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Hnmcjtcm JMwtiswf JOB DEPARTMENT. We .ire prtjwirnl to execute Job Worli NfiATLY AND PROMPTLY. (JIVE US A l'KIAL. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. V. V. GWI\, •It tor ne y ut Fair, LEXINGTON. MISS. W. A. DR EN WAN, .MTTOtC.Y/; V .IT li.iîC, Lexington, Mississippi. J. E. GWIN, .mttorjyi: s* .it i.fie, m> inkjytW gtQH, Mississippi. R. H. MONTGOMERY, •It tor net; ul Fair, Ditsnnt, Mississippi. , i R. A. ANDERSON, A11 €11 ELY at law, Lexington* Mixtfissippi. Same office lately occupied by Ander son & Johnson. R. B. CARSON, FSttjsieian à Surgeon, Hill'd Hi, .Hi sn. Tinders his professional services to the i i lizejts of Durant nnd vicinity. April "J 1875—2m. I J. H. DYER, .ITTOM f.Vfil* .IT led IV, AND Solicitor itt Chancery, Lexington, Miss, mice formerly occupied by the J. .11. Dyer. J. S. PERRY, Attorney at Law AND Solicitor in Chancery, LEXINGTON, MISS ■ before the several courts Will practice of Hie J 2 th Chancery and 14th Judicial IHsU'iefs. and in the Suprcir tho Skin*. •O.M't. of [Jan CJ, lS7' --ly. ROBERT QUIMBY, HOUSE FA INTER -and- - r Hanger, î P a p o < î r <} \ . Ur I jl , <J.\' i>Vy I'll Y81IA N AN D SURGLON, Y>. li ' I III serviei s !.> tile r-iti- | v oi lUeiilanil unit he f î m lu I al id! limes Iilismt. at I In* of IL F. I noper. Iielwee .1 a hall miles from *IVirs Ills proles-i v.i-iis nt tin- vieil Goiidiuaii. He er ■.I |»ruh sKi<'inilly tin* pliintiilii ptiitfesniiiinMt.lv'"; î lie tinnier mut tluvc miles trom the iitt ter. Sil'.Vta- l Et. ate r. fir Andrews, Watten & )h:Ul>L r ti«k< u :i •. i.uMi d. to say 1<> tlr ciii/.eii' of Durant. Goodman, Richland jiin'i <iihei towns in ihe adj lining counties, families in ll.e cmm'rv 'hat shel l V. V (• M; •ill i! pni*Vïf.i(iii!y.\vl.en<'Yor n-qtiiift iiMil tl 'll to lju s " Nov. 1A. Axtiiit. t;s ft it a sox. U . I Sullis, Miss. 111 . JA MLS liAY- : , I. Miss. ME.I VS SS.MMS.TSb, GKNKILVii lnsuror«ce Agents, Kr[ne>en! Ilia! solid and reliable Eile insiiiiinee ( ompany, the •Min Cans a Gold, And si-vvrnl of tin- lurjcst und oldest Fire Insiirmiee Companies ill the \wrld. Dwelling Houses, Store- Houses, Stocks Merchandise, Gin Houses, and Cotton tn h a red at reasonuble rates. March 12, 1S75—ly V) » PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER [WEST END REAI.L'S HOTEL] Lexington. Miss. All kinds of Watches, U'lo. ks. Jewelry nnd Spectacles repaired at short notice, and warranted. The repairing of tine watches and work for the tra .le a special 4-t. t A. w mmmim, (Successor to R. Rr„U t ) li'nUlunciker ami Jeweller, DURA NT, MISS. v"' 8pi ,,, i:il attention given to ntnaii-iug 'me W nielles and Clocks. .Ill Work Warrei tret] (3- ly.) Mtu'tin, i<:. l \ st. ntACTICAI. 'Wntclimakor and Jeweller, kontfitimi, Mix,. Just received it large stock of Clocks, wliieli 1 offer cheap for cash, and guanin tae twelve months. VYnli-liesiind jewelry repaired in a workmanlike milliner, wor k warranted. All d.e 2-3m. II. II. Wallace A' Go.. Cotton Factors —AND— General Commission Merchants NO. 7» CABONDELET STREET, New Orleans. J0p"Btisincss conducted strictly upon Grange principles. Sales and purchases made for.Pafroni: of Husbandry at Orange rates of commission. fids24-0m m AJ J « LEXINGTON, MISS.: APRIL 7 , 1870 . NEW SERIES-VOL. 1.NO. I I. ESTABLISHED 1811 . Miscellaneous Advertisements. Sheppard & llargor, DEALERS IN Staple and Fatten i GliaOElRIlS, (EAST SIDE) MISSISSIPPI, LEXINGTON, Beg leave to call attention of To their complete stock of the most de sirable goods in their line of BUSI NESS. ^comprising as it does everything usually found "in FAMILY GROCERY STORES. Call, examine nnd get. your money's worth. 4-7G SHEPPARD & BARGE!!. Wm. j. belt HOUSE, CARRIAGE —AND— < >rnainental I^ainter, [Front l'ow, under Advertiser Office,] LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI. I Mukös CAI.SOiHHVING, PAPER. EtANGlAG nml VJ SU A DUS a specially ; and staidly on hand a large Stock ot Civ ill, iliu I Rosewood —AND— keeps e GILT MOLDING. Would he pleased to have those desir ous of having Pictures mounted and framed, or any work done in my line of business, call to see me. f-7(i Wm. J. BULL. Edgar C. Villette, am! Ou il (1er î - [('laiicey *> Old Stand.] ztosi •'TUissix&ijpyi . unke Estimates and draw Plans for I Will Public or Private Buildings Has a siqijil v nl' Walnut anil stock of line | V O F F L N 8 .Il te a y s o n ES a n il. Will build Uin-Honres, Running-Gear, and Presses, and I guarantee that my work wilt he donc j.u workmiiii-like tniiii . Live tin-a Call. -7<> EDGAR C. VILLETTE. tag for Sate. {>(}() .Un it of Acre* ChweiL WAVE o Holmes county, nmodinus dwelling well finished,— wen room.'— ,S Hood Waler .MOI !' tim best lii'.-ms tvijh :i lurjtH . am! plenty of the best timlwr, viiieli i oi tie cheap, it lies 9 miles North west of Durant, and is in every respect fer tin a desirable place. For terms apply to .1. S. Hoskins at Durant, Miss, or to nie on tlie place. G. II. .JONES. di. 24, V\ i—tf GOODMAN HOTEL. Goodman, IVhss. UR TABLE IS SUPPLIED WITH the best the market affords, and our servants polite and attentive. No pains spared to-render our guests comfortable. We have an excellent o AND li IL L I A E I) - HA LOO.hi connected with tlie establishment. Our Livery Stuhle and Stock Yards are alt they should tie. PICKENS & MAYO, Proprietors. [-t-iy] K..ST 3 B 0 ÏÏSE XMX Durant, Mississippi. D- M, WADLINGTON, Proprietor. HEBEST FARE THE COUNTRY affords always on hand, and everything possible will lui done to render customers comfortable. 1'riccs moderate. D. M. WADUNGTON. A. J YANCEY, DEALEU IN All Kinds Marble Work Corinth, Miss. .liimmnenls, id rare Stones, .lianttes, rft. f®" All work done in the neatest -r-y ami at moderate prices CLUB KATES. "> propose lo send to tlie same sub scriber for one year,the Scientific Ameri can $3.00 nnd the AnvEinis.Mi, $2.00 for 2611 i ft VV. H. NATHANIEL, Irtishionnl>le Barber, LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI. Hair-cutting. Shaving, Shninpooning, fitc., done in city style. 10-ly. . 1) I R E ü T O 11 Y . RELIGIOUS. Services are held at the Churches in Durant as follows : Preshyterian—Morning and night, 1st and 3d Sabbaths—Bov. (J. M. Atkinson. Methodut—Morning and night, 2d Sab bath—Lev. A . 1*. Sage. Baptist—Morning and night. 4th Sab bath by Lev. A. V. Howe, and niglik of 1st Sabbath by Hcv. H. F. Spieles. Services are held at the Churches in Lexington by the following Ministers the following Sabbaths, in eac.li mouth towit: Pkksuytkiuax—I tev. W II. Thompson, Second and fourth. Methodist— 1st 11 a. M.and night Hcv. — Howell. 3d Hev.—Curlile. Sunday School*'ve»'v Sunday morning it!) o'clock. Episcopal—H ev. Ik Halstead, '•eeond and fourth. Baptist—H ev. A. V. Howe, ti st and hi rd. MASONIC Lkxington Lodgk, No. 24.—Meets first Saturday night in every month. B. T. SAVER, W. M. •I. Marlow, Sec y. No 1).-Meets Lk xix «ton Council, first Fridaynight in every month. B. T. SAVER, T. I. G. M. J. Marlow Recorder. I. WKINBTON It. A.CuAITKK, No. t).— Meets second Thursday night in every mont li. J. Marlow, Sce'y. J. C. BIKKHEAU, 11. 1'. No. 3.— Meets fourth Tuesday in every month. T. W. SMITH, K. G. Lnxxxcrox Commandahy, J. T. West, Recorder. Attkxtiox. Sm Kn'iiuits!—O n the sec ond Saturday of each month Lexington cmnmamlory No. li will meet at their asy lum ft r drill. T W Smith. E. c OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. City Officers. I.EXINGTOX. MAvon—IV. K. Cross. Constable— J. G. Alexander. Ai.dkumkn— T. W. Smith, li. 11.t low er, I. Sheppard, J. l'itcliford, W. F. Cole. M'ltAXT. Mayor—•!. S. Montgomery. Mnrslial— C. II• Nicliolsim. Treastter— T. J. Laird. Aldermen—J. K. Goftee, A. 'J. Love L. Simon, .1. It. lleilin. (lOODMAS. Mayor— F. A. C. Neville. Treasurer— R. V. Moody. Assessor and Collector— W. II. Ma gruder. Aldermen—A. P. Shepherd. II. Burk en road, A. .$. Brumby, P. Muilin. Comity Officers, ( 'll a NCKi* Y (** i.kiïk —P. Simmons. ( JM.TIT Clkkk—J. E. Asheralt. Sheriff—J . S. Hoskins. Ti:hasi:rkr—R. Bowers. Assessor—II. 'V. Portvvood. ( '(inox F.n and Ranger— 11. B. Lovcrin. Boaiîi) ok Sui'iiimsoiis— M. L. Ilnr imm, President ; A. O. Lowoll, District I ; J. W. McT.elln.it. 2 ; W. W. Linn glcston, 5 • Mi in foril, 4, and S. A. 1 bers. — IMsti-ict Officers. Chancellor Twelfth District—Thomas Walton . Circuit Judge— W. B. Cunningham, ( 'initini. District Attorney—G. A. Wilson. New os lcnns, SU Louis anil Chi cago Kailrotwl, Mississippi Di Time Table No. 8 1*2. vision. South-bound trains pass MAIL. EX CRESS. .10.55a. m 12.40 V. M. Canton. Ways Bluff. Vaughan's. Pickens.... Goodman.. Kosciusko Junction.. D. _10.30 " 12.12 " ...111.19 -' 12.01 " 11.41 " 11.23 " .9.313 " It.It) " .... 9.1Ö " 11.00 " .... 8.49 I turaiit. West.... 10.33 " NorHi-hottiid trains pass KXl'ItliSS. .... ti.41 r. m. 9.00a. m. 8 37 " M.UI.. West... Durant. Kosciusko Junction. 0.93 Goodman ■.. .... 6.15 8.29 " 8.14 " 51 60 a.m. 7 I'ickcns .... Vaughan s.. Ways Bluff., Canton. 7.37 " 7.27 " ,4.30 a.m. 7.00 1-. M. 12 l'.M. 5.00 Kosciusko iiraucli. Going east, leaves Durant.0.20 a.m. .'.'.".105(5 " .... 42.110 " Takesleffect Sunday. Sept. 20, 1875. E. I). FROST,Gen'l Manager. L. li. Sni-LAits, Superintendent. Kosciusko Junction.. Sullis. Arrives at Kosciusko. Kosciuslco Branch Hoad. (Time Table for Sunday.) . Lo.Kosciusko,7.30 n.rn. Sullis, - - - s. 15 a.m. . Ar.Durant, -9.00ii.in. . Le. Kosciusko,4.4.") p.m . Le. Sail Is, - - r>.8oj>.m. . Ai*.Durant, - 0.15 p.m. I.c. lturniit, - 5.40 a. Le. Sullis. - • 0.'25 ti.iti. 1 Ar. Koscius'0,7.10 n. Second Trip— Lo. Durant, - 3.00p. Le. Sullis, - - 3.45 p. Ar. Koscius-0,4.30 1 >. MEURE /N cfc ÜI 1 ARL E> S TOE RAILROAD. Shortest Line Between the East and West. HAINS AT .'KIND JUXCT10CÎ C.OIXQ EAST LEAVEl . fi: Mail. Express.-. Accommodation, arrive, a. m. . 8:35 p.m. .12:15 p. in. HOINU west leave : ..11:40 a. in. ..11:50 p. ill ... 8:25 p. in. Mail. Express. Accommodation, leave. TRAIXS AIIKIVK AT MEMPHIS: 2:10 p.in. •2:80 it. in. 11:00 p. in. Two through trains daily from Mem phis In rliiiltiiionga making connection for all points in Georgia, the Carolinas and the Southeastern seaboard cities. Passengers lor the East will iind tlie route via Grand .1 miction the shortest, quickest and bust, route—since the new sleeping car line lias been inaugurated. Sleeper leaves Grand Junction daily for Lynchburg, Washington mid Baltimore, Without. Change, Oil Ihe 8:35 p.m. train. Only one change lo New York via flic Memphis & Clmrli s ton Railroad. Be sure lo secure your tickets via Grand Junction and tills old M. 8. JAY. Gen. Pass, et T'k't Agi. Mail. Express. Accommodation, reliable route. ggnin])ton to Published every Friday. .1. N. HOSKINS* : : : : : Editor A Cl ENT.S'. Subscribers who timl it more convenient to pay some one near honte, than to pay Ms in person, can leave tlieirdues with, Tlios. McIntyre, New Orleans, La. .1.1 Pickens, Richland. Pickens & M;ivo, Goodman. VV S ( ole. IV hi' I. A Power l; OMetikiris, Emory. J. W Williams, liramhm, Miss. Joe. McLmirin, Fannin, Vsfs, ' UNT1L DEATH. Make me no vows of constancy, dear friend. To love me, though I die, thy whole life lonjî, And love no other till thy days shall end, Nay, it ware rash and wrong. If thou cans! love another, he it so ; I would not mach out of my quiet grave To bind thy heart, tf it should choose to Love should not be a slave. Mv placid «Imst I trust will wako serene In clearer light than gilds these earth ly morns, Above the jealousies and envies keen Which sow this life with thorns. Thou wouldst not feel my shadowy ca ress, II. after death, my soul should linger here, Men's hearts crave tangible, close tender ness. Love's presence warm and near. It would not make me sleep more peace fully That thou wert wasting all thy life in woe For my poor suite ; wlmt love thou bast for me I Bestow it ere I go ! Curve not upon a stone when I am deail The praises wliieli lemorselul mourn ers givu To silent graves—a tanly recompense— But speak them while I live. Heap not the heavy marble on my head To shut away the sunshine and the dew ; Let small blooms grow there, and let grasses wave, And raindrops filter through. Tlimi wilt meet many stronger anj more gay Than I ; but, trust me, thou ennst nev er find One who will lôve and serve tl.ee night and day With a more single mind. Forget, mo when I die. The violets Above my rest will blossom just as I I I I Nor miss thy tears ; e'en nature's self for Rcts : But while 1 live be true ! W ritten Kxclusivcly for tlie Ad vertiser. HAMEK, THE GIPSY; —OK— ! Iarokrs H c r it a g' e. HY \V. \\. HOSKINS. Kc Ki^Iit of Dramatization scivod by tlic Author. C1I.UTHH XXV. Tlie Kiid of tin; l.ntl. Harold and Basil arrived at the Castle in due, time ; llieliard answered to their call, lowered tlie drawbridge, ai.d admit ted tliem witliin the gate. As bis eyes feil upon Harold, lie started back and ejaculated : "Who is this, father ? Another Lord Arthur? If not, then Heaven help him, for it is his weird 1" Old Basil laughed at his Scottish super stition. "Nonsense. Richard.. This is Lord Ar thur's son." "What?" cried Richard "is this in deed tlie stolen infant ?" "it is he," replied liis father. "Mr. Harold, this is my boy, llieliard." Without a moment's hesitation, Har old extended his hand and clasped that of the menial. And tints, lot- once, at least, patrician and pleblenn met upon terms of equal looting. That one act ot itself, raised Harold in tlie estimation of all Lord Arthur's retainers ; from that moment, they both admired and loved him v Basil led the way Into the Castle, Lord Arthur met him ; lie was greatly chang ed ; he lmd on rich robes suitable to liis station, liis long, luxuriant liait' bung around Ids ince in graceful ringlets, and his long, unshaven, silvery beard had been shaved off, leaving liis He appeared no a I face clean and bare, just as lie laid that fatal night when lie was missing and all hope for him given Looking at him at tins moment, Basil could hardly realize, that this man up. had been absent from home those seven Ilarold felt at tlie Hist teen long years, moment ofs stinctive attachment toward him ; lie felt ing Lord Arthur, an m that this man lie could love and worship all his days. Lord Arthur was very ner He was anxious in ihe extreme vous. as to the success of his message lo the woods. Have you found him ?" lie quer ied, eagerly. Basil drew Harold forward ; I.ord Se donne gazed at him long and scarchiug ly ; then he gazed as long at Lady Alice's portrait, ever and anon glancing from tlie face of tlie dead to the face of the liv ing ; the comparison suited him ; every - J lily î feature, every line of Harold's face c pared with those of liis dead wife, t the eyes, the ld^li forehead and theeurv- | ■ in", finely-foimed uiontli, which were the very counterpart of 1:1m own ; there j was no doubt. A? Lord Hedonne real- | i/ed the truth of this conviction, he ! caught Harold in hi» anus. **At last," he said, "at last ! Oh, God, if she were only here. My son— my son. The lost is found—the grave gives up its dead." These words thrilled our hero with a great joy ; he felt, that at last he had in deed found a true lather ; none hut a fa ther could speak to him in that tone— that voice. Claspe d thus to his father's breast, Harold told him all he knew of his past lite—all confirming the fact that he was, indeed, I.ord Arthur's son. When lie had finished, Lord Sodomie said, as he pressed u kiss upon his lips. "Come with me, my son ; I have much to tell you : come you, also, Basil; I wish you, too, to hear." He led them into the room where Cecil lay, prepared for the tomb. Harold started back. "Is it possible ?* ' he asked, "Dead? Dead?" " Yes," answered his father, sorrow fully, "he will never trouble you any more." Harold went up to his dead Uncle, and pressed a kiss upon bis icy forehead ; it was ;he kiss of forgiveness. "I owe him that much for revenge," he said simply. No matter how much he had wronged him in the life, now, freely and fully forgavw him all. And then, standing by the dead form of his brother. Lord Arthur commenced : the deatli. lie ''It was j list seventeen years ago that I left this liou.su ; it was a pleasant night, and I had always been in the lmbit of ta king a boat ride upon the sea at those times ; I altrays took two of my men with mo—Picdro a nd Robert." At the mention of these two names, Harold involuntarily started. "These two were to do the rowing; they had always b?en faithful to me be fore, so why should l fear treachery then ? So 1 went, all unsuspecting. For awhile, all went well; then I noliceu that instead of returning home, they were making straight for Biropen ocean. 'What are you doing ?' I asked ; they on ly laughed. At that, I grew very angry and commanded them to tako me back; they refused ; then 1 clenched my list and struck Robert full in the face; I should not have done this, for the next moment they both sprang upon me, overpowered ine, and cast me into the sea. I could not swim ; the two wretilics put off for snore as fast as they could ; I called to them, but they would not listen; I cursed them ; I said, 'May you both die the death of dogs.' Then I sank. Twice I rose from the water and—sank ; after that, I remembered no more. When I re.ovcred from my deep swoon, 1 found myself on board a vessel, bound for In dia; 1 implored her commanncr to take me back : he could not—lie would net; so I went. A mutiny occurred on board ; I thought the captain wrong and over bearing, and took the lead ot the men opposed to him ; the oaptain succeeded in quelling the mutiny, and because of my opposition to him, placed me in a boat with three days' provisions and wa ter, and continued on his journey, was left alone—to starve, about by the waves tor six whole days ; I had been compelled to make the three days' rations do for six, and was almost starved. On the sixth day, however, I discovered an island, and landed on it ; 1 had hoped it was uninhabited, but I was mistaken ; there were natives on it, sav ages, hut not cannibals. They called the island Oonoteka, in their language ; that means the Haven of Rest ; it was a haven of rest to me. Some of the savages were lor killing me outright, and would have inevitably done so, had it not beeen for old chief, Hahajariji, who interfered in my behalf. This Hahajariji adopted his his son. but nevertheless kept I was tosstd an me as tlie strictest suivcillnitce upon could not escape, get'—a few days afterwards another. Then tlie natives all called me a great me ; 1 One day I killed a ti brave, and named me Jzgatifr. land prison of mine was obscure and iso lated from the world, und vessels seldom if ever came near it; thus l remained lost and forgotten, for seventeen long years. At last a vessel, driven out of her course by wind and storm, sailed by and I hailed her. old Hahajariji heard of this, I was made a close prisoner, closer than before ; lie was determined that I should not get away ; the men from the ship landed, and afar off I could hear the din of a great battle. Hahajariji and his host were conquered, and fled in all directions; I was rescued. Tlie vessel was her majesty's ship, "Re gina," and bound direct for London, where we arrived in due season. 1 called upon the editor of the Times—he gave me a notice, worded at my own dicta tion ; I trust I may now be able to relieve his editorial mind of any mystery that may have enveloped it concerning I saw another notice in tho same paper about the sudden and imexplaiimble ab sence of one Lord Cecil Sodomie and son. This startled me ; 1 began f«> doubt. Wlmt if he had—. I determined to go at once to Sodomie Castle ; I did so : 1 met Basil here, and he recognized This is She came close to shore. When me. 1 ; i mother—dead. wile—your found my Then Cecil came ; I upbraided him, and he made a conlession of all to me, and with ids confession yet ringing in tlie air, J lie milled upon my sword in *»ûsjl'< î liimd. and courted deatli. (Veil's last » to scour tlie woods— ere even (lieu in the nclglibnr I \ ou. V | words were for ■ that y j hood. | all mine, ! I I did so—I foi art* •my pride î I '. my s ill love you with a love all luteiisitUtl • mutoal past sufleriiig. id to Wi by ere here this moment to crown I God >l»t* onrjoy !" llurohl could not niter a heart was too lull to Sofl nttcra word. His ce ■ lie would love his falber, lie would return measure for measure in his feeling him. 1 Ur * > * Picdro was convicted and sentenced to penal servitude for life in Australia. Old Basil died a free man, contented and happy. Kirhard is still at the castle, in his tlier's stead. Sir Charles Leslie has been re-elected to the House of Commons. Near the sight of the gipsy camp there stands a tall, beautiful marble shaft bear ing this inscription : '•jjaered to tliw Memory of Ilameu, the Gipsy, crons man—a laithful lrieud. The end of Faith is the beginning of Heaven." A subdued, blissful light beams in Zc la'scyes. A ring upon her linger tells the secret of her happiness. The ring is inscribed thus: "Harold and Zeta." They are to he man und wife when the young heir comes of age. God grant that their happiness may never lie alloyed by a single eireum stunee; God grant that they may live through life blessed and happy in each other's love. fa I [the Exn ] To the Readers of the Advertiser : "Hamek, the Gipsy," is finished—my little sojourn in your midst is over, and I now hid you a kind adieu, hoping, that if I have not won your admiration and your praise, I have at least merited and received your friendship and approval ; and the good opinion and approval of an honest, conscientious, reasoning L'ublic is the limit of my ambition ;—L desire to soar that high—no higher. There is no position on earth higher than that. It you have been interested in 11: the perusal of it has afforded you any pleasure however small that pleasure mnj' have.been—I am more than gratified. Perhaps, at another time-^-WTt^ very far distant—through the medium of the col umns of the Advertiser, we may see and speak with each other again . With the kindest of wishes and hopes for all, believe me ;—if Your Friend, W . W. Hoskins. MASKS. If we couid only read each other's hearts, we should he kinder to each oili er. If we knew the woes and bitterness and physical annoyances of our neigh bors, we should make allowances for them which we do not now. We go about masked, uttering stereotyped sen timents, hiding our lieartpangs and our headaches as carefully as we can ; and yet we wonder that others do not dis cover them by intuition. We cover out best feelings from the light ; we do nut so conceal our resentments and dislikes, of which we are prone to he proud, ten two people sit close together, with '-1 love you" in oilher heart, and neither knows it. Either thinks, "I could he fond ; hut what use of wasting f-mduess on one who does nut care for it r" and so they part and go on their ways alone. Life is a masquerade, at which few un mask, even to their very dearest. And though there is need ot much masking, would to heaven we dared show plainly our real faces, from birth to death, tor then some few, at least, would truly love each other. or Drawbacks of the Shall. Tho Shah of IVrsia has hitherto been unlucky in applying European civiliza tion to liis con î ; try. Ho was compelled to cancel Baron Router's famous conces sion, which would have given that enter prising Londoner a most unlimited con trol over tho Persian finances and re sources: helms not been able to utilize tho large quantities of postage stamps or dered during the visit to Paris, simply because there arc no postolHces iq Persia, and we now learn that a mint, witli all the necessary machinery for coining money, and an elegant English carriage, intended for tlie ladies oi the harem, which had been shipped to Builiire. and were thence to be transported by caravan to Teheran, were at last accounts stuck fast in a mountain pass about a hundred miles from Bushire. « I The Bnl tui'i.til D > 11 ilit. Koustcliou Ogin, lire great Bulgarian n in bandit, was a promising young a country village not During ids temporary alts nee trou» home, a Turkish I'asliu seized ids bride, years limy : is regarded in the: for so a betrothed east, and compelled her to In-e. e an in- ; as released . male of tlie harem. Sin alter a short lime, a hopeless iimidne. Her Inver turned bandit, and adopted the ! inflexible rule of killing i.ll Turks who The unhappy girl (, fell into Ids hand* wandered about among the hills of Bui garin, feared yet cared for by the peas ants, who regard maniacs and idiots as sacred beings. i :'If n inj] ion & ,i f, C, r«fi* < f .Celt,nixing : Ont- s#»M:iîv (''S Iïin. 1 insertion. $1.50 •;*«*i• sit* 1 in*« i lion. .uo. ( «irilsot î - 1 y«";il*. M;».uO; 2 sijujiivs 1 y« ar, ' i.i'O: ! year, &>5.00; 1-1 col min I ir. îÿi'i.îK); 1-J column 1 year, 0(1: 1-2 «roliiliH* .* y< ji!v.hS 0.OO; leoiriiim Local notices t%n 1 car, $150.00. cents per line, ca<«i Insertion. Tkk.ms « K Sritsrumiox. — One copy one ' • ar, (tu advance), sj.nc. Pillule copies ready lor mailing ten cents. DOWS STUF. AM IS Y KLMON I'. ATIIIIUIIN. I see a boat drift livhtly by ; The stream is wide, the current No ripples break the siinbc; •Il I know lint, eeasolcf The great ('.ill thunders down below. slow ; «' glow ; I see the boatman idly lean, Willi listless hand, upon his oar, Unheeding that the sunny shore, V.'ith sale 'lill e wes ami hanks of green, Recedes behind him more and more. 1 watch him and I hold mv breath, lie »coins like While swifter rolls slream. And. bending o'er yon gulf of death, I see thy baleful it is gleam. ; wrapped i a dream, I lie narrowed Wir, lloAts lie so like one asleep. While •arer sounds that awful roar ? Awake, O friend Î take up thine oar, And stem tin* rapid's fatal sweep. Turn hitlt T, hither, 1 implore Î I si reich my nnu and loudly cry ; 1 call until (he welkin rings. At, Iasi he hears,the frail boat springs, Trembles a moment, d mhlfully. Then slowly,.slowly, landward swings. Saved, saved at last ! ndrip with spray, J sue him slain! upon the shore; And I him my senses swim ; the roar Comes like a murmur far away. Would ! iiiigki hear i! nevermore! litiskin on tlcntitlry. Mr. Buskin, delivered a lecture on pre cious stones in London recently. It re lated prineip.dly loan explanation of he raldic stones and colors. "Heraldry«'' he said, "was despised by modern science but yet, as understood by our ancestors, it had a ilucp and important meaning. represented by the topaz, stood between light and dark ness ; ecarlatu was the sacred color of the living lle.-h, as represented in the blush of the virgin and (lie flush of valor the cheek of the young warrior. Vert was the green of I he emerald, and gules t r. or gold; which win rose-eidored, IV the Persian word 'giil ;' arose azure was the clear, sacred blue of the sky, typical of the joys of Heaven. The ruby and sapphire were, in fact, the same stones, and in combina tion produced the purpura, or purple, which formed the covering of tho taber Out of the above colors came ths combination of the rainbow. Argent typified the silver color of the hoar frost, and sable meant sand, in which the dia mond w color of the pearl, and suggested humil ity ; and thus all the phrases of heraldry which applied lo color and to precious stones, although now looked upon as jar gon, had a deep symbolic meaning." At the close of the lecture, the parts of which from the causes betöre mentioned were rather loosely connected, Mr. Rus kin advised the ladies to have all their gems set uncut, and he cited the ruby in her majesty's crown as the most beauti ful specimen of an uncut precious stone in the world. nach*. t-s the always f.i il. Activity is Not Always Energy. There are some im;n whose failure to succeed in lilw is a problem to others, as well as to themselves. They are indus trious, prudent and economical ; yet af ter a long life of striving, old age finds them poor. They complain of ill-luck. They say fate is always against them. But the fact is that they miscarry be cause they have mistaken mere activity for energy, ('oufoumliiig two things es sentially different, they have supposed that if they were always busy, they would be certain to lie advancing their fortunes. They have forgotten that mis directed labor is but a waste of activity. The person who would succeed in life is like a marksman tiring al a target: if his shots miss the mark tiny are a waste of powder. So in the great gam« of life, what a man does must be made to count, or it might almost as well have been left undone. Everybody knows some one in his circle of friends who, though al ways active, lias this want of energy. The distemper, if we may call it such, exhibits itself in many ways. In some cases the man has merely an executive faculty when he should ha ro a directive one ; in oilier language, he should make a capital clerk fur himself when ha ought to do the thinking for the business, in oilier cases, what is done is uol done ei ther in the right time or in the right way. Energy, correctly understood, is activity proportioned t « > ilia end. Aim liigii. It is aim that makes the man ; without an aim man is nothing, as far as the ut' ter destitution ot force, might and even individualty among men can reduce him to nonentity. The strong gusts and cur rent of the world sweep him this way and that without steamor sales to impel or helm to guide him ; if lie is not speedily wrecked or run aground, it is more "luck lagcmciii.*' We have nev er heard a more lunching conlession of litter weakness and misery than there esingularly blessed with « l.e endowments of nature or of provi dence : erd young man of an aimless lile, take I ced also of a low and .-ordid aim. A Ilian good ma m ils In -•My life is aimless." Take ; ell ascertained nnd g -iii-roiis purpose r, di'linetness, anil persévér . ive- vi ! mice lo nil man's efforts. A well-discip iin-.! intellect gives character, influence, d c!i< crlnlm-ss within ; stie vitliniit. Whatever a intnquilily a (, e-s and honor 111:111 s talent may he, with low one, lie is weak and despi.-nble ; and lie cannot lie otherwise than respectable ami influential with a high one. (lint or a i