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BU-SI N E S S C A R 1) S.
m
X HOMAS E. WATSON,
Attorney at Law,
THOMSON ; GA.
tgrOffice at the Court house.
PAUL C. HUDSON,
A TORNEY AT LAW,
Thomson. Gu.
Will practice in the Superior Courts of
the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits,
and in the Supreme Court, and will give
attention to all cases in Bankruptcy.
Aug. 25, If It. ti
PAVILION HOTEL?
Charleston, S. C.
G. T. ALFORD a- CO.,
Rates, $8.90 per day Proprietors.
‘ ALBERT HAPE,
■Non- on!(lout Dentist,
n
V /AN still bo found ready to attend to the
want* of old and now patrons, if desired, at
their residences.
Will also, as heretofore, practice in adjoin
ing counties. Panic prices insured and all
work warranted.
Office at the residence of W. E. Speir.
Please address by letter, at Thomson, Ga,
08 If
Central jjotel,
MRS. W. M. THOMAS.
AUGUST A, GEORGIA
seplltf
A. T. ROGERS,
GUM. & LOCK SMITH,
(Railroad St., opposite J. E. Benton's)
THOMSON, GEORGIA.
ALL work done in the best manner at a
reasonable price, and warranted to give
Miiafactioti. Special attention given to
FITTING KEYS & REP AIRING LOCKS.
Give me a call and lie convinced. Pow
der ,shot, caps, wads, cartridges, Ac , for
•ale. ang. 23-tf.
DO YOB WANT
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES
OF ALL KINDS,
CONFECTIONBRIES,
NUTS, CRACKERS, Ac.,
If no, call on
J. F. SHIELDS.
JUST RECEIVED.
A larpo supply of
TENNESSECORN,
D. S. BACON.
Always a fresh Supply of MEAL on
baud,
COFFEE, SUGAR A- TOBACCO, spe
cialties.
J, F. Shields.
TOWN PROPERTY
For Sale.
I OFFER for Kale, on terms suitable to
the times, a lot m Thomson, on Lumpkin
street, containing; one acre. Thi>i lot in en
closed with a good new fence, has a well of
excellent water, a good bum, stable, buggy
house, acd cow-stall. I will also Bell with
the same a lot of excellent seasoned lum
ber, containing over 23,000 feet now on the
premises, sawed according to bill furnished
by a contractor for a dwelling similar to
the residence of J. E White. Also 10,000
shingles on the lot.
This lot is in one of the most desirable
localities in tov n.
H AUL C. HUDSON,
Jnly 26,tf. Thomson. Ga.
Citation.
GEORGIA—McDt. t ie County.
W. A. WADE, Jr., having applied to he
appointed Guardian of the person and prep
ay of Anna B. Wade, a minor under four
teen years of age. resident of said county,
tfcis is to cite all persons concerned to be
nod appear at the term of the Conrt of Or
dinary, to be held on the first Monday in
July next, and show cuuse. if any they can,
why said W. A. Wade, Jr., should not be
intrusted with the guardianship of the per
and property of Afina B. Wade.
Witness my official signature.
A. B. THRASHER, Ordinary.
Jun< Cth, 1877, 4t.
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Orders will receive prompt attention.
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Repairing promptly and well done, at
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HEW MEAT HOB.
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XHE undersigned has opened, in rear of
T. N. LEWIS’ store a t J loiihc
where the public can be served with choice
BEEF, MUTTON and PORK. None but
fat carcasses, nicely butchered, will ever be
oiftred for sale. r i hanking the public for
the patronage extended me last summer, I
respectfully solicit the same again this year
May-23-tf. W. S. B. BACON.
SHOES, SHOES, SHOES!
Come and examine our stock of SHOES
and BOOTS before purchasing elsewhere.
Our stock is bought from first hands and
we know we can sell at bottom prices.*
Ladies fine Custom made shoes a specialty.
ADKINS & QUILLIAN'S.
“A .VAT or BUSY LIFE: ITS FL VC T V A % T lO N S ANT ITS I'A S T CONCERNS:'
AT THE GARDEN GA T E—A
SUMMER PICTURE.
BY CHRISTIAN EID.
The light of summer sunset still lingers
down the '\ est —
The tender charm of the glooming is full of
a quiet rest:
The trembling stars are faint and few in tlio
misty sky above,
As I stand alone in tbe garden gate— wait,
ing for you leve.
Over archway and vine and trellis, tlie per
fumed roses cling,
Some rich with the hue of damask, some
white as the buds of spring ;
This proud as the Orient beauty, lifting her
glowing cheek,
That, fair hr a stainless vestal, gentle and
pure and meek.
The bnlmy breeze of the sunset steals by
like a shy caress,
Scut out from the golden cloudland to the
earth's rich loveliness;
It comes with the breath of summer on its
pinions as they pass.
Rustling the drooping foliage and stirring
the fragrant grass.
In the starry shade of the jasmine a vesper
song is heard,
Tender and sweet and joyous, from the
throat of a moeking-btrd;
And there m the shadowy woodlands, hore
in the oak tree hid,
Ringing clear through the stillness is the
voice of the katydid.
The far off low of cattle, and the sound ol
a tinkling boll,
Come faintly borne through the twilight
from a gentle upland swell;
And where the dark-green forest melts blue
into distance fair,
A scent of sweet, fresh clover breathes on
the dewy air.
In the magic light of the gloaming, the
royal fields of J une
Rest under tho gracious promise of a fair
young harvest moon;
It bangs like r golden sickle whero tho tints
are soft and bright,
And the sunset glow' will scarcely fade
through the long summer night.
And, far in the purple hollow, under the
creßt of the hill
I hear tbe fret of the water as it dashes
around tlie mill;
I hear it hurry onward, singing a sweet old
tune—
Sweet a tho summer fragrance, old ns the
skies of J une.
A song of love and of parting, and of faith
ami of courage, too—
Of faith that has never faltered, of love
that is ever ♦rue!
Of quiet and patient yearning, of hope
that has learned to wait;
And perhaps—who knows? of ft maiden
alone at a garden gate.
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[Written for the JutmNAL.]
Remeuiscenoes of Columbia.
Uv an old crn l :;;N.
'i'l.cKC old county records also
show the marriage of Juriah Har
ris to Mrs. Elizabeth D'Antignac,
February 12th, 1807- Mr, Harris
came to this county from Virginia
among its early settlors, and by
good management, industry and
strong nativo intellect, accumulated
a largo estate, consisting mostly in
land and negroes. Most of thoso
lands hare passed from the family.
Dr. Nathan Crawford, brother of
Peter Crawford, who was father of
Gov. Goo. IV. Crawford, was also
one el' the early comers to Colum
bia county. Peter Crawford was
Clerk of the Superior Court in 179(1.
He filled various offices of public
trust, and was, I think, at his death,
State Senator, lie left a largo landed
estate which is now owned by Gov.
G. \V. Crawford’s children. Dr.
Crawford was a skilled physician
and lived to an advanced age—leav
ing, at his death, u very fine body
of land in Lincoln and Columbia.
The former tract of land is now
owned by his son, Nathan Crawford,
who was Lincoln’s ablo representa
tive in the Legislature two years
ago; the latter tract is owned by
Miss Sarah Jane Crawford. She
overlooks both the homo and farm,
and brings to its management, good
sense, a strong will, and business
capacity that some of the “stronger
sex” might* well emulate. A few
years since I saw taken down from
the chimney of this house, among,
if not the very first lightning rods
that were put up in this State. Dr.
Crawford was a studont of Phila
delphia when Dr. Franklin announc
ed the fact, practically, that Light
ning Rods were a protection to
houses against danger from electric
ity. Those three families intermar
ried. Mr. and Mrs. Harris had 3
sons Gen. Robert V, now of Au
gusta, Dr. J Uriah, recently dead, and
Jas. M.; also, 4 daughters—Mrs.
Hamilton, Mrs. D'Antignac, Mrs.
Dr. L. A. Dugas, both now of Au
gusta, and Mrs. Dr. H. it. Casey.
John and Pbibo Avery moved
from Virginia in 1777, and settled on
Loyd’s Creek, in District No. 3,
Columbia county, about one and
one half miles from its junction into
Savannah River. They raised sev-j
en children. The sons were all j
stout, athletic men, each of them ;
weighing 200 pounds. They have \
all passed away. Archer Avery, |
the second son, at the death of his
father, inherited the old Homestead.!
“Arch,” as he was familiarly called,
for ho was a very popular rnan —an
old Henry Clay Whig, had seven
sons and daughters —all stout, ro
bust and healthy. Their names
were—John, Madison, Ambrose,
Peter, Archer, William and James,
weighing from 173 to 320 pounds.
THOMSON, GA.rJUNE 27, 1877.
Arch Avery represented the county
in tlie Legislature in one or tho
other branch for many years. He
was noted for his good, hard, prac
tical sense, probity, and firm and
lasting friendships. He and Mr.
Peter Crawford vvoro great fricuds
and colloaguos in tho Legislature
At the death of Mr. Crawford Arch
was electod to fill liis vacancy in the
State Senate. Of this large family
all have passed away, except Mrs.
Moody Burt, who now lives on the
old homestead, and Aiphripm .l j
Avery, residing on a part of tho
same. The former is now 72 years
old and the latter 06. Both arc in
fine health. Dr. James Avery died
a few years since in Decatur whore
lie was doing a large and lucrative
practice. Wm. 11. Howard, of Au
gusta, married a daughter of Dr.
Avery. This landed estate is di
vided between Mr. Burt, A. I.
Avery, Sr., and oilier legatees, each
of Madison, and Dr. James Avary.
Major Moody Burt, the husband of
Mrs. Bart, had accumulated a
princely fortune counting his
slaves l>y the score, and liis broad
acres by tho thousand ; but tlie re
suit of the war swept it away and
at liis dbutli all that was loft to him
was his lands and they wero very
much encumbered ; they were final
ly sold and now belong to General
Toombs. Mr. Burt continued to
live at this hospitable mansion un
til some three years sinco when a
fire in the night deluged the dwell
ing and Mrs. Burt barely escaped
with what she had on her back.
She then removed to the old home
stead which had almost gone to do
cay and ruin. It is lioing fitted up
as her slender moans will admit.
Here sbe is quietly spending tho
evening of life, conscious of the im
portant and consoling fact that
though she - has had one house
tmrued tQjjji Aaimiind, and another
in decay, •
a liortse not hands, eter
nal in the 11 JV. eW.” *
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A
!jg ! . '■ v JH.-,; r i nO
(•iirds, a moddl charge IV,un Judge
Win. Few, 12th Dee., 1706 i ask
you to give ii to your many readers
that they may read a document
which, though written 80yiars ago,
and in tbe then infancy of t.ho conn- I
ly, can be carefully and instructive
ly studied now. It is applicable, in
part, to the people of this day', and,
as a document, will compare favor
ably with the ehargoJ we hear from
any of our best judges in this day.
It evinces a clear, solid Intellect and
an open, honest heart ;
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury :
Circumstances which could not be
controlled having made it necessary
to continue, generally, the causes
for trial last term, your business in
consequence thorcof, has necurnu
lated, and the moro application and
exertion has become necessary on
our part. It is, therefore, with
pleasure I now unite with you in
discharging those important duties
required of us. The duo execution
of the laws —extending the arm of
justice to the punishment of crimes
—the preservation of peace, order
and harmony in society—impressing
the principles cf honesty and pub
lic virtue on the minds of the peo
ple, are the most interesting duties
that cart be enjoined on man, and to
us thin important task is assigned.
You, as Grand Jurors, are requited,
by the solemn oaths you have ta
ken, and the duty you owe to your
country, duly to inquire into the -it
nation of your county—the opera
lion of the laws and the conduct ol
offending citizens, and without favor
or partiality, you are to nresent, mul
bring into public view for punish
ment every transgression ; ad those
vices and immoralities which tlio
laws prohibit are proper objects of
your animadversion, as well as
crimes of deeper malignity. Every
violation of the laws that is not
speedily followed with exemplary
punishment, tends to the dishonor
of' government, and in proportion
to the enormity of the offence, is
injurious to society. Let not, then,
the least transgression escape your
notice. By your example, vigilance
and exertion, much can be dono to
wards discountenancing and exter
minating dishonesty, vice and im
morality, and promoting justice,
honesty and industry. These arc
the virtues that add dignity to gov
ernment and secures happiness to
the people. Situate, as wo are, un
der a government formed by our
selves on the natural rights of mow
and tho purest principles of liberty
and equality—freed from all tho
horrors of war, and placed beyond
tho reach of tyranny, wo view the
distant nations struggling for those
invaluable blessings, und shedding
torrents of human blood as a willing
price for the attainment of what wo
possess. Ought not these reflec
tions servo to impress our minds
with tho magnitude of these prfv-
and tho liighost veneration
and respect for virtue and justice ;
and excite ouryitmost exertions for
inculcating and diffusing those prin
ciprtjpft roughout the State; and by
our Conduct exhibiting to tho world
advantages resulting fiom govern
ment bounded on rational and eqni
aMJfcjyicipfjfci—evincing to man
"wise
wort by of human
pursuit.und essential to human hap
piness.
I rejoico with you on tho present
auspicious aspect of the Kopublio.
Peace and plenty flow around us—
liberff "TtTiil equality' established
among us—every avenue that can
pour in political life is opened upon
us. Let us only bo wise, just and
virtuous, obedient to tho laws, and
thankful to tho Almigh’y Being
from whoso bountiful band our
blessing l •'flow and we shall then be
a dignified nation and a happy poo
ole. Let us use all possible means
to exterminate and bunisli from’this
country that injurious practice ol
general speculation, or that modo of
acquiring| property 1 , without using
the ordiwdry, and righteous means
of obtaining it. Too long lias (bis
Slate 1 ulcered under this enormous
evil, whit it has insinuated itself in
to (tur piujrfic councils, corrupted the
members* and injured tho govern
ment lj. bus reared a formidable
coinlination against the interests of
this Stum, and so ivt'd dissentions
among tho oilmens. It tends to
discourage.' honest industry, vitiate
the miiids.of the people und sup the
principles lot' probity and moral rec
titude government and overyyvir
tuons eitiityi will unite, in rooting
out r. practice fraught with such a
train of ot'ils and b.ig with public
mischief. L
To exanlino into the justice and
propriety m the returt.s of taxable
property .JD his county is also a dti
j v parti required of you- Let
i but discqgjtUn, 1 .
arid give ijwliui consideration wftiPlf
the ini|ior*anee of the subject re
quires W. Fiw.
Columbia, 12th Dec., 17‘JC.
The Passions that Induce Disease.
The passions which act most
severely on physical life are anger,
fear, hatred and grief. The other
passions are comparatively innocu
ous. What, is called the passion of
love is nat injurious until it lapsos
into grief and anxiety ; on ihe
contrary, it HiiHtaiiis the physical
power. What is called ambition is
of itself blameless; for ambition,
when it exists purely, is a nobility
lifting its owner entirely from him
self into the exalted service of man
kind. IL injures when, stimulating
a man to strenuous efforts after
some great object, it leads him to
the performance of sotno excessive
mental or physical labor, audio the
consequences that follow such effort.
The passion called avarice, accord
ing to general experience tends
rather to tire preservation of the
body than to its deterioration. The
avaricious man, who seems to the
luxurious world to ho debarring
himself of all the luxuries of the
world, and to ho exposing himself
to the tangs of poverty, is generally
placing himself in the precise condi
tions favorable to a long and healthy
existonco.
By his economy ho is saving him
self from all tho worry incident to
penury, by his caution lie is screen
ing himself from all tho risks inci
dent to speculation, or tho attempt
-wealth by hazardous
mftknsj by bis regularity of hours
and perfect appropriation of tho
sunlight in preference to artificial
illumination, lie rests and works in
periods that precisely accord with
tho poriodiey of nature; by Lis
abstemiousness of living, be takes
just enough to live, which is pre
cisely the right thing to do, accord
ing to tho natural law. Thus, in
almost overy particular, he goes on
his way, freer than other men from
tho external catisos of all the indue
ed diseasos, and bettor protected
than most men from tho worst con
sequences of those diseases which
spring from censes that are uncon
t tollable.
Said Horace Groely: Thero is
nothing easier than to edit a black
guard paper, and nothing moro dif
ficult timn to get up a newspaper
"ri'ceTrom foulness und blackguard
ism. Fish woman and bar-room
loafers are skilled in tho art of ban
dying epithets and bespattering
each other with dirty words. It
requires no brains to do this; but.
it does require both heart and brains
i to print a newspaper that a decent
! man can read without a blush.
Keligious Department.
SUNSET.
Up word do I journey slowly,
As the shadows lengthen fast,
To a land of sunlight holy,
"Where no evening shades are cast;
Noontide glory
In that land shall always last.
See the sun in splendor shining
On tlie hilltops of tho West!
Grandly thus the day declining,
Brings a day of peaceful rest;
While earth’s weary
Long to find its slumber blest!
Life’s high western hills are shading
Solemnly tho path I go ;
Sunset glory, too. is fading,
Soon I’ll miss the golden glow ;
Sunset shadows
Soon will leave my path below.
■ The Little Match Girl.
The following beautiful little sto
ry so appeals to our sympathies
that wo publish i f , in the hope that
it may reach tho hearts of thoso
who are clothed in purple and fine
linen, as well as find its way to that
of tho thousands who, although not
wealthy, often squander their means
thonghtlessly :
It was tho last night of tho year,
bitterly cold, snowing fast, and
nearly dark. In the cold and dark
ness a poor littlo girl, with bare
head and foot, was passing down
tho street. Slio bad slippers on
when she loft homo—but what was
tho good of them ? they were very
big, big enough for hot 1 mother,
who used to wear lost
them as she run across fife street
in front of two carriages, which
came tearing along at a fearful pace.
Ouo of tlio slippers she could not
find nguin, and tho* other a boy
snatched up a#d ran off with.
And llioro went tho little girl,
with her little have feet all blue and
red with cold. She had a lot of
lucifor matches in an old apron,
and a bundle of them in her hand.
Tlio whole long day slio lij<J sold
nono, and no one had flven her a
.penny. Sim crept along, shiverimr
with cold and FotfgeV, Jjjfl- pictu’
of misery pomilUl'e sF |!
L ' 'tTTSrsm*wif.m. l or. .
long/fiiir hu’.i\ on her
shoulders in beautiful curb, but sue
never thought of thorn? All tlio
windows were bright with lights,
and there was a glorious smell of
roast goose, for it was New Year's
live. Slio did think of that. In a
niche formed by two houses, one ol
which stood a little moro forward
than tho other, sho crouched down
with her feot under her; but it only
made her colder. And yet she
did not dare to go home ; she had
sold no matches, and had not a
penny; her father would bo sure to
beat her, and at homo it was cold
too, for tliore she had nothing over
her head but the roof, and tho wind
came whistling through it, though
tlio biggest rents were stopped up
with straw und rags.
Her little hands were almost
numbed. Ob, what a comfort it
would be to pull one match out of
the bundle, strike it on the wall
and warm her fingers at it! She
did so. Oh! how it splutters and
flashes, as she holds Jjor hands over
it! Such a warm, clear flame, like a
candle —a wonderful flame! It retd
ly seemed to the littlo girl as if she
were sitting before a big iron stove
with polished brass edges and feet.
The fire burned so gloriously, and
sent out such a heat. 'J ho child
stretched out her feet to warm them
too; but suddenly the flume was
gone, the stove had vunished, ami
she had nothing but the lit tle burn
ed stick of the lucifer in tier hand.
Then a socond was struck on the
wall; it lit, and just where its light
fell the wall seemed to become
transparent like avail, and she
could seo into the room quite plain.
A snow-white cloth was spread on
tho table: all the bright china din
ner-service stood shining upon it,
and tho roast goose, stuffed with
apples and dried plums was sendfng
forth tho most heavenly odors.
And, what was still moro delightful
the goose jumped down from tho
dish, with a knife and fork in its
breast, arid came waddling across
tho room toward tho poor child ;
but at that moment tho match went
out, and there was nothing left but
the hard, damp, cold wall.
She lit another. And now she
was sitting under tho most splendid
Christmas-tree, much bigger and
finer than the one sho had seen
through a glass door in tho great
shop of the jdaee. Thousands of
littlo tapors burned on tho green
branches, and bright pictures, like
those rri tho shop windows, looked
down at her. She stretched out her
hands toward them, but just then
the match went out; tho lights roso
higher and higher, till she saw them
like stars in the sky, and then one
fell, leaving a long trail of glory
behind it. “Somebody is dying!”
said tho little girl; for her old
grandmother, the only being who
had ever loved her,* and who was
dead now, used to tell her that
when a star falls, a soul goes up to
God. Sho struck another matA on
on the wall; a fid again it grew
bright, and in tho brightness stood
her old grandmother, so clear and
dazzling, so gentle and loving. “Oh,
grandmother!” cried tho child, Maki
me with you. I know you wild gc
away when the match goes out;
you will disappear like tho warm
stove, like the delicious roast goose,
great, splendid Christmas
tree !” And she struck the whole
bund!o of matc hes, for sho wanted
to hold her grandmother fast. And
tho matcbos burned so bright that
it was lighter than midday, and the
grandmother had never beforo seem
ed so great and so beautiful. She
took the little girl up in her arms,
and away they flew in light and
joy, higher and higher; and there
was ncithor cold, nor hunger, nor
sorrow up there—they woro with
God.
But in tho cold dnwn, leaning
against the wall, with frozen cheeks
and smiling lips, sat the littlo girl
—frozen on tho last night cf the
year. Tho New Year’s sun rose
over her little corpso. There sat
tlio child motionless, with her Inci
ters, and a whole bundle of them
burned up. “She must have wanted
to warm herself,” they said. No
one guessod what splendors she had
seen, and in what glory she had
passed away with her grandmother
into the bliss of a Now Year!
Advice to Newspaper Correspon
dents.
Never write with pi nor ink. It
is altogether too plain, and doesn't
hold the mind of the ..editors and
printers closely enough to their
work. \
If you are compelled $0 use ink,
never use that vulgarity/ known as
the blotting pad. If jjyou drop
blot of ink on the pap Sr. lick it off.
The intelligent iinfes
so dearly ks to v.-nlc
smear thisl will make
across twenty or thirty words. We
have seen him hang over such a
piece of copy half an hour swearing
like a pirate all tho timo, he fell
that good.
Don't punctuate. Wo prefer to
punctuate all copy sent to us.
And don’t use‘capitals. Then we
can puncluato and capitalize to
suit ourself and your article, when
you see it in print will astonish
even if it don’t pleaso you.
Don’t try to write plainly. It is
a sign of plcboan origin and public
school breeding. Poor writing is
an indication of genius. It is about
the only indication of genius that a
groat many men possess. Scrawl
your article with your eyes shut
and make every word illegible ns
you can. Wo get tho same price
for it from tho ragman as though
it wero covered with copperplate
sentences.
Avoid all painstaking with proper
names. Wo know tho full namo of
every man, woman and child in tho
United States, arid tho merest hint
at the mime is sufficient. For in
stance, if, you write a character
something like a drunken figure 8,
and then draw a wavy lino, and
then tho letter M and another
waving lino, wo would know at
once that yotl mean Samuel Morri
son, even shough you may think
you mean "Lemuel Messenger.” It
is a great mistake that proper names
should bo written plainly.
Always write on both bides of the
paper, and when you liavo filled
both sidos of every page, trail a line
up and down overy margin, and
back to tho top of tho first page,
closing your article by writing tho
signature just above tho date. How
we do love to got hold of articles
written in this style. And how wo
like to get hold of tho man who
sends them. Just for ten minutes.
Alone in tho woods, with a enn
non in our hip pocket.
Revenge is sweet, yum, yum,
yum, lay your paper on tho ground
when you vviitejtbe rougher the
ground tho better.
When your article is.completed,
crunch your paper in your pocket,
and carry it two or threo days be
fore sending it in, rubs off tho super
fluous pencil-marks, and makes it
lighter to handle.
If you can think of its, loso one
page out of the middle of your arti
cle. We can easily supply what is
missing, and we lovo to do it . We
| have nothing to da
The murkotmeu of Boston hold
! noon prayer meeting': alter they
have sold thiir vegetables.
iNnm’be**
Proprietors*
A Desperate Gambler.
An occurrence has lately trans
pired at Nice. A notorious habitue
of the Casino, who had made his
money principally there, had set up
a vehicle, a pair of horses, “ tiger J’
and all, and cut quite a swell driving
in the neighborhood.
One day lie was riding in tha
environs of tho town upon the flno
• oads, when Ids servant sitting upon
tho raised box behind, who had
been fooling somewhat nneasy at
not receiving his wages for some
tijno, seeing that his master was
alone ventured to ask him if be
would not make it convenient to
pay him. „/)
Tho master was in a good humor
and asked ;
‘How much is it. La Flour T
‘One hundred and twenty-five
livres, may it please you, monscur.’
Voi;y well, here it is,' suid the
master, spreading tho sum in paper
currency upon tho seat of tbe
vehicle.
‘Now, La Flour, have you a pack
of cards with you ?'
‘Certainly,’ answered the obse
quious tacky. ‘1 always carrv them,
monscur,’ producing the enrds at
once.
‘That is well, Now I will be
banker, and you shall play against
me, .1 will take tho front scat, the
back one shall servo for our table/
Tbe lackey assented to this, amus
ed at his master’s condescension.
Luck was rather on the master’s
sido, but both men become quite
eager in the game, thinking of that
and that only.
Littlo bv littlo the footman’s
money was going, until all that was
loft of his wages was five livYes.
lie began to fool anxious, when
suddenly the lack turned and he
won the whole sum back with every
sou his master had about him.
Piqued at his loss, the master
wagered his horse, which the lackjf
won, their its note next tho harnesls
und lUsUy"tho carriage
ran all <>tics.- wily andjh'o serlvi Bt,
La. Fleur. everything,/ The
1 master toolToat his watch a.lnfput
it down ngijmst a give., sum. jUhe
►cards wins shuffled ; tho lackv^von.
I have nothing more, LiyFleur;
you havo eloaned me out,’ said tho
half desperate gambler.
Tho servant was in high spirits
at his strango run of luck.
Here aro a hundred livres, mon
sour, I will stake them against your
position, if you win they aro yours.
If you lose we change seats.’
Agreed.
Tho cards wove shuffled. La Flour
won und the vehicle returned to
Nice with its former master sitting
in the servant’s box behind La Flour
inside !
Train your Girls.
Mother, let overy daughter that is
born to you he given equal oppor
tunities with your boys. Let her
physical education be attended to
with the rest; let nil her powers
be strengthened alike; let her learn
a trade, or study a profession to fit
her for the battle of lifo; and it
man iago does not come to her, let
her know and feel that she is an
independent woman, free to lako
her plaeo in tho proud ranks of
of thoso who ttso hands and brain
lor support. She will not spend
her days in idleness, nor will her
mind bo filled with thoughts of
dross, but with perfect health, which
will be hors, when she is taught its
supreme importance, and tho menns
for its preservation, and with her
time fully occupied, she will bo
strong and well balanced, nml as
suredly none the loss fitted to boa
wife and tho mother of immortal
souls. Then too, when our women
are thus trained our pupets will not
he disgraced with such advertise
ments as this:
“A lady of refinement and educa
tion desires tho friendship of :i
gentleman of means."
A man had committed murder,
was tried, found guilty, and con
demned to bo hung. A few days
before his execution he drew upon
the walls of his prison a gallows
with five steps leading up to it.
On the first step ho wrote, “Diso
bedience to parents."
On tho second slop, “Sabbath
breaking.”
On tho third step, “Gambling and
drunkenness.”
On tho fouith step ho wrote,
“Murder.”
Tho fifth stop was tho platform
on which tho gallows stood.
This poor fellow doubtless vtrota
! the history of’ many a wasted and
lost life.
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