The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-01
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itiwss not pat forward expressly sc bb
rejected. Judge xhy .hess rulss of 5s.isssl s
as to secular matters, the offer ot. tAesi
Northern Conn6issionefs po9ld not have
been accepted 'xith6Yt SONS hGmtf
tion aud loss Of selttsspe6s Hp6n Tie 5
part Of the ~Sonthernsts.t: TIs Declining
it they but acted as the aignitariss aof
any Church 10 the world, Won1a Saet. upr
der like -circumstan anees. The instslsS
tions given to the YCommissio1sts fron
the Northern Conference ditect6d them
frat to "confer WITH the eSlstssat Commits
sion from tho African MstlsedisbE ERieo
pal Zion Church., With view. TO ID
union, and sfterYards to ,pegotiase EitEhls
"simuiat commissions from any N ethpss
dist Church that may desire % iEe
union.", The colored hlethodtst Church
is here mentioned by, ,name And, tpHtS
first as the principal object of Ngskhsgr
solicitude,, while the, Great SonthefIS :
Church Of the same denominations Ii I
only limited At IN language which could !.
not fsil to be construed il the South ~
an intentional sligh Had sthe Noftlf<si
ern branch intended their ovestatdsstos
be rejected, they eould not have phrhsea
oulated for that end The Msmphis
Conference could not but regard it even
as something more than breach Of seti- y
quette.. They could not but feel aR- !
grieyed, that, the, Northern Church; !.
should seen, to. desire, 70. effect . tpQiqns
with the colored Church South, to tthey;
exclusion Of the great Southern branel. -
To the latter it appeared, asa mntterfofs
course, as if the Nc-'hern Methodists
wers trying to break up the sfraterh1i I,
relations which unite the white aud !
colored Methodist organizations Of the
South, aud they could not be : expected
to do otherwise than resent such aaxief. $
fort by the unanimous action they have !,
taken. IfaTesunion. Of, the two great, J
sections Of the, NJ. F., Church is ever to !
be effected, it can only be done through
the Sontherners' in terms sufficiently
definite and courteous, and free from
any semblauoe Of politicalpuposes. The =
recent attempt was SO awkward. and the
failure so bad aud the. feeling left Ebe> !:
hind in tho South so very .unpleasant
that we do not cherish the expectation
that the broken Church will,be rejoinsd
for years to come. -
na- The Greek philosophers heidi
that q thick neck Indicates a, strong !;
character. A well.sized neck, not, too
thick, shows high mindedness long
slender neck, cowardice "a very short !,
one, cunning. The animal types these
follow. are respectively the liop, the.
stag, apd the wolf. Thin lips, loose at
the ends, and the, uppor Overlapping,
also shows highmindedness; and this
too, belongs to tho lion type and to.high
spirited dogs: Thick lips, the upper
projecting, show folly, and belong to,
the type Of the ass aud the monkey.
People with projecting upper lips and 8
prominent gums are apt to he abusive
A nose with thick extremites shows
indoleuce-the povine type. An aqua
line nose, we'll cleared from tile fore.
head Shove highmindedness. Tho sh me 9
indication; is offered byoa round nosej
flattened at the end. A. noae turning
up rapidly FROM the forehead shows i'm
pudence.. Nostrils wide open show
pdSStOuQt0 Uubt0OtCTs rIcSUy tUSC SHOWS
Incidence and oowardice; lean faces, 4
diligence; little faces, small minded
ness large faces, slowness and stupidity.
The middle size is the best. If there
are baggy formations about the eyes
the subject is fond Of drink. little.
eyes are a sign of little mind great or
permanen ent eyes, Of stupidity; copgraya
eyes, of a misohievious deposition.
As to their color, very black eyes shows
cowardice, as also gray and the pale,.
colored eyes, those Of the blonde typo,
and bright cleaning eyes, indicate cou},
rage; glittering eyes, a sensual oharac-4'
ter. Tho forehead, iflittle, shows, In.
aptitude to learning, if very large, stu.
pidity if round, insensibility; if square
and symmetrical, .self-will, "A large
head shows insonsibiIity; a little head,
livoly perception peaked head, in-
pndence. Little ears belong to the
monkey type, and great ears to. the
donkey. One may observe that thu
best kind of dogs have moderate ears, .
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MIR. Marx Twain has had his ,for3
tuue told. lie remembers as much as
follows: =
"Yours was not, in the beginning,
criminal nature but circumstances
changed it,, At the ages,af@pins you
stole sugar at fifteen yQif. .stoJ6 sponey;
ut twenty you stole shofsA Nonsy-,
five you committed arson; at thirty
hardened in otime4,77you. boccama an
editor. Since then your descent has
been rapid You ave now a public
lecturer. Worse things are sin store
for you--yon vii! bs sent Is Gong;ross.;
ITO tho Penitentiary; and thdnl
finally, Happiness will come to you again
--alfS! she well--ryou will be'hangcd."
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