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THE JEIPEESON 4» NEWS & FARMER.
Vol. 1.
TIHIE
Jefferson News & Farmer
B Y
S. W. ROBERTS & BRO‘.
LOUISVILLE CARDS.
K«W. Carswell, W. F. Denny.
Carswell <fc Denny,
ATTORNEYS AT JLAW.
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.
Nov, 3. 27 ly
H. W. J. HAM.
ATTORNEY 1 AT LAW*
SWAINSBORO', GA.
Will practice in tlie Middle and Augusta
Circuits. Ail business entrusted to his care
will meet with prompt attention.
Nov. 17th, 1671. 2 ts.
J & CAIN J. H. POLE ILL.
CAIN I POLUILL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
LOUTSVILLE, GA.
May 5,1871. 1 ly.
T. F. HARLOW
W ate Tx ]V[ alter
—AND—
REIFAinBiXI.,
Zioaisville, <3- a
Special ATTENTION GIVEN to reno
vating and repairing WATCHES, CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, SEWING MACHINES &c ,&c.
Also Agent lor the Home Shuttle Sewing
Machine
May 5,1871. 1 lyr:
DR. I. R. POWELL,
LOUISVILLE, GA.
Thankful for tiie patronage
enjoyed heretofore, takes this method of con*
tinning the offer of his pfofessional services to
patrons and friends.
May 5, 1871. I lyr.
MEDICAL.
DR. J. R. SMITH late of Sandersville Ga.,
offers his Professional services to the
citizens of Louisville, and Jefferson county.
An experience of nearly forty years in the
profession, should entitle him to Public Con
tidence. Special attention paid to Obstetrics
and the diseases of women and children,
lice at Mrs Doctor Millers.
Louisville June 20, 1871. 8 ts.
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
M
Look Out for the Sign of
THE GOLDEN BEE HIVE,
IF you wish to buy your Dry Goods at the
lowest prices,
UEOUGE WEBER.
No. 176 Broad Street,
Opposite, AUGUSTA HOTEL.
E F. Bryan, W. S. Mclntosh.
bryan a Mclntosh,
RECEIVING, FORWARDING
AND
Commission Merchants,
No, 140 (KELLY’S BUILDING) BAY ST.,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Agents for sale of the “PRATT” COTTON
GIN.
Prompt attention giver, to the sale of Cotton
Wool, and Country Produce of every descrip
tion. Liberal cash advances made on above
when in store. Correspondence Solicited.
Nov. 17 29 Bm,
I
i SAVANNAH, Ga
Bf To[nJc irthe Jj3
Those Bitten (ire poeitively invaluable in
They purify the system, and willenre
Bemittent and Intermittent Serat,
Arc an antidote to change Os Wat« a&d it.
Will save days of suffering to the sick, and i
The grand Panacea for nil the ills of life.
/^\PRESCRIBE IT IH
Young orOld, Marri^^^ C,^ *® ,
jfox Single, these Bitters are
squalled and have often been
f means of saving life.
v TRY.ONE BOTTLE. '
MILLER, BISSFLL & BURRUM, Whole
sale Agents, ind Wholesale Gum era »nd Coir,
mission Merchant*, 177 Broci Street, AU
GUSTA, GA.
Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., Thursday, March 21, 1872.
New Adverlisements.
Dissolution
—OF—
€@W&R'Z'NE®miF.
The Coparlnership heretofore ex
isting between the undersigned, un v
der the firm name of
SAMUEL M. LEDERER & CO.
is this day dissolved by mutual con
-ens.
Messrs ISAAC M. FRANK and
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN are alone
authorized to settle the affairs ol the
late firm, collect all moneys due,
and sign in liquidaiion..
SAM’L M. LEDERER,
I. M. FRANK,
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN
Savannah, July 18th, 1871.
Copartnership Notice.
The undersigned have this day
associated themselves together as
Partners for the transaction ol a
! General
DRY GOODS
business in the City ol Savannah,
under the firm name of
FRANK & ECKSTEIN,
AT 131 BROUGHTON ST.,
where they will continue to carry an
extensive stock ot
•
S T A IP IL H
AND
1 th
MI <&©o®§
AND
HOTI 0 I S .
11 NEW STi I
New York. I
Possessing facilities to purchase
Goods
in the
Northern
Markets
on the very best terms, will confirm
ue to offer such
INDUCEMENTS
as will make it the interest of
BUYBIH.S
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
of our stock and prices.
Yours respecifully,
FBAVK A 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 38,
Savannah, Ga-
A»fost 18,51 j. n
J. Walker Proprietor. R H. McDoxali> A: ro., Druggists and
Gen. Ag':,, San Francisco Cal., and 32 ami 3 4 Commerce St.N.Y.
MILLIONS Bear Testimony to their
Wonderful Curative Effects.
They are not a vile Fancy Drink, madcot Poor
Rum, Whiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse Li*
q u ors doctored, spiced and sweetened to please the taste,
called “Tonics,” “Appetizers,” “Restorers,” Ac., that
lead the tippler on to,drunkenness andruin, but arc a true
Medicine,made from the Native Root's and Herbs of Cali
fornia, free from nil Alcoholic Stimulants*
They are the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER ami
A LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Reno
vator and Invigorator of the System, carrying off all
poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy con
dition. No person enn take these Bitters according to
directions and remain long unwell,provided their bones
are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means,
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repair.
They arc a Gentle Purgative a* well as a
Tonic, possessing, also, the peculiar merit of acting as
a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflammation
of the Liver, and all the Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, in young or
old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood or at
the turn of life, those Tonio Bitters have no equal.
For Inflammatory ami Chronic Rheuma
tism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bil
ious, Keuiitteut and Intermittent IFevers,
Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful.
Such Diseases arc caused by Yitinted Blood,
which is generally produced by derangement of the Di
gestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Headache,
l»aln In the BbouMers.Coturh§, Tightness of the Chest
Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad Taste
in the Mouth. Bilious Attacks. Palpitation of tha Heart,
Inflammation of tho Lungs. Pain in the regions of the
Kidneys, and a hundred other patnfttl symptoms, are the
oflspriuga of Dyspepsia.
They iufigorate the Stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bowels, which render them of unequalled effi
cacy In cleansing the blood of all impurities, and impart
ing new life and rigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions. Tetter, Sal
Riieum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Bolls, Car
buncles, King-Worms, Scald Head. Sore Eyes, Erysipelae,
Itcli.Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin. Humors and 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
the use of these Bitters. One bottle in such cases will
convince the most incrodttlous of their curative effects.
Cleanse tho Vitiated Blood whenever you find its im
purities bursting through the skin in Pimples, Erup
tions or Sores; cleanse it when you find it obstructed and
sluggish in the veins: cleanse it when it is foul, and
your feelings will toll you when. Keep tho blood pure,
and the health of the system will follow.
Pi u, Tape, niul other Worms, lurking in the
system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed
and removed. Says a distinguished physiologist, there
is scarcely an individual upon the face of the earth
whose body is exempt from tko presence of worms. It
is not upon tho healthy elements of the body that
Sy.ti'm or Medicine, no vermKuKea. no anthelmintics,
will froe the system from worms like these Bitters.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. It. H. MCDONALD A CO.,
D—irjists and Gen. Agents, Sen Irancisco, California,
'“and 38 and 34 Oommerce Street, New York.
■araoLD or all druggists and dealers.
p Muy 13. 1871, Jy.
DARBY’S""
PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID
i iUiis invaluable Family Medicine, toi
L purifying, cleansing, removing ba<-
odors in ail kinds of sickness; for burns
sores, wounds, stings; for Erysipelas
rheumatism, and all skiu diseases; iui
catarrh7 sor,J muuth'l'TJrirnmjaLdtptheriu;
for colic, aiarriicea, cholera; as awash to
soften and beautily the skin; to removi
nk spots, mducw, fruit stains, taken in
ternaUy77TetT7r"apphed I "e!tteniaTij77*
it—is forsalp by all Diuggists and (Joun
ry Merchants, and may be ordered di
rectly of the
DARBY PROPHYLACTIC CO.
p Dec24’7o ly. "rATaT^Tj'nneT”77™
Wm. H. Tisox. Wm. W. Gordan
T IB ON & GORDON,
(established, 1654-)
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants,
112 BAT STEEET
SAVANNAH, GA.
Bagging and iron ties advan
CED on Crops.
Liberal Cash Advances made on Consign
ment of Cotton. Careful attention to all busi
ness, and prompt returns Guaranteed,
oct 9r an 4in.
T MARKWALTERS
Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
MARBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB
STONES &C., &C.
Marble Man els and Furniture-Marble of all
inds Furuishedto Order. All work for the
C juntry carefully boxed for shipment.
MVh 12 p ’7O ly. Rob 1, ’7l ly
M. Dye, J. T. Hothwell, J.M. Dye Jr.
DYE, BOTHWELL <fc CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
—AND—
COniUbSIOK itiIvItcHANTS
NO. 143 REYNOLDS ST.,
AUGUSTA, -r - GEORGIA.
LIBERAL adTancos made on cottou and
other produce when required. Orders
for Bageinp. 'Ties ■nd’family supplies prom, t
ly filled. Ail business entrusted to us will have
our prompt personal attention.
Commission for selling Cotton, percent U
S*p. »3 89 fca
miscellaneous.
The Dark Night.
“I can’t stand it any longer, Jane,
I'll g > out, and perhaps something
will turn up for us.”
•It’s a cold night, Robert.’
‘Col I, yes! But it's not much
colder outside than in. It would
have been better if you bad married
Jolm Tremain,’ he said bitterly.
‘Don’t say that, Robert; I’\e nev
er regretted m> choice.’
‘Not even now, when then- is not
a loaf of bread in the bouse for you
and the children.’
‘Not even now, Robert. Don’t be
discouraged. God has not forsaken
us. Perhaps this evening the tide
will turn, and belter days may dawn
upon us to-morrow.’
RoV ft Brice shook his head des
ponding ly.
•Yoj are more hopelul than I,
Jane. Day after day I have been
in search ot employment; I have
called ni fifty places, only to receive
the same answer every where.’
Just then, little Jimmy, who bad
been asleep, woke up.
‘Mother,’ lie pleaded, ‘won’t you
give me <t piece of bread ? I am so
hungry.’
‘There is no bread, Jimmy, dar
ling,’ said the mother, with an ach
ing heart.
‘When will there be some :’ a-k
--ed the child, piteously.
Tears came to the mother’s eyes. ,
She knew not what to say.
* ‘J mill)}', I’il bring you some Inead,’
said the father hoarsely, and he
seized his hat and went to the door.i
His wile, alarmed, laid her hand
upon iiis sleeve. She saw the look
in his eyes, and she feared to what
step desperation might lead him.
‘Remember, Robert,’ she said,
solemnly, ‘it is hard to starve, but
there are things that are worse.’
He shook off her hand, but not
roughly, and without a wind passetl
out.
Out in the cold streets ! They
w0..1d be bis only home next, he
thought. For a brief time longer he
had the shelter of a cheerless room
in a cold tenement house, but the
rent would become due at the end
of the. month, and be had nothing to
meet it.
Robert Brice was a mechanic,
competent and skillful. Three years
since he lived in a country village
where his expenses were mi derate,
anti he found no difficulty in meeting
them. But in an evil hour lie grew
tired of his village home, and lie re
moved to the city. Here tie vainly
hoped to do better. For a while he
met w’itii very good success, but lie
found the tenement house in which
he was obliged to live, a poor sub
stitute for the neat lit tie cottage
which*he had occupied in the coun
try. He saw ins mistake bui wa
too proud to go back.
‘Of i ourse I can’t have as good
accommodations here as in the coun
try,’ lie said, ‘but it is something to
live in and be in the midst ot things.’
‘l’d rather lie back again,’ said
bis wife. ‘Somehow the city doesn’t
seem like home. There I used to
run in take tea with a neighbor, and
have a pleasant, social time. Here,
I know scarcely anybody.’
‘You’lUget used to it after a while,’
said her husband.
She did not think so, but she did
not complain.
But a time of great depression
came and with it a suspension of
business enterprises. Work ceased
for Robert Brice and many others.
If he had been in his old home, he
could have turned his hands to some
thing else, and at the worst could
have borrowed of his neighbors till
better times. But the friendly re
lations arising from neighborhood do
not exist in the city to the same ex
tent as in the country. So day by
day he saw his scanty sum of money
waste away, and no one extended a
hand. Day by day he went out to
seek work, only to find himself one
of a large number, all of whom were
doomed to disappointment. If he
had been alone he could have got
along somehow, but it was a sore
trial to come to a cheerless room
and a pale wife and hungry children
with no relief to offer them.
When on that evening Robert
Biice went into the streets, he hard
ly knew how he was going to redeem
the promise he had made to little
Jimmy. He was absolutely penni
less, and had been so for three days.
There was nothing that lie was like
ly to find to do that night.
‘I will pawn my coal,’ lie said at
last. ‘1 cannot see my wife and
children starve.’
It was a well-worn overcoat, and
that cold winter night lie needed
something more to keep him warm.
Weakened by enforced lasting he
was more sensitive to the cold, and
shivered as he walked along the
pavement.
•Yes,’ lit- said, -my c.ial mu-l g>>.
I know not how I shall get along
without it, Inn I can’t see the tliil
dren starve befoie my eyes.’
He was not in general an envious
man, hut when lie saw sleek, \v<- 1
fed citizens, buttoned up to the thioat
in warm overt oats, come out ol die
biilliaiitly lighted shops, p-ovid.-o
with luxuries for happy childien at
home, while his were starving, in
suffered some liiitor thoughts upon
the inequality of Fortune’s gifts in
come to iiis mind.
Why should ihey be so happy and
lie so miserable?
There was one man, shorter than
himself, warmly clad, who passed
him witli iiis hands thrust deep into
the pockets of liis overcoat. There
was a pleasant smile upon his face.
He was doubtless thinking of the
happy circle at home.
Robert knew- him as a rich mer
chant, whose ample warehouse lie
often passed. He had applied to
this man only two days before lor
employment, and been refused. I
was, periiaps, the thought oft he wide
difference between them, so far a
• mtward circumstances went, that
led Robert Brice to follow him.
Alter a while the merchant—Mr.
Grimes, drew his handkerchief slow
ly from liis pocket. As lie did so,
lie did not peiceive lint iiis pocket
book came with it and fell to tile
sidewalk.
He (tut not perceive it, but Robert
did. His heart leaped into hi*
mouth, and a sudden thought enter
ed liis mind. He bent quickly down
and picked up the pocket book. He
raised liis eyes hastily to see if the
movement was noticed- It was not.
The merchant went on unheeding
liis loss.
‘Tins will buy bread for my wife
and children,’ thought Robert in
stantly.
A vision of the comfort which the
money would bring that cheerless
mom, lighted up iiis heart for an in
stant, but then, for he was not dis
honest, there came another thought
I'lie money was not iiis, much as In
wanted it.
‘But, I cannot see rny wife an-i
children starve,’ lie thought again.
•If it is wrong to keep this money,
God will pardon the offence. He
will understand mv motive.’
All this was sophistry, and he
knew it. In a moment lie fell it to
lie so. There were some tiling
worse than starvation. It was his
wife that had said just before lie came
out. Could he meet her gaze, when
lie returned with food so obtained ?
‘l’ve lived honest so far,’ he
thought—‘l won’t turn thiet now.”
It was with in effort that became
to tins decision, for all the while lie
lore iiis eyes there was that vision
of a cheer less home, and lie could
heir Jimmy vainly asking for food.
It was with an effort that he stepped
tiirward and placed iiis hand on the
merchant’s shoulder, and extended
the hand that held the pocket book.
‘Sir,’ lie said hoarsely, ‘you have
dropped your pocket book. 1
‘Thank you,’ said the merchant,
turning round, ‘I hadn’t perceived
my loss.’
‘You dropped it when you took
out your handkerchief.’
‘And you saw it, and picked it up.
I am very much obliged to you.’
‘You have reason to be,’said Rob
ert m a low voice. ‘1 came very
near keeping it.’
‘That would have been dishonest,’
said Mr. Grimes, iiis tone altering
slightly.
‘Yes, it would, but it’s hard in a
man to be honest when he is penni
less, and his wife and children with
out a crust.’
‘Surely you and your family are
not in that condition?’ said the mer
chant earnestly.
“Yes,’ said Robeit, “it is only too
true.’
‘And you are out of work !’
‘For two months I have vainly
sought for work. 1 applied to you
two days since.’
‘I remember you now. I thought
I had seen your face before. You
still want work ?’
‘I should feel grateful for it.’
‘A porter left me yesterday. Will
you take bis place at sl2 a week ?’
‘Thankfully, sir. 1 would work
for half that.”
“Then come to-morrow morning,
or rather, as to-morrow will be a hol
iday, the day succeeding. Mean
time take this lor your present ne
cessities.’
He drew from his pocket book a
bank note and put it in Robert’s
hand.
‘lt’s $-30,’ said Robert, amazed.
‘1 know it. This pocket book
contains SI,OOO. But for you 1
should have lost the whole.’
‘God bless you, sir; good night!’
said Robert.
‘Good night!’
Jane waited for her husband, in
the cold and cheerless room, w bich
for a few days longer she might call
her home.
D > y->u think bull- r will bring
me some bread?’ asked little Jim
mv, as he nestled in her lap,
‘I hope so, darling,’ sh • said, bu>
her heart misgave her. She feared
it was a delusive hope.
Ail hour passed—there was a step
on tiie stair—her husband's. L
could not he, for this was a cheerful
elastic step, coming up two stairs :n
a time. She looked eagerly at the
door.
Yes, it was lie. The door opened.
Robeit, radiant with joy, entered
with a basket full oi substantial pro
visions.
‘Have you got some bread, lath
er ?’ asked Jimmy, hopefully.
‘Yes, Jimmy some bread and ineai
front a restraunt. and here’s a little
lea . lid sugar, There’s a liule wood
let', Jane. Let’s have a blight fire
nid a comfortable m-al, tor, please
God, this cliall be a comfortabl*
night.’
‘How did it happen? Tell me.
Robert.’
So Robeit told his wit', and soon
a bright fire lighted tip ttie before
cheerless room.
Tiie next wi ek they moved to a
belter home. The have never since
known what it is to want. Robert
found a firm friend in tiie savings
hank, and has reason to remember,
with grateful heart, God’s goodness
on the Eve of Temptation.
• Education.
Tiie common opinion is crude. Ii
is generally understood to signify
“ob .lining knowledge.” Such ex
pressions as the following aie com
mon : “a common-school educa
tion “a commercial education,”
etc. This is very fir limn tiie true
ilea- Education is duci/iline. Knowl
edge is necessary, but knowledge
and es not always produce it.
That knowledge is valuable which
secures close thought. Some knowl
edge in iy be obtained without much
application, and is not. as a rule, of
much importance. Such is the
knowledge given by men who ig
nore discipline, and would lead
astray young men, under the pnpu
lar notion that they are to learn what
i hey wish to use. There i* such a
thing as a drill, or discipmie of the
mind, giving increased power to
think upon business affairs, but such
a drill is not received in three o
six months, as claimed by tno*t of
our commercial colleges.
Education is discipline—power to
think—and can only he obtained by
long continued application. That
business education which alone is of
real value, is that which is obtained
by coaiing in actual contact with
business; grappling with tiie prob
lems of chance as they are set in the
busy whirl of society.
The simple record of a transac
lion is one thing; the balancing ot
chances —the study of men and their
wants—tiie comprehending of the
movements of society, so as to be
able to tell its ebb and How, i« quite
another. To claim that the former
constitutes a business education is a
farce.
Young men, if you wish to be pre
pared for business, think! You have
powers of mind ; therefore strength
en them. That which you most
need is close study of men and
books. You cannot afford to be a
machine. Dare to be the architect
of your fortune. Remember, that
your claim to an education is deter
mined by the power you possess of
independent thought. The power to
gather up the moving, bustling,
Stirling events of the present, and
predetermine the result, is the best
diploma in the world. It is one that
is recognized anywhere and every
where. — Wester l l Agriculturist.
Home Convehsation. —Children
hunger perpetually for new ideas
They will learn with pleasure from
the lips of parents what they deem
it drudgery to study in books; and
even if they have the misfortune to
be deprived of many educational ad
vantages, they will grow up intelli
gent if they enjoy in childhood the
privilege of listening daily to the
conversation of intelligent people.
We sometimes see parents, who are
the life of every company which
they enter, dull, silent and uninter
esting at home amongst their chil
dren. If they have not mental ac
tivity and mental stores sufficiently
for both, let them first use what they
have for their own household. A
silent house is a dull place fur young
people, a place from which they will
escape if they can. How much use
ful information, on the other hand, is
often given in pleasant family con
veisKiion, and what unconscious but
excellent mental training in lively
social argument. Cultivate to the
utmost all the graces of home con
versation.
The true cause of the inequality
of the sexes. In early life the boy
masters his opportunities, while the
girl always missis hers.
No. 46
Washington Irving’s First Love.
When young he became intimate
ly acquainted with a daughter ut
one oi' the Knickerbockers of the
time, high in family and wealth.
With the young lady he pressed his
suit successfully ; and in time the
father might have succumbed, des
pite the (act that he regarded the
resources with which Irving pro
posed to support a wife too sl>aider
to maintain that style of luxury to
which his daughter had been accus
tomed. In an evil hour, as it seem
ed, a Dr. Creighton, a minister oi’
the Episcopal church, despite his
Scotish parentage, fell in with the
gentleman whom Irving was desi
rous ot making his father-in-law.
The clergyman’s eyes were dazzled
by tile young lady, and the eves of
tne father had been blinded to all
Other considerations but the wealth
which Creighton offered, together
with his heart. Time and persist
ency pushed Irving from the scene,
and the girl, obedient submission to
her father's urgent entreaties, gave
his preference to precedence of her
own. But the saddest par; of the
story remains to he told. When the
question of the marriage pottion was
under consideration, the father stat
ed that the family had been tainted
with insanity ; and, to guard against
the evils ol harsh treatment, should
his daughter he alllicted with the
same malady, insisted that a certain
sum should he set aside, which, in
the event of such a calamity, should
lie devoted to her maintenance on
her estate on llie batiks of the Hud
son, and that in no event should she
he removed from the mansion there.
The terms the ardent suiter, hop
ing for the best, complied with. It
may have been the result of heredi
tary disease, or of the effect to crush
out and kill her young hop s, hut
not many yeais elapsed lx lore the
young wife was a raving maniac.—
She became so violent that coiiline
inent was necessary, and the family
Mansion was converted into an asy
lum, Dr. Creighton building another
house on a distant part of the estate.
The unfortunate woman is still liv
ing, and on quiet nights her shriek
may be heard shrilling along the
banks of the river—almost audible,
too, at the secluded retreat which
Irving occupied. No heart but Ins
own knows how much the sad event
may have tinged his own life, or to
what exertions it may have urged
him in attempting to drown all re
membrances ot his disappointment.
Dr. Creighton has for years officiated
at the humble chapel where Irving
worshipped : and, singular enough,
read the burial service for Iris rival.
To those who knew of these mourn
ful circumstances, the strange coin
cidence must have beenexceedinglv
painful. There are hut few por
traits or busts of Mr. Irving in exis
tence, as he, in the last years of his
life, persistently refused to place
himself at the disposal of any artist,
however celebrated.
How to Prevent Spring Dis
eases.—From Dr. Hall’s new work,
‘‘Health by Good Living,” we ex
tract the following valuable hints :
It is an indisputable, physiologi
cal truth that if the instinctsof na
ture were yielded to in the Spring;
were cherished in her desire to take
less and less food as the weather
grows warmer, as thpy are yielded
in the Autumn in taking more, a ve
ry Urge amount of the diseases of
Spring and Summer would be avoid
ed- The great practical lesson to
be learned in reference to the sub
ject, a question ol health and dis
ease, yes, in multitudes of cases, a
question of life and death, is simply
this: As the Winter passes, and the
balmy Spring lime comes on, do
nothing to increase the appetite;
eat no more than is called for; do
not be uneasy because you have lit
tle or no relish for your find; pat
less and less every day. The very
best way to increase your pleasure
of eating is to change the quality of
food; use articles less carbonaceous,
less warming; seud from your ta
ble the pork and bacon, and fat
meats, oils, and sugars, and starch
es, and sago, and the tapioca pud
ding, and the dumplings, and the
rch pastries; get hold of the earlv
‘greens,’ the spinach, the salads, the
turnip-tops, the radish, the early
berry and the daily fruit, and leau
meats; pay increasing attention to
the cleanliness of the skin ; be more
in the air; sleep in better ventilated
rooms; let your windows be raised
high at night and your inner doors
be left wide ODen.
Why cannot two slender persons
ever become great friends: Because
they will always be slight acquaint
ances.
When Lord Sidmoulh once said,
‘My brains are going to the dogs this
morning,’ his friend ejaculated, ‘Poor
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