Southern recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1820-1872, January 30, 1872, Image 1

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Volume LIII. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1872. Number 3 THE jJouUunt BY B.’A. HAERISON, OEMS & CO. Terms, $2.00 Per Annum in Advance EXCELSIOR Fire Kindler. Something Entirely New & Novel. Will take ihe place of Liglitvroo din Kindling Files. Will Kindle *ny Wood or Coal Fire Instanta* neously. Tk» Kindle itself is not consumed, and will last for years. TEN CENTS worth of Material will last n Family one Month. It ii less than one-tenth the expense of Lights wood. HOTELS BOARDING HOUSES, and other public places w ill find the kindler indis pensable. The COST of this useful invention will be *aved by its use in one week by any Family. PRICE, 7f>c. For tale by L. W. HUNT A CO. S*p. 25, 38 tf r Farmers, Please Notice. W E are in receipt of J00 bushel* Red Clover SEED. JflO ■ TIMOTHY. 200 1 Kentucky Blue GRASS. 50 0 ‘ Orchard GRASS JUG 1 Red Top or Herds GRASS. 55 4 4 Alsike and Sapling CLOVER. These SEED have been selected and pur chased by us in the West, directly from the growers, and are fresh aud pure. We keep a complete stock of every class of IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY aud SEED, which \re would be pleased to have you call aad examine. ECHOLS Sf WILSON, Jackso* Street, Augusta, Ga.. and Broad Street., Atlanta, Ga. September 5, 35 tf r rriHE undersigned respectfully informs the A citizens that they are prepared to furnish Timber, any amount and size, at their Lum ber Yard in Milledgeville, at low rates. Call on our Agent, Mr. C. B. Mundy, for terms and N. & A. CARMANNEY. prices decl'J-tf WHAT is HEADACHE? 18 nine cases out of ten the source of headache is not in the brain, but in the stomach. Indigestion is the most frequent cause. The digestive organs being disordered, they derange the action of the liver, the bowels, the kidneys, and the nerves, and the whole secretive and excretive machinery being as it were thrown out of gear the brain suffers. Restore the natural tone of the stomach and bowels with a few doses of Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, and headache aris ing from this cause is at once arrested. This deTightful preparation is the best remedy for chronic and periodical headache at present; known, and is absolutely invaluable as & atom achic and gentle cathartic. Sold by all DRUGGISTS. jau9 1872-2 w. NATURE’S J. Walker Proorletor. a H. McOoxald & Co., Druggists az<5 Gen. Ag’Es, SanFraucisco.Cal., tcI3-aad34 Comicoret: St.X.Y. MILLIONS Bear Testimony to their WtaHerful Curative Effects. They are not a vile Fancy Drink, made of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof Spirits anil Refuse Li* uuors doctored, spiced and sweetened to please the taste, called “ Tonics,” “Appetizers,” “Restorers,” &c., that lead the tippler onto drunkenness andruin, but are atrue Medicine,made from the Native Roots and Horbs'of Cali fornia, free from all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER aud A LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Reno vator and Invigorator «of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy con dition. No person .can take these Bitters according .to directions and remain long unwell,provided their bones are; not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repair. They are n Gentle Purgative as well ns a Tonic, possessing, also, the peculiar merit of acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver, and all the Visceral Organs. FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, in yonng or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood or at the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters have no equal. For Inflammatory nud Chronic KUeunia- tism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bil ious, Remittent ami Intermittent IFcvers, Diseases of the Blocil, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful, finch Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which i* generally produced by derangement of tho Di gestive Orgnus. DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Bcadaohe. l’ain in the Shoulders.Conghs, Tightness of tho Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks. Palpitation of tho Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. They invigorate the Stomach and stimulate the torpid Liver and Bowels, which render them of unequalled effi cacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities, and impart ing new life and vigor to the whole system. FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions. Tetter, Sab Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car buncles, King-Worms, Scald Head, Sore Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch,Scurfs, Discolorations of tho Skin, Humors and Dis eases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up aud carried out of the system in a short time b.y the use of these Bitters. One bottle in such cases will convince; the most incredulous of their curative effects. Cleause the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its im purities bursting through the “kin in Fimplos, Erup tions or Sores; cleanse it when you find it obstructed and sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it is foul, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. Piu, Tape, anil other Worms, lurking In the system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed and removed. Says a distinguished physiologist, there is scarcely an individual upon the face of the earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the body that worms exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters of disease. No Bystem of Medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmintics, will free the system from worms like these Bitters. J. WALKER, Proprietor. R. H. MCDONALD A CO„ D—ggists and Gen. Agents, Ban Eraucisoo, California, ’-and 32 and 34 Commerce Street. New York. BarsOLD BY ALL DRLUGISTS AND DEALER!, For Sale by JOHN M. CLARK, Drugist. Milledgeville Ga RAOWAY'S READY 1LIEF CUitZS XXX£2 WORST FAINS in from one to twentx minutes. Not One hour. after reading this advertisement need any one SUFFER WITH PAIN. Radway s Ready Rebel is a fare for every pm. It was the first and is TISE O.ULV PAIN KE.11EDY that instantly stops the most excruciating pains, allays Inflamatioc, and cures Conges tions, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bow el 3 ! or other glands or organs, by ono sppli cation. In from one to twenty minutes, no matter hotr violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic, Bed-iidden, Infirm, Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic, or prostrated with dis ease may suffer. The application of the Ready Relief to the part or parts where the pain or difficulty exists will afford ease and comfort. Twenty drops in half a tumbler of water will in a few moments cure Cramps, Spasms Sour Stomach Heartburn, Sick Headache Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Wind in the Bowels, and a Internal Pains. travelers should always carry a bottle of Radway’s Ready Relief with them. A few drops in water will pr.eveut sickness or pains from change of water It is betater than French Brandy or Bitters as a stimulenf FEVER AND AGUE, Fever and Ague cured for fifty cents; There is not a remedial agent in this world that was cure Fever and Ague, and all other Malarice, Bilious, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and other le PORTER FLEMING, COTTON FACTOR AND COMMISSION HIE KCHANT, Office, Jackson Street, opposite C. H. PHINJZY & CO. AUGUSTA GEORGIA. H AYING made arrangements with the Planters Loan and Savings Bank, to advance on cotton in Store, at the lowest rate of interest, many years experience, and the low rate of co mmissions, I trust will insuie me a full share of business. Oct! 31, A3 3m DARBY’S mam Free from the Poisonous and Health-destroying Drugs us ed in other. Hair Prepara tions. No SUGAR OF LEAD—No LITHARGE—No NITRATE OF SILVER, and is entirely Transparent and clear as crystal, it will not ill the finest fabric—perfectly SAFE, CLEAN jd EFFICIEN T—desideratums LONG JUGHT FOR AND FOUND AT LAST! It restores and prevents the Hair from be- >ming Gray, imparts a soft, glossy appear- ice, removes Dandruff, is cool and refreshing i the head, checks the Hair from falling ofl, ,d restores it to a great extent when prerna- irely lost, prevents Headaches, cutes all hu- ors, cutaneous eruptions, and unnatural Heal. SA DRESSING FOR THE HAIR IT IS HE BEST ARTICLE LV THE MARKET. DR. G. SMITH, Patentee. Groton Junction, lass., Prepared only by PIIOCTOR_ BROTH- RS, Gloucester, Mass. The Genuine js put p in a psnnel bottle, made expressiy for it itk the name of the article blown in tbe glass, sk your Druggist for Nature’s Hair restore rs, tnd take no other. „„ For sale in Milledgeville by L. W . HUNi , co In iSpirta, by A. II. BIRDSONG & CO. p July 2 ly. Feb23 ’71 iy* T MARRWALTERS’ Broad St., Augusta, Ga. MARBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB STONES AC., &C. Marble Maatels and Furniture-Marble of all kinds Furnished to Order. AM work for tlio Country carefully boxed for shipment. M ali 12 p ’711 ly. Rebl,’71Jy MBB—Qgg —SHMaaqgB rpHlS invaluable Family Medicine, ioi A purifying, cleansing, removing baa odors in all kinds of sickness; lor burns sores, wounds, stings; lor Erysipelas, rheunatism, and all skin diseases; for catarrh, sore mouth, sore throat, diptheria; for colic, diarrhoea, cholera; as awash to soften arid beautify the skin; to remove nk spots, miluew, fruit stains, taken in tcmally as well as applied externally; so Sigh ly recommended by all who have used it—is for sale by ail Druggists and Coun- ry Merchants, aud may be ordered di rectly of the DARBY' PROPHYLACTIC CO. 1G1 William Street, N. Y p Dec‘24’70 Ly. r.May2 nJuno3 ly Wm. H. Tisox. Wm. W. Gokdan TISON & GORDON, (establish! n, 1854 ) COTTON FACTORS AKI) Commission Merchants, 112 BAY STEE2T SAVANNAH, GA. B AGGING AND IRON TIES ADVAN CED on Crops. Liberal Cash Advances made on Consign ment of Cotton. Careful attention to all bnsi- ness, and prompt returns Guaranteed, oet. 9 r & n 4in. "LAWTON,’" II ART Tc0*” FACTORS AND Commission lerclianls, Grt. U sual advances made Cotton in Store oct. y r ter 4m CHARLESTON HOTEL E. IS. JACKSON, Proprietor. CHARLESTON, S C, Fevers (aided by Rad way’s Pills) so quick Rad way’s Ready Relief. Fifty cents a bott HEALTH ! BEAUTY !! Strong and pure rich blood—increase of flesh ana weight—clear skin and beautiful complexion secured to all. DR. RAD WAY’S SAilSAl’AIIILLlA.Y RESOLVENT Has made tlie most astonishing cures so quick so rapid are the changes the body un dergoes, under the influence of this truly wonderful Medicine, that Every day an Increase in Flesh and Weight is Seen anil Felt. VSSl£ d IS Si.II 1 CSSjOOO PVIZKFSBiR Every drop of the Sarsaparilian Resolvent communicates through the Bicod, Nweat, Urine, and other fluids and juices of the sys- [ tem the vigor of life, for it repairs the wastes j of the body with new and sond material. Serof- j ula, Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular dis ease, Ulcers in thc^ throat, Mouth, Tumors, j Nodes in the Glances and other parts of the i system, Sore Eyes, Strnmorous discharges j from the Ears, and the worst forms of Skin | diseases, Eruptions, Fever Sores, Scald Head, Ring Worm, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas. Acne ! Black Spots. Borms in the Flesh, Tumors, | Cancers in the Womb, and all weakening and i painful discharges, Night Sweats, Loss of | Sperm and ail wastes of the life principle : are within the curative range of this wonder I of Modern Chemistry, and a few days use will prove to any person using it for either of l l,ese forms cf disease its potent power to I cure them. A r ot only does the- Sarsaparillian Resolvent excels all known remedial agents in the cure of Chronic, Scrofulous, Constitutional, and Skin diseases; but it is the only positive cure for Kidney and Bladder Complaints, Urinary Bad Womb diseases, Gravel. Diabetes, Dropsy Stoppage of Water, Incontinence of Urine tright’s Disease, Albuminuria, and in all ca ses where there are brick dust deposits, or the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white of an egg, or threads like white silk, or there is a morbid, dark billions ap pearance. and white bone-dust deposits, and when there is a pricking, burning sensation when passing water, and pain in the Small of the Back and along the Loins. DR. RAD WAY’S PERFECT PURGATIVE PILLS. perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with sweet gum, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse, and strengthen. Radway’s Pills, for the cure o, all disorders of tlie Stomach, Liver, Bowels- Kidneys, Bladder, IVervous Diseases, Head, ache, Constipation, Costiveness, Indigestion! Dyspepsia, Billiousness, Bilious Feyer, In? flamruation of the Bowels, Piles, and all De rangements of the Internal Viscera. War ranted to effect a positive cure. Purely Veg etable, containing no mercury, minerals, or deleterious drugs. Observes the following symptoms resulting from Disorders of the Digestive Organs: A few doses of Radway’s Pills will free the system from all the above named disorders Price, 25 cents per Box. Sold by Druggists. Read “False and True.” Send one letter- stamp to Rid way & Co., No 87 Maiden Lane New York. Information worth thousands wil be sent you, r July 4 1871. 26 ly neons. Two Ways of Bearing Trouble. It was a cold disrr.al evening in November, that two laborers might have been seen wending their way along the streets of a large manulac- THE GREAT* BLOOD PURIFIER PROPERT.IES&A PLEASANT-DRINK... ALLSKIN DISTASES & ERUPTIONS . DYSPEPSIA &• GENERAL DEBILITY. NERVOUS 01SEASES LIVER COMPLAINT SESOFTHEKIDNEY& BLADDER AREC0OD fORTHE MENTAL ORGANIZATION EY WILL- RESTORE YOUTHFUL VICOR IRREGULARITYOFTHE BOWELS, Will save days of suffering to the sick, and The grand Panacea for all the ills of life. Tlie Hurt bitters, OF &mn PHYSICIAKS THERE, r ^ PBESCB1BE IT HI mu Bitters are un-’ equalled and have often b> means of 6aring life. T R Y_ O NE BOTTLE- PULASKI HOUSE Savannah, Ga. W. H WILTBRRGEB, Proprietor tunng town. Slowly they proceeded, with de jected countenances, not exchanging a word until the one whom we shall call Smith, halted before a neat lit tle house and unlatched the gale.— Then there was such a look of utter misery and despair gleaming from his eyes, that his companion mur mured, “We must trust in God, Smith.” Yes,” he articulated gloomily, and going to the cradle took tip tlie six weeks’ old baby, and sorrowful ly pressed it to bis heart. 1 do wish you would put that child dowy and gel ready for sup per,” exclaimed his wife, after en during his gloominess for some time. He slowly obeyed, anil then seat ed himself at the table with a sigh. What in the world is the matter with you to-night?” she asked, as he sat down opposite him. His voice trembled as lie replied, I suppose you might as well know first as last. I have been discharg ed.” “There!” exclaimed his wife quickly, pushing back her chair ; “just what I might have expected ! I’d like to know what we are going to do now. Winter coming on and all. I declare, Smith, you will tor ture me to death.” “Sorry ! No, you are not sorry at all. You would just as lief see your? wife anti children starve as not. It’s nothing in the world but your poor managing.” “Lydia, you are cruel. Instead ol helping me to endure my great trouble, which is bearing me down to the very earth, you make it ten times harder for me to bear. 1 was not tbe only one discharged. There was Jim Hawley and ever so many others. Business is dull.” “Businessis dull 1” she mimicked after him. “Always an excuse for a worthless man. To think that you should be discharged now, just as our rent is due ; aud then we are out of wood ; and iobk*wtrMny shoes, won’t you f rity feet almost on the ground. I wish I had never mar ried J’ou,” and a dark look accom panied the last words. The poor husband now covered his face with his hands and groaned aloud. This seemed to encourage his wife to go on ; for she uttered words more and more Litter, until at last, driven al most to a state of freenzy, the wretched man rushed from the house to the tavern, and there sought to bury the thoughts of the past and fu ture in the rum cup. In the meantime James Hawley, his companion in labor, entered his home with a very sad countenance. But before he had stepped over the threshhold a loving pair of arms were thrown around his neck and a pair of sweet lips were pressed to his.— He returned the salutation sadly, and then enquired for the baby. “She is sleeping sweetly in her cradle. She has been a perfect lit tle darling all day. Supper is wait ing, so make haste. Here is warm water and a towel. Are you not later than usual to-night f” “Yes, Mary ; I bring bad news to you.” “Bad news!” she exclaimed, turn ing pale as, for the first time, she no ticed that something was wrong. “Yes, I was discharged to-night, and I do not know as I can get any thing to do before spring. Business is so dull. “Is that all ?” asked his wife, with a sigh of relief. I thought it was something terrible enough ? What will become of us this winter, if I am out of employment ?” “The same God who feeds the sparrow and clothes the lilies in the field, will not let us suffer, dear James.” “God bless you, dear Mary.— There is sweet comfort in your words.” “And now let us have supper,” sxclaimed his, wife, cheerfully.— “See, I have your favorite dish— shortcake and toast. Do not let your troubles impair your appetite, and then, after tea, will talk it over. God doeth everything for the best. And as our day, soshall our strength be.” In the evening it was determined that the quarter's rent should be paid immediately, a new supply of coal obtained, and the remaining portion of tlie money placed in the wife’s hands to be dealt out as spar ingly as possible. Then Mary suggested that all her pretty parlor furniture should be put away in the garret, and the front room let out. Further than this they could lay no plans, and as the husband went out to pay the rent, the future looked so datk to j selves the credit system formerly at- the young wife that she could not tained pioportions which it never altogether restrain her tears; hut could have done with people less seeking strength Irom on high, her scrupulous concerning their pecuni face wore the same ch*-eitul smile ; ary obligations, when her husban d return* d, and lit- j They are an honest people. Such tie did he know that during all that a thing as the stealing of public mon night long, while he and his haby j rys through political party machina were soundly sleeping, his wife lay lions was an unknown thing in any awake planning out the future. Three months have passed with out a day’s work all that time, and now another quarter's rent is due. In vain ihe laborer thrusts his hands into his empty pockets, and in vain racks his brains for some solution of l/ie problem bow the rent is to be paid. The lodger bad paid his money monthly, but then ihrt was not enough to meet the sum, if he of the Southern Slate Governments until since the close ot the war, and the standard of mercantile honors was so high in most of the Southern cities that a man’s word was as good as his bond and one who failed to com ply with it, was as rigidly excluded from mercantile circles as he wool i j be here (New York) from the privi leges of the Slock Board under simi lar circumstances. Ami u is onlv had it, and of course his wife had ! since the changer! condition of affairs spent that as fast as she had receiv ed it, and it was an everyday won der to James how Mary managed so well. With feelings of deep despair he entered the house. The table was spread with the same favorite dish There was the shortcake and toast flanked with a golden lump of but ter, a plate ot honey, and a deep dish of roasted apples to be served with sugar and cream, while at his wife’s plate sal the. steaming tea pot As James look it in, all at one glance he greatly wondered at the frugal yet comfortable way of living. How his wife had been able to make the small amount ol money last so long was a mystery to him and yet he could not help wishing inwardly that she hud been more economical then, perhaps, the rent might have been paid, and he fell that it would be better to have subsisted on one crust of bread rather than be turned out doors homeless. He refused to sit at the table plead ingthat he had no appetite. And i large tear arose in the strong man’s eyes as he informed his wife that on the morrow ihey would be turned Irom their home, to go he knew not where, as he had not a dollar in his pocket to secure them a room else where. “Is that it ? ” exclaimed his wife in a soft lone, and trijfped up stairs and soon returned and placed two len-dollar bills in his hand. “Where did you get them ?” he asked eagerly, turning them over on his* v tiands as though to ascertain whether they were really genuine or not. “I earned them,” replied his wife, gaily. “I knit afghans, shawls, chil dren’s hoods, sacques and socks; at first only for those whom I provi dentially heard wished articles of the kind, and afterwards was em ployed to furnish a trimming estab lishment with my work.” “And kept it a secret from me?” “Y'es, because 1 thought you would be worried for fear i was doing too much. I love to knit dearly, and consider it more of pleasant pastime than labor.” “God be praised for giving me such a wife 1” exclaimed her hus band earnestly; and pressing his wife and child closely to his bosom, said : “Her children rise up and call her blessed ; her husband also ; for many daughters have done virtuous ly, but thou excellest them all.” Twenty years have passed, and James Hawley is a rich man. But Joseph Smith is a confirmed drunk ard, while his wife has long since passed from earth, a victim of mise ry and want. Why will not wives aseist their husbands to bear their trials with helping hands and hearts? If they wouid but do so, how many families would be saved from ruin, and how sweet would be their reward, not only upon earth but in heaven. From Tho South. SOUTHERN CHARACTER. We gave some reasons last week why the Southern people possessed a more unified and harmonious char acter than those of other sections of our country, but we did not particu larize these characteristics, intend ing to return again to the subject. They are a generous people. Liv ing in a country where nature yields her gifts with a bounteous hand, growing rich from the prolific pro ducts of the land, havingan abun dance, the Southerners’ home has always been synonymous with hos pitality’, and their large-hearted anti generous disposition furnished an ever ready means of their identifica tion w herever they travelled. There is nothing little or mean in theircom- position. They are an honorable people.— Among business men the credit of Southern merchants has always ranked first, and even under the terrible wreck of fortunes brought about by the war, that credit has been maintained with wonderful steadfastness. It is a very rare Hiing for a Southern merchant— “one to the manner born,” to seek to defraud his creditors. In lh?ir transactions amongst them- in ll.e South that it has been thought necessary to provide more than the most ordinaty precautions against the visits ol burglars or thieves. We have left our doors wide open or un locked for months at a time in one of the print ipal Southern cities, without having the least apprehenson of a visit from a line!. We could not recommend the same course there now. Even during the war, W’hen the temptations to dishonest practices w r ere so great, very few instances occurred ot peculations or defalca tions amongst the public officials of the Confederate Government. The demoralization whieh-swept over our entire country, as a result of the late civil war, touched more lightly the South than it did other sections. They are a cultivated people. We are aware that this declaration may not meet with as ready an as sent as the previous ones; but we know whereof we affirm, and w'e mean it to its fullest legitimate con clusions. We have enjoyed oppor tunities of comparing the intellectu al, moral and social culture of the Southern people with that of ether sections, and, as a Southerner, are entirely satisfied with the result. There is a degree of true refinement ol manners, based upon and grow ing up from a proper educational, social aud religious system of train ing, for which all the" best charac teristics ol her people are favorable, to be found amongst the Southern people alone ol all the people of this country. In no other section will be found better educated men and women, in the true sense of the term, better schools and colleges for this purpose, better read people, more earnest and thoughtful men, more polished and refined women, more eloquent and effective public speak ers, more conscientious and devoted Christians, than in the South. Our readers may think it immod est to speak thus in praise of our selves, but really it has been com mon so long to hear every one speak ill of the South, to think and say that no good was in her, that her people were heathens, or uncivilized des peradoes, and to talk of the superi ority of other portions of the coun try, that we are determined to re main silent no longer; but shall, so far as we have the means to do so, spread abroad the truth about the noblest people and the most magnifi cent country that the world con tains, and if our word reaches homes where there may be aspirations for ’ife amongst such a people, and in j continue to burn without being re- such a country, we can in all ear- plenished with oil. girl, for a communion occasion, often costs more than all (he money given by the whole congregation into tbe Lord’s treasury. I believe that tbe salary paid to many a faithful pastor is leaf than what is given by the same people for whiskey and patent medicines. I believe that generally a minister had better be in his study preparing food for bis people on next Sabbat h| than going about condoling with every old woman who has cracked her sugar-bowl; or some old fogy who beleives that these are the very worst times ihatever were. 1 believe that the poor widow, who cast her wo mites into the treasury of the Lord, had more real happiness than all the millionaires in New York city ever experienced. I believe it is foolish to expect in children the gravity that is proper in great-grandfathers. 1 believe that to encourage young people in amusements that are inno cent, is the best preservative from those that are vicious. I believe that Christian people have to do with secuiarities as well as sanctities. 1 believe, at the proper time and place, there is no sin in a good joke, or a sparkle of wit, ora bubble of humor. I believe there is sometimes more virtue in a hearty laugh, than in a box of pills. 1 believe that debt is a sin and a shame, and a source of a thousand miseries in Christian people. I believe that nothing it so sure to end in disaster, as an attempt to rob God. I believe that he cannot be a healthy Christian who gives less than the Jews gave a thousand years before Christ came. 1 believe there is wealth enough among our Southern Presbyterian peopla to increase the present ave<* rage rate of giving among them ten fold ; and, if they would thus give, they would be far happier than they are or than they are likely ever to be. I believe that God never has and never will bless a psople that are faithless to their obligations to sup port their pastor. I believe there is a great deal of ignorance among those who preach tbe gospel, as to what tbe gospai realy is. I believe that no man can make his own heart better by all tbe patch* ing and tinkering be can bestew upon it; and that his only safety is in getting a new heart. 1 believe that “sinners are saved, not by using the means of grace, or reforming their lives, but by be lieving the gospel. I believe that the man who trie* to believe, or tries to do anylhieg c/se to recommend himself to Goo* is working on a treadmill, end will never make any progress I believe that ail doing and all try ing to do something as a means to secure God’s mercy is contrary to faith, and will end in death. I believe that the true Christian is already pardoned and already saved, and a knowledge of this fact is his joy and his strength. I believe that a minister can no more preach instructively without laborious study, than my lamp will we can nestness assure them, going with such feelings, such a heart}’ wel come and a cordial greeting as will prove the truth and sincerity of our declarations. From tht ’Southern Presbyterian. My Creed. I believe that a religion that will not make a man happy in this world, will not make him happy in any other world. 1 believe there is no piety at all in a long face, any more than in a long nose. I believe that Christ and His peo ple have a belter right to the good things of this world, than the devil and his people. I believe that a minister of the gospel has as good a right to drive a fast horse, and wear a fashiona ble coat, and eat a good dinner, as any other sinner. I believe there is more religious ness in the Church, than there is true religion. I believe that the man who won’t rust his business to God, won’t trust him with His soul. 1 believe there is no overplus of honesty and fair dealing among pro fessors of religion. I believe that a great deal of what is called evangelical religion in this day, is no better than the Pharisee- ism of our Saviour’s time. 1 believe that the man who does not know that he is a Christian is in a very bad way. I believe there is more devotion showed, in many a country church, to fashion and manners, than to the Lord. I believe that the outfit of one I believe that the language in which the gospel should be preach ed, is the language which people use every day around their firesides and in their business, and not the— to them—unknown tongue of the schools and books. I believe that one of the best rules for making sermons is the utter dis regard of all rules. I believe that red tape and a want of common sense have wrought a. world of mischief in the Church. I believe that this is a pretty good sort of a world after all; and that it is a blessed thing to live and work and suffer here if these are done for Christ. I believe that the man who is not hated and slandered by somebody is not of much account. I believe that he who is always whining about the hard times and his personal troubles is a disgrace to Christianity. I believe that the first step towards repairing a brokeu fortune is to make a generous offering to the Lord. I believe that the “wisdom of this world” is as much at fault in managing money matters, as in devising a scheme of salvation. I believe that decided convictions and their fearless expression will command respect even from the bitterest opponents. Old Game. A set of paper car wheels on ons of the Pullman ear* running to Jersey city, have run over 160.000 miles of track, sod worn out entirely one set of steel tir< §, which have been replaced. The ordinary wheels, it is said, will «b]w ran 60,00(1 wiles. *