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■ppv ■■■HI YOL. XIX. COLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1877. NO. 86 ■ AST. I.ike as the damask rose you see, Or like a blossom on a tree. Or lik- the dainty flower In May, Or like the morning to the day. Or like the sun, or like the shade. Or like the gourd W filch Jonas had: Kvon such is man, whose thread is spun Drawn out and out, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower.fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow dies, The gourd consumes, the man he dies. Like to the grass that’s newly sprung, Or like a tale that’s new begun, Or like the bird that’s here to day, Or like the pearled dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the siogi .g of a swan: Even such is man, who lives by br -ath, Is here, now th re, in life and death. The grass wltheis, the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew’s ascended, The hour in short, the span not long, The swan’s near death, man's li:e is done. Like to the bubble iu the brook, Or in a glass much likea look, Or like the shuttle in weaver’s hand, Or like the writing on till sand, Or like a thought, or Dke a dream, Or like the gliding of the stream: Even such Is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, iu life und death. The bubble’s out, the look’s forgot, The shuttle's flung, the writings blot; The thought is past, tile dream is gone, The waters glide, man's life ■done, Like to an arrow from the bow, Or tlie swift course of waterfiow, Or like that time'twixt flood and ebb, Or like the spider's tender web, Or like a race, or like a go <1, Or like the dealing of a dole. Even hlicit is man, whoso brittle stuto Is always subject uuto fate, The arrow shot, the flood soon spent, The time no time, the web soon rent, The race soon run, 'ho goal soon won, The dole soon dealt, man’s life soon done. Like to the lightning from tho sky, Or like a post tli at quick doth hie, Or like a quaver iu a song, Or like a j..urney three days long, Or like snow when Summers c into Or like the pear, or like the plum: Kveu such is man. who heaps up sorrow, Lives but this day and dies to-morrow. The lightnings past, the post must go, The soug is short, the journey SO, The pear doth rot, the plum doth fall, Tho snow dissolves, and so must all. The Bogus Wiggins on, LOVE TRIUMPHANT. BY MARCUS C. STEBMNS. f From tho New Yoik Mercury .J Old Jacob Muddle wort was a stubborn man. 1 have good grounds for the belief f that never, since the destruction of Pha- f raoh, has a more stubborn, solf-willed in- ! dividual existed. Jacob Muddle wort had, like Jepthah, judge of Israel, one fair daughter, and no moro, which he loved passing well. He loved her so well, in fact, that he dared not trust her to select a partner for life, but insisted upon it that he was beU ter qualified to judge who was best cal culated to insure her happiness in the marriage state. She entertained quite a different opinion, and as she inherited not a little of her father’s principal men tal characteristic, she firmly resolved that she would never submit to her father's will in that respect. Her name was Harriet—Harriet Mud- dlewort. The residence of the Muddleworts was in Flyburg in Central New York. Old Jaoob was a—I may say he was the main pillar of sooiety in that goodly town. He was only a justice of the peace, but his name had been mentioned, on several oc casions in connection with the nomintion for Representative in the State Legisla ture. One day, after dinner—Harriet was eighteen years of age at this time—Jacob Muddlewort solicited, or rather demand ed, a private interview with his daughter, when he proceeded to inform her that it was his wish that she should marry, and hoped that she would not be so unreason able as to oppose such a measure. Harriet assured him that she certainly Bhould not, and plainly stated that noth ing would more precisely meet her views. “Right.' right!” said old Jacob, rubbing his hands, and smiling beningnly. “I thought you would acquiesce in my views, particularly when informed who is to be the happy men.” “I hardly need information on that point," said Harriet quietly. “O, but I think you do; I am sure I have never informed you. It is no other than Robert Wiggins, son of my old friend Peter Wiggins, of Albany. You used to know Robert when you were both children; if you will recollect, the family resided over here in Bogtown then. Peter has done well, very well, since he remov ed to Albany; he assured me, before I left him, last Tuesday, that his son should have twenty thousand on the day of his marriage. ” Jaoob Mnddlewort had been on a visit to the State Capital the week previous, and Hrrriet surmised, from some obscure hints he had let drop after his return home, what had been the ohief end of his journey. “I have not seen Robert Wiggins for many years.” “Nor have I; ho was absent in Vermont when I was at his father’s. But that need make no difference. Robert has, I am assured, grown to be a fine young man, and is now reading law with an eminent attorney.” “He will have to read long before he comprehends it, if there has been no im provement in his intellect since he was a boy.” “Robert is a worthy young man,” ex- claimed the old gentleman, warmly, “and I am astonished at hearing such an ex pression from you. But as you offer no objection to wedding with him, it is no matter.” “But I do object to marrying him.” She cast down her eyes,but spoke in a low, determined tone. Her father elevated his eyebrows, and looked her steadily in the face for a moment. “How am I to understand you?” he in quired, tartly. “At first you consent to marrying, and in the next breath yon de cline. ” “I do not object to marriage. I only object to marriage with Robert Wig gins.” “But I have given my word that you shall be his.” “You did it without my consent, and I am not therefore holden.” “But I am. My word is pledged, my good name is at stake,and it is too late for you to decline now.” “I could not very well do it before, as 1 knew nothing of yonr intention to en gage me." Jacob Muddlewort tamed very purple in the face, and was evidently keeping down his anger with an effort. “The young man will arrive here one week from to-day,” he said, at length, “and he most not come for nothing.” “Very well, he can make as long a stay as he pleases, and return home when he has a mind. But he will get no enconis agement from me.” It was plain to be seen that the old gentleman was getting enraged. Rising suddenly, he walked two or three times rapidly and nervously across the room, and then returned to his seat. “It is useless to talk,” he uttered;“you must consent to marry him.” “I cannot.” “Yon shall!” “I won’t!” Both were silent for a few moments,and both were resolving to remain firm in the determination they had formed. “You must have some potent reason for this strange behavior,” said the father at length, striving to appear calm. “I have,” said the daughter, in a quiet maimer. “Will you inform me what it is?” “Certainly; I love another.” “You love another!" repeated he in amazemeut. “I do.” “And who may he be?” “John Leggett.” “You are mad!” “No, I was never more sane.” “Why, he is only a journeyman car penter?” “Yes, that is the profession he fol lows.” ‘Profession! I am amazed! He isn’t worth one hundred dollars.” “He is just beginning in life.” “And a fine beginning he is hoping to make by getting you. But he shall be foiled, this scoundrel! He shall never set foot in this house again!” “You cannot prevent our loving.” “Yes, but I will,” cried the enraged Ja cob, striking a chair standing near with such force as to overturn it; “but I will. Robert Wiggins will be here in one week, and marry him yon shall, or not one cent of my money ever enriches you. You had better think well before you decide, for wbat I have said shall surely come to pass. ” He rushed from the room as he finished speaking, and till the next morning she did not see him again. Harriet Muddlewort sat for some time after she was left alone, deeply engaged with her thoughts. She was determined to hold out in the resolution she had for med, but she regretted deeply that she could not have her father’s approbation; and it was no easy matter to bring her mind to a willingness to leave the home of her ohildhood, and to give up the com forts she had so long been used to. That evening Harriet sent for her lover, to inform him of the new position in which she found herself placed. John Leggett was, as has been mentioned, a young carpenter, who was just setting up in life, with only a good reputation, strong common sense, and an excellent set of tools to begin with. Harriet informed him of all she knew respecting her father’s intentions. He pressed her to remain firmly opposed to the plan, received her assurance that she would, gave her an eloquent kiss, and re tired to meditate upon what he had heard. Now John Leggett had a cousin—a har um-scarum sort of fellow, who was al ways up to any sort of mischief. This cousin whose name was Tom Leggett, lived some fifteon miles distant, at a little town near the railroad. At present, how ever, he was on a visit to John, and John made him a confidant of his love affairs. He listened to John’s tale very attentive- *y- “I hen the old gentleman, it seems, has not even seen his proposed son-in-law for many years?” inquired Tom, as his cousin concluded his tale. “So she gave me to understand,” was the reply. “And would not, in all likelihood, re cognize him were they to meet?” “I should think not.” “Good. I have a halfsformed scheme by which to aid you.” “Let me know it?” “I will personate this young Wiggins, and pay old Muddlewort visit. I will act in such a manner as to disgust him with the very name of Wiggins.” “An excellent idea! Help me in win ning Harriet, and I am yonr debtor for ever.” The next day John Leggett obtained an inerview with the young lady. She entered with full spirit into the plan, and suggested that the day after the mor row her father intended going to the very town where Tom Legget resided, on bu siness, and that it might be a good time to carry out their plot. Two days after this conversation Jacob Mnddlewort took his seat in the stage coach at B. late in the afternoon, to return to Flyburg, which town he had left early the same morning. There was one passenger already occupying the back seat—a young man who was engaged iu reading a daily paper. He had apparent ly come from the next town, which was the nearest railroad station to B , as well as to Flyburg. As soon as the coach started the young man folded up his paper, stared rather impudently into his fellow-traveler’s face for a few moments, yawned, and then, taking a cigar from his pocket,lit a match and oo oily prooeededto smoke. The coach was soon filled with the fumes. Jacob Muddlewort bore the an noyance as long as his irritable temper would allow him, and then he gave vent to an exclamation expressive of his re pugnance. “Perhaps you are not fond of the weed?” remarked the young man. “No,” said Jacob, emphatically. “I am not fond of it; and, moreover, I don’t see how anybody can be fond of it.” “Really, now, you surprise me. Do yon know, I took you for a more sensible old brick?” The old gentleman waa astonished. That any one should have the audacity to designate him by such au appellation as an “old brick,” was a matter of surprise to his mind. His indignation was arous ed. “Sir,” said he, “you are impertinent. You should have the good manners, at least, not to smoke in Bach a place as this.” “Then it is really offensive to yon?” said the other, without being the least disturbed. “Yes, sir, it is very offensive.” “It is singular,” said the other, in a musing manner, emitting a fresh cloud of smoke, “what tastes some people have.” “Will you throw that cigar away?” cried Jacob. “I really couldn’t think of such a thing. Bnt I’ll tell you how we can arrange it; we’ll stop the coach, and you take a seat with the driver till I have done smoking. Capital idea, that, isn’t it?” And without waiting for a reply—and, in fact, Jacob Muddlewort was too exas perated at the moment to speak—the young man thrust his head through the little window, and called out to the driver to stop. “Well, what’s wantin'?” said that func tionary, pulling up his team. “This old chap inside wants to take an ouiside seat for awhile,” was the reply. It’s a confounded lie!” shouted old Jacob, noarly choking with rage, and at the same time he jumped to his feet, en tirely forgetting that he was confined to so narrow a space. The consequence was, his head struck with force against the top of the coach, knocked his hat over his eyes, and knocking him back into his seat. Tho driver grumbled, whipped up his horses, and started off at full speed. The young mao reseated himself, puffing away at his cigar, and looking serene as if nothing had been said or done. As for the old man, he struggled for a moment to release his hat, which done, he looked furiously up on the other, and repeated with all the wrath that stirred him: “Yes, sir, it’s a confounded lie—a con founded lie, sir, and you are a puppy, sir —an impertinent puppy.” “Don’t I implore you,” said the other, as calm as ever, “don’t disturb yourself; you are really excited, I fear.” And he stretched out his legs at full length, managing to overturn the other's carpet bag in so doing, which slightly barked its owner’s shins. “Now, upon my honor, that is no place for a carpet bag to be sitting,” uttered the young mao, without the ’least apolo gy- “Blast your impudence!” vehemently cried Jacob, “you are intolerable. You ought to be put out, sir—you ought to be kicked out!” “Really, if you keep on, I shall begin to think you are prejudiced against me; I really shall, upon my word.” Jacob Mnddlewort looked at the young man before him like au enraged tiger. He was too exasperated to utter another word, but he felt that it would afford him the highest satisfaction to annihilate his persecutor on the spot. The remainder of the ride to Flyburg was passed by the young man in altern ately singing loud songs and smoking ci gars; and old Jacob parted with him ear ly in the evening with the extremest pleasure. He had been at home rather more than au hour, had eaten his snpper and retired to his private room, when the servant in formed him that a gentleman in the par lor desired to see him. Wondering who it could be,he descend ed the stairs and passed through the hall. As he was neariug the door he heard the voice of hi3 daughter as she uttered a slight scream, and then a man’s voice ex claimed: “ But you really must give me just one! What, you refuse your affianced husband a kiss! It won’t do; I must have one you know!” He threw open the door at the same moment. He had recognized the tones and was horror struck at beholding the very same young man who had been his fellow passenger from B , with one arm around the waist of his daughter, who was struggling violently to release herself from his grasp. The old man turned pale, and then he turned red. “What does this mean?” he cried ad vancing into the room and confronting the stranger with the deepest wrath de picted upon his features. “Why are you here?” “What!” exclaimed the other, is it pos sible? Why, my old friend, who conld have imagined that you were old Mud- dlewort? Well, now, I hadn't the least idea this afternoon who you really were. But never mind, I freely forgive you for the rash expressions you made use of; I am not one to harbor malignity, you know.” “Who the deuce are you?" cried Ja cob, foaming with rage. “What! don’t you know me?” “No; and I regret ever having seen you!” “Not know me! Well, then, I may as well inform you. I’m Robert Wiggins— generally known as Bob Wiggins by those who are pos ted.” Jacob Muddlewort gasped for breath, and leaned against a chair for support. Bob Wiggins took a seat. “Gan it be possible that I have heard aright?” uttered the old gentleman in amazement. “If your ears are in good condition, I think you have.” “And you are Robert, the son of my old friend, Peter Wiggins!” “Undoubtedly.” “Then,” said Jacob, recovering himself somewhat, and allowing his anger to again get the better of him, “then I have been shamefully deceived, for I was as sured that you were a gentleman—a gen tleman, sir, which you are far from be ing!” Harriet Mnddlewort, feigning as deep an indignation as her father, had stood by daring the conversation. “Gan it be possible, she now exclaim ed, appealing to the the old gentleman, “that yon have promised my hand to such a person as this? Is it true that I am to be forced into a union with one so ae testable as he?” “Now I call that unfair,” cried the as sumed Wiggins, bestowing a tender but reproachful look upon the girl. “After coming so far as I have, and harrying away, too, three or fonr days in advance of the time set, in my impatience to be hold her who is to become my wife, I did not expect such words from you. Really, if you keep it up, I shall be tempted to give you another kiss; I shall, upon my word!” and he half rose as if to execute bis threat. “You hear, father!” exclaimed Harriet, you hear all, do you not, and still insist upon uniting me to such a man! ” At this juncture the door bell was heard to ring, but the party were too much engaged to pay any attention to it. “No, no! ” cried the old gentleman, in reply to his daughter’s appeal; “no yon shall not be forced to do anything of the kind. His conduct is inexcusable; it is outrageous. He insulted me all the way from B in the stage coach, and now he insults me in my own house.” “Of course you’re joking; you don’t mean it, of course not,” remarked the young man as coolly as ever. “Sir,” thundered old Jacob, now thor oughly maddened, “get out of my house! Leave me, sir, and never show yourself here again!” At this instant the door opened and ad mitted John Leggett. “Excuse me,” said the spurious son of Petter Wiggins, “but I had much rather not leave to-night. In faot, I will honor you by resting here and testing your feathers, in the morning you’ll be cool er, and then we can arrange the matter wbioh brings me here.” “Will you quit the house?” screamed old Jacob. “Most certainly not!” “Then I will take the trouble of eject ing you!” exclaimed John Leggett, com ing forward, with indignation in his looks. “What! have you no respect for age and integrity?” He grasped the other by the shoulders, as he spoke, and, despite the feeble straggle that was attempted, soon suc ceeded in forcing him into the street. Closing the door, he returned to the room. “Thank you—thank you!” uttered Mr. Muddlewort sinking into a seat; you could not do me a greater favor.” He sat for some time allowing his wrath to evaporate, stealing, now and then, a glance at the young man and his daughter who were conversing at the window. For a little while .there seemed to be some kind of a combat going on in his mind; but at length the shadows all fled from his features, and he called to the young couple to approach. Addressing the young carpenter, he said: ‘I learned the other day that you love my daughter." I do, most devotedly,” replied the young man in earnest tone. “And that she loves you I know, for she has told me 60 herself. I see that I have acted very blindly in trying to con trol her affections. You have shown yourself to be the gentleman of the two, to-night,and I now wish to say that I give my full consent to your marriage to Har riet. ” “Sir, I cannot thank you sufficiently, but I will endeavor to prove my gratitude hereafter.” Harriet did not say a word, bnt she went around, and, placing her arms aronnd the old man’s neck, she gave him a kiss, which repaid him f or all he had said. “One thing more,” continaed John, when shall the wedding take place? Ex cuse my mentioning the subject at this early hour, but—” “No apologizing!” cried the old gentle man; yon cannot be more anxious now than I. Name as early a day as you please—the earlier the better.” “Then I would suggest the day after to-morrow morning!” Jacob thought that that was rather ear ly, and was disposed to suggest that it would require longer time to make the necessary arrangements; but he looked at his daughter, and she seemed to smile affirmatively, and so he replied: “Well, let it be as you wish.” At ten o’clock on the morning mention ed the party were united. The affair was rather private, and went off to the satis faction of all inter eated. The same evening, a very hungry- looking young man alighted from the stage-coach in Flyburg, and, after parta king of a hearty snpper, called at the residence of Jacob Mnddlewort, and in troduced himself aa the son of Peter Wiggins. He was a good deal surprised, when he found himself looked upon by that worthy man as an impostor; but Ja oob was a great deal more surprised when his visitor produced incontestable evi dence that he was the true Robert Wig gins, and no mistake. An explanation ensued, and the young man retired with evident symptoms of disgust. For a day or two Jacob Muddlewort was peculiarly savage; but his anger evap orated gradually, and he acknowledged that John Leggett and wife had played a shrewd game, and had proved themselves worthy of one another. l.OVE’S IDEAL. 0! atk not why this trembling heart It’s fond confusion owns— Nor why my voice h is lost its art, And falters in its tones. Did not tho heaving of my breast* It’s thrilling tale reveal, When lips of mine on thine imprest Stamped there my passion’s seal? Sweet Marie! question thou no more The roason of my love; It came, as came that dove of yore Alighting from above. On silent pinions settling down, It bore the palm of peace; It robbed my fate of every frown, And bade my troubles cease. It won me back with holiest spells To dream of happier days; Led me again through flowery dells Of childhood’s suuny muse. It shot rich gleams of hoavenly light Athwart my darkened path; My woe was hushed, my gloom grew bright, God smiled through all his wrath. for, from that brow so whi'e and calm, Tint augsl brow of thine! A glory gushed, a sunny balm, That rippled over mine. “Brutus Blinkeuberry,” said that gen tleman’s wife, drawing a paper from her pocket in the privacy of the chamber on Sunday morning—“Brutus Blinkenberry, I’ve counted, and out of the last thirty days you have come home intoxicated twenty-seven nights; what do you think of yourself ?” Blinkenberry groaned. “Weil, what are you groaning about now?” “Them three nights,” replied Blinkenber ry with an expression of horrible suffer ing. —Thomas E trie, sculptor, who died re cently, was born in Hull, England, in 1810, was a most diligent student at all the schools of the Royal Academy, and gained there the gold medal for the best historical group in 1839. He was chief modeler and designer with the late Sir Francis Chantrey, and under this sculp tor executed the equestrian statue of George IV. at Trafalgar square, almost tho work of Earle’s hands. The deceas ed has exhibited most artistic work for thirty years. —As compared with other devices of the kind, the peculiar feature in the con struction of (he new English safety lamp for mines, is that the admission of gas extinguishes the flame, so that it cannot under any circumstances he exploded by the lamp—the great danger which char acterizes other lamps in mines. In this new arrangement, the whole of the air for feeding the flame has to pass through an air chamber in a limited space at the bot tom of the lamp, and as soon as the im pure air, such as hydrogen, fills up that limited space, then the passage of the oxygen requisite to support combustion is stopped, and consequently the light becomes suffocated for want of air. Suc cessful experiments have demonstrated this. It has also been claimed for the lamp that it could not be affected by the strongest current of pure air, but the ex periments in this respect are said not to have proved so successful—the superiori ty of the invention showing itself in its other qualities. —The essential points to be observed in the matter of joints and fastenings in constructive carpentry are the following: First, to cut the joints and arrange the fastenings so as to weaken the pieces of timber they connect as little as possible; second, to place each abutting surface in joint as nearly as possible perpendicular ly to the pressure which it has to trans mit; third, to proportion the area of each surface to the pressure which it has to bear, so that the timber may be safe against injury under the heaviest load which occurs in practice, and to form and fit every pair of such surfaces accurately, in order to distribute the stress uniform ly; fourth, to proportion the fastenings so that they may be of an equal strength with the pieces which they connect. The last requisite is to place each piece of timber so that there shall be sufficient re sistance to the giving way of the joint by the fastenings shearing or crushing their way through the timber. These are the necessary conditions of safe and du rable carpentry. —Attention has recently been drawn to an interesting fact connected with the proper motions of the stars, namely, that one or two stars are flying through space with such enormous rapidity that the combined attraction of all the stars visi ble with the telescope could never stop them—this seeming to be especially the case with a small star, invisible to the naked eye, designated in astronomical literature as “Groombridge, 1830.” The rate of motion of this star is estimated to be about seven seconds per year—the greatest ever known. It was hence con cluded that it must be very near the earth and a number of astronomers have songht to determine its parallax, but have found it to be only about a tenth of a second— its apparent motion in a year being sev enty times the distance from the earth to the snn in a year, or eighteen millions of miles every day, and more than two hun dred miles every second—distances and velocities which may well be said to be inconceivable. From what is known of the distribution, masses and numbers of the stars, it is regarded as probable that tho attraction of all the bodies to the uni verse can never stop such headlong speed nor bring this star into any orbit, and that consequently it will pass through our universe, and leave it entirely in it pass age through infinite space. If there were accurate observations of the star’s posi tion three or four thousand years ago, some more certain opinions as to its des tiny might be formed, but, of course, no such observations exist. JSpefi —Lawyers should sleep well—it is im material on which side they lie. —Don’t linger where “your love lies dreaming. ” Wake her up and tell her to get the breakfast. —An aged man, with careful tread, slipped up this mom—lit on his head; and as he rose we heard him yell; “jam the slippery walk to jell!” —Mrs. Partington Remarks that few persons nowadays suffer from suggestions of the brain. —An ignorant idea as to the duty of a vice president is, that he is the man who attends to all the vice. —A Western man, in a note to the Mercury employs thirteen letters to spell cow, and this is how ha does it, “see o double you.” —Ladies are like watohes — pretty enough to look at. Sweet faces and del icate hands, hut somewhat difficult 1b “regulate” after they are set a-going. —The change to the latest style of a lady’s hat is readily accomplished now by simply unshipping the bustle and trans ferring it to the top of the wearer’s head. —“Have you a suit of clothes here to fit a large body of water?” “No, but we can sell you a needle and thread with which to sew a potato patch on the pants of a tired dog. ” —The best way to discourage a boil is to seek a right slippery place on the pavement and then, when the boil ain’t looking come down on it—flop. —There are forty-three thousand cler gymen in the United States, but even this number have not succeeded in work ing the morals of the community up to that point where all will pay in a crowd ed horse ear. —The time approaches when a fellow buys for his chum's sister a highly orna mented valentine, the great centre of at traction of wbioh is a picture of the fa bled boy who has decidedly more wings than overcoat. —“Do you reside in this city?” asked a man of a masked lady at a masked party the other evening. He felt sick when she said to him in a low voice: “Don’t be a fool, John; I know you by tho wart on your thumb.” It was his wife. -“Triplets,” said a doctor senten- tiously. The husband of a year rushed out on the back porch, thought upon his slender income, glared upon the snow- clad yard aDd exclaimed with a wild mocking laugh, “Son-struck in January.” -She wouldn’t stand to have a tooth palled for one million two hundred thousand dollars, she said, and yet she walked the streets all day in tiny gaiters, two sizes too small for her, and thought nothing of it; but then nobody saw the tooth and several saw the gaiters. -An old woman, on being examined before a magistrate as to her place of le gal settlement, was asked what reason she had for supposing her husband had a le gal settlement in that town. The old la dy said: “He was born and married there, and they buried him there, and if that isn’t settling there, what is it?” —Representative Lapham,of New York sends the following epitaph copied ver batim from a tombstone in Pennsylvania: ‘Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1802. John D. L was born March 26, 1839, in the town of West Dresdren, State of New York, where the wicked cease from trou bling and the weary are at rest. —A gentleman traveling in Ohio, some years ago turned in at a country tavern for dinner. The bar-room was garnished with a dirty wash basin, a piece of soap the size of a lozenge and a square yard of crash dimly visible through epidermic deposits. Having slightly washed, the traveler eyed the rag doubtfully, and then asked the proprietor, “Haven’t you, sir, about the premises, a this year’s tow el ?”, —A piano tuner recently found the fol lowing in a piano: One pine stick, four inches in length, three fourths of au inoh wide and nearly half an inch in thickness; one pine splinter, two and a half inches long, abont three-fourths of au inch thick —one nickel penny, one gutta percha button, five glass beads, a quantity of ap ple and canary seeds, cioves, part of a quill, eight pins, thread, ravelings of yarn, etc. BOOTS AND SHOES. WELLS S CURTIS ARE SELLING BOOTS, SHOES AND Only au Accountant. The New York 1'imea says: Tliere died in this city, last Saturday, a man of mod erate attainments, a little past th9 prime of life, and gifted with a talent—a single talent—of which he made a great deal. His name was William E. Warren. He was a native of Gonuecticut. He seemed a born mathematician. Perhaps ho was, more strictly speaking, a born account ant. The science of book-keeping and accounts was as open to him as the stony book of geology was to Lyell, or as the starry leaves of the sky could have been to Tycho Brahe. There was no cunning manipnlation of accounts that could de ceive him, or false or forced balance that he did not detect, and no fraudulent en try which failed, sooner or later, to reveal itself to his cold and searching vision. It might be that some cashier, book-keeper or trusted accountant had for years pur sued a system of theft, disguised by fair- seeming figures and footings. If Warren were sent for, in a moment of doubt or suspicion, he detected the fraud with un erring accuracy a3 soon as he had ran through the books. The Methodist Church in Rome has recently received 50 accessions to its membership. atHer THIS YEAR FOll CASH, And, notwithstanding the great advance in Leather, can sell Good Work at Reasonable Prices We have a heavy stock of Plantation Boots, Brogans and Plow Shoes. A full line of Fine Goods in all the popular Styles, and are constantly re plenishing our stock with SUCH GOODS AS THE PEO PLE WANT. ( S3T All Purchases must be consider ed as for CASH ON CALL, unless by special agreement. WELLS & CURTIS, 73 BROAD STREET, (Sign of the liig Hoot.) 3ep30 tf Lawyers. BENNETT n. CRAWl’OKD, Attorney and Counsel lor at Law. Office over Frazer’s Hardware Store. Jal4’77_ly Mvrk H. Blandfokd. Louis F. Garrard. BLANDFORD A GARRARD, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Office No. 67 Broad street, over Wittich & Klnsel’s Jewelry Store. Will practice In the State and Federal Courts sep4 ’75 L. T. DOWNING, Attorney and Solicitor. U. S. Com’r and Register in Bankruptcy. Office over Brooks’ Drug Store, Columbus,Ga. ap20,’76 KBKSK CRAWFORD. J. M. M’NKILL. CRAWFORD A JIcNIELL, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 128 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga. janl6,’?e ly TUOS. J. CHAPPELL, Attorney»at>Law and Magistrate. Office over 119 Broad street. mhl2,’76 ly G. E. THOMAS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Offick: Over Hochstrasser’s Store, Columbus, Georgia. [jan9,76 ly] LIONELC. LEW, JR., Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Commissioner of Deeds, New York aHd other States. Office over Georgia Home Insurance Co. ESTATES.—Special attention to keeping ac curate accounts, vouchers, &e., and making annual returns for Guardians, Administra tors and Executors.dec6,’76 Watchmakers. C. H. LEQCIN, Watchmaker, 134 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga Watches and Clocks repaired in the best manner and warranted. jyl,’7a Cun and Locksmiths. WE SCHOBEB 7 Dcelcr In Guns and Ammunition. GUNS, LOCKS, Ac., REPAIRED. 39 Randolph Stkkkt, nrar Times Offick. [octl 8m] Tin and Coppersmiths. WHS. FEE, Worker in Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper Orders from abroad promptly attended to. jyl,’76 No. 174 Broad Street. Piano Tuning;, &c. E. W. BLAU, Repairer and Tuner of Pianos, Organs and Accordeons. Sign Painting also done. Orders may be leit at J W Pease & Nor man’s Book Store.>ep5,’75 REAL ESTATE AGENTS. JOHN BLACKMAB, Georgia Homo Building, next to Telegraph Office, Colutubus, Ga., Real Estate, Brokerage and Insurance Agency. LAND WARRENTS BOUGHT. Refer, by permission, to Banks of this city. [nov3;’75 tf | is| ^ To the Working Class.—Wo are cow prepared to furnish all classes with constant employment at home, the whole ol the time,or for their spare moments. Business new, light and profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from 50 cents to $5 per evening, and a proportional sum by devoting their whole time to the business. Boys and girls can earn near ly as much as men. That all who see this no tice may send their address, and test the busi ness, we make this unparalleled oflor : To such as are not well satisfied we will send one dol lar to pay for the trouble of writing. Full par ticulars, samples wt rth several dollars to com mence work on, and a copy of Home and Fire side, one ol the largest and best Illustrated Publications, all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, address GEORGE STINSON & CO, ja26 d2m Portland, Maine. ANHOOD RESTORED. Victims of youthful Imprudence, who have tried in vain every known remedy will learn of agimple prescription FREE for the speedy euro of nervous debility, premature decay, lost manhood, and all 11 J *" ' :ht on by excesses. Idtsorder* brtjue... druggist has th\s ingredients.'"" At: DAVIDSON A CO., 86 Nassau Street oct6eod&wly] An j Address ,Ji.I- A lex, frothinghah a to., Bankers and Brokers, No. 12 Wall Street, New York, make for customers desirable in vestments of large or small amounts in stocks of a legitimate character, which frequently pay from five to twenty times the amount in vested every thirty days. Reliable Stock Privileges negotiated at favorable rates. Stocks bought and carried as long as desired on deposit of three to five per cent. Circulars and Weekly Reports sent free. oct21 eodly RAILROADS. Central and Southwestern Railroads. tuT .-wv j 1TW Savannah, Ga., February 4, 1876. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, February 4, Passenger Trains on the Central and Southwestern Railroads and Brunches will run as follows: TRAIN NO. 1, GOING NORTH AN1) WEST Leaves Savannah U:2U a m Leaves Augusta 9:15 a m Arrives at Augusta 4:45 i* m Arrives at Macon 6:45 p m Leaves Macon for Atlanta 9:16 a m Arrives at Atlanta 6:02 a u Leave Macon for Columbus,accommo dation train 8:00 p m Arrives at Columbus 3:27 a m Making close connections at Atlanta .with Western and Atlantic Railroad lor all points North and West. Columbus accommodation leaves Maeon for Columbus daily except Sunday. COMING SOUTH ANI) EAST. Leaves Atlanta 10:40 r x Arrives at Macon 5:45 r m Leaves Macon 7:0oam Arrives at Milledgeville 9:44 a m Arrives at Eatonion 11.30 a m Arrives at Augusta 4 41 p si Arrives at Savannah 4:u0 p m Leaves Augusta 9:15 a m Leaves Columbus, accotu. train 9:31 p m Arrives at Macon 4:50 a m Making connections at Augusta tor tho North and East; and at Savannah with tho Atlantic and Gulf Railroad for all points in Florida. TRAIN NO. 2, GOING NORTH AND WEST Leaves Savannah 7:30 p m Arrives at Augusta 6:0o a n Arrives at Milledgeville 9:44 a m Arrives at Eaton ton 1130am Arrives at Macon 8:00 a m Leaves Macon 8:05 a m Leaves Macon for Atlanta 8:40 a m Arrives at Atlanta 2:18 a m Leaves Macon lor Albany and Eu- faula 8:0b a m Arrives at Eufaula 3:43 p m Arrives at Albany l:5o p m Leaves Macon for Columbus 8:30 a m Arrives at Columbus 1:20 p w Trains on this schedule for Macon, Atlanta, Columbus, Eufaula and Albany daily, making close connection at Atlanta with Western it Atlantic anil Atlanta ts Richmond Air Line At Euiaula with Montgomery and Eulaula Railroad; at Columbus with Western Rail road of Alabama, and Mobile and Girard Railroad. Train on Blakely Extension Leaves Albany daily, except Sunday. COMING SOUTH AND EAST. Leaves Atlanta 1:40 tm Arrives at Macon from Atlanta 6.55 a m Leaves Albany 10:30 a m Leaves Eafaula 12.30 r m heaves Augusta 8:05 p at Arrives at Macon from Eufaula and Albany 7:60 p ar Leaves Columbus 2:15 p ar Arrives at Macon from Columbus 7:05 p m Arrivos at Augusta 6:0u a m Arrives at Savannah 7:15 a m Making connections at Savannah with At- antic and Gulf Railroad for all points in Flor ida. Passengers for Milledgeville and Eatonton will take train No. 2 front Savannah and traiii No. 1 from Macon, which trains connect daily, except Monday, jor these points. WILLIAM ROGERS, General Supt. Central Railroad, Savannah. W. G. RAOUL, Supt. Southwestern Railroad, Macon. feb5 tf WESTERN RAILROAD jaw OF ALABAMA. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 31, 1876. Trains Leave Columbus Dailv AS FOLLOWS : Southern Mail. 2:20 p. m., arrives at Montgomery. 7:33 r nr Mobile 6:00 A M New Orleans. 11:30 a m Nashville 8:00 a m Louisville .... 3:40 p m Memphis 3:ou p m Atlanta & !Voi*tliei*n. Mail. 0;30 st. iu., arrives at Atlanta 4:23 r m Washington .11:65 l* M Baltimore.... 3:10 am New York... 9:30 a m ALSO BY THIS TRAIN Arrive at Montgomery 12:21 p m Selma 3:40 P M Vicksburg 10:00 a k TRAINS ARRIVE AT COLUMBUS From Montgomery and Southwest. .12: 5 p m “ “ .. 7:00 p m From Atlanta and Northwest 7:0 i p m IS“ This Train, arriving at Columbus at 7:00 P. M., leaves Atlanta at 11:00 a. in. E. P. ALEXANDER, President. CHARLES PHILLIPS, Agent. dec!8 tf Mobile & Girard R. R. Kllllll 7 W Columbus, Ga., November 26, 1878. Double Daily Passenger Train M AKING close connection at Union Springs with Montgomery Eulaula trains to and from Montgomery and points beyond. This is tho only lino making night and day- connections at Montgomery lor the Northwest. Through coach with sleeping accommoda tions between Columbus and Montgomery: Passen ger and Mail Freight Train. Train. Leave Columbus 1:50 pm 7:35 p m Arrive at Union Springs.. 5:30 p M 12:32 a m Troy . 7:60 P M 3: :16 A M Eufaula 6 30 A M Montgomery . 7:40 P M 6 35 A M Mobile , 5:25 A M 4 :0O P IVew (frleans 11:25 A M 0: P iS'ashvillo , 8:00 A M - 55 P Louisville . 3:4o p M ;> 20 A M Cincinnati . 8:15 P M 7 25 A M M 7 ;33 P M Philadelphia 7:35 A M 3: 30 p M New York .10:25 A M 6 :45 P Nl oy M ; Union Springs. . 2:22 A M Columbus . 7:10 A M Opelika . 8:4'i A M M Macon . 7:06 P M Savannah 11:45 A M Trains arrive In Montgomery one hour ear lier than by any other line. Passengers lor the Northwest will save twelve hours's time by this route. \V. JL- CLARK, Superintendent. D. E. WILLIAMS, Generai Ticket Agent. novSO tf I S TAKEN INTERNALLY, anti positively cures Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia and Lumbago. Sold by wholesale and retail drug gists everywhere. Send for circular to tho manufacturers. HELPHENSTEIN A BENTLEY, Druggists, oot!3 d&wl; Washington, D. U
