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ptufcid, Oft., Deo. 8,1865.
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“OUR HATTY.’ 5
BY FANNY’ FERN'.
She might have had twenty other names,
; but, that was the only appellation I ever
j heard. U was ‘get out of my way, Hatty;’
j‘l dare say Hatty broke the vase, or lost
’ that book;’ ‘don’t come here; what a fright
you are;’ till the poor child felt almost as if
she had the mark of Cain on her forehead.
She had brothers and sisters, but they were
bright, and saucy, and bold, and cunning :
and when they wished to carry out a favor
ite scheme, could throw their arms about
the parental neck, flatter some, and carry
the day, and then laugh at their juvenile
foresight; so their colters were always fill
ed, while Hatty’s were empty; and she laid
all these things up in her little grieved heart,
and as she saw duplicity better rewarded
than sincerity, began to have little infidel
doubts whether the Bible, that her father
read from, was really true; while Joseph’s
•coat of many colors/ over flaunted before
: her tearful eyes. Ail her sweet, childish
impulses were checked and crushed; and
where the sweet flowers of love and confi
dence should have sprung up, the weed* of
distrust and suspicion took bitter root.
She took no part in the conversation of
the domestic circle. ‘She was stupid,’ they
told her, and she had heard till she believed
it was true. Sometimes, as was often the
case, some talented person made a part of
the family circle. Hatty would listen in
her corner till her great, wild eyes glowed
and burned like living coals of fire. But
there was one spot w here none disputed
Hatty’s right to reign; a little, lonely room
in the top of the house, that she had fitted
up in her own wild way, and where she was
free from reproof or intrusion.
You should have seen her there, with her
little yearning heart half broken by neglect;
doubtful of her own powers, and weeping
such passionate tears, that ‘she was so stu
pid, and ugly, and disagreeable,’ that no
body can even love her. And she made
friends w'itn the holy stars and fleecy clouds,
and the brilliant rainbows, the silver moon
beams, and the rapid lightning; an artistic
eye, to see her soul-lit face at the small win- j
dow, might have fancied herJromo Italian
improvisatrice. There the fetters fall off,
the soul was fipo, and the countenance mb’- ]
rored forth. Back in the family circle she •
was again ‘our Hatty.’
‘That young daughter of yours differs ve- j
rv much from the rest of your family, Mr.
Lee/ remarked an elderly maiden lady who
was visiting there.
‘Yes, yes!’ said the old man, with a shrug; j
‘she don’t look much like a Lee: in fact, she |
is very plain. She is a strange, unaccount- J
able child : likes her own company better j
than anybody’s else, and don’t care a rush
light for all the knick knacks other girls are
teasing for. Sometimes I think she belongs
to another brood, got changed in the cradle,
or something.’
‘How does she spend her hours V asked
Miss Tabitha.
‘I am sure I don’t know—wife says she
has a little den at the top of the house, where
she sits star gazing, Queer child, that Hat
ty ! plain as a pike-staff;’ and Mr. Lee took
up the newspaper, and put his foot on the
mantel.
Miss Tabitha was confounded. She had
an uncommonly warm heart for an old maid.
She had never been a parent, she wished she
had, just to show some people what a fiice
one she would make. She inwardly resolv
ed to know more of‘our Hatty.’
‘Tap, tap,’ on the door of Hatty’s little
den—-what on earth did it mean? She hoped
they did not mean to take it away from her;
and svith a guilty, frightened look, she open
ed the door.
Miss Tabitha entered.
‘Are you vexed with me xbi coming here,
-child ? You don’t look glad to sec me.*
‘Xo. no/ said Hatty, putting back a mass
of tangled black hair; but it is so odd that
you should want to come. Nobody ever
wanted to see me before.’
‘And why not, Hatty V
‘Well I don't know,’ she said, with a touch
ing meekness and simplicity, ‘unless it is
that I am stupid, and ugly, and disagreeable.’
•Who told you that, Hatty?’
‘AH of them down stairs/ said she, *and 1
don’t care about it, only—only—and the
tears rolled down her cheeks, ‘it is so dread
! ful to feel that nobody can ever love me.’
Miss Tabitha looked rather strangely, and
muttered, ‘Humph !*
•Hatty; said she. ‘come here Do you
ever look in the glass?’
‘Not since a long while/ said the young
girl, shrinking hack.
‘Conte here look in this little mirror.
Do you see those large bright eyes of yours?
Do you see that wealth of raven hair, that a
skilful hand might render a beauty, instead
of tangled deformity? Do you see those
little, supple limbs, that a little care, and
training, might render graceful as the sway
ing willow? There is intellect on your
brow; soul in your eye; your voice has a
thrilling iieart tone. Hatty, you arc a gem
in the rough! You cannot be ugly; hut
listen to me. Jt is every woman’s duty to
he lovely and attractive/ You have under
rated and neglected yourself, my poor child,
j Nature has been no niggard to you. Ido
j not say it to make you vain, but to inspire
PE.MTEI.iI. 6A., SATURDAY, JULY 19. 1856.
you with a proper confidence in yourself—
But what have you here?’ soiH she, as a
large portfolio fell at her feet.
“Oh, Miss Tabitha, please don’t; it is only
; a little scribbling—just when 1 felt wretch
ed. Please don't.’ •
‘Yes, hut I shall, though. It’s just what
1 wanted-to see most/ and she went on read
ing paper after paper, while Hatty stood
like a culprit before her. When she had
finished, she said very slowly and deliber
ately—
‘Hatty, come here. Did you know that
you were a genius?’
‘A what, Miss-Tabitha?’
‘A genius, you delicious bit of simplicity
~-a genius. You’ll know fast enough what
it is; and to think I should have been the
first to find it out!’ and she caught the as
tonished child in her arms and kissed her till
Hatty thought genius must be the most de
lightful thing in the world to bring so much
love with it.
‘Look here, Hatty, does anybody know
■this?’ holding-up the manuscripts.
Hatty shook her head.
‘So much the better; stupid , ugly, disa
greeable, humph ! Do you know lam go
ing to run off with you ?’ said the little old
maid; ‘we shnlPsee what we shall see. Miss
Hatty.’
Five years roiled away. Anew life had
been opened to Hatty. She had grown in
to a tall, graceful woman. Her step was as
light as a fawn’s. Her face, not beautiful,
certainly, if tried by ihe rules of art; and
yet, who that watched its ever varying ex
pression, would stop to criticise. No one
cared to analyze the charm. Sheproduced
the effect of beauty; she was magnetic; she
was fascinating. Miss Tabitha was satisfi
ed, she knew it would be just so.
They had almost forgotten her at Lee’s
house; once in a while they wondered if
Miss Tabitha was not tired of her. Miss
Tabitha thought she would lei them know.
Unbounded was their amazement when Ta
bitha ushered ‘our Hatty’ in ! She was re
ally almost pretty ! Still there was the same
amount of heart in their manner towards
her; and the little old maid could not have
kept-within bounds had she not powerful
reasons of her own to keep quiet awhile.
‘By the way, Miss Tabitha/ said Mr. Lee.
‘as you are a blue stocking, you can inform
me as to the author of that, beautiful volume
of poems that, has set all the literary world
astir? It isn’t often 1 get upon stilts, but I’d
give something to see the woman who wrote
it.’
Miss Tabitha’s time had come. Her eyes
twinkled with delight! She handed him a
volume, saying,
‘Well, here is a bookl was commissioned
to give you by the authoress herself.’
Mr. Lee rubbed his glasses, set them
astride his nose, and read the following on
the fly seas:
‘To. my dear father, James Lee. from his
affectionate daughter the authoress’
Mr. Lee sprang from his chair; and seiz
ing his daughter by both hands, exclaimed :
‘Hatty Lee ! I am proud of you !’
‘Oh, not that, dear father; fold me once
to your heart, and say, ‘ Hatty, I love you!’ ’
Her head sank upon his shoulder, and the
old man read his child’s heart at last, he has
it all, all her childish happiness : and as he
kissed her cheek and lips, said, in a choking
voice,
‘Forgive your old father, Hatty.’
Her hand was laid upon his, while smiles
and tears chased over her face, like sunshine
and shadow over an April sky.
Oh ! what, is fame to woman l Like the
‘apples of the Dead sea, fair to the sight,
ashes to the touch.’ From the depths of her
unsatisfied heart cometh ever a voice which
will not be hushed. Oh.! take it back—on
ly give me love.
GOING TO BED,
Going i bed we have always consider
ed one of the most sober, serious and sol
emn operation? which : man can be en
gaged in during tin; whole twenty-four
hours. With a young lady it is altogether
a different thing. When bedtime arrives,
she trips up stairs, with a candle in her
hand, and-—if she had pleasant company
during the evening—-with some agreeable
idea* in her head. The caudle on the toil
let tv. and her luxuriant hair is speedily
emancipated from the thraldom, of combs
and pins. If sb usually wears water curls
or uses the “iron,” her hair is brushed
carefully from her forehead and the whole
mass compactly secured; if not, why then
her lovely tresses are soon hid in innumer
able bits of paper. This task accomplish
ed, a nightcap appears, perhaps edged
with plain muslin, or perhaps with heavy
lace, which bides all, save her own sweet
countenance. As soon as she ties the string*,
probably she takes a peep in the glass, and
haft* blushes at what she sees. The light
is out —her fair delicate form gently.pres
ses the conch —and like- a dear, innocent,
lovely creature, as she is, she falls gently
into n sleep, with a sweet smile on her still
sweeter face. A man, of course, under the
same circumstances acts quite differently.
Every movement in his chamber indicates
the course, rough mould ot his sullen na
ture. When all is ready, he snuffsmut the
candle with his fingers, like a cannibal,
and then jumps into the bed like a savage.
For a few moments he thinks of the pec
cadilloes he may have committed during
the day—vows a vow to amend soon,
groans, !urns over. ■ srn-tches himself, and
then all is silent, save rbe heavy groans ‘T
the alnmberer.
GRIZZLYBEARS
BY FRED PEVEDRY.
Stov-iea of Grizzly Bears in California are
as -plenty as the golf] nuggets. Every re
turned Californian who has been to the
mountains, has a story to tell of an en
counter with a grizzly bear, real or imag
inary; htit ho one who has eypr seen one
of these monsters, or who has been close
ly pushed by them in ~he mountains, will
deny that they aw*, foots ’ themselves.—
Their immense strength and feriocity. is
enough to make the stoutest hunter’s
heart quake with alarm, while their tenac
ity of life is equal to that of the car. which
is reputed to have nine lives.
I have heard of an instance when a
mirier who was out prospecting, crime in
near proximity to one of those animals,
who made rather an unfriendly demonstra
tion towards him. Being possessed of an
excellent rifle, ho concluded to try the ef
fect of a ball upon his foe, and according
ly, being careful of his aim, he discharged
his piece, the ball entering the socket of
bear’s eye. He fell instantly and rolled
down into a sort of a gully below, like a
barrel. It was natural that the miner
should suppose that he had killed bis ene
my, and was preparing to descend to pro
eure-feome trophy of his victory, when he
was surprised to see the bear gather him
self. up aud make towards him with a sav
age growl, the consequence of which the
miner was forced to take flight by taking a
zigzag course through the trees, and bare
ly escaped from the monster, with the loss
of his rifle, which he was obliged to drop. 1
Some of these bears weigh as heavy as ]
twelve or fourteen houndred pounds*, and ‘
to give some idea of the terror with
which their proximity inspires in other
animals, it is only sufficient to state the
fact, that mules in a team, which have
neither heard, smelt nor seen one of them
becomes imcontrulable when they cross
their trail so near them as to catch the
scent; and a friend of mine tells me that
he once passed the claw of a grizzly, which
had been killed some t : mc, before the nos
trils, of one, of his mules, quickly like a
shadow, when the animal became fearfully
terror stricken, so much so that it was with
difficulty lie could he held. T have seen
it stated by old hunters, as an illustration
of the grizzly’s tenacity of life, that they
have been known to escape after having
been shot through the heart, as was prov
ed after being found the day following
where they had died. They are “terrible
in their wrath,” for a certainty, and I
should not be surprised if they would not
be more than a match for the largest lion,
so great is their bulk and so enormous
their strength. They are not safe for any
man to meet with a single barrelled rifle,
and when overtaken by them the only
chance of escape is to lie flat down upon
your face, and pretend death, as it is
known they will not prey upon carcasses
unless almost at the point of starvation.
I will now give you an actual adventure
which n shrewd Yankee had a few years
ago, with the California grizzly bears.
A reward of one thousand dollars had
been offered by some parties for a full
grown grizzly, freshly caught, for the pur
pose of getting up a bull bait. Cubs are
sometimes procured with little difficulty;
but to capture a full grown hear is -a task
not so easily accomplished, and which is
accompanied by great danger —in fact, I
do not know how it could be safely attempt
ed. No one seemed prepared to strive
for the prize, till at last, one of those
shrewd Down Easters, to whom a reward
of a thousand dollars is no ordinary tempt
ation, accepted the offer and promised to
procure one of the largest kind unmaimed.
Curiosity was on tb equivive to know by
what means the Yankee would accomplish
the task, but to everybody’s inquiries, he
gave no satisfaction, merely promising
that the bear would be on hand by a cer
tain time.
This Yankee belonged to the Smith
family; and recollecting thestories he had
heard in his youth, about the fondness of
bears, for honey, ho conceived the idea
that they might be entrapped by sugar.—
Accordingly, supplying himself with a
sufficient quantity of the article, and a
large ox chain, he proceeded to a spot
which he knew was frequented by the
grizzlies, armed with a rifle in case it
might be needed for self-protection, which
he did not believe was probable. Arriv
ing on the spot, he selected a stout oak, to
which ho fastened the chain, and then laid
a train of sugar from a neighboring chap
paral to the foot of the tree, which he then
climbed to watch the remit of his experi
ment. He had beau peurcbed in the tree
not more than an hour, before the biggest
kind of grizzy made his appearance, and
began to eat* the sugar, approaching the
tree as he did so, till he had licked up all
the train. Ab a natural consequence he
rejoiced at the success of his experiment
thus far, and considered the reward as his.
The next day prepared his sugar train as
before, and the next day following, with
the same success. Thus mad© confident
that he should secure the thousand dollars,
he made his preparations on a more exten
sive scale. Procuring a large tub, he fil-
led it wirh treacle in which was mixed a
powerful quantity of whiskey and lauda
num, which he placed at the foot of the
tree, anci trained out the sugar* as before
and again took bis position in the tree to
await the final result almost certain, this
lime, that he should secure his prize.
Smith had not boon long perched before
be perceived his old acquaintance ap
proaching eating the sugar as usual till he
reached the tub containing the drugged
treacle, which he smelt of, and then be
gan to lap it up. “A>, ha!” thought
Smith, in the tree, “old boy, i have got
you now. Lat hearty, and when von
wake up to-night yon will have the hand
somest bracelet on your wrist vou ever
wore yet.-’ The bear appeared to enjoy
his sweetmeats greatly,' and no wonder
that the Yankee should fee] elated at the
completeness, so far, of bis plans, and it
was with the greatest satisfaction that he
awaited the result patiently. In a tew
minutes, however, what was the astonish
ment of Smith to see another grizzly ap
pear, and join the first in the repast; but
it only added to bis triumph to reflect that
his prospects were- fair of securing’ two
bears instead of one. as he had at first
hoped for. Both bears were now gorging
themselves on the treacle, while Smith
could hardly contain his joy, as he waited
patiently to discover the first symptoms of
intoxication in bis guests, and placing the
utmost reliance on the effects of the lauda
num,even if the whiskey was powerless to
overcome them.
In the midst of all Ibis joy, an . incident
suddenly occurred, that threatened to put
a different aspect on affairs. Two more
bears made their appearance—huge m ul
sters—and in a few moments afterward
another-—making up a company of five—
all helping themselves most liberally to
the contents of Smith’s tub. What” was
to be done now ? mentally inquired the
Yankee. This question he could not an
swer. it seemed certain that the treacle
was nor sufficient to get the whole party
intoxicated, and ho began to fear that the
number of bears would destroy Lis plans,
or that, if even the first comer became
overpowered, the other would prevent his
discending the tree to fasten the chain
round his legs. Still there was no use I
complaining, aud *-he end had to be await- ;
ed in patience.
In the course of half an hour longer, the I
bears had swallowed the entire contents of
the tub, and then commenced such a scene
as the Yankee had never before witnessed.
The hears under the great influence of the
whisky and laudanum, began to frolic and
tumble about like monkeys. They would
wrestle and box with each other, arid roll
their huge bodies over thegronnd. Fierce
growls would escape from them when hurt
by each others claws, while their embraces
were of the warmest nature. Smith saw j
that the game was up, and that there was |
no chance of gaining the thousand dollars,
but yet there was a faint hope that the
bears might lie down and go to sleep, af
ter they had concluded their frollic, but he
was doomed to disappointment; for after
half an hour’s romp, the dirt and hair fly
ing about pretty liberally, the drunken
party then took their departure, with
scratched and bloody noses, and one of
them with an eye out. Heeling along like
a party of jolly fellows just breaking up a
spree, they soon entered the chappaml and
disappeared, leaving the Yankee to de
scend the tree and depart with his ox
chain and tub; and from that day to this
he don’t wish to hear about catching .griz
zlies alive. The experiment did not suc
ceed, and no one else has tried if- since I
believe.
CARE OF CARPETS.
Nothing is so soon observed on entering
a room, as the carpet. If that is nice and
clean, there will be an air of comfort about
the room, however plain the furniture may
be. On the other hand, if there is a shab
by and soiled carpet on the floor, if it is all
askew, and half put down, the room will
look uninviting and cheerless, even if the
furniture is covered with damask. It is
better to have no carpet rather than one
that is ragged and filthy.
With proper care, carpets can be made
to last a long time. In the first place,
moths must be guarded against. Every
crack in the floor ought to be filled with
putty, and well dried. If there is not time
to dry the putty, papers can be laid over
it. Carpets should never be laid next the
floor. The sand wears them out if they
are. A little straw or soft hay scattered
on the floor does very well, but old straw
matting, or drugget, or an old wool carpet
does better. For very nice carpets, cotton
batting, tacked between coarse, unbleach
ed cotton, is the best thing that can be
used. Experience has proved to me that
carpets wear a third longer for being wad
ded. The dust goes through to the floor ;
aud the carpet needs much less sweeping
than it otherwise would. A little damp
grass or brown paper sprinkled on a carpet,
when it is swept, saves the wear of it.—
For a nice carpet a broom should be kept
which is not used for other purposes. Eve
ry spot should be washed off as soon as seen.
Wool carpets should be taken up and
shaken once a year, and if the room is a
common one, twice or more. Whenever
a carpet is taken up it should be careful
ly examined, and if any places are
TERMS: SI.O(TIN ADVANCE.
JAMES T. BLAJN,
PRINTER.
VOL. XHI.-NUMBER 28.
burned or worn, they should be carefully
darned with the ravellings, to match. A
carpet can bo saved very much by guarding
the entrance doors with mats, &c* espeef
ally the door leading from the kitchen and
the carpeted room, it is a good way to cov
er the entry thickly with straw, and put
over it a piece of carpet or drugget. Even
cotton carpeting will wear along time over
straw. This is much better than mats to
take the dust from the shoes. Get a largo
pattern, so as to nave some left to repair
with. Much can be done by turning and
mending carpets to keep them looking al
most as well as new.— Agiicultuvist,
WHAT A NEWSPAPER DOES FOR NO
THING.
The foliowing article should be read and
pondered well by every man who takes a
newspaper without paying for it in ad
vance: The result of my observation ena
bles me to-state as a fact, that the publish
ers of newspapers are more poorly rewar
ded than any class of men in the United
states, who invests an equal amount of la
boi, capital and thought. They are expec
ted to do more service for less pay, to stand
j more sponging and “dead heading,” to puff
; and defend more people without fee or
hope of reward, than any other class,
They credit wider and longer; get oftener
cheated; suffer more pecuniarily; oftener
the victim of misplaced confidence, than
any other calling in the community. Peo
ple pay a printer’s bill more reluctantly
than any other. It goes harder with them
to expend a dollar on a valuable newspa
per, than ten-on a needless gewgaw, yet
every body avails himself of the use of the
editor’s pen, and printer’s ink. How many
professional and political reputations and
fortunes have been made and sustained by
the friendly though ur.requited pen of the
editor ? How many emoryo towns and
cities have been brought into notice, and
puffed into prosperity by the press? How
many railroads, now in successful opera
tion, would have foundered but for the as
sistance of the leaver that moves the world;
inchort, what branch of American indus
try or activity, has not been promoted,
simulated and defended by the press?
And who has tendered it more than a
miserable pittance for its mighty services?
The bazars of fashion, and the haunts of
appetite and dissipation are f hronged with
-tn eager crowd, bearing gold in their palms,
andtbe commodities there vended are sold
at enormous profits, though intrinsically
worthless, ana paid for with scrupulous
punctuality; while the counting room of
the newspaper is the seat of jewiDg, chea
pening trade, orders and pennies. It is
made a point of honor to liquidate a grog
bill, but not of dishonor or repudiate a
printer’s bill.
A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE IN AN OMNI
BUS.
We have been much impressed with the
following simple anecdote in one of the
New York letters of “Fidelus” to the Bos
ton Transcript:
It was bitter cold the other night when 1
entered a Broadway omnibus that pitched
over the ice-furrows like a hip in a gale;
there were two handsome ladies, evidently
on their way to Wallack’s or the Varieties
with an assiduous beau, a gruffy only gen
tleraan in one corner, and a demure little
woman in another, presently in jumped a
little girl, with a red hood encircling her
face which wore a very grave and care
worn, vet eager look; she was enveloped
in a large thick sha*vl that fell to her an
kles; after looking intently at the face of
every passenger, she put her hand beneath
her shawl and struck up a most plaintive air
on a harmonica! concealed there ; the two
handsome ladies became interested, and
their beau fumbled in his pockets ; the de
mure little woman brightened up aud smil
ed on the poor musician ; the gruffy old
gent untied his muffler and sighed ; thus
encouraged, the child suddenly began to
sing a pensive ditty, the omnibus mean
time, quivering and cracking, but despite
■be ugly motion and the bitter wind, all
the passengers melted at heart and bestow
ed such a pile ®f pennies on their volun
teer comforter that she ceased to sing and
play, in order to count her gains, then de
positing them in her pocket, she dropped
her anxious sorrowful look, blinked like a
new waked kitten, and began such a rap
turously lively air that the driver turned
round to peer at her, and the six inside all
laughed together.
HAS THE THING TIT.
A backwoods boy was once at a depot on
one of the Georgia railroads, and was of
course deeply interested in gazing—for the
first time —at the “mighty tixins.”
Finally he got inside of a car, and while
indulging his unbounded curiosity, the
whistle screamed, the bell rang, and the
steam horse began to surge at the rate of
“two forty” per hour.
“Oh, lordyl” shouted the boy, “stop it,
stop it, I ain’t agwine!” and bursting for
ward, he opened the door and jumped out
on the platform.
J ust then the train was crossing a deep
cavernous looking gorge on trustle work,
nd seeing the earth and trees beneath he
fainted and fell. Directly he came to and
looking up to the con iuctor, who stood be
hind him, he txflaimed with as gb,
“Oh, lordee, has the thing lit 1”