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Toward a iiMvard, 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.