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. ; QUARRELS. .
One of the most easy, tho most com
mon, most perfectly foolish things in
the- world! is to quarrel no matter
with whom man, woman or child; or
upon what pretence, provocation, or
occasion whatsoever. There is no
kind of necessity in it, no manner of
use ih it, and no species or degree of
benefit to be gained by it; and yet,
strange as tho fact may be, theologians,
politicians, lawyers, doctors and prin
. ces qaarrel; tho churches quarrel, and
. the fltates quarrel; nations, tribes, cor
Iporatiens, man, women and children,
k dogs and cats, birds and beasts, quarrel
about all manuer of things, and on all
manner of occasions. If there is any
thing in ' the world that will make a
man feel bad, except pinching his fin
gers in the' crack of tho door, it is un
. questionably a quarrel. Aro man ever
fails to think less of himself after than
ho did before one: it degrades him in
his own eyes and in tho eyes of others;
.and, what is worse, blunts his Bsusi
bility to disgrace on the onp hand, and
increases the power of passionate irri
tability on the other. The truth in,
the more quietly and peaceablo wo all
get on, tho better for ourselves, the
better for our neighbors. In nine ca
ses out of ten, the wisest course is:
if a mnn cheats you, to quit dealing
with him; if he is abusive, quit his
company; if he slanders you, take care
to live so that nobody will belicvo him
no matter who he is, or how he misu
ses you, the wisest way is generally to
let him alone, for there is nothing beT-
ter than this cool, calm, quiet wny of
dealing with the wrongs we meet with.
Insects generally must lead a truly
jolly life. Think what it must be to
lodge in a lilly. Imagine a place of
ivory or pearl, with a piilor of silver
.and capitals of gold, all exhaling such
perfume as never rose from human
censor. Fancy again the fun of tuck
ing yourself up fur the night in the
folds of a rose, rocked to sleep by the
gentle sigh of the summer air, nothing
todo when you awake but Mash your
self in a dewdrop and fall to and eat
your bedclothes.
. We regret to learn that our much
esteemed and aged citizen, Elisha
Meredith met with a fall tho oilier day
by which he was considerably injured.
We hope ho may soon recover.
Stkanok. In a waltz a fellow is al
lowed to hug a girl, and yet if he does
tho same thing when not waltzing, the
maiden would "go off in fits of mad
ness." Query: Is dancing right?
Fashion ablk Sooibtv i3 a strange
thing. It is nothing more or less than
a stiff series of absurd and cold for
malities. It has no moro heart than
tho rock of Gibralter. It has a hol
low, unmeaning laugh. There's no
'sincerity in it no soul. It consists of
vain coxcombs and flirt-?, who meet
together and chat nothing sensible,
but all nonsense. It j password is
'money" if you'vo got that, "go in."
If you hav'ut got money make the
world think so dress fine, even if you
have to got all you buy on a credit
keep up appearances learn a few
stereotyped phrases, put on a sort of
pompous air, dandle a fob chain, keep
your beaver brushed clean, and "go
in." With all this outside chow, and
learning well the set speeches of po
lite gossip, you will pass, even if "you
arc naturally a thick-brained num
skull.". Now, there's not a great deal of
"fashionable society" in our little
town, and we are glad of it. Yet it is
well enough to know what fashiona
ble society is. We have somo who
.possess tho elements to make up a
.'"fashionable circle" of this kind, und
it is well enough to warn them
Low foolish the ''display of those flu- j
incuts .would look in the eyes ol'sensi
Me, Lord-working men, with hands
hardened . and rough from honest,
praiseworthy industry. Wo have the
utmost disgust for that person, maie
or female, who prides him or herself!
upon being ono of the "fashionables,'
according tho manner in which all
Bonsiblo people now receive that term.
Instead of striving to bo fashionable,
to learn the little forms of speech and
action in order to "show oil'" at our
parties, See., let them strive to learn a
littlo common sense, and learn to re
spect the "brown jeans' on an equal
ity with the "flashy broadcloth." Re
ally, fashionable society is "fearfully
-.and wonderfully made." , .
The city of Aberdeen, Miss, has vo
ted to raise 875.000 to be applied to
the construction of the New Orleans'
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad,
On our fourth page will be found an
nrticlo headed "Tho Farmors Capital"
taken from tho Southern' Homestead,
an agricultural Journal, published
weekly at.Nnshvillo, Tonn. It is a
good paper and costs only two dollars
per annum.' r. E very farmer in Tennes
see ought to take it, because it is tho
only Journal in tho Stato devoted so
extensively to the agricultural interest.
Them are many farmers in Franklin
county who take only ono paper, and
perhaps that paper is tho Homo Jour
nal. Very good. We do insist that the
Journal should be tho first for it is the
only paperprinted in Franklin county,
and it is a homo organ.- But two dol
lars is a very small tax upon any one
for supporting a good paper in his
midst, and no farmer ought to be
grudge four dollars for a homo paper
and an agricultural paper. Wo , find
it impossible, at least, wo believe it
wouldbo unprofitable, fur us to make
the Homo Journal subserve tho agri
cultural interest to that extent that
the. Homestead can and does do.
Now, funning is a science, and a
farmer looses nothing but gains much
by informing himself as far as possi
bio in regard to his profession. Our
farmers ought to bo tho best informed
mon throughout the Union. Unless
they unite mental with physical cul
ture they cannot arrive to that degree
of advancement that Is so desrablo.
It is a lamentable tact that many ol
our farmers are perfectly ignorant of
the grand avocation they have chosen.
They do not even subscribe for any
agricultural journal, in order to learn
about their business, but follow in the
footsteps of their fathers, who, per
haps, done likewise, and so on back to
tho period when agriculture was a
mere nonentity, comparatively speak
ing. And wo unhesitatingly assert
that there live in Franklin county, at
this time, many farmers who would
have been far better oil', mentally and
pecuniarily, had they taken, in years
gone by, somo good agricultural Jour
nal or Journals. Now, wc urge all
fanners in this county those who
fake tho Ilorne Journal to expend 'J
for the Homestead, or some other good
agricultural work. . He might name
the "Col ton Planter," printed at Mont
gomery, Ala., yet, we would most es
pecially recommend tho Homestead
fur reasons obvious ut once to all. It
comes weekly it is devoted to agri
culture, horticulture, stock raising and
everything pertaining directly to a
farmer's life. Try it one year, and our
word for it, you will bo pleased and
instructed, and you will not regret
having followed our advice. This
praise of the Homestead is entirely
unsolicited on the part of its proprie
tors, but because we deem tho work a
worthy one, and one which every far
mer in Tennessee would do well, to
have in his family. It has a good lot
of contributors in every department,
and it contains a grant deal of matter.
Then, we say, tako it, even if you do
subscribe already for other papers. ij;)
expended per annum lor newspapers
good ones will prove a gain in the
end. Yet, strange as it may seem,
there arc five hundred men in this,
county who could, yet do not tako.';y
paper either agricultural or literary,
politicd or religious. Strange, but
true.
There is a man in India so thin that,
when the aherill' gets after him, he
crawls into his rille and looks through
tho touchliole.
Whatever the following lints may
lack in poetical attraction, they fully
ma ko up for in the most excellent inor
al they teach, and ono wc heartily in
dorse. Wo do not know who wrote
them:
THE LION AND THE SKUNK.
I met a lion in my path,
("i'wiu on a dreary autumn niht)
Who gnvo mo tho altcriiiilivu
To oiiivtr run or fight. ...
So, summoning a fearlcs air,
Though all my soul was full of fright,
I said unto tho fore: t king,
"1 will not run, but fichl."
Wo fought, and, as tho fatos decreed, '
I comiuerod in thu bloody fray,
For soon tho lion at my feet
A lileloi.il carcass lay.
A little skunk was standing by,
And noted what iho lion spoka,
Au.l when, ho saw tho lion die,
Tlis lion's tracks he took.
Ho osn 1 the lion's vary speech,
For stretching to his utmost hiiilit,
He gavo nio the alternative
To cither run or fight. . , . .
I saw ho was prepared to fling '
Fresh odors from his bushy tail,
And knew thoss odors very soon
My nostrils would assail. .
So summoning an humbio air,
Though all my soul was free from fright,
I snid unto the dirty skunk:
I'll run but will nol fghl..
xoruL.
As yoors begin to cool my blood,
; I rather oil would doubt my spunk,
Than for a moment undertake
, To fight a human skunk.
WINCIIESTIi, .TENN, JANUARY ' 27, 1859.
. , .on,
' THE FIRST GLASS, ;
Written lor tin Vliicliostor Homo Juunul, ,
iiv ptm.nr joiivsov.
When first I made the acquaintance
of Alice Bond, she was a beautiful
and elegant girl the pride of her
friends, and tho support of her aged
mother. Seventeen summers had
spread their golden blossoms around
her path, and as the affianced brides of
Charles Price, hope boomed up hi fore
her, giving fond and joyous anticipa
tions of a bright and glorious future.
Their marriago had been delayed on
account of tho absence of Charles in
tho West, whither ho had rono on
business for his employers. Alice i (i(on ol" 1,10 objections of an uncle of
loved him fondly, truly, devotedly, and I Ch'',l'lt'-S-l)llt yc-miff couple paid no
his absence preyed upon her spirits. ! b"011 ,0 them' U is tniu ll,nt Oiwrlcs
Cut this was not her only trial; ditii- j was undur obligations to his uncle, yet
cultics cumo thick and fast upon her; J lw considered that, where his own hap
novertv. that stern and remorsleR i l"ucss wa3 involved ho was tho best
tyrant, seized them in his iron grasp,!
hut still with that true heroism only
found in woman, sho bore up nobly
against the surging waves of misfor
tune. But in tho wide and desolate waste
oer which tho storm had passed, there
was one bright spot. Charles still
loved her he did not turn away be
cause sho was poor, or love lu-r In;
loss on account of her beiirr obliged
to earn her own KMiMl.efrtrmn mi h, !
cherished her tho more, ami as soon
as circumstances would permit, ho was
lo oiler bis protection. They born
their trials nobly, bother n.ind was
worn out in the strife. The excite
ment of her profession which was that
of drawing and painting, w as i,i it.
self a task which weakened her con
stitution. ll:.r eppeliti! grew Miccr
tain, her eye and step were heavy,
her task of teaching became a bur
then to her her tempe;1 grew chaug
able, audher mother, becoming alarm
ed, called in a physician.
'Miss Alice is only nervous," so
spoke the doctor, "very nervous, her
system is too low, she wants! biaeiiur,
you must give her a little stimulent."
Could the physician but. have drawn
asijlo the veil of 'futurity', ho would
have shrunk back with terror (0 have
seen the effect of his advice. Profes
sionally ppeaking,!)!' inilit have, been
right, but he knew not the tempera
ment of his patient. Tho warm, spi
cy, glass of wino which sho drank
when she returned from her work I
was so pleasant to tiie taste, so iuvig- I
oratiug to tho frame, that the world
grew brighter as she drank, ami fresh
strength and hope were added to her.
Again she dranu, and again she work-
O'l, but all unconcious that sh- was ""u -ai,eu nersen, am. leemy smgger
laying the foundation ofa fearful hab-i ln- -'-Vi"'d him, offered her cheek
it. lino wus of Hint Umpuramcnt,
taut caused her to become tho slave
not the master. The glass of wine
gave her so much strength, that bhe
llew to it in every ease of weakness.
No one saspacted her of this terrible
propensity, no ono thought that the
sparkling eloquence that flowed from
her lips was produced by aught but
natural genius, and no ono dreamed
of the awful langs that were feeding
upon her brain and body.
Her exertions produced nn easier
state of circumstances, and fortune's
gate was about opc.iing to their view.
Charles was returning, and then tho
day would Le fixed. At last Alice
received n letter from him, ho would
be with her on Thursday. What joy
to Alice, what delighL to her mother!
Now her sacrifices would bo rewar
ded, at last sho would-be happy. Fast
llew tho moments in fond anticipations
tho time drow near ho would soon
be by her side. Slirj grew re.rJcss,
nervous, unable to bear tho long sus
pense, and to strengthen her sys
tem, she had recourse to that stimu
lant, which had sij often braced her.
Charles come he expected glnaoes
of love, words of endearment, ki.ssc.-i
of affection but found Alice pros
trate on the sofa in a state insensibil
ity. Whnt a meeting was that for a lov.
irtg heart. Mrs. Horn! in t-irtrs, and
the, hi3 .illiancc.l, Li.i darling Alice,
staopud in li pior. lfo would not. could
not believe tho horrid truth, his noble,
pure-minded Alice could not have
sunk so far.
"What is this?" ho cried, "Alico ill!
Oh, whnth this? Good Go t, Mrs.
15ond!" bis eye had rested on tho half
empty tumbler.
"Alice has not been well," was the
reply; "she has ocr exerted herself
lately, and the doctor ordered her a
little stimulant, but I am afraid I havo
overdosed tho poor girl."
Tho loving, confiding Charles,, be
lieved the explanation. The candor
of Mrs. Ilond re-assurcdliim, besides,
ho was so willing to bo convinced, and
when Alice recovered, horror struck
at lipr appearance, and hid her tears
and blushes on his shoulder, ho fondly
kissed the lips yet fresh from tho in
toxicattngnnd contaminating draught.
Tears oT shame and repentance poured
down her cheeks, and she felt rejoiced,
that Charles looked upon it ns acci
dental. Sho resolved to break tho
habit, now that ho was with her.
"Forgive ine-'-savo me, Charles', 0,
do not despise me," she suid. "0, say
ycu do not hate me."
"Despiso you, my own love," ho re
plied, "no, never. I will but love and
guard you the more."
Foratimo Alice did restrain her
self, all tho fears of her friends were
dispelled, and Charles and her were
married. Not a cloud lowered to cast
a shadow upon them, with the exoep-
judge of his own course.
A short time after their marriage,
Mr. Morton, tho uncle of whom wo
had spoken, came to town on business,
and Charles was anxious to do him
honor, and at the same time intro-
iltii'
his
darling wi
to him. lie
gave notice to Alieeof his intentions.
and she was all anxiety to please.
She grow uneasy, she felt sum that
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Ahirti'i vv.,t:M (in.l
v t ut ii wi i 111114 eoill'i I 4H I I ill I
mind was agiiatej, slm Hew from the
Kitc.K'ii to tin! (lining room, minute
alter minute, uu.l long be Cure tho ap
pointed time, was almost worried to
deatli. A tempting bottle of brandy
was on the sub ba.ird, she ventured
on one ..lass, it added new strength
to her enfeebled IVaine, an 1 sho felt
lilted w fresh exertions. ,Slr! inten
ded to tou'di no more, but after the
first glass, she could not resist temp
tation. S!io draidc again, her orde.rj
were strniu-o and changeful; tho sor
j vui;tssav her .-tale, and grew imper
tinent, niu! when Charles returned to
('inner, accompanied by bis uncle, his
beautiful wife lay prostrate upon the
floor, with tiimii.stakeuble proofs of her
fault.
Mr. Merlin's lips curled with a
sneer, nnd with a contemptuous
glance, ho took bis departure, while
tho wretched husband carried his
wife up stairs, (lung her on the bed,
while tears of sorrow rained down
his cheeks.
' 'Mhe is my wife my wife," he. cried,
"but would o God she was in her
grave! I could love her memory had
she died, but. now oh! Alice, Alice."
She heard his voice, and as his de
spairing accents fell upon her ear,
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lor Ins accustomed kiss. lie pushed
her from him. Sho gazed down up
on her disordered dress, saw his swo
h n ey es, red with weeping, and a ray
of reason darted even through tho im-
lcc:iity "f (,l illk-
Charles, Charles, my dearest hus
band," s'.io screamed, "my own love,
tt U me am 1 am I"
" Yon arc drunk, madam," was the
stern reply.
"No, no, I am not now, that yon are
here. Wo must hurry, Clmrlcs, or
else we will be too late to sec your
uncle. 1 af.i sober indeed I tun."
Again ho forgavo Iter, and again
she tinned. Tho greatest pang, the
greatest shame too fear of detection
was over tho demon of drink was
now triumphant. That first glass, so
innocent in itself, bad magnified to
such nn exti tit, that lo hope for refor
mation, was folly. A puny, weak,
imbecile babe was horn it became
very ill not even thu potent voice of
nature eoul l stem tho raging torrent
of drink it died, and not even that
littlo pallid fico, pci pag from the
shroud, could check her career. No
all was blighted i.rouudher.sho had
not a hope left, he drank for oblivion.
And her husband alas! he drank
with I.'M Long nnd hopefully had he
strugjlad against the dull, companion
less life be led, he had taken the keys
from her, she broke open the locks,
she bribe:! iho servants for drink, sold
the furniture, and made her nnd his
disgrace a theme of public conversa
tion. Friendless and forsaken he
too, began to drink, bis ofTairs were
neglected, ho was soon ruined. They
quarrelled for the demon, and even
fought. Alice, tho refined, elegant,
beautiful, nndgruccful woman, fought
with her hindmnJ for drink, and often
bore traces of bis violence. Her
beauty vanished, her face grew bloat
ed and rod, her voice cracked, her
person neglected- At last in ono of
their contests for tho fire-fiend drink,
Charjos struck her violently, and she
fell bleeding at his ftct. The sight
sobered him, and his cries alarmed
the neighbors. A crowd of screaming
women soon filled the room, while he
sat in helpless imbecility.
"Poor woman," said ono, "her troub
les nro now over." '
"And Cod knows," chimed in anoth
er, sho hud plenty of them."
"Soo what you have dono, you
drunken wretch," cried a third, "but
you shall hang for it." ' ,
This threat, uttered as it was, in a
shrill tone, recalled him to his senses,
a razor lay before him, its shining
edge tnmted him, one plungo, and all
was over. A heavy fall disturbed tho
crowd around Alice her husband lay
dead a sucidc.
Shu was slowly recovering her con
sciousness, when tho exclamations of
j those around her, called her attention
to tho dreadful scene before her.
"Charles," sho i-.hrieked "my hus
band dead? dead? 1 tun unforgivon
he. was angry with me fell him
but to say ono word. O, God, I have
been his curse through life will I bo
his bore in tho other world."
licaih'r, Alice is now tho inmate of an
insane asylum; be warned by her fate,
and if you would preserve yourself
ptiro from stain, free from tho temp
ter, never, 0 never, allow yourself to
b- persuaded to touch the Futsr Glass.
liOOnilVU, GIRLS.
A bloomy biss of sweet sixteen,
I,'; I 1...:
With looks sn mild. I thou,h that sho I
l.oveil 111 u , like all cR'iilioii;
My foolish heart at last found words
lis tale of lovo lo loll her.
And listened when sho loiiilly sworo
Sho lovod -sotno other fellow!
My second was more lovely far
Than nil iho girls around her,
Willi mules ami niggers, stocks and
lauds,
And money too confound her
I coaxoJ her with n cunning tongue,
And naught she asked relusod her,
But when she hegg'd mo to "excuse,"
l.liko a fool, "excused" hor.
Tho next had charming, golden curls
Around her shoulders llonting,
Willi lin iiini eye mid voice so sweet
I scarce could keep from courting;
Liu mild, so gcntlo loo was idio
So lilllu touched with evil,
Dui vliui I made my moiivn known
.Shu ptuved a perfect coquette!
I tried again, with liko results
The lower and tho higher,
Each beauty seeniod to dolo on 1110
I 'mil I caiilo to try her;
So here's a leant to one and all
The I'umale population;
I'll keop my pictures, books and rings,
And ijiiit the occupation.
in what ship have tho greatest num
ber of men been wrecked? Courtsh ip.
What kind of a doctor would a duck
make? A quack doctor.
Santa Anna's wife has left him, and
is now tho "reigning belle" of Havana.
No single women nro allowed in
Japan. Every man is allowed ono
legal wife, and as many second wives
as his means will permit him to sup
port. The surest way to lose your health
is to be all the time drinking the health
of other folks.
"Love in a cottage" is all very well,
when you own tho cottage, and havo
lots of money out at interest.
It has been decided lately, in the
ilolis Court, Loudon that the word
"children" in a will, includes grand
children. Wc discover great beauty in those
who are not beautiful, if they possess
genuine tru'.h fulness, simplicity and
sincerity.
I'll see you through, as the eye said
to the needle.
O'.i, would I ne'er had met thee, as
the boy said when the bull tossed him
over the fencr.
One hi-ait is enough lor me,' as the
dog said to the butcher.
Konnnwi'C!.. A poor editor, out
somewhere, falling into the hands of
tho 1'hiili tiaiis, breaks forth in the
following gizzard -moving appeal;
Hierill', fparo that nrr..!
Touch not a singiu typo;
Don't put ma indistn-sii,
To nick lo ma thro' lifo.
Tin all in all to me,
If.'ost what sliall I do?
Then why not let it he,
Oh. Sherifi' boo! hoo! hoo!
The man that "hath no music in
bis tnk" should use a pair of boots
that t .picak.
Theft'-tlcm Gazette, says the follow
ing notico may be scon at a black
smith's shop in Isex;
"No hoKsrs shod on Sunday 'cept
oicKncss or uctu. ,
Humboldt has reduced it almost to
a demonstration, that the streams of
a country fail in proportion to tbe o'
struction of its timber
TO,
Wo nevor to onch oilioc
. Can bo what wo hnvo boon; ,
And I must hiileiny footings 'noaih .
Fnlse opnthy's cold Hereon; ' '
Cut with mo over lingors
A memory of tho past, '
And o'er my and futurity
lis longthning shade is cast.
Afflictions Imvo boon squnmioroJ,
Onco hourdoil ait for ihoo,
And now I fool how priceless in
A honrt's true constancy. '
Aral oft, In silent biUomoss,
I wander forth nlono,
And ponder on tho joyous hours
When 1 was thino oloao.
I loved ihoo till I know
Tlidt thou hmUt lovoil before,
Then lovo to coldness grow,
And pnssion's reign waso'or;
What enro 1 for tho lip,
Ivtiby although it be,
if (mother onco might sip
Thoso sweets now givon to 1110!
What enro 1 for tho glancoof soft affec
tion full,
If for another onco it heam'd nsboauliful?
That ringlet of dark Imir
. 'Twos worth n miser's sioie
It wus a spoil 'gainst euro
Thatncximy heart I wore;
Hut if another onco
Could boast ns fair a prize;
My ringlet I rcnomico,
'Tis worthless in my cyos,
I envy not iho sniilosin which a score may
bask
1 value not tho gift which all may havo
who nsk.
Domustio Ybast. Ladies who are
in the habit (and a most lau.lablo and
comfortable habit it is, and which we
ll0l,c m;m-v of ,Iie lml "u'wcribers to
the Journal practice) ofmnking domes
tie bread, cake, &c, nre informed that
they can easily manufacture their own
yeast by attending to the following
directions:
"lloil ono pound of good flower, a
quarter of a pound of brown sugar, and
a littlo salt, in two gallons of water,
for one hour. When milk warm, bot
tle it, and cork it close. It will bo fit
for use in twenty-four hours. One
pint of this yeast will make 18 pounds j
of bread."
Gardening for the ladies Make up
your beds early in the morning; sew
buttons on your husband's shirts! do
not ruke up any grievances; protect
tho young and tender branches of your
family; plant a smile of good temper
on your lace; carefully root out all an-
gry leelitigs, and expect a good crop j
i of happiness. n.icliiiiige.
Suppose a -lady has no hn baud! I
whose shirts will she then sew buttons
on?
To cure n pain in the breast pro
cure a well made calico or delaine
dross, with an equally well construct
ed woman inside of it and press close
ly to the part affected, liepeat the
implication till the pain reasjs. Said
to be a kill or euro receipt.
A lady friend of ours says sho has
tried tho above experiment and yet
received no benefit. We advised her
to procure a blue coat with brass but
tons, such as some of our young men
we.'ir. and press closidy as above sta
ted. She did so and was healed of
her pain for a little while.
Rn Short. Long sermons, long
speeches, long essays, long talks, long
sittings where you have nothing to do,
long hills, long accounts, long storios,
longyarns, and long harras.sing arti
cles for the paper aro dreaded and
therefore, if possible, avoided by seven-tenth:)
of tho people of a commu
nity. Tho first time you boro them
with one these lengthy commodities it
will bo your fault, but tho next time
it will bo theirs. The fast ago cannot
spare time for much delay. Onward,
onward is the word.
The Homo Journal has been almost
unavoidably "behind time" forsovurul
weeks, but wc aro now nearly up and
will strain to bo out at tho regular
timo hereafter. Uesides, wc shall
have more time to dovoto to iM edito
rial management.
DOc'riGHT.
"Oh, pa, I'vo jiiit seen ono of the
worst dog fights as was ever seen or
heern tell of in the world."
"Well, .Simon, my boy, how was it?"
"Why. father, there was oue great
big bjack dog, with white ours hnd a
brass collar, and ono little black and
green dog, what hadn't no man with
him,' and as"
"Come, come, Simon, don't talk so
last; you get everything mixed up;
stop and get breath a moment, and not
blow so like a porpoise."
'Well. I want to tell von how' ono
dog with while cars got onoiidf'fj
the mccting-housc with the ya,'f r uo
no, no, I mean one nieetieg-bouso
With tho y oiler preen ears, got on one
side of tho dog. od the other he-no
no, tho white oud yaller ear, hq give
V(., at tho niceling housc, and tho
' ' l-.l !....! II .
Lie ePi uai uui
there arn't no dog at all." , .
When you aro whistling in a priut
ing office, and they say "louder" don't
you do it
Number US.
llKt't.v to a SuomiR. To a young in
fidel who was scoffing at Christianity,
bocauso pf Iho misconduct ofits pro
feasors, the late - Mr. Mason said5
"Did you ever know an uproar to bo
made because an infidel weiit astray
from the paths of morality." The in
fidel admitted that be had not. "Then
don't you see," said Dr. M., "that by
expecting tho professors of Christiani
ty to bo holy, you admit it to be holy
religioiii'and thus pay it tho highest
compliment" in your power." Tho
young man was'sil.ent.
- - i
Our Siioiw. It has been ascertained
that tho quantity required for tho con
sumption of the United States is not
far from 73,000,001) pair3 per annum.
Of these 12,000,001) pairs aro made in
Massachusetts, which may bo colled
tho principal shoo shop of tha Union;
and one-half of that shop is tho littlo
town of Lynn, if wo aro to judge from
tho proportion of work it turns out.
Massachusetts values her work, says
thu Economist, at 10,000,000, nnd
employs 45,000 men and 3. ',820 wo
men, l'biladolphia is a very respec
table branch establishment, turning
out $ 1,001) worth of work yearly. Tho
annual value, of our boot and shoo
making is put down at not less than
8S0,00i),()l)0. We tiro a well shod peo
ple. A gentleman once boasted that ho
had drunk two, three, qr four bottles
of wine every day for fifty vears. and
was as hearty as ever. 'Tray," re
marked a bystander, "where are your
boon companions?" "Ah!" said he,
'that's another affair: if the tho truth
may bo told, I have buried threo en
tire generations of them."
Anr. You Kimd to Your Mother?
Who guarded you in health and com
forted you when ill? Who hung over
your little bed when you were fretful,
ailj pllt tjie c00inJ draught to your
parched lipsf Who taught you how
to pray, and gently helped you to tread.'
Who has borne with your faults, and
boon kind and patient in your child
ish ways.' Who loves you still, and
who contrives and works nnd prays
for you every day you live? It is your
mother, your own dear mother! Now
let me ask you, "Aro you kind to your
mother?"
TO-
Oh! had thy destiny nndmino been ono
Had only wo as kindred spirits met
had net wander d thus hrlorn alone,
Nor
known tho ceaseless nnsuish of
re'ret;
This brokun, tuneless harp hod then been
atrunj;,
And waked, inspired by lovo, to ecstacy;
Nor had 1 lived in vain nor idly sung
Tlirso wild, discordant strains to thoa.
If thou hadst known tho fervor of my
dream,
How lasting would tho deep impression
prove;
Thou then hadst pardoned all that modo
mo seem
So much unworthy of thy precious love.
Yoa, hadst thou lookod into my soul and
seen
Tho worldless thoughis, the sighs im
prisoned there,
Tho part that has been thine then had
not been,
To turn all that lovo to dispair.
1 know my faults wore many; but this
heart
Was thine, with strength to conquer
every ill;
Thou couldst havo made its follies all
depart,
And all its wishes moulded to thy will.
This lonely houi I thon had passed with
thoo
fu mutual love, that smiles at cores
nnd pains;
Ami in this breast all had been harmony,
Wherediscord, ceasless discord roignsl
CuoRotv. By proclamation, the
Governor of Georgia has notified the
State Treasurer that the bills of the
following banks of that State tho
Dank of the Stato of Georgia, the Cher
okee Insurance and Banking Co., af
Dalton, the Marine Bauk of Georgia
at Savannah, tho Bank of Columbus, .
tho Bank of Middle Georgia at Ma-
con, tho Bank of the Umpire State Rt
Rome, the Planters' ami Mechanics''
Dank at Dalton. tho Exchange Iiarik
of tho State of Georgia ot Griflin, and 4
the Mechanics' Bank at Augusta
will not be received in payment of
debts due the State. -
A paper out West has for its motto,
Cood will to nil men who pay prompt
Jy. Pevofcd to news, fun, and mak
ing money.
London was first lighted by gas in
1907. and New York in 1823. At
this time there Are about two hundred
gas companies in the U. S., and the
number Is being rapidly increased.
! Fashionable Press. An Ohio editor
asks; "What can bo more oaptiva
ting than to sec a hcaatiful woman,(
say about four feet eleven inches high
and eleven feel four inchos in dismetr' '
and 31 feet in circumference.pa,n
along the aisle, just ai diria a'.
commences!"