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VOL. XI. THE APPEAL. Published Every Friday Ttaiing Terms $2.00 ; All Tapers stopped at expiration of time paid frr-. No attention paid to orders for the pa ©•r unlessaccompanied by the Cush. Rates of Advertising, V£ Months I ti Mouths. s :t Month.. 1 Month. No. Sqr’* 4 IS .TOO* <5.00 $ 9.00 $ 12.'00 0 1 20.00 '"3 7.00 j 15.00 22.001 27.50 A ... 8.001 17.00 25.00 30.00 i c 9.00: 22 00 30.00; 45.00 J c 17.00 35.00 50 00 1 75.00 1 e 30.001 50.00 75:00! 125.00 ■2 c | 50.00 j 75.00 Dvs. SMITH & TACKETT, Office on College St,., V TJT ffIRESZ TANARUS, GE OR GIA , '*|3 K3PECTFULLY off*r their service?, I V (united when necessary) to the people of llfUidolpltHßd adjoining counties. jan'JCtf H. K E N N O TV, ATTORNEY AT LAW, FORT GAINES, GA. BUSINESS of all kinds attended to in the State Court, and in tlie United States District Court tor this State. niayll-ly Dr. S. G. Robertson, SHrgeon Dentist, CUTHBERT, GA. oc2fitf ' JAMES G. PARKS, Attorney at Law, DAWSON, GEORGIA, Counsel for the Corporation of JJawson. XW Practices in the Courts of 8. W. Geor gia, State Supreme Courts, and U. S. Courts lor Georgia. Collections a specialty. Prompt- Insured. jy27 3m JAS. 11. (IUEHRY, Attorney at Law. Office — Dawson,! Ga. oetlOtf A, W, (iILL ESPIE J JAB just received a large lot of FLOUR, Which he warrants to give entire satisfac tioa. feb‘23 ly Call in and Subscribe for o Renew Your Subscription to the DAILY, Semi-Weekly or Weekly TELEGRAPH &. MEsSENGE gOUTIIERN CULTIVATOR, SOUTH, QUTHBERT APPEAL. T. S. POWELL, Agent, Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer. Fresh Turnip Seed. Crop 1877, .lust received from D. Landreth & Son’s, Kurlr Elat Dutch, Early FI it Red Top, Pomerane n Globe, Amlier Globe, Improved Yellow Rntabega, Hanover, Seven Top, In 1 packages, and single papers. For sole by T. S. POWELL, Druggist. Bookseller and Stiuiot’er. Important TG OWNERS OF WILL LAPS. THE undersigned, being largely interested in the Mining Interests and Mineral re searches of tiie different Ceunties of CHEROKEE, GA., And having received many letters of enqui ry from parties owning Lands in the above •Lined section, relative to their location, val ue, etc., takes this method of informing all those interested, that he will attend to the Locating of Lands, Inmish owners with a descriptive statement as to qual'ty, value and mineral indications, if there be any. Will attend to the establish ing *f Lost Papers, paying Taxes, Ousting • Intruders, aud selling said Lauds when de tire A. Hit charges for locating aud furnishing turtles with a deserip.ive statement, Five Dol ■iri per Lot. For selling and payingof taxes, ■Ten per cent. For establishing lost papers. Busting intruders, etc., parties will be advited Bud a fee agreed upon. ■ Liberal reduel ions made with parties ■Owning a number of Lots, and desiring them Booked after, 1 Many of these Lands, heretofore considered Bvorthless, are veiy valuable —Some are rich Bn Mineral, others are valuable for Farming Bn r noses, aud ALL are worth lookingafter, ■ All letters of enquiry will receive piompt Btteutiou. Address, I. Y. SA" TELL, B npr'-tf Atlanta. Ga. Lazarus & Morris’ PERFECTED SPECTACLES, I Eye Glasses & Colored Glasses. Have received a Full Assortment of ■rEEL FRAMED SPECTACLES, BIFOCAL SPECTACLES, Hear sighted spectacles, RUBBER EYE GLASSES, Haggles, green & BLUE SPECTACLES, K'or sale by T. S. POWELL, Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer. Notice ! undersigned lias opened an Auction I fe Commission House in the citv of Cutit ■, aut i will hold loith in tile Standiey Rock He solicits Consignments. Kfljfti JOHN W. BRAG AN AXDHEW Female College, Cutlibert, Ga. I> EV. A. L. HAMILTON would respect- V fully announce to his friends generally, that this old and popular Li*tmifot) W’H’te re opened under liis immediate supervision on MONDAY, October 1, 1877. His former patrons and friends will please take due notice, and govern themselves ac ■Cort’ingly. The spacious and comfortable Boarding House and College Buildings are now being repaired and re fnraished in ele gant Style, and two weeks in advance of the opening will he ready for business. The Corps of Officers and Teachers slini: not he surpassed either North or South, and will represent the principal branches of the Clnistiao Churches. ffijr* The College wifi be tliot onghly uou-scetariau. The Course of Study Has been prepared with great care, and with an especial eve to the requirements of the age. It embraces equally the Physic al, Men tal and Moral cultivation of the pupils. The Discipline Shall he verv mild, but thoroughly systemat ic and exacting. Tlie Tei*ms Have been reduced so far as possible to meet the necessities of the times, as will appear from the following exhibit: Ter Session of Nina Months. REGULAR COURSE. Preparatory Department, S3O 00 Academic “ 45 00, BOARD—Eiirni.-hed loom, washing, Halits and Uiel, 1(52 00 “ Washing not included, 144 00. EXTRA COURSE. [To be charged extra.] This department will offer unusual advan tages, and will embrace the Ancient and Mod ern Languages, V, cal and Instrumental Music Drawing and Sketching, Painting, in Oil, Pastel. Grecian and Antique Painting. Orna mental Needle-Work, Mantua Making in all its varieties, Physical Gymnastics, Ac. PAYMENTS In all the Departments will be expected quarterly in advance There can be no devi aiion from this rule. Cutlibert is ihe handsomest little city in Georgia, is approachable from all directions by Railroad ; and for good health, good mor •• Is, and cultivated society, is unsurpassed in ne United States. For additional information address— REV. 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The Huntingdon, Pa., Monitor of April sth, 1877, pronounces this soap the best in the market, as follows : Render, we don’t, want yon to suppose this is an advertisement, and pass it over uuheed ed Read it We want to direct your atten tion to the advertisement of “Crampton’s Imperial Soap.” Having used it in our of fice for tile past year, we can recommend it as the best quality of soap in use. It is a rare thing to get Soap that will thoroughly cleanse printing ink from the hands, as also troin linen, hut Crampton’s laundry soap will eo it. and we know whereof we speak. It is specially adapted tor printers, painters, eu gnteers and machinists, as it will remove gr< sse of all descriptions from the band as well as clothes, with little labor For gener al household purposes it cannot he excelled. Manufactured only by Crampton Brothers, 2.4, Sand lb, Rutgers Place, and 33 and 33 Jetiersou St., New York. For sale bv ALLISON & SIMPSON, auglO-tf Cuthhert, Ga. Fire Insurance Safe, Prompt and Reliable! Georgia Homs In Company, Columbus, Ga., Yirpia Home Insurance Cos, Richmond, Va. T. S. POWELL, Agent. MANHATTAN Fire Insurance Cos., Of New York City. Cash Capital & Surplus over SBOO,OOO THOMAS MUSE, Agent, Cuthbert, Ga. KT Office in Judge Clarke’s office, jaa ly A Nice Black-Walnut Extension Dining Table. At T- S. POWELLS, Druggist, Bookseller aud Stationer. THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR Will be held i t ATLANTA, beginning Monday, October 15th, 1877, AND CONTINUING ONE WEEK. LARGE and Liberal Premiums lor Stock. Manufactures, Machinery, Agricultural Implements, Fancy Work of Laaias. Fine Arts and Farm Products are ottered Premium Lists and other information can be o tained by application to MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Secretary, augdl-td Atlanta, Ga. CUTIIBERT, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1877. Houston (Texas) Telegram, Nov (5,1877. A While Bean or Death. The events recorded below took place at Salado, Mexico, on the 28th of March, 1843, when seventeen Texans of the Mier expedition were shot by order of the Mexican au tborities. The-story is told by a correspondent who signs himself IL P. 11., of Blanco, Texas, a brother of one who drew a white bean. A hundred and fifty-nine white beans were placed in the bottom of the mug, and seventeen black ones were placed upon top of them. The beans were not stirred. Such were their anxiety to execute Capt. Cam eron, and perhaps the balance ol the officers, that first Cameron and afterwards the other officers were made to draw a bean each from the mug in this condition. Cameron,in the act of drawing first, said with his usual coolness : “Well, boys, we have to draw*—let’s be at it.” So saying he thrust his hand into the mug and drew out a white bean.— Next came Col. Win. F. Wilson, who was chained to him ; then Capt. Win. Ryan, and then Judge F. M. Gibson—all of whom drew white beans. Next camo Capt. Eastland, who drew a black one > and then came the balance of the men. They all drew their beans with that manly dignity and firm ness which showed them superior to their condition. Some of lighter temper jested over the bloody trag edy. One said, 4< Boys, this beats raffling all to pieces.” The knock ing oil'the irons from the unfortu nate told who they were. Poor Robert Beard, who lay upon the ground sick, said, “ Brother, if you draw a black bean, I’ll take your place.” The brother said, “No, 1 am stronger and better able to die than you ” Several Mexican officers who officiated in this cruel violation ot their country’s i'aiih, expressed great dissatisfaction thereat, and some wept bitterly. Soon after the fated were placed in a separate court yard, when about dark they were executed Several of our men were permitted to visit the unfor tunates previously to the execution, 1 to receive their dying requests. — Poor Major Cocke said, “ Boys, I told you I never failed to draw a prize and then he said to Judge Gibson: “ Say to my friends that I died m grace.” Judge Gibson was so much affected at this last parting that he showed it from his tears. — The Major said, “ They only rob me of forty years,” and then sat down and wrote a_sensib!e and dignified letter to General Waddy Thompson, tiie United States Minister in Alex ico, and knowing that his remains would be robbed of his clothes after his death, drew off his pants and handed them to his surviving coins rades, and died in his underclothes Pour Henry Whaling, one of Cam eron’s best fighters, said : 44 Well, they don’t make much off me any how, for I know I have killed twen ty live of the yellow bellies.” Then demanding his dinner in a firm tone, saying that “They shall not cheat me out of it,” ate heartily, smoked a cigar, and in twenty minutes was launched into eternity. Our intepreter, who was permit ted to remain with them to the last, says that fifteen times they wound ed that iron nerved soul, Henry Whaling, and it would seem that Providence had a special care in prolonging his existence, that he might demonstrate to his enemies the national character they had to contend with ; for he gritted his teeth at and defied them in terms ol withering reproach, until they put a gun to his head and biew his brains against the wall. Such was the ef feet of tins horrible massacre upon their own soldiers, who were stand ing as a guard upon the wall above, that one of them fainted and came near falling over, but was caught by his comrades. Poor Terry, quite a youth, but in spirit a grant, said that “he was perfectly willing to meet his fate ; that for his country he had fought, and for her glory he was willing to dieand turning to the officers, said : “After the battle of Sau Ja cinto, my family took one of your prisoner youths, raised and educated him, and this is our requital.’"— Edward Este spoke of his fate with coolness. Cash said: “Well they murdered my brother with Colonel Fannin, and they are about to murder me. Tell the officer to look upon men who are not afraid to die for their country.” Captain Eastland behaved with the most patriotic zeal. He desired that his country should never lay down her | arms until the most ample repara -1 tion and her freedom was obtained. ; Major Robert Dunham, said lie “was prepared to die, and would to God that he had a chance to do the same thing over again ; that he glofied in the demonstration they had made, which showed Texans without arms to be more than equal to Mexicans with them.” James Ogden, with his usual equan imity of temper, smiled at his fate and said, “I am prepared.” Young Robert W. Harris behaved in the most Unflinching manner and called upon his companions to avenge the murder, while their flowing tears and bursting hearts, invoking Heav en for their witness, responded to the call, I have the utmost oonfi deuce that this pledge, solemnly plighted,|wi 11 be redeemed. They one and all invoked their country to do both them and herself justice. Just previous to the firiug they were bound together with cords, and their eyes being bandaged, they w ere set upon a log near the wall, with their backs to the executioners. They all begged the officers to shoot them in front, and at short distance, that “they were not afraid to look death m the face.” This they refused to do, fired at several paces, and continued the firing from ten to twelve minutes, mangling these heroes in a manner too horrible for description. Can our government and people forget these crimes ? Heaven forbid. The names of the murdered men were : L. L. Cash, J. D. Cocke, Robert Dunham, W. M. Eastland, Captain Edward Este, Robert Har ris, Thos. L. Jones, Patrick Malian, James Ogden, Charles Roberts, Wik limn Rowan, J. L. Shepherd, J M. Thompson, James Toney, James Turnbull, Henry Whaling, M. C. Wing. Favors. In the following advice, which we find in an exchange, we think the writer considerably strains his point and yet there are suggestions which few can ponder without profit : “If you want to be happy, never ask a favor. Give as many as >on can, and if any are freely offered, it is not necessary to be too proud to lake them; but never ask for or stand waiting for any. Who ever asked a favor at the right time ? To be refused is a woeful stab to one’s pride. It is even worse than to have a favor granted hesitatingly. We suppose that out of a hundred who petition for the least tiling—if it be even an hour of time ninety nine wish with burning cheeks and aching hearts, they had not done so. Don’t ask favors of your near est friend. Do everything for your self until you drop, and then if any one picks you up, let it be of his own free choice, not from any groan you utter. But while you can stand, be a soldier. Eat your own crust, rather titan feast on an other’s dainty meals; drink cold water rather than another’s wine. The world is full of people asking favors, and people tired of granting them. Love or tenderness should never be put aside, when its full hands are streched towards you; but as few love, so few are tender ; a favor asked is apt to be a millstone around your neck, even if you gain the thing you want by the asking. As you cast your bread on the was ter, and it returns, so will the fa vor you ask, if unwillingly granted, cotne back to you when you least expect or desire. Favors corice ded upon solicitation are never re paid. They are more costly in the end than overdue usurers’ bills. “Why, my dear Mrs. Smith, how can you afford to dress so ex t*avagantly in these hard times?’’ “Hard times ! Why, your husband must have remained in business, didn’t he?” Certainly ; he has kept on as usual, and worked hard, as he says, to keep his head above the tide ; but lam sorry to say he lias not made much money lately.” “I thought so. There is where he made a great mistake. Now my husband, as soon as he saw the financial breakers ahead, went into bankruptcy, and retired from bu.-i ness to v. ail for better times.”— ‘‘Ah !” said Airs. Jones. It is 1800 aud udd years since a Christian gentlemen named Paul wrote to one Timothy, “I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.” And now as many as 26 women are advertised m the Chicago papers as conducting re ligious services and preaching, on a single Sunday. The Secret Assassin. About the year 1000, one of those dangerous men in whom extraordk nary talents are only the fearful source of crime and wickedness be yond that of ordinary men, came to establish himself as merchant or tra der, in Venice. The stranger, whose name was Tebaldo, became enamored of the daughter of an ancient house, al ready affianced to another. He de manded her hand in marriage, and 1 was, of course refused. Enraged at this he studied how to be re venged. Profoundly skilled in me chanical arts, he allowed himself no rest until he had invented the most formidable weapon that could be imagined. This was a key of large size, the handle of which was so constructed that it could be turned around with little difficulty. When turned it disclosed a spring, which, on pressure, launched from the oth er end a needle, or lancet of such subtle fineness that it entered the ilesli and buried itself there without leaving any external trace. Tebaldo waited in disguise at the door of the church in which the maiden whom he loved was about to receive the nuptial benediction. The assassin sent the slender steel, un perceived, into the breast of the bridegroom. The wounded man had no suspicion of injury, but, seized with sharp and sudden pain in the midst of the ceremony, ho fainted and was carried to his own house amid the lamentations of the bridal party. Vain was all the skiil of the phy sician, who could not divine the cause of this strange illness, and in a few days the groom died. Tebaldo again demanded the hand of the young maiden from her parents, and received a second refusal. They al so miserably perished in a few days. The alarm that these deaths, which appeared almost miraculous, occasioned, excited the utmost vig ilance of the magistrates ; and when or. close examination ol' the bodies, the small instrument was found in the gangrened flesh, terror was uni versal ; every one feared for his own life. The maiden thus cruelly orphaned had passed the first month of her mourning in a convent, when Te baldo, hoping to bend her to Ins will, entreated to speak to her at the gate Her reply teas most de cidedly in the negative. Tebaldo, beside himself with rage, attempted to wound her through the gate, and succeeded. The obscurity of the place prevented his actions from being observed. On returning to Iter room she felt a pain in her breast, and uncovering it, site found it spotted with a single drop of bWod. The pain increased. The surgeons who hastened to her as sistance, taught by the past, wasted no time tn conjecture, but cut deep into the wounded part, extracted the needle in time to save her life. The state inquisition used every means to discover tlm hand that dealt these blows. The visit of Te baldo to the convent caused suspi cion to fall heavily upon him. His house was carefully searched, the infamous invention discovered, and he perished on the gibbet. A curious elopement took place in England the other day. An old gentleman ran away with a young girl, and to the great disgust of her parents the couple were not caught until they were safely married, and all tiie indignant papa could do was to upbraid his daughter for mary ing a man old enough to be her father, much older, indeed, than he was himself. A few weeks of hap piness, or the reverse, with Let aged adorer proved enough for the young bride, who incontinently ran away again with a young fel low she met at a foreign watering pi ace There was, of course, a great scandal, and her father came once more to upbraid her with the enormity of her behavior. “Really papa,” said the unreasonable young person, “there’s no pleasing you ; you told me before you would not have minded if it had been a young man, aud now when I have chosen a young man you are just as an gry!” The lather was disgusted with her moral obliquity and left her to her late A forlorn creature of the male persuasion gets off the fallowing poetical effusion; “When Sallie’s arms her dog imprison, I always wish iny neck was hisen ; no w of ten would I stop and turn to get a pat from a hand like hern; and when she kissed Towser’s nose, O, don’t I wish that I were those !” A True Story. Once, a Scotch shepherd was teaching his sheep on the Grampian Hills. His faithful dog and his lit tle boy, three years old, were with him. The little fellow could not climb tlie steep hill, so his father left him on the plain gathering flowers and berries, while he went high up ou the jagged rocks to over look bis flocks. Suddenly a heavy fog cqmo up. — The shepherd hastened to seek his child, but the mist was so thick he could not find him. In vain he called and whistled; neither the child nor the dog made any answer. The poor man got lust also, and at last, after wandering lor hours, he found himself near his own home. The neighbors listened to his story and eagerly went with him in search of the child. Day after day they scoured the country in every direction, but pie poor little fellow could not be found. Then the dis traded father began to ask ques tions about the dog. Where was he ? Had he been at home at all while they were out on their hope less search ? Yes, he had run in the house two or three times a day, just to get his regularallowar.ee of cake, and after taking a little bit had run away with the rest in his mouth.— This he had been doing for several days, but the poor heart-broken mother had been in too much truub le to mention if. When the shepherd heard this he began to watch for the dog to come. The faithful fellow came at last, slowly and painfully, as if he had hardly strength to walk ; but he would not eat more than a little piece of his cake, and again went off, bear ing the rest in his mouth. The fath er followed him. At last lie camo to a fall of water, a short distance from where the child was lost, and from this place he began to go down a hill that was so steep and full of rocks that the strong man could not get down without great difficulty. Once down, the dog turned and went into a cave hidden in the bush es. With a beating heart the fath er hastened to the spot, and, look ing in, lie saw his little son sitting there, eating heartily of the cake, while the dug stood by barking with joy. How the little fellow got down there no one ever knew ; but be was found alive and well. The dog, who had never left him night nor day,excepting to run home to get him a cuke, had saved him from starving. We may believe that the noble animal was well fed and nursed that night, and that grateful prayers were offered to God from the shep herd’s cottage. A Hatty Life. — To the young of our cities and towns who have good health, a few hundred dollars, a dis position to labor, and are willing to submit to privations, we would say, what pleasanter or more useful oc cupation can you engage in than farming, an occupation, too, that will insure real independence? Buy you a small farm, have your fields and meadows, garden and orchard, mares and colts, cows and pigs, keep bees, for their management unites pleasures and profit. Cul tivate grapes, for they pay. Ban ish rural wants and learn the mas ter secret of self possession, and be aware that every position in life has advantages and trials. Let such a one assure himself that if an independent farmer cannot be hap py, no man can. Let him magnify his calling, respect himself, envy no one, and raise to the author of all good, constant aspirations of thankfulness, as he eats the bread of peace and privacy. A curious will has just been set lied in Berlin containing a moral worth a wider circulation than a miser’s last testament often obtains. The poor man died, when to gerter a! surprise it was found he left thir ty-four thousand marks. The thirty thousand in a package, signed and sealed, was to be given to his native town in Bavaria, one thousand each to three brothers, and one thousand to a irierid with whom he had quar reled. It was stipulated that none of the four should follow the body to the grave, which suggestion the three brothers gladly accepted, but the quarreler walked alone and for feited his thousand marks for the sake of paying a last mitigating honor. When the package was opened for the town it disclosed another will, giving the thirty thou sand to any ol the four who should disregard the stipulation. From the Virginia (Nevada) Chronicle. A Iflau who Saw a llliiie Die. “Aint it a curious thing that no body ever sees a mule die? remark ed an old teamster in Gumbert ifc Webber’s saloon, “No man living ever saw a mule die, I s’pose ?” Thus remarked Mr. Daniels, light, ing a fresh cigar. “In 1850 I was mining on the south fork of the Yuba, and it came my turn to cook for my gang. We took turns each week, you know. Well, I was go ing to show how economical 1 could run the commissary. I went and bought a peck of dried apples; they were all stuck together in a lump, but I got ’em jammed in t* the pot; poured in some water and started the fire. Presently a few of ’em began to rise up to the top of the pot, and so I skimmed ’em off and put’em in a pan. Pretty soon some more bulged up, and I skimmed them ofT ami put ’em iu the pan. The first thing I knew, after I had skimmed that blasted pot for awhile, 1 had to got another pan, and then another, and by the time I’d got four pans heaped up lull, dang my skin if there wasn’t more apples in the pans than there was in the pot.— That is, I thought so at the time.— I kept getting more par.s and buck ets and lard cans, and all tho while plumb Lightened to death for fear some of the boys would come in and see how extravagant I was, for I had been bio win’ on how cheap I could run the mess. The blasted apple? still kept a coinin’ out of the pat. I put some papers out on the floor and covered ’em with fruit,and, by Jove, the place looked like a Santa Clara fruit-drying establish ment, and the pot was still bilin’ full.” “What has that got to do with a mule dying’.''” “Wait a minute, I’m coinin’ to tlie mule. Finally I got desperate and dumped over twelve bushels of apples back of the cabin, behind a tree. In about an hour I heard a devil of a noise, and ran nut. What do you suppose I found ?J Why, a four hundred dollar mule kickin’ in the agonies of death. The apples all gone, the mule nearly so. He was swelled up like a balloon, and the first thing I knew he busted.— Pledge my word, gentlemen, he ex ploded like a giant powder blast, andjbrought the whole camp to the place. I kept still ; they could not find the mule, and it cost ’em £>lo to advertise a reward for him in tiie Sacramento Union. About two weeks afterwards they caught a couple of Greeasers hanging round, and they put it up that they stole the mule, so they hung ’em. I was there, but did not say a word for fear the boys would find out how extravagant I had run the commis sary. Let’s have something.” Significance of the Fall of Kars. Kars is so well known throughout the East that its surren der into Russian hands will he re garded in England with a certain degree of trepidation. Those East ern interests of Great Britain, which every Englishman is so ready to go to war to defend, are certainly threatened now. Persians, Circas sians and the wild tribes of Asia will be thrilled by the intelligence that Armenia is practically in Rus sian possession. Once before this lias happened; but Russia was then fighting allied Europe; and the dis asters in the Crimea compelled the eventual relinquishment of the ad vantages gained in Asia Minor.— But the former reduction of Kars will long be remembered in the East as a notable event in the history of that struggle. It was only a few days ago tltat Disraeli dismissed all hopes of speedy mediation or inter-- ference by England. He announced that the policy of neutrality would be maintained so long as British in terests were not assailed. The time lias not yet come when it can be truly said that those jealously guarded interests are menaced.— But the fall of Kars must nearly affect the object of Great Britain’s solicitude. So far as the conclusion of the war is concerned, the event may, in this intent, be more impor tant than now appears.— JYeio York Times. A certain preacher was holding forth to a somewhat wearied con gregalion, when he lifted up his eyes to the gallery and beheld a youngster pelting the people below with chestnuts. Dominie was about to administer a sharp and stringent reprimand for this fla grant act of impiety and disrespect but the youth anticipating him, bawled out at the top of his voice:— “You mind your preaching, dud dy, and I’ll keep them awake.” One bad result of female suffrage iu Wyoming is said to be that the young men wickedly keep a record of the ages of unmarried spinsters who vote. Proverbs from tlic Tal mud. The ass complains of the cold even in July. A single light answers as well for a hundred men as for one. Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know.” Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend’s friend has a friend ; be dis creet. Deal with those who are fortu* nate. The doctor who prescribes gra tuitously gives a worthless pre scription. If a word spoken in its timo is worth one piece of money, silence iu Us time is worth two. The wine belongs to the master, but the waiter receives the thanks. The soldiers fight and the kings are heroes. Make but one sale, and thou art ealled a merchant. If the fox is king, bow before him. The rivalry of scholars advances science. The world is saved by tho breath of school children. Even to re'' build the temple, the schools must not be closed. Blessed is the son who lias stud ied with bis father and blessed tho father who has instructed his sou. Rabbi Eleazer said ; “Who gives charity in secret is greater than Moses.” Rab said : “Men should be caro ful lest they cause women to weep, for God counts their tears.” In cases of chaiity, where both men and women claim relief, tho latter should be first assisted. If there should not be enough for both, the men should cheerfully re linquish their claims. Kabbah said, “When one stands at the judgment seat of God these questions are asked : Hast thou been honest in all thy dealings? Hast thou set aside a portion of thy time for the study of the law ? Has thou observed the first command ment ? Hast thou in trouble still hoped and believed in God ? Hast thou spoken wisely.” Aei A Hi I Asght. I passed a night once away from homo. What 1 learned that night would fill a very large barrel. I had retired and was endeavoring to tangle myself up in sleep, when a most indescribable bouquet of sounds stole into my room and en twined itself about my ears. It was the first strains of a cat fight. I got out of bed and opened my mouth and dropped a “Scat !” out of the window. The yowling in creased. I added a pair of $lO boots to the affair; a boot jack fol lowed tlx* boots, but the noise con tinued with more zeal if possible than ever. My contribution was not the only one; from other win dows a continuous fire was kept up; bottles, boots, shoes, slippers, and every available article that could he reached was shied into the darkness at the noise. Occasionally a more terrific yell would seem to indicate that the objective point had been readied, but still the yelling continued with unabating ardor. At last I bethought me of a dark lantern I had, and, lighting it, I turned the light down into the back yard, iu the direction of the noise. What I saw I can tell about, but bow I felt and looked would need a larger pen than mine to describe. To say that iny hair stood up would be very tame. It not only stood up, but it fairly lift ed me from the fl tor. I saw hang ing from the clothesline a couple of Tom-cats, tied together by tho tails, and engaged with all their might in tearing each other apart, while in the yard was a man with a bag, into which he was putting my boots, boot-jack and any other contributions, making for him a fair night’s work, and, after gath ering up all the spoils, as he un* slung the cats from tho line and placed them in the bag and scaled the fence, it dawned upon me that I had been sold. 1 blew out my light and crept into bed, wondering if my angel grandfather was not smiling from beyond the clouds at his grandchild —Boston Globe. Judge Gibson, of the Superior Court of Richmond county, last Tuesday, decided that where duo diligence was used by the function* aries of a railroad company the com pany could not be held responsible for stock run over on its track. A woman’s heart is just like a lithographer’s stone—what is enoe written on it cauuot be rubbed out. NO. 50
