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DIRECTORY-
7' ’ ’"state government.
Jamgs M. Smith, Governor.
N C. Barnet, Secretary of State.
’J.- W. Goldsmith, Comptroller General.
John Jones, Treasurer.
Joel Branham, Librarian.
John T. Brown, Principal Keeper of the
Pftiitentiafy.
Gustavus J, Orr, State School Commis
sioner.
J. N. Janes, Commissioner of Agricul
ture?*
Thomas D. Little; State Geologist.
JUDICIAL.
BLUE BI DOE CIRCUIT.
Noel B. Knight. Judge.
C. D. I’hillips, Solicitor General.
(lime of Holding Court.
CiutiyKEJv —Fourth Monday in Febru
ary, and first Monday in August.
Cobb—Seooiid . Monday in March and
November. ....
I)a wsOn-Third Monday in April and
second' Monday'in September.
Fannin—Third Monday in May and Oc
tober. .
Foßsym—First Monday in April and
fourth Monday in Aucntst.
G»j;*iEß--Sccoad Monday in May and
Ocloiier.
fcVM^.KIN —Second "Monday in April and
Monday ih’Scptcmber. i
MflzrON—-Fourth Monday in March and
third Monday in.Aiqnist.
’ PtCKEya—FpWth Monday in April and
September |
Towns—'Monday alter fourth Monday id
May and Ucn.ber. ’ .
lUWHN—FQUidh Monday in Muy and Oc
i®ber.
(If *1 a)' ' • ’ : . • >" ? *
COUNTY .OFFICERS.
C. M. McClure,-.Ordinary. Regular court
fin»t Monday,4n each iponiji.
J, w. Hudson, Cl< rk Superior Court.
M. P. Morris, Slieritf. ’ " - ■
,E. G. Gramling, Deputy Sheriff.
J-»hu G. Evans, Treasurer. • .
Win. N. Wilson, Tax Receiver. * ’ •
Joseph 0. Dupree, Tax Collector.
Wnl. AV. Hawkins, Surveyor. ): ;! i
Wm. Rampley, Coroner.
justp i: court can Ton dis.
Joseph E. Hutson, J. P.
R. F? Ibmiel, X. I’. • a « v ■
H. G. Daniel, L. C
TOWN GOVERNMENT.
WA. Teastleyl MhjMr. ’ JU
J. W. Hudson, Recorder.
Jullvea fl. Kilby, Jahvz’GilU. J. M. Har
din, J. M. McAfee, Theodore Turk, Alder-
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
James 0. Dowda, President.
James W. Hudson. County School Com
inmlwert * • <
Janies IT. Vincfent, Es-amlhci.
•Joseph .M. MoAfei), Allert Keith, 'Joseph
J. M add© x, J ohu R. MoOear
Meetings quarterly; i» the court-home.
CHEROKEE TEACHERS’ A-SSOCIA-
T-rn nioN. -r; j I
James 0. Dowda, President.
M. B. Tiugte, Vice-President.
C. U MeChite, Secretary- < .
llaw iy, Tre;is\iri-r.
John 0 Attaway, Censor Morffm?
.Vfof Jainca V- Vincent, .K&ociatiitn Cor-*
, Jugular meetings every second Saturday
in each imuilh.'m IX) a. m.
'. RET.IGIOVS. a ;
Baptist Church/ Cantnn Ga., Ihnt of
Berviov (Kurth Sunday-m each month.
Rev. M. B. Tuggk*. Pastor.
M. E. Church, time of service, preachers
in eii.u./-.
Rev. \v. G.‘ Hatwin, first Sunday.
Rev. B, E. second.
Rev. J. tlUixi. j- -, /
MASONIU.
Canton Lodg&, No. 77, meets first and
third Monday nighta in e* h anmlk."
James A. Stephens, W. M.
Joseph M. JlcAiee, Secretary.
Rixkw Loix.f, 282, meets first and
thinl Ssdurd.ivs, 2 n in.
0. M. McClure. W. M.
O. W.
, GQOJ) TEXU'LARS.
4J*n jux La'jq No.« JLi>, meets ev</y
tetuniay. *mu» .• , - ,
'4L.E.*L«*ab< iiA'<*„ \V. G T. w <
James W.• 11mlson, b*xuxtary, ,
Cantoti tSMnco N®. Canton G;i.
jWzCdl, M.b‘<*r.
Joseph M. McAfee, Secretary.
bljc weotgwn*
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TWO BABIES.
BY FANNY BARROW.
Little winsome baby Fay
Like a snow-white rosebud lay
In her mother’s arms all day.
bit
Rosy, saucy, dimpling, brown—
Breaks her’playthings, tears her gown.
O the eyes of little Fay !
Solemn, sweet, and dream-like they,
Telling mysteries alway.
Alice’s eyes are wildly bright,
* -Full of frank and fearless light,-
Scarcely will they close at night. •
Fhy so gently shows her love,
Cooing, nestling, like a dove*
She your very heart would move.
Alice wijh a tightened strain
Hugs with tiny might and main—*,'
Kisses, laughs—and hugs '
; ♦ K t'• ‘ k ■ f ’f * •’*> *W ■
Witching each in her own way». *
Alice and the little Fay : 4
.’ . One so gentle —one so gay.
Heavenly Father, give thesQ flowers
Summer*days and rainbow showers.
Let. the clouds and storms be ojurs.
The Jews of Rome;
The correspondent of the New York
Time writes as fojlows from Rome:
One who stays Jong enough Jn Rome to
see at leisure all that is most interesting,
should not fail to make a visit to the Ghet
to, or Jews’ Quarter, on the side of the Ti
ber opposite the famous TrastevOrcDistiict.
The Jewjsh pop'dahoii is not far froin‘soo,-
600, and the greater imrt of these s >ns of
the house of Israel are crowded into tW
narrow, dfjfk langs of the section of the city
anciently assigned to them, or whjch .they
have, mo-x.* recently voluntarily chosen fbf>
their hofne. It is a fitting nest, and dirty
and disgusting as Rome formerly was in
many parts, no p.-iB was equal to this in the
squalid wretchedness whiyh it
preacntQjl and still presents. The f*ppes
did little or nothing to improve Ums condition
of the Jews of Rome. On the contrary, the
faißiftd were tadglit by example to beb'ev<-
that it whs doin' God’s seivice to tiamp]c
under foot and humiliate all the race de
scended from those wlio took such an im
portant part in the tragedy of. the #acrlfic«
offhe Founder oi'rcllghm. Umkr the i>»-
thu u.-e of the heathen id< a, that the Al
mighty hates large numbe/s of the human
racb which. His ]B>Wer has creale<l, men
deem it thfeir dirty to constitute thchwlvea
the instruments oFthe divine Vengeance.
Srf the Jew’S hate been Itrpt und«i, add
thi ii condition has been cilid, fcs a proof
that the wrath of God is, iy>placal>lc, while
the idtnpltf unidi is that God Kelps -the
h-w-s as he he ps others Who have 'wit
enough trt help and under fa
vorable ponditjpus .IpX * 8
wehHvekhundtrtitevhlcnCT in many ot the
cities of the United States, where they have
enjoyed equal psijHjegCrUSilh the reel of the
populiHithi.i !' ' *T»t*l*l ’
Iffltaly, outside of Rome, many Jew*
hav|i risen to positions of conspicuous use
fulness, and as their patriotism is unques
tioqixl and their fidelity to the national’
cause sincere nn-1 full of zeal, they have
filled" and continue to till many offices of the
Government Not J*ave been bftcMlrt,
iia;Brputies, and Um actually ih
I’fiijMjiment is well toward a dozen. Sevenak
o£the ablest conducted journals are under
tIK-i# direction, and they have given nn fX
celtent example to the so called religious Iff
gans-for fairness and moderation in the dis
ruskTou of exciting questions. As I hsve
had l^Krt-occjidon.uisW,‘ jbcftcnnHiy of
some of the clhrifeil is carried
beyond all restrain, and shows what use or
abuse 'ls- mhde efnhat iiberty which the
party profess taabhor and coademn.
Returning io the-JsTj ofliome, nine out
often of fit as
in other cities, are engaged in commerce of
old clothes. fTbere arc no odds and cjjids
of artlAcafibNre Rm? lit <mt
of a Prince to the coat and trousers with
brokeuwwcuuis arnl split fil#*, of ijiy shabby
citizens, that do not fall into then* hands.
No or fag end of sewed or woven fabric
is lost. Indeed, there is no" odd "thing that
you may be hunting for, to add to the curi
osities Os your ftwitattiesl cabinet, but
utay find in one or another of their minfef
ous Jcp<>silQries. Do.yqti wish a piece*dr
faded tapestrj* from the walls of an pld pal
ace, it is there. Are you a painter and
wish for nft Afijntd costume for one of
your subjects, you can find what you wlaft;
even-to the casiotT miter of a Bishop with
Cardinal, with the snuff stains just ns the
old prelate left them when he opened his
tobacco
monks tells me ’bat a Jew purchaser of
secondhand robes will buy anything except
a pfiCSt• or friaEs cast-off
hat. You are an artist, or have an artist's
lore of color, and a fine piece ot old brocade
isr\*ffc»6d yv«, arxbyxMi buy it.- dfea shake
out iu ipds, ahd fiuS 'you. hnv<* coinif th*
trf hiJtrrtntH eacotFpetii
coal of a lady ot quality—a treasure it may
, -ri i r. . 5 -
CANTOX, CHEROKEE COUXTY, GA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1875.
Virtue a,nd Intelligence —The Safeguards of Liberty.
be, which you are eVer after reluctant to
part with.
There is now an upper Ghetto, or sort of
supplement to the oIS ode, and in this the
better class of the disciples of Moses have
their shops.- The famous Ceni Palace, as
sociated with the memory of Beatrice, is in
this quarter, and indeed, is now in great
part occupied by the Jews. On the oppo
site side ol the square is the Temple, in
which good Israelites Olweive witli as much
fidelity, the rights and d'utied of their reli
gion as do any Romans, or other Christians,
theirs. Behind tlx; Temple, down by the
Tiber, is the real Jews’ quarter, the dirty
cloaca in whkji the Pope thrust them as a
punishment for the sins committed by their
fathers nineteen centuries ago. It is the
part of Rome first put under water by an
overflow of the Tiber. Ob, what a sad, dirty
place; and how could anybody live there
who had ever been accustomed to a life of
‘decent surrouiulings. is a creatujjL
"•greeiible things. It might be supposed that
this foul sink would be an unhealthy place,
and that the inhabitants would be carried
i off in hundreds by fatal distempers. But
just the opposite is the truth, and the Ghet
to. i% th a l^lth yar tors o f Rome.
It lias been spared by the cholera, and fe
» Vers geaerally give it the go-by. Many ol
a£c ropust looking, and,
•there, as much as any where else, the women
are inclined to overload themselves with
the trcinbJing?gi s lnUle.<>f
Rkt»
Fitting ft Boy for Manhood.
One of tfie best ways of fitting a boy for
th© career of manhood, and ol iusuriug his
sut-cers in i t, is to enhst his young, eager,
:iud irrepressible activities in something
pradtfcal. The restless energy which bursts
out .into kinAs of. mischievous pranks, if
it has no other outlets, is just what he will
need in the bmd work of life. It does not
want curbing, bqt directing.
Rcsp'fiMtmity is ntr excellent balance
wheel. Give the boy this balance-wheel
Give bun an interest in your own business,'
if possible—in yonr farm or jn your store ;
let him Have a share in the labor and the
profits ; Or, if a decided taste for
s M|H'shpr employment, entourage it. GiVe
him every opportunity to study agriculture,,
engineering, or art. Let him feci that he
‘is going to be a fiign, and is.|>n'pnrmg for
map’s work an,d position. Make him your
friend and wonqianion. We know of no
better means rtf mtikFng a Itoy manly, and
of keeping him “out of mischief,’ than
such a course. ,
The h istory off bad boys and bad men it,
"yi i7 large majorltj* 0? cases, written lu
tlwe. wojhJ«*< ‘ Tlmy bad not the proper
training and Incentive.” Many are the
prison occupants Ot to-day who can blame
' parentsXof jhe lack of proper government
ami diM W-ion h» directing thcur children's
ijrfnds and forming their habits. And
irtfrhy a child, now a brlebt, promising boy.
will look out tfirough the grated window
of n sew»yeats heace, less a victim to his
o«tn hrtd heart thnn tn his bringing up.
Talc? warning hi time, O anxious parent,
to give y our boys every incentive to indus
> try and good habits, even to early enlisting
tbcirt‘Jtftvthers in your business, whatever
: that may be ; and Q boys, |ake*waruing in
! the sad, bf tlfese youths
ivho have perished before you, by bad asso
" jp y.ic future
1 Balli in th(f
In ths “Forest and Stream” Mr. AJ. A-
Kingsbury writes as follows of a hath in
the Dead sea ; st last Ups most
ot all seas and fakes on thf
globe, we prepared.to take a bath, andsncii
a bath I caa hardly ever expect to lake
kghln.’Jl had previously bathed hf other *
teas, lakes, and rivers, bukuever did Ten- 1
joy sush a bath as this. The specific grav
ity of the water ja >ucb. from its holding iu ■
solution so large a of salt (26J«j ,
per cent.) that one floats upon the sea, and, I
good swimmer, I at onre srtttifik||
oui mio de):p water. J soon found l '
cutUtk uyi only and ffoal with wojj.-
derfeleftsc, but could actually walk iu the
wafer, sjirk’ug only to the'armpit?. Dis
covering Hub. fact, I madq for the shore,
? «Btt taking ojm of our party, wlm could
not swim, by the band, led him int© the
* sea where ?le was many fathoms
deep. Al first he was quiib reluctant to
follow mg,, he S(V|iK,
on finding (here was no dah.ifer ot 'silking,
' and bsreqjoyed the novel bath as-uiecii as-
Jif he-bed been an expert switumer. Should
i ■ the bather allow the water to get ’ n l° his
H eyes or would Suffer
• abatement in. his enjoyment, on account of
iteextremely b'rtter end irritating nature.
No fish can lire in’tfeis sea at certain sea
souSjpT the year. The water was as cTeai ’
as orojipuy sea water* its was;
, agreeable, and has an oily fceiuig, and *lU> i
i! gtttfer ft* on the surface of the body f
’ 1 suchas U? develop those pleasurable'
ptriainiug to the scuse of twi,
■* acoompanscd byrtbri most deh .atfui exlul- j
■ . aratipn. Os all Ih? Itatbs ih the world, ’
give tne a bath m the Dead ?ia.
War oh Christian Principles.
Oue of the conditions of a treaty with
Mexico it i« said, was that any future war
which might break out between the two
countries should be conducted*on Christian
principles.
Now, we all know t?iat thia is an age of
progrejw, and that all sorts of improvements
are constantly taking place in all sorts of
matters ; but war on Christian principles Is
entirely the latest, and, if carried out, will
we think, prove the greatest of them all.
Just imagine it. We think we eftn see
two armies drawn out in battle tury. A
fttir field is before them-. The ranks are
ftinned, the position taken, the great guns
tin limbered. The General m just about to
give the order to fire when an aid comes up
and respectfully reminds him that the war
is td be conducted on Christian principles,
and it will not do to fire. “Very true, very
true,” says the commander-iu chief; “but
what are they ? I have rend Turenne, and
Vnubat, and Scheiler. I have read the
lives of did conquerors, and have studied
the carhpaigns of the grcat^soldiers; but I
have never happened to come Across those
principles in any work upon the military
art. Do you know anything about it, Co
lonel !’’
‘No. 1
‘Nor you, Major ?’
‘No.’
‘Nor I either. I really don’t know how
to begin. I suppose it would not do to
shoot. Suppose we send for the Chaplain.’
The Chaplain arrives.
‘Do yon know anything about this fight
ing on Christian principles
‘Oh, yes; it is the easiest thing (in the
world?
‘Where are your books ?’
‘Hereand the Chaplain takes out the
Bible.
‘Rculfy,’ euys the General, *we ought to
have thought of that before. It is a bad
time to commence theutudy of tactics when
the enemy is right before us; but I suppose
we arc bound t>j* the treaty. What is tlie
first thing, Mr. Chaplain ?’
‘Thou shall not kill. Thoti slialt love
thy neighbor as tliyself.’
‘.But these are not neighbors. They are
Mexicans.
‘The same book tells us, a little further on,
that the opportunity to do good to a mau
makes him our neigltboY.’
‘Will you go on, Mr. Chaplain?
‘Love your enemies. Do good to them
that hate you. Pray for them who des
pitefully use you. If a man smite you on
one cheek turu to him tlie other.”
‘But while we are praying for the Mexi
cans; they will be firing into ua.’
‘No; they are bound by the treaty also.
It works both vrays.’.
‘Then what is the use of our arms’’
‘This is also provided fbr in the same
book. ‘Beat your swords into plowshares
and your spears into pruning hooks.’ ’
‘Then I do not see as there is anything
for us to do here?
‘Nothing, unless you sc rid and ask the
Mexican General if he needs anything in
the way of medicines, or provisions, or any
clothing, i rather think tho treaty requires
this of us. And I doo’tknow but »e ought
to send them a tew aciltcioliuasters, for I
understand they area shoe kingly ignorant
people.’
Recent Scientific Dbeaverles.
t’rofesaor Albrecht Mueller, in an article
in the Popular Science Monthly, proves
conclusively, from an examination of re
mains found in the upper Jajcrs of the Di
luvium or Drift period, that the human be
ings who juhabiled th© earth during that
period auuk in barbarian), acme of
them probably baiug cannibals. During
the age of reindeers, as cue ol the division®
>of the Diluvium is called, men lived in
'caves, or out of dooiy iu stations at the foot
of she’tering cliffe. That the.clipt&te of
Southern Europp was very, clear, proved
by the remnants of northern fauna louna
‘ thtycp. Not a trace of the use of the metals
: during this period has been discovered.
■ Knives, axes, ayd »p.aar-hbads were marie
of stone and flmt. Pottery was in use, but
it was roughly made by Laud and unburnt.
One of the most interesting collections of
relics of this period vyas fount) in the De
partcuent of France.
To it succeeded,.,!ha itg« of poliahsd atone,
the third of the preiiistoiic eras,
moth ago being the fl rat. To Ibis
the taiuous piJe-dweUings found in the b©da
ot the Swiss lakes. Nwvt axe found
ished axas of various hard atones,-some
times very ingeukujjdy fixed into bone,
wood, or bora handle*. Xvidertces of the
domestication of animals, that great indi
cation of the approach of civilization, now
appear for the first time. No trace of
writing, drawing, or sculpture, is to bo
found. To thia age belopg the fitnxous
| cromlechs or funeral piles which are lound
I in Brittainy, Southern Frauke, Brit
’ ain. the East Indies, and several Other caun
-1 tries, those of Brittainy being the Isrzi-»L
These consist of two immefiae bfccks of
i stone placed on end, upon which a tbird*is
| laid, forming a table.”'How the iten of
’this igef desfituf? of dr ahy’of tt**
mechanical arts, as they are supposed to
have been, put these in theif,. places, will
forever remain a mystery.
Next come the bronze and iron age, dur
ing which men learned the use of metals
and which extend to, and in some countries
overlap, the beginning of the historic peri
od Our German scientist suggests that
the present be called the age of paper,
probably from the übiquitous newspaper.
Upon second thought, and in view of the
present prospects in Europe, he concludes
that the age of steel would be a more ap
propriate name.
Religious Intolesancs.—lt’, has always
been a mystery to us that any one set of
Christians Should arrogate to themselves the
exclusive prerogative of being correct. in
matters of faith and religion. Yet it ia vary
conrtnOft, and, even when not admitted,
still gives signs ot life in the actions of the
churches tovfard each Other, and still more
among the individual members. That one
person should be a Methodist, another a
Baptist and another a Presbyterian, is as
natnraFns that persons should differ upon
> questions of politics, law, scienco.or politi
cal economy. It is all owing to the cast of
one’s mind. It is Into that circumstances,
such aS association, family ties, accessibility
of churches, etc., sometimes influence per
sons to join a particular denotnuMXion, but
this tact does not necessarily mske them
befive ali that is taught by its rituill or con
fession of faith ; so tbaUwe find Methodists
in the PresbyteriaWchufrch,' Baptists in the
Methodist chinch, and so on? through the
whole list. <
Very few persons think for themselves,
but are Coutent to accept as the truth that
which is taught them. But when you find
a person who really has a mind of his own,
one sidled in phrenology and physiognomy
can refcdily indicate his religious tendencies
While all admit the great fundamental
principles of religion, they differ upon mi
nor points, in themselves not essential, yet
marking sufficient distinctions to necessi
tate different societies or churches; Thus,
white alllare right, yot all pursue a different
load to gain the desired end.. Why, then,
sltenld there be jealousies, rivalries, hatreds
and intolerance between the churches 1
All may be right iu themaiu, yet differ in
minor particulars. Why should I care if
my friend wishes-to reach home by a dif
ferent road ?—[.Merchant and Farmer.
♦—M
Samson. —To that Sumssn is a
fitting subject for a sermon, read the follow
ing : ....... .
He was the strongest, yet one of the
weakest of men. He was strong
when the,vow was upon h‘ni. He could
lift the-ponderous gate Gaza, yet, could not
govern is own petty passions. He could
slay l,hdli men by one single jaw bone r yet
allowed himself to be bound and sold by a
silly woman. His first false step was in
seeking au idolatress.. His puly motive was
sexual gratification. Whenawau comes
to that bis soul is m th© market, and be suie
the devil will bid highest, for it. Picture
the power of the arU'ul woman aimed with
her beauty, her cunning raiment, her sighs
of sorrow, her looks of love, her voice pf
flattery add jf thou hadst the strength of ten
Sanwms, thou couldst not resist her. Sam
son- died weU. It was th© Loitsl of John
Weslay thallus converts dtel well. Seneca
says : “Couut no man luqjpy till bis death.”
Death is the touchstone of a m in’s lite.
This would be ; the moral of the discourse—
‘Hope far th© fallen? Has man sUmed, let
him repent. Yovmg- man, flee tluj artful
wogsiao I If once betrayed, mow escape 1
Escape for thy hfcl Like Samson die vic
torioualy. Die the death of the righeous.
Io Uif .valley and shadow of .death neize the
piilgra of doubt; fjappla with tint powers
of darkmu* and come off more than con
queror, ifoouUug “Victory 1 „VictoQ 1”
Cai.6ng tile RoiX in Heavin Art tn
clAeSfls'related by a chaplain Who'was in ■
the army during one of cur hard fought
balt’e-: '
‘Tlie hospitals had tiefen up ftst as
the wounded mdn had been brought to the
rear. Among them was & yofiug mau mor
tally wounded and unable do speak*. It wde
mtilnigb'r, rtfid inrthy < loved one fro it Iter
, h&nes lay sleeping on the battle field s—that 5 —that
sleep that knOwx nO until JtsKW
ahuil call therm
’ The
asked he L ,
Ue/Thjy arts calijng the rpU iuHeaven,am),
I was anajvermg to ujyyaiMue,”. He pirpe/l.
hjs head as .gprG—gone, tq. j'tin thgt
gusyt gxmy whose uniform i% washed white
with the blood of the Lamb.
IteAjes, jn the rolkcall’Of Clerrity
your name will be heard, can yoq answer
“Here”’ Are you one of the soldiers ( of
CUpat, Jhf great captain
As thestritam-gradutdiy' wears the chan
nel deeper in which it runs, and thus be
comes more surely bound tfi its accustonffed 1
course, so the currents of the heart and
mind grow more restricted to the course in i
whhftt habit has taught them to flow. These
' ! ititellmual and fiioral habits form many ;
J ptNAJi’irLteS of character, anti chiefly'fils-'
’! tingbtelibne individual from another. They !
arv, of the utmost importance. I
VOLUME 1.-NUMBER 17.
The Harm the Innocent Old Lady DhE
She lives down on Baker street, and she
has a daughter about sixteen years old. The'
old lady retains all her simplicity and in
nocence, and she doesn’t go two cents on
stylo. The other evening, when a “splen
did catch” called to escort the daughter to
the opera, the mother wouldn’t take the?
hint to keep still, and wouldn’t help to car
ry out the daughter’s idea that they had
wealth. While helping her daughter get
ready she asked:
‘Mary, are you going to wear the shoes
with one heel off, or the pair with holes ia 1
’em ?’
Mary didn’t seem to hear, and the mother
inquired : ‘Are you going to wear that dol
lar gold chain and that wanked locket, or
will you wear the diamond father bought
’at the hardware store?’
Macy winked at her and the young man”
blushed, put the old lady went on: ‘Are
you going to borrow Mrs. Brown’s shawl,’
or will you wear mine r
Mary bustled around the room, and the
mother said: ‘Be careful of your dress,*
Mary. You know it’s the only one you’ve
got, and you can’t have another until the
mortgage on this place is lifted?
Mary remarked to her escort that it prom
ised to be a beautiful evening, and, as she
buttoned her glove, her mother asked:
‘Those are Mrs. Hardy's gloves ain’t they ?
She’s been a good neighbor to us, and I
don’t know how you’d manage to go any
where jf she didn’t live near us?
Mary was hurrying to get out of the room
when her mother raised her voice onco
more and asked: ‘Did you run into Mra,
Jewett’s and borrow her bracelet and fan?
Yes, I see you did. Well, now, look real
stylish, and I hope you’ll have a good time.
Mary sits by her window in the pale
moonlight, and sighs for the splendid young
mau to come and beau her around soma
more, but he hasn’t been up that way sinca*
that night. The old lady, too, says that he
seemed like a nice young man, and she
hopes he hasn’t been killed by the street
cars. —[Detroit Free Press.
A Cheecful Home.—A single bitter
word may disquiet an entire family for »
whole day. One surly glauce caste a gloom
over the household ; while a smile, like a
gleam of sunshine, may light up the dark
est and weariest hours. Like unexpected
flowers which spring up along our path,
full of freshness, fragrance and beauty, so do
kind words anil gentle acts, and sweet dis
positions make glad the home where peace
and blessings dwjll. No matter how hum-'
ble the abode if it bo thus garnished with
grn.ee .and sweetened with kindness and
smib s, the heart will turn longingly toward
it from all the tumults of the world, and a
home If it be ever so humble, will be the -
dearest spot beneath the circuit of the sun.'
And the inflilences of home perpetuate
(hemselves. The gentle grace of the mo her ’
lives in the daughters long after her head ’
is pillowed in the dust of death and the '
fatherly kindness finds an echo in the no
bility and courtesy of some who com® to *
wear his mantle and fill his place.
A Fair Game, but not Equal.—During
the war a Georgian started to Marietta with
some chickens for sale. He met a squad of
soldiers, and they bought all his chickens
but «»ne rooster. He insisted they take him, .
but they were out of money, and couldn’t -
buyr
The old man said be hated to go on to ’
town with only one chicken, and was great- -
ly puzzled about it.
At last one of the soldiers said :
“Old man, I’ll play you a game of seven i
up for him.”
“Agreed,” said the old man.
They played a long, and spirited game..
At. last the soldier won. The old man ■
wrung the roosier’a neck and tossed him at
the soldier’s feet, and mounted his swab- •
tailed pony and started home. After get
ting some two hundred yards he suddenly
stopped, turned aruund,and rode back and.
sa»ly., ; .
“You played a fair game, and won the
rooster fairljvbut I’d like to kpow what m
the h—l you put up agin that rooster.”
- An Agricultural Joke. —A very gen--
teel young man, wearing kid
gloves, and carrying a little and flexible
walking stick, thought he would have a
J<lke uflth a rusty and 'teneralde farmer on
the fair grounds.
’*Hallod,” s.dd the dandy, “me you oneot
the judges on hogs ?”
*Waal, yaas, walk right up and let m®
look at you,” said the old farmer.
That youth was lost amid the crowd, and
no other judges on swine saw him.
A Lewiston, Me., man boasts that he
traded horses nine times in one day, and at
nigh* h© had the same horse he started with
in the morning, sls in money, a watch
worth S2O, a doubled-barreled shot gun,
and four bushels of potatoes. That man
will never get to heaven.
A Missouri man tried to ride a mule
across a ereek thirty feet deep. The man
wm drowned, but the mule crossed in safe
ty, walking on the bottom and breathing
thtetigh hi? ear*.