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! (ai y THK ATHENS GEORGIAN: SEPTEMBER 25, 18/'. Communication. imt, it is time that she should. A .omaii who countenances utterances [For the Georgian.] <»f levity is greatly to blame; it’slu* Athens, Ga., Sept. 14, ’7,7. encourages unbecoming conversation. Several days ago, in the course of j 8 |, e l econn s guilty. The soc ety a conversation with Mr. A T Luckie, j w hieh tolerates levity of s; cech ami I was informed that heyvns the happy • coarseness of manners, is not much possessor of a little l»aby girl two j above the level ofthe demimonde. years old, who, when asked by one of. The woman win* says that she is uu- our most popular druggies: “,Wlioj M v,le to repel remarks unfit for ears gave yon sueh pretty eyes ?” rever- I po iite. lnings an idle excuse. The ently answered, with her face directed Heavenward: “ God !’* Such a sublime and heautiful a.:- swer can only originate of an early home culture. “Education is a pa rent’s noblest legacy.” What a world of thought is contained in this short sentence! What vistas docs it not open to our inquiring minds! How true is this motto, and yet how often sadly neglected. Do parents always realize that education is the highest boon that they can confer upon their children, and do they know that edu cation must commence at home ? Are they fully aware that in many in stances, 1 may say in most cases, the failure of their children to become useful members of society is directly traceable to the parent’s want of fore thought, to their neglect to give to their children home culture. Do the fathers know that they are doing wrong in allowing their minds to be so engrossed l>y the pursuits of btjsi ness that they can devote no time to the laying of an {esthetic education in the minds of their children ? Do they fully appreciate the fact that it is their duty to develope by their example and moral teachings the germ of intelligence ? Do the moth- el's always know that it is their province and sacred maternal obliga tion to instil, by their deportment, their speech, the'r daily practices, into the minds of their children the refinement which is so imperatively needed, and the want of which is often so pa'nfully felt? Where is the mother who docs not desire to see her children, beautiful ? And is not the human face the mirror of the soul ? Does not the soul find expression in speech ? ^cultivated mind will choose- wasioYRul elegant language as naturally as'the coarse mind will he led info gross and au k- ward expressions. Men of refined manners would scorn .ribald talk among themselves as polluting. It is degrading him who utters it; it de grades the listener. A celebrated author has said: “Tell me with whom you associate, and I shall tell you who you are.” It is an ineontro vertible truism. And if it may be boldest man can be checked by the glance of a lady. Hu may call her a prude, but in his,heart he will respect •er for assertiiig her dignity. lltc young girl who tolerates anibiguot s conversation, wrongs herself; the mother, under the same condition; wrongs herself, her husband, and her family. Children imitat e their‘pa rents even before reason matures. If the mother’s deportment : s dignified and graceful, each inflection of their youthful forms will be a reproduction of the mother’s charming example, and they will b-'come her living, re juvenated images. If the mother’s language is genteel and chaste, the utterances of the child will be equall y beautiful. „ Home culture lays the first foun dation of true refinement. The breath of the pare atmosphere of home calls into life impressions, thoughts, facul ties, which education, will foster and enhance Most of the great minds that adorn the pages of history and fill the niches in the temples oflitera- ture, have kissed the germs of their greatness and immortality from • lie lips of their noble mothers. Respectfully, M. J. M, Letter From Utah. The Savannah News says - We are permitted to make the following extract from a private letter written by a young Georgian, now engaged in mining iu Utah, to his father in this city, giving some interesting informa tion in regard to Mormonism and the probable effect of the death of Brigham Young on the future of the Saints : “ Diamond, Sept. q.—* * * I sent you last week a Salt Lake paper with an-nccount of Brigham Young’s death in it, and will semi you by next mail an aecnuut <>f Ids funeral. Ilw death, we outsiders think, solves the Mormon question, for it has been pret ty weil understood here that the govern ment has delayed prosecution on account of his iil health, as he has been suffer ing for some years from “ diabetes,” and at one time last year was ex|»ected to die of it. His successor, or leader of the Mormon Church, can never applied to the associations of uiJn in I have tl,e illfiueiice he h:,s hafl . it the walks of every-day life, what ! is m - v °I ,inion ,hat the churc, ‘ " i!l powerfal effects must it possess in the ! gradually break up into various lival relations between parents and chil- I 8001 s Tlie *"'» s,,ns ,,f Joseph Smith, dren. IIow necessary is :t that the ! the originator of Morinocism, are faintest approach to coarseness should | already iu the territorV, and are or- be avoided, lest the example leave its ; ganizitig what they call “The Re- stain upon the plastic mould of the formed Church of Jesus Christ of juveuile mind. j Lntt r Day Saints.’’ They find mast To the mother, in n still higher | of their converts among the Xauvoo degree than to the father, belongs the or Mormons, win* knew tliei formation of the child's mind. She is the one who is to develops tl e hud into a heautiful flower; and as the perfume is emitted l»y litc rose, so ought refinement emanate from her. She outfit to he characterized by the otter absence of an ambiguous word, of a doubtful action; Frivolous ex pressions may be tolerated among tnen, but a woman who uses dubious language, lowers herself beneath the -station which Providence has assigned to her. A woman must represent to her husband and to ’her family the idea of charity; she most he the in# carnation of refinement. Take away these two qualities from the matron, and sho loses the noble aureola, the golden halo, which wo worship and admire! There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous; there is only one step from the spiritual to the gross. Wo admire wit, but we de spise coarseness. There is a barrier between the two, which, slight as it is, ought to be insurmountable to the refined mind. There h an enormous contrast between graceful freedom of manners and licentious behavior and .speech. The man who indulges in undue i‘a- -miliarity of speech to a woman, does not respect her. four years ago, and his youngest child, j horn of Mary Van Cott, was then three years old. Young was the father of fifty six children, and left seventeen wives, sixteen sous aud twenty-eight daughters. The will aims to make an equitable division of the property lietween all the wives and children, with no preference to any. Most all of them already had some thing deeded to them.' On this a val„ nation was set, and it is to be charged to the recipients as part of their share, though not necessarily at the valuation he put on it. That is to be equitably adjusted, when the estate is divided, upon the yuunge-t * child coming of age. Meanwhile the income is to go to the various mothers, according to the number of their children, and they can withhold the shares if the children behave badly. All are provided for as far as their present needs are con cerned. His first wife and Amelia are given a life interest in Amelia Palace—a large, modern, new fine house; but he is known to have changed his mind about thxt chiefly because they decline*] it, for reasons best known to themselves, although nothing in or out itf the will has yet come to light showing it, aud they are not otherwise provided for, except by their share cr income. Deceased held many interests in. trust lor the Church and individuals. His executors are directed to turn them over. The Church is forbidden by law to hold more than $500,000 worth of property, and so it was large ly held by Yppag in trust. Ilis friends will not entertain the notion that he ever abused that trust. There is no .ihventory of property on the estate, and it is widely scattered. With the country prosperous and full of money, it would lie worth twice the valuation above stated. Recently Brigham Young endowed an academy with hinds at Provo, and another at Logan, the lattef with 12,000 acres. He had determined to endow one at Salt Lake, but he did not live long enough to do so. A person present at the reading of the will says it seemed to lie very sat isfactory to all qwicernpd- ft will lie probated as soon us possible. It will be wonderful if some dissn'isfacliun does not creep in within the next thir teen years. Talmago On Laughing. Brother Talinnge spoke as follows in his sermon last Sunday: God says that the hi hie is true; it is all true. Bishop Coleman laughs and Herbert Spencer laughs, Stuart Mi 1 laughs, all the German universities laugh. Hal yard laughs softly, a great many of the learned institutions of this coun try, with long hnvs of professors sit ting on the fence lietween Christianity and infidelity, lnpgh softly. Now with this perfect tiihle in my hand, let me tear out what modern scepticism de mands to he torn out, “ Well,’* says a man in the audience, “take out all that nonsense about the creation of the world.” Away gees Genesis. Now take out all that miraculous Atlanta and Augusta CHARLES P. STUBBS, ASPLElBfB (Successor to Groover, Stubbs & Co.,) COTTON FACTOR; —AND— General Commission Merchant, AGENT FOBf THE Quitman Factory Yams, 94 BAY STREET, Savannah., G eorgia. _ Bugging, Ties, Rope and other supplies tar nished. Also, liberal cash advances wade on consignments lor sale or shipment to Liverpboi or Northern ports. Mr. A. A. WJbor, Cashier and Correspondent of tliedato firm of Groover, Stubbs & Co., lxns an interest iu 'he business. aug21-tf. THE*TREM EN DOUS STOCK OF THE SOUTHERN MUTUAL INSURANCE ooos^i’-A.Kr'sr, ATHENS, GEORGIA. VOUNG 1_ O. HARRIS, President KTKVKNS TIIOIUS, Secretary. Gross Assets, April 1, 1871, . . $784,udf t»2 Resident Directors. Yovno L. U. HARBIS, Jous H. Newton, Dr. Henry Hole, Aluin P. Dearinii, Col. Robert Thomas. iuv22-w!y Stevens Thomas, Eliza L. Newton, Ferdinand Phinizt Dr. It. M. Smith, John W. Nicholson, Rabun Gap High School. Located iu the beautiful Valley of Head of Tennessee. Babtoxa. Gotaxrbyv Ga- W. A. CURTISS, Principal. The Ninth Consecutive Session will open on Monday, July 16tli, 1877, and continue, without intermission, for twenty weeks. Tuition—(6, (8, $10, $12 and $15 per session. Board, $6 per month, Beautiful and healthful location, pure water, salubrious atmosphere, mild climate, and atten tive and devoted teachers, render the school attractive, pleasant and instructive. For particulars, address IV. A. fllRTIS*. Principal. Head uf ciiurssrc P. II. (la. julylC-tf. X*. Boot anil Shoe Manutaoturer, COLLEGE AVENUE, [NEXT BOOR TO THE POST OFFICE, On baud, Uopers for making Low Quartet a Congress, Alex'is-Ties, and Prince Alberts. Re pairing promptly executed. Send leu dollars, ier mad or express and you shall receive a first class pair of boots. lime !><• 1873-35-tt. '} 1 Hwuiuuup AND WAGONS, ■' . „ i* • • . • r x . * / ’ * . - * ‘ ’’ OF THE OLD RELIABLE FIRM OF HODGSON BROS MARKED DOWN. PRICES CHEATLY REDUCED. Weghavc on hand the Largest STOCK SOUTH OF BALTIMORE, aud it must aud w ill be sold without delay. Good Buggies, HODGSON MAKE for 0RE HUflBREB BtiiAflS. The Celebrated Hodgson Wagon, Kuown|all over the State for their durability, and strength, and are betond question the W AGONS ever sold in this sectiou of the Country. Parties wishing auy sort of Vehicles are respectfully invited to look through our stock. ALL WORK GUARANTE • Sjtse&isiwG bjvb Job Wosm: A SPECIALTY. Shilled and Finished Workmen in Every Department. Special attention will he given to BETA II Vi Ol.K, m d the scale of prices in this branch V have been reduced lully onc-foorth. No l.t/i* 1. > • •!. aliened in our si op—all First-class WORK AND AT bin TOM PRICKS. jnlyS-rini MARTIN INSTITUTE. FOSTFOlTEMBirT'i j PLANTERS’ HOTEL. hither, Irnck in Missouri. It woulil be a good thing for us if Congress at its next session would pass an election law for Utah, prohibiting polygamists j stuff about the wandering of the Jews from voting, and throwing out all the | the wilderness,” says another, fraudulent] naturalization papers, of which there are hundreds in th<* terri tory, then we could begin to do some thing. But as it b. we are complete ly outvoted, the Mormons votiug not only their wives, but also their children who are under age, aud in some in stances are said to have had their horses and cattle registered ns voters, and have voted them, as it is the cus tom for the head of the family to deposit bis ballot and those of htB family at the same time. We are enjoying now most beautiful weather, our heated term having passed, and our cool westl i ) * yet arrived.’’ Brigha.us Will. Iluw the Prophet Divided hit Worldly Wealth. The New York Tribune s Salt Lake special says Briglmm Young’s will was read Tuesday in the presence of ail his wives and children and a few friends. Brigham Young, Jr., George Q. Cannon and Albert Carrington are says Away goes Exodus. “ Deuteronomy and Kings contuin things not fit to be read.’’ Away goes Deuteronomy and .Kings. •* The book of Job is a fable,'* says one man.. Away goes the book of Job. “ All that implies the divinity of Christ ought to go. out,’’ says another. Away go the Evangelists. “ The book pf^Rqvelations is prepos- torous,” says another. Away goes the book of Revelations. Now, there are still a few pieces left. “ Oh!” says some man, “Ldon’t believe a word of the bible.’’ Away goes the whole bible. Now you have put out the last light of the nations; now it is the pitch darkness of eternal midnight. How do you like it? When the bible comes to lie preserved, as a curiosity in our city libraries, the koran on one Fall Term oflST?, Will open on the 29tli of August. Tiio price of Board, witli Tuition in tlso highest class, will be about $52, uncording to Dividend. KT’Send fm - Circular t» J. W. GLENN, Principal, or J. E. RANDOLPH, Secretary of Board. sept4-4w. MEDICAL NOTICE. At tl)0 solicitation of many ol' ray former pat rous, 1 resume the Practice of M edicine from this date. 1 will pay especial attention to tho disease of Infants and Children, and the Chronic Diseases ot Females. WM. KING. M. D. iuno 16. 1S75—38-ly THE SUN. 1877. NEW YORK. 1877. The different editions of Tiik Six during the next year will be the s une as during the year that has just passed. Toe daily edition will on week days be a sheet of four pages, and on Sundays a sheet ot eight pages, or $9 broad columns; while tiie weekly edilioti will be a baud of eight pages of the same dimensions and character that are already familiar to our friends. The Sun will continue to be tlie strenuous advocate of reform and retrenchment, and ot the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom,.and integrity for hollow pretence, imbecility, and fraud in the administration of public afifaus. It will contend lor the government, of the people t>y the people nnd;for the people, as opposed to government by frauds in the ballot-box aud in the counting of votes, enforced by military violence. It will eudeavor to supply its readers — i body now not far from a million of so .Is— with the most careful, complete, and trustworthy accounts of current events, and will employ for this purpose a numerous and carefully selected staff of reporters aud correspondents. Its re port* from Washington, especially, will be full, ocenrate, and fearless; ’and it will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy tho hatred ot thiJse who thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give tucin while it will endeavor to merit the confidence ol the public by defending the rights of the people against the enoroachtncuta of unjustified power. The price of, the duily Sn» will be 55 cents a month or $6.50 it year, post paid, or With the Sunday edition $7.70 u year. / The Sunday edition alone, eight pages, $l.L.i \’he , '&EXKLV St».v, eight pages of 56 btoad columns, will be furnished duii.ig 1877 at the rate of $1 a year, post paid. Thobeuentof this large reduction from the previous rate for tlie Wekkly can he enjoyed by individual subscribers without the necessity ot making tip clubs. At the satin: time, if any ot our friends choree to aid in extending our circu lation, we shall be grateful to them, and every such person who sends ns ten or more sub side and the writinrs of Confucius on scribars from one place will be entitled to one . , e . . „ cony of tho paper for himself without charge. the other, lei us keep a copy of it for - " ■ r - * *■> « our own Dieted. use to console us when at- natnod as his executors. The estate Every woman ot j is largely real estate, and is probably ■rfcnsc ought to know this; if she does 1 worth $2,000,000. The will was made Looking to others for our standard of happiness is a sure way t o bo mis erable. Our business is with our own heart. tiering „ m <!'— of its content*, we arc confident the people will consider The Weekly Sin the cheapest news- pa -er published lit the world, «-:<l we trust abb one of ithe very best. Address, dcclO. . THE SU N, Now York City, N.Y ATJG USTAi C » KOIRG1A. Hates Reduced to S3 per Bay. HAVING LEASED THIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL, I cute, upou its management by Reducing Rates, and asking ot the Travel ing Public, especially my friends of Carolina and Georgia, a continu ancc of that liberal support they have always given it. jan23-5ra \ FORMERLY OF .CHARLESTON, PROPRIETOR. y FRESH MEATS. J. J. Heard & W. F. Hood, Cobkeb Foundry and Oconee Street*. FRESH BEEF. MUTTON, PORK, and SAU- sngs,( Fresh and Bologna Sausage). Our So licitor is always on the street ready to supply the wants, of the citizens of Athens. Pleas6 give us jour orders and we will guarantee per- ■ect satisfaction. Tlie highest- market prices paid for Bcaves, Sheep, Gouts and Hogs. juno20.ljfe6.lv. J. J. HEAD & CO. J OB WORK OF ALL DESCRIF- tion u flatly done at tlus office Millinery & Fancy Goods MISS C- J-A-TQLIHJS nas just received direct' from New York a chaste and.beautiful assortment of I»^TTESR.lSr HIATS, whieh will be opened for the inspection of liei friends and patrons On Wednesday and Thursday, April 11th and 12th Also a choice stock of all the Novelties of the season, consisting of Neck Ties, Lace Bibbs Racliings, Back Combs, Flowers, Ribbons, Orn aments, Jewelry, etc. Real Hair Switches nt Cost. Strict attention given to orders. Only the best all silk material used iu trimming. An early call is solicited by a*iss c. jvaacBSp ap3-8m Athens, Georgia. Chronicle and sentinL b Published Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, At Augusta, Ga., BY Walsu & Wright. Proprietors. Foil telegraphic dispatches from all points. Latest and most accurate market reports. In teresting and Reliable Correspondence from all parts of Georgia, South Ctrolina and Washing ton City. Georgia and Carolituriiews a specialty. Daily, oue year, $10, six months $5; Tri- Weekly, one year, $5, six months $2; Weekly, one year, $2, six months, $1. dees' SAM KCA.ItTt.IS, Boot and. SHoe-Malcer- ATHESS, GEORGIA, * ♦ (Over Jacobs & Michael’s Stoee.) 4 , First class work turned out on short notice, at liberal prices. Give me a call and get go o< .luiterial and fine work. marchlS-tt. Fun for the Boys andG: The High Fly Kite, the Diamond Kile, ping Rope.-, New Styles, Grace Hoops, T Marbles, Croquet Sets, Base Balls, &c., tbr ehetip at BURKE'S BOOKSTOR may23 tf. k