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True ConrtesY.

Real courtesy is widely different from
the courtesy which blooms only in the
sunshine of love aud the smile of beauty
and withers and cools down in the atmos
pheres of poverty, age, and toil.-Show
me the man who can quit the brilliant
society of the young. TO listen to the
kindly voice of age, who can hold cheer
full converse with one whose years have
been deprived of charms; show me the
man of generous impulses, who is always
ready to help the poor and needy; show
me the man who protect unprotected
maidenhood, as he would the heiress.
surrounded by the protection of rank
riches, and family; show me the man
who never forgets for an instant the deli
eacy, the respect that is due to woman,
as woman, in any condition or class, show
me such man, and you show me gen
tleman
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VILLASow, WALLER CouxTY, Ga, !
June % IS66

DR.. John Buii-De0r Sir; have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials,
and find it wonderfully eficacious II has
not failed in single instance TO have the
wished for effect l am doing a pretty
large country practice and have daily use
for some article OF the kini. ] am free to
confess that know of no remedy recon-
meDded By the ablest authors that is so cer-
tain and speedy in ats effects. On the con-
sly object in vritin z you is to Fl nd out 1iro-s
what terms can get the medicine directly
from you. If can get ii on ensy terms /
shall use great deal or ii. am aware that
the use Of such articles Is contrary to the
teachings and practice of a great majority
of the regular line of II. ID = butt see no
just cause or good sense in discarding rem
edy which know 10 be efficient simply
because We may be ignorant of its eombina-
tion. For my part, shall make 1t n rule
to use all ard any means TO alleviate suffer
ing humanity which may be able to COM
mand-not hesitating because some one more
ingenious than myself have learned its ef-
fects first and secured the sole right to Sc
cure that knowledge. However. am by no
means an advocate or supporter of the thous-
ands of worthless nostrums that food the
country, that purport TO cure all manner of
diseases TO which human flesh is heir, Please
reply soon and inform me of your beet
terms
/ am, sir, most respectfully.
JULIUS P. CLEMENT. NJ D.
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Cheno.veth's Res

; Senator ChenOWefh's Reso
iuttons.
fFreIn the Frankfort yeonra'a.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Col. Che
noweth introduced the following pream
bic and resolutions. looking to- the sup
preston of lawlessness:
WHEREAS, For many months, band
of eowardly outlaws have persistentl,
continued, under cover of darkness anC
the shelter Of disguises, to perpetrat,
outrages and assassinations upon peace
ful and unoffendiBg citizens OF this Com
monweaIth. entitled 10 the protection o.
the laws; and whereas, these unexcusably
criminal proceedings are not only dis
graceful to the age in which we live, but
especially a stain upon the fair name ofthe
State; and whereas. by reason of the
secrecy under which these atroeious pro-
eeedings are perpetrated, they have
hitherto baffled every effort made for their
detection; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth Of Kentucky, That
the sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated, and the Governor
of this Commonwealth Is hereby author
lied to draw his warrant upon the Treas
urer of this Commonwealth for so much
of sald sum as may be necessary, for the
employment of an efficient police, to be
appointed by the Governor for the de
lection and extirpation of these criminals.
Resolred further, That the Treasurer
of this Commonwealth is authorized TO
borrow from the Sinking Fund so much
of said sum as may exceed the revenue of
the State after other appropriations are
provided for.
Tn presenting these resolutions, Col.
Chenoweth made few bold and eloquent
remarks denouncing the condition of
affairs, which it was the purpose of his
resolutions to remedy. We were, un-
fortunately, not in the Senate at the time,
and were unable to secure full report
of his speech. but fDd in the eorrespon-
dence of the Courier J ournal the follow
ing account of IL. which viii show its
purport
Col Chenoweth said thatin submitting
these resolutions he was moved by con
involving the honor Of Con !
rederate soldiers. who bear in their hearts /
almost holy pride for the fair fame OF
Kentucky Beyond the water line di- I
giding Us from the North we have as /
class been held responsible for the vio-
ation Of the laws OF the State. The /
speaker branded the infamous and cruel /
accusation with the merited scorn it de /
served lie believed that he re echoed /
the universal sentiment Of the Confed
crate soldiers in Kentucky, who were {
true conservators of the peace, when he 4
declared that the revenue of the State I
should be exhausted if necessary in the /
preservation Of peace, and in protecting
the humblest and poorest citizen in the
Commonwealth in all his rights TO life.
property and liberty. Every Confed
crate soldier iu Kentucky speaks with a
voice that cannot be mistaken, that law
aud order, aud the peace and dignity of
the State, must be maintained; that out
awry must be wiped out, even if in the
blood of the perpetrators.
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HeVivaiiSis Condemned by Pres
byterfaus.

[From the New York Tribune. January q
The Presbyterian Clerical Association
yesterday considered religious revivals,
the Rev. Mr. Dawson opening the dis
eussioD. A religious revival, he said, is
the quickening into new life of the
dropping grace of Gods people. Reyi
walls have blessed the Church through
all its history, from the day of Pentecost
to the Reformation. and are best promo
ted by direct pastoral labor in preaching
the fundamental truths of the Gospel,
aud in the religious instruction Of the
young. The employment of revival
preachers or evSngelists tends to unsettle
congregations, aud is detrimental to the
highest Interests of the Church. The
Rev. Mr. Dufield said that revival
preachers delt with the emotional part of
mans nature, coming and going like a
fame, arousing temporary fervor, but
not remaining long enough with con
gregation to direct the movement and to
prevent reaction. The subject was
also discussed by the Rev. Messrs Beck
et' Nesbit, Noble, aud Murphy, and will
be resumed at the next session, the Rev
alr. Stebbins opening the discussion.
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Fafalism Illustrated.

A Hard Shell Baptist Minister living
somewhere on the frontier of Missouri
was in the habit of saying 10 his family
and TO his church: Friends you need
not taksany unusual care of your lives;
the moment of your death was written
before the foundation of the world, aud
you cannot alter il"
His wife observed, when he left on
Saturday TO meet one of his frontier mis-
sionary engagements, that he dressed the
flint of his rifle with unusual care, put
in dry powder, fresh tow, and took eve
ry pains to make sure that the gun would
go off 10 case he came up on an Indian.
1t struck her one day as she saw him
in the saddle. with his rife on his shoul
der. that his conduct contradicted his
teachings, and she said to him, My dear.
why do you take this rifle with you? ii
il was writ before the foundation of the
world that you were to be killed during
this trip by an Indian, that rife won't
prevent it; and if you are not TO be
killed. of course the rife is unnecessary;
so why take it with you at ali p
yes" he replied, ito be sure. my
dear, of course you are all very right
and that is a very proper view; but. see
here. my Observation-Disclosures then.
vou see, my dear-suppose [ should
meet an Indian while am gone, and
his time had come. and | hadn't my rife
with me. what would he do? Yes, my
dear ve must all contribute our part TO
ward the fultiIhnent of the DEGREES of
Providence
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The modern world has its wonders, but
it would be difficult to determine their
number. The seven wonders Of the an
cient world are. First, the Egypiian
Pyramids; the largest of these IL 593
seet square. and $50 feet high. and ffs
base covers liz acres Of ground.
Second, the Mausoleum, erected 10
Mausolus, king Of Caria, by hiA widow
Artemisia; IL was 93 feet long, and 80
feet high.
Third. the Temple Of Diana. at Ethe-
sus this was 525 feet in length, aud 22O
ieet in breadth. 81.
Fourth. the walls and hanging gardens
of Babylon. These walls are stated 81
Herodofus to have been SO feet thick,
$50 feet high, and so miles in length.
and The statement is confirmed by mod
ern antiquarisns.
Fifth, the Colossus at Rhodes this
was brazen statue Of Apollo. los feet
10 height, standing at the mouth Of the
harbor of Rhodes
Sixth, the statue Of Jupiter Olympus.
at Athens, which was made Of ivory nnd
gold, and wonderful for its beauty rsthsr
than its size.
Seventh, the Pharos Of Ptolsmy Phil.
adeIphus; this was light house 500
ieet high, wood ERE being kept burn.
ing on its-summit during the night 70
guide ships into harbor. ~
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E.ie Never.

Not long ago, on board an English
steamer, four days out IRON Liverpool, a
small boy was found hid away behind the
cargo. He bad neither father nor
mother, brother or sister, friend nor pro
| Who was hep Where did he come from
Where going? Only nine years old, the
poor little stranger, with ragged clothes.
but beautiful face, full of innocence and
truth. Of course he was carried before
the first mate.
How came you to steal passage on
this sbip2'' asked the mate sharply.
My step father put ne in, answered
the boy. HE said he could not afford to
keep me or pay my passage to Halifax
where my aunt lives. want to go TO
my aunt"
The mate did not believe his story.
| He had often enough been deceived by
stow Always. Almost every ship bound
to this country finds one or two days out
TO sea, men or boys concealed among the
cargo, trying to get passage across the
water without paying for t. And this
il citen Troublesome az we'll As expen
sive. The mste suspected some of the
sailors had hand iD the little boys es
cape. and be treated him pretty roughly.
Day after day he was questioned about
his coming, and it was always the game
story, nothing less, nothing more. At
! last, the iuate got out of patience. As
mates will, aud seizing him by the collar,
told him, unless he confessed the truth
in ten minutes he would hang him on
the yard arm. A frightful threat indeed
Poor child with not FREUD to stand by
him Around were the passengers and
sailors of the mid dav watch. and before
him the stern first officer with his watch
in his hand, counting the swift tick tick
tick of the minutes as they swiftly went
There he stood, pale and scrrowful, his
head erect and tears in his eyes; bur
afraid2 no, not a biti
Eight minutes were already gone
Only two minutes more to live, cried
the mate. Speak the truth aud save
your life boy r
May 1 pray p asked the child, look
ing up in.s the hard mans face.
The officer nodded his head, but said
nothing. The brave boy then kneli
down on the deck with hands cIasped and
eyes raised to heaven. repeated the Lord
prayer, and then prayed the. dear Lord
Jesus to take him home to heayen. He
could die; but le-never All eyes
were turned towards him, and sobs broke
from stern hearts.
The mate could hold out no longer
lie sprang to the boy, took him in his
arms, and kissed him, aud told him be !
believed his story. every word of it. A
oobier sight never took place on a ships |
deck than this-a poor, friendless child
willing to face death for truths sake.
He could die; but lie-nrreri God |
bless him Yes, God stands by those
who stand by Hin. And the rest Of the
voyage. you may well think, he had /
friends enough. Nobody owned him be |
fore; everybody now was ready TO DO him
"A Kindness. And everybody who reads |
this viii be ng,hened to do right;
come what win, by the noble conduct OF
this dear child
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The Ten Per Cent. Law.

We regard the passage of conve1
tional interest bill as so important to the
best interests Of this city, as we'll as OF
the State, that we must continue to urge
it upon the Legislature, even though we
can do no more than to repeat what we
have, from time to time, said upon the
subject.
Who nowadays can lend at six per
cent? Not the banks, either national or
other They charge nominalIy nine per
cent, but really, by their way of count
ing days and taking interest il advance,
it comes as near ten as nine. The pri-
vate bankers don't lend at six per cent,
they almost always charge twelve. The
street brokers and professional money
lenders do not lend at six FER cent. They
per cent, and upward, according to the
scarcity of money. and the demand for it.
The only persons whose money brings
them no more than six per cent. are the
helpless widows and orphans, or the
the benefeiaries of funds held in trust
and manged by others than their real ow
ners. Administrators, lending out the
money of their estates, guardians, put
ting out the money of their wards, con
seientiousiy keep the usury laws, and re
port the management of their trust ac
count for six per cent. and no more.
They generally find their profit by this
law-abiding conduct; in other words.
they very easily can, and very generally
do. put into their own pockets the differ
ence between the legal and the actual
value of money. Thus, the just right
of getting for the use of their money
eight or ten per cent. a year, when it Is
worth so much, is withheld only from
those who have not the management OF
their own means.
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January. from Janus, who is repre-
ented with two faces, one looking TO
ward the new year, the other toward the
old February. named by Romulus,
from Februara, the mother of Mars,
the god of war. April. from Aprico.
~ignifyng to open the year. May from
Nao the mother of Mercury. June,
from Juno, the wife OF Jupiter. July
was named by Mark Anthony in hopor
Of Julius Caesar. a celebrated Roman
emperor. September, from Septem, the
seventh month Of the Roman year. Oc
;ober, from Octo. the eighth month
December, from Deeem, the tenth month
of the Roman year
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An ELOQUENT ExTRAcT="Gsnera
ton after generation says fine writer,
have felt as we now feel and their lives
we're as active as our own. They passed
like vapor, while nature wore the same
aspect Of beauty as when her Creator
commanded her to be. The heavens
shall be as bright over our graves as
they now are around our paths. The
world have the same attractions for our
offspring yet unborn as she had once
for our children. Yet a little while ali
will have happened The throbbing
hear. will be stilled, and all will be at
rest Our funeral will wind its way; snd
prayers will be said. and then We shall
be left alone in silence and in darkness
for the worms. And, it may be. for
short time we shall be spoken of, but the
things Of life will creep in. and our uames
will soon be forgotten Days viii con
tinue to move on. and laughter and songs
will be heard in the room in which we
died; and the eyes, that mourned for us
will be dried. and glisten again with joy;
aud even our children viii cease to think
of US. aud will not remember to lisp our
names"
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Mls LAST wARNINIG.
a Murderer' Appea g.
Young.


/ Henery Welcome. the boy ru1rderer.
the day before his execution, at the SHs
of 10, at Windsor, VI, wrote the fol,9Er
ing:
AppREss TO YOUNG KEN.
To NY YoUNG FRIEsps-Wiih respect
Henry Welcome takes this a. gifl
from God that l should give you soraB
incidents Of ny life. hoping ihsJ siil
instruct you. Allow me 10 thank al
for their kindness yon have rnanifes.ed
toward me, unhappy prisoner, and y is
out OF my respect 70 you that | think "
my duty TO write this sketch. havs
six sisters aud four brothers. AID arr
the only bad sinner among them. IalWsys
attended Sabbath school, aud my a.het
and mother are members OF the Methodlst
Church st Hinesburg.
When / was sixteen years Of aga ]
left my happy home and vent 20 vihit >
sister In stowe When ! returned was
bound to leave home, but m5 nv. snte
wished ne 70 stay at home aud Eo e.
school. would not mind them, bss
went to Boston. / got good situation.
but fell into bad company. going 70
billiard hall, and learning also the nee o<
liquor, which used to excess When
IN liquor was induced 10 try my hsrd
at seven up" At first I refused. bet
eing unchecked by home Influences.
and exposed to all the desires Of M nor
rupt heart, gambled aud plugged into
all sorts of Wiekedness The story ef
my transgressions aud sins would fill
large volume Finally, after Que Of Dy
I A. -
October, 1865; but, ny friends. ii had
listened to my mothers pleading voics,
what happy young man should haze
been day and oh my friends. hoF
many heart rending. earnest prayers has
my kind mother offered to the Throps a.
Grace and Mercy for me. She never
upbraided me, but stroye to reclaim ne
by kindness, urging me TO abstain irois
the sins | was committing daily.
This was Thursday my mother gave
this advice, and went from her arne
with kiss on my lips, plunging into az
sorts of crimes aud sin, and on SATURDAY
of the same week l committed crime,
so great that it will leave stain upon the
land forever, and when committed broke
The heart Of my mother and hung mill
stones to the hearts of all my friendg,
and robbed them of all JOY aud comfort
on earth And only think. I, Henry
Welcome. at the age Of nineteen yoare,
placed in this horrible situation To
morrow | must suffer the sentence Of
death. think, my friends, this ia IN
hard lot for young man 20 be sen iptc
tie presence Of his Maker on the q love,
but am to give my life for the life have
taken. Pardon me, my friends for ay
ing so much 70 you Ny heart Is iusi
and my words are for you warning that
you may never come to my sad end. lt
tears will avail nothing for me Dog.
May the blood Of Chris, wash away ny
crime This is my last aud only hops.
HESRY WELcoAE
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AMERICAN CITIzRHsHTP.-Tt take
five gears to make full American citi
zen and TO place him in all the rights
privileges and enjoyments which belong
10 the American born citizen 1t took
nne act of the government to abolish
slavery and another 10 give The ballot to
the once male slave Of the country reach
ing the age Of 81. 1t is now about ten
years since the civil war commenced and
the citizens Of certain States lost their
citizenship. 1t is FIVE years and eighi
mouths since the war ended; eight
months more than the time required TO
naturalze foreigner; and yet Congress
refuses to pass bill restoring the full
rights of American citizenship to Ameri
can citizens. The negro fakes prece
dence Of the white foreigner, aud the
foreigner, precedence of the native born
white Herein is seen some Of
the justice and fairness Of the Radicals
in Congress.-N, y. Express.
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w HY NOT.
How to Bring About n yIafrirn0 o
nsaI millennium.
[From the New Yor ( star. |

krom the New York star.
The question Of early marriages Seems
to bother not only the Gradgrind doctor,
of the English bank, but several of oui
contemporaries, who assert with equal
positiveness, and prove with commeuda
ble favor both sides of the case. We
opine that it is not the marriage which
causes financial embarrassment, but the
tomfoolery which accompanies it. Men
are not content to start as their fathers
did, or rather as their incomes warrant.
and as for the women-well. far be il
from US to attempt their definition Ex
pensive suites of rooms, tawdry fnery.
fashy dress a great deal of paint and
putty are made to take the place of q
modest home and such genuine comforts
as very little money viii secure. Wo
men dress, not for their own convenience
nor 10 please their husbands, but rather
to spite Mrs. Jones, or to settle Mrs
jenkins.
Men on small salaries spend money
for billiards, cigars aud Bourbon straight,
aud fail to get their lives insured
because they cant afford it. Women
wear thin drawers and no fannes, SO
that their peaeock's feather may have a
larger switch, or the hump on their back
may eamelize a little more outreishly
Sham. net marriage, is what's the mat
ter. Young people can very well afford
to marry long before they can afford to
splurge Babies Certainly babies.
Why not? Ifone baby in house is
well-spring Of JOY, what are half a-dozen?
There can be no good, sound argument
against babies. and the Tribune. which
would oppose them, deserves to be writ
ten down by the Leader. By all means
let the young people marry, by all means
welcome and make happy the babies, and
by the same token let the husband give
up his cheap and nasty drink. his tobac
eoaand billiards. while the wife puts on
her apron and kindly condesceuds to do
something for herself leaving Mrs.
Jones where she beiongs-in the cold.
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BULLS cEDR0N BITTERS.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
Arkansas Heard From.
TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL MEN.

SToSET PoIsT. White ce.. Ark, May %. g.,
DR.. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir. Last February
was in Louisville purchasing drugs, and
got some of your Sarsaparilla aud Cedron
Bitters.
My son-in-law, who was with me in the
store, has been down with Rheumatism for
some time, commenced on the Bitters, and
soon found his general heslth improved.
DR.. Gist, who has been in bad health, tried
them, and he also improved.
Dr. Coffee, who has been in bad health for
several years--stomach and liver affected
he improved very much by the use of your
Bitters. Indeed the Cedron Bitters has
given you great popularity in this settle
ment 1 think l could sell great quantity
of your medicines this fall--especiaiiy of
your CedroD Bitters and Sarsaparilla. Ship
me via Memphis, care Of Riekett ana Neely
Respectfnlly G. b WALKER
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Mothers, speak Low"

81 know some houses, we'll built ADD
handsomely furnished, where ii is nOt
! pleasant even to be visitor sharp,
angry tones resound through them from
morning till night. and the influence is
as contagious as measles, and much moro
to be dreaded in household Ths chill
dren catch it, and il lasts for life---an
incurrable disease Yes, children catch.
cross tones quicker than parrots, aud it'
is much more mischieyous habit"
When mothers set the example yor
will scarcely hear pleasant word among
the children in their plays with each 9TH
er. The children expect so much scold-
ing before they do any thing they are
bid, while in many home, where tI.s
low, calm voice of the mother. or tho
steady, decided look, is all sufiicient 70
induce obedience in children, whether at
home or abroad, in sight or out Of it.
., mother, il is worth great desl 70
cultivate that excellent thing in woman"
low, sweet voice. If you are ever SO
much tried by the mischievous or willful
pranks of the little ones, speak low Il
will be a great help to you, TO even try
to be patient aud cheerful, If you cannot
succeed. Anger makes you wretched
aud your children also. Impatient, an
cry tones never did the heart good, but
plenty Of evil. You can make DO excuse
Tor them, and they do not tighten your
burdens any they make them only tea
times worse or heavier
For your own as well as your chill
drens sake, speak low. They will re-
member that tone when your head is
under the willows. So. too, will they
remember harsh aud angry toneP
Which legacy will you leave 10 them 2