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GALLAHER'S INDEPENDENT, PUBLISHED KVJHiY SATURDAY AT +ww W '■< -•- ; . ' QUITMAN, GA., • - BY J. C. G AL L AH E R. TtfMl or StUSt lUPTIOK ■ TWO DOLLARS per Annum in Adnttux. UKW TKAR’S HELLS. Bing, folk, ring, with your own mellow din, King ffo old year out and the new Year in ! Like the voiotw of bird* from the old gray spirt l , fot etery silvery music rise higher and nighor; k'ktatiug abroad o'er the liiilaide bare In billow* of Mound on the tremulous air, Let it rise and fall with titful gak: Tell over the city ami Wood the tale; Bar that to-night the <dd year (lien! lihl the watcher* look to the eastern akieft, ) or the foaaufui lmh> that tells afar Of the Welcome rise uf the new year's atari King the old year out, with it* sighs and tears, lt withering heart-aehea and tiresome fear*, Away with it* memories of doubt ami wrong, Ita cold deceit* and its eufyiuga strong, Ail tht pandering* lure* to the faiteiiug sense, Ami it* pitiful shams and cold pretense. We will heap them together and bind them fart To theuki man a load as he totter* past, The ilia that bet brought he may take again, Keep we tlie )oy*. let him bury the pain! King soft, oh foils, as he gU** to real >ar in toe shade* of tuc darAo*hg weal 1 llmg. hells, rinc\ with tyntfrydiu! Tue old voarnaj got!. *! tu ‘t* fore and mini •Smiling stgq fair, at tnWeaaUil* gates, t lad m tinted light, tie new ypar wait*! Welcome him its with a rosy band. Who Wait* the wave of hn* beckoning hand; Mope, with hc-r wreath* of sweet spring flowur*, — Joy f r the summer'a glowing hours, Pletifjf and peace for the fruitful fall, And fawt for all seasons— beat of all. NuHrrriiy, folia ! o'er the blushing skies bt*r tu* beautiful star of the new vetu rise 2 ■ w Strangers, Beware. M J. *. R. I wss a stranger iu New York with limited income and in search of a highly resueutable anil comfortable borne where all the modern oouveuieue.es could be en joyed, iu eousideratiou of seven dollars per week. I hud made a good many iu ipiiries as to the best lucidity in the city, and the iij formation gained pointed to Fifth avenue as the most aristocratic thoroughfare to be found. This aocouuts for the appearance of my beat coat and blue tic ut the south end of the aveuae, on a recent summer's evening, at 8 o'clock. I was there on business. It was my intention to commence at the \ beginning of the avenue and walk up. Having been previously informed that nearly all the houses between Washington ; suns re end Twenty-third street were open j for the reeeptiou of guests, I determined j to stop at those mansions whose external appearance bast suited my eye for arohi- j lecture! beauty. Iu pursuance of this determination, Ii was shortly afterwards tripping up the j in wsive steps of a palatial residence, and I a moment latter the tinkling <>. a uiusi cal heft aiiuonneed to the inm ttes ui the; h u>e the presence oi a candidate for ad mission. Iliad not waited imig when the elegant ly carved door swung 01*011 anti admitted lac into a ball WaiLl.Uiy decorated and j fr, anted. Is fnruitnrt* eon dated of u but tack, a fit.. *.iti gentlemm ut color — toe fatter article being handsomely u’til'ed in evening dress. I intimatetl to the tig ure in evening dress my desire to see the 1 lady of tue sow .... ~[ 1( C ,„ UII or cial nature. Tue gentleman bowed 111. into a gorgeous reception room, ami bow lug himsell out, lt_'U .un 10 my own reflec tion. 1 was suited b> a “T.” This was just the house I warded to live i iu. It ns a house to which I could invite my friends without feeling ashamed of my HUrnmndings, And then there was the style—just enough and no more. And that ilecomlsut of Ham was an or nament to civilia.■ society. Why 1 would have been willing to pay fifty cents per week extra just to see that dusky gentle man Ih>w once a day. These pleasant thoughts were flitting through my bruin when a silk dress and a lady uame into the parlor. Tile lady bowed a bow which of all bows was theopost charming bow 1 had ever m-en. lunuile up my mind to live 111 that house even, at #8 25 |>er week, provided her prices soared .is high. i informed the lady that I was a stronger in New York, and since my arrival iu the great metropolis, had made inquiries as to the most desirable locality for a residence, and was invaribly recommended to Fitli avenue, and as her home seemed most, in viting, had ventured to present myself as an applicant for board and lodging. The lady smiled, and aaid she hail of late (since the death uf her lamented hus band) employed her leisure moments by voluntary assuming the duties and cares of a strictly private and.very select boarding house, and as there were two or three suites vacant, she would be liappy to have me look at them. John (lie in evening dress) was called to show me the looms in question, the lady, iu the meantime, awaited the result of my inspection. I was very much pleased with a room 011 the third floor, with a purler and very large and capacious clothes-press adjoin ing. I decided to lake t is room, and left >t with John, and attended to acquaint the ludy of the house with my decision, repair ed immed ately to the reception-room where 1 bad left her, and where I found her "iMadaiu,” I said, "I am very well suit ed with the apartments on the third floor, and am reiuly to. move into them at any time which nmy suit your convenience.” The lady appointed the following Mon day. "I think, sir,” she said, ns I was leaving, “you will be pleased with your new quai ters, as they are very pleasant rooms." I bad no doubt of it. ‘‘We furnish private tables,’ she contin ued* “and have everything in season.” This also suited tpe- I hade the ld\* good evening, and was leaving the b ‘use when an unimportant question suggested itself. What pecania yy ri-humerution would this ladv .expect? j I'tlmftght it best to inquire iu a delicate . way, in'order that X might know whether to stop my midday lunches or not—for if: jay board reached 88.25, it would be nec essary for me lJismU.il expenses in every way txMsible> JMA “Ahem! have you been getting for these Xins?” M “For a single go) fjrman, fifty-five dol- Jars I felt fanny. . 1 was at a loss foTsoßSlung to say. and would have given a week's wages to have somebody else in my boots However, there was hope. A bright idea come to li '“I eoohl get along, madam, with a litvk- 1 'css room, and ns I have very bttle cornpa •v a pallor would be unnecessary. As ( Vr meals. I would as scorn eat at a public >0 private table. ” l cone hed indifferently. (Ealhilffr'e 3nsepnuVnt VOL. TT. “Now, madam, have you a little corner about this house, the clothes-press, for in stance, that you would be willing to let for 38.25 per week with public table and dish es out of season?" The screamed and dropped into a cha r, uini TANARUS, by John’s assistance, got info the street iu the time it would bike you to suv Jsck Robinson! To this 1 eonuot tell how I got, down the steps of that house. The position I brought np ou the side-walk gave 110 clue to the mystery, and I am yet nucertnin whether my head feet or hands, or the gentleman of color, were tlio motive pow er in this rapid movement. 1 was not to lie discouraged, however, by this little misfortune, but picked my self up. and a moment after rang the bell of the next house. To my consternation the same gentleman iu evening dross came to the door! The truth flashed upon my mind. The two houses were deducted by one land lady. I did not wait, for a confirm itiou of this hasty conclusion, but retreated in good order, this titue light end up. 1 left Fitli avenue fully satisfied that it was not the place for me, and inwardly determined to confer the honor of my society iqioii a more deserving subject. Iu tins humor 1 arrived at my hotel, and the next week found mu in a ooy litile fnniWiril with a singled bed, a boot-jack aud a clothes rack, also a wash stand. All for 55.25 per week. Public table. Just Like Nelse Seymour. A oood story was told us the other evening, at Cnidus' Olympic ('aft*, about that sad wag, Nelse tJeyuumM A few years ago there lists! to be a cigar-stand in the vestibule of the Theatre ComiquC, a little bit of an affair, hot over three feet long by two feet wide. The proprietor, 11 quiet Gem 1111 gentleman, ut length offered tlie place for sale, as it was hardly exten sive enough to satisfy his meouutile urn bition. Eph Horn and Nelse Scysnonr happened past the theatre one afternoon, uml hear ing that the place was for sale, they could not resist the temptation to indulge in a little sport. Ho they walked iu and bought u pair uf cigars, and while doing so Nelse opened conversation with the proprietoi “Uhl man, I understand this place of yours is for side?” “Yaw, I sell it,” replied the man. . “W hat do you ask for it?” “Five hundred dollars.” “F,ve hundred dollars for n little place like this!" said Nelse in astonishment. “Hut I guess it is large enough,” sug gest' and Eph Hoau, hslf aside. “Well, it may be,” replied Noise, ami then they la'gau measuring the place with tlieir walking-sticks, and the German be gan to think he bad found a cusiouu “Well, I will take the place,” said Nelse, taking a roil of bills from bis pocket. ‘ But I say, mine fren, vat pizness you make here?” lie asked, nervously. ’•vvoii, wi, tliiuk of putting iii a bowl ing-alley, nr a billiard-sidiHiii,” replied Nelse, with all the tunjfroul of a man in earuesa. The proprietor looked first at Nelse and theu at Eph. Ills eyes begun to protrude and the blood to rush to his face, while the two wags looked honest enough to haad-uround contribution iaixes. ''Louder and plazesl u bowling-alley! a billiard-saloon! Gentlemen, you is odder very cranky or tam fools.” “Very well, Eph. If we are to bo in sulted iu this ivy let 11s go,” and tile two walked away as if they bad really been abused.— Wild Vit/i. A Dutchman’s Catechism. Wi- find ond by and r book dot Adam (I i forgot Ins oder name) vox do firs test man. Eve vos der next. Yon day dey got drabbled about railing some gwinoes, uml vox kicked ond of der garten. Gain mat Abies vos de tiistcst children. Gain got mad mid put a bod on his lirud (K-r und den lito out He vos von pad poy Younh vos a fisbninkcr. Aon day lie gone to der fish pout to cotcli shrimps, ; und veil lie vos looking for bait lie valked right uvay on a whales moot iu. Hut del wlmle make him pooty quick valk ond ; again. Ho vos too strong mit der fish's stu mix. Solomon knew more as everypodv. He I done vood cut a little poy into bicecs to j settle a disturbance mit two gals. He j said it vos pedder to go de whole hog or I none. Ham’s son (I doud forgot bis madder's name) vos de stlnongest. He vos a bruis ] er. He got a tighten mil a Rozt-nt fel i lows, und cleuued them Ml out mit a shuck - ; .iss’ Done. - Yobe vos de paslu nteat man. You could i stick pins in him uil tuy uml be vouldn’l ; bol lor. Merdonalnm vos dor oldest gramlfader :ve got tleso times. He could tole you all ■ apout it. ♦ j Lazarus vos der poor vaan. Dey don’t , gife no free lunches iu dose rimes, und lie ; vos alvayx skirmishing aboud for grimibs. | Yosnph’s pig bladders gntyeUim of him because bo vore a sphodded goats und | sold him for twenty tollars. After avile ; lie gifutil sum rounding ears und made it ! all right. Afraid to Marry. The last time I heard from him he was off to Ci nada again. That was only a week lor two ago, so I suppose he is there still and 1 may tell the story without loosing my scalp. He is one of Chicago’s best young journalists, and his name is—well, lit is hardly fair to tell ;it, so I’ll call him | Gay. Home nine years ago he distin ; guished himself by a very eccentric per ; formauce. He fell in love with a pretty i girl name Kitty W , and engaged to marry her, but, when the day for the sac rifice drew nigh, his c nrage failed. The wedding guest assembled, the wine was on .is*,. 1 wax lie-uilingllia custuiua ; rv gravity to suit the occasion,and the bride I sat in her room arrayed in white veil aud orange flowers; but the bridegroom! where, oh! where wax he? Well, he wan i lionuoiug along at the rate of about thirty miles an hour over the Michigan Jfeniiul road towards Canada. He has relatives iu Canada, To, get to where they live, vou 'goto the extremity of a certain railway j line, then yow travel a couple of daps in a ! stage coach, after that, three days more j by a lumber wagon and one ou horse' . back, ad the rest of “te way, for about i ! twenty lnqrs if you walk west, you “hoof QUITMAN, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY •>, 1875. 1 it" through the woods. Tlmt was the I route Clay took. He staid away for six j weeks. Of course they couldn’t Seep the wedding waiting all that while, and as Ihe j girl got mud mid married another chap, in spite, he came buck in safety. Four years ago Clay again got the notion of marrying. He thought slio was just the sweetest givl that over pulled 11 corset string aud this time determined he really would resign his bachelor freedom. As before, tlio day teas set, and his it came nearer and nearer (fay weakened. He had gone so far hs to buy his wedding suit. : The night before be was to be “spliced” the idea occurred to him that lie would like to go over aud show that suit to his folks iu Canada. The more he thought of it. tlio more irrex'stuble the notion lie eiimu, and again —-'while the young man who expected to lie his brfither-in-luw was limiting him all over town to tell him that Mary was nil dressed, And the preacher waiting, and the dinner getting cold, ami the old man mad as sin—Hay was going over the Michigan Central road, looking for old folks at home. That time he had to stay away two months, for lie learned that a strange old man, whose discriptiou exactly suited his intended father-in-law, had developed a patient fondness lor lin gering about his office and flie building w here he hud been rooming, always carry ing a U-mi!Ae-barrolled ilint gun in his hum.!. Hut in course of time Mary a fath er gave it lip and the family moved down to Ht. Louis. Then Gay came buck. He got along petty well until quite re cently, burling one little misadventure, when in trying to obey his father's in junction to “take a wife” he attempted to take the wife of a Methodist class lender. Hut three or four ‘ months ago, lie fell in love again. Ho congratulate! himself up on not having been caught before, as now he eon Id marry “the darlingest girl in the world,” the only tieilig lie ouultl evrtglove, and she sympathized so with him that the vediinjg day was set- Hut, as I have just learned, when the morning came upon whi h he was to be made "the happiest man iu the world,” Gay, from sheer force of habit, got upon a Michigan Central train and at last accounts was ut the lum ber wagon stage of his familiar route. He sends back word that ho is very sorry, but couldn't help it. and that he does not dare to trust himself in tow n again until he learns that Jennie’s family lias gone to Milwaukee or the Hoy Land, for he knows that, her two brothers lire just the sort uf man who would huugor ami thirst alter his blood, os some pure souls do uf er righteousness- There iloseu’t seem to he much of a moral t 1 this story, without it. ts that a fellow had blitter go to Cutnida than get married, Jmt it has one recomendatiou which cun not be claimed for nil that ap pear in these columns, viz, that it is true. Wilil Oats. The Cor*e of True Love on n Rail. A DISOltAl't.KUn AWAIII IN I'AITAHAtmt'S COO MV. From fl gentleman of this city, who lias just returned from Cattaraugus county, we learn the following facts, which have 1 leeli suppressed l y the newspapers of that vaoiuity: A respectable business man residing in Cortland county was engaged to lie mar ried to u young lady who resides at Glean, Gattarnugus county. The wedding day was fixed and the guests were assembled at tlie bouse of the young Indy’s | incuts. The groom was delayed w hile mi ruinu to Clean. Imt be telegraphed to tlie family to retain the guests until bis arrival, about ilireo hours later than the npp tinted time. This was tho basis for tlio disgraceful scenes that followed. It appeared tlmt a number of tho yonng men of Clean wore envious of the Cortland man, and did not like the idea of a stranger carrying bis in tended bride away bom ih m. Upon hearing of the delay upon the railroad they weut to the depot at the hour for tin arrival of the train, mot Hie expectant groom, took him to u saloon or drinking place, induced him to drink dragged liquor, and when In; hail become sufficient ly intoxicated to suit their vile purposes lie was taken to the house of bis affianced and presented to tlie bride, her parents and the guests. This despicable trick worked just as the authors intended it should. •The bride's parents ordered tlie groom fruJK R mso and the wedding festivities, ie broken up. Not content with wlmt they bad dm*., the -conspirators employed five or six negroes to prepare n coat of tar and feathers, mid give l! groom a rifle upon a rail. The victim was taken back to the saloon, more liquor was Injured into him, and wliiku tlie orgies were going on tlie negroes appeared, hus tled the insensible Cortland man out of doors, applied tar and feathers to bis hair, face and long whi kers, uml then rode him upon a rail. When Hie scoundrels finished this fiendish game the stranger was left to himself. Tile facts were sub sequently made known to tho young lady and her parents, aqd the arrangements for the wedding were re arranged, and Un couple were made lmppy as soon as the Cortland nmn bad recovered from the ef fects of the dastardly outrage that laid been committed upon him. —Utica UerulU. Authors and Printe s. N. P. Willis set a high value on a prac tical knowledge of printing for authors. He was himself one ot the brotherhood, and speaks of the subject as follows : j “H there were an apprenticeship to ' authorship, it would consist in the author's ' spending a year at the case. Not alone to ; learn the importance of clear penmanship, of how to piepare copy and become famil ; iar with the signs, marks aud übbrevia lions used in proof reading, though these arc matters and acquaintance with which would save much time awl vexation, and prevent serious blmidets The chief ad vantages would be to tire author himself. ' 77/eve in no such nJfm'tmU (tmtltfni x ox the procuns of typr-nettmif. As lie takes up letter by letter, of a long or complex n tence, the compositor becomes m< st, criti cally aware of where the sentence might have been sli'.rVued to save bis labor. He detects repetitions, becomes impatient of redundancies, recognizes the careless or inappropriate lisa of expletives, and soon puts au admiring value ou clearness and brevity. We venture to say that it would alter the whole character of American lit erature, if authors were compelled, before legally receiving a copyright, to have given one veal' to labor at the compositor's case. We have said nothing of the niotj art of ■ punctuation, which is also acqu.red in the i printing office, and by which a style is made as much *rnore tasteful as chain- ’ Uguc by effervfll'ing. ” 1 YEARS AFTER. I never loveil him; yet for n while | W'p were two paHHinn frictulH; aiul vet I 1 learned to |ny,e the hlow, Kiel smile i Which touehvd hi* features when wo met. ilis words of greeting, light And brief, The his fingers left on mine, And saw, with vague, unspoken grief. The sign which marked Ins life's decline. Ami when awaiting certain doom, Hi' lay at last serene and calm, 1 often sought his lonesome room With (lowers aud words of friendly halm. And when I bathed his aching brmv, Or read, or talked still all the while, , *lis earnest eyes haunt me now - lvepuid mti with thbt Had, slow smile. At last, one day, when gathering shades Made tlie Spring iaudseape chill and drear, lie said: “Dear friend, the sunshine fades; To-morrow J shall not he lure. And when* von remeyou wM not see This trembling hand, this trembling faeo, So -you w. re always kind to me Urant me, 1 praj, one gilt of grneo. t cannot resell you w'uae you stand; (Jorne closer while 1 sny good-bve, Nav closer—let me hold \oui* hand Ami Kiss you once,before I die! * Ah, why that suddeu storm of tears? 1 did not love bun* wheiHiore, then. Would i have given all rtty years ■J'* bring him back to liui again? And when, next morn, beside the door, I waited ill tile soft May min, They told me lie hail gon, 'before, And I had culled my fi.nTtirs in vain. Ah, why, when half u seoniof veivrH Across his low, green gr:we lias ni(ved, Do 1 bedew with nit ter Teal’s The grave of one I ncveii loved? We wore hut (UYAnal frieiidu, at best; A word, a smile, and all *as said; I stood not jiesi bin lu guessed That 1 should grieve ifh? wile dead! And yet if on the oivvfh thefe he One s' ail that holds me ludf so dear As his last blessing is to m*\ Or his sail memory, year bv your. It will be all T ask or riaviv To smooth my bed or bluss niv sleep, Even though t>hi ijjthu jMH haunt my grave, “i did not lovttiier wl .refon- woop T’ “GOOD-BYE, LITTLE DAJiLiNG.” A Noble Tribute to a Wife. IMow we publish tin beautiful ami elo quent tribute of Maj. ft. A. Joiihh, of tlx* Aberdeen, Mina., Km-iniiier, to bin de ceased wife, the lute Ara. Julia .J. Joims. If any limn or woman with a heart can read thia to aching tribute without lnoinl j eyeß mid i; chocking Hcmmtiou in the I throat, we do not city; them their stoi cirmi: \ Pardon the lack H < ditoi ial in thin inane- the p< n that be dies a tnice to-' bay ban striven h duty iu patrons Ilium-.!, w.g '**• 77. , , nii and heart breaking; !>„ ( j„ VIS of anxious! and tormenting cure, if„| n'ighu ,f hop-. ful watching, and to-Miy—imt bear wit neßM, not oft before -tlibnonl that gave it wimt of animation it poHseHsed in lost in in the egotism of it* own misery. On Thursday eve the angels left the gates of heaven ajar, nod u weary mill'erer. upon whom centered all tho lope and dearest leave of a dotinr husband and two liejploss little babes, wOut fnrtli throiigii the canopy of night to join a mother who lmd perished in tho cruel flames while on au errand of patriotism and mercy; a babe that only blossomed to bo exhaled, nflfd a brother who gave his bravo young life a willing sacrifice for liberty and ,S‘>uthlaud. Julia J. Jonas was born in llmitHville, Madison county, Ala., on tlie 2nd of April, 1849; was married on the 27th of May, 1859, and closed her beautiful eyes forever u, on a world she loved nnd adorned on Thursday night, November 12, 1874; an angel translated from earth to heaven at. the early age of twenty-five years, seven months and ten .days, Tlie patter of the tiny feet that have so often home her to the bedside of the afflicted will never again signal her np prooeli to those t<* whom her bright .smile and silvery accents brought hope, comfort, sunshine and surcease of sorrow and pain. The voice so wonderful in the pathetic interpretation of the mysteries of song, that has jii a the gentle, ballad ro often wooed from moodiness misanthropy the heavy-hearted and overburdened, and won the love of all whose Jove was worth win ning—that in the noJ/ f#ij chant or hymn lias to many a worldly ear exalted nmf im pressed the beauty, nubility and majesty of worship; and which was ever at the service—in the iraspiiidion of well-doing - of all who sought through music the pro motion of good ends, is now exalted to that heavenly ejioir where God’s own children sing eternally His prumc, and harps tuned to angel minstrelsy tesiifv to Ilis unite,hlt as power and fathomless love. • In life as in death she was not alone the idol of those wlm were bound to her by ties of blood alii heaven-recorded vows, but “in n whole city full,” all were her friends and lovers. The physician, w ho through many wearv nights s<> devotedly ami patiently essayed ro stay the ebbing tide, wept over bet* as if she had been his child rather than his devoted and loving friend; nnd those who know how carefully hr guards his speech, will imt lightly esteem an expression oi his willingness to give his own life to God to pm elmsc a further lease of life for her. Hut love and sympathy avail not when the Great Shepherd singles out a gentle lamb to be gathered to his flock, and the tender embrace that would have shield* and I from all imiml^iu’harm y could only claim | the casket when the Master sought to re gain a jewel that-laid so long sparkled t< gladden our eyes. Among those who fol lowed all that remained of “Little Dar ! ling” to the spot where, forked in the fast ! ness of a r rk it rests, both races wer rep | resented, for she was beloved of all who 1 knew her. Ami when Jiishop Paine be ! side, her grave told in si epic ami beautiful kuiguayre tlu* story of her young jife and sail ending, without-a ongi, ilouM h to the award of heaven to lier known so lollk ijlid lovi.i),so v, .-11, tkesp was no nn-u.iinflefl to its hidiTau depfliß, in all tlie tIiToUK win; listeueil to Ins words. It was ou tlie In't;i-ii.iv of tlie aged |ite late tk *t slid snswtted, ‘Yen! law leiidy aud oowini?!’ U> tlie sunimimsof liar God. The geiiejoiis slieaf of seventy-five illns trious years lmd lieejjj S|iaiied to tin. gleaner, and tlie bisliop tiu<( intended to break bread tlmt mght AMM' uwn bt ant with those dear ftiendOßlo’ lmd walked farthest with iiini on life’s jomnev, when tlie cry of anguish from. et"ibed hearts that told ol ajjln|'s flight riiaatmu au e,.i tlmt novor wns deaf to sorrow or suffoiitig’s I plitut, mid tin' good old man imagin'd the | anticipated eelelnation of Time’s lavish gifts in sympathy for the late of one to j whom tin* days were doled no sparingly. | Good-bye! fcbveet Heart, Good-byv! The /-ephrys will sigh through the trees that wave over you, and the wild birds will warble above you the wierd, strange notes tlmt only their little tin* nt* And yourfl could compass, and when the clash of the elements tlmt betoken the enthronement of winter, the winds ‘strike u thunder harp of pines,’ they wi 1 not disturb your slum bets, or cause the huger of oLrmil silence tlmt fate hath lifted to waver or tremble. Good-bye! ‘Little Darling,’ Good-bye! The pen that hesitated to fully speak your praise when life with all its charms aud blessings was your dower w ill be pardoned by those who have loved and lost, and those to whom God lm* been more earth ly indulgent than to your husband, if it to-day pays this little tribute to your memor . God be with you! and that lie may keep your image and record green in the hearts of all who mourn and miss y**u now is the prayer of the loved and loving one from whose arms you are taken. God bless you! ‘Little Darling.’ He Didn t Want Any. The other day a well dressed stranger, carrying a band valise; called into a life insurance office and inquired if the agent was in. The Agent eaine forward, rub bing bis bauds, and the stranger asked ; •Do you take life insurance risks, here?’ ‘Yes sir,; glad to see you sir; sit down sir,’ replied tin? agent. •What do you think of lift? insurance, anywayV inquired tin? stranger us he sat down mid took oil' bis hat.. ‘lt’s a national blessing, sir an institu tion w hich is looked upon w ith sovereign favor by every onliglitcnd man an woman in America.’ ‘That's wlmt J’ve always thought,’ an swered the man. ‘Does your coni puny pay its losses promptly?’ ‘Yes sir; yes sir. If yon were insured with me. and you should die to-night. I’d hand your wife a chock wit hin a week.’ ‘Couldn't ask lor anything better than j that.’ ‘No, sir—no, sir. The motto of our eohipay is: ‘Prompt pay and honorable dealing.’ ‘How much will a $5,000 policy cost?’ inquired the stranger, after a long pause. ‘You are—let’s see—say thirty-live. A policy on you would cost &110 tlio first year.’ ‘That’s reasonable enough.* * •Yes, that’s wlmt we cull low, but ours m ! a strong company, doex a safe business, | and invests in only first class securities. If you are thinking of taking out a policy i let me tell you that ours is the best and safest, and even the agents of rival com panies will admit the truth of wlmt l say.’ ‘Ami when I die my wife will got her money without any trouble?’ •J il guarantee tlnit, sir.’ ‘And I’ll gel a dividend every year?’ *Y<*m. tliis is a mutual company, and p- rt of tin 1 profits come back to the poli- cydiolders.' 'And it won’t cost mo but sllO for u policy of $" 0 0?’ ‘Tiiiit’s Hie figure, and it's as low ns you i-ati get. safe itisiirauco luijwhcio. Let me write you out a policy. You'll never re gret it. ’ •Them’s the blanks, I s'pose?’ said the strangi'i', pointing to tlio desk. ‘Yes,’ replied the merelmut, as lie hauled nun up to him and tood up his pen. ‘Wlmt do you say —shall 1 fill out au ap plication?’ •No, 1 goes I won’t take any to-day.’ re plied the stranger, us lie unlocked bis valise, but if you want something tlmt Will take that wart off your nose inside of a week, I’ve got it here! It’s good for corns, bunions, the toothache, earache, sprains ?’ , lie was ] >hieing liis little bottle on the table, when the agent reached over and took him by the shoulder aud hoarsely whispered. 'Mister nmn, if you don't want, to be come ii corpse you won’t la> two minifies getting out of Imre I’ And he wasn't.— Detroit bVec I’rnss. A Mother’s Aror.y. IlF.lt FIVE OHILMIKN IJKOWNEU BEFOItB IIEU RTFS. A disaster so harrowing aud unprece dented ns to shock every sensitive heart occurred yesterday nttoruooii near Preilk liess, N. J., about four mite beyond Ihiter. sou. The small pond there was covered with a sheet of ice about an inch thick, and live children of Mr. John Dotterrich, tlie proprietor of a large dairy cstablisl - meut., ventured upon it with a sleigh. | They were four girls, aged respectively ] sixteen, fifteen, thirteen and eight years, j and a boy six years old, ail lieu thy and | blooming children, pebe.l and beloved by ilieii parents and relatives, and who, in i their gay, ro.licking mirth on tlio ice, lit - j lie thought of tin; awful fate, that minted j them. The poml was in sight of theii | '■'line, and t ,c T mother was lovingly look i gai tlieii n o ut sport, when at a spot near the ocliuc of the pond, tin ice , live j way. and the children and slcigli were i plunged into the water. T hey struggled desperately for their lives, but their heart j rendering' shrieks were of no avail, and [they were, in a few minutes, hurried iu j the icy wafer. T'ljitg'hi’'si. ii bright girl ot j sixteen, gave a last agonizing cry of “Oh, mother, save me!” art she disappeared from | her mother’s sight. Three of the children had been ill file sleigh and the other two wet's pushing ir*tin hetiiml, but it seems they all myt tha same cruel fate. Boats Were got ready and nil possible effort wa re made to safe them, but iu vain, ami for several hours' last evening none of the laidies could oven bo movered. Tile ago ny of tin- mother, as she, saw her children engulfed in the icy. point, beyond all hu man ah I, tuny well be imagined. The neighborhood,wus in a feverish state of excitement, and the most intense sympa thy for tlie afflicted family is universally leit,—A. K Herald. ■; v —r~ An IHinoi#farmer hi* liuiW*m(*; dmitftA * (*vv foi evorv Huuda.y uiglitHlie I woul Ij * without a bunu. and iiow niiiuy cows’ do you suppoßA (die earned iu a .vein ? Fi tty-two. No air ree bol; bc (cow’du’t twujt. No more roast beef, nuid the boarding sfelibnl uiisK, “gastrouimical aatiuty lut inonuiMhew me thut 1 Hn ve arrived at the uiTitiiate etagi* of deglutition oonsiatent with dietetic integrity!” The old man §iUd ai/e need not go another term. 1 “Wiiat. Shall Wo Do With Our Daught ers ” Mrs. Livermore has made this query tlu* text of one of her lectures. It is certainly an important problem, but the Davenport Democrat thus sums up some sensible U?n sons which should be early upon them: Teach them self-reliance. Teach them to make bread. Tench them to make shirts. Tench them to loot up store bills. Teach them not to wear false hair. Teach them to wear thick, warm shoes. firing them up iu the way they should go. Teach them how to wash and Iron clothes. Teach them how to make their own dresses. Teach them a dollar is only a hundred cents. Teach them to cook a good meals vict uals. Teach them how to darn stockings and sew on buttons. Teach them every-day, hard practical common sense. Teach them to say no, and mean if; or yes, and stick to it. Teach t hem to wear calico dresses, and do it like queens. Give them a good, substantial, common school education. Teach them that a good, rosy romp is worth fifty consumptives. '1 omit them to regard the morals and not the money of their beaux. Tench them uH the mysteries of the kitchen, the dining-room and the parlor. Teach them that the more one lives witliiu his iucoinc the more he will save. Teach them to have nothing to do with intemperate and dissolute young en. Teach them the further one lives beyond his income tliejieurer be gi ts to the poor- j house. ltely upon it tlmt upon your teaching | depends iu a great measure the weal oi I woe of their after life. Teach them tlio accomplishments of I music, painting, drawing, ii you have time and money to do it with. Teach t hem that a good, steady mechan ic without a cent, is worth a dozen oil-pat ent loafers in broad cloth. Teach thorp that God made them in bl own image, and no amouiiL of tight 1 .ring will improve tlio model. How to Ship Poultry. So'*nro plum]), well fid ted birds. 1 fleet I them in tlie throat. Scald enough to make tho feathers come off easy; |*iek both feathers and pin feathers all off nice ly, taking great care not to bruise or break the skin in any wav. If one or two of tin lot should accidently get bruised, or lmv< tlie skin broken, sell or use at home, as they would hurt the sale of the whole lot. Leave all the ouU'uils iu, uml Ucuais uiui feet. on. ; , After they arc dressed, bring them in n cool place, when Mi y will thy off and g< t stiff* before packing. l\ick in boxes or barrels in clean rye straw ; if this cannot ho o tabled, dry oat straw may he used, lie mire ami pack solid, so tlmt they will not bruise in transit. Pick with hr aM down. Poultry prepared in this way id ways And a ready market, while , oor, Indf dressed, sweaty (caused by packing while j warm) and bruised lots will not sell well at any time. Many farmers make a practieeof feeding their half starved towels all they will eat just before killing, and then semi them t" market with full crops, in ord< r to get the price of poultry from corn. In this wax they make a mistake; the crops heinj. HWollen to an unusual size turn black aftei being packed awhile, uml not only show clearly the dishonest intentions of tie packer, hut injure the sale of tlie fowls a •rrei't- deal more than is gained in weight. Feed meal only for at least two days be-* lore killing. ttemember it i the appearance of goods that sells them. Nice, large, fat, plump, white turkeys, duelcs, chicketitf or geese always bring outside prices. When is tlie best time to ship? This question is often asked. We answer: Any tini'* after 000 l weather. Put if sent for holiday*, semi tii m at lea>t three days be fore Christmas or New War's Keep the largest turkey* for New Year’s. —Doaltvy I If,cord. Pihiiop Wiohtman o* MAltw vok. — The bishop Haiti that lie lmd no objection to a preacher marrying, f*i' good wife doubled n man’s renonrces. Put a youth of 22 or 23 was mt a good judge of who would make a preacher's wife. Young ministers should I'OSI rain the gent J* imf.d*o in this regard and “pnt the brakes on,” and wait for the right time and the right woman to appear. ITe had known many a morning that opened brightly overcast by a shadow before il close, by a young nmn making a mistake and marrying the wrong woman, lie advised ministers to wait until they at tained elderly orders, and the,, would have a knowledge oi human nature.,. masculine and feminine, that would enable them to select wisely. There was an nlmnd iiics of suitable young ladies in Georgia, worthy of being assnemted with the best ability and loftiest intellect. Get the right sort of a woman and you are a made man. Pr.FrJiKK A.NO THIO pLM. Hi his WH'milll | ihe other Hu• day Mr. Beecher exclaimed, I wont! rather j bnppy lieu.” Fur ibill’ 4 pot, says tin* ' Cnurwr .Umrmdi we would rather he a | happy flea, ten to one. Wlmt a life is his; and, perclmnee how delieious a martyr dom. Meiiudeiing forth tw quench his thirst in the rich, purple champagne gor of lovely wivma)*, he tinds iibiiself stuem 1 v browsing u4ou a th’h&<4! wnsuiniml sumv within h*r immaeidate stocking of fleecy silk % fc#*ling that, “if there is an. elysinm ou ear h it is this;”' ami when, ciwg4it and daintily crushed beneath her dimpled 'Ungers lie feel)* not “in corprol sufferance a }Hng when a giant dies,” but siiyplv Hium of a nmc-odor in aronmtic-paih; ajid. as for him there- is no Hi(Te, tlmt is the last of Idm. Put the ‘ suffering nmn” —catch him feolin about tlmt siken hose, and, as Brother Beecher is hut too well aware, Brooklyn howls. Sinca the insuniuce cuiiqjiitiios want hack on Gliic'ugu, the a tlioritiex tlicra are getting to lie a little ]Mi‘tienl>ir. I they suspect h mini of currying mutches about Ilis poison they tliroa' him into til' lake This helps the cleiinJtnex of the popula tion, amt affects the must callons aith u linking rosolutiou to learn how to swim.— Brooklyn Arjun. \ Tlip nut preaolMW u>thiii){. Tinian wlio-alm.il aud wnlt arc Men lv_ atvvniiU. V<U&4 J| It I'cquivs ", (Tailil-i 1 lav skill to umktA a lilnmlov. Wlion lawyors ngrtiu tliun cun honest mi'll fall out. This in no timo of tlio year to ho wearing white |int. A good kick out of doors is bettor than a riuli undo. Reason often Makes miatiikoa but con science never does. Universal medicines- Warmths rest, cleanliness and pure nir. “F.iphteen carat fraud” I* ouo of tho Intent descriptive epithets. Tho friends of th.i unfortunate livo a long way off. Tho bar of public opinion is the phus* to decide tlio liquor question, To p oiervo tho unity of liyu e., cm p its should be kept iu tacked. A man's clothes are against him, especially if they are old clothes. He who can take advice issomctiuios superior to him who can give it. A dreary waist—that ot a faded widow. Never miss a kiss, oven if you must kiss a miss. A strong-minded woman will always bo speaker of the house. A passing event- the transit of Wills. “Voluntary nbduethin" is ivWv west ern newspaper call an elopement. If young ladies don’t want to got stout, let them linger over then meals. Haste makes waist. NO. 44. All Indiana father omw led under a corn crib and wept when ins daughter married •iu astronomer. A queer old ehnp in town lias niek-natu ed Ins daughter Misery, because she loves company. The new t.iirn-np-ou-ono-side liats worn by the ladies just now, are nice for railroad bugging. They don’t muss. A youup jneky in C'aluforniu, who has ridden horses in sov. ral races during mo past two years, has boon discovered to be a gill. A gentleman who has been struck by a vising l-uly's beamy has determined to follow the injunction aud “kiss Urn rod that smote him.” A Hoouvil 0 boy at a lmskii g-bee tried 1 1 kiss 11 pretty gill without the propper ore lentials, but he got a red ear just utter she got tho kiss. . * The mini who sp lit two hours on tho park with a smoked glass watching for the flirtation of the sun and Venus, concluded that it was a sic transit. A I’hiladelpliiu Imlv was thrown from her carriage, and having alighted on her chignon her life was saved. And yet they talk of abolishing the dear old life pre servers. It will be the policy of the O neicrtltiu party to give every girl in tho lund a sow ing miieliiue. The Ohristhui Inteligcucer is anxious to liscover hoiv toabato “overdress in girl’s school.” We would suggest giving the little dears more underclothing, say the New York world. “Tho rustle of the bustle is beard again in (lie land. In short, they are coming it\t (itftYticm ftpuin." Ijvavw \Aiotn vvUmo, airs. A natural posterisbus is the nobiuut works of nature. An English girl laughs at tS hat a viniiaii cannot live eomfortaMly ■ 1 til her mother-in-law, and advertises tor some good looking young fellow to try the ex periment. The girls in Ht. Joe have au eoentrieity if dressing up in boy’s clothing and going \ loan town with a cigar in their pretty I mouths. Will Cnndiffe or Bitinger or i llinnian pleaseexplaiu|awuy these breeches ( of etiquette? A .Sixth street yonng lady, while discuss ing the prices of various articles, remarked i lint butter was selling at twenty cents a yard. Hho referred to the cow yard of course. A lowell .mill-girl the irther day said to i director who wished leer to consent ton reduction:' of wages: “Before I’d do it, I i would see yon and your whole graspin’ et in T’ophet, pumpin’ thuudei at throe edits a elup.” A tall, youthful looking countryman paid his first visit to Baltimore u few days •igo, aud invited ft lady acquaintance to go ton theatre with him. The lady accept 'd the invitation, and the young man fol lowing the crowd, walki and up to the tioknt office, laid down a fifty-eent note for his ticket, and turning to his companion said to her, “the price is fifty cents.” The ladv happened to have her portmannnio with her, and appreciating the situation, drew fiutli a fifty-eent note, and her gal lant companion passed it in with his obtained two tjjikefs, handed jvnio “cit them to her, wliidli she quietly I accepted, and passed in alter her rural bouu. Lost ins Reason.— A dispatch from Ann Arlan, Michigan, dated December 2, savs: Daniel Moseart, the well known watch in ventin', was to-dhy taken to the Insane. Ysylum at Kalamazoo. He has 'been foij years at work on a watch which, without I icing larger than nsn .1, was to show quar ter seconds, seconds, imputes, hours, days !of the week, (lays month, qgd I months of the year. Every fifth time the i watch was opened it was to wind itself. | He had completed it nnd had received a | large oiler from parties in New York for the right to manufacture it. A short time igo lie took the model part away to fix.. He was unable to [At it together again,, some part having probably been lost, and tlie intense mental application upon the | difficulty lots deranged his mind. Five | years ago lie was Superintendent of the | jlosourt Watch Company, of Rook Island, 1 ill. t It may perhaps be unnecessary lor us to remind some of our readers that we limy soon ln compelled to write a line or so in !Hi esc columns requesting them to pay : their subscriptions. We sincerely trust Hint they will take the hint, and not com pel us to speak right out iu publii. Whitehall Times.. A ypSMCIotJS MovEMt'-NT: —EpiK^JToiti ivas walking up and down the corridor ‘1 tlie Olympic Theatre one afternoon lately, indulging iiraw of his gloAmy reveries* eoininott ti. Hte-ohl veteran, when his ! friend, Gus Williams, the Ditch comedian approached, and iii a familiar way took j hold of the lappets of Ilis coat, saying' at | the same time, “Well, Uncle Eph, how ui It with you?”' Eph gcutty nod solemnly removed the grasp, sayingjn bis own iiiimttiblo dry wav. “Don’t rfo that Gus; I lost my watch :?tat way once.” One of the spiciest papera published it A W'isliiligtoii is the City item. It is little, but, olil it can tell the truth aud tread obnoxious toes like all “git out.” TiiorC is heaps ot woi k for it there.