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only be cqnaIlcd, for its mcrtil"aa
effect, by the fro in tho rear, from
which had providcntially fled.
l heard jibcs, jokes and jecrs. I
heard tho honrso laughter Of full
"hcstcd men, and tho hystcrical
efforts Of Notwithstanding wo.
mon. They Ind ali witnessed my,
chase after the wrong tram now
fearful lest I should ovcrtakc Il.
and then rejoicing 1T my evident
lack OF what Jockeys coll "bottom."
rs my speed began TO siaclscn and
my chances with tho locomotive
t" grow "small by degrees and
beautifully less." They had wit.
messed tho "blowiny.up" admins.
tered by the depot master, tho
strange procr1stinution in starting
for tho right train until ut length
it had actually started, and | iad
entered upon n second "stcrn
chasc.' Then they feared that I
was left again, as they looked
with brenthlcss interest ut tho un-
equal contest Of legs ur*uS loco-
motive. They had Witnessed my
final triumph ; bu, how grateful I
WAS welcomed, and with what
feelings l received their peculiar
congratulations, leave my hear.
crs to imagine.
a Delicious BLuNnEu.-As ono
of the most gallant Briyndicr Con.
erals Of our late army wns cross-
ing tho Fair Grounds ut Macon.
he was suddenly confronted by II
lady who smiling in all tho glory
OF r"sv-lirpcd beauty, took 10th
his hands, shook them most hoart.
'ly, and then making IL rosebud Of
her mouth, leaned forward and
kissed him most vigorously.
AS soon as she had dOno this
she turned to present him to her
companion, aud she not catching
the name asked for it. The Gen.
rrnl, lifting his hat. announced his
name, at which .hc first Indy
shrickcd; and shouted that sho
WAS mistaken III tho man-that
she took him for u cousin Of hers.
Tho General laughed tho party
chnttcrcd mcrriIy for whilU,
then tho gallant soldier strolled
off sorrowfuIly, looking for some
body clsc to mistake him for u
cousin.
The above is truc.-Rome Cou.
-irr.
The SECRET OF LARGE Cnors.-
An exchange says:
Plough deeply and at oncc, plant
good seed only and then cultivate
wcll. DO not be afraid of froat.
ii comes and bites down q part,
d" not plough up, but savo what
is left aud rcpInnt only whero
killed. Many q crop baa been
Plonghed up when iour-fitths Of it
would havo como ont again. And
if all DO killed II will not bc labor
lost to bnvo planted, az it will on
ly make your ground bottcr for q
second planting. Plant carly and
yon will, with good cultivation, bo
sure ofa bountitul yioid.
Tue Wool Gnop or THE WOHID.-
The following figures, taken from tho
PnIi< Juurnal lcS Erunomists, nro Of in.
trrrSt, NJ showing tho estimated prodnc.
ii"n 1T wool in those countries which
| contribute TO the European and Amuri.
can consumption OF Tint staple:
ESTiM \TrD Wuui. puODl,tTiOS or TuR
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The Reform Movement South.

Tho prose Of Mississippi unite
in calling convention OF tho rep.
rcsontn,ivos of political conscrvn.
tism in that State. Tho convcn-
ton will DO hold at Meridian, on
the 23rd Of January. 1t il to be
remarked that most Of the papers
OF the State speak of this meeting
as non.partisan. 1T is designed by
most Of them to organize u party
which may rescue the State from
the hands Of those who have pInn-
drrcd it, and in attaining this ond
they ignore all partisan associa-
tions. In this way were Tennessee,
Virginia, and Missouri enabled
to throw Off tho yoke Of distran-
chiscmcnl and to put down partl.
san outlawry and rescue thcirtax.
payers from official plundcrcrs.
When Mississippi has organized
this party, ;.noihcr Southern State
will bo added to Virginia and
Missouri. IT all the other Slatos
would resolve upon the same 40.
ton, their political friends at the
North would know how to make
~ coalition with Liberal Rcpubli-
cans practical, and tho Liberal
Republicans would know what
they would havo 10 rely on by
cutting loose from tho Grant wing
Of tho Republican party.
.Nashri|le Banner.
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AS daylight can he seen through
very small holes, SO little things
will illustrate II persons character.
Indeed, character consists in lttlo
acts hahituablly and honorahIy per-
formed; daily life being the quar-
ry from which wo build it up and
rough hcw the habits that form
it.
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The Religious Amendment Of
the Constitution Of the u III
ted States.
CALL FOR \ NATIONAL CONVENTION.

CALL FOR y NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Government Is instituted for
man rs an intellectual, social, and
moral and religious being. 1t
corresponds to his whole nature.
1t is intended TO protect and nd
vance tho higher as well rs tho
lower interests Of humanity. 1t
acts for its Legitimate purposes
whom it watches over domestic
life, and asserts and cnforccs the
sanctity Of tho marriage bond
when it watches over intellect und
education, and furnishes means
for developing all tho faculties OF
the mind when it trowns on pro-
fnncncss, lcwdncss, tho dcsccration
Of the Sabbath, and other crimes
which iniurc society.
Acting for such purposes, gov
crnmcnt should be established on
moral principles. Moral princi.
pies Of conduct arc determined by
moral relations. The relations OF
nation to God and moral laws
arc clear and definite:
I. y nation is the creature Of
God.
2. 1t is clothed with authority
derived from God.
3. 1t owes allegiance to Jesus
Christ, tho appointed Ruler of
Nations.
4. 1t is subject to the authority
Of the BibIo, the special revelation
Of moral law.
In conStitutinga and administering
its government, then, a nation is
under obligations to acknowledge
God as tho author of its existence
and the source Of its authority,
Jesus Christ as its ruler, and the
Bible as the fountain Of it's laws
and tho supreme rule Of its con-
duct.
Up to the time Of tho adoption
Of the National Constitution, ac-
acknowledgements Of this kind wcro
made by all the States. They arc
yet made by many Of the States.
And in tho actual administration
Of the national government the
principle is admitted. But the
fundamental law Of the nation,
the Constitution Of the United
States, on which our government
rests and according to hich it is
to be administered, fails to make,
fully and explicitly, any such ac-
acknowledgements. This failure has
fostcrcd among us mischicvous
ideas like the following: The
nation, as such, has no relations
to God its authority has no high
cr source than the will of the pco-
plc ; government is instituted only
for the lower wants of man the
State goes beyond it's sphere whca
it cducatcs religiously, or legis-
latcs against profanity or Sabbath
dcsccration.
The National association, which
has been formed for the purpose
Of securing such an amendment
to the Constitution as will remedy
TINS great !ctrct, ana indicate that
this is Il Christian nation, and
place all Christian laws, instltu-
tions, and usages in our govern
mcnt on IN undeniublc legal Basis
in tho fundamental law Of tho na-
ton, invites all American citizens
who favor such an amendment,
without distinction of party or
creed, to meet in Thomas Hall,
Cincinnati, on Wednesday, .Ianu.
ary 81, 1872, at = o'clock, =. NJ.
All such citizens, To whose no.
tico this call may bo brought, are
requested TO hold meetings and
appoint delegates to the Convrn.
ton. ~ reduction Of fare has been
secured on most Of the railroads
lending to Cincinnati.
WILLIAM STRONG,
i. $. Supreme Court,
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Williamson Female College,
WILLIAMSTON, S. G..

REV. SAMUEL LANDER, \. NJ, President,
assisted by IL full corps Of competent aud
faithful teachers.
TIE Spring Session, 1872, will open OF
Monday, February 18th, aud continue 20
weeks. The Fall Session, opening July lat,
will close with the Commencement Excr.
ciscs, on the | til Of November. Boarding
pupils thus have the full benefit Of the
CELEBR ATED MINERAL. SPRING
during the Summer months.
RATES PER SESSION, IN ApvANcE.
Board, including fuel, washing aud
Tuition in Regular College Course. 10 90
Latin or Greek. ........ 8 90
" French ................ 10 90
Instrumental Music. .... 20 %
Preparatory School. ..... 10 90
Pupils received ut any time, aud charged
for the time they remain.
Send for IL Circular. Jan. 10, 2-6t*
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y good listener il rs useful to II
witty tallpr vs. steel is to flint. 1t
is tho sharp contact Of the two
which makes the sparks fly.
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The FrSNY SIDE or BrpGI.ARY.
Might before last two sisters,
living at GO Sycamore street. re.
tired TO the room which thew oc
cupiod Jointly, and propnroI for
bed. Bot0ru retiring ono Of them
carefully counted out some money
which sho had in hcr pocket,
amounting to S4S. and nul il AWAY
carefully in n mutf, the two dis.
coursing mcrrily meanwhile con-
ccrning burglars and the nroba.
bilitics Of the money being discov-
cred there if ono should yain an
entrance. They thon went to bod,
and after chatting ~ while IN fem.
mime fashion, to sleep. Presently
they were awakened by a. slight
noise After listening intcn,ly
for some moments and hearing
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lie who avoids small sins does
not fall into large ones,
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-----ee~...
Ono Of Gov. Scott's enloio frioaae
hns "yonc back" on him-as wiInoas
thu folloe ing:
"ro his ExccIlcn"y Il. Il. Scott, Gouern.y
of South Carolina.
SIR: ] have the honor herewith 10
resign NV position rs Abide Camp, with
the rnnk "f Lieutenant Colonel. on your
$ af. Facts the most pnlpahlc have de-.
vclnptd thon elves 10 Snch an extent
that | cannnt, with respect 10 myself.
and Justice to the cause Of my rnco, and
the people in genital, longer continue
tie relation without C c'mprOmise of
p 'inciplo. hnvc tho honor to 10. sir.
your most ohcdicnl 9 rvan,,
M. II. DEI.ANY."
-~~~..-..--
ANSAroL,s. January 94.~.--M-s. Whar.
to, has beon acquitted. Sho was al.
mittch to b.i! upon tho Indictment for
Attempting t" poison Van Ness, and
diSci nrgrd. Tho ScUno WAS touching,
bnt only nurlnnrcd applause was heard.
Twenty four Of tho so.callctl Kn Elux
PRISONERS lntoly convicted and sentenced
t" imprisonment. bavo hocn svnt to tho
State prison ut Albany.
Perfection is tho point at which
all should aim.
Confidence is the companion Of
success.
Modo ,ty has moro oharms than
beauty
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lo'nt. ............... .l.l2l ,3l0 600
Assuming The worlds cotton produr.
tim t" he xix million bales, and Tho bale
tn average 400 pounds, the whole would
SUN np 2.H4u. .OnO, 900 pounds, agsinss
,l2l .5l9,o00 pounds wool.
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hUMBER ! LUMBER !!

THE undersigned having been appointed
agent for the sale Of LUMBER. is now pre-.
pared to furnish any amount OF good sawed
PINE and OAK LUMBER, on REASON
ABB f. TERMS.
Constantly on hand large supply of
HEART PINE SHINGLES. All com uni
cations on the snhjrct of Lumber will be
promptly answered.
B. s. JAMES, Agent,
Dec. 81, 52-3m. Wnlhnll,, s. G.
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Perfection is tho point at which
all should aim.
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TuE Wool Gnop or THE Wourp.-
The following figures, taken from tho
PnriS journal dies Economists, aro Of in.
trr"st, NJ showing tho estimated prodnc.
li"n If wool in those countries which
contribute to the European AMI Amuri.
can consumption OF Tint staple:
ESTIM \TED WuuL pNODIrtTlOS Op TIlR
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Modo ,ty has moro oharms than
beauty,
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Confidence is the companion of
success.
The New York herald., 1872-11-06

The government, it appears, is somewhat
embarrassed by the question Of tonnage dues,
which has arisen from the application of the
company Of the Belgian line of steamers be-
tween Antwerp and New York for the return
of such dues which have been collected at
the New York Custom House. The claim is
based upon the fourth article of the Conven-
ton with Belgium of July II, 1858, which
provides that steamers engaged in regular
navigation between Belgium and the United
States shall be exempt in both countries from
the payment of duties Of tonnage, anchorage,
buoys and lighthouses. This article not only
exempts Belgian steamships, but, under the
most favored nation clause Of treaties with
other countries, such countries can claim a
like exemption. Our government must, there
fore, either abrogate the treaty with Belgium,
and give the proper notice of such intention,
or abandon these tonnage dues altogether As
the amount of duty received is only little
over o hundred thousand dollars year from
foreign steamers, and as this can hardly afford
any protection worth considering to American
shipping, it will be better, perhaps, to end
the difficulty by giving up these tonnage dues
on all the steamship lines.
The New York herald., 1872-11-06

The New COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND. The new commercial
treaty between France and Great Britain,
which has been in process of careful, anxious
negotiation during heightened period, was
signed on behalf Of both nations yesterday.
This instrument is not mere modification of
the Cobden-B -Bonaparte paper which was per-
fected on the 23d of January, 1869, but new
one, in which the British principle Of free
trade is vindicated to renewed life, and by
which its operation and consequences are
likely to be rendered more marked and diffu-
sive on the trading operations Of the world
The commerce of Italy, Austria, Spain and
Switzerland will be affected almost imme-
diately, and the interests of the more re-
mote countries forced, as it were, into SYM
pathy with the change
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NOTES FROM NEWBURG.
Death or the Oldest Inhabitant-Ths
Epihippic and Crippled Votcrs-Coi.
lision ON the River.

Death or the Oldest Inhabitant-Ths
Epihippic and Crippled votcrs-Coi.
lision on the River.
NEwBURG, N. Y, Nov. 5, 1872.
sAunt Peggy" Decker, colored woman and the
s'oldest inhabitant" OF Orange county, died here
yesterday at the age of one hundred
and seven. For many years she has
been q resident or this city. She re-
tanned possession OF her mental faculties until
the close Of life, and Of CHEEKY disposition,
that gained for her hosts OF friends. For many
years record Of her age kept by the late Rev.
John Johnston, d. d. a Presbyterian clergy
man In this city for half o century.
One OF her sons Rev. william II. Decker is a minis
ter in the New York Conference OF the American
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
The Epihippic has cleared the streets or
nearly all the equine frequenters thereof, and
a hack was not to be had to-day Tor love
the politicians have carriages was severely felt by
that valuable class OF the community on this cleo
ton day. The cripples had to get to the polls i'll
the best way they could. The horse disease is on
escape.
At about midnight last night the propeller
Miller, OF P0ughkeepsie, having in tow the barge
Susquehanna,% % Of Homer Homer Ramsaell's daily
schooner, name unknown, when opposite
this city. The bows OF the propeller
and barge were damaged to the extent OF about
$4,000 each. The damage to the schooner could
trip In tow OF the steamer Utica. The
night was clear, and the pilot Of the
Miller is blamed for the accident. On the barge
there was great alarm among the passengers, and
thrown against the SIDE of the bertns The crockcry
was smashed in the cabin of the boat.
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II is gratifying to know that so far as Russia
and Germany are concerned there is but small
likelihood that on any early day the peace of
Europe will be disturbed. The Car Alexan-
der has just written an autograph letter to
Prince Charles, brother of the Emperor of
Germany, on the occasion of the fiftieth ami
versary of his appointment to the honorary
colonelcy of a Russian regiment The Car
calls to mind 'the glorious deeds of the allied
armies of Prussia and Russia when fighting in
holy cause;" and he expresses the hope that
''the ties of friendship between the countries
will endure for generations. What the holy
cause was we do not remember, although we
have some recollection of Prusso- Russian
alliances against Poland and Hungary. From
the standpoint of Russian Emperor or Prus-
sian King it might be more easy for us to under
stand the meaning of holy cause or holy
alliance. Not enjoying that standpoint of
observation we must leave the definition Of the
word "holy " tue potentates Themselves It
The New York herald., 1872-11-06
Immigration to the United States
What Glasses Are Wanted.

British newspapers are publishing copious
other countries upon work and wages abroad
as compared with England. Of course the
United States received special attention, the
report of Consul General Archibald being the
text mainly quoted. He admits that wages for
all classes Of labor here greatly exceed those
paid in England, but he alleges that all the
requisites for living cost far more here than
there, and that all skilled labor is, in fact,
better paid in the British Islands than in the
United States, taking into account what the
wages will buy. He calculates that pound
sterling in England will go as far to support
family as will here one pound and fifteen
shillings-in other words, that it costs
seventy-fve per cent more, at least, to live
here. He admits that farm laborers and all
who are able to work upon the soil can better
themselves by appropriating portion of our
boundless fertile lands in the Western States,
and becoming freeholders and the owners of
better homes, than they can ever ex-
pect to earn or win by honest enter
prise in the Old Country. It is true
that the average price of articles consumed
and total cost Of living expenses are greater,
especially in our large and growing towns,
than in English or Irish cities. The item of
rent, especially, is heavy burden; and SO it
must remain while the supply Of tenements is
less than the demand. But in all our en-
virons it is quite easy for prudent men to be-
come their own landlords, and thus Offset the
growing value Of their homes against the
heavy interest upon investment. If our
clothes cost more, we have more money to
buy them with; and so of our tea, coffee and
sugar. Possibly the lack Of marked social
distinctions induces our people to greater ex-
travagance in dress and style of living than
they would indulge in across the water; but
if so, that evil will in time work its own cure.
Certainly our towns and cities offer employ
ment and large wages to all sorts Of skilled
labor. 1t may be the artisan would live as
well in London or Liverpool on what he
could earn, and have as much left at the years
end; but there are here certain inducements to
prudent industry which British towns do not
present. Our social, educational and govern
mental systems give the mechanics children
an even chance with the sons of mil
lionnaires, and to them all political
and official positions are equally
open. To the farmer or to the laborer who
has strong hands and a constitution Injured to
hard work our country promises such inde-
pendence and comfort as he could never hope
for in Great Britain or any other old country.
Our long lines Of railway and canal call for
thousands of industrious men, and millions OF
acres which have never been ploughed wait
but the solicitation of cultivation TO produce
abundant crops We have every healthful and
desirable variety of climate, and the settler can
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choose The industry which suits him. No
man Of all the crowded population Of Greae
Britain France, Germany or other European
state need fear that if he is willing to work
ne will fail to earn living in any part Of this
country. We want here all industrious people
Of whatever calling. Here they win easn
more wages than in any part of the Old World.
They may require more to live on, but we can
promise all such enough to make the years.
receipts cover its expenses, and if there be mot
left wealth there viii be An equal social and
political standing with our best and proudest-
Lazy people of all kinds are not wanted here.
They are in excess of the demand already.
None others who desire to emigrate even from
England need be deferred by the reports Of
the English Consuls or the comments of Eng
lish journals
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The Next Congress.

The returns for the congressman elect are
so meagre that we can base conclusions as to
the character of the next House Of Representa-
tives only on the general reports One thing,
however, is plain, and that is, that the repub-
ican majority in the Forty third Congress
will be larger than it is in the Forty-second.
The men who were the leaders in the liberal
movement have, without exception, failed of q
reelection. Banks is beaten by Gooch in
Massachusetts,. Farnsworth failed to get the
liberal and democratic nomination in Illinois,
and Blair, of Michigan, was not renominated
by reason of being candidate for Governor.
Neither he nor Farnsworth could have been
elected had they been candidates. The only
republican member Of the present House from
this State who took up arms against his party
was Milo Goodrich, of the Twenty seventh
district. He, too, is beaten. The heavy
republican majority in the State on
both the national and State tickets
leaves no chance for Cox, and the defeat
of Shaw in the Eighth, Cox's old district,
shows that he could not have been elected
even had he preferred not to roam at large.
Roberts, Brooks, Wood, Creamer and Mel
lish are elected from the other city districts,
some of them by greatly reduced majorities.
So far none of the republican candidates are
beaten who ought to have been beaten except
Sypher, of Louisiana, though it is likely that
Stoughton, of California, will fail, owing to his
action on the Goat Island job. If the job
bers, beth democratic and republican, had
been left at home the country would be better
off for yesterdays work. The contrary, how
ever, is the case for unfortunately some of
the best leaders Of the honest men in the
present House will be lost to the next Con-
gress. Kerr was sacrificed in Indiana in Octo-
Der, and thus the most earnest and thorough
free trader in the House is no longer to lead
demoralized opposition, and the loss of Cox
in this State adds still further to the weakness
of the democracy on financial questions. Hol-
man will be the opposition leader against the
jobbers and we may fairly expect that men
like Roberts, of this city, and Arthur, of Ken
lucky, will take a more active part in the
Forty y-third Congress than they have cared to
show so far in the present Congress. Blaine
will Of course be again the Speaker, and the
republican strength will be marshalled very
much as in the present House Dawes and
Butler and Garfield and Wheeler will all be in
their old places, and Brooks and Wood will
continue to hold their positions in the Com
mittee of Ways and Means and Foreign AZ
fairs respectively. The administration will be
all powerful, first, because of its numerical
strength, and, secondly, from the fact that the
ablest Congressman, while many of the best
men in the opposition have been sacrificed to
the liberal movement