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Year: 1866

THE BENEFIT OF BEING EyocKED ABOUT IN
THE WomD.-It is good thing for young
man to be knocked about the world"
though his soft-bearted parents may not
think so. All Youths or il mot al, certain
ly nineteen-twentieths Of tha sum total,
enter life with a surplusage Of selt-c0nceit.
If, in measuring themselves with wiser and
older men than themselves, they dlscoYar
that it is unwarranted, and get rid OF 1t
gracefully, of their own accord, well and
good; if not, it is desirable for their own
sake that it be knocked out of them"


A boy who is sent TO large school soon
finds his level His will may have been
paramount at home but school boys are
democratic in their ideas, and if arrogant,
he is sure to be thrashed into recognition
of the golden rule The world is a great
public school, and it soon teaches new
pupil his proper place. If he has the at
tributes that belong to leader, he will be
installed in the position Of leader II not,
whatever his own opinion of his abilities,
he will be compelled to fall in with the
rank and file. If not destined to great
ness, the next best thing to which he can
aspire is respectability but no man can
either be truly great or truly respectable
who is vain, pompous and overbearing. BY
the time the novice has found his legiti-
mate social position, be the same high or
low, the probability is that the disagree
able traits of his character will be soften
ed down or worn away. Most likely the
process of abrasion will be rough, perhaps
very rough; but when it is all over, and
he begins to see himself as others see him,
and not as reflected in the mirror of self
conceit, he will be thankful that he has run
the gauntlet, and arrived, though by
rough road, at self knowledge.


Upon the whole, whatever loving moth
ers may think to the contrary, it is good
thing for youths to be knocked about in
the world it makes men Of them.
Year: 1866

ADVICE to ladies with stingy husbands
Set up bowling alleys and y,u will be sure to get
plenty of pin-money.


The gravest events often come with no
more noise than the morning star makes in rising
Year: 1866

Esy@ Man is like a SNOWFALL. Leave him
lie in idleness against the sunny fence OF
prosperity and all that's good in him meits
like butter but kick him around and he
gathers strength with each successive rev
olution, until he grows into an avalanche,
To succeed, you must keep moving,
Year: 1866

Just before the Radical Convention
met at st. Joseph, Mo, which renomi-
mated Ben Loan for Congress, his Rad
ical competitor, Captain j. C. Parker
wrote a letter withdrawing his name as
q candidate. Previously o bitter war
had shrung up between the two factions.
and the Captain closes his letter OF
withdrawal with the following emphatic
reference to Loan and his adherents:


While the miserable out-throat faction
and band of political desperadoes In st
Joseph, which for the time being have
almost got control of the Radical party
of the district, are reveliDG in what ap-
pears to them the very zenith OF their
prosperity, the handwriting may be
seen on the wall, which dooms them to
the destruction which justice, honesty,
and the cause of the country demand
that they should receive. The time will
come when free thought and tree discus
sion will be tolerated in the ranks OF the
Radical party, aud when mems oticia
conduct can be weighed In the balanc,
would rather be right than be a Con
gressman.--Cincinna1 Enquirer.
Year: 1866

the defeat of the radical party. Hs re-


ferred to the action of Congress in at


tempting to force negro suffrage upon


the people of the District of Columbia,


and in establishing negro voting in the


proof of the disposition it entertained to


give equal political rights to the negro


all over the country.


The speaker then alluded to the restor-


alton policy of President johnson. He
demonstrated its constitutionality and
showed that it's adoption would give
peace, union and prosperity to the ma.
tion. He eXhorted his hearers to stand


by the President, maintain the cOnstitu.
tion, restore the Union for which our
armies fought, and put down the bad
men who are laboring for the overthrow
of our republican government and the
establishments of a centralized despotism.


Throughout the entire course OF Mr..
Parker's speech, which lasted about one
hour and half, the audience was deep
ly attentive and filed with earnest en-
thusiasm. The cheering at times was
such as is net often heard IN political as
semblages in this locality, and gave ev-
idence Of the unity of the vast CROWD i'll
its endorsement of the principles set
forth by the speaker The labors of TIE
campaign have somewhat impaired Mr
Parkecs unusually strong and clear
voice. He labored against hoarseness
from the beginning, but towards the
close of his speech spoke with very great
difficulty. The audience would have
listened to him with interest and pleas.
ure during another hour, had his voice
permitted him to proceed, When he
closed his speech, the people seemed 10th
to leave the house. Loud calls were
made for Mr.. Henry Walker, Mr.. ]. H.
Chandler and other popular conserva-
tive speakers, none Of whom happened
to be present. Cheers were given for the
Union, tie Constitution and President
johnson, and about half past nine o'clock
the meeting adjourned. The True Boys
in Blue formed in procession in front OF
the Court House and marched to their
Headquarters Altogether, the meeting
was complete and triumphant success,
and will reveal its beneficial effects in
the majority that will be cast in this
county on the 25th inst in favor of
Peace and Union and conservative prin-
ciples.
Year: 1866

In the French Corps Legislatif debate
lately sprung up on an address to the
Emperor demanding additional liberties
for the press and people of France. In
the course of it the Baron Jerome David
thus introduced certain late events in the
history of the United States


He (the speaker thought it doubtful
whether the improvements demanded
were in accordance with the ideas OF pub
| lie opinion. That opinion was not in
deed insensible to the extension of politi-
cal liberties; it rejoiced TO possess the
source of all free institutions, universal
suffrage, and it could hardly desire to see
the government laying aside alrits means
of defense before parties had renounced
their hopes and aspirations Those par
ties were attracted toward each other not
by any love of liberty, but by common
rancor which urged them on to acommon
| object, namely, TO weaken the Imperial
Government And il they could succeed
in overthrowing it, they themselves would
soon be tearing each other to pieces over
the blood-stained ruins of their country.


Applause.


The honorable member went on to
criticise the conduct of the minority and
to argue that it had no right 10 say,
am public opinion. 1t was, and would
always remain, the minority and nothing
else In no country but France would
such language be permitted Ii would
be well to remember how minorities had
been treated in the United States. By
the election Of President Lincoln the
Abolitionist majority was victorious, and
the slaveholdiDg minority vanquished
Then a member of the latter declared
that there was an abyss deeper than hell
between the North aud the South. How
did the Executive reply ? " In free
country" it said, III is not permitted to
minority to raise its voice against the
majority, against the fundamental pact,
without being factious, We shall, there
fore, treat you as "a factious party.
Then, after long and murderous war,
the same minority was conquered, and
now the citizens Of the South are not
allowed to discuss their internal regime,
nor even to sit as deputies in Congress.
In point of fact no government could
long exist If II was to have its origin,
its essence, and its fundamental princi-
Piles daily called in question. 1t would
inevitable lose its prestige and power by
the continuance of such attacks, Doubt
less no comparison could be instituted
between the French minority and the
American; but honorable gentlemen
would perceive that even in countries
the most enamored of liberty, govern
ments suppressed il the moment they
felt themselves directly mensced The
war in the United States ended year
ago Noise
Year: 1866

Suppose the war had never happened,
and that at the meeting Of some Con-
gress in December, the representatives
OF eleven States of the Union, chosen
in strict conformity to the requirements
Of the Constitution, should be prohib-
tied by the majority from taking their
seats in the Senate and House, would
the President have been authorized to
Year: 1866

5000 | believe that il would be better
to 20 change the law as to require the as
SCISSORS, each year, to make 81 return Of the
leading productions of the State, TO be
collected at the same time they make The
yearly assessment and upon the same
blank used h3 lie people IN making their
return Of property ia short time the
people would become accustomed TO the
system, and would make their returns ac-
curateiy Snch returns would cost moth
ing, and would give, for TIE benef, cf the
State, annual Information upol this sub
ject


The following ia list Of SOME Of the
most important products of the State for
1861, with their valuation
Year: 1866

The Maury county Herald is opposed to
common schools, on the ground that 1t in
lures the moral feelings and social integri-
ty." and weakens the influence Of the faml-
w" Its disquisition on the subject beats
any thing we ever read in Artemus Wards
book. and is SO exquisitely funny that we
copy portion of It for the benefit Of our
readers.


"Such a system may suit the people where
IL originated. but it is not at all adapted to
our mode of thought or social life. The
Iyrinciple of communism or socialism that
lies at the foundation Of the Massachusetts
common school system, the model upon
which all the others are based, is antgonlstlc
10 the fundamental institution Of Southern
society. This is the family. The direct ten
dencu of all common schools is to lcedken the
ties and lessen the influence Of the family
This institution lies at the very bottom, and
IS the seed Of all healthy civilization. And
any system Of education or morals that
tends to destroy its influence will inevitably
bring forth bitter fruit.


What the South needs then is some wise
system. which, while it teaches a reasonable
amount of reading, writing and cipherlng,
UU preserve the moral and social integrity Of
her character This system to be admins
tered by men who are themselves honoured
types Of that character. We do not rant
'Ftree schools" Our people are neither un-
able or unwilling to educate their own chill
dren. Besides, it is a very questionable
benefit which relieves parents Of the necess-
ity of providing for their offspring. 1t is a
false assumption that poor people do not ap-
preciate education"
Year: 1866

There Is no doubt that the proposition to
compel Congress to admit the Southern del
egates by military force is becoming moro
popular with the Southern organs. The
Macon Telegraph says;


, There is one more hope, and it is barely
a hone: it is that the President, alarmed by
the revolutionary conduct of these conspi-
rators against the peace and happiness of
his country, may use the strongest arm o. po'r-
er 10 put d0rp and crush out their mtqu'touS
plot. We hare alluded to this point before, and
still beliere It is the tWe remedy for ertstlng
ecils, and one that will be sustained by the
country and give him rank among the great
est of public benefactors.'


These reasonable measures cannot fail to
prejudice the interests of the Southern peo-
pie at Washington
Year: 1866

The Pirate SRNxEs is about to petition the
President to quash the indictment against
him, on the ground that he is entitled to ex.
emption from punishment by virtue Of the
terms Of LEES surrender. It that be legal
defense, why not plead it. before the court
if not, why set it up at all?
Year: 1866

tries to thrust his flag out the same win.
dow-compromised at last by hanging
them from different stories, which is
quite appropriate, from the fact that
they tell different stories about the elec'
ton. A brass band is played in front Of
the Office. The serenade is claimed alike
by the Times editor and the Enquirer ed
itor. They appear at different windows
and return their thanks, both speaking
together, which confuses the band to
such an extent that they march OF in
several directions, each man playing a
different tune. 1t is terrible mix, take
it altogether. .47
Year: 1866

New YORK, August 29.-Details of the
attempt to break Jail at Sing Sing on
the part of a number of convicts Oh
Monday, state that there were thirty OF
them engaged in it. The leader, Ed
ward Stafford was killed, three others
severely or mortally injured, and two
others slightly wounded. One of the
guard was hurt by a stone, another one
died from disease of the heart after the
fight was over, occasioned by excitement
he had undergone
Year: 1866

The Planters Banner tells the follow
ing: "In one of the upper counties OF
Mississippi, rich old man was invited
to give the young people party and a
supper. He said he would not do it till
some of them got married, and then he
would give them good one. The young
people at once got up mock marriage,
but to the rich neighLor in question, the
catch was not to be made known till the
party was over. A genuine license was
obtained, and genuine magistrate en-
ployed The bride was first addressed,
and to the usual question she answered
yes. 1t was understood that the
bridegroom was to be addressed first,
and the bride was TO answer no. But
since the mistake was made, the bride
groom was too gallant to answer, sup
posing the whole to be a bit of fun. ,
But whel the fun was over it was
discovered that the marriage was legal
and genuine, and that nothing but q
divorce or death could separate them.
And the chagrin was great on both
sides, since the bride was engaged to
another young man, and the bridegroom
was engaged to another young lady.
The bridegroom said he would drown
himself before he would live with his
wife, and the wife said she would take
poison before she would live with her
husband At last accounts they were
in q great trouble, the knot could not
be united, and the public and the rich
giver of suppers were merry at the ex


pense of the jokers.
Year: 1866

To TRAvELERs.-Pleasure seekers this
year should bear in mind that there is q
great deal of sickness being caused by
change of water and climate. Before
leaving home provide bottle Of Goes
Dyspepsia Cure, it is An excellent anti
cote, prevention is always better than
cure
Year: 1866

To Make Pure apple Wine.-Taks good,
new cider, fresh from the press; dissolve IN
it sixty pounds Of common brown sugar to
each fifteen gallons of cider, and let it settle.
Then put this fifteen gallons into clean
barrel, and fill the barrel up with clear cider,
to within two gallons Of being full leave the
bung out for forty-eight hours then put the
bung IN, with a small vent Let the barrel
stand year-the wine is then Fl for use
1t needs no racking The longer it stands,
the better We give the above recipe on the
principle on which Moses tolerated eoncu-
binage. 1t is so much better to drink wine
without poisonous drugs, that costs but 20 or
% cents gallon than the vile poisons which
the change would be an improvement
Year: 1866

The evidence designed to show that Messrs.
Davis, Clay and others instigated the plot to
murder Mr. Lincoln, has been published,
and carries with it its own refutation, and
the conclusion of the report shows clearly
enough that those who wrote it do not place
any reliance on the testimony given. We
quote When the Committee entered upon
this investigation in April last, the evidence
in the War Department, if accepted as true,
was conclusive as to the guilt of Jefferson
Davis. The Judge Acknowledgement had
taken the afidaVits Of several persons who
profess to have been in the service Of the
Rebel Government, and who had been pres
ent at an interview between Surratt, Davis
and Benjamin. These affdavits were taken
by the Judge-Advocate-Gener in good faith
and in the full belief that the afidavits were
stating only that which is true The state
ments made by these witnesses harmonic in
every important particular with facts derived
from documents and other trustworthy sour
ces. The Committee, however, thought wise
to see and examine some of the persons
whose afidayits had been taken by Judge
Holt Several of the witnesses, when
brought before the Committee, retracted
entirely the statements i0AicH they had made
IN their q6fdaUits, and declared that their
testimony as giUen originally a0as false an
e0ery particular. They failed, however, to
state to the Committee an inducement or
consideration which seemed to the Committee
a reasonable explanation for the course
they had pursued, and the Committee are not
at this time able to say as the result Of the
investigation they heve made, whether the
original statements Of these witnesses are
true or false"
Year: 1866

Gossip and SLander.-We have known a


country society which withered away all to
nothing under the dry rot of gossip only.


Friendships once firm as granite dissolved


to jelly and then ran to water, only because
of this; love that promised future as en-
during as Heaven ard as stable as truth,
evaporated into morning mist that turned to
a days long tears, only because of this; a
father and son were set foot to foot with the
fiery breath of anger that would never cool
again between them, only because of this /;
and a husband and his young wife, straining
at the hated lash which in the beginning had
been the golden bondage Of GOd-blessed
love, sat mournfully by the side of grave
where all their joy lay buried because of
this We have seen faith transformed to
doubt, hope give place to grim despair, and
charity take on itself the feature Of black
malevoience, all because of the spell words
Of scandal, and the magic mutterings of
gossip Great crimes work great wrongs,
and the deeper tragedies of human life
spring from its larger passions but woeful
and most melancholy are the uncatalogued
tragedies that issue from gossip and detrac


ton most mournful the shipwreck made of
noble natures and lovely life by the bitter
winds and dead salt waters Of scandal So
easy to say, yet so hard to disapprove-thrOw-
ing on the innocent all the burden and the
strain of demonstrating. their innocence


and Furnishing them as guilty If unable tc
pluck out the stings they never see, and tc
silence words they never hear. Gossip and
SANDER are the deadIiest and cruelest weap-
ous nan has forged for his brothers hurt
Year: 1866

The ReUiUal Of Leprosy.-It is stated in
some of the foreign journals that this terri
BILE disease of the Scriptural era, and which
was endemic throughout Europe from the
tenth to the sixteenth century, is now devel-
oping itself in various parts of the world
with all its ancient repulsive charaeteristics
1t prevails extensively in two widely sun
dered countries, the West Indies and Nor
way. In the latter, according to statistics
recently published, there are no less than
two thousand lepers The tubercular form
of the disorder, which is much more common,
and unfortunately much more horrible than
that which affects the joints, is pronounced
by the physicians incurable. Meanwhile, it
is satisfactory to know that it is not conta-
gious Multitudes of lepers perished miser-
ably in the early ages, abandoned to their
fate in consequence of the universal belief
that whosoeyer touched them must necessa-
rily share in their calamity. The malady
is very rare in this country, and it is hoped
that it will be long time before we are
afflicted with this scourge.
Year: 1866

The Origin Of the Riot-We are inform
ed by a respectable gentleman, a disinteres-
ted and elevated spectator of it. indeed, by
more than one, that the affair on Monday
began thus: a procession of armed negroes
were coming up Burgundy street, preceded
by a band and flag flying AS It passed
Canal street, white boy made some remark
or cry at them. a negro from the process
ion fired on him but missed An aid of the
Chief Of Police and an ex-policeman dashed
in and secured the negro There was some
disposition shown by the residue, melted
by another on horseback, to rescue him, but
the police appeared in force and checked
the effort then.


The procession of negroes, with their
band, then proceeded toward the Hall, the
people, as is usual, pressing along beside
them. When they were about entering it
the same boy, apparently, or some other,
again made some taunting remark, when the
negroes turned and fred with revoIvers a
number of shots not only at him, but at the
police, who were trying to take him away
The firing then became general, both at and
by the police, when the negroes, who did
not leave at the time, disappeared within the
building and the police then undertook to
clear the street and keep the space open in
front of the building clear. 1t was not un-
til they were fred upon heavily from the
building that any effort was made to enter it.
-NeJ0 Orleans PicdyH1e
Year: 1866

Two Confederate soldiers, on their return
to their home in Northwestern Louisiana, fell
in love with the same girl and seeing no
other way Of deciding which should have
her, agreed to settle the question with mus
kets, they to start towards each other from
points half mile apart. and scout up "
through the brush, and take their chances
respectively. The signal for the start hav-
ing been given by a neighbor's firing a gun,
they took to the brush and began to play
Indians But one of them soon made dash
for the log cabin Of the girls father, and
cOaxed her to run away with him. The other,
after scouting" cautiously around IN the
brush till near dark, came out, and suspect
ing some game, went to the cabin where his
beloved resided, and there learned Of her
elopement from her mother, who was privy
to the transaction. Astounded atsuch treach-
cry, and mortified by his defeat, the bafled
lover slept outside the door and blew his own
brains out with his musket.
Year: 1866

Typographical EIror-A curious typo
graphical error appeared in a morning paper
recently. In giving an account of an in
quest it was stated 4" The deceased bore an
accidental character, and the jury returned a
verdict of excellent death I"
Year: 1866

Retort Of Napoleon.-When Napoleon
was only an officer Of artillery Russian
officer said in his presence, with much pride,
81 My eountrymen fight only for glory, but
right" replied Napoleon, each of them
flight for what they are IN want Of
Year: 1866

The Difference for Sambo.-ATr Oil
phant, an Englshman, who has written
some true and many amusing things about
the events of our civil war, shows the ma
ture of the change wrought IN the condi-
ton of the negro, by the following anecdote .


a invariably asked every negro | con-
versed with whether he thought himself bet
ter or worse of than formerly and as inva-
riably received for answer that he was in
some respects better, and in some worse
One fellow on board a steamer illustrated
the difference thus: If, when | was a slave
had tumbled overheard. the boat would
have been stopped, l should have been
picked up and put by the fire to dry, because
/ was property, and then given a hundred
lashes for falling overheard. But now, if
fall overheard, oh, it is only a cursed niger,
90 ahead and ! should never be picked up
at all In word, the negro used to be a
dog with master, now he is a dog without
ONE
Year: 1866

We are now Offering the public FOR CASH, Of the
Dry Goods and Groceries
brought Hardeman County We buy for cash. sell for
cash. and matter of offer inducements over
those who sell on time


liquors Of any kind kept for sale by this house. but
given the purchase and Of Dry
Doods and standard Groceries.


Summer Dress Goods greatly reduced fig
ure them out in order make
the Fall and Winter trade.


Mr. R. e. Wilkerson returns his thanks his
patrons them that he desires
call all those who wish money dealing with
legitimate mercantile house. juy2l-3m