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THOMSON, GA.
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Thomson, Cin.
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the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits,
and iu the Supreme Court, and a ill give
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VOL. V.
For Sale-
THE large building, on Main street, in
Thomson. occupied at present by Sutton
A Hamlet. Dr. Jas. S. Jones and Mrs. J. C~
Richards.
The house is well arranged, and finished
throughout: with one large store room and
office below, and five rooms above; and
with a kitchen and well of good water
011 the premises.
ALSO, the house, on Main street, now
occupied by Jerre F. Jones, as a store house
For terms apply to
JNO. L. HOLZENDOKF.
Nov3tf Thomson, Ga.
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Business College
AND
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The Colleges for the Times!
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Bates reasonable. Board cheap.
The Lebanon Business College and
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to Nashville,
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NASH\'IIJ,E, TENN.
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| HEY arc made of the best material.
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Lrerv Stove is warranted to bake well.
Our lowest. o.’-h prices are published.
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e,m send money by Laptess.
PRICES : No. n. -T.0.n0; x„. r, *:is,oo ;
No. S.UMMI; No. !*. > 17.00.
liefer to « 111 Vl'. .* COMBS.
1). L. Fi LLKRTON, Stove Dealer,
A. 1 Augusta, Ga.
Our Gratuitous Exponent.
Gentlemen, although perl.-.-tly neutral in
this mattei ,-ns fur as sclf-intt rest is coii
corued: not being a man of fashion myself,
yet 1 cannot, rtf rain on this occasion from
rising to explain the observation of which
my studied experience in regard to nmttars
of wearing apparel, and the comfort and
satisfaction of of yes gentlemen- altho'
unaeeu ttlined to that is I firmly believe,
from what I have seen my wife has heard
the same thing that economy, durability,
splendidity, substantiality, and good fits can
be had in the clothing line by trading at
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First Invented and Latest Improved
The parent machine from which all others
date their origin.
Ouv points of superiority ar* Simplicity ■
and Perfection of mechanism.
Durability will last a lifetime.
Range of Work without a parallel.
Perfection of stitch and tension.
Ease of operation and management.
Self-adjusting take up and adjustable
head.
In short we have the Simplest, the
strongest.
The most durable and complete light run
ning family sewing machine ever produced.
Ladies are invited to give the new Howe
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Terms of sale, the most liberal,
loots, per lb allowed for Strict Middling
Cotton in payment for machines.
• ry the Howe, and you will buy no other.
Machines warranted. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Oils and Needles on hand.
John W • Willing lift in, j
District Agent.
THOMSON. GA.
CIO c*
$50,00 REWARD.
ON the night of the 13th Dec. last, one
Allen Creed set fire to and burned up
my Bum and Stables, and Blacksmith shop,
Ac.
Said Allen has fled from justice. Hois,
of brown, complexion, stutters very badly, 1
and cannot talk without jumping up. The j
above reward will be paid for the delivery !
of said Allen Creed to any officer of die State, j
and fur his safe-keeping, until he can bo !
delivered to the Sheriff of McDuffie Cos.
C. 11. BUSSEY. !
Jani‘’7.">tf. Thomson. Ga.
TOUT I(AL.
A Sterling Poem.
Mho shall judge man for his manners?
Who shall know him by liis dress?
Paupers may be fit for princes,
Princes fit for something else.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
May beclothe the golden ore
Os the deepest thoughts and feelings—
Satin vest can do 110 more.
There are streams of chrystal nectar
Ever flowing out of some ;
'There are purple beds and golden,
Hidden, crushed and overthrown.
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers you and me,
While he values thrones the highest
But as pebbles in the sea.
Man upraised above liis fellows,
Oft forgets his fellows then ;
Masters—rulers--lords remember
That your meanest hinds arc men!
Men of labor, men of feeling,
Men of thoughts and men of fame,
Claiming equal rights to sunshine
111 a man's ennobling name.
There are foam-embroidered oceans,
There are little wood-clad rills;
There are feeble inch high samplings,
There are cedars on the hills?
God, who counts by souls, not stations.
Loves ami prospers you and me ;
For to Him all vain distinctions
Are us pebbles in the sea.
Toiling hands alone are builders
Gs a nation’s wealth and fame,
Titled laziness is petitioned.
Fed and fattened on the same;
By the sweat of other's foreheads,
Living only to rejoice,
While the poor mans outraged freedom
Vainly lifts its feeble voice.
Truth and justice are eternal,
Born with lowliness and light;
Secret wrongs shall never prosper
While there is a sunny right ;
God. whose world-wide voice is singing,
Boundless love to you and me,
Links oppression with its titles,
But as pebbles in the sea.
Mona— The Orange Girl.
WHITTEN FOR THE MCDUFFIE JOURNAL,
Jl* A LAD* OF AIURTMTA, GA.
CHAPTKH V.
Retm :n’ng from a walk one day Mona
' found two cards on the centre table for
liter, (fiii.ru and Maml Mortinnd had
i called and wrote 011 the Back of one of
j the e-irds that they would return on the
| morrow. Mona felt much hurt, thft!
I these school friends had not. been to see
i her long before. She thought that they
had forgotten her.
The meeting between tin* two sisters,
! and Mona, wunjiittHt atVecirouate. Tin \
j had lmen away from the city for several
1 months. This accounted for their seem
| i'ig »egleut.
j “Darling,” said ALui.l, “we have conic
j t.) claim you for a few days, and now go
! right, off ami Ret ready to go Inline with
ur. Uncle intends to give us u large
party this week,"said Clara, “and we not
only wish your sweet society to grace the
occasion, Imt we want you to assist n.s in
making the arrangements.”
Mona consented to return with them,
and, going to her room, she put what
articles she needed in a small trunk, rang
the hell, and sent it down to Mr. Mort
land’s carriage. She then went into
Miss Anna’s apartment, and informed
her of the intended visit, also, the par
ty she had been invited to.
“I am very much pleased,” Miss Anna
said, “for you will meet at Mr. Mort
land’s house the elite of New Orleans.
Yon must not be surprised to see me
there, for I, too, have received an invita
tion.”
Mona rejoined her friends in the car
riage.
For three days the girls were busily
engaged preparing for the party. So
when the night of nights arrived, every
thing had been arranged with the most
exquisite taste. The parlors looked ele
gantly, and the supper-table presented a
most refreshing sight, covered with dain
ties of every kind imaginable, and the
rarest flowers.
The girls retired, early in the day, to
their rooms, to feel refreshed for the
party. When seven o’clock shuck, they
commenced their respective toilets. Mo
na occupied a separate room from the
two sisters, and as she hail promised to
arrange their hair, she went first to them
before slic began dressing. She wove
Maud’s hair into widp brai.lo, uud twist
ed a straw of pearls through them.
Maud looked very captivating in her
handsome pink silk, with its laco flounces.
Mona curled Clara’s hair iu a multitude
of ringlet’s, and caught them up in the
back with a jeweled comb. Clara’s dress
■was a fine India muslin, the overskirt
festooned up with pink roses.
Clara accompanied Mona to her room,
saying she wanted to, see her dress. Mo
na veut to the bed where a short time
before she had spread her muslin, but,
what was her astonishment to find it
gone, and in its place an elegant white
silk, covered with point lace. With the
most disconcerted face she- turned, to
Clara. Her friend affectionately told
her not to lie offended, that her well
wisher, Mr. Mortlaud, bad made her a
present of the dress, and would be much
mortified should she refuse it.
“And now darling,” said Clara, “try
and look as charming as possible. When
you are ready ring the bell for the maid,
and tell her to inform uncle that you are
at the foot of the stairs waiting for him,
and he wfil escopt you in the parlor.”
THOMSON, GA., MAY 5,1875.
The rooms were crowded when Moua
entered, leaning upon the arm of Mr.
Mortland. When she made her ap>penr
anee a murmur of admiration went
through the room—trhe looked so beauti
ful and was dressed so elegantly. Her
heavy white silk h:*l an overskirt of
the raiest lace, cowered with sprays of
silver flowers, while a wreath of tho
same encircled her lovely head.
More than oue ptLson was astonished
that so matchless a creature 1.a.1 remain
ed so long secluded. After dancing the
first set with her host, Mona saw Miss
Anna St. Clair and Edward, sitting in
the hack parlor. Wien she had taken a
seat Edward came to tier side, and bend
ing over her, said litnrieilly :
“Do not waltz- with any gentleman to
night, Promise mo that you will not.”
said Mona ; “it is rey^favorito'"' dance.”
“I cannot see a? man's arm around
your waist,” replied Edward.
Before Mona <■■ >fcM answer a gentle
man stepped forward and shook hands
wit h her. It was Vv. Delano.
Edward, with a sdnvl, abruptly turned
on bis heel and left them.
“Miss Egbert,” laid Mr. Delano, “it
gives me tho greateti pleasure to meet
you. This is the lint, party I have at
tended inueaily ten years, and I would
not have, been left hire to-night, had not
my old friend, Mr. |lortlaud, so urgent
ly requested my aovi.dy.”
Moua felt really pa-Aid of her father's
appearance. He locked such a refined,
distinguished gentltiean, so high bred
and aristocratic. Up sat down and talk
ed with her until lief, hand was claimed
for a quadrille. 4: save u dance
for me,” ho whispered, before leaving
her, “not oue of thein Stupid quadrilles,
but a delightful wait?.”'
Moua recollected promise demand
oil by Edward, so ateivst she declined;
but seeing the clout on Mr. Delano’s
face, she thought not to refuse
him such a simple Finest, so she smi
lingly nodded tuj ifi’rniative, as she
: moved away with hop partner, to select a
place iu the set forming.
Her partner was a Very agreeable gen
th-mnn, and she. beeupe; *» ranch intor
; os toil in his converiatiuii, that she at
first did not notice vh - vita her rin a via
when the dance began. She glanced
' across the set, and was ) inch surprised
to find Edward dauuivg opposite to her.
Ho was ull devotion
' looking girl by hiss sale, myl his couvcr
: Ration llSnst fluttering,
for the young lady's checks were covered
with blushes.
“I never imagined,” thought Mona,
“that Edward would ever flatter. He
.’nee said that lie scorned to pumper to a
' woman’s vanity.”
Mona felt confuscj- why she eould
not tell. Edward seijned quite oblivi-
I our of her. When their hands met ill
the douce he was sis odd and haughty as
i a king.
Mona took the cue from him and ho
| name quite as indifT'en jit as lie was. Af
ter she hud finished .Inncing, her part
ner escorted her to a ijimll refreshment
i room to obtain some ice. Edward orul
his partner had just entered, and instead
j of retracing their sto|is to the parlor
' again, he seated the young lady on a so
fa, bending over her most devotedly,
and talking in n voice. Mo
na know well how thrilling its. music
! was.
“Ho is a flirt, ” thought Mona, as she
I left tho room; “bnt I must not judge
him, ns he was si> kind to me.”
Mr. Delano claimed l*r hand in tho
: waltz and Mona found herself whirling
i round as if she tread the air. Her part
! ner was a graceful waltzer, and during
the- whole evening she Imd never enjoyed
a dance so much. Quite out of breath,
she requested Air. Delano to lead her to
a scat, and, as she passed a crowd of
gentlemen, she saw Edward in their
midst towering over all. Bhe glanced
quickly at lii-s face. It was culm hut
very stern. He was looking straight at
her, and slic noticed an expression in his
eyes that she had never seen before.
“My guardian '-ghiT'Y " ;fl ' ,no for
waltzing,” said Mona to Mr. Delano.
“But Alias Egbert,” he replied, “I am
old enough to bo your father. He can
not surely object to me.”
“He asked me not to waltz with any
one,” said Mona, in a low voice.
A singular smile quivered around Mr.
Del uno’s month. The smile brought a j
: crimson glow to Mona’s ch.-elm, a flush
much needed, for she bad grown beauti
fully palid, since the early evening.
She had scarcely taken her seat when
Air. Mortland brought up to her several
gentlemen,and introduced them. Wliere
ever she went a crowd of admirers ac
companied her.
Iu tho midst of her gaiety and pleas
ure, with a smile still lingering round
her lips, she quickly fainted.. A. geutle
uum, caught her and. placed her in a I
ohair. A murmur the
room, a lady has fainted, and every one '
came crowding around the inanimate
form.
A commanding voice told tho gazers to
stand back, and, picliing up the slight
form iu his arms, Edward laid her on a
sofa in a small room adjoining the par
lor.
“The lady must not be approached
except by the persons attending upon
her.” said Edward.
Miss Anna sprinkled w ater in the cold,
palid face, and gently fanned Mona, but
she still remained rigid and unconscious.
“Oh ! Edward,” said Miss Anna, “is
she dead ? She certainly looks like it.”
The man was bending over the silent
figure, almost as white as the woman he
would have died to save.
“My Ood !” he said, “it cannot be.
Sister try and procure some camphor.”
Maud hurried to her room aud soou
returned with a bottle. Edward satura
ted a handkerchief and bathed the mar
ble brow, colorless cheeks and blue lips.
After a little Mona’s lips parted, and
with, a gasp she opened her eyes and
asked for a glass of w ater. It was im
mediately brought, and after she drank
it, she appeared much refreshed.
“You must return home with us,”
whispered Aliss Anna; “(liecarriage is at.
the door and the girls here have brought
you a shawl.”
After beiug carefully wrapped up, Mo
no rose to her foet, but tottered and
would have fallen had not Edward
caught her.
“There is but one way,” lie said, and
gathering her up in his arms lie carried
her to the carriage. Still holding her,
lie got in and Miss Anna came immedi
ately after them.
Mona never forgot that drive, and
though very sick, felt supremely lmppy.
A strong arm encircled her, and her head
was pillowed upon a manly breast. The
heart beating so wildly beneath her
cheek, Alona thought, was full of auger,
and when she lifted her eyes to his, ex
pecting to meet a glance of scorn, his
eagle ryes were only full of sorrow and
sadness.
When the carriage arrived at the Doc
tor’s residence, Edward carried Moua to
tier room anil laid her on her bed. Si
lently pressing her hand, he left her to
Miss Anna’s care, and wcut to seek his
I brother.
When tho Doctor entered the room,
Mona had again fainted, but she soon
recovered from the swoon. For many
days she was very ill, just hovering be
tween life and death. More than once
her watchers thought that “The silver
cord was loosed, the golden bowl bro
ken.”
She bad taken a violent cold and it
settled on her lungs.
Air. Delano called every day in liis
carriage, to learn how Mona's disease
progressed, lie almost loved the deso
late girl, as he would a daughter, aud,
ifi her sickiieSf and suffering, he deeply
•sympathized with her. Winter had near
ly melted into spring before Mona could
walk across her chamber, but when she
began to mend she did so rapidly.
During her convalescence, Edward
sent her a diamond ring most priceless
in value. The note that accompanied
the ring was a strange one. It said,
wear tho diaimmd if she bore tho writer
any love. He wanted to see it on her
finger when they met.
Miss Anna assisted her to the sitting
room when she was strong enough to
walk there. The meeting between Ed
ward and herself was very quiet. She
was a little shy, arid he was contented
and happy. She knew well enough
what gave him that happy look, for when
she entered lie glanced quickly at her
hand, and when he saw the ring his eyes
almost blazed with delight.
“Where is Jane ?” asked Aliss Anna.
“Both Jane and Rosalie have gone out
walking,” replied Edward.
Aliss Anna said she lmd a letter to
write, so she left the room. After her
departure Alona became move confused
than ever, but E-I ward did uot appear to
notice it. He said ;
“1 have just been reading a pretty
love poem called ‘The- Faithless, 4 ”’and
he asked Alona if slio hail over read it.
“No 1” alu: replied, but she once read
a little piece called. “Inconstant,” and it
fully expressed her ideas of love. She
would try and repreat a few of the
verses. In a sweet voice she began the
following exquisite lines :
Inconstant! Oh ! my God;
Inconstant! when a single thought of
thee
Sends all my quivering blood
Back to n.y soul in thrills of ecstasy.
Inconstant! when to sleep,
And dream that thou art near me, is to
learn
8o much of heaven. T weep
Because the land anti morn will soon re
turn.
Inconstant! to (lie crowd
Through which 1 pass, and to the- slues
above.
The ftickls summer cloud,—
Bnt not to thee. Ah! uoc to thee be
loved.
But true, as God’s own truth
My steadfast faith turnsto thee evermore.
And that sweet time of love
Whose silver-tide beats such a golden
shore.
God knows that I would give
All other joys, the sweetest and: the best, \
For out; sliort hour to live
Closet,., tliy heart, its comfort and its rest, i
Alona’s voice tremUeilgrei.Ey as she
finished the last verse aial she was fear,
fill that, iu her eyes,, Edward could lead
the mighty love of her soul, so she kept
them fixed upon the carpet.
Edward softly drew near the sofa upon j
which Alona was reclining, and suddenly [
stooping down from liis lofty height, he j
pressed kiss after kiss upon the little j
NO. 18.
“My beautiful,” he whimpered, “the po
etry expresses true love, and, in that
way, I love you, and if it were possible,
nobler, greater. His voice, full of thril
ling cadence, became almost as a wo
man’s, soft, aud all the genial brightness
of his boyhood shone in his face. The
proud, sated man of the world, almost
knelt at the feet of the frail, delicute wo
j man, “My life! my love 1” ho said,
! softly, and now, his arms were around
] her, and the kisses were transferred from
| the hands to the small crimson mouth.
I He showered kisses on the bright hair
j that had become unfastened, and fell
| around her shoulders in a golden radi
j anee. He called her by the most endear
img names, and then, trembling, ns
| though he had a chill, he gathered her
| closer to his bosom and asked her to be
his wife. Before shb could answer him,
Ia step sounded in the hall and Edward
had but time enough to chauge his posi
tion, when the door opened aud the but
ler walked up to Mona, handed her a
note, and, with a respectful bow, left the
room.
Edward, with a thrill of jealousy, fixed
his eyes, watchfully, upon Mona. As
she perused the note, he recognized a
man’s hand-writing on the back of the
epistle, and his brow became darker as
he noted the joyful expression of her
face.
“Who wrote that ?” Edward asked
with seeming indifference.
“Mr. Delano replied Mona candid
ly.
“Will you let mo read it,” said Ed
ward, coming to her side aud holding
out his hand as though he expected her
to give it to him. Mona, smilingly,
shook her head in the negative, but
shrank back as she noticed the thunder
cloud expression ou his brow.
Almost roughly, he caught her hand
in his, and tearing off the costly ring,
was about hi throw it into the fire ; but
a second seemed to decide another course
of action. So bo qniotly dropped it in
to his pocket.
“You are a flirt, a jilt,” hesaid bitter
ly. “I would not marry you were you a
princess.”
I Her wistful face for a moment melted
J his heart.
“God forgive you,” he said hoarsely,
I and left her.
j M >na wept long aud sadly. Only a
! few moments before she was so happy.
I Her “star of love” now seemed to set
forever.
When Mias Anna returned to the ; it/'
ting room she found Mona weeping
alone.
“What is the matter, Mona?” Miss
Anna asked.
“Mr. St. Clair is angry with me be
cause 1 would not show him a note I re
eieved from a friend,” replied Mona.
“You should have shown it to him,”
Miss Anna said coldly.
“Alas !” thought Mona, “I have lost
her friendship also. She sides with her
brother.”
(to be continued.)
An Ancient Doonment.
The Irwinfon Southerner says :
“We have been shown by Judge C. A.
Solomon, Ordinary of Twiggs county,
the original of a marriage contract exe
cuted in 17011, he; woen Nathaniel Twin
ing, of the county of Burke, and his af
fianced wife, Mrs. Margarett Stubble
field, (widow) of the county of Colum
bia. The contract is written ou coarse,
greyish paper, fiat cap size, in a lieauti
ful, round clerkly baud, and its. phrase
ology is the same as the modern wording
of such documents. It is neatly folded
and eiacfosed in a modern envelope aud
is well preserved. The' sheets upon
which it is written are fastened together
by n blue silk ribbon, tied to resemble a
lovo-lcnot, and through the last page
were two old-fashioned pins with rough'
round heads, now in our possession,
which were supposed by JudpV Solo
mon to have been placed tlierevy the
hands of the contracting parties. The
document is lengthy, and shows that the
women of 1711(1, like their sisters, of 18-
75, were willing to trust their persons in
the keeping of men whom they were un
willing to trust with their money.’*
Facts Worth Remembering.
i One thousand shingles laid four inches
| to the weather will cover one hundred
j square feet of surface, and five pounds
1 of shingle nails will fasten them on.
One-fourth more siding and flooring is
nee led than, the number of square feet
to be coveted, because of the lap in si
ding and matching of the floor.
One thousand laths will cover seventy
yards surface, and eleven, pounds of lath
nails will nail lliem.on.
Eight bushels of good lime-, sixteen
bushels of sand, and one bushel of hair
will make enough mortar to. plaster one
hundred square yards.
A cord of stone,, three bushels of lime,,
and a cubic yard of sand will lay one
huudred. cubic feet of wall.
Five courses of brick will lay one foot
in height on a chimney, six bricks in, a.
course will make a flue four indies wide
and twelve inches long, and eight bricks
in a course will make a flue eight inches
wide and sixteen inches long..
A<lv<‘rtisinjj Hut
One square, first insertion 1 o*>
Each subsequent insertion 75
One square three months 10 00
One square six months 15 0«>
One square twelve months 20 00
Quarter column twelve mouths 40 o<l
Half column six months 00 OU 1
Half column twelve months 75 OO
One column twelve months 125 00*
•c*T Ten lines or less considered a square,
All fractions of squares are counted as full
squares.
“Pass ou to Shun
A HARD SHELL SERMON.
“And he printed on to Shun 'em.”
The words of my text, my hearers,
you will find in II Kings, iv. chapter,
verse—“And he passed on to Shun 'em.”’
Take to heart the lesson of our text.,
and when temptations try yon and evils
lie in wait to ensuare you, “pass on to-
Shun ’em.”
When yon see men of wrath fighting
aud breaking heads and sticks, and hear
them cursing and swearing—mind the
words of my text, and “p.ass on to Shun
’em. ”
And oh ! my hearers, if you should
come into our little town, and behold a
little row of nice offices with tin signs on
the doors of each, and hear men talking
of attachments without affection, and
sequestrations without quiet—ah—and
seize—yours and never theirs—ill—it
will be to your interest to miud tlie
words of the prophet and “pass ou to
Shun ’em.”
And if you go around where the mer
chants are—ah—and they rush out and
shake hands with you, and are especially
anxious to learn the condition of your
wife’s health and the children’s and the
crops, and offer to sell yon a little bill of
goods a good deal lower than their cost,
on account of their love for you and
each, ah—“pass on [to Shun ’em."
And if you should happen to go around
the corner and see men drinking beer,
that will bring them to a bier, and a gtn
sling down the strongest, and smashers
that will smash a man’s fortune faster
I than commission merchants who advance
supplies on the lust crop—ah—oh—oh,
“pass on to Slum ’em.”
But oli ! my hearers! If you should
go down to Now York—that modern So
dom and Gomorrah —ah—and when gas
lights are flashing and glimmering, and
enbs are dashing along the streets—and
obliging driven, are offering to carry you
where only steamboat captains and the
first gentlemen go—ah—and Broadway
is on a rip and a roar—ah—and the
brass bands am crashing music from the
balconies—and men iu little holes are
ready to si’ll you tickets to go and see the
Black Crook dance with nothing to wear
—and make spectacles of themselves—
ah—oh, my frieuds, “pass on to Shun
’em.”
» .weld olr ! if later in the evening, with
, a very particular friend, you go up stairs
into a mqst splendidly furnished room
ai«- -and .gee the supper I able spread with
delicacies from every country—and ten,
ducks and snipe, jailer legged pheasant*
and all that flesh, fish and fowl can af
ford—and champagne aud brandy and
Burgundy and Chateau Lafltte, older
than Waterloo—aud nothing to pay
und all perfectly free—and a uico
gentleman with rings on his fingers, ami
a diamond breast-pin, playing with little
spotted pasteboards, and another turn
ing a machine and dropping in a little
ball that rolls round and round and stop*
on the eagle bird mal ofteuer don't—and
where the players generally put down
more than they pick up—and men some
times win, hut mostly don’t—ah—oh, •
“pass ou to Shun ’em.”
And iu conclusion, my friends, when
the world, the flesh and the devil—ah—
lie iu wait lor you, ‘■‘pass on to Shun
’em. ” —Houston Telegraph.
Just outside the city of M< xieo, some ’
Ame.rieau tourists lane discovered, be
neath the accumulation of mouldering
soil and tangled growth of cactus, a bu
ried town. In tlteir exhumation* they
found the archives of some ancient city
—how old it. is not known. The charac
ters resemble them used by the Aztees,
but the modern race are not able to de
cipher the age-yellow manuscripts, thus
proving tlie inhabitants of this buried
city to have lived ages ago. Trees
pierced the roof of the dweffings. Jew
els were also, found heve. One splendid
opal was taken, to. Washington and, pre
sented to the ifltsie Department, where it
is now stored away with other treasures.
In an old sijvev mine, it is said, the dis
coverers found machinery very similar to
that now adopted iu modern mining,,
showing “there is nothingnetv under the
sun.’*
And h« gave it as his opinion that
whoever could make two years of corn
or two bladas of gauss to grow upon a.
spot of grtmiiAwtkeue only one grew be
fore, would deserve better of mankind,
and do- more essential service to'his coun
try than the whole race of politicians,
put together.— Siri/t.
3,000 stars only are visible to- Wki
naked eye. Countless millions aro re
vealed by the telescope—so remote that
their light, traveling at the rate of 200,-
000 a second, cannot arrive at our little
planet ialess than 14,000 years.
The number o£ seeds in one pound of
wheat is 10,500 iir one pound of barley,
15,499 ;. iu one pound of oats, 20,000 y •
in one pound of rye, 23,000 ; in one
pound of clover, (i ad), 249,600; in one
pound of cl >ver (white), 689,400.
The time for the opening of the great
National Centennial Exhibition at Phila
delphia has now been definitely fixed foe ‘
May, 1, 1876, audit will close Novem- *
ber 10,