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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-18
lazy BOYS.

An exchange says, q lazy boy win make
viii make a crooked tree. Who ever saw
boy grow up in idleness that did not
make shiftless vagabond when he be-
came q man, unless he had q fortune 10
keep up appearancesf The mass OF thieves,
criminals and paupers have come to what
they have by being brought up in idleness.
Those who constitute the business pait of
the oommunity-who make our great and
hood 70 be industrious. Boy, take pipe
out of your mouth and think of this.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-18

N -ffa9 ffgfr@ ~Gt - .s1-.--,
"IwoULD like 70 have you run downto
Mrs. Bowen's for me, Katy, boforeD sumo !
down." said Mrs. Nelson to her daughter,
who sat busily stitching away in her little
willow chair. -ucfiHT ffr.rl 2 a -rT q,
40 mother couldn't I go inst as well 9
before, school tomorrow / have this n,
pair of pillow cases almost done for my,
doh, and Aunt Martha Is going to give me
two nice little pillows and a feather bed ".
for her As seon ss ! have the bed bed clothes
"But, my dear, L wish you TO take her n,
the money for the work that she has sent
home today, She Is a poor woman and
! 1stiii KATY looked reluctantly at the
dainty sewing work before her, and laid a
down the Iuffied pillow-case with sigh.
ing how she shall buT food for her chill
dren tomorrow" continued her mother.
"Think what q relief IL will be 10 have
that care off her mind.n
The thought was enough Tor SKaty's q
really benevolent little heart and she
quickly laid up her work in pretty rose-
wood box, 90 Il would not be In any ones
| way, and prepared herself for the walk. ~,
aHere is basket, with some Of AIMS
tea biscuit and o plate OF buttersP0 said :
TpEheE Is r @ nay tsss ak thai g M5s
Katy, you naav take this cup Of jelly and =
some grapes to the little sick boy. I dare =
1 say they VIII be reffeShing" auSdf.7I sagr
Katy returned; from her kind errand
that night, a little weary, but very Light -
hearted. = f5WolF a4LUI SGI1 mi
y 81 ana 80 glad I went tonight mother
she said "They were Just sitting down
to supper, with only little cake Of corn
meal and ae pitcher of water ON the table : ~
The woman cried when gave her the
basket and seemed so glad. She gave the
sick boy his biscuit and grapes first; ando "a
| I wish you could have seen how happy
his pale face looked"
It am very glad, too, that you went tu-7ss
night said her mother, "and hope you
4 viii learn this lesson from it,-never put
j off doing kind actiona till tomorrow,
when you can doit today. A good man
was urged not TO go out on Q stormy even- 20
ing TO pay bill 10 q poor laborer, as To-
morrow would certainly do as well; but = a
\ he answered, Think what q blessing Rsj
good nights sleep il to a poor man This
may relieve some anxiety which awould -
cause him . sleepleea might uThe COM =
mand to Gods ancient people b one
which we should remember: The Waeesot
Of him that is hired shall not abide with
thee all night until the morning tboyou
see, dear Katy, It was an act OF justicen as ,
well as kindness, to take the. money to-
night, instead Of putting it OF till to-mor' ~
row."-Y0utFs OO1ap07ton. .yrf 0g.vs
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-18

WHEN are young ladyIs earrings like
people in debtf When they are IN her
ears (arrears).
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Exports for the Week ending March ..

Exports for the Week ending March D.
LIvERPooL-Per French bark France-1ll1 bales
upland cation, 80 bags sea island COTTON, $50 ICE
rice, 1881 bags cotton seed.
Rio De JANEIRo AND MARkET-Per British
bark Contest-32s,7 ,750 feet lumber.
CARDENAs AND MARKET-Per schr Young
Teazer -l50 600 feet pitch pine lumber 46 tierces
rice, 6S bbs rosin, 100 bols nour, 205 bols pota
toes, 10 bbs spirits turpenti 1l8 empty hhds.
BARACOA-Pcr schr Azelda d Laura-35,0 GOO Zee,
lumber, bbs naval stores, terces rice, and sun'
dries.
DOMESTIC.
BosroN-Per brig Monica-2oo tons phosphate
NORTH WEYMOUTH, MAss-Per schr Henrietta
$50 tons phosphate rock.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, VIA GBoRGEToWN, SC-Per
NEW YoRK-Per steamship Charleston-S44 bales
cotton, ITS packages sundries, 23a tierces rice.
-. Per steamship Champion-S0 bags sea island
cotton, 23s bales upland cotton. AZ bales do
mestics, Al bbls cotton seed oil. ~ packages
sundries.. Per steamship South Carollna-l2
terces rice, 100 bales waste, 5S bales domestlcs,
Al packages oranges, and sundries.. per schI
Moonlght-Inward cargo.
PHILADELPHIA-Per steamship Zodiac-27 bales
cotton, 1893 tierces rice, 277 bbs rosn 6S bales 40.
mestics and sundries. PER schr Il Sharp-4e
bales cotton, hid iron. lib empty barrels, IL
boxes mtlse, $4,000 feet lumber, 275 tons phos
phate rock.
BALTIMoRE-Per steamship Maryland-13s tss
rice so bales cotton, 20 bales domestics 80 bales
yarn, "a bales rags IA bales thread, 81 casks clay,
IL boxes cheese 80 900 feet lumber, and sundries.
Per schr II King-75,ooo feet flooring
boards.
WILMINGTON, DEL-Per schr Fannie Bucklin-
12s,oo0 feet pitch pine lumber, 81, 600 feet hewn
timber.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
MdRINE NEVIS.
IA ARIES TON, RCH IL
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Prumcthcus Gray, Philadclphia.-left
= inst. Mise TO & I Getty. (Consignccs pre-
viouSly rcpOrtcd0
Sclr NJ A Tyler, Tyler, Alexandra, va days.
Grain. TO T j Kerr i CO.
Steamer ST Helena, Elliott, Edsto, Rockville,
Enterprise and Landings. bale SEQ Island
cotton, mdse anu sundries. To II Murray, J
ColcOck & CO, Chapeau Henron, and Wright.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Tennessee, Chichester, New York
w CUurtcnay.
Steamship Falcon, Horscy, Baltimorc-P c
Trenholm. w
Drlg ottoan, Lcalnan, Trinidad, cuba-JA Ems
Schr Myrovcr Brown, New York via George.
town, S CIV Roach & CO.
Srllr EyclIne, Dutch, Belfast, Me, via Bucksvllle,
S C-J A Ensl0w 4 co.
Steam tug Martha Washington, Simmons,
Georgetown, C-Risley 4 Creighton.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Tennessee Chichester, New York.
Steamship Falcon, Horsey, Baltimore.
Brig Monica, Libby. Boston,.
Brig A Larrabee, Wardwell, wilmington, c.
ScGr Virginia Dare, Johnson, Northern Port.
Schr Moonlight, Briggs, New Work.
Scllr + ii King, BragdOn, Baltimore.
Schr Henrietta, Leavltt, North Weymouth, Mass.
schr II Sharp, Webb, Philadelphia
Schr l. Wing, Endic0tt Georgetown, Y.
Schr Myrover, Brown, Georgetown, sc.
Sctr Nicauor, Hannah, Wilmington, N e.
FROM THIS PORT.
Steamship Zodiac, Hines, at Philadelphia,
March 8.
Schr NJ Mahoney, Anderson, Boston, March I.
UP FOR THIS PORT.
Schr Anna Little, Crawford ut Philadelphia
March 7.
Steamship Sea Gull, Dutton, at Baltimore
March 8.
Schr W II ThorndiKc Hall, at Baltimore, March s.
SAILED FOR THIS PORT.
Schr d Talbot, Amcsbury, from Bath, Me
March 8.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Norfolk Cotton and Corn Market.

The Journal OF the 9th Instant, says:
COTroN.-Receipts here for the week have been
1871 bales; the market Is dull, stagnant and life
less. Buyers and sellers are entirely apart in
their views as TO value and ut present there seems
t., be no h8pe OF compromise; hence we are en-
tirely without transactions that can be quoted as
an indication OF market. Afew Struggling ire
gular lots OF common have found buyers-there
seems to be no demand anywhere. In our tele'
grams later In the day from all the Northern mar
Sets. represent it as unsaleable-ths state OF
things is remarkable, but has been predicted for
some time past. In our Issue OF O month ago we
spoke OF 1t as more than likely to occur.
CoRN.-Recelpts have been quite fair-lor the
week about %, 900 bushels-all OF which have been
sold Early In the week the demand was rather
tame and prices fell back little, say S7assc for
mixed and yellow, and 9Oc for white; rates on the
demand for really prime and choice white stflen
ed 1t up little, and the last sales, to our Know
ledge were olael &c and some sold Mt.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11


within the State, excepted.
STEAMSHIPS.
Manhattan, 1887 tons, Woodruff, at Adgcr's wharf
for New York, loading-Jamcs Adger TO.
Promctheus, 5sl tons, Gray, at Atlantic wharf
for Philadelphia, lonIing-Jno x Theo Getty
Missouri, so4 tons, Bralburn at Brown co.'s
wharf, for Liverpool, lOadng-W Smith d co.
r C Winthrop. $40 tons, Stewart iGr Liverpool at
Atlantic wharf, lUaling-Patcrson Stock
David brown, Jos IONS. Nichols, at Benefits
wharf, for Adelaide, Australia, loading-Street
Bros g. co.
Southern chief. 1918 tons. Higgins at Atlantic
wharf, for Liverpool, loading-Willls& Chlsolln
Pacific Ions, Fuss ut Atlantic wharf, fOr Llv-
crpool, loatlng-W u Smith CO.
liARkS.
Skiold tNorA 392 tons, Albrcllscn, in Ashley River,
for Rio ,ie Janciro, loa,ling-R M!re u CO.
In Kelnba (Br), 5S4 tons, Brown, at AccOlnlnota-
zion wharf, fur Liverpool, loadi"s-ilcnry
Card.
David McNut (Brl. 5o2 tons, I.ockl;art, at Central
wharf, for Liverpool, loa1lng-K Murc Il co:
wharf, for Liverpool, loadng-W Roach x co.
Elliott RItchit, = tons, Pung, at Accommodation
wharf. from Guanape lsles Peru, waiting
oaru' BR1Gs.
Francisco tSpanl - TONS Riera. at Brown & cos
wharf, for barcelona ready-W i liall.
Ortolan, sol TONS, Lcrnian. at Palmetto wllarl,
from Baltimore, walIng7J a Ensiow ae, ,,s CO. 20
Mary n Duna = lunS, " NCi, "' S..,". .'''' -
from Bath Me, diSchargiE9-A Gage d co.
SCllO0NERS.
Fannie II Bucklin, oI1 tons. BUcklln, In Ashley
River, for Wilmington, Del, ready Ems
low y CO.
Four Sisters 266 TONS. Shirrar. In lie Stream, for
Philadelphia, ready En:low Gu.
] G Thunpson 2l0 tons, LETTERS. in Ashley River,
for Philadelphia loading-ll Baker co.
Hattie Hnwcs. - tons, IN Ashley River, for
Raliimere, loadlng-Risley Il Creighton.
Hawkins. 36g tOns Wyatt. nj Palmetto wharf,
for New York, lOading-W Roach i co.
Chase = tons, Gross, vt Kerr's wharf, from Nor
folk, Ya, waitlng-Master.
Gov Burton, - tons, Steelman, OF Central wharf,
or jacksonville, Fla, ready-ll L baker & CO.
W Garrison - tons, Adams, at Central " harf,
for Boston, loadlng-M Goldsmith Son.
Woods, = fons. Candy, in Ashley Rivtr, for
Providence, loading-Risley & Creighton.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

TIE COTTON MARKET.-The continued large ar
rivals st the ports and the fall in gold has kept
up depressed feeling in this article, and prices
during the period under review have been de-
cllnlng-the English market receding from 11sd
p ib to lid for mddllng uplands; at New York
the rates fell or from 221s to 2lc and at this port
from 2l1sc nominal to 2oKc q ID. Until the ex-
tent OF the receipts are ascertained with some Rp'
proach to correctness, and the financial position
become more settled, 1t will be difficult to indi-
cate The course OF prices.
The movement OF the staple at Liverpool and
New York during the present week has been as
follows: On Friday, March 4, the former closed
with a downward tendency at 1lHd, sales 5000
bales; the latter was decidedly lower at % &c sales
90Oo bales. On Saturday the former closed dull
at 1lXd, sales 5000 bales; the latter was heavy at
22}s sales 900 bales. On Monday the former was
steady at lid. sales 10000 bales; the latter was
heavy and declined 10 q ib, at 22Xc, sales $500
bales. On Tuesday the former was dull, uplands
lid, sales 5000 bales the latter was Xc p ID lower,
ct 2lSc, sales 5Ooo bales. On Wednesday the for
mer closed steady Ut lid, sales 10, 600 bales; the
latter opened heavy at nc decline but closed firm
with the decline recovered sales 5000 bales. Yes.
terday the former was unchanged at lid; the lat.
ter gut at 21kc.
The stock OF the article in sight at the latest
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Interior Cotton Markets.

ATLANTA, March S-Thc market closed active
at 22xc for middling; &c for low middling; 2oc
for good ordinary.
MACON, March s.-RcceIpts to-day 1o4 bales;
sales 25o bales; shipped l47 bales. There was
good demand today, but the tendency OF prices
is still strongly downward. On the days opera.
tions prices fell on 1c. The market closed quiet
this evening with but few samples on the boards
at Sc for middlings.
COLUMBUS March THE low prices OF cotton
and consequently of gold. has produced further
decline in our market. There has been moder-
ate demand and few offerings; market dull and
declining; mddlngs l9Ilc; sales 76 bales; receipts
50 bales; shipments ~ hales.
MONTGOMERY, March S.-Cotton market dull
ut SHc for low nilulings.
SUMTER, March s.-Coiton closes dull ut from
IA to lSc, and every indication or further de-
cline
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Tho Charleston Market.

[FoR THB WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, MARCH lo.j
THE RECBIrTs, 3c.-The receipts at the South
ern ports up to Friday last, although declining,
show large gains over last year, and were 7s,ls7
bales against SO, 753 last week, and A5Ss for the
same period the previous season. The increase
on the total supplies up to the latest mail dates
were 476.Sf6 bales, the total this season being
2,17s,ls4 bales, against 1,7ol,aos last year. New
Orleans still has the most marked increase, re-
ceiving the past week a7,t4s bales, in contrast
with 1886 last year. The arrivals at the many
Southern centres mp to the latest dates have
been about as follows:
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Wilmington Market.

WILMINGTON, March 9.-SPIRITs TURpEETISE.
Sales OF only 60 casks at 40c per gallon.
RosIN.-Sales OF 500 bbls a. 81 60 for strained,
and 81 85 for No. 2.
CRUDE TURpRNTINE-TIas declined 5a10c, with
safes of $50 bbs at 81 7Oa2 so for SOFT and 81 Goa
/ 65 for hard.
TAR-Sales OF $50 bbls at 81 90 per Dbl.
COTTON.-No sale, reported.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

Emma B Shaw;'-tons, Shaw, at Atlantic wharf,
from Baltimore, waiting-Willis Chisom.
Elias Moore, 270 tons, DeGroot, at Kerr's wharf,
from Norfolk, Va, dlsGharging. Master.
from New York, ;dischargtng:- Roach co.
W Godfrey, = tons, Sears, at Brown co.'s
wharf, from Baltimore, discharging-J Ems
Eyeiine, l2a tons, Dutch, at Palmetto wharf, from
Cardenas, discharging@ Enslow L CO. -.
Mary Stow, 159 tons, Rankin, at Atlantic wharf,
from Wilmington, Del, 'discharging-W Roach
N c Hart 1876 tons, Hawley, at wando Company's
wharf, for Bucksville, G, ready-W Roach
L A Edwards, - tons. Marshs,m,,, g. q. aGgvrs
wharf, from New York, dlscharging Roach
Ben Gland, 1875 TONS Blaisder at ysnning,,s
wharf for New York, loading-Risley d
Active ass tons, coombs, at Central wharf,
from New York, discharging-H Baker CO. CO.
Mary Fisher, l2s tons, lawrence, e q: AgtS Earr
wharf, from Baltimore, discharging-f' Aeff i'.
Wenonah, so tons, Noyes, at Brown & co.'s wharf.
from Baltimore, dlschargng--T upper q
us,tIe Goombs 1os tons, Jameson, at Brown &
co.'s wharf, from Norfolk, dischargins-Hisley
Dap ciaord. % a5s tons, Trrell, at Central wharf,
from Philadelphia, discharging-A BAKER
RE- 5 Co Corson, 2s2 tons, Corson, at Atlantic wharf,
from wilmington, Del, discharglng- Master.
Lupauo, ia tons, Johnson, at Union Wnarl, lrom
Boston, dlscharglng-Master.
!" a Alexandra, s! Va, dlscharging-T Kerr co.
LIST OF VESSELS
Up. CLEARED AND SAILED FOR THIS FORT.
FOREIGN
LIVERPOOL.
Bark 4 Wyman, Wyman. sailed. d......... Jan 8
HEwPORT, ENG.
The Island Queen Brook, saed.. ian 10
Tia Mamie T Bell, Ackley, sailed. ..FeD IL
CARDIFF.
The Edith chegT|1sn; yRN,!as, sais'l 8
British bark Vim Fisher, Barney, sailed. ...Feo j.
DOM EsTIc.
Schr i aymond, Higgins, up............Eeb l:
Schr lido Leila, Fisher, up. ..fep q
NEW YORK.
Schr Commodore Kearney, Philbrook, up. FEB 2.
Schr Ida Birdsall, Birdsa cleared. ....;;:Fe3 =;
Sclr S Woodbury., Woodbury., up. March
Scllr Marian Gage, Shepherd, cleareh.. ;. MarcR
Scllr Samuel Russell, -, up....... .Marcn
| SChr Georgia, Brier, p...............'.'Ma 'March
PHILADELPHIA.
| SclnE A Hooper, Campsen up..... Fen
| StRf Annie S GasEell, Gaskell, up. March
| Sclr Anna Little, Crawford, np......... .March
| BALTIMORE.
| Steamship Sea Gull, Dutton, cleared d.. March
Schr W III ThornhiEc, Hall, cleared. 80. March
Schr l. w Bunnell, Bunntll. cleared.......Fe Feo ]
Schr Serene. Jones, cleared. ::.feD
Schr Ida Richardson, Bedell, cleared. .Marcn
Schr Emeine McLain, Hall, cleared. March
Schr II G Hand, Hand, cleared. March
| PORTLAND, NE.
Schr Or Kane, Dodge, cleared :.............E ..Eeo
Sciir Montana, Parker cleared. .....".... Feb
BATH, Me-
schr d Talbot, Amesbury, sailed. ........March
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
MEMORANDA.

The schr Jeddic Trott, from BucksyilIe, c, ar
rived ut Philadelphia March7
The schr Mary Liineburncr, from Georgetown,
S O. arrived ut Salem, Mass Marsh o, AMI sailed
for Belfast, Me- OH the 9th.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Now york. Ricc Market

The Journal OF Commerce OF the sth instant
says: "lr domestic, the business Is light, and
prices are IN the buyers favor. The offerings are
fair, bat the demand Is confined to retail parcels.
We quote lines ut 5ka6Hc, and small lots at eAa
7Lc.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

Passengers.
Per steamship Tennessee. for New York; K
Brlhkerhor. w Mcdonnell, Mrs Dennims, Mr. van
Rensselaer, Misc Van Rensselaer,. Applegate J
Thomas. j ID Chaplin. DR. Johnson, blrs BeXley, MT
LuIln, w l. Bouknight. and In sleerage.
Per steamer ST Helena. from Edisto, Rock
ville Enterprise and I.andings-H Wilson.
BerEett. p Toplio, Mrs Lyons, w Cross, JOHN
J Walker, Miss Matte clark, and 20 On deck.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
Exports.

BARcELoNA-Per Spanish brig Francisco-JG2
bales upland cotton.
NEW YoRK-Per steamship Tenncssee-59 bags
sea island cotton 695 bales upland cotton, 20 tcs
RICE 10s bales yarns and domestlcs, Tolls leather
and sundries.
BALTIHoRs-Per steamship Falcon-2oT tierces
rice A bales cotton. IS casks clay, 10 bales yarn,
bales rags, 10, 500 feet lumber, and sundrlcs.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

days /; 20 days :; 80 days =. They are sell
ing sight checks atpar. I
GoLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
II, and selling at H.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
RT CAL e N ID Il r..
N0oN,a pUl9ES

New Moon, 2d, 8 hours, 20 minutes morning.
First Quarter, 10th, hours, 50 minutes, morning
Fall Moon, 18th, hours, 80 minutes, morning.
Last Quarter, s3d, IL hours. Is minutes, evening
Now Noun 3lst hours, 81 minutes, evening.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

NoTE-we have deducted from New Orleans
As 1o3 bales uplands, from Mobile bales, from
Savannah 5ool bags sea Island and so bales up
land and from Charleston 3513 bags sea island and
l5l bales upland-the quantities received at those
ports from Mobile Florida. Texas and Savannah.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

Excess In visible supply. 221,571
Stock OF cotton he'll by Manchester spinners as
the mills now $1,000 bales; saene time 1865, 10000
bales. Mlddling uplands now lid; then 1870
p b,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
List of Shipping

IN THE PORT OF CHARLESTON, MARCH 10.
Vessels under 100 tons, and steamers coastinl
within the State, excepted.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11

Stocks of Cotton In the Interior Towns
not included i'm the Receipts.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-07-01
The Wedding-Ring Finger.

This is the fourth finger on the left
hand. Why this particular digit
should have received such a token of
honor and trust beyond all its cOngen-
ers, both in pagan and Christian times,
has been variOusly interpreted. The
most common explanation is, accord
ing to Sir Thomas Browne, "presum-
ingss therein that a particular vessel,
nerve, vein or artery, is conferred there
to from the heart" which direct vas
cular communication Browne shows to
be anatOmically incorrect. MacrObius
gives another reason, which may per-
haps satisfy those anatOmists who are
notsatisfied with the above. "POlieX,"
he says, cor thumb, (whOse office and
general usefulness are sufficiently indi-
Gated from it's Latin deriVative pOellO,
and frOmits Greek equivalent antichieT,
which means, as good as a hand, is
too busy to be set apart for any special
employment; the next finger to the
thumb being but half-prOtected on that
side, besides having other to do, is also
Ineligible; the OppTObrium attaching
to the middle finger, called medicus,
puts it entirely out of the question :;
and as the little finger stands exposed,
and is moreover too puny to enter the
lists in such contest, the spOusal hon
OFs devolve naturally on prOnubus, the
wedding finger"
In the British Apollo, 178S, it is
urged that the fourth finger was chosen
from it's being not only less used than
either of the rest, but more capable of
preserving a ring from bruises; having
this one quality peculiar to itself, that
it cannot be extended but in company
with some other finger, whereas the
rest may be stretched out to their full
length and straightness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-07-01
Legal Advice.


A gentleman ordered suit of clothes
from a tailor, and specially enjoined
him that they must be made by the
next Tuesday, and must be made in the
finest style, and that unless the tailor
could have them ready to certainty,
beyond peradventure to the day, that
he must not undertake them but
Snip promised faithfully that they
would be finished. Tuesday came and
no clothes; the enraged man flew to
the cabbage mans house and said 4:
What's the reason my clothes are
not ready as you promised Here
you have kept me in the city at loss
of time and business only to disappOint
me; now, if we had you in our part of
the country, I tell you what they would
call you, they would call you a perfect
squirt"
The humble knight of the goose eX-
planned that the only competent work.
man that he had, capable of making
the suit, had a wife lying at deaths
door, and he could not possibly leave
her. The outraged gentleman was not
able to smother his disappointment,
and beTated the tailor pretty sOundly
for failing in his positive promise. The
ninth fraction of the "genus homo :"
could not stand this, and plainly told
MS customer 10 go 10 CIle caIOTICT regions
of PandemOnium.
The customer, red with rage, rushed
across the street to a lawyer, and in an
excited and hurried manner, said:
"Do you know Snip, the tailor,
across the way ?''
" Yes, [ know him." answered Brief.
"We1l, now I want your advice"
said the gentleman, l want to know
what you would do in such a case
That old stitch louise has kept me here
in the city on expense, to the great det-
riment of my business, and disappOint-
ed me in a suit of clothes, but when [
went to demonstrate with the fellow
about it what do you suppose he said to
me? He told me to go to-"
With these words he laid down ten
dollar bill on the desk, and said, Now
sir, what would you do ?"
"Do you mean this for retainer ?'
asked Brief.
"I do" was the reply.
"Then," said Brief, quickly folding
up the ten and putting it in his pocket,
"he told you to go to. Well, my
opinion and advice to you is don't do
it. There is, moreover, no statute or
local law that can compel you to spe-
cific performance. I say, don't you do
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