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KEEP THE DRAM CUP IPROM THE
CHILD.
WnHfi* /or >*<•' 1
•* The mnjontv ,l w , mniflvii“ I*e f>r
granted whatever they are told m right;
and amu me naiuat the precepts to which
they 4Bl^'* f ™ yol,lh -
Tlii< sWKngIV-e*cmplT
fiwl in the cuatom* of the pagan nations.
Thev teach obeisance to wood and stone;
and the people fall down
these images upon the assumplou that
it ia right. They teach that they who
drown their babes in sacred Granges are
tli* tiisvred of lieuvon; and mothers
nh to throw their little ones into the
Ix&fu rJjtii ‘waters. OK how many
bright smiljug babe* id
II iuuoosmti have found their eifrty
graves in this fatuous river! , They teach
to sacrifice adult human beCagf to “ lu
aUirtMteatioddb” and the deluded people
pluck mt thF beating hearts of their
friends, believing they are doiug the
Gods service. .Accustomed funu .their
their crimes against God and
man, they assume them to he just, and
need not even be told that they are
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•TUflßuJa teaches the •an*' doctrine
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—“Train up a child in the way it.
should go and he will npl .clepiU-t '
it.” Our own observation it.
\VliavnwH fchildren following blindly
in the footsteps of their parents until
it has grown to be a proverb that “as
the old cock crows the b rimT*’
JLetihe inj|jjres?i<im of early life i>e
pure; a*n<l right tilings taught; and
proper precepts given ; then manhood
will he virtuous and old age honored.
Especially should we guard with care
and vigilance the appetite and pa-sions.
Of all ports of human economy, none
arc so susceptible to evil influence as
the taste ' il ' llli r we as
cend into the realm of the, ideal and
speculative or descend into the domain
of the real and substantial, kt the taste
and the feeling he guarded. Establish
taste for the true, the beautiful and the
good, and let the feelings be kept in
subjection by a cultivation ot the loftier
qualities of the soul. While these re
marks .ireifeneral in their application,
I wish to apyiy them at this time„ es
pecially to tint giving of liquor to chil
dren.
It is well known that liquors inflame
the passions. They often make men
sav and <U) tilings that iu their sober
moments they Uieuiselve-j would say was
violation of true flifil v'rtuoo* mnnhosd.
It is also known that men who give
way to their passim)* gradually lose their
nß<f andrelisli for moral ex
cellence, become Wunted in their sensi
bilities of the soul, and form tastes akin,
to that of the swine that leaves the;
grassy plots and fertile plains to wallow
in the filthy mire. It is not trtu; that
every man who drinks gives way to his
passions; for many good men drink
liquor; nor that every man who gives
Way to his passions’ witl sink to thelexM
of the brute. But if is true, liquors do
have feitebdeaw in that direction und
that p;fe4ons uncontrolled will ultimate
ly destroy all- taste for- the beautiful and
the good*. * the father who gives the
dram cup tw tho chihl knows not but
that he gives it to drink to his degreda
tiop .and ruin. The possibilities that
may result from the act, are sufficient
iu importance to the fuinreiife and hap
piness of the jhikkto deter the father
from takinglMstep. Ah, I remember
well a conversation I heard between two
oM away back in my beloved
dny*. of these opposed drinking]
of liquors, and one.of bis arguments
was that it set a Imd example before the
children who might not be as able to
control themselves as the parent was.
Said the. other; “.That is all UougeoJe.
I keep it on mv side board, where the
boys can get It, just as we used to do in
my day. We did not have much drunk
enness then, and I believe that is the
way to heap if down now.”
The conversation made an impression
ppon my mind, and I have noticed the
result. The man who plead for sobriety
JiarJ pffp sons 'ho have grown into ma
tured manhood free from the curse of
rum. The maq. who plead for a.free
fight with the demon drink, had three
sons— one son fi]U a- rof
and the two others arc reeling drunkards.
Cut there is another thought connected
with this question. By the act he may-
poison the stream of humanity. You
give the cup to your child and he learns
to love to drink., He gives it to mine
and he learns to love to drink. He gives
it to others, and they to others, and so
ouj uutTT generation after generation
feels the, influence of that fatal step.
Oh, God ! when we }ooj* out at the
great judgment day aqd behold iu the
'.hr lives of our tclluw men. of
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whom we uejjplr saw the damn*
iug lines of pollution which have end
nated from our own hand, how we will
hide our faces from Thy displeasure!
A few weeks ago I saw a,half dozen
boys jump over the walls of the IMam
eFs Wan-house in Gridin with a flask of
liquor. Had these boys learned to
drmk at home? Did they have one in
their midst whom they were leading
astray? Who first stated that strain
or pollution? Who'will meet it in the
great day?
Dear friends, remember the teachings
of the learned Bpurzbcim and the words
of the wise Solomon. Protect your lit
tle ones from the evil influences of rum
■ml liy (bid’s help pot ttn-|i (txample-* <>f
sobriety and vitjjue. Ivlep the dram
cup from the eh mi.
An Astqufsbed Otfrt.
“Tlie apparel oft proclaims the
man,” Said Poloniww. He was jitfHoion*
in not substituting “always” for “oft.”
For, not infrequently, it has liegn found
that the finest bird is no* t.Ui-ime that
wears featiiers. -r t ,
Years ago, the staid citizens of
Washington were astonished one' .morn
ings a| the appeafanceyof a str:m<je,
' figlire in theta streets. lie w-as dressed
in an old pair of corduroys, ripped at
the ankte for convenience in rolling up ;
a drab overcoat, much Hue. worse, for
wear, and furnished with several
hung at his heels. Worn-out, untied,
unbuckled shoes, and a “shocking hat”
completed Jits costume. *
lBolen&fy he stalked through We
streets, six feet in height, leading a
little, black, rouglidiairad tiny, her tail
matted with Inns. A pafi' of
saddle bags lmng ovei the saddle, in
which were stuffed papers, and ginger
bread and cheese. Stopping at an ob
scure tavern, fid [Hit up his mare itnd
relieved himself of his great coat. Into
one of the pockets of a short gray li tv
sey round-about he stuffed some bread
itmt Cheese! and into*the oilier a bflndle
of law papers, tied with adrarn string.
Inquiring the way to the Supreme
Court, lie walked forth, the wonder of
the negroes and idle hoys. Arriving
at the court bouse, he sauntered within
the bar, took a seaf. and began munch
ing bread, amt\cheese. The lawyers
and spectators smiled at the awkward
countryman oi\ his first visit to the
capital.
Soon a case was called which seemed
to interest the countryman. It in
volved the title tp a large of land
lying in the “Green riyer coimtrv” of
Kentucky.
A Mr. Taylor, of Virginia, a leading
lawyer, began his argument by a state
ment of the facts. Aft at once the
countryman stopped rnunohiffg, and,
tapping the counsel on the back, cor
rected one of his “facts.”
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The lawyer paused, frowlHaf at the
busy-body, and went. on. The country
man resumed his munching, and in a
Tew minutes again corrected the coun
sel. “I beg the court to protect ine
from the impertinence of that person,”
said Taylor, showing much inatation.
Taylor finished his powerful
meut, and then, to the amazement of
spectators, the bar and the judges, the
stranger rose to reply. His manner
was wholly changed. He stood as if
he find practiced in that court all bis
professional life. His argument was so
clear and forcible, and bis reply to the
opposing counsel so masterly, that the
bar and court looked as if they doubt#d
their eyes pud ears. r
Mr, Taylof seemed paralyzed. The
sweat dropped from his face. The rus
tic he had sneered at seemed a legal
giant. Every one asked, “Who is he? ’
It was Joe Daviess, one of the best
lawyers aud most eloquent orators of
Kentucky, fis eccentric as he was
gifted. Scarcely one pfeseut knew
him personally, but all bad heard of his
brilliant reputation.
It was written : ‘viler dainty- feet
were incased in shoes that might have
been taken for fairy boots,” but the
compositor made it read thus : “ Her
dirty feet were incased in shoes tnat
might have been taken for ferry-boats,”
and he Jg polqpg.er> dweller ip Chicago,
but,a fugitive - . j
There is one thing that don't mind,
pinching, ana that" is snuff
HAKTWtfiI;,- G.A., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1880.
loo! Pui-hlb’s AdTouture. f
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PWatlrlphia Times.
Joe Parsons was a Baltimore boy,
and a little rough, but withal a good
hearted frllow and a hrnve soldier. He
gut badly w'ouuth-d at Autietniu, and
thus laconically described (he occurrence
and what folfTmed, to some people who
visited the hospital:
“AVhat is your uatne?” ,
“ Joe Parson*." e
1“ What is the matter?*’
“Blind as a hat, sir; both eyes shot
out." £
“ At what battle?”
** Aiitictnm.”
“How did it happen?”
“ 1 was ld and kpuoked down, and
fluid to lie all night on the battle-field.
The light Wns renewed next day, and I
was under lire. 1 ctuildatand the pain,
but could amt sue. I wanted to see or
geVout of the Ure. I waited and listen
ed, and presently heard a map gruau
near me.
“Hello!” say# h ?~r
“ Hello your-t IT." says he.
“Who be you?’’ sSys he.
“ A Yaukee," sjjys I.
“ \\lll I’m a Ret)." says lie.
? Wliafsj thejiimjter?” says L
wJL J Ji r
“ Mv leg’s smashed,” says he.
“Can you walk?" says I.
“ No,” says iie.
SCO r Says I.
“Yes,”says he.
“Well,” says I, “You’re a Rebel, hut
I'll do you a little favor.”
“ What’s that?*’ savs lie.
. *
“ My eyes are shot out,” says I, “ and
’if you’ll show me tlye way, I’ll; carry
yoq outy" saye 1.,
“ All right!” says he.
“Crawl out here, says I, and he did.
“Now, old Butternut,” says I “ get
tfti my hack,” aud he did. I •’
“ Go ahead,” says he.
“ I’inf the tvay,” says I, “for I cau’t
see a uiesseu ining.*
“Biraight ahead," say* hy.
f “The balls were flyiu’ all rouqd, and
I troltail of!’ and was soon out of range.
< " Bull/for you, says he, “iiut you’ve
shook my leg nearly ofl-”
| “Take a drink,” says he,Jhokling up
||ls canteen, and I took a nip.
g “ Now, let us go on again,” says he,
“ kind o’ slowly,” and I took him up,
apd he did the navigation, and I did the
walkin’. After I had carried him near-
b a mile,and was almost dead, he said :
“Here we are; let me down.” Just
dien a voice said : “ Ilello, Billy ;
Where did you get that Yank T’
P “Where are we?”.saysl.
“ In the Rebel camp, of. course,” says
jjje, “and d—u my buttons if that Reb
Nad’t ridden me a mile straight into the
Rebel camp. Next day McClellan’s
akmiy advanced, aud took us both in,
and then \ve shook hands and made it up,
but it was a mean trick of him, don’t
you think so ?”
AViUUsr to Overlook It This Time.
Au accident occurred in Thomostou
some years ago, says the Waterbury
(tJonu.) American, in connection with
flie Naugatuck Railroad Company that
has probably uever appeared in print,
a mau by the name of Harrow owned a
number of cows, and one day they- es
caped the confines of their pasture aud
A rayed, ou to the car track. The engiue
of a passing train ran over and killed
two of the animals. Next day Mr.
Harrow went to Mr. Waterbury, then
superintendent of the road, and, after
explaining the matter of his loss to him
asked him what he would do about it.
Said.Mr. Waterbury :
“ Was any dumage done to the road,
as you say?”
* “ Why, no—not as I know of,” said
Harrow.”
0 “ Was the engine or any of the cars
injured in any way?”
“ No, of course not,” said Darrow.
.‘‘JVell, then,”. aakl Waterbury, ‘‘if
uo damage was dope to the company,!
won’t do anything about it; but you
must be careful not to allow such a
thing to occur again/’
An Irishman remarked to his com
panion, on observing a lady pass:
“ Pat, did you ever see so thin a woman
jas that before?” “Thin?” replied the
FritJipr 11 Ual.bor*jitu>n t X SCCti a WO
rtsw a* Chfn m twro/of her put together,
BO T "hiv^, , * V
Devoted to Hart County.
Beer iVill Siot Intoxicate.
I hav rfy cum to the conclusion
that lager beer as a beverage is not in
toxicating.
1 have been told by a German who
drunk r( all nitc long, just to try the
experiment, and was obliged logo home
sober in the morning. I have seen
this s.-upe limn drink eighteen glasses,
ami if ho was drunk it was in German
ami nobody could understand it.
It is, proper Cuutf to stajte that this
man kept a lager beer saloon, could
have no object in stating what was not
strictly thus.
I believe him to the fuil extent qf
iny ability. I never drank but three
glasses of d*ger in my -HIV; .and that
made rilytjnd ontwist as t4i<> it was
hutlig dn tttffi" ChTTofn string, but fwn
told it was owing to my bile being out
of pbtoaV surd I guess that it was so,
for 1 never biled over wus than L/lid
when I got home tluit liite. My wiTe
thht I was going’ to die, and I was
afraid | shouldn't, for it seemed as tho
everything! had eaten in my life was
Coming to the surface; and I believe
that if my wife -hadn't pulled ofl’my
bot|tß just as she did they would have
ijbine thundering up too.
O, how sick I wuz! 14 years ago,
and I can taste it now.
I never had so much experience in ]
so short a time.
If any man slmd tell me that lager
beer was not Intoxicating, I slmd be
lieyp him ; hut if he slmd tell me that
Ijvasnt drunk’that nite, but that my
stummiek was out of order, I slmd ask
him to state over a few words just how
a man felt and acted when lie was set
up..
If I warn’t drunk that nite, I had
some ov the most natural simtums that
a man ever had and kept sober.
loathe first place it was about eighty
to ini house, and I was jest over two
hours on tne road, aud a bole busted
through each one of toy pantaloon neez,
and didn’t hafe any hat, and tried to
open the door by the bell-pull and hic
cuped awfully and saw everythin’ in
the room tryin’ to get round on the
back side of me, and, sitting down on a
chair, I did not wait long enough for itr
to get exactly under me when I wuz
going round, and sot down a little too
soon and missed the chair about twelve
inches, and couldn’t get up soon enough
to take the next one that come along ;
ami that ain’t awl, my wife sed I was
drunk as a beest, and, az I sed before,
I began to spit up things freely.
If lager beer is not intoxicating it
used me mighty mean, that I know.
Still I hardly think that lager beer
iz intoxicating, for I have been told so ;
ami I am probably the only man living
who ever drunk eny when his liver was
not plumb.
I don’t want to say anything against
a harmless temperance beverage, but if
ever I drink eny more, it will with ini
hands tied behind and mi mouth pried
open.
I don’t think lager beer is intoxicat
ing, but, if I remember rite, i think it
tasted to me like a glass of soap-suds
that a pickle has been put tew soak in.
Josh Billings.
Criticising Newspapers.
It is a very easy matter to criticise a
newspaper, but to publish one, so as to
interest, amuse and instruct the public,
is no small undertaking. Those who
are so prone to find fault with every lit
tle item that does not suit their critical
and exalted ideas, should buy type, ink
aud paper, and publish au organ of their
own. Ret them try it for three months
only, and if it don’t give them some new
ideas of the newspaper business, then we j
are no judge of human nature. The
conceit would betaken out of such indi
viduals so quickly that they would hard
ly know what was the matter wit!) them,
or whether they stood on their heads or
feet. We would suggest a trial.
Lore and Hrains.
A young man in a Western city went
to spark his girl one cold night. He
tode his father’s horse to the residence
of the girl, and left the horse standing
out doors without any blauket. A knock
was heard at the door about half-past
eleven o’clock, and the young lady has
'tened to admit Che caller, who proved to,
St.so Per Annum.
toneless a personage than the comfort-,
able young man’*father. “John,”said
lie. "go home qulcker’n lightning. A
young idiot Lliat dou’t kuuw better than
to leave old Bill out such a night as this
hnin't got brains enough to spark a girl."
John eloped double quick, and the
young ladv was brought to by her
mends.
Port rans Upon Wiiwlow l'auas.
VhailottsviU* (Fa.) (.'hrotUcl*.
Wo have heretofre published an ac
count of a portrait supposed to have
llfen photographed by lightning on a
pane of glass in the window bf an old
farm house in this couftty. Another
instance of the sninq curious pheuonia
non lias been found in the window of
the Mansion House bn *file “Mount
Eagle" farm, more generally known as
thorfiGeutry Place." The |s>rtraits of
(bur person* sro plainly discernnhle
two men, a woman and a child.
The faces are not all on one pane,
that of ope of the men and the woman
being on adjoining glasses, the face of
the other man on another, and that of
the child mr one of the lower panes,
mid the theory is that the party were
all looking tlirouglr the. window during
a thunder storm, when a sudden finsli
of lightning, by' some mysterious pro
cess, instantaneously fixed their fea
tures on the glass. The existence of
the portraitures is of comparatively re
cent discovery, and has attracted many
visitors.
Measuring the Height of a Tree.
. The following valuable rule fur meas
uring the height of a tree, taken from
the Lutheran Observer, is worth remem
bering :
“When a tree stands- so that the
length of its shadow can be measured,
its height can be readily ascertained as
follows : Bet u stick upright —let it he
pui |M-uiiiv,tiw<i uy me piiiinii line, meas
ure the length of the shadow of the
stick. As the length of the shadow is
to the height of the -stick, s > is the
length of the shadow of tb tree to its
height. For instance: If the stick is
/our feet above ground, and its shadow
is six feet in length, and the shadow of
the tree is ninety feet, its height will be
sixty feet (0: 4: fiO: 00.) In other
words, multiply the length ot the shadow
of the tree hy the height of the stick,
and divide by the length of the shadow
of the gtick.”
Nature leaves art far in the renr.
Thus upon examining the edge of the
sharpest razor with the microscope, it
will appear fully as broad as the back
of the knife—rough, uneven, and full
of notches and furrows—and an ex
ceedingly small needle resembles an
iron bar. But the sting of bee, seen
through the same instrument, exhibits
everywhere the most beautiful polish,
without a flaw or blemish. The threads
j of the finest lawn are coarser than the
yarns with which ropes arc made for
anchors, but a silk worm’s appears
I smooth and shining, but everywhere
equal.
The newly-invented match —oue that
may be struck many times, and yield a
light each time —is likely to prove
quite useful. It consists of two rods
of inllammable inaterial, placed side by
side in two compartments, with a suit
able case, and to strike the light a
! scraper is moved by hand along a plat
! form across the open ends of the rods ;
j the scraper removes some of its sub
stance from each rod, and, mixing
these, the light is produced. One stick
is formed of three parts chlorate of
potash and one of clay, mixed with
■ water into a thick paste, then dried ;
I the other stick is -of three parts amor
phous phosphorous and one part clay,
prepared in the same way.
A Bridgeport attorney recently took
strong exception to a ruling of the
court that certain evidence was inad
missible. “I know, your honor,” said
he warmly, “that it is proper evidence.
Here I have been practicing at the bar
for forty years, and now I want to know
if lam a fool?” “That,” quietly re
plied the court, “is a question of fact
and not of law, and so-1 shall not pass
upon it, but let the jury decide.”
How to acquire shorthand—Fpol
[around a burr saw.-
WHOLE NO. 18‘J.
f ARAORAPItICAL
"Don’t be afraid, said a snob to
(r*fman Mlborer ' •'sit dbtfn and make
ypurself my equal.” “1 vouhi haff to'
blow my brains out,” wan the reply of
the Teuton.
“TWC me” said a plot** old lady,
“ our minister was a powerful preacher;
for the short time he ministered the
word of God among us lie hanged the
in’ards out of five Bibles.”
*' If tre are to live after death, why
don’t we have some certain knowledge
of it?” said n skeptic to a clergyman.
“Why don’t you have some knowledge
of this world before you come into it?”
was the caustic reply.
Sir Isaac Newton’s nephew, who was
a clergyman, always refused a marriage
fee. saving, with much pleasantry:
“(Jo your way, poor children; I Lave
done you miscliiuf enough already,
without taking your money."
“ What in the dickens do you call
your old mule Alin, fAt- ?*’ asked a
tourist of a Western teamster, “Wall,"
said the interrogated, ••It’s the nigh
mule of the par, an’ 1 tuk the name
oat’n the Scripture—An, a nigh ass."
Macon Herald: No party can hope
to succeed without thorough organiza
tion This the Imlspendents know, as
well as the Democrats, and contrary to
their boasted principles, arc planning
and organizing for the most vigorous
campaign they have ever waged iu
Georgia. ,
CalKbrnia averages Higher rates for
farm labor than any State in the Unioh,
viz: sll a month without board, and
$2.27 a day for transient help in har
vest times. South Carolina is said to
pay the least, or an average of S!>.BS
|>er month, without hoard. Transient
help is paid for at the rate of 8b cents
a day, without board.
American Agriculturist: The shell
of a coooanut is so hard and durable
that It can serve an excellent purpose
as a hanging basket for smull plants.
If cut across in the middle, a single
shell will make two baskets; it is per
haps more artistic to remove one-third
of the shell and 1 use the rest. The shell
Itself is “rustic” and harmonizes with
plants.
Abbeville (S’. C.) Medium: Mr. .1,
-.i i --•—— —i /n-- *
towndeMville, went over to Hartwell,
Georgia, last week to find out how the
enterprising people bf that thriving
town built their railroad without money
or experience. They were very much
pleased with their observations and
were profoundly impressed with the re
markable energy of the hospitable
Georgians.
A Russian nobleman lay on bis dieath
bed. One of bis curious fancies was
to have his wife robed in her wedding
dress, and stand by his bed-side. It
was a very natural bit of sentiment,
and in tbe course of an Hour the beau
tiful woman stood by liis side, arrayed
in the garments of 'twenty years ago.
“Ah,” he sighed, “ yoY look so beauti
ful in that dress that I hoped when the
angel came he might take a fancy Ur
you, ami carry you off instead of me.”
The Jacksonville Sun and Press says
a few days ago an old lady incautiously
approached too near the monkey cage
at the museum in that city, when, to
her horror and amazement, two long
hairy arms were thrust suddenly out,
one of which seized and pulled oft her
Imt and the other her wig. It is re
ported tiiat at this point the astonish
ment of tbe nrvmkey was fully equal to
that of the lady, and before lie recov
ered a clerk succeeded in getting the
articles from him.
Abbeville (.H C.) Medium : The rea
son Hartwell, Anderson, Spartanburg
aud Greenville get along is not because
they have a great deal more money
tliaii we have in Ablieville, but because
they have more public spirit and
energy. In spite of all our boasted
superiority and the wonderful achieve
ments in letters and law of those who
have gone to their reward, we are
steadily falling behind our neighbors.
They are building up awl we are going
down. Not a hand is raised to avert
the certain consequence of our indiffer
ence, and no interest is ever manifested
in any movement calculate! to benefit
the town.
Rural Register : Good hat or coat
stands may be made by selecting a tree
with regular limbs (a spruce or cedar is
usually best) cut of the limbs so as to
eave stumps six inches long, shave off
the bark, dress the whole neatly, var
nish it, and affix it to a plank base.
Coats and bats may be hung on this
stand more conveniently than on most
of the costly supports sold for this
purpose. The same kind of support
may be used on a larger scale in carri
age houses for hanging harness, bags,
etc., and the large posts in barn base
ments, if made thus of trunks of trees
with the limbs sawed so as to leave
projections, would be found convenient
(for mam- purposes.