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FROM INFANCY TO OLD AGE.
BY MARIAN ASHLEY.

in tranquil silence, so calm and deep,
A beautiful infant lay asleep
And around his form beam
or mornings rosy sunshine strayed,
And over. MS cherub face there played
The light Of happy dream
A fair young mother, with dropping head
Bent low o'er his tiny cradlc-bet,
And prayed for her darling one;
The sunbsams sparkled and glowcd mean.
while,
And Heaven, and Earth, both SCENE d to
Smile,
On the Few life just begun.
From dewey morn until eve, a boy,
Whose heart was a fount Of childish joy,
Spoited In innocence wild;
And all the earth an Eden fair,
Full OF light and beauty, everywhere,
TO that glseful, careless child.
With a cloudless brow, ana an eye OF truth
In GLOW Ing visions, an ardent youth
Loo ied forward TO coming life:
He dreamed Of the world, SO grand and
wide,
And longed 10 launch his bark on the tide
Ofits turmoil, din, and strife.
Yeals passed, bringing msnhood's sober
prime
Bringing. too, the withcring touch of
Time,
That blighteth each early dream:
Like frail spring blossoms, her hopes de-
eayed-
And le saw youth's fair blossoms fade,
AS nielteth the rainbOw's CLEAN.
On his oaken staff an old man lent
His eye was dim and his form was bent,
lie said, with weary air,
The shadows are lengthening in the west,
long for the welcone hour OF rest,
4 am tired Of toll ahd care,
The sunlight fell on grave newly made,
Where, IN rey'rent silence, the form was
laid
or that aged, toil-worn one.
The pilg rims goal WAS gained at last;
Labors, aud cares, forever were past;
Tie wearisome journey was done.
But was this the end bf llfeS All, no,
The soul Was not born to hide It's glow
H. the graves dark mists aud gloom !!
In cllangeless world, beyond the skies,
Where youth never fades, and hope never
dies,
lie lives in immortal bloom.
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Searching for Pure English,

The Society for the Prevention o
Slang held an enthusiastic meeting a,
their rooms last evening. Gabe Minshall
presided with accustomed dignity.
lie announced the object OF the assem-
blage to be the consideration of the case
Of member who had INDUCED in the ex-
pression-"That's the sort Of bonanza
am"
The Ofleuse was unanimously regarded
as enormous, and il was thought the pun
iihment should be severe.
"It's bully good opportunity to make
an appalling example" said one.
"A gallas chance" said another
ave certainly ought to bounce him.
one exclaimed.
ANY gentleman that is guilty Of such
a remark should catch 6ts," calculated a
fourth.
"Ile should have roof put on him."
iuterpolated fifth,
"Yes; regular mansard," thundered
a sixth.
Give US rest" interrupted the presi-
dent. It's my put in, l think. We
can't knock the spot out Of this slang by
talk, but must appeal to the pocket to du
it. Fine him take his tin, his spondu.
licks. his ducats, and he will cave at the
drop Of the hat. Make it a sawbuek,
boys. That's oysters and cigars all round,
and we'll have the spread at the next
meeting"
"Korreckt." exclaimed the members 5,
as With one voice."
Then the meeting adjourned.
From the Cincinnati Trade List.
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question, but that the ESpositor failed to
tell So was STALLED up" on it.
My sesi faced the South, and I lave
never been able to get the points of cons
pass right In my mind since, FOR sat
there on the girls side. year iu and year
out so long studying Olneys Geography,
and wasn't that top of the map North"
and didn't the Arctic Ocean lay around
the North pole right in front of me, and
how could help seeing it REALLY TO.
WARD TIE SoUTH? East aud West too
were reversed and even now that 50 uany
years have intervened, fnd it almost
impossible to fix the direction of any
places differently from what | see them
In fancys eye on that old map! And
all because | was forced " study nv
Geography with my face to the South
Remember this teachers. and be careful
that your pupils never commit a like
blunder. for be assured it will be impos.
slble to right in the future if the founda,
tlon be not correct. Pronunciation was
another untaught art, and shall never
ge! rid Of the many ideas that then im>
olbed concerning the pronunciation, not
only of Geographical terms, but also
many OF our real Anglo Saxon words 1t
used to be common thing to hear the
expression "Oh | know he Tor she is not
much Of teacher, but anybody can teach
small ehildren"-yet when we reflect that
the beginning is the very ground work of
all, and unless that be right we can never
hope to be good scholar, we should see
that only good teachers, competent aud
scientific throughout, should ever be tol.
Grated in any school room,
More anon,
n g
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GLEANINGS,
Recess.

"The drunkards will never be dead
I'll tell you the reason why,
The young ones, they grow up
As fast as the old ones die"
The number of fixed stars seen at
any one time by the naked eye is esti..
mated at one thousand. .tat
Elephants live for two hundred, three
hundred, and even four hundred years.
Oh that we were an elephant. r.
People here are beginning to follow
the command-'Love your neighbor
as yourself"-with considerable cirS'
cumspection. .f 9ln'f
Pop said lad who had followed
the trail fthe great defendant through
this thing pretty closely, show old
must man be to quit his foohshness9"
"Sam," responded his father very
frankly, 81 amt old enough to answer
that question.
Elizabeth told the pastor that Theo.
dore had forced the confession from
her by his opportunities, and accord.
ingly on the 9TH Of tue following Feb
ruary the pastor writes of this wicked
Theodore, elias he not proved himself
capable of the noblest things?" This
is one ofthe neatest bits Of irony that
a good man ever got of.
Even the babies protest against their
mothers having the right to vote.-
Lucy Stone, while delivering public
lecture in Providence recently. asked:
Shall women leave their children at
home and neglect them while they 90
to yote?" An infant which had been
sleeping peacefully awoke at this pre-.
else point, and calculated lusty
"No.o,o!" ,.r. A
They all three met at Moulton's
house, February, 1874, and agreed
to write love letters to ech other. Sing:
three black crows sat on tree,
As black as any crows could be-
The old crow few away TO his nest,
and, cutting his cheese IN two, sent a
piece to each Of the Others, nary bit
OF cheee does lie remember ever to
have received from them. Sing:
Three black crows sat on q tree,
And one was g)od as crow could be;
The other two were bad. you know,
And 'pisyed IT, on the good old crow.
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Snowville, Va. April 1875.
Tennessee-Its Resources-Its
Future.

Mr. Edaor:-ln compliance with
your request, to prepare for your pa,
per series of articles, on the above
subject, gathered from what l lately
saw and heard, on actual survey. |
preface them with short article, as an
introduction
In recent visit to Tennessee | saw
such beautiful country, rich in all the
natural resources and advantages, TO
make it first of the States oft Union.
that am anxious to call the attention
Of those who are thinking of seeking a
home in milder climate, to its advan-
tages.
have, during the past forty.fve
years, travelled over almost every
Northern Eastern and Western State
for the past forty years have resided
in Illinois, Indiana. Wisconsin and
Minnesota-Sixteen years ago first
visited Minnesota, and have never
found, until visiting Tennessee, seeing
its advantages of climate, soil, abun-
dant pure water, and vast storehouses
Of Iron ore, coal. marble, Row being
successfully worked, state for which
| would exchange Minnesota.
In my future articles | shall speak,
in detail of the several advantages that
State possesses over any other-of its
people, productions, commercial and
agricultural advantages, 4.
As the great objection, in the minds
of the Northern people to settling in
the South is the supposed bitter feeling
towards us by southerners, | will here
give an extract from letter by DR..
W. p. Moore, of Sumner County.
Tenn, a prominent citizen, which ex>
presses the almost unanimous feeling
OF the citizens Of Tennessee, at least.
| had good chance to satisfy myself
on that subject, and made it special
point OF inq liry-m fact had little
cause to inquire, as it was voluntarily
expressed sentiment of all met. and
l conversed freely with representative
citizens Of all classes, from the hun.
blest laborer to the Governor Of the
State, including many of the once Bit
terest rebels, military men and Gener-
ais Of the Confederate Army. DIR
Moore says:
ave are sick and tired of sectiona
men and sectional measures. We have
played the tune of sectionalism to an
impoverished South. We want peace.
The farmers of the country, the toiling
masses, demand it. We want and
must have, men and measures for the
whole country. If we have er red. we
think that debt is paid and we want
receipts on that score
We are now in favor ofgoiHg to work
In order to build up this beautiful land,
and in order TO builj up We must quit
tearing down. We want moro popula-
ton. We can do better with part
and sell the rest to some honest and
industrious men. The resources of
this country: equal any in the world.
We want them developed. And as far
as there being danger in Northern
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JOSEPH q. WILLARD
Franklin, Ind, April 10th, 1878.
Schools Fifty Years Ago.

What contrast do the Schools of TO-
day present 10 those of fifty years ago,
with their outline maps, chemical and
philosophical apparatus etc., The very
buildings themselves speak in thunder.
tones of progress! Large, commodious
and elegant painted aud papered green.
blinds aud picket fences; flowers, trees
and Shrubbery all around the yad.-
What all this III the couutry," say you.
Yes indeed many rural districts have
awakened to the seuSe Of duty, and have
all their fixtures and more besides, aud
we're the public spirit of the people what
j. should be, all districts would take a
pride in having good school houses aud
we'll furnished, for is not the greater part
Of the FIRST 20 years Of most of cur chill.
dren's lives passed within their walls?
Well do | remember the school,room
where used to sit in my younger days.
The building was old, brown and dilapi-
dated, and big black square hole opened
into the loft, at the gable end fronting the
road, and were always afraid to 20 near
the house till the teacher or some of the
big scholars came, for it was whispered in
aae-thrilling tones, that "spooks" haunted
that loft The window-glass was always
broken, the floor Was full of holes and
tue plasteripg falling of. The house
stood in the edge Of the woods upon a
bare brown desolate spot, in an out of the
way corner. that was good for nothing
else. The desks were broad, heavy planks,
fastened high up against the wall and
stopping downward toward the benches
which had to be made high to match
them, aud were also of thick plank, with
holes bored in them for legs, and 50
shabby that it was almost impossible for
all Of their long row Of occupants to sit
still long enough for any Of them to write
with anything like precision or correctness.
The smaller children who were too young
to write, set upon low forms ranged around
in circle inside the FIRST row. All the
desks and benches were hacked and cut
till there was hot smooth spot to be
found upon them. True twas against the
rules 10 cut them. but how could one
pair of eyes watch so many restless busy
tigers? Hour after hour have spent
tracing the various cuts, hacks and gut,
ters carved thereon, when my eyes were
weary Of gazing upon my book, for the
windows were too high TO look out of un>
less one stood up. and that too, was sor-
hidden, though now and then when a fu.
neral or other professions passed by, We
we're graciously permitted to get up and
see it, because the teacher wanted to do
so, and Of course could not we'll refuse US
the same privilege.
Reading, writing. geography. ariih.
metic, grammar and spelling. we're the
principal branches then taught, though
some Of the most advanced, learned "def.
initiOus" in the old "ExpositOr," and to
this day when l bear maBy of the words
which | then pOred SO studiously over, the
definitions are sure to pop into my head,
some one asked not long since, what
Ebony Was,-Hard, heavy. black aud
valuable wood" was my parrOtli ike reply.
"Decs Ebony mean black" was tle next
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N n. GRIFFITH, ATTORNEY AT
"A. LAW AND COLLECTING AGENT,
|s,,sboro'. Tenn. Special attentions
;rsn TO collections. Office. one door
EI Of faw, Devault & Co., under
(een's Gallery.
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Ar p GILLEN WATERS, ATToR-
IN MY AT LAW, Rogersville, Tenn.
An practice in the Circuit aud Chancery
buris OF Hawkins, Greene, Hancock and
In .hington counties, and In tho Supreme
Id FEDERAL Courts at Knoxville, Tenn.
Iapril3ti.
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J. BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW
\ 40 COLLECTING AG ET, Jones'
'.r.'. Tenn. PROMPT attention given
4 collections In East Tennessee, and
euthwestern Va. [69aug26
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TINES q. DEADERlJk, ATTORNEY
Il ,T LAW AND SOLICITOR IN CHAN
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l W. TIPTON. ATTORNEY AT LAW
q AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
hzabethton. Tenn. WILL practice In
Ne Court of Carter, Sullivan aud Wash
|Egton Counties, Tenn. Special atten-
I'm given to the Collection of Claims.
73aprill7-ly
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4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT
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s.irs, MOI. t69aug26.
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.purts of Upper East Tennessee, aud
ii the Supreme and Federal Court at
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1nd rrmitted. t73mays
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
GEN. JOHN c. FREMONT.

The name Of Fremont was once name
to conjure by. He was the leader Of the
Republican party in its young, enthusias-
tic and honest days; and he led it gal
lantly over the broken wrecks Of political
defeat, as once before he had led pioneers
/ of our race through the wild gorges and
over the precipitous peaks Of the Rocky
Mountains.
We loved and honored the man in that
day when the whole world resounded with
his praises. We love and honor him to-
day, when every dog is barking and snap
ping at his heels. He is more sinned against
than SHINING. He planned great schemes
for the advancement Of mankind, and a
tn ousand petty rogues followed, to prey
upon his unsuspecting nature.
''Clear- Drained, large souled; o: such as he
Shall Freedoms grand apostles be.'
| When he came to Washington, in 1869,
to press his scheme for Southern
Pacific Railroad, the best and truest men
of the nation rallied to his standard. The
unsullied Charles Sumner, whose honor
and incorruptibility mas never been ques'
toned, defended Fremont in the Senate il
language that has rarely been excelled
Hon. Geo. w. Julian of Indiana, one Of
the purest and ablest men in our country
took up his cause in the House. W.
were proud to follow in their footsteps
We would do it again. We shall never
believe John C. Fremont to be dishones
or corrupt man, until the clearest evi
dence places it beyond controversy. W.
admit he has made woful mistakes. II,
has been the victim Of the wiles Of design
ing men. He has been as child in tn
hands of those who were his in fcriors il
lgenius but his superiors in craft. But j
will need more than erparte affidavit
and newspaper editorials to convince u
that John C. Fremont is either bad O
a base man.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11

We are getting our full share Of it.
Lett come. We can say with Macbeth !:
al have almost forgot the taste Of fears:
The time has been, my senses would have
cooled
To hear . night-shriek; and my ieIl OF hair
Would st . dismal treatise rouse, and stir
As life were int | have supped full Of
horr rs
Praise and blame vanish into mist.
Ten years from now all the compliments
and allitheabuse We have received, will be
utterly forgotten Nothing will remain
but that residuum Of character which is the
sum total Of ones acts; not Of the opin-
ions Of others upon those acts.
We can remember, family now, the
food gates Of denunciation which over
whelmed as once because We were OPP
posed to slavery; still later we can re-
call the rafting thunder Of abuse which
concentrated upon US from all over the
State. because We preached against Pro-
tective Tariffs; now We are in the midst
Of the battle with Monopolies We are in
the forefront; yea, in the.very thickest Of
the conflict; it is the Peoples battle
still the cause Of our children; and the
cause Of mankind are It stake. The
issue Is. shall the few improve their con-
dition It the expense Of the many; o.
the many improve their condition It the
!expense Of the fewl We are enlisted for
liSe- Sooner Or later ue exPect to fall
hat vc shah fall striking q the eneny.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11

cents an acre!! But the Pioneer is so
determined to make out case against US,
that it saws that that bill was of great
value; that it would have prevented any
other road from being built there. How!
There is now general law Of the United
States which gives any company the
right Of way over public lands. If a
company can be found willing to build
one thousand miles of road through a
desert, without subsidy of lands or
bonds, in Heavens name, why deny them
the privilegee And why may not a
dozen other companies build parallel lines
in the same way! And would any man
spend $250,000 to obtain the right to
spend his own money in that ridiculous
way! Nothing but insanity could be.
lieve such plea; nothing but the basest
nalignancy could invent it.
follow Bill King to Canada, and dwell
with him, in the same house, as long as
Window did.
We hereby authorize all the banks
The great fact remains, that, if this
preposterous story be true-with quar-.
ter of million dollars at stake, we were
not in Washington when subsidy Of
lands was obtained, from December, 1870
to March, 1871, and have never since
been in the east to collect what was due
us.
In conclusion, we would add that those
who know US, and believe in us, will not
credit the vile ISLANDERS If our enemies
Those who do not know us, and those
who are personally or politically opposed
to US, may believe them. But ''time a
length sets all things event. and we viii
live in the hope that thorough invest.
CATION may yet be made. confident tina
when it is made it will completely re
lieve US of everything dishonorable o
discreditable in the premises.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
THE NEW ERA.

We are entering upon new phase Of
national development.
Many Of our readers saw the old gene
ration Of public leaders swept away.
Some Of them can remember the death Of
that famous, eloquent aid attractive
statesman, Henry Clay, Kentuckp's NAL.
igned but always popular son. They can
remember when Webster,
''Marsh6eld's giant oak
fell crashing to the earth, shaking con.
tinent with sorrow. Benton and Calhoun
retreated from the great stage of action
at about the same time.
In our later day We have seen another
generation of distinguished men disappear
into deaths firing ROOM" Lincoln
Sumner, Greeley. Chase. Seward--names
ever memorable in the records Of world
disturbing events names identified with
great principles forever precious to tn.
human heart these have passed from
our sphere Of action to be enrolled on tina,
scroll whereon nation writes her death
less memories.
Still later and an inferior
is now being swept aside. Ben.
Chandler and Carpenter, have lately beer
retired; men whs represented the acute
ness and intellect Of the people, rathe
than their virtues.
We are entering upon new era. W
have no heroes. The idols that still stan,
on their pedestcis are sadly shattered an
dilapidated. Congress will present a dca
uniformity Of mediocrity, but it will ais
express the aroused conscience Of the pee
pie; and as an honest government is NOR
needed now than brilliant one. We hav
every reason to hope for good from tn
revolution now going on.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
BOsHk.

When that party obtains possession of the
government, under the assumed leader ship Of
their southern rights wing, steps will surely be
taken in Congress to refund the cotton war tax
from the federal treasury, principal and inter-
est amounting to 500, OOO, 600 or more. A
Dill will be passed to compensate the Demo-
cratic rebels for losses and damages sustained
BY them while resisting the Union armies and
upholdlng the sovereign" State right of Sc
cessiOn. And lastly viii come q demand for
the value OF the emancipated slaves, who, un !.
DER the doctrine Of State sovereignty, are al
legged to have been unconstitutionally iiberat-
The answer to all this kind of stuff is
TO be found in section 4 Of the XIVth
Amendment to the constitution of the
United States, which reads as follows:
''Sec. 4. The validity Of the public
debt of the United States, authorized by
law, including debts incurred for payment
Of pensions and bounties for services in
suppressing instruction or rebellion.
shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume
or pay any debt or obligation incurred
In aid Of insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or any Claim
for the loss. or emancipation of an,
slape; but all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and roid.''
This is now part Of the Constitution o
the United States, and can only be wipet
out upon the demand Of two-thirds o
each House Of Congress, ratified by three
| fou, tbs of all the States.
Does any sane man believe that three
fourths Of our States will voluntarily as
sumo debt they do not owe, and on
greater than their whole present nationa
debt {?
There is more probability they will re
fuse to pay what they do owe, rathe
than assume to pay what they do no
owe. Humanity will have to be recast il
a new mould before it cuts up acy sucl
capers as that.
But it is good enough bugbear to dis
tract attention while the stealing pre-
ceeds.