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Tho Gainesville Eagle, PUBLISH KItJEV EKY FRIDAY MORNING. REDWIN E Ac Ef* T EH, Editors and Proprietors. .1 OH N BLA TS, PnWjriMfT 1 ERMH : $2 A*Year, biAdyflillot* OFFICE Up stairs in Candler Hall building, north-west corner Public Square. Agents for The Eagle. J. M. Kich, iilairaville, Ga.; J. I). Howaud, Hiwaa h*o, (*a.; W. M. Handlwkon, Haysvillo, N. C.; Dk. N. 0, Ohuoiin, Buford, Ga. The above named gentlemen are authorized to make collections, receive and receipt lor aubeoription to The Eaolk oftico. lift (of Advertising’. * One dollar per square for fn.t insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Marriage notices and obituaries exceeding six lines will be charged for as advertisements. Personal or abusive communications will not be inserted at any price. Communications of general or local Interest, under a genuine signature respectfully solicited from any BOU3C&-. Kati e of g;il Advertising. 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Advertisers who desire a specified space for 3, ft or 12 months will receive a liberal deduction from our regular rates. ttAll bills due after first insertion, unless special contract to the contrary be made. <;hm:ral directory. Hon. George I>. Rice, Judge H. C. Western Circuit. Emory .Speer, Solicitor, Athena, Ga. COUNTY OFFICERS. J. B. M. Winburn, Ordinary. J. L. Waters, Sheriff. J. J. Mayne, Clerk Superior Court,. N. B. Clark, Tax Collector. J. S. Simmons, Tax liecoivdr. V. Whnlchel, Surveyor. Edward Lowry, Coroner. Samuel Lesser, Treasurer. CHURCH DIRECTORY. PUEHUVTKIUAN Chukcii Bov. T. P. Cleveland, Pas tor. Preae.hing every Sabbath—morning and night, except the second Sabbath. Hut day School at 9a. in. Prayer meotiug Wednesday evening at 4 o'clock. Methodist Church Rev. 1. I). Cox, Pastor. Preiwdiing every Sunday morning and night. Sunday School at 9a. in. Pravor meeting Wednesday night. Baptist Church Kov. W. C. Wilkes, Pastor. Preaching Sunday morning. Sunday School at 9 a. in Prayer mooting Thursday evening at 1 o'clock. F RAT I*: ItN A L K ECOUD. A llkcjha n v Koval Arch Chapter meets on the Sec ond and Fourth Tim?s<lmv evenings in each month. ./. T. Wilson, Se.-’v. * A. VV. Caldwell, H. P. Gainkivilt.k Lot mV., No. 219 A.*. F.*. M.*., meets on the First and 'l'hird Tuesday evening in the month W. A. Brown, Soc’y. J. E Rkdwink, W. M. Air-Bine Loduk, No. G 4, 1. O. O. F., meets every Friday evening. O. A. Lilly. W. H. llabuison, N. (r. Gainesville i.a: N.. :.10, meets on the Third Saturday hum first ru.-s lay in each month, at one eloek, p. ill. .I. K. REDWINS, Master. !•;. I). Cheshire, Sec. Mornino Star Lodge, No. 313, I. O. G.T., meets ev ery Tlmrs.lay evening. J. p. Caldwell. W. S. TT. 15. Latimer, W. C. T. Norl,li-EaKt<vrn Star Lodge, No. 385 I. O. (>. TANARUS., meets every Ist and 3d Saturday evenings, at Antioch Church. F. S. Hudson, W. O, T. W. E. Bolding, W. S. GAINESVILLE POST OFFICE. (Slice hours: From Ba.m. to 12 % p- ni., and from Jp. m. to fi>£ j). m. MAILS close: Atlanta, .... 6:30 a.m. Southern and Western, - • 5:30 “ New York - 6:30 o. m. •v. . Mid Northern, ... - 6:30 p.m. Dali lounga T.u..** . . . 8:30 a.Mu. 1 .. '.'l saili;.! v > .tlsvelaml, (Stage, Monday and Friday) 8:00 a! m* Homer, (Horse, Friday) 12:30 p. m. Wahoo “ " - - - 6:00 a. m. Dawsouvillo, (Horse, Saturday) - 7 30 •• MAILS ARRIVE: -tlant i, Southern and *V*nto*n, - - 0:42 p.m. New York, Cistern and Northern. - 0:33 a.m. Ihihlouega, 8;00p. ni. ihdfnrson (W<‘daosd ty and Sat rday) 0:00 p. m. f Move I and, (Monday and Thursday) - C:0o “ Homer, (Friday) - 12:00 m. Wahoo •• - G:00a. in. Dawaonvilie, (Friday) - - 0:00 p. nil M. R. AUCHEU, P.M. It A I LliO A D GUIDE. SCHBDULK OF THIS Atlanta & Richmond Air-l ine R, R. I.KIHTNINM IJXIMO S3—Til ROUGH I’AHNRNOKK. Baku. train ('Olti;.; East, j Pass, train going Wost, Loavo Atlanta.... !.10pm GuavaN olt It J'nS.Oft p m Arrivo Gjoihvin'H 4.411 “ Arrive Charlotte....B.ll *• •• Dniavillfl.. i.tti •• “ Garal>akli,,..B.44 •• '• Wornross... 6.12 <• *• Gastonia....9.ll “ I’nlntli r>.2 '• r“ King's M't'uil.63 “ ■' Suwuuoo... 5.11 •' iilaok’B. ...111.33 “ ■' llilfoi'd.... 5.57 “ Uaffuov’s.. 10.07 “ “ I’lo’ry Kr vU t 1.17 “ *• Bpart’burg.ll.s “ " Gainoavtllo ti-4'J “ <■ Wolford... 12.27 a m liollton 7.11 •• << Greer’s 12(10“ “ Mt. Airy 8.10 “ •• Gremivillo.. 1.28 “ ” 'f'scn.i '.Ms Easley .... Ihi Westminster 0.51 “ Gontral 2.30" “ Sou’oa (J’tylH.2l ■’ " Son’s City... 3.00 “ ' (Uoitral. 11.02" “ Westuiinst'r3.34 “ ” Easley 11.30“ “ Toee.ia 4.34“ •• GrnnnviUa 12.14 am “ Mt. Airy.... 5.111 “ “ Grom-’s 12.50 “ “ Bollton 5.50 “ “ WeillVird... ,1.11 “ “ Gainesville..o 33 ~ “ Spartanlmrgl.4(; “ “ Eloweryli...o.sß “ '• Gaffney's.. .2.40 “ “ Buford. 7.18“ “ Blank’s 3.13 “ “ Suwaoiieo....7.3i “ " King's Mt'n 3.45 “ •• Dill util 7.40“ “ Gastonia. ...4.24 “ " Noroross... .8.24 “ “ ftarabatdl....4.sß “ *■ D0ravi110....8.45 “ “ Oharlotto.... 5.23 “ “ Goodwin’s...B.s7 “ “ N(IK It .i'li 5.30 “ “ Atlanta 0.30“ JOHN B. PECK, Master oi Transportation. Professional and Business Cards. ok. it. ss. adair; OKNTIHT, tviiiiiosvillo, <ln. jniiU-ly M \ ÜBtl Ai, L. SMITH, \'i‘ t’OHNHY AND COHN.-SILLOR AT LAW, nawtomUle. liamsm vounti), (/a. tanlt tf l O 111 IV . ESTES, \TTORN I.V-AT-L.\W, ftaiuesville, Hall county. Ooorgia. < . ,P. W EE I, BORN, VTTOKNKY-AT-LAW, Blairuv illo, Union couuty, . Georgia. SA 'li KL V. Ml \ LAI 1 , VTTORNEY AT LAW, Gaiue-eme, On. Office in the building of Unitor & ,Stringer, S. W.Corner I’nblie Square. aprstf. W. K. WILL! VMS, VTTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR Al' !,AW, ClerKlmul. >t hit, Cn.. On., will practice in tho Oonrle of tho Western Circuit, ao.f give prompt attri tion to all business entrusted to his care. June l‘.i, i874~t.f VYIEK UO\ I), \TToItNKY AT LAW, Dahlotieqa, Oa. I will Practice 111 the counties of Lumpkin, Dawson, Gilmer Kuiiniu, Inion an.l Tnwnscoiintii s in the Blue Ridge 'Dr.-nil; an,! Hull, While and Kalnin in the Westei n Cireuii. May l, 1874-tf. B. S'. VVOEEOKI), VTTORNEY A I' LAW, UcMon. <Ju. . Will execute promptly, all business entrusted to his care, ' Mat-ell 21, 1874-ly. .1 A IVIES A. BUTT, VTTORNEY AT LAW A LAND AGENT. BlairivUle (in Prompt attention given to all business entrusted to his care. june J, IS7I-U BEV. V. MARTIN, A TTOUNKY AT LAW, Dahloneqct, Get. A july *il, 1871-tf S. K. CHRISTOPHER, V TTOUNKY AT LAW, Ifiwass*'e, (7a. Will exoiuto promptly all business entrusted to tils rare. uovlßtt THOMAS F. GREER, VITORNKY AT LAW, AND SOLICITOR IN Equity and Bankruptcy, Eltijaii. (in. Will prac tice iu Ihe Stale Courts, and in tho District anil Cir cuit Comas of the It. 8., in Atlanta, Ga. June 20,1873-tf .1. F. LANGSTON, \ TTORNEY \‘V ]i\\\ T t GuineHvilte. Georgia. 1\ lan. 1,1875-ly .1 VMES M. TOWERY, ATTORNFY AT LAW, Gainesville, G. .1. .1. tuknbulT^ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Jinner, Ga. —Will practice in all the counties composing the Western Cir cuit. Prompt attention givi uto all claims eutrusted to his care. Jan.l. 1876-1 y. The Gainesville Eagle. Devoted to Polities, News oi* the Day, The Farm Interests, Home Matters, and Choice Miscellany. VOL. X. ABOUT HUSBANDS -TO THE GIRLS. BY JOHN G. BAXE. A man Is, In general, better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife spoaks Greek.— Sam, Johnson. Johnson was right. I don’t agree to all The solemn dogma of the rough old stager; Hut very much approve what one may call The minor morals of the “Ursa Major.” Johnson was right. Although some men adore Wisdo n in woman, and with wisdom cram her, There isn’t one in ten but thinks far more Of his own grub than of his spouse's grammar. I know ihat it is the greatest shame in life; Hut who among them (nave perhaps myself) Returning homo, but asks his wife, What beef—riot books —she has upon the slieiC? Though Greek and Latin he the lady’s boast, They’re little valued by her loving mate; The kind of tongue that husbands relish most Is modern, boiled and served upon a plate. Or, if, as fond ambition may command, Some 1 omo-mado verse the happy matron shows him, What mortal spouse but from her dainty hand Would sooner see a pudding than h poem ? Young lady—deep in love with Tom or Harry ’Tie to tell you such a tale as this; But here is the moral of it: Do not marry, Or, marrying, t*ko your lover as he is— Avery Mars—with something of the brute, Unless he proves a sentimental nobody, With passions strong and appetite to boot, A thirsty soul within a hungry body. Avery man—not one of nature’s clods— With human feelings, whether saint or sinner. Endowed, perhaps, with genius from the gods, Hut apt to take his temper from his dinner. Force, f'riUKl ami Gusli. The following article from the Balti more Gazette, contains as much of truth, and at the same time food for thought, as anything we have met with for a loug time: A man walking along in Brooklyn, a few days ago, saw a bundle lying lie hind a pile of lumber. He went and picked it up, and found it to boa bloody human head, freshly slain. The extreme horror of the incident stirred up an intense activity, and the clew was followed out and the perpetrators of the crime discovered. The man had beeD killed for three dollars. This, horrible as it is, however, is only a startling instance of what has existed in all ages and in all lands. There is in the lowest stratum of society in all countries, and there always has been, a class of men who are capable of such crimes as this, and who are only res- trained liy fear of punishment. They ( aim the risk at times, hoping to elude the law; or, where the law is weak they openly defy it. Eat with the ‘criminal class’ society can always deal as rvilh a calculable quantity. It can estimate it, study it, and treat it as it can the pub lic health or finance. Criminals, like the poor, are always with ns, and for ihe same reasons. Poverty and crime go hand in hand. But this, bad as it is, is bearable when it is confined to its true grade. The poor ‘bummer,’or the burglar, or the lowbrowed murderer, dragged into the police courts, tried and sent to prison or to death, does not set a bad example, but rather a good one. The Spartans exhibited a drunkard, to Leach sobriety to their children. The more sight of the woes and wretched ness of crime and criminals is a warn ing more potent than reams of morali ties. No, it is when crime appears in the upper grades of society, not as a sporadic weed among the fair flowers of civilization, but as a natural growth of it, that it is most terrible. For so ciety is then outflanked at both its wings. Crimes that could be kept from mounting out, of the criminal classes to those above, cannot be kept so well from high to middle and lower. This is what is going on now at a startling rate. If wo group together distinguished criminals a number of clergymen will he found there; and we cite this not as a taunt at religion, but, on the contra ry, from a genuine belief that the cler gy of this country are, as a class, the purest men to be found in our society. The glaring exceptions prove the rule. But we cite this fact as showing that under the demoralizing forces at work now even the best and purest are in danger, and often fall. If we take the profession of law we find in almost every great city eminent practitioners who are dividing the stealings with rascals and rings, and keeping them in power by legal chicane. If we take the bench we come to tho same results. If we take civil service we find in all gov ernments, municipal, State and nation al, that plunder and swindiings by rings is goiug on everywhere—some- times brazenly, when the party has a great majority; sometimes stealthily, or by combinations of opposite parties. Take tho diplomatic service, and we find things almost as bad. Take the management of money corporations— tho railroads, the insurance compan ies, tho great manufactories, tho banks, freedman’s savings banks, Duucan- Sherman, Stirling-Ahrens—money cor porations of all kinds tell the same dreary story. Now, what is tho soil in which this rank corruption has grown ? Sad to say, it is the lowered standard of mor-' ality everywhere. We, of this age, have not that halo of rascals and rascalities that our fathers used to have. Why ? For many reasons—chief of which is contempt of laws. Tho long violences of the war, when brute force overrode Justice, and the armed heel trod on the throat of civil authority, taught to the people contempt of law. The ele GAINESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1876. vation of the soldier above the citizeD taught contempt of law. The violent stretches of Constitutional limitation taught contempt of law. What won der that men should hold law lightly, when they saw Constitutions, organic laws, ancient usage, precedent, author ity, statute—everything sacred—tram pled down without ruth, or set aside contemptuously, when they stood in the way of the rulers. This was contempt of law taught by force. Contempt of law was taught also by chicanery—by the spectacle of Fish, Gould, Tweed, the canal rings and countless others, sup oorted by such men as David Dudley Field, who kept the law powerless by clever strategy, and kept the knaves in triumphant possession of their plun der. Nay, more: they bought and sold justice, judges and courts, packed juries, and laughed at law, and by their sophisms even confused the public sense of justice until all law seemed only cobwebs, shams and pitfalls. The soldier taught contempt of law by force, the lawyer by fraud, and the clergy by gush. And this is no light charge. In all the pulpits for twenty- five years past we have heard the preaching, not of the justice of God, but love. The readiness of God to forgive the penitent criminal has been distorted into the duty ot man to for give the impenitent criminal? How often do clergymen unite in petitions for pardons, and gush over criminals ? How often have they sent hideous criminals into Heaven from the scaf fold, as though they wore the crown of martyrdom ? Far be it from mercy to deny hope to the guiltiest wretch who bends to God to ask it; hut the specta cle of a half a dozen ministers assist ing at the ‘triumphant’ death of a mur derer is demoralizing to the last de gree. Force, fraud, gush, even the effusive humanity and religion of very many, have tended to bring law into contempt, and with law morality. Force, fraud and gush have manured the soil, and crimes spring up lux uriantly, and will continue to spring. It is not that Mr. Beecher has defiled his pulpit that is the great evil. The great evil is the lowered standard of public morality that de fends him, apologizes for him, and holds him out still as an exponout of religion and morality. It is not Fisk and Gould rascalities that are worst. It is the half uttered and widespread admiration of their suc cessful robberies that is the deeper evil. It is not the corruption of such men as Babcock, Delano, Williams, Boss Shepherd, Harrington, and all the rest of Grant’s intonates, that hurts socioty most. The worser evil is to see them supported by the President and by the Cabinet, tolerated in the pres ence of honorable men, defended by the party press, and held up to give the tone to American society. It is not that a murderer like Sickles re presented us abroad, that another turned his diplomatic mission into a swindling pawn-broker shop and a third swindled the poople to whom he was accredited by a bogus mine stock —it is not such acts as these that so degrade diplomatic morality as to see men who did (hem held in honor and even eulogized. It was sad for Mr. Schenck to swindle, but it is sadder for Grant to maintain him at the greatest court in Europe as our representative; saddest of all that the partisan press should support him, and such a man as Beverdy Johnson, should justify him, hold him out to the world as a cherished friend. These are the things that prepare the soil for crimes in high places. Those are the great dangers of modern society. Bloody and burglarious Crimes iu the lower walks of life we can deal with without contamination; and Brooklyn could better afford to find a i aw, ghastly head upon every street corner than to have Mr. Beecher still preaching his magnificent sermons to weeping and applauding congregations in Plymouth Church. Few virtues are more easily or justly appreciated than a mild demeanor and forbearance toward our neighbors and those with whom we are daily brought in contact—a gentle yielding to self to those about us. Possessing this, one may glide in any easy and unruffled manner through all the stormy changes of life, giving and receiving happiness at all times. Forbearance is but an another name for charity, the greatest of the cardinal virtues. Tho exercise of forbearance toward our fellows and toward tho circumstances of life, is one of the greatest privileges wo enjoy, in asmuch by tho practice of it, we pro mote our happiness as well as that of those around ns. “Come homo early 1” Simple words, yet what a world of meaning they con tain ! Lips which are white and still enough now have whispered them some day, while hopeless, living lips still murmur them forth to unheeding ears. Joy and anticipation breathe them alike, while despair forces them from aching hearts, which are almost numb iu their mighty sorrow, and yet they are daily whispered in some ears— ami oh! heed them well! I Education Begins in tlie Nursery. The instinctive love of offspring, common to all animals, has been given for the preservation and protection of the young, while they are weak and helpless, and ceases to exist in the brute creation when their care is no longer needed. But parental love has been implanted in the human heart, not only for the preservation of weak and helpless infancy, but for the great moral purpose of awakening corres pondent emotions in the heart of the child. It is the sunbeam of maternal love that first penetrates into the heart of the infant, and develops the germ of tenderness and affection, which, with out this vivifying ray, would remain dormant, at least till awakened by ac cidental compassion and benevolence. It is during the first years of existence that the sympathetic feelings operate most strongly; and, therefore, this is the time that yon (we address every mother) must awaken the powerful affections of your child. It is by your hold on these affections that you will chiefly influence its life and ch aracter. Avail yourself, therefore, of the seed time; but let your love be strengthen ing, encouraging, exhilarating; let your caresses be rather signs of approbation than an indulgence of your feelings. And seek not to engross the feelings, which you thus awaken to yourself, but rather to give them, as early as possi ble, the character of benevolence.— Love, which is too exclusively fixed on one object, is, even in infancy, a source of tears and sorrow; but, by leading the feelings to expand in grateful and sympathetic affection to all around them, you are early preparing your children for the exercise of the first and greatest of virtues—Christian char ity. And, in the earliest stages of childhood, by the duo excitement and management of the sympathetic feel ings, we believe this most important object may be effected. The sympathetic and imitative ten dencies of our nature are the very first which appear to be in a state of activ ity; take away sympathy and imita tion, and what remains but dormant faculties and inert dispositions ? How important, then, must it be that the first impulse should he given, in the right direction, to Iho imitative and sympathetic tendencies, in order that we may engage them in the service of all that is good and amiable? Our object must ever be to subdue evil by good, and to prevent thoso special evils which are difficult afterwards to cure. Let, then, the gentle and kindly sympathies get, as it were, the start, and let us not even disdain the me chanical assistance they may receive from the habitual oxerci.se of the mus cles they keep in play; for these mus cles, accustomed to the expression of joy, kindness and cheerfulness, will not so easily betoken afterwards the opposite qualities. Gradually, and very gently and discreetly, discourage shyness, and all appearance of coy, ungracious feelings towards strangers; and, as far as you can, accustom your children to return, with kind and joy ful looks, the attention shown them. The cordial and open-hearted manner, which may often be observed to run through some familios, is probably the effect of early sympathy; while mere external civility, and the hypocritical expressions of a cold and worldly heart, if noticed at all by children, can produce only prejudicial effects; for children, at a very early age, feel, with a surprising degree of instinctive dis crimination, the difference between genuine feeling and that which is as sumed or hypocritical. The desire to excite sympathy is a part of our nature, and a constant in terchange of sympathy is, from the be ginning to the end of our existence, the great, charm of life. Take care, then, yon never chill or closo up tho rising warm emotions of the infant heart by neglecting to enter into its feelings, or to participate in its little joys and sorrows, how ever puerile they may appear to you. Nothing vexes or irritates children more than to be made the subject of ridicule. The agony of a little girl, who has broken off the bead of the doll she nursed and cherished as her baby, is to her deep and heartrending; neither reprove nor ridicule her tears, comfort her in a kind and rational manner,and turn her attention to other subjects. Bestow a kind and affectionate atten tion on the little operations in which your children are engaged, when by their looks they seem to ask whether you feel an interest about them, and that encouragement will make them proceed with more pleasure in the at tempt they are engaged in; but take care that it is sympathy and interest you show, and not admiration; in one case you excite gratitude, iu the other you foster the seeds of vanity. Do not betray the fact that you are amused with their little attempts of imitating others. If they find they at tract your admiration while they are playing, or, as they call it, pretending, they become buffoons; they overact | their parts to make you laugh; they go on with their amusements, but it is no longer simple and genuine; they look round slyly at the company to see what effect they produce, and a false sort of excitement has spoiled the per fect simplicity of their pleasure. A prudent degree of sympathy, encour agement, and approbation excites love and gratitude in children; but the mo ment they find they are objects of as tonishment, of admiration, or amuse ment, the nature of their emotions is changed, vanity and self-importance take the place of affection and grati tude. They feel as if conferring an ob ligation instead of receiving one. We have known a child of 4 years old,who had been spoiled by this aort of admi ration, even bargain with a friend or relation who wished to amuse or in struct him. ‘I shall not listen to the story you are going to tell me, if you will not take me out with you.’ Let any one reflect on this one speech, and say whether it did not prove that the seeds of self-importance and self-interestedness had been fos tered by early mismanagement. Honor Tliy Father and Motlier. An old school master said one day to a clergyman who came to examine his school: ‘I believe the children know their catechism word for word.’ ‘But do they understand it ?—that is the question,’ said the clergyman. The school master only bowed re spectfully, and the examination be gan. A. little boy had repeated the fifih commandment—“ Honor thy fath er and thy mother”—and he was de sired to explain it. Instead of trying to do so, the little boy, with his face covered with blushes, said almost in a whisper: “Yesterday I saw some strange gen tlemen over the mountain. The sharp stones cut my feet; and the gentlemen saw that they were bleeding, and they gave me some money to buy shoes. I gave it to my mother, for she had no shoes cither, and I thought I could go barefoot better than she could.” The clergyman then looked very much pleased, and the good old school masfewtifeisly, - “Gofe give us grace and blessing.” MotHpfs aire tlie'Real Teachers. Till have in their hands the moral guidance of their boys till the latter are at least twelve years old, and of their daughters till the latter marry. If mothers do their duty, their sons, in all but exceptional cases, will grow up good and honorable men. It is be cause lads are not taught at home, and taught by example as well as pre cept, what is noble and right, that they so often go astray. Bat even if there is some excuse for a son not turning out well, there is hardly any in tho case of a daughter. Bring up the girl to be a good wife and mother; give her the solid acquirements that will enable her to fill those positions properly, and she will make herself and others happy. But devote too much time to mere accomplishments, and you render her vain and frivolous. Of course, a girl ought to know how to attract, as well as how to keep; how to win love as well as how to retain it. Do not therefore make her too prosaic. But on tho other hand, remembor that* accomplishments are not everything. Whatever is good in me seems to have been done by the early teachings of my mother, and the advice is, co operation and encouragement of my wife; and it appears to me to be a truism needing no argument, that the more we can do for those who are to be wives and mothers the larger will lie the contribution to the welfare of society, and besides we can make no mistake in laboring for the elevation of .woman in the social scale. We can do nothing for her that is not at once made tributary to tho comfort, happi ness and virtue of men. Haste is not always speed. No two things differ more than hurry and dis patch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one, a weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring perpetually, but to no pur pose, and in constant motion without getting out of tho spot; like a turn style, he is in everybody’s way, but stops nobody; he talks a great deal, but says very little; looks into every thing, but sees into nothing; has a hundred irons in the fire, but very few of them aro hot; and with those few that are, he only' burns his fingers. Cut your climate to your constitu tion as much as your clothing to your shape. If you would be happy among the mountains, yon must carry moun tains in your brain; if you would enjoy the ocean, you must have an ocean in your soul. Nature plays at dominoes with you; you must match her piece, or she will never give it up to you. Providence seems to watch over the little man with a big wife, and teaches him that one of the principal condi tions of domestic tranquility is to al ways keep his dander at low tide. j The Precious Metal Mystery. ‘What becomes of the precious me tals ?’ asks an Eastern journal, and then proceeds to consider the question, and succeeds in throwing much doubt about it, or rather leaving it in just as much doubt as before. The question ‘what becomes of all the pins?’ has been oftener asked, perhaps, and has been answered with about the same illumination. Ferd Ewer, many years ago, in this city, was hugely amused at a question asked in the Sacramento Union, namely: ‘Where does all the water go ?’ To which interrogation the questioner proceeded, with the philoso phical sobriety of an owl, to reply through a long column article, when it might have been answered in two words—tho ocean. But it is not so easy to answer satisfactorily the ques tion as to what becomes of the precious metals. That a vast amount has been extracted from the earth, according to an English writer, who of course must depend to a great degree upon guess work, not less than five thousand mil lions since the days of Naoh, in gold and silver, there can bo no doubt. Of this amount he thinks that three bil lions (two hundred millions) have been produced since tho discovery of Ameri ca. The Christian world is credited with having had two thousand mil lions, most of which has been disposed of by shipwrecks, gilding, fire and va rious other ways, as effectually, wo might suggest, as many of our citizons have disposed of theirs by investing in stocks. He thinks this loss proceeds at the rate of sixteen millions annual ly, while the production he puts at forty millions, which is undoubtedly too low by one-half. Of the balance, three hundred and fifty millions, he thinks is held in the form of plate and ornaments. Over a thousand billions, he estimates, have been hidden in Asiatic lands in different ages of the world, and he continues that it is well known that a thousand millions thus hidden in India and China in the six years succeeding 1851; that is, during the time when wholesale murder and slaughter, aud wholesale robbery and despoliation were tho business of the natives and their enemies. One would think that China must be carpeted with gold-leaf, paved with silver dollars, glittering with the pre cious metals, did he think only of the vast sums sent there for hundreds of years past, little or none of which ever comes back. But somehow those me tals have a fate there as they have else where—they disappear. What became of all the gold with which Solomon coverarl his grand temple ? What be came of all tho Spanish spoils in South America and in Mexico ? Ono might ask such questions forever and be no wiser therefor. Gold and silver servo their purposes and disappear, as do the human race, and old boots, and all other material things, and there is none so wise as can tell us accurately what has become of them.—Alta Cali fornian. Value of Correct Punctuation. Probably no branch of education is so grossly neglected as that of punc tuation. And we believe we can al most venture the assertion that out side of printing offices not one person in a thousand possesses a correct con ception of the proper use of tho comma, semi-colon, etc. A case illustrating the necessity of a proper knowledge of this neglected art was told a few days since. Considerable correspondence had passed between a heavy log buyer in St. Louis and his agent at this place in reference to the purchase of a very large consignment of logs. The St. Louis man was informed that the logs could be bought, and the price named, and he was requested to telegraph im mediately if he wished to close tho bargain. Promptly came back this telegram: ‘Buy the logs if you can. Make terms easy.’ This was incomprehensible to the agent ‘Buy the logs if you can.’ That question had all been previously set tled. He could have tho logs—the only matter to decide was whether ho would take them or not. So the agent was obliged to telegraph back to St. Louis for an explanation, adding that there was no ‘if you can’ about it; he had informed him long before that ho could have the logs. For answer came back the original telegram, verbatim, but not punctua tim: ‘Buy the logs, if you can make terms easy.’ The particular location of that little fly-speck has much to do with the sense of the articlo sometimes.—Still water Gazette. Roger M. Sherman was arguing a case, and made a point which the judge did not at once see. ‘Mr. Sherman,’ said he, ‘I would thank you to state the point so that I can understand you.’ Bowing politely, Sherman re plied in his blandest manner: ‘Your' honor is not probably aware of the task you are imposing upon me.’ | Dialect of the Cheyenne Indians. Andreas Eisinger, a native of Swit zerland, and lately of the Sixth United States Cavalry, is now in Wichita, un der orders to report to Department Head-quarters at Leavenworth. Mr. Eisinger is a young man of about twenty-two years of ago, born in Can ton Thurgau, and was educated in the Grison or Canton Graubunden, which lies in the Tyrolean Alps, on the Aus trian frontier. The inhabitants of this canton speak a dialect termed Pomol us by the Germans, and Kome-pa-va by the natives. Eisinger speaks it readily. In the spring of 1873 he came to the United States, enlisted in tho service, and was sent to Fort Dodge. In October, 1874, he was with Gene ral Miles’ command, which captured a part of the Cheyenuo band of Indians then on the war-path. One of the parties captured consist ed of three warriors and a squaw, who supposing that none of their captors understood their language, conversed freely with one another, laying plans to escape. Eisinger was astonished to hear the aborigines speaking a lan guage familiar to his ears, tho Rorae pa-va dialect. He reported his discov ery to his commanding officers, who investigated tho matter, and found it to be as stated by the Swiss hoy. He was discharged from the army and ap pointed interpreter, which position he now holds. The indontity of tho tongue is not perfect, but analogous to the brokeu talk of the German speaking English. It is the same with the Comanche mid Arapahoe dialects.—Wichita Beacon. Standing Annies. The number of men at present main tained in the standing armies of civil ized nations is not less than 5,000,000. All these are snatched away from use ful industries aud condemned to idle ness and a vicious life, while the la boring poople are taxed for their sup port and for the costly armaments they require. The annual amount of the military and naval budgets of Europe is $590,903,300; the loss of labor in volved by the withdrawal of so many men from productive industry costs $000,874,400; and the interest of capi tal invested in military and naval es tablishments amounts to $152,200,000. This makes a total of more than sl,- 400,000,000 taken every year from tho people of Christendom for the main tenance of military establishments. But this is not all; for nearly as many more men are required to wait upon them in some form or othor, and they, too, become consumers of the world’s supply of food. Tho first effect of this is that the finances of nearly all Euro pean States are embarrassed. On tho other hand, let us for a moment sup pose that by an understanding with the great powers a disarming in the proportion of one-half was effected. Immediately more than 2,500,000 of men, from twenty to thirty-five years of age, constituting the flower of the population of that age, are restored to the labors of peace, and at once an an nual saving of $640,000,000 is effected on the totality of European budgets—- a sum which would pay off in twenty years all the European national debts. No two nations in the world have utilized the mechanical powers of na ture so universally as the United States and Great Britain. Theirs appear to boa race of inventors and discoverers, who are constantly on the alert to lasso some wild engine of strength, to be subjected to the service of man. The amount of steam power now em ployed throughout the Union is near ly 4,000 000 horse, while that of Brit ain is equivalent to some 3,500,000. Both have also one-third as much strength represented in water power, at tho least calculation. Thus genius has harnessed down an agent that, without tiring or complaining, docs tho drudgery of nearly 10,000,000 hu man beings. ‘Sure,’ said Patrick, rnbbiu g bis head with delight at the prospect of a present from his employer, ‘I always mane to do my duty.’ ‘I believo you,’ replied his employer, ‘and, therefore, I shall make you a present of all you have stolen from me during the year.’ ‘I thank your honor,’ replied Pat; ‘and may all your friends and acquaintan ces treat you as liberally.’ A knowing traveler out West, who had chartered half a bed at a crowded hotel, and was determined to havo the best half, buckled a spur on h s heel bo Tire turning iu. His unfortunate sleeping partner bore the infliction as long as he could, and at last roared out: “Say, stranger, if you’re a gentleman, you ought to cut your too nails.” m ‘See hero, conductor, why don’t you have a fire in this car ?’ ‘Well, you see, one of the directors is a clothing man, and anothor is a doctor, and an other is a drug store keeper, anil an other runs a tombstone factory, and you kuow iu this world people must ‘live and let live,’ ’ FEAT I I E II S. Thero are 33,616 seamen in tho British navy, and 19,283 marines. The revenues of the Church of England amount to $25,000,000 an nually. He who violates a pledge to which he has written his name, strikes down his honor with his own hand. Moody, Whittle, Bliss and Early, the evangelists, all started out from Chicago iu their religious works. He that preachos gratitude pleads the cause of God and men; for with out it wo can neither be sociablo nor religious. It is one of the most beautiful com pensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Chilian women have received the right to vote, the only qualification being they must be of age and able to read and write. A Chicago lunatic says Mr. Crow is a popular lawyer iu Nebraska,- beak caws he is a man of fine talons and NO. 7 sound ’pinions. A remarkable religious influence is reported at Keokuk, lowa,where uniou meetings of all the Protestant churches in the city are being held. It is not, the outside beauty of a house that makes it a place of com fort; no more is it the beauty of a face that gives a man happiness. The last census of the Japanese Em pire makes the population 33,300,675, an increase of 189,850 since the pre vious census was taken, three years ago. Pond and Winslow, the great forg ers, were prominent Methodists, and the Northwestern Christian Advocate says: ‘Let no guilty Methodist es cape.’ Happiness consists in having plenty to do, and to keep on doing it. A lazy man is always tired. Doing nothing is one of the hardest jobs on earth. Take the world right through, and three-quarters of the humans do not earn their bread and clothes. This is what makes it bj tough for the other quarter. - The wits of the press tell Conkling ho may as well give it up. No ‘C’ can be President. Think of Crawford,Clin ton, Calhoun, Clay and Cass. People don’t ‘C’ it. A Buffalo man dreamod that ho was going over the Falls, and he had his wife by the throat wheu lie woke up. Next night she had a dream and broke his nose as she struck at an In dian. It is a great folly to eat a hearty supper for the pleasure experienced during the brief time it is passing down the throat, at the expense of a Avhole night of disturbed sleep and a weary waking in tho morning. An honest reputation is within the reach of all men. They can obtain it by social virtues and by doing their duty. This kind of reputation, it is true, is neither brilliant nor startling, but it is the most productive of true happiness. In Franco the postal cards appear iu great variety, bocauso it is legal for any man to mako bis own, the pay ment being by an adhesive stamp. The result is that some are ornament ed with elaborate designs on card board of various colors and materials Dr. Bartle, the principal of the Freshfield College near Liverpool, has been arrested for refusing to vaccin ate his two children. He said he had conscientious scruples against vaccin ation; but he was fined twenty shil lings and costs in each case, just the same. H. Y. Rodfield, in one of his letters to the Cincinnati Commercial, says, and very truly, we belieVe, that as for paupers and small criminals, there are more of them in the North than in the South. ‘Also there is more burglary, arson and larceny in the North than in the South. Pouring out the seven vials of wrath on Jefferson Davis, the Chicago Tri bune admits that had the 80,000 Con federate prisoners been released, ‘tbe South might have eventually triumph ed.’ That is the reason why Grant would not let them out, and per mitted his own men to die iu confine ment. If onions are sliced and kept in a sick room, they will absorb all the at mospheric poison. They should be changed every hour. In the room of a small-pox patient they blister and decompose very rapidly, but will pre vent the spread of the disease. Their application has also proved effectual in the case of snake bites. Tho New York Times paid last year a dividend of SIOO,OOO, being equal to SI,OOO a share or 100 per cent, upon tho original valuo of the stock. At no time during the last fifteen years has the paper paid a loss dividend than 80 per cent, on the original capital, and in some cases tho dividend has been 100 per cent. Mr. Darwin tells a story as an exam ple of the reasoning powers of a mon key that was scratched by a pet kitten. At first Jocko was immensely amazed. Recovering from his surprise, he set at work to discover tho location of the claws. After a severe tussle he got the four feet of tho kitten within his clutches, saw the nails thrust from their guards, and with the broadest grin of satisfaction lie proceeded deliberately to bite tho points off of each one. <