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CHOICE STORY.
A CRIME AND ITS SEQUEL
It was through sheer luck that I was chosen
District Attorney ot'a remote backwoods Dis
trict. There was but a slender stock of legal
timber to select from, and small difference in
the quality. We were all in that callow,
downy state in which it was impossible to
tell which of us might turn out game, and
which might prove to be of the common barn
yard breed. We might all be chrysaltic Clays
or Websters, for aught we knew, or the pub
lic either, or might be destined to plod through
inglorious lives in the humble walks of nisi
priiis.
As one appears as well as another in the
dark, so it was with us in our obscurity. It
was not, therefore, because they deemed me
gifted with any peculiar fitness for the post,
that the people chose me for their prosecuting
officer. The post had to be filled, and the
lot fell to me, which, I now bethink me, was
all that needed to be said by way of intro
duction to my story.
My District was large, embracing several
counties, in each of which I was obliged to
attend Court, and, for that purpose, to take
long and frequent journeys.
On one of them, toward the approach of
night. I found myself in the neighborhood of
an old friend's house, to whose hospitality I
knew I should he welcome. It was on the
opposite side of a large river, but I should
doubtless find some settler with a canoe or
other craft, who would ferry me over.
Stopping at a cabin at which I had taken
quarters before, after arranging with the pro
prietor to have my horse taken care of till
morning, I inquired as to the best means of
getting over to my friend's, where I proposed
passing the night.
“Take that path,” said the settler; “it’ll
take you out to Jim Drake's shanty on the
river. He’s got a (logout, an’ kin take 3*oll
’erost an’ show you the rest o’ the way.”
I thanked the old man, and followed the
direction given till the path branched into
three. Taking the one which seemed to lead
in the right course, I pushed on, for the shad
ows were beginning to thicken, and it was a
wild spot to be belated in.
It wasn't a mile, the settler told me, to the
river and Jim Drake’s shanty. I had certainly
walked twice that without seeing a sign of
either. It had grown quite dark, and the
conviction was coming over me that I had
lost my way, and might be forced to pass the
night in the woods instead of enjoying the
comfort of my friend’s fireside.
I slackened my pace, hesitating whether to
go on. or risk finding my way back over a
path already become invisible, when a crack
ling of bushes ahead, followed by a low sound
of voices, attracted my attention.
“ Hello !—who goes there ?” called out one
of them.
“ A stranger who has lost his way,” I an
swered.
More murmering of voices followed, and
then the dim forms of two men approached.
“ Whar be you goin' to ?” one of them ac
costed me.
I briefly explained the situation.
“ Wall, you sec, you're consul’rable out o’
bearin’s,” the man replied. “Jim Drake's is
more’n three miles from here, an’ you'll never
find your way in the dark. However, we've
got a ski ft over yonder, an’ wouldn't mind
takin’ 3*oll ’crost an’ settiif you in the right
way ourselves, ef you paid 11s a trifle.”
“ I'll reward you liberally and thank you
besides,” I returned.
A short walk brought us to the river, where
we found a small skirt’ moored to the bank.
“Jump in,” said one of the men, who, as I
obeyed, sprang in after me and shipped the
oars, while the other untied the rope and fol
lowed.
The boat shot out from the shore, and no
words were exchanged during the passage
except a question and answer between the
oarsman and m\*self.
“ Ken you swim, stranger?” lie asked.
“Not a stroke,” I replied.
“ And now what shall I pay you, m3*
friends ?” I inquired when we had all sal eh*
landed.
“ That’s a question we’re jest a goin’ to set
tle,” returned the former spokesman.
I was rudely grappled on either side. The
purse I had taken out fell from my hand, but
my pocket-book was soon in the possession
of my assailants, one of whom hastened to
open it, and after fumbling a roll of notes,
said to his companion :
“ Guess thars enough here, Bill; let’s be
off!”
As they leaped into the boat and shoved
off, one of them called out, derisivel}* :
“Ef you want to git to \*our friend’s to
night you’ve no time to lose, for the river’s
risin', an’ you'll soon hav wet feetthar.”
As he spoke, I felt the water coining over
ray ankles. There had been heavy" rains
above, and several of the river’s largest trib
utaries were pouring down vast
caused by the melting of the mountain snows.
It was the beginning of one of the spring
freshets which often inundated that region,
carrying terror and destruction far and wide.
Whither to bend my steps I knew not, but
to remain there was impossible. I turned
and groped my way a few paces, when the
roar of the angry llood again confronted me.
Whichever wa\’ I turned I heard it. A storm
was gathering, and every moment the dark
ness grew thicker and thicker. A flash of
lightning blazed from the heavens, lighting
up a scene before which I recoiled with hor
ror. By the lurid glare, I saw that I was
standing on a low. flat island, every portion
of which, if the rise continued, would soon be
many feet under water ! I understood now,
the purport of the villain’s question: “Can
you swim ?”
I shouted for help—prayed for it—but no
deliverance came. The only answer was the
sound of the rushing, mighty waters, or mighty
thunder which seemed to rend the very sky.
Tiie rain fell in torrents. Faster and faster
the waters rose. Step by step 1 retreated be
fore them. At every returning flash I saw
ray little spot of ground growing smalter and
smaller.
I sought in vain for some tree or bush into
which I might climb, but found nothing
strong enough to bear my weight. The is
land, at last, was reduced to a speck, and the
next flash revealed but a waste of waters.
Soon I stood waist deep in the surging
flood, which threatened every instant to sweep
me down. Once more I cried out in agony,
but my voice was drowned by the din of the
elements.
The waves had reached my shoulders.—
Strength and courage were fast failing. It
would be impossible to hold my footing a
minute longer, and I was on the point of
yielding, when some dark object floated to
ward me. I put out my hands eagerly. An
exclamation of joy escaped me. It was a
small boat that had drifted within my reach.
I know not how 1 managed to climb into
the I rail craft without overturning it, but, 4n
another moment, it was bearing me safely !
from the spot on which I had sutFered all of
the terror which deatli has in his power to
inflict.
*******
A month afterward it became my duty to
prosecute two prisoners charged with passing
counterfeit money. The case had been pre
pared by an assistant, and I knew nothing of
the particulars till it was called for trial.
My assistant was putting in the proofs—
among other things, the forged notes passed
bv the prisoners while in company, and
numerous others of the same stamp found in
their possession—when I took up one of them,
and after brielty examining it, glanced at the
others.
“ May it please your honor,” I said, rising,
“I desire to enter a nolle in this case.”
“ Why so ?” inquired the Judge ; “ the case
| seems clear enough.”
“Because I do not believe the defendants
guilty,” I answered.
“ Not guilt3*!” exclaimed his honor. “ You
have surely forgotten which side 3*oll are on,
Mr. Payne.”
“ I have not forgotten,” I replied ; “but I
, recognize these notes by a private mark.—
They were in my own possession lately, hav
ing been taken from a gang of counterfeiters,
arrested several months ago, against whom I
held them as evidence. I am satisfied the
; prisoners now on trial thought them genuine.
| in which case, of course, there can be no law
ful conviction under this indictment.”
“Of course not,” the judge assented.
“Then I move the prisoners be discharged,”
said their counsel, rubbing his hands glee
ful I3’.
“And I move their recommitment,” I an
swered.
“ On what charge ?”
“ That of robbery,” I replied, proceeding to
recount my late adventure, and explaining
that the roll of bills taken from 1113* person
were the identical ones then in Court. Of
course I did not recognize the prisoners as
m3* assailants, for it had been too dark to dis
tinguish features, but tiie subsequent finding
of the stolen notes upon them was sufficient
to establish their identity.
“ But,” urged the counsel, with professional
persistence, “to constitute robber3 r , the prop
erty taken must be of some value, and those
notes have none.”
“Granted.” I replied; “but m3* pocket
book was taken along with them, and that
cost exactly fifty cents, and was as good as
new.”
The prisoners were recommitted, and got
ten 3*ears each before the Court adjourned.
A Presbyterian Cow.
Wherein consisteth the propriety ofappW
ing such a quailing term to a cow? And
what can be the reasons annexed for connect
ing a cow with the Church? Ecclesiastical
and stock-raising subjects do not usually run
in the same channel. Ilt-nce it may be prop
er to look into the histon* of this singular
juxtaposition of terms.
A few days ago our attention was directed
to an animal bearing the above designation.
The superb appearance of the bovine, as she
was passing along the street, was to me pre
sumptive evidence that no harm was intend
ed in thus associating the dumb creature with
so respectable a body of Christians. Still, I
felt anxious to learn something about her
antecedents.
Tradition lias it that she belongs to the
Durham blood royal. Could she speak good
English, I doubt not she would take high
rank among that interesting class of creatures
who are so readv, everywhere and always, to
disgust us with their talk on the subject—an
honored pedigree ! The mother of this ani
mal stood high in the public estimation. She
commanded five hundred dollars in the mar
ket. The worth}* daughter was sold, when a
few months old, for one-fifth that sum ! Sev
eral years have passed sinco then, and the
frisky calf is now a sedate and venerable
cow.
Providence has ordered her to leave the
green pastures and still waters of the beauti
ful Potomac and take her place among the
residents of the city. Hereafter she is to be
identified with the fortunes of a kind Chris
tian family in town, and will probably be
known by’ the title at the head of this article.
Iler change of base came about in this wise.
During the past six months one of our dea
cons has been sorely’ afflicted. For many
day’s and weeks lie was closely confined to
his room, entirely shut out, from the society
of his numerous friends and neighbors. None
but his own family' and physicians were al
lowed access to him for several months. The
family' were unduly sensitive on the subject,
and too cautious, we think, in the admission
of visitors. The parson felt especially grieved
when he was, day after day, refused permis
sion to go in and see his parishioner and
friend. Finally, however, by means of a lit
tle strategy on the part of the “ faculty,’* the
preacher, too, is allowed to come into the sick
chamber. Not long afterwards, to the joy* of
the whole community, the deacon is himself
again, and able in part to resume the prac
tice of his profession.
Two things were manifest. First, the pro
tracted sickness of the worthy man had been
of no advantage in a pecuniary view’; and
second, it would probably not be safe for his
friends to proffer him assistance, lie himself
was one of the kindest-hearted men in the
land, and was known by’ the honorable desig
nation of “ the honest lawyer.” Many had
enjoyed his benefactions, and no one had a
better hold on the hearts of all.
One day an item appeared in the local col
umn of the paper, concerning the death, by
malicious shooting, of the deacon’s cow.—
That obituary' was unpleasant reading, and
every' one regretted the untimely’ loss. Sus
picion pointed to a colored man as the per
petrator of the deed ; and, as he was worth
considerably less than a pint of that cow’s
milk, the hope of indemnity’ from that source
was small indeed. It was a sad case. That
cow was to the deacon and his family an in
valuable possession. She had furnished, daily’,
milk enough for that and several other house
holds. The oldest boy in the family, when
interviewed by his pastor on the subject, act
ually showed moistness about his eyes as he
alluded to the sad sight ha had seen that
morning, “ They had,” said he, “been look
ing for her ever so long, and at last found her
dead on the canal bank, with a bullet hole in
her.” Those tears satisfied the parson that
it would be eminently proper just now to give
the deacon and his good family evidence that
they* had friends, and that Maryland had
another cow. In a few moments a paper was
drawn up and quietly circulated among the
members of the church. Ever}*body was anx
ious to take stock in the enterprise. A few
hours later the parson accepts an invitation
to go up the river several miles and look at
some fine blooded stock for sale. The result
of the trip was the purchase of the identical
“critter” to which allusion was made in the
beginning of this article. She is to be driven
next morning into the deacon's }*ard, “with
out note or comment.”
Earh* in the morning the family physician
and the parson made a friendly call on the
deacon. The}’ found him in a ver>* despond
ent mood. The cold allusions that they pur-
made to the departed cow were not
calculated to cheer him. lie had heard noth
ing of the coming substitute. The visitors
kept him in ignorance of what had been done ;
but the doctor, assuming a stiff, cold, profes
sional air, just as he was leaving, asked the
deacon to show his tongue, while he felt his
pulse.
“ Doing ver}* well, deacon, but I advise 3*oll
to drink plenty of good, fresh milk 1”
It seemed like a cruel joke. The distress
ed family were not in a mood to enjo}* it, and
the prescription was like the famous straw
that “ broke the camel’s back.”
But half an hour afterward, as the noble
cow is driven into the yard, the doctor’s words
are understood, and the deacon’s spirits are
improved, and the sorrowful family is com
forted, and those who contributed to the pur
chase are made happy, and all can now see
that while the animal is worth only SSO to the
deacon, she is worth more than SSOO in gold
to the Church, because b} r means of this
“Presbyterian Cow” we can now better en
joy the reading of these words :
“ Bear ye one another's burdens, and so
fulfil the law of Christ.”
“ As we have therefore opportunity, let us
do good unto all men, especially unto them
who are of the household of faith.”— New
York Observer.
The Two Fortresses.
I know a little fortress where
Numbers of people hide,
I wonder, my young friends, if you
Have ever been inside !
Some think it is a fortress sure,
(Although in truth ’tis not,)
Thither the careless love to run,
’Tis called, “I quite forgot.”
You “quite forgot” that mother called,
To-day when you were reading,
You let her wait upon herself,
While you went on unheeding.
You quite forgot to leave your room
As tidy as you ought;
And then, O how ashamed you felt !
When visitors were brought.
This morning 3*oll “ forgot” to pray,
And everything went wrong ;
Cross words, unkindness, bitter thoughts
Have teased you all day along.
And now to shield \*oiir character
This fortress is no use.
For those around 3*oll plainly see
“ Forgot” ’s a lame excuse.
For if 3*ou alway’s “ quite forget,”
Folks feel they cannot trust you.
You’ll lose respect, and forfeit love,
And little good will do.
Hut there’s another little fort
That I shall like to mention.
Conscience and duty are its guards ;
’Tis called, “ I'll pay attention.”
Will 3*oll not come and man this fort?
Instead of cure, prevention
’Twill give 3*oll, if 3*oll say and mean.
Henceforth “ I’ll pay attention.”
The End.
In one of Dr. Whcwell's sermons, occurs
this striking and beautiful paragraph in re
gard to the scenes of our material universe :
“ Let us not deceive ourselves. Indefinite
duration and gradual decay are not the des
tiny of this universe. It will not find its
termination only in the imperceptible crumb
ling of its materials, or the clogging of its
wheels. It steals not calmly and slowly to
its end. No ages of long and deepening twi
light shall gradually bring the last setting of
the sun—no mountains sinking under the de
crepitude of years, or weary rivers ceasing to
rejoice in their courses, shall prepare men for
the abolition of this earth. No placid eutha
nasia shall silently lead on the dissolution of
the natural world. But the trumpet shall
sound—the struggle shall come—this goodly’
frame of things shall be rent and crushed by
the arm of its omnipotent maker. It shall
expire in the throes and agonies of some
fierce convulsion ; and the same hand which
plucked the elements from the dark and
troubled slumbers of chaos, shall cast them
into the tomb, pushing them aside that they
may no longer stand between his face and the
creatures whom he shall come to judge.”
C is to be suspended, and in
stead of destroying a corpse by fire, as the
ancients did, or making gas of the same, as
had been suggested, an inventor of Grenoble,
France, proposes the opposite method, and
preserves them forever. “At the decease of
an individual the body is plunged into a liquid
invented by him, and in about five years the
individual is turned into stone. The secret
of the petrifaction is known only to the dis
coverer. But he goes further. He says that
in a thousand years’ time, if persons will only
preserve their relatives and friends, they will
be able to build a house with them, and thus
live in residences surrounded by' their ances
tors.” Another application of this process
has been suggested, namely’, to have the pe
trified corpse nickle-plated, or elector-plated
with bronze, and, if a statue of an individual
is desired, to place the corpse on a proper
pedestal, so as to fulfil the functions of being
the statue of the party deceased.
A liar should have a good memory’.
.THE FARM.
More About Sheep Raising in Georgia.
A correspondent of the Constitution fur
nishes some additional facts as to the status
and prospects of this rising business in South
ern Georgia. We quote as follows :
Having a purpose to subserve, I visited
recently the vast piny woods regions of South
ern Georgia, where it has been said that wool
can be grown more cheaply nnd successfully
than in any portion of the State. My pur
pose was to institute a rigid investigation of
that very subject so far as any one unac
quainted with it could do so. Leaving Ma
con on the Macon and Brunswick railroad, I
was shown by Capt. John A. Grant, the Su
perintendent, a country of surpassing beauty
and utility for stock purposes, and so far as
I could learn, especially adapted to sheep
husbandry. The sheep pasturage seemed to
begin in the vicinity of Eastman, in Dodge
county, and to continue indefinitely on either
side of that line of railway down to the coast.
There was no end to the herds of cattle like
unto those “ upon the Grampian hills, M and
at intervals were flocks of sheep. The busi
ness being now in its infancy, the latter were
small in number, though I heard of a gentle
man in Dodge county, whose flock had reach
ed one thousand. This stock was all in good
condition, the cattle being particularly fat
and sleek. I was assured that in all the sec
tion through which that road passes the stock
thrive well the year round without shelter or
food other than that obtained at large on the
pasturage. Here the lands are cheap, the
water good, and the climate healthful and
pleasant even in summer, whilst in winter it
must be very attractive. For invalids, or
those having pulmonary trouble, perhaps no
more favored locality exists in the State than
this. My peregrinations along the Macon
and Brunswick railroad did not extend near
er the coast than Jesup, where I took the
Atlantic and Gulf line to Waycross, in Ware
county, which point is only about ten miles
from the noted Okefenokee swamp. Thence
along the line of the Brunswick and Albany
railroad as far up as Albany ; and it is a safe
proposition that one could not fail to find
almost anywhere, let him set his face in any
direction and stop at pleasure, a location
suited to a sheep ranch or stock range. No
doubt some localities enjoy advantages others
do not, but the country, taken as a whole, is
as vast in its resources as that of Texas, and
possibly just as good. This road paases
through several counties already conspicuous
in sheep husbandry, among them Irwin and
Coffee, each having some 20,000. Everywhere
I was much impressed with the glorious ad
vantages of the pine regions for this purpose.
Being very desirous of arriving at the true
merits of the matter, I did not rely upon my
own judgement in anything, but busied my
self in putting queries right and left to all
mauner of people. In no instance did I eli.
cit testimony unfavorable in its nature. On
the road between Albany and Thomasville, I
met the leading sheep and cattle raiser of
that section in the person of David Ayres,
Esq., whose flock numbers some 4,500. In a
somewhat extended conversation with this
gentleman, I learned that his system of sheep
husbandry is not sheep husbandry at all, but
altogether one of a primitive character. He
told me that his flocks receive neither food
nor care at his hands—that they graze at
pleasure over illimitable space—are not herd
ed even, and that he sees them only a few
times during the year. He was frank to say
that there was vast room for improvement
over his way of doing it, though he seemed
content with his system and the profits re
sulting therefrom. It is unquestionably true
that Mr. Ayres’ 4,500 sheep just simply take
care of themselves up to shearing time, when
he cultivates their acquaintance sufficiently
long only to get the clip. And yet this man
finds it profitable. llow much more profita
ble the business could be made if properly
conducted is easy of calculation. Every sheep
can be made to yield one dollar’s worth of
wool annually, and an increase in the flock
of 75 lambs from every 100 ewes, certain.
This, too, at the present low price of wool,
which a few days ago was 23 cents per pound
for the quality grown under Mr. Ayres’ “sys
tem.” A cross of the Spanish merino on the
native sheep of that region gives a more
thrifty animal, and an improved fleece in
both quality and quantity. One other im
portant fact may be mentioned, that the wool
of Southern Georgia as now produced, in
utter disregard of the many improvements
which the intelligent mind can suggest, actu
ally commands a premium over the common
wool of any other section, especially over
that of Texas and California. This is on ac
count of its cleanliness and its freedom from
the burr. One consumer, who buys all of it
that he can get hold of every year, said to
me, “It takes more of it to weigh a pound
than any wool I ever saw !” As taken from
the back of the sheep it ranks with the “brook
washed” of less favored localities. The ab
sence of the burr in the wool is owing to the
fact there is none in the piney woods. The
cleanliness comes about somewhat in this
wise : It is the custom to burn off the under
growth annually down there, for the purpose
of improving the ranges, as the natives claim.
From this comes an amount of ashes, the al
kalies of which coming in contact with the
wool of the sheep destroy the grease therein,
and that the dirt, dust, etc., clings less tena
ciously, or does not cling at all.
A person who was looking at a house the
other day said he couldn't afford to pay so
much reut. “Well, look at the neighbor
hood,” replied the woman. “You can bor
row flatirons next door, coffee and tea across
the street, flour and sugar on the corner, and
there’s a big pile of wood belonging to the
scliool house right across the alley!”
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ESTRAY NOTICE?
Q^EORGIA —Jackson County.
All persons interested are hereby notified that
W C Johnson, of the 240th District, G M. tolls be
fore J R Hancock, C H Reeves and L J Johnson,
freeholders of said District, as estrays, two mare
mules. One a black, with white nose, with a let
ter “S” on right shoulder ; about 15 hands high ;
supposed to be about 8 years old ; appraised at
$BO.OO. The other a mouse color ; some 14 hands j
high ; appraised at $75.00 ; supposed to be some
6or 7 years old, with no noted mark. Described
and valued by said appraisers as above mentioned,
who also fix the price of keeping and feeding said
mules at 80 cents per day. The owner of said
estrays is required to come forward, pay charges
and take said mules away, or they will be dealt
with as the law directs.
Given under my official signature. October 31,
1876. nov4 WILEY C. IK>WARD, Ord'y.
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To lho Working Class.—We are nor P"
pared to furnish all classes with constant employ
ment at home, the whole of the time, or for tneii
spare moments. Business new. light and prot -
able. Persons of either sex easily earn from jw
cents to $5 per evening, and a proportional sum j
devoting their whole time to tne business. n°. T
and girls earn nearly as much as men. Bat 11
who see this notice may send their address, m
test the business, we make this unparalleled one
To such as aie not well satisfied we will send on
dollar to pay for the trouble of writing i U **P*‘
ticulars, samples worth several dollars to com
mcnce work on. and a copy ofHomcandrire'' r
one of the largest and best Illustrated
tions, all sent free bv mail. Reader, if you
permanent, profitable work, address,
sepb Geo. Stinson & Cos., Portland, >l* in •
Jackson County.
Whereas. John White, Jr., Administrator 1
the estate of John White. Sr., deceased, ®
application to me for Letters of Dismission * •
his administration of the estate of said dccf
representing that he has fully administered ■
estate— fl ;
This is, therefore, to cite all persons conrt'
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any
can, why said Administrator should not
charged from his administration, and *! cC< j n u . r v
ters of Dismission on the first Monday in J an
18 iii
Given under my official signature,
ber 20th, 1876. WI LEY C. HO>V A ph
scp23 Jt)nh^
Warning to Trespassed
\ LL PERSONS are hereby warned
A limit. FS*Ji or otherwise T rr £V?p ftl tf
the lands of the undersigned. Under ,
of the Lav:. [fs] S. D.
AT oik T 3.— All persons arc hereby
IN to Fish upon the lands of the unde e
under full penalty of the law. ..rc-rirH
May 13th. J. G. J - J
above applies only to a ponu jna
am trying to stock with Suckers and * .j]jflo* l
which is the only water on my land that ,
anything larger than a Sardine^or^Horn.^^.g
Georgia, jackson county.
V e to D> c
Whereas, Samantha Cowan apph* s the
proper form for Letters of Administra i de
estate of Stephen Cowan, late of said (0
ceased— . • ond^
Therefore, all persons concerned, kin s j )o i
itors, are hereby notified and require the
cause, if any they can, at the regular • ( j c oui>'
Court of Ordinary, to be held in anu to*
;y on the first Monday in October, U'*- j|j de*
ters of Administration on the estate th’
ceased should not be granted as pra} e<
applicant. . , Scpb* !
Given under my official signature, j* v .
1876. sep9 W. C. lIOWAR"* u