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s JMUm M?9?ijgjMaaj?ftgbl ?M y l'irrr jai ?. i tari B jjte?ca tat 1 TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TH? ? NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BE FALS? TO ANY MAN BY KEITH, SMITH & dO\ WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA* DHUHSDAV? NOVEMBER 29, i877. VOLUME XIII.-NO. 2. jProfessional O&tfds. WM. C. KEITH. JOHN S. VERNER. KEITH & VER?ER, 'A T TO ll N? YS Ai1 ti AW A ND ?ttl brhctico in tho State Courts on the Eighth Judicial Circuit and in tho United .statop Court r 'Office on Public Square, Walhalla, 8 O , Jan 0, 1870 8 tf 77~ S. P. DENDY, 'ATTORNEY amt COUNSELOR at LAW and Solicitor in Equity, \Vill practico in tho Courts of Law and Equity, in tho Eighth Judicial Circuit. Omeo in tho Court llouso, Walhalla, S C _.Nov 1, 1870 3 ly S. Mc??WAN, lt. A. THOMPSON Abbe ville, S 0 Walhalla, S C MCGOWAN & THOMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will givo prompt attention to nil business confided to thom in tho State, County, and Unitod States Courts. Q?ice on Court House Square, Walhalla, S C Tho junior partner, MR. THOMPSON, will also practico in tho Courts of Pickens, Green ville and Andorson. January, 1870 tf AM V^I PP?J rm is not easily camed in these Ul I j I m I f times, but it onn bc mndo in M m m B three months by any one of j? fi fl fl either sex, in any part of tho DJ j fl S fi country who is willing lo work "S" ? ? ? steadily at tho employment that We furnish. $06 por week In your own town. You need not bo away from home over night. You oan givo your whole timo to tho work, or only your sparc moments. We have agents who ure making over $20 per day. All who engage nt once cnn make money fast. Al tho present time money cannot bc made so easily and rapidly nt any other business. It costs nothing to try tho business. Terms nnd $5 Outfit froo. Ad drcss at onoo II. II A LI.KT & CO., Portland, Maino. /lug 9, 1877 38-ly SINGER SEWING MACHINES. I HAVE PURCHASED Twenty iMIeucliiiies WITH tho good will of the company for Ocolrec County. I hope former customers frill recommend mc and tho Si so KR lo those wishing to buy. Prices Reduced to $35 to $50, According to terms and styles. Order? ?eft at Mrs. .lames Oeorge'e, Walhalla, will reach me. Needles und oil eau bo bought there also. WM. B. TODD. Aug "9, 1877 -38-3111 FIJOUIC, F LOU IC! F LO Ulf. SITTOH'S WIMS ARB NOW IN THOROUGH REPAIR, AND wo arc prepared to wait on customer?. Thc Mills ?re in charge o? G. N. AND J. B. CUT1?HAN, and they will bc glad to sec Any and all or our former customers. Tho mills make thc very best of Flour, and largo turn outs from thc grain. Persons having wheat to grind will do well to give us a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed. ".'he reputation of iheso inillH nre well known In tho market. Any ono having wheal to grind for tho market will lind sacks for salo at thc mills at cost. Thc mills arc about five miles from Seneca City nnd nbout fifteen miles from Walhalla, on Connoross ''reek. May 31. 1877 28 Cmos VALUABLK LAND For Sale. Stale o?' Mouth Carolina, COUNTY OF O CO NEE. R. W. Brackenridge J Complaint vs. V for Theresa Brackenridge and others, j Partition. Sibley & Son? | vs. > Foreclosure, lt. W. Brnckcnridgo nnd others. J PU USU ANT to an order to mo directed hy bin Honor T. II. Cooke, Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, in tho nbovo stated no , ,rlions, I will sell, to tho highest bidder, before tho Court Houso door in Walhalla, during T"'the legal hours of salo, on ealoday in Dccom* ber next, NINE TRACTS OF LAND, Averaging about ninety acres to tho tract. These tracts aro mostly in forest, and aro within ono and two miles of Walhalla. This is a favoroblo opportunity for pur chasing forms convenient to town. Pints of these tracts can bo seen at thc oflioo of Col. Thompson, Walhalla, TERMS OP SALK-On a credit of oie tm1 two years, with interest from tho day of salo, at tho rate of ten ncr con tum per annum. Tho purchaser togivo bond with two good securi ties, and n mortgago of tho premises, to Monro tho payment of tho purchase money. The costs of those proceedings to ho pnid in 'oash on day of salo. Purchaser to pay extra .Tor papers and recording. j; H. ROBINS, Sheriff Oconeo County, ttov. 8, 1877 61-4 NOTICE IS hereby given that application will be made tu Ino Legislature, nt its next ses sion, fur tho renewal of tho Charter of tho Kcoweo and Tuokrtflegco Turnpike Company, extending from tho West end of tho Tunnel to tho North Carolina lino.. WM. ROWLAND. Cot 18, U11 48-lm STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ??y!NIYY ?F ????NIEIE* Iii <Uc Collin ?i' Vrahiiie. Sarah Hunnlc?tt, suing for herself and others, Plaintiffs, vs. the children of Wm. Ilunuioutt aud others, Defendants. BY virtuo of nn oidor to mo directed by tho Probato Court, I will sell to tho highest biddor, before thc court houso door in Walhalla, between tho legal hours of sale, on MONDAY, tho 3d day of December next, tho following described property, to wit: All that Pioco, Parcel or Tract of Land, con sisting of two small tracts, situate, lying and being in tho county aforesaid, on tho waters of Martin's Creek, near Seneca City, containing ono hundred acres, moro, or IcSs, adjoining lands of Thomas Harper, Zachariah Million and others. Terms of Salo aa Follows : One-third oash; balance on a credit of ono year with interest, from date, tho purchaso money lo bo secured by tho bond of thc pur chaser, good personal security, and a mortgage of the promises. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. II. ROBINS, Sheriff Ooonco County. Nov. 8, 1877 51-4 THE SUN. 1878 NEW YORK. 1878. As tho time approaches for tho renewal of subscriptions, THE SUN would remind its friends and well-wishers everywhere that it is again a candidato for their consideration and support. Upon its record (or thc past ten years it relics fora continuance of thc hearty sympathy and genorouo co-operation which have hitherto boen extended to it from every quarter of tho Union. Thc Onlly Su tl is a four pago sheet of 28 columns, prioo by mail, post paid, 05 oonts n month, or $U.50 per year. Tho Sunday edition of TUE SUN is un eight pago shoot of 56 columns. While giving tho nows of tho day, it also contains rt largo amount of literary and miscellaneous matter specially prepared for it. THE SUNDAY SUN has met with great success. Post paid ?1,20 a year. Thc Weekly SHU, Who doe? not know THE WEEKLY SUN? It circulates throughout tho United States, tho Canndns, nnd beyond. Ninety thousand families groot its wclcomo pages weekly, and regard it in tho light nf guide, counselor and friend. Its nows, editorial, agricultural and literary departments :nako it essentially c. journal for the fireside Terms; Olio Ubi lar a year, post paid. This price, quality considered, makes it tho cheapest, newspaper published. For.clubs of ten, with $10 cash, wo will send an extra copy free. Addross PUBLISHER OF THE SUN, New York City. November G, 1877 51-8 Ayer's Hair Vigor, For restoring Gray Hair to its natural Vitality and Color. A dressing which is nt onco agreeable, healthy, and ef fectual for prc* serving tho hair. Faded or (/ray hair is soon restored to its original color, with the gloss and freshness of youth. Thin hair is thickened, fulling hair checked, and baldness often, though not always, cured by its use. Noth ing can restore tho hair whero tho follicles aro destroyed, or tho glands atrophied and decayed. But such as remain can ho saved for usefulness by this application. Instead of foul ing tho hair with a pasty sediment, it will keep it clean and vigorous. Its occasional uso will prevent tho hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldness. Freo from thoso deleterious substances which make somo pr?parations dan gerous, and injurious to tho hair, tho Vigor can on?y benclit but not harm it. If wanted merely for n HAIR DRESSING, nothing clso can bo found so desir able. Containing neither oil nor dye, it docs jiot soil white cambric, and yet lasts long on thc hair, giving it a rich, glossy lustro and a grateful perfume. Prepared by Dr. J, C. Ayer & Co,, rrnctlcal nnd Analytienl CheuiUta, LOWELL, MASS. For sale by 1)11. It. E. NORMAN. July 5, 1877_ 83-ly A. J. W. LAND, UV* ILO It, TTVOISI* T7*xio*x, J?? C3m ri^HE undersigned has oponed a Tailor Shop X in West Union, whero ho will toko pleasure in waiting upon customers. Ho cuts and makes garments in tho best and latest styles. Also, ronovatos and cuts for costo-? mer*. A. J. W. LA NH. Nev. lr, ?877 W-Sltf Ai 1 MANY YEARS. DY A. M. ENlUailT. What doce it moan? Havo tho flying years, Numbered their decades by smiles or tears, For all Rooms strange os wo backward look And study our- lives like an open book? It seems but a vision-a misty dream, Thu glimpses we catch on the backward stream. But tho daisies that blossom beneath our feet Aro not half as bright oyed or half ns sweet As those that sprang Up in tho shady dell Where tho btight stream murmured Wo loved so well. Ah! tho mystic dreams of tho that long ago When tho daffodil blossomed beside tho snow, When tho waving plumes of tho tall green tera Nodded thc lesson wc hod to learn; Could thc days that ore loft como baok again, Our garnered wisdom would suvo us pain. And wo'd learn the art in that shady deli To act our part truly-to act it wolh But nias for tho hopes that allured us then, They died in tho heyday of youth und when Their ghosts throng nrotlnd us with memo ries deep, Sure nothing is left us but sadly to weep, A?d Wo wondering think on tho deep dull ache, Of oUr young life's heart when ready to break, As hopo after hope of that young heart's pride Vanished like bubbles upon tho tide. And of all that woo there is left the traoo Of tho furrow it ploughed as it aged our face, And tho silvered silk that is now a band As it touched our hair with ito chilling hatld. Liko tho phantom ship that forever flicsj Luring tho sailor 'neath changing skies, Tho prizes wo saw on this distant strand Still onward flit as wc near the land) And tho gorgeous bloom bf tho royal toso Has faded awayl God only know* How thc tropic bloom of (lid fur away Has paled 'neath thc senrdhing oyo of day. The soothing draught the heart would sip Turns to gall upon tho lip. And tho flowers wo oull after many years Aro turned to ashes by burning tears. This is it which makes the long ago Like an isle of tho blest with its glitter and glow, And into thc future wc moon and sigh For tho violctB wo then flung away tu die. Thc Silver QiicMtlon. Wc believe that upon ono point there is almost unanimously in tho publio opinion upon tho silver question, if wo leave out thc money dealers and gold worshippers. This point is that silver shall bo remonetized at its proper value, (hut va I au to bc settled according to facts and to thc best authorities. Wo havo met with fow peoplo who aro not rtady to approve tho restoration of silver us a part of the specie basis of tho land upon this just principle. From that position it was displaced by an arrant and outrogcous fraud. To that position it should bo re sto od, and so restored upon a just basis. That tho relative vuluo of gold and silver may at timos bo disturbed by their unequal production, experience hos proved. But this disturbance has been never great, and in time it hos generally been soon removed. Tho greatest disturbsnco that has happened in this couutry has been from thc sudden and surprising excess of tho production of gold. Thot disturbance our go eminent tried to obviate by reducing tho value of tho silver dollar, whereas had not that attempt boen made thc disturbance would havo been naturally obviated. Tho natural distribution of the two prcoious metals near tho earth's surfaco hus boon astonishingly regular in all parts of tho earth that have been mined, so that in all ages there has appeared a wonderful stability in their rclutivo vuluo. Thora is no good rooson for excluding either from tho paper basis. Silver is an ndmirablo medium of ox ohaugo in all retail business. It is essen tially a ooin for tho people, and answers entirely the wants of tho publio, whilo it keeps out of circulation tho small paper ourrcnoy that has in time not only been a source of annoyance and disgust, but tho loss of millions upon millions tho hard earn ings of tho peoplo. Silver oan never do harm io tho oouotrv. Thc dealers in bonds and tho holdors thereof aro merely hypo critical in their exaggerated predictions about tho effects of remonetizing silver. They will got their gold interest ns though sPvor never was, and their bonds will in no i sort bo impaired in value by silver. Silvor will keep its ptooo as a practical and activo medium of exchange for all retail business, whilo it will facilitato domestic economy nnd thoso enterprises and industries which must give to tho country its ohief activity aud thrift and happiness. Gold is tho corpot knight of financial heroism. Silver will bo tho brave ond daring and hurdy soldier in tho Hold, always winuing for tho country security, pcaco and contentment. This country hos too well known tho volne of silver in its dotnestio economy; lt too well knows the magnitude of tho interest thc peoplo havo in silver from tho rich mines of it thot arc found in our mineral regions, to rnlo it out of financial consideration as a part of tho money basis of tho country. Tho nation o?nm% afford to deprive itself of tho energizing power of oilvor. It will bo suicidal to do so. Ita remonetization would moko resumption easy and settle two ques tions at once-tho silver question ond re sumption. It would give us moro peace, and do moro than anything else to animate tho internal economy and inspiro a thrifty condition of thoso industries which} after all, oro tho heart and soul of a nation, what ever gold has to say about it. [liichmond Dispatch. [From the Hampton Herald.J High Culturo Fariiilug. . Tho following communication, from n prominent Georgia farmer, to Mr. D. C. Anderson, of Fort Mill, has been kindly sent us by tho latter. Wo gladly give it a placo in our columns together with tho very pertinent and sensible remarks of Mr. Anderson. Wo commend tho examplo of these gentlemen to the serious consid?r?t ion of all our agricultural readers. There ie no doubt that thc high culturo system of farming is moro profitable than the old fogy Way of planting largo arcas of inferior lands. Moko rich thc lands you do culti vate aud let thc balance rest. This should be tho steady aim of every tiller of thc soil. Let thc following views of two educated farmers bo oarctully read, and wo think they will not only tend to enlighten but to infuse new lifo into mauy of their less ambitious brethren: FORT MIT.L, S. C-, November 8th, 1877. Editor Hampton Herald: Knowing your internst in farming, and for tho benefit of your farmer subscribers, I enclose you tlic following letter from ll. II. Hardaway, Esq : TUOMA?YILLK, GA., November 2d, 1877. JJ. C. Anderson, Fort Mill, S. Ct DEAR SIR-Tho ooro plunted with your white oom yieldod 87 bushels, 8 pecks ?iud 3 quarts. My own corn joining lt, yiolded 70 bu8helo per ?oto. 1 manured yours a littlo better than any other acte. But for a drouth of seven weeks, the acre pla ltod in your corn, Would have modo 120 bushels. Tho cars of your corn are smaller than those of my ow ti seed. Oo my 10 aero farm ? rtiado thia year, 887 bushels of corn on 5 acres; 442 bushels of oats on 5 acres; 2} bales of cotton on 3 acres; 61 bushels of rice on 1} acres; 18 bushels of whoat on one acto. HOYO sweet potatoes oo my oats stubble, and expect a fiuo yield. Vtry respectfully, lt. H. HARDAWAY. Mr. Hardaway is a great advocate; for "small farros," aud thc "intensivo systom." In his address, read before thc Georgia Stuto Agricultural Society, tn August, 1874, io support of his opinion as to profit, of small farms, ho presented a tabular state ment of the crops saved on his own farm of 15 ocres for 8 ycenrs. Tho total valuo of tho 8 orops was, with premiums, 810.052. (Sec proceedings of Georgia State Agri cultural Society for 1871.] Such farming as that, generally carried on, would soon mako tho South a great people. And why moy not this bo thc oasc? This report, together with many euch other individual efforts can bo produced to provo that tho thing is possible. On 8 aorcs of thirsty upland, 100 yards from thc depot at this place, I raised this year 1?? bushels of coro, Ono of theso 3 sores produced about 70 bushels, and this result was obtained with a drouth of seven weeks in July and August. In vlow of tho hard times and tho diffi culty of living, let thc farmers go to observ ing und thinking more. Thero must bo a reason for suoh hard times with them; and they ought without delay to discover and remedy tho evil. Very respectfully, D. G. ANDERSON, - ? ??- ? i - A Woman Sliools u Mau Pcad. In tho lower end of Richland, in that portion of tho oounty known ns the "Fork," there resides a well to-do planter with his wife. In thc houso with her brothor-in Inw and sister there also resides a comely young lady, who is just blooming Into womanhood, sho being within n few days of eighteen years of agc. A married man in tho neighborhood, the husband of an affco tionato wife and tho father of three inter esting children, somo three months ago, becnino a visitor at the houso of tho plantor. Culling as a friend of tho fumily, ho was frequently cntcrtui -cd during his visits by thc young lady referred to. Ono day last week this neighbor coiled, and tho wife ol tho host being confined to her bcd, she being tho mother of a wonk old infant, her sister entertained him during his visit. She was greatly astonished on that evening al tho tone ot his conversation, and upon hit asking her cortain improper questions, IK received in reply lo thom, from the unso phisticated girl, that if any man evet nttomptod to wrong her, sho would unhesi tatingly slay him. A woman mere ad va nect' in tho ways of tho world, would bato drivor with scorn, contempt and high words frou her presence tho man who would thusinsul her, but the plain country girl, feeling saf< ami secure in her own rectitude, contentee herself with telling tho libertino what he remedy would bo in such an event, ant thought no moro of tho matter' Monda; afternoon lost tho girt returned to tho housi of her brother in-law from tho fiold, (when sho had bcon to deliver him a mcasngo fron his sick wifo-~hcr sister,) and found bc persecutor seated upon tho steps of th house. Sho politely invited him into th houso, both of them entering tho parlo about tho samo time. Almost immediate] after cntoring tho parlor/according, to th lady's affidavit, lie uiadb Improper prdposals to her, und was by lier ordered from thc house; whereupon ho .laid violent hands upou her and attempted to accomplish a hellish purpose: Freeing herself from tho grasp of tll? mail, ?ho ron into her bedroom, ftoi?cd a revolver and shot him through tho heart, and ho fell dead at ber feet. Tho young lady carno up to Columbia yesterday morning io company with her brother-in law and delivered herself up at tho county jail. She was brought before Judgo Towns? cud on a writ of habeas corpus ia tho after noon. After hearing argument upon thc part of John T. Sloan, Esq., who appeared for tho prisoner, and Solicitor Abney for tho State, bail was granted in thc sum of 81,000 until next Saturday, by which time a corouer's verdict will have been rendered. Tho (sympathies of tho entire community ore with tho prisoner and thc wronged wife and children of thc dead man. [Columbia Register. mm ? I? - Tlio Luw Protects All. Tho Sumter Watchman, alluding to thc recent killing of a negro in that county by a whito man, gives utterance to some sound political truths. It should be remembered, that such occurraDCCS tako place in South Carolina moro rarely than anywhere else, and that in this Stato thc murder of whites by whites, blacks by blacks, ond whites by blacks is moro frcquont thuu the murder of nogroes by whilo men. Nevertheless, what tho Watchman says is worthy of quotation, its application beiog extended to all lawless violence: '.What was once said of tho English law by a most gifted statesman could now be said with greater truth and emphasis of our South Carolina law, under Democratic influ ence and control: 'None aro so high as to bo beyond its authority, und nono so low as to bo beneath its protection.' Let no man delude himself into tho ?doa that ho can with impunity toko from our humblest oitizon his rights Under tho Constitution, for such a ono will learn to his deep sorrow, when sorrow can do good, perhaps, that ho has made tho saddest mistake of his lifo. "Wo were in Darlington County a few days ago, when a report roached tho Fair Grounds, whero a? immenco crowd of white citizens woro assembled, that a negro had been inhumanly murdered by a whito man tbo night beforo in that county, and we felt proud of our race, proud of our State, when on every hand and from every mouth wc could hear but ono soatimont: 'The offender must bo brought to justice, no matter what it cost. If it bo truo that ho hos killed this negro ia tho manner and spirit wo hear ho has done, ho shall bo hung.' And it was agreed that no labor and vigilance would bo spared to bring such savages to a speedy and exemplary justice. "It was said b'y Muuius,' ns carly as 17G9, and is entirely tfuc at thia day, that 'tho pure und impartial administration of justice ts tho firmest bond to nee..ie a cheerful submission of tho peop'lo and t, engage their affections to government.' .'If wc want peace, if wo want tranquil lity, politioal, moral, social arid domestic; if wo want happiness and prosperity, We can obtain nono of these unless we carry out tho wiso and humane provisions of our Consti tution and laws. When that constitution isoboyed, and our laws aro impartially en forced, then white and black, rich and poor, high and low, al! classes and condi tions, oan dwell and increase hero together amid pence ftftd plenty, loVO and friendship. '.With pure and able judges, with consci entious jurors, with a firm and incorruptible Executive, exercising tho pardoning power with honesty and fairness to all olnsses, what chances nro there for escape ftom the penalties of tho Inw for thc man who has openly and defiantly violated that law? Nono, absolutely none, and all good people thank Ged that there is nono." Tile spirit of Work. Tho spirit of Christ Was tho spirit of work. Whether ho was talking to tho fisherman on thc beach, or preaching to thc sailors on the deck, or addressing tho rustics amid the mountains, or spending thc summer evenings in tho village. Ile Was always busy. Hewing in tho carpenter shop, help ing tho lamo man to walk without ony orutoh; curing tho child's fits; providing rations for a hungry host. Ho was very busy. Tho hardy men that pulled out thc net from Gcnncsarct, full of floundering treasures; the shepherds who hunted up thc grossy plots for their flocks to nibblo at tho shipwright thumping away in tho dock yards) tho winemakers of En gendi dipping up thc juioo from tho vat and pouring ii into tho goat skins-nono of theso wcro hal so busy as ho whoso hands and hoad ant heart wcro all full of tho world's work From tho day on whioh ho stepped out fron the caravansary of Bethlchom, to thc da' whoo ho set his cross in the socket on tin bloody mount, it was work, work, work <? tho way, lt is not so with us, not sn with you, no so with mc. Wo want tho burden to b light if wo arc to onrry lt, tho church pev soft if wc aro to sit in it, tho work easy i wo oro to perform it, the sphere brilliant i wo oro to move in it, tho religious sorvic short if wo aro to survivo it. On tho wa to heaven, rock us, fan us, sing us toslcof dandlo us on tho tips of your fingers, han us out of this dusty world toward heave on kid gloves and under a silken fun ahadt Oh! for moro of that spirit which /.dart:; mau bea ven wu rd, determined to got bimse and to tako everybody oise with him. Dus in tho privato circle, busy in tho Sur ' school, busy in church; busy cverywho i/0? (Jod and Christand heaven. Oh, Christian inen aod women, watch, pray, study, com paro, work. Un toward tho prize Con tinuo faithfully in tho conflict till you havo gained tho last victory. Higher und higher till you havo reached tho celestial hill, drowns- radiant and immortal for all tho victors; but death eternal to every deserter. - m -- PULVERIZING MANORS.-Suppose that A lump of manure bo plowed under thc soil weighing six or eight pounds, how ruUch of its virtues are lost to crops in consequence of being in a compact form? Probably three-fourthn of it-that is, if it were finely pulverized, and spread over a square yard of land, its benefit to the crop would bc three limosas much as in tho lumpy state. Farmers, perhaps, do not cousider that when they spread stable dung upon their lands they can profitably employ a hand to break it up as fine as possible, with reasonable labor on it. A load of dung is worth, os it lies in tho yard, say 82. When spread in tho field, a mau can pulverize or fino it well in half au hour, and this operation will cost, say five couts, while tho benefit to thc crop will bc one dollar, or uear it, I think I am safo in saying. A largo clod of manum has cuough fertility in it to fertilize, say 20 wheat plants, but if left unbroken it would not, probably, reach over two or three; and so it is with all grain crops. Nor is Ibero any crop that would uot bo benefited by tit o lining of stable dung. Some farmers break and fine manure when spread with a harrow, and it is a very speedy way of doiog it. Thc Philadelphia Times rebukes tho cal lers upon Sharon to resign thus: "Ho bought his placo in thc Senate, paid for it Uko a little man, and ho regards it as part of his assets to draw upon for pleasure or profit, just, as he regards his mining stocks, which keep him at thc Sanfranciseoexehangc to gainblo in them. When thc S ta to elects a senator he o\Ves service to tho party; wi. i a party crowds a man into thc Sonate t: owes service to thc party; but when a Sonn torship is bidden for and taken by contract, tho holder may deem it his own to enjoy or neglect, as may suit his humor. True, it's not a very high standard of public morals or statesmanship, but it's tho fashion of tho day in Pennsylvania and Nevada, and what oro wo going to do about it. President Mott, once conversing with tho lato General Davis and "W^'rlli, said thu latter: "Worth, what do you do when in writing you como to a word you do not know how to spell?" Thc General an swered, "igo to tho dictionary and find out how to spell it." Then said thc dover Mott, "Oh! you don't know anything about; it. I've a better way than that. I wrilo it so badly that nobody can tell how it's spelled!" "Please accept a lock of my hair," said a bachelor to a handsome widow whom ho was wooing. "Hadn't you better give mo the wholo wig?" she sarcastically uskod; to which he responded: "Vounre very biting, madam, considering that your teeth arc porcelain." An Alabama man refused to ocoept certain bank bills tendered him, because tho mules engraved upon them were not properly geared. He said that tho engraver bad put tho breeching upon thc lead mules instead of those at tho wheels, which made a very grave state affairs going down hill. "I do not know what you mean by not being an Irishman," said a gentleman who was about hiring a boy, "but you were born in Ireland." Och, your honor, if that's all," said tho boy, "small blame to that. Suppose your cat was to have kittens in tho oven, would they bc loaves of bread?" A Scotchman being examined hy bin minister, was askod: "What kind of a man was Adam?" "Oh, jist Uko ithor folk." Tho minister insisted on hating a morn special description of the first man, and pressed for moro explanation. "Well," said thc Soot, "nacbody got onythiug by him, and many lost." "Massa," said tho black steward to his captain, and they fell in with a homeward bound vessel, "I wish you would write n few lines for mc to do old woman, 'cause I can't writo." Tho good-natured skipper complied, and wrote all that Pompey dictated. As thc captain was about to soul up the lotter, Pompey reminded him that ho had omitted to say "Plcaso 'souse de bad wiitin' and epollin'. Ho was praising her beautiful hair, and begging for one tiny curl, when her 1 i ttl o brother said: "Oh, my! 'taint nothing now. You just ought to havo seen how long it hang8down when she hangs it on thc side o? tho table to comb it." Then they laughed, and she called her little brother n eulo littlo angel, and when tho young man was going and heard that boy yelling, he thought tho lad was taken suddenly ill. A story is told of ft shrcwdinh Scotch woman who tried to wenn her husband from tho publlo hou8o by employing her brother to act thc part of a ghost, noa frighten John on his way homo "Who nvd you?" said thc gudoinan, ap tho apparition voso before him from behind a bush. "? sui auld .nDok," wa* tho reply. "Conto bwV, . (7/r7s.,Tohn, nothing daunted; "gio's u shal satisfied that Jj married to ti sister of und that wo will/ J. v W ,