Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE WEST POINT OBSERVER. VOLUME I. Ibj Joi.it (timber. BATE&OF WIBSCRirTION: On« year $ i QO Six month* 8 00 Three month* 1 00 Ouc month 60 [iNVARIAUI.T IN ADTANCK.] BATES OF ADVERTISING: One square, Or-*! insertion $ 1 00 Ka«'h «b«',nii'iit insertion SO Omr square three month* 0 (0 Otic eqmre Un month-* lo U) One square tweiv month- 1 15 00 Two three months 10 no Two square* elx month* 15 IK) Two square* twelve momh* 85 00 Onarter column tw -lvy month* 40 tto Half column twelve nioo'li* 00 QU On# column twelve mouths 100 00 Advert!****me ts not sjieelrt-d ms to time, will l»e pule .fished uitul ordered out, and « harmed accordingly All advertisements considered due from the first In sertion and collect a hie accordingly. BUSINESS CARDS. W. L. 11AKI11 SON ...S. B. B.MITH. H&HBXSOH & SMITH, A ttor noy« nt Xj a w —AKjP— SOLICITOUS IX CHANCERY, WEST POIN’T, OA. tVSpccial attention given to Collections. der?l Dlt. B. F. OAUDXEU, (rOKXKItLY OF It At.EIGH, N. C.,) offers hi* Professional Service to the citizens of West Point, and surrounding conn trv. Offica at his Residence on East aide of Klver. YMll* left at the Drug Store of J. J.Crawford will be promptly answered. dee.il— ,Im* WA i CiiMAKSR & EWELLiijR, AT THE POST OFFICE, Wo«t Foint, ca-n-. WATCTIEs. ODOURS, JEWELRY. Ac , earcfnlljr Repaired and Warranted. noytßtf ni \TAL \OTItI3. IV I - fiEO - McKMIANEY. liarlna r t * * loe.ited in Polut, respectfully * IXI lX~y T T tenders hi* professional ev vices to the town and *tirroundhig country. Office up -”ur* in the It iburta Bslldinj, opposite Mina Andrews’ Mlliuery atftre. octtfhtf *, SOJIUTHIAtir XLW. a r np dor signed having located himself in Wrt«t I lN.im. would very r<\.p.*’t fully inform the people of M’c*t Poiht and of this portion ol oil., that lie i* »ir«*- jm*4 t fdf juiUlsur ud any hind a itel tiding **■**"*► —r BRICK WORK AND PLASTERING, 81/fLDIKO OF Sp G HIMN EY S. WmM- BAKER ’ S OVEN8 ' COOKING BANOS3, " DP EVERY DESCRIPTION, OIIMTOTU I'USTEIIIM. Plans and speeifleations can he furnished, PUKE OF CHARGE, when work i* given to the -üb:-rrih.-r. Entire satisfaction is guaranteed, >**•-: of ref •ci <•* can he given Af required \ny one wishiug ma iui.u ture brick, w .uld do well to address the undersigned, who is a practical brick maker doc-ts THOMAS P. MtrCARTKII. ISAAC' IMA .MAX imniN MERCHANT, Wost d-a. UrOl’U) respectfully announce tot lie nubile, that h has now in Store a largo and well a elected stock LIQUORS Am SEGARS. Call at the Store of A. B. CROFT *fc CO., and examin for yourevive*. J.m'Jj-tf.o SCOTT & BROTH EIIS. L) KA X E IIS IN COT to n C OMMI3SION —AND— GROCE RY M ERCII ANTS, BAST SIDS OOJtKR STRUKT, West Point, Goorgia. H ave In store and are constantly receiving a large m:d choice stock of Groceries, Grain ami Provisions, which they sre 4,t,. rro incd to eotl at the LOWEST MARKET price. Our country fricndiwil always ret a Bargain hy calling In at the 2d Door, Itoborts Sobblo Building. oct *; iy WEST POINT, (U„ FRIDAY MARCH 2*2,1867. SPRING IS COMING. nr a. j. r.Kqrmt. 1 know it bv the hyacinths Which now begin to blow. And Hitting voice* strangely sweet And tremulously low, By something purer in the can. And softer m the air. And holier In the twilight stars. That Spring will coon be here. The nlmnnaes are well enough For gardeners for eooke-*- I »• ek flu 1 seasons in the sky. And find them by the brooks; I hear thrui on the lvrt e/y hill, And. in the hollows, see The token flowers and signC that ipenk Their mewagtt to'me. And thus I glean from gleaming isles (If DQIISet In the West; From waving* of untiring wings That w‘ll not go to rest; From spelts of fragrance spicced afar. And peeping spears of green. And silver bugle* t; the wind. The advent of a Qtt< en. I know it by tb< hyneinths Which now bcrlus to blow, That winter, on ills icy bed, I* dead, or nearly so And soon will come with flaxen culrc. Led by the imlghing hours. The blue eyed daughter of the Sun, The glorifying showers 1 HI ist fll ancon s. Tin- Pain I \oosc. or the I.itst Hours of a Music Man. This morning at eleven nml one lmlf o'clock precisely, an unfiulunate ynmig man Mr. F.dward l’iekney, underwent the extreme infiite.ation, t.y expiating Ins i.t laelunent lo Mi.-s Mary Ann l.ale, in front of the altar railing of S Cliurcli. It will be in tlio recalled ion of nil those friends of the party wlm «cre at .Lnc-»’ two. years ago, that Mr. Picknev was there nut then first introduced t<• Mss Ca'e, to wh an ho instantly began to direct particular at toil troll - dancing wish ler no b s« than six sets that evening, and Inn ding her at supper- in (lie most deio',#.l -Ttintititr.— From llial perio I coaimcimed tin- iiilijpaey ho!ween them which termhiHfed pi tliis mornino.s catastrophe. l’oor I’iekiley had barely nttainwl his uventj-r.iglit, yoar, but there is no belief (hat Int for a peiamiary nalure his single life would have conn- to an nti lime iy eml. A etiange for the better, how having oecnred in ibis eiie.tiinstrni-i s,, the young lady's friends were indm-cd to sanction his yd<k«»ses, and thus I e .anm accessories to the eoiirso lor whieli he had jnsi snliered. Tlio unhappy young man passed thclAM night of his haeheho existence in h.'s soli tary chamber. Fivni halt past Sto Iff he wa* engaged in writing letters. Shortly after his younger hiother, Henry, knocked at ihe door, when tl(,e doomisj youth told to come in. On being asked when lie went to go to lied, lie replied “not y.o ’’ tin'll -pm •To'lliltt,'-how lie Diooght he would sleep? To which lie answi-red, “I don’t know.'’ lie then expressed his desire Tir a cigar and.a glass ot grog II s broth cr, who partook of the 1 kc. refreshments, now dem oided it he would take any thing more that night, lie said ‘-nothing” in a firm voice. Uis iilfeeti male brother tlum rose to take his leave, when the devoted and considerately advised him to take- care of Jiimself. IVeeisely a quarter of a minute to 7 tin iiinft. morning, the victim of Cupid, having keen called, ace'irding to his desire, lie arose and dressed himself He had tin-sell conlro’e to shave hitnsell, without the slight est injury, for not even a scratch up on his chin appeared after the operation It. would v ein trial he devoted a longer time hail us al to his toilet. the wieleln and mail was elfin and in a light blue dress coat willi frosted bullous a white ve t ami nankeen trows.*.-', with p-i --lent bools. He w. re round liis m elt a v.i rieg alcd satin sear!'which partly e - n-.-al-d the earra.-zo of the bosom. In front of tin.- scarf was insetted a breastpin of eonspicii otis dimensions. Having descended ibo sinnvasn with a quick Step he r-ntenal the apartment where his hr..llier and sister, and -a lew friends awaited him h4e then slnufi; hands stfft .dially villi all present, and on being asked how- he slept, answered, “very well.” And to the furl her demanded as In the st st e of liis-mind, he said_tli -t he ‘'fell hap py.” * O c of the party hereupon sngg-esieil that it would tie; as well to take something before the melancholy ee enmity was gone through; ho exclaimed with some emphasis; “Decidedly !” Breakfast was accordingly served, when he ate a French roll large round toast, two sausages, and drank three great breakfast cups of tea. In reply to tin expression of astonishment on tin* part of a person present, he declared that lie nev er felt happier in his life. Uis brother then inqu red if ho could do anything for him, when he said lie would, take a class of ale. Having drank this he appetkre I to he satisfied. The fatal moment now approached. He devoted the remaining portion of his time to distributing those little articles lie would no longer want. To one he gave liis ci gar case, to another liis tobacco stopper, and charged his brother Henry with his latch kt-v, with irisurections to deliver it, after all was >ver, With duo solemnity to the landlady. The clock at length struck eleven, and at the anie moment lie was in formed that a tab was a the door. Hu merely said, “1 am ready,” and allowed himself to bo^conducted to the vehicle, in to which he got with liis brother, his oth er friends following on behind in others. Arriving at the tragical spot, a short hut anxious delay of some moments took place, after which they were joined by the lady and her friends. Little was said on either side, hut Miss Gale, with customary decorum, shed tears. Pickneyjendcavored to preserve decomm, but a slight,twitching in liis mouth and eye brows proclaimed liis inward agitation. All necossnn preliminaries having now been settled, and the preseiibed necessary formalities gone throiiiih, the usual ques tion wan put: ''77111111011 have this wo man lo 1 e thv wife!” “I will.” From tlm Colmnbu* Time*. How the \ iigitiiu Gentleman Meets tlse Situation. If there he amongst our readers nti ad mircr nml snppi.rtei of the late movement of Kx (ioVi rnor Brown, we commend to his perusal end consideration, the follow ing extract from (lie speech of Mr. Bald win, late Sjn-aker of the 7 ir-.inia House !of Delegate, which we find in the ltieh moml I fispatvii: I As lam about to quit forever all connect i lion with public life and all participation, in the Conduct of public affairs, 1 may lap permitted to say that I have never been a politician ftom any pivlei-enee of inclina tion for that kind of life. Nix years ago 1 left the profession of my choice ami to which my life had been devoted, and at the instance of friends and neighbors, and with an earnest iiurpose to tender sendee in a tiiutt of pul.lie peril, I cam,, into pub lie life a. a member of the Virginia (Jon nantion. From that time to the present 1 | have, in some capacity or oilier, been con stantly laboring in the public service, and I have seen as many and as striking in stancas of the mutations which attend hu man atfairs as ordinarily fall under the ob servation of nnyagtan in a similar period. 77 hyu I look back ever my experiences of public life and of public affairs, when I remember the nstjjß if ion of the country six yems ago, ami tltipkof wh«t it is now, I find tint from tli« Ijgguinmg every cause |, sp;iisg(l was" losi, every put pose tor wlii.lt I lab'-fed was defeated, and every bo-pet cherished finf-Tcen disappointed.— And yet I aln" w ithout consolation and support when I remember that I espoused no cause that I did not believe to he just, and that I labored and hoped, through good and through evil report, as became an honest man a Virginia genth-inmi. lam proud to know that the people whom 1 have represented have from the beginning, and under nil the trying eiieunistauces through which we have passed, upheld me wilia a generous and atlectionate confidetn o which has known no variableness or shad ow of turning, and iliaimy eo laborers in this nsieiuhlv hear witness to the integrity and tidJlSx with w h:eli 1 have hot lie my self in Republic service. Fnder the new order of things now about to he inaugurate I, 1 goto my home, not only prohibited from cogging in the ■ ■ 1 lira, Store o, -o tmT irenit-a trio pTtVilpjfw of voice or vote in the selection of those who are to hoar rule among ns. From what Ili .ve already said, you will understand that personally I have nothing to regret in such an exelu sion, ami I would by no means claim that the public sei vice is likely to sutler any serious detriment by my with 'raual IV- m the public councils; hill I may he allowed' to suggest that to exclude persons by law from all participation in public, allairs, in a coiimiunity w here they enjoy and deserve the confidence and respect of the people, is. in a Government professing to he tree and to rest upon public opinion, a capital mistake, and one which our rulers will sooner or later discover and understand. In thus taking leave of you, geiiUFiucu, I I'e-1 it to he proper as a eouservalivc cil i/.en,. fiim-ei ely desiring to promote lhe peace it nil good order ol society, to urge | upon von as representatives men, e.- ! joy'llg in your in your several counties the icspect and confide me of the people, the ] mpo;tanee of coimm-udiug to tlfejn I>_\ : precept and example the duty of patient I fortitude under the adverse cit'eiinislauees j l-y which we are now sunouiided, and ol a submission ns ehcerfullr as may ho to the [law of the land as expounded mid uil ministerid hv the constituted mithoritie-. In our present condition our interest and our duly alike forbid us to attempt r,-si - tame to the power* that he, or to encour age any disturbance of the good order ol sot- ety. It is not necessary that we shall approve or assent to measures in regard to which we are not consulted, , and as to which wo can have no eot - i trol; hut it is a high duly which we owe \io mu selves and to social order, that we shall so conduct ourselves that it wrong shall he done w-o will ho able to cull God and man to w itness that we have had no hand in it. It ntiir ho—-it pro!,ably will bo—that wc shall ho lulled upon lo sutler injustice and opp'ession. In the attempt to resist them utir people have exhibited the highest or der of military heroism and gallantry.— The anneal to arms has been decided against ns, and it onlv remains for us to show that we have tlio highest civic, cour age to endure and be calm, to seller and maintain our self respect, and thus to com mand the respect of others —oven ot those * who would oppress us. —1 - j A Dkmocrat, ill Lowell, Massachusetts, j lias been proved guilty of making a false return to th ■ value of his silver. But he I might to ho excused, for we suppose ho was afraid to have Butler know li-xv rich lie I was in spoons. ! A Lorn Tows’.—Tho Memphis Arvbinchc . says; “Memphis has tho best hotels, ghe finest stables, the prettiest and best theater' tho finest looking men and most beautiful women. Her prestige is greater than any | city in the South or West. And we reiter ate that figures will prove that Memphis i has advanced with more rapid strides than [any city in the United c tates.” «4 77 tint 77 *iui«n can do. Life will soivo her coiiutrv hv a srv-ri : (lit} l expensive clothing: if she will show j her yelinosa in homespun; make fashion le r iye instead of being a slave In fa j *hn give employ iiienl to our own people, ! a v* done during the war; keep the spin nut wheel lui/c.ing and cotton Curd* at jwoi Jn humble homes; buy home matiufa,- ttireja preference to these boot abroad; ! eet.nl herself <ti being tie U and not gauds; d:7nll such gitm-racks as aiiifi, ini w.-itei [IVW-the tasssdled ihiitgamies which go .-c and the hole cud of s’o, king-, nml what 77 J Dav dsoii cal's “the vei itahle-ovei defdfll pressure petpetydietllar vibrating ib ;pi and ealeliptie knee-pins ulna tilta n ‘.- 1 if s|u- will make up her mind to go ei fid'[way hack to the war standard; in to plant corn and fill his ■jp ).-e, -in slmrt, if.sin 1 will hv every yff nftlbis' Smiti-ffwfffTK stop itm s-p ■ s'n.y that tiow fill Northern cotters with tlio tS -t art. of their stock ij Hade, the South e*ti i-oduee a liuaneial eouruhiion, out of whin peace w ill come. I Sice tloysurn ml- rof bee’s hrinv, proh- I ably tw o hundta-d milliiuis of dpllar*, have heeineot to the North by Ine Sioutlt, an 1 j ifrreYourtfm of that amount lias gone into I the duels of ottr enemies. 77 have whet tel to knife that is at iwtr throats, and | lluijtne lias come when we should stop si veril.—3/0,7(7e 77#«w. Tin Duty of n«i I'-i.gUstr LadjN Mttig. I <te of these not-to ho-envied persons, a [nn ijhat may he classed with that of gov eiloses, lots recently made disclosures thieving a peculiar light tijYhn the women -frrjik in “Old Kngland.” “Much is reqoit •iil fijm us in London,” slit- writ'“Wo livn'l,above all, he very punctual, for Fa—h iojifhl* Indies el nngj- their dresses nt least linx'Slmes |i day dining the season. We Hitt- have jiolislied manners, he no older that-55 yeaars, aud always 1m .rhi'erl'u! a nil go b lempeiud, nit hough for weeks wo are' key,, wit limit sleep until 4 o’e.lo, k in the igening -a |uaetiee w hich is equally in ji j i 100 to eye* ami lungs Wo are expeel- Itd ti cut and li and use the most improved in"'-jino, and to dress hair for the morning, eve ling, and court costume, as well a* t>n the irive; to iron well, read, write, eypltei; to*}sjeak French and Gerinan, and, if po-si hle.Jo have traveled. There is still anolh (f finetion of a lady's inaal, which is sop pose I to he of modern introduction, but wldcli is.jn fact merely a revival of an old cnaDm. 77'e most he able to paint in pa* tel,’*ol Hidoe I alter nature, hut Upon her. To.Jwimtd'y our mistress we must redden tluddieyks, tmt antimony on the eyelids, I'. 1 /’F wet/h ' iic-hryw s introdiny hall ei.J.O>S into*,tie eyes in order to enlarge tho pupils, ptiift blue veins upon the temples, aud use iiiuyti paint ami p.-.irl-whuu upon the rest of (lie skin. W o must change the hair to a reddish brown by means ot a eoroding material or of “paliuu veeeltie.” which is nowi used in preference Inf that puipose: audAve must he pos.-essed of great skill in utpplving all these ingreilieiits, as there use is universal with the old a,s well as tho young.” l-’iiruit-ix’ *7'ives. 1 Aid you ever think of tho amount of thought teunisite to plan three meals a day for three hundred ami sixty-five days in succession? lo prepare enough and not too I inui'li, and for tlio.-o living at a distance I lioni the vidage to reineniher that the stock ■ 1 dour, sugar, tea, etc., cte., is rnplcnisneil in due time? Do you e>-er thick of the mnlYti.de of her c.ircs and duties? She inust ii-e early 1 to prepare breakfast or |ovxi>eeit, I’erhaps there : ire elirildren to [ waYtl|, dress and feed, or getteady for school . with than.- dinners. There is baking, sw eep i ing,;dlistiiig, making beds, luneli for tin men, may tie—dinner and supper to be 'made ready at the proper time—the wash ing, starching, foldingand ironing of chillies— the care of milk, inelulihg the itiTikiug of butter and cheese —and the in jeviub c washing of-dishes, lit autnuin there is the additional work ot picking, pisssorving, eauning of fruit, drying apples, billing eider, mak ng apple sauce, with the stili more unpleasant task whieli falls to her lot al luite.l ering time. Then there is haying, harvesting, sheep-shearing, etc., wiicu more help is needed, bringing un in . l ease of her labors. Twice a year comes lion ,a <1 ailing. By the w ay, of all the I’oesitlie housekeeper lias to contend with, 'lb?*'' the greatest. She may gain a com* j plid IJf ‘"ry, and think to ruposo upon her . lv.-w- oiler hen semi-amial engagements, iini ij .-only temporary. The enemy so ui I returns, and even daily skiruiishilig does not keep it nt hay. There is the mending, 100. Sew ing mnehims are great blessings, hut they can’t set in a patch or darn the i -Lockings. I do not mention these tilings ' fiv way of complaining of women’s lot in general, or asking lor her any rights 1 whieli -he does not possess. I don’t know | as there is any remedy in the present state jof the world. It seems to he one of the ! evils of life which must he borne as we hear [ other ills—hut what 1 do ask is a duo ap preciation of the important part that wo man nets, and a concession that her labors, mental and ; hysioul, are as great, all things considered, us those of the other sex. Wo men are not so childish that a little sym ! pathy now and then, or acknowledgement I of tlictr efforts and sacrifices, make (beat Im agine their ease worse than it is. 1 tel! ; von, fneu and husbands, ‘hi doeth good like medicine.” and many a poor, crushed, i broken down wife and mother is dying for want if it.” Ho who can take advice is sometimes | superior to him who can’give it. Sensible. The Pelma .If, , c-ign- says we don’t vol unteer advice in this case. It. has been asked times innumerable since tlm Sher man Military Bill became n law. Our ad vice is: 1. To farmers—plant corn, There may he no market, within our re: i h, fur cotton next fall and winter, and, if there is a mar k t the eurren \ tnav he worthless More over, cotton will invite confiscation, t-r those who would persecute us beneath the iron heel of power, oppress us to the death, are, (if till nti’prs, those* who would h tempted hv well tilled gin houses. Corn and moat will not he half so alluring theie is plenty of both in the North. 77 ith bread and meat, whatever comes, we will have the means of sustaining life. 77 e can't cat cotton. Be quiet, peaceable, pru dent, just in all dealings with negroes, and, plant Corn! 2. To men bants ao.l business men- eon tract on liabilities, lesson credit*, reduce stacks, quit nulling lit the “luxui.vs,” and kica a good conscience. !i. To lawyers -do not encourage lit igation. eoitil*cl eonioro ni*ox, explain Ihe laws and urge obedience to thorn as a dtt tv, a* politicians, he moderate e tiserva tivc, and firm. •1 To all men be calm, patient, law abiding, tompciato in expression, promptly render unto U.-psar the things th.it are Gas sai’s, flown down .lie disorderly, the violent ill? rash and reckless, and leave the eon sequences with God. I'ruiidulent Use of Brands or I’lalrs. 77’e im i:e the„allontion to the following extract from the Internal K.-venuo law, which inflicts fo.u-re penalties for tho use of Inspector’s Innud* or pluses: “That any* peism who sh.tll knowingly purchase or sell, with inspection maik* therecn. any i-a-k.gtri paektms af-er the same has hpetr llfCjil for distiMJ spirits, or who sdpt{Yh'and Aleut oiit t to erase or oby BtcgA\« v tlt(t iu-pcetiem marks upon any sneli fxteleage «V af thi time of outly ing ihg'samo, shim forfidl and pay the >u-n of two lie li had dpllars tor every ea-k so purchased ot used, of on which the marks are not s > obliterated. And any person wlm shall with fraudulent intent, ti.-e am inspector's Lands or p ates upon titty cask or package containing cr pnrporthig ~ln contain distilled spirits, or who ahull kn--y inglv muik or use any co' iitcifeit or spu rious bl and qr plnte up it any cask or pack age of distilled spitiis, a* aforesaid, shall he deemed guilty of a felony, atnjy'ti* e- n viction thereof, .shall pay a tine <*t nti-- lh"t| sand.dollars and bo iwpri-on-d for n -t Ie s than two nor more, than five years, and . lUiall ttftjL tU I * shall ho forfeited to the United Status. Tilt: I'ttors in Tkxas.—Tin 1 Lavaca Com mrrciiil learns that the Texan farmers have gone to work, in good earnest, to raise u e>'op for the cusneiitg year : “111 tho lower portion of the State, some land on the large plantations wdi icuri n idle ; hut in the middle and tipper counties, a grert deal of new hind will lie put in cultivation. A great many additional la borers, both w hile and colored, have been introduced into tho Semite during the past winter, and if we have an ordinary ciop vetir, Texas will produce a* good crop in 1807 ns in any previous year of her history. NoiertlKUN Tkxas 77 ii;:at then'. — Inc Dallas Herald, of th-i 23d ult., mentions very heavy rains, w hich were •ulu ee led first bv ice, but afterwards I v soil South ern breeze and a genial son. Tim wheat is sliooli: g tip rapidly and presents u line npp -nraece. I'he rains hail put hack corn planting, but at last accounts everything was promising. 77’atcii Lost on 1 a Battlt kiki.o —On the 1 7th of.Line, 1804, when Ben the Bru tish Bensi of Massachusetts advanced Iron) Bermuda Hundred Neck towards Beters htirg, 7’a., a soldier of the Army - 1 North ern 7’irginia (Confederate) was piericd with a iiuiset hull and left for dead on t 1 e field. 77’hilt) in this situation he was rob bed of a small, double-cased ladies, watch, detached lever. It oar.it gold, tho lirtmbei of watch 28,371. It was peculiarly 'til liable to the loser, who will give ssl) lor the address of the man w ho first took it. or $l5O for the recovery of the watch I lie address of the ge illemati may he obtained from the editor t.flhe Democrat, La t.’roase, 7Vis. Some Norlheru helv, doubtless, is now w- aring this watch, the gdt of s lover or relative. A* she hopes for salvation or wishes for mercy, lot 10-r yield the present lo one who values it for old time memories, hallowed and made seeled by death. La Crouse Democrat. The Ckopk.— 77 e had the pleasure of a call yesterday from one of our intelligent farmers in tho Upper end of the county, lie informs ns that the prospects for the wheat crop are rather had owing to the ex treme cold (if the past winter. Much of [ the wheal has been killed by the frost and | the crop can hardly be very large. Appre hensions are also felt that the fruit trees have boon injured. The farmers In that section have been plowing for the past ten days and are making preparation* to plant a much larger quantity of corn and oats than last year.— Chattanooga Union. TSkuf. is nearly twenty per cent. less wa ter in the carcass of a well fatted animal than in a lean one. Did you ever notice, as 1 have, how much the lean of poor beef will dry up in hanging than the lean of a fat animal; nml according to Brotfessor 7’oelkcr, a lean hog contains eighteen per cent, more water than a fat one. NPMREIL22. \vi i rr an i > 1 ir.Mon. nmxzrrzzzx - A French faunal sav*: % \\ icnnrkab’e Ulld pclllftp* 3* I Ml* >**t tltll i. Tied nt : nc:j|»iu:« is recorded iij v M»* «• 'il n*;i‘iiv <i 1> »r Mir \u!»o. In IBUO J >•!«* vl* iwil l l then* l(M* births, ltMidcHths. 'hm! | '.M* uru,Tg< a." A Ciiu v<;a mi t* r <1 vp>- peared last summer. and !i'*» \\ i* ol»t;iin*•-1 a divorce. Now In* l».i v t eippcm(‘. 1, saving 1 1 1 'if he "onlv went uwn\ to t iT» Ins w.ie a lesson.'* As she "is i:::irrir>! i f<*» week* before his re:urn, if n- probable ho has learned more of u lesson than she. A voting Udv, while on ).* r way to be married, was nm aver slid kdlcd. Ao« n tiimod old maid savagely |e»mi:k»* i. ‘She has avoided u more lingering an i humble destiny.’ A sItOUT r IKM ON * I.ONd S 111 K* f W.-rr rirweni* **'< ♦**»** Mint lloj-f Ktm lu!d To t;» kto t-'am y - l.uev .•ar. We’d hsirvc'i hot'»■ f*« ‘ail« »»f ytlj A noo of diHinoisU ,-vpry >. ;»r I “Tin down in the month," -s .1 irih said when the whale swallowed u m. It is n g *od sign to «ee a man wiping the peisp latum from his In e ; it is a had sign to see a follow wiping li .* mouth as he eomes out of a cellar. W’liv is a voting ]ad\ just fnun a hoard* ing school like a building committee 7 Be* cause she is re idy to io.cive proposals. What’s that ? said a schoolmaster* poin ting to the letter X “Paddy’s name.’’ “No, it isn’t your daddy *s name, \ on block* head, it's X.’’ he darned it ’t;s. It's daddy's name, hlowned it it ain’t.l,ve seen him write it often.” “Speech is silver, hut tfdence gold.” Hence the expression, hu-di money. I'unch . The Memphis !*• st of Saturday “ tvs: Wharfmaster Wilkins tepoits the Mississip pi within eighteen inches of dm h gh water mark of the great tlood of 18rt2, and stead ily rising. If you wish to run* a scolding wife, never fail toTnngli at h**r with all your might until she closes—then kiss lu*r— Sure cure. What kind of fever has a man who in going to pay his creditors win* live at it distance? The hiiliotis remittent. Old Bachelor Sneer would like to know a hat kind of a broom the young women in the last new novel um* I when Aim swept Pack the raven ipiglets from her classic br*w.‘ yoms writers saws marriage is like eat ing an ■onion— sued U-ais and Oat again. Will'll f* a ms\h neeeessnnfv MHnd time ? \\ lieff he’s a “weak hack.” It co«U $1,702 to carry a ton of letters acmes the Atlantic. To form an estimate of the beauty us a bonnetl, put a lace it* it. The music of a wealthy church in New Y uk costs moie than a minister's salery. Wine was made in Florida as early ns 1 204. Bryant says that the population of Spain, taken as a whole, is tiic ruggedt ho ever saw in tne world. A man advertises in a Cleveland paper for “a hoy to take chuige of a pair of hor ses of a religious turn of mind.” A Nashville paper believes that hy prop er management, sullieient means can he raised in a single day to relieve the South. An Indiana paper says that “Old orimes” is rml de.nl, hut Mill lives and centiniues to we n Ins "old grey cod but toned down before.” Massachusetts contiihuic.s a pupil t<> (Jen. Fee’s college in \ irgiuia. lit is the son of a hardshell old Democrat lawyer near Boston. George Forth >dy is going to return to London in May, to remain luce years, when he will come back aim make hi« per manent icaidence at Salem The Legislature of Illinois has abo’ishel capital punishment. Ih *y should next abolish crime. Why in*l ! All tilings are possible in this ninueeulh cent rv. A New oileans im. tuber o. tin Lou’ dana Senate lias lia.l the t nielliy to i»-t od ice a bill providing lbr the c nup.hvit. *iv cl os tig of places of amusement on sun lay. All New Orleans is excited. There me 2,108 Bapist clergymen in Great Britain, of whim 201 me without paM<»rai charge-, and 2d>B2 churches, tho smallest of which numbers four members, and the largest, Mr. Spurgeon’s, 3,8‘-M3. A Houston paper says: “A white wo man attended atlneitrc l ties lay evening in the company of one of Atr ca’s noble sons. The woman is a school teacher, and was noticed hy many, mid seemed to I + loving ly affectionate to her ebony colon and oc.urt Gov. Orr offers a reward of nine him* dred dollars for die arrest of three desper ate out laws who has been marauding in portions of that Slat, for some time past. — Their names are Brown, Sullivan and Bur kett, with a half dozen afiiws each. They have committed several murders, and rob beries innumerable. * Tiik Missouri Legislature has refused to submit to the people the .pioMi.m of »v«pn ring lawyers and clergymen to take the test oath. Bomb of the Radicals in Congress seo.n> to be alarmed at the enormity of their par ty schemes and shrink hack with dread from the proposition to put them into ex ecution. Delay ia favorably