BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1869. VOLUME XVII?NO. 21.
Ode oil tlie Death of John 0. Calliom
BY SAMUEL GILMAN, D. D.
Written at the request of the Faculty of
Columbia College and sung at
his obsequies.
Faro thoo well! from storms below,
Tried and mighty spirit, go!
"Worker! to thy h;gh itward:
Faithful servant ! to thy Lord.
Hon and type of tliy great time;
nor as lie swaggered tip lo tlie'eaptain i
in a peremptory tone announced him-'
pelf a lieuteuant in the Confederate
N nvy. on secret service, with dispatches
from President Davis, and
demanded a passage to Nassau.
Captain 15 politely but firmly
replied that it wotdd be necessary
for him to obtain a passport from the
naval officer in command of the station,
who was then Commodore Ingraham,
which he said could be readily
done by establishing his identity
and furnishing proof as to the character
of his mission.
Hirillylbr such was the fellows
* name, retorted that he recognized no
rod tape routine whatever; that a
commission from the President of the
Confederacy was sufficient for all his
purposes and that lie would hold any
man responsible for obstructing his
plans. There was his baggage?pointing
lo a trunk and a long suspicious
looking box?and he intended to go
to Nassau on that Steamer whether
or no.
" -Not while I am able to obey my
instructions,' was the response of
Captain B . 'I too am an officer
of the C. S. Navy, and 110 man can
leave Charleston on this ship without
the authority of my superior in command.
My advice to you is to save
trouble, for without proper vouchers
from^Commodore Ingraham, on this
steamer at least you can't go!
"Grilly turned on his heel with a
curse, and went ashore.
' During the next day wo were
ready for sea. The night promised
to be propitious?dark and stormy,
and the wind was blowing almost a
galo. We hauled off into the stream,
and the captain taking his small boat,
rowed to Fort Sumter for the purpose
i * /? 1 ^ _r
Ol DlUKing a uutu leuunuuisbunue uj
the tbo situation of tbo blockading
fleet. It was a strange thing that,
for a long period, tbo Federals themselves
furnished us tbo best marks by
which to steer, that wo could desire.
The old 'Canandaigua' generally occupied
the same position, and the
beacon light suspended to tbo wreck
of the 'Housatonic' (which had been
spnk by a torpedo boat) was an inva
riable gujge, as wo sicaraca out,
whereby to reveal our position pud
shape onr coarse. That afternoon
wo counted twenty-six block ad 011
off the bar! When the fact was re
ported in the city, there was not t
man who believed it possible for an}
vessel to run such a gauntlet. Cap
tain B? , however, was not on<
to be deterred by tho advice of othert
after his own lino of action had boer
determined upon. Accordingly, at
Boon as ho returned, the order waj
gi von to get up steam, and put everj
thing to rights. The cargo was snug
(y packed, the lights put out, tho cabli
eoil away, our bow turnod seaward
and we wore slowly steaming dotn
tho harbor, when who should appeal
i
Prophet, villi Hie eye ruoiime ;
Statesman, in thyself a host,
Martyr, dying at thy post!
Rarest gifts in thee we saw
Thought?that probed each hidden law;
Presence?like a folt control;
Speech that awed a nation's soul.
Wind of giant, heart of child;
Quickly roused or reconciled ;
, Uraving, but forgiving foes;
Stirred, that others might reposo.
Thou wast pvoud/confiding, frco,
Like thy State's own chivalry;
Moral stain couldst not endure,
Like thy State'e own daughter'', pure.
Thundering 'nealh the Federal dome,
Turning fondly to thy home,
Feared, extolled or disapproved,
Still thou wast levered and loved.
Falling at thy noon of fame,
Thoif, with ripo and world-wide name
Need'st no more from life ; but we,
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AVUimill? Ulilt UU. IVUVVV.V.
Ooil of nations! queuch the brand
Cnetuii ourimperrilled land;
Hid our patriot's honwrod grave
fjpeuk the word that yet may eave.
Life Among the Blockade Runners.
""While the 'Ilattie was fast preparing
for sea, a mau caine on board
dressed,'or rather overdressed in a full
Confederate uniform. .Revolvers
buckled around his waist, an extravagant
supply of the insignia of rank,
and an altogether unusual furniture
of brass and lace, rendered his appearance,
at the outset, unprepossessing.
for, to even an unpractiecd eye,
it was evident that he had seen little
of that hard service which made the
real veteran disdain the appliances of
gaudy trappings to mark his worth.
Still more disagreeable was his man
, on dcclc, with a sort of triumphant on
his face, but?Grilly !
"Captain 13 instantly demanded,
'By what authority arc you here,
sir ?
"'By the authority of the President,'
was the fellow's reply.
" 'Ilave you a pass from Commodojc
Ingraham. ?'
" 'Xo, sir.'
" 'Then,' 'replied Captain B , ,
'you can't leave Charleston on this
ship. What I told you yesterday I
repeat now, sir.'
"'Well, what arc you going to do
about it ?'was the impudent inquiry
of Grilly. 'Wait, aud you will see
said tho captain."
11 was always customary for the ,
blockadc runners to undergo an examination
before their departure, by t
a boarding officer from one of the ]
gunboats, the object being to discov- j
er skulkers from the Confederacy, or ,
other improper persons havfhg no i
authority to leave. Captain B
was so well known to the naval officers ]
that lie was one of the exceptions to j
the rule; but on this occasion tho \
"Hattie" Steamed down to the '-Chicora,"
and the captain hailed : .
"'Cliicora,'ahoy! Send a boat ami (
armed crew on board the 'Uattic.' ,
Ay, ay, sir.' j
" 'What is that lor?' cxelaimed j
Grillv. who was stnndiiif nenr mil* 4
chief .
"'To give you in custody, sir. as a
suspicious character,' was the reply, ]
'and to teach you obedience to regula- <
tions of the service.' t
,:The man man made a motion as if t
to draw his revolver, uttering, at the
same time, a fearful curse and threat .
but in an instant he was in the hands
of a couple of stout men, who bound t
and held him until the arrival of the <
cutter from the iron-clad, when he f
was transferred to the keeping of its
offices and crew. As his baggage was ^
passed over the side, the box before ^
referred to was found to contain a
dozen or more loaded rifles.?From 1
Blockade Runners in the XIX Century. s
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An Unfair System.
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The effort, which the State authorities
seem to bo persistently making. c
I to ovoato tl?? impvosniori tUtvl <liuor<lov 1
I runs riot in this State is?to put it c
mildl}*?very unfair and most injudi- 4
^iious. Take, first, the case of Edgefield.
Was there an}' occasion what- 1
ever for the military movements and 1
grand hub-bub made there? It is 1
true that some of the people of Edge- c
field are much given to shooting at '
each other at short distances, but we 1
learn tnat not one ol" the shooting
scrapes there have sprung from polit- :
ical difficulties. But Mr. Eichclbcnjcr "
"ets into trouble, and filled with iiua"-j
0 ' |
1 11 ary fears, his potent influence car-j
ries arms and guards to Edgefield, j ]
. Take the case of Abbeville and Au- 1
derson. Imaginary troubles lead to 1
the military movements of tho con- (
stabulary at those points. A colored 1
church is" burnt in Chester, and forth- 1
with the whites are saddled with the 1
act. And in many parts of the State 1
outrages are reported, and if, in some 1
eases, there is unfortuuately some
foundation for the statement of 1
liiu ac-iuus are grossly j'
exaggerated, and the responsibility j 1
attached to a whole community. j1
ltead the Charleston Republican news-1'
paper, and in almost every issue, 1
large capitals and sensational headings '
precede the garbled and high-flown 1
stories of Democratic outrages upon i
mild, lamb-like "JJepublicaus." '
And what is the object of. this ays- 1
tcm of deliberate misrepresentation ? i
It is for party purposes. It is to keep <
up the passions and prejudices of the >
duped frcedmen in the interior. It is '
that "the birds of prey" at tho seaBide,
at tho capitol and elsewhero in i
the State, may not loso their hold i
upon the suffering body of the State, i
An admirable mode is this of securing
tho prosperity of the State, which ,
"progressive Republicanism" professes
to aim at! A fine way is this to attract
capital and immigrants which
"progressive Republicanism" claims
to have at heart!
But wo arc pleased to say that even
, at the North and with radicals, this
game is becoming transparent. The
cry of "wolf" no longer deceives.
The whites of South Carolina rnnfin
uo provokingly quiet. And even in
[ journals' violently radical, we are seeing
every day in the acknowledgment
that all is quiet in South Carolina,
and law-abiding, nay, almost "loil."
See, say they, how fiery South Carolina
has cooled down and turned hor
gloaming sword into a polished plowshare.
"First in war," see, say they,
how now sho is "first in peace." And
even Horace Greoly is almost ready
to take us up in his paternal arms?
albeit, he may be damning us the
j whilo with "faint praise."
Let us take heart, then, for it does
3 seem that the radical role is well-nigh
exhausted. In the meantime, let us
i look ont for new arts and new dovices.
r' ?P ha nix,
Shall We Plow Land Wet Rather than
Not Plow It ?
This is a question that often presents
"itself, and it is alincsl always
decided in tho affirmative. "Our
land must bo put in; that is tho
thought, and whether wet or dry, the
farm must be carried out.
This is dono yearly on probably a
majority of tho farms?that is to a
greater or less extent. AVero the extent
stated it would doubtless surprise
many, and still more could the injury
be been. *
Land thus treated suffers?suffers
materially?suffers not only for one
year, but for several?suffers in the
crop aud suffers in the soil.
In this ivav our In ml is Tnivf oil
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our laud, we may say, is hurt move or
less iu this "way. Our clay laud is
mangled aud almost ruined in some
cases. It is lumpy, pale, liarsh?ratLies
when the harrow passes over it.
It passes, virtually, over so ninny
brickbats. The clod-crusher benefits
it nothing, only reducing the brickbats
to smaller brickbats.
The elements must do their work
again ; and it takes years, as wo have
said, to do it. "We liavo known it to
nany years ; and even a sod for eeve al
years, in addition, has failed to
restore it. It was a curso that had
'alien on the ground, and on the grain
lud the grass as well.
A summer fallow, working in largey
rank manure, finished what the
dements had left undone. And even
lien there was not the original tex.urc
and fertility.
Lime, in some eases, seemed to have
i good effect.
But why have this? "Why curse
lie soil? Each farmer must have had
jxpcrioncc of this kind?at least each
armor that has clay soil.
"We arc not to plow our clay soil
,vhcn it is wet?not oven when it
.vants to he put in?when the case, is
in urgent one. Dispense with your
iccding for another year?break up
ho rotation. Hotter do this little j
larm to your pocket than the much :
jreater of killing 3*011 r land.
Tlio next year will givo 3-011 a ,
banco to put it in properly*. Ti.is J
^par it mi<jht mighj, have done, many !
lianccs to one. Plowed in the fall,
is it should have been, it would have .
)een ready in the spring, at least if |'
here had loan anything like decent |
Irainage. And then with the first!
ncllow ground (and such soil is often \
:arly mellow) the seed should have ;
jeen sown. Uats, peas, barley, each !
nay be put in earl}*.
This would not only have secured
i good crop, benefited the soil, initead
of hurling it almost irretrievably.
If our land has been neglected in !
he fall, and the plowing must be done ;
n the spring, it becomes us to be on j
.he alert and plow with the first j
;hance?the very first, it matters not
:iow early or what may interfere. If:
.lie soil is clay soil, especially a still'j
;lav, this becomes all the more impe-1
alive. AVe cannot sufficiently urge
n this matter.
More: After the land is plowed,
whether in the fall or spring, it is j
jqually important to put in the seed 1
11 good condition. In no case liar-1
*ow when wet?not even a black mel- j
ow soil. New land we have known j
o uc crusted over in this way, supposng
it was sufficiently light and pulverized
not to hurt it?tho matter beng
vegetable matter. "Whole fields
have been spoiled in this way, as we
have known ; though in a vegetable
mould is less hurtful than in stiff clay,
ar ordinary clay soil, or any other but
n. light soil highly charged with humus.
Keep shy of the wet under all circumstances,
so far as tho stirring of
tho soil is concerned. Even in the
fall do not plow wet. Tho frost will
help it, but will not cure it; tho packed
condition is still tberoin the spring.
The surface may bo somewhat ameliorated,
but cxaminn if. olnsnlv on/1 ;?
J .V
will have a harsh, dead feel; it is not
that liveliness whieh a properly treated
soil has, attractive homogencousness,
full of vitality, receiving the
grain to its full vigor of life.
The soil want to bo kept as it is; it
can readily be spoiled?killed. This
is dono in innumerablo cases every
year. After the sod has benefitted it
?after the frost and tho heat and the
fertile warm rains have dono their
work in reclaiming the land, in goes
the plow, and np comes the heavy,
now packed and shining wet soil, and
soon bakod and hardened?the harrow
looping this way and that, almost
turning upside down, and yet scarcely
scratching the surfaoe. And on saoh
landoorn must be planted and grain
sown. And this was the soil that
swam the harrow once, and raised,
the tall hoavy grain?wheat that held
a oradle.?Exjptriimntal Farm Journal.
True politeness is the exproes image
of candor and forbearance.
COTTON.
"Wo havo taken occasion, sovoral
times recently, to urgo upon cotton
' planters the impolicy of rushing the
prcsont crop to market. Here at tho
South wo aro all well acquainted with
tho true condition of tho incoming
crop, tho increase of receipts during
tho month of September?tho olfect
of tho long continued drought and
tho universal prevalence of rust. ^
Planters and Southern cotton dealers <
understand that rust and drought '
forces tho premature opening of tho f
boll.s and that full September receipts
when theso influences linvo been
felt would not necessarily indicato a
large crop.
At the North and in tho European
markets those things aro not so well
understood. Large receipts in the
first week of tho scajion indicato to
them a full, if not a large crop. They
pay very little attention to the reports
which go out from the .South of short
crops, if along with theso reports
they find a largo increase in the receipts
in the different markets. No
sort of reasoning and no amount of
argument can convince them that the
crop is likely to bo short when they
sco the receipts daily augmenting
and increasing.
In order that the truo condition of
the present crop might be fairly impressed
upon Northern and European
buyers we have urged our planting
friends not to send their crops forward
as fast ^as the cotton opened,
but to devote tho whole of their at- *
icnuon ana moor to saving it in good
order. We knew if the cotton came 11
forward very freely this month that ^
an attempt would be made?and we 1
feared successfully made?to depress J.
prices under the specious plea of a
full crop. "We knew that Southorn 1
speculators would aid in getting this r
feeling abroad in order that they 1
might buy at low prices, and then, T
when the real extent of the crop was a
realized, sell at a great advance. By *
this means the planters would bo t
cheated out out of several millions of r
dollars, all of which would go into 4
buyers' pockets as profits. 1
Yet, strange to say, tho cotton 1
phwitoru tti'o to-<luj-, throughout tho **
entire South, playing into the hands e
of the speculators by rushing their ^
crops to market. To prove this 1
we find that from the 1st to tho 5th *
of September, inclusive, in 18C8, tho 1
receipts of cotton at all the ports 1
were 909 bales. For the same period a
this year tho receipts wero 1,489 N
bales or an increase of fifty per cent.
over the last year's receipts.
From these data it will be argued
that the present crop is larger by
fifty per ccnt. than that of 18G8, when ?
in fact it will not, in any possible ^
event, reach last year's figures. ^
If planters, then, sell their crops ^
for twenty-five ccnts, or even below
that price, they will have nobody to t
blame for it but themselves. If they (
growl and complain that prices go up g
to thirty-five or forty conts after they ?
have sold, they will have tho cousola- (
tion of knowing that by their own t
folly they have securcd fortunes for r
tho speculators to their own immcdi- j
ate injury. 1
yvyiiiu wc mvitc ourpianungirienils
to take a sensiblo busincss-lilco view
of the situation?weigh woll the facts
we have stated and then act as their
best judgments dictate.?Chronicle &
Sentinel.
Energy.?It is astonishing how
much may bo accomplished in self-culture
by the energetic and tho persevering,
who are careful to avail themselves
of opportunities, and use up
tho fragment of spare time which the
idle permit to run to waste. Thus
Ferguson learned astronomy from the
heavens while wrapped in a sheepskin
on tho Highland hills; thus Stono ^
learned mathematics while working
as a journeyman garderner; thus '
Drew studied the highest philosophy (
in the intervals of cobbling shoos;
thus Miller taught himself geology
while working as a day laborer in a
quarry. By bringing their minds to
bear upon knowledge in its various aspects
and carefully using up the odds
and ends of their timo, men such as
; these, in the very humblest circum- e
stances, reach the highest culture, and
acquired honorable distinction among
their fellow-men. It was one of the
characteristic expressions of Chattcrton,
that God had sent His creatures
into the world with arms long enough
to reach anything, if they chose to be
at the tronble.
"Beally, my dear, said poor Mr.
Jones to his better half, "you have
sadly disappointed me. X once considered
yon a jewel of a woman, but yon
have turned out to be a bit of - matrimonial
paste," " Then, my dear," was
the reply, " console yourself with the
idea that paste is very adhesive, and
will stick tOf ou as long as you live."
An Earthquake Coming.
Ths San Francis Chroniclo publishes
Iho following prediction, mado by a
local philosphcr, W. Frank Stewart:
During the past eighteen months
the earth and other planets.completed
tho most rcmarkablo conjunction
which has ever occurcd ; and on the
night of tho 14th of last November
wo again witnessed the grand thirtyFour
year etas-swarm. Every intelligent
person is aware that for a period
nearly two years our globo lias been
subjected to violent perturbations,
;uch as have not before occurred for
nany centuries. Theso perturbations 1
:iavo been generally over the surfaco
)f the planet. Storms, typhoons, volcanoes.
carthnuJikpR- intnnun polrl nnil Jl
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scorching -winds havo alternately
spent their fury upon tho denizons of
ivory homisphero. 13y earoful observations,
astronomers have found that
n a period of about eleven years the
iun towards us a remarkable spotted
lisc, and it has also been observed
hat any sudden changes of light and
sliado upon the sun during this 6pot"
,cd period instantly affect terrestrial
nagnatcs. It is well known that iu
,ho autumn of 1850 ono of these sunipot
perturbations was immediately
ollowcd by ono of tho most brilliant
Aurora liorcais over witnessed in the
lortlicrn hemisphere; and still more
urprising tho magnetic effect of tho
mrora was so great that messages
vcro freely sent over telegraphic lines
vnnout conncction with tho connecion
with tho battcrries and by means
>f tlio auroral current alone. Many
idditional facts, showing the connecion
of celestial with tcrrcstial mag- 1
ictism, might bo given, but I have
icither the timo nor room at present.
Juffico it to say, that as the earth's
nagnctic forces aro now, and for i
nauy months have been, greatly disurbed
by cosmical influences; and as j
vc havo recently mado our annu 1
il transit through the nebulous 1
?elt; and as tho sun's surface is at 1
his moment disfigured by an unusual 1
lumber of spots; and as the moon on
he 7th ultimo passed between us and i
he sun, thereby causing an additional 1
nagnetic disturbance upon the earth ; 1
md as we on the Pacific coast arc now 1
xperieneing an unusually protracted '
Iry seasort, the invariable precursor of
emblors in this part of tho world, for
he foregoing and many other potent
easons, 1 predict a heavy earthquake
o tako place early next axitumn, as
oon as moist clouds float into tho dry,
-aporless atmosphere. ,
Practical Joking by a Preacher.
Dr. Elliot, a noted clergymen of
in old Conncetient town, being "wello-do,"
and keeping neither locks nor
jolts on his possesions, was frequntly
'isited by burglars in a small way.
Coming home late one night from
i visit to a poor parislioner, he heard,
>n passing through his kitchen, a
.trango smashing noise, in a cellar,
;oon followed by the sound of stealhy
steps coming up the stairs. Ililing
behind tho door, ho 'saw emerge
i tall man, bending under a huge
jasket filled with salt pork, just ta- .
rnn /lvinninr* f*mm <V?n Kimha
The doctor recognized a poor neigh- j
>or, and, stepping forward, 6aid kindy,
"You have a heavy load there. '
lllow me to assist you."
"With a cry of dismay, tho culprit
Iropped the baskot, and factually fell
>n his knees, entreating forgivenoss,
) the ploa that this was the first ofense,
aud that his family were sullbrng
from want of food.
"But my friend," said the good doctor,
"you certainly know that you
aad only to como to me and ask lor
lolp to get it, without damaging your
loul With sin and your coat with
jriuo in this way. I forgivo you of
jouree; but I do think you liavo taken
more than your sharo of the
pork. I will divide this with you,
and, when you want more, or anything
else, iust come and tell me frank
ly."
And against the romonstrances of
Lho poor wretch, ho compolled him to
takejast half the etolon meat, saying,
"carry it to your wife with my
compliments. I hopo it will go down
just as slick as though you had taken
it without leave."
Dr. Elliot never revealed tho name
of this man, though he enjoyed telling
the story.
An Irishman observing a dandy taking
his ubuaI strut in Broadway,
stopped np to him and inquired, "How
mneh rent do yon ask for tboee
houses?" "What da ask me that
for?" "Faith, and I thought the
whole street belonged to ye ?"
"My dear," said, at) affectionate
spouse to her husband, "am I not
your oniy treasure ?"
"Yes," was the cool reply, "and I
would willingly lay it up in heaven."
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Crops in Edgefield.
Our faithful special correspondent at
Edgefield Court House, under date of
Saturday, gives tho following points
in roferonce to tho crops of that country,
clc: j
"We havo now clear, cool weather, I
and nono can regret tho change after i
such a dry, sultry summer. Planters i
can now mako a cloao estimate of <
their crops. Kot one-half of a corn ]
crop will bo inado iu Edgefield. I 1
havo recently seen and conversed '
U'ltli i~*1 i?o nil i 1
*>? .?? ^/iiuiLvio 11 vui an ^;ai 1.1 vi tmo
country (drawn here to pay their taxes),
and they affirm that thero arp
hundreds of acres which havo bWn
well cultivated that will not niako a
bushel of corn to tho aero. My advico
to tho planters is, to take eare of
your corn and small grain?you will
need it boforo tho next summer is
gone. If 3-011 havo any to spare, it
will command a good prico. It will
not pay to raiso and fatten hogs on
corn at $1 50 per bushel.
' Previous to the present cool;*spell
of weather most of the cotton had
more or less rust, and had shed most
of tho top crop. Since tho present
cool weather, tho rust has entirely 1
taken the crop. I havo heard plan- '
tors say that they did not believe the}* 1
had a stalk of cotton but what had (
tho rust. The result is that there will 1
not bo any late or top crop of cotton
made in our country. Tho crop is
cut cfl' at least one-third. Cotton is
now opening very rapidly, much of ]
it prematurely. The weather is fine
for picking, and two-thirds of the ]
crup wiil bo picked out (tho weather '
continuing favorable) by the first of
October. 1
"Before the rlnsn nf nn-vf. n-nnli- 11
" "vv-")
many of our cotton planters will visit
your city, and will carry hundreds of 1
bales to your market. Tho present
priccs of cotton should induce all to
sell who can put greenbacks to any
use, and they could well afford to put 1
their cotton in hard money, and put 1
it up for rainy days.
"Our planters regret to see that
your commission mcrchauts have
recently raised their commission for
selling cotton.?Your merchants have
formerly sold a great many goods to
tho 0?iS>liniann, And. T durn R?v *V???
. , - -J,
present season will pot thousands in
their pockets."?Constitutionalist. ,
TO THE MARRIED. ,
i
In tho first solitary hour after tho j
ccrcmony, take the bridegroom and \
demand a vow of him, and givo him ,
a vow in return. Promise each other j
sacredly, never, not even in jest, to
wrangle with each other?nover to
bandy words nor indulge in the best
ill humor?never, I say, nover 1 1
Wrangling in jest, putting on an air
of ill humor merely to tease, becomes e
earnest by practice. Next, promise
each other sincerely, never to keep a c
secret from each other, under what
pretoxt, and whatever excuse it might i
be, you must continually aud cvory
moment, soc clearly into other's bos- 1
am. Even when one of you has com- t
mittcd a fault, wait not an instant to
confess it. And as you keep nothing 1
from cach other, so, on tho contrary,
preserve the privacies of your house i
from father, mother, brother, sister, 1
aunt, and from tho world. You two, e
with God's help, must build your own
cpiiot world. Every third or fourth 1
one you draw with ! you will form a t
party to stand between you two. t
That should never be. Promise this (
to each other. licmcmbcr the vow in
each temptation. You will find your i
account in it. Your souls will grow, 1
as it wcro to each other, [and at last
wilL becomo as one. Ah 1 if many a
pair had on their marriago day known
tho secret, how many a marriage
wcro happier than?alas!?they aro!
Work and Win.?Whatever you
try to do in life, try with all your
heart to do well j whatever you devote
yourself to, devote yoursolf to
completely ; in groat aims and small
bo thoroughly ift earnest. Never boliove
it possible that- auy natural or i
improved ability lan claim immunity <
from the companionship of the steady i
plain hard-working qualities and hope i
to gain its end. There is no such
thing as such fulfilment on this earth, i
Some happy talent and some fortunate
opportunity, may form the two sides
of the ladder en which, some men
mount, but the rounds of that ladder
must bo made of stuff to. stand * TR##*'
onrl 4an* on/) ^Vinvn la nn aiipK Allh. '
Mul* ^??? } u# UY ; ? ? stitute
for thorough-going, avdont
and sincere earnestness. Never put
one hand to anything on 'which you
can throw yoMT -whole self,' fieve# aft
feet depredation of you* worfe, wbak
ever it it. , These yon will'-fin# to be
golden frfoes. , has]
" ' *' '
Give & man brains, and hotsuking;
give it man brains without riches, and'
I he is a slave; give a man riches without
brains, and he is a monkey.
'<jt rHi? . l?d
J; - <J i ' * ' ^ e w *
Tho Loudon correspondent of tho
now York Times dovotcs a large part
of a roeont loiter to a roviow of tho
sensation created by Mr. Bourieault's
play of "Formosa." It has drawn
crowded houses, and ig likely to do so
is long as it is availed by critics and
newspaper correspondents on tho
jcoro of its immorality, llo noticed
is a curious fact that when tho aulicnco
was firat. RO.ltorl lim-dlxr n tontli
part were women, but a little later
they came in the usual numbers.
Flia present is the dullest of tho dull
Loudon seasons, and fashionable lious
?9 could not ordinarily be expected,
jut tho dress clrclo was full, and most
)f the privato boxes were occupied.
l?horo were present, perhaps, a dozen
)f tho class whom some of tho crit
C8 tolei'ate in tho boxes, but arc
piite shocked at seeing represented
)n tho stage?tho upper class of splenlidly
disreputablo ladies, whom tho
;girl of tho period"is said to slavishy
imitate, but the general character
)f the audienco was far better than
:ho season would warrant. Tho
lrama is full of sharp and pointed
liulogue, and, in dolineation of char\caer,
it is admirable. At firs*, its
performanco evoked an occasional
lias; but long before the end was
caohed, tho sympathies of tlio audijnce
wero won, and it' proceeded to
i triumphant conclusion.
Tue Destruction of the Rebublic.?A
correspondent of the Now
STork Radical journal has been intorriewing,
recently, tho celebrated
British Philosopher and Author,
Thomas Carlylo. Displaying tho
isual Yankeo curiosity during his
risit to tho home of this great man
,00 correspondent would Jnot, bo eatafied
until ho had obtained Mr. Carylo's
opinion on tho " polisical situa,ion"
of the Unitee States. Finally
Jie oraclo answered, and hero is
?vhat tho writer of tho Lift of Frederck
the Oreut ^thinks of affairs in tho
A.merican Republicio: "As suro as
ihe Lord reigns" said he, "you are
'Ufillini' (Inwn (n linll witli ilnonnvnto
o ?
rclosity, tho scum of tho world lias
jot possession of your country, and
lotliing can savo you from your counry,
and nothing can saue you from
,hc devil's clutches. Not* perhaps,"
>ried he raising his voico to its shrilest
notes, "a hell burning with material
firo and brimstone, but tho wido
.vcltcring fire ot chaos and corruption
n high placcB, and tho misrulo ot tho
)coplo. A fino republic that I Engand
follows in tho train, and is even
iow on the brink ot the lnl'ornal precpice?-and
licll below."
Richhs.?Tho man with good firm
lealtli, is rich.
So is tho mtui with a clear conicicncc.
So is the parent of vigorous happy
:hildren.
So is the editor of a good paper,
,vith a good subscription list.
So is the clergymen whoso coat tho
ittlo children pluck, as ho passcss
-hem in their play.
So is that wife who has tho whole
leart of a good husband.
So is tho maiden whose horizon is
lot bounded by tho "coming man,"
>ut who has a purpose in lifo whether
?he ever met him ol: not.
So is the young man who laying
lis hand on his heart, can say "I have
reated every woman I over saw as I
jhould wish my sister treated by oth
ii* men."
!*
So is tho little child who goes to
deep with a kisB on his lips and for
whoso waking a blessing waits.
Eaos eor Bitrns.?Tho white of an .
jgg has proved of late tho most effl
mcious remedy for barns. Seven or (
sight successive applications of this .
mbstance soothes paia and effectually
jxcludes the burned parts from the
iir. This simple remedy seems preferable
to collodion or even cotton.
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An old resident was ent on the
street th6 other morning about 8 ,
d'lock and'was aaked:"Are vou so
ing to attdnd tho wedding this morning?"
"Wedding"?-replied the gentleman.
"No, sir. I attended one.
about twenty years ago and haven't
had a dayof peaoe since." >
. ...
Aunt Betwy wae frying & persuade
little Jack-tp retire at, sunset. using*
an argumoni that the little cbickemj
went to roost a?'st$a$ time, "tTes,"''
said Johnny; ''but the old' hon 'Ar
^gWm^l tried
nQ ipoBQ ij^^nta^thhlmi^ "[
* A g&It&nt Hris lately sittiri&beside
his wklbrife?f, 'atid befog unable to
thinh^f aprthing to say, asked her
why Abe was like a tailor, "I don't
Irno^sh*said, with porfting iip,
"unteiftfc lfc be<au?e r?rimhg beald#
' r ; "
| BUST AND DIAMONDS.
j A French savant claims to havo
: secceeded in condensing maguetism.
It is proposed in France to lay a
tax equal to $10 upon each velocipede.
It is remarked, as a curious fact,
that the Kdiuhurgh papers pay
iooro atteution to literature than
those of London. -*
A monument to the late Aztec
Emperor was unveiled in the City
of Mexico on the 13th ultimo,
with great pomp and ceremony.
The Nacochee (Ga.) Mining
Comnanv found nnothnr nnrrcrot nl'
x y ? " """" VA
gold a few days ago, which weighed
over two pounds and a half,
worth neaily 5600 in coin.
The silver mines of Real do
Monte, in Mexico, are said to ho
yielding liberally. One of then,
within the last ten years, has produced
ninety millions of dollars.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
thinks it is no more dishonorable
ior the nation to repudiate its debt
than it was for the South to bo
compelled to repudiate its own.
A book will soon be published
in Boston defending1 nolvcamv on
U A f O f
moral, religious, social, physiological
and political grounds. It is tho
work of a clergyman, Dot a Mormon.
General Canby will issue his
proclamation on the result of the
election in Virginia about the 15th.
The new State officers will be installed
on the assembling of the
Legislature.
One hotel in New York has employed
25 Chinese waiters. They
ore said to fill the bill exactly.
Louisa Muhlback has made and
spent $80,000, and is now poor.
One-tenth of the people of Arizona
are killed every year by tho
Indians.
Married couples resemble a pair
nf RllflATfl novo RwlllOir WmlfU n/v
? ?, j ~ wurnu, ou
joined that they cannot be separated,
of toy moving in opposite directions,
yet always punishing any
one who comes between them.
A few days ago the following
advertisement appeared ia a New
York paper: ''Wanted, a situation
by a woman as cook in a private
family; the family to be as high as
a Lord's family in Europe."
Commodore Vanderbilt doesn't
monopolize the Summer and Winter
wedding business. Judge Ken
nedy, of Warren county, N. J.,
lias just married a lady aged thirtytwo.
Illinois is to have a new capitol
at Springfield. The plans, specifications
and estimates of the commissioners
have just been officially
approved. The entire cost, exclusive
of foundation, is limited to
three million dollars.
A vast lyrical theatre is to be
constructed on one of the finest
boulevards of Paris, and will contain
4,000 spectators. In order to
make it a success, the price of admission
will be for certain parts of
the house only one franc. The inauguration
will take place oft January
1st, 1870.
Gen. Grant has appointed a thieving
negro named Mose Hopkins
to a xoute agency on the Mississippi
Central Railroad. JBut he can't be
installed into the office for the reason
that- Judge Hudson, of Memphis,
has him in limbo for petit larceny,
and intends to send him to the
State Penitentiary for three years.
What an oscape we have had!
"Mose" would have robbed evei-ir
' v-"~r" 7 * ?J
money letter that attempted to pgss
through his hands.?Southern Ea,
" v:s.
9k- , . ..
The United Iritkman publiilmd
an editorial on Wednesday, Sep- *
tember 1st, relative to the brutal / #
treatment of7 Fenian prisoners.
There are twenty-two -ia all In * ...
Kingston Jail; one has been driven
mad, another beaten tillhis life ia j
detpaired of. The tjrq^Hy I
heaped op prisoner* fcias jro&i^ed p
great M
aens. Other revelations aro pyopi- m:
ised. . ?
ThePhiladdlphUTelegfftpb^tya: J|
"Is \fronld be a great relief tb<<ifcn Mm
(Grant) if a gr&at thiitiSersWftn J&R
Bboui4 play mg
and ftlone in the world, thatoa'ttf
their rao*"
clean ?w*#p ? -r.r>/V^UafK
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