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The Calhoun Times.
Volume I*
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BAILR< >APg«
Western & Atlantic.
NIGHT PASSKNUKII THUS —OUTWARD.
Lew Atlanta. p ’ M *
Arrive Calhoun 11.21 a. m.
Arrive at Chattanooga 2.45 a. m
oat PASSENGER THAIN-OUTWARD.
Leave Atlanta 8 15 A - M
Arrire at Calhoon.:: 1 5n.,»i..1.» p. m.
Arrive at Chattanooga 5.30 P. M.
ACCOMOD TtoN TRAtk—dUTWARD.
Leov. Atlanta. .1 * s 3O p. m.
Arrive at Dalton 3.40 p. m.
NtCltT P \SSKNCtKK TRAIN—INW A KD.
Leave Cha'tanoojja. 7 50 P. M
A'rive at Calhoun 11.21 P. M
Arrive at Atlanta 4 00 A. M
ItAt paSibngkr train—inward.
Leave Chi'tan *o;a 5.30 a. m.
Arrive at Calhoun..... 044 a. m
Arrive at At.ll a 3.00 P. m.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. S. JOHNSON,
Attorney A.t Law,
CAUIOUN, GEORGIA.
wr Office in Southeast corner of the
'lnert Douse.
Mg’! 1 ts
I. C. K.MN. JOS. M COMNKLL.
fain and McConnell,
Attorneys at TAnw,
CAUIOUN, GEORGIA.
r«r Office in the Court House.
\ugll 1 ts
W. X CANTRELL,
Attorney AA Laivv
Calhoun, Georgia.
WILL Practice in the Cherokee Circuit,
inU. and District Court, .Ncrt hern Dia>
t rici of Georgia, (at Atlanta); nnd iu the Su
preni * Court of the State of Georgia.
E~ A. KIK EJB,
A.ttornoy at Law,
CALHOUN, GEORGIA. .
[OTice at tin- Oid Stand of Carttfcll Kiker. J
nifLL practice in a’l the Courts of the
y Cherokee Circuit; Supremo Court of
6corgia, an 1 the United States District Court
ftt Atlanta, Ga. augl9’7oly
Rov. A. Martin,
ATTORNEY AT LA IU,
DAIILONEUA, ... GEO.
Nov 10 1870 ts
E W. 7. REEVES,
Surgeon A* 'Physician,
Calhoun, - . . Georgia,
\\ l )e found at his office, in the Brick
M Store Os Hoaz, Barrett & Cos., day
o. night—when not professionally engaecd
jan2G'7hf Job
RUFE WALDO THOiiiN loiN,
dentist,
( ALIIOUN, - G, SXGIA.
T 1 VNKFI I, for Srmer patronage solicits
a continuance / the same.
. Office at Residence. seplfi
DR.TxcTHUKffr
Physician and Druggist,
r auto UN GA.
Tfew Management!
1 alhodnhotel.
E - R. SASSEEN,
DesPECTPri^° /ilHo '“ a ’ a “'^
ILlin Y n LL V ann °unces to . travel
tefMe/th U w C ’ I,e ll! ' s refurnished and
Xccommr | G abo ,^ e hote ri and is now ready to
B-* 1 ? a w}u> ma 7 st<>P with him.
•he b';r T Xen * ’ arK * ta^e finished with
om fh* &ff(yrds
Ga ' August 19th, 1870—ts
J - 6Tm'SLEY.
WATCH-MAKER
i^EWELER,
■u°h\ : ; ; . GEORGIA.
'hr n
r °ad & Bna & e st«., Homo,
ROME ADVERTISEMENTS.
“Home Again.”
J. C. RAWLINS, Prop’r;
CHOICE HOTEL
BROAD ST., ROME, GA.
Passengers taken to and from the Depot Free
of Charge oct6’7'Jtf
TENNESSEEHOUSE.
RO.VE. GEORGIA,
J. A. STANSBURY, Proprietor.
viiHE above Hole' is located within Tweutv
I Steoa o' th« Railroad Platlorm Baggage
handled free ot Charge. o tß'7otf
ALBERT O. PITnF.n. HENRY H. SMITH.
PITNER & SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail
Grocers & Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
PURE KENTUCKY WHISKIES,&c.
No 25, Corner Broad A Howard
ROME. - - GEORGIA.
0ct0,1870-1 y
COLCLOUGH,
HARKINS and
GLOVER;
Home, Ga.,
CIALL the attention of dealers to the fadl
I that they have just received the largest
slock of
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, &c.,
ever offered in the Cherokee country, and
can furnish them at exactly New York prices.
Call and be convinced. sept22’7o-ly
Bones, Brown &. Cos., J.&S. Bones & Cos.,
Augusta, Ga. Rome, Ga.
Established 1825. Es'ablished 1809.
J. &S. BONES & CO.
ROME, GA.
IMPORTERS
AND
Wholesale Dealers
IN
HARDWARE,
CUTLEfIY, quns, ac.
WILL offer for sale, the coming season :
Tons Swedes Iron,
75 Tons “Jenks” Plow Steel,
A LARGE LOT OF
Imported Cutlery and Files,
Together with a full assortment of GEN
ERAL HARDWARE.
WE are Agents for R. HOE & CO’S. Pat
ent Inserted Tooth Circular Saws; Machine
Belting. Orange Rifle Powder, and Rome
Iron Manufacturing Co's. Merchant Bar Iron
and Nails.
All of above to compete ts ith any House
South. novl7’7o-4m
W~T ARCHER,
Wholesale? and Retail Dealer in
Mattresses, Looking-Glasses, &c.
All of which lam offering at extremely low
prices.
82 Whitehall st., J ATLANTA, GA.
novl7’7o-3m
J. H. CAVAIM,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Fine W ines, Liquors & Cigars,
No. 11 Granite Block,
Broad Street, - ATLANTA, GA.
AGENT FOR THE SALE OF THE
Celebrated Cincinnati LAGER BEERand ALE
»ept29 For the State of Georgia. 3m
<U H. & A. W. FORCE,
SIGN OF THE
BIG IRON BOOT,
Whitehall Street, : : : Atlanta, Ga.
BOOTS, Shoes and Trunks, a complete Stock
and new Goods arriving daily! Gents’
Boo's and Shoes, of the bast makes. Ladies’
Shoes of aU kinds. Boys, Misses and Children’s
Shoes ot every grade and make.
We are prepared to offer inducements to
Wholesale Trade. sep>2 ,’7O-ly
BETTERTON, FORD & Cos ,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BRANDIES, WHISKIES,
\\ in&s. Tobaccos, Cigars, &c,,
No. 209 , MARKET ST., No. 209.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
0ct13,1870-ly
(ESTABLISHED IN 1855.)
J.O.MATHEMSON,
PRODUCE
COMMISSION MERCHANT
AUG USTAj GEOR GIA.
sept 1870 ly
Established in 1850.
•T. R. RIPLEY,
Removed to Peachtree’ Street,
ATLANTA, GEOBGIA.
Wholesale Dealer in
CROCKERY & GLASSWARES,
WILL duplicate any Bills bought in any
Market, to the amount of One Hun
dred Dollars, and upwards, adding Freight.
P. S. All Goods guaranteed as represented
from (his House. Aug 19 ly
CALHOUN. GA., THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1871.
TIN-WARE
AND
Cooking Stoves !
W.T.HALL&BRO.,
TU'OULD inform the public that are
VV prepared to fill all orders in the
Tin-Ware Line,
At as LOW PRICES as any similar estab
lishment in Cherokee Georgia.
Our work is put up by experienced work
men, and will compare favorably with any
in the country.
n
In these days of Freedom, every good
husband should see that the “goot wife”
is supplied with a good
Gooliing Stove,
And He are prepared to furnish any size
or style desired at the Lowest Possible
Prices.
Give us a call. aull,tf
A. W. BALLEW,
DEALER IN
DRY-GOODS,
NOTIONS,
Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
Hardware; Queensware, &c.,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS*
FACTORY YARNS, SHIRTINGS,
AND
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
LIQUORS, cfco.
Railroad Street, - - CALHOUN, GA.
Has just received and constantly receiv
ing, a fresh supply of
BACON, LARD, FLOUR, MEAL,
SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE,
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
CONFECTIONERIES,
Canned Fruits, Nuts, Oysters,
SARDINES, CHEESE, &c.
And, in fact, a full and complete assortment
of Staple and Fancy Groceries.
He also keeps one of the best Stocks of
WINES & LIQUORS,
in this part cf the country.
If you want good, fresh Groceries, or Fine
Old Whiskies, Brandies, or Wines, eive me
a call. febl6’7l6m
GEORGIA, Gordon bounty.
Court of Ordinary, for County purposes, in
Chambers, Feb. 15, 1871.
Upon the application of various'Petition
ers to locate the road as it now- runs, from
two hundred yards.east of J. W. Stanton’s
house, thence with the present tract of the
Pinhook road to Sliilow Spring, thence with
the tract of road running North-west, inter
secting the Tennessee Road at the branch,
near Mrs. Mary Watts’ house.
This is therefore to notify all persons
that the above described road will be es
tablished as a public road on the 16th of
March next, if rto good cause be shown to
the contrary. D. W. NEEL, Ord’y.
feb.16,30d —Printers fee $5;
IHSSlil.l Till\ Mini L
THE copartnership heretofore existing un
der the firm name of Ballew & Marshall,
is this day dis served by mutual consent—J.
W. Marshall retiring. The books of the
firm are in the hands of A. W. Ballew, who
will close up all the business of the late firm.
A. W. Ballew
J. W. Marshall.
Read Furtßer!
I propose to continue the business at the
old stand, and am determined at all times to
keep a full and first-class stock.
I desire ta start to mafket for riry Spring
stock on the 20th of March, arid' respectfully
call upon those whom we have favored with
goo Is on ttfne, to be sure and cotne up with
the money before that time.
febl6,lm A. W. BALLEW.
M. Menko, Bro. & Cos. —Dealers in
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, &c.
Liberal inducements offered to country mer
chants. 28 Whitehall st., 2 doofs from Ala
bama street, (next to Jack’s Confectionery,)
Atlanta, Ga. sept29’7o-Cm
Railroad Boarding House,
By MBS. SKELLEY,
CALHOUN, - - GEORGIA.
Within ten steps of the D*pot. octl3tf
A CARD.
C*e v gvman, while residing in South Ameri
cb as a missionary, discovered a safe aid simple
rt-mevd for the Cure ot Xeivous Weakness, E ir
lv Decav, Diseases of the Urinary and Seminal
O'gans. and the whole train of disorders brought
on bv baneful and vicious habits. Great numbers
have be* n cu r ed bv this uob'e remedv. 1 rompt
ed by a desire to benefit the i ffi cted and unfort
unate, 1 will Send the recipe tor pieparing ard
using this medicine, ih a sealed envelope, to nnv
one who needs it, free of charge. Address
JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Bi’de House,
New York City
CHEROKEE
HIM I'llTl lIIMI CO.,
DALTON, GA.
Manufactures afl Kinds of
FURNITURE,
Os the best material this country affords,
and very superior in style and workmanship,
which they offer to the public and the gen
eral trade, as low as can be afforded.
Chairs k Bctfsfetuls a Speciality.
BlimTs, Doots, Sash and Job Work, to oi’-
der, on short notice.
Dr. D. G. Hunt is our Agent at Calhoun,
Ga., and keeps a good supply of Furniture
on hand. J. W. WALKER, Sup’t.
L. D. Palmeß. Secretary. aug26’7o-ly
LB. LANGFORD, Wholesale and
. Retail dealer in Stoves, Hollow Ware,
Tin-Ware, Cutlery &e., &c., Atlanta, Ga.
A Good assortment of New Mackerel,
White Fish, &e., &c., for sale by
DeJOURNETT & SON.
Uni*. P»r«»d fi Bridge «fs., Rnme.Ga.
POETRY.
Footstep? at the Door.
The day 1s don- 1 , and swift dnws n’gh
The twilight hour, serene and sweet;
The busy crowds go hurrying by
With steady thud of thronging feet.
In hinny a home glad watchers wait,
As they have waited oft before,
To hear a hand upon the gate,
And w-ctl-knowr footsteps at the door.
Some list for feet that, still and cold.
No more the path of life may tread,
And miss the strong arms’ lbving fold,
The tender words so often said.
Alas for such ! the desolate.
Who half-expectant, as of yore.
.Still chide the foolish hearts that wait
To hear the footsteps at the door.
Still pass the thronging myriads by.
Nor heed the mourners, watching lone 1
The babes, who for the father cry,
The wives whose light of life is gone ;
And some their sadder vigils keep
For living lost ones, mourning sore,
A r.d listening fear, and watirg weep,
And dread their footsteps at the door!
For tne .n TimeS;
A SUDDEN CHANGE.
BY JENNIE H.
In a magnificent room in one of the
most aristocratic in the bit# of
L , we would Call particular atten
tion. The floor was covered by a seam
less velvet carpet, splendid labe curtains
sweeping the carpet, covered the win
dows, while the wall was adorned with
those fine paintings executed by the Lest
masters of the East.
The occupant of this room \fas a
young man of about twenty-five years of
age. He was lost to the beauty of the
scene. He was pacing with rapid, ner
vous steps across the room. Suddenly
he thrusts himself into an eas)
arm chair and stares with a vacant
look at a piece of paper which he holds
in his hand, on the white surface of
which was a hurried biuttod line. He
was so still he might have been taken
for one of the many carved statues (hat
stood about the room. He rises quickly
to hi.; feet, and exclaimed, ‘‘ I au.
ruined ! ruined ! ruined ! O fate, why
hast thou gfron me this bitter draught
to drain? Yesterday a millionaire —to-
day a beggar, O this dark, dark world,
so lull of many disappointments! Clara,
my angel Clara ! what will she say when
she hears of this sudden change? will
she hate ir.e ? No, I believe h r too pure
and noble to be so mercenary/’
Oscar Brentwood—far such* was the
young man’s name—had been left au or
phan with a large fortune at his disposal
He grew up generous to a fault. This
united with his handsome face and pol
ished manners, made him the courted
being of society. Many young ladies
had talked their prettiest, and smiled
their Sweetest in vain endeavors to win
the Heart of the handsome Voting master
of Brentwood Hall. But he remained
heart whole” until the age of twenty
two, when he met Clara Ilrimptori, wlio
by her sweet disposition, united with
good common sense, won his heart at
once. Sincere friendship sprang up be
tween them that soon gave place to
warmer feelings. An engagement fol
lowed, which received the approval of
Clara’s parents, arid the bridal day was
appointed
Mark Hampton, the fatlW of Clara,
was one of those worldly men that we
sometimes meet, who look upon the poor
class as an inferior race of beings; who
judge men, not by the amount ol brains
they possess, but by the weight of their
coffers—whose only weight is th3ir gold;
therefore it is no wonder he gave a
hearty consent to the marrb ge of Clara
with the young master of Br/ntwood
Hall, who was his equal in the goods of
this world, and the crld man was looking
forward with longing eyes to the day
that would make his daughter the mis
tress of the aristocratic mansion. But
there were disappointments in store for
the selfish old man, for the hand of ad
versity has now swept the gold from
young Brentwood's coffers, and in a
sense has left him penniless.
When Oscar called on him a few hours
after, he learned he was reduced to beg
gary, he was received wunNsold civility,
but this did did nofaprevent him from
stating his case frankly.
“Mr. Hampton,” said he, “ I have
called to inform you of a very severe
misfortune, of which I am the unhappy
victim. I have been, as you are aware,
the principle stockholder in the Mer
chants Bank, in which nearly all my
property was invested. I learned, a few
hours sinee. of its insolvency, therefore
I am reduced to pove; :y, yet I have
dared to hope that this will not cause a
rupture between us, at: 1 thai my rela
tion with your daughter, Clara, will trot
changed. ”
“ Mr. Brentwood.” b gan the other,
coldly, “ I have just he.//J of the fail
ure of the bank, a short time before you
arrived, and was prepared for your com
munication, but am surprised at your
audacity, to still aspire to the hand of
my daughter. The unpleasant duty de
volves upon me to inform you that all
relation between yourself and my daugh
ter, must cejrse.”
“I do not wish our marriage to take
place at the time appointed —I only de
sire her to promise to wai*, and when I
have recovered my fortune —at least
some—l can then claim her hand.”
“ Sir, you provoke me beyond en
durance. Have i not said that all rela
tion mtfst cease? besides, I have other
plans for Clara. Mr. Govan has long
been an aspirant for my daughter’s hand,
and now you have rn further claims up
m her. He \ ill renew his suit, and l
h 11 accept h m as my future son in
law.”
“Surely you do not wish to urate h.r
with that hoary old miser?”
“Take care what names you call
d.\ar friends of mine. This interview
has already lasted too long—that door
opens to the hall, pass through.”
“ I shall do sH. btit mark me, Mr.
Hampton. T will yet win a name and for
tune that you will be glad to have united
to a child of yours. Sir, I have the
honor to wish you good everting,” and
he passed out at the door with a haughty
bow.
An hour after, Oscar Brentwood
sought the presence of Clara. He was
welcomed most cordially by the fair
young girl who had placed Her happiness
in his keeping, and consented to float
down life's stream by his side ; but soon
noticing the deathly p’hllor of his face,
asked, “why, Oscar, are }’on sick, that
you look so pale, or has anything awful
happened ?”
k - Yes. Clara, a very sad misfortune
has befallen me.” He then told her all
that had happened, and closed by say
ing, “ But you will not love me less, will
you, Clara ?”
“ Love yon less?” she replied, weep
ing, I will only love you more, on ac
count of this sad calamity/’
“And you will still be willing to
marry me ?”
“ Do you think I have beer! actuated
by mercenary motives ? my heart, Os
car, is not so hollow as that. I will
marry you still.”
“ But your father will ilever consent
to our union; I have seen him, and he
sternly bade me consider our engage
ment broken, and that you would never
be riotliing more to me.”
“ When did my father say that ?”
“ About an hour ago.”
“Oh ! I fear there are many dark
days before us, for you know my father’s
inordinate passion for wealth and I great
ly fear he will never consent, now you are
bankrupt. But I will pray to him, and
he may yet relent.”
“That was not all he said, he intends
you for the future wife of Mr. Govan.”
“I will riever marry him, death would
be far preferable. If you leave me,
Oscar, when you return, and can obtain
my fathers consent, you will ever find
me ready and willing to become your
wife!”
“ But I will not leave you to meet
your troubles alone, fly with me, and in
the far Western wild I will build a little
cottage, and you shall be its mistress.
Will you go, Clara?”
“ I cannot go arid htfVe a father’s
cUrse resting upon my head. Were it
not for this, how quickly would I go to
chccr you in your lonely hours, but as it
is 1 cannot—but tell me your plans”
“In a few hours I will stait for the
golden land of California, and in that
far off - Eldorado I will strive to gain the
fortune I have lost —will you wait until
I return ?”
“ I will wait forever, if it need be.”
It is not my intention to describe the
parting scene. We will leavb Oscar in
the search of his prectou3 gold, arid fol
low the fortunes of Clara.
A few days after the departure of
Oscar, Mr. Hampton entered his daugh
ter's room, and informed her that he
had that morning received a proposal oi
marriage from Mr. Govan, and I now
await your reply, hoping it will be in
tlie affirmative.
Clara was silent for awhile, then
calmly replied, “ I am sorry to disap
point his hopes, but can never be any
thing more to him than what I am at
present.”
The old man grew angry at her an
swer. “Asa friend.” he said, ‘ f l have
desired you to become hl3, wife —Sow as
a father, I command you.”
“ Father, I have obeyed you in every
thing heretofore, but as uiy future hap
piness is concerned, I canrtot do so.”
“ It is that mean, contemptible honnd
Brentwood that causes you to throw
away this brilliant chance—you will yet
alter your decision.”
But he was mistaken. In vain did
he entreat her, and threaten her by turns,
in vain did Govan tell of his wealth and
ancient liueage, but she stiH remained
true to her vow give?! to her first love.
* * * Ten years have flown
swiftly by, and we will now enter the
parlor of rich Mark Hampton. He
paces the room with hasty steps, while a
look of despair is settled on his wrinkled
face, and in broken words, he said,
“Clara, it is no use to keep it ariy longer,
I am ruined ! the crash has come, and
to-day we are beggars—my child ! my
child! would that I could have saved
you of this shame, but my efforts were
too weak, O ! Clara, must 1 see you work
ing for your daily bread, O ! darling, my
child, my heart will surely break —at
that moment a voice cried out, “ No, no,
you will never see it, oid man, for I
have returned with a fortune, to fulfill
my promise made to her long years ago.’
it was the voice of Oscar Brentwood.
He looked the same as he did long years
ago, when he was driven from the old
man’s presence —with the exceptions of
a cross here and there upon his noble
brow, which told an old time tale. The old
man looked dumbfounded, while a mantle
of new joys took the place of grim despair,
which a few moments before had over
spread the wrinkled, care worn sad face
of Mr. Hampton.
I will not attempt to describe the meet
ing between the lovers, but I assure you
there was rapture in the money-loving
heart of Mark Hampton to see his
daughter saved from a life of poverty,
and toil He gave a second time, his
hearty eonseut to Clara’s marriage with
Oscar Brentwood*
A few days later the church bells rang
out their peals, and many were the ad-
miring glances cast toward the hand
some couple that were approaching the
altar. As the ceremony was ended Os-
I car looked at his father-in-law. and there
! read in his stern old face the words
which he said to him when he told him
to lea*e hl« presence: “I will yet win
a name arid fortune that you will be
glad to have united to a child of yours.”
So it is, the world aroilnd, men at*e
judged by the weight of their coffers ;
not bt the amount of brains they pos
sess.”
♦ »£ ■
Ku-Klux;
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
gives the following account of this or
der :
A gentleman who claims to have been
an active member of the Ku-Klux-Klan
has been interviewed by an enterprising
newspaper reporter, stiff has given a
short sketcti of that mysterious organi
zation. He says that the Ku-Klux Klan
was peculiarly of Southern origin, and
was intended to counteract the “Grand
Armt of the Republic” and the “Loyal
League,” and sos the better protection
of the families of Soiitherti mbn from
the depredations of the robbers turned
loose on society after the #ar. Their
object was to protect, not to depredate;
to build up, not to destroy. Asevidence
of their motives—peace and good order
—the oath which each metiiber took up
on himself was a pledge to support the
Constitution as given to us by our fore
father, and to protect the weak against
the strong.”
This shows that it was only the dis
turbers of public peace, the land pirates
who follow close upon the heels of such
disorganization of society as ensue after
a long war, who had any cause to fear
the terrible bug bear of Ku-lvlux
ism.
Its name was suggested by the noise
which the pld army mitgkpt makes when
springing the lock and discharging the
piece. Ku-Klux-Klang—the first two
syllables made by the lock, the last was
the bang or klang, of the discharge, the
final “g”being afterwards dropped for
the Sake of euphony.
Their sighs and grips were few alid
simple. A member was recognized by
returning, twice, a gentle pressure of
the hand, or. when handshanking was
not practicable, passing the fingers of the
right hand gently through the hair in
response to a like motion from the in
quirer.
The Klan was organized, as before
stated, in a sentiment of peace and good
will to all, and malice toward none. It
was composed of men who loved peace
for it« own sake; it was a perfect Knight
Errantry of the Southern States, as
harmless, arid intended to be far more
useful arid subservient of good morals,
than the Loyal League aim the Grand
Army —but the hue and cry raised
against it, and especially the fact that
every villain assumed its virtues for the
purpose of perpetrating his outrage?,
finally induced a disbandment ol the or
ganizatiori.
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The Bowieknife;
The Bowieknife got its name from two
or more brothers, desperadoes, by the
name of Bowie. They figured in Texas
during the days of Davy Crokett and
Sam Houston. On the borders of Texas,,
near the Rio Grande, there lived a man
by the name of Nal K. Xulkuk, pro
nounced in thegutteral Mexican,' Zulz
us. He, too, like tfie Bowies, #as a
desperado, but, unlike them, he fought
against and depredated upon the Arner
ican settlers. lie is still remembered in
Texas by many ts bo hriye seen and ffeafrd
of him, ate well as dreaded him, His rriot
to was to seek unceasingly, to avenge a
real or fancied wrong to himself, his fol
lowers, or his country. His name spelled
backward gives us Ku kluX Klan.
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A Mother’s Love. look
in those eyes, listen to that dear voice,
notice the feeling of even a single touch
that is bestowed upon you by the gentle
hand ? Make much of it, while yet you
have that roost precious of all good gifts
—a loving mother. Read the unfath
omable love of those eyes; the kind anx
iety of that tone and look, however
slight the pain. In after years you may
have friends, fond, kind friends, but
never will you have again the inexpres
sible love and gentleness lavished upon
you, which none but a mother bestows
Often do I sigh in my struggles with
the hard uncaring world, for the sweet,
deep security which I felt, when, of an
evening nestling to her bosom. I listen
ed to some quiet tale suitable to my age.
read in her tender and untiring voice.
Never can I forget her sweet glances
east ufjpn me when I appeared to sleep;
never Kcr kiss of peace at night !
Years have passed away sinee we laid
her besido my fatheT in the old church
yard ; yet still her voice whispers from
the grave,and her eye watches over me as
I visit spots long since hallowed to the
memory of my mother.
A Rule For Talkers— No one
who wishes that conversation should be
pleasant to his neighborsas well, as him
self, should speak more than two or three
sentences at once, However much he
may have to sav, it will be all the more
agreeably said for giving others the op
portunity of assenting, illustrating, qual
fving. or even be returned by the oj po
site?j layer to make a lively game.
The receipts from the Girard estate
during thirty-nine years have amounted
to 85,089,252.33.
The average yield of corn to the acre
throughout the Southern States last year
wa.o 26* brfabela.
Number 35.
iaughegrams.
A ROMANCE l if the 111 i 'i'J 1(' ;iivii«, —*i
old maid ? love letter.
Motto for the concrete contractors
j Down with the dusl.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.—
| Keats.
‘ Hew to the liile. let the chips fall
where they will.”
j Nobody’s child—Joshua, who was the
son of Nun.
tan a lover be called a suitor, wheri
i he don’t nit Her.
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“What ails your eye, Bob?” ‘‘Noth
ing. only l told a fellow he lied.”
A little boy being asked, “ W hat id
the chief end of man?” replied: “The
end what ie got the Head oH.
Vk hy are Cashmere shawls like deaf
pCople? Because you can’t make them
j —hero.
“The Five Great Powers”—Love,
money, ambition, revenge and a good
dinner.
“My friend, have you sufficient confi
dence in me to lend ine u dollar? ” “Oh,
yes, confidence enough, but no dollar.”
Attempt to the end, and never stand to
doubt.
Nothing so bad but search will find it out
— lfaUrrk,
Young Swell—“l say, boy, what do
you do with your elothes when you've
worn them out?’ “Wears ’em ,’ome
again.”
An Illinois postmaster girti hofinc as
follows: After this date efbfy body
must lick their own postage stamps, for
my tougue’s given out.”
A young lady upon one occasion asked
her lover to define love. “Well, Sal.”
said he, “it is to me, an inward impressi
bility and an outward all overishness
Don ATl’s great Comet will be again
visible in the year 3858. Those who
wish to see it may cut out this para
graph for reference.
. A Bustou lady having been asked if
m was an admirer of Trollope’s novels,
Replied, “Yes, I have always been a
Trollopologer. ”
A reader writes that he takes no stock
in the “new woman’s club. ” He says
the “old woman’s club” is enough for
him. and frequently too much.
Some people are never contented.
After having all their limbs broken,
their heads smashed, and their brains
knocked out, they will actually go to
law to get more damages. ”
Anew mode ofsuiciJe has been inven
ted in Illinois. A man filled his mouth
with gunpowder and putting cajto be
tween his teeth, chewed them until an
explosion took place.
Epitaph on a Penurious man.
At rest beneath this slab of stone,
Lies stingy Jimmy Wyett,
He died one morning just at ten,
And saved a dinner by it.
“Is your note good ? ” asked a mer
chant the other day of a person who of
fered a note for a lot of goods. “Well.”
replied the purchaser, “ I should think
it ought to be; everybody has got one. ”
In Michigan, a woman can recover
from a saloon keeper the money spent
by her husband for liqtlor. Stfcft and Idtf
as that Wfuild a great deal
of suffering among the poorer classes
here.
Dr: Caasin, having heard Tbomajt
Fuller repeat some lines on a scolding
wife, was so delighted with them isto
inquest a copy. There’s no necessity
lor that,” said Fuller, as you have got
the original I ”
A little girl, whose father wept out aS
chaplain in our late vtaf, prayed for him
one night in this way : “Dear God, bless
my papa, and do not let him die ; but, if
»e is sick, you needn’t be troubled, be
cause he has got Hall’s Jf/urnal of
Health V* Did Dr. Hall ever have a hi•*-
ter recommendation than that.
An exasperated church member in
Newport, Pa., is denourxing through
the press the naughty girls who won’t
keep still in church. He says they
“ chatter and smirk, and bob their empty
heads about like senseless monkeys, and
shift and twist their bewitching bodie-t
as though the benches were cushioned
with chestnut burrS.
“Doctor, what do you think is the
matter with my little boy?” “Why,
it’s ouly a corrustified exegesis antispas
modically emanating from the germ of
the animal refrigerator producing a pro
lific source of irritability in the pi rieran
ial epidermis of the mental profundity. ”
“ Ah ! that’s what I told Betsy, but she
'lowed t wis wurrums."
There is a funny s lpfj going the
rounds of an old cofared man who was
left in cfftrrge of a telegraph office in
New Orleans, while the operator went
out “to see a man. ” A "Call” came
over the wires, and the darkey shouted
at the instrument, as loud as he vould,
“Dc operator isn’t yer! ” The noise
ceased instanter.
A Virginia edifof, In noticing the
statement that tight lacing saves the
country $2,000,000 annually in board
alone, says it is a villainous and habit
ual lie. He knows a girl who laces so
tight that his arm will go round her
twice and lap over clear to the elbow,
and one wouldn’t think to look at her she
could eat anything except soup, but she
has got an appetite like a cross-cut saw,
and she mows a swath at a tabic like a
<*€lfraking reaper.