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Editor Orangeburg Democrat:
Sir?I propose giving the public a
brief sketch of an invention through
fhe medium of your paper, provided
you deem it worthy your notice and
--'ft^&sfcrtijpfk.jj biii^^ivo-n^y
nopsis of ther details in general,
which are contained in manuscript, a
few of which I have issued, they be
ing of auch prolixity as would not
allow a request of being published in
a single issue. J hope ere the sum
mercloses to bp able to havd a num
ber of said manuscripts sent out,
that, by extending the copies from
one to another after perusal the
greater number of individuals will
have seen the manuscript in full. I
claim this invention lb bo entirely
original and of such practical utility,
as to bar all and every comment by
any who may claim skepticism. Jt
wiii bo remembered that I hazarded
to make a public exhibit of this same
discovery whilst in its incipienccncv,
and that, top, to a very limited ex
tent at our County Fair three years
ago next October. I had then only
reached the first parallel j creating a
perpetual motion, it is true; but that
motion simply gained admiration
without the first redeeming step to
ward the purpose in view. Since then
I have practically accomplished the
desired object, and hope to have an
opportunity at our next County Fair
to prove to t|ie committees and the
public generally that I have devoted
three years and six months exclusive
ly to- the accomplishment of that
WhisKwould benefit my fellow-man;
This llFarm Water Power" which
i
I claim to have invented*, can be at
tached to any farm which has upon
it a gin-hquse for the nominal sum of
fifty dollars, exclusive of the individ
ual right, which at a cost of fifteen
dollars, giving a power which will
drive any machinery which the farm
would require lor Ihc sum total of
sixty-five dollars.
I have in connection with my mo
del twelve separate and distinct ma
chines, from which the farmer could
select that which this motor power
will work to the greatest perfection,
and will accomplish as much on eith
er ono of them in the sapie length of
time ob any ordinary steam engine,
such as are generally used 'for sta
tionary farm purposes. These seve
ral machines are so arranged in con
nection with the inoliye power so as
to be worked separately or collective
ly, subject entirely to the control of
the miller. I would here state that
the retire mill doe3 not require the
attention of but one man, only- dur
ing the ginning und packing season.
This "Farm Water Power" can be
utilized the world over (as well adap
ted to the grain as the cotton grow
ing regions) with but little cost and
free from disaster and derangement,
as to its motor power.
It is well known that, when the
farmer has to send to a toll mill ihe
whole year's grinding, pounding and
ginning that the toll consumes the
one-twelfth of his crop. Of late the
rates of toll have been somewhat
lessened, but not sullicicntly so us to
prevent the farmer from making use
of such niean.-i as are within the
reach of the humblest to keep within
himself this annual tax.
I would say to those who have gin
. < ill- I ? " I I ?! a
bouses and would Jike to procure this
motor power, that I have a model in
as perfect woiking order a? any ma
chine extant, and would be pleased
to exhibit it to any one who would
like to see its perfection. I will state
in connection that the number of
machines operated by this power,
have been added simply to show
what kind of machine would be best
adapted to the motor power.
". Thirty years ago we all hooted at
the idea of transmitting messages
thousands of miles in a moment's
.time, but as soon as we were con
vinced of the reality of such trans
mission, oh! how simple. Well, suf
fice it to say, that the invention I
claim is equally true and just as sim
ple^ The only reauoii that, you can
give for doubling is, that it happens
to beVSouthern enterprise. I would
ask, is there not just n? much latent
inventive ingenuity in ihn-South us
elsowhere ; certainly there is, but the
'most of'tis have trained our thoughts
tto an agricultural end, shutting out
every other idea but that of the cul
ture of cotton, etc. ; but when wo are
driven to tho wall by condensed
forco of low priced cotton, etc., wo
cannot afford to give the tenth or
twelfth of what we make to have it
put into a 'marketable form. Thus
the necessity' of calling this conceal
ed inventive faculty into uctipn, and
realty ?i^ scomc to pie andj|a^oitld
seem to all, that the old adage must
bo true, i. e., that necessity is with
out doubt the inother of invention.
Were I to write a series of articles
concerning this.invention, you would
uot bo convinced of its possibility,
much less its reality, unless you were
to see and understand the principle
upon which this motor power of mine
is based. I have frequently heard it
said that the originators or* inventors
seldom if ever enjoys the fruits of his
labor. 1 believe such as a general
rule to he the ease, for in most in
stances these originators are obscure
men like myself. Suffice it then to
say, that I am successful in what my
obscurity has brought to light for the
benefit of my fellow-man. And now,
after having fulfilled a mission which
has been bestowed by an All-Wise
Hand, 1 submit this for the general
benefit of ;mo.nkind, and .subscribe
myself us being at your service when
called upon deo. vplo., and ant ready
to satisfy the most skeptical as well
as the moat scientific.
J. II. PoOSER.
Oranueucrg County, S. C.
A Low Voice in Woman.
Yes, we agree with that old poet
who said that a low, soft voice was an
"excellent thing in woman." Indeed,
we feel inclined to go much farther
than he has on the subject, and call
it one of her crowning charms. No
matter wdiat other atti actions she
may have ; she may he as fair as the
Trojan Helen, and as learned as the
famous Mypatiaof ancient times ; she
may have all the accomplishments
considered requisite at the present
day, and every advantage that wealth
can procure, and yet if she lacks a
low, sweet voice, she can never be.
really fascinating. How often the
spell of beauty is rudely broken by
coarse, loud talking. How often you
ore irresistibly drawn to a plain,
unassuming woman, whose soft, sil
very toues render her positively at
tractive. Besides, wc fancy we can
judge of the character by the voice ;
the bland, smooth, fawning, tones
seem to betoken deceit and hypocrisy
as invariably as'thc musical, subdued
voice indicates genuine refinement.
In the social circle how pleasant it is
to hear a woman talk in that low key
which always characterizes the true
lady. In the sanctuar}' at home how
such a voice soolhcs the fretful child
and cheers the weary husband. How
sweetly its cadence lloats through the
sick chandler and around the dying
bed ; with what solemn melody do
they breathe a prayer for the depart
ing soul! Ah, yes, a low, soft voice
is certainly "an excellent thing in
woman."
Silliness Squelched.
The young gentlemen who were
attending Wollbid College were in
the habit of Iiirting with the girls in
the village. One gentleman, whom
nature had adorned with a veiy
bright nose, and wdio had more mon
ey than brains, asked the privilege of
escorting a young lady home from an
evening party entertainment at the
College. His request was granted.
Becoming enthusiastic in his ad
miration of her, as they slowly saun
tered along, ho said :
"Dear "Miss Ai.na, won't you plant
a geranium on my lonely grave after
I am laid to rest in yon church
yard ?"
Miss Anna smiled very sweetly,
and replied :
"Dear Mr. Styles. I am afraid
your noce would .scorch the root."
The young man has discontinued
his attentions to that young lady.
Mus. Qoodinglon's grandson grad
uates to-day, and the old lady is
quite beside herself with joj\ She
told us last evening, as she fanned
herself with a leather fan that she
has cherished, as she cays, "nigh on
to forty .year," that "the dear boy is
a member of the sinner class, and she
is going out to see him gravitated by
his alum martyr." Site said jjhc hoped
it wouldn't hurt the dear boy much,
for if anything serious should happen
to him, she ndded, "1 should never
forgive myself for letting him go to
the universalist at all; he'd bettor
have no edification at all."
A Bagpipe as a Detective.
For nearly two years past a young
man wearing the garb of a Highland
er piper has been wandering about in
the coal regions ct Pensylvanin, play
ing his pipe3? in tbo. streets, attending
picnics and. dances, apparently de
pending upon his instrument to mnko
him a living. A short time since lie
was playing im, a mining village on
the outskirts of Scrnnton, Pa. A
crowd had gathered around him,
among them a mine laborer named
Braidy. Suddonjy the piper ceased
the uuisic, and stepping from the
crowd seized Braidy by the shoulder
and Announced that the laborer was
his prisoner. At the sometime he
produced papers which he s lid were
his authority for making the arrest.
Braidy seemed entirely overwhelmed
by the arrest, and made no opposi
tion to the authorities when it'was
revealed that the piper was a detec
tive. For two years ho had been on
the .track of his prisoner, who is
charged with having murdered, a
wealthy man named Findlay in Scot
land in January 1877. Braidy was
iu the employ of Findlay. Early one
morning the latter was found dead
by the roadside, his skull crushed
with a club. Brnidy had been dis
charged the morning before for
drunkenness. He had been heard to
make a threat that he would get even
with Fintlloy. He was nowhere to
be fuund, but was traced to Glasgow,
where it was believed he had taken a
vessel for America. William Male,
a detective, was employed by the
relatives of the murdered man to
come to this country and search for
Braidy, who, it was thought, would
bring up in the Pennsylvania coal re
gions, where he had friends working.
One of Braidy'a peculiarities was his
love for'the bagpipe, so the detective,
being a piper, adopted the disguise
of a Scotch piper, played auoul in
the coal tpwns in the hope of some
day atiracting the attention of the
man he was seeking, he being sure
from the information lie had. received
that Braidy really was somewhere iu
the coal regions. The ruse succeeded
after two years of patient trial.
Male is now on his way to Scotland
with the alleged murderer.
Mother.
Some one has said that a young
mother is the most beautiful thing in
nature. Why qualify it? Why young?
Arc not all mothers beautiful? The
sentimental outside beholder may
prefer youth in the pretty pictures,
bul I am inclined to think that sons
and daughters, who are most inti
mately concerned in tho matter, love
and admire their inotheis most when
they are old. How suggestive of
something holy and venerable it is
when a person talks of his "dear
mother." Away with your mincing
"mammas," suggestive only of a line
lady, who deputes her duty to a
um sc, a drawing room maternal pa
rent, who is afraid to handle her olf
spring for fear of soiling her line new
gown. Give us the homely mother,
the arms of whose love arc all em
bracing ; who is beautiful always,
whether oM or young; whether ar
rayed in satin, or modestly attired in
calico. The dear old mothers! Heav
en bless them !
Sorrow.
There is something about deep sor
row that tends to wake Hp ttju child
feeling in all of us. A man of giant
intellect becomes like a little child
when a great grief smiles him, or
when a grave opens at his fireside.
1 have seen a stout sailor?who
laughed at the tempest ? -come home
when he was sick, and let his mother
nurse him as if he were a baby. He
was willing to lean on the arms that
never failed him, So a christinn in
time of trouble is brought to this
chihl-leellng. He wants lo lean some
where, to talk to somebody, to have
somebody to love him and hold him
up. One great purpose in all alllic
tion is to bring us down to the ever
lasting arms. What new strength and
peace it gives us to feel them under
neath us 1 These mighty arms cannot
only hold us; they can lift us up.
The eminently Radical Stales of
Maine, Rhode Island and Michigan,
have laws prohibiting the maiil?gc
of whiles and blacks. If they believe
iu pegro social ecp\iality with the
wiiites (a condition which they vainly
strove to force the whites of the
South to accept,) why don't they
practice what they preach?
lilASSAMUMTTS ??MGIttUTY. M<
A SAD SHOWING IN1 THE DIVORCE COUNT
OF THE OLD HAY STATE.
A recent letter from BaruatnblO,
jjMnss., furnishes the following: A
bevy of girls, none of them seemingly
i more than twenty years*->!d, filed Up
tho hill that leads to the county Court
House, last week, and passed into
the old gray stone building. Almost
all of them were accompanied by
elderly women, although one or two
were with sprucely dressed: yduhg
men. The venerable Judge Otis
Lord, of Salem, took his seat upon
the bench and'called the^rst case on
docket for I he term of the Supreme
Court. There stepped forward a
blue eyed girl, whose light brown
hair foil upon her back in a heavy
braid,; - tho ends of which were con
cealed in a blue knot. An elderly
woman stood one side of her and a
young man with n llowing beard on
the other. Then the gul told her
story. She wanted a divorce from
her husbaad. Judge Lord looked at
her critically for an Instant, as
though astonished, not so much that
a pretty girl, who dressetwarid looked
as though she had run into court
from school, should Svunt a divorce
as that she should have already been
married. Bui she said she had been
married four years and that her hus
band bad left her after living with
her a few weeks. She admitted that
the husband had been living iu the
county, but urged with a pretty
tremulousness, that he would not live
with her. Her mother and the young
man with the beard corroborated her
story, and she went out of court smil
ing, and was congratulated by several
of the other girls and by two or three
young men.
Another case was called. There
stepped to the stand a slender, gray
eyed girl. She scemcdT to be less
than eighteen years old. Her feeble,
tottering mother was with her. Yet
she had been married, she said, live
years, and her husband would iiol
support her after tlti} fir?V three
months of her wedded life. The hus
band, a fleshy young man, stood up
in court and admitted it. Judge
Lord frowned and nestled in his seat.
i$ut he simply said, "J will consider
the matter."
A plump, rosy cheeked woman,
with a literary appearance, that may
have been caused by the eye glasses
she wore, stepped up next, ller hus
band was a sea cuptain, who had
promised to take her to tea, but when
he got as far as Boston with her he
left her at a hotel.
"Well, why did he leave you?"
"I suppose he loved another wo
.?,..??' ??
.....I? UOlitCI *
This sea captain had lived with the
girl a few mouths, and although he
has often been in the same town since
he has left her, yet he had refused to
have anything to do with her for three
years. The young woman got the
decree she desired and a clerical
looking man escorted her from court*
Next came a'pale-fa'cod girl, whose
features were regular, but whose com
plexion was sallow. Sho seemed
siOkty. She was married in 187-1,
after ? week of honey-moon her hus
band left her with the remmk that he
wanted nothing more to do with her.
"Did you go to himV" "No, sir."
"Why not?" "Because his motheri
was always picking atme and finning
ing fault."
Then judge Lord, who had been
visibly growing indignant, arose : ?
"It is shocking to contemplate the
state of morals in this great common
wealth that is here to be observed.
Has it come to this? lam hereto
administer the law as it stands. 1 he
law says desertion for three years is
I cause for divorce. But I sec clearly
how it operates. A young man and
woman agree to get ir arried. They
feel that they'll livo together so long
as they lind it mutually pleasant ami
agreeable so lo do, and then, by a
sort of tacit understanding, they can
live sepcrute, and then one or the
other a( the end of three years brings
in a libel for divorce for desertion.
The other party makes no opposition.
Tho decree is granted, and then they
arc nt liburly to go on and do the
same thing over and over again. 1
say it is tciriblo to contemplate such
d Hlaio of morals in this common
wealth. Goon."
A dark-eyed brunette stepped to
tho stand and wanted a divorce be
cause she had been obliged to leave
her husband, as ho had used harsh
language to her. With tho brunette
wr.jT .TT" -__CZ^.-^^--T-_J i I r- -?
'-d tf
were an aunt and a line looking man
from Boston. The young wife wore
a fashionably made garment, anil
over her wedding ring was another,
jri the 3c,Uirig of which a diamond
glistened. Her jaunty hat was draped
wi'.h a long, hlack ostrich feather.'
bMic looked pleadingly at the venera
ble judge from beneath her long sliud
owy eyelashes. But' after listening
to her story Judge'^ord again artise :
*'I must say that it is terrible to
Contemplate such a state of society.
Why"-m-aud here he turned to the
lawyero who were in the-bar?"why,
out of all the laigo'numbq'r of divorce
cases before me recently, there Were
only two of the persons married' be
fore 1870? Does not this show that
young people are entering into this
solemn contract with the moat trivial
ideas of its importance, and witb the
feeling that they can be freed from
the bonds whenever they like? I am
not responsible for the laws as they
stand. But I will say that, so far as
I oan prevent it, they 'shall not be
used to facilitate the development of
such a state of morals." -v ?
Help Oiio Another.
"This little sentence should be
written on every heart?stamped oft
every memory. It should be the gol
den rule practice, not only in'every
household, but throughout the world.
By helping oho "anotker we not only
remove the thorns from the pathway
and anxiety from the mind, but we
feel a ?sense of pleasure in our heart",
knowing we arc doing a duty to a
fellow creature. A helping hand or
an encouraging word is no loss to us,
yet is a benefit to others. "Who has
not felt the power of a little sentence?
Who has not needed the encourage
ment and aid of a kind friend ? How
soothing when perplexed with some
task that is both-difficult and burden
some, to feel a gentle hand on the
shoulder, and to hear a kind voico
whispering, 'Do not bo discouraged;
I see your Irouolcs, let mo help you.'
What strength is inspired, hope
created, what sweet gratitude is felt;
and the great difllcully dissolves as
dew before the sunshine. Yes, let us
help one another, by endeavoring to
strengthen and encourage the weak ;
and lifting the burden of care from
the weary and oppressed, that life
may glide amoothh on, and tue fount
of bitterness yield sweet waters; and
He whose willing hand Is over ready
to aid us, will reward our humble en
deavors, and every good deed will be
?bread upon the water, to return after
many days,' if not to us, at least to
those we love."
Butted to Death.
The Washington .Star, of a recent
date, reports a remarkable man
slaughter case before Judge Heynes,
of the Criminal ' Court of that city.
One James Stokes, a negro, is on
trial for causing the death of Charles
Kane, another negro, by striking,
kicking and bruising' him on the
head?fracturing his tkttll. The tes
timony showed that Stokes seized
Kuno by the ears and struck
Kane's head with his own till Kane
dropped. The skull of Kane was on
exhibition nt the trial and in it there
were some twenty cracks varying
fiotn eight to ten inches, proving
what an clfeetive weapon nature had
provided Stokes with in his skull.
Monotony.
Nature abhors monotony. George
lltisscy argued that he could stand
an}' amount of repetition; it was
with him only a question of wages.
The contestant, to prove his theory,
offered him S2.?0 a day for a yeai to
carry a brick from his store, on Clay
Street, to a store over the way and
back ten hours a clay. Sundays ex
cepted. Ilusscy raced the monotony
guyly, and at eve chuckled over the
S2..r>0 received. The second day all
right, only a yawn now and then and
an increase of tobacco squirts, till
yesterday, the fifth day, he petered out
and caved in. "Never in my life did
I tlo work so exhausting. I'd rather
starve than go on another day." This
occurred in San Francisco.
It doesn't do any good to veto a
butcher's bill. Bloggsby tried it, and
tho butcher, iu defiance of nlj law
and constitutional precedent, abso
lutely refused to vote any more, sup
plies until tho bill passed. Uloggshy
says tho country ib on'the verge of a
new revolution, and iri fact the new
revolution bos come, for he now
?vnlks clear around the block to avoid
that butcher's shop.
A Broken Heart.
Miss Prince was the only daughter
of a Pittsburg merchant and tvyo
years ago was wedded to Mr. Savage
of Baltimore. Six hours after the
ceremony the train upon winch they
started on their bridal lour was
wrecked and the husband of less than
a day was pitied. Tlie shock of tho
terrible calamity robbed the young
wife for a time o( h?r reason. From
this mental death she recovered to go
into a slow decline. All the blos
som's of net life were withering, and
the world once so robed in beauty
and delight became' u prison from
which her spirit longed to be free.
They took her across the sea, but the
panorama'of scene and incident had
no power to renew the Jove of life,
and the y??ng thing faded as a flow
er fades. At last they took her to
the south of France, and there, amid
the bloom of flowers?on the spot
where Petraeh once sang song to El
vira?in the home of Leonardo da
Vinci's exile?this fair American girl
found the' peaceful cjuiet of1 the grave.
Our correspondent who relates the in
cident draws ? vivid'piclurce of the
sorrowing family aroudd the death
bed". The father overwhelmed with
despair', while a voting sister, clasp
ing a hand of tlie dying girl, looks
with pallid face and rigid lips into
the glazing eyes.
"The anguish is nearly over, my
race of life is nearly done," came in a
feeble intonation from the lips of the
dying wifu.
1 "Are you are willing to die?" ask
ed a minister who was standing by
and betiding low to catch the whis
pered utterance. "O,' So g'ad? Lis
ten to me. I die as man}' of my sex
have done, of a broker; Heart. I had
put my all of life and hope on the
hazard of an earthly ? lote, and God
has smitten me for my "sin'."
"It was no sin to love.1'*
"No, not to love-Miut to build an
idol as I did, and io* worship the
creature more .than' the Creator. 1
have been terribly punished. The
horrors of these two brief years no
tongue can tolh" ?
There -was a flutter of the feeble
heart. The blue eyes sheathed them
selves'uenth palely tinted waxen lids,
and the fair'young form, once so full
of subtle life," was frozen into death.
The Early Rising Delusion.
For farmers and those who live in
localities where people can retire at
eight or nine o'clock in the evening,
the old notion about early rising is
still appropriate. But he who is
kept up tiff'ten or eleven or twelve
o'clock, and then rises at T.ve or six,
because of the teachings of some old
ditty about "early' to rise," is com
mitting a sin against his own soul.
There is not on? man in ten thousand
who can alford to do without seven
or eight hour's sleep. All the stuff
written about great men who slept
only three or four hours a night, is
apocryphal. They have been put
upon such small allowances occasion
ally and prospered ; hut no man ever
yet kept' healthy in body and mind
for a number of years with less than
seven hours' sleep. If you can get
to bed early, then rise early ; if you
cannot get to bed till late, then rise
late. It may bo as proper for one
man to rise at eight as it is for anoth
er to rise at live. Let the rousing
bell be rung by at least thirty min
utes before your public apprarance.
Physicians say that a sudden jump out
of bed gives irregular motiou to the
pulses. It lakes hours to get over u
too sudden rising. It is barbarous
to expect .children to land on the
centre of tho floor at'the call of their
nurses, the thermoinetor bolow zero.
Give us time after yon cull us, to
roll over, gaze at the world full in the
face, and look before you leap.
'?What shull I preach about:" said
a minister to tho pastor of a colored
flock which he was to address. "Well,
mos' any subjeol wUI be 'coptable,"
was the reply ; "only I'd like to gib
you One word of caution." "Ah!
what is thut?" "Well, cf I was you,
I'd tech very light on do ten com
mandments." "Indeed land why?"
"Oh, Co?' I hab notice dat dey mos*
always had a damp'nin' ell'ect on de
congregation."
PitoKANiTY never did any man the
least good. No man is richer, or
happier, or wiser for it. It commends
no One to seeicty ; it is disgusting to
the refined and abominable to the
good.
FEMALE FUBJS DEFENDED; % J
WHAT OSB WHO KNOWS ALL ADOUT IT
? ' . , ? HAS TO SAY*. 1 ?? . ? v
Much has been said ngainsl flirting
in 'general; arid'1against female flbVtS
in particular. Indeed tho'hi'aW^Olrt
is passed over most often, without
any blame being attached to him at
all, the binden of the small vice fall
ing dn tjie''shoulders" of tho frailer
fair one. ' Now W'eintend excusing
the girls, who though guilty', are less
blamable, and astonishing the boys,
who are all endowed With wonderful
self-appreciation, and infermnlion oh
all subjects, save good ones. Won
derful self-appreciation we say, for
when the outside word searches for
the cause of. so much esteem, it is
often not fihdable, br if brought to
light, sec we it through'a glass, dark
ly. Girls as a rule,' before* com
mencing a lljrtation comprehend bet
ter than imagined the mental calibre
of their selected victim. *tlie choice
very often, indeed generally is '*a
youth on the green side of twenty T
though occasionally a man's majority
has a weakening influence, and meets,
and leaves him, wita less than the
common amount of sense bestowed
upon humanity. Over aged m?hV
(lirts are of this stamp. The verdant'
youth, wise in his own conceit, proud
of bis budding mustache, is of such'
deep learning, and great research,''
that if asked what Coisar siiid to Na
poleon at the Pass of TheVmopyliie,
would grasp at his almost forgotteu
skimmeicd recollections of History','
and shout triumphantly, "Veni, Vidi,
Vici." No doubt George or Robert
imagines that their line personal ap
pearance attracts the attention of the
girls, for it is a well known fact, that
the ugliest men arc most conceited,
and that the fair flirt either on the
promenade, or at the window bar,, is
desperately smittpn, when jf the truth
were known, she is wondering why he
does not have a part of his cars taken
off; it would improve his appearance
so much. The intention of most girls
who flirt is to kill time and have fun,
and if their true estimate of Uio sim
pering fellow across the street were'
known, it would'bo far from flatter-?
ing, to tlie self-imagined lady-killer.
Girls however young, possess great
powers of discernment. They can
tell at a glance,'the difference between
a man who commands respect, and
one who does "not, hliots havo a.
smile that betrays, their weakness.
Brainless men possess the same.
Who ever saw a true man flirting?
It is very certain girls would never
indulgo in such pastime with their
own sex. All the spice would then
evaporate. Young fellows, it is aii
your fault. Were you true to your
manhood, and would rise superior to
such pusillanimous amu9?ny>nt'?'lhi>i
unbecoming practise in both men and
women 'would cease, and you, tho
more guilty perpetrators, because
you degrade your manhood, would no
longer be classed as the puppets of
the population.?Home Circle.
Reconciliation.
In hia address on Decoration Day
I in New York, Gen. Scbuylor Hamil
ton look the trouble to apologi/.e for
a speech which he mado last year, in
which he encouraged the practice of
decorating the graves of tho blue and
the gray alike, and declared that
those words were spoken, "in & fit ot'?
sentimental gcucrobUy aroused by
misrepresentations of prominent reb
els." IJo. urged that no member of
the Grand A'nriy Post ho wan nddrossv
ing might lay a flower on the grave
of a rebel. They were traitors in
1861 ; they ate traitors now. All
winter long they have been plotting
trettson\\h the halls of Congress.
Gou. Hamilton's sentiments aro cer
tainly cxlreine, bid it is fair to say
he represents the majority of tho Re
publican party of the North.
Boys, Read This.
Bad language easily rqns into I ad
deeds. Select any society you please ;
suffer yourself to converse in its dia
lect, to use its slang, to speak in t|iq
character ot one who, relishes it, and
your moral sense will very soon low
er down to jts level. Becoming.inti
mate with it you lose your .horror of
it. To bp too much With bad men
and in bud places, is not only un
wholsome to a man's morality, bni
unfavorable to his fiutb aud trust in
God. It is not every man that could
live ns Lot did in Sodom, and then
be tit to go out of it under Goi's con-,
voy. This obvious principle, of it
self, furnishes a reason not oniy for
watching the tongue, but keep
ing oursclf ns much ns possible out
of the company of bad associates.