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ELBERTON, GA.
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mmmki iaioi,
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ELBERTOIV, GA.
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tojparties, and no harm is done if ho work is
wished.
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THE GAZETTE.
New Series.
A ST. LOUIS DRUMMER AT A HANG
ING BEE.
St. Louis Democrat: Oscar T. Amann,
one of St. Louis’ commercial travelers,
tells a thrilling story of his experience in
the State of Arkansas; which tale, if
governed by strict veracity and free
from poetic license, is one of more than
ordinary interest, as showing the state
of society across the border. Mr. Am
ann is in the employ of Eugene Sterne,
wholesale tobaeconist, at No. 420 North
Second street, and the’territory through
which he trades includes the entire
State of Arkansas. On the loth of May
—so the story goes—he was in George
town, a little village five miles south of
Newport, on the Iron Mountain Rail
way. Having occasion for visiting Bates
ville, twenty eight miles distant, he hir
ed a horse, determining to make the
trip as enjoyable as possible, as the
road lay through a country entirely new
to him.
At the livery stable where he procured
the horse he was directed on his road,
and warned to watch the animal, as it
was a strange one, that had been pur
chased but a day or two before, and
might prove wild. Amann set out, and
after proceeding about eight miles,
through a densely timbered country, he
saw three men ride out of the woods a
short distance ahead, and come toward
him with their revolvers drawn. Know
ing it would be useless to defy so supe
rior a force, he kept on until brought to
a halt and ordered to dismount, the com
mand coming over the barrel of a dan
gerous |looking pistol.
He did not hesitate an instant in obey
ing orders, but when once on his feet
implied a remonstrance by stating that
he was from St. Louis, and would will
ingly give them what money he had
without the need of their putting him
to so much trouble. They did not want
money, but were going to treat him,
they 'said, as they treated all horse
thieves.
“And what do you propose doing? ’
asked Amann.
“Why, what do you suppose ? We're
going to hang you ?”
As might have been reasonably sup
posed under the circumstances, and as
was perfectly justifiable, all things con
sidered, the St. Louis drummer began
to feel considerable perturbation of
mind, and tried with increased vigor to
enforce the belief upon his captors that,
they bad the wrong naan.
“I'm from St. Louis; I’m no horse
thief,” said he.
The effect was not marked, for the
ringleader of the gang said :
“Well, suppose you are from St. Lou
is ? We’d hang the whole of St. Louis
if they come down here and steal our
horses. St. Louis thieves ain’t no bet
ter than Arkansas thieves.”
Araann protested against the imputa
tion, and appealed, with tears in bis eyes,
and the fear of death in bis face, for the
opportunity to prove bis innocence. No,
a stay could not be granted. Tue horse
had been stolen, be was the thief, and
must pay the penalty with his life. His
hands were securely tied behind his
back; his legs were pinioned above his
knees, and a rope was passed about his
neck. He was asked if he desired a few
moments to pray, but he hsd reached a
condition beyond the possibility of re
ply, and, as his silence only served to
aggravate his captors, they proceeded
at once to string him up. He was drag
ged to a sapling near the road side, and
the rope being passed over a limb
Amann was elevated into the air. The
ground end of the rope -was made fast to
the base of the tree, and the execution
ers left their victim dangling in the air,
while they took his horse and rode
away.
Now', to get the victim of this fright
ful experience safe and sound back to
St. Louis, or to Batesvi. I ]©, where he
started from on the day of his ascension.
Amann states that he must have pass
ed at once into an unconscious state, for
he recollects nothing after the first
choking sensation which followed his el
evation. Some time after he had been
hauled up, however, the St. Louis and
Little Rock mail coach came along. The
driver sighted the dangler at once, and
stopping his horses, got down from his
coach and cut Amann down. The body
was warm, and there were such strong
evi ences of life existing that the sensi
ble Jehu placed Amann in the coach
and conveyed him to Batesville. There,
he was given into the charge of Dr.
Goodwin, who exerted himself to restore
animation. He had the gratification af
ter three days, to see Amann come out
of his long sleep. The drummer, how
ever, had suffered terribly, and it was
Tfie 27th of May before he was able to
leave his bed.
The occurrence occasioned considera
ble excitement throughout that section
of eountry, and a strong attempt was
made to ferret out the perpetrators of
the outrage, but all to no purpose.—
| Amann returned to St. Louis yesterday,
and the appearance of his neckJs such
as to authenticate, in a large measure,
the story of his frightful experience.
A traveler overtaking an old Presby
terian minister, whose nag was much fa
tigued, quizzed the old gentleman upon
his “turn out” “A nice horse yours,
doctor, very . valuable beast that—but
what makes him wag his tail so, doc
tor ?" “Why, as you have asked me I
will tell you. It is for the same reason
that your tongue wags so— a sort of nat
ural weakness.”
ESTABLISHED 1859.
ELBERTON, GEORGIA, JUNE 14,1876.
MARK TWAIN AS AN INDIAN FIGHTER.
Of the many stories now floating
about in regard to the past experience
of Sam Clemens, none a v e droller than
the following one, which passes cur
rent in Tuolume county for frozen truth.
We could remark, however, that the
story need not be taken as an evidence
of faint heartedness or lack of “sand,’ on
the part of Clemens, but bis action at
tributed simply to his inordinate love
of humor, and an overweening desire to
shoot his little joke while on the wing.
The incident we refer to occurred during
the Innocent’s sojourn at Jackass Hill,
near Tuttletown, where he was prospect
ingwith Jim Gills. For some time there
had been rumors of discontent among
the Indians, a fierce band of Wallas hav
ing gathered near Pendola ferry, on the
Stanislaus River, and. after announcing
their intention of annihilating the miners
in the shortest order possible, decamp
ed for the higher Sierras to obtain, it
was generally supposed, a sufficient
force to carry out their bloodthirsty
threats. One bright afternoon late in
autumn, Sam and Jim were sitting in
front of their cabin on Jackass Hill, the
former engaged in rubbing Mustang
Liniment on a slight bruise that dis
colored his left leg, sustained by a fall
which he had received that day during
one of his prospecting expeditions,
the latter watching the operation while
he lazily smoked a corncob full of killi •
kinick. Suddenly a man rushed in
breathless haste up to the Hill and
stammered, as he wildly gesticulated :
“They're comin.”
“Let ’em come, we’re ready for most
anything from fortune to famine,” an
swered the imperturbable Mark, as he
continued to plaster the liniment on his
injured limb.
“But they're Inguns,” was the excited
remark of the messenger', “an” every
body’s turning out. Tuttletown’s in
arms, and they want Sam to take com
mand.”
“What’s my rank,” asked Sam, looking
quizzically at the man, “Quartermaster
or sutler, which ?”
The aid de-camp to hear no
more, but rushed away to alarm others, j
and Mark and Jim made their way to
Tuttletown, where they found a great
crowd assembled and ready to march
on the foe. Mark was appointed to the
command of a company, and in due
course of time the little army was on
the march The Stanislaus River hav
ing been reached just at dusk, it was
thought advisable to proceed with more |
caution-, as the enemy was supposed to |
be encamped in that vicinity. The dif
ferent campanies separated, and spread |
ing out in a semi-circle, marched up
the river. Mark's company, consisting
of ten men, were plodding along in the
gathering gloom, when shots were heard
at no great distance on the hillside.
“Halt!” command Mark. The com
pany halted.
“Gentlemen, this is no time for fool
ing. Tuttletown expects every man to
do his duty. The enemy is before us.
You will form into a hollow square.
To the rear open order, and as the rear
happens to be open, it is in order for
every man to proceed in that direction
in as orderly a manner as possible. As
I am lame myself, I think I will com
mence the retrogade movement first.
March !”
As the rumor of the appoach of the
bloodthirsty red men was afterward
proved to be a false alarm, this move
ment on the part of Mark’s division was
not noticed at the time, although freely
discussed afterward in Tuttletown, and
the explanation given that Mark was
frightened by the explosion of a belated
hunter’s shot gun.
A SMALL POX REMEDY.
I herewith append a recipe which
has been used to my knowledge in
hundreds of cases It will prevent
or cure the small pox, though the
pittings are filling. When Jenner
discovered cow pox in England the
world of science hurled an avalanche of
fame upon his head, but when the most
scientific school of medicine in the world
—that of Paris—published this recipe
as a panacea for small pox, it passed un
heeded. It is as unfailing as fate and
conquers in every instance. It is harm
less when taken by a well person. It
will also cure scarlet fever. Here is the
recipe as I have used it, and cured my
children of scarlet fever, here it is as I
have used it to cure the smml pox ;
when learned physicians said the pa
tient must die it cured: Sulphate of
zinc,_ono grain; fox glove (digitalis),
one grain ; half a teaspoonful of water.
W hen thoroughly mixed add four ounces
of water. Take a spoonful every' hour.
Either disease will disappear in twelve
hours. For a child, smaller doses,
according to age. If counties would
compel their physicians to use this there
would be no need of pest houses. If
you value advice and experience, use this
for this terrible disease.
[Note to the Editor.— lf any more
than the above is needed. I would say
that I have a friend who knows of the
above recipe being used in a number of
cases in Cincinnati and vicinity—one
case a very bad one—it was supposed
the patient would die. Result was ex
actly as stated. J. D. L.
Covington, Ky.
[Stockton (Cal.,) Herald.
♦ s
As soon as the novelty of the thing
wears off, a man never wakes a baby to
hear it laugh.
A FARM POR THE PRODUCTION OP
YAOOINE VIRUS.
The Franklin (Pa.) Repository lately
published the following interesting ac
count of a “vaccine farm,” in that State:
On a farm in Hamilton township, one
and a half miles from Chambersburg,
Dr. R. Rush Senseny has a stock of one
hundred heifers, from which he is pro
ducing continually a stock of fresh vac
cine matter. The process by which this
is effected is interesting, and we were
well repaid for driving with the Doctor
to the farm and witnessing the operation
throughout. The heifers used in this
business are mostly well bred, and con
sist of either full breed, three quarters
or half Alderney stock. They must be
in thriving condition, and from six
months to one year old they are stall
fed, kept in clean and well ventilated
stables, with plenty of clean litter, fresh
and nutritious food. In other words,
the animal is kept up to a normal heal
thy and thriving standard.
First, heifers are secured by strap
ping them down to a rack, on the back,
with each leg secure to a strong strap
around the body, and the head tied |
down. Then they are shaved around j
the udder and vaccined in from ten to
thirty places in order to produce vesicles
of vaccinia. On the eighth day after
vaccinating they are ready to yield up
vaccine virus in its different forms.
On the eighth or ninth day the vesicles
are ready to tap in order to secure virus.
This is done in four ways : Ist. Quills :
2d. Ivory Points: 3d. Lymph tubes,
and lastly, in about sixteen days, crusts
Quills are as follows: The imported goose
quill is taken, boiled, filed, cut and
scraped, and then dipped into the fluid
lymph and thus charged for use. 2d. j
The ivory point: Each point is dipped
into the liquid virus and charged as an
Indian charges his poisoned arrows.
Lymph tubes are long glass cylinders
which are filled with the fluid lymph and
are then shut up by sealing each end
with wax. In using the quills or point
on human being, the quills are moisted,
and then when the abrasion has been
made on the arm the quills, or points, as
the case may be, are rubbed briskly upon
the abraded surface, and thus inoculation
of the true vaccinia is produced. This
is the true Jennerian system.
In order to secure crusts of the true
vaccinia, the heifer is allowed to remain
untouched for about sixteen or eighteen
day#, at which time the vesicles nave'
matured into hardened scabs or crusts
of virus, and may then be removed.
Each crust is then carefully wrapped in
gold or silver foil, and is then ready for -
shipment to any part of the world. This
virus is now being sent to every State
in the Union, to every Territory, to Can
ada, Cuba, South America, and to all the
States of Mexico and Central America.
One great advantage in using animal
vaccine as a preventive of that dreaded
disease, small-pox, is that there is no
possibility of inocculating the human
system with any constitutional disorder,
a risk which most persons fear to entail
upon themselves and their offspring
when vaccination is demanded, and the
only virus to be had is from human
crusts. Human crust may be good and
pure, but we know that often they are
not, hence the safeguard is animal vac
cine.
QUITE EASY.
A Yankee while footing it towards out
west got very hard up, and was cudgel
ing his brains to see how he should
make a raise of a little money, when
finally he met a Dutchman who was
followed by a great, big, cowardly
dog, and he entered into conversation
with him.
“Nice dorg you’ve got there,” said the
Yankee.
“Yaw, he pees a very fine tog,” replied
the Dutchman.
“I’ll bet you a dollar that I can tell
what his name is.”
“What ish dot ? And you nafer see
dot tog pefore ?”
“No, of course I have not, but I will
bet a dollar I can tell you what his name
is.”
“Py tarn, I dakes dot bet,” said the
Dutchman, eager to make an honest dol
lar.
“Well, just call him up here, and let
me have a look at him,” said the sharp
Yank.
“Hers, Fritzy! Fritzy ! Come here,
and make for your master von tollar,”
said the Dutchman, calling his ill looking
dog.
The Yankee patted him on the head,
looked him in the eye, and finally forced
open his mouth and looked down his
throat.
“His name is Fritzy,” said ha with de
liberation.
“Donder and blixen !” exclaimed the
Dutchman, -with eyes and mouth wide
open.
“Am I not right?”
“Yaw, by tain, said he,” handing over
the wager. “Py Jinks, I knew not dot ray
tog carry his card down bis droat, I
chust choke his tam neck for him. and
away he went trying to get a kick at the
poor dog whose name he had given
away himself.
Half an hour later that Yankee was
marcbiug on looking for another vic
tim.
The Galveston News wants all the
Texas bonds to be bought up by citizens
of the Stale, and held by them at low
interest. It would be very easy to do.
Who wants any Texas bonds but a Texan
anyhow ?
Vol. V-No. 7*
For the Gazette.]
Mr. Editor.—Dear Sir : You will
please allow me place in your paper, to ex
prejs my opinion in regard to the duties
of the colored ministers and teachers
among their people. I believe it is the
duty of our ministers to apply themselves
wholly to the study of Jesus Christ and
Him crucified. Wherefore spend we
ourselves upon other studies, when all
excellency, sweetness, and desirableness
is centred in this one. It is our calling
as the Bridegroom’s friends to woo and
win souls to Christ, to set Him forth to
the people as crucified among them, to
present Him in all His attractive excel
lencies, that all hearts may be ravished
with His beauty and charmed into His
arms by love. We must also be able to
defend the truth of Christ against un
dermining heretics, to instil His knowl
edge into the ignorant, to answer the
cases and scruples of poor doubting
Christians. How many intricate knots
have we to untie, what pains, what skill
is requisite for such as are employed
about our work, and shall we spend our I
precious time in frivolous controversies) 1 ?
1 hope not. But, says one, the ministers
can greatly influence the politics of the
country. Well it is a very doubtful good
in my mind, a very doubtful good indeed.
If the man keeping to his own calling of
preaching the gospel happens to influ
ence these meaner things, it is well, but
any Christian minister whj thinks that
he can do two things well, is mistaken.
Let him mind soul winning and not
turn a Christian church into a political
club.
Now I must close, but one or two
thoughts press me as to the public school
teacher’s duty. I understand education
to be a broad term, susceptible of three
separate and distinct divisions, viz; Ist.
Moral ©r religious ; 2d. Mental or the
mind ; 3d. The physical or body. The
term education when applied to men
means to improve, cultivate and develop
by means of education all those powers
susceptible of improvement. All of
these faculties or powers need to be de
veloped, or improved when in a growing
state of life, and neither of them can be
neglected without hazarding much to
the welfare of tho youtli among my
colored friends. Let ub all do eur duty.
God helps those who help themselves,
both ministers and teachers, let us let
politics alone. Education is what wo
now need, and education we must have
at all hazards. Let us teach our people
industry, morality and economy. I
trust that some word or sentence of my
letter may be of benefit to someone,
and if so, my highest ambition is grati
fied, and should this be, I shall feel
that I have not labored in vain, and
though humble as I know it to be, I shall
be encouraged to try, try again.
Ycu can publish this letter if you
think it is worthy of a place in your
paper.
Yours very respectfully,
A. W. Watson,
Pastor Carlton Grove Colored Baptist
Church.
Elbert Cos., Ga., June sth, 1876.
GOOD HAY FROMTHE RAG WEED.
Has it ever occurred to our farmers
that they can obtain a supply of long
forage by curing, the ordinary rag-weed ?
In the May number of the Rural Caro
linian, wejjfind the report of an experi
ment made by Col J. Wash. Watts, of
Laurens, who is a practical and experi
enced farmer, and a geutleman of un
doubted veracity. This report proves
that an abundance of long forage can be
harvested from the stubble fields, where
the rag weed grows spontaneously, and
at a very light cost. Col. Watts writes
as follows to the editor of the Rural
Carolinian:
Some time ago, I promised to give
you the result of my experiment with
the rag weed hay, as feed for horses. I
had seen it fed to sheep in Pennsylva
nia, but I did not know whether horses
would est it, or whether they would be
benefitted by eating it.
The drought being heavy on our
crops, and knowing that food would be
very scarce, I concluded to try the
weeds; so I put a hand to cutting them
while in bloom, and cut several tons, al
ways cutting in the forenoon and raking
up into cocks in the afternoon, and in
two days hauling into the barn; by
this time they were usually well enough
cured to pack away, which should be
done as early as they will beor it.
We began to feed to the horses at
once, and fed no other fodder or hay for
three months, and I have never had
horses to do better on any forage ; they
ate it with avidity to the last stem, and
improved all the time, notwithstanding
their corn rations were light. lam sat
isfied that it is as good and as healthy
feed as we can desire, and from its abun
dance, we can fill our bains with the
cheapest fodder that grows—the “rag
weed hay.”
Asa feed for sheep, I am assured by
one of the best shepherds in Pennsylva
nia, that his sheep prefer it to timothy
hay ; that he regards it as good, healthy
feed for sheep.
Why we have not found this out be
foro lamat a loss to know; but I do
know that I never again expect to be out
of fodder so long as we can grow a crop
of rag weeds. Nearly every stubble
field grows up in either rag weed or
crab grass, and either will make good
enough hay if it is properly cured and
housed.
Illinois has 200 cheese factories, to
which 2,000,000 milch cows make daily
contributions.
t 7HE FLOWERS COLLECTION
SOAP ON THE STAIRS.
Chicago Tribune : A gentleman resid
ing on Aberdeen street was, until Fn
day last, inclined to favor female suf
frage. His wife had prudently delayed
moving till after the first, so as to take
advantage of the fall of house rents. —
The house to which they moved had a
tremendously steep flight of stairs, and un
oil-clothed hall The wife had the stairs
scrubbed down, and left the soap on ti e
top step. Her husband was up stuirs,
with a basket full of clothes-pins in one
hand and a clock under the other arm,
when his wife who was down stall's, saw
a mouse, and shaking her skirt madly,
bounded up on the table and let off a
series of Shrill 6hreaks, beginning on
high ZZZ above the cleL Her husband,
thinking the house was on fire at the
very least, started to run to her rescue,
and stepping on the piece of J soap that
shs had so thoughtlessly left on tho
stairs, sat down vehemently at the top
of the flight, and Blid down with the
speed of thought Fire flew from his
false teeth as he hit the edge of each
step, volleys of clothespins were dis
charged into the air, and fell rattling
and rebounding in the oil cloth and the
clock shed its in wards over the universe.
The injured husband had little time for
reflection when he reached the glare oil
cloth of the hall and shot across it with
scarcely diminished velocity, literally
making the oil cloth and the seat of his
pantaloons smoke with friction, and
finally bringing np against the door
with a violence that threatened to burst
the side out of the house. The fearful
concussion startled his wife, who turn
ed aback somersault from the table into
a tub of soap suds, in which she was so
tightly wedged that she had to throw a
handspring and canter on all fours like
a turtle with a tub on her back and cat
aracts of suds inundating her. Mean
while, tho hired woman fell off the step
ladder with a crash like a pile-driver,
and jarred down most of the plaster
cornice. When the man’s wile had
sloughed her tub, she sauntered calmly
into the hall and remark, “ Well, men are
the clumsiest—-and the hall had just
been washed too.” Her husband didn’t
say much, but he thought a good deal;
and now, he says, just let Susan B. An
thony come and lecture here again, and
if no other man has the courage to hisp,
he will, so help him Jasper Packiemer
ton.
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A SHREWD TRIOK.
An adroit swindle was perpetrated in
Paris the other day. A well dressed
man, who passed as Lord G, of Hng
land, and was registered at the Grand
Hotel, called at one of the most fashion
able bootmakers and ordered a pair of
remarkably handsome boots. The boots
were to be made without any regard to
cost, and to be sent to the Grand Hotel
on the following morning at eleven
o’clock, as Lord G. wished to have them
at twelve. A like order was given by
him to another fashionable bootmaker,
who was told to bring bis boots at three
o’clock the next afternoon. On the fol
lowing day, when the first bootmaker
appeared, the ,noble lord found the
boots satisfactory, with the exception of
the right ono being a little tight. The
left boot could be left, however, and ho
would postpono his departure another
day, and meantime the tight boot could
be stretched. On its return he would
pay for the pair. The bootmaker was
pleased at his success, and withdrew
with the right boot A similar inter
view took place later in the day with
bootmaker No. 2, who was asked to take
away the left boot of the pair and leave
the other. Not suspecting anything
wrong he did so, promising to return
with it early in tlm morning. At eleven
the next day two disconsolate boot
makers, each holding an odd boot might
have been seen in the Grand Hotel,
seeking 1 in vain for their noble patron
who had left with his spoils.
Lucerne.— Having had a considerable
experience with lucerne, or alfalfa, in the
River Platte region of South America,
and also here, I write to say that I think
it the most valuable grass sown. It will
yield four crops a year here, and all
stock are fond of it, and it does not sali
vate like clover. It should be sown on
rich land, well prepared, 20 pounds of
seed per acre broadcast. It is time,
land and labor thrown away to drill it
or to work it. The first crop may have
weeds, and 4 the second a few, but the
third will be clear lucerne; this used to
be my experience in South America,
where weeds grew faster than in any
other place I ever knew. I think spring
the best time to sow, but it will do in
the fall. I sowed some the Gth of last
October, and in a week’s time will begin
cutting the fourth crop. It should not
bo grazed, and when cut ( it should be cut
off even with the ground, so that no
stubble will form. It makes a good hay
Vf ien properly cured.—[A. 0.8 , Accomac
vj. H., Va., in N. Y. Tribune.
The many friends in this city of Col.
St. Clair Dearing, where he has recently
resided, will regret to learn of his tragic
death last week at Grahamville, S. C.
The news was received here in a letter
from a lady, a former resident Col.
Dearing, it seems, had just been married
and was at Grahamville depot with his
l ride, ready to take the cars for the
wedding journey, when he was shot
down and instantly killed by a rejected
suitor to the bride. No further par
ticulars are known hero.
[Wilmington Review.
“Ain’t forty dollars rather high for
lodging and breakfast ?” was what a de
parting stranger by the Kingsbury stage
inquired of the clerk at one of our lead
ing hotels, on being told the amount of
his bill. “Yes, it is a little high, but wo
might as well have it as the stage rob-
I bers,” was the placid answord of the
clerk as he receipted the bill.
In Kgypt three out of five children
die before reaching the age of two years.
This is about the rate of martality
| among Presidential candidates in the
' United Stales this year.