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Year: 1874

We are enjoying the excitement at
tendant upon an English fair, writes a
correspondent Looking around us we
notice interests and excitements which,
If known in America, are unfamiliar to
us. Here is group of lads, reminding
us of the flies that gather to drop Of
treacle. We find in its centre table
of common deal, into which are stuck
by the blade some fifty or sixty pocket
knives. The table and the knives are
owned by very rummy looking man,
Of fifty-fve or sixty years, who is ex-
horting the boys TO try their luck. He
knows they are clever lads. He knows
it by their looks. Here are four brass
rings. If any boy win throw one Of
these rings at five feet from the table
80 that il falls upon knife, he shall
have the knife, or fourpencc, as he
pleases. Smart boys, such a. thoy are,
can do it with ease. The rings are
full two inches in diameter, and sure
to go over the knives II well thrown.
He shall be obliged to attach one con-
dition, only one to the throwing of the
rings. If it should happen that no one
of the four rings should go over
knife, the thrower will kindly please
TO pay him, the owner one penny. We
looked on. The first ring we saw
thrown went over q knife. We saw
twelve other lads try their luck, and
not another ring did we see 20 over
knife. This game was the center of
constant circle of losing lads, and
sometimes losing men, all the afternoon.
Not far off is Aunt Sally. She is o
stick stuck into the ground, with skirts
over crinoline, decorated in imitation
Of squaw's. In her mouth is an Or
dinary tobacco pipe. To every man
paying his penny is given four round
sticks, an inch in diameter and a foot
in length. If, standing at distance
of twenty feet, he can hit and smash
the pipe in Aunt Sally's mouth, he
shall be rewarded with fourpence. If
not, he loses his penny Aunt Sally is
a "good card" but beside her are other
catch-pennies, such as opportunities to
try your strength, your weight, the
power of your lungs, and the distance
you can jump. By-and-by comes a
contest in step dancing. Then comes
a donkey race, always a comical affair,
and popular in England. 1t comes off
amid a storm Of shouts and laughter,
and the most unlikely donkey comes
in ahead simply because the most like
ly one stops, doggedly or donkeyly,
Just his own length short of the goal.
A hurdle race follows, and it is i'm
possible to decide which of the two is
the winner, and finally a travelling
triclSster gives various feats which
make the natives open their Seyes
and their mouths in wonder.
Year: 1874

The first thousand dollars that a
young man, after going out into the
world for himself, earns and saves, will
generally settle the question Of busines
life with him. There may be excep-
tions to this statement; yet, for a rule,
we think II will hold true.


The first condition is that the young
man naturally earns the thousand dol
lars in question. He does not inherit
this sum. 1t does not come TO him by
streak of good luck, as the result of
a fortunate venture in the purchase
and sale of hundred shares Of stock.
1t is the fruit of personal industry. He
gives his time and labor for 1t. While
he is thus earning and saving it, he
must earn two or three, or perhaps
four times rs much TO pay his current
expenses. He is consequently held
sternly TO the task of industry for a
considerable period. The direct con-
sequence to him is steady, continuous
and solid discipline in the habits of in
dustry---in patient, persistent forecast
inn and selfdenvinp effort. breaking
mn e ali the tendec,es To Incidence and
fr;volitv and making him an earnest
and watcbful economist of time. He
not only learns how 10 work but he
also acau;res the love of work and
morcovcr he learns the value of the
sum which no has TINS saved out of
his earnings He has toiled for IL he
has obseryed its slow increase from
time to time and in his estimate Il
rcnresen,s so many wears of practical
labor His ;deas Of life are sbaped bv
bis own experience. These natural
effects of earning the first thousand
dollars we hold 10 be very large bcne-
fits. They are lust the qualities of
mind and body which are likely to So
euro business success in after wears
They constitute the best practical edu-
cation which man can have as q work.
or in his working world. They are
gained in season for lifc's purposes, at
the opening period, Just when they arc
wanted, when foolish notions are most
likely TO mislcad an inexperienced
brain, and when, too, there is full
opportunity for expansion and develop
ment in latter years. Men have but
Year: 1874

ALE FOE FAMILY UsE-EEaLIsH ALE, CREAM
ALE, AND PoRTER.-To supply demand from Ills
many countrymen here, HENRY BOWLER has now
an ale that he fatters himself will fairly compete
with their home beverage both in favor and quality,
and with his acknowledgements cream ale" and
porter will enable him 10 please the palates Of all
Orders to Spring Park Brewery promptly filed.
Year: 1874

The great and only New Orleans Minstrels,
with silver cornet band ard orchestra, is ad-
vertised to appear at Granite Hall, on Thurs
day evening, the 18th Of August. Sheridan
Gorton, the advance agent, was in the city
Yesterday making the necessary arrange
ments for the appearance of this most excel
lent troupe.


The test of the capacity of the hydrants on
State street, and of the reservoir Of the Au-
gusta Water Company, made by the Steamer
and Pacific companies the other evening, was
most thorough and satisfactory. II appears
to be demonstrated beyond doubt that in
case of even large fire on State street or Vi
cinity, water will be furnished by the reservoir
in sufficient quantity to ape with it.
Year: 1874

WEDNESDAY, August 9th.


The Judge spent most of the forenoon in
the effort to find parties ready for trial, but
the effort was unavailing. The trial docket
for this term has wholly broken down. Meth
er parties ltigant, ner their counsel, nor the
jurors, seem inclined to spend much time in
the court room at this season OF the year.
With many farming operations are more urg-
ent, whilst few who can devote a brief space
to much needed recreation, desire to improve
this delightful weather for that purpose. The
court will remain open until the grand jurors
are ready to report, when the Judge will
come in to discharge them, and then adjourn
till Monday, and commence the trial of the
criminal docket. Both traverse juries have
been excused until next week.
Year: 1874

A correspondent writing from Augusta to
the New York World that Elizabeth Akers
Allen wrote Crock me to sleep, Mother"
while factory girl in this State, upon the
sheet of coarse brown wrapping, in which
she had brought her noon-time lunch that
lady replies in letter that she never was a
factory girl, and never carried her lunch done
up in brown paper, preferring a newspaper
when she couldn't get napkin.
Year: 1874

Masonic Hall in this city, should be remem-
bered by every member of the fraternity in
this vicinity. Let all be present at half past
seven o'clock. Questions of grave moment are
to be considered, and their decision will de-
pend upon the interest manifested at the meet
ing.
Year: 1874

Letter OF Mr.. Riddle to Governor Car
penter-An Experimental Submixsion
to the Law Decided On.


CHICAGO, July I, 1874.


Hugh Riddle, Superintendent OF the Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, has written long letter to
Governor Carpenter, OF Iowa, in regard to the Rail-
road law Of that State, in which, after reviewing
the law at some length he says, "While this COM
pany denies the justice and constirutonahty Of the
Railroad act it is disposed to subject it to the
test OF an actual experiment before assailing
it in Court. Schedules have been ar
ranged in conformity with the provision for the
points in the state OF Iowa. The officers OF the
company, however, are trustees charged with the
10 such manner as to secure the revenue necessary
for the payment Of operating expenses, reason
upon the bonds while engaged In the experiment
OF operating that portion OF the road in Iowa, in
accordance with the schedule named In the act.
1t ID their duty to so adjust the rates applicable
to interstate commerce as to secure from the
entire business Of the company the revenue to
which 1t Is entitled.


RFLExIBLE SCHEDULES
have uniformly been iound impracticable. and we
tion Of this road in conformity with this act win
accord with the principles which govern COM
merce, or that the result viii be satisfactory
either to the owners OF the railroad or to the
people OF the State.


1t is hoped, however, that some practical
OF an actual experiment: 1t may contribute some
thing toward either confirming or dlspelling the
new theories In regard to transportation and
bringing about better understanding OF the
principles which should govern the relations ex-
issing between the owners OF railroad property and
the public. If the actual experiment shall show
that the continued observance Of these schedules
Will not result in


TOTAL OR PARTIAL CONPIsCATIoN,
1t may not be necessary to raise any question as to
the validity Of the act but II the result shall show
that such an observance must involve permanent
surrender OF the revenues to which the cOmpaQy
IS entitled from the operation OF its lines, diff
ferent policy viii be adopted. with the view OF
securing such revenue and any attempt to enforce
the act as a valid law Will be resisted in the
rrib ala
Year: 1874

There is no change TO note in money, and cali
loans are reported at and per cent and prime
discounts u ready inquiry at 5l0Gi. There is no
change in the legal tender circulation.


Government bonds have been quiet on the smallest
kind OF business. The market was steady and
closed on the basis Of i19I to 119. for 1868 We
.lo.
Year: 1874

In all our farming operations the
winters enter into serious calculations.
A long winter season means expensive
cattle feed, and consequently dimin-
ished profits. The trouble generally is
that mild winters mean hot dry sum
mers, and thus we lose at one end what
we gain at the other. In the nice even
balance of climate adapted to the best
agricultural results, we doubt whether
any States will excel Pennsylvania,
Maryland, and Delaware. Here for
instance in the vicinity of Philadelphia,
we had no frost to speak of till the first
of November. Rare flowers, usually
killed by the least white frost, were in
full blossoms up to that time. The
tuberose, dahlia, geranium, and other
things, usually suffering from cold be-
fore the white frosts come, were bloom
ing then. Even up to this time, with
the first week in November gone, the
thermometer has only once, and for a
few hours only, gone below thirty-two
degrees. Cattle Craze in the pastures
as comfortably as ever, and will do so
probably for month to come. 1t is
indeed rare that any very severe weather
comes on before the middle of Decem-
and it is often near Christmas before
the real winter sets in. Beyond all this,
it very often happens that February is
quite mild, and once in awhile there is
no severe weather to speak of after the
end of January.


1t reads strange to us at this distance
North to read early in the season of
severe frosts South. Thus, in the mid
die of October, Petersburg Virginia)
paper came to hand, telling us that
''Jack Frost, the harbinger of the old
winter king, paid his devoirs to this
vicinity on several occasions during the
past week." and about the same time
to read that ice a quarter of an inch
thick was formed at Memphis. As we
know that frost destroys yellow fever,
people might well be glad to know that
frost comes so soon there-still, as a
fact in climatic studies, it has bearing
on the great agricultural question of
the day.


There are, of course, plenty OF places
which have some advantages over the
often do better by travelling as they do,
to other places, than if they had staid
at home, even though they left the best
advantages behind them but the eli
mate of these Eastern Middle States,
not so very hot or dry for any length of
time, and though so severe at times in
winter, yet of comparatively short dura-
tion, ought surely not be among the
things that grumblers should take um-
bragg at.
Year: 1874

1t had long ceased to be at Mr.. Dill.
lingham's option to return to South
Carolina, and he must have congratulated
himself on having found SO pleasant q
haven as Rivermouth to rest in until
the simoom blew over. And certainly
Rivermouth congratulated itself on
sheltering SO brilliant young divine.
1 happened to be there at that period,
recovering from protracted illness, and
l had the privilege of witnessing..a spec
tacle which is possible only genteel
decayed old towns. like that in which
the scene of my story lies. To see one
or two hundred young New England
maidens burning incense and strewine
flowers before slim young gentleman
in black is spectacle worth witnessing
once in the course of ones life.


The young man who, putting behind
him the less spiritual rewards of other
professions, selects the ministry as the
field of his labors-drawn to his work
by the consciousness that it is there his
duty points-is certain to impress us
with the purity of his purpose. That
he should exert a stronger influence oveI
our minds than a young lawyer does, oI
a young merchant, or young man in
any respectable walk ~ life, is easily
understood. But a young man, because
he buttons the top button of his coat
and wears a white neck-tie, is not nee.
essarily a person of exalted purpose OF
shining ability. Yet he is apt, without
any very searching examination, to be
so regarded in some of our provincial
towns. 1 think the straight-cut black
coat must possess a subtitle magnetism
in itself, something analogous to the
glamour there is in the uniform of q
young naval or army officer. How else
shall we explain the admiration which
we have many time seen lavished Oh
very inferior young men?


1 am not speaking in this vein of the
Rev. James Dillingham;. The secret ol
his popularity was an open secret. Ii
was his manly bearing and handsome
face and undeniable eloquence that
made him favorite at once in River
Year: 1874

l have always associated the oldest
houses in New England with the elm.
allude in particular to those which were
old at the beginning of this century
having two stories in front, the rooi
sloping down to one story in the rear.
When our ancestors began to build
houses in different style, they planted
other trees. l was surprised during my
perigrinations to find so many of these
old houses unattended by their sentinel
elm. l cannot believe that a wooden
house would outlast an elm planted
when the house was built, but in some
cases the house may have been built
under full-grown elm, which has since
perished from the infirmities of age.
On the other hand, there are ancient
houses still extant that seem to be older
than the elm that shades them. The
old Fairbanks house in Dedham was
built in 1886, but the elms that sur
round them seem to be less than two
hundred years old for the elm is not a
long-lved tree.


Those houses are in a more modern
style which are shaded by buttonwood
trees. They are generally of a cubic
form, with a hurricane roof, and con-
tain four nearly equal rooms on floor,
and seldom more than two stories.
When this new style of building be-
came popular, the public were growing
weary, perhaps, of the monotony. of
elms, which were almost exclusively
epoch of our history. The houses,
therefore, which are graced by the plane
tree, or the buttonwood, were probably
built fifty or sixty years later than those
with elms; and the Oldest buttonwood
is, perhaps, not so old by a century as
the oldest elm. The buttonwood is not
indigenous in New England. 1t was
transplanted from the Middle States,
and was, l suppose, chiefly used by
wealthy people of certain period, who
were pleased to distinguish their es-
tates from those of poorer citizens.


The houses of wealthy old English
settlers may be identified by the pres
ence of the English elm, sturdy tree
that resembles in some points tall oak
more than an American elm. Among
the wealthy Tories who resided in New
England, this royal elm was a favorite
tree and 1t seems to have been planted
at the same time with the buttonwood !;
but the houses which it accompanies
are somewhat more ornate IN their style
and more frequently have three stories,
than those shaded by the plane. When
ever you find the English elm before an
old house, you may be sure it marks
the residence OF some early Governor of
the State or colony or Of Soma Ot her
civil officer of royal appointment. l
have also remarked that it is habit of
old gentlemen among us who admire
English customs and affect a certain
iordly dignity, to praise this sturdy old
tree above its American congener, which
is more plebeian in Its associations. In
this country the English elm is allied
with the old Tory aristocracy; the Ame-
rican elm with primitive republican sim
plicity, with the cottages of the people,
and particularly with the homestead of
the Puritan Wilson FIGgg.
Year: 1874

/ am having the most heavenly time
here in Weimar, studying with Liszt,
and sometimes / can scarcely realize
that L am at that summit of my ambi-
tion-to be his pupil 1t was the Frau
Won 5. S letter that secured it for me, /
am sure. He is so overrun with people
that think it a wonder he is civil to
anybody, but he is the most amiable
man l ever knew, though he can be
dreadful too, whom he chooses, and he
understands how to put people outside
his door In as short a space of time as
it can be done. go to him three times
a week. At home Liszt doesn't wear
his long abbe's coat, but a short one,
in which he looks mnch more artistic.
His figure is remarkably slight, but his
head is most imposing. 1t is so deli
cious in that room of his 1t was all
furnished and put in order for him by
the Grand Duchess herself. The walls
are pale gray, with gilded border rum
ming round the room, or rather, two
rooms, which are divided, but not sepa-
rated, by crimson curtains. The furni-
ture is crimson, and everything is so
comfortable, such a contrast to German
baroness and stiffness generally. A
splendid grand piano stands in one win
dow Che receives new one every year
The other window is always wide open
and looks out on the park. There is a
dove-cote just opposite the window, and
the doves promenade up and down on
the roof of it, and fly about, and some
times whir down on the sill itself. That
pleases Liszt. His writingtabie is
beautifully fitted up with things that
all match. Everything is in bronze,
ink-stand, paper-weight, matchbox,
etc, and there is always a lighted can
die standing on it by which he and the
gentlemen can light their cigars. There
is carpet on the fioor-a rarity in Ger
maryland Liszt generally walks about,
and smokes, and mutters Che can never
be said to talk and calls upon one or
other of us to play. From time to time
he Will sit down and play himself, where
a passage does not suit him, and when
he is in good spirits he makes little
jests all the time. His playing was a
complete revelation to me, and has
given me an entirely new insight into
music. You cannot conceive, without
hearing him, how poetic he is, or the
thousand nudnces that he can throw
into the simplest thing, and he is
equally great on all sides From the
zephyr to the tempest, the whole scale
is equally at his command. I've begun
to study now in an entirely new way,
and 1 feel that every time go to him
it is worth thousand dollars to me-
atlantic Moathly.
Year: 1874

There is one subject upon which
those who think that what / have to
say on it is of the nature of speaking i'll
of friend, will consider that it were
better to be silent. 1 should think SO
with them, and should abstain from
touching the matter 1 allude to, if 1
agreed with them in the first PROPOSE
ton. But differing from them on this
point, and feeling strongly that it is
absolutely due to any honest profession
of opinion, to allow such profession to
have and to exercise all such authority
and influence as it may be capable of
exercising, and as he who courageously
professed it would have wished it to
have, do not hesitate to say that Lam
dor was no believer in any of the creeds
which are founded on the belief in q
written revelation. Were there any
possibility of doubt upon the subject, 1
should not make this statement. But
it was not in his nature to conceal any
sentiment of opinion, and his own ut
terances on the subject were of the
frankest. 1 remember to have seen
many years ago-a long time before L
had ever known him-a long letter
from him in which he maintained the
superiority of the old classical pagan
ism to any of the forms of faith which
have superseded it. In fact, in this re-
spect, as in many others, he was the
most antique minded man 1 have ever
met with. Without being profound or
exact classical scholar according to the
standard of a day subsequent to his
own, his mind and taste had been fed
and nurtured on classical studies, and
especially on classical poetry, from his
youth upward. In his tastes and SYM
pathies he was essentially pagan. In
his modes of thinking and feeling re-
specting the most important feall the
questions that can occupy the mind of
man he was professed equally so. 1t is
not for me TO say, or to guess even,
how far such feelings and opinions in
his case were the result of temperament,
and how far they proceeded from ex-
animation and reflection. That he had
thought much was sufficiently shown,
if by nothing else, by the letter have
spoken Of But Landor was to re-
markable degree one of those men
whose thinking processes upon every
subject are ineItricably intermingled
with and influenced by their emotional
processes.-Lippincotfs Magazine.
Year: 1874

mouth, and would have commended him
anywhere. If Mr.. Dillingham; turned
the heads of all the young women in the
parish, he won the hearts of nearly all
the elderly people also. 1 think he
would have done this by his amiability
and talents, if he had not been rich or
young or handsome. If he had been
married ? Well, l cannot say about that.
A young unmarried clergyman, espec-
tally if he is rich, is likely to be well
thought of in a sequestered valley
where there are a surplus of blooming
Rachels and paucity of available Ja-
cobs.-Atlantic Monthly,