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TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
ORIGINAL ESSAY.
KY MRS. MATTIE C. ATKINS.
Read at the Tern iterance Jubilee, Muysville ,
Ga., May 1.-*/, 1877.
Since the (lays of the deluge, when a sin-aveng
ing Gotlswept with a njighty hand, all sins from
the fair face of His earth. Intemperance, the bold
est, the darkest of Satan's emissaries, was the
lirst who dared invade the land which had been
so terribly cleansed and plant his black banner
to desolate and curse it anew. Since thnt fatal
day. it continues to he the fell destroyer of human
hones, human happiness and human lives.
With the “ cycle of death,** it goes forth through
out Hod's grand creation, atuL.cach successive
year slays its tens of thousands. We are told
that war, with its mighty engines and missiles of
death ; that guant famine, the most (headed of
death’s forms ; that pestilence, with all its fright
ful maladies, pales into insignificance before this
dark fiend—this subtle foe of the human race.—
lie is full of delusion and strategy; with charms
and fascinations he lures his unsuspecting victims
into his encampment and presents the dark beve
rage of hell in glowing, sparkling colors. And
there, beneath his black, bloo l-staine l ban
ner. draped in white. 000.000 each successive year,
enlist to swell the mighty host. From the bar,
the pulpit and the halls of Congress ; from thrones
and the “temple of fame’’ they come and partake
of the beverage of death. Ah. the gist, the dance,
and songs of merriment enliven for awhile the de
bauch of the new recruits. Hut the black seal is
set ; the seeds of death are sown : and the poison
is lying dormant hut for awhile, which shall sure
ly course each vein and find its way to the heart,
where it shall cat like “the worm which dieth
not.’’
Witli those who are old. wise and great, we see
a company of youths who have come to enlist in
this army early m the morning of life. Horn no
ble and good, full of confidence and hope, they
are unsuspectingly ensnared by this fiend in dis
guise. who shall turn the sweetness of youth and
the hopes of manhood into bitterness and ashes.
The echo of a mother’s prayers arc even yet sound
ing in their ears; the touch of her loving hand and
hallowed caress, even yet linger ’round their lips
and head. Toghther they all partake of the “so
cial glass’’ ami hurry on down the broad road
which leads to death. Fain would we close our
eyes and turn away, that wc might not behold the
closing scene of this terrible drama ; hut duty
calls us to come and see. and tell it to others, so
we follow on : and as farther and still farther down
the steep declivity wc press, we again find them
near at the gate of death. It is a terrible host of
demons, it would seem, upon whom we gaze with
horror this time ; gamblers, murderers and rob
bers, cursing and brandishing their deadly wea
pons, as they close upon each other in the very
throes of death. Hags and disgrace cover them ;
filth and pollution surround them ; want woe and
hunger gnaw at their vitals ; the brand of infamy
is upon their brow : while the clanking of the con
vict's chains, and the hangman's rope, the white
cap. the criminal's coffin make up the background
of this terrible picture, yet they press closely
’rouvd their leader still, and with palsied hands
and shattered, blasted voices, hurrah for rum
and his blood-stained banner, while 10, the end
draws near! Like the charmed bird they are
drawn into the serpent's mouth: and while he
fastens his poisonous fangs into their life wc hear
tlie despairing cry, the shriek of anguish which is
wrung from the dying drunkard's heart, as his
eves at last arc opened, and he surveys his ruin
ed life and lost soul ! Ah, no wonder delirium
tremens seize his brain as the “tires which
dieth not" are kindling in his heart.
Hut arc those the only sufferers? Cos ask the
aged father and mother of such, whose gray hairs
are being brought down in sorrow to the grave, if
they have not suffered. Cos ask the men who
rlrink and tipple, who tarry long at the wine cup;
men whom Cod has created noble and in his own
image; whom he lias endowed with talents that
they might ornament society and he an honor to
His name; go. 1 say. and seek the numberless or
phans of men who sleep in drunkards’ graves, if
they have not suffered? Cos to them, all over the
country, half clothed and uneducated ; go ask them
in the crowded streets of our great cities, as the
shades of some jvinter night is closing oxit the
day. and follow them in their rounds of beggar
ry. with hands and feet benumbed with cold, with
scarce clothes enough to keep them comfortable
in June; almost dying with hunger, they wander
from street to alley, begging for bread, begging
for clothing, and begging for shelter from the pit
tiless storm. Hut they are too insignificant, too
numerous, and the strangers pass on, leaving
them to starve, to freeze, to die! What feeling
heart —what heart where charity dwells, can con
template the scenes so sad and terrible, which fol
low in the path of King Alcohol's invading march
through our land, and not bestirred with a .strong
desire to bind him hand and foot, or drive him
hack to the precincts of the dark hell from which
he came? Rise, en masse, join the Craml Tem
perance Army which lias dared obstruct the
march of this triumphant enemy ! Spread your
banners—whose motto shall he peace, love and
charity—to the breeze on every grand mountain
top. and in every lovely valley of this beautiful
earth ! Christians, now is the time to put on
vour armor and go forth to the conflict ! Cos.
heard the lion in his very den, to seek and save
the lost!
Maybe, you arc discouraged because so many
who have been rescued thus —who have come and
enrolled their names in the Temperance Army,
have deserted and gone hack to the enemy ; brave
and confident at first, but in a little while have
gone away and yielded again to the tempter.
“ Let he who thinketh he stand, take heed lest lie
fall;’’ for this time the enemy attacks you at a
weak unguarded point; 10. he conies in the guise
of a friend and presents to you the “social glass”
—you drink and again are lost. Oh ! man beware,
beware! how you urge your friend, your neigh
bor, or even a stranger, to partake of the “social
glass ;" you may, though unconsciously, he the
means of drawing his soul down to endless night,
where his bitter reproaches will sound in your
conscience-stricken cars throughout eternity. ’Tis
often, when the poor, tempted man thus breaks
his pledge, we turn from him, upbraid him for
his want of manhood, his moral weakness, and
leave him to pursue his downward course. With
confidence lost in his own strength, in despair
have you not seen him weep over his own weak
ness and folly? weep because the coils of the ser
pent were so firmly enfolding him, and he was
utterly powerless to threw it off. Turn not away
from him then, with scorn and contempt, and
upbraid him not for broken pledges. He can no
more release himself from this terrible foe than
the doomed Hindoo can extricate himself, unaided,
f ;*om the deadly coils of the Cobra Copella—no
more than the Christian can vanquish his soul’s
adversary without his armor of faith. How then,
you ask, can they he saved? How can we warn
more than they have been warned? what more
can he said than has already been said on this
exhausted subject? When we point then to the
abyss towards which they are hastening, they
seem in despair and desperation to plunge deeper
and deeper into the vortex of intoxication.
We find it useless to reason with men in regard
to any sin ; no rational man can be ignorant of
the sinfulness of sin; and often within himself
he will form good resolutions, but he builds them
upon sandy foundations, and again and again
reason and better judgment must give way to the
stronger propensities of his nature. It is equally
as fruitless to appeal to his fears—he who serves
through fear is a hireling, and his rewaid shall be
meagre. We then must reach the heart. Truly,
we should shun the sinner’s habits, but seek his
company more, and strive by love and kindness
to win him from the ways of sin and folly to the
path that leads above. Seared and brutal indeed,
must be the heart that will not yield to love and
kindness. Seek the poor imbecile inebriate in his
sober moments and not only show him you are
deeply concerned about his welfare, but tell him
there is another who is waiting and watching ever
for his return with yearning heart, with bleeding
outstretched hands, one who is willing and mighty
to save. Though the world looks upon him with
scorn and contempt, though he has laid down
with the swine in mire and filth, and gotten up to
perform deeds of violence and pollution ; though
the doors of decency are closed against him*, and
the friends he once loved have forsaken and dis
own him ; tell him the Saviour loves him still, and
perhaps you may see the prodigal's tear of re-
TKMitance (at which the recording Angel and the
hosts of Heaven shall rejoice.) course its way
down his cheek. Happier should you be if you
should win such an one for Heaven, than if you
had conquered an empire or won a throne. Tell
him again and again, ’twas love for him which
caused the drops of bloody sweat to bathe the
Saviour’s brow in dark Gethsemane; ’twas love
for him which bore the heavy Cross ’ncath which
he sank, up Calvary’s steep, and opened there the
fountain ot blood, whose streams must reach the
heart, or there is no cleansing-—there can he no
lasting reformation. Let Him he lifted up in the
Temperance Fmcampments as the “ Rrazen Ser
pent” was lifted up in the wilderness, and as you
look unto Him the poisonous sting—the venomous
bite of the “serpent of the still’’ shall he healed
forever. Though you have broken your word
seven times seven, come join once again in Ilis
name instead of your own. and ere long, you
shall rejoice in the strength which lie gives—
strength to overcome this besetting sin, strength
to win bright crowns which lie reserves in Hea
ven for sinners saved by mighty grace.
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Improving Indian Corn.
Quite likely every one knows thnt the dust,
or pollen borne on top of the stalk fertilizes
the ovaries of the young ear. A single, silky
thread runs down to the rudimentary kernel.
I have before me, two ears of popcorn, which
grew in the vicinity of some sweet corn. A
few of the kernels are well indented at the
end. They are sort and somewhat sweet,
much resembling sweet corn. This is the
result of a cross, shown the first year in the
grain or fruit. It is a very common occur
rence, familiar to almost every farmer. The
pollen is the male element of the corn ; the
silk and rudimentary kernel, is the female.
Our breeders of fine stock are careful in the
select ion of the males, as well of the females.
They believe in good pedigrees. NVliat do
we think of a man who selects the best calves,
pigs and lambs from the best mothers, pay
ing no attention, whatever, to the selection
of good male parents? lie is unwise and
behind the times.
This is just what our very best farmers are
now doing with all their seeds and plants.
They select, from a field of corn, the largest
and fairest ears. In our fields there are usu
ally large numbers of slender stalks, bearing
no ears or very 7 small ones. These stalks
have tassels. They scatter pollen, and are
very 7 apt to scatter some on the ears of the
best stalks, which we may save for seed.
The different kernels on the same ear may
have twenty or more different male parents,
some from good stalks and some from poor.
Now, theory and analogy, at least, tell us if
we wish to improve our corn to the greatest
extent, we must pa3 r some attention lo the
pollen used. Then, a much better way to get
good corn, would be to plant a piece by itself,
on good soil, giving the plants each plenty
of room and good culture. Before shedding
pollen, cut out entirely, or remove the tassels
of all the poorest stalks. In this way, we
should not only select seeds from good fe
males, but also from those fertilized by good
males. By carrying out this plan for a series
of years, we should most likely 7 , get better
ears and fewer nubbins. The size and qual
ity would be more uniformly good. Popular
opinion, in many parts of the country, favors
a change of seeds from one farm, or from
one country or State, to another. To improve
or infuse new vigor into varieties, or races I
should more properly call them, I propose,
in case of Indian corn and some other plants.
to g:et seeds from two places, remote from
each other, where they have grown steadily
for many years. These seeds I intend to
plant near each other, that may be mixed.
I have just seen, for the first time, a review
of Mr. Darwin’s new work in thef Gardener’s
Chronicle, in which is found the same idea.
“The advantages of cross-fertilization depend
on the ancestors of the parent, plants having
been exposed to different conditions, or from
their having been inter-crossed with individ
uals thus exposed. The two stalks would
then intercross with a thorough blending of
their whole organizations, and with no loss
of purity to the variety, and this would yield
far more favorable results than a mere ex
change of seeds.”
The good results of such crossing will last
for several years, though most apparent the
first year. The changing of seed from one
kind of soil to anot her, sometimes seems to
be of great advantage, but just the rules or
laws which govern this change, have not been
discovered.
In a recent number of the Gardener, (Jan.
fi.) are given several tables taken from Dar
win’s work, showing, with numerous plants,
a remarkable advantage in favor of inter
crossing stock raised for some years in diffe
rent localities.— Prof. W. J. Beal, in Scien
tific Farmer.
Hollow Horn.
“I have a fine young cow that has the hol
low horn. I have bored the horns, and open
ed the places every other day. The horns
have been filled with bloody 7 corruption the
past few days. She has been with the hollow
horn for about a month; during the time
has dropped a fine calf, and is doing very
well in that wav. Please give me a remedy
in your next number of Cultivator.—Fifth
Year Subscriber, Centerville, S. C M April
6th, 1877.”
We have bad nothing about “hollow born”
in ofir columns for a long time, and began to
think that everycody was at last convinced
that there was no such thing as “hollow
horn.” But traditionary notions are hard to
get rid of. There is a bone inside of the
born, and as the animal advances in age,
this bone does become more or less hollow ;
but that is not a disease—simply the course
of nature. In a young cow more than in the
old, this bone is supplied with blood vessels,
nerves, &c., and when you bored your cow’s
horn, inflamation set in from the injury, and
the “bloody corruption” was the consequence-
Have y'our cow well curried every 7 day, and
give her nutritious food, and the symptoms
of “hollow horn” will very soon disappear.—
So. Cultivator.
the preacher, if warm in his
subject, is charged with enthusiasm ; but if
the fire of enthusiasm burns anywhere, it
should be in the pulpit. Baxter says : “Noth
ing is more indecent than a dead preacher
speaking to dead sinners the living truths of
the living God.” Bridges remarks of the
preaching of Whitfield : “It was the expres
sion of his whole soul portrayed in his coun
tenance, the solemnity of address and deep
feeling from within hurst through at ever}'
pore, streaming in his eyes, and breathing
in energy of love throughout the effusions of
his overflowing heart, that convinced the lis
tening throngs that he was not trifling with
them.”
A slothful man is a beggar’s brother.
THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
THE SERPENTS OF FLORIDA.
THE DEADLY RATTLER AND Ills DESTROYER —
A GOOD WORD FOR TIIE BLACK SNAKE —TIIE
REPTILE THAT NEVER ATTACKS A MAN.
In “remarking” on the different species of
snakes and reptiles in Florida, a correspond
ent of the N. Y. Sun says :
The genuine rattlesnakes grow to a mon
strous size, and their colors are more brilliant
than those of the Northern species. They
have been killed twelve feet long, and as
large around as a stovepipe. Capt. Devall,
of Ilalatka, avers that he saw one, twenty odd
years ago, with forty r -seven rattles. Incredi
ble as this may 7 seem, Col. Pratt, of the Palat'
ka Herald , declares that he has seen one with
fifty-two. These serpents frequent high sandy
ridges, and occasionally lurk in gardens and
in ploughed fields. They 7 have even been
known to make their way into barns and
houses. The beach scrub, where seldom
burned, is alive with them.* Some monsters
have been killed on Anastasia Island, opposite
St. Augustine. In the spring I have counted
in one da3 7 , on the beach between Canaveral
and Indian river inlet, ten freshl} 7 shed skins.
After one rattlesnake is killed, another is
found near it. If the body 7 of the dead rep
tile is dragged through the house or across
a cattle pen, its mate is pretty sure to take
up the trail and follow it. Through the win
ter these snakes are dormant. They live in
holes made by the gopher and the land tur
tle, and are concealed in many of.the old
coquina ruins dotting the eastern coast. As
the summer approaches, they 7 pair off and hunt
in couples. The numberless trails in the
scrub and savannas made by deer,
wildcats, and otters, are their favorite lurk
ing places. Here they lie in ambush, and
many an unfortunate rabbit and opossum
falls under their fangs.
Nor are the low savannas and salt
water marshes free from these great snakes.
Last summer as Judge Connor, of Live Oak
Ilill, was crossing the wide open prairie at
the head of Indian river, he saw a plump gray
squirrel cutting queer antics on a spot of bare
sand. As the sand was fully 7 a mile from any
tree, and covered with salt water six months
in the year, the Judge's curiosity 7 was excit
ed. To use his own words, “ the squirrel was
jumping around right smart, and appeared as
if he didn’t know what to do with hisself.”
Its attention was not distracted by the Judge’s
approach, for it continued prancing over the
sand in a concentric course, as though crazed.
The Judge walked up with the intention of
capturing it. Suddenly he was confronted
by 7 an enormous rattlesnake. It was stretch
ed out in the wire grass surrounding the sand,
with its head toward the squirrel. On seeing
the Judge, it threw itself into a coil and made
a noise like that of a buzz saw. Its tail rat
tled with terrible earnestness. The squirrel
ceased his antics,, and sat up on the sand as
motionless as a Statue. Finding neither stick
nor stone on the prairie, the Judge tried to
scare the snake by threatening gestures.
These incensed the reptile. It reared both
crest and tail, darted out its forked tongue,
and jumped fully 7 eight feet toward the Judge.
II is Honor then got angry, and threw clods
of earth and grass. At this the serpent flew
into an ungovernable rage. Its ey es fairly
flashed fire. Apparently 7 aware that there
was no dangerous weapon within reach, it
ran straight for the Judge, as though it meant
to close with him. It finally became so ac
tive that Connor was glad to leave it. As he
walked away it resumed its position, and the
squirrel began Ids dance of death, charmed
by its buzzing music. The Judge says that
the snake was certainly nine feet long. The
mystery is. how came the squirrel and its
charmer on a salt-water prairie a mile from
any tree.
More singular still, these large rattlers have
been seen swimming in the salt water. Dr.
Wallace, of Daytona, informs me that lie has
seen them apparently crossing from the beach
to the main land at Castle Windy. Three
years ago, Capt. Neil of New Bedford, one of
Swift’s live-oak superintendents, met a mon
ster near Mesquite Inlet, going out with the
tide. The snake espied Neil’s boat, and
made a desperate effort to board her. The
Captain beat it off with the oars, but the fight
lasted two or three minutes. The serpent,
at. last disabled, drifted away with the cur
ent, and was finally swallowed by a shark.
The larger rattlers are said to follow herds
of cattle. Cow boy 7 s say that thev smell the
milk dropping from the udders of the cows,
and take up the trail, with a view to milking
them. This is done while the cows afe lying
on the ground chewing their cuds. When the
serpent takes the teat in its mouth, the cow
stops chewing, and becomes as still as death.
Thus she remains until the scaly thief is sat
isfied. She seems to know that the least
motion would be fatal. One snake has been
known to milk two cows successively.
In the fall, when palmetto berries are ripe,
the rattler crawls to the top of the full-booted
tree, and hides beneath its dark green fans,
The berries attract the cardinal grosbeaks,
bulfinches, mocking birds, and parroqnets,
and they 7 fall under the infernal magnetism
of the snake.
The rattlesnake when trodden on does not
invariably bite a person. Bethune, an old
Indian river mail carrier, while deer hunting
last summer, stepped square on a rattler. He
felt it yield and move under his feet, and then
heard its ominous humming. He jumped
nearly ten feet, and turned as white as a
j sheet, but lie says that the snake made no
! effort to bite him.
A more remarkable story is that told con
cerning the wife of Judge Connor. She is
deaf; and this intensifies a natural dread of
rattlesnakes, as she cannot hear their notes
of warning. Some time ago her husband and
a neighbor were doctoring a sick colt. She
was standing in the path, holding some cam*
phorand a bottle of liniment. She felt some
thing cold and scaly coiling around her leg.
Drawing aside her dress and looking down,
she saw a rattlesnAke gazing steadily in her
face, slipping out its red tongue, and waving
its head to and fro as high as her hand. The
blood rolled away from her heart. She
screamed, and jumped aside so spasmodi
cally that the snake lost its hold and was left
on the ground. It is possible that the ser
pent wa9 trying to fascinate her; but her
deafness barred out its low musical sound.
As the Judge and his neighbor ran up the
path, she stood trembling with terror, on the
point of a faint.
“ She's bit!” said the neighbor in a low
tone.
“He didn't bite me,” she retorted, without,
however, hearing what he had said.
“ She’s bit!” the neighbor repeated, “but
she wassoskeert she didn’t feel it.”
“ Are you sure he didn’t bite you, Mary?”
asked the Judge.
“ No, he didn’t bite me,” she replied, “ I
know he didn’t.”
And she was right. She pleaded for the
life of the snake because it had spared liar ;
but the Judge, to use his own expression,
mopped hell out of it.”
The enemies of the rattlesnake include the
hog. the deer, and the eagle. The hog thrusts
his fat chops into the snake's face, meekly
receives its bite, seizes the reptile by the neck,
places its hoofs on its body, and tears it
asunder. No blood is drawn, the poison is
harmless in the fat, and the porker gets a
fair meal. A drove of hogs will clear the wild
est country of rattlesnakes. W hen a buck sees
a rattler, he springs upon it like lightning,
bringing his feet together upon its head and
body, thus cutting it to pieces; for the hoofs
of a Floridian deer are as hard and sharp as
a razor. An eagle kills the snake while it is
sunning itself. The bird descends with the
velocity of an arrow, striking the reptile
with such force as to sever the vertebrae.
The deadliest foe of the rat tler is the com
mon black snake. lie is a public benefactor,
and ought to be protected by the State Le
gislature. even if be does pick up a chicken or
two occasional!}'. He grows very long, and,
unlike his Northern compeer, never assails a
a human being. The rattler fears and shuns
him ; and well he may, for the black snake is
as agile and quick as the mainspring of a
watch, and as full of fight as a bulldog. Meet
ing his antagonist, he attacks without delay.
After coiling and sounding an alarm, the rat
tler keenly watches its assailant. At first
the black snake slowly glides around its spiral
enemy, as though studying its weak points,
lie frequently hisses and increases his speed
with each cycle, ever keeping an eye on the
rattler. The lattertwists its head with every
revolution of its assailant. Swifter sweeps
the black snake around the circle. At the
full bent of his speed the rattler grows dizzy.
In a twinkling it is caught by the throat, and
the coils of the two snakes are intermingled.
The contest is decided by main strength.
As they writhe in the grass the superior prow
ess of the black snake is manifest. The
rattler is slowly strangled. Sometimes its
body is swallowed, but this does not always
follow. The coach whip, a long, clean-cut
snake, frequently assists the black snake, and
instances are givin in which a dozen coach
whips and black snakes joined forces and kill
ed a small regiment of rattlers.
Vultures and buzzards, with all their ap
petite for carrion, will never touch anything
bitten by a rattlesnake : but when his snake
ship himself is killed, the)' devour him with
the greatest relish.
Apt Alliteration’s Artful Aid.
The following is from Rev. Henry J, Van
Dyke's recent sermon before the Northern
General Assembly at Chicago : Christ is the
Advocate of sinners, the Angel of the Cove
uant, the Author and Finishey of faith, the
Alpha and Omega of all human hopes. He
is the Brightness of the Father's glory, the
Bishop of souls, the Bread of Heaven, the Be
loved of God, of men. of Angels. He is the
Covenant, the Councellor, the Corner-stone,
the Covert, the Captain of salvation, the De
sire of all nations, the F.leet of God, the
Emanuel, the Everlasting Father, the Eter
nal Life, the Fountain of living waters, the
First-born among many brethren, the First
Begotten from the dead. He is God overall
blessed forever, the Head of the Church, the
Husband, the Heritage, the Habitation of Ilis
people, the Judge and King of saints and an
gels. He is the Light, the Life, the Leader
and Law-giver of men, the Lamb of God that
take(h away the sin of the world, the Media
tor and Messenger of the new covenant, the
Messiah of all the prophets, and the Morn
ing Star of the everlasting day. He is the
Only begotten of the Father, the root and
offspring of David. He is the Prophet, the
Priest, the Prince of Peace, the Propitiation
for sin, the Physician of souls, the Power of
God unto salvation. He is the Rock, the Re
fuge, the Ransom, the Righteousness and
Resurcction of all who shall be saved. He
is the son of God and of man, the Seed of
woman, the Shilo, the Surety and Shield, the
Sacrifice and Sanctuary, the Sanctification,
and the Sun of all saints. He is the truth,
the Treasure, the Teacher, the Temple, the
Incarnate Wisdom, the faithful and true Wit
ness ; in short, he is the very Word of God.
In Ilis name all divine revelations are sum
marily comprehended.
He went to Texas to seek his fortune, and
now telegraphs to his father : “ Fatted calf
for one.”
POET’S CORNER.
He Never Told a Lie.
I saw him standing in the crowd—
A comely youth and fair!
There was a brightness in his eye,
A glory in his hair !
I saw his comrades gazing on him—
Ilis comrades standing by,
I heard them whisper each to each :
“ lie never told a lie !”
I looked in wonder on that boy,
As he stood there so young ;
To think that never an untruth
Was uttered by his tongue.
1 thought of all the boys I‘d known—
Myself among the fry—
And knew of none that one could say :
“ 11c never told a lie 1”
I gazed upon that youth with awe
That did enchain me long;
I had not seen a bo}- before
So perfect and so strong.
And with a something of regret
1 wished that he was I,
So they might look at me and say :
u He never told a lie !”
I thought of (juostions very hard
For boys to answer right;
“ IJow did you tear those pantaloons?’’
“ My son, what caused the tight?”
“ Who left the gate ajar last night?”
“ Who bit the pumpkin pic?”
What boy could answer all of these
And never tell a lie?
1 proudly took him by the hand—
My words with praise were rife;
I blessed that boy who never told
A falsehood in his life;
I told him I was proud of him—
A fellow standing by
Informed me that that boy was dumb
Who-never told a lie !
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CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION 1876
AS THE BEST FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
Its competitors receiving only an award for some special feature of their machines.
Tie forltaowM film Mle Sswiiii Machine
Has Unlimited Capacity to do all kinds of Family Sewing and Manufacturing
ITS PATENT AUTOMATIC “Cl'T OFF” on the hand wheel prevents tlic ma
chine from running backwards, and obviates the necessity of taking u lO w ork
from the machine to wind thread on the bobbins, which must he done with all
other Sewing Machines, to the great annoyance of the operator, especially in
tucking, hemming and ruffling. It does one-third more work in a given IciWli
of time than any other Sewing machine.
Wl'iH EVERY MOTION of the FOOT the MACHINE MAKES SIX STITCHES
Tins Wilssa Mms sill do a mush srerk in ona day as four- oilier ’
it requires no special instructions to use it; an Illustrated Direction Book is
furnished with cadi machine. .
IT CANNOT GET OUT OF OFiDEIt, AND THE ADJUSTMENTS ASt ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
A properly exeented Certificate is furnished with cadi machine, guaranteed
to keep it in repair, free of charge, for live years. Machines sold on easy
terms of payment, and delivered, free of charge, at any Uaiircad Depot in the
Unite! States where wo have no Agents.
„ ~, Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Agents Watted.
For itii 1 particulars address
wilso n sewing machine co.
827 Broadway, NEW YOEKt NEW CSLEAE3, LA? or, CHICACO, ILL.
PX.EASE YOUR WIFE,
AM) MAKE HOME HAPPY,
BY BUYING ONE t THOSE SUPERB
And Elegant
“TIMES”
Cook-Stoves!
At A. K. CIIILBS & Co.’s,
Athens, Georgia.
SICA ' OF THE BIG FLAG, S. E. cor. B’J. & Thomas si,
ARE YOU GOING- TO FAINT ?
Til EA' BUY THE X Y. EXAM EL PAIXT CO.’S
CHEMICAL PAINT,
AND SAVE ONE THIRD THE COST OF FAINTING, and get a paint that is MUCH HAND
SOMER. and will last TWICE AS LONG as any other paint. Is prepared ready for use in \\ ill 1 K
or ANY COLOR desired. Is on many thousand of the finest buildings in the country, many of
which have been painted six years and now look as well as when tirst painted. This CIMMK AL
PA INT has taken FI RST I’lt EM 11 MS at twent yof the State Fairs of the Union. S A MTl.h CA R P
OF COLORS SENT FREE. Address.
N. Y. ENAMEL PAINT CO., lOd Chambers St., N. Y.. or MILLER BROS., 109 M ater Street, Cleveland, o.
Feb 3
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To tl** Working-4’lasis. — We are now pre
pared to furnish all classes with constant employ
ment at home, the whole of the time, or for their
spare moments. Business new. light and profit
aide. Persons of either sex easily earn from *>o
cents to $5 jH*r evening, and a proportional sum by
devoting their whole time to the business. Boys
and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all
who see this notice may send their address, and
test the business, we make this unparalleled otter :
To such as aic not well satisfied we will send one
dollar to pay for the trouble of writing Full par
ticulars, samples worth several dollars to com
mence work on. and a copy of Home and Fireside,
one of the largest and best Illustrated Publica
tions. all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want
permanent, profitable work, address,
sep9 Geo. Stinson *fc Cos., Portland, Maine.
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The advertiser, having been permanently cured
of that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple
remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow
sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it.
he will send a copy of the prescription used (free
of charge), with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find a sure cure
for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis. &c.
Parties wishing the prescription will please ad
dress, " Rev. E. A. WILSON,
104 Penn St., Williamsburgh, New York.
Q.EORGIA, Jackson County.
Martha C. Hawkins vs. W. A. Hawkins. Libel
for Divorce in Jackson Superior Court.
It appearing to the Court that the defendant in
the above stated case resides without the limits of
said county, and it further appearing that said de
fendant resides beyond the limits of this State- •
Ordered, by the Court, that service be perfected
upon defendant by publication in the 'Fobkst
News, a newspaper published in said county,
once a month for four months previous to the next
term of this Court. J. B. SILMAN.
Att'y for Pl’tT.
Granted :
GEO. D. RICE, Judge S. C.
A true extract from the minutes of JacksUn Su
perior Court. February term, 1577.
March 21th. T. 11. NIBLACK, CPk S. C. 1
Origiinti Goody env's
RUBBER GOODS.
Vulcanized lluhhcr in even/ Conceiraldc I orw,
Adopted to Iniccrsul ire.
ANY ARTICLE UNDER FOUR POUNDS WEIGHT
CAN BE SENT BY 31 AIL.
WIND AND WATER PROOF
garments a specialty. Our Cloth surface Coat
combines two garments in one. For stormy weath
er. it is a Perfect Water Proof, and in dry weath
er, a
NEAT AND TIDY OVERCOAT.
By a peculiar process, the rubber is put between
the two cloth surfaces, which prevents Smelhny
or Sticking, even in the hottest climates. 1 hey are
made in three colors—Blue, Black and Brown.
Are Light, Portable, Strong
and Durable.
We arc now offering them at the extremely h>"
price of $lO each. Sent post-paid to any addi ess
upon receipt of price.
When ordering, state size around chest, over
vest, .
Reliable parties desiring to sec our goods, can
send for our Trade Journal, giving description ot
our leading articles. , ,
Be sure and get the Original Goodyear s . team
Vulcanized fabrics. . .
jggT’Scnd for Illustrated price-list of our Ceic
hrated Pocket Gymnasium.
Address carefully.
GOODYEAR’S RUBBER CURLER t 0..
G 97 Broadway, New 4 ork tity.
P. O, Box 5156. fcb24-f>m __
Errors of Youth.
A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility. Premature Decay and a"
the effects of youthful indiscretion will, tor w i
sake of suffering humanity, send free to a
need it. the recipe and direction for
simple remedy by which he was cured. ‘ • _
wishing to profit by the advertiser s c. j
can do so by addressing in perfect con h< ern .
J JOHN B. OGDEN.
dcc3o 42 Cedar St.. N 1.
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