The Breckenridge News, 1878-11-20

following there was n tremendous row in tho settlement Mothers discovered that a single night had changed tho tex of their babies observation disclosed physical phe phenomena - nomena phenomena mid then commence 1 the tallest female pcdcutrianism Living miles apart t required two or three days to unmix tho bibies mid ns many months to restore the mothers to their natural sweet dispositions To this dny it is unsafe for any of tho baby mixers to venture into the neighborhood Drowned by a Fish A strango story comes to us from down tho river Mr Frank Billings nn old fish fisherman - erman fisherman near the upper lock on the river while running his trot line n few days since found that he bad hung n monster catfish In order to make sure of game he wrap wrapped - ped wrapped the line around his wrist Tho fish making a despcratci effort for liberty upset the skill and tlm fisherman being unable to disentangle himself from the line was drag dragged - ged dragged under tho water mid drowned before as assistance - sistance assistance could reach him Some neighbors on the bank witnessed the catastrophe and hnstoncd to the scene but too late They recovered the dead body of the drowned

mnn nnd then secured the fish which was found to weigh 225 pounds This state statement - ment statement comes to us so well authenticated that wo enn not doubtTts truth Jfriff County Democrat i i United In Matrimony Hcv Geo W Young united in matri matrimony - mony matrimony at tho court house last Monday the most rcpmrkable couple that ever entered into thnt holy state in this county George Hughes colored tho bridegroom clnims to bo Hit years old was born in Patrick county Virginia in 17C0 left Virginia at 10 years of age aud iv pd in Tennessee 85 years then nt the ripu age of lOt jenrs was emancipated by Lincolns proclama proclamation - tion proclamation nnd moved to Illinois whero ho has lived nlno jears Tho hrido is only 75 years of ago Sho was horn lu Benton county Tennessee roinuined n1 slave until the cloM of tho war and moved to Illinois Tho bridegroom is bale nnd hearty and will doubtless live several years in tho eiijoy ment of his newlyifound happiness i J n t I Mr Chnrles licit nnd Miss Aunio dew-

JtoWSlie at any price the conseqiieneo of trltlch vgtiiti AreJcafing theold high Mrlecdfiua ehlnci and seeking territory for the StaX niD Knowing fromfeiperIeflco that with the bcit rood1 nt the lowest rle they can oat ill all other Maetaes where the superior qual quality - ity quality and low price H mado known This splen dtd Machine combine all Iho Improvement 1 1 far ahead Of all bllicri In beauty arid dura durability - bility durability of Its work easo of management light running and certajnty of operation In sensibly Mdstiion sound principles wlthjtosltlve work working - ing working part all steef ahd can be safely put down i the Tory1 perfection of a Serviceable Sewing Machine In erey particular that will outlast janMaahrnefand at a pricq for down bolow anyolhtfrr It II thoroughly warranted for fle jeara Kept In order free of charge And lent to any part of the Country for examination by the customer befrre payment of the bill We

Fulton street- If 3 011 desire by all means send quilted coverlets to Central Africa to keep the natives warm in summer time nnd ico cream freezers to Greenland but let us do something for the relief oT the cities where we live cities thnt want more bread more shoes more hats more coats moro Christ THERE IS XiiTIUXa MORE EXTERTA1NIXO nnd impressive than a skillful magic lantern when the room is dnskened and tho picturo is thrown on the ennvus 1 close with two such exhibitions tlio magic lantern of tho polico mid of the home First having darkened all these emblazoned windows I set up tlio mnglc lantern of the homo and throwon tho wall tho night scene of a Chris Christian - tian Christian mother putting her littlu ones to bed She is trying to hush tho frisky and giggling group for their evening proyur Their hend against the figuied canopy their crooked tongue unnblo to make intelligible to any 0110 else tho petition I pray tho Lord my

ley were married nt Highland In Meadn county Inst week Somo of the neighbor boys thought it wouhl be a grand treat to give them an old fashioned charivari Kq n good big crowd of them armed with old fiddles horns dumb hulls tin pans etc crept carefully up to tho house mid just as hoy weio going to fire n suluo somo Ono tamo out of tho houso with a doublo bnrrel shotrguu loaded with benns and turned looso ou Iho parly At tho first volley they all stampeded running oyer ton rajl fences through ponds ofyyitcr over MpUng thorn trees mid onoanwher scattering fiddles trumpets tin pans pie as tliijy weiit Thoy halted however and one young mnn with skinned nose was very much exasperated kni would kavq whipped heir pursuer had there not keN two miles of fences npllngi ugly peatk r and thorn trees between them r A company of tramps uldcrlook t e wit- tliro n train nt Fulton Ky on tlm iU ultimo but were defeated in tk4 sit-

will after awhile ccaso from hick of mate material - rial material No I Seo by tho policc lnutcr into the future I In this cluster of cities 10000 barofootcd homeless children of tlio streets They nio tho rcservo corps of thoso that aro to como up and take the ranks of thoso who drop into the Morgue the potters field and tho East riicr Somo ono has estimated I lmt If llieo children were placed in double file three feet apart they would mako A IllOOESSIOX EtUIIT MUK3 IOXU But what a pale coughing hunger bitten sin cursed ophthalmic throng- the tigers and scorpions nnd adders that nro waiting to bito and sting and destroy society which they take to bo their natural enemy How Howard - ard Howard Mission is saving many Childrens Aid Society many Newsboys lodging houses many industrial schools many Ono so