OF curing bad habits is in
never allowing them to be formed.
The "onnce Of prevention"ls worth
more than the "pound of cure" L
would not take away anything Of
boyiShness or naturalneSS. A real
boy is worth half a dozen tops or
dudes. But | do not see why boys
should not be as graceful and we'll
hammered as their sisters; why they
cannot sit down at a table without
hitting it and jarriug the dishes as
we'll as the tempers of the whole
family; why they cannot cross y
room without stun bling against
the furniture; or close Il door with.
out Slamming it. OF quietly while
reading or listening. should be
perfectly natural for q boy to lift
his hat to his mother or sister when
he chances TO meet them OH the
street; to rise from q comfortable
chair when older PERSONS enter the
room; to entertain a visitor when
the rest of the household is engage
ed. DO you say it is too much for
"A boy to think Of all these thiugss
Ii the mother has trained him from
babyhood constantly and carefully
hewlll do them without thinking.
Good manners are a growth, and
place, IN which they Sn0uiu grow.
O
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gard other things us steps by which
to reach money, and estimate them
accordingly. What ought to be
served by IL they degrade into
servants to it.
The common reSsion. 'time is
money savors of this fallacy. 1t
is used to heiglten a sense of the
value Of time, as it's chief and best
use was to earn money, and herein
lay the only reason for not wasting
it. Those who TINS reason, buy
gold often at IL fearful price. They
give for 1T their whole time, which
is their life, and sacrifice the many
other uses to which it may beeput.
But no re exchange is possible
All their wealth cannot purchase
y single wasted opportunity. Sure
ly time is much more than money,
and may we'll claim a respect and
value of it's own, quite apart from
the dollars and cents it CAN COM
mand!
Education is another thing
which is often valued, not for it,
self, but merely as "a stepping-stone
to wealth. We give it to the young
and they take it, not so much that
they may become, through it, bet
ter, nobler, happier and more Use
1'ul men and women, us that they
may gain the power OF rising from
IL lower to u higher station, from
poverty to medlocrity, or from
mediocrity to wealth. Thus the ed
ucltion that only fits them to adorn
a humble position happily and con-
tentedly, instead OF cultivating
ambitious longngs; that cherishes
health and strength of body, and
fills the mind with resources for
its own activity, and power for it's
own activity and power for it's own
development, without any direct
reference to amassing q fortune, is
too often neglected for narrower
and sliallower instruction. Is not
the mind more than the purses
Shall we sell the one to fill the 9th
er? or shall we not rather spend
freely Of our gold to build up the
intellect, to strengthen the reason,
to cultivate the taste, to tortify the
princlpleSs
There are many other things too
valuable in themselves to barter
for money, but which money will
be honored By subscribing. Health
is one Of them. 1t may be sacri
feed at the shrine of gold, but the
wealth thus purchased corrodes in
the hand of him who holds it
Love may be CAST aside and killed
by neglect in the hot chase for for
tune. but n. riches, however great
can buy it back again. Honor,
truth and principle MAG be sold for
money, but the wealth Of the [n'lies
cannon restore them. Let us then
learn wisdom in all our exchanges.
We regret our folly when we have
been induced tn rilvinnrn fnr snnn
have made what we Call Il poor
bargain, but, no bargain can be so
Door as that which men voluntarily
make when they part with their
most choice ana priceless posses
sions, without stint, for d handful
Of gold.
or course we must buy money
for our needs, and pay IL fair price
for it; but, as in other purchases,
so in this, let our best judgment
decide what it is worth to us, how
much we require, and what we can
houorably afford to give for IT.
Some Of our time, our labor, our
strength, our talents may thus he
wisely expended, but if we devote
the whole, or if we give health or
honor, love or virtue, we shall be
left poor indeed, though we count
our wealth by millions.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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WHO BINES HIS TIME


Who btdcs his time and dry by day
Faces defeat full patiently,
And lifts mirthtul roundolny.
However poor his fortune be-
He will not fail In any qualm
or povcrty-the pnltry dime
1t Will grow golden In Ills pnlm, -
Who bdcs his tlmc.
Who bldcs his iimo-ho tastes tho sweet
Othonoy In tho snltost tclr;
Ard though no fares with slowcatfcot,
Joy runs II meet him, drawing near;
Tho birds IRE hcrnlds OF his Cause.
And like ncvor-cnding rhyme,
Tho ruadsidcs bloom in his applause,
Who bidcs llIs tlmu.
Who bldcs his time, una fevers not
In tho hot race that nune achieves,
Shall wear cool wrcnthed laurel. wrought
With crimson berries In tic leaves,
And he shall reign enodly king,
And sway Ills haml DER every cline.
With rcace writ on his signct ring.
Who bldcs his tIme.
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'sNlen should be what they SEEM"
and if they are suffering tor ures
With tooth.ache, they should not try
to smile and look cool and handsome.
How much wiser to ease the pain
with bottle OF Salvation Oh, which
can be bought for 25 cents.
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ter and his worthySse remains
today in all the South, and will he
a bulwark Of the conservative ele-
ment of the country through all
coming charlottesville Courier.
Journal.
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SUMMER SCHEDULE.
TIE ule<sssss So
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company

IL
OF BALTIMORE.
Onand after Sunday, May. Gath, 1853,
Saturday cXceptcdl will run thelr steamers. W
follows. leaving South Street Wharf at 100 O'Clock
p. m.
steamer EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT. &. a. RAYNoR.
Sunday aid "Wednesday for Crsiield. Hnlmnn's.
Eynus' Boggs', tsogssvill.. Davis Rrids, Mics
Shields Hungar's nrdrayiur,s, RcturninS-
Leave Tuylors every Tuesday AMI Fltday III q.
ny touching vt the ub"ve landings at tho usual
hours.
steamer TANGIER.
CAPT. S. II. WILSON,
Tuesday and Friday for Crisicld. Finncy's.
Onincock. Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hail, kchou"tli,
Pocomoke City and Snow Hill.
Returning Leave Snow Hill every Monday and
Thursday Ut II. M, tOuctlleH AT tic apofo l'liiu-
ings at tho usual hours
Steamer MAGGIE
CAPT. L. J. Smith.
Monday and Thursday. for Cristicld. Tangcr
Island, Flnucy's OnAncock. ChcscounosseX. Gull
ford aud Hunting Creek. Ecturrins-Learc Hun
ting Creek every "Wednesday anu saturday III
Ouaucock PM, Fnncy a:S0 Tungior Island 1
ALL Steamers leave Crisfeld for Balti-
81 more on arrival of last down train.
Freight aud paAscn:cr received for all points
on tho N Y, Phia. and Norfolk, Wicomico and
Pocomoke, and Delaware, Maryland and Viz
Ginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received aftor p, m.
and must DO prepaid to all points. except
OH the n. Y. Phila. and Norfolk Railroad
P. r. CLARK General Agent,
los South Street. Baltimore.
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Crishell Branch,

..f" stops for passengers OIL signal 10 conductor
~" dos rot stop FOR passengers.
Trutns Nos. 9 and 10 VII run daily; all othcr
trains daily except Sundays.
Ii. w. Dunno, Sup't,
Princess Anne. Md
r. B. Cooke, Gent Freight aAdPasSen-
ger Agent, Norfolk, Va
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-13
Jim FisR's Door Boy.

Peter Donohue has been made as.
sistant paymaster of the New York,
Lake Erie ~ Western railroad com
pany in place of Fred Wright, resign
ed. When Col. Fisk ,was at the head
of the Erie, Peter was his messenger
and door boy. One day Peter had in
structions from Fisk to let no one in
to see him. During the day a big, de-
terminedlooking man called and ask
ed, in peculiar false.to voice, to see
Col. Fisk Peter told the man that
the colonel could not be seen. The
visitor said it was highly important
and necessary that he should have
Fisk's ear for few minutes. Peter
stood firm to his declaration that no
one could see the boss of Erie. The
man persisted, and, seeing that the
youthful guardian of Prince Erie's
door was not to be changed in his de-
termination, put the boy 'mpatiently
aside and said
"Here, boy; I'm John Morlissey,
and must see Col Fisk"
He then pushed by and passed to-
ward the door. But Peter Donohue
wasn't there to be used that way.
Il do t care if you are John Nor
risy !" he exclaimed, az the broad back
of the famous x-prize fighting con-
gressman loomed in front of him !;
''you can't go in there!'
With these words Peter jumped for
ward, and, with a spring like cat, lit
/ square on Morrisy's back He climb
ed mp it like a squirrel, threw both
arms around the congressman's neck,
and hung on for dear life, shutting off
Morrisy's wind and fetched him up
with turn. Morrisy shook the ! oy
off with difficulty, and at first seemed
inclined to pulverize him, but he look
ed down at the pugnacious little fel-
low, standing in a determined attitude
between him and Col, Fisk's door, the
humor of the situation struck him, and
he burst out laughing.
"AIl right, have it your own way.
I'll call again Tomorrow said he,
and he walked out of the Office. He
had been gone but few minutes
when Fisk called Peter, ard told him
TO let John Morrisy in if he called.
"IIe's been here" said Peter
"Where is he?" asked Fisk.
"Well, he was bound to come in
against orders, and | put him out, "
said Peter.
Morrisy told Fisk the story of his
encounter with the door boy next day,
and several bottles of wine were order
ed on the strength of it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-13
A Useful Table,

The following table will be found
very useful to farmers, showing, as it
does, the proper distances far planting
various fruit trees:
Standard pears, on pear stocks, for
orchards-twenty five feet apart
Pyramidal pears on pear stocks, not
root pruned-twenty feet apart
The same, root pruned--ten feet
apart.
The same on ounce stocks, not root
pruDed-six feet apart.
The same on ounce stocks, periodic
ally lifted-fonr feet apart.
Bush pears on pear stocks, period.
cally lifted-six feet apart.
Bush pears on ounce stocks, periodi
cally lifted-four feet apart.
Pears on pear stocks, trained hori-
zon,ally on walls or epsaliers-eight-
cen feet apart; the same to be root
pruned as occasion may require.
Pears trained in vertical, oblique or
horizontal Gordon fashion, may be
planted, if upon walls, eighteen iuches
apart, or more or less as the taste of
the planter may dictate,
Pears trained in horizontal Gordon,
to form edgings to walks. or quarters
of the garden, should be planted on
stems one foot high aud trained on
galvanized wire, trained and supported
on iron pins, single shoot only being
made use of.
Pears trained FAM shape and root
pruned-ffteen feet apart. The above
distances will also do for apples, cher
ries and plums these last, when train
ed as pyramids, require to be grown
with stems eighteen inches to two feet
high, as, if cut shorter they will throw
out so many strong branches just
above the junction of the graft and
stock that it will be found, with the
greater number of sorts, so much cut
ting will require to be done that the
trees will gun and die, and present
great difficulty to form them into Lice
pyramids.
Peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums
and cherries, when planted against
walls are generally and best trained
fan-shape, and should be from twelve
to fifteen feet apart, and kept perodi-
cally lifted and replanted on the sur.
face, merely covering the roots with q
few inches of the soil.
Bush trees of pears on ounce, ap-
pies on the Paradise, cherries on the
Mahaleb, and plums, may be planted
about the same distance apart as goose,
berries and currauts, that is, five feet
apart in the rows, and five feet from
row to row. They should be lifted bi-
ennially, or as often as required, in
November, and they will then form a
charming fruit garden.
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ancient animal kicked, plunged, and
baked vigorously. Then it stood still
for moment, aud suddenly without a
moments warning trotted briskly mp
the street aud turned the corner,
dragging the huge cart after it with
ease.
That same day there was another
episode, in which the mule was a prin-
cipal actor. 1t was on the levee front,
and half dozen roustabouls were try
ing to get lank, body, and belligerant
mule aboard OF q steamboat. The inn
preston existed that the mule could be
urged down the stage plank forward.
but after few trials that was found
impossible. The mule was then blind
ed and its head turned toward the
shore. The disposition of the mule to
go in the opposite direction to that re-
quired Of it was then taken advantage
Of. The mule was kicked and cuffed
shoreward, and the natural result was
that it moved toward the river. The
roustabouts guided their charge gently,
and when its blinds were taken off and
it found itself actually Oh the boat it
kicked fourteen times before relieving
its feelings, by snort which was only
half bray.
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In treating of the home-life OF the
farm nothing is more common than the
complaint that the best and brightest
of the youth manifest an unwillingness
to follow the occupation of their faith
els and go off to swell the population
of the towns and cities. Probably
this tendency has been exaggerated,
for we are sure the young farmers OF
to-day are as Intelligent and progress
i've in their views as any generation
past. But this could not be If it were
true, as represented, that the best ele-
ment had gone to the towns. The
statement has sufficient warrant, never
theless, to merit serious consideration.
The question is, whether in the sur
roundings and appointments OF farm
! life sufficient allowance Is made fer the
natural wants aud tendencies OF the
Young. Il there sufficient pains taken
to render the surroundings attractive,
and to furnish reasonable amount OF
that diversion from regular pursuits
which the youthful nature demands?
No doubt very many are led away
from the quiet walks of country life by
an unhealthy craving for change and
excitement, stimulated in many cases
by pernicious reading ana rose colored
descriptions of town-life. Others with
better reasons have been impelled to
aban Ion the occupation of their faith
ers by that system of drudgery and
dull routine too often in practice on
the farm, and under which young,
sprightly and elastic spirits feel that
they are unnecessarily repressed and
circumscribed Without going over
ground on this subject that has been
repeatedly traversed by others, we may
say that in order to keep the boys on
the farm, everything should be done
within reasonable limits, that means
and circumstances viii permit, to cause
them to feel aud believe that the pur-
suit of agriculture is as honorable and
ennobling as any they may choose;
that it offers as many opportunities as
any other for the cultivation of mind
aud heart, and for the development of
the best and noblest tendencies of their
natures. They should be made to feel
that, if they so desire, they may keep
abreast of the times and be sup with
the world" in the best sense of the
phrase, even though they live outside
the busy haunts OF men, They should
be led to look upon agriculture not as
pursuit governed by chance laws,
where there is no opportunity for in
PRODUCING new methods, and systems,
for research. experiment and progress,
but that no department of human eff
fort to day offers wider and more
promising field for careful study and
research than that of agriculture. Let
them learn also that with less means
than would be required in the cities
they may have tasteful and convenient
homes, and live to as high and useful
purposes as they may in any place on
earth
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-13
A Story by a Great Wag.
THE LITTLE FAIRY TALE ONCE TOLD BE
FORE THE NATIONAL HOUSE.

In speech in Congress by Sargent
S. Prentss, that waggish member told
the following story:
"Once there was a lion that wanted
to know how polite all the beasts were.
So ne made great smell IN his den
with birthstone or something else--I
don't mind what jist-but it shmelt
enough TO knock you down intirely (;
and then he called in the bear, and
says he: Good morning, Mr.. Bear,
and what dye think of the shmell here
this morning?' and says the bear, says
he, why it shmells bad 'Phats that
you say? says the lion, take that,
saws he (ating him up altogither), take
that and see if it will tache We polite
ness, ye unmanly son Of a cub :
"Now, when the bear was ate up
the lion called in the monkey aud ask
ed him the same question precisely.
Now, the monkey, seeing the bear that
the lion had swallowed lyin' dead in
the corner,says he: May it place your
majesty says he, its jist the most de
lightful shmell ever shmplt in my
life at all, at all 80 it is, said the
lion (patting him on the head aisy like,
so as to bate the breath clane out of
his body, so it is, said he, 'and now
you'll tell another lie soon I'm think
ing"
Snow, when the lion had kilt the
bear and the monkey he called in the
fox to him and says he docking very
savage and ready to ate him up if he
should make the laste fox paw at all. J
"'God mornin', Fox says he; how
does my parlor shmell to-day2' AND
says the fox (wiping his nose with the
brush Of his tail and pulling down hi,
eyelid with his paw, as much as to say
Dye see any green there, my honey p
Faith, says he, may it Place you,
majesty, I've very bad cowld this
mornin', and it's me that can't shmel
at all, at all y So the lion laughed anC
tould the fox he was very cevel
baste and tina, he might tread in hi
footsteps it he could straddle wild,
enough, and that all other beasts
should mind him or he would ate then
up as he had done tho bear
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