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PROFESSIONAL cards. R. KI. JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KLBEHTG3S, GA. Special attention to the collection of claims, [ly SHANNON & WORLEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. WILL PRACTtCK IN THE COURTS OF the Northern Circuit and Franklin county Bgy-Special attention given to collections. J. S. BARNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. JOHN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS and Supreme Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims. nevl7.ly L. J. C2ARTRELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ATLANTA, GA, -PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES CIR- J. cuit and District Courts at Atlanta, and Supreme and Superior Courts of the State. ELBERTON BUSINESS CARDS. T. J. BOWMAN & CO-, REAL ESTATE AGENTS ELBERTON GA. WILL attend to the business of effecting sales and purchases of REAL ESTATE as Agents, on REASONABLE TERMS. Applications should be made to T. J. BOWMAN. SeplS-tf LIGHT CARRIAGES & BUGGIES. J. F. \ r ivn (JDarbiagb^aidfacpb ELBERTON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, He hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. Good Buggies, warranted, - $125 to $l6O REPAIRING AND BLACKSMITHING. Work done in this line in t very best style. The Best Harness TERMS CASH. Vy22-1 v A TRF 1 ■ELi D 9 the heal live Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, over Swift & Arnold’s Store, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. JBEaTCaII and See Him. TUB ELBERTON DKUG STORE H. 0. EDMUNDS, Proprietor. Has always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATIONERY * D PERFUMERY Anew assortment of WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES Plain and fancy- just received, including a sup ply ot LEGAL CAP. CIOAIIS AN3A TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on band. F. A. F. IOBLETT, mmmki iaioi, ELBERTON, GA. Will contract for work in STONE and BRICK anywhere in Elbert and Hart counties. [jel6-6m W. C. PRESLEY, H All 111 MAKER. ELBERTOIV, GA. Will make first class harness to order, war ranted, and at prices to suit the times. Will be glad to show specimens of his work tojparties, and no harm is done if ho work is wished. Repairing Done Pi’omptly. F. W. JACOBS, HOUSE S SIGN PAINTER Glazier and Grainer, ELBERTON, GA. Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed. ' PEASE’S PALACE DINING ItOOMS, ATLiNTA, GEORGIA. Tho Champion Dining Saloon of the South EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO CALL. 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. - - 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.