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DENTAL NOTICE
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DENTIST,
JACKSON, MI88ISSII
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LAW CARDS
Attorney at Lw, sad . .
Solicitor is Caaseery,
KEIX'S BOaIWN,
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SeSiUl-iy.
H. C. F AIRMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
jACf&OM, MSi
JAMES L. HARRIS,
Attorney 4Jt Eiaw
- Jackson, jVJLiss. ,
"Win practiee !a the Supreme, Federal
and other Court, eoBect efaiew, attend to
the purchase f State or United States
lands, homestead entries, etc. D"1'
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ABGHlflCT ant MUHIR.
CoosufUag Architect V. A M. K. B.
rriocit
Meridian, Yieksbarg, Starkrllle.
MISSISSIPPI-
kr In ftOA fr day ho"- SaPes worth $
iddress fcTlNSON A CO-
Portland, Maine.
Portland, Maine.
FOR SALE.
A good residence with four large rooms,
plastered, splendid cistern and fine garden,
on President street. South Jacason, for one
thousand dollars Terras uuh ApPly at
this office. '
NOTICE.
ALL DEALERS IN AND MANUFACTURERS
OF FERTIEIZERS WILL TAKE NOTICE,
That the law regulating the sate of SertMaera to
Mississippi goes ioto eSect Nov. 1. They are
hereby notified that 1 am ready to make the
analyses, and icaue certificate required by law.
Write to ue for directions' for taking aud abip
ping sample. JOHN A. MYERS,
r Stale Chemist.
A. and M. College, Oktibbeha County, Miss.
Nov4-t.
AlHI!tTIN60rneK9IEWSPAPEB
For Sale.
AN OPPOBTUIMTY IS NOW OFFEB
ed for a live newspaper man to make
a profitable investment. Locality and
outfit of the office highly favorable. Terms
moderate. Address, X . Y.,
nov25-82-tf. Jackson, Miss.
C. F. SWjJTT,
FASHIONABLE BARBER,
Under Edwards ITouse,
WEST JACKSON,
novlR-tf.
MISS,
FOR SALE.
The desirable residence In West Jackson, owned
by J. W Jenkins, Esq. Apply to
j ; H. C E AIRMAN.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Eighty acres of rich land Immediately on
the Yazoo river. Thirty acres cleared, and
set in Bermuda grass, with a cabin on it.
About thirty acres of old deadening the
rest timber. Terms 16 per acre, payable
in five years, with 10 per cent, interest
The payments would be no more than a
reasonable rental. Would exchange for
town, or near town property. Address,
H. Moss, Palmetto Home, P. O.
Nov; 18tf YaxooCo. Miss.
SMALL FARM FOR SALE.
OOUTH OF VERNON, MADISON CO.,
O within one mile of the Jackson &
Yazoo City Baflroad. Contains 240 acres
of land, 160 cleared, and 80 in timber.
Dwelling house, three cabins and two
cktternn. Title perfect. Terms f 1000,00
(fifteen hundred dollars. For information
address, MBS. EMMA. HAMPEL,
deeO-lm. Jackson, Miss,
SPORTSMEN'S DEPOT,
Richard Rhodes,
55 ST. CHAKXKS STSKKT,
. SHEW ORLEANS,
Guns, Biles, Re?olra5 Fisirim Mle,
And all kinds of Sporting Material.
GUNS IMPORTED TO ORDER.
Game and Cartridge- Bags, and every
article needed by hunters.
a m!.n anA RncrHah 'nhc Us of f: V rv
quality. Wholesale and retail articles fori
fishermen. decttHB.
Poet Offiee Box 1590.
LIME and CEMENT
WHOLESALE. AND RETAIL
-BY-
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Nov. i-tt
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KUoauIor conduct ing the most profitable
business that anyone can ensure In.
I I Th buainen is so easy t learn, and
I lour instructions are ao vim pie and plain,
whmh anyone can maaw great pronts
from the very start. No one can fail
".who IS willing to work. Women art
as successful 1 as men. Boys girls can earn
Urge sums. Maa y hare made atthe basin ess ever
one -sMMrtred dollars, in a single week. Nothing
Hie It srtr known neiore. All who engage are
surprised at the ease and rapidity with which they
are able to make money. Ton can engage in this
business during Tour snare time at greet nrott.
Yoa do not hare to invest capital in it. We take,
all risk.-' Those who need'raady money, should
writ ta rs at oooe. -an iutbushm tree, aitares
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3fdIII3
The history of tb United States,
by Alex Stephens, is said to be one
of the most attractive and impressive
books of the age. It is meeting with
a large sale, na is wormy or in
large brain and warm heart that con
joeived it.
Surely, North Carolina is a strange
country. In Stoke county of that
state, it is said, that a Mr. Jenkiua,
desiring to move away and not fully
able to take his wife with him, sold
her to a Mr, Glidewoll for $500,00.
Glidewel was a bachelor and is well
pleased with bis bargain.
The Baltimore Journal of Com
merce calls attention to the fact that
the sale of public lands in the South
ern states is assuming large propor
tions. In three years tbe sales have
Increased five-fold. The number of
acres sold increased from 461,179 in
1879; to 2,855,768, or 15 per cent of the
whole.
The aesthetic movement has now
found a historian in the person of a
certain Walter Hamilton, a young
gentleman more "utterly utter" than
the renowned Oear Wilde himself. He
maintains that there is no such thing
as literary taste outside the charmed
circle of aesthetics. His devotion to
art is certainly remarkable, since his
residence la among cockneys and
English iu the unseat hetie neighbor
hood of Clapham.
Some of the astronomers of Eng
land seem to have aroused no little
alarm by their predictions in refer
erence to the late comet. It is about
to fall into the sun, next year say
they-r-and will consequently destroy
the world. If our earth should be
destroyed, then the other planets still
nearer the sun will also cease to exist.
But how silly are all these predictions!
The Almighty one builds for all
time. It is not probable or possible
even that he will, after a few thou
sand years, destroy the work of his
hands.
Most people desire to be handsome
to look well, and to appear well to
others. Keep clean, therefore, wash
freely. It is all important to preserve
the skin in good condition, eat regu
larly, and-of good, wholesome food.
Be sure to sleep enough, and in a pure
atmosphere- Keep your teeth clean.
Be sure to go to bed with the teeth in
good condition: Sleep in a cool room,
let the air be fresh and bracing. Read
regularly for self-improvement. "Let
us have books and read them ser
mons, and heed them."
Much is said about tbe intellectual
training of girls, when it is self-evident
that their physical training is of
much more importance. Domestic
labor is the important matter. House
Work should not be considered menial
or degrading. Too much brain work
is injurious. Tbe truth, is we educate
our girls to death. This is of no profit if
it be done at tbe expense of physical
training. Tbe highest accomplish
ment will not compensate for impair
ed constitution or diminished health.
Bob. TcXMBJ, of Ga., Is in Washing
ton in attendance on tbe Supreme
Court. He-says that the result in No
vember only places the Democratic
party on trial ftr two years. If they
fail to coioe up to what the people re
quire, thtry will fail in 1884. Tbe fail
ure to put Tilden in power after hav
ing elected him, has caused great dis
satisfaction to the Democratic party.
What is the use, shy they, of electing
a man if we cannot get him into of
fice after having elected him. Toombs
is a strong anti-protectionist and holds
that "mnufacturing interests in the
South do not need protection. Ex.
Why do so many fntelHgect
sons invest their money in lotteries?
Do they not know that the chances
are a tho stand to one against them ?
How man j it tbe list of your acquain
tances have ever drawn a prize? The
t ruth is ae stands about the same
oy
yet
nd
"
1876.
1877.
JACKSON,
QAwMtml qwrtmetti
CfJtUOTBI BY
W. H. HA6RUDER, A.
Vinci
af Canto i Fetus Ic Institute.
mom words.
Txtaugfi the oaedium of the Educa
tion al Journal, a new eight page
ppr of Durant, Miss., oe voted to tbe
edaeaiiu u interac ts of tbe State, and
rtlidjapiPs.. W-. t torr. ww tt th M-
lewmg vwso wosda, wh cii appeared in
the Holly Springs Reporter over the
signature of "Senex" ;
"Parents are scarcely aware of tbe
aid tbey can give teachers in the ad
vancement of theft- children.
Pupils who are not present at the
opening of the school in tbe morning,
are very apt to be in default as to
other school duties. As a rule, re
missness in any one duty, facilitates
remissness in other respects; "for
whosoever shall keep tbe whole law,
and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all."
Parents then should be careful to
see to it, that their children are every
morning at school on time.
For a pupil to miss a single lesson,
much leas a day, in attended with an
noyance to the teacher and positive
injury to the scholar. The lesson may
involve some new principle or rule,
which it is important the pupil should
understand, before advancing, aud
this pretermitted, the pupil after
wards goes forward at a disadvantage
With our brick pavements and
plank sidewalks, pupils provided
with umbrellas, overshoes and good
wrappings, can safely reach the
school-room without regard to the
weather; and true economy, as well as
justice to the pupil and tbe teacher,
requires that only tincontrolabie
causes be allowed to keep away pupils
from the school-room during school
hours.
Most children are averse to study
and restive under coercion and re
straint, and many of them find fault
with a conscientious and faithful
teacher, when tbe blame is all with
themselves. The influence of parents
always reaches tlfe scbtSbfcToom, and
they should certainly ($ very carefurt
that this influence be not there felt
against tbe proper authority of the
teacher, and the good order and dis
cipline of the school. Parents should
not send 'their children to teachers
who have not their confidence, and If
anything comes to their knowledge,
calculated to weaken this confidence,
it is best for them not to indulge fn a
fault-finding spirit before their chil
dren, who are pupils, but immediate
ly to bring the matter to the notice of
the principal of tbe school, or the
particular teacher concerned. Teach
ers are always pleased to know that
parents are interested in their success,
and an interchange of views with
patrons is what they desire, and are
more than willing to promote.
We know "all work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy," and there
fore pupils should be allowed ample
time for recreation and exercise; but
the hoars allotted to study, should be
turned to the best possible account.
Everything should be avoided, which
could tend to make study Irksome, in
siuid, or distasteful. As two sub
stances cantkot occupy the same space,
at the same time, so neither can the
youthful mind do justice to text-books
and lessons, while absorbed in the
pleasures of society and the frivolities
of dancing, theatres, shows and other
kindred amusements. It is one of the
evils of the times that our daughters
are so frequently seen playing the
double and inconsistent parts, of
school girl and young lady. Indeed
our youth of both sexes, too often for
their own good visit socially, receive
visits and attend parties, balls and
other places of public resort; and es
pecially is this objectionable on the
part of our daughters. Female educa
tion, at the present day, in tbe South,
at least, is less thorough by lar than
it should be. Self-denial, Industry,
and perseverance are necessary to real
scholarship, and these Virtues, we
have reason to fear, are too little culti
vated in the most of our home circles.
Most old petsons believe that since
their youthful days, the discipline and
training of children have greatly re
laxed. 1 n the last New York Obser
ver the senior editor of that excellent
paper has an article on this subject,
from which the subjoined extracts are
taken :
"I was led to this subject by notic
ing the increased irreverence of the
age we live in, the marked decline in
res ect for the aged, tbe superior, the
parent. There is no use In telling me
that this is the' ot tcry of old age and
of dotage; that parents and teaehera
and officers com or and as much re-,
onset as thsy ever d!4, and just as
mat h as thsy deserve. know better
than tha ; asd so do you.
"it is f i r. ttfotiet oy th.it make.law
mr.king
til 6 L&Q
COHIOLID1TIB AS fHE OXBT, PEBBUABY
MISSISSIPPI. SATIT&DAT. DECEMBER 23, 1882. VOL. V. NO. 51.
aie at the head. And even in tbe law
of Slual, that ordains this govern
ment, the command is not simply to
obey ; that i s much, but a servant, a
pupil, may obey and not fulfill the
fifth item in the ten, nor get a title to
tbe promise. It is required of the
child that be honor bis parents. Aud
that principle forbids him, makes it
impossible for htm, to speak lightly of
those to whom be owes tbe highest
respect. The promise of loog life and
prosperity to those who fulfill; law sug
gests the fact, which a thousand
tragedies prisons and gallcwS illus
trate with halefu glare aud gloom,
that disobedience of parental author
ity is the way to some bad end.
XfeettitBeouti.
The Republican Party in Its Extremity.
Special to tbe N. O. Pleay uue.
All the movements of tbe Repub
lican leaders in Congress evince a ter
rible alarm and a purpose, if possible,
to keep control of tbe Government
in 1884. It is understood that their
Senators have formed a committee of
safety, of which Messrs. Edmunds,
Hale, Frye, Harrison, Don Cameron,
Miller, of New York, Sherman and
Logan are members. Some of these
Senators went to work on President
Arthur before he wrote his last mes
sage, and succeeded in getting him to
take the ground they desired on po
litical assessments and other topics.
Tbe President, thoroughly intimi
dated and humiliated by the popular
verdict in the elections, was in a ready
frame of mind to take advice, how
ever contrary to the whole tenor of
bis political life. It was agreed on
both sides that everything should be
done to secure the union, harmouy
and perpetuation of the Republican
party, and that to this end it was nec
essary to ignore the distinction of the
stalwarts and half-breeds fn making
appointments and removals, and to
recognize equally all who were will
ing to support the Republican party.
Soon after this policy was urged on,
a delegation of prominent Republi
cans, such as Barney Biglln, Clint.
Wheeler, "Deady and Congressman
Smart, of New York, came down
here to ask for the heads of Collector
Robertson and all other Federal offi
cials In New York who had failed to
work zealously for the party ticket.
To this the President gave a decided
negative, saying that they must unite
the party for the struggle of 1884, and
that he would make no changes of
Repdblieans except for cause.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, it is re
porter?, came here as a peacemaker to
nnro nnnn Tferns nsmpron an aMHsa.
tanee of this new goapei and a reeou-
c illation with Senator Mitchell, his
colleague. This amnesty' has been
arranged.
Mr. Conk hue is outside of this
treaty of peace, and is disgusted with
the torn things have taken. He
thinks that Collector Robertson be
trayed the party, and warred On both
himself and Mr. " Arthur, and until
Robertson and others like him are rs
moved he holds aloof from Mr. Ar
thur's administration.
The Republican Senators held a cau
cus yesterday, which strongly favored
this effort to close up the ranks and
to amend the fences of the Republi
can party. It was agreed to push the
Pendleton oivil service bill as fast as
possible and to pass It, with amend
ments making it; acceptable to the
Republicans. Also to pass a tariff
bill such as tbe Senate Finance Com
mittee would report. Also to pass an
internal revenue bill to be fixed up by
Messrs. Morrill, Sherman and Alli
son. These measures are to be made
party measures and pressed to a vote
with the whole force of the party dis
cipline. They feel that something
has to be done to save tbe party, and
that no time can be lost about it.
Sensational Da velopme
at Richmond
Richmond, Va., Dec 13.
The systematic work of plundering
graves in Oak wood cemetery, which
has been, going on for years, and
which has- defied the efforts of tbe
custodians of the cemetery to stop, has
met with a sudden temporary cheek.
The last successful raid upon the
graves was made on Saturday night,
when three bodies were carried off
This act excited the authorities to
greater vigilance, and last night the
regular cemetery guard was rein
forced by a squad of a dozen police,
who after lying in wait untill after
midnight, succeeded in capturing four
men, two white and two colored, in
the act of opening a grave. The white
men proved to be two young medical
students.
This morning the police, armed
with warrants, searched the Virginia
medical college, at id found four dead
bodies, three of which were recegaized
as those resurrected from Oak wood
cemetery Two of the bodies were
patients of the Central luuatie asylum
for colored people, and one was a col
ored city pauper.
Police Justice Richardson i Inves
tigating the ease. Much Interest is
manifested, as the young students io
custody are well connected.
?'1L appeared in the evidence that
one of the students, W. B. Meredith,
acknowledged when captured that he
was with the party who' robbed tbe
graves Sunday night, bat that the
other student, W. A- Smith was not
with them. At the conclusion of the
testimony, the police justice sent Mer
edith ami the two negroes to the
grand jury on a charge Of felotty' in
actually robbing the graves on Sun
day night, and of taisdemeanor lit at
tempting the same deed last night.
Smith was sent on misdemeanor only.
The justice refused bali for these
charged with felony, but Meredith
was subsequently released on a writ
of habeas corpus.
A drunken man was swayi
steadily in a Virginia street
dog, with a tin pi
ran between his 1
fci
edto bif
i man wa
1 dosed, rubbec
MODEL VISITOR.
Sketches from Texas Si flings.
A few days ago, Mr. Lawlor, of
Williamson County, paid the sanc
tum of Txas Sittings a friendly visit.
It is not unusual for us to be thus
honored. Almost every day some
polite gentleman calls in to see us
with s bill to collect or some other
testimonial of regard. Mr. Lawler,
however, came on a different mission.
We desire to call attention to him.
We desire other visitors, and those
who expect to become visitors, to
model on him, for he is the kind of
intruder 'we want to see frequently.
Such disturbers as Mr. L:twler inter
rupts US ety agreeably. For the In
formation of all who visit newspaper
offices, we will first tell what lie did
not do.
Ho did not put bis feet upon tbe
table and tamper with the exchanges.
He did not give us a mile and a half
of advice how to make the paper pop
ular with the masses. This alone
made us look on him in the light of a
sainted angel. He did not startle us
With a new joke that he claimed to
have originated last week, but which
we remembered to bave heard in a
circus thirty years ago. Neither did
Mr. Lawler tell us anything about
Sam Housto j and the early history
of Texas, or about bis having shot a
deer, away back in 1840, on the spot
where the Capitol now stands. The
failure of Major Lawler to commit
any of these outrages impels us to
put him io nomination Tor Governor,
which we hereby do.
Add now we propose to state pre
cisely fust what Cel. Lawler did do.
The first thing this noble hearted
friend did was to go away at tbe ex
piration of ten minutes after he enter
ed the office. As soon as he entered
he drew out two dollars, did this na
ture's nobleman, this hightoned
southern gentleman, Gen. Lawler,
and renewed his subscription which
had not yet expired, remarking that -Sittings
was the very best paper in
Texas. Yes, that's just what this
heaven-born old Texan, Gen. Lawler,
said. . Then he produced a bottle from
a basket and proceeded to cheer up
the Sifters from the contents, remark
ing once more that he was an admirer
of the paper, which deserved to be
framed in gold. The contents of the
bottle was not the vile stuff called
home-made-mustang wine, with
which old grangers disorganise the
internal economy of inexperienced
journalists, but was ice cold beer-
After this seraphic old hero, General
Lawler, had drunk a glass to tbe
prosperity of Texas Sif tings amid tbe
blushes of the editors, he said he
would not thiuk of occupying more of
our valuable time, and bade us fare
well, but not before he had produced
a second bottle, which be forced upon
us, with the injunction to drink it as
soon as we got lonesome or thirsty,
both of which mental and bodily
sensations we began to experience as
soon as our generous friend was out
side thf door and not likely to re
turn to get of it the beer, we mean.
Now visitors know how we are to
be conciliated. It should be mentioned,
however, that there is no intention of
limiting their enthusiasm. If instead
of two bottles of beer Gen. Lawler
bad brought two Kegs, that would
not have dismissed our high regard
for him. If he had brought iu a few
boxes of cigars, even that would not
have lessened our admiration for bis
many good qualities of heart and
head.
Gen. Lawler's past life has been
blameless as far as we know, except
be owned up to being personally inti
mate when living in Mississippi with
Col. A. J. Frantz, of the Brandon Re
publican, but all who know the Colo
nel, will readily understand how a
man who carries bottled -beer about
with him could hardly help being
rather intimate with him so long as
the beer tasted.
The following is the paragraph in
the Code of 1880 that ets forth the
duties of the Secretary and the Gov
ernor relative to granting the com
missions of officers.
DUTY OF STATE AS TO RETURNS.
1 141. The Secretary of State, imme
diately after receiving the returns of
any election, not longer than thirty
days after such election, shall proceed
to sum up the whole number of votes
given for each candidate, and to as
certain the person or persons having
tbe greatest number ot votes for eech
office, and shall declare such person
or persons to be duly electee, and
thereupon all persons chosen to any
office at such election, shall be com
missioned by the governor. But if it
shall appear that two or more candi
dates for any state office, other than
governor, or for any district office
where the district is composed of two
or more counties, standing higher on
the list, the eteetiow shall be !
with decided between the candid-tea
so bavins an equality of votes by lot,
ia riy a ad oe
drawn, under the
direction of the
ernor , anu seere-
tery of Smte
TEB.
Magazine
lalnaMa r
Un
lit, 188.
THE SOUL AN BWTITY.
BV REV. F. HAMLIN.
It was evening in the Land of the
Aztecs ; that region of sunny skies, of
fragrant flowers, of gleaming gold and
b mm men ng stiver. The sun's rays,
bad already kissed the verdant bill
tops, and trailed in beauty along the
evening sky; when on a gory battle
field by Mexican and America, bleed
ing, groaning, dying ; while among
them, like a ministering angel, mov
ed a Mexican woman, busily engaged
in caring for the wounded of both
armies. At last, a She bent over a
dying mau, a stray bullet pierced
her, and she fell dead. Now, is in
imagination we stand beside her cool
ing form, we askv What brought this
woman to the field of strife? You an
swer, "She was impelled by motive."
But what was moved ? Was it pri-
marity her nana, or bead, or heart?
:fHb it anything physical, gross and
material ? No; tbe physical was but
the instrument of that which was im
pelled, and Wrought in obedience to
its command. Surely the unreal ean
not affect the real. A shadow could
not bid a hand extend, or a foot hasten
to the relief of tbe suffering. That
which was moved was Immaterial, in
visible, and must have been an entity.
It would posit nothing against the
eutitati ve nature of the soul, if abstract
reason or philosophy did not clearly
reveal the fact. We should remem
ber that in all inquires concerning the
intangible (and especially in psychol
ogical investigation), man is liable to
be strongly influenced by imagina
tion and vanity. We see this clearly
illustrated in the writings of Tyndall,
Helmholtz and Myer on the wave
theory of sound, and in those of New
ton, whose "yard stick" has recently
been so hackled and scarred.
' Thus was it with the few sages of
Greece and Rome, who finding In the
operations of the mind, no manifesta
tion of the propeities of matter, be
lieved in soul immateriality, and
argued from that not alone future im
mortality, but also a past eternity of
existence. The truth is that while
man in his present condition makes
rapid strides in attaining a knowledge
of the material and ponderable; when
he enters the field of the intellectual
be walks amid some mysteries which
are unfathomable, and others of which
he can learn but little. And when
reason reaches its utmost limit in the
examination and study of the u seen,
she is prone to supplement her mea
gre accumulations of truth by draw
ing on the Imaginary and unreal to
fill out the picture.
And further, man must not confuse
tbe unreasonable with the super rea-
aouauie. i mmy uo rawuauic w
Gabriel which to us is apparently un
reasonable, because of our inability to
grasp all the bearings of tbe case. To
rand anvthinz as erroneous which
we can not fat boos, is arrogantly to
declare dui salves the peers of Higher
Orders ol Intellect, and to ignore an
mystery in the world. Worlds may
exist though our insufficient vision
may not behold them, and great
truths may obtain though we ate un
able to comprehend them.
But we have indubitable philoso
phical demonstration of the substan
tial and entitative nature of the soul.
The editor of Microcosm has proved
it iu the statement, and amplification
of a simple philosophical law namely:
"That which moves an inert body
must of necessity be a substance of
some kind." On this self-evident
proposition be rears a superstructure
against which the waves of scepti
cism, and the lightnings of material
ism may strike without danger of in
juring the building.
In addition to this testimony of
reason, two facts throw a flood of
light upon this question "of the soul as
an entity or supernatural organism.
The first is this : It accords with
the universal belief of men. Graves
are adorned, not only by flowers and
redolent-plants (just emblems of the
physical life of man, "which has been
compared in Holy scriptures to those
fading beauties, whose roots being
buried in dishonor rise in glory,")
suggestive of the body's resurrection;
but o'er the tombs pf the departed
even the heathen plant the holly,
rosemary, or other evergreen, which,
growing into luxuriance and over
shadowing the tombstone, reveals
human belief in the undying nature
of the soul. If undying then at once
immaterial, and an entity. And fur
ther, this universal impression is sig
nificant because of its very univer
sality. As an effect is universal so
must its cause be. This holds true of
the sense of sin, of the instinctive dis
position to appease Divine wrath, and
also of the belief in the immortality,
and therefore of the entitative nature
of the soul. Now. that which as a
cause Is universal is omnipresent, and
the-omnipresent is the infinite, and
the ini I fte Is God, and God makes
truthful impressions upon men.
Therefore we are driven to a belief iu
the Soul's Entity, or a disbelief in
Divine truthfulness.
The second fact worthy of notice
is this. Introspection teaches that
the soul is a distinct entity.
Somewhat moves my arm. It is
not abstract power, for power is sn
attribute; and therefore while it may
be a means, it never can be a cause.
And if an attribute, it is an attribute
of somewhat must be real, for you can
as soon conceive of a weight hanging
on nothing, as of an attribute housing
itself in a shadow. So that in which
power resides is more than shadow;
and If so, substantial, and entitative.
Indeed we intuitively look for a cause
in power dwelling iu some substance.
Leibnitz correctly taught tha,t "the
soul's power to set, proved It to be a
substance"; and Gregory said, truth
fully, "The soul must be immaterial
and real; for It thinks, while matter
does not."
The above considerations lead me
to say that all materialistic objections
to tbe view that tbe soul is a sub
stantial independent organism, are
We are told that that only Is real
which is visible, as if (the ball were
less as entity when flying so switly
from the cannon s mouth that man
cannot see it; or at if Christ is less an
entity because the eyes
rnaus-
JnUsehei t
it the. sou
iioight not sse ml
life. Life is that of which motion is
not the author, but the sequence i .nd
characteristic. The soul is the pare at,
and not the offshoot of abstract foi ce.
And this sublime truth of subst an
tial soul-life sheds light on the other
wise mysterious problem of physical
perfection in heaven. Dr. Lowler,
in the October number of the Micro
cosm, speaking of the "reciprocal In
fluence of the miod and body, notes
not only how the reception of a tad
message may affect tbe healthy wl en
huiigry by instantly ridding then of
all desire ior food but he also re
fers to the recovery of an invalid, as
a direct sequence of conversion.
Have we uot here a possible rest on
for the Bible statement' that in heat en
"There shall be no more death, net lit
er sorrow nor crying, neither aball
there be any more pain." Each qpti
tative soul purified from all sin rr ay
become to its own body the eternal
preventative of ail physical maladies.
IfSa, then trith what new joy shall
the body-keeping spirit sing'O, dea th!
where is thy sting? O, grave! wh rre
is tny victory ? me sting or a sett) is
sin, the strength of sin is the law : hut
thaoks be unto God who giveth us t he
victory through our Lord Jeous
Christ."
However this may be, this re ma ns
true, Man stands to-day not ahouti ig
questions into (what Carlyle call sd)
'the Sybil Cave of Destiny," and re
ceiving no answer but an echo. Int ui
tion, fact, and revelation shout buck
that the soul is an entity, destined to
live forever. Mind, the Angel ot the
Universe, ready to soar out of the
mists of earth, plumes her wings 'or
everlasting flight. The instinct which
forbids her to close her pinions a id
to die, has been voracious for tit je,
and may be justly and safely trusted
for eternity.
National Gift to Education.
The action of tbe Committee of tbe
House of Representatives on Educa
tion and Labor, in authorizing Its
chairman, the Hon. John C. Sherv in
of Illinois, to report favorably to the
House the bill appropriating ten n il
lion dollars annually for tbe next f ve
years in aid of public education, 1 a
a favorable indication of the effect
which has resulted from the con t u
ued discussion of the requirements of
the Southern people, and of their evi
dent inability to do for themselves
their first and chief duty in educatl ag
their electors. As the sum is to be
distributed in proportion to illiteracy,
the result will be about as follows :
' Illiterates Proportiot of
States, 16. in 1883.
Alabama 370,279
Arkansas 153,229
Delaware 16,912
Florida 70,219
Georgia 440,683
Kentucky. 238486
tio,ooo,ooo 00
701,913 Z2
311,157 02
34,343 SO
142,1191 88
907,664 28
524,289 70
608,741 96
226,189 86
646,903 76
281,803 98
747426 62
658,427 92
800,864 46
520,808 50
733,045 18
105,667 93
Louisiana z7fiz
Maryland....:.... 111,387
Mississippi. .
315.612
j Missouri. .....
f or y,1,
138,818
867,890
321,780
894,385
2S6,22i
300.490
53;.051
South Carolina.
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia. .
Total 3,925,461 7,983,683 76
Total U. S.. 4,923.451 610,000,000 00
Senator Blair, of New HampshL e,
last June proposed to distribute
15,000,000 the first year, and tot e
erease the sum each succeeding your.
This bill doss better, for it keeps ip
for five years the schools establish sd
the first year, and in five years all the
illiterates who choose can learn to
read and write.
The Only "Feller" on Hia Side.
Psek's Sua.
Judge Davitt used to tell some admi
rable stories of an old Dlinois jodj fe,
one of which we chance particularly to
remember. One of the judges was
rather remarkable for conveying to
jurors in bis charges to them his om
opinions with regard to the merits of
the ease. In one case be had done so
with great plainness, but, to 1 is
amazement, the Jury hung out lor
hours without coming to an agne
ment. The judge Inquired of the ha il
iff what was the matter, and learn id
from him that one juror was hangi ig
oat against tbe other eleven. He
sent for the jury at once, aud stating
to tbe jurors that he bad plainly in si
tuated how the case ought to be de. i
ded, and he understood one Juror wis
banging out against the other eleven,
he proceeded to rebuke the juior
sharply. The obstinate juror was a
nervous little man. and as soon as the
judge was done he rose aud sail:
"Judge, may I say a word?"
Yes, sir," said the Indignant jude;
"what have you to sayt"
"Well, what I wanted- to a.. is I
am the only feller that's on your aid ."
Our attention is drawn to a contro
versy in (be Patrons of Husbandry,
between our (rid Newton county friead
Judge Hamilton Cooper and Cant. P..
W. Banks. Cooper, it seems, inf rs
that Capt. Banks Is no practical far it
er, because the latter is in favor of
railroads and the encouragement of
commerce. This calls, forth from t ie
latter an article giving an exhibit gf
his farming operations for tbe
year. The jrecord is a h
then challenges the Judge to give 10
account of his stewardship for tie
ISsive montbsy.' Capt. Banks i as
another opponent In tbe oontroveisy
in the person, Df our own country m in
Ohpt. H. OT Dixon. We shall wat jh
the further progress of the contio
versywlth Intel est. It Is from tie
shaking Up of subjects that the truth
is obtolqed.
The Terrell (Texas) Star says -'The
hjpmnology of the posts of t ae
Salvation Army puts 4hs safibrts of
Pusey jttod Rhindell Palmer in t ie
shade. The newest thing in $ae
shape of refrains is as follows :
"If yVm cant get in at the goM m
gate, Gt ever the garden, .wall."
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