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Rates of hdyertisL. s.,
Protestant what is that statue;' 30 that

Protestan' what is that statue;' 80 that
is the blessed Virgin, before it any who
will. before retiring, may perform thair
devotions" Then leading US uoiselessly
to another part Of the building, opening u
door she glided into darkened chapel. in
moment, and without a word, she ives
knecling before the altar crossing he.salf.
In few moments she arose and witboat
a word motionel US to follow her out Of
that, t0 evidently o most holy place. |
thought, how can girl ever bo IN that bull
ding ten months and not be greatly in
luenced by all that? Sho hears only
the language Of Romanism. She sees
only the scenes of her devotions,- she reads
her books, learns her catechism. Tho
very atmosphere is that of Romauism.
Her instructions come only from Romish
lips. What can you expect from liio
for year or more under such just
what you 6ud. The girl comes out
openly or secretly Romanist, Some~
times Protestants put their children Ia
such schools thoughtlesly and ut least
Lave their eyes opened TO theirgrstt sorrCw
A case occurred here Of said interest. il>
Illustrative of this danger. A Congress-
man from Ohio, Presbyterian man With
family sent his two beautiful daughters to
the convent School The result: they
became Catholics, ,and one TOOK the veil.--
Under the sorrow, the mothers heart bo~
came a wreck. The object of thcss
schools is unquestionably to make Roman
Catholics. We can think Of no system
better adapted to proselyting purposes that
the system Of schools with which the j.
Catholic Church is girding our whole
land. II we were Romanists aud wished
to proselyte Protestants We would do
Just what Romanism is doing. We would
establish schools at the Capital OF tho
Nation and the States and gather in as many
Protestant girls as have unsuspectln5
parents to allow them to come. W.
would throw around these schools tho
influences and asso ,iatons Of tho Romish
Church. We would aCcustom them to
the power and teach them quietly that
the highest art is music and painting
but fostered by that church. Then wo
would please their mothers by giving
ecery one of the Protestant girls a half
dozen prizes. Of couse they would never
suspect the object aud that the namber
given is so large that they mean nothing.
Now Romanism is acting wisely for her
self, but Protestants, who are serdhs
children to such schools are acting very
unwisely for their children. We would
say to ProtCstants thea you can get Lst'
ter culture for your children in Protas>
tant schools--better for the intellect and,
better for the heart.-Cor. Monthiy
Record. ...--.rt
WASHINGTON. D. G, Sept, q 1874,
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THOROUGH WORK.

Miss Susie Blow gave, at the St. Louis
Institute, fine illustration of thorough
work in teaching, The st. Louis aud
other papers have copied tho report in
full, We regret that our limited space
will allow only bare allusion to i.
Her method in brief is this: She re-
quires each scholar to memories the Titles,
Golden Text. selected verses, and the les.
son hymn. Each scholar recites separately,
and commits verbatim. After the reci~
tation she questions on the outline, makes
a brief presentation of the lesson, and
then questions the class again, to be sure
that tLey have correct understanding Of
the main points. During the week tue
scholars hand in an abstract Of the lesson.
in writing. This is corrected ty the
teacher, and afterward neatly copied BY
each scholar. Some Of her schehrs NV
have these manuscript lessons handsome
ly bound. Miss Blow is not welded 10
any peculiar method. only thorough sys'
tsmatic teaching. She has followed tbs
mode for some years, but Intends to vary
it in the future. We wish to esll sttsn>
ton TO it as an illus,rationcf VIA. mas be
done ty tsnchers theronshly in eHIe@
and WHO mean erlual iedciiug.-Frrsy
tsriaa u HvTii.s-
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A Dismal Tragedy.

Miss Cross, girl 10 years of age, was
teaching school in Stark, N. H. Her
classes fell into confusion and disorder
and the teacher was summoned pv the
committee, who gave her the alternative
of improving the discipline or resigning.
The girl committed suicide by drowning.
She left note to her sister merely sta
ting that the curse was being fulfilled
A careful inquiry into her history was
made, and the riddle was solved. Her
father, Amos K. Gross, of Waterford,
Me-, was separated from his first wife and
married again. His own mother was
greatly incensed againss him, aud, in ft
Of rage, cursed his children, saying that
'hls sons should die in infancy, and hi:
daughters in sorrow, if not in shame be-
fore they were twenty" The curse had
been fulfilled so far as the sons were con-
cerned, and this coincidence confirmed
the belief of the unfortunate girl ia the
curse. AS she neared her 20th birthday
the gloon of approaching death untitled
her for her work, and the circumstances
which followed urged her to the dreadful
step which developed the mystery. She
leaves one younger sister, whose future
will be watched with care and interest by
an awe-stricken community. With such
history to look back upon, it would re-
quire mind of no average strength to
combat the melancholy and superstition
which caused her SISTERS death. But
what could be the remOrse of the wretched
woman who had wrought the ruin? Let
us hope she is dead, aud beyond the
knowledge of the verifcation of her fear
full curse.
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Our Teutonic friend johannes Il
entered one of our drug stores aud thus
addressed one of the clerks: .a.H
"Toctor, feel sig all ofer, und de
beebles dells me l better take one 6ssick."
"All right, sir," says the clerk, 'NNlll
you have does of salts or moro purga-
tive pillS?'
"Vell, vot it cost for dem saulds?"
"Ten cents. sir
"Und how much for Gem fs,leking
pill?"
"r!l give you dose at the sane
price" q 'ior
After a vain search in his pocket for tho
required sum, no asked: gal sii
"Toctor, you tond got no secondhand
6ssicking pills, amt it?" ii
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hWcItCU.
A PROCLAMATION.
We are reminded by the changing sea.
son that it is time to pause in our daily
vocati0hs and offer thanks to Almighty
God for the mercies and abundance of
the year which is drawing to a close. -
The blessings of free government con.
tinued to be vouchsafed to us, the earth
has responded to the Labor of the hus>
bandmen, the land has been free from
pestilence, and peace has been maintained
with other Powers. 1t is fitting that at
stated periods we should cease from our
pursuits and from the tumoil of our daily
lives, and unite ia the cultivation Of
kindly feelings toward each other.
Now. therefore, recognizing these con-
siderations, |, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi>
dent o the United States, do recommend
to all citizens to assemble in their respec>
tive place places of worship, on Thursday
the 26th day of November next. and ex-
pre- SIS their thanks for tae mercy and 70.
vors of Almighty God, and laying aside
all political contentious and all secular
occupations to observe such day as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer.
In witness whereof, l have bereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
URited States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
9th day of October, 1874, and of TIE
Independence of the United States the
Goth.
U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y of State.
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The extent to which the 6ltby practice
Of snuff-dipping is INDUCED in the United
States will hardly ba believed. One New
York 6rn last year sold l6l,000 pounds
snuff. all of which was the kind used for
dipping. besides more than 10000
pounds of the regular mixtures for the
shutters.
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Last Spring a half,drunksn fellow
asked permission TO leave an old overcoat
and worn>out valise in an Indianapolis
grocery. which was accorded, and be de,
parted With the intention Of coming back
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Rev. L. c. Ransom, an eminent divine
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
died IN Memphis a few days ago.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY RY
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THANKSGIVING.
Proclamation by the President

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The Presi.
dent has issued the following proclama-
ton:
By tie President Of tie United States Of
Amer'icd: "
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U. S. GRANT.

W ~ o1tAA4N 4.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Sec''y of State.
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The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
Not q Gentleman

A popular writer of the day
soss'ps pleasantly about the do
mestic relations Of the first Napo-
leon and his empress, Josephine.
tits well known that this first
marriage Was of great advantage
to bonaparte, although he heart,
! .ssssr a'''e"r''e4 tho ""."~, e.
whom he owed 80 much Just as
she ceased to be useful to him.
win only battles-Josephine
wins me ali hearts, - said Napoleon
on one occasion, thus acknowledge
ing her worth. He rewarded her
by banishment. Well, he was
punished In hef happy days, it
was proud boast of Josephine
that she never kept any one wait
lug half a minute where punctually
depended upon herself; but this
quality of refined breeding was sig.
nally wanting in Napoleon. When
the established hour for dinner at
/ Malmaison was six o'clock, and
though etiquette forbade any one to
approach the table before the an
nouncement Of the head of the
house, he often failed to appear
before seven, eight, or even ten
o'clock. A chicken OF some other
article was placed ON the spit every
fifteen minutes by order of the
cook, who knew well the habits Of
the emperor. The table manners
of Napoleon may have been those
Of the hero; they were certainly
anything but those of gentleman.
He completed the process of cram.
ming-it could scarcely be called
eating in six or seven minutes, as
a rule. Ignoring the use of knives
and forks as regarded his own plate,
he did not stop there, but "helped
himself with his fingers from the
dishes nearest him, and dipped his
bread in the gravy" Knowing the
time necessary for the emperor to
dine in advance. Eugene once con-
fessed this at the dinner-table, much
to the amusement of the emperor
Josephine always quilted the table
with Napolean, but with her never
failing considering for the comfort
| vf vsl. 80 aha ssasI4uIIueQ the rest
by a gesture as she rose, to re-
main.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17

lns, ani became dimly COZ scieus
that he wa appearing very ike u
fool. aa s--- sa Tt@a9a2
And ofaiTZtl1irves,' went on The
mcrciiess asie. n literary thief
appears to me tie most contempti
bic !. What ito You think, Sybil Z
Mr.. Naiancoart Hastings. smiled
feebly as ;n ominous silence ieI!
upon the party. .t--....- 49,
II had forgot,en some very
important letters that I have 10
write for the mornings meiI,' he
faltered. If Imay ask 70 be ex>.
cused-' s-s j., asss3sz5b e-. g
And as he bowed adieu to Sybil
Archer, he fe't that it was for the
last time. fz- .. -ee.---.., -...
Fray g, said Esoir, hungipa u
last arrow of sarcasm after the nn>
masked plagiarist /: and if your
letters are no more original Than
your poems, they will not cost you
much braln>power an l.fg# 7a
And this is all that remains of
my hero. said Syhil, with ii little
/ forced laugh, as the door closed be-
hind Yalancourt Hastings retreat
ing form. How wrong, how delu~
ded I have been, Lh, Vail, can
you forgive me-
III try said Markham, philos-
ophically.
And at the last bulletins, Sybil
was thinking of fixing the Wedding
day, and Mr.. Valancourt Hastings
had left the San Salvador Hotel
without troubling to settle his little
outstanding bills.
1t is the way of poets = said
cruel Essie Rowe. -5.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
NO. Is.
Tie Conlederacy's Last Shot.

The Hera2d has discovered that
the so-called imitation bill secured
its passage through the Senate by
means of the votes of members rep.
resenting the States which compos~
ed the late Southern Confederacy.
The Herald is disturbed on the
subject and remarks:
Twenty-Five Republican Senators
voted for the imitation bill, and five
assented to It's principles though
absent. These twenty seven Res
publicans had the alliance of eight
Democrats, all from Southern
States. Indeed, it Is significant
circumstance for the reflective that
this measure, which ten Is deliber-
ately to dishonor the victor in the
recent war, owes the greater part
Of its force to votes from States
lying withing the limits Of the late
Southern Confe leracy. Out of
thirty six votes for our di>hoaor the
Confederacy has the grim satisfac>
ton Of casting nineteen, or one
mo e than half. In this calculation
we count the Senators who paired
in favor of initiation as well as the
votes actually recorded. 1t is not
just now obvious to any finacial
vision how the nation is to retrace
the step taken on his bill, and if it
cannot be retraced within the limits
of national bankruptcy that shall
wipe out all our scores what does it
mean? 1t means simply and un-
mistakably the reputation of the
national debt-the refusal to dis
charge the obligations incurred in
carrying on the war. Such a course
would place the national debt side
by side with the Confederate debt,
and to bring about such result the
State of Virginia casts in the Uni
ted States Senate two votes, North
Carolina casts two votes, South
Carolina casts two votes, Arkansas
casts two votes, Georgia casts two
votes, Alabama casts two votes, and
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and
West Virginia cast each one vote.
Throughout the war the Confeder-
acy never hurt US so bad y-never
delivered so severe blow.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
The Nights and the Places of Meeting

Concord r. A Chapter No. 5, n. NJ. Law
renee, High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thursday in every month at
10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Concord Lodge No. So, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night
At O'Clock P. NJ and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A NJ in every month.
Repiton Encampment No. l3, |. 0. .. F.,
Dr. JOS Fl. Baker, Chief Patriarch, Odd Eel
lows Hall, meets every first and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edgecombe Lodge No. so, 1. o. Q. F.,
J. H. Baker, n. g., Odd Fellows Hall, meets
every Tuesday night.
Edgecombe Council No. l32, Friends of
temperance, meet every Friday night at the
odd Fellows Hall.
Advance Lodge No. %, l. o. G. T., meets
every Wednesday night at Odd Fellows Hall
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
CHURCHES.

Episcopal ChHch-Services every Sunday
at 10 1-2 o'clock A. NJ. and 5 P. NJ. DR.. j. b.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Charch-Services every third,
Sunday at II o'clock. Rev. G. &. Dodson
Pastor.
Presbyterian Chsnch-Services second Sun
day of each month at II O'Clock A. NJ. and
O'Clock P. NJ. Rev. J. ". Primrose, Evan
gelist.
Missionary Baptist Church-Seryices the
2nd Sunday in every mouth, at II O'Clock.
Rev. T. r. Owen, Pastor.
Primitive Baptist Chmch-Services first
Saturday and Sunday of each month at II
o'clock.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
A Novel Theatre.

A visitor of the Chinese theatre,
in San Francisco, does not seem to
be particularly charmed by the
Mongolian drama, He says: Bat
tie scenes are stock ingredient of
the Chinese drama, and are con-
Quoted on a principle totally at
variance with all cur modern ideas
of warfare. 1t is no uncommon
feat for the hero to dismiss his arr
my, and, single-handed, conquer the
enemy, merely using his soldiers as
pursuing force. The stage, which
is limited, in that the orchestra oc-
cupy nearly the whole of it, is mere
ly platform fanked by the walls
of the house, lit up by some four or
five foot-hghts and two attenuated
gas pipes pendant on either side of
the house, which terminate in nu>
merous gas jets far more useful
than ornamental. In the rear a
screen, festooned with spears, ar
NOR, musical instruments, and di-
abclical characters, serves as a
partition to veil the dressing-rooms
and green-rooms from the eye of the
casual observer, and two curtained
doors are the means Of exit and
entrance. 1t has never been our
misfortune to hear the overture, il
one be played, but judging by the
descriptive music and singing during
the progress of the play, which
would make an excellent accompa'
niment for wandering minstrel cats
nothing has been lost
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
Don't Allow Talent to Rust,

AS by constant friction steel is
kept highly polished, so by con-
slant exercise is talent ever at its
brightest. All our powers grow by
If Nv nvslvS. :. --l.:~--- 49,
habit of observation, we might as
we'll walk through the world blind
fold. We lose our faculty-what
artists call our touch by neglect
of practice on other things besides
the piano. The man who seldom
readsreads slowly; the woman whose
writing is confined to an infrequent
letter to some absent child spends
more time over that than does q
practised writer over a dozen pages
of manuscript Exercise of possessed
talent is absolutely necessary, then,
if we would retain our gifts. For
example: if occupation is sedentary,
we need to plan for walks, rides, and
active games to keep our muscles
1.-THE and servicable. But if our
employment gives US enough mus
cular action, it is not one whit less
important to our health of body
that we should plan for mental ex-
ercise-for employment enough of
our memory and our reasoning pow
ers to keep them from rusting.-
And, in either case, that life must
be a dwarfed and unhealthy one
that does not provide exercise for
our spiritual faculties-for worship,
and charity, and patience, and
magnanimity. Exercise of soul,
mind, and body can alone bring us
to the stature of the perfect man.
l
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TAR BOIsO'.

},Yor-AieSander hcCabc.
,'IuuIssIoNEas--JohG Norleet, Joseph Cobb and
henry Z. Cherry.
etCgErARE AND IRE tsURER--Rnh2rt WhitehUrst.
CuNsrlBLE--J. Il. hyatt.
rowx WArcH-Harry Redmond, Bill Battle aud
..rnr~ l.. SimunSOu.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17

A lady became so much dissatis>
fed with her lover that she dismissed
him. In revenge he threatened to
publish her letters to him. She
replied have no reason to be
ashamed of any part of my letters
except the address"
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
HAM PDEn SIDNEY
COLLEGE.

TUyHE NEXT SESSION OF THIS SEMI
nary OF learning will commence on
Thursday, Sept. 4th, 1873.
Hampton Sidney is situated in Prince Ed
ward County, Va, within few hundred
yards of Union Theological Seminary, and
seven miles from Farmvlle the nearest de-
pot Of the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio H. h.
The locality of the College is most healthy,
and the community around distinguished for
intelligence and piety. q = q
There is no Grammar or Preparatory
School connected with the College. 1t re-
tains the curriculum and the great aim OF its
teachers is to secure thOroughness in the
training and instruction OF their pupils and
thus to prepare them for professional studies
or the active duties of life. sgz A ~ "a
The ordinary expenses of student exclu-
siye of the cost of clothing, travelling and
books, are from 1925 to $275 year.
For Catalogue and further Information ap-
pIy to REV j. NJ. P. ATKINSON,
President Hampden Sidney College.
iy 2G-tf. Prince Edward County, Va.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
j" Snuills y

The appeal was too touching to
be successfully resisted, and I never
saw the mother of a family hoist in
Il dozen fried at two O'Clock in the
informing with greater determination.
p The next morning, however, l
had TO shell out for Tommy and
Gassy and the pew rent.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
COEINEN.

~rDsrlor Court Clerk and Probate fudge
John Norheet
Registe, of Deeds B. J. Kecch.
Shcr{F-Battlc Bryan.
Coroney'-Wm. 7. Goodwin.
reasweT-Robt. H. Austin.
!S1rueyOy-Jesse Harrcll.
School Er1,niners.-E r. Stamps, WIN. II
Knight and 81. II. Shaw.
Keeper Poor H01Lse-Wm. A. Duggan.
Colanaissi0ners-M p. Edwards, Chairman,
w IN. A. Duggan, n. B. Bellapy, aud Mac
Nathewson B. J. Keech, Clerk.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
HOTELS.

Adams Hotel, corner Main and Pitt SITS
o. F. Adams, Proprietor.
Mrs. Pender's, formerly Gregory Hotel, ;,
Main Street, opposite Enquirer" Office
Mrs. VI. Pender, Proprietress.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-04-17
A Peace-O Offering.

| was out late one night, said
Squills, so | took home a dozen
fried. If Mrs. Squllls has one
weakness stronger than another, it
is for a dozen fried, nice and brown,
and not too much butter.
set the pacificators down on
the outside mat, so as not to burst
too gorgeously on her all at once,
but directly | got up in the room.
I knew there was something up.
Mrs. Squills had piled up all the
pillows in heap and was propped
up, reading.
Good evening, my dear" lE
Mrs. Squills replied not. She is
a woman Of a good deal of natural
dignity, said Squills, when she's
getting up steam. The silence
was becoming oppressive, so I
remarked in tones that were
refefential: sa &a
lodge kept unusually late, my
dear.
thought this was a good time
to introduce the dozen tried, said
Squills, but the storm burst.
$50 you went to the prize fight,
Mr.. Squills ?"
Ipledge you my sacred word of
honor, said Squills, the baby could
have knocked me down with a
feather. Nature overshocked,
failed to sustain the legs of her
Squills, and | sat down.
Went to what, my dear p
"Don't prevaricate, Mr.. Squills.
In the depths of your degeneration,
be a man. Hosv did I come to
E:noac at !? .-
That is my business. l know it,
and that ought to be enough for
you
"How can yoa sit there and
look me in the face ?"
II wasn't looking her in the
face" said Squills, ''far from it,
"And not sink through that
three~ply into the front parlor, Mr.
Squils, is a miracle. A nice lot Of
friends, you've picked up. Mr.
Benjamin McLooney and Mr.. Patsy
O'AIlen. Hoac do I k1eoav thei'
names? l read the newspapers
How should know
"The next thing you'll be ;
stakeholder or a second. Bother
No bother about it, sir. Where
the difference, | should like to know
between your paying five dollars
! and -' aa ~.-4.
4" You didn't pay .fue dollars9'
Don't tell me you didn't. Ant
there's Tom wants boo:ing, What
You think you are getting tn
6ooting. Don't cause me to des'
pise you, Mr.. Squills, under sucl
circumstances. And Gussy want
winter bonnet to match her dress
and the house wants painting mex
spring, and all the Goals not in
and then pew rent is due, an
Charlie ought to have a quarter
dancing, and-what's that? 70
90 IN for a dollar ? What p
"You should have heard tina
what ?" said Squills.
"Do not dare to sit there an
tell me that you sneaked your wa
into dog fight for dollar
scasn't a dog fight 2 Yes, sueake
is the word, Mr.. Squills; defraut
ing those poor fellows who wer
trying to make a few dollars to SUI
port their families. I should b
ashamed. Oh, that the mother (
children should live to hear he
husband sneaked his way into dc
: fight for a dollar @ 'r4
1t was too much for her, sal
, Squills, and she sunk back il amor
: the pillows. .-l.s----4. Ca.
3 1t ever there was a moment
the history Of woman's wrong
when dozen fried could be Undue,
as atonement for the past and il
e demnity for the future, said Squill
: that moment had arriyed.ass5 4
I placed dozen fried pefore he
i and said affectionately, e Fanny "
: She looked around and said: