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Job Printing.
nretiared to do all kinds of Job Work.aucb
' Vc r V u , Hand Bills, Posters, Ac., etc., on
»s Cards, ur< ‘ lowest prices,
short notice, and at jaMes dkI.ANEY,
JAMES W. AN DEMON.
grnWrif*al Cwii
■— W. CLARK & J. M. PACE,
n. VP formed a partnersbip. and will transact all
“ f ° r . entrusted to tbetn in the counties of
business llcnrv, Gwinnett, Walton,
Morgan, ••‘•'P'. 11 j ■ nI J riet Court of the United
.tirVaTXoanU Special attention given to ease,
in Bankrupt! \■ \v ci.AMC,
_ , J. M. I-ACK
net. 3 if __
j (j_ M ORRIS,
Attorney
CON YF.RS. GA.
H . \ N DE U SON,
a ttornoy X^mAAr,
A N I>
>! iLICI TO 11 IN I', Q U.TI
corrxGTOX Georgia.
51 . A . J©N K* ,
o aa IST T x m t,
CONYERS, GEORGIA.
v;il be found preoared to put up work in hi*
iu# be fee's confident from his knowledge
the improvement* will v r We sattsfnolion
thnfs Who may fa> or him —3m3
" loIIX S. (JArtUOLL,
dentist,
COVINGTON. GKO lift IA.
Teeth Filled, or New Tcetli Inserted,in
beat. Style, and on HeaaonablcTerms
09e« Rear of R. King's Store.—l ltf
.1 A M E S M . EEV V,
Watchmaker & Jeweler,
East side of the Square,
COVINGTON-, G ICO nG I A ,
' 1,.... he is prepared to Repair Watches. Clocks
oi l Jewelrv in the best style. Particular altcii
ti,» given to repairing Watches l-.jured hy in
roai eteut workmen. All work warranted.
pjf«H9S TUSJE9 hiß REPAIRED.
devote bis S \TUIIDAYS to Tuning
)f $ j (land Repairing Bi«n<>*. He will
vj.it fa■ ■iii. sin the country, ni■ <1 eunvenieut
! ~,ii ts <m the Rail Rn* I f..r that purpose. Ills
**rg experience will enable him to give satis
faction to Ilia e nulo- ers. Charges reasonable.
Ha s permitte 1 to refer to Bre-id-nt (.n r .
I 'ovingtnu, Hi., Anri! 8. 1888. —20if
DI?S. DEALING & PftINCLS
rj tyivC a««-vi*te.l themselves in the Prac-
F S fie* of mkdk; s: *u<i srnawiv, offer
tSrir }>• services* to the ci izen* of
, Vt'o'i c ni'ity. l'ir*v hd\'f «n offi pod
r*.# F.mM of tli* Square. (noxt tloot- to S*
Dr.w mo’s Ts,) nn \me prepared ’ o :\tten<l to
| «ll mil* nrnmp’lv Th.*y lmvj .also ncm cfully
‘•Uc'h! ioeot of tbe
Very Sest Medicines,
niul will give the r n*t»»ntion to C‘»m
--! pounding TVencrip* for l'Uyftioi-in* and
rvfWfl.
Special attention given to Chronic Diseases
At nifht Dr. Peaking wil ! be found at. His
resiiHuce, *nd I>r. Pmsgi.k »t, bis rooms imni -
»li«t.<*lv »»v#-r fl,e Store of 0. H* San»*.ks «& I>bo.
rtnf 15, ‘Jot f
ROOT & SHOE SHOP.
8 would respect fully inform lb* citizen? gj&fl
of (’hvinifton and surrounding country
.liat I am now prepared to niiiUc to order
b o o t s aN n s II oe s
of the finest, quatfty. As 1 wmk ni'thtTig but
the Rest. Material. 1 wdl guarantee satistaction.
f'liop over !!. King s Stole,
fi andly ' .tOSEriT BARBER
.1 OsK.l“ II V rINS LE V .
Watch makor & Jeweler
I* fully prepared to KepairM at<»hes, Clo‘ivS
m ] Jowtdrv, in the haM, St vie, sh'-rt notice,
All Work Done at Old I‘ricuS, and Warranted.
2d door below the Tourt House. —« r >tf
SADDLE AND HARNESS SHOP.
I would respectfully iuf. rm the
citizens of Newton, and adjoining
mV 'e.°uiit.ie?, that I have opened a
SAT>I>I.E and HARNESS SHOP
OnnpiTh side pnblie square in COVINfITON
"■''ere I am prepared tomnko'o ord'-r. TTarncss
Saddles, <tc , or Repair the same at short notice
H "d in the best style.
, 47 if JAMES B. BROM’N
I. T. II BNK Ti
I> E N T I S TANARUS,
coyr GTON, OKOROIA.
dt.AS REDUfEI) 1118 PRICES, so
that all who have been so uufortu
"‘TXr naie 1( s to lose their natural Teeth
r an have their places supplied by Art, at very
small cost. Teeth Filled at reasonable prices,
and work faillifolly cxei-ntcd, Office north side
‘d Square.— l 221 f
the PREMIUM WATER DRAWER.
TL/JA.I. M. 11. MARKS of Georgia, has pnr
t. i a""''! 4 ’' ,e right for lliis most, valuable
,'H l ". ® av ing Machine. The best Machine foi
'rawing water from an ordinary well, with
o>pe find \\ indlass Sduple, durable, and ci.cap
any child of six years can draw it. it emp
oj. Hself by tilting, andean be applied to any
", c ... ,a^e plea urc in recommending it to
ie
• a <\ anfr an-, niieincsOnan can certninlv make
Clonvy nut of it. Address
3m4 3 Maj. M. R. MARKS, Atlanta, Ga.
Ceorgia Railroad
3reakfast and Dinner House,
At Bcrzelia. Ga.,
IJCROONS leaving Augusta By the 7 o’clock
1 assengrr (Morning) Train, llreakfnst,
'•"./.elia. All persons leaving Atlanta by tbe
o'clock (Morning) Train, Hine nt Bcrzelia. Pe
leaving by fir- Freight. Traias can always
qc, geo.l meals. Tables ala nys provided with
'he best the market affords.
F. NEBIH'T. Prp'r
THE GEORGIA ENTERPRISE.
DR.O.S. PROPH IT!
Covington Gkouoia.
Will still continue his business, where lie intends
keeping on hand a good supply of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dye StufTs,
Together with a Lot of
Botanic Medicines,
Concentrated Preparations, Fluid F.xtricts, &>•.
lie is also nutting up Ids
Liver MocUoines,
FFMVLE TONIC, ANODYNE PAIN KILL If
Tcrmiragc, Anil-Bilious nils,
and many other preparations,
rJs“Will give prompt attention to all orders
I* ART K U l. l It VOTir r,.
Her.-after NOMEDICINK WILL HE DELIV
ERED. or isERVICE RENDERED, exec,n fir
O JJk. 3 JEH !
Yon >iec not call unless you arc pr .pared to
PAY 0 \SII, for I wi'l not Keep Books.
Oct. 11 1867. O. 8. PRO PH ITT.
Dr. Prophitt’s Liver Medicine-
Orlificate of Hcv. M. W. Anxoi.n, of On. (.'on.
H AVTXO nscl this Modicinn Pufßci*ntlv b>n«r
to te#*t its virtue, and to satisfy rnv ow• -uimi
tint it is an invaluable remedy for I>yst>oy -ia
a di soft Be from wlileh tbo writer bnft suffered
niueb for six years —and barter persuaded tbnf
liundi edr* wlto now suffer from thisaunoyinp com
plaint, would be signally benefited,as lie has been
bv its uso —we deem it ft du'y we owe to this
unfortunate ebiss. to recommend to themther.se
of this remedy, which has uiven not only himself,
but several members of his family tin crcHtesi
relief M. W,/ARNOLD.
WE YST SI6S 5!
At J. M. Iliirst & Hro’s Old Stand,
North Side of 1 lie Public Sqna rc,
COVINGTON, GA.
I AM now receiving and opening a wed se
lected Stock of
DEY GOODS,
Ready Made Clothing,
H £SL t JS,’ fa IM - ot i C IU3 ,
A Very Superior stock of
SS jEI o E3 fst .
I have a 1 so a Fine Stock of
Family Groceries.
CROCKERY', GLASSWARE, &C,
Call and examine my stock, and I will nuke
tlie prices Satisfactory.
47tf T. J. SHEPHERD.
ANDERSON & HTfNTER
Are now ready for the
FALL AND WINTER TRADE!
J UST OPENED, a large nrd well selected
stock of
X> X* 3T C3r O O <i 13 .
of every Description,
Ready Made Clothing,
HATS & CAPS. BOOTS <fc SHOES,
every description cf Ocuta’ Furnishing (too.ls,
O ROCK HIES.
Hardware, Agricultural Implements,
And any and everything else that, is ever kepi
in a Tirst Class Store. Give us a cal!.-4(itf
lintels.
PLANTERS HOTEL.
JOUSTA. OKOHOIA.
xTEWI.Y furnislicd and refitted, unsurpassed by
n anv TTotcl South, is now open to the Public.
T. S. NICKERSON, Prop’r.
I.atc of Mills TTonsc, Charleston, and Proprietor of
Nickerson's Hotel, Columbia, S. C.
United States Hotel.
ATLANTA GBORGIA
WHITAKER & SASSEF.N, Proprietors.
Within One Hundred Yards of the General Passcn
gor Depot, corner Alabama and Prior streets,
AMERICAN HOTEL,
Alabama street,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Nearest bouse to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHITLOCK, Proprietors.
W. D. Vi lev, Clerk.
Having re-leased and renovate' 1 , the above
Hotel, we arc prepared to entertain guests in a
most, satisfactory ..manner. Charge* fair and
moderate. Our efforts will be to piensc
Baggage carried to and from Depot free of charge
FARE REDUCED
AUGUSTA HOTEL.
rpms FIRST CLASS HOTEL is eituated on
JL Broad Street, Central to the business por
tion of the City, and convenient to the Tele
graph and Express Offices The House is large
and commodious, and lias been renovated and
newly painted from garret to cellar, and the
bedding nearlv all new since tbe war. The
rooms are large and airy ; clean beds, cud the
fare as good as the country affords, and atten
tive and polite servants.
Chabges.—Two Dollars per day.
single Meals 75 Cents.
I 1 ope to merit a liberal share of patronage
ftom tlie traveling public.
Give me a trial and judge for yourselves.
8. M. JONES, Prop'r.
IKON AND HARDWARE.
J. M, & J. C. ALEXANDER, wholesale and re
tail dealers in Hardware. Iron, Steel, Bolting
Cloths, and Mill Furnishing Gootls, Whitehall st
T. R. RIPLEY keeps crockery, ohiney. Glass
ware nnd J amps, IVhitch::! street,
COVINGTON. GA., NOV. C, 18C8.
Alter the Rattle.
[The following beautiful poem, snys ano of
our exchanges, is from “The Chapter, ’’ a vol
ume in press by Sleddon & Go., ncollection of
poems prepared for the press by Samuel Marsh,
Jr., of Staten Island. The author is Mrs. John
L. Fiugg, the wife of the Mayor of Troy, New
York :]
A waste of laud, a sodden plain,
A lurid sunset skv,
Mild clouds that fled arid faded fist
In ghostly phantasy ; •
A field upturned bv trampling leet,
A field up piled with slain.
!\ ith horse ami rider blent in death
l pan the battle plain
The dying and the dead He hi. ;
For them no more shall ri-e
The evening moon, nor midnight . tars.
Nor day light's soft surprise.
They wake no more to tpndcrcst call,
Nor see again each home
)\ here waiting hcartsshnli throb and break
When tiiis day’ll tidings ci.me.
* * * *- * •* r - 1 »■
Two soldiers tying us tie,-;, feu
Upon the reddened may.
In (laytime foes, at night at peace.
Breathing their lives away,
ljravc hearts had stirred each manly breast
Fate only made them foes ;
And lying dying side by aide,
A softer feeling rose.
“Our time is short," one faint voice said,
“ To day we did our best
On different sides ; what mutter now ?
To-morrow we're at rest.
Life lies behind : I might not can;
For only my own sake.
Rut far away are other hearts
That this day’s work will break.
Among New Hampshire's many hills
There pray for me to night
A woman and a little girl.
With hair like golden light "
And at the thought broke forth at last
The cry of anguish wild,
That would not longer be repressed—
“O God 1 my wife—my child 1"
“And,’’ said the other dying man.
“ Across the Georgia plain,
There watch and wait for me loved ones
I'll never see again.
A little child, with dark bright eyes,
Each day waits at the door
The father's step, the father's kiss
That ne’er shall greet her more.
To-day we sought each other's lives.
Death levels all that now :
For soon before God’s mercy seat
Together we shall bow.
Forgive each other while we may ;
Life's lint a weary game:
Ami, right or wrong, to morrow's sun
)Yil! find us dead the samy,’’
The dying lips the pardon breathe.
The dying hands entwine :
The last ray dies, and over all
The stars from heaven shine ;
And the little girl with golden hair,
The one with dark eyes bright,
On Hampshire's hill,and Georgia's plain,
Were fatherless that night.
The Last “ Good Night.”
Once more,dear mother.let me say‘Good night!'
And kiss thee, as I have been wont of old,
Tfeere on thy marble brow, so pure and white,
And on thy loving lips, ro pale and cold.
Take this—my farewell kiss, T give thee now :
Let my hot tears fall fast upon thy cheek ;
Would they could melt the coldness of thy brow
Would they could move thy loving lips to
speak.
Wilt thou not answer hack again “Good niglit.?'’
Why are thy lips so mute? Not so of yore.
Oh ! mother, breathe one word, and let the
light
Os thy dear eyes illume my heart once more.
In vain 1 in vain ! thou answerest rot. thy child
Whom to thy heart thou hast so often prest;
Vainly I call, in accents soft or wild—
Thou wilt not speak, and set my heart at rest.
And is this death? Or art thou feigning
sleep ?
Oh! beauteous counterfeit! if such it lie-
Oh ! no ! thou qouldst not hear thy children
weep,
And lie there, heedless of their cries to thee.
Good night! good night! sweet mother, tis
the last:
For ah ! to morrow's sinking sun its beams
Upon thy grave in golden lines will east.
And 1 no more shall see thee hut in dreams.
No ! for that long to-morrow, whose bright sun
Shall never set—for God will he its light ;
Then, dearest mother, all our partings done.
Wc shall no longer need to say, Good night
Pacific Railroad.— It is now said that
when in New York this week Mr. Randall re
eeived “positive assurances’' tlmt the Pacific
Railroad would be completed in eight months,
that is, the two roads would orm a junction,
thus forming a continuous line from the At
lantic to the Pacific. There is at present a
gap of about five hundred miles to he filled up.
Think of that- the construction of five hundred
miles of railroad in eight months.
An exchange says : “The earliest mention
of a hanking transaction, was when Pharaoh
received a check on the bank of the Red Sea
which was crossed hy Moses & Aaron." There
■ was A-run on the Pharaoh Br.nk.
[From the Chicago Tribune.]
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Vivid Descr'ptiou o( the Scenes in South
America---Terrible Suffering of the TVn
ntr—The Havoc Made by the Tidal
Haves.
William Brown left Chicago some eighteen
years ago. lie went hy wav iff California
and. knowing that there was no need of hurry,
leuminetl on the golden shore* until last July;
when with a cargo of flour, he embarked nt
San Francisco and steered toward the South.
After two weeks' sailing with favorable wind
he made port in the harbor of Tquhpie, i Pe
ruvian city of considerable commercial impor
tance, with n population at that time of ‘JO.-
O’M) Inhabitant*. Entering port almost simui
ta'.eoas;y with his vessel, arrived the United
Stater u' in of war Wn'ere-.. with n full com
plumb U of sailors and marines. During n
few diii's previous to the earthnuakc t.he Amer
icans tint* in rived came frequently together,
and on the fata! afternoon, the Ulth of Au
gust, n party imdudmg Mr. Brown, were oil a
visit to the eastern pi.t of the city. Iqu'que,
or the rreater portion thereof, lies upon low
groifi. 1. formed in a sort of basin, at the Toot
of a considerable mountain range. Some of
the hotter class of private residences are built
up the mountain side, to tiie height of several
hundred feet, hnt the enstrtin-liou e, (he busi
ness places, tiie work shops, Ac., were all
located upon this low ground, which gradually
rose toward the mountain. It was near 5
o'clock in the afternoon, the weather being
extremely close and sultry, when the first
symptoms of the earthquake were experienced.
For many minutes before there were any phys
ical demonstrations, everybody seemed filled
with a fear of some impending danger, and a
general and almost painful uneasiness was
observable, especially among the natives.
Suddenly the worst fear* were realized. A
low, rumbling sound, like the tramp of a thou
sand horsemen, was heard in the distance,
and, as it rapidly approached, *he earth began
to tremble. The party of Americans were
only surprised at the strange noise, but tbe
nntives. as if guided by instinct, at the first
sound of the approaching rumble, left their
houses, old and younor, and loft 'he citr. With
those who appreciated the terrible dan get that
was surely coming, there was but little time
for deliberation, and not knowing from what
direction to expect the dread powers, and not
knowing where there was danger or safety,
the people ran in every direction, and thou
sand* into the very jaws of death. Ten min
utes after[t!i" first symptoms were experienced
the work of destruction was completed. Roth
land and water had done their work of death,
and from that one city of 20,000 inhabitants
alone, 15,000 were suddenly called before their
Makcß
When the party of Americans saw the na
tives hurrying towards the mountains, they,
apprehensive nf coming danger, followed the
example. They had gone hut a few steps,
however, when the Carili underneath their
feet began to shake and tremble, and other
wise comport itself in such a violent manner
that an upright position was held only with
the greatest difficulty. Simultaneously with
these powerful throes of mother earth, there
arose a vast and impenetrable cloud, compo
sed of dust.sand, and even goodly-sized gravel
stones, and wlint the attending darkness allow
ed to remain visible tbe dust that gathered in
the eyes obscured entirely from view. It was
a fortunate circumstance that the party of
which Mr. Brown was a member had already
•commenced the ascent of the mountain when
the dust cloud arose, for in any other direction
there lurked almost certain death. The s, nsa
tinn one experiences in a first-class earthquake,
according to our nirratO", is that of being
thoroughly, even outrageouslv. shaken hy
about four men. In the great dust-cloud, it
was made impossible for one person to see
another at his elbow, and as the shocks con
tinued and increased, men, women and chil
dren were thrown against each other with ter
rible force, and to speak adequately of the
terror and confusion that prevailed, one would
fail in language. The dust cloud that cover
ed the earth did not extend higher than twen
ty or thirty feet, and in ascending the moun
tain n slioit distance an unobstructed view of
the scene was obtained. Mr. Brown and his
party were at the base of the mountain when
the threatened danger warned them to fly
upwards, and lienee but a few minutes had
elapsed when, in a comparatively secure place,
a full view, such as few men ever had of a
similar scone, was afforded. The Spanish-
Amertcan cities are generally richly endowed
with church edifices, adorned with towering
steeples, and these wore the first to assume an
appearance of recklossness. For a moment
they appeared to dance on their bas s, and
then swaying wildly to and fro. fell in a con
glomerated mass to the earth, crushing what
ever moved or lay underneath. Next, the
larger class of houses began to show the effect
of the repeated shocks, nml one after another,
they gave way and fell crumbling to the
ground, a mausoleum to all that abided therein.
AH of a sudden a terrific shock was felt, the
vpry earth seemed for a moment turned up
side down, trees were torn from their roots,
great rocks camo down the mountain side with
terrible velocity, and all the city lay a mass of
ruins. It was an awful moment, trying to
the utmost the courage and fortitude of the
bravest, and with many this terror was so
great as to turn their black hair to a silvery
whiteness.
Scarcely had the force of the great shock
abated when anew terror arose. The sea had
left jts bed, and, lashed by some internal force
into a seething cauldron, rose mountain high
i into the mr. It is a trite saying that water
| always’ seeks its own level, and, as the ocean
rose, it sent ks maddened waters, with resist
less fury, over the doomed city, and all who
up to that mtiiucnk had succeeded in sustaining
life, were now surely doml. Fully three fourths
of the city was entirely covered out of sigh*,
and as the water again receded all the debris
went with it, and in many places where a mo
ment before stood the habitations of men, there
remained only the Imre ground. There appeal■«
to he a prevailing impression that this terrible
wave came from far out in the sea, and ns it
was carried forward gained in strength, and
finally in nil its fury came upon tho laud. This
impression is a mistake. The wave really com
menced on the brink, and was caused hy the
rise of the water. In many places the land was
overflown several miles inland, and an idea of
tiie height to which the water roso uiay be
gained from the fact that the American man
nf-war was carried half a mile iijam rising
ground, and was then let down without sus
taining so much ns an injury to a spar. Al
t'mugli the vessel was fully manned, not n hu
man being on board received the slightest, in
jury, although some wero pretty badly frigbt
'"l at the. sudden change from the sea to dry
land.
In the tropical climates twilight is nt. the heat
of hut short duration, but on t*iia afternoon it
grew suddenly dark an hour earlier than usual,
and before the people that were saved had time
to collect their senses all was opaque. As the
night grew on. ami tho sea had become com
paratively lulled, near sounds could he distin
guished, and the cries that came from the
maimed, wounded, and living that literally
covered the ground, were appalling and terri
ble beyond expression. Wherever darkness
found the people, there they remained all night,
and sometimes, even above the groans .of tho
dying, could he heard the agonizing prayers of
the unharmed, who,in their despair, called up
on God to deliver them from his wrath.
llow slowly the hoars of the night dragged
along only those that sat in the midst of that
fearful desolation can tell. At last day dawned,
and then a terrible scene met the eyes of the
survivors. The city was gone, but the bay
was completely filled with the tidin'* Of houses,
vessels, and the remains of men. women, and
children. It was estimated that at least five
thousand bodies covered the water. So com
nletelv was the harbor choked np with these
fragments of dwelling* and dead bodies, that
for several days all attempts of incoming ves
-els to reach the quay were futile. The work
of burying the dead derolved almost exclusively
upon the Americans present. Mr. Brown la
bored hard for tvrelv* days at this terrible task.
The sailors and marines of the Wateree did
n.dde work in the cause. Because of their
miraculous escape from what, under ordinary
circumstances, would have'been certain death,
the man-of-war’* men werclookcd 'upon by the
natives as saints, who worshiped them a*
demi-gods. Although food was plenty from
other stranded vessels, they would touch noth
ing that did not come from tlm charmed vessel.
Mr. Brown’s hi-tiry of the burial of the dead
is a fearful one. The natives refused to touch
a single body, and sat about their ruined houses
in a stupid, thunder-struck sort of way, until
driven away from the city by the suffocating
stench of the decomposed bodies. When the
work of interring had progressed for screra
days, and the stench had become truly horrible,
the burial party with which Mr. Brown had
connected himself came upon a ruined mansion,
and, while viewing the scene of desolation.
they heard f,.int groan*. While searching for
the eause, tliev came upon the prostrate form
of a beautiful young girl, lmtb of whose feet
had been crushed nod hemmed in by two
enormous boulders. When she raw the men
she held tip her hands in agony, and bfgged
that an end be put to her existence. While
the men were engaged in relieving her from
her terrible position, she expired. This is but
one of the hundred instances that could be told
of tbe woe and terror of those days. Mr.
Brown confirms tbe story of the skeletons,
which manv people have seen fit to discredit.
An old grave yard, located about a mile from
Iquique. near the waters, in the presence of
the tidal wave, gave up its dead nnd on
the followingdav several hundreds of perfectly
preserved petrified remains, with hands olasped
over their knees, sat upon the surface of the
ground. The grourd above them had been
entirely washed away. A nnmher of ancient
trinkets were found upon their bodies, and it
is believed that the remains arc those of the
native Peruvian Indians.
These Peruvians refuse to learn wipdom
through experience. No sooner were the
bodies all buried than the work of erecting new
abodes was begun on the very sites where their
predecessors were destroyed, although there is
plenty of building ground a few hundred feet
up the mountain.
Mr. Brown lost his entire cargo of floor in
the crash of the tidal wave. When he had
performed his duty to the dead, he started for
his former home, and arrived here n few days
since.
Passing an Ai-turkd Hat. —‘‘tjOoV'ere,”
said a tipsy individual, who was hanging by a
lamp post, “!onk'--re 1 didn’t yon know that
you’d no right to go by me in that way !”
“Why not, my friend?” asked the person
addressed, who recognised in the "tight’un”
an old acquaintance.
“Because (hie) it’s agin the law."
“Against what law ?”
“Why. you used to know Bill Nelson, when
ho was a (hie) highly eiilerent fellow to what
he is now—and there's a big law agin passing
an altered Bill.'’
■ Josh Billings says that “when a man's dog
; deserts him on account of his poverty, be can’t
go any lower down in this world—not by land.”
YOL. 3. NO. 50
[From'Packard's Monthly.]
Nhirn'an Women.
At a recent dinner in this city at which ne
ladies were present, a man in responding to
rho toast on “woman,’’ dwelt almost soloy on
t'm frailty of the sox, claiming that the heat
among them wore little better than the worst,
the chief difference being in the surrounding*:
At the conclusion of his speech a gentleman
rose tii his feet, and said :
“I trust the gentleman, in the application
of his remarks, referred hffhi* ow/t mother
and sisters, and not to oitnt."
The effent of this most just and timely re
buke was overwhelming! the malign®!* of wo
men was covered with confusion and shame.
This incident serve* to an excellent purpose
in prefacing a tew word* which we have for a
long time had it in our mind to say.
Os all the evils prevalent among young men,-
we know of none more blighting in its inoral
effects than the tendency to speak slightingly
of the virtue of women.
Nor is there anything in which young men
are so thoroughly mistaken as the low esti
mate theVT'tm of the integrity of women—
i.ot of their own'mothers, an 1 siste s, thank
God, but of others, whom they forget are
sonitlmlii due's mothers and sisters.
Asa rule, no person who surrenders to this
debasing habit is safe to be,trusted with anv
enterprise requiring integrity of character.
Plain word* should bo spoken on this point >
for the evil is a general one, and deep rooted.
If young men are somethin's tlivjwn into »»:'•
ety of thoughtless or even lewd women, they
have no more right to measure all other
" omen by what they see of these than they
would have to ostimate tlm character of hon
est ahd respectable citizens by the develop
ments of crime in our police courts.
Let young men remember that their chief
happiness in life depends upon their utter
fqith in women. No worldly wisdom, no
misanthropic philosophy, no generalization
can cover or weaken this fundemental truth.
Tt stands dike the record of God himself for
it is nothing Jess than this—and should put
an everlasting seal upon lips that are wont to
speak slightingly of women.
Judging Horses by A p pen ran cos.
I offer the following suggestions, the result
of my close observation* and long experience r
If the rolor be light, sorrel or chestnut, hi*
feet, legs nnd face white—these are maj'ks of
kindne**. If he is broad and full between
the eyes, he may he depended on ns a horse
for being trained 1 to anything: as respects
such horses, the more kindly you treat, them
the better you will be treated in return. Nor
will a horse of this description stand a whip
if well fed. If you want a safe horse, avoid
one that is dish faced. He may l»e so far gen£
tic as ant to socre, but he will have too much
go-ahead in him to be safe with everybody.—
If you want a fool but a horse of groat liottom,
get a deep liny with not a white hair about
him. If his face is a little dished, so much
the worse. Let no man ride such a horse that
is not an expert rider; they are always trieky
and unsafe. If you want one that will never
give out, never buy a large overgrown one #
A black horse cannot stand the heat, nor a
white one the cold. If you want a gentle
horse, got one with more or less white about
the head, the more the hotter. Selections thns
made are of great docility und gentleness.—
Exchange.
1 I
A painfully religions old woman being asked
her opiuion of the organ in the church the first
time she had ever seen or heard one, replied :
“it’s a pretty box of whistles ; but oh ! it's an
awful way to spend the Sabbath."
An English pnrish church gives the follow
ing notice : “No person is to be buried in this
church yard except those living in the parish;
and those who wish to buried are desired to
apply tj the parish clerk !"
A poet wrote a stirring ode on a victim of
persecution who wasburned at tbe stake about
the time Columbus discovered America, in
which occurred the line:
“See the pale martyr in his sheet of fire."
of which the poet was especially proud; but
tbe printer accidently got it—
“ See the'pail martyr with hisshirton fire."
Os that the poet was not proud.
It is related of a certain minister;)n Maine,
who was noted for bis long sermons, with
many divisions, that, one day, when he was
advancing among the terns, nnd had thoroughly
wearied his hearers, he reached at length a kind
of resting place in his discourse, when pausing
to take breath, and looking about over his
audience, he asked the question : “And what
shall 1 say more?" A voice from the congrc<-
gation—more suggestive than reverent —ear*
needy responded, “Say amen !"
Good Siiootinc. —Ben Calaker was describ
ing, the other day, to Tip Onstott the skill of
a certain sportsman in Mississippi, with the
shot gun,
“ Why,” said he, ** I nave seen him take two
partridges and let them both go, one in front
and the other behind him , and he would fire
and kill the one in front, and then whirl and
kill the other l”
“ Did ho have a double barrel gun T' Ins
quired Tip.
“ Os course he did.”
“ Well, but," said Tip, “ I can beat that—l
saw a man do the same thing with a single
barrel!”
Coal has been discovered in Nevada, on the
line of the Central Pacific Railroad,
The leprosy is prevailing in portions of the
Sandwich. Islands^.
