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The Bellfi.
b? Ebosr. ALLAH roa.
Hear the elcdgc* ? hti the IMte?
tSilver belle I
What a world toT merriment their m*'o>ly
l. rotflU!
ifuw they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
In the ley air of night!
While the etar* that owerepriiikie
A<1 the heaven*, eeem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight:
Keeping time. time, time,
in a eort of Runic rhyme.
T?> the liriliiiibulation licit 10 wueic illy
' eweit*
From tie hel's, b?-11a. b lie, belle,
Dalle, hella, b-)la?
Fri m jinglii g end the tinkling of the
Uk
9
n?-ar the mellow weld! g telle, '
Go'deo I ells 1
What a world of happiness their hntm^ny
fvr^lell? $ 1
Through llivbaboy air of night
How th-y ring o?t tlifir ddiglit
From tiie molten g >M?n n?Xe?,
All in tunel |
What a liquid ditty fl >ata
T<? the turtle dove that liatcna, while the
gloat?
vOn the aaoonl
Oli, from oat the ro-igding *elle.
What a g'l'h of euphony voluminously
wella I
How it awe'Ul
How it dwell*
On the future 1 how it tells
Of the rapture that impele
To the twinging and the ringing
Of the bell*, bill*, belle,
Of the belie, belle, belle,
B. IU, belle, belli?
To the illuming and the chimin!* of il>*
belle!
Hear tlie loud alari-m belleBrazen
belle I
What a late of horror, now, tlieir tuibu'.en
ey tell*!
In tlie startled ear of night
How they scream out thoir affright!
Too much horrified to epoak.
They ran only shriek, shriek,
Out of tune,
In-a'Clamorous appealing to the mercy- of
like fire.
In mad expostulation with the deaf and
frantic fire
Leaping higher, higher, higher,
Wi'h a desperate d?s':re,
And a resolute endeavor
Slow?now to ait or never,
By the side of ihc pole faced mron.
Oh, the bells, bells, bells 1
What a ts'e 'heir terror tells
Of despairl
Kow tlrey citing, and clnt\ and roar,
What a horror they outpour
Oo the liosom of the palpitating airl
Yet the enr it fully knows,
IIy the twanging
And the clanging,
Flow the darger ebbs and flows;
Yet the car distinctly tells.
In the jangling
And th? wrangling,
(low the danger sinks and swell*.
By the sli.king or the swelling in the anger
of the bells?
Of the belle?
Of the bells, bells, belle, bells,
Dells, bells, hells.
In (he clamor and the clangor of tbe bells!
ITcar the tailing of the tel's?
Iron bells 1
What a world of solemn thoughts their
wtonody compels
In thw silence of the right,
How they sl.l-;?r wjtt, ,ff,lght
At lb* melanelicl- menace of their tone !
For every sound that floats
From the rust within their throats j
Is a groao.
And tho people?ah, the people?
pie^ (hat dwell up ia the steeple,
All alone,
ytnd who, tollirg, tolling, tolling.
In that muffled monotone,
Feel a glory In eo rolling
On the homsn heert a stone?
They are neither man nor woman?
They are neither brute nor human?
And their klog It ie who tolls.
They are Ghouls:
And he rolle, roll*, rolls,
Rolls
A l <* ?n from the l>e1!e 1
And hie merry bosom swells
With the jman of ths belle,
Aed ha daneee and he yelle,
? Keeping time, lin.e, lime.
In a tort of Runie rhyme,
To fhe psoan of the bells?
Of 'be bells:
Keeping time, time, lime,
In a sort of Ronlo rhyme,
To the thsaklitne ?( 'I"
Of ibo b?!U. U1U, i??ll^?
To lit* sobbing ~f lb* boll* ;
Keeping tiro*, time, time.
A* h? kn*1U, knoll*, kt/?H*?
Jn * happv Rnnie rhyme
fo il># rolling of Ibo boll*-v
Of th? b*IK boil*, bello?j
To th* lolling of |h* boll*, k
Oi lb* boll*, bell*, b*lk, boll*. A
Boll*, b?U?, l)*ll*?To
(h? mooning and the groaning of i V
be K
of tflb
CQIIHTVOFGREERVtlU
by kx oovkbnor b. f. perry.
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[continued from last wkfx ]
In 1823 there were two docton
? in the village, Harrison nnc
Robinson, and three lawyeri
Earle, Walker and Choice. Conrl
seldom sat longer than Tuesday 01
Wednesday, and now the court sits
three weeks, three times n year,
and one-half of the business remains
undisposed of. Tito number
of lawyers has increased from
three, to fifteen or twenty. There
wore only five stores in the \ illagc,
Cleveland^, Toney's, Cravti?n>,
Brown's and Loveland's. Now
we have something less than a
hundred, and more goods in one
of them, thnu there was in the fivn
I i^ach store was then well supplied
with whisky and rum, wliich were
retailed to their customers, in
great j.refusion. It was a rare
thing to go into a store without
recing some one drunk or drinking.
The evening I first came to the
v Hinge, I remember seeing two
drunken men on the public square
I quarreling, cut'f'.nor and throwing
stones at each other for some time
There was no police, and DO one
Attempted to interfere.
Those were primitive times,
compared with the present in
Greenville. It was customary tor
the gentlemen to meet in the piazzas
of the 6?ores on Main street,
and somo times on the sidewalks,
and play cards for hours, with
their bowl of toddy in front ot
them. I have frequently seen the
very fi st citizens of the village,
thus situated in open day light,
whilst the ladies were passing the
streets. There was very little bns!
iness of any character to occupy
J the time ot the citizens, and very
few of them thought of spending
their leisure hours in rending. If
there was less refinement in those
days, and le6s culture than there
is now, there was much more sociability
and good feeling. There
was more genuine kindness and
hospitality,and less selfishness than
wo meet with now: As civiliza
lion progresses, politeness and
manners take the place ot friendship
and kindness. Pleasure parties
were more frequent than now
among the young pe >ple, and visiting
more common and cordial.
Every week or two, and sometimes
two or three times a week, t he young
men and ladies would ineet at each
0111018' houses and have a dance or
sociable party. JIalls were frequent,
and the young ladies all
danced. None of tlicin belonged
to the church, or had any scruples
about joining in Utc dance. Walks
to the Falls of Reedy River, of
moon-light nights, were common
with tho young people, and manj*
a lover has taken this occasion to
tell his love, and express the depth
of his passion for tho fair one beside
him. Fishing parties were
also fashionable in tl oscdays. In
tho winter wlwn we had snow, or
there was a hard freeze, the young
gentlemen and ladies had great
sport in the snow, and on the ice
ot the mill pond.
There was n? ?*hurcli in the village,
and never had boon uw*..
Parson Johnsou JOr several years
attcr b* came to Greenville, to
t-lcc charge of the Greenville hemale
Academy, preached every |
O?J-- ^
ounuuy in me oia uourt nonso.?
Previous to tliAt time the villagers
would ride out in the country, to
I atttend church on the Sabbath ?
AHhoo^'i Doctor Johnson was
never able to organize a church
in the village, ho' sncccoded in
building, by subscription, the present
old JJaptiet Church, which was
to bo free tor all denominations to i
preach in. Tho learning, talents
and ability of Dr. Johnson, are
well known tot.Sc people of South
Carolina. lie preached very able
sermons, for ten or fifteen years in
-Our village, but never made a single
oonvort to bis chnrob. This
was a little remarkable, as I have
since seen dozons added to the
church in one day in Grecnvit'e,
tinder tho preaching of greatly inferior
ministers. The world may
say what they please, hat religion
it an affair of the heart, and not of
the head. To bo successful, the
minister mast address the hear'.,
and stir np tho feelings and passions,
or he will pa?s through his
ministry as parson Johnson did in
Grcenvillo.
I remember on one occasion,
Dr. Johnson had appointed to
preach in the Oourt House that
evening, and it so happened that
there was to be a ball that night
at tho Mansion Honse. The two
buildtaffs not being over thirty or
forty stops from each other, a
committee of young gentlemen
were appointed to negotiate witli
the parson, and arrange for hii
1
rv> vii iu vuiuo on an tionr toonc
and the dancing not to comment
till the preaching was over.
1 the jotn g ladies aw proper the
could attend both.
Although the village of Greet
villcdid exist for forty years will
out having a church in it, we cn
' now boast of some of the finest an
I most beautiful churches in tli
1 State. Thero was at this ti;n
(1828) but one pleasore. carriag
' "in the whole village, and only tw
1 fn the District. One l>elongcd t
Col. William Toney, and the othe
to Chancellor Thompson, who the
resided on the Grove Creek, fti
teen mile* below the Court Uowsc
That of Col. Toney*s was an ?>1
tvuicie, unite somewhat after th
style of Noah's ark. Times bftv
greatly changed in tliis respect
and carriages have become 60 com
mon in Greenville, that it \rouh
bo difficult to count thein. Al
who went to church in the conn
try, or paid a vis?t, rode or
horseback. In tho village the}
walked to balls and parties invaria
bly, and very interesting walkt
they were too. Now, every pool
man who keeps a horse, has hit
carriage, and one horse will earn:
to church or clsewhcro his whole
family. Sofas in Greenville, were
more rare than carriages. The
I only one I remember to bavo seen,
at this time, was iti the drawing
room of the Mansion lionso, and
! two carpets were all that the villago
possessed. Dr. Crittenden
I had a carpet in his drawing room,
and there was a very handsome
one in the Mansion flonse. The
furniture in the hotels and private
houses would astonish any one
now days. Captain Cleveland
was one of the wealthiest and most
respectable of our citizens. IIis
uuuttc was crowded every summer
with the most fiu-hionable and
nristocratic visitors from tiie low
country, and the only fmniturc in
his drawing room, were split-bottom
chairs, a table and a bookcase,
with ten or tT/enty volume*
in it. He kept a hotel at that
time, and a most excellent one, in
a plain unpretending way. Every
house almost has now i s piano,
but then there were only three in
the place. Col. Tone}', Dr. Johnson
and Mr. McLcod had pianos,
and no one el c. Mr. McLeod,
however, was not a regular citizen,
and only spent his sunimcr, in
Greenville. Those musical instruments
were a great curiosity to the
country people, and also to many
of the villagers. They frequently
went to hoar the young ladies perform
on them,'as they would have
gone to a show. Silver spoons
were almost as scarce as pianos,
and carriages and sofas. There
were perhaps two or three houses
where you could have seen a dozen
silver tea spoons at breakfast or
supper. In dress, there was great
simplicity. We had two tailors, but
such a person as a milliner or mantanmaker
was unknown. The ladies
mado their own dresses, or they
wore made for them by their mothers.
lloons and bustles were
never heara of by the natives, and
corsets very little U6cd. Nature's
symmetry was not deformed in
those da ;s by fashion. Jh??tUefre
anent visitors In tho summer, soon
made the young people Fornco up,
and ca'ch the fashions or the lowlanders.
On public occasions, the country
people would come into the village,
and hitch their horses to tho fences
and trees along the streets. Very
few had their horse* put up, or
took dinner at the hotels. The
public souaro was crowded with
ginger-cake wagons, where the
country people drank cider and
beer, and ate ginger-cakcs for dinner.
Almost all of them however,
drank something strongc-, and our
streets were filled with drunken
men on salodays, and dnring Court
week. They frequently got into
rows, threw off their coats and had
fightg in the strce's. In time ol
court they would go off from the
Conrt House to try their manhood
I have seen dozens of ginger-cake
wagons camped of nights on tlx
public square, with large fires ir
front, at which tho owners wore
cooking their meals. The greatei
p.nrt of the night was very offer
spo^t in frolicing, dancing am
carousing. A great many tricki
were pf^yed. Some very amus
ing. After stretching a rope acros
the sti eet. th.e mischievous tellow
.An 1 #1 mm* m >?rril\la fnta Til
If VUIU I MIOV ? *M
crowd in running to see the figli
would tumble over t?Ll?? rope by doi
ens. Tueday of conrt was a grei
day, and the conntry wonl
come to teethe court and rae^'t the!
and friendebeaux. I have teen /on
or five bond red women in theatre*'
and on the public square durinj
court. Horee racing wm common
k and horse swapping universal.i
Mounted on their steeds, the own
i ors would ride about challengin,
i the crowd for n swnd.
\
r, Col. Dunham came to the vi)
se lag? a tew years previous to tlx
If time I am speaking of. lie wan
ty very sagacious and enterprising
Northern man. lie wasanrnrisw
c- to find that thero war, no black
!?. smiths in the village, and cverj
n on? had to go tour or five miles it
d the'country to liavo his horse shod
? The Colonel suggested to Cnptair
e Cleveland Hie propriety of having
;? a blacksmith's shop in tovea. Tlx
o Cpptain said h would not pay, anr
o there was nc need of one. The
ir Colonel thong,ht differently and eel
n np his slioy. It prospered and
f. flourished. Others were establish
5. ed. The Colonel set np n tin tae
d tory, which did a very profi?al>U
0 business. In after times, lie carrie
ed on a paper niiH, and encouraged
', railroads, and all kinds of public
i? improvements.
It is natural that prominent men
1 should impress their characters on
the communities in which tney
i lire. \VilH??r? T*""" 1 "
m. viih nnu ur.
' Franklin did this in nn eminent
degree in the city ot Philadelphia.
I havo frequently thought Chan'
cellor Thompson, Captain Clevc?
land and Col. Toney did the satno
' thing for Greenville. The Chan>
cellor wasa most boon companion,
> a dear lover ol Inn and frolic.?
Col. Toney was a ptofesscd gami
bier. Cap'ain Cleveland was a
most economical and money making
man. lie was a man of great
good sense, probity of character,
wisdom and personal popularity;
, but never conld be induced to en
1 ter pnblic life in any way what\
ever, lie had acquired considerable
wealth, but made no display
of it in any way. lie lived plainly
tlioneh comfort*??'! ~~
n - .? W.J y MUM CVl III!
example ot thrift and economy lo
t e District, which was very much
followed by hie friend* and fellowcitizens
of Greenville, lie was a
stout, fat man, and in the summer
season, consulted his own comfort
by throwing off his coat, and going
about his house and store it) his
shirt sleeves and without stockings,
lie was the nephew ot Col. lien
Cleveland, of King's Mountain
fame and memory. Judge Earlu
said he was one of the wisest and
most sensible men ho had ever
mot. lie educated all ot his sons
well, brought thetu up to business,
and they succeeded in lite and
were prosperous. Chancellor
Thompson was a great man by
nature, and it lie had cultivated his
intellect as some men do, lie would
have been n wonderful man. lie
was twenty live or thirty years
Chancellor of the State lie was
a mail of great wit and humor,
and would indulge in the most
withering sarcasm at the expense
of his friends and assoc ates. He
was by birth a Virginian, and married
the daughter of Col. Williams
of Georgia. Many years alterwards,
the old gentleman, who married
them, declared to Dr. Crit
tenden, they were the finest looking
couple lie had ever 6een. Col.
William Tone}* was a fine looking,
dashing fellow, flashy in his dross
and vain of his j ersonal appearance.
He united in his chatacba*.'
I ti 7/rflnW'great enterprise,
and had acquired a handsome fortune.
He was social in his nature,
and a groat lover of com pan}.
Nothing gave him greater pleasure
than to have his young friends
about him, and see them enjoy
themselves in dancing and other
gay amusements.
Ill the early history of our city
there were many others of marked
characters, who have long since
passed away, and whom I rernomber
with great interest. Edward
Croft moved to Greenville from
Charleston in 1820. lie was a
gentleman of considerable wealth,
and eminent for his hospitality and
good living. No one in onr then
littlo village, entertained more or
better. 11 is dining and dancing
parties were very frequent, and
f contributed greatly to the sociahilii
ty of the place, both with the young
. and old. He married the sister of
i ?fudge (jailbird, and Mrs. Croft
> heartily united in his hospitality
i and sociability. Francis McLeod
) was a gentleman from Savannah,
r who commenced spending his sum
i ruers in . Greenville at an early
] period, and finally remained there
b with his family all the year, and
i- every year. Ue was a most amias
ble and excellent man, fond oi
- r...l.? lita.otn.n n,wl A/\n_
i v??u * * ? ngnv isi?a nv?n v| miu va/m o
verting with hit friends. Foi
t several years, until he moved per
^ manently to Marietta, Georgia
it he paid me almost daily visits a
d my office, and if not engaged
ir woold sit and chat for hours.?
\t Samuel Cray ton was a prosper on
v4 merchant, and a kind hearted an<
moat sociable gentleman. lie wa
, h.Nod of fun and amasements, an<
- hao 4 fj;?'eat deal of hmrior in hi
i. comp?.^>tion, On one occasion, h
g sold a l)K ~rcl of spirits to Captaii
Long, who a retail establish
'" p?team
- I mcnt ftt that time, 2?nowifc? lU
b habit of retailers, in thoae days, t
t water their spirits, and the weatl
r er being excessively cold, h
\ poured a considerable quantity o
- water into the barrel. When i
? readied its destination, it wa
i again watered very freely, and th<
. next morning the barrel was frozen
i and the liquor would not rnn. Tb
f * * ^
,. un|Miiui wool 10 Urayton and com
i plained, and therenpon, Crnvtoi
I [ told liim lie ninst have watered tin
i spirits. This he confessed to hav<
t done, but suid he had only put ii
I the nsnal quantity of water. But
said Cray ton, 1 had already dom
this for yon. Col. Benajah Dnn
t ham was a Northern man, as
have already stated, nnd a ror
I enterprising nnd public epiiitei
' citizen. lie was a w1<e man, ant
in all matters < f business his judg
inent was most excellent. He wbi
possessed of a largo property at hit
death, and I hare heard him saj
that he did not spend more than
thirty dollars a year in clothing.?
lie had nn aversion to settlements.
i i?
miu i"8t largely by if. He had
several partnerships, and never
had a settlement with any of the
partners. lie was kind and hospitable,
and although very economical,
he did not scorn to regard
money, when thero was nnv actual
necessity for spending it. lie lived
and died an old bachelor. lie
was remarkably sagacious and far
seeing in business transaction".
[continued next week.]
United States District Court.
Monday, Sept. 4th, 1 ST 1.
The Court was opened at 10
o'clock, Hon. G. S. Bryan preside
ing.
| Jurors answered to their names
as on previous days.
bankrupt docket,
II. Bischoff Co. and Brodic ?fc
Co. vs. Enoch C. Cunnnigham?
petition ot involuntary bankruptcy.
Earle & Blythe and J. 1*.
j Mooro for petitioner, and E. P.
Jones for defendant. Jury No.
| 2 were charged with this case, tcstimony
was heard on both sides,
j and argument of E. P. Jones up
to hour of adjournment. Case to
he considered again to-morrow at
10 o'clock A. M.; Court then adjourned
until tomorrow.
Ex parte VV. J. Gantt, bank
rupt?petition for final discbarge.
On hearing the report of Kccister
Clawson, and tlio bankrupt liav
ing coin]>liod with nil tlio rcqui
sites ot bankrupt law, the Judge
signed tinder seal of Court cor
titicatc of discharge.
^ In the matter of James Rrvine
King, of Camden, South Carolina
? petition for voluntary bankruptcy
; W. L. DePass pro. pet. On
bearing petition, order of adjudication
of bankruptcy signed by
the Judge, and order of reference
to J. C. Carpcptcr register.
<fcc.
Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 1871.
II. Bischoff & Co. and T. F.
Brodic & Co. vs.
nlnohavacy. The Jur}* charged
with this case, found the following
verdict on the 6th specifications :
No. 1, guilty ; No. 2, not gni'.ty ;
No. 3, not guilty ; No. not
guilty ; No. 5, guilty *, N??. 0, not
guilty?Wru. Goldsmith, foreman.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
U. S. vs. Jtunco Russell, Barnett
Russell, and Miles Mason?intimidating
a citizen because of voting
; Act May 3'st, 1870. Byron
<fc Earle for Government; Carlisle
?fc Duncan for defendants. Jurj*
-XT . 1 I 1 ?J.I
no. /. were cuitrgcu wun hub ease,
with tho exception of Isaac IIenning,
in whose stead Wiley P??ol
was sworn, and after the testimony
was partly heard the fur
ther consideration of the case wag
continued till to-.norrow at 10
o'clock, A M.
U. S vs. Postman Howard ?
the Grand Jury having found n<
b 11 in this case against the defend
ant, on motion of Kaslev J
Wells, ordered, that tho defendant
P. Howard, bo discharged Iron
the custody of the marshal, am
go hence without day.
U. S. vs. James Rnssell, Barnet
Russell, and Miles Mason?intimi
dating a citizen liccause of his vol
ing. * Byron & ISarlo for Unite'
States, Carlisle & Duncan for d<
' fendant. Jury No. 1 resume
consideration 01 mis case, and a
tor being addressed by counsel f<
* defence, further consideration coi
y tinned until tomorrow at 1
1 o'clock, to which time the Com
i adjourned.
Thursday, Sept. 7th, 1871.
a *r n T I rr\ I
u.ss. vs. joscpn incKcr?coi
spiring r.gainat a citizen bccaw
? ot' Lis voting. W. E. Earle f<
Govornmont, Carlisle for defeni
* ant. Ordered, that defendant 1
0 discharged on his own rccogn
n zance, to appear at Angast Ter*
i- 1872.
a | 17.8. vs. James Rnssell, Bar
o nett Russell, attd Miles Mason?ii
i- timklating a citizen because o
e bis voting. Jury No. 1, charge*
f with this case, tendered a verdic
t of not guilty as to Miles Mason
not guilty as to Jamos Russell
e and not guilty as to Barnett Rua
i, Mil. ?. .
e Court then adjourned until toi
morrow at 10 o'clock.
0 lbs Merchant who Boss not Ad
5 vertise
1 Tlio merchant who does not ad
? vertise i*
....>6uis??u ?crj cut
? ly by his care worn end dejectec
- countenance, lie is grasping?
I holds fast to what he has, ana if
r afraid to venture. He ia general
i ly selfish, and looks apon all cue
1 tomcrs with distrust. The miserly
eagerness with which he clutches
3 ihe pay for his goods creates an
* antipathy for him in the minds ol
7 his patrons, and they generally
t leave him. Ilis store is anything
but inviting, as the goods are not
, displayed at all, and a bleak appearance
ot the walls is the consequence.
lie generally has dry
goods, groceries, hardware, etc.,
all jumbled together. At night
he lights his store with the porest
quality ot candles, which shed a
j>nle glimmer over his goods, giving
them an old, du6ty look. At
his store you will be certain to
find mean whisky, soft soap, damaged
dry goods and groceries?all
last year's fashions, etc. He seldom
gives anything for public im
pruTuuiem or countable purposes,
and measures mankind generally
in his own half bushel. Such a
man never helps to build railroads,
steamboats, telegraph lines,
or any thing of the kind. If the
balance of mankind were like hitn,
6tnge coacl.es would be the only
public conveyances. "Where grcui
cities now stand, a few double pen
log-houses arid a bar room would
be instead. Colleges and schools
would never have been thought of,
and blissful ignorance would now
reign supreme. He is never posted
on the topics of the day, nor is ho
informed in regard to commercial
affairs, because lie shuts himself
oft* from that sonrce of information
by discountenancing the press,
the only means throngh which it
can be attained. And when he
dies, he is not generally lamented.
[<SavanaA Daily Advertiser.
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Alsace and Lorraine.
Nothing seems to conso'e the
French people more for their dis
asterous reverses in the late war
with Germany than the determination
of the people of Alasce and
Lorraine not to live under the I
sway of the conquerors of France.
With exultation it is announced
trom Paris that 23,000 of the inhabitants
of Strasbourg bave left
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escape me ieuion
rule, seeking new homes in France
and in this country. With thp
usual enthusiastic 8t!n? *?*.
n<u? x-rance rorget that tins self
expatriation of ioval Frenchmen
from the conqncrc& provinces, but
'eaves room for emigrants from
the new empire, who will gladly
hasten to fill the places vacated
by the enemies of the Teuton.?
And if this exchange of the inhabitants
goes on tor a twelvemonth
or two, Strasbourg will become
as Teutonic as Berlin. And
the saino will hold good of all
Alasce and the Province ot Lorraine.
Thus thoroughly Germanized
there will be left no hope lor
Franco to re possess herself of the
late provinces save by the rude
arguments of pitched battles.?
Germans in Alsace and Lorraine
are not likely to enter into plots
to expand "the territory of the
President, Emj?eror or King rul
ing over France.
Stddex WFALTn.? A corrc6pon
dent of the Central Baptist, after
3 visiting President Grant's farm, r
tow miles from St. lxmis, sny? Ik
was received l>y Mr. Elrod, who ii
' intrusted by Grant with the en
, pcrintending of property valuer
at no less than $300,000. Tlu
farm include?, with recent pnr
* chase?, 869 acre?. Referring t<
> this statement of the Central Bap
I" tist, the Brooklyn Eagle says
" 11 President Grant went into th
army not worth a cent,- and ha
^ lived quite freely ever since. Hi
horse?, equipage?, .etc., are th
>r theme of admiring descriptor
v from correspondents not only i
0 Washington, bnt at Long Brnnc
rt and wherever else he takes n
his temporary abode. It la, fhon
fore, .jnite consolatory to find tin
ii- ow'l of hia not excessive salarj
#e iirst as General and now as Pre
>r Hcnf, ho is able to keep $300,OC
1. of land and biooded stock. The*
>o hops politicians continue to live i
iU J the highfttt point of luxury, an
n,! on moderate eftlaric*, and yet
| roll np rides/'
i iriii/infi AVIJ1?NO. \9t
- Jffow to get Plenty of Presh **i?;
1 In n long communication to the
[ Qerman'own Telegraph, npon the
' subject of poultry, Mr. E. Dwiglit,
1 of' Hudson, Michigan, consider*.
? the questions,%l Hqw to get plenty
? ot good flavored fresh eggs with
* little trouble," and thinks i^ there
is any secret in it he has discover-.
* ed it, and makes the same pnblic
for the beuefit of all interested.
He says:
M Once, thirty years ago, I was
tronblod jnst as ray neiguSor now.
- is. I fed my,hens plenty of corn
and got but few eggs. I reasoned '
I upon the matter, and happened to
think that th?
? ? vnoviviiciib puns Ol
i milk and t.ie white of eggs were
> much alike. Now it has long
been known to milkmen that
' wheat middlings and bran are7
i about the best of any feed to make
i" a cow give milk; why not then
r the best to make hens lay eggs ?
I tried it, and since then have had
; no trouble. My mode of prepar~
: ing the feed is to mix about five
parts of bran with one of middlings.
In the morning I wet np
with water about four quarts of
tho mixture in a largo tin pan,
taking pains to have it rntker dry,
though all damp. This I set in a
warm, sunny spot, south of their
ehed, and they walk np, take ft
few dips, don't seem to fartcy it
like corn, and start off on a short
hnut for something better, but al ways
coming around in a short
time tor a few more from the dish
cf bran. There is little time during
the whole day but what one
or mOPA nro ? 1? *1 -
... v Dionuiiig uv me pan,
and likewise helping themselves.
"lam careful to mix for thorn
just as much as they will consume
during the day. At night, just
before they repair to the roost, I
usually throw them about a pint
of shelled corn, well scattered, so
that each one can get a few kern~
els. If your hens don't incline to
eat this feed at fir6t, 6prinkle a little
Indian meal on top. I would
like all who complain of not getting
eggs to try my plan, and I
think they will never be sorry."
English Bynonjn*.
The copiousness of the English
tongue, as well as the difficulty of
acquiring the ability to U6e its immense
vocabulary correctly, is
well exhibited in the following array
of synonymous words;
which, if not new, is yet a capital
illustration of the nice distinctions
which characterize so many of on*>
vocables. It is no wonder that
we slip occasionally, even tho
wariest of us.
A little girl was looking at the
picture of a number of ships,
when she exclaimed, u See, what
a flock of ships t" We corrected
her by saying that a flock ot 6liips
is called a fleet, and that a fhje^'^f
] sneep is called ~
| A ^ -v?i me toreigner who is
mastering the intricacies of onr
language in respect to nouns of
multitude that n flock of girls is
Ca'Iccl a bevy, that a bevy of
wolves Is cailed a pack, and a
pack of thieves is called a gang,
and a gang of angels is called a
host, and a host of porpoises is
called a shoal, and a shoal ot buf*
faloes is called a herd, and a herd'
ot children is called a troop, and
a troop of partridges is called a
covey, and a covey of beauties is
called a galaxy, and a galaxy of.
ruffians is called a horde, and a
horde of rubbish is called a heap,
and a heap- of oxen is called a
drove, and ? drove of blackguards
is called a mob, and a mob of
whales is called a school, and a
school of worshippers is called a
congregation, and a congregation
I ok cnginoers is called a corps, ana
a corps of robbers is called a band,
and a band of locusts is called a
swarm, and a swarm of people is
called a crowd, and a crowd of gentle
folks is called tho elite, and the
elite of tiic city's thievts and rascals
are called (he roughs, and the
miscellaneous crowd of the city
folks is called tho community, or
the public, occordingly as they
arc spoken of by tlie religions
^ community or the secular public.
[American Educational 21 ant My.
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* ? ?- - ? lltA TV t?nn a! ft
C 11 IB |)n>|ur!Bu in me i iciiwu
a Assembly to fix the salary of the
is Pesident, M. Thiers, at 500,000f,
e or $100,000? a very snng little
is income for the chief of a ruined
it people.
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A Nkw Mexico attornoy, in ado
dressing tho jury, threatened to
UJ blow out tho brains ol any man
I', who should intimate that his clici t
9 was guilty.
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A eono^ioj cor.at able in Savnjinali
wau[t?. to know what good tho
k! 'tnendincnt.ia going to do if a nig*
to ger can't ateal bin ration* and marI
rr sever wives.