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About The Butler herald. (Butler, Ga.) 1875-1962 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1881)
■VBIOKIPTIOI BATES <4nft y*ftr. tl Ril . Six month 75 Three month* 40 Reeapaper Law Deelaloaa. • V An3 LP erion w j)° ft paper refralar- It from the po*toffic®-wheth#r directed to hia name or another**, ot whether he haa anb< aeribed^or not— ia teaponelble (or the amount, S. If ft paraon order* hia paper dieoontinued he muat pay all arrearage*, er the publisher may continue to aend it until payment is made, and collect the whole, amountwhethsr the paperts taken fhs« thee Bee or not. 3. The eourts hare decided that refusing to take newspapers or periodicals from the poetofflee, or MmoTiae and learing them naeailed for ia prime faeie evidence of in. natiotnel fraad. NEWS GLEANINGS. Twelve hundred cars of lumber and shingles were shipped from Beaumont, Texas, during April. Fishermen recently from the gulf strpam roport having seen schools of Spanish mackerel which were unprece dented in number. Maine capitalists have formed a com pany, with stock fixed at $200,(M'O, bought property opposite the City Hall at Hot Springs; Ark., and will erect a mammoth hotel. Haynesvllle (Ala.) Examiner: We notice the millions of locusts all over this section of the county They eat tho leaves ot trees, grass, etc., but have not bothered the crops as yfet. The late Dr. Henry Hull, who was born in Wilkes caunty, Ga., in 1798, and died May 10, 1881, was professor of mathematics and astronomy in the State University at Athens, Ga., 1829-1846 He was associated vith General Andrew Jackson in concluding the treaty with the Cherokee Indians. Certain colored military companies have applied for admission into the •State militia of Louisiana. These or ganization will be mustered in when properly perfected and Uniformed, if they pass inspection. Tho New Orleans States says that one of these companies, the Attacks Guards, called after tho first colored man killed on the battle field during the civil war, has existed, in an independent condition, for some time, and hoars a fair character for instruc tion and dicipliuc. Dr. IV.'C! Capchcart, who owns two (Fisheries.oh Albemarle sound, in North ‘Carolina, told a Herald reporter that lie thought ihe spawning ground of the striped bass or rock fish has been found. If it can be definitely located he thinks that the results will be beyond compu tation, and tho rock will rapidly become the ^most important fish in Houthern waters. Anderson (S. C.) Intelligencer: There is some talk—iu fact, a strong probabil ity—that an e^ort will be made in An derson this summer to elect, a dry ticket, and in view of this movement we are informed that tho wholesale liquor deal ers residing outside of the State have, by their salesmen, promised to contri bute from two to six barrels of whisky towards controlling tne vote in favor of a continuance of license. * * * Wo will not submit to outside interference in our municipal elections, and those engaged in the liquor business, either within or without the town, had better not undertake to control those elections by contributions of freo whisky by parties outside of the State. Hawkinsvillc (Ga.) Dispatch : In Hedge county last week the editor of this paper talked with the tax receiv of thftt county. He* gave 11s figures showing that the taxable property of that county had increased in 1880 o^ 1879 to the amount of over $118,000, about twenty per cent. On Saturday last the late tax receiver of Pulaski county informed us that the taxable property of this county had increased during the last foiir- yfca’rs nearly a half million dollars, er from $1,126,000-to $1,160,000. In Telfair county the in crease in one year was about $150,000. and in Coffee county the increase about $135,000. Min den, La., correspondence Non leans Democrat: Webster?-parish 'is noted for ai* abundance of fish and game. Hundreds, we might say thous ands of persons, ijmkc it convenient to spend a few days during the spring or summer on the banks of the DorcTiete catching fish. The bayou is at these seasons literally filled with cat, buffalo, trout, black and striped bass, white or speckled perch, red perch and goggle eye, pike, gar, turtle, etc. Deer, wild turkey, etc. are so numerous in the flats west of the Dorchete, as to seriously unnoy farmers. In tho winter season an immense number of wild fowl arc found in Lake Briteneau—the various kinds of duck, brant, geese and occa sionally a swan. The parish is indeeu a hunter 1 * paradise. THE HERALD. W. N. BENNS, JAMES D. RUSS. Editors LKT TlliatK HE Subscription. SI.50 in Advance. VOLUME V. BUTLER. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 31. 1881. NUMBER 35. YEARS AGO. Heart of mine, you muat not dilda me, I waa but a boy, you know Tla no aacrat. I’ll reraallt, Heart ot mine, ’twaa long ago; ThU look of hair. It I did bum It, I wm but a boy, you know. Waa aha pretty ? Did I love ber t Heart of mtne, ’twaa rear* ago; And that pang of bllaa fa orer, g of bllaa u . 1 waa nut » ooy, you know. ” Waa aha rich?”—now that la funny, Heart of mine, ’twaa long ago; Wliat cared I for lands or money ? 1 waa but a boy, you know. “And yon parted—how yon missed her"— Heart of mine, “ “And you preasoi I wae but a boy, you know. Do I lore her yet?—O olden, Precious past, **■— 1 * - Bee,this look of And the head i iu heart of mine; " *' golden, ro It—thine. THE LOVE LETTER. “Well, whoever heard tho like,” cried Fanny Harper, as she ontered tho parlor and throw herself on tho sofa. “ Guess, mamma, if you can, what has just hap pened.” “I’m sure I don’t know. Perhaps Sam and Tom have been quarreling. Dear me, what torments those children e!” “ No; they aro both at school. Guess again, mamma.” Well, then, I daro say that odious { Mrs. Sharp lias been hinting thut I wear ' (also hair. Falso hair, indeed! then, ! why—” “No such thing,” interrupted Fanny; “ten times worsol” “Ton times worse!" cried Mrs. Harper, turning pale. “Oh Fanny, toll mo. “ Well," said Fanny, sobbing, “Julia Somers is engaged.” “ Engaged? Well I wonder wliat peo ple will oomo to next!" " Yes, roally engaged. If there was a girl in whom I thought I could place perfect oonlldonce, it was Julia Somers. Only a month ago sho joined our anti- matrimonial society. „ Oh, mamma, how oou girls bo so foolish! Poor Julia!” “ Why, wliat can you mean, Fanny?” asked a lady who happened to be present. “Is it possible that Julia is uboutta marry a man unworthy of her? Who is the dreadful creature to whom she is engaged?” “ His name is George something— Thornton, I believe.” “ Is he intemperate?” “.Morey, no! How could you think of such a tiling? His morals are good ouough.” “Perhaps ho is an ignoramus, then, “No, no, no; ho is a vory fine young man, as rich as Croesus, very sensible, and so linndsomo! Half tho girls iu town are doing for him.” . 4 4 Indeed! Then why is Julia so muoh to bo pitied?” “Why, because she is to bo married,” said Fanny, impatiently (sho had turned an old maid’s corner). “I confess I cannot see the great hard ship, after nil,” suggested Mrs. Harper. “But thero’s tho dinner bell.” Fanny declared, however, that sho had no appetito for diuuer, bo to her own room she went to write a long letter to Julia, in whioli she pointed out the trials of married lifo, and warnod her agaiust the fatal stop. What did Mrs. Somers do with this letter? Sho read it to George, and Georgo twisted it iuto twonty lamp-lighters, and the twenty lamp lighters were in requisition on a certain evening of the next week, when Julia ceased to bo Julia Somers. Months passed away and Fanny, at Julia’s earnest desire, oamo to spend a few days with the youthful bride, Tho bright color and tho ployful smile still dwolt upon her cheek and lip as of yore, The matter waa speedily settled, how ever, by Kate, who had contrived to gain possession of the letter, and wm reading “Miss Francis Harper” in no gentle voice. “Give it to me directly, and don't tease mo so, ICato,” cried Fanny. “Wait a minute till I’ve found out who it’s from.” said Kate, peeping under the seal. “Lot me see—Thom—Thomas 1 There, do take it” My dear reader did you ever write, re ceive or read a love letter? 4 ‘Not I, thank fortune,” growls th« cross old bachelor. “Nor I,” sighs poor Aunt Nabby. “That’s a secret,” wbispors pretty El len. Well, then to you who know nothing ol such matters, an explauntiou or even a sight of Fanny’s lotter would bo unin telligible; and as for you who have al ready dozens of vour own, you can, of course, feel little curiosity respecting this one. Besides, what right have I to read you Fanny’s secrot? Fanny came down to dinner with an ah* of dignity quite unusual to her. “Do toll us who the lottor was from?” asked Lucy. “Shall you say yes?” called Sam, from the end of tho table. “Of course she will, and wo will be uuoles and aunts,” roared Tom. “Thomas, loave the table, diroctly,” cried Mrs. Harper. "Yes, mamma,” said Tom, encouraged by tho blushes and tittors of the four sisters; “but is it for saying that Fanny would say yes, or that wo should be uncles and aunts?” “Go away, you naughty boy!” and Tom was gono. When dinner was over, Fanny took her mother aside and begged her to read tho letter. “Well,” said Mrs. Harper, after a si lence of thirty-five minutes, “every pretty letter, I must say—but who is this Thomas Somerby?" “Why, mamma," replied Fanny. “I don’t exactly romember over seeing him, but—” “Ah, well, that’s of no consequence. You shall answer this lotter directly— just the situation for yon. Let me see lives in the country dining tho summor months. La, wo can tako the children and spend at least four out of the year with you every season.” “Dear mamma, you forgot that I am at tho head of tho Anti-Matrimonial So ciety.” “But that’s of no conscquenco. Only think of your friend Julia—such a nice house—such elegant fimiiUiro— such a sweet baby as sho has!” “Yes, Julio seems very lmppy; and, do you know, mamma, sho 1ms really urged me of lato to be more choritftbli in my opinions of gentlemen. }.iter oil, I have possibly been to sovero.’’ Fanny retired to her own room to meditate upon Mr. Somerby. A tap at her door aroused her from tho roverio into which sho had fallen, and Kate, with an air of great importance, made her appearance. “And ho, Fanny, you aro really going to fake this Mr. What’s-his-namo? You needn’t blush, formamma lias told us all about it, aud wo have planned out about tho dresses and everything; and after you aro married you know I shall have your room, for papa says I may. And thcro's another thing which I must tell you. Oh, Fanny, I hope I shall liavo a love letter some of theso days.” Fanny hardly knew whether to langh or cry, but in spito of tho gravo fnco which sho found it expedient to put on, several little smiles twinkled in her oyos, smiles that said: “Kate, you aro a dar ling, but I musn’t let you know I think Food for Fat People. There aro three classes of food—tho oils, sweets, and starches—the special office of which is to support tho animal heat and produce fat, having little or n< influence m promoting strengfh of mus cle or endurance. If the fat, therefore, would use less fat and more of lean meats, fish and fowl, less of fine flour, and more of tho whole product of the grains—except the hulls—less of the sweets, particularly in warm weather, and more of the fruit acids in mild form, an in apple, sleep less, be less indolent, and labor more m tho open air, the fat would disappear, to a certain extent at least, with no loss of real health. In food we have almost a perfect control in this matter, far better than we can have in the use of drugs. If we have too much fat and too little muncle, wo have simply to use less of the fat-forming ele ments and more of the muscle food, such to lean meats, fish, aud fowl, and the darker portions of grains, etc., with peas and beans. and Fanny might have forgotten that this was not tho Jnlia Somers of her early lovo had not the apparition of a man’s hat and coat in the hall recalled her toiler senses. “Well,” thought Fanny, “I'm deter mined to have os little to do with her husband os possible. Not a word will I speak except when he asks a question, for I am determined to hate him with all my heart.” To hate Georgo Thornton—tho man who adored her Julia, who was so.hand- uomo, so sensible, so brimful of lovo and kindness for every living thing! Rash resolve! In tho space of one hour Fanny had opened out her heart to the influence of his thousand-and-ouo good qualities, and he understood her. Tho week passed pleasantly, and Fanny went home and wrote verses. It was very odd, sho thought, and my reader, you must think us she did that certain persons of the masculine gender were constantly interfering with her private reflections. If sho walked she feared meeting some among tho num ber; if she remained at homo alio was suro they would bo there to torment her; if she road, the hewo of tho novelist or historian would take the slinpo of tho Mr. Thompsons, tho Mr. Smiths and the Mr. Jones of her acquaintance; if she visited, what if Mi*. So-and-so should be there? Poor Fanny! The years of the lifo of Fanny Harper were many. Her younger brothers nnd sisters wondered that she had never had an offer, nnd Fanny herself wondered, and rejoiced—at least she said so. One morning Mrs, Harper and her livo daughters were seated together in the parlor, when ft violent ring was hoard at the door. It was not time for pnpa’s re turn, lmt that was not papa’s ring, they «\. ro all sure. Great, therefore, was their surprise when Mr. Harper, puffing and C anting, rolled into the room, bearing igli above his head a letter with a great masculine seal. “A letter from a gentleman, m I know by the flourish ho has made on that great M.” cried Kate, standing on tip-toe and trving to read the address written on the letter. “A love letter, did you say?” cried Matilda. “Oh, its for me then,” said Fanny, decidedly. “For me, you mean,” cried Lucy, who bore the only pretty face of the family. “Isn’t it for me?” asked Ann, as she mombered that Mr. Gustains Thorp had walked home with her the last time she wm oanght in ft shower. “Well,” continued Kate, “havo you written tho answer? Let mo see it, do. Oomo now, I shan’t toll tho girls what pretty things you say to him.” “Katy,” said Fanny, solemnly “you must not talk any moro about tho matter. I confess that it is vory hard to disap point you all and to distress him, but it must be done.” Now, if there was anything that Kato particularly disliked it was to sco tears shed by anybody for any reason; there fore, as sho began to suspect that Fanny meditated some such act, shif lost no time in retreating. When Fanny came to tea sho was as sailed by a host of questions, congratu lations, nnd kisses irom papa, mamma, her four sisters and three brothers. “How d'ye do, Mrs. Somerby?” asked one. “Now for the wedding cake,” shouted Tom. “You’ll lot me be bridesmaid, won’t you?” urged Ann. “And if Mr. S. gives yon a gold watch won’t yon give mo your old one?” naked Matilda. After tea no one seemed inclined to sot abontony regular employment. Papa held'his newspaper before his eyes ns usual, but it was at last discovered by ICato that it had been upside down for an hour. Mamma’s knitting work lay quietly in her lap, while her thoughts wandered off to a certain fine house the country, where several ohildren ri about, bearing a decided resemblance to her daughter Fanny. Matilda, Ann nnd Lucy withdrawn into a snug corner, debated the questions whether he were handsome or otherwise; if he had dark hair or light, if he had not several broth ers, etc. Dreams, such m had never visited them before, came this night to the members of the Harper family. A toll, melancholy man, with black whiskers and black coat, disturbed the slumbers of the gentle Fanny; mamma talked in her sleep of “fino establishment—just the thing for Fan; don’t you think so, pa?” And Mr. H. answered without waking: “Yea, my dear, he’ll put his name on my notes. I dare say.” Pretty little young men, brothers of Mr. Som erby, flitted around the apartments of Lricy and of Ann, while visions of plnm cake danced temptingly before the eye of Tom and Sara. Poor Fanny wm in sad perplexity. Her mamma had expressed it as her opinion that the match nos a desirable ono, she had evon hinted that her daughter might never have “another chance,’’’and that for her part she dbuld depart in peace should slio soo her fam ily comfortably settled for life. And Fanny’s filial affection conquered nil her scrapples, nnd sho resolved to see, to accept Mr. Somerby. “Yes,” said sho to herself, m she again dwelt upon tho tenderness of tho prec ious letters, “the sacrifioo must be made. I must gratify my dear mother, oven though it be at the expense of my own happiness. I will bo Mrs. Somerby." Fanny looked out upon tho quiet sky, the moon and stars, and thought, “How fine a tale could bo mode from this—a daughter sacrificing herself for the snko of her mother!” It was time to write her answer to the lottor; but how should she begin? Must it bo with “Mr. Somorby, sir?” Oh, no, that was too formal With 4 ‘My dear sir?” That was too affoctiouato. And when tho matter had beeu settled and tho lottor fairly written, the equally im portant question remained how she should subscribe herself. Wm she to be “Yours, respectfully,’’ or “truly," or “sincerely,” or “affectionately?" A diffi cult problem 1 But all things have an end, and tho lotter wm sent. Thon it was that Funny’s heart began to quake. What if Mr. 8. should not fauoylior handwriting? Perhaps her note was too cold, maybe too hot; he might not expect an answer so soon and would be shocked at her haste. But all these hesrt-qnakings Were in vain—tho letter was gono. To pass away tho timo, which now lmug heavily upon her hands, Fanny called to tell Julia the whole story. The kind friend was in raptures. “Just the man for you, my dear," she cried “So he says lie has met you in your walks and at church. Well, I can imagine how he looks; he’s the very image of my husband, I’ve no doubt.” Fanny noxt called upon the seoond di rectress of tho Anti-Matrimonial Society, a young lady of an uncertain age, ana informed her that for private reMons she must resign her own office, btggirg her friend to make this resolution knot, a to the society at their next meeting. Meanwhile the four sisters ran to tell tho news. Enoh one had her own par- tionlnr friend who most not be forgotten, and in the course of two days, it waa known to all Fanny’s acquaintances that the fair damsel had boon wooed and won. Tho third day passed, and there hud come no letter from the impatient lover. Fanny resolved not to sleep a wink that night “Whnt will become of mo,” thought sho; “I must bo in love!” In tho midst of ber despair sho fell asleep. The noxt morning a little note, sealed with “Forgive aud forgot!" was brought from tho office. Fenny ran to her own room to read it at her ease, pressing it to her lips all the way up stains. Behold die note opened: “Dear Fanny”—(“Why, how bold!” thought she)—“We lmvo been amusing ourselves at your expense by writing you a letter signed‘Thomas Somerby.’ We are afraid that wo havo carried tho mat ter too far, and must now bog you to think of this imaginary person no longer. Now don’t bo angry, Fanny door, for we are both quite sorry, and aro ready to hunt up for you a real Mr. 8., wlic will write bettor lotters than tho pretended one. Affeotionntoly, “Julia and Gborob.” Fanny sat like one petrifiod. At lMt she slowly rose, lookod in tho glass to know if Bho wore pale, tried to faint away, and called her mamma. Mrs. Harper’s indignation know no bounds. “And so wo shall have no wedding, after all,” said Ann. “And we shan’t have onr new dresses,” sighed Mntilda. “And there’ll be no wedding oako,” screamed Tom. ‘It was that horrid Georgo Thomp son,” suggested Fanuy. “What an impertinent fellow,” cried Kate. And everybody, vexed and ^ap pointed, turned away to fret, to wander and to scold. Ann and Lucy ran to burn up tho verses which they had written about wedded bliss; Kate doscondod to tho kitclion to tell the story there, and Bam. and Tom, having vented their dis appointment iu bestowing upon Mr. George Thompson the name of 4 4 weak sister,” departed for school. 4 ‘I thought it was a hoax all tho time,” said Fanny, tho noxt timo she mot Julia. "Oh, did yon? Well, I am glad of it. Wo woro afraid tlmt you did not suspect “La, as if I should ever nirrryl” ro- ti trued Fanny. Left-Handed Tlbhstts. Home years ago. in Kentucky, two lawyers, friends and relatives, but of op- posito polities, offered thorn solves for Congress in the same district. The Whig candidate was W. W. Hunt ligate, the Democratic, T, W. Tib- butts. Both had talent, wit and the ability to please tho pooplo, In tho moro intelligent parts of the district they battled honorably and as accom plished debaters. But in those regions where the people wore iguoraut, they fired jokes at each other, and made the people laugh. ll happened that in one of these "dark” regions both had made such a favorable impression that public senti ment was about cqunlh divided. One party eried, 44 Hurrah for Southgate ! ’’ •md the other, “ Hurrah for Tibbatts ! ” The people remained, after tho departure of the candidates, to enjoy a dance. When the two |>oliticians had ridden about a mile, Tibbatts suddenly discov- • rod that he had left something behind, and. asking Southgate to wait for him, rode back. Houthgato, distrusting his Wily opponent, waited n while nnd then also returned. He found Tibbatts play ing the fiddle and tho people dancing. The sentiment seemed to bo all iu favor of tiic fiddler, who played with his left hand. Houthgato, who also played the violiu, but with his light hand, told the dan cers that he would assist his friend Tib batts. Soon his how hod divided the people, and when, throwing it down, he joined iu the dance, all the hurrahs were for him. TLe next day Houthgato was taken Hick and for two weeks Tibbatts had tho field to himself. Southgate, on recover ing, followed his opponent’s canvass, but found that his rival’s stories and violin playing had stolen the hearts of tho vot- In one place they refused to hear Southgate, crying. 44 Tibbatts ih our man ! Hurrah for Tibbatts ! ” Homo oven went so far oh to advise Houthgato to give up the canvass aiul go home, as Tibbatts would receive every vote in that region. “Fellow-citizens,” said Houthgato, putting on his most honest air, 44 Tib batts is a dear friend of mine, and a noble fellow—there in uo better man in the district.” “Let’s hear Southgate!” shouted some of tho crowd, “ho seems like a good fellow.” And hear him they did. “Fellow-citizens,” said tho politician, “if 1 can’t go to Congress without abus ing my friend Tibbatts, I will stay at lioum. He is tho most talented man in Kentucky, and for accomplishments ho hasn’t his equal iu tho world 1 ” “Wo know all about that,” shouted tho crowd. “Wo hoard him play.” “But, follow-citizens, there is one thing I cannot approve in my friond. lie plays bettor hut-hand than most mu sicians with their right. But if you should hear him play right-handed l Ho would bend the trees with his sweet tones. What I blame him for is this : When ho is among tho aristocrats, and your stuck-up educated people, lie plays right-handed. But whou lie is among us common people, tho uneduented, for whom he has no regard, and calls jack asses, ho says anything is good enough for them, and ho plnys for thorn left- handed." “What! Why, ho played left-handed hero 1 ” exclaimed the crowd, now thor oughly angry. “ Docs he think wo are jacKasses? Down with Tibbnttst Up with Houthgato! Ho’s our man 1 ” When the election returns came in, poor loft-hauded Tibbatts found that he tiad but sixteen votes in thut precinct. Mooting CarpoK mvnoli monuotto and English l*rns- * la iu*o the best carpet* to worn* and give the greatest satisfaction. Allium* son, Axminstor and Turkey are equally good, but their price is of course high. Tapestry brussels is not as desirable as a good three-ply or an ingrain, because when the gay figures wear off there is nothing left but hemp, which is far worse than an all-wool ingrain of good quality. A jsxjr. “shnipsy” carpet is not worth the ranking mid putting down, pt in rooms that are only kept ml used (0 . Imndso 1 Ifiiuiese matting r tlm cheap 6 ) to ' able tie Taking Tilings for Granted. Half tho failures in life result from the habit so many people have of taking things for granted. Tho business man assumes that his credits are pood ; he takes it for granted that his wife knows what stylo of living his income will war rant; until the logic, of addition, sub traction and multiplication proves too much for him, and down comes his busi ness in .niii, Tho young professional man takes it for granted (lint veneering instead of solid acquirements will ena ble him to suqmnl, becuuso there are so many notorious examples of men’s rising and maintaining themselves in public life through pure audacity, native wit, and an utter lack of conscience. lie will, find t<»o lato that it won’t do to plan and risk a career by tho exceptions rather than the rule. ‘The farmer keeps no ac count—crops his farm according to the season, or last year’s markets, or his neighbor’s success—bikes it for granted that the J.tws of nature and of trade will accommodate themselves to his necessi ties—sinks deeper into debt, and won ders why farming doesn’t pay. And so on to tlie end; men everywhere want success without paying its price in thor ough preparation, lamest hard work, in telligent calculation and foresight, pa tient attention to details. They take for granted things which it is their business to know, and trust that to fortune which common sense and experience should teach them is controlled by law (J olden Rule, __ In some of the rural dfstriota of Italy, a lover who wishes to msk* a declaration of his passion places rose leaves before the door of the lady. If she reject* him she sweeps them away; but if ana accepts him the rose leave* remain. A Lawyer’s Recovery. Wo oneo hoard a story of an ominent legal advocate, which is by far too good to bo forgotten. Onoo in a great, white our friend might,, on a brilliant social occasion, tako a little more wine than bo could comfortably curry ; and such a thing had happened ou a certain day, when, on entering court, ho was re quested to defend a man who lmd been accused of forgery. The case was ex plained to him, and ho declared himself thoroughly conversant with it. But, when it eanie time for him to ad dress the court and the jury, he had so far forgotten, or got things mixed, that lie utterly mistook liis side of the cause, and opened with a powerful, scathing and searching plea against the very man ho was to defend ! Tho lawyer who hud engaged him was thunderstruck ; the poor client himself sat like one with the ague—in torture ; while the counsel on the other side laughed in their sleeves, whispering to one another that their opponent had beaten himself. At length, however, but not until Hie advocate had literally annihilated his 1 visit* i even tliei is to be preferred. \ i.l in .*1 matting tli*' best quality is the in the end, for one that costa cents per vurd is far more dosii one that can bo hud for 35 or 10 oouts. Of course the expense at first is higher 1 but then we must consider tho expense ; of making and nutting down, and bear i in mind that after two years’wear tho moro cs|K>nsive carpeting is often of I moro value than the cheaper ono when [ first, laid upMi th<' floor, Again, in j pnreliasiug ft drugget or floor-cloth, three yards square, you may have to pay from $16 to for the handsome | quality, while a hempen one, stamped I with quite as pretty n pattern, can bo had for from 87 to $9. Now, do not tako the cheap one. For n year it may look well, but by tho next autumn it, is worn and shabby, white the expensive ono is as good as til** day it was aid down, aud it will outlast three of tho cheap patterns. Sometimes we eon oomo across bargains and buy curpots of ex cellent quality at a low price, lmt un less wo aro experienced shoppers it is. never well to trust t<> our own judgment in such matters, and if rarely happens that we euu purchase sncli articles be low their real market value, except at auctions, and even then we aro very likely to bo taken in. It is n far better way to go to tho earpot-rooms of some well-known dealer, and then make our selections according to the depth of the purse. Tho most durable carpets are closely woven and thick, yet soft nnd pliable; aud in real English brussols tho colors eau be distinguished on tho wrong side, lmt »n tho 44 tapestry ” thorn is nothing blit hemp. The beauty of a carpet is quit*' as important ns its dura bility, and it should bo of a kind that will not tiro the oyos. Most of us pur chase a carpet hoping that it will hist several years, and .1* siring it to bo ap propriate for all seasons. Now, tho gor geous designs that fill tho carpi t-rooms and adorn tla* floors of the elegant houses may bo very beautiful, but, un less wo can change them frequently, one soon tires of such styles.—Exchaiif/n, Boston at the beginning or Her Intel lectual Epoch. In tha quickening of thought and tho refinement of manuors that set in, tho I snuillnesH and compactness of Boston I woro advantages. It was a little city ; a I city of gardens and solid brick houses anil stores; cheerful, quiet, unsophisti- I catcd; with a fringe of wharves along I tha liny that supplied tho picturesque additions of a successful seaport, nnd I surrounded by villages smaller than it- j self, of which Cambridge was an impor- | tant, but rather remote, one. Two the- i aters war* the most thut it could sustain in the line of public amusement, white fashionable life centered upon a dancing- hull, tentatively called AlnmekV, where strictly-limited assemblies worn held. Within a stone’s throw ot each other were the houses of Daniel Webster. Ed ward Everett, Robert C. IVinlhr**p‘ George Bancroft nnd Rufus Choate, on ground now loaded with niereliiiiHii.-e, whoneo the occupants, by taking a tVw stops, could issue forth upon their na tive or adopted heath of the Common, under the snado of tho great elm. There still lingers on Beacon street the fine old house of Harrison Gray Otis, smooth faced and mellow, cleep-roomed. and suffused with n sober ripeness of respect ability, which, with that «»f George Tickrior at the head of Park street, re calls well the staid aspect of this old Boston. In such a place impressions spread rapidly; the GEMS OF THOUGHT. * On every night thoro lios ropoao. Imagination ia tho greatest despot, Tiieri: ia no real life but ohoorful lifo. Want of good *ouho is tho worst kind of poverty. Impatience dries tho blood sooner than ago or sorrow. Lovu without return is liko ft quflfttion without an answer. Lovu, faith, pntionoo—the tliroo oason- tints to a happy lifo, Fridk hath two seasons—ft forward spring aud u early fall. It is best not to dispute where there is no possibility of oouvinolng. As a lire is discovered by its own light, ■o is virtue by it.*, own excellence. Ideas arc like beards; men do not have them till limy grow up— l Via far. Pitem women are liko sovereigns; one flatters them 'only through interest, Tivunn aro tliroo el.wsMof men} tlm ret rograde, tho stationary, tho progressive, flwavv wwiW \*y nmn*vi i« «»u*»mm lViitMU'l ullUiau-, ithd III IrcuiUMp Imre. — J.lJIton. Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds; they ever fly by twi light. Always there is a black it pot in our simshiuo; it is tho shadow of oursolvos. - Oirfyfr. Tin: wise man ns well as tho fool mskos blunders. The wise lanu, however, t.' \*or makos tho same bluuder twice. .\tw:A)\Kcns hro nothing, if you am in tho right, but if you arc in the wrong you must pay ospociul attention to thorn. No man knows what a ministering ungol his wife is until ho has gone with her Uiruugh tho ilcry trials of this world Turks** not» heart, howeWor nula,* Dm Imtli Homo liiilt- tl-mur, To brighten up lu m.lliinlo. Anil K**ut tin* uVvnliiH hour. pLRAStntF. is seldom found whero it is sought. Otu* highest blaze* of glndues* aru commonly kindled by uuexpuotod sparks. best way to npologizo is to do } u , i such a kindness to tho offondod one thut ho will forgot that you over attempted to injure him. As man iB tho wiser for his learning, it may administer matter to work in, cr objects to work upon; but wit aud wisdom aro born with a nmu. Wrll, wi ll tho wotM mu** turn upon ItiiaxU, And all mankind turn with it. head, or tnlli*. And Uro nnd ill*-, uintm (nv» nnd pn^nur "\'*V Tun way to produco a smile on tlm face of nature is to plant it with Booth *'f flower*. Tioklo nature in that way aud sho will laugh with blossoms. Tun foundation of ovary good govern ment is tho family. Tho best and most prosperous country is tlmt which haa tho greatest number of happy llrosidos. Many a splendid genius was the despair of a good father when young. But all of a sudden he awoke and went iuto ac tion like a soldier into battle, aud muds u uanio thut will livo forever. The two most precious things on this side of tho gravo uro our reputation and our lifo. But it is to bo lamented that the most contemptible whisper may de prive us of ouo, and the weakest weapon of tho other. Lovu! whnt i* it, and whence oomefe it? How much has Iicqu \y£itteg ulprtjt it, and how idly! Neither statement, comparison, nor analysis avails. Lovo ia love, a thing like nothing elso in the world—as real ns a second sight. It alouo bestows tho power of seoiug a hundred now truths otherwise invisible. —Michelet. uoub ; phrenology, Umturiunism, ettu*innism, emancipation, transr eutulisni, worked their way fron to street like course ofstudy o exeitin;: as newi could have Vwe meeting another iug tho full gl> epoch, and ex epidi street of thought wu European A lady n Tremont streot dtir- .f the Emerson lecture ilaimiug, “Oh, there's a idea ! Have you heard it ? ” •Don’t talk to me of ideas,” retorted ,* friend; “I’m so lull of them now it l c.iu’t make room fora single now b,"—Harper'h Ma amine. Precocity a Sign of Inferiority. M. D. Delaunay, in ft eomraunieath .. .. . ... ,* i>i. ii. jjoiiiiiiiuv, in a uiiiiiiuuiuuiiMou ilionl, li*g friend mimnff nl to 1 ! fc)U ^ FtnK h Snritc dc, Matof/tr, l,a» do, mill "‘' P.^ . ' i ' , ' 1 ! mlvancetl tho opinion tlmt pruconity in n 3 hull .lono. I t lmvo boon pioml- b , „ f 1l{oIoRi ^, inferiority. In Hiip- angiiinHtyouroHn olicnt I i his position, ho iuI.Iiuvh tho (net l or B siuglo u etm t tho ii 1 o tlmt tlio lower spooios ilovolopo moro taken aback ; but quickly bis wits to him, and, pushing hisassociab lie turned again to tho court, jury, and said Vour Honor--and Gentleman of tlm Jury—such is tlm case which 1 urn vciy | airc my brother on tlio other side will j present to you! I havo been enrol ul to look at this mutter from bit standpoint; nnd I havo shown you with wliat sophis try and falsehood lie might regale you. But, gentlemen—What are tin* facts? Ab 1 Now wo come to the tfhth, utul | you shall sec how different it is ! And then he went on, taking up, piece by piece, the speech which lie had just made, and utterly demolishing it. Aud, us ho had, in the outsot, presented the ease almost word fot word ivs the coun sel for tho plaintiff had planned to pre sent it, he nad loft them without a whole ru g pinion their spars. His presenta tion V what lie was pleased to call the truth was simply masterly ; and wo will only mid that tho case was bis from that moment, beyond the powor of tho oppo sitioq evon to attract soriwus attention irom the iiurjr,—Nciv.}"ork Lcdf/cr. Tub Goldeflilule says that “it costs a community more to support one liquor tutloon than it does to run half u (lofien eburtines, arid tho Retailer remarks that “4heW<s tnofo Mn intli«one saloon thon in the six churches.” that tho lower species rapidly, and aro at tho same timo moro precocious than those higher iu the hcuIo. Sian is tho longost of all in arriving at maturity; and the inferior races of mon are more prooooious than the superior, as is scon in tho children of tho Esqui maux, negroes, Cochin Obinoso, A rubs, JapatioBO, etc., who are, up to a certain ago, moro vigorous and moro totollcotuol than small Europeans. Precociousness bocomos loss and less, in proportion to the advance mado by anv race in civili zation—a fact which is illustrated by tho lowering of tho standard for recruits, which has boon mado necessary in Franco twice during the present century by tho decreasing rapidity of growth of tho youth of tho oountry. Women aro moro precocious than men. and in all domostio animals tho fomaio is formed sooner thon the male. From eight to twojvo yoani of sge a girl fjftiu* ono pound a your on a boy, and in mixed school*} girls obtain tho first places up to tho ago of twelve. Tho inferior tissues Tho Liars. Tho other day a stranger walked into a Woodward avonuo establishment em ploying about ninety pooplo mid in quired: . , “Have you any liars in your employ? “Yos, sir; wo have at least sixty!” was tho prompt reply. If you woro to go up nnd down tho country asking each man you met if lie knew of the whereabouts of a liar you would discover tlmt sixty per cent, ol tho population of this country could bo included under that head. You moot liars ou every corner, you pass them on ovory block; you sit liesido thorn on ovory street ear, mullyiug baa become such a custom that liars are as well thought of ns truth-tollers. Tho newspapers coino in contact, with tho liar ovory hour in tho day. Lot a man fall from the roof of n shod on High street and break his arm, and the news travels about ns follows: Ouo block away—'“Broko both arms. Two blooltB away—“Both arms ami a °%’hroo blocks away—“Smashed all to pieces and was dead when they picked him up.” Four blocks away—“Committed sui- cido.” Five blocks away—“Shot his wifo and then blow bis hoou off.” At tho City Hall—“Sot flro to hia house, brained tho baby, stabbed his wife aud thon blow himself lip.” Every inducement is held out for reporters to exaggerate. Indued, plain facts arc of no interest to hundreds of readers.—Detroit Free Press. Her Illustrious Graudfuthor. Now Orloans has somo vory wealthy families who refer with pride to their uu- oestors. A few ovonings ago Miss Do Smith-Ryan waa entertaining somo visit ors at horhoiiHo, and, pointing to a pic ture on tho wall, she said: “That is my illustrious grandfather, no wm a man who seemed fitted by nature to oooupy the higher walks of life, and wm novel* satisfied unless lie stood at tho very top of tho 1 odder.” Her aged grandmother entered the parlor, and, hearing tho latter part of her remarks, exclaimed; ‘•Sure, that’s tho truth you spake, my child. Ochl I’ll nivir forget the dsy- ; bad cess to it—when poor Dinuis Fell from tho top of the ladder wid all the bricks upon him, and was ufther break- in’ liis ribs aginst the ground—poor dear man! Bo tho powers, in tho*o times tho divil a bit more oould lie make than pliorty cints a day, and ” But tho honest old lady’s voicu was drowned by tho banging of tho piano as Mus Do Hiuith-ltyau struck up: 44 I Wondered by tlio Boa-beat Shore.” _____ In America (says London Truth) chil dren uro frequently vaooimited above the anklo, aud tho some is utmost al ways the otiso in the south of Ireland. Homo yearn ago a friend of raiuo was appointed snrgoon to a ship that was conveyiug emigrant* to. Australia. Be fore starting be called upon all tho women to show their arms, in order that he might see whether they lmd been vaocinutod. “Sure, then,” they said, “ it’s’ii piofut,” and they proceeded to burn tbht portion of tbeir lower limbs and organ, developo beforo tlioliighor ! whi,;MI)>,y.duliu4ely oallod “ tho fut,” ones, and the brain is the slowest of all j and which T, with equal deli the organ* to develop, ML Delaunay concludes lps paper by staling, that, tho precocity of organs and organisms is in an inverM'oratio to the extent of their evq^ifciqn. Sanitarian. - _ ‘ Have your old newspapers,' 'They are making coffins out of paper. :y, call above tho ankle.” Mauy a pretty arm ! is disfigured by vaccination marks, and ! it is really td6 bad of English mothers j to coutiuuo tho practice. • In Gluijgow, Seociiiuci, ouo iodine fac tory uses up 6,DUD tons of feeuweed every I year to produce this chemical.
