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The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30
Fnilnres from 0rordoIng.

The story is current in the neighbor-
hood Of Concord, that Emerson and
Hawthorne, and Alcott, and Thoreau,
and others, once formed a social club for
evening conversations. 1t was Datur-
ally expected that the interviews of
these literary giants would be occasions
Of rare enjoyment. But the club proved
d wretched failure, and survived only
two meetings. The great men couldn't I
unbend for easy and familiar talk, and
opened their lips only for oracular utter
ances
John Stuart Mill tells Of d similar fail
ure in debating club in London. 1t
was composed of the most brilliant young
men in the city, MacaulaY, Thirlwall
1.-THE historian), Wilberforee, afterwards
Bishop Of Oxford, the brothers Bulwer,
the three brothers Villiers, Charles
Thomson, and others who afterwards won
eminence in Parliament. Great e2pecta-
tions were excited, and the first meeting
was crowded, large number of men in
public life coming TO hear the young
orators
a noted Oxford speaker opened the
discussion. He attempted SO high a
flight that he failed utterly, and sat
down with extreme chagrin. Others fol-
lowed with similar aims, only to fail in
the same way. Not 4 single speaker was
successful. The audience went away
disgusted, and the young men were so
mortified that second meeting was
never attempted.
Had they been content to speak in a
natural way, they might have formed a
yerv successful society They were over
bufdened with the weight OF their repu-
tation and the expectation of the public.
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"Thomas is as determined as a rock
about one thing, that when he and
yeaggie are married they are going to
keep house by themselves. The first
Mars in married life is prccarou slime;
make the best of it; dreadful curious,
strange, preCariOus time; and il ever Il
woman wants free room for meditation
and prayer, it is then and, likewise, tho
same with the man. There never was
two persons 50 near alike but what they
was different, and had their different
ways and eccentricities. A woman may
think she knows man just as well as if
she had been through his head number
of times with a lantern; but let her
come to live with him from day to day,
from week to week, in sunshine and in
storm; when dinner is ready at noon
and when it is late; when his boot-iack
il on the nail, and when it is lost; when
stoyepipes are up and when they are
being put up; and in all other trials and
reyerses of life. ] tell you she will come
across little inpatient obstinate strcaks
in him she never laid eyes on before;
little selfish, oYerbearin' streaks. And
the same with her. He may have been
firm as q rock in the belief that he was
marrying an angel, but the very first
time he brings unexpected company
home on washin' day he'll find he hasn't.
They may be awful good principled, well
meaning folks, nevertheless, but there
are rocks they have got to sail around,
and they want strength, and they want
patience, and they want elbow room.
There is another moon, what
you may call the harvest moonof mar
ried life, that rises to light true married
lovers on their pilgrimage. It may not
be so brilliant and dazzling as the honey
moon, but its light is steady and calm,
and mellow as anything, and it shines all
the way down to the dark valley, and
throws its pure light clear across it to
the other side. X \ Then, if they
want to take in few infrm, or even
bed-ridden relations on his side or on
hers, let 'ern take 'em in; it would be
perfectly safe"
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30
Height Of Storms.

Prof. Loomis, in his investigations Of
the phenomena ofstorms, has sascertained
that atmospheric disturbances during
storms donot generally extend more than
about Il mile above The sea level as they
pass over New England. From observa-
tions made at the sea level, as at Port
land, simultaneously with observations
at the summit Of Mt. Washington, IL is
found that during the passage Of storms
the usual system Of circulating winds
does not, in a majority of instances, ex-
tend TO height Of six thousand feet.
The more violent the movement, how
ever, the greater is the height attained
by the disturbance. Another fact Of in
terest il that the disturbance ON the APP
proaeh of storm is felt at the surface
sooner than at considerable elevations.
Prof. Loomis says that when, during
the progress of an area Of low pressure,
the system Of circulating winds reaches
the summit of Mt. Washington, the
change of wind to the cast quarter
usually begins at the surface stations
eleven hours sooner than IL does on the
summit Of that mountain" IL thus mp
pears that only in The lower portions Of
the atmosphere do the great storm move
menis occur, and they are firsl felt ato
near the eaFth's surface,
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30
TaImage Visits " the Below,

The Rev. T. De Witt TaImage is print
ing some characteristic sketches of Eng
lish scenes and life. This shows how he
came out of a coal pit:
But we must say goodbye to these
underground workers. We get into the
cage" and prepare for ascent. The
guides warn us that as we near the top
and the speed of the cage" is slackened
the sensation will be somewhat distress
ing.
Sureienoughl We get aboard, throw
our arms over the iron bat with stout
hug; the signal Of GAN ready" being
given we fly upward. Coming near the
top at the slackening speed it seems as
if the rope must have broken and that
we are dropping to the bottom of the
mine. A few slight "OhsW and the de-
lusion passes, and we are in thesun-light
Bless God for this heavenly mixturel
There is nothing like it. No artifce can
successfully initiate it.
need to spend n few hours deep
Is Il English mine to appreciate
In the contrast it seems more mellow,
AiVit Bblbtllt HlbiC SHllNutlHH- IOu
take off your hat and bathe in it. You
feel that the world needs more of it.
Sunshine for the body. Sunshine for
the mind. Sunshine for the soul. Sun
shine of earth. Sunshine of heaven.
In the words of the old philosopher,
"Stand out of my sunshincw Look
hereI Why do we want any more Of
these miners lamps! They might as
well be extinguished. Their faint
flicker is absurd in the face of the noon
day. They were useful to show us where
to tread among the seams of coal. They
were good to light up the genial faces Of
the miners while we talked to them about
their wages and their families.
lamps are valuable in mine. But
blow them out, now that we stand under
the chandelier which al twelve O'Clock
noon hangs pendent from the frescoed
dome Of these blue English heavens. SO
all the tallow dips of earthly joy will be
submerged when the Old Belfry of the
next world strikes twelve for celestial
noon,
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An Unfortunate Connection.

A clergyman in Alabama sends this
aneedote OF an unfortunate connection
to Harper's DruWer: In one of the up
per counties Of South Carolina, there
was, before the late war, an old Scotch
Covenanter Church The pulpit IN that
church was both antique and unique.
1t was about the size and shape OF q
fiour-barrel, and was elevated from the
floor about four feet, and was fastened
to the wall. The ascent TO it was by o
flight of very narrow, winding steps.
Over this pulpit hung a sounding-board,
concaye, and painted blue, with white
stars sprinkled over it. 1t was intended
to represent the sidereal heavens. Rev.
W B. frequently preached in
that pulpit He was q man of much
vigor and enthusiasm in his preaching,
and would at times become excited in
his delivery and vehement and violent
ii his gesticalations.
On one occasion. while preaching in
that pulpit, he bent forward, and shouted
out, with great force Of voice and energy
of action, the words;
The righteous shall stand, but the
wicked shall fall !"
Just as these words escaped from his
lips, the pulpit broke from its fastenings,
and he fell out and rolled over on the
floor before his congregation. IN an in
slant he was en- his feet again, and said:
Brethren, 1 ain not hart and ! don +
mind tlge faH much. but ! do bate the
competition
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30
Burdcttc's Night Thoughts.


Don't Judge man by his clothes.
Can you tell what the circus is going to
be like by looking Mt the Italian sunset
pictures ON the fence. DO you value a
turkey for its plumage And isn't the
skin of the mink the most, and, indeed,
the only valuable part of him? There
be men, fair to look upon, who wander
up and down this country, and sit in the
coolest places on the hotel piazEas. who
are arrayed in fine linens and cardinal
socks, and who have to hold their hand
over their scarf pin when they want to
see the moonlight, who, unassisted and
unprompted, do not possess the disere-
tion to come in when it rains, and don't
know enough to punch hole in the
snow with an umbrella new, soft snow
at that; without any crust on it. Now
and then, son, before you are are as old
as Methuselah, you will meet man who
wears hat that is worth twice as much
as the head it covers. On the other
hand, don't fall into the error of believ-
ing that all the goodness, and honesty,
and intelligence in the world goes about
in shreds and patches. We have seen a
tramp dressed in more rags than you
could rake out of the family rag-bag, and
more dirt and hair on him than would
suffice to protect a horse, who would step
up to the front door and demand three
kinds Of cake, half a pie, and then steal
every movable thing in the yard, kill
the dog, choke up the pump with sand,
tramp on the pansy bed and girdle the
cherry trees because he couldn't carry
them away. Good clothes or bad are
never an infal1ible index to a man that
is in them.
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clnsinr tho Chlnesa Lotteries.

The San Francisco Post says: The
Chinese lottery business, so extensively
carried on in this city, has been stopped.
The nine companies have ceased their
drawings, and the three hundred agen-
cies scattered through the city are de-
serted by customers who but last week
thronged in and out of those dens in
search of tickle fortune. What caused
this sudden cessation of the wheel Of the
goddess will be explained by the follow
ing substance Of an interview had with
an agent by reporter:
"Hallo, Charley said the reporter,
as he strolled into a lottery office on
Dupont street last evening, and saw the
table, usually covered with blank tickets,
drawings, etc, bare of everything sug-
gestiye Of lotteries. "Whats the matter
nowp
"Oh," answered the Chinaman, lot
tery all close up. Him no more run.
Policeman he tell all companies last
Saturday night he go to close up. He
say d--n newspaper makee to muehee
fuss cause policeman he no stop him.
Pretty soon, he say, no more fussy, he
can play all same as before "
g So can buy no ticketT
"Of course not. How you buy him
ticket no lottery2 Wait; may be next
week you catch him."
A visit to several other agencies dis
closed the same state Of affairs. The dis
gust everywhere Displayed was intense
Certain ones who are interested in the
matter are terribly set back ut the sud-
den closing of one of their pet institu-
tions. The statements made in the Post
have been too much for them, and in the
face OF the names and locations Of the
companies and agencies there was no
other course left for them to pursue but
to order a general closing up, with no
arrests to chronicle. Due notice will be
given Of the re-opening Of the games.
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30
Examino Your t1hin.

A pointed Or round chin indicates a
eongenial love. A person with suth a
chin will have beau ideal, and will not
be easily satisfied with real men or
women. The indonted chin indic;tes q
great desire to be loved; huhgers and
thirsts FOR affection When large in
voman, she may oYerstep tho bonds OF
etiquette and make love to the one that
pleases her. Al narrow, square chin in
dicates a desire to love, and is more COM
mon amoHg women. The broad square
chin indicates ardent love, combined
with great steadfsstness and permanence
81 affection. The retreating chin is iIi-
elicative Of the want of attachment, and
but little arsier in love The chin, in its
length and breadth, indicates sslf-wisl
resolution. decision, etc Carniporous
animals have the upper jaw projecting,
while those u the graminivorons have
the lower jaw projecting IN man With
4 projecting jaw VIII lle found large de-
stfuefiveness and love of animal f1ods
Wien Ire lower inv daes net project
sllen I've love foF vegetable food
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RnIntinr His ExnerIence.

tLoni0ville Courier-Journall
Two gentlemen met upon the street
Yesterday close to a reporter Of the
C'ourier-,T Journal. who takes the liberty OF
giving their conversation publicity as it
may throw some light on Memphis. The
first gentleman was very much surprised
al seeing the second, and said:
Where in the world did you come
from2
Memphis"
az thought Won were dead@
/" Yes, those Howards reported me
dead last year, and I am still 50 re-
corded"
How is Memphis7"
ait lis given over To the thieves
"The fever does not seem to be so
fatal this yearP
No it isn't the regular Yellow
Jack. When man dies now his body
crumblcs to pieces almost rs soon as it is
placed In the coffin Last year the body
would remain in a dried up condition
for two or three days, We had the kind
of fever we are now having oil last win
ter. Whenever q fire was kindled in a
house where the disease had been 1t
broke out and the inmates died.
"You must have had some sad ex-
periences?
G Yes; my wife and children died last
wear and / was reported dead. No
sooner was this report originated than
the thieves began to pillage the house. /
was sitting up with my dead when they
broke open the door. Two or three
emptv eolins were In the house, and |
determined to frighten the thieves off
i had no weapons, % ] got in one Of the
collins and lay there still as death. The
thieves pushed open the door and came
N with lights. + raised myself stiiily
up in the coffin and tried e make my
face look as ghastly As possible. When
the burglars saw me they imagined they
saw III apparition, They dropped ail
their plunder, and turned and iled Like
v,-tIs7 ~
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A Young Lndy's Long Swim.

A fake Geneva (Wisconsin) dispatch
to the Chicago Tribune, of August 28,
says: "The most remarkable event Of
the season occurred on the lake yester-
day, Miss Mamie Miner, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. II. s. Miner, and grand
daughter of Judge Aver, of Harvard,
Illinois, q 5right-cycd brunette of sweet
sixteen, performed the unparalleled feat
of swimming from Harvard Park across
the lake I'd Camp Collie, distance Of
nearly two miles, in less than half an
hour, winning wager from her father,
the ladies natatorial championship of
the United States, and numerous souve-
Mrs presented by admiring friends.
This naiad queen was accompanied by a
gentleman swimmer and by boats con-
tanning the Judges and spectators. There
WAS no time limit to the performance; !;
Miss MinieT did not hurry, but moved
through thGwater with easy grace, tax
ing regulation stroke, occasionally
chang Dasition for relief, new % one
sisl the ether lseu listle
fiisS9'ssyttsgrg. /. tests a8air aSSifFffnils ia
face up, Sword and arms folded on her
breast. The heroine of this adventure
was only slightly exhausted by such an
extraordinary feat of skill and cndur-
ance. She was clad in an elegant bath
ing costume, a Ia DicpPe, which allowed
full and free movement to her magnitiL
Gently rounded arms and yoluptuous
physique Miss Miner has been some
what celebrated around the lake during
the summer for her skill in aquatic
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WHO Is THE TRUE GENTLEMAN
A Lesson fn FOIit"nesa and Human
Nature 10 the Rising Generation.
Virginia (Ncy.l Chroncle,I
IN THE PAST.
IN THE PAST.

~|' AhAt@ AAA'As
"T beg your pardon" and with a
smile and touch of his hat Harry Ed.
mond bowed to an old man against
whom he accidentally had his hand.
" | hope | did not hurt you. We vG1e
playing too roughly"
" Not a bitw said the old man,
cheerily. Boys will be boys, and itS
best they should be. You didn't harm
me"
"Pm glad to hear it," and lifting his
hat again, Harry turned to join his
playmates with whom he had been
frolicking at the time of the accident.
" What do you raise your hat to that
old fellow for" asked his companion
Charles Gray. He's only Giles the
hucbster."
That makes no difference" said
Harry. "The question is not whether
he Is a gentleman, but whether l am
one. ."-M0ral Exchange
THE PRESENT.
"What kind of tahy is you givin' us?"
demanded Charlie Gray with a sncer.
" It's the true racket" replied the
''N''N ivy It'hNt3s
cav, pull down yer vest" was the
rude rctort.
"Pm the gamest rooster O my size in
theward, cried Harry, his blue eyes flash
ing with honest Indignation at the i'm
piled doubt cast upon his motives.
See here, Gully" said Charles Gray,
thrusting his hands into his trousers
pockets, spreading his legs wide apart
and closing one eye, See here, Gully;
give us the business. What's yer game
in doin the pretty by that old snoozer?
None o yer Sunday-school pie now, but
biz-the cheese, you know. You don't
think he's got any scuds hid away in a
sack that he'll leave you in mis- will, do
you? Pr'aps yeh think he's long on
Serrey Nevady, but yer off, He amt
worth short bit, and he came out o
soak Yesterday after bein' in for five
months for petty larceny"
" Peel yer rags, Gray" hissed Harry
through his teeth. "I'm on it bigger'n
wolf, an yer scaIp's mine"
=" Peel goes" rcjoincd the wicked boy,
and in moment after, Virtue and Vice
were rolling in the dust on Howard
street, with all the boys in the neighbor-
hood gathered around, offering odds,
with no takers, that the ear of Virtue
wouldn't hold out longer than the teeth
of Vice. Old Giles, observing the crowd,
hastcncd back, and quietly gathered up
the jackets and hatsof his young friends,
and hobbled sadly away.
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4 Fact viii n TIlunderbolt in It.

This is what Robert Ingersoll says OF
women: al tell you women are more
prudent than men. / tell you, as rule,
women are more faithful than men-ten
times as faithful as men. Inever saw q
man pursue his wife into the very ditch
and dust Of degradation and take her in
his arms. ] never saw man stand at
the shore where she had been morally
wrecked, waiting for the waves to bring
back even her corpse 10 his arms; but [
have seen woman, with her white arms,
lift man from the niire Of degradation,
and hold him to her bosom as though he
we're an angel
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PARTING.

w,ar ngt taai sc must part;
p,ptigg, gygg ps alc saoft eternity is long
F1iWuis w, "a bst oas Ggicl stage .r,
AM 1,sy n y n NM evn hearts cry
Tgys esn aot aie
,yb,itbopsh@ araTT22yI --,,.,-
''y VA sbsaace bHs no power
-, .ss,aa vbat by nature is divine.
Iist 10 tiac own hearts cry
i5yc taa hot die
Then weep no more, my love-
tg,sigr bit shows Thy trust in mc ia snail,
F,Hb by ealhpcss proved,
III Enaw tils truth thou canst not love at all
nloss thine own heart cry
aI1yp ran not die"
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u rrnllnnlllna Mlinnss.

I'll 4 LEGAL investigation of 4 liquor
seizure the Judge asked an unwilling
witness.
What was in the barrel you had r.
The reply was;
aNell. your Honor, It was marked
swhisky 81 one end Of the barrel and
Pat Duly Oh the other, 50 that can {
sav whether It was whisky OF Fat Duly
wss in the barrel, being as ana ga nlY
oath.
Tar sun III $50 GOO times larger than
the earth. aud Yea if persists IN striking
d. small thing as E nlaa
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DR. CAAsoH had case 81 tripIets in
the past week. Mother and fittles ones
are doing faalnusIy, bat the father is not
expected ts recover. Iisa68ay Aees
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Fishing Chances.

The following carefully prepared table
shows the chances professional men have
Of catching fish when they go fishing
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Clipped Paragraphs.


A FOOT note-SoIe.
TIE wasp is stem-winder.
OURS to mankind-Tho dog-dayS. ~
BRED on the waters-Mosquitocs. -
COLE stcal-Hooking lump of ice.
C0TTONADEs q man to dress chcaply.
SIGHED tracks-Wrinldes on the fore
head.
ABSOLUTELY false-A set of artificial
teeth.
A DYING bequest is almost dead give
away.
BooK-KEEpGNG in one lcsson-Neyor
lend them.
A FIXED fact-One th:s gets in .
woman's head
The length of a lady's train should
never be under q foot.
"a & LIS nrefessiaal What Is his proscs.
y - l.ssssit v Sci 10 pedals music"
.naa. s. T. Z
- Isrta sr&r4 nsII- asr FgGf1xgs ,tt "A, la a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

COLONEL CHAs. NJ. MoGHEE, of
Knoxville, vice president of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad, and gen
eral manager of the connecting line
from here to Bristol, as well as from
Knoxville to Dalton and further
south, was among the arrivals yester-
aay. Colonel McGhee was here four
months ago when the ever to be re-
mem bered exodus occurred and by his
coolness, good management and ac-
commodating disposition did much to
encourage and to promote the comfort
and safety of our distressed and over
anxious refugees. On the night of the
18th Of July he went out on one of
the heaviest trains that ever left
Memphis, when the people along the
line were wild with excitement and
thore was great danger that the track
would be torn up or other violent
measures be taken to stop the running
Of trains. lie kept in constant tcle-
graphic communication with points
ahead and gave assurances which
quieted both the people on the train
and along the road. At the quaran-
tine station this side of Chattanooga
he was Of great service to many of
our people, Afterward he came back
near the city, even after the trains
stopped running nearer than Moscow,
and looked after the interests of the
road and its employees. The road has
been admirably managed all the while
and every possible accommodation has
been extended to refugees both going
and returning. Many of them owe a
debt of gratitude to the officers and
employees Of this road that will not
and should not soon be forgotten,
Colonel McGheo is accompanied by
Mr.. j. r. Ogden, superintendent of
the Il. T. Va. and Ga. r. r., with
headquarters at Knoxville, thorough
railroad man and an accomplished
gentieMap, who will be kindly remem-
bered by all MepPbians who met him
daring the past season.