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Two MUri ftr annum. I
^ viirMioum inaertwl at tha rata* of
n*a 'dollar par o^aara of twalf* 111 mug liaea(thlaklaa*
lyy*l or leaa for ilia Ir.t inayrtion,
Sftyma>i?a?fc Car lha aaontid ami third iaaertaaita,
aa 1 twaiHy-ftve cant* f?r *uV?e?yiaat
tciartl?i. Yanrly contract* will ha aula
A'J Urartlwarnto a?H bare tha naiahar
?f Ilw41<?i (aarked on them, or thay will ba 1
In.tela* IMI bnJedld orft^fcnd.?bar**d for.
tfnlcM ooImmI otharwlaa, AdrertlaetneoU
will invariably ha " dUpUywL"
"OMteary naticat. and alt Jfcrwa Inuring U
to the benefit of aay one. are regurdad aa
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From tlpa Augu.ta Constitution alia*.
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' tr mt? waLUvi.
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' Gather up the row.,
' Summer's brightest posies;
Eur I bnt tba Aulma'a sigh, 1
All I hear hi* frosty pinion* rattia aa U?J (
$rW?? |
-> r "o 4 i
, Gather vp tba r?i? g |
Bra the, Summer cfoaes, ,> .
*1 > Wbita (ba dow i? aa thalr Hps } I
Aad tne Km Is drnnkenod with tb* boaaysd ,
' ^draught tfe *Tpr, '
Era ibf frual tbiir ht?>iljr clip*.
' * Gather ap tba macs I
Era (bt blight discloses
( A paler rut amid tba red ;
AaU before tba fragrant loarei their Summer
X I h too id baVa shad?
h? Scan tbam ; aoan they will ba dead.
0i'S at- irai-'.l ' > : { . . '
)\f Oatbat af tba rasa*;. {
While each one encloses
> VA hOWey drop upon It# braaat ;
Eur when the chilly breeze* inradc it* downy
pwv
That wUl parish with the raft.
i aiaaa i. i j i n. .i(; ti , |i?imu i.n
(Drijjinnl.
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Por tfee Ck???rilU Enter prise.
Jiessrs. Editor*?It' yon will
alUa?r 4hv$ small *pnce its die columns
of die Enterprise. I would
like to say a ti-yv wyrds to our
farmers and Iriwnihkers of this
Stfcte, relatiV.e to Sttfck-Ifreeduiir
k * J %l , 4| m a4
" "l iaUh'lllir fltaf k|f ID U
mutter potent to everylv?dy, that is
ootids! to nil sense of prosj?erify
an-i enterprise, ahouM l?e deeply
iauerested iiwi a It is of vast more
hrfporiane.? at tin* tlm^ 'han ever
JUyi'o.io in the lijstoi y,of our State.
Tlieme'tr little use of Agricultural
it ?re flo tun tiikv more
ty^rc^r in tlitMh iu tVcThtnVe than
wc m?x?3 >n wK pnei. . i
Now that we have a State and
viral O'tfntv inangufrated
tor jthotiiootu^euunit and introductanrW
?U the n technical and aatrtcttffur?l'
improvements in our
Sta.c, where i&.O'-c hV any
man*-?or woman I will way?who
ttriH not lend their hid and assistance
Jn making amend-* it) the
eworiil riu|Mttinent8 ??f industry-?
for rbd tonriding n^'?mr vfn*t places
?md making State of South
Carolina <mi? amongst the moat
wealthy,*pr#?fcpei"?MM and indejxendent
in this Union. This tfanitot
no?yu will say.-shm] k# e*v
tbt?ton,h??^obg ?* we sirdfoam arfcl
r>erer Myt ft Q*i? to -hade httyond
nur.ow.p doors, and are iod}neratt
its to whether they proF|>er orTnrv
one els*, and l4*e ^m^royeinents,
Ac., ^\vhicli. * tney jmtst admit)
otr^Tt^ to be hiadc.'Nhy Feme one
jfetee than themselves; hut if we
will only look beyond the confines
of onrwftw dfnbrs/rmJ go out to
*rork,,(bcm?j? not ashinaed nf suntonrnt
hamls and soiled clothes.)
* and labor where if is needed, and
twtcotiru?d tothera fn do likewise,
w<e 'will bless the iiay irhen Wh
have taken counsel together, and
gather ilk thet d>oa timt a tew short j
years will hrln^r. We mna work
nt\l4 iiir.k ii\? -A ? -
-7 rrfvpyw'j i*>p
I have solnewhat deviated from
interest is manifested in the many
a&ti fctW
?MMr*ci Am Wiind fend make- one
iBav that which he woAld Jiof otherwise
-Wave said.1' Why is^Mboa ?o ih
thie Shite more 'than tatter
JBia'cs? It U bccAuse ire, as a j*k>
pie, do not look and aet in tlte
direction, and Jive lor
vueasell. i Some will say, that l e
cause of,all tjiis, is the bdHttaaf */'
Wri of our State. SVa admit tltat ;
ill lis is one fjreat eahee ; Init if we .
IW nt MthttfarenowIniI
w|e elxtMHi ulways hx?k fur we
bright aide,of tbapitfture, hctpfrft?
ib&lWe iA,s?m?.|KnHi uhere so
ifvuch evil ? ?are are a los^fjeople.,
Xet us do sv*-av(w?4L this political
imte'i
that ever euraed say pewyiu, sua .
?SMr* ewr attention te stock foeefcd '
Mfc .^ttdJUte ltriprevofneut of our *
.fanning' iMjiica will never,make
aSy honest*man rieli <>r ItAppy, bu?
inany tiiwo^ jf c^nee of rhefcrl
j4. \ri&id* u? OiSef vupon thejmpst
3iit'^,iiiv<^.r<?wwee?
ifiyili ,lj?trtd. Ih?l 'Iw i
obliterate them. Put lTfar a?ai
from u?f Mid lot ?verj one doltW'
W
^ p>
M? can to make our State prosjerous,
and then wo will which
ttyM us best in the long run. and t
%-h^.t a happy people' wo will l?e j
A? I have already said, there is <
il)t little usft of State or County j
Fairs, unless we take ai? intent In |
hem in trying to raise fine stock ,
e be- ewkihiTed -at tUm, and '
n the skditul and good manage- |
netii of, our taring; that cause t)ie j
jyes of strangers to laugh with sur- ,
piise and cOvetousness. There ie .
iiitirely tor inupii of tliQtddiash j
^dm.i
farmers and stock raisers, petition
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in viii M;pi?iiiiiire iu jiane n j
law, that eflth and every farmer ,
tlittt i&it-es the largest yield of tliq. i
jvi'JL'hU upon a fixed number of
ncres ot ground, shall not be taxed* i
hut two'tbirds upon his taxable i
|>ro|?ertv. This would be nothing
but fair and just, and fcausing
many a farm brought
to life again. Also, H1 law* levying
a certain tax u?*>n every interior
bull, boar, stallion or ram; or,
that the owneR ot evtry inferior
Aiiiinal of the above named class,
be cotrnpelled to keep them under
an enclosure, and fined not less
than its worth, said fine to go into
iIkj county treasury where cpllcctt
ed. This may seem to many to be
entirely wrong and oppressive, but
when properly studied, wiU be the
only mentis by which we can have
good farming stock throughout the
cntnttry. 'lhe very tew fine animals
tnat are to he seen at opr
taiis, verities the truth ot what
1 have said ; and, some, no doubt,
of this small number, are sot of
fitm blood, but just before the annual
fairs ar?>. in i>iuim nff in puMi
yenr, they are stabled in a corn
crib n?>d its door stopped with a
&t?ck of fodder. A Her their dwiktb
hate exhibited and walked them
around at ttie fair-grounds a few
lavx ? rtUurn Laiun And Ill/UB
tlictu out njarn the grnsses, and m
a few weeks would not -look as if
they Imd been exhibted. and is
-cared at the sight of corn and
todder. - The igood of every individual
in this State would he as
di iecfly benefited bjTaiY^iipfoveuieiit
in oitf^stock breeding and in
the culti^luti of the soil, as in
any other increase in our pfodnc
live industries or the great internal
improvements. It is the business
pi tI?e State to foster industries,
ami to carry out or promote itn
provemetits. Now there is not a
county in this State, in which there
are not live, it we mAy not say,
ten p??or -hulls, stallions ttoare and
rains, to one tolerably good on?.?
[t takes as much of the. farmers
hard earnings to feed inferior s'ock,
hs it does of the first quality. It
used.to be. 1 am told, in the good
old days of yore, that when a male
animal of tlie class alluded to above
was seen running out at largo,
they were taken up and castrated.
Could no; the farmers, and the people
generally, make It a rule with
im 'tltemselves I As I have said, if
our law makers would turn their
attention to the interest of the pco
i - . i j
ytc-, miu ik?i i>|)?iHi \ve?KS *mhj
months for no pood but <h a\c my
pay, and pass such laws as would
make it to iheir honor for apes to
owie-ln passing such laws as
will i>e the means of making the
State prosperous, and the people
contented and happy, they will
have done more than their duty.
giving sitdh la premium to all which
comes up to a certain standard _pf
excellence. Who is it, that dt*OB
mK h?ve to walk over a well cwUi
vated farm, or does not lovely see
or ikave fine stock I May tile tWe
soon come when mir fair grounds
will be crowded with fiuer work
animals, good stock leaders and
good dairy NKt&erit It becomes
a question of no little importance
to our Agricultural Societies and
the Legislature to discuss?if, by
cneoaragOmont or taxation they
may not be enabled to effect a
change that is so essential to the
pr?*perity of the State and to the
wealth of the ipadpir. I
Theiarmars ought to feel proud,
(and no "doubt tbev do.li of tlo
part they pUy ujrhi the ?i*C8t
stage of life, for t bey are lite treasure
of All Governments, and tire
kings and noblemen of the world
have to look up to tbein for sHeir
dally bread. N.
Oaa may Insert a thousand ok
c?llent tilings in adsewapapfer, and
hever bear a word of ttiem from
its readers. Dut let a line oi* two
not suited to t^eir tastes crept in,
by accident or otherwise, ana otm
bears it from evenr Quarter.
A oi time, h
It only take* .tiro seconds to ar-i
pange k. /<
. BaRTOrr A desert tl?ro?gh wliickj |,
Ike pilgrims #4nd tlieir way*.
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Frout th* L*ur?t>(vUl? Hernia.
- The undersigned were appointjd
a t<??ntiiiltee. by the citiceua of
[>aurens County, to wait upon
3*?vernor Soott, and lay before
inn:' what wo regarded, Hie true
rtatoryr6t the unfortunate occur
ences of tlib 20th October last.
Hlis we did on the 5?h of Noretn
i>cr, at no littlo personal inconvenOnce,
and as the sole object o! our
mission was to give bdyfect information
to the Executive, we sim
ply reported, on "our return, that
we Imd discharged this duty fully
and frankly. W-e find, however,
that tltere are minors circulating
through tlte country, seriously affecting
the good taitb of Governor
Scott, hi reference to this mission,
and as we know them to be nnnu
rtiotized and unfounded, we deem
ft ntf act of simple justice both to
the Cover net und the Committee,
to make the following
,. ' , statkhkkt.
The Governor received ur with
the tifdiost consideration, in his
own luuise,'nnt! listened with tlie
greatest respe<5t*and commendable
pAtience, to all we read aloud to
him and to all wc had to say. In
reply ho expressed his gratification
in thns meeting us, remarking that,
if the same confidence had been
manifested in tunes past, on the
part of tl.o citizens ot the State,
much ol the troubles, of which we
complained, would have been
at aided. Capt. Estop, at that time
commanding the U. S. troops at
this place, accompanied us to Columbia,
and was present at this interview.
The first, practical point
discussed, was the disposition to be
made of the public arms, seized by
order of the Court, arid at that
tjme scattered through the country.
The committee asshred the
Governor that these arms Were re (
tained hv the citizens mainly
through tlie fear that they would
be re issued to the colored mil?tia1
eomrtitriin* ? " ????,,<3 then
directed Capt. Lstes, to box and
torwa d them to Columbia, aa fast
as they should come in, and^ the
committee on their part, pledged
themselves to use all their influence
to have'tlicrn orouglit in as soon as
,possible. This was cei tainlv car
l ied out in good faith, us the Com
mittec know that all the arms thus
returned?souie hundred or more
?were promptly forwarded tu Coimnbia.
We also believe -that
most, if not all these arms, would
now be safely boxed in Columbia,
but lor subsequent developments
over which the Governor iuul 110
control.
The committee alco assured the
-Governor that our citizens had
ceased to look upon the Constabulary
force as legitimate peace otti
cers. ftitd (orespoet tlieir authority
as such. That they had suffered
themselves to bo used as mere j arty
tools in the hands ot despicable
political lenders, and any effort to
Uiakc arrests by tbcin would inevitably
lead to further acts of violence.
On tl?o other hand, they as
stired him that the U. S Marshal
could ride through the length and
breadth of the County, in perfect
security, and make whatever arrests
Tie pTeH?tF<f TCnmake. " 1'lie
Governor then assured us
that it .was his purpose to disband
the \vh<?le Constabulary force in,the
State, and that none of theiu would
be sent to make arrests in Laurens.
This promise too, ho has
faith fully observed, lie then ask'4*41
lL*4* ?'<?? tf ??Otni?al
the citizens themselves had made
no -effort to arrest those accused of
murder and other outrages in the
country? The committee replied
that these parties were unknown
to the public, and that the charnc
ter of nn informer has always been
regarded as odimw in this Bratc.
That whontfpr a fefuwions killing
fWTh * wf" ?exPecf'<4 4*e
friends of the deceased would take
the. neces8arr"Brep8 to bring the
guilty parties to justice. The Trial
Justices were ali of his own ap
pointment, and the sheritf nnd other
peace officer?, uore ready to
execute any warrants that might
be i>laced in their hands. But 110
each efforts had heretofore been
made.
With the most positive declaration
on the part ot the committee,
that our citizens would rather court
thart shun a fair judicial investigation
into, all the facts of the recent
deplorable outbreak, and with an
assurance on his part, that the cases
would be tried in our own County,
the conference closed.
The committee left his Excellen
cy Impressed with the belief that
lie avus only auxious, faithfully and
iiriparti^y* -to discharge bis ?xecittive
functions And thev be^j>eak
for l?icn, ?s in duty bound, an open
approval of all such i^cfs.
.1N O. W. KIM I'HON,
samxr.toue>,s?,
J. A. LELAND, "
Commit teo.
' Clovsr m a Preparatory Crop lor 1
Wheat:": a ,; ,
First?A g?<,d cr<?|rof clovor re 0
moves from the soil more potash, fl
phosphoric acid, lime, ?nd other c
mineral matters, which enter into ^
the Cioliijvdttion of the ft-hes of our ^
cultivate"! crops, than any other <
crop usually grown in this couir- \
try. i \
Second?There is fully three ,
times ns uiucli nitrogen in *, C' f?|> ,
of clover ns in the average crop of j
grain and straw of wheat nor acre. ,
Third ?'Notwithstanding the <
lat^e amount of nitrogenoXis mat- <
icr, una ot ash constituents of 1
plants'Vn (he product of an acre,
clover is an excellent preparatory (
crop, fox wheat. ,
Fourth?During the growth of ,
clover a.large amount of nitrogen
una matter accumulates in the 6oil.
Fifth?This accumulation, which
is the greatest in the "surface soil,
is due to decaying leaves dropped
du^pog the growth of clover, |
and to an abundance of roots, containing,
W')|.cn diy, from 1J lo 2 per.
cent o( nitrogen,
? Sixth?The clover roots are ,
stronger and more numerous, and 1
more leaves fall upon the ground
when clover is grown for Feed than
when it is mown for hay ; in conscqncnccntorc
nitrogen is left after
clover efced than after Idly,"which
accounts for wheat yielding a better
crop after clover seed than after
hay.
Seventh?The development of
roo'6 being cheeked when the pro
duce, in a green condition,is fed
off by sheep, in all probability
leaves still le^s nitrogenous matter
in the 6oil than when clover isjdlowcd
to get riper and is mown
for bay ; thus, no doubt, accounting
for the observation made bv
practical men, that jiotwithatand
-r ?-- J
jug uiv i c1 uin oi i lie jironnco in
the sheep excrements, wheat is
generally strong- yteifll t>et,
nnv.f*clover mown for hay than
when the clover is fed off green by
sheep.
Eighth?The nitrogenous matters
in the clover remains on their
gradual decav are finally transformed
into nitrates, thus affording
a continuous source of food "on
which cereal crops specially delight
to grow.
Ninth?There is strong presumptive
evidence that the nitrogen
which exists in the air in the shape
of ammonia and nitric acid, and
descends in these combinations
with the rain which falls on the
ground, satisfies, under ordinary
circninsta'fi^es, tho requirements of
the qlov'ir crop. This crip causes
a large accumulation of nitrogenous
matters, which arc gradually
changed in the soil .into nitrates.
The atmosphere thus furnishes nitrogenous
f?>od to tho succeeding
wheat indirectly, and 60 to say,
gratis.
Tenth?Clover not only provides
abundance of nitrogenous food, hat
(VIlVUPC tliio - ? ? 3!l- '
y x.io. >im> hkiu r?i 11 iCHiiliy
available form (as nitrates) more
gradually and continuously. nnd
Consequently with more certainty
of h good result,'than sne.h food
can be applied to the land in the
shape of nitrogenous spring' top
dressing.
A Heroic SchoolmistressTho
Independence (Iowa) Bulletin
records the heroic conduct of
a hidv teacher tif that place, Miss
Maggie Cooper. The 6clu?ol
building in which she was teaching
is provided with ventilating
flues, connected with the rooms
by registers. These registers are
of cast iron, weighing about forty
|tounds each, and are let into the
wall abont thirteen feet from the
'floor. On Monday afternoon of last
week, as two little bOys were
\t Orking at the black board, directly
under the register, in Miss
Cooper's room, the lady happened
to cast Iter eye in the direction of
.the ceiling, and saw to her conster
nation the heavy iron register was
on the very point of falling on the
heads of die unconscious children.
Taking in the situation at a glance
sho saw that the little ones could
ndl be removed in time to avoid
the impending danger, bat, determined
to save their lives at any
sacrifice, sho rushed to the spot,
and extending her aiding above the
heads ol the little boys, received
the whole weight of the falling iron,
and. bv tho inmost ??*Arois? of
strength, diverted it from the line
of its decent to the floor, where ft
fell close by. the side, *>f 1119 imperiled
children. There is not the
least doubt that, but for the heroic
action of Miss Cooper, the livesof
0110 or both ot 1 ho boys would
luive boon sacrificed. Miss Coop
er received a severe cut in the
hand, and fop outlay or two her
artn whs so benumbed by tl?e concussion
as to bo entirely useless. ?
? ?<.} 4, ?e ! p
. .Tmsb it a Uevelliug thief, ever <
stealing, no inanMS catch him. ,
)eaih of Bey. Albert Barnes, D. D (
On Saturday afternoon, about 3
'clock, Rev. Albert Barnes, en?itent
as a minister, author and
sontmentntor, in company with hie
laughter, left hie residence. No.
1402 Walnut 6treet, on a visit of
indolence to the family, of the.
ate Rev. Dr. Iteed,. Tlie distance
AOs.about a mile, and while trav*
srsinar, M%\ Barnes complained of
i difficulty in brottthing. He 6top[>ed
for a tew moments and oversame
it. Reaching the residence !
i 1 a* ;i.. r ll it j i A I
. I hi? lHimiy oi air. ivocu, tie sealed
himself in the parlor to await
their n|q>earnUce.
Again he experienced the same
difficulty. His daughter, alarmed
at the symptoms, ran to him,
and as she reached his side, he
gasped for breath, his head dropped
hack, and in a second he was
dead. Ilis age was seventy two
yeai8. Last Sunday he preached
iiis last set mon in the Washington
(Square Church, and in the afternoon
addressed the inVnates of the
House of Rofngp. At a recent
meeting in the church ho-expressed
a doubt whether he would ever
stand in its pulpit again. This
solemn apprehension is now real
izei i i? rI \r AT* .
Hie deceased was born near the
crty of ltoine, Oneida Comity, New
York, on the 1st of December,
1798. lie graduated at Hamilton
College in 1S20, studied theology
at Princeton, was ordained to the
work of the ministry, and in 1825
was installed pH6tor of the First
Presbyterian chureh in Morris-1
town, New Jersey. From this
place he w as transferred, in 1830,
to tho ministerial charge x?f the
First. Priwhvfprinn r-luircli fif tine
city, commonly known as the
Washington Square church, but in
1807 Ite was compelled to relinquish
the actives duties ot this high
otlice lo' a pei inanout disorder of
the eyes.
lie was widely known as an eloquent
and learned divine, and became
einincpt as the author of
notes, critical, explanatory and
practical on all the hooks of the
New Testament, and on the pro|di
ecies ot Isaiah and Daniel, and on
the hook ol Job in tlx) Old. These
works have been generally adopted
a,s text hooks in 13iblo classes
and Sunday schools.
\JPhttiyklphia j.iyct Dec. 2C.
? ? A
Horrible Texan Chapter.
The telegraph some time, ago re(tot
ted briefly the results of an tinnippy
affray in Kl Paso, Texas, in
which two gentlemen of nigh position
lost their lives. On the 7lh
of December a slight misunderstanding
between the Hon. A. J.
Fountain, Slate Senator.ami B. F.
Williams, a lawyer, culminated
.i.v ../r. ... !-i t t- i
111 me ttuinv M ilieu rcsuneo 60 seriously.
Fountain and Williams
meeting in a sa'ocn in tlie morning,
the formej- ycmon^trated mil 1ly
with Williams tor some intemperate
assertions made against himself
and friends. Williams resented
this, and instantly drew a revolver
njk>ii Fountain, who stood
before iiiin completely unarmed.
I wo shots were tired by Williams,
orte grazing Fountain's temple and
the other wounding his lett arm,
passed through a paekage of letters
m the breast pocket of his coat,and
lodged against the case of his
watch. There were several persons
present and in the immediate
vicinity, and to them Mr. Fountain
called out: Arrest that man;
he has shot ine !"
The assassin however fled, and
gaining mis room?a mock or two
otF?locked himself in and refused
to be arrested. The Hon,Qaylord
Clarke, Judge of ihe Twenty fifty
District, who was in tlio vicinity,
at once summoned assistance and
ordered the door beaten down.
Tbo work was Itegun wlieu Williams
threw a&ide tbo fastenings
and rushed into tbo street frantic
\**th rage (or as assorted temporary
rnsatiitv), and armed with a
double-barreled shot-gun, charged
at the pillar where the Judge
stood, and dodged around and back
twie?; when the Judge came in
contact with tbo muzxle of bis gun,
Williams fired instantly,, shooting
the Judge through the heart. Ilo
expired almost instantly. The
murderer lamed in a s|>ecies of insane
fury on the crowd and leveled
Ins gun at rho Chief of Police,
wW, however, anticipated lifm,
and at onco shot hi in through the,
heart
j An Old Tatjkiot Gone, to Rest
It is announced tliat ex Governor
Wilson Lumpkin departed this
life at his residence in- Athene,
Tuesday last, at the advanced age
of eighty-eigh* years. Governor
pumpkin was , largely identified
with jmblio affairs in Georgia for
very many years, and aven in tire
bitterest strife of parties always
bore the reputation of a patriot
ink:**# vto. I
A Word with Young Hen.
It in as easy to I>o a good man
as h poor one. Iluif the energy if
displayed in keeping ahead that is
required to catch up when behiud,
would save credit, give more time I
to attend to busitmss, and add to
the profit and reputation of thoae
who work tor gain. Do |?rompt ?
keep your Word. Honor your engagements.
It you promise to
meet a man, or to do a certain
thing at a certain moment, Iks ready
at the appointed time. If yon go
ont on business, attend promptly
to the business on hand, then as
promptly go about your own business
Do not stop to tell stories in business
hours. If you have a place
of business, be found there when
ix*otttntl "Mi? tnnn nan r?nt rlnli elf.
f <T<i?.VVi* *.1 v until Vtlll I ItiU OIV"
ting around stores and saloons.
Never "f?*>l "on business matters.
Have order, system, regularity,
liberality, promptness. Do JK)t
meddle with business yon know
nothing of. Never buy an article
^*ou do not need, simply because it
is.cheap, and t lie matt a lio 6ells it
will take it out in trade. Trade
is money. Strive to avoid baish
words and personalities. Do not
kick every stone in tbe j?ath; more
miies can be made in a day, by
going steadily on, than stopping to
kick. Pay as yon go. uA man ot
honor respects his word as he does
his bond. Aid, but never beg.
Help others when you can, but
never give what you cannot afford
to, simply because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity for
snapping it out dog fashion, bfitsny
it firmly and rcsj>cctfully. Have
but few confidants,ami the fewer the
better. Use your own brains rath
er than tln-sc of others. Learn tc
think and act for yourself.- Be
vigilant. Keep ahead rather thai
behind the times. Young men cul
this out, and if there -he fblly 4ci
the argument, let us know.
A Band of Young Bobbers
1 During the last year or two.
Sacramento and its vicinity hut
been plagued by a band of native
robbers and incendiaries, without
being able to detect and punish its
members. But now it is found
that the young rutlinns are not
driven to crime by destitution, but
are the sons of respectable well to
do people, who have probably'al
lowed them to run at large, 01
read such books as " Sixteen String
Jack," 44 Paul Clifford " and 44 Ri
naldo Rinaldiui, the Captain of r
Band of Robbers." Two of thest
precious boys, named 4* Al " Gean
and 44 Al15 Post, have been mak
ing a confcssiou to the following
cllect; The baud consisted of nint
young men, having signs, pass
words, ciphers and a 1 other appli
ances needed in their calling. It
May, tliev fired a school
house; in October tried to burn ;
dwelling; in July r<d>bod a mane
$157, and broke intou clergyman1
house. Afterwards they made ;
raid on the building occupied lr
the Sisters of Mercy. In Fcbrua
ry they stole eighteen pairs o
l>tx?ts, while October again fount
them in a clerg3*man*s house, steal
ing over $800. In July they tool
again to the incendiary line of btis
iness, doing some little jol>s in rob
bing and burglary. Ihcn they as
sanlted and tried to shoot Assent
blyman King, of Nevada county
after which they broke into i
church ana stole all they could laj
their hands on, besides all ofwhicl
they committed nineteen othe
crimes and outrages delinitcb
1>ointed out by the Sacrament'
iecord, and all within two years.
Nothing Likk (ikaiihau.?Noth
ing like gramuiar! Better g<
without a cow than Lro withoit
ilmt. There ure numberless 44 pro
fes8?T8 " who 150 u tramp, 'tramp
tramp, my hoys!" around tin
country peddling a week article, b;
which "in twenty days" tin
guarantee to pet a man tho?'(,ltgh
ly up in the ?Engli6h language.?
An instance in point comes frou
Greenville, Alabama, where i
44 Professor " hail htOorcd with tie
youth of that people, and laugh
them to doto grnmtnar according
to 14 Mofris^s" system. During om
of the lectures the sentence.?
44 Mary milks the cow/' was givet
out to be )*ir6ed. Each word bft(
been parsed save 9?e which fell t<
Tlob L, a sixteen year old, nea
the foot of the clues, wlvo commen
cea tuns : " U>w m a noun, femi
nine gender, singular number
third person, and stand* fo\
Mary.
u {Stands fur Mary !" said tin
excited professor. " iloir do yoi
, make that out V
u Because," answgwered the no
btc i>npj[, ,l if the cow didn't stanc
for Marv, husoj&uld Mary mill
kerP .
WnAX. is the military definite i
a kiss? Kcport at headquar
I ters.
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,
"STOUT OP* A ^OntL NK^V8l?OY.,,
A ?<nhewhat curious ca-?e wjw recently
heard licfbre a New Orleans
court, in which a suit ww
brought for the property left by a
t certain Henrietta Mewaham, whose
| history while in the flesh was not
without it* romance. This persou
came to New Orleans from Vicke*
burg on a thithuat during tho war,
accompanied by her cousin, who
was said also to be her lover. Upon
the arrival ot the twain in New
Orleans, Henrietta adopted tho
garb of a boy, and became a newsboy.
She continued tosell papers
and to dress in male attire, unsuspected
by her associates, until an
order from General Banks ordering
a draft in New Orleans induced her
to resume the habiliments of her
sex. She thereafter became kuown
sis the girl newsboy. In 1804 she
died of smallpox. In the following
yenr her cousin died of the
SAine disease, and in 1865 her aunt
with whom the two lived, also
died. Some thousands of dollars
were left by the girl newsboy, and
tlw suit now brought is by a person
assuming to be the mother of
Henrietta, and who claims her
estate.
Marrikd Mkn.?The c is an expression
on the face of a good married
man who has a good wife,
that a bachelor's cannot have. It
is indescribable. lie is a little
nearer the angels than the prcttic-t
young fellow living. You can
, see that bis broad breast is a pil
loW for somebody's head, and that
' little fingers pull his whiskers. No
i one ever mistakes- the good mari
ried man. It is only the erratic
one who leaves you in donbt. The
1 UI1C Cilll jn'Ull'Ul Hi I IIIC 11 Tl*
5 "protected females, ami make himi
self generally agreeable to the lat
dies, and yet never leave a doubt
i on any mind tlint lliere is a precious
little woman at home worth
{111 the world to him.
-< <? ? - ?
A FASCINATING youth ol Lnuis(
ville wag recently vyy badly
/ U8??lu" by the matron of Ken
tucky State Prison, in whoso
. daughter he seemed to evince a
I very strong interest while travell
ing in a railroad car. Thinking
? that the flirtation had continued
. long enough, she suddenly changed
her scat to the side of the young
. man, and whis|>ered in his ear :
r k* Sir, you are a total stranger to
1 tne ; but I !e? l it to he my duty to
t warn you of impending evil. That
? young lady is just out ol the State
, Prison."' A passenger got oft' at
. the next station.
I
r ?? ?
3
r? i RnLArtvn r%.C - 1?A
nioikl^U vrt ICinniC II'CU1I'CI"8,
the New York Gl??bo calls Kate
- Field the *' Uose of the lio6trunri,"
? Olive L<?giin the Lily of the Lyl
ecutu/1 and Lilian Edgarton the
a k% Pearl ot the Plat h>rm."
8 In my opinion, says Sallust, ho
only limy he truly said to live and
y enjoy his being who is engaged in
? sonic laudably pursuit, and acf
quires a name by some illustrous
| action or useful art.
A woman abandons her opinion
* the moment her husbands adopts
l* it. Even in church the women
" sing an octave higher than .the men
do, in order not to agree with them
in anything.
ii A UKMAUKAiii.K fact, stated in a
London letter, is that the children
ii ?>f ilie Prince of Wales, at the c?rr
ens, u laughed at the tricks as if
y they were the children of common
j people."
A <5oloi{ET> gentleman in Georgia
wagered ten dollars that he
* could drink a quart of Atlanta
n whisky. Ti c tnoney was promptt
?y paid to his widow. .
)
, A lady caught her husband
3 breaking her hoops. Two hours
v afterwards the unfortunate man
b was seen at a drug stoic purchas
ing hair restorative.
Tiik microscope reveals tlie fact
that a s|>eek of potato rot the site
of a pinhend c ntaius ahont two
t hundred f rocious little animals,
biting and clawing eneb other sav\
age.;.
A wot li>-bk wrr asked his unele
i if the tolling of a (tell did not put
1 him in mind of his approaching
> end. ki No, sir," lie replied, "but
i* I the roiMi nnt mo in "
r ^ ...v *11 11MIIU VI JV1II U.
An Ohio giil Una laid by the
sum of six hundred dollar?, all
* gained by making corn busk dtior
[ inula at ten cenSa each.
3 To mark ft man a dnmkard, give
1 liiin n wile whu.av.iW scold him every
time lie cotuos homo.
| Picori.K alio aro behind tbc .
j* times should be fed on 4i ketchup."
Dkatii?A knife by which the
t ice of rnili arc t iven.
I
pKf&KKjrpiv'N? A sudden trait.
ing from a qnmt dxatn.