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STOVES,
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ITES ATTENTION
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('IIRU, ERWIN Si COBB,
TT OUN EY S AT L AW,
Mliuu., Georgia. Office in the Dcuprae
I ling.
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Ijiiiiipkiii A Jackson,
\ TIMllVKYS A r LAW. will prn.-ti.-e in i
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SAMrEL I
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V- A then
T T O n X E Y A T
Olflre on Broad
Will Hive !•!»».
Tlll’HMOND,
L A W
■tinti ontnistfd to hi* care.
4. 4. Jfc J. i . AI.KXWliF.K,
,K \LERS IN HARDWARE,
1 on St. el, Nail*, Cirriajp* Material, Mining
a-a.-., a. ., WhitfliiUst., Atlanta.
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M.VAN ESTES,
T T < >;u N E Y A T
Homer, limits (oiinlv, (in.
L A W
PITTMAN A HINTON,
\ T T () RN E Y S A T L A W ,
-- JeJeraon, Jackson county, (h.
NOTICE OF CHANCE OF SCHEDULE
fj\ ON TUB
<iI$0K<jiIA and MACON and
AUGUSTA RAIL RODS.
02*
Snperlntemlcnt’a Office, )
tiriria and Maeon a Ausu*la Railroad. -
Augonu, t i.... June S, 1*72. )
>AY, June 5th, 1*72, ihe Passenger Train?
«>n tin* trnorgin and Macon ami Augusta Railroad?
will run as follows :
GEORGIA It A ILliOAD.
Day Piissengcr Train will
L. ave Avousta at
I. avc At lanta at
\ n1re at Atlanta at.
S 20 a.m.
1.1 a. in.
0 4u p. lit.
»p. in.
Si'iitt I’assengre Train.
L ave Augiistaal 8 15p. m.
Leave Atlanta at A flop. in
Arrive at Atlanta at ♦*, 45a. in.
Arrive at Augusta af G 00 a. in.
.1/1 ( OS A sd .i ug i rsta n. n.
bail Passenger Train.
yi’fhl i\,r**rTVjr~
id, hy taking the
ill
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
| HAVE STILL ON HAND
Largest Variety of Stoves
in Athens, which I will furnish at the Incest Hr-
THE MARION,
Largest Oven Slip Stove Manufactured !
II,111,Ire,Is of (lie Marion have been -oM in Ath
ens an,I vicinity, an,I without an exception have
Riven saiisfnctlnn. To parties wishinR
aRisnlstove at a small price, I can safely say that
The Marion is the Stare.
THE SOUTHERN HOME,
id con-
, and
Rya in .-s novel arrangement, the part of the
directly under the lire l»ox is protected fron
.strong heat of the tire in this particular place
a uni., no heat is obtained, in all parts of the oven,
t Inis see mug the Most desirable tiling in any stove,
v./: I.veil baking and roasting. This stove has
I'et ii in ilie market Imt a short time, and the large
sales since its introduction warrants the conclusion
that it will soon he the
LEADING ST0V£«fde 0 OUHTRY
i Ahsti keep the
FOREST CITY,
QUEEN OK THE SOUTH,
FIRESIDE,
CAPITOL CITY,
Many Ollier Leading
Stoves.
CLS53 NVS5BS.
• • 'QL E/ ***
CUIMSEVS AS1)
PURE KEROSENE OIJ*
Call and examine his stock helorc purchasing.
sept 15-tf. b
REfiGVAIE YOUR CARPETS.
Something New !
A DISCOVERY lias recently lieen
*’•' w ^t r * 1 Velvet, Bru>sela au<l In
grain I'iirpets ,-an be thoroughly eleand and rvii'-
Miteil, without removing them from the Hour. It
nho destroy, m„| prevents moths. It thorollghlv
cleanses all covered furniture, such as Plush Chairs,
sociables Divans, 1;,Hikers,etc. It is the aeknowl-
edged cleanser for clothing of all descriptions, re-
uloving grease spots and restoring their original
colors. For silks, ril.lsms and laee there is noth
ing that e,juals it, and can In* lists! without the
slightest injury tothe finest fabric. It contains no
acids, an,I is a pure Henovating solution. This is
entirely a '.,ew|,r.v. as, aim commends itself where-
ever used. u e will elcnuyoiircarpets,etc., or fur
nish the solution, with directions for using.
Athens, April 17. 1872.
I his certifies that Mr. Max M. .Vycrson has
cleansed :,, r me a very much soiled carpet, remov
ing all grease spots and, where not too much worn,
restoring the original colors. 1 cheerfully rceom-
mend | | i! , 1 tothe citizens of Athens who mav need
his skilltul service. 11. Ill'Ll..
The undersigned has purchased the receipt for
the almve solution from .Mr. Max M. M verson, and
will promptly attend to all orders left at his Paint
•''hop, on Jackson street, near the National l ank.
apnl Ilt-tf JOHN POTTS.
Will. A. Talmadge,
OP. POST OFFICE. COL. AVF.M1, ATHENS
1¥
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Dealer in Watches, Clock*. Jewelry, Silver-plated
Ware, Musical liisiruuients, Speotacfes, Gun.*,
Pistols, Sporting Equipment*. Ac. Ac.
A Select Stock of American and im
ported Watches, Doubleitun* with
I, rxrrtlent for long
angr.
I'ent
ids.
With a desire to please all, will sell tlie"al>oTegood
at very reasonable price.*.*
Oft E JP A. XX 1ST G--
Aiul
Watches, CWI
promptly attemle
(.'all and see for y
M
•s . First-l’l
•r Trains 'ti tie
sleeping Car- <»
Augusta Railroau.
I\. JOHNSON,
leeping Car
t.eorgia lta
all Night Tr
Si/ nl
(\ / XS/L L 1 .'/ />.'/. vx,
ID GSIGNE R.,
\fo3d jngraver and Printer,
TZ LECTROTYPIMO,
' W.t oBNUJ I uruTH anpWalnct siufet*
CiiK’lniK in* Ohio.
Isock Box 22ft,
"Fall iind Winter Clothing.
.). eTlutch
I NVi l'ES the attention of liis triends
I and the public to hi* large and carefully helcc-
. -d si.„ k uj
Ready Made Clothing
ANI>-—-
(• mii'ii Funii^liing (inoils,
nan and English
et y of colored etofh?
I have on hand at all times a large *to« k .,f
Ti *! IVare ofall Kinds
'i -es.s that JOXES* TJX B'.t UK lias nirt
' its intr-xluetion, is a sutricient guarantee
• lienee. •
MONO,
0 UTTERING,
AN1) JOB WORK.
OF ALL KINDS,
attended to promptly. The manufactory is *till in
. barge of Mr. W. »!. JCS ICS, who will he pleased
to *e«» his old friends and customers.
Orders from tin* country for work or goods will
meet with prompt attention.
JE. E. .JONES,
Corner Broad an l Thomas sts.,
.1 Til ESS.
Fewelrr, Guns and Pistols,
in a .satisfactory manner.—
elves. a-,r i
TEACHER OF MUSIC.
CAFFIC’E cornor of Liiiniikin and
* J Clayton streets, nonr the Epi-| il Church.
Pupils living nut of town can take their lessons
and practice at the office.
Pianos, Organs & Sheet Music
for sale, on the most reasonable terms. All instru
ments of the best maker* and fully warranted.—
Persons desiring to purchase can have an instru
ment placed in their house, which, if not satisfac
tory alter fair trial, can lx* returned or exchanged.
Pianos and Organs sold on Monthly Pay
ments, ami old instruments taken in part payment,
if in good condition. [oct 27-tl'
>u and ryeotch mating , silk
US*, Ac. My *Uvk of Kuril
s,fur lx*. 1
velvet and
shing Go xl
■\'iirti>. Collarg, 7iet, Siuspender*, Uiulcr-
Shirls iiud I)ratters, Half-Hose.
Cloves in greet variety, etc.
jjida up iajsst
J. E. HITCH.
FREE! FREE!! FREE!!!
SING1JE thjpiiy; oy
GjLMAN’S RU..AL WORLD,
\ WEEKLY Agricultural Jeurnal
-a that lias lx*en published twenty-three years
in m, I<i>iiis, having the Largest Circulation and
.she host Corps of contributors of any agricultural
paper published in the valley ol the MuM^ippi,
a id Ih* went free to all applicants. Send for ao»j»y.
■•-rm—^2 per annum. Address Norman J. Coi-
. n. Publisher, . Mo. dee 291t
GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE
Agriculture and the Me-
.... (dianic, Arts.
Id u„", r ,,', r '** Hoard of Trustees
visional or/ati
<u*:xt. Iom u *
^•holarship.
Ueprcsent.il i-
#diip* inu-t Le>ixt*>
kn.*wh*«lg'
f lids
, Will 1
*i 1»\»I
Thi
ll lb.'
The Trvstee-
>ard at 512 At
a' 11 appliiati.
i-pril 12-U
•liege, under the [>ro-
t.n the 1st of May
id entitled to a free
lany as it has
these scholar-
id have a fair
\ pi leant* r.
■ Va.-Usk
-graphy and
t* to furnish
nit.d Sr»,,'
ire making a
jx-r lyomjt
is should he a.l.1 T ,
v - '*
Atu.-uw,
The Savaiinali RepubUtan
'Esltblishal in 1*02.
BY HAIiDKE & SCUDDER
K. T. BllUMBY & CO.,
Druggists and Pharmacists,
And Dispensers of Family Medicines,
t V< )ULD re>i>ectfully call attention
N \ t -th«ir elegant |>reimraiionofe(rerveseing
< button ul'
Citrate of Magnesia, or 'lasteless Stilts,
Aperient Sri! I ah Homier*,
Crab Orchard Salts.
Thi* artieli
ited springs at Cra
complete Mihstitute f**r e;
Blue Mass, Calomel, Ac.
upon the lie *r, exciting i
mg «
ml. Kv., and is a
PilN, Lp-om Salt,
when languid to :
■on i c engorgemeu t s,
J>fisc?!lany.
Wishing to Meet.
Pensively I sat by the -water’s side,
With two little angels near;
And wished for one to he my bride,
That I might say my dear.
But we went there a fishing,
We three together;
And there I was wishing.
To dwell with them forever.
’Twas with them I long conversed ;
I asked them many questions—
And one of them exclaimed, '
In reference to impressions.
’Twas fishing I intended,
And court a little too ;
But will she be offended
When I tell her something new ?
Since then I have speut some lonely hours.
Wishing those angels to meet;
And talk of those pleasant showers
That makes love so sweet.
To forget them, would to heaven I could;
For then, my aching heart
Would never sigli to meet them,
Or bleed w hen we must part.
But will I ever be
So happy anymore,
As when the three
Were fishing on the shore ?
And now you see, I’m forced to mourn ;
For they are far away.
And I am now left all alone,
Wishing to see them every day.
I know ’twas hard from them to part,
For—’twas not my will—
Vet could I now possess her heart,
My cup would then be filled.
If never 1 those angels meet,
This shall be my prayer:
Protect those angels that so sweet,
And don't neglect the fair.
Now, may the ruler of heaven look down,
And those angels from evil defend ;
M;i\ - they never know a sufferer’s frown.
And their happiness never have an end.
May she who reads the author's lines
Be content to share with him the
cares of life,
' he init'litraav.fbat thou art mine,
Jiy loang, tcet/aca
Imperishable.
The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulse to a worldly prayer,
The dream ol love and truth ;
The longing alter something lost,
The >|»’rit's yearning cry ;
The striving utter better hopes—
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need,
The kindly words in griefs dark hour
That proved a friend indeed ;
The pica for mercy softly breathed,
When justice threatens high ;
The sorrow of a contrite heart—
These tilings shall never dio.
hand,
ROSE TOOTH POWDER
A superior aiul well selected stock of
I’ERFU.M FRY,
FANCY A RTICLES,
FINE SOAPS,
KINK SPONGES,
And PliarniTceutii al Specialties.
R. T. BRUMBY d- CO.
Druggists ami Pharmacist*.
CORNFLOUR
PEARL GRITS and
BIG HOMINY,
At
ENGLAND & ORB’S.
TOB PRINTING neatly and quickly
s) executed at tlic Banner Office.
MAUI A. EDWAKDS
I L
VKrs
)■'!-
i.iffi‘1 ffir Divorce, in
ranklin !-ul>’r I'ourt,
•ril Term, I '72.
"•'tie Wu.KI Y ItKIWIII i,
atniMaj. year: >|
»r i »-«*<• li* iuvaria!
. 1 lr in
1 (W
i* published every
six months, 75els.
Kates oj Advertising:
JeSt iTCSu-. “*!*'. tl. Eaeh enhse-
.-'"ffuare is in linesnon-
■ r 1 . All advertisementsonie-cd Hurried weekly
> , ,U V .*'vliarge,isi ,m r s.)imre each
*v iii.ni, utyfc«j,'i«j?herwis6 contracted.
S ttEH'BUrys is the eldest paper in tlie
It . n* r interests.
<•,. i"iabtoSfriilZIl V.'' Ic K™1* »»d toy let-
"‘M"i.«{ it t-a every class
3’Otl. ,,r expense will be spatv?i^H?tf,n h i . C ' N °
HENRY EDWARDS. , ...
It ap)>earim. to the Court that the Delemlant,
Henry E*1 wards, cannot lx? fount! in this eoDuty,
ami it furth.-r nppeuriDjr that hia residence is un
known , it is ordered by the Court that service of
thi* Lilx*l 1h- perfected by p nidi eat ion of this order
once a month for four months previous to the next
term of tbi> Court in the JHiutlmm Banner, a pa-
Imt published in Athcm*, Ga. ^
A true extract from the mi miles of Franklin bn-
ffiri„ r ,-„ urt . June U.K».^ ^
Ficture Frmiies,
. \| ADETO ORDER, of any size,
• l fod in K rvies of mooMinj:, nt
BURKES BiJOKbTORn.
Liberal Cash Advances on
COTTON
GROOVR STUBBS#CO..
“D ESPECTFULLY inform the
,V Merrhanis and plantorsaf Georgia, Florida
and AlaUma, t|, at tl’.eir large. ' :
FIRE PROOF warehouse,
With n fnpncity of£5,006 Rnksi,
is now ready .'or the storage of cotton, and llu£ tkey
arc now prepared to
MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES
ovmioix ii.st^reand to hold a reasonable length
of tlice, ehirgiu- hank rates of Interest, if you want
North Carolina,
Alabama, and
Arkansas.
In use in the cities of
Richmond, Va.,
Norfolk, Va.,
Mobile, Ala.,
/Savannah, Ga.,
Atlanta, Ga., dr.
I". ■ ui.iuory of a claspin
i he pleasure of a kiss,
And all the trifles sweet and frail
That makes up life's first bliss ;
If with a firm, uncltangihg faith,
Autl holy trust and high,
Those hands have clasped, those lips
have met,
These things shall nrver die.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell,
The chilling*want of sympathy,
We feci but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high
The standard in Orthography and Pronunciat ion la 1 J„ an unfaded record kept—
Washington and Lee University, Those th , ngs shall ncvcr die.
Jhc l niversity of 1 trgmta,
ityof | trgmta.
The College of William and Mary,
The University of Georgia,
The Wesleyan University, Alabama,
BREWER TILESTON,
17 Milk Street,
BOSTON.
BLACKSMITIIING.
Attention, the Whole!
tithe UNDERSIGNED still eon-
JL tin ties thealw>ve business at his old stand,
the BRICK SHOP, on Prime Avenue, where all
elasse* of work in his line will he faithfully execu
ted.
Particular attention given to horse-shoeing.
Those in want ol the genuine
HEMPHILL PLOW,
which i* now so popular, will do well to call and
buv from the old man himself. His superior
will also he kept on hand.
Thankful for past patronage, he resect fully so
licits a continuance of the amc.
\V. S .HEMPHILL.
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THK XODKIi XAflJtn.XE OF AMERICA.
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Circulation, and Vie only original
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TYEMOREST’S illustrated
I ) MONTHLY contains original stories, ne*
mnsic.'household matters, general and »rt!*t ,c *‘*7
Size , i'atterns ll e Ye'trlv, e only e 8v 00, wUli the s'lilcn-
ffir extra, orbo.hchromo, with the Magaz.ne,
for 85 00 pet. frcc. E Addrrts ^ ^
. 838 Broadway, hew York.
Let nothing pas#, for every hand
Must find some work to do :
Lose not a chance to waken love,
Be firm and just and true.
So shall a light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angels voices say to thee,
These things shall never die.
LINCOLN’S LIFE.
His Parentage aad Home.—Denies
Christ's Divinity—^Knowledge of Hu
man Nature,—Impurity of his Con
versation, dc,
“ The Life of Abraham Lincoln,”
by Ward H. Lamon, just published by
the Osgoods, of Boston, gives the first
connected and authentic account of
the biography of this famous man.—
The average reader will be likely to
rise from its perusal with 95 per cent,
of his enthusiasm for the memorv of
idle, thriftless, poor, a hunter, andm
rover. One year he wandered away
off to his uncle, on the Holston, near
the confines of Tennessee. Another
year he wandered into Breckinridge
County, where his easy good-nature
was twercome by a huge bully, and lie
performed the only remarkable achiev
ement of his life by whipping him. In
1806 we find him in Hardin Countv
trying to learn the carpenters trade.—
Until then lie'could neither read nor
write; and it was only after his mar
riage that his ambition led him to seek
pvWVYplis’iraents of this sort. His va
grant career mid supplied him with All
incxaustible fund of anecdotes, which
he told cleverly and well. He loved to
sit about at “ stores” or under shade-
trees and “spin yarns”—a propensity
which atoned lor many sins and made
him extremely popular. In politics lie
was a Democrat—a Jackson Democrat.
In religion lie was nothing at times,
and a member of various denomina
tion liy turns—a Free-will Baptis in
Kentucky, a Presbyterian in In
diana, and a Disciple (vulgarly called
a Campbellite) in Illinois. In this
latter communion lie appears to have
died.
WAS ABUAIIAM LEGITIMATE ?
Some time in the year 180<> lie mar
ried Nancy Hanks. It was in the shop
of her unele, Joseph Hanks, at Eliza
bethtown, in Hardin County, that he
had essayed to learn the trade. We
have no record of the courtship, but
anyone can readily imagine the num
berless occasions that would bring to-
ether the niece and apprentice. It is
true that Nancy did not live with her
uncle ; but the Hankses were all very
clannish, and she was doubtless a wel
come and frequent guest at his house.
It is admitted by all the old residents
of the place that they were honestly
married, hut precisely how or when
nobody can tell.
WHERE THE ILLUSTRIOUS BOY WAS
BORN.
The family took up their residence
in a miserble cabin, which stood on a
little knoll in the midst of a barren
glade. Near by a “ romantic spring”
/ruxhpal ** - * r
rt.. *». — w.—»vt but silver stream, me-
uidering through those dull and uu-
signtly plains. As it furnished almost
the only pleasing feature in the melan
choly desert through which it flowed,
the place was calied after it, “ Rock
Spring Farm.” In that solitary cabin,
on this desolate spot, the illustrious
Abraham Lincoln was born on the
12th day of Feburary, 1809.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
His family soon removed to Indiana,
where his mother soon after died.—
His father marries .Sallie Bush John
son, who had formeily rejected him,
and from her Abraham experienced,
according to his own statement, the
only kind treatment of his youth.—
He early wandered away from his
father to seek his fortune. The follow
ing is one of the incidents of his career
as a flatboat-man :
The trip of Gentry and Lincoln was
a very profitable one, and Air. Gentry,
senior, was highly gratified by the re
sult. Abe displayed his genius for
mercantile affairs by handsomely put
ting off on the innocent folks along the
river some counterfeit money which a
shrewd fellow had imposed upon
Allen. Allen thought his father
would be angry with him for suffering
himself to be cheated ; but Abe con
soled him with the reflection that the
“old man” wouldn’t care how much
bud money they took in the course of
business if they only brought the prop
er amount of good money home. At
Madame Busliane’s plantation, six
miles below Baton Rouge they had an
adventure which reads strangely en
ough in the life of the great emanci
pator. The boat was tied up to the
shore in the dead hours of the night,
and Abe and Allen were fast asleep in
the cabin, in the stern, when they
were startled by footsteps on board.—
They knew instantly that it was a
gang of negroes come to rob, and per
haps to murder them. Allen think
ing to frighten the intruders, cried out,
“ Bring the guns, Lincoln; shoot
them !” Abe came without a gpn, but
he fell among the negroes with a huge
bludgeon and belabored' them most
cruely. Not content with beating
them off the boat, he and Gentry fol
lowed them far back into the country,
and then running back to the craft
denying to the bible the authority of
divine revelation. It was his honest
belief-*^belief which it was no re
proach to hold at New Salem, Anno
Domini. 1834, and one which he nev
er thought of concealing. It was no dis
tinction, either good or bad, no honor,
and no shame. But he had made him
self thoroughly familiar with the wri
tings of Payne aud Volney—the
“Ruins” by one and “The Age of
Reason ’ by the other. His mind was
lull of the subject and he felt an itch
ing to write. He'did write, and the
result was a “ little book.” It was
probably merely an extended essay;!
but it is ambitiously spoken of as
book 1
were
tents. In this work he intended to d<-
nionstratc—
“ First, that the Bible was not God’s
revlation ; and
“ Secondly, that Jesus was not the
son of God.”
No leaf of this little volume has sur
vived. Mr. Lincoln carried it in
manuscript to the store of Mr. Sam-
ual Hill, where it was read aud dis-
eussed. Hill was himself an unbeliev
er, but his son considered this book
foresaw which way the world began to
draw, and iustinctively drew with it.
He had convictions, but preferred to
choose his time to speak.”
HIS JEALOUSY.
The career of Lincoln as a politician
shows that he was intensely jealous of
those who distanced him iu the rtfee,
though when lie had the better of his
adversaries he knew how to lie gener
ous as well as just. The fact that he
placed his most prominent opponents
in the Republican party in his cabinet,
and that he actually offered cabinet
positions to Mr. Guthrie, of Kentucky,
and Mr. Gilmore, of North Carolina,
•' q-T J
altar. The groomsman, C. L.‘Robin
son, and the bridesmaid, Miss Louisa
Johnson, followed. Not a leaf stirred.
Not an utterance. Not an emotion
was visible. But the gentle breath of
the west wind could, if it would, have
blown a memory which might well
have added its solemnity to this tran
sient scene.
NO CAKE—NO CARDS.
The bride and groom—June and
December—started on their bridal'
tour on Monday evening.
Hiniloo Cleanliness.
| During a seven yRtrs’ residence in
' India, I never knew of water lieiiu
took” by himself aud by persons who ,!,tenf * e< * offering a portfolio to j rawn f roin p 01K ( s or j K >ols for cooking
rere made acquainted with its con- ’ r ' Stephens, of Georgia 1 or H r i u Ling purposes. While on jour-
-uH strenuous opponents of his elec- j ncys> hc thoy never ^ | ong( or £he
so great, ife'
tliev*£m
natives will
in obtain >v«-
tion, shows that at a glance, though the ! ] 1C!lt never
careful reader secs that the same mo- ] I10t Hritik except
tries aluajs animated him. Oil tii s ter goo ,i wells or running streams,
point his biographer says : land in their own dishes, which they
It was seldom that he passed any- always any with tiicm . As fee f-.iil
body ; aud, when lie
^ i.c did it was not a 'smells, we hud far rather take our
rrial or an equal in the struggle for chances for pure air in any city or
popularity and power. His encomi- 1 (<>wn of Illdia t |,. lu in two-thirds of the
urns were more likely to hc satirical wards of any city in America where
than sincere, and sometimes were art- 1 the population exceeds fifteen thou-
fully contrived as mere stratagems to inhabitants.
... .. „ T • , , Icatch the applause lie pretended to be- j The crows, vultures, pariah dogs;
^famous. It is more than proba- j 8tow , or at least t0 share it iu equal jackal s and the periodical mins which
parts. No one knew better how to come in torrents and wash away every
“ damn with faint praise,” or to di- ! remnant of filth, are a more effective
vide the glory of another by being the | board of health than any we know of
first anil frankest to acknowledge it.— Jin this enlightened country. There
Fully alive to the fact that no qualities jarc no outhouses there to send out
of a public man are so charming to
the people as simplicity and candori
hc made simplicity and candor the
mask of deep feelings carefully eon-
hle, being a warm personal friend of}
Lincoln, feared that the publication i
of the essay would some day iuterfere i
with the political advancement of his j
friend. At all events, he snatched it j
out of his baud and thrust it into the !
fire, from which not a shred escap-1
ed. I
LINCOLN S JOKES.
It was Judge Davis’s opinion that
Mr. Lincoln’s hilarity was only simu
lated, and that “ his stories and jokes
were intended to whistle off sadness.”
“ The ground work of his social nature
was sad,” says Scott; “ but for the
fact that hc studiously cultivated the
humorous, it would have been very
sad indeed, llis mirth to me always
seemed to be put on, and did not prop
erly belong there. Like a plant pro
duced in the hot-bed, it had an unnat
ural :;J luxuriant growth.” Although
Mr. Lincoln’s walk among ineu was
-Pjnnrl/ablv nura Hia cuma.ooitmd 1m
said of nis conversation, rie was en
dowed by nature with a keen sense of
humor and he found great delight i n
indulging in it. But his humor was
not of a delicate quality ; it was chiefly
exercised in hearing and telling stories
of the grosser sort.
PROPRIETIES OF THE PLATFORM.
Lincoln, with his quaint aud im
pressive way of putting a case, aud
because of his hold on the “ fighting”
yeomanry, soon became a power in
Illinois politics. He was returned
several times to the Legislature, and
took his share in the “log-rolling” busi
ness which left Illinois with an enor
mous debt, no credit, and no “ inter
national improvements.” As a promi
nent stump orator of his party lie was
invited to other States to speak for the
Whigs.
Mr. Lincoln made many speeches in
Illinois, and finally, towards the close
of the campaign [the Clay Canvass
of 1844] he went over into In
diana, and there continued “on the
stump” until the end. Among other
places he spoke at Rockport on tlic
Ohio—where he had first embarked
for New Orleans with Gentry—at Gen
tryville, and at a place in the country
about two miles from the cabin where
his father had lived. While hc was
in the midst of his speech at Gentry-
ville, his old friend, Nat Grigsby, en
tered the room. Lincoln recognized
him on the instant, aud, stopping short
in his remarks, cried out, “ there’
Nat!” Without the slightest regard
for the proprieties of the occasion, hc
suspended his address totally, and,
striding from the platform, begun
scrambling through the audience and
over the benches, toward the modest
Nat, who stood near the door. When
he reached him, -Lmcolii shook his
hand cordially, and after felicitating
himself sufficiently upon the happy |
cealed, and subtle plans studiously
night and day the horrid cffluvisY
which taints the air of all towns and
cities. Tliere is a caste of people call
ed mehtars, whose inherited occupation
is to do the sweeping and to remove
veiled from all eyes hut one. He had j the filth from tlic houses and streets.
LANDRETH’B
3I3I22>8
TUST RECEIVED, a full supply
NEW DRUG STORE.
the great emancipator vanish'd/ Of hastily cut loose an l nude rapid time
this, however, tliefc can be no doubt,
that the tale is plain and unvarnished,
and that on it must be founded any
real estimate of the career of Lincoln
before he reached the Presidency.
THE FATHER OF FUTURE PRESIDENT
The Lincoln famly removed from
Virginia in 1780 to Kentucky. The
family consisted of father, mother, and
four sons.
Thomas seems to have been the only
member of the family whose chaaacter
was not entirely respectable. He was
no reverence for great men, followed
no leader with blind devotion, and
yielded no opinion to mere authority.
Hc felt that he was as great as any
hotly, and could tlo what another did.
It was, however, the supreme desire of
his heart to be right, and to do justice
iu all tiie relations of life.
The Sage Solon Tnketh to Himself An
other Wife.
The sensation in Jacksonville, Fla.,
in the Baptist church after morning
servicer. The ceremony and the par
ties arc thus described in the Union of
Tuesday:
* * * At last, the organ rolled
out the doxology, or something simi
lar. Faintly a glimmer was caught of
a blushing groom, venerable in years,
perhaps beyond the three score and ten
allotted to this earthly pilgrimage, yet
still in the full bloom of love’s glorious
passion. He stood at the altar more
like the slayer than the lamb, ready to
sacrifice the patient victim. The
groom was dressed without ostentation
and apparently with the object of keep
ing cool. His legs were embalmed in
the richest quality of Kentucky jeans,
which neatly fitted over a pair of num
ber ten and a half agricultural pumps;
a white vest loosely flowed about his
waist, and a lengthlv brown linen dus
ter completely surrounded his person
and his boots. His hands were reck
lessly embosomed in a pair of yellow
cotton gloves, which toned well with
the other various articles of liis cos-
tunic. A glazed cap, (undress uni
form of the lire department,) and a
green cotton umbrella are said to have
gracefully reclined together on the seat
behind him.
The bride bore herself with resigna
tion. >Shc api>eareil younger than the
groom. In fact, it was said that she
was really somewhat less aged than
her swain. She is about twenty-seven.
She did look “ chirrup” and nice, and
her apparel was tasty aud cool, Iniing
a light white muslin, with brown
stripes and trimming. White straw
hat with brown toggery, and veil to
match very nearly the gloves and lin
en duster of the comely groom. The
ceremony was impressive for its brevi
ty and affecting in its simplicity.—
That is, it was as grand and imposing
as it could be for short, and under the
meeting, he returned to the platform l c ; rc „ Ills t ances . The minister prayed
down the river, fearing least they
should return iu greater numbers to
take revenge. The victory was com
plete, but in winning Abe received a
scar * that hc carried with him to the
grave. •
LINCOLN AN INFIDEL.
The community in which he lived
was pre-eminently a community of free
thinkers in matters of religion ; and it
was th°n no secret, nor has it been a
secret since, that Mr. Lincoln agreed
with the majority of his associates in
and finished his speech
IIOW HF. ROBE.
Lincoln was rising into fame. He
plodded up. He jealously watched
his opportunity, and when he found
it he turned it to account. His Bi
ographer says:
“ His ambitiou was strong ; yet it
existed in strict subordination to his
sense of party fidelity, and could by
uo chance or possibility lure him iuto
downright social or political treasons.
His path may have been a little devi
ous, winding hither and thither in
search of greater convenience of travel,
or the security of a large company;
but it always went forward in the same
general direction, and never ran off at
anil did it fervently. There is no
doubt lie was sincere. Then lie re
marked to the individual in jeans, that
he supposed it was not necessary to ex
plain to him the solemn duties of the
connubial situation. Not much, the
groom quickly coincided. He was
posted. Thereupon the twain were
pronounced husband and wife. The
service was what might lie called.the
soul of brevity. Twas a good thing
for a hot day, and gratifying to the
couple, who were doubtless in a hurry
to get home. Romeolike, he turned with
a sort of sickly smile, and slowly he
bended his linen duster and impressed
upon the chin of liis blooming Juliet
the customary, seal of~unquouchable
right angles toward a hostile camp.— and adoring love.-’ And then Jierc
m i _ a. t 1 — MtL.x nnfn/1 mil It conmml f A ftftltlft (L Slllll”"*IQ lltfi. lil&lD*
The great body of men who acted with
him in the beginning acted with hitn
at the last On the whole, he was an
honest, although a shrewd, and by no
means an unselfish politician. Ho
iii* .- - - : -■ • • - - ’ j LIklllc Z-.1 >
seemed to come a sigh—mute, plain
tive—but rather appropriate. Solon
Robinson and Mary Johnson were one
and the same.
• 8|owly they marched from the holy
and who are paid by the families or by'
the village or city authorities. All
filth is instantly removed by them to
some out-of-the-way place, and at the
proper time it is taken for enriching,
the soil or for burning brick.
The immense waste and decomposi
tion of animal and vegetable matter,-
caused by the prodigality of the Amer
ican people, is entirely unknown in In
dia. Carefulness and strict economy
of food are absolutely necessary.
OitV—
comparatively India has greatly the
advantage of America.
In personal cleanliness the people of
the plains of India are incomparably
iu advance of Americans or Euro
peans. The Abbe Dudois, who spent
eighteen years of research and inquiry
among the Hindoos, “ as one of them,,
conforming exactly iu all things to
their manners, to their style of living
and clothing, and even to most of their
prejudices,” says : “ In their conduct
and the whole intercourse of life the
Bramins have nothing so much at
heart as cleanliness,” and goes on to
recite a great number of circumstances
which render it necessary for a Bramiu
to bathe. They always liatlie before
preparing or eating food. All good
Bramins bath once a day. fastidious
ones three times. Other castes,
though not so strict as the Bramins iu
washing their bodies and garments,
arc yet cleaner than Western nations.
Many of the poorer and lower castes
are dirty through extreme poverty and
overwork, but 1 hardly think that
there could be found one who could
say, as did an English laborer on be
ing prescribed a bath for a certain ail
ment, “ I haven’t washed for this ’cro
forty year, aud I’ll not begin now I”
A Fortune in a tUu
About the year 1826, says a letter
from Colonee, a poor journeyman turi -
er, of the name of Muhle, badly short,
md with a wallet on his back, entered
tlic village iu which stood the machine
factory of M. Weil & Boutron, and
applied for work. His ragged exte
rior did not speak much in liis favor,
and M. Weil, to whom lie hart applied,
refused to engage him. Th •. workman
sorrowfully turned en his way. All
of a sudden he was recalled by the
voice of the owner of the manufactory.
“ Stop ; what sort of a hat Is that you.
wear ?”
“A wooden hat?” “A wooden
hat?” Let me look at it closer.—
Where did you buy it ?” “ I made it
myself, sir.” “ And how did you
make it ?” “ Oh, on the turning-
lathe ?” “ But your hat is oval and,
the things made on the lathe are
round.” “ Yes, that is true,” answer
ed the workman, “ but in spite of that
I made the hat. I displaced the cen
tre, end then turned it as I pleased.
I required a hat which would answer
the purpose of an umbrella, and as I
had no money to buy one, I was oblig
ed to make this for myself.” •• *
The poor workmarfhad instinctively
discovered the method of eccentric
turning, which was to prove of so much
importance in modern mechanics.—
Mr. Weil perceived with the keen
sightedness of a clever manutacturer
(he immense importance of the discov
ery. He retained the man with the
wooden hat, and found him not mere
ly a skillful workman, but a genius,
that only wanted opportunity and a
small degree of culture for its develop-
raent. The workman Muhle soon ob
tained a share in the profits of the
business, and became later on, under
the name of Moulin, the proprietor of
it. He died a short time since pas-
sessed of a large fortune.