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BY BREWSTER & CO. STATE z . James M. Smith, Governor. N. C. Barnet, Secretary of State. J. W. Goldsmith, Comptroller General. John Jones, Treasurer. Joel Brunh»ra, Libmrwu. Keeper of the Penitentiary. Gustavus J. Orr, State' School’ Commis sioner. J. N. Janes, Commissioner of Agricul ture. Thomas D. Kittle, State Geologist. ; JUDICIAL. BLUE JUDGE CIRCUIT. Noel B. Knight. Judge. C. D. Phillips, Solicitor General. lime rf&oWttf Ucurl.. Ckwrokkr —Fourth Monday in Febru ary.jraff ffrerMondsyin August. m March and Dawson—Third Monday in April and second M-ondayJn September. Fannin—Third Monday in MAy and Oc- First Monday in April and fourth Monday in August. Gilmer —Second Monday in May and Second Monday in April and first Monday ip September. M iltON—Fourth Monday in March and third Monday in August. Pickens—Fourth Monday In April and * • Towns—Monday after fourth Monday in Mav and October. Union— Fourth Monday in Mav and Oc ,e«er. OFFICERS. McClure; Ordinary. Regular court first Mondav in each month. J. W. Hudson, Cltrk Superior Court ,V»;#“hn G. WAM. Treasurer. Wm. iL. Wilson, Tax Receiver. Jaaeph G Dupree, Tax Collector. W Hawkins, Surveyor. a Walnßamptry, Contner. AL’M'ICK COURT—CANTON DIS. * E. Flutson. J. P. B. F. Daniel, N. P. 11. G. Daniel, L. C ’■ TOWN GOVERNMENT. W. A. Teasly, Mayor. J. W. Hudson, Recorder. J M. McAfee, J. B. B*rtou. James O. Dowds, N. J. Garrison, Jabez Galt, Aider men. g— r- COUNTY Tk)*RD~OF EDUCATION? James o. D<»* da, President. James W. Hudson, County School Com missioner. Prof James U. Vinc'-nt, Examiner. Joseph M. McAfee. Allen Keith. Joseph J. Maddox, John R. Moore. Meetings quarterly, in the court-house. WmA rtf'lWv, A»l CHEROKEE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIA TION. Jam's O. Dowda, President. M. B. Tu >gk, Vice-President. (| Prof, fames. P. •vtaertar, Amecmtion Cor respondent Regular meetings every second Saturday ta each month, at 10 a. m. _ ‘ _ |j Baptist Church, Canton Ga., time of •■cvice fourth Humlav in each month. Rev. M. B. Tuggle, Pastor. M. E. Church, lime of service, preachers in charge Rev. R. R. Johnson, first Sunday. Rev. B. R. Ledbetter, second. Rev. J. M. Hardin third. MASONUX-j-r miq. n . Canton Lodge. No. 77. meets first and third Monday nights in each month. Joseph M. McAfee, W. M/<; / / I’ /«) B. E. Ledbetter, Secretary. ■ s***»y. ,tu -•- *J< . CawTgßr No lli, rafci* every c: T. George I. Teasly, Secretary f ? Canton Orange No. 225, Canton Ga. Jabea Galt, Master. Joseph M. Mr Afire, Secretary. Citisens and Friends of the M. A W. G. Railroad! josepeTelsas, w» wKtj£/ ,lnclpCJ XswCar ner, j MARIETTA, GJKORGIA, Bas a large stock ol— «* HATS, CLOTHING. CROCKERY WARE. BOOTS AND SHOES—the best custom made work, Which die offers, cheap at Panic Prices. Chll and are for yourself. No trouble to demonstrate to going on hi sett ing goods bow,' damg panic tirm*. when goods must be sold for cash, and cash only. TMBuiung all nw fidaiwta for rhrir liberal and asking a continuance of the same, 1 aiu, very respectfully. 1« JOSEPH ELSAS. @|)*§B<£hcrlliee □Etatutmi. 7 J 4 H =.i V -fi.T 1 BLUE AND GRAY. “Oh, mother, what do they mean by blue ’ And what de tMy nHsuf by grey T Was beard.from the lips <ff a little child, As she bounded in from play. * The mother's eye? filled up with tears; She turned to her darling fair * “Why, mother** eyeanre blue, my sweet, And grandpa's hair is gray, * And the love we bear ear darling child Grows stronger every day ’’ “But what did tbey meafm child: ®* i *M* a ** ***“ The Other Mid be fought for the gray. “Naw, he the blue bad lort a leg, The other had bat one awa.? v And both teemed worn and weary and sad, Yet their greeting wm kiad and warm. They told of batiks in daysgmse Mr, I Till it made my young Mart thrill; The Irg wee lect in the Wil*vjmw «ght» And the asm oa JWwsNIU- w 81 1 “They tat on the stone by the Issm-yanl I And talked for an hour or mare. Til 1 their eyee grew bright, end♦ their hearts I seemed warm, . With fighting their battles o’er. I And parting al last with a friendly grasp, In a kindly, brotherly way, ! Each called on God to speed the time ; ,-*bJ. Uniting the blue and the gray?’ i Then mother thought of other days— Two stalwart boys from her riven; o How they knelt at her side, and, Wing, prayed “Our Father which art ln Heaven I How one wore the gray and one wore the blue. How they had passed »wiy from sight, And had gone to a J*nd where blue and g>*y Are merged in color* of light. ■ And she answered her darling with golden JiaiG While her herrt was sadly wrung With the thoughts awakantd ia that sad hour ~ .- - . By her innocent, prattling tongue: • The blue and the gray »r« color* of God; They are asm in the sky at even, And many a noble, gallant soul Has found them passports to Heaven.’’ The Bark Hear. *1 can’t itfM it My longer, ” out, and perhaps something will lam up lor us? ‘lt's a cold night, Robert.’ ‘Cold, yrs; but it’s n<»t much colder out i than in. It would have been better lor you if you had married John Tranain,’ he said bitterly. , . f i •Don’t say that, Robert; I’ve never re gretted my choice.’ ‘Not even when there is not alosf of bread in the house fur you and the chil- iwiwrt. .»«,•< eourbgrd. God has not forsaken trt. Per haps, this Christmas eve, the tkle will turn. Better days may dawn upon u» to-morrow.’ Robert Bfice sho<4 desnoml hn»4- indbMf mo ** hopeful than I am, Jane. Day after day I have been in search of employment. 1 called at fifty places, only to receive the same an swer everywhere? Just then little Jimmie, who had been asleep, wokeup. >unT 00C ‘Mother,’ he pleaded, ‘won’t you give me a piece of bread ? I’m so hungry.’ r£ , I There Mbo bread, Jtmmk, thy Mid his mother, with an aching heart. « 'When will theta bo some F asked the chill, piteously. ! , Teat* came ■. into tbe mothortt eys. She Juww m-t what to do. , s h i,. Jimmie. I’U bring you seep* bMfid; said the father, Hoarsely, j . , , lt j t Aadha sailed hi* hat and wanl so the dour. His wife, alarmed, laid her hand on hfe sleeve. She ny. the Mi in hi* ey«;• she feared so what step deaperation might lead him. 'Remember, Robert,’ she said, solemnly, 'lt is hard to starve, but there are things that are worse? He shook her hand off, but not roughly, and passed out without a word. I Out on tho cold MwsU there & their only borne nest For a brhf time longer fen had the shelter of a cheeriees room in a cold lodging-bouse; but tbs rent would become due at the end of the month, and he had nothing to meet it Robert Brice waa a mechanic, competent and skittful. Three ywn swwe J*e hvod in a country village, where bw expense* were moderate, and bo found ao dimeuky m meeting them; but. in an evil hour, he grew tired of Im vjlfefil ho«w and removed to the city. Here tee vainly hoped to do better. For awhile be met with succes*; but he found the lodging-house in which be bad to live a poor substitute tor lb« neat cottage he had occupied in the country He mw his mistake, but was too proud to go back, although it WM his wife’s desire that they should do so. ‘ ‘ But the time of great depreewon came, ■ad with ft a suspension of business enter prise. Work ceased for Robert Brice and many others. If be had been in bi* old home, be could have turned his hand to something else, ami, at the worst, could Virtue and Intelligence—The Safeguards of Liberty. T- A rff *2*/-, '■ ■ W-Vv'- •»■ . U.-s v- ** * • -■ f CANTON. CHEROKEE COUNTY, Gl., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 1876. have borrowed of his neighbors till better times. go, day by day, he went‘o seek work, Only to return disappointed If he had been alone he could have g**t on hi some way, but it was a sore trial to come to Che cheerless room and h pale wife and hungry children with no rdVf to offer them. When, on that Christmas eve, Robert Brice went into the streets, he hardly knew how ife was going toTedcem thc prdntike lie bad made little Jimmie. He was absultUo ly penniless, aiiji had been so tar three days. There was nothing that he was likely to find to do that night ‘I wifi pawn my coat,’ he said. ‘I can not see my wife and children starve.’ It was a wefi-worn coat, and that winter night he needed something more to keep him warm. Weakened by enforced fasting, he was more sensitive to cold, and shivered as he walked along the pavement. *Y>s,’he said,‘niy coat must go. I-know not how I shall get along without it; but I can not see my children starve before my eyes? _ I He was not in general an envious man, but wlun he B.»w the sleek, well fed citi zens, buttoned up to the throat irf whim overcoats, come out of brilliantly lighted shops, provided with pretty present* for .happy children at home, while bis were starving, he aufferctl some bitter tlwnights upbn the hirqnality of gifts to come to his mind. Why should they be so happy while he was so miserabl:.- ? There was a time —he remembered it well—when he, too, suffered not the Christ mas eve to p-»ss without buying some little giftstor Jimmie and Agnes. Ifow little he drebmVd that they should ever want bread 1 There was one tran, shorter than him self, warmly’ctad, who nassed'htm with bis hands thrust deep in his pocket. There wirtfc ffirmflutt rmilc upon his face. He was doublkss thinking ol a happy circle at hnme. Robert knew him to be a rich cabinet maker and hpholsfrivr, whose ample ware house he often passed. Ho had applied to this man for employment two days before, and been refused. It was, perhaps, the thought of the wide ditlerenrc betw.cc« them, so far as outward circumstances wore concerned, that led Robert to follow him. ta After awhile the tradesman, Mr. Grimes drew his handkerchict from his pocket. As he did. so, his pocket-book fell on the pavemciV- He did not perceive it, but Robert (Aid. His heart into his mouth, and ft sudden thought entered his mind. He bent quietly down apd picked up the pocket-book. He raised his ryes to see it the movement was noticed. It was not. Mr. Grimes went on, unconscious of his loss. ‘’l'hifl will buy bread for my wife and children,’ thought Robert, instantly. A vision of the comfort which tlie money would bring that cheerless home lighted up h?R heart for a moment ‘But he was not dishonest, and there came another thought. The money was not bis, mucli ns he ncede<! iu ■ IBut I can not -see my wife and children stiiryr,’ he thought again. ‘lf it is wrong to keep the money, God will pardon th offense. .He will understand my motive? All tMs was sophistry, and he know it. Yn a moment he felt it to be so. 'There was something worse than starvation.’ It was his wife who saal this, ju*l before be eame out. Could he meet her gsZe when he returned with food so obtained ♦ Tve lived Konest so far,’ he thought; T won’t turn thief now? It was with an effort he came to this de cision, for all the while that vision of a cheerless home was before bis eyes, and he could hear Jimmie vainly asking for food. It was with au effort tlust tee stepped for warl and placed his hand on the trades man *• shoulder, and extended the hand that held the pocket-book. ‘Thank you,’ said Mr. Grime*, turning around ; ‘I hadn’t perceived my toss. lam much obliged to you? ‘You haw reason to be,’ said Robert, in j-w low voice. ‘I came very near keeping it? □•‘Thai would have been dishonest? Mid Mr. Grimes, his tone altering slightly. ‘Yes, it would; but ft is hard to be hon est wlien one is ponuriless, and his w*ife and children arc without a crust? ‘Surely, you and your children are not in that ooadilfou T said the tradesman, eam cslly. ;/A’es? said Robert, ‘it is only too true. For two months I have vainly sought for work. I applied to you two daya ago? ‘I remember you pow. I thought I had seen you before. You still want work F T should feel gratefbl for it.' •My foreman left me yesterday. Witt you take hi# plaw fw <2d a week F ‘Thankfhlly," sir ; T would for half that? ‘Then come to-morrow, or, rather the day after, a* tomorrow is a holiday. Mean while, take this for present neecssitfca.’ He drew from his pocket-bvpk several notes and gave them to Robert • Why. you have given me thirty dolbu*f said Robert, in amazement. ‘I know it The pocket-book contains I fire thousand dollar*. But lor yti I would ’ - s. 3 EM -sT- have Icat the whole. I wish you a merry Christmas? \ •It will, indeed, be a merry Christmas? said Robert, with emotion. 'Heaven bless you, siijj Goodnight? ‘Gooff night? ” *; ■ Jane yraited for her husband in the cold and cheerless room, which for sfrw days longer she m ght call her home. An hour pas nd; there was a step on the stows—h« r !’ usband’s. It could not be, for this was a cheerful, clastic step coming up two stairs at a time. She looked eagerly to the door. Yes, it was hye The door opened. Rob ert, radiant with joy, entered with a basket ful of provision*. ‘Have vou gotaome bread, fattier F asked Jimmie.- hopeftillji J L K J X ‘Yes, Jimmie, seine bread and meat from a cook's shop ; and here's a little tea and sugar. Ttatos naaafew coals left. Let’s have a bright fire and a comfortable meal; for, please God, this shall be a meriy Christmas? ‘How ditl it happen f Tell me, Robert? So Robert told his wife; and soon a bright fire lit up. the before cheerless room, and there were four happy hearts that waited in Joyful hope for the dawn of a merry Christmas day. The next week they moved to better rooms. They have never since known what it i* to want Robert found a firm friend in Mr, Grimes, and has an account in the savings bank, and has reason to xe member, with a grateful heart, God’s good ness on that Christmas eve. *»' *■■— » —» y A (Jueen’s Speech. Many of our readers may never have read a speech of Queen Victoria, at the opening of the British Parliament. For their grati fication. we publish the following, delivered on the Bth of February last: Her Majesty, the Queen, opened the nevt session of Parliament soon after 12 o’clock at noon, on the Bth, although she did not read th* speech in person. The weather was dull and cold, though thousands of peopfe lined the streets through which the Queen, and her attendants passed. She did not go in state. . / The Q»een partieulariy requested that the rinsing of the Westminster Abbey and the St. Margaret’s church bell* on her ap proach be omitted in consequence of the ill ness of Lady Augusta Stanley. Their Roval Higlineioe* Alexandra, Princess of Wale*, Marie, the Duchess of Edinl urgh, Princess Louise, the Marchio ness of fk>rne, and Princess Beatrice, ac companied the Queen. The Queen having taken the throne, and the usual formalitte* having be*n gone through with, the Lord Chancellor (Lord Cairn*) read the speech a* follows : 1 My Lonl* and gentlemen; It is with much satisfectfon fiiat I again resort to the advice and assistance of my Parliament. My relations with foreign power* con tinue of a cordial character. The insurrectionary movement which during the last six month* has been main tained in the Turkish nrovtace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and which the troop# of the Sultan have, up to the present time, been uu*Me to reprem, Em excited the at tention and Interrot of the great European powers. I have considered It my duly not to stand aloof from the efforts now being made by the allied and friendly govern ment* to bring about the pacification of the isturbed districts, and I h*vc; accordingly, while respecting the independence of the Porte, jotiefi in firgfff on tfe* Bulian (he expediency of adopting such measures of administrative reform ns may remove all reasonable cause ot discontent on the part of his Christian subjects. I have agreed to purchase, BUbj-ct to your sanction, the share* which belonged to the Khedive o| Egypt in the Sues Canal, and I rely with confidence upon your enabling me tn complete the transaction, in which the public interests are deeply involved. The representations which I addressed to the Chinese Government as to th* attack made in the con two of last year on an expe dition sent from Btinmdi to the Western Province of China have been received m a friendly spirit. The cijrcumstance* nf that lamentable outrage are now the subject of an inquiry in which I have thought it right tb that a member of my diplomatic service should take part I await the result of ihis inquiry In the firm conviction that it will be so conducted a* to lead to the dto envery and punishment of the offenders. Papers on all the above subject* will be laid l>efore you. •*’’ I am deeply thankful for the uninterrupt ( ed health which my dear son, the Prinde of Wales, has enjoyed daring bi* Jburney through India, and the hearty affection with which he has been received by mt Indian sobjec's of all classes and race*, assure* me that they are happy under my rple and toy al to my throne. At the time that the di rect government of my Indian Empire was transferred to the Crowa, no formal addi tion was made tb the style and titles cl the •overeign. I have deemed the present a fitting opportunity tor supplying the Omis sion, and a bill upon Ihe subject will be pre sented to you. The humane and enlightened pelicr con- ■ sist.cntly pursued by thia country in putting an end to slavery within her own depen- ' dencies and in suppressing the slave-trade i throughout the world, makes it important that the action of British national shi[i* in the territoria l waters of foreign states should be in harmony with the great principles. I i have, therefore, given directions for the. is- ■ sue of a royal commission to inquire into • all. tresty engagements and other interna > tional obligations bearing upon this subj ct, i and all instructions from time to time issued to my uaval officers with a view to ascer tain whether any step* ought to be taken to secure for my *bips and their command' rs abroad greater power for the maintenance . of the right of personal liberty. A bill will bejakl before you for pu”ish ing slave-traders who are the subjects of native Indian princes. i The affairs of my colonial empire, the general prosperity of which has continued ! to advance, have received a large share of my attention. Paper* of importance and interest will , soon be hi your hands, showing the prof ced ing* with respect to the conference of the South Africa colonies and states. The murder of a high officer of the Straits settlements whilst acting in a neighboring Malay state and the disorders ensuing on that outrage have demanded the interfer ence of my troops. I trust that the opera tion* which were energetically conducted, though not without the loss of some valu able lives, have restored order and re-estab lished the just influence and authority of thia country. Gentlemen of the House of Commons : I have directed the estimates for the year to 1 be prepared and presented to you without delay. My Lords and Gentlemen : Bills for reg ulalihgthe ultimate tribunal of appeal for the Uniteel Kingdom and for the amend ment of the Merchant Shipping laws will be immediately submitted to you. Legislation will be proposed relating to the universities and primary education. ’ Your attention will be called also to a 1 measure for promoting economy and effi ciency in the management of prisons and at ; the same time effect ing the relief of local burdens. Other important measures, as the time of lhe*ession permits, will lie introduced to your notice; and I pray that your dclil>ern tion may, under the Divine blessing, result ’ in the happiness -and contentment of my people. How to Make Mabuiage Beautiful. In the first place, let people defer to law* of health, of sanity, of hereditary soundness, let them obey restriction, consult whole some seasons, respect the limits that have been set up by the common sense of nature. Mutual ignorance upon these points in fill- • ing marriage with unnecessary evil, they not only spoil the physical well-being of a family, but spoil its disposition. Let the work in every house be reduced by a reduc tion of its ambitioii*, till all the parlors, all the tables, all the clothes, exactly reprerent the current condition of every family; not ’ a bracket nor a ribbon for exaggeration, not a single room for parade, neither sew mg, washing, eating, scouring, company giving, beyond actual need, and all done by the least elaborate methods. Then, in the second place, reduce to the lowest possible point tbedisturbances which arise from ig norance and vanity, from artificial training ; you simply lib rate marriage for more effec tive dW-b-ihN* of it* ‘ritual purpose. The 3 men aqd women might still suspect that ’ thev were ill-mated, till life itself pronoun ced the bans. Teach children that mar riage only prolongs their school hours in to the dignity of sterner discipline and less perishable attainments. Warn them against the affectation and extravagance which undermine respect, against physical errors which so sap the will that it is humble and enslaved by annoyances which health and freshness laugh at And teach them sim plicity, make vulgar bablts and ambition* appear odious to them, apply their imagi nation* with austere and noble forms, tempt them to fall in Jove, first, with spiritual beauty, whose service makes them truly free; then they will be better prepared to ‘ discover that marriage withholds felicity until it has been learned.—[John Weis, in Old and New. An Evidence of Depravity.—Some idle negroes were leaning against the sun ny side of a store the other day, when a dandy white man pasaetl by. “ Whoo ee! Did you smell him T” asked June of the mokes. “Goliy, d*t man must run a mus’ fackry!” Mid another. “I wouldn’t work for dat man under no kcrsidcrashUD 1 Dal's a mean white man, . shore’s you’re horned “Wharfor, Jake? What make yon tink dat F’ asked one of the crowd. “Kase,-1 no’s he is, for any white man ' dat ’fumes bfesef wid mua’ would go cahoots ! wid a nigger t> buy a see-gyar an 1 smoke i it time about wid him ; don’tyer know it ?” i “I bleevcs ye F* said one, and the others i granted approval. In r quarrel, it is always the well bred who will first give way. VOLUME 1.-NUMBER 30. “ I L >fe an Honest Poy.** There is a German who keep* a corner grocery in Keokum, and he had a call from a little boy, the other night, who had I *rn sent to get as 2 Hill changed. The boy re ceived the change and returned home with it, when it was discovered that there wa» a quarter which was rather ragged, though good, in the chang«, and also th®* the quar ter was just, twenty-five cents more change than the parties were entitled to. The boy was sent back to r< turn it, and of course the ragged “fractional” was sent with him. Ent< ring the store and holding out the ra|p ged money, the boy ani l: “Changed a *2 bill fur me. Here’* a quarter*-” • ** ’ Our German friend, seeing the ragged money, and fancying he would Irate to taka it back, intCFiuoie l the boy by exclaiming: “Slianged uolinks! I suanged no pill* mit you." “Ye*, you did, and here’s a quarter—•” “Alein gott, vnt a liars. Nefer in my life did I see such a poys. I dells you, you never shanged meunit «ny pills." “Wliy, 1 was in here not half an hour ago, and you gave me a quarter— ’’ “Gif you s »me quarters—gif you tome quarters! Don mu Vetter, young feltei 1 do you tink I pin gone grasy mit my prain* 1 I don’t gif you some quarter*. Now make yourself seldom, right avny, pefore I but shonltcra on your head," and he coai inenced to move out from behind the counter. “O, you didn’t give me no quarters, bey ? All right, all right, Squire ; I’m just a quar ter ahead,” —and he started to go out. “Now,” said the German, putting him self in an attitude of admiration, “dot i« vat 1 like to see p< ttcr as nodings else. I lose an honest poy, und I shust pin drying you, sonny. Yaw, it vas me vat make* • shange mit ter pill, and I knows it all der same, put I vas diying you. Du pee«h a s-heuey poy, and I gif* you a nice, pig ap ples for your honesty,” and, pocketing the quarter, he led the boy back to the rent end of the store, and selecting an spple about the size of a marble, he presented it to the by, and, patting him on the bead, said: ‘Now, run along home, Sonny, and dell your volks vat a nice, p e-a-u-t-i-f-u-1 old ehentleman it vas dot gif you dot nice apple!” _——— Oi.D Winston was a negro preacher In Virginia, and his ideas of theology and hu man nature were often very original. A gentleman thus accosted the old gen tleman on Sunday: “Winston, I understand you believe every woman has seven devds. How can you prove it ?’’ “Well sab, did you never read in de Bi ble how seven debbels wire cas out er Ma ry Magdaliu? “Oh yes! I’ve rend that." “Did you ebber bear of ’em being cast out of any odder woman sah ? “No, I never did.” “Well den the odder* got em yet.” Think.—Do your own thinking. Ye®, that is the idea. Think for yourself. It is well to listen to the expressed thought* of others, and it L-. an agreeable pastime to give expression to your tl eights; but when you arc alone, weigh wbat you liave said. It is well to do this, for it will assist in curing you of false notion* and in eradi cating unprofitable ideas, and in time mak ing you better men and women. Whilst you thus gain from surroundings, you un willingly transmit to lhe rising generation, and the result will be that you will do your share in the glorious work of elevating the human family. Do your own thinking. The following i* given as a rule by which the Bible ean l*e read through easily 1® * year: During January read Genesis and Exodus; February, read to 19th Deuteron omy ; March, to 15th of Ist Samuel; April, to 15th of 2nd Kings; May, to sth N»hemi ah ; June, to 100th Psalm ; July, to 50th of Isaiah; August, to 20th of Ezekiel; Sep tember, to end of Old Testament; October, to end of 1 uke; November, to end of Ist Corinthians; December, to end New Tes tament. This gives aliout sixty five to »ev euty five paces per mouth, or about two pages for every week day and four pages for every Bundav. A FAKMEt: whose cribs were full of corn was accustomed to pray that the wants of the poor mJ ne dy might lie supplied ; but when any one in needy circumstance* ask ed for a little f his corn, he said be bad none to spare. On»* day, after bearing hi* lather pray for the poor and needy, h i lit tle son sai I r<» him : ‘Father, I wish I bail ; your corn? 'Why, my son, what conkl you do with it ‘f asked the father. The child replied, ‘I would answer your pray . era!’ ■ A lette-i earing the direction of “My i Son” arrived one day at the postoffice of a seaport town. The d faculty of the postal officials was great as to whom they shonld deliver the lettei, until the perplexity wm solved by a sailor arriving and asking, “Is i there a letter here from my mother