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THE CAMBEN JODMAL AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY PAPER, PUBLISHED BY JOHN KERSHAIV. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, iu advance $2 50 Six months L* 50 Three months.... 75 Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. ' :j JUNIUS DAVIS, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. feb 8 m3 CAMDEN, 6. C. s^sassa^sissssaitxmssaaaBssaaess^-BS i i i, n i s-gag i'1 1 " ' " .'" ' =ssaass^ea^s^ssg^ VOL. XXXI. CAMDEN. S. C?> THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1873. NO. C. II. DcLOfttfE WITH Furchgott, Benedict & Co., 244 King St., Charleston, Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic DIRTST Q-OOXDS. Vloaks, Shaich, Hosiery, Xotions & Ribbons Also, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goodsn A apecwl department for Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Oil Cloth and Matting. BRAXCffES OF BUSIXESS. Purchgott, Benedict & Co., cor. King and Calhoun 8t8.,lChSii{el3t.'?n. Furchgott, Benedict & Co., 22 White street, New York. Furchgott, Benedict & Co., Jacksonville, Fla. dee 7-3m r rnDm? TM TT=>P>7^F? vjjljv/1 j. jl vj . broker, .Seal Me ai Insnrance Aiest, vomc* over w. c. fisher's druo stork, 'OPPOSITE COLUMBIA HOTEL, MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. tug 1?ly & CO, Cotton Fftfctous* AND General Commfefeicm Merchants, No. 122 Pearl Street, N. Y. P. 0. Box G813. Advances made on Cotton. Naval Stores. &c. Two-thirds of valr.e advanced on rtrtton to he held, and only 7 per cent, interest charged. 2va harge for purchasing goods for shippers, nov 23-4tnos. >i.i.xandkk 8prt'.\t, jso. w. iiinsox, British Vice Consul. .tames spruxt. SPRUNT & HINSON, COTTOX FACTORS AJSU Navaj Store ComVn Merchants, WILMINGTON, N. C. SPANIEL ArSMlTH, DEALER IN ^TJRiTITURE Bedding, Window Shades, Carpels. &c IS now located in his new building on North Front street, WILMINGTON, N. C. PaTtioN in want of goods in his line Will sfcve tnoney by pilrchasiVig of hirn. feb 8 3ui JOS. It. RCSSKLL, W. If. HKTHEA, Of Wilmington, X. C. Of Marion, S. C. JOS. RUSSELL & CO. Genial Commission Merchants, . WILMINGTON, N. C. J. tar Particular attentate paid to the STtlc aftd purchase of Naval Stores, Cotton, Bacon and other Country Produce. feb 8 3m M^BlSrSELL, DENTIST. Broad Strict* Cartideii, So. Ca. J. I. MIDDLETON & CO., FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANT'S, ^BALTIMORE, MD, Haying purchased the entire STOCK OT GOODS of Messrs. D. L. DeSaussure & .Co., we will sell the same at COST for CASH, ;nnd for that purpose heicby constitute th( unenibcrs of that firm our agents to eflfect sue! sale. . J. I. MIDDLETOX & CO. Jnue g tf SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL R 0A& W?wj I'l'H CAHDEX BRA5CH> On and after Monday, Dec. the 2oth., 1871 th< ^Schedule of the Camden train will be as follows Ljave Camden at 6 15 A. M. Arrive at Columbia at 10 40 A. M. Leave Columbia at 1 4j7 P. M. Arrive at Camion at 6 25 F. M. By order of the Vice-President.. A. B. DbSAUSSURE Agont. Camden Dec. 23d, 1-871. PERUVIAN GUAM) JELL'S PHOSPHATE PHCENIX GUANO I AND WILCOX & GIBBE'S MANIPULATED COMPOUND o? pnano, Salt and Plaster For uie bj [ ?SO. ALDEN, Agent. Extensive Arrivals ! ijlllE UNDERSIGNED ?b now receiving his FALL STOCK OF GOODS, Fresh from the Great Markets of the East, consisting in part of Calicos, Ginghams, Delaines, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS. Notions and fancy Gootfe, Full Li of each, In Groceries He is "prepared to show ft well-selected stock of Family and Fancy Groceries, Bacon, Lard, &c., &c. To Planters lie is offering Cheap Bagging, Ties and Rope. Buys Cotton, At the higest market rates, and makes liberal advances on consignments. Having bought for CASH, be is prepared to sell CHEAP for the samcjgy Give me a call. No charge for showing goods. Tailoring Rone in fashionable style and at "reasonable prices by Mr. C1 A. McDONALD. J. w. JlctTRRY, Agent oct 2G-l,y NE fr GOODS f AT the store occupied by A. M. Kennedy, a few doors north of the Market, will be fouud a stock, cousisting of STAPLE DRY GOODS. Hardware, Nails, Iron, Steel. Spades. Shovels, Garden Hoes, Brady & Elwcll IIocs, Plow Moulds, &c., &c. &c. GROCERIES^ Crushed. Coffee and Brown sugars, Bio Laguira and Java Coffiees, Green and llvbou Teas, Suioked and uiisuioked Side and Shoulder Ha- j eon, llama . v I.ard ' * ' Goshen ButtcV, Corn, Oats. Salt, Stone ; T,i*uc, Fine Super and Extra Family Flour, Soap, Candles, Starch, Pepper, spice, Ginger. Soda Crackers and Cheese, New Orleans Sugar IIousc and W. I. Molasses Canned Fruit,Oysters, Early Rose, Goodrich, Piuk^Eye and Jack | son White IMauliug Potatoes. tetof.&lwarek.Saies.Bfife, Shoes, Ham is &c., All of which will be soM at the lowest price for cash, and we request a call from all who wish to purchase. A. D. REMEDY & CO. A. D. KENNEDY, A, M. KENNEDY. A. M Kennedy will give his attention to the purchase of cotton; is agent for the sale of KtiwanGuano, EtiwanCropFoodandEtiwan Ground Bone. Febl5tf THETELEBRATED EDGECOMBE COTTON AND CORN PLOU O- HI, Manufactured by tha Edgecombe Agricultural Works, TARRORO', n. c. took Four First Premiums in 1871. T T AS twelve different kinds of enstines fittiner |"l to earne standard. Can be arranged to do every variety of work needed in the cultivation ' of cotton and corn. It is manufactured iu Edgecombe county, X. C , and almost universally used by the farmers of that county, who are behind hone ih their readiness to examine into 4 the merits of all agricultural implements, and ' who arc among the most successful and prosperi ous cotton growers of the South. Several planters in Kershaw and Sumter counties have used them with entire satisfaction. PRICES REPCCED. For sr-Jc fcj mchl4m2 A. D. KENNEDY & CO. Marengo Mills. LTTIMIIBiEK,! ? 5Q Q0Q ft- ROUGH EDGE LUMBER; 30 000llEFUSE LUMBERi 30 000ft- SQUARE EI)GE LUMBEiii Seasoned and Unseasoned* Now ort hand and for sale by the undersign.ee ^ at the lowest possible prices, FOB CASH. All order# addressed to or left with tyr. C NOELKEN, or with the undersigned, will re ccive prompt attention. A Lumber Yard I Ha# been established on the premises of f.h< ! above-named gentleman in the town of Camden where parties from the town or surroundinf country pan be supplied at Camden prices bj calling on him. B. n. ADAIKS, LAWS OP THE STATE. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of South Carolina. Published by Authority. An Act to amend the Charter of the town of Union. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ltep rose n tat ives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That fron>, and i mined iately after the passage of this act, all and every person or persons whatsoever, who are constitutionally qualified to vote for members of the LegislaI 1 n*. * _ __ 1 ?t i i_ a ture 01 tnis otaie, anu wnu may nave resiucu within the present corporate limits of the town of Union for the period of sixty days, and their' successors, are hereby declared to bo members of the corporation intended to be hereby created. Sec. 2. That the said persons nrrd their j successors shall, from and after the passage j of this act, become a body corporate and politic, and shall be known and called by the name of the Town of Union; and its corporate limits shall extend one mile, in the direction of the cardinal poiuts, from the Spartanburg and Union railroad depot in said town, as a centre, and form a square. Skc. 3. That the said town shall be goveaned by an inteudant and fonr wardens, who shall be elected on the second Monday in September of each year, ten days notice being previouslygiveri; and shall remain in office one year, and until the election and qualification of their successors; and that all male inhabitants of said town, who shall have attained the age of twenty-oue years, and resided therein sixty days ptevio'as to the election, shall be entitled to vote for inteudant and wardens. Sec. 4. Thatthe election of intendantand Wardens of said town shall be held in some convenient place in said town, from nine o'clock iu the morning until-aix o'clock in the after noon, and, when the polls shall be closed, the managers shall forthwith count the votes aud proclaim the election, and give notice in writing to the persons elected. The intendant and wardens for the time being, shall always appoint three managers to conduct the election, who, before they open the polls for the said ejection, shall take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the same; and the intendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall respectively take the oath prescribed bv the Constitution of this State, and also the following oath, to-wit: "As intendant (orwarden) of the town of Union, I will equally aud impartially, to the best of my ability, execute the trust reposed iu me, and will use uij best endeavors to preserve the peace and cany into cttcct, aqoorfyiMf to law, tha -pu?poscs for which I have beeu elected: So help mc Gcd." Sec, 5. That in case a vacancy should occur, in the: office of iiiteu'dant, or any ol the wardens, by death, resignation, or otherwise, and election to fill such vacancy shall be held, by the appointment of the intcudant and wardens, or wardens, as the caseuiay be. fifteen days previous notice being given; and in case of the temporary absence of the intcudant, the wardens forming the council shall be empowered to elect oue of the wardens to act as intcudant during the time. Sec. G. That the intendant and wardens duly elected and qualified, shall, during their term of office, severally and respectively he vested with all the powers of trial justice or other inferior courts in this State, within the limits of said tow;>. and ilw intcudant shall and may, asoftnn as may he necessary, summons the wardens to meet in council, any two of whom with the intendant, or any three wardens may constitute a quorum, to transact business, and they shall be known by the name of the town council of the town i if I'ninn and thev and their successors here w. v. J V - after to be elected, uiay have a common seal which shall be affixed to all their ordinances, may sue and be sued, may plead and be empleaded in any court of law or equity in this State; and purchase hold possess and enjoy to themselves and and their successors, in perpetuity, for any term of years, any estate, real or personal or mixed, and sell, alien and convey the same; shall not exceed at auy one time the sum of ten thousand dollars. And the said intendant and wardens shall have full power to make and establish alj such rules, by-laws and ordinances respecting the roads, streets, market commerce, trade, buildings and police of said town as shall appear to them necessary and requisite for security, welfare and convenience of said town, or for preserving health, peace, order and good government within the same. And the said council may fix and impose fines, and penalties, and imprisonment in the county jail, for the violation thereof, and appropriate such fines to the use of said corporation: I'rovideded that no fine shall exceed fifty dollars for any one offense, and no imprisonment shall exceed twenty days, and when any person is charged with any offence for which a fine of more than twenty dollars n-.i.nna.l elm cnul pViar!?o will be heard IO UIUHIUVM) V..W 0 and determined iu an action of debt, to be brought in the name of the said town coun' cil, for the recovery of said fine, before c court having jurisdiction of causes of action of that amount, for Unioa county. And ij the fine be one of not more than twenty dollars, or the offence be one for which impris1 ooment is ordained, the said town council, 01 a quorum thereof shall have power to heai and determine the said charge, and rendei judgement therein. In all cases of trials tc he had before the said town council, as herei inafter provided, the party charged shall b( cited to trial by the service of a summon! upon him, under the hand of the intendani or any one of the wardens, wherein shall b< expressed with certainty, tho offence charget , and the time and place of the trial, whicl service shall be made at least five days befon 5 the day of trial. r Seg. 7. That all fines imposed by saix town council for any violation of ordinance: I or any dcftult in the performance of strce duty, shall be collected by a fieri facias; and the said town council shall have power to procure and compel the attendance of witnesses by process similar to that, which, by law, magistrates may use in the trial of small and mean causes, Skc. 8. That the intendant and wardens ofsaid town shall have full and on}y power to grant and refuse licenses for "billiard tables, to keep tavern. or retail spirituous liquors within tlie said limits, which licenses shall he granted upon the same conditions and in the same manner that they now are, or may hereafter be under the laws of the State; and all the powers vested in the county commissioners, are hereby granted to the said intendant and wardens, within the said ? ?. . 1 11 _ . ? J _ 1? limits; ana an moneys paia ior licenses, iuiu for fines-and for forfeitures for retailing spiritiwusdiquprs, keeping tavern's and t>illiard-tahKar within said limits, without licenses, efonli ^jtppropriated to the public use of said corjforauou: Provided, that the intendant and wardens duly elected and qualified shall net have power to gran t any license to keep a tavern or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyond the term for which they shall have beeu elected. Sec. 9, T'kat it shall be the duty of fcaid intendant arid Wardens to beep all road's, streets ami ways within their corporate limits open and in good repairs, and for that purpose they are vested with the powers granted to the county commissioners. They shall also have power to levy a tax upon the property in said town to teep the buildings for educational purposes in said town in repair. And they shall also have power to compound with all persons liable to work [ the streets, ways and roads in said towu, upon such terms as thev shall by ordinance de J tannine; the money so received shall be applied to the public use of said corporation. And all persons refusing or failing to pay such commutation, shall be liable such fines and penalties as the said tow acil mey impose. And no person,res' .g within the said limits, shall be liable U, work on any road or bridge without the said limits, or to be taxed or assessed for the same. The said town council shall have power to require license fees from the keepers of ten-pin alleys or auy other alleys, and to grant or refuse license for the same, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such regulation as they may, by ordinance, established. They shall al?o have power to require license fees from itinerant auctioneers, owners of public drays, wagons, livery stables, vehicles aud horses kept for hire, within the corporate limits of saiu town. They shall also haVe power to impose an annual tax upou the property in said town, to wit: Upon all real estate, not exceeding ten cents on the value of ouc hundred dollars; Upon all stock in trade, not exceeding ten cCnts on every hundred dolfeH^Vforth of the value of said stock. The,"Btatt,TK??i9menF'to benukcii as a basrt of taxation*. And the said town council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes and assessments levied by the sjiid council against the property and persons of defaulters to the same extent, and in the same manner, as is provided by law fur the collcctioof the general State tax, except that executions to enforce the payment of the town taxes shall be issued under the seal of the corportion, and directed to the town marshal or other persons specially appointed by the said couupil to collect the same; and the money so collected shall be applied to the public uses of the said corporation. And all property upon which a tax shall be levied and assessed is hereby declared and made liable for the payment thereof, in preference to all other debts due by the person owning the property at the time of the assessment, except debts due the State, which shall be first paid. Skc. 10. That the said town council shall have power and authority to require all persons, owning a lot or lots in said town, to make and k^ep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, wherever the same shall fronton or adjoin any public street of said town, if, in the judgement of the council, said sidewalk shall be necessary; the width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designated and regulated by the said council; and for default or refusal, after reasonable notice to make and keep in repair such sidewalks, the town council may cause tho same to be made or put in repair, and require the owner to pay the price of making or repairing; and the said town council art hereby empowered to sue for and recover tlu same: Provided, That such contract fuj making and repairing be let to the lowest biddei*. Sec. 11. That the intendanfc and warden.' shall have power, and are hereby authorized to elect or appoint one or more marshals, win shall be auly sworn in, and invested withal the powers constables now have by law, and i" whose jurisdiction and authority shall bi confined to the Corporate liniits uf tho said town; and the intendant and wardens, 01 any one or more of t hem, are hereby author ized to require the marshal of tho said towi or any special constable, appointed by sail intendant or wardens for that purpose, ti commit to the jail of Union County, lor : term not exceeding twenty-four hours, am i person who, within the corporate limits o the said town, may be engaged in any bread i of the peace, any riotous or disorderly con i duct, open obscenity, public drunkenness f or in any couduct grossly indecent or dan gerous to the citizens of said town; or any o them. And all persons so imprisoned shal ' pay all costs and expenses incident to thoii : imprisonment, which said costs aud expen r ses shall be collected in the same manner a > is provided in this act for the collectiou o fines imposed for violation of ordinances s Provided, That such imprisonment shall no 3 exempt the party from the payment of an I fine which the council may impose for th 3 offence for which he may have been commil I ted. 1 12. That said council shall havo power t 3 collect licenses from all persons represent ing publicly, within their corporate limiti 1 for gain or reward, any plays or shows, c s what nature or kind soever, to be used fc t the purposes o| the said corporation. Sec. 13. That all fines which shall hereafter be collected by conviction in the Court of Sessions for retailing without license, within the corporate limits of the said town, shall be paid, one-half to the informer, and the other half to the said town council, lortho use of the said corporation. Sec. 14. That the'sai l council shall havefull power and authority'to abate all nuisances within their corporate limits, and al- , so to appoiut a board of health for said town and to pass all such ordinances as may be necessary to define the powers and'duties of said board aud to impose fines and penalties for the neglect of duty. Provided, mi / i t _ ? .1 ; i l. ; ' mat no nue nereoy uuwjuriKeu to uu imposed shall exceed the sftin of twenty dollars, . Sue. 15. That all streets hereafter to lie opeued in the said "corporation sh J1 be et least sixty feet wide, except when such widths cannot be allowed on account of permanent buildings erected, or in course of erection, at the time of the opening of s-id streets. Skc. lG. That each town council shall, withiu one mouth after the expiration of their term of office, make out aud return to their 'successor's a full account, under oath, of their receipts and cxpenditCtfes during their term, and shall pay over all monies in , their hands belonging to the corporation. and deliver up all books, records and other papers incident to their office to their sue- . "cessors; and on failure &u 'to do, they shall be liable to the punishment prescribed in the seventeenth (17) section of this act Sac, 17. That for any wilful violation or neglect of duty, malpractice, abuh'e or oppression, the said intendant and wardens, severally, shall be liable to indictment in the Court of Sessions, and upon conviction, 'to imprisonment and fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty.'days, or both, at the discre tion of the court, besides b.eiug liable for damages to any person injured. * Sec. 18. That this uct shall be a public act, and continue of force for twenty years, and until the end of the session of the Le gislature next ensuing; and that all acts or parts of acts heretofore passed inconsistent with, or repugnant to this a?t, be, anil the same are hereby, repealed. Approved January 8, A.D. 1872. A Brief Discourse Upon JIats.? Thomas J. Bowditeh writes to the Troy Times : There is considerable character in the manner in which a person wpars a hat. You sometimes meet a person wuOBe hat has a knowing tip, just the least bit suggestive of the careless, cheerful disposition of the wearer. It seems as if he has tipped it hack so that all the world may see his jolly, goodnatured-face, ai)4. understand that lie" Is at peace \vitk all the world. You meet another of a different type, lie pulls his hat low down over his brows and seems to be continually taking the measure of his hoots. 1 ou Icel ut once tout is run cue sort, or man with wlioui you can exchange confidence. Hero comes another, and this kind always wear a '-stove," olid set it evenly upon the summit of the cranium, as if an inch to the right or left wouid destroy their equilibrium lie careful of such men; put them in bandboxes, tie them np tightly, label them "firstclass, to be kept in lavunder," and put them carefully away. Here is another fyit which has seen better days; but is now at its worst. Its glory has long since departed, and from the worn and shabby band to the napless crown it speaks of the days which arc gone. Perhaps the wearer of that hat was the life and soul of our young folks' parties?the i great catch?the mouul young man; but now lie is worse laded and worn than his shapeless tile. Poor fellow ! '-Whiskey did it." You meet other hats as different in shape and quality as the habits of the wearers Hats which have long passed the season of their usefulness are generally looked at with disgust. , Why do men gaze with doubt and suspi, eion upon a shabby hat? Perhaps because , it seems to show that the owner is going . down the hill of adversity. If this is not so, why is it itnppBsible tor a man to pass a woru, out hat without giving it a kick? I believe . there is a tendency in the mind of every L ' - i-:-i w nf l,w llUilJilll UUIIJ^ n; MLIV ll 11 VIU 111! 1/ V/Itv v* aiiw , way whenever he may encounter it ou the , sidewalk. I have seen men go into the mid. die of the street simply to kick one of these . dilapidated objects. A few years ago we natieed away ahead a most who.king hat, ly, itig top downward on the sidewalk. A tall, I consequential. dignified-looking person Was , waiking slowly on before, and as he ap| proached the dilapidated tile he raised bis [ right leg and gave it a vigorous kick, which , ought to have.sent it across the street, and [ would have done so if the hat hadn't been L lilled with paving stones. i Human Hair.?A recent number of a! [ leading Icelandic newspaper contains an adwliifli in l:id:< ? will lir> not a 1 if._ ) \ \.l U.^UIVUV ,f ?*.v? . ... ? ? J i tie ularuiin^. It ruins as follows: ''Two I Russian merchants, Messrs. Johanhesberg f and Y\Telensky, have arrived in this country, i who arc desirous of buying women's hair. - Tncy pay well." The full significance of i, this announcement will be at once apparent. . Russia, which up to this time has supplied f chignons with liberal hand to the coiffeurs of 1 London and Paris, has at length given in, r and the dealers have been obliged to seek in - the uttermost parts of the earth for the necess sary material for their trade, and to ,;pay f well" for it. Probably the inducement thus : held out will have the effect; but when all it the available tresses poverty-stricken Icey landic women have fallen under the scissors e of Messrs. Johannesberg and "VVelensky, i- where are those enterprising gentlemen to look for a further supply? Unless the leado crs of feminine fashion can introduce a taste for the woolly curls of Africa or the coarse s, black hair of the Tartar races, we fear that if they will some day be compelled to content ,r themselves with the plaits and twisty with which nature has suoplicd them. A ..J' U',' . V':.^ I ADVERTISING RATES. SrACi. . 1M. 2 M. 8 M. 6 M. \ Y. 1 square 8 00 -6 00 8 00 12 00 ft jn ' 2 squarea 6 00 9 00 12 00 18 00 26 00? 3 squares 9 00 13 00 16 00 24 00 85 00. : 4 squares 12 00 16 00 20 00 80. 00 48 Oft ! J column 15 00 19 00 24 00 84 00 60 09 1 column 20 00 80 00 40 00; 56 00 80 00 1 column 80 00 60 00* 60 00 90 00160 00 All Transient Advertisements will be charged Ohe Dollar, per S^uahe for the first and 8xvxx? tt-fire Cents per Square for each subsequent insertion. From the Cincinnati Cotabttefsiek The Modern Married Ma. The Golden Age, in discussing the quotf-tion of marriage, asks, with some anxiety,. 'Why does not the modern man many fr and then proceeds to give a number of' reasons why so many men in these times re~ fraiu from matrimony. The question is fir?-. ' ' !- a. VT V._L quentiy uiscussea in me new xurw puper*,. and still more frequently by the English; press. But the fact is that the modern man doe* marry. He marries, notwithstanding all theadvice the newspapers give him on the subject. lie marries justas the man of prcoetU nig generations married. The institution of,' marriage is not by any means in a state of-' decay, but flourishes as gaily and Inxu&antr, fy as it ever did. If there be a few mehi 'of' tremendous intellect or extraordinary sentimentality or-liardheartedness who. remain bachelors, those whom Mr. Lincoln called the: "plain people" continue to marry and'give m? marriage just as mankind are said to- have done at the time of the flood. Noarty. all men of the proper age for marriago- in parts of this country are married, as any one* can find out by statistics or observation. If:' anybody has any doubt on this poiut let hinf took around. We venture to say he willj. find that his landlord is married, and tbatbi* grocer, butcher, baker, tailor, shoemaker,, hatter, editor, and doutoor, are all marxiedl men. He will find that nearly all his. ac-quaintances, an he counts them up, are- mar-, ried. lie will find that nearly all the residences, poorer and richer, in all parts of the city and suburbs, are occupied by men who are married, and who, more over, posseee' families of respectable magnitude. If he gets at the feelings of the younger men of his acquaintance he will find that almost every one of them expects to get married, anc^ if here and there a weak-minded one talks about remaining a bachelor all his life, he will find that a few years is pretty certain towork a great change in his ideas on the sub^ ject. If he go out into the rural districts among the farmers, he tyill find that marriage is all but Universal, and be will see every reason to believe that the rising generation is certain to walfc in the footsteps of. the one wh'.ch preceded it. In short, wherever bo looks, w'e venture to say, bis observations willl have but one result. They will convince him that the "modern man * marries, pnd that the "coming man" also wilj marry. We think it would Joe worth while for those who. are excited about the matter to ponder it in the way we have suggested, for we feel sure that their alarm about the prospects of the human race and tbo social state would be quickly diminished-. There is not the slightest necessity, therefore, for anybody troubling himself about tno marriage 01 tno mouern wan, *uv is already married, or'ofthe proximate man, who, unless all signs fail, will he properlj married in due season. The modern woman may be extravagant, or false-haired, or strongminded. or weak-minded, yet all these things* are ineffcctural to prevent the modern man from marrying her. There is in all large cities a small class ot men consisting principally of club-loungers, Byronic poets, literary Bohemians, misers, philosopher, and such like, who fail 'to do their duty in the marriage busines. We suppose that newspaper writers ivho are uffiictcd about the modern man hot marrying must have this class in their eye. But tbitf class is not a novelty in the world. It exisi^ ed in ancient Athens and Rome, andt in| mediaeval Constantinoplehnd v'ehibe,juitas it exists in Modern Paris aud London. It ia numerically a small class, and socially an inconsequent all one. In no part of the country docs it amount to more than one or two percent, of the population. It is absured to take such a class as the basis for moralizing on the condition of society, or the conduct of the great mass of mankind. Praying For Kain ?Faun worn woq* ders. At Orange church, ih a dry spell, some years ago, the Kev. Mr. R. conferred with some good old Elders, in the ""evening and they all agreed if they wanted rain, thoY must pray for it. So they went into the old meeting houso and prayed and earnest prayer, and down the rain fell in heavy torrentSj and before they wont in not a sign of a drop wasthero. Rut at another meeting when there was a sight dryer "spell," Mr. R asked the qldors in to pray and when they wefe all assembled, an old brother got up and said i "Rrethren. hadn't we better inquire if wo are all ready for rain?" The motion Waa cgrced to, and the Moderator put the question. When to the surprise of all, an old gray headed cider sitting wav back iu tho corner got up and says he: "Mister Moderator. I'd like if wc could put it olf till mora w II inc* t 1 "Why what in the world does the brotbep mean," asked the Moderator, "talk of putting it off!" "when the people are starving for rain 1" Well," said the old Elder, "you see I've eot a little hay out yet that I ainfc took in, and itmought yctvcet. Brother R. said that though it was in a praying meeting he felt like '-taking a sticlf to that old man."?IlilUloro Recorder. A worthy Scotch couple, when asked ho^ their son had broken down so carjy in lift?, gave the following explanation: '-When Wd began life, we worked hard, and Jived upon porridge and such like, gradually adding to I our comforts as our means improved, until we were able to <Jine off a bit of roast meat, and some times a roast chickie. But Jack, our sen, he worked backwards, and began with the chickie first." A curious confirmation of the truth of Thackeray's assertion that a lady could not write a letter without underscoring some ofc the words, wa^ shown in Queen Victoria'^ recent letter to the people, acknowledging her gratification at the enthusiastic reception with which she was greeted. In it thrcq words are underscored.