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THE JEFFEBSON im NEWS & FARMER
Vol. 1.
THE
Jefferson News & Farmer
B Y
HARRISON & ROBERTS!
LOUISVILLE CARDS.
B.W. Carswell, W. F. Denny.
Carswell <fc Denny,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA,
WILL practice in all the Counties in the
Middle Circuit. Also Burke in Au
gusta Circuit All business entrusted to their
care will meet with prompt attention.
Nor, 3. 27 ly
H. W. J. Till
ATTORNEY AT LAW;
SWAINSBORO’, GA.
Will practice in the Middle and Augusta
Circuits. All business entrusted to his care
will meet with prompt attention.
Nov. 17th, 1871, 2 If.
J ff. CAIN J. H. PrtT.TTILL
CAIN/ 1 POLIIILL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
LOUISVILLE, GA.
May 5,1871. 1 Jy.
T. F. HAELO \T
War-toll 3VE afcer
—AND—
IB.EP -A.II nE n,
ouisville, Oa
SpBCIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to renc.
rating and repairing WATCHES, CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, SEWING MACHINES Ac., Ac.
Also Agent for the Florence Sewing Machine
that is made.
May 5,1871 1 lyr:
DR. I. R. POWELL,
LOUISVILLE, GA.
Thankful for the patronage
enjoyed heretofore, takes this method of con
tinuing the offer of his professional services to
patrons and friends.
May 5, 1871. 1 lyr.
MEDICAL.
DR. J. R. SMITH late of SandersvilleGa.,
offers his Professional services to the
citizens of Louisville, and Jefferson county.
An experience of nearly forty years in the
Srofesaion, should entitle him to Public Con
dence. Special attention paid t» Obstetrics
and the diseases of women and children, of
fice at Mrs. Doctor Millers.
Louisville June 20,1871. 8 ts.
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
~ A ~
/Look Out for the Sign of
GOLDEN BEE HIVE,
' vwish to buy your Dry Goods at the
V ,est prices,
GEORGE WEBER.
No. 176 Broad Street,
Opposite, AUGUSTA HOTEL.
Novelties T
GEORGE WEBER
HAS just returned from the North with an
elegant assortment of FALL and WIN
TER
DRY GOODS.
To meet the wants of a constantly increasing
patronage, I have remodeled the interior of the
spacious establishment
No 176 Broad Street,
Opposite Augustatlie Hei,
making it one of the finest Stores in the city.
I have also engaged the services of a num
ber of polite and efficient salesmen, who will
he happy to serve their numerous friends in
this community.
The Ladies will find it to their interest to
examine my Stock. They will always find
bargains at
The Bee Hive Store.
Oct. 6, 23 ly
Flour! Flour
WEEKLY from
SELECTED wheat,
from one of the best Mills in the United States,
which we unhesitatingly pronounce as good as
any ever made into a biscuit.
This Flour is put up to please the most fas
tidious Epicurian taste. Cannotbe sold for less
than sll per barrel.
Other Brands of good FAMILY FLOUR at
$9 per barrel. Floor of lower grades at lower
figures:
All within reach will find it to their interest
to bny theirflour from us. Try it.
M. A. EVANS & CO
T MARRWALTERS
Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
MARBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB
STONES &C., &C.
Marble Mantels and Furniture-Marble of all
kinds Furnished te Order. All work for the
CouuU-y carefully boxtdjfor shipment.
Mob 1* p’7ll ly. Reb 1, 71 ly
Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., Thursday, January 18, 1872.
New Advertisements.
Dissolution
—OF—
COV&BWNEmmiP.
The Copartnership heretofore ex'
isting between the undersigned, un*'
der the firm name of
SAMUEL M. LEDERER & CO.
is this day dissolved by mutual con
sent.
Messrs ISAAC M. FRANK and
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN are alone
authorized to settle the affairs ot the
late firm, collect all moneys due,
and sign in liquidation.
SAM’L M. LEDERER,
I. M. FRANK,
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN
Savannah, July 18th, 1871.
Copartnersliip Notice.
The undersigned have this day
associated themselves together as
Partners for the transaction of a
General
DRY GOODS
business in the City of Savannah,
under the firm name of
FRANK & ECKSTEIN,
AT 131 BROUGHTON ST.,
where they will continue to carry an
extensive stock ot
© ‘r a ip a. a
AND
%
BUT
AND
10TI 0 I S .
Possessing facilities to purchase
Goods
in the
Northern
Markets
on the very best terms, will contin
ue to offer such
INDUCE ME ATS
as will make it the interest of
BUYERS
to deal with us.
Thanking you for the kind favors
bestowed on the late firm, we re
spectfully solicit your patronage in
future. Also an early examination
ofour stock and prices.
Yours respectfully,
FRANK * ECKSTEIN,
131 Broughton St.
Parties desiring to send orders for
Goods or Samples of Dry Goods will
find them promptly attended to by
addressing
P. O. BOX 3S,
Savannah, Ga.
August 18,{ty. n
R. J. Davant, Jr.* W. D. Waplis J. Myers
Davant, Waples <fc CO.,
FACTORS
—AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA.
August 15, 4m. m
J. Walker Proprietor. R- H. McDonald * Cos., Druggist* and
Gen. Ag'ts, Ban Francisco. Cal., and 3.1 and 3* Commerce St, N.Y.
MILLIONS Bear Testimony to their
Whnrtcrful Curative Effects.
They are not a vile Fancy Drink, made ot Poor
Bum, Proof Spirits and Refuse Ll
q ii or s doctored, spiced and sweetened to please the taste,
culled “Tonics,” “Appetizers,” “Restorers,” Ac., that
lead the tippler onto drunkenness and ruin, but arc a true
Medicine,mado from the Native Roots and Ilcrbs'of Cali
fornia, free from nil Alcoholic Stimulants*
They are the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and
A LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Reno
vator and Invigorntor of tho System, carrying off all
poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy con
dition. No person can take these Bitters according .to
directions and remain long unwell,provided their bones
ore’ not destroyed by mineral poison or other means,
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of ropair.
They arc a Gentle Purgative as well ns a
Tonic, possessing, also, the peculiar merit of acting as
a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflammation
of tho Liver, and all tho Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, inyonng or
old, married or single, at tho dawn of womanhood or at
tho turn of life, theso Tonic Bitters have no equal.
For Inflammatory and Chronic lthcnina*
tlein and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bil
ious, Remittent and Intermittent ’Fevers*
Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys
Bladder, theso Bitters have been most successful.
Such Diseases are caused by Yitintcd Blood,
which is generally produced by derangement of the Di
gestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Headache,
Pain iu the Shoulders. Coughs, Tightness of the Chest,
Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad Taste
in tho Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of tho Heart,
Inflammation of tho Lungs, Pain !n tho regions of the
Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the
oflsprings of Dyspepsia.
They inTlgorato tho Stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bowels, which render them of unoaunllod effi
cacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities, and impart
ing new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions. Tottor, Sal*.
Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimplos, Pustules, Boils, Cor
buncles, Ring-Worms, Scald Head, Sore Eyes, Erysipelas,
Itch. Scurfs, Discolorations of tho Skin. Humors nod Dis.
eases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literally
dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by
tho use of theso Bitters. Ono kottlo in such coses will
convince, the most incredulous of thoir eur&ttve effects.
Cleanse tho Vitiated Blood whenever you find its im
purities bursting through tho skin in Pimples, Erup
tions or Sores; clcauso it when you find it obstructed and
sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it Is foul, and
your feelings will tell you when. Koep the blood pure,
and the health of tho system will follow.
Pin, Tnpo, and other Worms, lurking in the
system of so many thousands, aro effectually destroyed
and removed. Hays & distinguished physiologist, there
is scarcely an individual upon the faco of tho earth
whose body is exempt from tk«, presence of worm*. It
is not upon the healthy elements of the body that
worms exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy
deposits that breed theso living monsters of disease. No
System of Medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmintics,
will free the system from worms liko theso Bitters.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. R- H. MCDONALD & CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francisco, California,
and 32 and 34 Commerce Street, New York.
13-SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS,
p May 13,1871, ly.
DARBY’S
PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID
rilH 18 invaluable Family Medicine, lot
A purifying, cleansing, removiug baa
odors in all kinds of sickness; for burns
sores, wounds, stings; for Erysipelas,
rheumatism, and all skin diseases; for
catarrh, sore mouth, sore throat, diptheria;
for colic, diarrhoea, cholera; as awash to
soften and beautify the skin; to remove
nk spots, miloew, fruit stains, taken in
ternally as well as applied externally; so
highly recommended by all who have used
it—is for sale by all Druggists and (Joun
ry Merchants, and may be ordered di
rectly of tho
" DARBY PROPIIYLAOTfO CO. ~
161 William Street, N. Y.
p Dec24’7o ly. rMay2 nJune3 ’7l ly
Georgia
COTTON
PItESS.
IS NOT AN EXPERIMENT, but lms been
tested by some of our best planters, and
has proved to be an Excellent Press. Plan
ters, send for our cirenlar and price list, as the
price Is from S2O to $35 loss than any other
reliable Press.
We refer to Col. T. M. Turner, Sparta, Ga.,
who knows the merits es our Presses.
PENDLETON <fe BOARDMAN.
Patentees and Manufacturers.
Foundry and Machine Works Augusta, Ga.
prnjy7th Gm.
Agents wnatsd ttamghsut tho ;South to Sell out Nov Engraving
CROSS & CROWN
engraved on steel. Splendid testimonials from Rev.
Drs.John Hall, Tyng, Cuyler, Palmer, and others
One good Male onr Female Agent wated *n every
town to take subscriptions* Exclusive Territory
given. A fine companion picture to take with it
The whole put up in a neat, light, sample out
fit. Extra inducements offered. Address, for
circulars and full particulars, PERINE
MOORE, Publishers, 66 & 68 BE ADE.ST.,
N#wY °PERINE & MOORE,
66 & 68 READ ST.. NEW YORK, want
agents in every town throughout the South, to
dispose of their elegant series of Bxlo OVAL
STEEL ENGRAVINGS, 16x30 Arch-Top
Pictures, with or without frames. Imported
Chromos, and cheap Looking Glasses. Now
is the time for Agents to make money. Send
for circulars, terms &c- Address PERINE &
MORE, Engravers and Publishers, CG & 68
KEADE ST., NEW YORK
August 12 0m rpnf,
Wm. H. Tisos. Wm. W. Gordas,
TISON & GORDON,
(established, 1654 )
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants,
112 BAY STREET
SAVANNAH, GA.
BAGGING AND IRON TIES ADYAN
CED on Crops.
Liberal Cash Advances made on Consign
ment of Cotton. Careful attention to all busi
ness, and prompt returns Guaranteed,
oct 9 ri.n 4m.
LAWTON. HART & CO
FACTORS AND
Commission Merchants,
&triMrj¥Xjar» But.
U-suai advances made on Cotton in Store,
oet. y r tu 4m
J. M. Dye, J. T. Bothwell, J. M. Dye, Jr
DYE, BOTHWELL & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
—AND—
COMMISSIO!V MEKCIIANTS
NO. 143 REYNOLDS ST.,
AUGUSTA, - - - GEORGIA.
IUSEUAL advances made on cotton and
J other produce when required. Orders
lor Ragging, Ties and family supplies prompt
ly tilled. All business entrusted to us will have
our prompt personal attention.
Commission for selling Cotton, IA percent
Sep. 23 89 6m
E F. Ur.tiN, W. S. Mels tosh
bryan & Mclntosh,
KECEIYING, I'OR WARDING
AND
Commission Merchants,
No, 140 (KELLY’S BUILDING) BAY ST.,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Agents for sate es the “PRATT” COTTON
(JIN,
Prompt attention given to the rale ol Cotton
Wool, and Country Produce of every deserip
tion. Liberal cash advances made on above
when in store. Correspondence Solicited,
Nov. 17 59 Sm,
NEW FALL
DRY OOODS.
11. L. A. BALK,
W H 0 L E:S A L E
AND
Irletail Dealer
1 V
dr:y g oo Dife,
|172 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
I am opening now- a carefully selected stock
0 :
One yard wide English Prints ;
American Prints for Dresses, Shirts,
Curtains 4 and Quills ; Black Al
paca of the best makes; Black
French Silk; English, French and
American Dress Goods ; Opera
Flannels ; Jeans and Cassimers for
Gents and Boys’ wear.
White and colored Cotton Flannel.
All Wool Plain and Twilled Flannel
in red, white, gray and blue; While
and colored Blankets,Quilts, Shawls
and Cloaks.
Table Damask, Towels, Napkins,
Ribbons, Trimmings,Buttons,Gloves
Stockings, and Socks ; Linen Cam
bric Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas.
05 s ’ Plaid and Striped Homespuns
Woolens, Brown sheetings, Shirt
ings, Osnaburgs, and drilling, I
sell at factory Prices.
Also the best makes of Corsets,
Hoopskirts and undergarments,
Shirts and Collars, Knitted Woolen
Shawls and Hoods,
ff?” An experience of thirty years
justifies me to assert that lean
buy as cheap as any one,
as I buy only for cash.
CC7 *" I can sell as low as any one, as
I sell only for cash. In my
establishment, every arti
cle is marked with the
lowest price there
on, and no one in my establishment
is allowed to ’ask more—this in
sures JUSTICE to ALL
CUSTOMERS, be
cause all can
buy my goods
at the very lowest marked price.
Li?'’ My assortment is most complete in
all the departments.
Those at a distance who wish to avail
themselves of all these advantages, but
having no time to come themsolves, can
send an order and SAVE BESIDES
the TIME, EXPENSES and FARE.
An EXTRA DISCOUNT of FIVE
PER CENT ! ! on all orders OFF
from, the price every one pays ; in order
to REDUCE their freight expenses on
same.
I guarantee satisfaction and should
any articlo not come up to expectation,
it can be returned and the money will
b'e refunded ; they need not send the
money with the order,(as it can be col
lected on delivery.
Gut this advertisement out and be
sure to give me a call; or in sending
an order address,
H. L. A. BALK,
172 Broad Street Augusta, Ga.
October 6, 23 ly p n
BROWN’S HOTEL,
Opposite Depot, MACON GA.
w. F. BROWN & CO., Prop’rs
(Successors to E._K. Brown & Son,)
W, F. Brown. Gso. C. Brown
Ulisccllancmts.
Saved by Lightning
“lt looks like a shower, don’t it
Reuben ? ’ s tid a young, fair-looking
matron, standing iu the doorway nj
a cabin just as the sun was drooping
behind the treetops to the West.
A young man, hardy and strong,
was coming up from tile “clearing,”
down by the river, with the axe be
had been wielding all through the
day, thrown over his shoulders.
These words from his wife saluted
his ears as he came near, anil caused
him to turn his head and glance
away to the southward, where a
great bank of clouds were piled high
against the evening sky.
“Yes, Ruth, it does look like it,”
he answered. “I thought 1 heard it
thunder just before I left work.”
“ What have you seen to shoot,
Reuben ?” she said. “Don’t go out
again to-night, for supper is wailing
now.”
“ 1 am not going,” he answered
quietly. “lam only making sure
that my rillo is in good order. Bui
still I may have occasion to use ii
before morning.”
The young wife turned pale.
“You don’t mean to say the sav
ages are here again she said.
“You may as well know the truth
at once, Ruth,” said her husband,
looking her full in her face. “There
are redskins hanging about here, and
I’m afraid they mean us mischief.
1 have seen no less than three atone
time within an hour, skulking along
in the edge of the woods. Their mo
tions tell me 1 hat we had better be
on our guard 10-niglit.”
“Oh, Reuben, what shall we do
and her sought ihe bed, where
a rosy-cheeked boy of some two
summers was lying fast asleep.
“We must do the best we can.
The cabin is stout and slrong, and
l doubt about their being able to
break in should they try it. But you
must have a 10l of courage, Ruth.
May be it won’t be needed, and I
hope it won’t. Now let us make
sure that the cabin is all tight, and
then we will have that supper which
you say is waiting.”
“The heavy oaken shutters of the
two small windows were put in
place, and made secure there, and
then the door was closed and barred
and a long stick of timber that was
kept for that purpose was placed
against it. When the preparations
had been completed, Reuben an
nounced that lie was ready for his
supper. This was soon placed up
on the table, and it must be confess
ed that the danger which hovered
over them did not diminish his
appetite. But Ruth could hardly
swallow a mouthful, and she won
dered how it was that her husband
could.
The darkness increased, and the
sound of distant thunder broke upon
their ears. Through a chink in the
shutter they saw that the cloud in
south was fast rising and spreading
itself over the heavens.
“Hark!” said Reuben ; what was
that?’'’
Both were silent, and holding
their breath to listen. In a moment
the sound was repeated. It was a
footstep without. Ruth trembled
with apprehension. Then another
and another was heard.
The redskins were about the cab
in.
“They have come,” cried Ruth in
a low tone.
“Yes,” said Reuben. “Hark ! let
us see what they mean to do.”
A minute later, aud the door was
shaken violently. Then a savage
without exclaimed, in broken Eng
lish, ‘White man open door; Ingins
want to come in.’
To this appeal Reuben made no
answer. He had no idea of granting
the request, and lhe words he knew
would do no good. Again the de
mand was made. But as before no
answer was returned. Then there
came a few moments of silence on
their part. The mutters of the thun
der were nearer and deeper. The
tempest was coming. Suddenly there
came so fearful a blow upon the door
that it made the entire cabin tremble,
while Ruth gave utterance to a shrill
cry of alarm.
‘Courage,’ said her husband; ‘they
are trying to batter the door down,
but I hardly think they can do it.
‘lt is not for myself I fear,’ she
said. ‘lt is for our child, Reuben.
‘We will do our best to save, and
our own lives,’ lie answered- ‘Even
though the door gave way, with my
rifle I can do much to save us.’
Once more a terrible blow wa3
dealt upon the door, and at the same
moment came a vivid flash of light
ning, followed by a peal of thunder
that seemed to shake the solid earth.
So tremendous was the blow the
savages dealt that the prop against
the door gave way, and fell from its
place, and the door itself trembled
as though it was coming down. The
heart of Reuben sank within his
breast. Another such a blow must
place them at the mercy of the sav
ages. Only bis rifle would stand be
tween them and death. But at this
moment Providence interposed its
fund. As though the peal of thunder
had been a signal for the tern [test to
commence, the rain came down in
torrents. Not knowing the execution
their last blow had done, the savages
hesitated as the storm broke upon
them.
A little way from the cabin stood
a large oak that the settlers had
spared for its beauty and gratetul
shade. To the shelter of this tin
savages fled, to wait until the tern
pest was over. Thusour ftieuds had
arespite tiir a time. Hastily Reuben
replaced the prop, and did his best to
make t lie door secure again.
Suddeuly there came a vivid flash
of lightning, followed by a report
that seemed to shake the earth as
though it was a leaf suspended in
mid air. For a long lime they sat
half dazed and stunned by the re
port; and when at last they were
themselves again, the rain had
ceased. A bright light shone with
out, and Reuben once more gazed
through the crevice to see what ii
meant.
The oak was riven mto a thousand
Augments, and its trunk was on lire.
Scattered among the debris, lay the
mangled forms of the savages. Tin
same blow that had blasted the oak
had deprived them all of life.
Home Lijc in Germany. —ln the
restaurants of Germany, if a gentle
man takes a place at the same table,
it is always with a bow; ;1 be reach
es over for the paper you have finish
ed, he luses some half-appologelical
expresion “Ich oittc!” The shop
keeper gives the morning salutation
as you come in, and says, “Empfchle
tnicli! ” ( •* I recommend myself, ”
the almost universal formula in Ber
lin for parting, where adieu is not
used. The old German expression,
“Leben Sievvohl,” i.e., “Farewell!”
is seldom heard, except between in
timates), as you leave. No one en
ters an omnibus or a railway car
riage without saluting the others. 1
have seen now many classes of the
Germans, from the Hand wet ksburs
ch (apprentice) on his travels, and
the soldier in the camps, to the
highest literary people, and I find
through all this “humanity,” as the
Latins used to call it; this open
hearted, pleasant, human way. as if
men were really, without any poetry,
“Members of the same family.” Men
in the lower classes do kindnesses
for you, and neither claim nor ac
cept the “everlasting shilling,” as
in England. In a rail-car or public
conveyance, people talk of their own
private matters as if it was a thing
of course that other persons would
take an interest in them.—Brace’s
Home Life in Germany.
Go to Sleep. —Many children,
instead of being as plump and fresh
as a peach, are as wrinkled as last
year-s apples, because they do not
sleep enough. Some physicians
think that the bones grow only du
ring sleep. This we canr.ot say,
certainly; but we do know that
those little folks who sit up late at
nights are usually nervous, weak,
small, and sickly. The reason you
need more sleep than your parents
is, because you have to grow and
they do not. They can use up the
food they eat in thinking, talking,
and walking, while you should save
some of yours for growing. You
ought to sleep a great deal; if you
do not, you will in activity consume
all you eat, and have none, or not
enough, to grow with. Very few
clever children excel, or even equal
other people when they grow up. —
YVhy is this ? Because their heads,
if not their bodies, are kept too busy ;
so that they cannot sleep, rest, and
grow strong in body and brain.
Be Cheerful. —“Be cheerful,”
says the man who is easy in his cir
cumstances, missing no loved face
at the table, nor by the hearth. But
does he ever consider how hard it
may be to be “cheerful” when the
heart aches, and the cupboard is
empty, and there are little fresh
graves in the churchyard, and
friends are few or indifferent, and
even God, for the lime being, seems
to have forgotten us, so desolate is
our lot? How difficult for one man
to understand another in such dif
fering circumstances ! How easy to
say, “Be cheerful!” How hard he
would find it to practice, were he
stripped of all file’s brightness.
He whose religion is ever on his
lips, has seldom any of that valuable
treasure in his heart; it keeps watch
like a liveried porter at his door, but
there is nobody at home, and there
is nothing to steal; if it were well
lodged in his soul, he would not be
so afraid of its escape. He who
vouches for his own truthfulness by
an oalli, will tell a lie the next mo
rcent without a blush.
No. 37
Education of Boys.— Remember
your responsibility to your children,
nol only to give them a good school
and physical education, but to teach
them to be industrious, which is
more important than any book
knowledge. Many well-educated
people commit crimes, but few in
dustrious ones do. They have no
time to get into scrapes, and are
rarely found in our jails, or on our
gallows.
Our advice is.lo all who have the
great responsibility of the charge of
boys : give them a lathe, or a set of
carpenter’s, or even blacksmith's
tools. Give their minds a turn to-,
ward the solid and useful side of
!ile. You will soon see the result in
increased activity' of their thinking
capabilities, and the direction of
their ideas toward practical results;
aud, still more obviously, in the
avoidance of idle mischief and non
sense (to omit all reference to abso
lute wickedness and moral degrada
tion), which are, to too great an ex
tent, the pastime of the generation
which is to succeed us. The future
ol the world is already sown, and is
springing up in our children ; is it
not worth while to bestow a little
thought on the cultivationofa growth
so important to society, and so eas
ily influenced for good or for evil ?
John Randolph.— This anecdote
ol John Randolph is related by a
writer in a Virginia paper:
“An old man told me that lie liv
ed near the residence of Miss ,
to whom it was said that Mr. Ran
dolph was engaged to be married.
On one occasion he 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
holy. 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 in
stead of untying them. It appears
that it was proposed that he should
make a marriage settlement; where
upon he said: ‘lt is not my purpose
to purchase. When I desite to pur
chase, 1 shall go to the cheapest
market—l shall go to Africa.’ With
this remark he left the house, went
to where his horse was lied, cut the
reins and immediately departed.”
Wisdom and Truths.
Nothing is so cheap as good man
ners.
Be just before you are generous.
He only is bright who shines by
himself.
An honest death is better than a
dishonest life.
The fickleness [of fortune is felt
over the world.
Little can be done well to which
the whole mind is not applied.
Justice consists in doing i\o injury
to men ; decency in giving them no
offence.
Few can be assiduous without
servility, and none can be servile
without corruption.
Many false things have more ap«
pearance of truth than things that be
most true. — Latimer.
Frugality may be termed the
daughter of prudence, the sister of
temperance and the parent of lib
erty.
Every man has his weak side;
and it is very often the case that this
weak side is the best part of the
man.
The most beautiful may be the
most admired and caressed, but they
are not always the most esteemed
and loved/
No man can improve any compa
ny for which he has not respect e
nough to be under some degree of
restraint.
To flatter a person adroitly, one
must know thiee things—what they
are, what they think they are, and
what they want other people to think
they are.
Every human creature is sensible
to infirmities of temper, which it
should be his duty to correct and
subdue, particularly in the early pe
riod of life.
The greater the difficulty, the
more glory in surmounting it. Skill
ful pilots gain their reputation from
storms and tempests.
Never hire another person to do
the work which you can well do
yourself, unless you are suitably
employed in some other occupation.
Persons extremely reserved are
(dte old enameled watches which
had painted covers, that hindered
your seeing what time it was.
The ruin of most men dates from
some vacant hour. Occupation is
the armor of the soul. There is a
satirical poem in which the devil is
represented as fishing for men, and
fitting his bait to the taste and busi
ness of his prey \ but the idler, be
said gave him no trouble, as he bit
at the naked hook,