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THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS. By SMITH, WIKLE & CO.] MANDEVILLE. A MYSTERY OFIALI FOIiMA. BT JOBS CLERKS. CHAP. 111. Frw» Ballou’* Monthly Magazine.] For days I remained in mv apart- a prey to the profoundest mel ancholy. My love for the beautiful traitrees, who had sought to sacrifice me, as she had lier brother, to her wicked selfishness, wtis completely cured; and in its stead revived my purer affection for Lizzie Dunbar, whom I had so shamefully slighte-d, and probably lost forever through my folly and infatuation. Willingly would I have abased myself to seek her pardon and the return of her favor which I had forfeited, had I not fear ed that she would despise me, and re ject my renewed protestations of love with the scorn 1 felt they deserved, f was too cowardly and too vain to risk the humiliation which my conscience aasured me Iso richly merited. And so my days passed drearily away in passionate longings, and vain regrets, and imitotent struggles with the weak ness which was powerful enough to completely subdue me. I would have given all my earthly possessions for the restoration of my peace of mind; hut that, alas! is a luxury which gold will not purchase. At length the very excess of my misery cuused it to react ujion itself, and in sheer desperation 1 went forth to encounter the world again. For a time, at least, I would have occupa tion enough to divert my thoughts from the morbid channel in which they had lately run. My wealth was embarked in a variety of enterprises more or less hazardous, which had been under Ward law’s management, as l had deferred in nearly everything to his superior sagacity, feeling confi dent that, notwithstanding his gener ally lax ideas of commercial integrity, his friendship for me would cause him to deal truly and honorably with me. I now resolved to realize my capital as speedily as I conveniently could, and returning to my Eastern home, endeavor to win back Ihe love 1 had so wantonly discarded. “ Money,” I thought to myself, “ will heal all inju ries—even broken hearts.” Wardlaw had no surviving relative in the city; the functions of the civil authorities were suspended during tlie rule of the vigilance committee, and so completely was the public mind ahsorlxHl in the ever fresh excitement attending that great ]w)pular move ment, that the Wardlaw tragedy was speedily forgotten, and so long as 1 remained inactive no steps were taken to administer upon his estate. By the time I was prepared to act, however, the civil courts had resumed theirau thority; the public administrator was prepared to exercise his prerogative; ami at my suggestion lie readily un dertook the settlement of an estate width gave such abundant promise of rich fees—my duty and interest being to assist him with such information as 1 possessed or could procure. Having obtained the necessary orders of court, we entered upon the business with the gravity and deliberation benefit ting its importance. 'l lie only records of our transactions had "been in Wardlaw’s custody. We were unable after the most diligent search, to find any trace of them. I had recourse to my private memoran da, which, scanty and imperfect as they were, enabled me, with the aid of a naturally good memory, to pre pare what I believed to be a tolerably correct schedule of our joint invest ments ; but what was my consterna tion at finding, upon investigation, that Wardlaw had, some days previ ous to his death, realized upon all of them, and there was nothing whatev er to show what lie had done with the funds. His former confidential clerk, armed with conveyances duly signed I and witnessed upon the very day of WoitHaws Ttoatn, had succeeded to his regular mercantile business, in which I had no interest; but he pro fessed utter ignorance of the deceas ed’s private transactions, and the on ly enlightenment he could give us was a mere suspicion, which might be well or ill-founded, that Wardlaw had for some time been making large private shipments of treasure to European pons. To be brief. Wardlaw’s im mense estate dwindled down to the lot upon which his house had stood, while all my wealth, with the excep tion of four or five thousand dollars in bank to my private account, had vanished into nothingness like the airy creations of a dream. I bore this new misfortune with more stoicism than I had deemed my self capable of. The worst part of it was t he discovery of treachery in him whom 1 had regarded as my dearest friend ; hut the pain and disappoint-! ment I felt were partially neutralized by other emotions, so that the cumu lation of my disasters sjeemed to afford me relief rather than otherwise. 1 was aroused to the necessity of exer tion, and plans for the restoration of, my fortune filled my mind to the ex- j elusion of other cares. Had I squan dered it in riotous dissipation, I should probably have sunk nerveless and purposeless into despair and pov erty ; but its loss through perfidy only stimulated me to fresh endeavors. I determined to return to the mines, and by assiduous industry and care ful management, lay the foundation of another fortune. Felix Bertrand and Pietro Ledai mon had disappeared at the conclu sion of my trial before the tribunal of the vigilance committee, and 1 had not been able to either set 1 or hear of them again. But one day when I had nearly completed my prepara tions for returning to the interior, they surprised me with a visit. I was very glad to see them, for 1 had not before had an opportunity of thank ing them for their generous and time ly interference in my behalf. “We but did our duty,” said Ber trand, “ and want no thanks. Who ever is under Mandeville’s protection is entit.ed to our services.” “ 1 am none the less obliged to you,” 1 replied; “ and if there is any man ner in which I can repay the obliga tion, I beg that you will command me without reserve.” “We are assured of that. Our ob ject is not, however, to claim reward for past favors, but to serve you furth er. We act under orders from Man- 1 deville, who is now in the city ofMex- > ico on business important to us. He desires us to say to you, that he should have warned you of the misfortunes awaiting you in time to have enabled you to avoid them, but that the expe rience through which you have just passed was necessary for you, and was l urt hermore, a part of your predestin ed fate with which he had no power to interfere. He now 7 sends to you, through us, certain directions which it will be your interest to follow im plicity. In the first place, write im mediately to Lizzie Dunbar, telling her the truth ; she will accept your contrition, and pardon your offense. Then you will place yourself under the guidance of Senior Ledaimon here, who will conduct you to the spot wliere new fortune awaits you. He will wait upon you to-morrow at this hour.” Without waiting for assent to their propositions, they took their leave. I felt some inclination to resent the au thoritative manner in w'hich they as sumed to direct my movements and actions, but, after all, I felt constrain ed by a pow y er superior to my will to yield to them. I wrote the letter to Lizzie Dunbar, which but for Mande yille s prompting I should not nave had the courage to w r rite; made my preparations, purchased a supply of mining tools, camp equipage and provisions, to which r added, at the suggestion of Ledaimon, a quantity of brass ornaments, trinkets, Ijeads, etc., and on the following day took passage with my guide on the little steamer Jack Hayes, for Sacramento, j There we procured rifling and pack I mules, and journeyed north ward, fol lowing the course of the Sacramento River for three days, at the end of which time we turned our course to j the north-eastward, along a branch of i the river, until we halted in a narrow I valley at a pretty high elevation among the f<x>thills of the Sierra Ne : vada. This valley was walled in on ; either side by precipitous rocks crown ed with forests of pine; live-oak, sve amore and cottonwood trees dotted it here and there; the stream which flowed through it, untinged as yet by washings from the placers, was beau tifully limpid, and the wigwams of a considerable Indian village lined its banks. We were sjieedily surrounded by a numlter of the half-naked inhab itants, who seemed to regard us with a mixture of curiosity, awe and re sentment ; but when Ledairmon ad dressed them in their own language, they at once evinced pleasure and friendship, and cheerfully assisted u.s in preparing our camp, and caring for our auimals. On the following morning Ledai mon conducted me to the gorge at the valley, where the stream entered it, and, pointing out a deep ravine partly filled with huge quartz boulders, cut ting the stream at a sharp angle, said: “ Here is the scene of your ojiera tions. These Indians will perform all necessary labor —you will ouly have to feed and superintend them. There is no richer spot in California than this. Sofe!” He drew from its sheath a long knife, or dagger, which he habitually carried, thrust its point into the dirt between two rocks, and after digging for a few moments, brought forth sev eral nuggets, one of which was as large as a hen’s egg, while the others were of different sizes, the smallest being as big as an ordinary pea. I had never before seen such a “ prospect,” either in manner or richness, and ex pressed my astonishment accordingly. “O, that is nothing!” said Leoai mon. 44 There are larger nuggets and richer crevices here, as you will pres ently find. Lose no time in setting your Indians to work, as the country is rapidly tilling up, and prospecting parties will soon penetrate to the re motest recesses of the foothills where gold is likely to be found. Choose two or three of the most intelligent Indians—there are some here who have lived with the missionaries be low, and understand packing and the care of mules and cattle—and make an early trip to the valley for a supply of beeves, Hour, tobacco and such arti cles as you may need for yourself and your people, who will serve you faith fully so long as you feed them well and furnish them with trinkets and bright-colored cloths for their person al adornment. 1 must now leave you, as my presence is required elsewhere; but whenever you are in need of as sistenoe, be assured that one of us will be near you.” We returned to our camp, where he collected the Indians and made a speech to them, which was received with great apparent satisfaction. I then, at his suggestion, distributed some provisions and the trinkets I had brought, after which, through the me dium of the Spanish-speaking Indi ans whom he designated, I perfected arrangements for working the ravine. These matters satisfactorily adj usted, Ledaimon mounted his mule and took his departure. My Indians of both sexes who were strong enough for the task, labored with alacrity and cheerfulness, and the treasures of the ravine flowed in upon me in a steady golden stream. I took care to supply them with an abundance of provisions, and from time to time made them presents of blankets, clothing and ornaments, so that, while enriching me by their toil, they felt a constant sense of obligation to and dependence upon me. A Utile more than,two months bad elapsed, and, according to my compu tation it was time for me to receive a letter in reply to the one I had written to Lizzie Dunbar. To obtain it, it was necessary for me to go to Sacra mento, and I resolved to transport thither the bulk of the treasure I had amassed for deposit in some safe bank, and to purchase some supplies I stood in need of. 1 therefore tcxik with me my entire mule train, in charge of my trusty ctrrieros. About noon on the second day of our journey, we encamped by a pleas ant spring in a grassy dale for dinner and rest. Having turned out our mules, and partaken of the food which we had brought with us already pre pared, we lay down lazily upon the grass, and, as we had arisen very ear ly that morning and were somewhat fatigued, w r e were soon asleep. Sud denly, however, we awoke, to find ourselves in the power of a party of armed men, two of whom appeared to he Americans and five Mexicans. They coolly informed us that we were prisoners, but that if we gave up peaceably our dust and other valua bles; they would spare our lives; oth erwise they would kill us at once. Resistance was useless, and we sub mitted. While some of the rascals stood guard over us with presented pistols, the others began to overhaul our packs, and quickly, to their great joy and my despair, found my treasure packs. Their further proceedings were interrupted by the appearance of anew actor on the scene, evidently one having authority over the brig ands. His face seemed familiar to me; for in form, features and com plexion he bore a striking resem blance to Mandeville, Bertrand and Ledaimon ; but I perceived that he was neither of these, nor any one else whom I had ever seen before. “ Leave those goods and retire at once,” said he, in a commanding tone to the bandits. “ You have made a mistake; this is one of our friends.” The fellows w 7 ho had discovered the treasure pointed to it, and mur mured. “ What!” said he; “do you value that paltry stuff more than friend ship ? anil dare you hesitate when I command ? Begone, instantly, or by the bright sun above us he that lin gers shall die!” They hastily departed; and the stranger, advancing with dignified courtesy, accosted me: “ Senor Brentford, I am truly sorry that you have for a moment been an noyed by those brutes. Our brotlier hood is obliged to use such tools, and it is sometimes impossible to prevent them from committing blunders. Your way henceforward is clear—l, Pablo Santana, have said it. Fare well.” In an instant he was gone from my sight. We reached Sacramento without further adventure. I found awaiting me there the coveted letter from Liz zie Dunbar, and its purport was such as I had hoped. She freely forgave my error, and, forbearing to upraid me with it, received me again into her favor. My joy, was, however, clouded with anxiety by the infor mation that she with her family was about to journey across the plains to California. I knew something of the difficulties and dangers to be encoun tered on the route, and I decided to |go out and meet the Dunbars with i such aid and supplies as I thought they would be likely to re ; quire before their journey was ended. I carefully computed the time; and, finding that, even should they start at the earliest possible day, I had still three months to work at my diggings, I returned thither and de voted myself to them with increased assiduity and proportionate success. Before the time arrived when i should go forth to meet my betroth ed, prospecting parties had penetrated to my little valley, and had staked off all the available ground, except the inconsiderate claim to which I was limited. 1 had, however, collected CAIITERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY *5, 1872. the cream of the diggings, and was well content to sell my claim for the handsome price which was readily given me forjit. I had wealth, enough wealth, if properly husbanded, for all my future wants; but I was not inclined to retire from active life, while all my faculties were yet fresh and vigorous; so I investedit in such a manner that while it would l>e j**r fectly secure; its management M ould afford me all the employment I could wish. Having done this, I made the necesKsary preparations, and set out for the plains. I employed six trusty men to accompany me, and took with me a train of mules laden with such articles of necessity and luxury as I thought would be welcome to the wayworn travellers. I met the first of the immigration two days’journey east of the Sierra Nevada; I did not hear of the Dun bars until I had reached the Sink of the Humboldt. They had been very unfortunate, having lost nearly ail their teams, and were now moving slowly, on that account. They were travelling almost alone, the families in whose company they had set out having been compelled to leave them behind. I hastened on ward as rapid ly as I could, and at length found those I was in quest of strugging painfully along, their solitary wagon drawn by a single yoke of oxen, so weak and thin they seemed hardly capable of supporting their own weight, while the family—fortunate ly all alive aud well—were trudging along on foot in melancholy proces sion over the burning sands beneath the blazing sun. Our meeting was a joyful one to them, and no leas one to me; though I forbear to dwell up on the ecstatic moment when I clasp ed my beloved in my arms, and vow ed that henceforth nought but death should separate us. We called a halt at the first camping-ground, and at once commenced preparations for transferring the entire party and the remnant of their worldly effects to my mule train, which was ample for their accomodation. It required some little time to pre pare packs, and improvise saddles upon which to mount the Dunbars, and and e found it necessary to lie over an entire day for that purpose. While busily engaged in this occupation; we accidentally observed some objects creeping stealthily towards us under the partial cover of the hills; and on closer scrutiny we discovered them to be Indians—apparently a numerous party, and evidently from their man ner, bent on mischief. The place at which we were lying was nearly thirty miles distant from another watering-place in either direction. The parties who had camped with us the previous night had been gone some hours; no other teams would arrive before nightfall. The Indians had discovered through their scouts, who were constantly prowling near the road, our isolated situation, and were coming to attack us. In addi tion to my party, there were Mr. Dunbar and his two grown-up sons well-armed and full of warlike spirit. Into the wagon, which had been emptied of its lading, we stowed Mrs. Dunbar, Lizzie and the younger chil dren, formed a hasty barricade of our packs and apparejos, and put our arms and ammunition in readiness. We had barely completed these prep arations, when the,savages, with de moniac whoops and yells, poured over the hills and assailed us with a storm of bullets and arrows, which, however, did no execution, as we were well-protected behind our hasti ly-formed defences. Our return vol ley was more effective, and caused them to retreat out of the range of our rifles; but they soon returned and renewed the attack, aimingjtheir shots with such precision that two of my men who carelessly exposed themselves were hit —one mortally, and the other so seriously as to dis able him. Encouraged by this result the enemy, with frightful yells, rush ed upon us to overwhelm us by force of numbers j but our revolvers now became available, and we used them with such fatal effect that the sava ges were again driven back. Again they returned to the charge with more desperate fury than before, and, notwithstanding the warmth of their reception, they pressed forward with such obstinacy that it seemed as if we must be overpowered by them, when we heard a distant shout, and, looking towards the quarter whence it came, saw a group of horsemen ap proaching at full speed. For an in stant the Indians paused; but their blood was up, and with frightful howls they renewed the contest, and had gained a little ground, when the horsemen burst in among them, and, with a few volleys from their revol vers stretched a number of them up on the earth, and put the others to flight. As our delivers rode towards us at the close of the fight, I was as tonished to see at their head—Mande ville ! “ Just in time, you see, Brentford,” said he, as he returned my warm sal utation. “ Now, let us look to the wounded, and first, let us open that wagon.” We undid the fastenings of the wagon-cover, and assisted the women and children to alight. An arrow was sticking deeply in Lizzie’s shoul der, and the bosom of her drese was dyed with her blood ; but, though pale, she made no complaint. “ Attend to these poor men first,” said she, as I received her in my arms. “ She is right,” said Mandeville. ‘‘ She will bear it bravely. That poor fellow is dying—bring him some water; nothing else wifi do him any good now. The other will bleed to death if not immediately attended to. Get me some bandages.” In a few minutes he had stopped the flow of blood and bound up the wound of the injured man with the readiness and skill of a practised sur geon. Then he turned his attention to Lizzie, who had patiently reclined in her mother’s lap until her turn came. The arrow remained in the wound, he having forbidden any at tempt to draw it forth. “ Now take her firmly in your arms, Brentford,” said he; “and Miss Dunbar, summon all your cour age. These flint arrow-heads are difficult to extract, and some cutting will be necessary ; but it will soon be over, and the operation will not re quire repetition.” He tore away her dress from around the wound, into which he in serted a keen slender blade, and cut slightly on either side of the shaft. Then, producing a pair of long deli cate forceps, he introduced them care fully by passing them down upon the shaft until they grasped the head of the arrow, when, holding them firmly, and drawing them steadily outj he soon extracted the weapon entire as it had entered. He then dressed the wound, complimenting Lizzie, who had borne the operation heroically, upon her coolness and | courage. “ I wonder, Miss Dunbar,” said he, “ that you did not participate in the fight. Few men nave more nerve than you have shown.” “ Ah,” she replied, “ I have only nerve to suffer —men have nerve to >cfo/” Mandeville and his companions dined with us, then left us, riding northward. IV. Some months had passed—months of the purest happiness to me, for I had married Lizzie Dunbar immedi ately after onr arrival in California, and my affairs were as prosperous as I could wish. My business was of such a natnro that I was rarely re quired to be absent from her side ; and so much joy did I find in her compan ionship that I had no inclination to seek other company. It was not. therefore, with feelings of unalloyed pleasure that I received the follow i ing: 44 Dear Brkxtford,—l desire you to meet me in San Francisco on Mon day next. I will be at the Crescent City Hotel on Sansome Street. M A STJKVIJLLE. Aside from my dislike to leaving my wife for several days, as I must to comply with Mandeville’s request, I had a secret and inexplicable repug nance to doing so. Nevertheless, I regarded the note as a mandate to be obeyed, and acted accordingly. He was waiting for me at the hotel he had indicated, and, on my present ing myself, immediately withdrew me with him to a private chamber. 44 Our brotherhood will assemble to night,” said he, 44 and you mast unite with it, no lesss for your own advan tage than oura. You have already proved our power, and your name Ls indelibly recorded upon our crimson scroll as a friend who is to be assisted in peril at whatever hazard or cost. The time has come when it is fitting that you should affiliate more closely with us, and I believe you will not hesitate to do so, when I assure you that your accession to our order is a matter of very great moment to me, as well as of importance to yourself. You will not object?” 44 1 do not know. I have hut a vague and unsatisfactory idea of the objects of your order, to which, or, perhaps, more properly speaking, to yourself, whom I conceive to be its chief, I am exceedingly grateful for many good offices. Once I should have joined you without question. Now every step I take involves another, and for the sake of that other’s peace and haj>- piness, 1 must be enlightened as to the character and purposes of your order before I agree to unite myself with it.” 44 That cannot be, until you have become, body and soul, one of us. You must continue to trust me, as you have hitherto done.” 44 1 am willing to trust you as I have hitherto done, with my life or my property; but my soul I will give into the keeping of Him who made it.” 41 Bah! how fastidious you are ! The most conscientious persons at times are those who appear at other times to be wholly unscrupulous. Now, I could compel you to accede to my re quest in this matter, but it is a funda mental law of our order that only those shall be admitted to its mem bership who enter it voluntarily. This much, however, I ask of you : that you accompany me to the assembly this evening fi r confirmation. If at any time during the ceremony you shall see cause to withdraw, you will be at perfect liberty to do so, and no obligation shall be binding upon you except such as you take knowingly and voluntarily.” 44 To that I will agree.” 41 Then meet m?> here at half-past eigh o’clock.” , I will.” ; He was prompt'at the hour, and I passed through the ordeal with firm ness and credit. But of that matter I do not wish to speak. From that night I never saw Mandeville again. The last I heard of him he was in Mexico fighting for a republic against the empire. THE END. JUDGE WILLIAM GIBSON ON TIIE SI B JECT OF VAGRANCY. This gentleman, in his admirable charge to the Grand Jury of Rich mond county, which fills two columns and a half in the Chronicle & Senti nel of the 9th instant, makes use of the following language on the subject of 44 Vagrancy”: When we reflect that all prosperity is the result of labor, and that all and every person must be supported from some one’s labor, can any lover of his State, or truly honest man possibly object to every able bodied person in the State being compelled to pursue some avocation by which an honest living is obtained ? and that every avocation which does not promote tile material resources of the State should be presented. They wiio are engaged in labor upon the soil of the State, its minerals, and other natural resources, or in itsjudicious directions, should be the sovereigns of the State, for they are the producers of its wealth. The merchant, mechanic, farmer, doc tor, lawyer, and various other trades men—the children and invalids in Georgia—are dependent upon these productions. All, as well as the State Government in every department, are dependent upon the agricultural de partments for maintenance and sup port. All those professions, trades and amployments, however burthen some and onerous, are necessary and must be sustained by the agricultural productions of the State. Yet I sub mit, gentlemen, can it support an in numerable horde of vagrants, idlers and vagabonds who are all the time concocting or doing wrong and mis chief? * It would well be worth the expense to the Sffite to create a commission to ascertain the vast number of persons in the State who, from infirmities, trickery and devices, are to-day sub sisting upon the honest laboring man. I ask you, gentlemen, do your duties and rid this country of all idlers and vagabonds, white and black. The law is ample and sufficient—will you en force it? The Chief of Police and every officer and watchman in your city are accessible to your body to as certain the various and numerous idlers, vagabonds and immoral and illegal occupations which exist in your city; and if you will do your duties and we can obtain special jurors of equal firmness and honesty, I will see to it that all idlers and vagabonds are employed. Under our system, you, a portion of the people, are responsible for whatever of lawlessness exists, and every lover of good government is in terested in your deliberations. He also urges the jury to present those who carry concealed weapons and to examine the weights and meas ures in stores, depots and elsewhere. If juries would discharge their duties, the laws in every particular could be carried out. nOW TO DWARF A TOWN. Horace Greeley presents the fol lowing as a sure means of destroying the prosperity of the most promising town. There can be no doubt of its efficacy: “ If you wish to keep a town from thriving don’t put up any more buil dings than you can conveniently oc cupy yourself. If you should acci dentally have an empty building, and any one should want to rent it, ask three times the value of it. De mand a Shyloek price for every spot of ground that God has given you stewardship over. Turn a cold shoul der to every mechanic or business man seeking a home among you. Look at every new comer with a scowl. Buff down the work of every new workman. Go abroad for wares rather than deal with those who seek to do business in our midst. Fail to advertise, or in any way to support vour pajier, so people abroad may know whether any business is going on in town or not.* Wrap yourselves with a coat of impervious selfishness. There is no more effectual way to re tard the growth of a town than ac tions like these enumerated, and there are people in every town who are pursuing the same course every day of their lives, and to whom the above remarks are respectfully offer ed for their consideration.” During the recent fires m Wiscon sin, a little four year old girl resolved to try the efficacy of prayer, but hav ing a pious mother and profane fath er ; the result of her early training was manifested in the following high ly improper manner: “Oh, good Lord, send us rain. Send us lots of rain right away; we’re having a hell of a time here.’’ THE SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHES. Sweetly on the evening air, Chiming out the warning. Bells call to the house of prayer. On the Sal*hath morning. Teacher, haste! be sit Tour post. Lest the lambs be straying; Manv may, perhaps, be lost. Through your long delaying. Haste! they may stray itrom thtf fold, TV here fierce wolves are prowling; Or where storms beat bleak anil cold. And rough winds are howling. Yuke to them the Word of Life. Lovingly address them; Jesus took them in His arms. When on earth, to bless them. Pride and folly leave behind; All your worldly pleasures; Would you rest in Heaven find. Lay np there your treasures. Shun the world’s delusive charms. Walk tou meek and lowly, For the Heavenly Shepherd says, Be you like Me—holy. AT NIGHT. I come to Thee to-night In mv lone closet, where no eye can see, And dare to crave an interview with Thee, Father of love and light. If I this dav have striven With Thv blest Spirit, or have bow oil the knee, To aught of earth, in weak idolatry, I pray to be forgiven. If in mv heart liaa been An unforgiving thought, or word, or look, Though deep the malice which I scarce could brook. Wash me from this dark sin. If I have turned away From grief or suffering which I might relieve Careless the “cup of water” e’en to give Forgive me. Lord, 1 pray. And teach me how to feel Mv sinful wanderings with a deeper smart, And more of mercy and of grace impart, My sinfulness to heal. And now. O Father! take The heart I cast with humble faith on Thee, And cleanse its depths from each impurity, For my Redeemer’s sake. —Harnett Thoughts for Every Day. WHAT IS IN THE BEDROOM J If two persons are to occupy a bed room during the night, let them step on a weighing scale as they retire, and then again in the morning, and they will find their actual weight is at least a pound less in the morning. Frequently there will be a loss of two or more pounds, and the average loss throughout the year will be a pound of matter, which has gone off from their bodies, partly from the lungs and partly through the pores of the skin. The escaped matter is Carbonic acid and decayed animal matter or poisonous exhalation. This is diffus ed through the air in part, and part absorbed by the bed-clothes. If a sin gle ounce of wood or cotton be burn ed in a room, it will so completely saturate the air with smoke that one can hardly breathe, though there can only be one ounce of foreign matter in the air. If an ounce of cotton be burned ev ery half hour during the night, the air will be kept continually saturated with smoke unless there be an open window or door for it to essape. Now the sixteen ounces of smoke thus formed is far lews poisonous than the sixteen of exhalations from the lungs and bodies of two persons who have lost a pound in weight during the eight hours of sleeping; for while the elry smoke is mainly taken into the lungs the damp odors from the body are absorbed both in the lungs and in to the pores of the whole body. Need more be said to show the importance of having bedrooms well ventilated, and of thoroughly airing the sheets, coverlids and mattresses in the morn ing, before packing them up in the form of a neatly-made bed ? TEN COLUMNS IN A NUT-SHELL. A New England merchant, doing a large business, requiring several clerks, a short time since missed sev eral articles of value from his store. He determined to watch the habits of these young men, to discover, if possible, which one, if either of them, was untrustworthy. There was one of them who appeared particularly active and faithful; his dress was in ferior to that of the other clerks, and lie was evidently not particularly popular among them. The merchant learned that this young man remain ed for half an hour or more after the others left, with the door of the store locked. This awakened his suspi cious, and he arranged a plan to con ceal himself in the store, so that he might discover what occurred when the clerk supposed himself to be un observed. Having sent the young man on an errand just before the hour of closing, lie entered his place of concealment. The door was lock ed as usual, at the proper time. The clerk at once began to sweep and put the establishment in order. While waiting for the dust to settle, he was seen to go behind the counter, and taking something from beneath it, place it in the breast of his coat. The merchant was now alive to discover what had been taken, and what was to be done with it. The young man went to the window, and sat in silence a few moments, apparently examin ing the package which he had taken from his breast. The merchant was not long left in doubt. His cleric soon fell upon his knees. He saw that it was the Bible he had been residing. And now he offered aloud a simple and touching prayer for himself, his mother and sister, his employer, and particularly for a brother clerk, who, he feared, was yielding to tempta tion. After he had finished dusting he left the store, unconcious of having had a human eye upon him. It is easy to believe that the mer chant was deeply affected by what he had seen and heard. The. clerk’s salary was increased several hundred dollars a year, and he was given the position made vacant by the dis charge of another, whose criminal acts had been discovered. AN AMUSING INCIDENT. While riding in a stage from the depot to the hotel in Basle, Switzer landj two young ladies who sat im mediately opposite me, entered into a lively conversation with reference to the rite of “ Confirmation.” One of the two had but a few months pre vious been made a subject of this ceremony, and had felt the gentle pressure of the Bishop’s hands upon her head, which, she said, caused a peculiar thrilling sensation to pass all through her. She expiated in glowing terms on the beauty and solemnity of the ordinance, and ad vised her friend to become a candi date at her earliest opportunity. Taking advantage of a momentary lull in the conversation. I said, “ Par don me, ladies, for the intrusion, but I live in a far-off country, and may not be very conversant with your customs: permit me, therefore, to ask, what are you confirmed in ?” Quick as a flash came the reply, “ Oh, in black silk, sir.” I leaned*back in the stage and gazed out of the win dow, apparently satisfied with the answer. Os course I did not violate the laws of good breeding by laugh ing outright , but my sides pained me an hour afterward, with my effort at supppression. After all, was not the answer more correct than if she had said—in grace?— Chris. Era. “ AIN’T GOT ’EM.’’ Three of the dirtiest, most ragged little raga-muffins in this city entered one of the magnificent drugstores in the place. Marching up to the coun ter, one said: “ I want a cent’s worth of rock candy!” “Get out, you raga-muffin ! We don’t sell a cent’s worth of rock can dy.” Slowly and sadly they filed out of the store. On the sidewalk a consul tation took place. They re-entered the door. “ Mister, do you sell three cent’s worth of rock candy ?” “ Yes.” “ Well, we ain’t got ’em!” and the procession moved out again. A BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT. On a beautiful summer’s day, a clergyman was called to preach in a town in Indiana, to a young Episco ]»al congregation. At the close of his discourse, he addressed his young i hearers in such words as these: 44 Learn that the present life is a preparation for and has a tendency to eternity. The present is linked to | the future throughout creation, in ! the vegetable, in the animal, and in : the moral world. As Ls the seed, so is the fruit; as is the so is the fowl; as is the boy, so is the man ; as is the rational being in this world, so will he be in the next; Dives estrang ed from God here, is Dives estranged from God in the next; and Enoch walking with God here, is Enoch walking with God in a calm and bet ter world. I beseech you, then, live for eternity. Go to the worm that you tread upon, and learn a lesson of wisdom. The very caterpillar seeks the food that fosters it for another and brighter state; and more wisely than man builds its own sepulchre, from whence in time by a kind of resurrection, it comes forth anew creature in almost an angelic form. And now, that which crawled flies, and that which fed on comparatively gross food, laps the dew that revels in the rich pastures, an emblem of that paradise where flows the river of life. Could the caterpillar have been diverted from its proper ele ment and mode of life, if it hud never attained the butterfly’s splendid form and hue, it had perished a worthless worm. Consider her ways and be wise. Let it not be said you are more negligent than worms, and that your reason is less available than their instinct. As often as the but terfly flits across your path, remember that it whispers in its flight, 4 live for the future.’ ” With this the preacher closed his discourse; but to deepen the impres sion, a butterfly, directed by the Hand which guides alike the sun and an atom in its course, fluttered through the church, as if commission ed by Heaven to repeat the exhorta tion. There was neither speech nor language, but its voice was heard saying to the gazing audience: 44 Live for the future.” RAILWAY TRAVEL. Do not travel at night if you can avoid it. Take your breakfast always before starting on a journey. Obtain a seat near the aisle and near the centre of the car, and near the centre of the train. Never stand an instant on any ear platform. Keep your ticket under your hat band, or the inner lining. Avoid conversation while the cars are in motion, because the overstrain of the voice to make one heard above the noise of the wheels has been such that in many cases there has been such a tension of the vocal chords as to impair the voice for many months. All reading in rail-cars while in motion is injurious ; but the injury will be greatly mitigated by reading only a quarter of an hour at a time, and for the next live minutes let the eyes be directed to very distant ob jects. Those alterations from things near to those remote is a very great relief and rest. Make no new acquaintances on a railway train, especially of those who are disposed to push their attentions on you. WOMAN’S ECONOMY. In the management of the family it is the husband’s duty to provide, and the wife’s to economize. Many wives have learned it in the end, who, had they known it in the commencement of married life, would have saved themselves, their husbands and their children, infinite sorrow. It is the stock in trade of many wri ters for the papers to cast slurs on the daughters of the rich about their friv olity and extravagance, but a multi tude of cases can be pointed out any day where woman, born to wealth— by their economies, voluntary and from principally from a sense of duty —have in times of mercantile disaster nobly turned their energies and their co-operations to the saving of 44 the house.” On the occasion of a panic, one of our merchant princes came home late one evening, bearing the terrible in telligence to his wife that his failure was inevitable next day, that all Jus resources were exhausted, and the fi nancial disasters so general that he needed a large sum. His wife heard him with extraordinary composure, and quietly asked him how much he needed; and, taking down the family Bible, she opened it, and turning over a leaf, found a hundred dollar bill, and another, and another, until more were counted than the amazed hus band wanted; and on inquiring of her where she obtained so large an amount of money, she said that in prosperous times he had given her such a liberal amount for household and personal expenses, that she was enabled by judicious economies in food and clothing to lay aside a considera ble amount every week, and, know ing the fickle character of mercantile life, she thought that it might answer a good purpose to save as she had done. SIMPLE CURE FOR lit U\S. A varnisher of metals, in Paris, one day got his hand badly burned, and in his agony thrust it into a pot of varnish at his side. To his aston ishment the pain at once ceased, and the wound rapidly healed. This cure being reported around, persons in the neighborhood who had got burned, came to the varnisher and cured in like manner. The news circulated far and wide, and finally reached the medical facul ty, and the varnisher was sent for to try his skill in the hospital. He re sponded to the call and succeeded in curing all on whom he operated. The philosophy of the cure is, the varnish keeps the burn from the air, and gives nature a chance to supply anew skin under its protection. A Young lady at an evening party found it apropos to use the expres sion, “Jordan is a hard road to trav el,” but thinking that too vulgar, substituted the following: “ Peram bulating progression in pedestrian excursion along the far-famed thor oughfare of fortune, cast up by the banks of the sparkling river of Pales tine, is indeed attended with a het erogeneous conglomeration of unfore seen difficulties.” Peter Cartwright, the pioneer ; Methodist, used to be annoyed by a noisv but over pious sister, who: would go off on a high key every op- j portunity she got. At an animated j class meeting one day the surcharged sister broke out with, “ If J had one ■ more feather in the wing of my faith j I could fly away and be with the Sa- j viour.” “ Stick in the feather, O j Lord, and let her go,” fervently re sponded Brother Cartwright. It is an old anecdote, but a good one, which declares that a son of Erin’s Isle, wandering along one of the roads of Connecticut, and meet ing there a pious and solemn resident of that locality, asked him: “An’ plaze yer honor, will ye be so kind as to tell me wnere tnio rua<i T» m walkin’in lades to?” was answered in deliberate tones, “it leads to h—11!” and Erin replied, “ Faix and by the looks of the inhabitants I do be thinking I am most there.” Ah Sing and Ah Sin have been at law in San Francisco about the sale of a wife. The matter has been referred to Ah Bitration. UGLINESS LEADIMG A WOMAN TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN. My Mend, the Rev. Dr. Budding ton, of Brooklyn, X. Y., told that a young woman came to see him once about joining his church. He asked her what made her first think of wanting to be a Christian. She said it was because she found she was growing so ugly. She looked into the glass one day when she was very angry, and was fairly frightened* to see how ugly she looked.. She found that the bad tempers that she had been giving way to, were making ugly marks upon her face. She was afraid to think what this would grow to by and by. This fixl her to think what a dreadful thing sin must be. Then she prayed to Jesus to take away her sin and make her a Chris tian.” This young woman was right. What she said was true. There is nothing that will help to make us look ugly sooner than giving way to bad temper. And if we want to make ourselves look beautiful, there is no better way than by trying to be like Jesus.— Or. A’ewtfon* SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. From experiments lately tried by one of our most skilled chemists, the fact seems well established that cer tain articles, such as old wearing ap parel. well and wood, etc., are capa ble of generating sufficient heat to induce combustion without the appli cation of fire. A piece of old cotton saturated with linseed oil and packed in a chest with old papers and rags, he found, after eight days, so shrivel ed up that the rags looked as if they* had been held near a fire. Again, some old rags to which no oil had been applied were wrapped up with two or three matches and placed in a tin box, which was hung in a loft ex posed to the rays of an afternoon sun during very* hot weather. After three or four days of this test, the box in which the rags had been de posited was found to contain only* some well-blackened cinders. In short, the various tests proved very satisfactorily, we think, that not a few of the fires 44 supposed to be the work of an incendiary,” are caused by r , perhaps, a rag which has been used with benzine by the frugal housewife to clean a coat, or by the heat which is known to be generated from articles of silk, cotton, etc., shut up in a close room. Dr. Horace Greeley has sent South for fifteen or twenty bushels of fine cut tobacco seed. He recently bought a plantation in the South, and in tends to make a philosophic experi ment. Next year he intends plant ing some cigarette seed. He is con fident that, with careful culture, the United States can produce from its own soil all the cigarettes that are required for the market . A gentleman one evening was seat ed near a lovely woman when the company around him were proposing conundrums to each other, and, turn ing to his companion he said: 44 Why is a lady unlike a mirror?” She gave it up. 44 Because said the rude fellow, 44 a mirror reflects without speaking, a lady speaks without reflecting.” 44 Very good,” said she. 44 Now answer me; why is a man unlike a mirror?” 44 1 cannot tell you.” 44 Because the mirror is polished, and the man is not.” JOHN RANDOLPH. This anecdote of John Randolph is related by a writer in a Virginia pa per: 44 An old man told me that he lived near the residence of Miss , to whom it was said that Mr. Randolph was engaged to be married. On one occasion ho had been at her residence a short time and had left; and as it was said that the marriage would take place shortly, he thought he would go and inquire of the old lady*. She said Mr. Randolph had left in great haste, and told him to go and see where, in his hurry, he had cut the reins of his bridle instead of untying them. It appears that it was proposed that he should make a marriage settlement; whereupon he said: 4 lt is not my purpose to purchase. When I desire to purchase, I shall go to the cheapest market—l shall go to Africa.’ With this remark he left the house, went to where his horse was tied, cut the reins and immediately departed.” A story is told of a young man who was crossed in love and attempted su icide recently by taking a dose of yeast powder. He immediately arose above his troubles. Nebraska has an editor who is so lazy that he spells wife, yf. The young lady in Newark who supposed that she was giving her lov er a hasty kiss in the dark, was some what disgusted the next day when it came out that her father’s coachman had been the happy recipient of the salute. Twenty-nine hundred grogshops were burned up in Chicago. Yet there is no diminution in the public spirit of the devastated city. A young man generally gives a lock of his hair to his sweetheart, before he marries her. After marriage she sometimes helps herself and dosen’t use any scissors. A local editor assures the kind lady who sent him a mince pie, with the request “ please insert,” that such ar ticles are crowded out by a press of other matter. It is at the approach of dinner time that we feel most sensibly “ the emp tiness of things below.” Elder Knapp says that “ a politi cian can no more get into Heaven than a shad can get up a greased pole, tail upwards.” A Jaynesville, Wisconsin, paper says the girls of that town “ sleep with their corsets on.” When those Wis consin girls take a notion to be squeezed, they are going to be, even if they have to have it done by ma chinery.—Courier-Journal. Since ladies have taken to using newspapers for bustles, publishers complain that their fair spbscribers are more in arrear than before. A Connecticut paper tells of a law yer who “ hung out his shingle” for a whole year in that State, and had but one case in all that time, and that was a case of inflammatory rheumatism. Society is divided into two great classes: those who have more din ners than appetites, and those who have more appetites than dinners. Fisk’s father has gone crazy over the news of his son’s assassination. A clergyman down east opposed to the introduction of instrumental music in the church, but overruled by the congregation, gave out the next Sunday morning at the commence ment of the service, “We will not fiddle and sing the following hymn.” “ At a late Plymoth church picnic, Mr. JtJeecner \vu« unk©a why h© did not dance. ‘ There is but one reason, he replied, 4 1 don’t know how. The only dancing that I ever did was when my father furnished the music and used me as a fiddle. I took all the steps then.’ ” It is to be regretted that the senior Beecher had not a greater fondness for practicing on his fiddle. MeCntcheon’s Column. The Western Antidote ! McCUTCH EON’S CEEROKEE INDIAN BITTERS. This highly valuable Indian Remedy is too well known, whenever it has been used, to require special notice. Those who are unacquainted with its won derful operation upon the system will find it a certain remedy iu all Diseases of (he Kidneys, Bladder and Urinary Organs. It is very useful iu Rheumatism, l.iver Com plaint, Ague-Cake Dysentery and other complaints. It warms the stomach and bowels: cures Colic aud Obstructions of the Breast; sustains excessive labor of both bo dy and mind; cures the Piles, promotes the Appetite, assists Digestion; prevents un pleasant dreams and frights; strengthens the judgment; cures Nervous, Asthmetical aud Hysterical Affections; removes all the dis orders of weaknes and debility ; purifies the Blood; cures Neuralgia and Dispepsia, to gether with most Diseases peculiar to Fe males. Old and young, male and female, have been greatly benefitted by its use, as hundreds of letters from all parts of the United States will certify. Let those who are unac quainted with McCctchkon’s “Cherokee In dian Bitters,” before saying this is too much, try a bottle, and all who do so will unite in testifying that the half has not been told. Cherokee Indian Bitter* possesses an ener gy whioh seems to communicate new life to the system, and renovate the feeble, fainting powers of nature. Its operation upon the tissues of the body does not consist in affect ing the irritability of the living fibre, but in imparting a sound aud healthy stimulus to the Vital Organs. It strengthens substantially and durably the living powers of the animal machine; is entirely innocent and harmless; may bead tninistered with impunity to both sexes, aud all conditions of life. There is no disease of any name or na ture, whether of young or old, male or fe male, but that it is proper to admin : ster it and if it be done seasonably and persever ingly it will have a good effect. It is per fectly incredible to those unacquainted with the Bitters, the facility with which a heal thy action is often in the worst case restor cd to the exhausted organs of the system; with a degree of animation and desire for food, whish is perfectly astonishing to all who perceive it. This Medicine purifies the blood, restores the tonic power of the fibres, and of the stomach and digestive organs ; rouses the animal spirits, and substantially fortifies and reanimates the broken down constitutions of mankind. Indians are the most healthy of the human race. They take an abundace of physical exercise, breathe pure air, and live on sim ple diet. When sick, they use no mineral poisons, but select roots, herbs, and plants “from the great drug store of their Crea tor.” McCutcueon’s “ Cherokee Indian Bitters” is a combination of these vegeta ble substances which render it entirely in nocent to the constitution of the most deli cate male or female. The wonderful power which these “Bitters” are known to pos sess in curing diseases, evinces to the world that it is without a parallel in the history of medicine, and afford additional evidence that the great benefactors of the country are not always found in the temples of wealth, nor the mazy walks of science, but among the hardy sons of Nature, whose original, untutored minds, unshackled by the forms of science, are left free to pursue the dic tates of reason, truth and common sense. Since the introduction of this remedy in to the United States, thousauds have been raised from beds of affliction whose lives were despaired of by their physicians and pronounced beyond the reach of medicine' McCutcheon’s “ Cherokee Bitters ” has driven the most popular medicines of every name, like chaff before the whirlwind, from every city, town and village where it has been introduced, and is destined ere long to convince the world that the red man’s rem edies are the white man’s choice. For dis eases peculiar to the female sex there is nothing better. Old and young, male and female, have all been greatly benefitted by its use. Hundreds of certificates, from al* parts of the United States, which are enti tled to the fullest confidence, speak of it in the most favorable manner. These are not only from persons who have been cured by it, but also from some of the most eminent physicians and druggist who have success fully tested it in their practice, and volun tarily offer their testimonials in its favor For sale by all Dealers. Special Notice.— Merchants and drug gists doing business at a distance from the railroad, when ordering my •‘Cherokee In dian Bitters,” will please state the depot to which they have their goods shipped, by so doing, I can sometimes supply their wants much earlier. Address all orders to R. H. McCUTCHEON, Marietta, Ga. Who alone is authorized to manufacture the original and genuine. oct 26—ly VOL. 12-NO. 29 STERLING SILVER-WARE. SHARP & FLOYD No. 33 Whitehall Street, ATLANTA. Specialty, Sterling Silver-Ware. S|>ecinl attention is requested to the man new and elegant pieces manufactured express ly to our order the year, and quite recently completed. An unusually attractive assortment of novel ties in Fancy Silver, cased for Wedding and Holiday presents, of a medium and ex|>ensive character. The House we represent manufacture on an unparalleled scale, employing on Sterling sil ver-Ware alone over One Hundred skilled hands, the most accomplished talent in Design ing, and the best Labor-saving Machinery, en abling them to produce works of the highest character, at prices I'N APPROACHED by any competition. Our stock at present is the lar gest and most varied this side of Philadelphia An examination of our stock and prices will guarantee our sales. OUR HOUSE USE ONLY 'jea BRITISH STERLING, 1000 jau 4—ts CARTERSVILLE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. 1872. Wt, the subscribers, will commence our ex ercises in the above Institute, ou the SECOND MONDAY INJANUARY, 1872. There will be three departments iu this In stitution, viz : Scholastic. Academic, and Col legiate, thereby enabling the citizens of Car tersville, and the adjacent country, to eujoy the privilege of giving tlieir children a eompleto and thorough education, which, heretofore, they have been compelled to seek in distant institu tions. Whilst, at present, we are compelled to teach the elementary branches, in order to sus tain ourselves, yet our ultimate aim will be to build up an Institution of the highest order. We intend to prepare the youth who may be entrusted to our charge, for all the walks, either of private or of public life ; and whilst we are imparting that knowledge, and those scientific principles which wilt enable them to take • nigh and distinguished stand among their fel low-men, we will also instruct them in that higher knowledge and moral culture, which alone can elevate man for that sphere which God intended him to fill. This Institution will consist of Mule and Fe male scholars, giving girls here a chance to prepare themselves either for teachers or for business stations in life, thus enabling them to make an independent living. The tuition will he from SBOO to SSOO per month, according to grade, payable monthly. The government of this institution will he mild, hut firm. As order is the first law of na ture, so children must, and will, he governed, that are entrusted to our care. Large hoys and girls will he put upon their parole of honor, and if they do, at any time, violate, the rules of the institution, they must immediately reform, or else retire from the Institution. As no corrupting nor demoralizing influence will be tolerated in this Institution, our rules are simply obedience and hard study ; and if parents or guardians will give us their co-op eration, they will be sure to get the worth of their money. We intend to have our Institution incorporated, so as to confer degrees. J. B. SCUDDEK, ItONALD JOHNSTON. Cartersville,’G a., Dec. 21.1811. rjIHOMAS W. DODD, ATTORNEY AT* LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE with Dr. Baker. janISISTI. mere ATLANTA, GA. TO MERCHANTS! FRESH INVOICES CUTLERY! ASSORTED CRATES NOW ARRIVING FANCY GOODS An Immense Invoice especially for CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAYS! New and Elegant Goods FOR SOIiXiAK STORES AND FIFTY CEYTS STORES, Decorated Dinner AND TEA. SETTS, KNIVES AND FORKS, * CASTERS, GOBLETS, VASES FROM AUCTION, CHEAPER THAN 1 HEY CAN BE BOUGTH FROM MANUFACTURERS. nov3o—tf. I. O. O, F. THE regular meeting of Etowah Lodge. Na 47, I. O. O. F., is held on every Thursday night, iu the Masonic Hall, JOHN M. DOBBS, See’y. Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 9th, 1871. TO RENT OR SELL, A large and elegant residence, ten rooms and a fire-place in each room, nine closets, just completed and finished up, in the town of Car tcrsville. For further particulars apppiy to ARTHUR DA* IS, edc. 6, wl g Cartersrille, Ga. “WHO WILL SUFFER r’-R is now *< years since l)r. Tobias’ Venetian Liniment was put before the public warranting it to cure Chronic Rheumatism. Headache, Luts, Burns, Bruises, Old Sores, Pains in the Limbs, Back nd Chest ; ami it ha a j) ever failed, bold by ruggists. Depot, 10 I’ 4 rk Place, Xew Turk. FAIR WARNING! ALL persons indebted to the firm of S. W Satterfield & Bro.. are again, and for tk la«t time, notified to settle up at once, which, 1 you fail to do upon the warning, you will be required to settle with an officer of court. We must bring up our business, as we are compell ed to have the money. Lome up without delay friends and patrons, and settle up yonr ac counts and let there be no strife between ue. counts, anu SATTERFIELD A BRO. dec 14 ts THE DALTON M RSIERIEB. OFFER for sale this season a targe stock e irralted fruit trees, consisting of APPLES Southern varieties. PEACHES, PEARS and PLUMS. CHERRIES. APRICOTS, also grape vine« strawberries *c. B. Hamilton. r. S. Bowie Traveling Agont, will canvan* Bartow county this fall. artaraviUe^J^^AufiAilLlSlL—______ Just Received FINK TABLE CUTLERY! A New Supply of Castors AND OTHER PLATED WARRE. CH r AP AS THEY CANIBE BOUFHT in any Southern market. J.T.OWIX.