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eir |i in the wee as p 'Ssible
■ t a no te r/w will he strt'tty urViereU to.
Ll-IGAL advertising.
since the war, the following are the
r.» fa- notices ofOrdinaries, &e.—to bk paid in a©-
T,,rtv Ohvs' Notices 500
j.’ ii'tv Ihys’ Notices 6 25
- .of Lands. Ac pr. sqr of ten Lines 6 "<)
' xty fists’Notices 7 00
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“Let ftsiib a liberal per cent,ace for advertising
K ■ unceasingly before the public; and it.
"x nut what Imsi css- y<>» are engaged in, for, if
.vntlv and industriously pursued, a fortune will
v.. 11 —th at - Merchants’ Magazine.
Mbr 1 began to i ’verti-e my Ironware freely,
o increased with amazing’ rapidity. For ten
... > oast 1 h ive spent ji'VVOOO yearh to keep my
»• :r « ires hes re the public. Had l been timid in
di'g. I never should have po-sessed my fortune
i.f *|i.'-i.i)tni”—McLeod lielt.on. Birmingham
*• Adveitislnsr liLe Midas’ t uich, tu>ns everything to
.1 !L it. your daring men uraw eillioss to their
|coffers "—Stuart ('lay
• hit iiiiil icity is to love, and boldness to war. the
'hi use of printer's i )k, is to success in business.” —
■newspapers Hv.ile Fisk/*—.l Fisk, Jr.
•V-h.i'.t the aid of advertisement I < oud have done
gin my p'"ttlnUons. I hnve the most .emu pie e
!'■> “in “printers'ink.” Adve.Using is the “royal mud
to business Barnnm.
|nffssifi«t QLarJis.
V RF,nD»N T fl. Attorney ot Lmr,
r ’ * Bsrucftvii e, Pike eo . Ga. Will practice in the
!vJ compjiMng the Flint Judicial Circuit, end
“ ' h* r c by special ontract Al business promptly
1 !’ !to Othee in Elder'*budding, over <‘hamber’s
m store. aufi(>- y
j 1 ! \S BEALL. Attorney tit Law,
I ItioniHston, <!«.. WiH practice in the Fi>nt Oir
' m:, »nd elsewhere by special contract. aug‘27-ly
\\ L LEAVER. Attorney nt Law.
• rhomaston, On, Wil-l practice in ail the.
'! the iiim Cireuit, and elsewhere by special
I ' r:lct - june2S-ly
[. If ALL, Attorney and Counsellor
.. ; ,v '’ Practice in the counties composing
' i ircnit. ‘ln the Supreme Court of (•eor , ia.
y . ,|,e District Court of the United States far the
„ 'on ami Son hern Districts of (ieorgia.
’'oston. f}&., J une igth. 187"-ly.
T )'■ • HERMAN’. Attorney at Law.
* ! r p* , sviHe. Da. Will Practice in the Courts of
1 ~va it, nnd KlseMhe.ie by Special (Contract.
1 •cation given to all collection of claims.
JuDt'4-ly
,j ISr '^H IL SMITH. Attorney and
' llor at Law. (iifice Corner Whitehall aud
Übinia, Ga. Wll practice n ihe Su
"mrs of Coweta and Flint Circuits, the Su
"Hit of the State, and the United States’ Ids
! All com • unicart on* addressed to him at
Ul ‘ receive prompt attention. aprill)-ly
l\ V j'EIISOV & MoCALL A, Attorneys
I fov. Covinstton. Ceor<ria. Will attend rcaru-
I '■ l I'ractwe in the Superior Courts of the
I ’ ''f Newton, Butts. H* nry, Spalding Pike.
I . e ‘ iPaou, Morgan, DeKalb, Gwmuette and das
dec 0-1 y
|.| s M. M ATIIE'VS, Attorney at
't'Ci'r 1 l A"tton, Ga., will practice nH the counties
B ' Hiatt alioochee Circuit and elsewhere by
I dec 10-1 y
|\\ & WILLIS. Attorneys at Law
I'iss,. i* 1 !t^ n i Ga. Prompt attention glyen to
Need in our hands. 4eclU ; ly
111 f 'E. TRIPPE, Attorney at Law
r •HhHV ® a . practice in the State Courts
■ 1 -an - !llt ed States’ District Court at Atlanta nnd
I dt>e °' ly
I'l • Attorney at Law, Barnes*
practice in all the counties of
Ultp -nd Supreme Canrt of tha State.
BETHUNE, Attorney at
■ , of tiwnl* 0 ”* practice in all the
' w her „ e ' "“Gahooeheo Circuit, and Upson and
decls-ly
|| ■' of W BI continue the practice
■ ' ln De . Office at D llardawfly » B Drug
I. _ decld-ly
9u tetipy t / II aN N AIT. is pleased to
■>, ;‘” : cp nt of Upson that he will continue
I. Calcine in its various brandies at
I r J 4eclß-ly
Ct Attorney at Law
9 < «eiio an 'i , .n ti,a rV 1 . 1 Practice In OirenK Courts o
Umted >tates District Courts.
■T 1 l! l " -
have moved tip to
B^ l ‘tiiK 0 '^iilarlj 8 !" 3 ( henev and Allen’s newbtliXd
to in tl ie practice of merti-
Wb> l am muT’ iU an y Uine Persons wishing
|Vat Le W j Sk ,™.v office, can call on Messrs.
■ n '<„?•» also | 6 n v ' 5 ,iW .V«r’a and obtain informs-
I J-:Uvtr e j Wny mtJi ' a 8 0 there, which wili
CR J. O. HT7ST.
z, The gy atoms of livur
In 111 IT A IT fl «I co, !' l>,tt V Tt * re une *slm*&s
i\ 111111 l\ \ "l Hnd »’ ain the side
I l ' I 111 ill Ull lj I Sometimes the pain is Tn
3 | the shoulder, and is tni 3 -
f«wnrw«rji<«»sui ’‘ken for rheumatism.
■ to.stomach ;« n fleeted sit It loss of anpetite and sick
ness. t owels in general costive, sometimes flltermoin*
wall ia.\. Ihe heml is troubled with pain and dull
heavy sensation considerable loss <>f memory, accotn
pi.nted with painful sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been done. Often conr
and low spirits fiome
■ ir I xr p n ■'syintitom* attend thedis
-5 1 ! I I W’ II I ease, and at other times
j) 1 1 li II g very few of them; but
S B Liver is gencr.illv the
r*aam"WDM,ais—swum organ most involved.
< uro the Liver with
r:H. SIMMONS’
Liver "Segulator,
A preparation of roots aa<l herbs, w-rrent-d to beatrioL
lv vcL-e'able, and cm do noir.jnry to nnyone.
„ * '■’cen used hv hundreds, and known for the last
,*•* v, ; ,trs ,lS •"« of «hc most reliable, efficacious and
harmless preparations ever offered to the Bufferin'*, if
~‘u im ■■ iii r> "'' sisteMtlv <* s s «''e to cure?
g'*" 1 " tSiffS-h, ! >vsp"psia, headache,
flUflfTF ■ mr\ n B jaundice i oMiveness.sick
S || »< j Ij I '1 j || SI B headache, chronic diarr
-3 HLiULIi 1 1 UIl«Bhoea, affections of the
B bladder, camp d\sent.ery,
r-SBCTP'auw,_“ lt xv^VU-'dITOilffections of_the kidney's,’
fever, nervousness, cliills, diseases of the skin, imimrit.y
of the blon.l, meiancliclv, or depression of spirits, heart
burn, colic, or pains in the bowels, pain in t4>e head,
fever and ague, dropsy, bolls, pain in back-and limbs,
■ sthm.'i erysipelas, female affections, and b.lious dw
eascs general! v. Prepared only by
i. BS. zs:si.g\ r & CO.,
T'rice 91: by mail *1.85. Druggists, Macon, Ga. *
The following highly respectable persons can fi llv at
test to the virtues of this valuable medicine, and to
whom we most respectfully refer;
Gen. k\ .a. Holt,, President 8. W. If. R. Conipanv;
It -v I. Felder, Perry, Ga ; Co] E. K Sparks, Albany,
Ga.; George J Lunsford. Fsq.. Conductor 8. W R. R.;
C Viisterson, Esq, Sh-rilf Bibb county; J A. P.utts’
i’lainlin'dge, Ga ; Itykes Sjnirhuwk. Edit-ora Floridian}
fallahassee; Rev. J W. Burke. Macon, Ga: Virgil
Powers Ksq., Su» erintendent S. W. R. R; Daniel Bui
lard, Bullard's Station. Macon and Brunswick R, R.,
Twiggs county,«• a ; Grenville Wood. Wood’s Factory,
Macon. Ga ; Rev. E F. Easterlinn, P E Florida Con
fercree; Major A. F. Wuoiey, Kingston, Ga.; Editor
Mac n Telegraph.
For,sale bv John F Henry, New A'ork, Jno D. Park,
Cincinnati, Jno. Flemming, New Orica; e, and all Drug
gist* apl2-l y
BIXTY-FIVB FIRST PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED.
S- —the great
Southern Plano
MANUFACTORY.
WM. I<L IST .A. 33 E eSc C 0. 3
M A NDFACTUHEHB OF
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT
PIANOFORTES,
BALTIMORE, MD.
r piIESE Instruments hove been before the
ft Public for nearly Thirty Years, and upon their
excellence alone attained an unpurchased pre eminence,
which prorrouncej* them unequalled. Their
TONE
combine* great power, sweetness and fine singing quali
ty. as well as great purity of Intonation and Sweetness
throughout the entire s.eaie. Their
TOUCH
is pliant and elastic and entirely free from the stiffness
found in so many Pianos.
IN AVORKMANTSI-IIP
they are unequalled using none hut. the very best seas
oned material, the large capital employed in our busi
ness enabling us to keep continually an immense stock
of lumber. Am., on hand.
All our B<juare Pianos have oar New Improved Over
strung Scole and the Agraffe Treble.
We would call special attention to our late improve
ments in GRAND PIANOS AND SQUARE GRANDS,
Patented August. 14, 1566. which bring the Piano nearer
perfection than has yet been attained.
Every Piano fully warranted 5 Years
We have made arrangements for the Sole Wholesale
Agency fi r the most celebrated PARLOR ORGANS.
AND VIKLODKONS, which we offer, Whohsale and
Retail, at Lowest Factory Pi ices.
WM. KNABE & CO.
S(‘ptl7-Gru • Baltimore, Mil.
“OUR FATHER’S HOUSE;”
or, THE UNWRITTEN WORD.
By D.vsitL Makch. D. D., Author of the popular
“ Night Scenes.”
r |Tj|[S master in thought and lanffoaoe
ft shows ue untold riches and beauties iu the
Great House, with its Blooming flowers. Si ging birds.
Waving palms. Polling cioude, Beautiful hows Sacred
mountains. Delightful rivers, Mighty oceans. Thunder
ing vdees. Blazing heavens and. vast universe with
countless beings in millions of worlds, and reads to us
in each the Unwritten World, Rose-tinted paper, or
nate engravings and silpei'h bmdi g ’Rich and varied
in thought.’ *'i haste.” ”i- asy and graceful in stvle.”
“Correct, pure and elevating in its tendency.” “‘Beau
tiful ami good.” “A household treasure.” Commenda
tions like the above from College Presidents amt Pro
fessor, ministers of all denominations, and *he re’igjous
and secular press all over the country, its freshness,
purity of language, with clear, open type, fine 'teel en
gravings, substantial binding, and low price, make it the
book tor the masses. Agents are selling from 50 to 150
per week. We want Clergymen, School Teaqliers,
smart young men and ladies to introduce the work for
us in every township, and we will pay liberally. No
intelligent manor woman need be without a paying
business. Seid for circular, full description, and terms.
Address ZIEGLER A MoCUKDY,
10 S. Sixth street. Pliiladelpiiia Pa.
13!) Race street, Cincinnati, Ohio,
68 Monroe street, Chicago, 111.,
503 N. Sixth street, 8t Louis, Mo.
Beplo-4m or, 102 Main street, Spri gfield, Mass.
"‘THE MONROE ADVERTISER.”
.VOLUME FIFTEEN.
A First-Class Democratic Newspaper!
r IMIE Campaign which will soon be innu
i curated, ani whi;h will culminate in the election
of Congressional and Legislative Representatives in
November, promises to be one of the most important
and interesting epochs in the history of the State. In
view of this fact, it is the duty of every person to sub
scribe for some available newspaper. To the people of
this section. The Moneox Abvektjssk presents superior
claims.
No pains will be snared to render the Tuft Advert-isfu
a reliable and efficient newspaper, and each issue will
•embrace a fair epitome ol the week’s news, both foreign
and domestic. . ....
As heretofore, the local news of the adjoining
counties will be made a specialty. > r >
Tint Advertiser is published in a vfcvy populous and
wealthy section, and is one of the most available
advertising mediums
in Middle Georgia. To the merchants of Macon and
Atlanta, it offers superior inducements for reaching a
large, intelligent and prosperous class of people, leiius
of advertising liberal. Address,
JAMES P. HARRISON,
freptl7-tf Box 79y Forsyth, Ga.
TWO GOOD BOOKS,
Should be Had in every Family.
DEVOTIONAL and Practical Polysrlott
FAMILY BIBLE, containing a copious indog,
*joncor<htn<sfc Dictionary of Biblical 1 erips,
jcal and Historical Index, «fce Fourteen «iunGCod.pagea
furnished in three styles of bi ’ding
L \ WS of BUSiNEs>S b>r all the l mon
Br Theophilus Parsons, L L D This y<d>une. contains
forms for men of every trade or profession, mortgages,
deeds, bills of sale, leases, bond, articles of Qoparmer
ship, will, awards, &c Published by the ISalional I üb
li-hing Uo , Nemphis, Tenn.
Mr JOHN A. COCHKAN has taken the Agency for
Upson and Pike counties, and wit call ppon the pe<»le
with these Invaluable books immediately nov-o
THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1871.
Hits.
A thief in Missouri boasts 1400 convic
tions.
Nuhby young men in Detroit wear email
ear-rings*.
Nevada is getting up a lottery to pay oil
her debt.
A colony Lr Florida, is organizing in
New Jersey.
Pennsylvania has produced anew order
known us “The Jolly Corks.”
Texas has seventy millions of land
waiting for somebody to come and take it.
Three t eres of timber land wen'c down
out of sight at Basket Station, N. J.*, last
week.
The Cincinnati mode of gelifig rid of
mothers- in-law is by greasing tha cellar
stairs.
A Toronto paper claims f>r that city the
‘‘ohampioa widow.” Bhe lias buried her
fifth husband.
A Wisconsin farmer had a disagreement
with a mule, and that sagacious animal
kicked bis right ear off.
Steam, gongs have been introduced into
Manchester, England. The workman cull
them “American devils.”
A Manchester (Vermont) man has been
blind ever since he undertook to look into
his neighbor’s bid-room.
“Pound parlies” are the latest. Those
invited are expected to contribute one pound
at least of something to eat.
Binghamton N. Y , shows specimens of
white flint corn, which has this year
yielded 100 bushels ot cars per acre.
The L ord Chief B iron of England has
decided that a man’s duty is first to his
sweetheart—next to the admiralty.
Olive L gan is said to not only lecture
well, hut to dress splendidly. In other
words, the points a m ral and adorns a tale.
A Florida alligator had two billiard-balls
in his stomach, at his post-mortem. So far
as known, lie wasn't champion of anything.
The citizens of Bath Me., still retain the
old custom of having the oily bells rung at
sunrise and sunset, regardless of the clock.
An Australian horse has recently run ten
miles in 24 minutes and 2’5 seconds, said to
be the fastest time on record for that dis
tance.
A daughter of Captain Wirz, the AnJcr
sonville jailer, is a governess in an English
nobleman’s family. She is reported to be
an accomplished and refined lady.
Chicago has a hotel with a patent heat
indicate r running from every room to the
< (lice, so th... clerk can tell at a glance how
hot it is in any room in the house.
of Indian fame, believes, and will
s«ion submit the reasons for his belief, that
a great river, larger than the Mississippi,
flows under the Rocky Mountains.
An eccentric Onioan likes to drop empty
pocket-.books on the sidewalk, jest to see
people pick them up and look around in a
guilty v\ay to see if any one is watching
| them.
The Patrons of Husbandry, in Missouri,
have a side degree into which they initiate
horse thieves. After the ceremony, nothing
Can be seeu of tin c .ndidate, and the ground
is all nicely sodded over.
A great many weddings are taking place
in Illinois, induced probably by the fact
that premiums are to be given at the next
State Fair, to first, second and thiid best
10, king babies three months old.
Society proposes to celebrate leather
weddings fifteen years after marriage; every
present to be nf leather and to range any
where from riding whips to Turkey morocco
libraries.
Mrs. Ingham, of lowa, will live in history
as the woman vvno delivered a Fourth of
July oration while her husband proudly
sat on the back of the platform, holding the
baby, and who uow presides over a suffrage
society.
Chinese ruffians in San Franeisco have a
sort of mutual insurance society, by which
one who is injured in any vcheme of murder
or plunder receives a weekly aliowar.ee, and
in case he goes to prison his family is pro*
vided fur.
An exhorter at a revival meeting at
Council Bluffs became indignant because a
brother was superior in sinirrg. “Brother
Brown,” be said, “can sing and pray ; but, ,
by the blessing of God, there is one thing j
I*can beat him in—l can fiddle his shirt
clean ofi‘.”
The liquor law which recently went into
effect in New IL.mshire, provides that
damage done to property by drunken per
sons mu«t be paid for by the dealers from
whom they had obtained the liquor. A
dealer who refuses to pay may be fined
from SSO to SSOO.
A young lady in Indiana was frozen to
death during the last cold spell while out
sleigh-riding with a young man.. A young
man who can’t keep a girl from freezing,
when he has her in a sleigh all to himself,
should be punished to the full extent of the
law.
They have in Wisconsin what are called
“hard times parties.” The inritations are
written on brown .paper, aod request the
<*uests to dress in their old clothes. Bean
soup, crackers, and dried herrings consti
tute the refreshments, with “cambric tea,”
and water. The guests walk home.
A recent prairie fire, near
City, lowa, dr°ve t.Lo buffalo into
the streets, lighted lurid glare.-wvre
filled with a sea of moving hair, clicking
hoofs and glistening horns. The citizens
hastened to the doers with their rifles and
secured a generous supply of the jaoble
game. . x ., t
Among the reeommendationsGf the Direc-
tor of the Philadelphia Mint ip his annual -
re-nort, is one for an issue of silver coins of
the ball and quarter dollar denominations, \
which shall be redeemable when presented
in the amount of ten dollars, but which ,
shall on l y be worth about seventy-six cents j
on the do Jar, the object being to do awny |
with fractional currency.
Mil. HILL’S ADDRESS.
Long Articles Not Usually Read—Com
ment* af tlie P»ess—A ns* lysis ot tlie Adi
i! I<»n .that Arise with Regard
j*—The Popular Convict
lljll's Address Their Embodiment.
hddortt Constitution : Mr. Hill’s addi ess
ficeupi'S a column and a half. The aver
sion of newspaper readers to long articles
is so well known, that it is hardly probable
u; Ne than one in ten will read it ; the
"there will skip if, and adopt the editorial
view. The comments of the press appear
very conflicting; some approve, some dis
approve; some wonder what it means, and
surmise there is something at the bottom
not soon upon its face; others construe it
into a game of political see-saw between Mr.
Iliil and Dr. Bard. Upou the whole, great
.j . t has heei* done, and attention is
uißed to the following brief
ANALYSIS OF MR. bill’s ADDRESS.
1. Entered politics to aid iu preserving
Constitutional Union.
2. Opposed secession, coercion and recon
struction ; not responsible for cons- querices.
3. Results of the revolution embodied in
the I.4th, 14 h and 154) amendments.
4 Consequences of the amendments:
Fir.-t, the civil and political equality of all
races, a portion of the white race at the
iS iuth alone being kept in bondage ; second,
the nationalization of the General Govern
ment.
5. The amendments having been pro
claimed by the proper authority, the judicial
department of the government can only
construe. Tne Judiciary has nothing to do
with making Constitutions and can only
pass upon laws enacted under the Consti
tution. The Supreme Court can, therefore,
give no relief.
o. Tlie amendments may be usurpations,
nevertheless they are law, and must be obey
ed. Nearly all governments are simply sue
cesi'ul u^urpa 1 ions, law bping nothing but
power. Usurpation may be criminal; viola
tion of established law T is crime.
7. After careful consideration, the repeal
of the amendments appears to bo improba
ble, for the following reasons:
First, The North loves power rather than
right.
Second, The North hates the States’ rights
doctrine.
Third, The North is in favor of a 3trong
National Government.
Fourth, The North regards the freedom,
the civil and polirical equality of the negro
sis a great national, philanthropic and re
ligous benefit.
8. There is,, then, new a National Consti
tution, with new and enlarged powers of
government ; anew system of industry ; a
new state of society.
9. Resulting duties ; Ist. Obey the Con
stitution ar.d tlie laws, an 1 seek changes
only in the legal way ; 2d- Treat the negro
kindly and generously ; 3d, Let the dead
past alone, and unite to briug back pros
perity and good feeling; 4th, Elect honest
men to office.
The following appear to bo the only
questions that can arise from a considera
tion of the address :
1. Are the /acts correctly or incorrectly
stated ?
2. -Are the inferences legitimate or false ?
3. Is Mr. Hill’s reasoning with regard to
the repeal of the amendments, or rather,
are his conclusions probable or improbable?
4. Is his final conclusion, with regard to
the nature of the government, true cr false ?
5. Is his advice good or bad ?
The thoughtful and impartial reader can,
it seems to the writer of these lines, but
agree with Mr. Iliil. The-e convictions
have been floating in the minds of the peov.
pie for some time ; have had partial utter
ance here and there, and have finally
assumed form and substance through the
instrumentality of Mr. Hill. There is in
them not the least tinge of Radicalism. Mr.
Iliil is only n<>t so-sauguine as some w’ith
regard to tiie repeal of the amendments ; he
may be too hopele-s. Jay M. Ayr.
Uc lunation of Ciiief Justice Droyn).
Atlanta. December 24. 1870.
His Ex<:dlency Rufus B. Bullock, Governor
of Georgia :
Dear Bir—l am associated with a com
pany of gentlemen who intend this day to
submit f>r your consideration a bid for the
lease of the Western mid Atlantic Rail
road, which is the property of th '.State,
under the act of the Legislature, passed
244i October, 1870, and the pubi c notice
given by you, inviting bids ; and I am in
formed there will he different propositions
submitted by different companies, when it
will become your duty to decide between
th“m.
You and J are the official heads of two
co-ordinate departments of the same Gov
ernment; and this is a matter which in
volves a large pecuniary interest to the
State, where my interest «Dd that of the
people may seern to eonfl ct. I think it
duo alike to Goth of us, and to thbse w hom
we represent, that 1 should, as 1 now do,
tender to you, unconditionally, my resig
nanion as Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of this State, and respectfully re
quest that you accept the same before you
consider the respective proposals or deeide
between the different companies upon the
question of the lease of the Road.
Thanking your Excellency fur your uni
form courtesy to me, and the others officially
connected with the Judicial Department of
the State Government which I have had the
honor to preside over, I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
Joseph E. Brown.
How to-liaise tlie Win !.
Apropos of a story*cold by its New Y”ork
correspondent, the Philadelphia Press
makes a capital suggestion as to the way
in which might be identified, at
banks when presenting cheeks to fie Cw.sj»eid.
The story was-that Jo. Jefferson not btong
able to get the'tuoney on a check drawn to
his order, because knew’ him, turn
ed to the teller and said in the tones.of Rip
Van Winkle, “If my little dog Schooler
‘ was here -he would know’ me.” The sug
gestion is that if the following act rs should
find themselves in a similar predicament,
Mr Owens nsej only lav <down his check
and say, “Jess
might cry, “0 Glfd 1 O God ! me ehe-iid.
aae che-iid-ren f” Pauline Markham might
put her foot on the Cuunter; and Edwin
Forrest need only rush into the bank, seize
the toller by the throat and ye!i “Liar and
slave.” No doubt the money would be
instantly forthcoming.
The Fear of Dt-nth.
Above all things, the fear of death should
be valiantly combatted. “To love life
without fearing death.” said Ilufeland, “is
the ouly means of living happy and dying
at a good old age.”
People who dread death seldom attain
longevity. If death presents itself to us
uuder a repulsive and terrifying aspect, it
is solely owing to our habits and. prejudices
having perverted our feelings. Montaigne
justly said that it is darkening tlie room,
the laces lull of grief and desolation, tlie
moaning and crying, that make death terri
ble. Civilization, by investing death with
tlie most lugubrious associations that it
can conjure up, has also contributed to
rendering it a hideous spectre. It is the
reverse with the patient. In nne cases
out of t*.u, death is not only a teHU. but
almost a sense of voluptuousness. Sleep
daily teaches us the reality*of death.
“Sleep and death are twins,” said the poe s
of antiquity. Why, then, should we fear
death when wo daily invoke its brother as
a friend and a consolation ? “Life,” said
Buffon, “begins to fail long before it is
•utterly gone.” Why, then, should we dread
the last moments, when \vo 4 are prepared
for its advent fiy so many* other moments of
similar character? Death is as natural as
life. Both come to us in the same way,
with ut our cc nscio; sutas, without our
being able to determine the event of either.
No one knows the exact momeot when he
goes to sleep, none will kuow the ex ict
moment of his death. It is certain that
death is a pleasurable feeling. Lucan used
to say that life be would insupportable to
man if the gods had not hidden from him the
happiness he would experience iu dying.
Tuilims Marcelliuus, Francis Suarez, and
the philosopher La Mettrie, all sp >kc of the
voluptuousness of their last moments. Such
are the consolations which philosophy pto
senta to timid minds that dread death.
We need not say that much higher and
loftier cons dations await the christain who
is firm and s-eaifa-t in his faiths and has
before him the prospect of entermil life.
Causes of Sudden Diuth.
Very few of the sudden deaths which are
said to arise from ’disease oi the heart’ do
really arise from that cause. To ascertain
the real origin of sudden deaths, experi
ments have been tried in Europe and report
ed to a scientific congress held at Stras
bourg. Sixty-s;ix cases of sudden death
were made the subject of a thuXu.ugh post
mortem examination ; in these cases only
two were found who died from disease of the
heart. Nine of the thirty-six had died from
apoplexy while there were forty-six cases
of congestion of the lungs- that is, the
lungs were so full of blood they could uot
work, there not being room enough for a
sufficient quantity of air to enter to support
life. ' The causes that produce congestion
of* the lungs are cold feet, tight clothing,
costive bowels, sitting till chilled, after bal
ing warmed with labor or rapid walk,
going too suddenly from a close, heated
room into the cold air, especially, after
speaking, and sudden repressing; news oper-.
ating ou the blood.
The causes of sudden death being known,
avoidance of them serve to lengthen many
valuable lives, which would otherwise be
lost under the verdict of-heart complaint.’
The disease is supposed to be inevitable and
incurable ; hence many may not take the
pains they would to avoid sudden death if
they knew it lay in their power.
• Fistiiiig for Fools.
The enterprising firm of Logan A Cos., in
New Y r ork has jusc been broken up, and
thus the business of foot-fishing, long and
successfully practiced by them, has been
suspended. This firm has been in the hab
it of sending lithographed letters over the
country, proposing to sell counterfeit money
at a very low price. When money was
remitted" to Messrs. L gan & Go., a box
stuffed with sbavlugsor sawdust was usual
ly returned.
The extent to which human nature can
be imposed upon by swindles, which should
be transparent to the most casual observer,
is demonstrated by the fact that these
worthies captured about $17,000 in two
weeks time. Not only was this result
shown when their buildi ng was pulled
down by the police, but it was also shown
that their operations had been national in
extent, embracing gudgeons from every
part us the country.
The Chic eg > Times is not surprised to
find among the victims of this scandalous
trickery, a Radical member of Congress
from Georgia, and a Radical member of the
Tennessee Legislature. They had been
dazzled by close and constant observation
of the glory of their great leader--Old
Spoons. It is not, however, generally
believed that any attempt has been made
to “try it on” this great magnate last
named.— Carol.ni Farmer.
Gossip.
The Rev. De 4Y itt Tallmage knows a
thing or two about country villages. He
6ays :
A country village t.ff rds no retreat.
There every body knows everybody’s busi
ne*s. You connot raise half a dozen gos
lings, without having them stoned for
picking off your neighbor’s gooseberries.
Gossip wants no better* heaven than a
country pillage. Everybody knows whether
out of tha butcher’s cart, y<>u bought mut
ton or a calf’s liver ; and the mason's wife
at the risk of breaking her neck, rushes
down stairs to exclaim, “just think of it!
Mrs. Stuckup has bought a sirloin steak,
and she is no better than other people!”
They always ask what you give for every
thing, and say you are cheated , had some
thiiunMf a better quality they could have
you have for half, the money. We have
at different times lived imal I,vi 11 age,
and many of our best friends
but we give as our opi&fftn that- tfmre arc'
"ther places m-re favorable or]
woman’s getting te heaven. 1
A binfire, measuring over one hundred,
feet in circumference at the near
ly thirty feet high, was made in front of
Bab), ral Castle to celebrate tlie settlement
of ino nia:-r;age between ;ao princess Loui.vi
and the Marquis of L rn. It was compos
ed ot barrels of tar. birch and fir wood, and"
various combustibles The light was nppfi
fid to the pile by nis Royal Highness Prince
Leopold. * ;
Yhr Presidency*
An important article has appeared in the
Xew York Leader, the organ of Tammany,
announcing the withdrawal of J din T.
11 itFman as a candidate lor the Presidency.
The writer, supposed to be Mr. P*»ter B.
Sweeney, admits the right of the West to
the nomination, and presums that as Mr.
Hendricks, of Indiana, is generally accepta
ble to all sections, ho is likely to be the
man. The article, though exciting general
surprise, is believed hero to boa part of
one cf Tammany's little games. The Tam
many leaders understand tho danger of
pressing Hoffman forward prematurely,
and prefer that his most formidable rival
shall receive the kicks and cuffs which will
surely be visited upon the expected candi
date of that party in advance of the nomin
ation. Hoffman is therefore, to be kept in
the background until Hendricks is killed
off. S rue of the Southern politicians in
the city talk favorably of a ticket composed
of Hendricks for President, and a S lUthern
man, perhaps Hersehel V. Johnson, of
•Georgia, for Vico President. The latter
ran with Douglas, has a strong Union rec
ord, aud is believed to be acceptable to tho
Northern Democrats.— Chicago Tribune,
New York Special.
Antiy .Jo!mson'* Letter*.
“Avery" furnishes the Cincinnati Com
mercial the-following incident of a visit to
Andrew Johnson at Greenville :
“The Western mail Inning come in Mr.
Johnson was ban led several letters. Tho
first one he oper.od was of a class of which
he receives many. It was a begging letter
from Raleigh, North Carolina. A man bad
a large fnm ly, and was helpless ; a little,
from Mr. Johnson would help him much.
Mr. Johnson would never miss it; heaven
and a serene conscience would reward him.
lie could remit to such an address, etc. Tho
ex-Piesident read it and impatiently threw
it in the lire. ‘You have no idea’ be said,
‘of the number of such letters I receive.
Every mail, nearly, brings them from all
quarters of tho country. How can 1 tell
who is deserving and who is not? No doubt
half of them are impostors. If I know tho
circumstances of each case I might bo will
ing to help some, but if I should give to
all who ask I would soon have nothing left.
They must think I am made of money.
By Heavens, it’s got so that I pay no at
tention to these letters but to burn them.
Oh, yes. yes/ ho said musingly, ‘this is a
strange world ; a very strange world/
There is no doubt about that."
Kidnapping Lincoln.
To the Editor of tho Cincinnati Commercial:
John Surratt’s lecture published in the
Commercial of Saturday, reminds mo of a
contemporary incident:
A month before the assassination f be
came impressed with the conviction that
there would bo an attempt to seize and
carry off Mr. Lincoln and one or two active
members of bis Cabinet. There seemed to
me motives enough in the then desperato
condition of tho Confederacy, and I did not
think the attempt by any means desperate
or even difficult. I accordingly wrote to
Stanton expressing my apprehensions and
advising him to look out for a raid saying
that the President and he might be seized,
bound, gagged, and carried off in a market
wagon at a moderate pace, while halt a
and zen hacks driven furiously in other direc
tions would confute and elude pursuit.
So far as the President was concerned
this caution was unheeded, though Stanton
seems to have been well enough guarded.
I never feared assassination and do not
believe it was ever within the programme, as
it was not possible that any cause or person
shuuld profit by it. Thomas Ewing.
Sally’* Mistake,
‘Sally, don't I like yon?’
‘La ! Jim I reckon so/
‘But don’t you know it, Sally ? Don’t
you think I’d tear the eyes out of any hon
est tom cat that dares to look at you for a
second ?’
'I s’pect you would.’
‘Well, the fact of it is, Sally, I—
‘Now, don’t Jim ! You are too sud'ien/
‘And. Sally, I want you to— ’
‘Don’t say anything more now, Jim. I
will— ’
‘But it must be done immediately; I
want you to— ’ \
‘Oh, hush! domt say any more/
‘I want you to-night to get —’
‘What so soon. Oh, no, impossible,
father and mother will be so angry at me/
‘How? Fordoing me such a favor as to
ra— ’
‘Yes, dear me ! Oh what a feeling.’
‘But there must be some mistake, for all
I want you to do is to —mend iny trowsers!’
Sally could hear no more, bhe threw up
Imr arms, and screaming hysterically, faint
ed away.
The South.
D >n Piatt writes to the Cincinnati Cora-*
mercial, a Radical paper:
The wonderful energy exhibited by the
S utbern people in struggling up fmm the
utter ruin that followed the late civil war,
is one of the marve sos the day. W hile con
tending against the blundering, unjust acts
of reconstruction, originating in hate, and
continued through greed, that deprived
them of a voice end vote in la,ws now in
volving the biisinee-9 interests of the entire
country, the people have struggled manfully
and with success, to a certain extent, to
restore the natural prosperity of their re
gion. In this no aid whatever has been
given by the General Government. Oa
the contrary, its acts have been aggressive
to the last extent, and it is no exaggeration
to say that the Government at Washington
has wrought more injury to the South since
the war, than it was able to effect during
the conflict of arms.
Johnson, being inbrviewed,
i»aysn “The %tory of my being about to go
into the banking business, is something on
n par with the one in last Saturday’s New
York Herald, that I was preparing to sup
port Grant, and in return for my aid, ha
was to give me a Cabinet position in 1572,
if he is re-elected—which he won’t be.
JJeinre I would g} into Grant’s Cabinet,
either in 1872 or ar y ntner time, 1 would
a situation as a-pistant hog-druver, or,
an old man in the country used to say, I
would tie a rope around mv neck, and theu
ulteuul u tree, and v aik ' if.
NO. 5.