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I o-.m1 notices At esbtblished mte.
Marriage rnd death notices, gratis.
All bib's frr vi arly advertisements ool
lccb'd ii:irtcilv. Temporary advortine-'
incuts must he paid for in advance.
Jch work, Ca-h tn Deliveiy.
Sam Houston nnd the'llim.
i
On a recent business trip to Hous
ton I had for traveling companion a
weil known merchant of this city,
who told ftory niter story of car'lv
(lay in Texns, One struck m,e ua
worth preserving.
"When my father first came lure,"
raid the merchant, "he settled in
'
i ruBUin:n i:vi.i:y Wednesday, uy
Ii. DI.TXN.
orncs in robit;3on & twuner's edildiks
el,m Erar.rrr, tionkta, ta.
. . . .
TFP.MS, ?'.!.() A YKAll.
.o ftubscriptions received for u shorter
-etii! than throo months,
Corrcspondimeo solicited from all prtrls
cif the country, No notice will betaken ol'
isrionvmnus ci'immunienl ions.
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VOL. X NO. 2.
TIONESTA, PA., AP1UL11, 1877.
02 mi ANNUM.
f
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
Xo. -
J . W. Ol W.
MKF.TX evorv Friday evenln;, nt 7
o'clock, In Ih'f Hull lonnei ly oe. upicd
v.y the Hood TempUr-i.
t. J. vax cikskx, n. r;.
i. w. clmoc, secy. i7-tr.
"Ak" TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO." .'542.
O. IT. .A.. M.
MFFTS nt Odd Follows' T.eVo Fooom,
tverv Tiiosduy cvcnln-r, nt 7 o'clock.
I'. M. CLAUK, C.
K a. valnki:, n. s. :ti
.r. i. a. cj in to av ,
,i r t o j: xj: r a r r. Air,
TIONiC'sTA, FA.
ATTE'S T I ON ,-i 1 ,!) S f.lt S !
I Vave been admitted tn prnetice as mi
AUornev in tho Pension Oni.n nt Wash
ington, ' 1. f. All oUicers, soldiers, or
kitilorn who woro injur, d in tho lulu war,
t-nri obtain pension' to which they may ho
ontillod, bv cn!liis( on or addressing iiiq nt
'Honesta, Also, claims tor nrrcarnc?s
ol' pay mill bounty will receive prompt at
tention. Having lo'!i over four year n soldier in
the I .tic war, nnd having for n number of
y ear t'ligngud in tho pro-ecution of nol
ilinV claims, my cxperieneo will assure
tho collection ol claims in tho shortest pos
- Hib! 11 inc. J. iK AUNKW,
Y. K. Lathy,
A
TTOUNHY AT LAW, Tionosln, P.
OAlne nex t loor to Lawrence ilonie,
11. L. Davis
A TTOItNF.Y AT L AAV, Tiononta, Pa.
Y C'ol loot ions made in this uud iidjoin
counting.' -10-1 y
C I J 4 li W W . 17 - V T J3 ,
ATTORNEY AT LAV,
T I OX KIT A, r.i.
F. W.Hflys,
A TTOKXKY AT LAW, end Notahy
J I'chlic, H"vnolds llukill iS: V-u.'h
tilnk, Sonn-u St., hi City, 3ii-Iy
. li. sMiLisy.
j:jxxj:a i: .i: smi l ey,
Vlorjwyj t. Lnvr, - - Freuklln, Pa
TJ RACTH'i!) in Hi- sociul Courla of A o
A Hiaj'j, C r,w lord
lu rnuuliuti. .
Foiit, hi tt uijoin-:s:)-l
v.
L;ivrnci Houss
JIOfrTA. I'K.NXA, V.. Mr-
L CllAY, I'iiueiui'Toi:. This lioil.-i-
i o(?nU-allv loe;itcd. 1' very tiling now and
wflll I'uriiiwhiHl Suporior ii.H'iiiniii'jiU
irji and strict nit tit biou iivon to tcntls.
Vnjj-hiMes and Fi'iiit-s of all Kind'l Hrvi'd
iutimir urison. iHumplo room for.t'oin-
OKHTiAL. HOU5E,
BvyXF.U A' ArtNKW W.oCiC. L.
AONKW, Fropriotor. Tills in ii mw
iibP, and has jmt heen fitted up lor Iha
r.-in mo Jntjiin or nio purine. portion
ir Vho patr.m!j'0 of the public U nolifilod.
4;t-Iy
, KOIi:ST HOUSE,
SA. VAHNICrt Pr.oi-iuif Toil. Oppoito
Court lloiiKH, 'i'ionosla. Fa.. J ut
.pona l. Kvorythin? new nnd dean nud
ti sh. TliC beit il liq uoi H kpt eonslantly
nu hund. A portion of the public putron
ntf ii respcctiully solicited. 4-17-1 v
' W. C. COBURN, M. D.,
Ijri YSICIAN A- HUr.fJEOX oilers his
.. Tvieos to llio peoplj of Forest C'o.
JtHvinpr had itn cx;)prieneo of Twelve
Yoiri In constant prae'.ieo, Ir. Coliurn
piiamnloen f) ivo satlsliieiion. lr. Co
nrn makes n hpecialty of the treatment
ol N.t'ttil, Throat, J.iiv; nnd all other
"ironic, or linvreriui; diseases. 1 fnviii'?
r. vtliijated nil neiontiliii methods of cur-
Jiwea s and sflelc I tho ijood lroni nil
tr' terns, hp will suarimlop n !i'f or Heme
in n c.tsos wlnu'o a cure is tiossiblo. No
ii;irn for Consultation. All l' e will lie
i i :t i(in:i!j!i;. l'i ."iona" visit .made tit
nil Ici.irs. rsr;i.::i:u,t dist.au J cau eon
xiilt hint by letter.
Ofihs itd UeVidenee second buildint;
liplovt' the Court Houso, Tionesta, l'it. '!'
t'oo dii.ys Wednesdays nnd Saturdays. 2."tf
j.o. i: vw.n.
A. II. ki:u.i".
MA Y, VAUK C CO.,
IE3 -A. IST ZEC E3 JR S
Corner of Klin X Walnut Sts. Tionesta.
ltirtk of Dis'.'ount and Deposit.
' Interest allowed on Time Dcposils.
C'olloctiommadoona'd IheFrineipal points
of tho U. S.
Colleetions Koiicited.
lS-ly.
' WirT.TV31 Si, C O.,
J.IKADVILLK, - - FKNN'A.,
TAXIDEBMISTO.
II IHDS nnd Animals sluiVe 1 nnd moUnt
i sl to order. Artificial Kyes kept in
Mock. --iy
HEERASKUiRIST MILL
riIIF (SltrST MILL at Nebraska (Laey--L
town,) Korest coiuit v, has been thnr
utihlv overhauled and retilted in lirst
cl.iim order, nnd is now running and doing
nil kinds of
c v n t o as ii i i $ 's a.
- FLO UK,
FF.ICD, AN I) OATH.
Constantly onluind, and sold nt tho v,ry
lowest liiiiirtH.
-t'.ia II. W. Lr.Win.Flt.
. I? M PLOY. Mi: NT. M.do and female, sa!.i
XJ ry or eouunis.,ioii. Wo pay sijjcnt a
hulary "f s t) ;, reek and i-xp n,". 1 hirt
U;l M:Or.ltj.,-t.llill' I'.. ! iullt' i d. Col:l
I'.ii !: uial'- IV
1! I
DRESSMAKER, Tionosta, Pa.
MItS. 1 1 1 ATI I has recently moved to
this hhtee for the purposo of meeting
a-unt wliieh the ladies of the town nud
coituly have for it Inii (ini: known, that
of haviii'j; n ilroH.sinaker of experience
nmou'f lh"in. lam prepared to make all
kinds of dresves in the latest, Hlyles, and
trimrenleo fal isliieiion. 'itnmpinjr for bniid
iiifi; and embroiilery done iu the best man
ner, with tho newest patterns. All I itsk
is u lair 'rial. Residence oil Flm Street,
in the Acomb Iluildinjj. tf.
PHOTOGRAPHER,
(SLTCMSSOK TO I1KMINO.)
Pii'tiires in every slyleof the art. Views
of t)iu oil leiims for sale, or taken to or
der. CJ;.N Til!'. STi:i":;T, M-i.r IT, K. r-rossie..
SYtUJrOnM HTKEF.T, neur Union P
p jt, Oil City, Fa. 20-tr
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
K I. M STREET, '
(south of kop.ivson a f.onnuifs
.stouj:.
Tionesta, Pa.,
M. CARPENTER, - - Proprietor.
rs
Pictures takon In all tho lntest Hlyle.s
thoniL U-'
IT 33 W
Furnitiwo Rooms!
j
Tiio undersiirned bir;s l,'nv to Inform
the cit'zens of Tioueiu, end the public In
jroncral, th.it l e has opened n J''Jl!S'l
VLAKS VUJIXJTVIfK KTOEE, in his
new Imtldin'j nt the junction of ICIni M.
and tne lm'eli Mill road, where ho lieep
on hand a lar;;e ussoiiiikeiiL of
FUR U I TURE,
Consisting in part of
Walnut Parlor Set ,
Cliamter Net,
Cane Seat Chairs, "
Wood Sfitt Chili I'H,
Hocking "Chairs
Fining Tables,
' ,rte,ion Tablen,
Marbio . ep Tables,
Ki'.cIiHii furniture,
Hunan,
lleilxteads.
Wnshstniulu,
Lounv's,
Mnttresse k.
Cupboards,
F"olc Cases,
Vnncv Krnekets,
Looking olnsses,
Picture Fra tiits, nnd
PJ CT UYl EH FKAMED.
AL5SO,
SASH &c IDOOIS
tdways on Land.
1 1 it l ooms being larce, and veil Kitnat-
ed ho is prepared to offer uuporior luduec-
mints to purchasers.
Call and exaiiiinp his Block nnd prices,
ov.d bo oonvhiocl
U IT D S liT A I1 1 11 Gi
A f.;!I n.yirtment of Cofi'.ns nnd Caskets
e : i v t 1 1 . t ' v i:i f-tw: f.
'.;! ly " A. II. PALTKIDGL.
THE LAFJOE3T
FUn'JiTUBE ESTADLISHHEHT
IN THE OIL UFUlUNSl
miles smith:,
iJealer in
CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED
rUR IT ITURE!
rUANKLIX, - - - PFNN'A.
CoiiKislins of
Parlor, Oiliee nnd Connnon Furniture,
Maftreascs, -Pillows, Window
Miades, Fixtures, Look
ing i lasses, A'e.
AIho, auent for Venanjro count v (or tho
Celebrated .Manhatlau Spring Hd nnd
Combinati' u .Mattrc.ssns, manufactured
and for sale nt my Furniture Warerooms,
nth street, near- Libbrty. Call nnd tec
sample lied. !' ly
Dr. J. L. Acorqb,
3MYSICIAN AND SUHOKON, who has
L ha;l tll'leen years' experience in it Urge
nod sueeeHHl'ul practice, will nttend all
Professional Calls. Oiliee in Lis 1 rmr nnd
(jroeery Store, located in 'liuioute, niHr
Tidiouie House.
IN II 18 STOKE WILL KF. FOUND
A lull Hssortmoid of Mo d'e-ino-i, Li'i'.iois
Tobacco, ( l;:M.'s, Slutioueiy, ( ila-s. Paints,
Oils. ( Hi!, ry, ail of the heM Uality, un.l
iil 1,-e sol 1 nt reasonable i'iiic.
1'K. CUAS. o. DAY, an experienced
Pnv ici.iii and !i in: ,Ut I'nou New York,
ha- e!iai';'n of tho S.ore. All prescriptions
put up ua'Ui .i'veiy.
DVLP.'l ISFKS send '-'" err.ts . (Uo.
v. e!l a-Co., -11 Park Kow, N. ..
f..r ll. '.r I I . , ' . P.-'ili'hk t, hhowm
t ot ad f.'i-iii-.. 1.1 -t
"sv
h t'i !V - rr.r&Jk
Doiler Explosion Their Causes and
Remedies.
TiON-i-sTA, Pa., April 3, 1877.
F.i. Ki:i't i;l.iCAN :
After rpiuliiis tlio
hc:or.nt of tho recent Imik-r explosion
at lingers & Landers' Mill, where two
men were hurled instantly into tho
other world, others maimed and crip
pled fit" life, hrf-ido the terrible, de
struction of property, it certainly
passes through the mind of the think
ing poi tiou of community, that there
ought to he nioro stringent lttws for
the inspection nnd testing of fdenm
hoiler, and a radical reform iu lh
tnnn;i:'cmcnt of them.
The mi and lumber interest liavo
brought a great mp.ny engines and
boilers into this country, nnd with
Ihem it fair amount of good engineois ;
but tho majority of the men that have
charge of boilers here, ore meu who
are not at nil fitted for what they are
employed to do. We will start out
and take the average saw-mill engi
neer and by the way he's the fire
man leo: now to fire a saw-mill boiler
dops not require the core , nnd train
ing that it docs to fire a steamboat
boiler, or any boiler that fires with
coal, because the fire is not so liable
to get beyond your control as a coal
fire. You can put a sawsJust fire un
der iu a few minutes, whe.Ve witk a
coal fire you would have to work, half
on hour, ami keep your pump yoing
all the time. On must faw-miJla of
this regio the filer lina charge of the
boiler and engine, and if anything
goes wrong compelling them to shut
down, he is called away to the saw,
either to file or repair, leaving the
boiler iu charge of the fireman. Your
average fireman has a certain pride
about 1iim to keep up - all the steam
that is ncodsd (and to do to require
hard work on his pari), ho he tills his
fire box with wood and has the steam
blowing off at about 90 or 100 lbs.,
and units the word to start up, which
he generally does by letting on the
full head of steam. Ofleu tho very
act of starting up so will raieo the
safety ralve so that it fairly howls for
a while, ii u til the circulation has
started iu the boiler and all the parti
cles of steam and water are iu motion.
Some mills aro fitted with what is
called a sawyer's valve a vtlve that
is opened and shut by the sawyer at
the saw frame. These the engineer
can only start up slow;, but before
tbe circulation has commenced, the
Btwyer opeus up the valve,-tha Meam
stnkbs a blow on tho piston hvud, re
bounds to the boiler, sometimes with
out any visible injury, but soma day
under these very conditions, they lose
both their boiler and their life, and
those Jeft behind wonder how 'twas
done, utver thinking or knowing
that such treatment will sooner or lat
er destroy any boiler in use aud.
gravely iutorm ytu that the water
was all right, for they heard the lire
jaau try it just before the explosion.
. Auother bad aud dangerous prac
tice is that of blowing water out, of
the boiler under procure, and iu some
cases that have coiuo under my no
tico, never letting tlia water out or
cleaning the boilers duriii'r a whole
summer. Some had no blow-oil' at
tached to them. The wholo trouble
in blowing water out of boilers undei
pressure is, the large amount of scum
that is on lop of the water, and as the
water lowers in the boiler this scum
sticks to tho sides, and it, with the
mud that settles on the bottom, dries
there, by the heat of the boiler aud
wall, forming a new scale every time
tho boiler is blown out. This will
in u short time reuder it unfit for use
betdde costing mie-third more to ruu
it. The only aud eafo way is to lU
the water out after the boiler and iur
nace have cooled oil', nnd then wasli
it out; get all the mud olf thu walls
ami bottom of the boiler. (Jo iuto
the office of the boiler inspector ' of
any of our large cities, un'd any engi
neer can learn from tho samples of
burnt and blistered irou thero exhibi
ted, the absolute necessity of keeping
his boiler peifettly cUan ; for it U on
ly by that, and pure water, that you
can pieveut iho thousands of small
explosions that nro constantly -going
on in muddy and Pcaly boiler, until'
at last one come.", along with more
force than another and another ex
plosion is recorded, and no ono left
tn.tell he old slory of plenty of water
just before she went up.
That iherc "are n great many 'ex
plosion caused by overheating mar
the bottom of the boihr, causing the
water to be thrown with such force ns
to break tho shell, I ihiulc there ran
be no doubt. Mr. llankin (sec bis
mnncal of the steam engine, jnd ot'-er
prime movers) snys of 'his class of ex
plosions: "Them is much difference
of opinion r.s to witio poinis of detail
i:i the manner in which this phenorn
non is produced, but thero can ha no
doubt that its primary causes are,
first, tiic overheating of tho plates of
the boiler (bciog in mos, cases that
portion called the crown sheet, which
is directly over tho fire), so ihnt a
store of heat is accumulated; and
secondly, the muMc.ii contact of such
overheated plates with water, so that
the heat stored up is suddenly expend
ed in the production of a large quani
ty of steam nt high pressure. Some
engineers hold that no portion of the
plato can thus become overheated ; un
less the level of the surface of the wa
ter sinks so low as to leavo that por
tion of the plats above it, and uncov
ered. Others maintain w ith M. Bou
tigney, that when a metallic ' surface
h heated above a certain elevated
temperature, water is prevented from
actually touching it, cither by a di
rect repulsion or a film or layer of
very dense vapor; and tliat when ibis
lias once taken place, (he plato being
left dry, may go on rising iu tempera
ture for an indefinite time, until some
agitation, or the introduction . of cold
water, phall produce contact between
tho watvr and t lie plate, ' und bring
about an explosion." Mr, llrowu, in
the eighth edition of his Treatise on
the Steam .Engine, says : ''Thero cau
bo no doubt that the water is repelled
from the metal in the fame manner as
it would be dons if il were iu the
spheriodal state; nnd explosions have,
no doubt, hud their origin in this phe
nomena. The water appears to bo
repelled rroni those parts where the
heat is greatest." Mr. jfj.ilbouru, in
speaking of the rising of tha water bo
cause of the condensation ef the steam
above the water, says, regarding the
force of the blow given by it: "In
this case it would not be necessary to
assume the existence of any defect in
the boiler ; for when tho water once
struck violently,' the soundest iron
would probably be broken, aud the
strongest workmanship destroyed."
The experiments of the committee
of the Franklin Institute, demonstra
ted that tho temperature of maximum
Vaporization of a clean iron surface,
like that of a clean iron steam boiler,
is 3-163 F. ; that the temperaturo of
perfect repulsion for the same is oSo
F. ; that' tbe temperature of i.iamimum
imum vavorizaiion for iron- high
ly oxidated, but clean, is CS1 F.:
that of perfect repulsion of the
same is 4'6'-i3; the temperature of
maximum vaporization of polished
! copper is 202 ; while that of pc.rfi.ct
repulsion is 315 0 ; fcr tho tamo oxi-.
dized, tho temperature of maximum
vaporization is 317; while that of
perfect repulsion is Co8 .
It is known to all who have had
any experience in tho examination of
exploded boilers, and also in the in
spection of old boilers that have not ex
ploded, that thero aro many boilers in
use that aro defective in construction,
with poor safety valves on them ; gauge
cocks half choked up, and with largo
accumulations of sediment or sealo in
them, so that it is hard to understand
why they have not exploded, while in
many instances of explosion thero are
no such indications of weakness, or of
defective fittings. Many exploded
boilers never show evidence of being
in bad conditions, and m-.ny nie in
spected that nra not even suspected
and found in prime onkr i'.ir an ex
plosion. Mr. Fairbanks rays: "ex
plosions of boilers from a btoady iu-
I crease of pressure without overheating,
occur whenever the ptuiuie of -team
is increased beyond the etrength of
the boiler, and the rnpturo or break
will commence nt the weakest part of
the boil'-r; t be violence of the explo
sion will depend upon the p:esjure at
tho time, and, upon the point as
regards tho water hvil nt which the
boilT yield?." f-'iich explosion (and
I lake it from what I hear that the
explosion nt Ibgcrs & Lander mill
was of this class), when lli-y occur in
casm of properly constructed boilers,
can only be produced by pressure
very much abovo tho ordinary work
ing pressure and, may bo ro
diced by an tieuidjut.il or willful
overloading of the saTiy v.lve ; by llin
vlnc-ion of t f io valve lo it scat; or
by tho closing of a slop valve between
the safety valvo nod t!m bjiier. Many
aci.ideuli have occurred from defect
ive safety Yalvt. JIoaysr.s bearing
upon this part of thu subject of tho
strength of boilers t) withstand n
steady pressure: "It will not bt out
of place to mention the cat of an old
boiler which I tested some years no:
this was forty-two inches in diameter,
about twenty eight feet long, whh two
twelve-inch flues through it. The
heads were of oast iron. The iron in
tho shell nppoared to have been 5 1G
of an inch in thickness, and that in
tho Cues 3-1G of an inch thick. It had
been in use for over twenty years, and
it was known that the water bad been
so low in it at one tima ns to lead to
supposition that it might have been se
verely injured by the over heating. It
bad also a heavy indentation on its
lower side, caused by a settling of the
front, thereby bringing too much
weight on a little pier on the brigo
wall; yet it stood a pressure of two
hundred and forty pounds per square
inch without a sign of yielding, l.ot
withstanding this great strength of
boilers, it is undoubtedly trua that
there have been explosions of boilers
pat iheir ordinary working pressures,
without overheating and without sud
den increase of pressure, because of
defects of material, design or work
manship; as, for example, a plato that
has to be flanged, may be so poor, or
worked with so Jit tie skill as to have
so little strength left in the bends.that
a little alteration of form, from varia
tion of pressure, on account of tho de
fective staying of the flat part of the
plate, may lead to an explosion. A
boiler maj bo so poorly stayed that a
very litlla corrosion around an imper
fect weld in one of tho 6tays may lead
to an explosion ; or a plate may hive
its. strength so reduced at or near n
longitudinal seam in punching.hending
pinning, and riveting, that the little
alteration of firm that takes place at
this place at every variation of press
ure, may, by corrosion, so reduce the
plate in strength at that point, that an
explosion rrjny ensue."
I knowo part of a mill, that
needs so much care as tho boiler, and
yet gets so little, and therefore it is no
wonder that about every piper you
read the first thing that meets your
eye, is, "A Boiler Gone Up." I think
we have as good meu handling boilers
in this region as anywhere in the Uni
ted States, but the trouble is, as long
as a boiltrrill run, why let her run,
and it is never replaced or laid a Ho
until it has bur?t iti.eli' anl homo ono
with it.
It.
Au eloping couple iu this, instance
were overtaken by ihe girl's father at
Casey station, Tennessee. He pulled
her out of the lover's wagon, put her
in front of himself on a mule's back,
and started for homo. The lovergive
ediase, but the wagon broke down.
DiJ his presence of iniud forsake him
in that emergency ? No. He shouted,
"Sally, if you love mo, slido otf tho
mule!'' She wriggled out of her par
ent's grip, and slid olfJie mule's back,
lieibie the parent could ge t her re-
mounted tho lover came up afoot and,
in baud to hand encounter, triumph-
ed over tho old man. The young ones
mounted tho mule and 11I. The old
man collected the nroKeu wagon u
hi portion and drove -adly homo.
"M i, why don't you speak?" said
httlo Jake. "Why eioir t say
suthiii' l'unu"?" "What can 1 sav
funny? Don't you see, 1 am busy f.y- Little Johnnie is quite sine the pi' -iiif
liou'rbuul.?" "Well, von miiiht tura of a Soiiz d g k diew e,: t!.
say, Jake, won't you have a doughnut ?
j Th.it a.l bj fanny for y
Oil.
Houston then the .capital of Texas.
I was put iu o grocery and provision
store under a very strict nnd parsi
monious boss. One morning, just as
I had swept out, Tom, Gen. Houston's
body servant, came into I lie store.
Looking round be spied a bam a
rmi ot'M in lhoe days. Having nak
ed the price, he said lie would take it
and tho Prc.-iJvnt would cull around
and pay for it. I 'felt proud of my"
sale, and railed tho attention of tho
boss to it as soon as ho came in.
" 'Did you get the inor.ey ?' ho ask--e
1 quicklv.
"'No; "but Pifc-fiuei.t Houston is
coming round to pay for il.'
"'President Houston the devil t
Did Tom say ho would see it paid ?'
" Tin, sir.''
" 'Tiien you aro a fid. Now,, sir,
von g ) straight to til l l'rr sidentV
Uilr' a i) ;!'! L: in r:- lioil ha:n, un.
less Tom will say i' iliail b: paid for.'
"I sinned oil', very much crestfal
len, und not liking the job before me,
Jiut I resolutely walked iuto th
President's kitchen. Tom was there.
I saw my h.nn lying there, with ii few
slices cut elf it, nnd seizing it, told
Tom, unless he would undertake to
see that tho money was paid, I must
take it back.
"Tom cogitated nwhile, and then
said: 'Young man, take buck your
meat. The Oineral is a mighty good
master, but a mighty poor paymaster,
and I don't l.eer to in vol vilute myself
with his debts?'
"This was enough for me. I left
with the ham in my hand. Going
around to tho gate, I had to pass tho
front door. There stood Gen. Hous
ton, the President of Texas, with a
pocket handkerchief in one band nnd
a toothpick in tho other. 'My litllo
man,' says he, in his superb ruaiincr,
'tell your matter I am under great
obligations for a must delicious break
fast, and would pay him, but I really
haven't got the money. The fact is,
young man, Texas is very poor, und,
as her President, I must share her
poverty.
' v ' t....
Tt4y Knew Site Was Married.
They were very prelly, nnd Ihercr
was apparently five or six years (in
ference in their ages. As the train
pulled up tit Pussey, out on the A.,
K., & I):, tho younger girl blushed,
flattened her nose nervously ngnintt
tho window, and drew back in joyous
smiles as a young nifii tamo dashing
into'the car, shook hands tenderly anil
cordially, insisted on tarrying her va
lise, magazine, little paper byne'lf:,
and would probably have carried her
had she permitted him. The passen
gers smiled us she left ihe car, and
the murmur went rippling throug'i
tho coach: "They're cngutred." The
other girl sat looking nervously out
of the window, and once or twieu
gathering h r parcels together os
though she would leavo the rnr, yet
seemed to be expecting some one. At
list he came. He bulged into tho
car like a h oiisd on lire, looked along,
tho seats until bis manly gaze fell on
her upturned, expectant ince, roared:
"Come on ! I've been waiting on tha
platform for fifteen m:i'.ut s !" grab
bed her harket and strode out of th
car, while eho followed witu a litllo
valise, it band-box, a papt r-bag full
ed' lunch, a bird ca.; a gla-3 jar cf
jelly preserve, nnd an extra i-hawl.
And a ei uty-!ook ing old bachelor in
the further end of th.' ear croaked
out, in unison wit'i tie indignant
tool of till! I';!-
-: " They're
l'..ul.i:yc
I ma rried !" ,'.'." -
NiiW t.S th'' till..' ' "
prepaid hi- ii ins t"i i
oo firmer d
re sou' OI-
erations. i.vt ryil.ing should he in
rediness to go right to ,oik. Tin-re
should In; no drawb. i iu the way.
livery fool, implemeMt rd machine
should be in tho best erudition for use.
l'ivcu the horse i-hould bo in their
Inst order f.r th.- sc.in' work, mi
important item. Tho e-ittle should bj
kept iu good lush prior to i-uterm
j ,.lf..ure i;,d l., and the- .-houl I not bo
t,r,)W u (,p, n t0 the callla btlbre tha
j ground ha become firm and tbe pram
j Wcll grown. Tho rolling of w!nt
ij.ddslia a tendency ta force batk lh
j r,,:,t of the plant, w hich the front h
thrown upatnl exp -ed, into their prop
er position again, when they reeom
mence growing a;.ii:i wi:h out know
i'.!' t!..it rin-y were ruthlesilv
O .... -
j t..u,;j
i
di Vl.l 111 ' .1 -:t
: :paib r w ail was a good lik-n -v, 1
cans i il i.u !e hi V-tber lui I.