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stonewall JaoksOn,s Courtesy.

Vixen Harper's Ferry surrender
ed to ''StonewalP' jackson in Sep
TENDER, 1862, Gen. jackson halted
his horse in front of the ninth Yer
mont, and taking off his hat, sol
emily said: Boys don't feel bad;
you could not help it; it was just
as God wiIled it." One of Jackson s
staff asked Col. Stannard of the
ninth. XeFmORt-if he tihsttl anything
to drink" Stannard cOurteously
handed him his flask, and the AFRO
CANT young confederate poured out
horn, and mOckingly said, Colo
mel, here Is the health of the south
ern confederacy." Stannard an
swered, go ask and accept cour-
tesy of prisoner and then insult
him is an act that an honorable
soldier would scorn." jackson
turned on his staff officer and gave
him a severe scolding, saying the
repetition of such an insult to a
prisoner would cost him his place.
Then turning to Col. Stannard, Gen.
jackson apologized for the conduct
of his officer, saying that it was an
exceptional act of insolence on the
part of a young and reckless
man, and bowling gravely the ia
nous confederate captain rode
away.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-08-05
British Agriculture.

It seems now to be settled that
under existing conditions it does
not pay to grow grain or raise cat
tie in the best part of the CONT
nent and the British isles. For this
curious and alarming state of af-
fairs the world is indebted to the
extension of steam navigation to all
parts of the earth. Wheat, barley,
oats, etc, can be grown on almost
any arabic land. 1t follows that
wherever factors are most favorable
that region gets the benefit of this
cheap access to the consuming mar
ket. A few years ago India con
tributed but 10000 bushels of wheat
to countries outside Of the Peninsu-
la. 1t export supply is now about
50,000,000 bushels, and with The eX
tension of sthe railway system it
will have fully Io0,000,O0O for out
side consumption.
The secret Of India's ability to
sell in distant markets is the ex-
traordinary cheapness of labor,
which does not command more than
ten cents a day of our money. The
United States, Australia and New
Zealand can produce wheat and lay
it down in Liverpool at a price
which is simply ruinous to the En-
glish and European wheat grower
This is because of cheaper and
more fertile lands and the use OF
machinery on the broad prairies
and plains which dispenses with
costly labor. Recent statistics
show that tenant farmers in the
British islands who confne them
selves to cereals, and cattle rising
can not make both ends meet i
( they undertake to pay their rent
This accounts for the distres!
among the agricultural classes il
the old world. and more especially
for the abject misery of the Irisl
people, who have no diverted in
dustres, because the islanC
is without coal or iron, and British
laws discourage manufactures of am
kind in that unhappy country.
This inability to raise grain i:
effecting a social revolution. Ii ha:
struck fatal blow at the authori-
ty and prestige of the peers, whc
are the great land owners, and il
will end in agricultural land being
transferred to the peasants, in Eng
land. and Scotland as well as Ire
land. These agricultural workers
having no rent to pay, will be abb
to make a living out of the soil
for they can raise perishable vege
tables, poultry, eggs and dairy pro-
ducts, as these are safe from for
eign competition. In the mean
time the cities of Europe are grow
ing rapidly, and are yearly con
Stunning more and more, not only of
the grain and cattle raised in dis
tant regions, but also of the vege
tables, fruit and dairy products OF
near by production. This expla-
nation of the agricultural situation
throws a good deal of light upor
the political and social changes nov
taking place in the old world
Demorest's Monthly.
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Useful Hints.

When a setting hen is indispOsed
to stay on the nest continuously, let
her rest alternate and tie the roos-
ter on the nest while she's resting.
The SCOT may be thoroughly
swept out of chimney by dropping
a goose in it at the top. The goose,
in vainly striving to fly upward,
thoroughly cleans the chimney with
its wings.
BY immersing the entire body in
soft tar before taking a bee tree,
one can render himself invulnera-
bic to the assaults of the bees.
You can smoke a rabbit out of a
hollow by smoking a cigarette close
enough to let the stencil enter the
hole.
Tho scent of whisky on the
breath can be subdued by smearing
asafoetida on the moustache.
When your bedfellow snores and
refuses to hush, trump up a coun-
terfeit nightmare and straddle his
neck. If this doesn't stop him,
kick him out of bed in such a way
that his head will strike the floor
first. The resulting cerebral agita-
ton will keep him awake for the
rest of the night and give you q
chance to doze little.
Ifyou make habit of keeping
live mice in your pockets, your
loose change will be comparatively
safe from your enterprisiDg wife.
If you take a Esman step-ladder
with you into the theater it will be
serviceable when the stage is barri-
caded from view by big hat.
Freckles can be removed from the
face with sand-paper.-Li fe.
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Sam Jones on MORTGAGES.

There's an old Baptist. He has
got money to loan. He will sell
you goods on credit if you'll give
him a mortgage on everything you
have got. l heard about one ofthis
sort some time ago. A good Meth
odist, kind fellow and temperate
went into the store of another
Methodist and said Il want about
5000 worth of goods on credit"
''Well, - said the other Methodist, Il
will credit you if you'll give me a
mortgage on your plantation"
-'Oh," said the other, "yOu know /
am able to pay my debts. Amt
any sense in you wanting mort
gage on everything L have got, and
/ amt going to give you.-.one.n
"Well," said the other, Il never va
ry from my rule. When L give
credit In large amounts / take a
mortgage on everything a man has
got. 1 don't sell any goods on
credit without doing So" Now, the
name of the Methodist farmer was
Johnson, and the store-keeper was
Bill Green. Presently there came
in another farmer, and he saw John
son standing there looking kind of
glum, and he says; johnson, you
don't look jolly to-day like you
usually do; what's the matter?"
Said Johnson: 81 had a terrible
dream last night, and L was think
ing fit" ''What was it?'' "Well,"
he said, Il dreamt l died and went
to hell; / walked up the devil snd
reported for duty laughter and he
said he was busy right then, and
for me to knock round and enjoy
myself laughter and he would at
tend to me later; and said he, 81
was knocking about there-it was
powerful hot-and l walked along
blythe lake of fire, and saw a great
wash. pot turned bottom side up. l
turned to another one and asked,
what is that? Whet's in this
washpot? But he didn't known, and
/ walked over to another, and he
could not tell me, an so l thought /
would find out for myself what there
was under that washpot. So
looked around and got a hand
spike, and just as was about to
turn the wash-pot over the old dew
il came along, crying out "Hold on
there. What are you about. Don't
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A Horse Trade.

G. w. Bulger is one of he best
horse traders in Western Texas.
Not long since he offered for sale
large bay horse to Col. Witherspoon
who thinks he knows all that is to
be known about horse. Col.
Witherspoon bought the horse at a
very low price. Gilhooly. who hap
pened to be present when the trade
was made, took the purchaser aside
and said to him:
"Col. Wilherspoon, how did you
come to let yourself be taken in on
that horse? Don't you see he is
lame IN the left hind leg?"
Col. Witherspoon winked and
whispered to Gilhooly.
81 am not fooled a blame bit in
that horse. l know he is lame but
his lameness comes from a nail in
his boof. I'll just have that nail
pulled out and then the horse will
not limp and will be worth twice
what / gave for him. It's big bar.
gain and don't you give it away"
Gilhooly whistled and remarked
"Well, you are shrewd one after
all"
at will be a cloudy day when ]
get left on a horse trade" replied
Witherspoon as he led off his limp
ing purchase.
Next day Gilhooly met G. W
Bugler.
''Bugler. you are not as smart al
a horse trade as l thought you
were. You let Witherspoon hav,
that holse for half what he i
worth"
Are you sure of that?''
Certainly L am. That lamenes
comes from a nail in his hooi
Witherspoon will pull the nail out
cure up the sore place and tn
horse will be worth twice what h
paid you.'
Il don't think So" replied Bug
Ter. 81 know all about that nail i
the horses foot. I drove it in my
self.'
"You did?'
Eyes. You see 1 wanted peopl
to believe that it was the nail tina
made him limp, but he was lam
before. He will keep on being lam
after that nail is out. He Away
will be lame. Do you see now?"
"Well, yes, think do. I'm gla
you told me. When | want to blu
horse l know who not to bu
from" -Texas Siftings.
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From the Bloody Ground.

4OLLESBOkOs n.y.
DIR. s. B. HARTMAN 81 Co, Columbus,
Ohio.-I keep the largest stock of medi-
cines OF any store in Lewis county, with
the exception of a drug store at Vance
burg, our county seat, and am selling
great deal of your PERUNA and MANA
LIN 1t IS giving the best satisfaction of
any medicine that I ever handled. In one
case the constable for the precinct, has
been very sick and low spirited for long
time. For several years he has tried all
the doctors here, and we have some good
ones, and they did him no good. After
much persuasion 1 sold him two bottles
of PERUNA and MANALIN. He took hat
of the medicine. I could see a gree
change in him, and now he is as sound
man apparently as there is in this vicinity,
and he says he is entirely well. He is
A number one man ana is highly re-
spccted He is satisfied that your medi-
cine saved his life, after all the doctors and
all medicines had failed. Being unac-
quainted with you, 1 refer you TO John
Shillito & Co., Altor, Pinckard & Co,
and other business houses of Cincinnati.
RI. GILLESPIE, P. NJ.
Messrs. Adamson 81 Shipley, of
Waynesburg, Pa, write: "Please send us
some "Ills of Life" Immediately. We
are having big run on your medicine,
EkCNA \. lusIeld OF o. ing out like most
medicines, in course of time, it seems to
be growing in favor. We sell lots of It.
Please send the books soon"
Messrs. Wirthorn 81 Urban, of ALE
gheny City, Pa, write : Having large
sale for your PERUNA and MANALIJ, we
have also many calls for your book, " Ills
of Life" Please send us 4 supply of them,
German and English, and Oblige."
S. Wolf s. Son, Wilmot, o., write:
"Gentlemen We handle your goods, and
they give good satisfaction"
A. 6. Scllards, GreenuP, KY, says:
Gentlemen am handling your medi-
cines, and having a good trade on them"
j. c. Saunders, Martinsburg, w Va,
writes Gentlemen Your PERUNA
sells fast and gives good satisfaction here.
We sell more PERUNA than any other
preparation we handle.'
w. Bauer, St, Mary's, Pa, writes:
MY son is still improving in health.
Your PERUNA is just the thing for him"
II. L. Day 81 Co., New Vienna, Ohio,
write IS. B. HARTMAN & Co, Column
bus, Ohio.-Gentlemen Your PERUNA
sells as we'll as any medicine with us.
Quite a number have told us that PERUNA
is the best thing they ever used"
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AN HOUR OF HORROR.
The Ghastly Corpse Found in the Back
Yard of Literary Mans DOmioile.

1t was close upon the hour Of
midnight.
A man sat alone in an upper
room in a tumble-down tenament; a
man whose face showed by its fur
rowed brow, glaring eyes and pallid
lips the effects of terrible mental
struggle going on within him.
Before him were several pages
of manuscript and his nervous hand
convulsively clutching a pen, was
rapidly adding to them.
Close to his right hand and fire.
quently touched by it as he piled
his pen was cleaning, glittering
object of ivory, silver and steel-a
loaded revolver.
The window beside him was open
and through it the cool breeze en-
tered and famed his fevered brow.
The night without was calm and
placid. Nature was lovely, bathed
in the light of the summer moon;
but the man was oblivious to the
beauties of the night. He glanced
at the clock now and then, and OBJ
serving the long hand climbing up
the incline towards the figure twelve
he redoubled his labor at his man
uscript.
Anon he glanced at the revolver
on the desk beside him. He touch
ed its ivory handle as if faltering
in his resolution and then went on
with his writing.
Harkl
What sound is that that is borne
upon the breeze of the summer
night? A long, low wall, like the
cry of a woman in mortal anguish
The man started like a guilty
soul, dashed the dews of perspira.
ton from his clammy brow and W.
tered an incoheTent exclamation.
Again! Again, that moaning, IN
canny cry!
The man heard it and groanet
aloud. He dashed aside the las
page of his manuscript and glanced
again at the clock. The hands
marked the hour of midnight. HI
grasped the revolver with resolute
air and exclaimed through his
clenched teeth:
cit must be dOnep
And going to the window he free
twice : There wa
scattering sound in the back -yarC
and next day a gray cat was founC
dead close to the wood shed. Thu
might police" reporter had fulfilled
his mission.-Ramble
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go to turn that pot over. Bill
Green is under that pot and if you
turn him over and set him loose
he'll have mortgage on half hell
before Shutdown" And there's a
great many of that sort of people
that are going to the bad world
and some of them the devil will
have to put under a wash-pot to
keep them from getting a mortgage
on the country. What we want in
this country is brotherly kindness.
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The sudden disposition to stoop
low while seeking to avoid show
er of bullets is we'll understood by
those who have experienced the
sensation. A western colonel,
whose regiment at the time men
toned was well to the front acting
as reserve and support to the picket
line, found one evening upon re-
turning to his tent his new chap
lain, just come down from the north.
1t being night, and 70 other place
at hand, the colonel offered his
guest such hcspitalities as his linn
tied quarters afforded, at the same
time informing him that the posi-
tion was not without danger. The
chaplain accepted. At early dawn
the picket line was driven in
with rush, the first notice being
tornado of bullets crashing through
and splintering up things general
ly in the tent. The colonel invol
UNFAIRLY crawled out, and as be did
so shouted back to his reverend Of
ficer, sect down on your knees
chaplain!" That gentleman not I'M
Outstanding the protection intended
by this suggestion, answered, "mv
GOD, colonel, you don't expect me
to pray here, do your
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Suffering Women /!
Read What the Great Metho-
dist Divine and Eminent
Physician Says of
BradfGId'S Female Regulator!

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 90, 1884
Dir. j BRADFlELD: Dear Sir-Some Is
Regulator and carefully studied auth critics
in regard to its components and then Gas
we'll AS now) pronounce it the most scien-
tifc and skillful combination of the really
reliable remedi al vegetable agents known to
science, to act directly on the womb and
uterine organs, and the organs and parts
sympathiIing directly with these; and,
therefore, providing specific remedy for
all diseases of the womb and of the adjacent
organs and parts. Yours truly,
JESSE BORING, NJ. I'D.
Bradfeld's Female Regulator is only in
tended for diseases peculiar to women and
for these lie SPECIFIC.
Sold by all druggists Send for our trea-
tise on the Health and Happiness of Woman,
mailed free, which gives all particulars.
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Fouudering Horses.

Horses are seldom foundered in
cold weather with water. 1t is
when the horses blood is hot that
he can be foundered by standing in
cold water or by drinking large
quantities of water and then stand
ing still. The temperature of the
stomach is reduced too suddenly
and is chilled, which is called foun-
der. The sudden reduction of the
temperature stops the circulation of
the blood, which stiffens the body
and limbs, from which a horse new
er entirely RECEIVERS. When travel
Ing on the road, although the horse
is very warm, he can with consider
able safety be allowed to drink lib
orally, if he Immediately goes for
ward at the same gate, as that will
keep up the circulation. But if a
horse is hot and going to stand
still, not over a swallow or two
should at first be allowed him. Let
him stand and cool before more is
given. And the same is the case
with the human system. We have
known several cases where men
have taken large drinks of cold wa
ter when they were hot, which eth
er proved fatal to life or rendered
Them invaiftls ever dfrer Many a
noble horse is ruined by ignorance
and carelessness. There is no dan
ger of feeding a horse when hot.
But be careful of cold water, espe-
cially in the hot days of summer
Field and Farm.
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We do not believe that a hen
scratches for living. She scratch
es for exercise. If you don't be-
lieve it watch well-fed hen in her
humble cage at the market. She
will scratch on the sheet-iron floor
with all the vlgor of g I'D digger
and affect to find things to eat with
all the innocent assumption Of a
man who slips on the ice, breaks
both legs and his back, and tries to
look as though he hadn't fallen
down. -Burdette
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The Two Callers.

A political office was accosted in
the street:
where have you been?"
81 have been up to see Smith, the
politician, and had 4 long talk with
him."
That's strange. was at his
house not ten minutes ago and was
told that he was out of town and
wouldn't be back for several
weeks"
"You don't say sou exclaimed
the political office. ''Who are
your"
ssTm q Meat Bill.n
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For erect growing trees the head
should be formed at about three
feet from the ground; but spread
ing tress should have the head five
feet high. A tree with a low head
is less likely to be broken by the
wind, and the branches will be able
to keep off the scorching rays OF
the sun from the trunk.
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NOT Marr1ad.

This is an actual fact. Two ST.
Paul commission men were travel
ing on the cars. The coach was
crowded and one of them had to
sit in a scat with n lady who had
kindly offered it to him. The 9th
er found a seat directly behind him
with gentleman. AS soon as Mr..
Drummer was seated beside the la
dy she began talking to him-she
was loud voiced person and ask
ed so every enc in the car heard
her:
care you a travelling man?"
"Yes, marm,' said the G. T.,
blushing.
"Why do you travelling men new
er get marriedY' said the lady.
''They do; 1 know a great many
of them that are" said the c. t.
"You do?" said the lady.
eyes, marin; most of my friends
are married men,"
"Well, l have lived in a hotel all
my life and never met one that
said he was married"
That's strange said the G. T.
modestly.
"You are marrIedY' asked the la
dy in a voice that could be heard
all over the car.
"No, marin, I'm not" said the c..
I. blushing.
The train had come to a dead
stop at station just as the las t
question was asked and answered.
When the G. T. In the back seat
reused up, nudged his friend who
had been Intercepted by the lady,
and said:
"By the way, G., did you stop
at s. this morning."
mo; why?"
81 left there last night and your
brother-i n-law said he had just re
ceived q telegram from your wife
saying that Bonnie was very sick
and if he saw you to tell you to
come home at once"
The reader can imagine what fol
lowed. 1t would be useless-to at
tempt to describe the convalsions
that seized upon the entire car.
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It's mistake to place the roost-
ing poles at different heights rising
from the front, because all will
strive to get on the hihgest one, and
the weaker ones are crowded of
and frequently fall to the ground,
only to repeat the process, or, il
injured, to remain on the ground
all night. Place. all poles at the
same elevation.
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TO the Spirit of the Farm.
A few items on the wheat ques-
tion may not be amiss at this lime.
The farmers of this county (Jefer-
SOM have got their wheat in the
barn or in stacks in the field and
most of it is in a damp state; and l
see the aim of great many is to
thresh the damp and wet stuff for
fear 1t will spoil, and that is the
way TO spoil wheat, is to thresh and
garner before it has time to sweat
and dry out in the straw.
Wheat will sweat when put in
bulk either threshed or put up in
the sheaf. If it sweats in the straw
and remains in the straw until it
dries, it will be sweet, livel y and
free from must or the smell of it.
On the other hand, if threshed
from the shock, or before it has time
time to sweat and dry, it will heat,
mould and smell musty, and has a
dead, sluggish and lifeless feel to
the hand and will breed black weevil
and worms web in it, and so on.
The time wheat should lie in
straw after being stacked, or put in
the barn, should be not less than
six weeks when put up dry; when
wet or damp, as most of it is this
year, eight weeks would not be too
long a time. j. L. RANKIN.
Mount Horeb, Tenn.
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The Mirror

is no hatterer. Would you
make it tell a sweeter tale1
Magnolia Balm is the charm
er that almost cheats the
looking-glass.
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A Chicago boy of fourteen years
recently ran away from home to be-
come a pirate king. He was cap
tured by policeman and returned
TO his parents. He didn't become
that kind of a king, but after a
brief interview with his father he
was aching.
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slow do you do, Mary? I've
been trying to catch up with you
for half an hour. l knew you just
as soon as 1 set eyes on that bon
net. I've known it as long as |
can remember" 1t is such re-
marks as this that I'll the female
heart with bitterness.
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"This is a very healthy place"
observed boarding mistress. Eyes
for chickens" said a oarder. 81
have been here for two yeas and
haven't seen a dead one yet"
She took the hint.-Chicago Trib
une.
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The above treatment of wheat is
the old ante bellum way of doing it,
and a mOnstrous good way it is. In
those days the old farmers would
not permit their wheat to threshed
until it had undergone the sweat if
it could have been threshed for
nothing. They claimed it vas nc
cessarY.
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EsN ri

Obtained. and all PATENT BUSINESS
etteu5ed 70 for MODERATE PEE
oar Office is opposite the U -. Patent Once
,bg,se yemote from WASHINGTON.
Send MODEL Or DRAWN G. We advise
"a 20 patentabilily FREQ OF charge; an 4 70
MAKE NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT
is SECURED
We refer, here. to tho Postmaster, tho
Snpt. OF the Money Order Div, and TO OIL
cials Of The U. 3. Patent Office. For Circu-
lar. advice, terms AMI references 20 actunl
clients in your own State or County, rite tc
&. A. NOW s. CO,
Opposite Patent Office Washington, ID. G.
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She was putting the child to
sleep the other night when her hus-
band exclaimed:
"You are the meanest womal l
know of.
"Why, what do you mean?" she
T Piled in establishment.
Il mean," he answered with
meaning glance, "that you have just
boycotted the baby"
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A young lady wrapped up in her
self IS n delicate parcel.