Remarkable Duel

A wntor in the Chicago Tribune says : Ou tlie 12th of June, 1863, I witnessed a cluel between a Capt. Jones, j ing a Federal scout, and a Capt. Fry, commanding a Rebel scout, in Greene County, East Teimessee. These two men liad beeu fighting each other lor six months, with the fortunes of battle in the favor of one aud then tho other. Their cominands were camped ou oither side of Lick Creek, a large and sluggish streani, too deep to ford and too shallow for a ferry-boat; but there a bridge spanncd the stream for the couvenience of the traveling publio. Each of them guarded the bridge, that Communications ehould go neither North or South, as the railroad track had been broken up moBths before. After fighting each other for several months, and contesting the point as to which should hold this bridge, they agreed to fight a duel, the conqueren: to hold the bridge undisputed for the time being. Jones gave the challenge and Fry accepted. The terms were, that they should fight with navy-pistols at twenty yards apart, deliberately walking toward each other, and firing until the last chamber of their pistols was diseharged, unless one or the other feil before all the discharges were made. They chose their seconds, aud agreed upon a rebel surgeon (as he was the only one in either command) to attead them in case of danger. The ground was stepped off by the aeconds, pistols loaded and exchanged, and the principáis brought face to face. I never shall forget that meeting. Jones, in his military, boyish inood, as they shook hands, remarked that - A soldier bravea death for a fanciful wreath, When in glory's romantic career. Fry caught up the rest of the sentence, aud answered by sayiug : Yet he bends o'er the f oe when in battle laid low, And bathes every -vvound with a tear. They turned around and walked back to the point designated. Jones' second had the word "Fire;" and, as he slowly said, "One - two - three - fire!" they simultaneously turned at the word, "One," and instantly fired. Neither was hurt. They cocked their pistols, and deliberately walked towards each other, firing as they went. At the fifth shot, Jones threw up his right hand, and, firing his pistol in the air, sank down. Fiy was in the act of firiug his last shot; but, seeing Jones f all, silently lowered his pisto!, dropped it to the ground, and sprang up to Jones' side, taking his head into his lap as he sat down, and asking him if he was hurt. I discovered that Jones was shot j through the región of the stomach, the bullet glancing around that organ, and coming out to the left of the spinal column; besides, he had receiyed tliree other frightful fleeh-wounds in otber portions of his body. I dressed his wounds and gave him such stimulants as I liad. Ho afterwards got well. Fry received three wounds - one bronkimg Ms left arm, one in the left and the other in the right side. After months of suffering, he got well. Neither of them asked for a discharge, but both resumed their respective commands when they got well, and fought the war out to the bitter end, and to-day are partners in a wholesale grocery business down South, doing a good business, and verifying the sentiment of Byron that " A soldier braves ddhth," etc, etc. The Sicc(l of Raihvay Trains. Trains are uow run at about the rato of forty miles an hour - sometimes much faster, and generally somewhat slower. The fastest trains in England run at sixty miles an hour. To run at this rate, the piston or driving-rod of the locomotive must travel at the speed of 800 feet per minute, or so rapidly that it cannot be seen to move at all. George Stephenson, the first to claim that the locomotivo conld run at twelve miles an hour, was called insane until he proved it. It was but a few years after tliis that prominent engineers said that railway trains could be regülarly run at the rate of 100 miles an hour ; and Stephenson was again called insane beoanse hc said that fifi y miles an hour was as f ast as trains could be regülarly and safely run. But it is now discovered that he was nearly right, and locomotive-makers are no longer building engines to run faster than at this rate. But they are trying, instead, to save time lost in taking coal and water for supplying the engines. On some linea a long opeu trough, forty feet long, is laid between tho rails. This is filled with water. As the locometive passes at the speed of fifty miles an hour, a pipe or scoop is lowered from it into his trough ; the water is thua dipped np and placed in the water-box for use by the engine. Another invention is a huge box raised above che road and filled with coal. As the locomotive passes, it touches a spring, the box tonus instantly upside down, and the coal drops into the tender, which runs beliind the locomotive. The time which is thus saved will of conrse make the trips shörter, without culling for an increase of epeed. It may be that when you are grown, railway trains will notbe run auy faster than they are now ; bnt, in spite of what George Stephenson bas prophetiied, I suspect some future American ongineer, who is now a boy, will riud means of running them twiee as ; last as they are now run, and I hope with greater safety to the passengere. - St. Nicholas for December. Ou) Bozek, up on Pine street, is i mean fathes. A,yiieii one of his boys usks him íor a pair of skatea, her inquires: "My sou, would yon lay your lite dmvu forme;" "Yes, fatber, T would," i thereply. "Tln'u you ean't have thá j skates, for to dio for me would be wicked ; and uncalled for !".saya the father. Then when the other boy asks foi' a td tke futlier iuquiros : " My sou, would you die for mei " No, sir," promptly replies tho boy. ' ' You wouldn't, eh ? Wel], a boy who wouldn't die for his father doesn'i deserve a Mini, mid you won't Kut rme !" And by working it tliat way Old Bozer keeps tlie wholo famüy on the edge of raggeel despair. ige. The advertisiug page ia a map of :he town, a record of its municipal charicter, a business confession of the citi!ons, and instead of being tho opinionited productiou of one man, it is freightsd with the life-thoughts of a htindred. The Home Doctor. ohHíBlains. The best application iu the world for frosted feet or chilblains is to pour spirits of turpentine or coal oil on the stockings and in tho boots. Almost irnmediate relief is given. piMPLEa. Pimples on the face usually indícate somo defect of nuti'ition or some error iu food. Many persous, on the adoptiou of a wiso and reasonable diet, beconie for the first time freo from pimples; theref ore, iustead of doctoring them with medicines, you should look well to your habits of lífe, improve your digestión, wisely regúlate the diet, and keep the skin active by proper bathing, and much life out of doors. Few people, especially women, appreciate the good effects of outdoor life, unconstraiued by tight dresses. TO AVOID SIiEEPLESSNESS. If you wish to sleep well, eat sparingly of early suppers. Avoid all arguments or conteeted subjects uear night, as well as any train of thoughts rehearsing injuries, even if real, as all of these are likely to have a bad effect upon a person who is apt to be sleepless at night. Avoid having too much company. Many persons become so excited with the meeting of friends that sleep departs for a time. There is probably nothing better, after cultivating a tranquil mind, than exercise in the open air. By observing these simple rules, sleeplessness, in the majority of instances, may be wholly cured. WARTS. Warts are very troublesome and disfiguring. The following is a perfect cure, even of the largest, without leaving any scar. It is a Frenchman's prescriptiori, and has been tested by the writer : Tako a small piece of raw beef, steep it at night in vinegar, cut as much f rom it as will cover the wart, and tie it on ; if the excresence is on the forehead, fasten it on with strips of sticking-plaster. It may be removed in the day and put on every night. In one fortnight the wart will die and peel off. The same prescription will cure corns. HEABTÏ BBEAKPASTS. Iu a large majority of cases, says the Journal of Health, it will be fouud that the best and healthiest meal of the day should be caten iu the morning. If the closing repast of the day has not been oaten too late, or has not been excessive in quantity or indigestible in quality, the stomach will be rested and active in the morning after the individual has enjoyed a cool bath. The stomach will then respond quickly with the necessary gastric juice for the solution of food, and, if a fair amount of exercise is taken during the day, a large maas of food will be assimilated and converted into blood and tissue. With a good, substantial breakfast no great amount of food will be required during the remainder of the day. HOW TO TREAT WOUNDS. Every person should know how to treat a flesh wound. Every one is liable to be placed in circumstanees away frorn surgical and veterinary aid, where he may save his own life, the life of a friend or a beast, siniply by the exercise of littlo common sense. In the first place, close the lips of the wound within the hands and hold them firmly togetlier to cheek the flow of blood until several stitches eau be taken and a bandage applied. Theu bathe the wound for a long time in cold water. " Should it be painfnl," a correspondent says, "take a panful of burning coal3 and sprinkle upon them common brown sugar and hold the wounded part in the smoke. In a minute or two the pain will be allayed, and tho recovery proceeds rapidly. In my case a rusty nail had made a bad wound in my foot. The pain and nervous irritation were severe. This was all removed by holding it in smoke fifteen minutes, and I was able to resume my reading in comfort. We have often recommended it to others with like result. Last week one of my men had a flnger-nail torn our by a pair of ice-tongs. It became very ! painful, as was to be oxijected. Held in ! sugar smoke twenty minutes, pain ceased, and promised speedy recovery." TO REMOVE FOBEIGN BODIES FBOM THE EYE. A medical correspondent of the Lon! don Lancet makes a suggestion which may prove useful on emergency to some of our readers. He says : "In consequence of the diflïculty I experienced in removing from a patiënt a portion of steel imbedded in the cornea, which did noc yieldo spud or ncedle, some other me ma of removal becaine necessary. Dry, soft white eilk waste suggested itself to me, and was wound round a thin piece of wood, so as to completely envelop the end. This soft application was brushed once backward and f orward horizontally over the part of the cornea where the foreign substance was fixod. To my astonishment, it was at once entangled by the delicate but strong meshes of the silk, and was withdrawn with the greatest ease, eaught by the same. A gentleman, in turning steel at a lathe, suddenly feit that a portion had entered his eye. He went at once to a surgeon, who, with the most skillful manipulation, failed to extract the same, Siiying it would soon work out of itself. The next morning the patiënt saw me, having suffered severely since the accident, and on the first application the portion of steel was extracted. " A High Old Passenger Conductor. A few days ago a íreight conductor on one of the railroads went to the Superintendent and said he thought he ought to be advanced, having served on the freight for several years. The Superintendent agreed with him, and told him that the change should be made the very next week. And it was made. The Superintendent a day or two after took a seat in the rear end of one of the coaches to see how the new conductor would take to business, and pretty soon the official danced into the door, cap on his ear, sleeves pushed up, and a half-acro smüe on his face. "Get out your pasteboards ! " he shouted, "I'm the high muncky muck that runs this train," and then turning right and lef t, he continued : ' ' Iiight bowers this way - play lively - pass or order up - how's trumps with you - slide you right into Chicago- hurïy up, there - trunip this ace - what kind of a hand do you hold, old man ?" There was something novel and exhilarating in his style, but yet the Superintendent called tho conductor up stairs the next day and told him that he was the best man in America to run a i'reight train, and that he should have to promote him backward. Hu was too talented for a passenger conductor. - Detroit Free Press. The FUght ui' Tweed. Wni. M. Tweed escaped from custody ! Saturdny afternoon. No cluo has been found to his whort-abouts, and bis reoaptmt; is nut to be expected. It is possible, btrt h'ot'probable. Reallya fel.n,lm was in ja.il, technioally, for debfc, and oaimequently he had only to gei bejond theState lint; to be safe, so far hs concerns any pending legal procesa against him. New Jersey is only aciOBS the ijver; and Connecticut is nlmost as near. it is now foui' years and somethiug j more sinc.o tho war on Tammany in general uud Twoed in particuliir begaaii Tweed shiuds ohargedwith dtJrauding tho city of New York out of S6 ,OQO,OÜO. By a tochiiiiviliíy, öonstrued in his favor by the Court of Appcals, he was relêased from Blackwell's Islaucl, wtere he waa a ))risoner in the f nikst sense of the term, ' jut be was held niidcr a civil procesa and odged in Ludlow Street Jail iii default of bail to the amount of .$3,000,000. It is customary to allow prisoners for debt special privileges. Tweed shared iu these Eavors, being allowed to ride out, dine out, and go home occasionally, accompanied always by two officers. In ordinary oases, sucli treatment is safe and proper, but Tweed's case was exceptional. The Penitentiary stared him in the face, and his keepers should have known, wad doubtless did, that no prisoner, except one confronted by the gallows, covüd have greater incentives to escape. Tweed is an old man, and uuless ho had got on' ■whilo in Ludlow Street Jail he would have spent the rest of his day within prison walls. The reasonable presumption is that hc bribed his koepers to connive at his escape. - Chicago Journal. The Magie Day of the Year. A correspondent says: "Now Ycar's Day is the term fixed for the fullfihnent of all aspirations, the satisfaction of all longings. In this región, where it brings profits so impatiently expected, só consecrated is this period to what is called le commerce Parisién, that politicians foregö their struggles and Discord ceases to shake its serpents over the heads of tbc Deputies, who, by way of discussing the welfare of France, address iusults and launch invectives against each other. New Years' Day is, in this country, the magie ring which relaxes the spine of ushers, which renders porters amiable, whick -puts honey on the tonguea of Government officials, and places on the sullen lips of unappreciated wonion a perpetual smile which almost makes them liandsome. The mania for speuding ai the approach of this giddy day seizes on the entire nation ; gold and silver coiiis impatiently wriggle in the purses of gentlemen who have sociü obhg itions to discharge or attentions to render; and it is at this season of forced purchañes and inevitable disbursements that the shopkeepers get rid of their unfashionable articles and clear ofi" the old goods which bear the omithological name of rossignols or nightingales. " Permanent Cure for Cáncer. Mis. M. A. V. gives in the Country Gentleman, this process for curing cáncer : A sticking piaster is put over the cáncer, with a circular piece out out of the center a little larger than the cáncer, and a small circular rim of healthy skin next to it is exposed. Then a piaster made of chloride of zinc, blóod root and wheat flour, is spread on a piece 01 muslin of the size of the circular opening, and is applied to the cáncer for twentyfour höurs. On removing i{ the cáncer will be foundas thoughburned into, appearing of the color and hardness of an old shoe, and the circular rim outside of it will appear white and parboiled as if scalded by hot steain. The wound is now dressed, and the outside rim soon suppurates, and the cáncer comes out a hard lump, and the place heals up. The piaster kills the cáncer, so that itsloughs out like dead flesh, and never grows again. The application is painfui, but the pain is of comparatively brief duration, which any one so affected cheerfully endures. Not a case has been known of the reappearancc of the cáncer where this remedy has been applied. This cure for cáncer was published in 1866. Perhaps there are many who can teil more about it. Why Hans Christian Andersen Didn't Marry. It was on his journey through Zealand, Funen and Jutland, that he met a young girl with whom ho feil deeply in love, but who, unfortunately, at the time was engaged to another man, and as Andersen never met another woman that ho could love as he loved this girl, he remained unmarried all his life. Many years later, a peasant girl, who had heard about him as a great and world-renowned poet, whom all men honored - and who, I believe, had also read some of his stories - took it into her head that he was the one man she wanted to marry. So she started out for Copenhagen, where Andersen was then living, went to his house, and told him her erraud. You can imagine how astonished he must have been at being told by a young, handsome girl that she wished to marry him. ' ' I should be so verygoodto you," saidshe, "and always take good care of you." " But, my dear girl, I don't wish'to be married," answered he ; and she dcparted as suddenly as she had como. The Troubles of Liberia. The Philadelphia Ledrjcr gives the following explanation of the origin of the difliculties in Liberia, basing its statement on the authority of those wellinformed in Liberia affaire : " The President, or late President, of Liberia, being in London, was induced to make an agreement with an English company, whereby that company should have a monopoly of the Liberian trade ; the agreement so made was opposed by the Liberian s, and a ratiñeation of it was emphatically rejegted by the Legislature; thereupon the agents of the company began intriguing with natives on the borders of the Eepublic, and claimed a right of trafflc and transit through the territory of Liberia independently of any regixlation by the Government ; and this being resisted, the agents of the company stimulated and encouraged the natives to make plundering and murderous forays on the Liberian people and territory." Eccentric James Lick. The new deed of trust of the venerable and variable Mr. Jame3 Lick, of San j Francisco, was recorded, a few days ago, i and people are beginning to believe that the old gentleman will really stick this time. The Lick family, exclusive of Jolm Lick, who gets $150,000, are to receive $24,000, which they think a very contemptible snm, as long as Mr. Lick gives 700,000 for an observatory for the University of California. To the dead Licks he gives nearly as mnch u to the living membei-s of the family, $20,000 being assigued for monument over their graves. To establish free baths in San Francisco he gives $150,000, and for the erection of a monument in bronze for Francis Scott Kcy, author of the " Btar típangled Banner," L(0,000. The gifts sunonnt in value to 81,500,000, a large sum being given to charitable societies. It Always Pays to trade with a lirst-class house, becauso you are suro of getting the best chiss of good's at the loweiit prieeH. The mout striking illnstration of thia truth is the great wholesalo and retail jewelry house of X, MATSON AND CO., CHICAGO, corner of State and Monroe Rtreets, whoac sales ontrauk all other jewelry house3 iu the North west. Their resources and credit are so great that they buy aud importan cheaply as any New I i'ork houye. aiul theiröalea are so immense that they eau Bell at the huyiu paaofls of their comj petitora. The character 01 the house insnres to purchasers the exact quality aud valuo of gooda as represeuted. For the Holidays and for iln' (Mieral trade, they have au unusuaTly large [ stook of Silveiwaro.. C&ooka, Bronzes. iïold aud Siivei" Watohes, JewoJry, aud Fanoy Goods. iitly repreaentiug the liirebt. best, au i most popular jewelry house iu the Kort!' JIoody soeins to be bftdly needed al lióme. Heve is a pictiu'o of the Chicago of to-day, painted by the leáding j cago newspaper : " The gambleiv, bunko men, and thiovesare allowed the nbsoiuti; 'roedom of „the city. They literally I i swarm in our public Uioi'cmglit'aio.", even bliH'kadiug up the riáSwaiKB. They j ; carry their pistols bpenly. Their g:mbling hells and deus are kept in ful! : opeKitio:', nol ouly Lu iba night-time, i but also in broad dayliglit. They insult, ■ swindle, rob, assault and liill people j with impunity. They hold the business gection of the city iu absolute terrorism, and there is no redrég for it. "