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1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jbffeßson, Ga.
■Will practice together in all the Courts of Jack
in and adjacent counties, except the Court of
rdinary of Jackson count}'. Sept Ist *75
MRS. T. A. ADAMS,
Broad Street , one door above National Bank ,
ATHENS, <3-.A..,
KEEPS constantly on band an extensive stock
of SEASONABLE millinery goods,
omprising, in part, the latest styles and fashions
! l-n<lieV Hale.. Hound*. ltiltboas
Flowers, Cloves Ae.. which will be
*ld at reasonable prices. Orders from the coun
ty promptly tilled. Give her a call.
July 31st—3m.
I W. S. AliAAMtllß,
SURGEON DENTIST,
I Harmony Grove, Jackson C'o., Ga.
BJulv 10th, 1875. Gm
■/ A. WIIJ.I \YISOV
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Ik t* Hr. Wm. King's Drug Store, Deupree Block.
Pthcns, Ga. All work done in a superior manner,
■nd warranted to give satisfaction. Terms, posi
fy CASS. Julyl()-6ni.
|| AVII.KIAN a CO.,
W • BROAD STREET, ATHENS, G A.,
I DEALERS IN
pOVES,
I (Opposite North-East Georgian Office.)
STANLEY & PINSON,
I JEFFERSON , GA .,
■jh-VLERS in Dry Goods and Family Groce
■p, nes - New supplies constantly received.
■n ue ?P lur A' a sh. Call and examine their stock,
■une 19 iy
II \ WOFFORD, Attorney at law,
r|f,, HOMER, BANKS CO., GA.,
i. practice in all the adjoining Counties, and
|i* 2 rom attention to all business entrusted to
■ june e i( (t f^^°^ ect * n S c^a > ms a specialty.
|Se! , ESSMAK E r , JEFFERSON, GA.
| n *l, , am * ?°°d buggy and wagon harness always
lonon ,^ e P a 'ring same, bridles, saddles, &c.,
notice ' and chea P for cash *
I FLOYD. , j. B . SII.MAN.
■T| Jefferson, Ga.
■ Lo 'l> * MI.MAN,
I Win ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
■he t n , Pf actrce together in the Superior Courts of
Jackson and Walton.
|V. Attorney Jit Law,
IractjL.- J EFFERSON, JACKSON CO., GA.
I PromnV 11 & j our ts, State and Federal.
I ln <is of 1 thorough attention given to all
|°unti(" le^a * ,us i n css in Jackson and adjoining
June 12, 1875
I\ JfP res P ec tfully call the attention of the
P die to their elegant stock of
I r E ?*y G-oods of all Kinds,
1 Y ■*lA 1> E CLOTIII N ,
tots i A'ASSIMERES, IIATS, CAPS,
Bonnets, Hats and
I' ut Srtli n W4re ' Hollow Ware. Earthen
■Pes, pi Hooks, Paper. Pens, Inks, Envel
■ allkiml- rf®?*’ Haeon, Lard. Sugar Coffee,
foully f 0 .., . . ate nt Medicines, in fact everything
* 111 a General Store. Prices to suit
—l. Jefferson, June 12, 1875. tf
GO barefootT
■* ■; laajg !?r ant Hoots and Shoes, neat fits,
■ H i ! :.t sto f*' Fhrais for Fumli?
■ ‘ * "ill do i ,l 7) vr rs - A enable's residence,
r\ f m U .° r for - Vwu V one else
' N. B. STARK.
THE FOREST NEWS.
The I eople their own Rulers; -Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
£egaf Jldocrferaiente.
Jackson County Postponed
Sheriff’s Sale.
WILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in Novem
ber next, the follow ing property, to-wit:
One house and lot, in the town of Jefferson,
known as the Thomas Adams lot, containing one
acre, more or less; tolerable well improved;
bounded on theAV est by the Gainesville road, on
the North by Thomas Carithers' land. Also, one
other house and lot adjoining the same, containing
nine acres, more or less, with a splendid dwelling
and necessary out-buildings thereon ; bounded on
the West by the Gainesville road, on the East by
Longs’ land. Levied on as the property of A
L Shelor, by virtue of two fi fas issued from Jack
son Superior Court. J E Randolph vs a L Shelor.
Property pointed out by plaintiff. Notice served
on tenant in possession as law directs.
Oct 2 J. S. HUNTER, Sh’ff.
Hale.
Pursuant to an order of the Court of Ordinary
of Jackson county, will be sold before the Court
house door in Jefferson, in said county, to the
highest bidder, at public outcry, within the legal
hours of sale, on the Ist Tuesday in November
next, the following property, to wit:—One tract
of land, known as the .John Harrison place, near
McLester’s mill, in said county, on Curry's creek,
adjoining lands of Legg, Bailey and others, con
taining four hundred and five acres, more or less;
thirty acres of bottom land in fair condition ; some
forty acres upland in cultivation, balance in old
pine field ana forest timber ; good dwellings and
outbuildings and excellent water on place. Sold
fer the benefit of the heirs of John Harrison, de
ceased. MARGARET HARRISON,
oct 2, 1875. Executrix of John Harrison, dec’d.
Jackson County.
Whereas, II B Henderson, administrator of the
estate of John Henderson, late of said county, de
ceased, represents to the Court in his petition,
duly filed, that he has fully administered the es
tate of said deceased—
This is therefore to cite all persons concerned*,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator should not, be dis
charged from his administration, and receive Let
ters of Dismission on the first Monday in Decem
ber. 1875.
Given under my hand officially, at office, Sept.
6th, 1875. W. Cl HOWARD,
Sept 11th, 1875. Ordinary.
QEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
Whereas, W L Gilmer, Administrator of S M
Brooks, late of said county, deceased, makes ap
plication to me, in proper form, for leave to sell
the land belonging to said deceased—
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to
be held in and for said county on the first Monday
in November, 1875, why leave to sell said land
should not be granted the applicant as prayed for
in his petition.
Given under my official signature, this 30th of
Sept., 1875. oct2 W. C. HOWARD, Ord’y.
| | EORGl.l—Jackson County.
Whereas, Elizabeth Maynard, Administratrix
of Nathaniel T Maynard, deceased, applies to me,
in proper form, for leave to sell the real estate be
longing to said deceased—
Therefore, all persons concerned arc hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to
be held in and for said county on tlic first Monday
in November, 1875, why leave to sell said land
should not be granted the applicant as prayed for
in her petition, else said leave will be granted.
Given under my official signature, at office, this
Oct. 4th 1875. WILEY C. HOWARD,
Oct. 9 Ordinary.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Whereas, Green S Duke, Administrator on the
estate of Green M Duke, late of said county, de
ceased. makes application, in proper form, for
leave to sell the real estate belonging to the estate
of said deceased—
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
on the first Monday in November, 1875, at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to be then
held in and for said county, why leave to sell said
lauds, as prayed for by applicant in his petition,
should not he granted.
Given under my official signature, this 29th of
Sept., 1875. oct2 W. C. HOWARD, Ord’y.
Q EORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
Whereas, Paralee Carithers makes application
to me for letters of administration on the estate of
R T Carithers, late of said county, deceased—
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to
be held on the first Monday in November. 1875,
in and for said county, why said letters should
not he granted as prayed for by her
petition.
Given under mv official signature, this Oct. Ist,
1875. oct2 W. C. HOWARD, Ord’y.
EOUGLI, Jackson County.
Whereas, W A. Worsham, Administrator with
the AY ill annexed, of Elisha Lay, late of said
county, deceased, makes application to me in pro
per form, for leave to sell the real estate of said
deceased—
Therefore, all persons concerned, are hereby
notified and required to shew cause, if any they
can. on the first Monday in November, 1875, at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to be then
held in and for said county, why leave to sell
said land should not be granted as prayed for by
applicant in his petition ; otherwise leave will be
granted as prayed for.
Given under mv official signature, this 4th day
of October, 1875/ WILEY C. HOWARD,
Oct 9 Ordinary.
Jackson County.
Whereas, William E. Cheely. administrator of
Sarah Ann Cheely, dee'd, late of said county,
makes application to me in proper form, for leave
to sell the real estate of said deceased —
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
on or befoi*e tne regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary in and for said county, on the lirst Monday in
November, 1875, why said leave to sell said land
should not be granted, as prayed for bv applicant.
Given under my official signature, this. 4th day
of October, 1875. WILEY C, HOWARD,
Oct 9, 1875. Ordinary.
EORGLi, Jackson County.
Whereas, II J Randolph, Administrator of G W
Duncan, deceased, makes application to me. in
proper form, for leave to sell the real estate of said
deceased —
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby no
tified and required to show cause, if any they can,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary, to be
held in and for said county on the first Monday in
November, 1875, why leave to sell said land should
not be granted the applicant as prayed for in his
petition, otherwise the order granting leave will
he granted. ,
Given under mv official signature, October 4th,
1875. oct9 WILEY C. HOWARD, Ord’y.
♦STMagistrates' blanks printed at this office.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY", OCTOBER 23, 1875.
ißiscclTartcous Jftedfei).
Miss Elizabeth A. Hitt,
THE DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND GIRL OF CHERO
KEE CO., GEORGIA.
The subject of this sketch resides with her
parents, about five miles north of Canton, in
Cherokee county, Ga., and is the most won
derful personage it has ever been the pleasure
ot the writer to meet. She was born Decem
ber 7th, 1858, of parents poor in this world’s
goods, and of limited education, and until
about five years of age, was in all respects
as other children. At this time she was
taken sick, and upon her recovery it was
found that she was left totally deaf and
totally blind. Dumbness soon followed, and
now, August 17th, 1875, she is in a state of
as complete isolation from any thing like
communicaton with her fellow-beings as it is
possible for one to be. Think for a moment
of being under the necesity of passing one’s
life in total darkness and in total silence—
with no ray of God’s sun-light, ever again to
gladden you with the beautiful things of this
world, and with no sound of a mother's voice
ever again to pour the balm of consolation
into your wounded heart, with no strain of
soul-inspiring music ever again to raise your
thoughts to the All Merciful One, with grati
tude that He has given us a harmony of
sweet sounds to comfort us in our hours of
desolation and despondecy, * * All this
passed through my mind, as it had often
done before, while I drew near the place of
her residence—an humble log-cabin. Imag
ine my surprise at finding—instead of a per
son of a sad countenance, weighed down
with a sense of affliction—one with rather a
pretty face, beautiful black hair, rosy cheeks
and with dark e} r es, which required a close
examination before any defect could be dis
covered, and withal a cheerful appearance as
if she knew nothing of the avenues of pleas
ure from which she was cut off.
Upon stepping into the house, ffiie seemed
conscious in a moment that there was a
stranger present, and upon shaking hands
with her, she seemed much agitated.
Her father told of the many tilings she
could do. which quite astonished me. She
can sew very nicely—makes her own dresses
after being cut, hems gathers and sews on
ruffles—spins as nice thread as any one,
makes tatting and fringes of various patterns,
and handsme willow baskets, all of which,
according to the statement of her father, site
took up of her own accord.
Having an anxiety to see her sew, Mr. Hitt
procured a needle and thread and gave her,
but she did not seem inclined to gratify my
curiosity. He praised her -a little in his
way, and pulled her pocket, which he said
was a promise to “make it heavy” with
money. She still refused. I took twenty
live cents and placed in her hand, which I
stroked a few times, and she soon began her
work by placing the eye of the needle to the
tip of her tongue to locate its position, hold
ing it carfully between the thumb and finger
of the left hand, then twisting the end of the
thread as is customary and passing it
through the eye, the fingers between which
she held it seeming to serve as a guide,
and when this was completed she demonstra
ted that she could sew very neatly.
Wishing to purchase one of her baskets, I
aske 1 the father to let me communicate with
her without assistance from him. I placed
in her hand a willow twig, such as she used in
making baskets, closed her fingers, and, with it
pointed to where her baskets were hanging
and then placed her hand on my chest.
Without hesitating at all she arose and took
down three or four baskets of different sizes
and patterns and laid them on the bed before
me. Having made a choice the next thing
was to ask the price. Having been previ
ously told that she counted money by nick
els, I traced with my forefinger the shape of
a nickel in the palm of her hand and touched
her fingers. She responded by touching the
four fingers of my left hand, indicating four
nickels or twenty cents, which seemed so lit
tle that I concluded she had made a mistake,
but upon appealing to her father, he said
twenty cents was the price asked for them
When I told her by touching her ten finger
and thumbs I would give ten nickels, sh
seemed pleased that more than the price de
manded had been given. When I took off
her bonnet which she weors almost constan
tly, and told her. she had beautiful ha<r. it
was amusing as well as touching to see the
blushes over spread her face, while her fea
tures gave forth a smile of pleasure, showing
that though cut off from a contemplation of
things which we call beautiful, she still lias
her ideas of beauty and possesses the innate
desire of her sex to be called pretty. She ex
hibits all the fondness for dress and display
usually exhibited bv females, and seems to
appreciate anew hat. or a pretty ribbon, as
much as any one. She attends church, and
goes to the ladies and feels their hats, hair,
dresses. See., to see what are the prevailing
fashions, and when any thing strikes her
fancy she is inclined to adopt it.
She had but one photograph of herself,
which she brought and showed me, and
when I asked her for it she shook her head
very Being anxious to secure a
picture of her, her father by motions which had
little signification to me. seemed to make her
understand that I would take the picture
home and return it at a future dav. at any
rate when he was through with her, she
bowed her head as a token of consent.
Laura Bridge man, educated by that great
philanthropist, Dr. Samuel CL Howe, at the
Perkin’s Institution for the Blind, at Boston,
and who has a world-wide renown was, if I
am not mistaken, taught her various accom
plishments while under instruction. This
girl seems, from the statements of her father,
to have taken them up of her own accord.
I was half inclined to doubt the truth of
some of his statements, and took particular
pains to enquire of the neighbors as to his
standing as a man of veracity, and without
an exception, they all said I might rely on
anything he might have told me, but Mr.
Editor, having already trespassed to too
great an extent upon your columns, I close
this imperfect account of, to me, the most
interesting person I have ever met,—W O.
Connor, in Care Spring Enterprise ,
A Dream that Parted Man and Wife.
Bundy has been married two weeks and
has left his wife. Bandy is a little man, and
his wife weighs 240 pounds, and was the
relict of the late Peter Potts. About ten
days after marriage Bundy was surprised, to
find his better half sitting up in bed crying
as if her heart would break. Astonished, he
asked the cause of her sorrow, but receiving
no reply he began to surmise that there must
be some secret on her mind that she withheld
from him, that was the cause of her anguish,
so he remarked to Mrs. B. that as they were
married she should tell him the cause of her
grief, so. if possible, he could advert it. and
after considerable coaxing he dieted the fol
lowing from her:
‘Last night I dreamed I was single, and
as I walked through a well-lighted street I
came to a store where a sign in front adver
tised husbands for sale. Thinking it curious
I entered, and ranged along the wall on ci
ther side were men with prices affixed to them,
some for SI,OOO, some for SSOO, and so on to
$l5O. And as I had not that amount I could
not purchase.’
Thinking to console her. B. placed his arm
lovinglj'’ around her, and asked :
‘And did you see any man like me there ?
‘Oh, yes,’ she replied, drawing away from
him ; ‘lots like you. They were tied up in
bunches, like asparagus, and sold for ten
cents per bunch.’
Bundy got up, and went to ask his lawyer
if he had sufficient grounds for divorce.
Real Trouble Illustrated.
Of all the many definitions of the word
“trouble” which are to be found in Mr. Web
ster’s unabridged dictionary, there is none
that more forcibly convej's to our understand
ing what real trouble is than the situation
of the boy who suffered in Arkansas. A sol
itary horseman on the highway (a business
drummer, mounted) halted before a dilapi
dated log cabin, where a stoat bov of seven
teen sat upon the door-sill nursing a baby.
The boy cried violently, and looked a picture
of abject despair, but the baby was serene
and happy as a clam in the sand. Inquired
the kind-hearted and sympathetic horseman,
who had notions to sell, “What on dry-land
ails you, bubby. that you cry so ?” “Oh ! it’s
a heap that ails me,” replied the boy, through
sobs and tears ; “ I can't forget off n this door
step, Mister, but (boo-hoo-hoo-00-oo) do you
see that cabin over thar in the timber ?” “I
do,” replied the traveler. “Well,” continued
the boy, “dad’s in thar dead drunk; mother
died day 'fore yesterday ; sister Sal's 'loped
off across the meader with a half-breed:
brother. Bill's down in the barn playin’ poker
with a maked deck at a stranger : thar hain’t
been no rain. Mister, in the whole country
all this summer, and the water's done gin out;
and this here baby is—well, I’ve done broke
down with trouble, that’s all. and it's the
matter with me. Mister, that I’m in a awful
fix.” The sun rolled on toward the great
West, and the traveler continued his journey,
convinced that in those parts at least earth
had too many sorrows for him. —John Glades,
in Courier-Journal.
i .
No Roses Without Thorns.
Things are pretty well matched in this
world, so far as taking comfort goes, and we
begin to believe that high and low, all have
theirtribulations. Fishes are hooked, worms
are trodden on, birds are fired at. Worry is
everywhere. Poor men's wives worry because
the bread won't raise, or the stove won’t
draw, or the clothes line breaks, or the milk
burns, fa' the pane of glass is not mended
with putty, or they can’t afford to hire help.
Rich men's wives worry because the preserve
dish isn’t of" the latest pattern, or because
somebody finds out how a pretty dress is
trimmed before the to do happens, or because
some aristocrat woman overlooks them, or
because the servant is impudent, spoils dinner,
breaks tea sets, gets drunk and quits. Causes
vary, but worry averages the same. The
scales of miles is different on different maps,
but pieces remain just so far apart, and so
!o humanity and content.
deatli of Thomas Jefferson Ran
dolph recalls an incident connected with
the funeral obsequies of his wife, which has
few parallels as an exemplification of the
devotion of the slave to master and mistress.
Mrs. Randolph died some four or five }'ears
ago, and her remains were escorted to Mon
‘ icello by an immense concourse of whites,
together with a long procession of negroes.
The burial service was performed by an
Episcopal clergyman, and as soon as it was
concluded, and before the grave was filled
up. a venerable negro stepped forward and
asked if there was any objection to a service
by his people. He was told by the clergy
man that such a tribute would be acceptable
to the family, and then a scene that should
go down in history was enacted. Quietly
Ylr. Randolph's former slaves assembled
around him as he leaned over the grave of
lija wife, and then swelled up from an hun
dred negro voices that most pathetic of
hymns.
“ Am T a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb?”
A gentleman who was prsent tells us that
in his whole life, extending over seventy
years, he never witnessed anything so touch
ing. When the last notes died away amid
the oaks of Monticello there was not a dry
eye in the vast assemblage. —Richmond En
quirer.
LiPA New Jersey granger heard a great
noise among his chickens some nights ago.
and thinking thieves were despoiling his
roost he rushed out with vengeance ill his
eye and a shot gun in his hand, but dis
covered no one about, Then he counted his
fowls, but instead of some being missing, he
found six more than belonged to him. His
eyesight being a little defective, he didn’t
discover until the next morning that he had
counted six vigorous musquitoes of the New
Jersey brand, which had been accidentally
fastened in the coop wjt4i tha hens. “I
thought they wa9 rathe? too big for chickens
when I counted ’em,’ 1 he aftekYUtd* remark
ed. ~ ‘
Injin probabilities: “ Mebbe snow next
week ; moljbq heap dam hot,”
Busy Saturday.
What a busv day for little May
Every Saturday is !
There's so much to do. enough for two.
And how she can ever get through
Is one of the mysteries.
Y'ou'd think she’d desire some help to hire,
But the times are hard you know.
And she hardly knows how to get the clothes
For her dollies. Lou aud Rose—
Her bank funds are so low.
The washing comes first, and that’s the worst—
The clothes for Rose and Lou ;
She puts them in tubs, and hard she rubs,
And with her little fist she scrubs
Till she thinks that they will do.
Then she ties a line of stoutest twine
From the door nob to the chair;
Then quickly wrings the tiny things,
And in a little basket brings.
And hangs them up with care.
Now. while they drv, her hands must fly,
And busy her feet must he;
First she must make some rolls and cake,
And (mt them in her stove to bake,
I or company’s coming to tea.
And then in haste, no time to waste,
Her children’s beds she makes ;
Then she must see that the dishes for tea
Are washed as clean as they can be.
And with these great pains she takes.
Now her clothes are dry, and she must try
To iron them very soon ;
Fer there's sweeping to do. aud mending too,
And then her children, Rose and Lou,
She must dress for afternoon.
Should you not think that she would sink
With so much to do ?
But strange to say, throughout the day,
Many an hour she'll find to play.
And help her mamma, too.
— St. Nicholas, for October.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Mrs. Day, of lowa, is the mother of trip
lets, and her husband sadly remarks that no
one can tell what a day will bring forth.
A man in Phoenix was badly injured re
cently by a spider. It was an iron one. aud
his wife had hold of the handle.
The Bible is no longer read in the public
schools of Chicago, because of the great dif
ficulty of keeping little Chicago boys from
being too good.
“There is no sunset in heaven,” says a
noted divine. We'll go further than that.
There’s no getting up of nights to draw the
baby’s legs back under the cover.
It is a rule of etiquette in Arkansas that
no true gentleman will eat with his legs
thrown over the back of his neighbor’s chair,
if lie can help it.
A Tennessee girl, riding on the cars, cross
ed the aisle, kicked a young man up against
the window, and remarked, “ I was lining up
never to allow a yaller-eyed man to wink at
me.”
A Mississippi colored clergyman is accus
ed of stealing a ham. He thought from the
name it was a relation, so he took it in, but
the Court, being unacquainted with Bible
history, wouldn't let him off.
A sweet Rome belle of sixteen summers
has concluded to abandon the pin-back style
of skirt. She wore her’s pinned back on Sun
day, and when she reached her pew she sat
down on the pin.
When an Indiana girl gets tired of a lover
and determines to dismiss him, she doesn’t
throw much fresco work into her speech :
I guess you can pull off now, Sain,” is her
icy remark ; “this egg won’t hatch.”
Avery pretty Sunday-school song is the
one entitled, "Put your armor on. my boys.”
There is, however, a young lady in our town
who doesn’t like to hear it. She sa}'s it
sounds like. “Put your arm around me, boys,”
and it always makes her feel lonesome.
Rather embarrassing—The situation of the
man who tried on a pair of spectacles at a
side-walk vendor's stand, and while turning
around to see how they worked, caught sight
of his wife waltzing by on another man's arm
on the other side of the street.
A clergyman says : I once married a hand
some young couple, and as I took the bride
by the hand, at the close of tffb ceremony, and
gave her my warmest congratulations, she
tossed her pretty face, and pointing to the
bridegroom, replied, “ I think he is the one to
be congratulated.”
“Say, Sam. wha’s dis yere place dey call
hell restin' on ?” “On rock, ob course.’’ —
“ Wha's dera rocks restin’ on ?” “ Deys rest
in’ on a big rock.” “ And what’s dat big
rock restin’ on?’’ “ Look here, nigger, } T ou
durn fool 3*oll. rock's all de way down.”
It will hardly be necessary to tell the name
of the facetious party who went into a village
dry goods store the other da}*, and was ob
served to be looking about, when the propri
etor remarked to him that they didn't keep
whisky. “It would save 3*oll a good many
steps if you did,” was the stage-driver’s quick
reply*.
“ You have been here a long time, I sup
pose said*a traveler to an old hunter in
Oregon. “You may swear I have,” said the
hunter ; and then, pointing to Mount Hood,
he continued : “You see that mountain there?
Well, sir. when I first came to this country
that mountain was a hole in the ground.”
The death of ex-Governor Weller, of Cali
fornia, revives this anecdote of him : “Wel
ler was once unfortunate enough to be caught <
in a shipwreck. Arriving at San Francisco, j
he was asked by a sympathizing friend if he
had lost much. “Lost everything, sir,” said
Weller, “everything but my reputation.*—
“ Governor,” said the friend, “ you travel
with less baggage than any one I ever saw.”
“No,” he said contemptuously, “it's easy
enough for a man to make money now-a-days.
Times are different from what they was.
Then there was solid work about it. Now
all you have to do is to take your surplus
and buy things when they're low and sell
when they’re high, and there it is in a nutshell.
A child could do it. “By the way,” he added,
“could you lend me half a dollar for a few
davs —Norwich Buffetin..
$ TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM.
/ SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
GLEANINGS.
As far as known, 173 lives were lost at
Indianola, Texas.
Twenty-five Georgia towns are thirsting un
der the prohibition law.
They have a female circus rider in France
who is 94 years of age.
hite county, Tennessee, will ship one
hundred hogsheads of tobacco this year.
The young ladies of Thomasville, Ga., are
liberal. They go to church with one set of
young men and home with another.
The number of cattle shipped or driven
from Texas this year is over 212,000 so far.
Over 10,000 will be wintered on the Wachita.
An ear of corn weighing two and three
quarter pounds was on exhibition at Fayette
ville, Tenn., the other day.
When peeling onions, fill a pan full of wa
ter, and peel under the water. This will save
your eyes.
The Baltimore shot-tower is 220 feet high,
and has a capacity of about a million bags of
twenty-five pounds each per annum.
The number of sheep imported into Kansas
was never so great as now. Hundreds of
sheep-farms are being established.
Westervelt, implicated in the abduction of
Charley Ross, has been found guilty and sen
tenced to seven years solitary confinement.
A Long Branch beauty was recently weigh
ed in her promenade costume and turned the
scales at IGS pounds. In her bathing dress
she weighed 105 pounds.
The Canton Georgian says : “It is said
that a county in North Georgia has thirteen
Justices of the Peace engaged in the whisky
business.*’
A French scientist has invented anew fish
bait. A bottle is lowered into the water and
lighted by electricity, and the fish are to fol
low it into the net.
The horse distemper, which threatened
heavy losses of stock in New York a few days
ago, has nearly disappeared from the stables
of that city.
Maj. Harvey Wofford, of Spartanburg coun
ty, S. C., has one grape vine, from which he
gathered one hundred bushels of grapes this
season.
A tree in Ceylon is said to have been stand
ing more than two thousand }'ears. The Budd
hist priests sell its leaves as a panacea for sin,
and it is a real bonanza to those pious
teachers.
The Chronicle $ Sentinel says the two ne
gro companies of Savannah and the negro
company of Augusta have decided to form a
battallion, and be present at the Centennial
next year.
Vice-President Wilson’s physician has for
bidden him to lecture this winter. A benev
olent Bostonian offers the physician a liberal
inducement to extend the prohibition for a
term of five years.
At York, Me., an old apple tree has just
been cut down which was brought from Eng
land in a tub in 1G29, and has borne fruit
every year since.
A sunflower 11| feet high, with fifty flowers
on it, and leaves measuring twenty-two inches
in diameter, is one of the attractions of Brat
tleboro’, Vermont.
The corn crop in lowa is becoming enor
mous in its proportions. In 1874 it was 120,-
000,000 bushels. This year the area is much
enlarged, and it is estimated that the yield’,
will be 130.000,000 bushels, which, if no dis
aster come to it, which does not seem prob
able, will be worth $70,000,000.
John Thompson, of Farmington, who lost
a pair of spectacles while digging potatoes
four years ago, and had plowed and harrow
ed the field three times since, found them,,
Saturday, embedded in an Ehrly Rose pota
to, which had so grown around them as to
hold them in the position in which spectacles
are worn.
The Valdosta Time* says his nam is Dave
Carter, and that he lives in Ware county.—
While in Waycroesthe other day he ate “a
raw potato weighing six pounds, four large
rutabaga turnips, four large onions, a pound
of soda crackers,, drank a pint of rot-gut
whisky and went home hungry and sober.”'
Experiments prove that coffee can be rais
ed in every portion of California where the
soil is congenial. California plants produce
twenty-two shoots, while those of Europe
produce bat one. The California soil Ls be
lieved to be more favorable, as, unlike those
of European countries, it needs no irrigation.
The natural result of an equal commingling
of the sexes in a Wyoming jury was recently
exemplified in a case wherein five daj’s and
nights of deliberation led—not to a verdict,
of course—but to five elopements; and there
would undoubtedly have been six if the re
maining jury woman hadn’t been a mature
mother-in-law.
There is the guile of the serpent and the
sweetness of the dove in these kind words to
youth, from the Cincinnati Times: “We de
sire to mention to noisy little boys that, right
in the centre of the hind hoofs of every live
mule, there is a little lump of gold, which can
! t>c very easily dug out with a pen knife.**
NUMBER 20.