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The Calhoun Times. Volume r. fgf CALHOUN TIMES. . [S HH> EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, BY H I YhTN & MARSHALL. terms of subscription. One Year : : : ; ; Sis Months : : Lo ° H ( teß OF ADVERTISING. y S,r r 7TTMo. ~iTMos. <> Mos. I .year. '.rrr: "STAhT $7.00 $12.00 >20.00 , r u 0.00 10.00 1 8.00 35.00 -‘/lumn 0.00 IMO 80.00 40.00 ! .. ir,.00 23.80 40.00 05.00 I u 25.00 40.00 65.00 115.00 «;TYibscrTptTon * are payable strictly in advance; and at the expiration of the time t()r which payment is made, unless pre viously renewed, the name of the subscriber will be stricken from our books. For each square of ten lines or less, for the fint insertion. sl, and for each subsequent insertion, fifty cents. Ten -lines of solid brevier, or its equivalent in space, make a Verms cash, before or on demand after the first insertion. advertisements under the head of “ Special Notices,” twenty cents per line for first in rtion, and ten cents each subsequent inser tion. 'll communications on matters of public interest will meet with prompt attention, and concise letters on general subjects are re spect fully solicited from all parts of the K All ;U4 >A E >S. WESTERN £ ATLAXTiC. NKiUT PASSENOBR TRVI.V -OUTWARD. leave Atlanta 10.30 t*. m. mmvc at t’alhoun. ...4.-; 2. 50 a. n. Arrive ;il Chattanoogj #lO a. m iv.y r.'.ssKNUEn tkain -outward. leave Atlanta 8.15 a. si A; rive at Calhoun 12.19 r. M. Arrive at Chattanooga 4.25 i*. m. VAST LINK TO XK'.V YOIIK OUTWAIID. f.eive Atlanta 2.45 r. m. Arrive at C i loan 6 51 r. m •• at Dalton 7.31 i> m. SIdUT PaSSKNOBU TRAIN—IX WA P.D. heave Chattanooga 5 20 r. m. j Arrive at 9 07*P. m Arrive at Atlanta. ...1 4-» a. m. I) VY PASSENOEIt TRAIN —INWARD. I.eive Chattanooga 5.30 A. M. Arrive at Calhoun 9 17 a. m. Arrive at Atlanta ...2 20 i*. m. ACCOMODATION TRAIN - INWARD. heave Da’tou 225 i* m in ive at Ca'tmun 3 20 l* M \rrive at Atlanta 9.10 a. u ! ■ ESSIONAL CAgDS W. S. JOHNSON, Al!oni(\v At I saw, CMjUoVy, GEORGIA. ’ p‘H" Oil. 11 in HouHieast corner of thy 5 *nrt House. , ’ . Aug ]1 1 ts I. c. FA .l!>s. Jt CONN in.l.. I FAIN AND MeCOXNEDL, .t.iloune.ys at I diw, (A L/FOl'X, GEORGIA. * Oi'tiae in the Court House. '.IIg II 1 ts W. J CANTRELL,’ Vtloni(‘V At laH AV. Caliioun. Geoiu.iia. 'Vf fid Practice in the Cb-aroVoe Circuit, »* in I’. S. Disirict Court, Northern Dis ci a of (at Atlanta); and in the Su m-.'ia > Com-; >f the State of Georgia. ! Wi*. Pum..r». W R. Jlakkim, PHILLIPS & HAN KIN,' l 'J'TVIIXE I’ S .! T'LA IT, —AND COUECTINH A3UNTS Cain onn. Ga. \V —;:o: M ILL practioo in the Courts of the ; 1 aerokee Circuit. (A Office North side Public Square. IZ. .!. 1%. Eir,"” Attorneyat X«ci.w, CAL ITOrX. GEORGIA, ill the Old Stand of Cantrell ,j- Kikrr. J HULL practice in all the Courts of the • i tmerokay Circuit: Supreme Court of ’ 'fg'.a. and the United States District Court , Atlanta, Ga. uuglO’TOly Bov. Li.. Martin, A TTORXFY AT LA IT, ‘AHLONEtiA, ... CEO. Nov 10 1870 ts DR. W, X REEVES, Su rtf eon A* Jilt ijsir ttin. ALIIOUN, - - - GEORGIA. U be found at Itis office, in she Brick cl Store of Boiiz, Birrett & Cos., day or nig'it—wiicu nut professionally engaged. jan26’7ltf kUFE WALDO THORNTON, DENTIST, ’ ALIIOUN, - - - Gj Y.IOIA. pd.VNKFUL for *’<jrmer patronage, solicits l a continuance A Uic same. Office at Residence. seplo DR, D. G. HUftST, Hrysician and Druggist, CAL 1101% GA. T. R TINSLff WATCH-MAKER , J EWELER, t Ulorx, : : : : GEORGIA I. , f> A 1 - styles of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry i\ ready repaired and wan anted, aug WTOtf {ESTABLISH EiTTR 1855.) - J. PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCII ANT A CGI EVA GEORGIA. ' pt i *7O I v TIN-WARE JS rAt'O Coolcitiff Stoves I W.T.UALL&BRO., \I7OULD inform the public that they are Vs prepared to fill alt 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 Cools ing SStovo, And Me are prepared tH furnish any size or style desired at the Lowest Possible Prices. Gite us a call. aul l,tf A. W. BALLEW, DEALER IN J) it Y-6 nnliS. NOTIONS, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, 6tc,, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, KAO OHY YARNS, SHI HTINGS, AND READY-MADE CLOTHING, FAMICY 0110CEKIES, ZaIQXJOGEIr&I, Railroad Street , - - CAL HO UN, GA. Has just received and constantly receiv ing, a fresh supply of RATON. LARD. FLOUII, MEAL, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE, CIG iRS, TOBACCO, CONFECTIONERIES, Canned Fruits, Nuts, Oysters, SARDINES, CIiEESE, &c ■ - ■■ 1 ui-t, m loci, n mil and complete assortment of Staple and Fancy Groceries. He also keeps one of the best Stocks Os WINES & LIQUORS, in this part of the country. If you want good, fresh Groceries, or Fine Old Whiskies, Rrandies, or Wines, give me a call. feblo’7l6m J. H. ARTHUR, DEALER I>7 STAPLE AXU FAXCr DRV GOODS. Cutlery, Notions &c. Also keeps constantly on hand a choice stock of FAMILY GROCERIES, In all of which purchasers are offered in ducements.to buy. Auglll Cm J. N. It. COBB. JNO. W. WALKEIt. COBB a WALKER, AGENTS roll GROVER t 818 CELEBRATED ■SEWING MAC HIaSTE. Every Machine Warranted to keep in good running order. .U.SO AOENTS FOR GEN. LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. G. M. 11l NT, Calhoun. Georgia, is author ized t 6 transact all our busiiress during our absence. marlG-Gm ~ci a iiSu > kee ~ MMRI! CO., DALTON GA. Manufactures all Kinds of Os the best material this country affords, and vrv snnermr in style and workmanship, which they offer to the public and the gen eral trade, as low as can be afforded. Eli airs & Bedsteads a Speciality. Blinds, Doors, Sash ami Job Work, to or der, on short notice. Dr. D. G. Hunt is Air Agent at Calhoun, Ga.. an 1 keeps a good supply of Furniture on hand. J. W. WAITER, Sup't. L. D. Palmer, Secretary. auW!67O-l y RiSSOH TION AbflOET fill IE copartnership heretofore existing un- I. dev the firm name of BallewN Marshall, is this day dissolved 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 thelatefirm. A. W. Ballew J. W. Marshall. • Head Further! ! propose to continue the business at the ■ old stand, and am determined at all times to ! ! keep a full and first-class stock. fehlo,tin A. V. HALLE W. (i. H. & A. W. FORCE, SIGN OF THE BIG IRON BOOT, Whitehall Street, : : : Atlanta, Ga. I'kOOTS, Shoes ard Tomka. a complete Stock ) u.nd new Gcwds arriving daily ! Ge Us’ lion's and Shots of tit • b;--t niuk s. Lada s’ Shoes of a'l kinds. H»vs. Mfsses ami Children’s Shoes ot every grade aud make. We are prepared to offer inducements to 'A holesale Trade. sept 2 ',’7o-1 y LB. t AXGFOKI), Wholesale and , Retail dealer in Stores, Hollow-ware. Tinware, cutlery, &0., Atlanta, Georgia. ANY QUANTITY of “Fine Virginia Leaf anu Manufactured Tobaccos at DeJOUUNETT & SON’S, /7*»V. BVoad <k Brioge Ms., Hevne/ Calhoun, ga.., Thursday, jiijax 27. is7i. ALBERT G. PITNF.R. HKXRY 11. SMITH. PITNER & SMIIH, Wholesale and Retail Grocers & Commission Merchants Al*l> DEALER^ PURE KENTUCKY WHISKIES,&c. No. 25, Corner Broad & Howard sts., ROME , - - GEORGIA. octtj,lß7o-ly SasseeiY i-louse i TJp stairs, over 46 and 48, between W. B. U Lowe & Cos. and Lawshe and Haynes. Whitehall St., - Atlanta, Ga. B@l„I hope my old friends and custosaeui will give me a trial. Terms—Transient boarders, per day, S2 single meal or lodging. 50c. E. E. SASSEEN, may2s-tf. Ag’t, Proprietor. TENNESSEE”HOU S E ~ ROME, GEORGIA , J. A. STANSBURY, Prop’r. fjIHE above Hotel is located witUin Twenty 1 Steps of the Raihroad Platform. Baggage handled free of Charge’ oct6’7otf criiMAM mmm (Central Position ot the City.) Nos. 95 and 97 Broad Street, Rome. Ga. FIRST GLASS FARE OPEN AT ALL HOURS! gtg.C’Free Omnibus to & from the Fine Bar and Billiard .Saloon attached. Give me a call. J. 11. Coleman, Pfoj)’r. april 6-ly. “lElozn.© . J. C. RAWLINS, Prop’r. CHOICE HOTEL BROAD ST., ROME, GA. Passengers taken to aud from the Depot Fee of Charge. netO’Totf 3Pe>2ir££*,l3>jLG Pence ! (AO to Calhoun and buy a farm right to J that inimitable, economical, movable fence—the STOKER PA TENT. The most practical farmers of the county have examined it, and declared it the best Portable Fence they have ever seen. Convcrtablc to Any Use ! The iiU'Zt tlcGrable of inn/, hi point of ECONOMY OF TIMBER AND LABOR in Imihiimj. Confer w’th either of the undersigned: J. W. MARSHALL. ~) THOS. O' JONES. [- V. W. BOISOLAIIi. ) Steam lAx'e \ r er*y, Southern ALE, PORTEIt & BEER. C. A. GOODYEAR, Dec 23 ly Proprietor. D;;.foutnutt & Son, Home. Ga., will always pay the v.vy highest market p'ffice fid* Coun try Produce. LIVERY STABLE! C>. R. BOAZ, KEF, PS FIXE STOCK, and Vehicles to correspond, and is at all times pro pared to furnish any kind of Conveyance, AT VERY LOW RATES FOR CASH. Stock bought and sold on feastfraMe terms. aull.tf jas. rTwylie, WllfiALl BROCKR, —AND — Coin mi s s ion Ale re han t, veecltt St, - - Atlanta. Geo. A good assortment of new Mackerel White tisii& c..for sale by Do Jonrnett Son, Cor.Broad i Bridge Sts’, Romo , Ga DIL J. BRADFIELD’B Female Ileguiator. /i-bv.X Wr ’’teC iIS. , ‘A. I A- '"H ,w> '■ .s .X. •, -a. certificates of its wonderful cures, the reader is referred to the wrapper artrtwtd the bottle. For sale by all Druggists. Price, $4,50 per bottle. PR. PRO¥IIITT'S Celebrated Liver Medicine, ON K of the Greatest Remedies of the age, so: all diseases of the Liver, Jaundice, Bowel Com. plamt, Colic, Chills and Fever and Editions Fe- ! ver. in feet alt diseases arising from a deranged " e AXTI-BILIOUS PILLS. . These.Fi'ls have b»»en used for the last fifteen years and for Headache, De'tinged Liver, Ac., are witaoui an equal. DR. PR OPIIITT S A G UK PILL S, A sure CUKE for CHILLS and FEVER. DR. PROPIIITTS I>ysentery Cordial, Cures all derangements of the BOWELS. Dr. Prophitt’s Pain Mfi It. This celebrated Medicine should be in ever) hens hold. It is a certain cure for all Pain*, an ! antidi te to Bites of Poisonous insects, Snak> s, jAc A sanei ior ri-niedy lor Rheumatism and Neara'gfa. TRY’ IT. AH the above articles for sale by Dr 1). G JJoat, Druggist, 1 can, Ga. C.» y IS one of the great est blessinfis tnat lias ev ;r been given to wo njan. It will relieve Suppression. Month ly Pains, Rhe u m atism, Neuralgia, and a cer tain cure for the ll 'kites and Prolapsus Uteri. For full particulars, history of diseases and POETRY. Tlie Happy Valley, In the heart of the long bare uplands It lies like a river of green ; And the trees each slope descending Leave a flowery sward between. A flowery path for the children, With the oak and the thorn on high ; Coverts to tempt the boldest, And shelter-spots for the shy. Come, love to the happy valley, Where the turf slopes smooth and dry; At our feet the laughing children, Above, the laughing sky. Life has no hour more golden, Than thus on the grassy stipe, W’hile we blend the age of reason With the dearer age of hope. For childhood is of the valley, Ilaven’d from tempest and heat, With flowers beyond its grasping, And flowers beneath its feet. Mid-age ban the tong bare uplands, Bare to the heat and the rain, Then come to the happy valley, Children with children again. ■ Why the Hose is Red. The rose of old, they say, was white, Till love, one day, in wanton flight. Flirting away Horn flower to flower, A rose tree brushed, in evil hour. The- spreading leaves concealed a thorn By which the boy-god’s foot was torn. The precious u: ops in plenteous flow Fell on a rose’s breast below, And all her snow-white virgin pride In blushing pure carnation died To tell to future times unborn How love was wounded by a thorn. Sobbing with pain and weeping dew, The wounded f)t>y ttf Venus flew ; But few the ills which boys endure Another’s kisses cannot cure; And for such pleasure after pain, Love would be often prick’d again. MISCSizI^xAMY. From the Washington Patriot. THE KU-KLUX COMMITTEE. Testimony of Hon. A. R. Wright, of Home. K U-KLUX OR (l A NIZ A TIONS. ML Pool (a member of Die Commit lee, and Radical Senator from North Carolina) demanded to know about Ku- Klux organizations in Georgia and other parts of the South. Judge Wright said that if the ques tion was whether there were regular se cret organizations, with secret signs and passwords, and organized under a head, or in accordance with any design to re strain any class of citizens from, exer cising their privileges of citizenship, or with a purpose of resisting the author ity of the Government, he answered no. He had no knowledge of such organiza tioi s But he added that there were, in some localities, local organizations ftr the purpose of preserving the peace and repressing lawlessness for the general good, and he had no doubt but that such organizations had sometimes committed excesses, and perpetrated wrongs against individuals. They were not organiza tions effected to prevent the negroes from voting, and lie had known no in stance in which, in his section of coun try, they had attempted such a thing. He stated that the worst acts of violence he had ever witnessed in this regard, were the violent outrages committed by the Radical. negroes upon persons of their own color who had attempted to vote with the Democrats. He had once seen the white citizens organized and armed to protect negroes who desired to vote their personal sentiments, jn oppo sition to the wishes of the Radical or ganizations. THE JUDGE’S RELIGIOUS VIEWS —FOOT- WASIIING BAPTISTS. Mr. Pool then questioned Judge Wright as to his religious opinions, and was told that the witness professed a very humble and simple faith ; that he was, in fact, a feet- washing Baptist. This answer puzzled the North Caro lina Senator no! ct little, for it was evi dent that he had never heard of the feet-washers. He asked the Judge if feet-wasliing was a doctrine or an ob servance. The Judge replied that the doctrine of feet-wasliing was derived from the Last Supper,” as described by the Scriptures, and that its followers be lieved that it was a Christian duty and privilege to perform the same office to ward one another, in imitation ot the humble example set His Disciples by the Saviour of mankind. He added that lie had witnessed the observance of feet-wasliing administered to humble negroes by white brethren of the faith, and would cheerfully perform the same ceremony himself it occasion demanded. The disciples of this faith were gener ally believers in its efficiency. LOYALTY TO TIIE GOVERNMENT. Air. Pool wanted to know it the Judge I was loyal to th’e Government. Said the what you mean by the word loyal.” “ But,” said Mr. Pool, I want a di- ) rect answer..” “ Then said the J udge” you cannot have it.” He then proceeded to say that the Irish people were loyal to the British | Crown, in that they did not try to resist the English dominion. T*fey submit ted to the English rule. But the Eng lish Government did not hold out any inducements to that people to be loyal in their souls to it. It Mr. Pool meant that loyalty which has its seat in the soul of the citizen ; which is true to a principle because the principle is true, and which adheres to the government because it believes the government to be just and honest to the citizens, then he did not think there was much of such loyalty in the South. They don’t feel it in that way. You cannot expect a people to love a government that re -1 fuses their rights of citizenship. The witness himself could not to-day be a bailiff to one of his former slave* if, one of them were elected a magistrate. — There is no denying that the Southern people think the government made a grave mistake in conferring. UNLIMITED SUFFRAGE ON TltF NE GROES. The whites down there don’t believe i the negro race is fit for self-government; j and where a race so wanting in balance and intelligence, and other self-govern ing qualities, largely dominates, as JLn ! many sections of the Southern country, | and has unrestrained right to control , elections, anything like good government . :is simply impossible.” ***** j ;t No nation of white men upon earth is capable of self-government but the l American nation, except, perhaps, the 1 English and Prussians. How, then, could any sane person believe in the ca pacity of the riegfo face to govern thetn- I selves ? i FEELINGS OF TIIE SOUTHERN PEOPLE TOWARDS GEN. GRANT. i The great ground of objection to Grant is that he seems to have a partic ular hatred of the South. He has uni formly sided with the negroes and des picable scalawags, and thus far they have done nothing but give us local gov ernments that have plundered and rob bed the people. THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA —GOV. BULLOCK BLODGETT AND ‘ TIIE STATE ROAD. Bullock has excelled in this sort of practice. He never was elected by a majority of the people. Under his rule the treasury had been plundered. He was in two years and a half, and paid $30,000 in lawyers’ fees, and a good | part of it to Democratic lawyers, whom he had a great fancy for feeing, and some of whom were unable to resist his j advances, in this regard. “ During the time lie was in, he paid i out $58,000 in rewards for the appre- j hcrf&lon of fugitives. lie paid oilfc $98,000 for advertising his proclama tions. which were unheard of expendi tures in this regard. He expended be- j tween $400,000 and $500,000 for con- I tingencies, and never showed a voucher for the money so spent. He put Foster ! Blodgett in charge of the Atlanta and Georgia State Railroad, who knew as much ol' i lilroading its ih.3 ‘ learned pig.’ Blodgett paid the State $25,000 for the first month and $20,000 the second month ; and after that never paid a cec't ; or made a return. He ran the road down, wore out its stock, and brought it in debt lo the extent of $700,000, which the State of Georgia is now pay- j ing off. It is generally believed that Blodgett plundered the State to the ex tent of two or three millions. In the meantime a bill was worked through the Legislature leasing the road to Senators Cameron, Scott and others, for twenty years, at $25,000 a month, or $300,000 a year. To snow what a good thing this party have ol‘ it, it is only necessary to state that before the war the road brought in $700,000 a year, and that j at a time when its business was not a ( third of what it is now. Thus the peo- : pie have been robbed by the local gov ernments the Federal Government has given them to the present time.” B - | SENTIMENTS OF TIIE PEOPLE TOWARDS NORTHERN MEN —DR. ANGIEIi. lii giving the terrible plunderings of the State by Bullock and his carpet bag government, the Judge was asked by Mr. Pool if he did not think some of his opinions originated in his preju dices towards Northern men. God does j not make good and bad men by paral lels of latitude and longitude. Look at Angler, our " reasurer; he is a North ern man —a Republican, but an honest man There he has ~tood at the do w of the treasury, fighting all the whil like a lion at bay, for the welfare of his people.” The Judge was asked if Angier had not joined the .Democrats. ‘-Not at all,” replied he. “ Tie supports General Grant, I suppose, and goes with the honest Republicans. The- people of Georgia owe him an eternal weight of gratitude. Had he joined with Bullock and his public plunderers, no man could tell the extent of their robberies.” About I> i g Fennel.— A correspond ent of the Memphis Appeal furnishes some infofmfttion rioi known generally to the public, in regard to the medical and other qualities of that universal and übiquitous nuisance. He says : “Nothing will touch it in its green state, and consequently it is looked upon by people generally as a useless growth and* a odsanea. The weed, when cut, cured and salted, is an elegant feed for horses, and they are very fond of it. It contains great substance, and is not only food but a good tonic. It is known to the medical fraternity as th‘e v?ild cam omile, and it is said that tea made from 'lt is one of the best remedies for flux Let every farmer cut his dog fennel, cure it, sprinkle it with salt, feed his horses on it. and thereby safe and Keep hundreds of dollars at home heretofore paid for feed brought from other States.” The Hon. John Prentiss, “of Keen q New Hampshire, aged mr.cty-three, is Said to be the oldest Mason living in the- United States, having travelled the rug ged road and received his degrees in 1807. Lemon juice rubbed on. the hands, face, head and n'cek of a person attacked ! by sunstroke, is said to be an infallible ; remedv. It i« at least worth rmieinher -1 ing. Brotherly Hove, an (deal of Free masonry. Every institution of man must have an ideal in order to give it direction and ; power. The question is natura.ly pro pounded by the world, What me Use. ideals of Freemasonry ? While we held that every individual has a right to f 1- low out his own ideals of life as seem eth to him best, ’most convenient, and most agreeable, yet the public have a right to know the general aim and intent ! of organizations of men. whetlu r they be good or bad. In reply to that in quiry, we .say emphatically that Freeuta ! soury has its ideals, all of them boauti fnl. pure and true, and that brotherly love stands in the most prominent niche | of her mystical temple Love between man and man is with her an incarnated principle—it is th embodiment of -her life and gives tone to tile active principle of her entire sys tem. Freemasonry rests upon the grand, bottomless and boundless foundation of universal brotherhood. It recognizes ■ the seli-existcgt fact that there is a b nd ; of unity permeating the human race, i and that that bond is the strongest ! where intelligence and cultivation has the fullest exercise and influence. The : brotherhood of our institution is foitiul |ed upon the basis of the heart and brains, for without these, all fraternity I must of necessity partake of tlie selfish ; aud mercenary nature. It goes fur be yond all fraternities or societies in the world, in this, that it expects every can didate to be willing to give all he can, even to depriving himself of comforts for other’s wants, and that he shall never expect to receive or ask anything fn himself. We know of no other inftitu tion formed upon such a broad b asis of charity, either civil, religious or politi cal. Taking this as a basis, it is easily comprehended how such men should bu at least friends, if not brothers. But the result has proven that when masons meet each other avrsuf from home, there at onCe arises a community .of senti ment and exchange of hearth-feelings. If two men who are beneficiaries of the same institution, say a life insurance company, or of any other sort, they na turally meet each other with iudiffer ence or rivalry, but where both are eon - I tributors to the common cause of hu manity and both arc educated on the same broad basis of philosophy, they meet with the magnetism of uu taal re spect and esteem. They kn v: that-they j are above the e >n.u u level of: dependency and that tlr-y are or should ' be gentlemen meeting upon a perfect equality, although they may move in (different spheres of l*fb. There is a heart love inspired and warmed by the baptismal fire of heaven, which speaks through the eye and majfffetize.s the : hand in its introductory grip, worth , more than all the Words or tokens ever j invented. The patent right for that j grip is held by God Almighty a! me. | and is only given to these who first sought the truth in their hearts. A mean aud contemptible man can never look an barest one full in the lace, es pecially if ho has wronged him ; nor can the culprit take his benefactor by the hand with that fulf ’’farm and ear nest grin which belongs to the true man and Mason; hence Freemasonry has brotherly love an ideal; a love which bespeaks honesty, truth and fraternity. Charitable donations are a part of the daily routine of Masonic duties, but if that were all, the institution would be *’o, more than’ the thousand and one others of a similar character, but its principles of friendship, fellowship, kindness, mutual affection, forbearance aud forgiveness, rises above all this arid incarnates the institution with the sa cred character of Brotherlv. o j.” It is well that the world should un derstand this ideal of masonry, for we fear that too many candidates come to our doors with the idea that charitable donations constitute our great aim and nirrwo&e. Mercenary calculations based upon personal advantages look out from the eyes of too many of them. It is a glowing sight to see a full hearted, dis interested, generous and magnanimous man come tb the masonic door, and when admitted, feel that wc are in the pres ence of a being whom God has made for the high and noble purposes of our institution—one who asks nothing and expects nothing but a full fellowship and uuselfiish fraternity, and who shows his willingness to contribute liberally according to his meat for she benefit of those in less for tun at circumstances. u Love ” is the word t oat has puzzled philosophers of all ages to fully define, and •• Brotherly Love ” is a term still more difficult of comprehension, because it ignores the influence of the opposite sex, (which all men acknowledge has much to do . with the heart’s develup mer/t} but yet there is a purity of love between men as sacred aud firm as ever existed between the sexes themselves — it is a lbve which is. however, more ful ly developed by the wcCuiiar associations of mffstie eeremonus, purp.ses ami ideals, than in ordinary life, heirfe il has been classed ar the first tenet •>!' Freemasonry. Miss Susan Nipper, who lives in a small tenement,.a lone woman, was quite ‘•flustrated” the other morning by an early call from a bachelor neighbor. ‘ What do you come hero after ? id Miss Nipper. “I came to borrow matches, he meek ly replied. ‘ .Matches! That’s a likely story.-- Why don’t you make a match ? I know ; what you come for,” cried the exasper ated virgin, as she backed the bachelor 1 into a corner. “You come here to hug and kiss mo almost to death ! But you -han’t, without you’re the strongest, and ! the Lord knows you are N uiiil>ei 50. VAItlOl'H ITEMS. ( ’ - “ “ —An Illinois judg^Twc in witness ; on ‘a’dictionary. * «• ; Watermelons in Georgia j .$»( but ; twenty-five cents a pace—shw of the pieces wet stated. An Irish editor congrifhiiu s byn self that “halt the lies told about him arn’t true.’* t~. „ »,„. I „ rT A revivalt«t asked «n A Irk an if lie had iaHud the 1. rd. “ Golly. ” said SaUibo, “ is the Lord 1 >t i” A Ibibv who kissws Ills mother and tights his father mey be said to be par tial.to his uia. :vad martial to bis.pa. A histrionic individud, who has heard a good deal about fcho “ theatre of ivar. suggest.« .that the back seats must be very and s*r;db!e. A young lady npscaught smoking a cigar by her maternal parent. * If*;r escu'Q t:m it made her smell like there was a young man about. —An old lady being asked to sub scribe tor a newspaper, declined on the ground that when she wanted news, sho manufagturol it herself. ; — a I wouder vhgt causes my eyes to be so weak ? ’ id i* fop to a gehtje man. Xhey are L< a weak place,” re- I plied the latter. ,It may not generally be known that editors get cue important item of subsistence at a very low {mice —they get bond lor UothiHg. A private in the army recently sent a letter to his sweetheart dosing with, “ May heaven cherish and keep you from yours truly John Smith.” *i > f A squire in Indianapolis married a couple last week, adapting the service tq modern times by pronouncing them man and wife ‘‘ until separated bv Lw.” Josh Hiflings, on codfish says :—• “ They are good eating for a wet day ; they are better than an umbrella to keep a man dry.” # “Johnny, what do you expect to do for a living when vou get to bo u man ! ‘‘.Well. I reckon I’ll get mar ried and board with my wife’s mother ” —-1 he Indiana. Legislature reduced the allowance per “square” for le*al advertisements, which an ingenious pa p r gets around by reducing its “square” to three lines.. A friend of ours, who has’hadex perience, says, to kiss a rosy cheek girl, and find yyur lyouth tilled with Venetian red. and she growing pale, is truly etr'- bar raising. An observing guiius hi Connecti cut remarks that love may be blind, but lie has always noticed that whenever a man proves very desperate he is al ways told to ‘‘see father. Mrs. Cupps, of iftikoia. recently gave birth to three fine-looking male children. A contemporary attempts a pun by driving that “ this was having the he-Cups with a vengeance. A Mobile paper is indignant at a contemporary for announcing that “ Mo bile is the fourth coffee pot in the coun try.” Investigation proved that -cotton port” was meant. A man has invented anew and cheap plan for boarding. One of bis lodgers mesmerizes the rest, and then eats « hearty in -a!- the mesmerized be ing satisfied from'sympathy. A lawyer in New Orleans, seeking to impeach the testimony of a witness, said: “Arif you notin the habit of drinking?’ “Sure, your honor, I would choke, else, was the prompt re sponse. An Indiana county clerk has found in his house a certificate which reads: ” This is to certify that I, William Sands, is agreed that Jim Brown shnll her my Daughter Patsey to wife this 17th of genuewerry, 1871.” Mrs. Atkinson, of Quality Row thus sums up three years of married kfe : “The first year my husband call ed me •My dear;’ the second vear, ‘Mrs. A.;’ and the third year, ‘Old Sorrtd Top.’ This last I couldn’t stand.” The editor of a Western paper, in his last issue, says: “We cannot exist any lunger on she-wood. maple sngar and sheep skins. We bid our patrons good-bye, and offer for sale two hundred bushels seed potatoes, slightly frost-bit .teu.” M . . J«»sh Billing? says : “Most people decline to learn only oy their own ex perience. and [ guesffthey are more than hall right; fur [ don’t s’ pr.se sc man could get a correct idea of molasses can dy merely by retting another feller taste it for himself.” - A rogue was cyp.cc begging charity on pretense cf being dumb. A lady having a-ked him. with equal simplicity how long ho,had been dumb, he was thrown oft. hut guard and replied : “ From birth, madam.” “ Poor fellow,” safid the lady, and gave him a shilling. The*following advertisement ap peared in an Irish paper': W hereas, Patrick Maloney Inis fraudulently taken away several articles of Wearing appa rel “without ujy I:obW?W£?c, this is, there fore, to inform him that if he does not forthwith return the same, his name shall be made public. • A famous judge had a habit of begging pardon 0u every occasion. At i the e! se of the assize, as he was about to leave the beach, the officer of the court reminded him that he had not passed sentence of death on one of tho i criminals, as he had intended. “ Dear me, said Uts lordship, -.1 roall\ bee: his pardon BrkfU him in.'