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15 V JOHN 11. CHRISTY. DEVOTED TO NEWS, POUTICS, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL PROGRESS. $2.00 per Annum, iu advance. VOLUME XXI. ATHENS, GEORGIA,—WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1874. NUMBER 2. : ' ' . ’"nvA The Southern Watchman. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. oiict rorncr of llrmid ami ITall Streets, (tip-slain.) TERMS. fwo Dollars per annum, INVARIABLY in advance. ADVERTISING. Advartisoracut.- will beiuserted at ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS por square for thn firsUascr- tion and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS per square for aAcbcactinaanoe, for any time under oi.o moral.. For jonrerp^rioda,as follows: ^ A liberal deduction on yearly advertisements. LEGAL ADVERTISING . Sheriff’*salt’s, Perlevy uMO lines $M0 «. mortp*so sales, fill days 5.00 Ssles, 40 days, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians Citation* "f Administration or Guardianship...:.. 4.00 Notice tit Debtors anil Creditors 5.00 Rais* Nl*l. per sqnaro, each insertion 1.50 Leave te soil Real Estate 4.00 Citation far disillusion of Administrator 5.00 To ascertain the number of squares in an advertise ment orebitaary, conntthe words—o„e hundred beinp equal to ten linos. All fractions nro counted as full iqiiares. deleft ^iSffHung. PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS. C P lie P Allan COBB. I A. S. ERWIN. I HOWBLI. COBB,Jit. Hill!, ERWIN <fc COIU!. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ATHENS, GEORGIA. Office in'the Deuproe Building. Dee21 B AN KRUPTCY.—Samuel P. Tuunnond, Attorncy-at-Law. Athens. Ga. Office on liroad afreet,orer the atore of Harry k Son, Will give special attention to eases in Bankruptcy. Al io, to the collection of all claims cntiustcd to his «nrc. Tames r7 lyle7 ArTon^rr at Law, l)ee22 rWATK.'ySVnM!. GA. Torn m. mattoys. Attobney at Law, Danielivlilc, Ga. Prompt attention will be givon to any business on- ru.ud to his care. Marehld. inland Torr, Pj Wholesnlo and Kotail Dealers, and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Dupree Hall.Broad St, Athene, (la. We a.*« now prepa-ed to store Cotton at 25 cent* per bale,ar.«l wiUadvnnee cash when desired. Oet28. NfiLISH & CLASSICAL SCHOOL, For Boys, cor. Wrav an<l Lumpkin sts., Ath ens. (In. apS~:in» ' LKK M. LYLE, lV;n. T H. JIUGGINS, fj # holesale nnd Kotail Dealer in DKV O00DS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE. Ac. Feblfi . Broad Street, Athens, tin. TORN H. CHRISTY, tl Plain and Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St., Athens. Ga. Office corner Broad and Wall street!*, over tbs store Jtrncs D. Pittard. tf PAVILION HOTEL, X CBAItLESTOX, S. C. Tbi* KIllST-GLASS llotcl la situated in the very centre of the business part of the city, nnd oil who stop there will find overy convenience and luxury that osnbeprocnred. Hoard, per day, $3.00. R. Ha'iiltox, S«pi. ’ Mn. L. lI.BurTr.nriEi.il, 1 Dec22 tf Vruprit trttt. j qniMEY & NEWTON, O Dealers in Foroign and Domestic HARDWaRE, June? No. C,Broad street, Athens, Ga. Q C. DOBBS, k3* Wholesale nnd Retail Dealer in Staplo and Fancy DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, Ac. Fol>9 No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, Ga. STEER, TT'MORY AH LAWYER, ATHENS, GA. Ai Solicitor»»on oral of Western Circuit, will fljtend the Courts of Clarke, Walton. Gwinnett, Hall. Sinks, Jackson, Habersham, Franklin, Rabun nnd Whito, and give attention to collecting and other claims in those conntief. March 19.1873. K ELIAS, Attorney at Lray, . FRANKLIN, N. C. Practices in all tho Courts of Western North Caro lina, and in the Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of tho State. aplfi—ly TpDWARD R. HARDEN, JLLi (Lute Judge U. S. Conrts Nebraska and Utah, and now Judge of Brooks County Court) Attorney at Law, jnl)*23 ly Quitman, JJrool’t County, Oa. T P. O’KELLEY'S U . PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, Om Williams’Shoe s»ore, Broad streot, Athens, Genrgia. «ep3. TOUR MISSION. If you cannot, on the ocean. Sail among the swiftest fleet, Rocking on tho highest billows. Laughing at the storms you meet. You can stand among the sailors. Anchored yet within the bay ; t And you can lend a hand to help them As they launch their boats away. If you are too weak to journey Up the mountain steep and high, Yon can stand within the valley As tho multitude go by ; You can chant in happy measure As they slowly pass along; Though they may forget the singer, , They will not forget tho song. If you cannot in tho conflict Trove yourself a warrior trne. If where tho flro and smolto are thickest There's no work for you «V4o-— When the battle-field is silent. You can go with gentle tread. You can bear away tlio wounded. You can cover up tho dead. If you cannot in tho harvest Garner up the richest sheaves. Many a grain, both ripo and golden, Whic-li the careless reaper leaves— You can glean among the briers Growing rank against the wall, And it may bo that tho shadows ■Hide the heaviest wheat of all. If you have not gold and silver Ever ready at command. If you cannot towards tho needy Reach ever an open hand— You can visit the afflicted. O'er tho erring you cm weep, You can be a truo disciple, .Sitting at tho Saviour's feet. Do not, then, stand idly waiting For some nobler work to do. For your Heavenly Father’s glory, Ever earnest, ever true. Go and work in every vineyard— Work in paticnco and in prayer— If yon want a field of labor You can find it anywhere. B P. UAMP, . Attobx*y at Law, CARNESVILLE, GA. Will giro prompt attention to all basinets entrusted to him. Ha will attend the Court! of Habersham, Franklin and Hall. seplT—ly. C. rtEl’lES. X. p. DOWELL. PEEPLES & HOWELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 20 and 22, Kimball House, ATLANTA, GA. DRACTICE in the State nnd Federal Courts, and A attend regularly all the Courte in Atlanta, includ ing the Supreme Court of the State, and will argue eaees upon briefs for absent parties, on reasonable terms. They also practice in the Courts of the counties eon- tigaons or accessible to Atlantahy Railroad, aepll M.W.KLDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. U. S. Claim Agent and Mary Pale GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. Offico on Wilson street, balow King A Bro’n. February 1#, 1873. *0=1* ». ESTES. 1TABIS0N BELL. ESTES Sc BELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, G.mKSYJILE. GEORGIA. \V ILL practlee in theeountles composing the West- era Circuit, and Dawson and Forsyth counties of tbs Blus Ridge Circuit. Tbay will also practice in the Supreme Coart of Georgia, and in the United States Comt at Atlanta. mayU A.A.EDGE, Boot, Shoe and Harness MAKER, juau-i, WATKIN8VIEIK, GA JAS. L. LONG, M. D. burgeon, Accoucheur and Physician, (Offic. at Ur. Thomas Shtats’ Store,) Go °d Hope District, Walton co., Ga. Offers his professions 1 , nerriens to tho eitisens of the Unrounding eonntry. augST Livery, i, Feed & Sale Stable, ATHENS, GEORGIA. OAKN & REAVES, PROPEIETOHS, tWlLL be round at thairold eland, roar Franklin ••'‘“ilding.Thewgaa street. Keep alwaya * 58*^ Tprn-oute and careful driven. n. S " . °* r ®4 for when entrusted to our oaro. J” 0,k « Land for sale at all timas. dec25—ti WALTON HOTEL, leipoetfully inform travelers pnhlio generally that he has taken ebarga all -I*,.? 0 *? 1, * ud »P«« »o ps.ffa to make ootafartnbln whu may favor him with tnelr patros- TguJfeoVtrtas will be reasonable. jan28 1m k R.B. ADAIR, D.D.S., r GAINESVILLE, GA. fficoO^SoutheastcontcrFuhllcSquare. 27mar THE SOLDIER AT FI.ENSBI RG. Some year-’ ’qo at the timo of peace, a de tachment of soldiers was quartered at Flens- burg, in Schleswig. Some of them had mar ried, of whom a majority had largo families and wero very poor. Povorty is bard to bearwhen a man sees his littlo ones in rag3, shivering from cold, and crying for bread. Ono of theso soldiers, on a keen Autumn night, was seut with a dispatch, as an orderly, several miles across tho country. As ho re turned ho passed about midnight a bleachiag- m'.’l and perceived a quantity of linon placed upon a licdgo to bleach, but which tho owner had forgotten to take in at nightfall. Ho rode very slowly. The air was very still; no sound was heard save tho woodland stream shimmering in the moonlight, and the measured tread of tho horse's feet. Ue was tempted. Ho said to himself: “ Could it roally bo any harm to take out of this great quantity of linen a single piece to sell for my poor children t The owner would scarcely feol tho loss of it, and it would be a great help to mo in my poverty; the injustice could not be very ^reat.’ He stopped his horse and dismounted. Bnt when ho came to tho hedge, a voice within him seemed to say, ‘ It is sin ; till now thou hast never stolen ; trust in God and do right, and thon shalt never starve.’ He left tho hedge, and quickly mounting his horse, but soon looked round again ; the temp tation came upon him with a greater power ; tho sorrow of his home and his hungry chil dren rose before his mind. He again dis mounted and again stood before the hedge. All was silent save the crisp leaves dropping in tho shadows, and the music of the stream silvered by the moon. Ho was about to put out bis hand to take the linen, when his con science again awoke. The conflict was a hard ono; but the persuasive voice within again triumphed, and, without touching the linen, be again mounted his horse. He rode on, but presently drew the rein and looked back. The tempter now approached him on anoth er side. “ I am in misery,” said tho soldier, and here is the opportunity to alleviate it. Is it not my duty to do so f I would not steal for tho mere purpose of gain. God knows I am not at heart a thief. Who can say that Providence has not placed this means of help in my way I’ He looked back again, saw tho linen still nnwatched, lying in the moonlight. He again dismounted and climbed the hedge. He put forth his band; but the good angel had fol lowed him, and the inward monjjor again as serted its power. It seemed to say, ** What art thon doing f It is sin." Then be beheld his poor children again whom in the previous winter be had been an able to protect from the famine and frost. As a father, be reflected that he should care for his children. He was now in a most intense state of ex citement; the straggle was at its height. He took off his hat and kneeled down with his forehead bared to heaven, and gazed up ward for a moment on tho calm moon and golden clusters of stars. The sublimities of the celestial scenery, like a vision, revealed to him the greatness and goodness of God The good angels were with him, and his tri nmph was at band. '• oh Lord,” ho prayed, “ look down upon me, help me in my extremity, and control me For the sake of Jesus Christ, thy beloved Son have mercy on me, a miserable, tempted sin ner, and save me. Be tboa my strength in this my hoar of weakness, and be thon my life, my helpand mv portion forever.' His prayer was beard. No soul ever perish ed praying. The tempter fled, and the good angels were glad. With a joyous and free spirit, he mounted his horse, inwardly prais ing God, who had helped himont of this temp tation, which would have brought a curse and destruction upon him. As he came to the court-yard of the miller, be stopped, and knocked at the door. The miller opened the window, and called out: ' Who is there f ’ *' An orderly from Flensbnrg. I want aeon pie oi words with yon.' • What is it?’ asked tho miller, opening the door. • My dear miller,' said the soldier, “ as I was riding by I perceived that yon had for gotten to take in yonr linen which was left on tho hedge to bleach. This is no business of mine, but I will conceal nothing from yon. I am a very poor soldier, and have a wife and five small children, who aTe naked and starv ing. My miserable condition indneed me to stop when I saw the linen, and I was strongly i tempted to approach it too nearly. Three ; limes I dismounted my horso under tho influ ence of temptation. I was assaulted on all sides, and it seemed as if I must submit. Then I looked up to heaven, prayed to the Almighty. He heard mo and gavo me power to resist. I Friend miller, this is a high road, along which j others may come after me, and be similarly | tompted, and perhaps fall This would be a j bad thing; therefore I am come to warn yon ; to take in your linen. And now I wish you good night." • My good soldier come, iu, and take a little refreshment. Tho air is cold to-night.' . The offer was a most acceptable one to tho soldier, for he was hungry and thirsty. A bountiful supper was placed before him. As he enjoyed the good fare, ho said to himself: ‘ O God, thou hast hitherto helped me. Thou hclpest mo now again, and thou wilt help me to tlio end.’ As ho was about to depart, tho miller brought out a piece of linon. and said, “ My good soldier, this Is the largest and best piece of nil thoso which were left out to bleach. Take it as a remembrance; take it in honor, because you sought help from tho Lord in prayer, and steadfastly resisted sin. If you are ever in groat distress, do not fail to come and see me.’ Tho heart of tho bearded veteran was touch ed, and tho tears rolled down his sunburned checks. IIo could not speak ; but bo took the piece of linen, receiviug it as a gift from the Lord. ' Thou, O Lord, lias saved mo to-night,’ he said, ns be stood beneath tho moon and tho stars. “ So wilt thou keep mo always.’ Ho rode away, a happy man. It was tho battle of his life, and tho victory was decisive- Tho good angels followed him to the end.— Youth's Comjxniion. The Oldest Inhabitant. Judge Basil Harrison, of Prairie Rounde, Mich., tho original “ Bee Hunter” of J. Foni more Cooper's "Oak Opening,” is now in the 103d year of his ago. Tho above item suggests the following ex cellent take off on tho oldest citizen topics, from tho Pulaski Citizen : It Is fashionable in nows'paperdom to inter view the oldest inhabitant, and give to the world the miraculous varus they tell—miracu lous, because it is difficult to conceive how a mind bowed down with decrcpitudo and age can study np tales so marvelously life-like.— TVo glvo below tho results of an interview with the oldest lady in Giles county : “ Como in, and don’t stand thar and star like a fool, like you never seed anybody afore Take a chair. Caliine, fetch the man a gourd of water, and fetcii the pan; I know he’d like to wash his hands, they’re awful dirty, my sates!” “ Thank you, madam, for the chair and the delicious draught from your rustic dipper, but the pan is unnecessary, since I laved my ex tremities in tho limpid stream that gargles from the hill-side down tho way. Pardon any seeming impertinence on my part, but I will rest under lasting obligations to you, if you will divulge the most important events of your life—a life which I am led to believe, by re port, has stretched out over the waste of time to an extent not usually allotted to man, and which has comprehended events which, bnt for the vital spark that still animates your physical frame, would belong only to tho dead past. Your Creator has endowed—” Caliine, fetch the Bible and the hymn book. Drat a preacher what won’t take a text afore he commences. When I was a gal, preaching was preaching, bnt these times people have got queer notions. But yon might as well go on with yoursermon.sinceyou’vecommenced.” “ You misapprehend me entirely, madam. I simply came to ask yonr age and name, and get you to toll me what yon have seen a long time ago, and what yon heard, and what hap pened.” Lor sakes, why’nt yon say so. ^y name is Lucinda Smith, and I’ll be three hundred and foarteen years old next grass. I’ve seed a heap of things in my day, and I can’t tell yon all, bnt I remember somethings maybe yon never hearn of. I’ve been married thirty-nine times, the last time I counted np, and the school-marm has been addin' np my children for three weeks. She was a little over seven teen hundred last week, and there's no tollin' whar she is now. My first husband was Julias Ctesar'8 carriage driver, and I nnssed Julius hissolf. I was present when Pompey the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte fit on the Boeky Mountains. And I seed Lord Wellin’ton take George Washln’ton pris’ner. Lorzy my, how George did cose and aware, and he went right straight to General Grant and took the oath, and they sent him onto an island what they called the Isle of Elbow; and he came back and fit the battle of Waterey and Montalew the same day. I had thirteen eons got drown ed that day in the Potomac, and Lord Corn wallis wouldn’t give me their back pay. A heap of men got killed in that skrimmage.— Thar was Massadonia and Mark Anterny, and Sbilow, and Sherman, and Bnna Vister, and Boregard. and heaps of’em, and I recon they’d a bin figbtin till yet, bnt Martin Lather come up with his rigiment, and killed Licnrgns and Banker Hill, and took Fort Sumter, and had all the niggera marched ont and give 'em guns, and told ’em to bam Moscow if it took all summer. General Shakespeare eat dinner at my house that day, and Jay Cooke and Victor Hugo, and Robinson Cruso—say. Mister, wbat's yonr hurry, I ain't get through the first hun dred years yot. Come again, andTil toil yon all about it. Lorzy my, how I remember everything same as if it was yesterday.” ports and sold or hypothecated with European bankers. It was freely discussed In the press, and to some extent upon the hustings, and one member to the first permanent Congress, from Georgia, owed bis election to the advoca cy of this measnre, the Hon. Hines Holt, of the then Third Congressional District. Bat this cotton project received its death blow at the hands of another Georgian (Gen. Toombs) some time before Col. Holt took his seat. In the Fall following the opening of hostilities, money had become to bo scarce m some sec tions of the eonntry. Mississippi planters complained most loudly, declaring that they bad no market for their cotton, and conse quently no monoy to pay their taxes. So when the Provisional Congress commenced its last session in the city of Richmond in November, this cotton project came up for discussion. One morning ths Hon. Walker Brooke, ofMis- sissippi, moved a resolutioiutti.at tho Commit tee on Finance be requested to inquire into the practicability of reporting a bill requiring the government to advance money to cotton planters on their crops, and to tako tho cotton advanced upon to ship abroad or to sell iu or der to raise monoy. When the resolution was read at the clerk's desk, Gen. Toombs, who was just loaving the hall, stopped and ad dressed the President as follows : Mr. President : I desire that this motion shall be discussed and disposed of at once on its merits, and to that end I move to amend the resolution, by striking out tho word “ re quest” and inserting in lieu thereof tho word “ instruct,” and I desire to bo heard on my amendment. At that time Gen. Toombs was a Brigadier General and had just returned from tho Army. Ho was dressed in a full suit of citizen's clothes, bat had a military short cloak thrown over o ne of his shoulders, and held his hat in his hand. He was in the primo of physical manhood an d intellectual strength, and nevor looked more impressive and commanding. Standing by his chair, (desk3 were not usod in the Provis ional Congress,) he at once addressed himself to the subject. Though it was a dry ono ho garnished it around ami about with the most thrilling and eloquent language. Laying down his opposition to any measure looking to lending the public credit to the private citi zen, he rapidly reviewed the consequences which had followed such measures in all coun tries where the experiment had been made His speech did not occnpy more than thirty minutes, but it impressed the writer of theso lines, who has heard some of his ablest efforts at the bar, in the Senate and on the stamp, that it was the best effort of his life. Referring to tho statement that cotton was tho strength and backbone of the Confedera cy, be closed somewhat a3 follows: “ But ; few months since we wero told that cotton was king, and that at the foot of his throne the crowned monarchs of the world would crouch and sne for favor j but now before a frost has whitened a single leaf in his coronet, becomes into this hall a shivering pauper, aod says, * Give me drink, or I perish ?* ” Tho speech produced a profound effect on the Congress. Mr. Atkins, a member from Tennessee, enthused by its power and elo- qnenco, arose from his seat atfd remarked that he would be willing to die if Robert Toombs could be chiseled on tho monument which should mark his grave. The logic, eloquence and facts of Mr. Toomb3 were too strong for the plodding arguments of Mr. Brooke, or the more careful and consise reasoning of one of his col leagues, the Hon. Wiley P. Harris, both able men, and the resolution as -amended failed. The Provisional Congress passed upon the cotton project and disapproved it. Efforts were made to resuscitate it in various shapes, bnt they never amounted to much. hoar, CO per minate, 1 every second. So that it will be seen that every pnlsation of the heart marks tho death of a human being. Tho dissolution of the human race, as set forth in the above rate or estimate, is over balanced by the births, which average a little more than those given by theso figures. So that the population of the earth is constantly increasing. The averago of a man's life all over the world is 33 years. One fourth of the population of the earth die' before they reach tho age of seven years, and one half before the seventeenth year of ago. Of every 10, 00U persons only one livos to be lOOyoars old; of every 5,000 only ono reaches the ago ot 90, and only one in every 1,000 reaches the age of 70 yoars. Married men live loDger than bach elors and a tall man has a better chance of longevity than a short man. Of each 1,000 persons only65gotmarried, and by far tho greater number marry in Juno and December than in any ether months daring the year. Births and deaths occur most gen erally at night, as almost every ono has ob served. Only about one-eighth of tho popu lation of the world are fit for military service. Tho different professions have a great influ ence upon tho life of a man. make a woman by force thy slave, and she will bear it still less, but will seek by craft and canning to obtain dominion over thee. For the empire of love is the empire of con tradictions ; the wise man marks this and acts accordingly. The more one has to do with women, the more he learns to know them, and the more one learns to know them the more one learns to love them; and the more one loves them, the more one is loved again—for every true love finds its response and the high est wisdom. In the Arms of Morpheus”--An Indignar.t Darkey. Onr friend, Col. S., residing not a thousand miles from here, informs ns that he has a co lored youth in his employ who has been with him for some considerable length of timo, and for whom, as he has proven himself fai thful and trustworthy, ho naturally feols some at tachment. The young man concluded a short time since that he would like to see a little of the world and take a little recreation, so he applied for permission, which was rtiadily granted, drew the wages dne him, anionnting to about one hundred and fifty dollars, depart ed on a trip np the eonntry. After being ab sent for some weeks and spending ail his money- he returned and reported for dnty. In a few days afterwards be solicited an interview with Col. S., informing him that during his trip he bad met with a dnsky damsel who bad cap tured his Affections, and be wished his employ er to write to her for him- The request was complied with, and in dne coarse of mail an answer came, written in a very neat female hand, the boy’s sweetheart having; evidently secured as amanaensis a young lady of culture and refinement. The correspondeo ce was kept up for some time, our friend. Col. S., enjoying it as well as the parties most intimately inter ested. At last there came a billet doux abound ing more in expressions of tender regard and affection than any that had preceded it, which was duly read to the smitten youth, the con clnding lines of which were, os nearly as can be recollected, as follows: ‘ I think of yon the first thing iu the morn ing, and I think of you the last thing at night, as I fall into tho arms of Morpheus—” The reader had progressed thus far when the boy suddenly sprang up, commenced pull ing off bis coat, and excitedly exclaimed, * In the arms of who ? By , Col. S., TO whip that#,—d nigger, if it costs me half tny yto it's na/jes.’—Wilmington Star. [From the Fort Smith Herald.] How Five Jacks Beat Four Aces. During tho session of the United States Dis trict Grand Jury, a witness was called before them named Scipio Chotean, a half breed Creek Indian and negro, bright, sharp and intelli gent. He was the last witness to be called be fore adjournment that day. After adjourn ment, some one of tho Grand Jury who knew him, asked him if ho was tho man who bad four aces beaten. He answered, * yes, sah; I’se do man.’ * Will you havo any objections to telling it?’ * I’se afeared it will get mo into trouble; but, if do Judge is willin’,’ appealing to tho fore man, ‘I will tell it.’ The Judge consented, then Scipio said: ■ ‘ You see, I lives on de cattle trail from Texas, through do Creek country, to Kansas, and I was ont on de road one day, and I meets a gentleman ahead of a big drove of cattle. ‘ He says, ‘ old man, does you live in dis country ?’ * I say yes, sah ‘ Ho says, ‘ it’s a mighty poor country. How do you make a living!’ I says, sah, tis putty good country; wo has plenty meat and bread, and I makes a good livin’ a— •Hesays, ‘old man, does you ever play kerds ?’ * I say, yes, sah; I does sometimes.’ ‘ Ho says, would you have any objections to a little game of draw V * I says, no, sah.’ * So we gits off our horses, along side do road, and sot down, and I pulls out do kerds. Well, in a short time, I beats de gen tleman out’n sixty-two dollars and a half, and I thought I bad him; so I puts up a band on him—fori is, do I say it myself, a mighty smart hand at kerds—and I knowed he would have three jacks and I would have three aces, and in de draw I knowed he would git de ud der jack and I would git de udder ace. So, he raises a bit, and I raises on back; till, at last, I pats up all de money I had winned from de gentleman and all de change I had, and I knwwed I had him. Well, in de draw, de gent got de udder jack and I got de udder ace. Do gent wanted to bet, bnt I claimed a right for do money, and I tol’ him I bad a inwinciblo hand dat couldn’t be beat. * He says, old man.dem is right good britches you is got on; bow much did dey cost ?’ I says, yes, sah; dey cost me ten dollars.' He says, I puts up ten dollars agin dem.’ I says, berry well, sah; but I tell you I got a inwinciblo hand. He puts up de money, and I holds up my legs, and he pulls off de britches and lays dem down. Now, sah,’ I says, * I told you I had a in wincible hand. I’s got four aces.’ Do gent says, * ole man, did you ever hear of five jacks heatin’ four aces 1’ I says, I’s heard it, sah, bnt I’s RBver seed it; and if you con wince me of it, de money's yourn.’ * Berry well,’ he says, layin' down one kerd, ain’t dat de jack of clubs ?’ ‘ Yes, sah,’ I says, * dat am do jack of clubs.’ He lays down anudder kerd, ‘ ain't dat de jack of spades t’ * Yes, sab, dat am de jaok of spades.’ He lays down anudder, ‘ ain’t dat de jack of diamonds?’ * Yes, sab, dat am do jack of diamonds.' He put down anudder, and edys, ' ain't dat de jack of hearts?’ * I says, yes, sah, dat am de jack of hearts.' Den he runs bis hand in his bosom and palls ont a great long pistol, and points it at me, and says, 'ain't dat jack haul?’ I says, yes, sah.’ Tho Yalno of a Newspaper. A mechanic tells an interesting story of bow ho was induced to take a nowspaper, and what came of it, as follows: Ten years ago I lived in a town in Indiana. On returning home one night—for I am a car- ponter by trade—I saw a little girl leave my door, and I asked my wife vko she was. She said Mrs. Harris had sent after their news paper, which my wife had borrowed. As we sat down to tea my wife said to me: ‘ I wish you would subscribe for the nows paper; it is so much comfort to me when yon are away from homo.’ * I would like to do so,' said I, ‘bnt you know I owe a payment on the boaso and lot, It will bo all I can do to meet it.’ She replied: ‘ If yon will tako this paper I will sew for tho tailor to pay for it.' I subscribed for tho paper; it came in duo time to the shop. While reading one noon and looking over it, I saw an advertisement of the county commissioners to let a bridge that was to bo built. I put in a bid for the bridge, and tho job was awarded to me, on which I cleared 83,000, which enabled me to pay for my house and lot easily and tho newspaper. If I had not subscribed for the newspaper I should not have known anything about the contract, and I could not havo met my payment on the house and lot. A mechanic never loses acything by taking a newspaper. ting and draining, when cheaper buildings would have answered. Another works a wet field year after year, at a great loss and incon venience, and with small resnlts. because he is too busy to (inderdrain it. Ho dues every thing at a disadvantage. Very different is the coarse of the good manager. He looks at all his work—has it mapped ont before him—estimates accurately the labor to accomplish each job, and the time when it should bo done to prevent loss, and then goes on systematically. It does not re quire a grant genius to do this, bnt common sense, and for tho farmer to keep bis wits abont him. This is what makes a man prac tical and successful.—Cor. Country Gent. . .The estimated number of Mexican soldiers now surviving is 39,570.- There are also esti mated to be about 14,000 widows of the- Mex ican war veterans how surviving. The amount required per annum to pay tho pensions mem orialized for will be 85.140.760, and the ag gregate sum to pay them for their average duration of life would reach the amount of $97,160,364. tji'iciiltut'al And he says, ‘ ain’t dat five jacks? and don’t dat win de money?’ * t says, yes, sah; dat’s Jack Hani, and dat'a five jacks, and five jacks beats a inwinciblo hand.’ ‘ So he puts de money in bis pocket, and ties my britches on hiud of his saddle,and tells mei to scatter—and I did. ‘ You see, it served me right, fori thought the man was a green Missourian when I put up de hand on him; but be was a Arkanaaw chap, and I finds dem mighty sharp, Judge.* The above is vouched for by the foreman and several members of the Grand Jury as fact—every word of it. Savannah Advertiser-Republican. The Fall of the Confederacy. THE COTTON SUBSIDY—A GRAPHIC AND DRAM ATIC SKETCH OF GEN. TOOMBS. At the inception of the now government, the idea was put forth that credit might be estab lished at once it the cotton, rice, tobacco and naval stores in tho South were'purchased by tho Government, and either shipped to foreign Interesting Statistics. The last universal statistics published let a late French paper and kindly furnished ue by. a friend, discloses some very interesting facts which we take pleasnre in lav ing before onr readers. The population of the 'planet upon which the race of Adam lives ison.e milliard two hun dred and twenty-eight mi' ilions, divided among the different races, as follows: 369,000,000 belong to the Caucass ian race; 552,000,000 to the Mongolian rar^ ; 190,000,000 to the Ethiopian race; 1,003,000 to tho Indian rac e. Those races speak 34H2 different lagaages, an d practice. 1,000 di'ffarent kinds of religion or Green Manure. In many parts of tho country one of the most serious questions is that of manure. One may bo so situated as not to make it profita ble or convenient to keep much stock; and yet if manure has to be purchased it is seldom that it can be done so as to leave much profit. On tho other band, it iscl^rly a loss to farm poor ground; and thus between these “ upper and nether millstones” one hardly knows what to do. In some places much use is made of greon manures. That is, tho land is sown with some rapid growing crop, which, after it has grown considerably, is plowed down; and in this way land is fertilized. Clover is often used for this purpose, and in tho South the cow-pea. There is some considerable labor involved in this stylo of manuring; but this is not all in most cases. A whole season is generally lost in this way of fertilizing the ground. Still in many cases even this has been found to pay,instead of bBying stable manure or commercial fertilizers; and where land is cheap and taxes low, it perhaps may he the best thing that can be done. If only soiSo conld suggest something which would grow so fast that we could plow it down and crop the same season, it would be one of the best possible discoveries. Something of ttfts kind was in tho January number of the Report of the Department of Agriculture from an English source. It appears that some one had a piece of land so poor that tho wheat yielded was bnt four bushels to tho acre. In 1869, immediately after harvesting the wheat he sowed cowpeas at the rate of two bushels per acre. Early in October he tarned the re suiting crop under with a deep furrow. A few weeks later he sowed on his pea-sod, wheat- harrowing it in carefully. He harvosted nine bnshels per acre. He repeated the same pro cess in 1870, and realized 17} bnshels per acre and again in 1871, followed by a yield of 27 bnshels per acre. Throughout the experiment, covering five yoars, no fertilizer except the cow pea was applied. This, if correctly reported, is a tremendous result; and; if true, eclipses anything ever beard of, and is surely worthy of more thought than is usually given to newspaper paragraphs, Year after year grain was sown on the same land and with only about two months’ growth of peas, the yield, had in four years, increased from four to forty bushels of wheat! With such results as these it will hardly pay, even under the best circumstances, to hani manure lrom the stable yard for wheat. What has been done in this way ought to be done again Somehow we can hardly credit this stupen dous result; yet we know that green manuring is excellent generally, when wo give it a year’s growth of the ground, and it may be that something like this can be done. We hope what we have written may have the effect stimulating trials in this direction. Eulogy on Women, How can the rose grow without sunshine ? How can the violot bloom on the salty soil ? Lo 1 women are flowers that are always be coming more and more beautiful and fragrant the more they are guarded and cared for. But men should bo keepers in the garden of beau ty; they may rejoice themselves in the fra grance of the flowers, but they may not ram- pie them with rude bands. Just as the weed is rooted from the flower-bed, so should all that is baso and common be removed far away from tho neighborhood of woman! Tread upon tho roso with tho feet and its thorns amazotbeo. Make thyself of thine own ac cord a slave to a woman, and she will not boar it, but will herself bow before thoe, and creeds. The nun jbe(r of deaths in one year is _ over 33,000,000, *>r 90 per diem, ^3,650 per in thankful love look up to thee as her lord Farming to Advantage, I have known two kinds of industrious farm era. I do not include the sluggish and negli gent. But of the real hard workers there are two distinctclasses. They both rise with dawn and work after dark, and are worthy of suc cess ; but one class fails for want of proper thought and management. Thoso will pat their energies into ono piece of work, and neg- loot other things which need them more. I knew oho man who was so intent on fin ishing a board fence, that he worked hard at it at the very time that the woods in his root crop grew from one to ten inob33 high, in* “ Direct Trade Union Patrons of Husbandry.” A meeting of representatives of the Patrons of Husbandry was held in Atlanta on Thurs day last, of which tho Constitution gives the following brief account: Several thousand dollars'In excess of tho amount required by the charter (25.000) of tho ‘‘Direct Trade Union of the Patrons of Hus bandry” having been subscribed, the stock holders of the company met pursuant to the call of the Secretary of tho Commissioners, in tho Hal! of the House of Representatives at 9.30 a. m. yesterday. On motion, L. F. Liv ingston was called to the chair, and J. J. Toon requested to act as Secretary. There were about two hundred delegates present. All parts of the State were represented. It was a fine body of representative men. After dis posing of preliminary business,- tho charter was read nnd accepted. The meeting then proceeded to porfect an organization under the charter by the election of tho following officers, for the term of one year: President— A. H. Colquitt. Directors—J. H. Echols, ot Lexington; T. J. Smith of Oconee; D. E. Butler, Madison; R. C. Humbor, Eatonton; A. Nunnally, Monroe; J. S. Lavender, Barnesville; L. F. Livingston, Covington; ,. A. Alston, Decatnr; J. B. Jones, Hernden; T. Paine, Marietta; G. M. T. Fagin, Per- ; T. G. Holt. Macon. Colonel Jones offer ed the following resolntion. which was, after discn8sinn, unanimously adopted: Resolved, That wo look with special favor and gratification upon the efforts which are being made to establish the Liverpool. Savan nah and Great Western Transportation LiDe, and all other efforts for the establishment of direct trade between Southern ports and foreign consnmors of our products, and will give to thorn our hearty moral and business support. _____ Stock Raising. It has always been a matter of astonishment to us that more attention has not been paid to the raising of stock by the people in this sec tion of the country. Wo beliove it would prove quite as profitable, if not more so, in the end, than devoting one’s time, attention and labor, as many of onr farmers have been In the habit of doolog, to the cultivation of cotton. It is argned by a great many that the climate is not suitable, the range i3 not good, and a great many altogether mistaken and erroneous ideas are advanced as a reason why stock raising will not pay. Some say since freedom there is no protection against thieves. Of course there is not unless the proper attention is paid to them. We know farmers who. In the past, hired men to do nothing else bnt look after their stock, and they invariably succeeded in deriving a bandsomo profit from it. Tbo great trouble is this. In tbis age of progress some men have, by a lucky turn in the wheel of for tune, amassed largo sums of money by specu lation, etc. This has indneed others to aban don what they considered a slow, plodding and uncertain method, and caused them to rush too into the same giddy and exciting scenes. We append the following, which wo find in an exchange, and which may prove Interesting as relating to this subject: The best sheep man we overheard of wa» a soldier, who saw somewhere how yalnabls sheep were for renovating worn out land, and after the cruel war was over, he went home to his poor farm, and bought, thirteen ewes, all that, fortunately, he was able to buy. Ho pat them in a small field of briers and weeds, which they soon destroyed, then be fed them on bran and meal. In the winter he sheltered them well, feeding oats and swamp hay, and in the spring he had thirteen fine lambs. Saving the manure, be planted the old brier- patch with corn, and harvested a fine crop. All bis spare time was devoted to caring for the sheep. The next spring he bad more lambshe was able to plant more corn; then came more lambs, when he sowed clover and grew turnips, and now, to-day, as the result of such small beginnings, he has several hun dred fine young sheep, free from disease, bring ing him 82,000 a year, wbiie his farm has be come extremely fertile, aod be is a. rich man. We know that thousands and thousands of poor young men have a free coarse before them to become wealthy by beginning in the same way. Bat the tronble is, tho way is too hum ble and slow; they want to get itiong.faster; they have no patience, no faith, np plnok. Truly It does seem amall business to watch a dozen sheep, os if it were beneath the atten tion of a bright American youth.; but if said youth will look the subject all over, he will see it worthy of all his powers. A young man can well afford to set down with a dozen sheep on the plains, live in a dug out; and feed on antelope meat, rather than undertake to be come independent In a city on a clerkship of $1,000 a year.’ and reduciug hia crop about one-half. Anoth er buys costly tools and lets them rust and rot In the fields because lie is busy with something else, although tho labor of housing would be mere nothing. Another builds p costly barn, and uses up his menus f^ n ^uring, cultiva- . ®* During the Winter and early Spring sheep are often affected with colds; these, if neglected, frequently become so deeply seated as to be inburable, and end in phthisic or con sumption. The best remedy for a cold is, first, place your sheep in a well-v/'atilated, dry stable, comfortably littered ;'r'id second, give it any slightly puvgMe medicine, with a mod erate allowance of hay, and a bran mash fifth of tfibich should bo oat-moal. Colds catarrhs are not only epidemic, but endemic be careful, therefore, where you winter your creasing labor of clearing oat at least tenfold, sheep, that there be no predisposin'; cause in their locality; aud when thoy are attacked, remove them instantly from the flock. By fol lowing theso precautions and keeping them well fed, sheltered, aired, watered and salted, one may bid .deflanco to disease among his flock. JMm H