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V ' f " B ' ^ J ~. " " " " VOL. XXXII. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH SO, 1873. NO. SO * THE CAMDEN JOMAL. AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY PAPER POBUSIIEP BY * J OH IV KERSHAW. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One jeer, in advance $2 60 Six month* 1 60 Three months 75 19* Transient Advertisements must be paid in advance. - Their Pledgee?How They Have Kept Them. From the South Carolinian. The present administration went into power, or rather went before the people asking their suffragos in the lost State election, under certain solemn and epecifio pledges to inangurate measures of economy and reform in the hitherto acknowledged rotten and extravagant State government. One term of the Legislature has passed, and it may be well to review the field and see how they have fulfilled their mission. The Union, of Wednesday claims that the party has made good its promises. We invite the attention of that journal to the points we make, and would be glad to have a reply, if the ingenuity of the Union man can devise oift?wbich will justify its congratulatory criticism. The first two paragraphs of the platform of promises and principles, laid down by the Republican party at its nominating convention last summer, when its banner was thrown to the breeze, nnder its chosen leaders, for the approaching campaign, relate to Federal polities afid are of no moment now. The third paragraph reads as follows: "We pledge ourselves to effect instantly a financial reform in the State government, by auspnding the payment of the interest on every bond of the State, to whieh there can 119 be attached the ihadow of suspicion, and providing for the punctual payment of the principal and interest of the unquestionably' valid debt; and that the members of the Legislature elected by the Republican party 0 shall be pledged to earry into effect the meaning and intent of tbis section." Wo would ask of the Union, who has as - * * ? i named the ohampionsnip ot me lamimiwstion in this regard, and we would ask of tbe party, how has this pledge been kept? 1 There has been nothing whatever done in the premises. Good and valid bonds, and fraudulent bonds, have all been treated ! alike, and put upon the same footing. No definite action upon tbe subject has been ta- 1 ken. The party has plainly ah irked its da- ' ty and falsified its pleage as to this point.? ' The Legislature has done nothing, and even ' His Certificate>cy F. Judas Hoses, in that 1 omnium gatherum, message of his, which 1 seemed to treat of everything else, and went 1 into very "valuable statistics in- relation to 1 the debt of the General Government, pass- ] ed by the State finances at the close with 1 some pointless sentences. He did not even ( call the attention of the General Assembly 1 to its pledge and recommend performance. 1 0l-4* ? ? t'i-rlnv in an iriPX. ' IDC CWllC UUBUVO ivuimu ?v ... ? tricablc confusion and as unsatisfactory a condition as they wcro a year ago. So much for that first pledge. What have you to aay as to its performance, Mr. Union f The fourth paragrph of the platform reads as follows: "In the interest of financial reform and good government, we pledge ourselves to throw around the State Treasury every safeguard necessary to ensure the faithful application of the public service, pursuant to just laws, enacted in the interest of the whole people of South Carolina." What, if anything, has beon done to carry out the purpose of this pledge we do not know. We think there has been not a particle of legislation upon the* subject. Were Parker now Treasurer, he could do, for aught the safeguards thrown around the Stato Treasury might avail, jus?as he did before. The only improvement to be hoped for in this direction is, that Cardoza may have a clearer knowledge ?nd higher appreciation of the laws of mtwn ct tuum than his predecessor Parker had. ' The fifth promising paragraph of the plat- < form aforesaid reads in these words: "As essential to the reform herein guaranteed and imperatively demanded by the nle as the vital necessity of the State, we require that the public expenses shall be redaeed within the pablic revenues to be derived from a moderate system of taxation, based upon a fair and equitable assessment of all property liable to taxation under the Constitution. To effect this needed reduction in expenditures, we insist that there shall be an immediate reduction in the salaries of all puhlie officers, from the highest to the lowest in the State and counties, and that there shall be a judicious reduction of the number of the publie offices themselves; and the number of attaches of the General Assembly shall be limited by law." This is all very nice, and precisely what the people demand; but, they have been words of promise to the ear and broken to the hone. The public expenses have not been reduced, nor are they within the revenue to be derived even from a very heavy ?vstem of taxation. We venture the prophecy thtTf- there will be a large deficiency next winter to be provided for There has been no reduction of the salaries of either the highest or the lowest officers and no reduction of the offices themselves. The number of attaches was fixed by law, but outside of this there is not a pledge in the paragraph fulfilled, or any part thereof. A more shameful and wholesale failure, was never made by any party in the world. We shall treat of the other pledges hereafter. Jt is stated that on each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the New York Post Ifice receives rynlarly From thirty to sixty five . of newspapers and other printed matter, a.!' anP*'^. The receipts from paper mails for the 7*8r wero $^85,940, and for letters. $19,254,0w The former w?'Khs twenty times as much .** *^e latter The combined circulation of ncw.,?aPcr' an<^ Pe* riodi raisin the mails is as folio?*8 : Dalies, 800.000.000 per annum; weeklies,6{?9.000,000, and monthlies, 100,000,000. A native of Kentucky whoso name is Grant, wishes to change it to Jeff. Davis. The Jefferson Mica Mine. We call the attention of our readers to the following communication to the Richmond c State Journal: < Among tho varied minerals with which J Virginia lands are uoderlaid, perhaps none \ is more valuable or less known and apprccia- 1 ted than mica. Chemically almost if not r quite iBdentical with the kaolin, always ^ found with it, its geological formation is but t poorly accounted for. Much of our red clay a land is mingled with comminuted particles 1 of mica which, Washing out from the clay, " are often annoyances in our spring and well 0 water. Its value increases in proportion or f rather out of all proportion as the sizo of the clear cuts grow larger. Two by three inches * is the smallest available size and would ' scarcely pay for working, while from F eight up, it will pay vastly more than any F ordinary gold mine, provided the deposits ^ yield in any reasonable quantities. Surface ^ indications are valuable aids in hnding tho ^ deposit, but frequently mislead the inexpe- \ rienoed from the fact that the comminuted ? i mica so abundant in tbe masses ot pure tcao- lin naturally induces a miner to follow that ? while the streaked masses of mixed red clay * and kaolin arc the real ground in which to find valuable mica. Large masses of quartz e in juxtaposition with this mixed clay aod " kaolin arc almost a certain indication. The f Jefferson mine was first opened two years 11 ago on the land of John G. Jefferson, near v Amelia Courthouse, and have paid hand- * somely. Mr. Jefferson contracted with a company to work the mine, paying him a roy- a alty, but confining them to the east side of * a road. The vein in which the mica was ?' found led*directly across tho road, and after ? a few months they were compelled to buspend operations, not, however, at a loss to . themselves. Mr. Jefferson's health failing * ' icon afterwards, he determined to sell out " his valuable estate and to make the prospect for mica and plumbago, which latter had j* been known to exist for many years, an in- " iucement to purchase. In November last, J1 i gentleman belonging to the silvfered Mica " manufacturing company, 64 North length street, Philadelphia, finding the market , poorly supplied with mica, purchased the P vhole estate, and commenced working the ^ nica. The quality and and quantity both PI mproving as the work progressed, he in- " ireased the scale of his operations and is ^ low turning out large quantities of silver tl nica reflectors, deflecting shades, locomotive " lead lights, parabola lights, etc., which be- " ng far stronger reflectors, and at the same P( ime non-tarnishablc and non breakable, to !* lay nothing of their* being cheaper, are ra- '' pidly gaining favor with railroads, mines, :ounting-rooms and private families. By ?* placing the light, cither a gas jet or kerolene, near a silver, mica reflector gives a ^ brilliant and at the same time mellow light ill over the room. Engineers who have P ince used them will have no other.' Mica is used for a variety of other purposes, all I believe protected by patents. The smaller jites are used for stove light and for putting between the soles of shoes to keep the feet 3 3 rn.. I ... fnr W vr&rm ana ary. xnc tuigui ? **> uio uow. .v? photographic purposes and for covering pic- " iures, giving them a life-liffe appearance.? This mica interest and its various adaptabilities being yet in their infancy, it bids fair to prove one of Virginia's greatest resources, provided .it can be found in suffi- ^ rient quantities. (( S( A Bkautipul Incident.?The intelligent j. horse, says the Turf, Firld and Farm, very )ften sympathises with animal distress.? jj A boot a year ago, a dog was set upon by a g, ;rowd of cruel boys, and pelted with stieks ^ ind stones. The poor dog had given no o) iffence, but this mattered not. He tried to 0, escape from his tormeators, and had nearly w mcccedcd in doing so, when a stono hurled with great violence struck him on the fore eg, bruising the flesh and fracturing the U] aone. The animal howled piteously, but one of his persecutors went to his relief.? sa [laving injured him, they turned coldly iway and left him to his fate. The dog limped into the stable of Mr. Edward Kil- jc patrick, moaning piteously. In one of the stalls of the stables was a well-bred young j horse of more than ordinary intelligence. g1 The distross of the dog seemed to move the | heart of the horse to pity. !Ie bent his head, ? caressed the canine, and inspected the broken leg. Then with his fore foet he pushed some clean straw into ono corner of his stall j and made a soft bed on which the dog was (| induced to himself lay down. A close and affectionate intimacy was at t, once established between the horse and the ] dog. The horse was being largely fed on c bran mash, and, one day, when receiving his a feed, thinking the dog might be hungry, the v equine bowed his head, caught the canine 0 gently, by the skin of the neck, and, with n his teeth, lifted him into the trough or box. 8 The dog fell to with a hearty will, which ], showed that his hunger was great and that j, his gratitude was equal to his appetite.? a Pays and weeks passed, and the dog and horse continued to be firm friends The bran a mash feed fed them both, and the invalid ( * * ? .v . v .i , grew strong ana rai on ine wuojcsumu uu>?.. n At night, the two animals, thus strangely brought together, slept iu the uiost loving manner. The horse would arrange a soft t bed for the dog, and then lay down and ten- t dorly encircle the canine form with ouo of s hie forelegs. It is seldom that such a beau- c tiful and authentic incident is brought to t our notice. The horse showed for tho un- r fortunate more of that feeling which wc term i humanity thad did the lusty youths who ? were presumed to walk iu the image of their t God. Nay. it took the poor victim of man's t persecution to its heart and home, and nursed t tho same back to health aud strength. t Chaldean Account of the Deluge. At a meeting of the Biblical Archcrnlogicil Society, December 3d, Sir Henry Ralinon presiding, a paper was read by Mf. Geo. Jtnitli on "A Cuneiform Inscription containng a Chaldean Account of the Deluge." It rns stated by the president, in introducing dr. Smith, that when the excavations were nadc. some fifteen years ago, on tho site of ho ancient plncc of Ninovah. n largo num>et, some twenty thousand", of inscribed olay ablets were found, in a perfect state of preervatiori. These were removed to the finish Museum, where they now are, and serve is a mine of research to Assyrian scholars, f whom Mr. Smith was undoubtedly the irst . Mr. Smith, after giving an account of his rrangeuient of the tablets, said that of the nscription concerning the flood there are Cones in a fragmentary condition containingdu licate texts, belonging to a period about 10ft years b. c. The original text belonged o the city of Gach, and was transported to ftnevah, copied, and placed in the Royal* iibrary there. The narrative is from the ips of Sisit, the Noah of the Chaldeans.? he earlier part is very defective, many lines eing entirely lost. After the ark was built, he account goes on : "All I possessed I collected it, all I posscsad I collected of silver, all I possessed I colic ted of gold, all I possessed I collected of he seed of life, the whole I caused to go up ato the ship, all my male and female ser? ants, the beasts of the field, the animals of ho field, and the sons of the srrny all of hem, I caused to go up. A flood Sham ad lade, and he spake, saying in the night, 1 rill cause it to rain from heaven heavily f nter to the midst of the ship, and shut thy oor.' A flood be raised, and he spake saying in he night, 'I will cause it to rain from heaven onrilw ' Tn the dnv that T celebrate his fca val tfte day which he had appointed; fear I, ad; I entered to the midst of the ship, and iut my door; tognide the ship, to'Bosura*, irabi the pilot, the place I gave to his' and. The raging of a storm in the mornig arose, from the horizon of heaven extendig and wide. Vul in tho midst of it thanered, and Neboand Sara went in front; the irone bearers went over the mountains and lains; the destroyer Nergel overturned; inip went in front and cast down; the, 1 )irits carried deftraotion; in their glory 1 ley swept the earth; of Vulthe flood, reached > heaven; tho bright earth to a waste was 1 irned; the surface of tho earth like *** it vept; it destroyed all lifo from the face of < le earth *** the strong tempest over the aople,' reach to heaven. Brother is brother, it did not sparo tho people. In eaven the gods feared the tempest, and >ught rcfugo; they ascended to the heaven ' f Anu. The god.4 like dogs with tails hiden crouched down. Spake Ishtar a disburse, uttered the great goddess her speech. The world to sin has turned," and I in the resence of the gods prophesied evil; when prophesied in the presence of tho gods Ml, to evil were devoted all my people, and prophesied thus: 'I have begotten man id let him not like the sons of tho fishes \ II the sea.' The gods concerning the spirits, ero weeping with liar; the goods in scats latod in lamentation; covered their lips for ie coming evil. Six days and nights pass- I 1, tho wind tempest and storm, ovcrwhelm1, on the seventh day in its course, was ilincd the storm, and all the tempest which ad destroyed like an earthquake, quieted, he sea lie caused to dry, and the wind and impest ended. I was carried through the ;a. The doer of evil, and the whole of rnanind who turned to sin, liko reeds their brpscs floated. I open tho window and the 1 ti- ? u T gni orone in, over uiy rciugc iu x it still and over my refnge camo peace. I as carried over the shore, at the boundary f the sea. for twelve measures it ascended 1 rer the land. To the country of Nizir, ent the ship; the mountain of Nizir stopcd the ship, and to pass over it, it was not t>le. The first day and the second day, the tountuin of Nizir the same. The third and ic fourth day, the mountain of Nizir the imc. The fifth and sixth day the moun- i dn of Nizir the same. On the seventh day i the oourse of it 1 sent forth a dove and it ft. The dove went and searched and a jsting placo it did not find, and it returned. sent forth a swallow, and it left. Tho I wallow went and searched and n resting lace it did not find, and it returned. I sent >rth a raven, and it left. The raven went, ud tho corpses on the waters it saw, and did ent, it swam, and wandered away, and id not return. 1 sent the animals forth to lie four winds, I poured out a libation. I uilt an altar on the peak of the mountain; y sevon herbs I cut at the bottom of them placed reeds, pines, and simgar. Tho gods ollceted at its burning, llio gods collected t its good burning. When his judgment ras accomplished, Bel went up to the midst f the ship, he took my hand, and brought 10 out, he caused to bring my wife to my idc, he purified the country, he established n a covenant and took the people iu the irescnce of Sisit and the people; when Sisit nd his wife and the people to be like the ;ods were carried away, then dwelt Sisit in , remote place at the mouth of the riven; hey took me nnd in a rcuioto place at the nouth of the rivers they seated inc." How to Save Your Kyes.?When will hove working by lamp light understand he use of shades to protect the eves f Wc ee persons sitting holding their sewing or ither work before or near to a lamp, while he light in blazing full in their eyes. It ia >laiu that the object they work upon cannot >e seen with so great distinctness whilo the ield of their retina is nlroa iy occupied by n >lazc. But they work on for hours, and hough next morning their visual onfHis ell of tho nbuso by redness nnd inflanimniou, the worker will not learn tho lesson of experience offered by them. Circular paprn shades can be obtained for a few cents, and these not only protect the eyes from excess of light, but servo as a reflector behind the blaze, increasing the illumination one-half Besides the above-named evil, there is that varying quantity of light thrown into the eye by its being Suddenly and alternately directed towards the blaze or obliquely away from it, which the pupil has not time to adapt itself to the increase of glare, whereas, with the use of the shade, the illumination would be uniform. The number of persons in the community having spots, light or dark, ic the field of vision, arising from injury to the retina by the ill-usage we are mentioning, is greater than is commonly imagined. It must be borne in mind that these spots are a so rious step towards amaurosis and gutta-serena, such as plunged in darkness the latci years of the great Milton, and many others more eminent for their talents than thcii caution. Gen. Edward Johnston.?The telegraph has already announced the death at Richmond, Va., of Major-General Edward Johnston. The Richmond Whig contains the following sketch of his life and sorviccs: Gen. Johnston was a son of Dr. Edward Johnston, of Chesterfield County, and was born in that County, near Midlothian, April 16, 1816. While at school in Kentucky, he was appointed a cadet from that State to West Point, in 1833, and graduated in 1838, when he was appointed (July 1) Second Lieutenant of the Sixth Infantry, then commanded by Brevet Brigadier-General Zachary Taylor. In October, 1839, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy. Sorving with distinguished vigor in the Florida war and the Indian campaigns of the Western frontier. he was Drcvetca captain September 8, 1847, for gallant and meritosious conduct in the battle of El Melino del Rey, during the Mexican war, and received the brevet of uinjor in July, 1848, for gallant conduct at the battle of Chapultepec. He was also distinguished in the capture of the city of Mexico. In March, 1851, he was in command of his regiment. He was made full captain in 1851. For his conduct in the Mexican war, the Legislature of Virginia voted him a sword, and his fellow-citizens of Chesterfield County also presented him with a fine sword, gold-hilted, and with a gold scabbard, appropriately inscribed. At the begining of the late war for Southern independence, Major Johnston promptly resigned his commission in the United States army, and offered his sword and services to his native State and her associates. lift wa^ppfuntail of tha -TwalfthGeorgia Infantry, and served in that capacity till 1862, when he was wounded at the battle of Alleghany, and promoted to BrigadierGeneral. His brigade consisted of Twelfth Georgia, Forty-fourth, Twenty-fifth and Thirty-first Virginia, and two other regiments. With these he made a record honorablo ulike to himself and them. Being MajorGeneral, he was assigned to the command of the S/onewall Division. He was with Jackson in all his valley campaigns, and after the battle of Port Republic and Cross Keys, was left in the valley with his command as a protection to the people. The Stonewall Division consisted of tho brigade of that name, Taliaferro's Brigade, Jones' Brigade and Stafford's Louisana Brigade. Under his command it acted a conspicuous part at Chanccllorsville. He commanded the Stonewall Division under Lee at Gettysburg, July 13, 18G3. He was taken prisoner May 12, 1864, at Spottsylvania Court House. Since the war Gcneial Johnston has resided chiefly upon his farm in Chesterfild Co. He was never married, and leaves one brother who survives hitu. His death was announced in several of the Churches on Sunday. Sensible Sentiments.?M. J. Wicksj of tho exploded Savings Bank of Memphis, challenged William Rule, of tho Knoxville ChranirJe, for writing and publishing a letter about his financial management. Rule immediately exposed the fellow, saying in his reply: " I do uot seek a reputation for courage gained in that way. If you are more anxious to investigate the matter of cowardice than 1 aui, you are at liberty to make the investigation in your own way and nntil you are satisfied. I do not propose to leave the country, but will continue to pursue my legitimate business, going wherever and whenever that business culls me. While 1 do not recognize the so-called 'code of honor,' T ' 1- 1- J 1 J il L T I wi8ii you 10 aisuncuy uuuemunu mat i fully recognize the right of self-defence. I do not court, but ou the contrary, avoid personal difficulties with iny fellows, but when attacked, I shall not hesitate to defend myself as promptly and effectually as necessity may require. "You ask rac to fight you a duel. And for what ? Because I havo made statements concerning you, the truth*of which I can prove, and the falsity of which you do not offer to show. I do not propose to pander to tho barbarous prejudices of depraved minds by setting myself up as a target, to give you the opportunity of the so-called vindication of your honor. 1 have no respect for any such foolish notions. They may be in accordance with your ideas of courage and honor, but they arc not with mine. Words cannot express my contempt for such folly. It is no proof of courage, hut of cowardice. It is not evidence of manliness, but of a weak concession to a hcatheuish and brutal custom. It is not the way to defend a gen'' l.nnm. Kni n tirncliraI pr>nfVs*inn nt i IV 111(111 n IIV/1IVS1 J UUl M |/l UV?VM. VW... ?.... .. his inability to defend it in tho manner prescribed by an enlightened Christian public sentiment and tho laws of a civilised people." Who Brought the News? , That is a question that has never beeri ! settled, and probably novcr will be. Itr is a fact, howevct, that can be substantiated by thousands of living witnesses that the details i of the battle of Mill Spring3 reached Paris, - Kentucky, on the 12th of January, 18G2. r The rumor was that the battle had occurred , two days before?that Gon. Zollicoffer had i been attacked at Fishing Creek or Mill | Springs, that lie had been killed and his j body stripped, mutilated and thrown into i a swamp, and his army completely routed. . Also, that Maj. Bailie Peyton had fallen, i that a Mississippi regiment, supported by a ; regiment from Tennessee, had behaved hand. somely, while the remainder of the army . had for some cause become panic-stricken early in the fight, and fled from the field ( completely demoralized. The whole Blue Grass region of Kentucky became excited over this news?the particulars as related above were on every tongue, and so they spread all over Eastern Kentucky and Tf>nni>sspn nnii inf/i Vi ini# l.nt if to . remembered that, this rumor started io Paris, i Ky., on the 12th of January, 18G2. Citizens of Paris wrote to their friends in other States, giving these details, and these letters arc still in existence to speak for themselves, bearing the-above date and two or three days thereafter. In those days we used to hoar of messages by the grape-vino telegraph, and passengers by the underground railroad. Ifthisreport of the battle of Mill Springs and the death of Zollicoffcr came by either of these lines it is more extraodinary than any feat ever performed by lightning or steam. The wonders of this performance are yet discussed by many who were cognizant of the occurrence, and the fact that the particulars of this battle, so received, got into the newspapers and were treated as curront news. Captain C. E. Merrill, of the Confederate army, has lately given his recollection of it as a singular incident of the late war. Captain Mcrril is the son of a Mississippi planter, and commanded a Missippi regiment in the war. ne passed tnrougn .Lexington, Kentucky, on the nightof January 12, 1862, hastening to rejoin his command in Virginia, by way of Cumberland Gap. Beforo daylight the next morning ho took shelter in the house of a Southern sympathizer until the following night, preferring to prosecutehis disloyal journey? between suns. He states that he spent the 13th of January in company with several gentlemen from Clarke, Fayette and Bourbon counties, and they were full of the news of the battle above alluded. to. TLey did not know oxootly how the news came, but they had its history to the minutest details. We give a paragraph or two of Capt Merrill's account: . "Thus rumor heralded, on the 13th of January, and I continued to meet it all along my route through tho mountains of East Kentucky until I reached Abingdon, Va., which point I made late on the night of the 19th. On that night I solicited sleep rather than companionship, and retired to uiy bed room at the hotel, well content to have at least reached the civilization of Dixie in safety. "What was my surprise, however, on awakening next morning, to hear that on the day before (the 19th) Gon Zcllicoffer's army had b^cn beaten, himself Jcilled, &c , with all the incidents just as I heard a tceek before in Central Kentucky. "What!" I exclaimed, 'has there been another battlo? And has Gen Z. been killed a aecond time V" The battle in which Zollicoffer was killed really occurred on the 19th of January, 18G2, seven days after the rumor above related was current in Paris, Ky. The people who had been discussing it for a week were startled at the remarkable coincidence, the details given by the rumor and the actual events of tho battle corresponded so exactly to the minutest particulars. It has not ceased to be a wonder to this day. The realisation of tho intelligence was so astounding that efforts were made to trace the rumor back to its source. It was only ascrtained that some stranger accosted a citizen of Paris, called him by name, and related the story of the battle of Mill Springson the 12th of January, which battle did not take place till the 19th of January following.* Tho celebrated actor, John Palmer, whose father was a bill sticker, and who occasionally followed the same humble occupation himself, while strutting ono evening in tho green room in a pair of glittering buckles, a bystander remarked that they resembled diamonds. "Sir," said Palmer with some warmth, "I would have you to know I never wear anything but diamonds." "I ask your pardon,1" 'replied tho ether; "I remember the time when you woro nuthiug but paste!" The laugh was much heightened by Uauuister exclaiming, "Jack, why don't you stick him agaiust tho wall ?" Tho Ilawaiians arc in dead earnest in tbeir efforts to secure a reciprocity trado with tho United States. The new King has been petitioned by his subjects to visit this coun?ru find nun Iuh infliinnpA tr> nrmif into a treatV ?rather an unkingly errand, one would say. Now it is proposed to cede us a valuable harbor near Honolulu as un equivalent for agreeing to such a trade convention ; and a dispatch from a trustworthy correspondent there ?ives us somo particulars. According to all accounts, the harbor is a good one; wc need such a station for naval and marine purposes; but the expediency of a reciprocity treaty and of making acquisition of an outpost in foreign dominions will be much discussed before determined. The more we help others to bear their bui dens tho lighter ours will be. c ADVERTISING RATES. Space. 1 M. 2 M. 3 M. C M. 1 V. 1 square 8 0()| 6 00 0 00 12 00 16 00 2 squares 6 00 9 00, 12 00 18 00 26 00 Ssqutres 900 13001600 24 00 85 00 4 squares 12 00 16 00, 20 00 30 00 48 (X } column 15 00 19 00 24 00 34 00 50 00 i column 20 00 30 00 40 00 55 00 80 00 1 column 30 00 60 00 60 00. 90 00jl50 00 All Transient Advertisements will be cbarg<4 Ox* Dollar per Square for the first andSivEed ty-titk Cexts per 8quare for each subsequeKt insertion Single insertion, $1 50 per square. OUR CHIP-BASKET A tight fit?delirium tremens. Ann Odd Fellow?A Bachelor. Beecher calls doubt "God's morning star." / . In what suit does a man nevor feel com- # fortable ??In a law-suit. The home circuit?Walking about with baby in the night. Why is the letter 0 like the love of mischief??Because it makes harm charm. A man that don't know anything will tell it the first time he gets a chance. If the whole world were to agree to speak nothing but the truth, what an abridgment of Bpccch thore would be. Kansas is blessed with a representative named Touch, and a senalcr named Moonlight. . / Flipkins says that there are three sexes? the male sex, the female sex, and' the insects. An old bachelor compares life to a shirt button, because it so often hangs by a thread. A man who takes a drink because he is crossed in love, always has the sympathy of. the women. It is now claimed that the architect of the ((PklHAflA WTaII" WAfl A HtAMAAM 1-M& ? gicui/ vkiiicdc ttoii rrao a ttvujuii y uub ii woman wouldn't do any thing to keep men oat in that way. A young woman fondling her new-born babe, and a young man bis new-maatache, are two of the most beautiful sights in the world. What is the difference between a cloud and a beaten child ? One pours with rain, and the other roars with pain. Model wives formerly took a stitch in time; now, with the aid of sewing machines, they tako one in no time. q "We find that he came to his death from calling Bill Jackson a liar," was the verdict of a coroner's jury in Missouri. Man and" wife are generally called one. Some people, though, reckon them aa two. But ten is the proper calculation of some couples?the wife one, g&,d the husband a cypher. A Germantown woman, who has been reading in the papors that Sunday marriages are illegal, writes to know how it is with a babv born on Sundav. If so. which shall be punished?the father, the mother, or the baby? A cool specimen of humanity in the west stepped into a printing office to beg a newspaper, saying, "We like to read the news very much, but our neighbors are too stingy to take one." " It is very difficult to live," said a widow .with seven girls, all in genteel poverty.? ? "You must husband your time," said a sage friend. " I'd rather husband some of my daughters," answered the poor lady. " Mrs. Jcnks," said a little red-headed girl, with a pug nose and bare feet, "mother says will you oblcege her by lendin' her a stick of fire-wood, filling this'cruet With vinegar, puttin' a little soft soap in this pan, and please not let your turkey gollcr roost on our fence." They have just had an earthquake in Oregon which shook up the people a good deal. One loving husband, who had "just stepped out to see a man on business," rushed home with a billiard cue, that he had forgotten to replace, iu his hand. A little boy asked Dr. Burgess, the preacher, if he would have a light. ' No, my child," said tho doctor; " I am one of the lights of the world." "I wish, then," replied the boy, "yon were hung at the end of alley, for it is a very dark one." An Irishman, fresh from the ould counthry, found a tree full of green pereimons, climbing to the top helped himself to tho fruit. A passer by heard him say: " Be the powers, and I'm the lad that can knook the socks off the man that poured vinegar on these plums." i When Dr. Johnson asked the widow Porter to be his wife, he told her candidly that he was of mean extraction; that he had an uncle hanged. The widow replied that alio had no money herself, and though she had not a relative hanged, she had fifty who deserved hanging. So they made a match of it. A lady was met by a young gentleman whose coat button caught the fringe of her shawl. Some moments elapsed before the parties were separated. " I am attached to you, mndauie," said the young gentleman, good humoredly, while he was trying to get looso. "The attachment is mutual, sir," was the equally good humored reply. A Celebrated M. P. coming out of a eoffoe-housc. an impudent broken apothecary met him at the door, and accosted him with a request to lend liirn five guineas. "Sir " said the doctor, "I am surprised that you should apply to me for such a favor, who do not know you I" "Oh, my dear sir," replied the apothecary, "it is for that very reason for those who do, won't lend mc a farthing. The following episode occurred recently : Two ladies were chatting gaily, when tho titrnoal HKA1. ]?/* ei.kijuit CUIIVvlOUVIVII VUIIIVVI Uj/vil Villi DUMJI.VV Ul draw. Lndv No. 1, in reply to a facetious remark of No. 2, said: ''1 am in no mood for trifling to day, and I'm backed up in my good intentions by the presense of Zion's Herald in my pannier." No. 2 remarked, "There's no use in your feeling so particularly good about that, I have the Christian at I Work iu mine !"