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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL. CltSSfiAll,} Proprietor., Published Every Thursday. TERMS— Strictly in •Advance. Three monlhi "0 75 Sit mouth* f 1 28 Ono *' l 011 lob %I'Ot’K ot every description exe eutediritb neatuea* and dispatch, at moderate hW RAIL-ROAD GUIDE. Southtveulcri! Railroad. WM HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS, Sup Leave Macon 5.15 A. M. ; arrive at Colum bus 11.15 A. M. ; Leave Columbus 12.45 P. l/ • arrive at Macon fi.2o P. M. Leaves Macen 8 AM\ arrives at F.u faula 5 so, P M ; Leaves Eufaula 7 20, A M; Arrives at Macon 4 50, P M. ALBANY BRANCH. Leaves Smithvilie 1 46, P M ; Arrives at Albauy 3 11, P M ; Leaves Albany a 35, A M; Arrives at Smithvilie 11, A M. Leave Cuthbert 3.67 P. M.; arrive at Fort Gains 5.40 P. M t Leave Fort Gainß 7.05 A M> ; arrive at Cuthbert 9.06 A. J/. Western A Atlantic Railroad. E. HUI.BERT, Sup’t. BAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atiar.ta . • • 8.46 A. M. Laava i)aiton . • « • 2.30 P.M. Arriv* at Chattanooga . . 5.25 P. M. Leave Chattanooga . . 5.20 A. M. Arrive at Atlanta . . . 12.05 P. M. NIGHT TRAIN. Leave Atlanta . • • 700 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga . . 4.10 A.M. Leave Chattanooga . . 4.30 P. M. Arrive at Dalton . . . 7.50 P.M. Arrive at Atlauta • . • 1.41 A. M. guslar sards. C B. WOOTEN. It W. DAVIB. WOOTEN & DAVIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DatcHon, G«. dec 14 1868 ly LEVI C. HOYL, attorxey at law, Dawson, - - - - Ga. "IN/ILI. practice in the several Courts of v v Law and Equity in this State and the Circuit Courts of the United States for the State of Georgia. Also, attention given to COMMISSION in BANKRUPTCY. ~ LAW FI mi. W G PARKS, I VASON & DAVIS, Dtwson, Ga. Albany, Ga. HAVING asiocirttpd ourselves together in* the practice of Law, we will be thank ful for patronage, and will attend promptly to all business entrusted to our care, deco, 1868—6 m MEDI CAXi CA.TiI 13. DR. J. A. JACKSON, PKRMANKNTI.V located in Dow son, rcaixvt fully tenders his Professional Services to the people of Dawson and surrounding country. In structed in t-lie most eminent Colleges and hospi t«l», both North and South, and having over three yearn practical experience; one year of which whs under the immediate observation of a skillful Physician, he hopes to merit and receive ■ liberal share of patronage. Office at. I.oyless’ J)ru" Store, where he can oe fbnnd at all hours, Ntiien not professionally engaged; except, at night, when he fail he found at his residence, op polite Col. Harpers. /AiWMm, Ga., fcbi’Gd-ly J. in. S. 'SMITH, GTJIsr SMITH .i.ro jttdVui.risT DAWSON", ; ; ; Georgia. Eeepa 'constantly on hand a well selected «>ock of Cans, Pistols, Cape, Cartridges and Aiuuniiiou of all description. Also Repairs all kinds of G'in9, Pistols, sew ing Afaebiues, etc., etc. Feb 11 ’69 ly. *• l. TRATT. -J. B. CRIM PRATT A CRIM, DRY GOODS AND Grocery .Merchants, DAWSON, - . GEORGIA. T IBERAL advances made on Cotton shipped to our correspondents in hth and Baltimore. oct22’6B!y* /' PROPRIETOR. % ((GARRARD HOUSE j BYINGTON’S HOTEL. (Opposite Hie Passenger Depot.) Macon, . . cjeorgia. I’DIS well known Hotel is now conducted y the Song of the late J. L. Bvington, j Waß . 80 well known throughout the Slate keeping a good Hotel. ftblß,iSC9 lanieOouse, macon, . Georgia. H GORIER & BOYS p*tron’age 8^eC^U Bo ' lolt a ®^ are °f public lentil ( t : ,nnibu ‘» t 0 aQ J from the Hon»e. At teaUTe P <>««rs. feb!B'o9 Gr. BEHND, Manufacturer AND Wbolsale & Retail dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, AND * * Saddlery Hardware. YV E would again call the attention of * v Planters and J/erehauts to our supe rior Stock and increased facilities for the manufacture of everything in our line, com prising— Ladies’, Mens’ and Boys’ Saddles, Carriage, Buggy and Team Harness, Collars, Bridles, Haddle Blankets, Horse Covers, Whips, &c., &c , Superfine Buggy Kobes. A variety of Eoatlicr constantly kept on hand, as Patent J?uameled, Celling, Lace, Upper and Calfskins. Alro, Enameled Duck and Drilling, All widths of Belting made to order. I??’’Merchants, Planters and customers, knowing we can and will offer you actual in ducements in quality and price, we would re quest you to call and examine our Stock at 44 Third 6’lreet, before purchasing elsewhere. "Wanted, Hi<!c», Skints and Furs of all kinds; also. Wool, J/oss and Tallow. J/.icon, Ga., December 17;6m GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SERVE YOU WITH FRESH GROUND FLOUR, OF ALL QUALITIES, SHORTS, BRAN, MEAL, GRITS, STOCK FEED, &c. MS. RICE \\J ould respectfully inform his old friends v V and the public in general, that, having leased Mr. T. C. NISBF.T’S MACON MILLS, (Better known as the “Rock Mills,”) He has put the same in complete and thor ough running order, and is now prepared to furnish the merchants aDd house keopers of d/acon, Middle and Southwestern Georgia, with everything in his line, in any quantity desired, on the most reasonable terms; Ilis experience in the d/illing Business, to gether with the satisfaction with which he has served them in the past, he thinks enti ties him to a share of public patronage, which he Buttons, at»J —1.1 i.0 ypg ever. tion to serve. A trial is all he asks. febll;3m BOOKS! BOOKSll^BOOKS!!] AT PUBLISHERS PRICES. modi 10 CEJ\'TS TO #lO. And sent by .1/ail, free of Postage. HOOKS of Games, Tricks, Riddles and Puzzles. BOOIsS on Etiquette end Usages of So ciety. BOOKS qu Love, Courtship, aad ri/arii age. • HOOKS on Fortune Telling, Dreams and d/igic. HOOKS Oil Letter Writing, Talking and Debating. Novels, Prize Romances, Song and Joke Books. ANY BOOK that is asked for, no matter what kind, where published, where you see it advertised, or if not advertised at all. the Books are arranged in Lists. Give the kind of Book you want, and.* list with prices, will be sent by return mail. Address C. 11. WIL COX, General Agent, No. 11 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. Arrangements have been made with hous es in every branch of Trade and Business in the United States. Importers, Manufacturers, Inventors, Publishers , Healers , Etc. By which Anything , Everything, that can he found ANi )\IIERE, can he furnished. In an Agency of this kind, where the wants ot so many different person? are to be sup plied there must necessarily be many things, required that cannot be advertised, and* which are not furnished except on special application. No person, male or female, need have the least hesitation in writing for JUST WHAT THEY WANT. Descriptive circulars of new and useful inventions, Patent Mediciues, Books, En giavings, Photograpes, Music, Ac., sent free to any address. feb 11; 1 y PLAfTERS’ house BAS AND RESTAURANT. Adjoining Passenger shed and opposite Brown’s and Byington’s Hotel. P. MdWTYRE, Proprietor. I take pleasure in anounclng to m> friends and the public genaraly, that I am now prepared to furnaih Meals at all hours: consisting of -fish Ovntcrv Ham, Khlth, and suoh luxuries hn the oouiitry ftffurds. Order* for Supper* and Pjrttes punctual)- attended to. Confetiouarieu and Winrs furnishep sn most reaaonblc terms. Jan 14th 3nio. HEAR T,,E WITNESS! NO ARSENIC! NO QUININE!! jro meitc in r ::: Bibb County, Ga., Feb. 11th, 1869. Messrs L. W. Hunt A Cos. ... Gents—l have taken Dr. Wilhefts Anttpo_ riodic. and have given it in ™y fam. y. and unhesitatingly pronounce it to be the best Chill and Fever Medicine that I ever * have never known it to fail in a single in stance. Yours trulv, _... t v Thos. J. Gihson, Bibb county. F°r sale in Dawson by Druggists. ~c. vv. WARWICK, Atfy at Law and Solicitor in Equity, SMITHVILLE, GA. Will practice iti South Western and Fatau la Circuits. Collections promptly remitted. DAWSON, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1869. J W. CLAYTON. J. u. RODGF.KS. J. W. CLAYTON & CO., GROCERS AND Commission Merchants, (Opposite McNaught, Ormond & 00., Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. We keep a full stock of all Goods usually found m a Grocery Store. Orders and Con signments solicted. Satisfaction guaranteed. janl4—3m OT HOLBROOK’S Trice Current FOR I'IKS, FOR lSO!>. Ist 2d 3d 4th qual Bear... .#4 00 .. .*3 00- -$2 00... .ftt 00 Otter ... 3 00 ... 200 .. 1 00 50 Mink 2 50 1 75 1 00 25 Beaver....l 50 ... 1 00 60 25 Red Fox 75 50 25 00 Gray ..25 20 15 lo Coon 20 15 10 05 Musk Rat.. 15.... 10 08 08 Wild Cat 25 20 16 10 House Cat 124 10 08 05 Opossum 10 08 05 03 Skunk 30 20 15 10 Rabit 25 cents per dozen. J. M. HOLBROOK, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fur and Wool Hals, OF ALL DESCRSIPTIONS. WHITE HALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA. j*n]4:Bm Saddlery aud Harness Emporium. G. C. ROGERS, On the Site of the Old Theatre , and opposite United States Hotel , DEC A TUt ST. A TLA NT A, CA. Convenient to the Passenger Depot. Pri ces will be found more reasonable and Stock more complete than aDy in the city. Also, all kinds of Harness and Skirting Leathers.—! Also, Enameled Leathers and Cloths constant ly on hand, wholesale and Retail. CARRI AGES AND BUGGIES, Baby Carriages, Booking Horses, and /fuggy L mbrellaa, of the most approved style and finish, on hand aud made to order. janH-ly FURN 111' RE. V¥ . & E. P. TAYLOR, 21 A23 Cotton Avenue, 21 A23 Macon, Ga. KEEP always on hand all kinds of fine aud plain Eu mi lure, Mahogany, Walnut and fancy painted sets, Bedsteads, Chairs, Tables, J/attresscs, spring Beds, Hair cloth, looking Glass plates, all sizes, Gilt and fancy mouldiugs, and all articles usually kept in a first class Furniture Ware house. All articles sold by us guaranteed to be as lepreseuted. Orders promptly tilled, janl4;3m LIQUORS! LIQUORS! .J. W. OTimOR, Successor to Ilorne & Co.‘ 10. GO, Cherry St, MACON Ga., Has on hand A CHOICE STOCK OF WHISKEY, \LL grades, from a good common to the purest and best in the market. Also, pure Brandy, Gin, Rum, and Wine, of all grade?, all of which can be purchased LOW FOR CASH. FLOUR —Equal to the best, at the lowest cash price. PLANTING POTATOES—A large stock. Early Goodrich, Peach Blow, Early l’ink-Kye, Chill Red. TOBACCO—PIifg aud Fine-Cut, cheap and good. Tobacco has advanced, hut he will sell at old prices. He is now receiving a large stock of Teas, Green and Black; Coffee, Sugar, Molasses aud syrup, ol various grades; vine gar, both Apple and Wmejall of which he will sell at a small margin over cost. SOAPS—He has a large and varied lot of Fan cy Toilet and common Soaps, which he sells to the trade a Philadelphia Prices. FRUIT AND CAN GOODS. A fine lot of Box Oranges, Lemons, Ap ples, Nuts of all grades ; Peaches, Tomatoes, Green Corn, Peas Beans, Oysters, Sardines, Raisins, Currants, Horse Raddish, Swamp Cranberries and Holland Herring, /Split Peas, Starch, Bluing, and, in fact, everything that is usually kept by a first-class Grocer. BACON. He has jus. received a few boxes of Clear Ribbed Sides, which he offers low. Also, Pickled Beef, 7’ickled Pork, English Break fast Bacon, Cologne Sausage, Butter and Lard. He will sell all of the above very low for cash, and those who give him a trial be is sure to please. Call soon, and call often. JNO. W. O’CONNOR. iaul4—oneyrw T 110 MA N \Y 0 01), (NEXT DOOR TO LANTER HOUSE,) Macon, * - Ga. DEALER IN fine furniture, Chairs, Mattresses, Feathers, Carpets, Win dow Shades, Wall Paper, Ac. Parlor Setts in Reps and Hair Cloth, Bedroom Setts in Mahogany and Walnut, A'aameied Cottage Setts, cheap, &c., &e. FiMt'a Metalic Burial Cases, and Full Glass Caskets—Coffins in Rose Wood, Mahogany, Walnut, Cedar and Paint ed. to suit the times. dec3sm brown house e. e, niton* &. so*, Fmnth St., Opposite Passenger Depot, Macon, Ocortjia. fpHI3 House liaviug lately been refitted L and repaired, and is now one of the best Hotels in the State, and the most conve nient in the city. The table is supplied with everything tbo market ailords. lehlß 69 Dawson Business Directory. Dry Goods Tloitliimils. K~ ET* EH, JACO B, Dealer" in ali kinds of Dry Goods, Main street. CT* Ell. E., Dealer n Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, aud Groceries, Bald win sold stand, J/ain Street. LOVE ESN A GUim*," Dealers in Staple Dry Goods and Groceries, also Warehouse aud Commission J/erchunts, J/ain Street, Mc-KE** V * CKOCCII, Dealers in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, J/ain St, At Reddicks old stand. OK It, W. F. Dealer n Fancy and sta - ple Dry Goods, Main st., under “Jour nal” Printing Office. PII ATT A- CRIM, Dealers liT aK kinds of Dry Goode „nd Groceries. Main Street. PEEFI.ES, XV. ML, Dealer in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Loyless’ Block, MaiD street. Grocery JTlcrcliant*. AC I’HER, S. IE, Dealer in Groceries and Family Supplies. J/ain Street. riILTOI, .1, A., Dealer in Bacon, F Flour, Meal and Provisions generally, at Sharpe & Brown’s old stand, M,in st. 1 in Groceries and Provisions, opposite /’liblie Square, Main st. GREEK & sTjINIONS, Grocery and Provision Dealers, South side Pub lie Square. Hood, B. 11., Dealer in Groceries and Family supplies generally, next door to ■Journal” Office, Main si. MIZEEE, K. C. tV Cos. Grocery and /(roviiion dealers. Next door to the Ho tel Main Street. COMFECTIO* MIIUtIBSa RICIIABDSO*7 dTcT Doaler in Confectionaries, Fish, Oysters, &c Main Street. DriiSSisl. CNII EATIIA Y|, C. A., Druggist and J .Physician. Keeps a good supply of Drugs and Medicines, and prescribes for all the ills that flesh is heir to. At his old stand, the Red Drug Store, Main st. FIIiSICIANS. PERRYMAN, lie. .I. 1.. I>. Pno" ticing Physician and Surgeon. Office over /S'. J/. /S'iesel & Bro's, Dawson, Ga. lVateli Repairer. A I.EE*, JOIII P., will repair a— Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, J/usic Books, Accordions, &c , always to he tound at his old stand, on North side of Public Square. Gtmsiii I VJx SMITH, J. G. S, Dealer in Guns,’ Pistols, Caps, Cartridges, and sporting goods generally, Main st. TIN SHOP. Soule, It. .1. Dealer in Stove" and Tin ware of all de"erf/tions. Repairing done on short notice. Northeastside Public square El very Stable*. FARNUJI, Sift IS I* HA Cos.. Sale and Livery Stable, Horses and Mules for sale and hire Horses boarded. North side Public Square. Boot and Shoe ftliop. r) EM * EY, IS. F., Makes and repairs A Boots and Shoes of all kinds, at Andrews & Miller’s Harness Shop, Depot st., Dawson. Georgia Gome Insurance Cos,, OF COLUMBUS, 0.1. INCORPORATED CAPITAL 1559. S $350,000 THIS Companv makes a speciality of issn iug Farlicipalinfj Policiaa on Dwellings, whereby the insured receWe a share in the profits without incurring any liability. Apply to S. R. WESTON, Ag’t, mil 1’69-3m Dawson, Ga. C. A. CHEATHAM, General Commission Merchant, Dawson, Greorgia. II7TLL buy on the best terms possibh’, anything V W the planters noed, or sell for the Merchants, anything they have to sell. Cotton bought and sold on commission. march U->G9-ly . , Now on hand and to arrive 20casks clear Itibbed Sides which will be soldriow for cash. C. A. CHEATHAM. INAU6URATED AT LAST I New Harness Manufactory i.r iu ir.sD.T’, o.i. r’pHF, subscribers would respectfully call L the attention of the public generally, to the fact, that they will make and keep on hand, all kinds of MM.I It.X'ESS, and w ill sell them as cheap as they can be had in any market. Our work is all made of the best material, and made by hand and not machine. Old Harness aud Saddles repaired on short notice. ANDREWS & HIEEER. Dawson, Ga., J/urch 11, 1869—1 y mimiruii ON TIME! WE are now prepared to furnish Planters supplies of all kinds, ON TIME, at reasonable rates, for ap proved paper. 10HNSDN, CAMPBELL & CD. MacoD, Ga , March 11, 'Off—2m POETRY. For the Dawson “Journal." A SF.TIMER NIGHT. Twilight slowly fades from the distant west, Softly o’er tho earth comes the evening breeze, Tho songsters have gone to their loafy homes of rest, Tho flowers have closed their beautiful leave*, And on them falls the cooling dew. Grim darkness through the forest creeps— All nature seems hushed into repose, The evening star her niglitwatch keeps; The brilliant moon in the east uprose, Shedding her radiance o’er the world. Swiftly before her calm aDd holy light The trees cast their shadows to the ground; The Magnolia’s bloom of snowy white, Scatters its sweet perfumes around, To be wafted on the balmy air. Now, from her bower in the lonely wood, The mocking bird wakes the echoes there, And with her charming melody flood That boundless space, everywhere, And sleepers dream of Israfi!.* Terrell Cos., Ga. Zkna. ♦The angel of muaic. Curran aiia itae Witness. Curran is said to have received a call before he left his bed one morning, from a gentleman whom he had cross-examin ed with needless cruelty and unjustifia ble insolence on the previous day.— ‘Sir!’ said this irate man, presenting him seif in Curran’s bed-room, and rousing the barrister from slumber to a consci ousness that he wa9 in a very awkward position, “I ant the ginilcmau whom you insulted yesterday in Liis Majesty’s court of justice, in the piesrnce of the whole county, and I am here to thrash you soundly!” Thus speaking, the Herculean intruder waved a horsewhip over the recumbent lawyer. ‘You don’t meao to strike a man when he is Ijiag down?” inquired Curran. “No, bedadj I’ll just wait till you’ve got out of bed, and then I’ll give it to you sharp aud fust.” Curran’s eye twinkled mischie vously as he rejoiued : ‘lf that’s the case, by I’ll lie here all day.’’ So tickled was tho visitor with this humorous an nouncement, that he dropped his horse whip, and dismissing aDger with a hearty roar of laughter, asked the counsellor to shake hands with him. —Bench & Bar. The Misekies of a Rich Man —The New York correspondent of the Roches ter Democrat i; responsidle f r tho fol lowing : Alexander T. Stewart clears one thou.-und dollars per day, Sunday ex cepted all the year round. Cornelius Vanderbilt t9> tflji&tlwJ income at four thousand three hundrod and thirty dollars per diem. Sleeping or Wukit.g, the last named gentleman finds a three dollar bill dropping into hi hat every rniDtte of the twemy-fojr hours. lie cannot sit down to talk with his physician withont having a little more wealth, if not health; he cannot unburden hie mind without feeling his burden increasing in bis pocket, aud he cannot walk Broadway, howevtr the weather may bo, without meo'ing a shower id money. At every turn cash stares him iu the most insolent manner; banks fling there dividends at his bead; ruthless financiers beat him with cou pons; utipiiying aad soulless cotporations dump their lucre at his doorstep; and contemptuous bill stickers plaster bis door with greenback. One might won der what that follow has done to merit this treatment, and the only charge that can be biougbt is that he is a rich man’s son, aud therefore must suffer. EniTixa a Paper —Many of the great men of the world have been in some way connected with the press. It is one of the best sloping stones to fame known to man. Ben Franklin w.a a printer; so is Greeley, Bouoor, Pren tice, Bayard Taylor, Willis, Morris, Pomeroy, the Messrs. Gales and Seaton, our Vice President, present Speaker of the Home, U. S. Congress. N iw, wo have it, that Louis Napoleon is to be an editor. His son, the Priuee Imperial, has been workiDg at the case for years, as a part of his education. Several Freuch papers iutimale that the Emperor of the French ia at the head of a society of capitalists, oiganiz and a few days ago, for the publication of a penny paper, called Lc Pnvpde Tho capital of the society is to be two hundred thousand dollars, and Cloment Duvernois, former ly of tbe Epoqne, is to be the responsi ble editor ol tbe Le I‘euple. The teal editor aDd capitalist is, however, accord ing to Figaro his Majesty Napoleon 111. A lady and gentleman are now living in Philadelphia who were engaged to be married more than 30 years ago, and who are still anxiously waiting the day when they shall be made one. In 1840 they had been engaged for mine time, but did not because each had a mother dependent upon thorn for a support.— The two mothers refused to live tog' th er, aud their childrea would not icavo them, but decided to postpone their marriage uutil one or the other should die. Both mothers are Btill living, and the man continues to visit the lady, their filial duty still keeping them opart. Tbe mau has bad the consumption for sev eral years, and doubtless, ere either of the very aged mothers shall take their dejartu'c, he will have gone to his last resting-place. Every day a trembling old liomeo, leaning heavily on a cane, with feeble steps, wends bis way to the bouse !of Juliet, a withered maiden lady, whose hair is silvered by age aud trou ble. Truly they deserve happiuess if any couple ever did. They who are rich, are they who unnd their own business. ■IEAETII. Tuke, for oxample, a young girl brought up delicately in town ; shut up in a nursery, iu her childhood—in a boarding-school through youth; nev er accustomed to air or exercise—two thing* which tho Most High renders essential to health. Sho puirries, and perhaps dies when tier life is essential to her young ch’ldren. “What n strange Providence,” say some of her acquaintance; “how mys terious that a mother should bo taken from her children I’’ Was it Providence? No! Her Maker had assigned hor three-score years and ten—a term long enough to rear her children, and to see her chil dren’s children ; but her pareuts did not obey lor her the laws on which life depends, neither did sho obey them. A father is cut off in the midst of his days. He is a distinguished and useful citizen, and eminent in bis pro tession, A general buzz rises on every side, of—“ What a striking Provi dence 1” Not at all. This man studied hall the night; he gave himself no time for exe. eise; he ate luxurious dinners, and drank various kinds of wine; be daily violated the laws of nature. Did Providence cut him off ? Assuredly not; he cut himself off. Young ladies often walk in thin shoes and thin stockings when the ground is frozen. You may see a healthy, blooming girl thus dressed, in violation ol heaven’s laws; well, she ealebes cold, becomes feverish, and dies. “What a sad Providence!” ex claim her friends. Was it Providence, or hor own folly? A beautilul young bridogoesto par ties made in honor of her marriage.— Bhe Las a slignt soro throat—perhaps the weather is inclement; but she must wear her arms and neck bare, for who ever saw a bride muffled up to the chin ? An inflammation of the lungs ensues, and she diet before her bridal days are over. “Alas 1 alas ! what a strange Prov idence!” most people exclaim—‘Cut off in the midst of happiness 1” Did si o not herself cut off' the thread of life? A country girl, exposed to this changing climate, gets for herself a new, smart bonnet when she ought to purchase flannel; a rheumatism is the consequence. Ought ttut girl to sit down and say that the Lord has af flicted her? or should she charge it to her vanity, and avoid the folly in fu ture? Look, my friends, at the mass cf misery—of piteous diseases, which are UYfliEßld J 6yTleg7BeCOT exercise, clean’- lincss, aud pure air; by intense stud}’, or close application to business, with out early rising, and tho morning walk ; by tight la< iug and scanty dress, for fashiou’s sake. And this is imputed to Providence ! Is there not impiety as well ns igno rance in this? Were people to obey the laws of nature from generation to generation, many frightful diseases that cut short life, and lingering mala dies that rn.tko life a torment or a tri al, would he prevented those who best understand tho hu man structure, and qualified to judge, assert that this wonderful machine, the body—this goodiy temple—would gradually decay; and that men would die as if they were but wise. Josii Bii,lings on tub Live Man.— The live man iz like a Uttlo pig—he iz weaned young, and begins fer tew root airly. He iz the pepper-sass of creation— the allspice of the world. The man who kin draw New Orleans molasses, in January, thru a half-inch augur bole, and sing home sweet home while the mola ses iz running, may be striktiy honest, but ain't sudden enough fer this cl.mate. Tbe live man iz as full of bizziness as the conduotot of a Blreet car—he iz often like a hornet, very biscy, but about what the Lord only knows. He lites up like a cotton factory.and ain’t got any more time tew spare than a schoolboy has Saturday afternoons. He iz like a decoy duck, always above water a: least eighteen months during each year. He iz like a runaway hoss— he gets the whole of tho road. Ho trots when be walks, and only lie-i down at night bocauso everboJy else duz. The livo man iz not always a deep thinker; he jumps at conclusions just as a frog duz, and don’t always land at the spot be iz looking at. He iz the America put, a perfekt mis tery tew furindrs; but buz dun more (with churoolo) tew work out the great Less of this country than any other man in it. He don’t die rich, but always dies Lizzy, and meets death like an oyster, without any lues. An exchange says : A neighbor who had repeatedly been urged by some fe male acquaintances to accompany them to a skating pond, at last yielded, no longer able to resist tbe blandish ment of hi» bewitching tormehters. He went. He said he put on a pair of skates and struck boldly out, and tbe next thing he knew was himrelf in bed, the minister si’ting beside him singing a psalci, tho doctor coufrioghis wife, and the undertaker measuring for a Walnut coffin. No man was belter itioculuted to prejudge pork than my husband was,” says Mrs. Partington, “he knew what good hogs were, he did, lor he hud been brought up with ’em from his childhood VOL IV. —NO. 8. Rich Without Mouejr. ] Many a man is iicb without money, j Thousands of mou without nothing ia I their pocket, and thousands withont : even » pocket are rich. A man born j with a good *ound constitution, a good stnmaoh, a good heart and limbs and a pretty good headpiece is rich. Good homes aro better than gold—tough mus cles than silver; and nerves that flash fire : and carry eneigy to every function, ia . better than houses and lands, i >t is better than a landed estate, to bavo the right kind of a father and mother. Good breeds exist among men !as really among herds and horses. Ed . ucation may do much to check evil teo i denoics, or to devolop good ones; but it is a great thing to inherit the right pro- I portion of faculties to start with, j That man is rich who has a good dis position—who is naturally kind, patient ! cheerful, hopeful and who has a flavor ;of wit and fun in his composition. The hardest thing to get along with iu this life is a man’s own self. A eross, self ish, desponding and complaining fellow —a timid, care burdened man—these have all been deformed on the Inside.— Tbeir feet may not limp, but their thoughts do. Gems of Thought. Every good act is a flov er which will beautify our final home. If a man is in trouble, help him out. Do not help him in. People seldom blunder on success, os a blind pig falls into a well. Don’t make a fool of yourself by laying out work you can’t do. Somo men, by one action, can sweep out a life of honor and happiness. If any one has stumbled and fallen, help him up gently, and pass on, be fore a crowd gathers. The river that looktd so beautiful an hour Binee, is still to he seen; but it is now the river oi death 1 It is not jour province to harness into quarrels not your own, lest in lime you have 30 many on hand there will ho no time to attend to them. Hgk.Two friends, one an Englishman and the other a Frenchman, chanced to meet at tho Paris Exposition. “What! you are iu France, my dear William ?” said tho latter, “1 am de lighted to see you. How do you do ?” “Not very well. I have been married sinoo I saw you last.” “That’s good.” “No it isu’t, for my wife was a shrew.’ “I am sorry ; that’s bad.” “Not altogether, for she brought me a dowry of ten thousand pound* ster ,-"i’uu tuousauu pouuuts i mat's good. It consoles you—” “No it ands n’t for liovested the mon ey in herds of cattle, and they all died of the disease that has just been raging in Eugland.” “That’s bad.” “Not at all, for the skins brought me more than I paid for the oatrie.” “Then you are idemnified.” “No, not altogether; for I bought a fine house with the momy, aud it has just beeu burned ” “Oh, what a misfortune.” “Not so great a ono either, for my wife was in it, and sho was burned in the house.” Dr. Chalmers beautifully says: “The little that I have seen in the world and known of the history of mankind; teaches mo to look upon tbeir errors in sorrow, not in auger. When I take the history of one poor heart than has sinned and suffered ; and represent to myself the struggles and temptations it has passed through ; the brief pulsations of joy ; the tears of regret ; the feebleness of purpose; the scorn of the world that has little obarity ; the desolation of the soul’s sanctuary, aud thieateniog voi ces within ; health gouo, happiness goue—l wonld fain leave the erring soul of my fellowman with Him from whose hands it came.” Unknown Heihs.— The following article wo oopy from the Weekly Exam iner, published at Waoo, Texas, think ing it might interest and perhaps be of advantage to some of our readers : “Alexander McCulloch,General Land Agent, Waco, Texas, has in bis posses sion land certificates, amounting in the aggregate to thirty thousand acres of land, belonging to the heirs of the men who fell with Fanniu at Goliad, and with Travis at the Alamo. McCulloch is desirous of communioating with these parties, but knows not who or where they are.” For Ladies Only. —A story is go ing tho rounds, of a party of ladies who were caught in a shower having the color washed from their cheeks A lady at our elbow thinks the color of some of the gentlemen’s noses wouldu’t bo washed out without a waterspout—somo of them would have to go through a patent wringer be sides. A juryman was once asked whether ho had been charged by tho presiding Judge “Well, Squire,” said he, “the fellow that sits up in the pulpet, and kinder bosses it over the crowd gm us a talk, but I don't kuow whether he charges anything or not ” “You have lost soma of your friends, I see,” said a traveler to a uegro, whom he had met on the road. “Yes, massa.’’ “Was it a near or distant relative ?” “Well, purty ablaut— 'bout twenty four miles,” was the reply.