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IVMCMRlil utn Od« 7—i r , I.., •ix months,.. . Hum months Vaaipapu Law Banda Bis nans or saotb*r\ or whsthsr hi haa nb> soribed or not—Is taapomiblo for tho laoBit, 2. If a p arson ordsrs his papar disco a tianod * or tko pBblishsr bo mnai pay all arrearages, or tho publisher may coBtlano to sapd It until payment is made, and oolleot the whole amonnt,whether the paper is taken from theofloo or not. 8. The oonrts bare deoided that refosing to take newspapers or periodicals from the postoffloa, or removing and leaving them nnoalled for is primafaoie evidence of in> Bo That Your Crert! In a conversation about his Western and Southern trip Lord Lymington, a member of the English nobility, told a reporter of the New York World that he stumbled at a railway station on a gentle- —- • ’’fited a most ingenuous man who exhibit thirst for information oonoermng the British peerage. . ' ‘Pray. H9W did hi tndnifNft thill” »very kLidly on learning that I was a traveler and an Englishman, and oiTorod me the hospi talities of the town. It was very oblig ing of him, but unfortunately f could not stay, so we had a chat while I was waiting for the train. During this ohat his eyo fell on a portmanteau of mine which I hod caused to be marked for convenience soke and easy identification with the cabolistio figures 120. This he scanned for some time with ill-ooncealed oiuiosity, and finally turning to me said rather abruptly: 4 ‘If Pam not mistaken, yon are a nobleman, are you not?” I admitted that such was my unhappy lot. "Then," said he, 4, I presume that num- call in the nobility armorial bearings, t it not? In fact, your orest?" “Hardly that," I modestly repliod. “A number is ouly borne ns a crest, I believe, by much more illustrious persons; for exam ple, the Beast in the^ Apoosdypxe.” he replied, and tifon after medi tating a moment or two, asked: “Have your family been long in England?” “Yes,” I said, “they havo been there for some time, but why do you aak?” “Perhaps the number refers,"he replied, “to the nnml>er of generations, just Os they recite them in the Old Testament, you know?" “Yes,” I unhesitatingly and with prompt thendOcily replied, 4 ‘that is exactly it, and I don’t aeo how you hit it so cleverly.” He smiled all over with delight as ttoe train rushed np, and waved kind farewells to ma as long as wo were in audit. * The Chicago Maiden. 4 4 But papa—” “Not another word. I’m a wild-cat when my back’s up, and don’t you forgot The speaker was a hard-visaged man, dressed with an aleganoathat ill-aooorded with his evident ^Wit fit culture. She who uddressed him os “pApa'’wks a fair haired girl of eighteau^B&imora. Beared if lux^y, she had never on t the knee kpown what it W( i to have her slightest wish thwarted. Her lather, a plumber, was, from the naturo of' his business, a . mau of iron will, but hfc was not devoid of i>ity or generosity, as many a debtor whose house and lot hit had taken in part payment of fixing the water pipes, letting tho balance of the aeoonnt run along-for two months, could teimfy. Ms had sur rounded Cecil, his only chiM, with all that wealth could purchase, looking for- 1 . ward to the time wlion she would marry 1 tho eldest son of a Niagara Falls hack- man, or some person of fortune common- surate with her own. But she had al lowed her heart to l>e ensnared by the wiles of Cupid, and that morning had .asked her sire’s oonsent to her marriage with a poor but not proud young man whose agricultural operations on the Board of Trade had not l>een attended with succoss. It was this request that produced the answer given above. Again Cecil pleaded with her parent not to crush the love that blossomed in her heart The old man’s mind went back to the happy days when he told her mother of his love, and how they com menced life with nothing but strong arms and willing hearts. Placing his tan-like hand on 'Gecil’tf shoulder, the old man looked at her tenderly and said: “Look ye, my lass. You say you love this man, and oanuot live without him. Mebbe not I have promised you a seal skin sooque this winter. Let us test THE BUTLER * HERALD. TOILET EECIPES. W. N. BENNS, JAMES 0. RUSS. Editor., I^ET '1'111,IIK BE LIGHT.” Subscription, $1.50 in Adranc. VOLUME V. BUTLER, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. MARCH 15. 1881. NUMBER 24. SOUTHERN NEWS. President Gai fluid's Inaopral Address. bride I shall not buy the aacque. In my hand is a check for $300. In the wheat i>it over on the Board of Trade is your lover; which do you choose?' Without raising her head she reached out convulsively for the oheok.—Chicafo Tribune. rreservipg the balance. Old Capt. Stanley, who lives down in the middle of Kentucky, was a good old Hardshell Baptist, who would occasion ally toll a story at the expense of some of the brethren. Many years ago they were not so conspicuously orthodox on the temperanoe question as they are in our time. “ On one occasion," said the Captain, “tho brethren, down in my region wore about to have a grand clinrch gathering, and all the faithful in the neighborhood were expected to ex ert themselves to entertain suitably and hospitably the visiting brethren. Two of my neighbors met each other jnst before the grand gathering, one of whom •aid: 44 4 What are you going to do?’ 44 4 Well,’ replied tne man, ‘I’ve laid in a gallon of first-rate whisky.' Twelve hundred tax executions were issued In Kershaw county, 8. C., during Ihe last year. The colored population of Arkansas has increased from 122,169 in 1870 to 210,022 in 1880. The Lynchburg News says that during the past eleven months the sale of the goods of the Charlottesville woollen mills has given about seventeen per cent, net profit from the capital stock. Tho work of naming and numbering the streets of San Antonio, Texas, was begun February 16. Although the city is over HO years old, but few of the streets have been named, and none num bered. The Palatka (Fla.) Herald says that there are 120,000 acres of tho best sugar lands in tho world, south of 8t. Augus tine, on the Atlantic coast. If properly cultivated it would produce 40,000 hogs heads of sugar annnally. The constitution of tho State of Texas provides that tho Legislature shall have no power to appropriate any of the pub lic money for the establishment and maintenance of a bureau of immigration, or for any purpose of bringing immi grants to this state. The receipts of cotton at Columbus, Qa., for the season beginning August 31, on February 23 attained'the total regia* tration of 100,3^8 bales, a figuro which has never before been exceeded, except in threo seasons; 1855-6,100,629 ; 1858-9, 116.886, and 1859-60, 122,110. Tho prohibition bill passed by the Alabama legislature for the lienefit of Clarke and Limestono counties forbids the sale and manufacture of spirituous liquors in all shapi* am^fohns, and ex cepts nothing but the wine used by churches in communion. Doctors who find it ncccssury to usoitat'hll must give t in doses like other medicine. The silver dollar of the Confederate States is valued at $1,000. There were only a few of those coins struck. The Confederate government had the (lies made and a few coins were struck at tho New Orleans mint for the inspection of the government official. They found, however, that they hod no more silver Tho venerablo judge Warner, of Geor gia, has been ou the bench about forty- three years, though not continuously. He was elected Judge of tho .Superior Court when ho was no more than thirty years old. Ho was tho youngest .1 udgo in tho State. When tho Supremo Court was organized in 1854, he was appointed one of tho Judges. About 1856 he was elected to Congress, defeating B. H. Hill. He is seventy-seven years old, and has probobly done more than any other to ennoble tho Georgia Suprciuo Court. The free night school opened at Mem phis in front of the court house, on Main atreet, for the benefit of mechauics, laborers newsboys and others, whose op portunities have been defective, is suc cessful. The attendance has outgrown the room. Tho school is in chargo of Hcott A. Murray, who is principal of the Peabody sc* ool in South Memphis. Those attending the night school pay nothing, and are furnished with every thing necessary by charitable citizens. John Parnell, a brother of the Irish agitator, came to this country ten or twelve yoars ago, and bought an old worn-out farm in Chambers county, Ala., near the Georgia line. This ho has con verted into an immense peach orchard, and the Araeiieus (Ga.) Republican says it is the largest peach orchard in the world. It contains 250 acres, and has yielded $70,000 worth of peaches. Par nell is always first to have early peaches on the market, and receives almost fab ulous prices for them. He is said to he getting immensely wealthy at the busi- Fellow Citizenb : Wc stand to day upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life—a century crowded with the perils but crowned Before continuing our onward us pause on this height for a moment t. strengthen our faith and renew our hope by a glance at the pathway along which our peoplo have traveled. It is now three days more .than a bun dled years since tho adoption ,of the first written constitution of the United States —the articles of confederation and u per petual union. The new republic was then besot with danger on every hand It had not conquered a place in tho fam ily of nations. Tho decisive battle of the war fpr independence, whose centen nial anniversary will Boon be gratefully celebrated at Yorktown, haa not yet been fought. Tho colonists were strug gling, not only against the armies of a grea . nation but against the settled opin ions of mankind, for the world did not then believe that the supreme authority of government could l>o safely entrusted to the guardianship of the people them selves. Wc cannot overestimate tho fer vent love of liberty, the intelligent cour age and tho saving common sense with which our fathers made the great axperi- ment of self-government. When they found, after a short trial, that tho confederation of the states was too weak to meet the necessities of tho vigorous and expanding republic they boldly set it aside, aud in its stead estal>- lished a national union, founded directly upon tho will of tho people, endowed with ample authority for thoftccomplish- ' objects. " ■*'* “ order and peace have btien strengthened, tho growth of our people in all the lictter elements, of national life lisp indicated new hope to thei this constitution our people long ago made themselves safe against danger from without, and secured for their mariners and flag equality of rights on all tho seas. telligence, and beginning to enjoy the blessings that are gathered around the homes of industrious people. They re ceive the generous encouragement of all good men. So far as my authority can lawfully extend, they shall enjoy the full and equal protection of the constitution and laws. The full and free enjoymeut of equal sufTruge is still in question, and a frank statement of the issuo may aid Jts solu tion. It is alleged that in many places an Inmost ballot is impossible, if the mass of uneducated negroes are allowed to vote. Theso are grave allegations. So far as the latter is true, it is tho only palliation that can bo offered for oppos ing the freedom of the ballots. Bad local government is certainly a great evil which ought to bo prevented, but to violate the freedom and sanctity of suf frage is more thnn an evil—it is a crime which, if persisted in, will destroy the government itself, nnd if successful, is not a remedy. If in other lands it be high treason to compass tho death of thekiug, it should be counted no leas a crime here to strungle out the sovereign powers and stifle its voice. It has been said that un settled questions have no pity for tho repose of a nation. It should be said with the utmost emphnsis that this ques tion of suffrnneo will never give repose or safety to tho states or to the nation until each, within its own jurisdiction, makes and keeps the- ballot free and pure, by tho strong sanctions of the law. But the danger which arises from ig norance in the voter cannot be denied. It covers a field far wider than that of negro suffrage and the present condition of that race. It is a danger that lurks and hides in the sources and fountains of power in every state. We have no standard by which to measure the disas ter that nmy bo brought upon us by ig norance and vice in the citizens, when joined to corruption and fraud in suf frage. Xhe voters of the Union, who make and unmake constitutions, and up Under this constitution twenty - five states have l>een added to the union, with constitutions and - laws framed and on- the manifold blessings of local self-gov eminent. The jurisdiction of this con stitution now covers an area of fifty times greater than that of the original thirteen states and a population of twenty times greater than that of 1780. The supreme trial of the constitution •ame at last under the tremendous press ure of civil war. We ourselves are wil ls that tho union emerged from the blood and Hro of that conflict purified and made stronger for all the benefioient purposes of good government, and now, at the close of this first century of growth, with the inspirations of its his tory in their harts; our people havo lately The Waldeck plantation in Brazoria county, Texas, comprises about 2,600 acres, about four miles from Columbia. Formerly clarified sugar was manufac tured ; afterward cotton was substituted. After the war cane was again planted, port the GoBpel as I am.’ ” ’ hot the sugar is not clarified. There arc In those days you could alwavB tell a 650 acres now in cane nnd 110 more mnt- Hardshell by looking at him 6om be- ted down to be planted. Last year tho hind; one of the skirts of his coat would pro d uc t was 650hogsheads of sugar and Sa'lTJa I'™ barrels of molaaees, together worth Captain said there was one old brother say, $60,000 or more. The Galveston down there whose denominational views News thinks that the whole of Brazoria, couldn't be secertainediu thatwayjhis Fort Mslsgords and Wharton skirts huucr even—a bottle in each pock- ... ,. •E-JJoriwr'a Maaazine. counties could be concerted into one vast T . a M sugar field, making enough to supply the ~ . whole United States. nt sesnon of the wives- j t ggemg that there are in Georgia cer- not Court, a stranger * . . . * fl . f , our young lawyers to **\n lots or tracts of land of unusual mfcy Attgmeym prosecut- quantity. An inquiry add reused to W. ing a mnnohnrged with burglary. The H. Sparks respecting the origin of the very odd 209J 490 and forty acre Into without leaving their sente/ When the drawn out a long explanation in the stranger who had employed the young, Constitution. It seems that the act of lawyer to proseoute the burglar came to j un el6,1802, for the survey and disposal pythn ; of the lands then just acquired from the 4 I wiU only take half this mtibMfl ts I Indians, between the Oconee and to convict him. , , , , , “Thst’s just why I want to peyyou Ocmulgee livers, required the lands to —-11 *» «ss the nur <d the stranger be surveyed into tracts forty-five chains “The nriMsSr Is mj brother,‘miStil square, which rives mxuea of 202* acres, hadn't hiffi yoJ Jo help ft* State He Ti* survey of forty aery wee ordered m SmSSSSw i ™ ’sra? tSb vounuTiimf''l<^>bl8?‘3b? tei j aorta' bclbnpjcd county* poor ‘besftelMi jjJfiftKjf ^ijablo only lowed tho condition of the nation, passed judgment upon the conduct ami •pinions of tho political parties, nnd have •egistered their will concerning tho fu ture administration of the government. To interpret and to execute that will, in accordance with the constitution, is the paramount duty of the executive Even from this brief review it is man ifest that the nation is resolutely facing the frout, resolved to employ itq best ener gies in developing th • gea’t possibilities of the future, sacredly preserving what- governmont during the century. Our people arc determined to leave behind them all those bitter controversies con cerning things which have been irrevo cably settled, and the further discussion of which oan only stir iip strif* nnd delay tho onward march. The supremacy of tiie nation nnd its laws should be no longer a subject of debate. That dis- which for a half century threat ened the existence of the uniou closed in tho high court of war by a de- from which thero is no appeal, that the constitution aud the laws made in pursuance thereof arc and shall continue to be the supre me law of the land, band ing alike upon states and people. This decree does not disturb the nutomony of the states nor interfere with any of their necessary rights of local government but it does fix nnd establish the perma nent supremacy of the union. The will of the nation, speaking with the vehemence of battle, ani through the amended constitution, has fulfilled the great promise of 1775, by proclaim ing “ liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof." The elevation of the negro race from slavery to tho full rights of citizenship, is the most import ant political change we havo known since the adoption of the constitution of 1787. its beneficial effects upon our institutions and people. It has freed us from a per petual danger of war and dissolution. It lias added immensely to tho moral and industrial forces of our people. It has liberated tho master as well as the slave from a relation which wronged and en feebled both. It has surrendered to their own guardinnship the manhood of more than five million of people, and has open ed to each one of them a career of iree- dom and usefulness. It has given a new inspiration to the power of self help in boln races by making labor more honor able to tho ono and more nccesBary to the other. The influences of this force will grow greater and bear richer fruit with the coming years. No doubt the great change has caused serious disturb ance to our southern communities. This is to be deplored, though it was perhaps unavoidable, but those who resisted tne change «hould remember that under our institutions there was no middle ground for the negro race between slavery and equal citizenship. There can be no per manent disfranchised peasantry in the United States. Freedom can never yield whose shofllders will luing tho desti nies of our government, can transmit tliAir supreme authority to no successors save the coming generation of voters who are the solo heirs of tho sovereign power. If that generation comes to its inheri tance, blinded by ignorance and cor rupted by vice, the fall of the republic will be certain and remediless. Tho census has already sounded the alarm in appalling figures, which mark how dan gerously high the tide of illitcration lias risen among our voters nnd their chil dren. To the South this question is of fupreme importance, but the responsi bility for the existence of slavery did not rest upon the South alone. The na tion itself is responsible for the exten sion of the suffrage, and is under special obligation to aid in removing tlio illiter acy which it has added to the voting population. For tho North aud tho South alike thero is but one remedy. All the constitutional powers of the na tion and of tho States, and all tho vol unteer forces of tho people should he summoned to meet this danger by tho Having influence of universal education. It is tiie high privilege and sacred duly of those now living to educate their suc cessors and provide intelligence aud vir tue for tho inheritance which awaits them. In this beneficient work sections and races should be forgotten, and partisan ship should be unknown. I,et our In pc meaning in the divine oracle venture to refer to the business I have accupicd on financial questions during a long service in Congress, nnd to say that time nnd experience havo strengthened the opinions I have so often expressed on these subjects. The finnnees of the government shall suffer no detriment which it may be possible for my admin istration to prevent. The interest of agriculture deserves more attention from the government than thev have yet received. The farms of tho farmers of tho United States offer homes and employment for more than one-half of our people, and furnish much the larger part of nil our exports. As tho government lights our coasts for tho protection of our mariners, and the lieneii of commerce, no it should give the tiller of the soil the best lights of practical science and experience. Our manufacturers are rapidly making us in dustrially independent, and aro opening to capitul and 1 ajid profitable and healthy growth should still be tained. Our facilities for transportation should be promoted by tho continued improve ment of our harbors nnd the great in terior water ways, and by the increase of our tounnge on the oceans. Tho development of the world’s com merce has led to an urgent demand for shortening the great sea voyage around Gape Horn by constructing ship canals or railways across tho isthmus which unites the two continents. Various plans to this end have been suggested, and will need consideration, but none of them has l>cen sufficiently matured to warrant united aid. The subject, how ever, is ono which will immediately en gage the attention of the government with a view to a thorough protection to American interests. Wc will urge no narrow policy, nor seek peculiar or ex clusive privilege ip any commercial route, but in the language of my pre decessor, “I believe it to be the.right and duty of the United States to assert and maintain such supervision and authority over any inter-oceanic canal across the isthmus that connects North nnd South America as will protect our national interesto." Tho constitution guarantees absolute freedom. Congress Ts prohibited from making any law respecting an establish ment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Tue territories of tiie United States are subject to the direct legislative authority of Congress, and hence the general government is respon sible for any violence of the constitution in any of tliem. It is, therefore, a re proach to the government that in tho most populous of the territories tho con stitutional guarantee is not enjoyed by the people, and the authority o' Con gress is set at naught. Tho Mi church is not ouly an offeuso to the moral sense of mankind by sanctioning polygamy, but prevents the administra- ihip fl ind l which declares that “a little child shall lend them,” for our little children will soon control the destinies of the repub lic. My countrymen, we do not now differ in our judgment concerning the controversies of the past generation, nnd fifty years hence our children will not Ijo divided in their opinions concerning our controversies They will surely bless their fathers and their fathers’ God that the union was preserved; that slavery was overthrown, and that both races were made equal before the law. We may hasten or wo mny retard, but we can not prevent the final reconsider ation. It is not possible for us now to make a truce with time by anticipating and accepting its inevitable verdict. En terprises of the highest importance to our moral and material well-be ing invite us and offer ample scope for the employ ment of our best energies. IiCt all our people, leaving behind them the battle’ tiou of justice through tho ordinary strumentalities of law. In my judg ment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost tho conscien tious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen, to prohibit within its jurisdiction, all criminal practices, es pecially of that elnsH which destroy fam ily relations and endanger social order. Nor can any ecclesiastical organization bti safely permitted to usurp in the smallest Regrcc tho functions and powers of the national government. The civil service can never lx? placed on n satisfactory basis until it is regula ted by law for tho good of the service itself, for the protection of those who are entrusted with the appointing power against tho waste of time and obstruction to public business caused by the inordi nate pressure for place, and for the pro tection of incumbent against intrigue and wrong. I shall, at tho proper time, ask congress to fix the tenure of minor offices of the several executive depart ments, and prcacribc the grounds upon which removals shall lx? made during tho terms for which incumbents hav lw?on apjMiintod. Uy, acting always within tho au thority and limitations of tho constitu tion, invading neither tho rights of the states nor the reserved rights of tiie peo ple, it will lx? the purpose of my admin ields of dead issues, move forward, and in the strength of liberty and restored union win the grander victories of peace. The prosperity which now prevails in without a parallel in mir history. Fruit ful seasons have done much to secure it, but they have not done all. Tiie preser vation of public credit nnd the resump tion of special payments so successfully attained by the administration of my predecessors, has enabled our people to secure the blessings which tiie seasons brought. By the experience of commer cial nations in all ages, it has been found that gold nnd silver offered the only safe foundation for a monetary system. Con fusion has recently been created by vari ations in the relative value of tho two metals, but I confidently believe that arrangements can bo mado between tho l'-nding commercial nations which will secure the general use of both metals. Congress should provide that the com pulsory coinage of silver now required —Gfalvetitm News, its administration places tho smallest obstacle in the pathway of any virtuous citizen. The emancipated race has already made remarkable progress. With un questionable devotion to the union, with the patience and gentleness not born of •fear,[they have followed the light a* God gave tijeiq, to > boo the light. They Art*- rapidly Ikying the nftfterihl foundation of Tyidwilty the ciroie ofdu; »'A 'fir*** •; law may not disturb our monetary system by driving either metals out of circulation. If possible such adjustment should he made that the the purchasing power of every coined dollar will be exactly equal, as a debt, paying power in nil markets of the world. Tne chief duty of the national government in con nection with the currency of the coun try is to coin money and declare its value. Grave doubts have been enter tained whether Congress is authorized by the constitution to make any form of money legal tender. The present issue of United Suites notes has been sustained by the necessities of war, but such paper should depend for its vrflilzandcurreuoy upon it3 convenience in use, and its prompt redemption in coin at the* will of the holder, and not upon its’compulsory circulation. These notes are not money but premises to pay money if the holder demands it. The promise should be kept. The refunding of the national debt at ft lower rate of interest should be accom plished without Compelling the with drawal of national bank notes and thus disturb the bnrinem o£ Use wuutty, i A Knotty Problem. It was a severe retort; and yet a mer ited reproof for a piece of uncalled-for asperity and unkinaness, if not of down right indeoency. They were in the small cabin of a gether, ono of whom had lust had an ambrotype likeness, or miniature, of herself taken, which she was exhibiting to her companion. She was an ordinary appearing girl—she of the ambrotype —with ono exception: she had a very large nose—an enormous nose for such a face. On the seat oppoeite sat a middle-aged, fatherly-looking man, to whom an am- brntype wax something now. His garb and general appearance bespoke a man of the rural district. As tho owner of the picture was about to put it away, tliis man put out his hand, and asked if he might bo ere piotur?” permitted to look at “that Th “Just you mind yo torted, angrily, vn business!” For a moment the man was as ono thunderstruck; then lie seemed hurt, and pained; and, finally his honest face is stamped with disgust. After a time he caught tho gaze of tho damsel fixed upon him ah though half ashamed of herself; but she would not break tho silence. He, however, ven tured : Yen'll pardon me, miss; but I had a particular reason for wanting to see that ere pictur o’ yourn." “Well,” suiffed tho girl, with a de termined effort to maintain her assumed dignity, “what might that particular reason have been ?" Wal—it might a' been a good many • • •• * enra things, but really I how iu the world the man ’at mado tho pictur ever contrived to get that uoso ou so small a plate!” At that moment the boat touched the tiding, and the countryman picked up his bundle, bowed politely at tho chok ing, quivering damsel, and moved on. x still Foil of “Specs.” Tho real old-fashioned Yank' a fixture among us, though sorao writers would mako us believe that ho 1ms boon dead for years. Thero was a genuine specimen in tho Erie depot yesterday, and ho was explaining to soveral inter ested parties: “Father-in-law lives hero in Jersey City, and I’m on a visit like. Thought I’d'’briti# along a few traps and things aud get up a dicker or two. Any of ye like to invest in that?” He put out tho model of a rut trap nnd said: “This trap not only catches tlio var mints, but it chokes 'em to deutli, throwr the body out of that buck window, aud thon resets itself. In tho top is an alarm, to go off any hour you waut and wake up the family. Here’s an apparatus on this side for grnting spices. Any of you liko to buy county rights?” No one did, and lie then placed before them a vessel, about which ho ex plained. “This is now a water-pail. By plac ing this iron cover on the bottom it be comes a kettle. By inverting the cover you have a spider. Tlio pail is a half- busliel measure to a grain. Once around it is exactly a yard. Its weight is exactly two pounds, nnd I sell the couuty rights for $50 each." The next was a hoot-jack, which could be transformed into tire-tongs, press- board, stove-handle, miil-luunmer aud several other things. Ho hod an auger which bored four holes at once, agiinlot which bored a square hole; a washing- machine which ooiild also bo made to servo as a tea-table, and one or two other things, and as he reached the last lie "Gentlemen, T am full of speculatio thing you want. . anything I’vo got. I’ll tako pay i thing you have, and I’ll give eve of you n clianco to make a mill in lorn.” 11 sell auy- istration to maintain the authority of the nation, and in all places within its jurisdiction enforce obedience to ail the laws of tho union ; on tho interests of people to demand rigid economy tne expenditures nl the government, and to require the honest, and faithful service of all executive offices, remem boring that the offices were created, not for tho benefit of the incumbents or their supporters, but for tlio service of the government. And now, fellow citizens, 1 am about to assume the great trust which you havo committed to my hands. I appeal to you for that earnest and thoughtful support which makes this government, in fact, ns it is in law, a government of tho people. I shall greatly rely upon the wisaom and patriotism of congress, of those who may share with us the re sponsibilities and duties of administra tion, nnd above all on our efforts to pro mote tho welfare of this great people nnd their government, I reverently in voke the support and blessings of A1 mighty Go<L A Frugal Brldegroi A Now Hampshire i i, who had been __ cars, concluded he would tako another’ helpmate, and, instead of making his selection from the marriageable giris of his own neighbor hood, ho gave out that ho was going down to Boston to get him a w ife. Ho left home for that purpose, amid tin of liis neighbors, w ho ] Gardner Patriotism Dying Out?>’ icry was propounded to Brother in n letter from Now York 1, after taking duo time to scratch tho whole top of his head, ho observed : 44 Patriotism, as I understau’ it, am love of an’ dewotion to our kentry. In de late war wc didn’t hear of one single patriot (rowin' do kentry’s greenbacks over bis shoulder. Arter de war wo all went in fur pensions au’ back pay. I yxpect we were all patriots, on’ 1 expeet do kentry at de tiuio. I can’t say dat patriotism am dyin’ out. Dar’s ‘jist as much hollerin’ on de glorious Fourth as dar was fifty y'ars ago. In caso of anoder war $16 a month would fill do ranks jist os quick. Tnko it all in all, an’ I kinder ’spcct dat patriotism am runnin’ purty lebel. I ar’ fur myself fust an’ kentry next, an’ I 'speots dat’s about what ails de hull of Hare LmooRATO*.—A wash to stimu late the growth of hair in oom of bald ness is made from equal puts of the tincture of sulphate of quinine—five grains in an ounoe of alcohol. For those who will use hair oil, pure sperm oil of the very finest quality, is the oeet. This must be procured in propC freehno« and cannot fail being a powerful hair An* vigorator. To Remove Wninkles.—Put pieoee of cotut-ploster on tlio face where the wrinkles are inolined to oome, just be fore going to bed, and remove in the morning. The plaster contracts the •kin and prevents its unking into creases and lines. It also protects and softens tho skin. Warm water should always be used to wash the face in, as it keeps off wrinkles. Harmless Face Powders.—Rice pow der, though expensive, is warranted per fectly harmless. Refined chalk is the safest thing to use, and costs far less than if put up under some other name and sold in boxes. Cascarilla powder is aidered harmless. Wash the lace with thick suds from glycerine soap, and, when dry, dust on the powder with a puff or piece of chamois skin. To Strengthen tub Haul—- A solu tion of burdock tea will streugtlion the hair os will also sago tea. Tho follow ing is also highly reoommeuded : One pound of yellow dock root, boiled in five pints of water till reduced to one pint; strain and add an ounce of pulverized borax, half an ounoe ol coarse salt, three ounces of sweet oil and a pint of New England rum ; a quarter of an ounce of oil of lavender and ten grains of amber gris will perfume this nioely. Use the burdock tea two or three times a day at first; after a while once a day will be sufficient. Shampooing the head onoe a day with cold water will also have a beneficial effect. -A pow storative for the hair is half an ounoe of oil of mace in a pint of deodorized alco hol. Pour a spoonful or two into a sau cer ; dip a small stiff brush into it, and brush the hair smartly, rubbing the tincture well into the roots. On bald spots, if hair will start at all, it may be stimulated by friction with a pieco of flannel till the skin lookB red and rub bing the tincture into the scalp. This process must be repeated tliree times a day for weeks. When the hair begins to grow apply tho tincture once a day till the growth is well established, bathing the head in cold water every morning and briskly brushing it to bring the blood to the surface. Dock Bunting With a Club. A colored man by the name of Ike Simpson was seen standing on a street corner, leaning on au immense club. 14 What’s yer doing dar, Ike ? ” asked Sam Smith, another darky. 44 1’se out duck hunting,” responded Simpson. 4 4 What sorter ducks ? " “Wild ducks, ob course.” “And sposin’ wild ducks was to light, about hoaii, what would you kill ’em wid? ” 44 Wid dis here club,” said Ike, swing ing it over his head in a most alarming manner. “Well, you is de biggest fool on Gal veston island, sure,” said Sam Smith. " Not much I ain’t. I’te gvine to rake in dend oodles of wild ducks right hcah on dis corner. I’ll bet you a foah-dollor hat I captures moah den a dozen wild ducks on dis lieoh corner wid dis lieah short-range olub,” aud once more Iko swung the club to the great discomfort of Sam Smith, The bet was taken and now Iko sports a fine now lint. When asked how he managed to got the ducks, he explained : “ You knows dat old uiggah Noyes, what libs down on de island? Well, ho borrowed a new saddle wuff $10 from me befoah do wah, and ho hain’t nober fotclied it back yit. I hoerd ho was in town wid a xvagon-load of ducks for sale, so I jess laid foah him on do corner wid a club, and you bet I kerlected de whole amount, win interes* to dato, in ducks. I has dared moali den $25 off dem ducks already. ”—Galveston News. Mo Music In Themselves. An amusing incident occurred in Ghent whilo tho American and British plenipotentiaries were fonxing a treaty of peaco between tho two countries. A looker-on might have seized it to quote against the Americans Shakspeare’s^linos beginning: The man that hath no mnale In hlraaelf. The authorities of the city, anxious to honor tho representatives of the two na tions, proposed to givo a grand musical entertainment. The leader of the hand called upon the Americans to get their national air. Tho question was imtuo- t t _ dieted nil sorts ol misfortunes that would befall him. Arriving in that city, he made his way to a well-known intelligence offico, nnd imparted tho object of his visit to the matron in attendance. After considera ble questioning to satisfy horstlf of tiie honesty of tho farmer’s intentions, she went into a room where there were a dozen or more young women wailing f< r situations. Sho stated to them that a man was in tlio offico who lmd come to Boston to got him a wife. Were there any present who wore willing to marry an honest Now Hampshire farmer with out any courtship? He said ho was will ing to give her a good outfit of clothes at onoe. A young, plump-looking Iri^li girl said she'd like to see the party. After a few minutes’ conversation with tlio wid ower she consent *d to marry him, and they sought a store to buy tho wedding outfit. Tho farmer took into his confi dence ono of tho saleswomen, who joy fully went into tho matter. After assist ing them iu their selection of tho various necessary articles of a minor nature, they went up to tho dress department to buy tho weuding gown. The variety shown tho young girl quite bewildered hoi, but sho finally set her heart on a dross that exactly suited her. Unfortunately the prieo was $15 more than tlio mail was willing to pay. Tho girl coaxed and pleaded with him; tho saleswoman used r11 her arguments to make the sbut tho widower was inflexible. ' ‘ Thirty dollars was an all-fired lot of lUGuey to pay for a gown.” Finally tho ;jm de clared that nothing el»o would, oatisfy lmr, and bogaa to cry in earnest. Matters looked serious; ^vcral other saleswomen took sides girl and pleaded for the coveted dress, but with out success. Then ♦’ girt-got her spirit Adam's, Clay and Bnyard- “ Hail Columbia” or 44 Yankee Doodle” was the national air. Having sottlod that to the latter belonged that honor, the gentlemen were requested by the band-master to give him the air. Mr. Adams, looking nt Mr. Olay, said, “ I ean’t do it; I never sang or whistled a tune in my life." 44 Nor I,” Buid Mr. Clay. 44 Nor 1,” repeated Mr. Bayard. “Call John 1” exclaimed Mr. Clay’, referring to his negro servant. John entered. 44 John, whistlo 4 Yan- kee Doodle’ for this gentleman 1” John whistled it accurately, the lead, er wrote down the musie, and the next day tho Ghent band played 44 Yankee Doodle” au the national air of the Unit ed States. ant. settlement and try for a new start?” ‘Yes.” ‘How bad was the failure ?’ •Well, I think I oan pay forty cents the dollar, but perhaps not more than thirty-five.” ‘It was all owing to your partner, you said." A Dint to Embezzlers. They wore talking it over in a rostnur- . Said the first: Bo you have oome down to make a l ...... a 'Yes, lio raised money on our company e, and slid.” 'That was bad. He must have been a thorough rascal. Have you made any effort to overhaul him ?" “No." “But you will?" “No.” 1 ... “Are you going to permit such a rascal as that torown the country un- j-nmyhed?^ ^ . ha] j , H , ha8 almost ruined me, in e bueineeo eeneo, end jot 1 can’t help but tad grateful to mm. When he elid he took my wife with ^The other looked at him for bell a minute, nodded hie head, end began on hia steak without, a word and with a 1005 of dumb suffering in his eyes. He mo partner, poor man! — L'ino** n **\ ,t/pan*'aaj*, ;%*»«*%' Gazette. | AFigBjp . M i.oali 1 J