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I'hethomaston herald,
POBLISHEO by
I , MICHAEL Sc CABANISS,
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n ,, ri ,j..n >t time specified, wili be charged only r<»t
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s.n.nal c .rds one square *lO 00 a vcAr.
1,,,-. Sotl.-ei *1 .ft" Obituaries p*r square,
i jee-i of a personal Or private character, ititen led
ui'teanv rivate enterprise ur interval, ‘•’ill be
.■I ia ..tjier alveriisemeiits
,'l eriinm-.s are roqu • ted to hand In their favors as
( ,| |n the wee as ;» ••.■dble
■'tj,,i h (*. m v >oUl f*s "tri'fly ivlhsml to.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
nhriei'Oore. sincl* the war. the following are the
~7 r,rnotice* nf.tr.Hilaries. &C. -to bk pan* in ad-
*“
; rlv 11ivs* Vutices ■ ■ • • • £ ir)
s >f Cm's .to pr. »qr of ten Lines . .. sno
• ttv lavs’.Voices ... I oil
4 onths' Notices "<»<'
f n Oiv ’ N dices of Sales pr *qr .. 200
i; nfKT's vi.i-s —fur th *se s *t<***. fur every ft fa 98:00.
q ,rtg ige 'ales, p r square 95 00
..(_„• „it a liberal per enrage t'<»r advertising
.(/ via self U"C ■ tsinglv bes >re the public; md it
i, i’ * era not what busl -ss v•» are engaged in. tor. t
i,,,i U ,..itlv an I ill lu-t'iously p*ir uo I. a furtiim* will
7n.'r..hii Kuiii's Vlefr.i-.ants’ M igafriie.
• liter I begin t>» ' verti-e inv ironware freelv,
• .vu Increased with on *z ng riipbllty. Cor t. n
Miitut I hiv« spent iJ-V'OOO v<*grl to keep uv
i . rt.r vires bes re the public llnii I been timid in
i.a-nising. I never sh *uld have pn se-sed my fort.me
■! £{.%■ tin,'".— debeod lielton. Hirmingham
*• eWnrising like lidas’ t->nch. tu*-ns everything to
w ! l, fi it, i.ine hiring men raw millions to their
..iters "—Si nart * 'I < V
I'fnt I'ld teiu is t" lave, and boldness to War. the
.. "f.,1 use of priplev's i lb»is to success in business. ’
t! Chef.
Vi'hu it the di of advertisement I >»u >1 have dune
inginmv p culaiions. I have the must comple e
!, : i in •printers’ink." Adve Using is the "royal road
hhisiness H irnuin
m&iaoKKrx -aug-acn in umrsjammmmmmmmßmaanmaHmamm bmmi
Professional pARDS.
U r X H 14 ’ VIM. \r> r t'v *»t j, uv. Th'*m
ftstiin. ft, will practice ir the Flint nircuit. or
Lvw.ttte,snd attend promptly to business j *ni3-tf.
\V T r vv K \ VlhU. A•'.»* t.o«> ot l, iw.
* i Thumaston, ( 5a , will practice in all the Courts
f 'lt. 1 Flint Circuit, and t Seivh re by special contract
"ft'tr in hi itey’s brick bui ding Southeast, c U'tier
i i»iii. up stall's. jinlß if
l\> • i tl l 1 **' itl> 11 E *v' -r p ’•'lit
I ' nsn ly located itThe Ruck, ten lers his pr Sessional
* vi r stn th ,'iirroun'Li g curnmuity. and promises to
•"re nu labor lir attention to those who nvn put,i onize
•mi. July2B—tiuno
H>l •'.W'D Vis ’ll \ •m-v > *1 <’ "• •
s, d"r i;t Law, Thomastun. fta Will practice
'everal uurt.s of the '.fate of (icorgl i, and attend
P 1 "pdy in ,dl business entrusted to bis care.
no i’li ts
|I V\ Il\ ,t IwVIHKK \U’it O lit
t:uv, Oriffln. t: ft . Ofllcein Alnmh Hall, next door
!lle tak <»rncß Will practice in the Counties
'’"sing tne Flint < 'ircuit, and in the United States
l,lrict "urt. Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy,
mwlS ly
I) ’Y AL V XUN V v LEY \ ' a»
* l.ur, i; a Will practice in *tll the cun
• ""prising ihe Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the
,7 iesnt' leiiwether, Olavton. Fayette and Coweta.
‘ practice in ihe Supreme Court of Georgia, .nd the
v v '' ct *si rt ot the United states (ortho Northern and
•"iithwn hist• lets of Georgia
!) 'INNAI.LY [ipllft lv] L. t. TJOYAU
T V v ELKN \ <»c *• v t li w •’
'' * HStnn, (} a . Will practice In the eounties cmn-
J '’ l - t-bt* Flint ludicial t'ircuit. and elsewhere by
contract. \ll business promptly attended to.
H in Cheney’s brfck nuilding. tnehll-ly
‘ I’ K K EN 1 'VEE ti‘ < Kt* t*r t s
t ' siunul services tc the citizen- of i houmsto i and
, t r| i line country. May be found '’urin t e day at
'Hr 'tore, at night at the former reside ce of
1 11 >ll. opposite Rogers A. Cheney’s Warehouse.
)»oUlv
E KEiH) \ i Vr -r " \ >» f E w.
• barnesvil e, f’ike co, O.a. Wflf practice in the
;,, ies eotnprising the Flint Judi nal Cir uit, md
, e^hrr,. bv speed.i ontr ict Al usiness promptly
end ,\ t., othce n Elder -bu Iding, ’Ver< hamber’s
tn ugti- y
r? ' M \EIj \ff "ai -v f EW.
Wi " f ,r ' toMCl * 5,1 the FI Ti , Cir ‘
J tul 1 «*v ("I •' «1
the F,j lu ,' lr 1 J ,r *ctioe i , the counties composing
*nd m the Di.rli n t,IH Supreme Court of ’-cor ia,
v , thern an i < , ourt ”f the UnUed States for the
Th-niston oil '>-«riet» of . .eorgla.
& Mm’\lXl ’V r •,»
brly. aiH ! ' n * ''vorgla. Will attend regu
-"9nti..s * I '6 in the Superior <»urts of the
V| «e. U o *i'in eW M ,n ’ l?ulti - II nrv. Spal ling I’ike
> iurgan, l)eK.alb Gwinn<*tie and -las
-- dec o-ly
*1 Law, J M V I'li KA S \ » rieu ’it
’Pisin-r th* I .'*^*l!^ nn ’ ( ' :i - w hl firactlceall the counties
'"•eul r„,. t h a, aii>H»chee Circuit au I elsewhere by
dechbly
J • vi!^ I' V ■• - v i E i'V lEi "es*
■“"klnt j’. r ’. a practice in all the counties of
"it and s,i pre)n ,. Q nurt th,. state.
HuJ , ! p v Rei'ihivk \
>«» uf‘tK ,b Will practice in all the
heo 1 ircuit, and Upson and
vi || ~ iin,ii.* r, o r ■ 'ii*e
7 ine. Olfice at B. D. Dr ig
ded'-ly
| ' ' ■' t "■ ■ "i"
s talker 1 r. ir r,#> v l ’ L 1 *
IV** practice in Circuit Courts of
‘ n t^e United states District v-onrta.
LADIES’ FANCY STORE!
OVER
MESSES. FLEMISTEE & BEOOES,
CORNKJt Or HILL AND SOLOMON STKKKTB,
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA,
y\7 OULD respectfully inform the good
citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that we have now
jn store, and keep constantly on hand u superior stock
and very latest styles bf
LADIES’ FINE DRESS GOODS,
LADIES’ A CHILDRENS’ SHOES,
LADIES’ JEWELRY,
LADIES’ HOSIERY,
LADIES’ NOTIONS,
MILLINERY, «Stc.
A thousand little tricks and tfirikets that Men-Mer
chants know nothing about, to be found at ohr Store.
The Choicest, Freshest, and SWfcKTEST, stock in
th« maket. Goods manuficiured to suit the taste of
customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call cn or
address
MRS. M. At HIGHTOWER *& 0.,
mayl3-tf Gridin, Georgia.
ANDREWS & IIIEE,
MANUFAOTOt KRS AND DHALKKB IN
FUUNITUUK,
COFFIN’S, &C., Sic.,
AT
J. At T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles
Sou< It west of Thomaston, Ga.
A\ r R w«u <1 resrtfHttftillv inform nr
▼ v friends and the public generally, that we have
estailed a
FURNITURE MANUFACTORY
at the above named pla c, where we manufacture and
keep con-iithtly <>n tinftd*npe>b-r Fiirnintre<>f all kinds,
vaii' tie', and grides. We are prepared to fill all or
<!• i’h or COFFIN', arid do all kinds of Cabinet work
with neat ness ami dispatch We flatter ourselves that
iv can please all that know good work when they see
it i »in facilities and ud\ antasres in preparing our own
Lumber and vlamilaetuiing our <»w > Work enables us
to offer any quantity, better varieties, an i deeb eifiy
better bargains that, other Furniture dealers in this
section ot country. We earnestly request all that are
in neen ot anything in our line to c ill and examine < ut
stock, as we feel satisfied that we can give satisfaction
in style. Quality arid prite aM work warranteed to be
as repiv.suuted. Orders solicited.
may2t:-ly JAS ANDREWS & L. S. HILL.
'COTTON FOOD!’
A FERTILIZER ESPECIALLY
FCXR, COTTON.
Send for CIRCULAR before purchasing.
BUY IT ! TRY IT !
And you will NEVER REGRET IT.
ROGEIRS & CHENEY, Agents,
Thomaston, Ga ,
F. W. SIMS & CO., Agent. Savannah, Ga. Jan2o-2m
JUST RUCUIVTdM
gQ BBLS. BLtJE GRASS RITE WHISKY.
QQ BBL*. CROWES RYE WHISKY.
BBLS. DUNCAN BOURBON.
BBLS. FAIRFAY BOURBON.
BBLS. CORN WHISKY.
And a Large (issoftment of Imported and Domestic
3RANDFI3 AND WINFS,
Which we offer extremely low. As we buy only from
Distillers and firs class Importers and only FOR CASH,
we can offer rare inducement Give us a call and ex
ami our stock. G. COHEN «.V CO.,
octSl m Atlanta, Ga.
CANNON HOUSE,
(Recently St. James Hotel.l
Marietta Street, Gate City Block,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
li ur.l. P r 0 ,v. $ ’.OO «u*?2l-6 n
drTthos. aTwarren,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
OFFER'S services to the c t'7,< ns f
Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to
the treatment ot
CHRONIC DISEASES.
I' use ii a dist net* can ••an consult him by letter.
Office over George Beecher & 1 o , ill Street
april29-tf
WATCH REPAIRING.
rp IF, • * zens f I'i.bo *-• *rl A.i
J. counties are respectfully infortned that I have
m«»ve ! my strrrfc t<» lheßtor« o V!r. VVm W hlLcf, and
am niirf prepared to exeeute work in my line of busi
ness, on the most faVonbl terms. Rep irinsr ot all
kinds done at the shortest no Ice and! the neatest man
n-‘r. 1 have facilities tor turning on* good w >rk, and by
strict attention to business hope to receive a libferal
share of patronage. Very respectfully, .
aprllS ts W\r L. BRYAN.
BYINGrTON’S HOTEL,
Cos KNEE BROADWAY AND UILL STREETS,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1872.
BEAD THIS!
C. W. fifIcKENNEY & CQ»
Return thanks for the liberal patronage of the public in
the past, and hope by tair dealing to be able to retain
the same in future. VYe shall keep on hand at ail times
a iuil Stock of
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS!
KATS, SHOES, &c.,
Which we will sell at short profits. Ir. consequence of
the stringency of the money market and the further !act
that we are not able to do so, we are compelled to
SELL FOB CASH
alone in the future. Those in arrfenr** will please coin's
forward and settle at once as we must have money.
jati6-3mo
W. A. TUP.LKT, | j \V. P Bt'SSKY,
of Tennessee, j | if Geoigia.
SAVE YOUR MONEY
BY GOING TO
BABHESVILLS,
AND PATRONIZING
STIRLEY & BUSSEY
GENER\L
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AND DEALERS IN
15 \CON.
l um.
CORN.
FLOUR.
OATS,
COFFER,
SUO \ R.
sYR U P
and Molasses. NORTHERN and SHOP MADE SHOES,
Cotton Yarns and Domestics.
They, also, keep constantly on h nd a variety of Fami
lv G [{(X'EklK'. Plow and Breast Grains. Harness and
Collars. Hoes, Ac, all of which will be sold a. little
( heaper th m the cheapest FOR ASH. Mr. TURLEY
li vng many a< quaint.ances and friends in’l'ennessee,
g’*vs us an ndvint«ir.- it. bui i:ig cut: Bacon. Lard,
Flour, and Corn, which enables us t«> <>?■ r inducements
to the trad” that, others carnot do. Come around and
see if we don’t give you a bargain First door Eftst, of
the hotel, BaUNLSVILLE. GA. jan27 ly
ROUERS & CHE NET,
WAREHOUSE
AND
COTTON COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
TItOMASTON, GEORGIA.
VV7F. tali' 1 this tt pthral of informing our
? Y ft! nils and the public generally that, our NEW
W \ liKHi >USE is how niiit jleteil and we aie now pre
pared to serve them iri the
Storage and Sale of Cotton.
Our Scales ar** new and correct, and having se- fired
th* services of a competent and reliable ScaUsnein, we
can saf. lv guarantee to do justice t<> both buyers and
sell’ra* LIBERAL
ADVANCES
will he. mile or. COTTON in store B( YEKS IN
THOMASTON will pay Rarnesvlll** PRICES for Cot
ton. Insurance on Cotton in Warehouse <<ne per cent.
oct7-6m
FOUTZ’S
CELEBRATED
Eorsß ail cal Paw Jars.
This preparation, long and favorably
known, will thoroughly re-invigorate
tt tEii i « broken down and low-spirited horses,
flfll by strengthening and cleansing the
H \ Itt stomach and intestines.
It is a sure pr ventive of all diseases
incident to this animal, such as LUNG
FEVER. GLANDERS. YELLOW
WATER. HEAVES. COUGHS, DIS
TEMPER, FEVERS. FOUNDER, tmk
LOSS OF APPFTITE AND VITAL
ENERGY, &c. Its use improves 4iJ
the wind, increases the apt>ettte— fTf uw y
gives asmooth and glossy skin—and jJ
transforms the miserable skeleton
into a hnv-looking and <pi ite l horse.
- To keepers of Cows this prepara
m rl ■ it o° n > s invaluable. It is a sure pre
-1 A ventive against Rinderpest, Hollow
f » j 1 Horn, etc. It has been proven by
j. actual experiment to increase the
v\ H* H quantity of milk and cream twenty
per cent, and make the butter firm
an( j gweet. In fattening cattle, it
gives them an appetite, loosens their hide, and makes
theta thrive much faster.
In all di'.'ases of Swin*. such as Coughs. Ulcers in
the Lungs, Liver. &e., this articleacts
as a specific. By putting Pom one
half a najter to a paper in a barrel of
swill the above diseases will h J t-radi '
cated or entirelv prevented. If given
in time, a certain preventive and
cure for the Hog Cholera.
DA7ID E* FOUTZ, Proprietor*
BALTIMORE. 9Y it •
jr 0 r hr Druggists and Storekeepers throughout
the Untied States, Canadas and South America.
For Sole ty J. W. ATWATER,
Thoma'ton, fla. n<>vll-ly
THOS. F. BETHEL,
DEALER IN
lllli COOK li\o GROrERIES
WToriiD inform hi«a c««*nm»*"9 -tnd
\ V friends that his Fail stock Is now complete, and
solicit* from thetn a continual ce of their former pa’ron
aze at hi 6 new fire proof store on Main street, Thom <B
- Ga. maySfV-tf
y\IISC£LLANEOUS.
Georgia and Her Resoorce**
We are iio stutlattcian, mr have we ever
made U study. We doubt out their
value, but they are more a mutter of refer
ence tl an of memory We hfive no tables
to refer to in writing this article, and,
ttieieh.re, do no propose perfect accuracy
in iur statements We merely uppr* xi
mate. I bis i> enflioient for our purp*»se.
According to W..ite (p 36). the fefate is
372 it ties in length and 266 miles in
breadth, Tins gives an area of 63 397 J
square tiiles and 4 ,574,4g0 -teres. In ex
tent, here is an empire, oecupbd by only
1.000 000 of iuhabi ants, or nearly 16 per
sons tn the i-tpiart* mile, ur lor every 64 *
acres or 40 acres to every inhabitant with
iuj regard to age. sex nr color. At 50 to
the square mile, the Sta ( e can support a
popu.ation of over 3 000,< 00. This is a
nn derate estimate ot Es capacity. They
are m>t all to be tillers of the soil of Georgia.
Goods, wares and merchandise will be man
ufactured and sent to the markets of the
world. Commerce will give employment
to thousands, and a system of trade adopted
by w Inch many t In u sands will ear it a living
wuh ut recourse to ihe suit ol Georgia lor
the ot life.
It all these, acres were improved and
made to produce to their utmost capacity,
our resources w< uld be limitless—almost
inc tlcUlalde. At* acre to each inhabitant
Wou*d sustain a population, after deduct
ing one-halt t* r waste or irreclaimable
land', of 20,000 000 in round numbers
This it can be made to do. It tvill take
time, experience, labor and capital to ac
complish it. These facts show that there
is no cause for apprehension on account of
an fxcese ot population. What is sue of
Georgia iS ti tle of the other States in North
and South AthenCd. This population will
distribute itseit uver both e unifies accord
irig to its necessiiies and cannot lie in excess
anywhere tor a long period - perhaps ior a
thuusaud years to cmne.
Georgia lias some fifty odd rivefs Vfithin
her b nders, in vrH• >1 e dr in part, according
t * the same authority. Mtyiy of them fit
l- rd nunierous water powers. Take Chat
taliooche near Columbus, the Savannah
near Augusta and the Oconee near Athens
■ s specimens if some of them. It would
be fair to cor elude that the water power
alone of the State w* uld, if properly im
ntov 1, give profitable entfil lor
oiitti .facturing purposes, with fu 1 supplies
ofriw material at hand, to more laborers
than the entire population of the State at
this time.
And there are her mines of gold, of iron;
Iter railroads; her marble, granite and
mate ; her forests of most Valuable timber
iind many other resources too tedious to
mention. The development of all these
will give employment to many millions of
people * f every class —the learned and un
fearned, rich and poor, male and female,
old and young of every trade arid occupa
tion, of every science and every art. And
these will work in perfect harmony—a un
i >n of all for th° good of each one, regulat
ed by the laws which govern all trades n*
to supply and demand Th* true policy
of Georgia, therefore, is to encourage and
stimulate the industry and enterprise of the
people, and after this to import fro hi abroad
the additional labor necessary to the accom
p ishment of the grand work of improve
ment and development.
And we must do it for ourselves. It i*
the business o our people, of our S ates, to
1 x k at our own interests, and not the btS'E
ness of Congress or th • nation 0 ir own
L gie ature as at present constituted, was
loth to p iss the present bill, encouraging
immigration. With such charges a- will he
probably made in the next, under the late
decision of the Sui reme Court, we can
scarcely permit ourselves t > expect «r»v
tfiii g favorable, a’ this time from the m xt
Legislature Time will demonstrate the
fact, that with Such n govert rnent over us
as we somewhat expect hereft'ter. all ear
eff *rts to regain * nr prosperity and happi
nes ami f rmer position, will be nearly in
vain. And yet, we must not it gloriously
ab andon the struggle. Forewarned of diffi
culties, we mint prepare beforehand, to
meet them. Ttie old maxim, “f rtune
favors the brave,” is as applicable to ns
his riav as it was to the Romans, with
w h m, we believe it originated. If left to
ou selves, the intelligence and patriotism of
the country will certainly rule in the end
Ir cannot be that we are to be robbed of
everything that w$ have and of every
happiness If so, then welcome, thrice we 1 -
c me the fate that awaits us, whatever ir.
may be, hut m >re welcome still, that flight
"f the “destroying angei” ever this land
which shall give to the remnant the rights
whiih are theirs alone. The country is
ours—we must hold it, g overn it, improve
ir. develop ir in all its interests. IFe must
<?o these things, if w e would pf s; er or our
ch i ren after u-. —By the late B T. II Iris,
ot Hancock county, Cor. The bew York
South
A MINUTER not long ago \ reached from
the text. ‘ He ye therefore steadfast;” hut
the printer made him expound lrom “Be ye
there for breakfast.”
A Living thirkfii Without a Head—An
Unnatural C uriostty.
Mr George F rr.ster formerly of Greene
county. Ga., now of Randolph county, Ala ,
had on exhibition, in tbie city, yesterday a
Evuig rooster chicken whose head had been
severed from his body thirteen days, having
been done on the Oth instant. This an
n* uncement may excite a smile of credulity
from some, but we have it, and will further
ttffii m, on the authority of Mr. Forrester and
his friends, that, this fowl, in its present
tnutila'ed coDiiitiun, can crow with perfect
distinctness.
The story which was in circu’ation pome
time since to the effect that such a ehicken
was on exhibition in New York was not
generally credited, but many wh» ridiculed
that st- ry in this city are now ready to tes
tily to ttie* truth of this.
The circumstances cf the case are these :
Mi Forrester, on the 6th instant, was ma
king some preliminary preparations fur a
log-roliing dinner by kil.ing tuikies, poul
try etc., for the feast. Together with other
fowls he despatched, as he thought, this
rooster also ; but returning in eight or ten
minutes, he discovered the chicken making
efforts to ri.«e, after its head had been cat
ontirely off. lie went to it, and after lift*
ing it to its feet lie was astounded to see it
stat'd alone, lie instantly culled the family
to witness (he phenomenon, and fearing it
might die before others could testify to this
extraordinary thing hastened to one of his
neighbors. At the log-rolling next day
all hands saw the headless bird ; and they
t-O'iu circulated the lact through the coun
try. In response to this ititelligenc *, many
persons forty and fifty miles distant came
to Mr. Ferrester’s to see the miracle, until
he had to cmne to Atlanta in self defense,
for his guests wero making serious inroads
upon his family siinplies.
Mr. Forrester affirms that the chicken
lived three days in irj present condition
tonthuut food, when fie commenced feeding
it on dough, by administering it with a
spoon, as lie continues to do yet. We have
tml had “oecular demonstration” of its
dewing though we are satisfied that Mr.
Forrester does not misrepresent its his
t ry in any particular. We saw several
persons who have heard it crow within the
last two days, among them the ex Congress
man of the 3d Congressional Distinct of Al
bama, whose name we forget.
The explanation of this anomalous fact is
this. It is assertei by physiologists and
medical men that some part of the hr *in is
indispensable to life, and that part which
is generally eiippossed to support vitality,
and control the breathing organs lies just
at the back of the head where it connects
with the neck. Just at this point in all
probability, this chicken's neck w as severed.
Though, to all appearance, the neck is cut
off near the shoulders, probably the neck is
CDtracted and drawn in, and must un
doubtedly hold some of that portion of the
brain which supports animal life or else the
theory that the brain is the 6eat of life is
exploded.
This is no “cock-and bull story.” Many
persoog who saw the bird yestbrday # c&n
testify to the above facts. If is Mr. For
t ester’s intention to remunerate him'eif for
his time and expense by selling or exhibit
ing the curious ehicken. We learn he re
fui-ed S2OO for it yesterday. The multitude
of people that sought to see if yesterday,
testify that there is sometimes “more mon
ey in u dead than in a live chicken. * — Atlan
ta Sun, 19 th
Your L cal Paper —The New York
Times says you might nearly as well forget
vour churches, your academies and your
school houses, as to forget your local paper.
It speaks to ten times the audience that
yur local minister does, and if it has any
ability at all, it is read eagerly each day,
fr m beginning to end It reaches you all
and if it has a low er spirit aid less wisdom
than a sermon, it has a thousand times bet
ter chances at yon. Lying, as it does, on
every table, in almost every hi use, y u ove
it to yourseif to rally liberally to its sup
port, and exact from it as able high-toned
a character as you do from any character,
as you do from any educator in your midst.
It is in no sense beneath notice and care—
for it is your representative. Indeed, in
its character it is the summation of the im
portance, interest and welfare of you all.
It is the aggregate of your own conse
quence, and you cannot ignore it without
miserably depr. eia'ing yonrsplf.
Only a Cuild - If is harder to bring up
one child than six Ia a large family the
children help to bring one another up. It
is not merely that the eider ones assist in
taking care of the younger, but they all
influence one another profitably in other
ways ; vanity is sometimes laughed into
modesty, and arrogance is subdued in hu
mi iy. E tch child is kept constantly in
mind that othe:3 have rights, and feelings,
and pref-renees as well as himselfhe
forms the habit of considering those rights,
feelings and preferences; and he ia thus
prepared to get along, as we say, with those
among whom his loi may be cast. Parents
«itb one child have a difficult task, and the
best way is to get for their solitary chick
as many play-fellows of its own age as they
conveniently caD.
A Qumtion for Temperance 3lrn.
Wendell Phillips saya: Beceutly while
on a visit to the West, in the vicinity of
Grant’s former home, I asked a friend »>f
mine, at whoso h use I was stopping, what
the people there thought of the President,
and he replied that they had a very poor
opinion of him ; they did not think be was
an honest man. Mv friend asked me to
ride r>>und within the neighborhood and he
would show me at least five grog-shops
where the now President of the United
States has yet whiskey bills standing
against him, the score not having been
wiped outl
Probably the old neighbors of Gen. Grant
have other reasons tnan his neglecting to
pay his rum bills for believing him to be
dishonest, bht it is evident from the declare
ation ol Mr. Phillip’s friend that they be
lieve it is dishonest in a man to get io debt
for whiskey drinks and then refuse or neg
lect to pay for them when abundantly able,
and that raises an important question in
moral ethios which we would like to have
discussed and determined by the temper*
anee people of Maine.
In » Ur State the dominant sentiment is
that no tnan is under any moral obligation
to pay his liquor bills, and cur statutes
make especial provision that “no action
shall be maintained upon any claim, or de
mand, promissory note or other ccotirity
contracted dr given for into£ : cuting liquors,’
but this provision is made to apply only to
liquors sold in violatiou of law, and as there
in no law in Missouri against the sale of
intoxicating liquors the question arisos
whether the moral obligation to pay rum
bills is any different there from what it is
here.
Docs the moral obligation depend upon
the statute or is the statute based upon tho
moral obligation? If it is not the moral
duty of any man to Day for his whiskey
drinks whether the statute law holds him
responsible or not, why, then, the President
of the United States should not be regarded
as dishonest because he does not pay them.
So lar mh this piece of evidence is concerned
in establishing tho charge of dishonesty
against the President it may be well for
the public to suspend its jugmeot until the
ethical question is determined. Let us hear
from the Temperance League.— Maine
Standard .
A Pair of Spectacles.— A near sighted
school teacher in the town ot Center took a
lady from Porter, aiso near-sighted, to a
church on a recent Sunday evening. He
drove a blind horse. The eyeless equine
couldn’t keep the road, and the closed vis*
ioued couple knew not whither to guide tho
beast. After numerous mishaps they
reached the scene of worship, with one of
the tires missing, and drove triumphantly
into the yard which surrounded the church.
But unfortunately a clothes line was stretch
ed across the lot, and under this the mis
guided brute took his course. There was
a sudden emptying of the buggy, in a back
somei>saultic manner which would have
done credit to a first-class circus tumbler,
and Center and Porter were heaped up
promiscuously in the mud behind the vehi
ele. They didn’t go into the church, but
returned h me, as solemn as a funeral pro
cession. with the Porter lady in the buggy,
and the Center delegate leading the blind
horse. They were a pair of spectacles.
Excellent Interest Bulks. —For find
ing the interest on any principal for any
number of days, the answer in each being
in cents, seperate the right figures to ex
press it in dollars and cents.
four per cent. Multiply tho principal
by the number of days to run, separate the
right hand figure and divide by 9.
Five per c°nt. Multiply by number of
days and divide by 72.
Sir per cent. Multiply by number of
days ; separate right hand figure, and di
vide by 6.
E ght per cent. Multiply by number of
days and divide by 45.
Ninp per cent. Multiply by number of
lays ; separate right band figure, and di
vide by 4.
Ten per cent. Multiply by number of
day" &fd divide by 36.
Fifteen per cent. Multiply by number
of days ; separate right hand figure, and
divide by 2.
Twenty per cent. Multiply by number
of days and divide by 18
Fatal Effect of Vanity —At an in
quest upon the body of a young girl, in
Burlington, Yernofonfc, the evidence proved
conclusively that she came to her death by
eating arsenic to beautify her complexion,
fc * 1 been in the habit of eating cloves,
pL balk. &c., for the same purpose,
and having seen in a newspaper that some
ladies in the old oouhtry ate arsenic to whit
en their skin, she took somo of the poison
for that purpose, and with fatal results.
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What Is it 1
I seldom speak, but in my sleep ;
I never cry, but sometimes weep ;
Chameleon-like I live on air,
And dust to me is dainty fare.
Why is the letter G like a gentleman
an evening party? Because
it a es ne gone.
NO. 18.