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I, A. It. MAHAFFEY. \V. S. M'CARTY.
MAHAFFEY & McCARTY,
jl A T T t) It NEYS AT LAW,
Jefferson, Jackson Cos. Ga.,
Will practice anywhere for money. Prompt ni
tration given to all business entrusted to their
tire. Patronage solicited. OctJOly
DR. C. 11. GILES
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens
ofJelferson and vicinity. Can be found at
the late residence of Dr. 11. J. Long.
Jan. 22, 1876—tf
“STANLEY & PINSON,
JEFFERSON, GA.,
DEALERS in Dry Goods and Family Groce
ries. New supplies constantly received.
1 heap for Cash. Call and examine their stock.
June 1!) It
Medical Notice.
IV J. O. HI NT having located in JefFer-
O son for the purpose of practicing Medicine"
• 'pectfully tenders his services to the citizens of
and county in all the different branches
, e profession. After a flattering experience
• nineteen years, he feeds justified in saying that
|' prepared to successfully treat any curable
-we incident to our climate. He is, for the
- 'it. boarding with Judge John Simpkins, but
| r move his family here soon.
with Col. J. A. B. Mahaffey.
can be seen in the office of T. 11.
RUCK, Esq., 0. S. C. oetlG
* L EY C. HOWARD. ROB’T S. HOWARD.
JIOWARI> Sc ll()WAR,
u ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I w Jefferson, Ga. -
I Practice together in all the Courts of Jack
in,. adjacent counties, except the Court of
I of Jackson county. Sept Ist ’75
IF.
Inn VV i TCIIMAKER AND JEWELER,
L.‘. /• p Qi. King’s Drug Store, Deupree Block,
Iti eQS ' *' ,a- All work done in a superior manner,
to give satisfaction. Terms, posi
tTHASH. Julylo-6m.
11l * ’ 'GHi’OHD, Attorney at Law,
HOME I!, BANKS Cos.. Ga.
L' practice in all the adjoining Counties, and
n prompt attention to all business entrusted to
| are Collecting claims a specialty.
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| N> JJJRXESS MAKER, JEFFERSON, GA.
ph ■ i ? OCH \ b Sgy and wagon harness always
P Rc P iri ng same, bridles, saddles, &c.,
j rt not^ce ? an d cheap for cash.
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Ga. * * Jefferson,' Ga.
| U,V, > A SIMIAN
■ Win . A TTORNEYS-AT-L AW.
Bern„ practice to £ether in the Superior Courts of
Buiel” tle j S Jackson anR Walton.
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a , -IKKPERSON, JACKSON CO., GA.
u ‘ the Courts, State and Federal.
m,U of * , :Ul j l thorough attention given to all
k ‘? ul business in Jackson and adjoining
June 12, 1875
B j O f) A per day at home. Samples
K. vf worth $1 free. SiiNSON &
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h terms free. TRUE & CO., Augusta.
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F. P. TAIMADGE.
DEALER IN
JIERICAN and imported watches,
Cl OCR's, JE WELR Y, SJL VER Sf PLATED WARE,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, &C.
CLOCKS -A.KT3D JEWELRY REPAIRED
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Lty Ornamental and Plain better Engraving a Specialty.
. ' College Avenue, one door from the Bookstore Corner, ATHENS, GA.
A P f il Ist, 1876 ly \
THE FOREST NEWS.
1 lie People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
SPRING ANI) SUMMER
stock: of
Mffinery and Fancy Goods!
O
*• A ‘ a AIIS
A NNOI XCES to the public that she is now re
ceivmg a large and varied stock of Ladies’
1 onnets, Hats, Laces, Ribbons. Trimmings, &c.,
which she is offering at low prices. Call, exam
me and be convinced. Next door to the Bank of
the University, Athens, Ga. April 15
BURKE’S BOOK-STORE,
G--A..
wan t School Books, Miscellaneous Books,
/T ,n S an Y Hy mn Books, Pens, Ink and Paper,
i T nß ’ Fine I>ocket Knives, Picture Frames,
Blank Books, Hat Racks, Brackets, or anything
kept m a first-class Book-store, call on
T. A. BURKE,
mar lß Bookseller and Stationer.
THE REASON WHY
J. H. HUGGINS
Sells goods cheaper now , is because he
has adopted the
CASH SYSTEM!
I lie ready cash enables him to buy goods very
low r , and consequently he is offering to the public
every thing in his line, such as
All kinds of Crockery and Glass-ivare , Lamps,
Chandeliers , Farmers' Lanterns , Kerosene
Oil, at wholesale and retail; Family and
Fancy Groceries , Dry Goods, Boots ,
Shoes, Hats, Saddles, Harness
and Leather.
And also a large stock of LIME, both for build
ing and fertilizing purposes, all very low for the
CASH.
When you go to Athens, don’t forget to call on
J. H. HUGGINS. If you want KEROSENE OIL, at
wholesale or retail, he will supply you at the low
est price. If you w ant CROCKERY and GLASS
WARE, there’s the place to get it. If you want
TOBACCO, FLOUR, BACON, LARD, SU
GAR, COFFEE and MOLASSES, go there and
you w'ill find it. If you want LIME, for building
or composting with fertilizers, go to
J. 11. HUGGINS’,
No. 7, Broad St., Athens.
the place. marlS
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A Proclamation.
GEORGIA.
By JAMES M. SMITH,
Governor of said State.
Whereas, Official information has been re
ceived at this Department that a band of horse
thieves have been operating recently in the coun
ties of Oglethorpe and Jackson, committing divers
thefts therein, and that they have hitherto eluded
the vigilance of the civil authorities—
I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this
my Proclamation, hereby offering a reward of
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
each for the apprehension and delivery of said
thieves, with evidence sufficient to convict, to the
Sheriffs of said counties and State.
And I do moreover charge and require all of
ficers in this State, civil and military, to be vigi
lant in endeavoring to apprehend said thieves, in
order that they may be brought to trial for the of
fence with which they stand charged.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State, at the Capitol in Atlanta, this the twenty
fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-six, and
of the Independence of the United States of
America the One Hundredth.
JAMES M. SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor :
N. C. Barnett, Secretary of State. mayl3
Splendid Thresher for Sale.
UNDERSIGNED offers for sale a splendid
X WHEAT THRESHER, all complete, ready
to go to work. Has only been run about twelve
days, and is as good as new. Will he sold cheap
for cash. mayl3 lm. W. G. STEED.
Auditor’s Court.
TIIE case of G. R. Duke, Adm’r, &c., vs. M. X.
Duke, et. a/., will he heard at the Court House
in Jefferson, Ga., on Wednesday, the 14th day of
June next, commencing at 9 o’clock. A. M. Par
ties, attorneys and witnesses are requested to
govern themselves accordingly.
May 27. J. F. LANGSTON, Auditor.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 10,1876.
MISCELLANEOUS.
What to Teach Our Boys.
In answer to the question, “ What shall we
teach our boys ?” propounded in the Cincin
nati Times , Gale Forrest replies as follows :
Teach them to respect their elders and
themselves. Teach them that, as they ex
pect to' be men some day, they cannot too
soon learn to protect the w r eak and helpless.
Teach them to saw wood, split it, bring it
in, carry water, empty slops, make the fires,
tend the baby, and make themselves generalh
useful around the house.
Teach them how to run a sewing machine,
and to properly use a needle and thread.
Teach them, by your own example, that
smoking in moderation, though the least of
vices to which men are heirs, is disgusting to
others and hurtful to themselves.
Teach them that to wear patched clothes is
no disgrace, but to wear a black eye is.
Teach them that dime novels and similar
reading are an invention ot Satan.
Teach them that “playing cards” may lead
to gambling-.
o r>
Teach them that swearing is an unneces
sary evil.
Teach them that strong drink indulged in
means disgrace.
Teach them a true lady may be found in
calico quite as frequently as in velvet.
Teach them that a common school educa
tion, with common sense, is better than a col
lege education without it.
Teach them that one good, honest trade,
well mastered, is worth a dozen beggarly pro
fessions.
Teach them that “honesty is the best poli
cy”—that ’tis better to be poor than rich on
the profits of crooked whisky, etc., and point
your precept by examples of those who are
now suffering the torments of the doomed.
Teach them that the more they save before,
the more comfortable they can live after mar
riage.
Teach them that every two-legged animal
that walks the streets is not a man, even
though he wears the emblems.
Teach them that to be a man, “ with all
that name implies,” is now-a-days a phenom
enon.
Teach them that by indulging their deprav
ed appetites in the worst forms of dissipation,
they are not fitting themselves to become the
husbands of pure girls.
Teach them that it is better to be an hon
est man seven days in the week than to be a
Christian (?) one day and a villain six days.
Teach them that “God helps those who
help themselves.”
Do all this, and you will have brought them
up “ in the way they should go.”
Giggling Girls.
A lady writer gives the following well merit
ed remarks on what she terms giggling girls :
“The Te-hes.—Perhaps you don’t know
them by that name. Well, then, suggest a
better. They are the salt of our society, in
one sense ; girls of good minds—minds that
will be good if they survive the giggling age ;
girls of good families, well dressed, polite and
fine-looking, but possessed of the insane idea
that they must laugh upon all occasions,
whether there is anything to warrant it or not
—else they are not jolly, gay girls and lively
company. A bevy of them came into the
public library the other day. One had just
had an adventure, which was to be recited.
She dropped into a chair, bent over and held
her sides, and they all chorused in. They
hadn’t heard it yet; but of course it would
be awful funny when it was told. She was
coming up K street when she stepped on a
rotten plank—te he ! he ! chorus te he ! and
down she went. Oh, dear !—te he ! he !—and
her foot got tangled—full chorus, te he ! he !
he!—and a man came along with a horrid
check-shirt on—he ! he ! he ! big checks ;
perfectly horrid !—he! and helped her up—
he ! he ! he ! Then a waving of the bodies
back and forth, and a grand te he, ad libitum,
all together. They were splendid girls !—I
speak sincerely. But what an exhibition ! I
saw an old gray-beard take a book he didn’t
want and hurry away. Then another girl
took it up, and said her book was so comical
she just howled over it—he ! he ! They must
all read it—they would laugh so. As if that
was the chief end and aim of a girl’s exist
ence. When a man is amused he laughs with
a gusto, and then straightens his face till the
next time. And it has some meaning. But
the perpetual grin or giggle is detestable.—
At a lecture recently I saw six young ladies
seemingly convulsed with laughter for five
minutes or more at the accidental dropping
of a paper of candies over the floor. I think
I can go into a social parlor and select the
groups of married ladies from those of the
girls— n ot by their faces nor by their dresses,
but by the amount of giggling done. Matri
mony subdues the snickerer.
Fastest Time on Record. —McGraths’
horse, Aristides, is making a reputation rap
idly. lie is a four-year old. Last Wednes
day, in a hotly contested race, he ran two and
one-eighth miles in 3 :45L the shortest .time
on record. Last Saturday there was another
dash on the same course of two and half
miles in 4 :27A, the fastest on record, by a
second. In this last race, A. K. Richard’s
Bazar, a three-year old, made the running
the whole way, and made Aristides stretch
himself.
“I Made Him What He Was."
A few weeks ago a saloon keeper in Dover,
Delaware, who patronized his own bar very
liberally, stepped into a back room where
men were at work about a pump in a well.—
The covering had been removed and he ap
proached to look down, but being very drunk
he pitched in head foremost. He had become
so much of a bloat by the use of strong drink
that it was impossible to extricate him in time
to save his life.
There was great excitement in the town.
Men and women who had never been inside
of his saloon before, were the first to the res
cue, and to offer sympathy to the bereaved
family. As he was being dragged from the
well, stretched out dead upon the saloon floor,
a wholesale liquor dealer from Philadelphia
stepped in. After the first shock at thus find
ing one of his good customers dead, he turn
ed to a prominent lady, a crusader, and said,
pointing to the wrecked victim, “ I made that
man what he was. I lent him his first dollar
and set him up with his first stock of liquors,
and he's now worth SIO,OOO or $15,000.”
Looking him full in the face, she respond
ed : “You made that man what he was—a
drunkard, a bloat, a stench in the nostrils of
society, and sent him headlong into eternity
and into a drunkard's hell? What is $15,-
000 weighed against a lost soul, a wasted life,
a wife, widow, and children orphans?” He
turned deadly pale, and without a word left
the house.
And we ask, “ what is all the business and
the revenue, to the millions whose homes are
despoiled, whose children are beggared, and
whose loved ones are sent headlong to a
drunkard’s hell ? Put yourself in the place
of that mother, whose son is pursued day and
night by the demon till the hairs of his head
becomes serpents and live coals burn into his
flesh to the very hone, and fighting devils he
leaps out into eternity, and then ask, are my
hands clean ? Do I love my nighbor as my
self? Am I doing all I can to stay the tide
that is bearing so many down and may } r et
bear me down ?
The Harrison Freshet.
We refer to this matter again because we
have information which unquestion ably set
tles the fact that the “ Harrison freshet” oc
curred between the 15th and 20th of March,
1840. Mr. J. M. Boardman, of this city, who
is rarely ever at fault upon matters of this
kind, recollects it distinctly, and his memory
is sustained by that of Captain A. G. Butts,
who is equally correct in such matters. Mr.
Boardman says just as soon after the flood of
1840 as the roads been me passable, he made
a trip to Augusta, and thence to Savannah.
A considerable portion of the road between
the two last named cities was still under wa
ter when he passed over it. A week after he
arrived in Savannah, the Macon Volunteers
arrived to go into a grand encampment, which
was held in that city in 1840. Captain Butts
accompanied the command.
Mr. Boardman calls our attention to anoth
er fact, which decides the matter beyond a
question, and that is that Gen. Harrison died
on the 4th of April, 1841, whereas the freshet
of that year did not occur until two months
later—or in the early part of June.
The Messenger, which was the onty paper
published in Macon at that time, in its issue
of the 19th of March, 1840, states that it had
been raining four days, and the river had
risen twenty feet. Subsequent issues of the
paper makes no further mention of the flood.
The freshet of 1841 is not mentioned at all in
the paper. Local matters do not appear to
have occupied any considerable portion of
journalistic attention in those days.
The Journal, which was published at Mil
ledgeville at the same time, states that the
freshet of 1840 was two feet higher than that
of 1841. —Macon Telegraph <s• Messenger.
Something not Commonly Known.
“ The origin of the term “6 penny,” “10
penny,” etc., as applied to nails, though not
commonty known, is involved in no myster}'
whatever. Nails have been made a certain
number of pounds to the 1,000 for many
years, and arc still reckoned in that way in
England, a lOd. being 1,000 nails to 10 pounds,
and 6d. being 1.000 to G pounds, a 20d. weigh
ing 20 pounds to the 1,000, and having just
one-half the number of nails to the 10 pounds
of the 10d., and in ordering the buyer calls
for the 3 pound, 6 pound, or 10 pound variety,
etc., until by the Englishman's abbreviation
of pun for pound, the abbreviation has been
made to stand for penny instead of pound, as
originally intended ; and when it conies to
less than one pound to the 1,000, such as
tacks, brads, etc., they are reckoned 6 ounces,
8 ounces, 12 ounces, etc., and the manufac
turer who would make less than 1,000 nails
to 10 pounds for a lOd. nail would be looked
upon as a cheat, as in former times the differ
ence in the cost of the manufacture of one
pound of small nails over the larger size was
much greater than now. As nails are now
made and sold, the dealer only asks for the
size needed b} r the U9nal designation, and the
fact that there are now bnt about two-thirds
of the number of nails formerly called for in
the pound does not lessen the value.
Morning is welcome to the industrioasand
sleep falls sweetly upon the virtuous.
Fish Ponds.
It is computed by reliable authorities, we
believe, that one acre of water, as a fish pond,
will raise more meat (fish) than ten acres of
land at the same expense, taking the average
quality in the Southern States, planting the
land in corn to feed hogs. Even if this should
only be partially true, it is rather remarkable
that there are only a few ponds in the South,
when there could and should be as many in
nearly every neighborhood.
The best locations for ponds, are in the
branch channels just below active never ceas
ing springs, where the fall is sufficient, by a
slight digging out, to afford water, after run
ning a dam at the proper point, to within a
few inches of the height of the stream, of a
depth not less than five feet in the channel.
The larger the area of water the better, but a
pond twenty or thirty feet wide, by two hun
dred long, is quite a nice family pond. After
this is all completed, filled with water and
ditched around, so as to keep out surplus wa
ter from the hard rains, you may go to sein
ing, in April, for trout, pereh and bream, to
stock the pond, and they will commence re
plenishing from June. Fish may be success-
transferred from their native streams to
the ponds in large tin buckets, filled with
creek water; but no time must be lost in the
transfer, nor the fish taken out of the running
water before starting—they may be kept in a
tow sack in the water. Never pour cold wa
ter on them while en route, but water of the
same temperature may be used. The outlet
from the pond is best to be cut around the
dam, if possible; otherwise, a board trough,
or race must be so fitted in as to prevent wa
ter crevices in the dam.
Big Words.
Big words pass for'Sensc with some people,
and sometimes may be very successfully em
ployed when nothing else will answer. As
when a man in great alarm ran to his minis
ter to tell him he could see spots on the sun,
and he thought the world was coming to an
end.
“ Oh. don't be afraid,” said the good min
ister, “it’s nothing but a phantasmagora.”
“Is that all ?” said the frightened man,
and he went away quite relieved.
Avery smart lawyer in Wilmington, N. C.,
had the misfortune to lose a suit for a client
who had every reason to expect success.
The client, a plain old farmer, was astound
ed by the long bill of costs, and hastening to
the lawj'cr’s office, said :
“ I thought 3'ou told me we should certainly
gain the suit ?”
“Sol did,” answered the lawyer; “but
you sec when I brought it up before the judges,
they said it was quorum non judice .”
“ Well, if they said it was as bad as that,”
replied the old farmer, “I don't wonder we
lost it;” and he paid the costs and a big fee
besides without another murmur.
ksPDuring a debate in the United States
House of Representatives on the bill to re
strict the disposal of government lands in the
Southern States, Mr. Ilewitt, of Alabama,
made a speech, in the course of which he drew
the following comparison, which we commend
to a careful reading :
“If we should take the State of Georgia
instead of Indiana, and compare it with the
State of Pennsylvania, we would have a bet
ter illustration of our proposition. The State
of Georgia has five millions of acres in culti
vation in excess of Pennsylvania. The value
of the farms of Pennsylvania is over nine
hundred and forty-seven millions in excess of
those of Georgia. The State of Georgia has
engaged in agricultural pursuits over 76,000
persons more than Pennsylvania, while the
value of the annual products of agriculture
of Pennsylvania is over one hundred and
three millions in excess of those of Georgia.
The reason wh}’ the Pennsylvania farmer
succeeds so much better than the Georgia
farmer is found in the fact that Georgia has
but 3,836 manufacturing establishments, while
Pennsylvania has over 37,000; that Georgia
has employed in these establishments only
17,000 persons, while Pennsylvania has over
300,000. Georgia produces from her manu
factories annually only about $31,000,000,
while Pennsylvania derives over $700,000;-
000. The Georgia farmer, like the Indiana,
seeks a foreign market, while Pennsylvania
furnishes a home market for her farmer.”
New York Herakl has a few sensi
ble words to say upon the subject of short
sermons which will apply to many other cities.
Dr. Morgan Dix. of Trinity Church, New
York, is quoted as an example worthy of imi
tation. His sermons arc models of brevity,
force and effectiveness. Many clergymen de
stroy the entire effect of a good discourse by
spinning it out beyond the patience of their
audience. Twenty, or at the most thirty,
minutes is long enough for any sermon ; and
yet there have been drones so fond of hear
ing themselves talk that, once wound up, they
could go on forever. “The most successful
pulpit orators,” sa3's the Herald, “ are those
who comprehend how the methods of religious
teaching have been modified by the influence
of the press.” A good article as well as a
good sermon should be short, concise and to
the point, and no clergyman who desires to
impress his hearers should forget that all-im
dortant maxim.
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GLEANINGS.
lion. Alexander 11. Stephens has greatly
improved in health of late.
Kansas seems to be getting a good deal of
the negro. In Topeka two cases of rape by
negro men are reported in as many days.
Dom Pedro is wrestling with the American
language, and has overcome “ That’s zc kind
of hairpin I am/’
American meat, imported weekly into Lon
don. to the weight of 150 tons, sells at thd
same price as the best Scotch beef.
McDevitt, the Radical Treasurer of Edge
field county, South Carolina, has absconded,-
leaving a deficiency of $30,000.
Additional protests from Southern cities
against the passage of the Hawaiian treaty;
admitting rice and sugar free of duty, havd
been presented in the U. S. Senate.
At Covington, Ga., on a banter, a boy eat
fifteen hard-boiled eggs, and on being told by
the proprietor there were no more eggs, re-*
marked he was going home to supper.
The Columbus Enquirer reports a horfibid
case of incest, in which a man and his own
daughter were the actors. The man is in jail
at Opelika.
Louisiana sends sixteen delegates to Cirt
cinnati for Morton. Resolutions endorsing
him were passed unanimously and enthusias
tically by the Republican convention.
Parker, the mustang rider, is going to try
it again. lie attributes his former failure to
the rain and heavy track, and his failure to'
take proper nourishment during the Fide.
Dr. Janes reports the wheat crop of upper
Georgia excellent. The rust is doing no
injury to the grain, though in some instances
appearing on the blade.
Short-horns keep their heads up in spite of
the financial pressure. At a public sale ri
few days since, of a herd, the sales aggregat
ed $70,000, at an average of $1,136 for cows
and $Bl4 for bulls.
There having been no response to the pub'
lished proposition of the Governor in relation"
to the letting of State convicts, he Will now
exercise the right to reject all bids that may
be made.
The Commonwealth has found, by inspect'
ing the records of the Comptroller-General’s
office, that the entire cost of bringing Bullock
back to this State was $1,500. Cheap for so?
big a job.
A blind boy in North Carolina lias invent
ed a machine for splitting shucks for mat'
tresses. The machine was built entirely
under his own directions, and is said by com'
potent judges to work admirably.
The Thomasville (Ga.,) Times says that
the Granges of that count}’ are grappling th£
subject of immigration, and are urging the*
farmers to put a portion of their lands in thd
market at reasonable prices.
C. A. Kendnck, the clerical seducer, on
Friday last announced to a gentleman who*
met him, that he would prove a conspiracy on
the part of the boys and clearly establish hisr
innocence, to the wonder of ever}' one,
Women preachers have made their way in-*
to the Episcopal pulpit. Rev. Dr.Tyng, Jr.,-
of New York, has two of them. Miss Logatf
and Miss Beard, to assist him in revival ser
vices.
The champion pedestrian of Georgia has
been found. He is a boy, and performed the
feat of walking from Centreville, Charlton
county, to AVaycross, a distance of thirty-five
miles in six hours. This beats Weston,
The Senate seems afraid of the Belknap*
trial and will probably postpone the impeach
ment until a special session in November.
Both Democrats and Republicans are anx
ious to get off to the Conventions.
A pound of bacon at Sumter, S. C., is now
worth as much as two pounds of lint cottony
and we make no doubt that those who are on
liens will pay three pounds of cotton next
Fall for one pound of bacon they are now eat
ing,
A negro woman living about six or seven
miles below Forsyth, Ga„ gave birth last
week, to three children. Verily the Centen--
nial year is remarkalfle for a rapid increase
of population, as we read and hear of twine*
and triplets quite frequently^
Mayor Fielder, of Americus. shipped a bar
rel of new flour, from new wheat, to the Cen
tennial Exhibition on the 16th of May. The
flour was of the best grade, and will give cele
brity to Southwestern Georgia, as am early
wheat-growing country.
Since A. T. Stewart is dead he appears tb
have had more cousins than Carter had oats..
If Stewart had died a poor man the popular
representation of his family tree would Have
been a slim beampole growing ont of a Heap*
of garbage.
An insane man, named' E. f,. Wilson, of
Wilmington, N.C., got out of bed in the ab
sence of his keeper, and going to the kero
sene can-took it up, poured at least a quart
’of off upon his head, and then set it on fire.
He was burned to a crisp before assistance
reached him.
Drunkards who are sober enough to shoot
a man, are, in the opinion of the Supreme-
Court of Georgia, sober enough tobeconsfd
ered murderers ami suffer the penalty which
the law provided for that class. The samer
authority has decided that if drunkards are
too crazy to l>c hung they are likewise too
crazy to be at liberty.
The moment a girl has a secret from her
mother, or has received a letter she dare not,
let her mother read, or has a friend of whom
her mother does not know, she is in> danger.
The fewer secrets that lie in the hearts of wo
men- at any age the better. It is almost a
test of parity. In girlhood do northing that,
if discovered bv your father, would make you
blush.
Ihe Rev. Robert Wilson, speaking of the
subterranean streams of South Carolina, says
they are springs, five to eight feet wide, and
of unfathomable depth, containing countless
numbers of huge bass, pike and perch. Tra
dition says that an Indian once dived into
one hole of Eutaw Springs, which gave their
name to a revolutionary battle, and emerged
from another hole.
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