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the carroee county times. V'OE I. rin'Sii roH County Times. PUBLISHED BY gtIARPB & MEIGS, rvE i:V I'UIDAY MOUSING. term#* >.* n ’ n ”' tl, ~nt« Inyahubi.y ik Advance. pi) « ,?l be Kioi'P** 1 !,t ,he cxpuation of y P'P^u,,r. uule»* *ubtcriptiou if previously ,td- , „~r tlif t-nhscrlber is to be clmnp -1(1 lr^* vt ; , hc o.d address as well hs tile ‘ ;:f. 1,1 pr y.'j *J 1 1t'own'vviibout extra charge. '• ' Jt ’U n .,i(i to anonymo“ s cornmuinca iue“tiol‘.y responsible for everything cn •** "''i.niii- ibis rule is imperative. A • iiiiL i übscii nindicates tiiMt otl t aubreription is out. ' “\pVKKTISL\G RATES. •.ition to Business men to make n»e ' !,n “.nuin i" fnrtlier their interests, the fol ■ " I '3 schedule for Advertising has been •‘•'V,', terms will he adhered to in all cuu -vd avert is.-g, or wheip bdvertieementa , • l ; r , „ without instructions: (t ' l,dl ' d " |e," $1 for the lirst and 50 cents fir '“iVusnt insertion I T 1 *. I 3 M. JOM- :li * $1 *• I*s * } ( r > 1i h . * 5 7 10 15 !in xt ; 3 7 9 12 Id 3 In' j‘ el 4 8 10 15 23 4i’-' llrt r, 10 12 17 25 sln * „ « 12 16 20 30 , 1 J 1"" io 15 20 30 50 \VimD 1 6 20 30 50 100 " , vpl advertisement* will be charged ac ' . iij til ’spjee the v occupy. •, .ViM'inents should lie marktd fora speci other wipe iiicv will be oonti huci , .'or until ordered out. 5 ‘ ' iwuieiiis inserted at lutervals to be ' r r cacti new Insert.on. ' .rt'rinici t* tor a longer period than three iluc. ami will be collected at the begin , ~i cucii quarter. . ..i.t aclvurtiscmcuts must bo paid for in ' ■ vim id* discontinued before expiration , i; iiit-d, will be charged only lor time .' .fa personal or private character, in , u |. remote any private enterprise or niil Ire eh. rgeojiH other advertisements. . are requested to liiintl in their favors •, hi tliv week a» |a*s*>ible.t, •' r j UuU - terms will oe etnctly adhered to. ... n liberal per centtige for advertisin'; 11... i risingly before the put).if ; and ', , i).,t wh it business \mi are ••’’.gaged in, , .1 - nilv and l. (lu-triousiy pursued, a . ' e the rffeUd hunts' Jictchutils Aiuy r] Li jjan to advertise it..V Iron ware free . .„ ,i u.creased w ith amazing rapidity. For . -,lft J have spent JtltJop On yearly to keep .; ,r wares be tore lire public, llutl I baeu , .ulvei 11» in_. 110 ver sliould have posses*. ~„e of Jb3sv. , ,tWd,” —JlcLcud IStUon JJir. iirldc Midas' touch, turns everything , , u u/iu .la.iiig men draw lmllious to riot r-. "-.'tvart Ctuy » i.i.ri> to me, and boldness to war, oi iriiitoi's ink, is to success in 'P. null c iu<! of jidvertis* nil nts I should ...i.inog iu my spcenlat.ons J have .i ,He fanli in printer s ink. ’’ Adver • „~v ,;u road io busiuc« a. JJurnurn. V.v L a h'I.SLMoSS CAitihS . «rii under this head will be inserted at one Idler p iln c. psi m i in:. y.> wii. he iai-.cii for this department, a •;.. vcrates, for a .ess j»«riod tliai. one year. lil.lj. \\. lIAIU LR, Allot ia y at Law, t. UMolltoll, fji.V I. AUSTIN Atioi nt-v it t Law, Carrollton, Georgia. J. U.lLm K, AUoriiey at Law, Carrollton, Ga. ' "' .si a• I-n paid to ali iaw matters. 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 ' 'ru to all business conneeted with 111 etration of Estates, and the eol • rlatius. Ollice in the Court House SCHOOL, , '■’auroiltos, Ga., 1872, " Forty Weeks, from §l4 to sl2. -|n,n Sl2 to sls per month. ;Monday in January next. " IS 01ie half in advance. ' 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 •] 'V'ud dispatch. All oiders 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 u veßai '*w;; t ’ u ioopm , Griffin 00 a m l ' U ’ A* at G- : «< " ‘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.