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■ jow much i!i\ future ni the
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c a unity unci tli: .*l* arch dopnnd.; on
tiiom. When wa consider that the}
u.o lo bu t!to i'.'us and mothers of
the futuro, and that (iio destiny of
tha coming ganeralion depends
i. : >;c-iy upon thorn; that they are to
b eo:na ilia teachers in the public
> •liool's, seminaries and collgeges;
au-i early lo enter the k"lure field
and the professions, wo can not be
to > deeply in tore Jed in their char
ii"tnrs. it i* noccojciry .that their
physical powers should bo 'yell de
veloped. and that their intellectu
al and spiritual nalure have prop
er training All these power,-: should
bo wcli educated. A end picture
is presented in these whoso lives
are chunk devoted to frivolities
and sinful amusements, and who
pay but little attention to thou©
practices ands( adieu, which make
tiie obedient, danghlar, tha loving
sister, tiis true r/ife, the good moth
er, til© patriotic, philanthropic and
Christian citizen. Many industri
ous, cultured and Christian young
men shrink from matrimony bo
oar.se it is so hard to find a noble,
loving, worthy wife; one that by
frugality, industry, refinement and
Godliness will help tomak© a hap
,p.v home. Many, by their non
sense, lightness, and fondness for
vain display in gaudy apparel and
costly jewelry, make young men
think and say, “Well, i ''an not
support a wife. I can not provide
a home for such a woman. I can
not take for a wife a woman who
has no self reliance, and who will
r quire two or three other women,
perhaps, more worthy than herself
to wail on her.”
Young men. generally, want for
Wives, such perrons as the church
aad socoty are proud to honor for
their noble traits of character.
Yt ng ladies, prepare ydurselves
to fill with honor and usafulness,
any t uition to which you may b
called. And while you have wise
and loving mothers to instruct you
iu ways of maful ness, take heed io
their counsels, emulate their ex
amples, and, if possible, excell
them, so that th® coming genera
tion may be healthier, wiser and
happier than ill® present. Re mem
ber that in sight of God a meek and
quiet spirit is of great price; and
ther® is no outward adorning so
beautiful as goed works.
j To b@ continued.]
A Darkey’s Argument.
1 have often seen lawsuits gain
ed on technical grounds, and on
the slightest, evidence when plausi
bly argued by ingenious advocates,
but for originality ef legal argu
ment, the following takes tha lead;
“I’se' got a lawsuit for yer, dis
morning, up to Terroae,” said old
i Tncla Martin, as black a specimen
ot a Mississippi valley negro as ever
grinned over a glass of common
whisky or a game of craps ter two
hiits a frow.”
“Weil, Uncle Martin,” said I, as
s, beautiful vision of a $lO fee float
ed in full view of my legal brain,
“you first fix the fe with me.”
“Oh, yes, eiree, 1 kiu fix dat in
no lira*, kass Use done prepared
I for dem kinder hum. gem cuts, base
Use done libbed long ’nufT fur tor
know dat when i nigger goes to
law. he's gutter pay for justice. Oh,
: ye." boss, J'io got moen dat ’mount
in Mr. Colonel Ed an UiUdk hands
and lie's right over voider in Mr.
Ocsar McGuire’s drug store now,
a talkin’ to Colonel Verger and .Mr,
John Wools Harris and Judge
Triad©—and—l—”
‘‘Hold on,Uncle Martin,” I said;
“let’s get lo bussYess I sh ill charge
you ten dollars.”
“My socks, Mr. Willie! Why, it
won’t take ysr moan half an h un
fur tor try disease, and [ don’t get
but sir bits a day fur scrapin’ cot
ton andyer know yorself dat my
ol’©man don’t git out dat much
tor cook er whole mumph over to
de hotel.” “I can’t help that,” I
said, “you must pay uie for what I
know as well as what I do/ you see
I have been studying law- for a long
time and have burnt tha midnight
oil.” “her h<RZ, and Use willin’ ler
pay ler do oil, too, Mr, Willie,”
said Uncle Martin, and his white
fee Ur fairly gleamed between his
thick, black lips. In a few mo
ments I had the fee in ray inside
pocket, dea't you know, and Uncle
Martin and myself were jogging
up the levee in the direction of Ter
rene.
The case was this: Uncle Mar
tin's wife, Mary, was charged with
the larceny ot a hog, or as the dar
ky says, “Wid do carioa ob a hog."
That is a felony in Mississippi, and
the accused may bo sentenced to
the penitentiary tor five years, ow
ingf® the way the circuit judge
views the case, and Judge Trimble
was a terror to tli9 hog thieves of
the fourth district. Mary was to
bo tried before ’Squire Huntley,
who sat as a committing court.
Hun tie was just two shades dar
ker than outer darkness and about
as wicked as ha was ignorant, Mv
defense was a good one I proved
that my client was as purs as any
other negro in nor social set; that
she was a bright member of the
fair daughters of Zion; that she was
net within th® borders of the coun
ty at the time of the alleged steal
ing; that she owned a wild hog
claim, and that if she did kill the
hog mentioned in the affidavit that
she was laboring under the beliei
that it was wild, and therefore she
had a right to kill it as she owned
a wild hog claim; that tba hog was not
mark ad at all, and if it was it was in
Mary’s mark.
Ao Colonel Charley Frazer of the
Memphis bar said, “I had a regular
fish Bat defense, that caught minnows
as well as whales.”
After 1 had concluded my argument
ard was sitting down amid desks arad
two fat darkies, kelson Glars, an
Ethiopian relict cf the dark days of
reconstruction, an ex-magistrate and
a Baptist preacher, arose and said:
‘Air. Carpenter, has yer any rejec
tions to me makin’ a few remarks on
da side w’at yeseor;?”
“Certainly not,” I replied.
‘Avail deu,” said this exponent H
the law, “may it please your honor, l
jew bss a few words ter say cn depart
on din kcah ’etnan, whar is charged
wid do heans penalty ok a vblutioa ob
do le-**, which am ’gainst depeace and
dignity of the gnat date of Mis*;*-
sippi. Mow, jer l ni;ws, da! y*r tried
dia ’onun’a hiialvt- <i yiuicUy ;.e(1 dat
hu war rcqniitcii oi <:* o.r/. Well
Jon, 80 *o fur. so good. Nov/yf-t hois
ah know* too. dat and pod book uui
data Efl.tn an hi* wife ait o , and dat
do law cays dat no m-ia t<hail Ic pot
iwico injoppod/ to do Hirae tefonset.
Now my pint ! dia: I say she it; <G
v itn ob a rain who is already tried,
dat she is- not to he tried agin for dat
would bj puttii: 1 her in joppoddy
tvieo.’*
Tha court looked tri o and said.
“Brother Kelson, tie prinom r is dene
sot be?, k i: o yr it/ right.”
So w'uh ad ;r;y defense, which vas
as t rout as at< n acre ft- Id, i hid rail
a ! to dq Vi b.-u N.duon did and that was
-o gain my c?s?. Af.ron Barr said,
•‘law is what in boldly asserted arid
p'ansibly maintaire 1,” arid Nelson
Glace's argument was proof of the aa
ettion.— [Memphis Appeal.
Why Polly r j bought be tilde P.-eklts
The pleasing story of Deacon Sta
ples’ parrot is fceieg told in Boston
nowadays. On a day whan the clea
con’s with was doing up pickks, the
parrot, when her back was turne:!,
stole a p’ckie from die ii.-h. Mrs.
Staples tamed in time to see (be theft,
and threw a knife at the parrot with
aneh force and aontracy that it took
.ill the bathers smoothly off the bird’s
Lead. For days the panot was discon
s date at the loss of his topknot, but
recovered ia course of time. Soon af
terward a clergyman came to spend
Sunday at Dears m * Staples' asd the
parrot was in the dining jorm when
t o gneat cftno in to loeakf.sst. The
parson was bald; its head was as
smooth as a doer knob. The parrot
looked at him with itne-e-u, and then,
as heads were bowed while she minis
ter said grace, the Irrd eeieamed with
■dis ineiness: ‘-H i! ye old sc; mjl
Been stealin' p’r.kles ”
Halved by a Shaik..
An acquaintance ids ilia some
years ago he was lying in a Medi r
ranean harbor, and, it being warm, be
watch went in swimming. One man
ventured soma distance sway, and
while they wore watching him some
CB3 saw the fin ct tie sh'sik moving
toward him. Not to alarm the swim*-
uier he \Vjis_odm-edHjack to the ship,
TuTUa boat was put off to meet him
The men bent to their oars arid my in
fermaat stood in tbs bow ready to haul
him in, but the shark had sighted
him, and just before the beat reached
him ho gave a terrible scream and
went down. As the cutter darted ov
er tbs spot my informant peering
down, saw that the me,a had teen com
pldtely gc-voratd in two.
A decidedly novel plan ot shop-id -
ing has been brought to light in the
ease of Mary Laonard and Annie Ri
ley ia Philadelphia. Their scheme
was to go into a store and lift andcon
ceal aa article. Then to leava tie
building and enter another store,
where they would purchase something
and ask to Lava the article which they
had stolon in too first store, wrapped
up with the purchase and the bundle
kept until they should send tor it.
The next day they would scad for
their plunder. Tho detectives suspect
ed tho women fer a long time, but
could in no way fasten a case upon
them, and nothing was ever found in
their possession.
Rats and mice do a large amount of
damage. If you Lave any on your
P'anises get rid of them.
New mumtr? S t
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MAYSVILLE, Gi Ort.
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styles, from the finest to the cheapest. Also line Lr G< As, lim ■; -■ '■
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stock of fancy notions. Shoes, Mats and Clothing. V. baijo, >“ <
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Drugs and Patent Medicines,
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tha cheapest. Breeder of fifteen varieties of fan.;y Ducks, C.i .-k-■>- 1 (A.- s
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