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POETICAL. t ' Saturday Night. The week is past. (ho Sabbath dawns come on ; Rest—rest in poare—thy toil is done; And standing, as thou standcst. on the brink < >f anew scene of being. calmly think t >f what is gone, is,now. and soon sliall be, As one that trembles in eternity. For such as this now closing week is past. So-much advancing time will close my lust. Such as to-morrow shall the awful light Of the eternal ‘morning hail my sight. Spirit of good ! on the week's verge f stand, Tracing the guiding influence of thy hand ; That hand which led me gently, calmly still, I p life's stormy, tiresome, thorny hill. Thou, thou, m every storm hast sheltered me Beneath the wing of the benignity. A thousand graves' my footsteps circumvent, And I exist, thy mercy's monument; A thousand writhe upon the bed of pain. I live, and pleasure nows through every vein ; JFant, o’er a thousand wretches, waves her wand, I, circled by ten thousand mercies, stand. How can 1 praise Thee, Father? how express My debt of reverence and thankfulness? A debt that no intelligence can count. IFhile every moment swells the vast amount. For a week's duties thou hast given me strength. And brought me to its peaceful close at length ; And here my grateful bosom fain would raise A fresh memorial to thy glorious praise. FACTS AND FANCIES. An lowa Court has decided that it is not legal for a farmer to hitch his wife up with a mule, no matter how anxious he is to plow. There isn't one boy in a hundred who can wait two minutes in front of a house and not back up to a hitching post or against a tree. They wondered at the short collections in a Missouri church, and investigated, to find that one of the collectors had tur in the top of Ins hat. If you haven't bought you anew hat yet. young woman, shroud your old one in a grenadine vail, look as distinguished as you can, and no one will know the difference. You know yourself that there is a certain period in every boy’s life when he'd rather be the ring-master in a circus than President of the United States, “Is this the Adams House?’’ asked a stranger of a Poston ion* “ Yes,” was the re ply ; “ it’s Adam's House until 3'ou get to the roof, then it’s eaves,” When a clown in a circus gets $125 per week for giving out solid jokes, it is no won der that a country minister on SSOO per an num, part potatoes, oats, hav and shoulder hams at that, should get discouraged, The son of a clergyman was delivering a college valedictory, when, in pulling out his handkerchief, he pulled out a pack of cards. “Ilulloa!” he exclaimed, “I’ve got on my father's coat!’’ It was an Irish Coroner who, when asked how he accounted for an extraordinary mor tality in Limerick, replied, sadly : •• I can not tell. There are people dying this year that never died before/’ There are times when all of a woman's self-possession and dignity arc required. That is when she shows her first baby, a hair lipped one, to an old beau whom she had jilt ed for the sake of her present husband. “ Doctor,” said a thick-headed youth to Agassiz, “you once said that fish is the prop er food for moil to cat who have brain work to perform. How much ought l to eat to tone me up properly?” “About two whales,” was the reply. When a young lady goes to an entertain ment, and secs a lady friend accompanied by a gentleman whom she does not know, she doesn't enjoy the performance worth a cent, as the whole evening is occupied in wondering who the stranger is. An Irishman was once indulging in the very" intellectual occupation of sucking eggs and reading a newspaper. By a mischance lie contrived to bolt a chicken. The poor bird chirruped as it went down his throat, and he very politely observed : ‘‘By the powers, me friend, ve’s spake a leetle too late.*’ She tried to sit down in the street car, but was pinned back so tight she couldn’t. Old lady peeped over her specs and asked her, “ How long have you been afflicted that way?” I he young lady blushed and made a ‘break.’ sitting down sideways, and holding her knees together so tight that she looked as if she had on a one-legged pair of breeches. Old lady noticed her sitting in this side-wise, cramped position, and whispered. “Bile. I spose : I've had 'em thar myself—lLnces ville (Ky.) Pltiimlt’ulvr. “He.” Highlanders have the habit, when talking their English, such as it is. of interjecting the personal pronoun “ lie" where not required, such as, “The King he has come,” instead of “The King has come.” Often, in conse quence, a sentence or an expression is render ed sufficiently ludicrous, as the sequel will show : A gentleman says he has had the pleasure ot listening to a clever man, the Rev. cently lie began his discourse thus: “My friends, you will find the subject of discourse this morning in the First Epistle General of tne Apostle Peter, chapter v., and verse 8. in the words, * The Devil he goeth about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.’ Kow, my friends, with your leave, we will di vide the subject of our text to-day into four heads: Firstly, we shall endeavor to ascer tain ‘who the Devil he was.’ Secondly, we shall inquire into his geographical position, namely, *\\ here the Devil lie was.’ and ‘Where the Devil he was going.’ Thirdly, (and this is of a personal character.) ‘Who the Devil he was seeking.’ And fourthly, and lastly, we shall endeavor to solve a question which has never been solved yet —‘ What the Devil he was roaring about.’” A Knowing Druggist. “Will you please fix this up forme?” ask ed a woman of an East-end druggist, to whom she handed a prescription. “ Yes'm. in a minute,” answered the vender of restoratives, as he examined the prescrip tion with a trouble;! eye. Failing to decipher what was written, he leaned forward, with elbows on the counter, heels up, and eyes intently fixed upon the prescription. Becoming vexed, lie asked, “ who wrote this?” whereupon the woman in telligently answered, “thedoctor.*’ lie again fastened his eyes on the paper and slowly deciphered, “Oleum jeeovis asscli ;*’ having done which, he was still at a loss to know what was meant. In the midst of this per plexity he observed a friendly physician pass ing. He lost no time in telling the woman to wait another minute, and then called the doctor, of whom he asked : “ What the devil is oil of jackass?” “Jackass oil. I presume, sir,” said the doc tor ; “ but if you mean what is called for on this prescription you had better call it cod liver oil. as that’s what “oleum jeeovis asseli” s gnities.” —Conrc r. Jouvtuil. “ Well, John,” said a Sunday-school teach er to anew scholar that had been gathered from the highways. ** how old are you :” “ Six years, mum.” “Have you any brothers or sisters?” “One—Bob —that's all.” “llow old is he?” “Dunno, mum; but lie’s just commenced for to chaw terbacker.” “ I’d like to be a edytur, All* in my xanktum stand. The door a standin’ open An' a big club in mv hand ; Then let the cuss who didn't like Some article I’d writ Come softly o’er the threshold, I'd reckon he'd get hit; I'd hand him one rite on the gourd, Among his brains and things. And send him flumixin’ up thar To sport a pair of wings.” Adjourned Spring Term, Jackson Superior Court. GENERAL PRESENTMENTS OF TIIE GRAND JU RY, JACKSON ADJOURNED TERM, FEBRUARY COURT, JEFFERSON, JACKSON CO., GA., JUNE 14th, 1875. We, the Grand Jurors, chosen and sworn for February adjourned term of Jackson Su perior Court, sitting at the above date, re spectfully beg leave to make the following General Presentments : 1. We have examined the books of the Ordinary and the County Treasurer, through our appropriate committees, and find them well and neatly kept. The books of the Re ceiver of Tax Returns, the Tax Collector and Clerk of the Superior Court, have, for want of sufficient time, been passed over un til August Term. 2. We further find the Jail in an unsafe and bad condition ; and though to seme ex tent impracticable, we respectfully recom mend that the Jailor keep it in a more clean ly condition. 3. We also recommend that from and after the present term of this Court, that the Tax Collector pay the County Tax at the same time that the State Taxes are paid, and that lie be allowed no insolvent list until he has issued executions and they have been duly returned without property being found. 4. We recommend that the bridge at J. N. Thompson’s mills have anew covering, and that the McLeskey bridge be moved to its proper place and repaired. 5. We also recommend and appoint James L. Johnson a member of the County Board of Education to fill the vacancy of Washing ton Arnold, resigned. G. W e recommend that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue levy a tax sufficient for County purposes. 7, To His Honor, George D. Rice, pre siding, and Solicitor General Emory Speer, we tender our cordial thanks for the able and efficient manner in which they have discharg ed the duties of the Court, and for the cour tesy and generosity extended to this body. ALEXANDER A. HILL, Foreman. Clement W. llood, James A. Sailors, Simeon 11. (Ironic, Sylvester Roman, Jasper N. Thompson, William M. Garrard, James 11. Elder, James M. Glenn, Willtam W. Roberts, Charles T. Nash, Thomas J. Carr, William B. Bolton, Thomas Bennett, Abel T. Year wood, Vincent Dalton, Wade 11. M alls, John O. Browning, Jacob W. Vandivere, Warren I). Elrod, Memory J. C. Statham, William R. 11. Statham, Hilliard J. Randolph. Legal Weight. The following is the Legal Weight of a bushel, as fixed by an Act of the General As sembly, approved February 20th, 1875 : Wheat, .... f,O pounds. Shelled Corn, - - - 56 “ Ear Corn, ... 70 “ Peas, - ... 60 “ I’ve, - 56 Oats. 32 “ Barley - - - - 47 “ Irish Potatoes, - - - 60 “ Sweet Potatoes, - - 55 “ White Beans, - 60 “ Clover Seed, - - 60 “ Timothy, - - .45 “ Flax, - - - - 56 “ Hemp, - - - 44 “ Blue Grass, - - - 14 “ Buck Wheat, - - - 52 “ Impeded dried Peaches, - - 33 “ Peeled dried Peaches, - - 38 “ Dried Apples, - - . 24 “ Onions, - - - 57 “ Stone Coal, - - 80 “ Unslaked Lime, - - - 80 “ Turnips, - - - 55 “ Cora Meal, - - - 48 “ Wheat Bran, - 20 “ Cotton Seed, - - - 30 “ Ground Peas, - - - 25 “ Plastering Ifair, - 8 “ USEFLL TABLE EOlt FARMERS. 4 inches make one hand. 5(5 lbs. Corn make one bushel. 50 lbs. Kve make one bushel. 60 lbs. Wheat make one bushel. 60 ]l>s. Clover Seed make one bushel. 106 lbs. Hour make one barrel. 200 lbs. Beef or l’ork makes one bid. .‘52 lbs. Oats make one bushel. 00 lbs. Potatoes make one bushel. If pounds make one stone. • miles make one league. G feet make one fanthom. A porch of stone is HP, feet long, I.] feet thick, and 1 foot high. or 21;] cubic feet. A mile is 320 rods—l,76o yards—s,2Bo feet— (53,360 incites. An acre is 1,610 square yard—43,s(so square feet—0.272,010 square inches. COUNTING. 12 units are one dozen. 12 dozen one gross. 20 units one score. * 5 scores one hundred. PAPER. 24 sheets one quire. 20 quires one reams 2 reams one bundle. 5 bundles one bale. Recipes. —To drive cabbage worms away, put China tree leaves on them. To kill lice on them, take one gallon of ashes, three spoonsful of salt, ami one of sulphur; mix and sprinkle it on while wet with dew. A sure remedy. GEORGIA ROAD LAWS, PUBLISHED FOR TIIE USE OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS And Overseers of Jaekson Cos. Sec. 1. —All roads laid out for public use by an Act of the General Assembly, if not otherwise pro vided. or by an order of the County Comissioners of Roads aiid Revenue, are declared to be public roads. Sec. 2.—They shall be cleaned of all trees, stumps, grubs and bushes, at least thirty feet wide, and of such limbs of trees as may incommode horsemen or carriages; stumps must be cut as nearly even with the surface as possible, and the carriage tract must be at least five feet six inches wide. Sec. 3. —That the several County Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of this State, with the con currence of a majority of the Road Commissioners of their respective counties, may designate such public roads in their respective counties as in their discretion should be so designated as second-class roads. Sec. 4.—That all roads so designated shall be cleared of all stumps, trees, grubs and bushes, at least twenty (20) feet wide, and of all such limbs of trees as may inconvenience horsemen or car riages ; stumps to be cut as nearly even with the surface as possible, and the carriage track must be at least five feet and six inches wide. Sec. s.—That the road laws of this State now in force, so far as the same may be applicable to second-class roads, shall be observed in changing, working and otherwise managing the said second class roads. Sec. G. —All bridges or causeways over small water-courses, and causeways over swamps or low lands sliall be made and kept in repair bv hands subject to work on roads; the pieces shall be laid across the road at least sixteen foot long, well se cured. made fast and covered with earth. Sec. 7.-—The Commissioners of Roads and Rev enue must lay off their respective Counties into road districts, and apportion the roads and hands so as to divide the labor and expense on account of roads, causeways, and bridges, equally through out said Counties; all of which proceedings must be entered on the minutes. Sec. B.—They must cause to be kept registered in a book in their Office, a list of all public roads and road districts in the County, to be added to and corrected from time to time as new roads or new districts are laid out, or old ones altered or discontinued. Sec. 9.—On application to them for any new road, or alteration in an old road, they shall ap point three Road Commissioners, residing as near where such road is intended to pass as possible, and if tlioy find it of public utility they must pro ceed to mark it out, and make their report under oath to such County Commissioners that it was laid out and marked conformably to law. Sec. 10.—If such County Commissioners, on in vestigation had, is willing to grant such road, or make alteration in an old road, they shall cause to be published a citation for thirty days at the door of the Court House, and in a public gazette, if there is one in the county, giving a particular descrip tion of the new road or the alteration, notifying all persons that on and after a certain day therein named, said new road or alteration will be finally granted, if no good cause is shown to the contrary. Sec. 11.—All persons, their overseers or agents, residing on land which such road goes through, except the applicants for the road, or alteration, must be at the same time notified in writing, per sonally, or by leaving it at their most notorious place of abode, that they must put in their claim for damages, or forever be stopped. Sec. 12. —All public roads established without a substantial compliance with the provisions of the last named sections, are void. See. 13.—Applications for the discontinuance of an old road, in whole or in part, must likewise be made to such County Commissioners in writing, and be likewise published, before it shall take ef fect. Sec. 14. —All public roads shall be laid out the nearest and best way to the place to which they are intended, and as little as can be to the preju dice of any private person's enclosed grounds. Sec. 13.—A1l male inhabitants, white and black, in this State, between the ages of sixteen and Vifty re ars, shall be subject to work on tiic ivy die roads, except licensed minsters of the gospel. Sec. 10.—The same road hands shall not be com pelled to work on more than one public road, which must come within three miles of their resi dence, except in opening anew road, when all road hands of the road district are subject to work upon it. Sec. 17.—Road hands are not required to work exceeding five days at one time consecutively, nor more than fifteen day's altogether, in twelve months, unless sudden emergency require the im mediate repairing of the roads, causeways and bridges within their respective districts. See. 18. —The several managers or employers of male persons of color shall, whenever required, furnish the overseers of the road district with a list, in writing, of those who are liable to work 011 the public roads, signed by them, under a penalty of pay'ing three dollars for each male person of color so liable to road duty, and whose names are not furnished, to be collected as fines for not work ing the roads. Sec. 19.—Overseers of roads in their respective districts sliall summon all persons liable to road duty within the district, at least one day' before the time of working. Sec. 20.—Such summons must state tire road to he worked, the time and place of meeting, and the implements required. Sec. 21.—Such overseers shall superintend the working on the roads assigned them by the Com missioners, cause the same to he worked and re paired in the best possible manner, and make are turn to the Commissioners in writing, within five days after each time of working, of all defaults and deficiencies which may have taken place. Sec. 22. —When any road, or bridge or cause way may become suddenly impassable, it is the duty of such overseer to call out as many hands as necessary, to repair the same, after giving one day’s notice. Sec. 23.-—They shall take notice of the time such hands are employed on such special workings, and shall excuse them from road duty an equal num ber of days out of tiro whole number all hands are required to work during the year. Sec. 24.—Every individual liable to road duty who. being duly summoned to work, shall neglect to obey such summons, and to carry the imple ments as ordered, or. appearing with or without the implements, neglects or refuses faithfully to work, shall be lined not less than one nor more than three dollars for every day that he or they fail to work, or be imprisoned at the discretion of the Commissioners. Sec. 25. —If any other instrument than ordinary farming tools are necessary to keep the road in re pair. the overseer may receive them in exchange for the labor of hands, or may apply to the County Commissioners, who may authorize him to con tract for such as may be necessary, and pay for the same out of the County Treasury. Sec. *26. — IF hen a person liable to road duty makes an application to the Road Commissioners for a portion of road for himself and hands to work and keep in repair, they shall parcel off to each applicant some equal and just portion of said road, to be increased or diminished according to the number of hands, and to be judged of by the Com missioners. Sec. 27.—Persons to whom portions of roads are thus apportioned, must make annual returns to their respective Commissioners, whenever they re quire them,- of the number and names of their bands liable to road work, and after they have re ceived and put in good repair their respective por tions. such bands shall not be transferred to any other part of the road, or compelled to do any oth er road work, so long as they perform their work satisfactorily to the Commissioners. Sec. 26.—1f the applicants do not accept the por tion of the road assigned them by the Commission ers, they must still work in common with the oth er hands of their road districts. Sec. 2b. —If, after having accepted such portions, they neglect te keep them in good repair, they are liable to all the penalties and forfeitures to which Commissioners are liable for neglect of duty, be sides the usual road tines on the hands. Sec. 30. —If such Commissioners assign any per son a portion of road thus to work, which, taking into consideration his number of hands as com pared to the number liable to do road duty on such road, is not an equal share of the labor, any white male road worker of the same road and district may complain to the County Commissioners at any time, and on giving such person three days notice thereof in writing, said County Commissioners may summarily hear all the evidence, and if they be lieve the complaint is just, they shall revoke such grant by the Commissioners, and so have them in stantly informed. Sec* 31. —A1l defaulters must file their excuses, if any. on oath before the Commissioners, who must meet at some place within the district for lining defaulters, of which place of meeting they shall give ten days notice, m writing, at one or more of the most public places in the district, and no other notice shall be necessary. Sec. 32. —Such Commissioners must issue exe cutions under their hands and seals, or their war rants of arrest, as the case may be, against each defaulter who fails to render a good excuse, di rected to any lawful constable, who shall levy and collect the same as executions from the Justices Courts, (or. as the case may be.) arrest the de faulter and bring him be fore the commissioners to abide the judgment of the same. See. 33. IT hen such ji.fas. or warrants are collected within ten days thereafter, the amounts must be paid to any one of the Commissioners, one half of which shall be paid to the overseer having had charge of the hands fined ; the other half to the County Treasurer, to be used in the building or repairing of bridges. Sec. 34.—1f constables neglect their duty in col lecting such fi.fas ., or fail to pay over the money, or fail to make such arrests and bring the parties arrested before the Commissioners, they shall be subject to rule and suit at the instance of such Commissioners, as though the Ji.fas. or warrants had issued from a Justice's Court. In all cases where executions may he issued against road hands in the employment of others, notice to the employ er of the existence of such execution shall have the force and effect of a garnishment, and shall operate as a lien on what is due or to become due from such employer to such employee, and may be collected as in cases of garnishment. Sec. 35.—The liens of such judgments are the same as any other judgment, and claim according to their priority in the distribution of money, ex cept that no property is exempt therefrom, and if illegalities or claims are interposed, they must be returned as though issued from a Justice’s Court in which the road district is situated in whole or in part. Sec. 36.—Overseers arc authorized to make use of any timbers for the use of the roads, and may make contracts with owners of land for other tim ber, if indispensable, and if they disagree as to the value, the overseer shall appoint one arbitrator, and the owner another, who, without further for mality, shall assess the value, and if they disagree to call in an umpire, whose decision is final. The valuation so awarded must then be reduced to writing and signed by the arbitrators, and upon the production of the same, with a certificate of the overseer that he used the timber assessed, must be allowed by the County Commissioners, and paid out of the County Treasury. Sec. 37.—They shall measure all that part of the road to which they may be appointed, begin ning at the Court House, and at the end of each mile set up a post or mark on some conspicuous place, which shall designate the number of miles from thence to said Court House; and the overseer in the next adjoining district, shall likewise begin to measure and mark at the last mile post in the district thus measured; hut when sucli shall end at some country line, he shall, by some post or mark, designate the distance from such county line to their respective Court Houses. Sec. 38.—They shall, at the fork of each public road, place, in some substantial and conspicuous manner, a board or other mark, designating there on the most public place to which each road di rects; and if any road is altered so as to make the fork at some other place, or as not to make necessary such sign-boards, they shall be remov ed or replaced, or either, if necessary. Sec. 39. —If any overseer fails to comply with the provisions of the two immediately preceding sections, he forfeits not exceeding fifty dollars, to be imposed and collected as other lines against him. Sec. 40.—1f any overseer omits to do his duty with respect to the roads, bridges, and causeways under his charge for as much as thirty days from the time the necessity for any immediate work occurs, unless hindered by extreme bad weather or other providential cause, he shall be indicted for a misdeanor, and on conviction shall be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion of the Court, and is also liable for all damages at the suit of any person injured by such omission. Sec. 11. —Hands liable to road work employed as laborers on the line of any railroad in this State belonging to an incorporated company, or b}' any contractors constructing railroad, are exempt from work on the public roads, prodded the public road overseer having charge of them respectively, is paid two dollars and fifty cents per day for each hand so liable, which money shall be expended in hiring hands to work on the roads. Sec. 42.—1f any overseer, within twelve months after his appointment, neglects faithfully to dis charge the duties required of him, he is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars by the Commiss ioners under whom he serves, who shall notify him of his neglect, and unless a good excuse is rendered to them within twenty days from the time of such notice they shall issue executions for the line assessed. Sec. 43.—1f any person shall alter any public road or cut any ditch accross, or alter the location of any bridge, or make any new bridge necessary by bis act, without first obtaining an order there for, be is guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con viction thereof, shall be fined not less than twen ty-five nor more than one thousand dollars, and snail be liable besides, by suit, for all dam ages any person may sustain thereby. Sec. 44.—When any person shall make any fence or cut any tree, or make other obstruction in or across any public road, which is not remov ed in two days and a safe and convenient way at the time of the obstruction made for trave lers, he shall pay a fine of twenty-five dollars for each obstruction, to be recovered b} r execu tion issued by the Commissioners, as in cases of road tines, and shall he liable for any damages caused by the obstruction, from the first to the last, if the person injured used ordinary caution. Sec. 45.—There shall be three Commissioners for each road district, any two of whom may act, and in case there is only one in a district, that one is invested with all the powers of the three until the vacancies are filled. Sec. 46. —Such Commissioners are appointed or re-appointed by the County Commissioners bi ennially at their first meeting in the years of the ap pointments. and whenever necessary, to fill va cancies at any time. Sec. 47—Those thus appointed are compelled to serve, unless excused by such County Commission ers who shall receive for such excuse providen tial cause only. Sec. 48. As soon as appointed, they shall be notified thereof in writing within ten days there after by the County Commissioners, and if such appointees do not, within ten days after receiving such notice, file their excuse in writing, under oath, in such County Commissioners’ oflicc, they shall l;e considered as having accepted. Sec. 46.—1 tis the duty of Koad Commissioners : 1. To appoint, within fifteen da} s, one or more persons in their respective districts as overseers of the road. 2. To apportion the roads and hands under their charge at the same time as equally and fairly as possible, and to furnish the several overseers with a list of the roads and hands under their res pective charge. 3. To hear and determine upon all cases of 'default, or other violation of the road laws, with in their jurisdiction, (if not indictable only) at a Court to be held by them twenty days after every road working, or as often as emergencies may re quire. and to issue executions or other process against the convicted. 4. To keep a book in which to enter— First. The several hands in their respective districts subject to mad duty; to what roads and to what parts thereof assigned, and under what overseer, changing and correcting it from time to time, as may be necessary. Second. A list of all defaulters and persons fined—the amounts fined—amounts paid—what disposition made of the money—what executions issued and unpaid. 5. To pay to the County Treasurer, as soon as collected that portion of the line money belonging to the county, to be used in the repairing and building of public bridges and causeways, and an nually, on the first of December, to report to the County Commissioners the condition of the public roads and bridges in their respective districts, the state of the finances, what executions are out standing unpaid, and their condition. 0. To inspect, from time to time, the public roads, bridges and ferries within their districts, notice the characters of the repairs and observe if such road is regularly posted and direction boards put up as required by law. and if said bridges and ferries are in proper repair. 7. To exercise a general supervision over their respective overseers, and to fine them for neglect of duty and to see that persons are indicted for the offences set forth in the road laws. 8. To administer all oaths, relative to the road laws, connected with their duties. Sec. 50.—They are authorized to pay overseers one half of the fine money, as compensation to him as informer. (The next section refer to Grand Jury present ments against Koad Commissioners for neglect of duty. It is deemed unnecessary to include those sections in this publication.) Sec. 51. IF hen any public road maybe on a road district line, and the County Commissioners has not specially assigned it to any particular district or set of Commissioners, the Commission ers of each district shall co-operate in arranging the hands and appointing the overseers for such road. Sec 52.—The books such commissioners are required to keep, must be furnished by the County Commissioners at the expense of the county, and out of the road money, if any, and when full, must be deposited in the office of the County Com missioners. Sec. 53.—After the Commissioner has faithfully served through the term of his appointment, he may obtain from the County Commissioners a certificate of such fact. A copy of the above Road Laws is furnished each Road Commissioner and Road Overseer of Jackson county, that they may know the law and enforce it. Wm. Seymour, 4 County Corn's W. G. Steed, V Roads and W. J. llaynie. ) Revenue. JEFFERSON BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PROFESSIONS. Physicians... J. I). & H. J. Long, J. J. Dos ter. N. W. Carithers. Atty’s at Law... J. B. Silman, W. I. Pike, J. A. B. Mahatfey, W. C. Howard, M. M. Pitman, P. F. Hinton. MERCHANTS. Pendergrass Sc Hancock, F. M. Bailey, Stanley & Pinson, Wm. S. Thompson. MECHANICS. Carpenters... Joseph P. Williamson, Sen’r; J. P. Williamson, Jr. Harness Maker... John G. Oakes. W agon Makers... Wm. Winbura, Monroe Ray, (col.) Buggy Maker...L. Gilleland. Blacksmith...C. T. Story. Tinner... John 11. Chapman. Tanners. ..J. E. & 11. J. Randolph. Boot and Shoe-Makers... X. B. Stark, Sea born M. Stark. HOTELS. Randolph House, by Mrs. Randolph. North-Eastern Hotel, by John Simpkins. Public Boarding House, by Mrs. Elizabeth Worsham. Liquors, Sugars, &c... J. L. Bailey. Grist and Saw-Mill and Gin...J. D. & 11. J. Long. Saw-Mill and Gin...F. S. Smith. .) COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTORY. Martin Institute. —J. W. Glenn, Principal; S. P. Orr, Assistant; Miss M. E. Orr, Assistant; Miss Lizzie Burch, Music. Centre Academy. —L. M. Lyle, Principal. Galilee Academy. —A. L. Barge. Principal. Harmony Grove Academy. —lt. S. Cheney, Prin cipal. Murk Academy. —J. 11, McCarty. Principal. Oak Grove Academy —Mrs, A. C, P. Riden, Principal. Academy Church. —J. J. Mitchell, Principal. Duke Academy. —Mrs. 11. A. Deadwyler, Prin cipal. Park Academy. —Miss V. C. Park. Principal, Chapel Academy. — W. 11. Hill, Principal. o ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. Athens mail arrives at Jefferson on Wednes days and Saturdays, at 10 o’clock, A. M., and de parts same days at 12 o’clock, M. Gainesville mail arrives at Jefferson on Wednes days and Saturdays, at 11 o’clock, A. M., and de parts same days at 12 o’clock. M. Lawrcnceville mail arrives at Jefferson on Satur days, at 12 o’clock, M, and departs same day at 1 o'clock, P. M. F. L. Pendergrass, Dep’y P. M. Useful Information for the Millions. A note dated on Sunday is void. A note obtained by fraud, or from one intoxi cated, cannot be collected. If a note be lost or stolen, it does not release the maker; he must pay it. An endorser of a note is exempt from if not served with notice of its dishonor within twenty-four hours of its non-payment. A note made by a minor is void. Notes bear legal interest except when otherwise stipulated. Principals are responsible for their agents. Each individual in a partneship is responsible for the whole amount of the debts of the firm. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. The law compels no one to do impossibilities. An agreement without consideration is void. Signatures in lead-pencil are good in law. A receipt for money is not legally conclusive. The act of one partner bind all the others. Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced. A contract made with a minor is void. A contract made with a lunatic is void. To ascertain the length of day and night.—At any time in the year, and 12 hours to the time of the sun's setting, and from the sum substract the time of rising, for the length of the day. Subtract the time of setting from 12 hours, and to the remainder add the time of rising the next morn ing, for the length of night. This rule is true of either apparent or mean time. RURAL DIVINITIES. Flora —The goddess of Flowers. Pan —The god of Shepherds and Hunters; fa mous for his whistling which fatigued him so much, that lie invented pipes to blow on. Plutus —The god of Riches; represented with wings. Pomona —The goddess of Orchards and Fruit trees. DOMESTIC POSTAGE. Newspapers, Magazines, and Periodicals sent from a known office of publication,* or by newsdealers 4 to actual subscribers, postage to be prepaid in bulk by publishers and newsdealers, at oflice of mailing, and go free to subscribers. Letters 3 cents each J oz.; Drop Letters at let ter-carrier office. 2 cents ; Drop Letters at non letter-carrier offices, 1 cent. Transient matter embracing newspapers, circulars, and other printed'matter, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots and scions, books, merchandise and samples, 1 cent for each 2 oz. Registered Letters S cents in addition to regular postage. Post-Office Money Orders. —Attention is called to the Money Order system, as a safe and cheap method of transmitting money through the mails. Orders are issued in sums of not ynore than fifty dollars. Larger sums can be transmitted by additional Orders. On Orders not exceeding $lO, 5 cents ; over $lO and not exceed ing S4O, 20 cents; over S4O and not exceeding SSO, 25 cents. INTEREST RULES. For finding the interest on any principal for any number of days. The answer in each case being in cents, separate the two right hand figures of answer to express in dollars and cents : Four per cent. —Multiply the principal by the number of days to run ; seperate right-hand figure from product, and divide by 9. Five per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 72. Six per cent. —Multiply by number of days, seperate right-hand figure, and divide by 6. Eight per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 45. Nine per cent. —Multiply by number of days, seperate right-hand figure, and divide by 4. len per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 30. Twelve per cent.—Multiply by number of days, seperate right hand figure, and divide by 3. Fifteen per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 24. Eighteen per cent.—Multiply by number of days, seperate right-hand figure, and divide by 2. Twenty per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 18. Twenty-four per cent.—Multiply by number of days, and divide by 15. SEND 50 CENTS FOR A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION 1 THE ‘‘TYPOS GUIDE,” A VALUABLE PUBLI CATION TO ALL INTERESTED IN THE ART OF PRINTING. # * biCHMonp ? % M FOUNDRY, M ALL THE TYPE ON WHICH THIS PAPER IS PRINT ED WAS MADE AT THE RICHMOND TYPE FOUNDRY. junel2 Now is the Time to Snbsoftbc!! # PROSPECTUS OF TIIE FOREST NEWS, PUBLISHED IN JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA. lßy tlio JaekMon <’oHiity''l*iilrliliing C'oni|:i ii v. Fully believing that the material and social inte rests, not only of the people of Jackson, but of all the contiguous counties, would be greatly enhanc ed by the establishment of a printing office and publication of a newspaper at the county site, a number of citizens have associated themselves together under the name and style of The Jackson County Publishing Company,' 1 And propose issuing on the 12th of June, a paper bearing the above title. Asa Political Organ, The “NEWS” will ever be found the exponent and defender of a high standard of Democracy— founded on those principles of State Rights and State Sovereignty, which, though now fettered by the chains of tyranny and despotism, are bound, at no distant day—under the guidance of a benifi cent Providence—to burst asunder the shackles of imperious usurpation, and shining forth more luminous and effulgent than ever, will add fresh lustre to the political firmament of the “New World.” Tt will be the constant endeavor of those having charge of the columns, editorially and otherwise, of the “FOREST NEWS,” to make it a “NEWS-PAPER,” In the broadest meaning and acceptation of the term ; and in addition to the “General News of the Day,” the state of the markets and other commercial intelligence, in a condensed form, such Political, Literary and Agricultural matter will be introduced from week to week as will tend to make the paper a most entertaining and welcome guest in every family to which it may find access; while, at the same time, the most scrupulous caTe will be exercised in preventing the appearance in the paper, of anything at which the most refined and delicate taste could take offence. Further detail is deemed unnecessary; suffice it to say, that it is the intention, as far as possible, of those having charge of this enterprise, to con duct it in such a style—in manner and matter'—as to reflect credit on the people of Jackson as a whole, and to confer honor on the ‘“‘•Grand Old Commonwealth” of which Northeast Georgia is so important a part and pai 3t*l. Especial attention will be given to the chronicling of Local Events And occurrences, and also to the dissemination of such facts and statistics as will have a tendency to develope the resources, mineral and otherwise, not only of this immediate section, but of “ Upper Georgia” generally. Asa medium through which to ADVERTISE, TIIE FOREST NEWS is respectfully commend ed to the attention of Business and Professional men, Farmers, Mechanics and Working-men of all classes. Its circulation will be principally among an enterprising people whose wants are diversified, and those who wish to buy or those who wish to sell—either at home or abroad—in village, town, city, or the “Great Trade Centres,” will find the columns of the “NEWS” an appropriate and invi ting channel through which to become acquainted with the people rf this section of the country. As an inducement to all those who desire to avail themselves of the advantages herein offered, Liberal Schedule Of Advertising Rates will be found in the proptf place, to which the attention of all interested are most respectfully invited. Terms of Subscription, $2.00 Per Annum. SI.OO For Six month* &3F Address all communications, &c., intends for publication, and all letters on business to MALCOM STAFFORD, Managing and Business Editor , Jefferson, Jackson Cos., June 12 th, 1875. gfjT'All kinds of Leather and Lumber, kef constantly on hand and for sale by June 12 J. E. & 11. J. RANDOLPH.