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BY ROBERT YOUNG & CO. SOUTH vluolm* I WALHALLA, S. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1869. *im*imtmmmammm0amm?mmmumm~m*?mge*SB^^ \ \TT\ WT* fT?nt /iAkr%r-m% ? I <tall<w1 IW"??P???MMI...-. VOL IV,.NO, 27. VA RIET Y ast Aro Wo Coming to Imperialism. ? Tho "Hound Table," discussing thc ques tion--"Aro wc drifting into Imperialism ?" '-roasons in this somewhat discouraging I strain : In plain sooth, tho age of sensuality, Of unchecked corruption, of dense, gross igno rance is coming down on us like night. A free press should have given moro notos of Warning than it has ; but tho press dislikes, In n freo country, to print unpalatable truth, nnd tho journals that profess " fearless devo tion to principle " arc notoriously thc oucs whoso artiolcs betray thc most laborious solic itude to cntch thc applause and flatter tho prcj udico of tho- greatest number. Mean while, at what arc called our "greatcenters,'' I coarse brutes, who ought to bc digging rail ways or drawing hand carts, lay down the law for tho whole community, nnd by dint of : i wealth, amassed under oiroutnstnnftf ?mpos. siblo in any other civifcc^ a ???ntry, degrade tho social roncjju*' vrrc"(l 1,1 CVCry duectIon Kh^'VA'Oiiulcd rage for tho pleasures of the senses. Intellectual elevation or ambition is scoffed at, ond those who strive to inculcate a taste for better things arc either hated ov des ? piscd. Nothing is thought of but thc delights of tho tattle of fine clothes, of showy dwellings and equipages-in a word, of physical rap tures of every description. If there is a pre tence at anything else-whether in tho pulpit, in tho theatre, or iu literature-tho pill must bo gilded so ns to appear "sensational." All this is so widely admitted, so shamefully noto rious, that its recital is trite enough ; wo re peat it merely iu elucidation of thc subject un der discussion. It is impossible, when people think all things of their bodies ond nothing of their minds, that cither a democratic or cither any other pure form of government (ian long bc mnintuicd. Unless a great chango conics over thc American people, il will not <;bc maintained by themselves. They uro rush ing toward tho precipice at railway speed, and the universal corruption that good mcu de plore is tho prelude of a decomposition .yhich is as certain ns fate. L1.VWI.ITIE8 AND A?SKT(3 OP THE S?.VTE ov SOUTH CAROLINA.-Thc "Columbia Pheo nix," upon inquiry at thc Treasury, has re ceived tho following statement of thc funded debt of tho State, and interest thctcon, to gether with tho assets to this date : Three per cent. State stock-principal, 388,886.00; interest, 81,450.87. Six per oout. firo loan-principal, 8314,453.89 j in terest, $23,584.04. Five per cent, bonds, fire loan-principal, 8484,444 51 ; interost, 866, . 922 10. Six per cent, bonds and stocks fun dod-principal,81,282,971.27j interest,?96, 834.01. Six per cent, new State House bonds --principal, 82,286,000; interest, ?171.505. Six per cent. Hluo Ridge Railroad bonds prinoipal, 81,000,000; interest, $75,000. Six por cent, redeeming notes of tho Bunk of tho State-principal, $1,033,900. Total prin oipal, $0441,200.27; total interest, 8431,791. 51. Provision has boon mado to meet tho interest up to July 1, 1863. Assets of thc State on 81st October, 1868 Shares io Northeastern Railroad Company, $120,000 ; shares in Spartanburg and Union Railroad Company, 8250,000; sburcs in Pen dleton Railroad Comps ny, $12,500; shares in Greenville and Columbia Railroad Compa ny, $433,000 ; shares in Bluo Ridgo Rail road Company, 81,810,000; shares in Colum bia and Augusta Railroad Comport), 842,200; ohnros in Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad Com pany, 8200,000 ; sharon in Laurens Railroad Company, 850,000; shares in Sou^i Carolina Railroad Company, $24,000 ; gharcs in Char leston and Savannah Railroad Company. $270,000; shares in Southwestern Railroad Bank, 86,000 j shares in Keowco and Tuoko ?egeo Turnpiko Company, 8000. Total, $2, 754,600- ' * THE RUSSIAN NAVY.-Tho Russian Navy cotnnsts of two hundred and sixty-seven ves sois, of which two liundrod and thirty aro ?team. These include four iron-clod frigates, ?kroc iron olnd batterrlon, ond thirteen moni tors. More than ono-half of this immenso foroo is io tho Baltioj whore it is frozen up t^o^onerthird ot tho year. ?Thirty-two jsttmin flpd niuo sailing vessols are cr? tho Bl?ok Sot, o.nd twenty-nino steam and two Bailing vessels on. tho Siberian ooast io. ibo North Paoifio. $ho whole foroo oppsars to bo vtelj balancccr*, weil ia, h,and, and very offiolono. Tho- RoWo fleo* ? *oady for any" Prussian complications, i'russra haw nothing which oaj hopovto con! tend against lt. Tho Biaok Soa fleot is suffi plently strong to mako a dash against Turkey when jth# mouiont arrives for opening- ftio road to the Wedl.tW)*rftnt%n. The. Sib?rjan floejt ls woll costed to protcot. tho aggrVsivo movowonte of Russia upon tho OMneio Em' Siro and tho northorn islapd posse^&ioin of .pa?, ^hilo tho rest of *>ropo quarrels ?nj wastes its's^opgih in silontW??aro, Rw wa Progresses, and mik Uor bouu^ary lin*. lUi?ctioh ot' thc United States. Our Gov ci nment, so tulse to a large portion of its owu people, will, wo hope, keep faith with foreign nations, at the same time holding them strictly to all their responsibilities. Spain, before sho can put down thc insurrection in Cuba, will without doubt commit some and perhaps grie vous wrongs against our Government o: v>ur people or both, but sho will bo quito sure, in every instance of aggression, to nuke such amends ns thc case shall justly require. She will bc very careful not to get up or to encour age a grave quarrel with us unless she shal^ have good reason to rcckou England and France as ready to stand ot her back. f Courier-Journal. RKFUNMNU OV TAXES.-Tho Internal Revenue Bureau has issued new blank forms and regulations for the funding of taxes nuder tho Act of April 10, 18G9, upon tobacco, sc gars and btiui? : Thc claimants arc required to furnish evi dence proving to tho satisfaction of thc Com missioner that the tax imposed by said Act has becu previously paid, which cvideuee must in all cases include thc affidavit of the manufacturer or soino other person who paid thc tax, corroborated by thc certificate of thc assessor and collector who made thc asscssmout nnd collection, or assessors thou in office. In describing thc goods, tho kind, number of boxes or packages, tho marks and brands thereon, the collection destined, thc number of tho factory ami thc inspector's name must nil bo given in full, and in nil cases whore claims arc mado for rcfundiug tux paid on imported sogars before any claim o.in be allow ed, a full and complote identifie ition of the goods must be made, and whore thc goods, cither foreign or domestic, have pissed through different hands since tho payment ol thc tax, it will be necessary to trace thc goods through, tho di fieront naines by which they have passed from the importer or manufac turer to thc claimant, and any failure of the claimant thus to identify and trace b.ick thc goods of the person or'persons who paid thc tax, will be hold as sufficient reason for rejec ting thc claim. All affidavits required to bo mudo under tbis general r?gulation, inuit bo made before persons competent to administer oaths. All certificates of collectors of intornal rovenue must bo authenticated by their official seal Thc form is intended allein all cases when claims are mado for refunding tax paid on i in ported scgars, ss on segara, snuff aud tobacco of domestic manufacture. ? ? ^Charleston Courier. -*-*r Tt?iutim.K FAMINK IN TUB NORTH Ol BUROPR.-Advices by mail from tho coun trio} on the Baltic Sea toll of a torriblo and widoly extended famino now oxisting thoro. A fottor says that tho distress is indescribable From tho 23d of May to tho 18th of August last y?ar; no rain foll, and tho summer crops wore scorched. Bread ono now bo scarcchj got, oven nt thc most exorbitant price, and, as tho roads aro impffls&blo by reason of tin exU'obrdinnry wet weather, no help fron abroad ean reaoh the people Tho dcbilitatcc condition of the population and their hording t|gcthor in tho larger village^, in tho hope o gowing food and shelter, ha? t??g.^idored dis oasc,'whioh is making fearful rangos. jC^Tho "Washington Express" says Cjtai thoJEoglish Ministor donios that Groat Brit nin has had under consideration tho question pf tho Cuban insurrection ; doolaros it a pro posterons ropoiL that it WAS ever designed tc recognize tho Insurgents os bolllgeronts, and says tho Government is not ov?ii informod ol ino oxistonoo of n provisional govornmont OD ?ho island. lier present rolations withSpair atfi wUlu tho majosty of governments an Itigbly frflmdly, and rogards tim roport horoh] OQu/radlotod na intended to emitter tho.rola tiorn*?tw<foti tho ?Xnitod: Stuten and Groa Britain. ?9jr Tho rialroad Hues loading into Mom phis will oarry all delegates to tho Convention going and ooml.ng, freo of ohargo, and! al others at half prioo. Stops aro talton to in duoo all tho roads ta. $)<> Sou,th to malfco th same orrangomont, Ti?E RECEPTION-Tn? CONTRAST.-G on oral lt. E. Leo recently visited Baltimore With his characteristic modesty, ho would fain have passed quietly through tho oity. But ho could not escape tho homage which his truo groatness oxaoted. Whcrovor he wont admiring crowds gazed upon him, hats were lifted in token of rcvorenoc, and tho air was rent with huzzas, in honor of thc groat commander of tho Confederate States Army. Even n band belonging to tho United States Army, was employed to aid tho enthusiastic crowd in expressing thoir admiration for the warrior. Gcnoral B-East Butler was iu Bal timore at thc samo time. Ho was not entirely unnoticed. A being of such shape mid mien could not well escape observation. But in stead of thc look of admiration, was tho leer of contempt; in place of thc loud shout of applause, was thc suppressed titter of ridicule. Tho recollection of his tyranny, brutality and villainy was too fresh in thc minds of tho masses to admit of any manifestation of res pect for his official position. A moro striking contempt is pcldom presen ted. Lee-Butler; thc Virginian, thc Yan kee; the gentleman, tho--.; true great ness, unmitigated meanness. THE NORTHERN WORKING PEOPLE.-Tho inadequate prices paid to working women in New York city for shirt making is the subject of serious complaint by persons who hnvc ex amined into thc condition of this unfortunate class Thus, 81.50 a dozen is paid for mak ing first quality, or No. 1 shirts, such ns sell at 83 a piece. With a sewing machine, and workiug from daylight to miduight, only two shirts n day can bo made, and generally it is considered good work with thc needle alone to make two shirts in t'^rce days. This rate of wages, thcrcforo, yields a return of from 9 to 25 cents a day. For slop mado ?hirst, which sell at 62 each, thc sewing Women rc. ceivc 81.25 a dozen, while a third quality are made for 75 cents a dozen. Other kinds of work pay no better. Linen coats with three pockets oro made for three couts each j fancy flannel shirts, with turnover collars and cuffs, six cents ; and heavy cloth pantaloons from 18 to 24 cents a pair, though if givon out tc men, which is seldom done, tho prico is from 75 cents to 61. Tho profits to tho employer on this class of work are readily calculated. A first quality or No. 1 shirts, selling at ?3, is composed of tho following materials. Three yards of bleached cotton, GO cents, linen OG cents thread and button?, 15 cents; cutting, 10 cents, and making 13 cents j totnl, SI.88 which leaves tho employer a profit, if salci arc made at retail, of 81.12 on each shirt, or if sold wholesale at twenty eight dollars a doz en, a profit of $5.50 a dozen. JOHN C. CALHOUN AND T. J. Ron BUT SON.-The followiug pointed anecdote come: to us from Columbia : A. S Wallace, collector of internal revenue was talking a few days ago, at Hope's corner expatiating on thc worth, patriotism and abil Hies of our distinguished senator, Tom Rob crtson. "Yes, gcntlcmon," said ho-ho ha done more for tho State than any man ovo did boforo ; he KOA dono moro, in two months than John C. Calhoun did in sixteen years.' Au Irishman passing at tho timo, hearing tb romark, turned and said : "Yo are right, bi jabors-ho has gavo us a nager for a post uiostor."-Charleston Newt. WHAT IT COSTS TO PUBLISH A News PAPER.-Col. Hodgos, tho cxperionood pub lishor of tho Frnhkfort (Kentuoky) Common wealth, haviug been solicited to commonoo th publication of a Republican daily in Louisville decline 1, unless a cash capital of $100,001 was scoured to oommoneo with. Tho mono; was not raised, aud Col. Hodges oontinuos a Frankfort. Referring to tho proposition o Col. Hodges, tho Courier-Journal says a firs class daily oannot bo established in that oit and supported till it roaches a paying point oi less than $150,000. It takes brains, pationo untiring iudustry and money, to moko th newspaper business a profitable ono. Tho Orangeburg Post Oflloo was bro ken into ono night last week and completer saoked-thc lottors and papors soattorcd ovo tho door, and mutilated. This was <?u ou trag on tho community, and ono wo hopo will no ooour^^in. No doubt tho partios implicate naturally foi'i incensed agaiust tho negro Pos Mastor who has suffered himself to bo placo* in position ovor his supoVtors, but tho san negro, and not tho community'%% largv shouh Uavo boon tho rcoipiout of th?lr Ku Klu: attentions. ggfc. On Thursday, thora wt? ft t?rrido hai fitovm in Wionsboro. The largo brick stahl belonging to Br. Thoa. Maddon wai blowi down. Trees wore uprooted, fenoos do ni ol ?shed, ano\ brioks from chimneys strewn ii ovorv di root to n. S'orne of tho hail stones wor noRtly aa large aa a pigooo ogg -iJ?ot?i?. --<?>?-- ? . A spring-gun placed noar a hon roost ooa tho Radical party in Memphis a. colored rot tho other, night. COFFEE AS A CIVILIZER.-Mr. Rrapor mnkcs out a very strong oase in favor of "cof foo as a civilizing agout." He says : Those who hnvo mado it a subj cot of study and ex amination tell us that whon proparod as a strong infusion without milk, ooffoo aots pow erfully on tho sympathetio nervous system and.-, tho organs supplied by it, quickening thoir notion and inorcasing their vitality. That? it rendors tho contraction of tho heart and other mutoles more powerful; enables tho body to resist oold, moisture, and tho deadly poisin of miasmatio districts ; countor acts the langor of torrid climes ; prevents or ameliorate? attacks of spasmodio asthma ; al leviates laxity of the kidneys and bladder; ! and it is even said that calculus is not as com .non since it has been generally used. It also nets with energy on tho brain, removing tho sensation to fatigue nnd disposition to Bloop, wbioh has ni ways made it a favorite With students. It obviates tho exocssivo in dulgence in tho uso cp wino and spirits; is an antidoto to opium, belladonna, and the Vegetable poisons that aot on tho brain ; and relievos tho nervous headache to wbioh many are subjeot. In brief, it is not merely n fashion able potation--it is ono of tho great oiviliziog agents ; for by inorcasing his power of accom plishing brain and muscio work, it has in oroasod tho power and influence of man. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CELERY.-A correspondent of tho / radical Farmer writes; I have known many men and women too, who, from various causes had become so much affeo tod with nervousness that whon they stretch, cd out their hands they shook like aspen leaves on windy duys-and by a daily moder ato usc of the blanched foot stalks of celery leaves as a salad they became as strong and steady in limbs ns other people 1 bavo known others so very nervous that thy leust annoyance put them iu a state of ag itation, and they were almost in constant per plexity and fear, who were also cifcctually cured by a daily moderate use of blanched celery as a salad at meal times. I have kw yn othors oured by using celery for palpitation of ! thc heart. Everybody engaged in labor woak j cuing to thc nerves, should uso celery daily j in season, and onions in its stead when not in season. REMEDY FOR TM; CUT-WORM.--Dissalvo I from 1J to 2 ounces of copperas in an ordina ry size pail (or bucket) full of water. Pour on the planting corn enough of the solution to cover it and two or three inches over, to allow for tho swelling of thc grain. Let it romain 85 to 48 hours-plant without letting thc grain becomo dry. If thc weather should provo unfavorable for planting at tho end of 48 hours, it may romain in the solution lon ger without risk, of iujury. I havo planted, with porfoot success, corn that had beon im mersed nico days. I have used this pre ventative for many years, and I have no hesitation in saying that the farmer who tries it onoo will never omit it afterwards. A weaker solution of tho sulphate will extermi nate Hoe and other vermin from rose bushes and other plants. I have used it on delicate hot house plants, using a fine garden syringe. I bolicve nn oooasional sprinkling Would des troy tho caterpillar, wbioh is such a disgust ing uuisanoo in the strcots and public walks of tho Northern cities. IMPROVINO POOR SOILS -Much depends on tho manures used on particular kinds of soil. The great art of improving sandy and clayey soils consists in giving tho former suoh dressings of olay, cow-dung and other kinds of manure, as will have a tendency to bind and mako thom more compact, and conse quently moro retontivo of moisturo ; and to tho latter, coats of horso dun?;, ashes, sand, and such othor composts as may tond to sop ara to the parti?les and opon tho pores of tho clay, so as to oauso it to approaoh as nearly as possible to a toara. SHADE IN PASTURES.-Certain trees, Uko elms, maples, basswood or lindons, willows, eco., interfere with the growth of tho grass or crops, their roots being near tho surfaoo. I? i ok or?es, oaks, pepper i <?ges. and beeches, send j thoir roots deep, and grass grow? well in their shade. Still wo would not out down tho for mer dasi Cows giro milk better the moro still and quiet they are, and cool ?lindo con tributes essentially to their comfort. Cattle will soon fill themselves if the pasturage is good i then they want slr ado to chow their cuds under, ?nd do proportionally better foy ?. ? _; ; IMPORTAN* TO I)RALF.K9 m IrfOtfOfts. Tho following d?cision has been made by the Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, under Xet of April' 10, 1800 r "JJooIoata In liquor who sell in quantities 1?? than five gallons, and also in quantities of five gallons and upwards, must pay special tax both as vho?'c?ah aw?- retail liquor dealers. " Best Hogs for the Sooth. Among the difficulties the planter of thc South has to contond with, is a mcagro sup ply of moat. With the negro there can bo no substitute for hog meat. A fnll stomach of it will only make him dream moro of it .uoxt meal. How important lt is then, for us to fall upon some plan to obtain a foll supply of this desirablo article. Thc bulk of the labor must and will bc done by the negro, and wo munt foed him to mako him valuable. Stops uro boiog takon to import the best breeds of hogs? as many conceive. At present a perfect mania provaii in favor of Chester whites, and every other vaivcty of the white hog-when every man who has tried the whito hog, knows it tho least desirable of any variety ever intro duced into thc South ; not that it lacks size or possesses objectionable qualities, but that nil white hogs in this climate become worthless from diseased skin and die up. Thc Berk shire and Woburn crossed properly, surpasses every other breed. The Berkshire is a com pact hog*, can bo fatted at any ago, whilst thc Woburn has immeusc size, and cannot bc fat ted undor two years ; but by blending the two breeds, that difficulty is obviated. At fifteen months your hogs, with ordinary treatment, will weigh from two hundred to four hundred pounds. In Kentucky, within thc last few years, the hog raisers havo importod thc lntail *bald fuco Berkshire, black body, tips of rgc and feet whito, and theso aro now being cros sed by tho Woburn to give additional size The Chester Whito will do on mush for a sil Ter cup at an agricultural fair, but will not do to fill tho smoko house. You who want a hog that will yield the most meat, apply for infor mation to some of tho Kentucky mule drovers and my Word for it, ten dollars will bring you a pig that will do to breed from. [Southern Cultivator. ?HOM REAL LIFE. 'Twas night: tho storm was raging fear- ; fully without, and thc wind, forcing its way through thc crevices of thc old house ; shook thc curtains of a wretched bcd upon which lay a dying man, over whoso cmaoiatcd form the wife hung with thc deepest anguish. Ev erything indioatcd thc extreme of poverty. Gaunt misery had selected this frail abode to revel in, and truly did bc keep up his orgies there, for not a ray of comfort, not a beam of hope, shone upon that issolatcd spot. AU was wretchedness, all was woe ! Thc gleam of a solitary lamp betokened vigil. Two long hours after midnight hud rolled away, and yet that dim light coutiuued to pour out its feeble ray unobstructed. Still thc ill-fated victim of intemperance lay writhing undor thc ac cumulated horrors of delirium trcmons. Hoar his frantio sorocohings 1 'A drop of water, for tho love of Hcavon ! My brain's on firo -it scorches-it burns 1 Oh! seo th' fiend ho comes-ho wants-bo beckons mc ; oh ! save me-save. Ho reaches forth his skele ton hands-ho clutches mc ! I cannot breathe -I shall die! Tear--him away!-look look at the flames issuing from his mouth ! Oh ! don't-don't-leave me-he's coming bo's ooming. Loose your hold upon ute ! ibero's no blood ou my hand. Seo-seo ! look yonder-a palo head flits-it gasps as if it would speak-I'll catch it. Hark ! th ero again-oh 1 crush it-crush it. I thought it was buried in tho depths of hell. A oold hand is upon mo-soo how it bloods 1 Ah ! horror : there is blood on my hands-now a little spot -seo how it creeps over my arms my body. Thcro-thcro-sbo stands point ing at mo I Oh 1 frionds, loose me. I burn they laugh at me 1-ha 1 ha 1 ha ! They hurt me down-I sink-I drown-oh ? oh I save mo. Wife, do not curse mo thus. It is engraved upon my soul in characters of fire I Give mo thy blessing os of old, I killed not tho ohiid. Thoro-thero sho comes again 1' ho almost shrieked ; 'look at the foarful gash in head, and tho blood triokling from her hair.' A dreadful pang horo seemed to shoot through hil whole frame ; an awful scream burst from his lips. 'Save mo-savo me,' he cried ; 'have mercy-mercy 1' and he laughed as tho maniao laughs in tho exooss> of his mis ery. The flush upon his cheek flickered as that which plays tn heaven when tho day is dying, and his eyos gave forth the lustrous glitter of tho poli died stone. His frame shook with fear} hesoemod laboring under tho ef fect of tovror of thc most hovriblo nature .Ttoew^thero,' he oriod again ; .soo how sho ataros up? wno with her sightless orbs->how ehe points at mo with h or fleshless hands 1 C*?f bear her Faugh, like tho bubbling of blood. Oh I staro not upon me with tho blue light of those torriblo sookcts. It sinks into tay soul-it burns my heart to ashes. Away I -away to the fathoraloss pit from, whonoo yow carno!-down into the flory furnace-. away-away 1 Oh 1 lot mo live a littlo lon gor. Savo me, wifo i-U? mo not dio 1 divo mo air-air, I say-breath-lifo, nyc, lifo ; The Inebriate's Death-Bed. throw up tho windows, dear wife; 'tis y ou? husband who pleads-who suffocates-who ' ? dies ! Still-still-it hallies inc ; lhere, raffio mc.' His violence had exhausted his poWJ ors, and thc dying wrc'oh lay trembling likd a frightened child. See thc drunkard's wifo, kncoliug, her at tend ited hands olnspcd couvclsivcly and turn ed upward. Tho supplication of tho heart broken ono is heard. '.Father of mercies/ she murmured, 'sparc, oh ! sparc my darling husband ! Parent of thc frail, have compas* sion upon him-ho knew not vhat ho did t A. mother taught him the loveliness and wis dom of thy laws, but strove not to o>aw oven a denser vail between him and tho tvaddod ing wine-cup. Oh ! my husband-my fill I have lived, and toiled, and prayed for theo. : j I had built thee an altar, ns well as a throno, I in my heart. Alas 1 that ouc so good should perish. I will pray for him nt thy throne \ my salvation will I give for his. Pardon, O loving and forgiving Parent! an erring com? panton. O God of mercy ! wc arc nil sinners ; he is too young to bc utterly cast away/ hot us draw aside tho curtain from hin death-bed, and exhibit a sceno at which tho boldest heart might quail. Pale, emaciated and wan, the wretched si nncr is seen writhing in agonies unspeakable j tho damp dow of horror stands on his wrinkled brow and rolla down his check ; his eyes glare wildly in their sunken sockets ; and in accents mudo hoarso and dissonant by despair, bc prays that timo might bc given him for repentance But no 1 he lind, laughed to scorn thc pure and holy precepts of tho Immanuel, and followed th? dictates of his own depraved affections; whoa the gates of mercy were open ho rofnsed to enter, and upon him thoy woro now closing -forever ! Thus did conscienoo answer all his prayers, and as tho manifold sins of hi? j past life rose up in dreadful array before bim his buming eyes became fixed in their sock ets, thc death-rattle carno in his throat, ho clasped his hands convulsively together/, uttered a loud aud piercing shlck, and sank at last in everlasting doom 1 Thc above is no rude fancy sketch ; it is one of thc truthful fragments of the past which has impressed itaclf on memory's view, nov?! to bc erased. That unfortunate victim ol j intemperance was once a father's, pride and I j mother's only joy. His youthful days weti like an opening rose, and gave bright promise j of enduring bliss. Onco, happy child, .he i played and gamboled with brothers and sis I tcrson thc lawn. Hut oh! thoohange. Th? beautiful form of that highly esteemed friend i who had just passed thc threshold of maa . hood, in all the high expectancy of merril greatness, and prosperity in his earthly career was overpowered by the unsuspected enewrj of. man's best interests. Manhood's prinn lost ! An carly death-with snakes, flying dragons, demon sprites, hovoring rbnnd hi bcd and piercing him with their burning fangs Let the dark drapery full ovor tho scone 1 Years have passed since tho close of th i home tragedy. Tho bereaved ono sleeps b; tho side of her husband--the oak whiol should have been thc support of hor life, t which sho was tho vine. There aro no flower ou thc poor victim's grave ; but a willow s its hoad protects, with its mournfal shade, th last dwelling of tho widow of the broke J heart.- Wood's Household Advocate. j A TALE or LOVE.-One quiet night i leafy Jane, when thc heos and birds were a in tune, two lovers walked beneath tho moot Tho night was fair-so was tho maid ; tb? walked and talked beneath thc shane, wit none to harm or muko afraid. Her name Wi Sue, and his un mc was Jim, and sho was fi and he was slim ; ho took to hor and she 1 him. Says Jim to Siro, " By all tho tonk that squirm among the brush and brake?, Uko you bottor'n buckwheat oakes." Sa Suo to Jim, "Since you'vo hogan it, ai bcon and oomo nnd dono it, I like you ne to a now bonnet," Says Jim to S?o, ** Ut heart you'vo busted ; but ? h&ve alway? gi I mistrusted." Soys Suo to Jim, " I'll ! truo 1 if you levo mo as I love yan, no kui oan out our love in two." Says Jim to 8? M Through thick and thin, for you? true lo over count mo In > I'll court no o*ber g agin !" Jim reancd to Suo, Suo loaned to him; 1 nose just touched her jockey brim j four li went ahem 1 ahem t and then--and then oh, gals, beware of men in Juno, when criek< aroJn tune, lest your namo get ht the pam soon l t TWIOR ton are six of us. Six aro bu? ?lu of us., Nine aro but four of us. What o we possibly bo? Would yow know moro us, I'll tell, you moro of us : Twelve Aro \ elx of ua, now do you soc ? j.w Dr; EVsnkliu, speaking of education, snj "If a man om plies his purso Into bighead, man oan tako it'away from him. Au invo mont [?A\m^\c?^^^^^^^^^)0l >''."'