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Honor Thy Mother.

1t was q cold, dark night in win.
ter. The wind blew, and the snow
was whirled furiously about, seek
ing to hide itself beneath cloak ),
hoods, and the very hair of those
hat were out. A distinguished
lecturer was to speak, and not
withstandiug the storm, the villa
gers very generally yentured forth
% hear him.
William Annsley, buttoned up to
his chin in his thick .overcoat, &C
companied his mother. 1t was dit
ticuit to walk through the fallen
snow against the win 1, so Villain
said to his mother:
Couldn't you walk easier if you
,ook my arm?'
"PerHaps l could" his mother re
piled, as she put her arm through
his and drew up as closely as posi-
ole to him. Together they breast
ed the storm, the mother and the
boy who had once been carried in
her arms, but who had grown up
50 tall that she could lean on his.
They had not walked very far when
he said:
81 am very proud to-night,moth-
err"
Proud that you can take care of
me, she sa d to him, with heart
gushing with tenderness.
"This is the first time you have
leaned upon me-" said the happy
boy.
There will be few hours of that
child's life Of more exalted pleas
ure than he enjoyed that evening,
even if he should live to old age,
and should IN his manhood loving
ly provide for her who in his
helpless infancy watched over
him.
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Saddle Horses.

To the man who travels over the
face of the earth, migrating from
country to cou-try, nothing will
appear as more extreme in the man
ners of the different people he
comes in contact with than their
various methods of riding horses.
While the Arab is the ancient ideal
of perfect horseman, yet our own
country probably furnishes as great
variety and styles of horsemanship
as all other nations of the world to-
gether. Let US take hasty glance
at the different patterns our country
affords:
In Mexico, Texas, and extreme
southern states the style of riding
is quite unique. On the other side
of the Mississippi river q suitable
costume is quite Indispensable
The bride is armed with a curb bit
of terrible leverage. The saddle
bears an immense pummel to ease
the strain of the lariat or the elbows
of the sleepy rider. A common
buckled giIth would never do in
such scientific riding. The broad
hair band is frightened with a Gun
ming twist from a long, loose strap
that has been "sprung" upon until
the band is as tight as wax. We
are all, at least in pictures, familiar
with the broad sombrero, slashed
breeches, and large silver spurs
with their attached 'jingles." This
rider In his appointments and
horsemanship is certainly worthy of
much admiration, tor he always
looks at home and graceful when
be tries to be, even on the most
yeritable plug OF mustang. 1t is
seldom, however, that his charger
calls forth anything but feeling of
pity from the educated horseman.
The native breed OF those sections
is long way of from the ideal sad
die horse of the Middle States. In
Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia
we probably see the art of horse |
msnship, both in its relations to
horse aud rider, carried to higher |
standard than in any other part of
the world. Here we find the horse /
bred for generations under the 1
most enlightened rules for breeding,
and with the sole purpose in
view of making him the perfection
of saddle horse. In physical fea-
lures he is an artist. In gaits his
variety is infinite-a rapid walk,
fox trot, pace, trot lope and run,
changing from one to another at
practical signal from the rider. In
temper perfect, quick and compre-
hensive. This is q point which no
one but the practical rider can ap-
preciate. The bride lines are ac-
tually useless with him. A slight
bending of the body forward in
forms him you wish the gait quick
ened; settling firmly back in the
saddle intimates to him to slacken
the gait, q slight bending OF The
body in the saddle, little pressure
Of the opposite knee, and perhaps
an unconcious motion OF the bride
hand in the direction you wish him
TO turn is all the management he
needs. The reins are never pulled
to turn him right or left, but press
ed against the side Of the neck op
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Boys.

Some people imagine that the
world is made for man. All mis-
take; it was simply intended tor
boys TO smuse themselves in. Who
enjoys life except the boy, If we ex
cept an occasional girl or two? No
body. Grown up folk $ try to think
they do, and some reslly imagine
they do, but they are mistaken.
Men work themselves up into fs
yer OF excitement over an election.
They hold mass meetings and get
up torchlight professions of great
length aud noisy roar, but do they
get any fun out of it? Not e b,t.
1t is the boys on the outside who
do that. They are the ones who
build the bontires street corners,
and tIey do q large ahare o. the
hurrahing Men in procession
move along as solemnly as though
they were gong to their own tuner
al, il such a thing were possible,
but the boy who observes them
from the curb stone, or who trots
aIorgqclose TO the Drum Major, is
all animation and Joy. He takes 1t
all in, and is the freshest one in the
party when the tramp is completed,
no matter how long he is in pass
ing a multitude of given points.
Nc one gets such keen enjoyment
out of q play as the gallery god.
And all circuscs IN the country are
COTTON up with an eye single 10 his
special amusemeat. II we could
be girl again We would prefer TO
be a boy Buffalo Express.
-; 20 D.
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4 Spider Story.

One chilly day l WAS left at home
alone; and. after l was tired read
ing Robinson Crusoe, / caught a
spider and brought him IN to the
house to play with. Funny play
mate. wasn't it? Well, l took a
wash-basin and fastened up q stick
like a vessels mast, and then
poured in just water enough to turn
the mast into an island for my spi
der, which l named Crusoe, and put
him on the mast. As soon as he
was fairly cast away he anxiously
commenced running round TO find
the mainland. He'd scamper down
the mast to the water, stick out a
foot, get it wet, shake it, run
around the stick and try the other
side, and then run back TO the top
again. Pretty sooL it became 8 Sc
rious matter to Mr.. Robinson, and
he sat down to think over it. And
in q moment he acted as if he
wanted to shout for q boat, and WAS
afraid he was going to be hungry,
/ put treacle on the stick. A lily
came, but Crusoe wasn't hungry
for flies just then. He was home
sick for his web in the corner of
the woodshed. He went slowly
down the pole to the water, and
touched it all round, shaking his
feet like pussy when she vets her
stockings in the grass, and sudden
ly thought appeared to strike
him. Up be went like a rocket to
the top, and commenced playing cir
Gus. He held one foot in the air,
then another, and turned around
two or three times. He got ex-
cited, and nearly stood on his head
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x Gorgeous Costume.

j Along With magnificent dia-
mopds,'", rs!Crocker, of San Fran
cisco, wore on "a recent occasion, a
costume described as follows: "The
coFsage of silver gray satin. richly
embroidered in leaves and sprays OF
peach blossom and olive green, was
trimmed with exquisite passamen-
.teJief and ornaments corresponding
with those embossed on the satin /;
the pointed neck and elbow sleeves
were finished with hand some Valen
this bodice was worn with
q skirt of peach blossom gros grain
en- train and finished at the bottom
with double ruchings of peach bios
som aud olive green; the back of
the skirt was cut unusually full and
caught up here and there with TO
settles of peach blossom ribbon; the
front was completely covered by
the rich beads which composed the
passamentarie and fringe; the sides
were finished with revers- of silver
gray satin. The whole costume
corresponded well with her silver
gray hair, which was simply waved
and worn in a Grecian coil"
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Our Young People
4 Tale for Boys--Yes. and Men Too.


Forty years ago there noted-t to
Rockeastle county. KY, a widow
from Rockingham county, N. e.
She located IN that part of Rock
castle which borders on Lincoln,
near a place called Gum Sulphur,
about four miles from Crab Orchard.
This is an extremely poor, slate
rock, broken county.
This good woman had five SOS,
and nothing else Yes, she had a
spirit like that which actuated our
Revolutionary mothers. This spIr-
it she impaired, perhaps, to all her
sons, certainly to the second one,
whom we will call George. 1t is OF
this one l wish to speak.
Let me here say that L am writ
ing true story. 1 would give the
name of the hero, but he is still
living, and his native modesty
would not like to see his name and
history made public.
George, when fourteen years OF
age, hired himsel out to do all
sorts of farm work to neightoring
farmer, Solomon Richards. At what
price do you suppose? One dollaf
and fifty cents per month! Think
of that, boys! A month of hard
work-plowing, hoeIng, cutting
wood, driving cows, feeding horses,
bringing water-anything, every
thing, for 81 so per month.
Better that, George" said his
mother, "than nothing. A dollar
and half will 60 a long way 10
wards feeding and clothing US when
the cold winter comes"
Boys, which one OF you, working
at ST. 90 per month, would have
worked faithfully? Which one
would not have said: Al get but :
trifie, and will triAe with my
work"
Not so with George. He never
covered hill of corn in plowing
hat he did not carefully uncover
He never left the bars down or the
gate open. He was not that Xxi nC
of boy. If he had been, he would
never have succeeded in life. 1t
was his faithiuiness shat procured
him h next position. He next
drove Hhogs to Charleston, Soutt
Carolina, walking there and back,
at 81 80 per month. ''The day ]
started" said George, ~ resolved
to do my duty. My poor mother
needed the money, and 81 80 was
big sum-" So careiul was he
that the next trip he got SIS pc
month. Next he went with mules
South, at So per day. "What 1
great sum this seemedp sale
George, in telling me his story.
Next lie was employed to carr
mules to Georgia, sell them, anC
collect the money. For this he re
ceived So per day. What do yol
think OF that, boys? What do you
think OF poor, friendless boy,
no education, scarcely able Il
write his name, working his way
up from 81 80 per month to So pc
day? What enabled him to do
this? One word will tell the whol,
story-Faithfulness. How many ;
young man, with the proceeds of ,
drove OF mules in his pocket. ant
riding fine horse, would trave
for miles through the pine-wood:
of Georgia, and carry all to his EN-
ployeI2
Any boy can guess the end
George is now a middle-aged man
and owns a good farm and plenty
of every thing. He took care o
his old mother until her death, anc
now loves to tell his children of hi
early struggles. He now lives il
Lincoln county, KY.
In he not hero greater thar
Napoleon? Learn a lesson from
this true story, and. be faithful,-B
in Danville Ky Advocate.
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Permanent Pastures.

Where much grain is raised there
are frequent rotation of crops. This
does not tend to make the best
pastures. NV ones when we'll sci
may produce as much feed for
stock but it is not as good and nu-
trious as old pastures where there
is q greater variety of grass. Be
sides analyses have demonstrated
that grass and. hay on old meadows
or pastures contain greater pro-
portion of albumenoids and less OF
woody fiber. We want more per-
mane0t and better pastures. And
while blue grass, timothy, orcnaru
grass and June grass are good, yet
our meadows and pastures need
some clover to keep the soil rich.
light and damp, ami thus capable
OF producing i larger a {, u8to The
most delicious 10 d. Oar farmers
caunot afford TO seed down a past
ure rightly and then pillow lt up il
three or five years.
The profit OF one acre Of good
pasture is more than the profit from
any acre OF corn or wheat, with oae
half the labor. In the New Eng
land States, and especially IN the
rich Connecticut 7alley, where ali
operations are conducted with the
strictest economy, they consider
three tons of hay from their old
meadows OF fifty years standing as
equal to five tons of hayAfrom new
meadows. This matter of perma-
nent pastures and their superiority
over temporary ones might be a
good subject for oranges, clubs aud
alliances TO investigate this winter.
Slipshod farming must be abandon
ed and things done by system and
judgment. Competition is going
to be sharp and must be met b3
economy Iowa State Register.
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LADIES ,e1Gt0[ COLUMN l.iHI ! /.
A put H!EssSs, WIA Il RsGnsRSoIsEo
sli1s-TT1TT3 sg1s1 .ssggI Jgj1
Stockings and Shawla by Hundreds,
and Gives by the Thousands,

GS+---+rl II s8J - lalGl
A publt sale OF ,theopesonal ie6
fects of lsteIyodeoe4ssd duchess.
took place lately iniLond0R.Io The
catalogue says 4he.Londone Qneshg
describese TastznRnbensofJ articles,
Of wearin aPpareL aAeof which, Der
longed toIthe Int doEager duchess
of Somerset, the SECOND wife of the
eleventh auke6 thRtititle.bSsA inotj
tice Of the ektenSiveb.oharacter )of
this ward robe is given when it lis
stated tHhtIoglshaTls alone. there
were no essi than, 500 specimens,
while thefei are 500 lace e and other
handkercbiefs, 800. i,pairs;l OH silk
hose, and 2 600 paIrstof gfoves,E be-
sides other articles in like proper
ton. These are divided into no
less than 900 lotsss:@, Most or then
appear to- have never been in use,
and score upon sCdies aGhahhker-
chiefs rel pain as neatly folded as
when theydHeEeI originally puE-
chased. 1h almost every case theief-
fects beat q ducaI1 coroDet and aini.
tIal embro idered nponlthem, butbe7
yond thiI there lis nothing which
can be SD pposedsto giEe an adEantir
tious interest to them, except in,txo
or three instances ia OF historical
relics, cohsidering the long life and
distinguish bed position in life of the
deceased lady, there are indeedlsin
gularly few slA magnificent India
shawl, END broIdered in gold, and de,
scri5ed as aipresent from the shah
Of Persiai went for"no. more than
nineteen guiAeas;.while.a Brussels
lace satcHel, 'nountsd with acoFoaet
and PEARL. and said to have Abeen
offered BY the sultan ofa,Turkey,
fetched OILY the, low price Of thirty
two shiAIDgs-DssAi STUART Tartan
court dress, embroidered With ga
thistle and eagle,in gOldj the gift OF
the Emperor NspoleopIdIIl, real
lied six BOunds,Gandii beyond those
there is 1othing yTVrth n citing as be!
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s any
parsonage OF distinc donS"bA 1u N,
Der of cioaks aand dresses iof iEiGh
material were bamOng theblotsiPut
up, and fOEnthese, ACCOMPLISHMENTS g
that they were cossiderah r. InHre
than avetage ,dimelsIons, the COM
petition vas pretty keen. A white
satin colrts dress, - trimmed s,with
pearls abd ;, silver blonde with
worked howersJiu gold sand EN-
broidered satin, font, fetched seven
pounds, anftthe same price was CIV
en- for aBother dress Oof the same
kind, but trimmed with silver lace,
blonde and flo wees, mtogether with
thirty old paste colletas. A gentle
mans antianel court coat embroId-
cred with GolQled flowers, suitable
for an actor, performing Sir Benja-
min in The. School for Scandal,"
was pure based for nine pounds and
fifteen shiDings. The sale conclu-
ded with the disposal Of the dukes
coronet, his, deputy lieutenant's
suit, his VelYetIobe of the garter,
his coronation, robe and the Ouch
ess' coronet and coronation robe,
together with Ai'quantity CT imita-
ton ieWelY,ete, b,Ltsdn
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Savannah District.

Second round of Quarterly Meetings
for Savannah District, Tenn. Confer
ence of the NJ. Z. Church South:
Enterprise Sta, at Bethel, Feb 10, 20 /:
Lawrenceburg sta, at Marcella, Feb %,
81; Oakland Mis-, at Hurricane, March 8,
8; Wayland Springs Cir, at Pleasant
Grove, March Il, 10; Laurel Hill sta,
March 10, 20; Wayne Cir, at Ashland,
March g, 81; Lawryville Cir, at Shiloh,
April 2, g.; Savannah Cir, at Covey's,
April 8, 10; Savannah Sta, April Is, IL /;
Linden Cir, at Flatwoods, April %, "a /;
Henryville Mis-, at - April 80, May 7;
Hampshire and PIsgah Sta, May II, g.;
Williamsport Cir, at, May IA. 10.
j. j. CONFER, p. f.
LINDEN, TENN, Jan. IS, 1881.
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The Sun for 1881.

! EVERYBODY reads the Sun. In the edi
II tons Of this newspaper throughout the
year to come everybody will find;
l. All the worlds news, 20 presen ted that
the reader will get the greatest amount Of
information with the least improbable ex-
pendture of time and eyesight. The Sun
long ago discovered the golden mean between
redundant fullpess and unsatisfactory bre O.
witty.
II. Much Of that sort of news which de-
ponds less upon it, recognized importance
than upon its interest TO mankind. From
morning TO morning the Sun prints a con-
tinued stnry Of the lives Of real men and wo-
women, and Of their deeds, plans, loves,
hates and troubles This story Is more va
ried and more interesting than any romance
that was ever devised.
III. Good writing in every column, Snd
fresf ness, originality, accuracy and decornm
IN the treatment OF every subject.
" Honest comment. The suns habit Is
TO speak out fearlessly about mer and things.
V. Equal candor in dealing with each po-
htical party, and equal readiness TO com
mend what IL pisiseworthy OF to Tebuko
what IL blamable in Democrat or Republi-
can.
vi. Absolute Independence Of partisan or
CARNATIONS, but answering loyalty 70 true
Democratic principles. The Sun believes
that the Government which the Consultation
gives IA Il good one TO keep. ita notion Of
duty is 10 resist 10 its utmost power the cf-
tortn OF men IN the hepuhlif an party 70 rSt
up another form Of government in place Of
that which exists. The year 1881 and thu
years Immediately following will probably
decide this supremely important contest
The Sun believes that tn victory will DO with
the people against the Rings for monopoly,
the Rings for plunder and the Rings for i'm
PeriAl power.
Our terms are ~ foliOwB;
For the Daily Sun, four-page sheet Of
t"enty-eight columns, the price by mail,
postpaid j. 81 cents q month, or 50 80 a
year; or, including the Sunday paper, an
eight page sheet OF hfy-six columns. thu
price is 90 cents a month, OF e. TO "a year,
postage paid.
The Sunday edition Of the Sun is also fur
uished separately a. 90 n year postage
paid.
The price Of the Weekly Sun, eight pages,
tfty-six columns. IL One Dollar q year, pos
tage paid. For clubs Of ten sending ten dol.
lars we will send an extra copy free.
Address / ". ENGLAND,
Publisher Of The Sun,
dee3B-st New York City.
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before. I found out wnift- he X =,
and that wss this, that the draught
of sir maize ny the fire would carry
u Iiae. ashore On which he conii Is
eape, ron Iris desert island. de
pushed out - web that went floating
in. the sir until it caught on the Ia
BILE. Then he hauled on the rope
until it was tight, struck it several
times to see if il was strong enough
to hold him. and walked ashore
/ thought ne had earned his liberty,
so l put him back in the woodshed
II Hearth.
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Chancery Sale of
HOUSE and LOT
IN BETHEL.

W. e. Lewis We J. Mat Narbutt.
DURSU ANT to a decree of the Chancery
Court Of Giles county, Tenn, in. the above
cause, will sell,
On Saturday, Feb. 18th, 1881,
at public sale to the highest bidder, at the
courthouse door in Pulaski, on a credit of
six months with interest from the day of sale,
and free from the equity Of redemption, the
Tract Of Land
mentioned in the pleadings, situated in the
3rd civil district of Giles county, in the town
of Bethel, adjoining the lands of Z. Z Mead
ows, S Ed1undson ct al, and containing
about one acre and SO poles. and being the
same heretofore sold by W G Inman to J
Mat Marbut. Purchaser required to execute
a note with good personal security and lien
will be retained for the pay ment of the pur
chase money.
jan18-td J. r. STACY, C. & ".
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MACON, Ga, MAfoA-S4t ls7s.
From having been intimate for,a-,pumber
ofyears with the proprietors ofESGqt's sy-
philitic Specific | lave known fnpeh of Its
manufacture and its use. There ats-m men IN
the communicated known cltisaqs-who
were victims in carly life to S5pAHls, the
most terrible curse that ever athgtedt he hu-
man family, and who have taken ne &. +.
medicine and are now, to ell appearances,
and in their own belief, and a. free from
faint Of disease as the first man 4rceh from
the hands Of his Maker. DelicacS-St course
forbids their public recommendaFonB OF this
medicine, but | am allowed V Ieter the
skeptic privately 70 those who will endorse
everything that can be said in Its favor
Being professionally much oppoedcto en-
dorsing OF recommending nostrnnls 81 secret
remedies, IL is with hesitatioQr EtJ4ch my
name 10 this article; but l know whereof
speak when | say that our science has not
vet made public a combinatio a1Qal . this
for the purpose indicated. NTbe greatest
boon the government could hSpSaE on hun
dreds of thousands of its citiz9nss would DO
TO purchase this receipt of ~ proprietors.
and make II public for the BENEFIT OF the
present and af coming generations.
I'll. MASSENBURG, Pm. G.
Proparod only by the S wIrr SPECIFIC
WIN. Littorer II Co., Nashville, Wholesale
Agents.
Sold at Lacey q sumpter's Corner Drug
Store. Call for copy Of young Mems
FrieEd.m ap22-ly
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TO THE PUBLIC.

HAVING taken charge of the LINDEN
Ii HOUSE, Pulaski, Tenn, desire to
say that under my management the reputa-
ton of the house will be fully maintained
have had 20 years experience in. the hotel
business, and will endeavor to profit byit in
the present instance. Guests at the Lin den
will receive polite attention and their COM
fort will be carefully looked after. The Ia
bic will receive close attention and the fare
shall be the best the market can supply
Monthly boarders solicited
l.. FLEMING,
ianlS-1y Late of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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for renderipSIthdas fiis1fa

on, then, for rendering those fingers
slightly. Really beautiful fingers,
II. you Willltake l1e'!trouble t0conG
yince yourself by observatfo1I are
scarce indeed-much more so than
handsome facess3 The plump ;be9u-a
~ usually has fingers as bun tat the
ends as. drunstfcks, while the 'AnI
gers of, her etheriailJ slender sister
are. about as bony as a skeleton's.'
Thus it is a. good year for pretty fin
gers that do n0theed Alright glove 20
squeeze them into shape! hRin gs are
more than ever in ovegueS Bangle
rings with jiBgietsIte them are about
the only novelties in''that line: .i"' 3
: III TT - s'=7 -TT5j io .
80, 90 -" fA.csstly Dolli5 10 sio.'do
A doll bride seen IN an up town
bazar by a New u orb Sunday News
reporter, the other day, was In the
shape Of . young person almost two
feet tall, She wore a. wedding ring,
and Partisan diamonds Of TIN" puf4
est water sparkledH I'M herd ears.
Her trousseau consisted ora train
dress ef,white satin, with lace veil
tnd'anS Orange WREATH white satin
shoes and silk stockings, and half g
dozen completeSdtesses for dinner,
theater, ball, Pullman coach, etc. A
feature of the troussesu was'a casfet
of miniature jewels, - consisting of
NECKLACES, parures; rings, watch and
chain, and the like a dressing case,
holding combs, dbfnshes and scent
bottles. There we're 'a"'halfJdozeni
par asols, a. toy pag g and a handker
chief box fun Of little embroidered
han kerchfefs, R pin cushion and a
bottle, OF real cologne. The price
| Of this arrangement' was $3.50, and
some one had paidl7t, for "the bride
was ticketed; as rnary'Da human
bride, oughtto' be- "sold."
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