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CUB WORKMEN.
BT n CLAT FREUSS.
Whom siiall we calf oar heroes,
To whom our praises sin; ?
t The pampered child of fortune,
The tilled lord or kin; 1
' They jive by others labor,
fPake'all and nothing give ;
The noblest types'of manhood
i "i Are they who work to lire.
'Tbn honor to onr workmen,
.. -di 'Our bi'dy tons of toil
The heroes of the workshop,
And monarch of the toil !
' - -
'Who spans the earth with Iron,
w AoJ rears the palace dome 1
Who creates for the rich man
. The comforts of bis home !
It 'ia the putient toiler
' All honor to him then!
'The true wealth of a nation
Is in her working men.
For many barren aes
.Earth bid her treasures deep ;
'And il be giant forces .
. 'Seemed bound as in a sleep ;
;Theo tabor's 'anvil-chorus"
Broke en the -taried air,
, And lo! the earth in rapture
' Laid all her riches bars !
Ti 'nil that over nature
Gives man his proad control ;
And purine and hallows
The temj les- of his soul
- It scatters foul diseases,
. ' With all their ghastly train,
'Puts iron in the ruuscie
. At d crystal in tAie braio ! '
The'Grand, Almighty Builder,
- Wno fashioned out the earth,
" HatV stamped hi seat of honor
On Labor from her birth.
!Io every angel flower,
That blossoms from the sod, .
Behold the master 'ouches,
The handiwork of God I ,
Then honor to our workmen,
-, Our hardy eons of toil
.Th1 r erne of the workshop,
And "Bouarcas of the soil.
" CilektD ia his Hat.
Country friend send us the following :
'Nat, a friend of ours, a very poor, rath-fcrYight-Snpered,
and it i said, not so bright
s his parents could wish.
"The other day, while passing a neigh
bors, Nal saw a brood of chickens:, he im
mediately-caught a fine one to take home. I
1, l. "r.vv t. .. i l I
no uiu uoiuiie ixi iweer, uciore ne saw
the owcer coming dj. the roaf, and not
-knowing wTta't lo Co with the chicken lo
conceal it. at lat si ccef d-d in crowding it
into bis hal, which he again placed upon
bis head. . But the chicken having a long
ing for liberty, and being a No pressed for
tir, managed tothrost his head through an
opening in Nat's old straw hat. Nat was
presently accosted with
;Wbat have yoo got in your halt"
"Nothing but my head," said Nat.
Bat I see a chicken head sticking thro'
the top of it, Nat.'
' "Nat, took of his hat, end footing at it
in feigned astonishment, exclaimed :
"Wall how d'ye s"pose lhat critter come
there. I sware, he must have crawled op
toy trowsers leg !"
Cattth Bound t6VVi. A "gemraerv ob
color," belonging to Teherna, recently made
pilgrimage to Red Bluff for the purpose
of procuring an ebony helpmate, either as
a partner in the laundry business or for life,
Ira wasn't particular which. 'Arriving ai
his destination be made known to lha pout
leg Etbeope Ihe object of his visit, and a&k
Aher consent to the proposition. After
tufnsing tbe question over in ber mind for
a moment she came out withr "Lem, how
touch capital has yooV - -' - "
' "Well, Dinahs to tell yon da I ruf, Use
euly got four dollars wjd me jes now." '
"Won't do, Lem, won't do! Sam John-,
sing has got rfx an' a eookia'stove.; I guess
I gwine to hab him." x
Poor Lam is still going alone.
SiUBT Chiijx Aatber wa winding up
bis watch, when he playfully said to bis
little daughter, "Let me wind your nose up.
'No," said lha child, 4I don't want ray
oosa wound op, for I don't want i t to run
t!I day." . . . . . '..- .'";'
Warmouth of Louisiana is in Wash
v Injtoo claiaing a seat in Congress as a del
egats frocS Locisiaca Territory. lit, was
toted for by nejroea mostly, and insists,
tri:h char B.'ack republicans, that iiecessioo
rr.a'-Va tarciiory cf that state, aad that ne
W3 &ra citizenn.j
T-:s hunan soul, lii;3 the aatcan i;iVS
Science cf Eissins. j
People will.kis", yet not one in a hundred ,
' knows how u extract bliss from love-hps '
, no more than they know how to make dia-
: monds from 'charcoal. ' And yet it is ea-y, j
at least for us!. This little item Is no: alone i
j for young beginner, but for the 'many who
' go to it like hunting coons or shelling corn. J
First, 'know whom you are to kiss. Dn t :
make a tnieiake, although a mUtalte may;
be good. Don't 'jump op lite a trout for a
fly, and smack. a woman on the neck, on
iht ear, on the corner of her forehead, on
the end of her nose, or stop over on her
waterfall, or bonnet ribbon, in haste lo gel
through. The gentleman should be a little
the tallest. Ha should have a clean face, a
kind eye, a mouth full of expression in
stead of tobacco. Don't sit down to it, stand
up. Need not be anxious to get in a crowd.
Two persons are plenty to corner and catch
a kiss. Mors persons spoil the sport. Stand
firm. It won't hurt any alter you are used
to it. Take the left band of the lady in
yoor right hand. Let your hat go to any
place oa: of the way ! Throw ihe lefi hand
gently over the shoulder of the lady, and
lei the hand fall down upon the right side
towards the belt Don't be' in a hurry
Draw bef gently, loviogly to yoor heart.
Her head wilt fall lightly upon your ehoul-der--and
a handsome shoulder sirap it
makes!
Don't be in a hurry ; send a little life down
your le ft arm, and let it know its business
Her lef. hand is in your right. Let there
be expression to that not like the grip of a
vice, but a gentle clap, full of electricity,
thought and repect. Don't be in a hurry.
Her head lies carelessly on your shoulder!
You are nearly heart to heart ! Look down
into her half closed eyes ! Geot!y,-yet man
fully, pres her to your bosom. S;anJ firm,
and Providence will give yoo strength for
the ordeaf. De brave, bet don't be in a hur
ry. Her lips almost open! Lean lightly
forward with your head, not the body. Teke
good aim ; the lips meet ; Ihe eyes close ;
:he heart opns ; the foal rids the s:orms,l
troubles and sorrows of life (don't be in a
hurry;) heaven opens be'ore yon; the
world shoots from onder your feel as a rne
leor fUhes acros the evening skv (don't
bm afraid ;) the nerves dance before the jo?!
erected altar of love as zephyrs dance with
the dew trimmed floe'9 ; ihe henrt forgets I
i:. bitterne?, and the art ol kissing is lern- j
el! No roie, no lcss.no flul'.en.vg a.ij (
STiirminj like a hook impaled worm. ICis- j
ing o.n't hurt ; it t'oes so: rrqaUe a trass j
band to "make It t";?!. Drn't rsb and
yank fhe lady as if she was a strepslinjj ,
colt! Don't muss her hair, scratch do n i
her collar, bite her cheek, sqoizzle her rich j
ribbons and leave her mussed, rumpled and I
mommcxed ! Don't flavor vour kisses with !
onions, tobacco, gin cock-tails, lager beer,
brandy, eic.
Wedlock in the West.
Yooths in the West are thn exhorted to
marry, by one of ibe western journals : ;
a
"A good wife is the best, most faiihfol
companion you can posnMy have by your
side, while performing the journey ol li'e
A dog ifir: a touch to her. She can smooth
linen and your cares lor you ; mend your 1
irouser, and change your manners ; sweet- ;
en yoor moments, as well as your tea and
coffee; ruffle, perhaps, your shirt bosom,
but not your temper ; and instead of sowing
the seeds of sorrow in your path, she will
sew buttons on your shirt, and plant happi- ;
ness Instead of harrow teeth in your boor. ;
Yes ! and if you are too confoundedly lazy,
or too proud lo do such work yourself, she
will carry swill to the hog, chop wood and
dig potatoes for dinner. Her love for her j
husband is such that she will do anything;
to please him, except to receive company
in her every-day clothes. Gel married, I j
j repeat you most. Concentrate your attec- j
tions upon one object, and don't distribute !
them, crumb by crumb, amongst a host of j
tallies, Elizas, Emmas, Doras, Maggies,'
; Lizzies, Lauras, Mollies a id Annas, allow- i
ing each scarcely enough to nibble at. Get
married, and have some one 10 cheer you
up as you journey through tins vale of tears,
somebody lo scour up your dull melancholy
moments, aod keep your whole life, and
whatever linen yon. possess, in some kind
of Sunday go to-meeting order."
A Romantic 5Lt. A romantic incident
occurred in Allegheny count) , N. Y., a short
time since. A couple were married. The
bride was beautiful eyes like the sun, and
all that. Tbe husband was pairiotiCj.be
enlisted went lo wat A libertine from
Chatauque county saw (be beaniifui wife,
sought her society, and apparently won ber
confidence. He gave her ten S50 green
backs to make tbe necessary arrangements.
(Must have been a contractor or else very
loyal.) This she accepted. The hour was
set. The villain went to his hotel to smcke
the tafdy hours away, when the following
tender note was put into his bands:
"Mr. ' t have to inform joa that
circumstances beyond my control will pre
vent me from fulfilling my engagement to
elope with you to-night. 1 expect my hus
band home on furlough soon, to spend
Christmas and New Year's, when we shall
enjoy 3 hearty laugh at your discomfiture.
Meanwhile, I will keep your money as a
Christmas present for him, and when this
cruet war is over, it will come handy to
assist him to start in business.
Yours 'tecderly.' . ..
Moral:' "Beware cf the i-Miar" panic-'
The Representatives from Tennessee.
The proceedings of tbe House of Repre
sentatives, on yesterday, evince, though
very feebly, a disposition on the part of the
Conerrative Republicans to deprecate the
extreme policy of the more violent Radicals.
Mr. Raymond ro-e to present tbe cerlifk-Mes
of election ol ihe Tenneee members, bnt
Mr. Stevens interposed a point of order
'that ihe State ol Tennessee is not "known
to the Houe." It is a curious circumstance
that a member of Congress should call up
on a branch of the National Legislature to
innn.a fl.A n T r ' (1 n o .1 nf o Qt.ld rt n A f f
whose citizens occupies the Presiden'ial
chair. Perhaps the 'Radicals propose to
dispute the claim of Mr. Johnson to :he ex
ecutive office, for, if the i?tate of Tennessee
is unknown to the House, it mu?t follow
that-iio one of her people possesses, in the
estimation of ihe House, the qualifications
for ihe Presidency required by the Ccnsli
Iction. Mr. Johnson was nominated to ihe
Vice Presidency as aTennessean, was elect
ed as a Tennsssean, succeeded to lbs Chief
Magistracy as a Tennessean, and, as a Ttsn
nessean fulfills to-day the functions of the
Executive posittoa. If tbe Radicals deny
the State existence "cf Tennessee, they ce
ny tbe right ot Mr. Johnson to ihe office of
President of the United States. Perhaps
some such theory i3 in contemplation at a
part of the Radical programme of opposi
tion to the executive policy cf reconstruc
tion ; for we have no doubt that tbe Li ra
Radicals are conscious of an irrepressible
conflict between themselves and Mr. John
son, and if they thought that bis authority
could be weakened by making a qoesli3n
of its legitimacy, they are reckless enough
to attempt even thai desperate manouver.
It is true that Mr. Stevens' - point was over
ruled by the speaker,but the fast that it was
interposed by the leader cf the Radicals in
Cocgrese betrays the design of that faction
to cut cfl the Southern States from their po
litical inheritance, and to confirm them in
the position of territorial dependencies.
Against this bold and traitorous policy ihe
Conservatives, we have said, seem disposed
to make some" feeble resistance ; bul they
lack courage and concentration to combit
the energetic fanaticism of the indomitable
Pennsylvania demagogue. 'The credentials j
of the Ter.r.essee members "were referred
to the select committee on the so-ca'.led ;
Confederate States, by a vote ol one hail- j
drtd and twenty-six yeas against forty-one ;
niys;"' and Mr- Raymond, in crighiatirg j
ihe motion to that effect, abandoned his cp- j
pormo'iiy of entering the i the cham- j
pion of the Conservative of his party. The ,
leadership was within h3 gni and, if ha '
had displayed the firmness and spirit that
the occasion called for, his Congressional
novitiate might have been graced with the
honors of a Conservative Iriumph. The vote
of ninety against sixty-three that tabled a
resolution to admit the Tenneeseans to tbe
privileges of the floor, pending :he decision
of their case, demonstrates a division amon
the Republicans upon lhat issue; and a lit
tle more exertion and earnestness on the
part of the Conservatives might have saved
thn House from the injustice and absurdity
of refusing to the accredited representatives
oi a 'jtate tf.e privileges accorded to ter
ritorial delegates. That Ihe Stevens faction
are not invincible is apparent fmm the pas
sage, subsequently, ol a retoluiion, yeas
one hundred and thirty-three, nays thirty
five, "thai, until otherwise ordered, Mr.
Maynard and the other representatives from
Tennessee, be invied lo lake seats in the
Hall of the House of Representatives " So
Tennessee receives, as a favor, the privilege
of remaining, eilenl and humble, beneath
the roof of the National Capitol, where it is
her inalienable prerogative lo sit in council
wi;h her 6iter States wi h the "at:ibnies of
sovereignty, the peer of any cf them in po
litical essence. Thus far has ttie Uuion
advance! toward restoration. To this extent
has Republicanism been vindicated by the
war that ihe victors claim was waged in its
behalf. Peace has come upon the land, but
has come with a frown upon her brow, u
rod in her hand, and the scowl o! hatred in
her eyes. The Union sentiment that lhe
Black Republicans professed as their inspi
ration to an appeal to arms, seems to have
perished in the struggle. Defeat has chang
ed ihe Secessionists of the South into Un
ionists ; victory has changed the Radicals
of the North into Disunionists. The effect
upon the President i cot 60 evident ; the
country waits patiently for him lo make it
known. A'. Y Daily News.
Anticipates Trouble in Virgisi.. There
are said to be apprehensions cf a demon
stration of an insurrectionary character on
the part of the "freedmen" iri several parts
of Virginia. The Richmond correspondent
of the Petersburg Express, writing on the
subject, remarks:
"Vague hints of the objects and intention
of the suspected movement are giver, out
at limes in the'eonntry and some very in
telligent persons seem to fear something of
the kind. I coutd mention instances where'
much excitement has been caused by re
ports of freedmen as lo the extent ot the
plan of the blacks to possess themselves of
lands. &c, but will not trouble the public
with their recital. Such an . outbreak can
only result in great injury to the insligatori.
The subject should receive the proper at
tention of- the authorities. There are so
many idle or dissatisfied negroes in the Stats
with. Rule or nothing to do, that it is not easj
to say what they might, attempt."
. at me circus womea lump sioau imuujj
hoops, lo .ociety ihnrjomp iato ibetc,
At the circus women jump clean throng"
Judge fJnitteil act! Hie United Slates Authorities.
In the United States Circuit Court, held
at Mobile, Dee. 1, Judge Rusieed made the
following remaiks:
I had hoped to have been able at this time
0 congratulate the citizens of Alabama
upon the resumption of civil authority and
the re-establishmenl of courts of jndicatcra.
In this I have been unexpectedly disap
pointed. Events of a grave public charac
ter have recently occorred in the Southern
district of this State; which leaves it doubt
ful whether the government intends that
thi people thai!, for the present.be entitled
lo the privileges and subj-ct to the power of
civil role. Notwithstanding the appoint
ment of a jjrovisioiial Governor for this
State, attd the President's direct! or, to me to
hold ihc'Federal courts conformably to the
enactments of Congress, and in the face of
his official proclamation declaring the res
toration of national peace, the military offi
cer ic command in Alabama has, within a
Jew days past, refused lo obey the process
es issued by a court of the United S ates,
and uMifies his refusal upon the ground of
instructions from the Chief Executive.
In the case in which Ihe question arcse, I
decided in effect, lhat the citizen bad been
restored to the status which belongs to him
of right in times of peace, acd that as mat
ter now stand, il is the office of the milita
ry establishment to aid, when required, the
civil magistracy in the discharge cf their
functions. I am still of this opinion. But
i: U plain th.3t the civil power and the mili
tary control can cot coexist in tho came
sphere, and over lha same eabjocts cf juris
diction. "No servant can serve two mas
tere; for either he will hate the one and love
the other, or else he will hold to the one
and despise the other." The sword must
yield to the statue, or the statue to the
MvcrJ. . j
It is essential to good order and the ra- j
epect doe to the government that no ftrife i
be unnecesf arily provoked between the dif- j
ferent branches of the public service, and ;
if the President of the United States in-
straC. the military to disregard tie process j
cr tjj8 cour; i wji BUbmit lo hi decree ';
w;In becoming and respect'ul deference; !
t,ut j wiji nct jn anj- aveut subject the jn.li- j
cia 0(rlce CT lhe tr.bcnaU cf justice lo h- (
dignity from whatever scarce.
V these views, proper a? I connive in
iuemseJv, and strengthened by the fact;
t,a, 5llq prCjiJer.t has r.Jt, eo far as I kno.v, ;
bsu advised of the course cf the Geneni i
commanding iu this State, in lha respect al- ;
Jjj?j to, I deem it a discreet exercise of my i
poWer to adjourn tha jiaiioual courts ap- J
pointed lo beheld in this district at the j
present
lime, and only to transact snch :
routine business as mav be dichared with- ,
out the possibility ol evoking a conflict be-
tween the military ami civil authorities. j
Hence no grand or petit yuy will be impan- j
ne'ed at this term of the court, and no cases ;
on the docket will be called. AH recogii:- ;
zances taken for this term mui be renewed '
and. they must run so as to include an obli- !
(ration to appear at any special terms of j
these courts which may be appointed lo be j
held before the date fixed by law for hold- I
ing the next statuary-term j
lit this connection it may be proper for j
tne lo say I have no doubt lhat, uptvi the I
i attention of the President being calied :o the
' anomalous state ol facts that app?ar to !
make my present course n-cessary. lie will ;
promptly ai j'Jst to inern an approprn e rum
edy, and eecure to ihe citirens of this S ate
the full measure of the constitutional right-.
After" these remark-, Judge Bus'.eed list
, ened lo an -argument by the IJnn. I. H.
Watts on the unconstitutionally of the ra h
; which lawyers are required to take before
, practicing.
1 , The White Ghosts.
In July last, a fellow named George
Holmes was arrested in Cumberland co., for
robbery. He confessed his crime and said
he belonged to a regular band of nomadic
robbers called ihe "White Ghofts." About
lhat time the Harrisburg Telegraph made a
splurge about the matter, sfTecting to know
that tbe white ghosts were southern rebels,
whose object was to burn and plunder the
north. In August Holmes was tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary fora terra of
years. The Carlisle Volunteer tells the rest
of ihe story :
It was shown at his trial that he was one
of a large band of organized iheive?, who
travel the country to steal and murder. On
his way way to ihe penitentiary he said to
the sheriff who had hira in custody "I will
not be in prison long, if MONEY WILL
PROCURE .MY RELEASE, the White
Ghosts are RICH." He was in the peniten
tiary only two months when Governor Cur
tin pardoned him so that be might join his
robber band in the pursuit of his business.
His pardon no doubt cost the white ghost
aspociation a round sum, but no matter ;
one operation by Holmes would be suffi
cient to make up the amount thai his pardon
cost htm. So we go.
How to Know tiic New Couktsrfeit.
The counterfeit of the new issue of fifty
cent notes is ibe best executed one yet put
forth.
It can however, be distinguished from the
original by ihe coloring, and in signature
ot Gen. Spinner, the "e" having been omit
ted. Tbe Secretary has decided to alter
ihe general appearance of ihe present issue
of the fractional currency, in order to thike
it uniform, and to tetter protect it from
. ... . . ,, . .
counierfeutng. lo future, al new .-..sua.
hrllY XA31E.
DT FIIANCE I.AMARTINC.
We rend thy name, O God,
In all that ihou ha?! given
From flowers that deck the lowly sod,
To stars lhat bum in heaven.
Where sunlight bathes the world,
And in the soul doth leep j
And none ihe less thy name doth glow
Where Life's dark shadow' sweep :
And in each stern decree,
Thoush heavy falls thy hand ;
For,sorrow points beyond Tirne' 6ea
To heaven's happy land.
Therefore, great God, we ee,
In all below, above,
The name thy goodness giveth Thee,
And, oh ! lhat name is Love.
Practical Jokinj.
Joe and Commodore Rogers, brother
blacksmiths in Whitewater, Wisconsin,
have a great reputation for being ' practical
jokers. Last summer Joe bought an old
fashioned dash churn, for the purpose of
manufacturing their own butter, and as the
Commodore was a widower, and lived with
Joe, all such work naturatly fell to him.
One day, alter supper, the first churning was
got ready, and ihe Commodore was inviied
to churn.
"Hold on," said he, "till I go down town
and get some terbacker''
He went, and while gone Joe did the
churning, took oat the butter, and left the
buttermilk in the churn.
Tbe Commodore returned, looked at the
churn, took oil his coat, and 6aid, "WH1,
old churn, its jou and I, and here's for ye!"
and commenced his labor. After churning
a couple of hours, he said that tn '-'guessed
it would be cheaper to buy butter than to
mike it." "I thiuk so loo," eays Joe, "il
you are going to churn it out of ba't ermilk."
A few days alter the churning process,
Joe put one end ol a small bar of iron into
hi Icrge fire, and gave hi bellows three or
four pumps, and stepped into the back shop.
While gone, the Commodore heated ihe
iron to a black heat.theo changed ends with
it and stepped out cf the front door to watch
the pioizre.
In came Joe, lo;k up the iron, but drpped
it instanter, holding p bis burned hand
and roaring vith pain.. "Put on home br.i
termilk, Joe irs good lor a burn?'' fai.l
the Commodore as he made itiaftcrly t
trait tmid a fhower ol mi les composed cf
hammer, hard reaK .Vid old horse tuoes.
Gencrai. Butlkr Tradi.vc Beef to the
Rkbkis for Cottox. Within the last week
William Neely, koiu- of John T. Neely, ol
Solebury township, in this county, relumed
home. He had lived in Southampton co., i
va., several years before the war, which!
found him there. He managed to keep out
of the military service of the Confederacy,
but served some time in the commissary
department. He declares, that while Gen.
I'.u'.ler was in command of the Department
of Virginia, he (Butler) traded beef to the
rebels for cotton, l wo pound cf Ihe former
for one of the Ir.t'er
that h discharged
.ir. r,, ...nun j-,.
one carso of l ee: and
i. v.ir...i
leaded the vessel
with cotton and sent it
dri-vii ihe river to Norfo'k As thi rook
place during the administration of General
Butler 'it must have teen done wiih his
knowledge and consent, for a subordinate
would hardly dare trade so openly with
lha enemy without ihe sanction ol his com
manding officer. Of course this tcel help
ed to leeil ihe rebel army, and kept the
w ar :oitg on, lhat men might grow rich.
This i a grave charge, and steps should be
taken to discover w hether Genera! Bu'ler is
guilty. Our informant is a gentleman who
had il directly from Mr. Neely. Thi looks
like giving aid and comfort lo the enemy
Doylertoxcn Democrat.
Speculators and High Prices. There is
no possible excuse for present prires, and
they can be accoutred for only upon the
ground that speculators are .controlling the
markets. As an illustration, take domestic
cotton goods. The price of cotton is nearly
one-half lower than it was when gold was
at the highest quotation, and other expenses
are certainly uo heavier than then ; jei con
sumers have lo pay nearly the old figure for
their goods. Cotton factors, by reason of
the high prices brought about by the specu
lators, are reaping a rich harvest of profit.
A Newburyporl paper states lhat a mill at
tnat-place declared a dividend last week of
twenty-five per cent., and that the mill has
cleared half a million dollars in the last
four years, although ihe whole concern cost
only half that amount. There is no reason
why this should be an exceptional case, and
the inference i?, that ihe mills of New Eng
land are now rolling up immense profits at
the expense of consumers. And yel they
wad a tariff to give them still higher prices!
Thk Sales Stopped We learn from the
prorer authorities that the Government has j
suspended its sales cl Cavatrv horses. All
lhalare now in the service, in ui.ab!e cert -
dition. will be reiained. Lare sale-, were
expected during December, but no more
horses are lo be sold except it snch as
8re no further available fcr Cavalry and Ar
lillerr purposes. It is said that the sale of
thousands of mules disposed of by iho gov-'
ernmer.t is now regre'teifj ami thai some-'
thfng is about to "go or.-' that will require
the Services cf every quadruped ia the pos-
sestioo of the United States.
Each 31 un to liis Own Trade.
There is a sharp country lawyer in the j
county of Allen, whose name is Jarr.es Mc- j
Hafley, Sightly ol the Hibernian persuasion, i
who, having succeeded in the way of tnak j
ing money, turned bin attention to real !
entate, larnvin &c. Among his purchases j
was a fine flouring mill on the waters of'
Hog Creek, which was superintended by a
competent miller and diJ a thriviog busi
ness. Once upon a day, it fell out that the mil
ler was away on fnrlocgh, to be gone all
day, and ihe proprie'or happening at the
mill, found a small boy in tattered garments
silting astriJe a bag of corn w hich lay across
the back of a sorry loyking nag. The own
er of the mill not understanding the trade of
a miller, put the corn it the wrong hopper,
and could get no grist in return. He then
put some meal in the corner of the boy's
sack and sent him home, telling him that
he would keep his mother from starving
unlil the miller should return to find where
hii grist had gone to.
The boy's earn being all ground out of the
hopper, tbe proprietor undertook to stop ihe
mill, bul it would not stop I Hepu!led one
lever and then another, but the mill rattled
on with all its might. The mill stones hav
ing nothing to grind, took to grinding each
other; presently they waxed hot, then hot
ter: ihe fire began to fly, and the proprietor
became alarmed. He rushed to hit house
mounted his horse, and told his wife that
he was going in search of the miller, and if
any bigger fool than himself shoul d happen i
along, for heaven's sake gel him to stop the
mill. -
Away rode the man. tni hiving found
his miller ordered him to mount thd horse
and run lor the mill before the thing bhould
set on fire. The miller was not slow lo
obey, and having ihut ihe gate iho mad
wheels stopped, and all was quiet on HOjj
Creek.
Cut the lost grist where had il gone t
Proprietor showed the miller where he put
it in, and the whole misery was solved!
I he grist had been put in the wheat hopper, i
carried up in the elevators, depo.-ited in the
bolt, through which it could not sifl so as lo on the ott,er side, ihe yelling again corn
reach the box and there it was inside the menced. Then the rawly-born began a
wheat bolt where the millet could go in and series of gymnastic featt upon ihe Uxlorm
!. m fc. . .
dip it out. And that is how a lawyer tin I
dertook to run a milt and lost a grist.-Ex.
A Ladt HisMrour of a Theatre I't a
'iTice of ihe opening o,' the Stra'id Theater,
Lonilon, Ihe Mor'i'mg I'j-t wiiies: "In the
course of the evening an inri lsnt occurred
to which we have some ilelicacy in all-i iinj,
but v."iich, as teifg. s far ts we kn'-'-J
who'y will -lot precedent in an Kngli-h the
a;er, and blso as inlim'ejing censorship of
manners in a qnaner where, nccrrdtrg to
convev'ionu! estimate, refinement i !cat n
l be expected, should not perhaps-, be suflar-
ed to pas without nonce. l:i the stall,
j which were occupied for the most part by
t ladies and gentlemet', manifestly of gocd
J social position, and all diest-ed in evening
(Costume, there was sea'eii, in company
with a friend, a taLI and remarkably pretty
woman, ihe extraordinary Ijwnessof whose
dre-s was a general sutjeci of observation,.
and o!itirnU- nsm rre2.t scandal to lha au
" ' e "
,,ence - anion:j ,i,e female portion of whetn
... ".. ,.. :i
' a paililul sunssumi nai viefiiij j etrj; i jic. i
I . , , ,- . , . , I
Al la'l PUOIIC uioiiia.iu.l iuiohi ri :;t!.un ;
i-i a triet empha ic form. Ko sooner had I men. The Republic Senators have agreed
t'.e curtai-i fallen on ihe first ply, than ' t pass, in an amended form, the renolution
there was beard from the gallery a voice of ihe House fcr a j - i t I commiuee lo exam
ntieritiB tti slow and well measured accents! ine into the;ccnditcn of the late so called
an ii i itict.oii v.l.ich ioc!d be intended bet !
f .r ot.e r.er-on in tl.o v.tt scmMv. IV.a ';
wiih emotion, yet still retaining her gemle,
placid look for there was n taint of im
modesty in her demeanor she qaieil) drew
her opera cloak over her shoulders, nnd then
tied it tightly around her teefc. In a few
min utes afterward, sho rose from her seat
and, leaving behird her her friend, a mod
- i
estly dressed woman, waited oul ol the
house, amid hisses from the gallary and
stern silence, tot less eloquent, in the 6ta!Is
and bores."
Hk.Lt.. "I hold that it is reasonable to
infer that the punishment of ihe future state
is not material in eny way whatever; that
it is a moral and spiritual punishment, fol
lowing the transgression of law ; thut il con
sists in the ac ion cf the mind, by its own
laws, on itself; lhat itjs being withdrawn
from Ihe Divine presence, and tho?e fertil
izing and joy-inspiring influences which
come from personal communion with God
And this view lakes away all lhat repulsive
ness which we cannot but feel when the
doctrine of a barbaric, material punishment
is taught." Henry Ward ficerier.
Beecher is one cf the modern progressive
preachers, and believes in improving every
thing, and hell in pariicu'.ar. He wants a
hell lhat is less "repulsive,'' than the old
fashioned scripture hell.wKich hecatls"bar
baric and material." We confess it is rath
er ,:barbaric and material to stick a fellow
into the fir-? ; but there is no use tri ing to
net over the Bible, which plainly says lhat
Ihe wicked shall be 'cast into a lake that
j burnetii with fire and brimstone " Beecher
, is -citing old, and he big.ns to fh.nk of his
1 "latter end ;' and, in view of that, he should
peeler lo nave tiie om uc-i uuvusuo i -new
o.Vgol up that would be irss "repuls
ive' In his tender skin ar.J less "barbaric
and tnaterir.1." Sej'i'grrcs Ti-ne.
t t II i:Jkl.n,ta
To ki the one you Ifcve best without be
nonrw.t the besl wav is to kiss all th?
. ladies ia the cowpiay witHact ny distics-
tion.
E"xlraordinaryJkli;i3as Fnatj.
The WorhYi New Orleans correspondent
relates the following strange scene in a ne-'
gro church, in that city, as. witnessed by
him on the occasion of an administration cf
the rite cf baptism : :' , ... ,
Among iho finking peculiarities, cf tba
American negro in bis fondr.ess for noisy
demonstrations of religious fervor, which
has been frequently remarked by traveler
in the South. It is said that the Chines
have no conception of bravery or heroUm
unless accompanied . with tho beating of
gongs and tom-tom?, and (he negroes he
similar idu& jii th performance of tbfir
religious ceremonies. Not only a great
noise and bustle seems necessary to them,
but, like the riles of Indian Fakirs, il mu!
be accompanied with mucu'.ar action and
bodily contortion. The scenes witnessed jrr
their . churches during "periods of revival
njusi cause, in tscbiliva minds, only feel
ings of disgust. " ,
For some time past there has been a re
vival here, daring which the church mem
bers have acted more like wild beasts in a
cage than like human beings. The sight
beggars all description, and were one to tell
truly all he saw al one cf these revival
meetings, he "would receive many'pioua
blessio'gs for burlbsqning religious ceremo
nies and 'the worship of the Deity. Raiting;
the colored church a few nighlsga, Step
ped in for a moment, where some converts
were taking ihe ritsa of bepUsm Irota a
white missionary "from Massaclsoeetts The
scene would have been rather . demoniac
than Christian bad it not been supremely
ridiculous. Before the altar was a larg
tank of water, cp to which the convert!
marched in tern, while Hhe assembled corn
par, y were shooting, yciiing, screaming,
whist lir.s stamping and Binging ; two group
were daricinz in the Bi?le; some vrera em
bracing or shaking hands, a negro womaa
was jumping backward and forward over
seat, and delivering lusty 'hi hiV from
corner.
As a convert approached thf water lher
was a momentary siienca ; bet after betnj ,
immersed and rteppir.g ocl upon a pia.iorra f
ihat threatened to orcR. every occe mucr
boJj. Going trough the most indecent
ar.J almost obscene motions, the ecreamea
nnd kicked until exhausted, and finally end-c-1
by slilletiing nat l.fce'a bg of wood. Half
a dozen Moul men new stepped forward to
carry her on', 'he woman remaining ail thd
time tn this ri'.d state, with eyes set, teeiti
hut hard together, anJ mu-cles strained to
their ctmoet tension. Seven,. went iLrnugti
this same operation, and vrere each carried
oiit i:i this tu7etiel state in the arm's of the
men. The white missionary from Misa
cuusetts tittered tLc word "glory as each
one pasfed, while the eyss turned upward,
hands cla.-ped above hi heal and an ap
proving smile p'ajin; at-ut the lines of his
mou h. He was a man who understood
well how tu excite these .simple creature?,
ar.d had learned the art of working v iheir
feelings up lo a pitch that was almost fren
zy. And all iha lime he believed or ap
peared to tel.ere, that he was do'ag the
I work of GaJ.
Tne Admission cr Socthsrn CoxcRtcjs
ConfeJeate States, and as to whe'her any of
them are etititeled to repreBentation in Con-
. M
gress Ihe senate will not agree to teter
all ma ters in thai body without debate, but
will lay on the table the credenlials of lbs
Southern Senators elect until the subject o;
inquiry shall be settled. m
As each Hocse is the sole judge of the
clectioi, qualifications nrd returns cf itsj
own member, it is nct considered by See
a ors that ihey can be relerred to a joint
committee. Th9 resolution will be further
amended so as to rr.eke it concurrent, with
out requiring the President's signature, as it
woui l were it passed in the fora prescribed,
by tLo Uoue. ' -
The Great Eu!s ol Ccnduet.
The rule of conduct followed by Lord
Erikir.e a man of sterling independence of
nrinciota and scrupulous aoaerence o
truth are wenhy cf being engraved on
every young man's heart. "It wa a firt
i - , i r i,-?i
COtTI m a:iu u:iu vuuiisci ui uij tan t .-i j uwiu, i
ha said alwavs do what my conscience told
me to do, my duty, and- ta leave the conse-
qusncetoGod. I ahall ic'try with me 'ha
memor,and, I trust, the practice, of
parenti! Iessoo,lo the grave. 1 have hithertoijisi
lollowed it, and 1 have no reason to comp!aiai
that my obedience to il r a le en a tempers
sacrifice. I have focnJ it od the coMary"""
the road to. prosperity and wealth, and I,
shall point oci the same path to my children;
for iheir pursuit. Aud their can be no
doubt, afier all, that ibe, only safe rule ot'
conduct is to folio imn'toiiy tie gujdauct
of an enlightened conscience.
Splrilaal Fact.
That whiskey is the key by which man;
gqin an entrance lo our prison and alms-j
llOilsRi. .
That brandy brardi the cose cf all thos.
who cannot gcvern their tsppeti'es.
Tba wine causes many to lake a wiadiflj
way borne. . - j
' That punch is the cause f xcaof c
friendly punches.
t
end stick there.
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