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The Calhoun Times.
Volume I.
THE CALHOUN TIMES.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
OiM W \ Pmtr.i’s W. R Hankih. j
•J.ri-ttx -.a Cn.lhiuD.Oa. I
PHILLIPS & RANK IN, I
A TTORSEYS A T LA IV,
—AND—
COIUCTIMJ /i QUINTS,
CrJiuxtn. Ga.
\\T :o:
W ILL practice in the Courts of the
Cherokee Circuit.
h‘!}„ Office over J. H. Arthur’s store.
W. S. JOHNSON,
Attorney .A.t Lu>v,
CALHOUN, GEORGIA.
Pa?' 0(11:2 in Southeast corner of the
'lourt I'fouse.
’i _J tf_
I C. TAIN. JOS. M CONNELL.
fain and McConnell,
'Vttorne.ys tit Law,
CALHOUN, GEORGIA.
tkiir Office in the Court House.
lug 11 1 ' ts
W7j. CANT DEL Ij,
Attorney Law.
Calhoun, Georgia.
WH.I, Practice in the Cherokee Circuit,
’n U. S. District Court, Northern Dis
tnci of Georgia, (at Atlanta); and in the Su
preme Court of the State of Georgia.
IL ,1. KLIvEK,
Attomoy.at Law,
CA L Hi) UN, aEGR GI A.
at the OH Stand of Cantrell .J Kiker.\
\\ ihl, practice in all the Courts of the
V Cairok" Circuit; Supreme Court of
Georgia, an l the United States District Court
*t Atlanta, Ga. auglO’TOly
Sov. A. Martin,
A TTORNEY A T LA IF,
LAIILONEGA, ... GF.O.
Nov 10 1870 ts
M. \Y. .). REEVES,
Surgeon & Physician,
CALIIOUN, ... GEORGIA,
1)3 found at his office, in the Brick
S!0, ’ e of B mz, B.irrett & Cos., day
.'*'■* g oi m uo. protjss.onally e.i '■aged
janJG'Tltf ° 6 '
K Ji'i, VVALIU TuoiiiX
dentist,
«“■»»». - - - G i tOIA.
r I VN'IvKJL for "ornri* patronage solicits
A continuance >' the same.
at Residence. *sepls
dr. D.c.mm,
i'Hysician an ft Druggist ,
cal fro un. aA.
L I>. TINSLEY.
WATCH-MAKER
JEWELER,
r LUO UN : : : : GEORGIA
i * . ~ o-
\ J S Q^° B °f Clocks. Watches and Jewelry
, re P air ed and warranted.
__^kl9’7otf
SCAN riTY of‘-Fine Virginia Leaf ”
Manufactured Tobaccos at
„ „ De.JOUHNETT & SON'S,
Broad A Rltage sts.. Rome.
a* L tv, 01 n*^ Uy 0t ,jr °° Simpson as cheap
n the City of New York. 33-3 m 1
ROME ADVERTISEMENTS.
“Home Again.”
J. C. RAWLINS, Prop'r.
CHOICE HOTEL
BROAD ST., ROME, GA.
Passengers taken to and from the Depot F <*e
of ('harge. ne*ti’7"if
TENNESS EE HOUSE”
ROME. GEORGIA.
J. A. STANSBURY, Proprietor.
f I'llKabove lloi** is h ca’ei wiihm Twrntv
I S*e s n tha Railroad Plat orui B iggage
handled fr<»-«d Ghavg* l . 016 7*Mf
ALBERT O. PITnER. HENRY 11. SMITH.
PITNER & SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail
Grocers & Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
PURE KENTUCKY WHISKIES,&c.
'•» 25, Corner Bn.ad A llowgid «**s..
ROME. * - GEORGIA.
oct‘>,l 870-1 y
COLCLOUGH, ~~
HARKINS &
GLOVER,
Homo, G-a.,
CN VLL the attention of dealers to the fact
\J that they have just received the largest
stock of
Dry GooiL, Boots, Shoes, &c.,
ever offered in the Cherokee country, and
can furnish them at exactly New York prices.
Cull and be convinced. sept22'7o-ly
Bones, Brown & Cos., j J. &S. Bones & Cos.,
Augusta, Ga. Rome, Ga.
Established 1825. j Es'ablished 1869.
J.&S.BONES&CO.
ROME, GA.
IMPORTERS
Wholesale Dealers
HARDWARE,
CUTLUTIY, QU?JS, SC,
WILL offer for sale, the coming season :
3,"50 Tons Swedes Iron,
7o 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; Machin •
Pelting, Orange Rifle Powder, and Rom*
Iron Manufacturing Co's. Merchant Bar Iron
and Nails.
All of above to compote with any House
South. marT7’7l 3m T'
W.TARCHER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
1W11II111!
Mattresses, Looking-Glasses,&c.
All of which lam ofl'ering at extremely low \
p ices.
82 Whitehall st., : ATLANTA, GA.
novl7’7o-3m
JAS. R. WYLIE,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
—a\ and
Cos mmis s ion Af erchan t, \
Peachtree St., - - Atlanta, Geo.. I
G. 11. & A. W. FORCE,
SIGN OF TIIE
BIG IRON BOOT,
Whitehall Street, : : : Atlanta, Ga.
1)00 PS. Shoes and TMinks, a compMi* Stork
y and m*w Lmi is arriving datli ! Ce ’.s'
Boo's lint Sho.'S ot 111-* 1 mak *s. I,Ml!
>hoe> tis a 1 ko>Ums. Muses u tl Uh'loivi.’s
Sh >»■- o- • vein g ide and nmko.
Wear ,'iecared to off. r indueeu en‘» to
v ' tio’e-r.la Tr ,de. se|n2 ,’.O-l v
BETTERTON, FORD & Cos.,
WHOLESALE DF.U.ERS IN
BIUIIES, WHISKIES,
Wines, Tobaccos, Cigars, &c.,
No. 209. market st.. No. 209.
€ll ATT A \ OOGA, TEN X.
0ct13,1870-ly
{ESTABLISHED IX 1855 )
J.O. MATHEWSON,
PRODUCE
COMMISSION 3IERCIIANT
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
sept 1870 ly
Established in 1H."»().
T. R. RIPLEY,
Removed to Peachtree Street,
ATLANTA , GEORGIA.
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 this House. Aug 19 ly
CALHOUN. GA.. THURSDAY. APRIL 37. 1871.
TIN-WARE
r>
Cooking Stoves I
W.T.HALL&BRO.,
WOULD inform the public that they are
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.
o
In these days of Freedom, every good
husband should see that the “goot wife”
is supplied with a good
CooXting Stove,
And we 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,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
Hardware, Queensware, &.C.,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
FACTORY YARNS, SHIRTINGS,
AND
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
LIQUOUS, tfco.
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, Ac.
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 of the country.
If you want good, fresh Groceries, or Fine
Old Whiskies, Brandies, or Wines, give me
a call. feblo’7l6m
issiiiTiir
Tru . r ... * r - -• ..
and *r the firm name of Ballew & Marshall,
this day dissolved by mutual consent—.J. ;
W. Marshall retiring. The bool sos the j
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.
Head -Further!
I propose to continue the business at the :
old stand, and am determined at all times to
keep a full and first-class stock.
feblfi.im A. W. BALLEW.
M. Menko, Bro. & Cos. —Dealers in I
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, &c.
Liberal inducements offered to country mer
chants. 28 Whitehall st., 2 doors from Ala
bama street, (next to Jack's Confectionery,)
Atlanta. Ga. sept29’7o-6m
A CAR IJ.
OVg m in, while rpHidinsf in South Ame*i
cn as i itii->i»»nart, di<e(iv*'fd a safe ad -irnple
ivmevfl f,,r the I'me of Wviiis \\L ak'iess, K r
■ Decav, liiscasca of the Urinarv and Seminal
o'«vi"S and tli* whole train • t d<soide*s bionght
•in Uv 4 aoetul and vice us habits. Great numbers
1 1 «ve he. neneU be th : s not, e vmHv. ' nmilit
• <) hv a ts si*e to benefit the : 111 cedar-d nlifort*.
unato. I will s rd the recipe to- p enuring a* and
•>>ing this m - ieirie, in a seated envelope, to any
>ne w'x, neeri* it Dee «and charge AtHress
■lO El'll T. INMAN, Stit ion D, liide Mouse,
N< «• Y tk Ibtv
OK EE
IIIM FAITHUMi 111..
DALTON\ GA.
Manufactures all Kinds of
E'XJ H. 3NT X r JP XT DEI. E3 ,
Os the best material this country affords, j
and very superior in style and workmanship, i
which they offer to the public and the gen- !
oral trade, as low as can be afforded.
Chairs & Bedsteads a Speciality.
Blinds, Doors, Sash and Job Work, to or- |
der, on short notice.
Dr. D. G. Hunt is our Agent at Calhoun.
Ga., and keeps a good supply of Furniture
on band. J. W. WALKER. Sup't.
1,. D. Palmer. Secretary. aug26’7o-ly
R. B. HACKNEY,
DEALER in
GROCERIES AND LIQUORS, I
(At the Old Stand of M. H. Jackson,)
CO URT HO USE ST., CALHO UN, GA. I
mar23.ly
J. N B. COBR. .INO. W. WALKHR.
COBB ; WALKER,
AGENTS FOR
f,ROVER i BAKER'S
CELEBRATED
SEXVIiNT Gr
MACHINE.
Every Machine Warranted to
keep in good running order.
ALSO AGENTS FOR GEN. LEE
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
G. M. HUNT. Calhoun, Georgia, is author
ized to transact all our business during our
absence. mnrlG-Gm
—i
All styles of Hats at Joe Simpson’s
South First National Rank, Chattanoo
1 ga, Tenn. 33 3ui
POETRY.
Tis But a Little Faded Flower.
’Tis but a little faded flower,
But oh ! how* fondly dear,
’Twill bring you back one golden hour,
Through many a weary year.
I would not to the world impart
The secret of its power ;
But deep within my inmost henrt,
I keep my faded flower.
Where is the heart that doth not keep,
Within its inmost core,
Some fond remembrance, hidden deep,
Os days that are no more?
Who hath not loved some trifling thing
More prized than jewels rare?
A faded flower, a broken ring,
A tress of golden hair.
A Compassionate Higli-Priest.
HEB. iv., 15.
When gathering clouds around I view,
And days are dark, and friends are few,
On Him I lean, who, not in vain,
Experienced every human pain :
He feels my griefs, lie sees my fears,
And counts and treasures up my tears.
If aught should tempt my soul to stray
From heavenly wisdom’s narrow way,
To fly the good I w*ould pursue,
Or do the ill I would not do ;
Still, he who felt temptation’s power,
Shall guard me in that dangerous hour.
When vexing thoughts within me rise,
And, sore dismayed, my spirit dies,
Then He, who once vouchsafed to bear
The sickening anguish of despair,
Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry,
The throbbing heart, the streaming eye.
When sorrowing, o’er some stone I bend,
Which covers all that was a friend,
And from his voice, his hand, his smile,
Divides me for a little while ;
Thou, Saviot, seest the tears I shed,
For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead.
_4nd, oh ! when I have safely past
Through every conflict but the last,
Still, still, unchanging, watch beside
My bed of death, for thou hast died.
Then point to realms of endless day,
yktd wipe the latest tear away.
ADOLPHUS BLIZZARD,
—on—
77i€ Big 80/derer’s Revenge.
CHAP. I. —WESTWARD 110 !
U'l — ; 5 . x. , t M „..
A * .
threw u glorious golden light far and
wide over a Western prairie. The ethe
real azure of the sky tinted with crim
son like the bloated face of an alcoholic
hummer. Not a zephyr ruffled the
grassy surface of the plain, and no sound
broke the impressive stillness save the
melodious cry of the slumgullion and
the pensive wail of a solitary bull frog.
Ihe glittering sheen of a broad river
lent additional charms to this gorgeous
scene, and on the bank of this river, in
the calm eventide, there halted a weary
cavalier, mounted on a bob tailed steed
of protrusive anatomy.
The rider, Adolphus Blizzard, was a
magnificent specimen of the border hun
ter, and fought at 280. pounds. His
handsome face was shaded by a mass of
wavy black hair, and a sixty cent straw
hat, and a superb moustache graced his
upper lip and he had an eccentric squint
in his starboard eye. iiis athletic form
was encased in a buckskin suit of-rather
questionable sanitary condition.and there
were indications that his own skin was
in the same fix. lie was armed pro
fusely, and a loaded demijohn dangled
at his saddle bow.
For a time the stalwart borderer gaz
ed pensively upon the magnificent land
scape spread before him ; then, with a
profound sigh, he raised the demijohn
to his lips and a heavy snifter of the
contents went down his gullet A pleas
ant look irradiated his interesting phiz t
his classic nose assumed a deeper, dar
ker tinge of red ; his eyes snapped like
clam shells at low tide; his ears flap
ped joyously, and the ambient air was
loaded with the odor of benzine whis
key.
Descending fiom the saddle, he hop
pled his horse in true frontier style, by
tying his left ear to his tail, and pro
ceeded to build a fire whereon to cook
his evening meal. An inspection of
his grub btg was reduced to one corn
dodger and two onions, so seizing his
gun he rushed madly forth in search of
game. At a short distance a herd of
buffaloes were playing tossing each oth
er on their spreading horns. Crack
went the rifle of the hunter, and a
four year-old bull fell headlong in the
grass with his skull smashed to atoms,
and nine inches of his tail carried away
by the unerring bullet. Steaks from
the rump of the animal were soon sput
tering over the fire, sending forth an
aroma that was grateful to the nostrils
of our hungry hero. Bliz was an eat
ist of extraordinary capacity, so he
slung the chunks of ipeat under his
moustache with a vigor that soon filled
out the kinks in his dilapidated stomach.
During this sumptuous repast the demi
juhn was repeatedly balanced upon his
upper lip, and he then lit his pipe aud
lay back on the grass, lie was as happy
as a plantation nigger with a bran new
red shirt.
“That sire is a bully supper, now;
dog-goned if it ain't 1” said the hunter,
apparently addressing a cloud of smoke
that curled upward from his pipe “an’
this ’ere whiskey—though I kin hear it
siz when it reaches my stumich—makes
a feller feel good all over. Darned if I
don’t have a song all for myself, any
how, though ’taint uncommou jolly out
here, all alone. A-hem.
“ The turkey buzzard’s a fragrant bird,
An’ so's the perrary dorg ;
Thekilliahe sings so sw^et,
So due ole bull frog;
Frog, oh ! frogee frog—
So due ole bull frog
Sally Jones is a werry nice gal,
An’ so’s her brother Sam ;
If Sail’ll only marry me
I’ll be as happy as a clam.
Glam, oh 1 claniee clam”—
“Wha! my white brother sings like a
government mule,” said a deep, guttural
voice, interrupting the ditty.
Adnlnhu9 Blizz-ird bounded into the
air and descended on hia feet, with a
pistol in each hand, and his knife be
tween his teeth. There was vengeance
in his flashing eve. and death in his
compressed lips ; but there was also*a
big Indian on his back* and one grasp
ing each arm, so that before he pulled a
triinrer he was hurled to the grouud and
tied hand and foo&.
He swore fluently.
“ The white man will shut the hole
in his face!” howled a painted savage,
as he seized a stick of fire wood, and
gave Bliz a belt on the jaw that knocked
out four teeth.
CHAP. II. —A CAPTIVE.
The captive shut the hole.
“ Wah ! what does the pale face car
ry in the big bottle?” inquired the big
chief of the party, raising it to his nose.
“Fire-water! Ugh! Bully! Indian like
him !” and the cuss threw back his
head and swallowed at lea=t. a quart. —
The fiery liquid nearly choked him, but
he smacked his lips and passed it over
to one of his companions, with a grunt
of intense satisfaction. The other In
dians, in turn, took a big drink. In ten
minutes a happier lot of heathen didn’t
b.eat he. They laughed, sang, danced,
kicked the prisoner in the ribs, eat all
his grub, drank the last of his whiskey
broke the demijohn over his head, and
promising to roast him in the morning,
went to sleep.
CHAP. 111. —RED-HOT REVENGE.
An hour after the Inst savage had
succumbed to the effects of the liquid
lightning, our hero raised his head slow
ly, cautiuusly, and a ghastly, battered
head it was. One eye was closed, and
h.s nose looked like a-lmiledbeet struck
with a club. To say that he was mad
would hardly convey an idea of the vin
dictive passion thafTaged in his soui.
JP fearful oath of vengeauce escaped
from his bleeding lips, aud the convul
sive heaving of his breast split his shirt
..... •iK.ji. f.. v*ovn A’v ? ‘ r htv
•it his herculean strength he Durst tin
th ngs that bound him, then crawling
like a huge blacksnake through the grass,
he reached the fire, seized a burning
brand, and held it over the mouth oi the
nearest Indian. Ihe effect was terrific
A volume of blue smoke burst from th«.
potato trap of the intoxicated savage,
with a hissing sound like the burn.ug
fuse of a bombshell. The brand was
applied to each of the prostrate red men
with the same appalling effect; and then
followed a series of horrible explosion 11
that filled the air with human fragments
and flying scalping-knives. In the
midst of this dreadful eruption Adol
phus Blizzard danced and howled with
fiendish triumph, but aflyiugheadstrik
ing him in the hr *ad basket, doubled
him up like a shut jack-knife, so he
mounted his terrified steed and galloped
madly into the darkness.
* ale * * * *
There is a legend current on the prai
tie that the spirit of Blizzard, on a
phantom steed, may be seen on dark
nights galloping across the plain chaseo
by Indians, belching forth blue flame;
but a strict regard for the truth com
pels the acknowledgement that he is
still a denizen of this mundane sphere,
and runs a Union Pacific gin mill on
the Smoky Hill turnpike.
The Lawyer and the Irishman.—
While a number of lawyers and genth
men were dining at Wiscissett a f w
days since, a jolly soul from the Emer
ald Isle appeared and called for dinner.
The landlord told him he should dine
when the gentlemen were and ate.
“ Let him crowd among us,” whisper
ed a limb of the law. “ and we will have
some fun with him.”
The Irishman took his seat at the
table.
“ You were born in this country, were
you, my friend
“ No, sir ; I was born in Ireland.”
Is your father living?”
“ No. sir ; he is dead.”
“ What is your occupation ?”
“ A horse jockey, sir.”
“ What was your father’s occupa
tion ?”
“Trading horses, sir.”
“ Did your father cheat any person
while he was here ?”
“ 1 suppose he did cheat many, sir.”
“ Where do you suppose he went to ?”
“ To Heaven, sir.”
“ And what do you suppose he’s do
ing there?”
“ Trading horses, sir.”
“ Has he cheated any one there ?”
“ He cheated'once, l believe, sir.”
“ Why did they not prosecute him ?’
“ Because, they searched the whole
kingdom of Heaven, and could’nt find a
lawyer.”
—
A Safe Place to Carry Money.—
A gentlemanly conductor was collecting
tickets from his passengers. All handed
ov*er tickets promptly except one fat old
lady, who sat next the door and wh<
seemed to be reaching down as if to get
something she had dropped on the floor
When her timo came to pay she- raised
! er head and thus addressed the blush
ing conductor :
“Ia Hers, when I travels, carry my
money in my stockin’, fur. vou sees, no
thing can get at it thar. and I’d thank
you. young man, just to reach it for me,
•as I am so jemmed in I can’t get to it.
I forgot to git a ticket at the depot.”
The conductor glanced at the other
pssengers, some of whom were laugh
ing at his plight; one or two young la
dies among them blushed scarlet, and he
beat a sudden retreat, muttering some
thing about not charging old ladies, etc.
His cash was short that trip the fair of
one passenger.
The Power of Money.
Money is the great motive power
which keeps the machinery of com
merce in motion, and its possession
makes men either miserable or happv,
accordingly as it is appreciated or used.
Money in the hands of a bid man is a
giant power of evil; while in the hands
of a g od man it is equally strong in an
opposite direction. “ The love of money,”
says the good book, “is the root of "all
evil.” and this fact is susceptible of
proof without extensive reflection upon
the subject. Men love money, and to
obtain it some will resort to means base,
unlawful iniquitous No mau starts out
in life the expectancy to become a
thief or a murderer; ami yet many
very many, through an inordinate.* love
of gold, find ihemselves, before they are
aware, upon the highway to desperation.
Murder-., except in heat of passion or
the gratification of revenge, for real or
supposed injuries, are not committed
merely for the love of doing the deed,
but si the necessity in the accomplish
ment of a purpose, into which the de
sije of money leads them. The concur
rent testimony of all thieves is that in
their robberies it is always desirable to
avoid taking life, if it can be done with
out expense to themselves; but it must
be done rather than lose the glittering
pile or endanger their future operations
in theft. The love of g( Id then exerts
a great power It peoples the prisons
of the counter, endangers society, and
causes mourning and diotress in the
land. Money is a queer institution.—
It buys provender, satisfies justice and
heals wounded honor. Everything re
solves itself into cash, from stock job
bing to building churches. Childhood
craves pennies; youth aspires to dimes ;
mankind is swayed by the mighty dol-
Jar. The blacksmith swings the mighty
sledge, the lawyer pleads for his client.
his salary. Money makes the man,
therefore man must make money if he
would be respected by fools ; the eye of
the world looks through golden specta
cles. It buys Brussels c trpets, lace cur
tains, gilded cornices, rich furniture, and
builds marble mansions It drives us
to church in splendid equipages and
settles for the rent of the best pews
It buys silks and jew T elry for “my lady ”
—it commands the respect of gaping
crowds, and insures obsequious attention.
It enables us to be charttuble, t * send
bibles to the heathens, to remove and unes
tic indigence. It gilds the ragged scen
ery of life, spreads a velvet carpet for
the tired, ar and encases in gilt frames the
rude and bustling turmoils of existence
It bids care vanish, soothes the anguish
of a bed of sickness, and stops m t in
the accomplishment of any object save
that it cannot ward off the grim de
stroyer, vhi se relentless hand spares
none, levels all distinctions, and teaches
poor weak humanity that it is but dust.
The helpless and weak pause on the brink
of eternity, the beggar and the million
aire, and when the spirit takes its flight
the one is as rich as the other, having
been compelled to leave behind all earthly
possessions.
Frankness —Be frank with the
world, frankness is the child of hon
esty and courage. Say what you mean
to do on every occasion, and take it for
granted that you mean to do just what
is right. If a friend ask you a favor,
you should grant it, if it is reasonable;
if it is not. tell him plainly why you
cannot. You will wronghim and wrong
yourself by equivocati nos any kind.
Never do a wrong thintr to make a
friend or keep one ; the man who re
quires you to do so is dearly purchased
and at a sacrifice. Deal kindly and
firmly with all men. and you will find it
the policy which wears thebest. Ab <ve
all, do not appear to others what you
are not. If you have any fault to find
with any one. tell him. not others, of
what you complain. There is no more
dangerous experiment than that of un
dertaking to and) one thing to a man’s
face and another behind his back. We
should live, act and speak out of doors,
as the phrase is. ands y and do
what we are willing should be known by
all men. It is not only best as a matter
of principle, but as a matter of policy.
What is Alcohol? —Alcohol is a
deceiver. It promises happiness, pro
duces misery; promises to promote
friendship, causes bitter discord, and
man to hate his best friend ; pron.isvs
to give strength, rebs man of viwr.
physical aud mental; professes to be a
good creature of God. is an agent r.f
Satan. It is difficult to enumerate the
different appearances under which it
presents itself as a man’s frieml, but in
every case its pretensions are false.
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Don’t Lean Upon Others —Half,
at least, of the disappointed men one
.»eets with are victims of ill-ground
mpes and expectations —persons who
tave tritrd to le;tn upon others instead of
ioiyiug upon themselves.
IS umber 3T.
Various Items.
Sty-lights-— stars.
j
Text for sinners—pretext.
! A grave mistake—accidentally bury.
i ing men alive. ’ 3
A book whose contents rules ibr
world—pocket-book.
TV by is a woodchuck like a sausage ?
j Because it’s a grouqJ hog.
! Why is an angry man like a ladv in
j tull dress? Because be is ruffled.
B hen riding a donkey, what kind of
truit ao you represent ? A pear.
Actions, looks, words, steps form tho
alphabet by which you may spell char
acter.
Some girls are like old muskets ; they
use a good deal of powder, but won’t ao
off. °
‘* Say, Smith where have you been for
a week back V I haven’t been any
where for it. I haveu’t got a weak back.”
AN ant of prudence is too frequently
the want of virtue; nor is there on
earth a more powerful advocate of vice
than poverty. j"
A Western editor, in response to a
subscriber, who grumbles that his pa
per was intolerably damp, says that is
btcause there is so much due on it.
1 lie girl of the period is accused ot
being too practical. And yet a glance
at her chignon proves how fond ahe is
of building castles in the air.
A churlish fellow refused to pay a
boot-black his tull fee, whereupou the
latter exclaimed: Go along, old buffer;
all the polish you ve got is upon your
shoes, and 1 gave you that.”
Mrs. Held ol lenton, Michigan, lost
her speech, nnd alter remaining a mute
four years, has suddenly recovered it.
1 he best j-hort-hand reporter can’t keep
up with her now.
A young lady remarked, after coining
from a church : “ 1 did nut think much
of the close of the sermon.” To which
her father replied: “Probably you
were thinking more of the clothes of
the Congregation.”
An auctioneer thus exalted the mer
its ol a carpet: “ Gentlemen and ladies,
some folks sell carpets for Brussels which
are nut Brussels; but I can most posi
tively assure you that this elegant arti
cle was made by Air. Brussels himself!”
Thousands of wild geesegotlostbvget-
the other Jay, and they flew
around there Ibr several hours, until
finally a man came along with a lantern
when they f<ff lowed him off into the
country.
True Politeness.—ls you carve
a turkey, and it should be tough, and
slip off the dish through your awkward
ness, and it it falls iuto a lady's lap, it
is reckoned polite to m..ke a bow, and
say, •* Please ma’am, may I trouble you
for that turkey again !”
“Fellow trailers, ” said a colored
preacher, ” es 1 been eatin ‘ dried apples
for a week, and den tuk to drinkin" fur
a inonf. I couldn't feel moie swelled up
dan 1 am dis minnit wid pride and wau
tiy at soein sich a full tendance here
dis ebenin.”
“ What would you like to be when
you become a man ?” said a fond mother
to her young hopeful. Would you like
to be a merchant, or doctor, or lawyer,
or preacher ?"
" I think, mamma,” said the urchin,
•• I’d rather be a candy-shop.”
“ Ma has Aunty Jane got bees in her
mouth ? "
‘•No, my son; why do you ask such a
question ? "
“Because I heard Mr. Briggs tell her
that he would take honey from her lips;
and he was so long it I wondered
1m didn't get stung.'
A young lady, up town was bored to
death, the other evening, by an immov
able caller, who talked poetry. She
finally told him she could think of only
one verse at that moment —something of
Tennyson :
‘‘And she said, I'm very weary;
He goeth not. She said,
I'm a-weary, a-weary,
And I would I were in bed.”
With big tears in her eyes, a sweet
little Pennsylvania girl of five summers,
asked: “AN ill dear little Johnny die
to-night, mother?’’ And wh n she was
assured that the doctor thought not. she
continued, while sobs choked her utter
ance : “ Boor Johnny. I wish he would,
cau«e then I could have h.s little white
handled knife and fork."
A minister found it difficult to get
his salary promptly. Latterly, it was
much behind. Going to one of his delin
quent parishioners,in the hardware trade,
he looked over his stock of corkscrews
very fastidiously, saying he wanted one of
peculiar sire aud strength. To the in
quiry, *• \\ hat do you wantof»uch a one,
anyhow?’ the answer was: ‘My dearsir.l
want one that can draw my salary."—
The payments come much more promptly
now.
“ Papa, " said a l.ttlc urchin to his
f;ther the other day. “I saw a prin
ter go down the street just now. ”
*• Did you, sonny ? How did you
know the person was a printer ? ”
“ Because I do, papa. "
*• But he might ha*e been a carpen
ter, blacksmith ora shoemaker."
“ Oh no, papa he was a printer—likely
an editor—for he was gnawing a bouc,
aud had no stockings on. The crown
was out of his hat, and his coat was all
torn. lam certain he was a printer.”