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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1874 J T. L. GANTT, T<litor and Prop. JOSH BILLINGS ON HOTELS. Hotels are houses of refuge, homes for the vagrants, the married men’s retreat, and the batchelor’s fireside. 1 hey are kept in all sorts ov ways; no on the European plan, and many ov them on no plan at all. A good landlord is like a good step mother—he knows hiz business, and means to do hiz duty. He knows how to rub hiz hands when the traveller draws nigh ; he knows how to smile; he knew yure wife’s father when he was living, and yure wife’s first hus band, but he don’t speak about him. He kan tell whether it will rain to morrow or not; he hears yure komplaints with a tear in his eye; he blows up the servants at yure suggestion, and stands around rcddy, with a shirt collar az stiff az broken china. A man may be a good supream court judge, and at the same time he is a miserable landlord. Most evryboddy thinks they can keep a hotel—and they kan ; but this akounts for the grate number ov hotels that are kept on the same principle that a justiss ov the peace offis iz kept in the country during a six days’ jury trial for killing someboddy’s yello dog. A hotel won’t keep itself and keep the landlord, too, and never kure a travel ler from the habit of profane swareing. 1 hav had this experiment tried on me several times, and it alwus makes me sware wuss. It is too often the kase that landlords go into the bizziness ov hash az minis ters go into the professhun—with the very best of motives, but the poorest kind ov prospecks. I don’t know ov enuy bizziness more flattersum than the tavern bizziness. There don’t seem tew be ennything tew do but tew stand in I'iont ov the register with a pen behind the ear, and see that the guests ente* themselves az soon az they enter the house ; then yank a bell rope six or seven times; and then tell John tew sho the gentleman tew 976; and then take four dollars and fifty cents next morning from the poor devil of a traveller, and let him went. This seems tew be the whole thing— and it iz the whole thing in most cases. Yu will diskover the following dis kripshuu a mild one ov about 9 hotels out ov 10 between the Atlantick and Paeifick oshuns, akroefc the United States in a straight line: It being court week (as usual) all the good rooms are employed by the law yers and judges. Yure room iz on the uiiermost floor. Yure loom iz 13 foot 6 inches by 9 foot 7 iucV ■ parallelogram. The carpet iz ingrain—ingrained with the dust, kero Ine ile, and ink spots ov fou r generashuns. Thar iz two pegs in the room tew hitch coat.' onto, one ov them broke oph, and the other pulkd out and missing. The buro has three legs and one brick. The gk ; tew the buro swings on two pivots which hav los., .heir grip. Thar izone towel on the rack, thin, hut wet. The i a’n-water in the pitcher cum out ov the well. The soap iz az tuff tew wear az a whet stone. The soap is scented with einnamen ile, and vaiiagatcd with spo s. Tlnueiz three chairs, kane-sceters, one iz a rocker, and all three arc busted. Tli are iz a match-box, empty. Thare iz no cuvtin tew the windo, and thare don’t wan’t tew be enny ; you kant see out, and who kan see in ? The bell-rope iz cum oph about G inches this side ov the ceiling. The bed iza modern slae-bottom, with two mat-trasses, one cotton and one husk, and both harder and about az thick az a sea-biskit t. Yu enter, the bed sideways, and kan feel every slat at once az easy az you could the l ibs of a grid-iron. The bed iz inhabited. You sleep sum, but vole over a good deal. For breakfast yu hav a gong and rhy fcotic tew kold to melt butter, fride pom toze which resemble the chips a two inch augur makes in its journey thru an oak log. Bread solid ; beefsteak about az thik az a blister-plaster, and az tuft’ az a hound’s ear. Table covered with plates, a few scar ed-to-death pickles on one ov them and six fly-indorsed crackers on the other. A pewterinkt m castor with three bot tles in it , one without enny mustard and one with two inches ov drowned flies and vinegar in it. Servant girl with hoops on hangs round you earnestly, and wants tew know if you will take another cup ov koffec. Yu say, “No mam, I thank you,” and push hack yure chair. You haven’t eat enuff to pay for pick ing yure teeth. I am about as self-konsaited as it will do for a man tew be and not crack open ; but I never konsaited that I could keep a hotel. I had rather be a highwayman than tew be sum landlords i have visited with. Thare are hotels that are a joy; whare a man pays hiz bill az cheerfully az he did the parson who married him ; w here you can’t find the landlord unless you hunt in the kitchen, whare servants glide around like angels ov mercy; whare the beds fit a man’s back like the feathers on a goose; and whare the vit tles taste just az tho yure wife or yure mother had fried ’em. Theze kind ov hotels ought tew be built on wheels, and travel around the kuntry, They are az phull of real cum fort az a thanksgiving pudding; but, alas ! yes, alas ! they are az unplenty az double-yelked eggs. Wages in Europe and the United States. So far, during the present year, the statistics show that emigration to this country has fallen off nearly 40 per cent, as compared with previous years, and, indeed, a large number of emigrants have actually returned home, being una ble to find employment. This being the case, and as a reduction in the price of labor is now being discussed, the follow ing tables, collected by the National Bureau of Statistics, and by the jiiassa chusetts Labor Bureau, have an impor tant bearing on the question : If we take an ordinary farm laborer in Massachusetts, we find that his weekly wages are $5, with board—which is un doubtedly equivalent to $lO. The high est wages in England, paid in Lincoln shire, are $8.17, without board ; in Kent, $6.81; in Devonshire and Cornwall, $4.08; in Ireland, $4.91, without board ; in France the highest weekly wages are $2.96, with board; in Prussia, $2.85 ; in Denmark, $1.43; in Italy, $3.89—a1l with board. If we now take the v ades, the differ ence is even more remarkable. We find that a blacksmith in Massachusetts re ceives $18.50 per week; in Eng 1 and, $7.90 ; in Scotland, $7.62 ; in Germany, $6.75; in Prussia, $7.29; in France, $6.01. In the book-binding business the wages are equally remarkable in Massa chusetts, as compared with England. A first-class finisher gets $26 in Massa chusetts, and $10.89 cents in England ; a forwarder earns $lB here, against $9.80 in the old coilntry; a female folder is paid $9 in Massachusetts, and $3.81 in England. Again, in the great trade of Massachusetts in boots and shoes, x first class upper cutter will earn $lB, while the European is paid $7.08 ; the female machine hand is paid $lO, and $2.70 in Scotland; and a mender of shoes earns sls here, against $9.53 in England, $6.75 in Germany, $4.38 in Prussia, and $3.33 in Italy. Our most expensive trades here are the building trades, and in them we see the enormous difference of wages between the two continents. A first-class moulder of bricks earns $20.75, with board, in Mas sachusetts, and $5.94, with board, in England. A mason is worth $24 here against $10.17 in England, $9.53 in Scot land, $4.50 in Prussia, and $3.21 in Ita ly. A brick-layer is paid $24 here against $10.17 in England, and $5.97 in Germany. A plasterer commands $24 in Ameiica, while his wages in Europe vary from $6.08 in Italy to $17.10 iu Prussia. A carpenter earns sl7 in Mas sachusetts, while in England he would earn $8.17, in Scotland $7.62, in Germany $9.25, and in Switzerland SB.IO. Plum bers earn the comparatively low wages in Massachusetts of $10; in En and they are paid $9.78; in Germany, $4.86. In the business of slating houses the wages here are $lB, to about $8 in Europe ; in painting they are sl7, to about $lO in England, and about sl2 in Germany. Considering the unexampled good harvest, both at home and abroad, and the consequent decrease in the price of food of all kinds, it would seem from the above figures that wages in this coun try are disproportionately high, and that the t indency will be to lower figures. A Lesson in Adjectives. —“ Well, my son, you have got in to grammar, have you ?” said a proud sire to his thickest chip the other night. “Let me hear you compare some adjectives.” Chip—“ All right, dad. Little, less, least; big, bigger, beast; mow, more, most.” Proud sire—“ Hold on, sir; that’s not right; you— Chip—“ Toe, tore, toast; snow, snore, snout; go, gore, gout; row, roar, rout.” Proud sire—“ Stop, I say. These adj—” Chip—“ Drink, drank, drunk ; wink, wank, wunk; stink, stank, stunk ; —” Proud sire—“ You infernal little fool! What in the thunder—” Chip—“ Good, better, best; wood, wet ter, west; bad, wusser, worst; bile, biler, bilerest; sew, ~ver, sup; pew, poor, pup ; oh, gimini! o-o O-W !” The outraged parent had broken into the recitation with a boot-jack. An extraordinarily large turnip was dug in a garden at Salt Lake the other day, which, on being cut open, disclosed a large-sized frog, well and hearty, which tumbled out and hopped off, just as if he was not the creature of a wonderful phenomenon. A steerage passage to Europe may be obtained as low as $lO, while the aver age prices are from sl2 to $125 dollars. VALUABLE RECIPES. Small-Pox Remedy. The following is said to be a certain cure for small pox. One man speaking of it says : “Itis as 'unfailing as fate, and con quers in every instance. It is harmless when taken by a well person. It will also cure scarlet fever. Here is the re cipe as I have used it, and cured my children of the scarlet fever ; here it is as I have used it to cure small-pox; when learned physicians said the pa tient must die, it cured: Sulphate of zinc, one grain ; fox-glove (digitalis) one grain ; half a teaspoonful of sugar; mix with two tablespoonsful of water. When thoroughly mixed, add four ounces of water. Take a spoonful every hour. Either disease will disappear in twelve hours. For a child, smaller doses, ac cording to age. If counties would com pel their physicians to use this there would be no need of pest houses. If you value advice and experience, use this for that terrible disease. Yellow Pickles. Get the hardest heads of cabbage you can find and cut them into quarters. Put them in a kettle and sprinkle over them a little salt; set them on the fire and let them simmer till tender. Then take them out of the water and let them stand until the next day. Take as much vinegar as will cover them, one table spoonful of turmeric, and scald them. Let them stand in it a day ; then take them out and let them drain. Now put them in a stone jar, and pour boiling vinegar over them, with spices to your taste, mustard and celery seed, with a few chopped onions. You should be careful not to cook the cabbages too much, or they will come to pieces. The advantage of making cabbage pickles by this recipe is that the old-fashioned te dious process is avoided, and yet the re sult is found equally satisfactory. Let it not he omitted to add three pounds of sugar, brown or white, to one peck of pickles. Brief Facts. The fumes of a brimstone match will remove berry stains from a hook, pa paper, or engraving. If a door does not shut without a “ slam,” put a drop of sweet oil on the catch, or on the hinge if it creaks. Soap will do, but not sq well. If there is rust on your flat iron, or other roughness, put some fine salt on a board, rub it rapidly while warm until it moves smoothly. If you wish to make a nail drive easily, and last long without rusting, dip it in melted grease first. This is excellent for fencing and other exposed work. Hanging a broom in the cellar-way keeps it from becoming stiff and hard. Replacing furniture as we sweep saves much disorder and confusion. To Hull Corn. Put into an iron, kettle three quarts clean wood ashes; fill the kettle with boiling water and boil half an hour; then take it from the fire and let it stand until cold; then pour off the lye and bcil the corn in it until the hulls begin to come off: then rub and wash thor oughly hree or four timeo and boil until very tender (it can be made in large quantities), and then take a small por tion and put it in the frying-pan and add one pint of milk ; when it boils mash it fine and add a little butter, salt and cream —or, if preferred, warm it in milk and add salt without washing it. * Cockroaches. Mr. Lowry, the chief proprietor of the Floriste de Paris, has given to the Revue Horticole his method of destroying cock roaches, which are found very destruc tive and annoying, both in green-houses and dwellings. This plan is to take a package of matches, and dissolve the phosphorus on them in a quart of water, and make a paste with this water by mixing it with a pound of flour and six or seven ounces of sugar. Place this mixture where the cockroaches will most readily find it, and it will destroy them effectually. To Remove Freckles. Small round freckles can he removed by the application of chlorine water ev ery night and morning, allowing it to dry in. For the more dense ones, chlo ride of lime, 1 to 10, 15 or 20 parts of water, according to the sensitiveness of the skin. When using the stronger so lutions, merely touch the spot with a moistened camel’s hair brush. Fried Potatoes. Pare and slice very thin ; put them in to cold water five minutes. Have ready a frying pan of boiling lard. Dry the potatoes with a cloth; fry them a pale brown ; drain in a colan der; sprinkle on a little fine salt, and serve at once. Keep the lard boiling and fry but a few at a time. Remedy for Cholera Infantum. Mr. G. C. Player sends an account of a severe case of the above disease, attended with alarming prostration, which he treated by saturating the diaper of the child with laudanum ; thus giving what amounted to “ a hip bath of laudanum,” as he expresses it. MISCELLANEOUS. STOVES GRATES, AND TIN WARE To bo had Cheap for Cash at J C. WILKINS & COS Broad St., Athens, Ga. ' WAGONS. R. P. TUCKER & BRO, CRAWFORD, CA., Having rebuilt mrrmx. their Shops, and thor oughly stocked them wi t.h the best tools and a full supply of the finest seasoned LUMBER, are now prepared to manufacture, at short notice, every descrip tion of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES’ ROCKA WAYS, PILETONS, WAGONS, CARTS, etc., etc. We will also do all manner oi Blacksmithing and Repairing, am. guarantee all our work to give perfect satis faction. We sell our TWO-IIORsE WAGONS at from #9O to Si2s, and eve rything else LOW in proportion. oct9-tf RICININE HAIR OIL! 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