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AList OF Shipping

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IN THS FORT OF CHARLESTON, OCTOBER q.
Vessels under 100 tous and steamers coastirp q
within the State, excepted.
STEAMSHIPS.
for liverpool, IcadngmW }, 3 Smith hase CO: @harl
Manhattan, 1887 toms, Woodruff, at Adger's wharf,
Mam olt sei son neses 1assF g.
wharf, for philadelphia, loading-John & Theo
Maryland, 5s1 tons, Johnson, ut Union wharf, for
baltimore, ioadinggaa&GSnrtenay ga&Ss Trenholm.
Ellen southard, els tons, Morse, at Atlantic
,I, Mnarf, ioadidg for Livcrpool-Wis CHS
'a BARKs.
Annie Kimeall, Is2 tons stinson, at Central wharf,
john Bright tl,r). sos tons. McMulen. at Accommo.
aatSn Gqe1Sso5' TSsa5f' for Liverpool loading
S!Iar fof LIVERPOOL, iOaaing@y IN DSyes FreGs eSs
cornucopia tBrl, 2lo TONS Carter, at Marshall's
wharf, for Port In Great Britain loading
Dalkeith Br,, s4s tons. LangwIll. at Kerr's wharf,
from from, Liverpool, discharglngIR Mnre & co. >
e oHs ar7ed% " KRsass RSaa
''' 5 sf|s;s $s;s sias'F; q. from
Lady pdrIe r, $50 tons. es Patterson @ At Palmetto
wharf, wharf, from Salt River, Jam, waiting
aissT nass sons n Easosy Asa1sy noe for West
~ %asIf, fsF Brpnsviik, 90, iOadins Ems ss
MaryM Rsanels. 4sS tons, Francis, at Adgesf,at
%higaSEf !, SSr tHayre tsI ,ISsglng.W R6ach CO.
p! "a msfRssass son wharf
Sss ssss ~ fals$RaRRl :. SqsssIs Rasss
Monica ltons, Mcoobbs. s.at Cehttaf Wharf, rrou
- sspoE Ne s5ssS g. ssGSop' ,s sqs
Ps,s WSaff IL ..S's ES.IsH E%Ssss e s
Ss1es 5s5sspqss A. Ra!%s5S sas6a
:, {or FOR Nor'Aern Port, ready.Risley ; creish
T 4 Tasket, = t6nss.n The sstsam ifof pdiladel.f
Atien II tons smith in ines e Stream; for. phil.
hdelphia, feady-H F Baker &os. :ss ,tsll;
W s MhoRaMs M ass'5s2 q 5;tonss itiasmsref isina the
sssm '0F sa tlaaePh's aleaPa say Fsaay = = Baker Bake
EIsdIroa1 sd, yaarff for. New YORK, readyIS ISis,
fos FOR bsssr s
Y, S19H . iSr s%!iministon !S SDcS oadIns4sis.
for Jew York, iOadlnssM Roach ss CO. na, Hl
Hsssy York; sns wharf from
s6ss1 ssSsg5 from 81 New YORK. ,dlseSaising@Wig%a WIN
vrale 2N tors, Mason, at Brown L cos wharf
Iom New York, Just arrived-W Roach d CO.
from New York, discharging g1Rlsley q Creigha
s ;sss RssG:iS Hs
aeorgetta Laurence, so tons, Robinson, at Adger,s
wharf, from New York, discharglng-Wm |
nHrf~N Ia. r. sf 20 q
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STOCK OF cotton held by Manchester spinners at
the mills, now $1,000 bales same time 1888 1876 900
bales. Mlddling upIands, now l2X@l2xd., then
10x@1ld. d.l foJ -i'' 7.l'' t'tfFl z
The receipts at this point for the week have
been A9 bags Of sea islands ana Floridas. and
$3.50 bales Of uplands against 246 bags OF sea isl
ands and 1879 bales OF uplands the week before.
and 200 bags OF sea islands and Ploridas and 1900
bales OF upiands for the same week last year.
These supplies have come as follows: Say Of up.
Hands, per South Carolina Railroad, 71s8 bales, per
Northeastern Railroad, 1908, Georgetown, 8. O.,
IL wagons ID, santee, o, Beaufort, 8. O., 4, sa.
vannah Railroad, 1o1 Savannah, IL ofsea lslands:
James Island, 8, Northeastern Railroad. u.
Christ Ohurch..16, Savannah Railroad, CO. wad.
1nas"' soann,s Islsnd p Beaufort, 8. O., lob
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Interior Cotton Markets.

SELEh, October 18.-Demand active les
$50 bales on basis OF &c for low middings.
MONTGOMERY, October 1e.--Market 10 active
to-day at 2SH for low middlings. Some good or
dlnary brought 23c. Receipts liberal.
MACON, October 1e-There were sold to-day 400
bales; received TO bales; shipped 400 bales. The
market opened and closed With good demand
at 24c for the best cottons Small offering stock.
COLUMBUS, October 1e.-The market opened
this morning at 23l1c but about noon, owing to
improved advices, the demand became very nc
tive at 23Ac and closed with buoyant feeling.
Good middlings brought 24c. Sales 662 bales.
Receipts see bales.
SUMTER, October 2o.-There have been about
200 bales sold during the week, ending the 10th.
Cotton reports being favorable from Liverpool
and the Northern markets, there has been q
brisk demand to-day for the Neccy staple. we
quote; Ordinary 23c; good ordinary 23Ac; low
244c.
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E,OR SAVANNAH VIA BEAUFORT.

The fast steamer ..PILoT BoY,n nrD
Captain Fem Peck, will leave Mid .1ssSsaS=35Ss
die Atlantic Wharf for above points every TnURs.
DAY MORNING, at O'Clock, until further notice.
MORNING, at O'Clock.
Tho PILOT BOY win touch at Burton ON her
way to Savannah on the 14th October, ana also
on her way back on the 10th October.
0Ct0 j. ID. AIKEN q co
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WilminRton nI.rket.

WILMINGTON, October 2Q-SPIRrrs TURpEs.
TIFS.-Market firmer. Sales reported OF only 10
CASKS at Al &c. per gallon Other Gales have taken
place on terms not made public.
RosIN.-The lower grades have been In fair
request to-day, and the sales reach 1881 bbls. at
No. p
CRUDE TuRPgNTINE.-Sales OF only 81 bbls. at
81 76 for soft, and 81 go for hard, per ESQ lbs,
TAR.-162 bbs. changed hands at SO per bbl
CoTToN-Sales OF 12T bales at "a, 24Iii, 25a25I< &c,
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;sAvANNAH AND CuARLKsroN RAILRoAp.
PaMeuRen,

Per ateamshIp Mlnnetonka,s for New York
Miss Horsey; B @ Stanton, p Brannon, Martin
Peye. .i0n 40 aj. s.''sla III io pos dOi =
Per steamahip Maryland, from Baltimore-Nss
Annie QUAD, MraAnderson and lady, III WADE. ]
Robertson. W Q Emory, r 8 Turner, Miss .Laara
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The Charleston Market.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2l.
THE CROP AND RBoBPTs.-The season during
the week has been as favorable as planters could
have desired, and all that can be gained by high.
ly satisfactory atmospheric conditions Is likely to
be secured II the present state OF the weather
should be protracted few weeks longer. The
supplies coming forward to most OF the Southern
cotton ports continue to show gain on last year,
EXCEPT New Orleans and Texas, and the following
table will exhibit Its position up to the latest telc-
orr IL
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EFElCI.IL,

LISI OF LETTERS remaining In the PostOnicr
NJ Charleston, for the week ending October ~
asoy; anu printed officially In rmE DAILY NEWS
az thc newspaper having the largest circulation
III the City OF Charleston.
STANLEY e. TROT'r, Postmaster
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Exports.

NEW ioRK--Per steamship Minnetonka.-Io
bags sea island and 1917 bales upland cotton, rs
tcs rice, bnlcs yarn, ana sunlrles.
PH1LADELrHIA.-- Per schr T T Taskcr-SoO tons
phosphate rock, Sc, 600 feet timber
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'.pt- bxe R.llre.s. tostos.rr.aal q

SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. -
-. 245 , casks ,elay, car stock: 10 Railroad
", MWilllams 4 co, n Prlngle & Son, Mowry l. Co, D.
Frost Adgeri Wiss 4 co, kirkpatrick g. &Witte'
Waralaw d CareH, Graeser 4 Smith, JB & Sloan,
ha'm SnS hsnsKei san &c GGlaghoTn Herring CO. Tren
Wy II Armstrong, Reeder & Davis, and others.
HoRTHHAsrBRN RAILROAD. Atsiiht ~
,n11o bales upland and . bales SEQ island cotton,
cars lumbef. cars phosphate, kegs spikes bacon
WT9dss, &c; 70 AarShaiI, b sfonoy, olagTorn,
aI,y, Mowry 20 Caldwell Sons VI Msrseher, KIRK,
patrick .Witte, Al Salinas, Walter Cd W X
Ryan, Jenords co, Geo W Williams & CO. r W
I, E,mamnuea m W nesA co graeser q spaithi Raven.
el co, Pioneer Cooperative Association, Gailiard
Minott, shacHelford 4 Kelly, VIM dufney,
Aarshall, WP DoW!ng d. co, I'll Qerdts co, How
ard Bro, Reeder d Davis. ~ q,
isAvANAAH AND onARLKsroN RAILROAD.
Cotton, rough rice and mdse. TowO Court
ney co, Wagner. Stewart & co, q II Walter 4
GO. WP Bowling GO, Hunt Bros 4, %, Pelzer,
Colcock 4 ca, Reederi J. Davis W II Lawton, J
D Aiken 4 co, B Peldnnanl Il co, II Btschon 4 co,
3 81 Frlpp, klnsman i Howell, Pripp May,
Gaillard Minott, and w Buric.
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AND comMEnc141.
The Money Market

."t-ft II THURsDAY, October "a.
The market remains the same as at last weeks
report, and we have simply renewed our quota.
tions The transactions have been too limited to
afrect prices, as the stringency Of money has pre-
vented any large investments in securities. Mo-
ney rates at ~ per month on good colla.c~.-
adv .soUTHERs -'-"ao'
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Com mparAtive Exports OF Cotton And Rice
from tho Port OF Chm nr1oston, nno., gnS,-
tenber to October II, 1859.
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n o r f Il o r 1 D A
VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA AND JACK
rfr SONyILLE

On and after the esd OF October rT~A
the steamer CITY POINT, Captain sKE5Sss,s
every SATURDAY EVENING, at 8 O'Clock.
Returning, the CITY POINT Will leave Savannah
every THURSDAY MORNING, at O'Clock, connect
Ing With Central Railroad at Savannah for Mobile
at Fernandipa for Cedar Keys, at which noint
steamers connect with New Orleans Mobile, pen.
sacola, Key West and Havana.
Through Bills OF LadIng given for cotton per Sa
vannnh line OF steamers to Boston.
Through Bills OF LadIng given for goods 10 Mo-
bile, Pensacola and New Orleans - :.
]. ID. AIKEN & CO., Agents.
octls South Atlantic Wharf
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nor BEAUFORT VIA ROCKWELL
EDlsTo AND CHIsoLM,s LANDING.

The fast steamer "PILOT BOY,n
Captain Fem Peck, will leave Mid gsss1sS-S
dlc Atlantic Wharf fer above points every MONDAY
Returning. will leave Beaufor. every TUESDAY
MORNING. at 0 O'Clock, and EdIsto 2 O'Clock p NJ
oct9 1-i,i I'D. AIKEN d co., Agents.
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Parker, Miss
| Isabella
IPinckney, Ma
/ dame I.
IPinckncy, Hiss
Pope, Mrs Julia
Purse, Mlss
! Jenettc
lQuinnnn, Miss
iQulnhy, Miss
| Cutlirinc
iRicllInOlld, Mrs
! iRichwootl, Mrs
Richardson Mrs
- g
Richwootl, (; Mrs
Rose, Mrs En-
Robertson, Mrs
simmons, Miss
| A
|Sinlnls, Mrs
| Hannah
!Silnnions, Mrs s.
|Slnimons, Miss
Caroline
|Simmonds, Miss
A
!Stelling, Miss E
1 IL
ISchroder, Mrs
| Julia
ISwinton, Miss
Tucker, Miss
ITeague, Stiss
Taylor, Miss l.
iTenell, Ann
|Tomlinsotl, Mrs
'Townsand, AIRS
Wallace, Mrs
Watts, Miss VI
Wagner, Mrs
Lottfe
|Westcott, f f
wedding, Mrs
White, Miss
Emma
White, Misc N c
Wolling, Mrs +
Wilson, Mrs A
Wilson, Mrs Ma
rion
Williams, Mrs N
Williams, Mrs
Lizzie
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TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH

TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH
CHARLESTON EN- ROUTE TO FLORIDA
AND AIKEN,
And other places, should lay in their ISgElsAs.
supplies OF Clarcts, Champagnes Cor-N@leA&G.
dtais, Brandies, Whiskies Wines, Canned Soups
and Meats, American and English Biscuits, lie.
vtllcd Hnm, Tongue Lobster Durham Smoking
Tobacco and Imported Segars.
D WM. 6. CORWIN d Co.
No. 275 King street, opposite Hnsel
Charleston, s. c.
New York. ~ sept2S 6nios
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GHANGE OF SCHE' UEE.
FOR PALATKA FLORIDA. q.
VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA,A AND JACKSON
~ b ~ ~ n. VILE ~ r!.lL - III.

The Elegant and .First-class ,,N-u,A
Steamer DICTATOR, Captain w. T. r@sSsSFE=;ssIJss
McNelty. will sail from Charleston every TUES
DAY EyENlso, At O'Clock, for the above points.
Returning, the Steamer will leave Savannah
SUNDAY MORNING, at O'Clock Tf =
Connecting with the Central Railroad at Sayan-
nan for Mobile and New Orleans and with the
iflofida RAILROAD at Fernandlna for Cedar Keys,
at which point steamers connect with New Or.
leans, Mobile, Pensacola. Key West and Havana.
u Through Bulls Ladlng signed to New Orleans and.
.SAn freight payable on the wharf. ''!S
g. Goods not removed at sunBet will be stored at
risk and expense OF ownerssi a'ssaYL .s.Ul
,oPfN South Atlantic Wharf.
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MEMORANDA.

The following are the consignees per schr Car
q w willams &c CO, Railroad Agent, olney Il CO,
The schr Ida Richardson, Bcdel from George.
town, S c, arrived at New York October Is.
The steamship Pereirc, OF the French line, has
made the run from Brest to New York In days
10 hours said to be the shortest on record.
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FORT CALENDAR.
MARINE NEWS.
CHARLESTON, OCTOBER az;
YESTERDAY.

Steamship Maryland, Johnson, Batimore-left
e. SoiaeSa eo 5Shnson sS SraSes
Hart CO, w Berry, T NJ BRISTOL w ii Webb
uT Welsh caRRssn CO. wP anss %sn
mari marley co &C. ~srneE Srnes pEcker Goodrich Wine
u stelling, Chllds, Nickerson 4 CO, Evans 4 Dag.
ls5a YolIsrs fFSsox SsSs Hsns M GISyeE CO. II
house ( co, Feldmann & CO, Jeffords 4 co. !,
Cohen 4 GO, J d Aiken & co, ii Bischon & co, CO.. + +
Kressel: Jr, Vincent Brown, and others.
Brig Monica, McCobb, Rockport, Neil days.
Lime and Hay: To McCohb, Jr.
aSa Sshr Mar Mary 1s, FemsricS Darcy paltimore7
bulwinke co, VIM NJ Bird & co. NJ Baker, JEFF
f0saS ssSt CO. Kerr Kerr CO. 9Ncill Butler
tierces Rice. To Geo Hoppock and VIM c Zee
soop isabella, Londrick, from Ashepoo. 1880
bushels rice. To L d DeSaissure.
psSes s0SR Geerss GpSTSsn from Ashepoo 1850
Hutchlnson's boat from James Island. 3 bags
sea island cotton. TO VIM A Boyle.
Fiat from Dill's Blum, James Island. bags sea
Boat from James Island. bags sea island cot.
ton: H., TO & Roper per- stoney.
Received d from e, Ghlsolm's Mill bags sea island
cSson Bfos BS waPSsM Gares eS Geo 0pp0'k
IN THE ROADS
Br bark Jerome Jones, -, from Yarmouth, N
SIS days. Ballast. Tow Roach q co.
AT QUARANTINE.
l3r bark Iris, Sullock, st Pierre, Mar-eo days.
Ballast. To Mure L CO.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Minnetonka Carpenter, New York
Ravenel 4 co.
Brig Adelaide, Wilson, Boston-M Goldsmith &
Son.
schr D Talbot, Amsbury, Baltimore -Risley L
Creighton.
schr Grace Gridlcr Smith, New York-Rislcy L
schr IT Tasker, Allen, Philadelphia-H Ba.
ker CO.
SAILED YESTERDAY
steamship Mlnnetonkn, Oarpenter New York.
Schr Zet8 Psi, Thompson, Baltimore.
Schr VIM McGee, woodlin, Baltimore.
H. FROM THIS PORT.
Steamship Champion, Lockwood, New York, Oc-
t0bcr 10.
schr J stickncy, Fooks, New York, October
Is.
UP FOR THIS PORT. :.
Br bark Yufnuri, Cawln, at Liverpool, octo-
bcr6. / fTf..
schr Anna f Glover Terry, at Boston, October
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
HStcamshlp James Adger Lockwood, New York,
October 10.
The ship David Brown, Nichols, ut London, Oc-
toher Q, to load Mt Newport.
Brig Josie a DevereauH, Clark, at Boston, octo-
Der Is. u
BY TELEGRAPHsfi
aSAvANNAH, October .21.-Arriyed, brig John
sherwood, Boston; brig Nellie Gay, Kew Orleans.
Cleared, schr Caroline Ifall, New York; steamship
Herman Livingston, New York.
IL lEElrnD
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NorE,;rWe have deducted from, New Orleans
$500 bales uplands, nom Mobile 49,; bai9s,' from
sa'ennaE bags sea, island ia1fd ,,!s Bales up.
land, and from Ghatfeston ssibags se& island and
4s bales doland-the quantities received. at those
ports from Mobile, Floriaaf Texss,snd Savannah.
Stocks Of Cotton In the, Interior Towns
J not included Sn; tho ReocfSts. II
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BY TELEGRAPHt;tl
9SAvAENAH, October -21.--Arrived. brig join,
Sherwood, Boston; brig Nellie Gay, Rev Orleans
Cleared, schr Caroline ffall, New York; steamship
Herman Livingston, New York.
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Edisto, 30, Danlers Island, ., chlsolm's Mil, .,

Edisto, 90, Daniels Island, 3, ChIsoIm's Mil, O.
Savannah, 81, Florida, IS.
| The transactions and prices prevailing In this
market for the week have been as follows:
| On Friday, October the 10th, the demand was
light and prices had softer tendency; sales 200
bales; ordinary to good ordinary being quoted
] at 2s@2I>{; low middling 24n@24a.; middling
| %; strict middllng 25tlc q ID.
On Saturday there was good inquiry, gene.
rally at firm rates, Iniddling qualities being some
what sti1er; sales 500 bales; ordinary to good
| ordinary being quoted at 2a@24H; low mlddllng
24X@244; mlddling 25@25,+, and strict mlddllng
| 25,s@25I9c p lb.
On Monday the staple was.in steady request,
aud with limited stock prices were, rather
nrmcr; sales $50 bales; ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted at 23b@241f; low midding PAX;
mIddling 25ll; strict mlddling 261so q ID.
On Tuesday the market was hard, with q par
tial improvement Of lio q fb In the lower quail.
ties; sales 45O bales; ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted ut 23h@24A; low mIddling 20;
mlddllng rs u, and strict mlddling 25ifo p fb.-
On Wednesday the market opened active and
hrm, but became more quiet sales TOO bales;
quotations unaltered.
easier; sales about 800 bales, say: IL at 24l<; IL
at 24; "a at 24; IL at PAX; SO at rs; 1o3 at 26<
e5 at 25H; at 261<c. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION
ordinary to good ordinary. 80. .2sH@4H
L0W inluuIng.. o.
GtIt GtIutnnB. :...................26 .26x@- t'
otict miuoung.... .25H@-
skA ISLAND CoTroN.-The arrivals have been
hpefai, anu W.ro abont 449 bags of sea islands
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AN HONEST NEW YORK VIEW OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA PLATFORM.


The New York Citizen, an able Demo
cratic paper, in a long article on Demo
cratic Principles and Practices, has the
following remarks applicable to the Democ-
racy that met in convention lately at Harris
burg
"We hold that the Democracy, to sue
ceed, must discard old issues, and bring
itselffairly up to the times Itis useless to
quarrel over questions that the force of
circumstances has settled, we cannot re-
enslaye the negro if we would; our South
ern brethern placed a whip in the hands
of our enemies to drive us naked through
the world; the rebel States of their own
motion went out of the Union, and they
had to be brought back by military des-
potism, or they never would have como
back at all. 1t was to the military tyran-
MES of Sherman, the yiolences of Sheri-
dan, the impositious of Hancock, and the
persistencies of Grant, that we owe the
restoration of the Union on any terms.
''What is there in the Pennsylvania
platform? The first three clauses are de
voted to the negro, as if everybody did not
know that we do not approve of negro
suffrage, but that at the same time we
cannot help ourselves, and have to thank
the obstinaey Of the former shareholders,
even after defeat in arms, for the enforce
ment of so unwise principle. Then we
have a word in favor of reform, and an
other in support of republican measure,
to assist laboring men. Next, there is a
denunciation of the last Congress, which
is well enough, and certainly fully justi-
fed in the opinion of the entire country
Then comes clause for the soldiers, but
not word for the war in which they
fought. After that we find paragraph
about foreign matters, which means any
thing or nothing; and the whole winds
up with a denuneiation of the present
revenue system.
This is all. Not Il sentence on the
subject of the Alabama claims or the Gu
ban question, or of the tariff that wrongs
the poor man to help the rich. No con-
demnation of the rebellion against which
the soldiers fought, even though the sol.
diers are praised-the omission being an
insult, if any reference to the subject were
proper. No fitting expression in favor ol
economy in public expenditures nothing, il
fact, first or last, but the old negro question
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SOUNDING THE WHEELS. as |
travel on the railroad, I perceive that our
train never passes a certain station without
stopping four or five minutes, during which
we hear loud ringing of hammers upon the
wheels. A couple of men go from one end
of the train to the other, one on each side,
and with large hammer strike every wheel,
to learn by the sound whether it is in per
feet order or not. For this reason the sound
is not an unpleasant one, for it tells US that
the company is giving proper attention TO
the safety of its passengers.
Our life is like railroad track, and here
and there should be stations, not too far
apart, where we may stop a little while and
sound the wheels And what are the
wheels? Habits Life's journey is chiefly
made in the way of habit; human action
tends to run in grooves. When once fairly
started it is easy to go on. But if the
wheels of habit are not sound there will be
a break down by-and by.
Ill-temper is a badly cracked wheel, and
makes an ugly ring. Take that wheel out.
GIuttony and intemperance are bad wheels.
If you find them switch of that car and let
it stand to one side Have you sharp eye
for number one? In your dealings are you
in the habit of making more than is honest
out of your playmates Listen to the ring
of that wheel 1t givesa dead sound, which
says plainly, "Look out for danger ahead p
Yes indeed If you keep such wheels as
these running, one of these days, in round
ing some curve, or in passing through some
tunnel there viii suddenly be giving away
under you and all viii be lost We say,
then, to our young friends, sound the
wheels, sound the wheels Keep your
selves in good running order.
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s9oRtrn.
/" GO 1T ALONE. -

There's game much in fashion think it's
called Euchre,
Though I've never played it for pleasure or
lucre.
In which when the cards are in certain con
ditions,
The players appear to have changed their
positions
And one of them cries in a confident tone
81 think might venture to 60 it alone p
While watching the game, It's whim Of the
bard's,
A moral to draw from the skirmish in cards,
And to fancy he finds in the trivial strife.
Some excellent hints for the battle Of Life,
Where, whether the prize be ribbon or
throne,
The winner is he who can Ego it aloner'
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In a regular orbit was ceaselessly whirled,
And got--not a convert for all of his pains,
But only derision, and prison, aud chains
at moves for all that was his answering
tone,
For he knew like the earth, he could Ego it
aloner''
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar,
Discovered the laws of each planet and star
Aud doctors, who ought to have lauded his
name,
Derided his learning and blackened his fame;
81 can wait, be replied, It'll the truth. you
shall own !"
For he feltin his heart he could 'go it alone!"
Alas for the player who idly depends,
III the struggle of life, upon kindred and
friends
Whatever the value OF blessings like these,
They can never atone inglorious ease;
Nor comfort the coward who finds with a
groan,
That his crutches have left him to go it
alone ~
There is something, no doubt in The hand you
may hold
Health, family, culture, with beauty and gold,
The fortunate owner may fairly regard,
As each in its way most excellent card
Yet the game may be lost with all these for
your own.
Unless you've the courage to go it alone -
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In law or love, it is ever the same;
In the struggle for power or scramble for
pelf,
Let this be you motto: "Rely on yourselfr'
For whether the prize be ribbon on throne,
The victor is he who can "go it alonel'
JoHS G.. SAKE.