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W. A. SINGLETON, Editor and Proprietor. YOL, 11. I WOULDN’T-WOULD YOU. V’hen a lady is seen at a party or Util Her eyas vainly lurod in her fits Of conceit. Is she peers at the gentlemen, fancying nil Avo enchain'd by her charms, and would kneel at her feet, With each partner coquetting—to nobody truo — I wouldn't give much for her chances— Would you? When an upstart is seen on the flags strntt ing out, With his hat cock’d aslant, and a glass in his eye; And thick clouds ot foul smoko he stand,, pulling about, As he inwardly says, “What a noble am I,” While he twists his moustache for the ladies to view— j wouldn't give much for his senses: —would you? When ft wife runs about at her neighbors to pry. Leaving children ot home, unprotected to play; , , „ Til) she starts back in haste at the sound or their cry, And they’ve been fighting whilo mother’s away, Sugar eaten - panes broken—the wind blow ing through; I wouldn't give much tc<T her comfort /—would you? When a husband is idle, neglecting his work, In the public-house snarling with quarrel* borne knaves; When he gambles with simpletons, drinks like a Turk. While the good wife at home for the poor children slaves, And that home is quite destitute, painful to View; I wouldn’t give much for his'nterafswould you ? When 'i boy at. his school, lounging over his seat, Sits rubbing his head, and neglecting his l>ook, While he fumbles his pocket for something to eat, Tot pretendeth to read when l.i i master nay look, Though he boasts to bis parents how much he can do; I wouldn’t give much for his progress: would you ? When a master who lives by bis laborers’ skill' Hoards his gold up in thousands, still crav ing for move, Though poor are his toilers he grindeth them still, Or unfeelingly turns them away from his door ; Though ho banketli his millions which claim 8 not a few ; I wouldn't give much for his conscience:— would you ? When a tradesman his neighbor’s fair terms will decry, And keeps puffing his goods at a wonder fu i rate; E’en at prices at which no fair trader can buy; Though customers flock to him early and la e; When a few months havo fled, and large bills become due, I wouldn’t give much for his credit .'—would you f When in murderous deeds a man’s hands are embrued, Tiro’ revenge is his plea, and the crime is conceal’d. The sovei o stings of conscience will qu ick!y intrude. And the mind, seU-aeeusing, can never be healed; When the strong arm of justice sets outs to pursue, I wouldn’t give much l'or his freedom-,— would you ? When a husband and wife keep their secrets apart, Not a word to my spouse about tins, or on that; When a trifle may banish the pledge of their heart, And Lie naggles—she snaggles—both cc" iradiot flat; Tho’ unequaled their love when its first blos som blew; I wouldn’t give much for their quiet:— would you? When a man who has lived here for none hut himself, Feels laid on his strong frame |tho cold hand of death, JFuen all fade away—wife, homo, pleasures and pelf, And ho .-yields back to God both his soul and his breath; up to the-judgemout that naked sou' tl'eW - l wouldn’t give wuek for uis Heaven!— would you? BUENA YISTA, GA., jtfTSJE 37 1877. CIRCULAR OF AMERICUS FAIR ASSOCIATION. It has been determined by this As sociation to hold its first Fair next Full. If our people slia’l exhibit, a spirit of liberali'y and enterprise commensurate with the importance of the Btiff.j ct,Bucc> ssiß certiin. Wo ask and urge the citizens of each neighborhood to subscribe liberally lo the sto k of this Association unti it is fully taken. vVe assure the peop'e that the hen fits which th y will derive from tho uccessful ope alien of this A soeio tion, wi 1 largely surpass their most sanguine expectations. The spirit of enterprise and rivalry which lias been engender and in Thomas and adjoining counties by their District Fair, is per fectly surprising. With their expe nonce and that of o hers to guide and encourage ns, success is ours it we will have it. Let us not remain laggards. Those receiving thD circular will please discu-s its merit, with tlmir neighbors, and one urago the Fair in every way possible. Wc invite the boys and girls to prepare such things r.s the. can to exhibit, ami would suggest to them that premiums will be offered to them for tlie following things, viz: Pigs, chickens, turkeys, vegetables, flow ers, needle-Work, knitting, drawing, penmanship, painting and many oth er articles. The inadams and young ladies are invited to prepare for exhibition any of the articles already named, and they are nlso requested to exhibit preserved and dried fruits, preserved and dried vegetables, any article for table use, any kind of needle woik, embroidery or tapestry, any home made texture, any article of person al apparel, any article from the Dairy, garden, flower yard or orchard, any article for use in Dairy, garden, flow er yard or orchard, dwelling, doling room or kitchen. We would r<mind tho ladles and young folks that we] depeud largely oil them to make our ; Fair a success. Wo can conceive of nothing better Calculated to elevate and ennoble woman, and at th* same time attract a proper appreciation for her virtues, than the frequent exhibition of articles the product of her care and skill. Planters arc invited to pre >are for exhibition all kinds of stock, and ev erything g own and raised on farms any article pertaining to faun, hus bandly or horticulture. Mechanics, inventors, merchants, anist and pro fessional men, are invited to p; ej are articles for exhibition. Lei each household and every member tlioie*’ of prepare some aiticle fur exhibition. The people of Stewart. Webster, Mariotj, Schley, Mnem , Dooly, Lee, Turr.-il, and Sumter, in yarticuhir, at - " i xpeeled to pajli-hntc n id con sider Lb- io .. ■■ . ; ’t tin people, far r i • a . v t conic and compete v. .• h n in ums. All articles presented will he > . libbed w thoutc lunge. At an ear \ ; day premiums lists will be pre : arc i. By order <>f Exec tive Committee. S. 11 HAWKINS, A. C. BELL, President, Secretary. A Second Joan of Arc, • In Rn-sia, the war spirit lias taken great hold ot the women, om of whom at. least, seek lory in the ‘‘tented field ” A short time ago, tho Prin cess Dcnfldoff, wearing the full uni form of a hussar, and mounted on a magnificent charger, rode at the head of a spl> ndid regiment ofcaval ry through the outskirts of Isu ba rest. This voting lady is the daugh ter of the honorably colonel and pro prietor of the regiment, who is im parted as spending $50,00 a year upon it. In our own civil war, wo had fema’c spies, who did good ser vice for boili the Federal and Con federate armies, but none who sought to inspire the troops by this sort of example. Notching, however, what tho “vivandiere” feature of rnoden military drill may hereafter bring about.—[Call. In Monroe county, Florida, they raise boots weighing front eighteen to twenty pounds, and measuring two and a half feet round. Tho net profit from one acre of laud planted in strawberries, near Jackson, Miss., was $550,00. .A. DEMOOKATIC NEWSPAK R. AN EVENTFUL LIFE. the career or gen. c. r. hennincsex. AVn*!ihi(?fon Tlopofolionri. Oen. Charles Frederick Tlcmvnsr sen died nt, his residence on C pitol Hill yesterday, at ;hc age of GS rears The deceased was a native of Eng land, but of Swedish descent; a man of good birth and high soetal stand ing, and who has had an acquaint ace with men of high rank in Eng land and on die continent. His mil itary liie commenced in 1834 in the I Brit sh Legion in the service of Don | Carlos in Spain, in which L'-gion lie was captain of lancers, and served under the celebrated Zuirialacuire gui until h s death in June. 1830. Of this campaign he published an ac count. In 1830, under the title of “The Most Strik ng Events ot a Twelve Months Campaign with Zn tnaiacarregui in Navarre and the Basque Provinces.” At some tune between 1830 and 1815 he served in the Caucasus with Shamyl, the Cir cassian Proph t, against Russia, and n 1848 and 1849 in Hungary wi li Bern, and in imu-pendent command of an army against the Austrians and Russians. At some time during this service ho went to Petersburg and remained therefor a time on a secret mission. At the close of the war he took l-etuge in Turkey, and traveled over much of Turkey and Tan ary. Jn 1860 and 1857 he served with Walker, m Nicarague, and during the early part of our civil war he commanded an artillery force in the Confederate service in Virginia: hav ing before then married and resided in Georgia. At one time li > wasabou to enter the Cuban service, and went in a small boat with one person only from Florida to Cub •. During the last ch-v-i ii years ot' nib life ho reau+e-k in Washington. Gen. llenningsorf was tail of statute, erect anil spare, 4 of prominent features, a keen eye and striking soldiery appearance, i He was a man of varied and vast in- 1 formation, a scholar well-read, writ- J ing French as readily as English, an- j tlior of several works, among which were “The White Slave' and "Revo i lotions of Russia,” and an accom plished man of the world, intimate with and favorite of the Duke-ol Wel lington, and wiih the right of entree at Aiiiiacks, when tint privilege was coveted in vain by Marquises. Com ing to want in tho late years of bis life, he bore hardship with equanim ity, asking aid of no one, bore a long illness with surpassing patience, and met death with the quiet toititudo of a soldier, without tear and without repioaeh. —Amid the ills of life he w. ariert no one with complaining, uttered no invectives against fortune, and nev. r b Came misanthropic or despondent. TURKISH TRADE. I 1870 the Turkish imports from ,n 'ii’.t -fl :c- -82,055 . • , tee .•111 I.x !•> ti* w val e- $154 248 the art >: ■ m ; v ' '" : j iiflea $1,515,888/ ammnnili: n ; ;'922.* ] 020; ca l> ues, $26,230; p-no . un, $187,571 ; all other an cles, $3,811 — total, $2.655 420. This was an in crease of $940,637, as compared vviiii the pieceding year. Tne principal hems of the exports to the U i eii Sih:cs were; opuini about $52,000; otiar ot ruses, $43 0,10; rags, $2 1,000; mgs. $0 000; ’ bazar ai licles” $1,700. During me year onlv 7 American ves-els cleared fio u die port of Oonsiantiu..plo, as agiust no less than 2,134 Brinish vessels, 1,732 of which were ste .meis. invisible i>it roii po:sT ALC kKD*. A Gorman jounal proposes the gener al use of what may be called ihe “post al card ink” for messages which are sent through the mail unsealed. A solution of nurate or chloride of cobalt, or chh - ride of copper, mixed with a little gum or sugar, produces a “magic ink” which is made visible by wanning. Potassium Fr;©cyanide in solution may be used also ; but this requires a devel oper, for which either iron or copper sulphate may be employe !. With the former the writing will appear in biown and with the latter in a blue color. — [New York Observer. Key West, Fla., employs 1,560 ci gar manufacturer./. Hew F.abiil Doga Hny V-Tflld—Fro* vention of the distaie? $ There i a pamphlet tip or. hydro jfttobi-o the liita-'S of avoiding its perils and preventing iis spread, rnnslated fom t lie French of H. M. Bonify, bv Prof, A. LiauUud, which ii might be well for housekeepers to have, lo Preserve Fence Post. Tile American Chemist says that a Western farmer discovered, many years ago, that wood could bo made to las' longer than iron in the ground Tiirf<; and weather, he says, seem to have no effect on it. The posts can be prepared for less than two cents a pitce. This is tho recioe: Tike boiled linseed oil mid stir it in ptilv rized charcoal to the consisten cy of paint. Put a coat of this over the timber, and, lie adds, there is not a man who will live to see it rot. SHALL FARMS. Tim advantages of;,mall farms are brief ly shoffn in the following lines: They make nar neighbors, they make good roads; they make plenty of good schools arid churches ; tlit-re is more monev male in proportion to the la bor ; less labor is wanted ; everything is kept neat; less wages have to be paid tor help, lags time is wasted ; more is Fill c 6‘ !to tlie acre ; besid s, it is tilled bitter; iheio is no watching of hired bands; the mind is not in a worry, a >tcvv, a fret all the lime. Fa nn'in Wallace, the A mark an giantess, who has traveled with many circuses, died at her home in Vermont *<>!-.,ty Minn., on Friday loth hist. Her i -a! i-. inie was M.s. -Audi Bt-iU' flf.y-fomr years old, seven teet 'ouf im-lies in height and weighed 585 pounds. Her coffin was s veil toe' eight inches in long'h, three foot six inches in depth, and four feet wide at the middle. It, repair and eight men with a block and lackle lo lower the . oflln into the grave. An impertinent editor asked this question relative io ihe editor of the Atlanta Christian Advocate : ‘lt thal editor should, by some mistake or through the omnipotent mercy of provi der! e, get to heaven and find S oriewall Jncksoti there, won’t he he in a fix? Every able-bodied congressman will be expected to go to Washington nexi winter loaded to the gunwale with con sti'utional amendments for the im provement of presidential elections. Cortina., tho Meric n cattle stealer, made a vow eight years ago that lie would steal 1,000,000 head of cattle from the United States and then stop. Let omverminous am! parents make it . honorable io engage hi agricultural oni f-u' is a-to l ecnine a lawyer, d"Ctor, re teller, ineichant, clerk or drummer. Th- grt-d Hi ng which is troubling us now is the alarming fact that the non producing class has gr vvn too great and ov. rw heltning for tho producing ' ‘ri ‘ S.— -O' ** —* O’ New Yoik tribune says : The West p iot class of’77 invested S4OO in an elegant cup. to be given to tho fits boy baby born to the cl iss Peaches from Georgia are sold in the fruit stores at twenty-five cants each, or one dollar o one dollar and a quarter per dozen. - [N. Y. Tribune. .John Lord not yet thirty years of age is the editor of the New \oi k I uues. He is a Scotchman from Glass govv. Let the young be taught Ihe ren | meiil of an intelligent agriculturist, and tho great disproportion belwen ihe produoi g and the nan-producing class es will beg'n, to diminish. Agriculture shou and be en couraged by every possible mean?, both by the national and State governments. Gov. Colquit says he will issue his proclamation convening the con. con. on the 2nd Wednesday in July—just as soon as the official count is made up. haMgftrn pp ti-ie Russian Pall Mailt Ufizctlo-] A' tin- I'egt'Aning of the reign c{ IV itm Ilf., I lie first aurocra'ic rrtl. r of ; Russia, in the year 1462, the territory ihe governed comprised about 12,000 square miles. At his death in 1500, the wholcexlont of his dominions may may he est mated to have included ! about 43,000 square miles. Under the ('/.■• r Ivan IV. (“The terrible’') a con sidei able quantity of territory was an ti xcd, including the dis'rict inhabited by the Cossacks of the Don ,so 'hat rt the time of his death in 1584, die Rus sian empire may he computed lo have contained seventy-five thousand square miles. Tbeodoie 1., who succeeded Ivan, acquired territory from the Swedes, and nlso pushed his conquest beyond the Ural Mountains; and at Ins dealh in 1598, the Russian sway ex tended over 130,000 square miles. Dur ing the troubled times which followed his death some ot the conquered prov inces were again lost ; bn', on the other hand, a great part of Siberia was added to the dominions of ihe Czar, and on the accession o! Michael 1., in 1611, the extent of the Russian empire may be taken at 156,000 sq. roijes. Peter 1., jby his numerous conquest, materially increased iis extent, and at his death in 1725, it comprised 282,454 square miles. During the reign of the Em presses Anna Ivanovna, Elizibeth and Catherine IF, large annexations were made, so that on the death of the lalter in 1796, tli.- Russian dominions extend ed over 352,472 square miles. The Emperor Paul 1., added Georgia to his dominions. Alexander 1., conquered Finland, an) annexed other territories increasing the extent of the Russian j Empire, before he died in 1825, to 366,- j 582 square miles ; while Nii-liofas 1. I y tl e campaigns of 1858 and 1829, ; secured to clievan the district of Ordu j bah, and pasha'io of Achahic, rising ] the total ex.ent of the Russian Empire I 367,112 squaie miles. Thus, since the j reorganization of the Rusian sovereign I oily under Ban 111., some 400 years j ago, tho territorial dominions of Russia I fiave increased to thirty-five turns their | original size. WHAT IS GREAT BRITAIN ? A correspondent of the Times ask ing for precise information as to the legal definition ol Great Britian, re ceived this replv, “I beg to refer him to 5 Anne, cap. 8, the Act for an un iou of the two kingdoms of England anti Scotland. There he will find the Articles of Union agreed on the 22nd ot Ju y in the fifth year of t hat Queen, The first Articles declares that the two kingdoms ot England and Scot land shall, on and af.er tho first, of May, 1707 be united into one k lig num by the name of Great, Britain. Therefore Great Britain embraces mo kingdom of England and die kingdom of Scotland. Now, the Chan nel Islands are not and never were j art of iho l<i> gdotfi of Sco !and. That point 1 need not labor. To show tuiit they are not part of the king dom of England I would refer Mr. Bibby to Lord Coke's *4 it Institute, 286. There Lord v/oke explains,that ifn King’s writ runneth not into these isms, and that, tin inhabitants there of are not, bound by our Acts Parlia ment, unless they he spec ally named. He also says that albeit King John | Dab the, posses-ion of Normandy and j King Henry HI. took money from it I yet the inhabitants of these isles re maanid true to tne Crown of England •and ihe possession ol theseislses be ing purcell ofthe Duchy of Norman dy. are a good seisin for die King of England of th" whole Duchy.’ At Common L tw tho kingdom of Eng land aid not extend beyond the ter ! ritoi-y of England. Wales was uni ted to the kingdom ol England by 27 Henry VIII., cap. 26. Berwick-on Tweed was united to the realm by the cession ot Edward Baliiol, and ! its pos tion as such declared by sub- I sequent, stat' Us.” Try Messenger tell us Mr. Campbell obvia ed results iu his wheat by sow ing about two bushels of salt to the acre. Cutting, off the shoots of half grown tomato plants is said to hasten their maturity. Blue Jeati9 Williams wants to be President. Annual Subscription $2,00 ISTO* 37, rath o'in StAndariLl A MURDEROUS oEA-FLOWER. Dne of the iXq'iisit wonders of the sea Is cabdd 'Jfo on,Hut, n .U4~ U V. art-iTT large as tne Germnii aster, wi'li a great many long petals of a light-green color, glossy as satin, and each ©no tipped with a lose color, These lovely petals do not lie quidly in their places, but wave about lu the water ,while the opc let. clings to a rock, How innocent an 1 lovely it looks on its rocky bed I Mho would suspect (hat it would eat anything gross r than dew or sunlight? But‘hose beautiful waving arms, as you call them, have use besides looking pretty. They have to piovide for a large open mouth, which is hidden down deep among them—so hidden that one can scarcely' find it. We'l do they perform their duty, for the in stance that a loolish little fish touches one of the rosy tips lie is struck with poison as fata! to him as lightning. He immediately becomes numb, and in a moment stops struggling, and then the other arms wmp themselves around h>rn, and he is drawn >nlo the huge greedy mouth, and is seen no more. Then the lovelv arms uoeloso and wave again in the water. HOW TO EXPLODE A LAMP. The Scientific American gives soma of the circumstances which lead3 to the explosion of kerosene lamps, the philosophy of allot them being that tho flames may pass down through the wick and ignite the v >por which accumu lates in the upper portion ofthe lamp. This vapor is not an explosive as the term is ordinarily understood, but when it is confined so that the gasses resulting from Us combustion cannot escape freely into the open air, the vessel confining it will bo shattered. This ignition of the vapor may be brought about as follows : 1. A lamp maybe standing on a a tab e or mantle, and a slight puff of air from the open window or door may cause an explosion. 2. A lamp may be taken up quickly from a fable, or mantle, and instant ly explode. 3. A lamp is taken out into the en try where there is a draught, or out of doors, and an explosion ensnes. 4. A lighted lamp is taken up a flight of stairs, or is raised quickly to place it on the mantle, resenting m an explosion. In these cases tho mischief is done by the air movement —either by suddenly checking tho draught or forcing air down the chim ney against the flame. 5. Blowing down the chimney to extinguish the light is a frequent cause of explosion. 6. Lamp explosions have been caused by using a chimney broken oil at the top, or one that lias a picco broken out, whereby the draught is variable and the 'mines unsteady. 7. Sometimes a thoughtless person puts a small wick into a large burn er, 1 luts leaving considerable space along the edge ol tbo wick. An old burner, with its air draught clogged up, wnich rightfully should bo thrown away, is sometimes continued in use, and the final result is an explosion. A CHAPTER ON MANNERS. It is vulgar to talk about yourself. It is bad manners to use your own knife on the buttei dish. It is bad miuiners to stare at stran gers in company or on the street. It is a sign of low breeding to make display of your finery. It is bad manners to go info any person’s house without taking off your hat. It is bad manners to go info any person’s house with mud or dirt on your shoes. It is bad manners to cotnb jonr hair or brush your clothes in the eating room. It is bad manners lo pick your teeth at the table or to clean your nails in company. It is bad inanners to talk in com pany, when others are talking, or to talk or whisper in church. It is a sign of bad manners to look over the shoulders of a person who is wridng, to see what is written. It is bad manners to talk in com pany to one cr two persons about a subject which the others do not un derstand. It is bad manners to beast of your wealth, of your prosperity, or your good fortune, in the presence of the poor, or in the presence of thore less fortunate than yourself.