Year: 1875

wants to see bleak winter ere the gentle spring has ripened into the mellow summer? Who doos not want, and love to see yivacity, life, vigor, elasticity and gayety in boys? Let boys enjoy their youthful sports we say; the cares and sober duties of life will come on soon enough.

 These thoughts are suggested by the action of some people in Russellville, who it seems cannot stand it to see the boys enjoy themselves. On every occasion where they can get the most in significant cause to complain at, they take out their grudge at the boys, by having them arraigned before the municipal authorities. We sincerely pity the poor envi- ous wretch who cannot stand it to see boys enjoy themselves. And strange to say, our municipal au- thorities are always ready to en. tertaIn these unreasonable and pusillanimous complaints. fthey were as ready and jealous in ar raigning REAL OFFENDERS and DIS ORDERLY MEN as they are to inter fere with the INNOCENT SPORT of THE BOYS, we would think more of them. The last instance of this spirit fpetty tyranny against the boys, was the arrest os a nnm- Der of the members of the R. E. Lee Base Ball Club on last Satur- day, because they had cheered and halloed some, as all boys will do and have perfect right to do, at their club meeting on the night before. Such action is simply ridiculous, and we must say that this is the first town we have ever seen where the boys were not al- lowed to halloo a little. We hope, for the sake of the respect we have for our town officials, that they will cease being so scrupUlously exacting of the boys, and that we will not be under the necessity of finding fault with them on this score any more.

 Among the many new feat ures introduced by Messrs. Lord & Taylor, the well-known dry goods firm of New York City, for the benefit and accommodation of lady patrons residing at dls- tance from their establishment, is to send them by mail full lines of samples of the newest Fall and Winter Silks and Dress Goods, with the prices marked distinctly on each sample. With so com plete a supply of samples a selec- tion can readily be made; the or der is then filled, and the goods sent to the address of the writer, thus saving time and the trouble and expense of travelling. The business standing of this eminent house makes this announcement to the ladies well worthy of at.en- ton.

 TIE DRoUTH.-During the past few days we have talked to a number of our farmers who report that the continued drouth is hay ing very deleterious effect on cotton. In many vicinities the crop will be no better than it was last year. This report we have from some, who we know have not al lowed their crops to suffer parti- cle for want of work. But we must make the best of it that we can, and in order to do so, we urge upon ali to handle what they have nicely and pick it early. The value will be much depreciated by allowing it to remain in the patch until it is frost bitten and full of leaf, and by bad ginning. Take good care of what you do make. -PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure of forming the acquain- tance of and enjoying q conversa- tion with, Col. s. II. Whitthorne, of Lewisburg, on last Monday. The Col. reports crops in Conway county as very fine and the out look very encouraging.

 We are pleased to know from l Col. Whitthorne, that he will ex- tend his practice to this county and be in attendance at the next term of our circuit court.

 MT. A. J. Hartscll, who lives