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4 / THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE. * - - ** . I V** 1" *?? ft o? >> *> Ua* j ?: I| I '* ? ! > w ,?j ? If *i ImmIBTT v*?fTial ?? a ? .*? ???* ? i . , . - - - m ..... J 1 v 'I Nff :" ." ?? ? : : ? ! ,. ' 111 ?'' 1 ' ... ' 1 . . ? ?=--r?? n* ., i ' . a > -', .--==?-u a?l-^-= i - _ Dmrtxfo to Vims, Politirs, 3ttlrltigmxc, attlr tlje 3mprotjanxnt of Ifjx State fltto Country. JOHN a BAILEY, EDITOR & PRQ'R. GREENVILLE. SOOTH CAROLINA, JUNE 5. 1872". VOLUME XIX-NO. 5 : u- j -n?J?-IJ ^..iiu.-.j- - - - '*BwaaHaaaHaMiiii'-xj? . > r .n." n ? MniAftiwfAv T?n DAIImm A** I " " ADTBBnsawsNTa inserted at tin rates of one dollar par aquara of twelve ICImoD Unas (this alee I type) or leas for tha first Insertion*, fifty oaaU each far ua second and third isWrr lions, and twentv-five oants for snbsaqnatt Insertions. Yearly contracts will Ha made. All advertisements mast hare the number of insertions marked on than, or tkay will be Inserted till ordered oat, and obarged for. Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements will invariably bo " displayed." Obituary notices, and aU matters inuring to to the benefit of any ona, are regarded as Advertisements, ORIGINAL POETRV. The Hone Metaphyseal ar LACRA SWTS. FART II. 'Xwas Pride that held the enchanted nectar enp T. r,.J ii? ?. ? " *V wmmj IVUU iya vwu ov?r WWDUIg rtWe I tVhoM high Mid haughty crest wu lifted up Betwixt mo and my guide. ?0 WlicH again upward I wished to go To seek the dual promised goal, Of all the branching stairs I did not know Which beat would pleat my tool. But Pride waa my companion now, she led The way, and fearlessly I followed her," "With (bis brare daughter of the House" I said, " For guide, I scaroe can err." And oft as through some arched window high I upward gasing ccught A glimpse of cloud-banks piled against the ky. I straightway vainly thought: These be the parapets and towers grand Of God's great house, which soon, When on this mansion's topmost roof I stand, My soul shall gate upon 1 And as I nearer heard the old sea's dread And ever dcep'ning roar, Theie be the multi/udious tonyrues, / laid, That praitt God evermore f I heard, yet heard not, saw, yet did not see, For darkened and confused my senses were, And 'neath Pride's magic all things suddenly W % -? - i cro caangea ana touonod with color* false and fair. So thus we wont, Pride choosing evermore For ber fine foot and purple-tinted wing The gorgeous stair and rithlj painted floor, I, well pleased, followingt Not long we journeyed there, for on my way A sbsdow fell?the word* oi council sweet Fiom my lost guide I miss id?I missed the ray Of his elear lamp about my feet! A gray, drear gloom around me softly crept, My tortured heart beat thickly in mine ears, And Pride's rich purple wings in silonoe swept Along the dusky stairs. I looked behind, and lo! along my path A subtle fiend was walking, at his sida, Watching mc with ayes, terrible as death, A fiend dog seemed to glide. To glide and scent my steps; and as I threw That glanoe of terror back, I saw him start And atrika his sharp fangs with a sound that drew The curdled blood around my stricken heart. "Tbii is the devil, and Doubt, devil-born !" I whispered wildly?at my side Pale flying Terror, as I hastened on, Came iu the place of Pride. Up, up thro' many a spacious ball I went, And many a m&sy stair faster and faster, But still that dog tracked me with keenest scent; And his unearthly master Kept close behind?wild Terror o'er my soul Such dread dominion held, that as I passed, I no more noted mysteries wonderful Within eaeh chamber vast. I only knew that each succeeding room An aspect wore more terrible and droar, I only felt a deeper, deadlier gloom 8ettlcd on each asoending stair. But still as evermore, fleet Terror lent Wings to my feet, faster and faster The fiend-dog Doubt, tracked me with keenest seent, Followed by his fiend master. Ah, me. The deep affliction of my dream 1 I beard wild shuddering sounds upon the air! Low moans and broken voiees that did seem To bint a tale of horror and despair. Anon above the rest, one voice ? >? ? ? Through ghastly chambers gaping wide, Thrilling ms with ths woo king, mnddaning shout? - Where > thy lamp and guide?" At last, beside a parapet I stood, That crowned the mansion's roof, and far below I heard the thunder of the ocean flood? I saw the wild waras abb and flow. Th# wild, wild wares, I saw, aad eaeh one her# A ghastly haaan body?area tha bad Of ocean was so full of bones, its roar Was turned into a kit*?these ware the dead # Whom that pursuing deril and grim Donbt Had drhren to madness?these wore they Whose guides were lost, whom lamps had fliokered out, And whom wild Year had east headlong into the sea. Coaiura, Miss., lflffl. Tha Atlanta Sun learns from tba Steward of the Kimball House, that that hotel eon. suae# thirty tone of lee per month, which fa at tha rata of 1,000 pounds par day.? About *00 pounds of this amount la used lm Ik. il-l? ?? ? - ? ?wp ?i??g tvvtm, ?w ii ibi ber^room, and lb# remainder la the rooms of th? fuMio. This is oos of ths trifling luxuries f (Ms yHsmly trUblMant. My la lows reseatl? 4row $10,000 on Um death of fa or eeeooJ husband, baring drawn $$0,000 from tbe some eompaoy when her first buebsad die J. JKJdi JVL1IN JLSCJJSWCJfclS PUBLIC MEN. BY BX GOVERNOR B. F.'PKBBY. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK,] JOB JOHNSTON. < **"* '* * *2^ * *<" Chancellor Johnston was one of our ablest and most learned J udges. He possessed a very clear and logical mind, which was high ly cultivated, and his judicial opini nna in thn n A ?1~ ? I v>a? a?i t i?VJ WHI V VI il VpCC?l01 HO well as his decrees as a Chancellor, were always lucid and able. In social intercourse, he was one ot the most agreeable and pleasant gentlemen I ever met. Ho was affable, natural and simple, and always sociable, witty aud humorous. There was no assumption of dignity, or austerity of manner about hitn, in his intercourse with liis friends and associates. But on the Bench, he was often irritable and captious. Throughout the in vestigation of a case, he seemed always to bo hunting up difflcuU ties and taking exceptions. It was very seldom an order or paper was drawn to suit hitu by the counsel employed in a case. He suggest- 1 cd some alteration cr amendment. Trivial mistakes, which other Judges would pass over, were in variably corrected by him, or at tention called to them. This made him, often, unpleasant on the Bench, aud so different from what tie was in private intercouse. In 1 drawing up short petitions and orders, which other Chancellors would hear without beiug copied, ' he invariably required a copy, aud would postpone the case till a copy was made. He was tond of lecturing a lawyer on his mode of doing business, and making suggestions of improvement. On one occasion, where I had filed several portions, instead of bills, he said to me, it was all wrong, and that I was ruining my practice by it, 1 as the fees and costs were much J higher in bills than petitions. I replied, that it was easier to draw a petition than a bill, and as to my { fees, I would take care that they wore not diminished. Chancellor Johnston went to ( Charleston to hold a court, shortly after his election to the Bench, and 1 was not aware ot the strictness ' with which ** Good Friday" was ' observed in that old Episcopal ( city. lie himself was a great and 1 shining light in the Presbyterian 1 Church. On Thursday e von ins, Mr. Petigru suggested that, as the 1 next day was G?hk1 Friday, there would be no court. The Chancel j lor replied very tartly that he < came to Charleston to despatch the business of the term, and not | to participate in their holidays.? , Mr. Petigrn said it had never been ci.stoinary to hold court in 1 the city on Good Friday. The i Chancellor observed ho was not j bound by the customs of the city in holding court, and should re* , quire the officers of the court to be present the next day. There- , upon, Mr. Petigru said, it w'as not a local custom, confined to the city of Charleston, and that he had 1 never heard of but one Judge ' ( ontius Pilate) holding court on ; Good Friday. This nettled the | Chancellor, and his order was ( peremptory, but the next day no one was in attendance on the court, j and through necessity the business was adjourned over. Chancellor Johnston was a na- 1 tive of South Carolina, and I think bom in Chester District. He grad nated in the South Carolina Col 1 lege, and read medicine before he ! commenced his law studies. I have heard that he did not relish , any allusion to his medical studies, , and once knocked a fellow down for calling him 'l Doctor." He ( and Chief Justice O'Neal 1 were 1 some years partners in the prac- 1 tice of law, and I have understood thnt they did not speak to each 1 other for some time daring their partnership.. I know that they ( were not very cordial in after life. It was a strong firm, and both 1 lived at Newberry Court House. They were both elected to the ' Bench within a few years of each ( other, and were afterwards on the ' Appeal Bench together. 1 do not think Chancellor Johnston was ( ever a member of the Legislatnre. 1 He was elected to the State Con* 1 vention in 1831, tfnd was a proral- 1 nent member of the Nullification party. But he sorely regretted ? the revolutionary movement in i 1860. J I have stated the repugnance ' the Chancellor had to being called ' !* Doctor." He had an equal re- 1 pugnanco to hie Christian namo ] u Job," and I taw him erase it once i from the Commissioner in Equityg 1 journal of the proceedings in court. 1 litis officer in reading the minute* of the preceding day's business, stated that Chancellor Job John* 8ton was presiding. There were, at that time, on the Chancery Bencbj David Johnson and Job John* ston. The Commissioner thought it proper to distinguish the Chan cellors by their Christian names. This was unnecessary, as their names were spelt differently.? The one being Johnston and the other Johnson. Immediately af* ' tor the minutes were rest]. Chancellor Johnston called for the book and ran bis pen through the word Job. In riding the Circuit. Chancellor Jobnston would always make the lawyers traveling in company with him drive ahead. Be was afraid that some of their horses might ran away, and in sncli a case, lie thought it safer to be behind. It was some time after railroads were constructed before he would consent to ride over them. He had an apprehension ot danger, and thought it an unsafe way of traveling. No one ever had a greater horror of bed bugs than the Chancellor. If he saw one or imagined he felt one in bis bed, there was no more sleep for him that night, unless he took his blanket and slept on the floor. Be always Bat up till a late hour in the night, very often till one or two o'clock, and then slept late in the morning. At one of the hotels on his Circuit, he discovered his mortal enemy, in great force, when he retired "to bed, and promptly determined to withdraw from the would-be field of battle that night. He went into the dining room adjoining his bed chamber, and made his pallet under one end of along dining table, which extended across the room. His faithful body servant always had orders not to lot hiin be disturbed in the morning until he woke up. Faithful to his trust he took his seat near his master, and would not let the waiters distrurb aim whilst they were setting the tabte lor breakfast. Breakfast i come in and the boarders seared themselves at one end of the table, whilst the Chancellor slept soundly under the other end, undisturbed. There was an old hotel at Wiunsboro, which had been Lord Corn wallis' hcadquart* rs for eoine time during the Revolutionary war. It became terribly infested with the Chancellor's most horrible nuisance. The next morning after an Bffort to sleep in one of the rooms of this hotel, the Chancellor said to %tmine host," do you know, sir, that yon have a great fortune in this house? The hotel keeper avitrnoonrl lua I<tnjo?o?AA iI.a VOBVU ma I^uuiau^oui IIIVJ lilUl, and begged the Chancellor to ex plain, lie said, you know that your house was headquarters toi Lord Cornwallis and his officers during the Revolutionary war? " Mine host," replied that he had heard so. You are also aware that Congress has passed an act giving a pension to all who fought in that war and especially to all those who drew English blood I? Yes, he had understood 6uch a law had been passed by Congress.? Well, said ti.e Chancellor, you have thousands and thousands in this house, who were here, I am mtisfied, from last night's ex periance, during its occupancy by Lord 0*?rnwallis, every one of whom donbtlcss drew English blood in their nightly battles with the General and hid staff, and they are all entitled to a pension under the act oi Congress. Chancellor Johnston told me, that his first wife, a Miss Randal was his own cousin, and for many vears he had an apprehension that lome of his children might be burn 1eat, blind, or deformed, and that bis first enquiry was, at the birth >t every child, 14 is it all right?"? l itib apprehension was not groundless, for the statistic* of the deaf, lumb, and blind, show that the greater portion of those unfortun?tes are the children of parents who were related in blood. Iiwanty, too, has been the frequeut conleqnence of sueh marriages, in heir offspring. But all of the Dhancellor's children were perfect n this respect. The Jiidges of South Carolina iiave verified the saying, that some >ne applied to lawyers. "They live veil, work hard and die poor."? But Chancellor Johnston had accumulated a very handsome estate before his death. Whether it was wrecked in the late civil war, I am iot able to say. The Chancellor was an nncomnonly fine looking gentleman, tall, irell proportioned, with a meet commanding pretence, and a >rigbt gonial fsioe, beaming with ife, Intelligence and sociability.? [ntellectually, South Carolina baa produced fow superior men. But cerer baring engaged in political ito, bia talents and ability were ittle known abroad. [oontiirxTtD mett wkkjc.J COM MITIGATIONS. For the Greenville Satarpnsew Mr. Editor?We do not, as a Eeneral rales dable much in politics, nt It does seem to ine, that Glen. Kershaw is about right when be sajs that if a man's own house Is a fire, he had best not go off to ficlit flrn in tlm wnnd* better not bother ourselves much about who is a candidate for President, or who is a candidate for Congress, when the votes of all the white people in this State won't count for anything, as they can't elect one Presidential elector nor one member to Congress. Again, it is well settled and conceded that the Republicans can elect an} body Governor and elect other State officers whom the* chose to run, -and to oppose them in it would be to make them run their most popular man, and the most popular one is always apt to be the meanest. That is the way they say it was two years ago, And it is very reasonable to believe there was a good deal in it. It is generally talked now. that if there is do Democratic nomination for 8tate officers, that the Republicans will either run a much oetter ticket or else split, and it seems to me there is good judgment in waiting, to give them a showing on this matter, and not balk any efforts that may be made for reform amongst the men that have thirty-odd thousand majority. It will bo best to look squarely at the place where we can ac complish real advantage. Let the people see what can be done to keep efficient county officers in office, and towards getting a good delegation in the General Assem bly. As a general, men who seek Legislative honors now a-days are illy worthy of them, and it is certain that any man who makes going to the Legislature his busiuess, and lives by what he makes that way, is Wholly unfit to represent people who work for their living. The first object of the upper counties, so far as the Legislature is concerned, should be to get good and useful men; men ot intelligence nnd of character, and who will have s me weight and influence beyond a mere vote and the power to excite opposition amongst the peculiar people with whom they aro to labor. Then again these Conventions should make their nominations in such irlanhei* as to aid a general effort of the better class of the Republican party, and of the people of the State generally, to get an honest and fair administration of the State Government. Several can didates have been nominated and others aro wishing to be, bnt without desiring to disparage the claim of any in the the held, we have been looking around for some who meet the view we have indicated, and it haa occurred here, that Dr. James Sullivan and T. Q Donaldson, Esq., are gentlemen who would be of great service to us in the Legislature, and would be sufficiently acceptable to all classes ot our people as to make thein of great service to us in a general movement, to restore honesty to the administration ot our affairs. We have r.o thought, that either ot these gentlemen desire a seat in the Legislature. To accept, would be a sacrifice on the part of either of them, but these are times when men must make sacrifices, and the only men who are apt to be of any value to the people, aie the men to whom it will be a sacreficc. CITIZEN". For the Greenville EnterpriseMr. Editor?You will perceive from the subjoined editorial notice, whioh anpearod a few days since in the Charleston Courier, that we shall ^oon welcome in the field ot literary enterprise and success, a lady of Southern birth, education and residence? " Native here, And to the meaner born." Mrs. Chapin is not unknown to at r?i s - mine, one dm written severe! stories of merit?marked by great versatility, brilliancy and pAtboe? which have appeared in journals of the highest respectability, snch as the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist, Southern Christian Advocate, etc., bnt until now, she has not brought before the critical eye of the public, a book of such dimensions as the one which will soon be issued from the press.? Having some knowledge of the character of her work, and enjoying the honor of her friendship, wblok, within the past two years, has contributed largely to his improved health and happiness, the undersigned begt the privilege, through your columns, to utter a word in behalt both of the esteemed authoress and her production It is to be hoped that the South ern people, at least, will lead with aridity the defence of their own section and their own honor? , made, as it is, in a womanly, yet, i masterly style, Mrs O. is not only brilliant, bntetrong; gentle in spir? 3 it, but inteusely patriotic?bo is 1 her book. ?. J. Mkynardik. i ? . , j rp 1 A Charleston Boole.?We have ' I been permitted to examine ad- . vance sheets of a new book now J being published by that enterpris- ? ing firm in Philadelphia, Messrs. o Claxton, Rem son & Ilaffelfinger, ii who have, since the war, done so * much towards devolping the liter. 8 ary talent of the South. The book ' we refer to is ono written by a tal- ' ented, patriotic lady of this city? F wo may say a true representative lady of South Carolina of the old ? regime?one of t >e thousands , " who have never bowed the knee a to Baal," but who cherishes the ? fond memories of the past as among t the most precious of lifers jewels. ? The title of this anxiously look ? ed for book is as ifollows, and we 1 must congratulate the authoress in 1 her clever adroitness in. making * even Oliver Wendell Holmes con- t tribute his quota towards inoulca- y ting a great truth : r Fitz Hugh St. Clair, the South i Carolina liebel Boy / or it is no t Crime to be Bom a Qentle- * man?By Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin. c 41 The right of strict, social dis- c crimination of all things and per- ' sons, according to their merits, native or nCquired, is one of the most 0 precions Republican principles.? g * * * I insist on my Demo- , cratic liberty of choico, and go for e the man with the gallery of fami- t ly portraits, against the one with 0 the twenty-five cents deguerreo 1 type, unless I find out the last is the better of the two." [ Oliver Wendell Holmes. The book will contain about 0 three hundred octavo pages, hand- ^ sotnely printed and bound. An n additional attraction will be a t number of original engravings of c Home Scenes, gotten np expressly 8 for the book. The frontispieco is 1 old Secession Hall, which former- ' ly stood on Meeting street. [ But the main feature of the book g is the piquancy of its style, and its 8 intfil'natinnr oiiit fpntlifnl ? MKV4 va UVilllll Vl^sOVsl J'" 4 tion of events. It sparkles with wit, is weighty with thought, full of pathos, and bubbling over with fun. Many of the graphic portraits drawn cahnot fail to be recognized, and there are many who will bo led to u see themselves as others see them." The following beautiful dedication will strike a responsive chord in every Southern breast: to t11e 0i1lldrkn of tub southern confederacy, Whose Fathers were Brave, and True enough to fight for the principles they believed to be right; I dedicate my Little Book. Those Brave Fathers fell (many of them) upon Blood 8tained Battle-Fields, and in Fame's broad Pantheon have tailed to train that Immortality which short-sighted man bestows ; yet we, who loved them, and the Glorious Cause, in which they perished, intend to protest, and we do still protest, and shall never cease protesting, against the judgment that would consign their precious memories to oblivion. Heroes of a " ix?et Cause" true they are; but that cause was ours, and we can nevor forget that their living bodies and beating hearts were our bulwarks on many a hard-fought Battle Field ; and thev have gone to their graves in bloody shrouds, for our sakes. But they died as Brave Men love to die in Defence of the Right; their deeds are "Wortbie on Fame'a eternal bead-roll to be fjrled," and every line written in this book, calls upon yon (their children) to emulate their valor ; and sacredly chorish tbeir memories while lite o lasts; and above all, do nothing to disgrace the names, which iuey 0 made illustrious, and in dying be- * queathed to yon, as a priceless leg- 1 acy, to b#> handed down? without * blemish?to the last generation. 0 Thero was not a single deed, in the unequal struggle, in wbicl. g they were engaged of which you n ought not to be proud, for although <1 the flag of the Southern Confedera- 0 cy was furled in defeat, no stain of h dishonor sullies the virodii nuritv 0 of ita folds: and one day the world will acknowledge that it was laid ? away to mould, only because we 0 were Outnumbered I Not Out" ti braved! SALL1EF. OHAPIN. tl Charleston, S. 0. g Tbe following persona hare been olooted a w board of tniUti of the Palmetto Orphan w Bonaa. at Colombia: Dr. J. W. Parker, n Chairman ; Moaara. J. B. Keel), J. II. Kioerd, o a. L. Bryan, Rlrfaard O'Mealo, Jr., B. B a Stoker, C. F. Jaesoy. f fob tbs aRBBBTfLLB kktbbfrise. The Laboring ClawThat oIbm of moo and woman who actually larn their broad by tbo sweat of their brow, laa never, in this ooantry, occupied that poition in Bociaty that if justly duo them. If a rodng man Is foroed to work bard, dally, for ho support of himself, and, perhaps, dspenlant female relatives, he does not take that position in society that tbo neat, well-dressed lerk, does, that stands behind the counter. /Isrks, accountants, salesmen, agents and mall tradesmen, are, of course, needed, and lid the number of such position equal, or creed the number of claimants, they would ffer inducements both in remuneration and a prospect 01 luiure elevation; out tne re- t eree is the case. There is a large supply of 1 uch labor, consequently the competition is i ntense, and only those who possess money or I nfluenoe, or extraordinary ability, hare any i irospeet for success or promotion. i On the other band, there is a large and in- 1 reused demand for skilled mocbauical labor, ] n all its branches; induoements are offered, 1 vhich the mercantile has no power to pre- 1 ent. What labor does society need? It is 1 tailing aloud for the farmer, bouse and ship ' milder, tbo plumber, the mason, miner, the j nachinist and blacksmith?contractors of rail- ' oads, bridges and canals?for all who are rilling to aid and develops the material re- ' ources of this great country, either a produ* ' tor or a manufacturer. It is not for the clork, bo book-keeper, the salesman, tho commercial 1 rador?ol such thore is already a superfluity. 1 Ye are raising a nation of ladies and gentle- 1 nen who scorn labor?that a lady is one who ' loes not work, and a gentleman is one who seeps her company. Every man and every roman should be tangbt to work, and no line tf distinction should be drawn between them, j >r between the man who toils and the man or , roman whoso pccu^hry circumstances place tim in a condition that be need neither spin ' >r weave. Lot your sons go to tho work shops ir plow, and yonr danghters to the loom or 1 pinning wheel, and deck themselves in gsr- ' nonts of their own handy-work; let them be iducntcd, let their education und school books 1 each them the dignity of labor, and the worth I f honest labor. Labor is honorable, to work ] s a divine command. They are those who call themselves " upper ( en," and do not look upon the laboring man ( s anybody ; they drive along in tbeir elegant * ibnetons, magniflocnt carriages, beautiful span . f horses; never turn, oven, as much as their ' toad to the poor laborer They do not admit ' i man or woman to tbeir society who labors \ lard, day by day. Go into our schools and ' olleges, and you wiil And only young men tndying for society, and young women fitting hemselvcs lor marriage; not one of either { ex expect to work?all the boys are to bo f irofessors, all tbo girls teachers, except those j rbo marry rich immediately after leaving ^ chool. The world is full of duties. Profcsora and teachers do cot till the soil nor rock ( ho cradle. 1 If it continues in this wav. who am to K? ! bo laborers? I do not object to jour evening < ides, but, perhaps, the day will come when ] ou can pay more attention to the laborer | rer the anvil, the jack plane, the broad ax, j bo cbUellng of marble, or the sbovoling of ( irt, that pride of yours must, one day, have 1 . fall. I onco beard d woman say; she had rather o a slave than a poor white man's wife?and here are vast multitudes like her. I say, she 1 9 a poor unfortunate woman. I once beard < > white roan say, he had rather livo in town; | ,nd beg, than to livo in the conntry and fare umptuously. I have watched this man ever iuce, and continue to watch him. It sound* ather strange, but truth is very often stranger han fiction. The son of Phillip King of Spain, was once >laced so near a stove that he was too warm, ailed a servant to lessen the fire; it chanced I hat no servant was to be found ; the fire con- ! inuod to increase; the young King continued | o burn and sicken. There were other ser- , ants near, but the Spanish laws deny any | ne except the fireman to touch the stove, and j he dignity of the young nobleman would not How bim to get up and movo his seat back rom the fire?this must be dor.e by a servant. 1 The result was, the poor fellow sickened and lied. A nobleman, he felt it would be a disgrace to do anything like work. There are I ome men like this young King, too proud i nd too dignified to speak to a laborer. These I allows, dressed in the top of the fashion, j mall gold-headed oane, oigar in mouth, Dolly ( farden bat, pants so tight their lives ought to >e insured?to this olass the epithet, gentlo. aan, js applied, while the poor man is sown as a laboring man. Kine-tentbs of aothers think their children extra smart, and aust have some profession for them. That is ' ight; love your children, but lot them work. < ''iftoon-sixteenths of those who attend the law, ' uedlcal and theological schools of the country, ] re utterly incapable of mastering even tho iroplo.it rudiments of the sciences ; and fifteen f sixteenths would make a much better mark n the world with an ax on a log of fire-wood nan tucy ever couiu mtio in 100 worm i>y beir proficiency in tbo profession*. Hence, to < fteon fond mother* In sitteen, I may well J ay, your little Johnnie or Jekie, or Jimmie, | r Willie, or Bobbie Lee, or Stonewall Jaek- \ on, or Ulytse* Grant, er Horace Greeley, a* , he name may he, eonld make more character, ( ad more " kilter " in the corn, wheat, cotton , r sugar field than in any of the multitude* f profession*. It i* time we of the nineteenth century were 1 etting rid of aotne of our foolieh notion* ' eapecting work. The *alration of the oountry | spend* Upon work. If etery man wonld pull | If hi* coat and work, we would not hear of ard-time*. The cold and hard erow-bar beomea hot and aoft under the heaty blow* of ae hammer. Idlenel* toay suit aoibe pecfple'a leaa of dignity, but la neither profitable or 1 leaaant for men, women or boya. The hiatory ' f thoae men who bare made their mark in I aia nation, hare been great Worker*. Now for tbe noint. t nrnhnla in ui a ,..<1. t jg-rooa, a piao? where the laboriog man can t o in thair ooarae clotbihg and obtain book* I > road, tha> are not able to buy tbam, and | onld be glad to borro# tberti, and perfectly tiling to pay a vary iinall amount every lontb toward kaaping bp tba aoolety. Moat f tba labor era baa* aama litUa Urn* to rpare, r fbw lalrnr* moment*, wbloh thay wabld be r lad to rprnd In reading. Tbeae are praeloos f Let each one here some object in view, and give these few moments to that object, and great food may result from it. An old oiti* ten of this place, satd to me a ! # days af o, he wontd fire all he conld spare for such a reading-room, and a number of hooks to the library, and said It was something for many fears that had been nheded In this olty. These spare moments of laborers, how precious tbey ire, if only improred. Little by little the fouriiatlon ol a most extensive knowledge can be laid, and great objects can be accomplished. Skillful labor Is what we need and want. Robert Stephenson, the miner, taught hltrttelf arithmetic and mensuration While working is an engine man, during the night-shifts, thus preparing himself for hip great work, tho Invention of tho passenger locomotive. Also; Andrew Johnson, late President of the United States, taught himself Latin while working aa i tailor's apprentioo, and otherwise fitted himlelf for the great position he occupied. These itile golden moment* of laboring men, are rery precious, and could be taken up so well n a reading club or room. It might be tho neans of keeping them away from the groce ries, grogshops, billiard tables, card tables, {ambling rooms, Ao., and from places of the like, that wonld tend to draw their hard earnings from them. Those wishing to join this soeiety, ean hand In their names to mo, at my ofBoo, Uny day id the week. In eonelnsion, let me cay, work is honorable, it any rate, the industrious plowman does nore good to himself and country than all ihe pseudo-professionul men in the land?tho former produces, the latter only consumes. 0. K. The Daikt.?Let everything ibout the dairy be done with unvarying regularity and with scrupulous cleanliness. Tolerate nd noise, harsh words or rough treatment. Never hurry or run the ;ows, or excite thein in any way. Milk with a 6teady, unceasing Sow, and leave not a drop in the udder. Next to a liberal feed; pure water and clean milking, wo place in importance, petting the :ow8. A dairy farmer must be a gentleman. And the cowd like to ?ee a kind-hearted, sensible woman in the yard or stable at foilking lime! Let ever.v dairy utensil be >ca!dcd every day. Mere washing in warm water will not answer,? The water must be boiling bet.? Nearly all the trouble of the butler not coming, bad flavor, etc., arise ftom ignorance or inattention to the necessity of having the water boiling hot. A dirty vessel flipped in boiling water for a moment or two is far better than one that has been washed perfectly r*lonn ill lliofolw Irdfm u..?. VIJ mm nnicr, UUb not 6caldcd. The hot water pene* trates into every pore or crack, Mid destroys the germs of the fun* gus that produces the mischief. Breaking in Touno Steers.?' first train them to 1 odd bk a rope attached to the lion s. Ihcn prosure a light yoke and bows, and tench them to Stand with them on for a few day6 until the(t get used to them. Then take them out and exerbisb them gently, and with great patience, teaching the meaning of the terms used in ^oing to the right or left and backing. If they get restive, quiet thetn with a little salt and some boaxing. Never unyoke them while they are excited ; cool them down first. ?et the lessons gradually increase in length until they understand their business, then attach a chain, and soon after a small log or other weight may be given them to draw. Working in this inatmerj they may soon be broken in to do light harrowing or other woik not too heavy for them; It would be well it oxen were broken in to the use of a line attached to the horn, and the shoutihg commonly made use ot were abandoned. _ ? W hich Breed of Cattle is Best ? ? Which combines the most good qualities for a Common farmer?? This depends entirely on what kind of a farmer he Is. If a butter maker, Jhe Jersey is the be6t, by all odds ; if a breeder of working cattle, the Devon ; if a producer of milk for sale, the Ayrshire : and if a beef-maker, tho Shorthorn. Each is best for its use. If a combinative cow is wanted* one whose male calves will make fair oxen or beefj and whose ndk will be abundant, yet good for butter, the Ayrshire will gensrally he the be6t, but more money will bo mml? if H?at. Kronrt ;?> ? - ? - - m mmmrnrn ?/ WVI ID D^1L>V/' ed which is best adapted to one particular industry, and that injustt-y well followed. GfcoKOK Francis Train tells this j " There was an old farmer ivho had taken the Tribuno for hirty years, rode twenty miles on lO'-Rflhank t.? l.??r nrfl?!oo lontm-A - ~ -w V IVVUII 4 What do yon think of him?" isked a neighbor. 44 Wall, I don't hink much of him aa a speaker, jut he Would make a mighty good iinger." ? 4?. ? Trk Masonic Lodge ot Winabo o, has resolved to contribute anmally $25 to the Palmetto Chilian Homo of Columbia.