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Watkinsville, Oconee Co. Georgia.
W. G. BTJLLIVaN,
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Be That Your Crest?
Iu a conversation about his Western
and Southern trip Lord Lymington, a
member of the English nobility, told a
reporter of the New York World that he
stumbled at a railway station on a gentle¬
man who exhibited a most ingenuous
thirst for information concerning the
British peerage.
Lord “Pray how did he manifest this?”
He introduced Lymington—Oh, very civilly. kindly
himself to me very
on Englishman, learning that I was a traveler and ail
and offered me the hospi¬
talities of the town. It was very oblig¬
ing of him, but unfortunately while I could
not stay, so we had a chat I was
his waiting for the train.. During this chat
eye fell on a portmanteau of mine
which I had caused to be marked Jor
convenience sake and easy identification
with the cabalistic figures 120. This he
scanned for some time with ill-concealed
curiosity, rather and finally “If turning to me said
abruptly: I am not mistaken,
you admitted are that a nobleman, are you not?” I
such was my unhappy lot.
ber “Then,” said he, “I presume that num¬
there on your valise is what they
will iu the nobility armorial bearings, is
it not? In fact, your crest?” “Hardly
that,” I modestly replied. “A number
is only borne as a crest, I believe, by
much more illustrious persons; for exam¬
ple, “Oh,” tho he Beast in the Apocalypse.”
tating replied, and then after medi¬
a moment or two, asked: “Have
your “Yes,” family I said, been long in Eng! laud?”
time, but “they why have do been th ere ask?” for
some you
“Perhaps “to the the number refers,” he replied,
they number of generations, just as
recite them in the Old Testament,
you know?” “Yes,” I unhesitatingly
and with prompt mendacity replied,
“that is exactly it, and I don’t see how
you hit it so cleverly." He smiled all
over with delight as the train rushed long up,
and waved kind farewells to me as
as we were in sight.
The Chicago Maiden.
“But papa—”
“Not another word. I’m a wild-cat
when my back’s up, and don’t you forgot
it,
The speaker was a hard-visaged man,
dressed with an elegance that ill-accorded
with his evident want of culture. She
who addressed him as “papa” was a fair¬
haired girl of eighteen summers. Reared
on the knee of luxury, she had never
known what it was to have her slightest
wish thwarted. Her father, a plumber,
was, from the nature of his business, a
man pity of iron will, but he was not devoid
of or generosity, as many a debtor
whose house and lot lie had taken in part
payment the balance of fixing the water pipes, letting
of the account run along for
two rounded months, could testify. He had sur¬
Cecil, his only child, with all
that wealth could purchase, looking for¬
ward to the time when she would marry
the eldest son of a Niagara Falls hack
man, or some person of fortune commen¬
surate with her own. Bat she had al¬
lowed her heart to be ensnared by the
wiles of Cupid, and that morning had
asked her sire’s consent to her marriage
with a poor but not proud young man
whose agricultural operations on the
Board of Trade had not been attended
with success. It was this request that
produced the answer given above.
Again Cecil pleaded with her parent
not to crush tho love that blossomed in
her heart. The old man’s mind went
back to the happy days when he told her
mother of his love, and how they com¬
menced life with nothing but strong arms
and willing hearts. Placing his tan-like
hand on Cecil’s shoulder, the old man
looked at her tenderly and said:
“Look ye, my lass. You say you love
this man, and cannot live without him.
Mebbe not. I have promised you a seal¬
skin sacque this winter. Let us test
your love. If you become this man’*
bride I shall not buy the sacque. In my
hand is a check for $800. In the wheat
pit over on the Board of Trade is your
lover; which do you choose ?”
Without raising her head she reached
out convulsively for the check .—Chicago
Tribune.
preserving tne Balance.
Old Capt. Stanley, who lives down in
the middle of Kentucky, was a good old
Hardshell Baptist, who would occasion¬
ally tell a story at the expense of some
of the brethren. Many years ago they
were not so conspicuously orthodox on
the temperance question as they axe in
our time. “ On one occasion,” said the
Captain, “the brethren down in my
region were ti_ about to hare a ... grand . .
church gathering, and . all „ the „ faithful , . in
the neighborhood were expected suitably to and ex¬
ert themselves to entertain
hospitably tbe visiting brethren. Two
of my neighbors met each other just
before the grand gathering, one of whom
said: going to do?’
(( ( What are you ‘I ^ laid
«< < Well,’ replied the man, ve in
a gallon of first-rate retorted whisky.’ his neighbor, .
it i A gallon! ’
with a look of contempt; ‘ why, I’ve got
a barrel; and you are just as able to sup¬
port the Gospel as I am.
In those davs you could at him always from tell be¬ a
Hardshell by looking of bis coat womd
hind; one of the skirts other—the one in
hang which lower than tbe his bottle. But the
he carried old brother
Captain said there denominational was one views
down there whose hia
couldn't be ascertained in that way;
skirts huug even—a bottle in each pock¬
et.— Hariter’s Maaazlne.
A Strategic More.
Daring a recent session of the Galvee
ton county District Court, a stranger
employed one of our young lawyers to
assist the County Attorney m prosecute The
ing a man charged with burglary. convict tho
bX lawyer did his very beet to
but th. m acquitted When turn the
without leaving th«te *****
Btranger who had employed the young
lawyer to prosecute the burglar the came said: to
paythe young lawyer, latter I
will only ink* half the money, as
failed to convict him.”
<< Tha t's jnst why I want to pay you
well" wa* the reply of the atranger.
« The prisoner is my brother, andu
hadn't idled you to help the State
, would have been convicted and nobly.” **nt
the penitentiary. You have done
The young lawyer hesitation. gobbled He the
wrluruj anymore iu—VaivMUm
U earited '
The Watkinsville Advance.
VOLUME II.
SOUTHERN NEWS i
Twelve hundred tax executions were
issued in Kershaw county, S. C., during
the last year.
The colored population of Arkansas
has increased from. 122,169 in 1870 to
210,622 in 1880.
The Lynchburg News says that during
the past eleven mouths the sale of the
goods of the Charlottesville woollen mills
has given about seventeen per cent, net
profit from the capital stock.
The work of naming and numbering
the streets of San Antonio, Texas, was
begun February 16. Although the city
is over 140 years old, but few of the
streets have been named, and none num¬
bered.
The Palatka. (Fla.) Herald says that
there are 120,000 acres of the best sugar
land) in the world, south of St. Augus¬
tine, on the Atlantic coast. If properly
cultivated it would produce 40,000 hogs¬
heads of sugar annnally.
The constitution of the State of Texas
provides that tfce Legislature shall have
no power to appropriate any of the pub¬
lic money for the establishment aud
maintenance of a bureau of immigration,
or for any purpose of bringing immi¬
grants to this state.
The receipts of cotton at Columbus,
Ga., for the season beginning August 31,
on February 23 attained the total regis¬
tration of 100,388 bales, a figure wuich
has never before been exceeded, except
in three reasons ; 1855-6,100,629 ; 1858-9,
115.885, and 1859-60, 122,110.
The prohibition bill passed by the
Alabama 1 egislature for the benefit of
Clarke and Limestone counties forbids
the sale and manufacture of spirituous
liquors in all shapes and forms, and ex¬
cepts nothimg but the wine used by
churches in communion. Doctors who
find it necessary to use it at all must give
t in doses like other medicine.
The silver dollar of the Confederate
States is valued at $1,000. There were
only a few of those coins struck. The
Confederate government had the dies
made and a few coins were struck at the
New Orleans mint for the inspection of
the government official. They found,
however, that they had no more silver
Tbe venerable judge Warner, of Geor¬
gia, has been on the bench about forty
three years, though not continuously.
He was elected Judge of the Superior
Court when he was no more than thirty
years old. He was the youngest Judge
in the State. When the Supreme Court
was organized in 1854, he was appointed
one of the Judges. About 1856 he was
elected to Congress, defeating B. H. Hill.
He is seventy-eeven years old, and has
probobly done more than any other to
ennoble the Georgia Supreme Court.
The free night school opened at Mem¬
phis in front of tho court house, on Main
street, for the benefit of mechanics,
laborer, newsboys and others, whose op¬
portunities have been defective, is suc¬
cessful. The attendance has outgrown
the room. The school is in charge of
Scott A. Murray, who is principal of tho
Peabody school in South Memphis.
Those attending the night school pay
nothing, and are furnished with every¬
thing necessary by charitable citizens.
John Parnell, a brother of the Irish
agitator, came to this country ten or
twelve years ago, and bought an old
worn-out farm in Chambers county, Ala.,
near the Georgia tine. This he has con
verted into an immense peach orchard,
and the Americus (Ga.) Republican says
it is the largest peach orchard in the
world. It contains 250 acres, and has
yielded $70,000 worth of peaches. Par¬
nell is always first to have early peaches
on the market, and receives almost fab¬
ulous prices for them. He is said to be
getting immensely wealthy at the busi
negs ’ _
The Waldeck , plantation , in Brazoria u .
county, 'about Texas, comprises about 2,600
acres four miles from Columbia.
Formerly clarified srnrar was manufac
; “
tured; afterward , cotton sub-tituted. , . ,
was
After the war cane was again planted,
but the sugar is not clarified. There are
650 acres now in cane and 110 more mat
ted , down to , be planted. , , T Last , year the
product was 650 hogsheads of sugar and
1 300 barrels of molasses, together worth,
%y , *60,000 or more. The Galveston
News thinks that tbe whole of Brazoria,
Fort Bend, Malagorda and Wharton
counties could be converted into one vast
suaar 5 field makimr ? enoueh r to supply ‘ the
i t r “ a n*
^ It seems that that tW there are are m in Georeia Georgia cer- er
lots or tracts of land of unusual
quantity. An inquiry addressed to IV.
H. Sparks respecting the origin of thc
ver 7 209 *’ 400 and ... fort y acre i,,ta , .
has drawn out a long explanation in the
Constitution. It seems that the act of
| T une l6 1802 for the tnc survey ® ur ' e ^ aaddl and disno**' *i K ' Ha!
, tbe i ' an r* ac Ti Ur ^ mrt!
1 *-' rec * c Indians, between the Oconee and
Ocmulgoe surveyed rivers, into required forty the -five lands chains to
be tract*
square, which give* an area of 2f»2j acres,
' Tne rurvey of forty acres was ordered in
; the gold rfgion, to give possible. onportunit The * 490
man btlqqged f j"! * in «♦ Wayne
.acree valuable county, poor
for pine stook him!,' niefng. tnpfswed'U' W only
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WATKINSVILLE, GEORGIA, MARCH 13,ilS8l.
President GaiMi’s ]mural Address.
Fellow-Citizens : We stand to-day
upon au eminence which overlooks a
hundred years of national life—a century
crowded with the perils but crowned
with the triumphs of libertv and law.
Before continuing our onward inarch, let
us pause on this height for a moment to
strengthen by our faith and renew' our hope
a people glance have at the pathway along which
our traveled.
It is now three days more than a liun
dtod years since the adoption of the first
written constitution of the United States
—the articles of confederation and a per
petual union. The new republic was
ition beset with danger on every hand
It had not conquered a place in the fam
ily of nations. The decisive battle of
the war for independence, whose centen
nial anniversary will soon be gratefully
celebrated at Yorktown, had not yet
been fought. The colonists were strug
gling, not only against the armies of a
grea; nation but against the settled opin
ions of mankind, for the world did not
then believe that the supreme authority
of government could be safely entrusted
to the guardianship of the people them
selves. We cannot overestimate the fer
vent love of liberty, the intelligent eour
ago and the saving common sense with
w'hich our fathers made the great experi
ment of self-government.
When they found, after a short trial,
that the confederation of the states was
too weak to meet the necessities of the
vigorous and expanding republic they
boldly lished set national it aside, union, aud in founded its stead directly estate
a
upon the will of the people, endowed
with full powers of self-preservation and
with ample authority for the accomplish
ment of its great objects. Under this
constitution the boundaries of freedom
have been enlarged, the foundations of
order and peace have been strengthened,
tlie growth of our people in all the better
elements of national life has indicated
the wisdom of the founders, and given
new this hope constitution to their descendants. Under
made themselves our people danger long ago
safe against from
without, and secured for their
and flag equality of rights on all the Beas.
Under this constitution twenty - fi ,T «
states have been added to the union, with
constitutions and laws framed and en
forced by their own citizens, to secure
the manifold blessings of local self-gov
ernment. The jurisdiction of this con
stitution now covers an area of fifty
times greater than that of the original
thirteen states and a population of twenty
times greater than that of 1780.
The supreme trial of the constitution
came at last under the tremendous press
ure of civil war. We ourselves are wit
nesses that the union emerged from the
blood and lire of that conflict purified
and made stronger for all the beneficient
purposes cion? of good of government, and now,
at the this first century of
growth, with the inspirations of its’liis
tery in their harts; our people have lately
reviewed the condition of the nation,
passed judgment upon the conduct and
opinions registered of their the political parties, and iiave
will concerning the fa
turo administration of the government,
To accordance interpret and to execute that will, in
with the constitution, is the
paramount duty of the executive. ‘
Even from f this brief „ review . •. it is • man
ifest that the nation is resolutely facing
the front, resolved toemploy its best oner
gics of the n future, devdoping sacredly th ■ geat possibilities what
has been gained preserving liberty and good
ever to
government people determined during the century behind Our
are to leave
them all these bitter controversies con
cerning things which have been irrovo
cably settled, and tho further discussion
of which can onlv stir up strife and delay
he onward march lhe supremacy of
ne nation and its laws should be no
longer a subject of debate. That dis
mission which for a half century threat
ened the existence of the union was
closed in the which high there court of war by a de
cree the from and the is no laws appeal, made that
constitution in
pursuance thereof are and shall continue
to be the supreme law of the land, band
ing alike upon states and people. Tins
decree does not disturb the autemony
of the states nor interfere with any of
their necessary does fix rights and establish of local government
but it the perma
nent supremacy of the union.
The will of the nation, speaking with
the vehemence of battle, nn l through
the amended constitution, has fulfilled
the great promise of 1775, by proclaim
ing “ liberty throughout the land to all
tbe inhabitants thereof.” The elevation
of the negro race from slavery to the full
rights 't political of citizenship, change is havo the most import
;, n we known since
No the thoughtful adoption of the constitution fail of 1787.
ita benefiqialeffectsuponour man can to institutions appreciate
and people. It has freed us from a per
p C t ua added ] danger of war and dissolution. It
has immensely to the moral and
industrial forces of our people. It has
1 iberaU)d tbe mast « “ wel1 " blVe
, from a relation , which wronged and en
f M . b ],. d both. It has surrendered to their
own guardinaship five million the people, manhood of more
than of and has open
ed to each one of them a career of free
dom and usefulness. It has given a new
inspiration by to making the power labor of self help in
both races more honor
able to the one and more necessary to
thf ' other - The influences of this force
will grow greater and bear richer fruit
grPa with t change ^ com 1 has in S caused >' ears : serious No doubt disturb- the
ance to our sontflern communities. This
is unavoidable, to be deplored, but though it was perhaps
thooe who resisted the
change should remember that under our
institutions there was no middle ground
\ for the negro race between slavery and
I effual citizenship. There can he no fer
i marK ' nl disfranchised peasantry in the
United States. Freedom can never yield
! it* fullness of blessings so long as the law
or p, administration places the amallest
i otetael* in the pathway of any virtuous
j citiaen. The emancipated race ha* already
i,woe remarkable progress. With uri -
questionable devotion to the union, with
j the patience and gentleness not born of
j fear, they have followed the light aa Ood
1 gave rapidly them UyirgHho to tee the material light. four,onion They arc
1 ui wU-»upport whliming the wreit ul im
(
blessings telligence, and beginning gathered to around enjoy the
that are the
homes of industrious people. They re¬
ceive the generous encouragement of all
good men. Bo far as shall my authority enjoy can
lawfully extend, they of the full
and equal protection the constitution
and laws.
The full and free enjoyment of equal
suffrago is still iu question, and aid a frank
statement of the issue may JJts solu
lion. It is alleged that in many places
an honest ballot is impossible, if the mass
of uneducated negroes are allowed to
vote. These are grave allegations. So
far as the latter is true, it is the only
palliation the freedom that can of the be ballots. offered for Bad oppos¬ local
mg
government which ought is certainly be prevented, a great but evil
to to
violate the freedom and sanctity of suf
fra go is more than an evil—it is a crime
which, if persisted in, will destroy the
government itself, and if successful, is not
a remedy. If in other lands it be high
treason to compass the death of the king,
it should be counted no less a crime here
to strangle out tho sovereign powers and
stifle its voice. It has been said that un¬
settled questions have no pity for the
repose of a nation. It should be said
with the utmost emphasis that this ques
tion of suffrance will never give repose
or until safety to the states or to jurisdiction, the nation
each, within its own
makes and keeps the ballot free and pure,
bv tiie strong sanctions of the law.
But the danger which arises from ig
norance in tho voter cannot bo denied,
It covers a field far w’ider than that of
negro suffrage and the danger present condition
of that race. It is a that lurks
and hides in the sources and fountains
of power in every state.' We have no
standard by which to measure the disas
ter that may be brought upon us by ig
norance and vice in the citizens, when
joined to corruption of and fraud Union, in suf
frage. Tho voters the who
make and unmake constitutions, and up
on whose shoulders will hang the desti
nies of our government, can transmit
their supreme authority generation to no successors
save the coming of voters who
are the sole heirs of the sovereign power,
If that generation comes to its mheri
tance, blinded by ignorance and cor
ruptod by vice, tl o fall of the republic
will be certain S id remediless. The
census lias already sounded tho alarm in
appalling figures, which mark how dan
gerously high the tide of illiteration has
risen among our voters and their chil
dren. To the Bouth this question is of
supreme importance, but the responsi
bility for the existence of slavery did
?. ot the 8out ^* l « ne -. Th« n «
tum * «wp«nsiblo for the exten¬
of the suffrage, and is under special
,n ’l-"'
a °y " h ’ ch baa added to the v ot ’"*
P°P»’ at,(> "; th ® *°, rth ( . and . t ’°
**>«* uLko therc a but one remedy,
All the constitutional powers of he na
tw “ and ” f thc ® tatCB > and al1 the Ar¬
unteer forces of the people , should be
H,,mmonod to ™ of ct universal this danger education, by the
1 “ tbe [influence high privilege and sacred duly
“f those now living to educate their suc
lessors and provide inheritance intelligence which aud vjr
J 1C for the awaits
ni
, 1,1 this ,, . , beneficient .... work , sections and ,
races should be forgotten, ana partisan
shi ghould be unk n„wn. Let our h -pe
now meaninf; ; n lhe divine oracle
which aedares that “a little child shall
i ead thenl) » f or our little children will
^oa control the destinies of the repub
lj( . M y countrymen, J we do not now
controver8ies difl ;, r irl our j J f u the dgmen t generation, concerning and the
0 past children will
, lf t y years henee our not
controversies. in their opinions They concerning
will surely
blcw , their fathers and their fathers’
God lhat the union was preserved; that
„, averv overthrown, ami that both
” made equal before the law.
raceg W ere
We baHten or W e may retard, but
we can not j/ prevent the final reconsider
fttion> It not £ 1Hls * ib i ( . for „„ now to
mllke a truce wit tim , by anticipating
ttnd accepting ' h its inevitable verdict. En
'
tflrpri-es * of the highest well-ije impo rtanco to
moral aIld material ing invite
U8 and offer ample best scope for the employ- all
ment of our energies. Let our
^ to ’ lea ving , j behind them the hattlc
{ doid H1Mfk m0V6 forward, and’
in the strength grander of liberty and restored
union win the victories of peace.
The prosperity which now prevails is
without a parallel in our history. Fruit
ful seasons have done much to secure it,
but they have not done all. Thepreser
vation of special public credit and the resump
tion of payments so successfully
attained by the administration of my
predecessors, has enabled our people to
secure the By blessings the experience which the seasons
brought. nations in all it has of commer
cial ages, been found
that gold and silver offered the only safe
foundation for a monetary system. Con
fusion bas in recently the relative been value created of by vari
ations confidently the two
metal*, but I believe that
arran K e, * RntK «“ bc bet we ^ n tb ®
l ading commercial , nations which u will
secure the genera! use of both metals,
Congress should provide that theoom
pulsory by coinage of disturb silver now required
law may not our monetary
system by driving If possible either metals out of
circulation. such adjustment
should be made that the the purchasing
power of every coined dollar will fie
exactly equal, of a* the a debt world. paying power in
ell markets The chief
duty of the national government in con
nection with the currency of the conn
try is to coin money and declare its
value. Grave doubts have been enter¬
tained whether Congress is authorized
by the constitution to make any form of
money legal tender. Tbe present issue
of United States notes bas been sustained
by the necessities of war, but such paper
should depend for its value and currency
upon its convenience in use and its
the prompt holder, redemption and not in coin it* at compulsory the will of
circulation. These upon
notes are not money
Bht promises to pay money if the holder
j demands it. The promise should be
kept.
The refunding of the national debt at
; a lower rate of in tenet ahould be aooom- wltjp
pHshed wal of without national compelling, Uuk lb* #u<]
. dm note* tints
disturb the liii.inew of thq cfi'lrtiry, I
venture to refer to the business I have
occupied long service on financial in Congress, questions and during that a
to say
time and experience have strengthened
the opinions I have so often expressed
on these subjects. shall suffer The finances detriment of the
government which no
it may be possible for my admin¬
istration to prevent.
The interest of agriculture deserves
more attention from the government
than they have yet received. The farms
of the farmers of the United States
offer than one-half homes and of employment people, and for more
our furnish
much As the the larger part lights of all our exports.
government our coasts for
the protection of our mariners, and the
benefi of commerce, so it should give
the tiller of the soil the best lights of
practical science and experience. making Our
manufacturers are rapidly us in¬
dustrially independent, and are opening
to capital and labor new and profitable
schemes of employment. Their steady
and healthy growth should still bo main¬
tained.
Our facilities for transportation should
be promoted by the continued improve¬
ment of our harbors and the great in¬
terior water ways, and by the increase
of our tonnage on the oceans.
The hag development led of the world’s demand com¬ for
shortening merce the to an urgent around
Cape Horn by great constructing sea voyage skip canals
or railways across the isthmus which
unites the two continents, Various
plans to need this end have been suggested,
and will consideration, but none of
them has been sufficiently matured to
warrant united aid. The subject, how¬
ever, is tho one attention which will of the immediately en¬
gage with view thorough protection government
a to a to
American interests. We will urge no
narrow policy, nor seek peculiar or ex¬
clusive privilege in any commercial
route, but in the language of my pre¬
decessor, “I believe United it to bo the right and
duty of the such supervision States and to assert authority and
maintain
over any inter-oceanic canal across the
isthmus that connects North and South
America as will protect our national
interests.”
The constitution guarantees absolute
freedom. Congress is prohibited from
making any law respecting an establish¬
ment exercise of thereof. religion or The prohibiting territories the of free the
United States authority are subject of Congress, to the direct and
legislative general is
hence the government respon¬
sible for any violence of the constitution
in any of them. It is, therefore, a re¬
proach to the government that in the
most populous of the territories the con¬
stitutional guarantee and authority is not enjoyed by
the people, the o, Con¬
gress church is is sot at only naught. offense Tho Mormon
not an to the
moral sense of mankind by sanctioning
polygamy, but prevents the administra¬
tion of justice through the ordinary in¬
strumentalities of law. In my judg¬
ment it is tho duty of Congress, the while
respecting tious convictions to the uttermost and religious conscien¬ scruples
of every citizen, to criminal prohibit within its
jurisdiction, all practices, es¬
pecially of that class which destroy fam¬
ily relations and endanger social order.
Nor can any permitted ecclesiastical organization in the
bo safely to usurp
smallest degreo the functions and powers
of the national government.
The civil service can never be placed
on a satisfactory basis until it is regula¬
ted by law for the good of the service
itself, for the protection of those who
are entrusted with the appointing power
against the waste of time and obstruction
to public business caused by the inordi¬
nate pressure for place, and for the pro
tcetiou of incumbent against intrigue
and wrong. 1 shall, at the proper time,
ask congress to fix the, tenure of minor
offices of the several executive depart¬
ments, which and removals prescribe shall the be grounds made, during upon
the terms for which incumbents have
been appointed.
thority Finally, and acting limitations always of within the constitu¬ the au
tion, invading neither the rights of the
states nor the reserved rights of the peo¬
ple, it will lie, tho, purpose, of my admin
istration to maintain the authority of
the nation, and in all places within its
jurisdiction enforce obedience to all the
laws of the union ; on the interests of
the people to demand rigid economy in
all toe expenditures ot the government,
and to require the honest and faithful
service of all executive offices, remem
boring that the offices were created, not
for the benefit of the incumbents or their
supporters, but for the service of the
government.
And now, fellow am
to assume the great trust which you
have committed to my hands. thoughtful I appeal
to you for that earnest and
support which makes this government,
in fact, as it is in law, a government of
the people. I shall greatly rely upon
the wisdom and patriotism of congress,
of those who may share with us the re
sponsibilities and duties of administra
tion, and above all on our efforts to pro
and mote thsir the welfare government, of this I reverently great people in¬
voke the support and blessings of A1
mighty God.
“Is Patriotism Dying Out?”
This query was propounded New to Brother
Gardner in a letter from York
citv, and, after whole taking of due hie head, time to
scratch thc top he
observed *
“ Patriotism, as I umlerstan’ it, am
love of an’dewotkm to our kentry. In
<ie late war we didn’t hear of one single
patriot trowin’ de kentry’s greenbacks
over his shoulder. Arter de war we all
went in fur [tensions an’ back pay. I
ex{K-ct we were ail patriots, an’ I expect
it war ruff on de kentry aide same
lime. I can’t say dat patriotism am
(lyin’oat. Dabs jist as much hollerin'
y'ars on de glorious In Fourth of as anoder dar was fifty
ago. case war $16
a month would fill da ranks jiat aa quick.
Take jt all in ail. au' I kinder ’sped dat
patriotism am runnin’ ptorty lebel. I
*r’ I 'meet» fur myself Safa about fust an’ kentry ail* next, bull an'
what de of
as _ Free Prcx* “S-~
„ Nara* exhibit too great a familiarity
with a new adiuainUiW j yen way give
bBtutt, . 4
NUMBER 2.
A Knotty Problem.
It was a severe retort; and yet a mer¬
ited reproof for a piece of uncalled-for
asperity and unkindness, if not of down¬
right indecency.
ferryboat. They were Two in the small cabin of a river
young ladies sat to¬
gether, ambrotype one likeness, of whom had miniature, just had an
or of
herself taken, which she was exhibiting
to her companion. Blie was an ordinary
appearing —with girl—she of tho anibrotypo
one exception; she had a very
large nose—an enormous nose for such a
face.
On the seat opposite sat a middle-aged,
fatherly-looking something man, to whom His an nm
and brotype general was new. bespoke garb
district. appearance a mail
of the rural As the owner of
the picture was about to put it away,
this man put out his hand, and asked if
lie might piotur be ?” permitted to look at “that
ere
The girl looked at him indignantly.
“What angrily. is my picture to you ?” she re¬
torted, “Just you mind your
own business 1"
For a moment the man was os one
thunderstruck; then he seemed hurt,
and pained; and, finally his honest face
was After stamped time with he caught disgust. tho of tho
damsel a him though gaze half
fixed upon as
ashamed of herself; but she would not
break the silence. He, however, ven¬
tured:
“You’ll pardon me, miss; but I luvd a
particular reason for wanting to see that
ere “Well,” piotur o’ sniffed yourn.” tho girl, with de¬
a
termined effort to maintain her assumed
dignity, have “what been might tlmt particular
reason ?”
things; “Wal—it but might a’ been a good many
how world really I was eur ous to see
in the tho man ’at made tho
piotur ever contrived to got that nose on
to so small a plate 1"
At that moment the heat touched the
landing, and the countryman picked up
his bundle, bowed politely at the chok¬
ing, quivering damsel, and moved on.
Full of “Specs.”
The real old-fashioned Yankee is still
a fixture among us, though some writers
would make us beliovo that he has been
dead for years. There was a genuine
specimen and in explaining the Erie depot yesterday,
lie was to several inter¬
ested parties:
“Father-in-law lives hero in Jersey
City, I'd and I'm on a visit like. Thought
and bring along dicker a few traps and things
get up a or two. Any of ye
like to invest in that?"
He put out tho model of a rat trap and
said:
“This trap not only catches the var
mints, tho body lmt it chokes ’em to death, throws
out of that back window, and
tlion reset* itself. In the top is an alarm,
to go off any hour you want and wake
up this the side family Here's an apparatus on
for grating spices. Any of you
like to Imv county rights?”
No one (lid, and ho then placed before
thorn a vessel, about which lie ex¬
plained. “This
is now a water-pail. By plac¬
ing this iron cover on tho bottom it be¬
comes a kettle. By inverting the cover
you have a spider. The pail is a luilf
busliel measure to a grain. Once, around
it is exactly a yard. Its weight is exactly
for two pounds, each.” and I sell the county rights
$50
The next was a boot-jack, which could
he transformed into fire-tongs, press
board, stove-handle, nail-hauimer and
several other things. Ho had au augor
which bored four holes at onco, a giinlet
which bored a square hole; a washing
machine which could also be made to
serve things, as and a tea-table, and one or two other
as ho readied the last ho
said:
I’ll “Gontlomen, invent T am full of speculation*.
anything I've anything y I’ll on take want. I'll sell
thing got. pay in any¬
ol you have, and I’ll give every one
you a chance to make a million dol¬
lars,”
A Frugal Bridegroom.
A New Hampshire man, who had been
a widower four or five years, concluded
be would take another helpmate, and, tho
instead of making his selection from
marriageable lie girls of bin own neighbor¬ going
hood, gave out that ho was
down to Boston to get him a wife. He
left home for that purpose, amid the jeers
of liis neighbors, who predicted all sorts
oi misfortunes that would befall him.
Arriving in that city, he made bis way
to a well-known intelligence office, and
imparted tho object of his visit to the
matron in attendance. After considera¬
ble questioning to satisfy herself of the
honesty of the farmer’s intentions, she
went into a room where there were a
dozen or more young women waiting that for
situations. Bhe stated to them a
man was in the office who had come to,
Boston to get him a wife. Were there
any present who were willing to marry with¬
an honest New Hampshire farmer he will
out ing any courtship? He outfit said of clothes wan at
to give her a good
once. A young, plump-looking Irish girl
said she’d like to see the party. After a
few minutes’ conversation with the wid¬
ower she consented to marry him, and
they sought a store to buy the wedding
“'dtit. Tlio farmer took into bio confi-
one of joy
fully wont into the matter. After.assn.t
,n # t of the v&r o •
neeeasary articles of a minor nature, they
* mt up to the drew department to bny
the wedding lrl gown b lhe ll< vane l d y hel shown
* om '8 « 5P J,t » «" <sr ® - H
»he finally set her heart on a dress tuat
exactly suited her. Lufortunat< ly ■*
I'**®® waa ' l” more tlian the man was
wiling to pay, L he girl coaxed and
pleaded with him; the saleswoman used
£1 her.arguments to makeithe aalfc but
the widower was inflexible thirty
dulla /" was an all-fired lot of mouey to
pay for a gown. Finally tl*a girl < «•
f larod tbat uotfc ‘ n 3 wfm d
f J? r - alld ia tc " fXr
Mutters looked aertous, sever, _ a l o
^c.weinoo toek «de* with the girl and
»<* O0,r ^ d f. e “* **
out success Ihen the girl got her epunt bid
up a„d told l«ta that he ww a wean i‘
> Nr „, ,'t msrr.v him
her th* best drew iri the store
wiJaiatehed out,
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TOILET RECIPES.
Hair Invioobatob.—A wash to stimu¬
late the growth of hair in ouse of bald¬
ness is made from equal parts of the
tineturo grains in of sulphate of alcohol. of quinine—five For thoae
an ounce
who will use hair oil, pure sperm oil of
the very finest quality, is the best. This
must be procured in propel freshn'jss
and cannot fail being a powerful hair jn
vigorator.
To Remove Wrinkles.—P ut pieces of
court-plaster on the face where the
wrinkles are inclined to come, just be¬
fore going to bed, and remove in the
morning. The plaster contracts the
skin and prevents It its also sinking into and
creases and lines. protects
softens the skin. Warm water should
always be used to wash the face in, as it
keeps off wrinkles.
Harmless Face Powders.—R ice pow¬
der, though expensive, is warranted per¬
fectly harmless. Refined chalk is the
safest thing to use, and costs far less
than if put up under some other name and
sold in boxes. Cascarilla powder is
much used by Cuban ladies, and is con¬
sidered harmless. Wash the face with
when thick dry, suds dust from on glycerine the powder soap, with and,
a
puff or piece of chamois skin.
To Strengthen tub Haib.—A solu¬
tion of burdock tea will strengthen the
hair as will also sage tea. The follow¬
ing is also highly (lock reeommendod boiled : One
pound pints of yellow till reduced root, in pint: five
of water to one
strain and add an ounce of pulverized
borax, half an ounce of coarse salt, throe
ounces of sweet oil and a pint of New
England of lavender rum ; and a quarter grains of an ounce of
oil ten of amber¬
gris will perfume this nicely. Use the
burdock tea two or throe times a day at
first; after a while once a day will be
sufficient. Shampooing will the head once a
day with cold water also have a
beneficial effect.
Hair Restorative.—A powerful re¬
storative for the hair is half an ounce of
oil of mooo in a pint of deodorized alco¬
hol. dip Pour small a spoonful stiff or two into into a sau¬
cer ; a brush it, and
brush tin) hair smartly, rubbing the
tincture well into the roots. On bald
spots, if hair will start at all, it may be
stimulated by friction with a piece of
flannel till the skin looks red and rub¬
bing the tincture into the scalp. This
process must be repeated three times a
day for wocks. When the hair begins to
grow apply the tincture onco a day till
tlio growth is well established, bathing
the head iu cold water every morning
and briskly brushing it to bring the
blood to the surface.
Duck Hunting With a Club.
A oolored man by the name of Ike
Simpson was seen standing on a street
corner, leaning on an immense club.
“ What’s yer doing dar, Ike 1 ” asked
Bam Smith, another darky.
“ I’se out duck hunting,” responded
Simpson. duoks?”
“ What sorter
“Wild ducks, ob eourso.”
“And heali, spoain’ wild ducks was to light
about what would you kill 'em
wed ? ”
“ it Wid dis his here head club," in said Ike, swing¬
ing over a most alarming
manner.
“Well, yon is de biggest fool on Gal¬
veston island, sure,” said Sam Smith.
“Not much I ain’t. I’se gwinoto rake
in dead oodles of wild ducks right lieah
on dis comer. I’ll bet you a foah-dollar
hat I captures moah den a dozen wild
ducks on dis heah comer wid dis lieah
short-range club olub,” and once more Ike
swung the to the great discomfort
of Sam Smith,
The bet was taken and now Ike sports
a fine new list. When asked bow be
managed to get the ducks, he explained :
“ You knows dat old niggah Noyes,
wlmt libs down on de island ? Well’ ho
borrowed anew saddle wuff $10from me
befoah de wah, and ho hain’t neber
fetched it back yit. I hoerd he was in
town wid a wagon-load foah him of ducks de for sale,
so I jess laid on comer wid
a club, and von bet I kerlected de whole
amount, wid interes’ to date, in duoks.
I has dared moah den *25 off dem ducks
already. ”—Galveston News.
Mo Music In Themselves.
An amusing inddent occurred in
Gliout while the American and British
plenipotentiaries were forming countries. a treaty
of peace between the two A
looker-on might have seized it to quote
against the Americans Shakspeare's lines
beginning:
Tta« man th»t hath no mti»le In hitnuelf.
The authorities of the city, anxious to
honor the representatives of the two uo
tions, proposed to give a grand musical
entertainment. The leader of tho band
called upon the Americans to get their
national air. The question was imme¬
diately raised by the three Ministers—
Adams, Clay and Bayard—as to whether
“ Hail Columbia” or “ Yankee Doodlo”
was the national air. Having settled
that to the latter belonged that honor,
the gentlemen were requested by the
band-master to give him the air.
Mr. Adams, looking at Mr. Olay, said.
“ I can’t do it; I never sang or whistled
a tune in my life.”
“ Nor I," said Mr. Clay. Bayard.
“ Nor I," repeated I" exclaimed Mr. Mr. Clay,
“Call John
referring to bis negro servant.
John entered. “ John, whistle ‘ Yan¬
kee Doodle’ whistled for this it accurately, gentleman the 1” lead,
John the
cr wrote down the music, played and Yankee next
day the Ghent band “
Doodle” as the national air of the Unit¬
ed States.
One Touch of Nature.
A gentlemafi was going home at a late
hour recently when he was suddenly
confronted by a footpad, who, with his pis¬
tol pointed at his head, demanded his
money. The gentleman assured the fel¬
low that he had no money—that he had
“ been to a church fair.” Before he
could say more the rascal dropped his
pistol, put it in his pocket, and present
lytook out hi* wallet, and, crushing
something into tho citizen’s band, sard
in grief-broken accents, as he turned on
his heel: “Been to a fair I P«»r hd*
low I Take that-I wiah it was more. Upon
He vu soon lost in tbs night the gentle
approaching a street lamp had
man found that the miscreant given
him a §10 bill, »boi* Verily, vorW kl*, °»
nature ttJtkM the