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GRANT AND BUCKNEB.
FORT DONBLS0N. 1862 MOUNT w'GREGOR, 1885.
For those who fought the war is done ;
i For the life's evening Iky
Grows tender o'er a setting sun , ;
Where fires of anger die. ' V j
Toward the iuountains of the west
' They look with peaceful sight j
The storm they braved has sunk to rest
Jnto forgetful night. .
From foe to friend from foe to friend I .
6 consecrated years, ' :
JIow have ye worked.toward this end "."
v- Through myriad doub; ts and fears ?
The hand that laid Jhe sword aside
Now seeks the conqueror's hand .
Friends? They are sharers in one pride
And lovers of one land.
p meaner folk of narrower souls, "
HcTTS of ignoble thought, ' ;
ptir not the camp-fires jblackened coals
Blood-drenched by those who fought ;
Lest out of heaven a fire 6hall yet,
: Bear God's own vengeance forth' " ;
pn those who once again would set
Discord '.twixt Sout and North.
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, GRANT'S GOOD GENIUS.
Jhe Services and Influence of Qen. Raw
1 ' Una.
.' The New York "Sun," in a mas
terly review of the lije of Gep Grant,
takes the ground that i success m
military and civil life wag chiefly
due to the counsel and conipanioii
shipof Gen. RawlinJ, to. whom thic
'Sun" accords- the credit fpr the
Vicksburg: ca mpaign whichwasnthe
corner-stone of General Grant's mil-
. ; - - g . " j i : - r i
giiYe affair idea of 1he "Sun's" ixsti-
jnate' of thtr impQrt mco of Rawlins
lto"Gfent; ' ' ".'6-: : V,,i7
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GRANT FOR OOERCIO- i
MtifcHh wtfiti -fimln in
yiraui iiiameu xniss juua ieni., pi
t. Iuis, and served :with ?4i tygfo
jpient first on the Canada jfrontibr
and afterward in Orego igpiiig
thither by the way of .Panama, but
leaving his. wife bch ind. While there,
army tradition has it that he fell m
.to the habit o? occasional ,intemper
ance, and .after reaching the radk of
capxam t resinea, ior tnp - two-toia
purjx)sc oi ayoidin j .a court-martial
and qf returning tb his family. It
would tean-affectation Iq ignore the
fact that tliis, tradition fwas founded
on truth i or thai j it ' followed i him
throughout his. military life, and at
times exerted: a nuirked influence
over nis career m resrara to some' oi
the most important complications of
,viucn no proper unoerstanumg can
nn element. After, his retirement
-from th4 arniy. be reioined his fami
ly, and we rid Him iri1 1854 : living
near St.. Louis ona fayni belonging
:iu jus wue, men acxiig as a reai.es
tate agent, then at candidate for the
office of city surveyor' and unsuc
cessful in all these undertakings.'
In the spring of 1860 he removed
to ftfllpnn Til atV1 afwatul o nlorlr.
1 . . , .U., iVV- V ; VADfc
ship at six hundred dollars a year
in his father's leather store. At that
time political excitement was run
ning high : the country was convul
sed, and Grant, in common with his
friends and neighbors took a deep
interest in the questions under dis
cassion. During that year he made
the acquaintance of John A. Raw
lins, then a young, vigorous lawyer
and Denjocratic! politician, . rapidly
using into, ptblic "notice. In 1861
the rebellion broker out. and Raw
lins, who had cakvassed the Galnnn.
; district as the Douglas Democratic
candidate for : Presidential elector,
was called upon "to dddress his fel
low-citizens ot." ji : public, meeting $
neia in vxaiena. ' it was expected
nuum iuku a view px me en
sis in ODDOSitiori to mihn VL Wnli
burhe, the Republican' member cojt
- congress, and throw bis influence
-bwiov wic war j dui to tne surprise
of many, he made an impassio;nat4
appeal m behalf of - the preservation
, uie union; at every cost. Capti
Grant beard this soeech? was carit
Vated bv it. ' nrCx " Ju;r
R1 (n !, 1 J . . 1 . ' ,
- u me uocinne oi coercion so
fearlessly and eloquently proclaimed
7 tne young lawyer. They becam
fost friends: nrji a
ward, When Grant received hia iconi
a.wed 1116 appointmcnt of Rawlins
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Vol. III.
with the rank of captain. Thencc-
brth to the death of the latter they
were inseparable. - Rawlins was a re
markable man, possessing extraor
dinary abilities and force of will and
energy. , At z6 years oi age ne was
as bis ' assistant adjutant-general, statements and dates, and giving the
burning charcoal for a living. By?!fs, i bis i patience and bis "serenity
lis own industry and thrift be had
educated himself, studied law, gain
ed rank at the bar and an honors
ble position in the community. At
the outbreak of the war he was a
much more considerable man than
Capt. Grant in Galena and the sur
rounding :' country. He was, of
course, entirely ignorant of military
science, .and yet in. certain respects
he was the complement and coun;
terpart of bis chief, and afterward
exerted upon him as great an influ
ence as Gneisenau or Muffling ex
erted; over iBlucher, "or RerthierOA'er
JN'apoleon. Grant possessed military
educaliori'and' training, and was fa
miliar witb- tactics and military ao
ininistration, while Rawlins tnew
nothing whatever in regard to theiri.
Grant was modest, quiet and reserv
ed, and at the the outbreak of the
war had but little confidence in him
self and but little self-assertion, and
was afterward at times lacking even
in self-control. '
THE CHARACTER OF RAWLINS.
Rawlins was active, . energetic and
outspoken, had Vplentypf confidence
in himself, and in the cause he had
espoused; he was aggressive and
prodigiously in earnest, ,and above
all, he was 'rdaster.-pf himself and of
all his appetites and passions. Aus
tere in his morals,, violent in temper,
uiiu iiui oi nouie amuiuon, ne maqe
himself, felt and t respeGted. by -all
with whonf hp ' came tin contact.
Grant has been credited, in mibtary
matters at least, with unerring judg
ment as to men, and a ; keen insight
into their motives, but in these fac
ulties Rawlins was bis superior.
When the former deferred to the
latter in regard to mcn1)r measures,
the best results followed ; when they
differed, Rawlins was more frequent
ly right than Grant and almost al
ways secured the adoption of, his
views. Bringing every resource :to
his assistance he appealed to reason,
based upon facts, and reiterated bis
appeal, till it was no longer possible
to withstand him. Itis not too much
to say, for it is within the knowledge
of many living witnesses, that Raw
lins was the positive, perceptivejmd
aggressive side of Grant's nature, and
gave to it its most determined purpo?
ses.; So long as Grant depended up
pon Rawlins, so. long .as his ; influ
ence was dominant 'at Grant's bead-
quarters, nis career presentea an
unbroken" series of successes. Ab
though it . was not Grant's habit to
ask the advice of Rawlins, or of any
one else,; Rawlins ; always found
way tp give it, if he thought it was
needed; and if it was. neglected, and
to just the degree it was neglected j
trouble generally followed, and the
successes-were, less complete ; If his
vigilance wag relaxed foT one mo
ment, or if he was absent for a day,
something was sure to happen to
mar the favorable course of events ;
find this was ' not' because1 Rawlins
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Knew - more man . any ioneteise or
"furnished brains" to Grant,' but be
cause his judgment was good and he
would brook no nonsense, or delay,
and frowned with withering anger
upon vice and vicious tendencies of
every sort, - He was4 the friend ol ail
good Officersr'Hnd. 'his ear was ever
PJ?P i Qcpunsel and Suggestions of
, the "Wise ana epferien&ed. In short;
ne was tne voice oitnexconseience
afafMtinlisee BfHhe -ar-
wy.ftMjiYedto ,spek?for it
when fitting opportUhify offered: On
the other hand,- he , was - .the;bittcr
and unrelenting enemy ; of the weak
Wd vicious and v bis faivwas hard
nn, .-.muh w: wie lUKe-warm ana run
readyi His friendship was plight
by the good, f and bis 'wrath was' a
terror to the wicked. :; His .memory
was perfect, his understanding strong
and" , manlbis industrvt untirin?.
and. his fidelity to . Grant and the
cause unshakable. ;.?It ) was Rawlins
who revised and rewrote all o
Grants oflicial reports, verifying
Proprietor.
RocKiNCfnAM,.' Richmond County, N C;
finishing touches to both the style
and substanccof what was said.
With such a man constantly by
his side, Grant's even temper, sound
judgment and steadfast '; courage,
combined witn bis knowledge of de-
amid alarms, made him invincible.
Of course, both' grew in knowledge,
experience and breadth from the
day the first gun was fired ; but the
germs of the complete character ex
isted from the first, and each was
hecsssary tb the other, though Raw
lins was more necessary to Grant
than Grant to Rawlins. There is no
discredit in this, and Grant's deeds
and the course of Grant's hfe till the
end of the war attest its truth! In
deed; Grant wrote to the chairman
of the Senate military committee in(
1864 : "He comes the nearest be-
pj Indispensable to 4ne,of any offir
cef'm the; iervice'i Frothe-ber
ing "of 4 ''thV Doiielsotf'cairfpaiaii
tfll the end of the Chathoga cahx-
paign,' the period of Grant's greatest
deeds, and greatest:" fame," Rawlins'
influence was paramount, and while
the . relationship existing between
Grant and him required the subor
dination of hia official personality tb
that of his chief, and the official rec
ords are silent as to the exact part
played by Rawlins, j there can be no
doubt as to the position he filled! or
the good influence he exerted. ; It is
therefore safe to conclude that" no
consideration of Grant's career which
neglectsj .Rawlins as a potent factor
can do justice to the trust. ' V r j
TUB . VICKSBURG CAMPAIGXr . j
X On the Ofirst ay. after Grant's a: -rival
at ijpllik'eh's Bend! he inade la
ret rinbissa'nee of Jhb-- positibn at
Vicksburg from the low point' oppo
site. He was accompanied bv Sher
man, McClenrand, Logan, Frank
Blair and Fred Steele, the first two
commanding corps and the others
divisions, and also by Rawlins and
Wilson of his staff. That night the
same officers, with the - exception of
the last mentioned, . assembled on
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board Grant's Jieadquarters steam
boat, the "Magnolia," and again the
subject of how to , take Vicksburg
was formally discussed. Aftef hear
ing everybody, Rawlins came fbr
ward with his suggestion as follows :
"Wilspp and I have a foolhardy plan
for taking Vicksburg, which will
have to be adopted in the end." Of
course, they were anxious to bear it,
and called upon him to '.make jit
known, which he did in 'substantii.il-
1 v the language above given. I It
was, however, not received with fa
vor. Sherman especially opposed
it as too hazardous, but in the end,
and after every other plan had been
tried and failed, it was adopted, and
led to success, as complete as any
set forth in the annals of war. Raw
lins never failed to advocate it when
opportunity offered, and when Grant
finally concluded to adopt it no re
monstrance could shake his resolu
tion. The foregoing statement j is
made upon personal knowledge and
upon the authority of Rawlins him
self. Grant ' may have approved
Rawlins' suggestion from the first ;
but whether he did or did not' he
acted ' with prudent foresight and
wisdom in not carrying it into effect
till other plans had been eliminated,
and the vigilance of the enemy cor
respondingly relaxed. t ;
;. GRANT AS PRESIDENT. , j ' :
1 Gen. Rawlins was appointed Sec
retary of .war, but .unhappily; for
Grant as well as for the country, dis
ease sodri disqualified him for work
forced him to travel upon the fron
tier, and finally brought' him to his
grave in September,' 1869; From'
that day Grant's political fortunes
began' to decline. : Up to that time
Rawlins bad been the master mind
in the Cabinet, as he'had been on
the staff. Sick and failing as he was,
he did not hesitate to speak out free-
ly : upon all public questions, and
rarely failed to carry his point.1 The
others, one and all, were, either un
acquainted with :" public affairs, or,
perhaps . naturally enough j were
blinded by the thought' " that the
great chieftain who had overthrown
the rebellion must be as wise in'civ-
il as he bad shown himself to be in
military matters.. None L of them
dared to face him where his inclina
tions1 or wishes were known. .They
yielded ready applause and cheerful '
obedience, to his slightest whims,
and, consequently, in thejeid griev
ous mistakes -were mad0,;disboriest
men secured oflice, and corruption
and scandal . came into the Govern
ment. Conspicuous . am,ong these
scandals were those of Black Friday,
of the New York Customhouse, of
the Washington Ring, the Whiskey
Ring, the safe burglary conspiracy,
and the attempt to overawe the lib
erty of the public press by hauling
audacious and unsubmissive joupi
absts tp Washington for trial before
uii uuuuiistituLiouax iriDunai, wnere
the bulwarks of liberty - might be
broken down by servile magistrates
selected for the purpose. Though
the President ; was not directly, con
cerned in most of these affairs, none
of them could have occurred against
his will; - and his.. responsibility for
them caused a lasting injury to his
fame.
grant's defective moral sense.
Grant was somewhat under the
medium size, measuring about five
feet seven in height, though he was
compactly and powerfully built; his
feet and hands were small and neat
ly shaped, his head large, his hair
brown and thick, his eyes gray and
strong, his jaws square and firmly
set ; his muscles were elastic, close
grained and enduring, and bis tem
perament , an excellent compound
of the sanguine, nervous and, lym
phatic. His endurance in hisiprime
was; very, great, bis temper was even
and quiet, bis voice low .and,gci)Ue,
his languago was always simple and
clean, and his. mouth never, soiled
by profanity. . A man of but few
words in public, ho was ,a most
agreeable and constant talker in pri-
ate, espceialh with those in whom
he iiacl confidence' or with whom be
was familiar. He was kindly , and
considerate to his staff, obedient to
those above him and lenient to those
below him in rank. He was patient.
slow to anger, and has been . heard
to say that , even under the severest
insult he never became indignant
till a week after the insult had been
given, and then only at himself-for
not having sooner discovered that he
had been insulted or misused. He
was true to his friends, whether
worthy i or unworthy, unless .they
dared to criticise him, or, in the ipr
teres t of his true fame, to oppose his
wishes or ambition. ; This he would
brook from no quarter: Throughout
his ; military ' career, be was in the
main successful in choosing his sub
ordinates and in getting rid of un
worthy officers ; but even in respect
of the former he owed much to the
keen perceptions and sound judg
ment of Rawlins, and as regards the
latter he was indebted more to him
than to all other men or influences
put together. Rawlins knew an'hon
est or capable man by instinct and
detected a scoundrel or h umbug jon,
sight ; but, strange as it may, appear,
Grant, ; when left to . himself, twas,
sluggish in finding out either. He
had inherited from bis ancestors a.
natural love of ' money and: acquisi
tion, but bis personal; habits and
tastes were simple ) he despised the
pomp and show of empty parade ip
the army and lived plainly and with
out .extravagance, ; though in ; later
years he took naturally enough; to
luxury arid ease, and had a growing
'desirfoT-weth-'undvbal-UwbuJld
bring: i He was -also' - wonderfully
credulous in believing the fictions
of those who wished to use him for
the promotion ot their own foitUaes
and in attributing to those who flat
tered i and pleased him talents and
qualities of which they -were often
entirely destitute, as when he spoke
of Ferdinand Ward as equal to any
j man who had ever been secretary1 of
the treasury, with the possible ex
ception of Alexander Hamilton.1-
And finally bis moral seme at times
seemed - to bo strangely blunted or
defective :! and while it f may have
never led him to the cbmmissioh'bf,
wrong acts it certainly made ; hJirj ex"
cee4ingly lenient towards those Who
August716v ,l,a8'5;";X!:
did commit them. Where his inti
mateswere concerned or his politi
cal or personal interests were involv
ed, he did not appear to appreciate,
either intuitively or by reflection,
the difference between virtue and
villainy, or between honesty and dis
honesty. ' Th this way, 1 and in'no
other, can - we 'sumciently account
for big formation of unwortb!y'friend
ships and his" obstinate : adherence
tx the sycophafnts"and partners wHd"
should bavejbeen detected 'ahd'ba'n
ished from evcry: ositiori of influ-
der his control. c f i iu '
AS SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. V ::
- As a soldier he must take' lush :
rank in . history' frbmlthe very jnag- j
nitude,of,the armies he commanded
and the number and importance of
the victories' he f gained. ' It cannot
be forgotten that his military career,
although not free from grave and so
rous mistakes, . some . of vhich "j wej
have, jpointed , out! . was ; marked by!
an , .unbroken, .series pi successes 4
No , single defeat j ca Tchrged
against ; himH and neither ibrjisrij
nor cavil can explain this fact away
It is true that he was favored, by
what men commonly call fortunej
and that he had good armies, whichj
generally outnumbered those whiclf
confronted bim. ;It is also true that
he had no lqve of science or stud,
and never read a military book more
abstruse than the army regulations
that his tactics ; were frequently de
fective and his plans of battle sbai
plo and , unscientific ; anc yet..he
never, failed toseufp. jqoryjia, th0
end over his opponent, whether, ii
was; Pillow or -Polk Floydoir uck-
nes, Albert Sidoev Johnston or Bean!-'
Tegard, J , .Johnstori orPepftber-l
ton, Bragg or HardqerpT, last and
greater than jthealh. the cools
reliant .and luthpctp jrn vincihl Ie;
and s that spiendwl, armyvof tattered
uniforms and bright bayonets which
for four years defended Ricbjnantd
and upheld the Coiifederacy again$t
every scfort(t9 .oyerthrowf it ; It s
true i that, ho rknew. but liltlc about
grand tacticsand,- still less ,of, strate
gy and militaryhistory as taught in
the books ; and yetjbjr-rude : caeth
ods, mode.$ty, .cpmPPense, stead
iness, and that steadfast, arjd .unyield
ing pourage which descended, to-hini
perhaps ftypm j,lie; wild clapfiman, of
& trathspey he won victories which,
mustvkeep ; his name, ever brightun
the history, of the. Union.; j , . j
h As a, , sta. tpsman, .hiPrcer .resulti'-
ed in . failure, for! reasons .whichwei
have indicated. ! As a business-man;
hi&, namQ' has been .sulUed. r.by t$Q
rascahty;of :, thosewhom he. blindly,
trusted. 7 With adversity, he gained
experience, and, could his life have
been spared, let us , hope wisdom
would have come to .him,;bringing
with it, a moro tolerant regard for
the honest men , whose counsels, he
put aside, and a more decided con
tempt for , the, flatterers and scoun
drels -whose ; .influence .marred hi$.
Presidential administration and fin
ally brought him in j sorrow and, hut
miliation tQ his, grave. ;But history
will in . time forget. : these . thin gs and
bBmemhcr. only his more admirable
qualities and the magnificent serv
ices 4which it was his. good fortune to
render to our country.: :
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"The. people of the South do not
buy, many , books." said , a member
of the Scribner house to m.e the pth
er day jvt Perhaps i , the ipeoplef? the
South print their own books. ffTKe.
Southern publishers could doubtless,
truthfuy say Vthat - the-orth bvCrs
iew ijooks.!!!!" meim; . jkq fiQj
however, buy novels froin the;Sdutb,
buWno: heavy workg, so fai.'aa I re
mmberi-uCahia'a aoyels? have; been'
extensively advertised and sold berc
although, I um told that "thauuio
is thoroughly ; deteste4 .by-i thOse of
whom he had written.. ; . : v n j :
sentativo oi : Scribner's,; sreferred 'to
above, said that most6f the review
ing wa-superhciaVi
less and. misieadingV h
ers wouiam. f eaatnet oop,awy
open-a -book -m the -iniddle, ; read!
chapter ito get .the; style,' -then; tran
scribe ' what thev fine- m the preface,
Frequently . they inflict grevious
i;-
enco un
TERMS:4l0 it Year in ddhance.
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wrongs , by comm ending bad books
and i condemning good, ones. Con
scientious , reviewing is as rare as it
idesirable; ,. j . Noscb, ; . ;
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Bill Nye's Advice oil latrlmony.
Iear. Sir :Would it be ask-
m.
nicfcfpr -xGpi to request a.
nneiTTpfyto oneox Xyfq questions
which imanygiher married -women,
as.weK as !mysclf wpuld like to; have
answered.?.! ..." ( i ! ' f, , , ;
f I have beeft married now for five
years.:? lo-day is the anniversary of
my marriage. ; jWhenJ was single,!
was a teacher, and supported myself
in comfort ; I , had .more,; pocket
money and dressed fully as well if
not , better than : I : , do now; .Why
should j girls . who are abundantly !
able; to - earn their own livelihood
struggle ; to :becomej t,h slaye of; a
hjjsband and (chjldren and, tie them-5
-selves tq Aianahep ,thpy .ipightjbe;
n 'Uitolvtopfuismbj tbel
rn.Jpoighfem ippan majin.eri
and stiU, th.eydd. deserve a part-,.oi
it, as I feel thfft X do japw for assum4
ing, a great burden, .wnIj was com
parativeiy, ; maepenajent and 1 com-
fortable ..ru'-tun. . ; . ;.
"Now, wilJi ypusngget any advice
that you, think would benefit .the y et
Unmarried and self-supporting girls
who are liable,! to make, the same
mistake ; that ii) didj, pgrq thus . j warn
them in? a, manner jthat would be, W
muen .f more ajjniyersal in its range J
ana,icea.efl wemj mwvmm than
I CKXuld jif .J. shaulq raipayyoic?.
t!dugh imair .rwhol doul4 ignore- thic
gentl6!plpaiEthelj.tovfghet. far,. than
the paleihtelleciual bired;miin srbp
nW addresses t you in- this '. .private
and uwdrhahdiwayi:rv y; v f-.f .
f Ybu Say. that you-had more pdckv
cltnoney ' before ydu Werd married
than you have sineej jEthel,i.nd you
rcgretyour rash-stcp; l am sorry.
You aE Sa'tMf -yoU 'W6re better;
clothes when,, you' .were single rihan
you do ;now, :,Ypu are also pained
0veir,;th4t.j Jt ee3. that .marrjage.
witii you has ,not pa,id any cash div
idends. So ?f you. married Mr. Ethel
as a'inainciaifvntm:e it was a" mis.
take. You do not state ; how it has
affected your husband. Perhapbe
hadmorei,pQcket.nqneJ, arbttpr
clothes hef)rA he,. married, than he
nas;;:sioee borpqmes, two .people
vui i wneii vuey gof wro,, parinersnip
Wioy pnst nigner tnan a kyte, it. you
will ollowim the.full English trans
lation of an expression which vbu
might , not fullyunderltand- if j I
should give it to' you in the original
Roman. ... , .. ,:',(.', .v.
; Jjots of selfupporting young la
dies haye married, and have had to
go j - very ;lightn on pin money Rafter
that, and still they' 5 do. not squeal
as you . do,; dear . Ethel. ,They did
not marry for revenue only. ' They
married for . protection. , (Thiss is a
little politicalMMnoi which I thought
of myselfi Soma of; my ;best jokes-
ii - " 1' il i ' t' i t 1 ' i
iqis spring, are jokes inai. ;i tnougrn;
pf .myself.) : ,; ,t ::f r,;V ,r.,
No, Ethel, if .yon s married expect
jng tPL be a dqrnant , partner xluring
the j day., and then .go through; Mr.'J
Jbpers pQQkcta at night and declare
a, -jdividend, p,f oqursje lifq s. full of
bitter, ; bittej. regtet and dppednji
ment J.uij "rjto-. ''$ "'i (jrv3":?:.. r 'f'
: Qf 0QjUjae, is want io1whaHs
right,' in- the splcmnjriirig busi-
mess, so 1 wili'give notice ,tp au, sim
ple young woen who are now self
dtippoaiiiVPtbA jtiiera- is
no statuterequirjnthPWV tq asvjme
the i burdenj c4whod;aiid,nioth
erhoodf unless they prefer to da sd.'
If they, now bavorAhuince of pin
tabney anlimew. rlolothea theymay
remain single Sf they .wish without
violating the laws of the land. This
ruld is also good when ; applied to.
lf-supporting v oungmen whq wear
good jciothpi: antt ,bayc tunds an their
nnnVntB,-;- "Mrv vrvnnfT , Tflflrt fwbS': ,1H
ifi'vest his morieVJm afatnilV'
ry a cblicky ch ld twerity-severi miles'
and two laps' in the ' fcoght 'unless h&
Tree happy ad.Indepcmdent'iiejed
iri vest his iri6nevJM a cfamilv'r car-
: jo : printing. - ; -
i Having recently purchased a first
class" outfit, we are prepared to - do -all
kinds of , , , ' , , -
PLAIN AND PANCY
JOB PRIMTIWG
i1'; IN- THE : '.-'- ' -.!'
f BEST OP YLE l-V,;
Arid tat Living i Prices.
.
prefers it. But f those who go into it"
with the right spirit, Ethel, do not
regret it.
I would' just as soon tell you, Eth
el, if you will promise that it shall
go no further, that I do not wear as
gdod "clothes as I did before I was.
married, j I don't want to. My good
clothes : have accomplished what I'
spot them .for.,, , I played them for all
they were worth, and ; since I got '
married the idea of wearing clothes' 1
as5 a vocation has not - recurred to
ine . ; ' - i ,.i
h . Please give my kind regards to
Mr, Ethel, and tell him that, altlio'
I "do not know bim personally, I
cahhot help feeling sorry for him.--'
Hot Springs News. ' '
V, . ., r
Circular from Superintendent finger' to -r
f S' the County Boards of Education. .
Gentlemen : The general assemt-.
bly of 1885 saw fit, after mature con
sideration, to relieve the Board of
county commissioners of the charge
01 the educational interests ot coun
ty and, to. place them in. the bands ,
of a special Board. ' . , ' ' ' vf
.You haW been 'selected to fill the
position and , I , desire' earnestly to
call your attention,' to the" great im
portacOijOf your .duties. . On yu
and ypur,- xepuUvo "'officer, V the -.Cjounty
Superintendent, 'resisthe'e'd
uoational welfare of the children of
your county. Knowing the import- .
anee of; your duties, the Assembfy '
has pot failed to giye"you .the "pow
ers to discharge them.', 3y section
2551 tof the School Law the pppor- r
ioniment of the "county school fund
plaped ih ybur bands 'and 'you
haye discretion, over one-third "to , bo
used to equalize school' facilities to'
all he district pf the, county s.o far V
as c may ' be"; practieablev 1 V Thinly h
populated districts, ore put specially
niearwiiia a-jiuaa.irjiceii paejir t"c
..essities. , t ,:.'r"-. ' 1
; ..The hoidm Institutes
1 s , ifitl jtQ , jjpur'i .! tscrctjoii, .The ad-
:vantagq.;. of. an:IntiMft ; is too ap- ;
parent to need comniBntt, Let, there- :
fbreyourfaUure ,bej
beld,.bej)ase4 on reasobs which cau-,-not
? bejcohtf overted;, ? If. there . ho -any
doubt give theedtajational in--.
teres.ts of the, .county . the bphefitof ,
11.' jfillL'x '"! 1 '4 ' i ii -i1 J :j
ne aouoi, anq. noia me institute.
, Again,; tlConstitutioh, ""Article' 9,K -SeQtiqn-
3 orders.ihat pub.lic sch'ebls
shall baheld f9r at Jeast four months;
in every year. , Th6 School Law,
Section r 2590, orcer?r the Board of
County Commissioners to levy a tax
sumcient to mamtam the school for
four nonhs, should the regular tax
not be sufficient for .that purpose ;
and the Constitution, Article 9, Sec
tion 3, rriakes them liable to indict-
. . ... , . ,
ment if they fail to- maintain -tho
schools. It is ' then Jyour ; duty as.
guardransTor the educational inter-
ests'of the children of your county, j
to call the attention of the Board of
Commissioners ; to any y deficiency
there may be in the school fund of
the county to maintain the schools
four months, and to subm it to. them
an estimate of the, sum necessary to
carrj, - puji the requirements t off. the
.Constitution j h this respect jYou
piak.theppoiiionmentjby .
ttol pf the prices paid teachers y and .
Iniowr the 1 wants .fidj the several dis-i. '
trictp ;u thov l;nAwledge 1 v, of a deficit
comes directly; tq yoA- Tou are no
empowered to, levy the tax : .but it is.
your fluty .to call .the attention, of
.the "Board ; of Commissioners to, the
&cts, and throw on them the respon-s
sibility of failure to carry out, the re- j
quirements of the Constitution and
thv statute, i(i a;s).;'.f i:i'A'y,'X:
" Notwithatanding. the Oanstitution
sinoe, ,1.868 and the statute since 1881
ha.ve postively; required the County
Commissipn.erstOj maiptain the t
ischoqla.. four, mpnths,. still ip many
Counties $t jbas not beop done. - The
ftonseauencG is' that the .n.vmor
f J length bf put?lio. school terni ip our ,
I Sitlto'twod 11 ! 7 ttroofc-a Aljriitiinnnir
k..ii ,'7 . .. i t J. .... ,. !
IliU A. AAi I V. A.0 UA1U 111 111 11. L I w
counties n - was as lowas w -weeKS
li'sMyear 4 r , r
i-tTrusting,; ; gentleucn, that unde?
your administration " tiiis state of
things 'will bo f amended, and tho
children of the 'State allowed to en
jqy the educational pghfg. propose 4
to? ; bb VsecuredJ p the, Constitiition ,
and assuring, you of my heapty co-'
pperatiqn and advice whenever you
m ay may heed . it I ram y ours; ' .
.'iu?reTL. respectfullyi j '
I Hill State Sup.-Public Instruction,