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The Calhoun Times. Volume I. THE CALHOUN TIMES. Published” EVERY THURSDAY MORNINO, BY nAXKiy & MARSHALL. H. ARTHUR 8, RAILROAD STREET. Terms of Subscription. One Year : : | \ \ Six Months : : : j Rates of Advertising. jfiUSo'rn | I Mo- I 3 yio \ I (i Mos - I 1 Y,,ar ■fTT iloj 3>7.U0 .$12.00 $20.00 i .. 600 10.00 18.00 30.00 column 0.00 15.00 30.00 40.00 J |5,00 2500 40.00 «>5.00 • „ 2-YOO 40.00 65.00 115.00 Til "subscriptions nre payable strictly in vlrance; atvl at the expiration of the time for which payment i3 made, unless pre riously renewed, the name of the subscriber will bs stricken from our books. For each square of ten lines or less, for the first insertion, sl, and for each subsequent insertion, fifty cents. Ten lin<*s of solid Uretier, or its equivalent in space, make a tiuuarc. Terms cash, before or on demand after the first insertion. Advertisements under the head of “ Special Notices,” twenty cents per line for first in- Hertion,' and ten cents each sebsequent inser tion. . ... All communications on matters of public interest will meet with prompt attention, and concise letters on general subjects are re spectfully solicited from all parts of the ♦ountry. railroads. Western & Atlantic. mout passicnokk tii mv—out v a nr. hews Allan* r. m. A mv* a I (’ilh-Hin •. 11 2 I A. m. Arrive ut Ct'afanuog t 245 a. m DAT PASsKXGin ritAIV—OUTWARD. hesre Atlanta...,. 8 15 a m Arrive at Calhoun .19 p. m. Arrive lit OnaUaiioiiga 5.80 P vo ACCOMOD TION THAIS —OUTWARD. | e tve A i lan Hi sjn r M Arrive at D ili<n» 8. 50 p x SIGHT P .SSKNGKK THAIS —IS W * ItD. I,»*vs ('ha Arrive at t/ii'h nin.. 11.*21 P m Ariiveat Atlmta 4 00 a. m day PAS'EM OK 11 TRAIN —INWARD. Leive Chilian o a". 80 a. m Arrive at ('illi>»u i 'J 44 a m | Arrive at Atl.m'a B.uo p. m. j ACCOMODATION THAIS* INWARD. Leave Da'ion .... 200 p m j Arrive at Allan a 11 O'* a. m | - 1 1 ■! '..'L !L" " ■■■ ■ I 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. — »■ 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.”