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l ... T Tvy A' <^- " ?? y. /X O/CL ,Q^8L"'BE^?aS&^3Er POPULAR EVENTS. | m || |?t, 1| littt",t^r * -.rr.rr.m^jvfroa .__ , 1 ^john c. & eljw. bsbj y, i'ro'rs. ' " l>". ;it t greenville. soo?i carolina, february s, 1870. vol. xvi.?no. 37. il>* '* ! 7j. , ',.*?' 4j im> *! ? _1.l ' . >1 1 111' . |l i " i ! > "d TITTTT^TiT I a in ,, t< cv w m v. n . lii/inn . *1.'-- *?1-iiliMri t- - i_j_ - *-??? ?- *? -1 IS * x>. vv nriitLiiL, QREENVILILE, ?. O. DEALER IN 60U &1Q S1LYIIVATCBU j CLOCKS^ JEWELRY, SPECTACLES* 18 & 22 Carat Solid Nuptial Kings, SILVER & SILVER-rLATED HT WORK of all discriplions in liia line done nromptlj. *1 | fr* Jjy NEW YORK i 11 Dil CBMPABY- ' : Dividend declared in 18C8, 68 per Centum. ASSETS, $13,000,000. NO COMPANY In the United State* can claim superior advantages to llii? old and well-established institution, which ha* been doing business with the greatest sue cess for about twenty-fire years. It is ulrietly mutual, and never had stockholder* to appropriate** portion of its earning*.? It is under legal supervision, a protection to policy holders, whiqh is afforded nowhere but in New York end Massachusetts. Its managers cannot speculate with the funds of the Company, but are obliged to invoH as the laws of Near York requite trustees to invest trust estates. The official reports, for several years past, show that this Com psny has been better managed than any other doing business in New Yoik. An investment in this Company is ita safe as anything earthly can he. It offers security and cheapness, and Itss advantages over any other_ Company In the United 8tateu. Reference may be made to the following pr?*nilemen: Gov. B. F. Perry, Col. G. F. Townee, Thoa M. Co*, Thomas Stcen, II. Bealtie A Co.. Wm. T. Shumate, Jus. P. Monro and L Williams. For further information, apply to the tin dersigood. agent for Greonril.e, or to J AS. It. SCOTT. Attorney at Law, Greenville Court House. W. If. CAMPBELL. Rept 8 16 tf The State of South Carolina. o 11 rks vti. i. v co b'.v t y. In Equity?In Common Ploas. J A MKS A'. I'A Y 1.0 II, A ssignea, w It A YJ.IS FA Jill et al?Hill to Foreclose Mortgage, dee. HY virtue of the Decretal Or ler made in the above case. I will sell, on ?/oy in F<6r??ry ?*rt,tli*TRACl'OF I.ANI) diwllii'il In tlii- Pleading*; to *il ; AH (hit Troot of I .an-1 on ahie'i the De-fembitit now re*ider, on Ke<)ly Hirer, Adjoining laud* of Choice. Hawthorne, Ko*ter and oilier.*, and containing Fmtr Hundred atnl Thirty Arret, more or le?e. Tlii* Tract containe aonie tin* Bottom*. TKKMH OF BALK?Six hundred dollar* cash, the balance on a credit until the ISth day of February. A. D., 1374, tlia purcharcr to execute bond with good surety and n mortgage of the premise* to ?eeuro the purchnae money. l'tiper* and it a nips extra. W. A. McDAKIEL, C. C. P. Clerlc'a Office, Dec. 8tta, 1809. 03-4 The State of South Carolina* OUl'.KN VII.LK COUNT?. Ia thn Common Flea* -Equity Sid*. TIIOMA8 C. OoSvETt, Administrator, r?. P. F. SUDDUTII, et al.?Dill for Salt o/ Deal K?tate, to I'ay Debt*, <fc. UNDER the Decretal Order made in the above eaaa, tbe Creditor* of tbe Ketate ?l Mm. MARTHA LOVELAND, pre required to oatablifh the rnnk and amount of their claim* against *aid Est a to, before theClerk, within mint months from this late. YT. A. McDANIKL, O. C. P. Clerk'* Office, September 28th, 18fi9. Sept 29 19 Otn pa. Notice "TS hereby given to all whom it may eonX cern, that I will apply to S. J Duuthtl, Probate Judge of Greenville Co'in'y, on tbe fl/A day of Febrttary next, for a final diacharge a? Executor of the Estate of ' I> DY T. HUDSON, deceased. WM. II. AUSTJN. Kxeeator. January 7th. 187a X fc #4-4 0 I ft iiwouee * f. T8 heeet.y given to .11 whom it may eonA eern, that I will spp'y to S. J. Doiithit, Probate Judge of ()r?en?ill? County, oti the %bth day of Fibruary nert, for * finel discharge as hceiittfel the Hetale of 1IA LA18 K JORDAN ,Jh teased, S9~H9lkY J. &AINK8. Januarys#, 1870. I ?* Executor. Jan 6 fj ||t fif 7^ Notice TS hereby glean to' .11 whom it may eon X eern, that I #fl| apply to 8. J. Douthit. Probate Judge <flftreeneille County, on the 14th day of Febtkiy for a Anal diecharge aa AdnNMMraiii* >f the Katate of MICAJAU BTOgjl deoeafrd. AH parties having claims against the Ke tate of said deemed, will present them properly attested on or before said day, to ma, or Uta Legale Jadj* o^^ debarred. TM U fifloCllt )U0 H. \j I Adn.in-atrator. January 14(1, 187ft i..? y |? | ?_ Two Magazines for $100 I a u. k?it KaMar'* e?tN?niort#nd ffuilfc pultlUh ?4. Jfopf lUuMalod J*>thli#aJfcAdJt-*?a Bd. und Pob'r T^laure Hoar*, PilUburf, I**. Jan II M 4. h. i i~n * ?rtil ? m i mi The " People'? Bank," in Charleato k hM reaftmed business, and ill bills are redeemed At par. t W* W t I A V W w M ? Y ' ti PlTORI. 4). BAIL*T, iilMitU Editor. Botftoairrto* Two Dollar* per annum. ADTa*fiftRWK*Ta Inserted at the ratea of one dollar per aquare of twelre Minion lioei (this aixed type) or laaa for the drat insertion, A?y eata each for tht second and third-insertions, and twenty-five cents for subsequent insert tens. Yearly contracts will ba mnde. All advertisement* mast bare the number of insertions marked on them, or they will be Inserted till ordered oat, and charged for. Unlet* ordered otherwise. Advertisements will invariably bo ' displayed." Obltnnry notices, and all matters inuring to te the benefit of any one, are regarded as Adrertisementa. lehrtfii ^oftrq. Towards Evening'. Father, the shadows fall f Along my way ; *?r ( > t '?* ' > 'Tia past tbe noon of day. My " wcateringrun " tells that tbe eve is near; I know, bat feel no fear. And loved ones have gone home? A Holy band : I hear thnn call mo from tho spirit land? A gentle call. Yea, dear ones, X shall come. * Oh, not alone ! though now I lead tho van, And with uncovered head Press on where others led When my young life began. I nm not left alone, Though they are gone: Swcot voices of ?b* pat/ - J And of to-day? The loved, that round my way Still twine about my heart? Tell me how good thou art. O holy Light and Love ! Deam on my soul, My inmost life control; Then may each pare thought spring; And poaee, with gentle wing, Brood liko the dove. (Original Cnmrauniratiiina. FOR THE SOUTBIW KWTKRPB1SK. Notes from tho Scrap Book of an Old Physician of Greenville Conn** 8- C. f;TI , CIRCUMSTANCES ALTKK CASES. " On a bright and beautiful Sab bath morning in Ma}', 1838, old linrln Ilillv IT rodo on to m? j "f ?j house in great haste, informing mo that tlni wife ot his eon W. was very ill, at tim point of death ; wanting my immcdiato services, saying that I must be in great haste or 1 would not find Iter alive on my arrival?I was then a young and activo man. liad my fine Mack mare speedily saddled, and off we put, at a rapid speed, the distance to go being twelvo miles; old uncle Billy every now and then reminding me of the great danger of the case, and not to spare horso flesh. We thus swiftly went on for some four or five miles, our animals becoming drenched with foams of sweat, when the old man made the re-1 mark : " Well, Doctor, I reckon you must make a great deAl of money hy your profession ; what it your rule of charging by the mile!" my reply was, that depended on the circumstances of tbe case ; that when I was requested to go in great haste, as in the present instance, I charged higher than when I rode slow and at my leisure; tlmt my regular charges by the milo wero twenty-five cents in o nmllr f 1? ? r # oAo/vt* aamIa ? * Ima* I* TV ??? ?) UfM DVfUIl V^JIHO IU ? IIUl) and fifty cents in a gallop. The old man replied, "Well, Doctor, it is mighty warm this morning, and your fine mare seems to sweat powerfully, I think the balance of the distance we might go in ? walk, on the account of the poor broto." that's what i'w wnirrmo rou poa.?a happ* condition. Who is it, that has lived in this section of th$ conntry for the last half century that baa not known or heard of the blacksmith Billy Adkins, a man of fine natural sense, and possessed of extraordinary wit, many of his sayinga and wit* tiseisma having become proverbial in the conntry I On a certain occasion, old Billy left borne, and directed hie boys to'do and perform a particular job of work darfflfe Ida absence Upon hla fh* turn, he fonud the work bad not been done, aod that the boys bad spent the time in play and idlenets, whereupon be drew them up and gave them a whipping, the boys persisting that tbey had not done nothing. " And why daddy,*1 said they, " are you thna punish J ing ns!" The old man said to . ip'Wf ? *mv </w y t/tnw IV! which I fttp whipping 500.'* Jtenoe the.proverb when en unruly or idle boy would say you are whipping me tor nothing, the inflicter would fifty? that is exactly what Adkins whipped hfs boys for; yon have not done what I ordered and directed yon to do. The writer was present at ft public place where there were several gentlemen discussing the question, how unfortunate it was for the peace and happiness of two certain families, that they were likely to go to law and become alienated from each other, in consequence of not settling and dividing the large legacies left them by their parents in peace. Old Billy was a silent listener to tho conversation, and, at the conclnsiou, remarked that he had managed his business so as not to give his children anv trouble nt Imk death, fur what he had not cat np as he passed along through life of his earnings, he had drank np. The old man left t e State and went to Georgia, whore he remained for several years. During his stay in Georgia, he lost his wife ; being then without wife or children with him, he returned to this State again, to spond, as be expressed it, the residue ot his davi with his former old friends. He arrived at the house of the writer pcnuylcss and almost without clothing, lie was sent to an out honse to be shaved np and clean clothes put on him; on his return to, the mansion, he was complimented with the bnnpy cha- ge in the outer man. Ilia replv was, " yes, I shall never need shaving again, let me live ever so long, for the nigger barber has taken All out by the root." TIGHT THE DEVIL WITU FIRE. There lived many years ago, in my vicinity, at the crossing of two public roads, old Capt. D., who was always either in his piazza or about the yard, and every man, woman or clnld that passed his placo was made the victim of s most thorough and searching inquiry as to where yon are going, what arc you going alter, and all other questions that could be imagined in reference to the neigh borbood, or the business of other i _ T-r puupie. naving mysen so oitcn undergone this unpleasant ordeal with the old Captain, I resolved, on a very cold morning, in attend ing a hasty call, that in passing hii place I would play the same game of annoyance that he so much practiced on others. So riding u^ in great haste with my messengei with me, I called to him to please walk to the gate in haste, as I wot iu a very great hurry. He came ont in haste, when I informed hirr, that Mrs. C. was very ill, and thai I was then on my way to 6ee her reigning np my horse and bidding him good morning. The old Cap tain looked aghast and replica u Go on, you s&uoy buck." It ii useless to add that I cured the ole chap, so far as I was individually concerned. KNEW BEST HIMSELF. Old Cantain D. w a a a very blnnt ana highly self concoitcc sort of a man ; he would, however sometimes consent to give tlx views and opinions of others con sideration, whether he assente< or not. He was a man of sue cess and thrift in his day am time as a farmer, and reached i t\A9Vlf t A ItlA I ??? . ?.Ai pvnsiv a iv HOT OTTHllllg VpfmUOfll that bo conceived tho necessity o bnilding a barn, for the purpom of storing bis provender ; but 01 looking round h i a premises, li < con Id net satisfactorily select a lo cation lor tho sito of it, he there fore decided to call in several o his most respectable friends sn< neighbors, to have their judgmen and opinion in the matter. The} accordingly came, and after du" consideration, vpon looking ove the gronnds, informed the Cap tain of their conclusion. He blunt ly replied to them, that be expec ted nothing better of them; the they were ml a peek of fools, 44 sn< yonder," says he, 44 is the place and there 1 will build the barn." M.utH ft hot known or awatomt. Dr. A. K. an old, experience* and talented phyeican of Lauren ' Court House, an Irishman am ootemporary of mine, while attend ' ing a family in siqkness, waa r< uu??i?u ur m ioujt visitor iu lue family to make a prescription for i her, who bad very recently been < bitten by a dog. The Doctor ask- I her wliero tbe dog bit her. Iler < answor was, 41 Doctor, the dog bit 1 me behind tbo smoke house." i 44 Weil madam, I have been a stu- j dent of human anatomy these i many years, have attended the " school* of Belfast and Ed in burg, 1 but have yet to learn where that 1 part of die system, 44 behind the 1 smoke house," is located. The i lady suitlu t the action to the word, I exhibited tbe calf of her leg, whorenpon the Doctor prescribed suita- i bio and proper remedies to bo ap- < plied to that part of tbo system I designated 44 behind the smoke i Louse." 1 70S TH* mcmitl cniRrilll. j Chinohona Tree. Saluda, Gbkknvilli.k County, \ 1 8. C., Jan. 15th, 1870. f lion. Horace Gctpron, Commie- < si oner Department of Agricul- , ture, Washington City^ D. C. i Sir?I have the honor to thank ; the Department for tbe 44 Roport ot the Commissioner of Agricnli tnre for the year 1888." The bark of the Qhinchona tree, i i which produces the greatest per centage of manaiactared quinine, ' is found within a certain location, ; where the atmosphere breathes into the leaf the breath of life, con i genial to the perfect growth and i development of that medicine.? ! The temperature of the atmoe- 1 phere is changed by the blowing , of the winds and by the topograph; ical formation of the looation ac- j cording to the law for a full and ; , perfect production. The soil is the foundation on which the tree stands. Tlie atmosphere is the ' sonrce from which it receives its 1 life and vigor. This tree grows ' > upon the sides of hills. > Looking npon the continent of 1 South America, the Andes range 1 from the Equator to Lake Titicaca 1 i in a south-east direction, thence i i due south, forming an angle in 1 Peru and Bolivia. At this elbow , of the great rango of Southern 1 1 mountains is fouud the highest elevation of earth above tlie 6ea. There is seven thousand feet of perpetual 6now on the peaks of i lllimani and Sorata. There ice I water flows continuously. i The warm winds from the Equa- , tor and Tropic of Capricorn, wait 1 over the low lands from the shores > of the Atlantic, and with the incense of Brazilian vegetation, co mingle their sugared perfumes ' with the^ool, refreshing and pure atmosphere of the silver-canoed. 1 and emerald-dressed, be a u 11 fu 1 > highland#, once the pride and 1 home of the Incaa of Peru. ^ H is here, half way down on the > Eastern sides of the Andes, the > best Chinchona is found. This is the native place of the tree. It ? was not planted by man. The | forest is common to all persons ' who chooee to employ themselves 7 in gathering bark. The bark taken from the trunk of the tree, is the best; that from the larger branches second in qnality, and f that from the smaller, or npper I limba^Jhe least valuable. A man > may cut two quintals per day, ) which makes one quintal (one liun* dred pounds) when dried ready 1 for market. j By law of Congress, all bark 1 gathered in Bolivia, must be sold 1 to a company having lite monopo? ly of the trade, who buy accordf ing to law, and pay a duty to the 3 Government. The bark is dried 1 under shelter and put up in bales 9 of cotton cloth, eacu weighing one hundred and Mr nonniV wivftroH '* with rawhide. *fwo bales, or three J hundred pounds, being a male * load over the Cordilleras to the * sea port of Arioa, on the shore of r the Pacific Ocean, where it ar* rives in ten days from 1/Pst, payr ing a freight of twelve dollars per K mule load. The price in Aiica varies from fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars per quintal. It is * shipped to Europe and the United 1 States, where it is mannfeetnred, '? bottled end soma ef it reshipped sad sokl in the apothecary stores of LsPaa to those who enter the Province of Yuagas, where the 1 disease for whlch it Is intended as s a specific, freqoeetly prevails.? ) The woodsman pays for one oonce I* of qniaina the same price he sold k one quintal of hark for at the tree. .a xne vjninctiona tree grow* to the iverage height of forty feet, end is Htsily distinguished from the other n brest trees by its beautiful, bright i colored leaves, very smooth, and i ight green?with here and there t i yellowish leaf. The bark is i gathered from the middle of May t intil abont the 18th September.? t Che tree is felled bv an axe?the < t?rk stripped off, dried, made in- 1 :o small bundles ami carried on i the backs of men to the nearest 1 point at which a mule may be < Drought. J By such management, the tree ( is hoing destroyed, and in the i jonrse of time, this valuable ar- I tide of commerce will be entirely < (wept away. It requires a man's i life time, and probably more tor < this tree to become of full size, < nnd after the first growth is cut 1 down, that species of tree may be < forever lost to the land where it < was originally fonnd in sncli abun- i dance. The decrees issued by the Government prohibiting the cut cing 01 DnrK tot id roe years at a time, is no remedy. The way to save the tree, is to take the bark oft" in strips, so that it will cover itselt again, or by planting a forest regularly in rows, and taking out alternate trees as they reach the proper age. " Tb* tm of tb? field W nin'i Ule." * I am aen M tree*?walking." Prineiples were not made by men. We are permitted to work and discover the plans by which the law, established at the beginning, can be best carried out for our welfare. There is no profession, or study, bo profound, or which | requires such depth of sc'entific < knowledge, us that of Agriculture. , lite indolent may cry : 141 wish the t weeds would not grow in the garden." But the intelligent farmer | understands that, to make a crop, i the soil must be worked while the i plant is roung, and he knows that the weeds are placed in the field to forco the laggard to earn his i daily bread. i It has become the dnty of those i connected with the Department ot Agricnlture?and in this is included all the farmers of the land?to rescue from destruction the animal, the plant and the tree, all of which have been plnccd here for the uso and benefit of man. Looking on the continent of 1 North America, the Blpe Ridge Mountains, from near the Fulls of Trenton, to Greenville Count}', South Carolina, range south-west, thence due west through Georgia and Alabama, forming an angle at the head watera of Saluda River. Near here are tlio highest peaks of the whole range. At this elbow, 1 the snow-capped, and frost-smoked 1 heads, cool the atmosphere, while the warm winds waft the temperature of the waters of the Gulf of Mexico op to meet and co-raingle with the currents among these monntains. The location of the mountainous part of Greenville County, with regard to wind, for- , mat ion of land, temperature?and perhaps soil?is not unlike the Province of Ynngas, in Bolivia. I respectfully call attention to the value of the eastern side of the Blue Ridge monntaius for the introduction and propagation of tho Chinchona tree. One hundred acres of land wonld accommodate about 22,600 Cbincliona trees. They can be planted as near together as peach trees. In connection with the desire expressed by the Honorablo Commissioner to Congress, to "cstab llah a Chinchona Plantation nndcr the eara of this Debarment," and if what I have said in favor of these mountains as the proper lo cation within these United fetatee, should meet approval?as an ex peridental proof?so that the Chinchona tree may be fairly transplanted here, I would like to offer for the acceptance ot the T)epartment of Agriculture, one hundred aeres of land sitnsted near Table Rock, at Mariotta, free of charge. The grandeur and picturesque landscape beauty ot those tnoun* tains, ss viewed at a distance of fifteen miles from this place, surpaases a view of the Alps from the City of Turin, In Italy. Very truly, and respectfully, your obedient servant, LABPNEE QIBBON. Gratitude ie the mnsie of the heart, when bis chords are swept by the breeze of kindncee. | e IIothers, Speak Low. ] I know some houses, well built t md handsomely furnished, where c t is not pleasaut to be eveu a vis- 5 tor. Sharp, angry tones resound r hrough them from morning till t light, and the influence is as con- i agious as measles, and mnch more i o bo dreaded in a household. The ] shildren catch it and it lasts for t ife?an incurable diseaso. A \ Viend has snch a neighbor within < jearing of her house when doors < xnd windows are open, and even t l/oll Parrot has caught tho tune, ind delights in screaming until i die bos been sent into the country ] to improve her habits. Children i iatch cross tones ouicker than i>ar rots, and it is a much more misshievious habit. When mother i jets tbe example, yon will scarcely hear a pleasant word among tlie children in their nlnys with each other. Yet the discipline of Buch , a family is always weak and irregular. The children expect just so much scolding before they no anything thoy are bid ; while in many a home, where tho low, firm tone of tho mother, or the decided look of her steady eye is law, they never thiuk of disobedience, either in or out of her sight. O, mother, it is worth a great deal to cultivate that * excellent thing in woman," a low, 6wect voice. If you arc ever so much tried by the mischievous or willful pranks of tho little ones, speak low. It will bo a great help to von, to even try to he paticut and cheerful, if you can not wholly succeed. Anger makes yon wretched, and your children also. Impatient, angry tones never did tbe heart good, but plenty of evil. Read what Solomon says of them, and remember ho wrote ' with an inspired pen. You can ( not have the excuse for them tliab they lighten your burdens any; they make them ouly ten tiinos heavier. For yonr own, as well as your children's sake, learn to speak low. They will remember that tone when yonr head is under the willows. So, too, will they remember a harsh and angry tone. Which legacy will you leave to , your children 2 Ws a-o grieved to be compelled i trt innrinnoit tn fi n i* rparloru denth, 011 Sunday evening last, ot Hon. Lemuel Boozer, Judge of tlio 1 Fifth Circuit of the Court of Common Fleas and General Sessions, while holding court i n Camden. A good citizen, an intelligent law- ] yer, a capable and impartial judge, the great destroyer, in striking him down, has subjected the whole State to a mournful calamity, covering all the people with gloom. Although a Republican in politics, wo thank God that, in the sterling vigor ot his moral constitution, he was able to lift his mind far above the murky region of party politics, in the administration of the great office of a Judge, and to keep his judicial robe folded arouna him pure and unspotted even unto death. What a solace this consciousness must have been to him, as all mortal hopes and aspirations were passing forever away 1 Judge Boozer's mind was not brilliant, but bii judgment was sound ; and, although h i s learning may not hare been so varied and attractive as that of some others of the legal profession, yet upon the Bench lie was found to be fuUy equal to the high tasks of his position, and, after argument, capable of clear discrimination and correct decision. The qualities, too, of patience, courtesy and mercy eminently adorned him as a Judge, whilst the social elements of his character enlivened his companions and made him acceptable on all occasions. It mnst, indeed, be very grateful to the foelings of hi* friends of the Columbia Bar. now that the grave has intervened between him and them, to remember bow thoroughly he had won their kindest consideration and how suitably they expressed it to him at the close of a laborious extra term of his Court, in this place* in An* gust last. Judgo Booser was a native Sontli Carolinian, having been born in Lexington District, in 1808, as we are in lor mod ; was educated at tho South Carolina College, in the time of the presidency oi the late venerablo Dr. Cooper ; entered upon tho practice ot law, in the village of Lexington, about the year 1882; and for several terms represented the people of ^exington in the General Assem>ly, first as a member of tbc House if Representatives, and then in the Jen ate of the State. If wo may efer, with propriety, at all, to his ccent political relations, wo may ecord the fact that he was elected, pith great unanimity, by the lieMtblican party, in 1868, to the of ice of Lieutenant-Governor, and, mder the constitution, became ex ifficioy President of the Senate, >ver which body he presided with sntiro acceptability and success. Hie hearts of his surviving family ind friends, and of a stricken people, are weighed down with sorrow, but are comforted in tlio reflection that above the gloom of the grave shines the light of a pure and lionest life. [Columbia Phoenix, 25th vlt. An E^aatfle for Youno Men. The young men of our country will find in the biography of the late General John E. Wool many nets worthy of imitation, but none more so than his economical habit and his determination through life to secure pecuniary independence for his declining years. At the close of the war of IRI'i flon Wool was taken home to bo treated for terrible wounds received in battlo. When lie was convalescent lie had to pay a surgeon's bill which left him almost without a dollar. As 60on as he was well enough, the Government sent him on a military mission to the West, where ho remained for five years, and never drew his pay in full, but took enough only to defray actual expenses. At the close ot his appointment the United States owed him $20,000. "This," said Gen. Wool, just before he died, was the only money I ever made in the whole conrso of my life.? But I always kept that out in safe investment, at good interest. In fifty years this $20,000 has grown to $700,000." Here, then, was the secret of his great wealth, which not only astonished his friends, but hundreds of military men who served with him, and who had superior opportunities for making money. If any of our young readers can put away $1,000 now, they will find themselves rich when old and feeble, even if the}" add nothing to the nucleus aftor the first investment. Tiie Blue Ridge Rail Road.? It is now well understood that a better route can be found fin* this roau man the old one. Tho new route commences near the depot, at this place, and in'ersects with tho original line eighteen miles west of this point. By this arrangement, the Stumphonse tunnels and the two intermediate ones con be avoided. Two miles in distance can be saved by tho change, and the cost of tho new route over the completion of tho old one is about the same. We rejoice in being ablo to make this statement by authority. It will destroy the prejudice engendered against this enterprise on account of the assumed impracticability of boring through the Stumphouso tunnel. Besides we have assurances from more quarters than one, that the roAd will be completed at an early daj\ Locally tbo proposed change of route will throw the track in or near town and with it a change of depot.?Keoxtee Courier. Town Emsctiow.?Tho following is the result of the olection for town i.-1.4 uiuvvid, i'ciu in yv ainaiia on Monday fast t For Intendent?John Ansel. Wardens.?W. M. Woodin, C. E. Watson, II. C. ltochau, R. P?Chambers, Ai Brcnecke, and II. NV. Pieperv A YOUNd Wife remonstrated with her husband, a dissipated spendthrift, oil his conduct. " My love," said he, MI am only like the Prodigal Son?I shall reform by-and-by." " And I will be like tho Prodigal Son, too," she repliod ; " lor I will arise and t .i my father." And accordingly on she went. ,' | If we were at peaco within, external things would have but little power to hart as. Tr yon would not bare affliction visit yon, twice, listen at onqo to 1 what it teaches.