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60S M*ma > m i i / & 1 ^^.^l..ll^^.'.^.l^".<,?.*U^.unl^..l^??.l.^...^,H^H,??.l.?^..^?.?^?ll.^.....,..,?.',.."..,.?,'*.'",, t.i??i.?S?'..?.?'"'^t*fo?,H^''"''<''llMlM.?n.W^ EDGEFIELD, S. G.MANLTA?Y 25, 1872, VOL! JUE ))XU.-M), 5. DAVID L: TURNER, Dealer in Drug?,,M6dicmesr Groceries, &c, <fcc, <fcc, Edgegeld, S. C., WoUL-D respectfully state to his Friends and the Public Generally that he has purchased of Dr. W. A. SANDERS, his Entire Stock, and will keep on hand full supplies of . % r J) tULllUl\JlUli3% laney ?rooSs, foreign & Bomestie Perfume??, HAIR BRUSHES, COMBS, TOILET ARTICLES, Bathing and Surgeon's Sponges-, Brandies, Wines and Whiskies for Medicinal Purposes, , ^R^Mjfe pILS, .VARNISHES, ?LASS, PJJTTY, FULL SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS GARDEN SEEDS, r ^Taeether with a general. assortment of ; G??OEklES, TOBACCO; LiQtro?is, dcb., " . . ' . -Such ss. ' . BACON SIDES, HAMS, SHOULDERS, LARD, MACKEREL, FLOUR, MEAL, SALT, SUGARS, SYRUPS/MOLASSES, COFFEE, TEAS, RICE, CHEESE, MACCARONI, CRACKERS, .Soda, Starch, Soaps, Candles, WINES', BRANDIES, WHISKIES, &c. Fine White Wine and Apple VINEGARS, Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO and SEGARS, Citron, Currants, Raisins,?Pickles, Jellies, Almonds, Pecan Nuts, Brazil Nuts, "Walnuts, Buckets, Tubs, Broom3, &c, All of which will be sold at the lowest rates for Cash. A share of the trade solicited. Dr? Sanders will - be an hand at all times to COMPOUND PRESCRIP TIONS at the shortest notice. D. L. TURNER. Jan 2S . . t?-, 6 NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OF EDCEFIELD -0 WE are receiving our SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, consisting of all the Novelties of the Season. Our Stock is much larger than usual, and never more complete. Close buyers will save money by giving it an inspection. Also, full line of FURNISHING GOODS on hand. WHITMAN & BENSON, 220 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., Opposite Masonic Hall. Augusta, Ga., April 2 3m 15 Br. ?. J. DRUGGIST, JOHNSTON'S REPOT, S. C. . ? H AVING just opened a Drug Store at this place, I take this method of informing my friends and the public generally that I now have in Store a full line of Drags, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, GLASS, PUTTY, KEROSENE OIL, Tobacco. Segars, In fact everything'usually kept"in a Drug Store,-all new and warranted genuine. My prices are as low as such Goods can be sold in any market in the same quantity.. . . . - T. J*. TEAGUE. Johnston's Depot, Feb 1-9- ly 9 MILLER, BISELL & BURUM WHOLESALE StiOGEKS Commission ]VTerch'ts 175 and 177 Broad Street, . Augusta, Ga. . WE are'now in receipt of OUT Fall Stock of GROCERIES, consist ing in part ol Bacon SIDES, Bacon SHOULDERS, Dry Salt SIDES, . SUGARS of ail grades. . SYRUPS-New Orleans and New York Drips, MOLASSES, Rio. Laguyra and Java COFFEE. T?BAt?CsiXT; PEPP^,;gPICE,. Crackers, Pickles. Cove Oysters," 'CANNED GOQ[D?*098t^g ofJieaches, Blackberries, Tomatoes, &c. ?ACKiaREI/in Bairds, naff fnd tenarter bbls. and Kits; 'SeeiT WHEAT," Seed RYE, See* (?ATS, Seed BARLEY, Case Liquors of BRANDY, WHISKEY, GIN, We are also offering the most, complete and largest stock of BARRE LIQjUOBS of any House i? the City, and selling at pri?es that, will indue buyers to purchase neaper home than in .Eastern markets. *Tb the Planters and Merchauts of Kdgefield we would take this occasion to express our thanks for fheir past liberal patronage, and respectfully re quest a coutinuauce of th,a.sarae. . . .ftjr Buying oar G-?N lor CASH, we aro prepared to sell as low, and oft tiraos lower, than any other House in the City. Augusta, Oct i> tf 42 THE PE0PiJ??^^ THE LARGEST HOUSemTHE STATE 268 B.roar3 fet., Augusta," Qa- f ? "y%?7'm -A- Ramsey, jSLg^eaat E offer'this 6ea?nn the LARGEST LINE OF FINE, MEDIUM AND COMMON READY MADE SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING, for MEN and BOYS, in the Strfte. We have.some of the MOST ELEGANT GOODS that can be found, and'every article of our own make, 'and equal to custom work., together with the "FINEST LINE OF FURNISHING GOODS in* the city. " H\7S, CAPS. TRUNKS, VALISES, fte, New Good* constantly arriving. Large men or small-will find no trouble in getting fitted. Boy* from 2* toJ2? jrearjKold can heanited. ^:o,oiie should purchase Clothing before ex rfn?rji?g this immense'stoclft ' " " . _ b W. A. RAJIS?Y, Agent. Fair Notice J ALL pdrscWfiWefcted tcrtn?lbr Goods uurcbased durin-r thoyenr 1872, a*e URGENTLY RBQTJUSTJSD T? > CALL AND SETTLE AT ONCE. Niiw>t?en par cent, por-Jinnum wiH bearded to ail such accounts afer 1st January. Heuce Whitc LHien Duck Snits AT only $1 IfOO per* suit,-a splendid arcici'-^ind verv cheap. J. II. CH BATH AM. May K tf 21 ?ueb accounts afer 1st January. Heacc- Print? I Print?? I fortfr my Terms will be TD per cert t.. per > WW * -KrjUtb . aiiinni. with ten (10) day* of proe? after j yU*T Reeaived at J. H. CHEAT maturity. CBEATHAM. tl HAM'S 100 Pieces BEST PRINTS. ?SyT?. , ? . * J mrM? j tf 21 Written fbr the Advertiser. AV -ESSAY ON WOMAN. By EVIL SPIRIT. M Rose of the Desert ! thou, whose blusu ingray, * ? .-.ly Lonely and lovely, fleets unseen,,away ; No hand to cull thee, nonet J woo thy sigh, In vestal silence left to Uve and die, Rose of the Desert I thus should woman be, Shining uncourted, lone and safe, like thee." . l^any have been the efforts of man to describe and explain the real, true nature of Woman ; but, as yet, no one has "been found equal to the al mos., superhuman task, nor is it by any means supposed .-that this-feeble 'effort will prove adequate thereto. In^the first place, it might be said that womans influence or power is two-fold. She can, and does do an immense deal of goodj but, at the same time,- has it in her power to ac complish much harm-and, unfortun ately, this potent power ?8 frequently exercised. But, before pushing tbe subject any further in this point of view, a brief reference should be made to the condition of OUT common Mother, when she was the ruling mistress of Eden. He, whose soul is animated by one solitary spark of imaginative ness, can well fancy how beautiful the fair Eve must "have appeared when first made Queen of that most celestial abode 'filled with all the beauties of nature. It is said by the sublimest of all writers, that when Eve first found herself a living, moving being in the Garden of Paradise was alone ; and feeling, or realizing as it were, that she was the frail, dependent creature that God had made her, she became wearied of the loneliness or solitude by .which she was surrounded ; and, as if prompted by her very- nature,, she started off,- for what she knew not; but it really was to search for some thing that she lacked. Perhaps it was for a defender or companion. Yes, there seemed a vacancy,"a -some thing wanting, something to depend, to lean, to rely upon ; -and it was with these promptings of her female na ture that she roamed to and fro in ;he beautiful Paradise. How graphically the greit poet has leseribed her actions and reflections vhen she came to the margin o? tlie ake, and first discovered her own ?avisning oeauties i mero sne sxopn, gazing, perhaps with more wonder ;han pride, at the perfect model or ,vork of nature that her sparkling >yes discovered in the smooth, watery nirror ; and 'Thus the majestic mother of mankind, to lier own charms most amiably blind, Du tho green margin innocently stood, \nd gazed indutgt?nt*<>n the crystal flood ; Survey\1 thcstnmgcr in (ho painted wave, And, smiling, praised the beauties which she gave." In the first instance, Woman was instrumental in bringing the original sin into tue world, for the Bible in forms us that the arch-fiend Lucifer appeared unto Eve in the the form bf a serpent, and induced her to eat of the forbidden fruit. Having yielded to this temptation, she persuaded her consort to do likewise ; and as Adam found it impossible to resist the plain tive appeals and entreaties pf his fair and lovely tempter, he also trans pressed tjie jaw of God. For this sin were the two hitherto happy ones driven from Paradise, and thrown upon the cold mercy of the cheerless world. Hence, if a Biblical view of this sort is taken of. th? matter, Wt? man really deserves some of the credit for the miseries with which the universe is at present cursed. But it must be confessed that Adam himself should got be exculpated from blame, for he, being the stronger of the two, in more than one respect, should have chided his fair sorceress gently, and set her 8. lasting example of obedi ence to the supreme will of the great I Am. However, whilst it may, with"some reason, be arcued, that Adam- should bear the chief responsibility, it must be acknowledged that it must have been extremely difficult for the gal lant lover to have resisted the persua sive pleadings, the coaxing smiles, the penctratifig glances'from those " lus cious eye?," and thelbnd,'affectionate embraces,-to ail of which powerful expediente lady Eve no doubt resorted, in her ungodly efforts to induce her enchanted admirer to pander t? her wishes. .- , ? . J ..-.;.?, After lawing Paradise, the two be-, came what all mortals now are- frail creature?, of b?t a limited existence. They could no langer rest with per fect ease and quietness, free from ?ll care. Nor did they now feel that they were sufficiently ' ckrrtied ; and Eve, a? jT ashamed of that most beau tiful paraphernalia, with ..which she had been so celestia-ily attired by the skilful hand of Nature, sought'the leaves of tbe foreet trees, and of these made for her lqveJy form a sort of covering, to conceal, as it.were, her many beauties from the admiring gaze of her enraptured lover. It is not generally believed that lady Eve was accustomed to wear bustles, pro-montories or nc plus ul tras ,\ nor is it supposed that she sunned md dried her long, flowing hair, or wc ti???oY ?th?r p?ople upon her head." Tbejre can "be buC little doubt bat that, attired simply as she I was, in her robes made of the gre j forest leaves, she wa J a " beau ides of female beauty, and that she rea' seemed "formed for softness a sweet attractive grace." 4 Could it be possible to turn such being loose in a world of men, a 6ay to her, thou shalt have no-inf] ence? Such a command might ventured by man. HewoirW find th his very nature would be- first violate his own command, by causii him to do homage bo her upon who wonderful influence he had just ca a scornful eye. But this power is a very peculiar nature, and cann possibly be properly .defined on a count of its extreme peculiarity. ' is a kind of hidden or secret power an -influence to which man is by L very nature forced to yield obeisanc A most striking example of W man's influence may be given in tl case of Mark Antony and Cleopatr From Roman history we learn tba after the death of Julius Caesar, Ai gustus aud Antony became war friends. Augustus Caesar, as tl kinsman of the great Julius, natl rally became tfie firsfman in the R< man world ; but Antony, owing 1 his personal accomplishments,. wt looked upon with much favor by ti Roman people* and was much beiove< it se-?ms by young Augustus. Finallj however, Antony tfent to Egypt, am there met the celebrated beauty-th famous Queen of Egypt. Soon he be came a slave to her many charms an fascinations, and found it impossibh proud soldier as-he was, to extricat himself from, the sweet bondage int which he had fallen. Closer au closer around him did his lovely en chantres^, weave her irresistible influ ence, until finally the destiny of th illustrious warrior, and the great Ro man empire was lying at her feet So enraptured had Mark Antony be come, so completely had he beei enslaved by the varied accomplish ments of his exquisite charmer, tba he seemed to forget he was scareeb second in the great Roman world, aac acted so queerly, extravagantly anc rashly that he lost much of his popu larky. So-that when a quarrel aros< between him and Augustus, the Rb mans aided Ctcsar with all theil might. At length the tr?o commanders mel in their respective galleys, and tonghi t.rtpfaip.niiiJ battle of Actium. Cleopatra had accompanied lier lover to the scene of action in her splendid gal ley, and was lying oft' at a safe dis .tance from the combatants, watch ing, no doubt, the valiant exploits ol her gallant and daring admirer. The battle had not by any means b^en de cided, and the chances in fsvvor. ol Antony's Buccess were* equally a? good as those in Casar's favor.- But just at this critical junctu' e, Cleopatra became uneasy, aud steered for he* Egyptian shores. Upon observing this,'Antony, forgetting all, save that his lovely paramour was leaving him, turned from the contest to iollow ; and thus M madly threw a world away," dashed from his grasp the brilliant sceptre of the Roman Em pire, fled from the post of duty and of honor, basely deserted those who were struggling and dying in his cause, to follow Cleopatra, and to revel in the charms of the sorceress of the Nile. It can but be remembered how graphically, history speaks of the manner in which the cruel Sextus be came enamored of fhe charms of the fair Lucretia ; nor can the beautiful legend of the virtuous Virginia be forgotten. The student of fireman history will ever retain a lively re collection of the. striking manner in which the classic writers bear testi mony to the fact that the famous Trojan war was occasioned by an affront offered to one of the fairest of Grece's lovely daughters. To attempt to cite all the instances of a character somewhat simiTar to those-mentioned above, would require, probably an extensive volume. Ma ny of the best and greatest men have been rnflueued, in some way or other, to a very great degree, by Woman. . Going back to Biblical facts, atten tion must Be called to the two lead ing cases which come under this head-. Then, first, David committed his greatest, if not his only recorded sin, ia having the husband exposed in the front ranks of 'hattie, so that he, might be killed, and that he (David) might then be free to appropriate to himself the dead man's beautiful wife. Abu, Solomon was pronounced the " wisest of men,'* and yet he? com mitted' .fois-grossest' sin in taking too much time from the service of his God, and devoting it to his lovely concubines. Yes, the fiercest warrior has been tamed by the"' influence "of some Wt, frail creature of the fair sex, whose physical power was nothing, but whose hidden or moral influence was irresistible. We come now to take another and more pleasant' view of the subject. In looking af this r^ue'sfion irf respect ! to the louie and influence ff the MolRcr', it is regarded in its most pleasing light. There can be no fear of rea sonable contradiction in >|entiiring the asser'.ons, or opinions, ' that the love cf a true mother is the ph rest f all human d, aho, that her power to and most enduring] emotions, or passions1 the mother has it' shape or mould the chad's disposition as well as mind. 4 I When Coriolanus-.'} ecarne enraged with his fellow citiz?ij? i, he'left Rome, went to the enemy, succeeded in, having himself appoii 'ted command er-in-chief of a povrje ffal army, and then returned with' hW hosts, ancl be seiged the city. Thejistress that he saw he was bringing^ of his nativity, th[ friends, nor the mer upon the place I suffering!} of )ry* of tbe.past glories of the proud|Sty, whose^pres tige he was threat could even so mri The choicest of . Senators were sent to spare his mother^ clad in their sacri and earnestly .bel name of the holy" g his'wicked purpose; in vain ; and Rom peria! Rome, that after ages to becom the world-was 1 conqueror's feet. was law and life tollhe land that af terwatdsgavelaws raelands. Every expedient had been presorted to, and all had faired, ?JdJ?the dark cloud gathered >in thickness and gloom o'er the fated city,- ana\*eemed ready to g to destroy, as move him. hoary-hei.ded to entreat him y ; the priests, bes,, went out, t him, in the s, to turn from But it was all the grand, im as destined in the mistress of | in chains at the s very breath burst upon the def in its wild fury was a secret, juji was destined to the awful duo and preserve _ brighter days of Corioknue entered her so her knees befo appeal from 1 ed the iron h in the bitternes eles's inhabitants ut, alas ! there n- power which Home from the at? awaited Jier, for better and "|the aged mother si to the camp, t, and fell upon ?. This plaintive jer at once touch Coriolanus; and anguish be li Qome, but lost *;hj ""When Napoleon exclaimed, " MotJfh-, tlwu hast saved \ sou." was a small boy, living in CorsicitMiis noble mother was accustomed] to take him in ber study, and read~riand talk to him about the .brilliarMexploita of brave warriors of oldeiLVfimes ; and seemed to strive with peraiiar earnestness to infuse into his ydmhful mind an ar dent love for How, wei I she succeeded the "wrld lenyivs ! Of I course it cannot bjp doubted that bc wa^ bom.with ar^auslial amount of | ambition ; but,""a1 the same time, il is highly probable that the teachings which ?'ll upon hie ears from the lips of his high-minded mother, as he knelt at her knees, had a powerful tendency towards strengthening, ad ding to, and developing that hercu lean passion for glory and renown which afterwards became the leading characteristics of him-the greatest of all military geniuses. The love that a mother bears for her child cannot be too highly eulo gized. One possessed of the oratori cal powers of a Demosthenes, a Cicero, a Patrick Henry, or the sub lime eloquence of a Clay, would find that the English language would fail to furnish him with words of suffi cient force to enable him to express adequately the purity, the sincerity, and the beauty of a fond mother's love. It is like the "Lilac Crocus in autumn," everlasting, nothing ever withering, nothing ever blasting. No shame, .no deformity of mind or body can serve to destroy a mother's love ; for Let affliction come with the world's cold scorn, Let fortune upon his efforts never, never dawn ; Let misfortune o'ortake, or sorrow be his part, He is ever, ever dear to her fond, loving heart. Let his name with infamy be foully o'ercast, Still to him will sho cling,-cling to the last: Or let honora upon him fall as bright as inoi*n, And with pride will She look upon her first born. This undying love causes the mother to regard with pious care all the minute wants and necessities of the little babe as it nestles fearlessly upon her pure white breast. When it grows into childhood how unceas ing are her watchings ! When upon the bed of sickness, how noiselessly and untiringly does she hover over the 'Bullering one., like a protecting angel, shielding it from all harm? and endeavoring to soothe its every pain ! , How careful, th au, should the ma ternal purent be as to the manner in which slie rears the human being who is entrusted by nature to her care and'keeping; since she has- it in her power to mould, to>a very considera ble extent, the mind and morals of her childi . It i?^a beautiful and solemn warning to mothers", tffat most men who have figured in the world ac being trUly great, have been sons of great mothers-mothers with good hearts, refined and cultivated feelings and tastes. These qualities are those which constitute a truly great Woman. In thia connection, we might refer to the high-minded mother of Napo leon, and her immortal" son; to the cultivated mother of John Randolph, and her illustri-ma son ; to the good,' pure mother of Washington, and tho famo'us bero and renowned states man she g*ve to the world in him wljo was "first in "war, rsi in peace> and first in the hearts of his country men." - 0 " Woman! is tho Goddess of Goodnesi ? Yes, 'tis true. Au eminent wri . says, that "in Egypt, the first wc j is " Isis," and " Isis" is the last ; Woman reigns there. "It is a reinarl hie saying, that of Diodorns, that " Egypt husbands swear obedience their wives-an exaggerated expr sitfo pf the great fact 0/ female p: dominance." Herethe author quot has reference to the fabled legend "Isis" and "Osiris," "the divi twins, who loved in their mothe womb, and loved after death." some parts of Africa, where the lig of the Gospel has not cleared aw the darkness of heathenism, the he of the faith or re^giou is represent as having been a superior and un qualed Woman. It is a beautiful fa that when a distinguished travell penetrated the wilds of Ireland, i [jj?s looked- upon, at first sight, 1 xt*e natives with much distrust, ai abhorrence; but no sooner hau tl wile of the missionary been di covered, than -the stein barbai barians relaxed their fury, and we com?ti the strangers to their friend! firesides. Bot, notwithstanding all this, il female is a * human being ; and a . though naturally so pure and refinei yet she is susceptible^ of a high stai of culture. ; Indeed, were ?fcountr to be so calamitously situated as 1 be forced to forego, for one'gcneralioi the educating of 07? of the sexes either the men or the Women,-vi would by all means say give the pre .erence to the latter. Because, 1 above-remarked, the mother sJiapt and moulds, not only the morale, br. the mindai the child. Were we t be asked the best method .or mean of insuring a future generation c educated and talented men, our hun: ble answer would be, let the prccedin generation boast of a high state < moral and Illental culture among titos who arc io become the motJicrs of th futwe generation of great men. Yei eudcate the Women. But how ? Ah thai is the question ! Then, first, let us consider th physical nature of WomaD, and having done that, we will be bette enabled to form a correct opinion ?1 as to what she can endure and ac quire. An eminent writer upon the sub ject of Hygiene says : " The saddes. effects of the absence of stated usefu of easy circumstances." Again, " tin nervous system may be impaired bj want of physical exercise. Amouj other agencies that affect the nervoui system, none exert a wider influent than bodily exercise." Light, ah and neatness are essential. A con liderabl? amount of exposure' to th< lour Sun is absolutely necessary Regularity in respect to sleeping ii of great importance ; as is propel caution in eating and drinking. Bul it is of chief importance th?t tin physical condition of the female bt properly attended to in order to ena ble her to attain that high degree ol mental culture of which she is cer tainly capable. It has been wisely remarked by a learned physiologist, thal; "in persons who are merely sedeniary, having occasion for no ac tive thought, this want of exercise is sufficiently mischievous ; but when there is great mental activity the mischief is vastly increased." It is A well knewn fact, that the English nobility are a long lived race; and this has been wisely attributed to their spending a large portion of time in out door, or open air, exercise. The brain is intimately connected with the entire nervous systqm and it has been clearly proven by scien tists that what .whatever depresses the mind 'has a corresponding effect upon the nervous system. Then'it must be true that a proper care o? the mind should be taken, if for ng other purpose, certainly should it be done from mere respect to the physi cal part of the human being. Dr. Ray says : " I have n? hesitation in saying that, of all the means for pre serving health, there is nothing more sure, or better suited to a greater variety of persons, than habits of regular aud sy?temaiic modal occu pation of some dignity and work." Again, the same learned physician says: "a partial cultivation of the mental faculties- is incompatible not only with the highest order of thought, but with the highest degree of health and efficiency*' Hence we see that the mind has much to do with, the health of the body. It is likewise true tl\at ? high sbnte of mental cultivation tends largely to improve th eanorals. Kuowl edge is also pleasant. It is a mighty power. lt enables one to gain a* deafer insighf into the wonders of the world, and fills ono with a higher regard for the greatness and sublimi ty of the lofty Genios of GHI. Sir Humphrey Davy, has given his own idea of the value of learnt j in the following beautiful language : " The mind of th? enlightened and pions Btudent of nature' will always be awake to devotional feeling, and ! in. contemplating the variety, and beauty of the external world, and developing its Bflientific wonders, he will always refer to that infinite wis ' dom, through whoso beneficence he ie ; - xvi? . .?: -ri -, rt ? -. - . -> j permitted to enjoy knowledge ; arid, i in becoming wiser, he will become ! better-he will rise, at once in the i scale of intellectual "and moral exis j tence ; and in proportion as the veil j becomes thinner through which he J sees the causes of filings, he will ad I mire more the brightnesa of the di vine liyht by which they are render ed yisible." Yet, to man's eternal shame, the education of Woman is deemed a trivial matter, scarcely %orth a mo ment's thought ! And that, too, when the purity of the heart so much de pends upon it.' But it is in vain that some enthusiasts argue thatthefemale ? is man s equal in menial capacity, arf?t that nothing but the "foolish re quirements of society keep her from the forum, the pulpit and the helm of statesmanship. It seems that reason alone should .teach a contrary doctrine. There are tibo spheres, separate and distinct. One is man's., the other ieWoinan's. One, who is considered a most emi nent writer, in speaking on this sub ject, expresses 'himself as follows : " Would you nourish her with the trite and commonplace? Under the pretext of facility this is always done." He urges strongly against "a free in dulgence in flimsy: novels, which are " tame and iusipidrwith their sickly images of love." Woman should study Nature!. Mi ch el et says that, " for Woman, the gentle mediator be tween nature and man, between fath er and child, the study, thoroughly pracjtif-al, rejuvenating, and embel lishing, is Nature." CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. Mr. Snnmir's Divorce. It has already been aunounced that Mr. Sumner had obtained a divorce from his young and dashing wife, on the ground" of continued absence five years under the Massachusetts laws. She was the widow af a mil lionaire Massachusetts Congressman -Mr. Hooper-and only twenty two. The Cincinnati Enquirer says: We know not how it may be, but it has been and said that a jealousy on the part nf the Honorable Senator had considerable to-do with this un fortunate proceeding: There was, naturally, a disparity of years and of tastes and habits. This almost universally produces an unhappy marriage. But in this j instance it was pggravated. Mr. Sumner was not-only a bachelor of long matured habits, but he had formed other con nections and^ associations peculiar to? "Foi- instance iTiT waa cnat nj always had his carriage at the door at party or ball they mutually at tended, at which he would say, "Mad ame, it is now 10 o'clock ; it is time to go home, and our conveyance is below." She would reply, " I am happy to near it. You are sleepy and tired. . Go home and go to bed, bat I am not yet ready. I will fol low you by and by. So, good night ray dear." Thee, as you have said, the Senator was said to be morbibly jealous of a certain gentleman cou- . nected with the Prussian Embassy, whom he had himself introduced to his wife, extolled iii the highest terms, and which gentleman afterward es corted her to many evening amuse ments, which her husband's habits forbade him to attend. One day this young attache, received fl Yery per-, emptory letter from Berlin ordering him to return home immediately, aud recalling him from the Prussian Lega tion. He was thunderstruck by tue intelligence; not conscious of any offense against his government, he could not concieve what ii meant. He therefore wrote to an influential friend at home to make inquiries of Count Bismarck as to what was the real reason fox thjs vary extraordina ry proceeding. In reply, he wau. informed that the chairman of the Senate Committee qn Foreign Relations', who wai then Senator Charles Sumner, had written a lotter requesting his recall, and that the Count did not consider that he was authorized "to--refuse a request coming from such an influential source in the government, t?. which he was accredited. Of course the young ^Prussian gentleman duly informed Mrs. Sumner of all this, ?nd rumor hath it that that lady was not all pleased with the conduct of her hus band in the matter,. The German Secretary returned home, and for a time the cloud upon the marital rela tions of the Senator disappeared. But by and By, as it was announced to the public, and, we think, by an .agreement between the parties, Mrs. Sumner's health required that she should leave the American continent, and breathe for a time the air of Eu rope. This was accordingly done, lund the atmosphereh?s been so bracing 4ind the scenery so ?deasant-to say nothing of her companionship-that she has lingered there so long as to enable Mr. Sumner to obtain the divorce for willful absence, required by the statute: Mi. Sumner wiri re sume his eld bachelor relations, and his late wife-a young, handsome and wealthy widbw-will be a prize to be conte?ded for by gentlemen of position who are io, the matrimonial market. A most touching story comes-to us in a Western exchange, concerning a lady in Kentucky, wno was strioken with a sudden failing of the optic nerve-, and was told that she could not retain her sight more than a few days at most, and was liable to be totally deprived of 1t at any moment. She returner} to her home, q?ie?ly made such arrangements as would occur to any one about to commence BO cUrk a journey bf life, and then had ber two children, attired in their brightest costumes, brought be fore.her; and so, with their little faces lifted to hera, and tears gather ing for the great misfortune they hardly realized, the light faded out of the mother's eyes. ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH. Re Ul s mutter what U maj', Always speak the truth ; Whether work, or whether play, Always speak the truth. Never from this rule depart ; Grave, it deeply oivyour heart: "* Written 'tis in virtue's chart Afways speak the truth. There's a charm iu verity Always speak the truth ; Bufrtbere's meanness in a lie Always speak the truth. . He is hilt a coward slave, Who, a present pain to waive, Stoop-, to falsehood, then be bravo; Always speak the truth. Falsehood seldom -stands alone Always speak the truth ; One begets another one Always speak the truth. Falsehood all thc soul degrades; 'Tis a sin which often breeds Greater sins and (Tal ker deeds Always speak the truth* When you're/vrong, the folly own Always speak the truth ; Here's a victory to be won Always speak the truth. He who speaks with lying tongue? Adds to wrong a greater wrong; Then with courage true and strong, Always speak tho truth. Brevities and Levities. fi?* A Troy man is writing a biography of Methuselah. He-has been engaged six years ou thia work, and has just reached the boyhood- days of the patriarch. His description of the athletic sports of the young lad at thc age of 129 is very enter taining. jj>^?" Why can persons occupied in canning fruit ?tore away more of it than anybody else. Because they can. * fi?* The " Modoc julep" is lager dashed with bourbon and frescoed with strawber ries. They are said to be rather delicious when you have nothing to do the next day. fl?* A Missouri railroad conductor got " robbed" *of $13,000 a few months ago, and is now building a $10,000 residence. fl?*Susan B. Anthony says she would not be frightened at standing ftice to face with Satan. But the question is, wouldn't Satan be frightened ? .65* A DesMoines woman gave her hus band morphine to break him of the habit of chewing tobacco. He don't ?hew now, ami she is doing her own spring plowing. fl?* We have* bitten off more than we can chaw," is the way a Kentucky legis lator put it, in declaring that the Legis lature has laid out moro than it can ac complisTi. fl?* There can be nothing in a name when John Wright is hung in Kansas for doing wrong. fl?* Women" like to marry men by the name of William, so they*-can hav? a " will" of their own. fl?* Next to the boyish delight of sur reptitiously sucking the mouth of a mo lasses jug, sa vs a philosophic correspon dent, is the pleasure of breaking an en gagement with the dentist. fl?* A Jew gets his law from the proph ets ; an attorney gets his profits from the law. fl?* Smoking will kill lice on plants, but for boj'8 a fine tooth comb is the most effective. nothing away, and if you don't die rich and go to the devil, you may sue me for damages." fl?* A Green Bay deacon drank cham pagne without knowing what it was, and ie being churched for getting upon a table and singing " Ho! Bob Ridley, ho!" ?3LT A nice young man at Portland kept looking in the window of a married lady until he saw her shake a handker-. chief, when he called at her room. After being picked up at the bottom of the stairs, and having his boae.s set, it was explained that she was only shaking some apple peelings from a napkin, Her husband says she did perfectly right in hitting the visitor with the wash-bowl A skeptic who was trying to con fuse a christian colored man by the con tradictory passages in the Bible, asked. how it could be that we were in the Spir it, and the Spirit in us, received the reply : .' Oh ! dar's no puzzle 'bout dat, it's like dat poker: I put it in de fire till it gets red not-now de poker's in de fire, and de fire's in de poker." A profound theologi an could not have made a better reply. JCS^A Wisconsin clergyman danged the round dance the othc-r day-round a tree to get away from a bear. An educated professor is roaming about the wilds of Northern Pennsylva nia, lecturing at " early candle light on the science of frenology and fysiplogy." A St. Louis man recently com mitted suicide on account of the death of his mother-in-law, and it^lidn't taKe the coroner's jury five minutes to tinda unani- . mous verdict of " aberration of mind" in his case. Sow Corn for Fodder. Hay at two dollars per hundred .pounds ! Who can stand this expense? Let us get rid of it for another year. How ?. In the absence of permanent meadow and for this year's use by sowing corn for fodder for cattle and horses. Make a piece of ground very rich, either with barn yard manure or commercial fertilizers. It will be of little" use to attempt to sow corn for fodder on land in ordinary condition. It must he made very rich. Break it up deeply. Lay off the ground in rowe three feet apart. Sow the corn in the furrows at the rate of three .bushels per acre. Cover with a rur row arid roll. Keep th* ground clean by one or ni?re workings with the plow if necessary. Four %tons of good dried fodder may be expected. -On Very rich land a good deal more than that amount. Allowing one ton to the horse for the working season, one acre ?hould give lodder'for Ave horses, ci cattle. We advise this expedieat for rough ness by all means. With a good cut ting knife, horses and cattle will eat the whole of the stalks, which should be cut down and cured as soon as they are in tassel. Ten acres in sowed corn ought to keep well fifty head of horses, mules anti cattle during the winter, allow- ' ing for the cost of -manure. The ex pense is a trifle compaj?ed with that of fodder, which is the least remun erative product of the farm. m Those who have never seen oom i sowing for fodder oarried to per feo I tion, and who live within reaoh of I Atlanta, should visit Governor J. E. Brown's corn patch, within the limits j of the city and adjoining his resi ! dence. From a fragment of an acre ! he annually raises fodder enough to 1 support a pair of hore?s and a cow, usually with a surplus left. The amouut of fodder which he obtains from this little spot is incredibly I great. We will not make an et*ti inate l'en* fear of seeming exaggera tion. Th? Buming of Columbia. The following extracts from the depositions taken by Mrs. Walker As Bato*, in a case now pending befotfj the Mixed Claims Cqmmission, leave very little room for doubting who ia responsible foi-the burning ot' Ohtra bia : Mr. John R. Niernsee, the architect who designed the State House in Co lumbia testifies asTollows : " I iva? :t resident of .Columbi? on the 17th pf February, 1865, and on the evening of that day I met Captain Run.*-, nf the Seventy-seventh Illino^ Regi ment. I saw rockets going up. and asked him the meaning of ir. Hii drew me aside, so my wife couid uot bear it, and said, " Major, this is the signal for the burning of your city." The brigade that set fire to the town marched jjast my house.with the im plements m their possession for ?et ting fire." Mrs. Rachel Susan Cheves, widow jf the late John R. Cheves, testifies ia follows: I resided in Savannah, Sa., at the time o? the occupation of iaid city by the forces of the United State,, under Gen. Sherman, in the* winier of 1864 and 1865. I was warned b^ twe officers of Gen. Sher man s. staff, Col. Poe and Maj. day ton, not to go to Columbia, aa they* intended to burn it. I think his ?ords were that they would pasa through South Carolina with the :orch as well as the sword.? These ifficers were quartered with me.. I lad asked to be passed through the ines in a, flag" of truce boat. They svarn^me, as an act of kindness, lot t?^go, as.they intended to burp avery town torough which they passed n South Carolina. I told them I ntended to go to Columbia, and they jaid I had better stay where I was, is Sherman intended to buirn Colum iia. This testimony is corroborated by :hat of Mrs. Langdon Cheves, whb was present when the conversation . referred to took place. Mrs. Anna W. Barclay, the ?vife of the late British Consulat New York, testifies tthat she was at the house of Miss Telfair, in Savannah, in Decem ber, 1864, and heard Gen. Sherman, n a conversation, . refer the city of Columbia. Gen. Sherman remarked, :hat his course through Georgia had oeen marked by fire, and that through South Carolina it should be marked Dy fire and blood, and in his own words, " As to that hot-bed of seces don, Columbia, I shall lay it in ashes." Opon the expreesion of horror and .egret of some person present, he re peated his assertion, "Columbia shall >e bijrnt." rerfrpYAT mp- ..^ranger,; who at Detroit, on Saturday fell short and lisappeared in the briny deep. He found a life-preserver at hand as he .ose, and was drawn out. He laly ike a rag for awhile, but finally stood ip and looked around. 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