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Savdust swindIers.

Two sawdust swindlers were put behind
The bars last week by Inspector Newcomb
OF the Secret Service Department of the
Post Office. Chief West sent on from WASH
lngton 10. of sawdust circulars that had
been forwarded by people all over the
Southern and Western States who had re-
ceived them. Il was discovered, upon ex-
imining the circulars, that they were mail
cd from the east side of this city. A long
investigation developed that G.. Nj. Gardner
OF Twelfth street near Third avenue and O.
Carter OF Prince street were mailing more
circulars and receiving moro answers than
others In the confidence business. circu-
lar that had been sent to j. W. Baum of
Napoleon, Kansas, was signed by W. Way,
2,020 Third avenue. Mr.. Newcomb replied
to it in Farmer Baumn's name, and the an
swer came to him through Baum. It in
formed Baumn that he could get plenty of
counterfeit greenbacks chenply by applying
TO @. Carter.
The next letter that Farmer Baum, out
in Kansas, received informed him how tc
come to New York, where to find the Grand
Central Hotel and also urged him to tele.
graph while on his way the exact time he
would arrive at the hotel, so that @. Carter
would know just when to be there.
Mr.. Newcomb, having set his trap to
catch @. Garter, dismissed Farmer Baum
OF Kansas from his service, and worked
thereafter upon his name. On Friday night
telegram from Syracuse was received by
O, Carter, 9 Prince street, telling him that
Farmer Baumn would be at the Grand Cen.
trail Hotel at "a o'clock yesterday morning.
Promptly on time one Of the Post Office de.
tectiyes, disguised as countryman, and
carrying wedge-shaped grip-sack, wander.
ed into the Grand Central Hotel. @. Garter
walked briskly up, and greeted Farmer
Baum with warm shake of tho hand. In.
spector Newcomb appeared, and gave the
confidence man hearty slap upon hi,
shoulder. 1t meant You're my prisoner. y
G. Carter was locked up. His alias Is Jim.
my johnson, and he is the right-hnnd man
of Barney Mcclure, the king of sawdust
swindlers.
~ A. N"AuheAf "ho Hiib nhily hilhseb,
was watched. He was seen on Wednesday
evening getting his mail at private letter
box establishment at Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue, and was followed and arrest
ed. In his pockets were 100 answers to the
circulars which had offered to sell counter
felt money. United States Commissions
Shields held johnson in $500, and Gar
diner in 81 ,000.--N. Y. World.
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LAMBERTvILLE, N. j, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 80. 1855

II must take a deal of money to keep
this thing going" said Mr.. Smith, CHANGING
around him.
6 It does" quietly answered Jscintha.
Humph!n said her brother. BE care.
full you don't get into debt"
"pn be careful" said Jacintha. While
Phebe eyed the Persian prayer-rugs that
covered the hardwood floor, surreptitiously
felt of the red silken hangings, and edged
away from the lay-figure which had such On
unpleasantly human appearance.
And how much do you expect to get
for that thing you're painting there ~ said
she, CHANGING at the work now on the easel
"a twelve-inch piece upon which pretty
little "interior was now beginning to
evolve itself-an open fireplace, with an
old lady teaching child its letters, by the
red glow, while from distant window
square of ailvery moonlight lay on the car
pet.
II is an order, said Jacintha. q shall
probably charge seyenty-fyc dollars fol
It."
ooh, goodness me ~ said Mrs. Smith,
starting back.
!" II amt worth that" said Smith, with
more frankness than courtesy.
!" picture is always worth what IL will
oring," observed Jacintha, calmly.
And John Jacob Finlay is so set up be-
cause the girl he's paying attention to can
earn her dollar day at plain sowing |" said
Mrs. Smith, +" wonder what he'd soy to
the money our Jacintha makes, Smith ?"
Mr.. Smith turned on his heel.
Can you tell me the nearest way to the
Somersetshire Savings Bank ?" said he.
1--we bought that upland meadow from
Squire Dannerley, and want to borrow
thousand dollars there, on bond and mort
gage, to pay for it. You remember that
twenty-acre meadow, Jacintha ?"
remember it perfectly well, said She
:" It's fine piece of land. What interest
does the somersetshire Savings Bank charge
your"
Smith looked rather surprised.
Five per cent, said he
I'll lend you the money at three and
half, y said Jacintha, composedly.
The-mischief you will !" shouted hei
brother. And where will you get thou
sand dollars to lend me, at three and half
per cent?"
Where other people do,-out of my
business" said Jacintha, she produc-
ed her handbook.
And the sight of Mr.. Smiths face, as he
surveyed its entries, was a study.
Jacintha," said he, ~ give in. You've
done we'll to come here and open your
studio. What will John Jacob Finlay
say?n
John Jacob himself came up TO town ncx,
day.
Jacintha," said he, the best OF us are
liable to make Mistakes
!" Yes ?" she Intercepted.
haven't committed myself to Betsy
Dow yet, although folks have been silly
enough TO talk" he added.
81 ?' still with that questioning air.
"And If you'll say so, we'll let by-gones
be by-gones. and renew our old engage
mont" he went on, with q persuasive
smile.
9 But don't say 3d." cried Jacintha. 81
wouldn't cut out Betsy Dow for the world.
Pray return to her at once. As for me,
am too much absorbed in my art to care to
marry any one at present"
| And she bowed the discounted Mr.. Fin.
lay out of her studio.
And, perhaps, of all the results of her
success, this was the most satisfactory to
Jacintha Smith. She was only human,
| after all.
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lie Took whisssey.

A nobby and snobbish Milford Of British
extraction travelled from Big Horn with us
and Abe Idelman on the stage coach early
this week. Milford was exclusively exclu-
sive. He wouldn't be social and spoke TO
no one except the two John Henry ser.
wants he had with him, and was altogether
as unpleasant as his snobbishness could
make him. At dinner station there were a
lot of jolly cowboys on lark, and one of
them, " treating everybody, asked the Eng.
lishman to drink.
OF course Milford haughtily refused. The
cowboy displayed dangerous looking six
shooter, and very impressively insisted up
on his drinking. But cawn't, you know
| don't drink, you know" was milord's re.
ply. Mr.. Cowboy brought the muzzle in
dangerous proximity to the knot in which
milord's brains we're supposed to be bidder
somewhere, and then lie said he'd drink
he'd take soda water, you know
Soda water nuthin'n said Mr.. Cowboy.
You'll take straight whiskey."
But, aw, this American whiskey Z
cawn't swallow it, you know
WE'LL" said the cowboy, an make
hole in the side Of your head SO that we car
pour it in, /" and he began to draw on mi
lord, and MILFORD said:
Aw, that'll do; I'll drink it,"
Then the cowboy invited milords servants
to drink, which Mortified him. {" They
don't drink, you know" he said. Well,
we'll see whether they do or not, said Mr..
Cowboy. The chances are you don't give
'em a hopportunity.' Come up here. you
fellows, and guzzle some," and the two
John Henrys with little show OF reluc-
lance, but really glad to get drink, came
up, and the cowboy.passed tumblerful OF
torchlight procession whiskey for Milford,
and the servants poured for themselves.
Then the cowboys made the John Henrya
clink glasses with MILFORD and all drank !;
and there was great fun. Milford fried after
hat to be very jolly and the ssimulant as.
listed him decidedly. But in the coach be
fell back into his exclusiyensss and retained
1t throughout, and has probably got it yet
Big Horn { W. IT, Sentitss-
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Rosu. Florida Land schemes.

Florida is large State, beautiful and
progressive one. Its advantages and the
Inducements it offers to immigrants are al
most beyond belief, but they are genuine.
While there are millions of acres of very
valuable and fertile land in Florida, up 10
recent date il has been believed that there
were good many thousand acres in that
State that were almost, if not quite, WORTH
less, and which were unstable even at
merely nominal prices.
Some enterprising Eastern capitalists
have recently discovered that these black.
jack barrens may be made the most pro.
ductive land in the State by course Of
treatment which is novel in the South and
somewhat heroic in its nature. The lands
are not cleared, ploughed, fertilized, and
irrigated, as many would naturally suppose.
The purchasers do not devote them TO the
production of farm crops, vegetables or
semi-tropical fruits. That would be too ex-
pensive and risky business. They have
found out that the only thing much of this
waste soil is fit for is to be converted into
sites for cities aud towns.
Every few days there are issued in some
Of the leading Northern journals beautiful
maps Of attractive towns, to be built in the
near future, If sufficient number of sim.
ple-minded people can be induced to buy
lots there and become residents. They all
have attractive names, and the alleged
streets are named after military heroes and
statesmen, and the beautiful trees of the
glorious land of flowers, while the square,
and natural" parks, and church anc
school lots are dotted off in the most charm
ing manner possible. Then the let's are SC
cheap-corners that may some day be worth
thousands being offered at the low price Of
% each, while centre lots may be had OF
three for $40. To read the advertisements
one would suppose that many great phi
lanthropists were uniting their fortunes in
order to benefit poor and suffering humani-
ty. This delusion is only dispelled when
Il is discovered that the land is only worth
in the market about so cents per acre. or,
soy, cents per lot of 25 by 100 feet, and
that the principle improvements are the
drawing of the maps and tho expenditure
Of a few hundred dollars in advertising.
One county in Florida, which is already
pretty well supplied with real and growing
towns and villages, has five or six large
cities projected within its limits, and sever
oil dozen such places are expected to be To-
Gated this winter.
Florida is good State for people to go
to, whether they are mere tourists or actual
settlers; but, those who wish to invest
money or make their homes there should
visit the State, and only buy lands that are
valuable and desirable; and il town lots
are wanted the prospector should be Ger.
tain that they are not too far from real
town. -Saodnnah Morning Journa.
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NO. 729
A Judxe Who Cevea.

As we rode ont from a town in Mississippi
to view plantation commercial traveller
for New York house expressed desire to
go along. He procured horse and Joined
the party, and his company was welcomed.
A mile and half from town we came to a
written notice, posted on board, and
everybody stopped to read it. IL was
notice of sherif's sale, and the colored man
who tackled it up was still on the ground.
The notice was badly written and worse
spelled, and the drummer laughed loud and
long over caf y for calf, Diet for debt,
and sheruf for sheriff.
What's wrong wild dat motifs p asked the
colored man in very edgy voice.
g It's too funny for anything" was the
reply. "Some one had better go to
school,
'Dat's me, sab. I'm Constable an
writ dat off,"
"oh, you did? Well. hope the c-a-f
will be Sold"
Yes, sab. You come along wild me,
sab p
"With your
YES, san. rest you, sab J"
"What for ~
Contempt Ct court, sab Come right
along"
"wheresn
Befo' de Justiss, sab Well see about
dat cat !"
The drummer was advised against resist.
ance and finally permitted himself to be
taken before colored Justice nearly two
miles from the spot. The Constable had
picked up colored man on the way, who
made and swore to complaint, and the
drummer was duly arranged on the charge,
although his Honor seemed very uneasy
about it. The Colonel acted as counsel for
the prisoner. When the case was ready he
said
Your Honor, who is this court ?''
81 is, sab" was the dignifed reply.
Has this man shown any contempt for
youf"
"No, sah.n
Then how can you try him for con.
tempt of court ?"
The old man scratched his head, opened
law book wrong side up, and finally re-
piled
De prisoner am discharged, but will hev
to pay 81 costs.'
But il he is discharged because of his
innocence, where do you get the right to
put costs onto him ?n asked the Colonel
sW Where do Z? Why, in de law book"
(which one ?"
De one at home.n
II take exceptions, your Honor, and
shall carry this case to the Supreme Court"
said tho Colonel.
Umphl Dat alters de case. De prison
or am discharged from his fine Of 81, an
de constable am fined 80 for making fool
of hisself an gettin' dis court all twisted up
in hard knot nfore white folks !n--Detrois
Free Press.
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In his paper in the Century, "The Priv
ste History of Campaign that Failed"
Mark Twain says:
"Out West there was good deal Of con-
fusion in mems minds during the first
months Of the great trouble-a good deal
Of unsettledness Of leaning first this way,
then that, then the other way. II was hard
for US to get our bearings. l call to mind
an instance Of this. was plotting on the
Mississippi when the news came that South
Carolina had gone out Of the Union on the
Goth of December, 1860. My pilot-mate
was New Yorker. He was strong for the
Union; so was I. But he would not listen
to me with any patience; my loyalty was
smirched to his eye, because my father had
owned slaves. said, In palliation of this
dark fact, that had heard my father say,
some years before he died, that slavery was
a great wrong, and that he would free the
solitary negro he then owned if he could
think IT right TO give away the property OF
the family when he was SO strahened In
means. Ny mate retorted that mere i'm
pulse was nothing--anybody could pretend
10 good impulse and went on decrying
my Unionism and libeling my ancestry. A
month later the secession atmosphere had
considerably thickened on the Lower Mis-
,issippi, and l became rebeli SO did he,
We were together in New Orleans, the Goth
,f January, when Louisiana went out Of the
Union. He did his full share of the rebel
shouting, but was bitterly opposed to letting
me do mine. He said that came Of bad
stock-of father who had been willing to
set slaves Free In the following summer
he was plotting Federal gun-boat and
shouting for the Union again, and was in
the Confederate army. Iheld his note for
some borrowed money. He was one Of the
most upright men ever knew; but he re-
pudiated that note without hesitation, be-
cause was rebel, and the son of man
who owned slaves"
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wO0LLEN UNDERCLOTHING.
why IL Is Recommended 10 Men, Women
and Children.


Among the many means by which we
seek to guard ourselves from the effects Of
chill there is one which hardly, even now,
receives sufficient attention--the use of
woollen Undertaking except in the very
hottest weather. The majority Of persons
Of the male sex do, indeed, show their APP
probation of its wholesome qualities but
there remains considerable moiety of these,
and far greater number Of women and
children who prefer mn undersuit OF smooth
but relatively meagre linen. Yet the super
ior advantages of wearing wool next the
skin are easily apparent. They do not de-
pend merely on Its greater warmth and
closeness of application. II is further cap
able, according to its texture aud in virtue
of its composition, of better adaptation in
respect of temperature to the needs OF var
ious climates and the changes Of seasons
il exhibits special faculty for absorbing
and distributing moisture. II is this prop
erty especially which renders il the natural
next covering of the constantly perspiring
skin. II one be engaged, for example, in
active exercise OF limb linen fabric will
absorb what products of transudation it can
till IL is wet, but will leave much moisture
upon the clammy surface whereas fan
mel, from its more spongy nature, will rest
upon a skin which il has nearly dried and
be but damp itself 1t is obvious, then,
that in the event of an after chill, and this
occurs in summer as in winter, the body Is,
in the latter case, most favorably disposed
to resist 1t. Flannel is not less oleanly than
linen, though it may appear less white ;
and II the wearer battle daily IL ia surpris.
ing how long it will retain it's purity. The
skin irritation to which it sometimes gives
rise is usually associated with coarseness Of
quality or freshness of manufacture, and is,
with nearly all who have experienced it, q
merely transient condition. Women, as
well as men, we repeat, but above all chill
dren and the aged, who are alike particu-
larly apt to take cold, should certainly
adopt woollen material for their custo.
mary undergarment. II is easily possible
| to adjust the texture to the season, SO that
1t shall be warm enough in winter and moi
too warm in summer. Herald Of Health.
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VASES AND HORNETS.
How They Build Their Places of Habita-
ton.


The social wasp rivals the honey bee in
the admirable skin and the varied labor she
displays in the construction of her dwelling.
When the warm DAYS of spring return the
mothe, wasp begins her work by first ex-
cayatinp in the earth. or in the decayed
stump OF a tree, n winding gallery foot or
moro in length. m inch in width and term
mating in chamber Of considerable size.
Her next object Ia TO prepare materials
for building. From window stills, weather
beaten paIinos old nosts and similar
sources she collects the minute surface
fibres with her mandibles, bruising them
and moisteninc them with elutinous liquid
from bor mouth until she forms a substance
which il true waterproof paper.
with this material The mother wasp be-
gins to line the roof of her babtatiop. The
round bali Of fibres which sbe has previous.
" kneaded mn with the fluid Glue. she now
forms into a leaf walking backward and
snreadinp Il ont with her mandibles. her
tonoue and her feet. until IL becomes al
most as thin MS tissue paper. With thii
paper the roof ia ceiled. in o;der to prevent
the earth and water from falling ON the
nest The calling copsists Of f,fteen or ak.
teen sbeets of paper. one above another.
not in contact Init with small intervals be.
twaep them forming toUether wall nearly
two inches thick.
The wasp. having finished the ceiling.
now begins to build the first comb in which
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HOW he Missed hi. wedding.

A man, wearing suit of corduroy, big
SLOUGH hat, and a pair Of cavalry boots
walked leisurely into the Union depot last
evening. He bought him good cigar and
deliberately lighted it. He took seat be.
aide the open fireplace which constituted a
prominent feature of the waiting room, and,
gazing upon the burning logs prepared him.
self for short reverie. As he looked into
the fire, permitting the smoke from the
cigar to circle above his head, he appeared
to be engaged in deep study. He sat thus
occupied with his thoughts for some time,
apparently oblivious of the fact that the
caller had announced the departure Of
the Milwaukee train for Chicago. Finally
he reused himself from his reverie, and,
drawing an elegant gold watch from his
vest pocket, looked at the timepiece, and,
observing the hour, hastily jumped up and
made for the man in charge of the depot,
who was then engaged in calling out the
departure of a short-line.tra for Minnea.
polls.
Has the Chicago train on the Milwaukee
gone ?" queried he, as he reached the depot
waller.
Yes replied the official. 1T left
some twenty minutes ago. called it out,
and while doing SO observed you sitting
there by the fireplace. Didn' you hear
me?"
Never heard word, remarked the MAP
with the SLOUGH hat. When can get IN.
other train ?"
Not until Tomorrow replied The depot
official
:" Well, that's just about my luck" con-
tinued the questioner. az will be too late
for my own wedding. You see, I've been
out in Montana for good many years, wait
ing to strike it rich so that l could get mar
ried. | struck lead up in Butte not long
ago. and as soon as saw il was going to
pay, wrote to little woman who has been
waiting for me good long time. She fixed
the day, and was to come on and get mar.
ried. She fixed the next Monday morning
as the time. | wrote I would be at Syca.
more, Ill.-thats where she lives-by Sun.
day without fail. I" Well, started about a
week ago, and am not near there yet. l got
left at Chamberlain, up here in Dakota, and
so got behind. / got out Of the train TO gel
some golden rod, kind of flower that Mel
lie is very fond of. While was getting
'em the train left me. took freight train
and got through. When I got to st. Paul
felt so darn good didn't know what to
do. came down here in the depot long
time before the train started SO that
wouldn't miss it, got to dreamin' about
what me and Nellie would do after we got
settled down in little home, and, by gosh,
dreamed right along and let my train 60
out without me.p-.St Paul Pioneer Press
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POETRY.
a Rsver.e Rudely Bro.

A Reverse Rudely Dro.,,t...
Maiden In hammock swings,
Where the elm It's shadow filings;
Overhead the robin sings,
And the honey bees are humming
Dreaming is the maiden fair
OF youth with princely air,
Handsome, rich, and debonair,
Who to claim her hand Is coming.
Building castles fair is she,
Swinging In a reverie,
While the robin merrlly
Trills his tuneful lay above her.
Now has come the wedding day;
She is decked In fine array,
And to church she takes her way,
With her rich and princely lover
But voice the stiffness breaks;
All, the discord that It makes
And the maiden fair awakes
From her revere delicious
IT'S her pa. Her dreams take wing.
Hear him: " Hannah, leave that swing
Come right in, you lazy thing,
And help your mother wash the d. Ae-a
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He Could and Did.

Conductah I" she called in languid
voice. Yes'm." :" Can you stop this cab ~
Yes'm." "Then you may stop it,"
Yes'm,n he said, as he rang the bell.
Conductah |" she called, as she looked
out Of the window. Yes'm." "Can you
start this cab 2" Certainly" Then you
may start 1t. believe / will ride to the
connah. When l reach the connah you
may stop it,