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A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, New's, Agriculture, Markets, &c. Vol. X. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 184. 'THE HERALE IS PUBLISHED EVEP.Y WEDNESDAY MOT.'NING, it Newberry C. H-., BY THOS. F, GREMEKRO Editor and Proprietor. T'ers-s, $2.50per e*92M", ,,nvariably in Advance. iC.1- T14paei is stopped at the expirtionk 01 time for w1h it is paid. -7- TIhe X mark denote:; expiration of sub A LITEUIARY CURIOSITY. flu view ot the a:ttetion now directed to the te:m-perane qucitioti. the followinlg cu riow.* dogerel. maty he rmad with some inte r estI. Ye friend, of moderation, Who tbink a reformation Or inora! -enovationt, Would bea.-6t our nation; Who deeni initoxication, With ill its disipationl, In every raumk aind st.-tion The cause. of degradation, Of vrhich your observatiou Gives daily demonstration; Who sees the ruination, Ditrfts and desolation, a..~b oenp V.oatiou Of moral obligation, The wretched habitation, Without accommodation, * Or any regulation, For conmmon sm-tentationi, * A scene of deprivation, ' 'Veqsalled ru creation, Tte frequent deseeration, - ;. A)fSabbath ordination, The crime"snd depredation, Defying legislation, - The awful profanation, Of common conversation, The, mental abberration, Aknd dire infatuation, With every sad gradation, To Maniac desperation. Ye who, wilth consternati0t), :-'Bold this devstationl, And utter condemnation, -OfaR inebritio, -Why sanction its duration? Or sbow disapprobation ,.Ofipy combination. : them was the object of her j.#U! 1ny. She seemed anxious to im:dke as grood an impression on themi as possible, as she told me in the innocence of her heart, be c.u:e they were not as well pleased as Iher should have been at his tiird marriage, especially as he had married rather an old lady. We chatted pleasantly until we reached Jackson-about the third station from Macon, I think when I left the old lady to medi tations. The next station was Powersville, and when the train reached that point she called the conductor to her and asked him if that was Stewart's Crossing. He replied that it was not, and toA her to give herself no trouble, as he would tell her when they reached Stewart's Crossing. In fact, that as it was not a regular station. he would come to her and let her get ready in time. I could see, however, that she was ner vous, restless and cxcited. The train stopped at Fort Val ley, when she grabbed her reti cule, and, calling the conductor, wanted to know if that was Stew art's Crossing. His reply was Tery brief, but to the point: "It is not, madame." Off went the train again, and as the whistle sounded for Marshall ville, the old lady again grabbed the precious reticule and called the conductor. "Mr. Conductor, is this Stew art's Crossing ?" "No, .madame, I wil tell you when we get there," was the amused conductor's reply. Away we sped, and Marshall ville vanished, only to bring us, somewhat behind time, however. to Montezuma. The reticule was grabbed again, and again the con ductor called. In he came. "Is this Stewart's Crossing, Mis ter Conductor ?" "It is not, ifyou please, madame, I will certainly let you know when we get there; so you need not ask me," said the irritated conductor. Oglethorpe was passed without the annoyance, but when Ander sonville was sounded, the old lady was at the highest pitch of excite ment, and as the conductor was assisting a lady with three babies through the car, she grasped his sleeve with one nervous hand and reticule with the other, and asked with all the earnestness of her excitable nature : "Mr. Conductor, ain't this Ste wart's Crossing ?" The usually good-natured pub lic functuary was vexed, you could se it all over his smoothly-shaven face. "No ma'am, this is not Stewart's Crossing. I have told you.[ would let you know when we got there, so be quiet and give yourself no uneasiness." The old lad?.was twitching all ver with excitement as we steam d away and left Andersonville vanishing behind. The conductor ame and took a seat by me and while discussing the comparative merits of broad guage and narrow railroads, forgot every thing else. At length he looked out of the window,and immediately grabbing the bell line, exclaimed : "Bless my life, we've passed Stewart's at least a mile." Stopping the train, however, hel had motion reversed, and we i-an over a mile back to Stewart's Crossing, when he went to the rd lady. "4tewart's Crossing, ma'am ?" "Are we there?" she asked. "Yes wa'am;~ burry up and get off as soon as possible; we are bg hind time, and had to run back uearly two milec for you," The old lady seemed wondrous ly calmed, and said with the great est simplicity : "[L don't want to get off here. I want to go to Americus." "Don't want to get off here?" thundered the conductor ; "what in the thunder did you want us to stop here for ?" "I didn't want you to stop her e," sie meekly replied. "Whbat did you want to know when we got here for then ?" "Because," smilingly said the ,td girl, "my old man told me .o~ [ got to Stewart's Crossing t hat it would be time to put in ?my eeth." If you ne per heard a roar- you ought to have been on that train. Amid the fuss t.'he bell cord had some of the mogt violent pulls it had experienced id some time. The Qld lady reacheyl Americus and was met by some .kin, who took her off the conduQctor's bands. He, however, pondered over it well, and I overheard him toll the conductor of the up-train, when Ithey met, that he never could treat a toothless woman with that ven eration which they deserved again -especially if she had a reticule and wanted to know when he pass eda way station. ACTS PASSED AT THE RE CENT SESSION OF THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY. AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO CHAPTER XV, TITLE 4, PART 1, OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELA TLNG TO THE MILITIA, AND FOR THE BETTER ORGANIZATION AND GOVERN MENT OF THE SAME. [Concluded.] SEC. 33. Courts-martial may sentence an officer convicted by them to be punished according to to the nature and degree of the oftense, and according to military usage; but in time of peace such punishment shall not extend fur ther than cashiering the officer convictud and disqualifying him from holding any office in the militia of this State. and imposing a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not ex ceeding thirty days. Officers cashiered by sentence of a court martial shall be precluded there by from again volunteering into the military servige of this State, except the sentence be remitted by the commander-in-chief. SEC. 34. Courts of inquiry, to consist of three officers and a judge advocate, may be instituted by the commander-in-chief, or by the commanding officer of a division, brigade or regiment, in relation to those officers for whose trial they are authorized t6 appoint courts-martial, for the purpose of examining into any military transaction, or the conduct of any officer, either by his own solicita tion or on a complaint or charge of improper conduct, or for the pur pose of settling a military ques tion, or for establishing good order and discipline. Such court of inquiry shall without delay re port the evidence adduced, a state ment of facts, and, when required, an opinion thereon, to the officer instituting such court, who may, in his discretion, thereupon ap point a court-martial for the trial of the officer~whose conduct shall have been inquired into. SEC. 35. For the trial .of non com missioned officers and privates, regianental commanders may at any time appoint a court-mar tial for- their respective regi menits, such courts to consist of at least three commissioned officers. The court, when organ ized,sball have trial of all offenses, delinquencies and deficiencies that occur in the regiment for which it shall haye been appointed. SEC. 36. No officer, non-cornmis sioned officer or private shall be tried except on written charges and specifications. The arraign ment of the accused, the proceed ings, trial and record, shall in all respects conform to the law and practice of courts-martial, except as herein otherwise provided. SEC. 37. The proceeding and sentence of a court-martial shgll without delay be transmitted to the officer ordering the court, or to his successor in command, who shall, within fiiteen days thereaf ter-, approve, disa pprove, commute or remit the sentence, and issue his orders thereon ; and he shall also transmit such proceedings and sentence, with his action there on to the Adjutant and Inspector General, to be filed in his office. SEC. 38. Every member of a court-martial shall keep secret the proceedings and sentence of the court until the same shall be ap) poved or disapproved, or other vise acted upon according to law, andl shall always keep secret the vote or opinion of any particular mcember of the court, unless re quired to give evidence thereof by a court of justice in due couPse of law. ~c, 29. The president of every court-martial ni court of inquiry shall be the member of the court senior in rank, who, besides his dutes and privileges as a member, shall be the organ of the court to keep order and conduct its busi ness, in his absence the senior officer presen t shall preside,with all the pow'ers of the president. All the members of such court shall, when on duty, be in full.uniform; and the court may sit without re gadt hours, and may adjourn frm time to time, as nmay be no tesryfr the tranlsactioi) of busi. ness. SEC. 40. Courts-imartial a n d courts of inquiry are authorized and empowered to preserve order during their sessions, and any person or persons who shall be guilty of disorderly, contemptuous or indecorous language or ex pressions to or before any such cort, or any member of either of ?uh courts, in open court, intend ing to interrupt the proceedings or 4o impair the respect or au thority of such courts, may be committed to the jail of the county in which said courts shall sit for a time not exceeding twelve hours, by warrant, under the hand and seal of the president of such court. SEC. 41. Courts-martial a n d courts of inquiry, shall issue sub pcenas for all witnesses whose at tendance at such courts may, in their opinion, be neces'sary in be half of the State, and also, on ap plication, for all witnesses in be half of any officer charged or ac cused or persons returned as de linquents; and may direct the commaudant of any company to cause such subpona to be served on any witness or member of his company. Such courts shall also have power to administer the usual oath to witnesses and to compel witnesses to appear and testify, by attachment. fine and imprisonment, as courts of corn mon law. And all sheriffs, jailors and constables are hereby required to execute any process issued by such courts fbr any of the afore said purposes. SEC. 42. The president of any court-martial or court of inquiry may appoint, by warrant, under his official signature, one or more marshals, who shall, when re quired, execute any process law fuilly issued by snch president or court, and perform all acts and duties by this Act imposed on and authorized to be performed by any sheriff or constable. The marshals so appointed shall, before entering upon their duties of' col lecting finesand penalties, execute a bond, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the president of the court appointing them, for the faithful performance of their du ties. SEC. 43. Every officer, non-corn missioned officer or private shall, 1 on due conviction by any court martial, be subject, for the follow ing offences, to the fines and pen alties thereto annexed: 1. In time of peace, every com missioned officer, tor disobedience of orders, neglect or ignorance of duty, conduet unbecoming an offi-. cer a.nd a gentleman or predjudi cial to good order and military 1 discipline, neglecting to comply with or violating any of the pro visions of this Act, shall be cash-] iered, ,disqualified from holding any military commission, fined to an amount not exceeding one hun dred dollars,imprisoned not exceed ing thirty days,.or reprimanded or be sen tenced to all or either of suchj fines and penalties within the dis cretion of the court. 2. Every commissionbd officer, for non-attendance at any parade,1 drill or place of rendezvous. a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars.* 3. Every non-commnissioncd offi cer a4$private,for non-appearance when duly warned at any company parade, inspection, muster or drill a fine of. one dollar ; for n on-ap pearance at a regimental or bat talion parade, inspection or.drill,I a fine of two dollars; for diso bedience of orders or disrespectful or insubordinate conduct, a fine not. ecding fifty dollars. 4. Every officer, non-commis sioned officer or private, for neg lecting or refusing to obey the or der's of his superior officers an any day of parade, drill or inspection, or to per-form such military duty or exercise as may be required, or departing from his colors, post or guard, or leaving his place or ranks without permission, a fine not mor-e than one hundred nor less than five dollar-s. 5. Every officer-, non-commis-' sioned officer or private. for neg leeting or refusing to obey any order or war-rant to him lawfully given or directed, or to make a proper return ther-eof, or neglect ing or- refusing, when required, to summon a delinquent before a court-mar-tial, a fine not more thani fity nor less than five dollars. 6. Any officer-,.non commission ed officer or private who shall neg lect or refuse to surrender and de-. liver up, upogdemand of his com mand ing officer, in accordance with section 13of this Act, any arms, equipment or- other military pro perty of the State that may be in his possessions shall be fined not more than one hundred nor less than ten dollars and aily officer may take possession of such mili. t4r-y property wherever the same may be found. 7. Every non-commissioned offi eer or private appearing at any pa rade, dr-ill inspection, or review de ficient in all or any of '~ e arms, equipments or uniform furnished by the State, or unserviceable or in bad condition, if from his own negloc~t, a fine of five dollars. n addition to, orin lieu of, the fines herein specified, the offender shall be liable, in the discretion of the court, to be dihnnl - charged from the command to which he belongs. SEc. 44. For the puriose of col lecting any fines or penalties im posed by any wurt-martial au thorized by this Act, the president of the court shall within thirty days after the fines or penalties have been imposed and approved issue an execution or warrant., un der his official signature, directed to any marshal of the court, or to all and singular the sheriffs and constables of the State, thereby commanding them to levy such fines and penalties, together with the costs on the goods aud chat tels of such delinquents, and in default of sufficient goods and chat tels to satisfy the same. then to ake the body of such delinquent ind convey him to the common 4ail of the county, where he shall be kept in confiuement by the sher iff or jailer for t v.%o days for any fine >r penalty not exceeding five dol ars, and one additional day for ,very dollar above that sum, un ess the fine or penalty be sooner aid; but no such imprisonment ;hall extend beyond the period of ;hirty days: Provided, however, rhat the prisoner may be liberated it any time by order of the officer )rdering- the court-martial by vhich he was convicted. SEc. 45. Every marshal, sheriff >r constable to whom any such varrant or execution shall be di -ected and delivered is hereby au ,horized and required to execute he same by levying and collecting he fines and penalties, and make -eturn thereof to the officer who ssued the same within sixty days 'rom the receipt of such execution >r warrant,paying over the amount ollected to the proper officer, in iccordance with the provisions of his Act. Any marsh'al, sheriff or onstable failing or refusing to xecute such execution or warrant Ls herein required, or to make re ,urn thereof and pay over fnes so ollected, shall be subject to rule tnd attachment from the Court of 3ommon Pleas of the county wherein he resides, upon motion >f any attorney, president of a sourt-martial, the officer*ordering ~he same, or any other officer whose duty it is to see that such >rocess be duly executed.. SEC 46. All fines and penalties so collected from any officer, non yommissioned officer or private of i regiment shall be paid by the >fficer collecting the same to the aymaster of the regiment to which the person so fined belonged, and shall constitute a portion of ~he mil .ary fund of such regi neot, which shall be disbursed by >rder of the .commanding officer >f such regiment. All fines and cnalties so collected from any tber commissioned officer shall se paid by the officer collecting .he same to the Treasurer of the tate, to be expended for the use >f the militia of the State. SEC. 47. For each regiment there shall be appointed a pay ~naster, with the rank of captain, who shall receive all fines and enalties collected and paiyable to ~uch regiment. He shall give a yond in the sum of one thousand lollars for the faithfull discharge )f his duties, to be approved by ~he commanding offcer of the regime.nt for which he is appoint ad. -Each paymaster shall be >ompelled to account at least once n twelve months, and oftener if required, to the commanding offi er of the regiment of which he is paymaster, which accounts shall be subject to the inspection of the brigadier-general, major-general mnd commander-in-chief, respec-1 tively. A copy of said*accounts shall be forwarded to the Adjutant and inspector-General, to be filed in his office. SEc. 48. Out of the fines and enalties imposed by any court martial, and collected, there shall be paid upon the certificate of the president of such court, approved by the officer ordering the same, to every marshal appointed by any such court one dollar for ev ery daiy actually employed in the execution of the duties required of him. SEc. 49. For executing any pro eess, or performing any services required by the provisions of this Act, sheriffs and constables shall be entitled to the same fees as they are allowed by law for similar ser vices in civil or criminal cases. Marshals appointed by the presi dent of any court-martial, to whom an execution or warrant for the collection of fines and penal ties may be directed or delivered shall be entitled to the-like fees as sheriffs for similar services. SEC. 50. No action shall be maintained against .any member of a court-martial, or officer, or agent acting under its anthority,on account of the impositino a f ine or penalty, or for the execution o a sentence on any person, if sue person shall have been returne as a delinquent and duTy summon. ed before such court, or shall hav( appeared before such court to an swer the charges made against him: and when a suit of proceed. ing shall be commenced in any court by any person against any officer of this State for any act done by such officer in his official capacity in the discharge of any duty under this Act, or against any person acting under authority or order of any officer, gr by vir tue of any warrant issued by him pursuant to law, the defendant may require the plaintiff in such suit or proceeding to file security for the payment of the costs that may be incurred by the defendant in such suit or proceeding, and the defendant in allcases may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. SEc.51. All commanding officers of companies, regiments, brigades or divisions shall have power. to place in arrest any officer, and or der in confinement any non-com missioned officer or private, who may be under their command, and persons in arrest or confinement will not bear arms during the con tinuance of such arrest or confine men* SEc. 52. No commissioned offi cer, except staff officers; shall be removed from office, or dismissed from the service, unless by the sentence of a legally constituted court-martial, rendered after a fair trial, and approved in the manner prescribed by the provisions of this Act, except in the following cases, when they may be dismiss ed by the commander-in--chief: Upon conviction of an infamous crime; removal out of the bounds of his comfnand to so great a dis tance that in the opinion of his commanding officer it is inoven ient to exercise his command. SEc. 53. No officer, non-commis sidned officer or private shall be arrested except for treason, felony or breach of the peace, while go ing to, returning from, or attend ing upon any military duty, court martial or court of inquiry, which it is his duty to attend. SEC. 54. No citizen of the State above the age of forty-five years shall, on account of such age, be ineligible to office in the militia, nor incapable of serving in a vol unteer company, and no citizen of the State, otherwise qualified, shall be ineligible to office in the militia from not having been en rolled therein. SEC. 55. Any company of the National Guard may, by a vote of two-thirds of its members, form by-laws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for the government and improvement of its members in military science discipline; and such by-laws, rules and regulations shall be binding, but they may be altered from time to time, as may be found ne cessary, by 'the same vote. F>r the violation of such by-laws, rules and regulations, the non-cornmis sioned officer or private offending may be expelled from the com pany by a two-thirds vote, a ma jority of all its members being present; and upon such action of the company being confirmed in orders by the command of the regiment or baittalion, and in case of a separate troop or battery, by the commander of the brigade or division to which such separate troop or battery is attached, the name of such person shall be stricken from the roll of such company, and he shall cease to be a'membcr. Any fine for offenses against such by-laws, rules and regulations of any company, not exceeding thle sum of fifteen dol. lars, a certified copy of the pro eedings i-elating to the infliction of which has been returned to any regimental court-martial, may be enforced by such court, due no ticogeing given to the delinquent; and any such tines, when collect ed, shall be paid over to the com pany of which the offender or de linquent is a mem ber'. SEC. 56. if any offi'cer, having a a ant for the collection of an y e or penalty, shall not be able to collect the fine or penalty within the time specified therein, then the officer issuing t.he war rant may at any time thereafter, within two years from the time of imposing the fines, issue a new warrant against any delinquent or renew the former warrant, from time to time as may be neces sary. SEC. 57. Any commissioned offi er shall have authority to admin ister oaths to military persons, when auch may. be necessary, un de-n ftepoiiu fti Act, anydo the sapenieios of his Act,and the faae pweaies shl attonh +n Clea naranvincr in anah f cases as are now provided by iw in case of perjury. SEC. 58. The rules and articles of war, and general rertlations for the government of the army of the United States, so far as they are applicable, and are not incon sistent with any of the provisions of this Act, shall apply to the gov ernment of the active militia of this State, in such cases as may not be provided for by this Act ; but no punishment under such rules and articles which shall ex tend to the taking of lifb shall - in any case be inflicted, except in time of actual war, invasion or in. surrection, declared by proclama tion of the Governor to exist, and Ithen only. the approval by the commander-in-chiefof the sentence inflicting such punishment. SEC. 59. Whei a corWny is re duced below fifty privates, the commanding officer of the regi ment to which such company is attached shall forthwith issue hi% orders to the commanding officer of the company to fill the ranks by enlistments to the number of fifty privates, and if, within thir ty days after the receipt of such order, the ranks are not filled, the commander of the regiment shall gavi notice thereof to the Adjutant and Inspector-General, and the commander-in-cbief shall issue his order for disbanding the company, and directing tihe commander of the regiment to raise a company in. its place. .SEC. 60. In this Act the word "soldier" shall include all persons in the volunteer or enrolled militia; except commissioned offi cers; the word "company" may include battery and troop, and the word "regiment" may include bat talion. SEC. 61. In order to carry into full effect the provisions of this Act, the Governor is hereby au thorized to appoint, immediately upon the passage of this Act, a %board of three commissioned offi cers, who shall prepare all the ne cessary forms for the use of militia of this State; and it is hereby made the duty of the Adjutant and In spector-General to have $ a c h forms, when so prepared, printed and distributed to the commission ed officers of the State. He shall' also have this Act, together with such forms, and so much of the rules and a'rticles of war for the government of the United States army as the said board of officers may decide are ap plicable, puOblished in pamphlet. form, and two copies thereof sent to e ac h commissioned officer, whbich books shall be held by them as property of the State, and deliv ered to their successors in office. SEC. 62. That so much of Chap ter 15, Title 4, Part 1, scctions 2 and 11, as require an enrollment of the militia every two years, and the division of the same into two classes, and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby, re pealed. Approved March 17, A. D. 1874. "PRINTER WANTED."-We copy the following very sensible article from the Northwest, the editor of which is sound and knows where of he speaks. "This heading meets oar eye every few days, in both city and country exchanges. 'One compe tent to take charge of an office' is the usual specification in the coun try. newspaper. There are few such printers to be found. They are not 'on' the tramp.' They sel dom answe.r such advertisements, because they have no difficulty in finding work where they are k now n. A 'good printer,' and one that can be depended on, is a rare animal. A boy of fifteen goes into an office, learns the boxes, and is~ taught the mystery of 'following. copy.' He acquires a little speed, gets the big head, has a fuss with his employer, quits the office and starts on a 'tramp' as a fullfiedged journey man printer. The country is overrun with such fellows. They meet with rebuffs, become discouraged, reckless and dissipa ted, and thus bring odium not on ly on themselves, but the art which they falsely claim to repre sernt-for one of those roving botches .comes in contact with hundreds of people, while the stay at-homeo, competent workman is known to but few-and the public have made un their verdict that printers. as a class, are a graceless set of scamps. The fault is as much with the employers as the employes. When publishers re solve to employ no runaway ap pren tices, boys will not ran away after a few months at the case, and none will start~ on a tramp until they are competent to take charge of an offic. CH&RLES DICKENS' ADVICE TO HIS SON. Never take a mean advantage of any one in any transaction, and never be hard upon people who are in your power. Try to do to others, as you would have them do to you, and do not be discour aged if they fail sometimes. It is much better for you that they should fail in obeying the grea test rule laid down by our Savior than that you should. I put. a New Testament amongyour books for the very same reasons that made me write an easy account of it for you when you were a little child: Because it is the best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world, and because it teach es you the best lessons by which any human creature, who tries to be truthful and faithful to duty, can possibly be guided. As your brothers hgve gone away, one by one, I have writ ten to each such words as I am now writing to you, and have entreat ed them all to guide themselves by this book, putting aside the interpretations and inventions of man. You will remember that you have never at home been har rassed about religious observances or mere formalities. I have always been anxious not to weary my cbildron with such things before they are old enough to form opin ions respecting them. You. will therefore understand the -bette-r that I now must solemnly impress upon you the truth and beauty of the Christain religion as -it came from Christ himself, and the im posibillity of going far wrong if you hum bly but heartily respect it. Only one thing. more on this head. The more we are in earnest as to feeling it the less we are disposed to hold forth about it. Never abandon the wholesome practice of saying your own private pray ers, night and morning. I have never abandoned it myself, and I know the comfort of it. -I hope you will always be able to say in after life that you had a kind fa ther. You can not show your af fection for him so well or make him so happy,.as 'by doing your duty. AN A MUSING EXPERIMENT.-The gas in this city can be lighted by frictional electric*ity, excited by a lady's ordinary fur muff. Thus : place four tumblers, upside down, upon the floors or carpet, and up on these place a board or other hard substance to stand upon within reach of the burner. Upon this insulated board let a person stand, and a second-per son take the muff and rub it a number of times down the back of the coat of the first, by which he or she (ifit be a lady with a woollen shawl on) i'ill become charged with electricity sufficient to light the gas wit h the tip of the finger 4s effectually as if done with an'ignited match. To perform the experiment it will require three persons, cne to turn on and off theogas, for if done. by t hi c person insulated and charged, he will not only receive a shock, but discharge the elec tricity before applying it to the gas. A number of persons can participate in the amusement at the same time by insulating them selves and joining hands. Let the friction of the muff be applied to the person farthest from the burner until all become oharged,and th e person at the other extreme can light the gas, all feel ing a sensible shock at the time of ignitin gor discharge of the flu id.- Wil. Journal. THOMAs HOOD AND HIs WIFE. I never was anything, dearest, till I knew you-and I haveeeerbeL- - ter, happier, and a-more prosper. ous man ever since. Lay by that truth inIlavender, dearest, and re mind of me it when I fail. I am writing fondly and warmly ; but not without good cause. First your own affectionate letter, late ly received; next the remembrance of our dear chiildren, pledges what darling ones!-of our old familiar love; then a delicious impulse to pour out the over flowings of my heart into yours ; and last. not least, the knowl edge t.hat your dear eyes will read what my hands are now writing. Perhaps there is an af terthought that, whatever may befall me, the wife of my bosom will have this acknowledgment 2f her tenderness-worth-and 'ex cellence-all that is wifely or wo manly, from my pen. ; A Lucas County (lowa) stock raiser recently. sold.150 -head of fat cattle, the average sweigl* being 1.,700 pounds, and for the lot he received h nug sum of $15.240.22. ADVERTISINC RATES. IAdvertisements inserted at the rate of $1.00 per square--one inch~-for frst insertdon, and 75c. for each subsequent insertion. Double column advertisements tenper cent onl above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tributesa of respect, same rates per sqpare as ordinMiY advertisements. Speciu, notices in local .colunn 20 centg per line. Advertisements not marked with the num ber of insertions will be kept -n till forijid and charged, aceordingrl. Special contracti- made Wit lorge edrer tiserm withliberal deductioo at-ove rates. Done vfth &etnM ant spatch. THlE DOCTORS. A word for the Doctors. They 'are the hardest worked, most thorougbhly abused. and .oriefst paid people. in tile community. They wear oat their- borse, flesh, and their own flesh& and don't sleep o'nights,, all,through the long year, to save suffer ine hunlit fro its 'aches and pains, and when payingIc t Iime comes, why, somebody else has been aho ad of. them. and swept the crop,and what little ftash there was, clean out -of -sight. Some of' them don't .care- ._s.I muchP it is.very truc, and perhaps' somne of them advance the buryig.ea son a good deal in some eases-, btftj as a rule the Dootor isAhe family's-Most intimate- Atkd.*.eet friend. Ic our darkeot hoamsthey aro with as saothjngada0*jbjt ing the wearied, aching framle and offering word's of' c6mf6i ' audcn solation to those who s.tand, gief stricken atIthe. bedside- dfdepart ing friends- .They give tsfel what no monjwy-tan b. into the sick chamberthey'-bri6g th'pfresh air of the o6ter world, -"Zntheiz cheerful convermatio'n fi: rr ueut ly the be.,ttimedicine'-*ihe~y''biiag. Ye6s the trae-hearted 'DotWr -'w'ho lives up fully to.tbe ehc fr~ noble~ ~ ~~~_. prfsinAsoeof-ebe