Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1881 — Page 4

WWh we used to drink, In the days gMtf bft.'J s Where the daises grew beside the brink, When the sun wm hot, and the buys were dry, And t he nectar bright, that we used to drink-®! Where the mosses grew on the old spring stair, | 1 And we were too haMyßftßau*MdD||aMfr ft Of the fading ni'>hien*lia|MßdWW IK ?■■■■■ The spring was bright ft h nMt frfr B- ft. XlaflA And how the IaugHMBSBaMBB P WPIW In merry waveleWwweWOTirenong, With dainty glitntnv of sunny Curl, And childish prattle and mellow song. I think, sometimes, that the summer light Shone otM of Heaven through an open chink, " *Tlreaays are gone which were Joyous then, The school is closed, and the brook is dry; _ SHU grow the daisies beside the bnnk; . .

THE SACK OF DIAMONDS.

None but old remember Dr. Grambois| Le Pharmacien, whMt drugstore is a® the- corner of Es(>lanfls - jxior who resorted to his pharngicie. The business of a New OrleWs druggist *« 111 of a soldier. ''There are periods of activity and repose in both. When an ejrideitiic of ftnjsprt vCcurfed/Dr. GramLois was incessantly employed. When lief ore his pharmacie, as the evening Gulf breeze swept up the uoblq. Esplanade, while frheAlreole goo9 There they \vduld exchange greetings and cigars, discuss the latest news-tom France, bjf from the parishes. The solicitude oftne Creole of that period rarely went beyond home and motherland. Dr. Grambois long since realized the dream of every Frenchman. He has acj4|ii>—iiii ftii—pnirnoy andretomedto' France. - - to read sketches of those days from the narration of the old men who have re- ’ membered them. - We give, then, as a ver iI a MHMMM the history “ JJun sac en diani ants.” “It was,” said the narrator, “in the - year 1842. I was a clerk in wrewrereatrtile house of a Lopisana Creoje, • established in itfie Bpi beem asjfcy ojil ffienfr to France for education. It was amistake common among 'out peoplelfttfihat time. It is much better to train up youth in the country in which they are to pass their lives. ” pense pas comme ca,” interposed Le Pere Renaud, “Je prefere aller en Mexique. Je n’aime pastes coquins Americans moi.” ( The <>ld gentleman arose, walked a few steps on his banquette, took a prolongedqniise of course granulated Per:* ique tobacco from a small silver box, and sat down, . ...... Thefihrt’ftfon of Mr? Paul wont on : “It was-the cuMtopigfOf the CWeotes of L&uteteupiiuf , judi&wtfere were many .in' affctwm&'iit b<>un, as we do lit re, to hdarWcl telPtwe i*ws. A Tetter,'br* a * newspaper, was then a special communication, and we. Would team with interest of the duel between thie young bloods at la Bayou au Chcnes, with the scandal on the sonjJHt , .which had occasioned it? The marriage of softie, or possibly the separation du bienset du corps of some inc&grftiim ! o| improvident couple, or ftekteatlrof home’dld citizen, with the shares of each all of whigh* would revive the memory of the persons ment oned and furnish subjects of conI‘ ' > “Th® Jbcfrd of onr house hAd transactions in Mexico and South America,>ao. WiarworS. eamw sometime tofrour house to learn casual news or to talk about people 'or , events which had in former times interested them.

“One evening there came'the, gi|izen L. Bux. MBB was an ar an oflicst * “ny wayhe hadto sell the chairs and tables of the poor, which duty L • hurif 4 A -11 * 'll H 'll iiuCT wouici say tnat Iw would rather belong to le corps du Dpuape, ajj<l iigltt witlisfclfis thieves and smtfgglejiß. There was ri« doubt ’ such dti|y would bUve suited nim very well, for he had been a soldier of the Emperor to the last, manners, ®lucg i|ptpilpr “We were speaking of the good fortune of an acquaintance in the cochineal trade, who had bought f quanfity of thtft commodity across '"‘to the ports of Mexico during the Avar between Spain and England, find especially how he had once drawn 1 a mule lioad»of silver dollars through Mexico, through the honesty of the arrieros of that country the other. “Mais out,’ remarked Le -Pere Ref naud, ‘you may trusfclM rccu, better zan ztf ’ <4 fay maudite gouvernement of Pensilvanie, Arkansas soldat du gouvernement or ze brigand pour argent. b Ze charge du inulet of zesilvair dollair is wiz imas zS pbSedit uMc.’ “ l i4fe*P6re Renaud illustrated the integrity of the Mexican carrier by several quick brushing from" his vest the particles which fell < -v 'a, “Whentti atveAre merchant Wad belh ms<dtwred,Tjo- Roux remarked, with a laugh: asWffiaF 3 “ ‘And your coup, Mons. Le Roux?’ ians of the Norpi. I had been brought wound**# into MM When I came out of the hospital there Was rio : employment f °r Paris w&§.iuJJiaJwuds, .us-our ■ enemies. It seemed that Qpr-pwn.. nao>. wisled to the Bggrbons. ej& of thegCourtm Wwmjfarne miist hvtUflt'hMEtai]leftn' w ldie* werdCiS^hS J bottom of Was d’Admes. T could at least eolqjine. Thev-crrtflfl not Muybc I hatPhelped to bud,Tit at’ Lodi >MatengO, whMgM||& Wawploo, y6sl . . man said: I ‘ at ■pint eagle?’ 1 orcM. m> *> wSo d°for empjovsokWrs know little of the lay?. Ido not hfiifMerol Cue Court. The Hmperwgaftde the le. mot d'ordre. But I said that I would go to my village, where I had worked in the field a' boy, I could do SQ

sometnmg for men like yourself. There is lor us nothing in this country, and we nrtist go abroad. We are founding col■oniesin America. I to mA Jap fasyle in Brazil. Do you wish tq go?’ “ 'bb at Al 4 I “ YWWfWRTb EdiiWw* “‘frmust reflect.’ “‘Take this paper, read it, or have it read to you, and report if you choose, to Bii<i« number 0n sfich a street.’ |hat®his was an enterprise in good faith, and I accepted it. “I emigranted to Brazil. It became gwAIW fts> frilctisC^JbJoifc to itfoforsupplies. While there at one WiOXiSSi tentive view. He was a tall, well-fonjjed, andjhandsome man, dressed like th JKter classes of that people._y y■brjfo, an i )a ßf“p onß tlifcrdbwer and his jewelry rich, rbfcAnple. Of ; . course, I was personal dangers but my curiosity was excited, as 'Tffrough't it possible ne might have something to ask at my rather than ant intention tq offer mejvi<flence. ■I" accordingly turned,, and asked in the language of the country* •* (Jp you follow me ? . . -“ 'lttfe!because you are a fored£nq&;, Sfa a Frenchman.’ - ■ “ ‘Are you a min of courage?’ ■ ’ ‘I am ifot afraid of you? “ ‘Are you poor?’ '"“ Btcinne-to this cursed country to to gain wealth.' So far, -it has not arriftd? ■ ' . . ■ C **♦ ‘Would ~you risk your life for wea|ts’f’z 1 \ ; . “ .‘I have risked it for thirty Centimes ft MO! J " [fOU-W “ ‘For what then ?’ Jpaifc. n °t tell; but if you wish to r Tiwfc' Ydt^Hf ß against the certainty of to-morrow to the garita on road. You will find a man saddled and fitted for a Jbimiey. He will accompany you a day’s ‘journey.' You will be received at the . vent* Xtavernj. The day afteiwaßl'Will Jfind another guid# and mule. will another fifty’s ’journey. "You . will stay at the venta, where you will find another guide, who will accompany you on the journey of the third day. Ask noquestions, either of your guide or at the venta. You will receive no satisfaction. All you want will be supplied, and you will be safe from any danger. Do you fear ?’ . , “"‘I may lose my contract of passage to France ?’ ■“/ You had better do e’o.’ . * “‘Xconsent.’ “All this occurred as intended. My journey was into, and through the forest; it passed estates of sugar, coffee, and fruits. We crossed streams on rude ferrugged fords. It ■ tfib hixuriaut trees,' 'and vines, .•pidilow- ■ erk, with the parrot, the parroquifo, and me monkey#—-once there was a serpent . and once a sight.of a Brazilian tiger. ■ ‘‘ ‘Un ti.gre royal ? ’ “ ‘ messcurs, une tigre veritable avec les rape noir. u At the emJ of the third day our course was into the heart of the mount ains/ We arrived in the night at a Veuta, in a solitary place. .My guide spoke a few words to the proprietor, who Ordered the mule to be taken. My baggage was carried into a room, and I had rest and refreshments. I in .that venta for two days. All my wants were supplied, but no one asked me , anjjr questions. I ~had of when one Jay an ludfari Toffe tfeross the prairie, Slid' up to the door of the venta. I heard him ask:

“ ‘ Is there a Frenchman here?’ “ ‘ There is ah cstranyero. ’ “ ‘Senor,’ the Indian asked, ‘are you will follow; me.’ “ I paused and reflected. ‘‘ he repeated, ‘if you wish, or you will return. It is . with you. It is the message of the J’adrdn.’ . *' ‘ Why should I fear for jny' life? Of what value was that to any except my- ‘ Pctfo! Pn avdntP “And bo we departed. During, the day the guide halted and said;? • • *‘ ‘ Serio/, we must' now bandage your eyes. ’ “ Decidedly this was becoming more mysterious; but my curiosity est in the case put Ml fear, sfud I rode with the ghtcj?;; With myk eyes asdf: I had been playing cache aaWie! for af’ treasure. So, I again cried, en avant! and we rode until I heard a great noise of shoutiiig and of instruments of the ' epnjjtry. This was a, fete My bandage was -taken off 4”% I was in a camp. There were hundreds of miners ' and people pi the country. 11 . There were " many blacks who I have now no doubt • were slaves, who had escaped from the royal mines. There were fires of a lnmi«<j» ami resinous wood which made tlm i the natives playecT ’ririth all' the nonchalance. of a Spanish gamester. { There were booths of goods and trinkets, piles of native feted and fruits,' sandals and earthenware. The inercbah ts were chiefly natives, men and Women. Silver was abundaiit, and brokers there- to <Teal in diamons, of which there had been (lately a considerable..distribution from the mines worked H &at neiXborhood. I JksWß to » teM whfcWf 1 found food, wine and water for repairing the fatigue of the journey. In an hour as ‘You wilt go to the tent of El Padron Joaquin. ’ WiWIWt “ ‘ You have come?’ “ ‘I promised.’ , “ ‘Listen. I am Joaquin, the con-trabaM-dMr en The people jtWttkywA wa Jadeud*. and* my soldiers. This camp is guarded like a fort. My people obey my orders, whatever they -»J3£®lS:s The vigjyuipe. of fbl?-Government render# it imjwsSiMe-for- inc to send them away. To o f-.a diamond, without satisfactory explanation, is death. Th<M jdUmdnda are of; no value to me..' *lf in would be a fortune.--Not fortune as you French deem, few thousand francs, but a fortune for me, . Joriquiu, upon which I would live im Europe prince. ’ “‘Do you fear ?’ ? ‘TfMt the peril.. On one it waw* to die. On the other 1 to return to, France. ' A rec de quoi vivre de mes~ dentes. l repeated that I was ready. > mtUwfcUd a »uklft at its side. I reeeßijKtehto the hands of Joaquin a small wlpch was conceaied •Mt# I had mounted. The man gave me; fibre# of the country. I have it yet, with the knife. The was lost trjr tl)e gqngmith.

‘Frenchman!’ said the Indian, ‘take this sack and defend it as your life. It is the same thing as your life. If captured with the sack you will not have more than an ‘Ave’ between you atod eternity. When you shall have traveled two days and a half the guide will return. Chauge clothes with him. Buy a/carga of charcoal. Disguise yourself as much like a charbonero as you can, and place this sack under the charcoal. When you shall have hidden the sack secutely in Rio, resume your name and employment. Wait in Rio one year. If you do not see me in that time yottwill return to Europe with the sack. I shall be dead. The sack will be yours.’ “I offered to give him my name and.the place in which I might be heard He had already obtained both from tlie colonial agency I suppose. I was then blindfolded and Carried beyond the limits of the camp. - “It was the rule o£-fhe band wifii all strangers. In tfie morning the bandagewas taken off.'by'Hie guide, who had walked at my side, and whom I did not exchange a word exceptto invite him to take* a part of my wine, which he ’did, sparingly. Arriving at the point indicated, the guide stopped. I obeyed the exchange clothiijg, in which, indeed, I received r very poor equivalent. The hat of coarae fibre, the shirt of cotton, the pantaloons of the same material/ which came no lower than my knees, with coarse sandals, completed the attire.j The guide produced’ a small gourd com?’ tainipg the mice of a plant whicK gave brow! the skin. My hair, which waA-Mpng and black, was made straight, and &*t<h the douched hat, gave me an as something between a ladrone and aSajhleteett ft good 4j<al pf coal dust grimed ardftud-my neck, ■fapd ’ ftpa, eyes, completed the’‘disguise. all this himself; stepping back-apd:regarding 'me from time to time as an artist would have done his work. He., then fook. the saddle and furniture from off the mule and led him away into the forest. In due time he returnnd&wtofr ttnw: Jtofe. sftckp of charcoal Si#d find gave me thelnefrsures and ipnces at winch the coal was to be sold. I knew well enough the money and n*a#resapfgta Thegnidc took | lml|cM(ln| t «»e| him monel W fflectliited by ft gesture. He tiien turned into the forest? and I was left with my mule and his precious burden.

1“I W 1? -V'Uhin three leagues of Rio and advaheeil lliriviilg the mtilo before me. I met of, the Stolid people who mftdeslgiiwofwlnta't.ion With mord or less curiosity.. Some seemed?to think. I was a new hlevchdrui du tkarbiH, bht none seemed to doubt my nationality. Of course I(kdpt tile Juule between myself and these passengers ias much as possible. I began to think it would do. My thoughts bad indeed escaped from the peril of my situation and I was beginning to think'unce more of Paris and tlnvßio Guinfefte.wherein two years befqAnuMAW lltle girl who I had tlioiupnf aft jl| should hays ftcquirddfthe means to dcy so. A prospect*w%s now apparent. I began to retrace her features. It occurred to my mind that in returning to France as a millionaire I should embarrass the poor girl greatly by elevating her to a social o class so far aboye her awn. In justice . to her; then, I AvouldnOt com plicate her, or nfyselT; In tn rts medttnting * I was by a person who stood in front of my rfiuie. *To my surprise it Was the guide, accoutred just as he had been before our exchange of lltfbiliments. “ ‘Senor,’ he, ‘the road is guarded by soldiers. They have heard that a large value (muchos reales') has been taken from tlte hlfrtes, and they await the bearer. Buenos dios Senor.’ And. this impassive messenger turned and disappeared: i “It was certainly unnecessary for him to advise me. I turned my mule from the pathway into the forest, took the leather sack of diamonds on mYshpulder to ftonceal it in e . some place in which no one would be apt to find it but myself. I had nothing but a kqife with which to teake an excava- - tion. I worked for eev’erat hours, and haring fqod.foi myself, led my mule to wftter ami tethereddrim id ‘some* shrubs which he seemed to like, and toiled until late in the night. When the day appeared I marked the way from the pathway in the most priytent manner possible, and taking my tnide and its cargo’ somewhat diminished in . vajue by the deposit, resumed my ’ road' to market. About 11 o’clock I wa* halted by a pickets guard. They looked at me with sfispicion, but' proceeded immecjjately to examine my dharfio il' It was emptied out of the sack/bn Vto* gtound. * I was searched and’ about to be stripped; which would have shown a marked .difference in the color of my legs abd body, when the Sergeant said; “‘Pobre Diivolo, he couldn’t have the diamonds upon him. They were in a leather sa : ck. ■ Let him go ; ’ “Upon this reprieve I began to gather up the coal in such a manner that my resemblance to one of the trade was a good deal improved. Iy as asked if I • had seen or heard of any one on the road. I told of my purchasing the anii mal at the Camp los Perdidos, and so managed to escape and proceed on the trip. Ido not suppose that the housekeepers of Rio had ever made a better bargain for their drusieros than in the sacrifice of my stock. The mule was converted into money the day after The purchaser no doubt thought I had stolen him. I returned to my lodgings at night, resumed my clothing, but awakened next morning with a burning fever, which increased until it reached insanity itself. “ On my restoration to reason I found the French Consul at my bedside. My hotel experience was very much that of Gil’ Blas—my money, clothing and baggjage had been absorbed by the expenses of my illness. The Consul disregarded my remonstrances. He had no funds to pay my board. A vessel bound for France was in port, and I was sent on board. Froin the passengers J heard my own story m detail, except that no . suspicion of a foreigner had been awakened. * That vtas something for the fuJhire. ‘ ’ “I had indeed nothing at thii moment 'iqj remain for; but reserved a purpose to return at some future tiine when .all fthduld have been forgotten, and carry ifoff le sac en cuir plein de diamants. H made the passage to Havre. Soon after my return to France I decided that there would be little danger of blighting the future of little Desire Le Blanc, by marrying a millionaire, and so she has been for several years M’me Desire Le with several little boys and girls reacly to inherit my wealth when I should get it. “Perhaps the same reason that induced the tall Indian to perform a desperate service has induced the Government to employ me as a law officer, where there are sometimes desperate men to be arrested. So here I am. “ ‘And your Indian? Did you never hear of him? “ ‘ Never, from that day or night. “ ‘Monsieur,’ said oar patron, ‘do you think you could Jind again your treasure?’

“‘I am cer^ajn.’, q;. “ 'Rave y£>4^never proposed to return?’ ¥ qy “ ARtepeatedly, but no one would’ listen. OtiS said, in your fierce cerebral No “ ‘ What think you was the vaiue of that sack,?’ “ ‘Monsieur, ft was the accumulated plunder of twenty years, by a good judge of diamonds. The sack must haye weighed seven pounds, of which there of course a yery small part of the preciotYli sto'rfe.” “ ‘ And you think ypu coiiM find the place of-Wposit again?*

/ '*<■ *1 am certain.’ “ ‘Tfow much would such an expedition cost?’ “ ‘ I could make it for 20,000 francs. This would include the support of my wife and children during my absence, with the assurance of something to them if I died on the expedition.’ “ ‘Nothing more was said. The next day the Patron said to me: “ ‘You heard the Conte of Le Roux, what do'you think of it?’ ‘lt was blague!' “-*¥ou do not doubt its truth?’ “No, but the government has long traced; that peasant and that mule. ijHr has shot the peasant and dug the ground for miles around the charcoal camp.’ “ ‘What, to find all those diamonds at once ? There they dig down mountains for a few ! Je arrow ca, moi !' “ ‘But do you think the search would be worth 30,000 francs?’ “ ‘No. Brazil is a country of dense vegetation. A man working in the night, in fear of his life, would not regard the surrounding objects with sufficient care to identify them again. Remember that thirty years have elapsed since the diamonds were hidden. ’ “ ‘lthink differently,’ said the head of the house. I know Le Roux to be a man of truth. He would not have otherwise retained his employment so long. If they were in the United States the men who have invested their money in search for the treasure of Capt. Kidd would form a society for this search. For me, I have resolved to invest 25,000 francs in the enterprise. I shall entrust the execution of the enterprise to Le Roux. You will have charge of the money. Prepare to accompany him.’ * ‘This decision took me completely by surprise. It involved quitting Paris, which was to me then as quitting the world. It was a bouleversemcnt totale of all my plans and pleasures. 1 was an industrious, accurate and honest clerk, but then one is not always bending over the ledger. There was the theater, the Boulevards,. La Bal, the restaurant, the gay companions, la petite fille ouvriere a quiez’emft Rue La Harpe. “ ‘Alni,’ said la Pere Renaud, ‘Je vous connais bien, Mons. Paul; vous etes bon gar con, mais aussi un garcou bien gai sur occasion, n'est ce pas.’ “Upofl reflection I determined to dissuade the patron, if possible, from the adventure, and if I failed in this, to tell him that for me to go it was impossible. “He yielded to my arguments, but I ihave since thought it was because he saw I could not be persuaded to go, and he Imd no one else so trustworthy. Years afterward I lived some years in ‘Jllanish America, and thought more favorably of the chances of success, if undertaken in company with the old soldier of Napoleon. ‘“And Le Roux ?’ “As the patron had never mentioned his purposes to him, the subject was never referred to again. I have, however, often wondered whether, with a Jittlp more enterprise, I might not have succeeded in finding the deposit of le sac a diamants and fait. Aussi rentes a Paris. ” —New Orleans Picayune.

FELL AGAINST A SHARP EDGE.

[From the Rockford (Ill.) Register.] This is furnished by Mr. Win. Will, 1613 ‘Fraiikford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.: Some time since I received a severe injury to my back, by falling against the sharp edge of a taarbje. step, the stone penetrating it least a half-inch, and leaving a very painful wound. After suffering for a time, I con•lilded to apply St. Jacobs Oil, and am pleaseflfio say that the results exceeded my expectaiions.. It speedily allayed all pain md swelling, and by continued use made a perfect caret. I really think it the most efficacious liniment I ever used.

Dangers of Dust.

Dr. Leidy, of Philadelphia, believes that the dust of our cities is a serious source of disease. “ When we reflect,” he says, “ that this is the dried and pulverized dirt and filth of our streets, derived from all kinds of refuse matter, its dangerous qualities may be suspected, if they are not clearly obvious. Conveyed by the winds, it is diffused everywhere, and settles upon or adheres to everything. We inhale it, drink it and eat it with our food. A speck of mud on <jur bread excites disgust; but who minds the same thing when it is nothing but a little dust ? If our food just brought from the market or provision store is examined with the microscope, it is found to teem with particles of dust, consisting of fine sand, bits of hay, straw, filaments bf cotton from old paper and rags, wood fibers, hair and scurf, stales of man and beast, starch grains, spores, etc. Recent investigations render it probable that dust contains the germs of decomposition, gangrene, and contagious diseases. ”

[From the Uhatnbersbnrgh (Pa.) Herald.] After vainly spending five hundred dollars for other remedies to relieve my wife, I have no hesitation in declaring, that St. Jacobs Oil will cure Neuralgia, says M. V. B. Hersom, Esq., (of Pinkham & Hersom), Boston, Mass., an enthusiastic indorser of its merits.

Moist Air in Dwellings.

An eininent engineer has recently broached the theory that the summer condition of temperature, 62 to 68 deg., and relative humidity, 80 to 85 deg., are not desirable or attainable at other seasons in the heating of dwellings. His argument is that the dry air of America possesses both curative and preventive qualities of great value, and that moist air, which promotes vegetable growth, is, on sanitary grounds, not desirable for breathing ; then, too, the dew point is far below the freezing point of water in well-warmed and ventilated rooms, where there is nothing of that sensation of dryness which is usually held to accompany the heat of a furnace, constructed and arranged according to the ordinary plan, when not supplied with water for evaporation.

“ Women Never Think.”

If the crabbed old bachelor who uttered this sentiment could but witness the intense thought, deep study and thorough investigation of women in determining the best medicines to keep their families well, and would note their sagacity and wisdom inselecting Hop Bitters as the best, and demonstrating it by keeping their families in perpetual health, at a mere nominal expense, he would be forced to acknowledge that such sentiments are baseless and false.— Picayune.

Got Back at Her.

A very neat mot by Mlle. Fargueil, the actress : One night on entering the green-room of the Vaudeville she surprised Mlle. Elmire Paurellein the act of “taking off” her acting, with many gestures and grimaces. The mimic stood petrified, but Mlle. Fargueil smiled benignly on her and said : “ Very good, indeed I Try and act like like that always—then you won’t bo hissed I”— French paper.

Certain Knowledge.

We know whereof we affirm when we say that Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has performed more wonderful cures than any medicine ever brought before the American public.

The Ten Muses.

What should be their functions ? 1. The arch-concoctor of salads. 2. The sewer-on of buttons. 3. The intelligent maker of breadsauce. 4. The player of Beethoven’s music. 5. The player of common tunes. 6. The consoler under difficulties. 7. The good leader. 8. The dear creature, who always believes in her husband. 9. The manager of other wives. If there is to be a tenth one, she shall be the noble and rare creature who can cook a potato. Kidney-Wobt is the enemy of indigeiition &nd biliousness, R is pure to conquer them,

“I Dea’t Want that Staff!” la what a lady of Boston said to her husband when he brought home some medicine to cure her of sick headache and neuralgia which had made her miserable for fourteen years. At the first attack thereafter it was administered to her with such good results that she continued its use until cured, and was so enthusiastic in its praise that she induced twenty-two of the best families in her circle to adopt it as their regular famdy medicine. That “stuff" is Hop Bitters.—Standard.

Cleaning Out the Sutler.

The army sutler was the soldier’s best friend and worst enemy. He was looked npon as an extortioner, and therefore an enemy, and yet he was regarded as a friend who stood between the soldier and hunger. There were occasions when regimental wagons could not “get there,” but it was only on rare occasions that the sutler’s wagons could not pull through. It is true, he asked a big price for his cakes, cheese and canned goods, but he had taken big risks in following the regiment. All things considered, the sutler did not deserve the reproach bestowed upon his calling. He ran risks which only brave men take, and his expenses sometimes devoured his profits, large as they seemed. Very few of them made any great amount of money, and scores of them were financially busted by raids and robberies. From first to last the sutler was considered fair game for any one who could beat him, and when he could not be tricked he could be cleaned out. This latter process was the darkest mystery in army life. No one seemed to plau or to lead, and yet all seemed to understand. At a given moment from tyen-ty-five to one hundred men would suddenly appear at the sutler’s tent, or hut, and go through him like a hurricane. The blow fell so quickly that there was no dodging it, and the guards arrived too late to make an arrest or save anything. At the remount camp at Pleasant Valley, in 1865, thirty men fell upon the sutler’s cabin about five minutes after roll-call. It was a stout log hut, securely barred and bolted, and contained S7OO worth of stores. The clerk, a young man of nineteen, slept within, armed with two revolvers. There was a grand yell, a crash, and all was over. In five minutes from the first alarm a guard was on the spot, but too late. The only articles left in the hut would not have sold for SSO. The clerk was outside in his night clothes, robbed of his arms and cash, and cheese, bags of nuts, boxes of candy and cases of tobacco and canned goods had disappeared as if taken up by the wind. A strict search was at once begun, but not so much as a nickel’s worth of the stolen property could be discovered. A hundred men were suspected and questioned, but not one could be held responsible. It was like the swoop of a hawk, as full of deadly vengeance. In 1862, in Richardson’s brigade of infantry, a sutler was cleaned out at noon in the midst of 4,000 men with their eyes open, and a thousand dollars worth of goods secreted in camp so well that only a dozen pen-holders could be found by the searchers. Twenty men did the business in about two minutes, and not one of them could be identified.

Wendell Phillips’ Advice to Boys.

History is, for the most part, an idle amusement, the day dream of pedants and triflers. The details of event, the actors’ motives and their relation to each other are buried w ith them. How impossible to learn the exact truth of what took place yesterday under your next neighbor’s roof. Yet we complacently argue and speculate about matters a thousand miles oft and a thousand years ago as if we knew them. When I was a scholar, my favorite study was history. The world and affairs have shown me that one-half of history is loose conjecture, and much of the rest is the writer’s opinion. But most men see facts, not with their eyes, but with their prej udices. Any one familiar with courts will testify how rare it is for an honest man to give a perfectly correct account of a transaction. We are tempted to see facts as we think they ought to be, or wish they were. And yet, journals, are the favorite original sources of history. Tremble, my good friend, if your sixpenny neighbor keeps a journal. It adds a new terror to death. You shall go down to your children not in your fair lineaments and proportions, but with the smirks, elbows and angles he sees you wi.th. Journals are excellent to record the depth of the last snow and the date when the Mayflower opens. But when you come to men’s motives and characters, journals are the magnets that get near the chronometer of history, and make all its records worthless. You can count on the fingers of your two hands all the robust minds that ever kept journals. Only milksops and fribblers indulge in that amusement, except, now and then, a respectable mediocrity. One such journal nightmares New England annals, emptied into history by respectable middle-aged gentlemen, who fancy that narrowness and spleen, like poor wine, mellow into truth when they get to be a century old.

The vicious practice of Americans in Europe, in squandering large sums of money and displaying their roll on all occasions, is bearing its legitimate fruit, and an idea seems to have taken possession of Europeans generally that Americans have more money than they can get rid of with a scoop shovel. They seem to think that almost every American owns a mine that turns out trade dollars in clusters, like grapes, and that the vines produce two crops each season. The vulgarity displayed by Americans in the lavish manner in which they squander immense sums have been frequently commented on, and the Europeans of course only see this phase of the American character. Those of us who remain at home, and are free from this vulgarity, are not taken into account. Life is so short that it is the woxst of stupidities to waste an hour of it.

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iron TONIC Is a preparation of Protoxide of Iron, Peruvian Bark and the Phosphates, associated with th* Vegetable Aromatics. Endorsed by the Medical Profession, and recommended by them for Pynpepala,General Debility, Female Di*ease*. Want of Vitality, Nervous Prostration, t'onvaleieeaee from Fevers and ChronleChiUsand Fever. Itserv** every purpose where a Tonic is necessary. Manufactured by The Dr. Harter Medicine Co„ 8t Look The following is one of the very many testimonials we are receiving dally: Gentlemen:— Some three months ago I began th* use of Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic, npon the" advice of many friends who knew Its virtues. I wa* Buffering from general debility to such an extent that my labor was exceedingly burdensome to me. A vacation of a month did not give me much relief, but on the contrary, was followed by increased prostration and sinking chills. At this time I began the use of your Iron Tonic, from which I realised almost Immediate and wonderful results. The old energy returned and I found that my natural force was not permanenUy abated. I have used three bottles of the Tonic. Since using it I have done twice the labor that I ever did in th* same time during my illness, and with double th* •ase. With the tranquil nerve and vigor of body, has come also a clearness of thought never before •njoyed. If the Tonic has not done the work, I know not wttt. I give It the credit. Most gratefully your*. J. P. WATSON, Troy, O , Jan. 2,1878. Pastor Christian Church. For Sale by Druggl»t» and General Dealen Everywhere

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