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Wit and Humor.
A blind man’s wife'needs no painting.
In seeking the good of others we find our
own.
Good men are safe when evil ones are at
varience.
Evil company makes the good bad, and
the bad worse.
Sloth is an argument of a mean and de
generate mind.
Recreation should fit us for business, not
rob us of time.
Renew the time you have misspent; think
upon it and lament.
He that can do us an injury may at one
time or other do us a kindness.
Death is before the old man’s face and
may be at the young one’s back.
In a thousand pounds’ worth of law there
is not a shilling’s worth of pleasure.
Aquafortis will explode as well as nitro
glycerine and grindstones. Out of his re
maining eye Mr. Maxtell, of Garnett, Kan.,
looks a sad assent.
A.chap asked his friend why he had mar
ried 'a little wife ? “Why, sir, I thought
you had known that of all evils we should
choose least.”
“How hollow it sounds,” exclaimed a
patient under the movement cure, as the
physician was vigorously pounding his
chest. “Oh, that’s nothing,” said the doc
tor; “wait until we get to the head.”
The Philadelphia Times echoes the plaint
of “Col. Sellers:” “It is getting to be
more and more a mystery how anybody at
Washington manages to preserve his vir
tue—though perhaps the majority only go
there after they have lost it.”
A little girl in Ohio is likely to make her
way through life by her ingenuity alone.
She tied a string around her little brothers
tooth, tied the other end of the string to
the stove leg and then stuck a red hot coal
to the little victim’s nose. The tooth came
out.
“If you marry,” said a consul to his
son, “let it be a woman who has judgement
enough to superintend the getting of a meal
of victuals, taste enough to dress herself,
pride enough to wash before breakfast and
sense to hold her tongue when she has noth
ing to say.”
“Youmean elastics,” replied a Broadway
clerk to an old lady who asked for garters.
“I suppose some high-nosed people call ’em
lastics,” she said, “but when I git too
stuck up to ask for garters, I’ll not box my
Susan’s ears for saying hose when she
means stockings.” She got her garters.
“Wa’al, yes,” said the old man, as he
painfully leaned on his cane, “I am kinder
aging, and I feel it more an’ more every
day. Only last year I used to be able to walk
round Onion Pads every morning, and now
my rheumatiz is so bad that when I’ve got
half way round, all I can do is to turn
round and hobble back. ”
He came back to his mother looking very
forlornly, with a big red swelling under his
left eye, and four or five handfuls of torn
shirt boilingover his brecches-band. “Why,
where on earth have you been ?” she asked.
“Me and Johnny’s been playin’. He played
he was a pirate, and I played I was a duke.
Then he put on airs and I got mad, and”—
“Yes, yes,” interrupted his mother, her
eyes flashing, “and you didn’t flinch?”
“No’m, but the pirate licked.”
A young man in Chicago was recently
found dead in his room, and the supposi
tion was that he had committed suicide by
poisoning ; but upon analyzing the contents
of his stomach nothing but the following
were found in it: Pickles,' pound cake,
lemonade, cold turkey, beer, fried oysters,
cold punch, ham sandwich, sponge eake,
beef tea, mince pies, champagne, lobster,
game pie, fruit cake, tea, chicken salad,
whisky, coffee, bologna sausage, port,
cheese, sardines and sherry. The jury re
turned a verdict of “Died through the visi
tations of friends. ”
A little negro decided to migrate from
Columbus, Ky., but haying no means he
mounted the pilot of the locomotive at
tached to conductor Latimer’s train, after
the engineer had oiled round, and rode into
J ohnsonville, a distance of forty-one miles.
When the train stopped at this point, the
urchin was hauled down from his perch
and asked what he was doing there: “I’se
jes wemigfatin’,” he whimpered. “Sup
pose a cow or a horse should have come up
there, what would you have done ?” “Thur
wuzn’t any hoss or cow gwine to come up
dar, day’s too big. A sheep come dar and
staid wid me a little while, and den got off
agin.” The engineer remembered to have
struck two sbeep a short distance back, but
supposed both had been knocked off on
either side of the locomotive.
Here is a sample of actual occurrence in
Washington Market, haying been overheard
by a friend, whom it pleased so much he
took it down at the time: My country
friend, George-Edward-Augustus, walked
up to the wagon of a fat countryman, and,
after peering for some time at his stock,
inquired, “Are dese good taters?” “Yes,
sir,” responded the countryman. “A la
ter,” resumed George-Edward-Augustus,
‘ ‘is inevitably bad unless it is inwaribly
good. Dere is no medocracy in de combi
nation ob a tater. De exterion may appear
remarkably exemplary and beautesome,
while de interion is totally negative. But
sir, if you wends de article on you? Own
ceromendation, knowing you to be a man
ob probability In your transactions. I, wid
out any furder circumolotion, takes a bushel
ob dat superior wegetable. ”
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Bushels. Lbs. Bushels. Lbs.
Wheat 60 Blue grass seed...l4
Shelled corn .56 8uckwheat.......52
Com in the ear. ..TO'Dried peaches 88
Peas 60 Dried apples 24
Rye... ...56 Onion 67
0at5:....,.......32 Salt 50
Barley 47 Stone coal 88
Irish potatoes... .68 Malt 40
Sweet potatoes... 55 Bran 20
White beans 58 Turnips 55
Castor beaus 46 Plastering bail.... 8
Clover seed 60 Unslacktd lime.. .80
Timothy seed... .46 Com meal 47
Flax seed. 56 Fine salt 54
sun
DAVID W. CURRY,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGIST,
GARTERSYILLE , GA.
v ~ i
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES,
WINDOW GLASS,
TOILET SOAPS, (all grades)
POTASH, FINE TEAS,
And everything usually found in a first
class
DRUG STORE.
PUKE KEROSENE AND LARD OIL.
Best Tea only $1 per pound.
Trices furnished upon application.
Liberal discount to merchants. 6-flm
DAVID GARDEN,
ELLIJAY ; a A.,
DEALER IN DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES,
i LEATHER, HARDWARE, HATS,
CAPS, NOTIONS, ETC.
o
A GOOD SUPPLY OF GROCERIES
xl always on hand. Also
DYE-STUFFS, PERFUMEKLES,
. And an excellent line of T
M e and i<; in es j
Including Agencies for Jayne’s, Scovlll’s,
McLean’s, Radway’s, Hall’s and Ayer’s
PATENT MEDICINES.
Also constantly on hand a good supply of
IRON AND COTTON YARNS.
And in fact everything that is generally
found in a Dry Goods and Grocery Store,
aud will be sold exceedingly cheap for
cash or barter.
Call on him at that old and favorable
stand formerly kept by W. P. Milton.
5-8 m
DEATH-BED OF ANDEEW JOHNSON.
A FINE ENGRAVING, JUST PUB
XX lislied on heavy plate paper, 14x19
inches in size. It touchingly portrays the
last moments of the great statesman, with
family, and friends grouped sorrowfully
around him. It is a beautiful gem of art,
and should hang in every house and cot
tage in the land. Sample copy sent by
mail, mounted on a roller, and postpaid,
on receipt of 25 cents, or 3 for 60 cents.
Address BURROW & CO., Publishers,
Box 94, Bristol, Teun.
3r Agents wanted everywhere to sell
our new popular Pictures of Moody and
Sankey, Death-Bed of Andrew Johnson,
Centennial, and one hundred other sub
jects. No money required until pictures
are sold. Send stamp for Catalogue and
terms. Address as above. 22-4 t
COLONISTS, EMIGRANTS & TRAVELERS
WESTWARD.
For map circulars, condensed
time tables and general information in
re-flerd to transportation facilities to all
Somts in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri,
[innesota, Colorado, Kansas, Texas,
lowa, New Mexico, Utah and California,
apply to or address Albert B. W renn,
General Emigrant Agent, Office No. 2 H.
I. Kimball House. Atlanta, Ga.
No one should go West without first get
ting in communication with the General
Emigrant Agent, and become informed as
to superior advantages, cheap and quick
transportation of families, household
goods, stock, and farming implements
generally.
All information cheerfully given.
W. L. DANLEY,
4-tf G. P.&T. A.
Norcross High School
AND--
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
T OCATED at Norcross, Ga., on the Air
lx Line Railway, only tweuty miles from
Atlanta.
Term begins Tuesday, September 7th,
1875, and continues forty weeks, includ
ing one week’s vacation at Christmas.
Unsectarian and undenominational.
Standard Phonography or Short-hand
taught.
Board and Tuition reasonable.
For circulars and information, address
N. F. COOLEDGE.
1-tf PrincipaL
DUNLOP & DICKSON,
JTo/l* Printers,
No. tr Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga.
We solicit your orders and guarantee
satisfiaalioii, Rates low.
W. R.GREER,
(Successor to Greer & Hogan.)
TILTON, OBOmOZA,
DEALER IN
General Merchandise*
Keep constantly on hand a
full stock of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
H ARDWA RE, CROCKERY,
HATS,CAPS, BOOTS,SHOES,&c.
AH of which he wiU sen at the very
lowest prices for
CASH OR COUNTRY PRODUCE.
I buy my goods for cash, at the 1,
lowest pncrs, and sell no goods on time,
which enables me to
SELL AT LOWER FIGURES
than any man who sells on time.
ALL I ASX IS A TRIAL. 14-3
Boarding House.
I CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE
1 public to the fact that my house is
now fitted up for the accommodation of
all who may favor me with their patron
age. Transient customers accommodated
upon liberal terms. The house is com
fortable, the beds nice and clean, and the
table is furnished with good and substan
tial food. Persons from a distance wish
ing to visit this section would do well to
correspond with ms. I have a hack con
nected with the house, and can send any
one, or a family to Cartersville, Dalton,
Morganton, Dahlonega, or anywhere in
this section. Terms reasonable.
10-tf J. I. JARRETT.
THOMAS F. GREER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ELLIJAY, GA.
will Practice in the superior
Tl Courts of the Blue Ridge and Cherokee
Circuits, and in the SuDreme Court of
Georgia.' Also, intheU.ited States Counts
in Atlanta, will give special attention to
the purchase and sale of all kinds of real
estate and land litigation. l.tf
H. R. FOOTE
£TT@§tWMr &&Wd;
ELLUAY, GA.
PRACTICES IN THE BLUE RID(j(E
Circuit. Gives attention to claims
uaainst the United Statoa Govoruaeitr
Also,
Land Agent.
Parties wishing to buy or sell land in
any of the Cherokee Counties can address
or call on him at Ellijay. l-tf
JOHN HUNNICUTT,
Currier and Tanner,
ELLIJAY, GEORGIA.
PARTIES desiring any work done in my
line, will always find me ready to ac
commodate them on the most reasonable
terms.
Highest rates paid foi green or dry
hides. l-tf
DR. R. E. STEPHENS”
1J AVING LOCATED AT MORGANTON
JLL tenders his medical service to the
people of Fannin and adjoining counties.
When not professionally engaged will
be found at the MORRIS HOTEL, front
room. 13-6 m
SUGAR, COFFEE AND
SALT.
If you want a bargain in the above ar
ticles, call on
J. R. DeJOURNETT,
Dry Goods and Grocery Merchant,
11-3 m Dalton, Ga.
Dr. D. SOUTH WICK,
85 i 87 Ntehll St., Atlanta, Ga.,
STILL CONTINUES TO CURE ALL
cases of
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE,
BLOOD IMPURITIES,
OBSTRUCTIONS OF MENSES,
from whatever cause—every ailment or
sickndss which results from abuse or im
prudence, with unparalleled success.
Having had large experience in his Spe
cialties, he has perfected remedies tint
are effectual in all these cases. His pa
tients are being treated by mail and ax
press everywhere.
£3l“ Cali, or address with stamp, in con
fidence, as above. 19-ly
WITHERS’
IRON FOUNDRY,
ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM
Marietta, on the Boswell road, is pre
pared to make all kinds of Grist Mill Ma
chinery, Circular Saw Mills, Running
Geer for water or horse power of any size
and description as good and as cheap as
can be got In Atlanta or elsewhere. Fac
tory castings, pulleys, hangers, Bbu'Ung^c.
Engine repairs neatly ?xecut id ; plow
points cast of any patern.
Best market price paid for old castings.
Sorghum Mills
made to order and old ones repaired.
'Ornamental Fencing of everv descrip
tion cast at foundry, good and c'heap 2-t£
WATKINS, JOHNSON & WATKINS,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,
ELLUAY, GEORGIA.
RESPECTFULLY TENDER THEIR
II professional services to the citizens of
Gilmer and adjoining counties, and will
give prompt attention to those favoring
them with their patronage. • l-12m
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