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THE l ran . —r- ... i— —— rHE/OGLETHORPE ECHO. EItIDAY, DECEMBEB 11,1874. T. V.. GANTT, Editor and Prop. SWEETMEATS. W histling girls and crowing hens ar to be dreaded. Why is a side-saddle like a four quart jug ?—Because it holds a gall-ou. Mrs. Fred Grant is twenty years old; but she has been so only three or four years. stress. They find it hard out there to beat the D. A mother-in-law is nota heavenly body, but she has been known to eclipse a honey-moon. The lash that man does not object to have laid on his shoulders—The eye lash of a pretty girl. A, in his honeymoon, calls his wife his saint; B, ten years married, sad ly echoes his ain’t. Dark eyes show power, light ones gentleness, and gray eyes sweetness — that is they do in women. A Michigan woman has just made her ninth husband the happiest man in the world—for a month. When you hear a row next door it is a sign that the mother-in-law is paying a visit to the family. And now comes a Cincinnati man with a suit for divorce on the ground that his wife insists on sleeping in her corsets. California housewives describe so da as that “ ’ere stuff you put in biscuits to make them get up and Grecian bend themselves.” A paper has this advertisement: “ Two sisters want washing.” We fear that millions of brothers are in the same predicament. A girl with four legs is on exhibi tion at Lynchburg. At the present high price of shoes no one but a millionaire could afford to marry her. Why are the ladies the biggest thieves in existence ? Because they steel their petticoats, bone their stays, crib their babies, and hook their dresses. A Colorado paper says: “ The (’anon City girls don’t take kindly to croquet. They say it is too high-toned for them. Leap frog is their best hold.’ Secretary Bristow* has had occa sion to rebuke several female clerks in his department for sitting with their feet up against the window* sills during lunch hours. He says he can’t stand it! —< — A Lowell mill girl the other day said to a director, who wished her to con sent to a reduction of wages: “ Before I’d do it, I’d see you and your graspin’ set in hell, pumpin’ thunder at three cents a clap.” A young man in Fairfield, lowa, received a letter from his girl last Sun day, and five minutes after reading it shot himself dead. Every woman in the town would give ten years of her life to know what the letter contained that made the young man feel so. A Brooklyn woman sues her hus band for divorce, one of his trifling offences being the entering of the room in which she was sleeping, with alighted candle in his hand, which he held in a position so that a drop of melted tallow fell into her eye. A Lexington man went home the other evening, and found his house lock ed up. Getting in at the window, with considerable difficulty, he found on the table a note from his wife : I have gone out; you will find the door key on one side of the door step.” —: — A policeman in Chicago, passing a house one night recently, heard a wo man screaming, “O, Henry, Henry, come here quick I Susan! Mother I The baby !” Gallantly breaking in the door and rushing up stairs, the officer found that the baby had just cut a tooth. The Total Ellipse in Africa.—A copy of the Cajji Argus gives the follow* ing account o i the ideas of the natives regarding the recent eclipse: “In Natal tlie Zelus stopped work when the eclipse began, and resumed when it was overf tUnanding two days’ wages, the eclipse, opinion, lwaa a. short 'light. At the diamond fields the na tives rushed out of their claims, horror* <Vieken. and said the sun was dying. e grandest living tableaux ever seen v?is the great gathering of horror-strick- J n nudes watching, with fearfully round ad and glaring eyes, mouth open, and saieers pointing at what they believed to his ne dying momenta of the almighty Uristowv, whose majesty is the only God spdnsibbiv. The effect of the eclipse on of the natives, as depict- We had countenances, was terrible, ihiv. from oi*-grouped, together on the Burke, ot A the Kopje, silent and awe book-sc Her 'bey knew nothing of the as clever, hit that preceded the darkness; upon their labors silent ly as the night, and it was not until >f the mines presented a sul •pearanee that they left their IN A GHOST SHOP. A Visit to tho Home of the Eddy Family. Mr. Brown, the mind reader, thus de scribes in the New Haven Palladium what he did and saw during a recent visit to the Eddys : I passed with a friend, who accom panied me, and when he asked me what I thought of it, I told him I thought it all a humbug, and believed that the so called spirits got in through the little window in the closet. The next morn ing I taok aladder and climbed up the window from the outside. [The hall is Jn the second story.] I found the little square window had been carefully cov ered with mosquito bar, the edgings and crossings of which had been thoroughly sealed with sealing-wax, and stamped with the seal ring of Colonel Olcott, the Daily Graphic correspondent, who has weighed the incarnated spirits on Fair banks’ scales. In order to make sure, I placed pins in the cracks of the sash at regular intervals, pushing them in so far that they couldn’t be easily discover ed. I left the window, feeling sure that no one could pass through that window without disturbing something. I after ward learned that the brothers are per fectly willing that persons should watch this window from outside during the manipulations, and that many have done so without result. Going inside, I en tered the closet and thoroughly inspected it, finding it a very simple structure of frame, lath and plaster, with no loop holes, secret passages or trap doors. To be sure, I put pins in all the floor cracks, covering them with dust so that the boards could not be moved without dis turbing them. I then went to Wm. Eddy and easily obtained permission to enter the closet that evening just before he did. Then I waited. At 7:30 the scene was announced, and we all went up. After all were seated I went into the closet and found all my pins just where I had put them. I ham mered the sides thorougly, but discov ered nothing like fraud. I then slowly backed out of the door to my seat, keep ing the door constantly before my eyes. Now, said I, the battle must be at the door, if anywhere,- Very soon William Eddy entered the closet, and in five minutes the blanket was lifted and a face peered out. Immediately after the blanket was again lifted and another face looked out, and this action was closely followed by the appearance upon the platform of an old gentleman, dress ed in old style, who soon returned. A voice from within then said : “Will Mr. Pritchard and Mrs. Packard take seats upon the platform ?” These persons, guests like myself, took their places on the platform. Soon the blanket was lifted, and a little old woman, with very white hands and a long white gown, came out. She was at once recognized by Mrs. Packard, who said, “Mother, how do you do this evening?” In ans wer the little woman whispered so that all could hear, “ I am very happy.” She then took her daughter by the hand and kissed her. Mr. Pritchard stepped up to the other side of her, and the three talked together for several minutes, when the old lady desired to be intro duced to the guests. Her daughter pre sented her as “my dear mother, come back to earth.” The old lady disap peared behind the blanket, and at once there appeared a stalwart, fine looking young man with a heavy mustache. Said Mrs. Packard ; “William, my son, how lovely you are looking,” and then took hold of him and kissed him. He then went back, and in two minutes there appeared a tall old gentleman, who was at once recognized by one of the guests as his father. Said the son : “Good evening, father,” and the old gentleman answered, “Good evening.” Several other persons appeared before the end of the scene, which was closed with the appearance from the door of Mrs. Eddy, the deceased mother of the Eddy brothers, who spoke at some length, saying that she was sorry that her sons were unable to convince people of their honesty; and that she hoped all would see and understand the great truth. Before she came out many had appeared in quick succession, who had MU recognized as fathers, mothers, brothers, or some near deceased relative by Many in the audience, who came to tike bouse as I came, and some of whom have gone away to their homes. * * Something claiming to be George Dix, a pirate, held up his hand saying : “This is my hand.” It has but three fingers. Horatio Eddy has lost no finger. Next a lady 's slim, white hand was thrust over the cloth and patted the assisting guest on the forehead. He said: “This is my daughter’s hand. I should know it anywhere. This is worth thousands of dollars to me.” * * * * Thd Eddy brothers say that the great spirit,, the Witch of the Mountain, will be here in November, and that she will be powerful enough to materialize fish out of the elements of water, and and o many other wonderful things which can be dosely inspected. It is said that she found Horatio trying to build a fire the other day, and set the damp wood blazing by throwing a dipper full of water upon ft. But this I did not see. Some, of couse, who are spiritualists, believe that the appearances were materializations of the dead. To many others the whole is a deep mystery, inexplicable as yet. Of tbe latter I am one. Nearly Smothered in a Coffin. The exceedingly narrow escape from being buried alive (aud it was a case of smothering in a coffin) experienced by a young woman in Montreal last week, ought, perhaps, to go far toward neutral izing the opposition which the crema tionists are encountering. It appears that the lady was taken suddenly ill, and after two days’ sickness was pro nounced dead by the attending physi cian. Three days afterward the body was noticed to be in a wonderful state of preservation, but the funeral was proceeded with. When the procession arrived at the cemetery, the coffin was taken to the Morgue in order to gratify the wishes of a bosom friend of the de ceased, who had come a long distance to take a last farewell. The request was complied with, and the coffin lid un screwed, when, to the horror of all the corpse was seen to be lying on its side, the head twisted around facing upper most, the grave clothes disarranged, while the left arm was drawn up as though to support the body, as if the unfortunate woman had been leaning on it in an ineffectual and terrible struggle for breath. The sight was heartrending in the extreme, and the unfortunate hus band of the deceased gave way to the wildest manifestation of grief. Another gentleman, with his wife and her sister, who had been burying a child, happen ing to be present. The ladies were so over come by what they saw as to become hysterical. They were speedily remov ed to a hotel, where restoratives were ap plied. It is supposed the deceased had been lying in a trance, and was brought to life through the jolting of the horse while on the road to the cemetery. The name of the victim is suppressed for manifest reasons, but there appears to be no reason for doubting the truth of the report. have lived with the defendant for eight years. Does the court understand from that that you are married to him ?” “ In course it does.” “ Have you a marriage certificate?” “Yes, your honor, four of ’em—three gals and a boy.” Gardening for Ladies.—Make up your beds early in the morning; sew buttons on your husband’s shirts; do not rake up any grievances; protect the young and tender branches of your fam ily ; plant a smile of good temper in your face; carefully root out all angry feelings, and expect a good crop of hap piness. An Atlanta man advertises for a deep red cow, with over half a crop in each ear. \Ve were under the impression that there was only a two-thirds crop made this year. _ MISCELLANEOUS. LOOK HERE! The People’s Store WILL OPEN ON Saturday Morning, Dec. 5 The Finest and Cheapest Stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, &.C., ever brought to Oglethorpe county. Look at the Prices. BEST CALICOES lOe Georgia Factory Shirting 9c Georgia Checks 124 c Stripes He Beautiful Worsteds 20c to 45c Everything else low in proportion. Lane’s Storehouse, Crawford, Georgia. JOSEPH HULL & CO.. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants 66 Bay St., SavanAih, Ga. Refers respectfully to J. W. Lathrop & Cos., N. A. Hardee’s Son & Cos., Tison & Gordon, H. Meyer & Cos., and Milo Hatch, Vice Presi dent Savannah Bank and Trust Cos. n Oglethorpe Lands for Sale. The undersigned offers for sale, privately, a tract of LAND contain iug Two Hundred Acres, in Oglethorpe coun ty, on the waters of Cloud creek—adjoining E. W. Johnson and others. About Thirty Acres of said tract is good Creek Bottoms, in a good state of cultivation—some lands recently cleared and cultivated one year—about Fif teen Acres of original Wood Land. Well tim bered, well watered, and a desirable place. Please call and examine for yourselves, as I am determined to sell. WM. G. ENGLAND. November 25th, 1874. nov27-4t J. M. NORTON, Contractor and Builder CRAWFORD, GA., IS PREPARED TO furnish all kinds of Building Material, such as rough and dressed Lumber, Shingles, Sash, Blinds, and Doors; also, Laths. Lime, and Plastering Material. Estimates given of all classes of Carpenter work, Plastering, Brisk work, and Painting. oet39-3m BUSINESS CARDS. YOUNG MEN WHO WISH A THOROUGH PREPA RATION for Business, will find supe rior Advantages at Moore's Southern Business University. Atlanta, Ga. The largest and best Practical Business School in the South. Stndents can enter at any time. Send for Catalogue to ©ct3o-ly B. F. MOORE, Pres’t. C. S. HARGROVE CRAWFORD, GA., DEALER IN Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, Etc. Or, J. H. McLEAN'S PATENT MEDICINES Be sure to give me a call and examine my stock if you want to Buy Goods Cheap! novlS-tf STOVES GRATES, AND TIN WARE! To be had Cheap for Cash at J. C. WILKINS & CO’S, Broad St., Athens, Ga. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS. R. P. TUCKER & BRO., CRAWFORD, CA. ( Having rebuilt rTTr ... their Shops, and thor oughly stocked them withjßS33BGßKte 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,'ROCK A WAYS, PH ASTONS, WAGONS, CARTS, etc., etc. We will also do all manner 01 Blacksmithing and Repairing, am. guarantee all our work to give perfect satis faction. pm~ We sell our TWO-HORsF WAGONS at from S9O to $135, and eve rything else LOW in proportion. oct9-tf RICININE HAIR OIL! FOR PROMOTING THE GROWTH AND beautifying the hair, and rendering it dark and glossy. Price, 25c. and 50c. a bot tle. Prepared bv &. T. BRUMBY A CO„ College Avenue, Athens, Ga. Winter Dry Goods. TF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY DRY X GOODS this Fall or Winter, now is the time, and you will find a good stock to select from and prices lower than ever at McMAHAN A STOKELY'S. CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL! o J. F. CHENEY, Principal. Assistant. Mrs, M. E. CHENEY, Music Department. o The exercises of this school will be resumed on MONDAY, 18th of January, 1875. RATES OF TUITION. Per Scholastic Year. Primary Branches S2O Elementary “ 30 Higher “ 40 Music 40 Crawford is located on the Athens Branch, sixteen miles from Athens. It is a healthy locality. Board very reasonable. Pupils prepared for any class in College or for the practical business of life. nov2o-3m BOOTS AND SHOES HENRY LUTHI, CRAWFORD, GA., IS NOW PREPARED to make, at short notice, the FINEST BOOTS and SHOES. I use onlv the best material, and warrant my work to give entire satisfaction, both as to finish and wear REPAIRING AND COARSE WORK also attentecs to. octß*lv R. E. BRANNAN, House, Sign, and Ornamental PAINTER, PAPER HANGING, GLAZING, CaLSO MINING, etc. Would respectfully so licit the patronage of the public. Anv one i wanting a botch job done can get some' one w*t<Mv MISCELLANEOUS. IF YOU HAVE Corn, Peas, Potatoes, Chickens, Butter, Eggs, Beeswax, Rags, Dry Beef, Hides, OR ANY KIND OF PRODUCE that will command any price whatever, and wish to sell it, all you nave to do is to bring it to McMahans Stokely who in exchange will give you GOOD GOODS as cheap as they can be bought anywhere at retail. We mean just what we sav. We will sell you GOODS of any kind (we Rave) AS CHEAP as you can buy them elsewhere, if you will pay CASH OR PRODUCES for them. To be convinced of the fact, call and see for yourself. NEW GOODS JUST IN! Remember the Place "^^. McMAHAN & STOKELY. KEROSENE OIL At 25c. Per Gallon. FOR SALE BY R T. BRUMBY & CO. TO TRESPASSERS. All persons are hereby for bidden to trespass upon any of the lands of Mrs. P. A. P. ADKINS, ofOglethorpe county. All persons found upon her lands after this notice, without permission, will be dealt with according to law. nov2o-lm Mrs. P. A. P. ADKINS. SEA FOWL GUANO. All persons who have not paid their Guano notes are requested to call on S. H. STOKELY or A. LITTLE, our Agents, and pay them. novl3-3t POLLARD A CO, JOB WORK EXECUTED WITH Neatness and Dispatch AT THE ECHO JOB OFFICE. R. M. SMITH, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE LEXINGTON, GA. Bedsteads, Bureaus Jables Chairs^* CHAMBER AND PARLOR SETS, Wood and Metalic BURIAL CASES, Lower than can be bought elsewhere in the place. Give me a call. octl-tf SUPERIOR ORIENTAL TOOTH POWDERS! FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH AND Purifying the Breath. Prepared bv R. T. BRUMBY & CO., Druggists and Pharmacists, Athens, Ga. R. T. BRUMBY & CO., DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACISTS, DEALERS IN Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, Paints, Oils, Lamps, Glass Shades, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Ete., Etc., College avenue, between Book Store and P. O. Special attention given to Prescrip tion.* at all hours. oetfl-tf OPERA COLOGNE. AM ELECAMT PERFUME. 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