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£0itstitirfr0n. ATLANTA, GA., JANUARY 2, 1873. Rejoicing.—Decatur waxeth merry being restored to ber ante-bellum “baby-woker” United States District Court.—-A. B. Vaughn ni d'schorged yesterday u bankrupt. The court adjourned until Taesday next. Caned.—Last week the operatives of L. B. Langford'* establ’shracnt prerented him with magnificent gold headed cane. It wa* a choice gift worthily bestowed. Jailed.—Justice Butt yesterJay commit ted Andrew Br -ok*. (col.,) to the hotel de Harris, in de'ault of $1,000 bond, for an asMult with intent rape a Mm. Jones, on Christmas day. Useful.—The steam laundry i* proving gratifying raccera. It is a useful ar.d raiaable ad junct, and will gr -W tn popul-.rity as Its merit developed by its use. To be appreciated, try it. It speaks for Itself. Cutting Sours.—On Friday night J. J. Brldwell cut Pat Srat.b, Jr., with a knife in tlie of the seek in several phot, inflicting dangerous if not fatal wounds. The cutting took place nti Rolling Mill. Bridwcl was arrested and lodged in the Calaboose, ami will have a preliminary lnvcstigati n before Justice Johnson at ten o’cock to-morrow. You'-g Smith, we learn. Is la a precarious condi tion. j|f Rural Southerner.—’The first number (January) forTKTS, of this popular scridalural monthly Is oa oar I ibis. Mr. A. C. Van Epps. In a graceful and well-written rilatatcry, is announced as assort ata editor. He is a ripe scholar, and a mau of thorough practical experience in farm life. lie is perhaps the ablest agricultural writer in the Stato The present SEotal aaa Susiaiss Notices Don’t hawk, h:iwk, s r* f , spit, Wow, blow, and disgust everybody with your CatarrL »jid its offeneivc odor, when Dr. Sage’s Ca tarrh Remedy will speedily destroy all odor, and arrest the discharge. dcc27-deodtw&wU Tiiat Strange Device.— Of all U»c knotty questions That human wisdom vex, The toughest fa, “ What mcancth s.t.—i8w-xr This secret woukbl unravel! Plantation Bitters take. And thou shalt be the wiser, For thy rick stomach’s sake. Plantation Bitters—the original S. T.—1800 —X.—the poser of medical “ science”—the eighth wonder of the world—quickly end permanently euro Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Colic, Cramps, Dizziness, Sick Headache,and all unpleasant feelings arising from an incor rect condi: ion of the stomach and gastric juices. It U pure, palatable and sure. dcc27—Jeodlw&wlt "A Sr.roirr Cold,” Coucns—Few arc aware of the importance of checking a cough or “ slight cold” which would yield to a mild remedy, If neglected, often attacks the Lings. 44 Brown’s Bronchial Troches” give sure and almost immediate relief. dcc27-d3t-ta, tlinr&sat The Best.—Dr. Price’s Special Flavorings —they are true to their names—made from select fruits and aromatics—concentrated nat ural flavors; one trial will prove it. dec37rdcodlw£wlt Thousands attest its virtues, and from all quarters of the Globe come testimonials of wonderful cures performed by Simmons* Liver Regulator. dec27-dlw&lt From M LHommo out Writ,” by Hector Fuego. An Aggravated Caac of Hugo. * • * * This man had a black hangup. Bangup, grave affair. Bang- up. Tbe'baaing of a sheep, the report of the cotton pod when it opens, the sweat of the Birmingham mechanic, the inexpressible comc-and-go of needles, the sarcastic gnash ing of the scissors and tho burning kisses of the sad iron, all were in that hangup. All and nothing. Mathematic promiscously of ice at the Pole. There was grease sleeve. The hangup had been young. It was now a prey to all panic* of decrepitude. The elbow yawned. This yawn was a tear. And this tear was a witness. More than a witness, a traitor. It gave State’s evidence of the absence of a shirt. A fly settled upon the hangup. Black also. Addition of somber to somber. The group was horrible. The hangup between the man : =^BdJ]y. - The dead between two living. The one' carried the other. The other carried both. A sinister knock ro-cchocd through the depths of the solitude. A man entered. The bangup bowed. Pre sentment of the dorsal column. This man was a tailor. Tailor in English, schneider in German. In French, Taylor Is a Baron, and Schneider a Gran Duchess. The tailor had in his bad a rag. This rag had become un der the implacable wheel, a paper. Man is more implacable that the wheel; he makes of the paper a note. Bill, protest The roan has worn out the coat The coat has con sumed the man. * * * * A DRUNKARD’S FATE. BT LEONA. It was in the year 1863, while I was a refu gee, that I met Dr. Hildreth. He was a sur geon on post duty, and as it was winter, and our army was in quarters, his hospital only contained a few chronic cases; and he had much time ‘‘to waste on the girls.” I was a girl then, very young in the world. The sight of a uniform made my heart go pit-a-pat, and nearly turne 1 my brain 1 did not then doubt but every uniform c. vend a being as brave and dauntless as Richard Cccur dc Lion. It is a very difficult matter to define the thoughts and feelings of a young girl just stepping forth into tlic world. She is inno cent, for parents lake cate that their daugh ters are guarded from all knowledge of vice. To a yo.’ng girl, men arc emblems of nobili ty, courage and strength; they are superior being’, who possess ail of woman’s tender- ness and none of her weakness. I have tried to define the girl ideal of man; at least some such s'lly ideas once filled my he id when 1 first met Dr. Hildrolh. A ineiry parly were chatting at the town ball, w Here we met. to dance. I was almost a stranger, and my escort had gone to bring me a glass of water, when my schoolmate, Lottie Day. slipped r.cross the room, in ad vance of a handsome tuigcon, and kissed “Oli, Maggie, how glad I am to sec you! I heard that you were here, but I could not be lieve it. Do come lo see me”—in a whisper-— 4 T’vc something sweet to tell you.” The young surgeon sUxxl by her side. I knew that he heard her whisper, or a merry beam danced in his eyes, and lie bit his lips to ,ii Jc a smile as Lottie exclaimed, *‘Oh!” and hid her face, child-fashion, in her lace handkerchief. “Miss Lottie, I must remind you that 1 have not been introduced to jour dear friend Alisa Gentry,” he said, gazing straight into my eyes. Thru fo’iowcd the formal in troduction which made me acquainted with Dr. Hildreth. Was he hnndsou.c? Then I should have said yes; for I looked through lag magic eyes of sweet seventeen. NowgHafr I recall him, he was straight and well proportioned in form, yc'low hair, soft, earnest, blue eyes —too soft for a man; a fnl’, sensual mouth, with red lips pursed as if ready for a kiss. 44 Ilis face is a trifle too red; but you know, my dear, we cannot expect perfection on earth,” was Lottie’s sage icmark, after she had whispered that “sweetest secret”—her igagement to Dr. Hildreth. I loved Lottie—girls do love each other in spite of all that old bachelors say to the con trary—and I rejoiced that she had been so fortunate. Yes, Dr. Hildreth had a red face, and we girls soon found out »iie cause. “ lie is such a noble fellow, so generous ami frank; if he wanted a drink lie would take it before a thousand ladies, but he would not sneak off to a bar-room, then cat sph-c or perfume his breath,” said Lottie to me one i'could not deny this, for I often met Dr. Hildreth, and heard him laugh at the “sprees” he had been on. _ I felt that wc were all doing wrong in allowing him such liber ties, for he often entered the parlor half in toxicated, and once he escorted Lottie home when lie was thoroughly inebriated, I was indignant! For there is nothing on jartla so loathsome to a woman as a drunken man—provided she docs not love him. No woman can see her father, brother, or lover, reeling and staggering with drink, without a feeling of shame, llcr confidence in man is shaken, and some of her failli gone, go I felt when I saw Dr. Hildreth intoxicated I made a resolution never to place myself under his protection. I was soon put to the test. One evening I received a call from Dr. Hildreth, and he asked me to accompany him party. In those trying limes carriages out of fashion, for all of the horses had been tent to the front, so wc girls had to wa’.k to parties. Wc were not vexed then by satin or lace—our street dresses were thought quite good enough for evening, and right merrily did we dance. Dr. Hildreth looked so handsome and en tertained me so agreeably, that I found some difficulty in refusing his company. He was disappointed and said: “Miss Maggie, what fortunate fellow lias preceded me?” “No one; I have made no engagement” “What! Are you no: going to the party ? Do go; wc shall have a splendid time.” “I intend to go,” replied I, painfully em barrassed, “If I can procure a suitable escort” ‘A suitable escort. Miss Gentry, will you explain?” \ jngsHtfs ■ - 1 A New leans Gift. The dose of the year is well spent in re- election and resolution The husband and father looks back upon the joys and sorrows of the past, and around upon his family now rejoicing in the good things of this life, and forward to their future. If he has made no adequate provision for their support in case of Lis death, or failure in business, he may well tremble to think the wife of his affections might, by the breaking of the strong staff on wh&h she has hitherto leaned, be cast on the mercy of strangers, or he compelled by severe exertion, with overtaxed strength, and perhaps failing health, amid sorrow and penury, to gain a scanty subsistence for her fatherless children. These children, too, to whom want, discomfort, and inconvenience have been known only by report—for whose comfort and maintenance he would, if possi ble, “coin his heart, and drop his blood for drachmas,” may in the future be in want of the common necessaries of life, or eating the bitter and, it may Ic, grudgingly bestowed bread of dependence. _ m This is no picture of the fancy. It is the experience of every man who feels his re sponsibility to God and his doty to those whom God has given him, and whose cir cumstances do not permit him to accumulate during his life a sum sufficient to support them after his death. The obligation resting upon every man to provide lor hi* family is not confined 10 aprovnn*n daring his life- and the question will obtrude itself on tin ‘ -mind of every and .father. w&ose conscience anu of a sound rind Jhr«r ViHisr fit is justifiable in accr.-;oiTj; n ^ p£j-_who has 1 been the partner ,of Ixis sorrows and his j-ws, and those who derive their being from him, to all the comforts and enjoyments arising from the sense of home and the luxu ry of independence, and then allow them at his death to drop suddenly into the most de plorable of all conditions, that of sadden and unmerited poverty. This question, we say, will obtrude itself on the mind of every such man,and, like Banqutfs ghost, will not down “at bis bidding,” but will continue to liaunt him until it is effectually laid by his securing a provision for those who arc dependent on him. It fa here that life assurance inter poses with the proffer of its benign instru mentality, and tenders its good offices to pro vide for those who would be otherwise desti- tnte, and to remove from the breast of the husband and father the harrowing feeling of hopeless anxiety, which,"if unrelieved, will plant a. thorn in his -dying pillow and add more poignant angufah-to the agony of death. There must bo many to whom life assurance wodld thus commend itself with emphasis, should they but consent to become familiar with Us benign provisions. Reader, a policy upon yonr life would be a noble New Year’s gift to your loved £25” A little boy was recently presented with a toy trumpet, to which he became creaily .attached. One night, when be was about to be put in bis “ little bed,” and was . ready to say bis prayers, ho. handed the trumpet to lifa grandmother, saying, “Here, gran’ma, you blow while I pray!” r^‘Gcorgc” asked the teacher of a Sun day 8chool class, “who, above all others, shall you wish first to see yon when jda get to heaven V With a bright face brightening np with anticipation, the little fellow slwrateu, "GeriiahT j kni l . man was the idol of our little s the girls liked him, and be vn iv bosom friend. He stood awaiting my explanation, his eyes blazed onmcwrathfuUy,and I trembled and said: ‘Oh, Dr. Hildreth, if you would not drink T’ “Ab, that’s it; turned preacher, have you ? Give us a temperance lecture! Miss Gentry, you would be a brilliant star in the ranks of strong-minded women.” Now, a girl of seventeen cannot bear sar casm—few women of any age can—or men cither, for that matter. My pride was touched; I became angry, and boldly ex claimed: Yon wrong me, sir; I do not wish to de liver a temperance lecture to any man. But I do wish that all men who forget themselves so far as to get drunk when ladies arc under their care were exclnded from good society. I, for one, will never accept tho protection of such a man.” Indeed! "What infinite sufferings the charming Miss Gentry inflicts on society by making each a resolution. I feel that the star of my life has gone out, while hopeless and anchorless I am drifting on to eternity.” With angry eyes and his lips mockingly cnrlcd into a sneer, he uttered the last prophetic sentence, and I hastily left the parlor to hide the tears of wounded pride. From this time Dr. Hildreth ignored my existence. Soon after this, broken in health and bro ken in spirit, I accepted an invitation to visit a relative who lived in the town of W , in Ohio; here I remained until two years after the surrender. W was quite a large place, and as I did not care for the society of strangers, I devoted nil of my time to visiting the poor and sick. One evening, as I was returning from a visit in the outskirts of the town, 1 was startled by a groan, just as I was crossing a ditch. It was nearly dark, aid as I gazed beneath me from the little plonk bridge, on which I was standing, I could just perceive the body of a man with his head down ward, in the bottom of the ditcK Some dirty children were playing near l>y, and OUR FASHION LETTER. Fashion* For January. * They Were and Arev- New Features of Social I if* in the 3fctropoli*> Cloth Cloak* and Coitamcs. A Happy New Year. calling on them to assist* me, we dragged the man upon the banks. I gazed upon the threadbare clothes, the dirty, bloated face, and started back with horror as I recognized Dr. Hildreth! I had him removed to a hospital, and it was some days before lie* race.cied; *vhen he heard of my kindness, he wrote v> me and begged permission to see me. Olc morning he called; his hand shook cs he to k ? mine; t-rwnis man be Dr. )T so me time of dki h$a£j then he said: . “Miss Maggie, if the w. -fid in fHTu.I with brave women like ftni, pitrc would not be so many wrecks of tfiSw.y “Ah! Dr.Hildreth; youhclievc, then,that women are at the root of aflkevils?” “Far be It from me to sayio, botyoa wo men do not know your jvjwcr. You remem ber how you once rebuked mv folly. O! Miss Maggie, if every woman had frowned on me then, I might have-been saved. Bat they petted me and flattered me until I be came the - slave of the wine cup; then they cast me off. Mi’s Lottie fa now the wife of another. I do not blame her for forsaking me, for I am not fit to be the husband of any woman; but 1 do blame her for letting me drink In W'prescnce. It has been two yeais since I have spoken to a respectable woman. I scarcely dared to hope that you would let me pay you this visit I am a doomed man; I can no more fly from the wine enp than the needle can fly from the magnet” “Dr. Hildreth, do not say so; men on the brink of destruction have been saved.” “Ab. they were not weak men like me. I _ave cast the accQraed^ * u ■* made good resolutions,. to fle broken and make __ No; I am a doomed man. ITSHe to you sober to-day to thank you. Look at my shattered frame! You braved the world and rebuked me when no one else dared to do it You braved public opinion, and dragged a poor, polluted wretch out of fit ditch, whom few would have toothed wiA their feet I know what you wish lo say,Miss Maggie; hut it is no use. Good-by. I-^baak vr in the name of humanity, I thank you." With a warm pressure ortho band. Dr. New York, January 1,1873. Ail the world, fashionable and otherwise, has been preparing for the first of January receptions and for those festivities which from remote periods have ushered in the new year. Thu Halils have g<»n<: out from the Christ as trees, but the Christmas greens still hold their place and crown the honors which heiped upon the young heads of the year to come. What it 4 fa to bring lo us wc know not, but with ever fresh faith wc garland our and hope the best until the worst arrives. NEW YEAR’S CALLS. __ the fashion among that class of dis mal people, who are always heralding cholera and yellow fever, who make an epidemic out case of chioKcn pox, and revel in newspaper accounts of sanilaiy crimes and misdemeanor*—to say that the observance of New Year’s Day is dying out, and that its gaieties arc characterized by a laxity and in dulgence which fa disgusting in the eves of all decent people. Never was slander greater or more unmerited. Tl.e custom of New Year’s calls seem to become more gen“ era! year by year, and fa now extending from the 'Metropolis all over the country. The abundant, but somewhat rude hospitality which formerly distinguished it, has given place to a delicacy and refinement very much more in keeping with its object and purpose, and which effectually excludcj the infringe ments upon strict courtesy which were not unfrequent when every family presented a table loaded with everything eatable, and particularly everything drinkable that could be found. The universality of the custom fa in no way more clearly exhibited than in the preparations which are made for it. Weeks beforehand shops and shop windows presen the appearance of a huge bakers’, confection ers’ and fruit dealers show. Christmas and Christmas trees are important incidents; but the great expectations of getting rid of all the jellies, and frosted and fruited cakes, the mottoes, the pyramids, the lady apples, the crystal bon ton ’boxes, and the white grapes based upon “New Years,” and that these expectations arc well founded fa evident in ihe sudden look of vacuity which follows this plethora of pockets and luxuries. Wnat a pity it is that a festival could not lw invented to break in upon the dull days of Febroajy, and the ides of March which come after! There is one peculiarly about New Year’s calls, and that fa. that they bring to the social surface quite a different class of people from the usual fashionable callers. Active busi- who hove no other day in llic year devote this one to looking up old friends, and busy community, it often forms the link which holds together life-long tics of intimacy and friendship, or clasps a wide space between an old life and the new. good old times. not in the nature of tinners to return to the “ good old days” of spinning-wheels, andirons and sanded floors, nor does any in telligent man or woman really wish we could, but cveiy one is glad that a mere healthy tone prevails in the community over the fierce passion for dress and display which has been stimulated to the unhealthy height reached during the past few yoars. There is a lull this season, caused partly by the want of Parisian excitement, partly by the decreasing preponderance of the Ger man clement in our midst, and the influence of their simple, sober manners and customs, and completed l»y our own commercial dis asters and the disgrace into which mere money getters and money spenders have fallen. A great display of gold and diamonds fa rated “bad style”* ing to tl putting _ . uineness of material, none into jewelry or the trimming of their toilettes. Others, with less refinement of intelligence, are using laces and stones of a less cherished description, and employing them partly in furbishing up old dresses, partly in trimming T never knew,” said a wealthy lady ceLtly, “how much pleasure I missed in giving my clothes away after a few times of wearing.” Singularly, too, foreign travel is doing much to bring about more sensible ideas in regard to dress and living than have hereto fore prevailed amongst us. Nothing docs an American woman so much good as going abroad and finding out how people live whom she has been accustomed to base all her ideas of style upon. If families who go abioad to “educate” their children, and what not, were willing to live at home as they do when they are in France or Germany, they would not only relieve themselves of a vast burden, set a good example to entire munitics, but impart to thoir children sound, honorable aud honest ideas, worth all the teaching of schools. entertainments. As yet, few large parties have been had jpoken of. Probably, a few will be given clear off society scores and eat up the New Year’s cake, after the holidays, but, to a great extent, they seem to have gone out of fash ion. Musicales, readings, charades, lunches, teas and the like, all of which come under the name of “receptions,” and receptions proper seem to have taken their place, and till a much larger space in our social life. The change fa beneficial in more than respect. It takes society out of the hands of very young people, to a certain extent, and while affording them abundant opportunities, gives a chance to the married, who, in the multiplicity of individual and domestic cares, are in constant danger of not only being put but putting themselves upon the shelf in a way that is detrimental to their own and the general interests. For these mingled gatherings of the young, with the middle-aged, hacked by a purpose, such a3 the celebration of a birthday, or a wedding-day, the exhibition of musical tal ent, or the display of the talking genius which sccm3 inseparable from any native horn American man or woman,* do great effort in the way of toilettes is requir ed. The usual dinner dress of rich silk, set off by handsome laces, is often sufficient ;^or a tinted silk Polonaise, trimmed full with black lace, and worn over a trained skirt. Veiy few overskirts arc seen, compared with WhilM mi tarleton of street costume, properly accompanied by a velvet bat. black, or matching in color, 1 md j set of sealskin or sable furs. Of course a suit of cloth, trimmed n ith fur, is desirable and perhaps even more iis- tingue, but it is not as popular, because the fur, biside* beinsr less durable, has to be re moved in so short a time to make way for taore seasonable trimmings. Those who qan- uot afford broad cloth arc fain to convent themselves with English water-proof, whfch, when it fa fine, genuine and all wool, fa hand some enough for some princesses, though there are republican dames who would turn up their noses at it. Abroad the braided suits of best water-proof cloth are quite tlje success of the season, and they are at least a blessed relief from the eternal puffy and fos6y styles which are still exhibited in lighter fabrics. It has been stated before that cloaks, as in dependent garments, hare been worn this winter lor the first time in several years, and though there has been uo one style, which could be recommended, as likely to obtain permanent suffrage over others, still tlic pop ular advice seems to have fallen upon the cloth mantle, which consists of a sacque, villa deep cape, as the one best adapted to ise and comfort. At firs: these mantles, or double capes as they were sometimes called, appeared only in cashmere, braided and embroidered, and were so restricted in style and cut, as to pre sent a most ungraceful appearance. The pattern has been improved upon, how ever, until it has become a very handsome tnd comfortable garment, deeper and more amply cut, and allowing sufficient room for the extension of the tournure beneath. • The latest design fa in dark bronze green cloth, with a wa.tcan plait in the back, and a cape divided up the back, and trimmed upon each side, to match the border. This style consti tutes a vciy handsome finish to a suit, and is indeed much better ad pled for this purpose than that of a separate cloak, to be won with all sorts of dresses. As an independent garment, wc have noth- g, as yet, to equal in grace and beauty the polonaise, and speaking of the polonaise, it may he as well to remark ti nt it will be certain to be , carried through the next season. Ladjps-'ic 4*- m „ more Southern climates, anxious to prepare MUSIC’S SWEET STRAINS. Sot a Christmas Story. # Christmas. 1871, will be thirteen months since the incidents herein narrated befell the undersigned. Time does fly, doesn’t it the wing, Time is. You have doubtless ob served him winging it. In books, dressed in scythe and Black Crook ballet costume. Thirteen months ! When I give my mem ory permission to turn backward, it seems only a few weeks ago. But, before I proceed further, let me pro test against the enormous ridiculosity—as our mutual summer might say—which the song writers are guilty of in giving their bal lads, and so forth, such absurb titles. A young lady would have to be extremely bold to enter a music store and ask the young man in attendance, who is all smiles and capillary adornment, for “only a lock of hair;” or answer his interrogatory with, “come hither, my baby, darl ing.” She would, indeed. And how could a bashful youth respond to the inquiring glance of a young lady clerk with “call me thine own,” or “I am thy ling ?” lie couldn’t do it. Well, something nearly akin to this fa what Christmas, 1871, will be thirteen months shcc the night I stopped at Dashvillc, with old Puffblow. It was a wild night. The rain rained; the winds winded; the snow anew, and I expected every minute an earth quake would quake and a tornado tear. • Puffblow is tlic proprietor of the Blue Lion Hotel. He fa also the proprietor of a daughter—an interesting, ethereal being, ' [Uing about two hundred pounds, as near could judge with the naked eye. The old gentleman was justly proud of his off spring, for she was highly accomplished— luicw as little about housekeeping, perchance, as it is compulsory for an accomplished young lady to know. And her name it was Angelina. The “bar” of the “Blue Lion” was a rather dull sort of place to me. There usual number of blear-eyed, seedy bar room “fixtures” lounging about the stove, waiting for the appearance of the “good fellow” who in the habit of remarking, “Come up. " Puffblow, evidently noticing my not spring and summer wardrobes in adyance at bomc^tiveness led the way into the par- of the almanac, may confidently rest -their lnlroduccd me to hid daughter. _ faith upon the polonaise, as upon an anchor, v Pll V tho P‘ au0 { ? T , f° gentleman, Angie,” sure, and for a time, steadfast. I“ e commanded, and left. The polonaise fa, as yet, a novelty in P;iris and London. It fa only just beginning to take the place of the overskirt and jacket It will be more of a rage in both cities during the coming year, than it has been in the past. Is graceful and so convenient that it wiil obtain the high Do yoa love music, Mr. D.?” she asked. I gave her to understand that several bars of it agreed with my constitution. “0,1 adore it,” she murmured. Music’i sweet strains—how I love it I” >rn no ,«i»<u.i« . Slic looked as ifrtio loved pork and rali- Ihcr;, that it lias here, ba-c equally as well. I told her that it would Vive la Polonaise. Choose your pattern, andj afford me happiness untold if aim would construct your costumes. They will Ims ail ’ strain me a few of music s sweet strains. right in white pique, muslin,silk, challi, linen lawn or cambric. A IIAPrr NEW YEAR. Shall I occupy space by writing of bonnets, about which there is nothing Hew to say, or describing new combinations of old silks and velvets, and laces which no one can possibly understand, and which everybody, therefore!, takes for very high fashion indeed, or sliaE I cut my letter sliort this month, and go ariff build my own Christmas tree? Fashions are very fine, but just now thej sink into utter insignificance besides stock ings to be filled anu Christmas greens to Ik hung, for though this will not resell you tifl after Christmas, it fa written before Christ mas, and there as a hundred invisible voices, whispering in my car, and a hundred invuibki hands tugging away at my heartsUiug.'Sttd. bidding me leave you, dear reader, and attend to them. So with a thousand good wishes I bid you a Happy New Year. Jennie Junr Education of Farmers.—A crochciy fra mer in the Mark Lane Express, says: " I have never yet seen a method proposed by which the technical education of a farmer is to be imparted to the rising generation cf the rural districts.” And he contends that such learning cahbe no practical benefit to-the farmer, as Jie would soon forget the general principles of science. I would ask why the farmer, whose great calling fa to aid Nature to bring forth from the earth those vegetable production**) indispensable to all animal life, should be ex empt from the necessity of studying Natute’s laws; so far, at least, as to acquire a theoret ical knowledge of so much chemistry and ge ology as relates to agriculture; for without this knowledge the farmer is a mere “ hewer of wood and drawer of water ” in Natari’s great laboratory, the farm; with nothing in tellectual to lighten his daily toil, or tow“ into a pastime of scientific experiment, tl sreejss of which is certain if made in all’ accordance with Nature’* laws. _ Lhad * letter from a farmer the other of deciUiiod^lrces are any^BExterthan for manure, and that he had rather have — pound of horse-dung than throe pounds leaves for manure. Here fa a case in point, to show how much a fanner may lose fori-ic want of a very little knowledge of tho cha fatry of manures and their action in pronj ing vegetable growth. Straw fa nearly^ carbon, with a little soluble silex and still l of other fertilizers; while deciduous lea* contain fourteen per cent of choice min& _ matter, besides being very rich in nitrojen. Horse dung contains the same elcmcnUb&s the leaves, but in no greater force; yet, giv ing to its more immediate solubility, its a&on on vegetable growth is quicker; and thy fa And she strained. She played choice se lections from the operas of “ Martha,” “Tom my Dodd,” “ Fra Diavolo ” “ Captain Jinks,” why ihe farmer gives it the preference.* If the leaves were composted with the “ their decomposition into soluble plant would lie hastened, and a large additflSOof clay or common soil would increase the*Jlc, converting thc*whole into one homogcndus mass of fertilizing material—the cqnivaint of the best farm-yard manure. Many ar- mers have not yet learned that crude, ui»er- mented manure, cannot be assimilated by plants until it is dissolved by rain water ato soluble plant-food. Hence, we often tar them condemn the richest and most pena- nent manures. _ Care and Feedino of Cattle—It too fancy of sentimental philanthropists, Off* well attested fact, that stall-fed cattle *fll keep in good condition on one-third l«s of food than fa required by cattle that arean- housed in cold weather. Sheep propriy protected from tlic cold and worms proctcc betti" and finer fleeces; cows yield ^om. milk, and all kinds of animals retain andakCj on flesh more r* adily and rapidly, oa much less food than when exposed to the extnnci of the temperature to which this couny il so subject. There arc certain conditio assays the Stock Journal, always required in cow ing, feeding, or using stock for laboror leas- ure, and unless you cun make up your nind to comply with these conditions, yot had better not engage in the business. It must b»ve enough to cat of ffiefight kind of food, just enough and iolc to wite; must have this at regular intctvals, not less than three times a day; must lave wale: ns often; must be kept clean; mist be lept comfortable—not too much expesed t?hcat in summer, nor cold and storms in waiter; must have access to salt, or be salted n# less than once a weak; must not be drivenibout by other more powerful or ill-natures; ani mals ; am! must be locked after every «y to see tliHt it is in good health. and all the other members of that family. Wheeling suddenly on the music stool— that fa, ns suddenly as 500 hundred pounds can wheel—she asked: “ What do you play, Mr. D. ? ” I had fallen into a delicious reverie, and starting from a dream, as it were, replied: "I—I sometimes play euchre, backgam—I mean to say, I sometimes play on a horn.” (In a horn.) “Do you sing?” Now, I have no doubt there fa ft power of music in me. There must be—because I don’t remember any ever coming out But I don’t sing. I do love music, however. “Occasionally,” I replied. “Some times warble a barcarole, or a duett, or a quartette. But this fa always when I am enjoying sweet solitude.” She begged me to sing a quartette. “O, it would be too funny, Mr. D., to hear you sing a quartette.” Yes, it would—too much too funny. I declined—although I can sing a quartette as easv as anything else. “Well, if you won’t sing, Mr. D., I will. I’ll sing you all Hie songs I know.” Then she commenced to trill that sweet air I had heard at least once before, which she called “Shoo Fly.” The rich cadence of her melodious voice fell on my car like the ravishing notes of the sweet throated Bulbul, or the enchanting strains of an ancient hand-organ. After executing Shoo Fly, her fingers glided deftly up and down the scale, leaping from octave to octave, and then turning an arch glance on me, she sang out: “Koine and Kiss Me.” Now, this was a nice request for a young lady to make of a gentleman to whom she had, been introduced only half an hour previ- , ouslv—wasn’t it? Experimencing a robust ; blush, I replied: ?0, como—I say, now—this >^4s a little too Sudden, besides tho old man come in^or your bis ^ brother, or— •fc^onT go to sleep. 1 much'nrefer to hear you sing. But if you insist. I’ll— “I will not a§| to Press that cheek.” “No,” and I, glowing a little bolder, “don’t ask. You can press it just as often ns you wish, without asking. Come- ** “Still I love thee. 1 “You will. Well that, fa sudden, I never dreamed that you—” “I really don’t think I shall marry.” Now what did I care whether she married or not She promised to “love me still”—and I had been still all the evening; but as for marrying, oh no, not any. She was just acting like a free lover, that’s what she was; and I began to feel that I ought to go away from there. But, you know how it is your self. She again cried out: “Put Mnin Mv Tdttlft Remedy von Boys in IIGrses.-—■' '-trained skirts* of white muslin, arc woi^t with Roman I tea-, made of ordinary garden sage sashes, the latter, in some instances, a* cost- q j v0 t h a t horse a feed of rough rio lv »3 a dress, forty dollars being the pr.ee of dead bots A ‘ “ dresses are made complete, with overskirt^ ti^al Farmer cos4ain»-tl»f^'fotin.wii * - Or- ON —“* 1 tlOW: ■*- r 44 Fill an ordinary jhnk bottle molasses; then fill with sweet Jtenlq Jo’ J about an hour with a bottle of of p’a’n bffkr the widest and handsomest There is a change observable in table ar rangement this season, which is certainly an improvement. Table ware is fine and fewer flowers arc used in the decorations. It k beginning to be understood that mere orna ments arc obstacles and obstructions to table enjoyment There ore certain leaves and mosses which make a charming background, and garnitures for lruita, but flowers, in pots, or boquets are rather in the way, it fa difficult to dispose of them to advantage and they really occupy a more appropriate place in the windows, upon the mantle piece or upon stands in different parts of the rooms. Fine table ware is in itself beautifully or namental, it is a pleasure and,a joy to every one that lias a sense of social beauty and to the good housekeeper, it is a pride and joy forever. A woman may be forgiven who cannot bear with entire equanimity, the loss of a tray of exquisite gloss or shell like China, in fact, if ahe could, she would be no woman at all. cloth cloaks and costume. All the later developments of interest in fashion have been in cloth cloaks and cos- tnmes. The solid color, the solid fabric and the oincmentation, which, at a distance seems to be interwoven with the material, gives altogether an appearance of comfort, appropriateness and adaptability, _ which would constitute beauty, even i r tint and texture wero less choice and flue. A costume Hildreth left me. A few months later 1 read complete of olive green, Vandyck brown of his death by delirium tremens in the city I sailor blue cloth, bindcd with black and bor- uiortuary report. | tiered with silk cord fringe, fa the perfection theoiy fa, that the milk and me sweeter than blood, the hots turn loowr?®* 1 it. The sage tea will kill them, and i only thing I ever heard of that will* 0 without injury to the horse. Tlio riU*“ l dislodge the dead hots better than sapl JP fact, if you will give horses a feed of rice every two weeks, I do not think tkf® *■ the least clanger from bots; at least atp* is my experience. As a proof of whal I*avc written, get two sage leaves, dip theifk ii° ot water, fay one down, and put a lively bt on it; then cover him with the other, will die instantly. Sago tea I have afaofp d very beneficial in colic; it is perfi * less, if it does no good.” tST It fa a great mistake to set u^dut ej* 1a standard of the right and wrong aid jus® people accordingly. It fa a great roptakc* 0 measure the enjoyment of others;by c?r own; to expect uniformity of opiirct m Put Mein My Little Bed.” This was altogether too much. Put her in her little bed, indeed! Why she would fill four little beds, aud it would take four like me to put her there. “Really.” I returned, “It would’nt be proper. I’ll call your mother. It would look better; and besides—” “ It Ought not thus to Be.” “ No, indeed, it ough’nt Its getting per fectly scandalous. It’s going too far. Per haps—” “ I’m not Myself at All.” I fear it fa too true. I had been thinking for sometime that you mu3t be some one else; but—” “ Of what fa the Old Man Thinking?” she asked. “1 haven’t the wildest idea,” I responded. Perhaps he’s thinking I had better retire and leave you”— “O, Take me to thy heart again.” Tlic forward minx! She must have taken e for another fellow. I had never taken her to my heart—not once. A great weight on the heart she would be. . Before I bad time to reply to this request a colored female servant entered the room and asked for “Missus Spcktikils.” As she was leaving Angelina again turned lo the piano and called out: “Call her back and kiss her.” This was the last straw! I just bolted out of that room quicker Ilian you could re peat the multiplication table backwards, with out so much as bidding Angelina good night, and was followed by the sounds of healthy laughter. It is all as plain as the noonday sun, now; Angelina was merely singing a medley which consisted of the titles of the newest song>- strung together in jingling rhymes. And I made an egregious mule of myself in inter rupting her at Interval*—sad she know R, id enjoyed it hugely, too. I can’t think of anything that would prove more pleasant rending, just at this time, than the obitU’.rie- • ' *’• — The Newspaper Frets> Rev. T. D. W. Talmagc, of Brooklyn, in a recent sermon, presented the following earnest, stirring thoughts respecting the power and capabilities of the newspaper press. An instrumentality of such vast in fluence os is this in our day should he wielded by those who appreciate their momentous responsibility, and employ it for the im provement and elevation of their fellow- The eloquent discourse fa reported phonogrephically in the Methodist: ‘The newspaper is the great educator of lhc Nineteenth Century. There fa no force compared with it. It is book, pulpit, plat form, forum, all in one. And there is not interest—religious, literary, commercial, scientific, agricultural or mechanical—that fa not within its grasp. All our churches, and schools, and colleges, and asylums, and art galleries feel the quaking of the printing press. In our pulpits wc preach to a few hun dreds or thousands of people; the newspaper addresses an audience of twenty thousand, fifty thousand, or two hundred thousand. Wc preach three or four times a week; they every morning or evening of the year. If they arc right, they are gloriously right- if they arc wrong, they are awfully^vrong. I find no difficulty in accounting for the world’s advance. What has made the change? Books,” you say. No, sir. The vast ma jority of citizens do not read books. In the United States the people would not average one book a year for each individual. Whence then this intelligence—this capacity to talk about all themes, secular and religious, this acquaintance with science and art, this power to appreciate the beautiful and grand ? Next to tho Bible, the nexespaper—swift-winged and everywhere present—flying over the fence, shoved under the door, tossed into counting-liouse, laid on the work-licnch hawked through the ^carsl All read it! White and black, German, Irishman, Swiss, Spaniard, American, old and young, good and bad, sick and well, before breakfast and after tea, Monday morning, Saturday night, Sunday and week day. I consider the newspaper to be the grand agency by which lhc gospel is to le preached, ignorance cast out, oppression de throned, crime extirpated, the world raiscd l heaven rejoiced, and God glorified. In the clanking of the printing pre«s os the sheets fly out I hear tlic voice of the Lord Almighty proclaiming to all the dead nations of the earth, “Lazarus, come forth P* and to the re treating surges of darkness, “Let there be light.’’ Nations are to be bom in a day.” Will this great in-rush into the kingdom of God come from the personal presence of mission ary' or philanthropist ? No. When the time comes for that grand demonstration of the Spirit, I think the press in all the earth will make the announcement, and give the call to the nations. As at some telegraphic center, an operator will send the messages North and South, and East and West, San Francisco and Heart’s Content catching the flash al the same instant; so, standing at some center to which shall reach all the electric wires that cross the continent and undergird the sea, some one shall, with lire forefinger of the right hand click tlic instrument that shall thrill through all lands, across all islands, under all seas, through all palaces, into all dungeons, and startle both hemispheres with the news, that in a few moments shall rush out from the ten thousand times ten thousand printing presses of the earth: “Jesus hath come! ‘ Fall into line, all ye nations! Glory to God iu the highest, aud on earth, peace, good-will toward men! Hallelujah!” How the Big Bugs Spree It It is a soothing reflection to the humble slave of social peccadilloes to know that he has companionship.in his little irregularities in the big bugs of tlic Government The value of this soother can not be estimated. It fa very encouraging. The following statements will _l>c a tender salve to many a poor chap who ha* been on a bender and landed in the calabpttseJf fling indiscretions of spirituousdifdttlgunco. ittHflOTtnuaatt Can uaw*ii< stately sobriety and get booty, and do all sorts of wabbly didoes, the nobid *ouIs of common fellows, whose weak heads have succumbed to the irresistible seductions of a spree, will find exalted encouragement in the inebriating example. Grant and Fish deserve the gratitude of every jolly old sot in the countiy. A correspondent of the New York Sun, writing from Washington, under date of De cember 20th, says : About five o’clock last evening the loung- s in the main hall of the Arlington House, crc astonished to sec the door of the eleva tor open and President Grant and Don Ham ilton Ffali step out of it anu in arm. The President's face was as red as a boiled lob ster. and the Secretaiy of State wore an ex pression like that of an owl which is sud denly brought into tlic full glare of the day light. It immediately entered into the mindt of those who were in the hall at the time that the President and the Secretary had been en joying themselves pretty freely in one of the rooms up stairs. The two paid no attention to anybody, but marched solemnly, and with sLately tread, through the hall to the street door, where they stopped, aud Grant went through some motions with his hands, which were undis- tinguisUablc in the darkness. At the same moment Mr. Fish tripped hurriedly back to the clerk’s desk, and fumbled in the match safe until he had secured half a dozen matches. With these in his hands, and his face beaming all over with maudlin smiles, he skipped to the door again, scratching a match against the jamb, anu held it obsequi ously' until Grant had lighted a cigar, which he had in hfa mouth. The two then locked arms once more, and meandered into dark ness. This little incident was obeeng more than a dozen witnexioa, m5~creatcd a great deal of talk this morning in certain circles. Stove* In a Clone Boom. As cold weather approaches, an l fires again become necessary in living rooms,a word of advice upon the subject of beating is not out of place. We can hardly say too much against the common plan ' ~ room by a cast iron or sheet trifles; to look for perfection in onrf>wn se rious; to worry ourselves and othrs iiwi what cannot be remedied; not ir all that needs alleviation, as far as .. T . power; not to make allowance fo^tLofti- firmitiea of others; to consider evtrythH-ff impossible which we cannot perforB*. to no li eve only what our finite minds c*n gre* 4 ' to expect to be able to understand e . v< thing. The greatest of all mistakes t* live only for time, when any moment launch us into eternity. MKccIlanconv Items* [condensed ron the constitution ] ^Tliere was ail unusually quiet Christina: In Nebraska courtships arc said lo average three houra and a half In length. Two one-legged men ran a foot race in Kansas City oh Christmas. The New York Herald has subscribed $31,600 00 to the Chicago sufferers. The Boston street car companies Lave de clared 10 per cent, dividends this year. An appropriate gift in Chicago on Christ ians day was a lancet and a chunk of vims. Mass fed pork in the Cross Timbers of Texas, sells at two cents and a half a pound. There are one dozen railroads now build ing in Texas, in various stages of comple tion. The Ohio river was frozen over last week ile for its entire width, for since 1850. At the recent oanquet lo Susan Anthony, 1 San Francisco, tlic following toast was given: “Tq Susan It. Anthony—May she be tint in tlic hearts of her countrywomen, and tint in the kingdom of heaven.” To Wash Calico.—To prevent calico from fading while washing, infuse three gills of sa.ltin four quarts of water; put the cali- •f warming a stove, and closing all avenues Iot the admission of air. It is probable that in tlic majority of rooms this system is, in practice, the most unwise and deleterious in its results of any* that can be adopted. Where coal is used, grates arc infinitely preferable to stoves on the score pf health, to say* nothing or the added air of comfort and cheerfulness which is afforded. here coal is used, arc liable to emit dangerous gases; they are a constant source net* from the dust produced, and it becomes”almost an impossibility to maintain anything liko an equable temperature. But tiic greatest objection to the use of stoves in close apartments, lies in the fact that, from the extent of an exposed heated surface of iron, moisture fa token from the atmosphere, and it becomes in consequence dry and un healthy*. And here, as a remedy*, nothing is better than the device of a vessel of water upon the stove, that, as steam is formed, aids in giving the requisite moisture to the atmos phere. People should not be afraid of ad mitting the external *»ir. It may cost more to maintain the requisite temperature, but it is economy nevertheless. It always pays lo take care of our health. There is a wide lie’.d for inventors until some one devises some cheap method of heating small rooms, which device shall combine the good quali ties of stoves, nnd not possess their many de fects. Until then stoves will be a necessary evil, nnd wc must adopt the best means to render the evil as little as possible.—American Builder. North Carolina. New* Item*. [selected ron the constitution.] An effort fa being made to repeal the usury laws. Wilmington fa to have a new Democratic newspaper. Newbcm lias petitioned the Legislature for new county* buildiugs. There is great suffering among the poor some portions of the State. — , u , ,., v v.,,*- Four dollars per pair is the price for Christ- «o in while hot, and ieave it till cold. In' mas turkeys in \\ ilmington. Jtis way the colors arc rendered permanent,! Nearly* every sheriff in North Carolina has and will not fade by subsequent waslfings. i settled with the State Treasurer. FATHER RYAN, The Poet of the Chancel, contributes to the last number of the Morning Star, a Christ mas carol, in which poetic and religions fervor are beautifully blended. The tone and style of the poem mny be judged by the following extracts: m sitting atoie in xny riirat room TM* long December nlrbt, Etching the flrc-llame flit tho gloom With mmy * picture bright. Ah! bow the fire can point t Ills magic eklll bow atrange! How every tpuk On the canvas dark Draws figure* and foi . And how the picture*change! One moment bow they smile find in tear than * little while In the twinkling of a eye. Like the gleam of — The beaming an gajrto siavo—from l „ The faces change ia the shadows gray And jut as I wonder who are they. Over them all, Like * funeral poll. The folds of the shadows drop and fall. Of the pictures fade away. Ah l the fire within my grate Hath more than Raphael's power. Is more than Raphael's peer— More than he in* year; And the pictures hanging’wond me here This holy Christmas Ere, No Artist’* pencil could create. No Painter's art conceive. I'm sitting alone In my fire lit room; Bat, do! the fire is dying. The winds hare a voice to pine— rtaintlvc, and pensive, and low— Rath it* heart, Ukemmeor thine? Knoweth tt weal or woe? now it wails, in a ghost like strain. Just against that window pons t As if it were tired of Its long, cold flight. And wanted to rest with me to-night; Cease, night-winds cease; Why rhonld yoa be sad ? T s?fisafa i zs , jK ( &. Bat vill the wind's voice grieves! Perchance o'er the fallen leaves, Which in their Summer bloom, nnced to the tnnslc of bird and breeze, at. tom from the snna of their parent trees. Lie low tn their wintry tomb. Mate type* of man's own doom. And thns with the night winds only, And the fancies they unweave. Atone, and yet not lonely, I keep my Christmas Ere. From the New York Clipper. ITS FUNNY, BUTITISSO. The lasses they wilt like the chape. It's fanny, bat it ts si t Love has Its triumphs and mishaps. It's funny, batlt Is sot Some on ahorse will thousands lay. It's fanny, but it is so! *0 does their cash away. It's fanny, bnt it Is so I And some will fight for love of gain Till scarce a feature they retain. Bruises snd scars stone remain; It's fanny, bat Itis so; Some etarve the stomach for the back. It's funny, bnt ft is so I Till huuMhelrgarmentslikeasack, It's fanny, bat it Is sot And some in tattered garb go forth Exposed to blasts of east and north. And think their knowledge something worth; It's fanny, bat itis so! One courts a girl, bnt bashful feds. It's fanny, batit is so t Another trips him np at beds. It's fanny, bnt ft la so! * ■ * io shy Miss p *** “ - It’s fanny, bat it is so 1 'TIs * queer world In which we slay. It's fanny, bat it Is so! Wc find it queerer cvety day, It'a funny, but it is sot And ever are the queerest things Performed by peasants, lords and king*. on with outstretched wings; THE CHRISTMAS TREE. BT U. J*. XEtCS. There's a wondcrfnl tree, awondtrful tree. The happy children rejoice to sec. Spreading iu branches year by year. It comes from the forest to flourish here; Oh 1 this wonderful tree, with its branches wide, is always blooming at Chrhtmas-tide. 'TIs not alone in the summer's sheen Its boughs are broad, and its leave* are green; It blooms for ns when the wOd winds blow. And earth is white with feathery enow ; And this wonderful tree, with He branches wide. Bears many a gift for the Christmas-tide. *Tis all alight with its tapers* glow. ~ _ Its boughs among. The besntirn! story of long ago, When a radiant star threw its beams so wide. To herald the earliest Christmas-tide. Then spread thy branches, wonderful tree. And bring eoeae dainty gift to ate. And fill my heart with a horning We To Him who came from His home above From Hie beentifnl home with the glorified. To give as the joys of the Christmas-tide. SOMEBODYLL COME 70 NIGHT. I mast bind my hair with the mystic bough. And gem it with buds of white. And while his eyes shall discern a grace In the braid and the folded flower, t And in my tell-tale face I must don the robe which he fondly «*«n« A cloud of entrancing light. And sit where the mello win" moonlight fslja, For somebody'll come to-nightt And while tho robes and the place shall seem Bnt the veriest freak of chance, *Tis sweet to know that his eye will beam With s tender, happier glance. *Twr.s thns I sang when the years wen few That lay on my girlish head. And all the flowers that in fancy grew Were tied with golden thread; And somebody came, and the whispers there— I cannot repeat the quite; But I know my soul went up in prayer. And somebody's here to night. I blush no more at the whispered vow. Nor s4:h in the soft moonlight; My robe has a tint of amber now. As I sit by my anthradie: And the locks that vied with the glossy wren, Have passed to silver gray; But the love that decked them with flowers then. Is * holler love to-day. BTOKENS' CHRIST •rrmtAvexs. Wilt son?, and joyancc and swift peals of laughter. Speed the brief Christmas hours; ringing surctsscof toil, and rest; and after. Sweet memories as of flower*. 'acnslong alien to tlic patent roof fehine bright around the board. No thread of passion trembling through the woof Of lore and sweet accord. Mu*ic and mirth, and childhood's games rehearsed— In sooth, a happy night: Now, ere we part, one hour t Made Christ Here bet:.e book-, v crein Is written ail The Mast- r Of Oliver, nnd Tiny Tim. and Paul, Aud Smike, aud Li 1 tic Nt 11. And, as wc listen, re begins the power Of the magician’s wand. With soften'd footfall steals tho fleeting hour Of the magician's wand. — ' footfall au Beyond. growing sadness every page attend*: The chiding stars in air pc-m whisper iugti- **■ ’ A brighter Christ Seem whisper big to them«e1vc*. “He spends WHAT CONSTITUTES A < tiUllVIlt And pealing organ, and a choral throng. Rolling grand music the groined roof along; And well-clad audience, and preacher proud. Charming, with eloquence of earth «hf Bat a nutted band 01 men sincere. Who in their hearts have felt Jehovah’s fear; Who know their sins, by th- Redeemer’s blood. Forever hidden from the sight of God: Who to each other cleave for Jesus' sskc. And mutually of joys and cares partake; Show to the world how truly Christians loi Where each endeavors, as hi* meats permit. To rescue othets from the burning pit; Whe re ordinances pure are rightly known. And di?c!plinc im|iartially ia i-hown; Where a fond pastor teed* the flock of God, NOTES AND QUERIES —Lord Bjmeo. 1 On eagles’ wings immortal scandals fly. c this hand of mine If you but had the dimea, But purees short and slim oa tun* Won’t do for these hard times. I leave the in thy wretchedness As one too poor to mate. For love yon know, can only blest. When based on real estate. Mississippi New* Item** [CONDENSED TOIt Till CONSTITUTION.] Thfi Newton Ledger commends Governor Powers for Issuing commissions to tlic Dem ocratic officers of Newton, notwithstanding the false ftnd fraudulent returns of the regis trars of that county in favor of the Radical cwkJM>te», The Brandon Rcpnbl’can charges the Rev. James Lynch, carpct-bag colored Secretary of State, with having been recently very drunk, and In consequence of his violent conduct, arrested and lodged in the calaboose. This fa a grave charge against a 5tatc official, and a minister of the Gospel. Life Insurance as an Investment.—Few people look upon a life policy as of the same value as a deed of real estate for the same amount, yet when land fa held for an invest ment for the benefit of wife and chUdren, a life policy is worth just as much. If I should say to a young man just start ing in business, I will give a certain piece of property which he knows to be worth $10,- 000, on condition that he will pay the taxes on it as long as ho lives, and never sell it, bnt hold it for hfa wife and children, when he is dead they can dispose *f it as they choose, he would surely think it was a splen did offer. But it is really no better than a $10,000 life policy, and taxes on his land will cost quite as much as the annual premium on a life policy. Especially fa this true in the improved plan of the business whereby a man secures beyond loss a portion of hfa pol icy for every premium he pays. Nothing in the way of bonds or stocks or notes are os safe to leave a family as a life policy. _ CST'Tbo New York Season has the follow ing seasonable and sensible advice to life in surance agents: “Insurance fa the only safety the masses 1 hope to provide for their families in case of early death, or themselves by endowments in old age. Persons will not otherwise pro vide. Itis mockery to say they might. His tory proves they will not, and the present fa no better than the past generation. You know these historic facta; therefore troth*' - “ ” *. but with all your power press them, in •u and out of season, upon the hearts and consciences of the people. Not a day passes but that relief fa given through insu rance. where otherwise destitution and *in would have filled the vacuum. Be patient, bnt do a little every day. Canvass daily, slowly, genteelly, but industriously.” Cabbage Worms.—If stale soap-suds are applied to the heads of cabbage it will drive and keep off all worms. Soap-suds also ferti lizes the soil and gives a more vigorous growth to the plant. ‘Who will try It and report to The Neighbor? Remedy for Hog Cholera.—Madder, 1 pound; sulphur, 1 pound; saltpetre, 1 pound; resin. 1 pound; black antimony, \ pound; coperas, | pound; asafeeteda, j pound; ar senic 2 ounces. Dose, one tablcspoonful to five hog3, in slop or ashes, once a day if they have got the'cholera; once a week to pre vent it. This has been administered with Hot Cakes.—A griddle for baking cakes should never be grased, as this destroys the delicate flavor of the cakes. Scour well with a cloth and sand, wash with hot suds, wipe dry. and just before baking rub with a coarse cloth and salt. It fa not necessary to wash and scour it every lime it is wanted—only once to get all the grease out—but use the cloth and salt evciy time you put fresh cakes ou, just as grease would be used. Atlanta Jttff-Cumnf. Lookrsctxd daxx.t.1 Constitution Office, > Atlanta. December 31, G o’clock, r.iLj Business quiet at quotations. Cotton.—Cotton closed quiet at 17J on the streets and 18 nominal in warehouse; receipts light Corn.—New shelled 85a00; ear 80a85. Wheat—Red $1 70al 75; white $1 80al 80 O .ts aro in demand at 68a70. Rye in demand at $1 30. Barley $1 15. Bulk Meats—Clear sides, clear rib •ides,?; shoulders7. Financial.—’The buying price of gold is 107 and the selling price ICO. ^Silver—buy- selling 105. Seven per cent bonds of the city of Atlanta 72&75, eight per cent. 83a85. Six. per codt.. bonds of tbc^State of icorgTa 78<V<2; seven per cent. Sta of Tennessee bonds—old 65aG7; new 65*67. State of Alabama bonds—flfe~per cent. 65 do. eight interest 90a03. Georgia Railroad stock 98a$l. GcorgiiTRailroad bonds 97a $1. Macon and Western Railroad stock $108al 10. Atlanta and LaGrange Railroad stock 93&05; da bonds 9Sa$l. Atlanta Na tional Bank stock $110. Country Produce—Eggs 35a37. Coun try butter, well worked 25. Chickens 22* a25. Turkeys $lal 50; dressed turkeys 10al8 cents per pound; dressed chickens lOalS*. Sweet pots toes 75a$l per busheL Bacon—Clear sides 9j; clear rib side shoulders 8; sugar-cured hams 15alG plain 12al4. Lard— Buckets, 13; cans, lljal2; tierces, 10 jail. Groceries.—Sugars arc Ann at 14 for A; 131 for Extra C; 13} for Yellow C; 12x12* for Brown. New Orleans 8yrnp GSaTO. Mo lasses, 37. Corn Meal. 95n$l. Rice 0a for tierces. Soap.GlslOa Candles, adamantine 14*. Tallow 12. Salt $3 15; Virginia, $A Pepper 25. Ginner, 15. Starch 7*aS*c. Rio Coffoe 23*25; Java 35*38. Cheese, fac tory, 17. Irish potatoes, eating $3 ?5a$4; seed, Early Rose $7a$7 55 per barrel. Onions $5. Live Stock.—Mules and horses in better demand. Medium mules $125 to $150; good to extra $175 to $200; cattle 3* to 4a; hogs 5 to 5ja,(gross;) sheep $4 per head. ©Flour.—Mantel gdggLJidth — i inhj|L> lii* * li H* 1 I 1 ,i I'TI il Wi quote Supcr- i7; Extra 7 50; Family 0; Fancy $10. TKIBUTK OF KISSPECr. In the inscrutible wo.kin£s of Divin* Providence, _ur Brother, Bcnj. L. Harper has been suddenly called from this life. He was to thoroughly isabued with the spirit of his Master, and his life wo* such an •Lustration of the principles or his religion, we deea ita fit encomira to say, that we know no man better prepared to answer the samcooua without a moment'* notice. At a testimonial of the appreciation of Brother Harper, by Fraternal Lodge No. 37, F. A. M., belt Resolved, Faithful, just and true in all his public and private relations, the community hoe lost one of ita best citizens, his family a provident and fond L*r band end father, and this Lodge one of its most chcnshcd members. Revived, Ardent in his attachment to theJpcWwt- pics of oar ordm—conscientious in lhc discharge ot duty—his work ever properly squared, few, if any, have brought Je«* reproach upon Masonry. The craft - well diploic the loss of such a member. While ie* v i i Mihmtohm to the' will of the Great “I ■L.” wc humbly hope, when summoned to the Lodge Room above, wc shall be out-v and tbvlt pre-par d, s was oar dec<arcd brother. Unsolved, That these resolutions be forwarded to Tns Atlanta Constitution, with request for pabll- cation, r.ud tlic Secretary famish the family of dc- cf-.ei-d with a copy of the same. G*o. M. Nolir, ) V* Tve, > Coa - njUa> J. M. McDonald, ) McDonough, Ga., December SS, 1871. HUMAN HAIR SWITCH XIair—^olid Hair—Iff ot \M INCURS lorn, weight Sif „*, „„ -4; inches long, weight 2% oa.. r*-y ftu on*/ *• il ini vuoo. » . I rA.ivuA.il. mvbfWifri lSU.A'T near Amity street, and S31 G and stieet cn New lork. By mail on receipt of colors' **yeXj*e*ve. o. d.. Correspondence asie NOTICE. S. G. DORSET, Elocator, etc, 1 B : ll tn i will of j«; 'r dcc'd, of S. D. DORSEY, ctaL j ^ce^enu IT appearing to the Court that Isham I»o JUjnj to said Bill and re hie* «othe S«3 Ordered by■ tb* Cou-t that rervlce be pe- said ooo-reddent defendant by pabhcatloi Atlan’i Constitution a public Ga* >tie„ once for our months nroced'otr th., 1— one CourtT^ months I ,rcced - B S tiw neit te October Term Henry Superior Cou.. „ GEu m. n Complainant's i J • V NS W. G A The above ard . »<goin- i* a t.-ae ex titmice of II.wry Superior Court De <.». dcclS-wlamtm G. G. WKttM By thoCXiurt: