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II ii Ml I ^^ . .^PHL JI , -f-y . -J-" . -vvi IfflMP-- %, -7 ' . ..JaBBL ; -ws ^mmmm ml union iip,^ '" ^anofta fo gtffttwttort. Iffili^taro,. jlwiitfltiq flkowHW, .?1-'j $ilfrature. politics, and thr CCurtrnt JRrus ff-'we ??!.*&\': ^ ^ ^gm?%ii^iKc^wf<i^lHBftwWPPW^piWPW>^^pw^PK^,^WoTirryiwf.'iwg;'"Jtfiwa, mm. . , ^ nuntimR-25, w ^w#^ - - ' ; ***t # ? - ___ steps just after the adjourn incut of the House, watching the Congressmen as they cauie out. A casual observer would have taken the pair for intelligent foreigners studying '.ho institutions of the country.? Yet they x oro^o strangers to Washington. Ooo was the Devil's Undertaker, the other * was tho Devil himself. "Well, What do you think of Blaiuc?" isaid a Congressman to Ben Wado hi the >heariag of our friends. "He beats the Devil," seutcntiquely rc!' * marked the cx-statesmau. f .Tho groat unknown thut alluded to >milnd plain iv and said to his companion: ?ttiusing, isn't it? Beats the >^i^?rj3PY Vety boo(1 ? jyjf ? is fuuny, yoQr Majesty," replied tho ^7>.<,C^vertaker, aud they botn * "tghed. . "it is evideut that tbe'e pooplo do n^t comprehend the dhal nahi.-e of tho Satauie principle. 'J'he^ tfc'not seo that tho Devil is as distir ot from tho Devil's Undertaker us Viahuu, tho preserver, is from Siva, tho destroyer. ?t is your luvurust, ui wuiou, ^ maintain these rascals on earth just as long as thoy give any promise of further usefulnecss to the cause. I gather them in w Ion you are through with thcui. Yet, whenover a poor wretch winds up his career and disappears in a glory of brimstone, the world says, Gone to Devil,' when, if it knew things as they are, it would say, 'Abandoued by tho Devil to the tender mercies of the Devil's Undertaker'" , Doth of these pleasant gentlemen laughed i again, and quite.heaTtily. "Sometimesyou are decidedly yi too much * of a hurry for your victims," said the first V' sneaker. "I have urcat fait&in the final efj pffffg'yiiM puhTf'ory-opc.'*^ Jitf " It all events," said tho undertaker poJ litely, "we arc perfectly agreed in regard j to our Brother Blaine. Even your sau? / SU,QC> trustful heart cannot hope to get any / more service out of him. In less than I fifteen minutes I shall take qu'.et satisfaction in shaking him off". Ilera ^ comes now." / J n t r v uJC "One moment with yoi^V,, nse, Mr. Blaine, said tho Devil, sto jg forward 1 1 a. o 1 !"? ,r . ??uu uui;r.uuiiij? iiiu cx-opeaKer a little apart. The Undertaker followed, cheerfully jingling a pair of handcuffs in his pocket. Mr. Blaine turned white and then red, and his voice trembled a little, as he said : "Well, bit ,v> what is your bu6iucss with ine 2" yv iV * "T<?jonie at once to the point," said-the Devi.JuL hold here a document containing an aej^cuicnt, or contract, or bond, just a? i . ymijolrnttg. hiV vth;el^ L furnished yon wj^j 1 ~ abiliTy, skill, pluck, wit, magnetic cl Vmnee. * aud.\jty even to impudence?in sho.:, with cvcryfljualificatiou needful to subserve ambition in attaining success. Here is your signature, you see, all regular and witnessed by our mutual friend, Hannibal Ilamlin.." "I remember, now," said Blaine, quickly, "I had almost forgotten your face. Haven't seen you, I believe, since I was a member of the Maine-.Legislature. How have you been, old fellow? Come down to dinner and briugyour friend. Should like to have you meet Saui Ward." "Tbauks," said the Devil, "but it will be impossible. Busiuess is business. * You remember that there was a consideration mentioned in the boud." "I do recall something of the kind," stammered Jflaine, nervously. "But of course you don't menu to Pshaw!? Why, I was youug then, and didn't uuderstaud the nature of a bond. I was fraudulently induced to sign the paper, I besides it's outlawed." "It is not outlawed," answered the Devil, firmly. "Everything is legal and regular, and, after mature deliberation I have uc(I termiued to hand you over to my undcrtai kcr here. * The Devil's Undertaker stepped up with F a smile, and a courteous uod to Mr. Blaine. ' "But surely," continued Blaine, "you y will not enforce the bohd. O, think of my 1 family, my fricuds, my connections. Let ' i them plead for mo. Try me a little longer ! i I can still be of service to you. J d" n ' i feel that 1 shall be a deadhead in any en- 1 tcrprisc yon may suyycst. I see. various channels in which / /enow I can be. useful. With a wave of his hand the Devil referred this piteous petition to the Underta- 1 ker. ' * "It is so nominated in the bond," said , 1 1 / the undertaker. "I must insist upon a strict , P. - . interpretation of its provisions." j "Let me retire into private life, into obscurity, into oblivion," urged the ex Speak- | cr. , "It will not do," said the undertaker, "I remember coming here under similar circumstauce.s just about four years agy. .We ? were after Colfax then. The poorvrotfib ] |k pleaded so hard and wep' so bitterly that ] | -against my better judgment, I gave him up , as a corpse not worth the burying. flow did he repay mo '( Went lecturing to Young ' Men's Christian Associations! 'That is my j last experiment in the merciful line." "At least," said Blaine, in apparent de- ( spair, you will allow me to look over the j bond. Give me fair play. 'There may be | I some flaw in the phraseology.'. "My papers are always nrettv stroim-lv * [ drawn," said the J>ovil, with a smile; but ( I I have no objection to lotting you satisfy yourself, provided, of course, you will give J me your word of houor as between gentle- , men, tbat you will return the document." "Certainly," said iilainc, "1 give you my word." J The paper passed into Mr. ltlaino'sbands. He sat down ou the capitol steps and icad ( i it attentively, while the Devil and the J)ovV il'f Undertaker stood by, patiently waiting. L Then a saddOQ change eauie over Mr. I A Blaine's ooaatonaooo. lie flushed to the r roots of his hair with virtuous indignation. t He buttoned the bond in his inner breast t A 1^?saw i .J 11. ii u 111 ?in?i-i "w pocket and jumping to hie feet, exclaimed iu an excited maimer: ."What is this ? An attempt to injure ^ ine with my own private papers! An iu- j vusion of the personal rights of an Auioncan citizen ! An outrage ou the lualiena- ^ bio privileges ol' every froo-boru republican! t| A dastardly attempt to blacken my reputetiou by a perversiou of my own handwrit- u iug! Mover, never, shall I give up this 8| boud ! 1 defy the Ex-Confederacy and ill ^ its uiiuious." - S( The veheuieuce of Mr. Blaine's iuvec- 1| live had drawn a crowd arouud him.? w Somebody suggested that there must be t] something iu the pa] c which called f; r concealment ^ "Coucealuiont!" lie shrieked. ' T-fupudi- n ate ' thought. Whenever'cc pp*?ihiient is ',c.,u able, avoidance is advtUrr.Aj>' -""j My action is entirely based on brovl~.ire : e.' pics of abstract right. Listen, and L will . read to you, and to all the world, aud to ? all the universe, what is in that bdtid.'^ * jj Then he read, aud what the ai'miriu^jaU* ^ dieuco heard was n letter written l'rom Augusta by MIr. Blaine to Hannibal liamliu, t complimenting tho latter on the possession t Of ability, skill* jiluck, wit, personal beauty, a magnetic eloquent-,.aou integrity even- to blamclessness. * \ | "Vindicated! Vindicated!" shouted the crowd; tossing their hats in the air and r| cheering till the heavens rang. "Vindicated triumphantly, but hadn't you better show the letter to somebody, just as a mere form?" | "Oh, that is wholly unnecessary," paid j Mr. Blaiue, buttoning up the bond in his t pocket again aud walking coolly away.? j, I 'Didn't 1 read it?" I The Devil and his companion had watched ( the vindication with quiet interest. "There's ( 3WWi'Wlff.1 >' !itn Bluing vet," said tin ^ run a little loug better let hiiu j j Aud as the t\?o . 2 , w/i 1 vania avenue to vail du A .rJ . ?DU!':*** ; the Devil sceiu.d to be in tlv '1 or twice he asked his bompu'Aj^ 1 ' uce i "What was that lieu Wader's1"., , Blaiui TV. Y Sun. A about ' JPut ma 'ty Elections.?The idea of pri- J uiary citations for candidates to fill the 0 various county offices has been suggested to us by some of our prominent politicians. ^ aud on reflection we consider it a good one, 1 and recommend the plan adopted by Demo- c" cratic clubs in other sections of the State. l' But first. Democratic clubs must be organi- j zed and put into complete working order iu '' every township iu the county. This done F the plan of primary elections can be ratified or rejected b_ the various clubs. This* ^ should bo done as early as practicable. If v vnriOtTP | tl .1 ctions, the following "plan is su j^v. ted : a bet each one of the clubs iu the county, ^ on a day hcrcai.cr to be designated by the executive commutee, Hold a meeting lor the ! 11 purpose of b't!lotting for caud.dates for the 11 following offices, to wit: one senator, tour 0 members of the legislature, clerk of court, P sheriff,"judge of probate, school commission- u cr, three county commissioners and coroner, and after balloting for such candidates, a list of names of all persons voted for and the number of vStes each may have received, be made out and seut up through their re- n spuctivc delegations to the county convention, ft which body shall proceed to couut all votes jz for each and every candidate voted for in st cacli club, and thereby ascertaining the whole ubcr of notes for each candidate. shall de^mre tbo candidate who receives a u, majority of all the votes of all the clubs, the j," nominee of the party for the office for which hewas ballottcd 1 >r, provided, however, in tll casoofa tic betwe-u tv\?Cp4 dngcandidates, the convention shall proceed to determine, by |c, ballot, which of them shall be the nominee of the party. tj This plan, wo are satisfied, will give entire j, satisfaction, and will cause the party to work ft, harmoniously, which above all things is j. most desirable in the coming campaign. In this way we will get the sense of the whole Cf people and the candidates nominated will ft, be their choice, and will receive their un- w" divided support. There will be no door left vj open for complaint and dissatisfaction on ac- ., j count of "court house cliques," "favored localities" and a "stuffed convention."? Marion Star. m - ? Wiikitk tiie Money Goes.?"Mr. cr ^winoa I?AII ??? o ? ?/-.^.1 ii u vii v jvu o|?uv uj; (i llbvii; ? UUU <11111 ?0 and borrow a brass kettle before you go a uptown?" "What in thunder do you want cc me to do that for ?" "'(,'aus.; 1 want to l>r preserve some cherries to-day." "Clnrrh S'. "Yes, cherries!" "That's just like you, Mrs Svifi. -;. You'ro always spluttering and fooling around with some nonsense like this.' . . "Nonsense?well, I guess youjlike preserves 1,1 is well as anybody." "I don't cither."? If you wasn't too lazy t<? the wood you'd like .hem." "Mrs. i<wipes, now do so be sensible. You know this preserving 011 business costs money for sugar, fruit, cans, ' I,r wax, firewood, and the deuce knows what en ill. Rut some way or other you never do er hiuk about expense, for you're always buy- sn ing ribbons, rutHcx, and flummadiddles; but when I want anything, such as an easy chair f . :o rest my weary bones in?oh, 110, 1 can't " liave it, because you've spent all the money br duds to put 011 your own back." "Now rn you think you've said it. Oh no.you don't pend any money, but I spend it all. If hat's so, where do you get money to play icdro and come home to the bosom of your amily stone blind drunk f Don't deny it, Mvipes, for you konw somebody blacked your jyc-glasfics t5 o other day and you was so ? Iruuk you thought it was midnight and came Pc lome with a lantern in your hand in the niddlc of the day. You talk about tijuanlering money." A startling rumor comes from Paris that of ong gloves, reaching nearly to the elbow at iiul requiring twenty buttons, will bo csson,ial to the peace of mind of every well- or Iressed lady thi? year hi LABOR REFORM. Editors Columbia Register:?The in Joeudcnco oi' the farmer's lite is uow-a-days, CJ ud perhaps always was, an attraction. It ^ i all very lovely for the bard, to sing of cntle spring, and bursting nature; and the tipping lambs, and the lowing herds, and lie fresh turned earth, aud all that. 'Tis 1 \ II very well to say that the farmer has one of the bruiu work to worry him that ^ uicides so many frail creatures who have ank accouutsnow due that they can't meet; j many that are brought to desperation by j tie privations of a city pauper life ; so many ( rho despair because, from the pressure of J tic times, they cauiiot foresee uuy meant} -j f securing a livelihood for their families. j I say all this will do for the poetic part '? iife. JJut when we eouie dowu ^ onrt. lu w differently things' an.I ill.' notliiuj? ol athe sweat of tn* S\ vow, the burning sun, the piercing coM , he exposure to each, the tired body, and til: iko, for thesu-nro contingencies from which . ro claim ,b6 independence. But tlie ideal farmer's life attributes to he farmer a mastery, u control, an ability i> conduct his likjug, and the privilege ol' ? aying how, where, when and what work had be done to elevate his farm to its grc.itst Conductive capacity. This ideality is to-day a mighty delusion. . L'h^ farmer may .sweat, and burn, and freeze, nd exhaust his physical efforts to little pur- J' >080 so long as demoralization runs riot over j he land, labor has no stability, and there s no such thing as concert of action orj bought amongst those who arc tcchuiedHjM tnowu as the producers of the ian.1. And this is the exact condition of our sountry to-day. There is no system, no ini'^*. of purpose, no- concert of action , 'nongst the furriei*.' fj.ibur is not stable, ;'or you may biro Jiiu in January for a year; , >o vitchcs your crop, becomes dissatisfied "vs you sans cercmonic. I want labor and at. < pick up Jim vs readily as it" he had becu sent by you to inc. , "Tramps" swarm the country, work hero , tc-uay, idle yonder to-niorrow. and coujmit j'"<predations every wlie.\j # as they go. ( .ruu?'h these sources, too, incendiary and '^'hcr pernicious doctrines are d'sseminated. A"ho isolated tanner, with h. *N lel'cuseless amity ,1?constant nresenco lor Ifese and other causes, tecis uiider these'i ircutiistnnees the burtho ;s of mental auxi- | | ty, and attempts to devise means of relief I , rum the pressure. Association is his lirst J lea; reform the second, and the resultant j rolit the third. What more natural ? For these reasons, and with this view, 1 aVc our friends on Saluda River, in the | *' ieinity of oid Stony Point, the most i J ho ' i ' X, ill r-?< ... 'oo r .. r .ost ui arable portion of our coun- | . y. organized themselves into a "Labor Re- j >1111 Association," and adopted a const it u- j jj ion, to which has been attached the signa- 1 ure of every real estate owner in that pro- j inct, and a copy of which I send you for j' uhlicatiou, that others "may see our good oiks," &c. Vour obedient servant, A Fa it m Kit. G recti wood, Jnno 12, lSTii. ? I ) LAliOH KKt'OltM CONSTIT: .on. j tl Wc, the citizens of the vicinity of Sims' p rotjS Roads, Abbeville County, S. have d< it incumbent upun o' rselvcs to organ- at ;c for the purpose of effecting the objects ? v..,...v ....j borer who has wantonly violated the laws Ins country. No member sliall withhold a discharge >in any laborer justly entitled to tho same. w I'knai/i'Irs.?Anymcuibcr vie latingany the provisions of this constitution, and ||(| rsisting in the same, shall be dismissed fj4 jin the association. 1( , Amendments.?This constitution may j amended by a three-fourths vote of those csent at any meeting : /V?r/</' </, Notice such an amendment shall have been given a previous meeting. en Sl'FClAl.?The President sh.dl havopow- pe to convene this association whuuevt r in be s judgment it shall be deemed no- sary. en :t forth in the billowing con.-iitut ion : Oiuianization.?The object of this or- ? inization shall be to benefit our country y conciliating capital and labor ; by increas- ' 1 ig the productiveness of our investments, ,;l id by lessening the intolerable burden of ixntion. * N a.mk.?This organization shall be nown as Labor Reform Association, No. 1. Okfickhs.?The officers of this associa- ! SM on shall be a J'resident, one Vice Prcsi-^V" int, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall P j elected by ballu^and serve one year froui There shall be an Executive Ootnmittei. ? insisting of five members, te be elected / ballot and to serve for one year, and hose duty it 'shall be to enforce the pro- !vl sions of this eonstitutioii, subject to an *"" ipeal to the association. J0 meetings.?This association shall meet 'IC 2 1*. M. on the. second Saturday of each ' ^ outli, at Hcthlchcni Academy, unless oth- fc. wise provided at a previous meeting. iMKMitKitsnii'.?Any person can become 1:0 member of this association who shall re- r<l ivc a two-thirds vote of the members cseut and subscribe his name to this con- " it uti (Juirf One-fourth the members of J1! is nsso' ia'ioii shall constitute a quorum. , Fees vi? l)f ks.?There shall he no ination Ices nor dues, but current expenses *ei all be defrayed by a majority vote. , OlH.KiA l loNS.?No member of this as- :,'j ciation shall hffe or allow to be employed "l i his or her farm any laborer who cannot oduce a discharge from his or her former 'x'. lploycr, unless by consent of said employ- W1 , or the Executive Committee of this asciation. J<!< No member shall employ any laborer at ^ c end of the year who is in arrears with 'v s or her last employer for advances made vV' iring the year, without satisfactory ar- tn ngemcnts being made for paying the same. \rA titiUiiluir fcKnll 1/nnni' nr*l tr o ">?\l CO! BEER-DRINKING AND TEMPERANCE. Perhaps the teinperauoe questiou is not ! c cuetly soljred in Munich ; 1 don't know if j ( was everruised ; indeed the intemperance i c aestiou has inn do So little progress that the t her has probably not beeu reached. You e ouldn't say that the-Mutiichcrs are mod- 1 rnteJu the use of t)fcer. I have secu peo ie at home?and raging thirst .seeuia to i t our national birthright?diink water just t " recklessly, deluging the pale aud drench- i ^stomach with the cold, icy cold fluid.? 1 fybahly the German would expatiate olo- j Uently upou the horror- of water-drinking i ;Y he had auy experience in that line.? 1 be MuniJter is content, not to try any ( uzardous experiment ; having struck the i icdium way of beer he deviates neither to > 'ater ou the one baud nor wino on the j And it win not ho but a I'russian, j >+im.Tr+ scr, whose opinion afi<f cXpfnl * ?| uco ga\v his remark some weight, who ? iidf ) uie, the other day: "As for me, < hen 1 can get good water, pure fresh water, ? let the beer stand one side, and drink t riue." It makes all the difference in the orld with one's teuipereuce principles i whether he jives ou the llhinc or ou the ser. There is a saying hero that a Muii- , jh man is'a beer eask in the moruing, and cask of beer at night: tho epigram livens io explanation luycc^Wit it uiigUt be uiisun** erstood else\|J(lrc. f If one were disposed'' ihilosophically to '^Ludy the tetupcialDff^ iroblem, Munich would be a good lield for t, for one can see hero exactly what is the ot unrostrHiucd liberty, though, iu ipplying what one learned here to our own iountry, you would hdftc to allow for the liffercuce of climate and of the touipcruneut of the people. It doesn't at all follow Tint what would do for Munich, would do >r Hartford, Probably you conld not find n the whole city, a xnau or a woman who ias eVor thought of what we call total abhiinn'ce, and they could not comprehend the i loa. Ifiit there arc plenty of tompcreoplc?that is, people who drink beer regularly and never overstep the bounds of moderation. The observation that one makes in Miyiich is that drunkenness is a rare exception. In a residence here of many months I have never seen more than one or two Iniklcatts.'1' jjeoplc in the streets, and thy were i>t marked hv tlTON. wildncss of vioiousii^if our strong-liquor inebriety, ^be rather good huun.red carls, who KfiTT* if?heir \v>y. and didn't seem to euro who- i her ^lioy ever louud it. llul this seems very i ma kahle, wneii there is a beer-house evry half-bloek, and you cannot select a resienco in any part of the town that is not s handy to a /.'//< / as it is to a public chool orijL eliureli. And I cannot see that tcuds la an v ^lia^iij. of i '^o^S^Bffng/ J haw known fctraiigorsTo ! idnlge Invly in beer here the whole season i nd be just as good temperance people at i ie eiul as they were in the beginning.? i '? hei ier the (icrmans, especially the men. : l li. ll'.'Dili) :i iii ii til III' lit,,,, I I " ... . | alls, .afternoon al'tci .1 iter noon, and night i ivr flight,' swigging endless mugs, is an- t , >r question. And it is a lair question t \ aise. Tho question is, however, a more oculs'ive one, so long as the Hermans eon- 1 iiuo t< produce so many scholars, philoso- ? l.irs, men of incalculable erudition, won- 1 erfully energetic travelers and explorers, t id conquering soldiers. i - , A KkN'IXCKY Cilltl.'s \ KXtiKAXCR I 1'- ] X'A Slax 1>KKHit.? Wc are informed that . pltchtt battle was fought in the Sunday ( ehool at Holt's school house, on the Loveceville road, about fifteen and a halt iles from Padueah, on Sunday last, ( hieli for a time created considerable com- c oti .^md luu'ni.ii 11 a severe injury to a ] mug man known as "Step John Rudolph," : f a young lady named Miss Melissa Collier. s appears that Rudolph is a very long ngucd individual, and that he had slander- ( I Miss Collier, who is consi<lered a young ! ., li'- d' excellent standing in that eifh.mu-j ty Learning that he was at the Sunday ! luol above mentioned; and being cxas-; rated beyond measure, she armed herself; { lii a hickory club and entered the house . ying. The superintendent was just about ^ begin to read a chapter in the Jiiblo when ) i wua interrupted by the exclamation ( \ here is the bcouudrclThe w hole ! j liool looked up in utter amazement, and ( scovered the lady making toward the cor- ' ( r w here Rudolph was seated, with despc- ] lion in her eyes. Swinging her club as e approached Rudolph, she was heard to > v, "(,h, here he is !" and whack went the j. "Ujl i ur n his head .giving him a glunc- j, blow, but of sufficient force to knock ( . over on the bench, lb ing in a corner, ( could not get out handily, and Miss C. ! t i'/i'd the chih with both hands and gave |t n i? 'enible beating over tlie head, body ? A ii.I I... t...1.1 ...1 i'- ? I r ' * "" (j u. i lie superintendent endeavored to c d tlio young lady, to prevent her 1'roui j ,'iug Rudolph, but ho could do uotliiug il> her, and not until further assistance ine could she he taken aw iy from tho ob- | n t of her hatred. Rudolph's arm was ^ ly badly hurt. lie employed (Jovernor i.ig to assist Mr. Samuel liryce, County ^ tornev, in prosecuting the cast-, and the o a 1 came oil befmo 'Squire Kmmctt llu- | Iph, resulting in a fine of one cent and j ds against the young lady. Stop John idolph was fined $5.?I'tufiiru/i, ( A'//.) i J not. .?r A young man in Western Wineonsin, who ^ ? ubHit to be married tho other day, Mid- -s lily r> meuibercd that lie bad not led his c rse, una the ceremony li.nl to wait until i 11 o lion* was cared lor. lie explained that ^ood horse couldn't ho found every day, lile thirteen different j^irls wanted to mar- * hi ui. M ' ' \ - - - a An Indki'KMiknt.?''Skin an Independ- b t, and you < itch a scalawag. An Inde- h ndent is the meanest kind of a Radical, a cause a secret f'uo is worse than an open la omy.''?f'hronifb un<l Srntim t. | ti Jf \ Wkll Done Alabama.?The dispatchs iuibrnt us tliut the recent Democratic Convention of Alabama?-one of the largest 1 ver held in the .State, every county but ? lirco being represented?reiipmitinted Gov- ^ trtior Geo. S. Houston, 'the old wheel- ? lorse.' In doing this, they did very well. Governor Houston is iu tnuny respects a f noet remarkable man. Although nearly * I tree score and ten, he is as fresh and vig- * irous as when, thirty five years ago, ho ^ irst took his seat iu Congress. He hns c i line mind, strong argumentative powers, a 1 ndomitable will and energy, and has won a 1 told upon the affectious of the people which 1 iannot bo shaken. We witnessed a portion 1 )f his canvass two years ago, and it was, 1 wherever he went, a couutinuous triumph- 1 1 '-j*' 1 - i 1 1 ( It 9tarcU.*4W o saw men who uau uuvu itrouj^ ^iJifWieaua ever, j?iuce uL J :tio win come to nhii at "no close ot ti u> 'J speeches ami swear by all the gods that, ' convinced by his powerful appeals and ar- ' 'Utiients, thoy would never more act with * that accursed party. . From 1841 till 18G1, Gov. Houston con- * timiosly represented the Florence District ' in tiie House of Representatives, with the exception of one term, when ho declined an election. lu the winter of 18G5 lie was 1 eluCtijd tc the United States Senate, but, IrkeJRic other members then chosen from the Confederate States, was not allowed to take his seat, in 1874 lie was elected Governor, running ahead of every other man on the Democratic ticket, and rcceiviug 18,100 majority over a uian who had been elected two years previously by 8,4117 votes. This is his past record. The State election in Alabama comes off, under the new Constitution, some time in August, we believe. With Governor Houston at the head of our ticket, and the true men who are- assyoiatcd with him, with the tcrriWe jfmt'UTttic rentes 01 Aiauainn H.idicalism; that State will give a glorious endorsement for the Southern Democracy, in this, our Centennial Presidential year.? When she spscaks, it will be with a voice of thuuder. . Gkn. t .'cuck.?The speech which \vc copy bci.,^ -p Uen. Hancock, at the reunion of the Army of the Potomac, is in striking contrast with tho miserable and offensive remarks of Generals Sherman aud Shuridan 011 the saute occusion. It is brief, |)Ut ddo and generous in sentiment. It aow'S the others to ' ,ne are the productions of consume ,alc % 1 kar,fcU1 ft" b, ''fGomredes of tho Aviny H V" j!01,01""* We arc assembled here to-da\l^Tn. 10 f)CCtl - ? t , * 1 ? ~r% ,f\T -annaul re v .1 society, 10-renew and cement frichflimips ' formed <>n the held of battle, to enquire as to the welfare of absent comrades, to deter- ! mine the gaps made in our ranks by time, ' Hid to inaugurate such measures as may bo ' possible or necessary to aid worthy comrades, ' ii distress, or the widows and orphans of ' leeeascd comrades who may require our as- ' listance. ? "We have no other purpose in meeting 1 lore. Here polities enter not, either to ? lie tract or disturb. Wc meet simply as ( mothers who are linked together in uflcc- s ion through memories of the past; by com- * non dangers incurred, glories gained, pri- ' rat ions suilerod aud hardships endured; and [ aui thankful that 1 am permitted to be k jresent with you, and that the privilege of ' lalling to order this meeting of my old f lomrndcs devolves upon uie. "Hut before proceeding with the cxer- ' iiscs of this occasion, it is proper that wc 1 hould return tlia^1.ks to Almighty God for 1 [lis goodness i:i permitting us to be here and ; n health to-day, and to ask that His hies- ^ ing may rest upon us all. "The Jlev. Mr. McYiekar is requested ' o lead us in the expression of those thanks nid in invoking that hlessinir." t \ ? - ? c Hints for Visitors.?It is when we s no temporarily in the homes of others that t] act. and good breeding tell. It is difficult j 0 attain the art of easily and gracefully dapting one's self to any cireumstanco, so c s to la; at home and agreeable, whether all jj hings go to one's satisfaction or not. To f to thoroughly pleased with the arrangements j; hat others make for us, after having for a j, iuie abandoned our own, is next to impos ible. Hence we put as the highest proof ? f being pleased that we arc perfectly at ., mine. Next to being so, is the honest el- |, ort to make others feel that you are so. It 1 tho token of .rite nobility to make even he lowest at case in your presence. And S lie advint of such a well-bred person into e be bouse of any f.inily, is soon found to o m a pleasure to the old and the young.? si Vhile, on the other hand, the airs and ^ ones, and fidgets and fretfuliicss of a dis- ], ontented visitor, are enough to make a J iousc wretched to all its inmates. f, To Get Kid of Stumps.?.Mr. \V. M. a urner, of Maine, con.....inicates the follow* a eg to the New York Worftl: c In the Autuui bore a hole one or two a nches in diameter, according to the girth b f the st.imn. verticnllv in the eon I re fit' flie ? i * ' *"v x' itter, and about eighteen inches deep.? o >ut into it one or two ounces of salt- ci etre ; fill the hole with water and plug up lose. In the ensuing spring take out tho lug aud pour in about one half a gill of n croscne oil and ignite it. The stuuip will w Dioul< "t away without hla/ing, to ?ne i >ry " xtromity of the roots, leaving nothing but Y shes. w ai When a merchant gruffly refuses to ad- ti ortiso, you may set him down as one who rill soon hand in his commercial checks nd retire from business for the lack of oth customers and money. The successful tl usiness men arc always cheerful, polite, al ml if not ready to advertise do not fail to (1 ppreciato its advantages, (.-.--penally 1> at- 'si raot trade in dull times. jn A MATRIMONIAL BUREAU. Applicants during oflico hours will have he satisfaction of knowing that curious ues on the other side of the street can and oubtlcss will obtain an uninterrupted view f their approach and departure, lu the iidies' department a collection of the pltoogiaphs of the applicants will be kept, and ice vcrtHi in tho gentleuieu's department.? *io applicants of doubtful character will >e received, and any one ambitious of obtaining admission into the ticlds of untried bliss must produce uuequivocal testinony of untarnished honor and all the atributcs which make a person eligible Jo trivate society The institution bciug supjortod by philanthropists, oT-.rtiursb" tho iionetary feature of the business is the least conspicuous, buf some attention is paid to t in order that t^/lmraW' IIIn? ha plf. ? uppOrtlDg. A schedule or charges nd? wen scientifically arramred for the. benefit >f the patrons. The average Toe to f t?in lie services of the agent for one mouth is $5. At the end of that time, if a congenial :ouipauiou is not found, the agency refunds the money. If a uiariago is couisuiiimated the "bureau" is enriched according to the liberality of the bridegroom. No marriage, no money. A healthy man, medium sized, average looks, middle age. is worth ?5 to the 'bureau.' Take oft' half a score of years from his age, add a few inches to his statue, give him a graceful moustache and other items of external gruce, nnd his feu of admission depreciates 50 per cent, for the chances of marrying him off, and the uitimutc gains are increased by that amount. On the other band, if he possesses much personal unlovelincss, 87,50 is exacted from him beforo his vanity is gratified by the exhibition of his picture, lied hair is assessed 81 extra; u class eje, 83; a cork leg or arm, 85; a slight strabismus, 81 50; a bud squint, 82,50; baldness entails 75 cents extra, and false teeth, of ordinary manufacture, 81. If the artificial molars arc neat and not easily detected, they are allowed to pass without extra charge. Deafness costs 84 extra. Blue, gray, and green eyes arc not included in the category of good looks. Brown, hazel, and black eyes are worth 50 ccuts to the owner, for they save him that amount on the fee. llair that curls without the suspicion of "kinky" is worth 81. Small eaw are valued at 25 cents, and littlo feet and hands at*double that amount.?<S'?rt Francisco Fast. ... Plastering the Wrong Man. ?It was a Very embarrassing circumstance, ami it .. happened at the hotel .in Mt. Veruon.? 'J?*'1'* A man aud his wife were stopping ^hcrc.? The mau wus subject * ?> w(UttMdL j 'ahd Was taken sick there lie told his wife that lie must haveTuIthfc&f ite relief, or he could not live, and thought i mustard draft would relieve him. Sho w hastily robed herself, went down st .irs aud rilinrl-fka natnlimnx wl... ...1.I. __ ... ~T].r**w ?>"vi|uiiau| nuu UUUHIUiU OCT IU ,lie dining room, and sire"?pT?ffld tl>c mustard Your tberflstor on her harifccrchicf and hasened up stairs. Finding tho. door ajar, the rushed in, turned down the bed clothes md slapped the mustard draft ou the unconscious man's bowels. He iustantly iprang up in bed, and in a strange voice aid : "My God ! Madam, what are you dung ?" She had got it on the wrong man. IV e leave the reader to imagine her feelings, ^he found her own room, and iu aeccuts of mrror told her husband the tacts. The exretnu ludicrousncss of the incident set him uto an inordinate (it of laughter that reieved him as thoroughly as the mustard daster wguld have done. Very early the text moruiug, beilt.ib many of the guests vorc up, a man and w,t>wau, trunk, baod>oxos, etc., might have beou seen leaving he hotel, for the woman's name was on the laudkerehief. Rkwauk ok Duunkauds.?We tender iur thanks to the Vermont judge who tho thcr day, in pronouncing upon a divorco nit, laid down the opinion that when a wonan marries a man of known intemperate inbits, she takes her happiness, prosperity, nd welfare in her own hands, and has no laim for riddance of him th emu ft or W? lave great pity for the wife who is joined o an intemperate husband, but we trcmblo ijr the fate of the woman who marries au nteniperate man. If these words reach he eye of any woman under engagement of larriagc to such a man, we most solomnly ppcal to her to pause before she imperils icr well-being by accepting any such risk. On! those Sunday Nioirrs.?A wet lunday night affects the two classes of lovrs in opposite way. To him who is eunged it is a godsend, as it enables him to nug up t her in the parlor aud have tho hole evening to liimself; but to the other iver, one who is not engaged, a rainy Sunay night is a most painful episode. II is mtiug at the house isn't sure enough to rarrant his going there through the storm, ml all he can do is to attend the church, ml stand in the vestibule, and pull his shirt n!hr, in the despairing hope that she may ppeur. She don't of course, and he goes ack to his dreary home wretched and misrahle beyond description. Oh, those days f ecstatic idiocy! how their memory overrunes us. ''What would be your notion of absentlindedness asked lluf'us Choato of a itness whom ho was cross examining.? Well," said the witness, with a strong ankee accent, "1 should say that a man ho thought he'd left his watch to hum, ud took it out'n 'is pocket to see if ho'd mc to go hum and get it, was a lectio ab litminde.d." Tho fish aro suffering. Did yon over link nf how foolish a fish must fool just ftor swallowing a worm, to find himself irting through the air and then wollopiug t round 011 the ground with a pain in his iw?