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New ton, A B., Professor of Natural Sciences, English Literature and Military Tactics. Win, W. Seals, A. 1!. Professor of MnUicmntlrs and French. Miss SnIHe Reynolds, Teacher of Primary I>< partment Valuable Apparatus. Tuition FREE. Incidental foe payable on entrance, each term $5.00. Board very cheap. Course of study thorough, awl suicide to all grades of preparation. Correspond with Presi dent Sanford, or JOHN T. CLARKE. augl2-tf Pres’dontot Trustees, 0. J. FARRINGTON, MM TAILOR, Announces to his friends and 1 former patrons that he baa opened » MerfatTailoriDj Establishment LOTTA’S BURGLAR. It was unprecedented at Eriaham for the students to break out so late in Hie term. Still more unpreced ented-was it for a potent, grave and revered senior to have any share in the mischief. Yet, only three nights before commencement the students “made things howl,” and Tom An- struher was head and frout of the of fending. They nailed up over the chapel door the sign, “To Provi dence aud way stations^” stolen from the railroad. TheyJserenaded/jbnox- ious members of the faculty in terms anthing but flattering. They built a huge bon-tire on the campus and in dulged in a promiscous song and dance performance around it. In the midst of the uprdRr there was the cry of “Faculty ! faculty !” followed by ail instant hush. The students scattered in all directions, Anstruher as fast as any—faster, in deed, when he found himself closely followed. His particular pursuer appeared to be ouc of the younger and more active of the professors, who quite caught tlm spirit of the chase. Tom found it impossible to shake him off. Was the valedicto rian of the graduating class to be caught thus ignominiously ? An open basement window gave him an inspiration. lie sped past it ; then, doubling cleverly on his foe, sprang through it and laughed to hear his footsteps grow fainter in hot pursuit up the stree* Upstairs Lotta Desmond was brushing out her pretty brown hair preparatory to retiring. On her daintily frilled toilct-labie, looking oddly out of place, lay Cousin Jim’s revolver. There hail been a great many jokes about that revolver. Her uncle and cousin hail solemnly in stalled Lotta as man of the bouse du ring their abscenec. Jim bad rc- cbaracter of robber, to steal a kiss but there was a certain odd chivalry in bis composition that kept him from taking any advantage of her unconsciousness. He withdrew bis hand from hers without awakening her—such cold, little, soft hands! And no wonder. The chill breath of early morning made him shiver, although it was June. He might as well make her com fortable before he went. He groped his way into the hall. On the hut stand lay a heavy shawl. In it he wrapped his unconscious captor a.s well as he-could. then left through the still open window. in li'illinglinni,* BuiMinir, upstair*. Will cut ami mnke Coat*, Kants and Vest* in lirat-ela*s style aud aa cheap as any house in the State. t keep always on h >nd a full lineof Cloths. Come and examine my goods, and have your Spring Suita uiado right away. Respectfully, (). J. FARRINGTON. rochawr #1 Dr. E. W. ALFRIEJSTD, KSPISC.TPUELY tender! hia servlecs,*ln Iheva- i riouV-Utanehea of his profuuion, to the eitireni Albany anEitttfrou , ldi" , 'C.aut*y. Offee ouposite Court Houae, ou Blue street. HOTELS The Old Reliable BARNES HOUSE, rue SI., litany, (la., gam the tame old schedule of good accommodations and hearty welcome to all. THE JOHNSON HOUSE, SMITHVILLK. GA.. place to stop and get a GOOD, QUAKE MEAL. ^MARKET. SQUARE, SAVANNAH, GA. Imported and Domestic FRUITS, CIGARS. TOBACCOS, CANDIES, FANCY ANI> FAMILY GROCERIES. 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Albany, August 2S, 1S79-U IT II P FOR DYSPEPSIA & M HHP w | SO’#® AN - AHiTERATIVi H HE T» For sale by K K GILBERT & CO. iniudctl her of the exploits of brave Mrs. Brown anti plucky Mrs. Peters, as recorded by the Daily Chronicle. The ffrst of these ladies had, alone and unarmed, held a burglar captive until help came. The second, under like circumstances, had completely routed two desperate villains. Aud Lotta had demanded Jim's pistol aud declared that she only longed for a chance to emulate their heroism. Aud Jim had promised to watch the papers for a similar men tion of daring Miss Desmond, So Lotta smiled when her eyes fell ou the pistol, for as yet no opportu nity for glory had come to her, and Jim would be home to-morrow. Just then her aunt came into the room, fancying, as she hail fancied every night since her husband's de parture, that she “heard a noise, and would dear Lotta, who was so fear less,-mind going down stairs to inves tigatc?” So Lotta thrust her little bare feet into slippers, threw on a wrapper ami sallied forth, pistol in hand. Aunt Lucy detained her with a lust word—in case it should be any one to let her know immediately; hut otherwise not to disturb her, as she was extremely fatigued. With a dim recollection that the dining room window had not been closed, the young girl made her noise less way thither at once. The gas had been pul out and a miserable candle left burning. What Lotta saw by its dim light was a tall young man, rathpr roughly clad. Alas! Tom, usually something of a dandy, had that night donned his poorest array, his hair disordered, his clothes grimed with dust and >oot, from which not even his face had escaped coolly examining her tincle’s silver Spirit of Mrs. Brown uni Mrs.—the other lady—inspire tier. “Drop that or I fire!’' Tom turned with a start. What he saw w»9 a pretty girl in charming neglige, whose voice g.ud hand both shook as he uttered this doughty threat, and in whose face a certain timid determination, a look of one frightened at her pwn daring, ap pealed to his sense of It put or, But it would never do to laugh at her. Be tties, that pistol in her uncertain, un familiar hand was no joke. So he -aid, with due humility : “I surrender. But for heaven's ake put up that revolver! You are as likely to shoot yourself as me.” “Not’at all,” evidently nettled. “I am perfectly accustomed to using it.” Need it bo said that {.his was a de liberate lie, uttered with intent: pf striking terror to the bosom of the robber ? For the same purpose Lotta contin ued to level her pistol and eye him with outward severity and not a few inward tremors, thinking withal that your housebreaker is not the bold desperado lie is painted. Still keep ing watch over one is weary work, heigh-ho! Tom rapidly detenutned to see the adventure through. Time enough to nuike his escape should she call for help or should any tresli complication arise. He hopod she was not going to keep standing all night. Presently he ventures to sug gest that she could mount guard over him quite as well seated. Lotta assented gladly. Her bur glar was vnite a model, she thought And why should she incumber her self longer with that unnecessary pistol, of which she acknowledged to herself, she was much more afraid than was her prisoner ? Accordingly' she laid it carefplly down within reach. Then, with what seemed to Tom a most amazing underrating of his strength, she an- nouncep her intention ofboidiughini until assistance should arrive. To him the situation was not with out its charm. It does not often hap pen to any of us that a pretty girl will insist on sitting next to us hold ing our hands—and that site was pret ty, exceedingly pretty, Anstruher managed to satisfy himself in spite of the stingy light. Once or twice be addressed a re mark to his fair captor, but she dis couraged all attempt at conversation. And so they sat in silence, while the caudle burned low and finally went out, and the cold gray light of dawn crept into the room. Even this did not canse Lotta to change her posi tion. And, looking curiously at her, the young' man discovered that his stern guardian was asleep! How long and dark were the lash es resting on the fair check, he thought, gazing down at the sweet, peaceful face framed in its wealth of nut-brown hair. Surely none of the young lady’s balldresses conld set oil’ her. beauty as did that, old blue wrapper. „ Tom was strongly tempted, in his If Miss Desmond was not the belle of the college ball it was became, strictly speaking, there arc no longer belles at balls. But, in the language of the other young ladies, she “re ceived a great deal of attention.” Ami how she did enjoy herself! About the eleventh hour Cousin Jim beg to introduce his friend Mr. Anstruher. Lotta’s large eyes grew larger with astonishment. Mr. Anstruher com posedly requested the pleasure of a dance, and beiore she could collect herself sufficiently to refuse, his arm encircled her aud they' were gliding over the polished floor in perfect time and measure. “You have my step exactly,” said Miss Desmond, when they stopped Have 1? Then it must be iny di rect inspiration, for I never was known to keep time witliauy one be fore.” Now did ever a man waltz to per fection without knowing it? Lotta looked at him a little contemptuous! Her thought did him injustice. Tom was not affecting modesty, only mak ing talk to keep off* the question he expected. “May I take you into the library There is an anxious-looking youth 1 should like to avoid. I suspect that 1 have stolen his dance.” “If you have you arc only pursuing your profession as a robber,” laughed -Miss Desmond. “What were you do ing that night in uncle’s dining room ?” Then it all came out, and Tom ex plained aud apologized, seated in an alcove of the great college library. “And how frightened you were when I and the pistol appeared ou the scene !*’ said the young lady, ma licionsly. “I was not !”•—indignantly'. “You turned very pale.” “Then we must iiave been a well matched pair for courage. The pis tol shocked so iu your hand that 1 was afraid it would gooll'accideutal- ly. That was the worst feature of tiie case, for I do not believe yet that you would have been bloodthirs ty enough lo shoot me.” “I am sure I would not. I was ini nicnsely relieved lo wake up and liud my captive fled.” “What did you do?” “Counted the spoons and went to bed.” “The spoons were all right. There was but one thing stolen that night.” “Mercy! what was that?” “Only the burglar’s heart”—sent! mentally. Lotta looked at hin^and began to laugh. Then he said : “You might advertise for it as peo ple do for stolen articles. And you might say, ‘Of no value to any one but the owner.’ ” “Thank you, but I am not sure that I want it returned,” said Anstruher, laughing, too, but letting his eyes rest upon her fair face until the warm color surged lip beneath his gaze. “Thou hast a thief in either eye Would steal it Lack again.’ ” Lotta was & little glad as well as a good deal sorry that her ill-used partner at this .moment appeared in the doorway*. “Before that fellow comes can’t you promise iqe ipore dance?” mur mured Anslrtiher. “I am engaged for ail blit the last. I ran give you that one if yon are going to stay till t|ie end.,, How Miss Desinoiul contrived to pacify tiie rightful claimant, and how partner succeeded ^partner till the cijd of tjip evening, peed pot tp be told. It is certain that she enjoyed no dance as she did that last one with Tom. And then rout’s worst enemy could not criticise his dancing. As he relinquished iter to her cous in’s care, Anstruher heaved a sigh of exaggerated but very' real regret. Then Lotta put out ap impulsive Kttle hand and said hastily: “Mr. Burglar, if you can conquer your fancy for entering people’s win dows enough to call in a more ortho dox way, I shall be pleased to see you.” “Tbanjc you,” murmured Anstru- her, pressing the soft warn? hand with quick unnecessary warmth. “Ilappv the wooing that’s not long a- [doing.” The acquaintance so oddlv begun was prosecuted with ardor. Lotta’s burglar laid hot siege to her affec tions, and before loug induced her to set up housekeeping—I had almost written housebreaking—with him. f communicated.] Editors Albany News.• The election for Senator in New ton Friday, August 27th, was not fair expression of the wish of the peo ple. No one, I think, who witnessed the disgraceful scene in Newton on that day is rash enough to sajrthat Mr. Hawes is the choice of Baker county; allhough, owing to circuiu stances, he received sixteen votes one of those votes his own ; Hawes voted for himself, over his competi tor, Uol. S. I*. Davis. For the credit of our county 1 will no<, unless forced to do so, state how this election was conducted, and how it happened that Mr. Hawes obtain ed his meagre majority ; but, as matter of fact, which every candid citizen ot our county will admit, I re mark that tiie conduct of the election of the 27th ult. was a shameful bur lesque on popular suffrage! Col. Davis, beyond all question, is the choice of our people, white aud colored ; aud it lie would consent to enter the race, results, so far at- least as our couuty is concerned, would prove the truth of this assertion. There js great and growing dissat isfaction, aud Mr. Hawes may make up his mind to the fact that hundreds of votes will be cast against hint the first Wednesday in October next.— Mr. Ilawes will please bear in mind that tiie people haven’t as yet given him a through ticket to Atlanta. G. W ay cross find Jacksonville Railroad. Jasper Tiiues.] There aro about ouc thousand hands at work on the Way cross aud Jacksonville Railway, and others be ing sought for and coming from all directions. It is proposed to have trains running to Jacksonville by January 1st. Passenger trains and engines have been contracted for and are being constructed, to be deliver ed by December 1st—the locomotives from both the Rogers aud Baldwin works, the passenger train engines having seventeen-inch cylinders, tweuty-two-iuch stroke, live and a half feet drivers. The lime from New York to Jacksonville will be made in hirty-six hours; Charleston, ton hours; Savannah, six hours. Three daily passenger trains via this route to Jacksonville—two from Savaunah tnd one from Macon. The roadway and equipment of this line will he first class in every respect, aud the best that money can buy. Machinery has beep jdaced in posi tion in the shops at Savannah that will enable them to complete ten freight cars per week. Good Society. Christian Regiater. Many parents who have sons and daughters growing up are anxious for them to get into good society.— This is an honorable anxiety. If it interprets good society after some lofty fashion. Parents, your daughter is in good society when she is with girls who are sweet and pure and true-hearted; who arc not vain or frivolous, who thiuk of something besides dress, or flirting or marriage; between whom and their parents there is confidence; who are u>eful as well as ornamen tal in the nousc; who cultivate their lmuds to skillful workmanship. If society of this sort is not to be had, then none at all is preferable to a worthless article. Sec to it that you press this on your children, aud above all, that you do not encourage them to think that good society is a matter of tine clothes, or weal ill. or boasting to somebody. As von value your child’s soul, guard her against these miserable counterfeits; and im press upon her that intelligence, and simplicity and modesty, aud good ness, are tiie only legal coin. The same rule holds for boys as well as for girls. You would have these enter into good society. Do uot imagine that you have accom plished it when you have got them iu with a set of good boys whose pa rents are wealthier than you, who dress better than your boys can af ford to dress, and who pride them selves upon their social position. Good society for a boy is society of boys who are honest and straight forward, who have no bad habits, who arc earnest and ambitious. They are not in a hurry to be men.— They are not ambitious for the company of shallow, hearticcs wo men, old enough to be their mothers, and arc not envious of Jieir friends who fancy there is something grand iu dulling the edge of tiieir heart’s hope upon such jailed favorites. There is nothing sadder than to sec either young men or women priding themselves upon the society which they enjoy, when verily it is a Dead Sea apple that choke them in the dust, when they need some generous, juicy fruit to cool their lips aud stay the hunger of their souls. A Wonderful Feat of Mem ory. “Better let nte take II barber. “Just you leave it as it is,” said the man. “But,” persisted the barber, “I cau’t give you a smooth, decent cut if I leave the hair so long in front. I I can’t see what you want if left there for?” “That’s because you don’t know what it is—you don't know tiie use of bunch of hair very unbecom- The history of the celebrated con-1 it. : jurer, Robert Houdin, furnishes a re- “I know that it’s a markable example of the power of and know that it is memory acquired by practice.. He ing just where it is.” and his brother, while yet boys, in- “Yes, a bunch of hair, and some- vented a game which they played in thing more than a bunch of hair—it’s this wise: They would pass a shop- the family rudder.” ' window, and glance into it as they “The family what?” went by without stopping, and then “The family rudder. When things at the next corner they would com-1 don't go right at home tny wife a! pare notes and see which could re- ' ‘ member the greatest number of things in the window, including their relative positions. Haviug tested the accuracy of their observations, they would go and repeat the experiment elsewhere. By this means they ac quired incredible powers of observa- ways grabs that lock of hair. She would feel lost without IL When she gets hold of that she can handle me, steer me in the right course, so to speak, and when I go in the right course all is well. I’ve got used to it now, and don’t iniud it. Should I lose my hair aud become ti°n and memory*; so that, after run- should you give nte a fighting cut all ning by a shop-window once, and I over, there would be no way of steer- glancing as they passed, they would ing ine, I should become unmauage- ... ... ff me, l should become unmatiage- enumerate every article in it. When I able and sooner or latcra total wreck. Robert became a professional conjttr- No sir; do not disturb the family cr, this habit enabled him to achieve rudder.” feats apparently miraculous. It is [ a Jeu"b^L 0omi, ! iments to a Distin - guished Savaimahian. house where lie had never fore, he caught a glimpse of the book case ati he passed the half-open libra ry door. In tiie course of the even ing, when some of the company ex pressed their anxiety to witness some specimens of his power, he said lo his host: “Well, sir, I shall tell you, without stirring from this place, what books you have in your library.” “Conte! come!” said the host, in credulously ; “that is too good l” We shall see,” replied Houdin.— The American Bar Association held its mutual meeting at Saratoga last week. Many eminent lawyers front all sections of the Union were present, among whom were Gen. A. It. Lawton, Capt. Geo. A. Mercer and Hon. Henry B. Tompkins, of this city. I'hc distinguished honor of presid ing at the grand banquet of the asso ciation was conferred upon General Lawton. “Let some of flic compauv go into the I , ? : ‘ wlon - I o be thus selected to pre- librarv and look, and I will call out 8,d ‘ J at th ® at which the names from this room.” 1 wcre SCttted so,,,e of u,e ,uost d,stin - Thcy did so, and Houdin began: “Top shelf, left hand, two volumes iu red morocco, Gibbons’ ‘Decline and Fall’; next to these, four volumes in half calf, Boswell’s ‘Johnson’; ‘Itas- selas,’in cloth ; Hume’s ‘History of England,’ in calf, two volumes, but were seated some of the most distin guished lawyers of the Union, in cluding such men as Hon. Thos. F. Bayard, ex-Secrctary Bristow—who had just retired front the presidency of the association—Hon. E. S. Phelps, .he Democratic candidate for Gov ernor of Vermont, Mr. Broadhead, What Next. A dog died, recently, York, whose remains were in New buried Grant’s Cousin a Prisoner. EN ROETE TO COLORADO, >VI|EKK IIE IS SHORT $18,000 IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Pittsburgh, Aug. 27—R. B. Hayes and party, consisting of Gen. Sher man, Gen. McCook, M r * Howell, M r s- Hayes aud phildreu, Miss Rachel Sherman, and Miss Herron, arrived here this morning on their way West. Iu the forward car of the saute train was a United States Bfarsital from Colorado w|io had ft /prisoner C. C. Tompkins, cousin of Gen. Grant, aud formerly Unted States Marshal for Colorado when it was a Territory. He is the same Tompkins who at one time was largely interested in the District of Columbia pavement con tract. In 1877 he disappeared from Denver, and cafpc l^ast to dispose of miuing claiip. Failing to dispose of his claitp. he forgot to return home, and it was discovered that he was short in his accounts about $18,000. For a while jte was an iitninteof a lu natic asylum. Two weeks ago Deputy United States Marshal Sint W. Can- tril, of Denver, came East in search of Tompkins, who was going under the alias of Lercliberg. He trailed his tuan down into the mountain recesses of Virginia, and in a little place call ed Dublin bagged him. He has been in Washington two days, and was to day on his way to Denver wU!l his prison. Tompkins, who was one of tiie most prominent politicians in Colorado during the Grant adminis tration, said tiiat he wished his arrest kept quiet, as be thought he could fix things wjthout trouble. Marshal Cantril, who successfully trapped Tompkips, is a brlgh 1 YPPU n & ma " with an eye that measures you all over in an iustant, and a nose of such prontiuence as to betoken that he scents his game from afar. He says he thinks the trouble will be patched up. Concerning the “tremendous ener gy of the Southern people,” the De troit Free Press says: “The tremendous physical constitu tion and energy of the Sonthern peo ple, at least of the males, is some thing unparrellelied iu history. That they spend a good portion of their nigiits in ridipg about and engaging iu murder, arsou, Republican news paper, and preached from every Re publican stump. An ordinary race of men would, of course, reqnire sleep aud rest during the daytime, but no sooner do these Southern ban ditti arrive home and take off their masks and put away their pistols than they begin the work of the day time by raising cane, cotton and oth er products to a larger extent titan before tiie war. Some of them, loo, after a hard night’s ride, their hands still covered with blood, go to work manufacturing the cotton which the other Ku-Klux have raised. They even send to the hated North for ma chinery. A northern newspaper says that the Lewiston (Maine) Ma chine Company’s works were never so busy as now. Looms are being made for mills in Georgia, North and South Corolina, and the shops are rnn at their fullest capacity to fill the orders. Hence we say ’that a people capable of manufacturing and raising cotton by dnv‘ and. in the classic words of Horr, of Michigan, hell’ by night, are at once the most any people on earth.” I Animile Statistix, love and fire- Kats are affectionate, they young chickens, sweet kreatn, the beit place iu frpnt of tha place. Dogs arc faithfnl, they will stick to n bone after everybody haz deserted it. Parots are eazily educated, but they will learn to swear well ip half the time they will learn anything else. The birds eat bugs and worms for plain vittles, but their dessert kouists of tde best cherries and gooseberries in the garden. The owl iz only a pictnr uv wis- dum by daylite, wheu he Unnt 6ec anything. When it comes nite his wisdunt wholly kousists in ketchiug a geld mouse, if he kau. Tho donkey is an emblem of pas- nunce, but if yoq ’study theiq kloser you will find that ^lazyness is what’s the matter ov them. The eagle is the monark of the skies, but the little kiug-bird will chase him to liia hiding place, The ox knoweth his master’s krib, and that is all he duz know or care about his master. ~ Monkeys are lmitati& but If they kan’t imitate some deviltry they ain’t happy. The goose iz like all other phools—» alwnss seems anxious to prove it. If mules are very metk it iz simply because they are ashamed ov them" selves, but moles are hibrid, ain’t ae- vigorous and the most industrious of kountable for anything.—Josh Bil lings. witli all the pomp of fashionable woe: A well-known firm of New York, undertakers received a singular or der recently. It was to furnish a rich cloth covered casket with velvet ttimmings. All this was for a dead dog belonging to a wealthy family up tow it. Tiie animals had been nursed and taken care of for the past twenty years. The deal) animal lay in the casket, wrapped in a mantle of white satin, with silk ribbons aroiiml the neck.— The remains were taken to a ceme tery close to New York, and put into the family vault. Six carriages, con - tabling the friends of the dog, fol lowed the retnaius to the cemetery.— Christian Intelligencer. The Records of the late War. Washington, September 1.—The first and second volumes of the ofli cial records ot the late war, the pub lication of which was authorized by congress as its last session, have been completed under the direction of Col. ■.Scott, of the war department, and is now in the hands of the public prin ter. Congress ordered ten thousand copies of this work, aud also author ized its sale to the public. These two volumes will soon be issued, and copies can be had of A* S. Childs chief clerk *>f the government print ing office, at one dollar per volume. the second ono wanting”—and so on, V r y , “ en, k® rei h Gen. shelf after shelf, to the wonder of the 1,ad d,s,n jf® d rr . om £*« I ,r< ? se " ...i. i - . . «• .• I ctlhon ot I ho St. I it)ii m iviiiftk'v ntitr whole company. More than once a gentleman stole into the drawing room, certain that he would catch Houdin reading a catalogue; but there sat the conjurer, with his hands in his pockets, looking into the tire. John Dickson, believed to be the last representative of the fatnousreg- intent of “Scots Greys” who charged so gallantly at Waterloo, has just died in England. lie was ninety-one years old, and to the last day of his iife took a keen and intelligent inter est in public affairs. There is a pig at Jerseyville, Ill., with two distinct bodies, eight legs and only one head. A horse at Gran ville, Ky., and a cat at Rochester, N. Y., have two perfect tails apiece. A dog at Milwaukee has six legs and a calf at Omaha has no legs at all. What a blind man Did. Prescott the historian, and Prof. Fawett, of England, illustrate the will-power of those who, stricken blind by a calamity, have yet achiev ed success in life. Instead of mourn- iug over the precious treasure of eye sight lost, they have gone to work.— Adapting themselves to their situa tion, they have shown what training and persistent effort could do. But James Goodsell, who recently died in Burlington, Yt-» was blind from his birth to bi8 death—a period of ninety years. Yet what he did shows that even this terrible misfortune is uot an insuperable obstacle in the way of a man determined to mzk.'! the most of himself: In spite of his misfortune, he would swing an axe with dexterity, and felled trpes; he was an accomplished grain thresher, and would frequent ly go alone a distance of two miles to thresh for the fanners, climbing tiie mows to throw down the grain; he would set a hundred bean poles, with more accuracy than most people who can see, would load hay, and was so good a mechanic that he manufactur ed yokes and other farm articles with success. Objections to Marriage. In our opinion, girls arc just as I willing to give up their extravagance iu dress as young men arc—that is, | when it is necessary so to do. To the, fact that men arc so unwilling to re-1 liuquish their pet vices and luxuries is to be ascribed much of iho falling- off'of matrimony. Marriage without j adequate means of support is a blun der tiiat is almost a crime; but no girl made of ordinary stuff will hesi tate to share the trials and sacrifices J ciitiou of the St. Louis wi^sky riug for his zeal and integ ’ ‘ * Poland, of Vermont,-Judge, lioatlely, of Cincinnati, Gen. Prest lucky, cx-Gov. En( cut, aud many othcrs i <jif"equal fame, was a marked compliment which the disi it guished recipient must have proudly appreciated as reflecting honor on himself and the State lie so worthily represented.—Sav. News. A Centre Shot. A l*I.UMK FROM TIIE RAREST OF BIRD: CONSISTENCY. Lumpkin Independent. Sonic of the excitable supporters of Mr. Norwood arc too good Demo- taiu w. snare me iriats anti sacnnccH | crats IO voto for Colquitt because he ot the man she loves, provided lie appointed Joe Brown United States has that competence, however mod- Senator. But they endorse Norwood est. The thousands of happy, smil- , t candidate put forward by a-coin ing homes, where true love constant- mittccof eleven—(appointed by Mr. y a , ,d ® s 'n sptte ot tho slenderness Norwood himself)—and upon which ol the family income, sufficiently at- committee we find the name ofex- test the readiness of the average wo-I Judge Daviu B. Harrell, of Webster man to surrender the baubles ^ ol I county, who was, if our memory wealth and fashion in order to be-1 serves us well (“and wo think she come a devoted wife nnd inothcr. It Jo”)—a regular organized Repttbli- the opposite sox were uniformly am- ,. an in 18fi8> aml wcnt wiUl j 08cpll mated bv a similar spirit, we veuture | Brown to Chicago aud assisted in nominating GranLaiid t Jolfax. Con sistency thou art a rare bird.—a jew el as it were. to assert that the number of ntaids and bachelors would rapidly dimin ish. The truth is, there is too much love of dress and pretentious display in both sexes, and womau should not hear the blame alone. The following paragraph Is from the New York Herald: “The Democratic campaign, as pros- ciipt Lumpkin Independent: We do, , „ , , not worship Colquitt; we do indorse ®‘ ru L ed Gie headquarters of the ■ ■ ■ * ... . • . I Y <il i/kiKtl I 'rvtkiauiHnn ta Hia utiwc- fully, as we have attempted to ex plain, his administration, blit when we aro oallcd ou to choose between the two men now before the people, we shall cast our vote aud use what little influence we may be able to wield iu campaign for Alfred II. Colquitt. Wo do admire Mr. Nor wood; wo do notsauction |thc man ner of bis nomination; we do not chime in with anj' crowd that runs the independent schedulo, if wc know it. We don’t propose to follow the leadership of such men as Col. Joe Warren and Dr. H. II. Carlton when they go into Felton’s camp on a courting expedition. It is noticed as strange, but it is nevertheless true, that not a single Republican paper of the hundreds that arc raising the silly cry, of fraud over the returns from Alabama itas told its readers that their party had no ticket in that State. To be honest or decent would destroy their hope of making, capital out of as fair, peaceful and honest in election as ev er was held in any State.—New York Star. The Sooth has been shown to have prospered and increased so much fas ter under Democratic rule than Ohio and Wisconsin have under Republt- can rule that the radicals denounce the count made by their own ap pointees as a fraud, and desire to re count and count out the Southern in habitants, as they did Southern elec tors when they stole the Presidency in 1875.—Boston Post. A Quack * Success. A medical writer tells this story of a celebrated English quack: He was once visited by an old acquaintance from tho oonntry, who addressed him as <‘?am.” “I’m glad to see thee’st got on so finely, Zam,” said the rustic, “but how’i8*t man? Thee know’st thoe never had no more brains nor a pumpkin.’’ Taking him to a window, the quack bade him to count the passers-by.— “How many havopassed?” asked tho quack, after a few minutes. “Nointv and perhaps a hundred.” “And how many wise men do you suppose were in this hundred?” “Mayhap one.” “Well, all the rest are mine.” A Wife’s In St. Michael’s churchyard, Cov entry, England, the following 'epi taph on a good -wite may be found: She was— But words are wanting To say what. Look what a wife should be, And she was tiiat. John Robinson, 3 mulatto, has been committed to jail at Hagarstown, Md., on the charge of stealing from a white man named Key, residing west of Cleargpring, his’ wite, five children, a horse, spring wagon and a lot of flour aud bacon. lie was making his way to Pennsylvania.— At a book sale a copy of Drew’s “Essay on Souls” was knocked down to a shoemaker, who, to the great aniusemeut of the assembly, innocent ly asked the auctioneer if lie had any more books on shoemakiitg to sell. Is it Possible. ' That a remedy made of such common simple plants as Hops, Bnchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, Ac., make so many and such marvelous ag.l wonderful cures as Hop Bitters do? It must be, for when old and young, rich anti poor, I’astoraud Doctor Lawyer and Editor, all testify to having been cured by them, we must believe and doubt no longer. See other column— Post. National Committee, is, in the judg ment of members ot the committee, the most vigorous canvass that has. been made in years. Never before, not even in the memorable campaign of 187fi, have such . y.thfwaiiq ; til vices been reccivcd^anu never, it T is reported, have so many Republi cans announced an intention to sup port the Democratic, ticket. Among # the letters received WPthe headquar ters Tuesday were several from gen tlemen wito iiave been hitherto hi -tympathy v/itli Republicanism, but who now say that Hiey * for Hancock aud jfhgiisl James A. Garfield, who left the ai my on thieve of the famous battle of Chicamauga to take a seat iu a Congress which did not meet in six weeks, introduced a bill in Congress, January 13th, 18®S, to remove Han cock trom the army because, among otiier tilings, he declared in General Order No. 40, issued nearly two years after the.war had. closed that the civ il power should not give way before military. The bill passed the House —yeas 124, all Republicans; nay's 45, ail Democrats—Garfield voting yea. The record is made up: It is Han cock, tiie seldier-civiliau and the iaw, against Garfield, the disgraced civil ian and the sword over the law. Choose yc! Railroad earnings for 1879 in the United States nearly dpubled the en tire revenue of the Federal Govern ment. The fidlowiug was evidently utter ed by a true farmer: “The country home can be made very pleasant by fixing tip the yards tnpre than they now arc. Farmers should be with out debts, and then they can make . _ . f armei J- several hours have ^ood la- uniTerstaml theirs. Plenty of farm life very pi should read and every day. He borers, and havi that his interest. reading matter siiouia no kept on hand at all times. Instead of straight lines about the place devote space to landscape gardening?' The keeping of good stock will always add to the pleasure of fanning. Farmers, get out and interchange views with each othec:”| The Pittsburg post says?; “For the first time in me history of political campaigns wc Iiave personal knowledge of Republicans who in tend lo vote for Garfield, offering to bet large sums on Hancock winning the race with no takers.” Again: “Peace reigns among the Democra cy of Philadelphia, as it does every where in the State. Gen. Pearson, who return* d yesterday morning from a stamping tour :tl the E:ist, says the magnitude and enthusiasm of the Democratic meetings are won derful. Everywhere he reports Re- puhlicau -:i>ldiei 3 turning in for Han cock.''
