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The Calhoun Times. Volume I. tHB CALHOUN TDIKS. -'r.iSui** kvkby TiirnsuAT morning, by '/.U.VA'/.V «t; MARSHALL.}, Th-uis of Sttbscriptioii. . . : : : $2.00 One * • ; * 1 ; . . . ; 1.00 " ' - Nl ° nllS 'f' ' I Kate* of Advertising Mo 1 H Nloh’ <> Mos. 1 year. T ' v " u "f>oo 10.00 18.00 85.00 *' u,u ; “ in I«i00 1 15.00 30.00 40.00 i P u 11500 1 25.00 | 40.00 05.00 j I 25.00 1 40.00 I 05.00 115.00 art ‘ P a y a^^c Bti 'jctly * n ~u„c , ; and at the expiration of the time i r which luvmcnt is made, unless pre \r. ‘ renewal, the name of the subscriber stricken from gur hot**. ;.. m(! |, vqiiare of ttm lines or less, for the insertion, SI. and for each subsequent , r tirm. fifty cents. Ten lines of solid llrovier, or its equivalent in space, make a ' q iVniM cash, before or on demand after flic first insertion. \,ivoitisoments underthehead of “Special v wti ,.w" twenty cents per line for first in s«*rtio„. T and ten cents each sebsequent inser- Vll communications on matters of public j r; .. t will meet with prompt attention, and Hineise letters on general subjects are re spectfully solicited from all parts of the country. BAILBOAPS. Western & Atlantic. NIGHT PASSKN'GKR~TR.VIN'—OUTWARO. Atlanta * V- «• Arrive at Calhoun 11-21 A - M - Arriro at Chattanooga 2 4» A. m HAY PAB9SXCfctt TRAIN—OUTWARD. Leave Atlanta 8 1° A - M Arrive at Ca'honn t J p. m. Arrive at Chattanooga 5.30 P. m. ACCOMOD TION TRAIN—OUTWARD. Leave Atlanta 530 p. m. Arrive at Dalton 3.30 p. m. night Passenger train—inward. heave Chattanooga . .7.50 p. m. Arrive at Calhoun .11.21 p. m. Arrive at Atlanta 4 00 a. m. I) V Y PASSENGER TRAIN—INWARD. Leive Ch ittun >ora ;....5.30 a. m. Arrive at Calhoun 941 a. m Arrive at Atlanta ••3.00 P. M. ACCOMODATION TRAIN INWARD. Leave Dalton 2 00 p. u. Arrive at Atlanta 11.00 a. m "pROfESSIONA.I. CARDS. _ W. sT JOHNSON, Allorney 7Vt IjHAV, c. i u/or.\: ; Georgia. Office in Southeast corner of the r !m’vt bouse. ■ \ rg 11 1 if II HIN. JOS. mcosnkli,. fain and McConnell, VUornt'ys sit I jfiw 9 CAM/orX, GEORGIA. 1 v” Office in the Court House. K i* 11 l ts W. J. CANTRELL iVUonicy Ijfiw. ('aliiouv: Georgia. ''JILL I’raoli-v in the Cherokee Circuit, 1* in I .8. District Uourt, Northern Dis tri •r of (ledrgia. (at Atlanta): and in the Su fi o'nu' Court of the State of Georgia. W v i- V- li. Rankin’, Ywtetta Calhoun, 0;t PHILLIPS & RANKIN, ATTORNEYS AT LA ll', —AND— COUECTINa /iO£NTS Calhoun, Ga. W —:o: i_ M ILL practice in the Courts of the Cherokee Circuit. firiU Office North side Public Square. K. -J. Iv I KITH, Attorneyiat Hcfratr, c 1 /, I/OU.Y, GEORGIA. ['C " at th r Old Stand of Cantrell A Hiker. J \\ IhL pvuotico in all the Courts of the M Cuerokeo Circuit; Suprevhe Court of ’"mrgia. and the United States District Court Ga. augl97oly i3exr n .t rrOHXEY AT LA IU, DA If I,ON EGA, - GEO. NovlO 1870 ts MnOTIEEVES, Suntcoit <V> Physician, CAUIIOUN, - . . OEORGIA) \| V\ be lmind at his office, in the Brick -U Store of Boaz, Barrett & Cos., day i d.jj.it when not professionally jan2(v 71 ts J 66 * RUFE WALDO THORNTON, dentist, Cai.iioun, . . . G.OtOIA. 11'dANKFUL for 'armor patronage, solicits -a continuance o‘ the same. ___ ’"hee at Residence. seplo DR. D. G. HUNtr i'ii.Vsiciiin iind Druggist, CALIIOLAV, GA. J. I). TINSLEY WATCH-MAKER „ J WELER, jA IIIOUN, :; ; : GEORGIA. A styles of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry x neatly repaired and warranted. jmplWTOtf ( F ‘CTA BUSHED IN 1855.) J.O. MATHEWSON, PRODUCE ( °NMISSION merchant ARGCRTA. GEORGIA. u*7o lv TIN ■ W A R E ANT) Cooking- Stoves ! W.T.HALL&BRO., TIT OULD inform the public that they are TV 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. In these days of Freedom, every good husband should see that the “goot wife” is supplied with a good CoolSLing Stove, And we are prepared to furnish any size or style desired at the Lowest Possible Priceßi 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, LIQUORS, «dS3O H Railroad Street, - - CALIIOVV, 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, 4c. 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. febiG'TlGm J. h. ~arthurT DEALER IN STAPLE AVI) F. 1 VCY DRl' GOODS, Cutlery, Notions &c. ANo keeps constantly on hand a choice stock of FAMILY GROCERIES, Tn all of which purchasers are offered in ducements.to buy. Auglll Cm ■j. >;. n. conn. jno. w. wakkbr. COBB ! WALKER, AGENTS FOll GROVER I OMR’S - CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE. Every Machine Warranted to keep in good running order. ALSO AGENTS FOR GEN. LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. G. 51. HUNT, Calhoun, Georgia, is author ized to transact all our business during our absence. marlO-Oin CIIEROK EE MANIWIK CO., J) ALTOV, GA. Manufactures all Kinds of jET* Tl 7 XI- H&T X T3? XT 3ErL IH3 v 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. ( hairs & 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 hand. J. W. WALKER. Sup't. L. D. Palmer, Secretary. aug26’7o-ly l)ISSI)ITTII)\ NOTICE, | rjIHE copartnership heretofore existing un ; I der the firm name of l>alle\v A Marshall, I is this day dissolved by mutual consent—J. iW. Marshall retiring. The books of the firm are in the hands of *4. W. Ballew, who ; will close up all the business of the late firm. A. W. Ballew J. W. Marshall. Read 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. febl6,lm A. W. BALLEW. G. H. & A. TV. FORCE, SIGN OF THE BIG IRON BOOT, i Whitehall Street, : : : Atlanta, Ga. Shoes and Trunks, a complete Stock ) and new Goods arriving daily! Gents’ Boots and Shoes, of the best makes. Ladies’ Shoes of all kiuds. Boys, Misses and Children’s Shoes of every grade and make. par* We are prepared to offer inducements to Wholesale Trade. septa ',’7o-ly j ANY QUANTITY of “Fine Virginia Leaf “ and Manufactured Tobaccos at DkJOUUNETT & SON’S. Co r. Bread & Briogc sts., Rome, CALHOUN, GEA_., TH CURST) A.Y, JUTISTK 1. 1871. POETRY. V Kiss at the. Door. We were standing in the doorway— My little wife and I The golden sun upon her hair Fell down so silently ; A small white hand upon my arm What could I ask for more, Than the kindly glance of loving eyes, As she kissed me at the door ? I know she loves with all her heart The one who stands beside! And the years have been so joyous Since first I called her bride ! We’ve had so much of happiness Since we met in years before ; But the happiest time of all was When slit killed me at the door ! Who cares for wealth of land or gold. Os fame, or matchless power? It does not give the happiness Os just one little hour. With one who loves me as her life— She says she “loves me more”— And I thought she did, this morning, When she kissed me at the door. At times it seems that all the world With all its wealth of gold, Is very small and poor indeed. Compared with what l bo>l! And when the clouds hang grim and dark, I only think the more Os “one” who waits the coming step To kiss me at the door. If she lives till age shall scatter The frost upon her head, I know she'll love me just the same As the morning we were wed ; But if the angels call her, And if she goes to Heaven before. I shall know her when 1 meet her— For'she’ll kiss me at (he door. Speech of General William Phillips, on Memorial Day, at Resaca. LatVes of the Memorial Association and fellow citizens : I font* that I owe an apology to you for appearing to-day without having made any preparation. I did not so much feel the need of pre paration until I came upon the ground and looked at this assembly, and saw the interest manifested by gray-haired men, by the ladies, by the young men, the girls and the boys. It is an apology also, I fear, that I owe to myself for consenting to appear before an audience of this character without having made the necessary preparation. But, ladies and gentlemen, as a Georgian, an a friend of the unknown dead, I stlall speak from the heart, and I know there is no one here before me whose heart does not beat in unison with the ser vices which are here being carried on. What are those services? Why are we here in this beautiful vale, out in the woods? Upon many of the tablets that stand at the head of these graves, is written the inscription, C. S. A.” In the center a monument is reared, upon which is placed a cross in scribed, To the unknown dead.” Who are they, that Georgians should this day meet together for the purpose of paying respect to their memory ? Why is it, L ask, fellow citizens, that these ceremonies are being performed over the graves of the men who sleep here, and whose names are unknown ? The heart answers that it is because they fell for the cause of truth, and every true Georgian loves and honors and respects them to-day, and will respect them the more hereafter. I want to speak to these boys and girls, to every Georgian who has the heart of a true Georgian in his bosom, and I shall speak freely. I shall not allude to the war for the purpose of re crimination against those whom we call our enemies. I shall not talk about that. It is enough for them to take care of their own dead ; it is enough for them to take care of their own con sciences ; it is enough for them to take care of their own peace. 1 shall speak alone of Georgia, and the cause which they call the i; Lost Cause.” That is what has brought us here to-day. Whether right or whether wrong, the State of Georgia determined that she could not remain longer as one of thS sisterhood of States, and the Statefor Georgia seceded. Georgians voted for this measure at the ballot-box, and Georgians carried it in Convention.— Georgians carried the State out of the Union. The North determined, whether rightfully or whether wrongfully, the Georgia and the other Southern Statse had no right to secede from the U nion nd form themselves into a Confeder acy. We held* whether rightfully, or whether wrongfully, that we had the right. We held that every privilege, evei‘y right, every principle that was worth holding or recognizing by every man, was at stake in that issue. War was commenced. I need not recount the experiences of that war. or the re sults that followed it. They are famil iar to us all. There were thousands of Georgians who did not fully and heart ily endorse the action of the State in seceding. But when Georgia went ev ery tvue Georgian said, ‘T am with Georgia, I am with the South, and I pledge my honor and my life for this cause.” What was this principle for which we fought ? It was. as we under stand. the principle of constitutional liberty. And here is a delicate ques tion—that I am told we dare not touch upon for fear of those who have power over us. but I intend to speak here to day what I believe to be the truth, and surely nothing has the right to deprive us of this privilege, or to hinder us in its exercise; This issue of which 1 have spoken, not only involved the principle of constitutional liberty, as we understood it, but it involved every right which is dear to man. It involved not only the right of property, but it involved the right of every man to act and think as he pleased, and the State to act for herself. The great State of Georgia, one of the original thirteen States, thought she was right in uphold ing these principles. Mothers said to their sons, wives said to their husbands, maidens said to their lovers, “go and fight for truth and for right, and give us liberty or give us death.” And they drove their sons and husbands and lovers to the front, and remained at home and prayed God to protect them and give them strength in the defense of Southern rights and Southern liberty. These men that lie around us here marched to the front. They went wherever their country called them.— They went where Lee, where Jackson, where Johnson, where Price, where Claiborn, where where Forrest and the other leaders of the Confeder acy told them to go, and I quote now from the langnage of a Federal General when I say that “Napoleon on his re turn from his Italian campaign, did not leave such a record for the French, as the little army of Joseph E. Johnson left for itself and the Confederacy, in the campaign between Dalton and At lanta.” That is the testimony of a Fed eral General in speaking of the soldiers of the Southern army. Ou account of what was termed our “peculiar institution,” the North united in solid phalanx not only for the Uniort, but against slavery. We were small in numbers. Our forces were environed, they were overpowered but they fought heroically. This Federal officer of whom I speak, said, “we started out with 125,000 men, and as fast as one was killed, another was put in his place, and as fast as our men died, others were sent to take their places.” But our army was small. Our country was over run and devastated, and we had no re source or reserve upon which to draw to recruit our ranks when our men were slain, and we were finally forced to yield. ; We put these garlands, these wreaths upon the graves of these brave heroes who died in the defense of this consti tutional liberty, but where are the thou sands of others who entered into this cause? Where are they? Memory turns back from this hour and I see be fore me men, who, with me, saw com rades die where there was not even a blanket to cover them, and where there was no stone to mark their resting plaec. No woman’s hand has fashioned gar lands to commemorate their heroism, and no mother, no wife, no sister, no father, no friend has been to theil* graves to day to' pay respect to their memory.— It is jn one sense fortunate to be buried where your resting place is known, and where kind friends can strew flowers upon your grave. But thousands of our men are sleeping, from Gettysburg to the Rio Grande, and there is no stone to mark the spot where their ashes repose to day. A mother came to me only last year, and said, “Sir, can yo.u tell me where my son died?” “ Yes.” “ And where he was buried ?” “ I re member that he was buried upon a hill side in North-western Virginia, but I had not time to place a mark over his grave, and cannot now tell the spot where it is.” Think of my feelings and the agony of soul when that mother said, “Oh my only child, my darling; if I only knew where he lay that I might go and weep upon his grave, I could be better satisfied until I meet him above in the skies.” Thousands of our men lie buried all over the country, and those to whom they were near and dear know not where they sleep. For what did these men die ? For what purpose did they sacrifice their lives ? is it not meet and proper and just, when the Spring is opening and leaf and flower blooming, the birds sing ing praises the earth clothed with beauty and fragrance, that a day should be set apart by the ladies of the South to re pair to the places where sleep the Con federate dead, and there celebrate their heroic conduct in the defense of consti tutional liberty and of right? Is it not meet? Is it not proper ? Is it not right? The heart and conscience answer, yes it is. The women of the South took the first step in inaugurating these services.— They were the first to lead the men to pay respect to the dead of which I have spoken. When the war was ended, and when Robert E. Lee, that great chief tain, and great and noble and good man— we can scarcely know now how great, good and noble he was—and Johnston and others surrendered, and when the privates marched up and gave their pa role of honor and returned home, the cry was for peace, and we thought we should have peace. The war was ended, the conflict was over, the cause for which the South had fought was, in one sense of the word lost, but so far as our State rights and our liberties were concerned, it was not lost. 1 regret to say that there were many in the South, after the close of the war. who believed that the cause was not only lost in ona sense of the word, but that it was lust in every sense of the word —that the spirit of liberty had fled from Georgia, and that the spirit of lib erty no longer existed at the South; It was then that a cowardly few, and I speak it to their shame, said that they were not with us. that they were not of us. that they hud no interest in the cause, and did not belong to it, and were not to be counted as one of us. If there is one of that class of men here to-day I hope he will go out side of this place into the woods, and hang himself as did one of old who betrayed his master, and never disgrace the country again. How much, my friends, do we owe to the ladies of our land ? How came this Cemetery here ? Who placed that mon ument there, and that cross with the in scription. “To the unknown dead? ho placed these unkaown heroes in these graves, and who, to-day, decks these graves with tlic tribute of love ? It was woman that was foremost in do ing all this, and what a noble work she has accomplished. It is woman who has ever been true to truth. The wo men ot the South, our mothers, our wives, our sisters, those whom we love and for whom we fought, came forward when the war closed and said that honor was to be paid to those who died in the defense of our rights and of the great principle of constitutional liberty. I do not know whs the ladies were who were foremost in the work of establish itfg this cemetery, but I know that it was woman’s hand that conuneheed the work and woman’s heart and woman’s efforts that completed it. In the tow n where I live", where we, for the first time, proposed to place a lence around the graves of soldiers who died there, it was said that wc could not do it; that it would be regarded as an act of rebellion if we came together to nay re spect to our dead soldiers, and to place tablets above their graves to mark where they slept. But when the time drew near there was not a woman in the town who was not asking money to build a fence around tho graves, and who was not urging her son, orlier husband, oi lier lover, to aid in that work. The women, thank God, were true to the truth, and they have always been. It was woman that stood beside the cross when our Saviour hung there in his last agonies. It was woman who was first at the sepulchre, and it is woman who has stood unflinchingly by the cause of truth and right from that day to this. Wo man has stood by the truth when man, with all his boasted strength and wis dom, has failed to do so I have no sympathy with the Southern born man who denies his sympathy with the Southern cause, who prates of his Unionism during the war, nor with those who still engender strife. It is a libel on Southern character that those who bared their breasts to every dan ger, who suffered every privation and hardship in defense of the truth, and who surrendered in good faith, however unwillingly, now covertly and secretly do that which by their parole of honor they pledged themselves not to do : that they would do that covertly which they would not dare do openly. Having fought bravely they surrendered and gaye their parole of honor not to bear arms against the United States until exchanged, and to obey the laws in force where we reside; and this parole we have ever kept and intend to keep un sullied, and were it necessary, we again pledge ourselves to it here in the pres ence of our honored dead. But while we obey the laws ii force, we claim, and shall exercise the right of free men in voting for such men, such measures, and such laws as meet our honest approval. Where laws are odious, hard and unfair toward us and our section, we shall ever seek the peaceful constitutional remedy which is our right, at the ballot box. Self-protection and self-defense some times drive men to desperation, but as a whole, the people of the South have endured more, borne more, suffered more in the bitter agony of soul in sub mitting to wrong and outrage, than du ring the war. The great body of the people still ask pence, and would forget the wrongs of the past ten years for the privileges and blessings of peace. Peace! a volume in a word, heaven-born.— Heaven resounded with joy when it was proclaimed by angels, “ Peace on earth, good will to men.” But it is real peace that we ask ; the substance, not the shadow. For a while Georgia, one of the original thirteen States, was left alone, separate and By herself, but her star was undimmed, because her honor was untarnished. When she cast her moorings along by the sisterhood of States, her unsullied honor was pledged She proclaimed peace, and let the anath ema maranatha of her people be pro claimed against him who would disturb this peace to a nation, or to a State?— It is the right to enjoy to the fullest ex-, tent the blessings of liberty as guaran teed by the Constitution framed by Washington, Jeffefson, Madison, Mon roe and the Revolutionary fathers, and as interpreted by Marshall and his wor- j thy compeers, the right to speak the truth, to teach the truth to our children, ! to elevate the standard of civilization, and to do whatever seemeth to us right, not infringing on the rights of others — the rights unfolded and inter preted by the infallible word of (^ 0 j—the great standard of truth —the Bible. This is what Georgians ask and what they want. Fellow-citizens, it would be a pleasure if I had the time, to speak of some of the incidents of the war, but the mind turns backward over the years of the past, and you understand the feelings that memory brings to the heart, espe cially on an occasion like this. All over the South our brave heroes lie sleeping,' and the women of the South have met to-day for the purpose of paying re spects to their memory. Many of the graves, both here and elsewhere, are marked unknown, and we cannot teil who sleeps in them. But we know that they were true men. brave men, men who died in the support of what they believed to be constitutional liberty and right. We know that they were heroes who were sacrificed for the right. Women of the Memorial Association, vou have it in your power to do more than any one else to keep afresh the memory of this occasion. Every peo ple, nation and family have some partic ular day commemorative of some par ticular event, which they celebrate The Passover and other days are reli giously observed by the Jews. In our own couutry. in one section, the landing of the Pilgrims is still observed. The fourth ot July, the day on which the Independence of the American Collides was declared ; the 22d day of February, Washington’s birthday ; the !<th day of January, the day on which the battle of New Orleans was fought; the 25th day of December, and other days are duly observed and celebrated in our country ; these anniversary days are kept to per petuate the remembrance, and to keep afresh the recollection of some event.— This, the 26th t day of April, has been set apart by the women of the Mouth as a day in which to do honor to tho mem ory of the Confederate, dead. The day is appropriate, the re f et due, the work peculiarly the province of women.— Christianity and philanthropy alike demand the observance of this day to llicit!cate the £reaf 'principles of right and truth for which the Confed erates died. This is not to he done by crimination or reciimiuatiou, but with an eye single to the truth which in spired our soldiers to dare and die ruth is mighty and must prevail, ami it is more powerful, guided by the teach ings and inspiration of women, than by the bayonet. While the Confederate armies have been disbanded, the coun try over run and devastated, tho negro by force elevated to political equality, the spirit of liberty has been preserved and burns as warmly in the Southern heart as on the day of secession or as on the day of the battle of Chicka mauga. This is due to the women of the South more than to any other in strumentality. Ladies, you have more power for good than you are aware of. You are guided by tlie truth, and while we follow your c unsels we are saffi. You have more power for good than men. Men are swayed by one motive and then another. Women, in my judg ment, are actuated by the highest and purest motives. Never say then, ladies, that you have lio power. There is one little incident that I would like to relate in this connection to illustrate more fully my meaning. At the battle of Altoona many of our men were taken from the field wounded and made pris oners. Many women came from the country, some of them barefooted, to at tend to their wants. Among them was a young girl; she came there with her friends, and wanted the poor privilege of nursing the Confederate soldiers who were lying there in agony and distress. They wanted the privilege of sitting by these men. and taking care of them, and ministering to their wants. Twelve were allowed to remain, and this young girl was among them. There was among the Soldiers a man from Missis sippi, who was suffering the most terri ble agony. This young girl went to his side and asked him what she could do for him. “ Write to my wife in .Missis sippi and tell her where I was wounded and where I died. Please mark the spot where I am buried, and tell my wife where it is.” He gave her mes sages to deliver to his children, and as he screamed out in agony she knelt by his bedside and prayed for him—that God would preserve his life and restore him to his wife and little ones. I ask any before me to-day if it would not have required all his courage to pray by the bedside of that dying man under such circumstances. But here was a young girl, only seventeen years of age, surrounded by enemies who were rejoic ing in triumph and cursing the rebels, by the shrieks and groans of dying men, praying by the side of this wounded sol dier. And those who heard her prayer say that it was a simple petition that God would spare him to his wife and children. She went to the surgeon arid beg-ged that he -would come and dress the man’s wound. She was told that his wound had been dressed that morn ing, and she was ordered away. She went back again and asked Lino to send someone in his stead, and was again re fused. <l No, sir; I shall stand here until you send somebody to dress his wound.” There was this young girl surrounded by her enemies, talking to this surgeon so boldly and fearlessly, saying that she would not go away until someone was sent to dress the poor man’s wounds. The surgeon finally yielded, and where is that soldier to day ? He is with his wife and little ones in Mississippi. I never pa«s the little cab in, near Altoona, where this girl lived. I that I do not feel like taking off my hat and passing by uncovered in honor of one who has talked with God and re- j ceived an answer to her prayer. Wo- | men of Georgia, God will hear your j prayers and answer them. This is the • cause of truth, the cause of civilization, I of Christianity and of right. Work on and decorate these graves. Teach to your children the great principles of truth for which these men died. Look to him for guidance and for help, and although to-day the prospect is sad and dark, and there is no star to cheer us, the day is not far distant when Georgia shall put on her garments and be greater and more glorious than our fond imagi nations ever pictured her. Trust in God and in the great and undying prin ciples of truth, and the dawn of the brighter day will soon gladden our eyes. One word more and I have done. “ Unknown ” is inscribed upon many of the simple tablets at the head of these humble graves. Y\ c cannot tell where these men lived, who was their fa ther. who was their mother, or sister or brother. Some of the inscriptions state that he who slumbers beneath be longed to such a regiment, from sucli a State, but where they lived and who they wore, none of us can tell. But there Lone glorious thought, my friends, connected with this subject. There is a dav coming when these graves shall be Nuiiil)er -4*2. I opened, when aU these unknown hert»es | a!id those others whose grave* are scat-' tere.l over the country i'r.»m the I*.>t.»- ui:;c to the Hio Grande, when this araiv l of slain-shall appear mid shall be recog nised and known, and when they shall- I secure an entrance into a country where there is pence and quiet and joy, and where truth and liberty in their highest i sense—the principles for which these men fought and died—shall be recog nised and ncknowldged. Various Items* ' A t.»lo id ini^i/r—the cocktail. The father of all corn—Pop corn. The best revolver out —The world. “The Pacific mails —Quiet husband? To memory deaf —Promissory notes. 'fhe latest Paris fashions are—killing. A soft process—feathering ono’r ne?t. The best of friends must part —their hair. A time to run—When you arc in a 1 hurry. To make a Venetian blind—Put out his eyes. Ho# to find happiness—look lit tb<* ! dictionary. Forgers to be encouraged—black smiths. A co-operative movement—the tread mill. How to get up a blow—cateh cold iu the head. What is a stern necessity '( A ship’s rudder. A joint affair with but a single party to it—rheumatism. A girl need not hang up her fiddle when she loses her beau. Some ladies use paint as fiddlers do rosin, to aid them in drawing a beau. Why is a balloon like silence ? lJo cause it gives assent. What does a grocer do with all his things before he sells them? Clive** them a weigh. Girls, never marry a doctor, or day and night you will be tied up to .your filer. Statistics prove that a handsome wid ow 7 has three chances to marry to a maid ens one. The woman who maketh a good pud ding in silence, is better than she who maketh ti tart reply. A darkey’s instructions for putting on a coat ivere: “First de right arm, dcu de left, and den give one general con vulsion. An exchange mentions a case beyond ordinary oculists. It is that of a young lady who, instead of a pupil, has a col lege student in her eye. A wag remarks that he has seen a couple of sisters who had to be told everything together, for they were so much alike they could’nt be told apart. A little girl at Akron, Ohio, jumped the rope four hundred and seventy-five times, and then stopped long enough to go and be an angel. Her parents have got a nice jumping rope to sell. “ What is your consolation in life and death ?” asked a Sunday school superin tendent of a young lady in the bible class* who blushed and said, “ I’d rather bo excused from speakirg his name.” The following announcement lately appeared in a country newspaper:— “ Kdward Eden, painter, is requested to communicate with his brother, when he will hear something to his advantage— his wife is dead.” The question, does getting drunk ever advance one’s happiness ? would seem to be put to rest by the Irishman who went a courting when drunk, and was asked what pleasure he found in whisky. “Oh, Biddy, it’s a trate intircly. to see two of your swate purty faces instead of one.” Two Irishmen, one sultry night, im mediately after their arrival in India, took refuge underneath the bed-clothes from a skirmishing party of mosquitoes. At last, one of them, gasping from hcaf * ventured to peep beyond the bulwarks, and by chance espied a firefly which had strayed into the room. Arousing his companion with a punch, he said. “ Fergus, Fergus, it’s no use. Yc might as well come out • Here’s one of the craythers sarchin’ for us wid a lantern.” A youitg man recently wrote to a New York paper, asking whether it would he advisable for him to marry a “ young and tender angel who had nev er done her own washing or dress mak ing.” In reply, the editor advises him to do so by all means, and mentioned a similar case in bis own experience, where the bride had never doue her own washing, but after marriage she be came so fond of the wash tub, as not only to work for her own family, but for several families among her acquaintan- CCS. A patron of a certain newspaper onoe said to the publisher : “ Mr. Printer, how is it you have never called on iue for pay for the pa per ?” “ Oh.” said the man of types, “wc uevev ask a gentleman fir money.” “Indeed,” replied the patron, “how do you manage to get along when they don’t pay you ?” “ Why,” said the editor. “ after a cer tain time we coucludo lie is no geutle man and ask him.” “Oh—ah—-yes—l see, Mr. Editor please give me a receipt,” and hands him aV. “ Make my name all right on your books,”