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CUTHBERT 3|§§ APPEAL. DL. XI. IIE appeal. ished Every Friday Morning Terms $2.00; Papers stopped at expiration of time paid for . N attention paid to orders forth* pa <*saccompanied \>j the Caah. Kates of Advertising* s S ?j f ' 71 3.00]* 6.005~9.0Q;$ 12.00 ■4 ... B.OOJ 17.00 25.00 33.00 i 9.00! 22 00 ,10.00 45.00 J 17.00 35.00 50.00 75.00 1 t ! 30.001 50.00 75.00 125.00 t j 50.00; 75.00 * Drs. SMITH & TAGKETT, Office on College St., CUT Hit ERT, GEORGIA, IKSFECTFULLY offer their ssrriees, (united when neressatY) to the people ol leiph and djeiinir Comities. jan26tf . 11. KEN NON, LTTORNEY AT LAW, FORT GAINES, GA. JSINEBS of all kinds attended to in the State Court, and in the United States •ict Court tor this State. majlt-ly . S. 6. Robertson, irgeon Dentist, CUTHBERT, GA. ocSfitf JAMES G. PARKS, ttorncy at Law, DAWSON, GEORGIA, l Counsel for the Corporation of JJawson. n Practice* in the Court* of S. W. Geor- State Supreme Court*, and U. S. Courts eoi'Kta. Collections a specialty. Prompt- Insured. jy27-3m ■ JAS. H. GUERRY, ■Attorney at Law. Office—Dawson,! Ga. ■ ertltt-tf | A. W. GILLESPIE ■ JAS just received a lot ol FLOUR, which he warrants to give entire gatisfac Boa. 1e1>23 ly Call in and Subscribe for o j Renew Your Subscription to the iTkAILT, Semi-Weekly or Weekly UJ TELEGRAPH Si. MESSENGE Louth ern cultivator, Iqcxnt oUTn, APPEAL. T. S. POWELL, Aifent, Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer. Fresh Turnip Seed. Crop 1877. Just received from D. Landreth & Son’s, Fwrly Elat Dutch, Early Flat Red Top, Pouteranean Globe, Amber Globe, Improved Yellow Rutabaga, llttnorer, * Seven Top, la 1 package*, and tingle paper*. Far mI by T. S. POWELL. Draggiat, Bookseller and Stationer. Important TO OWNERS OF WILD LAM THE nndrri(fned, bring largely intermted in the Mining InterecU and Mineral re searches of the differeut Counties of CHEROKEE, GA., And having received many letters or enqui ry from parties owning Lands in the above named section, relative to their location, val ets, etc, takes this method of informing all those interested, that he will attend to the Locating of Lands, Varnish owners with a descriptive statement s to quality, value and mineral itußcations, if there be anv. Will attend to tire establish >:■# ost Papers, paying Taxes, Ousiing latradart, and eelling said Lands when de si re A. Ilia charges for locating and furnishing parties with a descriptive statement, FiveDol itrs per Lot For selling and payingof taxes, Ten per cent.. For establishing lost papers, ousiing mtrttdei-ss etc., parlies wilt be adviced and St fee agreed 'Upon. Liberal reductions made with parties owning a number of Lots, aud desiring them looked after. Many of these Lands, heretofore considered Worthless, are veiV valuable—some are rich in Mineral, others are valnable for Farming purposes, and ALL are worth looking after. All letters of enquiry will receive prompt attention. Address, I. Y. SAW'TELL, i. api-7-tf Atlanta. Oa. Lazarus & Morris’ PERFECTED SPECTACLES, Eje Glam & Colored Glasses. Have received a Full Assortment of STEEL FRAMED SPECTACLES, BIFOCAL SPECTACLES, NEAR SIGHTED SPECTACLES, RUBBER EYE GLASSES, GOGGLES, GREEN & BLUE SPECTACLES, For sale by T. S. POWELL, Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer. Notice ! THE undersigned has opened an Auction & Commission House in the citv of. Cutli bert, and will hold forth in the Standley Rock Corner. solicits Consignments. ■iug3l-tf JUHN W. BRAG AN ANDREW Female College, Cuthbert, Ga. REV. A. L. HAMILTON would respect fully announce to hi, friends generally, that this old and popular Institution will be rctypened under hi* immediate *upervi*iou on MONDAY, October 1, 1877. Hi* former patrons and friends will please take due notice, and govern themselves lie cordiugly. The spacious and comfortable Boarding House and College Buildings are nw being repaired and re furnished in ele gant style, and'f%** weeks iu advance of the opening will be ready for business. The Corps of Officers and Teachers •hall not be surpassed either North or South, and will represent the principal branches of the Chii.tian Churches. 15V The College wiH be iboiottghly non-sectarian. The Course of Study Ha* Been prepared with great care, and with an especial eye to the requirements of the age. It embraces equally tke Physical, Men tal and Moral cultivation of the pupils. The Discipline Shall be very mild, but thoroughly systernat ■c and exacting,. The Terms Have b.-en ;educed so lar a* possible to meet the necessities of ths times, as will appear froin the following exhibit: Per Session of A r ins Months. REGULAR COURSE. Preparatory Department, S3O 00 Academic “ 45 00, Collegiate “ t>o 00. BOARD—Furnished room, washing, lights and fuel, 162 00 “ Washing not included, 144 00. EXTRA COURSE. [To be charged extra.] This department will offer unusual advan tage*, and will embrace the Ancient and Mod ern Languages. Vrcal and Instrumental Music Drawing and Sketching, Painting, in Oil, Pastel Grecian and Antique Painting. Orna mental Needle-Work, Mantua Making iu all its varieties, Physical Gymnastics, Ac. PAYMENTS In all the Departments will be expected quarterly in advance There can be no tluvi atioti Iroiu thin ruie. Cuthbert i* the handsomest little city in Georgia, is approachable from all directions by Railroad , and for good health, good mor als, and cultivated society, is unsurpassed iu ne United States. For additional information address— REV. A L. HAMILTON, 1). D. Pres’t. auglO-tf Cuthbert, Ga. CHAMPIONS Imperial Soap Is the “Best” Crampton’s imperial Soap is the Best. 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The Huntingdon, Pa., Monitor of April sth, 1877, pronounces this soap the best in the market, a* follows : Reader, we don't want yon to suppose this is an advertisement, and pas* it over uuheed ed. Read it We want to direct your atten tion to the advertisement of •‘Crumpton's Imperial Soap.” Having used it in our of fice for the past year, we can recommend it as the best quality of soap in u*e. It is a rare thing to get Soap that will thoroughly clranse printing ink from ttie hands, as also Irom linen, but Crampton's laundry soap will ro it, and we know whereof we speak. It is specially adapts J for printers, painters, en gineer* and maAinists, as it will remove grease of all descriptions from the hand as well as clothes, with little labor. For gener al household purposes it cannot be excelled. Manufactured only by Grampton Brothers, 4. 8 and lit, Rutgers Place, aud 33 and 33 Jetierson St., Aew York. For sale bv ALLISON & SIMPSON, auglO-tf Outhbert, Ga. Fire Insurance Safe, Prompt and Reliable ! Georiia Home Insurance Coinpany, Columbus, Ga., Virninia 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, Cnthhert, Ga. Office in Judge Clarke’s office, jao ly A Nice Black-Walnut Extension Dining Table. At T- S. POWELLS, Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer. TKEGECRGIA ST aTE FAIR Will be held in ATLANTA, beginning Monday, October 15th, 1877, AND CONTINUING ONE WEEK. LARGE and Liberal Premiums far Stock, Manufactures, Machinery, Agricultural Implements, Fancy Work of Madias, Fine Aits and Farm Products are ottered Premium Lists aud other information can be o tained by application to MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Secretary. augSl-td Atlauta, Ga. CUTHBERT, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1877. “II.” If. sitting with his little worn ont shoe And scarlet stocking on my knee, I knew the little feet bad pattered through The pearl-set gates that lie Iwixt heaven and me, I could be reconciled and happy, too, And look with glad eyes to the jasper sea. If, in the morning when the song of birds Reminds me of a music far more sweet, I listen for his pretty, broken words. And for the music of his dimpled feet, I would be almost bappy, though I heard No answer and saw but his vacaut seat. (could be glad, if, when the day is done, And all its cares and heart-aches laid away I could look westward to the bidden sun And with a heart all full of yearning say, To-night I’m nearer to my little one By just the travel of one earthly day. If I could know those little feet were shod In saudals wrought of light of better lands, And that the footprints of a tender God Ran side by side with his in golden sands, I could bow cheerfully and kiss the rod Since Benny was m wiser, better bands. If he were dead I would not sit to-day And stain with tears the wee sock on my knee ; I would not kiss '.he tiny shoe and say, • Bring back my darling little one to me.” 1 would be patient, knowing ’twas God's way That sometimes I my little child might see. But O, to know the feet once pure and white The haunts of vice had boldly entered in, The hands that should have battled tor the right Ilad been wrung in the clasp of sin, And should he knock at heaven's gate to night To fear my boy could hardly enter in ! M its. J. M. WIXTOX. Tribute to Women. We have seen many beautiful tributes to lovely women, but the following is the finest we ever read: “Place her among the flowers, fos ter her as a tender plant, and she is a thing of fancy, waywardness and folly—annoyed by a dowdrop, fretted by the touch of a butterfly's wing, ready to faint at the sound ol a beetle or the rattle of a win dow pane at night, and she is over powered by the perfume of the rose bud. But let real calamity come, rouse her affections, enkindle the fires of her heart, and mark her then ! How strong is her heart ! Place her in the heat battle—give her a child, a bird or anything to protect —and see her in a relative instance, lifting her white arms as a shield, as her own blood crimsons her upturned forehead, paying for her life to protect the helpless. — Transplant her in the dark place* of the earth, call forth her energies to action, and her breath becomes a healing, her presence a blessing. She disputes inch by inch the strides of a stalking pestilence, when man, the strong and brave, [tale and affrighted, shrinks away. Misfortune haunts her not, she wears away a life of silent endurance, and goes forward with less timidity than to her bridal. In prosperity she is a bud full of odors, waiting but for the winds of adversity to scatter them abroad—pure gold, valuable, but untried in the furnace. In short, woman is a miracle, a mystery, *he centre from which radiate the charm of existence.” Hotv to Welcome. What a ceremonious affair we make of entertaining company ! So many of us lose all sense of being at home the moment a stranger cross es our threshold, and he instantly feels himself to be a mere visitor— nothing more—and acts accordingly. The man who knows how to drop in, of an evening, draw up his chair to the hearth as if it were his own, and fall into the usual evening routine of the household as if he were a member of it —how welcome he al ways is 1 The man who conics to stay under your roof for a season, and who without being intrusive or familiar, makes you feel that he is “at home” with you and is content in his usual fashion of occupation— how delightful a guest he is J And the house—ah ! how of them —in to weich one can go for a week and feel sure that the family routine is in no wise altered, but on the con trary, increased by one’s presence,— what ]ov is it to cross their thres holds ! What harbors of refuge they are to weary wanderers ! What sweet remeniscences they bring to the lonely and homeless ! A judge joking a young lawyer said : “If you and I were turned in to a horse and an ass, which would you prefer to be ?” “The ass, by all means,” answered the lawyer ; “for I have heard of an ass being a judge; but a, horse, never.” A little miss on a visit to the country said she liked country milk better than city milk. The Skeleton Hand. Yielding to miserable habit ruin ed me. It had blasted my prospect, destroyed my business,alienated my friends, and brought me down to the loweet point of existence. The habit bad altogether overcome me. In vain I struggled against it. One evening 1 was sitting in im miserable home craving for th< stimulus that, how wat necessary t to my life. Rising) I Walked to th< cup board where It was kept. My wife knew well my intention. — She followed me with her eyes. I went there desperate and care less—only eager for the gratifica tion of iny appetite. I reached forth iny hands, trem blingly seized the bottle, and was about raising it to my lips. But at that very moment, j'ust as the bottle touched my lips, T felt a terrible sensation. It was as though someone had grasped my throat. “Wife 1” I cried, in a deep, fierce voice, “Hag l do you dare ?” and turning with clenched fist, I struck at what I supposed to be my wile. For I thought she was trying in this violent way in desperation to keep ine from drink. But to my surprise I saw my wife sitting by the fire placo with her work in her hand. It could not have been her evi dently. A terrible feeling passed through me. Shudderiugly I raised my hand to feel what it was at my throat, or if there was any thing there at all, which seemed to be grasping me so tightly. Horror of horrors 1 As I raised my hand I felt the unmistakable outlines of a bony thumb and bony fingers pressed against my flesh. It was a skeleton hand that clutched me by the throat. My hand fell down powerless by my side, the bottle crashsed on the floor. My children awoke at the noise, and wife and children stared at me with white faces. There I, tremblingly in every limb, stood transfixed with tenor, the awful feeling of the supernatu ral now fully possessing me. Una ble to speak, I gasped with fear.—• J drew away iny body but my head was still held by the same dread and invisible power. I could not move that. But at last I felt the grasp relax. D staggered back, the grasp ceased altogether, and I drew off to another corner of the room, en deavoring to go as far as possible from the place where this mysteri ous thing had seized me. Soon my wife and children turned away, the former to work, the lat ter to sleep. And now, gradually, my craving returned. Yet how could I satisfy it? My bottle was broken. 1 took my hat, fumbled in my pockets and found a few cents, and taking an old bottle that lay in a corner, I went forth iuto the dark ness. It was not without some feeling of trepidation that I entered the dark passage way. Fear lest the same thing of horror might return again agitated me. But I passed on un harmed and reached my old resort, where I laid my bottle on the coun ter. The clerk soon filled it.— With an irresistibleimpuslo 1 clutch ed the bottle and rushed forth to drink the liquor. I hurried off for a little distance and came to tho head of a wharf.— Here, unable any longer to resist my craving, I pulled out the cork so as to drink. Scarce had the bottle touched my lips when I again experienced that terrible feeling. My throat was seized this time more violently, more fiercely, as if by someone who had already warn ed me, and enraged at having to re peat the warning. A thrill of hnr ror again shot through me. Again the bottle fell from my trembling hand and was crushed to fragments upon the stone pavement. Again I raised my hands t my throat, though in deadly fear; but the motion was mechanical—a nat ural and involuntary effort io tear away the thing that had seized my throat —to free myself from the pain and horror of that mysterious grasp. Again I felt there under my touoh, plainly and unmistaka ble, the long, hard bony hand which 1 had felt before. Qhe touch was enough. My hands fell down. I tried to shriek, but in vain. 1 gasp ed for breath and thought that I would be suffocated. But at length the grasp slowly and unwillingly relaxed. I breath cd more freely At length the toueh was no longer felt. I paced the streets for a long time. At first every vestige of my appe ite had been drive n away by the horror of that moment. As time passed it began to return. Once more I felt the craving. True, the fear of another attack was strong, ind for a long time deterred me ; ut at last the craving grew too strong for the fear. Nerving myself up to a desperate pitch of resolution,Trashed back to the shop where I bad last purchased the liquor. “See her !” I cried ; “I'm crazy for a drink ; I broke that bottle 1 Give mo a glass, for God’s sake only one glass 1” Something in my face ssemed to excite the man’s commiseration.— He poured out a glass 4 for me in si leuce. With trembling eagerness I reach ed out my hand to seized it. With trembling hand 1 raised it towards my lips. The grateful fumes aU ready entered my nostrils. My lips already touched the edgo of the glass. Suddenly my throat was seized with a tremendous grasp, It was as though the power which was tormenting me had become en raged by my repeated acts of oppo sition, and wished now by this final act to reduce me to subjection for ever. Tiiis time the grasp was terrible it was fiercer than ever, quick, im petuous. In that dread grasp my breath ceased. I struggled. My senses reeled.— I raised my hands m despair. I felt again the bony fingers. I moved my hands along bony arms. In madness l struggled. I struck out my fists wildly. They struck against what seemed like bony ribs. At last all sense left mo. When I revived I found myself lying on a rude bench in the bar. I rose to my feet and tried to get out. The noise that I made awoke someone inside. He called out to me : “ Hallo, there 1 arc you off?” “ Yes,” I said. u Wait, I’ll let you out.” He appeared in a short time. “ You had a bad turn,” said he, not unkindly. “ You’d better take care of yourself, and not be out at night.” I thanked him and left. When I reached the house my wife waked up and looked fearfully at me. Amazement catne over her face as she saw that I was sober. I kissed her and sat down in silence. She looked at me in wonder Tears fell from her eyes. She said nothing, but I saw that she was praying. As soon as tho shops were opened I went out and managed to procure some food which I brought to the room. I then left to go to my em ployment. Through the day I fo!t an incessant craving, but my horror was so great that I would far rath ercut my throat than have risked having that hand there again. My wife said nothing. I saw, however, by her soft eyes, the gen tle joy of her'face, and the sweet, loving smile with which she wel comed me home, hour deeply this change in me had affected her. Thus forced to bo sober, my cir cumstances improved. There wa* no longer any danger of want Comfort came, and peace and pure domestic joy. Remorse for the sufferings which I had camed to my sweet wife made mo more eager to make amends for tho past, that so I might efface bit ter memories from her mind. The revulsion of feeling was so great that she forgot that I had ever been unkind. I made no parade of res form. I made no promise and no vow. Nor did she ever allude to the change. She showed her joy in her face and manner. She accepted the change when it came and rejoiced in it. I still felt an anxious desire to gel at the bottom of this mystery, and once 1 told the whole story to my medical man. He was not at all surprised. Doctors never are. Nor are doc tors ever at a loss to account for anything. “Pooh 1” said he, indifferently.— “That is common enough. It’s ma* nia a potu. The brain, you know, becomes congested, and you see and feel devils and skeletons. Cases like yours are common enough.” To me, however, my case seemed very uncommon, but, whether it be or not, my case has lesulted in my salvation. And never will I cease, even amidst my horror, to bo grate ful to that power which came down clothed in terror to snatch me from ruin with that Skeleton Hand. Useful and Useless bands. The average husband is conceded by all inteligent wives to be utterly useless when at home. He may be acute and skillful at his business, and he may be an affectionate hus band and father, but when there is anything to be done in the house in the way of repairing furniture or improvising cheap substitutes for bedsteads or mop handles, he is of less value than his own little boy, who often helps his mother. While this is undoubted ly true of most men, there is occa sionally found one whose chief de light consists in constantly practic ing as an amateur cabinet maker, plumber or carpenter. He often prowls about the house, seeking articles upon which he can use a little glue and varnish, and devis ing plans for filling up the corner of tho dinning room with a few triangular shelves, ami for putting a wooden raantlepioce in the hall bedroom. The sounds of his saw and ham mer are heard often, and he goes to bed at late hours, with more paint adhearing to his fingers than wife regards as strictly necessary . It is a curious illustration of the per versity of the female sex that a husband with this fondness for do ing little useful things is held among wives to be even more undesira ble than the kind of husband who is perfectly useless. He is charged not only with a fiendish fondness for late hammering, but is constantly upbraided because “lie makes so many chips.” In vain does he ex plain that plaining a board neces sarily results in chips, and that sawdust is the inevitable conse quence of using a saw. He is told that he ought to bo ashamed of himself, and that no decent man would think of making chips all over the floor. These things, how ever, never dishearten a husband of an active disposition, who cannot possibly find enjoyment in sitting at home and doing nothing at all; to him the little domestic job* are a relaxation, especially when tho nature of his daily routine business is of another kind, and we earnest ly implore wives who happen to have such husbands to be indulgent towards them, as they are really of more value to them and their chil dren than those who, when at home, do nothing but fill their rooms with tobacco smoke. Pearls or Thought. Tiio trial is not fair where affeo tion is judge. Vows made in storms are for gotten in calms. No man should baa judge in his own eause. To a man full of question, made no answer. What men are deficient in reas on, they usually make up in rage. Tlio heart is a crystal palace—if once broken, it can never be men ded. ♦ To keep your secret is wisdom, but to expect others to keep it is folly. The most dangerous of all flat* tory is the very common kind that we bestow upon ourselves. Life is a duty, and one ought to desire its preservation. Wilfully to let it decay would be a sin. Idleness is the dead sea that swal. lows up all virtues, and is the self made sepulchre of a living man. Solon being askod why, among his laws, there was not one against personal affronts, answered that he could not believe the world so fan tastical as to regard them. There is an old German proverb to the effect that a great war leaves the country with three armies—an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of t thieves. Honor and justice, reason and equity go a great way in procuring prosperity to those who use them ; and in ease of failure,they secure the best retreat and the most honora ble consolation. A Georgia negro preacher, in translating the sentence, ‘‘The har vest is over, the season is ended, and the soul is not saved,” put it, “De corn has been cribbed, dar ain’t any more work, and de debil am still foolin’ wid dis community.” Overwarm friendship, like hot potatoes, are quickly dropped. Just What 1 Thought I BY E. i\ L. Are you acquainted with the gems? Those peculiar characters who appear never to be surprised at anything ? Of course you are, for perhaps a community does not exist that is not blessed (?) with one or more of these wise-acres, male or female. It i* simply exasperating to talk to such people. Nothing is new to them, for it is but putting into words what their busy thoughts contained long before. The future is an open book to them, printed in the biggest kind of type, and yet you know nothing of their fore knowledge until after the occurrence of 60me unlooked for catastrophe. Tell them of murder, arson, blood shed, scandal, political squabble, or domestic troubles—relate tales of interest, or horror sufficient to make the hair on other men’s heads stand on end, and their bones rattle like chopsticks, and what do you get for your trouble? A “Just what I thought,” or “No more than I ex pected.” I did know one of these storehouses of future events to ex press a shadow- of astonishment on one single occasion, but I consider ed it feigned, for no ono else mani fested the least concern, but on the contrary, took it as “ quite a matter ol course.” What an inestimable blessing would be conferred upon mnukiud, if by special legislation, or some other means, these confidants of Time and reviewers of Futurity, could be compelled to disgorge their knowledge beforehand. Besides being an incalculable benefit in keeping people out of all sorts ol perplexing and unpleasant situa tions, they themselves would be held in much higher esteem than at present. At times I am provoked at the strange beings, and then again they excite my sympathy ; for judging by their conduct, they nev er feel the tinglings of astonishment creeping through flesh and blood until the whole anatomy is filled to overflowing, and never experience the felicity of a genuine surprise, albeit their wisdom is past all hu man conception. Yes, I am sorry for them. Ft. Gaines, Dec. 3d, 1877. Trial by Jury ; or iftow it’s Done ! The jury then retired to consider their verdict * • * * Foreman—Well, geutlemen, what shall it be ? For the defendant cr the plaintiff? Isay for the plaintiff —damages £I,OOO. Number Two Nonsense; you mean the defendant. Ho was in the right, and nothing shall make me give in if I stay here all night. Number Three—Don’t say that. Because I have a dinner party at seven. Number Four—And I promised my wife to be back by six. Number Five —I say ditto to Mr. Foreman, Only make it a far thing damages. Nothing shall move me from that. Number Six —Which was the plaintiff ? Number Seven—Why, the one who refused to pay the bill, don’t you know ? Number Eight —Lor’bless me, I thought be was the defendant! Number Nine—Come, gentlemen, it’s getting late. Make up your minds. I don’t care which you give it for; in fact, I thought both sides in the wrong. Number Ten—Did you ? I thought both sides in the right. Number Eleven—lt’s no use talk ing. I tell you I mean to stick to defendant. Number Twelve — And Ito the plaintiff. Damages £I,OOO. Not a penny less, mind you, not a peimy less ! Foreman—l see, geutlemen, we must decide it in the usual way. 1 will toss the shilling, if you will be good enough to cry heads or tails. * * * * * The jury returned after a few minutes’ absence. Verdict for the plaintiff- —damages forty shillings. A farmer was asked why he did not take the news papers. “Be cause,” said he, “my father when be died le"t me a good many news papers, and I have not read them through yot.” The hard times don’t make ras cals; they only bring them to the surface. Just as a prairie fire does not make wolves and rattlesnakes, but only drives them to the open. NO. 51 Smart Sayings. A ted ions writer is one who nses many words to little purpose. He that keeps his temper is bet ter than he that keeps a carriage. Hypocrites are beings of dark* Dess, disguised in the garments of light. It is only these 'that hare done nothing who faDcy they can do ev erything. The worst kind of men are those who do not care when men see them doing wrong. Use no hurtful deceit; think in nocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly. He who is r.ot the better for his religions knowledge, will assuredly be the worst for it. You may gather a rich hanrest of knowledge by reading, but the thought is the winnowing ma chine. Talk ot tame and romance—all the glory and adventure in the world are not worth an hoar of do* mestio bliss. An avaricious man is like a san* dy desert that sucks in all the rain, but yields no fruitful horbs for the inhabitant. Value the friendship of him who stands by you iu the storm ; swarms of insects will surround you iu the sunshine. Show yourself, at all times, so great a lover of truth that more credit may be given to your aims pie words than to other’s oaths. Too much attention cannot be be stowed on that important, yet much neglected branches of learning— the knowledge of man’s ignorance. Where one woman scans the hor* rizon for signs of the dawn of a brighter era, ten are scouting among their neighbors tryiog to borrow saeiratus. Turkish Life. The men and w’omen livo in dif* ferent parts of the bouse. Neither is allowed, without permission, to enter the territory of the other.— In a Turkish house the men and women do not take their meals to gether, do not sit around the table, and can hardly be Said to feed de. ccntly. It is quite possible for men and women who do not know the use of a fork to be clean about their food, hut the use of a fork is ft great step towards clenliuess in eat* ing. A Turk, holding a conside rable position in the State, will take a handful of boiled rice from the common dish, and after having squeezed nil the water out by work ing well in his band, will put the lump into the mouth of a guest, as a mark of peculiar favor. There is a slovenliness about Turks at their meals which is probably due to the fact that men and women do not take their meals together. The ob ject of the ineal is solely to eat.— Small tables, usually without cloths the dishes ready for every one’s fingers, and the absence ot a score of small conveniences which every European table furnishes, could only be tolerated by people who get their meals anyhow. What is said of breakfast applies equally to the other meals during the day. The civilising effect upon a house hold of requiring all the members to meet together, the attention which has to be given to dress, and to certain proprieties of life, the conversation which takes place, are all so many influences which Turkish home is entirely The truth is that the separation destroys everything worth speak* ing of as home life of a Turk in bis own bouse to be utterly wearisome and stupid. A burning chimney, when the soot has been lighted by a fire in the fireplace, can be extinguished by shutting all the doors in the room so as to prevent any current of air up the chimney ; then by throwing a few handfuls of common fine salt upon the fire in tbe grate or on the beartb, tbe fire in the chimney will be immediately ex tinguished. Tbo philosophy of this is that in tbe process of burning the salt, muriatic acid is evolved, which is a prompt extinguisher of fire. Girls who are not handsome hate those who are, while those who are handsome hate one anoth er. Which class has the best time of it? No true woman, married or sin gle, can bo happy without some sort of domestic life. He who lives for himself alone, lives for a mean fellow.