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THE
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rtUU3T'J£ HOME JOURNAL
ZDtTED AKD FCBUKHE3> BT
J* TV WATERMAN,
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
AT PERRY. GA.
CARHA T & CURD,
DEALF.R8 EC
Hardware, Iron .& Steel,
PAINTS, OILS, CLASS,
Cotton and Com Sweeps,
Macon,
xnUUU-tfm'
Georgia
Copal and Japan
VjaJFL-BO'XfiKS:,
AT }. C. GILBERT’S DRDG STORE.
dec2H4f
PLANTERS’ BANE,
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Aat'ierized Capital,
$200,000
CKDZ3 CHAETEB FROM THE STATE.
Receives Deposits, discounts Paper, buj>
' r ' dSilve
and sells Exchange, also Gold and Silver.
Couccuons made
s at all accessible points.
W. J. Anderson, - -
W. E. iiaows. - - -
- President
- - Cashier.
oieectoes:
W. J. Anderson, CoL Hugh L. Dannard.
Wm, R. Brown, Dr. Wiu. A. Mathews.
Dr. W. H. Hollingshdad.
j«120-5lm
F. A. JOBSON,
<3r UL XL SS "03.1 t Id.,
PERRY. GEORGLV.
BY J. T. WATERMAN.
PERRY, GA., FEBRUARY U 187:2.
YOL. II, NO. 6
ADVANCES'
MAPS orx COTTON
Cash advances, made, by Wm. J.
son, President of the Planters’ B:
Fort Talley, on. cotton being shipped to
house. J. W. LATHROP «fe.C0.,
Factors and Commission -Merchants.
Savannah; Sept 14 1871.
MARSHAL YILLE JIGfl
Scltbol.
W. R. PIXLEY,—Principal
MAUSITAT.T, VTLTVR
The spring term of1872 of -thiu Academy—for
Male and Female—will open-Jan. - 22d,' and dose
Julv4th.
An elegant and capaciouis house, surpassed
none of its class in South’West Georgia. Just com
pleted. a heaituy location, a refined and moral so
ciety, and experiencedteadlersiiTaH the depait-*
meats,invite ^liberal shareiif .public patronage.
Prof. Chades uuttenberger, an accomplished
musician and successful teacher will tufa* charge
of the musical department.
Hoard in lamilies'£17 per man elk.
Window Glass aM Putty
FOR SALE BY
Dr. J. C.
C. P. GUILFORD & CO.,
MACON, GA-,
Arc State AgeutsTor those Celebrated
FLORENCE
REVERSE-FEED
FIRE ARMS
Of'every dehcription repaired.or rsmogeiem
Repairing of Sewing MacMr.es,
nXD iLL KINDS OF
BRASS,
STEEL,
COPPER.
LIGHT IRON,
LitITTANLA, or
SILVERWARE,
Done with neatness and dispatch.
HEM,
FELL,
CORD.
BRAID,
. TUCK,
QUILT,
BIND,
D A R N ,
[Written for the Houston Home Journal.]
Trials of Housekeeping.
jSggMHB ■■ “ '**"■ ■ Mfjt
Breakfast being over, Mrs.D. sal
lied forth to her next door neighbor
—-womanlike—to tell her troubles and
trials and seek consolation in syriipa-
m
Teeasubek’s Office State of Geobgia,
Atlakta, Jith-12th. 1872.
7b lii$ Excellency; j. M. Smith.,. Gov
ernor of- Georgia:
Seep In conformity with the re
quirements of the Code ofGeorgia, I
have the honor herewith to transmit a
reportofthe financial transactions of
tfietStote for The year 187-i: '
•-'The' bill ;: having-reference' to, thfe
; Whatwas her surprise^ Itiarh 1afe Issue of new bohdS'airil ’passed.
tmarniMfily with her young hope- by largely ever tv^p-tMr^’df.each'
♦ ' , v’ 1 -ill A - —ft ' l 1—1 nnnn - m.io . ill /l 11 ,.l a
TERMS STRICTLY CASH.
jitn2G tl
THE CHATTERBOX
A Magazine for Children,
Messrs. Pott & Ameby give notice that they
have made arrangements for the sale of the
monthly parts of tnis popular English Periodical.
This Magazine has, in a snort time, readied the
euormouu circulation in England, of
160,00 0!
Each number contains ;J2 printed pages, and is
illustrated with ten full-page and a number of
smaller BEAUTIFULLY EXECtJTED WOOIH5UT3;
The printing is in that utyio which is so att: active
to children, and which,has made several £ngksL
magazines, and the Chatterbox m particular, such
favorites with children. Price $1.50 a year.
AdteCBs POTT & AMEltY,
and 13 Cooper .Union. New York.
MIX & KIRTLAND,
GATHER
And Gather and Sew on without Bast
ing.
J. D. MARTIN. Agent, Perry.
Also Agents for the
WORLD RENO WNED
BELL-TREBLE
st. Lonis
IAINES BROTHERS
PIANOS,
Whole»ale and Retail Dealore in
Boots and Shoes,
No. 3, CottonAvemie, and 6G Third Si.
MACON, GEORCIA.
of Boots and Shoes of any kind, that they
have on. hand one of the largest and beat assort
ments to be found in tiie state. They cordially
invite their old customers, and all others in want
of any thing in their line, usually, kept in a first-
class store, to call add examine. They pledge
themseives to sell at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES,
Either at their old stand. No. 3 Cotton Avenue, o:
heir new store. Cli Third st. novi.6-3m
ANDERSON & CROCKER,
FORT VALLEY, GA.,
Having leased the
PLANTERS’ WAREHOUSE
■ '
A Fire-proof Briek Building, ■will do a
GENERAL -
Warehouse aijt Commission Business.
Liberal advances will be made on Colton,
and all produce in store, They are also
prepared to fill orders lor ihe best brands ot
Guano,
at short notice. aug3 -tf
Geoegia, Houston Oountx :
W HEREAS, France C. Napier has ap
plied ior letters oi administration on
the estate oi her nusband, Jomi T Napier,
late of this eomi.y, deceased;, these are
therelore to cite ah persons interested, to
be.iud appear bef ,re nje, on or betore the
fir ,i Monday in February, 1872, to show
cause, if any, why the application should
no. ,e granted. Given under my hand
and official signature, this December 29th,
1871. W. T. SWiFT, o. H. C.
M 1 PM PlS-j
gf Rl-O f: «f|
%ia i ? m
it $ 1
2 ^ 5J1 0) _ ^
o* a ^ On
? &7 ?
Wholesale and Retail Dealers is
jm: xj s i o
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
£f&&a
p i a
A'iw iLtinTJ
o s
Sold 1 CsrlliiTALMEN r&.
fills; had called early that ifirthiipg to
know ’“if dat white oman wanted to
jjg^djTg^^ cQpier* On beih
infonriOTtsir sEe did not, she had
left for parts unkuown. What a good
cook, and how very reliable! Mrs. D.
Bhd:'varibns' J other ’ apjilici^i ts * r aiid
rn tny more trials, too ttdutasuto men-
tion, when on retnming, one . morning
from a friendW, she "was' accosted by'a
“cullud gentlemen” who very politely
enquired “if she wished to hire, any-
. f offi?”1SS and himself
had but recently arrived from (3olnm-
bns, and were desirous of obtaining
sitaations.; His wife had always been
a lady's maid, but would hire to cook,
wash and iron (if required) he would
permission to bring bis wife aronnd
for her inspection, with a profound
bow he made Lis exit. In due *ime
the door bell was rung, and an
swering the summons, Mrs. D. was
thus addressed;
This Mudum is my wife, Cleopatra
.Goiridsby^w^^jhiri' to^pu pro-
you agree. I will now retire
and return in one hour.”
Cleopatra was neatly and tastily
attired.in.la 'drab co!6 e.l traveling
dress; made in the latest style, Boun
ces, double skirt, panniers, &c., and
w -re a very pretty hat jauntily set .up-
<m her head. Indeed, she hadan aii-
of gentility and good breeding, about
her which accorded with Mrs.D.’side:-,
of well trained house servants,. Sin;
soon pleasauily related her lii.tofy;
.'fhit-h WjOi s{Uii jvhitigis tolipto-- She
was raised in Charleston b. C. by.the
Gouidsby family, who were exceeding:
ly.we.dtby, and kept quite a retinue
of servants.. Her business' was to pre
pare ami keepiu order, her mistress s
wardrobe, imd to be ready at all-hours
to :irr..nge her toilet. Her husband
(Fernando) was,the diuingfroom se;-
vant. The crtnl War laid broke up
the family and reduced them to al
most abject poverty. Her husband’s
mother residing iu Columbus, they
bad moved to that place but finding
no employment, they had launched in
to the “wide wide world” in quest oi
some. Of course Mrs. D. was pleas
ed with her frank unvarnished story,
and readily engaged her to cook, wash
and iron, and Fernando to attend to
the dining room, work'the garden and
flower yard. So faithfully have' they
performed their several duties, that
Mr. and Mrs. ‘D. considered thein-
made a matter of ne
ceSsityfrom the fraudulent and illegal
issue of sodargeVan amount of State
-bonds,' and indorsement' and delivery
and exchange df what are balled State-:
aiti bon'ds,-grebtiy in advance of the
; af'lkp 'Wnrlf" QO rannirorl
selves amply repaid for their trials oi less than one-sixth of the amount of
the past, and becoming accustomed
to their honesty and integrity, and
daily realizing the fact that reliable
servants, e;tn be found, in these
days of “ireedum cum,” ’tho. bite
angels visits, <! they are few and fitr te-'
tween.”
Concluded.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
cbtapieHon; of the - work,' as required
aht Creating tne^indorsement and ex-
Change: ; :I •' •"; ' "
by 'taw,' find in ' violation ‘ of' the' very
Holders of eitner class of these
bonds have; no cause for complaint, as
the world was put upoir uotice of their
d. feets and-want of conformity to the
Constitution arid.l;iws: ; ' Henry Clews
& Co., of- New. York, the agents to
negotiatethese. bonds, and in the
matter; of State indorsedbonds, parties
at interest with obligations fi> perform
prior to Stale indorsement,;.'were early
notified by me of the. over issue anti
defect in the State bonds, and no one
knejy better than -Henry Clews that he
was receiving from Gov. Bullock fnliy
executed State-aid-bonds, in positive
violation.igf'Jftw.^Henee, the iefusfl?
«f Bullock-and Clews to answer any
inqtiiries from thebState; Treasurer re
specting these bonds;: showing a con
spiracy, as is believed,: to defrand the
Stato.
An inquiry into what -is -known to'
be a fraudagainst theState is no repu
diation, neither is.it repudiation to
deny j and disown what is null and
void from want of conformity to law:
Those who have just and legal claims
igainst Georgia have nothing, to fear,
and I believe they are content. The
tv comes, from tbese who have been
{infilling in or intriguing with Bullock
.iud Clews.
The amount of honest; legitimate
State indebtedness once learned, these
defective bonds, with lithographed
coupons, should all be j retired, and
itenitiue. valid State bonds be; issued,
sufficient to meet the State’s real lia
bilities. The credit, of the Shite will
then-reach its custom -ry high stantl-
but. she cannot hope for, aiid
should not have any, credit while,
rhrough her now absconded Executive
and his agents,she attempts to impose
on the commercial world defective
bonds, greatly in excess of the wants
of the Shite, and used, it is believed,
for private ends.
Two million dollars of currency
bonds were issued in October, 1870,
without flie knowledge of the State’
Treasurer, to meet an indebtedness of
the : isshingtofa:Sufficient amount of
;seven (7) per, .pent.: currency honcls,
.and five, hundred;thousand dollars a
still in file hands of parlies in N'<
Chemical Changes.—Linen can* lie
made into sngar; sugar into alcohol
tic ..aci^rialcohdbint^ iether.
Alcohol will readily
change into acetic acid or to vine
gar; coal tar. is transformed into dyes
that surpassJha Tyrian purple of did.'
Starch'may be transmuted into gum;
alcohol, sngar, and vinegar, arc ox
uhe acids, aud iheseare but few;of the
magical changes which modem sci
ence has;made' “familiar as household
words.”
The citizens of Rhode Island who
are disfranchised by the property
qualification for suffrage are signing
a petition to Congress, asking the Na
tional government to enforce in that
State the amendment to the Constlfto
fia»n-c4 TjiSi(5d'%fef<^- f Yhe par.
per will be entrusied to some Western
Senator or Congressman, as none of
the Representatives, horn 'Rhode is
land favor enfranchisement • of natu
ralized citizens. General Burnside
ires the enfranchisement of for
eign-born soldiers who fought in the
late-rebellion.' . - '
The new territory of Ojib way, which
it is proposed to-set oil' in the north
ern, part ef Dakota, will contain about'
74,000 square miles, being nearly one
half the present.area of Dakota.- The
fertile and weU-wateriidfimils, but. the
inhabitants as yet consists chiefly of
ibculabs .an 1 Paica.Lnrs_se:it tree
k on application.
84 H Albany Bk,
IndiiUis. -it wiii be crossed niidwhy,'
However, by the Northern Pacific Rail
road, which wili build up settlemenh
up settlements
and towns rapidly along ; the nmta,
and from the line of the railroad pop
ulation ugricultiiraJi development wi j
he difiused in all directions. The ex
isting white, population number -about
15,000, are concentrated chiefly iu the
Southern part of tne territory, ns cap-
iud Yankton, being at the mouth oi
bonds issued. These Governor. Bul
lock, when exposed, claimed were for
.only temporary-use, stillyfhey had
tS'enty j-ears to run, and one'idillion
are'
pariaes in New
York, who claim Ihe .right to hold:
them, though Governor Bullock, when
hard pressed, communicated .to this
office iqyer a'yeairiigo,' that'ithey (these
bonds) wonld be returned canceled
in a few days.
Four million dollars of. finely eti-
whichhas not reached the State Treas
ury, or been applied to legitimate in-
debtednesss of the * State,-they should
find tlfair sole redress in the men
The RsthscliHiU.
Money-making was the one pursuit
and sole enjoyment of Nathan Roths-
npon whom -they staked their haz- «¥ dslife - ^Tien ; Louis Spolir, the
ard. v 'b5. • -
The account of- Henry Clews & Co.
demands close scrutiny—besides the.
amounts reported advanced on Bid-
lock’s bonds and Blodgett’s drafts, the
commissions and-interest charged are
fully double the usual rates oh so
large amounts. I have no faith In
their reported sale of gold bonds The
probabilities' are, their attempt to
cover advances to -Governor Bollock
; andihls Superintendent;
One ( hundred thousand dollars of
seven per cent. State bonds, issued-’by
Gaymtor Cobb, matured on the- first
instant; also, at rth'e same: time, oua
h undi'ed and eighty thousand dollars,
coupon interest on the old bonds.—
I have made arrangements to pay and
cat now piiyihg'bbth these amoanta,
from the“coileeted ^nd incoming State
tax of 1871.
' There will fall'due in June and
Jiily-next; six • hundred' arid. thirty
thousand two hundred arid fifty dol
lars, six per cent. State ' bonds. It
.'wonld be aiveiy great hardship on' tlie
people for this arirount to b.- reqnired
hr taxes so sSon • after paying their;
annual tax; and I- would recommend
great German musician, called on
him in the summer of 1820, with a
letter of introduction from Lis brother
Amsehel, of Frankfort, he said to him,
“I understand nothing of music.—
This”—patting his pocket, and rat
tling the loose coins therein— “this
is my music, which we understand on
’Change.” It was in the scramblings
and fightings, the-plots and tricks of
money-making, not at all in the spend:
ing,. and. not. much In the hoarding of
it; that his soul delighted.
■ “I hope,” said a.dinner companion
.on one occasion,; “I, hope, that your
children-are not too; fond '.of- money
HUMOROUS.
and business, to the exclusion-of more
important things. . I - am sure ' yotf
would not wish that.”; “i
grayed State-gold bonds .were sent to
Governor Biillock, and this office has-
proof: that he -intended' to put the
whple . amount on the, market, 1 and
would, had not his movements.- 'been
closely watched-arid, promptly- r^orte.
ed. -Three. .1011110118 -were 'placed . on
; toe ; rina'ket to meet, the amount filling
due on acconrifr of . matured bonds and
coupons for the year 187L'and. other
small amounts, which were, less than
one-fourth of the amount; of.mew goid
bonds.thus placed on the market.
These bonds: being issned-so great
ly in' excess of the holiest demsinds
against the. State,. seems to. indicate
that they were in anticipation, arid
•mntnal understanding^ of ‘ri-aiids upon
the State Railroad, .as ;well as to sup
ply -for 1 Executive plunderings and
private schemas for^speculation on
the cr-edit: of tlie State.
S 'The probable'object of , no net in-
cfllrie from theAVestem : aud -Atlantic
milhon of dollars or more, was a grand
swindle, and ontside of.- enriching
thosu who had the management, de- Not long ago a man died in a poor-
t a _ a r 2a linnsp in ‘FVnorlnnrl_ wlipr« Tip. luifl bppn
thus, besides pocketing the income,
aud a million of dollars extra over the
new .eiritori contains a large area ol earnings, virtually robbing the
State of this main trunk road.
The income ot tlie road and the
Governor's sale or hypothecation oi
illegal bonds, not meeting ad their
wants, the Superintendent of said
market as a borrower of money,- and
Clews & Co. now appear at the State
Treasury demanding .payment on ac
count of large amounts advanced on
Blodgett’s drafts as Superintendent
of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
otherwise State Road. (JlewS & Co.
should know there is no law autii-ar-
for. the purpose of funding- by : ex
change .tiie,..above amount, . due in
June anti July. , By issuing a boiid of'
a, higher ra*e of interest, with assure
ance of prompt payment of conporis,
the holders will submittoan exchange,
though proba61y preferring; the cash,
.which would , be promptly ..furnished
but for : grpss abuse of law. and privi
lege in the illegal and.prodignl use .of
State funtjjs for a "few - years past.
Besides’the foregoing amounts, th«-re
will mature' tliis yea^. mostly in July,
about two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars interest on old bonds, which
will have to be met by an early assess
ment collection of taxes, or a loan.
• The question of subsidy,‘or aid to
railroads by State indorsement and the
liabilities Of the State under thein, I
shall refrain" from commenting upon,
as this branch-belongs more particu
larly to the Special Committee ap-
pionted for that purpose.
-The real, valid increased indebted
ness of the State, by reason of the
issue of so large an amount of new
bonds in 1870, I have riot Ihe means
of knowing, but am satisfied'it can
not be more than one-fourth the
amount of the new bonds issued. So
that this, amount, added Vto the pre-
vioits (indebtedness, cannot make the
sum total of the State’s indebtedness
(independent of subsidy to railroads)
over eight millions of dollars, which
is an amount not beyond the ability
of the State to Cosily makegood by a
prompt payment- Of the conpon inter
est and bonds when due.
His a matter of wonder that a war-
devastated,-.impoverished people, un
der the reign,of 4bose who. govern for
plunder; .aided .by experienced' stock
and bond gamblers, preying upon the
the. toiluf the body-politic,. yvith the
policy . or the ; ' Central Government
(however well intended) operating to
rettp-d industrial energy and. material
advancement—I say, with all these
combinations working . for . evil dis
couragement, the. annals of history
furnish no parallel of a people, who in
their. Commonwealth. relations, have
so faithfully and promptly responded;
i may
der the segis of. an honest Home.Gov-
errimerit, wisely guaranteed to ; each
State under the Federal Coiripact.
’ Kespectfully subiriitted,
N. L. Angieb, ■
litc .Tj 1 State Trejtarer
'• -att.
Hour to Live Long-
Utfy i
They live longest, as a class, who
lead.calm and. even-lives, mentally and
-physically-; who are most exempt from-
the tririnoils and shocks arid strains
which are' iricidSnk to Tinman exist
ence, and who are assnred of to-mor-
’rowVbread. -There'is rio one thing,
aside from the blessedness of ain im-.
plicit reliance pn-;the Providence of
God, which: has.sack a .direct-influ
ence in promoting-longeviiy as an as
surance, (felt-to be well-grounded, of a
comfortable provishm.for life, for rill
the ordinary, wants of our station.—
no anxieties-for to-morrow’s bread;
he had no . quarter’s' day to provide
against iri.defanlt of which wife and
children' would be turned, into the
street fr >m the doors of the elegant
brown stone mansion. He had -no
notes to meet in the bank, .'which if
not: paid by a day and an hour would
Road, Foster Blodgett, enters the involve protest arid 1 financial ruin.—
Ah, .this load of debt, how it grinds
one’s manhood to powder; how.it ago
nizes the. sensitiveheart; how it shames
a man’s honor; how it has driven to
d*. spamtion, .to drunkenness,, to sui
cide, to mnrderl How the anguish of
it takes the energy and health out of a
tri m, arid makes him pine arid lan
So, one good w.a
and premaiure di
the State. They well knew tlie stand
ing of both these men; and if said
C.wsi Co. have, or anybody else, as you would the devil.—II-. It
ivanced or loaned ih.m money ; nai c/ Health. -
I am-sure I
would'vnsYx. th;it.”.replied Nathan.
wish them to give rip .mind and body,
heart arid soril, to bnsiriess. This- is
the way to be happy. It requires
deal of cantiori to' make a' good for
tune, and; when you have got it, ’it
inquires ten times as much wit to keep
ifc. Henc'e, when two r eriiihent cler
gymen, who took a warm interest- ; in
the-Jews, called upon-him with a view
to: indace'him to aid- in the restora
tion :to Palestine; as his great wealth,
it was thought, might ■ influence the
Sultan; Nathan declined, upon the--all-
potent plea that-“London-was his
Pa estine, and that he could not fur
ther such an object-in any-way.
- On another occasion -a German
prince vifdting-London brought letters
of credit to the, house of "Rothschild
He .was shown into the private room
of the. famous counting-house in St.'
Swithin’s Lane, where Nathan sat ab
sorbed with a heap of papers before
bim. The name being - announced,
Rothschild nodded, offered his vi- itor
a chair, arid went on with the work
before him. For this treatment the
prince, who expected that everything
should give way to one of his rank and
dignity, was not prepared. Standing
a minute or two, he exclainaed, ‘’DicL
you not hear, sir who I am? I am’
—repeating his titles at full lengths.
“Oh, very, well.” exclaimed Nathan,
with sly humor, “take two chairs,
then.”
‘ At another time two strangers were
admitted into the same private room.
They were tall fareigners, with beards
and moustaches, . such as were un
known in the City before the beard
mania set in so powerfully as it has
done of late; anil Nathan was fright
ened at the apperirance. He pnt his
own interpretation upon the excited
movements with which they fumbled
aborit in their pockets;, and, before
the expected pistols cojihl be produced
he had thrown a great ledger in the
direction of their heads, and brought
in a bevy of clerks by' his lotfd cries
of “ murder!” The strangera were
pinioned, rind after long- questionings
and . explanations, it appeared that
they were wealthy bankers from the
Continent, who, nervous in presence
of a banker so much more wealthy
than themselves; had fonnfl sbme-difli-
cnity in producing the letters p oi
introduction with which they were
armed!
A terrible anecdote of another sort
is recorded of Nathan’s son during his
election as one : of the. Members for the
City. We all recollect the. persistent
way in.which the electors returned
him to Parliament for years before
.the Legislature threw open its doors
to the long-despised Jew. At his first
eleeth.ii, when on the hustings, he
boasted' that he stood there as the free
Paradoxical—In surgery the lancet
is always applied in vein.
“Beware,” said the potter to the
cby, and it became ware.
The only way to keep your silk um
brella. Only lend your cotton one.
When isbntter like Irish chrDdren?
When it is made into little Pats.
When is a lady’s.cheek not a cheek?
When it’s a little pale. (pah).
Why.is a -young girl like-n music
book?. Because she is full of airs.
Why are “culled pussons” first rate
to whisper a secret to? Because they
aivrays keep dark;
- Why is John Bigger’s boy larger
than his-father? because he is a little
Bigger.
When is a skein hi thrriad like the
root of an oak? When it is full of
knots.
- ‘ Many young men are so improvident
that-they cannot keep; anything-' but
late hours. ;
What'is it that has a month and
never speaks, arid a bed m which it
never sleeps? A river.
How would yon express in . two let
ters that yon were, twice the size of
yonr coinpanion? IW (X double von).
What is the difference between a
schoolmaster and an engine driver?—
One trains the blind,-the other minds
the train, sometimes.
The following advertisement was in
a New York paper recently:—“Wan
ted by a boy. a situation in an eating-
bonse. He is used to the business. ”
An Omaha paper advises, the people
“not to make such a hiss' lover the
shooting of one constable, as theie
are oyer forty candidates for the
office.”
A Yankee down East made the dis
covery, that a window glazed with
old hats is a sure indication that the
occnpants have seen a rum bottle.
- -Mr. Speckles says the best vegetable
pill yet invented is an apple dumpling;
for. destroying a gnawing in the stom
ach, it is a pill which may always be
relied npon. .
An Indiana editor makes the fol
lowing announcement:—We positive
ly deeline to pnblish any anonymous,
communication in the fufrire, unless
it is accompanied with the name of
the writer.” * .
“My friend don’t you know that it is
very dangerous to take a nap while
the train is iri_ motion? “Why no,”
exclaimed the 'astonished individu il
waking up; “why so?” “Because this
train runs over sleepers.”
A married friend of onrs said he
wonld always have remained single,
but he corildn't afford it. What: it
cost for “gills and ice cream,” was
more than he now pays to bring up
a wife -and eight eh Iffiren. Bache
lors should think' of this.
choice of 'the people. “So - stood
Barabbas!” deliberate!)' exelaimed- a
de^ stern"’'voice from the'-.crowd—a
sarcasm which, for its cruel vindictive
ness,-perhaps stands without a paral
lel
Tlie same intense spirit of money
making appears to have been; equally,
the mania of all the Rothschilds. Oi-
James, the yonngest son - of- Meyer,
and head - of, the Paris house, who
once entertained, Napoleon HL in
such an imperial manner at his Cha
teau Forriero, and died in 1868, leav
ing, according to public rumor, the
collossal fortune of £44,800,000, it is
related, as a proof of the strength of
the ruling passion within him, that-
foreseeing his death would cause a
great fall in the shares of the Lom
bard Company’, which he was the
president and chief support, he spec
ulated largely ‘or.the fall just before
lie died; bv which ineans the immense
profits accruing therefrom went to
the benefit of his heirs.
The Queen’s Lover,
A very eccentric and famous man
died in a hovel in the St. Giles quar
ter in'London 1 the other day. (-^Thirty
years ago he was one of the’most cel
ebrated men in England. He was f
chimney sweep and hej like fFIetcher
in.the phiv ‘loved the-Qneen.’ He be
came so infatuated after the .young
aDd fascinating royal, lady that' he
climbed dowii the chimney of St.
James Palace a number of times, but
escaped when chased, save on one oc
casion. Then he was taken as he was
about to enter the Queen’s apartments,
and shut into Tothill street prison.—
As soon as his time was 1 up, he tri d
again to see the Queen, anil the po
lice took the matter in hand. He was
arrested, taken - into Gravesend, em-
barked on boaid the Diamond, and
sent to Australia. He lived for ma
ny years at Sidney, but was allowed
to retnm to England five years ago,
always desperately enamored of the
Queen. His remaining years were.
spent in’poverty. A fortnight since
•a rumor was started in London that
Queen Victoria was dead. He heard
it just as . he was retiring to rest, tit
tered a groan; and died instantly The
unfortunate being’s name was Edward
sms.—Boston Journal.
-a»»
Gbeeley SuBr.EKi>EB3.—The report
that Horace Greeley refused to sign
the call, for a National Radical Con
vention, is now contradicted. He has
not only authorized the signing of his
name, .but- says thit in a certain event
he will support Grant for re-election.
No man who knows Greeley has
donbted this from, the beginning.—
With all his boasted independence
and. integrity, lie never yet had the
courage to oppose his party in an
election. Notwithstanding his low-
opinion of Grant, and his frequent
exposures of the weakness and cor
ruption of his administration, we pre
dict that . Grant will be nominated,
and Greeley will be found among the
j o
rvile of his .supporters.
Stonewai.Ii Jackson Memoiuah.
—The- snm of $5,236 has been sub
scribed for the erection of at suitable
memorial at the. Virginia Military In
stitute, in honor of Lieutenant Gener
al T.' J.- Jackson, who for nearly four
teen years held the chair of natural
and experimental philosophy and ar
tillery tactics in the institution, and
whose brilliant career arid heroic death
dnririg the late war have made his
name famous.
Fo t can get the H one Jour a!
■ by pacing 82-5a cash.
It is proposed by Memphis people to
present the Grand .Duke Alexis with
a sample bale of cotton grown in the
Mississippi Valley. Russia being a
large -cotton consumer, the gift, it is
thought will ba appropriate anil-
profitable to the givers.
l as pure
snow, thon shalt not escape calumny.
A promise should be given with cau
tion and kept- with' care.
Equity jndgeth with lenity, laws
with extremity.
He that will sell his fame, will also
sell the public interest.
The prodigal robs his heir, the mi
ser robs himselL
The great secret of success in life,
is for a man to be ready when his op
portunity comes.
The greatest men live unseen to
view, while thousands are not qualified
to express their influence.
One of the most important rules of
the science of manners is an absolute
silence in regard to yourself.
In proportion as we ascend the so
cial scale, we find as m ich mud there
.as below, onlv it is hard arid gilded.
Trtre liberty consists in.tUe prm»-’7 c
of enjoying oar own rights—not in tha
destruction of tbe rights of others.
Difficulty excites the mind to tho
dignity which sustains and finally con
quers misfortune, and the ordeal re
fines while it chastens.
Errvy is strongly characteristic of lit
tleness Of mind; a truly nobleand gen
erous man feels no enmity towards a
successful rivaL
By nnited efforts, theorist and tho-
ornctical man may ’accomplish much,
which neither could effect alone.
The wise man stands firm in all ex
tremities, arid bears the lot of his hu
manity with a divine temper.
Drnnkcnness is'the parent of most
other vices. It quenches the salutary
power of reason, and makes us tho.
sport of raging passion.
Ill nature is a contradiction to the"
laws of providence and the interest of
mankind; it is a punishment no less
than a fault to those that have it.
The only gratification a covetous
man gives his neighbors is to let them
see that he. himself is no better for
what he has than they are.
One canuot learn eveiything;tbe ob
jects of knowledge have multiplied be
yond the powers of the strongest mind
to keep pace with.them alL .
What wo do for orirselvos, will soon
b“ forgotten; what we do for others,
may be the vision to cheer the soul
when trie eye can no longer behold
the loved ones.
Men are fonnd to be vainer on ac
count-of those qnalitios which they
fondly believe they have than those
of which they really have.
Nothing would fortify us more
against all manner of accidents than to
remember that we can never "be hurt
bnt by ourselves. If our reason bo
what it ought, nnd our actions accor
ding to it-, we are invulnerable.
The Last Social Vagary. —The
English people have had the reputa
tion of possessing sound common
s* r nse, but attempts are now making
to convince ns that they are going
“daft.” A London-letter to the New
York World contains a detailed plan,
attributed to Mr. Scott Bussell, for
next September, in a social movement,
under which he hopes to obtain, by
parliamentary' -legislation, for
workingman's family a horse for
per . annum, arid food at wholesale
rates, eight hours work and technical
education. The bill, it is represented,
will be ready for representation to -
Parliament early in February.
every
Bam a t. Outfit.—The bridal ontfit
of the celestial young woman who is
about to, marry the Emperor of China
will cost, it is S lid,' one million of dol
lars. Her father must hold a Govern
ment office which afi’ords stealings al
most eqnal to those of the New York
Custom Honse.
Excellent Interest Ernies-
For finding the interest on any prin-
ciphlfor any nnmber of days, tbe an
swer in each case being in cents, sep
arate the two right hand figures to ex
press it in dollars and cents.
Fonr per-cent—Multiply the-prin-..
cipal bv the number of days todran;
separate right hand figures from pro
duct, and divide by 9.
Five per cent—Multiply by num
ber of days, and-divide by 72.
Six per cent—Multiply by numbe:
of days; separate right hand figure
and'divide by'6.
Eight per cent.-VidtipLv by num
ber of days, and. divide by 45.
A Connecticut clergyman reeently
annoinced from the pulpit that he
had bpard a man say that he had read
the Bible through in sixty hours.—
Determined to ascertain whether tbe
individual told the truth, he set about
muted, it himself, and read the whole of it
wife
Nine per cent.—Muib’ply hy ^
ber of days, sepal
and divide by A
Ten per cent.-3fnltip]yby numb
of days, and divide by 06.
Twelve percent—Mnltipfr!
ber of days; sepai
and divide by A
Eighteen pe f cent.-Multiply
number of day 3 ! separate right -hm
figure, and divide by 2.
Twentyper cent.—Multiply by num
ber of days, enddmdgp 1-8.
Fifteen wirceni.-Multiply by num
ber of days, and divide by 24.
The pioneer Methodist; Peter Cart
wright, uttered many wise and odd
and- witty sayings. He was often
much ann-wed atone sister, more noi-
sv than pions, who would go on on
highkeVat every opportunity- Att
animated q^ss-me-: ting one day
broke out *th, “If I M 0n /.“ 0r
feather in. the vwg- of mv faith
fly awry and be with tue ,v
*'Stick in the feather, O L<
t her go,” fervently respqpde
Cartwright.