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^ V Ol 9 IIOW 'STIIIK rou "IMIIOKMT I T1h? State. ( This is H "Reform Administration." Wo know it because we have . been told so. Wo have been told so ^ often -so often that lie would be it i veritable cynic who disbelieved the ( ^ ^portion. It is pre-eminently an ( Administration which has come into j nowcr to show tis iill how hudlv <nii-1 affairs have been administered for | j these many years by an "aristocratic j | ring,' and to change everything and J j improve everything in order to give i, the people an Kl Dorado to live in, i and a reforming "Dictator" to glorify. It has been in power for six j months, and in that short time it! v has gained great favor with all whose I, ^-faces arc turned to the rising sun. j, Some poor, carping outsiders, like The State, who have neither rover j i lire for power, nor adulation for success, have occasionally intimated t hat everything was not proceeding ( in an altogether ideal manner, but ' such intimations have generally been ' treated with the scorn which they ' deserved, as emanations of theexil ' and Philistine mind. It may be til together bootless, but 1 The State is going to make another * tit tack on the pure and improved ad- 1 ministration under which we tire en- : joying such peace, prosperity and ] content. The specifiieations it will 1 present will, of course, he put aside ! ^ ii.s unholy and malignant, but hero |1 they are, lievertlielesrf. The following circular letters 1 have been sent to the school oommis- * sioners of the several counties of 5 Mouth Carolina by Mr. W.J. Tlmck- 1 ston, the chief clerk of the State Superintendent of Education: Okkichok I'ai.mK'ito School .Iouknai.< C'oi.l'm iua, S. (.Juno 1, 18111. | < Pk.vu Sik : The State hoard of K\am- , < iaers, at their in eting in April, made the .'' ifniitlo Sc/n/i)f ,/tnirnif the oilicial moans ] ? ('communication between the Trustees ami the Department of IMucation. The fit ate Superintendent of Kducation de- i signed to aid and instruct trustees in a < department which he will eonduet. In this way trustees will not only have their ( attention drawn to the laws governing the j public schools of the State, but will also . bo helped and encouraged to improve (heir schools in many ways which he vill ' indicate and make practical. The en 1 c losed letter which fully explains itself, ] 1 beg yon to sign and return to me at once. , I will have copies made and mailed to . each board in your county. J Your cordial assistance is most earnest- i lv solicited in this effort, believing that i the interest that will most surely be aroused will repay you an hundredfold in the hel| it will give you in your efforts to iin- J prove the schools committed to your keeping. ( You are especially invited to said , items of interest concerning the schools of , your county. I send you copy of the Journal. As en< ii number of lhe Jour- ' ,?i! will contain vitai information that ] will appear only once, it is important that j you give attention to this at once. , Very truly, VV. .1. Thackston, ' l.ditor and Owner Palmetto Mchool Journal ' (Enclosure.) Dkah Si 11: The State Hoard of Exam- j < Jners lias adopted the Palmetto School i ' ,/oarnal as the otllcial means of cotnmuni- j cation between tlie department of Education and school officers. A special depart- ' tnent will be edited by the State Superintendent of Education, in which school i law and questions relating to the govern- ] inent and improvement of the schools willi be discussed. The Sta e Hoard, with ourselves, most11 earnestly desire that every trustee, should | receive tho Journal, and by resolution of the State Hoard trustees are authorized to subscribe for the same and iesuo. an order 1 on county treasurer in payment for same < Enclosed you will find claim parthlly filled out for three (3) trustees.of your district. Have these claims signed by your Ixmnl a. d return them to mo in order that, your name may be forwarded to the State Superintendent and have your names put on 'he mailing list of thoJonnial, Very truly, , This is a very interesting situation j ^V|>|;?(1! The State Superintendent , d \JP*r Education and liis Chief clerk i havo a little alliance among them eel yes, and a journal is issued by the ! latttcr, of which the former edits a < department. We do not know 1 whether the Superintendent of Education is a "silent partner" in the ' ei terprise or not,, or whether lie is to receive compensation for editing his 1 department or not. This is a side j jssfie. We do know that an attempt , is being made to make one depart- i tin nt of the State government at onco a public office and a private 1 ' trust"? to take the money of the , people and put it into the pocket of j; no officeholder?to make the taxes of i the counties support Mr. Thacks- ( utsmu' imiriiul ...X,..., jw......... The declaration that the Stute Hoard of Trustees has passed a reso j lution authorizing this provision of <lie public funds does not come directly, it will be seen, from Mr. 1 Thaekston. lie puts it in tho mouth of tbc county school commissioners. If it be true, the Hoard has done an 1 k t (XjN'Wi1 ict which it will find it very html to < justify. If it is not true, there is) deception as well as jobbery. Hut no matter how it stands this iff air is scandalous. It compels the taking of three copies of the /'<//>netto iSchooI Journal in every school listriet of the State at the expense :>f the taxpayers, and the money goes into the pockets of Mr. Thackston ' ,. . m ,, m . . I t ! n?11 v i ii ii a 11 v, or Mr. Ttiackston and: ti is backers. It is estimated thai I the sum thus proposed to be drawn From the country treasuries will imouut to from to $5,000 inuuully. Are the taxpayers of South Caro- j lina willing for this to to be done? Has any previoue Democratic ad-j ministration attempted to do such a thing? i A Hituulion Reversed. Hartford, June 0.?The situation jf the two political parties in the State lavs been practically reversed by the Supreme Court decision in the Branford case, validating the prohibition ballots, 111 in all, which were rejected by the Moderators at the State election. The original jtand taken by the Democrats^ that he Legislature cannot constitution* illy review the returns for the correction of errors, is a matter of opinon and interpretation not sustained; by action of the General Assembly j u the past. Both parties have on various occasions gone hack of the returns, opening ballot boxes, valilating votes cast at State elections, mu ordering tlie correction of errors. . ? The moment that the Supreme j Pourt decided that the 4Tor'" ballots , ivere legal the tit le of .Judge Morris , >n the t'ace of the returns was wiped , jut. It will be impossible for the j party to be sustained by the public A 11 the position tlmt Judge Morris j diould be declared elected governor ( jii the face of the returns when the ( lecision of the Supreme Court re- ^ stores 111 votes to the Prohibition t xdumn, t hereby reducing the judge's io eighty-five below a constitutional majority. Every attempt of the ( Democrats to prop up this position 4 will injure the prospects of Judge t Morris for attaining the governor- \ diip. The decision of the court will be accepted as filial. ^ On this point the relative position >f the parties has been reversed, t The court's decision compels the ( counting of the Prohibition ballots }] which wero rejected, and the Kepuhlican managers have fought for that result. They have been deter- c mined that, the Legislature should > review the returns to that extent, j The logical result of this course, c which has not been pressed until within three days by the Democrats, will compel a review of the Judge of I Probate ballots, which has been de- t . I li __ i i * * Milieu uy mo couna to ue nicgui. t The ballots in dispute were cast by ^ the Prohibitionists in various probate districts in the State. The history of the affair is without 1 intricacies, and the proofs of the il- e legal judge of probate ballots are { within reach of the legislature at finv time. In the nominations for the State election most of tho Pro- * hibitionists omitted the names of 1 candidates for judge of the probate courts, and printed the official bal- \ lot with a blank for insertion of these names by tho districts after the distribution of the tickets. In ( East Lynn the contest was made in < November that these ballots wero il- ^ legal and .Judge John M. Hall, of j the Superior Court, decided against them. The phraseology of theopin- 1 ions, which defines the attitude of f the court toward the judge of pro- t hate ballots, is: I "It (the Indicts) consists not meiolyof the paper ?>f the prescribed size and quality, but also of the required printing thereon. No part may he omitted. If > the name of the party may be omitted, so may the name of th<- < ndidnte or officer. 11 either of the la t t o is left out, 'ts val- 1 idity i' a ballot is destroyed." < From 2,000 to .1,01 >0 of the illegal ' Judge of Probate ballots were polled t none of wh'ch by this decision can he counted, although the whole of thorn appear in the returns submit- j led by the board of canvassers to the i Legislature. The only way for their 1 elimination will he by going buck to , the returns, as in the case of the "for" ballots. The Democrats will not fail to utilize this fact. It b an r I HI t\im#viiii LIA rvA3iI/\?? I'.vm i L 4 *-w? I c i III J?I |iV9iwii I iicm lU W * inipy The republicans, on the oth- i tir hand, who have maintained thut , the Legislature is competent to re view and correct the returns of the * State election, are opposed to the 1 review relative to the Judge of Pro- < bate votes of the Prohibition party, j and will fight evcryjevery effort made ( to secure it. The change in the at- . titudo of the two parties is one of the curiosities of the protracted 1 dead lock, i * 1 1 "Be True to Your LY. B. O, T1 [JOKDON < U?i niN<iS 31 Ait-1 fi hi?:i>. 8i \ii Unexpected Sequel to the ur Baccarat Drama. fx fid Sews ami Courier. London, June 10.?Sir Wn?. (ior-i Ion Camming was married ut 11 j /clock this morning, in the fashion ible Holy Trinity Church at Cliel- 11 * . OCI te;i, to Miss Florence (lamer, the laughter of the late Commodore ^ IVni. darner, of the New York city. St f TK...I - 1 01 aum Him iifw i lit? untie im'Jty. ^ Major Vesoy Dawson, of the Cold 11 treatn Guards, was best man, and he Hev. 11. Eyton officiated. The ,u narriago was . practically a iccret marriage, and only twelve >?ople were present at the marriage it Holy Trinity. , The bride looked charmingly hap ' >y and Sir William >vus proud, cool *. sii uid perfectly self posessed. There vus no trace in his personal appear- rp nice of depression or emotion resultng from yesterday's verdict in the ^ Jourt of Queen's Bench. Lady and Sir William Gordon Gumming left his city shortly after the ceremony ' 'or the bridegroom's estate at Atture ' icar Forces, in Scotland, where they vill spend the honeymoon. In an interview Sir Win. Gordon Jumming said that he has nothing . o add to what he said in tins witless box. The popular opinion of ' lie verdict, he added, was shown by ! ^ he demonstration in court. Sir Willium refused to say anything in egard to the Comments of the news-1 j1' mpers upon the case just decided.! /' laying that the newspapers were at 11 perfect liberty to say what llicy j )leased. When the verdict was pro- \ *' loimccd against him, Sir William igain oltiered to cancel his engagenenfc with Miss Garner, but the), udy, believing in his innocence, " vould not hear of such a thing, and nsisfed that the marriage should1 ake place to dav. Jt is expected bat Sir. William and his wife will ol risit the United States in the an- 1,1 ,u inn. ( Lady Gordon Gumming is the li ddest daughter of the late Gommo- N< loro William Garner, who was tl Irowned in duly 187G with his wife, through the capsizing of Garner's rachfc, the Mohawk. The echoes of the baccarat scanlal suit still till the air. Solicitor 3enoral Sir Edward Clarke, who so ' l iblv argued the case, is ill and thor ( * mghly exhausted. To day he had H1 mtirely lost the use of his voice, and 1,1 vas obliged to retire from an im- 1 )ortaut case in which he was retain- er d for to-day. The denunciation of lt he prince of Wales by the newspa-! ..... . i ?n >er press, especially ins Uenuncm- "" ion by the Tory press, has caused a rememlous sensation throughout jreat Britian, and it is freely as erted that the revelations made luring the trial of the baccarat j ^ icandal suit in the Court are judged ' o have done more to imperil the nonarchy than any event which has aken place for many years past in H{ Bngland. ai The first assertion made by the Daily Chronicle that until the prince al >f Wales, on oath, swears "as his ionfederats" did, that he the Prince lid not violate the solemn pledge he (ave to Sir Wm Gordon Camming, '1 ie, the heir apparent, rests under a Ci eputation of dishonor quite as | ^ ihameful as that which the jury put j111 jpon Sir Wm Gordon Cumming re- IC! lects general feeling on the subject. f!l A (iood Talker* Sunday Telegram. rc It is a generally accepted idea that wise people talk little and that those ){ small mental ealibre arc loquacious, fo (pioto lloscoc Conkliug : "The in shallows lTiunnur while the deeps are cl lunil>." It probably did not occur In to the gifted senator that this maxim to f applied to himsel , would have ex- | ot a i hi ted him in u light that wouldci lot have been agreeable to hishuugh- si v spirit. It is true that incessant! in alkers are not apt to ho ivtelleotu i w illy gifted, but the idea that silence s an indication of mental ability is ai 'i 11 if 11 If in u On Ilia /iai\>i-ai>i? u .U:u I ?i >*vaiv?taw%?w? VU VIIU U/HVIttl Jy 4 I' TT III *>? generally bo found that a person hi ivho says nothing is not the possess ai >r of any sentiments worth express- hi ng. If the most intellectual people ly )f Albany were canvassed it wouid w bo found that lawyors, doctors, edit- T >rs, educators, together with the best "] informed persons in the city, wore w V A ^?";S' e II Yum II V>/7i cm/ ) on 11 TUS1 ) A ' ~ I eo talkers. It is time tkt;ir this ah ml conceit was oxploded. Many e deluding themselves into the il"e notion that they ui*h the favor I recipients of towering intellects, hen iu reality they are beneath the! rerage of intelligence. If a man is anything original or valuable on s mind it will be pretty sure to es ipc. mis vanity, if nothing else, ill bo sure to give it vent, lint the ngue is an unruly member, an inrument often of torture, and it must ) managed with discretion, though may wound, like the surgeon's Kidle, to heal. A good and cheeril talker is a great blessing in the orld, and he dispenses light and enuiragemcnt wherever he goes. C'til* vate the art of conversation, and >n't imagine you are smart because >u say little. That idea is a dolildu and a snare. . ? i>n Million Dimes 1'nt Away. Washington, 1). C.?A treasury licivl, speaking of the embarrassent the dime pocket savings banks e causing the treasury departiuont, quoted as saying that it is estima (I that there are $1,000,000 in mes hidden away in these pocket inks to-day, and there appears to be ) way to draw upon this reserveun1 the bank isgluttted to its full ealeity. It is getting to be a craze. "I was coming down the other) iy on a horse car," he said, "and an ; ii lady pulled one of these toy do- ' >sitories out of her black silk hamlig and cautio is y slipped two dimes ito its mouth, tlio exact change she 111 |-Of??>i villi fl-MIll tlx. ...?lwl ... I.vt (WVXVM ? I '"II ? IIV Kt\J ll\llll>tvi| . rdinurily this nmient ft male would 1 ive paid hor fair iu tickets, but she ul the craze and wanted change, 'hy,every other woman in the build-J ig has a bank, and lots of the men,, 10. There are a thousand diinej inks in active operation in the tie-, irtmeut alone, and thousands in J iher departments, and ten thousand j lore in the hands of Washington I lihlren, and every one of them has wide open month yawning to de>ur the fractional coin." it is estimated that 75 per cent, of le dimes that were in circulation iree months ago in the city have sen banked in these little tubular jpositories, and the cry is for more. The craze has affected other cities, to. Baltimore, New York, Phila* dphia and other commercial towns e sorely put to it for change of this nit of value. This demand is givig the bunk cashiers and sub-treas s a great deal of worry, for it iquirea three expert clerks a whole ly to count $10,000 in this sort of oi ley. A Valuable Cement. Prof. Alexander Winchel is cred l'u win) uio invention ot a valuable ! uncut that will stink to anything.! ake two ounces of clear guni arac, one and one-half ounces of fine arch, and one-half ounce of white igar. Pulverize the gum arabio id dissolve in about as much water ; the laundress would use for the nount of starch indicated, disdvo the starch and sugar in the im solution. Then cook the mixire suspended in boiling water un-j 1 the starch becomes clear. The ineni should be as thick as tar and ?pt so. It can ho kept from spoilig by dropping in a drop of gumj imphor or -i little oil of cloves or issafras. This cement is very strong ideed, and will stick to glazed sur* ices, and is good to repair broken >cks, minerals, or fossils. -+ - r- A <I rent Han. John Jay was out of the truly great en of our revolutionary period. His laracter was without blemish, and j was more anxious to do right than i acquire popularity or On lc occasion, in an exciting political J inijuiign, he procuredn voxc of ecuire against a member of the com- j itteo whom he thought hlaino 1 orthy. The committeeman lost his temper ul abused Mr. Jay roundly. On ic next day Mr. .lay learned that is suspicions were not well founded id that the man had acted in all [inesty. He went to the man prompt' and said, "You were right, and I as wrong. I ask your pardon." ho man was amazed, and replied, I have often heard that .John Jay as a great man; now I know it." T C()lf Iff It/." y\ jxhstei ; .101 in k. ki:i:ls in ms <; |{ACI5. A Sumter Lawyer <0 lie tcd for Kaisin^- Notes. The State. Sututor, .11111c 9.? In the iJourt of (Jonor il Sessions this morning t.ln? grtitul jury nmtle a special presentinont in a case reported against .lyhn l{. Keels, Ksq., of the Sumter bar. The charges were that Keels had fraudulently altered two notes, us follows: One given by A. K. Cousar, of Kishopville, to him, from $111.00 $310.00, and another drawn by him in favor of M. L. Keels, from $.10.00 to $250.00. The Solicits was instructed to make out a hill of indictment at once in the ease. The probability is that Keels will be suspended from practicing ut the bar as soon us the indictment is made. The members of the bar here have been working up the matter for some time, and will, take action on the case next week. Keels has been practicing at the bar here for about seven years. Ho is a son of Captain I). K. Keels, the present county treasurer. ?i mm*? Utile or Uuiit. The State. The New York Herald has been securing the opinions of the State Alliance presidsnts upon the Oca^u platform, the new party and the stronuth of their order. The following i \ the reolv from .! Willnnn - "r? "i J "" * *' Stokes, editor of the ('niton lMuut and President of the Alliance in Sou h ('iiroliiuf : "Speaking generally, the order is in good -diapo ill tl?is Slate and is making vatisfaotory progress. We are unloading some material, but results show a not gain and a more coinpael, homogeneous membership. "We are 01 ganizing constantly, though the most of the State has been already covered. Within the past month the State organizer has had calls from two different counties, and the result of his visits arc apparent. "Outside of the political and a small circle of political speculators the question of independent political action has not created a ripple, hecause it has not been discussed. Independent political action by the Alliance is out of the question so long us tho Alliance constitution remains as it is. It cannot he changed before next winter, and our people are not disposed to worry about the bridge before they get to it. "From a close and frequent contact with them in every quarter of the Shite J can safely say tbey may bo counted on to stand squarely by all the demands of the Alliance, (rov. Tillman to the contrary notwithstanding. The temper of the people is such that they will repudiate any man, however trusted, who can not support the Alliance demands, just as they repudiated Hampton last fall." llrietly interpreted, this means : "We will rule the Democratic party or ruin it." < 1111 Talk Willi Monkeys. The San Francisco Kxainlner. A mysterious individual haunts Woodward's Harden to whom is attributed the gift of conversing with monkeys in their own language. He is a little old man who hassceu about three score years and ten, hut as he is always alone and speaks to no one very little is known about him. For nearly a year past the old gentleman has daily visited that former popular resort, deposits the entrance fee. and as fpiicklv as his feeb e strength will allow,and with eagerness depicted on his seamed and weather beaten conn'.(-nance, proceeds at once to the monkey cage. The monkeys recognize him and set up a chattering and howling that would grate on a sensitive person's nerves, but the old man did not niUKl it ft bit. lie enjoys it and beam8 on the fjuadnunana that make every effort to reach him through the iron hars, with an expression that would lead one to think that his soul was wrapped up in them. Finally tho noise subsides and the olo man gazes into a dozen comical expectant faces pressed against the bars with twenty four pairs of bright eyes looking at hiin, and/ uttern a few guttural sounds that/astonish and please the monkeys/ lie perfectly / f f ) IS, ISO!. iinit:itoh tlio soiim Is <>f moat of thorn j and all arrange themselves in a| soini oirolo ami with great seriousness li.s'on to all ho has to say. Sonic-1 times his tone is serious when all the monkeys put on a very abject : expression and look as sorrowful as a monkey can. Then again whenj the tones arc different, the monkeys! w ill dance about w ith every evidence j of delight, and all begin to jabber at : once, until the old man points his linger at one of the largest. All re-j i ' ' main siionl while lie seemingly car! ries on u conversation with one of ' tile older ones, intituling all thegri-j linuv's ami notions of a monkey as | well as any human being could. Sometimes the conversation lasts an hour or more when the little man bids his friends adieu until the inor- f row. It is said by some that the little' man was once a sea captain, whose j crew were murdered by the natives, on the coast of Brazil, and he made j his escape to the forests of the interior with no companions but the monkeys for many months, and subsisted entirely on the wild fruits and other food berries that he could gather. It is supposed that he obtained some knowledge of their method of comaiunicatioii during the mouths of his enforced residence in the wilderness flint enables him to engage the attention of the nioii-1 kevs at Woodward's Burdens. W hen accosted the ohl man will! not reply, and his mysterious lie j | havior is a source of mmdi coin-) i nil nt. CHOP CONDITIONS, l(o]>or| Lowest tor I iiih* in Se-? elltcell Years. (* 11tll'l?" >ton Wiirl. I Washington, Juno 10.?The report of the. statistician <>f the department of agriculture for June makes the acreage in cotton 97.7 per cent, of the area of 1800 and the average condition T*>.7 per cent. The ; reduction of the area is attributed in ] some districts to concerted contrac-1 tion on account of low prices, but it is evident it is mainly due to unfa-1 vorable conditions for planting and germination. The record of planting in the May I 1 report is quite accurately a history of! the crop to the present, time. The i planting delayed by early rains, | drought in the hitter half of April, followed by continued drouth in May, germination arrested, replanting active, defective stands corrected) are features of the record frequently] reported. There is frequent mention of had stands, hut constant, replanting will) reduce vacancies to a minimum. These conditions were loss general and controlling in Texas than in any other state. The areas as compared with those of last, year are given as follows: Virginia 1)0, North Carolina 91, South Carolina DO, (ieorgia 9f>, Florida 99, Alabama 90, Mississippi 9f>, Louisiana 90, Texas i 105, Arkansas, 00, and Tennessee 1 05. The general condition is the lowest for June since l.S7f, though it i-. I only a fraction lower tiian of 1 HH-?, and replanting will reduce vacancies to a minimum. Cultivation i.s necessarily late ami fields are grassy with the usual vari- ! | ations resulting from dilTeronces in soil, amount of replanting and re!aj live promptness and (flieienev of plantuiion managers. Treasurer Keel's Itoiid. 'Die t i!e, Si mi i u S (5., June !>.- The grand jury have again investigft'ed Capt. Keel s homl as County Treasurer, and report ihat. it. is inadequate j land recommend that he be reouired - " - ~~I * " I j to give good and suflicient bond be j fore fui'th<r discharging the duties! j of the ofTb*. The cjiso of John U. j I Keels is exciting much interest here, j A Ihu'tl Ta.sk. j An exchange remarks that it is no wonder that the human race finds if I uphill work to bo decent and keep 'straight. The first man was a liar i and a sneak, the first woman kept | bad company, and pried into things that did not concern her ; the first 'child born in the world killed his brother. Our first parents were ( tough lot, and it is hard to go' ' J ^ of t he blood. ./ <si \ - -A ^ * % No. 48. V I'lCOPOOATINO ALL1ANCK UOGTItTNK. President I'olk uimI Mockles* il?>rpj Take the Field. The State. Washington, June 7.?Col. Polk, president of the National Farmers' Alliance, and ('ongresstnan Jerry Simpson left last eveninff for I .a < Jrosae, Wis., to attend a convention y of t he different industrial organ iza* / tions of that State, which meets next J Tuesday, the Oth of the month, for [ the purpose of uniting with the na- \ . tional Alliance as one working b< )dy. After the organization of the Ai liance is completed, they will make several spree lies iti that State, and then proeeed to Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, I'ennsplvania, New Jersey and New York, where mass meetings have been arranged by the Alliance leaders of those States to discuss the principles of the order. President Polk says: "Every State in the Union will be actively and thoroughly canvassed hv the host talent in the Alliance in the way of speakers, lecturers and canvassers, who will fully explain the objects of the Alliance and what will be asked in the way of State and national legislation." President Polk has arranged, through his forty State Alliance presidents, to have mass meetings a jovoral poitiss in each of these forty Stat, s during the next four months, with a view of accomplishing the gr atest amount of work in the di rs <t | i ihle time, lie will have hum! it- f speakers at work at the same time throughout the entire Union, educating, as ho says, the masses to the Alliance cause before i no meeting <>i ttu; Cifty-secoud t 'ongresB. By tin; time the National Congress meets in November he thinks the Alliance will bo fully posted as to wlmbstrength the order will have as a \ Presidential and Congressional factor in 1 K'J2. President Polk has taken the field in person, and will visit every State from Maine to tlie Pacific coast. Personalities. Keep clear of personalities in general conversation. Talk of things, objects, thoughts. The smallest minds occupy themselves with personalities. Personalities must some times he talked because we have to learn and tind out men's characteristics for legitimate objects ; but it is to he with confidential persons. Do not needlessly report ill of others, i There are times when we are compelled to say, "I do not think BounJ cor is a true and honest man;" but when there is no need to express an opinion, let poor Bouncer swagger away. Others will take his measure, no doubt, and save you the trouble of auali/ing him and instructing them. And as far as possible dwell on the good side of human beings. There are family boards where a constant process of deprecating, assigning waives and cutting up of charj acter >, c/t forward. They are not pleasant places. One who is healthy does not wish to dine at a dissecting table. There is evil enough in man, God knows ; but it i not the mission of every young man or woman to detail or report it all. Keep that atmosphere as pure a possible and fraught with gentleness and humility. A '! I inel v Wedding. "Yi s papa, Jnek poor, but he I ? me. Mayn't I marry him, papa?" Vv e!i, \ 11' yon want to." V n dear old thing?but when?" ''Immediately." "Oh, hut you know it's Lent," "Yes, but wouldn't it 1m) well to gel broken into fasting right away?" Don't say "thanks!" It conveys no meaning when uttered without any other words, but would give the idea that the favor granted was worth no more than the monosylahle, or that your time is too valuable to waste in ceremony. "I thank you" conveys a courteous recognition of ; the sorvieo rendered; "thinks, ufc; tercd singly and alone, convo^|^^ ing. Wo don't believe but do more than one