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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 * > | 4 •TUflßuJa teaches the •an*' doctrine * V. , m ; -Ji <-9 # J —“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 l-tLini. jIAfIIATJTiIT T v | Ivijll ■ -u i *m l; i•'“ y.• 1 A | fv_/ X • Bv BENSON Sc McCHfIL \ol. TT*m; 35. i jr LI 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.” ; St 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 u # _ . 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.