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JiUAUSITUHVAUUS W IMIOAAIif IDAT<
Frugality of manners is the nourishtnent
and strength of bodies politic. It is that
by which they grow and subsist, until they
are corrupted by luxury?the natural cause
of their decay and ruiu. Of this wo have
examples in the Persians, Lacedaemonians
and Romans: uot to mention many later
governments which have sprung up, coutin
ued a while, aud then perished by tho same
natural causes. But those are, it sccuis, of
no use to us: and; in spite &f thorn, we are
in a fair way of becoming ourselves auother
Useless examplo to future ages.
Simplicity of manners may bo more easily
" preservod in a republic than a monarchy;
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vt great eaauuey, onucr to reiorm or CO corrupt
a people; that alone wore sufficient to
discountenance the wearing of gold or silver,
either in clothos or equipage, and if the
samo were prohibited by law, the saving so
inuoh bullion would be the smallest benefit
jK'IV of such an institution; there being nothing
more apt to debase the virtue and good
sense of our gentry of both sexes than the
trifling vanity of apparel, which we havo
loarned from Franoe, and which has had
such visible ill consequences on thogeaius
of that people. Wiser nations have made
it their care to shut out this folly by severe
? laws and penalties, and its spreading among
us oan forbode no good, if there be any
truth in the observation of one of the anoiants,
that the direct way to ruin a man is
to dress him up in fine clothes.
But we are doomed to be undone.?
Neither the plain reason of the thing, nor
the exDerience of Dost acres, nor the exam
pies we have before our eyes, cau restrain
jus from iuiitatiog, not to say surpassing,
4h6 most corrupt and ruined people in those
. very points of luxury that ruined them.?
Our gaming, our operas, our masquerades,
. are, in spite of our debts and poverty, become^
tho ponder of our neighbors. If
there bo auy mau so void of all thought and
oommon-sensdLjas not to see where this
must end, letnKcfo'iotit compare what Venice
was at the league of Cumbrny, with what
it is at present, and ho will be convinced
how truly those fashionable pastimes jure
calculated to depress and ruiu a
It is not to be beliovcd, what influence
public diversions have ou the spirit aud
manners of a poople. The Greeks wisely
saw this, nud made a very serious affair of
their public rports. For the samo reason,
it will, perhaps, seem worthy t ho care of our
legislature to regulato the public diversions,
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dj an uDaoiute prohibition of tboso which
. Jiave a direct tendency to corrupt our morals,
as well as by a reformation of the dra,
ma; which, when rightly managed, is such
entertainment, and gave those fine
lessons of morality aud good sense to the
Athenians of old, and to our British gentry
above a century ago; but for those last
ninety years, hath entertainod us, for the
most part, with such wretched thiugs as
- apoil, Instead of improving, the taste and]
manners of tlio audieuce. Those who are 1
attentive to such propositions only as may
fill thoir pockets, will probably slight these
things as trifles below the care of the legislature.
But I am sure all honest, thinking
men must lament to see their country ruu
headlong into all those luxurious follies,
^ which, it is evident, have beon fatal to other
nations, and will undoubtedly prove fatal to
,us also, if a timely stop be not put to them.
*?Berkeley'* Essays.
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Missouri aroused.?The popular
branch of the Missouri Legislature passed,
Mouday, the 6th of March, the following
reaolutioa>4ab? vote of 66 to 44 :
Resolved,That the Adjutant General of
the-State of Missouri be instructed to hoist
nt half mast the flag of the United States,
as betokening the absolute humiliation of
the American people, who stand to-day the
stawauHy 4fcgWeMntatives ofa government
once honored and admired by the civilized
globe, now disgraced and sunk in the iniquity
and corruption of its rulers; that
.a.. tkl j.t j--: 1 > ? i
mici iuu uow u how uosigu BUUUIU D? given
to the Americau flag, embodying tbe true
idea of our political system as reflected in
the wonderful machinery of bayonets, sub
aidiary laws, returning boards and electoral
I tribunals; that the government of Washington
and Jefferson ceased last Friday,
and that we aro new entering upon an administration
that knows no law but force,
no polioy but eorruptiou, no virtue but forg"J
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman
writes: "I tried raising fodder broadcast,
and gave it up long years ago. I now
sow in thick drills, two or tbreo bushels per
acre, and if eut at tho right time, and cured
groon and sweet, nsy cows eat it aJI up clean.
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oprow luxuriantly, and spread oat, an<$ meet
Dotweo.i the rows. Let the trial bo fair,
and we need not reject it, nor plaoe it bojow
the common ooarso fodder wbichis too hard
nod diy fdWlfclo to eat up unless chopped
fine/'
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Success don't consist in never making
blunders, but in never making the same one
ihe second time 4
IT 18 FINISHED.
Hayes has been inaugurated, and the
vulgarism, what is Mr. Tiideu going to do
about it? is for once in the tou million times
it han been used?pertiuout. The wholo
people have been looking to the man whom
their unprecedented efforts huvo elcoted,
for comfort, for one initiative step, yet he
is silent, gloomy and peculiar?if not grand.
Was Mr. Tiljlen iu earnest? Are wo the
victims of a politionl mirage? Aro thero
any law-abiding constitution-loving men iu
the JNorth, either dqpiocrats or republicans?
Is Mr. Hayes the "Siiuon Puro" after all ?
If so, in the words of the imuiueulato Dan
Chamberlain, let us know il authoritativety
Let Mr. Tilden, in. plain Auglo-Saxon
words, will endorso tho inauguration
he is in duty bound, protect and defend the
rights of the people. His friends have
suid (for ho speaks uot, ncithet docs he
write) that he would appeal to the courts.
What court ? The Supreme Tribunal of
the nation ??TJah 1 What folly ; what
becility ; what simplicity?only equaled byTa
the agreement of the House of ltoprcs*nta- 1
tives to the organisation of the Electoral
Commission.
Hayes is inaugurated, ond now, with tho
exception of a few brave public men, nud
incorruptible journalists, the people have
sunk iuto sullen silence because of their
bitter, bitter disappointment in their choice
and election of a leader. Hewitt's knees
knooked knowingly each other early in tho c
action; and tho President elect, out of sheer
mortification for the loss of what was bis J
own, which he had not (backed even by c
millions who gave it to him) the courage to t
taktf, pYtjjporfcs now to visii-Wuroffc ! """ \
A. mystery, a commentary, a lesson for ^
?ne ouma ia ino iuiure. liie fcouth is
"solid" no more, except-it may be four years 1
hcuco for Hayes, ojr eogffclptber..wily Re- ?
publican upon whom fic Cuftoscs to let fall s
his mantle, for now, even now, over the v
laud, the cry is, "I am oaty' iOrry I voted
for Tilden. It is no use for us to go 1
to tho ballot box again," and so 1 feel my- F
| self. Since the war, wo of the South have v
not asked the presidency, the vice presi- 1
doncy, nor even have we demanded y
a cabinet officer, but with the bare
i hope of pribtii>g.?t the head of the natiou a M
| northern man who was not our enemy, *
(nothing i?ore) wo have done our best, lu n
[ the lost election we won, but alas ! alas I <]
the results. The natiou sheds teurs over v
the theft of her rights, wheu true uiauhood
would dictate the shedaiug of blood, if n.;eds 1
bo, to regain them. Of Tilden, Hendricks s
and Ilcwitt in the South, it is written, c
"Jlliuin fuit," of Ilayeatand of Wheeler j,
RcJiviut. So, God save the State.?Joun .
W. Tb.NCII, in Greenville Newt.
OVEll THE FaI.LS oy NI AO aha. AbouWs
noon last Monday a man passed through jj
the upper gate of Prospect Padt, Niagar^ 1
i Falls, and walked along the banx to a point '
j just below the "tail-raoe" that empties into *
tho river. One of the guides, who'follwed ii
[ hiui to lell him where be could get the best c
| views, was astonished to see him wading t
out into tho ranids. "flomo hnnlr vnn
you will go over the falls I" Tht, stronger 0
paid no heed lo the warning, but throwing a
himself forward on his face struck oot for b
the brink of the cataract. Just below j
where he entered thero was a small cascade t
over which ho was carried. When he emerged
his hat was off, and a moment later '
he ebtalned a foothold in the rapids, and *
stood "WaiiTtteep to the framing waters.? t
The guide was by this time at Prospect fi
Point, wither he had hastened in the hope
of being able to reach the man. The strau- ?
gcr, standing in the rapids, instantly struck , ij
out again, swimming lustily out further r
from the shore, ana successfully placing fc
himself beyond thejdd of the man on the j
I bank. He clasped his hands over his head .
and wont down to his death. This suicidq
; is as extraordinary as that of the Canadian < b
chemist, near Detroit, who two days beforo t
had ended his life in order to test the of* ?
cacy of a resurrection powder.
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Tuk Canada Root Snow.?At a root fi
show in Toronto, the judges declared the s
following weights to have been attained by v
the successful competitors (six roots of each b
variety), viz.: Ronnie's prizo purple top t
Swede turnip, 126 pounds ; long red man- i
gol wurzel, 1091 pounds (second prize, 168 d
pounds); yellow glob* mangol wurxel; 211 a
!>ounds; white Relgian carrot, 371 pounds; s
ong red carrot, 27 pounds "(second prizo, b
25 pounds). The heaviest collection of nn i
exhibitor weighed 5671 pounds. Single b
roots were as follows : Rcnnio's prize Sweod, i
30| pounds; long rod mangel, 381 pounds; f
yellow globo mangol, 41 pounds; white t
Belgian carrot, 91 pounds : red carrots, 7 s
pounds. Tho following specimens were a
shown (additional to prize list) by au exhi- f
bitor (six roots of each), viz. : Parsnip, 28 s
pounds; long yellow mangel wurzel, 144
pounds : white sugar beet, N9J pounds.? f
The roots wore olenned and trimmed.?A', t
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Ti it not a curiosity in the way of mull'.plica- '
tion f, ?
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v L A littlo boy, gazing upon an old piotnre
of his mother, token in a low dress, remarked:
"Mamma! you was mos' ready for tfed when a
'dot pieter was took en." *
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INDIGNANT POLLY WOO.
A tree toad, dressed in apple green,
Sat on a mossy log
Beside a pond, and shrilly sang,
?'Oome forth, my Polly nog?
My Pol?my Ly?iny Wog,
My pretty Polly Wog ;
I've something very sweet to say,
My slender Polly Wog 1
"The air is'moist?the moon is hid
Behind a heavy fog;
No stars are out to wink, and blink
At you, my Polly Wog?
My Pol?my Ly my Wog,
My graceful Polly Wog;
v/n, larry not, beloved one !
My precious Polly Wog !"
Just then away went clouds, and there
A-sltting on the log?
The other end, I mean?the moon
J Ll m
Iler small eyes flashed?she swelled nallT'
She looked almost a frog ;
'How dare you call me,sir," she asked,
"Your precious Polly Wog?"
"Why, one would think yourlifo was spent
In some low muddy bog ;
I'd have you know, to strange young toads,
'My name's Miss Mary Wog,"
f-One wild, wild laugh that tree toad gave
And tumbled off the log.
And on the ground he kicked nud screamed
"Ob, Mary, Mary Wog!
Oh, Ma! oh, Ry! oh, Wog!
Oh, proud Miss Mary Wog]
Oh, goodness gracious !?what a joke!
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nurr?u lur iitarj nog 1" *
Mr*. Margaret Eytinge, in Scribner*.
The Wiiite House Whitewash.?A
correspondent wishes the receipt given some
rcars since for the whitewash used on the
ast eud of tho White House. For her
icncfit und the benefit of others, it is repcaed.
Take ono-half bushel of nice unsluckd
lime, slack it with boiling water; covet
t during the process to keep in tho stcaui.
jtraiu tho liquor through a fino siovo or
traiucr, aud add to it a peck of salt, preioualy
well dissolved in warm water; three
tounds of ground rice, boiled to a thin
taste; one-half pouud of powdered Spanish
rhitiug, und c-nc pouud of clean glue, which
ins been previously dissolved by soaking it
tell, aud then hang it over a slow fire in a
mall kettle within a larger one filled with
rater. Add five gallons of hot water to the
a:xturc,.stir it well, and let it stand a few
layes cohered from dust. It should be put
n hot, and for this purpose it can bu kepi
n a kettle on a portable furnace. It is
aid that about a pint of this mixture.
over & square yard upon the outside of a
iousc, if properly applied. Fine or coarse
irusbes may be used, according t*. the ucut?i.
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ico? ui uiu j'iu iui|uirt'u. jli answers aa
roll as oil paint for wood, brick, or stouc,
bill choapcr. It rctaius its brilliancy
ormany*ij0nrs. There is nothing of the
ind that will compare with it, either for
nside or outside walls. Buildings or fences
ovcrcd with it will take a much longer
ime to buru thau if they were painted with
>il paiut. Coloring matter may be put in
ud made of any shade desired.. Spanish
irown will make reddish pink when stirred
n, more or less deep according to the guanity.
A delicato tiuge of this is very prety
for inside walls. Finely pulverized comnon
clay, well mixed with Spauish brown
nakca- & reddish stone oollor; yellow ochre
tirred in makes yellow wash, but chrome
;oes further, and makes a color generally
istoemcd prettier. It is difficult to make
ulcs, because tastes are different; it would
?c best to try experiments on a shingle and
at it dry. Green must not be mixed with
yne; it destroys the color, aud the color
ios an effaat on tho whitewash which
a ale os ij| crttk and peel.?New York Tri ap
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A Scibntikic Suicidk.? Detroit, March
>.?Geosgo C?Wheeler, who attcuiptod
uicido, wis Successful und is dead, lie
ras a hard student, and tho diroctiou ol
lis investigations was toward chemical myseries.
Of liXe his friends suspected insan.
ium tk. i . ?i - ! j a i
bj, ho a icn uioiiiiio ugo nu ciuimeu to nave
[iscovcred tbo sccrot of raising the dead by
> chemical cooq^onnd, which wa9 to be
priukled over (tie body after death, lie
milt a machine with whioh to kill himself,
a order that hit friends might restore him
>y means of his discovery. This machine
s a marvel of ingenuity. A stout wooden
ramowork supports a large balauco wheel
o which are attached knives, portions oi
cythes, and an axo-head. Hack of this is
, complex arrangement of small wheels and
tulleys, all operated by a powerful steel
pring. When set iu motion tbo machine
s capable of runninc itself at a fearful spoed
or ten minutes. Close by is a three-sided
rough, in whioh he placed himself After
etting the devilish arrangement in motion
. f_ t * - !-t L 1*1 -%
us ncaa, wmon no una unaer mo wneoi,
ras slanked nod cut beyond recognition.
Cantaloupes.?To succeed with thceo,
n this oountry, it is necessary to get them
tarted Tory otrly. They may be started in
lower pots and turnod out and set in the
ipoe. air wins danger of flroet is over. II
iot started?Erty, bereft will get thorn be
bre they are ripe. An early start enable!
hen the season foi
he borers, h$k iprnwflr^XHrataloupea do not
ransplunt wolf in the ordinary way, honc<
ho necessity for storting them in pots ant
arning out the lam^e of diH with them.
Sum marry the seoond time tew get even
ind find it a gambling gamo?the more thej
>ut down the less they tako up.
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ALL ABOUT BOOS.
IIuio to Cook the Fruit to the Beit Ativantare?
Valuable Hints for House-keepers.
80110 one has said that there is as uiuch
nourishment iu an egg as iu a pound of
beef. This is too euthusiustio au assertion,
as fu-f as the egg is concerned, aud does
scarcely justice to the beef. At tho same
time the egg, which is so indispensable to
the Ukcheu, reconciling, amalgamating and
putting its life and soul into thankless in-1
grecicnts, which afterwards ignore its ac- |
tual existence, or acknowledge it with a
growl?"too much egg"?has scant justice
dose to its own independent individuality
as an attractive arti.le of diet, lioilcd eggs,
Eched eggs, aud fried eggs havo their
, go and admiring constituency, but omfteta
are n#t to i>e leathery, and cooks too
imagination to
season, flavors and produce new and pleas
iug varieties. Every cook-book fives val
uablc recipes for ouicluts. it is only necessary
hers to say something of the method
of composition, which is, after all, the chief
thing. And while eggs are so abundant
and cheap, in ths markets selling at 18 cents
and retailed for 25 ccuts a dozen, there can
be no hotter time for experiments, for omelets,
like other valuable works, are only the
result of experience and practice.
The first consideration is, that the eggs
should bo beaten very light and separately,
the whites stirred in only just beforo cooking?this,
notwithstanding it is I lie custom
Of most, cooks to make oue matter of the
, qgg- beating. The pan should be moderately
hot; if too hot, while there is difficulty
iu preventing the buruiugof the outsidfe,
tho inside will be left half raw aud accordingly
disngreo&blo.
If possible, after the omelet is on the
. tiro, it should not bo touched by a knife or
spoon. In fact, it is worth whilo going iu
training to acquire the art of turning the
omelet, by n species of coaxing such as is
practised by professed cooks. This is done
i by taking the handle of the pan, aud gently
though abruptly jerking it so that* the
omelet will raise itself gradually aud liually
make the required flop. When done, it
should be turned over ou a folded uupkiu
, aud doubled.
So much for the omelet nrnner Mr hi eh i?
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capable of taking on a new color every (lay.
To make oyster omelet, cut oil' the gristly
parts, mince the rest fine, and stir in the
mixture or appoint on the outside before
! folding. Cold cauliflower, minced, the tops
, uf asparagus cooked and cut flue, both m .ke
( nice omelets. Cooked tomatoes stirred in
the mixture make n handsome as well as
i -peWebic dish.?nn .omelet attx Jinc
furrl**, stir in two spoonfuls of chopped
thyme, parsley and sweet marjoram. For a
courre at breakfast, jelly and jaui spread on
the omelet bef re folding is 1111 agreeable
variety. These are hints sufficient as to
> the possibilities of the omelet, but be it remembered
that all are vain unless the dish
i bo served up hot.
CuKitiKD Eaas.?Tako stx eggs, boiled
. hard; into a lined saucepan put three ounces
of butter or three tablcspoonfuls of butter,
aud three dcsertspooui'uls of curry-powdcr
; slice two boiled onions, finely minced;
cook until soft, when slice into the mixtures
the eggs, with a teacup of cream, and let
it simuier, not boil.
Buttekkd E<ius.?Ilcat well four fresh
eggs, and with two ounces of butter melted
' in a water-bath, pour into a lined saucepan,
that they may perfectly assimilate. Serve
> Pjjruad on buttered toast.
I 11RKADKD KGUS.
. Boil the eggs hard, slice them when cold
, and dip each slice in raw egg and afterward
in flue bread-crumbs; fry thcui in butter
and servo hot, but freed from grease.
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DKVEI.I.EI) KUUS.
Boil hard und let thcui lie in cold water
until cold; take off the shell aud cut half
' in two; tako out the yellow and make into
a paste with meUcd butter seasoned with
cayenne peppejrand a little mustard aud
vinegar. Serv^nou a bed of cresses, let
vuco ui cuiccoryiwo menus uocp, previousi
ly prepared with a plaiu drcssiug.
Ohio Women Demolishing a Darroom.?In
Millertown, on Thursday evening,
at nbput 10 o'clock, the women
assembled <ft\ masse, about tweusy-fivc
or thirty iu number, armed with axes,
and uiurohed down upon the doomed premises
in full force.' To crush the door in
was work of a moment; a few welldealt
blows by some of the more resolute
' ladies reduced it to splinters. Then the
crowd rushed in, axes in hand, and begau
the work of demolition. In less than five
| minutes the weather boarding was knocked
. off, us high up as they could reach : bar,
bar fixtures, ghscs, jnre, bottles, jugs, demijohns,
and kegs were reduced to u muss of
rubbish, and the contents deluged the floor.
While this work was going on the little band
was surrounded by about fifty men?our best
citizens?who hud followed their wives,sweethearts
and sisters, to within about fifty feet
of the scene of action, and tliero they stood
as a wall of protection around them. Hav'
ing completed their work, the ladies shonldorod
their axes and marched off in yud.
order, singing :
, (We'll hoist our flag and on to viotory;
The right shall wjn the day.
! Tn* Magnolia.?Experience has taught
1 us ton* toe Maynoim graiutitlora may be
transplanted at alufMft toy aea?
> son ofmH yoar when it is in active growth
' and the weather is not dry. Most trees
t transplant belt when not in a state of activ>
ity, but not so with the Magnolia. We put
I them out successfully all through tho spring
of last season, on up to the 4th of July.
, The bishop of Lonsdalo's directions for
r the way to hottvcn : "You hnvo ouly to
H torn to the right aud go straight forward."
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A Dozen Bills Which Didn't Pass.
?In tiio tremendous rush and pressure of
the last hours of the session the following
bills failed to pass the 44th C'ougrcss : ;
A bill to continue at the public expense
Zaeh Chandler's system of internal fortification.
A bill authorizing Miss Vinuie llcam to
execute Rutherford 13. Hayes iu butter, aud
making the necessary appropriation therefor.
A bill for the protection of the American
eagle, and to prevent Representative Frye
and others from overworking the Bird of ''
Freedom. I
A bill lor tho prosecution ami punish- 1
incut of Wicked Purtuers. '
A bill dcGuing the status of quadroon :
bull?. . 1
r*.>+yiAn M-ity ttWlUlua?I muipV u.urtW I
bill distributors, hand ' organs, Hannibal .
llauilin, and other public nuisances.
A bill providing for the recognition of
Madison Wells and Kuthera-fraud llayes
as peers.
A bill to pension Brother Orvil as Life
President of the Frecduiau's Savings Bank.
A bill instructing the Supreme Court cf
the United States to decide, without partisanship,
the great question, Who is the
handsomest man in America ?
A bill to compel Eminent Persons so- :
journing in this country to become, at some j
period of their visit, the guests ol' George
Washington Chi Ids, A. M.
A bill for the equalization of debts.
A bill authorizing Mr. Stanley to proceed 1
at once, at government cxpcusc, iu search '
of Mr. James Gordou* Bennett, said to be
iu Africa.?ATeir York Sun.
A Public Benefactor.?"Did you ever '
see such singular weather ?" is a ouerrv
worn threadbare in this city. No one ever
did but there are lots of uicn who take comfort
in trying to spoil a sunny day by predicting
the worst March weather in forty
jcars. Yesterday loou, when a man on
the postoffice corner said he felt sure that
spring was at hand, along came one of the
growlers and put in :
"If we dou't have a foot of suow iu March ]
then you can call me a fool!" I
"I don't know as I run this weather any ,
more than you do, "slovpjy continued the ,
first, "but my share df"it is going to be warm
and nice, and I can lick you iu just one
minute." I
He pulled off his overcoat, spit ou his
hands, and demanded :
"Now, then, what's your share of the
weather going to be ?"
The other hesitated, looked in vain for
u policeman, and replied: "1 want it hotter'n
blazes."
"All right, then," said the other, as he
put on his coat. "I'm going to walk around
this town and encourage an early spring,
aud when 1 meet a man who sighs for snow
I'm going to drop my fist on his left car.?
Hooray for strawberries aun string-beans 1" 1
Why IIk Wki?t.?He loft her and stepped
out to sec a friend between acts.
"Why, Edward," said she, when lie re- i
turned, "there are tears in your eyes.""Yes,
pet," replied he, solemnly, "I sup- i
pose there arc?I saw such a sad sight
when I was out."
"Did you?what was it?" inquired she.
"Such a sad sight"?continued he, keeping
his face away that she might not smell
his breath?"1 discovered a young man i
whom I have known for years drinking I
whisky." '
"You did ?" |
'Yes, standing right in plaiu sight befoYt
me, partaking deeply and carelessly of the
dreadful intoxicating glass."
There was a little pause, wheu the 3'oimg
lady suddenly said :
"Edward, was he standing right in frout
of you ?"
"Yes, pet," was the reply."
There was another pause, when the young
lady asked again :
"Edward, don't most of the fashionable
saloon counters have great nico mirrors
right 011 the walls behind them ?" Edward
flushed a little and looked quizzical as he
replied that he "believed" they did.
And here he permitted the subject to
drop.
-
One Mohe About the Commodouk.?
Arbitrary as the Czar, he was wont to irov
crn, in his private affairs, with a rod of
iron. The husband of ono of the daughters
of the Commodore being unfortunate
in businefl* untnjr years ago, she went to
her father f>r assistance, which was refused
in a manner more forcible than elegant.?
She abruptly withdrew to fight for complete
independence. The next morning the New
York of those days was highly surprised to
read the following advertisement, spcoijUta i
displayed: "
Mrs.??desires to state that she has excellent
table and accommodations for families
or single geutlcmon. Refers to her
father, C. Vanderbilt.
That advertisement appeared oxactly one
time, lor the Commodore realised the situation,
advanced backward promptly, and
t.horo H'lfl nn *L-* 1 "
...... .... ?v uivivuim uoiuu iu inai orancn
of the family forever afterward.?Buffalo
j^dverLiter.
The eloping couple in this instanco were
overtaken by the girl's father at Casey Station,
Tennessee. Ho pulled her out of her
lover's wagon, put hor iu front of himself
on a mule's back, and started for homo.?
' The lover gave ohase, but hh| wagon broke
dowu. Oi 1 his presence of mind desert
him in that emergency ? No. He shonted:
"Sally, if you love me, slide off I" She
wriggled out of her parent's grip, and slid
off the smooth back of the tuulo. Before
the parent oould get her remounted the
lover came up afoot, and, in a hand to-hand
encounter, triumphed over the old man.?
Thou tho young ones mounted the mule .
' 'and fled.
me * . A ~V. ,j . *- .?
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m
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Sta.mmeui.no.?A gentleman whostamuicrcd
from childhood almost up to mnuhood
gives a very simple rouiedy for the
misfortune : "Go iuto a room where you will
be quiet and alone, get n book that will iutcrcst
but not excite you, and sit down and
read two hours aloud to yourself, keeping
your teeth together. Do the same thing
jvcry two or three days, or once n week if
very tiresome, always taking care to read
lowly and distinctly, moving the lips but
...? 11... ??.?!. MM.,.!. ...i? -
?vv VMV IVVIM. 1 iii-h, niiuii wmuiaiu^ VTltU
others, try to speak as slowly anil distinctly
is possible, and make up your mind that
you will not stammer. Well, I tried this
remedy, not having much faith in it, I conless,
but willing to do anything to euro myself
of such an annoying difficulty. 1 read
lb r tv^o^h
the next to uiakc me feel as though something
had looscud my talking apparatus, for
I could speak with less difficulty immediately.
The caugc was so great that every
one who knew inc remarked it. L repeated
the remedy every five or six days for a
month, and then at longer intervals until
cured."
Roger M. Sherman was arguing a case,
and made a point which the judge did not
at once see. '-.Mr. Sherman," snid he, "I
would thank you to state the poiut so that
I can understand you." Rowing politely,
Mr. Sherman replied in his blandest manner,
uYour Honoris not probably aware of
the task you are imposing on me."
Marriage is a safe way to gamble?if you
win, you wiu a Dile. and if vou loze. vu
iou't loze uuthing, only the privilege of living
dismally alone and soaking your own .
feet.
"What arc you fencing iu that lot for,
Pat ? A herd of cattle would starve to death
on that land." "And sure, your honor,
wnsu't I fcncin' it in to kapc tho poor bastes
out ov it ?"
Iu a dilemma?tho bachelor who remarked
that "he never would marry any woman
lie didn't respect, and he certaiuly couldn't
respect auy woman who was willing to marry
him.'
Au exchange says: "It Is not good taste
Cor young mcu to stay after ten o'clock wheu
visiting young ladies." Most young men
fail to detect the differoucc iu the taste after
10 o'clock.
?
A clergymau recently aroused his sleepy
audience by asserting iu the most positive
maimer that, "notwithstanding tho hard
times, the wages of sin had not been cut
dowu one iota."
I kno ov people so fond ov coutradikshuu
that it would uot surprise, me at all to hear
them disputing with a gide board about the
distance to the next town.
Sum marry coquettes. This iz like buying
a poor farm heavily mortgaged and
working the balance ov your days tow clear
afl" the mortgages.
Marshal's Portrait of Hampton.
There arc two distiuct portraits of Gov.
Hampton. The one issued by the "Hampton
Portrait Company," of Charleston, S. C., is engraved
in line by Mausuall, and will be of imposing
appearance, and life-size. There is also
~ i'..... vm? .v,..wv.nnit itic uuTcruur, no
suggest that our people wait and see both pictures,
before choosing which they will have.
Marshall's famous engravings are attracting
unusual attention. The superb large line engraving
of Washington, from Stuart's celebrated
oil portrait in the Boston Atheuieum?a plate
valued at ten thousand dollars?when originally
brought out about ten years ago, at once placed
Mr. Marshall in the very front rank of engravers,
ancient or modern, meeting, both in Europe
and America, the most extravagant encomiums
of artists, critics, and men of judgment. It was
even selected for exhibition at the French Academy
of Design, an hopor accorded to noue but
tho very highest works of art. It is, inoreoverthc
best, indeed the only satisfactory, portrait
of Washington that exists, and is the acknowledged
standard "'household engraving" of him.
Tho lnte Edward Everett said of it: "The magnificent
engraving of Stuart's head of Washington.
It is truly a superb work." Bancroft,
the historian, writes : "I have been for some
years a collector of the mnny different engravings
of tho portraits of Washington. This is
beyond comparison the best of them all?the
only one that is perfectly satisfactory." Mr.
George 8. Ilillard, the well known art critic,
says : "Were it the head of some unknown person,
a lover of art would be glnd to have a copy
of the engraving for its rare intrinsic merits,
end every American ehouM be ready to neke
some sacrifice in other ways in order to possess
so satisfactory a representation of Washington."
Marshall's It. E. Lse, just out, is a wonderful
work, and in a few days his "Gov. Hampton"
will go to tho people of South Carolina and tho
t^ountpy, a noble tribute to a great leader, who
Mriqiiers by bis high character and by peaceful
means, not by the sword.?Nrici and Courier.
And from the Columbia llegitter the necom
panytng letters
WM. A. COURTESAY."
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