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HI i f?ll: I ?. '. ? U ? .? -.vi An Independent Family Jouriial?Def?ted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. HOTT & CO., Proprietors. ANDERSON, S. C THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1869. JQL?ME 4.---NQ-, 44. Ai. Act ito Provide for the Appointment of Ik Lane. Commissioner, and to Define his Powers and Duty. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate end Souse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority ?f the same, That the Advisory Board here? inafter created is hereby authorized and required to appoint a suitable person to be known as the Land Commissioner of the State of South Carolina; said Commis? sioner, before entering upon the duties of; his office, shall execute to the people of the State of South Carolina a written un? dertaking, withr?good and sufficient sure? ty, in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, for the faith u! discharge of the duties of his office; e:aid undertaking to be approved by the Advisory Board, and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. His salary shall be at tho rate -of two thousand dollars per annum While on duty. Sec. 2. That said Land Commissioner shall hold bis office at the pleasure of the Advisory Board, and, before entering upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed in the thirtieth Section of Article II, of tho Con? stitution, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Sec. Z. That the Governor, Comptrol? ler-General, State Treasurer. Secretary of State and Attorney-General arc hereby declared to be an Advisory Board to the Land Commissioner; and said Commis? sioner shall, in all the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this Act, bo governed by their instructions and ad? vice . Sec. 4. That it shalj^bj&.thoviuty of the Baid Land Commissioner to purchase, or cause to he purchased, any lands in any portion of the State, improved or unim jproved, at 6uch price as the said Advisory Board may determine, not to exceed in the aggregate amount .-in any fiscal year, the par value-of the public stock of this State created by tho General Assembly for this purpose. Seo. 5. The Treasurer of the. State is hereby authorized and directed to issue to the Land Commissioner bonds of this State in the sum of two. hundred thou? sand dollars, with cou pons attached, if in the opinion of the said Advisory Board so much bo necessaiy, bearing six per cent, interest, the principal payable in twenty years, at tho financial agency of this State in tho city of New York, the bonds to be signed by the Comptroller General, and the coupons to be signed by the Treasurer of the State; tho faith and credit of the State is hereby pledged to the payment of tho principal and.interest of said bonds; and a sufficient amount of taxes is hereby levied to pit}' the interest accruing on said bonds, annually. Sec 6. All lands purchased by said Land Commissioner shall bo sub-divided into sections containing not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred acres, to bo sold to actual settlers, subject to the condition that one-half thereof shall be placed under cultivation within five years from the date of such purchase, ^nd that the purchaser shall annually pa}' interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum upon any moneys remaining un Eaid, and also all taxes imposed thereon y the authority of tho United States or of this State, and, in addition thereto, shall, in every year after the third from tho date of said purchase, pay one-fifth of the principal. Tho titles to 6aid land shall remain in the State until the amount of said purchase shall be paid, principal and interest; but a certificate of euch pur chase shall be assignable at three years from date thereof: Provided, That in ev? ery case when a person purchases more than one section of fifty acres, they shall pay on such excess one-fourth cash, and the balance to bo paid in equal annual in? stalments of one-fourth the amount of purchase each year: Provided, That no Eerson shall be entitled to purchase, in is own name or for his own use, more than one hundred acres. Sec. 7. It shall be' the duty of the said Land Commissioner to deposit with the Treasurer of the State all moneys collec? ted by bim as interest due upon the sale of said lands, which shall be used by the Treasurer of the State in tho payment of tho interest on tho stocks and bonds of the State issued for tho purchase of said lands; and to invest in bonds of this State all raonoys received by the said Land Commissioner in payment for said lands as principal; said State bonds to bo depos? ited with the Treasurer of tho State, to constitute a sinking fand for tho final payment and redemption of all stocks or bonds issued by the State for the purchase of said lands; tho interest accruing on the bonds of tho said sinking fund shall be applied to tho payment of the interest upon the stocks or bonds of tho State is? sued for the purchase of lands. Sec 8. The books and records of the office of the said Land Commissioner shall at all times bo subject to the inspection of the Advisory Board, or any member thereof; and the said Land Commissioner shall annually mako a detailed report of the transactions of his office to tho Gen? eral Assembly. Sec 9. The said Land Commissioner, in addition to the compensation hereinbe? fore prescribed, shall receive such fees as tho Advisory Board may prescribe-, not to exceed in the aggregate for each title the sum of ten dollars, the cost of all oth? er papers included. Said fees, also mile? age and per diem, of the Land Commis? sioner, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the State, to bo paid by tho Treasurer*on the certificate of the Advi? sory Board. And the Land Commission? er shall he allowed such clerical assistance as may be authorized by tho Advisory Boardj which shall, bo paia m^ne'samc manner* Sec. 10. The sald^Land Commissioner shall not purchase from or soli _ to Uie State ^yll^^J^^Irl!1?!^!^ W0gc in speculation in lands, either on his own account or as agehtr for other f>eraons or corporations; and, upon conviction there? of, for every such, offence shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Court. I Sec. ll. All Acts, or parts of Acts, I inconsistent with this Act are hereby re? pealed...^ vkAs'ii In the Senate House, the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year .of our Lord one thou sand eight h und red and sfxty^ nine. CH?RLMW. M?tfT??MERY,} President of the Senate pro Urn. P??NKLm J.M?SES, Jr. Speaker of the House Eepresentatives. Approved th&27tfv day of March , .1869. . EOBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. Ait Afefc to Provide for. the finunieriitiori of the Inhabitants of this State. Whereas, by the fourth Scction~of the second Article of tho Constitution of this. State, as ratified on tho fourteentl;. fif? teenth and sixteenth days-of?April, A. D. 1868, it is provided that for the pur? pose of an apportionment of the repre? sentation of the several Counties of the State, an enumeration of the inhabitants shall be made in the coursoof every tent h year thereafter, in such manner as uball bo by law directed : Section 1. Be it enacted 'by the Senate and RoMsiaf Representatives.of. the iState of South Garoltna, noio met and sitting .in General 'Assembly, and by the authority 'of the same, That tho Governor-be, ami he is hereby, authorized and required to ap? point one person in each County of tho State, who shall be charged with taking tho census, and who shall be authorized to appoint such assistants as may be ne? cessary : Provided, That the number of assistants 6hall not exceed four in each County, except in the Connty of Charles? ton, in which County tho number of as? sistants shall not exceed six.'. 1 Sec. '2. Tlrat each and every person so appointed to take the census shall, before entering on the duties of his office, ;ake before some Magistrate or Justice of tho Peace, the following oath, to wit: *T, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case ma}' be,) that I will honestly, faith? fully and impartially take a correct cen? sus of all the inhabitants residing within the portion of the County to which I have been appointed us census taker, and will, in all respects, truly perform all the du? ties with which I^?m -charged. So "help me God." And a certificate from; the Magistrate or Justice of the Peace who shall administer the said oath, that tho same lias been duly taken before him, shall accompany and be delivered with each and every return of the census. Sec 3. That it shall be the duty of each and every person appointed to lake the census bj* virtue of this Act, to call personally on the head or some member of each lamily in the county, or portion of county, for which he or they shall have been appointed, and obtain from such head of a family or member thereof, as aforesaid, the number of persons con? tained in such family, and such other in? formation as may bo required and direc? ted by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. Sec. 4. That each head or member of a family shall, when summoned thereto by the persons appointed under this Act to take the census at his, her or their res? idence or place of business, make, on oath or affirmation, a correct return of all.per? sons of whom his ,or; her family, is com? posed, and also report such information to said census takers as may be required by law; and the persons so appointed to take the census are hereby authorized to administer such oatl?6; and upon the fail? ure of any person to make such returns or reports when required, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction', Sec. 5. That upon the completion of such returns and reports, each, census ta? ker shall deposit the same, in a scaled package, with the Auditor of his County, accompanied by a certificate, to be en? dorsed by some Magistrate or Justico of the Peace, purporting that the following oath had been duly taken by such census taker previous to tho delivery of such package to said Auditor, td-'wit: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may, be) that tins packet contains a just, true, correct and impartial return of* all tho inhabitants of the census district to which I have been appointed, and a faithful report of such information as was required by the Commissioner of the Bu? reau of Agricultural Statistics, so far as it was practicable to obtain the same. So help mo God." Sec. 6. That it shall bo tho duties of the census takers, under the direction of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Agri? cultural Statistics, to divide their several counties into convenient districts for ta? king the census herein provided for; to distribute blanks, books and instructions to tho census takers; to receive their re? turns when completed, and forward to the same, by tho first day of November next, to. the Commissioner of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics; and to render such further assistance to said Commissioner in the premises as that office may desire. Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Agricul? tural Statistics to have prepared on or before the fifteenth day of April next, suitable books, blanks and instructions, to facilitate the registration provided for in this Act, and the collection of such statistical information as said Commis? sioner may deem of sufficient importance I to-the people at this^tatej^d^whcTrthe'' census takers shall have rngde the returns heretofore provided'for, the:said Commis? sioner shall forthwith report the result of Buch registration to the Governor of the State for the time being, and shall make a collated return Of the statistics to the General Assembly at its next regular ses? sion. Sec. 8. That the Governor of tho State for the time being shall, immediately af terrcceiyingirom the Co.mmis^iqnorof the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics the re? port provided for in the seventh section of this Act, examine tho -same; and in case it shall appear to him that any per? son or persons appointed to take the cen? sus, as aforesaid, shall in any wiso have failed to comply with the dutie9 imposed on him or them by this Act, cither in taking the census or in making tho other returns, as hereinbefore specified, he shall forthwith cause the same to bo taken and returned pursuant to tho provisions of this Act, wherever defaults shall have been made. Seo. 9. That the census taker employed in taking the census shall be entitled to receive as compensation for his services the sum of five dollars per diem, and his assistants four dollars pc'r 'day, whilst ac* tually employed, and no more; such com? pensation shall be paid monthly out of any moneys in the Treasury not other? wise appropriated, upon warrants to be drawn by the Comptroller-General when? ever he shall have received satisfactory proof that tho services of the claimant have been faithfully rendered in compli? ance with the provisions of this Act. And tho Commissioner of Agricultural Statis? tics is hereby authorized to employ cleri? cal service to assist bim in collating and making his returns; such service to be paid for out of tho contingent fund of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, and not to exceed tho sum of three hundrod dol? lars. In the Senate Houso, tho eighteenth day of March, in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. CHARLES W. MONTGOMERY, President of the Senate pro tern. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr., - Speaker of tho Home of Representatives. Approved the 19th dav of March, 1869. ROBERT K. SCOTT,.Governor. Spring Diseases. Reader! havoyou a mite, one solitary atom, of common sense? If you haVe, he persuaded to make a healthful use of it, and commence on tho instant. As soon as spring begins to set in almost every? body has more or less a feeling of lassitude; there is less buoyancy, less of an.appetite, less disposition to exercise; somo arc so indisposed that the}7 have to keep in the house, and numbers take to their beds. All this is your own fault; it's because you have got no sense, not a particle; or if you have, you do hot make use of it. You can readily understand that now, as the weather is warmcryou do not require as much fire in the house; and may be you are wondering why the servants will persist in making the house hotter now than jn the depth of winter; they are on-, ly burning as much fuel, now -as in mid winter, and they have not the sense to know this, or at least they do not care to think. The human body is a house to be kept warm; and, to be in health, its heat must he maintained at the same tem? perature the year round?that is. about ninety-six degrees. The stomach is in a sense the furnace; the food put into it the fuel; the lung9 set it on fire. Why, then, do you eat in warm weather as much as in cold weather? On a.spring.day, when scarcely any fire is needed in'tke house, you cram as much fuel into your stomach as in the depth of winter. You sec now that you have not as much senso as Bid? dy; she is only trying to burn up your houso, you are trying to burn yoursclt up with fever. A baby not three months old lias too much sense to poke its little finger into the candle twice., yet you arc poking your whole gluttonous hulk, head foremost, every day into the furnace, and yet actually don't know what hurts you. You don't think ; or, if you do, they are such diluted, milk-and-water "thinks," that a dime a load would be a bad bargain to tho purehascr. In an adult lifo all the food we eat serves two purposes; it sustains and keeps wann. For the lattor object meats, oils, butters, gravies, and sweets arc used; hence, in warm weather, a comparatively small amount of these things should be eaten; but in their place tako breads, fruits, vegetable, melons, and berries. Na? ture's instincts cull loudly for tho acids of berries and fruits, and for the earliest ten? der vegetables, the "greens" and tho sal? ads of our gardeners. It is becauso they have no heating qualities; they aro rather "cooling" in their nature. They who spend much of thoir time indoors, would enjoy an exemption from a great many bodily discomforts if, upon the first day of spring they would begin to have moat for only ono meal in tho day, and in lessening quantities as tho summer comes on.? Hall's Journal of Health. A Legal Conuni>kvm.?The Edgefield Advertiser is responsible for the following: Passing the post-office Corner the other morning we overheard a little ^en year old juvenile Bay to his playmate, "Hob, can you tell me why Judge Zeph Platt is like necessity ?" Bob promptly replied, "No, I can't Joe. Why?" 'Because," said Joe, with a knowing look, "Necessity knows no law." Joe is a smart boy,?a son of an adept in the law?and answers conundrums with astonishing accuracy. ? Kentucky has 753 miles of railroad. Hold your Temper with the Field Hands. A correspondent of the Columbus En? quirer has these sensible vvb'fds on the man? agement of tho field hands.' They are not only sound advice in the particular case, but universally sound. It is good Bible* practico to learn to "possess your souls in patience." The usual complaints thai the freedmen and women do not work well are rife; that they will idle away time, and that, too, when tho employer cannot afford to lose the time. I would suggest toplan ters not to let their.feolings become chaf? ed ; bear in irjind that the negro is an ig-1 norant being. We ought not to expect of him to know, feel and. understand the value of time. Ho, in his ignorance, docs not compre? hend the results of idleness, nor cau ho realize what great advantages would re? sult to him by steady and persistent ef? forts at the plow and the hoe. We must, therefore, possess ourselves with a vast deal of patience ; deal firmly with them, but, at the samo time, lot our conduct to? wards, and treatment of them, be tem? pered with kindness. Much of the ill feeling and idleness that exhibits itself upon some plantations, is the result of improper conduct by the proprietor, or the person having charge of the planta? tion. Passion upon the part of the own? er, and it vented in abuse and cursing thc laborer, will operate harshly upon his feelings, he be white or black. My plan is to keep temper in leading strings, and would you, he or she, wish to get along smoothly with your laborers. I say cori tfol your temper; suppress abuse and swearing at thorn; but if you must get mad and have a swearing spell, walk'off to the woods, take hold of a stump, beat it with your fist, and curse it, if you will,' to your heart's content. If you are. not then a sore and wiser man, then 3-0.11 had better quit farming and try somethiug else. Success in farming, under tho present system of labor, depends altogether upon a man's management of that labor and a judicious expenditure of time. If you can succeed in holding your laborers well in hand, control your temper, bring.into play your whole 6toek of patience, act thw purt, of a gentleman towards your hands at all times and upon all occasions, create with? in tliem a confidence, t'liat you will deal j honestly with them, let them feel that you are an intelligent man, that you are their superior in morals, feed them liber? ally (a liberal ration creates a deep im? pression upon them, and induces grateful' feelings to spring up in their heart's to? wards you and for you,) systematize your work, never deviate from regular work hours, bo steady and regular in your hab? its (for the negro is an imitative creature and will pattern after you.) never violate your word once passed to them, and pay them tho last dimo that you promised them?if any one can carry out the above policy, he can run a plantation and man? age hands successfully. -+ A Royal Quartette.?An Irishman happened to be in Paris a short time ago, while three crowned heads were there on a visit to his Imperial Majesty Napoleon. -These distinguished persons were theEtu per?rs of Knssia and Austria and the I Jiing of Prussia. One day, having thrown aside all-state ceremonial, the}* determin? ed to see the sights of tho'beautiful city! On'the Seine, for their own delectation, and for that purpose they resolved to go incog., so as not to be recognized by the people; However, in their stroll through Paris they went astray, and meeting a gentlemanly looking person, who happen? ed to be an Irishman, they politely asked him if ho. would kindly direct them to the Palais Royal. ? ? ; "Faith, and that I will, my boys," says j Pat, at tho 'same time taking a montal photograph of tho throe "boys." "This wayj my hearties !" and so they were con? ducted to tho gates of the royal palace, and tho Irishman was about bidding them farowell, when tho Emperor of liussia, in? terested and pleased as much by the gen? uine politeness of Pat (and what son Of Erin was ever yet deficient in courtesy and politeness) as by his naivete and wit? ty remarks, asked him who he was. "Well," rejoined their fluide, "I did not ask who you wero, and before I answer you perhaps you would tell mo who you ma}- bo." After somo further parleying, ono said, "I am Alexander, and they call mo the Czar or Emperor of all the Russias." "Indeed!'* said Pat, with a rouguish twinkle in the corner of his eye, and an incredulous nod of tho head (as m^ch as to say, "This boy is up to coddling me a bit.") "Ar.d might I make bold to ask who you be, my flower?" "They call mo Francis Joseph, the Em? peror of Austria." "Most happy to make your acquain? tance, Frank, my boy," says the Irish? man who thinking he was hoaxed, and in his despairing efforts to get the truth as he conceived, out of any of them, turned to the third ono, and said, "Who aro you?" "They call me Frederick William, and I am King of Prussia." They then reminded him that he had promised to tell them who ho was, and, after some hesitation, and with a myste? rious air of confidence, Pat, putting his hand to his mouth, whispered, "I am tho Emperor of China.but don't tell anybody." ? A rustic, describing Louisville, said 4lie finest residence there belonged to Mr. M. E. Church, whose name was cut in big latters over the door, and there was a sharp-pointed chimney on the house, two hundred feet high. ? Horace Greeley says that the darkest day in any man's earthly career is that wherein ho fancies that there is si.me easi? er way of gaining a dollar than by square? ly earning it. Gold for Cotton.?The Mobile Heqis ter, in its weekly market report, says : ' " We learn that the Board of Trade'at its monthly meeting, which is td bo held to-night, will consider the question of ad? vising planters to instruct their commis? sion merchants to notify buyers of cotton that, on and after the first of September next, their crops will be sold only for gold. This season is fast drawing to a close, and if any action is to be taken, it cannot be done too soon. Tho revolution is a radi? cal one, and buyers will-need-all,the time possible, to make their arrangoments for tho next season. Last year tho receipts: at Mobile, embraced,' 366,193 . bales, of which at least 325,000 were sold here: for foroign and domestic markets, valued at about. 820.000,000 gold, without adding charges incident to its sale and handling. Under the present system nearly every dollar of this vast amount is deposited in Northern Banks, and handled by Foreign and Northern Bankers, and whenever business is active, and the market is full of cotton bills, sellers of Exchange have to B?bmit to heavy discounts to place themselves in funds ; and on the Other hand, buyers of bills have to run the risk of parties abroad or at the- North being tiolvont when these bills mature. To pro? tect themselves, buyers of Exchange here almost invariably demand bills of lading, and, as has been the case on several oc? casions, cotton goes out of the city and on board of ships before it is paid for, and the planter and cotton factdr take the chances of getting their, money. Should disaster happen to tho buyer of the cot? ton, the planter and factor may never, get their money or cotton at all, and even if they should, cannot possibly do so with? out law suits and heavy' oxpenses of un? loading vessels. It is an indubitable fact that the world must have' our cotton j and that every bale shipped abroad is paid for at last in gold. I Why should not the South receive this in the first instance, as well as the second or third buyer? To a limited extent, we be? lieve thut buyers for Spain (Barcelona) send out coin to make their purchases; This should bo done by all partios, and'' then when the cotton is examined and re? ported on, it can be paid for at once, and; disposed of in any way that the owner desire. . There is another and a very serious question which the planter should consid? er. With gold in hand our people will be safe even if the "financial ruin" wtiich Senator Spraguo predicts should result from the policy of the present administra-! tion. The South is just now recovering ! from the effect of one exploded paper curroncy, consequent upon" "the fate war. Will she repeat the folly and fill her coffers with' greenbacks, which, according to Northern Sonators' own statements, are dangerous "promises to pay," when she can so easily obtain a commodity for her great staple which cannot depreciate with either war abroad, "financial ruin," or a smash-up of Government. -*? Reportjsd Belligerent Interview Be? tween riiE President and Senator Ross.?The Washington correspondent of tho New York Herald is responsible for following : ?'? Senator Ross, of Kansas, one of the gallant seven who voted against impeach? ment, bearded tho Presidential lion in his den this (Monday) morning. The report is that Ross went to the White House to look after certain appointments for his far off State. He had heard that the Presi? dent intended to make certain nomina? tions incompatible with the slate ho (Uoss) had made out for himself. Ross, like other Senators, is human, .and has a bouI .not above yearning for tfte loaves and ; fish?s. His Vo?l lelt sad at what he had learned concerning the designs of Presi? dent Grant," and to give1 his soul comfort he wended his way to^he White House.' He was admitted at the same time'as old Zack Chandler, but had the first chance to speak his littlo piece to tho President. '?1 come, Mr. President, to talk with you about tho appointments for my State, having heard that you intend to make certain nominations that may not har? monize with my desires, if you deem it worth while to consult them in the least." To which Grant laconically and inter? rogatively responded, "Well, sin" The-Presidential response was not in tho trno manner to ho relished by the Kansas Senator; . "Am I to understand that I am rightly informed as to your sta? ted intentions to disregard my preferen? ces in tho matter of appointments, Mr. President ?" enquired the Senator. "That is a question hardly susceptible of an answer, sir, To What appointments do you allude ? Inform mo and then I can reply," rejoined Grant. Senator Ross liked tho second answer aiHittlc as'the first, but having come for enlightenment he was determined not to go away in a fog. The Senator, there? fore, with suppressed rage, explained the appointments to,which he had reference "Frankly, sir," said Grant, "I intend not to malic those appointments." "What, sir! You scorn to accommodate mo in tho least," exclaimed Ross, boiling over with rago. "Sir. 1 believe I havo givon you my an? swer," firmly but sternly replied Grant. ??''This.-is not treating me fairly, Mr. President, nor as ono gentleman should another," uttered Senator Ross. "I have no intention to be dictated to, sir," said Grant Bharply. ''Nor have I to be insulted, even by you, sir, were you twenty times the President," ! exclaimed Ross, with his ire stirred up to white heat. "[ must decline to bo annoyod any further on the subject," muttered Grant ' between his teeth, "and desire tho inter ; view should terminate." "You and your desires may go tohcl.l!" I roared out Ross. "Leave the room, sir'!' Leave the room, or I shall force you out!" . thundered Grant. ' " Boss took his departure accordinjjry, in a terrible rage, quitting the White House like one.rushing from a plague, and hur? ried to the -Capitol. President Grant threw himself into a chair, the moment the door closed, and wiped his brow with his pocket hankorchief, evidently very much agitated. Old Zach Chandler ap? proached and was-thusiaddressed by the President: ? .'?Excuse me for a fevjr. moment's,''.Senar tor. After, that .interview'il-.must -.take a ? littlo time to cool off." Such is the ac-1 count which I have fearrred and which I give substantially as it e?me^t?-rne.'--1 dd not vouch for its truth; but have good I ground to believe it is not very different from the actual occurrence. A Romance in Colorado.?A letter from Dan.ver says.: "A very pretty ro? mance, in which a woman is not mixed up, hasjust banpend in the.mines. It runs', thus I A soldier who had served through tho war, soon after his discharge came West to seek his fortune; Ho'"drifted in? to tho mines, and got hold of "sbrac claims which were discovered to be very rich. His captain, who had been very kind'-to' him in the Service, lived far to the East; and finding' himself in want of a partner, the young soldier determined to write to tho captain, who was poor, and ask him to come out^nd share with him his good fortune. He did so. The captain came; and tho ex-private made over to him, as a gift, one-third interest in -all his mining: claims. The captain .was a shrewd man; the now firm prospered; and presently;thd7 generous young miner sent for an old friend who had been with him as a private In the same company, and made over to his comrade another third of his mines; The company prospered amazingly, and grew rich. A few weeks ago the captain and the? third member of the firm, longing to re | join their families and feelirig that they' were rich enough, proposed to sellout. They did so for 8100,000 ? each', and the rich ex-private was the-principal buyer; Tbey other day tho trio^werevseen-walk-: ing along the street arm. in arm, 'ap*> parently contented with the affairs ofthis-. world. Thoy are all three on their way. East, the head of the firm going to visit the ex-partners, whom he has made so rich. After a short stay in the East, the rich young soldier will return West and continue his mining operations. ' -?-o Worth Reading.?We clip the follow? ing from an exchange, and give it to our readers because of its truthfulness. It is rather a queer piece of poetic prose,. and yet contains more truth than poetry. * We" commend it to the notice of all business men : "When trade grew slacs, and notes fell due, the merchant's faCe grew lorig and blue; his dreams were troubled through the night with sheriffs, bailiff's, all in sight: At last his wife unto him said; Rise up at once, get out of bed, and get your paper, ink and pen, and say these words unto all men : ; ,MMy goods I wish to sell to yo?, and your wife and daughters too; my; prices they shall be so low;, that each shall buy before they go. "He did as his good wife advised, and: in the paper advertised; Crowds came and bought off all he had ; his notes were paid j his dreams were glad, and he will tell you to this day how well did printer's ink re? pay. * "He told us, with a knowing winkj how he was saved .with printer's ink, "The other in a place as tight,* content? ed was the press to slight. And did not let the people' know of what he had or where to go. "His drafts were due and were not paid; a levy on his goods was madej the store was closed until the sale, and for some time he was in jail. A bankrupt how without a cent, at leisure he can deep repent, that he was foolish .anil unwise, and did not freely advertise." -*-: Brave Words of a Brave Old Man. ?In reply to a noto from tho citizens of Lynchburg, Virginia, tendering him a public d?nner, General Early writes: "I am constrained tq decline the pro? posed enteriiaiment. . In doing so, I desire to express to you my. most heartfelt thanks for tho cordial greeting you have given me, indivdunlly and collectively, and to assure you that neither in wander? ing abroad, nor on my return, have I soon any causo to abate in attachment to the land of my birth, or to waver in devotion to tho principles which aotuatechus in our lato struggle for all that was dear. "It is the hour of defeat and adversity that really tries tho hearts and souls of men, and those who shall have passed through all its temptations without an abandonment of honor or principle will bo entitled in tho end to be rogarded as tho true heroos of our Causo. ?Very truly and respectfully 3-onrs, "J. A. Early." A Western Speech.?My competitor has told you of tho services he rendered his country in the \?to war. Let me tell you that I too acted an humble part in that memorable co?iest. When the tocsin of war summoaed the chivalry of the West to rally to the defence of the national' honor, *f, fellow-citizens, animated by that patriotic spirit which glows in every American's bosom, hired a substitute for that war, and tho bones of that man now lie bleaching on the banks of the Raisin ! .-*-. . ? At a recent frontier ball a half-breed belle appeared in a hoop-skirt, ornament? ed with fox tails, and waist of yellow flannel, ' slashed with stripes of buffalo hide.