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■ jow much i!i\ future ni the > 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 James i. Comer, MAYSVILLE, Gi Ort. II ‘S Employed A First Class \j v\sV' Qj l ,’v Vi'vs v \J yvo Av Jv V V-' *>• \ , . w . 0 . v u w'y'v' VrWy#/VI(V'(VvWvW wW ’iV'W y'Vv 'w With a N?w Stock of Hats from New York and l!'.!mora of styles, from the finest to the cheapest. Also line Lr G< As, lim ■; -■ '■ Lavs, Kid Gloves, Embroiderk.s, Oor?ets f i 1; n Li -ac n stock of fancy notions. Shoes, Mats and Clothing. V. baijo, >“ < ies, and Harness and Leather. All Kinds of Drugs and Patent Medicines, COMER’S GUARANTEE CHICKEN CHOLERA CUR .. Standard and Pacific Kcrocenc, Machine and Ca-sto? Gils, :-j thotv eallrn. Agent for Athens Factory goods, and many aor A I> . Georgia Test and Acid Work’s Pr.r# Bone, F-nri> :< r.>L B >-.<s ;1- . icai Cfuapo. The rest line of guanos in the uaitod tate. ,ic a-- ;< tha cheapest. Breeder of fifteen varieties of fan.;y Ducks, C.i .-k-■>- 1 (A.- s Eggs for sale. 4 L SM £3 £B, t.i 14-ri rmo <3 P/, l / - GROVE—, DEALERS IN spafcSl I J /s*v< s |J j ■ *6* #5 V® { l da Ssiz£&ti2ih wJLi fjehih Wsb hi ym cCa f, f) 0. \i> V tfVWVv\ •*]< 6 wfwV-Jc vj OvVtf'v’Jj f , •,# v}s bQ ViU Vw OAVJ* Vw We Keep ia stock a full supply of good and fresh goods. We cm cot bn surpassed in Quality and Durability. Wo bny at lowest market figures,, we defy competition in prices. We jvant only’’ a living profit r,u our sales We do not claim to be Yanderbilts, nor do we wieh to accumulate their {'onuses. Wo are receiviag daily, a full supply of oar Customers ev-r\ thy 'Kants. Country Produce Taken iu Exchange at Iligl.ost Market Prices. TJ Q A fX A^Ab sis sa Chi Jm Wat saJhla UskaksL E 1 V a (4* ? HarMONy GrOVE *_ DEALERS IN Jie sis js CLJS Jtd Lsd w*u ? : *> Oar Liae of Stoves, Tinware, Agricultural Itßpleraontft, F.i; , r. touud iu better Quality usd Darabiliiy, E l -e -slfeie. VkeJibv keep . ot g&ns for tbe fali trsde. Cali and x:\u!u0 oar stock a-.-i viiocs.