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CFTA'XGE OT"icrf|ft(JtE. . rJ- Up Day Passenger—Mail. (This Train connects with Train from Co- lumbia'at Branchville.') I.eare Charleston Leate Columbia “ IJrancliTille 4t Midway < “ Bamberg “ Graham's “ Lees “ BlackviUe “ Elko “ Williston “ Windsor “ Montmorencl “ Aiken Arrire Augusta l. (!.00 a m r . 6.30 a in 12 06 p m r ' 12 . 81 p m 12.42 p m 12.54 p ra 1.10 p m 1'19 p m 1.85 p m ■ 1.48 p m 1.05 p m 2.27 p m 2.40 p m 8.40 p m Down Day P&s«nger—Mail. (This Train connects with Train for Colum bia at UrauchTille.) Leave Angnsta “ Aiken , " Montmorenoi " Windsor “ WilHsten IWw “ Black villt ' BeSJI - '* Graham's •• Bamberg “ Midway ^ “ ‘/ Branchville Arrive Charleston Arrive Columbia wia*T sxratse -Up. Leave Charleston Leave Branchville Leave Blaekvitle Arrive Augusta Dows. Leave Augneta 1 . - Leave Blackville ' Leave Branchville Arrive Charleston , Ceanects with night Traine 8 00 am 9 04 a m 9.18 a ra ,9.41 am mlfct.a iti lOn 1 a m 10.28 a m 10.38 a m lA&Ujn. 11.07 am JJJLTjtm 11.60 a m 2.13 pm 5.87 p m 10.15 p m 2.65 am 4.'60 a m 8 35 a in 7 40pm 11.20 p ra 1.30 a m 6.'x> a m at Braoch- 7.20 a m 2 39 p m 0.15 p m 4 .20 am 8.48 a m 6.20 p m Trains to villa te and from IVtlumbia. raainnv ano accommodatios—Ur Leave t'harleeton !.»»*« Blaekville Arrive Augusta Dews, Leave Augusta Leave Blackville Arrive Charleston Connects at Hranchville with aad from Cwlembia. The day Mail and night Express trains run daily. The accommodation mins run daily, except Sundays. Bleeping cam on all the night trains. On Saturdays and Ban dars round trip ticket* are sold te and from all •latieas on the read at one irst eIaae tare ror 4 f he round trip, good till M tip day noon to return. D C. ALLEN, 0. p. * T AgC JOBS' II. PECK. Gen I fnp’t. THE WORLD FOR 188G Denjocrats everywhoro should Inform tnorofielves carefully alike of the action of their party throughout the country and the movements of their Republican opponents. A failure to do this in 1876 OOUtrlbiited tfreatiy to the loss by the Democracy ,of the fruits of the victory fairly wop a,t the polls. The year 1880 promises to be one of the most interesting and tmpoitant years of t'dscrowded and eventful century. It will witness a Presidential election which may result in re-establishing the Government of this country oh* the principles of its con stitutional founders, or in, permanently chioiging the relations of the States to the Federal power. No intelligent man .can regard speh an election with Indifference. The Worldi, its .the only daily English newspaper published In the city of New York which upholds the doctrines of con stitutional Democracy, will steadily retire- sent the Democratic party in this great canvass. It will do this in no spirit of servile partisanship, but temperately and firmly. As a newsnaper The World, being the organ of no man, no clique and no in terest, will present the fullest and the fairest picture It can make of each day's passing history in the city, the State, the country ami the world. It will aim here after, as heretofore, at accuracy first of all things in all that It publishes. No man, however humble, shall ever be permitted truly to complain that he has ticn un justly dealt with In the columns of The World.. No Interest, however powerful, shall ever be permitted truly to boast that It can silence the fair criticism of The World, During the past year The World has seen a Hail v? *»« rraai 1—4 1-»av ♦—«» M ,, r »-»— _ _ m g wee 4 ^ Mw 44 #t 'VI ® VWII * T T"T inv®* , |\ | jr - ctnmlatton pushed far beyond that of any, other weekly newspaper in the country. " This great increase has been won, as t he World believes, bv truthfulness, enter prise ceaseless activity in collecting news and unfaltering loyalty to Itself and to its readers in dealing with the questions of theday. It la our hope and it will he our endeavor that The World's record for 1880 may be written In the spptobatl m and the support of many thousands more of new readers In all parts of this Indissolu ble Union of indestructible States. J BATES. Our rates of subset iptlon remain un changed, and aieas follows : Dally and Hundays, one yeaV, $10; six months, $5 JO; three months, is 75. Daily, without Hundays, one year. *8; six moths, $t i*5; thn>e mou' hs. $2 25; less j than three months. $1 a month. TheHuuday World, one year, $2. The Monday World, containing the Book Reviews and “College Chronicle,’’ one ye«r. Si 50. The Heml-Wcekly World (Tuesdays and Friday*) $J a year. To club agents-an extra copy for clob of ten ; the Pally for blub of twenty-five. 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Leave Port Loyal h'Leave Beaufort 'Arrive V emaaaee Leave Jacksonville Arrive Savannah Leave Savannah Arrive Vemaesoo Leave Charleston ,1 ,e*vT VemaNxee Arrive Auguela Going South, connection* TV foia will Seat with <he evrotv ef the rear 1M.> in it- own fanhlon, now po-tit watt nudvr-l.ng hv evrrjlwtjr I'nm January I until iNreiuhrr .11 ii I a ill W twinju.’U,l a> a «ww.nt,|»r. wr<Orn la tha , Enati-h Uu(ua(v, and prtalevi for Ihepopie. A* • •e w "peprr, The SunVIh'vn in avtling antin' Down L-p Down Up 9 00 p i 1 60 a t 2 30 a i C 36 a i 4 10 a i 7 15am 8 00 a ra 2 20 a m 3 46 a in 4 00 a tn m 11 00 p 11 23 p m 1 00 a m 8 30 a ra 8 45 a m 9 00 p m 1 20 a ra 8 30 p m 2 00 a u 6 36 a m „ . made with 8. F. A W. R. K. at 8a van nab for all Floiida points. Going North, connection made with Char, lotto, Columbia and Aiigurft* Kailrnad for all points North and East with Georgia RaiU road for Atlanta and the West. Also, with South Carolina Railroad for Aiken and points ou line of said road. U*ltK*K4 checked through. fgF*Through tickets for sale at Union Depot Ticket Office, Augusta, Ga., and at all principal ticket offices. J ' Koavar G. Fun mi so. _ General Superintendent. J. 8. D.tr.tXT, I General Pasvenger Agent. - rharloltf, Columbia & Augusta R. P. r . I nr rmnwii.'vm m mming all I nrvaigtkr world arwpIlT, arvl prr-cnlilia it i« I mow IMvtfexthle •ha|>r—I hr diapr that a (If rtiaMe lt» rrwtrr- to keep wrll alirraM of |k- anv wlib ihr hwrt wnprwlortlve ••iprndlturr of time Thr »rr»i- —* tntrrrw to thr (p-at.-et nukil-'r—that i«, Ihr law ronlrulllus iudally makr-iip (| now bar a cirrub- Ihui vrry lum li buyer than that of any other Amrri- caa orw,|«prr. and enjoy* an inoiar whb-h It i- at all timrw urrparol to ,prhd htwrally for Ihr b mbl nt It, reader-. IVopte of all tradition- of life ,iol all way- of thinking boy and rrvd Thr thin ; and thee all drvtve «albda> that ut name anil from u. ...luran- for they keep on Iwaylng •ml reading It. la It- rmwmrat- on men and again. The .«iin hr. Ik-ve- that thr onlv gable nf p.dlry -hmihl ho ii mi In-ptn-l Iiy Itrmiinr Anirri.-an »I tiy will CJatlaerlBf Itearl's Ease. JBAH INGKLOW. I went to gather UeartV-ebec When the bright sun sank to rest. Drawing all hla Sheaves nf sunlight To hla garner In the west ; When the blossoms and the leaves, Losing all their golden glow. In the slowly gathering twilight Faintly fluttered to and fro. All the ground was starred with May blooms Everywhere they mot rav eye ; But I went to gather (ffiart’s-case, So I passed all othetw by. %r Oh ! my heart was ne’er so joyous As It was in those glad hours, When I wandered light and eareltss Near the wood side, gath’rlug flowers. Then I gave them all to you, dear, And I looked up In your face, And I wondered 1 could fancy That the flowers had any grace. Then It was leathered heai t’s-easo. Then It was, dear heart, I found That the glory of the May blooms Did not He upon the ground. educational. . EDlTea. Rev. A.Buist,. The following article from the &ews and Courier, of June 19th, presents a favorable exhibit of tha educationlkl facilities of our State. It pays a Just trfbtfte to the public school system. which has met every reasonable expect ation aad which never proposed to worn miracles, nor impart a thorough education without a sufficiency of menus. Time and judicious legislation w II and can correct many of the errors which may some times occur in its operation. Croaking never will. Pre judice and Ignorance have been and are still Its worst foes. Let theee be removed, and it will be found, that many of tho Svils complained of, are more fanciful than true. - OCB EDITATlOSAL FACILITIES. In her educational faellitiee. South Carolina will compare favorably with any of the Southern States. For years she has enjoyed a proud distinction ia educational enterprise, and many of the first men of the Republic, In peac* and in wst, have been nurtured on her soil and trained In her schools. Froth the day of Dr. Waddell's celebrated school In the Valley of the Savannah up to the most fl urlsblng era of the South Carolina College, there was a steady growth of learning and refine ment which contributed to the strength and purity of all pur social and drii institutions. Iu spite of the demoralixxtlon of the gruat civil war and the burdens of misrule of later years the present edu cational outlook la full of encourage- THE TRUE CROSS. l.KGENIDki CONICKRNflTVQ COlNBTWITC’riO.'N. IT® CoKFLtCTITfO StaTEMEWTB C05CEHJW1»Q the Immortal Thkk os Which Oub Saviour SuEferkp oj» Calvary.' * ' x - V Trees and woods have twice saved the whole world ; first, by the Ark, then by the Grose ; making full amends for tho evjl fruit of the tree lu Paradise by that which was borne on the tree in Golgotha. Kvklyn. Apart from the mystic Import of the mimortal tree on which our Saviour Buf fered on Calvary, there are many curi ous Bpec'iiatione and legends concern ing the history and natiireof the wood of which it was formed. An ancient legend referred to in the Gospel of Nicodemus, Curzon’s Monaaterles of the Levant.Didron’s Iconography, and many other work^, carries the history of the Cross back afl far as the tlme.of Adam. Tha substance of itisasfol- Iowm : Adam one day 'fell sick, and sebt his son' Seth to the Garden of E len to ask the guardian angel for some drops of the oil of mercy, dis tilled from the tree of life. The angel replied that none could have that tilt 5 thousand years bad passed,but gave him a slip of the tree, which was after wards planted on Adam’s grave and grew into a beautiful tree with three branches. Some accounts differ and say that the angel gave Seth three seeds, whlgh he planted under Adam's tongue, ffom.Which tiny grew Into cy press, cedar, and pine. These were subsequently carried away by Moses, who cut his rod from them, and King David trasplanted them near a foun tain at Jerusalem, where they grew into one magnificent tree. Under its unbrttgeous shade be composed bis Psalms and lamented his sins. His son Solomon afterwards cut it down for a pillar in his Temple, but no one was able to fix it there. Some say It was preserved In the Temple, while others aver, with equal probability, that It formed a bridge screes a marsh which the Queen of Sheba refused to pass, being deterred by a vistox or its rrruRi durdci. It was afterwards buried In the Fool of Rcthsalda, thereby accounting for the healing properties possessed by Its waters. At the Passion it floated, and was taken for tbs upright beam. Henry Maundrell speaks of a Greek convent, about half an hour’s distance from Jerusalem, where they showed him a tar, wberethe stumpof the tree stood. The veracious Sir John de Maunde- vtlle also ssys that the spot where the tree grew at Jerusalem was pointed out to biro ; tbs wood, be states, form- .rv gr-xixii nr 2\nirri<-»n |»r1l»« i|*i«H •Ht tark«4 l.)T hue—Iy of purpw Vnr the hk-.h It lrwt will niitiioo* to to*, fttMiilut.’ly itHl-t-'t-l* rut of party, rU«», rtt<|tt«, oryimiauton,'or im.T'-t It i- for alt. hut of Hour. It will .<onliBH<> to praio. what i.i.-.l ao.| ropr-autr what L«U. takiiurrarr Ian(u*t« i» to tr* « CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. s Csaslottf, Columbia A Augusta It. R. GiKEkAL rA*Bt*nr.R DsrArmrNT. Colsmsia, 8. C., April 4,1880 The following passenger schedule will be Operated on and after this date: — - .1 Day*P»i-enger No. 44. Nonth. Lv Augueta 7. - 45 a m A r Columbia 12.05ara Lt Columbia 12.12am Ar CnavlMte 5.00 p m It»y rawenfcer No. 48. Sooth. Lt Chariot t e 11.27am Ar Columbia 4.20pm Lv Co'umbia 4.25pm Ar Augusta 8.30pm Arrive at Washington, via DanviHe and Lynchburg, at 7.50 a in, next day, and at 'Gw York, by limited express from Wash ington, at $.45 p tn, or by mail train, at 4.45 p m. Niftht Kxpres* No. 43. Sorts F. M Lt Charlotte 12 35 am Ar Columbia 5.30 am Lv Columbia 5.37 am Ar Augusta 9.45 am Recliniag Chair Cars from W ashington via Lynchburg. Pullman Palace Bleepers throngh Augusta to Ml Northern nnd Eastern i via Richmond on both (rains. Trains leave by Washington City lime, being 20 minu es faster than Augusta time. For information, time cards, Reservation of Bleeping Cnr Berths, apply to W. A. GIBB8. Ticket kmnt. Union Depot, or lo CHA8. L. DIBRKLL, 8o.Trat. Agent, - Bex 206, Augusta, Ga. D. CARDWELL, Aset. 0. P. A.. Colombia. - John R. Macwtodo. Q*n. Pm. Agent U\at it- hinsukew in to th> fHot sud plain, hryund Ihr |-i—thilitv „f being nimiixlentont. It U nnin- fliienenl hy upintona to «r||, -a-rtlxwe wturh mar t c had by auv p<in ha«rr with two cent*. It halv. in- juaure and raa^jllly even than It batea unnt^ oswary wont-. It atdinia Irauda, piihw f<»4», ami do. I*l-.ma niiK-nupoo)M of everv -Uf-ie-. It wiirmn- tlnne thnoiahout the year USO ka (haKiar llw ftr-t rlaaa ln-lrwrt the aeoind, ami diacotintenama the third. All hone-t men, with honr-t .-..iiriirt Ion-, whether aound or mistaken, are ha friends; And The dun tuakra no hones of tellins the truth UiiU fHend- whenwver orraaion arises for plain -peaking. These are the prliteiplee upon whiah The ritm will lie comlueteal during the year to come. The year I Mo will be une in which no patriotic American can afford tnrkwehiseyea to public .-Ufain*. II la immealhlc to exaggerate the importance of the l«lltiral events which it hue In store, or the n.'ceiwity of rr-olutc vigilance on the |«rt of everv eitlaca who dcairea to prraerve the (iovurnramit that the found er-gave us. The debate- and acta of fongrean, the utterancas of the pmea, the exciting conU-sisof the Reptihliean and IVmoeratic jiartrea, now m*arly e<|ual in strength throughout theeountrv, the varv- iug drift of public aentimeut, will alllK'ardin>rlly and effectively u|»on the twenty-fourth Un-aMcntial elurtion, to he held in November. Four years ago next November the will of the nation, as exprvsaed at the polls, was thwarted hy an altotnitiaMecoti- anlracy, the promoters and heiic8eiaries of which Mill hold the offices thev stole. Will the crime of 1H70 he re|icatod in IfoWO? The post decade of years on*>ned with a corrupt, extravagant, and in solent Administration intrenched at Washington. Th« 5uu did somethin;; toward diahsigtng the gang and breaking its power. The sameMeft tint now intn- guiAg to restore tneir leader and themselves to place- from whlett thev were driven hv the indignatioti of the jtoople. Will they succeed? The coming vear will hring the answer to these momentous qusstfonsi The Sun will he on hand to chronicle the fact* as they are developed, and to exhibit them clearly and fearfee-’v in tlieir relations to ex|>c<licncy and right. Thus, with a habit of philosophical good Immor in lookiug at Iho minor affairs of life, and in great things a stead fast purpose to maintain the rights of the people aod the principles of tho CoitftTtutlon against all aggressors, The 5nn is preiand to write a trutliful, ilistmctivc, and at the same time enter taining history of lk4H4k. Our rates of subscription remains unchanged. For .the Daily Sun, a four page aheetl of twontv-eight columns, the price by mail, post ptrid, is fin ceuls a month, or BG ftO a veat j or. mcTuffing the Sun day paper, an eight-page sheet of fifty-six columns, the price is 0.5 cents a month, or $7 70 a year, postage paid. _ • : The Sunday edition of The Sun is also furnished separately at a year, postage paid. The price of the Weekly Sun, eight puges, fifty-six columns, U £1 a year, |joslage paid. For elutaof ten sending BlO we will send an extra enpv free. Address I. W. ENGLAND, my-fiw Pualiaher ofThe Sun, N. Y. (iity. Night Exprea- No. 47. Notril. Lv Augusta 7.00 pm Ar ColntnbialO.48 M Lt ColumbialO.55 r<_ ArCharlatte A.40am DanviHe to from cities Just Opened* New Bar Room -IN- B AMJBERGL CHOICE ff INlJS, LIQUORS AND SEGARS. Mixed Drinks of snj kind, on ICE. Family Groceries^Piker’s Bread. Call *w1 see him at Col. F. If. Gantt’a old office, Bamberg. naeuf. Six coll* gee of very high gnule «U_a bridge over tbe Brook Odroo. are now In active operation In the State, each with a full and earnrat corps of competent instructors, many of whom enjoy a wide reputation in thflr special departments. Tbe Char- Iweton College, now nearly one hundred years old, has long enjoyed tbe eonfi- dence and support of an Intelligent public. In the upper part of the State, Newberry, Ereklne, Adg^r and Wc’- ford Colleges, and the Furman Uni versity furnish all tho advantagea of a higher educ.vIon. Theee institutions are uuder tbe control of different re ligious denominations. Newbeny College Is tbe property of the Lutherans, and during tho past year bus received an encouraging sup port. It has an able and experienced faculty. Ereklne College wae estab lished to 1842, and has graduated more than three hundred pupils. It baa an endowment fund of 475,000, about $15,000 of which was saved from tbe old endowment of $70,000 which the Institution bad before the war. It is the ^property of the Associate Re formed Presbyterian Church and is offleered by a full faculty of superior teachers. Adger College at Waihalla Is still In its infancy but has now been running for about tea yeara, with exceptional success. Wofford College at Spartanburg was established by Hen. BonJ. Wofford, one of tho most generous hearted philanthropists''of Ms day. It has now been in existence for mofe than a quarter of a century, anil has done much to Improve Ole educational con dition of the border counties., - At Greenville the Furman Universi ty holds a comraand.lng position. The Baptists own this venerable institu tion. Without greater liberality on the part of the church which owns this fine old school it will be forced to close its doors. In addition to true Institutions the Claflin University at Orangeburg furn ishes collegiate advantages to the col ored people. Military academies are established at Greenville, Yorkvllie and Charles- tbfiT They are well patronized. Not until a comparatively recent date in the history of our State were there any large institutions for the educatfon of our women. Now, how ever, there are six flourishing semina ries devoted to their Instruction In all the arts and sciences. These schools ore also most liberally supported. Measures were taken by the last Legislature to open the Agricultural Department of the State University, and the day is hot distant when the old South Carolina College, so long the crowning orna^nent of our educa tional system, will be re-established upon a substantial basic. But the e ’oundatlon underlying ouf higher tional advantages Is to be found eicellent publio school system which has cost the tax payers a deal of money, but Is worth all It has cost. Many of thosejwbo attend tbe public schools have not the means of secur ing any other education. It should be constant effort’, therefore, to en my 13 —j- 9. SAHUAn, 4B., 3 6m ' AGENT. w»rk In four o»n town. Five AoUxr mit5t No riak. RraiW.ir foe «Mt • boat *UWr arx cm make (rent wnsMggnggg tfOMk ffi* nli tfo- Urn tbrf work, write for pnriiru- ~ Aad. Milne jya-r Advertise la ThwPwofls. tine t# Rome, and is said to be still [ >reserved there—the story being that t was found in a leaden chest belong- leg to-Oonetaotine, which was attested by a bull of Pope Alexander the Third. In tho thirteenth century what re mained of the portion taken by Helena to Constantinople was removed during the reign of St. Louis to Paris, and is said to bo stiil preserved in the Salote Chapelle. Sergius the First Is ealtTjLo how few girls of have placed a portion of the cross in a silver bolt in St. Peter’s Cathedral, about A. D. 690. A supposed rellqjjf the true er >HS wae preserved in the Tower of London as late as the reign Of James the First. ^ - Such is the history of the Invention, or discovery,of tho cross^ which bad once so many upholder anti believers. The superstitions with which we have now to deal are connected with the species of trees of which th'e cross Was thought to have been composed. The general belief is that it was made of tbe elder-tree ; therefore, though fuel may be scatce and these sticks plenti ful, the poor superstition* people will not burn them. In Scotland, accord ing to a wrlterln the Dublin Magazine, It Is called the bourtroe, and the foi ling rhyme Is IndicatlYe of their^ be' llefs : Bourtree, hanrtree, crook ml rung. Never straight and never strong, , Ever bush and never tree. Since our Lord was ns lied on thee. In Chamber’s Book of Days is an instance of the belief that A-pcieon Is perfectly safe under tbe shelter of kn eider tree .during a thunder-storm, as the lightning n£Yer strikes the tree of which the cross was made. Experience has taught that this Isa fallacy, al though many curious exceptional In stances are reodrded. James Napier, In his Folk-lore of the Northern coun ties of England, tells us of a peculiar custom. The elder is planted In THE FORM Off A CROSS upon a newly made grave, ahd if it blooms they take it as a sure sign that the soul of the dead person (s happy. Dyer la his English Folk-lore, says that tha croas was made of the aspen (Populuii trcmula), the leaves having trembled ever since at tbe recollection of their guilt. Another legend is that all the trees shivered at the Cruciflx ion except the aaptn, which has been doomed to quiver ever since. An ex tract from Mrs. Hemans’s Wood Walk aod Hymn la worthy of quotation here as beautifully UluotnUng tbe first idea: I FOB TBB PEOPLE.] HANI>8. Among the varlouanattractlonsof an attractive girl, there are few which impress one so pleasantly as beautiful hands—so especially a feminine charm —suggestive of tSnder rearing, of pur ple and fine linen, of harp strings and dainty silk embroidery. But, then, to-day And tbe j>re- Father—Us* thou beard my her. sorvation of this beauty compatible with the unselfish performance of the homely duties life, holds for them. How Is it possible, with perpetual sweeplnr,dusting and dabling lo water, to preserve soft, white, lady-like hands? Gloves will aid In this, bujt they will not do It altogether. The thought, that one’s hands are two or throe shades darker than the the round, white arms which the pretty, girlish fashion of elbow sleeves displays, is by no means a gratifying one. Should Vanity dietun) you by sdeh pficklug thoughts, think a mo ment, girls, how It came about that the arms rival tho<hands In whiteness. Was It from a want of care tn keep yourselvts pretty and attractive as nature made you ? If f»r>, you deserve the prickings of Vanity, and I hope she will use sharp needles that will do their work effectually'; rof no one has the right to mar, unnecessarily, nature's handiwork. But, If this is not the case—if the soft, white akin nf reaay, willing, little bands baa been hardened and tanned hy tha untiring assumption of the task* of others, then, make Vanity blush and hide her face for shame, by showing her bow much ! rou have gained at tbe loss of how ittle. But after all what are beantifal hands? I suppose it Is eaaentlal that they should be soft. Havs you ever felt a softer or more soothing touflh than that of your mother’s hands? Yet, It bM not occurred to you to ex amine if the akin be white, tbe vetos blue, the fingers .tapering aod ths hands, altogetbsr, shapely. If you had done so, yon would probably have found that they possess none of tbaae theoretically essential characteristics ; and yet, I am sure that to you. your mother's bands are beautiful hanaa. Don't spoil tho sweet serenity of your faces by frowns, caused by the sight of brown bands. Remember that appearances do flot count tor ttfacb, that the nobleet career within the scope of woman’s capacity, In one of goodness aod hole In ti e ground under tbe-high 1- J**££' Dl ‘* ***!# * '**'> uuDmdag From Anselm, Aquloaa, and others we learn that me upright beam was made of tbe “immortaf cedar,” the cross-beam of cypress, the piece on which the instruction was written of olive, and the piece for the feet of palm; hence tha line : Llgna cruets palms, codrns, cupressits, ollva. Sir John de Maundeviilc’s account of tbe legend differ* from this. He says tbe piece athwart wav made of ‘ victorious palm,” the tablet of “peace- ful olive,” the trunk of the tree of which Adam had eaten, and tbe stock of cedar, fckune veralons aay that It was ma^e of fir, pine; and box; other* of cypress, cedar, pine anti boT; one names oedar for tbe snpport of the feet, cypreas for the body, palm for the bands, and oHve for ths title. Bouthey, in his Commonplace Book and Omniana, says that ths four kinds of wood were symbolical of tbe four quarters of the globe, or all m&nblod. Home affirm that the cross was made entirely of the itately oak. Chaucer, speaking of the Bleesed Virgin, says : Bealgne braunchletof the pine tree. The legend of THE INVENTION OF THE CROSS, on ft is called, refers to Its supposed discovery by Uelana, the mother of Gon&tantjae tbe Great, In Eusebius, A.-XL, 320. This “invention”, was com memorated oh tbe third of May(tbough many different dates and festivals have been observed in its honor), and is related by Ruflnue. Rocrates, Theo- doret, Nicephorus, Gretscher, Hospio- lan, Durandus, and Sozomen ; it was also supported by Cyril of Jerusalem, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Tillemont, and Jortin. Helena was visiting Jerusa lem at the age qT seventy-nine, and there found tbre^ crosses buried, and tbe title of Pilate lying by Itself. The true cross was only discovered by its healing properties oji being touched, the trst being applied by Macarius, Bishop of Jerusalem. A church was erected over the spot where the cross es were foupd, and most of the true cross was deposited inside, Helena taking the remainder to Byzantium. From thence she sent a portion to Rome by Constantine, who placed Itin the church of Santa Croce Gerusaiem- m«, built expressly for the purpose. From this time festivals were estab lished and pilgrimages undertaken, while fragments of the cross were sold at high prices. It was soon found that tbe supply was not equal to the demand, and the wily priests, to meet this exigency and account for the superabundance pf the relic (“sufficient to build a fleet/’ say some writers), announced to the multitude that it no longer healed but self-multiplied. Dur ing the episcopate of Cyril, A. D. 350— 386, this was shown and honored tbe true croas at Jerusalem. After the capture of Jemsalem by the Persians, In A. D. 614, the remains of tbe cross were taken by Chosroes the Second to bis capital. They werS however, re covered by Heraclfus Id A. D. 628, and taken back to Jerusalem. This event waicommemorated by the festival of the Exaltation of the croas, held on their practical efficiency 4. and useful- . Tbe Town OouocH of Johnson has parsed an ordinance prohibiting tbe carrying concealed weapons within tbs corporate limits of tbe town. Tha ordinance will gojinto effect the first day of Heptember. Johnson Monitor. Chilli—Kn, father; doth he aay the fatr- f.«6 darloo Amldat Its (tranche*? Father—Ob! a uauae more deep. Moreeolenin tar. Ui* rwalio doth assign To the strauge restlasanese of those wan Is* vi*a, Th<<Vusa ha toem*, the Pleased Cross, Ths meek"Redeemer bow'd his bead to death ,- Was formed of aspen wood: and since that hour Through all IU race ths p4tle tree hath •entuuwn A thrilling emsclousneaa. a secret awe Making them tremulous, when not a . bree$e Dl^urbc tbe airy thistle-down, nr r hakes 1 be light lines from ths shining gooes- mer. In Ulste rtbe aspen is railed “quig- geoepey"—l. a., "quaking aspen.’’ In support of these,beilefs the aspen still flourishes near Jerusalem. In tbe west ot England there is a tradition that the cross was formed ot the mistletoe, which before that event used to be a ttoo forest, free, but haa since been doomed to load a parasitical existence. Tbe gypsies believe that It was made of tbe ash tree. The nails used at tbe Crucifixion, said to have been found by Helena, are reported to have worked many miracles. One them was thrown by her INTO THE ADRIATIC During a storm, and produced a per fect calm. Another, placed in tbe crown or helm of Coastantloe, was found tn a mutilated state in tbe Church of Santa Croce. Tbe third Is said to bs la the possession of tbe Duomo of Milan, while that of Treves claims the fourth. In the time of Charlemagne a new relic was discover ed in tbe shape qf a sponge sosked In the blood of Cl f st. In Cheshire the Arum msculatum i* galled “Getbse- mane,” because It Is said to have re*- ceived some drops of blood on its po- thls. ' The dlrpe of Mamre died at the CrucifixioD 1 “Christ’s Thorn” is a very common plant in Pelestine. Wo must just mention one more superstition in connection with our Lord’s agony, and then we must close the chapter. In Scotland It was formerly believed that the dwarf birch ic stunted In growth becaus'6 the rods with which Christ was scourged were made from it. These are the popular Ideas of the material of the cross, some of which will, perhaps, never be entirely oblit erated until (.be last great day, when “all thlngflshau be made plain.”—All the Year Round. The Distrle Srttoolmatter. Josh Billing* spaaka of tbe district schoolmaster a* follows: There it one man In the world tew whnnxat f -»aV*x>v ml h*' Sm«4 remane ancoVffed uotfl hefinraaiefy by, and that i$ tbe dtatriet schoolmas ter. when I meet bin 1 look on blm Ha a matter Just returned from tbe •take or on btt why im* bp c-kmi. He ieedf n more ionsum and stogie life than an old bntebaior. He H remembered Jedt about aiL>pg an affrh- sbtonteli ax a gide-board tlbyn pack pedlar. Iff be aodertfokss taw maks hi/ scolare luf blm the chances ar he will neglect their lurpin, and iff be don’t hek ’em now nnd tb*n prety often, they will toon lick him. The dlelrickt schoolmaster aln'tgote friend on tbe flat aide ov the gbbe. The boy* snowball him, dorio’ recess tbe girl* put water In hix halr dle, and the school coromltty makes him work for baf toe muqy a bartender gets, aod bord blm round the naborbood; where they give blm rye coffee sweet ened with molasses tew drink, and ocdfleb-balls three tlmre a day for vlttlea. Talk tew me about (be pas bunce uv the applent Job; Job had prety plenty uv bllee all over blm; no doubt they were ail uv one breed. Every ope In a dlstrfckt eknle le a bile uv a different breed, aod each yungone needs a different kind uv poultlse tew get a good head on Mm. Everyman who haz kept a dletrtckt eknle for ten years, and haz botded round Cie naborbood, ought to be mager-general, and have a penehun for the rest uv his natural days, and a boss and wagon tu du biz goln round In. ^ Melon Cnlipre* ~,r . one writloff to the Cofrtrr* Journal wants to know why melon vines die about tlje tune they betfft ttf bear fruit? Answer, from one, or both, of two causea;. * ' \ First—There le a email, yellow strt* pod bug that suck the stem, and leaves, and greatly impairs the vigor of tbe vine. They are very road, especially, of the (Watermelon and cucumber vines* They often eat up the plant before it comes to the surface. Reraedy-t finger and, thumb. Go to your vine* very early in the morning, and kill them. Lay a few clods about tbe bill for theoTtb hide under, so you may And them. A i olutlon of irpsa cow ma nure is very offensive to them and very beneficial to tpp vJnes; but It. must bo applied very often to keep them off. Coal oil put on saw dust nnd laid about the plant is good. Killing them ouufght U the best thing you can do for them. Tijey leuvo about the 20th, of J une. Second—But the greatieerbt of suc- ccaaful melon culture is this: Keep the surface of the ground Well packed. This is a fsbt worth knowing. Many will not believe it. ButAll successful melon culturlsts have found it out, I found Itjoujt. by Accident The Sum mer of 1839 was the driest yeMr I evefr knew but one. That year I raised the sweetest melons I ever saw. I thought it was because it was ap dry; and after that 1 heat the hills bard to keep oqt tbe rain. My theory was wrong, but my practice was right. Boon after this a friend took me into his pa'ch, wbero there wore WAgon loads of watermel ons. He told me bow he raised them. He was hoGog them, ami lasting ibs ground very loose about the vlpec when a neighbor came along and told blm that wst all wrong: Tramp the ground firm all around the plant, and when thev get two or three feet from tbe bill pinch eff the leaves over the main mot, and let In tbe sun. Tines treated in this way will last and bear fruit till frost. ** . I treed po tny bills as I maks them, and every time X work my plant* I press tbs surftoe smooth aod firm about them. As I lay them by. mslch them, keep tbs vines oul of tbs dirt, else hard rains beat the dust Into tbe flower, aod then It cannot he fertfllod. Let them have an even surface ia ran over. Finch off tbs sod of ths flap when enough fruit is sec A packed surface is one secret of PHHHaHHBuaefaloeaa, aodthatl after all the kindest bauds ar* lLuI? t J«* b * , XZ ««*•"■>. S ior - McC.oary pretitset bands. 8ta.ni* U-M me that at tb* Governor's M*»u our large the scope of th6 education 1m-*,.. . ... , parted in the public schools, so farad' °/which was also thto can be done without impainng called Holy Rood Day, of Holy Croas Day, according to Brand. Jo A.D. 637.. Jerusalem was again conquered by tbe Saracena, aod Konnxs am sixes been heard or the cross .. which had been left there. Tbe piece of wood with ths title ioecrlbed. found by Helena, with traced of Hebrew aod Roman leltert, was sent by Couetaa- A Dream and its Cause.—According to Dr. Abercrombie, a gentleman who had been a soldier dreamed be heard a signal gun, s*w tho proceed ings for displaying the signals, beard the bustle in the streets, the assem bling of troops, etc. Just then he was roused by hfs wife, who had dreamed precisely the satrte dream with addi tion, that she flaw the enemy land and a friend of her husband’s killed, and she awoke In a fright. This occurred at Edinburgh at the time when a French invasion was feared, and It had been decided to fire a signal gun at the first approach of the foe. The dream was caused. It appears, hy tbe fall of a pair of tongs in the room above, apd tbe excited state of the public mind was qultetufficlent to ac count for both dreatrfe turning on the same subject. One hour after an “old master” had painted the name of a patent medicine on a big rock a cow came along, licked (t off, and died before sundown. When the eimpie name of a medicine kills a cow, human being* want to beware of the stuff itself. A cow was never kill ed by licking ths name of a patent medirine in a newspaper, and no other kind can bs recommended. eloa, Frankfort, be had In hts saploy ■i Irl*o gkrdeger fo the early Spring the Governor was comparing i.u* auw bvrry vinca with his neighbor's and said to bis servant: Why, Pat, Mr. M. will beat you la straw berries tills year. He will In, visas, boll tu fxdt yoSrfl , Vp**4k!L**L d . 0 J ( 5 ^ them-make pets ot them V , wCmh me fat* tjfcem; ms pat* them. And surq tDough, *ald the Governor, the r—ulta Ju*nH*d his pwilsft— ■ ^ Lebanon, Kj. T. H. C. Life of Gen. W. 8. Hancock.—We are glad to know that the well known publishing house of Habhard Bros., of Atlanta, Ga., have in preparation and will soon Issue the Life of Gen. Han cock, written by bis oTO-tltfle friend. Hon. John W. Forney. The careet of the brilliant soldier who is soon to be transferred to the White House furn ishes material for a volume which, in deep and thrilling interest, has rarely been equaled In the nnndlrf of £rrter1- can biography. It M fortunate that its preparation has 6een assigned to Col. Forney, who for twenty-five years has been known as one of the ablest editors and most btilllqnt writers' In Atneffca. Ifls KnoWn ability and hie personal Intimacy with Oop. Hancock, are a sufficient guaranty that thO book will be full, complete and authorita tive—a volume of permanent Value, and in this respect widely different from ordinary campaign literature. It will be sold only by subscription, and thirst meet with a very large sale. As Arehseoloflral wonder t Loaf wrfy* from Haste . • I Jff* 1 # * * , Vie# Consul R. E. Heide, of New York, who Is traveling In Europe, Writing from .lAodsfJard. Norway, under date of June 3rd, to Ms boot her states that bq bad Just returned from a trip eight miles ip the Interior, where he bad bees to saamios a wonderful discover? that h*d been mad# «J>out three weak* previous, by some work men engaged in leveling a large arti ficial mouad. This waa no Usa than a vessel, about sefeoty. faet long, with Umbers all In perfect order, and tho workmanship comparing flavor*My with aoythlDE of the kind at. the pre sent day. There were found in the vessel evidences to show that U had been placed In the pool tic* where It 8 'as found about 1,10© years ago. The ones of tbe supposed officers ahd crew were found lo perfect order. It t* the opinion of tbe naUves that tho vetsel war the. property of some of the old Vikings, or pirates, that in fested tbe Northern seaa more than a thousand years ago and preyed upon the people along the coast, as wqll as tho merchantmen intercepted by Ihcrii; and whose occapaUoa was oonaldqired in theee early day* as reputable as any other trade or calling. They also bc- llava that the vessel was used by the Vikings as a deposltory.for tbs bodlea of; their dead comrades, but how it catno to be so fat In the Interior, somu seven or eight mile from the ooasL is the Question. The discovery nas created a great deal of sensation among-the people in that particular suction of Norway. v Wife —There are few In- ;r- n <A TfTE Critical Event* of Life.—Many of the ertors of life admit of remedy. A loss in one’s business may be re paired by againfu another; a miscal culation this year may be retrieved by a special cafetho neit; a bad partner ship may be dissolved, an Injury re paired, a wrong step retraced. But an error fn marriage goes to tho -terf root and foundation of life. The deed once done cannot bs recalled. Tbe goblet is broken and tbe wine of life 1? wasted and no tears or tolls can bring back tbe predoud draught. Let the young think of thfa, and let them walk care fully in a fforM of anares, and take heed to their steps feet In the most critical event of life they go astray. Tbe best dowry to ad vanes the mar. riage ot a young lady Is when she has la her countenance mildness, tn her behavior modesty, and In her life vir tue. A True- Stances of devotion that prove the ex- Istenfie of fove tn s higher degree than than given by Kit Carson’s Indian wife to h^r brave and manly lover. While iplolng fn tho West he married an In dian girl, with nftom he Uved very happily. When he was taken HI, a long way from home, word was sent. to his wife, who mounted a fleet mus tang pony and traveled hundreds of miles to reacb him. Nigbt and day she continued her journey, resting on ly for a few hours on the-open prairie, flying on her wonderful little steed as soon as She could gather up her forc< 4 anevf. She forded rivers, she scaled cocky ptlliee, she waded through mo rasses, and finalfy arrived Just alive, to find her husband better., But the exposure and etertlon klHed her., She was seized with pneumonia and died within a brief space fn her husbands’ arms. The shock killed Kit Carson; the rufepsd ffilOfT 5 } be bvois k Mood vessel, and both are buried in one grave. Nevqr refuse to receive *a apology. You may not revWe friendship, but courtesy will require, when on apology is offered, that yoa will accept It. LbVe never mosoob, but profusely tives ; gives, like a thoughtUss prodi gal, Its, oil, sod trembles, then, lest ft has done too little. ’** Educate the whole man—' the heart, the body; the bead tbe heart to feel, the body ‘