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^jnirr.TE^ART ttMilrFRtm : .1
HiMsmmdii .we Dotltn per annum. |
AbvwntiaaeKNTa inserted it tbe r?tei of >
one dollar per * que re of twelve Minion line* J
(ibli iMI typdl or lesmfar the fr*t in*eriion, j
fifty eentn ea?(i fbr the seeoud and third Inter-' .
lions, and twenty-ire cents for knbseqdent J
KlirtilH. Yearly contract* will he trade. 1 J
All advertisement* neat hire tbe nenlher j
*?f h. as Alens merited on tbes, or they #lllbt
Inserted till ordered oet, and charged for,
Udleea ordered otberwiae, Advertisements i
will Invariably be ? displayed."
VDIEUarj noimi) fira an mamia louring w
to the betieflt af nj on*. ?r* regarded u I
Advertrsbmeats. * r * I
J i1 - .1 .. JLl' <
ftlrrtri ^ortrtj.
** 't* . M -11 - - - - A- !
It Beyer Pays. i
It never pay* to flret and growl I
When tortur e seems oar (be ; t
The bettor bred will raeb abend i
And itrlke the braver Wow, I
For luak { work.
And those who shirk (
^Should not lament their doom.
But y|?M the ploy, L
And clear the way " 1
'That bettor men bar* room. 1
It never pays to wrack the health
tn drudglnf after gain. * '
And he is sold who thinks that gold
Is cheapest bought with pain.
An humble lot, J
A eesy ent, i
Ilare tempted even klnge,
For station high,
That wealth will buy.
Not oft contentment brings.
j.1 i i- ' . ip- ti
It never pay* ! a l-lunt refrain
Well worthy of a song.
For age end youth must learn Ibis truth,
That nothing pays that's winng.
The good and pure
, Alone are sure
To bring prolonged success,
While what Is right
jlu nenvrn 0 ii|!Ol
I0 always sure to bl*M.
Le Duo De Beichctadt* There
was no Napoleon II. In
183?, wh'en the resumption of the
Empire by Limit Napofoon made
some title neccssAry, lie chose, ton
sistently enough, to falsity history
by dubbiiwr the son of Napoleon K>
1 mI'm n-t t.v ?_ ? .?
title * King of Rome," wfMtabriU (
eTted-frrihcois Charles Joseph, and
died Austrian Duke of Rcichstndt,'
Napoleon II. It was a trick.?
There wus no foundation for it.?
After the reversesjtyl 4814. when
the Em|>eror abdicated in hivor of
his son, had that son sitcceeded
ct on for a da**, there wrnild have
been a Napoleon 11. But ho did
not. The fllidication was ip?t ac
ccpted. It was never admitted
even by the Allies nor claimed by
the French Government, lint it
answered the purpose of Lost Is
Napoleon to make his d\ nasty appear
to be of unbroken descent;
and, hence, interposing a mythical
sovereign between himself and the
founder of his family, be assumed
the crown as Napoleon 111.
The mother of the Duke of
Rcichetudt was the Archduchess
Maria Louisa, eldest daughter of
Emperor Francis the Second.?
When 6he succeeded Josephine,
she was in all the brilliancy of
youth, lier fignre was of perfect
symmetry, her complexion, as she
entered Paris, beig- tened by her
jt?urn?-y and Iter timidy, clear
white and red, her eyes alive with
-vivacity, her hair of a chestnnt
color and profuse, and her whole
per8"n full of health, indicative of
ingenuoii8nem and innocence. She
spoke several languages. She was
an excellent musician, and was nc
complished in drawing and pnint1
inv. Kroiurlit ii > ? !?? ..i
0- ......
dread toward the man who had ,
been bo terriblo an eneitiy toward
her family, she looked upon her- ' j
?elt when the marriage was pK>- ,
jected as a Victim devoted to the |
minotanr. Iler nfarriod life seems, j
nevertheless, to have heeh happy. |
Upon the birth of their only ohild. *
the ning of Rome, Joeephipe her ]
?clf shared iu tiie general joy.*? I
filte ipresented a ring, valued at (
20,000 ft aiicb, to the messeitggr I
who brought the tidings. Once j
at the THation she was permitted i
to seo the infant prince, and* lav- j
(thing npon him Iter caresses, said: |
Alas, that 1 was not destined to |
realise lite hopes of the Emperor 1" i
Aft the child grew, he was the ob- j
ject of tendereat solicitude to the j
EinperOr. Whether Seated on his {
favorite Bote by the turner, perns i
ing dispatches at his desk, or hofd- ,
wA.UlVll I- Al ?
nvfj uKiniew wim dmcere or $tate,
the child was on his knee. Ma- <
dame fa MnnNtoqnteu states that ]
frequently, throwing aside all bus- i
insst, be?wen id lie down on the
floor ber-lde (Tie b^y, engaged In i
his play, court his caressefli and |
arrange ft>r (?!m games which rep- ]
resented battalions and regiments. t
When Mapoleon, after bis dittos- 1
ters in Russia, commenced the ter ]
riblo struggle Which ended |h bis |
fuiu, in 1814, he made tba Eta ,
proa* regent. During this |>arK>d .
her affection for her husband seemed
to suffer no abatauient. Sho 1
obeyed his order from Rheiins that i
she slionld quit Paris. Though |
the child, then nearly teur years <
old, refused to leave tho palace, ?
ill ullnnin/. ?.* ? ?!J
?""? *??i7 unnivivri, hhiu 'i
w?f
' 11
o il* tishcr,..*' I w?U not Wave mjr h
ioiin ; I will wot go. Sinee papa o
8 a**$, I jam master," she per. -tl
listed in going, and saluted for the a
gat thne the imperial Ctfj rifcicb t
ike *aa to see no more.
Nnpdltoen neter again met trife a
grile or 80Yt. His banishment to j f
tlfca ana subsequent imprison- 1
nent at St. 11 plena terminated hie I
relations as husband and father.? > \
14 Ah ! in je pottodfa* une ijtttfre, 1
JoMvhitic J" told the whole story t
r?f lm opinion <h the fickle Maria V
Louisa. It henceforth became tlie purpose
of her father to detach c
lier from her husband.,* She was ]
iO|>arated from her French alien- ?
datits journeys and parties of ]
pleasure were Bet on foot to dfnhse I
lief. Old habits and occupations c
cmrtc lmcki Every precaution was <
tiikvu (o obliterate French reini- ]
nisccnccs. Count von^Noipperg, I
the tool of. Metternich, aftt&n vf t
polished manners, great cultiva- <
tjo'n, distinguished air, buWaer- i
|ivnt ih matters uf seduction-,. was i
given command of (he'troopsthat 1
attended her. A cor.rt wai tor|ii ' 1
ed that waited on her travel*.? <
The I a! lis of Aix-ln Chapello be t
came a centre of attraction on a"c- 1
count of thd wit of her circld.? i
Her child was taken to Vienna. I
Music and dancing, routs and aa?- 1
aeiublics, fashion of women and h
homage <ff men, the race^confee, 1
gambling table, and hunting fields; \
distinguished generals, counts, and <
dukvs of'-every country in Europe I
rejoicing fn the freedom of long i
delayed peace; tin elite of Ana <
hinn aristocracy, *nd Russian nohies
and gentry, then llrst permittod,
after twenty years,, to leave i
tlioir native soik?all combined to <
break the ties which united the
Em press to FrnnCe. A new sov- <
eroignty was granted to her by tiie i
A natron crown. Morganatic mter j
ruvge wjth Conrtt'Neipperg sue \
ceeded. Children followed, who I
? 'vi ?* ? <> *?? ?. ? .. - ^ fa %
ennobled. And when Napoleon i
died, in 1821, she, hi$ lawful wife, I
as Duchess of Parma, Placentia, 1
and Guustalla, was Countess ot
Nfcipperg and mother, ot three !
cliidren of half kinship only to the <
44 King of Bmne." 1
The affections of Josephine, on <
the contrary getting to Napoleon to i
tlie last. Updh hk departure for
Elba, she tell into a state of profound
melancholy. The mention i
of his name produced deep'omo- 1
tion. She wished to follow him. <
44 If his dearest friends now aban- <
don him,11 she said, 441 least will I
not l?e one ot them." But her
failing health rendered this impos- 1
eible. She sank rapidly, and died <
with the name of her divorced i
husband upon her lips. i
It is an error, thejx>pnlnr im- i
pression that estrangement grew <
up betwen Napoleon and Josephine
It did not. The divorce
seemed as necessary to her as to ]
him. At the height of his gigantic
power she knew as wel! as he ,
that the Empire demanded an heir. (
She acquiesced. Feeling gave |
I dace to principle. .Napoleon
tnew this, and showed his estima- .
tion ot the sacrifice by stronger ,
friendship, more frequent eonsulta- ,
tions. ana larger confidence tlian (
ever From the second marriage ,
to the departure on the Russian ,
campaign the Emperor constantly .
visited'J<$op1iiue, though the Em t
press declined to receive her at ,
court. |
The character of Marfa Lodisa ,
is easily understood. Mild and ,
goodmatured, placid and yielding, g
her mind toolc the tone iff ear- !
roundings. Her hatred ot Napo- '
Icon turned into affection. Three ^
fears transformed her Hito a
Frenchwoman. She almost forgot
lier native tengne, and in lihr Ger- _
man correspondence biW recourse
to French expressions. There, was *
n her little strength eitlmr of mi- 1
Collect or passion. When finally c
separated from her htfsband and
From France, at lKana,*arrounded *
t>y courtiers, once again an Aus- c
trian arch coches*, with far faors 1
ivenues of pleafctlre opeh than be c
litre, her mind *?th perfect ,e^e c
Book the hue of her altered fws 9
nnee. The chameleon does "hot c.
change more often nor g?or| easily.
The history ot the ill-fated prince c
whose name heads this sketch, like *
his lite, is brier. He wss pet-ma- *
nently separated frqm his mother.
His early y.oUth Wro spent with J1
lis royal relative*. In 181$ be
recolved thy title of puke of 1
r* i .. * - *" '
ttetcnetaat, With rank immediately '
ifter the princes of blood. Ho i
ivm greatly beloved by the old '
Einpuror, hie grandfather j and a
lie mother, though treating hi in v
with heartleee negleot, provided j(
iberally for hit edAoation. His a
akents, which ware above the comtoon,
Were highly cultivated; bat
?e seemed to have inherited little v
*f tl>? ability of hie fathor. Hie a
tnnalilnli/kM naa Btuk ?I
/v..?ii.ii?ivii wot nuu vmrij (<
ijmptoins of consumption unfitted j 9
im for th? laborious duties of a
irtitery carver. He was, n?r?r*
tieleee, made lidut^ofonel at the ?
of twenty, and cotrttbunM \ c
mtudion of Hungarian itifanjry in i
he garrison of Vienna. In bor< <
ariaFappeithwice he rfceembted his 1
rtothcr. Tall, ellirtitty bbiU,7m?l \
ow clieutcnl, With chestnut li^fr, t
line tyes, fair complex ion, and <Ue j
'oluptuoua Austrian lips, then* 4
fas not the slightest show in lea' 1
ure or form that ho inherited the ]
>lood of the Bona par tea. j
The Irnfti is* that from the date 1
>f hie father's confinement in ${ j
Anion* thp young Pdpco waa kept (
n a kind of splendid captivity.? t
[I was Austrian policy 1e render I ]
licA poJiticaUr insignificant. The ]
son of tlio great Emperor was an .]
>bject of const* \ fear to the
Bourbons. lie was, therefore, I
vept away from the recollections
rf the dFrehchr people. The pi tin <
Iras- nerer ortt ?of eight to efface 1
rom Hie mind"of tlie prince the |
rterfferr of What he 1?ad t>ecn.1ind <
irtiht he had been bdrn t&be. Ilfs <
he whs Hd desirable. Tlie pence
>f'Europe would bo irtado more i
IfK-ltPA Kv lila Ilia nini'l-n/l
w wj ??iw a&io inua ?vu "i
attentions 'to the Frenchmen he
met, hie "dohstartt inquiries about
iin father, the direction hissttfdie*
:od!c whenever' fefcaved fhom' his *
il*strtcai duties, and bis growing
Interest inv European affairs, were
topics much discussed in'European
Xfnrts. it has never l^een proven
ihat he died by slow poison. It ,
is probable that he did not'. ULis
sour so ot education was ..enough,
rhofif. who persisted in its continuance
foresaw its result It was
murder. Itoath from ehalice^.or
poniaru is not inuroso. 'i he sense
of his condition preyed on an ar
dent temperament; habitual the!
ancholy suoeoeded; bis health
gradually declined ; and on the ,
twenty seoond of July, 183S, at
the Palace of Saonbromi, in Vim
, i v...v>? ui ins attendants,
uttering with bis last bi'eath i
those words, prognant with sehteu- i
tions brevity* if they reforred. to
Maria Louisa's neglect pf Tior
first born^ "/cA gene unter, Ich <
'jehc unter, mcinc mutter, meinc
mutter /" fell uslecp all that was
mortal of Francois Charles Joseph <
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Crttint Von Nefyperg died in i
1812, leaving his widow inconsol- 1
iDie. To till the void which this '
bereaveTnwit made, she surround- i
sd herself with souvenirs of the i
Jepart'ed, and erected a mausoluin, <
to his memory. She herself survived
nntiPDecemher 18th, 1847,
leaving her oldest living son grand i
chamberlain of Malta, and her
tecond the same Oonnt de Monte
nnovo, who distinguished himself
its general of divleibh ill the ta|?tle I
jf Magontaf?Independent.
Col. T. W. IIiooinson tells this
little story : " I was once at a little
musical party in New York, where
several accomplished amateur singers
were present, and with them
the eminent professional, Miss
Adelaide Pltillij*. The amateurs
were first called on. Each chose
tome difficult opei atic passage, and
tAnor linr hot> W lia? if *?
--n WW I Vl? l? V/(?IIIC IU
the opera singer's turn, instead of
exhibiting her ability to eclipse
those rivals on her ground, she 6im- 1
ply seated herself at the piano and 1
lan'g 44 Rath 14en Mavournceu,"
with such thrilling sweetness, that <
the young Irish girl who was sot- (
ing the supper table in tbc next
*ooin forgot all her plates hnd tea- 1
spoons, threw herself into a chair, (
>ht her apron over her face and <
lobbed as it her heart would
>reak." 1
??n
Wbat to Do with Siikkp Skt.vs.
rake long wooled skins, make a
itrongsuds,using hot water! when'
t is cold, wash t!>e skins in it, j
SartttitljrTqueeating them between ,
he hands to get the dirt out onhe
yowl; then wash the soap out with q
tlean cold water sufficient to cover
wo skins, and let them soak in it (
ver night, or 12 hours, then hang .
?ver a pail to drain. When they
ire well drainc^ jjpread or stretch
tarefuUjr aver m -board to dry. (
Vlien a 1U tie* dry hare one ounce 1
iach of saltpeter a*ri-almn, pul- 1
erized, and sprinkle the flesh sides, (
isng them 111 the shade for two or "
hreodft)8, turning the flesh side *
ippermoAt every day until perleef* ;
y dry. Then scrape the flesh side 1
rith a Wont knife to remove any c
emaining scrape of floMi, trim <tff 1
>rojepti?g points, and rub the flesh c
ide with pnmice or rotton stone, v
md with the bands ; they will be
er/ while. I hay also wake good 1
nfttcns, and beautiful jackets tor r
sdies in cold weather, or rugs tor [
otas and carriages.? Aa.
' ... - |
A o ock? onpe had bnt fonr t
rolgbts. with which he weighed i
ny umber of pounds from ono c
9 fortr. Tlioj bontisted of 1, 8, C
, Mid 27 pound weights. *]
The Xouat Ceui? TunneL
' A c?Wo dispatch has informed
is llint the Mount Oonis tunnel, oino J
4 the most tremendous engineerng
feats rif the age, would soon be (
Completed. It is an interaatieimT
vork, undertaken j'dirtly by tllte .
French"khd Italian governments:
ind The fhet that the French klfe \
iiat ndkr occupied in a thsk Wiflrheir
Gertrtfeh riffig^itk?rgf,fnioire d?f ,
icnlt evert than the boring of the
Vfonnt (Vnia tnnni?l l<wt in ?ho?i?v
-- - , -r-, - ?> 1
poee that the latter enterprise
would bo neglected^ of- at ltafct reai
ded. Its potripletioi^jn the midst
A a great w.ar tliat would secintp
ixnot all the. resource^ that J|ie
Preach have at epimnajna is an impressive
.proof ofitl?e imminent importance
that this age attaches to
works of cheap, rtiter communica
don.
The'Mount Cenis tunnel, wjtose
completion Me now witness, lias
boon |>efbrc fho eyes of the world
tldrtecn years, is uot oil the line
of any railroad, and is not a "part
of Any railroad scheme, but is, atf
we have st&ted, a great tunnel between
France and Italv, drilled
tlirough three peaks of the Sav r.y !
Alps, Colonel do Frejut, Grand*!
Vallon-and do la Ityue?atud, in
fact, lias no connection with Mount
Cenie, seventeen miles distant,
wliosc nfttne ifr bears. Before the
bediming of th6 Wrirk, thore were
not wanting engineers of high
standing ana reputation ncho^ravc- .
Iv declared that the undertaking
Would 'prove a failure?that ,the I
workmen would perish by ftrfr, water
or Yfoxions gases, and*that All
sorts of insurmountable obstacles
wonld incetthem as they approached
the licart of the mountains. In
spite of all these discouraging professional
predictions, the work wasbegun
iia485T, andwsteadily proeeputed
for four years, when the perforators
w?io called ? ?? ?
b"The
usual method of sinking
shafts along die line oi the'proposed
tunne!, and working through
from one to the other, was not applicable
to this work, on account
of the great height of the mountain.
The only feasible plan was
to begin, boring both ends, and
continue it steadily until the Opposite
drills should meet and give
n Complete aperture.'""This ?tnade
it difficult to supply the worktneH
with sufficient quantity of fresh
kir at a distance of two or three
I i? -
mnes irom me entrances. To over
Como this, a machine (lint was a
perforator and ail pump combined
was devised, which moved hy air
compressed to one sixth its usual
bulk. A portion of tliis was
conveyed into the tunnel, and
released tor ^lie consumption
i>f tho workmen, ah<f another
portion was applied dir.ccjly to
tho drill * wlycji bored into the
mountain at the average rate of
nine feet a day. Ten perforators
were kept constantly at work. The
IIIV>|>V [n/noi nno v?livg\(iu (0 11)6
drill by a flexil?le pipe, throwing
the compressed air into a cylinder,
in wliicli worked a piston driving
the dril1 into the face of the rock.
The drill made two hundred ro
volutions a minute, each having &
stroke of two hundred pounds
weight. The hardest substance it
Dticonnfered was white quartz, and
every stroke against this brought
fort If a shower ot sparks tlmfcaua
ed the w.?rk to resemble a display
[>f fire works iu the dark cavern.
As a preparation for blasting,
about ninety holes, three feet in
depth and two or three incites in
diameter, were bored with the
drill, charged with powder, tamp*.
p.d_ nrtrl ov? Tim al./u.l?
PUVVIV
Mould bring down the face of. the
rock to the depth of several feet,
when the debris would be removfed,'
ether hole* drilled, charged
oid exploded ; and thus the work
kept steadily on tor yedra. The "
urdrkunsn were divided into three
reliefs, eight hours being given to
aben-; and sixteen f? rest. The1 '
noet skilful of them were paid five
Vanes a day, and the othera only ;
hrree. ? ,
The directors of the work do
jlare that only fifty or sixty work-,
ncti lost, their lives hy accident./
i tiring the boring; but as accilents,
such as premature explo '
lions, and the falling of rocks wore '
Va/1 Iionf U ? *1 '
J vvjiiviHf i?# ??F umv IDUbO
igpire* fall short of indicating the
ninrioe $utiered by the men ongag- !
mI in 1ke work. The hardness of
be rock made the wear and tear
>f maohinery very great* and it !
ras necessary to replace tlie drill*
(very few minutes. The ostium- J
od average progress was about
tine feet a day ; but hi t|>e white '
piartz, only a distanco of 16 to 19
nohes per day was made. The
I iatttHAn Knl imon ? ? J
.- .....? i uuiHUUUA BIIU
inrd >nccho, the two extremities of
he gallery, is 14^00 yards, or
tearW 7 4 5 miles. The estimated J
lost of the entire work is 150,000,- '
KX> francs, or about $30,000,000.
[lie entrance on the French side is ]
_ _ - ; J!
20 feet wide, and about as many
in height. A double railway track
running into it was used to oonv#y
tools and supptiea to th$ work- *
men, and to tiring out tfi'o shattered
rock.
The next greatest work of tins
kind in the world is the Ilooeac
tunnel in Massachusetts, which was
begun four years before Uie Mount
Cenis gallery, and -is not yet comploM.
The French ana Italian
engineer, who Irtid ruperlnten-.
deuce of the etrterpritie, often had
9ieir ingenuity severely taxed, to
evise method* for overcoming the
nianv tinnsual difficulties tli?w An.
Countered, and they certainly ara
entitlodto high, or edit far tlie patieut
assiduity With which tlioy,
prosecnted their alow and laborious
tusk. As a means of avoiding
a Jong and difficult crossing of the
Savoy Alps, in the passage fjdm
Franco to Italy, the tunnel is a
cuvcntencewjioee value cannot be
estimated, while, as a work of o
guicering, it will rank #ext tq the
Suez canal.?Micuna liepvbhcan.
<?wr
a Newspaper Subscribers.
The Loqdon Newspaper Prefie
contains tlielolfdWfhgehtoeifteatvMt .
of newspaper subscriber#, which
is somewhat vaguely credited to
44 an American paper
First conies the
Untioirra.?These arc men who
take newspajiers, pay for them and
read them. Observe the order in
whiclMhese tUipgP are done : The
,pay coines'fh-SX^ the reading next.
These men consider they get the
worth of their money in the bar
crnin It ciimno *a iu!i> ami inal ?/\ I
p. ? ? ? 'V I
them that the newspapers should
be paid for as a barrel of sugar or
a now coat. They never entertain
ttffy other opiriidn. When; the
ycar V'uns ont, or a little be tote,
tllW kiind U'l?|4 tllU jJfty. j
1 here is no more difliowtty witli
them in remembering this period,
than Sunday or the fir$t of January.
If one of tl.cm wishes to stop
his paper, lie either calls or writes
a letter by his postmaster, in due
season, like a muii. This class is
dear to the heart of the editor.
Their image is embalmed in his
warm affections. May they livo a
thousand years, and see their sons
sons to the fourth generation.
The second class now in mfnd
is the
Do Wklls.?This class is nearly
related to the other?so year, that
it is hard to tell where one begins
and the other ends. These men
always pay in advance in the beginning,
and intend to do so continually.
But memory fails a little,
or some mishap intervenes, and
tne utne runs by?sometime* a little?sometimes
for qnite a period.
But their recollection, though noddlpg
occasionally j never gfcts sound
ashep. It pronounces the word
in due tltne?"The printer is not
paid ;n and forthwith their will to
do kindles into activity. Now
comes the paying up?" Meant to
do so before. Don't mean to let
such things pass by." A publisher
can live with such men. They
have a warm place in his memory
only a little back of the Uprights.
It micIi a man dies in arrears, his
wife or son remeinliers that he may
not have paid up for his newspaper,
and forthwith institute inquiries.
They remember that part
of the benefit was tlicira, and, estate
or no astute, see.that the priirter's
hills are not among their fathor's
unsettled accounts. i
Next come the " k
Easy Doers.?These mon be
lievo in newspapers. Tliey have
fully settled it in Jlieir own mind?
that a newspaper is a good thing.
They take ihem, too. Sometimes
at the first they pay np for - the
first yoar?at arty rate they mean
to, pretty soon, if they have done
so, they sit down with the com*
fortirtg cort*ictioh that their howspaper
is now settled for \ tfhd this
Idea hav'idg once got Into theif*
heads, refuses obstinately to be
dislodged but koeps its hold from
year to ^ear ; a truth once?now
an illusion, gray Add rheumatic
with years. The editor, marking
the elongated and elongating; "pace
in the accounts current of. their
dollars, begins to ask if thoy are
dead or gone to -California. Now
lie begin* to poke bill* at them.
They suddenly atari tip to tl?? reality
that tliey are in arrears; and,
like men, aa they are at the bottom,
pay up. Yliey nerfer dispute
liia bills?they know books tell
better stories than moss-covered
memories. If the publisher has
faith enough, or A long {>orge, and
can live Itko a hibernating bear''
lie may survive this class. But
it ho ia mo. tul oniy, woe be to
liiui.
Tlio noxt class-is that of tlie
Down IIili.km.?Hero we be
girt to slide over to the other sido.
rtie picture suddenly gets sombre.
We shall dispatch the Down Hitlers
suddenly. Une of these may
take apanor because hU Wife wants
one, Of nie children Are zealous to '
read ft, or * neighbor per&uadcs
Mirt. \Vhen it begihe to come, i
tie diamines all thoughts about it 4
further. If the editor sends.a man
directly to hiin at the end of two
Or three years, he mrty get some
pay for his paper, but wit^i growls 1
and snrly looks*. - He never pays
any debt if ho enn get rid of it, and
b newspaper feast of All. Still, he
hates lawsuits, and constable*, and
All that. A dun has the same of- y
feet on Hfm that a Mullet hag on a
hippopotamus?glancing TVotn his ?
lime, or sinking lfttb tbeoitibber
harmless. He is at ways gliding
down lull, and eoon merges into
another class, that of
The Ndt Com Hlbe.?Ho matter
how Uiig roan began iiis sub
scrii>tioi?, he never pays for it?
not lie. u He don't like that sort
of paper,, Jit don't give HQ news.
Ilo npver did like it. lie didn't,
want it iu the first place, and-told
the postmaster so. He ee>?t back
one more than a year ago?besides,
he nevor began to take it till a
long time ait?* it .cojne, and he
hadn't had only two or three of
them, at eny rate, and those l*e
hadn't read. Wipe'him oft
Here cotnes tke
ScapkorsOi.?It is enough to
say of bim that be never fails to
Imro a newspaper?fwo or three
of them. When he thniks thev
have come about long euongh for
the publisher tl want pay, he sends
back with w stop it." Or he takes
up his quarters and leaves for
I parts unknown. He does not want
I i. I 1 -1 -_w * - ? -
w ptij, miu tie uun i mean to. liet |
it if jmi can.
Reader, in which of the above
clashes are you found f
+ \ " '
- ? The
Benedict Ih?titute
Dear Workituj Christian . Th?
Aiiwylcan lfaptist Home Mission
Society have purchased the Rufus
Johnston estate (formerly known
as the Latt$ property) at Columbia,
S. C. It consists of eighty'
acres and a large family mansion,
with numerous smaller buildings.
The proj>erty lies wholly, "or mostJy,
within tb.o city limits, nnd not
far from the Depot of the Charlotte
and Colombia Railroad. It
coat $16,000, and is paid for. /
On these premises, the Society
propose to o|>ea a school for
preaoliers, teachers and superintendents,
and colored leaders generally.
They have appointed Prof.
Timothy S. Dodge as principal,
lie arrived in Columbia, with hie
wife, about December 1,18T0, and
is ready to reoeire pupils. He is
an experienced teacher and a genial
Christian gentleman. For several
year* be has beeti studying
with a *ie\tr to the Baptist miiristry.'
but lias, as yet, not been ordained.
Those who know him I
tm?st love him beat.
* This Institute Will bear the name
of Benedict, in honor Of the late
Stephen Benedict, a Baptht deacon,
whose widow is the chief donor
in enabling the Society to
found the school. This benevolent
Christian lady has given, in cash,
$13,500 towards this noble enterprise.
?"
Tnition for ttie present wiH be
free. Board will Ihj rendered as
plionn nt nncafKlA 'llm
W..VM|' I'VWI V?V? CIHCipi ID'
ing colored men of South Carolina
are urged to reineipbcr the wise
paying of Franklin : ? tk Empty
your purse into your head, and
then no one own Heal it*
Assistance will be furnished, so
far as the lands of the Institute
will allow, toancb indigent preachers
and students for tne mintetry
as desire to enter this school, and
study with nil their foight, being
properly rccnmmenUetf An intelligent
leadership makes an intelligont
people, and no educating
influence is so beneficent and powerful
as that w hich is associated
with the Gospel of Christ. We
therefore request all who rendfhi*
statement to fcneourage those of
thfe greatest promise, to avail,
thetnel ves of the advantages of tfiiu
IneHtute. :;
Further information tpny,jb|is
tained by addressiagdames B.Simmons,
I). D-i Corresponding 9ecrotafy
of BsptftU Home Missio/i
Soctetv. 'No. .fl) T*a.i fc thiw Wou
York "City, or froi. Timuthy S.
Dodge, Columbia, South Carolina.
r- ?? ~???? ?- ? ? '
At Wftfttiltifftwn, on Wfednoeday,
a boy five yfcale old, while playing
with a toy pistol, accidentally shot
hie dieter, aged ten years, in the
forehead* killing her instantly.?
I? ,n.a il-~ I ' *1 *
>? n?o ?""?m ? kll? hmfllwl mim
the father had loaded the pistol
the night previous, and placed it
m a bureau drawer, where the boy
found it.
A Nkwakk merchant arave a
deacon a lot of fan* on which bnsin
OAS card* were printed, to dW
tribute at camp mooting, and the
deacon set boys to selling them at
five cents a piece. '
?mmm? 11 i I i i
' Tkiit PuPCLATi or th? Southern
Statks.?It lias been a-^utuoi
that the SotiUiffn States had suaLainod
sttob targe lueses of' population
daring the war that little or , *
Roinerease was to be expected by -
tbe present census. Tlie fallowing
fillltrM (fiat trAtro KIo
- ?!* V ? V ?nin (kooui IHMI
State?. 18T0. 18*0.
Alabama -1,002.000 964,20d
Arkansas 486,103 435,450
Delaware . 125,000 112,216
Florida 1*8.995 140.424
Georgia 1,185,000 1,057 286
Kentucky 1,823,264 1,155,684
Louisiana 710,394 708,002
Maryland 780,000 687,029
Mississippi 834.190 791,305
Missouri 1,703,000 1,182,012
N*th Carolina 1.072,000 992.622
$1h Carolina 735,000 703,708
Tennessee 1,288,326 1.109,801
Te?4& 850,000 694,215
Virginia 1,209,607 . ,,Qfi ?1ft
W. Virginia 447,042
1 Aggregate 13,947^22 12,230,073
'Increase 1,717,749
Buy a IJouk.? Every laboring
poor man should buy liitnsvlf a
town lot, get that jvaid f??r, and
tlieti work to make the necessary
Hn|Hro?enneht8. A little here and
a Httlo there will in due time produce
jou a home of your own, and
place you out of the landlord's
grasp remember that fifty dollars
a year saved in rent will in a very
few years pay f??r yonr home, and
the money it costs y??u to move and
shift about, without any loss of
furniture and time, pay the interest
on a fire hundred dollar judgment
against your property, until
you can gradually reduce it to
nobbing. You can all buy that
way?why do you not risk it ? If
you fail, you are no worso off?if
you succeed, as any careful man is
etM-o to do. yon linvc mndc a home
and established a biisis equal to
many' another's which will 6tart
you in business.
I Gi n. Pkim died on }he 29;h of
Deoember, from the wounds received
in the recent attempt at Ino
assassination. - - His death produced
a profound seu-ation at
Madrid ; grief and indignation
everywhere prevail. The information
i.Kloinoil A--""
vw.m.mvu Hum juvpura seized
sliows that for the assassination
of Priua the conspiracy was extensive.
The ineitiliers were sworn
to exterminate the enemies <?f the
Republic. The murder of Prim
was opposed by some on the
ground that nothing should
be attempted until the arrival ol
the duke of Aosta, but the ad^
vocates of immediate action prevailed.
Lots were drawn for
three pcrsous to undertake the killing
of Prim. It is said that the ministry
i.4 war are rn posafcasion of
proof identifying the actual asssRsitfs,
but have not yet succeeded
in making their arrests.
, ^ ?
PnvrriY and Tbck.? Man dies,
bnt nature is eternal. The seasons
keep their appointed time ; day returns
with its eloquent mystery.
The same stars that lit the ghastly
battle field of Troy, rough with the
dead bodies of ancient heroes?
which shone on the marble streets
t... t? '
v> iui|icnni lvuuio, aiui on ttic Pad
eyca if Virgil, sleeping in the living
glow of inspiration?the watchfires
of the angels which, through
centurice of devastation and
change, have still burned on unceasingly,
speak to ns as they did
toDnntfe and Shakespeare and
Milton, of the divine glory, the omnipotence,
the everlasting bounty
and love of God.
??. - ??
Gov. of North Carolina,
issaid to have recently become
a religions convert and jpined tho
Baptist church.
i KAHuiaqo iitvs jnst imisticd
its first silk factory, and is now
talking of a cotton manufactory.
B<?ot HLAtifciNO by machinery is
a late Lot.don notion.
?? , f ?
Tiik first negro juror in Indi*
ana gave Ills a^fc ns 109.
An Indiana woman lias applied
for her seventh divorce.
Many who thjnk themselves the
pillars of the church are only its
sleepers.
Thk young man who stood on
his own merits became very much
fatigned with the performance.
A Dktroi'fu who took a flask
of whisky with him on a shooting
trip, struck a race track in the sn<
barbs on his return nnd walked
around it all night, wonde: ing why
he didn't get to town.
Tub Providenco (R. I.) Journal
has the " beat of antl.ArW.- ? i ?
? "j n?r
saving thlt a cmnet of lnrpc size
will suddenly make itV appear*
anee on tl?e night of Jnno 19,
I 1871, nod, " dttrinp the next four
i weokf. M?e $*te of tlic world will
' be decided."