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,'iCKSON CO. PUB. COM’Y, ) ■■ proprietors. ( VOLUME V. ||s Ilf fas. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. ROBERT s. HOWARD, Editor and Publisher, " jEffERSON, JACKSON CO ., GA. N. E- COR. PUBLIC SQUARE, UP-STAIRS. TEBwToF SOBSCRIPTION. f* COPy 12 mOn th S.;;..; . U “ 3 “ 50 rfffor every Club of Ten subscribers, an ex- OVE Dollar per square (of ten lines or less) r the first insertion, and Seventy-five Cents fnrccli subscqfent insertion. 1 v square is a space of one inch, measured , D W down the column. yj Advertisements sent without spccifica innof the number of insertions marked thereon, rill be published TILL FORBID, and charged * aa-husiness or Professional Cards, of six lines iess Seven Dollars per annum; and where they do not exceed ten lines, Ten Dollars. £cgnf lileettisements. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. WILL he sold, before the Court House door, in the town of .Jefferson, Jackson county, (Jj., within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in January next, the following property, to-rit : All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying Mid being on the Walnut Fork of the Oconee river, in the county of Jackson, and known and distinguished as the R. E. Oliver place, being the place whereon he resided at the time of his death, ind bounded as follows, to-wit: on the north by the lands of John 8. Messer, on the west by the lands of Mrs. Cynthia Long, on the south by the lands of Mrs. Emily Niblack and Hardy, and on the cast by the lands of Neal Shockley and others, and containing three hundred acres, more or less. Levied on and to be soid for the purchase money under and by virtue of a ti. fa. issued from Jackson Superior Court in favor of Thomas H. I/oreless and Jane A. Loveless vs. Crecn S. bake. Said Green S. Duke holds said lands tinder bond for titles, and said Thomas 11. Love lens and Jane A. Loveless have made and tiled and had recorded in the Clerk's oflice of Jackson Superior Court their deed for said land to Green S. Duke, as required by law. Written notice fven tenant in possession, as the law directs, roperty pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney. T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff. Jackson Sheriff's Sale. Sffit Lefye the doip tt in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in Janu ary. ISSrt, the following property, to-wit: The tract of land in Jackson county, Ga., on which Amanda M. Duke now resides, lying on the Wal nut Fork of the Oconee river, adjoining lands of estate of Calvin Long, dec’d. the lands of Sims ami Martin, the dower of Elizabeth Bowles and ••thers, containing three hundred and forty-three acres, more or less. On said land is a good, com pilable, frame two-story building, an elegant framed barn and stables, corn cribs, &c., and usual out-buildings ; seventy-five acres of good bottom land in a high state of cultivation ; acres upland in cultivation ; good orchard of fruit on said place. Levied on as the property of said Amanda M. I hike, by virtue of and to satisfy a n. fa. issued from August term, 1878. Jackson Superior Court, in favor of J. K. Randolph, Ex wutorof J. H. Randolph, dec’d. vs. Green S. bike principal. 11. R. Howard, A. M. D>ike and '• . Adams, securities. Written notice given to • m *"d* M. Duke as the law requires. Property Panted out by J. K. Randolph. Ex’r, plaintiff. T. A. McELHANNON. SlCff. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. \\ ILL be sold, before the Court House door, in the town ol Jefferson, Jackson county, •*" ithm the legal hours of sale, on the first uu.sday in January, 1880. to the highest and best •mder. the following property, to-wit: mo house and lot in the town of Jefferson, Ga.. •p' ,r lu * üblic Square, known as the William S. i"nm.Non dwelling house. Said house is a two j’."!- milding. with eight rooms—tire place in 1 V room—and is in ordinary condition ; kitchen ’ ' mit 'bouses on the lot. Said lot contains two land, more or less, part of which is ip natmn. Levied on as the property of Win. ■ • lotnpsoii. Sr., to satisfy a li. fa. issued from V ourt of Ordinary of Jackson county in favor William H. Lay and M. N. Duke, i/ u- n or ar y and. Duke, vs. W. S. Thomp ail(f, , ntt(?n notice given W. S. Thompson, Sr., cfti, I ' Jo ,nso , tenantiiipossession, in terms on „ V*' v - Pmpert}’ pointed out by W. 11. Lay, m of the plaintiffs. T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff. Jackson Mortgage Sale. y\ 11-1-be sold, before the Court House door, Tlir V“ * own °f Jefferson, (lit., on the first ufs ! 3 \ ln ; ,anuar y next, within the legal hours One t!,Pt fo ri OWi r g P ro P ert >% to-wit: h Un . , Cl 01 land m said county, containing one t etl and ninety acres, adjoining lands of H. ■ ' man. A. T* Yearwood and A. DeLapcr plaoe' 1 <i ot * lCrs ’ known as part of the Moore fJujl j- Jbi said place there is a log house, out and m '■ P ftrt ' n cultivation, part in woods j l; o , e c * P' n e. Levied on as the property of from tie* 11 ’ *° satisfy a mortgage ti. fa. obtained favAr ' e ,>o rior L'ourt of Jackson county, in n er " Icregft E. Stapler vs. J. B. Silman. Pro •jv : P o| nted out by plaintiff's attorney. Notice i ° ”♦ Silman, and Thomas Bennett, ten m possession, as the law directs. __ T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff. Jackson County. L ourt of Ordinary, December Term, 1879. \l |Stewart vs. llenrv 1). Human, Ex'r of ihr! Ssa i Stewart, dcc’d, and Sarah A. Mur b„.V s ' , • b. Stewart, Georgia A. Stewart, i, f 'V J ‘ and her husband, W. E. Os ’ 'heirs at law of Malissa E, Stewart, dec’d. for Rule to cause titles to be made °ne ofuf th*t J. Osborn, *nd k 1 if a hove named heirs at law and parties, *li .hfsband, W. E. Osborn, reside without *ic e oftK * * SI lere f° re i ordered that legal no- above application be perfected upon irJ f rt,es by publication of this order, once a Dcr n, n t [ Urtj da - vs ' ‘n the FOREST Nj(\VS, a pa -1 ‘'nished in Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga. H. W. BELL, Ord’y. Jarksoii County. /uriVf 01 "^ 8 ' Jamcs Potts applies to me in proper OfTt ur Letters of Administration on the estate ’j'h' 0I ? as H. Potts, late of said county, dec’d — jtors V S v? a H concerned, kindred and cred ilond ° ■ u * r cau se, if any they can, on the first the C(mw n 1880, at the regular term of Lfctt o . I; or Ordinary of said county, why saul s hould not bo granted. her > f n , u n<lcr uty official signature.Ahls Deceiq r 1870, 11. Wi Ord'y. THE FOREST NEWS. The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern M.uiut.ictnies. Executors’ Sale. AAdtEEABLY to an order of the Court of Oidinary, granted at the December term, 1879, will be sold at Jefferson, Ga., to the highest bidder, within the legal hours of sale, on the Ist Tuesday in January, 1880, the following property, to-wit : Two tracts or parcels of land, in Jack son county, Ga., belonging to the estate of Sam’l G. Hunter, dec’d. One of said tracts contains two hundred and fifty-nine acres, more or less, adjoining lands of D. R. Lyle, M. C. House, Jesse Parker and others. On said tract is a comfort able dwelling, stables, horse lot, corn cribs and other out-buildings; from twenty-five to thirty acres in cultivation ; sixty-five in old fields and sixty-five in woods or original forest. The other of said tracts contains fifty acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Mrs. Austin Fulcher. J. P. nnA ALLJifLv.aPfQ.UASi is Administrator’s Sale. A GREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or xa. dinary of Jackson county, obtained at the December term, 1879, will be sold to the highest bidder, before the Court House door in Jefferson within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day m January, 1880, the following property, to vvit: Nine shares of stock of the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company and three shares of stock of the Bank of the University, at Athens, ,a * °f the above shares belonging to estate of bamuel Smith, Sr., deceased, and the par value of each share being one hundred dollars. Sold fir the purpose of distribution and paving debts Terms cash. SAMUEL S. SMITH , T. S. SHANKLE, deco Adnrrs of Samuel Smith, Sr., dcc’d. Jackson Mortgage Sale. WILL le sold, before the Court House door, in the town of Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first 1 uesday in' February, 1880, the following pro*, perty, to-wit: One two horse wagon, one sorrel mule, nine years old ; one black mare mule, eight years old 5 one dun milch cow. All levied on by virtue of a mortgage ti. fa. issued from Jackson Superior Court in favor of 11. Atkins A Cos., as signee of G. S. Duke, vs. Croff Duke, colored. Property pointed out and more fully described in said mortgage. T. A. McELHANNON, Sheriff. Q.EORCIA, •Itickson County. C. M. 1\ . Borders has applied for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead ; and I will pass upon the sarnfl at 10 o clock A. M., on the 20th day of December, 1879, at my office. (Iccs H. *W. BELL, Ord’y. ©l*. 33. E. DIXOX) Gainesville, Ga.. :uii| 11c't'nTl Dealer *in DR UGS and MEDICLYES, PAINTS -A-ISTID OILS, TOILET SOAPS, Perfumery, ttWOYYAYVAY YYWNCV.S., Trasses, Spomes. Tootl and Hair Brnsnes, Combs. TOTERTESS, B RAJS'DIES S' WHISKIES, AXl> ALL KINDS OF Druggists Sundries. The public will find my stock of MEDICINES complete, warranted GENUINE, and of the best quality. nov 21 i'iie White ■—is —■ THE EASIEST SELLING, THE BEST SATISFYING SeiiilMi Its Introduction and World-renowned reputation was the death-blow to hijii priced machines. THERE ARE NO SECONDHAND WHITE MACHINES IN THE MARKET. Tbit Is a very important matter, as It is a well known and undisputed fact that many °I the . s °' called first-class machines which are offered so cheap now-a-days are those that have been re possessed (that Is. taken back ,rom .{'“ s t°" l * r * after use) and rebuilt and put upon the market aS THEWHITE IS THE PEER OF ANY SEWING MACHINE NOW UPON THE MARKET. IT IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE FAMILY MA CHINES OF THE SINGER. HOWE AND WEED "i A t K costs MORE TO MANUFACTURE THAN FITHFR of the aforesaid machines. E, .TS CoSsTRUCTION IS SIMPLE. POSITIVE AND Ol |fs WORKMANSHIP IS UNSURPASSED. Do not Bu 7 any other before try ing the WHITE. Prices an! Terns Made Satisfactory. AGENTS WANTED I White Sewing Machine Cos., CLEVELAND. 0. . M. C. FEW, Sole Agent for Jackson County, Ga. JjIGHT JOB WOIRIK, Executed pfQinptly, at this office. JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1879. report of r SCHOOL COMMISSIONER— IB79. STATISTICAL. Number of White Schools, number of Colored pupils Number of Colored Schools, 17 i J otal number of PP> ,s v wh tte and colored, -,947 Total number of Schools, 'tulig, number of pupi li, * 1 *’ooo Number of Principal Teachers. '.>:Eng!ih Grammar, number of pupils, 483 Vll . ” 5, ia,es - 1,216; Geography, number of pupils, 334 N umber of \\ Females, 868: Arithmetic, number of pupils, 976 total number of White Pupils, 2,084 Average attendance, 1,720 er 0{ r Colored f! u P!! s ' 437 Average number of pupils to the teacher, 24 N umber of Colored Pupils, I emales, 426; No. of days of school work by Comm’er, 131 MONETARY. , SOURCES OF SCHOOL FUND. Total amount of Teacher’s Accounts $7,490 83;State Fund $1 Commissioner’s Salary 250 OOjPoll Tax 1,880 14 Incidental Expenses o 43fRemnant of Poll Tax. 1878 122 74 Advertising Bill 6 OOiSale of Estray Cattle. 6 55 M hole School Debt $7,752 26! Total amount of School Fund.. $3,632 30 The School Fund beintr *•> ** on And total Incidentals.. 2GI 43 Leaves for Distribution to Teachers $3,370 S7 Amount of tuition paid by the State on SI.OO 45 Amount left for payment by patrons on SI.OO ] Vyj TEACHERS. s 2 § g s °§ rj §r p r '■ ? cc‘‘ S’ so* 1. Barge, A. L. - 35 365 $4.50 $158.40 $ 71.2800 2. Buffington, Cicero, coi. 47 913 4.50 214.G1 96.5745 3. Brunner. St. Aug. 12 47 65 4.50 57.25 25.7625 4. Barber. Henry. 10 58 65 4.50 49.01 22.0545 5. Baird, J. R. 13 17 65 4.50 59.67 26.8515 6. Blalock, Jessec. * 30 4.50 162.00 72.9000 7. Boon, M. E. 20 4.50 90.00 40.5000 8. Boon, Mol lie. 26 4.50 117.00 52.6500 9. Bush. 11. D., col. 30 9-65 3.75 113.01 50.8545 10. Barber, Julia K. 15 3-52 4.50 67.75 30.4875 11. Boggs, B. C. 7 36-65 4.50 31.00 15.3000 12. Bird, L. E. 10 4-65 4.50 45.27 20.3715 13. Coleman, Lula. 9 450 40 50 18.2250 14. Camplell, C. 11. . 56 65 4.50 22.93 10.3185 15. Carter, Emma. in 613 4.50 83.08 37.3860 16. Calbertsou, E. K. 45 4.50 202.50 91.1250 17. Carter, W. T. 17 23 65 4.50 78.08 35.1360 HS#' —■—* ' * -1? 2; 20. Duke, Emma. 22 11-65 4.50 99 76 44.8920 21. DeLane, P. 11. 25 450 112.50 50.6250 22. DeLaperriere. G. W. 31 36 65 4.50 155.50 69.9750 23. Evans, T. A. E. 14 11 65 4.50 63.76 28.6920 24. Erwine, T. D. 51 4.50 229.50 103.2750 25. Eberhart, A. J. 21 913 4.50 97.62 43.9290 26. Feaster, W. TANARUS., col. 4 25-65 3.00 13.15 5.9175 27. Felton, R. J. 5 765 4.50 22.98 10.3410 28. Gains, Finch, col. 23 32 65 3.75 88.10 39.6450 29. Gilleland, Josie. 20 44-65 4.50 93.05 41.8725 30. Glenn, John W. 63 46-65 4.50 286 68 129.0060 31. Haygood, E. 11. col. 28 24-65 3.00 85.11 38.2495 32. Henry, W. M. 22 17-65 4.50 100.17 45.0765 33. Ilill. T. F. 50 24 65 4.50 226.66 101.9970 34. Ilarmon, M. A., col. 6 46-65 4.50 30.18 13.5810 35. Howard, M. A. 6 12-13 4.50 31.15 14.0175 36. Kuthruan, Ina. 20 513 4.50 91.75 41.2875 37. King, S. C. 19-65 4.50 1.51 .5895 38. Lyle, A. 0. 18 23 65 4.50 82.60 37.1700 39. Latner, J. T. 12 213 4.50 54.61 24.5745 10. Lanier, J. \V. N. 21 7-13 4.50 96.92 43.6140 11. LeMasters, A. A. 19 1-65 4.50 85.57 38.50G5 12. Moon, Pres., col. 64 9-65 3.75 240.51 108.2295 43. Monroe, Charlotte, col. 21 24-65 4.50 96.16 43.2720 44. McNeal, Michael. 8 1-13 4.50 36.35 16.3575 15. Miller, Alice 8., col, 22 11-65 4.50 99.76 44.8920 16. Mitchell, W. B. 9 4.50 40.50 18.2250 17. McLester. \V. C.. col. 33 37-65 3.75 125.90 56.6550 18. McNorton, J. G. 19. Martin, E. W, ' 4-13 450 41.88 18.8460 Note.—Owing to-the scarcity of material, it is impossible to publish the whole of the above Report in this issue—balance will appear next week.—Eft. Internal Revenue. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER. Washington, November 25.—The Com missioner of Internal Revenue has handed in his annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury, for the past year. The table em liodied therein shows that during the past three years and four months 3,117 illicit distilleries have been seized, 6,363 persons arrested for illicit distilling and 27 officers and employes killed and 48 wounded while engaged in enforcing the internal revenue laws. The Commissioner says that the State Courts have taken cognizance of these mur ders and assaults only in a few cases, and that they cannot be relied upon to punish such offenses. He, therefore, recommends the enactment by Congress of a law author izing the United States Courts to try and punish persons charged with assaults upon United States officers while the latter are engaged in the performance of their official duties. The report shows that 5,448 distill eries were registered during the past fiscal year, and 5,347 operated. During the special tax year ending April 30th, there were forty-nine million gallons of spirits rectified, and during the fiscal year the taxes paid on spirits withdrawn from warehouse aggregated $46,778,000. Discussing the reduction of the tax on tobacco the Commissioner says" during the four months of the present fiscal year the decrease in receipts from tobacco and snuff, as compared with the corresponding period, last year, was $2,336,600. These figures indicate a decrease for the whole year of $7,000,000. The total production of to bacco and snuff in the United States during the year, was 131,000,000 pounds, an inorease of 12,000,000 pounds over the previous year. The total amount of collections from tobapoo in all forms was 140,000,000. Hot and Cold Baths. The London Lfincet, in a recent number, points out the difference between the effects of hot and cold liaths. The effects of the cold bath, it says, being mainly due to im pressions made upon the cutaneous nerves, the modifications of the cold bath largely depend on their power of increasing its stimu lating action. Xhe colder the water, the more ttle impression. The frequent change of water, such as is found in the sea or ip running streams, increases the stimulating effect. Great force of impact, as when water falls from a height or comes forcibly through a hose upon the body ; the division of the stream, as is seen in shower baths and needle baths, and the addition of acids or salt to the water, all act, it would seem, by increasing the stim ulating power which the water exerts on the cutaneous nerves. Warm baths produce an effect upon the skin directly contrary to that brought about by cold water. The cutaneous vessels dilate immediatelj r under the in fluence of heat, and although this dilation is followed by a contraction of the vessels, this contraction is seldom excessive; and the ultimate result of a warm batli is to increase the cutaneous circulation. The pulse and respiration are both quickened as in the cold bath. The warm bath increases the tempera ture of the body, and, by lessening the ne cessity for the internal production o.f heat, increases the call made upon certain vital processes, and enable life to be sustained with a less expenditure of force. While a cold bath causes a certain stiffness of the muscles, if continued for too long a time, a warm bath relieves stiffness and fatigue. The ultimate results of hot and cold baths, if their temperature be moderate, are about the same, the difference being, to use the words of Braun, that “cold refreshes bv stimulating the functions, heat by physically facilitating them ; and in this lies the important practical difference between the cold water and hot water systems.” The Leadville says that most of those most promiqeftt iu business there ; are Jews. The Grain of Com. TIIE LONGEST STORY ON HECOItD. There was once a certain King, who, like many Eastern Kings, was very fond ofhearing stories told. To this amusement he gave up all his time, but yet be was never satisfied. The exertions of his courtiers were in vain, lie at last made a proclamation that if any man should tell him a stor}' that should last forever, lie would certainly make him his heir and give him the Princess, his daughter, in marriage ; but if any one should pretend he had such a story and should fail—that is, i! his head cut off. For such a price as a beautiful Princess and a kingdom, many candidates appeared, and dreadful long stories some of them told. Some lasted a week, some a month, and sonic six months. Poor fellows, they all spun them out as long as they possibly could, but all came to an end, one after another, and the unlucky story-tellers had their heads chopped off. At last catne a man who said he had a stor}' that would last forever, if his Majesty would be pleased to give him a trial. lie was warned of his danger. They told him how many others had tried and lost their heads, but lie said lie was not afraid, and so lie was brought before the King. He was a man of ver3'composed and deliberate way of speaking, and, after making all necessary stipulations for his eating, drinking, and sleeping, lie thus began : *'O King ! there was once a King who was a great ty’rant; and, desiring to increase his riches, he seized upon the corn in his kingdom and put it in an immense granary, which was builton purpose, as high as a mountain. This he did for several years, until the granary was quite full to the top. lie then stopped doors and windows on all sides. But the bricklayers had, by accident, left a small hole near the top of the granary, and there came a flight of locusts and tried to get at the corn, but the hole was so small that only one locust could pass through at a time. So one locust went in and carried off one grain of corn, and another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn, and then another lo ettat went in niKhcarricd off* another gmin of corn, and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn.” He had gone thus from morning till night (except when lie was engaged at his meals) for about a month, when the King began to be rather tired with his locusts, and interrupted his story with : “ Well, well, we have heard enough of the locusts; we will suppose they helped them selves to all the corn they wanted, so tell us what happened afterward.” To which the story-teller answered delibe rately : ‘‘lf it please your Majesty, it is impossible to tell what happened afterward before I tell what happened first.” And then he went on again : “ And then another locust went in and carried off another grain of.corn ; and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn ; and then another locust went in and carried o(T another grain of corn ; and then another lo cust went in and carried off another grain of corn.” ‘‘ 0!i. friend, let up, I am weary of yotir locusts. llow soon do 3*oll think they will get awa}* with the corn?” To which the storv'-teller made answer: “ Oh, King, who can tell? At the time to which m3’ stor3 r has come the. locusts have cleared a small space ; it may be a cubit each way round the hole, and the air Is still dark with locusts on all sides. But let the King have patience, and no doubt we shall have come to the end of them in time.” Thus encouraged the l\ing listened on, for another year, the story-teller going still as before: v “ And another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn ; and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn ; and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn ; and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn ; and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn.” At last the King could stand it no longer, and cried out: “ Oh, man, that is enough! Take my daughter! take mv kingdom \ take anything. onl>’ let me hear no more of the abominable locusts.” And so the story-teller was married to the King’s daughter, and was declared heir to the throne, and nobod3* ever expressed a wish to hear the rest of the story, for he said it was impossible to come to the other pj\rt of it ti l lie had done with the locusts. A Gentleman. The English definition of this word is limited. When the gentlemen of the country are spoken of, or the gentlemen of England, not every man is meant, respectable, educated and deeontly-behaving man. There is implied a certain condition in life, a certain social position, which may or may not he ac companied. but generally is accompanied, by a certain degree of wealth. But an English gentleman in his completeness is much more than this, even if he is lord of thousands of acres upon which his forefathers have lived for centuries. lie adds, in addition to his position due to birth and estate, honor, good breeding, courage and personal dignity. S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. 'I SI.OO For Six Months. General News. The wool clip of Texas this year is esti mated at 22,000,000 pounds. Six thousand tons of steel rails have been purehaced in Germany for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in West Virginia. Emigration Commissioner, lvillebrew, of Tennessee, will soon sail for Europe in the hope of inducing emigrants to this country to settle in that State. Fifty thousand acres of land in Parker and Palo Pinto counties, Texas, have just been purchased by a French capitalist for /'<\lnni7oti(n nnrrneno • The Chippewa Indians on the White Earth reservation. Minnesota, have been very suc cessful in the cultivation of sorghum, and have raised abundant crops of grain and veg etables this season. There are to-day more than 212.000 Gov ernment pensioners. The amount of the year’s pension to all pensioners is $25,403,. 742; but the actual payment is millions in excess, because the newly.admitted cases have arrears of pension due. It is now proposed in Paris to substitute for the despatch of letters miniature railroads, witli trains run by electricity, in place of pneumatic tubes. Satisfactory experiments have been made. The pneumatic plan haa long been in use by the London Post Office, but does not seem to have found , favor in this country'. One of the marked effects of the revival of business is the employment of an unusually large number of children in the Massachusetts mills. 1 his fact keeps the police busy In prosecuting owners who are violating the comparatively new law which defines the conditions under which children may be at such work. I he editor of the Fort Plain Register, prot*d of the telephone connecting his house and office, shouted to his wife, “Mr. Skidd will dine with us to-day,” and, turningtothe prospective guest, said, “Now you can saj r a word to her ;** but as lie was about to do so, the words came distinctly, “Tell him we don't keep a restau rant on washing day.” Skidd made an excuse* and went to an eating house. The Roman Catholic Archbishop, of New England, has directed all priests in his arch diocese to establish parochial schools and to, request Roman Catholic parents to send their children to such schools, on pain of the displeasure of the churcfi. lie also fequirea that the parents of childern in the pubHe schools whose influence is known to be ho**, tile to the Roman Catholic Church them from the schools even though no parochial schools have been established. The celebrated pigeon roost in Scott county Indiana, is now, as it has been for seventj'-fivo years, the roost of millions of pigeons. They flj' away in tlie morning to tlteir feeding grounds, many of them going to such a dis tance that they do not return until midnight., the timber on thousands of acres covered bjr this roost is broken down badly, large limb* being snapped off like reeds, by the accumu lated weight of the birds. Thousands ara killed nightly, but the slaughter seems to make no diminution in the vast flocks that, congregate there. Food for Though^ Look out for the man who makes a liberal use of the personal pronoun ‘l* in conversa tion, for the chances are that he is a liar. A man should be virtuous for his own sake, though nobody were to know it; as lie woultl[ be clean for his own sake, though nobody were to see him. There are man3' who say more than the. truth on some occasions and balance the ac count with their consciences by saying les% than the truth on others. There Ls no widow so utterly widowed in her circumstances as she who has a drunken, husband ; no orphan so destitute as he whn has a, drunken father. Anxiety is the poison of life, the parent o? many sins and of more miseries. Why, then, allow it, when we know that all the future is* guided by a Father's hand? You must never be satisfied with the surface* of things; probe it to the bottmu and let nothing go until you understand it as thorough-* ly as 3'our powers will enable 3’oin The. tablet of the heart should be kept so* pure in purpose and so spotless from decep tion, evil thinking and wrong-doing, that a gainsa3'ing world could not reproach it. Christian charity demands abstinence from, that, the use of which would injure a brother, “ All tilings are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient,” says the great Theologian, Logician and Apostle. A young man ought to cross his own rules, to awaken his vigor and to keep it fron growing, faint and rusty \ and there is no course 0$ life so weak and sottish as that Licli is carried on by rule and discipline. Manners are the shadows of virtues; the momentary display of tho?e qualities which our fellow-creatures love and respect. If we strive to become, then, what vre strive to ap pear, manners may often be rendered useful} guides to, the performance of our duties. A room without pictures is like a without windows. Pictures are loop-holes of escape to the soul, leading to other scones and other spheres. Pictures are consolers op loneliness ; they are hooks, they are histories and sermons, which we can, read without the trouble of turning over the leaves. Music and Sowers are evangles of purity and faith, redolent of God. if we but unlock our hearts to their ministry ; and the man c*r. woman who is impervious to their subtle, spiritualizing influences may feel that there is something essentially wrong in* | his or her organization pr habits of t life. NUMBER 27.