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Volume 2. Number 32*
The Hancock Journal
,
IM PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
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• (Office, Old Masonic Hall—Court House.)
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Twelve liucs of this typo fill oncsqnnre.
Professionals:
miaihra ji little
avmu.
Office in Law Sparta, Building, Ga.
west of IheC. H
GEORGE F. PIERCE, Jr.
Mmwrn m am
Sparta, Ga.
BSk- Office in Liw Building, vre*t of the O H
PROFESSIONAL CARD
k at R, h« pair»nage, A. still F continues DURHAM, takes pleasure the practice thankful in of announcing .Medicine for past
and Surgery iu the town of Sparta.
Having associated with himself bin brother
Dv O. W- Dnrluunin practice, one or the other
• fthem may be found at their office nt all times
of the day.
SkaJt* Special stlentioa is givi n to the treat
went of Chronic Diseases and disease* peculiar
i« Fetnilos. Fet) 12—ly
as. .1
WITH
M- U YAMS & c O
334 lli’oad Sheet
L'nJrr Ventral Hotel , Atiytuta, G tor yin
TkAbi.ns In *
*•’ S A K U R J C BiJ Ik I K N,
Wines, Liqrors and Cigars ;
A L80,
G AW" Jl l l. OMA /S’A M I li Of/AN TS
April 30 I860, ly.
I'lttii'lrsi A. kludge,
Trimmer & Upholsterer,
liar iu* s Dlakrr autl Htqtairer,
AY Spu, (a, Ga.
M Bcudricy’s be found Carriage iu ih« upper Shop, atory where of .1 he A, in
prepared to serve the public iu hi* line of
work, on terms to suit llio times. . may7-1 j
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES
AND
Pantation Wagons.
Thu rulwcrriiera being i ppniiiled AGENTS
1W ih. t ELEI.UATED
WOODRUFF
BUGGIES & WAGONS,
nii>i h v now on exhibition *01110 t»f tlir W ORK,
und will irrirr for tr ' pary wi h ug any *t,le,
uni oil build, at Nt w York price*, wiili the ire ght
added I’ll" plate of St) le* catl be Heel, : ,t our
Store with pr If* H«
COTI1KHN & WATKINS.
Nov- 12 lrt(»9.
CarriRtfc, Buggy and Wagon
REPOSITORY.
. AMKl A SCUDDAY ha* re-opein d hi*
CARRIAGE sll'tp.at hi* old -land wtirret e
in prepared to reive hi* old friend* and patron*
Mud the public generally, in every branch of hi*
buHitii *m, <nher with New Work, r.-pairing »r
Re.nvolii g of Carriagee, llnggie., VVaraii* &c ,
Mf tll« 1110*1 I’nownliable priCfH He ha* iu hi* em
^Tont thewell known freeriman 1 om Col *m alia*
To ontpron. aud wi'l warrant all work to
aloud the test. Tern is a thorough Democrat.
lie will also do all manner of Blaek-mithing
and solicits a .hereof th public pitronag*.
Spaila. npiiJ-- ly
New Cabinet Shop.
JOHN FRIESE,
manufacturer and dealer in
ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE,
T) X\ EBi’ECTJWLLV informs the citizens of
* s parta knd vicinity that he has re¬
cently opened in this place nn establishment
for the •
Ulan 11 flic lure and Repairing
OF FURNITURE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
autl will keep on ham! a full assortment of
lletUlrutli, Tu1»1«*n,,C Imlrs, Ac.
•r make to order any article in the cabinet
liue at the lowest prices aud at short notice.
Call aud see Him.
Oa tr Will also Supply Cofllnu at
atiart notice.
jsa. 15.
II. II. 8ASNETT,
HO llreufchton Street,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Will keep constanily on hand a select stock of
BOUTS & SHOES,
BOTH AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
/FIIK patronage of my frieu.la aud Ilia public
I is oprueslly solicited.
1 will fill all order* promptly for CASH,
July JO—ly II II *aauett
t rdinary’ sAdvertisem’ ts
Administrator’s Sale,
WILL BE SOLD, under an o:tl r of the
Court < f Or ’inary of Hancock county, on the
first Tuesday in . f unuury next, between the le¬
gal hour* of sale >u the Village of Giheon, Gla*
cock county, before the Court II u>e dooi ; too
hundred acres ot laud more or le s -elouging o
the est’i'e of Thomas J. Dickson dec’d, late of
Haucook county, said laud adjoining lands of es¬
tate t;f it; Clark. Co email and otlm.s Terms
Cash.
CHARLES W. DnBOSE, adm’r*
• f Est 'Thomas J. Dickson
Nov I2ih : ltr'*»V».
PLANTATION
D'O II ( ALE.
WILL BE ; OLD, hcf,>r- the Court'll use
door in "'parta G-rntgia on th« fist Tneiday in
December next—tbe plantation containing about
six hundred acres, known as the Mitchell p'uce,
two mrietfom 'be viifge aforesaid To be *old
by consent Terms ot all parties interested fob di*tr bu
tion. Ca-h
C. W, DuBOSE, Att’y in fact for four of the
distr.batees.
Ja8. II. MITCHELL.
Nov 11 1869.
Hancock Lands to Rent.
‘TTTILL bn rented ou the fi st Tuesday in Oe*
T? ceraber i-ext bi-f< re the C ourt House door
in the town of Sparta in Hancock county 596
acres of land more or lea*, in raid county, belong¬
ing to the en’aie of James Thomas, deceased, it
being of part of the land deeded to James Thom¬
as. in his lifetime by Win. L Reaves, and return'
ed ihe present year by David Pound Terms—
nut , payable I at December 1870, with nunoubl
ed security po*-eH*iou given lst.tan’y 1870
J. B JOHNSON. Adm’r&c.,
of I2» t. J AS. THOMAS, dec’d.
Nov. 1st 1869.
Administrator’s Sale.
VT7"LLL BE SOLD by J. R Latimer, ndin'r
yy of JohnS Latimer, - ec’d. one lot of laud
lying iu Dooly county. No. 304 - 12th di*t ; abo
one Lot in habersli in county, No. 64 IU h
District. 'Those Lots of fund are unimproved,
and void a» wild lauds under ati order of the Court
of ordinary, of Hancock county. They will bo
offered at privme sale and if no sale i* » fleeted,
will be offered at public outcry before the Couit
lloiiwe door in Sparta, on the first Tuesday in
Juuary 1870, to the highest biride T* mis cash.
J. R LATIMER, AdmV.
November 5 1868 Ids
(wtiardinn’fi Wale*
^.TT VV ILL of Oidii.ary bo so'd under 1 Hancock an order county, df tha to Court the
,
highest Ivddrr, at the Court Home in t -v villtg*
of 8p*na ou tin* firm Turmlaj iu D*-c< inb'r n«xt
betw*n u the legal hou sofralo, ihr tiomeetsad
tract of land, whereon Geo ge W. Davrn re*id.d
at the time ol hi* d*aih, coniaining ninety three
acre*, more or I***, with the improvements inare
on, aituated w ill n one mile of .-pa ta.-n the
War re n ton road Sold a* the property of Sallie
T |)av » .minor). T im«Cibh
Furchaaui to pay tor t tlw*
BEN J F. RILEY,
Oct 15, 1869 Guardian of Sallie T Davis
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
W ILL bo sold und r an Oid-r of fiiat lie Court of
Ordiuary of Hancock county, on ihe Tueo
day in December next beiW'en the le^nl hour*
of *ale, before the Court Hou*a door in the town
of S|imla, the following tracu of parcels of land,
belonging to the nutate of Thonian J Dick.-Mi, lute
of Haiti oo'inty, deo’d, to wit—
All that tract of land coniaiuiim five thou.nnd
five hand ed and twenty Davni eight acre., more or
le**, adjoining land* ol Dickson, llarri-ou.
Coleman and others, in six let* or parcels ucco.d
ing to a rrcent remitvey made by Win L Wilson,
Surveyor* hundred and
. Lot No I Contai mg tbute u
sixty three acres.
Lot t\o. V. Conlain ng seven hnudrrd and
ninety two nine
le t No. 3. Ci.nt siuiug fiiteen hundreii and
e.ghty aert* •
Lot No. 4 Cyniaioiiig ,-ix huut.r.d end e gh'y
nine m res.
Li t No, 5 Containing five hnnd ed und t. n
acre*.
Lot No. 6. Containing five hundred ai d ninety
four acres
'l'i e*e lot* are a'l well wooded, liaving an
atinnd.ti.ee ol r-nl lint er. ami arc uusurpa^m-d for
the pr diicti- u n|.Corn and otloii
Aim, ot tlu> name, time a <1 iilnrc,
Will be sold all tit at tract or pared of lund be¬
longing to -aid «Htaie, villaining seventeen hun¬
dred L»timer acres, mme Golem-tn or less, adj mt ng lands object ol 8unp
son, und others, to the
Dower of Mrs Martha Dickson, the widow of
stud deevused. A good dwelling house, Screw
anil Gin house, aud out house* ou th** premises.
Thi* Innd i* also embiaced in ilte rent lit survey
made by 'Vin L Wilson, Surveyor, a*-d descritictl
therein hy metes and bound* it has plenty ol
timber tor plantation purposes, and grow* Corn
and Cotton finely. Terms Cash
CIIARLE * W Do BOSE,
Oci 15 1869. ‘•dni’r of I'no* J. Dickson, den d
4«I mi nisi! valor’s Volltc.
F \
OUR " KEKS iil’l r ’alt* application will lit*
niarit* 10 tb« Court of Ordinary lor tlio county « f
Hancock, lor louvo to *ell Iht* lands belonging to
tin* estate of John C. llatper: late of said countv
dec’d*
WILLIAM HARPEd, adm’r,
oit*t. JOIINC HARPER.
November 5. 1869.
Administrator’s Sale,
\ \ \ V ' ILL be rold to lh« highest and best bidder,
under uii Order of the Court of Ordinary
01 Hancock county, on the first Tuesday in De¬
cember next, between the legal h'-urs of *hL, a
triict of land situate and being in said county and
known as the horn- stead of Eli tl. Baxter, while
a resident of Georgia, containing seventeen hun
tired acre* more or less and adj lining lauds of
Montour Mat ufseturing Company, Get* White,
Sanford Mas*ey amt otheis, sold us the property
of the estate of Eli (1 Baxter, late of the state
of l’>xa*. dec’d Tsruis Ca«h ; Purchaser to pay
for titles ALVA CONNELL,
Oot 16, 18(H). .Adm’r of | II Baxter, dsc'd.
lieorgia, Hancock County:—*
ORDINARY’S OFFICE :
November 23d, 1869
P KORGE OSBORN, applies for exemption of p«r
vl sunnily uud vslusliou and setting apart of home
rteari, and l will pass upon th«* tune at 10 o'clock
A. M . on the 7ih day ot December 1869 at my of
fice ---1--------’---- T I LITTLE Ord’v 1
-
(vi'Opgjll —Hancock County —
ORD1N yRY’S OFFICE, ‘ !
N-.veinber 23d 1869. ,
rpaojis \ K. W illittin9 m.turner,T ban applied r-... for exampboii for Mi, of |;er>on«
alty and setting apart and valuation o» homesieuri,
und l will puss upon the same at 10 O’clock A. M
ou lh«* 9th d«v of December 1869, at my t ffice.
Til OS. I LITTUE, Ord y.
Sparta, Ga., December 3, 1869.
Georgia, Hancock County.
w his HEREAS |* tition in J proper Claronce lorm Simmons lor Letter* has of filde ad¬
ministration on the e, late of Joseph T. Simmons
ol the estate of Mississippi dec’d.
These are th**ietore, to cite and admonish all
persons concerned (Kindred and. creditors) to file
their obj ' lions if any exists, why permanent let
ters of administration should uoi be granted to
the said J. Cl*,rente Simmons on that part of the
e.'lateof .-aid deceased in this State, on the first
Monday Given under .n December next.
in v hand and official signature this
the 29th day of Ociober 1869.
THUS. I LITTLE, Ord’y. I
Oct 29 1 m.
GEO RGIA —Hancock ('ounty —
COURT OF ORDINARY. s
November Term, 1869
WHEREAS, John VV Mason and Richard
L. Heath. Executors of the last will urn! te ta
iii'Mit of Min 11. Mason, late of said county de
c* have lil d tiieir > ppHcatioii, prayng that
i iters o! d omission do issue to them in the pre¬
mises '
These are therefore to cite all int» ie*ted, kin
nred and creditors, to show cau-e if any exots,
on or bef«r the first Monday in March 1870, why
said applu ants should not be distni-sed from the
further execution of said last wi'l and testament
cl John M Mason dec’d.
G.ven under my hand and Official Signature
tins 8ih d.»y November. 186".
THOMAS I. LITTLE, Ord’y.
Hancock Luuds at Administra¬
tors Sale.
w ILL BE SOLD on the first Tuesday ia
Dec* in her next w.thiu the legal hours ef
■Sale before Hie Court House door iu the town ef
"'parta, by virtue of an order of the Court ef Or¬
pinary of Hancock county the following lots or
datcels of lund belonging to the Estate of James
Thomas, dec’d, all situated, lyiog and being ia
asid county, to wit: lot No. 1, adjoining the lauds
of Mrs Thomas, J as. M. L*ry, and ethers coa¬
lmining, by recent survey, 320 acres mors or Ism
and known as the Alford pLee Lot Ne. S, ad
jAningjla:.ds of Hairi*, Berry aud others, contain¬
ing 657 acres more or less, and known as tbe
Barksdale place. Lot No 3, adjoining lots Nos.
2 & 4 containilg 130 acres moie or lets* and kuo’ra
as the Tan-yard Ellison place. Lot No. 4 adjoining
lauds of Woriliey, J Branham aud oth.-rs,
< outaiuiug 740 a-f-s more or less Hi.d knowu as
the Homestead plac*—Said several tracts or lois
in the aggrt gare making up the enure tract of
1867 acris, and known ns the late residenc* of
sa : d di censed Terms, one half Ciut/i, ihe oibsr
halt, i otc payib'e twelve months after dale with
interest fioin dale, secured by mortgage ou the
pretimes. Purchasers tnu*i pay for stamps and
title papers.
J. B. JOHN.'-O.V, Adm’r its sf
JAS. THOM AS, dec’d.
Oct. 6th I860.
LANDS TO RENT.
VI 7 ILL BE RENTED to the higliMt bidd-r, .
VV before the Court Home doot* iu the town
of Sparta, ou the FIRST TUE-DAY IN DE¬
CEMBER next, the land* belonging to the estate
of Seaborn J. Lawrence, late of Hancock county,
deceased, for the year 1870 , viz :
The Homestead Place,
contain.ug three hundred acres, a large p«rt af
which is clear* d and in good order for cultivation,
with an excellent buildings. dwelling house, giu,screw, aud
all uece*8«ry out
The p'uce w’hereou JOHN B. LF.ACII now
resides, with 1 wo hutulnd acres of laud attached^
Toe HATTON PLACE, with two hundred
aero* of laud nt excellent condition lor making n
crop
The RIVER PLaOE, uow occupied Hy A.
M. Dutcbiiioou, with six huudjed here* v( land
iu fiue older for growing co u lid cotton, end for
pa.*turage
The DUPREE settlement, with about *ix
hnndied ace*of land
Parties desiring to rent for the uniting year
cau at any time view the places, by c I ling on
J-fl’ R Luwr-nce, at the home place, or A. M.
(lulchiu.-ou, at the river place.
Terms <>n the day of renting.
PiuM'-asimigiven the fiist dav of Januan, 1870
JAMES J LAWRENCE,
JEFF. R. LAWRENCE,
Vriiniiiistrator* of S-aborn J. Lnwience.
Oct. Vth. 1869. td
Cioergia, Hancock Counly—
r g pw<> bo made MONTHS to tbe uflor Court date of Drdiuary applical of eu Hati- Will
.♦ca tminty, for leave to sell all the laud* be¬
longing to the e*tute of Ednviud A Butt* e’eo’d,
lute of flu 1100 k run lit v.
ARTHUR I. BUTTS, Adm’r
Oct. l»t 18(9
Hancock Sheriff Sale.
lYfWILL f | in D.crmbtr BE SOLD next, before on the the fir»t Court Tue*day House
«.oor in the town of Sparta, between the legal
hour* of »«le, tho following property to wit:
Fourteen ion died Hcr» s of land more o le*«,
ly ng in Han. -O' k county, and along the waters
of to vo or ► k, and ■ rijouting land* of Arthur
B 11 t*, and other.', L ,- vi"ii on as the property of
Ann Deveioaux, dec’d, hy virtue of one Han¬
cock Supermr ('ourt fi fa, in favor yf Johu B.
Latimer vs Edgar B Fears Adm’r Ac,, of W,
W l»*-vc‘reax t dec’d aiul Fitz W. Berry, Exe’r
&e.‘ of Anna D vereaux, dec’d.
JAS. H. ROGERS, Sh’ff
A LSO
At the *amo tim* and place will be sold OIIO
houre aud lot, containing about (4) four acres
more or less, lying iu Hancock county, and iu
the village of Liulou on the Nortli side of main
street, adjoining irou'iug the Washington Institute, and
lands of B. H. Miller, aud others.
Levied on a* ihe property of Jain s Ray, to satis¬
fy one Washington county 'ourt fi fa, in favor
of Catherine Cone, vs. R L Andrews and James
R«y The above property pointed out by Phin
tifis Attorney, wrilt-u notice servtd on the occu¬
pant
JAS. H. ROGERS, Sh’ff.
the ALSO,
At same time aud place will be add one
lot of land coni S'utug acres, more or less, up
ou which i« a good too story dwelling house aud
other outbuilding*, making a very desirable place,
*JI lying 111 ihe village o> Poweltou aud adjoiniug
lauds of Dr Ttios Jones. Dr. J. J Cooper, Mrs.
Aun Rndisel and o.tiers. Levied on as the prop
* l,y of }’ s ''f** 1 *- *-ciinty, to 'atisfy six fustice
'■ t,urt d t ;is - 'ii !sv»r ot John J. Cooper, assignee,
vi ‘ W’yno, Johu Wyuu and G. S Atieu,
wci ‘ n, y* lh *‘ ab " T<J t» «P«rty tajinted out by Joel
^ Bnrley, constable, aud returned to me.
I* JAS. H KO'JERS, Sh’ff.
( *'»• Purchasers must puy tor stamps aud
deed ' JAS. H. ROGERS, Sh’ff
| ] Edwards House
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I
W WATKINS,) /V ^ r ^* r *
Miscellany
A BACKWOODS ADVENTURE. ,
A Virginia Banker, who was the,
chairman of a noted infidel club, was
once travelling through Kentucky, huv- j
iug with him bank bills to the amount ’
of $25,000. When he came to a lonely
forest, where robberies and murderers
were said to be frequent, he was soon j
lost, through taking the wrong road.—
The darkness of the night came quick- ^
i V u , nm, an^ | . iow o escape _ lom
the thieatened danger, he knew not.
In his alarm he suddenly espied in the
darkness a dim light, and, urging his
horse onward, he at length caine to a
wretched looking cabin. He knocked ;
the door was opened by a woman
said that her husband was out hunting,
but would return, and she was sure he
would cheerfully give him shelter for
the* knight. The gentleman put up r his
hor$e and entered the cabin, but with
feelings that can be better imagined
than described. Here he was with a
large sum of money, and perhaps in
the house of the robbers whose name
was a terror to the country. 1
In a short time the man of the house
returned. He had on a deerskin shirt,
a btearskin cap, and seemed much fati
gued, and in no talkative mood. All
thi. boded the infidel no good. He felt
r or his pistols in his pockets, , , and , placed ,
them so as to be ready for instant use.
The man asked the stranger to retire to
bed, but he declined, saying he
sit up by the fire'all night? The man
uiged, but the more be urged, the more
the infidel was alarmed. He felt assur
ed that this was his last night on earth,
but he determined to sell his life as
dearly as he could. His infidel nrinci
pies gave him no comfort. His
grew into a perfect agony. What was
to be done ?
down an old book and said :
“Well sttanger, if you won’t go to
bed, I will ; but it is always my custom
to read a chut* r of the Holy Scriptures
before I goto bod.”
Wl What . a change . did , these , word, , pro
duce r Alarm was at once removed
fiom this skeptic s mind. Though
avowing himself an infidel, he had
more confidence in the Bible. He felt
safe. He felt that a man who kept an
old Bible in his house, and read it. and
bent his knees in prayer, was no
ber or murderer. He listened to the
simple prayer of the good man, and
once dismissed his fears, and laid dow r
in that cabin and slept as calmly as T
did ... under , .. Ins father , . , roof. r „ From that ,
s
night he ceased to revile the good old
Bible. He became a sincere Christian,
and olteu related the story of his event
lul journey, to prove r the folly 3 of iufi
n j-,
c 1 y*
TYPOGHAPHICAL.
Life of a Printer. —The following
strange, eventful « . recoid 1 of r a journey- •
man printer’s life ts taken from a jour
Dal, which paper asserts it correct to the
letter. It develops what a man can do
if he likes, and wdiut queer enterprising,
and unselfish fellows the majority of
printers are:
“The life of a printer is, to say the
least, one of variety. I left home at the
age of nine, and was apprenticed to the
printing business at thirteen; since
then 1 have visited Europe, been in
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and
France, in China, Nova Scotia, Labia
dor, South America, West Indies, and
all the Atlantic States of the Union,
from Maine to Louisana—have liveu 111
all manner of craft—ship, barque, brig,
sloop and steamer—in the regular ar
my a privat^y«oldier, deserted and got
shot in the leg. I have studied two
years for the miuistry, one year for an
M. D., traveled through all the New
England States, New York, New Jersy,
Pennsylvania aud Virginia, as ajour
neyrnan printer, generally with little
cide than a brass rule in my pocket. I
have been the publisher of three papers
—two in Massachusetts and one in
Maine At oue time had $7,650 of my
own, I have been a temperance lectur
r
__ 1 „ ___, p opt 1 or of a temperance . thea- ,
tje *„
’
LIGHT # AND SHADE.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
at leaat thought Pope.
things have changed loo much learn
tag is now the besetting danger. Hon
est people best are at the mercy of sharpers.
^ iu! government the world ever
s f w ha 8 become almost a laiure, and its
, '’scientific' LEST*!
baffled by
can be framed which rogues cannot
evade, and counterfeit revenue stamps
are recognized by government officials
themselves to be superior to the
uine. At this rate, by the time the
whole population is educated up to the
standard of the highest civilization;
government itself will become .an itn
practicable job. At prersent, what
the individual thieves on one side
and the official on the other, including
the army of detectives, it hobbles bad¬
ly- •
When people preach up letters and
universal education, it would be well to
remember that there is no good without
its evil; and 'f i 8?“ r * n f e l>o not always
synonomous with 1 bliss, learning is rto in¬
fallible guarantee for integrity. The late
developments of the stupendous fraAds
in the New York custom-house supply
an a P^ illustration. If Messrs. Blatch
*? r< * ^ ' ia fi hot been such highly cul¬
tivated gentleman, the capacity for
successful fraud would have been want¬
ing, inclination and with the capacity perhaps the
; and they might have lived
an ^ died honest men, and the govern
escaped unrobbed. But with” the
i of ', etter8 ; overflowing good and
bad, if an honest man survives at all, it
vvill only be as the Onondaga giant—
a monster to excite wonder and antaze-
1 merit. Foo,5 Somebody has written a eulogy
011 b and the time may be at hand
! wl,eu v ! r ‘ ue < ’ a, ‘ "'A bc subaervcd b y “
,
So he Richmond b
8ayg , whi
ignorance Somebody has also written, ‘Where
is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.’
Keeping pace with the progress of the
?ge, the new reading should be accord
mg to the Whig: ‘Whilst ignorance is
b is, ’tis ktmvery to be wise.’—News.
-♦*
Have an Object.—H e who goes
through the world with no definite ob
‘ready to receivejust atty direction that
j the current of popularity may chance
| to give him,’ is like a ship without a
■ rud<ler ,iab,e to bo toS8e(1 u P on life’s
main by every gale that blow.. He
makes himself a mere passive recipient
_ tt „d having nothing iu particular to
advocate, be stands ready to endorse any
^ enterprise or opinion which may suit his
or be iu keeping with the tide of
popularity. iew Having nothing special in
| l ' ’ b f., is ttlwa y 8 at t b « eor
,.
j
wants to do something, he knows
not what. Yet he is strongly impress
e< ^ w ’ t h his own competency to do what
ot, lers cau - So he dabbles into various
, 'things. . And
thus with experimenting
and aping the actions of others waiting
f or 80me .fortuitous circumstances to
show him his culling, life passees, and
nothing is done. Now, the first thing
for every individual to do, on setting out
i" lif **. is tu '."f ,sba 1 a, J bis fower. be
lore him, and to subject , . them to a rigid
examination and comparison, to ascer
tain, it possible, the exact measure of
strength, and thereby, the pursuit
111 which he could succeed lor his own
weal and that of society. Having ascer
tained this, he has found his calling.—
He then has an aim, a good life, for the
attainment of wJiieh he makes euery
tliing else subservient. And the ulti¬
matum is a successful and glorious con¬
quest, atrd a splendid and everlast
ing reward.—Greensboro Patriot.
Convention ok Survivors of THE
Confederate Army. —The Charleston
Courier of the loth says.-the surving
members of the Confederate army in
South Carolina will hold a Convention
> n that city on the 18th instant, for the
purpose of forming a State association,
l° r historical and charitable purposes,
By request of the Association of Charles
ton District, meetings have been held
iu various districts, and delegates have
been chosen to attend the convention.—
Butler, Gary, Kershaw, Kenuedy, and
other heroes of the late war, are among
those expected ; and it will, doubtless,
be the most remarkable assemblage of
the favorite>ons ufS. C. that OhrlestoD
has witnessed in many a day. As a coin¬
plimenfc to the delegates from the iute
rior, a supper will be given at night,
at the South Carolina hall, which it is
predicted will be quite a brilliant affair.
, Why ir , was TZ Noah V®’* never - 1 hungry in the
ar fc? Because he always had Ham with
him.
Terms Three Dollars.
| Christ caught orators by fishermen,
not fishermen by orators.—wordswortK
The preaohTr wholi7ide S his dia
courae too y head , f w fl|. hard .
j y , , h
If you go into a stors and find tlio
proprietor lying on the counter asleep,
^ b °° t3 h ° d0n,t “ d ' rCr *
dse.
A Western Editor asks the following
question:
*, mdrrl< * •”* an( . l the girl has when nothing .
are her things hizzen or hizzeo hern?—
We maintain the negative.
*’Miss,” said a gentleman proffering
bis umbrella to a lady in a shower, “per
mit me to be your beau T
“Thank you for your politeness,*
was the reply j “and as I have plenty
of fair weather beaus, I will call yoa
my rain beau.’
Got any ice at your end of the table
Bill r
“No, but I’ve got the next thing 6»
it.” **.. i jTw n
“What’s that V
M A severe cold.' ill
Good news •omes from Fej^e T‘Vin4%
The negro gentlemen inhabiting that
locality have entirely abandoned eating at
white men, giving the reason that tr
as
their flesh is so flavored with tobacco
and ba * to render it unpleasant.
rum us
The Fejee cuisine is, however, still pop» 6#
ular. ’ V * '** >
■ 4» a i» u
“Sister,” said one of the brethren at
a love-feast, “are you happy
“Yes, deacon, I feel as though I waa
in Beelzebub’s boaou).* r ■' it
“Notin Beelzebub’s bosom!' t
“Well some of the patriarchs, I don’t ;
care which.’
--< *■•■ » » $
A carpenter was once at a trial as a
witness, and being asked by the defend¬
ant’s counsal, who was very fond of
bullying the witness, how far he was
from the defendant when he saw him.*
strike the plaintiff, said, “Just five feet
four inches.” “Zounds!” bawled the
counsel, “how could you tell so exact?*
“Why, sir,” said the witness, “i thought
some fool would ask me, so I measured
it.” •• -3
♦ -——
A Sion of the Times. — A cable dis-"
patch from Paris says that it is now de«
dared that after all, the dogma of the
infulibility of the Pope is not to be forc¬
ed on the (Ecumenical Council. The
Pope declares that he must be as¬
sured of an imposing majority of the '
Bishops in favor of the dogma; other¬
wise he would prefer that the subject
should not be introduced, desiring to
avoid a discussion which might lessen
the influence of the principle. Mean- ’
time the Jesuits are using every effort
to secure an overwhelming majority.
There was a very illiterate gentle¬
man (one Peter Peterson) appointed as
justice of the peace. The first day his
clerk handed him a duplicate writ.
“Well, wot shall I do with it?’ was
the querry. A
“Nothing but sign yonr initials,’ was
the reply.
“My itiishuls what are they V ■„
•‘Why, two P’s,’ replied the clerk
impatiently.
Cold perspiration stood on the fore¬
head of the unhappy magistrate, and ho
seized a pen, and with desperation iu
his face, wrote : “Too peze.’
HELP YOURSELVES.
An old Oriental story relates that
one day Maolla Museerodeen, in a
mosque, ascended the desk, and thu*
addressed his audience:
“Oh ! children of the faithful, do ye
know what I am going to say ?”
They answered “ No!”
“Well, then,” replied he, “it ia of no
use for me to waste my time on ao Ha*
pid a set of people and saying this ho
came down and dismissed them.
Next day he again mounted the' desk,
and asked:
‘Oh true Mussulmans, do ye knots
what I am going to say V
‘We do,’ said they.
‘Then,’ replied he, there is no need
for me to tell you;’ and again he let
them go.
The third time his audience thought
they should catch him; and, on his
putting the usual question, they an¬
swered :
‘Some of us do, and some of us don’t.*
‘Well, then,’ replied he, ‘let those
who know tell those who douV