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■ 3 *>» * 3* r» *r » © i * ^ ^ ■ill! ■ ■■■ ■■ ■ '■■■!■ nBfl^^ftftffim f * ? • r w ? ' ■ T ^ fW # #B « « J <* — • - •* V w *•# • *\ 1/ ” i ti** V rW *4l >V< * t o and Appeal. mmMtmn 4 cooper. to Al TERRS $l.srm ADVANCE. VOL. IV. ■ ■*)",' . VI vv- CUTHBERT, 6A. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1884. NO. 32 mm. • V 4 f Ilf James G. Matlie*^ Proprietor of “TlfE EilfPITiR DftY COOPS STORE,” CnthlM-rt. Ga.. is now receiving a large ami •veil assorted Stork of FANCY DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. CLOTHING. HATS, ROOTS, SHOES. TRUNKS, SATCHELS, UMBRELLAS. *c„ which I otter to the trailing public al prices that defy coin|ietitioa. 1 solicit a Ijiicral share of your patronage, ami will certainly secure it if you wiH only step Into Iny store and see the many REAL BAR GAINS 1 am giving away daily. I was in New York at the time when money matters pressed down most heavily upon the people, nnd with the CASH in hand I knocked down the best DISCOUNTS that could lie offered, t*airi’therefore prepared to give you PRICES that ,*ill aell the Goods. '31 i i ‘ | MY MOTTO IS to do you all the good I possibly can by selling The Best of Goods at Bottom Prices— M* 1 *** money, and thousands of friends’ by dealing honestly with everybody. If you want Goods come to “The Empire Store” to buy them, and I will save yon money. Very Respectfully, sept 4- JAMES C. MATHEWS. MN M. REDDING SCO, WAEEHOITSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ■9*'. Wo aro still in the Cotton business ami extend a hear ty invitation to all to Store Their Cotton With TJs. Our long cxjjci'icnoe in the business enables us to guarantee! satisfaction, and we promise to save you money, if you will let us..handle and sell your Cotton. All weask is a trial, and you will Jbe convinced of this fact. Before selling your Cotton be sure to call on us and |lost yourself as to- prices. 5 sell tHe Celebrated Pratt Gin, • whichjis tlis best Gin made. We sold over twenty-five hundred dollars worth of these Gins last season, and we take pleasure in referring you to any of our numerous customers. If you want a First-Class Engine, Saw Mill, or any kind of Machinery, call and see us and get the most favorable prices and ternJjj Thanking you for a lilieral patronage in the past, we are, . ,. Respectfully. I f ' J. M. BIDDING & (D. July 31-3m. GERffiilidff CURBS Rheumatism, HeuraljjtabSdaUsa, mnunBciwnmn. . . hM*• * toquesa c*> a<fni,aa.m JjrlT-ljr Enterprise k Appeal hufesCRIPTIOX PRICE : InecopYonr year .... $1.51 “ Eight months ... 1.Of “ Four months . . . . 5f ADVERTISING KATES: One square, (ten linen or lew*) 1 insertion . *i.« For each subsequent insertion . 5t All personal matter doable price Obituaries will lie charged for a? other advertisements. Advertisements inserted withon* specification ns to the number of in sertions, will lie published until order ed ont, and charged accordingly. All advertisements due when hand ed in. CURE liou sness. SickHeadache, Turpi• ■ser and Bowels. Indigestion rsgeTiria^ Sour Stomach. Spleen rtigo, Bad Breath, Malaria .undice, andrurih^ and Enric. a Blond without nauseating th "’mnch cr weakening the system Iasc; 1 tn 2 Bams an going ta bee Xusteturrs 6 Pn w. id by Druggists ST irCUIi, ■ • For Sale l*y J. W. Stxxford. Outliltcrt. Ga. june 3 M»m. Wm. d, kiddoo, ATIOKUA Al' I.AW. Cuthbert, (1 a. YV^ practice at any place in th«- f»v si * special contract. W. R. THORNTON, DENTIST CUTHJJERT, GA. o FFICE West side Public Square, over P. Harris' st«re. febl7-lr. A. QVM)K HLTiE CURE FOR WEEDEN & DENT’S HEADACHE MEDICINE. Every family needs this* remedy. People who have used it would not be without it Tor Fifty Times the Cost of it. It Speedily Cures Sick, or Nervous, or any other kind of H.E iillii IIH i: If the complaint is caused by Indigestion, this remedy will in less thau an hour, make the stomach behave itself and go on with its business, thereby curing the Headache. If the Headache is caused by excitement, or Nervous Weakness, or Neuralgia, this remedy will Cure it in a Half Hour. It does not Constipate or cause any other bad symptoms. It Leayes the System in Splendid Condition. We are the only makers of this remedy. Trial bottles 25 cents; also put up in 50 cents and $1.00 bottles. WHOLESALE DIRiTJO-O-ISTS, ETJJF.A.TTX^A., ALA. •pril 10 6m For sale by J. W. STANFORD, Cutkbcrt, Ga. A HIGH-TEMPERED GIRL “No, I won’t T’ naid Theodora Reed, impetuously; I won’t! 1 won’t! so there’s an end of the metter.” Theodora was *>-BJ pear marmalade, with n handkerchief Ccnci fashion, over brown tresses, a bnge checked apron enveloping her trim httfr figure, and sleeves rolled np above the elbow. Deacon Powers stood opposite, nervously feeling of chin. Theodora wBsynm ty, with limpid, hand eyes, rings of brown heir straying like led* silk over her tem|4ee end may lipe. Deacon Powers wm elderly nnd wrinkled, with an indescribable sharpness in bis face, as if it had worn away in contact with the world. “It's getting to lie nn imposi lion,’’ said Theodore, brusquely. “Last week wc had two tract dis tributnrs here, and week before that old Dr. Doddington and kis wife and three children stayed here five days, so that it should be convenient for the semi annual convention. In fact, I don’t re member a single month without company since we have lived at tlie parsonage. And we have no girl now, and papa has the nears! gin; so you must tell this young clergyman to go somewhere else. I won't have him here!” “But, ray dear MiM Reed—” “I'm not your ‘dear Miss Reed’ " •‘aid Theodora, vehemently. “If I was, you would try to spare me v little of all this annoyance. Yes, I know I am the minister's ‘laugh cr, and as such, am expected to have neither feelings or prefer- nce, nor sensibilities of any kind. But I'm human, after all; and I let-line to keep a perpetual free hotel for every one who comes in his direction.” “Your predecessor. Miss Reed —the lamented Mrs. Smiley—was never averse to entertaiuing the taints,” reproachfully uttered the leacon “Her door was ever open mil her amiable hospitality—•” “Oil, yes, I know!” Mid Theo dora. “And she died at forty. I intend to live a great deal longer Ilian that. She wm killed by sewing societies and company, :iud Dorcas meetings. I've had enough of that sort of thing, and I mean to stop. If the church-peo ple wisli papa to entertain all cre ation, they must raise his salary —that's all.” “But, my good young friend—” At that moment, however, a third |ierson unexpectedly appear ed upon the scene. The door be tween tbe parlor and kitchen, which had, unperceived by Mias Reed and Deacon Powers stood slightly ajar, opened—a tall, frank faced yonng man stood there, with a decided color on hie cheeks. --Deacon Powers,” Mid be, “pray assure this young lady that 1 will not trespass upon her bMpitalilj. Perhaps we bad better go on to the next place at once.” There was something ia hie air and manner which caused the dea con to si-.oot ont of the kitchen like an arrow from the bow, and the next moment Theodora alone. She colored and bit her lip “It's alt trne,” she Mid, every word of it. But I'm a little sorry he heard it. Perhaps he vaw't to blame after all.” And Theodora went vigorously on w : th the pear marmalade, nn til the- old clock ia the corner struck eleven; and then she poor ed out a enp of chocolate, and ran upstairs to her father’s room. Mr. Reed was sitting before his study table, with his temples rest ing on his hands, bin elbows among tbe chaos of books and pa pers. Theo went to bit tide at once, and laid her band on his head. “Papa,” the Mid, wistfully, “is your neuralgia worse?" “Very much worse, Theo,” be said, lifting his pain-glazed eyes to tier eager, questioning yonng face “I do not believe that 1 can preach to-morrow; I do not believe thatl can ever prepares sermon.” Theodora looked aghast. “But, papa,” Mid she, “what can you do? Old Dr. Denton is oat of town, and—” “My dear,” said the poor cler gyman, pressing hia hands to hie throbbing temples, “yon mnst semi a note to Mr. Ileprey, and ask him to officiate in my piaca, as a special favor.” “Who ia Mr. Harvey?” asked Theodora. “I don't know,” sighed Mr. Reed. “I only know that he wm Ur be at Windfield this Meet probably he will be at tbe star hotel.” “Very weH, papa,” paid Theo does, feigning a ckrorfblnesYuat aha wm very Car fhwq feeling.— i, there’s I’t feet yourself the least bit in the werid. ami 1 will tee that ail 8> she igp down etaim and act herself to thinking. A anhntitntr meet be (bund for Urn pal pit. ami km* it wfe twelve She eet metmf en « little note, min nailing the dietioasry morc than naee to make ante of no errors, and carefWlly copying the whole, becaaseof a spattering lit tle blot which fell, m if, “of mal- aforesaid,” directly acroM the second line. “Dean Mb. Hravxr:—Will you grant ns the great favor or preach ing m papa's place to morrow? He is very ill of neuralgia, and is un able even to prepare a sermon.— We shall be greatly obliged if you will dine with ns to-morrow after church. Tntooona Reed. And after satisfying herself that it was ail quite right, she carried it herself to the Star hotel. Mr. Hervey was not in, hadn’t been in since morning. But they would give him tbe note directly on his arrival; eo Theodora hurried home again, and in the coarse of the afternoon, a little colored bey from the hotel bronght a card, on one side of which wm engraved, “Henry Her vey,” while npon the other was written the words, “with tbe greatest pleasure.” And the minister’s daughter, “on hospitable thought intent,” roasted a |iair of cbiekens, collect ed the ingredients for n ralad, made a peach-pie and baked a loaf of bread, wbicb was light and shite as sea foam. “I'll show him that the country girls understand good housekeep ing,” Mid Then to herself. Mr. Reed wm notable to leave his sofa tbe next morning, so Theo pot on her pretty blne-and-whitc muslin drake and the gypsy list with the roses that became her delicate complexion eo perfectly, and went to Church, niter first seeing that the table wm all eprra<! for the cold dinner, and the coffee pot simmering on the stove Tbe church wm full. Mr. Hervey wm a rising Inmi nary ia the theological horizon, end almost every one in Windfield had beard of him, so there was no lack of an audievee. But to Theodora's ineffable dis may, the tall yonng man who walked so composedly out on tbe platform wm no other than the frank faced person who had stood on her kitchen th res hold, only tbe day before, and overheard her dia tribe on the anbfect of nndesired guests. Under the shadow of the roses she turned redder stilL “Oh, my tongue—my unlucky tongue!” she Mid, frantically, to herself, “I always knew it would lead me into trouble! What mast he have thought?” And, m may be inferred, Theo dora's devotion*—albeit, she was in reality a sweet, sincere little Christian—did not do her mnch good that morning. Mr. Hervey came across into the parsonage when life sermon was over, nnd held ont hie hand to Mashing Theodora. “We meet again,” Mid he with a smile. ’ P “I can't help it.” hurst oat Tbe odors in desperation. “I' meant every word I Mid, Mr. Hervey; it was all true Bat—bat it didn’t apply to you !” “I understand,” he Mid, quiet ly. “I wm a little nettled at the moment, for I merely wished for a temporary shelter while they were refurnishing my room at the Star hotel. But I can eMily see, now that 1 have thowght the matter over ie a new light, that a minis ter’s family mast be Mdiy pester ed with volunteer guests. Pray think no more of it, Miss Reed.” And be spoke so frankly and pleasantly that Theo became quite at bar ease, while he carved tbe chicken, and she prepared the crisp lettaoe and limpid oil for the salad. He wm taken ap to Mr. Reed’e sick-room after dinner, mad had a pleasant chat with him before the afternoon service. “Yon have done me a great fa ff, sir,” mid the rider clergy man, when at length he parted from his gnest. “And we sho«M it n privilege ■ my little girl end I—if yon would make it your home at the parsonage dur ing your stay in town. Should wa not, Theo?” Theodora bang down her head, ltd turned pink to the very roots of her hair. “Yes,” she said almost iaandi bly. ‘Only—1 am Mhamed to my an. Oh, papa,” hiding her! » ob hie shoulder. “I have be haved eo badly! I never should have taken it for granted that Mr. Hervey wm like the rest!” And then, infinitely to Mr. Her wbafc story of her iwtirrieu with Deocsn Powers. Mr. Reed smiled, as be stroked Then’s head. “My little girl ie only a little girl,” said be, “and sometimes forgets that the tongue ia an un ruly member. But site will im prove as she grow* older.” Mr. Hervey spent the summer Windfield. He was revising the proof sheets of a theological volume, and liked tbe quiet and seclusion of the little village. “Perhaps, too, be liked some tking else about it. At all events, although he did not make the parsonage hie home, he spent a great deal of hi* time there. “Theo,” eeid he, one day—they had become fast friends by this time—“you have tested so many of the petty trials and annoyances of being a minister's daughter I wonder if you would ever con tent to be a minister's wife.” “Well said Theo, half laughing, half blushing, “it would depend a good deal npon who the minister “Suppose it was Henry Her- V«Jr “Do yon really mean it?" said Theo, suddenly growing grave. “It is strange, isn’t it,” said he, “that I should lose my heart to such a little termagant as you proved yourself the first day I ev er mw you? But it is e foregoue conclusion—I am entirely at your mercy. Sweet Theo, will yon be my wife?” And Theo placed her hands in bis, with a lovely look of xwe and happiness, and answered: • I will!" Deacon Powers could not com prehend it at all. “If he marries such a high tom pered girl as that, said the dea con, “he does it m his |terii. Why, I never wm so berated in my life as 1 was that day at the parson n egv* “Bnt, pa,” said the deacon's daughter, “every woman finds her master soon or late. Now, I think Theodora Beed has found hers." —Helen Forett Graces. XeriemVe! Wearied from the laltors of the day, on going home find that they cannot have the desired and ne cessary rest, for tbe little darling i* still suffering, and slowly and pitifully wasting away by tbe drainage upon its system from the effects of teething. If they would think to nee Dr. Biggers' Huckleberry Cordial. tlieGRKAT SOUTHERN REMEDY, loss of sleep and bowel complaints would be unknown in that home. For sale by all druggists at SO cents a bottle. A Serial Mistake. What ia my opinion of fast young..jam? It isn’t as good as it migkt be. end still it is better than the anbject merits. I sat at my wimlow the other day. and 1 noticed four or fire ‘bloods’ stand ing in frontof a Mloon from wbicb they bait just emerged, wiping their lipe. I knew they were all society men, and presently I saw a pretty young lady of their ‘set’ ling down the streets toward Now, thought I, if that giri foul the proper nerve she pmethose feUww«hgr as weald any other set of loafers whose characters were as good ut theirs, bnt whose social position by. accident of birth, was less ele rated. I wagered with myself, however, that she would not do it, and I won the wager. 8he spoke to them as sweetly and womanly as if every man in the lot was as pure ami good as she was. If they bad been women, instead of men, and slie had known them, how quickly she would have cut them from her list of acquain tances and how haughtily she would have miuldied them! These fast young men frequent saloons, loaf about tliuir front doors, spend an evening in a gambling den, associate with disreputablc ■nen, only removed from the crim inal class by ‘influence,’ get drunk as often as they please, swear like a mad teamster, have more or less ‘lady friends’ tliey dare not recognize in public places and so on down a long list of fashionable eccentricities, nnd yet they have the gall to apply for places Of trust in the confidence and respect of decent women and men, and the starting part of it is, they are accepted, as fit asso ciates for mothers, for daughters, for sons, for husbands, for fatli era. They may say they arc not bad at heart, but are merely ‘sowing their wild oats.’ Con ceded; hut in the name of all that is good and respectable, why are they not excluded from homes un til this so called necessary ‘wild oats’ |>criod is past *W ild oats’ is a very contagious kind of veg ctable, and because a few must sow them, it does not follow that the seed must lie spread broad cast ami giow up into a crop of ruined homes, dishonored lives, and eternal destruction.—Farm er's Friead. Jest Ter Leek. A novel spectacle wm witness ed last night, says the St. Louis Republican of Aug. 28, on Frank lin avenue in tbe neighborhood of Eighteenth street. A yonng lady of very qireposseasing appearance was running westward at the top of her s|ieed. Pedestrians stopped and turned to sec what was the eause of her excitement. Some twenty yards before her w: hunchback of advanced years, and, as she neared that individu al, it became apparent that be was the otpect of her pursuit. When she was within five yards of him he espied a street car going in his direction. He suddenly jumped into the road and began running through the mud with consider. 1 ! hie agility after the receding car. Determined not to be bulked the young lady skipped through the mud after him. Shesncceedcd in overtaking the deformed man just as lie was stepping nn the streel car, and immediately she was with in arms reach, she slap|ied him heartily on the hump that rose from between his shoulders. He turned, astonished, and she blush ed and looked embarrassed. “On I beg your pardon,' 1 she faltered. Tlie street car bore the man away, and the young lady, breathless, turned and retraced her steps. A reporter followed her unlit she was met by a matronly lady, who angrily exclaimed: “Esther, what in the name ol goodness do you mean by such conduct?” “Oh, mamma,” returned tin- giddy creature, “it was such a splendid opportunity to touch tlu- btinip for luck that I could not re sist the temptation, and you know I have had no beau for three weeks.” Nate aTCeri Tewoe. An enterprising base ball man ufacturer has got a new ball, wliicb he calls the “Election." It is evident, therefore, that when some crippled clubs come togetli er, say seven or eight, the election ill lie thrown. A victim of a bank failure lias written a poem about tlie man who wrecked the institution. As tbe latter fellow was already im prisoned, I think tlie swindled dc imsitor might have spared hiui the nnkindest ent of all. The man who runs fur Congress often finds that be might have walked and saved his wind. “I'll be Mowed if be buys me,” Mid the cornet, as the man asked the prise of the instrument. Indiscreet females are all tbe time sueing men for trying to kiss them. Just let a fellow succeed once, and see bow - this sort oi thing will be for mm. Baggy trousers are a kind iff male bags that never go oat of fashion with Unde Sam. A Philadelphia giri (hinted right in front of an ice cream mIooo.— When will the rash creatures learn from experience? BusineM men may complain all they please, but taade is always good among politicians, for there is always a chance to sell each other ont. “Oh, maf’ exclaimed a little giri, glancing a* the steam gauge oa a stationary engine, “it’s 80 o’clock. I didn't know it gut an late as that.” TwMsdBsnes. Mr. S. R. Stewart of Macon, Ga., a well known and trustwortliy gentlcman, makes the following statement: “My son, who was be tween three and four years old, was all drawn up with rheuma tism. His Imnes were twisted, and he was all doubled ont of shape. He suffered intense pain, had lost his appetite, was cross and fretful. He was reduced to a mere skeleton, and had to be car ried abont on a pillow. As th&e: cases of rheumatism, where tlie Imnes were twisted and the joints were all crooked, had for years baffled the skill of the most emi nent physicians, I determined to use Swift’s Specific, as I had seen testimonials from men whom I knew to be trustworthy, of sinii lar cases it had cured. I used two large size bottles of S. S. 8. ac cording to directions, witli tlie most Mliafastory results. My son commenced improving with tin- first dose of the medicine. His sufferings diminished daily and his ap|ietiteincreased: lie became cheerful and in good spirits.— Gradually be regained use of his limits, the twisted bones and joints straightened out and in less than two months he wm entirely cured, and eonld walk and get about as well a* any child of liis age Beware of imitations of Swift’s Specific, got ton np by -unprinci pled parties to deceive tlie public; some of these frauds bear the lie on their fecqt purporting to be vegetable remedies, when they are really nothing but strong eola tions of mercary and potash. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Smciric Co., Draw er 3. Atlanta, Ga., 196 W. 23d St, N. Y., and 1209 Chestnut St. Phils. _ A man leaning over a fence in Kentucky asked another man who wm riding past with n shotgun across his saddle: “Where are you going?” “There is n little so cial gathering at tbe grocery. Suppose yon come along.” “Can't dq it” “Why not?” Hy six shooter is ont of order and I haven’t sharpened my bowie-knife inn week. Good luck to you! Take care of yanmelf.”—Texas Siftings. Hew to Hare a Luring Wife. If you would have a loving wife, he as gentle in your words after as before marriage; treat her as ten dcrlv when a matron as when a miss; don't quite make her the maid of all work and ask her why she looks less tidy and neat tiian when “yon first knew her;” don't buy cheap, tough beef, and scold her because it does not come on the tabic porterhouse;” don't grumble about squalling babies if you cannot keep upa “nursery,” and remember that baby may “take after papa” in his disposi tion; don't smoke sod chew to bacco, and thus shatter your nerves, and spoil your temper, and make your breath a nuisance; and then complain that your wife declines to kiss you; go home joyous and cheerful to your wife, and tell her the good news you hare heard, ami not silently put on your hat ami go out to ti e “club” or “lodge,” and let her afterward learn that you si>cnt tlie evening at the opera or at a fancy ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your wife: f»c patient; remember 3'oti are not |icrfcct, but try to be; let whisky, tobacco and vulgar company alone; s|iend your even ings with your wife, and live a decent, Christian life, and yoar wife will be loving and true—if you did not marry a heartless beauty, without sense or worth; if you did, who is to Maine if you suffer the consequences? “How many of jour parents, children say grace?” asked the Sunday school teacher. “Please, mum, what's them?'’ asked an over grown girl in a last j-ear's hat. “Why, Maggie!’’ exclaimed tlie teacher; “is it possible you don't know what grace is? Doesn’t your father sav something before you cat?” “Oh! - ’ responded tlie girl witli a glow of intelligence, “yes, mum; he does, he always says, ‘Don't make hogs of your selves—that’s all the butter there is in the house.’ ” ■ • w — American Editor—“So yon would like a position on my pa per?” London journalist—“Yes, sir, I have bad mnch experience in Lon'on, sir.” “It so happens that the only position vacant is that of paragraph writer. Arc yon pretty good at paragraphs?” “Oh, yes, sir; I ’ave three para graphs already written at my ’©tel.” “Well, fetch them over.” “With pleasure, sir; jnst as soon as I can ’ire a wheelbarrow.”— Phil. Call. Live Temperately. As roles for temperate living are generally intemperately acted upon by many people-, it is almost useless to make any health sug gestions. Every sensible man ought to know what ia best for him in the matter of eating, drinking and exercises, bnt when he does know lie frcqnently sets in opposition to his judgment. Any excess will kill if persisted in. Intensity of mental effort has made many men famons ami put them prematurely under the sod. Humboldt, Newton, Titian, Michael Angelo, Milton and Gen tile arc great names. They lived long because they took life easily. Rapheal, Byron nnd Schiller were great men, but they burned their candles at both ends. Tliey lived in a blaze anil expired in a blaze. We must set our faces against excesses of all kinds—excess of food, excessive drinking, even of water, excessive fatigue, exces sive mental effort, excessive ex citement—whether from worry, grief or pleasure, and even exces sive rest. Tlie judicious use of the nerves, muscles, digestive powers and mental faculties will keep a man from either wearing out or rusting ont. “A Single Fart is Wonta a Ship-LMii uf Argument.” Mr. W. B. Latlirop, of South Kaston, Mass., under date of Jan. 7, 1884, says: “My father had for years an eating cancer on his un- ler lip, which had been gradually growing worse until it bad eaten ,-iwny his under lip down to tbe 'ums, and was feeding itself on the inside of his check, and the surgeons said a humble death was soon to come. We gave him nine bottles of Swift’s Specific and he lias been entirely cured. It lias created great excitement in this section.” A neighboring paper, reporting a recent social, says: “Tlie open ing piece was rendered by a mule quartet.” The reporter wrote it a “male quartet,” bnt the compos itor knew better. Augusta is pushing her claim for tbe Southern poet that is to be eetablasbed-fior th© quartering of Federal troops. The Progress of No observing man can fall to note tlie progress lli.-it temperance has made in the past few years, not only in our own immediate section but throughout the land. Whisky drinking is on the de- inc. It is not fashionable now at conventions nnd parlies ami on public occasions to fill your skin with “red lickcr.” Hundreds ol the old toilers who arc high toned gentlemen, but who as a matter of habit and conviviality, took s lozen drinks a day, are now oft.” If it is sad it is neverthe less true that between Qnitinan and Atlanta you will scarcely meet a person (unless he is from Albany) who will ask yon to “smile.” It is right that it should be so. This decided improve ment in the matter of temperance argues also an improvement in tlie moral and intellectual tone of our |>cople. Tlie liakit of taking a drink together as an evidence of friendship is fast going oat of style, and we rejoice at the change. Fanaticism has had no hand ir> the temperance reform, except to retard it. It has been In-ought about by that sober, sen sible, conservative and liberal means called “moral suasicn."— Quitman Free Press. It is said that Beecher's old paper, the Independent, is light ing Cleveland a great deal harder than it is fighting the devil, and that the parson intends to deliver a lecture on current politics for the purpose of killing tlie paper's infliu nee in tlie campaign. When Forres came into the eo * room unexpectedly Sirs. F. gave a scream and exclaimed: “You frightened me half to death.” “Did I?” was the unfeeling re ply. “Suppose 1 try it over again.” Mr. 1$. W. Wren, general pas senger and ticket agent for tbe last sixteen years for the State Road has resigned his place tn take a similar position tor the East Tenn., Va. and Ga. Road. His salary is largely increased. — — mom Wiio wrote the Most, Dickens, Warren or Biilwcr? Warren wrote “Now and Theo,” Bnlwer wrote “Night and Morning,'’ and Dickens wrote “Ail tbe Year Round.” The founder of Lynchburg, Va.. according to a correspondent, be came also the founder of tbe term “Judge Lynch,” by reason of hia summary mode of ridding Virgin ia of horse thieves. A poet asks: “Where will wo find content?” He should stand by and wateb a connftjr editor eating weekly pie.