THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
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JOHN C. & EDWARD BAILEY, FRO'RS. GREENVILLE, SOOTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 5, 187a VOLUME XVII?NO. 2a
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The Last Mile-Stones.
BY PEARL BIVBRB.
Sixty year* through shine and shadow?Sixty
years, my gentle wife,
You and I havo walked together
Down tho rugged road of life.
Front the hill* of Spring wo started,
And through all tho Summer land,
And the fruitful Autumn country,
Wo buvc journeyed hand in hand.
We havo borne tho boat and burden,
Toiling painfully and slow }
Wc have gathered in our harvest,
With rejoicing, long ago.
Leave the uplands for our children?
They arc strong to sow and reap;
Through the quiet Winter lowlands
Our level way to keep.
Tis a dreary country, darling,
You and I arc passing through ;
But the road lies straight before us.
And the miles arc short and few ;
No more dangers to encounter?
No more hills to climS dear friend ;
Nothing now but simple walking,
Till we reach our journey's end.
We have h?td our time of gladness j
Twas a proud and happy day?
Ah 1 tho proudest of our journey?
When we felt that we could say
Of the children (lod had given,
Looking fendly on them then:
" Lovely womon aro our daughters?
And our sous are noble men 1"
Wo have bad our time of sorrow?
Our time of anxious fcara.
When we could not see the mile stones
Through the blindness of our tears.
In the sunny summer country,
Fur behind us, little May
And Willie, too, grew weary.
And wc left them on the way.
Are you looking backward, mother,
That you stuuihle in the snow ?
J am still your guide and atufT, dear,
Lean your weight upon tnc, so !
Our read is growing narrow ;
And?what is it wife, you say ?
Yes ! I know our eyes are dim, dear,
But we have not lost the way.
Cheer tbcc ! cheer thee ! faithful hearted !
lust a little way beforo
Lies the great Eternal City
Of the King that we ndorc.
1 can see the shining spires ;
And the King, the King, iny dear,
We have served him long and humbly ;
Ho will bless us, do not fear.
Ah 5 tho snow falls fast and henry,
How jrou shiver with the cold,
Let me wrap your mantle closer,
aiiu my arm urounu you told.
Vfe aro weak, and faint, and weary,
And (lie cun low in the West,
We have renclied the gates, my darling,
Let us tarry here and rest.
(Original Cauuuiuurntiniis.
FOR THE GltEEN V1I.I.E ENTERPRISE.
The Farmers' Canal.
i1ac*KNI>a, SAI.UOA, )
Greenville Comity, So. Ca., V
September 15th, 1870. J
JIon. Horace Capron, Commissioner,
Department erf Agriculture,
Washington Ctty, D. C.
Sut?In ft strict, official point of
view, it may not be considered a
subject of correspondence for the
Department of Agriculture?adding
to its already varied, practical
and scientific labors?that of pointing
out to the farmer the shortest
and best road to market. But it
is one of interest of the agriculturist
to know the route by which the
distance between the producer and
consumer is shortened, and by
which the interchange of trade lietween
the farmer and the merchant
is brought closer, and closer together,
in proportion as the system
(>f agriculture improves, and val
ouhle productions increase in the
interior of tho country. The
fanner who has to send grain a
long distance to uiai ket, may abeorb
the value of his crop in expenses
for transportation. If the
road is a bad one, and there arc
no good bridges, the cost is so
much the greater. Iheeo considerations
may keep him and his
f;rain at liomu. If ho has money,
10 may buy stock, fatten cattle,
salt them, and haul a more valuable
load of meat than of bread.
The farmer is deeply ti terested
in thebuildingof railroads,bridges
and canals, as much so as in build
ing barns tor his crops, shelter for
It is cattle, or a house for himself,
lie sends his word by telograph,
cotton bv railroad, and grain is
conveyed chea|>est by canal.
In the future development of
?i.:. 4i i ?
.. o wmiin, iiicro ih an immenao
amount of labor to bo performed.
Every dollar, therefore, that can
be saved bv tlie farmer on tlie
road to market, is adding wealth,
strength, and greatness to the
State. It is a fact, that mankind
study more geography during terrible
destructive ware, than in
rune of profound pence, and there i
is more treasure spent in fortifications
than in improvements of hnr
burs and rivers for peaceful ngri-t
culture and commercial purposes.'
The harbor of Charleston, on the
sea coAst of South Carolina, stanas
confronting the commercial east?
backed by an immense agricultural
west, in all its natural beauty,
pretty much in the same condition
as it was when first the white man
was permitted to take charge of
that inlet of tho 6ea?except in so
far as relates to tlioee burnished
and bristling specimens of hostile
architecture. The sand bar stands
somewhat in the shape of a hoi6e
6hoe?the toe over which ships
pass in and out?rests in the of
ting; ono heel stands on Morris
T.I 1 ? .1 _ .I o li ,
ibiunu, ana me oiner on omitvati a
Island. By the simple process of
dropping rock from nut boats from
the heels, toward the too, the
channel will bo made so deep that
the largest sized vessels may pass
over tho bar with safety. This is
a work of time. But the harltor
of Charleston was not made as it
is, to s'nnd idle. The future developcmcnts
of agriculture demand
otherwise.
As a rule, whore there is a vab <
lev, there is to be found water?
wherever tiiore is a stream, there
\yc ma}' construct a canal. As the
Government has the right to open
rivers and improve harbors, it has
the right also to construct a canal
tor the improvement of harbors
and rivers, whereby the necessary
rock for tho work may be economically
floated from the mountains
to the sea.
In the rear of Cliaileston, we
find a flat country, stretching bnck
by Monk's Corner to Entaw
Springs, where the waters of the
Santee River arc roady to fill a
onnnl to Clou lonton tollmvirwr tho
Santee valley the canal inay reach
the City of Cullutubia; thence
along the valley ot the Saluda
River, wo have an easy grade to
the base of the Clue Ridge Mountains
in Greenville Count}'. Rising
up to the source of the Saluda,
we reach the top of the mountains
and meet the source of the French
lhond River, in North Carolina.
These watc s may fill a canal until
it reaches the source of the Little
Tenncsssce River,which stream battles
with, and cuts its way dashing
by through the Alleghany Mountains
into the State of Tennessee.
When the canal reaches Mandisonville,
in Monroe County, it may
take a westerly course and croes
the Tennessee River between the
towns of Washington and Deca?
tur; thence by l'ikcville to the
head-waters ot the Caney Fork of
the Cumberland River; following
the vnlley ot the Cumberland via.
Nashville through the State of
Kentucky to the Ohio River; cutting
straight through the State of
Illinois to the City of St. Louis,
where the canal boats may bo taken
in tow bv steam boats, and ascend
the Mississippi and Illinos
Rivers to the Lake Michigan and
Illinois canal, which is intended
to improve the commercial wealth
of the City ot Chicago. The canal
boat may also take the other side
and ascend the Missouri River
from St. Louis to Omaha City?
gathering honey like the busy
bee?through the States of Missouri,
Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota and
Montana.
It will be observed that this natural
route for ac nal, is natural in
its character. It leads into the
very heart ol the continent; it
looks up to St. Paul, in Minnesota;
it traverses an agricultural country
; the boats would come down
? _"!l * f . .. J ? f A -I
UKien wiiu me goou tilings oi I lie
earth, and find a safe mooring bo
hind a break water of rock, wliic i
would receivo and press back the
violence of the waves for ages, in
the Hay of Charleston. Such a
canal would not bo closed by ice.
On such a road the farmer could
float to market, paying a reduced
freight on the produco gathered
by the sweat of his own brow.
Whatever the future develop
inents on this continent may be
with regard to inter-oceanic canals,
this is a good link?a strong and
lasting one in the chain which
leads the flour of the West through
the Suez Canal and on to China.
It would be well to have this route
carefully examined and surveyed
by intelligent and practical engineers.
There will be extensive
inniiiifnr?ttinor tin tlm finKniiipino nf
the " Father ot Waters." Thocotton
region will always be a market
for the produce of the north-west. It
. is not an easy matter to move grain
by railroad. Thousands of bnshels
of wheat havo been shipped from
8t. Louis to New York through
tiio Mississippi River and the Gulf
of Mexico. There is great economy
in water carriage in heavy
weight, long distances, without
breaking bulk.
Kansas is the third State on the
list in the production of wheat per
acre. There will be an immense
increase of grain in that direction.
In mid winter there is some choking
on the northern routes of transportation
from St. Lonls,fttid there
has been some trouble on account
of ice, in getting the grain over
the roads to New York. The Department
of Agriculture is casting
light broadcast,and giving strength
to the agricultural productiveness
of the whole country. It is not
presumed to be ont of place for
I li A ami A nlaml l/i tnat if f y.
cnuiv i arunuiv iiieuiiiuun iu
invito nttontion to the fact, that
Western grain might bo very ad
vantageously landed in New York
via. Charleston.
There is no reason, because a
trifling circumstance in the past
history of this continent, warded
oft the |H>or people of Europe
from the land between the Atlantic
shore and the Ohio River ; that
masses of the I ntnan family shall
not, in the future, settle and popu
late this beautiful laud ana rich
agricultural and manufacturing region.
Iu proportion as the soil is
brought under a thrifty system ot
culture, by a hardy nnd determined
race of men, the country becomes
more and more prosperous
nnd happy under the great bless
ingof independence and free trade.
It is through, a more liberal use
of pure water, and less spiritous
liquor,' that we reach a higher orrloi*
in finn o I'fa and nainf
V4V.I Mi ? IV Ml IU? MllVi | V p ?V/
turc of tho landscape in its true
light and color.
Let us u Go through, go through
the ga'cs, prepare ye the way of tho
people?cast up, cast up the high
way, gather out the 6tones, lift up
the standard for the people."?77<?
Bible.
I have the honor, sir, to be }-our
obedient servant,
LAUDNER GIBBON.
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The Spire of Strasbourg.
When the rays of dawn first
flicker on tho eastern boundaries
of France, after having crowned
Mount Blanc with glory and ha v.
ing gilded the lesser slopes and
summits of tho Alps, they do obeisance
to a Christian 6ymbol, uplifted
far on high, before they
touch the soil of 44 the great nation."
That 6ymbo! is the cross
upon the topmost .pinnacle of the
grand old Cathedral of Strasbourg.
Could we suppose the eye of
science to be directed with sufli
cient appliances of skill frotn some
satellite or some other planet of
our system toward that spot on
this earth's surface at such a moment,
it would detect in that peculiar
sign a meaning to inform it
of intelligent habitation here. and.
perhaps, to guide the distant intellect
by analogy, or even bv inspi*
ration, to the ineffable truth. The
grander monuments of hntnan art,
when inspired by a lofty faith,
have something akin with the sub
litner phenomena of nature; and
yet they bear within them something
that, by a spiritual spell?
an intimation conveyed of a recent
hntr.an presence there?see.us to
raise thetn infinitely above the
most imposing features or productions
of the soil. The Pyramids
are not so vast as the Qreat Desert
that stretches beyond tliem,
nor so lofty as the hills on the dis
'rant horizons, vet they seem to fill
and dominate the space. The
mountains of Judea are lost to onr
view in our contemplation of the
ruins of the Temple that convey
to our minds tho image of 44 the
splendor and the excellency " of
the reign of Solomon and of Da
? .? ? -
via me iving ; nna me splendor ot
the Incas, as revealed by the vast
monuments that are found in fragmentary
remains upon the soil of
old Peru, sccin to dwarf in onr
imagination even the snow-clad
peaks and ridges ot the Andes.?
The dome of St. Peter's is grander
than tho breadth of the Cainnagna,
than the Alban and the Sabine
heights, than tho expanso of
the Mediterranean visible from its
roof. Thus Strasbourg spire, in
the morningor the evening glow,
seems loftier and greater than all
that lies beyond it or around it,
from the borders of tho Alpine
rt . ? - * *
range* in owirzeriana or me wooded
acclivities of the Vosgos to the
majestic sweep of tho Rhine, seen
winding southward for a whole
day's journey from tho observer's
point of view.
And why is this? May wo not,
without any stretch of fancy, believe
that it is because of tho impress
that architectural & cuius has
lett upon it and the associations ol
its religions character and venorable
age? Strasbourg itself?the
ancient city?was an tueipient seat
of Tentonic civilization before the
period of conqnest by the Romans.
The Intter made it a city
in the time of Angnstws and called
it their ArgentOrttHm. The
Iluns under Attiln, the Franks
and the Gauls, successively gave
it a history, until, during the Middle
Ages, it emerged into h Christian
life, and the ecclesiastical spirit
began to enrich it with tnonu- !
merits of almost iinj>erishable
beauty. The chief of these was
and is its Domic irche, or Cathe
dinl Uliurch, of which the spiro is
the nohlest and most beautiful on
earth. This pinnacle, rising four
hundred and sixty nine feet into
the air above the level of the city,
is twenty-five feet higher than the
loftiest "Pyramid, mid the tracery
of its open carving is wo1 exquisite
that in the distance it loofcs like a
web of sombre laeework suspended
midway in tho air. Four and
a quarter centuries, with all their
wondrous annals of work and war,
rolled away after the commencement
of the building of the church
ere this grand construction was
completed hi 1430?-a date 162
years later than that Which marked
the beginning of'the building
ot the spire by Eftvhi Von Steinbach,
its gifted architect. ^ Evcti
to day the 'Whole edifice Is tv^t
complete, for the towers should
have been .of the same lieight. In
the la|)*e of the 603 years during
which the majestic fane, and of
the 330 since tho tenniimlioi> of its
spire, tho tomb of Conrad ; the
Kilpit erectqd and earved by Jean
ammerer; tlie clusters of pillars
wrought 1 ke ' jewel work ^ the
stained windows and tlie figured
floors; the matchless pictures of
saints ami kings; the tombs of
warriors and of sages, continually
increasing in number and beauty,
have re echoed to the footsteps ot
the great and tho thunders of war,
all chiming in, at last, in the Inter
da}', with the sublinio organ melodies
of Silbcrman. But of all tho
grand mementoes and imposing
adornments which impressed tho
minds of even Martin Luther and
ascetic Calvin when they trod tho
streets of the fainoue ecclesiastical
city, none was more ehgaging than
the wonderful astronomical clock.
This piece of mechanism, which
has l?een destroyed in whole or in
part l?y the Prussian bombardment
of Strasbourg, was constructed
about the year 1370. It represented
the motions of the globe,
the sun and the moon in their reg
ular circuit. The day of the
week, the circle of the sun. the
year of the world and of our Lord,
the equinoctials, the leap year, tho
movable fenets and the dominical
letter, were a!! clearly exhibited
by this clock. Tlie eclipses of the
etm and moon, and the weekly motions
of the planets were also displayed.
Thus, on Sunday, the
suii was drawn about in his char
tot, and go drawn into another
place that before he was quit j hidden
you had Monday?that is, the
moon appeared full, and the horses
ot the chariot of Mars emerged ?
and the scene was thus varied on
every day of the week. There
was also a dial for the minutes of
the hour, so that you could see every
minute pass. Two images of
children appeared on each side,
one with a sceptre counting the
hours. The motions of the planets,
the moon's rising and tailing,
and several other astronomical
movements, were exhibited in this
clock. Death and Christ were also
personified ; and at ilia top of
the tower was an excellent chime,
which played various tunes, and.
snvs an old German chronicle,4* at
Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide
they sounded a thanksgiving
unto Christ; and when this chime
has done, the cock which stands
on the top of the tower, on tile
north 6ide of the main work, tinting
6trotched out his neck, shake*
i ? ! t? J . i -
iiis coiiid ana cmps ins whirs
twice; mid this lie does so shrilly
and naturally as would make any
man wonder." This celebrated
clock was constructed by Dassipodius
and Wolkinstenius, two famous
working mathematicians of
the time.
From age to age the spire has
risen, marking the- advance of
Christianity and the progress of
nations, and the clock Ims noted
the passage of time on earth and
the changes df the celestial sphere.
, At last, in a supreme hour, the
thunders of a horrible warfare and
, the wail of a dying people drown
the symphonies ot the organ bo
i low nnd the chime of belts, And
shake away the mechanism of the
post.
But the finger of the spiro points
still significantly -to heaven above
thn rnin anrl tlnn?liini< ot ito k?? .
i far over the lurid smoke of battle
the feroM uplifted on high ean be
seen within and without the bei
leagnered city ; time pauses with
, horror in the confusion and dia
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tress of humanity, but the eternal
symbol, with He memories and fits
hopes, is tnero in the presence of <
bitterly contending armies, r.nd on j(
tlio very frontiers of two races |
"Who are close neighbors aud should i
be cordial friends. ii
Let it speak with (emblematic el- ||
oqnence to tho c nscience of Ger j(
many and France?to the sense I
and feeling of Christendom. Let i
it be tq-day an appeal and a sign i
of peace and reconciliation. vatlmi*
tlian. become tomorrow, in its
scathed and blackened ruin, a mo
inento of wrath and vengeance.?
Faith, forgiveness and civilization,
rather than endless hate and returning
barbarism !
[JV. Y. mrald.
The H. t. Kimball House, Atlanta,
Georgia.
We clip (lie following from iho
Period, an interesting itbtvspaper
recently ifnrted in Atlanta, On.:
We give a very correct cnt of
tiiis magnificent hotel, now in
conrso of erection in tliia city by
the gentleman whose name it hears.
Georgia, and particularly Atlanta,
has much to thank him for. The
State is indebted to him for the
very elegant and commodious
building just' purchased as a tcm
porary State Ilouse; the city, for
the magnificent park in which will
be held the annual fair of the Gcor
gia State Agricultural Society in
Octol>er instant. Mr. 11. 1. Kimball
is also associated with other
and groat undertakings, which,
when carried out, will benefit Georgia
to a vei y great degree.
The following is a brief outline
of this magnificent hotel, the most
innrvtiSfinnitt in ilia fiAiif li TKn I
main front on Pryor street is 210
teet, the sides ICS feet each. The
main entrance on Pryor street
leads to a lino Testibnle, 40 by GO
feet, three stories high, supported
by handsome pillars,behind which
is n fine billiard room, 47 by 75
4'ect. The remainder oj this story
is occupied by stores and warehouses,
21 in number. On the
second story is the diningroom,
40 by 75 feet, and very extensivo
corridors. On t jc main front will
be ft very handsome three story
portico, and on Decatur street a
balcony, extending nearly the
front of the buih:iug. In the third
story will be the Grand Hall, 4G
by 103 feet, and 23 feet high; a
separate side entrance will admit
the public to this hall, which
will have a trussed floor. Tho
sleeping rooms will number about
317, each furnished with a wardrobe
closet. Reservoirs on the
top of the building will contain an
ample supply ot water for all contingencies.
An elegant Mansard
roof will surmount tho structure,
which will be a little larger than
tl.A II it II (iilsn r^uiovillo 'I Im
floor surface will be about 27,000
square yards. In its construction
the following materials are used :
5,000,000 brick, 3,000,000 feet of
lumber, 4,000,000 laths, 1,000 kegs
of nails, and 12,000 barrels 'of
cement and Iimc. It lias, and will,
give employment to 1500 or 1800
men. Mr. Griffith Thomas, of
New York, and Mr. W. II. Parking,
ot Atlanta, arc the architects,
and Mr. J. G. Peck, general superintendent.
To give an idea of the
energy with which this enterprise
has been put through, we may
mention that the ground was purchased
March 20, broken March
28, and the building will b? completed
on the 17th instant, and
I.. ? ~ 1 AAA
icuu/ IU Mixuiinuuumu fiuinu 1 ,uui*
guest* with lodging, nnd nn unlimited
number of boarders during
1 lie Fair.?Atlanta Aero Era.
No expense linn been spared to
make this building a model of
strength, workmanship and beauty.
All of the material used is of the
very best quality, and, from the
foundation t.< the root, everything
is put together in the most substantial
and workmanlike manner.
It is well ventilated, heated by
steam, lighted by gas, supplied
witli hot uud cold water, ana turn
ishod in the most complete and
luxurious style. Ascent and descent
froin the various stories will
be secured by easy flights of stairs,
and by an elevator constructed on
the most approved plan. Atlanta
having been deficient in hotel accommodations
since the war, the
importance of such a building can
hardly be estimated. It is has already
given employment to atnxit
two thousand laborers and mechanics.
It will over be an architectural
ornament to the city, and
will furnish a retreat nnd resting
place for the weary, and n monument
to the energy that is characteristic
of the Gate City.
Tiik longest railroad bridge in
the United States is tho Cayuga
ni A ..I......
Driugu, lull uniua hvii ui iiuuuin.
It is one mile and fifty yards in
lcntrtli, filty-two feet wide, and
cost $150,000.
Do You 8ub cribs 1
There is an anecdote of which
one of our journalists, now at the 'tic
summit of his profession, is the !rc
hero. When he conducted a news- 'in
paper in the west, he introduced <ar
I ho novelty of reporting cases be- Ith
lore the police magistrate. One K
of these, in which a brawny butch llij
cr, of Teutonic race, was brought !bi
tip for administering personal cor- II
rection to his wife, had some pecu- ta
liar features which tho reporter loi
dressed up in an amusing manner, t D
iiomk uhbekfulness.? Many a 1"'
child goes astray, not because ?
there is a want of prayer or virtue 1
at home, but simply because home p
lacks sunshino. A child needs a
smiles as much as flowers need ii
sunbeams. Children look little tl
beyond the present moment. If a p
thing pleases, they arc apt to seek e
it; if it displeases, the}' are prone "
to avoid it. If home is the place i>
where faces are sour, and worse
harsh, and fault-finding is ever in
I the ascendant, they will spend as I
i many hours as possiblo elsewhere, t
Let every father and mother, then, j
try to be happy. Let them talk i
v tiavia viiiivii vii) Ccpc^ltlliV IIIU 1IL* [
tie ones, in such a way as'to make I
them happy. 1
Ii is said that since 1SGG prepa j
rations for the certainty of war c
with Fi ance have been going on
so thoroughly in Prussia, that not
a railroad car even has been con- |
strutted, either in Prussia or any
of its dependencies?Saxony, Pa
varia or Paden?in which the
primary idea of its construction i
lias not been military capacity and J
adaptation, rather than passenger (
or merchandise traffic, and on ev- j
cry such car to da}* in use in Prus ,
sia Germany may be seen distinctly
marked the capacity of the same ,
for so msnv men or so iohiiv lmrn<>a
Tijk Frondi army has several f
women surgeons, and it is said
they can take oft' a limb so nicely
that a man enjoys it after ho pets
accustomed to it. No man who I
has ever had a couple of legs cut I
oft* by a woman will ever nftorward
allow a man to cut a leg oft
for him, if he can help it.
? - ?
To obtain a good night's sleep,
spongo the entire longth of tho
spino in hot water for ten or fifteen
minutes ; this will reduce the circulation,
quiet the nervous system,
and indueo sleep better than any
drug.
lie was sitting at his desk, when wi
the defendant, who is not refined, hi
who had been fined by the justice, L<
entered the room, in company with Pi
a huge bludgeon. With ft stento- R
rinn A'oico, and in broken English, F<
he inquired by what right ho and b(
his wife had been put into the C
newspapers, and his manner was fa
eo threatening that the editor, a a<
slight youngster, without even a ai
cane to use in defence, saw how w
very hopeless his case was. Keep- of
ing his eve on the burly giant, and M
drawing himself up in his chair T!
with great dignity, ho asked : Do to
you subscribe for my paper?? tl
Tho enemy started, and answered c
that lie did not. Then, said the b
editor triumphantly, 1 do not see s<
what right you have to find fault tc
with anything that I print in it.? oi
When you pay two dollars, which n
is a year's subscription in advance, J
yon will have a right to complain. A
This was not a very logical deduc- M
tion, but it hit. Ihe man, in a d
very abated tone and moderated K
manner, mnttcro'1, I will go and ol
talk with mine wife about this, and fr
quitted the ollico never to re ap T
pear in it. Tho editor's presence st
/if mitirl l?nil c n ^
v. it?Mi\4 aiuvi ontgu lllIJl II Will till
assault.?Proof Sheet.
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Spend Wisely.?Look most to }(
your spending. No matter what ^
comes in, if more goes out, you will ^
alwnp'8 bo poor. Tlio art is not
making money, but in keeping it;
litile expenses, like mice in a barn, n
where tliey aro many, make great (j
waste, flair by hair, heads got g{
bald. Straw by straw, the thatch
goes oft* the cottage, and drop by ^
drop, the rain comes into the n
chamber. A barrel is soon empty, J
if the tan leaks but a drop a minutc.
When you mean to save, t|
begin with your mouth; there ore
many thieves down tho red lane. j
The ale jug is a great wasto. In all
oilier things keep within compass, j
In clothes, choose suitable and ^
lasting stuff, and not tawdry fineries.
To bo warm is the main jj
thing. Never stretch your le^s g|
further than tho blankets will ^
reach, or you will soon bo cold.?
A fool may make money, but it
needs a wise man to spend it. Re- ^
member it is easier to build two gt
chimneys than to keep one going. tj
If 3'ou give all to back and board,
thero is nothing left for the savings
bank. Faro hard and work .
while 3011 are 3*oung, and 3'ou
have a chance of rest when you 11
are old. c'
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The House of Orleans.
Now tli At the present co m plica>n8
in Franco may at any moment
vive the Bourbon dynasty, it is
tcrcstlng to know who and what
o the present represenatives of
at ancient family. The last
ing of Fiance was Louis Phil.
>pe, a descendant of the Orleans
anch of the Bourbon family.?
is eldest son, the Duke of Oralis,
married Helena of Meck<
ribnrg Sclnverin, May 30, 1837.
uring the reign of his father ho
as killed by being thrown from
3 carriage. lie left two sons,
auis Philippe Albert, (Jonnt of
aris, born August 21, 1830, and
obert Phillippe Louuv Eugene
erdinand, Duke of Chartres,
>rn November 9, 1840. The
omit of Paris, the head of the
mily, is now thirty-eight years of
;o. IIo lias bceti a traveler and
1 author. lie served for a time
itli his younger brother, the Dnke
' Chartrcs, on tlio staff of Gen.
[cClellan on the Peninsular.?
lie brothers offered their services
> Napoleon at the outbreak of
?o present war, but there is no
ridenco thus far that they have
een accepted. Tbo surviving
)tis of Louis Phillippc, Uncles to
> the Count of Paris and Duke
f Chartrcs, are the Duko of Nelours,
56 years old; Prince do
oinville, 52 years old ; Duko of
ninal, aged 42, who rose to be
[arslial of France, and had the
istinction of receiving Abdeladcr's
surrender ; and the Duko
F Montpensier. They have heen
nitful and have multiplied?
hero are enough of the family to
ock all the thrones of Europe.
Wb have conversed with A
romincnt citizen of Sumter, who
aveled recently through North
Carolina and Virginia. lie says
mt t e colored people express
rcat delight with the situation of
(Faire. In North Carolina promicnt
colored men, who acted with
ic Radicals now declare their
itisfuction at the deleat of tho
arty. That it has brought about
better feeling among the two
ices. That they now breathe a
ifforcnt element. That hope reives
and energy springs up, and
jat the Radical party can never
gain command their sympathy or
upport.
A similar degree of satisfaction
i expressed by the whites. They
;el that the great enemy of the
cacc, good will and prosperity of
tc two races has been measurably
ripped of power, and that a betjr
day has dawned upon tho
ountry. That effort and sacrifice
rero necessary to bring the change,
ut that the good which has reultcd,
more than compensates tor
iicse.?Sumter Watchman.
A -
rv young man wuocarried acollccon
plate, in service. before startlg,
took from his pocket a five
cut piece, as ho supposed, put it
n the plate, und then passed it
onnd among the congregation,
liich included many young girls,
he girls, as tliey looked at the
late, all seemed astonished and
mused, and the young man, takig
a glance at the plate, found
liut instead of a nickle five-cent
icco he had a conversational lozngo,
with the words M Will you
lurry me in led letters, staling
every body in tho faco.
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Home Made Ink.?The Ink Is A
icautiful black, flows freely, and
loos not in the least corrode the
)cn. It is far superior to the
is11111 aciri inks, which will spoil tho
>cst steel pen in a few hours use.
n fact we have no ink that wo
ike so well as this. It is mndo
hus: To five gallons of water at
toiling heat, aud one-half pound
if logwood, one half ounce bichronate
potash, and one half ounce
trnssiate of potash. Your ink is
hen made and ready for use. Tho
tost is six cents per gallon.
Jacob Miller, of Lost Rivor,
tVcst Virginia, a leading citizen,
tad his brains blown out by tho
mrsting of the cylinder of atlu ashnsj
machine, on Wednesday
veek.
A Bo6Ton paper is " in favor of
women voting if they want to."?
A Western pnj>er "would liko to
ice tho man who could make them
vote if they didn't want to."
One of the students at Harvard,
who is determined to become proficient
in the
- n V nil, taKCS
liis meals on a multiplication table.
Rome mischievous wags one night
pnllctl down a turner's sign and
put it over ft lawyer's door. In
tho morning it read: "All sorts
of turning anil twisting done here."
Some one savs there are no daily
papers published in his town, bnt
there is a ladies' sewing meeting,
which answers the same purpose.