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CUTHBERT MM APPEAL.
BY SAWTELL & GROUBY.
TRUMAN & GREEN i
Macon, ... - Georgia.
Wholesale Dealers and Manufacturers of
TIN W A H 33 !
And Dealers In
STOVES, CUTLERY, CROCKERY, ETC*
—;or —
OUR Cutlery being IMPORTED DIRECT from Sheffield, we are able to sell as low or
lower than New York prices.
We are Bole Agents for the noted
Charter Oak Stoves,
Which w* guarantee the beet Stove made, or will refund the money and pay freight back te
’’rar The trade of Wholesale Buyers especially solicited, and prices enaranteed.
octie-Sm TRUMAN & GREEN.
E. TAYLOR. THOS. WILLINGHAM, Jr.
GRANGE AGENCY,
4th STREET, MACON, GA.
We have established an Agency in this city for the benefit of Pat
-I*olls, under the firm name of
TAYLOR & WILLINGHAM,
And will Store and Sell Their Cotton at Special Rates.
We will receive and sell for them any Product raised on their
Farms, and make Liberal advances on same. Send forward your
Cotton, Peas, Syrup, Etc.,
And try us octroi
TECA/J? CANNOT BE
nmm
TIPS undersigned is still in the Warelionse and Commission Bnninrss, at his new and
commodious location on Depot Street, with supeiior inducements to those of former
Jiears. To the Planters of Randolph and adjacent counties, he hopes, by personal attention to
business, to give general satisfaction aud merit a liberal patronage.
Liberal advances made on Cottou in store, for shipment to bis friends in Macon, Savannah
•nd New York.
Personal attention given to the sale of Cotton, Bagging, Ties, Bacon, Lard, Flour, Suear,
Coffee, Syrup, Corn, Meal, Oats, Rye. Tobacco, Snuff Soap, Potash, Soda, Starch. Candles.
Oysters Cheese, Crackers. Sa'dines, Yeast Powders, Cotton Screws, Gins, Buggies and Har
ness, Wagons good as the best, cheap as the cheapest, warranted twelve months. Agent for
Wileox, Gibbs & Co.'s Manipulated Guano, aud Phoenix Guano, the best Fertilizers now in
IH at the price.
Wagon and Stock yard, with ample arrangements for feeding and tieing, Well, Rooms
with fir.plares furnished teamsters free.
Beplß-4m E. McDONALD.
AYER’S, HARTER’S,
STRONG’S, JAYNE’S,
WRIGHT'S, PETERS,
RAD WAY’S,
DEEM’S, COOK'S,
McLEAN'S, McLANE’S,
’YUTT’S. PROrHETTS
LIVER PILLS,
SIMMONS’
Liver IXeg'ulatoi*,
la Powder and Prepared.
For eale by J. T. KIDDOO & CO..
Successors to J. J. McDonald.
GO TO
Thos. Wood’s,
(Next to Lanier House.)
Macon, - • ■ • Georgia,
To buy vour
FURNITURE AND CARPETS
Cheaper than ever.
ALL kinds of Reostciids !rom $1 to $ 15C.
Walnut Bedsteads ar $10 —Good
Chairs, Tables, Washstands, Mat
tresses, Window Shades,
Wall Paper.
METALIC CASES and CASKETS,
Cast, Wrouttht Iron, and Sheet Metal,
Wood Coffins and Caskets,
Of eTery description. gepll-Gm
Pure
BRANDIES,
. WHISKIES,
GINS,
RUMS,
WINES,
CIGARS, of
all Grades,
TOBACCOS, common and fine,
For sale at Drug Store of
J. T. KIDDOO & CO.
Shoulder Braces,
FOR
Ladies and Gentlemen,
For sale by T. S. POWELL,
Druggist, Bookseller & Stationer.
Violins, Accordeons. Flutes,
Fifes, Banjoes, Tamborines,
JTarmmicans and Hues Harps,
F or Sale by T. S. POWELL,
Druggist, Bookseller ami Stationer.
Attention,
PLANTERS and MERCHANTS,
THE undersigned bejj leave to call the at
tention ot the Plautcm of Randolph and
surrounding counties to tie fact that they will
continue the busiuess of
Warehouse and Commission,
At the
FARMERS WAREHOUSE,
In the city of Cuthbert, Ga., wbeie they will
cany on the
AVrehous ©
AND
COMMISSION BUSINESS,
In alt its Brunches; and where they will he
pleased to srt; ail their old customers and
friends, and as many new ones as may wish
to paiionize them. And they hope, by close
attention to business, and an earnest endeavor
to work tor the interest of their Patrons, to
merit a larte share of public patronage
T e business will be conducted solely by
J. M. Redding as heretofore.
A lull supply of
Bagging, Ties and Plantation Sup
plies,
Will be kept on hand.
23T* Good Lots and pood water for stock,
and house for drivers.
Gas Advances made on Cotton in store
and for shipment.
JNO M. REDDING,
ang2Btf AaRON PRICE.
The Oelet>rtedL
jgCHAFFUAU-EN SPECTACLES,
SCHAFFHAUSEN EYEGLASSES,
RUBBER EYE GLASSES,
CHEAP SPECTACLES.
WATCH GUARD AND RIBBONS,
FINE ENGLISH WATCH KEYS.
By the aid of the Optometer can suit your eyes
with proper Glasses,
For sale by T. S. POWELL,
Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer.
L. S. JACOT,
Watchmaker and
.X E AV E L E R .
HAVING Removed to the building imme
diaiely Ka<t of the Appeal Office, on
College Street 1 am now better prepared to
serve my customers than heretofore. All
work promptly and neatly done aud
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Clocks and Wat-lies left in my hands
for repairs, if not taken ont within one year,
wilTbe sold for repairs on the same, anrl It
"lIERR
rjVOWEL RACKS, TOWEL HOLDERS,
HAT RACKS, CLOTHES RACKS,
AND
Picture Frames in Great Variety.
Also a full line of Gilt aud Black Walnut
I*ictni*e Moulding-,
For sale by
T. S. POWELL
Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer.
Eureka Diapers
For Sale by T. S. POWELL.
THE APPEAL.
Published Every Friday Morning.
All Papers slopped at expiration,
of time paid for.
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Rates of Advertising.
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One square, (ten line 6 orless,) $1 00 for the
irgt aud 75 cents for each subsequent inser
tion. A liberal deduction made to uarties
who advertise by the year-
Persons sending ad vertisementsshouldmark
the number of times they desire them inser
ted, or they wiil.be continued until forbid and
•’barged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must be paid for
at the time of insertion. If not paid for before
the expiration of the time advertised, 25 per
cent, additional wtllhe charged.
Announcing names of candidates for office,
15.00. Cash, iu all cases.
Obituary notices over five lines, charged at
regular advertising ra*es.
All communications intended to promote the
private ends or interests of Corporations, So
cieties, or individuals, will be charged as ad
vertisements.
Job Work, such as Pamphlets, Circnfars,
Cards, Blanks, Handbills. etc., will be execu
ted in good style and at reasonable rates.
All letters addressed to the Proprietor will
be promptly attended to.
BETHEL FEMALE COLLEGE,
CUTIIBERT, GA.
THE FALL TERM begins September 7th,
aud continuing Five (scholastic) Months,
ends January CUth, 1875. There will be a re
cess of one week at Christmas
Expenses, per Term of 20 Weeks :
Tuitiou in Literary Dep’t from sls to $25 00,
“ “ Music on Piano, 25 00,
Use of Piano, 5 00,
Board, exclusive of Washing, 75 0()’
Incidental Fee, J 00.'
Vocal Music, Calisthenics and Elementary
Drawing, free of charge.
THE FALL TERM
v\ ill close with a Public Examination ; the
Spring Term with an Examination and Com
mencement exercises
For full information, as to Terms, etc., ap
ply to S. G. HILLYER, Jr.,
aug2B-4m President.
EXCELLED.
ANDREW FEMALE COLLEGE
CUTIIBERT, GA.
Board, of Instruction,
A. II FLEWELLEN, A. M., President,
Mrs. A. 11. Ft.RWKi.LKN, M. A.,
Miss J an’ ie Ward, M. A.,
Miss Manik C. Rktiicne, M. A.,
Miss Flora C. Keith.
Jlusic Department,
Mrs. E. B. Russell, M. A.,
Board and Tuition, per annum, $175 f>o
Music, •* *• ~ 5( , 04)
Everything furnished except Towels and
Bed Clothing.
Dress Uniform Black Alpaca.
ST" Fall Term begins September 14th.
A. 11. FLEWELLEN.
aug7tf President.
Empire Nursery,
Near Georgetown, Ga.
A. J. SURLES & CO,, Proprietors.
WE offer for sale the present season a
large lot of
Well delected Fruit Trees,
Either in large or small quantities, and at
price 6 to correspond with the times.
Our Select List
We warrant to be of the very best sorts for
Southern culture, and will produce on suita
ble soil, with good cultivation, as tine fruit as
can be raised in tbe United States.
Price List Furnished Gratis,
The best of reference will be given on ap
plication oct3<> tf
Looking Glasses or Mirrors,
Various sizes aud prices.
For sale by
T. S. POWELL,
Druggist. Bookseller aud Stationer.
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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR,
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T. 8. POWELL, Agent.
Druggist, Bookseller & Stationer.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
For sale by T. S. POWELL.
Druggists. Bookeller aud Stationer.
Important to Planters!
THE undersigned Warehousemen in the
city of Ont hbert, are pleased to announce
to their planting triends that they have per
tected arrangements with buyers of cotton,
which will release them from half the usual
rates of expenses on first month. Half of
which expenses will in future be paid by the
purchaser. REDDING & PRICE,
sepiß-tf e. McDonald.
Ambrosial Oil
FOR Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
Bruises, etc.
At T. <S. POWELL’S,
Druggist, Bookseller & Stationer.
CUTLERY, CUTLERY
FINE, Medium and Cheap. Nice assorted
For sale by
T. S. POWELL,
Diuggist, Bookseller and fctationer.
The Celebrated
Lazarus & Morris’
Perfected Spectacles,
For sale by T. 8. POWELL,
Druggist, Bookseller and Btutioner.
CUTHBERT, GA., FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1874.
Graudaddy’s Talk
It wasn’t so when I was young—
We used plain language then ;
We didn’t speak of “ them galloots,”
When meanin’ boys or men.
When speaking of a nice band write.
Of Joe, or Tom, or Bill,
We did it plain—We didn’t say,
“ He slings a nasty quill.”
An’ when we seen a gal we liked,
Who never failed to please,
We called her pretty, neat and good,
But not ‘ about the cheese.”.
Well, when we met a good old friend,
We hadn’t lately seen,
We greeted him but didn’t say,
“ Hello, you old sardine 1”
The boys sometimes got mad and fit.
We spoke of kicks and blow* ;
But now they “ whack him on the snoot,”
Or ‘‘ paste him on the nose.”
Once, when a youth was turned away
By her he held most dear,
He walked upon his feet—but now
He walked off on his ear.”
We used to dance when I was yotmg,
An’ used to call it so ;
But now they don’t—they only “sling
The light fantastic toe.”
Of death, we spoke in language plain,
That no one did perplex ;
But in these days one doesn’t die—
He “ passes in bis checks.”
We praised tbe man of common sense ;
*• Ilia judgment’s good,” we said ;
But now they say, “ Wal, that old plum
Has got a level bead !”
It’s rather sad the children now
Are learning nil sicb talk j
They’ve learned to “ chin ’’ instead of chat,
And “ waltz ” instead ot walk.
To little Harry, yesterday—
My grandchild, aged two
I said, “ You love grandpa ?’’ said he,
“ You bet your boots I do.”
Tbe children bowed to strangers once ;
It is no longer so—
Tbe little girls, as well as boys,
Now greet yo i wilb "Hello.”
Oh, give me back tbe good old days,
When both the old and young
Conversed in plain old-fashioned words,
And slang was never “slung.”
Tle Domestic Growler.
Look at him ! he is a curiosity.
He was pleasant enough an hour
ago, as he sat in his office talking
with Jenks. With his chair tilted
hack, the toes of his boots resting
against the mautel-piece, his mouth
extended into u loud guffaw in re
ply to one of Jenk’s yarns, you
would have said he was one of the
jolliest fellows iu the world.
But he does not look so now.—
He considers it bad domestic policy
to come home looking smiling and
master of the house but it would
encourage his wife and children to
the asking of all sorts of favors and
the running into goodness knows
what extravagances. Tho only way
he believes to keep up a proper sys
tern ot household authority and re
duced household expenditure to its
certain linuis, is to always find fault
and never relax for a moment
the system of domestic snubbing.
Of course the coming home ot
the growler is not looked for with
joy. The very atmosphere becomes
charged with depressing or explo
sive material. The cook spills the
gravy and blackens the Toast for the
pigeons ; the wife is afraid the soup
will not be all right, or the pudding
done to the preeiso turn, the chil
dren huddles iu the corner, and
talks in whispers and no one feels
that he can breath until “ pa’’has
gone. Who would be a growlej ?
No Place.— A great many boys
complain that there aro no places.
Perhaps it is hard to get just sucli
a place as you like. But when you
get a place—and then there arc
places—this big country, we are
sure, has need of every good boy
aud girl, and man and woman in it
—when you get a place, we say,
make yourself so necessary, by
your fidelity and good behavior,
that they cauuot do without you.—
Be willing to take a low price at
first; no matter what the work is
if it is honest work. Do it as well
as you can. Begiu at the very low
est round of the ladder, and climb
up. The great want everywhere, is
of faithful, capable worker. They
aro never a drug in the market.—
Make yourself one of these, and
there will always be a place for you,
and a good one, too.
Forty-one Georgians stood around
the death bed of old 2tlr. Perkin,
theii i ich relative, and shed tears
as the cold hand of death was laid
upon his brow. When the will was
opened and they found that he had
left all of his property to found a
college, forty one Georgains started
for home, exclaiming, “ Kissiiu.”
He is never aloue that is in the
company of noble thoughts.
Sonic Curious African
Customs.
There are other curious things
about these people, besides their
dress. Their houses have walls of
clay or reads. The furniture con*
sists mainly of wooden platters and
Btools, which are colored black by
long burial in the mud, and their
only light, is a burning pine-knot.
Before the house is usually a
post, on which are hung the tro
phies of the hunt, such as horns of
antelopes,skulls ofauimals and men,
and, horriLle to say, dried hands
and feet. These proclaim to the
world how great a warrior is the
owner, and, in part, answer the
purposes that tine houses and
clothes do with us.
When a Niara Niam pays a visit
to his neighbor he carries hts own
Btool to sit on, and when he goes
into mourning fora friend he shaves
his head, and scatters his precious
braids, twists and puffs to tho
wind, which certainly shows sin
cere grief on his part.
When two friends meet they do
not shake hands, but they join their
middle fingers in such a way that
the joints crack, while they nod at
each other, more as if in disgust
as it looks to a white man—than in
friendly greetiug.
If they find a hollow tree in
which wild bees have laid up hon
ey, they at once smoke the bees stu
pid, and eat honey, wax, bees, and
all. Indeed they eat several things
that we would not like. The chil
dren in some parts of Africa eat
rats and fieldmice, which they catch
by means of baskets woven in the
form of long tubes. They are laid
flat on the ground, near the mouse
holes, and then the little savages
begin a great noise of stamping,
shouting and slapping of hands.—
The poor little animals are frighten
ed, and run into the traps for safe
ly, and a!re easily taken. They are
then tied by the tails in bunches of
a dozen or so, as you have seen
children tie cljerries, and bartered
with each other as choice morsels.
Sometimes they use them as baits
to catch cats, —roast-cat being a fa
vorite dish. They build small huts
of twisted reeds, put ttie mice in,
and cats are attracted to the trap,
of course.
The grown people feast on still
stranger diet, —such as the bodies of
their enemies killed in battle, ele
pliant-meat, dried till it looks like a
log of wood, dogs and the termites,
or white ants, of which you may
have read, aud whose immense cone
shaped houses are so common in Af
rica.
No important tiling is begun
without consulting certain signs to
see if it will be successful Some of
these are very curious. One is to put
a few drops of water on a smooth
topped stool, then take a smooth
blcck and rub it across the stool as
though to plane it off. If the block
moves easily the sign is good; if
hard, the sign is bad.
Another trial is to dose some un
fortunate hen with a certain greasy
liquid. If she dies the sign is bad ;
if she gets well it is good.
But the hens are not the only
sufferers. Another way to try one's
luck is to seize a wretched cock,
duck him under water many times
till he is stiff and senseless, and then
leave him alone. The fate is decid
ed by his recovering or dying. The
guilt of any one accused or suspect
ed of crime is tried in the same way,
aud no one dreams of suspecting,
one whose signs have shown favora
bly.
To protect themselves from the
danger and loss of fires, they pro
vide no fire engines and insurance
companies, as we do, but hang an
amulet bade—for those who are
Mohammedau —of a few verses
of the Khoran, or Mohammedan
bible, wrapped in skin, over the door
which must be admitted is a much
simpler and cheaper way than ours.
If a horse or donkey is ill he is
dosed with raw pork, but a human
being has for medicine a few verses
of the Khoran, made soft iu water.—
Olive Thorn.
Many a man who had a floating
indebtedness that he thought he
could by a little exertion meet and
extinguish, finds now that it is like
ly to carry under his entire proper
ty This was threatened last sum
mer when he carried his family to
Saratoga, and he had sorrows and
misgivings as to the propriety of
the expenditure.”
All Right.— The Superior Court
of Cincinnati decides that a mistake
as to age, not fraudulent, in an in
surance policy, does not vitiate the
policy, but is subject to correction
even after the death of the assured,
and the U-neticiary cuu then recov
er the full amount.
The Leisure Time of
Bo>s.
We would suggest to the many
parents who are perplexed with
the difficulty of finding the where
withal to amuse and interest their
boys, to give their lads every possi
ble opportunity of acquiring a me
chanical trade. The industry and
ingenuity of a boy of average abili
ty may easily be made to furnish
him with a never failing Rourco of
amusement of the best ordor. The
boy who can produce or make some*
thiDg, already begins to feel that he
is somebody in the world, that
achievement of a result is not a re
ward reserved for grown people on
ly. And the education of miud,
eye and hand, which the use of
tools and mechanical appliances
furnishes, is ot a great and real val
ue, beyond the good resulting from
the occupation of leisure time.
Having nothing to do is as great a
snare to the young as it is to the
full grown ; and no greater bene
fit cau be conferred on youths than
to teach them to convert time now
wasted, and often worse than
wasted, into pleasant means of re
creation and mental improvement.
The boy whose time aud mind are
now occupied with marbles and
kites, may be a Watt, a Morse or a
Bessemer in embryo ; and ilia cer
tainly an easy matter to turn his
thoughts and in usings iuto a chan
nel which shall give full scope to
their faculties. And to most boys
the use of mechanical tools is the
fascinating of all occupations. As
logic and mathematics have a value
beyond accuracy iu argument and
the correct solution of problems, in
that they teacli men the habit of
using their reflecting powers sys
tematically, so carpentry, turning
aud other arts are of high impor
tance.
These occupations teach boys to
think, to proceed from initial causes
to results, and not only to under
stand the nature and duty of the
mechanical powers, but to observe
their effect, and to acquire knowl
edge by actual experiment, which
is the best way of learning any
thing. All the theories culled out
of books leave an impress on the
mind and memory which is slight
compared to that of the practical
experience of the true mechanic.—
Our advice is, to all who have the
great responsibility of the charge
of boys, give them a lathe, or a set
of carpenter’s or even blacksmith’s
tools. Give their mind a turn to
ward the solid aud useful side of
life. You will soon see the result
in increased activity of their think
ing capabilities, and the direction of
their idea towards practical rssults;
and still more obviously, in the
avoidance of idle mischief and non
sense (to omit all reference to abso
lute wickedness and moral degra
dation), which are, to too great an
extent, the pastime of the genera
tion which is to succeed us.— The
Scientific American.
Since the creation of the world,
fourteen thousand millions of human
beings have fallen m the “ battles ”
which man has waged against his
fellow-creature—man. If this amaz
ing number of men were to hold each
other by the hand, at arm’s length,
they would extend over fourteen
millions, five hundred and eighty*
three thousand, three hundred and
thirty three miles of ground, and
would encircle tire globe, on which
we dwell, 608 times. If wo allow
the weight of a man to be, on an av
erage, one cwt., (and that is below
the mark,) we shall come to the con
clusion that 6,250,000 tons of human
flesh have been mangled, disfigured,
gashed and trampled under foot.—
The calculation will appear more
striking when we state, that if only
the forefingers of every one of those
fourteen thousand millions of human
beings were laid in a straight line,
they would reach more than 600,000
miles beyond the moon; and that if
a person were to undertake to count
the number, allowing 10 hours a
day, and 7 days to a week, at the
rate of 6,000 per hour, it would oc
cupy that person 336 years. And
awful is the consideration l 3.50,-
000 pipes of human blood have been
spilt in battle.— Dr. Dick.
Wednesday week the boiler in
the steam grist mill in Colquitt,
Miller county, exploded and tore
out one corner of the building, and
completely demolished the engine
house. No one hurt.
The Reason-.— The scarcely of
eggs in Alabama, and other States,
is attributed to the fact that the
i oostors are all busy crowing over
the election.
Ten Years in Jail for
s4o*ooo.
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette writes from Buflield, Jeffer
son county, W. Va., as follows :
“Your correspondent was shown
the tree a few days ago from under
which was dug the sum of §40,000.
The tree is an oak, and stands on
the west side ol the road leading
from Charleston to Shepherdstown,
aud about ten miles from the latter
place. The story as it goes here,
and which is believed to boa true
one, is as follows : During the war
an officer of the Federal army, who
had charge of a large sum of money,
a quartermaster or paymaster, burs
ied the $40,000 beneath the tree, do
ing so either from fear of its falling
into the hands of the Confederates,
or it may have been to secure it to
himself. If the latter, he succeed
ed, if we credit what follows, which
is told by parties who saw the evi
dence of the facts and heard the
story from the party when he re
turned to take away the buried
treasure.
The party—whose name was not
given, or, if he gave one, was an as
sumed name—was tried, a year or
two after the war, for the embezzle
ment of government money (the
same money he had buried under
the oak in Jefferson county,) was
convicted of the charge, and sen
tenced to serve a term of years in
the Albany Penitentiary. This he
did, and the law was satisfied; for
he declined to give any clew to the
whereabouts of the money. Ilis
sentence expired a few months ago,
and, as was to bo expected, he lost
no time in hurrying to the spot,
where a fortune was to be had for
the digging. It seems his knowl
edge of the locality had somewhat
failed, for lie was seen m the neigh
borhood for several days, but one
fine morning he had gone, and with
him the money. Tho ground under
this treo presented the appearance
of a newly plowed field, having been
dug up during the night by the ex
couvict for the space of a rod or
more. The nick and shovel he It ad
borrowed in the neighborhood he
returned.
Strange as this story may appear,
there is no doubt but that money ol
some kind was buried there, and
dug up. The amount is believed to
have been the sum stated.
—" ♦
Girls.
A Schoolboy's Composition. —
Girls are females under three years
of age ; they are young ladies after
reaching that age. Gills arc better
than boys. They have better man
ners and better looks, and the boys
know it—of which the g'rls are
aware. There isn’t much differ
ence between boys and girls, when
they are about a week old. You
can hardly tell them apart then. —
Girls like nice boys that don’t chew
and smoke, best, because they al
ways have tbe most money, and
take them to tho circus. I’d like
to be a girl on circus days l It’s so
much fan at the circus. The men
ride bare-back, and the girls stand
on their heads (on the men’s heads)
Girls make nice sweet-hearts and
sisters, and some of them nice pics
and cakes and things.
Where I went to school last win
ter, the teacher used to punish us
boys by making us sit with the
girls. He used to always make me
sit with Susie Jones. It always
seemed to make me feel so bad.—
I’d put my arm on tho desk, my
head on my arm, and sob as though
ray heart would break, while Susie
vvoidd slip her pretty little hand
under the desk, where I could raise
it to my lips, and improve the op
portunity. I’m so glad I ain’t a
girl— ’ cause then, when I grow up
I couldn’t marry one.
It is proposed to tunnel the Hud
son river between New York and
Jersey City, and operations o.u the
wark are reported to have been
commenced. The project is to
build a tube of brick masonry three
feet thick and of twenty-live feet
diameter in the clear. A shaft is
to be sunk on the Jersey side sixty
five feet deep, then tunnel to the
middle of the river, an a descending
grade of one foot to the hundred,
repealing the operation from the
New York side. The contractor
will use the system followed in the
caissons of the Brooklyn bridge, ol
forcing out the debris with com- I
pressed air. The estimate is that
it will take from two to three years
to complete the work. The rail
road companies aro opposing the
scheme, and an injunction has al
ready been usked for.
VOL. VIII—NO 49
i'liips.
We give away nothing so liberal*
ly as advice.
Imitate a good man, but never
counterfeit him.
Every man can master a grief but
he that has it.
Young ladies always pull off the
left stocking last.
Two heads are better than one—
especially in a barrel.
The greatest conqueror is ho who
has conquered himself.
It is a bad hen that cats at your
house and lays at another.
Live not wholly in thine own
ideas, lest they lead thee astray.
What word of five letters can
lose two, and have ten left ? —Of*
ten.
The best part of beauty is that
which a picture cannot express.
He that pells every’ barking dog
must pick up a great many stones.
Farmers gather what they sow,
while seamstresses sew what they
gather.
In any business never wade into
the water where you cannot see the
bottom.
‘I cannot do it,’ never accom*
plishes anything. “Til try,” has
done wonders.
The man is a fool who will try’ to
do as his neighbor does, if lie can
not afford it.
We confess our little faults, only
to persuade others that we have no
great ones.
The Arkansas Legislature (Dem
ocratic.), now in session, has a color*
ed man for Enrolling Clerk of th®
House, and another as Doorkeeper
of the Senate.
Little drops of rain brighten the
meadows and little acts of kindness
1 Tighten the world. |
The commentary of a sever®
friend is better than the embelish*
ment of a sweet lipped flatterer.
Trust him little who praises all,
him less who censures all, and him
least who is indifferent about all.
An enemy who upbraids us for
our faults, is of more advantage
than a friend who seeks to hide them
from us.
It is a mortifying ri flection for
any man to consider what he has
done, compared with what lie might
have done.
No man is content with his own
condition though it be the best j
nor dissatisfied with his wit though
it be the worst.
Do not live with your arms fold*
ed. Fortune smiles on thoso who
roll up their sleeves and put their
shoulders to the wheel.
Mourn not that you are weak
and humble. The gentle breeze is
better than a hurricane, the cheer'*
ful fire of the hearth-stone than the
conflagration.
Sound advice of an old merchants
Never owe any man more than you
are able to pay, and never allow
any man to owe you more than you
are able to lose,
Life is an auction where we hear
little else than ‘going,going,gone l f
He docs not always get the bst bar
gain who makes that ‘last bid’—
farewell !
Says Huskio to young girls ;
See that no day passes in which
you do not make yourself a some*
what better creature ; and in order
to do that, find out first what yon
are now.
The race of mankind would per
ish did we cease to help each other.
From the time that the mother
binds the child’s head till the mo
ment some kind assistance wipes
the dew of death front the brow
of the dying, we cannot exist with
out mutual help.
The greatest man is he who
ehoses the right with iuvincibU
resolution; who resists the sorest
temptations from within and with
out ; who bears the heaviest bur*
dens cheerfully ; who is the calm
est iu storms, and whoso reliance or
truth, ou viriue, and_ on God is the
most unfaltering.
Forget axo Forgive, —Thero
exists a very beautiful custom in
. Germany. On the first cfay of tha
I New Year, whatever may have
been the quarrels or enstrangeraent
between friends and relatives, inu
| tual visit* are interchanged, kiiadlT
greetings given and received—all
is forgotton.
We should be thankful for ear
homes; comfortable homes ! Our
happiness there is not dependent ou
the brilliancy of the wallpaper, or
the beauty of the chandeliers,-,
I here is uo mare happiness now in
the large house than there was in
the three small apartments many
days ago. Our homes are our ‘cas
tles of refuge, from the confticta
and turmoils of o.ur daily life in th*
world. Piaiae God, day and uight
for aco tutor table home. * 1