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Remember, trade is living, and II TWO u
three OF five years sare spent in learning tfaue'
tits worth the time and the trouble 1t should
be part of the education of every man 10 learn
trade.
During the days of slavery colored men were
taught trades in order to serve "old master" ana
to keen out the free mechanic All kinds OF
labor was considered degrading and was mad made
SO by slavery. Now all are free and labor ana
skill are the test of superiority, and there sho"io
be no jealousy among tradesmen, nothing ont
generous rivalry to excel.
We have heard of but one instance in whleh
a person has been prescribed because of color oy
any tradesmen and do not believe this proscrlp-
ton is general. The instance we refer to nap
pened in this city. A smart colored boy was
taken into the Republican printing Office to
learn the printing trade; after he had been there
few weeks the boy was discharged because the
printers of this town had resolved they weuld
not allow a coiored person to learn the trade.
This rule still prevails We employed three col
ored bows as apprentices; we had white printer
who objected, we paid him off and let him CO.;
he is a Conservative, and we suppose such was
the political creed of the printers who prescribed
the colored boy at the Republican office. All
| over the South it is common for colored men TO
be employed in printing offices as pressmen ana
| otherwise: we see no reason why they should not
| learn the whole trade We hope this proscrlp-
| tion among printers does not extend beyond this
town. Printers are highly intelligent class OF
| to be found in the front rank of progress and
| freedom. 1t would seem by the action of Messrs
| Haynes and Longley, the proprietors of the Re-
publican, in discharging the colored boy, that
| the Austin printers have turned their backs up.
on freedom and progress. We hope the colored
people will never show any such prescription
Messrs Haynes and Long1ey, we learn, have re-
ceived thousands of dollars for their newspaper
from the Convention, which Convention was
elected by colored men, and partly made up OF
| colored men, and yet we'll behaved colored
boy was discharged from their Office because
he was black. R g !5b!i .e.
| All over the country colored men and white
men work together in the fields and in the
workshops, and our advice is learn trade; they
are all alike honorable.
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Adjournment of Congress

The Congress of the Oni'eu ,,saa, -
has taken a recess until the thlfu i"'
in September. !. \;
Nothing was done to relieve - :"
State. u,mta
We learn that Mr.. Morgan ir' I'D
will remain North and wall l0' IN y n
to meet again, so as to be on l'"|, ..d bl
to the interests of our State a. a..
Judge Caldwell is on his way nYr I,,,s1
We learn further, that the ~ :, ue1
ton Committee and the RepuO'',s ,,;.s
bers of Congress generally ...,' aas''
convention to also taRe - ,Jff
hope theconveation will take ~
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The Three Years Rule.

The Convention has adopted the rule that
man must be resident and citizen of the State
for three years in order to hold any of the
principal executive offices of the State. We do
not suppose this was intended as drive at the
''niggers" and the "Carpet-baggers, but 1T
squints strongly that way. If the citizenship
of the cobred men begins with the civil rights
bill they are excluded. and the men from the
other States are plainly told to take back seat
even if tley had marched here through blood,
unless they have been here three years prior to
an election. There might be some colored man
in the State, as W as the case in Louisiana, Whom
the peopb would chose as Lieutenant Governor,
vet unde- this rule we doubt if he would be ell
cible. This rule also aims blow at the foreign
ers as by it a foreigner is required to be three
wears citizen of the State, which means i've
years to become a citizen of the United States,
which alone makes a man citizen of the State,
and three years added to that before he is eligi-
BILE to Office. - 1E :%.A'.2 80 81. Tv. |...
No harm may ever result from this rule. Nor
would a more liberal rule be cause OF alarm,
AS in thecase of the thirty years qualification,
| the most liberal rule should have been adopted,
and the natter left to the people. citizen OF
the Unitd States, and one years residence In
| the State is, restriction enough. One election
will carr us over the worst part of the three
years rue. '.'' . oo '.' - '--'' 80
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To our Agents.

Write your letter to DIR. NJ c. KEITH, Austin,
Texas. Send names Of subscribers as soon as
You get them, but keep money until we dlrect
Won how to send it. DON'T write Free Mans
Press on the outside of your letter. as it. might
be confiscated on the road.
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Notice.

DrM.C c. KEITH, is authorized to attend to any
and all business connected with the Free Mans
Press establishment; he wifi receive and attend
to all communications or correspondence. Per-
sons writing to the office on business, wall ad-
dress. CDR. NJ c. Keith, Austin, Texas" -,a; Al
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To Preachers and Teachers.

The Freemaa's Press viii besent free TO every
elereymen of the colored people in the State, and
to all teachers of colored schools. Send US your
names.
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Notice to Bureau Officers.

An Oescers and Sub-Assistant Commissioners
of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and aban-
doned Lands, are authorized to act as our agents
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CoLoRD DEMocRATs.--Greate efforts are being
made blythe Conservatives to form Democratic
Clubs ofcolored men. At Galveston they sue
ceeded j getting sixteen colored men out of nine
hundred; it was a failure, We learn that in
some dthe worst rebel districts of the State,
the coGed people have joined Democratic Clubs
to prosct their lives. y" -"
Wha strange arguments the Conservatives
use tohdnce the colored men to join their party.
They ay they are the best friends of the color
ed rnei, and at the same time declare against
givinehin the vote, and whenever they get an
excuse murder them by the Wholesale, as was the
case, + NJ Millican, the Other day. No. Mr..
! CONSERVATIVE, you cannot coivince the colored
peopldby such arguments # your friendship
and siecerity. Z i4.{ 'Io>7s
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To Correspondents.

We are in receipt of several interesting let
ters from friends which we VIII give aue ai'en-
ton to in our next.
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Advertising for a Wife.
WM. ID. GALr.AnER.

Mr.. Edward Singleton was one day seat
ed in his room, desply ruminat'ng npon the
unfortunate position Of bachelors in gene
raj. when . step was heard ascending the
s,sirs and In moment after some one rap
ped loudly at the door.
-Come ill.," s.... .r. ...a .~
The door flew opon. and a young man
hastily entered. ...- ..E'
"Good morning, Ned" he cried, seating
himself in n chair; II stepped to inquire IL
you had received card Of invitation to old
Mobray's party this evening 2"
81 have"
"And OF course you will attend :"
. "No."
"whati" exclaimed the young man In
surprise. "Ned Singleton. the gaye.t OF
the gay, refuse 10 attend the most brilliant
party "f the season. Impossible Ned, you
are joking"
"I am not
but what Is your motive for denying
yourself this pl"asurer .a..
ITO be frank with yor, Harry. have
had qriie enough Of parties for the present
what now want ia good WIFE"
HE friend gave vent to hearty laughter,
then said:
"The very reason why you should GO to.
n'ght ] Hare he sworn that among the
brilliant throng Of youth and beauty that
viii be present. you can readily find one
lovely being. to whose care you would be
willing TO entrust the keeping OF your
heart + st
sTrue enough: but whether That parti. .
nisf one could be induced 10 deliver her
IN return. over 10 the custody Of Ned Single
ton, is still q matter Of great Doubt"
"But you wonld at least make trial
end u q refusal be the result, no harm
would he done"
"But Il would he extremely disagreeabie
and II you will promise not to reveal II,
will entrust you with secret"
II will swear IL II necessary"
Then have to inform you that durins
, the last three months u have proposed ant
bsen refosed by three different ladies"
Indeed t. exclaimed Harry. laughing Il
'Pite o' h'n,seu, ana what reason did thrI
fssign In refusing your offerP
more Than can enumerate, but tn
principal one was my waat Of forsuns--an,
from that undoabtsdly spring all the e.l
Then you are determined on s,ayin,
from the party io-nightY' said Harry. rs h
arose 10 depart.
: Most absolutely
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No. az.

CuProsiTrs or THE WoRLp.-At the citY
ct Iolena, in Italy, and about -four miles
around it wherever the earth is dug, when
the workinen arrive at the distance Of
s'xty-;lIree feet they como to a bod of chalk
which they bore with an augur Ave feet
deep. They ;hn withdraw from the pit
before the aucur is removed, and upon Its
extraction the water bursts up thr ough thu
aperture with great violence, and Quickly
fills the new made weil, which continued
full and is affected neither by rains nor
droughis. But that which is the most re-
markab'e in Ills operation, Is the LAYERS O {
earth 40 We descend. Al the depth Of four
teen feet are found the ruins Of aR ancient
city, paved streets. houses. doors. and dif.
fereri pieces Of niosaic work. Under tbis
lie found a soft, oozy earth, made up of veg.
e'nhies. and a: twenty six feet deep large
trees entire. such as walnut trees, with the
walnuts still sticking to the stem, and tho
leaves and branches In a perfect state Of
preservation. At twenty-eight feet deep
soft chalk is found, with a vast quantity Of
shells aud this bed is eleven ieet thick
Under this vegetables are found again,
with leaves aud branches OF trees as be-
l"rc.
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The Lahorer.

Stand up--ereetf Thou's.as the form,
And likeness Of thy Godi-who morei
"A soul as dauntless mid the storm
o! daily lie, heart as warm
81, And pure as breast e'rr wore. a..-
What then ?--Thou nrt as true NAN
Il tAs moves the human mass among;
A, much part of the great plan
That with creations dawn Legsr, r.
90 As any OF the tl'rong. 'Es. .''e
Who Ia thine enemy i-thc high ....
In station. or in wealth the chi~i
The great, who coldly pas' thee hy. .
With pr-ud step. and sver,ei syri
Nay! uu, Sc not such belief
II true unto thys.lf thou vast,
What were the proud ones scorn to thee 7
A feather, which thou mightes, cast
Aside. as idly as the blast ..'-.. ..
The light leaf from the tree. .. F.. ..
No:-uncurLed passions--low desires-
Alaencs of noble self respect -.
D-a,h, In the breast's consuming fires,
To that high nature which aapires
Forever, till thus ch-cked:-
These are thine ensnies-thy worst; ....
They claim threto thy lowiy lot
Thy labor and thy life accur..d. ..... ..
Oh. stand erect and from them bur'tl ..
y And longer sutrer noti a., r.,. .s -...
Thou art thyself thine enemyi
The great what better they than thou :
Ne theirs, is not thy will as fieef
Hss God with equal favors thee a., ..
Neglected 10 endowi 'a.-..r .r.s .-.g
True. wealth thou hast not-hi. but dusti
Nor p,ace-uReprtain rs the wind!
But that thou hast, which, with thy crust
And water. may despise the lust
or both--a noble mind.
With this. and passions under Ian, ...,...
Tine faith. and holy trust in God, a..
Thou art the peer of any nan. ta.... r.
Look M. then; that thy little span ... ..-
OF life may be well trod. -... .....-
a.as'ea WM. ID. GALr.AnER.
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J. G. BAILEY, Pro'r. and Associate Editor

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Advertisements. - + 49,
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SIGNs IT il good sign 10 zee q man
entrr your sauclum, with friendly greet.
ing, Here's two dollars to ruy for my
paper"
It is bad sign to henI a man say he's
too roor TO take a paper-ten to one he
carries home jug of white-eye that cost
him half dollar
1t IS good Fign 10 see the color Of
health in a mans face
1t is n bad sign to see il concentrated in
HE nose.
1t is good sign 10 zee an honest man
wearing his own co,hes.
1t is bad sign TO zee them filing the
holes in his windows.
1t is gH"i sgn 10 see a w0mss dressed
with taste and neatnsas.
1t is a bad sign to see her h.lshand . Il
for her fnerv.
I,s good sign TO see a man advertise in
a paper.
It's bad sign for the sheriff to advertise
!or him.
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MECHANICS, what have they donei
Have they not opened the secret chain.
ber' Of the mighty deep and extracted
Is treasures, and made the raging bill.
lows their highways, on which tbev
ride as on tame steed Are not the
elements Of FIRE and water chained TO
the crank. and at the mechanics bid
ding compelled 10 turn ii2 Have not
the mechanics opened the earth, and
made its products contribute TO our
wants? The forked lighting is our
playtling and they rise triumphant on
The wings Of the mighty wind. To the
wise they are as floodgates of knowl.
edge, kings and queens are decorated BY
heir handiwork.
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THE SILVER CTR DESTROYED AND nHsroR:
ED.-In Dir. Browns work on the Resurrection;
there is n beautiful parable from Hally.
The story is of a servant, who, receiving 4
silver cup from his master; suffers it to fall
into vessel of aqugjor,H, and seeing it dis
appear, contends in argument with a fellow
servant that its recovery is impossible, till this
master comes on the scene and infuses salt
water, which preciPitates tho silver from the
solution, and then, by melting and hammerine
the metal, he restores it to lis original shape.
With this apologize, n sccptic-one of whose
great stumbling blocks was the resurrection
was so struck that he ultimately fenont,eea
his opposition to the gospel, and became par
taker Of the Chr sti,n hope of Immortality.
This converted sceptio died, trusting IN his
Saviour, only six months after DIR. Brown
was inferred in the same bury ng- ground and,
hy coincidence altogether undersigned, he
was laid near DR.. Browns grave-near his
feet.
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A MAN ought 20 be like Casar's wifs.
ADORE suspicion, before venturiDg on poll.
tics these days. Such a mercless comb
ing and rakir g up Of aniecedents we
never before saw. And The worst Of il
ia, The proof is ready. Truth is
novel and unexpected feature in political
wa,fare.-Piekens Courier.
GENERAL GRANTS income from the
Government is said 10 amount 10 abeat
$4,000.
Wny wa. Hsrodfs wife Fenian D..
Because she had a beaa ssa. her,
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DEATH ~ PR"F WM. T. CLLyELASp-.
Many Of our readers will be panied to hear
of the death "i this gallant and accomplish.
ed gen'lem' n so long and favorably known
in this section Of he State as a scholar of
rare requirements aud a teacher of hnsur-
passnble skill. lie leaves wife ind one
child to whom the warme,t sy mnpathies OF
our heart are extended. He has long been
in declining condition, the effect OF
wound. received in The late war; We can
offer no earthly consolation 10 the bercaved
hearts of relatives and friends. We can
only remind them that "uE poEr AIE
THINGS WELL"
The enlightened commrnity in which
Professor G. dwelt will fna it hard to re,
place him. May he rest in peace.
Soldier rest, thy warfare Ger,
Dream Of battle fields no more.
Days Of danger, nights of waking"
Piekens Conr;ef.
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AseUIsu of mind has driven thousands 10
suicide-nnguish Of body few. This proves
that the health Of tho mind is Of FAR moro inn
portance than the health OF the body.
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sEcREoT.-You should be onreful not to on
trust another unnecessarily with secret which
il may be hard matter for him to keep, and
which may expose him to somebody IS dispieaJ-
ure when It Is hereafter discovered that he was
tho object Of your confidence.
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Clerical Anec Totes

DIR. Oily re,atcd the following anccdotc,
which was told i,y n wsllknown Irish chara, !.
ter. Thaddeus Couuelly, who used to spend
much Of his time in wandering through Ire.
land, and instructing tho lower classes in their
native language "I went" ho said, conc
Sunday into church to which a new incun-
bent had been lately appointed. The conSre-
CATION did not exceed half a dozen, but the
preacher delivered himself with as much cner-
gy ard affection as if he was addressing a
crowded audience. After the sermon 1 cx-
pressed to tho clergyman my wonder that he
should preach so ferveptly to such small
number Of people. "Were there but one"
said the rector, "my anxiety for his improve
ment would make me equally energetic" The
following year Connolly went into tho samo
church; the congrega tion was multiplied Sc
ventyfold. Tho third year he found the
church full.
ROWLAND HrLL---When Rowland Hill was.
some years ago, in Scotland. he was intro luc-
ed to an aged minister, somewhat resembling
himself in piety and cccentrcity. The old
man looked at him for sumo time very earn
cstly, and at length said, "Wcol, 1 have been
looking for somc teen at the lccns Of your
face" Aud what do you think Of it?" said
Mr.. Hill. "WGy. am thinking that, If the
grace Of God had ma changed your heart. YOU
would ha been most tremendous ro.ue.'
Mr.. Hill laughed heartily, aud said, "Woll,
you have just hit the nail on the bearl."
Let clergymen beware how they attempt to
speak in tilted style to children, or AK them
questions. Somewhere we saw the following
story.
SUNDAY ScHooL INCIDgNr.-A clergyman
on n Sunday school occasion was speaking to
large audience Of children, when he saw that
he must do something to rouse their attention
Just then he had spoken of Peter, so he paus-
oil, and asked If any of the children could tell
him anything about Peter. Eut their mouths
were oil closed. He appealed to the older
scholars-younger scholars, and then at last
he came to the youngcst, and he said, Cume
now, little ones, shame your elders, and tell
me something about Peter"
al cam" exclaimed littlc four-ycars' old"
"Can your that is good girl. Well, come
right up here, and tell us all yon know about
Peter"
The little girl was passed forward to the
stage.
Now" said the speaker, "lot rs hear what
you krow about Peter. Speak right out"
The little riri spnkr-
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IT Is advisable, in the construction Of
poultry honses TO use pine lumber--ihs
more pitch 1t contains the het,er--as this is
very offensive to poultry vermin.
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CLosE Observers affirm that the quality
Of the cheese made 10 this country improves
every year. This is since the factories have
been estahliahed
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TEE leg AND rHE Snow" You are white
as a Sheet" said tie ice TO the SNOW
" Iou are falling; are you fnint?"
"My robe is spotl"ss, my Il ,kes harmless,
and my fall noiseless." replied the snow.
al think you lack frmness," quoth the
ice, "and more solidity and weight would
render You less The sport "f win'ry winds"
We've more to fear from The sun than
from the wind" answered the snow.
Indeed !" observed the ice, Il should
pity your weakness on the approach Of
such foe"
81 shall commend myself to The mercy
by whiteness and purity" said the snow.
shall resist his power 10y my hardness
and strength" )" returned the Ice.
The sun now shed his beams on our two
cold friends The snow began to weep, and
the ice to melt.
where's your whiteness and purity
nov p raid the ice.
And where's your firmness and
strength ?" inquired The snow.
I'VE are returning to the water from
whence we came" said the ice.
"Why It's not death, but change" 10y
fully exclaimed the SNOW.
by this change We are becoming one, a."
said the ice.
And seeking the lowest place." replied
the snow.
1--WE can now ascend TO heaven" said
the ice, l." whereas we never could while |
retained my boosted frmntss, and YOU
your vaunted whiteness
Death Is not a destroyer, but rcstarer.
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" Peter, Peter,
pmInnkin enter." &c.


O, dreadful fall! Had the speaker spoken
of st. Peter, perhaps the rttlc girl ght have
done better. But let those who address chi:-
drcn beware how they trust those little minds,
fnr no one knows what associations he may
wake up.
PREACHSG FnEScu An American, once
attempting to address Partisan audience in
French, extcmp"rnncous!y, earnestly cxhorted
them to take Of the water of life freely, in the
literal translation from the English sou de Uir,
the French for brandy, (hc should have used
the phrase, eau rirnpL) The audience lost
the force OF the exhortation entirely.
A Frcnchman once returned the compliment
in English, by endeavoring to give the benc-
diction in the following form: "May the good
Lord pickle you" lie meant to ,,reserve.
CLERGYMAS going to a miscrly old lady
to beg for n worthy object. found himself re :
fused on the ground Of poverty. Feigning
himself much intcres ted in her story, ho ex-
pressed great surprise thcrcat, and snitt, "a
had not thought you in such want" and then
taking out some money, he said, Here is
something for the present purpose when /
call again will bring you more" The old
lady was so enraged that she gave him n good
round sum to show him that she did not mean
she was pNuper.- Church Aoahin
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USvEssTY Of Alabama had iis "buildin,
destroyed by U. s. troops in April, 1858
and since that time no exerc see in ,royrrss
new building is now nearly flushed
aud II is hoped that 10 few months
eysreises win be resumel,"
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SheriT'S Sale.
X. C. Patton

X. c. Patton
VIZ. No 1873
j. L. Hodges and B. T. Brutor
In the District Court of Bossier Parish, La.
by virtue Of writ Of feri facias issued
ID from the Honorable the District Court
of said Parish and State, in the above en-
titled suit, and u me directed. have seized
and wit! proceed to sell at public auction,
before the Court House door, IN the town Of
Bellevue Louisiana within the legal hours
OF sale, on Saturday, til day OF March,
i"uo Inc following described property, TO-
1t
Seton Is, township II. range 10, contain
.ag y drcres East hal of northwest quar-
TER a We.t hali y northeast quarter, ard
:'est b.tf ri southeast quarter Of cast hall
o. u. lwsst quarter o. q ction IL, township
IL. range 10. contain az 3-1aeres aud south
ld o. southwest quarter Of section 2, town
ship range 10, containing 80 acres, more
u J. S.
Seized as the property of defendants.
Hodges aud BrutOn, ard to be sold to
pay .tid satisfy said writ
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with benefit Of ap.
praisement.
WI. HILL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, Feb. |, 1868 SIS