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people’s fbietw’ Rose, Chi., Saturday, June 28, 1873. Is Our Duty Required of Us I The almost stereotyped way of closing an address in Lodge, is by an earnest, appeal to each member present, to faithfully dis charge his duty. So often has this been the case, and so accustomed are we to the exhortation that, when ripest for the im pression, the words fall upon our senses ‘‘Much like the s.inwf' ike c> the river, A moment then stone lor,. .■< r." So true is this, one is almost prompted to answer in the negative : Our duty is not required of us, Even our lecturers seem to have but little comprehension of the exhortation they utter: “Do Your Duty.” The words pass their lips like so much breath escaped and are but little more in keeping with mind and heart at that moment. He who utters them takes his seat and often eager ly scans the countenances of the audience to note what effect his elegant combination of well-sounded periods has made upon his hearers; while his hearers praise his c’o quence, his graceful case and handsome appearance, or condemn his volubility, and thank their stars that the performance is over, not giving a moment’s thought to the truths that they may profit thereby. The same, too, may be said of writers and their readers. Unlike the squirrel, who laborious!}- nib bles off and throws the bitter hull away that he may enjoy the sweets of the kernel we are content with the chaff, the outside polish, and let the heart of the nut blow away upon the winds. This, however is rot so in all ca«es ; there are many excep tions to this rule. .Many hearing the word receive the milk, and all to a greater or les- extent do their duty. But that it is true, in a majority of eases, is proven by observation. “Actions speak louder than words,” and far greater is the reward received for good ly, kind acts than is that for good or kind words. Acknowledging and sincerely re gretting past neglect, accompanied by ear nest well-formed resolutions to amend in the future, is well; but it is not for our high-sounding promises to do our duty we receive the rewand, but for the perform ance of the duty itself. We receive no re ward for the motive—-the good intention of the heart—unless accompanied by a sincere effort to carry it into effect. The man of good intentions is like the sloth, the waver ing and lukewarm, a burden on society, an injury to the Lodge. And a man full to Overflowing with love to his family, and who will shed tears of heartfelt sympathy, if they are affected with but the smallest common ill, without “has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.’ - For without acts, without an energetic effort, he will not be able to provide for his famfly, in which case he is thus stigmatized by the Apostle. The same may be applied to us in the Lodge, where each has his duty to per form. It is in the full discharge of our duty that we find the greatest source of happiness as a Good Templar whether in society or in the lodge. To illustrate this: You are a Good Tem plar. You have faithfully discharged your duty. Each meeting you are found in your place, the possessor of a light heart and a pleasant countenance. You rejoice to meet your brethren in the lodge ; in society you are equally pleased. You know that you have done your duty, and that the world honors you for it. But, on the other hand if you have been negligent of your duty, you become luke warm in the cause; you derive no pleasure and consequently no profit from the meet ings of your lodge: you feel that you are out of your place while there ; the happi ness you see in others, is a source ol dis comfort to you ; your pledge has become a burden which you long to throw off. In society you are ashamed to acknowledge that you are a Good Templar, or you loudly boast that you are, but that you can violate y. ur pledge without remorse of con-.-it i : e w'' ; eh proves that you are soulless—devoid of honor, truth, virtue, principle, sense, of ail things that raise you above the l« vel of the coarsest brute. In your sober reflecting L oments, well <io you know that you have di-craeed yourself by neglect of duty; and well do you know that that society which 'Cuffed at you fur taking the plvdne. at. ! which now >. etns to receive y >u with oj on •’rm-, in it< secret heart, des i < •> you m re fur your failure to prove worthy. YU: h ive -aid to .hem : “I can do till- thi. c. and have failed; an I now the finger of s .ra is jxfinied at you as a vain boas-.-r. It is said of y«>u: “He set hini'df up L ; • :m body, and he is not. He i* like sound ng brass and a (ink ing . iifi'd. lie i' a ar! h • hath falsified his Avtnn word! tie ha- violated his most sacred promise and wo will have roue of him ! He is a foul, an .inc.i an thing ! ’ Then sure';.- “onr duty is lequir-u of •;<." i.e: only by the e -L:uti<ui and ly iaw--. but bv our integrity, our i on. r a uun. our po-ition ia tt •* . !;e and in . »ci vty, by our ;o v of mir.u, L. all that n; n I ><l -icred. A Ith dr - • ioi- no w-r.--v.ri ,m in at whc ! w v v put it est- Should • I L-c switch • 4’a ’••• o s --,d r sut-nder ssiou, WE must remember that with our eyes open «c took the pledge for “wl.i'e yon five,” and, like through freiebt, we must, carry it io the end untarnished, and deliver it to the Great Receiver on this erind high road who has our check for it. May He help u to DO our duty.— ltmp'ars Record. - Getting Married. To the managing mamma, social gather ings are chiefly valuable as institute u thea tres of display’ for marriagea! Io daughters: since only thus can personal fascinations ana engaging maimers be displayed in the presence of many attentive a *mirers. In winter, therefore, sh ■ accompanies her sirens to evening parties, arraying them in the most becoming attire th a'; can be de vised, no matter if health and decency be set at naught; and --very opportunity is there take:, for the exhibition of those ac compb diluents which have cost so many weary hours to gain, and which are only serviceable to this end. The artist secs to it that the picture he would sell is hung in the best light; and we cannot expect, the mother to < e ’css anxious for her treasured darlings. When summer comes, she takes to the temporary centres of wealth and fashion, to Aewport and Saratoga, across the mountains and down to the sea; hawk ing them about through every wife market, and exhibiting their fine points, us a jockey would those of a valuable horse. “Sold singly to suit purchasers.” and “none but wealthy parties need apply,” are written all over their dress and conduct and rhe man agement of their friends. This mother is simply practical and self-sacrificing, she is employing the only n. uns allowed her to establish her daughters well in life. woman’s to propose. We are amused, however, at the indig nant pret \-ts that herseli makes to such a straightforv.ar eour.-.e. She can never be so immodest, we are told; it i* foreign to her nature, and she will not thus forfeit her self-respect. The assertion that her nature forbids it would seem to lack support. Queens are women, with all the instincts of her sex; and yet it is held eminently fitting that they shonld propose to the one below them in rank whom they may elect to share their throne. Victoria has told the world, with out a blush of shame, Low she offered her self in all candor to the German Albert; and when her daughter, the Princes Lou ise; would wed the son of Macallum More, no one doubts that the first gracious advan ces come from her. In society around us, ladies possessed of large estates do not object to have it known that they tendered the burden of its control the husband of their choice. It is not woman’s nature, then, that forbids it; it is her position. Not because she is a woman, but because she is an inferior, must she be sought and not seek. Place her in circumstances where she is plainly superior to her suitors, and .-he is expected to make the proffer of her heart and hand. Once render her then equal with man in resources and pub lic recognition, as we wish her to be, and matriiuonicl propositions may proceed from either, as occasion shall decide. — Abba Gould. Ornamental Yeung Ladies. They are delightful little bodies, for the most part; at peace with all things about them, and seeming to purr softly through their s’cepy existence like contented kittens. Their idea of bliss is to rest on deep, silken cushions, wi r h plenty of dainties to eat, w. rm coverings, and no need to bestir them selves. Energy and labor they consider very nice and useful and all that, for great, rude men, who can <?o nothing else, and who, by a wise provision of nature, were sent into the world to provide them with comforts. That is what fathers and hus bands and brothers are for. And they themselves were made to brand Christmas 'lippers, and stitch cigar cases for gentle men friend-; to hem their handkerchiefs, sing to them evenings, and otherwise to wait gracefully upon mankind. They are quite content to go throngh the world hedged about wth mysteries, not the •least of which is polities, which they sup pose to lie a sort ol b’.i k art, comprehen sible only to elderly m?n, who arc always wranghmr over it T'agreeably and unac <• untal ly, wb. n •! ey might, if they choose, U telling tl ■ lews. i saying pleasant thing'. An ulier mystery i- the lecent dis • U'Ston about women, which they think is -cm how very i ’-l ix ; and unfortunate, a hey have heard of dreadful, unladylike cri -.tu: who go around to conventions in I > mers. la'kivg I ke men. and creating a ui'turi and day wonder that the po- ■ • .io :. . •■»k- cue of th an. For their part they Lave all the right.- they care for, or know anythin-t r.’ ■ a:; and so long as gen tlemen p ick up their handkerchiefs gallant ly, an<l say “J, ? . f " blandly at door- ways. they •no n.-- iof uarre’ing about ; f .rtii.i-i)t> —A ; t ■ > RI —A you.ig la-’y <ir> wired ia tnirs. To Which Class do You There arc just three in‘o wb: every community is divided on tlvs ;ac tion of Temperance. First, i« the class who not only aUtain entirely from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, but work to detain others frem the viners’ fhngs. They are the “teeto talers” who not only practice total abssi nence, but advocate.it. j'bey ’T.k, at.ii move in the Temperance cau- ■. ’-'ney -ign all remonstrances against the giaming license to sell liquors. They Lave : scru ples about signing pledges- The second are the temperate people who do not drink liquor either. They never sip or guzzle their “fire-water; put thc’e it all ends. They have nothing tt- -r.y against the great evil of inte ; ..p:ra: Not a head, or heart or Land, wifi they - for the distraction of the hydra'ieade * mon ster. They are “all right ’ themselves, or have done enough for the cause in days past, so they complacently stanu meet .. .x all efforts now; theygive temperas:re m ings the cold shoulder, because they hav-. heard lectures enough, and regard 'he ■ re ject as o’d, hackneyed, and wrn ■■. it. Lhey say to all efforts to enforce the .aw, or to requests for lie p: “l T ou can’t do anything. You will only make matters worse.” They say they are temperance neot'e, while they sit sciil and let the great destroy er, Intemperance, stalk through the land, poisoning cur friends and neighbors: de caying and destroying our y••■nth: rla-tirg fair and cherished Lopes, and an:. • g thou sands of citizens, every year, to the drunk ard’s grave- They may shed a tear low and then, but that is all. They muy be good, temperate men, but they are . * perate men. They have no right to be caked so. It is a slander on the temper ance people to give them the name. The third class, compose the re-t ?f ’he community. They are the o t'" . ?•? who range from the moderate drinker who sij ■s an occasional glass with a friend, down tu the degraded, miserable sot. In hearing of these solemn declarations from Heaven : “Wine is a morker,” and “Look not upon the wire,” co t * dr’nk strong drinks. In the ia’ ’' ’t: •teir ■le words, “N<> drunkard slic.L nii- rit the kingdom of G’ xgaiu-t w!..;: ti.ey know of the insidious and dangerous nature ct the appetite, against the woe and termon' which they have seen coming from intem perance; against the pernicious influences which they have realized in their own minds, and bodies, and hearts. They con tinue to drink; and thus, constantly drink ing, imperceptibly yet surely, destroying their souls, and all who can be influenced by them. • Let each reader honestly inquire to which class he belongs.— Record. Resigned to his Fate.—When I was a little baby, girls would never “let rue be,” for every one would snatch me up and place mo,on her knee; then to kiss, scpiecze, and hug me; I'm sure “dr. l’’ and “mainI'’ 1 '’ must have wondered I.sur vived it—but I stood it like a lamb! And again, while but in boyhood, they’d tempt me from my home, through gardens and through pleas ure grounds, o’er fairy spots to roam; then with lucious fruits and sweet meats my small tummy they would cram and half stifle me with kisses— but I stood it like a lamb! When older still, they’d lure me though din gle, dale or dell to gather nuts, or flowers and ferns—and they seem’d to love it well! Yet startled, oft at trifles, with shriek that seemed no sham, they’d fling their arms around me — but I stood it like a lamb! At last one charming creature (who could most my soul entrance,) by wonderous winning archness, and a tender, melt ing glance, seemed to say, “You know you love me, why not take me as I and I felt obliged to do it —but I stood it like a lamb ! Thus throngh childhood, youth and manhood —ay I each moment of my life—my heart has felt the witching power of girl m - d ;or wife; and the spell will leave me never, for like a potent dram, woman's unarms subdue me ever —but “I stco 1 i: like a lamb!” To give a rose to a lady has always been considered a graceful act of gal lantry. But when you take the pre caution to fill the leavesol your r< .sc with Cayenne pepper, the p mtencss becomes rati, ir dubious. Tin's was the elegant and chivalrmdev: ■■ L.i t ed by a young gentleman ci Amkribud for punishing ;t young married 1: ly who had slighted him. The effect was a fit of sue- ifii.g so violent as to bring on a s- vere film an 1 three physicians. B* sid<- u had to go away lor a change, I yet her aggrieved husband claims only s' ven hundred rup. • s damage'. He may have consider <1 th" going - <.:.m< at: | - tors. When she recovers she m:;y. if her mind is of a literary turn, firn! a n.-w nit-aning in the i ■ < *‘s a: • ai out ‘ dying of a rose in • .romat: • ♦ Wholesale Change "Z I'.ut —An .:■. ■ ■ . - Catholics, within the jurisdiction the Episcopal Bishop of Central New Y'rk, during the iatier part < f M .y, signify I their desire to the Hight Rev. F. D. Huntingdon to be placed und r his care; wliercunon, rhe Rev. A. F. Rumpff. a German priest of the is copal Church, was sen - to them. Good music’ans execute the r: u- >: the bad ones murder it. Attention Bee Keepert. Oxnoar, Ala., June 23, 1873. To ail Ilci- Keepers in Alabama and Georgia: The Bee Keepers’ Association of the Cherokee Country of Georgia and Alabama was organized on the 14th instant. The object of this association is to create greater interest in the manage ment and culture of Bees in the South. Any one can become a member of ihis .Association, by sending his name, Post Office address and fifty cents to Thcs. J. Perry, Secretary, Rome, G-a. The first Annual Convention will be held at the Fair Grounds near the city of Rome, on the 9th day of September the second day of the Fair. It is very desirable that all Bee j Keepers should take an interest in the Association and attend the first Annual Convention at the time and place above i stated. The election of officers and the appointment of the time and place for the annual meeting in ’1874, will take place at this Convention. i Suitable premiums will be given also for bees and their produts, as will be seen by reference to the Premium List of the Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association of the Cherokee Country of Georgia and Alabama which will be ready for distribution soon. W. J. Borden, Pres. i We cheerfully publish the above, believing that if Bee Keepers will com ply with the request therein contained they will accomplish great good and all will be benefited by the crumbs of information they will obtain, for vari ous topics will be discussed, and a free interchange of opinions given and questions asked and answered. This is a very important branch of industry and too much and too long neglected here in the South. We are willing to do anything to build it up and will publish any well written article on the subject. Come Bee Keepers, give us your experiences, troubles, successes, etc. It will do you good and benefit oiliers. We are for industry, econo my, morality, Temperance and honey. - Crops in the Southwest. An intelligent gentleman, writing from Cuthbert, June 12th, to a friend in this city, says: “The expression is frequently made by persons of intelli gence and integrity that nothing short I of a good crop and a good price can save the people from general and hope less ruin. The crop prospect is the finest I ever saw at this season of the year, all things considered, in the counties below, where I have been; but it is now well authenticated that the cotton caterpillar has appeared in nu merous localities, and great fears are ( entertained of a general destruction of the crop. There were bolls enough fora small crop last year beyond the power of beak before he was hatched; the destruction of leaves and small forms was, therefore, not a total de struction of the crop. But you can easily comprehend the fears of the in telligent planter when he is made to realize that the worm has proceeded the fruiting of his cotton, and when i ° ■ he is made to realize that the worm has proceeded the fruiting of his cot ton, and when he can see no reason why it is not wholly at the mercy of the destroyer. If the worm should increase, as it did last year, there will not, in all this part of the State, be cotton enough to pay the taxes on the land.— Allan la Cc nst if at ion. The Federal Deiit from 1857 to 1871. —The following is a statement of the out-tanding principal of the national debt at the close of each financial year siiici 1857, taken from the report of the Sem-etiiry of the Treasury, Decem ber 4, 1.871, page 13: July 1, 1857. $ 28,099,831 85 July 1, 1858 44,911,881 03 July 1, 1859 53,490,837 88 •J illy 1, 186'! 04,842,287 88 Jnlv 1, I*6l 90,580,973 72 Jnlv 1, 1862 594,176,412 13 July 1. 1863 1,119.772,138 63 July 1, 1864 1.815,784,370 57 July J, 1'65 2,680,647,869 74 July 1, 1-66 2,773,230,1.73 69 Ju vl, 1 - t 2.67 8,126.103 87 Julv 1, I* • 2,611,687;851. 19 Jiiiy 1, IsG'i) 2.588,452,213 91 L.:’v •. ' 2.480.672,427 B’l Julv 1, I'7l 2 353,211.332 32 READ THIS! A rare chance for some one in every Lodge to get a valuable premium for a few hours work ami at the same time to be doing ■glorious work in the Temperance Reform. To parties who prefer working for a cash commission we will give aliberai percent. 1 copy 1 yr. in advance, $ 2,00 9 U ' U 14 and Chromo to getter up of club 4.00 3 copies 1 yr. in advance, and chromo to getter up of club 5.00 5 copies 1 yr. in advance, and chromo to getter up of club 7.50 10 copies 1 yr. in advance, one small chromo and one large chromo and 1 copy Great Industries of the United States 20.00 20 copies 1 yr. in advance, 4 small chromos one large chromo,one copy Great Industries U. S. and 1 copy Webster’s U nabridged Pictorial Dictionary 40.00 These premiums are worth nearly $25, and will be sent by express. 25 copies 1 yr. in advance, 8 small chromos, one large chromo, 1 copy Great Industies U.S., and 1 copy Webster s Unabridgod Pictorial Dictionary 50.00 These premiums are worth nearly S3O, and will be sent by express. 30 copies 1 yr. in advance, 8 small chromos, one large Chromo, 3 copies Great Industries U. S. and Worcester’s Una bridged Pictorial Dic tionary 60.00 These premiums are worth nearly S4O and will be sent I y express. 50 copies 1 yojH|^^advance, sinal >i n< one two horse steel plow and one one or two horse Watt Plow 100,00 These premiums arc worth over SSO. G 5 copies, one year in advance, 20 small chromos, 1 largo chromo, two copies Great Industries U. S., and one Parker Bros Double Bar relled Breech Loading Shot Guns 130.00 These premiums are worth nearly SIOO, and. will be sent by express. 70 copies, one year in advance, 20 small chromos, four Great Industries U. S. and one Domestic Sewing Machine 140.00 Those premiums are worth over SIOO, sent by express. 100 copies, 1 year in advance, 25 small chromos ami a “Silver Tongue Organ.” The organ alone is. worth SIOO. The organ to be shipped from the Factory 200.00 Parties working for these premiums will please notify us and they can send the names and money as received and if they fail in making up the club they arc working for they will receive the premiums offered for the number of subscribers they do obtain. This proposition is open for GO days, ending August Ist. Secretary’s Office, Floyd County 1 Monumental Assort tion, Rome ,Ga., June 23, . 873. ) Willis Bobo, Esq., Floyd County, Ga., Mv Dehr Sir:—l am directed by Col. John R. Towers, President, to ten der to you the thanks of this Associa tion for your very generous donation of as much and such quality of marble at your quary sb; miles of this city and one-fourth of a mile of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, as the Board may think necessary, to erect the Soldier’s Monument. The rela tives and friends of those whose names the Association wish to preserve and perpetuate will also thank you. Yours respectfully, Thos. J. Perry, Scc’y. ‘G on a fellow niaices his arm round, his gal, und she vas liken dat pooty veil, den dat vns on adound it vas maken habiness come on some wivst blaces, an’ it?”