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^he Masonic Pas?worri .^v .Curiosity and timidity are the two im? portant traits in the character of Ralph Sloogey. The former quality, some years ago made him desirous of learning the secret, of the Masonic Fraternity; bnt as he had heard that hot gridirons, and pug? nacious goats with sharp horns are made use of daring the ceremony of initiation, Ralph's timidity .warned him that, as he ?Was not copper bottomed, he should first strive to ascertain, if possible, whether back-g?ats and xed tat spears and gridi? rons formed indispensable adjuncts in the mysterious, ordeal of Masonry. To satis - fy himselfon this point, he determined to "pump." an intimate ?personal friend, Ja? cob Slecton, whom ho kqew to be a Ma ? son. I a2fow Jacob," said he, during a conver? sation on the. mysterious subject, I would . like to become a member of .the frater? nity;.but, before doing so, I think you ' ou?ht to teil me something about them. ? l7o* they really brand you with a hot gridiron ? and if so, on what part of "the body?* Like all Masons, when such questions are asked, Jacob woald smile, and Bay, "After you shall have taken the three first degrees, you will know all about it. I can't answer your interrogations." - For a iong time Ralph tried to worm U but something concerning the fraternity ? bat in vain. On every possible opportu? nity he would renew the attempt, until at ' .last,. Jacob become offended at Ralph's persistency, and determined to punish i him. Early one morning ?s.Ralph and Jacob yrere.hurrying down Grand street to their ^respective places of business, the former ~- renewed his inquiries. : /Td give fifty dollars if 1 knew the .? signa and password. If you w|ll tell me about the password:and grip, I'll promise never to ask you another question in re? gard to the secrets- of Masonry. Com**, i #ow, Jacob?you've- known me aince I was a. boy., and you ought to be aware vthatrjf:I am"a littlo curious I never blab. "Will you~toll nie'? Surely you don't doubt _your. old school fellow ?: Out with? the '-~-password, and I promise you that I will \ be as mum as a mouse." Were-it, not for the sake of oldfriond ." ship, Jacob would have long before "put an end to such impertinent queries"; but V^lTaving;fiiiled. to do so, the. inquisitive .'.'Ralph imagined that he would at last be : successful ; in "pumping" 'Isis Masonic friend. ? Wken Ralph had completed his: last sentence, which was spoken in a loud tone, Jacob turned his head, thinking that -/.-the words might have been overheard by jj .& gentleman who happened to be walking ? behind them. This gentleman proired to be Mr. Hinf* low, who a few weeks before had been ? dismissecl from his position as keeper in the. B-? Hospital, charged with stealing spoons.- Although personally acquainted with Mr. Hinslow. Jacobdinew him by I sight ; he had been pointed out to him* by a member of the Common Council, of which body Jaoob was at. that time a member. . The charges against Mr. Hinslow had not yet been proved; but a committee of .: the Common Council,.'was to inquire into the caso at an early day, and Jacob had been appointed a mombor of thatcommit tee. The last question propounded by Ralph " angered Jacob, and as he turned his eyes - and beheld the man who- had stolen the spoons, an idea immediately entered his mind. He conceived an admirablo plan for punishing Ralph,, and instantly re? solved to put it in execution. "-If I teil you the Masonic password," said Jacob, purposely slackening his pace to allow Mr. Hinslow to pass before them, "if I tell you the password, you promise never to divulge it?not even to a brother?" "Never !" exclaimed Ralph, exultingly, thinking that at last his curiosity was to be satisfied. "Upon your soul, you swear it ?" "Upon my soul, I swear it!" responded Ralph, as he put bis band to his face and . scratched his none to hide a smile. By iihis time, Mr. Hinslow passed on before them, leaving Ralph and Jacob abont three yards behind. :sYou'll never utter it in the hearing of ..mtiTj, woman or beast?" asked Jacob. "By that greait God I solemnly swear I" "I think that I can trust yon. Well, . Ralph, I am about to make known to . you one of the greatest secrets of Ma? sonry. "When yon wish to form the ac? quaintance of a Mason all you have to do is to whisper in his ear tbe mystorious password. The password is?spoons !" "Spoons! 0, that be?!" ejaculated " Ralph, as a smile on his face was displaced by a frown. "I tell you truly tho Masonic password is 'spoons.'" "Spoons 1 Hal ha! ha I" and Ralph made a feeble attempt to laugh. "Spoons! . . ?that's a h?1 of a password ! You must think I'm a confounded fool I" "I'm in earnest, Ralph. "When Masons get into difficulty, and need assistance, they roar out the word 'spoons' three times. Were you to say 'spoons' three times, even hero, on the public street, and a Mason should hear you, he would im? mediately rush to your assistance, think? ing that you needed it." Ralph did not believe him; and to show that he could not be easily gulled, ho roared out at the top of bis voice? " 'Spoons!' 'spoons!' 'spoons V " Ere the second syllable had passod his mouth, Mr, Hinslow turned round and faced Ralph. ? "You said 'spoons' did you ? Take that and that!" As he spoke, Hinslow struck Ralph between the eyes, and then under the ear, the second blow lifting the inqui? sitive man off his feet, so that he stagger? ed and fell to the pavoment completely stunned. "I'll give yon spoons!" roared the excited Hinslow, as he advanced and repeatedly kicked the prostrate man. As Ralph mado no effort to rise, tho. enraged Hinslow soon tired of kicking him, and slowly passod on, occasionally looking behind to see if Ralph wcro fol? lowing to obtain satisfaction. ~Ralph did not require satifaction, think? ing he might get too'much of it?so ho prudently postponed returning conscious-1 ness until the enemy had disappeared. As he arose to his feet he said to Jacob, in a subdued tone, "Why did that man strike me ?" "Because you uttered the Masonic pass word, but could no); respond to the coun? tersign. He is a Mason; and, as he is solemnly bound to do, immediately a? ewered the password by making tho coun? tersign with his hand. You were unable to answer his countersign, and for that reason he knew you to bo a clandestine Mason?a man who had learned the se? crets in an improper tray. Therefore, it was his duty to chastise you. Your life may yet- be forfeited for that indiscretion." "My life I By the Great Jehovah, I thought you were only humbugging me when you said 'spoons' was the password." "Sh h h! Beware !"-said~Jacob,.putting bis hand to Ralph's mouth. "Never utter that word again. Masons are-ubiquitous and you might loose your life. As it is you are in danger; for all tho lodges in the city will be immediately convoked to adopt measures to discover who has be? trayed them. My life as well as yours is in jeopardy. Promise me that you will never again utter the password." "And so-'spoons' is tho password!" Ralph was at least convinced that his old friend had been telling the truth. "Well, may I be broiled on a Masonic gridiron, and turned over with a red hot trowel if over I halloo 'spoon' again!" Ralph -has most religiously kept bis word. ' Should he need a spoon while at table he" now asks his wife for a "sugar shovel" fearing that, if he mentioned the name of the required article, some pugna? cious member ot the mystic brotherhood might respond to the Masonic password. -!-o An Eloquent Extract. We copy the conclusion of an interest? ing and eloquent address delivered in De? cember lust,-by! CoL C. R. Barteau to tho students of the Masonic High School at Aberdeen, Mississippi: I think I hear each heart re-echo to itself, We will not forsake our mother clime, in the hour of suffering and dis? tressful impoverishment.' She is^iiow doubly dear and cemented to us, through rauch' bloodshed and bereavement. : And can there be ? son'of the South who can not'feol.' hrmaelf an essential guardian to her- honor ? v One that, can prove recreant over the graves of his brothers, and ieel no zeal for their good name and fame? one so unworthy as can ceasq to look upon tbis country as essentially his own ? Here are our homes, and hero are tho graves of our. loved ones; who. else can have a tetter right to -claim them than we? Here.wo live, and hero is our des? tiny. Shall our disaster make us the less ambitious or patriotic ? Is there one who claims to be of ua, and yet.cannot feel an interest in our welfare, nor cherish a sa? cred sontiment of the country and honor? If there is, old or young, let him be branded as the worst of living misan? thropes, for he bases his want of feeling entirely upon the defeat and misfortunes of bis own people. By such a ono the burning language of the "last minstrel," by which he stigma? tized and rebuked the man who never felt for country, is more than deserved : Be living forfeits fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung. Yes, you do love, you will love this na? tive South, the land of chivalry and flow? ers; you love Mississippi, the fairest daughter?nay, your dearest mother; for she Is yoi r nuttier. The first kind g'ance that beamed upon your infancy was from her loving eye; the first gentle smile that kindled maternal love in your infant soul was from her beaming face ; and she has nourished you from infancy through childhood up to the very verge of man? hood, through many hours ot suffering and trouble; you love her for her many charms and virtues; you love her for her balmy air, her exuberant soul, her clear and winding streams, her broad and fer? tile prairies, her hospitable homes, her graves, her brave sons and her fair daugh? ters. Aye; you love her most for her many sorrows and bereavements. -o TnE Mistake op Womes.?Ladies, as a rule, are apt to be favorably impressed by gentlemen who "wrap themselves up in the solitude of their own originality," and defy the outer world to probe the in? ner depths of their souls. Woman is prone to believe that she can read such charac? ters like an open book; that she has a key to all their mysteries. Underneath the marble exterior she sees a plastic material which only needs her love and tact to leave into delightful shapes. Minds of tenderness, of intelligence, of magnanimity underlie, she thinks, the blank upper-crust of reserve. Too often, after having tried her hand, at working them, she repents of her folly in sackcloth and ashes. Your utterly undemonstrative men seldom make good husbauds. Understand, however^ that there is a wide difference between morbid reticence and mere shyness. The shy man keeps you at a distance from him by shrinking back from you; the confiding man by holding you at arm's length. A lady about to make a choice for life be? tween the two will do well to give the preference to the former. Very reserved men are very difficult to govern, and are almost invariably utterly selfish. Oilixg a Ventrtloqcist.?A physician says he was going down the Mississippi some months since, on a steamer (engines were upon the deck) and he sauntered in that direction to sec the working of the machinery. Near by stood a man appa? rently bent on the same object. In a few moments a squeaking noise was heard on the opposite side of the engine. Seizing the oilcan, a gigantic one by the way, the engineer sought the dry spot, and to pre? vent further noise of the kind, liberally ap? plied the contents of his can to every Joint. All went on well for a while, when the squaking was heard in another direction. The oiling process was repeated and quiet restored; but as the engineer was coming quietly around toward the spot occupied by the doctor and the stranger, he heard another squeak. This time he detected the cause of the difficulty. The Btran^er was a ventriloquist. Walking drre<;tlyup behind him he seized the astonished joker by the back of neck and emptied the con? tents of the can down the spine. "There !" said he, "I don't believe that engine will squeak again." Education. An Address to tue Parents and Public of virginia; by gen. E. E. Lee and - Professors Minor and Dabney. General Lee and Professors Dabney and Minor havo published an address upon the subject of education, which is so ju? dicious, practical and Bcnsiblein its views, that we transfer it to Our coiurans. It will well repay an attentive perusal by every person who is interested in the ed? ucational training ot children. The address is as follows : The undersigned have been appointed, by tbe "Educational Association of Vir? ginia," a committee to address you on their behalf, "urging you to a more hear? ty co-operation with teachers, in matters of instruction, discipline," &c. The benefits which would be secured to education, and the aid which would be afforded teachers by such co-operation, wquld be very great; as all who have any experience on the subject must be aware of the obstacles at the very thres? hold of education, arising from the want of proper family management. If, there? fore, they can bo removed, much good will be attained. Since the teacher is properly to be regai'ded as the parent's agent, to assist in the training of his chil? dren, it appears obvious, that parents may bo best induced to this important concurrence, by pointing them to tho fun? damental principles to be observed in the education of youth. In its broad, comprehensive sense, edu? cation embraces the physical, moral and intellectual instruction of a child, from infancy to manhood. .Any system is im? perfect, which does not combine them all, and that is best, which, while it thor? oughly develops them, abases the coarse, animal affections of human nature, and exalts the higher faculties and feelings. A child has everything to learn, and is more readilj- taught by having before it good examples to imitate, than by simple precepts. He should, therefore, as far as circumstances will permit, be encouraged to associate with his parents, for his heart must be affected, his feelings moved, as well as his mind expanded. He may be taught that it is criminal to steal, and sinful to lie, arid yet be unable to apply this knowledge to tho government of him? self; and it will, therefore, be of no value to him, 'unless the principle is confirmed into a habit. Obedience i*i the first requisite in family training. " It should be made sincere and perfect, and to proceed as much from af? fection as a conviction of its necessity. To accomplish this, great prudence, and the exercise of much patienco, aro neces? sary. By firmness, mixed with kindness, the child willJearn, by repeated experi? ence, that ho is not to follow Iiis first im? pulses, and that self-control, which even an infant can understand, is necessary to his comfort. Neither violence nor harsh? ness should ever bo used; and the parent must bear constantly in mind, that to govern his child, he must show him that he can control himself. One of the most common errors in the management of children is irregularity of-behavior to? wards them. They are as skillful, as pertinacioas in their attempts to gratify their self-will; at one time trying to evade authority, at another to oppose it. If they once succeed, they are encouraged to persevere, and it is neccasnry for the parent to meet the first attempt with firmness, and not permit himself to be baffled either by evasion or resistance. Although a child may not yield to threats, and may defy punishment, he cannot re? sist patient kindness and gentle admoni? tion. The love of truth is equal in impor? tance to habitual obedience. Every en? couragement, even to the pardoning of offenses, should bo given to its cultiva? tion. Tho first impulse of the mind in children is nlwnj's to speak tho truth rather than falsehood, unless some evil motive arise to sway them to untruth. They should be accustomed to hear the truth always spoken. Confession of er? ror, with a detestation of falsehood, dis? honesty and equivocation, should bo sed? ulously inculcated. A strict adherence to promises made to them is of the ut? most importance, as well as the removal of all temptation to misconduct. The influences of Christianity form the essential element of moral character ; as its principles are tho only sufficient basis of virtue or happiness. Hence, the pa? rent's most sacred duty to his child is to impress the scutirocnts of our holy reli? gion carry upon his mind, by personal ex? planation and systematic instruction. As tho intellect expands, its sacred truths will bo comprehended and felt, and its motives and principles be strengthened and confirmed by practice and habit. An essential part of tho education of youth is to teach them to serve them? selves, and to impress upon them tbe fact that nothing can be acquired in this world without labor, and that the very necessa? ries and comforts of life must bo procu? red by earnest and regular exertion. They should also bo taught to* know that after having been reared and educated by their parents, they should not expect them to provide further for them, and that their future fiubsistenco and advancement must depend upon themselves. Parents some? times commit tbo mistake of allowing their children, after having reached a pe? riod of life when the}* ought to be enga? ged in making a livelihood, to rely upon them for support. This encourages them in injurious idleness, and destroys their spirit of 8elf-dcpcndenco, which is neces? sary for their advancement in life, and causes them to appear so unreasonable as to depend upon them, after having arrived at an ago when they should think and act for themselves. Tho choice of a profession is not of so much consequence as the manner in which it is pursued. If habits of self-control and self-denial have been acquired during the season of education, tho groat object has been accomplished. Diligence and intogrity in any useful pursuit of life will be sure to secure prosperity and fame, and success will result from engaging in that business in which tho generality of mankind aro interested. Such being the correct view of educa? tion, the support and co-operation which faithful teachers should receive from pa? rents can bo easily inferred by the good sense of each one. Wo only ask especial attention, in concluding, to the following suggestions, which our experience has shown to be of* primo importance : 1. Tho parent, aftor committing his child to tho teaching of another, should continue to manifest an affectionate in? terest in his improvement, by constant inquiry and encouragement. 2. The supplying of young persons, "while absent from their homes, with need? less money, and the permission to.eontract debts, is to be reprobated, as tempting to a sinful prodigality, and multiplying the dangers of contracting habits of vice. 3. The proper authority of teachers must be firmly sustained b}' parents.. 4. Every young person should be in? formed by his parents that he must give diiigence to profit by his studies, or else must be compelled to make himself useful to society by actual labor in some humbler sphere. And last, an unworthy parent cannot reasonably expect the teacher, against the current of his wrong example, to form his son into a worthy man. R. E. Lee, ) John B. Minor, V Committee. Ii. L. Dabney. ) -o Women in Office. A Washington correspondent of the Springfield Republican furnishes the fol? lowing interesting account of the experi? ment of employing women in the public offices of the government J The Treasury employs seven hundred womon, a large portion of whom are un? der tho jurisdiction of the much discussed Mr. S. M. Clarke. Tho money is manu? factured under his supervision, and those employed to work the machinery and count and arrange the money, arc under his control alone. His laws are very stringent. It seems that ho prints the notes by contract, and pays his employees from his own funds. They receive 60 much per day, and deduction is made for any want of punctuality. They are ex? pected to be in their places at ;5ftcen minutes before 9 a. m., and work until 4 p. m. If compelled to be absent, nn ex? cuse must arrive before 10 a. m., otherwise the offender is liable to dismissal. These regulations do not apply to women clerks in other parts of the Treasury. Those receive their pay by the month, and no deduction is made for absence, on leave, or on account of sickness. Nearly every bureau has its quota of women, whose duty it is usually to record letters, ;.md do similar work, though in one office they calculate the interest on the coupons. In the internal revenue all letters received are sent into the women's rooms, and by them folded, ruled on the backs, and in? dorsed. By far the largest number of the wo? men are employed about the money. There arc upward of a hundred connect? ed with the Treasurer's office. Part of these count the notes and arrange them in packages to be sent out of tho Trcasu ry. Great accuracy is required, and if a mistake is made, the counter must make it good out of her own salary. There arc straps of paper, on which is printed the denomination of the note, around each ? bundle, and if a clerk puts one ' marked for ten cent notes around a bun? dle of fives, she is the loser. The sj'.stcm of redeeming the soiled and mutilated currency is one of great interest. The old money is sent first to ' the redemption division of the Treasu? rer's office, where it is counted by the women, who report any counterfeits they may find, and the amount contained in the package. A mistake in this has the same penalty as in the new money. Those who hate to touch these notes while in circulation, even with gloves, and are disrupted with their odor, can rcudily imagine what must be the atmosphere of a room in which they arc counted by millions. There is ' certainly no more disagreeable dut}\ Alter the counting, holes are punched in the notes to prevent their being issued agnin, and they are cut in half from top to bottom. These halves are put in packages, each package containing eight thousand notes, and arc sent to the re demption divisions of the secretary's and register's offices, where they are agnin punched and again counted. The accounts of the heads of oach of theso bureaus must n^ree exactly with each other and with those of the Treas? urer. Should half of a three cent note be missing, a thorough search is made, so necessary is accuracy. The interest-bearing notes go through a longer process. After being cut into upper and lower halves they are sent in lots to the offices last named, and these arranged by the women according to the letter. Then the numbers nre made to run as consecutively as possible, no at? tention having been paid to thiis when redeeming them, and the notes are count? ed off into hundreds. This done, the numbers are registered on sheets of pa? per, and the results from both offices compared, to see if they correspond cx actl}\ This work is called checking. In both burcas there are books containing the numbers of all the notes of each letter and denomination, with thedate of issue. That of redemption is to be found on the registered sheets. This date shows at what time tho notes therein represented by their numbers were destroyed, and it is transferred to the books, opposito the same numbers. -4> Tiik Slanderer.?The following point? ed and well-timed words from an exchange are commended, because of their correct? ness : "In the tongue of the slanderer there is no music; his very breath is poison. And truth to say, the long-suffering down? trodden South has had much caui.Ki within the last two years to deplore the existence of slanders and slanderers. A miserable, pestilent tribe of broken down demagogues ?known to their political patrons as "mendicant Southern loyalists"?have made wide-spread pilgrimages through the North, for the sole purpose of securing the personal advantages of office. To this end they have traduced our people socially, morally and politically. No tale was too monstrous to tell concerning those whom they glibly called rebels?no indignities so great as those imaginary ones to which the rebels had subjected them. Though the fiction circulated by these medicant loyalists were outrageous in their charac? ter, the Southern people would have re? garded them as "the idle wind which they respect not," but for their obvious effect on Northern public sentiment. It was not the bare fact that our people were tra? duced which gave edge to the calumny, but tho graver fact that the falsehood was believed. The par; bl6 )f the serpent that turned and stung he tand which afforded it pro te?tioni but poorly illustrates the enormity of the ingrate that, with subtle venom, wottld poison the reputation of a people who had elevated him far beyond his de? serts. One is the act of an unreasoning creature, the other tile delibera te purpose of a fiend! We have .unfortunately had examples, not only of tile insane doings of the mendicant tribe, but of tbe still more girlty creatures who have dealt out their slanders from still higher stand-points.? Patience fails us when we think of such wretches, and language is inadequate to describe their utter degradation. - A Case of Consditic'd. We have lately heard a capital story connected with a prominent lawyer of our village, who has distinguished himself in the defence of criminals, as well as in con? nection with other trials, having frequent? ly, through his skill, aided the most hard? ened criminals to escape from justice. Some time ago, while our friend was attending court in an adjoining; county, he was ap? plied to by a singular specimen of h?rnani tv charged with grand larceny, to defend | him. The lawyer very naturally inquired what crime he was accused of! The party he accused replied that somebody had becu mean enough to charge him with stealing ?150 in bank notes, and had got him indicted. "Are you guilty ?" asked the lawyer. "That's none of your business," replied the accused. "They say that makes no difference with you, whether a man is guilty or not, you will contrive to dig him out in some way. So don't talk any more about guilt till you hoar what the jury says." "Well what about the pay ?" said the lawyer. "Youjust hold on till the trial ie over; give L?(the complainant) fit* oil the cross examination, and that other fellow he has got to back him up, and you'll have no trouble about the pay," The trial commenced and proved to he a somewhat protracted and exciting one. The District Attorney proved that the money in question was composed of two $50 bills on a certain bank, and the re? mainder all in ?10 bills, all of which were wrapped in a piece of oil silk. The jury, after listening to the counsel in the case, and receiving the charge of the, Judsje, retired, and soon returned with a verdict of not guilty. The accused, who was greatly elated with the result of the trial and effort of his counsel, invited the latter into one of the vacant jury rooms. As soon as they were alone he -slapped his counsel on the shoulder, and exclaimed : "Free as water, ain't I ? What's the use of trying a man for stealing when you're around ? Now I suppose you want pay?" "Yes; have you got anything to pay with ?" said the lawyer, "Lend me your knife and we'll see about that." The lawyer, slightly startled at such a proposition, rather reluctantly complied. The accused immediately commenced rip? ping and cutting away at the waistband of his pantaloons, and soon produced the roll of bills for the stealing of which he had just been tried, wrapped np in the identical piece of oil silk described by the witnesses for the prosecution, and throw? ing it down on the table before the as? tonished lawyer, exclaimed: "There, take your pay out of that; I guess there is en? ough to pay you tolerably well." "Why, you villian! you stole that money after all," said the lawyer. "Do you ex? pect I can take any of that money ?" "Stole that money 1 Why, what are you talking about ? Didn't them twelve men up stairs there just say I didu't steal it ? What's the use ot you trying to raise a question of conscience after twelve res? pectable men have given their opinion on the subject ? Take your pay out of that and ask no questions. Don't be modest in taking; I got it easy enough, and you have worked hard enough for it." Our informant did not state how mnch the lawyer took, hut we presume the chap didn't have much change left after onr friend had satisfied his "conscience" in the premises. ?-<?-? Modebx Definitions.?Water?A clear fluid, once used as a drink. Honesty?An excellent joke. Dentist?One who finds work for his own teeth by taking out those of other people. ' My Dear?An expression used by man and wife at the commencement of a quar? rel. Policeman?A man employed by the corporation to sleep in the open air. Bargain?A ludicrous trarsaction, in which each party thinks he cheated the other. Doctor?A man who kills you to-day to save you from dying to-morrow. Editor?A poor wretch who empties his brain in order to fill his stomach, Esqnire?Everybody, yet nobody; equal to colonel. Jury?Twelve prisoners in a box to try one or more at the bar. State's Evidence?A wretch who is pardoued for being baser than his com? rades. Lawyer?A learned gentleman who res? cues your estate from your enemy and keeps it himself. ? The Grave?An ugly hole in the ground, which lovers and poets wish they were in, but take uncommon means to keep out of. Money?The god of the nineteenth cen? tury. -o Hau IDs Mark on lT'.-=There used to bo a good English clergyman connected with Providence Conference, who had a carpet bag marked with the single initial L. On one occasion in those times tho annual sitting of the conlercnce finished its business and reached the final adjourn? ment in tho afternoon, but a few minutes before tho hour when the members were to leave town. Many of them, anticipa? ting such a state of things, had taken their baggage to the church where the sessions were held and as soon as the benediction was pronounced there was a rush for the pile of valises and bags in tho entry. Our English lriend was at the last end of tho crowd, and not being able to get to tho pile, stood out-side of the circle, calling out, " 'As any brother seen a carpe'irbag marked Hell ?" ? .Honesty is the best policy?when it pays. - i ? A young man once picked up a sov? ereign lying on the road. Ever after? ward, as he walked along, he kept his eyes steadily fixed on the ground, in hopes of finding another. And in tho course of a long life he did pick up, at different times, a good amount of gold and silver. But all these days, as he was looking for them, he saw not that heaved was bright above him, and natiire beau? tiful around. He never once allowed his eyes to look up from the mud and filth in which he sought the treasure, and when he died, he only knew this fair earth' of ours as a dirty road to pick up money as you walk along. THE" Literary and Family Newspaper. Enlarged and Improved for 1867. new Type and new attractions i FOUR ORIGINAL STORIES, AND THREE VALUABLE PREMIUMS ! I I HHE ENQUIRER will appear on Thursday, the 3rd day of Jimury, 1867, increased in size, and printed oh entirely licit niaterial, with the latest improvements in the art, presenting a more attrac? tive appearance, and containing at least five addi? tional columns of reading matter?the largest newspaper in the State outside of Charleston. The Editorial department will be conducted by Mr. James E. Wilson, assisted by Major James F. Hart. Mr. James Wood Davidson will continue his versatile "Contributorials" from Columbia. Four original Novcletts, written expressly for the Enquirer, will be published during the year The following ftfe the titles: "The Spectre of the Fireside"?by J. Wither epoon Erwin. "The Shadow on the Wall"?by John Esten Cooke. "The Wealth of Home"'?by Mrs. M. A. Ewart. "Elinor Westervelt, the Tory's Niece"?by Car? oline F. Preston. TERMS?IK AD VA <VCE. ?PEicE crnnr.xcr One copy one year, ? 2 50 $ 3 50 Two copies one year, 4 00 6. 00 Five copies one year, 8 75 12 '5tf Ten copies one year, 17 50 25 00 One copy six months, 1 25 2 00 To the person sending us the largest club of subscribers, at$l 75 in specie, or $2-50 in cur^ rency, we will award a PitcUt Cotton Planter, which will cost in Charleston fifty dollars. To the person sending us the next largest club, on the same terms, we will award a Patent Corn Planter, which will cost in Charleston thirty dol? lars! To the person sending us the third largest list, on the same terms, we will award one of Ames' Double Corn Shelters, cost in Charleston, twenty dollars! The premiums will be awarded to the successful competitors on the first Monday in March next, at 3 o'clock. The names should be sent in, however, as they are obtained; additions being made to the list up. to the day of the award. No names will be counted unless paid for. To persons who may make npclabs of ten or more names, but who may tail to obtain a prize* we will send the Enqutrsr one year free of charge, and a copy of either "The Land we Lov?.'' - j-'coif '3 Monthly Magazine," oi* "Godey's La-ty's Dook." _ L. M. GU1ST. Yorkvinel ' Greenville & Columbia Hail Road; Gen ebal Srrkb ixtkn next's Orf! c ff, oluuibia, Sept. 12, IS'.'J. On and after Monday, 17th inst., :h? Pa- jcngcr Trains will be run daily, (Sunday's c-eeptedV un-~ til further norice, as follows: Leave Columbia at - ?? 7 15 ?. m. ?? Allsfon, - -' 9 03 " " Newbcrry, - - - 10 35 ? a>m. Arrive at Abbeville, 3 13 p. m. " Anderson, * ?? ?' 10 " " Orcenvilfe, - - 5 -10 ?? Leave Greenville at - - 6 CO a. in? " Anderson, - - - 6 30 " Abbeville, - 8 85 a. m. " Newberry, - - I 20 p. m". Arrive at Alst on, - - 2 45r " Columbia, - '1 40 " The bridge at Alston being now completed, pas? sengers and freights will be transported without delay. The expense of freights, by the disrontin uance of the wagons and boats, will be largely reduced. J. B. LaSALLE, Gea'l Supt. Sept 20, 18G6 14 Schedule over S! C. Railroad, GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, ClfAKLESTO?, S. C. Nov. 3, 18C6. ON and after Wednesday," November 7, 1806, tho Passenger Trains of ihisrond will run the following schedule.' Al'ousta train/ Leave Charleston, 3.00 n nt. Arrive at Columbia/ 5.20 p. m. Arrive at Augusta, 5.00 p. m Leave Augusta, 7.0U a. m, Leave Columbia, ,6.50 a. in. Arrive at Charleston, . 4.00 p. m. 7ur0?'gii mail tbaix. Leave August?, 5.50 p. nt* Arrive at Kingsville, 2/05 a.- mv - Arrive at Columbia, 3.00 3. n>/ Leave Columbia, 2.00 p. m. Arrive at Kingsville, 3.40 p. m. Arrive at Augusta, 12.00 night. H. T. PEAKE, Gcn'ISuu't. Not 15, 1866 22 i Schedule over the Blue Ridge Railroad, ON and after Monday the 17th inst, the Trains1 on the Blue Ridge Railroad will leave Andersorf for Pcndleton and Walhalla, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, nftvr the arrival of tho Greenville &. Columbia Railroad Trains. Will leave Walhalla on Mondays et 3.] o'clock, a. m., connecting with the down Train of Green? ville & Columbia Railroad. Will leave Wilhalla on Wednesdays at JO o'clock, m. W. n. P. GATLLARD. Superintendent B. R. R. K, Sept 20, 18G6 15 lr. horsey, SUCCESSOR OF fats, Caps u\ fSfctfy No. 25 HAYNE STREET, C'KAKI/ESTOV, S.C. Deo 6, 1865 . 25 SHIVER & BECKHAM, wholesale and retail dealers ix dry goods, Plain Street, 2d door from Main, COLUMBIA., SO: CA, b. C. shiver. w. h. beckitam. DAVID jones. 36i 2in W. E. ARCHER'S LIVERY AND SALE STABLES, 350 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Deo 5, 1866 86i