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(I he lautheni liV s. tr > i ■■■ n, { \> U K U • V. ATKINSON, HH.UttS PER ANNUM, :■ r/.v/v .inr.ixcE. ./ >rer,J. II. Iltnj-jin E.E. JONES, £ dealer ix STOVES, JAY 0. GAILEV, ITES ATTENTION FALL STOCK UlVKUTIMNd. *•» in*«*n*l at On* «»f 12 lin.**, for il Dollar nd i>;i>ine>s Directory. conn. a. ». F.mviN. howf.i.i. conn ('IIRU, ERWIN Si COBB, TT OUN EY S AT L AW, Mliuu., Georgia. Office in the Dcuprae I ling. a:i Ijiiiiipkiii A Jackson, \ TIMllVKYS A r LAW. will prn.-ti.-e in i . V '* » * *rior t’ourt of Clark count v, t In* Snpiv SAMrEL I TT 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. A 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¥ 1' «innnr!2itiiKi!2\rL'T!.T!R;:x*:r.g:J 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. - dec 2a;tf THK XODKIi XAflJtn.XE OF AMERICA. Toe. Largest in Form, the largest in Circulation, and Vie only original FASHION MAUAZLVF. 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.