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gdtknum Jntclligntctr. The Narrow Gauge. Philadelphia, June 20,1871. Samuel Wilkeson, Esq., Secretary Northern Pa? cific Railroad: The subject of railways with gauges nar? rower than the present standard has already, in this country, become of. very great importance, and many professional and. amateur engineers have rushed into print with statistics to show the immense superiority of such roads,, in econ? omy of construction,.and actual carrying ca? pacity. Id has been reserved for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to demonstrate, prac? tically, how such economy is effected, and in what manner it is propo?ed, and to make their road, constructed on the three-foot gauge, as sufficient in point of carrying capacity, as roads of standard gauges as at present conducted. While the discussion has proceeded in pa? gers, magazines, and pamphlets, the builders of the Denver and Rio Graude line ha/e been steadiy at work, until now the first 80 miles of | the line is graded, bridged, and tied; rolling stock completed and nothing but the perverse delays in the arrival of the iron hinders the completion of the road and its opening for traffic. The construction and capacity of this rolling stock alone furnish the solution of these two questions of economy and capacity, and the statistics below given will prove of very great interest to every one who knows what a rail? way is. The engines adopted for this guage are of the same patterns as the standard engines in use on the Pennsylvania Railroad, with but slight modifications, and were adopted after a careful comparison of those in use on both foreign and home roads. The passenger engines have four driving wheels of 36 inches diameter, and one pair leading-wheels: cylinders, 9x16 inches; weight on drivers, with water in the boilers, 20,000 pounds; total weight, 25,000 pounds. A four wheeled tender accompanies it, weighing 15,000 pounds empty. Freight engines have six driving-wheels, 36 inches diameter, with one pair leading-wheels; cylinders,. 10x16 inches; weight on drivers 25, 000 pounds, and a total weight of 30,000 pounds. Tender weighs 15,000 pounds empty. In the construction of passenger cars, there has been, perhaps, too much deference paid to prejudices in favor of existing patterns to ob? tain the full benefits of the narrow-gauge sys? tem. These cars have the following dimen? sions : Length, 35 feet; length, including plat? forms, 40 feet; height inside to centre of dome, 7 feet 9 inches; diameter of wheel, 24 inches; height of floor beams above rail, 27 inches; capacity, 35 passengers. *These care are hand? somely finished in the style of the Pullman car, and give the same seating-room as the cars of | the Pennsylvania Road. They are thoroughly ventilated and comfortable, and are eight wheelel, with an arrangement of springs which makes them very easy on track. Their weight is 16,000 pounds. Freight cars are made of | present patterns, but are four-wheeled. They weigh but 4,000 pounds, while having a capaci? ty of 10,000 pounds. This is but a short and imperfect description of this rolling stock, but is necessary to a ready comprehension of results given below?results based on actual comparison of actual power of | engines and actual weights of rolling stock on the 3 feet and 4 feet 8$ inch gauges respective? ly. We have taken the Pennsylvania Railroad for purposes of this illustration, because it is ably managed and near at hand. The standard passenger engine in use on that road has a weight on drivers of 40,000 pounds, or just double the capacity of the engine on the Den? ver and Rio Grande, but has a total weight in? cluding tender, of 105,000 pounds, or 52$ tons. Their usual local passenger train consists of: tons. 4 passenger cars, seating 53 passengers each, and weighing each 40,000 pounds, or 20 tons.:.80 1 baggage car.14 1. engine and tender.52} Total......~~.146} This train will accommodate 212 passengers, full. To carry the same number of passengers on the three ?eet gauge, we require-:. tons. 6 passenger cars,, seating each 35 passen? gers, and each weighing 8 tons......48 1 baggage car.~.-. 4 1 engine and tender.-.-.20 Total weight.-..12 or less than one-half the total weight of the train on the standard gauge. Then since the smaller engine has one-half the power of the larger, it follows that it can readily take its load wherever the larger engine can go; and on the authority of W. Baird & Co., who from their long experience may certainly be consid? ered trustworthy in such matters, can take it at a speed of thirty-six miles per hour as readily as the other can run forty miles per hour. But follow this out in freight traffic, which is (be p&ving traffic of any road, and see the re? sult. The capacity of the freight engine on three feet gauge is, on average low grades.w.405 tons Deduct engine and tender.?. 22} tone Leaving for load..^.....^..^?..382} tons Cars weigh 2 tons to carry 5 tons, of this load the 2-7 would be cars, or say.108 tons Leaving for paying freight.270 tons On standard gauges freight engines having double the weight on drivers will have double the capacity, or...810 tons Deduct engine and tender.60 tons Leaving for load.760 tons Cars weigh 10 tons and carry 10 tons, then ot load one-half will be weight of cars.375 tons Leaving for paying freight.375 tons This shows an actual capacity for the nar? row-gauged freight engines of nearly three fourths that of an engine of more than 2} times its weight. But we have supposed, in this case, that cars on both gauges are always filled, which, unfor? tunately, is rar from being the ca^e. Statistics show that on the standard gauges more than four tons of dead or non-paying weight are an? nually carried over these roads to each ton of paying freight. In other words, the average amount of freight carried in each car is but one-fourth of its capacity. Allowing that this discrepancy may extend to the thrcc-feet gauge also, which, from the smaller size of cars, can scarcely be expected, and this is the result: Three Feet Gange. Cars weigh 2 tons aud have capacity of 5 tons Then in Toad as above of..382 tons There will be weight of cars.234 tons Leaving weight of paying freight.146 tons Four-Eiyht and a Half Gauge. In load as above of..'..750 tons Weight of cars.600 tons Weight of freight.150 tons or only four tons more than on the narrow gauge. This then is the practical result of the nar? row-gauge theory, and from this follow natur? ally all the principles of economy in construc? tion and operation, cheap freight.", large divi? dends, its adaptability to other than mountain? ous countries, the feasibility of doubling the number of miles of our railway systems at no more than former outlay, the easy development of sparsely settled but valuable districts, and all the long train of advantages which will accrue to the stockholders of such paying roads as well as to the people along their routes. All Old Controversy Revived. Never was a secret so well preserved as that respecting the authorship of "The Letters of Junius." It should be premised for the benefit of those who have not read, up the subject, that these famous letters, bearing the signature. "Junius," were published in a London newspa? per called the Publie Advertiser. The first of them appeared on the 21st of January 1769, and the last on the 21st of January, 1772.? They attacked with great severity the ministe? rial measures of the Duke of Gratton and his colleagues, on account of their arbitrary high Tory tendencies. There were sixty-nine letters in all; of which twenty-one were addressed to the printer of the Public Advertiser, eleven to the Duke of Gratton, five to Sir William Dra? per, three to Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, and the rest to a variety of persons. They are re? markable for the elegance of their language, the force of their arguments, the bitterness of their reproaches, the keenness of their satire, the extensive information they display, their fearless tone and their attachment to the great principles of the Constitution of England. In a word, they must have been the production of a profound scholar and of an enlightened states? man. Yet, with all their merit, they might have passed into tho category of works known only to the learned but for the impenetrable mystery in which they have been shrouded. The name of the author of them, (or authors of them, if there were more than one,] though known to several persons, was never divulged. If it had been, it would probably have subjected the owner of it to the vindictive hatred of the arbitrary ministers of George the Third, who would doubtless have found some pretext for crushing- him. But all efforts to discover the author proved unavailing. The secret was rightly kept, and it died with those who knew it. There have been countless efforts made to discover it, but though some very plausible theories have been advanced, and supported by what appears to be fair evidence, nothing cer? tain has come out of all this controversy and research. The negative evidence, indeed, is undeniably strong, and when it is fairly weighed against the positive, the impartial inquirer will find himself in the condition of the donkey between two loads of hay. Dr. Allibonc, in his Dic? tionary of Authors (title "Junius") gives a list of forty-two persons to whom the authorship of these celebrated letters has been ascribed. The weight of testimony has been considered to preponderate in favor of Sir Philip Francis, a dissolute man and a rancorous politician, who reviled friend and foe alike, with the exception of the profligate John Wilkes, another noto? rious politician of that day, with whom "Juni? us" seems to have been on the best of terms. Among other proofs adduced in favor of Fran? cis has been the evidence of handwriting, and the professional expert has been called in to decide the question. There has been no lack of materials of this description to operate up? on. In the Chatham Correspondence there are many words and sentences in the known hand? writing of Francis, and they closely resemble some of those in the manuscripts of "Junius.1' But Francis was the hired amanuensis of Lord Chatham for more than a year, and therefore wrote many things of which he was not the au? thor. He was also a servile tool of Calcraft, Wood, Ellis, and other prominent politicians, and played "jackal" to them. The first formal introduction of the professional expert into the controversy arose in this manner: In 1770 or 1771, when Junius was in the fullness of his fame, and Francis was at Bath, a Miss. Giles (afterwards Mrs. King) received a copy of ver? ses (about sixteen lines,) accompanied by an annoymous note, both of which came, as she believed, from Francis. Between forty and fif? ty years afterwards, when his name was public? ly associated with Junius, she produced these documents, and the resemblance of the annoy? mous note to the handwriting of Junius (spec? imens of which had been lithographed by Woodfall, the original publisher of the Let? ters,) induced her brother to get it lithographed for private circulation. It attracted some tem? porary attention, but it was soon forgotten, and remained so until 1SGS, when the documents came into the possession of the Hon. Edward Twistlcton, who submitted the note to Mr. Nethorclift, an expert. Thatgentleman atonce declared that it was in the handwriting of Fran? cis. Mr. Twistleton then submitted the verses to another expert, a French gentleman, named Ch'abot, who reported that they were not, and could not have been, written by Francis. The history of this investigation has just been pub? lished in London, ana it re-opens the doubt about Francis being the real author of Junius. Ho was never suspected by his contemporaries of being so. He was first put forward as such in 1813. by Mr. Taylor, after which Francis "played Junins'' to everybody. But Pitt bad long previously told Lord Aberdeen tthe late Premier of England) that both he and his father (Lord Chatham) knew who the author was, and that it was not Francis. The Right Hon. T.homa.s Grenvillc told his nieces, as a matter of personal knowledge, that not one of the persons who had been mention? ed as Junius was that writer. Soon atie:.* the publication of the Diary of a Lady of Quality ?a short time ago?Lady Grenville sent word to the editor, who had mentioned the subject therein, that Lord Grenville had told her he knew who wrote the Junius letters, and that it was not Francis. But the strongest evidence against Francis is that he did not possess learn? ing and ability sufficient to enable him to writo the letters. But why tho mystery should still be maintained, now that a century has elapsed, and all the parties concerned have long since died off, is inexplicable. Mark Twain's Adventure with Car Peddlars.?And then there were the peddlars. I bought out the pop-corn boy to get rid of him, because I was trying to compose a poem for a young lady's album, and I did not want to be disturbed. But he came right back with a stock of peanuts. I took a few and hurried him away, and he returned with some ice cream candy. I don't like ice cream candy and pea? nuts together, but I invested at once, because an inspired rhyme had been homo to me, and I wanted to get it down before it slipped my mind. Then the scoundrel came back to me with tobacco and scgars, and afterwards with oranges, imitation ivory baby whistles, fig-paste and apples; then he went away and was gone for sonic time, and I was encouraged to hope the train had run over him. He was only keeping his most malignant outrage to the last. He was getting his literature ready. And from that time forward the degraded youth did nothing but march from one car to the other, and afflict the passengers with spec? imen copies of the vilest blood-and-thundcr ro? mances on earth. "The Perjurer's Doom," and "The Desperado's Revenge" were some of his mildest works, and on their backs were pic? tures of stabbing affrays and duels, and people shoving other people over precipices, and wretched wood cuts of women being rescued from terrible perils of all kind?and they arc always women who arc so criminally homely that any right minded man would take a placid sat? isfaction in seeing them suffer sudden and vio? lent death. But the peddlar boy peddled these atrocious books right along for hours together, and I gave up my poem at last, and devoted all my energies to driving him away, and trying to say things that would make him unhappy. ? In Mississppi recently, 7,000 desks for the public schools were purchased for S7 a piece. It has since transpired that tho same kind of desk can be bought for $3.50; which fact de j monstrates that some enterprising indivuala re 1 alized $24,000 by this one little operation. In I noting the above transactions tho Chicago j Tribune, one of the oldest Republican papers , in the country, says : "The parties to the trans ! action must belong to the genus carpet-bagger. The black-satchel gentry are voluble in their apostrophes to liberty; liberty, with them, means liberty to steal, and it is but a slight step from descanting upon stealing to stealing upon desks and everything else." Hints on Canning Fruit. The season when fruit will be plenty is fast approaching, and those housekeepers who have seen how much their canned fruit was enjoyed the last winter, will be making calculations to put up a large supply the present summer. There is nothing healthier, and really hardly anything cheaper than canned fruit. It may seem unnecessary to those who are already adepts at the art, to write anything on this subject; but I can assure such that there are hundreds of bushels of fruit spoiled every year in this town alone. A lady not long since was telling me that last fall she put up three baskets of as handsome peaches as were ever gathered, and every bottlo was spoiled. I constantly hear the ladies talk? ing about their spoiled fruit. There is another remark I often hear, and which seems absurd to me, "My fruit always whitemolds, and I think it improves it." There is a thick, leath? ery white mold, which often forms on the top of the fruit, and which can be removed whole without affecting, apparently, the flavor of the fruit; but it is not desirable to have even this sort of mold. It would be out of the question to send such bottles to a long distance, as the mould would be spread all over the fruit, if it did not impart any unpleasant flavor. There is such a thing as having bottled fruit without any mold whatever. I think the reason white mold forms i? that the lid of the can is not ap? plied Boon enough, and many ladies consider this as a part of the process. Only yesterday a friend told me that she always waited three or four minutes after the fruit was in the bot? tle before she put on the lid. "It lets out the air," she said. I looked surprised. "You know there are always bubbles of air to come up." "Oh, yes !" I said, "I know; but always run a knife quickly down the inside, and that brings them up." The quicker the lid is applied the better, and it should not be disturbed until you want to use the fruit. In regard to the air-bubbles, which often form while the bottle is filling, a little care will obviate the difficulty. In putting the fruit in? to the bottle, do not pour it in such a way as to close the whole mouth of the bottle, because that prevents the escape of the air; but rather let the fruit slide gently down the side of the bottle. It can be done just as quickly this way. as the other. The secret of having bottled fruit keep is, to have a perfectly air-tight cover, and to be sure that the fruit perfectly boils all throughout, be? fore putting it into the bottles, and then to be quick about putting on the cover, and letting the cover alone, until you want to use the con? tents of the bottle. . It is not necessary to let out the steam or air after the cover is on. Do not place a string under the rubber for this purpose. Do not insert a pen knife under the rubber (according to some directions) to let out air (I know a lady that learned this lesson after her peaches had all fermented). It is not necessary to bury the bottles in the earth, or to have a dark vault made in the cellar for the purpose. Mine keep perfectly, without mold, on a shelf in a rather light cellar. If you bottle your fruit in the right way, it will keep almost anywhere but by the stove. If you don't do it right, and let in the air with a knife or some other way, it won't keep, no matter where you put it. Of course, if you have not done it right, it will keep longer in a dark, cold place, but it will suc? cumb to the atmosphere in the end. Bottled fruit, put in a proper manner, will keep for years, if desired. I had some splendid peaches at a friend's the other evening, and sue said she did not know whether they were two or three years old. But she knew they were not last year's for she did not put up any, as she had used up all her empty bottles for cherries, plums, raspberries, etc., and as she had several bottles of peaches on hand, she did not think it necessary to buy more bottles for a fresh sup? ply. A Model Jail.?In one of our Western towns they have built a new jail, of the most beautiful design, and it is attracting a good deal of company; in fact, it is so nice that it is hardly considered a disgrace to be put up in it. The following are some of the rules: Persons who are disorderly will be turned out. Nobody admitted unless they can show a good moral character. Applications for admission must be accompa? nied by a five-dollar bill, and a vote will be ta? ken?one black ball rejecting the applicant. Honest men, who desire to reform, accommo? dated with a fine suite of rooms, and with ser? vants. Magistrates must be careful what kind of persons they recommend to this institution. No talking allowed in the reading-room, nor altercations in the hilliard-room. Persons coming in or going out must avoid slamming the doors. No one allowed out after ten o'clock. The only bars allowed at the windows are mosquito bars. The doors must be kept locked at night to prevent persons from breaking in. Persons with the small-pox are not allowed to break out. Meals at all hours. " Tournament.'*?The Petersburg (Va.) Index does not like the nomenclature adopted in connection with the equestrian sport of tour? naments. It therefore greets with hearty wel? come the "charge" delivered at Bichmond, on the 4th, by Dr. Bagby, in which he was bold enough to laugh at the thing as it deserves to be laughed at, thereby earning the public grat? itude. The charge was happily conceived and expressed, and in its conclusion aptly traves? tied the mock heroics common to such occa? sions : "Therefore, Sir Knights and gentlemen, I now most earnestly charge you to do your level best. Proceed. Set sail. Unship your royal mizzen cat heads, haul aft your-spanker bow? sprits, host your fore-tops'l hatchways. Go it. And may the devil take the man that don't take the ring." Household Reci pes.?Iron rust can be re? moved by salt and lemon juice. Put hot tallow on ink stains before sending to wash. Don't hang colored articles in the sun t j dry ?it fades them. Carpets can be easily cleaned by sweeping them sprinkled with wet corn meal. An excellent tooth powder is made of equal parts of honey and powdered charcoal. It is claimed that rats may be prevented gnawing harness by mixing with the oil applied a little cayenne pepper, say a teaspoouful to the quart. ? It is thought that the Mr. Washington who is described in the "Journal of a Young Lady in Virginia" as paying a noctural visit to the bedroom of some young ladies dressed in a woman's short gown and petticoat, and over? whelming them with kisses, and afterward nearly scaring them to death in the cellar, was not Geo. Washington, the father of his country, but a Mr. Oorbin Washington. Indeed, there is some doubt expressed as to the authenticity of the book w hich contains the account of this affair. The incident related occurcd in 1782, and although the Revolutionary war was brought to a close in that year, the young lady who K??pt this daily history of events has not once mentioned the war, or alluded to a single incident of it. There is not a military title given to any person in the book, although the battle of Yorktown had been recently fought at her very door. One thing is certain. If this story about George Washington is true, the otic about the little hatchet is a falsehood.? The first President of the United States might have indulged in such a frolic as that described in the young lady's journal; but for the boy who made the speech about the cherry tree to have done so would have been a moral impos sibillily. Striking Confirmation of Hie Accuracy of the Bible. A very singular and striking confirmation of the truth of certain ancient Bible records has lately been brought to light. The land of Mo? ab, lying east of the Jordan and Dead Sea, being under Turkish rule, and the authorities being jealous of all the movements of travelers, has been a land of mystery, and few and far between have been explorations of it. In 18GS, the Rev. F. A. Klein, a Prussian mis? sionary at Jerusalem, traveling in Moab under the protection of an Arab Sheikh, discovered a remarkable stone among the ruins of the an? cient city of Dibon. The stone was originally three feet five inches in height, and one foot and nine inches in width and thickness, with an inscription of thirty-four lines. It is believed originally there were eleven hundred letters on the stone, but only six hun? dred and sixty-nine have been restored, as it was partially broken in pieces after curiosity concerning it had led the Arabs to suppose it valuable, and that money could be obtained for the separate pieces. The inscription was in the ancient character used by the inhabitants of Moab, and having been deciphered by adepts in this species of lore, it is satisfactorily ascertained that the inscription is older than most of the Old Testament, and was, beyond doubt, made in the year that Elijah the prophet was translated into heaven. It reads like a chapter in the Bible, and gives strong confir? mation to the facta related in the inspired vol? ume. It has an age of at least twenty-seven hundred years, being the work of a people who dwelt in immediate connection with the people of Israel during the whole period of their mar? vellous history. The inscription narrates the achievements of King Mesha, the Moabitc monarch who fought against Jehoram and Jehosaphat, and speaks of the vessels of Jehovah taken from the captured Nebo and dedicated to Chemorh, the national deity of the conqueror. This inscription not only depicts the wars between Israel and Moab, so vividly pictured in the Old Testament, but also strikingly illustrates the historical, geo? graphical and religious relations of these king? doms. There are few occurrences more re? markable, even in this age of surprises, than the manner in which the Moabitc stone has been awakened from the sleep of three thous? and years, to unfold the secrets of language, and of history, and to confirm, by its emphatic testimony, the essential accuracy of the Book of Books. ? The man "who couldn't find his match" went to bed in the dark. ? What do great liars do when they die ?? They lie still. ? Some people say that dark-haired women marry soonest. We differ; i t is the light-head? ed ones. ? An apothecary exposes a cake of soap in his window, with the pertinent inscription, "Cheaper than dirt." ? Speaking of apples, it is remarkable that the first apple in Paradise should have turned out the first pair ! ? People say iron natures never weep, and yet we have seen whole rows of cannons in tiers. ? The reason why editors have their man? ners spoiled i? because they receive so many evil communications. ? Throw a bouquet and a card of thanks to screnadcrs, when you cannot invite them in. If you haven't a card, throw the water-pitcher, or a chignon. ? God has mysteriously linked all men to? gether by the curious fact of mutual depend? ence, and this wonderful possibility of mutual help. ? Voltaire's saying, in answer to a stranger, who was observing how tall his trees grew, that "they had nothing else to do 1" was a quaint mixture of wit and humor. ? Argue not with a man whom you know to be of an obstinate temper t for when he is once contradicted his mind is barred up against all light and information. ? "I have this afternoon been preaching to a congregation of asses," said a conceited young parson. "Then that was the reason you called them beloved brethreu," replied astrong-mind ed lady. ? An American who has lived several years on the Continent says that men in this country admire a pretty face and stylish appearance, while every where else a handsome figure and fascinating manners and conversation are con? sidered the most attractive. ? These are Spanish proverbs :?Love, a horse and money carry a man through the world. Three things kill a man : a hot sun, sup? per and trouble. If the gossip is not in her own house, she is iu some body else's. Don't speak ill of the year till it is over. The moth? er-in-law forgets that she was once a daughter in-law. ? It is positively asserted that the dogs of Calhoun, Ga., have become so habituated to having tinware attached to their tails that whenever one of them sees a tin kettle lying in the road he backs up to it and waits for some? body to tie it on. And any one who yearns for a first class story, exactly adapted to the dog days, is at liberty to believe it. ? That the inability to lator may come? the night of life?should be an incentive to highest effort in the present; for what can be sadder than a retrospect of an aimless, useless existence; or what solace so precious as the memory of kindly deeds and generous words strewn along the retreating pathway of life, and leaving fruits that time cannot destroy. ? No one ever mistakes the good married man. It is only the erratic one who leaves you in doubt. The good one can protect all the unprotected females, and make himself gener? ally agreeable to the ladies, and yet never leave a doubt ou any mind that there is a precious little woman at home worth all the world to him. ? In a town in Ohio not long ago, the wo? men went in bauds of two and three with their knitting and sewing into dram-shops of the place, and spent the whole day with their work, and talked politely upon various topics. Hus? bands and friends came in, saw now things looked, and had not the courage to step to the bar and drink. This was kept up for several days and the result was every shop in the place was closed. ? Upon an ancient tombstone in Norwalk, Connecticut, is the following: "Here lies the body of Mrs. Susannah St. John, who died December (J, 1749, aged 40 years and 2 months. She that lieth at rest within this tomb, had Rachel's face and Leah's fruithfulness, Abiga? il's wisdom, Lydia's faithful heart, with Mar? tha's care, and we hope Mary's better part." ? A Western preacher explained the passage through the Red Sea by saying that the Israel? ites crossed on the ice. An auditor interrup? ted, remarking that there is no ice under the equator. "Sir," said the excited preacher, "this happened thousand-* of years before the age of feographies, and before there was any equator! think, brethren and sisters, I have answered the gentleman completely." ? A correspondent of the New Orleans Home Journal has found out away in which to make the frecdmcn work and take care of themselves. His way is patriarchal, but none the worse on that account. He hires his labor? ers by the year at a certain price per month of twenty-six working days, one-ball payable at tho end of the month, and the other at the end of the year. When the year's end comes the freedman is surprised and happy !o find that he has some money on hand, and not unfrcqucnt ly is moved thereby with laudable pride and much success to become a small land-owner. ? It is stated that about tho time of his death, the late Hon. C. L. Vallatidingham was gathering material for an article for the Galaxy, on his "New Departure." In a letter to tlie editor of the Galaxy, dated June 10, a few days before his death, Mr. Vallandingham asked de? lay in preparing the article ou account of the absorption of his energies in the murder trial in which he was engaged, but promised the ar? ticle within two weeks or a month. ? A member of the Arkansas Legislature who goes for economy in public expenditures, in speaking of an extravagant appropriation, indignantly exclaimed: "Gentlemen, talk about 'adequate compensation of public ser? vants.' Why, sir, during the late war I was in twirty-seven battles, was wounded thirteen times in the cause of the South, and the entire pay I received was ?30 in Confederate money, and every cent of which I gave for one glass of old rye whiskey." _? There may be the richest conversation without speech. The finest thoughts are never spoken or written. The noblest, the divinest thinking: of the human heart has never yet been embodied in the form of speech. When men are under a great, penetrating, and reven tial impression, they stand with hushed lips. Man under the deepest emotion says little.? Where there is a great deal of talking there is very little feeling. When there is deep feeling there is hushed and solemn silence, as if man felt the load upon his heart. ? By example and precept, let the young be taught to use kind words and mutually to bear each other's burthens. Create such a dream at home as will withdraw the husband and sons from corrupting associations abroad. Let the mother be the centre of domestic pleasures. DON'T OVERLOOK THIS. No Charge for Showing Goods, THE subscriber has just returned from New York, and is now receiving a large and well-selected stock of Goods, which he is confi? dent can BE SOLD LOWER Than any stock of Goods EVER BROUGHT TO THIS MARKET. His stock consists, in part, of Calicoes, Cambrics, Lawns, Percales, Muslins, Mozambique?, Japanese Cloths, Mohairs, Organdies, DeLaincs, Alpaccas, Jaconets, Swiss, Nainsook, Blea. & unblea. Shirting and Sheeting, Plaid & Striped Homespuns, Bed Tickings, And, in fact, everything else belonging to the Dry Goods line. I have also an unusually large and cheap stock of Mens', Ladies, Boys and Misses BOOTS and SHOES. My stock of Mens', Youths' and Boys' CLOTHING and CLOTHS, Embraces everything in that line, from Cot? ton and Linen TWEEDS to the finest CLOTHS and CASSIMERES. My Gents' Furnishing Department la complete in everything usually kept in t> at line Of Fancy Goods and Yankee Kotions, I have an endless variety. All of the latest styles of? Ladies' and Misses Hats and Bonnets, Mens', Youths' and Boys' Hats and Caps, Hosiery, Gloves, Collars, Cravats, Toilet Soaps, Ribbons, Laces, Gimps, Embroideries, &c. GROCERIES, HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, HOLLOW-WARE, SHOVELS, FORKS, SPADES, HOES, AXES, HATCHETS, HAMMERS, &c., &c., &e. Be sure and examine my stock before purcha? sing, for I am confident I can sell you goods. A trial is all I ask. M. LESSEE, No. 3 Granite Row, Anderson O. II., S. O. April 6, 1871 40 MARBLE WORKS. LOCATION, Main St., near Railroad Bridge. WE WILL FURNISH MARBLE WORK AS LOW AS CAN BE BOUGHT ELSE I WHERE. Below is our Price List: Tomb Tops, of Vermont Marble, common and ordinary, 6x3 feet...$ 35 to 40 Good Quality. 45 to 47 No. 1 and Statuary. 50 to 65 Italian, of same. 50 to 55. Head Stones, 4x1 ft. 6 inches. 14 to 16 Head Stones, 3x1 ft. 2 inches, and 3x1 feet. 8 to 9 Monuments, Monumental Head Stones at same rates. Box Tombs, plain.... 115 to 125 Paneled, good quality. 135 to 160 No. 1 Heavy Paneled, with posts... 175 to 190 Lettering.3 and 3* cents a letter. At our Shop we put up those $250 Tombs at $160, and guarantee to furnish as good ma? terial and heavier paneled work for the same. Parties wishing Marble Work will find it to their interest to call on us. T. WILDMAN & COv May 25,1871 47 Greenville & Columbia Railroad. Columbia, S. C, March 1,1S7J. ON and after this date, the following Schedule will be run daily, Sundays excepted, connecting wiiU Nigbt Trains on South Carolina Koad, up and down, also with Trains going North and South on Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Kailroad: UP TRAIN. Leave Columbia.7.00 a. m " Alston.??.9J? a. ni. " Newberry._11.15 a. m. " Cokesbury._.3.00 p.m. " Bclton.5.00 p. m. Arrive Anderson. 6.00 p. m. " at CireeuviUc_.6.30 p. ni. DOWN Tit A IN. LeavoGreenville.?.-G.K a. m. " Anderson.6.45 a.m. " Helton.WH a. m. " Cokesbury.10.07 a. in. " Abbeville.S.l? a. m. " Newberry.-._ 1.50 p. ni. " Abtun.4.U5 P- ni. Arrive Columbia. 6JS6 p. ni. M. T. It AUTLET r, General Ticket Agent. March 0,1871 36 Tin ai (Mil Mannfactory AT PENDLETON, S. C ALL orders for TINWARE from country mer? chants and village stores promptly filled at low cash prices. Old tin vessels, lamps, guns, pistols, sewing machines, etc-.,, repaired. Rags, Beeswax, Tallow, &c, taken in exchange. Any one wishing anything in the above line will do well to give me an early call. PAR? LOR and COOKING STOVES always on hand. GEO. D. BARR, Pend'.ctou, S. C. Fcb 10, 1871 33 1871. SPRING TRADE. 1871. CROQUET. Complete sets from $3 to $20 per set. BASE BALLS. All the different kinds at reduced prices. FISHING TACKLE. Of every description. TRAVELING BAGS. For ladies and gentlemen. FOREIGN FANCY GOODS. GUNS AND PISTOLS OF ALL KINDS and PRICES. AMMUNITION, SPORTSMEN'S GOODS. Goods shipped to any part of the country per express. The same careful attention given to or? ders by mail as to personal purchases. Prices for our goods based on gold at par. POULTN'EY, TRIMBLE & CO., 200 W. Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, HD, April 6, 1871 40 " ly IMPORTANT NOTICH TO CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS, All Retail Orders amounting to $20 and Over Delivered lu any Part of the Country Free of Express Cliarg-es, HAMILTON EASTER & SONS, OF BALTIMORE, MD., In order the better to meet the wants of their Retail Ottf toniers at a distance, have established a SAMPLE BUREAU, xn& will, upon application, promptly send by mail full line* of Samples of the Newest and most Fashionable Goods, of FRENCH, ENGLISH and DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE, guaranteeing at all times to sell at low, if not at ltttpricttr than any bouse in the country. Buying our goods from the largest and most celebrated manufacturers in the different parts of Europe, and inj' porting the same by Steamers direct to Baltimore, ?or stock is at all times promptly supplied with the novelties of the London and Paris markets. As we buy and sell only for cath, and make no bad debtt-r we arc able and willing to sell our goods at from Tew ?r Fifteen Pkr Cent. Less Profit than if we gave credit.. In tending for samplet specify the kind of goodt desired^ We keep the best grades ol every class of goods, from tfcr lowest to the most costly. Orders unaccompanied by the cath trill be sent C. 0. D. PROMPT-PAYING WHOLESALE BUYERS are hrri ted to inspect the Stock in our Jobbing and Packing De? partment. Address HAMILTON EASTER k SONS, 197, 199, 201 and 203 West Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Md. Oct 27, 1870 18 ly WAVEBLY HOUSE, Anderson, S. C. -* JOHN A. MATES, Proprietor, -? THE WAVERLY HOUSE has been repaired and fitted up, and has now a magnificent ap? peal anc?. Mr Mayes is lately of Abbeville, and> is well known as a good Hotel keeper. The House has been newly furnished, and has all the modern improvements and comforts, and will give the belt the country affords in way of fare, which will br served np in the best of style. Stop and see us, and you will be well treated. March 23, 1871 38 H. H. SCUDDAY, M. D.5 Physician and Surgeon, ANDERSON C. H., S. C, . RESPECTFULLY tenders his services to the citizens of Anderson Village and vicinity, Willi an experience of sixteen years i& all form? of disease peculiar to this climate, he hopes to* meet the expectations -of all patients committed to his care. Special attention given to Obsterics, and dis? eases of women and children. When not professionally engaged, he can usu ally be seen at (he Drug Store of Messrs. Simp? son, Hill & Co., or at the residence formerly oc* cupied by J. B. Sloan, deceased. March 23, 1871 38 6m If. GOLDSMITH. P. ?lXDr GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS, (PHtENIX IRON WOttKS,) COLUMBIA, S. C, MANUFACTURERS of Steam Engines, of all sizes ; Horse Powers, Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Flour Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills, Ornamental House and Store Fronts, Cast Iron Railings of every sort, including graveyards, residences, ?Sc. Agricultural Implements, Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds made to order on short notice, and en the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses, &c. May 18, 1871 46 lr HENRY BISCHOFF & CO., Wholesale Grocers, AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, &C, No. 19* East Bay, H. BISCHOFF,> S:hvSr:| Charleston, S. C. Fcb 23,1871 34 6m MACQUEEN & RIECKE, WHOLESALE Produce & Provision Dealers, Have constantly on hand and receiving, Ba? con, Dry Salted Meats, Pork, Lard, Flour, Sugar, Molasses, &c, &c. Purchasers are requested to examine their stock at 21 and 23 VEX DUE RANGE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Feb 23, 1871 34 Gm WM. IIKNRY TRESC0T. W. W. HUMPHREYS-. TRESCOT & HUMPHREYS, Attorneys at Law, WILL practice in the Courts of the Eighth Circuit, and in the United Stales Court (Mice in Broyles' building, opposite the Beusc? House. Anderson C. II. FeUt), loll 3?