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I. AUSTIN
Atioi nt-v it t Law,
Carrollton, Georgia.
J. U.lLm K,
AUoriiey at Law,
Carrollton, Ga.
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ldl. IV. W. FITTS,
Tnysician and Suryeon,
f.’arrojium. Ga.
11. U. THOM ASSONy
AU'uney at Law,
Currolltoij. Ga.
H'. BAUNKS,
I't.n Sinuli at>ci Repairer,
CairollUnj, Ga.
MIi.LKNMX,
Jiuui and Shoe maker,
Cat rolHton. Ga.
’’’■Uli. W. MEKUELL,
Attorneys at Law,
Cat roll ton, Ga.
; attention given to claims tot' prop
n '•;/ Hit Federal Arm;/, J ‘fusions, and
• 'iiiutCiil claims, Jlotiiftteads Collec-
U ') »l,
1 Joseph L. Cobb.
' iIA >i>LKU & COBB,
Attorneys at Law,
CarrolUon, Ga.
■oe in the Superior Courts of the
, 1 :I|, d Home Circuits. Special at
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111 etration of Estates, and the eol
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SCHOOL,
, '■’auroiltos, Ga., 1872,
" Forty Weeks, from §l4 to sl2.
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;Monday in January next.
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REESE, A. M., Principal,
j' "• hoard apply to Hr. I. Is. Cubsey.
"•wogm, Esq.
1 A ; ROB EPSON,
and Joiner,
y , ' arrollton. Ga.
*!. Carpenters wotk done at
'• Patronage solicited.
' ttEVXOLDS’ HOTEL,
W.jj p Newnan, Georgia,
h ~' . n °hls. Owner and Proprietor.
* and) Jelled with the best the mar
/ hoard as cheap as any whero
a board Two Hollars per Day.
A £ J & MARTIN,
' 2ii. ( arriage
And Ornamental Painters,
*' pt (1 ; n Newnan, Ga.
decorative pajwjr hanging done
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Attended to.
s solicited from Carrollton.
CARD.
N - CHENEY,
11 the citizens of Carroll
at (•!.'. :T ieß ’. tl,at h<» i* permanently
2 Medio - <llitl)n > R’s the purpose of Pi ac
:'a;!chro,.:,. 1 " I,e Cives special attention
A t l*aiiks ■ ' i" ea ' SPH of females. He re-
K ‘ho])e !l J 118 f' iends for past patronage,
' to inp.. ', ' °” e att ention to the profes
it the same,
A A. Ah., Railroad
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, Griffin 00 a m
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" ‘Macoo and Western R.
For the Carroll County Times.
Eusiness vs. Poetiy.
There is in our town, a little “limb of the law”
W ho is quite greedy, In the regions of the “maw,’
To show with what great expertness, <
He can exhibit his exceeding smartness.
lie conceives the idea, lliat in his mind,
Tim act of the lawyer, and poet's combined
And vvitn his doggerel and “school system” prose,
To the editor's sanctum every week lie goes.
The “delinquent sutrecribers” to the railroad,
Under “the fifth rib” is severely gored,
By Id s doggerel in the last Coukty Times.
Bcca use to him we’ll not shell ont the dimes.
Now to be dunned for that which all of us owe
Iflr n deccritly lone,-is had enough you know,
But when ar us he conics, with Byronic rhyme
He, but feel greatly concerned, for the sublime.
Besides we are are not l.ttle love-sick girls
IF ho boast of beauty, and long “ auburn curls”
Nca ; we are all men, who have past the age
TV hen we loved to read, the poets amorous page.
Th e fancy to which youthful minds iuclineth
From us has fled, to “ where the woodbine twinrth’’
Yea, the march of time lias changed our minds
And rooted out our like, for poetic lines.
So we hope Mr. “Rail Road” will change his way
Os asking “subscribers” to come up and pay,
By inserting iu the Cakkoll County Times,
A decent dun, of not more tban three lines.
And for the insertion lie'll pay the editor
As is always done by ever}- creditor.
Not on him spunge, with doggerel poetry,
And because it is such, save the “printers fee.”
Now this to us seems very good advice,
Although vve are not punctiliously nice;
But when you “mean business” advertise aright,
And never with such, your doggerel unite.
Selahl
Carrollton, Ga., Feb. 4th 1872.
False Weights.— We leant that
several of our cotton merchants have
been victimized the past season by
false weights m cotton. It is s-aid
that one farmer “sold ” four of them
with “ water packed ” cotton. This
is all wrong. The following advice
from A. C. Mclntosh, of Cobb county,
in a recent letter published in the Ma
rietta Journal we commend totlieearn
est attention of our friends:
These reflections bring to my mind
a practice which obtains, I am glad
however to say, to a very limited, ex
tent, among a few individuals, (not
formers, for they are not worthy to be
called by that honorable name) of false
packing their cotton; some by putting
in the bales sand, others by putting
in water etc. Now, sir, this is a vialo
tion of law, of justice, of principle and
should be condemned and punished.
The question now arises, by what
means can such procedings be stop
ped? I would answer, let every cot
ton merchant and factor, when they
discover any frauds of this kind, refuse
to keep their mouths shut, for the sake
of a little ku*h money, but like hon
e-t men, go immediately before the
proper tribunal, (civil, not military)
pray out a warrant have the guilty
parties arrested, tried, convicted, and
p uui shed.
I would suggest to (he farme rthat
he, also, watch his own interest in sell
ing and buying; and if a merchant
buying cotton or selling groceries—
such as sugar, coffee, salt, meat, iron,
or anything else—be found with false
weights (which is sometimes the ease),
then bring him to taw as the law di
rects, and my word for it, there will
he fewer lalse packages, fewer false
weights.”
Important Railroad Movements.
—The Oliio and Cumberland Kail
Koad, intended to run from a point on
the Louisville to Cincinnati, Short Line,
fifty-two miles from the latter place to
Chattanooga has commenced work.
The company has several millions sub
scribed, waiting fur a decision from
the Supreme Court of Kentucky on le
gal points. The desired decision has
been given, and the subscription are
declared legal and binding, and the
company has commenced work.
In commenting upon tins movement
which leaves Louisville thirty or forty
miles to the right, the Louisville Led
ger urges upon Louisville to push for
wards her projected Grand Trunk, to
connect with the North and /South ,
of Georgia , at Chattanooga. We
have always appreciated the immense
importance of this grand link between
the Lake State and the West, and are
not surprised to see the attention its
unusual progress is attracting all over
the country.
Thetruth is, this North and South
Railroad is a splendid conception, and
will form a link in the great interna !
tional line ot railway between the
West and the South-Atlantic seaboard, i
Its great importance cannot be fully J
realized until it is completed and in
full operation in the transportation ot
the immense commerce which will
necessarily laden its trains. Therefore
let the friends of the Road push for
wards its construction and equipment
with all possible haste. —La Grange
Reporter.
Personal.— Capt W. Cbipley,
the efficient and indefatigable Secreta
ry of the North and South Rail Road
was in our city yesterday, on his way
to New York, where he goes to per
fect negotiations with parties in
Charleston for the speedy completion of
and equipment of this great road.
Success attend him and his enterprise.
—Rome Courier.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1872.
Written for the Carroll County Times
The Homestead Law.
Mr. Editor :— Your issue of the
26th ultimo contains an article, from
the Heard County News, over the sig
nature of “Alexander Mooty,” in
which the writer attempts to critically
lay bare the objectionable features ot
the Homestead Act. While Ido not
approve of the act in toto, and think
it unconstitutional, when construed as
applicable, to, and covering contracts,
made and executed prior to its adop.
tion ; yet I eannot acquiesce in all the
reasons given by “Mooty,” for his
censure of the act. He considers a
man more preferable in a community,
“ who would, under cover of night,
while you ate asleep, come and steal
your tine horse,” thau the mau who
would buy an article, and afterwards
avail himself of the homestead act, to
defeat the creditor, in attempting to
collect the purchase price. This is,
in my opinion to say the least ol it, a
very liberal and lax use of the English
litnglingae. Again he says, “the
homestead man can buy my horse, * *
ride by my house, every day if he
chooses, exclaiming, 1 old f elloic, 1
have your horse and you can help
yourself! ’ ” evidently meaning to say,
he has no remedy ? Tliis shows too
liberal a use of his time other than
of employing it, in reading and study
ing the act, he seeks to condemn.
Had “ Mooty” carefully read the act,
and the c institution, upon which it is
based, before he began to moot , he
would have found in the very first sec
tion, that the “ purchase money ” due
lor the homestead, is excepted from
the operation of the act. And this
exception extends to “ purchase mon
ey” due for personal property as well
as real. Therefore if “ Mooty” had
been acquainted with the provisions of
th© law, he employs his pen against,
“the homestead man,” could not have
rode by his house, much, longer than
ten days before he could have had
him dismounted by the constable, un
der and by virtue of an execution for
the purchase money due for said horse,
and in this way he could have legiti
matelv, “ helped himself,” and saved
us the blush, which mantles our
cheek, consequently upon his igno
rance of the law which lie lias unnec
essarily expounded. And if Mr.
“Mooty - ” will .stop mooting long
enough, to examine the act, and those
amendatory thereto, he will And, that
there is scarcely a debt which is con
tracted for articles of necessity, but
what may be collected either out of
the homestead property, or the “ pro
duce, rents or profits, arising there
from: hot only the “rents or profit”
of the realty, but also the “produce”
of the personalty for instance—
Colts of Mares ; Corn iu ears;
Calves of Cows ; Pigs of Sows, etc.,
are liable for debts contracted, for ar
ticles of necessity; and vendors of ar
ticles not of necessity, ought not to
have the aid of the law to enforce the
collection of the purchase price for
them, especially if they sell, them on
a credit, fully comprehending the force
and effect ol the homestead act. “All
produce, rents or profits arising, from
the homestead, shall be exempt from
levy and sale, except as provided in
the Constitution, and except for stock
provisions, and other articles used, in
making the crop, necessaries for the
family, medical services, and tuition
for education.” Acts 1860 page 24.
Now under this provision of the
homestead law. I say, that if Mooty
Alexander, should sell his favorite
“ Bucephalus," to the “homestead
man,” “ the critter ,” would not only
be bound, for his purchase price, but
“produce, rents or profits,” arising
from the homestead, would also be
bound. So it be sells his meat and
bread, or “ other articles used in mak
ing the crop, or if he sells shoes,
hoop-skirts, calico, indigo, shawls,
hats, bonnets and hairpins, nails and
hammers, shovels and tongs, axes and
hoes, (weeding, half, and whole ones,)
and many other necessaries “too tedi
ous to mention,” to the “homestead
man,” for his wife, himself, “gals”boys
babies, and any other attache of the
family, the “produce rents or profits,”
arising from the homestead are bound
and subject to levy and sale, for the
payment of the purchase price, for the
articles. This is certainly allowing
more to the creditor, than is allowed
by the “other provisions in the law”
to which “Mooty” so sagely refers.
In conclusion. I would exhort, Mr.
“ Mooty” to withdraw his assault up
on the homestead act, itself, and try
to concentrate his forces against the
decisions of the Supreme Court which
gives the act, a retroprospective opera
tion, thus, making the same applica
ble to, and covering debts, contracted
prior to its passage. Here you can
have the whole field, free from any
interruption, on my part, m which to
display your “Mooty, disposition.
Amos Fairdeal.
Carrollton Ga, Feb. 5, 197 Z
For the Carroll County Times.
A Good Wife must be a good
House-keeper.
Perhaps there are many, who will
assert that the above affirmation is not
correct. But young man I tell you
that it is impossible to have a good
wife, unless she is a good house-keep
er, any more than you can live on ash
cake alone: and, I tell you young ladies
of Carroll county, to be good wives,
you must be good house-keepers.
This is one duty all wives owe to
their husbands, and a most important
one. You cannot love a husband
without wishing to make him happy,
and to do this you must know how to
save his hard-earned greenbacks, and
not involve him in debt at the Car
rollton stores. You must know how
to cook his meals, how to give him
consolation, when he is depressed with
the difficulties of life; how to make his
shirts and pants, and darn his old socks;
and how to wait on him when he is
sick.
Young ladies aquaint your selves
with these qualities before setting your
“Caps” for husbands. If you add
those graces and accomplishments to
shine in the parlor, so much the bet
ter. I detest the modern notion that
ladies must know little of kitchen du
ties—that a wife must be too pretty
and too good to work. As soon
would I believe it light for her not
to know how to eat or sleep.
What! a woman wish to marry,
when she does not know how to cook
mush and wash dishes!
Fellow hoys of Carroll ; —before
you “ax” your sweetheart to be yours
for good or bad, see what kind of pies
she can bake Ac.
And to you young ladies, before
you fall in love, or give your consent
to marry the one who visits you on
Sunday evening, see to it that they
have some occupation which can he
relied upon to support you. Indus
try and economy are good recommen
dations in a good husband. You must
shun the dandy; dismiss the young
man who runs to his fathers pocket for
his change, and turn a deaf ear to those
who are continually visiting still
houses, the groceries, and gambling
rooms of our “city” Carrollton.
Young ladies and gentlemen I
close by saving get good wives and
husbands, or none, and if you don’t
marry tit all, subscribe for the Carroll
County Times, and sit down in single
wretchedness, and read its interesting
columns; store your minds with knowl
edge, be useful, not only to yourselves,
but to the editor of the Times, the
county in which you live, and to my
self whom you may hear from again, if
you will take the Times.
“Hermit.”
Carrollton, Ga.
Small Enemies- A Fable.— A gnat
one day asked a lion whether they
ought to be friends orenemies. “Get
away, silly insect,” said he, with con
tempt, “lest I crush you with my foot;
what hurt or good could you do me?”
“We shall soon know,” said the gnat;
upon which he flew into one of his
nostrils, and went to stinging Idtn as
hard as he could. The royal beast
roared like thunder, lashed his sides
with his tail, tore his nostrils with his
talons, and rolled himself in the sand
in agony; but all in vain; Ihe little
gnat kept on stinging till the mighty
lion was obliged to own himself over
come by the little gnat which he de.
spised. It is sometimes justly said
that no person is so mean or email
but that he has it in his power to in
jure us or do us good; and that hence
there is no person whose friendship is
not highly desirable.— Literary Jour
nal.
Not at all Paut’cular.— lt is now
fifty-seven years since the battle of
New Orleans was fought, and yet we
have considerably over a hundred vet
erans in the city. One of them in his
statement to the pension agent, who
inquired his age, said :
“I reckon Use about forty, sir; ’pears
to me I’se dat old.”
“But, my man, I'm referring to the
war of 1812,” explained the official.
“Os course you are.”
“Well, then, if you are only forty
years of age you couldn’t have been
there.”
“Couldn’t 1 V
“No.”
‘•And I ain’t no veteran ? 4
“No”
“Well, then, boss, jis make me a
volunteer, I ain’t proud about it. —Few
Orleans Ficayune.
On the Right Track.— We are
glad to know that some among our
colored citizens are subscribing for
newspapers, and insuring their prop
erty. These are long steps in the
right diretion, and indicate a determi
nation to progress. Without informa
tion and prudence no people may ex
pect to prosper.- Grijjhn Middle Geor
gian.
From the Heard Conn*y News.
Learning to Skate.
BY SANDY HIGGINS.
Whatever disadvantages the frozen
regions of the North possess, there
is no doubt about it being a great
place for young people to enjoy them
selves during the winter season, when
the weather is too cold to work, or
do anything else but frolic and
kick up old Nick, generally. Then
it is that quilting parties, sleigh rides
and skating frolics are all the rage,
and the way the people do enjoy
themselves is astonishing. It was once
my lot to spend the Christmas holidays
at a little New York village, during
which time I learned several things
that hadn’t crossed my mind before.
The weather was freezing all the time,
with the snow a foot deep, and on
Christmas day a party was made up
to go down to the lake, three or four
miles off, to wind up with a ball at
night. There were two sleighs, as large
as a modern omnibus, and each one
was packing full of young people, most
ly males and females, not forgetting
several baskets of “creature comforts,”
some of them iu black bottles, which
were stored away in secure places.
We had a gay time on the way, for
the horses were “good ’tins to go,” and
the girls as lively as spring crickets,
making as much noise as a parcel of
children let out for a holiday.
The lake was about a mile across,
frozen as smooth as glass, and in a few
minutes after our arrival the whole
batch of them were skimming over
the ice like so many swallows, while I
sat on the bank and felt like a poor
relation at a rich man’s funeral, wish
ing to take a part iu the sport, but
afraid to try it. I had never trusted
myself on anything more ticklish than
a board with two corn cobs under it,
and I was certain that I’d make a show
of myself, if I tried that kind of travel
ing. In these days of skating rinks,
I suppose any fool can learn the art,
but it was different then, for you had
to begin your education right where
you expect to finish it, For all that,
it looked easy enough, to see the old
hands at it. Some of them would
take a running start on the bank, jump
as far as they could on the ice, and
away they would go, with as much
ease and steadiness as a ship in smooth
water, cutting all sorts of figures and
antics, while all hands; bo\s and girls,
seemed to enjoy themselves so well
that my mouth fairly watered. After
a while Bob Williams came out to rest,
and asked me if I wouldn’t like to try
the sport?
“If I had my skull insured, I might.”
said I.
“Never mind your skull,” replied
he; “that has nothing to do with learn
ing to skate. All you’ve got to do is
to keep your body steady and your
feet under you, you’ll go it like a
bird.”
Well, his advice seemed easy enough,
and I was so anxious to have some of
the sport I determined to try it, if I
half broke my neck. 1 din’t think
there was any danger of killing my
self, and anything less than that \vas
nothing new in ntv experience, so I
told Bob to fix the runners on my feet
and I’d try it, if it caused a funeral in
the settlement, for I was always just
fool enough to join in whatever I saw
others at, although, as the readers of
these adventures know, I usually made
myself ridiculous while I was about it.
Bob soon had his skates fastened on
my feet, but when I raised up I felt
like I was standing on marbles, and
for the life of me I couldn’t steady
myself.
“Jump on the ice, and mind what
I told you!” said Bob, seeing that I
couldn’t stand still. Following his
advice I made a big spring, and the
next thing I knew I M as setting down
on the back of my head, teeling like
I’d fallen from the moon, and wonder
ing if the ice was as hard down South
as that was.
I couldn't help putting my hand to the
back my head to see if it was caved in,
for it seemed to me that such a bump
would have cracked a bomb-shell,
Then I thought I’d get up, but some
how or other my legs and feet appear
ed to belong to somebody else, and
wholly refused to obey orders.
When I'd get one under me, and try
to bring the other on duty the first one
would shoot from under me, and then
I’d lie down on my back again.
That ice was cold and slick—you bet!
After sprawling about for some min
utes, like an overgrown spider in hot
ashes, I finally managed to staud up
right, with my feet about three feet
apart, and began to study what to do
next I didn’t like to give it up in
that style, for they were all laughing
at me, and I wanted to show them
that I was some, myself, if I could on
ly get at it in the right style. After
watching the others a little, I thought
it was easy enough, so I drew up my
right foot, and made another start, but
it was no use. My left foot started off
in a straight line, but the other flew
off at a tangent, nearly splitting me
asunder, and then I sat down again
on that infernal ice.
Well, Sandy,” thought I, “if you
can’t do better thau this you and better
go back to the cotton field, till you
learn how to stand up,” and then I got
up all at once, and fell dowu the same
way only a little more so. Just then
one of the girls took pity on me, and
coining to me she helped me to niv
feet, and volunteered to give me a
start, so she placed herself behind mo,
with her hands on my shoulders, tell
ing me how to place my feet, and
then told me to start off, which I did
but not exactly as sheexpeetod, for my
feet shot from tu.der me, my head
struck her and knocked her about a
rod, while I spread myself where 1
started from, making a sound like the
fall of a tree on Sunday morning, and
almost jarring my eye-teeth out. I
was so precious mad that I had a
strong notion to stay there till spring,
and see if I couldn’t swim out, but con
cluded that wouldn’t spite anybody,
especially as it was near lunch time.
But the natural obstinacy of my dis
position, and a determination to “do
or die,’’ put me in the notion to try a
new plan, so I slid and wiggled myself
to the bank, where there were some
bushes hanging over the ice, by the
help of which I got on my feet, and
then, still holding to the limbs, com
menced a series of evolutions, not
laid down in the books, by which I
soon taught my feet how to behave
themselves, and in a little time I was
able to pn pel myself without anything
to hold to.
Os course I must make a display of
myself, as soon as I found that I could
travel, so I sailed out towards the
centre of the lake, where the crowd
were enjoying themselves, wondering
why they didnt all stop to look at me,
and expecting I would be employed
to teach skating schools before the
winter was out. But, alas my glory
was of short duration. 1 heard a rush
behind me, and someone called out,
“ Get out of the way, Sandy! ” but
he might as well have been talking to
a stump, lor I couldu’t change my
course to please any body and before
I could look around he ran full tilt
against me, knocking himself flat of
his back, and sending me spinning
like a top into a crowd of girls, who
huddled together to tell a secret, I
suppose. I bowled them over, right
and left, like ten pins, and finished by
measuring my fool self on the ice
again. The girls screamed and scold
ed, the chap who run against me swore
right smart while I lay on my back
and pulled oft’ my skates, which 1
flung at the cause of the disaster, and
then made my way to the bank offer
ing to thrash the next man that said
“skate ” to me, for I was completely
disgusted with my experience in that
line, and wouldn’t have trusted my
self on the ice again for the prettiest
girl in New York.
As soon as they all got in a good
humor, the baskets were brought out,
and all hands soon forgot their trou
hies in caring for the inner man. I
was 100 badly bruised and jolted to
attend the ball that night, and for sev
eral days after felt like I’d been pound
ed in a rice mill. But of one thing
you may rest assured—l have remain
ed satisfied with my first skating ex
perience.
What Young Men Should Do.
1. Every young man should make
the most of himself, intellectually,
morally, and physically.
2. He should depend upon his ef
forts to accomplish those results.
3. He should be willing to take ad
vice from those competent to give it,
and to follow such advice, unless his
own judgment, or conviction, proper
ly founded, should otherwise direct.
4. If he is unfortunate enough to
have a rich and indulgent father, he
should do the best he can under the
circumstances which will be to con
duct himself very much as though he
had not those obstacles to overcome.
5. He should never be discouraged
by small beginnings,but remember that
all great results have been wrought
out from apparently slight causes.
6. He should never, under anv cir
cumstances, be idle. If he cannot find
the employment he prefers, let him
come as near his desires as possible—
he will thus reach the object of his
ambition.
7. All younng men have “ inaliena
ble rights," among which none is great
er or more sacred than the privilege
to be “somebod}.” — Dunn.
Nature’s noblemen are every
where—in town and out of town,
gloved and roughhanded, rich and
and poor. Prejudice against a lord
because he is a lord is losing the
chance of finding a good fellow, as
much as prejudice against a plowman.
—AYilu^.
The Cincinnati Sjuthern Rail
road.
The passage by the Legislature of
Ken tacky of the bill granting the
right of way through that State to the
Cincinnati Southern Haitroad, is a
movement of much interest to several
States. For two or three sessions ot
the Legislature the opposition to this
bill, animated chiefly by a desire to
throw obstacles in the way of a pow
erful rivalry to Louisville, has been en
abled to defeat it in both branches
of Kentucky Legislature. Owing to this
principally, the authorities and people of
Cincinnati have not availed themselves
of the power, granted by the Legisla
ture of Ohio two or thee years ago,
to invest $ 10,000,09 oin such a rail
road. Another obstacle was* dispute
as to the constitutionality of the ena
bling act. but this was decided in fa
vor of Cincinnati several weeks ago.
The removal of these obstacles hnv
ng opened the way, we may reason
ably hope for prompt and effective
progress with the great “ prospected ”
by Cicinnati.
That work, as our readers are aw are,
is an “air-line” communication with
the South—Chattanooga being the
favorite point for the Southern
terminus. But it is not likely that
the enterprise of Cincinnati will be
limited to the reaching of Chattanoo
go by the shortest and most direct
route. She wants the closest attaina
ble communication with the heart of
the cotton belt ” —her interests de
mand an air-line to the Gulf and the
shortest route to Cuba and other West
India islands. Chattanooga is on her
route to these localities, but continua
tion of the line is necessary before
they can be reached. Our progressing
“North and South” road, from Co
lumbus to Rome, is a direct continua
tion of the Cincinnati project from
Chattanooga. Cineinnatti may or
may not need her aid—but it will be
her shortest and most direct course
to the Gulf and to Havana, and must
be the chief railroad thoroughfare for
the exchange of the products of the
great A Vest with those of Cuba, Ac.
This trade is a large one now, and
will grow with increasing facilities.
It ought to make the line of its trans
portation one of the business and
most important in the whole country.
It ought to stimulate and augment the
trade of all important places along the
route.—lt ought to arouse extended
interest for the speedy completion of
all the links to form parts of the chain.
Work on the section between Colum
bus and Cambridge ought to be resum
ed promptly, and new means ought to
be devoted to the hurrying of the
completion of the Columbus and Home
section. We believe that Cincinnati
will comprehend and acknowledge her
great interest in these continuing links
of her important enterprise, and that
she Avill not permit them to fail, or
even halt, for want of her encourage
ment.
We think the present occasion op
portune for another suggestion. The
building of a narrow gunge rail
road from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
(whence it would be continued on the
same guage to the Gulf) would for
some time make the route to some ex
tent an exclusive as well as a
thorough one ; and at the same time
the fact that it would he a through
one would make its exclusiveness and
advantage almost without drawbacks.
The best way for Cincinnati to secure
for herself the monopoly of the vast
trade accommodated by it would be, it
seems to us the arrangement of a con.
tinuous narrow guage line from the
Ohio to the Gulf. This would not
only protect her from the disadvant
age of a change of guage along the
route, but would constrain rival cities
to submit to both a change of guage
and a breaking of bulk in their con
nections with this line.— Columbus
Enquirer.
A Chapter ox Wiuxixo.—l hev
allurs observed, says Josh Billings, that
a whining dog is sure to get liokt in a
fight. Ko cur of well regulated mor
als kan resist the temptation to bite a
cowardly purp that tries to sneak oft’
with his tale between his leirs.
The whinin business man is just so,
Avridge mankind don’t put no konfi
dens in him.
Most people don't like to trade with
him bekause they are afraid lie’ll bust
up, or think mebbee he’s already bun
ted.
The more down a biziness man is
the more his kustomers will let him
stay there.
A good, ringin bark is wutli more
to put greenbax in a mans pocket than
forty-two years of whinin,
I oust knowd a post-master to get
turned out of oftis and tried to whine
himself in again. Et anybody could
make thet kind of beggin pay he cud.
But he has been whinin ever since,
and every time he duz many other
dogs take a nip at him.
NO. G.