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ExTRAvAGANcE.--A young man
went from New York City to the
far West, where he commenced
business on his own account, and
married. His former business as
sociases in the city were interested
in his "luck," and when a mer-
chant of that city was about to
journey to the place where the
yonng man had located, he was
requested just to visit tho emf.
grant trader, and ascertain how
things were getting along. Ac-
cordinsiy, the New York Pau!
Pry ascertaine1 the whereabouts
Of the young man, and called on
him quite early in the morning.
The introduction Of the New
Yorker to bis wife was quire OF.
band and unceremonious, and was
requested to be seated, and par
take Of the morning meal. The
young wife had prepared the steak,
biscnit, and coffee with her own
hands, and for a table had used
her kneading.board, over which
a napkin was spread, and the
:. board f" placed on her lap. The
New Yol ker declined seat at the
meal, and by and by took his leave.
On making his report to his New
York friends as to how he found
his former comradc living, he de-
scribed :bestyle as magnificentr'
and for explanation of the super
latiye, he said that, "were he the
owner of that young mans furni-
ture, he would not take ten thou.
sand dollars for the legs of his ia.
BILE ~ .4 .g
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Arkansas Correspondence OF
Enterprise.
= DFs ARC, ARK,
January 23d, 1871.

." Januarv Zod, 1911. \
Messrs. EHitors-Ab"ut fiftcen
miles from this place, is the vii.
lage IF Hiclory Plains; true, It is
a very small one, with but few
houses and only two stores, but
they boast a very excellent acad
envy, under the management of
Professor Crosier, the author of
sTi,en Confederate Spy" :" The
Bloody 'Jnnta,'' and some one or
two other war, publications. The
location, however, is one of the
.pret'iest we ever saw situated mp
on beEutiful. level plain, in tile
midst Of a magnificent grove, 1t
presents every advantage of a ru-
raj village, and would make a
most delightful retreat in summer,
being pc, fectly healthy and pos.
sessing most excellent water. FIT.
teen miles further north. lis the vii
lage of Austin, situated amidst the
hills. which causes it 10 present a
mach nearer appearance to some
of our npc"unty villages in South
Carolina than any place we have
yet seen in this State; and this ia
one reason, we presume, that
causes so many Of the people re.
moving from onr State "a. locate in
its vicinity. 1t is quite a thriving
little place, and as the railroad
ayill,pm6 veryJ short time, pass
within one mile of it, its inhabi
tanis ,aaticinaie. its becoming a
considerable place. They arc max.
ing, efforts 10 ,have.a new county
formed from portions Of Woodruff,
,Pulaski and Prairie Counties, Of
which Austin shall be tie comfy
seat; jill they sncceed, that af,iiself
viii give the town considerable
impetus in advancement ,'' '''s ?
The Legislature Of this State is
now in session at Little Rock. Its
coupfcxmn, poiitically, Is radical,
owing, aen'iTsiyisto the disentran.
ehisemchtdhws of fthe State, which
nre,,' ins@tlFeir nature, tho most
syeeHpg of those of any of the
States htis lcoufidentl, asserted
however, by ttiie knowing ones.
that tlnee laws will be repealed
<aflyoih hea sessionl BY the Legis-
lature; asNflteS Ssere recommend.
edtas iintsconsse BY the'G Governor.
,Thegc are only eight negroes in
tho Legislative, notwithstanding
that it is radical. The present is
said 10 DO the ,.most conservative
,Legielatnre whichI,as convened IN
this State sipcethe war Powell
Clayton. thei Gnver has been
elected TO ths United States Sen.
ATE, Which saeIns to give general
satisfaction to,tI,eUpeople, as they
thi, X that he can do less harm TO
the State there than be could in
the Executive chair; and his
last message was OF so c6nser va
tive character, that they think
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DEFEATING TIE KU.KLux.-A nro,,abtv
fatal. yet witbal amusing Incident which
tr"nspired in Abbeville Coun,y.a few DAYS
ago, was related In your correspondept's
presence to-day, by gentleman just ar.
rived from that section. A party Of about
thirty nsn. clad in the garmsnts of the
much talked of ZuKlux. proceeded to a
house pear Braaley's mill. for the purpose
OF whipping an old colored woman, who
mad made herself obn 1xious by bad beha-
Viour. lbe wcmsn beius spprised of their
approach, fed to tlfe loft, where. armed
with two axes, che took position over the
stairs. The first 20 ascend the stairs wa,
man named Watkins, and he had but
Just reached the head of the steps, when he
received terrible blow on the side of the
head, which fractured his skull. and from
which be will probably die. The woman
I'D oehvering the blow. lost control of the
axe. which fell and cut of another's toe
Several rushed mp the stairs 10 assist Watt
kina, one Of whom also received a terrible
blow with the ond.axe, infiicting a scalp
wound, whereafter the party became too
much engaged with the wounded men to
maze any further attempts TO capture the
old virago, in whose possession they lef.
two hoods and gowns beenieared with
blood.--C Col Cor CEos. Ne,cs
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csossopfrrioS Two Dollars per annum.
,ApvxRusEuESrss inserted at the rates OF
one dollar per square Of twelve Minion lines
(this sised typel or lsss for the hrst insertion,
tifty .csnts esob ferthe second and third inser-
tioas, and twenty-five cents for subsequent
IL ssrtiens., Yearly contracts will no made.
All advertisements muet have tho number
"f IL scftions marked on them, or they will be
ihseytcd. .till orderrd cut, and charged for,
Vplesi brdercd othsrwiss, Advertsements
will Invariably bcf " displayed." - -
Obituary notices, and all matters inuring to
TO the benefit OF any one, arc regarded rs
Advertisemcnf'.
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Mas. Polly McIsrIRE, Of Iowa, who was
one hundred and fifteen years old, died on the
7th instant, not of old age. but. prematarcly,
from the effects Of burns, caused by her clothes
taking hre. She was native of Brunswick.
". j., but spent most Of her life in connecti-
cut and New York, leaving that State for the
west In 1855. She was first married at the
ago Of twenty -four, again at seventy, and
again at seventy five and her last husband,
much younger than herself, survives her.
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Hon. NJ. THATCHER, of Maine.
now .ninety,fve years old, was a
member of Congress in 1902, six
ty.nine years ago. These instan-
ces OF longevity Of public men are
quite interesting.
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, The Amazon.

This great river rises in tho lit.
tie Peruvian lake of LouricoclIa.
inst below the limits Of perpetual
snow. For 500 miles It flows swift
ly through a deep valley. then
turning sharply eastward, Il runs
$500 miles across the great cqua
torial plains. Two thousand miles
above its mouth, its width is a mile
and a half, increasing to over ten
miles at the head OF the delta,
where it divides, and, after run.
ing 400 miles, presents front OF
100 miles upon the ocean. For a
great distance, tits boz dered by
side channels, or bayons, as they
are called upon the Mississippi,
named by the Indians isarapes, or
canoes paths. From TSantarem,
the principal town above Para,
one may paddle q thousand miles,
parallel to the river, without cnce
entering the stream. For twenty
five degrees Of latitude, every river
that flows down the eastern slope
Of the Andes, is an affluent of the
Amazon. 1t is as though all the
rivers from Mexico to Oregon uni
ted their waters in the Mississippi.
A half score of these tributaries
are larger-the Danube excepted
than any European river out of
Russia. The volume of it's waters
is greater even than the breadth
Of the river would indicate. AT
Nauta, 1900 miles from its mouth,
the depth is forty feet, increasing
rapidly as it approaches the ocean.
Ihe largest ocean steamer could
doubtless steam 1900 miles up the
Amazon.
The. vegetation of the valley is
exuberant. There is a bewilder-
ing diversity of grand and beauti
fui trees, a wild, uncon9uered race
OF vegetable giants, drapcd and
festooned by creeping plants. The
moment you land upon the shore
you are confronted by a solid wall
Of vegetation, through which, if
you wish to proceed, you must
hew your way with axo or 'nucile.
tn PuiIns, Of which 80 varieties
are noted, constitute the majority
of trees. Then there are "cow
trees" a hundred and fifty feet
high, yielding a milk of the con.
sistency of cream, used for tea, cof.
fee, and custards. The caucho," :"
or rubber tree, though of differ
ent species from that of the East
Indies, produces q gum which con-
stitutes most of the rubber of com.
merce. Agass;z puts this tree,
forty or eighty feet high, in the
same class with the milkweed of
our American pastures. OF orna-
mental wood there is no end. Fore.
most among these is the moira-
pinima, or tortoise shell wood, the
most beautiful in grain and color
in the world. Enough Of this is
wasted every year to veneer all
the dwellings ofthe civilized world.
For many years to come, the ex.
ports OF the Amazon Valley must
be mainly the products of it's for
ests. Yet, strange enough, timber
is now one of the chief articles of
import at Para. A city of $4,000
inhabitants, lying on the verge of
a great forest, buys pine boards
from taraway Maine. This folly
will in time come to an end. Con.
trary to all that We might expect,
the climate of the Amazon Valley
is temperate rather than tropical.
1t is more equal than in any other
region Of the world.
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"CnoosE YE."-A glass of whis.
Ky is manufactured from about
seventy grains OF corn. the value
of Which is TOO small to be estima-
ted. A glass of this mixture sells
for a dime, and of a good brand,
is considered worth the money
Ii is di aux in minnie or two. 1t
fires the brain, derangcs and
wcakens the PHYSICAL system. On
the same s;deboardS on which the
deleterious beverage is served lies
newspaper. 1t is covered with
a half million type-it brings in.
te'ligence from the four quarters
of the globe. The newspaper
costs less than the glass of grog,
but it is not less true that there is
large number seffpeople who
think corn Juice cheap aud news,
papers dearl The newspaper is a
source of pleasure and enligIten-
meDt to the home circle, as the
family are gathered around, tao
bright glowing fire or q winter
evening, and the results Of news-.
paper reading prove beneficial
through life.
KEEP TO ONE THINa.--We earn
estly entreat every young man,
after he,has. chosen his vocation,
to siick to it. Don't leave IL be.
.o.,c ho.I hIn,u. o.o a. L~-ot..x1.
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Plant Irish Potatoes.

I es, plant a great many, they
will come just in time when the
sweet potatoes by most families
are used mp. Impress it also on
the minds, of the freedmen to fol.
low your example, and that it ia
better for him to have Irish pota.
toes during tho summer to snbsist
on, than to 60 to the store and buy
provisions at ruinous prices. Irish
potatoes are healthy food and cave
both meat and corn. ! have seen
thousands OF families sabs:sting on
the potato during tho whole year,
and be strong 20 do aN kind Of
hard work and the people were
healthy.
In selecting the seed I prefer
the Early Rose" They are the
surest, yield more than ether kinds
and are mere paletable.
In preparing the ground for po.
tatoes | break it up deep and sub.
soil it. IF l have plenty short we'll
rotted manure, l spread it broad
cast before breaking up and plow
it under. If my manure is not
well rotted and consists partly of
etraw, leavts, pine.straw, etc, I
rut on it the potatoes in the row.
After breaking and subsoiling,
L harrow the ground well, and
then lay off the rows three and a
half to four feet apart, by running
a furrow about six inches deep,
and plant the potatoes about eigi.
teen inches apart in the rows.
The culture is very simple, but
must be done in time. AS SOON
as the plants are all up, the ground
ought to be stirred, either with a
cultivator, or, in small patch,
with a hoe. When the plants have
reached seven to eight inches,
they ought to be hoed again and
titled well. This is the last work
and ought to be done with care
The ridges ought to be made large
enough, so that no growing tubers
are ever exposed to light.
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Tnn public Funds of Alabama arc nov safe
as the new State Treasurer Ia q country editor,
and, of course, isn't sufficiently familiar with
money 70 know that 10 is worth stealing.
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DEAL gently with those that stray. Draw
them back by love and pursuasion. On.
Kiss is worth thousand kicks. Kind word,
are more valuable to the erring than a min.
Of gold.
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&C. BowKs, tho oarpst-bag Congressman
from Charleston, 8. c., has three wives now
living, aud there arc 3b States yet 10 besr
from.
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A YOUNG GIRL in Rondout, Mas.
sachnsetts, has a perfect passion for
walking in the snow with bare
feet. She will go shedding for an
hour at a time with neither shoes
nor stockings on.
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-A farmer
name not given, residing between
Spring Grove, and Rock Grove Hi
nois, recently sold his farm and re
ceived the money. Last Tuesday
or Wednesday night he left his
home and went to Rock Run. Re
turning from there, as hs neared
homo, he was confronted by man
who demanded his money. The
farmer drew q revolver and shot
the robber dead. Starting for his
house, he encountered two other
men, each of whom he despatched
with his revolver. Entering his
house, he found his wife and dnugh-
ter weltering in their blood, the lat
ter being dead, and his wife, though
badly injured, was not dead,
when last heard from. One OF
the dead men was recognized as
the stranger who had recently
attempted to purchase the farm
from the man whom he proposed
to rob. This story seems to be
improbable, but the details come
from several different sources
and nearly identical in detail.
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hEvELs, the negro Senator from Mississippi,
introduced bill in tho Senate, on tho 10th
uit, to incorporate the 0rsnd Tabernacle Of
0aliloean Fishermon. What sort of negro.
Institution Is that,
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HUMP IN HoGs.-A corresnou.
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette savs
he has at different times lost a con.
siderable number of hogs who had
that unusually fatal disease, the
thumps, but in every instance
where ne made one or two appli-
cations of pure pine tar, by put
ting it in their mouths and forcing
it down their thr' ats, they recov,
cred from this disease. 3 Another
remedy is given by another cor.
respondent as follows: As soon ma
you find that your hog has the
thumps, drench him with half a
pound of epson salts dissolved in
one pint OF water. One dose will
cure him if he is not too far gone
with the disease.
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HOLD ON.-Hold on to your
tongue when you are Just ready to
swear, lie or speak harshly, or use
an improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you
are about to strike, pinch, or do
an improper act.
Hold on to your temper when
you are angry, excited or imposed
upon, or others are angry about
you.
Hold on to your hearts when
evil associates seek your compa
ny; and invite you to join in
their mirth and revelry.
Hold on to your name at all
times for it is of more value to
you than gold, high places or fash
ionable attire.
Hold on to truth, for it will
serve you well, and do you good
throught eternity.
Hold IN to your virtue, it is
above all prices in all times and
places.
Hold on to your good character
for it is and ever will be your best
wealth.
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VOLUME XVII~-N0. 80.
Late at Church.

One OF the papers tells the story
OF a man coming into church af.
ter the sermon hadsbegun where
upon the preacher paused and
said to him: "Glad to see you,
sir, come in, always glad to see
those here late, who; cant come
early" To which salutation. the
stranger taking his seat, as coolIy
replied" thank you, would YOU
favor me with the text2" Seer.
toinly," was the answer; which
was done, and the Discourse NOV.
cd on as before. This recalls a
Missouri incident. One cold
night Rev. Ezra, s. Ely, of FIRES.
byterian fame, was preaching in a
prairie farm house; when about
a third through the sermon, two
late, ,comers rode up 10 the door
and entered, The doctor stopped
and said that, as these friends
were very cold with their ride, the
meeting would sing hymn while
they were warming themselves;
which being done, he observed
that as they had taken 90 much
trouble to come, he would begin
his discourse again for their bene.
hit; and taking his text according
ly. he commenced onoe more 40
the beginning and repeated his SER
mon, rather moro to their edifica-
uonn than to that of the rest of the
audience, perhaps.
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AN irascible old gentleman was
taxing with sneezing in a most
sSpasmodic way eight or ten times,
lie arrested the paroxysm for
moment, and extracting his hand
.kerchief, be thus Indignantly adj
dressed his nasal organ: ooh |
go on-go on-you'lI blow your
internal braine out presently n
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A MAN passed though Council
Bluffs. on his retnre to Missouri
after having tried to live in Min
nesota. "Don't like to live np
thar," said he. Have nine
months Of winter, and the rest
OF the time it's Very late in the
Fall |"
AN honest old darkey down
South says: "Dey tole us dar
war provisions in de Constitution
for we culled folks, but dat's a
lie dem provisions didn't cum.
Dis niger amt seed de fust
mou'irI."
Mckay, so long noted as being
the leader of the mail robbers Of
Central Utah. has been captured.
His captores receive a liberal
reward which he'd been offered by
the Government for his arrest.
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The sensual contest bstsssnt thsf Chill Delta
and Philomathesian Societies Of the East Ten
nessee University fer ths gave. iooks place last
night, at the Ola Methodist Church, which was
crowded to its utmost by an appreciative audi
ence TThs exsseissswere opened WITH prayer
by Rev: J. r. Spence, and the salutatory by
Mr.. T. o. Deaderick.
The following are the names of the speakers
and their themes:
ulG0I5 cHrFsxIaAs H01Af
JSss Kifkpatrisk, Tenn. - The 'hodx&es Re.
rengc.
( ( T vs. sp;ss sst..i ss 81 ba.,s,
A. v. Mcmillan, Ala.--Pitts' Reply to Wal
pole.
w; ksgsd.le, Tenn-7T1e rRrs~~tr ~
q'S Pstgcf zeaefkdss. I il i VI u Vi
PHILoMATHksIAH.
y. P. Moses, Tenn.L VdIsr Of Irish Aliens.
Matt. McClung, Tenn.-Charaeter Of Wash
ssslss Rsss y k: h. sssssys
d. II. Ludlow, Tenn.--Phaeton.
r. p. ,Toole, Tenn.-Dreaps Of Clary,seeIa
The committee OF award, Messrs w. A. Hen
derson. Geo. Washington and w. r. Wash
purne3 found h delicate task n making tfe
award, each Of the contestants having acquitted
himself so ereditably. The prize for the best
speaker was awarded to, ", Mcmillan OF
Alabama, Of the Chi Delta, and the gavei to the
Philomathcsian Society. While it was impos-
sible for all to win in contest Of this kind, the
talent displayed by the speakers could not fail
to be gratifying to their inn,saiste friends and
source of pride to the friends of the UniFer-
sity at large.
Z The exercises were enlivened with music by
Hodgspp,, Bend which isl fayofitc Fell known
20 this community, and saying this Mandatory
notice IL superfIuous
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tcoxnusioArEp.l

East Tennessee WesEeyaA University.
This institution is pleasantly located in the
town Of Athens about ffty=axa- milss- ssst' OF
this place. |
During the past year, Il has cstalogued about
one hundred and ffty. stadeasss. a class OF SIX
gentlemen and four ladies' were gradusted tn.s
year. 1t is doubted il the Facility, With Ut. n.
D. oCobieigh, D. D. ss President assisted py
three professors and two lady 5teschess OF noted
skill and ability, il excelled in the South. -
| theological and biblical department has been
| established and provided for b the Trustees.
DR.. Hitchcoek, of Cincinnatis aand oRast,' ol
Chicago, haveoffersd 70 pay the tuition Of al
| needy young men studying FOR the ministry sdu-
ring the coming year, larsBsii ~ sia ga
- The town is free from the great smount Of
vice and contention known IN other places, and
the school noted for IT. influence moral and
salutary in every respect The csnmencemcn'
exercises would have been sereditsbie 10 Older
and more favored institutions.a, The examine
tons Of ell the classes in al departments, was
q demonstration Of the eamest; lsbors OF both
teachers and students, and the, skill and ftting
qualification Of the former. - Tho exercise roi
Monday evening dsclamations and essays was
well attended, heard with attentions though .
little lengthy and -pfonsunced q success. .-rI
The orations and essays on Tuesday evening
were also, success and attentivcly listened 10,
and gave in most acases, indications Of care,
faithful study, criticism and talent The large
chapel of the institution was crowded 10 itsnt
most capacity ION "Wednesday morning % hear
the graduating class deliver their orations and
read their essays Or. Rust Of Chicago. said that
these productions would compare with those
Of similar kind in the old institutions Of the
N,-<b i,aio- Vfu- sunEnt IL Sp1sS itih 800 y
rO1th' .sezt af,ifge d;in 7ast fsid) haze L'@a
The pleasant time enjoyed 1t the social res
union on Wednesday evening will not soon Be
forgotten. But among the most impressive Of all
wxs the Bsccsiaurssts sermon 70 the graduating
class onssundsypby DR.. GsSlsisET TWAS elo-
quent and earnest. The class cannot forget its
advice, especially tho fervid appeals to work for
humanity. Why not those interested in the
cause Of ,sducatiep turn their sttshfioh a this
direction, ut least become acquainted with the
history and character of this institution. =?
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