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' "f '• -3 i%ttbmi And thy laet be kieaed toy dalaear T OSUOt ̂ rt*U ft ronnd slondsr, wilh arte c©. Their new and top-boggy ww whirled a*wr 1> re^L-ar a --- #•%*• his iiiiib, with his own *""*• a ooanfortahle sopper, and, while they ***• it, tntersd into oonwwt lion wife them. Theelder mt re- fuj to give en teeonU of himself, nor raM l*r allow Tour to do so; bathe ttssoied the ghwiff that, if th«y fartad en Tamiaation to prove themselves RP*l*»en end fane, they wo*H cboer- fttllysllow themselves <e be «»t«n- fored te the mob, to bedeatttrilhnn wse quite loquacious, and _ thfcyqngfriwadwith mal- «n«n constant flow of narrative and % aneodote, which both seemed to enjoy highly, especially the chief speaker, who lapsed loudly and freely at his ^m^XSk' . . It was a lonesome road over which ^ they were passing. The houses were t few and widely separated, and they had, si siftee their early ttart In the morning, ̂ found no opportunity to ^-est and re- ) freah themselves, or their team. They > Were not at all displeased, therefore, o ; when they came to a house bearing over its lintel the legend, in quaint and rude­ ly shaped characters, "Hotel. Enter- tainmentfor Man and Beast" They halted, bitched their teamto a post, ap­ parently planted for the purpose, and |1 entered. Their expectations, which V bad not indeed been very highlyaroused, Jell at obee several degrees.* The room ̂had not a ohair or a bench to sit upon; the bar presented a beggarly array of • IOMWJM and empty beetles, with three W four cracked and dirty glasses; there waa no one within sight or hearing, and y: it waa only after a vigorous application of his clenched " " ward fist to door leading in that a sharp-looking boy re- and assuming an expectant i and, a business air, inquired what was wanted. "Can we get some dinner and have our horses fed, young man?* inquired ' the elder gentleman. "I reckon we can set you up some- , tiling to eat," replied the lad, "but we « a'n't got no boss-feed." "How far is it to Grangeville?" " 'Bout fifteen mi'es." "Well, what cm you give us for din­ ner and how soon can you get it ready?" "I dunno; IU ask mother," said the boy, and disappeared through the door­ way. Returning in a few minutes, he announced, "Cornbread and bacon and colfee, tod you kin have it in 'bout half an hour." "How doea that strike you, Tom?" said the okle* man to hia companion. "For my part, I think I d rather hold out to Grangeville; but if you hanker after a mesa of corn and bacon I'm ; willing to wait." "I think we had better drive on," said Tom. - "The surroundings hare are not appetising." "All right; come along. Hello!" he oontimiea, as Ids eye cauglit a Iie&vily- displayed poster on the wall, "what have we here ?" and he read aloud the following: • lCttOO BEWASD. Stolen from the undersigned, in Corpus Chriatt, on the itli day of June, a new Concord top-buggy, of stylish build; a eani we l-inatchea-pair of di.r'4- 6 years o i sixteen hands i^ ^OOdtraveler•, and ttylish action, lap- whip, and so f.'rfh. The thieves aie derly man about five feet eight inches high, stout build, my halt and whiskers, gray eyes and tlor.d complexion, very talka­ tive and obeeky, and dressed In a dark-gray i badness snlt, with white rihuch hat, and a younger man, ta 1 aid slim, black hair and eyfs, a hang-dcg look and dark clothes. The above reward wl 1 be raid for the recovery of the property and arrest of the thieves, tr satisfactory "Information thtt they are dehd. JAMES BURNETT. "They're got us down fine, Tom," continued the older man, as he finished reading the description: "bat they'll have to catch us before they hang us. I SBB8 we'd better be in a hurry, for jy may be close on our trail. By-by, yotuig fellow, and when we come tlus way again toy to have something to feed us on." And, laughing merrily, tfce two men went out, mounted ti£e buggy and drove awav. The boy had looked and listened With wide-eyed wonder at the episode w the hand-bill. He had no doubt that his visitors were the men described -hi the poster, and that he had been talking with a pair of veritable horse- thieves--desperate. follows, who might have eat his throat and plundered the Itflafla if they had known it bald any- -- worth taking. If hecoald only and secure the reward! though little more than 16 J0a*» old, waa ahrewd and alert-- as prompt to act aa atutk to think. His mkn was from boaae; bnt after a •hod conference with hk mother he leplired to the stable, saddled the hwwBoeU, whaeh waa the pride«( the family, and supposed to be the fastest «uilfc» in those parte,, and teak a roundabout. road at lull speed for fill ijiii ̂ liairiiTiil) \ jrijT ET * m^b"SHan4 mbmw l̂ Maa* fra. t̂ jined *%«* that the Sheriff msM ivgr ate •arnes?" queried to think the de- Our travelers arrived at their destination they found a large body of oftissns, with the Sheriff at their bead, 4aasmwyp to receive them, and, Sndh* thsme«*4s covered number >Wba. «botgunw. wtoIwm, mtchfoih, Mma aad other weapons, ihey surren­ dered at diaturetion. Soeiur amoaur the crowd the boy from the^Tera/they needed no explanation of Ifce reception, aooreeosdial than courteona, that was tendered them, but thought ft, would only be civil to ask for one. " They Wvi* prom|>tly informed, in language both forcible and profane, that they wete a pair of scondrellv bone thknrea, aad that if they escaped Jkanging they would l>o in better luck than moet fll their kind who wen mpt- «Md hi that State. The elder ef the oaptivos took the matter coolly, and good-natnredly requested that aa early honest the peraon who took the team eharge to give them npeeial rare at i expenie. xAad now, Mr* Sheriff;" he added, 'we're ready to go along with yotff «nj| He iinpreesed the Sheriff, wbD was a SL wt̂ !e experience, and^a «mv»ction tiiat he spoke the truih, and that official, who waa also a very bold And determined roan, pledged himself to defond the prison against the mob at the hacafd of his own Ufa. Meanwhile the mob was evidently growing in numbers and increasing in ferocity. Runners had been sent out to the farm-houses for eevend mtfea <around; arms andjunmudpkm wwhi Ool- lected; poor whisky, of the most bellig­ erent brand, was freely distributed; and by 9 o'clock, a drunken, howling crowd had gathered around the jail, cursing and threatening the Sheriff and the guards, and demanding that ,the Itwoners be tunned over to them for summary execution. The noise, of oours?, reached the ears of the friends, and Tom, who was very much alarmed, although he retained his outward calm­ ness of demeanor, upbraided his com­ panion for his unnecessary, and, as he thought, unwise reticence toward the Sheriff. "It seems to me," he said, "that if we had made ourselves known we need not have come here at all, or, having been brought here, Wte should have been quickly released. It is cot a pleasant place, even if that blood-thirsty mob were not howling outride." "I wasn't born in the woods to be seated by a howl," replied the other, laughing heartily at his own atrocious pun; "and. as for mobs, I don't fear them, very much when I have the right arm of the law between them and me. Beside, whatever we might have said would have produoed no effect, because it would not have be£n believed. We might have convinced the Sheriff, who seems to be a sensible man, but he has no power to discharge us, and if he had we should fall immediately into the merciless hands of Judge Lynch. If we were turned loose we should cer­ tainly be hanged, and they can do no more to us if they prove strong enough to break in here. I dont apprehend that they will do so; nevertheless, it will be just as well for us to think over our sins and waft a few petitions on high, in case the worst showd happen. As wo sha'n't be allowed to sleep much, we might put in the time writing a few letters. I know you would like to send a farewell to Alice, and to acme of your folks down East"-- Here he was. interrupted by a loud groan from Tom, who said: MI don't think this a good time or a fittiug subject for jesting." I'm not jesting," protested his friend. "You don't understand those Texas people yet. Now, if we had killed a man apiece, we should probably hate been committed to jail aa a matter of form, bat there wvuld have been no clamor againat us, and, unless we were ' Wntortunate, we should be acqtaitted on tria£ if not discharged on examination. But when we steal horses w«Ye gone. No power on aarth can save us from hinging Hke dogs. On tî e whole, I think we'd better call for writing materials and send our last dyhig eonfisestons and farewells to the friends we've left behind us." fiueh badinage as this was not cal­ culated to re-assure the voting man, whose nerves were badly jarred by the shouts of the infuriated and whisky- crazed crowd surrounding the jail, whom he could hear cursinst and threatening, while the Sheriff ex- ostulated with and warned them, ut this sort of entertainment was con­ tinued until far into the morning, when the Sheriff's firmness prevailed, and the crowd gradually dispersed, firing their weapons in the air by way of a parting menace to the prisoners. When all was quiet, although his companion was snoring in a few minutes, Tom could not sleep; his nervfes were over­ wrought, and morning disclosed him pale, haggard and so completely upset, that his companion was pierced with some pangs of remorse, and did all he could to revive him. A double portion of strong coffee assisted to partially efface the effects of the night's terror, so that when the hour appointed for their ex­ amination arrived, he was quite calm and steady, and even inclined to be jocular, since the bowls of the mob weieno longer heard, and the Sheriff had assured him that the danger was over, at least for the present. Never­ theless, a strong guard escorted the prisoners to the hall of justice, and some ruffians stood on the street corners ahd scowled upon and insulted ° them as tb*y passed by. The case was opened with the usual formalities, the prosecuting attorney taking the opportunity, in view of the large aad interested crowd of spec­ tators present, to air his rhetoric in a long and furious speech, in which he dwelt upon the enormity of the crime of which the prisoners were aecn«ed and appealed to his listeners to refrain from violence and let the law take ita course, however guilty the offbodfers might be. Then the evidence was in­ troduced. It eonsisk d only of the hand­ bill describing the stolen property and the thieves aud the testimony of the sharp-eyed boy, who had been detained as a witness and who related pretty ac­ curately what he 1 occurred at the way­ side inn on the occasion of the men% visit the day lie fore. When he had left the stand, quite a hero in his own mind and in the estimation of some of the spectators, there was a lull in the proceedings, during which there was a general buzz of conversation about the court-room, and many remarks, un­ favorable to the prisoners and espe­ cially uncomplimentary to their per­ sonal appearance, reached their ears. It appeared that the prejudice against them was very strong and threats were freely made that if they were discharged they should be hanged anyhow on gen- oral principles. The prisoners, who had declined to employ counsel, were asked if they had anything to offer in defense. The oldermen, who sat throagh the pro- for the j was a piece ol WMni to furthei Xr. Le%fc ft- Lvnei aad Major more, and I expect to dine with them to l̂if ̂ Some of the spectators laughed at erSoi6, While others expressed their k," but,' *>*h theProseout- waa dhpsldod who som appeared, the court, officers ' aad .surpriaed Woaid be mildly. Immediate!) . w tO'. MHwt oldfer prisoner aaitd greeted |£m with MS!| fervid oordislity asonfr Old teft dear friends bestow upon eaeh o&fcr, tad his -companion, up^^a^te^^cedto thCTa^_wa»Te- was tonfe ibtet^ b£l>Sv*t^JSuiUb! sufficiently reoovered from his astoa- ishmeut to ask the Mayor who th* gentlemen were. "This gentleman," said the llaycr ̂ laving his. hand affectionately upon the elder, man's shoulder, "is Qen. Baldwin, of Browsville, one of the Directors oi our bank, aad well known to our lead­ ing business men. This young qian is Jris friend, Thomas Keating, of Bos* {on." - _ "Case dismissed and court adjourned," said the Justice, coming forward tc seek an introduction ahd apoligize foi the terrible mistake that had been made. "It is all right, Judge," said the jo­ vial General. "It Was a mistake that 1 could have rectified at any moment, but I wished to have a joke on my young friend here, and at the same time give him a sample of Texas jus­ tice. You see that if we had not been able to prove our identity, we would probably be swung up before we could be returned to jail. I'm afraid I've been rather hard on Tom, but Alice will make atohement for the offense ol her father." After a short stay in Grangeville, where thejv were lionised to their heart't content, they returned to Brownsville, where Alioe, after a most affectionate greeting, remarked to her lover: 1 "Why, Tom, dear, your hair is grow­ ing gray!" "Is that so?" said Tom. "It must be the effect of my night in jail at Grange­ ville." "You in jail, Tom! Oh* daw! What for?" "Ask your father, ATioe,n was the re­ ply. "He was in prison with me, and it was all has own fault." Explanations ensued, which were sat­ isfactory, and the wedding which oc­ curred ahortly after sufficiently atoned for Tom's night of terror. --Ballou'a Monthly. by chilly stove ia isqr it ' be|£y where pnasfljlot M: Aside. I STCS*ift»«|'giinM< a tre in a ornftr ̂a /reme*at ̂ of » close stove ^ - sninmer, iSrekTnot (Mpremoa ot iathslr i umiiiitfi J!*** nm rnrnmmmm* ' «C tkMtdMIWMii wck «ai te wm m m • RMMT Miami, linita f'i lamnlWin CAIJ«1«£1LIUL iV*1" Mam 1. OnsaM Bnnnrttk. oa «a Well a# bi American for makin g it more :"hear"liili«r'Xess of Msl-aria meana bad air; . kjopen lire, a» ana cheeEndnesn-t ]UMSB boMsk «HOMOAA*t run war tt Lyon's Pstwt Ifwl WliluaisawiiMed. JMr»dl«>ln«fes»Si fSt na, alias, Heaieufcw, -.A stead foil down with a rissl. Anumb«rc< men it did mA. But the eatini ten Were soon well nprin St. Jacobs Oil owed «vny g«A. >ato*«k»t rent * He rubbed ttM gum! With 8t. Jacobs Oil, It oured him, and this is the truth. Twe Carious lliiags. They said it was a curious oftrtnn- stance that two men from New York, two from Boston and two from Phila­ delphia should all meet at the same hotel iiMColorado. In fact, the six sat in a row Oh the veranda, all smoking, when a nalhe came up and said: "Gentlemen, I have discovered a new silver mine whioh beata anything in this country There are 1,000 tons of ore in sight, and the assayer saya it's 85 per cent, pure-quill. X want to get my dying wife out oi this climate, and Til sell the mine to any of you for $6,000." Then the other curious thing hap­ pened. Not one of the six men replied by a word. Not one of looked up. Not one of them seemed to care a continental whether his old ore assayed 15 or 95 per cent. They had all "been there."--Wall Street Ntton. reasons for her to 0'.i FOfc&ll [ia* SciaUca, M M eiasa SSSIM r*im AM MM S»W>T *"*• •R«aaBtf-*W6Rai rmtbtynir. B A Han with a Beard* Charles Peterman has probably the longest beard possessed by any man in this city or vicinity. He is a rather short man, and the beard, which is oyer three feet in length, ialls helow his knees. But few people would no­ tice anything peculiar about his appear­ ance, because he keeps his hirsute appendage tied up in curl papers and hwden away within bis vest. In addi­ tion to its length, the beard, which covers almost the entire face, is very thick, and is surmounted by an im­ mense mustache. "How long have you growing that beard?* he was been W«fre m hungry as bears, and w® wtetAcewJinff with an air of intense amuse- asked. "Oh, this is only a seven years1 growth. I havehad JtBfcarfyas long before, but it Waa ao Inconvenient that lout it off. Its length is due to my friends, who insist upon sceing how long it will grow. My wife^pnts it up in papers every morning as religiously ss she puts up her own hair. "•--Kansaa City Time*. * '• . An Old flag Stafc There lies hi the Stale House ro» tundft at Columbus, Ohio,; a piece of half-rotten oak log about six feet long, in the center of which stands a still more rotten piece of hickory «lm tree, more than a foot in diameter and about two feet high, on which is aeard bear­ ing the inscription: "Flagstaff of 1793. Erected by Gen. Anthony Wayne at Fort Recovery, Ohio, Wberre Gen. St. Clair was defeated in 1791." The up­ right pole was mortfeed into the log, which was buii'ed in the jgttmfcd. . It was found eight or nine feet under ground while digging a well on the site of the old fOrt in 1876 and brought to Columbus to be placed in the relic- room. Cturieoa. _ A cutlery manufacturer found at one time a large portion of his goods being returned to him as in ifawiaged con­ dition. Instead of bright, clean sur­ faces, he found rusty, deeply-oxidised blades. After much watching to deter­ minethe eauae--whether damp paper, the ill-will of some of hie agents, ot other cause--it was located upon the man who sorted and wrapped the knives in packages. Everything he touched was found to rust, from the peenkiat acid character of the skin It is well known that some persons can­ not carry pocket-knives or bright iron articles, as keys, etc., about their per­ aon without the same becoming vesy rusty. The Bess Wsterfsll of the World. A recent discovery on the head of the Cowlitz river establishes the fact that Washington Territory can now boast oi the grandest waterfall in the known world, its height being 600 feet The Noodsack Indians assert positively that waterfall higher than the tallest fir, pine or cedar trees to be found on the extreme headwaters of the Noodsack lives. As that section of the country has never yet been explored by the white man, there is no good reason for doubting the statement. From the camparison given by the Indians, these falls mast be at least 475 feet in height. Bent Groan. There is one topic peremptorily for­ bidden to all well-bred (to all rational mortals) namely, their distempers. II you have not slept, or if you have slept, or if you have headaches, or sciatica, or leprosy, or thunderstroke, I beseech you to hold your peace and not pollute the morning, to which all the housemates bring serene mid pleasant thoughts. --Em era on. CR you commend, add your doing so; it is this which distinguished the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of ^oophants and admiration of fools.--Steele, Grow Bilious Scarcely l«w often from lmpr«d«noe fa dtot, and fa:iare to avoid otharwoiM Whioh annmte a QA'aral tendency t6 totToasMMs, than from tho OF« ot ll'.-chossB remedies. The violent cathar­ tics Injure the bowda by wakening them, bat have n* npeelfe ssHon npoa ttte lifer. The •ferftBQt opsMMft RMMtar'i BtOMadH Blt> ten is wMe?y different txom tUe abrupt eOaet of tfra ̂ noMfttlvM,lHtttettaiated bine pfli, and potent bat' Injnrkma eahmeL It Initiate* a aatnral and. b^alUifnl chan«e in the hiMk ot body, |̂ mî >^U>e nvertorejMwî ĵrt̂ m tonone which amompaay liver disorder. Fever and acne and btttmu remittent tever, whtati are always att nded with chronic dteovder of the biliary organ, an preveat̂ d aad relieved by It, and It h a neeme ot ataadsril mellooce in gsug KM"r Tmc man who kanged bimsrtf dld It of his own ties will and a cord. - MABKMI, Xasa--Dr. N. & Ruffles says: 1 reoommead Ba»wn*s Iron Bitttaai a rained tonic for enriching the blood Aid removing all drapepttcsymptoms It doesnothurt the To oar the cents of the meeting It is only neceawary to pern around the hat fatled to raiMt̂ nbsneas from dons, t|y Hood S HsniapariUa; 'itMkl 'Mteiigwt, the pure t, the best, she ohcapeat Harass are. the people oftaaest caught napptag, - THE BEA J cure for dfwawiot the nerve*, brain and muscles, is Brown's Iron Bl.taia WBDAZ. loo t̂or Mr BMin airect«oni vmr rouMd. Have now over 1„ from which 1 can select at • moment'* at -- «twei&i»*«p<neewhatever. &nd ~ login gMxkgfuU parHcutar*, or caU lenfbvdy iethentt. In ltaw«a> WAKTEDi wmmmm _«o, a of Hifata to fmae marfs MI- 1 MOST -Pulling the A vux.fi in the ring- door-belL hrton*l 1--To Mce Oaly! ITA VOLTAIC BELT GO. Marshall. Mich., will send Dr. Dve's Celebrated lfleetro. Voltaic Belts and Electric Appllanoee on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vi­ tality and kindred troubles gusianteeiiu epeeidy aioM complete restoration of health and .manly vigor. Address as above N. B.-- No ride la Incurred, as thirty al­ lowed. HOMORS. ' The «"*»"' flnid* of Ibe body, when IKXHb uour- inhed. heuSau vitiatt'd aad cause ernvttoaa to appear on tiie akin. They are objectionable from Uwir dis­ figurement, aad vary in character from a eonatant. nneaay sensation to a positive diatreaa and earere pain. Hood's Sanapaiilia corrode the deransenient of the functions, enriches tjie loidi, pariSae th* Uood, and dhana** the diseased (XNriiHoa to cat of health and vigor. PfmpWi. HiuowFLnra.tt New York,hadeoawrptaapli* niid bloteheeoB Uis face that he was ishsmed. He tried vartoas remedies without effect. Hood's Sanapxrtlla pnrtiled hie hleod, and aH Memishee dfaasseaeed. Klagwera*. My brother is a victim to a hnmorvrirfdi hetasarfac> worms all over his He Is nslna Hood** Bueepa rflla, and already in so usdi heaeStad tkal hie ens ate no longer affected. He will coaUaaeita une till he feel* fulljr cured.--L. E. HOWASD, Ttoaaple, H. H. Imperfoftongoftfceskiii. It oreraoBMetiteilvflMap] not tertaMm a dteaeat ttiwffiii BBBWiiwtflrtl Tij udwutifil. graiul I* fMP WV11I WWI laVn^0 ̂ eocineaadba ana can be ha withsehaites partiealar. ~ srest in TO SPECHLAT0B8. TCbi Conmerw, CMCMD, HevTotk* oitAnr * rmoTitioN IKOKERI. KJ^^m .̂ ̂A>!g,̂ aent Produce n^Hha^e* in We' Oiloago _ INDFBEMNLI' Ing pirttgH This Offer Cetd TiU ThaaksgiviBg Hj Oaly. HMreprMwsoT the'raaH. iWUk AMi raa«JM(*Mar •rharin*theirsirsMiy well. j fij- tk« sot* Mryos* »f Inawsslî ; U>eirciremlaMep f | - . Mr little boy waa ao hadlr hat we h%d to mitten , hia hand* I With * humor wUeh itched _ teniae had flnhM we* wet* r.N.H. HSKMT* Hamparflla, |1; alz for S anther Life Saved. Mr*. Harriet Oamaalntrs. of rinHnaafi.Ohio.writea: •sHrlaet winter inr daughter waa attadMd with a ae- veie cold, which settled on her lungs. We tried seveeel medicines, none of which seemed to do her any good, hot aba eoatlaned to Ret worse, aad Anally nhil large •Siiniiile of bleod from her lung*. We pallet In a family physician, bnt he failed to do her any good. We then tailed in a physician, a most akftUal- pro­ fessor in one of our colleges; be said that she could sot get well. At thi* time a Meud who had been cured by Or. Waa. Haifa Balsam for the Longs advised aae to give it a trial. We then got a bottle, and before ahe had used iMI up ahe began to improve, aad by the use of tbyeS bottles *he was entirely eared. We wg liar year asms aa ear aahsesjtott--hnilf sai mall lariy to you for III Months aad Immediately raid * *sto< gitifsr Itwe mt the foUowtî Fmento to be gwa awjy at hiid List of Praseats to THB French have taken a railroatf igies frond .America. One oompany hai s systejp of dinner can on its line, _ t boiler, an p. This four months. vtm4 Km em or, nort to ott» MITCHELt-a aco.. WHOLESALE to wALytnr st/ikkt. C.H.U. Bead These ItMr| rca& t̂eiwvr CMB- atoor TH m nm MSUBtoeSUS$» «T?mi5SMS?S ihottld b* TH# FARM, FHELD AND FIRESIDE, 89 Raiiflolph «lS*,to£k Reasons Why Ton Feel Badl|. Becmuse youy stomach is not doing its work properly. Because your liver is out of order, and wants rignting. ::S:̂ Because your blood b thin, and needs iron in it. -</'>? Because you are troubled with nervous aches and pahul Because you are vexed with languor and All these Raaaaaa Caa fee Set AsMslty the llee af Hin't Iraa rit " ^*5 - L'»*- . Send in eartyAddreee Tone up your enfeebled stomach, and help it to digest. ; Refresh your wearied liver and put it in splendid order* T« an SaMlet* whs ete la any by raaina el Efirtck your watery blood, and give it a rich ted color, worried •Inter he* jraisehUMf rket, rhvaaa* WMewa, (MM CaJm your Sin ran, *r aaasaasat patents MttM. ftaiiin abate aKsfawslalsat. MewdlsehaiaMeiitsfaw *-•imo '̂«»sE I ""fi* •M^ffnlssi that any man who has t dol&HP a bottle of BROWN S iRcmBxrmŝ tjbefe ISIX) nmm ĉontinue to feel badly, just for tbe Sak atfL i Young Mien^^?J&SSS CfeKnlaMltS: VMJgmSB BBOS, lawwvme, Wla.