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Volume LIIL THE fouttuvn |UmtU t. BY E. A. EABBISON, k OEME- Terms, $2.09 Per Annum in Advance £iti) Diccctmi). NATURE’S I HI Cl T Y G O VERNMEN T. Mayor—Samuel Walker. Board ol Al.lermnn—F B Mapp, E Trice, T A Caraker, Jacob Caraker, J if McComb, Henry Temple. Clerk and Treasurer—Peter Fair. Marshal—J B Fair. Policeman—T Tuttle. Deputy Marshal and Street Overseer—i’eter Ferrell. Sexton—F Beeland. City Surveyor—C T Bayne. City Auctioneer—S J Kidd. Finance Commiftec—T A Caraker, Temples. Mapp. Street Committee—J Ca/aker, Trice, Mc- Comb. Band Committee—JleComb, J Caraker, Trice. Cemetery Committee—Temples, Mapp, T A Caraker, Board meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights in each month. 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 j Transparent, sud clear as crystal, it will not I sod the kiie-t fabric.—psrf-cily SAFE, CLEAN | and EFFICIE N T—d^ideraimiis LONG ; SOUGHT FOP. AN D FOUND AT LAST ! j It restore* tad prevents the Flair from he- ] eominj Gray, imparts a soft, glossy appear ance, removes Fa d ull, is cool and refreshing to’.he head, checks the Hair front falling off, j and restores it to a great extent when prenti- | turely lost, prevents.Headaches, cuies all hu- j mors, cutaneousern .tions, and im natural Heat. AS A DRESSING FOR THE HAIR FI’ 15 THE BEST ARTICLE LV T1IE MARKET. DLL. G. SMITH, Patentee, Groton Junction, Mass., Prepared only by PROCTOR BROTH- i ERS, Gloucester, Maes. The Genuine is put | up in a pannel bo.tla, made expreseiy fo- it ,, . c ., ..... • ,i with the name of the art ic ! e blown in (he glass. Bonner, Deputy Sheriff, lives in the | A>k yoor DrlIggi , t for Njtture - 8 Hair reS R , 0(ft . | live, and take no other. For sale in Milledgeville by L. W. HUNT r X — kt CO L N Callaway, Tax Collector, office at his j Jn g parfa> l)y A }I> BIRDSONG & CO. * Yl "Temples, County Treasury,office at his j -J\. Ju lY 2 !>’ _ 11 Feb2S Isaac Cushing, Coroner, res on Wjlksonst | StCVCllS MillClal Fd*(l llZei’. •John Gentry, Constable, res on Wayne st ! near the Factory. E. C. STEVENS & 00-. LISBON, N, H- ,mm ! Manufacturers and Proprietors. Send for circular containing full information from these who have used it for two years, to Benevolent Lodge, No. 3, F A M, meets j Sam 1 N Robbins, Sec. and Gen’! Agent. Lis- first and second Saturday nights of each mouth j bon. N IL.orChas. Parker, 14 Park Place, | V MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1872. R Number. 18. R i TJ nr: COUNTY OFFICERS. Judge M Ii Bell, Ordinary, office in Masonic Hall. P Ij Fair, Clerk Sup’r Court, office in Ma sonic Hall. Ohadiah Arnold, Sheriff, office in the Mason ic Hall. 0 1 country. Josias Marshall, liec'r Tax Returns—at Post Office. offi Count’, MASONIC ii ft 1 0 Rl'jnui HHUIU CTJiiEGXHE WORST PAl^S in from one to twentx minutes, t ot One hour. .iter rcaoing this advpitisement need any on SUFFER WITH PAIN. Radvsy s Ready Relief is a fare for ever, PDA. It was the first and is THE O.YLV PAIM KEJIEDY' that instantly stops the most excruciating pains, allays Intlamation, and cures Conges tions, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bow.- eis. or other glands or organs by one appli cation. In from one to twenty minutes,' t o matter violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic, Bed-idden, Infirm. Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic, or prostiated with dis ease may suffer. Tim 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 S!‘ !! £!!!* h no r T eHt ,t Cil!e Crai , lir ;’, S, ’ as " ls j should so to nieces, it would damage Sour .St much Heartburn, Sick Headache , , 5 , , „ 6 Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cnlie, Wind in the-' Die whole building. Bowels, and a Interna! Pains. “I wuess it won’t dam ige me nor Travelers should always carry a bottle oil I,.- i. ^ >» kadway s xrra-ty Relief With them. A few ! how Tha Dafsctivo Stons. “Don’t put in that stone,’’ said one mason lo another as tliey were working together on the rear wall ol a church. “Can’tyou see it’s a poor quality, all flukey, and will scale away to pieces?” “It isn’t a very good grade, I see, hut it fils in here, and I don’t want to wait for another. Besides, you can’t see it from the ground, and no body will take the trouble to climb up here to look at it.” “You’d better send for another block. That isn’t for the wall. Ii won’t static! the weather, and if it A Mama Axswbu.—Ail honor to the boy who catmo; !»<- laughed <>at of doing right. Fim- h >ys, mi pi Is in * boarding s< bod, wt*rr in a room. Four of them, contrary to the rules, engaged in a game ..I cards 1 he fifth was not standing and look-j his form as you improve (?) vours ? j them not to murder it, but give it to piucln “ no’s Ahead ?”•—A gentlen.au j « hen he was working on the public asks the girls the following pointed ! roads in his county. One of the questions: “ Could you love a man i m u while digging ii the ground who wore false hair on his head, and j unearthed a small “garter” snake when he had enough of bis own (?) ! which the men were called on to kill Who painted Ins face and imp oved j at once ; but our snake lover begged you either, so here it goes, And he lifted the loise grained, flakey'freestone into its bed, though the outer shell cracked and the shell sloughed off. He dashed over it a trowelful of moitar, and went on mg on, lo ser how the- gam*- would go, but engaged in work ol ios w n. It so happened ihui one of die play ers was called ouL ‘Gome,’ said li.e oihrrs D* thnr companion, ‘it is to * bad to hvve the game slop here in the middle. Come and take bis place.’ ‘I do not know one card from an other.’ Who pinched his leel with small shoes, his hands with small gloves, his waist ui h corsets ; and then, as ii tie had not already deformed hio - sell enough, tied a huge bustle around his neck, and thrust linv mountains of wire into his bosom ?’’ In reply to which a lady responds: “Could jou love a girl who de- filed her mouth with tobacco and ‘ Tliat makes no difference; wr i lo i.led the air with fumes of segars ? will teach you. Come now, do not I Who staggered home several times a let our sport be spoiled.’ ! week the wor-e for liquor? Who in- I he boy perceived that ties was ' dulgetl in fast horses, bet h gh at races, and swaggered around the Ji ops in water will prevent sickness or pains from change of water It is betater than trench Brandy or Lifters as a stimulenf FEVER ANEv AGUE, Fever and Ague cured for fifty cents; There is not a remedial agent in this \vof!d that was cure Fevei and Ague, and alt other Malaric*-, . . . XT Bilious. Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and o'hor I Willi the next tier. Nobody could levers (aided by Railway's Bids j so quick a seethe defective Stone, for it WHS i.adway s Ready Relief. Fifty cent-, a bottle- 1 * . . • ■ t .. fit? AT Til I DP i TTT 1 ' f I | covere “ oy a projecting buttress, IlLiALl ll ; Dill All I 1 ! I ! and only the two masons*were pres- Strong and pure rich blood—increase of flesh 1 am! weight—clear skin ami beautiful j complexion seeiirtd to all. DR. RAD WATS ^ A ii N A I* A ii 111! A A H L.Vu’Li E AI the decisive moment. Ah, just such are the critical points winch are sometimes the. turning points in life. His resolution was immediately taken. He made no more excuses, but at once planted him eif *-quare upon principle. ‘My father does not wish me to play cards, and l shall not act c.m trary to bis wishes.’ This ended the matter, ll estab lished his position am mg his com* panioi s- It compelled their respect, and preserved him Iron temptation in die future. M. tun] Masonic Hail- J C SHEA, W G D Case,secretary. Temple Chapter meets the second fourth Saturday nights in each month. S G WHITE, H* P, G D Case, secretary. Milledgeville Lodge of Perfection, A A 8 R meets every Monday night. SAMUEL G WHITE, S # P^ G, M, Geo D Case.Exc Grand Nec’y. /. a a. r. Milledgeville Lodge, No 115, meets in the Senate Chamber at the State House on every Friday evening at 7 o’clock. C P CraWforp, \V C T E P Lane, secretary. Cold Water Templars meet at the State House every Saturday afternoou at 3 o'clock. CiSf’KC’M DIlSECTOStS". BAPTIST CHURCH. Service 1st and 3d Sundays in each montti, at 11 o'clock a in and? p in. Sabbath tchool at DJ o’clock am. S N Boughten.supt. Rev D E Butler, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH Hours of service on Sunday: 11 o'clock a m. and 7 p in. Sunday school 3 o’o’oek p m—W E Frank- Isuid, superintendent. ■ Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 7 p m. Rev A J Jarrell, Pastor, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Services every Sabbath (except the second in each month) at 11 a ni and 7 p in. Sabbath school at 9 i -‘2 a m T T Windsor superintendent. Prayer meeting every Friday at 4 o’clock p m. Rev C W Lane, Pastor. The Episcopal Church lias no Pastor at present^ » N. Y. Agent. Poiinbie Soda Foimluins !*>40, $30, 75, and $lvO. GOOD. DURJLBS.B «Sl CHSA?. Sh i pped Rea dp for Use. Manufactured by J. W. CHAPMAN & CO.,! Madison, Ind. Setidf r Circular. THE CHRISTIAN. monthly, religious, family paper, full of inci dents, providences, music, poetry, true stories for young, old, saints and sinners. No sects; rianism, controversy, politics, puffs, pills or patent medicines. COc, ajear! 10 copies. $5 ’ Send iOc. for 3 papers before you forget ! Lit tie Christian,8 copies fit Ii L. HASTINGS, Tract Repository, 10 Lindall St., Boston Mas sachusetts. for “Cun' ife Unfilled,” by Edith O’Gorman, escaped Nun, whose disclosures are thrilling and startling- Agents are taking from iO to •JO orders a day. It is the best selling book published. Western Publishing Co., Cincin nati, O. j ent when it was laid. But though j unseen it was unsafe, and time j brought about its own results. Eve-j j ry sunbeam loosened its lexiure a ; j little, every storm helped to erum- i las madelhe most astonishing cures so quick ! bio off' a niitlUle fragment, art! little I ..... so rapid arett.e changes the body un- : by little, after many years, the stone • " ,ir:s * 11 I’iuiu, many r it ncumcn liad dt S«H l w^idcriJrS^e f ! crumbled a wav. ‘this was |, a( | | »» "PP'f unity of observing „ne of ' that ‘ | enough, but that was not all. I, | «he Hepl ants that had received a ’-very day an Increase in Flesh chanced ihai the great beams of il.c ^ wouml ^'*'ioi. balk Af- streels with questionable eoinpan- ions ? Wbieb picture wears the ’no-t alluring colors?” We also see it reported that Mis. Van Coot says d ?he had till the money ever paid lor liquors, sh- could buv ev» ry loot ol land in the world. Very iik* ly. And it she had the money paid b\ women for back hair, she could buy every drop of liquor in the world. Ef.liPIIANTS. and Weight is Seen and Felt. 'FUJIi (iMSBJ.SF ES&.OOU f- VSSIS-’IiiJIC Every drop of the SavsHpaiiliuu ResolvcLt commuuicates through the Blood, .Sweat Urine, and other fluids and juices of the sys tom the vigor of life, for it. repairs the waste? oi tuo body witli new and soud matenai. Seroi ilia, Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular dis ease, Uiceis in the throat. Mouth, 1 inniirs Nodes in the Glaaus and other parts of tin system, 6’oro Eves, Strumorons discharoi from the E ir>', arid the worst form s of Nkin diseases, L Eruptions, F L)VC! Sill cs, S raid Head. K!i!£ Worm, lthei an, 15 r ysipe as. Acue Black Spots' D onus in the 3 ’lesli Tumors. Cancels in tiie Womb. and a!! weal ening and painful discharges, Ni ght Sweats , Loss oi Sperm and ail wastes of tiie life principle are. within lie curative range of ih s vcondei of Modern Chemistry, and a few days list A GSNTS rent Life Unfilled,” by Edith FREE TO BOOK AGENTS. Wwill semi a hands erne Prospectus of our ! 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Hint white baa> -diist deposits, and when there is a pricking, burning seiisatuu when passing water, and pain in the Small o the Back and along the Loins. Dll RAD WAY’S PERFECT F Lull A TiV L FILLS. perfectly tasteless, t eguutiy coated with sweet purge, regtilate, purify, cleanse, and Kadway’s Pills EF 1 lURFEA l iiKs BL’iLDEIlN, ^ m i i iit wui couteinp i L e J ii! 1 ig, s ipplie 1 j strengthen. Kadway’s Pills, for the cure o with our new Illustrated Catalogue ou receipt j all disorders of the Stomach, Liver, ifoweis, of stamp | Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Head US?“A. J. Bicknell & Co., Architectural Book ache. Constipation, Costiveness, Indigestion Pub’rs.27 Warren St.. N t.-git j Dyspepsia, Biiliousness. Bilious Fever, In- fMM EMS E'SJJC (H.SS- A (rents Want- ! HiUHiiiatioD oi the liowels, Pile us Agents Want- I flammation of the Ifoweis, Piles, and all De isle or female, in every county in the ! Fangement-s of the Internal Viscera. War states and Canad'as, to sell our new and ranted to effect a positive cure. Purely Veg etab^e. containing no mercury, minerals, oi 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 R idway &. Co., No 87 Maiden Lane New York. Information worth thousands wil be sent you. r July 4 1871. 2t! I v X ed. in United States most useful Patent , trom one to six used in every family ll)i> per cent, guaranteed. For samples and terms, inclose ten cents and ad dress FERGUSON & CO., 645 River Street Troy, N Y. A GENTS WANTED.—Agents make more money at work for us than at anything else. Business light and permanent. Par ticulars free. G. Stinson & Co., Fine Art Publisher. Portland, Maine. PIANO CO-. 1st class $29;). No Agents. Names of patrons in forty States in Circular. •THEfrGR'eAT*: -gUOQP P U RJFI E R ■ PROPERTIES'^ PtEASANT DRINK. miiSWNsW^ASES’&'ERUPtlONS. ypYSPEPSm r & GENERAL DEBILITY. NERVOUS QTSEASES.UVER COMPLAINT SES0rTHE-J0DNEy&BLADDE R. ARECOQMTHE MENTAL ORGANIZATION. THEY WILL RfSTORE YOUTHFUL VIC0R IRRECUtiARTTY OF THE. BOWELS-. CURES.NEVER' WELL PE0PLE Reward i.OOi) For any cas_e of Blin d Bleeding, Itching or Ulcerated Piles that DeBisc; s Pile Rkmedv fails to cure. I t is prepared express ly to cure the Piles, an d nothing else. Sold by all Druggists. Pi ic p . $1 60. G » KEAT MEDICAL BOOK of useful knowl- T edge to all. Sent free for two stamps. Address Dr. Bonaparte &,• Co , Cincinnati - !, O. The grand Panacea for all the ills of life. W3 flie StanitarJ PHYSICIANS THERE, , prescribe IT m ' In YoungorOld, MarriedV 11£ - u " uI “ : Single, theso Bitters are un-' r cqualled and have often been the' means of earing life. TRV ONE BOTTLE. MILLER, BISSELL &. BUKKUM, Whole axle Agents, and Wholesale Grocers and Com- niission Merchants, 177 Bread Street, AU GUSTA, GA. . <D. and T HE undersigned respectfully informs the citizens that they are prepared to furnish Timber, any amount and size, at their Linn her Yard in Milledgeville, at 1 iw rates Cal on our Agent, Mr. C. B. Muudy, for terms and prices. N. & A- CARMANNEY. 4ecl0.tf THE STANDARD. O It C E S T E R dictionaries Have bee n a lopted by the State Boards of Education of VI ltd IN/A, NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, and ARKANSAS. In use ill the cities of RICHMOND, J A., NORFOLK, l A. MOBILE, ALABAMA. SAVANNAH, GA. ATLANTA, GA The Standard in Orthography Pronunciation in Washington and Lee University, The University of Virginia, The College of William and Mary. The University of Georgia, The Wesleyan University, Mahan,a, Sfc., BREWER & TILEST0W 1 «7 jVLill^ Street, BOSTON. may 7 1872 rpn 3m. CHARLESTON HOTEL. E. H. JACKSON, Proprietor* CHARLESTON, S C, DARBY'S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID 8 t jiUliS invaluable Family Ate<iiciue, toi purifying, cleansing, removing ba*. j church rested a few tiers directly over the defective block, and as the stone decayed, the beam sank a ItU tie. Presently a crack opened in die ceiling, disfiguring the fresco painting, and the crack led to a leak, letting in the raiu. And then at last she worthless block tell out, the beam dropped down, tire roof sank in, and the church was no longer fit tor u-e, until, tifter the loss of much time, and the expenditure of much money, a new roof was built, and a new block inserted in the wail, it was only a small defect, but it dal much damage in the end. There is a structure which e\ery- body is building, young arid old, each for himself. It* is called char- ucler, and in every act of life is a stone. If dav by day we are care-! P roac 'hed it ran oil with a fury, and ful to build our lives with pure, no i wou LI sufie r no person to come wilb- ble, upright deeds, at the end will stand ;i fair temple, honor* d by God and man. But as one leak will sink a ship, and out: Haw break a chain, so one mean, dishonored, untruth ful act or work will forever leave its iidliience on our characters. Then lei the several deeds unite lo f<»rrn a perfect dav, and one by one the days grow into noble years, and the years, as they pass, will raise at last into a b- auttiul edifice, ending forever lo our praise.—Land Mark. odors in all kinds of sickness; for burns sores, wout.ds, stings; for Piiysipelas, rheuuatisni, and all skin diseases; tor catarrh, sore mouth, sore throat, diptheria; for cohc, diarrhoea, cholera; as awash to soften and beautify the skin; to remove nk spots, mildew, truit stains, taken in ternally as well as applied externally; so highly recommended by all who have u.-ed it—is for sale by all 0:uggis!s and t’oun- ry Merchants, and may be ordered rii- j fhe world is made of, a person must ' unfortunate, and stop paying once in his lifetime. If he has kind A Tkuthful. Sketch.—Let a man fail in business, what an effect it has on his former creditors ! Men who have taken him by the arm, laughed, chatted with him by the hour, shrug their shoulders and pass on with a cold, “How do you do?” Every trifle of a bill is hunted up and presented that would not have seen light for months lo come, but for the misfortunes of the debtor. If it is paid, well and good; if not, the scow I of the Sheriff, perhaps, meets him at the corner. A man that has never failed knows but little of hu man nature. In prosperity he sails along gently, wafted by favoring smiles and kind words from everybody. He prides himself on his name and spotless character, and makes his boast that he has not an enemy in the world.— Alas ! the change. He looks at the world in a different light when re verses come upon him. He reads suspicion on every brow. He hard ly knows how to move; or do this thing or the other; there are spies about him, a w’rit is ready for his back. To know what kind of stuff rectly of the DARBY PROPHYLACTIC TJ«.l. \ - 7 t .i -re—.re.—ri ..i^ i Inends, then they 7 are made mani- 101 ilham Sirevt, N. 1.; ^ failure is a moral seive; it p I)ec24’70 1 y. rMay2 nJune3 ly ELECTIC GALLERY brings out the wheat and shows the chaff. A man thus learns that words and pretended good will are not and y-,. n , ot . do not constitute real friendship. hue Steel Engravings j •- for the In, Into, and Under.— I he vex- PORTFOLIO, SCEAP-BOOS, FRAME’5> OB FOB; ed question of the proper mode of PUEP03S3 OF ILLUSTRATION.^ baptism was thus disposed oi lately NciiHj 300 Diaerent Subjects* jowu Si nub, by “Uncle Carar,” a HISTORIANS. POETS* ARTISTS, WARM I- j tailored preacher : “Now, bredren,” MRS. EMPERORS. KINGS. STATE-MEN,, said he, “I hear great fuss about HISTORIC AND IDEAL PICTURES, Etc., ( j c se words in and ini", and folks etv, 11AHESE Engravings have appeared iti the L Eclectic Magazine during tlxe past 25 years. The subjects have been selected with great care on both sides of the Atlantic. They are printed on different sized paper either small size, 7 by 10, or quarto size, 10 by 12. Pbicf.*: Small size, 10c.: quarto size, 15c.— A specimen of each size and Ca'alogue sent on lcceipt of 25c ; and. on receipt of $1, five of each size will be rent. CVTALOUL’ES SENT FttEE TO AKV ADDRESS. E. It- FELTON, Publisher, I OS Fulton St., New-York. april 16 rpn ltn. want us lo believe dat dey mean under, and dat when de Scriptur’ speaks of an individual going down into de water, de Bible mean to say dat he went under de water. S’pose some day 1 goes ober to see Brudder Solomon, and Brudder Solomon wery politely say, ‘Uncle Caesar, come into de house,’ do anybody s’pose dat dis here nigger tooufdgo under dc house V’ Tub Fat Shkkp.—Some twenty five years ago, when I wa< a pas j tor of a church in , 1 took oc — ! casion one evening to visit a social During one of the i me ling in trie church. One after another arose and gave in his or h« r experience. Alter a time a man in humble circumstances, small in stature, and an ellerniuale, .'(peak ing voice, arose to give in a piece of his experience, which was done iu lire following m inner: “Brethren, I have been a mem ber of this church many years. 1 have seen hard times. My tamily have been much afflicted, but I have for the first time in my lile to see my pastor or any of the trustees of this church cro-s the thtcshhold ol my door.” No sooner had he uttered this part of his exp rience than he was suddenly interrupted by one .of the trustees, an aged man, who rose up and said in a firm, loud voice: “My dear brother, you must put the devil behind you.” On taking his seat the pastor in charge arose and replied to the little man as follows: “My dear brother, you must re* member that we shepherds are sent to the lost sheep of the house of Is rael.” Whereupon the little man rose again, and in answer said iu a very loud tone ot voice: “Yes, and ii I’d been a fat one you’d have found me long ago.” The effect upon the audience can be better imagined thru described. ter having been twice or thrice con ducted to the hospital, where he ex tended himself to be dressid, he af terwards went alone. The surgeon did whatever he thought necessary, applying even fire to the wound, and though the pain made the ani mal ulier the most plaintive groans, he never expressed any other token than that of gratitude lo this person who, by momentary torments, en deavored lo relieve him, and in the end effected Lis cure. In the last war in India a young elephant received a violent wound in his head, the pain of which ren dered it so franlic and ungoverna ble that it was found impossible to persuade the animal to have the part dressed. Whenever any one ap- in several yards of it. The man who had the care of it at length hit upon a contrivance for securing it. By a few words and signs fie ga\e lire mother of the animal sufficient intelligence of what he wanted. The sensible creature immediately seized the young one with her trunk and held it firmly down, though groan ing with agony, while the surgeon completely dressed the wound, and she continued to perform this ser vice every day until the wound was healed. In a little village in Virginia there lived a lamity named Ransom. They were not pious people—rather on the reprobate order, in fact—and they never went to church. Once, however, during a revival, the fam ily were prevailed upon to attend preaching. When they made their reluctant and tardy appearance the services had begun, and they had scarcely taken their seats when the preacher gave out the first hymn, reading it somewhat thus : “ Return ye ransom’ sinner's home.” “ All right,” cried the head of the Ran soms, getting up in a rage and clap ping his hat on his head, “ Come along, old woman and gals, we’ll go home fast enough, and everybody in the old church knows we didn’t want to come.”—Exchange. • A Plantation Negro’s Prescrip tion.—A gentleman in Alabama, in exerting himself one day felt a sud den pain, and fearing his internal machinery had been thrown out of order, sent for a-negro of his planta tion who made some pretensions to medical skill, lo prescribe for him.— Tire negro having investigated the cause, prepared and administered a dose to his patient with the utmost confidence ot a cure . No relief be?? ing experienced, however, the gen tleman sent for a physician who, on arriving, inquired ol the negro what medicine he had given his master.— Bob promptly responded : “Rosin an.I alum, sab.” “ What did you give them for r” continued the doctor. “Why,” replied Bob, “ de alum to draw ihi' parts toge.lder, and the rosin to soder urn. Fortune, success, fame, and po sition are never gained but by pi ously, determinedly, bravely stick ing, growing, living to a thing till it is fairly accomplished. In short, you must carry a thing through if you want to be anybody or anything. No matter for these. Stick to the thing and carry it through. Believe you were made for the matter, and that no one else can do it. Put forth your whole energies. Be awake, electrity yourself, and go forth lo the task. Once learn to carry a thing through in all its completeness and proportion, and you will be come a hero. You will think better of yourself, others will think better of you. The world in its very heart admires the stern, determined doer. It sees in him its light, its brightest olject, its richest treasure. Drive right along then, in whatever you undertake. Consider yourself an.** ply sufficient for the deed. You’ll be successful. A Strange Infatuation. A Man in Shelby County has his Office Guarded by Snakes—His death front the bite of a “ Garter.” A gentleman moved lo Shelby county in this State, several years since, from one of the Western Slates and locating near Shelby Springs, by his urbane manner and liberality soon won lh& respect and esteem of the entire community. Engaging in the tanning business he adopted one of the most novel, and it afterwards proved, utif irUmate means of guard ing his property. Resting under the bel\ f that he possessed a power lo charm reptiles, he allowed no oppor tunity to escape by which he could add to the already large number of tin: m venomous snakes to be found in the country. him. He look it up iri his hat and placed the hat on his head. His snakeahip remained quite tor a time but growing weary of its new poai. lion, worked its heud d<*wn through fiis hair and bit him on the forehead. After enduring great suffering he died the next morning from the ef fects of the bite. His widow, a beauti'ul and accomplished lady, at once bad all lire snakes killed, thus de-tro\ing woiai had been the dread of he whole neighborhood for a long time. We suppress the names of parties who gave us the information as well as »he name of the party who labored under the infatuation ; but we assuie our readers that our informants occupy such positions in society that the truthfulness of the «ibove account can be vouched for as being correct in every particular. —Montgomery Advance. A Child Frightened into Imbecility. A Fearful Wanting for Parents—-A Lije long Idiot through a Father * Stubbornness. A few weeks ago o family named Woodstock, arrived in this cay from Weschester, N. Y., intending lo set tle in the Stale, and accepted the in- vitaliuii of an old acquaintance, re siding on Russel street, to stop with hi rii tor a week or two until they tiad decided where to locate. Not being suited with the city, Wood- stock lo k a trip lo the interior, and purchased a farm in Berrien county. Fie came back Saturday night, and the family would have left Monday, only for the occurrence ol a sad af fair due lo the puritanical ideas and hard-lit artedness of the father. The youngest of the children is a boy about four years old, who, be ing a pel, lias been allowed to sleep with his parents. Sunday night the Wood stocks, desiring to go lo church, an effort was made to get the boy to go to bed with the older brother. He was frightened and timid ami made great opposition, saying ‘that he was afraid of bears and wolves.’ The opposition irritated the lather, and he declared that he would not go to church and that Charlie should go to sleep in that bed. As the child kept crying and teasing, the older one was made to g t up auii *le< p elsewhere. 'Phis di«l not help mai lers, ol course, and Woodstock t >M the bov be w uid luck the ilmr and have him in the itaik f he did n<» cease crying Frighten* d forth i, th«* lad continued w-eping and l>e- set ching, and Wood-lock did a- he said he would. The hoy screamed at the top of his voice for a few minutes, beat on the door, and entreated lo be l ken out, but ihe father was unrelenting as a rock. The wails gradually died aw’ay, the lad ceased to shoot, and after half an hour the door was open ed. He was not found asleep, as expected, but h* vv-scrouch* d town hi a comer, his feet drawn up unu* r him, and it took only r l nerit to convince the parents thnt tno boy had been tendered a lunatic or an idiot. He laughed and talked to himself, did not reply to a question, yave no one any notice, and when the mother realized \vh*i had oc curred, she fainted away. Every effort was made by the friends to bring the boy’s reason back, but all tailed. He would not speak, gave the other children no notice, but wanted to roll around on the floor and play with spools and sticks. A physician was called Monday, and two more Tuesday, but all were agreed that the boy’s reason had been affected by his fright, and that he might be an idiot for the rest of his days. The circumstance has nearly broken the mother’s heart, and the father carries a conscience which any criminal short of murder would not enjoy.—Detroit Free Press. The Way to be Miserable.— Sit idly down and allow your thoughts to dwell upon the ‘might have been.' Never extend to your fellowr-man in the hour of need a helping hand. When a friend ofL fends you, in word or deed, mope it out in a mulish pout. To allow self, and all its sensual gratifications to predominate over your belter vir tues, and mistrust ail around you. Now, is this the way to live ? Is Ou entering i t j 1( . W ay to pass away the life The patient eventually recovered. ll,e visitor would be h rn- j lhat j, as been bestowed upon us by fied with the familiarity with which : our beneficent Creator? Can we, he regarded his snakey companions. | leading such a life as this, prepare One could be seen eoiled in a chair, | p or ^he grave beyond ? The echo ot another on the table just by his pa- t , nv heart answers me back, ‘no, no!* F=t~and pen, another coiled on the j 'Then let us be up and doing; let leather in a corner or other parts 'jfj no i Bie golden hours pass unbred* the room, and everywhere could be | ingljr by. Dwell not too earnestly seen the most venomous and dan-1 U p on t he past; for yesterday we gerous serpents. He met with »° W rre, to-day w© are, and to morrow accident until a shotl lime since, WQ hope be. The Law of Kindness.—Would you have influence with those whi^ look to you for guidance and instruc tion ? Bear with you the law of kind ness. Would you command their respect? Let your words, though they tnav inflict pain for the time, drop kindly from your lips,