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Passcng'r, " S, " ".... 4:27p.m. Freight, " 9, " ".... 6:00p.m. Emigrant, "7. " ".... 1:30a.m. Every day except Saturday the three lines leading to Chicago connect with U P. trains at Omaha. On Saturdays there will be but one train a day, as shown by the following schedule: J. Iff. KELLY, HOLDS HIMSELF IN READINESS for any work in his line. Ueforc letting your contracts for buildings of any description call on or address him at Columbus, Neb. John S. Christison, ill. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Formerly of the New York City Hos pital, Blackwell's Island. Otllcc on Olive St., two doors south of Cockbum's Store, Columbus. FOE SALE 0E TBADE ! MARES COLTS, Teams of Horses or Oxen, SAEfB,K? ICKVaUS, wild or broke, at the Corral of 420 GEHKAUD&ZEIGLER. Chicago Barber Shop. CjjkIH "Sjk1 Hkm," COLUMBUS, NEB. HA III CUTTING done in the latest styles, with or without machine. None but lirst-eiiss workmen employed. Ladies' and children's hair cutting a specialty. IIENKY WOODS, 472 Jim Proprietor. STAGE KOIITI3. JOHN IIPP.EIt. the mail-carrier be tween Columbus and Albion, will leave Columbus everyday except Sun day at G o'clock, sharp, passing through Monroe. Genoa'. V:it?rvilIo, and to Al bion The hack will call at either of the Hotels for passengers if orders aro left at the post-oflice. Kates reapon able, f 2 to A Ibion. 222.1 y GOOD CHEAP EEICK ! AT MY UESIDENCK.on Shell Creek, three miles eat of Matthis's bridge, 1 have 70.000 soot!. linrrt-Imrnt lrlclc for sn.l, which will be sold in lota to suit pur chasers. -ItS-tf GEOUGEHENGGLEK. Columbus Meat Market! WEBER & KNOBEX, Prop's. KEEP ON HAND all kinds of fresh meats, and smoked pork and beef; also fresh lis.lt. Make sausuge a spec ialty. 23ritemember the place. Elev enth St., one door wot of D. Ryan's hotel. 417-tf DOCTOR B0NESTEEL, SJ. S. KXA3II3,23i UICKO-"V, coLUJtnus, : neijraska. OFFICE IIOUKS, 10 to 12 a.m., 2 to 4 p. in., and 7 to !) p. m. Ollice on Nebraska Avenue, three doors north of E. .1. llaker's grain ollice. Residence, corner Wyoming and "Walnut fctrects, north Columbus, Nebr. 43.'i-tf Dictrlclfss' nioat larkct. Washington Are., nrarljr opiKislte Court Honsc. OWING TO THE CLOSE TIMES, meat will be sold at this market low. low down for cash. Host steak, per lb., 10c. Rib roast, " 8c. Roil, ' Cc. Two cents a pound more than the above prices will be charged on time, and that to good responsible parties only. 267. MRS. V. L. COSSEY, Dress and Shirt Maker, 2 Door w,st of StttlinanV. Dm? Store. Dresses and shirts cut and made to orderandsatisfactiou guaranteed. Will also do plain or fancy sewing of any de scription. 1ST PRICES VERY REASONABLE. GiTC me a call and try my work. 425-ly FARMERS! BE OF GOOD CnEER. Let not the low prices of your products dis courage you, but rather limit your ex penses to your resources. You can do bo by stopping at the now home of your fello'w farmer, where you can find good accommodations cheap. For hay for team for one night and day, 25 cts. A room furnished with a cook stove and bunks, in connection with the stable free. Those wishing can be accommo dated at tho house of the undersigned at the following rates: Meals 25 cents; beds 10 cents. J. 11. SENEC AL, H mile cast of Gerrard's Corral. HENRY GASS, UNDERTAKER, KEEPS ON HAND rcady-mado and Metallic Coffins, Walnut Picture Frames. Mends Cane Seat Chairs. Keeps on hand Black Wal nut Lumber. WMlksts: Atb. CFpcsite Cnrt tee, Cckfca, Set NEBRASKA HOUSE, S. J. MARMOY, Prop'r. Nebraska-Ave., South of Depot, COLXMIBUS, IVEB. A new house, newly furnished. Good accommodations. Board by day or week at reasonable rates. ESTScts a First-class Tabic. Meals,.. .25 Cents. Lodgings 25 Cts 3S-2tf , 4lt ' ?!?r-y"'a. BUSINESS CABDS Ir. E. I.. SIGGIiS, Physician and Surgeon. JSTOfiicc open at all hours KKLSOX MILLKTT. BYUON MILLKTT, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. I. MII.L.ETT Ac SOT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Columbus, Nebraska. N. B. They will give close attention to all business entrusted to them. 248. DERRY & BILLINGS, CARRIAGE, ! lmiisf X- Siffn Pninlin? wawsgLi m.b.p " .lcv. uafiim-fj. uLaLiiif. t ., , Pupcr ' IIa.n gin gr, KALSOMINING, Etc. 33? All work warranted. Shop on Olive street, opposite the "Tattersall" Stables. aprlCy F. SOHECK, lanufacturcr and Dealer in CIGARS AND TOBACCO. ALL KIXDS OF SMOKING ARTICLES. Store on Olive St., near the old Post-office Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly H. 0. CA2SW, J. 8. CAMP. 3tar7 PsllJ:. OAREW iSo GAMP, Attorneys .and Counselors at L:iw, AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Will give prompt attention toallbusi ncss entrusted to them in this and ad joining counties. Collections madc OHicc on 11th street, south of Depot, one door east of T. C. Ryan's Grocery Store,Columbus,Nob. Spricht Dcutsch Parle Francias. CALIFORNIA WINES! 3:i a;i TThSto, $155S$1.75 A GALIiOIi ss SAML. (JASS'S, ElfTpnth Street. I91AICY AI.ltRIGaiT, Merchant Tailoress, Ollrt Street, tcrti ef Ilirrcid Zzzsa. Men's and boys' suits made in the latest style, and good fits guaranteed, at very low prices. Men's suits Jti.00 to $!UH), according to the j;oods and work. Boys' suits ?3.00 to $1.00, according to size. 2S7"CLKANING AND RKPAIKING DONE.JPJ Bring on your soiled clothing. A whole suit renovated and made to ap pear as good as new for $1.25 424-y LOERS & SCHllElBEli Blaciiuilk and Wagcn Ma'sEir, ALL KINDS OK Repairing Done on Short Notice. EsKics, Wajct:, r::., Uiio to Crier. ALL WORK "WARRANTED. They also keep on hand Furst & Bradley Plows, SULKY PLOWS, CULTIVATORS, &C. Shop on Olive Street, opposite Tatter sall. COLUMBUS, NEB. WM. BECKEE, )DEALKU IN( GE0CEEIES, Grain, Produce, Etc. I. NEW STORE, NEW GOODS. Goods delivered Free of Charge, anywhere in the city. Corner of 13th and Madison Sts. North of Foundry. 397 A -TTTT?.Tn A "NT mm a swl ihstituts. --f5?HfiISKS33?ggK 7. . WTCEILL, V. D. D. T.KASTTH.M.D EMs aiH Srais. s. a. losers, a. s a J. c. beitisz, a. a., cf oaia, Co--u!ting Fhysioians a&i Surgeons. For the treatment of all classes of Sax gery and deformities; acute and chronic diseases, diseases of the eye and ear, etc., etc., Columbus, Neb. wsminEK 9m MMaiEM THE MORTGAGED FARM. "Six o'clock I" said Marion Ilil yard, looking up suddenly, as the tall, old-fasliioncd clock in the cor ner rang out its shrill announcement, "six o'clock, and oh! mother, here is Jemmy Lane, punctual to the very moment. Now we shall have good news from Jack, I hope." She ran out to the gate, flushed and eager, to recciye tho letter from the couutry carrier; and, returning, seated herself on a low stool at her mother's feet, and broke the envel ope. On the first glance at its contents, a shade of disappointment dimmed her bright face. Instead of reading the note aloud, she glanced hurriedly over the brief Hues, and then silently, with quiver ing lip, placed it in her mother's hand and turned aside to a window. This is what Mrs. Hilyard read: Deau Madam: I saw your son a few days since, when, to my surprise, he expressed himself reluctant to apply his money to the redeeming of the mortgage, saying that he required it for a specula tion which promises to he more profita ble to him than the holding of the farm. 1 have, therefore, been compelled to dispose of the mortgage to a gentleman of my acquaintance, who proposes to take immediate possession, and consider it my duty to inform you thereof, in order that "you may lose no time in mak ing arrangements for removal. Very respectfully, A iixEit Harris. Mrs. Hilyard returned the letter to its envelope with a trembling hand and a dazed, bewildered look, as though unable to realize the blow which hnd 60 suddenly fallen upon them. Her eyes met Marion's, and tho girl threw herself upon her knees by her mother's side, and burst into a passion of tears. "Oh, mother, mother! what 3hall wc do ? "What will become of us ?" "The Lord will provide,'" said Mrs. Hilyard, raising her overflow ing eyes to the motto on the wall, embroidered by Marion's own hand. "Where is your faith, my child, that it should fail you in this the very hour of need ?" "Mother it is not so much the loss of our home, nor the poverty and trial in store which grieves me, but that Jack your own son, my own brother should have 60 changed. Oh, mother, I know that our Father in Ileavcn will not desert us, but to whom on earth can we turn when even Jack can become worldly and heartless?" At this moment a little blue-eyed girl burst into the room with: "Mamma Marion ! here is Miss 'Melia Anderson at the gate, in her buggy. She says will you step out a miuute, for she wants to tell you about old Mr. Millard being sun Etruck; and she daren't leave her horse without, somebody to hold it." Marion was in no condition to listen to Miss 'Melia the greatest gossip in the neighborhood ; so Mrs. Hilyard, drying her eyes, was in civility compelled to see the inform al visitor. Marion, her head resting upon tho window-sill behind the screen of clinging roses, could have heard every word spoken ; but, ab sorbed in her grief, she paid no attention until tho name of Wat Ilinton struck upon her ear. "It's true, for certain ; for Maria had it from his own sister, Aggie Ilinton. Says Maria, in her wild way, 'If he comes back with all that money' you know his Uncle Sam uel loft him most of his property last year says Maria, 'if he come3 back rich I mean to set my cap for him.' Ou which Aggie answers, 'Oh, you needn't ; for he's to be mar ried before long, and to a real nice, pretty girl.' Of course Maria want ed to know all about it; but Aggie only laughed in her mysterious way, until Maria says, 'I believe you are joking!' when Aggie replies, 'If Walter isn't married before winter I'll make you a present of my new ear-rings which he has sent me.' So you see it's a certain sure ; and no doubt he'll bring his bride to visit his family, and then, tell Marion, wc may look out for a grand party. When the Iliutons undertake to do things they always do them haud somely." Marion stayed to hear no more. Gliding out of a side door, she cross ed the garden, passing little Myra, who was fondling a snow-white calf, her great pet aud treasure, and who called out to her to "see how Snow ball was growing." Poor little sister! It would be as hard upon her as upon her mother and herself to leave the dear old home, with all the scenes and ob jects endeared to them by the asso ciation of their lives. For in that ample, pleasant, old-fashioned farm house Mrs. Hilyard had been born aud married, and here her children also had first seen tho light. Two years ago her husband who had been too little practical to make a successful farmer had died sud denly, leaving his affairs in a very embarrassed state, aud tho farm bur dened with a very heavy mortgage. Then Jack, good son and brother as he was, had thought it best to go to the citj', taking advantage of a sit uation offered him by a distant re lative, until tho mortgage should be paid. Only two weeks ago he had writ ten chcerfullysayingthat the matter would bo speedily settled to their satisfaction ; and now, just as they were expecting to hear that their home was their own again, came this cruel letter. As Marion had said to her mother not even the loss of their homo went to her heart with so sharp a pang as did this evidence of the change in her only brother. That Jack should have- grown so worldly and heartless as to consider his pecuniary advantage before the gratification of his mother's comfort, that he should allow them to be ac tually turned out of the dear old house, and go to reside in the strange city, where they could never feel at home oh, this was the bitterest pang of all ! So Marion had thought upon first reading that letter; and, it was not until hearing Miss'Mclia's words to her mother that she awoke to the consciousness that fate could have even a greater sorrow than this in store for her. One year ago she had parted from her accepted lover, Wat Ilinton, in mutual anger on both sides. Wat had become jealous, and had spoken sharply to her, and in a manner which she considered herself justi fied in resenting. Wat was too proud to apologize, and Marion too proud as well as too delicate to make advances looking to a reconciliation, and so they had drifted apart, both miserable, until Wat had broken tho last link by going to the West. She heard of him from time to time through his family, but no word or message to herself ever came. In all thi3 while she had looked forward with a faint, yearn ing hope to the possibility of his some time returning, and of all be ing made up between them. But now this last hope was rudely stricken to the ground. Wat was going to be married. He had for goltcn her, and was lost to her forever. "Oh, it is hard so hard to bear!" thought Mnriou, as, with hands un consciously lightly clasped, she passed slowly under tho apple boughs of the old orchard. "Life is bitter. It has taken all from me. It can have no more to give. Only my dear, dear mother, and Myra ! For their eakes I must be strong, aud try to bear it all." On the verge of the orchard.wherc the high bank sloped abruptly to the meadow, she came to a mass of tangled honeysuckle, fashioned into a rustic arbor. Wat bad made it for her, and here, in fact, it was that they had last parted. Down in the meadow ran a little pathway, leading by a short cut to Wat's home, a couple of miles away. How often she had sat here on au evening and watched for him! She could scarcely look back upon any object now before her eyes which was not connected with some association of Wat. There was the walnut tree which he and Jack used to climb, and there the laughing brook In which he had taught her to steer the little boat which he had made for her, laden with grain, down to Jack's famous water-mill, at the roots of that old willow. Further up was the real "grist and paw-mill," which Jack had always been so desirous of owning, and which everybody said would be such a good investment for ono who could manage it properly. And then Marion, seated on tho bench in the rustic arbor, turned and looked long and yearningly at the old farm house peeping from the great beeches across the orchard. No other place on earth could ever be homo to "her. And her mother? Oh, it would bo harder still for her, whose whole life of fifty years had been spent under that roof. A sudden sound aroused Marion a sharp whistle as of some one call ing to a dog, and she saw through tear-dimmed eyes the figure of a man hurrying along the pathway in the meadow. She drew back be behind the screen of the honey suckle. The path led past tho arbor, but at the foot of the steep bank sho would not be discoved in her retreat So she thought; but a momcut or two after there was a sound of foot steps ascending the band, a rustle of the honeysuckle branches, and Marion saw standing in the entrance of the arbor the figure of a tall young man who looked almost as much startled as herself. For a moment they gazed at each other Marion pale, and the 6trangcr with a flush rising on bis handsome face. Then ho said, as ho held out his hand, "Marion, don't you know me?" She gave him her hand in silence. It was Wat. And suddenly with the sight of him came the full bitter ness of sorrow, in the consciousness that he was lost to her forever. She wa? nothing to him now, and he must bo nothing to her. "I am glad to have so unexpect edly found you here in this dear old spot," ho said. "I arrived at home only an hour ago, and could uot rest until I had seen you." Sho met his eyes, bent upon her with a strango earnestness, and her pale cheek fain til y flushed, but she could uot have spoken a word. "Marion," he said suddenly, "have you no welcome for inc? Is it pos sible that you cannot forgive mc?" "Forgive you?" "Yes ; for all my absurod jealousy, and pride, and folly. I have never had a happy moment since I parted from you, Marion, and I have come back at last to beg your forgiveness, aud to beg, too, for the love which I forfeited, but which I cannot live without." "I do not underdtand you, Wat. I do not know why you should speak thus to me, when when you arc going to be married." "Who told you that of me, Mar ion ?" "It camo from Agnes, your own sister." He smiled. "Aggie knows my wishes. It was she who encouraged mo to come back. She thought you would for give me. Will you, Marion, darl ing?" She had averted her face to hide her tearful eyes, but ho now took both ber bauds, and, as he drew her toward him, a great tide of unspeak able joy rushed over her aud she could only murmur, faintly: "Oh, Wat!" When they were both calmer she told him of the heavy grief that had just fallen upon them. They must leave their dear old home, which had passed into the hands of strangers. "Of strangers, Marion? Do you call rac a stranger?" "You Wat?" He looked supriscd in his turn. ""Did you not know it was I who have purchased the dear old farm. Did you not receive Jack's letter?" "Oh, Walter, it canuot, cannot bo true." He took from a pockctbook a pa per, which he opened and placed before her. It was tho mortgage which her father had given Mr. Abncr Harris. "And the placo is really yours now?" she said, looking up radiaut ly through sudden tears. "Not mine, but ours, darling." She was too happy to speak a word in answer. "You see, dear," Wat said, "Jack and I talked it over the other day, and we agreed, as he was so anxious to purchase the mill and had not means sufficient for both, that I should take the farm, and leave him at liberty to invest in the mill pro perty. It is the very best thing for Jack and for his mother, as I ex plained to her, if only she had re ceived his letter. Jack is not fitted for a farmer, and could never have made much of the farm, ns he cer tainly will do with the mill. He came up with me in order to attend to the matter. Forgive me that I neglected to inform you, but I left him behind in the maple-field, talk ing with Aggie." Marion started up with a glad cry. Coming down the opposite declivity of the meadow was somebody, joy ously waving his hand, and in two minutes she was sobbing in her brother's arms sobbing from a full ness of joy such as she had never in her life before known. They hastened to tho house, all three eager to gladden the heart of the mother. Jack sprung up to the steps and took her in his arra9, while Wat lifted Myra, who had run to meet them in frantic delight. As Marion crossed the threshold, the old clock rang out a welcome chime. "Seven o'clock!" said the girl, softly. Her heart was full, and she turned away and went quietly up to her own room. As she passed the clock, she looked up at it with an expres sion almost of awe. "What a lifetime of misery and happiness in one hour!" she mur mured. An old lady who has been for near upon twenty years hoarding silver in a tea pot has been obliged to sell out her $450 of accumulations at par, when she might have made a hundred per cent, duriug the war. Proving Vp IIoiiiCMteatL. Hereafter, all persons wishing to prove up on homesteads will have to comply with the following law, approved March 3, 1S79. Home steaders should be very careful and not wait until their two years limit expires to prove up, as it may cause them trouble : Be it enacted bit the Senate and House of Jieprcsentatives of the United States of America tn Con gress assembled, That boforc final proof shall be submitted by any person claiming to enter agricultur al land9 under the laws proving for preemption or homestead entires, such person shall file with the regis ter of the proper land-office a notice of his or her intention to make such proof, stating therein the descrip tion of lands to bo entered, and the names of the witnesses by whom the ueccssary facts will be establish ed. Upon the filing of such notice, the register shall publish a notice, that such application lias been made, once a week for the period of thirty days, in a newpaper to be by him designated as published nearest to such land, and he shall also post such notice in somo conspicuous place in his office for the same pe riod. Such notice shall contain the names of the witnesses as stated in tho application. At the expiration of said period of thirty days, tho claimant shall be entitled to mako proof in the manner heretofore pro vided by law. The Secretary of the Interior shall make all necessary rules for giving effect to tho forgo ing provisions. Approved March 3, 1S79. A Cheerful I'ccc. Carry the radiance of your soul in your face. Let tho world have the benefit of it. Let your cheerfulness be fell for good wherever you arc, and let your smiles be scattered like sunbeams "on the just as well as on the unjust." Such a disposition will yield a rich reward, for the happy effects will come home to you and brighten yonr thoughtful moments. Cheerfulness makes the mind clear, gives tone to tho thought, adds grace to the countenance. Joubcrt says, "When you give, givo with joy, smiling." Smiles are little thing3 and cheap articles to be fraught with so many blessings, both to the giver and receiver; pleasant little ripples to watch as wc stand on the shore of everyday life. They arc the higher and better responses of nature to the emotion of the soul. Let the children have tho benefit of them those little ones who need the sunshine of the heart to educate them, and would find sympathy for their buoyant nature in the cheerful, loving faces of those who need them. Let them not be kept from the middle-aged, who need the en couragement thoy bring. Give your smiles also to the aged. They come to them like the quiet rain of the Summer, making fresh and verdant the long, weary path of life. They look for them from you, who are rejoicing in the fulness of your life. A Few Word of Wisdom For all who arc seeking new homes in the West. If you arc going to change your location, by all means you should keep on about tho "same latitude" as where you formerly lived, in this way you will escape the sevcro climatic changes in the weather incident to the ex treme North or South. Having none of these things to contend with, yourself and family are healthy and you become a producer at once, sonsequently soon independent; on the other hand should you listen to the glowing accounts of the sunny South, or the mild climate of the North, aud thus be induced to try your fortunes, there you will find the reality is not all your fancy painted it to be. If you go South, it usually takes about two years to become acclimated, during which time, not being able to work, your self and family are consumers, besides being, constantly exposed to the malarial fevers which abound,and the experience of man' is that they return discouraged, leaving not a few lovely ones beneath the sod in the sunny South. Thoreforc, iu going West, kocp ou about the same latitude which will secure health and happiness. A man passing through a gateway in the dark ran against a post. " I wish that post was in the lower regions I" was his angry remark. " Bitter wish it wa3 somewhere else," said a bystander. " You might run against it again." Hard words are like hailstones in summer beating down and des troying what, if melted into drops, they would nourish. The Christian. Tho happy man was born in tho city of Regeneration, in tho parish of Repentance unto Life. He was. educated in the school of Obedieuco and ho now lives by Perceiving; notwithstanding he has a largo es tate in the city of Christian Con tentment, and many times docs odd jobs of Sclf-donial. He wcara tho plain garment of Humility, but has a better suit to put on when ho goes to court, called the robe of Christ's Righteousness. He walk9 in tho valley of Self-abasement and some times climbs the mountains of Spir itual Mindcdncss. He breakfasts every morning on Prayer and supa every ovening on the same. He has meat to cat that the world knows not of; lii3 drink is the Sincerity of tho Word. Thua happy ho lives aud happy he dies, and happy is ho who haa gospel submission in hia will, due ardor iu his affections, sound praise on his lips, sanctifying grace iu his soul, real Christianity in his breast, true humility in his heart and the Redeemer's yoke ou his neck and a vast world under his foct and a crown of glory on hi3 head. Happy is this mau's life, which all may attain by praying faithfully, believing firmly, waiting with patience, working kindly, liv ing holy, dying daily. Watch your heart, guide yonr sins, redeem your time, love Christ and long for glory. May I that happy person be in time, and throughout eternity. IUCIIAEC AXX rnKTTYMAX. D.ctter from Win. Pcnn. The following letter by William Pcnn, written previous to hi3 em barkation for America, is highly characteristic of tho simplicity and purity of the man : "JlyBear Wijeand Children: "My love, which neither sea, nor land, nor death itself, can extin guish or lessen towards you, will abide with you forever; as I am ta one a husband, and to the rest a father, if I should never sec you more iu this world. "My dear wife! Remember thoa wast tho love of my youth ; the most beloved and most worthy of all my earthly comforts. And now, dear est, let me rocoramond to thy caro, our children, the sweat pledges of our mutual affection. Above all, breed them tip in the Iovo of virtue, and that holy plain way in which wc have lived. When marriageable, sec that they choose worthy per son.", of good fame for piety and understanding. "My children, be obedient to your dear mother, a woman whose namo is an honor to you. Lovo her as she loved your father, with a deep and upright love, choosing him be fore all her many suitors. Bo sure to live within your compass ; bor row not, neither be beholden to any. I charge you before God and hia angels, that you bo diligent and tender. Avoid idleness, and mako yonr habitations pleasant and de sirable. Farowell. "Yours forever, Wm. Pknx. "Fourth ofsixth month, W&2." Old John Walsh was a banker, and also a money lendor. He waa accounted a greedy, close-fisted old chap, yet he possessed a sort of grim, rigid humor, which, in somo case, was really fnnny. One day a dashing, reckless young man of tho period called upon him. "Mr. Walsh," said he, "I want to borrow five hundred." " For how long?" " Six months." " What security can you give mc?" The young fel low drew himself proudly up. "My own personal security, sir," ho re plied with a flourish. Old John turned and opened a, stout irou chost by his side. " Get in here, sir," said he. The young blade look ed first at the chest and then at Walsh. "What for?" said he. " Because hero is where I always keep all of my personal securities." Philadelphia Exchange. Conversation ns un Educator. Children hunger prcpetually for new ideas. They will learn with pleasure from the lip3 of pcoplo what would be drudgery to learn from books ; and even if they havo the misfortune to be deprived of many educational advantages, they will grow up intelligent, if, in child hood, they hear doily the conversa tion of intelligent people. Hcnso the importance that tho teacher should be an intelligent person. The child comes home and says, " What do you think my teacher told us to-day?" The daily effort of the teacher should be to render herself fresh aud bright to meet her class; not to think, " How shall I repress ond bottlo all this energy?" Citizens of Agusta, Ga., will havo to carry their revolvers in plain sight hereafter. The Common Coun cil has passed an ordinance making it the duty of the police officers to see that all persons who carry con cealed weapons aro prosecuted to the extent of the law. This. is a de cided infringement on Southern right3. -