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i2 00 PER ANNUM professional Cavto. " jT'cT m orris, attorney at Law, CON VERS, GA. * W. CLARK & J. M. PACE, rI , V F formed a partnership, and will transact all H K.win«a» entrusted to them in the counties of J 1 baulneM enu-u Gwinnett, Walton, *TCwtmi and in the District Court of the United Rates at Mlanta. Special attention given to ease* n Bankruptcy. w. w. CLARK, oct.Stf _ l.H.rkC*. 18. A. JO IVES, ES JO- W X TANARUS, CONYERS, GEORGIA. , a soared to put up work in his hh/fie’s confident from his knowledge ; ‘ improvements will give satisfaction who nm^favorh.m-Sm 8 JOHN S. CARROLL, E N T IS T , COVINGTON, GEORGIA. Teeth Filled, or New Teeth Inserted,in the best Style, and on Reasonable Terms tr of R. King’s Store. 1 ltf AM E S M . LEVY, chmaker fit Jeweler, East side of the Square, GEORGIA, ' is prepared to Repair Watches, Clocks dry in the best style. Particular atten ’ L pairing Watches injured by in work warranted. 8 TUS3EB AKD REPAIRED. PROF. WILLIAM FISHER will SJdevote his SATURDAYS to Tuning jiand Repsiring Tianos. He will lilies in the country, and convenient the Rail lioad fur that purpose. His srience will enable him to give satis , his employers. Charges reasonable, •nutted to refer to President Orr. m, Ga-, April 8,1868.—20 if i. DEALING & PBINCLE SO associated themselves in tlie Prnc of MEDICINE and SURGERY, offer ifessional services to the citizens of !ounty. Ttr«v have opened nn offi eon side of the Square, (next, door to S' 1 Store, ) and are prepared *0 attend to promptly. They have also a earefullv lesortment of the Best ftl ed I cino s , give their personal attention to Com ~ Prescriptions, for Physicians and ittention given to Chronic Diseases lit Dr. Dr.Anivn will he found at, his 1, and Dr. Pkisoi.k at. his rooms mine ver the Store of C. H Sakwbrs k Bro. T St SH O E SHOP. S* would respectfully inform the citiiens «r&| of Covington and surroundingcountry jLjmt lam now prepared to make to order »-*— f BOOTS AND SHOES ! the finest quality. As 1 work nothing hut q Best Material, I will guarantee satisfaction. Shop over R. King’s Store. AanW JOSEPH PAUPER J O SEP II Y. T I N S LE Y , Matchmaker & Jawelor Is fully prepared to Repair Watches, Clo ks id .iewelrv, in the best Stvle, at short notice, .1 Work Done at Old Prices, ami Warranted. 2d door below the Court House. —6tf ■saddle and harness shop. 'I p. I would respeelfully inform the 9Dr\ citizens of Newton, and adjoini’ g ■ counties, tlint I have opened a ■SPEP^^TSADDLE and HARNESS SHOP side p iblie square in COVINGTON, ffliere I nni prepared lo make <o order,{Harness addles, tic , or Repair the same at short, notice nd in the best style. Jp ts JAMES R. T ROWN 11. T. HEN RY, Id id m t is t, COVI'GTON, GEORGIA. HAS REDUCED HIS PRICES, eo Hfffegya that all win have been so unfurtn ■ rXXYr nate as to lose their natural Teeth ■inn have their places supplied by Alt. at very Snail cost.. Teeth Filled at reasonable prices, |Knd work faithfully executed, Office north side Square.—l 2‘2tf SON & HUNTER Are now ready for the ■all AND WINTER TRADE! OrF.NED, a large ard well selected dfJF stock of ■p r y G- o o ands, of every Description, ®eady Made Clothing, ■ HATS & CAPS. BOOTS & SHOES, description of Gents’ Furnishing Goods, ■ groceries, ■ ard ware, Agricultural Implements, anj and everything else that is ever kept a First C ,asß Store, Give us a cal!.—46tf ■ §,l M l S- ££ B { Idn VARIETY of Seasonable Garden Grassland Field Seed always in More—by ■£ ers ’ °r ey the quantity. Kentucky Blue Herd or Red Top, Orchard Grass. Clover. Wnothy, Luzerne, Kye, Barley, Buckwheat, ■«ts. Stock Beet, A c. & e . ■ 00lbs. Turnip Seed. Mat Dutch, White anj Yellow ■Ts; Urge Norfolk, Red Top, Aberdeen, * russim, or Hanover varieties. Bnp* *? sh * lß of th « celebrated GALE WHITE ■ 1 EAT for sale, for Seed. It is earlier than ■I oth cr variety, and Rust Proof. A Iso, ■BPicultural Implements and Machine ry of every Kind. P. W. J. ECHOLS, Prop’r, Agricu’tural Warehouse and Seed ' tore W* i7 Whitehall street, Atlanta Ga. TUB GEORGIA ENTERPRISE. FiRE INSURANCE AGEYCY. WE represent two FIRST CLASS Fire In surance Companies, Tho Southern Mutual Os Athens, Getrgin, and The Georgia Homo, of Columbus, Gc rgin. Companies which have no Superiors, and very few equals, iii the essentials of goed manage ment, and good faith. We are prepared lo take, and invite the usual risks at, fair rates. J. M. Pack, ANDF.ItSON & PACE, W. P. Anderson. 3ui2 PROFIT AND PLEASURE FOR ALL. BUY of the Best .-e'ect and Grafted Fruit Trees. No Trees that never Ripen Fruit., but a good assortment of be st varieties through the season. To accomplish the same ty Seeding would require a life of care ami toil. Descrip tive Circulars giving list of varieties, size, color, time of ripening, <fce„ Rent free on application to B. F. CAMP, 3in2 Alcova Nurseries, Covington, Ga. SECURE Y3 r JB HOMESTEAD! A it is now conceded that the Homestead /V Law will have a retroactive operation, all persons burdened with debt, would do well to protect then selves at once. I would be pleased to serve any one at a fee from $2,50 and up wards. L. li. ANDERSON, Nov. 6, 1b68.—4(50 Attorney at Law. CORLEY & 00 BRETT'S Camp’s Old Corner, Opposite Post Office, South side of the Public ?q inre. Is the Place to Get Everything you Want. "1 SUE are new opening a Large and well select * V ed Stock of Goods, suited specially lothe wants of this market. Call nnd examine our Stock of LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, PRINTS, DELAINS, MERINOES, Ac., SWhiio Goods, Notions, Hosiery, A Large assortment of Ladies' Dress Trimmings A Fine S'ock of Gents’ REAPY-MADE CLOT IS IY G Cassimcrs, Twedes, Kerseys, &c. BOOTS, IIATS it CAPS, We have also a Large Sti ck of FAMIX.T COHN, BACON, FLOUR, MEAL, SALT, SUGAR, all grades SYRUP, MOLASSES, COFFEE, SODA, PEPPER SPICES, all kinds, T O B A 0 C O, Smoking and Chewing, Bagging and Rope, Crockery, Wood, & Hardware, Saddles, Dr idles, Sole Leather Calf Skins, Shoe Findings, &c., Liquoro. We have on hand and intend keeping a good tupply of Fine Liqu rs, sueli as COGNAC, CHERRY, PE U II AND APPLE B RANDIES , RYE, WHEAT, BOURBON, CORN, W II I S K I E S ,■ — II OI.L AN D <; IN, RTJ M, & C We cordially invite all to ca'l an l examine our stock, whether the, wi-h to piuehrse or no CORLEY & DORSETT, Oet. 2 1v 45 Hotels. PLAMTL*i?3 HOTEL. JGUSTA. GEORGIA. wT EWLY furnished and refitted, unsurpassed by J. x any note! South, is now open to the Public. S'. S. NICKERSON, Prop’r. Late of Mills House, Charleston, and Proprietor of Nickerson’s Hotel, Columbia, S. C. United! Statas Hotel. ATLANTA GEORGIA WHITAKER & SASSEEN, Proprietors. Within One Hundred Yards of the General Passen ger Depot., corner Alabama and Prior streets, A M E R i C AN HOTEL, Alabama street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Nearest house to the Passenger Depot. WHITE WHITLOCK, Proprietors. W. TANARUS). Wii.kv, Clerk. Having re-leased nnd renovated the above Hoiel, wo are prepared to entertain guests in a most, satisfactory manner. Charges fair and moderate. Our efforts will be to please. Baggage carried to and from Depot free of charge FARE REDUCED AUGUSTA HOTEL. THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL is situated on Broad Street, Central to the business por tion of the City, and convenient to the Tele graph nnd Express Offices. The House is large and commodious, and has been renovated nnd newly painted from garret to cellar, and the bedding nearly all new since the war. The rooms are large and airy ; clean beds, ami the fare as good as the country affords, and atten tive and polite servants. Charges.—Two Dollars per day. Single Meals 75 Cents. I I ope to merit a liberal share of patronage from the traveling public. Give me a trial and judge for rourselves. S. M. JONES, Prop’r. PATIIaIOW If OTE L. Charleston, S. C, HOARD I* E R DAY, M. A. Bettsiu-iei.d, Mrs. 11. L. Buttf.rfisi.u, Superintendent Proprietress WM. H. GOODRICH , SASH, BLINDS, AND DOORS, On hand, nnd made to Order. Augusta, SSGra Georgia. COVINGTON, GA, NOV. 27, 1868. From the Galveston News. Our Dead. nv col. a. m. uonuY. “ My House shall bo called of all nations the House of Prayer : but ye have made it a den of thieves.” “ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing: but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” “ It was the worst work that Satan and sin undertook in this world : nnd they that suffer ed in it were not martyrs in a good cause, but convicts in a had one. Who shall comfort them that sit by dishonored graves?”— Sermon of lteo. Ilany Ward Beecher. Vile, brutal man ! and darest thou In God s anointed place to preach— With impious tongue and brazen brow— The lessons Hell would blush to teach ! The cruel taunt thy lips have hissed Beneath Religion’s holy screen, Is false—as false Iscariot's kiss ! Is false—as thou art vile and mean ! Are these the lessons which lie raught? And was His mission here in vain ? Peace and good will seem words of naught, Hell rules the earth with hate again ; And thou, its chosen instrument, Hyena-like, with heartless tread, Hast dared invade, w ith blood-hound scent The sacred precincts of the dead. Not such from those, dear brave old South, Who met thee in thy hour of might! But fro them coarse, polluted mouth Os coward curs who feared to fight. Dear loved old South ! contemn the curse That those who hate shall heap on you ; You’ve wept behind War's bloody hearse, That bore away your brave and true ! Their precious blood, though vainly shed, Long as thy shores old Ocean laves, We'll bow with reverence o’er our dead, And bless the turf that wraps their graves. From Mexico to Maryland, Those graves are strewn like autumn leaves, What though no mother’s tender hand Upon their tomb a chaplet weaves, Nor wives, nor sisters bond above The llonoreel Soldier's unmarked mound, They "re objects of eternal love In consecrated Southern ground. It recks not where their bodies lie, By bloody hill-side, plain or river, Theirnames are bright on Fame's brightsky, Their deeds of valor live forever ! The song birds of the South shall sing From forests grand, and flowery stem, And gentlest waters murmuring Unite to sing their requiem. And Spring will deck their hallowed bed With types of resurrection's day ; And silent tears the Night hath shed The Morning’s beam will kiss away. Those heroes rest in solemn fame On every field where Freedom hied ; And shall we let the touch of shame Fall like a blight upon our dead? No—wretch ; we scorn thy hatred now, And his* thy shame from pole to pole, The brutes are better far than thou, And Hell would blush to own thy soul! “ Dishonored graves?" take back the lie That’s breathed by more than human hate, Lest, Ananias-like, you die. Not less deserving of his fate. Our Spartan women liow in dust, Around their country's broken shrine ; True—as their souls are noble—just, Pure—as their deeds have been divine 1 Their angel hands the wounded cheered : Did all that woman ever dares, When wealth and homes had disappeared, They gave us tears, and smiles, and prayers. They proudly gave theii jewels up : For all they loved, as worthless toys : Drank to the dregs Want's bitter cup To feed our sick and starving boys. Their glorious flag on high no more Is borne by that nnconquered band ! ’Tis furled upon the “ silent shore,” Its heroes still around it stand. No more beneath its folds shall meet The armies of immortal Lee— The rolling of their drums’ last beat Is echoing in eternity ! Galveston, Texas, Jan., 1860. There is a blithesome maiden that lives next door to me; her eyes are black as midnight, and handsome as can be. Her cheeks are full of dimples, and red as any rose ; and then this love of mine, too, has got a Roman nose ! I asked her if she would have me—this was the other night—and this was her reply friends : “Why, Jimmy, you are tight!” Says I “I know I have love, aboard a little wine ; but that is not the question—will you, or not be mine?” And then she put her face, friends as near mine as she could, and with the sweetest smile, said simply that she would—escort me to the door, if I was ready to depart. And thus it was tho girl r.ext door declined my hand and heart. An Alabamian was lying in bed, one morn ing when a friend stepped into his room and said : ‘Brown, breakfast is coming on,’ ‘Let it come,’ said Brown, with a look of de fiance : “I’m not afraid of it.’ An exchange says tersely of a noted Texan ruffian, that “through the energy of a sheriff he now ornaments a rustic graveyard.” If “brevity is the soul <f wit,” a fashionable coat is a very funny thing. ]From the St. Louis Democrat.] Klopeuient in a Skiff— -Story of n Young Couple who Roosted one Night OnnSnnd Bank. Yesterday morning ns Justice Jocko was sitting in his office, poring over the election returns nnd congratulating himself on his good luck in being swindled out of the nomi nation for sheriff, a young man from the ru ral districts entered and inquired timidly if the Squire was in. Jeeko informed him that he was Justice of tbo Peace, and was some times called Squire for short. ‘Well,’ said the young man, blushing and casting his eyes upon the floor, ‘what has a fellow got to do in this State when he wants to get married ?’ ‘The first thing he must do is to get a wo man,’ replied the Justice. ‘O, is that all? No license? Telling it in church ?’ ‘Nary license—nary church. If he's old enough, nnd she’s old enough, the law consid ers they are both big enough, and the rest is nobody’s business.’ ‘That’s just as easy as rolling off a log.— Think I’ll come to Missouri to live. They have more freedom here than over in Illinoy, wliar I come from. ‘Squire,’ he continued, laying his hand familiarly on the Justice’s shoulder, ‘l’ve got a gal out thar at the door, and she and me are awful anxious to get spliced. We had a hard time stealing away from the old folks, and had to come down the Illinoy river in a skiff. Last night we camp ed on a sand-bar, and I tell you it won't do to put off the gittin’ married part any longer.— Susan would never forgive me if it was put off, because she says there would be talk about us roosting together on the sand-bar.' ‘Well, just bring Susan in, and I'll fix the thing all right in five minutes. Seigwart, the constable, will be here pretty soon, and he will be the witness.’ ‘All right; she’s right out here in front of a pile of cabbages, and I'll fetch her in at once.’ The young man stepped out, and in a mo ment returned, accompanied by a pretty rosy cheeked damsel dressed in red calico with white spots, and wearing a heavy green veil. Lifting up her veil she said : ‘Mister, I don't want to have uny foolin’ about this here marriage. Ts you are a real Squire, it's all right; but I’ve heard of fellers passing themselves off for Squires that was no Squires at all.’ ‘You sec my sign out at the door; ain’t that enough to satisfy you ? I'll show you my commission.’ ‘I seed, ‘John Jeeko, Justice of the JPeace,’ painted on a board, but there ain’t nothin’ about Squire on it.’ ‘Oh, it’s all the same ; we ore all called Justices in tho State of Missouri, and not Squires.’ ‘Well, go ahead, I'll take you at a venture;' but if you fool me you'll catch Ilail Columbia for it some of these days. If you wasn't a good looking man, I would doubt your word ; hut you are too pretty to tell a lie.’ In a short time Seigwart came in, and the Justice told the young couple to join hands. They did so, both blushing and looking fondly at each other. In less than the time mention ed the twain were made man and wife, and when the last word was spoken the bride stepped up to the Justice, and putting her lips close to his said : ‘I ’spose you want to salute the bride, don't you ?’ ‘Certainly,’ replied Jeeko, and putting one arm around the plump ne;k of the lady, he gave her sueh a smack that Seigwart thought a pane of glass was broken. “Fire away, squire !' said the bridegroom; ‘take just as many of them as you can stand up under; there’s plenty left for me, I guess.' ‘You got yours in advance, Thomas, and the Squire is such a pretty man that he can have another if lie wants it.’ The bridegroom handed the Justice a ten dollar bill, and told him his first boy should he named John, and if it was a girl he’d call her Josephine in honor of the constable. lie be came communicative, and told a long story of his courtship and elopement. lie said that he and Susan had long had a hankering af ter each other, but her mother wanted her to marry a preacher on the circuit, who had re cently lost his wife, and had four children who were suffering for a step mother. Susan did not like the idea of taking care of other peo ple's children, and the short and the long of it was that one night they stole away from the neighborhood, and, purchasing a skiff from a fisherman near Pekin, had come down the riv er to St. Louis to get married. Thomas said if the preacher made any fuss about it he would give him a sound thrashing when he returned. The happy couple put up at Bar num's intending to remain two or three days to see tho sights of the city. Tho New York World says : “Where would the party of universal suffrage be with" out disfranchisement? Just figure it up: AU Virginia disfranchised, 170,000 votes : Texas, 6,5,000; all Mississippi, 70,000; in Missouri, 50,000 ; in Tennessee, 100,000 ; in the so called reconstructed States, 150,000 —to- tal 605,000i Then, when they have taken this out by disfranchisement, they by negro suf frage juggle in 750,000, making in all a dif ference of 1,355,000 votes. Can an election so carried be considered a fair one ? Is this the voice of the people?” mmt In the depths of the sea the waters are still ; the heaviest grief is that borne in silence; the deepest love flows through the eye and touch ; the purest joy is unspeakable; the most im pressive preacher at a fuceral is tire silent one whose lips are cold. RoWa title. A young man from Western Massachusetts, on his way to New York on one of tho Hud son river bouts, recently made tho acquain tance of a lady of middle age, who seemed much interested in him, and who at length told him, that he greatly resembled a son of hers who died not long ago. Before separating from him, she gave him an urgent invitation to call at a certain number in New York, which ho promised to do. On arriving at tho place appointed, he found that it was not the residence of his fellow-traveler, but of a friend of hers, who had a daughter of engaging ap pearance, but apparently in ill-health. This young lady it appears, was the betrothed of the young man who was dead. Owing to his striking resemblance of the deceased lover, the gentleman was received with great cordiality, and was urgently invited to call again, which he did and before he left the city, ho was en gaged to many the young lady. Shortly after returning to his home, word came that his affianced, whose health was greatly impaired, was much worse, and he returned to tho city and remained with her until her death. This young lady had about thirteen thousand dol lars in her own right, and during her sickness, with the free consent of her parents, she be queathed it all to her intended, and he has since come into full possession of the ontire amount in Government bonds. Being a poor young man, of excellent habits, this legney will undoubtedly be of great use to him, though it can poorly compensate him tor the loss of one to whom he had become so deeply attach ed under such peculiar circumstances. Intemperance. Among the many habitual characteristics exemplified in the nature of man, none are more visible than tho evils resulting from intemperance. In looking forward upon the vista this subject suggests, one can discern no bright Bpot, uo ray of light to enliven the dark scenes of desolation, ruin and death. There ie pictured the path of a drunkard : behind him are scenes of youth and innocence, the only bright spots in his career gone forever I Be fore him is the abyss of eternity, to which he is urged with irrepressible power. Around him are dim spectres of famine, disease, and death, who dog his footsteps and haunt his dreams. Hunger gnaws his vitals, cold pierces his frame, disease palsies his nerve, hope flees his breast, remorse stings his conscience, despair clanks hia chains in his ear, madness scars his brain, and on he flees as if pursued by all the “furiesofOrestes,” until clouds are “portentous of Omnipotent wrath and destiny. Our mortal vision can picture him no farther but methinks that for every drunkard that falls into eternity a darker wreath rolls up from the bottomless pit, and tho smoke of that torment ascends forever. Then “Look not upon the wine when it is red, whoo it givetn its color in the cup for at last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.” Selections for a Newspaper. Most people think the selection of suitable matter for a newspaper tho easiest part of the business. How great an error. To look over fifty exchange papers daily, from which to select enough for one, especially when the question is not what shall, but wbat shall not be selected, ie no very easy task. If every person who reads a newspaper could have edited it, we should have less complaining.— Not unlrequently it is the case that an editor looks over all his exchange papers for some thing interesting and can AdJ absolutely noth ing. Every paper is drier than a contribution box. and yet something must be had—his paper must he out with something in it, and he does tho best he can. To an editor who has the least care in what he selects, the writing he has to do is the easiest part of his labor.— Every subscriber thinks the paper is printed for his own benefit, and if there is nothing that suits him, it must be stopped—it is good for nothing. As many subscribers as an editor has, so-many tastes has he to consult. One wants something very smart and something sound. One likes anecdotes, fun and frolic, and the next door neighbor wonders that a man of sense will put such stuff in his paper. Something spicy comes out and the editor is a blackguard. Next comes something argu menta'ive, and the editor is a dull fool. And so, between them all, the poor fellow goes down. They never reflect that what does not please them will please the next man ; but they insist that if the paper does not suit them it is good for nothing, and will stop it right off, A Puzzle tor Geologists. —A very interest ing, and in one aspect, a profoundly important discovery has been lately made at Antelope, a station 450 miles west of Omaha. In digging a well for the railroad company, there was reached, at the depth of sixty-eight feet, a layer of human bones —undoubtedly human from the fact that there were a skull and jnw, as well as other bones from the extremities and the trunk. The excavators assert that in the process of digging they have found layers of bones in which the remains of elephants and tigers were unearthed, it being known to eve rybody that the-e animals are extinct species on this continent. It remains for the eavans to determine whether these human bones were covered so deeply by a catecla-m, or were de posited there in pre-historic times, to confirm or correct current scientific opinion both as to the origin of tho human race and the time of its existence on this planet. Tho woman who undertook to scour the woods has abandoned the job, owing to the high price of soap. The last time heard from, she was skimming the seas. Josh Billings says a ship is called “she” be cause thu always keep a mau on the lookout. VOL. 4, NO. 3 The Radicals have carried tho election by 1 force of arms.—Buffalo Courier. Both by arms and votes tiro the Radicals superior to rebels nnd rebel sympathizers. — Chicago Republican. Undoubtedly tho Radicals can out-vnto the Democrats whenever the legitimate numerical strength of the two parties is equal. Bnt it is very silly on tho pnrt of anybody to attempt to disparage the prowess of the Confederates in tho war. No matter where one's sympa thies were during tho war, we cannot name, nor can any one name a single battle in which the Federal troops defeated a Confederate force equal to themselves in number. No such in cident, either upon a large or a small scale, occurred during the four years. That’s one of the truths of history; and not all the world can make it aught hut a truth. Tho South through the most abominable treachery, after the close of the war, lost her freedom, but let her not therefore bo robbed of her title to manhood.—Louisville Courier-Journal. “Father,” said an urchin, the other day, of •even summers and eight winters, “let’s go down to Joe Thompson’s and roll ten-pins.” ‘Roll, boy 1 what do you know about rolling?' “Mo know about it! Why, I can roll your thundering old eyes out in five minutes.” Anger. —Of all the passions there is none so extravagant and outrageous as that ol anger. Other passions solicit and mislead ns ; but this runs awßy with us by force, and hurries us as well to our own as another’s ruin. It falls many times upon the wrong person, ar.d dis charges itself upon the innocent instead of the guilty, and makes the most trivial offenoes to be capital, and punishes an inconsiderate word perhaps with fetters or death. It allows a man neither time nor means for defence, but judges a cause without hearing it, and admits no meditation. It spares neither friend nor foe, but tears all to pieces, and casts human nature into perpetual war. A Charming Prediction. Prof. Leonidas, the well known astrologer of Indianapolis, lately published a letter con taining the following astonishing prediction “I observe by the planets that a dreadful plague will commence in Russia, originating from silks brought over from Cairo, Egypt and Turkey. It will extend across the Baltic sea, and will desolate Germany, causa immense mortality in England, and then spread to the United States. This dreadful epidemic will spot the people like a leopard, and turn the flesh to a purple black. The pestilence will carry off such an amount of mortals that there will not be enough left to bury the dead, or give them Christian burial. The streets of our cities, towns and villages will be swarmed with the dead and dying. The groans and yells of horror fill every breast with consternation. — On all sides confusion will abound. The death knell will ceaso to toll as the malady rages in fury. The stench of the dead will become so common that the survivors will not heed it.’’ Mean in Business. —There is no greater mistake that a business man can make than to be mean in his business. Al ways taking the half cent for dollars ho has made and is making. Such a policy is very much like the farmer who sows three pecks of seed when he ought to have sown five, and as a recompense for the meanness of his soul, only gets ten, where he ought to get fifteen bushels of grain. Every body has heard of the proverb of ‘penny wise and pound foolish.’ A liberal expenditure in the way of business is always sure to be a capital investment. Exchange. » i What Constitutes a Gentleman.— A waiter was recently examined before ono of our courts. We annex the testimony. “What is your name?” “Robert Flunkey, sir.” “Well, Mr. Flunkey, you say i'ne defendant is no gentleman. What makes you think so?” “ ’Cause, sir, lie always says ‘Thank you’ when I hand him a mutton-chop or even a bit of bread. Now, a real gentleman never does this; but hollers out. “Here, John ! get mo a mutton chop, or I’ll shy this pepper box at your head.” You can’t deceive me with a gentleman, your worship, ’cause why ? I’ve associated with too many of ’em at the race course.” During Payson’s last illness, a friend coming into his room, remarked familiarly, “Well’ I’m sorry to see you lying here on your back.”— “Do you know what CJod puts us on our backs for?” said Dr, P. r smilingly. “No,” was the answer. “In order that we may look upward.”' 'Tis little troubles that wear the heart out. It is easier to throw a bombshell a mile than ft feather, even with artillery. Forty little debts of a dollar each will cnirse you raoro trouble and dunning than ono big one of a thousand dollars. The child’s idea of ft smile “is a whisper of a laugh.” Some folks’ idea of a ‘smile’ is something that comes out of a long black bottlo. Os all earthly music that which reaches the farthest into heaven is the beating of a loving hea^t. Life is a Beautiful night, in which, as some stars go down, others rise. Somebody stole a two story chimney in Nash ville lately. Several suspected persons were arrested —most of them with bricks in their hats. Josh Billings says he has “seen some awful bad throte diseases completely cured in three days by simply jining a temticranee society.”