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1 •" V. '-vVv.,I BY JOHN H. CHRISTY. DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL PROGRESS. VOLUME XXII. ATHENS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1875. $2.00 per Annum, in advance. — : — * NUMBER 7. THE SOUTHERN WATCHMAN PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY. Dfirr rnrnrr of Ilroad awl ITall Strtels, (nj>-nlnira.) TERMS. TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE* ADVERTISING. U«>rtinanIi*iU be inserted at ONE DOLLAR \N ll FIFTY CENTS per square for the firstinscr- , iun . ,nd SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS per square for ,,o!i o intinuance, for any time under one month. For I. nser periods, a liberal deduction will be made. A liberal deduction on yearly advertisements. LEGAL ADVERTISING . Sheriff's sales, perlovy of 10 linos $500 • • mortgage salos, (10 days 5.00 S lies. 4" lavs, by Administrators, Executors, or • iu.r Mens 6.50 Citations of Administration orOnardianship 4.00 Notice to Dobtors and Creditors 5.00 K ile* Nisi, per square,eaehinsertion 1.50 I,oavc t" sell Real Estate 4.00 Cit ition for dismission of Administrator 5.00 • • “ “ Guardian 5.25 T > ascertain the number of squares in an advertise- rjj,-; ,.r obituary, count the words—one hundred boing equal to ten lines. AUfraotions are counted as full tquare*. E. A. WILLIAMSON, Metical fatetate ail Jeweler. A T Dr. King's Drug Store, Broad Street, will exe cute ell work entrusted to him in the best style and at reasonable prices. Terms positively CASH. feb4 BAZAR GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS A RE the best, neatest fitting, and ohaapest paper pattarnsin the world. Call at the office of the Singer Manufacturing Company,comer College Av enue and Clayton street, and see for yourself. Cull, or write for catalogue. A large diseuunt to Agents. msrSt G.H. HOPE, Agent. FIRST-CUSS. T IIE public would do well to eali-at the shop of the undersigned, where all kinds of BABBEHNG, HAJB-DRLSSING, &o. Is done in the best style of tho art. Come, and be convinced. dec? DAVIS A SAPP. professional anb justness Curbs. 0 ,v«m cub. | a. s. xawin. | uowellcosb.jb. 'll Hill, ERWIN & COBB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ATRE.VS, OEOttOIA. Office in the Deaptee Building. Dcc21 A A. EDGE, , BOOT, SHOE AND HARNESS MAKER, Watkissville, Ua. p F. WOFFORD, Attorney at Law, AJ. HOMER. GA. Will execute promptly all buniftCM entrusted to bis fare. Collecting rlwiins a specialty. ap!21tf B ANKRUPTCY.—Samuel P. Thurmond, Attorney-at- Low. Athens. Ga. O(Hef on Broad street,over the store of Barry k Son, Will give irpecisl att*ntionto eases «n Bankruptcy. Al so. to tho collection of all claims entrusted to hiscara. D KS. BRAWNER <fc YOUNG, * CAKNKSVILLK, GA. Ravins associated in the practice ofMedicine and Surgery, lender their professional services to their (rionds snd li.o public generally. Office nearly ■q.posiie the court house. »p!21—tf IT'MORY SPEER, Ah LAWYER. ATHENS, GA. \i Solicitor General of Western Circuit, will attend tho Courts of Clsrkc, Walton. Gwinnett, Hall, Banks, .In.'kson, Habersham, Franklin, Rabun and White, m.il give attention to collecting and other claims in ih.ise -ounties. March 1?, 1873. IT'D WARD R. HARDEN, LjJ (Late JudgeU. S. Courts Nebraska and Utah, ami now Judge of Brooks Connty Court) Attorney at Law, july23 ly Quitman, Tirnokn County, Ga. lon.N D. KSTF.A. MADISON BELL. IJ'STES Je BELL, Attorneys at Law, lJj GAINESVILLE. GA. .fcifWILL practice in the counties composing the Western Circuit, and Dawson and Forsyth counties <.f the Blue Ridge Circuit. They will also practice in t he Supren,o Court of Georgia, and in the United States Court at Atlanta. may!4 ™YD i SILMAN, l. 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will practice in the counties of Walton and Jackson, 'ouMJ.rLorn, j. b. silman. Cu.ringt on. Ga. mar4 Jefferson, Ga. T F. 0’KELLEY’S d . PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. Over Williams’ Shoo storo. Broad street, Athens, Georgia. aepS, I J'OR use on any Sowing Machine, la •' CLARK’S O. N. T.,” especially that mad. for and bearing the name of the Singer Manufacturing Co. A word to the wise sbonld he sufficient, ptr- Price, 75o. pel d.„en Spools, at the office of tho SINGER MANU FACTURING CO. O. II. HOPE. Agent, julyl—ly Bishop’s Corner, Athens, Ga. Wagon Yard in Athens. r PHE subscriber has fitted op and opened asafe,eom A fortable and commodious Wagon Yard, on Rivet atreet. in the neighborhood of the Upper Bridge, where CORN. FODDER, and all other necessary supplies an he purchased on reasonable terms. Charges moderate. The highest market price paid for Country Produce, Bank hills received in exchange for Goods. tf WTLKY F HOOD. THE GREAT REMEDY FOR Burns, Scalds, Cons, Poison Oat, Sip of Insects and Cutaneous Inflammations Gtitnlh, DISCOVERED BY MRS. L. E. BUSH, JUG TAVERN, WALTON CO., GA., W AS entered against the World, at the late State Fair at Macon, and isdaily effecting THE MOST WONDERFUL CURES, and has become an indis pensable household necessity. No family should be without it! If, after trial, a family is willing to live withouttbis preparation for Ten Dollars, agents ara authorised to refund the money. FOB SALE, In Athens—At Dr Wm King's Drug Store and at the Store of Judge J D Pittard. In Wntkinsvillo—At the Store of Booth k Durham. In Monroe—At Dr Galloway's Drug Store. At Princeton—By Mr Russell. Address all orders to WILEY H. BUSH, novlD Jug Tavern, Walton co., Ga. Use the Great T U. HUGGINS, tJ • holesale a > and Retail Doaler in I>KY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac. Fob!ft Broad Street, Athens, Ga. TOHN H. CHRISTY, d Plain ami Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St. t Athens, Ga. Office corner Broad and Wall atreeta, over the store Jftincs D. Pittard. tf TAMES R. LYLE," IJ Attorney at Law, I*o,-22 WATKINSVILLE, OA. J°“ s M. MATTHEWS. Attorney at Law, Danieleviile,Ga. Prompt mention will be given to Any business en- fustea to his care. Marcbl4. f :\mesY1ong^ m7d! d SURGEON, ACCOUCHEUR A PHYSICIAN, (Office at Jfr. Thoma* Sheaf* Store,) Good Hope Distriot, Walton county, Ga. Offers his professional services to the citiiens of the mrounding country. aug27 For all Diseases of tha Bowels, such as CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, Diarrhoea, Colic*, PAINS IN BACK, SIDE & JOINTS, Toothache and Neuralgia. The Proprietors, in putting this GREAT REMEDY before the public, do ao with the firm belief that it will cure all the above diseases it is recommended to cure. All we ask is a fair trial. If this MEDICINE does not perform what we claim for it after a fair trial, according to the directions, then Return it ai pt year Money. Prepared and put up by J. E. ROSS, DB. W. B. D. THOMPSON’S, 285 Exit Fair |tmt, ATLANTA, GA. ^-AND FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.-^ PRICE, 50 CENTS. July 8lb, 1874. K ELIAS, Attorney afrLaw, . FRANKLIN. N. C. Practices in all tho Courts of Western North Caro lina, ami in the Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of the State. aplfi—ly T IVERY, Feel and Sale Stable, AA ATHENS, GA. GA Y.V REA VES, Proprietor*. JtfL-Will bo found at their old stand, rear Frank lin House building, Thomas street. Keep always on hand good Turn-outs and careful drivers. Stock well eared for when entrusted to our oara. Stock on hand for sale at all times. dec25—tl The undersigned is now prepared to furnish MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES Or anything in Iba Marble or IRON-RAILING lino, at abort notice. I have quite a number of NEW DESIGNS or Patterne, which can be eeen by apply ing to NovSO—tf J R.oraNK, HORSES & MOLES. M W. RIDEN, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, U.S. Claim Agent and Notary Public, Gainesville. Ga Office on Wilson street, below King k Bro'f. February ID, 1873. C. PEEPLES. B. P. DOWELL. PEEPLES & HOWELL, -L ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 20 and 22, Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga." P RACTICE In the State and Federal Courta, and s'.'.nd regularly all tbaCocrte in Atlanta, includ ing the Supreme Court of tho State, and will argue eaia, upon brlufu for abutut partial, on reaionoble terras. They alio practice in the Court* of the comities con tig tout or acoeeeibleto Atlanta by Railroad. iepll R B. ADAIR, D. D. S. . Gaixesvillk, Ga. ''(See.aoutheaat corner Public Square. R S. ADAMS, M. D., • ^cnoroN, Accoucheur and Physician. Office at rasidtnee, Mountain District, Walton conn Vy. Georgia—offers his professional services to the citiseas of the snrronnding eonntry* ang2fi—ly Q C. DOBBS, L-* • Wholesale and Retail Dealer in staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Ac Feb® No. 1$ Broad Street, Athene. Ga pLAIN and Fancy Job Printing, At the Southern Watchman Office. SPOOL SILK! nET THE BEST and CHEAPEST! Git that men VJ ufaoturedby the Singer Manufacturing Company, which l< i,eclally adaoted for uie on all kind* of Sew >*>g Machine*. For ,ab. wholesale and retail, by the SINGER manufacturing company. julyl—>y Q. II. HOPE, Agent, Atkenl.Ga. P. G. THOMPSON, | ATTORNEY AT LAW, ATHENS, GA. Barry’§ .tore. Speeial attention given praetiee. For referonoe, apply to Ex- Wattiaud Hon. David Cloptou, Mont fobs LOTS for SALE COR Ml., || l.ta, located on the estate «f Dr. E. R. * "» , \kaowu as the Joel Hurt plot. Said plot **.**5 M l b* Bank ®f the University. Ac., apply to Prof. L. H. Charbonnier, e,or at hi* office in the University, Sd *t hi* ,U DJd Wb *A kuUdln *-. THOS. G. BARRETT, Ex’r. 'HE underaigoed hare esteblitbed, in addition to L their Livery, a regular SALE STABLE, And will, from tbis date, keep on hand, at all timos, full supply of HORSES & MULES. Thus, in want *c Stock can be supplied at iReasonable Figures. jar- Give us a call. Athens, Nov. 4—tf GANN A REAVES. Family Groceries. r. rTsaulter C ALLS tbe attention of bis frisnds and the “re mankind’’ to the fact that he will keep on hand a fresh assortment of Family Supplies^ With a inequality of COOKING WINE, Either In bottlea or oa draught. Also, the beat of BRANDIES, WHISKIES, RUM, Gm, Ale, Lager Beer, CIGARS & TOBACCO. j—- Country dealers .applied at low figures, at HOIiBBOOK’S CORNER, jan8 Near Northaaetern Depot, Athens,Ga. GLOBE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA. Comer of Broad and Jackson streets. rpjIB Globe Hotel has just been Tefurnished and re- 1 fitted, with all the modem Improremente and eon mieneee, together with th#*dditiou of a new voran dab, making it ono of tho most complete Hotels In tbe country, and is now ready Tor the accommodation of tho traveling publio. „ „ feblO P- MAY, Proprietor. Brackets! Brackets! o BACKETS, Wall Pockets, Book-Shelres, Clock JJ Shelves,Toilet-Oaeec, Match-Safes. Hanging Bas kets, Ao—the largest and handsomest assortment ever brought to Athens. For »* oov2l BURKE'S BOOK STORK. Gold Pens and Pencils. ABIE, TODD A CO.’S Gold Pens, (warranted w to be the best made,) in gold ebony and pearl esses, at »pl7 rarranted silver, rubber, burkb’s b 0 ok store. BETTER THAN GOLD. Better than grandeur, better than gold. Than rank and title a thousand fold, Is a healthy body, a mind at ease. And simple pleasures that always please ; A heart that can feel for a neighbor’s woe And (.bare his joys with genial glow. With sympathies large enough to eDfold All men as brothers, is better than gold. Better than gold is a conscience clear. Though toiling for bread in an humble sphere ; Doubly blest with content and health, Untried by tbe lust of cares or wealth. Lowly living and lofty thought Adorn and ennoble a poor man’s cot; For man and mortals, or nature's plan, Are tbe genuine test of a gentleman. Better than gold is the sweet repose Of the sons of toil when their labors close ; Better than gold is tbe poor mao’s sleep. And tbe balm that drops on the slumbers deep. Bring sleepiug draughts to tbe downy bed, Where luxury pillows bis aching head; His simple opiate labor deems A shorter road to tbe land of dreams. Better than gold isa thinking mind That in tbe realm of books cau find A treasure surpassing Australian ore. And live with the great and good of yore. The sage's lore and the poet’s lay. The glories of empires past away ; The world's great drama will thus enfold And yield a pleasure better than gold. Better than gold is a peaceful home, Where all tbe fireside charities come ; Tho shrine of love and the heaven of life, Hallowed by mother, or sister, or wife. However humble tbe home may be, Or tried by sorrow with Heaven's decree. TIip blessings that never were bought or sold And centre there, are bettor than gold. WAR REMINISCENCES--THE GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. Some Interesting Extracts from Sherman's Mem oirs—J he March Towards Atlanta—Why Johnston did not fight at Cassville. General Sherman has just published bis * Memoirs,’ a large part of which is, of course, devoted to the recent war. The following ex tracts will prove interesting. Of tbe opera tions at Dalton and Rosaca. he writes: I bad constant communication with all parts of the army, and on the 9th McPherson's bead of column entered and passed through Snake Creek, perfectly undefended, aod accom plished a complete surprise to the enemy. At its farther debouche he met a cavalry brigade, easily driven, which retreated hasrily North toward Dalton, and doubtless carried to John ston tbe first serious intimation that a heavy force of infantry and artillery was to his rear, and within a few miles of his railroad. I got a short note from McPherson that day (written at 2 P. M., when be was within a mile aud a half of the railroad, above and near Resaca,) and wo all felt jabilant, I renewed orders to Thomas and Schofield to be ready for the in stant pursuit of what I expected to be a bro ken and disordered army, forced to retreat by roads to the East of Resaca, which were known to be very rough and impracticable. That night I received farther notice from Mc Pherson that he had found Resaca too strong for a surprise; that in conseqaence he bad fallen back three miles to tbe mouth of Snake Creek Gap, and was there fortified. v McPherson had startled Johnston in bis fancied security, bat had not done tbe fall measure of bis work. He bad in hand 23.000 of the best men of the army, and could have walked into Resaca (then held only by a small brigade,) or be coaid have placed bis whole force astride tbe railroad above Resaca, and there have easily withstood tbe attack of all of Johnston's army, with tbe knowledge that Thomas and Schofield were on his heels. Had be dnne so, I am certain that Johnston would not have ventured to attack him in position, but would have retreated eastward by Spring Place, and we should have captured half his army and ail bis artillery and wagons at the beginning of tbe campaign. Such an oppor tunity does not occur twice In asinglo life, but at tbe critical moment McPherson seems to have been a little timid. Still, be was perfect ly justified by his orders, and fell back and as anmed an unassailable defensive position in Sugar Valley, on tbe Resaca side of Snake Creek Gap. As soon as informed of this, determined to pass the whole array through Snake Creek Gap, and to move on Resaca with the main army. But during the 10th. tbe enemy showed no signs of evacuating Dalton, and I was waiting for the arrival of Garrard's and Stonoraan’s cavalry, known to be near at band, so as to secure the full advantages of victory, of wbioh I felt certain. Hooker's Twentieth corps was at once moved down to within easy support ing distance of McPherson, and on tbe Utb, perceiving signs of evacuation of Dalton, gave all tbe orders for the general movement, leaving the Fourth corps (Howard) and Stone- man’s cavalry in observation in front of Buz zard Roost Gap, and directing all tbe rest of tbe army to march through Snake Creek Gap stMigbt on Resaca. The roads were only such as tho country afforded—mere rough wagon ways—and these converged to tbe single nar row track through Snake Creek Gap; but during tbe 12tb and 13th the balk of Thomas' and Schofield's armies were got' through and deployed against Resaca. McPherson on the right, Thomas in the centre, aod Schofield on tbe left. Johnston, as" I anticipated, had abandoned all his well prepared defenses at Dalton .and was found inside of Resaca with the balk of his army, bolding bis divisions well in hand, acting pnrely on the defensive, and fighting well at all points of conflict complete line of Intreachments was found oov ering tbe place, and this was strongly manned at all points. On the 14th we closed in, en veloping the town on the north and west, and during the 15th we had a day of continual bat tle and skirmish. At the same time I caused two pontoon bridges to be laid across the Oos- tanaula river at Lay’s ferry, about three miles below the town, by which we conld threaten Calhoun, a station on tbe railroad seven miles below Resaca. At the same time. May 14, dispatched Gen. Garrard, with bis cavalry di vision, down theOostanaula by the Rome road with orders to cross over, if possible, and to attack or threaten the railroad at any point below Calboan and above Kingston. During tbe I5th, without attempting to as- roso all day to the dignity of a battle. To wards eveniog McPherson moved his whole line of battle forward, till be bad gained a ridge overlooking the whole town, from which bis field artillery conld reach the railroad bridge across the Oostanaula. The enemy made several attempts to drive him away, re peating the sallies several times, and extend ing them into tbe night; bat in every instance he was repulsed with bloody loss. Hooker’s cor is bad also some heavy and handsome fighting that afternoon and night on the left, where the Dalton road entered the in- trenchments, capturing a four-gun intrenched battery, with its men andgnns; and generally all oar men showed the finest Qgbting quali ties. Howard's corps had followed Jehnston down from Dalton, and was in line; Stoneman’s di vision of cavalry had also got up, and was on the extreme left, beyond Oostaoaola. On tbe night of May 15th, Johnston got bis army across the bridges, set them on fire, and we entered Resaca at daylight. Our loss up to that time was about 600 dead and 3,375 wouDded—mostly light wounds that did not necessitate sending the men to the rear for treatment. That Johnston had deliberately, io advance, to give up such strong positions as Dalton and Resaca for tbe purpose of drawing us further south, is simply absurd. Had be remained in Dalton another hour it would have been bis total defeat, and be only evacuated Resaca because bis safety domanded it. The movement by us through Snake Creek Gap was a total surprise to him. My army about doubled his in size, but he had all tbe advan tages of natural positions, artificial torts and roads, and of concentrated action. We were compelled to grope our way through forests, across mountains, with a large army, neces sarily more or less dispersed. Of course I was disappointed not to have crippled his army more at that particular stage of the game; but, as it resulted, the rapid successes gave us the initiative, and the usual impulse of a con quering army. sault tbe fortified works he pressed at all movement. WHY GEN. JOHNSTON DECLINED BATTLE AT CASSVILLE. Gen. Sherman gives this interesting account of the reasons that led Johnston to retreat from Cassville after having made overy pre paration for battle: Nearly all the people of the country seemed to have fled with Johnston’s army ; yet some few families remainod, and from one of them procuted the copy of an order which John ston bad made at Adaiisville, in which he re cited that he had retreated as far as strategy required, aud that his army must be preparod for battle at Cassville. The newspapers of tho South, many of which wo found, were also loud in denunciation of Johnston's falling back before us without a serious battle, simply re sisting by his skirmish lines and by his roar guard. But bis friends proclaimed that it was all strategetic; that he was deliberately draw ing us further and further into the meshes, further and further away from our base of sup plies, and that io due season he would not on ly halt for battle, but assume the bold offen sive. Of course it was to my interest to bring him to battle as soon as possible, when our numerical superiority was at tbe greatest, for he was picking up his detachments as he fell back, whereas I was compelled to make simi lar and stronger detachmentt to repair the railroads as we advanced, aod to guard them. found at Cassville many evidences of prepar ation for a grand battle, among them a long line of fresh iotrenchments ou the hill beyond tbe town, extending nearly three miles Booth, embracing tbe railroad-crossing; I was also convinced that the whole of Polk's corps bad joioed Johnston from Mississippi, and that he bad in hand, three full corps, viz: Hood’s Polk's and Hardee's, numbering about 60,000 meD, and conld not then imagine why be bad declined battle, and did not learn the real rea son till after the war was over, and then from Gen Johnston himself. In tbe antumn of 1865. when in command of tbe Military Division of Missouri, I wont from St. Louis to Little R ick, Ark., aod afterward to Memphis. Taking a steamer for Cairo, I found as fellow-passengers Generals Johnston and Frank Blair. We were, of course, the most friendly terms, and on our way up we talked over onr battles again, played cards and questioned each other as to the particular parts of our mutual conduct in tbe game of war. I told Johnston that I had Been bis order of preparation, in the nature of an address to his army, anoouocing his purpose to retreat no more, bat to accept battle at Cassville. He answered that such was his pnrpose; that he had left Hardee's corps in .the open fields to cheek Thomas and gain time for his formation on tbe right,just behind Cassville; and it was this corps wbioh Gen. Thomas had seen de ployed. and whose handsome movement in re treat be bad reported in such complimentary terms. Johnston described bow be bad placed Hood's corps on the right, Polk’s in the cen tre and Hardee’s on the left. He said he had ridden over tbe ground, given to each corps commander his position and orders to throw np parapets during the night; that he was with Hardee on his extreme left as the night closed in, and as Hardee's troops fell back to the position assigned them for the intended battle of tbe next day; and that, after giving Hardee some general instructions, he and bis staff rode back to Cassville. As be entered the town or village he met Gen's. Hood and Polk. Hood inquired of him if be had bad anything to eat, and he said no; that he was both hungry and tired, when Hood invited him to go and share a sapper which had been prepared for him at a house close by. At tbe supper they discussed the chances of the im pending battle, when Hood spoke of thegronnd assigned him ae being enfiladed by our (Union( artillery, which Johnston disputed, when Gen Polk chimed in with the remark that Gen Hood was right; that tbe eannon shots fired by us at nightfall had enfiladed their general line of battle, and that for this reason he fear ed they could not bold their men. Gen John ston wan surprised at tbis, for he understood Gen. Hood to be one of those who professed to criticise his strategy, contending that, in stead of retreating, be should give battle. However, in view of what was urged, he at once gave orcjgfs to resame the backward points, and the sonnd of cannon and musketry This is my recolleotion of the substance the conversation, of which I made no note at the time, bat, at a meeting of the Society of the army of Cumberland some years after, at Cleveland, Ohio, about 1868, in a short after- dinner speech, I related this conversation, and it got into print. Snbsoqaently, in the Spring of 1870, when I was at New Orleans, en roate for Texas, Gen. Hood called to see me at the St. Charles Hotel, explained that he had seen my speech reprinted in the newspapers and gave me his version of the same event describ ed in the halt at Cassville, the general order for battle on tbe groand, and the meeting at sapper with Gens. Johnston and Polk, when the chances of the battle to be fought tbe next day were freely and fully discussed; and he stated that he had argue d against fighting the battle purely oa the defense, but had asked God. Johnston to permit him with bis own corps and part of Polk’s to quit their lmes and to march rapidly to attack and over whelm Schofield, who was known to be sepa rated from Thomas by an interval of nearly five miles, claiming that he conld have de feated Schofield, and got back to his position in time to meet Gen. Thomas' attack in front. He also stated that ho had then contended with Johnston for the “ offensive-defensive” game, instead of the ‘ para defensive,’ pro posed by Gen. Jehnston; and he said that it was at this time that Gen. Johnston had taken offeDse, and that it was for tbe reason that he bad ordered the retreat that night. As sub sequent events estranged these two officers, it is very natural they should now differ on this point; bat it was sufficient for us that the rebel army did not retreat that night, leaving us masters of all the country above tbe Etowah River. Mrs. Johnson’s Mistake; My friend, Johnson, has an establishment for the manufacture of jewelry and silver ware in Boston. Some time ago he sold a bill of goods in Augusta, Me. About a month after his partner was on a visit to Bangor, and while there Johnson wrote to him to this effect ‘ I have heard nothing of that jewelry I sont to Augusta. If you arc around that way stop and inquire if it was received all right.’ He put the letter in his pocket aod forgot mail it. Next day he left the coat at home and Mrs. Johnson, as usual, went thro ughthe pockots, and she found the letter. When Johnson came home that afternoon and open ed the front door he was amazed to see Mrs. Johnson with her bonnet on and an umbrella and bandbox la her hand, sitting in the hall on a trank, looking as if she had about twelve hundred pounds pressure of rage to the square inch. He said : * Why, Emeline, what on earth are yon do ingf * I’m waiting for a cab to take me to my mother’s, you brute S’ ‘ To your mother’s t Why, what’s the matter P Matter—matter f You know well enough what’s the matter, you wretch. I’ll not live with you another hour ! Oh, don’t talk to me, you please 1 Go and talk to Augusta—go and talk to her If you are so very fond of her. have done with you now, for good. This winds you up with me 1’ * What do you mean, anyhow t You are behaviDg ridiculously,’ said her husband. I know I am ! Abuse me ! Keep on abus ing me! Knock me down and stamp on me ! Augosta’U like it, I dare say ! I wish I had her bere now, the wretch 1 I would give her taste of this umbrella ! I would scratch her eyes out.’ * Really, Emeline. this is the most extraor dinary conduct. Will you tell me, my dear— ‘ Oh, don’t dear me, if you please 1 Save your rubbishing sweetness for her. It’s too late to so ft solder me. I’m going home to mother's. You can’t give me olothes to be decent, but Augusta gets all she wants, of course. I cao'go slouching around this house in ao old calico dress, but Augusta, I dare say, has her silks and satins. I cannot get a decent breast pin, but you can give Augusta cart load of’em. It's infamous !’ 1 Emeline!' 1 Well, what V * Did you read the letter I left in my eoat yesterday V Yes. I did, and that’s tbe way I discover ed yoor villainy.’ ‘Emeliue!’ * Well, what d'vsu want T' * That letter referred to some jewelry, sold to a man in Augusta, Maine, Emeline I’ ‘ Well!’ ‘ You've been making a fool of yonrself.’ * Was it really Augusta, Maine f Oh, Wil liam 1 I’m afraid—boo-hoo !—boo-hoo! Hero Mrs. Johnson broke down aod wept profusely over the lid of the band-box, while Johnson pat her umbrella gently in the rack and carried her trank up stair*, while she gave play to her faelings. She didn’t go home to her mother. But that night she fixed a dozen of Johnsou’s shirts that he bad been trying in vain for a month to induce her to re pair. THE KING’S RING. BT THEODORE TILTON Once in Persia reigned a king, Who upon his signet-ring Graved a maxim trne and wise. Which, if held before his eyes. Gave him counsel at a glance, Fit for every change and chance ; Solemn words, and these are they: “ Even this shall pass away !' Trains of camels through the sand Brought him gems from Samarcaud ; Fleets of galleys through tbe seas Brought him pearls to match with these. But he counted not as gain Treasures of the mine or main, * What is wealth 1’ the king would say; • Even this shall pass away.’ In the revels of his court, At the zenith of tbe sport, When the palms of all his guests .Burned with clapping at bis Jests, He, amid his figs and wine. Cried, * O, loving friends of mine! Pleasure comes, but not to stay : * Even tbis shall pass away.’' Lady fairest ever seen Chose he for his bride and queen. Couched upon tbe marriage bed, Whispering to bis soul, he said : 1 Though a bridegroom never pressed Dearer bosom to his breast. Mortal flesh must come to clay: * Even this shail pass away.’ ’ Fighting on a furious field, Once a javelin pierced his shield. Soldiers with a loud lament, Bora him bleeding to his tent. Groaning from his tortured side, * Pain is hard to bear,’ he cried; ' But with patience day by day, ‘ Even this shall pass away,’ ’ Towering in the public square, Twenty cnbits in tbe air. Rose his statue carved in stone. Then the king, disguised, unknown, Stood before bis sculptured name, Musing meekly, * What is famet Fame is but a slow decay: * Even this shall pass away.’' Struck with palsy, sere and old. Waiting at the gates of gold, Spake him with his dying breath, * Life is done : but what is death t’ Then in answer to the king Fell a sunbeam on bis ring, Showing by a heavenly ray— ‘ Even this shall pass away.’ ed two of the prairie dogs that happened to be wanderin’ about. R—Did it seem well afterward t B—0, inidliu’ 1 But one of the keepers left his revolver layin’ on a bench, and the casso wary scooped that in, too, and in the mornin’ when they was driven it into the pen, it ran agin the fence, and two or three explosions, kinder smothered like, was heard growlin' and qpmblin’ on its insides, and tbe next minute the smoke come buntin’ out of its mouth and It rolled over and stepped out. The ole man says the jolt must have started that revolver. R—Anything else now f B—No, nothin’; but you come round here whenever you want an item- Thera’s most always somethin’ goin* on. You seo tbe ole man; he'll 'stonish you with information. Good mornin'. Profanity. We are emphatically in tbe age of profani ty, and it seems to ns that we are on the top most current. One cannot go on the streets any where without having his ears offendod with the vilest words, and his reverenco shock ed by the most profane use of sacred names. Nor does it come from the older or middle- Truth Will Ont. JAKEV, HIS 5IA AND THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER. Jakey crept np and sat down by bis moth er's side as she was looking ont of the window yesterday morning. After a few minutes of silence, he broke ont with— Ma, ain’t pa’s name Jacob t’ Yes, Jakey.’ ' If I was called young Jacob, he’d be called old Jacob, wouldn’t he V ‘Yes, my dear; wbat makes you ask such a question as thatf’ * Nothing only I beard something about'bim last night.’ Mre. Watts suddenly became interested, • What was it, my son 1* ’Oh, nothing much; something the new Sunday School teacher said.’ ‘ Yon oughtn't to have anything your moth er don't know, Jakey,' coaxingly plead Mrs. Watts. * Well, if yon must go poking into every thing, I’ll tell yon. The new teacher says to me, ‘ What’s yonr name, my little man t’ and when I said Jacob, he asked mo if I ever heard of old Jacob, aid I thought that was pa’s name, so I told him I guess I bad, but I'd like to hear wbat he bad to say about him. He said old Jacob used to be a little boy once just like me, aud bad bean-shooters and stilts, and need to play hookey and get licked, and used to tend cattle ’— Yes, I believe he said bis father need to keep a cow,' interrupted Mrs. Watts. * And be hogged bis brother ont of some thing or other, and be got struck with a young woman named Rachel, [Mrs. Watts became ill more interested,] and was going to marry er, bnt her old man fooled him and made him marry his other daughter; bnt pa said be aged alone, for it is a fact, os alarming as I " , , ’ . . .. .. I guessed be wasn’t nobody’s fool, and married true, that the younger portion of the coramu 1 them both.’ ' The wretch 1’ ejaculated Mrs. Watts, shak ing her first at Mr. Watts’ slipper. He said old Jacob bad a dozen or two chil dren and—’ * Did I marry him for this V exclaimed Mrs. . , _ ,, , — , ... ■ i ,, . , Watts, sobbing and throwing herself on tbe knowhow of all bad habits, this clings the L,fa. making a!l the springs hum like a set of mnot olrveoltr nn/1 in/ipaaiao nivk nanm To I ° 4 ° nity are most proficient in degrading language Boys have an idea it is smart to swoar; that it makes them manly; but there never was a greater mistake in the world. Men, even those who swear themselves, are disgusted with profanity in a young man, because they most closely, and increases with years. It is the most insidious of habits, growing on so invisibly that almost before one is aware he | becomes an accomplished cursor. Popular Fallacy. Perhaps the worst popular fallacy with re gard to newspapers is that generally enter tained that newspapers ought to be printed and published in the interest of the comrnu-1 P°i n i®d her finger at him and jerked out tbe nity—particularly the indigent portion of the I wor ^ * villain 1’ and asked him if he could look community. Churches, poor houses, asylums I hi® innocent wife and infaut son in the face, and all sorts of charitable enterprises ran to I Mr ' Watts showed that ho could by staring the newspaper for gratuities, as a child runs | ver y alternately at Jakey and Mrs. Watts. Burn Kerosene the right Way; A correspondent of the New York San calls attention of all consumers of kerosene oil to the pernicious and unhealthy practice of using lamps filled with that article with the wicks turned down. The gas wbioh should be con snmed by the flames is by this means left heavily in the air, while the cost of the oil thus saved at present prices would scarce be one dollar a year for the lamps of a household His attention was called particularly to this custom by hoarding in the country where kerosene was the only available light, large family of children living in the same house were taken ill one night, and on going to tbe nursery the mother found the room nearly suffocating, with a lamp turned down, whereupon the physician forbade the use of lamp at night, nnless tamed at full head. He says he could quote many cases, one of a young girl subjeot to fits of faintness, which it not induced, were greatly increased by sleeping In a room with the lamp almost turned ont. Besides the damage to health, it spoils the paper and curtains, soils tbe mirrors and win dows, and gives the whole honse an untidy air and an unwholesome odor. ..The saying * Excise haste and a bad pen* has been attributed to a pig who ran away from home. toning forks. Jakey said he didn't know what she married him for, bnt she wouldn’t catch him telling * her anything very soon again if she was going to kick np such a row about it, and went ont of tbe room feeling highly indignant. When Mr. Watts oame home he met Mrs. Watts in the hall with a very red face, who to its mother for holp. Politicians, office-seek ers and scallawags generally count on the an- I know where you go, sir, when you stay away from home,’ continued Mrs. Watte; ‘ I've paid support of newspapers. Now a newspa-1 * le4r d the story of your perfidy. Can’t you per, to bo worth anything as a business enter- ] B * *> ow Rachel and that other woman is prise, should bo printed in tbe iutorest of its I 10 ®^ e “ked, with forced calmness, proprietor-just as much as the merchant Mr - Watt ® confessed his inability to enlighten should run his business in his own interest'!^ 00 **** health of tho Ixdies about whom alone. This popular fallacy has been largely i ®h® was so solicitous. Mn*. Watts said that bred by the establishment of party and person- 8he alwa * a knew that something like this al organs, that live bv begging snpport, and would ° ccar - and ended with auother hysterical other newspaper mendicancy. Interrogation after the children’s health, but 'uot receiving any satisfactory anewer, she The Cassoway’s Lunch. I tbrew h8raelf 00 tte 8ofa again ’ and 8obbed Rumors being in circulation to tho effect I and aabed herself a few times why she had that a new consignment of animals for tbe I over ber mother a house, aDd then she Zoological Garden has reached the city, a re porter calls at the office of tbe society for sdm< information respecting the matter. Tbe Se cretary is out, and the office is iu charge of a boy, who is sitting with his feet on tbe stove filing bis skates. The following conversation ensues: Reporter—Anything now at the day. sonny T Boy—Dunne of nothing*. Tbe akeetiu* was good yesterday, and I seen a whole lot of fel lows goin' in there. R—Any lot of animals arrived lately t B— I b’lieve not. Leastways I ain’t heard of any. But I heard the oie man say he hoped they wouldu't bring any more oassowaries. R—Why not t B—They've got one there now. Leastways the ole man calls it a cassowary but I call ’em ostriches. And the ole man saya that animal basted loose night afore last and raised hail ealled Jakey to ber and told him that they would have to live alone in a little bouse, and be very poor, and maybe not have enough to oat, which made that hopeful utter a seriea of moat dolefnl howls and hasten down to the kitchen to examine the larder. Later in tbe day Mre. Lewis happened in, garden to I and Mrs - Watts confided to her tbe story of 1 her hnsband’s villainy. Of course Mrs. Lewis was very properly shocked, and tried to im press upon Mrs. Watts the necessity of being philosophical, and left with tbe observation that aha had never yet aeon a man with a mole on his nose who did not, sooner or later, prove to be a rascal. Towards evening Jakey was sitting on the steps, having recovered from his grief of the morning, when the Sunday school teacher chanced to pass by, and Jakey bailed him with, ‘ Say, mister, I told my mother wbat yon told me abont old Jaeob last night, and there baa been the old soratch to pay ever since. Ma Columbia; went a-soootin’ around thar be, p** nWa and a blobd^tbief.uft tried n n van OAUtwl 'iaii* VaKmw lrnnaail i f nrna I..... haven scand’lous. Nobody knowed it was loose nntil mornin’, and then it played hob with things. The ole man says it et all tbe door knobs off the monkey-house aod tbe res taurant, and then swallowedlsix croquet balls that was piled up by tbe pump. One of tbe keepers found an ole hoop-skirt durin the day to break her hack on tbe sofa, and said that there wouldn’t be anything to eat, and there ain’t been each a time since pa offered to kiw Aunt Jane good-bye. Maybe you. bad better drop in and see the old lady, mister, she ain’t so bad as she was.' The teacher, after some pressing, accom- and bung it agin the wall. The ole man says panied j abe , lnt0 lh0 hoa8e , aDd wa8 preMOt . tbe cassowary must have et that, too; and ^ w Mr . Watt8 ln tho par)or thou It broke into a cage and put away two horned owls and a cockatoo, I believe they call it; one of them birds like parrots any way. R—Ate them, do you mean f B—That’s what the old man said. And then it went boomin’ around tastin’ almost everything, and it got away with two trace Mrs. Watts began to thank him for disclos ing ber husband’s perfidy, but bo disclaimed having done anything of the kind, and at length, after considerable talking, it was dis covered that Jakey bad misapplied the story of the patriarch Jacob. Mre. Watts started out to bunt up Jacob, and when she found him, chains on one of tbe waggins and half a keg astonished him again by being as loving as she of nails that was settin’on the porch. I never had been distant. Jakey is contented in tho knowed them birds had such appetites. But fact that there is no immediate prospect of a the ole man says they have; and they’ll tackle almost anything, and swallow it 'sif it was confectionery. He says ho saw one once eat a litter of five pups and then begin on a crow bar’s though it hadn’t had nothin’ for a month. And this one out yere at tho garden, it et the ole man’s skeets aud two butter crocks that wa3 in the restaurant wilder, and then it stuff- lack of supplies in tho family, aud Mrs. Watts would be perfectly happy if she could only shut Mrs. Lewis’ mouth. ..A confectioner, who twelve months ago taught his parrot to say • Pretty creature’ to every lady who entered bis shop, is now a mil lionaire. ■’ -