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“sUPKRimrCOUKT CALENDAR,
VAIVL. TERM, 1858.
AUGUST.
lstMouday, Floyd
. Lumpkin
2d Monday, Clarke
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
Meriwether
Walton
4th Mond’y, Baldwin
L'hattaho’che
Gl*cock
Heard
Jackson
Monroe
’> l’aiuldiliß
Schley
Taliaferro
SEPTEIMUEH.
Jst Monday. Appling •
1 Chattooga
, Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Crawford
Madison
Marion
Mitchell
Morgan
Webster
‘jJ Monday, Butts
Cass
Coffee
Klbert
i Fayette
Greene
Gwinnett
Pickens
Sutnter
Wssliingtou'’
Frid’y aft’r, Pierce
3d Monday, Cobb
Hall
Hart
Macon
Newton
Pntnam
. Talbot
v . Terrell
Ware
4th Campbell
, ‘ Clinch
Emanuel
Lee
‘ Twiggs
White
Wilkes
OCTOBER.
Ist Monday, Carroll
Dooly
Early *
Fulton
Gilmer
} J-. Gordon *
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
OCTOBER CONTINUED.
Tuesday ? Flko
alter, S
Wednes- ? E * bun
d’y after, )
2d Monday, Charlton
Fannin
Habersham
Hancock
; Harris
Laurens
Miller
t Scriven
;td Monday, Burke
Camden
Franklin
Haralson
Hertry
Jones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Un^on
Worth
T alt^ B''’ 8 ''’ | Montgomery
Frid’y aft’r, Wilcox
4th Mond’y, Decatur
Dekalb
Houston
Irwin’
rs- - fas.
® Polk
Tattnall
Towns
Whitfield
“'e:* i “■
Frid'y aft’r, Bulloch
Mond’y “ Effingham
NOVEMBER.
Ist Monday,Berrien
Milton
Randolph
Richmond
Upson
2d Monday, Baker
Bibb .
Catoosa {■
Muscogee
3d Monday, Spalding
Troup
4th Moud’y, Calhoun
Walker
’lff] fcw-t
Mon. after, Dougherty
■ “ ‘ v Liberty
“ C<4<juitt
“ “ Bryan
DECEMBER.
Ist Monday, Dnde
Jefferson
Tbomaa
3d Monday, Lowndea
’ taro Cavils.
JA.TIES C. ROSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
je 23 . w ts
Tl ARRIS & HARRIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Iverson L. Harris, I CRar'les J. Harris,
~-~“™ MittcdgeTrtte, Ga.T —■ Thomwnrill©, Gsv
march 31 w ts
R. S. BURCH A WM. McLENDOK,
AT TORNEYS AT LAW,
— THOMASVIL\j E, GEORGIA.
oetl4 . 19 way
BAItEI! A IIEA'XETT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Troi/jirille, Lowndes Co.> Ga.
sept 15 w -ts
EUGENE L. HINES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
TIWMASIICLE, GEORGIA,
Offiep over McLean’s store. (jan26
JOHN M. BVSOiI,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFICE next door to Dr. Bruce’s, Thoinasville,
Georgia. jans-ly.
” G. 11. OAMIiIL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
■SATAN*ATI, GEORGIA.
Office, corner of Bull and Bay Streets.
jan 12 w_ a_. ly
JOHN B. MILLEB,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MILL TOWN, BERRIEN CO., GA.
WILL practice in all the Counties of the Brunswick
Circuit, and Berrien and Lowndes Counties ol
the Southern Circuit.- innyi2oy
JOHN €. NICIIOELS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WARFNBOROUGH, WARE CO., GA.
WILL practice in all the counties of the Bruns
wick circuit, and Lowndes and Berrien ot the
Southern inar3lny
GEORGE B. IVIEEIAMSOnT
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WARESBOROUGH, GA.
WILL PRACTICE in the following Counties ■. f the
Brunswick Circuit: Appling, Coffee. Pierce, Ware
Cttnch, and-Chariton. innrjltf
SAMUEL I*. SPENCER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
WILL give his entire attention to the practice of
~. Law, in the Counties of the Southern Circuit.—
Office ©n the secoui floor of D. &. E. MeLean'B
brick building. . . - (jan2<>oy
E. C. MORGAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
KASIIEfELE, G F.ORGIA.
WILL practice in the counties of the Southern Cir
cuit,and tlic counties of Dooly, Worth and Dough
erty of the Macon, and Coffee, Clinch and W are
of the Brunswick Circuits. . g* ,
Fiat Crcdk, On., Oct. 7. ts
RICE A 31ERSIION,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MAGNOLIA. CLINCH CO., GA.
ATTEND to nil business.entrusted to their care, 111
the following counties, tiswit: Clinch, Wave, Ap
pling, Coffee, Charlton, Lowndes and Berrien,Geor
gia. Also, ill the-counties of Hamilton, Columbia,
and Je Her soil, ig Florida.
DAVID P. RICE. I HENRY M. MER.-'HON,
jan 5 2 W dm
JAMES M. FOLSOM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MAGNOLIA. CLINCH CO.,| GA.
WILL practice in all the courts of flip Brunswick
Circuit and in the com ts of Lowndes gild Berrien
-of tlie Southern Ciri'MiL l, ‘ 1
„ ~ ( Judge A* E. Cochran, Briinsditck Ct.
References j ll(^e piy ter p; Love, Southern Ct.
jan 5 w ly
fUcbicul Curbs.
S. S. ADAMS, I S. R. WILLIAMS.
new firm.
DRS. ADAMS & WILLIAMS, having formed a
Co-partnership, tender their professional services
to the public. Bug 25-ts
It. J. UJU'Ciy | R. 11. EATON.
.. Drs. BRVCE & EATON,
HAVING formed a co-partnership, tender their
Professional Services to the citizens of Thomns
vitje and vicinity. ~H‘ 23-ts
Dr. XV. 11. HALL,
HAS disposed of his interest in the “Wire-Graes
Reporter” to Judgo Love,and will devote himself
exclusively to his profession. !
He may be found at all times, when not profession
ally ehgaged, at his Office opposite East side
Presbyterian Churcl. jelltf
(Reform Practice.)
Dr. P. S. BOWER,
6fFER his professional services to the citizens
of Thomasv ille ami vicinity. Calls at all hours
promptly attended to— fel>2oy
DR. E. O. ARNOLD
WILL continue.„tho practice of Den
tistry in Thoma grille and vicinity
Any order left at ti e Post Office or at
his Offieeduring his absence from town will receive
attention at the earliest opportunity. [jaus-Jy
New Drug Store.
Dt's. BOWER X ELLIS
have opened a Drug Store at the
b stand formerly occupied by Palmer
11 &. Bro., opposite E. Reuiingtou’s,
‘IK.’ 7 mid are prepared to furnish
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Inks,
JW: \ Fancy Soaps, Ac.
Upon fair terms to those who may
favor them with a call. To their Reform friends
they would say, that they have on hand a fresh and
reliable assortment of Botanic Medicines.
And will be glad to supply them with suck articles
as the} may need. may2Coy—.
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Also, for all disease* to which horsca are subject,
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IS a certain cure for Ring-worms, Scratches in
horses, Greese Heel, Thrush, Cellar and Saddle
Gallg; and ull ficsb wounds.
Mnnufactured by Dc. A. W. ALLLIN, CoiuiuVu*>
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THOMASVILLE, GEOBGIA/ WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1858.
’ “* ‘ -- X— - ——————
THE WHISTLE.
BY ROBERT STORY.
“ You have heard,” said a youth, to his sweetheart
who stood,
While he sat on a eoni-sheaf, at daylight's decline,
“ You have heard of the Danish boy"i Whistle of
wood f
I wish that the Danish bby’s whistle were mine.’
“ And what would you do with it I Tell me/’ she
wiiile an arch'*uiGo plyeiJ over }ier lKMiufifuTface',
X would blow it,” be answered, “and then tuy fair
maid,
Would fly to my side sad would here take her
plkce.”
‘ls that all you wish it fort That may be yours,
Without any magic,” the fair maiden cried ;
“A favor so light one’s good nature secures!”
And she playfully seated herself by his side.
u 1 would blow it again,” said the youth, “and the
charm
Would work so that even Modesty’s cheek
Wouldn't be able to keep from my neck your fin©
arm!”
She smiled, and she laid her fine arm round his
neck.
“ Yet once more I would blow, and the music divine
Would bring me the third time, an exquisite bliss—
You would lay your fair cheek to this brown one of
mine,
And your lips, stealing past it, would give me n
kiss.’!
“fr'-V - s'***’
The maiden laughed out in tier innocent glee—
“ What a fool of yourself with your whistle you'd
make!
For only consider bow silly ‘twould be,
To sit here uud whistle for—what you might
take !’’
From Harper's New Monthly.
OUR CHARLEY.
I onglit to be a happy woman.
We live in a neat house, in a pleasant
neighborhood. By tee I mean my husband
and myself; Charley, his father’s namesake,
our sou and heir, aged seven years; the ba
by, two years old, whose name stands in our
Family Bible as Mary, which becomes Min
nie when spoken ; and Ellen O’Brien, cook
and maid of all work.
My husband is in a very comfortable busi
ness, large enough to supply our moderate
wants, and leave something over, even jn
these bard times ; yet not so large as to com
pel him to make a slave of himself to'man
age it. He goes to his work at nine o’elock;
this gives him time to read the paper, chat
with me, ploy with the children, and break
fast leisurely. He comes home at five ; so
that lie can rest, dress, dine at six, and be
ready for any. arrangement we may have
made for the evening. These, I take it, are
just the right hours fora husband. He is
not at home enough to.bo in the way, and is
absent just long enough to be glad to see me
when he returns.
Our Ellen is a jewel. She can broil a
steak, make capital coffee, and even boil a
potato. With a little assistance from.me she
gets up ray husband’s linen ityd way that
satisfies his critical taste ; and never .grum
bles at taking care of baby or looking after
Master Charley. She never flirts in the area
with the butcher or milkman, or dawdles at
the Dutch grocery on the corner. She is
proof against the blandishments of itinerant
peddlers and hook agents. The smoothest
tcuigued of all the tribe never yet succeeded
in inducing her to leave him alone in the hall
while she went to call the “ Lady of the
House.” She has cousins in plenty—as
what genuine Milesian girl has not?—but
they only visit her at reasonable jumrs, and
never undertake surreptitious forays upon the
tea-caddy or sugar-basin. If she makes tea
for them, she does it openly and-aboveboard,
as though, she had a perfect right to do so—
as indeed she has—for “ servants” are hu
man beings, and have a just claim to tho grat
ification of kindly feelings. Foremost -among
her cousins is Patrick Brady, a strapping,
fresh-looking bricklayer, with a nice little
account in the Savings’ Bank, and a lot in
Brooklyn, upon they say, he is build
ing a house. He makes his appearance iti
our kitchen two evenings in the week. There
is no concealment or subterfuge when I hap
pen to “drop down,” as I make it a point to
do. Mr. Brady wishes me good-evening with
the air of a man satisfied with himself and
his position—which is peifecily right, for
when the Brooklyn house is completed, our
Ellen is to be installed in it as Mrs. Bradv,
and I know that I shall always be kindly
welcomed there. Twenty years hence, if
all goes well, I dare say Mr. Brady will be
a richer man than my husband.
Baby is never sick, and rarely crie#. My
husband never cotneff home tired out and
cross; or hints that my.milliner's bills are
ruining him; or grumbles out a curse at the
mention of Stewart or Brodie.
■ -‘With such a husband, baby, and “ help,”
I ought to be, as 1 began by saying, a happy
woman. So I 6bould bo were it not for
Charley.
How that seven-years-old urchin manages
to get into so many scrapes, perpetrate such
an infinite mischief, and pick up such
a variety of queer acquaintances, passes my
comprehension, l ean not keep him in-doors
all day, yet I never let hitn.go out for a run
in the Parade Ground without feeling sure
that he will come back escorted by a troop
of ragged, dirty followers, aud minus some
article of dress which lie has, given or swap
ped away. He has a natural affinity so:
shipwrecked sailors, old-clothes’ men, and
dog-sellers. If he could lead about an or
gan-grinder’s monkey he would be perfectly
happy. He is ready to strike up a friendship
with any urchin who has an unwashed face,
crowqjess hat, and ragged nether garments.
Looking from the window not a week ago,
I saw him with his father’s new hat and best
coat in his hand, in deep consultation with a
Dutch The faithful Ellen rushed
out in time to prevent the consummation of
the bargain. Upon decending to the street
I found that he had traded off a vmegar-cru
et, two silver-forks, his cap, and one of ba
by’s frocks, for two razors, a bunch of cin
namon cigars, six sticks of candy, a piece of
colored soap, and a dozen steel pens. The
Dutchman conld not speak a wojd of En
glish,but was negotiating by signs’ for the
E chase of my husband’s coat snd hat. He
offered a-jack-knife, plaster casts of little
jjuel, General Jackson, snd the Babes in
the Wood, three packages of loxengeu A pa-1
per of pint, two dozen pearl buttons, and a J
wooden shaving-dish. Ohafley wat stand
ing out stoutly for a’ JeWs-harp, a crying ba
by, and a bottle of Cologne, in addition,
when the cpportnUe arrival of Elhjtt put a
stop to the business.
The very next day Master Charley came
rushing to me.
—Mamma/’he asked, ” mayn't I run with
Forty ?”
I consented, though I lind not the remo
test idea what running with Forty meant.
“ That’s gallows 1.” shouted Master Oh ir
ley. “ Look out for the bull-gioe when the
belL rings! Nij. cum raush ! Jiui-along-i
Josey 1” „
He was away beforo I could recover my
self from my astonishment. Where can the
child.Jbave picked up such phrases?
Half an hour later, hcai-rag a great noise
before the door, I looked out. There was
our Charley at the hend of a squad of a
dozen ragged urchins. They lmd tigged an I
old candle box upon wheels, with something |
that looked like the breaks of a tiro-engine
on the top. Charley, his long curls flying
in the wind, was making a most unearthly
tooting upon a tin horn. Pasteboard badges 1
stuck in their caps, bore the number 40. I]
now began to understand what “running
with Forty” meant.
Having dutifully honored their captain's
family a salute, the juvenile firemen dash
ed nrotind the corner before I could summon
Master Charley.
In an hour my hopeful son rrihde his ap
pear.ftice, but sadly changed. • His long
curls had been clipped off close to his head,
giving him a most hang-dog, villainous as
pect.
“ Charley,' T 6ard"Tr Ts whaF’Erave you been
about ?”
“ Been havin’ my hair cut, regular fighti.n’
fashion. Just like Jake’s.”
“ Like Jake’s! Who is Jake ?’’
“ Oh, he’s a real nice little boy. His ma
sells candy and cigars. She gave mo two
sticks of candy and a cigar for my handker- 1 1
chief; and Jake gave me such a pretty dog
for my cap, my new knife, and six cents. —
He’s such a pretty dog, and his name’s
Growler. I’ll go and fetch him.’’
Charley bolted from the room, and soon
returned lugging in a half-starved, mangy
mongrel, almo.-t as big as himself.
“Aint he a beauty, mamma ? Jake says
lie can kill rats and worry cats beauti
ful. Mayn't he sleep in myjjcd t He barks
so gallows.”
” Growler, true to his name, set up a ter- j
rifle howl, and snapped wciously at his new
master. Charley dropped the brute, who
darted under tbo sofa, and lay there, obsti-1
natcly refusing to be coaxed out, and snarl- I
ed and showed a formidable set of teeth
when any one approacheJ him. Charley
began to cry. His uew acquisition had sud
denly Install its charms.
“ Leinme call Jake. He’ll catch him!”
hcwhimpere.il; and rushing out, he soon re
turned witli his nice friend, whoso original
style of coiffure had so captivated him.
After a vigorous hunt around the room, in
tho course of which Growler contrived to de
molish sundry articles of crockery and com
mit sad havoc among the hooks and papers,
Jake managed to secure tho cur.
‘•There, Jake, you may have him. 1
guess i don’t want him,” sobbed Clwrley.
Gimme a sliill’ll for kotchiu’ on him,”]
winked Jake.
The shilling was produced, and Master
Jake departed with his prize, to the great
relief of Charley.
What shall I do with the hoy ?
REMINISCENCES OF JEFFEBSON.
Mr.Randall gives a great many interesting
anecdotes of Mr. Jefferson in the “Life”
which, lie has just completed; nil of which are
characteristic, and bring that great and go,oil
matt's memory freshly before the people of
this country ngaro. Asa “family man’’ he
excelled,-though that is not to be looked for
in a man whose life is given up to affairs of
Btatc; ho interested himself in little purcha
ses for his daughters and grand children, and
probubly made ns facile a “ shipping ’’ man
as any of the ladies who give their whole
attention to that branch of business. The
following reminiscence from one of Jefferson's
grandchildren is worth quoting again :
. “To him (Jefferson) I owed all the small
blessings and joyful surprises of my childish
and girlish years, I was fond of riding, and
was rising above that childish simplicity
when, provided I was monntojon a horse, I
cared -nothing for my equipments. I was
beginning to be fastidious, but never told my
wishes. I was standing one day in the- por
tico, when a manrrode up to the door with a
beautiful lady’s saddle aud bridle before him.
My heart bounded. My grandfather came
out to tell me they were mine. When about
fifteen years old, I began to think of a watch.
One dftcrnoou the letter bag was brought in.
Among the letters was a small packet ad
dressed to my grandfather. Tlireo hours af
ter', an elegant lady's watch, with chain and
seals, was in my hand. My Bible came
from him, my Sliakspcare, my first writing
table, my first handsome writing-desk, my
first leghorn hat, tny first silk dress. What,
in short,'of all my small treasures did not
come from him 1 * * My grand fat be r!s man
ners to us, bis grandchildren, were delightful.
I can characterize them by no other word.-
He talked with us freely, affectionately, and
never lost an opportunity of giving a plea
sure or a good lesson. Ho reproved without
wounding us, and commended without ma
king us vain. He took pains to correct our
errors and false ideas, checked tbe hold, en
couraged the timid, and tried to teach us to
reason soundly and feel rightly. Our small
er follies lie treated with good humored rail
ery, our graver ones with kind and serious
’ admonition. He was watchful Over oar man
ners, and called our attention to every viola
tion of propriety. He did not interfere with
i our education strictly so called, except by
s adviang us what studies to pursue, what
i books to read, and by questioning us on tbs
i books which we read.” ’
BrarrtJALim w the woom.
The Richmond Booth day!Tbe New
York spiritualists had a picnic last week ip tbe
woods near the city, and gave themselves up 1
for tbo day to enjoyment end pleasure. The
j exercises did not differ widely from those
usual on such occasions, except that in the
afternoon a circle waa formed, and various
revelations were made by the spirits through
mediums ia the circle. All these revelations
had reference to the Atlantic Telegraph, and
one spirit, averred that the success of the
experiment had created quite a furor among
the disembodied beings in the shadow land.
This fact is very siguificent, especially when
it is considered that every revelation which
is made by the spirits has direct reference to
whatever subject is just then attracting the
largest share of public attention. It suggests
(he true explanation of all the phenomena of
spiritualism. That is, that the mediums and
all wlio believe in them, are the victims of a
delusion, honestly entertained In many in
stances, but nevertheless a mental hallucina
tion, as widely removed from a pure intellec
tion as the fancies and visions of the veriest
lunatic in the land. Any man who bas the
faculty of imagination in any degree can
hold communion with, and have revelations
from tho very spirits which are operating so
largely in the Northern States. Most men
do, in the visions of the night, when fancy
strays beyond the control of tbe reason and
will, attd every one who has large imagina
tion and slight judgment will be a medium
through whom the spirits will talk to man
kind. Xu other words, mediums mistako the
fursys of their imagination for the influence
and impressions of Spirits, and utter their
own fancies as revelations from the invisible
world, an occurrence not nnfrequent with
the negro slave of the South in their person
| al religious experience.
‘This view of the Spiritualists would make
them a set of harmless mad men and mad wo
men, and thus we should hold them, if they
did not unfortunately seek to subtitute their
vairt imaginationsfor all revealed truth. They
are ouly mischievous to the community, be
cause some among them seek to sap Rnd de
stroy the foundations upon which all public
hud private morality and virtue rests, and be
cause they have been indiscriminately de
nounced as imposters, and thus have gained
public sympathy. Let them he treated as
any other harmless lunatics are, kindly and
with every indulgence for their weakness,
and they will serve to amuse an idle hour
and do no hurm to any but themselves.
PBOTIDEHCE.
“ What a strange Providence, that a moth
er should be taken in the midst of life from
her children !” Was it Providence! No!
Providence has assigned-her threescore years
and teu 7 a term long enough to rear her
children, and to see her children’s children;
hut she did not obey tbe laws on which life
depends, and, of course, she lost it. A fath
er, too, is cut off in the midst of his days,—
He is a useful and distinguished citizen, and
eminent in his profession. A general buzz
arises on every side, ‘'What a striking
Providence!” This man has been in the
j habit of the night—of passing
his days It, his office or in tho courts, of eat
ing luxurious dinners, and drinking various
kinds of wine. He has every day violated
the laws on which health depends. Did
Providence cot him oft? The evil rarely
ends here. The diseases of the father are
often transmitted ; and n feeble mother rare
ly leaves behind her vigorous children. It
has. been customary in some of our cities for
young ladies to wal|t in thin shoes and deli
cate stockings in mid-winter. 4 A healthy,
blooming young girl, thus dressed in “viola-
tion of heaven's laws, paid the penalty—a
checkoff circulation, cold, fever, and deathv-r
“Whata sad Providence!” exclaimed her
fiieuds. Waa it Providence, or tier own fol
ly ? , Look at the mass of diseases that are
incurred by intemperance in eating and
drinking, in study or business; by neglect
of exercise, cleanliness, and pure air; by in
discreet dressing, tight lacing, &c.; and alt is
quietly imputed to Providence. Is there
not impiety as well as ignorance in thi 1—
Were the physical laws strictly observed,
from generation to generation, there would
be an end-to the frightful diseases that cut
life short, and of the long list of maladies
that make life a torment or a trial, and it is
the opinion of tboso who best understand the j
physical system, that this wonderful machine,
tho body, this “goodly temple,” Would grad
ually decay, and men would die as if falling
asleep. • i
ntiJIAIIS AS A MATTER OP PACt.
A man who had been West, writes:
“ Much has been said by poets and roman
tic young ladies about the picturesque aspect
and the noble form of an untamed, untama
ble warrior of tho prairie, and far be it from
tfle to gainsay them. An ludian it a noble
spectacle—in a picture, or at a safo distance
—hut when this ‘ nobio spectacle.’ ilTcompa
ny with a dozen other ‘ noble spectacles,’ is |
moving his moccaiiifs in yonr direction, and
you hove to do sotne talt walking in order
to keep the capillary substance on the sum
mit of your cranium, all his ‘nobility ’ van
ishes, and yon sc* in him only a painted,
greasy miscreant, who will, if you give him a
chance, lift your hair with the same Christian
spirit, composed spd most serene, with which
he would ask another * spectacle ’ for * aJittle
more of that baked dog.’ I uted to think
like tho poets; now the sight of an Indian
gives me a cramp in the stomach-’’
A Problem. —Whoever originated the
following deserves to have his name handed I
dotrn to posterity : “ If a despatch from
England to America gains on the sun so ns
to reach here 4j hour* by the clock before it I
left England, at what time would it arrive at I
the point of departure, were a cable, carried
entirely around the world 1 Would it not ar- j
rive the day before it left, leu only the time
exhausted in making the Circuit 1 If so, then,
with a continuous telegraphic line around the
world, why not send a despatch around and
around until it reached back to Adam, and
lei him know what his children are about
these 4 latter days.’ ” *
VOLUME I-NUMBER 53.
wnr *k nwmvttiw
A Traveller from Virginia, a, bia blooded
ile wayside inn, in Kentuckyone night many
day*—and gave tbs stranger tbe best enter
tainment bis Üble and bar would afford, as
bim glad. Early i.i tbe morning tbe stran
ger was up and looking around, when be
spied a rich bed of mint in tbe garden. He
straightway sooglit^ Boniface, and indignant
plain whisky before hint, when the means of
jg||| nectar was so easy o^access^he
“ I say, landlord, will you be good enough
to say what this is TANARUS” . <*si* a, h
“ A bed of mint,” said tbe somewhat as
tonished landlord. •
“And will yon please tell me what is tbe
use of it I” • - ,/ *■ ‘•
“Well, don't exactly know, ’cept tbe old
woman dries it sometimes with the other
yk?” —Ytrffer,
Ibe \ irgiman almost turned pile at the
enormity of the assertion. iEft
“ And do yon mean to tell me that you
don’t know what a mint jalep IslV'f****
“ Not ‘cept its something like sage tea,
stranger.’’
“ Sage tea! Oo right along to tbe house,
get a bucket of ice, kaf sugar and your bust
Wd ole/eJ. a lb. Iltmer
soon made bis appearance with a handful of
the fragrant, dewy mint, and then they
brewed and drank, and. brewed and drank
•gain. Breakfast was over, and the strati,
ger s horse w is brought out, only to be order*
ed back again. Through the live long day,
they brewed and drank; one or two neigh*
hors ‘dropped in, who were partakers and
late in the night were their oreic. kept up.
Ere they made U bedtime, tbe landlord and
his Virginia friend, who had initiated bisHfo*
to the pleasant mysteries of mint jntdp, WeTe
sworn mothers, and when the fatter depart
ed the next morning? Boniface exacted a
pledge that be should slop oo bis return, and
stay as long as lejpleased, free of cost.
The stranger’s bnainesg,bowever, detain
ed him longer than bo expected, and it waa
the next Sommer before lie came back.
- - ■ ■ ■ w _ •’ -*'• ‘'••W’
A RICH CARS,
In one of the numerous counties of Geor
gia, not many years ago, a medical practi
tsioner—not a graduate—sued one of bis-pat-
Irons for what ho owed him in a Justice’s
Court. A limb of the law, suited to the
locality and the client, undertook the de
fence, and contested the claim on the ground
of the disciple of Esculsnfns not being a
\ regular graduate. Our friend, the Doctor,
felt nonplussed. AH his ride*—his valuable
time—and doses of phyiic—seemed to have
been bestowed for naught.
But patience and perseverance overcome
all things, snd necessity is the mother of Jflp
vention. The day of trial arrived. With
an air of triumph, the defepdaot'a lawyer
paraded his authorities aid mad* a crushing
argument, utterly demolishing the poor Ml
I)., as be thought.
When he had concluded!” the Doctor ap-
Eroached the Jus ticca and deposited what
e claimed to be his diploma, and With a re*
Thri^wyeiTookldaf the'TbmidaWe docu
ment, scrutinized it several minutes, while
big drops vs-sweat trolled down his face.—
Unable to dispute Its authority or find alls#,
gentlemen looked* at tbo mysterious charac
ters, and turned the Sheet in every posable
position. After having examined it to their
satisfaction, and privately consulted over tbs
case, they decided tnfaior of Ike Plaintiff.
The friendly paper was a eircvlar in re~
Ifereuct to Jew David 1 Platter, printed in
Dutch! afjguk,
PATERT mEDICIKE
Congratulate me \ iny fortune is made; 1
am iromortaHiKd,; and I've done it. I hnrtt
got into tbe medicine business. My name
a universal benefactor.
er Balsam, designed to cure all* disease* of
I the.mind, body or estate, give strength to
! the weak, money to tbe poor, br&|£ljj^t
ically, morally, pliysiologfcafly, and is in
ful paradise. *
clerk in formed lilta that only black rrood*
gloves be must step into the
tion department!