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the poor old man softly murmured, "Little
Alice, little Alice"
Georgia tore open the envelope and un-
folded the letter. and the old man feebly
drew nearer in joyful, happy eagerness.
My uncle" read Georgia, unsteadily.
"has informed me of my relationship to you,
l have only to say that 1 regret that the man
whose habits killed my mother should also
bear the title of father. I sincerely hope that
the Almighty will pardon where we can not.
ALICE HARMER"
Georgia turned toward the old man.
"MY God, he said, 'the Hermit is deadp
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She sat, half shaded from the glare
VI common fight-a creature rare
And finished with perfection;
From dark-crovned head TO slender foot,
looked-no mortal e'er could put
Dispraise in his inspection.
The angel face that men had praised
closer scanned, with lorgnette raised
MY study not concesling;
She bore it with the proudest ease.
She felt so confident to please
Such beauty fine revealing.
1 wondered If an inner grace
Matched all this loveliness Of face,
And used my mental eye-glsss;
Its searching crystal only saw
mind free from rust or haw
That laid down my spy glass.
grew to love her day by day;
She knew IL, liked it-womans way
Was pleased with the newcomer;
She saw another slave enrol
His heart for her serene control,
And liked me-for q summer.
was a fool; sought her heart;
The calm face did not feign. or start,
Surprise to seem to cover;
She only said with candid speech,
She really had not meant to teach
Me to become her lover.
1 smile to think that have learned
with lorgnette critically turned)
So little worth discerning;
For now | see, without my glass,
One great defect-well, let ii pass;
No heart. Was she worth lesrnings
New York Post.
The Indianapolis leader., 1880-05-15

No matter how shattered the system may be from
Of any kind short course of this Medicine
will restore the functions and procure Health and
Happiness, where before dsspondency and gloom.
The Specific Medicine is being used with wonderful
Pamphlets sent free to all. Write for them
and get full particulars. Price, Specific, $1.00 per
package six packages for $500. Will be sent by
mail on receipt of money. Addres all orders,
j. II. SIMPSONS MEDICINE CO.,
Nos. 104 and log Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold in Indianapolis by J. B. DILL, and all Drug.
gists every where.
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The One Certainty.

Lightly hold my life with little dread,
And little hope for what may spring therefrom:
But live like one that builds his summers home
For GOODNESS dried up river bed
And takes no thought for frescoed blue or red
TO paint the walls, and plans no golden dome,
Knowing the food, when autumn e rains are come
Shall roll its ravening waters overhead.
And wherefore should plant my ground aud SOW?
Since, though know not Of the day or hour,
The conQueror comes at last, the alien foe
Shall come TO my defenseess place In power,
With force, with arms, with ruinous overthrow,
Taking the goods gathered for his dover.
-University Magazine.
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ment Of the New-
GUS System gen
orally, Pains la
Back or Side,
Loss of Memory,
Premature Old
Age and diseases
that lead to Con-
sumption, Insan-
ity and an early
grs-e, or both
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To Nervous SuRerers-The Great European Remedy
DR.. J. B. Simpsons Specific Medicine.
DIR. J. b. SIMPSONS SPECIFIC MEDICINE Is positive
cure for Spermstorrhea, Impotebcy, Weakness and
all diseases resulting from Self Abuse Nervous De-
bility Irritabilty, Mental Anxiety Languor, Lassi-
tude Depression Of Spirits and functional derange-
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LODGE No. Irregular communication
first Monday night of each month hall in
Grifith's Block. THos. RuDp. Pres.
JOHN PRESTON, Sec. u
LODGE No. ~15.-Regular communication
frst Tuesday night of each month hall in
Grifith's Block john WILSON. Pres.
Mr.. WALKER, Sec.
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Ind. pendent Daurbt.r. or Han,

lm0s pendent Daughters OF Honor.
LODGE No. 2.-Regular communication
first Wednesday evening of each month; hall
in Grifith's Block.
ED. ELLIS, Sec. ELLEN SPALDING, Pres.
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Americas Sons.
Regular communication first and third
Mondays each month; at American Hail.
WIN. DUNNINGToN, Pres.
WILLIAM BARBER, Sec.
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United Brother. OF Frieudshtp.
United siaters Of Friend shin.

ST. MARY's TEMPLE.--Regular commu-
nicaton first Monday evening Of each month;
hall n. E. corner of Meridian and Washing
ton streets. MRS PArsEY HART, w. P
Mrs. MARIA OUsLEY, Sec.
DEBORAH TEMPLE, No. of u. S. of F.
Regular communication second Wednesday
and fourth Wednesday evenings in each
month; hall N. e. corner of Washington
and Meridian street.
MISS SALLIE GALLIroN, NJ. w. Prince.
MRS. FANNIE JOHNSON, w. Sec'y, for 1880.
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Household OF Ruth.
No. 34.-Regular communication first and
third Wednesdays Of each month; hall 85
and 81 East Washington street.
CHAs. THOMAS, Sec. MRS. j. MINOR. Pres.
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got an order from the Court giving the guar
dianship of my child-my Alice-to her un-
Gle, because, they said, j was unfit to take
care CT her. Georgia, if but one kind word
had been said-only one-I wouldn't have
been the fool that was. Well, left and
came West. Stopped drinking. ! have never
touched drop since Alice was taken from
me. You believe me, Georgia"
"Yes," said Georgia.
"After q while wrote to her uncle and /
told him Of my new life, and asked him if l
couldn't at least write to my little girl. That
was in '67, and she was ten years old. He
took no notice of my letter."
Hes a." broke in Georgia, but sud-
denly checked himself before concluding.
"Then 1 thought he hadn't got it, so go,
my money together and went East. But he
had, Georgia; he had. 1t was no use
though. He wouldn't believe in me, and
wouldn't let me see my little girl. He said
she should never know but he was her father
at least until she was of age. 1 tried the
Courts, but spent my money without chang
ing the decree Then l gave it up, and
came back West again. gained one thing
though. The Judge said that when Alice
was twenty-one she should be offered thu
choice of coming to me, her father, or re
naming with her guardian. / had to res
satisfied; and 1 worked and worked to ge
money for my little girl. scrimped some
Georgia, but there's nearly $4,000 IN bank
for her now" and the old mans voice ant
manner were full ofpride.
"She was twenty-one last June, and l'v
been waiting for her letter. knew it woult
come. Oh, Georgia, if she only knew how
have worked for her; how have waited, al
alone, but still working and waiting; but sh
has written now, and tomorrow, Georgis
tomorrow or next day must start East
We win be very happy together, and,ou
read her letter; you know all now, ana In
) lids closed again over the fevered eyes, an
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"No USE" whispered Roney, and without
further words they left the cabin and its soli-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09
Never Too Late TO Learn.

Socrates, at nm extreme old age,
learned TO play on musical instru-
ments.
Cato, AT eighty years Of age,
learned the Greek language.
Plutarch, when between seventy
and eighty, began to study Latin.
Sir Henry Spellman neglected
the sciences in his youth, but com
menced the study Of them when he
was between fifty and sixty years
Of age. After this he became a
most learned antiquarian and law
yer.
DR.. Johnson applied himself 10
the Dutch language but a few years
before his death.
Ludoyico Lonaldeseo, at the great
age Of one hundred and fifteen,
wrote the memoirs Of his own
times.
Franklin did not fully commence
his philosophical pursuits till he
had reached his iifticth year.
Dryden, in his sixty-cight year,
commenced the translation of the
Iliad, his most pleasing production.
ogilby, the translator Of Homer
and Virgil, was unacquainted with
latin aud Greek until his fiftieth
year.
DR.. Carey acquired nearly all th,
dialects Of India after he was well
advanced in life, and his traEsla
tions Of the Bible are still in use.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09
Art and Religion,
Rl pR J. &. HOLLAND.

Bear us witness yo poets and
actors, We painters and sculptors,
ye singers and players upon instru-
mcnts, that your arts have not
saved the most Of YOU from hccom
ing petty and selfish men and
women. You are jealous Of one
another. You are greedy of praise
and of the gold it brings. You
know that there is nothing in your
art that enlargeS and hbealizcs
you, that rcstraius you from drum
kenness and vices that shall not be
named, and gives you sohricty and
solidity af character, that enlargcs
your social sympathies, that natur-
ally leads You into organizations
for helping others outside of your
own circle. Bear us witness that
YOU are not the men and women
who are relied on for performing
the duties of society. { all were
like you--if all were controlled he
by the ideas that dominate you-if
all shirkcd the duties Of social
life like ,vou--if all were MS much
untitled by their ideas and their
cmployments MS you are for carry
ing the great burdens Of society,
what 10 you suppose would be.
come of the country, and what
would become of the world?
Now, if there is anything in art
that can take the place ofrcligion, we
should like to see it. If there is
anything in culture that can take
the place of religion, it has not yet
revealed itself Culture is ccntercd
in self. Self is the god, and self is
the model of all culture. Why
should il not ultimate in selfish
ness2 Culture assumes that what
is present ina man needs only to hc
developed and harmonizcd to lift
character to its highest point, and
life to its highest issues. II carries
no idea Of solf-surrendcr, which il
the first fact in practical religion oi
any valuable sort, and the first fact
in all good development. Greece
and Rome had plenty Of culture,
and are still our teachers in art, but
the beauty that looked upon them
from every hill and gate and temple
could not save them from their
vices. BY and by culture will learn
how powerless it is to make man
That shall be worth the making,
and what poor instruments science
and art are for uprooting the self
ishncso chat rules the world. IL il
slowly learning this, and men who
have bowed low 10 her have been
touched with that divine discon.
tent which nothing but religion can
give.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09
Mrs. JoSeph Pridcaux TO the
People or Mineral Point.

II is with the deepest feelings of
gratitude that take this method
ofpuhlicly returning my most sim
cerc and earnest thanks to tho peo-
pie of Mineral Point and vicinity,
for their liberal and generous assis-
tance to me in my misfortune.
The kindness of the people sus-
tanned me in my atlliction, and
comtortc6 in me my hours Of
sorrow, can not express in words
the gratitude of my heart to Rev.
Father O'Keeto for his iisintcrested
appeal to the sympathy of tho
community in my behalf, and his
unweariod exertion and labor In
soliciting aid for me.
Nor can ! ever forget tho kind
ness of those gentlemen, who moro
particularly interested themselves
in their charity for my benefit, viz;
Mr., Patrick Lcahy, Thomas Mullen,
John Bailey, John Cullen, James
Kennedy, James llishen, Tho
only return in my power is my
gratitude, aud the prayer of myself
and my children that God may bless
them, and keep from their homes
sorrow and atlliotion. The list with
the names of the persons who do
mated and tho amount subscribed
by each one, has been returned TO
me. The total amount in cash and
cancelled debts, is four hundred and
sixty six dollars and twenty three
cents. Mrs. MARY PRIDEAux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09

We could 50 on and cite thous-
ands of examples of men who conf
menccd new study, either for u
livelihood or amusement, at an adj
vanced age. But every one famil-
iar with the biography of distin-
guished men will neollcct indiyid-
ual cases enough TO convince them
that mono but the sick and indo-
lent will ever say, Il am too old to
learn, N, Y. e. A.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09

Whoever is protcctionIst in
one thing must needs support the
spolialion eys,em as a whole, no
matter what his private conyic-
tons OF right and public policy
may be.
What is to bo thought Of u sys-
stem which thus necessarily trans
forms representatives of the peo-
pie into representatives Of special
interests and privileged classesi
What is to be thought OF sys~
lem which is necessarily maintained
by conspiracy, and which for the
sake Of self-preservation sustains
the most indeiensible and out
ragaous monopoly and extortion 7
What iu to pc thought Of q sys~
tenn which makes possible tho
spectacle OF two nlenlpers OF con
gress, supposed to represent tho
people, appearing deiore the most
important committee OF the housc
to deIcnd a monopoly in which
they have greater pecuniary
interest than any ether two
men in the country, declaring that
they deem II their first duty to de-
fcnd their private interest, and vo-
ting in accordance with such dec
larationg What IL to DC thought
Of u system which surrounds the
popular legislative champer and
its principal committee with the
most dcmoralizing and corrupting
Influences Of the lobbyg
This is 10 b. thought: That
IL is Il system Of rapine,
chicane, conspiracy, and corup-
tion, which ought not to be tor
Grated and which boasts OF free rep.
rcseniative institutions as the devil
would bc in heaven. ltis high time
for the victims Of tariff spoilation,
farmers, laborers, and all save i
compact regiment OF licensed ex-
tortionists, Ito cast off this sys
tenn which has come down to us
as a bad legacy from MEDIEVAL
barbarisui. Chicago Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09
r.
Ladies

DO You want u pure, bloom.
ing Cmplexieni lf so, n
few applications of Hagan's
MAGNOLIA BALM will graf
ify you to your hearts con-
tent. It does away with Sal
lownesS, Redness, Pimples.
Blotehes, and all diseases and
imperfections Of tho skin. II
overcomes tho flushed appear
ance of heat, fatigue and OK.
citemcnt. 1t makes n lady Of
THIRTY appear but TWEEN
TY; and so natural, gradual,
and perfect are its effects,
that il Is impossible TO detect
its application.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-09

Eau Claire is contracting for
welve miles Of water works, 10
tcost Sl70,o0o.
, 1880-04-25
AlBUM-LiNES.


ITO C. L.
1f nv Thoughts were us sweet rs the clover,
And fresh as the Mny-1norning dew,
How gladly I'd write this page over
With sentiments noble and true!
nut. though can give noting newer,
will hope that you may. to the end
Find love and affection endure.
And that peace may your pathway attend.
II. fro s. K.l
1vish You all good things. my friend:
That fair your life 1nuy be:
That oft your thoughts may backward tend
TO school-days aud to me.
III. lTo @. H..
nv friend, I ap trying to write you rhyme,
Dut nv thoughts will 20 lying away all the time;
can but recall them tn hope that you may
Have Joy and prosperity ever and aye.
n. fro ". d.
When our days in the school-room are ended,
And real '* grown-up" life has begun,
Tn afraid, though our faults may be mended,
We never shall have any funl
Y. ITO J. G.]
Tour echoolmate and classmatc,
here write my name;
May ey''ry and each mate
Likewise do the same. ....
OSHKOSH, Wis. II. E. HARMON
, 1880-04-25

r WANT TO SELL a PLANO AND TAKE THE
l. largest share of the pay in board the balance in
snsiI monthly paymenta- Gail Monday on A. a;
FlSfiEh with w. W. Kimball, corner StAts and
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28
He Voted for Him.

During the first years OF reconstruc.
ton in this State, it was a scramble
between the carpet-baggers and the
newly enfranchised race, as to who
should be the representatives of the
people in the legislative bodies. Most
of the colored politicians aspired to
such places, and at all county Conven-
tions they made their wishes known
in this respect. A very prominent
darkey politician in Kinds county had
his eye on seat in the lower House,
and to that end entered into combi-
nation with a carpet-bagger of the
white persuasion, whereby both should
be nominated. Our colored friend
promised to make his supporters vote
for his white friend, and the "bagger"
promised to do likewise for the colored
man and brother, as well as to give
him his own vote.
After the Convention met and
vote had been taken, the white car
pct-bagger was nominated, and the
darkey received only one vote.
The result being announced, our
colored brother approached the white
friend thusly:
Look here, Cap'n N, L thought
you was gwine to glib me your sup
port for de office OBJ Representative"
Capt. N.-"Well, Jim, L done all
that was in my power for you ad
vocated your claims, and voted for
you myself"
Jim.-'Dat's a lie! I didn't git but
one vote, an l POSTED dat myselfo
This was clincher, and our carpet
Dagger had very urgent business in an
other part of the Hall, and left the
colored brother to mourn over his de-
feat.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28

The Monday morning receptions OF
His Honor are becoming quite pop
uhr, and are well attended. The fol-
lowing visitors were recipients of the
favors of Justice, Monday:
John Markham, (white,) for being
drunk and disturbing the peace and
ouietude of the SABBATH, added $3.50 to
the city treasury.
Freddie Wilkinson. (col.) who tho
quite young man, is an old customer
and visitor at the Temple. Fred was
brought up for cursing out the police
force and the city government gen
erally. and having been before His
Honor very often, was i'm default OF
payment of $50 fine, given the priv
ilepe of serving the city as pitcher,
with ball and chain accompaniment,
in Gen. Clarke's nine, where he will
pitch dirt for the next thirty days.
n. Kaufman, who was charged by
Henry Clay, Ccol.l with cursing, "in-
flamen and "debusiye" language, and
threatening to carve him up with a
large butcher-knife, was fined $50.
He appealed his case to the Board Of
Mayor and Alderman.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28
NOTICEIN BANKRUPTCY


In The District Court Of The Emitted States, for III
Southern District Of MiSsissippi
IN THE MATTER or
No 1860 A. Simon & Co.,
IA. Simon, indi tidually, and as
n member Of the firm Of AZ In Bankruptcy
SimOn& Co., of Fayette, Mss
Bankrupt,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That the sale
A. Simon, who has been heretofore duly declar-
cd Bankrupt, has filed in said Court, petition fO
discharge from his debts, whcreupon 1t has beer
ordered that u hearlngup upon said application be had
on the 18th day Of Foo A. ID. 1880 at II O'clock
a m before said Court, sitting, in chambers, before
j, NJ, Mckee, Esq, one Of the Registers Of said
Court in Bankruptcy, at the office OF said Register
in the town Of Jackson, in the county Of Kinds, in
said District when and where all creditors who
may show cause, ii any they have, why the prayer
of said Petitioner should not be granted, and tho
said bankrupt discharged from his debts, accord
ingly: And notice is hereby further given, that
the second and third meetings Of the creditors Of
said Bankrupt, required by the 27th and 2Sth
sections OF the Act will be held at the same time
Given undcl my hand at Jackson N said Dis
trict, this 5day of Feb, A. D. 1880
wit. 4. MCGEHEIS Clerk
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28
An Old Aztec Relic.
Memphis Avalanche.

DR.. +. A. White sends to the Ava
lanche a specimen of ancient pottery
found in the excavations made four
wears ago in southern Missouri. A
large number of implements, utensils
and idols, were found forty feet be-
meath the surface. The ruins of an
ancls.t city, built of brick, were also
discovered. This buried city was
once the residence of the "white In
dians.n or mound builders, who occu-
pied this valley before the era OF the
red Indians. The doctors specimen is
in size equal to a very large eggplant,
and similar to the plant in shape On
the top there is sort of neck, three
inches i'm hight, on the side of which
is a round hole, of size and shape to nj
a mans mouth. The ancient Aztec
doubtless drank his settler water at
home. He did not go round to saloons
to drink and treat his friends, and be
treated by his friends in turn. The
saloon business is amodern invention.
The Aztec was wiser. He kept bar
rel of seltzer always on tap i'm the Gel,
lar. and carried his demijOhn agOund
i'm a convenient overcOat pocket, to
wet his whistle whenever he was in
the humOr.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28
CHANCERY NOTICE
Chancery Court, LIST District, Kinds county,
Mississippi.
MINERVA +. MUsGRovE, Exc
cutriN,


[405l VS..
CATHARINE MCNAMARA and
PATRICK MCNAMARA.
ON OPENING THE SWORN BILL OF
complaint, and il appearing to the satisfac-
ton of the Court that the defendants, Cath
arine Mcnamara and Patrick Mcnamara.
does not reside in the State of Mississippi,
but resides beyond the limits thereof, viz
Cleveland, State of Ohio. so that the Ordin-
airy process of this Court cannot be exc
cuted against them. 1t is therefore ordered
by the Court, that said Catharne AcNa-
mara and Patrick Mcnamara. do enter their
appearance herein, on or before the second
Monday in March. \. ID 1850, the same be-
ing a regular term of said ChanccTy Court,
at the Court Room thereof in the city of
jackson. Kinds county, Mississippi, and
plead. answer or demur to eomplainshts
bill. or the several allegations thereof will
be taken for confessed as 10 them. 1t is
further ordered that this order be publish
ed in the Comet, 4 newspaper published in
the city of Jackson, once week for four
consecutive weeks. 1t is further ordered
that a copy Of this order be forwarded.
postage prepaid, by the Clerk Of this Court.
to the address Of said defendants.
ordered this January %, lSS0s
W. I. RATLIFF.
Clancery Clerk.
BY \. G.. MOORE, ID. c. lwIt.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-02-28

tify against her husband unless she wa
willing to do so, and that the law would
not compel her" adjudged she was compc
tent, if she testified willingly. Thercupon
the wife testified and the prisoncreXcepteC
to the ruling Of the Court. Being convict
ed, he prosecuted writ of error.
Tabor ~ Carter for plaintiff in error.
Il. Q. Catchings, Attorney General, fol
defendant IN error.
GEORGE, G. j.,
.Held--
1. Atcommon law he husband and wife
were incompetent rs Witnesses for OIL
against each other. This incompetency
was placed by the courts upon two grounds;
one, the unity and identity of husband and
wife in interest, so that when one was eX-
cluded on the ground of interest, the other
was also excluded; the other had reference
to public policy.
2. In the Code of 1857, we find the first
provision in the legislation of the State to
remove the lncompctcncy of witnesses on
account of interest. Art. 100, p. $40. BY
Art. 1913, husband and wife are made COM
petent witnesses for each other in criminal
cases.
d; CnucI INC Couc OF 1871, Z'Ol, nuhDunu
and wife are expressly made competent
witnesses for each other in civil cases. and
by. E759, it is provided that "husband and
W1e may be witnesses for each other in all
criminal cases, but they shall not be requir-
ed to testify against each other, as wit
nesses for the prosecution. Nothing here
in contained shall be so construed az to de-
bar full cross eXaminationby the prosecu-
ton of any husband or wife of an accused
person who may be placed on the stand for
the Defense"
4. Statutes which are in dcrogation of the
so as not to give them an operation and
effect beyond the clearly expressed intcn-
ton of the Legislature.
D. The court erred in permitting the
wife to testify against the husband, over
his objection.
Reversed and new trial granted.