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Cffiters of ihc I'nlri'iil Cort'i iniK ill,
THE EXECUTIVE.
Rutherford H. Ha} es, ot Ohio, President of
the L'nitrd Mutis.
William A. Wheiler, of Nw York, Y'ce
-I'iesii ent of the United Stat. s.
THE CAISINET.
William 51. Eviirts, of Nov Yolk, Sccretaiy
of S ale
John Sheim in, of Oiiio, Sie'y. of Treasury.
OecigeW M McCrary, Secretary of War
Richard W. TIIOIIIJBOP, of Indiana, Secre
tary of the Navy, „
Carl Shurz, of Missouri Sec'y. of the Interior.
' Chnrleß Devcus, of Massachusetts, Attorney-,
(ii ne> al.
David >l. Key, of Tcenr.essee, Postmaetcr-
Geutrnl.
TIIK JUDHItIIV,
TUB SL'I'UEME COL' KT OF TIIE UNITED
STATES.
Morrison R. Wait, of Ohio, Chief Justice.
Nullum Clifford, of Maine,
Noah H. Swayne, of Ohio,
Samuel J. Miller, of lowa,
David Davis, of Illinois,
Stephen J. Field, of California,
William M. Strong, of l^i-nnsylvanin,
Joseph P. Hradl- y, of New Jersey,
Ward Hunt, of New York, Associate Justices
©UK l«rtl'K (iOVI It X,»» K N'l'.
EX HCUTIVE I)EI*A IM'MENT.
Thomas J. Jarvis of Pitt, Governor.
James L. Robinson, of Macon, Lieutenant-
Governor.
W. L Saunders, of New Hanover, Secretary
of State.
John M. Worth, of Randolph, Treasurer.
Donald W, Bain, of Wake. Chief Clerk.
T (J. Worth, of Randolph, Teller.
])'•. Samuel L. Love, of Haywood, Auditor.
Thos. S. Kenan, of Wilson. Utorney-General.
John C. Scarborough, of Johnston, Superin
tendent of Public Instruction.
Johnston Jones, of Burke. Adjutant-Genera'
.. J Mel.eod Turner, Keeper of tli Capitol.
Sherwood Eaywood, of Wake, State Libia
rian.
JumcMitv.
SUI'KKMK CoUKT.
W. N. 11, Smith, of Hertford. Chief Justice.
John U. Dil|ard, Thos. S. Ashe. Associates.
W. 11. Bagley, of Wake, Clerk of Supreme
Coir t.
1). A. Wicker, of Wake, Marshal.
J UOFESSIONAL CA VI)S.
JNO. W. J AS. A. GRAHAM.
Ilillso iro, N. ('. Graham, N. C.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
ATTORN *H AT I,A*V,
Practice in the State end Federal Courts,
CiTSpeei il attention paid to collecting.
•J. I). KERN'ODLi:.
Attorney at Late,
RVAIIA.II, IV.C
I ractices in the State and Federal Courts,
"ill faithfully and promptly attend to all uusi
-3 ess intrusted to him.
V
K. PARKER?
A TtfO UN EY,
OR.IIIAM, IV. C.
Will attend regularly the Superior Courts of
Alamance, Caswell, Person,.Chatham and Ran
dolph, and the Federal courts at Grecnfboro.
Business entrusted to him shall have faithful
attemion,
6—l 80. Jv. s
T. B. Eldridge,
A'lfo mey at law,
Gil All AM, N. C.
Practices In tli'e State and Federal Court."-
•ill busit es» inlriiFted to liini chall reeeh c
prompt and careful attention.
James E.Boyd,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Graham Greensboro.
Practices in all the Courts.
wSEPy® at Graham, Monday, Tncfdav and
i lO f day At Greensboro, 'thnrsilay, Friday
»ud Saturday. ' 7 14
Br. J. W. Griffith
dentist
GRAHAM, N. C.,
wort l! -LPf e P are{ ' t0 do any and all kinds of
Snp '' e r """» 10 t,,e profession,
lisioo attention given to the treatment of
"scares of ihe MOUTH.
Calls Attended in Town or Countr*.
Gk H. School,
Oraiiam, N. C.
T- &A. LONG, A. M., Principal
s|>- W* W.BTALEY.I. M. '
Ar - Jy- 8 - Lo *« AM.
0 Al L - COBLK. A. B.
*hf' M „? n . da J ' n August and o!osc» the fol
uari »»Tttlilcm $3.50 and $4.50 per month.
u jber of
GRAHAM, N. C., MONDAY.
3? O "ti, i* y .
BV ASAPH.
Say not hoc iuse you see no tcai' l ,
riiat tears do never fiow;
All. j not hy the linhi that plays
On many a radiant brow ;
For oh! believe me, hearts ( a i feel
W hen careless t'.ey appear:
And 1 nina; eyes have, often smiled
To tlit rising tear!
I doubt the | urity of sinhs,
1 doa'.il the urtjiigth of tears:
"When tears are shed be! ire men's cyis,
I hose into rors:
But doubt 1 not. tin- (I 'pl.h and truth,
Of aching hearts which v. ear;
A smile upon a pulid fneo,
'1 li t none n ay sea the tear!
—
nir»in,v\ i i At rx vou rim i»::o
I*l. «C.
Gnensboro Patriot.
On the G'l» day ot Jure, ISSO, at I lie
second se.-sion el lSic lGlliCongress, (Jen.
vVcaver I lie Greenback candidate loi
l'icsidcnl, in de a speech lo be lonnd on
HIE lirsl page ul llie COll^lessioiiul record
in favor ui restoring to ilie Union si I
dieis the dillerenco in value between ilit
greenback* which iltev recieved and the
slatidnrd coin id ihe United Stales.
'l l ic bond-holders bought bonds in
greenback'', when the greenbacks were
sit ifficuvy discount. 'l'll-so bonds were
10 be paid in greenbacks. Tl e Republi
can parly passed a law, making ilie in
payable in gold at a time w hen the green
backs were at a hcray discount, and Ihe
bond bou»ht sit SI,OOO in greenbacks.
• qua' loijoOO, in u'dd, was linn made a
bond worili SI,OOJ in gol.l Kvery Dctn
occat in (lie House and Senate without a
solitary exception voted against the in
quilous measure, but I lie Republican
i u-scd i', and by ii the peuplo were roll,
bed cl $:0J,000,000,live hundred millions
ol (lobars. It paid (he bond-holder in
gold instead o( greenbacks according Ic
the contract, Mr. Weaver and al
ireenbackers and all the Democrats in
Congress denounced this action as rob
berv. ]S'o\v Mr. Weaver goes back on
bis greenbacks, and says that the soldiui
who lias received pay ten and twenh
years ago, must now be paid Iho differ*
ence bohviieu green 1 ) i sk■» an I g >ll. In
oilier words greenbacks were not goo I
ei'oiiirh lor Union soldiers, and the whole
country imisl be taxed to make them
equal to gold, lo Ihein, and liuU 100 at a
lime wliei. tlie people are poor, Ihe taxes
high, and the public debt nearly two bil
lions of dollars
How much will this add lo lo Ihe pub
lic debi? llhusbicn vaii' iisiy csiima
led thai it will cost us from uvo (o Unci
billions of inaney.
This can't be far from the truth. There
were over l\vo millions o( men in tlit*
Union army. In August 1801 - (lie Sol
dier was paid sl3 per mon:h, on tlie 20tl>
of June, 18C3, it was increased lo $lO
/per moii'li. in January, 1862 greenback
currency was worth only 97.0 in gold;
in January, 1865, it was worth only 46.3
and so during I he war it ranged between
thi 8c csiiniaie , sometimes more and
"OinotiiHCS less. It will to seen from
ihis that such a measure would necessa
rily increas llie public debt lo double
what i'. is at present. Think of it. The
public dibl by an act advocated by Mr.
Weaver to make greenbacks rjunl to
gold is to be increased (o nearly fo\u
billions of dollars. '1 he yomigect child
n>w living will not live to see it paid
It will be a joke upon our children and
cur children's tliildren tor generations t i
(some. You must issue moro bonds td
be paid by our oppressed people.
But this is not all. Mr. Weaver in the
same speech says lliat the bounties ol the
soldiers must be equalized. At the be
ginning of the war soldiery were easily
obtained and tli«y gave small bounties
but as the war grew more violent and
and bloody they demanded larger sums
I and I litis the government had to payj 50
lo 100 per cent, over the price given ai
' the siail. Now Mr. Weaver says all
! must receive the same amount. This
I adds a very large amount to the indebt
-1 c loess—already more than the people
! can bear. It i"kcc millions from the
! pockets of the people, all for the benefit
l o f the North, not a cent for the South.
We have already paid the Union soldier
all lhal we have paid the of the
Mexican war. And the qeiilfldtfate sol
diets help to do it and do not grumble.
But who is willing to put those large
amounts on the country which can't be
I paid in generations? Let the people aiw
swer. Vote for Mr. Weaver and you
endorse these measures.
On March 3d, 1876, Gen. Grant, then
President, vetoed this bill lor the cquali
zition of bounties for the reason that
the sum was so large and indefinite that
it would seriously embarrass thegovoru
meut. But Mr. Weaver looking to tie
the presidency makes this bid lor the to *
dier's vole. He will not got it. 11 is ob
ject is too apparent and the soldiers see
ing this and knowing the necessities of
the country rud Ihc burdens yfthe pro.
pie, knowingly will not now be willing
(litis lo increase the debt of (lie country
and place her on the verge ot ruin.
•Wore I' ne 11 f,.r I In- I'mplc-I ci I lirm
He ««l mi,l Ucriilr far The:ii»i ire*.
On the 28i hof Jure, 18G2, Mr. 11 •I -
man, a Democrat, i fi' red an amenditietil
lo the bill i-sniu; Ootids, iliat when i.--
sued, they slioiihl be taxed by the Siaics
is oilier properly —G3 Deinocruls in ihc
Hou-e voted tor ii—not one ngaiusl; o
Ivepuiilicans volcd tor and 77 agnin-t ti.
1 hero vere no Greeub.i"kuis then and
yet (he Democratic parly is lound thus
ear v struggling to make hondholders,
like other property-holders, pay taxes.
In Februniy, 18 >3, belore any Ureeu
bacbacker or tiieenba'k party was ever
heard of, a vo'e was taken in tlit Senate
on (lie 12 h and in Ihe 11 >II*C ON ihc 2 ); Ii
of that mo ill) to establish a N' .iional
Bank —in ihe Senate onh 2 Deincenrs
voted fo' it and 12 against ii. There
were le v Deuiocials in Congress—ihc
South wis not repiescn'ed; but those
who were there voted against the banks
in tho proportion of 6 against to I lor.
Ihe Ilipublicin party passed it. In the
Senate they voted 9 iiguinst and 21 for
—a mij uily ol more 1(1311 210 7 in iis
lavor. In ihe House, the ltcjmb' ieans
voted tor 75, and against, 22, over 3 10 1
in its lavor. The Dem icrats yoted aye 3
anil 110 42, 14 to 1 against, lu 1864 a voic
was Itlken on a supple.n:ntal bank bill.
1 he Democrats in 1 he House voted solidly
igaiust Ihc bill, Go votes, th'J Republi
cans voted 8J lor aid no, only 1. In (he
Senate the Democrats voted solid 7
'gainst and not one lor, and the Rcpub
icans voted no, 2 rind for, 30,
Alsp, oj/shine day -Mr. Sam. I. Ran
dall, the present speaker, otlercd a prop
osition to tax the Naiional banks, and a
Republican Speaker ruled iiiiu out ot or
der.
In March 1879, an act to strengthen the
public credit as it was jailed but in fact
a i act to swin lie the people, was pend
i ig. Ii djclaresi that the indebtedness
of i lie country, contracted in currency
.tiill to be paiil in greenback currency
liould be paid in coin and ihus ad led
*>500,000,000 to the public debt. It was
i great fraud. In the House only one
Democrat was found to vole for il, while
32 voted no. Only 12 Republicans vot
ed no, while 'J3 voted for ft. In the Sen
ate 7 republicans voted no, and 42 vy.
led for ii, while every Dcimcral vot)il
While this measure wus rending Mr.
rhunnan, Democratic Senator, from
Ohio, otic red an amendment providing
that the 5:20 bonds which were payable
i:i greenbacks should not he paid in coin
but in greenbacks. The Democrats voted
solidly fur it, tue Republicans only 6 for
arid 31 against. O i March 29th, Mr.
Morgan, a Democrat in the House
.ifhr.il a resolution to exempt salt,
tea, tugar, ma'.chcs and tobacco from
laxation and to lax the bonds. The
Dc nocrats voted solid 3D for, the Repub
licans solid 104 against.
In 1870 the ac|, was pending which
providedjfor funding greenback bonds in
to coin bond and which robbed the peo
ple of $500,000,000. The Democrats ol
the House voted solid no 54, the Repub
licans carried it and are lesponsiblo lor
it.
In July 1870 when Sherman's propo
sition was pctding to increase the
National bank circulation $51,000,000,
the Democrats voted only 4 in favor, and
44 against it. The R :publicau party pasts
ed itw
On June 14, Mr, Randall rffercd to
subatilutc $300,000,000 greenbacks for
(lie National bank curreucv. The Demo*
voted o tly 6 no. and 41 lor ii, the Re
p iblicui.B volid yes only iO, and i.o
105.
At same time Mr. Morgan, democrat,
(lured a substitute to repeal Ihu Nation
ul Bank act and the substitution ot SIOO,-
000,000 greenbacks lor the National
Banknotes. Democrats voted no 11;
..yes 34; over 3to 1 for the substitute.
Ibe Republicans voted yes, only 3; no
116. Tlierp were no Urcenbackers I ben;
but I lie Democrats, though few ill num
ber, were struggling as they have siiiie
against all this iniquitous legislation in
regard lo the currency.
Silver was struck down and demones
tized by the Republican party, and it
was u ucbed in such language thit no
body ever suspected what would be the
efleet ol the bill until it becamo a law.
Mr. Ford, a Republican in Congress, de
clared that it was a fraud, and its pas
■ ige was bought by bullion and German
gold.
The Resumption Act was passed in
1875 to lake effect in January-* 1879, the
most mischievous measure that was ever
OCTOBER 18, 1880.
j imposed upon tree people- To prepare
, for ii, it WHO rciessnry to ie:ire rapidl*
tiie tii'ceub ick legal-tcndei notes, lo can
i eel and destroy tlicm so ns not to be re
| issued and to suhsiit ;ito lo a certain cx
] lent, National bank notes. The Repub
licans parsed nil the i ecess'iry legislation
to secure llicsc objects and hroti lit ruin
buurup'cy, starvation and ini-civ lo ihe
1 homes and tliesides in every county and
lowr in Ois broad l-ind. Upon this bill
in ihe House Ihe Democrats voted
jno solid, 74, wiih not a single vote
j '" r Ibe Republicans voted only
24 no and 138 lot it. In ihe Senate
| 1 be Oeinoc.His voted solid no; liepub,
j lici.ns no only 1, lor 32.
-•j 'I ho noble s'rtijro+e thus made hv (he
1 ).'iiioi:iacv il Seen. There »"
iltreenbnekers lo afil tin in in Com/icss.
| They, Ibetnselvcs, were in a initio*ity,
| yet we nsk every one to look at llw£v
1 record and see their strn^'tej— surely
u l» lo this time Ihc (Jreenbackers will not
ehiim fl.it any part of the work was
I heirs.
lu Ihc 4lib Congress Ihc Democrats
bad ihe iimj irity in ihc i;ou«c, ami Cou»
gross tilct in December 187.}. In August,
1876, die Democrats passed a bill to re
peal the resumption no', the Democrats
vmcil fur, ( J7, again .-I, 23. Republicans
voted lor, oi»l> 9, against,"3ft. The bill
then went to t lie Senate ami a Republi
can Senate failei! to pass it,
In November, 1877, a Democratic
House pr >p iso'l a bill io remonuiize sil
vei. It will be remembered ih.it though
the House was Democratic iho Senate
wan Republican until die Ist 'of .March,
1870. i liis bill went to the Senate where
it wns so changed as to destroy much ol
its efli lencv. It eaine hick to die House
and it was determined !o take it as the
best ilnt could be ha 1 and the bill as ii
came froirt the Senate was passed, ibis
was then vetoed by a Republican Presi
dent, and Congress passed il over his
veto, many Republicans voting with the
Democrat*, And tints silver, so long the
money of our fathers and struck down by
Republicans party ,without warning is
again restored and made money by the
resolution and aciion „f die Democratic
p iriy.
On I lie 2f)ih of April, 1877. u bill was
passed lobidding any further retirement
of Greenbacks. This was voted for
largely by Republicans but mainly b/
Democrats, and thus the further con-,
trac ion of the currency was prevent",
ed.
In 1878, June 20, the Deinocra's in
tlio llou-c passed a bill 'hit greenbacks
should he received in payment of Custom
ilniies. It went to the li publican tfenate
iiiid there died.
On June 19, 1878, Mr. Evving pro*
posed a hill to retire National Bank
Notes, and to issuo Treasury Notes in
theirstead; 100 Democrats voted for and
only 15 against, D'J Republicans against,
and 10 tor.
In 1878, M»*. Durham, a Democrat
from Kentucky, offered a bill to provide
for the exchange and re-coinage of the
Trade dollar, and thus to pit a stop to
the losses sustained by the people in (ho
circulation of tlio trado dollar. 153 voted
ior it in the House, 111 Democrats and
42 Republicans, 91 voted against it, 71
Republicans and 20 Democrats; among
others Mr. Gaifield voteil against it.
! This is the Democratic record in Con
! gres*. The Democrats as will be seen,
j ha\e struggled on against these financial
] evil#, while the Repnblioau ) arty wns
|iu power, but could do no »ood because
j they were so few—miti! they came into
i power in the Uouse in tho 41th Congress
Since then silver has been rcinouciizc.l
ijjiud restored. The contraction of the
currency It 8 oeen stopped and we have
to-day a circulation iu gold and silver
and paper lo the amount of $1,100,000,-
000, The Greenbacks are cqml to gold
and therefore, we can make nothing by
pa> ing the bonds iu Greenbacks.
The resumption law has gone into
operation ami ha* be II sustained by re*
inoiictiz ition of silver. The Greenback*
ers do not ask more money in their plat
form, nor do they ask for the rcj.eal of
of the resumption law. Tho proposition
to refund even as low ax 3.J5 has failed
to bcoiiic a law, and only one issue is
left aII J that is to substitute Greenbacks
for National bank notes, ami on this the
Democrat!.: record is fully made up and
I i»iu favor ol Greenbacks,
"IVia ner »t tbjjgfr," said the judge
to the man on murder, "is
there anything you wioh to say before
seutence is parsed upo,u you?" "«7udqe,"
replied the prisoner, solemnly, ''judge,
there has been altogether too much said
already. I knew all along somebody
would get hurt if these pjoplo didn't
keep their mouths shut. It might as
well be me, perhaps, ns any body e|se.
Drive on, judg», and give us as little
sentiment as you can g«t along on. I
can sUnd hunting but I hate gush !"
Patterson'* Township, R'gistriir, at
Uinutiiinys precinct Si! Spoon. J.idgei
/) oU'ction A K Johnson, A S R.ittei
'"n, Suupsou Kiuicn and \V C Ho. na
tluy.
(Jo'do's, Fred Grace's Proiiivt Regis
• rar, \V A i'atterson. J l-dm • J
.holTm r, IJ VV Sleel, John K (Joble, anil
L Ii Patterson.
Boon Stalin)!, C'ldllc'n S( ilool llolise.
Registrar, 0 I) O.dib. dodges, W V
?.{ontjjoinery, .1 I> Snminers, Get rg«
lvernodle and Hi 7. kinli JSFay-
Moi ton's, Morton's Stor*, RegisliMr,
ASH liley. Jnducn, Bervy Davidson,
C Br..nd, W A H.,11 and Lemuel Simp
son
I'sncfrtl's, Mi Cray'K Stole. Rcgistrai
l' U Blaiicnard. Judges, JolmG Fow
ler, \V K Slad' 1 , W J Moir.iy, an I Ai
• ei i Gi'Hiiuni.
t li.ihiuii, (>raliHin precinct. Registrai
J Ii Scott. J'ldgoH, H M K«y, 1* A
■joeliell, T C Foiist auvl vV C Don
uell. 5 '
Oinhain, Co. Shops precinct. Regis
trar brank Walton. JudgeH, V S Out
ley, J A McCaulev Uobt M Slockald,
T O Tiov.
'Albrights, DS 1 hompßon'a Regislrar,
DS rtioinpson. Alston Sharp,
Joseph Holmes, G K. Fousl, Matlianiel
Ho 1 crtson.
Newlin'*. John Pugh's |irecin3t, R"g
istrar, \V J Stockard. «/udges, Divid
Moore, Oliver N'ewlin, W P McL'anial
and Dmie! Thouipson.
riioiiipson's I'll 0111 p3ou's, Registrar
T A Mfcrrow. ,/ ulaes. VV C »/ohuston,
Stafford, If r G l'mrtntiiie, Hny
woo I C'ru'clifield,
'I hompson'N, A L N,wlin's precinct,
Keaistiar II AI Cat OH. ./bulges, John
b I liompMon, George Crawford, e/oiin R
Now I m and VV IL lia^ou.
Melville, Mebmeville, Regis(rar W
II J.isley. t/ndges J E Scott, D Y
Mebane, J C I'attnn, Win McAdams.
Melville, lluw Kiv'.', Regiatrar Ben
I iobel tion, Judges J R fim u, A K
Koney, t/uhu Baoon aud /acob Coun
cilintin.
Pleasant UrovPj Lee's Store, Regis
trar Baxter Sellsrs. /udges, JC» Tate,
Levi WhilteJ, W P iiaiuwell and Jms.
Long.
IVNV MB RKITOH.iIBD,
Edwdrd Dclaney was an olil timer,
and ho looked ii every inch of him as he
scraped his boot-sole to his honor in the
JeSerstn Market Police court.
'Back again,' said the magistrate look
ing up and recognizing him. 'We have
nut seen jou for nianv a day.'
The prisoner Iricd tn suppress a hie •
couuh and inuruiuroU yery solemnly.
•No more you have tir, no more yon
liave. i have been a much altered man
lately. You wouldn't know ine lor the
las', six montlis.'
'lndeed. Given up drinking llien.
*Mot a drop of liquor did I taste in all
thai time. sir. Honor bright.
■You don't mean to say you gave up
loafing said his honor, in surprise.
•Not a days work did I lose, sir. Up
early and at it right smart I'll dark. Oh
I did not waste my limo, de|>ciid Oil
it.'
•Goodness mo what a reform 1'
"Reloini! You tiny well say thai.
No one saw me out o'nights gallfvaiiliu*
around. No jnd« cd, I went i ight home
when work was over mid kept to my
room all night. 1 did not take even a
stroll.
•Wonderful!'
' And besides I have got fo be quite
gentle. 1 did not harm a fly all ihat
lime. Some fellows were mighty rough
on me, too, and ordered me about pool)
sharply. Uit'. I didn't raise any rumpus;
I didn't say a hard word lo them at
all.'
'Why you have become quite Chris*
liaii.'
'lndeed J have. You wouldn't be
lieve it, but 1 have been to services reg
ularly every Sunday, and l'*e got heaps
of tracts given lo »ue.'
•Well wonders will never cease, hesi.
taling to t-ign the commit incut.
* lint where Itavo you been all this
tune?
'lu the penitentiary, sir,' blandly re
sponded the prisoner.
Blvckrd 't he Trade.
[From tlie Detioit Free Pre»: .l
A citizen of Cass avenue having a res
idence worth about 4*16,000 has a sign of
'For sale' oil the house, and Ilia other
day an old African driving, a stone blind
old horse and wagon which Wobbled
all over the road; drew up in front of
the block just as the owner cainc out:
'Doss am dai place lor sale? prompt
ly inquired .tho darkey as he dropped
the reins.
'Yes sir,' was the reply.
•What's juur worry lowest Aggers
sah? , «=> -ivj-.rf !
'Sixteen thousand dollars.'
•Dat incloodos do buck yard ap' all, 1
'sposeA
'Yes sir'
The old man got down and looked
oveMho fence aud peered around, and
finally said:
How much would yon 'low me on dat
no** and wnglii it we made a trade?
'Oh, about tire dollars.'
The querist settled his hat with a jerk,
climbed iuto the wagon and was drivu.g
away without a word when the citizen
asked:
•Woli what do you think.
What docs 1 fink, salt. Why, salt, 1
fink do tiatle am blocked. Tzo Williii'
lo kuork off sumthiii', but 1 can't take
no live dollars inr dis outfit. Do hoes
alone cost me hix.
NO. 34
run IIABIi' OF •lI,F.IO.\|KOI„
If thero if one habit whii-Ji, above nil
tibcrs, i» deserving of ciililviiti.ni, it is
i Inn of scil control. In tact it iucliulcn
so much ilist is ol value «u.il imporiamu
in li4t-, tliHl it m.'iv almost be said that,
in proportion to its potre'ivdocs tbc man
cl/tain bis titilnhoud anil |lie woman
womanhood. 'i he abitiiy lo idem
'iIV iflt villi the highest parts of
• >nr nature, and to biing nil Ibe !>w« t
pui U into SIJ] Jertton, or rather lo tinny
liciti nil upwards into tinrmonv with
tbc best that we knpw, is the one central
powerwhich supplies vitality to all Ibo
rest. Mow to develop ibis in Ibe child
may well alnoib the energy of evcy pa*
feu I; how to till ivale il in hjinself may
well ctr.plo) ine wisdom and enthusiasm
of t'verj youth: Vet it Is no unMervor
rohip it aled path that leads (o Ihis goal.
The li . I4t ol sell' con 110 I is Lut tiie arcn
ii!illation U continued nets of sell denial
lor a worthy obje t; jt is but the iej eateil
aiithoihv ol the reason over I he impnlpes.
01 the judg'-iticnt over fhoiuclinaiions, of
(lie scuf»e o| duly over the desires,
lie who has aetjoirrd this habit, who
can govern himself ' intelligently, with
out painful eflorl, and without,anv fear
of revolt IIOHI his appetites and passions,
lias within him Ibo sUirce of nil real
happiness. The Jurce and energy whicli
lie has pill forth day by day, ami hour
by hour, U not exhausted, nor even dc-»
luinished; oil the cmlrary it h»s in
creased by use and has become stronger
and keener by exercise; and Alt hough it
has already completed its work m the
past, it is slid,his weil hied, hue, and
powerful weapon for luiure conflict# iu
higher regions,
A lh*i|bir»l Hnkiii.
Ad eminently respect«t>ie Republican,
wlio?e wile was imbued with Democrat-.
i; tendencies, managed to set around at
bis home in New llaren about 4 o'clock
Friday morning iu a pleasantly oblivious
condition. - „
'Where on earth have you been de
manded the tearful wife.' -
'Been cel'brating, ray dear, been cel'-
bratiug. Hancock Elected V6u know.
Bee'J cel'braiing.
' What havo you got to do wilh it
way? You are a Republican. What are
yo'il celebrating Hancock for?'
•Sail right ni* dear, 'Sail rijjht, I'm Re
publican. That's all right, but yoo are a
Democrat ui' dear,and Ooil'l know wliero
fer bar rooms are. an* 11>etfu celebrating
or yer. 'Sail ri o ht. You do 'duraeb lor
me svine time.' ——
, i: tjUeenh.gß."''- ■
The horseshoe doesn't bring good luck
when the hors*) ajipliea it.
Faith builds Ihe bridge of prayer that
tpnns (be clinsin of humau needailff
Happy is lie who has trarued'tlijs one
thing; to do the plain duty of the moment
quickly und cheerfully, whatever it may
be. , V
No matter how purely mid grandly wo
live lo day, there is no denying that we
may lire moro purely aud grandly to
morrow.
M'icb charity which begin* at hctne is
too feeble lo get out doors, aud much
that begins oat of doors never gets ius
to the homo circle.
Nnpolcnn Uoncparte w.is a great man
but lie couldn't pull a mule's tail and
stand his ground.
Every thought a mnn oxprrssess is a
•ccd lulling on the soil of some heait.
It may take root ami grow. "What
eball the harvest be?''
Little «A>hnny went fishing last Sun-
Jay without consulting his {tarenta.
Next morning n neighbor's boy, met
him and u»ked: "Did you catch any
thing, yesterday ?" "Net till I got hoia
was the rath' r sad response.
Not long ago in the CiHlrt of session*,
uq Irish, lawyer, while arguing with
earnestness his cause, stated a point
which the court ruled out. "IFrll,"
said the attorney, "if it plaze the cootr,
if I aiu wrong in tlila, I have another
point that is equally conclusive."
lu tho school one Sabbath, while in
structing the children, the teach|r com
pared himself to a shepherd, and" then
inquired what the. latter did wnh bis
flo.k. Ope blight eyed liltleJ fellow
promptly replied, "He shears them."
It is not whut people' eat, but what
they digest, that makes them strong. It
lis not w!iat they gain but what they
save, tl>at makes them rich. It is not
what they i'*ad, N hnt what they remem~
I »cr, that makes them learned. It it not
what they profess, bat what they prac
tice tbat makes them tighteons
A correspondent asks ws if we like"
dogs. Wo do; we do. The dog «• Um
great friend of man, though v»ry few
know how to use him. Some brutes of
men will whip a dog, and somo will kick
him. Such men are cms. Dogs -are
useful. You taki> a dog a put him un«
tier an apple tree, above ground xnd
those applea will ripen before any of the
neighbors bojs think of touching them.
But ybu put that same dog und&r the ap
ple tree, in the ground, and then bia
uses are moro apparent in tbe rich 'soil
VY« like even.the worst of dogs. Tbey
can all be made quiet. You take ft bull
dog, that will just get hold and ahut { his
ex ea aud hang on and you put his h*d
on a block, real hard, and that dog won't
annoy you for three months, if its
weaihe.-. But il yon uae this recipe in
summer, you'd better put hint over into
your neighbor'* yard iu about 6*e min>
utee,