The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-31
STAMFORD, KY.



At ~ tonight the year 1880 will
cease 10 exist, and 1881 with its un.
tried scenes and temptations will be
ushered in. Of the departing year we
have but little to complain. The Al.
mighty has prospered those who have
tried to help themselves aud has with
held contagious diseases from our land.
The farmer has been abundantly re-
warded in rich returns for his labor
while the manufacturer and mechanic
have prospered beyond their expert
ence OF several years. With the abun.
dance thus produced, it behooves all
that are in debt to liz the burden
from their shoulders. The payment
of interest is the most destroying Of all
the drawbacks on a poor man, and f.
nally ends in his financial ruin.
Make it point to pay every thing
you owe now, if possible, and don't
forget that the printer needs his poor
little two dollars mighty badly. Owe
no man any thing says the Scripture,
and better command is not found in
the sacred pages of the Bible. We
were raised up TO Judge a man by the
way he treats his creditors, and to day
we think more Of one who pays his
debts, whether he be Christian or no,
than OF the thousands of so-called
Christians who put on the livery Of
heaven TO swindle men out Of their
just dues. A professor Of religion who
fails to settle with all bis creditors, if
he can, and in nearly every case he
can, if be will make an honest eflort.) |
has no more chances OF heaven than
the chickon.rOOst robber, and we would |
trust the latter twice as far as the for
mer. An honest and moral man, If
he be not a Christian in the usual &C
ceptation Of the term, can not enter
the kingdom Of heaven, say the preach
ers, but we will guarantee to any OF
them that there will be ten honest,
debt-payIng men in the kingdom Of
God, to one, who lived lie in this
world BY his false professions. We
did not intend when we commenc-
ell this article to branch out so
far, but il i very good time
TO talk about so important sub
iect and we hope that all our readers
who are in debt will resolve land keep
it, that another year shall see them
free OF the terrible load and not
by the swindling process either.
The Bible cnjoins us to "Judge not at
ALL" but if we should ever publish Il
Bible We will put in parenthesis, "but
if you do judge man by the way he
pays his debts" Aud now hoping
that all who take this advice may have
a bright and prosperous new year,
we will add that We are always pre-
pared to present any man who gives Us
"A 81 note, a cromo with handsome au.
togrOph on it. All can speak at once
as our clerical force is unlimited.
AND VOW il is said that a Court
Marshal has been ordered to retry
the case of Whitaker, the negro, who
had his ears clipped, because the Re-
publicans pretend to believe that Gen. {
Schofeld was so prcjudiced against c
him that he did not allow a fair trial. '
Ii was clearly proven before that the |
negro cut his own ears, aud that ought !
to settle it, Gen. Howard will make '
an ass of himself, if he does not go
slow, like he did in the Freedman's
Bank business, whereby that unfortu. !,
nate people were swindled out Of thou n
sands Of their hard earnings. a
The cold snap is one Of the most &
extensive ever known. The thermome- e
er has been below zero at every north D
I'm aud western point and distressing
y near il in the States South Of here.
n Minnesota, at various points il was = !,
'O0 below and at Duluth, Iowa, the
water in the boiler pipes of the news. =.
'aper Offices froze so hard as to pre- '
ent the publica ton Of one or more "
ssues of its newspapers. Suffering !"
Everywhere is intense and many per-
ons have been frozen TO death or d.
NAMED for life m
We ARE glad to be assured by the ~
'ardstown Record that Mr.. John z. 70
lurray. has determined not TO make :. ~
ne race for State Senator. lie is "
orth more to the country as an edi-
r than in any other business. in ga
hich he could engage, besides it is tn
profession that is more honor de
Die and more remuneratiye than that In
a member of the legislature. on
AFTER to-day the Kentucky Cen. NC
al X. Il. will reduce is passenger
re to 3 cents per mile. II would be Gel
oney in the l.. n Ms pocket if it IT,
build do likewise, besides a big boom ten
r Louisville. Nearly every body ing
es from this section TO Cincinnati, anc
cause he can 60 there for 3 cents pro
T mile, while to Louisville the
arge in every case is 4 cents at least. eul
The interesting news has been flash tea.