The Copiahan. [volume], December 11, 1875, Image 1

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TI:o iVdxt: ivyniaj' lUdcfitiu
»»f tIa;.ipiitjn-:,S (Tiauye 'hill he
tut (ho lid isatiu'day iu J)e
eeniber, at whieh time it-in
earnestly desired that every
member, in ale and female, be
present', .is i 'fa ei.s Jot the en
Miiny year w;*i tie d’eeted tin
that any.
The Columbus .'Democrat,
which has been advising its
loaders lo defer the payment
ofiheirStateam! couniv taxes
until after the meeting of the
Legislature,now advises them
tmpay pa ompiiy ill Jbe> rail.
Dig J. 1L Junes’ family
medicines for sale at th * drag
i'torcof Jones & Co, Crystal
Dpi ings.
Tim Crystal Springs Mon
itor, edited by the talented
T)r. Hunt er,sru c: Thc-Voiing
La dies Institute, under the
management t»f Rev O. New
ton, is one- of the very best
schools in the State. The In
stitute Ira ; i oo!i m successful
operation fifteen rears, and
during tnut period nua grad
railed soipo of the best educa
ted ami noisi* accomplished
young ladies to be found any
whore. Ur. Xm.vton is an
earnest,well qualified and de
voted feaclu :-, whoso w hole
soul is in the work,and whose
wliole aim is, to impait that
tliorongn, lini-ucd, and com
pleti education which ought
to be the pride of every par
ent to besfov- upon his child,
sir. Newton has able assist
anils in M rs. New ton, and in
Airs. George A. Newton as
teacher of painting, draw ing,
music, Arc.
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Savs the Enterprise Oour
itn: Oh! Edpiousiui's sons and
rticir rwtrrr emfgnrra!
to Texas more than a year
since, have returned to their
liomes in this ••ounty. They
report man . trains of travel
ers re faming to Mississippi.
VFe conI'pl *nviy expect, now
tlai -Mississippi has thrown
off her oppression, that thou
sands. of her : ui!s wiii return
to assist in developing her
material inierests.and advali
ra ng tin ir o.vn at the flutin'
t iiiie. Order democratic rule,
-Mississippi '..ill be the garden
spot of the Souris.
- • —* & ^ .
The -Aberdeen Elyainincr
says: The following receipt
for the cure of Hone-Felon,is
given to us l>v IF VF. JoAos,
of this comity, who has tried
it himself and seen it tried
repeatedly, wnh perfect suc
cess: Take the common red
bee! leaf and beat it to a mash
and then add strong lye soa.p
to make a poultice; the sec
ond or third application will
certainly effect si cure.
The New Orleans Co Ope
rative News say: On his
farm, near Mem Jit! is, Gen X.
j>. 1; arrest, has a Berkshire
S'wv which, in February last,
brought fort !i iifteen pigs at
a litter, eight of which were
sow pigs. In.lnly.tbe old sow
dropped another litter of sev
enteen pigs,and w ill have an
other before Christinas, and,
from appearances,the coining
litter will he at least fifteen.
The eight sow pigs a>e al! now
ready to drop their litters of
pigs, and ;i3! the sow pig's of
the litter of seventeen are
bree ding. This gives about,
forty-seven pigs tor the old
sow alone m eleven mouths.
Gen Forrest says that there
ought to he no srnreity of
hogs in the South,and he ne
9 ver is and never intends to be
without meat.
T11 b, a t < • K i i i a oy (Tex as) IT a -
quircr,of a Tate date,says that
in Travis eoifiify, Maj Jo II.
Stewart, sold five two year ojd
canto's. for $250' apiece, three
three-year olds for $”150 each,
and one five-year old'fHr $400,
,\Ii Jiese eataels were foaled
within twenty 'holes of Aus
tin, where I’eyhel C’oopwood,
the.raiser alar^e
herd.
i !:o Katehe;;. i )edioy i;n tray's
il.e Wesson MiL<s,*of <h>|tniii
wmiii.r, Bliss, took• the 8*st
premium at the late St. Louis
Fair,over t\\ enty one compet
itors,-*'!) jeans ami browncot
tons. .They had on exhibition
at the Mississippi State Fair
; at Back-son, one hundred and
.sixty pieces of goods, each of
' * • **
which is adidci'cid nattern—
comprising sheetings, shirt
ings, osnabyrgs, • drillings,
hichorys, tickings, ginghams,
cot tonades, jeans, iinseys, mix
ed goods in cotton and wool,.!
tweeds, etc.
Tin; Iv.iiTsmio*'' v’.d.) Sent I- j
n«I tells how a woman got
rich: Six years ago Airs Alary
Ahiit was living in a little
lent, on the edge o! a town.—
Her whole -worldly posses
sions consisted of this tent, a
chair and table, it lit tie seven
or eight year old girl anil two !
cows and calves.' Sire sold the
.••pare milk of those twocown, |
carrying it around town w ith '
a tin pail, and with the pro- j
duct, ami from work which j
she did for her neighbors,sup- j
ported herself and child.— ;
u hen she count get «po orfv>
alicad sou would htiy another i
calf or yearling, it is n >! our
purpose, adds I lit?' 5^; mine!, to
trace her progress up to' the
present fMuc" minutely ; '^mt
the result is, she now, in less
than seven eais. has several
hundred head of . attic, a line
farm, with nice buildings and
improvements.-! comfortable,
even luxuriant home, and,in
stead of carrying ini' :-: around
by hand,rides in her own car
riage. Her daughter is a
voting lady, educated and ac
| complislu 1. To-day Airs A.’s
; property is valued at from
i $10,000 to $50,000. And she
has made ii all by honest in
dustrvand good management.
She lias no out Aide help. She
novt r can a \. ove‘ nmeni ruy
f s ■ • j j •. •• • «-•--■ ■
iracr or ieil h.ui to any pro
perty.
L
The lollowing is from the
: Jlcinjdii ’ Appeal: Las! Fain
day supe.Viii(cndeui Burke of
v!.»• i.'Sis.sippiaiHi Tennessee
rail road, gave a poor woman
and half a dozen children pas
sage to Grenada. When she
mother and her ill-dad chil
dren reached Grenada they;
had no place to go (o.and lie- 1
i ing without money,had to re-1
: main.on the platform exposed
v > the cold rain and the bitter i
■ wind. Capf. Bub Leach, con- i
1 doctor on theaboveroad,soon
I raised a sum of money for the
i woman and her children.—
While t'uev were yet in the
cold and on the plat form.Al iss
Jewett, the actress, happened
1 to see the unfortunate family
! and quietly gave the hu tiering
; mother live dollars. This be
ing perceived, each of the
| fourteen members'of Daly's
dramatic company, who were
I pit route from Mcmdhis to X.
i Orleans, also gave live dol
| Ian* to the tlisiiiessed woman.
• Dr, CoiuptoUj.superiutcn'dcnt
; of the insane asylum near
! Jackson, soon raised by sub
| script ion quite an additional
| sum for the sufferers, and
; dieriff French procured a wa
ggon, in a 11ic11 bo had tiumi
j conveyed to their friends in
| the country. Fitch charity as
i tills sparkles brightly upon,
the records of heaven,and u<>
i bier, far nobler than the tri
umphs of learning, or the'a-,
chievemeids of iimjufiuu.
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•Says the Xatchez Democrat
td the 2ith uk; Yfe venture
: to soy that there isn't a piece’
lot real pstn to in X:\tcliez or
! Adams county, which can be
i h'iuo-ijf f(ir tcrs than ten per
[cent more than it cbnld have
1 been bought for last suniuier.
|Tile Consulvntive victory,the
; promise ~of ho.ter times and
j h>w taxes, the pood crop of
• cotton and the corn ami other
food crops raised, have hhd
i the effect of stiffening prices
aifeadj to that extent at 1e<iM,
: b--..4* r-** .-§•**- , ‘J$ ' %
Mr. Nottini,' it 'I'cmik editor
has wliiskert*4hree feet Iona,
at id ids wife has hcgps'v.d, and
hifeaed <*!’ him i<> c,u| them eft'
and lei her have, t Sum* #ftyt as
• mop. . ~ ^ „
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«iifl.-'JS.Ui H A « Y TA Y LOR.
Ways ttie PouiNGilo (!vy.)
iledgev: It is witli j>1 case.red
that we Ii;ru.i<yi the ibetthat;
the ' long neglected tomb of
President Zadbnrv XWlornais
at iiist- received l!*e attention
of considerate retd fives; A
number ot workmen, at the,
instance of Air. Hiclnutl H.
bay lor,, of this oily,a nephew ,
of Genera,! Taylor, have been ;
busily engaged for several .
days past in giving the lust
resting place of our twelfth j
ihesident n presentable ap
pearance. The Taylor ceme
tery l.s about live miles from
tb.e city, on the Brownsboro
turnpike. The iron gate has
been painted black, mul liic
narrow walk Jo tjieP resident's
ton'll.) lias been cleared and,
widened, The greatest trans-;
formation, however, lias been
effected in the exterior of the !
sepulchre. The loose ami jut- j
ting stones have been repine-’
ed, and the rough front has:
hern ground down toasmooth
and polished surface, .sew
earth has been placed bribe
cavities, and the summit has
been cleared or briars and
brambles which covered it.
J'he oilier grave i»1 rheinelo-j
safe that have not been visi
. ,
me ror years uo.v appear Uii
Uer the shadow of spotless:
marble slabs. Having a hey |
of the President’s tomb our
reporter entered the marble I
portal, lie found himself in. i
a room of solid masonry, a-'l
bout eight feel square. The j
sun east a mellow light into
the chilly apartment and dis- :
closed two colIins. They were
constructed of stained poplar j
and rc-ted upon marble bases.
The one on the left, which •
contained gjj that was mortal
of the Kentucky chieftain, ;
was wrapped in a black oil |
c.o111. 11m oi or r, on t Ire 1 eit, i
held tin remains oi insiaitb-j
to. cuas’s-»—'.Vt. the rear of
fife room is hi lifo-MlcC tufSr or;
iu ncial Tavlor, in plaster oi ;
Pit i is.
Heaving the room our leper-j
ter noticed !ha*t the inscrip-1
♦ ion, which befm e was almost
obliterated, laid been brought;
out in bold relict:
4 Zaelnirv Tailor, barn
Xov’ealter iP, 171)1. Died In
ly !), ISnO.” It is the purpose
tit make an effort to have the ;
remains of President Tailor!
and i hose, o i C.olonc 1 IiU'Ikitil ■
Taylor removed to the On pi - j
< o 11)u) y ing G i ou ndsat Prank ;
fort.—Louisville Ledger.
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I
Tin; following is'from the!
Patron of Husbandry: ’Has it
ever occurred to the members
of our Order that the great
lever in. the Orange move
ment has been ! he Press? Onr i
enemies realize this, avid are!
seeking in every way to mi-!
derniino a ml destroy this]
great influence. They see that,
without the agency of the!
1 \
Press we are at their mercy, i
They realize its importance,!
and bring it to bear against j
us with all the power oft
which they are capable. The (
noble army of pipers that!
have been battling for the J
cause of rbe farmer have bad 1
n > royal road to travel. At- j
tacked on all sides by some !
of the old-established journ
als of the land, they have had
to be very vigilant lest some
advantage aught be taken
and the cause suffer unjustlv.(
• 'j
There are a great many pa- i
pens in the United Status that
arc avowed advocates of the
(1 rangers, and their, effort's:
have not been in win. Here
tofore fanners,as a class,have
had no chain pious, and have
permitted themselves to be
despised and 'sn’ftbhed on eve- !
rv hand; now* fishy are eom-i
tneneiiig to feel their honor-i
tiVJiei) as aclassptnd it iu main- j
ly due to Jim influence ol the
Press,ami every farmer shu’id
subscribe to a gaper. Farm-j
ing musf be uphuld and via- j
dicated through the Press,
and the'farmers kept ported.
^Tlre little mopey it takes to
suhlieflhe to a j taper w ill imt *
be missed by the firmer,while :
if wi!l,w hetyjl'Rnffieient until-!
be:* ‘■'uUs'crntb, sustain the pa-3
iicr.
m4 s Butt -II«; 4*
ofsKt-fie .‘-xapucio X s*t JoKQ*.&,i
Co’s dray store, Crystal. 6 ]
cotxqx (X
Wo copy as follows from tlie
Natchez Democrat: Some
yycgksag') we met with a state.:
ment made by auexperimen
tal planter, ip regard to bis
met bed of preparing and cul
tivating a small quantity of
land in col ton,in such a man
ner as to see are an extraordi
nary vie#.. We have mislaid
t lie article and cannot, now re
fer to it,but the principal fea
ture of his plan of cultivation
consisted of bis method of
preparing his laud before plan
ting. This be did by boring
with a post auger to a consul
c-inUtv* depth and tilling the
holes thus bored ^v-jr 1 i wadi
prepared manure, i he holes
were at the distance at which
he wanted thecotbin togrow,
(if we remember rightly three
feet apart iii the row,)and his
l ows a little farther apai t,say
lour feet.. The after cultiva
tion consisted on!via keening
tiie weeds and grass from Isis
laud. Tin’s plan of preparing
land would doubtless cause it
to produce finely, but the la
bor would be tot great to jus
tify its operation to any hut
a veay small quantity of land.
Tire same or even a belter re
sult can be obtained by tin*
simpler and easier process of
subsoil or deep plowing and
manuring. Three heavy hor
se:-, attached to one of our best
improved plows will on our
light la-ndst urti no tlie ground
as deep as it is at all necessa
ry. If wo wgip preparing a
t»at h oi i.l ie! i-ll it 1 itir y i:i op
of cotton, wo would in (ho
first place cov er it with stable
or barn-yard manure, then
break the land to the depth
ui least t welveinches.turn
ing under ana inorougbiy jn
corporat ing the manure with
the soil. Twelve invites is
tb t ban sLm siMt-UV
ponet rates when preparing
our gardens and lands broken
to tliis depth is effectually
guarded against tin* effects of
the mi os* protracted of our
drouths. The earlier the land
euidd be plowed the better,
tint' it nuiv have the benefit
oi all 1 hodisintograting effect
of the cold weather of our
mild winters. In tliis condi
tion we would let it remain
until the twentieth of April,
when we would give it anoth
er thorough broadcast plow
ing and at once with a scoo
ter lay it off in rows four loot
apart,and in the furrow made
by the scooter*we would ap
ply some qf the best com
mercial fertilizers containing
phosphates, at the rate of n
hoitf two hundred pounds to
the aero. Wo would then
plant the best impiovedseod,
of the , Dixon or some other
choice variety, dropping the
seed in lulls three feet apart.
The cultivation after the plant
is up should he generally such
as to preserve a flat surface.
i lie prep mug ami manuring
of the is the great object;
with this done almost, any
form of cultivation tb.it will
keep down the grass and keep
the ground loose will he apt
to secure a good crop. Wo
believe that by a proper sys
tem of manuring and cultiva
tion, the lauds ot this coun
try can be made to produce
four fold oi the meagre < rops
made by the present slipshod
method of cultivation1. By
reducing the area required to
make a hale or cotton the la-,
bor would be proport iouaily
reduced, ami the producer
iWulu have the advantage of
doing the greater part of the
labor in the cooler mouths.
4 spnipi p vcinep t is I he object
of (lie Granges we hope (hat.
this subject or producing a
larger aui'Miiit upon a smaller
surface will secure \ portion
of their attention, and that
next season we may have the
pleasure of recording many
instances in which two or
three bales of epUoq have
beep piude to {be acre,
£K*w< ft— in ■ • tiffl ~ 'v».
iffifljpte. Jnrgasfcimd, cheap
^tihtiioi_:4ii|:nfture ;oyer gf
feued for sale in tigs market:'
good Bedstead fir $;? 75, by
Birdsong, Horne & Hriffeiiip
II a zleh u r*s I2~ it
A 11 (hi A It I£AiH,UClUU\
TlmMaliin, referring to
tlie sfaWks of slangliteringtlie
negtoms; in connection with
the !r.ta»e crop of this year,
says:
'Jiie/'fiews from the Sooth
continues to ho economically
sati.v{;|etory.. JhAort thing is
now pointing to a option crop
nf sonic four and a isalf mil
lion halos, the largest over
raised; and when we reflect
upon the annoying circum
stances which have surroun
ded ifs planting and » ulliva
tiemgpe c Mi'iiot hut fee! that
111 i fR ihcisnrrm.cyn tr* -rfm
are ahva\ s predicting evil to
mtf country know little ab
mst her resources or capabili
ties. At tlm Xortli We are
ac ustomed to interruptions
of industrial or agricubural
operations from stiikes, look
outs, ami other ditieuities he
tween a^dffvers and employ
«d, hut we can probably form
from these hut a slight esfim
ate of the embarrassment, at
tending ihe producer of a
large cotton crop, while the
wholesale slaughter of the la
boring-population by their em
plovers is going on. In Ala
bama, .Mississippi, Louisiana
Georgia, a fid most of the oth
er cotton States, the brutal
and ignorant whites have
been ch icily occupied during
tlic most critical portion ui
the pa*! Cotton yevir in hunt
ing d«w r. and massaereiug
the fail.hful blacks, Cungrod
sioual committees have found
the soil of die South strewn
with corpses, and the United
States w as forced to do some
thing to save the crop by ic
cogni/ing the Legislature of
Louisiana. Slaughtered as
lie has been, however, the
tai ill fill negro has dragged
hnnseit hack to the cotton
Held, and hoed and planted
and -.id withpui a mar
rfi ti t-i t iu-ro ■ ■ i v 1 <■ . T 111. ■, i-.
touching instances than this
on record of the force of hab
it and attachment to tin? or,
c*uj)iU ions of the juist. As in
economical feat (he produc
tion of the crop o' rliis yearis
probably unsurpassed, and it
is curious to notice bow stri
kingly tiie present, condition
of the. South has been depic
ted in the lines of the Xew
Engluhd poet - (which have
been thought so uninteilh'i
bie) exposing the absurdity
of the ‘Ted slayer” who
‘‘thinks lie slays, and the
slain who is slain, if ho‘think
he be slain.”
Beef Patties.— Chop tine
roast rare beef, season wiili
suit,'’pepper, and a little on
ion. Make a «piain paste,cut
into shapes tikeari apple puff
oil w i«11 ino iiiniee uad na & c
quickly.
Cerumen’ Griddle Cakes.
Scald half pint of I ndian
meal, half pint of the same
dry; flower, and stir all into
a pint of milk, vvitii a teas
p aiifnlof butter and one egg.
Spread very thin on thegrid
dle.
The Best Way to Cook
Codfish.— Strip it of its skin,
and tut if in pieces about the
siz%*rf one's hand; place it in
water and allow it to simmer
on the stove until it becomes
tender. It should never be
allowed to boil, Boiling liar
dens and darkens the -fish,and
deprives it of its flavor.
Washday Puddm ,r,— ll but
of flour, hoggs. 1 teacupfulor
pounded .sugar, 1 cupful of
milk, 1-2 U'uspoouful of soda
1 tca&pboiifnl of cream Of tar
tar. 1 fall tablespoonfn] of
butter; ruh the soda through
the dour, dissolve the ereaip
cf tariat in the mil!;, and
stir all together quickly, just
before dinner is served; bajee
in a quick oven, and cat with
same, either hard o;r-: soft.—
Bake in small tins or open,
pans, fhh> forms nice tea
cakes.
A Yankee lias in'-on ted a
milking tMachine that c<u> be
WHY » '0;u. W>0-.
Amv, ;i ho were to invent a
mI!etf^HwFf!iat -could be ear
in ibo rort-tail pocket,
d*^riiftwdliti^swsell more
readily,
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FA' nJDJH8 POLL! !v(
Narrow silver bracelets are
fashionable.
(NiYh'bi nation" costumes still
retain their popularity.
Cream color is the new and
papular color lor felt hats.
Black silks are at present
selling at extraordinary low
prices.
Wide Hungarian sleeves
are used for sacques and op
era cloaks.
Silver otter is a fur border
quite popular for the trim
ming of cloth deaks.
„ (sold and si;yerijraidsedgo
tn-7tacmgsgir i:;a;iy of ?rd
new hats ahdbonnets.
(i rape color—-a soft reddish
purple—is a new and fashion
able color in dressmaterial.
The fringes on some of the
newly imported dresses are
eighteen inches deep.
A very j retty trimming
fur wedding dresses is tulle
galloon wrought with pearls.
Scarfs of !iea\y silk netting
are extremely stylish u.-jed as
trimming for hats.
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The flowers at present se
lected for hi ides are white,
crushed roses and eglantine.
8 lock in us are of one solid
color, including light blue
lavender, and cardinal red,
arc very popular.
White muslin and crepe
lisse scarfs, edged with lace
or embroidered, are worn ar
ound the neck.
Xew opera cloaks are made
of light-blue and cream-color
ed maiabisse cloths, which
sell at live dollars a yard.
A new evening dress is
made to Imtton on the shoul
ders it is without sleeves,
and lias arm-holes -open to
the waist.
The. ‘Victoria’ two-button
ed gloves, which a.re of very
/■-..ml ' if-A' .1 tlOOJ.h ty.,1
best, may be bought for 81 50
a pair.
Shell combs, clasps end or
iiaments of every description
arc more .fashionable than ev
or, ami when the shell mania
is to end, one can scarcely
foresee.
An apron over-skirt is. prof
lily trimmed when faced on
Hie outside w«U,i silk about
lour inches deep in l‘r;>nt,iUid
graduated to the width of two
inches on l lie sides.
A favorite trimming, used
instead of an ovurskiri, is a
1) rod Hi of stuff-—silk or what
ever (dsn it may be—draped
a little below the waist ;.qd
tied in the hack like a sash.
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PlaiHngs..of lace and mus
lin are used for the nock .quite
a< much as fo' incly. The^tMF
and unbecoming standing
linen collar has been trying
iodim! greater favor, hundoes
not prove entirely successful.
Tor ladies who try to do
their own dressmaking, it
may he useful to know that
in cutting from a paper pat
tern which it is necessary to
lengthen or shorten, the
change should be made at
the bottom.
Joanne d Are-belts taking
1 the popular fancy a t»p resent.
These are chains of silver or
other metal which droop
from the rigid hip to quite
low on the left side, and hold
the vinaigrette, tablets and
other ornaments.
Sleeves lire “still very elaho
rately tt immedf%ur not so as
to spoil the required shape—
that .pf the tight lit ting cqat
sleeve. Hows of-narrow hpr
iloliral folds hr cuffs extend
ing nearly tb the elbow are
trimtnitag* frequently seen.
Black silkaseombined wit h
; cpuH', it speciaU#. tor house;
bidihe extpuye of good
thsfe to wear on {be street.-—
For instance, the ton of the
flail nep is faced,with cardin
al , 16in on or uhi uve, fh<j fa
cings for sleeves, collar, poekr
et and' sash the same.
m* ~ - . *•>-- i
... -V sfydish overdress-ajuf
haBqne are of light gray, cloth
tiimmed with one bias fold
of black velvet -.about...fureo
inches wide,.placed near the,
eaigc. It gives as. especially
Mac eii'eot when worn with! a
‘black velvet underdress.
UWJJ..LS.. ■."XISJ
PUIJLIC VIRTUE,
j Thanksgiring Day lias just
■ p(ist, and it is but fail1 to sup
pose that the occasion called
| out hundreds if not thou
sands of discourses upon pub
I lie virtue, ah' the great obn
| sarvi'itlvb power of States.—
| To the thoughtful student
j of the os nothing is more
i marked or sad than the de
I cay, the insfaldlity, and the
I ruin oj the governments’tliur
I have tilled the map <d‘ the
'earth and made up tlie histo
ry of the world. If these
j States had always tie on popu
■ lated bv t!;e same races, if
I the forms <d* government had
jbtei'i si m i las', if their great
! ehur-uder^tieji, had been gujb
jstaipially the sum*,, the pni
• iosO’phical IVisloi ian would
have sbmvnfhat thisinstubi!
li v was tiie legitimate result
•of* eertabi defects inherent
in the race, or certain ele
ments of weakness in their
forms of government. ]>ut
such have not been the facts
in the case. The nationali
ties have been various, the!
forms of government most i
dissimilar, and the leading j
characteristics of the peoples!
most unlike, yet the result !
has ever been the same na-i
tional decay and final ruin, j
Some of the earliest states
were commercial, as for in
stance, lyre, Hidon and Car
thage, on! e splendid and po w
erful cities, whose commer
cial relations embraced the
known World, and into whose
Ians the naiions poured the j
fribclte of their various rich !
cs. ilut their glory has de
parted, mid now amid frag
ments of mouldering archi
tecture the tourist and anti
quarian labor to establish the
sites and i\x the limbs of
these imeeinagniticeut homes
of the merchant princes.—
Kgypr, monarchical and an
tooratie in her form of gov-!
(ji'iiui"til-, was almost.the cra
dio -of iiiici.mt civitizafion.*
Seated in the valley of the
f.iieamlantheriug L||u wealth
of its.prolific ^.ii and exten
ding her co:j<j:fcst far ' east
and SUit:'’!!. shdfTcll into de-j
"try, ami lor r,\. ary live eon- ■
Juries bus been among the!
long oaf lives] her national
greatness; but her climate is
and powerful monarchies of
| Assyria find Persia, despotic
in go refitment and sustained
bv vast revenues and mighty
armies, fell also into ruin,
and have scarce left *a trace j
to mark their ancient great-!
ness.
j Thu commercial acstheti
laud denioqratio states of
Greece, though they havej
tilled iho world with the *re- j
nown of their names, with .
the beauty and power of their j
intellectual trmtnoirft, have
long since1 teen numbered
with the things that were.—
Sr.eli too, has been the fate
of that colossal iron empire,
I martial in her temper, all
i grasping in her ambition, ex
tending her conquest from
fhe Euphrates to Britain,
and from Abyssinia to Sibe
ria, overthrowing and crush
ing all who opposed her vic
torious march to universal
empire. Such again the fate
of the empire of the Sara
cens, once extending from
: the Ganges to the Straits of
j Gibraltar, embracing nil nor
thers), Africa, western Asia
j and jiiuelt of’southern Eu
I rupee. &o likewise have fallen
[the once, powerful and opu
1'“‘" - eminercial republics of
i As the student or history
passes over this long and
| dreary tract of mined and
! departed national greatness,
I the xjuestion forces itself up
:*n» him, ‘why this inevitable
(deeay'f Why must the wisest,
gnd. .most bellilieeht of hu
man institutions either_slow
ly moulder dowu to ruin, dr
anik
tom into fragjjpiUd’ A^jge i
h ivo o,;uii, it is not the taai! ,
<ri a race--a form of govern-j
meut, or a mode of civil iza-1
■MKMM6 iSJfflSMMlWlIt » ~-*'ArWU.-rt/j-x.m9
fion. ftfen have tried the
patriarchal government—ab
aci iff ednd limited monarch
ies, democracies, oligarchies,
a-id Representative democra
cies—perhaps all the possible
forms that the wit and wis
dom-of nut« can devise, and
alt iu y||0ir turn have failed.
Why hits it been so? whet
hss*w^Ffl>efi*tsr! cause? The
philosopher, of history tells
us “It is the decay of public
' virtue.”
Good 4ml well ordered
governments promote indus
try and enterprise, and these
bring prosperity, and pros
perity leads on to luxury,and
luxury to expensive tastes,
display, idleness and intem
perance, and these sap the
foundation of public virtue
—corruption spreads through
all ranks, and pp'die confi
dence and.pyblic.. spirit fail.
When this state,of decadence
and Weakness has been reach
od, such states fall an easy
prey to internal despots and
foreign foes.
A hat is tlie remedy'? ‘A
strong-government?’ Xo;thev
have often failed. ‘A pros
jerouu government?’ Xo;
prosperity alone has never
been able to perpetuate pow
er. ‘Education?’ Xo; the
most highly civilized states
have perished. Knowledge
is power, but uuguided by
virtue, may be a power for
evil and ruin.
Some other conservator
must l>e found. It can be
found alone in public virtue.
A virtuous people will have
just laws, virtuous rulers and
honest administration. Let
the home,'tb.e School, the pnl
pit and the press inculcate
virtue and frown vice into
d.ame and obscurity, and
bud men will not dare seek
public trusts, nor in high
places give forth the baleful
light of a corrupt example.
[X. O. Picayune.
OiiUiS.—It is in the power
of young girls or ladies to
make themselves very useful
to their married friends, ami
to render them such services
as me beyond it'll price. In
rimes of sickness and of sor
row, the sympathy and pres
ence of a beloved female
friend are among the best of
heaven’s gifts; while she who
.ministers to the afflicted is
msjnucb blessed as blessing.
Let no young person stay
away from a friend who is ill
or in affliction, Loin the Mu
ller inexperience will render
her compuiy undesirable; all
who have strong affections,
and a ready power ot sympa
thy, can make thefnselves ao
cuprable, and, in endeavoring
to do so, Mill increase their
own happiness. Xever let
mere convenience induce you
to stay at the house of per
sons whom you cannot esteem,
by so doing, you bring on
yourself an irksome obliga
tion; you take on yourself
the duties of a friend, with
out having thg. sentiments
that would make their dis
charge easy!
Copy was out. The devil
picked up a paper and said,
"Here’s something about a
woman, must T cut it out?”
“No!” thundered the editor,
“the first disturbance in the
world was caused by the dev
il fooling about a woman.”
Looking to others for our
standard of happiness is a
sure way to be miserable.—
Oar business is with onr own
heart.
Howi nany cl i risti a ns spend
an hour every’Sunday morn
ing upon their knee* in de
votions preparatory to ser
vice? Not very many, surely.
And yet how many there are
who spend a much longer
time than this every Sunday
* •
morning on their feat before
the glass in getting ready for
church.
Running a newspaper is
very mnch like poking a fire,
livery one thinks ho could do
it a great deal better than the
man who holds the poke*’.
As the times are hard, and
our creditors are pressing us,
we respectfully call upon all
those indebted to ns to come
fo.i'jWard and settlo. Howov
dy much we hate to dun those
who are iy out debt,'vet. nec
essity compel* its to make
this call so that we may be
able do meet our obligations
.fdfym- tf»ev fall duo..
If'fshey want.lo pnll ’em
back all the men in thb laful
can’t stop ’em